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Naming Dr. Davey Smith lMinisler of Labor Gives to St. Thomas Held Only l Notice of Enabling Bill Departure From Policy in ' fo Take Advantage of IO Years by Dr. McGhie Any Federal Scheme _ P R E C E D E N T IS SEEN,iv, CHALLENGE INDICATED MT, three months after the elec. ---- tion {it a salary of $3,600 and as Dr. Davey W. Smith's appoint- 1e,t211'."ti..2 at St. Thomas on Legislation which would enable are 15, 1939, at a salary of 85.400 the Province of Ontario to take im- ment as superintendent .1't the new "It was proposed he nligh; {1111: mediate advantage of any unemploy- Ft. Th.°mas mental hospital]. follow- mately become superintendent ment insurance program that might "YI his. defeat in Dufferin-Simcoe there," said Dr. MCGhie in explain- he adopted by Ottawa this year will riding m the_l937 election, yesters ing that Dr. Smith received special ht brought down in the Legislature day was described before the Legis- instructions in hospital administra- tomorrow hy Hon. Norman O. Hipel, lature Public Accounts corpmltt.ee tion at Whitby as well as direct Minister of Labor in the Hepburn by Dr. B. T. McGhie. Deputy Min. training in patient care. He under- Cabinet. ister.of Health, as the only depart- stood, he said, that Dr. Smith fol. The bill, notice of which was given ure in ten years of a policy of ap- lowing graduation. had some. ex- hy Mr. Hipel last night, will he brief ponntlng superintendents from the patience in New York on nervous in text, but so sweeping in scope trained mental hospital service. and mental diseases. In August as to authorize Queen's Park tol The committee investigation, call. 1938, he continued, Dr. Smith was enter into any agreement initiated) ed on motion of the Conservative transferred directly into the depart- 'by the Federal-authority. Opposition to inquire into the hos- ment under his supervision The province has no intention oil phat accounts and payments to Dr. "As a general proposition ap- proceeding with a provincial unem-i Smith, in the first evidence-taking pointment to a post of this kind is ployment insurance program this! session, was advised that the cost from the service, of men trained year, regardless of what Ottawa may;' of the 811,000,000 hospital, on the in work," he said later in examina- or may not do. A hill providing for! basis of a $2,857 per bed patient tion. an all-provincial program has been) estimate, was considerably under Mr. Nixon held th prepared for some time, but it willl the cost figures on institutions of a cedent in the JJl,1'i,rli'elV"'rt he held over, Mr. Hipel intimated! . comparative size in the United Joseph Downey, defeated Conserva- to The Gl.obe and Mail. . i, States. R. A. McAllister, Deputy tive candidate in South Wellington Deputatlon any. deputation which) Minister of Public Works, testified to the superintendency of the bTi' has awaited on him of late, in the; that the bed patient cost was ma.' lia mental hospital. interests of labor, have expressed: terially lower than that of the Ono "Downey was not a doctor?" he a decided preference for a Federal! tario Hospital at Whitby. asked in cross-examination . scheme. The enabling Iill.which No Political Dismissals. "No," agreed the witness. 32:39:31 'i', 23:22:33; {2 33:25: Mr. McAllister claimed also that "Would it be tt fair statement that to draft, suc'h a scheme. the hospital at London was "obso- he was regarded as an able super- lete," in that it was not fireproof, lntendent?" . . l and had been described by earlier "That is tt Ptlte.r of opinion,"'; l investiggtting authorities " "perl. tutswered.Dr. MCGltle. , lous." He said he had advised that "It was my. opinion that he was it be abandoned. but that action on an able superintendent and he was t the recommendation rested with the under my charge for four years " . l department. continued Mr. Nixon. Dr. McGhie was called by Colonel Dr. MthIe agreed that he might George Drew, who, in examination be considered an able administra- preparatory to calling Dr. Smith on tor. . Wednesday, t ra ce d department Dr. McGhie revealed there were Town of Timmins this year should poldicy iglarelation is 'ef,t,tl'gi1t,', initial; 81:31:18: 1tiri'yta2t,'eii, receive $25,000 to $30,000 added tax an o nnlng an equ pmen o . . . - . new buildings. being, admitted every second day, revenues because of a measure.to It was also emphasized by Dr. chiefly from the overcrowded Lon. 'amend the Assessment Act, which McGhie during that period of the don and Hamilton hospitals. was given first reading in the On- hungry I31nd on sawmill-sting by Hon. itario Legislature Monday, Mines . . lxon, rovincta ecretary, . 5 . . P l L . " that no one had been fired from t "Smell au educ estimated yes the service for political reasons ter ay. . . . since the Deputy Minister Joined Mr. Leduc predicted Timmins. the department in 1927. . Teck Township and Tisdale Town- Doingflbllf a",i,f, 3285mm? Te ship, in which are located most ot a ' . . , . . . 'll'r')tll'l, mental 305%," on Dec. 8. Ontario's profit-making gold mines, t would together receive $175,000 more i this year from the tax on mine profits. "The bill is an effort to help the municipalities, and it will affect only mines with profits, determined hy the mine assessors under the Mining Tax Act, of t2,333,000 or more," said the Minister. The Assessment Act as it now T stands fixes the municipal tax on mine profits at 1% per cent until, the tax reaches $35,000. Tax on .thel excess of profits over $2,333,000 is i) per cent. . _ The amending bill, 1vhiehyeceited first reading yesterday, fixes the rate after the $35,000 tax has been paid at 2% per cent. . I With the 1% mill provincial sub- sidy added to the higher tax on _ mine profits, the Northern munici- palities should have their financial problems eased considerably, said Mr. Leduc.