March :5 STRESS BM Drew Calls A q V ' _ pril Conference WI". CLEAN il? 7o Draft Plans for Tourists . T8 plan for postwar tourist travel meet key people in the tourist in- _ 'icuf?i.'da/,tu1st,3ytej,,l as to."hold theidustry and other conference dele ' . . str5 Willem" trt the facetgates to at . . t of wartime restrictions." 0 . . . . scuss co-operation with tourist travel Ji/tit/tlied,'"],:','":',',',')?,),":',?,,'""., "fl (It,',' win"St organiza-' ' ' . . . t' S m an ing nquiries from! Preceding second reading in the £21153 db?" i'c.gt," Ace??? Drew toithe United States and other aspects: Legislature yesterday of gis bill er: of all grouplsoin Lillie! Seéiétgfifgifjdggf promotion ot the tourist' outlawin slot. machines in ntario, Y.".'. t . ' . 'C, y. 3 _ ry. AttomegEGeneral Leslie Blackwell ihs'i),"i/'ienenoi1'ii/t"rr'ii1,f2,i,tt WWI Postwar tourist plans are expect- told the House.' "it's a clear ques" a...) s,,iJ,hfllgsrdne.isfha1"t'is'siroGts.t,,Tstg, to provide for the maximum em- tion of whether the members wish and Mines also will all 'd Olehtstploymeni of rtturned members ot this racket cleaned up. If it is to The two dais deliben t c the armed. seerces. men and woma be done. the Attorney-General's De- be under the ilihif1nedj,"s'ffi' 1011f. rim" en. Dominion Government retire-l partment can accomplish it with Leslie M Fhirst who will it: (in 1',"n1:.'"i"dld,U"is, are to address the con-, this bill. Without it we can't, no "Hm" luriSéiéuon over a" 'On' fume _ona.sraseline. and food ration-, matter how much we try." tario Trivei and Public't F B p n- mg, Selective Service re.t1eiret.ner!.ts/ This W'as one of the rackets, he beginning April 1 Pre'ngi'r Ir; au,i'an(?01her matters pertaining to the warned. which would relieve people is tn deliver the CtOsing 1"lird's"l't'i1n, ustry. ' Pyyy: .tran.srertati.ttrt not only of their current wages. but ithq conference " 0 land Ontarios future in aviation also of war bonds and war savings cer- l Douglas R. diver chief of th i,will be discussed as Mime!" to an? tificates. iTravel and Publi _ 'ii . P. expanded tourist semen in the: The act was aimed. he said, very Ituty ureau, Is to,Provinee. definitely at slot machines and not at pinball machines, which, though sometimes used for gambling. were more generally used for amusement. He did not believe the Legislature should go to the length of outlaw- ing something just because it was . """""'" sometimes used for gambling. It was not a penal bill. but simply made it illegal to possess these gambling devices, and provided for their seizure. The owner was given; opportunity to appear before a mag-i . istrate and show that seized Ina-t chines were not used for gambling: A 25-per-cent business assessment! Under present tt/sryfffd..yff. could) on premises used by clubs selling be taken Only against the person on!, beer and wine is provided in simi- whose premnses they were operated.j lar bills introduced in the Legisla- and not the owner of them or his twp yesterday by Dana H. Porter agent, _ (P.C.. Toronto-St. George) and Wil- Definite Type of Gambling. liam Dennison (C.C.F.. Toronto.St. The bill. Mr. Blackwell said. men. Eat/1::- The bill: amendments to tioned only "objectionable a - . e ssessment ct, received first bling." for many. Jeven ',',',t,,eadT,i L. G. Robinson (Sef.'y..WaterPo reading. Mr. Porter's bill also in. the Legislature, engaged in gamb, South) and E. A. MacGillivrtty, IL., eluded an increase. from 10 to 25; ling and enjoyed it - where the Glengarry) carried: on the Budget percent tn_the business assessment "odds were even" and no big "cut" debate in the! closing part of the of car parking lots. It is a City ot' was taken. sitting: The tormer advocated an rat-onto bill. As an instance of slosmacSine extension ot.. public ownership to Mr. Porter also introduced a bill operation. the Attorney-General said suf.? commOdiues tts fuel, We", and to fix nomination day as 14 days he- he knew of golf clubs which had milk, apd asserted that this woyld fore ttn Plection instead of seven, operated the machines to pay off result m more efficient operation nine Ot' ll. and for appointment by their debt. only to find that they and lowercosts '10 the consumer. a municipality of additional election couldn't collect their legitimate Mr. Robinson stressed the Yed.oi New?" relieve or assist deputy dung. and that they had had to a full-time department of planning teturning officers. abandon them. and development and said research An amendment was moved by H F. W. Warren (C.C.li', Hamilton- wort; should lt carried on now re- Connor (C.C.F.. Hamilton East) to Wentworth) said the machines gardmg the. best methods of meet. the Municipal Act to permit estab. should he called "one-armed ban- mg postwar problems. . lishment of a coal yard without per- dits" and C. A. Strange (CC.F,, Mr. MacGlllivray described the mission of the Ontario Municipal Brantford) pointed out that terms budget. as a. littihhikerA,PfW1 Board. in the bill might also apply to my oolnting out that. it was built up.by The City of Toronto. in an amend- telephones and asked clarification. (the sound _methods of preceding merit to the Municipal Act, asked Mr. Blackwell told them he would ij.?,ly.fefl..s.t.,r.aete.',e: The member for permission for paying rental arrears welcome any suggested amendments Glfengarry advocated a fixed term of of indigents and for compulsory in- when the bill comes up in commit- of lee for evtry Government P. prev .stallation of safety devices for win. tee. vent. the calling of snap elections tdow cleaners.