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iam rax the acton free press thursday may mfc 1m the week al ottawa bv h bswt boooaon iwa wr ottawa tcp negotiations to ward tfce longsought financial agree- meal between the federal and prov i octal governments are again at a slandsuu with the dominion provinr tal ronffrencv adjourned indefinitely and the nip pmnttn unable to agxre with the dominion or among i 1 i a k summer with an equitable yeerroujsd tandard rale the luinmrr rata be irgunwnu and many smaller ones mr martin gradually piloted hi bill tl rough the commons the commons senate committee cf 3f members which has the task of i hooting the desiyn of a d stlnctive canadian flag it slowlv fighting it may upwards through a pile of more lhan j 0o diffrent designs- it u be- 1 rved a majority of the members fv 01 as a general design a tag contain lug both the t nion ju k and the maple i a- at agrlrultuie mmuier irdmcr hint tl last wiik t hat t he government may r lice the present milk subsidy ii m ivnu in winter aiut 35 rent in themselves baik in ttielr home tapit ir the conference w hlth had indulg d in hypothetic al horse trading uf 4 he taxation fields for 9 months broke up abruptly arter a hectic week in op k4rm mac1iinkhy imr eftettive april 30lh c auhks ol hiiobtak which diajcusalon a were rarrled on in public krporters found the open cession a lortng rtrru tablemate tn a common endravut lo agree were the liberal govern menu of the maritime the union rationale govitnment of quebec the tagrsaatv conservative government of ontario le cck government oc saskatchewan the social ctedlt grv rnment of alberta the coalition government of manitoba and llrltlth columbia and the liberal rederal government heads tempers flared premiers shouted sudden outbursts of prrsoiallll- boiled to the surface hut on the whol the delegates were atienl n their efforts to agiee the main points of dlsagieemenl on which the conference adjourned jere between the iominlon ontari nd quebec ilia dominion asked cmuuvr rights in the jmriumal incomt oipor alion and tnlimllami tax fields in elurn for tt is 11 proioed a 15 grant to the provinces baaed on op elation and fro njl mat production it was reidy to thare succession dut ies if the provinces atctpted reduced subsidies and give up gas amusement aid pari mulul lixn if no ctnam 1 1 loan was involved the dornjnimi alvn of feted in lake tt major part in health and social welfare xpemlltun emplovmtnt iroecla and bear the main cost of unemployed emi lovable premier drew of ontario said his government wn prepared to rent ttioome and m ora1lon taxev if the dominion moved out ol the iui n ton tax field and abandoned gas am usrmenu mtl muturu ecurltv transfers and elect rtritv he alo asked that ine ikwnlnlon assume full cost of relief lo unemploved emplov able and pent nm for th aged and blind iremitr duplet of quebec also rai prepared to r nt income ta rights and i art ol corporation and pos tlbly some other taxes but his gov emmrnl was not willing to give up au cr duties it was theae three divergent stands the conference lalvd lo reconcile the maritime pro nces while not satisfied with the plan entlielv agreed motif uiemselvrs and with the pralr 4e province quebec and british col urnbia that the rovincial luhtidv should be based on fiscal needs rather than on pofajlati n the prairie overnmenta rsrrh with their own interest generally found the ktatisfartorv luivli on manitoba favor of federal term which to begin operation u the provinre mot lr the dominion pr povau ilritlaii col jmbin was n adv to n rept the fed rul i ian provided the return to the prov me w re not it us limn they would be if the provin as collecting toxts at rates xutlni before iwi hlle it was evident no agreement between all the provinces was pos slbte the conference ende 1 on a more cheerful note than the 1041 do minion proinrt conftrence fin nee minister il 1 inlmited the federal government was prepared to aludy new was of bringing about a atandanl bavix of financial relations among governmerts lie said the itovrrnment would study the matter and decide at a later dnte what pro cedure might u sugg ted the man on thi xtreet while some what confused h pncttltnrt was confident he undt rstood what lo him was the main point no matter which rovemment collet ted which lats he wat gtilng to have to pay them at one point in the conference justw minister st iaun nt voiced the feel ings of the average canadian he sold the taxpayer wanted a redmtlon in taxes and wanted it now main patltamentarv business tnco the common lesumed aj hi 20 fol lowing ihe taster recess has ben gtatetsecretary martin s rlttznsmp bill while rectlung the gemral np probation of the house the bill prick ed up many khndes of opinion on clt- lienshfp and its movement through thpcom main twor debated conctrrned a strong teellng on tho naruof most irocresalve conservative that british ubjecu of the united kingdom and ftthar seugovernlnc dominions shouh irclv special treatment such ma- gmtloii was atrongly opposed by var ious mvmbera of other partlea brituh columbia memban on their part lost no opportunity to state their opposition to jananau thty aecur- d an amendmant insuring that the bill would- not tuperaede ordenin councll for the deportation of japan m or orderi prohlblhng their resid ence in coastal areas bator th backdrop of theae main in order to obtain more concrete information on the problem concern ing farm mtv hlner the national committee on agnrultural cngmeer ing requested the liomlnton leprt nient ol agriculture to undertake a survey of the situation fne work devolved on the rconomlcs i vision and ha findings have been published under the title the farm machinery outlook in the provinces in a foreword dealing with the cause of the mwhlnery snortage ii 1 ia ttrson jf ihe ronomlcs division says iht ahlllly of farm operators to ob uln farm machinery cf the ttesl ad hed ty s and sires has teome a nectsslly if production u to 1m- main talned at a high levrl in evtrrn anadi in igilct mure lhls net sslt haa intn tlvin spec lal signifh anre by i he opparent shortage of mm hint ry explains mr 1aitcrson the demand seems to i ve in reasod mui h mon ihmi the pioduitlon tm ite lined lb situat ion developed first by reaxun of the ornbimtl elfet t of drouth and de ivlon in the k iliear rondii ma it nderttl th farm operators flnanc lolly unnhh lo r plate machines whin needed and twcause drouth rut tailed the am lunt to he harvrsled thne was less i ied fir harvesting madilmry whin rop y it ids im proved ami pt in s tt anie more fav thhtc il wan inevitable that more machines would he needed a second factor in the situation was the manpower shortage during iht i ar tiil shtirtige made it imperat t thai mrh man on a farm use his f tune and ttforts m xt effettlvely in i km1u ing food reiuiitng the uxe of it t litlonitl machines a third fin tor li ihe accelt rntcd tr nd ti w ardx th vm of improved type tf mat nines irvtntl leehkcd any increase in the effl lency of operation may low ei the cost of production sufficiently to m re than offset the price of the new mathlne r or this irason many f aimers feel that they cannot afford to use their older type machine un til worn out all these factors plus tn grcntlv increased purchasing pow er has created a large demand for crrfitn pr of farm martitmrry in excess of the quantity that manufact urers can at present supply there was very little in past ex- rlenct that could serve a a guide to- requirement and many leaders in the equipment industry recognized tie dexlrnnll tv of nhtainlnf more ncnte information concerning the ui ntn siluauon hvn urvey buds of the ancient seas now that spring is here the wel tome sight of unfolding buds la one tlat everywhere mrtu the eye moat of us nowaday thiuk of buds only in ctnnecijon with flowers shrubs and trees but dr m fritz of the royal ofrtano museum slates millions of years a0 at the time our great coal d pusits were forming in widespread tvumi sea buds or blast oidst were imong the t haracteristlc shell fish ui the oceans they are now known only a fossils having become estlnct uhui after the time of thetr greatest development mastoid are hnaely related to sea lilies and also to starfish though they do not greatly resemble live taller in outward form the animal itvelf was lodged in a limey eup whlth wai supported on a hard limey slsrn that fastened ii to th sea bot- fot from the rup extended numer ous slender flexible food gathering arm the five aieas in the cup to whiih the arms were attached re em lle the petals of a flower about to unfold hence the name blastold meaning sprtnglng forth like bud moonfmuxs itrm itmilitokp ont c the night the moon reached its fust quarter a hen on the farm of joseph i force celebrated by laying a crescent shaped egg rite egg was about two inches long and threequarters of an inch in diameter at the widest place f u i news item iieijn sue kaiirs life suam alklrilin r d cabled it m ftnm n w ork new3pnpcrs l l ly hnvt hevol o wivj the life of i three yt ar old haymnnd muller of suliurbii arnrjiffr kaymond was dangerously 111 with nephritis a k dncy infectitin dikt rs nt cnmp- erdown hospital expected him to die i ills mot hi r remcniht red reading of i a similar cae of a new ork patient who had responded to lclng fed with n broth male from watermelon veeds s e axked the doctors to try tt they did and hiymond hcin to improve lie now home bjl his condition is still causing ome conitrn the broth treatment is bring continued juxt what pirl the watermelon broth hai played the doctors don t know yet chum broadcasts both services from the peoples chrch 100 bloor east toronto eah sunday at 11 am nnd 7pm dial 10s0 or 105 lis ten in next stindu dr os wald j smith pastor eaowo riwmmmtamrm m urn mtmmtrr wlirtler the tlifficully l disease grief tlislora t ton si rife lark of progress tack of opor1unily nuf firient alility or any oilier evil condll ion h r lal i a is scienrr bring to the on or one concernetl the un quahfirtl assurance hat krtl now liy the experience of counties thousands that the difficulty is not in timrahlc t hristian science not tmly counsel such a one to meet the adersr rirriim stance as its mastrr hut how him how to do it a tueafe mm cjsrisfmn sc- ssr mit fce ree stswn eelfcali l jisfrleafiem cemaaitlee j6 si cesege si terssue onm ckrutum srseare swaawy ar- riras are arstcasl eeer nsstssm cfml el ii a- swy oar sumjmy nmxt itraaavsst may 12th 1178 still auvr kdmonton cp a united slat e army sergeant lasted all food serv ed to foreign cimmiiui mololov wlxen the uussian was here rnroute lo tiie san franslsco coojrenr and ihe w rgeant is still alive hueplhil relief stockholm cp sweden has lent more than 4uou0 tons of food stuffs valued at tsoouuqoo to needy countries in hie last two year it as officially announced lite grain and sugar and butter wenl mainly l r inland and norway notice to all hog buyers in ontario r llo pndumn mrklln apfrotml by ike ontario anil bhuu ritmlwr on and aflrr ma 1 ivtt uiulw thu arkcaw all uuynra uf liu for pnscraalitff or tn raaala lo poron ara rvqulml lo roniplj with tha following regulation i no buyer other lhan a processor nhall buy hog except under the authority of a buyer licence applicant for llrrnrra to bur lioft fltfiuld romplrte tba form brlow and return it with the 100 licence fee to the farm products marketing board parliament buildings toronto ontario to the farm products marketing board name of applicant niakrk application to the rami ivoducta markrtloc hoard fir a licrorr to rnjear in iih- iminiiiciui of a buyer of tior under thr lam produrt marketing act 1416 for lie pcriml from ainl t 1ma to march 31 1947 jolcd ol onlaria tku vf- jm jriucant address farm rroducts markettno board paruamint surjmrlos toroflto ont j i i train again been aboard a canadian national trato lately if not there pleasant experience in tore for you with equip ment coroin back into civilian use rail traeel u much 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