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the tribune stouffville ont- thursday march 2s 1946 ujtjf gtmifftrillr lnbvms established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and ontario quebec newspapers association issued every thursday at stouffville ontario subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 ta u 2o a- v nolan son publishers notes and comments may lead to litigation the ontario legislature has devised some means according to the attorney general whereby the sessional indemnity of 52000 a year would be tax free we do not understand how this can be done since we were always under the impression that ottawa alone controlled the income tax law it is to be hoped that the effort made by the legislature does not lead to litigation whereby the province and the dominion fight out such an issue while mr john public is the goat who must pay the legal bills for both governments no dishwashing housewives are being told that the day is not so far off when they wont have to worry about dishpan hands because dishwashing will be done away with meals will be bought at the store complete dishes and all and at the end of the meal everything thats left will be thrown into dis posal receptacles including the paper tablecloth paper plates and other tableware such a svstem has its appeal no doubt from the feminine viewpoint but would the hungry males of the household put up with it dads fondness for homemade biscuits and for certain dishes that no one can make just like ma means that pots and pans and dishwashing will con tinue to be part of the domestic scene indefinitely ontarios big plan setting our sights to the future ontario plans a postwar program which will entail a 21 million deficit on ordinary revenue in the year ending march 31 1947 hon leslie frost provincial treasurer told the legislature in presenting his budget march 20 this however provides for a 54 millions provision for a sinking fund designed over a given period of years to amortize the net debt of the province mr frost stressed if new debts are created during the year he promised provision will be made for their retirement on a serial plan during the lifetime of the works for which they were in curred he also guaranteed that the deficit will be overtaken from future ordinary revenues of the province after termination of the dominionprovincial conference to resume late next month canadas flour mills there are 220 flour mills in canada and exactly half that number are located in ontario though 29 of ontarios mills while equipped to make flour operate as feed plants only- although the wheat is grown principally on the western plains and there are ten more flour mills operating in manitoba saskatchewan and alberta than in ontario this province makes the most flour- ontarios mills have a capacity of 49541 barrels per day while the mills in the prairie provinces have acapacity of 36190 barrels per day why not a car for canada we have often wondered why auto makers havent turner out a car properly fitted for a climate like canadas editorialises the financial post car makers have never hesitated about adding to the number of models but not one of all the scads of models was ever tailored particularly to a climate like canadas here are some of the items suggested by an engineer a different cooling system to get rid of split radiators and the long bother of antifreeze why not better interior heating systems builtin and engineeredin heaters defrosting and windshield wiping systems that do a complete job and wipers that will wash off- mud there could be a better insulation of the body and better protection of running gear brakes etc against water ice grit etc trunk and door design that wont hold water hence freezes up tight is another of our engineers requests all this says our informant would add little to cost and he thinks would find many eager canadian buyers who get pretty tired of the winter pampering their present hot weather models require porter house steak possibly the most rabid temperance man would have no more appetite for a porter house steak after he reads the origin of the name porter house steaks derive their name from the fact that they weie featured on the menus of many colonial ale houses which specialized in serving porter a weak malt brew go work in the vineyard half the people in the world are short of food and millions are on starvation diets but canadas one industry excepting fish capable of producing foodstuffs is desper ately short of manpower the indications are that employ able men will devote their time to make nylon hose toys and automobiles for the gratification of canadian desires rather than buckle down to saving human lives are we in canada to ignore the call for food and with hold manpower from the one industry that can produce it will canada answer europes cry by urging farmers to produce still more and then send them high school boys and girls to help with the harvest is democracy so helpless in a great crisis such as this that a state cannot direct its most vital industries or dedi cate its powers to a human cause that challenges all man kind a democratic government it seems can marshal men to kill but not to save it cannot say go ye also into the vineyard farmers advocate flood the market the evil effect of higher prices says the vancouver province is that they will be used as a basis of demands for higher wages and these in turn for higher prices and so the spiral will continue upwards the province offers this cure one way of stopping the upward trend is to increase production to the point where there will be goods enough to meet the demand then people will cease to bid against one another- legion news and views this paper approves of employing prisoners of war in canada so long as our own unemployed will not take the jobs being done by the prisoners in no cases are prisoners of war who are working interfering with the employment of veterans according to an interview with lieut- colonel r h- davidson director of labour projects pm in ottawa colonel davidson has received numerous complaints from veterans and municipalities to this effect and he clarified the situation when queried by an official from the canadian legion dominion command at present nearly nine thousand pows are employed in the lumber camps and there are thousands of positions there just begging for someone to fill them pows are in great demand for farm labour and farmers are continually demanding more help whenever a civilian is available for farm work he immediately replaces a pow said the director brickyards in different parts of canada were employ ing prisoners during the war time now they have all been recalled except in one instance in toronto where trained men for special jobs were not yet available but others were gradually learning the work and would replace them very shortly colonel davidsons greatest fear was for the sugar beet industry in which prisoners had been doing drudgery work and he feared with the exodus of the pows it might prove difficult to obtain enough civilian labour to cultivate the crop our capital correspondent written expressly for the stouffville tribune by dean wilson judging by the comments made in the wake of the methods used by the government in handling the inquiry into canadas sensational spy ring it must be emphasized at this time that some of the criticisms heard indicate that there is a need now for reservation and caution until all facts are completely dis closed at least it is stressed in ottawa that the ease is sub judice under consideration and it is best to treat it accordingly in view of the staggering situa tion prevailing now in the worlds food supplies as country after coun try pleads for aid in this respect from the canadian government it should be reported that the latest information available in ottawa shows that the general prospects for canadian agriculture in 1916 appear favourable but the outturn of field crops cannot be forecast at this time though officially it would seem that if normal production should prevail returns from agri- culture in 19 16 should at least be about the same levels as in 1915 for 1916 prices received by farm ers are expected to be maintained at a fairly profitable level and when accompanied by a good volume of sales as well as easing of the farmlabour situation and avail ability of greater supplies of farm equipment the whole agricultural industry should witness a relatively high financial return as compared with prewar conditions with dis- cussions in ottawa showing that canadian farmers are expected to make a most substantial contribu tion to world food supplies though it must be stated in no uncertain language that as a result of visits to this nations capital by represent- j atives of other countries and in- vestigations abroad by officials of j the canadian government there is grave anxiety hero about the stagj serine amount of foodstuffs requirj ed in europe india and other parts of the world and the availability of occurred with the disclosure in meeting these urgent needs of the ottawa that majorgen hfglet- lowest possible requirements son a veteran of world wars 1 and essential to ward off the desperate ii will occupy this position to vis- plight of millions of people indeedcount alexander graham tow- peace itself may depend upon thejers able governor of canadas own solution of this problem and there is no attempt in ottawa- to conceal this great anxiety the removal of additional price worldwide food bank of canada is said to have de clined the post of managing direc tor of the international monetary fund though this was offered to him the annual meeting of the progressive conservative associa- ceilings by the wartime prices andtion is being held in ottawa at the trade board has been taken in the end of march in order to undertake capital as a hint that the removalja review and appraisal of the party of over 300 items from such control i position from coast to coast as well in february and others in march as elect officers canadas fam- indicates that the results were sat- ous deputy minister of national isfactory to the board or at least health drgbrpck chishom is on that there was no general tendency the technical preparatory commit- in canada to raise prices unreason- tee planning an international health conference likewise sir wilson jameson the chief medical officer of the british health minis try is coming to canada in may to discuss health matters the gravity of canadas housing situa tion cannot be exaggerated judg ing by comment in ottawa where it has become known that there are at least about 375000 families in voluntarily doubledup can adian blind have overcome their handicap to such an extent that 16 percent are selfsupporting with this being asserted in the capital by david b lawley consulting super visor of the canadian national institute for the blind ably in such a way as to undermine the whole price structure the reduction of the use of wheat for distilling purposes by 50 per cent on the basis of amount used in 1915 has created the impression that alcohol or beer may suffer direct and immediate adverse effects in production as a result of this move to provide more food for a world faced with famine how ever it is pointed out here that alcohol manufacturers in canada have been using only the lower grade available wheat or corn for such purposes or barley for beer and it is doubted by some if these products would be suitable for overseas food needs in any case the effects of this drastic cut in wheat corn or ixirley use for dis tilling may not be felt in such oper ations immediately to the extent expected by many consumers though there is no doubt that the cut in supply will be forthcoming in proportion to the short supply of wheat corn or barley especially since during the war distillers in this country increased production mainly of industrial alcohol a slight increase in he output of soft drinks and pastry is expected to be on the canadian market as a result of the increase in the indus trial sugar quotas for the first time in the history of this country since 1s67 a canadian has been chosen as private secretary to the governorgeneral and this has wptb questions and answers 3 i want to buy a supply of maple syrup and would like to know how much i receive for a coupon is there a ceiling price on this syrup a as this is maple syrup time we have many requests for infor mation so will try to make it clear for you fach valid cou pon is worth so fluid ounces two quarts of maple syrup from now until may 31 the period when mapiy syrup is being produced after may 31 the value of each coupon will go back to the regular ration basis of 48 ounces of maple syrup prices for maple syrup are just the same as last year 315 per gallon for canada q- a q- q a light grade 290 a gallon for canada medium 265 for canada dark and 240 for ungraded syrup for the special grade known as canada fancy you may be charged up to 25c above the 315 price all these prices apply to maple syrup sold in metal containers dont send loose coupons through the mail if you are ordering by mail go to your nearest local ration board and they will take your cou pons and give you a voucher which should be mailed to your supplier how much notice must i give a tenant when she is over 15 days overdue with the rent a tenant who is 15 days behind with the rent has no protection whatever from the rentals regulations this comes under provincial law and we suggest that you consult a lawyer as to the proper procedure re giving notice etc recently i ordered a birthday cake at my bakers and he asked me to give him three pounds of sugar to be used in the cake when i received the cake i was quite sure it could not contain such an amount of sugar are bakers allowed to make such requests as you know the amount of sugar allowed ixfkers has been drastically cut and they are unable to make the specially iced cakes such as you ordered however whether or not you give the baker the extra sugar is a matter to be decided by yourself there is no regulation governing such a transaction will you please tell us why apricots continue to be un obtainable we are able to buy prunes of all kinds and other dried and fresh imported fruit but never any apricots there are many imported items which we were able to pur chase before the war which we cannot purchase now imiorted fruits such as apricots are allotted to canada by the com bined food board in washing ton and canada has no alloca tion of apricot the reason for this is fairly obvious in a yr el ji friday and saturday march 29 30 smstelz johnny angel wuh geo raft fgror f 0yffj cheyene wildcat bill euioii country such as ours where prunes dried fruits and fresh fruits of many kinds are avail able practically the year round we must leave such things as apricots for other countries which are less fortunate if the writer of this letter will send in a name and address we will be glad to write a personal letter giving more details about the combined food board offers reward for daughter dead or ad1ve philip starnaud of victoria har bor near midland announced he is offering a reward of 50 for the finding of his 28yearold daughter velma dead or alive the girl dis appeared from her home nov 21 provincial police attempting to trace the girl learned only that she had left an orillia bus at port mc- nicoll and had inquired as to the time the last bus left for victoria harbor that was on the night of nov 21 her disappearance was the second tragedy in the starnaud home the girls brother law rence disappeared overboard from the steamer athabaska near port mcnicoll on dec 7 1939 and his body later was recovered from the waters of georgian bay the same steamer regularly docked in plain view of the windows of the laun dry at port mcnicoll where the missing girl worked over 7000 people read our classified ads every week theyre your best advertising medium editors mail after the item in the tribune of march 7 re the sugar situation would there not be some way that the government could remove the ban on sugar early enough this year so that housewives wishing to do their own canning and preserv ing would be able to do so as it is we are forced to buy in cans or do without and as many have always done their own in the past they could still do it surely it would be a big saving of con tainers as most housewives have many empty ones which they now cannot make use of the old saying many hands make light work would help out in this case as there is not the labor shortage in the home as in canning factories more over there will be many young housekeepers who will not have known the pleasure of having well filled shelves of their own making owing to the high price and scar city of fruit people could not buy itif more sugar was available it would help ease the rush and over work in the bakeries as well at the present time many who otherwise would not need to do so keep a supply of canned milk on hand fon convenience that just means much extra work and containers where fresh milk could be used soon the younger generation will expect most of their living from cans if the government does notl correct this situation at once just a female voice send the tribune to absent friends j the old home town n by stanley