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VOL.
XXXVIH,
No.
69.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH
23,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
r
Lined
Budget
Presented
People
of
Canada;
Huge
Tax
Cuts
bid
nchte
Ir
roinni
flvaoua
i
ry
weir
Nuisance
T
Dirpp(Q
imposts
i
.'"
"
k
pert
Hails
Income
Reductions
In
Budget;
jpping
Of
Prices
Is
Seen
Juct'd
income
taxes,
return
of
the
half-feent
soft
drink,
prospect
of
lower-jer
candy
bars
and
slaughter
of
the
jNinsportation
tax
combined
to
boost
A
from
$100
to
$150
each
dependent
child
under
sixteen
years
and
from
$300
to
$400
for
other
dependents.
The
minister
also
got
busy
on
the
so-called
"nuisance
taxes,"
disregarding
entirely
those
applying
to
soft
drinks.,
candy,
chewing
gum,
longdistance
telephone
calls,
telegrams,
railway,
steamship
and
airplane
tickets,
sleeping
car
berths
iind
parlor
car
seats.
The
long
criticized
"luxury"
taxes
were
sliced
too
with
a
drop
to
'ten
percent
at
the
manufacturer's
level
for
the
25
to
35
percent
levels
now
applying
on
the
retail
prices
of
jewelry,
cigarette
light
ers,
pipes,
cosmetics,
luggage,
matches,
bags,
pens
and
pencils
and
desk
sets.
.
For
business
Mr.
Abbott
juggled
the
corporate
tax
structure
to
lighten
the
burden
for
the
small
business
man
who
earns
less
than
$10,000
a
year,
OTTAWA
(CP)
A
silver-lTned
election
yeah
budget,
topheavy
with
cuts
in
personal
income
tax
brackets,
was
placed
before
the
House
of
Commons
and
the
country
last
night
by
Finance
Minister
Douglas
Abbott
who
twice
before
had
to
give
the
people
a
rainy
budget
day
accounting
which
skimped
on
tax
relief.
With
obvious
relish
and
one
big
sweep
of
the
tax
axe,
Mr.
Abbott
lopped
750,000
persons
from
the
income
tax
rolls
whenhe
announced
that
basic
exemptions
were
being
raised
from
$750
to
$1000
for
single
persons
and
from
$1500
to
$2000
for
married.
.
The
tax
position
is
also
bettered,for
those
who
still
make
pay
check
accounting
to
the
treasury.
But
the
minister
of
finance'
did
hot
sto.o
there.
He
flavored
the
concessions
with
a
general
deduction
of
rates
and
lifting
of
the
remaining
exemptions
ister
Abbott's
budget
announcement
increasing
it
for
the
corporation
which
reaps
a
yearly
profit
running
over
that
figure.
The
cut
in
one
case
is
from
30
to
10
percent,
the'
increase
in
the
other
from
30
to
33
percent.
The
personal
income
tax
and
corporate
tax
changes
become
effective
January
1,
the
others
being
operative
tonight.
Observers
on
Parliament
Hill
are
generally
agreed
that
it
is
an
election
budget
patterned
to
meet
the
demands
of
the
voter.
J.
M.
Macdonnell
(Progressive
-Conservative,
Muskoka,
Ontario),
official
Opposition
financial
critic,
said
as
much
when
he
termed
it
a
"bribery
budget."
The,
budget
contrasted
sharply
with
that
which
Mi.
Abbott
placed
before
the
Chamber
last
year
when
he
conceded
tax
relief
of
only
$72,000,000.
It
even
outdistanced
.
the
budget
of
1947
when
concessions
amounted
to
$265,000,000.
This
new,
shining
budget
was
big,
giving
tax
reduction
of
$369,000,000.
That,
say
experts,
is
"no
smallspuds"
in
budgetary
history.
It
is
the
biggest
tax
concession
in
any.
budget
in
Canadian
history
and,
in
pre-war
years,
would
have
wiped
out
the
entire
federal
revenue.
fc-.s
was
not
t
overtone
of
jriee
increases
8.
uvul
of
flour
flch
also
were;
1M9
federal
reduction
of
i
Lcti
in
some
PREMIER
ASKS
LIBERAL
MEET
VICTORIA
Premier
Byron
Johnson
last
night
asked
that
a
convention
of
the
British
Columbia
Liberal
Association
be
held
April
7
and
8.
The
move
of
the
Premier
Is
seen
by
political
observers
as
an
indication
.
of
a
provincial
election,
possibly
In
June.
Liberal
party
poiicy
In
regard
to
coalition
would
be
discussed
by
the
convention.
ALEXANDER
to
100
per-!
1
the
rejoic-'
Budget
Features
I
ipert's
wagc-
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II
111
FAVOR
OF
WESTERN
PACT
t
;sed
for
them
it
wartime
and
I
which
carved
&nr
earnings.
of
the
cynl-f
:its
regarding
BERKELEY,
Cal.,
XP,
Viscount
Alexande
rtoday
told
the
student
body
of
the
University
of
Thanks,
Mr.
Abbott"
Says
Man
California
that
the
democracies
In
Street;
Election
fValh
lleard
fiTTAW
.irl
'wru..
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i
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,
;
u
's
i
J
'
L,Mvt
want
peace,
but
not
"peace
at
any
price.'1.
He
delivered
a
charter
day
'address
as
he
received
an
honorary
Doctorate
of
Laws.
street
today
io
Mr.
Abbott
"for
lakingyour
hand
out
of
one
of
my'
pockets."
His
sentiments
echoed
those
of
little
guys
across
the
country
on
whom
the
Tke
Canadian
Governor-General
said
thai
"certain
extremely
evil
and
dangerous"
world
forces
have
to
be
resisted
If
the
'ft"
or
a
"bri-(i
the
voters
In
't
.kr
most,
Can-j!.iprl,
people
A
is
Just
a
mat-
fif
until
a
fed-fi'iiiiu'ement
Is
iit'nmfnt,.
.'
trying
to
buy
'
4
those
wlio
re-
;iie
the
income
,
4
i"t.
The
tlif-
1
pay
my
rent
i
i
sunshine
of
Mr.
Abbott's
budget
beamed
today
with
a
benificent
candlepower
of
$309,000,000
a
year.
heritage
of
democracy
is
not
to
be
lost.
Two-way
income
iiigher
exemptioiis
and
lower
rales,
both
retroactive
to
January
1.
Itasic
income
lax
exemptions
boosted
from
$750
to
$1,000
for
single
prrsons
and
$1,500
to
$2,000
for
married.
Fxrmplions
raised
from
$100
to
$150
for
each
dependent
child
under
16
and
$300
to
$400
for
other
dependents.
Higher
exemptions
will
taUe
750,000
present
taxpayers
off
b-come
lax
rolls.
Cndrr
new
low
rates
thee-quarters
of
remaining
taxjiayrrs
will
pay
an
average
f
5
per
cent
on
taxable
income.
FmptoyeM
aulhorized
to
slon
ilcdurlions
immediately
for
employees
now
tax-exempt;
refunds
to
he
made
as
soon
as
possible.
Other
minor
reductions
and
froucessions
in
income
tax
also
announced.
CFIMMiH
RF.MOVF.H
Price
ceilings
removed
from
flour,
bread,
butter,
sugar,
molasses
and
certain
fruits
and
vegetables
effective
tomorrow.
No
over-all
price
increases
expected
to
rsull
from
price-ceiling
removals.
Trice
ceilings
remain
on
citrus
fruits,
canned
citrus
fruit
juices,
cabbage,
carrots,
imported
new
potatoes
and
Imported
grapes.
Subsidy
of
Hi'
t
cents
a
bushel
on
wheal
used
for
domestic
consumption
being
withdrawn
tomorrow;
bread
price
future
uncertain.
Retail
purchase
tax
of
25
per
cent
on
jewelry
and
similar
articles
reduced
immediately
to
10
per
cent
at
manufacturer's
level,
instead
of
present
retail
level.
Tax
on
cosmetics
and
toilet
preparations
(25
per
cent)
reduced
to
10
per
cent
immediately.
TICKLES
CANADIANS
-Hon.
Douglas
Abbott,
minister
of
finance.
But
the
budget
faces
Canadians
with
the
question
of
the
date
of
the
next
federal
election.
It
gave
rise
to
wild
speculation
Viscount
Alexander
said
that
lie
welcomes
plans
for
mutual
aid
throughout
the
western
world
an
indirect
reference
to
the
Atlantic
Treaty.
"I
believe
thatthis
is
the
best
as
to
the
date
of
voting.
Progressive
-
Conservative
cir
way
of
ensuring
against
a
Third
cles
Immediately
oncluded
that
CITY
TO
MEET
PHONE
EXPERTS
KKCOMMKNIIATIONS
TO
IU-)
II
MAIS
I)
TON
Hi
I
IT
World
War."
the
government
would
follow
I
the
soft
drink
Knt
drew
im-i
VVhin
an
be
hutlgi
t
an-A
liecn
liroail-lr
store
was
nks
fur
their
price.
this
real
money
gift
to
the
people
with
a
snap
election.
However,
the
most
sage
of
the
Oil
Well
Is
Afire
Lac
LaBichc
No.
1
in
Northern
Alberta
Suddenly
Blows
Off
CALGARY,
a
Oil
well
experts
today
mustered
their
forces
to
combat
a
flaming
natural
gas
well
In
the
remote
Lae
LaBiche
area
of
Northern
Alberta.
.
Central
Lac
LaBiche
No.
1.
"wild
cat"
well
about
110
miles
northeast
of
Edmonton,
sud'
df
nly
blew
wild
yesterday
and
Immediately
caught
fire.
KXTKNI)
CONTROL
BOARD
OTTAWA
Parliament
by
a
vote
of
146
to
57
today
Toted
to
continue
the
Foreign
Exchange
Control
Hoard
for
two
more
years.
C.C.C.
and
Sorial
C
redit
voted
with
the
government.
Progrcssive-Consrr-vativrs
would
have
extended
the
board's
term
for
only
one
year.
ri;nitoi
vnoN
V
M
TOR
IA
.The
Legislature
rushed
through
30
bills
last
nielli
and
is
expected
to
pro-rogue,
tomorrow.
Th
margar-ine
issue
is
routing
up
today.
(
IU
IU
lilt
I,
LANDS
Ni;V
YORK
Former
Prime
Minis'rr
Winston
Churchill
landed
here
today.
He
will
ro-crivc
an
I..L.D.
from
the
Massachusetts
Institute
of
Technology
next
Monday.
Toronto
and
Liberal
ranks
dismissed
the
Idea
Detroit
Win
that
the
government
planned
an
election
this
spring.
October,
they
believe,
is
the
most
likely
month
for
an
election.
ii
at
the
taxrtl
I'l
mind
selling
r!el,"
I
he
pro-'1
new
slock
price."
City
council
vvill
convene
tonight
informally
to
meet
a
trio
of
representatives
of
the
Ceneral
Klectric
Co.
Ltd.
of
Kngland
who
today
examined
the
city's
telephone
system
and
will
present
recommendations
regarding
requirements
for
Its
'
Toronto
3,
Boston
0
letroit
2,
Montreal
1
BOSTON
Wi
Toronto
Maple
CUSTOMS
UNION
IS
APPROVED
Leafs
who
started
the
season
in
Jj'ittlliiK
Works,
soft,
drink
s.
i'.'s
Ciunp;dt;lW'(l
'
fe've
the
lax
cl-Jlieir
trucks
on
f
deliver
;tx.
Tax
on
luggage,
handbags,
etc.
(now
35
per
rent)
reduced
to
10
per
cent
immediately.
TO
STACK
CNCIIANCFI)
No
changes
In
postage,
succession
duties,
liquor
taxes,
tobacco
taxes,
general
sales
tax.
Soft
drink
tax
(25
per
cent
plus
one
cent
per
bottle)
repealed
immediately.
'
Candy
and
chewing
gum
tax
(30
per
cent)
repealed
immediately.
Tax
on
pipes
and
smoker's
supplies
(now
35
per
cent)
reduced
to
10
per
cent
immediately
Tax
on
pens
and
pencils,
desk
sets
(now
35
per
cent)
reduced
to
10
per
cent
immediately.
PROLIFIC
RAT
PARIS,
if
The
cabinet
approved
a
draft
treaty
"lot
A
pair
of
rats
left
to
breed
anything
but
Stanley
Cup
style
blanked
Boston
3
to
0
last
night
in
tlwir
play-off
opener
with
the
same
form
they
used
to
knock
the
Bruins
out
of
the
National
between
The
three
men
are
J.
b.
Lang-ands,
telephone
engineer
of
unmolested
may
multiply
to
a
a
customs
union
total
of
800
rats
within
a
year.
France
and
Italy.
I
John
McLeotl
'
'
cmpany.
de-
GRAHAM
TOWERS
f
-
'imhiy
urau-'is
'
RECOVERING
is
Glasuow.
Scotland,
J.
Scowcroft.
Hockey
League
semi-final
last
of
Covntry,
England,
and
J.
year.
Bartholomew,
of
the
company's
Working
for
their
third
suc
TODAYS
STOCKS
:
"
'
(Courtesy
B.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.)
cessive
title,
Toronto
carries
a
one-game
lead
into
the
second
VANCOUVER
Uraliain
Towers,
novernor
or
the
Bank
of
Canada,
who
has
been
ill
for
the
past
Tew
days
with
a
severe
attack
of
influenza,
is
much
improved
and
will
be
able
to
leave
for
Ottawa
at
the
end
of
the
till
of
the
best-of-seven
semi
final
series
Thursday
night
in
what
we
ran
hicli
insist,
on
liiks
for
a
dime,"
"l
lmpe
that
ul
take
care
or
Butacufre
tor
re-
(,pnls
a
bottle."
si;i
f
ssed
gratirica-erntion
In
the
fu
knocks
the
25
Vancouver
Bralorne
9.00
'
B.
R.
Con.
03
1
j.
B.
R.
X
i
-
09
week.
Vancouver
export
office.
The
parly
flew
here
Tuesday
art.er
learning
that
the
city
plans
to
renew
its
telephone
system.
Engineers
of
two
Canadian
companies
already
have
submitted
reports
on
the
condition
of
the
system
and
made
recommendations
regarding
Its
renewal.
On
the
basis
of
these
reports,
city
council
lias
prepared
a
loan
bylaw
for
$550,000
which
is
now
before
the
provincial
govern
Cariboo
Quartz
Congress
125
.03
'a
.37
Boston.
The
veteran
goalie
Turk
Brodu
last
night
held
off
determined
attacks
to
earn
his
second
shutout
of
the
season.
The
Leafs
outplayed
Toronto
throughout
and
tallied
once
in
each
period.
DETROIT
WINS
'.
THE
WEATHER
A
rather
weuk
disturbance
Tax
on
cigarette
lighters
(25
per
cent)
reduced
to
10
per
cent
immediately.
Tax'
on
matches;
(various
rates)
made
straight
10
per
rent
immediately.
Minor
additions
to
sales
tax
exemptions
include
malt
syrup,
lactose
and
off-the-highway
vehicles.
No
extension
beyond
July
I,
1049,
of
tariff
concessions
on
British
cotton
and
rayon
piece
goods.
No
new
tariff
changes.
Tax
on
transportation
tickets
(15
per
cent)
repealed
immediately).
Tax
on
(rain
berths
and
parlor-car
seals
(various
rates)
repealed1
immediately.
Tax
on
long-distance
calls,
extension
telephones,
telegrams
and
rabies
(various
rales)
repealed
immediately.
Five
per
cent
tax
on
buses
repealed
immediately.
IMPORT
CONTROLS
New
relaxations
in
emergency
import
controls
announced
effective
April
1.
Principal
import
relaxation
takes
form
of
general
increase
in
import
quotas
of
broad
list
of
goods.
Hedley
Mascot
f,vi"
which
liavo
which
was
moving
toward
Van-
Pend
Oreille
4.60
Uri
ail
Piice
to
10
Island
tills
morning
Us
t
couver
maimfactur
or
.s
expected
to
bring
'
considerable
Pioneer
Premier
Border
....
Privateer
Reeves
McDonald
Reno
,
cloud
and
scattered
shower
ac
3
30
.
.03
.19
2
50
0(5
1.25
tivity
to
iho
coastal
rculons
this
Meanwhile
at
Detroit
the
Bed
Wings
prepared
for
a
long
siege
In
their
quest
for
the
Stanley
f"ae,e
8)
4-
REDS
JH6
OUT
Sheep
Creek
Cup
following
last
night's
mara
ment
for
approval.
Tonight's
meeting
is
expected
to
be
informal
with
council
members
questioning
the
visitors
on
their
findings
regarding
the
system.
Silbak
Premier
35
tlion
play-off
game
that
took
the
National
Hockey
League
champions
104
minutes
and
52
seconds
to
eke
out
a
2
to
1
ver
afternoon.
Clearing
is
expected
overnight
with
more
cloudy
and
precipitation
in
northern
sections
tomorrow
ahead
of
another
Pacific
storm.
Clear
skiss
arc
expected
to
persist
in
the
interior
where
overnight
temperatures
will
again
fall
about
10
degrees-below
freezing.
Beattie
50
Bevcourt
25
Bobjb
.-
.12
Buffalo
Canadian
.13
Consol.
Smelters
9675
Conwest
1.23
Donalda
50
Eldona
.54
Giant
Yellowknife
....
-5.50
Hardrock
17
God's
Lake
.40
Harricaua
07V
Heva
:-'
.08'
Hosco
24
Jacknife
04
Joliet
Quebec
.
34
Lake
Rowan
.08Mr
Lapaska
.07
Va
Little
Long
Lac
.75
1
Lynx
.'.
13
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.75
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.75
McKcnzlc
Red
Lake
....
.49
McLeod
Cockshutt
....
1.02
Moneta
38'a
Negus
2.35
Noranda
53.50
Louvicourt
.21
Regcourt
i
-05
San
Antonio
4.10
Senator
Rouyn
,
.41
Vi
Steep
Rock
1-54
Sturgeon
River
16
'a
Silver
Miller
48
Tho
New
Ynrt
Former
Mayor
of
Vancouver
Dies
VANCOUVBIR
-
William
R
e
1
d
dict
over
Montreal
Canadiens.
Rookie
Max
McNab
broke
up
the
game
afler
44
minutes
and
52
seconds
of
overtime
play.
He
"-m;iy
in
a
dis-
,mc
that
the
Ital-
PMy
had
lost
fls
yea;-.
H
's
al
the
disposal
mt'nt
had
Pu.,
Forecast
.
.
Import
restriction!
lifted
entirely
from
certains
items,
including
lumber,
paints,
varnishes
and
lacquers
and
mirrors.
Sumios
of
$87,000,000
estimated
for
1949-50
with
revenues
of
$?..477.500,flOO,000
and
expenditures
of
$2,390,000,000.
Tax
reductions
for
1919-50
to
total
$369,000,000,
bringing
to
'
SI,(iZ5,000,0(IO
the
totaf
reductions
in
the
last
five
years.
Present
tax
allowances
for
mining,
oil
and
gas
exploration
expenses
to
be
extended
through
1952;
tax
credit
for
deep-test
wells
enf
ended
for
1950.
Three-year
tax
exemption
for
new
mines
extended
to
in-
Tax
on
first
$10,000
of
corporation
income
reduced
from
38
to
chide
mines
coining
into
production
in
1950,
1951
and
1952.
10
per
cent
rate,
on
income
over
$10,000
increased
from
30
to
33
per
cent.
who
was
mayor
of
Van-
n,,n
r'lol.lro
and
North
i
vjwen.
scored
while
Kenny
Reardun
of
Coast-Variable
cloudiness
with
couver
in
1924
and
also
served
Montreal
was
in
the
sin
bin
Taku
River
23
Vananda
23
Salmon
Gold
14
Vz
Spud
Valley
06
Oils-Anglo
Canadian
3.70
A.
P.
Con
.22
Atlantic
-61
C.
&
E
3
'
Calmont
4.65
Central
Leduc
:
1.02
Home
OH
10.00
Mercury
12!i
Okalta
1.57
Princess
26
Royal
Canadian
08
South
,Brazeau
15
Toronto
Athona
.'.
v
16
ft;;n,;,.
Unl'n
art
alderman
and
police
com-
y
and
,hwer,
U.dav.
clearing
to-las
The
victory
gives
the
Bed
Wings
a
one-game
lead
in
the
Wit
to
.
.
....v.
.t..,,n.
missioner,
died
yesterday
at
the
nnv
hesii.
of
seven
series
to
be
re
tent
rain
tomorrow.
Winds
light
sv
"i
"
'
sumed
here
tomorrow
night,
LOCAL
TIDES
HIPPOCRATES'
BIRTHPLACE
evelopment
of
Bi
been
proposed.
today,
increasing
to
southeasterly
(20
m.p.h.)
after
midnight
tonight.
Little
change
In
temperature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow
At
Port
Hardy
35
and
50,
Massett
35
and
48,
Prince
Rupert
34
and
45.
'
Hippocrates,
father
of
medicine,
Credit
of
10
per
cent
of
amount
of
dividends
received
on
common
shares
will
be
allowed
against
personal
income
tax
of
shareholder.
Present
threc'-year
carry-forward
of
corporate
losses
for
tax
purposes
to
be
extended
to
five
year
period.
Thursday,
March
i,
VJVJ
High
10:()0
173
teet
23:21
17.4
feet
LtlW
4:15.
10.6
feet
16:51
6.0
feet
'uiiiu
or
on
!ar
railway
was
born
on
the
Island
of
Cos
about
460
B.C.
costing