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the tribune stoumville ont thursday march 30th 19s0 a oeheral motors value mgt j i ii ilmdi it 6 mm ami hii lilii iiii hh 111111 ji in f 111 11 b lii5jp f ihlh ifl h is h mmm lliiiitii i h take a long look at this big sixpassenger fleetleader special with pontiacs exclusive silverstreak styling and powered by the famous pontiac 6cylinder liiead engine then get the price from your pontiac dealer take a long long look at that price yes the car thats way up in value and way down in price is that featurepacked pontiac fleet- leader special and for only a few dollars more the fleetleader delnxe gives even more beauty convenience and comfort see them both m m m a general motors value ivsr omm oiiifeui ontiac takes pride in offeringin the 1950 streamliner and chieftain models the supreme achievements of its history large and impressive these senior models in the pontiac line offer a choice of pontiac i head engines there is the economical 90hp six and canadas lowestpriced straight kight now 108 lip and pontiac is the lowest priced ear offering famous gm hydramalic drive snpcrh beauty comfort and perform ance make streamliner and chieftain owners universally staunch friends of pontiac if your taste is for the finest see these great cars soon optional at extra cow dollar for hollar yn cant beat a mojvmwac mole motor sales west end stouffville telephone 372 ottawa letter by j e smith mp budgetday is always a highlight of a parliamentary session and tuesday was that big night pre- budget day discussions were not ably free of any large scale tax reduction predictions and for that reason there seemed to be less interest than on some former occasions nevertheless galleries were filled and practically all members were in the house to hear the countrys financial state ment and declaration of tax policy for the coming year the budget is a very lengthy and detailed review of our financial affairs and read to the house by the minister of finance takes about two hours for obvious reasons contents are a closely guarded secret until announced in the house members make representations during the months of budget making giving the minister their ideas on what the budget should contain and out lining just what tax revisions should in their opinion be carried out business groups and organiza tions from- all over canada make presentations on behalf of certain industries but the finance min ister while carefully hearing all these presentations makes no commitments in advance of budget- day press representatives receive copies of the budget speech early in the afternoon but are closely guarded in closed quarters like a jury until the speech is delivered in the house tax reductions last year amount ing to some 375 million were so substantial that no large reduc tions were expected this year but there will be very general satis faction throughout canada despite those large reductions last year our financial position today is so satisfactory like all budgets mr abbotts 1950 presentation did not suit everyone and there were minor disappointments that this or that adjustment or reduction was not made however in the overall reception it is considered a sound businesslike budget reflecting a healthy sound economy and one which augurs well for the future prosperity and development of canada defence estimates estimates before parliament for national defence total 425 mil lion an increase of 12 million over last year this figure is many times greater than our expenditure for defence in the years before the last war expenditures for the royal can- dian navy have increased from 67 million last year to 82 million for the coming year the increased cost is mostly accounted for by the construction of three new anti submarine escort vessels one arctic patrol vessel and four mine sweepers the rcaf expenditure will be increased from 138 million to 168 million to cover costs of new fighter aircraft and extensive radar equipment r the expenditure for the army is being slightly decreased because of the urgent requirement of the other two services for equipment cigarette smoking one of the older members of the house is rev dan mclvor a united church minister from fort william he has been a member continuously since 1935 born in ireland in 1s73 he came to canada when he was 21 but still has an ardent love of the old land this session the rev dan has a resolu tion before the house urging the appointment of a special committee to consider the cigarette problem its effect on moral mental and physical health especially teen agers and unborn children fire hazard and other related details hidden taxes rev e g hansel another clergyman member a social creditor from alberta has a resolution on the order paper asking the government to intro duce legislation which would make it compulsory to reveal on the price gf all commodities that portion of the consumer purchas ing price covered by taxation of any kind he aims to lead a crusador against hidden taxes of any kind oldest member the oldest member of the house is j e mathews mp for bran don who defeated former pc leader john bracken in the last election ie as he is popularly known is 81 but could pass for many years younger he walks erect and with a sprightly step which would do credit to one many years his junior last summer he travelled to geneva switzerland on a special government mission representing the department of labor brazil is the newspaper mans dream country there the law exempts journalists from taxes mink are the most numerous and valuable of farmraised furbearing animals in canada anglers like to catch but dont think much of the dolly varden trout because of its cannibalistic tendencies wood ashes dug in around the roots in the fall gives lilac bushes winter nourishment