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PAGE TWO THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1947 Births Christine wishes to on Fooruagy 3, Tort st the Deaths VEY--At his home, Port , on a Minnie Thompson, in his the te pa a a ol 2.30 pm. Interment Pine tery. In Memoriam OGRAY-In loving mem of a dear wi , who passed ay February "Gone but not forgotten." --Fver remembered by sister Shearer, 21 Northview Terrace, ronto, Ont, NIEN--In 1oving memory of #& father, Marnien, who passed away, February 14th, 1945. "And while he lies in peaceful sleep, His memory we shall always keep." --Lovingly remembered son Wil« liam and in-18 and children, Body Grove Come- Bdns To- (38a) In loving memory of our Father, George Marnien, who Bien ed away on ruary 14th, 1945. ong Time rolls on but memory a --Always remembered by daughters Gertrude and Hazel of Whitby, £. Cards of Thanks Taxi wish to thank, ury Cab, Motor City Cab and Faxi, for their kind services juring the funeral of Ronald rendered Carmichael. Mr, and Mrs. George Carmichael and family wish to thank their friends and neighbors for the lovely cards and letters, Sapecially Johnson's Taxi, Mid- town Taxi, City Cab, Pawson Taxi, United Taxi, and Veterans Taxi, at the time of their bereavement. The Tamily of the late Mrs, Wil Coulter, wish to express their sincere preciation to their many friends, for the many acts of kindness extended to Shem Su 'e espe! Roberts, Rev. E. D, 'The Salvation Mov, Albert hi Hienas. and neighbors for thelr ing their recent loss of their mother : | the French Vancouver, Feb. 14 -- (CP) -- Rescue ships, after battling through Bella, B.C., 300 miles north of Van- couver. In a pounding sea, the 3,133 ton ip struck the reef in Seaforth on the inside route to Alaska, late last night. The rescued were taken to the fidhing village of Bella Bella where some were housed in the hospital for the night and others given shelter in private homes. Two stretcher cases, sick ers en route to hospital at Seattle, were among the rescued. The North Sea, bound for Seattle from Ketchikan, Alaska, was re- ported resting easily, but her hull was damaged and the No. 2 hold full of water, Eighty-six passengers were aboard the vessel, operated by the North- land Transportation Company of Seattle. Capt. Charles Graliam sent out an 8.0.8. at 9:45 p.m., the call being relayed by the government wireless station at Bull Harbor. It was ans- wered by fishing boats. The Do- minion Fisheries vessel Chilco Post 45; the Seiner North Isle 38, mostly women and children, and smaller craft rescued the others. The Canadian National Steam- ships S88. Prince Rupert is due at Bella Bella during the morming and will' pick up the rescued for trans- portation to Vancouver, Surplus Nylon On The Market Montreal, Feb. 14.--(CP) -- War surplus nylon braided cord, manu- factured at the Kingston; Ont. nylon plant of Canadian Industries Limited for use as shroud: lines on parachutes, is being offered for sale by War Assets Corporation through all branch sales offices of the Corporation across Canada, it Was announced here, hi Nearly 7,000,000 feet of white ny~ lon cord, or enough to stretch from fithiren) to Winnipeg, is being of- Farmers' Market Local Grain -- Local selling prices for gran $29- $30 ton; shorts $30-$31 ton; baled hay $18-$20 ton; straw $16-$18 ton; pastry flour $2.85 a bag; bread flour $2.90 a bag. Dealers are paying no set price, Wheat, $1.26 a bushel: oats 53-58¢c; barley 65c; buckwheat 75-80¢c. Produce -- Chi cream unchanged No. 1 1b, 41 FOB, 45 delivered, plus 10 cents subsidy. Butter prints unchanged, 1st Pla, fae, quiet, dealers trading cautiously; wholesale to retail, A large A medium 38-39, A pullet 35-36, B 35, C 33-34; shippers quot- 36-30%, A medium 34-34%, A pul- let 33, B 32, E 20-80, grade 40, 2nd grade 39, Honey -- Toronto, Feb, 14--(CP)--Whole- honey quotations were unchanged here today at: 34 1-lb, glass jars $4.82; 24 2-1b, glass jars $9.12; car- tons, 24 1-l1b. while No. 1 $4.92; 24 2-1b. white No. 1 $9.26; 12 %-Ib. white No, 1 $9.04; 8 6-lb, white No. 1 $8.67; 2-lb. Orange Label 24 $8.36; 2-1b. Red Label 24 $7.98; bulk 160s Golden Amber $6.98, Fruit -- Toronto, Feb. 14--(CP)-- Whole- sale vegetable and fruit prices were unchanged here today with the following exceptions: domestic, mushrooms, 5 lb, carton $2.75-$2.90; imported, Calif. navel oranges $5-87, Sunkist lemons $7.50, Red Ball le- mons $6, Texas spinach hu. $2-$2.25, Calif, caulifiower $3, ¥lorida celery $4.50-$5, beans, Fla. plentiful Velen- [tine $7, deleting red grapes, Calif. Celery and Fla. plentiful green and wax 3 Cheese -- Toronto, Feb, 14--(CP)--Whole- sale cheese quotations were un- changed here today Bi est wale large parafined, colored / cents. 1b, white 22% cents, both F.0.B. factory. changed at $21.60, to truckers $21.75, delivered, in markets reporting early today, 32 Papers In Paris Strikebound Paris, ¥eb, 14--(AP)--Union la- bor hammered a new wedge into price and ed the Capital's 32 daily newspapers, including the English language Con- tinental Daily Mail and the Buro- pean edition of the New York Her- ald Tribune. Pressroom activity in Paris came to a sudden halt last night when printers and pressmen, acting on | union orders, joined administrative employees who went on strike Tues- day morning. Both groups want 25 per cent wage boosts, linking their demand with the General Labor Federation's projected nationwide minimum wage for all industry. UAW -CIO Shows Year's Defict At $1,986,453 Detroit, Feb, 14--(CP)--An oper- ating deficit of $1,9864563 for the year ended May 31, 1946, was dis- closed yesterday by the United Automobile Workers (CIO). George F. Addes, UAW secretary- treasurer, described the report as "the most discouraging we have submitted for some years." But the report said the situation had improved during the last five months because of increased mem- bership and special Pebruary and March assessments. : The separate strike fund, which contained $124,080 last November, has been exhausted and a deficit has been created by disbursements of $150,000 a month, the report showed. Income for the year was $3,960,~ 215.81, expenditures $5,046,668.99, ex- clusive of strike disbursements. Membership was cut from 1,080, 666 in May, 1945, to 550,000 last De- cember but since increased to about 850,000, the union said. Pension Fund (Continued from Page 3) the district. Three charges--Alber Street, St. Paul's in Bowmanville and Columbus -- were singled out for special 'praise because of their gratifying response in connection with this fund. Rev. A. L. Shorten, Leadership Training convener, urged the Pres- bytery to support the Moira Lake camp project of the Bay of Quinte Conference. Needed for purchase of the property and construction of camp buildings was $7,000. Other committee reports submit- ted and approved by the full ses- sion of the , Presbytery included: Christian Education, by Rev. B. Littlewood, of Claremont; Church Property, by Rev. 1. E. Kennedy, of Claremont; Pension Fund, by Rev. A; M. Irwin, of Whitby; Evange- lism and Social Service, by Rev. J. E. Griffity, of Bowmanville; Publi cations and Reading, by Rey. W, C. Smith, of Port Perry. It was announced that the Bay of Quinte Conferente of the United Church would meet May 28, 29, 30 and 31 in Brockville, 3rd grade 40. demand Col. Durante on Trial for Hesse Jewels Theft The trial of Col. Jack W. Durant, as his court-martial re-opened in W. Lieut. Robert R. Granik; the defendant, Col. Jack W. Durant; Captain Glenn Brumbaugh, Bryan at the trial chief defendant in the postwar looting of the Hesse family jewels, continues The photo shows Durant and his counsel, (left to right): 1st and Major. Jos. 'Communist' Tag Libel In Illinois By CLYDE BLACKBURN Canadian Press Staff Writer Washington, Feb, 14. -- (CP) -- Congress has set about adding an- other to the classification of per- sons ineligible to become president of the United States. The House of Representatives passed, with the ni two- thirds majority, a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment de- claring that "any person who has served as President of the United | States during all or portion of any two terms, shall thereafter be ine- ligible to hold the office of Prcsi- dent." This went through on a vote of 285 to 121 with 36 members not voting, The Republicans voted solidly and gained support of 47 Democrats. The resolution must also be adopted by two thirds of thos: pre- sent and voting in the Senate there- after receive the approval of three- quarters of the states in either leg- islatures or by constitutional as- sembly. The amendment, of course, is aimed at preventing a repetition of the unprecedented successes of Franklin D, Roosevelt who was el- ected president for four consecu- tive terms, The resolution provides that if the president in office when the amendment becomes law has serv- ed portions of two terms he may finish out the current term. If the resolution passes Congress that body will prescribe the manner in which decisions of the states will be given. The feelings of the states may be expressed by the state le- gislatures or by constitutional as- semblies in each state with the peo- ple electing delegates to register their views. Supporters of the resolution argue that for one man to serve more than two terms is to invite a dictatorship, Opponents argued argued that the amendment would take away the right of the people to elect the person of their choice, Legislatures Busy With Debates The three Canadian provincial legislatures now sitting--British Co- lumbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec --were well into the debate on the Speech from the Throne today, pro- ducing a variety of topics as usual n the debate on the address in re- ply. At Victoria, opposition' leader Harold Winch, the C.C.F. party lea- der, touched on some 40 subjects in an over-all attack on the coali- tion government of British Colum- bia. Only speaker Thursday, he ac- cused the government of delaying legislation suggested by the opposi- tion for anywhere from one to 12 years. At Regina the Saskatchewan House heard Allan Embury, armed forces representative for the Medi- terranean area, charge that there was no difference between the aims of the Saskatchewan C.CF. govern- ment and those of the Communists. He said the C.C.F. government was designing to "assume totalitarian domination of our democracy." At Quebec the debate was ad- journed until Tuesday in the Legis- lature after Daniel Johnson, Union Nationale, in his maiden speech since he was victor in a by-election, sald the most important question these days was that of provincial autonomy, Mr. Johnson, a French-Canadian | Ba despite his English name, sald Que- bec's loyalty could not be question- ed but the province could not take an action leading to destruction of Provineial autonomy, and of Cana- a. Two Are Arrested After Altercation Joseph A. Gosleigh was fined $10 or 10 days in Magistrate's Court this morning on a charge of intoxi- cation to which he had pleaded guilty. He was found guilty of a charge of disorderly conduct and fined $10 and costs or 10 days on this count also, George Gibson, charged with dis- orderly conduct asked to be re- manded. Magistrate F. 8. Ebbs set the date of the trial as Thursday, 20 and set bail at $200. ° The men were picked up outside the O.K. Billiard Parlor, King Street West, about 630 p.m. yesterday fol« lowing an altercation. Hold 86 GI's, 200 Germans After Raid Munich, Germany, Feb. 14 (AP)-- Eighty-six American soldiers and 200 German civilians were seized today in a raid by more than 900 United States troops and German police upon Munich's major "trou- ble area." Searching for deserters and black market operators, the raiders rout- ed hundreds of persons from their beds in an area four blocks long in north Munich. More than half the Germans seiz- ed, arresting officers said, were girls in the company of soldiers. Headquarters of the United Con- stabulary Brigade said the soldiers were held for being absent from their quarters, Many were turned over to their commanding officers after interrogation, Constabulary officers said the area of small one-family houses on the outskirts of the city had long been under suspicion. Germans arrested were held mostly on suspicion, although many were sald by German police to pos- sess illegal weapons or faulty papers. Describes Habits Muncey Indians MRS. THOS. MARTIN Correspondent Zion, Feb, 13 -- The meeting of the Zion Women's .Association was held at the home of Mrs. T. C. Glaspell on Wednesday afternoon of last week with the President, Mrs. A. D. McMaster, in the chair. Mrs. 'Herman Haas read the Scripture. After the business period closed Miss Eileen Stainton rendered a vocal solo; Mrs. Charles Naylor a plano selection. Mrs. (Rev.) E. 8. Linstead gave a splendid talk about the habits and custems of the In- dians of Munacey and Mrs. Allan Thompson gave a first-aid demon- stration for drowning. At the close a dainty lunch was served by the February group apd a social time enjoyed by all. ' Community Shower Friends and neighbors of Zion community gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Beckel on Friday evening of last week, the occasion being a presentation for Mr. and Mrs. Donald Beckel who were recently married. Frank Pascoe acted as chairman | and Miss Joyce Gifford read an ad- dress and a Silver Cream and Sugar with tray, cut glass pepper and salt shakers and an electric clock were presented to the young couple. Games were afterwards indulged in and lunch was served. Martin-Mills A wedding of interest to this community took place on February 8, at the home of the bride's par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mills, 79 Gledhill Ave., Toronto, when their only daughter, Eleanor Margaret, became the bride of Thomas Fred- erick Martin, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin of Hampton. The bride wore a powder blue dress- maker suit with hat to match and corsage of roses and hyacinths and Mrs, Norman Peltstead, the matron of honor, wore a rose dressmaker suit with hat to match. Lawrence Martin was best man. After a honeymoon to Niagara Falls the couple will live in Toronto. Personals Misses Bertha and Mary Geis- berger spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs, August Geisberger at Harmony. Mr. and Mrs. Morley Robinson, Donald Robinson of Oshawa and Howard Schumacher of DeLisle, Saskatchewan, were Thursday din- ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry 11. Mr. and Mrs. T. Martin were re- cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cook in Toronto. The snow plow was a welcome sight on the Fifth line on Wednes- day afternoon. REMARKABLE INDEED (Haziover Post) One of the most remarkable in- ventions we have ever heard of was told of in the following newspaper item: "The new organ has electrical action and the organist, by touching 2 button, can change his combina- tions without leaving his seat." © BACHELOR'S LONG WAIT (Clinton News-Record) It took 106 years of history to give Huron County its first bachelor Warden in the person of Brown Smyth, reeve of West Wawanosh. That Township also has been forced 'to wait 60 years for its representa- tive in the County Council to at- tain such a distinction. Farm Life Becoming Apple-Pie Chicago, Feb. 14. -- (AP) -- Old bossy and her pg! Ferdinand never had it so good--énd it's getting bet- ter all the time. The end of the war opened up a whole array of new gadgets to make their living conditions better. On many a farm their dairy barn home is becoming electrically heat- ed, ventilated, and cleaned. Their food is served up to them electrical- They even can have an elec- trical drinking fountain to assure them fresh, temperature-controlled water regardless of the weather, Of course, the real reason behind the new deal for dairy herds is to lighten the labor of the farmer. A new dairy barn cleaner, powered by electricity, can clean the average barn in 10 to 15 minutes. Done by hand the same job would take 1% to two hours, Time-labor surveys on farms have revealed 75 per cent of farming time is expended in chores end other routine work around the farm buildings, while only 25 per cent is spent in field work. To reduce their average 65-hour work week, farmers are turning more and more to electrical pcwer for help, say United States govern- ment rural electrification experts. They estimate there still are about 3,500,000 rural homes in the United States without electricity. Estimates are that there is a cal- culated demand backlog of $5,000,- 000,000 for new electrical farm ap- pliances and the power lines and equipment necessary to energize them, That backlog for farms with dairy cows includes such items as: An electrically driven silp unload- er. No longer must the farmer climb up into the silo twice a day to throw down silage to his cattle. The unloader does the job either fiom the top or the bottom of the lo. A milking machine for small herds which will be practical for as few as five cows. A home-size milk pasteurizer and one for the producer-retailer of 25 to 200 quarts a day. A drinking fountain that replaces the old stock tank which was ice- covered in winter and scum-covered in summer. It can be adjusted for either cattle, hogs or sheep. The dairy barn ventilation con- trol unit operates motor-driven fans which change in the air frequent- y. Ultra-violet ray sterilizers for milk cans. There even is an electrically charged fly screen which helps to save wear and tear on old bossy"s tail--and keeps it out of the milk- er's face, Freight Rate War Gathers Momentum Ottawa, Feb. 14 -- (CP)--Two- front warfare over the railways' at- tempt to hoist freight rates was in progress here today as 6pposing forces fought the case before the Board of Transport Commissioners and girded for a simultaneous bat- tle before the Supreme Court of Canada, With no evidence yet taken in three days of hearings, two separ- ate is ues were beinz debated by counsel for the railways and for seven of the provinces as the hear- ings resumed today. Before the Board, they were ar- guing the question of the scope of the hearing into the railways' ap- plication for a general 30-per-cent increase in rates. The railway wanted the. inquiry narrowed to the issue of their financial need, while the provinces wanted it broadened. Before the Supreme Court, they were to argue tomorrow on the is- sue of whether the Board has any Jurisdiction to try the application. The hard-fought struggle over stakes of $85,000,00 a year was cata- pulted into the nation's highest court by the provinces yesterday af- ter the Board had rejected their claim that it had no jurisdiction. The provinces had asked the Board itself to refer the question to the court. When it failed to do so, counsel for the provinces--The Maritimes, Prairie provinces and British Col- umbia--immediately moved inde- pendently to the court and had a hearing set down for tomorrow. Then, Mr. Justice Patrick Kerwin will hear a motion for leave to ap- peal to the full court, INo Defence The Day in Parliament By The Canadian Press ) TODAY: The Commons continues study of government legislation. The Senate will sit. YESTERDAY: The Commons heard Defence Minister Claxton agree to remove from the Militia Bill a clause op- position members charged would de- .prive Parliament of power to con- trol the si» of the armed forces; say military attaches will be invited to the testing ground at Churchill, Man.; heard Labor Minister Mitch- ell say the government would pro- pose a coal price increase to meet miners demands in Nova Scotia; heard M, J. Coldwell, C.C.F. leader, express hopes Canada would not be controlled by "ambitions and poli- cies" of the United States through defence co-operation; heard various opposition members again criticize the government's defence program and call for a clear statement of policy; gave first reading to a bill to increase representation in the Com- mons from 245 to 255 seats. The Senate heard Senator Wish- ard Robertson, government leader, recommend study of an internation- al draft trade agreement; heard Senator William Duff (L--Nova Scotia) urge increased Canadian- US. trade. : Witnesses For Lama Cornwall, Feb, 14--(CP)-- Crown Prosecutor C. P. Hope said today in his address to the jury trying Wil- liam Earl (Bowser) Lama, diminu- tive farmer from nearby Harrison's Corners, on a charge of murder that the slaying cf Lama's wife last Aug. 16 was "a crime of revenge." The Crown completed its case this morning and Mr, Hope started his address to the jury after defence counsel J. 8. Latchford announced he would call no defence witnesses. It was expected the case would go to the jury later teday following the address by defence counsel and the charge to the jury by the trial judge, Mr, Justice W. F. Schroeder. "It is perfectly obvious this was a crime of revenge," said Mr. Hope, "The accused was full of malice. Reason of the strongest kind was disclosed in documents in his own Dan WERIng. The motive is definite ere." ' Mr. Hope quoted from one of the letters said to have been written by Lama, who also faces a murder charge in the slaying of his nine- year-old daughter. In the letter, found on a farm on which Lama had worked, were the words: "This is the last time she is go- ing to have me pinched." ! Commented Mr, Hope: "It worked out that way." After quoting another paragraph that read, "I don't give a damn what happens to me," Mr. Hope asked the jury: "What's in that black heart at that time?" As the morning session started, G. W. Martin of nearby Moulinette, an odd jobs man who said he cut hay for Lama on several days prior to the slayings Aug. 16, identified as Lama's the knife the Crown alleges was used to kill Mrs. Lama. Frederick Lama, Lama's 16-year- old son, had said earlier in the trial that the knife belonged to Lama. Martin said he saw the knife on the Hall farm, on which Lama was living, on four days in August and had used it to cut his meat at din- ner time. . Poland During Nazi Regime, Address Topic "Poland During the Nazi Re- gime" will be the subject of Rev. Morris Zeidman's address to those gathered at the regular Youth for Christ Rally on Saturday, February 15, at 7.30 p.m. in Simcoe Street United Church, Mr. Zeidman is pastor of the well- known Scott Mission, Bay Street, Toronto. He may be considered an authority on the above mentioned subject as he spent considerable time in Europe during the war years. Mr. Archie Goldsmith, Sec. of Youth for Christ in Oshawa, has received a report of Mr. Zeidman's missionary journeys in Poland, in which he describes in detail the atrocities of war relative to the Jewish nation. Mr. Zeidman describ es the destruction of numerous Jew- ish Ghettoes, the mass gas chamber slaughters of innocent people; con- centration and horror camps; furn- ace burning of the dead; public hangings, ete. Other highlights of the Rally will be solos of Mérion Crowley Newby, famous Negro contralto who is well- known in concert and operatic cir- cles. Local talent will include vocal duets by Helen Sharpe and Ruth Black; piano duo by Marie Griffin and Archie Campbell; accordion duets by Misses Clarke and Lager- quist, Careless Driving Count Dismissed Frank Hortop, 105 Ritson Road North, was acquitted in magistrate's court here today on a charge of careless driving resulting from an accident on Rouge Hill last Decem- ber 1. " Evidence was that Hortop driv- ing east had come into collision with two westbound cars. In dis- missing the charge, Magistrate F. S. Ebbs said there was no conclu- sive evidence to show which of the parties had crossed the centre line. Counsel for Hortop was A. W. S. Ruthless Murders Unsolved Los Angeles, Feb. 14 (AP)--Close~ mouthed detectives early today made another pickup in the bogged- down investigation of the month- old "Black Dahlia" mutilation mure der and heads of the homicide bur- eau were called out of bed to question him. Elizabeth Short, 22-year-old film hopeful from Medford, Mass, was found, her body slashed, beaten and 1! severed, in a vacant lot the mo! of Jan. 15. Officers have run down hundreds of clues, but have been unable to account defin- itely for the "lost week" in her life --from the time she arrived from San Diego Jan, 9 until she was dis- covered slain, Other officers, meanwhile, were no nearer a solution of the city's second brutal murder, that of Mrs. Jeanne French, 40, nurse, former flyer and minor movie player. Her 'body, trampled to death, was found in a field early Monday. Scrawled across her bared chest was a lewd inscription, signed with thé initials "B.D." which officers belleve may have referred to the "Black Dahlia." Elect Officers Sunday School At Solina GLADYS YELLOWLEES C ndent Solina, Feb. 12--Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Reynolds, Mrs. Everett Cryder- man, Messrs. 8. E. Werry, A. L. Pascoe and Clarence Vice made a business trip to Toronto on behalf of the Church Building Fund. A Sunday school meeting was held at the home of the superin- tendent, Wes Yellowlees, on Thurs day evening when the following of- ficers and teachers for 1947 were elected: Secretary, Harvey Yellow- lees; Assistant Ray Pascoe; Pianist Gladys Yellowlees; Assistants, Mrs. Lorne Hoskin and Ileen Balson; Teachers, Primary Class, Ileen Bal- son and Betty Smales; Junior Girls, Helen Langmaid; Assistant, Eve- Iyn Taylor; Junior Boys, Ewart Leask; Assistant, Bruce Taylor; In- termediate, Stan Millson; Assistant, Lorne Hoskin; Missionary Commit- tee, Mrs. Tom Baker, Mr. Wes Werry and Mrs. Gordon Leask; Temperance Committee, Mrs. Wes Yellowlees, Mrs. Ralph Davis and Mrs. Ernest Hockaday. Mission Sunday Mrs, Tom Baker had charge of the missionary program on Sunday. The story was read by Mrs. Ralph Davis and Betty Smales favored with a solo "A Hero For Jesus." Rev. E. 8. Linstead preached a fine sermon basing his remarks on the text, "What think ye of Christ?" A quartette consisting of Pearl Leach, Gladys Yellowlees, Stan Millson and Harvey Yellowlees sang "Go to thy Father in Prayer." Miss June Luffman, Bowman- ville, was a week-end visitor with Evelyn Taylor. Bruce Taylor, Kemptville Agri. cultural College spent the week- end at home. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Leask, Ewart and Eunice visited at Mr. Hugh Annis, Enniskillen. Boost Tax Rate (Continued from Page 1) ages--$534.91, a decrease of $410.09 as compared with 1946. Protection to persons and prop- SLY $200.19, an increase of $21,- Highways, including general street maintenance----$67,453, an increase of $4,053. Sanitation--$67,900, an increase of $12,175. Public health--$30,705, crease of $4,835. Zoning and town planning--$500, a decrease of $2,500 from last year. Parks (general maintenance) -- $23,380, an increase of $7,705. Public Library--$19,500, an in- crease of $4,000. Weigh scales--$1,500, the same as 1946 Industrial promotion--$1,200, an increase of $200. Grants, exclusive of those to charitable institutions--$4,676, an increase of $1,351, Employee accident compensation fund--$4,000, the same. : Employees pension fund--a new item this year of $12,000. Social services--relief, $18,600, an increase of $3,925; hospitalization, $8,200, a decrease of $300; other social services, $24,030, an increase of $3,400. Debentures affecting tax rate-- $93,067.16, a decrease of $330.64. Capital or extraordinary expen- ditures included in tax levy--$29,- 000, a decrease of $5,700. Reserve fund and contingencies-- $4,484.11, an increase of $2,067.30. Deficit from previous year--$2,- 327.31, a decrease of $1,834.44. In addition, the item of $5,762 in the 1946 budget for maintenance of the Williams Piano building is elim- inated this year owing to sale of the building. This brings the gross increase to $226,996.54, minus total reductions of $16,837.17, or a net increase of $210.159.37. : . Voice Appreciation On behalf of the council a vote of appreciation was extended to the chairman and vice-chairman of Finance, Aldermen Ernie Cay and A. G. Davis, and also to the city treasurer, P. A. Blackburn by Ald. J. A. Coleman for their co-opera- tion in drawing up such a satisfac- tory budget. It was felt that a considerably larger increase in the rate this year might reasonably have been expected. In reply, Ald. Cay expressed his appreciation to all committees and boards for their co-operation and especially to Ald. Davis and the city treasurer for their assistance. Ald. Davis urged also that ah endeavor be made by all departments to keep within their budgets. ' GLOBAL CORN Com is grown in every one of the an in- Greer, K.C, : J and jin most lands of the globe. Livestock Review Toronto, Feb. 14 (CP)~Cattle prices were 15 to 25 cents higher in trade on the livestock market here this week. Calves, lambs and sheep were steady, the Dominion - Marketing Service reported today. Hogs were steady to 15 cents higher. The cattle run of close to 5,000 head was down about 600 from the same weight last year, In te of snow-blocked roads trucks vered some 2,800 cattle, In the disposition of the cattle, Ontario packers got about 2,400 head with 400 east and the balance going to local- butchers, ; Weighty steers were $13 to $16 with top at $15.25. Butcher steers brought $12.50 to $15 and heifers were $14 down, Fed year , brought $13.50 to $15. Butcher cows, were $9.50 to $12.25 and bulls sold from $10 to $12.50. A few good feed- ers sold at $12.50 to $13.25. 4 A light run of calves sold at $17 to $18 for choice with plain lights, and heavies downward to $12. . hog run was very light. Prices closed at $21.75 to $21.90 for grads A and at $21.35 to $21.50 for grade' Bl. Sows were $19 dressed. The sup- ply of lambs included one car of westerns. Good lambs were $16.50 to' $15.75. A few sheep offered sold' from $4 to $10. ! Rationing Of Liquor Ends Mar. 1 Toronto, Feb. 14-- (CP) -- After March 1 there will be no rationing of beer, wine or liquor in Ontario, except for imported Scotch and Irish whisky. And William Griesinger, commiss. sioner of the Ontario Liquor Cone trol Board who made the announce- ment yesterday, explained = later that it's not a question of any "try- out." He said "rationing is over." Imported Scotch and Irish whis- ky remains raticned at one quart rer calendar month, as it has been. Domestic spirits, such as Canadian Scotcia and rye, rum and gin, are off the ration. Lifting of the ration restrictions on beer and wine was effective Feb. 1 . The Ontario rationing system started on Jan, 4, 1943, and at one time in the summer of 1944 the qucta per individual was one 13- ounce bottle per month. The beer quota went down at one time to 12 pints per month. Permits issued by provincial gove ernment offices will still be neces-. sary for purchase from government liquor stores, although no quota re mains except for imported whisky. Rationing now remains in only three Canadian provinces, Saskat- chewan, Manitoba, and British Col" umbia, but there the allocations are on a much higher level than they have been in the east. The Ontario commission was said to have taken the view that with the approaching unrestricted sale of liquqor-by-the-glass in the prov- ince's five largest cities, rationing for home consumption could not be justified. In introducing the legis~ lation which provides for liqugr with meals, and liquor without meals, in Ottawa, Toronto, London, Hamilton and Windsor, Attorney-General Blackwell had said that home con- sumption would have first call on liquor stocks. Rye, rum and gin were all sald to be in "good supply" now. The announcement of rationing's end was read to the Ontario Tem- perance Federation which was con- cluding its annual convention in To- ronto and there was no comthent from the floor. But efter the meet- ing there were terse comments from individual temperance leaders. Rev. E, 8. Bishop said: "The lack of rationing is secondary to liquor being used at all." Fine or Jail For Careless Driver Frederick Collins of Toronto was fined $25 and costs or one month in the County Jail in Magistrate's Court today when found guilty of a charge of careless driving. The charge arosé out of an acc dent on the night of November 15 in which an auto, driven by Alfred Cameron, Toronto, was in collison with the accused's car on No. 2 Highway about two miles east of Pickering. Cameron suffered head injuries, confining him to hospi- tal for three days. Collins produced photographs of his car, taken on the Sunday fol- lowing the accident, and these were used in his defence at the trial. Magistrate F. S. Ebbs said, that the pictures only showed that Collins car had been struck in the side by that driven by Cameron. It was' contended by Collins that Cameron. drove into him, but Bbbs sald that Collins could have been on the: wrong side of the road, on crossing back to his own side have been: struck by Cameron. . Provincial Constable Gilbert Ro-: bertson said he found the Cameron: vehicle, which had been proceeding east according to earlier testimony,: in the north ditch. Constable Ro-. bertson said he found considerable glass and other debris on the south side of the road and a 37-foot skid mark, made by the Cameron car, on the south shoulder of the high- | way. Mr, Dubin argued that the posi-; tion of the scattered debris on the south side was consistent with; Cameron having sideswiped the* Collins car and then "reating back": to his own side without being in' control of his vehicle. In summing up defence counsel: C. L. 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