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the tribune stouffville ont thursday january 16 1947 ujje taixffmiie uribiinf established 1888 member of the canadian weekly newspaper association and ontario quebec newspapers association member of the audit bureau of circulations average paidinadvance circulation as of sept 1st 2473 issued every thursday at stouffville ontario subscription rates per year in advance in canada 200 in usa 250 a v nolan son publishers notes and comments use electricity for essential purposes save power these days the hydro electric commission says that may bv good advice but it apparently goes unheeded by the big sign users in toronto drive about toronto any evening and witness the huge display electric signs consuming current some of these signs call for ten hp and more we are told certainly that is current that should be conserved before anybody in the rural areas need to think about conserving the big sign is a waste of electric energy and could well be done without until such times as there is a change in this situation this paper will not recommend that any rural user of electricity conserve current that could be used for essential purposes as we see it consumers should feel free to use electricity for essential purposes just as long as it is being sold in huge blocks for nonessential use such as illuminat ing advertising signs homing instinct kitchener daily record it is really remarkable how animals guided by instinct can find their way home everyone knows of cases where dogs or cats put in a new home found their way back to their former master horses have been known to swim across fairly large bodies of water to get back to their familiar stall we know of a case where a dog long the pet of the family was given to a friend who lived 28 miles from the canines old home he was kept tied for a few days right after he was given his freedom he kept pointing his nose in the direction of his old home he was off like a shot one morning and arrived at his old home before evening discussing the homing instinct of animals the man chester guardian cites the case of a cat which returned to its old home at alton hampshire after having been taken to andover 26 miles away in a hamper it says that cases of cats and dogs travelling 20 to 30 miles are fairly common and during the war it was by no means unusual to hear of cats sitting among the ruins of their bombed homes after their owners had left let us have our share of them timely attention is called in the financial post to the desire of two million hollanders to settle in the united states canada or australia most of these wouldbe settlers in a new land are substantial business men from the larger cities of holland and from what we know of similar men who have come to canada they could be a real asset to this country upset by the war and gloomy about the future these people would like to make a fresh start in a new land far away from europe there is little doubt that a similar survey of all western european countries including great britain would reveal equally significant results a poll of its readers by the london daily graphic for example showed two out of every three britishers interested in emigration possibly with assurance of world peace and better living conditions at home this desire to break away from the land of their forefathers might diminish somewhat but unquestionably in the next few years there will still be millions of europeans who would like to move out signi ficantly too most of them want to go to a country where there is assurance of bringing up their families under a democracy in this mass desire there is perhaps a last opportunity for canada to secure largescale and highest class immigra tion not since the middle of the last century has there been such general unrest in europe at that time canada did receive a substantial influx of population but the better developed united states got far more now we have another chance but with the northwestern european birth rate static or nearly so it may never be repeated without a new and massive wave of immigration canadas population it was estimated recently will never get far beyond the 15 million mark that total is away below what the original planners of this country anticipated it is slim indeed to carry our immense overhead in transpor tation communications and government and dangerously so for national defense in a hemisphere where there is much overcrowding canadas vast open spaces and undeveloped resources may prove a temptation for someone else to step in and exploit if we dont do the job ourselves already we have serious shortages of labor in our agricultural mining forest heavy construction and other basic industries all of which must flourish if the secondary industries depending on them are to thrive there are liter ally millions of ablebodied and skilled men across the atlantic who would be glad to come here and work it is time that our provincial and dominion governments did something more than just talk about bringing these people here a complete overhaul and liberalizing of our archaic immigration regulations should be one of the first jobs of parliament at the coming session r friday saturday january it 18 tc f rancho grande geneautry mama loves papa leon errol our capital correspondent written exclusively for the stouff ville tribune by m l sschwartz with the new session opening jan 30 in ottawa taxes seem to be the outstanding topic of conversa tion wherever legislators meet here though other topics are also men tioned such as controls housing etc apparently straws in the wind along parliament hill show that the lowering of taxes for private individuals as well as corporations is in the making however domin ionprovincial relationships on taxes are now whispered about in everincreasing tones particularly as seen here in this capital where there is more optimism about such relationships being smoothed out than it is possible to detect in various provincial capitals for instance much has been said about the tax on electricity which yields to the dominion government about 50000000 and which some pro vinces have urged that the central government should give up the point being that it would not mean much to the dominion government to give this up so that some pro vinces may establish their own increased revenues from this source another example was the thhif do you grow vegetables if you want to get the most out of your vegetable crop this year give vigoro commercial grower a t trial the experience of many growers proves its ii more profitable to use if for early maturity top quality and high yields crop qualities that spell extra profit try vigoro commercial grower i gasoline tax which amounts to 3 cents a gallon for the dominion government and which provincial authorities have urged that the central authorities should surren der this tax being given up by the dominion government next april 1 and involving a loss of 30000000 in revenue it was a wartime crea tion and it will now enable pro vinces to finance the construction and maintenance of highways charging that governmental regulations have made it most difficult for private enterprise to construct houses and this in turn has created an inflated condition in housing values that will upset living conditions for some time william j leclair secretary- manager canadian lumbermens association has declared in ottawa that the little man across canada who builds a house even though it may be only a shack is doing the most to solve the housing shortage no contractor in canada today is buying lumber at ceiling prices ho said why carry on this farce canadas minister of labour hon humphrey mitchell has stressed in ottawa that a stable price structure was a first and foremost necessity in this country no industry can operate order under a dancing price structure he stated no family can get along under one furthermore he de clared that failure to produce at costs permitting mass buying could result in catastraophe he insert may get more sugar in 1947 accord ing to reports heard along parlia ment hill at the present time but it must be indicated that this would be in line with any increased allot ments which the world supply would be in a position to offer canada equally with the others ever since the united states elec tions had returned a large republi can following to the congress of that country there have been all sorts of stories in circulation in ottawa about the probable effects of this turn of events across the international border for canada with one of the latest and most interesting for the business world being about the tariff walls that may be established by the repub licans who are traditionally known to favor such liigh tariffs rumor after rumour has claimed that with a republican majority in the united states congress now can adianamerican trade relations may change and traditionally high tariff walls may be built up by them however inquiries amongst well- informed sources in ottawa have shown that there is a belief in this capital that the general attitude of the republican party in the united states towards canada- united states tariff walls may have changed considerably during the last few years so that it may not involve the changes suggested in some quarters indeed it is held not produce enough butter it will simply have to import this product in order to keep the present six ounces ration and not lower it with the assurance that the ration will not be reduced at this time and no increase in prices willbe forthcoming at the same time it is asked now if importation of butter may follow though it is no secret along parliament hill that loud protests would be made if this threat was carried out obviously holders of butter stock in canada are being tempted to put their pro duct on the market freely and not wait for any possible price increases because this is not coming now as far as the government is concerned typeograph tea i errors wanted manager to take care of our pusiness must be able to furn ish 500 blond or equivalent as security in some circles in ottawa that dur ing the past several years even the ed a bright message for the republicans people of canada in his address by reporting that with 45 per cent more men and women employed in canada now than in 1039 employment is at an alltime high in this country though he hinted that to preserve this canada must develop lier external trade main tain price control and retain stable labour relations in the united states have greatly weakened their desire to build a tariff wall of great height around their country and this modi fication may affect their attitude in canadianamerican trade relations it is evident in ottawa now that the warning given that canadian farmers would get out of the butter production field if prices were not raised has only been followed bv a depending on several factors broad hint from the government there is a possibility that canadians here that if canadian farmers do m recent sleel and wind storms in niagara and wostorn ontario areas brought down whole sections of both steel- tower and wooden hydro lines this picture shows how iceladen trees and limbs broke fell across hydro lines and forced them to the ground l the old ho town ustetnjb- aovertlsct arff built b but canto carpenters theifcspufs when they vjouk o the wop 1 by stanley a product of swift vhhmrmpmt when king winter makes an allout attack man can do little but repair the damage as fast at possible recent power breaks in niagara and western ontario areas were the direct result of unusual and severe storm conditions because of the flexibility provided by its unified provincewide organize lion hydro was able to rush emergency repair crews from other parts of ontario to restore power every effort was directed to this end to all consumers who suffered in these storm areas hydro expresses its thanks and appreciation for their patience and understanding in a difficult and trying situation at all times hydro safeguards service by endeavouring to loeofe lines free from trees and by tree trimming present storm damages illustrate the advisability of these methods during this winter period storms and power shortage present great operating problems for hydro your cooperation in the conserving of power will be of material assistance and much appreciated