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SWEETPING CUTS IN INCOME TAX

Alberta Potato Growers Alarmed Over Lifting Of Import Regulations

Coming Events

"New in stock. choice Peace Rlirr oats. McGuigan and Boyle.

"Concert in Fredericton, Friday, liiij: 2nd. by Rose Valley Y. P. U.

"Dance in Tracadie Hall, Ii-idsy, lfay 2nd, Lunches served.

"Lot M Hall-Play. Kelly's Crose Dramatic Club, May 2nd.

"See “Cyclone Sally". l-lali, Friday, May 2nd. aft-r

Cardigan Dance

"Regular meeting Hlamlltpn Lndgc, Clydg River, May l. Urgent DlISIllESS.

"Car of Shavings arriving aoqn, Special off car price. Live Stock Fred Alencies.

"Drawing for Fruit Cake and lmincv. Orwell lfall, Iiiursday, May m. lliilview Orchestra.

"Dance, _Powna.l Garage, nesda_‘,', April 30th. Orchestra.

Wed- M acKenzies

"will bc cleaning grain every dujv frciii May 1st to 151th. John Lcard, Crapaud.

"Loading Hogs at Fredericton cvcry liliursday till 1t AM. Colville tiii 11.30. l). L. McDowell.

"All ratepayers are requested to attend meeting in Irishtown School Thursday, May let. at 8 P. M,

J-w-u-hnr " -— ' "Dancing. Country Club. Tray. itrst 'l'lll.ll‘Sflfl_V- Double Sound llrp jet-tors Specialty.

"See Pow-not Players present, “Stic-‘s My Daisy" in Eldon llall, Fridtll’, May 2nd. rituafiO.

“' EJIWS lily Dnis_ , Pouniail Piny- cr... Belfast ilall, Friday, May 2nd. i1» lfust i’. P. S. Lunches. Curtain 8.03.

“Unloading ear choice New Briiiisivick hay in day or two. "Will: ordcrs iii, uiicc. Livestock i-‘vvtl Agency.

"l-lrookileld grain-cleaning plant is now running every day until .\.i.iv lUill. linvo your grain clean- ed. Please bring empty bags.

“the Dance you have waited for. [vita Crock flail, Wednesday, April ot-ili. Sale of lunches. If not tine. Thursday‘. .

Y"U1i1lcc. Doiingh School. 'l‘iiurs- . , llny 2nd. ll‘ siimny, following Rollie liicKenzieb Orch-

"Kui-icora-Graiid River Drama- fir‘ tfitib presents “The Light Eter- tri. , \\'cd.l1c£~dn_\', April 30th.

"See Vernon River Players pre- "11! "Lavender and Old Lace". New P eh Iiall, Friday, May 2nd. (berry; Valley, Monday, May 5th.

_"Attcntlon Farmers -- We will u; 40112111110 operating Forano Graiii Fliwiici- after May 9th. Lloyd 11min. Bill Hayden.

"Cornwall Y. 1>. U. will present iii'it' our act plays "Mrs. Murphy! Chowdcr" and "Whriii Father Goes on a Diet" in Cornwall Hall, May 7th and 8th.

"irislitown Player; present ‘Aunt Cindy Cleans Up“, three act t-oiiicciy. Long River liail. Friday, Vflqv Lind. Froiioli River liall, Mou- il-li‘. May 5th, 8.15 sharp.

"Our Seed Cleaning Plant new liberating. Have the small light and dirty grain put throughlour ham- mer mill to make it good feed. Livestock Feed Agencies,

"See Pow-nal Players present “She's My Delay" in North Winsloe Hall, Wednesday, May ‘Ith. under the auspices of the Norith Wlnsloe Womenja Institute. Sele of lunches.

“Loading live Hog; Thursday Nev 1st. ea follows: Bummer- Iide uii 1.30 P. M. Keaatmoii till s P, M. Borden nsgnail. Hunter River Thursday all day. Elmer Wigmore. Breadalbane, Thursday till train lime. Trucking service when roads Wmit- MacEwen and Caaolev.

"We have tiiepdd oer of whole wheat, also bulk oats ram Gwrizian Baypci-ts. and assorted carioads made of Whole Oats, Ground Oltl, C bed Olil, Whole Farley. Barley Meal, Whole Wheat "id Ground Wheat, for fairly pmmllt ahlprntnt. The Atlas Grain Citmvlnv. Board of ‘Prade Building.

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. border» points from‘ the

(YITAWA. April I-(Speci-al)— WWW-Kroner: and dealers of Alberta are up in arms over the Government's action in lifting! the import regulation; on qew potatoes from the United States 8114 97°00" dpking potato pro- drucers from the lvfariti-mes and Central Canada to join them in protesting and restoring the re- strictitms immediately, The an". disn learned here today.

John Blackmore, Social Credit member for Iethbiidge received l Wire today from the Iiet-hbridgc Cir-operative Potato Producers‘ Association appealing to inter- cede 1n their behalf with Agri- culture Minister Gardiner. With Texas-grown new potatoes flood- ing iheAiberta market, the Co- operative has received cancelin- iions of previous orders in the extent of 75 carlozids of the 1946 harvest.

incomprehensible

"I can't understand the Gov- ernmentfis action iii lifting of the import regulations oii United States potatoes", Mr. BlHUKIIIOYC said. "The Co-opcratlve tells me that it ll ruining their business which is precarious and unpre- dictable in any case. I have taken the matter up with the Depart- ment and am asking on the i300! of the House that our potato- grmvers be affo-rtled the promo tion they merit."

The Lcthbridge member point- ed out that while Southern Al- berta scented to be illt.‘ first uo- tato area to be affected by lhc flow of new potatoes from Texas and California, it was more Lltilll likely they would pour across at Pacific. Coast to the" Muritimcs, wit" harmful effects to the Canadian potato market.

Even if the Agricultural Prlccs Support Board does take action on potatoes as oi‘ May 1, lie point- ed out, there will be a dcnil lass def-many -t.iioiisuiids-—of—lnislicls of good food which titlit-rivisc Wdllid appear on the Qinudiun dinner- izibic.

"Just this iveek," Mr. Block- more said, "we have been ivain-zci by the Foreign Exchange Coiifrol

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0.N.R. Uriiers 3,700 Box Bars

OTTAWA. April 29- (CP)--l'l. C. Vaughan. prcsi-tient of the Canadian Naliccini Railways. said iorizi_v' ilic liiic llilS tircicrt-ti "700 box cars for its Canldiaii st: ' and 500 for its thrce United States subsidiaries and predicted that this year would not sea a repetition of last year's bad box cai- crisis.

'l‘csiifyiug before tiic Coiumozis‘ railway committee in it_~,- Ycgllliil‘ study oi the C,I\".R. aiiaiual re- port, he said the box car situa- tion might get "n little tight” in 1947. But iic doubted it would ever approach a 1946 crl-sis large- ly brought on by storms.

At the morning session, Mr. Vaughan came under searching cross-examination over plans to begin construction May 1 of a $4,000,000 home in Montreal for iiie international civi-l aviation orientations and other air bol- ics and lines. The government had withheld approval of the rest of a $137.50.“) hotel and office building project».

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Council Adopts Daylight Time “On its Own"

Following a conference yesterday afternoon between the Provincial Government and the Mayor and members o1 the City Council, the City of Charlottetown has decided to inaugurate daylight saving time between Saturday, May 3, and Sat- urday, Sept. 27,

The action taken would appear to be illegal under the statute pass- ed at the recent session o! the Legislature, establishing uniform time throughout the Province. The time mentioned in the statute is standard Time, but the Lieuten- ant. Governor in Council is auth- orized at its discretion to declare Daylight saving time throughout the Province. There is no pro- vision in the Act for authorizing nny of the municipalities to go on Daylight Saving time.

Interviewed yesterday. Premier J. Waiter Jones said he had no comment to make on the action taken by the City Council, beyond saying that. 1i.’ the Council wished to go ahead on its own initiative and institute Daylight Saving time, the Government “would not oppose it."

Mayor B. Earle MacDonald told The Guardian last night that the City Council's action might not be strictly in accordance with the recent legislation making Standard Time uniform through- out: the Province, but that he thought the majority of citizens in Charlottetown would welcome Daylight, Saving time,

SteamerArrives To

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H. - .;>'<~;, '.'a»,_.l.'4f=.taa-'T Load Po atoes iiere The "Benny Skou", HITlVGd in

Dori yesterday from Casablanca, North Africa. to load 130.00 bags of potatoes for Great Britain. On board ivcrc six passengers en route to the United States. The steamer has accommodations for l2 passengers. Loading c-f the pota- toes begins this morning and is

expected to continue for eight days. The ‘LOGO-ton Swedish-owned

til-met ship ivas piloted into har- bor by Mr. Weidro-n Taylor of Si. Peter's Island

M801’ people in' Charlottetown who had an opportunity to see llie ship as she entered port com- llivlliCfl on licr fine appearance.

Retakillias’ Dealers Meet

Mr. J . T. Davies was elected presi- dent last night of the organization known as the Rciull Gasoline Deal- ors of Charlottetown and Vicinity. lic. sitccoeds Mr. Maurice Martin.

Oihcl’ officers include: secretary

Yllimfli‘ liiallett. reelected; treasur- ('1', R. E. Bradley. Another meeting

is planned shortly. _

PLAN TIME PLEBISCITE

CAMPHELLTON. N. B.’ Apr. 20 (clH-Jrhe Town Council has de- cided to hold a plebiscite next Monday on the question of deifi- ing to Daylight Saving Time. Ad- option of the "fast" time has been

followed by petitions for and against it. Q

By GEORGE FINLAY

VANCOUVER. April 29 ——(CP) acute-i for the big. silver ‘Pi-ana- Oenade Air Linea transport which vanished into darkness early 1°‘ day with 15 persons aboard, IWUQ-h- ea taught to Vancouver Island ai- te: a source of an oil slick off the ulinlend was found to be a Quin‘ tlty o! oily r108-

The large, bubbling oil slick was spotted a quarter of a mile south- west of stevesioii. BO. at the mouth of the Fraser River. Btcvcs- ton is a fishing village. and ti" ['1'] were believed to have been dumped into the sea by fish boot!-

Tlie chwiil’. mil-ling waters of the Georgia straits ma‘ still hide me fate of the plane w ich disap- peared after rewrtlng "cumin! in‘ to the control tower here.

The call for clearance never came and tonight patches 0i 0U on the murky sea may be its our- lal place. or it may have crashed

T.C.A. Plane Vanishes With 15 Passengers

high in the mountain: on Van- couver Island.

One report told of a bright object sighted at the 3,500 level in a valley near Mt. Morairity. 15 miles west of Nsnaimo, where sleepers were awakened early to- day by a "noise like thunder" shortly after a plane, its motors sputtering, was reported g short distance off the coast. Another report. still unconfirmed, reported wreckage sighted on Mount Hooker. d0 miles northwest of Niinaimo.

It was raining heavily here but landing conditions were not con- sidered difficult at the airport when a. terse message from Capt. Wi-lllam G. Plko of Vancouver, veteran airlines pilot, advised the aircraft was approaching. ". . . . westbound at 11:13 p.m." it said.

A holiday crowd of passengers were aboard the plane. Some were returning home from vacations,

and others were holiday-bound,

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l3 Dead In Tornado

WORTH. Mo, April ZiJ-A tornado whipped through this North Missouri community of 233 persons today, destroying the Town and leaving l3 known dead and an undeter- mined number injured.

Quick action by an alert school teacher, Mrs. Anna Trump who herded her 10 pupils into e fruit cellar. saved them from possible death or serious injury. The school house was levelled.

The tornado out_ through the centre of town. destroying every business building, the s c l1 o o I, church. community hall. railroad station, tele- phone oflicc and nearly every residence. -

Joe l’). Shooo. editor of the Albany Mo, Capital. reported the town was vlrtuallv levelled with possibly onlv a few resi- dences remaining.

The highway patrol report- ed an emergency telephone line was being strung into the community, which for hour! was isolated except for cour- iers.

Frank Roach. Red Cross chairman at 5t. Josevh. ‘l5 miles south. said the State hig‘ . petrol estimated the injured at 100.

TERRACE TILLAFI Terrace tiliaie. similar to that of the Uninese. was Dractised by the ancient Incas of Peru.

Present And Proposed Income TiaxCompared

erxau TZAYK

Ill! tax

6 months at

present rate

i947 tax at 1948 tax at and 6 months

Immmfl present rates new rates at new rates

$ 3 5 5 750 ——- -—-- '-—' B00 11- 5 5 900 83 16 25 1,000 55 29 4L! 1,200 I05 51 33 1.000 180 1.20 150 1.800 2b‘! 180 218 2,000 318 220 266 2,250 303 270 826 2,500 458 320 386 2,750 523 370 446 3.000 593 420 506 3.000 740 520 630 4.000 89B 620 758 5.000 1.205 B35 1.020 7,500 2,058 1.405 1.761 10,000 3,038 2.253 2,645 MARRIED TAXPAYER-NO CHILDREN 1,500 —-— —- --- 1.600 22 10 16 1,300 68 36 52 2.000 118 '10 94 2,250 180 120 150 2.500 243 170 206 2,750 313 220 266 3,000 3B8 270 328 3.500 523 810 446 4.000 6G3 470 566 5.000 973 670 821 7,500 1,793 1,260 1,526 10,000 2,723 ' 1,990 2.356 MARRIED MAN WITH. TWO CHILDREN 0F FAMILY ALLOWANCE AGE

1.700 -—— —— ___ 1.800 22 10 1f; 3.000 68 36 52 2,260 130 80 105 ,1? .,.,,._ , , ,. _. 13o 161 2. 50 ' 130 21a 3,000 i 230 27s 3-500 s30 39s 4-000 430 518 6.000 911 sao 170 7,500 1.725 1,203 L465 10,000 2.647 1,930 2353

Redistribution May Abolish Bracken Seat

OTTAWA, Allril 29-(OP)--'I‘lie Commons redistribution committee decided at a stormy session today not to recommend any changes 1n the boundaries of the constituency held by Prime Minister Mackenzie King. but it put off for later iii;- cussion a recommendation that might lead to the elimination of the seat now held by John Brack- "1- PT°8T¢$$i\'e Conservative leader.

By a vole of 13 to 5 committee niexubers decided not to ask the Ontario aub-commltts to recon- sider its decision to leave un- changed the Oniario constituency of Glengarry held by Mr. King.

The vote came after a heated exchange between John R. Mac- Nicol, (PC-Toronto Davenport) and John '1'. l-Iackett (PC-Stan- stead). Other frayed tempers were in evidence at the meeting, the liveliest yet of the committee es- tablished to realign electoral boundaries to provide for increas- ing membership of ihc Commons from 245 to 255.

Mr. Hackett suggested that the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition should not have to run for seats in the CC‘Z‘|llllU.‘.-S_ This drew a protest from Waiter Tucker (L-Rostiiern) who said one of the strengths of the demo- cratic system was the fact that the Prime Minister had to meet hl-s electors and explain his pol- icies.

In other cross-table exchange,

John Dietenbelter, (PC-lake

Centre) laid it armored to him

to be more than eta-incidence

that recommendations before the committee celled for the elimination of seats held by

Mr. Bracken and J. M. Mac-

Doonell, (PC-Muskoka - 0n-

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Tax Change Highlights

Personal income tax cuts evi- urine 29 per cent announced- effective July l, 1947.

Personal iiicumc tax cuts range from as much as 54 pct" cccit .n bottom brackets to about six or seven per cent in top brackets.

Present exemptions and allow- ances on personal income taxes will be retained.

A bill rearranging and simp- lifying the income tax law will be introduced in Parliament this session.

No changes in customs tariffs pending results c-f Geneva trade conference.

Excess profits tax of 15 per cent repealed as of Dct'_ 31, 19-17.

No application for tieterniiiiing‘ of standard profits permitted after Aug. l, 1947.

Corporation income tax un- changed at 30 per cent. Five-per-cent withholding tax

levied on dividends paid by Cau- adi-an subsidiaries to parent com- panies abroad.

tie or middle inconie- _ These reductions wil this year

15-per-cent excess profits

ness, and some equally m field, but no change is be scope of taxes applying to drinks and chinaware, ca uor, tobacco and many 0t

That. in brief. is the outline oi

what might. be wrmrd a "iaxPai" era’ budget." aimed at reducing

Tax credit. allowed Canad=an companies for corporation tax paid abroad by controlled companies. i

‘Tax benefits on exploration ex- i penses by oil and mining com- panies extendcd through 1948.

Funding and refunding securi- ties issued because of arrears of interest or dividends to be tax- able as income when received by tawayer after Jan. i. 1947.

Minor changes dealing undisirthutcd income of rumpanics and family lions.

with private corpora-

Surplus of $190,000.000 forecasti for 1947-48 providing Ontarimj Quebec and Nova Scotia do not ; sign taxation agreements.

The 1947-48 surplus will be an estimated $80,000,000 if Ontario, Quebec and Notva Scotia sign agreements.

'i Estimated 1947-48 revenues set at $2,450,000,000 against $2,984,- 000000 1'01‘ 1946-47.

Estimated 1947-48 expenditures- set at szioiioooooo compared! with $2,632,000.000 for 1946-47. i

Minor changes announccd for transportation and sugar taxes. No changes in liquor and to- bacco faxes.

Nu changes iii succession duties

To Begin Repaying i.

_ . Compulsory Savings 2

i OTTAWA. April 20 1GP) i Finunce Minister Abbott told Con-i odious in his budget speech to- night Liiat iitc government will be, repaying before acxt March 3t the» $89,000,000 paid iii 1942 income taxi returns as compulsory savings or

refundable taxes.

Ho said that $55,000,000 vf illC amount would ho paid iii iespict‘ of personal lncsme tlixcs. und 531,-, 000,000 for excess profits tnX- i

He did not indicate irheu the payments likcly would start.

i 82.632.000.000-

taxatioii levels wrhlch Mr. Abbott conceded would constitute “e set‘- ioiis impediment" to a full working effort and "a brake" on individual drive and initiative. _

To an intent house which a?- plauded vigorously when he an- incunced the slash in rates. M1‘- Abboti. -rcpo:ted that they would range from as 111811 8-5 54 PM‘ 6°!“ in the bottom brackeis_ of income to i110 limit c: approximately “>- m- wve“ per gent in tDp DTRCKEKS.

On the whole. he said. MM M" of 10 taxpayers will find their rates reduced “by 29 i191‘ 09m °T "w" from existing hates. 4

.58 nearly as an be estimated. he went on, 96 P01‘ cent of all tax- ‘payers will find that and" the W" sciicciuc the marginal rm of i"- the rate on cash bdummial dmmr that they cam - will not. exceed 20 p01‘ rent. ‘This would be overtime ply that might put a iaxPillifl in a higher tax brfllikel-

The present. basic and allowances W111 changed.

exemptions remain un-

Budgets for Surplus,

On the Governmental side of ‘U14! budget. Mr. Abbott announced Hat he is budgetting for an estimated 511311115 of $190,030,000 providing Ontario, Qucibrc and Nova Scoilu do not sizii iaxviiion ngrecmefls with illc ncmiiiicii and a surplus of $80,000,000 if they do WW1 l" agreement.

Ho estimated 1947-48 rcvenufles i" 523501100000 zigaiiist scnas-toxiwf) in ilm 1046-47 fiscal rem" and "-- pciiditurcs Ill. 52.100.000.000 BS0359-

Wi-iile the individual tsxpl?" rcctivcd preferred irwimfnii i“ ‘he blldgci. busiiicss got little in the way cf encouragement aside from m6 pi-Qipisc of year-end abolition of tho Excess Profits Tax‘.

Iii lhLs connection. M:. Abbot-i. set. Aug. 1, i947, as the deadline .01‘ applications for determination of standard profits. > _

Ho also a-trnounced the inlnvsiliml oi fl fivc-pcr-cciit tax, iffcctivc ini-

i become effective July 1

For business, Mr. Abbott announced that the

tax will be abolished ef-

fective Dec. 31. The 30-per-cent tax on corporation

incomes remainsunchanged. _ _ There are minor alterations relating to busi-

inor innovations iii this ing made in the broad commodities such as soft ndy and furs, radios, liq- her such items.

hem in the 1946 budget. on #13107‘ aiion expenses uviil be extended "Hi least ici- another rear" Wills" they had been important in facil- listing and cncourasins "flaw! exploration and development. The)’ would be changed from the pres- ent form of a tax credit to illfl more ncmnal form of a deduction from income.

An innovation in the income Twill law will be a special provision w ensure that. the income content o!

tociiiiiiics§_§ii—riace_?ccf c?“

A HURRICANE Oftfu Surfs orr iitirii An liifii PARAGRAPH Au’ w». UP wifii (ti;

CQRES P

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TORONTO. April 29 -tCP1_..' Minimum and maximum tempor- aturcs: Vancouver 46, 58; Ed- monton 47, 57; Regina 40. 79: Win- nipcg 3G. 69: 'I‘oroiito 39," 67:; Ottaiia 26, 59; lifcciticul ‘.15, 33; Quebec l9. —; Saint Jc-hii l9. —; Monctou 15. 35; Halifax 26, 38; Charlottetown 2U, 38; Sydney 21., 34; Yrirmcutli 29, 3F.

HALIl-‘AX, April iltl-iwcdnes-

diil‘I—iCPi _ Wcatiicr synopsis and official inland forecasts ‘r- sucd by the Dominion Public

Weather Officcat. Halifax at 12,15 a. m_ Wednesday".

Synopsis:

Cold air lies ovci‘ tlic Marltimes and tho State of Maine. Oicv

"‘>""3i“‘,°13‘" m‘ diflflcnds paid mt Southern New England and south- anadm" mbskuancs “K PM?“ crn Otitario temperatures are 1r. Ccmiwmes “bmad hm “Lcompan- the sixties. Along the boundary