Page 8 FULTON REVIEWS PROBLEMS FACING: - SESSION ON COST OF LIVING, DEFENCE Editor's Note: This article is the first of two made up of excerpts from the report on the last session of parliament as prepared by E. D. Fulton, MP. THE TRIBUNE, WihLIAMS LAKE, B.C. : lis Thursday, July 19; 1951. WHAT'S IT ALL AEGUT, BUB? - | The Yellowknife River -Valley area,|on an average of 900 tons a day the Northwest Territories, i to a mines 200,533 | play an important part in Canada’s fine ounces of gold and 62,111 ounces gold and silver production. Milling of silver in 1950. | This Session has been significant in two particular re- spects. The first is the volume of government spending which Parliament has been asked to authorize. The total is $3,586,- 915,657, of which $1,664,212,001 is for defence, but the huge total of $1,922,703,656 is for non-defence purposes. It will be seen that well over half the spending -- and thus over half the taxes -- aré made necessary by things not at all connected witir defence. Oe Ee Central Press Canadian that a! It was natural, therefore, two years. For the’Navy the program If these animals could very large part of the attention of Members was devoted to the necessity of 100 vessels on an operational basis. of reducing expenditures on non- calls for the production and manning converse in the same language they might be asking each other what this scene is all about. Both the donkey and camel are being used at the Fernhurst Research station in England for a demonstration of new plant spraying machinery. Each carries a small essentials and so avoiding, or at any rate lessening, increases in taxation. This was especially shown up by this year’s budget which provided a 20% increase in the tax due from every person who pays income tax, and in- creases of anything from a quarter to a half and more in the sales and excise taxes paid by all of us on the commodities which we purchase. THE COST OF LIVING The second main feature of this Session has been the fact that while Parliament has been sitting the coat of living index has risen from 171.1 to 1818 — a rise of over ten points in five months. This is an éxtraordinary record — and an alarming one. Equal- ly extraordinary and almost equally alarming is the fact that nothing very effective has been done to check it or to provide relief from it. To be accurate I must say that the Zovernment has announced and im- plemented at this Session certain measures entirely of a fiscal nature in an attempt to check inflation. These have taken the form of restric- tions on credit buying and an increase restrictions affect mainly the motor | car and electric appliance industries, Some unemployment has already re- sulted from consequent shutdowns. The increases in direct taxation | (the sales and excise tax) imposed by the budget have added to the cost of those articles to which they apply.! Since these tax increases are imposed | in order to raise the revenue to mect | the very high level of government «spending, we opposed them strongly and I voted several times against the sales tax increase. This all gives point to the campaign against excessive government expenditure — a cam- paign designed to reduce expenditure and so eliminate the necessity for at least some of the tax increases. I also introduced a motion opposing the amendment of the British North Am- erica Act which would allow a new indirect turnover tax. NATIONAL DEFENSE Parliament has of course given a great deal of attention to National Defenee. The defence program, which is de- signed to enable Canada to meet her commitments to the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organ- ization, provides that in addition to For the RCAF the target calls for 49 operational squadrons. To meet all these commitments the machine on his back; * to spray the crops, Jet-like “tails” curve downwards behind, Purpose: protect them from pests. government has announced a target of 115.000 men in the three armed ee Bs forces by the beginning of 1954. Artificial Flies Best Grave doubts have heen expresse x that these commitments can be met|LUFeS At Jasper Park within that ceiling and without sel- ective service. The government has! Thitty-five = been urged to effect national registra: StT¢@™S were fished in Jasper Nation- tion of manpower immediately and *! Park last year by 2,500 anglers for a total of 10.500 Rainbow trout and Dolly Varden trout. according to Can- adian National Railways. lakes and thirty-four to lose no time in setting up the ary i for selective service. HORSEFLY NEWS A GOOD MANY fishermen are ar- riving at Horsefly and Quesnel Lakes and the fishing season is in full swing. THE HAYING has started in ani around Horsefly but the rain over the weekend has put a bit of a dam- per on it. LEONARD WALTERS | arrived home Saturday afternoon from Van- The fishermen reported that, on the average, it took 42 minutes to land a trout while river fishing, and almost an hour longer to make a lake catch. Artificial flies caught more ~ trout than plugs, trolls or bait. Eastern Brook trout were the eager | beaver of the 1950 season. being caught more readily by any method | than other species of Jasper fish. BIG CREEK NEWS HATTIE, WALT and LORRAINE | BLISS, Redstone, enjoyed the out-of- doors recently when they joined Mr. and Mrs. Duane Witte who are round- glad to hear this good news. MR. and MRS. BILL SNYDER and ing their daughter and son-inJaw, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Barrett and sons, left for home Tuesday, MR. and MRS. FRED MAYHEAD of Portland. Oregon, who have been visiting Mrs. Mayhead’s uncles, S. B. Hooker and F. C. Hooker and fam-| ilies, left Wednesday for thcir home. MISS JOAN KENNEDY and Miss Nora Brown-John returned to Worse- fly from Lac La Juene Lodge near Kamloops where they have been em- ployed. MRS. F. C. HOOKER ana daugh- ter Donella were co-hostesses at the July tea of the month Friday. Guests were Mrs: Joe Williams, Mrs. Ben| Gruhs, Mrs. Fred Jones, Mrs. Geo. 1 home Jast week. MR. and MRS. R. CHURCH and family left Monday by car to attend the Calgary Stampede. : FRANK WITTE Kamloops Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. Leath of Williams ing up from their “home on the Lake, who were up Quesnel Lakel range” The party .also included fishing, returned home Friday. Hugh MeDonald, and Mr, and Mrs.| REV. and MRS. S. AIKENHEAD |p. Witte. | of Vancouver, who have been visit- MRS. W. BAMBRICK returned | | returned ' from | to measure a newly completed breed- ing fence for F. and D. Witte. | A.M, PILTZ is enjoying a visit | from his relatives. After a fortnight here, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis, Port- | jand, Oregon, left their uncle's ranch Saturday to return home. Mrs. Davis’ | mother, Mrs. Gilner, is staying with MILES NICHOLS was up this week | her brother at the Sky’ Ranch for the summer, CECIL HENRY was business recently. MR. and MRS. SLIM FARMER and daughter, Wendy, of West Vancouver, drove up from the TH Guest Ranch Thursday to visit. friends and look over familiar landfarks along Big Creek, Mr. Farmer. was a member of this community some 20 years ago. H. W. H. ADAMS Jr.. St. Helena, Oregon, arrived this week at Duane Witte’s where he will spend a few weeks, in town on See our wide selection of Decea Records now on display Sung by: BING CROSBY DICK HAYMES ERNEST TUBBS HOGIE CARMICHAEL Wilkinson’ Radia & Electric ANDREW SISTERS RED FOLEY GUY LOMBARDO AL JOLSON CARIBOO FRIDAY and SATURDAY SPECIALS CUT-RATE MEAT MARKET H. POSTON & CO. | Pork Butt Roast ».-. 62¢ Leg end per Ib. Pork Loin Rost." 67¢| SHOULDER STEAK— Choice. Per Ib. ...... BEEF KIDNEY— Per Ib. % Ib. s DELICATESSEN SWIFT'S PREMIUM COOKED HAM— ROUND STEAK—Minced. Choice. Per Ib. ... RUMP ROAST— Table Trimmed. Per Ib. FISH FRESH SALMON— Per ib: Per Ib. a : % Ib. PACIFIC MEAT BLOOD SAUSAGE— SLICED CHICKEN & VEAL LOAF— ALASKA SMOKED COoD— Per Ib. LING COD— Fresh Caught. Per Ib. % Ib. .. PICKLE AND PIMENTO LOAF— SMOKED KIPPERS— 2 Ibs. Niquidet, Mrs. Bessie Lowry, Mrs. S. B. Hooker and Mrs. Stan Barrett. REV. COLCLOUGH held a church service at the Community Hall Sun- day. During the service, Linda Made- line, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones was christened. A CHRISTENING TEA was held at the F. Jones home. Guests were. the general administrative set-up of the three services already in existence, there shall be in the Army a field force of three brigade groups. The Manpower requirements for these forees are vastly increased by the fact that the policy has been laid down that the personnel -in the two brigades overseas will not be called upon to serve overseas for more than Mrs. Frank Jones, grandmother of the baby, Mrs. Glen Walters, Mrs Joe Williams, Mrs. Geo. Niquidet, Mrs. S, Barrett, Mrs. Bessie Lowry and Mrs. F. Hooker. A delicious tea was served, Lots of folks have a good aim in life . but most of them dos’t know when to pull the trigger. Matsey-Harris NEWS wages. Will cut more hay PONY TRACTOR with mower will save time and horse-drawn mowers. “Have a look at it.” in the same time than two Imperial Oil and M: R. M. 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