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TUURSDAY, MAY 2nd, 1946
HANDICAPPING
":7gun OWN it t day for sports and merry -making?
OPLE Special church services -perhaps in the
' PE
evening so that all might .attend-•—
Chi C0111= last week conlie"ut would afford opl►ortunity for reverent
was made upon the announcement that
]Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish ships
Were preparing to engage in tra
i etweeu, Europe and Great Le les
ports, and coupled with this the pro-
posal to enlarga the . Great Lakes r upon the proceedings of the Dominion -
waterway at a great eipenditure of Provincial conference in a non-partisan
Canadian and United, States money. spirit, , their readers woUld have a
better idea of what the various pro -
tae Port Arthur News -Chronicle draws
editorial attentiola to the same an- posals mean to taxpayers. The ques-
nouncement and makes•"cdiu neat from tions under consideiation at the Ottawa
a somewhat different angle:
conference are not party questions
LAZY
MEADOWS
PIiQi. pal �� .E
. a�?f J. .0. vada :1
Nat'
YI'llaliir>;�i'!�
NEXT1l'a
Next year gars going to do thisidle
thing for certain. Never a`ut;sian" bvill
1 be caught this way. Xes, sir, when
the 'first of May comes around, in 1947,
1'll be ow of ' the lucky few,' who have
all their affairs in proper order' land
the income tax forms 'ssifely away and
in the hands of the inc;ozne tax in-
spector.
As. a matter of fact,,it may be such
a shock to the boys who. collect income
tax that I'll be pointed out as the ,first
observance of the anniversary of the " man to- file his 1916 returns. 1 May
Cross. even be a rather famous perspn. Philo -
a o a graphers • ill come and a take silly . pic-
tures of me and reporters -will lire
If the Toronto dailies would forget h Government for these otne
weird questions at me, forget what £ : Around 31000 Lor the telco -bed= do their ud work. AU houses are
their politics, and report and comment I said and go buck and write down ` ' • properly landscaped and cement walks
lot of silly quotations under the room tai
more preference' will be givers, wheraa wished to build o. garage`s
under; private Q.aaterprlse 1t euQuall .: - ; 1 .: WW thio approval,. "fa Wartime
y�
n
L; t
U
$ el
t
t
®fab _ h�
the direct e)1Dptr;�it�,e, Tlaerer 23" risco the • 1� ins ("i,
quer;taou of low cont h,r salving by than build; llmt if he subsequently left thaO
Crown, as against the very much in-
creased eostr5 of private enterprise;
and lurthacraaiore it is a known fact
that where private enterprise is coos
cerned"-the finished product mead , oat
assuredly goy, to the lagan with .tlie
most cash! And the veteran and his
family would still 'be in the same,
hoot he's in today 1 , _�
Q.: Why have all these plans • of
houses no basenie,nts?
A.: For .the simple reason that, as
I' already. stated, it is the opinion
ill
h(aoasc he could aia!lther move nor. els
said garages, •
4 .: Can a Weal contractor' tender on
the constrilctioua of thepe da�ome
-A.: We would give preference to
any local contractor and as work pro-
gress .el •woilld advance him up to
eighty per: cent. of "work cimpleted.
Alaterlal6 would. lie" ,ade--available. ,tick
him through . Government-spencored
channels.
There were mtgiy more minl3r ques-
tions asked, but a above will give
I've a res y e i readers some idea of the scheme. These
of the Government that .were further
expenditure in this `line made, it wotild
materially •increase the amount of
rental. `
,Q.: What is the approximate const
to the
homes 'are very, attractive and a. main-
tenance man will be stationed Isere.
Mouses are painted outside every two
years and materials for interior decor-
ation .are given years to tenants to
um home' installed ; and I am sure these homes
guise that I said them. Q.: What rentals will be asked for will be an attractive addition to any
Well, now' that the dream is over, 1 these• homes? district.
eau go back quite a few years and
recall just how each year since I
first started tiling the returns I have
been saying just 'this same thing.
April 30th is one of • the worst clays
' of the year around Lazy Meadows.
Preparatiotp3 for extensive services Some Liberals and some Conservatives in the first place, the mortgage pay -
by Swedish and Dutch steamers into are inclined to .consider them from. the meats come due on the 25th. I once:
the .Great are e'reaurte in (au ews-
As- standpoint of "Provincial rights." bought - some life insurance and for
ociatedle)ress--ells tt h -frOin CiliCatgtr�ther Libera.Ls.and- other --f`onyervatives :some strangereason of other the
As-
sociated P p premium is -due on the -'nth. .I bcwght~
The- vanguard of vessels to . open a would give "Provincial rights" a minor a tractor last year and with careless
all water Europe to Chicago trade are place in their consideration. Probably , abandon signed a note. It now ap-
,, A. : Frpm $22 to $30, i.e., $22 for a
two-bedroom house; $27 for a three-
bedroom house; $130 for a four-bedroom
house. 11%1%to teff. years and only fully in -
Q, How are these houses heated,' vests ated projects would ,be given any
A. By a very - modern new type authority to obtain materials.
circulating heater, and we will guar- Now let's' take a quick look-vdt some
antee that jt" will not require more il�*tires'.
than ilir e'"fi}is per year. Firstly, Wartime house of two -bed -
Q.: What type of construction is room type. ..Original tost $4000. Taxed
used in the building of- theseA>mes
A.: First, the site of the fuse must tit 6'24 1)"year. Rental $22 per month.
be on "high ground," i.e., not below 1� ifteeti years at $22, 39GO I �res;.:6e,__
''1'1 sold for $1000 ---Total $4960.
The Hon.. C. D. Howe has recently
mane the statement that building ma-`
terials will be very .short -fur least
yearn pins ote<' 'eats pAwo tate , �
uplicep, plug a any.ito nt3, too aaunraae>
ni
to list, 4ow what `lI-,avo wo got?
r
Original laves . east, $rloo0, interest,
18 years at six peP. cent., $2480'; taxes,
30-91; uP/Nerf, approximately $108
yearly, $1899—Total, $9640,
Not only that, but during eighteen
years you will be... ree,,uired to pay
approximately $22 rent plus say VD
to $12 inteest; whereas, Wartime
t. ousini?; will rent You a similar house
Vie_ liatLsoa.'rRII -co_sir of $22 per month
and .at• the end of -.fifteen years ,you
,can purc1i.se from the town, put a
basement,. etc., under it and still save
yourself $4100; and I'm fully coag-
vineed, by the word of the Government,
that houses. built IV them will be in,
better condition at the end of fifteen
years " than any similar dwelling
privately owned! "
In conclusion, Y d,o:. not intend to
enter . into any further controversy
over this ,scheme. I've attempted to
'outline ,my' reasons for supporting the
project and I. will leave the decision
to the electorate of G-oderich. At least
we as Councillors . truly • believed that
(Continued on page 6)
already en route across the Atlantic. the highest point of either the side -
the 'creat majuriV of Canadians would hears that this note is cue on the SecondlS• Privately built and fin -
It is all quite interesting anti at a b 3rd of May.
casual glance suggestive -of an import- approach the whole matter with an Then, of course, there's always the
ant trade between Great Lakes porta'
open mind if the partisan press would income tax. Take this away from
lbthet whichever •
walk or
he higher.
, , anted at six per cent. interest. -Origin-
happens to be the higher text, the, f 6000
frontage of lot must in no case: be al
(with basement and urriace) $
Veteran deposits say $500. Balance
f at six per cent. interest, $4500. Pay -
and Europe. The oft pictured ivadina , present the questions at issue in an: that, and don't forget the four per cent, less than �i0 feet. Secondly,
of steamers at Port Arthur and I+'or th ar built on a foundation
William -with cargo for European portsInq►artial manner.
*
reduction.' I wonder
where those re Pay -
houses e u tble at `''' per month for • eighteen
eeipts for the Red Cross went to.
is roa ect. This , "being so it is Add live hundred dollars and no . . .
in prospect.
ruing e co e t - Donald it shoo e our -un red and allow
worth while exam the conditions 1 III iu ` \Ifni ter Il�lev l" t should b f h d
under which this trade will be carried llurciuu, .ox wlroeter may be the king- i one htxn red and fifty . . . and., there's
on. To reach Chicago and other -lake
Wu of C i, Wartime Prices and Trade an exemption, and we mustn't forget...
ports from the Atlantic it is necessary ! Well, next year won't be like this at
Board,'deserves a
meed
of
praise_for r
1
fan
and Dutch
theseNorwegian e
se g
steamers to use the St Lawrence It the stubborn_ ;come tax returns on time Let me see
Yes
sir I m for tiling in
-
steamers
g
OT
iver, h e refusal to du away with ,
...; . ., .- ice, .yxc h. ;, .. �... .. - .t.oXc�.��lt'�:'a#d':°�`l��'�. ,; .�..iiiistt�er= til:vi`-�t�ritiit2�M
Its: t,a ah,have..,l.-P.t�t e u t
canals and channels which have peen
an avalanche of infiatiou to sweep; ary I'm going to file my returns. In
constructed between Port Arthur and . ` the meantime .let's see now . .
e sea,. some of them on the St. over. the country. `'4'e may be assured
-what about the net taxable income .
Lawrence entirely in Canadian . ter -1 that tremendous 'pressure fs being
wel•
l, now . . . oh, yes . . . better check
ritory. These canals and channels erted from v:ariuus quarters for the those figures . . . '.five and four .and
have cost the people of Canada and the ,c,seniu'; of the )rice structure, and will be wired -for power and when
h � 1 but sia .and oh oh .. 1. oh there's
Veited will be completely equipped
of millions of ;s. t dollars diff ce each time I addIwisely the I3uar is a fug its lme ni n
United States hundreds en r eien
dollars. The Welland canal alone, as , d � taking
live feet either of 'lenient block or
-"
concrete construction and are "set i p'1
attractively. Thirdly, : the homes are .
,,of frame construction, either of novelty
siding or Johns -Manville siding. Roofs
are of asbestos shingles. Fourthly, the
houses are completely; insulated with
r
• vin ua • um warmth.
r ck wool, ensu a,iiu
u
l ' i iter• a nilAtool •c(ltufort in summor :
-i
The interior walls are of plasterboard
or similar material. The floors are
of hardwood throughout. They are
provided with.. three-piece • batlirooms,
laundry tubs and built-in -clipboards,
t' i With blindsa d heater,and if the
the only channel "between Lakes Un- a gradual lifting of the ceilings. It -
" Dario and Erie, cost Capada .$1.>.t3,000,- would be beyond human- wisdom. for
000. Other millions ''are being spent .the Board iu this gradual process to
every year in -new improvements and ►
maintenance of old ones, 'both Canada 1►lea,e the litany conflicting interests,
and :United States bearing the costs or perhaps eien to avoid some mis-
while the ships of either country are takes; but the greatest •rnistake of X11
free to use the improvements provided vsut>Qiti, be to yield 'to demands arising
' by the other wherever convenient or tiuni self-interest rutherj than from-
necessary.
romnecessary.
'Because Canada and United States regard for the welfare of the nation.
the figures up.:
Letters to the Editor
COUNCILLOR • BREiETQN -;
- EXPLAINS -
Editor The Signal -Star.
Sir,—In .reply to your correspondent,
Mr. John Jeffrey, regarding wartime
veteran requires a cook stove be may
have this installed at a rental of 7`5c
per month. In , the three-bedroom
house two bedrooms are upstairs and
in tire four-bedroom house three bed-
rooms are upstairs. -
Q y: Is` the veteran obligated in any
way for these homes?
A.: No. H'e-May move in one month
and move out the next.
' Q.: Supposing the veteran stayed in
have shared these costs' the reciprocal Canada is fortunate in having some one' of these houses "for ,the fifteen_
-
years, could he buy it for the additional
use of the• improvements is _altogether men with backbone in its service. houses for 'Goderich, - and also to at- . $10001
proper but it. constitutes a gift of big * * * tempt to shed some light nn the whole
proportions when the privilege is ex-
ene
t d d to Norwegian Dutch or other Ontario Liberals are looking for a question of veterans' rehabilitation in
.
European -owned ships, because none Provincial leader, and various names respect to providin --,low cost rentals
contributed. It is c ihfiSodation for at
-of "those countries are being canvassed. _4't the annual plus adequate accoin ,
zalso common knowledge that these fiir the Province held least this period when the whole world
European ships • lack marry of the re= ,party g' gathering
quirements deenled necessary by the' lastweek it was'.decided te'call a con- is still in a state of transition, I wish
Governnierits of Canada and the United i vention at some future date to select ' at this time to make at least my
States for their own ships.
.Acton-
a leader, allowing -time to bring forth1 apologies, las a councillor that a publid
amodations are not as good, wage- *inning below the American and Canadianr acv , smile person of g qualities.
level ants;, the food is nqt _- as good.,. While, not` unduly interested in the
meeting ' of the- electors was -not held
and all the "pros and cons" discussed.
However, this was not donee,,, so we
Neither are these foreign sailors ae- r selection, this column would Suggest can't do much about that angle now.
that the Liberals would do -well to
choose their roan fioru somewhere not
less -than a 'hundted miles from Tor-
onto ; a man- not necessarily a farmer
Can -
corded the eight-hour dray which
in a foreign ship fret& any lake -port: t one who would be progressive '• in -a
• 'means just that much less employment 1 lane way but would not yield to
for- Canadian and American sailois idemands for public expenditure with -
and that much less business for the 1 out the most careful consideration;
shipowners.'" It means- • less shipbuild-
ing at the Port Arthur shipyards and „one who n•,►tilcliplace the moral tone of
'that
I want to state quite' definitely
adian-lake sailors are asking:
The European shipowners are, there-
fore, at a distinct advantage over those
of this continent, to say fiothing of the
benefit 'they get -.from free use of the" but
who would have at heart the wel- sentative explain the details and pre -
channels and canals built by public fare" of the rural sent floor plans, 'etc., to a special meet -
funds Every cargo that moves out parts of the Province;
that in the first instanceI-was opposed
to the •sylwle . scheme and Voiced my
disapproval at the Council. However,
after hearing tale Government repre-
A.: No. The Government will deal.
only with the Corporation of Goderich ;'
but it goes without saying that ,the
Town of Goderich can in turn pass
the home on to the veteran for the,
$1000.
•
Q.: . Supposing a veteran tenant
MOVflIG WEST
M. Rawlinson Limited regularly make
up and•ship Household Furniture.iture. Con-
solidated
on-
s ltd ed Pool Cars to
Manitoba Saskatch-
tt ,MI t ttl i -Col 'edd to
-Ca 1iforni .Wrte wire or honetor ruced
freight rates Establisfxcd 1885.
510 Yange St., 'Toronto. Kingsdalp 5125
MOPING, PACKING, SNIPPING aid STORAGE
SLEEP.. 4td:
awa.!¢e
I you & nit sleep well J °
—if nights are inter- T `1
rupfed by restlessness
—look, to your kid-
neys.
id-net's. 'lf your kidneys
are out of order and
failing to cleanse the
Blood of poisons and
excess acids—your rest is likely suffering.
too. Then is the time to' use Dodd's
Kidney Pills. Dodd's help your kidneys get
rid of trouble -making poisons and acids—
help restore them to normal action. See
how much :better you rest at night—how
much brighter you feel in the,morning. Get
and use Dodd's Kidney Pills today. 145
Truly a
Funeral Haeme
Quietness, r ; g 1 ty with roverrn e,
and Wit ori dearstrsndilnl7 of family
needs ago ever present at
E. E. CRANSTON
Funeral Home
fl'l MONTRUAL SST.
GODECRICH
Plnoin(3,,.3PW or 4
folly --"'Whatever became 62" thgse
ald-fashioned ,gals who fainted when a
boy kissed them?" Dolly --"Whatever •
became of the old-fashioned boys who
could make 'eat faint?"
"-
Owe,
FORTHGO-AHEAD,
f�4R'✓ylER
. . I! y: s,
x,a;Gc; vv:.i.i
'f you want to increase your income by
buying more cattle,the B of Wille glad to
finance -the purchase, and you can pay back
N�. .
oa,a
the , nes,
- -our
i
rax wrtturawa,v . � .
s B of�1% mans etoda _ s'
- See your nearestr Y, !?
Bm or aorrite., for folder "Quiz for a Go-ahead
1�1
Farmer. ,
BANK OF MONTREAL'
A0A9 - . working with Canadians an every walk of life since 1817
r y /r %iert# QS ,
"�,
INCREASED EARNIN�GS—
•
a
ot
Y a& ffer ,
From .- ' dache.s?
It, is hard to struggle along with.a head that aches
Ind pains all the time. r • .
A headache need not, be an illness -in itself, but it
may he a warning symptom that there is intestinal
sluggishness within. "
To help overcome the cause of headache 'it is -
necessary to eliminate the waste matter from.the system. Burdock Blood
Bitters helps to remove the cause of headaches by regulating the digestive
and biliary organs, neutralizing acidity, regulating the constipated -bowels
and tonic:., sluggish liver, and Mien' this has been accomplished the
heauio lies should disappear.
;, • • 1'. il. 13. at any drug counter. Price $1.00 a bottle .
_The T, Milbtirn Co., L 9ralted, Torcipto, Ont.
ing of the Council, at ,which I closely
questioned said representative • (and
herein - under record these questions'
and_ answers); 1 felt that if we were
golig to relieve the. situation in re-
speot to the veterans of our town it
would be foolhardy to 2'ontihue—op=
others alag.tire Great. Lakes. the Province above infinences that rpos•i.tion.-•-Also in light of the repre-
Internationtel courtesy and co -aper- would tend, to louver. it. Until such' septations .made by both the Canadian
.tion is all right, but to many people Y ,► Ilion u ► ►ears perhaps the Liberals Legion and the local Board of Trude,
will seem to be too much generosity
11 I 1
who were "all for it" if it helped to'
that foreign countries should have the *fight be conteiit'to rally around their adequately Yiut2se the veteran.
As I have already stated, I asked
many iluestions and here hre the facts
as given
Question :- Is it not possible for H.M.
Government to release building iiia-
., terial through the regular channels so
that veterans could have built, or build
for themselves, homes -of their own
choice? •
Answer : The Ilori C. D. Ilowe. Min-
ister of Reconstruction, and 11T.
Government deem it advisable to con-
trol all materials to stop `tvildeatting"
befit*fits of improvements for which, present leader in the Legislature, Mr.
the;v made no contribution and the t)1iver, who though not brilliant ap-
ad•va ntage of trade in a field where 1 1 • \.
Canadian and American shipowners j►ca ► s to ►c. a ,Dunt Ivan. o matter
are_ handityppd by higher wage- and whom they choose,„the present- Premier
anaintenance cu,15. These foreign ships , will not be easily displaced. -
should be. charged toll for use of the
Canadian and American canals and be SAYS .PROVINCIAL LIQUOR -
required to keep them ships and wages
_-En _to Great Lakes. standards.
-LAW STILL EFFECTIVE
EDITORIAL NOTES C.T.A. Does Not Cancel Ontario Legis-
latio9i—"Temperance Advocate"
I'Ve're still waiting to hear from 'The Temperance Advgcate, pubi i shed and materials getting into hands Which
would not use it"for the purpose it is
meant -for, _viz., low rental homes for
veterans and their families; and please
note that the larger the family the
the.:. weatherwiseaeres who predicted at Toronto, differs sharply with .the
another wet year in 1946. views expressed by those Who 'say that
* * * the Ontario Liquor Control Act is not
Mr. Churchill fears that , Great' in effect in Huron county while the
ritain is. going to the dent.nition bow- Canada Temperance Act is in force. It
wows under the Labor Government: says : .
Of course, it is always the privilege "Considerable confusion .appears- to
exist in regard to the effect which the
of the "outs" to talk that way of operation of the Canada Temperance
the "ins."
Canada Temperance Act as well as :of
this Act so far. as the same apply
within the liThits of any county," city
or other municipality within which
Act will have on Provincial • law. For any local , option bylaw or any bylaw
* * * instance, it has 'peen stated that in a under the Temperance Act of 1864 ,or
• Perhaps -the only way to settle the county under • the Canada Temperance the Canada Temperance Act is in -force.!
Act one could drink liquor on , the (Revised Statutes 1914, ,page -2929,
housing problem would be on the street or give• liquor to a minor with- section, 144.)
"musical chairs" plan—have a scramble out cpnunitting a legal offence. "The words 'es well as of this Act
for accommodation every so often and "This, We believe, is entirely ibis- so far, as the . same apply within the
'taken. It is the practice in Canadian limits of - any county, city, etc.' are
tiy
let the loser stout until his chance law that when a Dominion and Pro- significant Words in this connection..
comes .again. . vincial statute deal With the same It is therefore incorrect to say that
b * matter the ,Dominion, Act takes preee- in a county. or city under the Canada-
- The five -largest eitirs in Ontario are den°<'c,s in so fur as it applies, Other Teiuperance• Act there is no law against
to have special facilities for dririkin than to this_,extent a Provincial law drunkenness, drinking. 'fn public or
1 le i5 not e=xcluded It may be invoked iti%t1Tl to minors, etc. ruler proper
On the' .theory, perhaps,. that people
in regard to any aspect of the
matter s � administration the Provincial law is
who have' nothing blit bricks and ` with .which the Federal law does not co-operative with the Canada Temper-.
' eeinent to look at allyear round need specifically deal. - 4 aim. Act, not excluded by it." •
something extra in the way of re- "During the period between •1914- and r —' -
f<reshmerit to reconcile them to their
1920 the practice hi Iluron county watt►, The view' expressed as above by the
to lay charges for 'selling or exposure Temperance Advocate has been .en -
for sale; the only 'offence it covers donees by a 'judgment given last week
udder the Canada Temperance Act. by Magistrate Langdon at °Brampton°
"Charges for any other liquor offence in Peel county: • which is . under the
A weekly contempgrary editorializes were laid.. under the to,icense Act, or Canada Temperance Act. The ease
• en the value of local government.nd later the Ontario Temperance Act, the was that. of a man.' who was convicted
deplores the, 'trend towards, central- Provincial laws. This. dual operation of having an open bottle of whiskey
ization,' and in the same column
objects to local differences in
"all should be on one time, s rd
or daylight saving." Well,, are
against centralization, too—sometimes.-
v a P
rresumribly Good Friday wasnee
observed , as a "holy clay," in m-
' n sac'. Of C r .1 Mowat's tiovernment in 1887 inserted
Now it iU i i i'cly, for I1Ytib t people,
mit,14n this Ontario Liquor Lick'nse Act the
fall:
a
entr
olum
time—
"all
tanda
WP,
O
CO
alma.
following section : '
ole? (►f' the holidays 'of the year t, 'Thee Board and the Inspect>r ap-
%u ould it not be more fitting "that pointed uhder the Act ( the Ontario
;arrter Monday a day 1,of. t'ejoic'ing, Liquor, Licet>50 Act') shall exercise and
tthoulel' li(�"itiglio1itlay, and that ,poopiti yy�,1gqyy:rll:u°t;e 'all its a�it� r(tspgyei:Lv;e','l►On's•e',�
a ! � 1 V. y .° rt ',1.Ol it duties ro t i�,�)-enft►r't'1,,, .�t'1 or 'tile
ctould' „(r ,i:'i►t,ult), i i c.i.r a (algal tarhra4 i ti o t 1e ('i t�glt c. Act (r
extended even to 'the dispersal of the in his possesslon, while intoxicated,
fines. Those levied under the Federal at a dance. His defence, was that the
flet. went to the Dominion authorities C.T.A. applied to liquor sales only
while those collected under the l'ro- and that it .superseded the Ontario Act.
vincial law went Ito the Province. Magistrate Langdon ruled that both
"This procedure rested batik On the ac'ts,were effective.
d
enactment In the former Provincial
Liquors License Act. After some con-
fusion subsequent to the passing of
the Canada Temperance Aet air Oliver
inenrorati0 ofthey
ru c ialon f �' 'Y`e 1 t °i tyr
On. i;o jd l,'°iiday, ill tf('€i't 'ci iiialtltrg l- fi ', and the "eco ul ! ll'• Of the
FIREPLACE FURNACE
tor Summar Homes
and Cottages
dtstra cold air tris of ma)"
•-onfi lot air to to re•
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c,aiide---•e5reutattio alt
vCA feei rno Imre cold
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M11.4.1ON'S, OF AMERICAi1 VISITORS are expected to come to- Canada
during 1946 for. their post-war vacation. •
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It won't alwaysbe easy to accommodate them. We still have our' crowding
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and shortages. We are stilln the aftermath of war. This is the very reason
we should all take special care to be courteous and copsiderate to our
guests this summer.
This year' -of all years,
true hospitality. -
we must maintain, the reputation we -have won for
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0111__ YOU MAY NEVER SEE A TOURIST, BUTS .:
• of L tourist dollars flow to' you. The grocer, `'t_he
I!'"garage man, the farmer, the office worker—every-
f1 � body benefits directly or indirectly from tourist
f � spending, and the extra ''work and income it
creates.Last year, tourists"in Canada spent more
than one hundred and fifty million dollars. In the
years ahead, as ,our ability to handle tourist.traffic grows, who is
to say how big this business may become? For ?Canada is in an
enviable position—a natural vacation land next moor to the most
travel -minded nation' in the world. This is,- an all-important
year! It may be difficult in many ways yet it holds great promise .
fbr the. future.
THEY'LL BE TALkING,.ABOUT US... We want thentt to come
again. We want them to tell their friends: "We had a marvellous
time in Canada!" By making them truly welcome,. we can win
millions of enthusiastic salesmen for Canada—"satisfied Gus -
homers", who will pass on to many times their number the story
Of •Canadian hospitality and of Canada's unlimited attractions
as a vacation land.,
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