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the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 3 1947 uiljf tnuffmllp uribimr established 1888 member of the canadian weekiy 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 s2o0 a- v nolan son publishers notes and comments real significance of price cuts last week two farsighted manufacturing companies ford of canada and international harvester announced price reductions to consumers the cuts were not particular ly large but that is not important real significance of the move lies in the fact that 1 this was the first reversal in the trend of steadily rising prices since well before the war 2 these cuts were made at a time when both com panies could have sold their full capacity for months ahead at the former or even a higher price level one inconvenience less citizens generally and meat vendors particularly will applaud ottawas move in ending meat rationing at con sumer level although it is still necessary to limit the amount of domestic meat consumption so as to provide enough for export to fulfill contracts with the united kingdom that will be controlled through present regulations governing slaughter permits and quotas moreover the continuation of meatless tuesdays and fridays in all public eating places will help to achieve the export goal most householders never really felt the pinch of meat rationing so that its discontinuance is welcomed mostly because it means one inconvenience less and thus facilitates shopping the real sigh of relief will come when butter and sugar rationing are dropped those are the redletter days on the ration calendar bringing in the sheaves costs more today canadian farmers are directly affected by the dropping of subsidies on importation of sisal fibre reports hardware metal and electrical dealer it means a hoist in the price of binder twine right across the country sisal costs and higher cotton prices together have re sulted in an increase in prices allowed for used cotton bags bagging and baling material jam rationing should end there is no overall shortage of jam in canada accord- to canadian grocer but still the wtpb refuses to consider ending rationing regulations on jams jellies and marma lade until sugar rationing generally is dropped no consumer in a food store with or without coupons would be denied a jam of some kind comments the grocery trade paper it might not be strawberry or raspberry but it could be plum or peach it begins to look as if the heavy 1946 pack will not be disposed of in time for the 1947 pack if coupons must continue to be turned in for it government statistics once again we have received a demand from the domin ion government statistical branch at ottawa wanting to know how much coal was consumed by the tribune in 1946 how much lubricating oil how much hydro power the number and size of motors in use voltage how much news print bond paper ticket board cardboard any other paper or cardboard and what it was used for whether tic kets sale bills and whatnot in addition we are asked something like one hundred other questions we are unable to answer visualize these questions going out and guesses returning by the thou sands one can realize the army of clerks it must require to tabulate the results surely there is a simpler method of gathering this information it would be easy to find out the amount of newsprint from both the mills and the few wholesales who distribute it to the newspapers the same source could quickly acquaint the statistical dept as to the amount of other papers and envelopes sold to the consumers from the town office the amount of power consumed by each customer could readily be ascertained one report in stead of scores when the finance minister is seeking to cut the budget we hope he forces the statistical dept- to modernize the methods it employs save thousands of dollars and thou sands of hours of unnecessary work all over canada joy will be restrained canadian taxpayers burdened for so long by the fabulous expenditures required by war will find some encouragement in the announcement that finance minister abbott has been able to effect what appear to be substantial reductions in federal expenditures for the coming fiscal year the estimates he tabled in the commons indicate that canada will spend 906 millions less in 194748 than during the previous year as heartening as this may be it will readily turn to disheartening if the minister does not indicate further reductions substantial ones this time in personal income tax checking the taxes in the smaller brackets is providing employment for thousands of office hands and there is a strong feeling in the country that this is one reason tax- authorities from a political angle hesitate to increase the exemptions in taxes what would the government do with all these clerks well what will the tax payer do with a government who continues to tax wages as low as 750 per annum we understand that most private members of parliament are all out for greater exemptions and it is hoped they will insist on their opinions being recognized you are invited to attend the christian mens fellowship monday evening april 7th at 8 pm in the stouffville baptist church toronto christian police group are giving the entire program come and enjoy a profitable evening you will be welcome bring your friends aoooocooosfioc our capital correspondent while the government has been moving as promptly as conditions warranted in removing controls there can be little doubt that an immediate removal of all remaining controls would have very serious and undesirable consequences said rt hon j l ilsley justice minis ter in urging the house of com mons to support a measure for the continuation for a limited time cer tain orders and regulations deemed necessary in regard to emergency powers pertaining to controls he emphasized that current conditions inside and outside canada warrant ed such powers with shortages on a worldwide scale and urgent de mands for supplies of basic materials and foodstuffs on a widespread scale together with high and fluctuating prices prices would not only rise sharply but distribution would be uneven and disorderly and the needs of many citizens could not be met he declared in face of the international conditions in the economic sphere and of the gaps which though narrowing still per sist between domestic supplies and demands there can be no doubt that prices of foods textiles fuels and of courserentals would rise sudden ly and substantially the same thing would be profiteering and speculation in the necessities of life with the canadian govern ment favouring in no uncertain way a policy now of orderly read justment as opposed to boom-and- collapse readjustment a large mass meeting of civil servants was held in this capital and the employees of the largest employer in this country the can adian government almost like one voiced a request for general in crease in salaries in all branches of the service with this request if granted would mean that they would receive an estimated 05000- 000 more for all workers across this country now employed in the gov ernmental services and approxi mately 15000000 more for workers in ottawa alone gormley there has been considerable talk lately whether or not postmasters in canada are allowed to divulge certain information about mail which they handle or about the persons to whom mail is addressed or sent by though there is definite ly no doubt in ottawa regarding such limitations as a matter of fact it is learned here that no information can be given about a letter which passes through the mails except to the per son to whom it is addressed or to the sender when inquiring about delivery in addition it is under stood here that postmasters are distinctly prohibited from supply ing information respecting names or addresses financial standing or reputation or other information outside the provisions of the can adian official postal regulations in short the information which postmaster can supply is limited by law and no doubt exists about it according to authorities in canada testifying before the banking and commerce committee of the house of commons donald gordon who is leaving now the post as chairman of the wartime prices and trade board effective april 15 to assume his peacetime job with the bank of canada was asked pointblank by a member of this committee the following question i wonder if mr gordon could indicate to us the cost of living trend for the balance of this year humum replied quickly mr gordon who headed canadas con trol machinery during andsince the war i am not a prophet we feel that we are doing it at less cost to the people concerned than they are being supplied from any other part of the world said agriculture minister gardiner in denying the charge that the british government was being called upon to pay the most or that canadian farmers speculated about what was the most they could get out of britain we must not let our selves forget that communism is undemocratic and totalitarian hon john bracken progressive- conservative leader emphasized in a statement here if the irish who came to this country lacked wealth they were endowed with a native imagination an intelligence and a faith said in an address in the capital jjconnolly obe the ranks of canadian professional and business men are replete with irish narues the chief menaces to the lives of our children are in order of their dostruetiveness accidents tuberculosis rheumatic fever influenza and pneumonia appendicitis and diphtheria said dr fred jeffrey child specialist in a talk in ottawa we have no need to apologize for britains con nection with india over the past 250 years though people here and elsewhere expect us to apologize commented rev thomas j buch anan speaking here of his 27 years of missionary work in india i happen to be one of those known as a war baby the boys and girls who grew up to be the forgotten gener ation until war raised its ugly head and we became the fighting gen eration the now famous dispute between the cbc and premier drew over statements made on the airwaves jin regard to policies of ontario and dominionprovincial relations is not expected to bring about any chances in policy of the cbc gov erning commentators solon low social credit leader has taken up residence in ottawa as a base of operations though of course he mrs w henderson accompanied by freda and blanche visited her daughter mrs harvey cassel at preston one day last week mrs peter steckley visited her sister mrs joseph steckley a few days recently quite a number of the young people from heise hill church at tended the youth rally and bible conference at ontario bible school fort erie north rev admdick superintendent of the brethren in christ missions in india was a recent visitor among friends and relatives in gormley he was accompanied by his wife and premi a little indian boy now nearly four years old who was brought to their mission when but a small infant during their stay here they attended the sewing circle where the ladies of the church have been sewing for relief work in the orphanages in connec tion with the india missions a recent letter from miss anna steckley who has charge of a girls orphanage states that the problem of clothing the children is becom ing more difficult as cloth is ration ed only eight yards per person per year hence the clothing now being prepared for shipment in the near future will be much appreciated on monday evening a farewell gathering was held at the home of mr anthony nigh for mr and mrs landon steckley and family who expect to move in the near future to their new farm home at ford- wich ont about fifty friends and relatives extended their good wishes for the future happiness and prosperity of this esteemed family mrs albert reigle of ridgeway is visiting at the home of her brother bishop alvin winger friday saturday april 4 5 courage of lassie elizabeth taylor frank morgan will still spend considerable time in his own constituency and else where when parliament is not in session premier king official opposition leader bracken and ccf leader coldwell also reside in the capital dr liu shih shun chinese ambassador to canada his wife and eldest daughter have left the capital to pay a visit to china for the first time in five years a bill has been introduced in the senate to incorporate the canadian nurses association in order to dignify the profession of nursing by maintaining and improv ing the ethical and professional standards of nursing education and service with among proposed member organizations being regis tered nurses associations of eight provinces and the association of nurses of quebec a report in ottawa claims that in face of com plaint the production of nails in canada was now very high and that there was no reason for com plaint about shortages of this kind for essential building reproduction prohibited 1947 federal features syndicate monday tuesday april 1415 galant bess marshall thompson george tobias uwu hydro users the wintertime power shortage in southern ontario has been relieved with the coming of spring and the longer hours of daylight in the winter months the shorter and darker days create a maximum demand on your hydro system conditions in this winter season are such that hydro plants ore loaded to the point where it becomes necessary to ask for the cooperation of all hydro users in saving electricity by every possible voluntary means in the spring and summer season the urgency for conservation is not so great as in the fall and winter the voluntary saving of electricity in homes offices theatres stores and in industry greatly relieves this condition your response was very helpful to those who so willingly cooperated during this emergency period hydro says thank you in many localities hydro stations and lines are overloaded because of the delay in obtaining neces sary new equipment therefore do not waste electricity use hydro wisely at all times the hydroelectric power commission of ontario