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. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1947 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE THIRTEEN hg Four Policemen Await Decision On Illegal Killing Of Game PARK KEEPER CHASED AUTO OF CONSTABLE Barry's Bay, Ont., Dec. 18--(CP) --Four police officers and a civilian, all charged with breaking Ontario laws through illegal posses- of deer in Algonquin Park Preserve, today faced a three-week wait for a court deci- sion in their case. Meanwhile the policemen stand suspended from After a day-long hearing that stretched into the night in a crowd- ed Barry's Bay courtroom where 16 crown witnesses were heard Mag~ istrate W. K. MacGregor of Pem- broke, reserved his decision. He de- scribed the case as serious and with 'complex aspects" and promis- ed a decision about Jan. 7. The five accused--Police Chief William Cudmore and Constable G. H. Bishton of Bracebridge; Ontario Provincial Constable W. Byrnes of Bracebridge; Night Constable Geor- ge Taylor of the Huntsville Polige gnd Walter Trull, Bracebridge civi- Han--pleaded not guilty to the deer possession charge. They also face a second charge of fllegal hunting in Algonquin Park which provincial authorities have not yet proceeded with. Whether it will pressed will be decided after decision on the first charge is given. The Crown's case, "presented by Prosecutor W. M- Martin of Tor- onto, special counsel of the Attor- around tog lesumony of Jeffrey Isaacs, caretaker of Killar- ney Lodge in the park who said he was awakened by shots in the park early on Dec. 2. He testified that he had seen a car on the road and had chased it in his truck until he got the licence number. Evidence was entered to show the car belonged to Constable Bishton. Isaac said he later found fresh entrails and warm blood where had first seen the car and some- to drag something into vehicle. Magistrate MacGregor ruled out . some of the crown testimony be- cause the customary warning had not been given the five defendants . ranger. But other witnesses, in- el rangers; told of finding what looked like deer hair on the clothing of the suspects, blood on their car and of the finding of four deer carcasses just off a park high- Smiles Aplenty At Big Four Reception Refer Snow Removal To '48 Council Following the presentation of a reporf by Ald. M. Starr on the pos- sibilities of the cleaning of the Kigg and Simcoe Streets sidewalks .| by the city, City Council last night Although they may not see eye to eye on the issues around the conference tabie, ¥iacheslav Molotov, centre, Soviet foreign minister, and U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, left, shake hands warmly as Mar- shall was greeted at the Soviet embassy in London, where a reception was beld for the "Big Four" foreign ministers. Andrei Vishinsky, Soviet deputy minister of foreign affairs, has a big smile, too. ,, ,. ..... Slaughtering Drops In Nov. Report of Food tor C. H. Dickinson to the Board of Health reveals that the number of animals slaughtered in the district has dropped to 2056 in November from an all-time high in October of 856. The record figure for October was attribnted to the nation-wide pack- inghouse strike which shut down the three major packinghouse firms. Average rate is from 350 to 400 ani- mals a month. The Food Inspector reported 25 visits to dairies during the month with 118 sediment tests conducted. Sanitary Inspector Lorne Slaght reported 18 plumbing permits is- sued in November. Fifteen primary and 28 final inspections were made. Twenty-three building inspections were made and seven complaints investigated, Inspector Slaght said. Five peverage room and 37 restaur- ant inspections were carried out, session of either deer or firearms and heki that there was no direct evidence, He called , no defence | witnesses. : Ottawa Hunts Taxpayers To Pay Income Refunds Ottawa, Dec. 18--(CP)--Officials of the income tax division of the Revenue Department are scouring Canada for a "lost legion" of ap- proximately 400,000 taxpayers to whom refunds are due on the "re- fundable portion" oftheir income tax payments for 1942, a department official said today. newspapers, mailing out cards, the department has succeeded in locat- ing a considerable proportion of its tax creditors, but there are still thousands yet to be found, One-third of the 1,200,000 men and By advertising campaigns in daily |" women the department must reim- burse before March 31, 1948, have moved from their 1942 place of re- sidence, married, changed their names, or died, said the official. And it's up to income tax officials to hunt the lost ones down and pay them back the money due. On per- sonal income tax the total is more than $80,000,000. Payoff of the refundable portion now is being made in the case of two classes of taxpayers. First is to those over 66 years of age, whose income in the last year did not ex- ceed $5,000. The second is to the es- tates of deceased taxpayers. ~ FARME Toronto, Dec. 18--(CP)--Repre- sentatives of various agricultural groups in Ontario have been invit to meet here Monday under the chairmanship of Agriculture Minis- ter T. L. Kennedy in an effort. to TO MEET 4 learn what the future holds for the marketing of farm commodities. Produces of beef, hogs, cheese, fruit, vegetables, poultry and eggs have been asked to send spokesmen. A second meeting, set for Jan. 5, will be attended by distributors of farm commodities, {COPYRIGHT BY CARLING'S, 1943 The spectacular Whooping Crane was once common in Canada and the United States, but in the last thirty-five years it has become the rarest of North American birds. After scientific investigations, conducted from Texas to Saskatchewan, it has been estimated that there are less than thirty "Whoopers' in the world! Existing legal pro- tection strengthened by public' sentiment is essential to the survival of the species. To increase Canadians' appreciation of the need for conservation, The Carling Conservation Club issues free, authoritative literature on the many aspects of conservation to all its members, as well as colourful reprints of wildlife pictures, A In 1852, the last Great Auk was killed, as had been thousands upon thousands in the preceding years. another This aquatic 'bird provides example of the inevitable results of wholesale slaughter of wildlife. "CARLING THE CARLING BREWERIES LIMITED WATERLOO, ONTARIO + , Wedtore Upspodbed - YOURS TO ENJOY -- YOURS TO PROTECT 1} referred the matter to the 1048 council, Ald. Starr said that from boun- dary to boundary there are nine miles of sidewalks on King St¥eet. It is estimated that it would take a plow between four and six hours to clean these sidewalks, If the plow were rented it would cost $5 an hour while the estimated cost of a tractor and plow was $2,800. In order to look after all the walks in the city nine plows would be need- ed, he said. Reports received from other cities indicated that the clearing of side- walks by the municipalities was not very satisfactory. It is impossible to clean them bone-dry and due to obstructions it is necessary to leave about two inches of snow which turns to slush in mild weather, MAXVILLE STAYS DRY Maxville, Ont, Dec. 18--(CP)-- Establishment of a meti's beverage room at the one hotel in this Glen- garry County village was turned down by voters yesterday but the "wet" votes lacked only 38 of the 60 per cent necessary for the grant- ing of a licence. TORONTO SENDS CAKE Toronto, Dee. 18--(OP)--Woq men barristers at the Old Bailey, London, Eng., will have their To« ronto sisters +o thank for tha birthday cake in the centre of their table at the celebration to day of the 25th anniversary of the calling of women to the bar. French women lawyers agreed to provide wine while women's groups in the United States and Canada are supplying the ree freshments, Men's All. 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