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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1947-05-01, Page 20 $ tl 1)r 1pli` 074 r r . *.t ' i lL*tax i'> O COUNTT'S VO MOST WOO . ?a bitollned b9 'igitt -Stix, llII Ite tett----Cmnaala ail Great ritmdu, $2.00 a year ; to U Staten, raga. ,• ' *4t'eetl&ipg Rateta on Melina. Authorizeail as second-class mlaall, Posit 0 I Department, -Ottawa. Telephonie 71 • • 'l• Member ,, of Canadian Weekly ; ewpapers Association Sworn Circulation Over 2,000 Igt•TS0N Its GEO. L. ELLIS ited 'it• c1) TUURSDAY, MAY list, f131T INCOME TAX .r„ E twit ]D • of a riding. as to alter its political 1 THE OODERIC SIGN STAR -1 FAROE ItECORD$ MADE IN i O AL E L TEIN HNRD Fila OSTER OF Y WARMS • By Htarry. .Y. pradc • "PUT THE KETTLE ON" Thera:'* aomethiag homely and la. ' ty about the phrase, "Put ,,the 'kettle un." It's a real country phrase „too. A number of cnaltettahtdtug prg4uett as record* have recently been completed by Holsteins in the herd of IlaNter Tuct�►t3. 41241thorne township. a 'hese wore made under the supervision of the ]Record of Performance branch of the Federal Department of Agriculture. • I was reminded of it the other:0,N Echo Poses Lydia produced in 305 when 1 dropped in for a drat wittlll Ed. a days on twice -a -day milking a total of Wilkins in the village. 18,003 lbs. of ta4k containing 617 lbs. ,Of butterfat. This (is believed to be the largest 305 -day twice -a, -day zuilking record ever, teimpleted in Huron county, Another eceptional record was that of Banostine Echo Dewdrop Posch, Ed, used to be a neighbor of ours here at Lazy Meadows. Ile was quite a bit older . than either hits. Plait or myself,' and retired, to the village about five year.[ ago. Ed.' was a good - .0 ° " complexion. luVreastes pr reductions in friend to have , . the kind who didn't who gave 634 lbs. of butterfat front ]'inane Minister Abbott presented population make some chaugee inevit- mind helliiug•out at seedtitne or harvest •19,674 lbs. -of milk as a four-year-old ii.s rest budget at Ottawa on Tuesday able, but the Government party would or at a 1Wood bee'a We missed dint on 365 days. 'Adeline Echo 1 oscl.i in c �2 when he moved away-, 305 day:; "me twice-zi-day[ milking" gave and announced a surplus of ,}30' ,000,000 riot be justified, and would be political- Ed's.wife me died about three years abt) 1(1,17T lbs. milk -a-da containing 5'213 lbs. for the seer ended March :31st, 1917 ly unwise, in attempting anything like and :ince then his eldest daughter tat as ii. tour -year-old, an all-time record in Canadian minimal :t gerrymander, 1"tilers are far - more has been keeping house for hilt. Early Still another gond record was that alliance. The principal tax reduction iudepeitdeut of party than they -weep this year the slipped uu some it•e on of .Pearl Aristocrat I'usch, v&bo as a . feature of the budget is a cut in g , • the poatotl'ice :tsps and since thee he two-year-old produced in 3ti5 days• on some decades ago, and the would re- �r has, been laid .up; 11'heu Pin 111 the twice-lt filly ulillciut, a .,total of 1-1,9«'ti -personal income tai, ranging from 51 scut `any' tillflrir manipulation of seats, village with an hotly or su to spare lbs. milk cuntaittiui, 505 lbs. of fat. per cent. in -the lower brackets to six 'Any changes made should be such as 1' often drop hi' on ilium for a that. '1 lit. Crescent 14111e (11111 1 of t\wreuce " ' I1'• Tt •tutri' trtidi T11W A AY lot, •11947 9:. or seven pe The excess profits tax will disappear at the end of this year ; the corporation r tint. Lu the top brackets• can be justified in 'au iltlparti.tl review of thecircumstanees ire each ['ase. a a He likes to talk about crop' and pi noes 1.. 1,)X1(1 ant i lulu tl - and taxer awl local politics. ..a tie -Hairy a dairy farm, having been the 1 Waitingo • for grist at the anill lust homestead of the Bisset family amongst -'— • income .tax is unchanged' at 30 Per It is a pleasure..Lu read any &H.\ 1)r- ' cent. For probably the first time since ant•e by -Mr. St. I.liureu':. Minister of Confederation there are no customs tariff changes. A. s)stantial redact i;e1 in personal . income t:lXt'S was expected, ;11111 1I1 this respect \I r. Abbott's :ttin4ttttice • neut 14 satisfactory : lot: the absence Ilxternal Affairs, yrs reported in. rind- ` s:ard. Though 1'r'nch 15 11is native tt(llgut, he 'iris a perfect etiluivalid of English ; in fact, there seem to bi few;11ntiug the members,.f the 1 o.i,.e Nolo tl�e it so Nvt11. 111 replying to 11 week I had (Lillie a little tithe to spend ,the early dairymen 111 llulou comity. and dropped •.111 on Ed. We chatted led a\\'a1y for11 t1 h�1I1T or 50 ;1 11(1 he [1121 to his daughter and said, "Put the kettle on, Mlargiiret, and• we'll have •11 111Itt to eat and a pot of tea." 1 didn't - prat es: . idn'tpct test There's a friendly sound to,,the words and a still friendlier sound as the kettle .1111ts to baibble ;tint buil and fin- ally. erupt into Stearn. IIt're in the of any reduction in the salt's `.:t u istflestiFll a f1) \\' days ago e spoke f country 1)\1)11, \\estile11111t•+ get 111 511(11 dis)ippo111ting, and a return to 1111't'e- Ilegt)tlotions• that +\\ere conduct, d l 11 1111:y :1l,t011 11111lg. that \w(' forr;t't, 1) cent postage would have been: \eel orally." Abolit nine oii: of tell lot of the, older and more friendly nstonls. Crescent Lane buildings are well situ - 111t'(1 (01 1•jsing ground, below,.w [tell is ;1 [lever iai11i11:; spring \vliich°ta Itch all abillidt ace of water. It is expected that 11io. \\ill make ;1 real contribution to the I1t 'ieiIi breed 111 I1Itro11 county iii :be cooling Vicars. NOR'11'11 ST. 11'N rI'>r:1D • W.M.S. . [►\\111(4 to 1h1) fact that_ the Music!'estival is to he 110.1,1 in No!' 1i street United church during Ow first week in \lad, the W.M.S. held their regular,, t May Meeting 011 Tuesday alfternoon,' corned. 1I r. Abbott has etfr%1)1 1 list ;persons -though perhaps not :timing the The time \vats when anybody who .kpril 291 In in the church parlor, ened to the protests of business against ; iuemti)).rs of 1'arliament---%\ 111 1 ISavt' came to, the house .11at1 to stay long 1 f'l'ue president, Mrs. It. J. Iloward, •excess )•roots tax, and disregarded "verbally," though •'verb:1111 a )- . enough for ;t cue) of tea. if a frienil \V,ts in the chair and the meeting tins, Nv as the t I said yerball, , . 1 It forward strongly tltoppeti in for the purpose of any tq)e1i1'tl a 11 ll 1114' s111,11i of 111ii1i1 s. the cane I t n plies to both written and spoken ex thine. front borrowing seed grain to 1 Mrs. C. M. Robertson read 21 letter from 'but more quietly againet the sales , pressione. "orally" only to spoken words, ' buying a horse, you just naturally i Miss .1gzitha Coulter, nfiissiunar\• at -tax, the most indefensible tax in the and this ells exactly what lir. St. moved up to the house and 50011 the,'Mllyncx,tlt Station,_ ;stein;; fur ]luttse whole list of Government impost:. Laureitt meant•• Oue cannot-' imagine - kt'ttle wtiulcl be 'bubl►1}ng and boiling .hold equipment for a new parsonage It is a strange thing, but' true, that d and. there would ,le. cup's of steaming , that 11)15 being opened itp.. Airs, him in such an , exchange as tha: re- ; Howard read a letter from Miss Agnes ' •a man will wake a mighty . squawk . - t ' test and possibly some fresh cookies,K corded in Hansard and 'reprinted else The. Indians may ' have hrotfered Bishop, supply secretory of the Donlan- - about• pa:v*11g> 2@- ncvnt"1.x-'11 .t. say..._ ..r _ . [1515 aga: - Illi.; s-aettcwtys-' 'i n° erreare-airs. ,, �.t--.frie'nelk•t e es'tu•ra- v``•i"iE re"" iii , t `..� � '.�'►1� nothing at all about a sales tax that courteous courteous and does not waste the time Here in the ccntntry, that simple Costs him perhaps $200..- The reason i "Put the kettle on," -'has always stood of Parliament in useless talk. It is : 1 and. ...B.Qardattskia .„tineaillea_t il;',.S0eig1y. in making up material purchased by Mrs.I3igtu1l:: "I had a terrible dream the Aid to China' fund for hospitals. in i �I. t gesture of simple friendship t ti China. Mrs. Howard also distributed - last night. I dreamed that all the as, of course, that he is,•not conscious said thatx1) does not care for public ; -e• time' somebody drops the material \which wits rc>ce ere], for animal that went to make up my furs , -_ �. d 1 e . - 111 eleome : �tP vv re sttru(lill d." 1Lna. __L �:.silly to ,1 he remains in the Cabinet in. and you fei;1 • al little provoked be- this purpose. A � "Thank- you" letter e g 'around my_ ' intelligence should instruct him of the Bt cictalk : "How et a few ®t paying the sales tax, though his an interesting and instructive talk on the chapter "f'urle'd 'I'hotig`ht and cr (i Veils 'l�tlall"ll ll Action" through h the l'lll .1 11u 1 � on the from tile` stOdy bowl: "India Tllt•eshofcl." The meeting \was closed with the singing of a [lyn111 and praye' by Mrs. IIowurd. TAYLOR'S CORNER '1'AYLU1i'S CORM+:R, April 30. — '1'he Ladies' .kid Society will meet at ,tile home of Mrs. sloe Wilson all 'Wed- nesday afternoon, May 7t11, at 2 o'clock. text Sunday the sc rvii'e at- ?ion i•hltrc'll will be on daylight saving time. A Mother's 1)ay seavice will be- held in Zion church a -week from Sunday, \fay' 11th. There will be a children's choir -e Many farmers have been working on the land the last few days, iu prepar- ation for 'Seeding. We are sorry to ,report that Mrs. Jack Watson has been ill, We wish her a speedy recovery. life and that to igell,ce s ou cause they're holding you up from from Miss Clara Sharman was read by J frighten only at Mr. King's urgent request. ,at tl ( the corresponding secretary, Common- • tact. Further, the whole ' amount of your work, try putting the ket e on Is a pity that he could not find time, { and relaxing with a little conversation the income tax, less the cost of col laud inclination, to make himself better and, a cup of tea ,and see if you. don't lee ting known • it, goes to the Government.' own ill Ontario, .lfeel a whole lot,better. The sales tax is pyramided as it passes • • from manufacturer to wholesaler to re - railer. and only a proportion of what [the ult%jinate purchasgr pays reaches the t 1)i ury= `Stn[ - 2 %xt: t \Oiena—I •xlifr pays an 'income tax of 2r) he know that his wealthier ' neighbor is paying perhaps $1,000, according to his Means. On the- other -hand, the. sales tax on' • Any article is just the same, for the poor .man as for the wealthy' man, Abolition of the sales tax 'would be of general benefit, except for the army of c' •._:,_•' 'e le Ii • It However. in retaining the sales tax and reducing the iticonie ta1x.,' Mr. Abbott is politically -wise, lor until the general body of consumers 'wake up realize,.what the sales tax is doing to theta •the protest against it will • not be loud enough to alarm dile tax- fixer. «Ilere is what The New York Times has to say, of henry A. 'Wallace, who _base,been talking "ciil t)th sides of the Atlantic in opposit-ton- rent Uzi Truman's policy with regard to Russia: Some months ,ago .it was Mr. Wallace's unintended mission to precipitate a .sharp 4pecision, both . within the Administration itself and in American ,public• -opinion, between the firm Russian policy .• of Secretary Byrnes and the policy of unending appeasement which 11a 'hrou:ht such small results. • Mr. Wallace's present journey may noir l➢'ave stillilarly unintended but equally wholesome results. For it is . already- ,a•pparent that his ex- ,travegeta—and -'a-exerted'•--charges against his own Government are • provoking adverse comment in some originally friendly British si1urces, and certainly, here' at home, every speech he makes wins- - .aSenat1t and House votes for Mr. EDITORIAL NOTES ''l`$ unlaln's program. The' Times is perhaps the most re- ' It i5 reported that bogus $100 bills liable paper in the , United States, are i'tl circulation. Fortunately, we libera1 in spirit. independent, of party, cannot find any in our pocket. * • * Those who are interested in the new arena project are wise in bringing it down to_ a size 'that gives it a• good chance t)f suet ess. The $200,000 scheme was doomed from the start. The IN, CANADA'S PARLIAMENT amended proposal' Can be placed be- fore the people of Goderich with .con- Isere. from Ila, lsard of Ajiril 17, is fidence a sample of the sort of thing of which • • • there is altogether too much' in ` the • Houjse of Commons at Ottawa. Mr. Smith, ulenihee for Calgary West, was addressing the House and said: I Was in Ottavk'a in 1332, and I was .and. edited for intelligent, well-in- formed readers: If Wallace can get no encouragement from The Tinges he will not make much progress in his campaign. •• AN AMENDMENT Si nal r i or The telt _:.�. g Dire L3 13 Issue of The Signal- StR'r of 1 pr`ll 2dth; 'ytsn ir{Yt t hltlm ttlis <luoted H. Preston Strang where he says: "The sad' fact is • tl ,at many pf them haw left this •sphere ° of action, and if they are where T hope they are there won't be very much hockey being played." May I es another `.`exile" add my con- gratulations to the long list and hope that either now or hereafter a reason- able amount of ice. may never be lack- ing. ` - JAS. .DICKSQN, - .Another'' Goderich .Old I3oy. Clinton, April 27. ' What need is 'there for ,the appoint- ment of a Provincial sports director? The reported appointee. Syl Apps, is popular and inay prove to be competent, vert well paid for it. At that time was acting in the Peauharnois inquiry 'but mixing politics with sports will beftpr1) the Senate committee. I (lo out do sports, no good„. It's another way heal' any. cheers from the opposition r. ..to• spen!i the peoples money; but the side of the House when I mention the Provinet is already paying quite enough l.eaultarnois intlitiry. either. But I vt' in salaries.• was'here. and I had (11111e a time (if it. o • • Really it \\gas my banner .year. At • that 111114..11'0 (11(1 nut have the tricome ' Out ill 11rit111l. Columbia Hievyt11ng- tax that the minister over, there is fliers h;tVe i)egli11 .11 1,oyc41tt 411 eight- eolticting. ity friendship calls reported for the past two months were thirty-four. Miss Grace Strang gave a short but concise report of the Presbyterial meeting held at • Exeter. It was resolved that a letter be sent the Evening Auxiliary, expressing u:the thankss of the members of the W.M.S. for the splendid evening's entertainment ace r ed themm at the. -thank-offering-meeting-trf #'he Aaxtliary Mrs. McQua`t•rie was the convener for the devotional exercises,- which were opened with the singing of the hymn, "Faith of Our Fathers," chosen by a shut-in, Mrs. Walter 1Iern, The Scripture lesson, the first ten verses of the 15th _chapter of John (also chosen by \Irs. Ilern 1; was reed by Mrs. Roy • Stonehouse, followed. by prayer by Mrs. C. Barker. Miss Camp - In ea 11511; - cal il) e manner gave • PRE 11171'1 flTIf:1T Dates of the various cramping groups a t 1 Kintail Presbyterian Cam p are an- nounced. The young boys and .girls, from eight to eleven years, will lye in camp from July 1st to July 9th; boys from twelve to fifteen years from July ,IOth to July' 19th; girls from twelve to. sixteen years from July 21st to July 29th ; and the young people's eamp, age sixteen years and. over, wi be'from August 1st to August 11th. '. capacity of referee ;ind say that the balance is now even? cent rhocol;iIt .b,ars, and it would not Mr. Mcc'ANN : It may le retroactive. , Mr. :SMIiTT! (Calgary West : That -1)e sltri,rising „if it sbnilld extend to is the' Only 'thing the income tax peopie other Provinces. It is just as well that have failed to do -to make it retro-, manufat•tnrers simiild be t'aingh-t the ay! 1ce from the cradle to the grawe. lesson that 11herf they are fixing prices I There is no doubtr;bolt[ that; f 11r. Mc('.ktiN : Keep your eye on the attitude of""tile censimier has to be[ 'angary. • regarded. Mr. SMITH (Calgary West ) : I wish .1 could hear better. . What did the [minister sa f? ' The CHAIRMAN: I might say that there. -should not be so many inter- ruptions, ' Mr. S,IIITIH (Calgary West) : Mr. Chairman, I thank you very much, but I do -not object to the interruptions. The only thing I was suggesting was that when the minister interrupts he should throw, his chewing gum aw..a,F= tt„,, so that I can hear him properly. .Mr. McC'ANN : Perhaps if you would clean out your ears it would do just as well. • Mr. SMITE( (Calgary West)': I have 'an appointment with a physician tn- 'morrow to blow out the right one but my- left one is still pretty good. Mr: MeCANN: Well, blow the whole thing nit• while you are at it, so that yon will. do a good job. The CHAIRMAN: Order, I do not want to interrupt, except when the balance is even. But I do think hon. members should address the chair. Mr. SMITH (Calgary West) : I agree with that. The only reason the min- ister will not have his ears 'blown out is that the few bralnh he has note will go with 1t. Mr. lk.4eCANN: That is just where 'dot& would lose out, because there would be nothing to °go with it. bZr. IKNO 1:; : What is the score T3OW ? Bite. Mc-C.1VN: Come agtlih. We 'rill heat you ere*" time, The OfAIItMAN : May 1 trot In the • 0 • The secretary of the Canadian -hood Roads Association charges that the Ontario Government is taking revenue from 'the taxes on gasoline and motor vehicle permits to cover expenditures in other Government departments. Queen's Park is not alone in this; the same tyed.key"':Mated tEnt.:"iiractierilly'ec'ery- Provincial Government in Cai9'ada Is looting 'highway funds." Here, in On- tario it was promised that revenue from there sources would be applied to 'road donatruetion•-and maintenance.,but like a good many other promises, is disregarded. Every time the Ontarl"o mototrist has ten gallons of gasoline put In la tank, $1.10 of' the price goes to tlie Provincial Governtnent, and. only .t portion[ of it is used to keep up the roads. - e ,• • b' coni ervittives are protesting against thekepor°tell 'intention of the redietribu- t1ion.. committee at Ottawa to cut the gtrotltrol n /trona tinder sOIrae of their • faders in, the Thine ° 1)i C•o a ods by dig away *ft?* .the • ridi i'ga wllieyi they now 'tepse i tits S might be eione by merging tiro neighboring f`itla nr 6y.50 changing the bottniiarlea, Music- Teach,s _ and Pipj.ls— TORONTO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC MIDSUMMER EXAMINATIONS Practical u June and July Theory _ June 7th, 9th, leth Applications and fees must reach the Conservatory not later than . MAY .15th'; 1947 135 College Street, Toronto 2)3 38 Rundown -Feeling is Often Y ` Causeil By !ervous Trouble- Strttiued, tense nerves are often the cause of restless niglets. 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