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Exâ€"Assessor Haehnel Makes Restitution of Waterloo Town Council Receives Report of Auditors Fixing Shortage at $3,652.â€"R. P. Uffelman Made Deputy Treasâ€" urer During N. A. Zick‘s Two. Months‘ Iliness.â€"Aldermen VOL. 48, NO. 10 Much of the time of the Waterloo town council meeting on Monday night was spent in the discussion of the appointment of an assistant treasurer for the town to take over the duties of Treasurer Norman A. Zick, who was granted two months leave of absence by the council, on recommendation _ of Mr. _ Zick‘s physician, Dr. McCarville.: It was decided to appoint Mr. R. P. Uffelâ€" mann deputy treasurer and J. F. Sceully auditor. The first reading of the byâ€"law confirming the above apâ€" pointments was given at the meetâ€" ing. The question of the shortage in funds of taxes was also dealt with at the meeting. â€" Shortages of $3,600 were discovered in the funds of former tax collector George C. Haehnel, which had been incurred by Mr. Haehnel during his term of office. Of this amount $3,300 will be restored by Mr. Hachnel through selling his interest in the partnerâ€" ship of Caughell & Haehnel, which operates the C. .& H. Transport Company. The amount represents the share of Mr. Haehnel in the business. Assurance that Mr. Caugâ€" bell would not be involved in the court case arising out of the shortâ€" ages was given by the council Decline Request. A motion to have the council seâ€" cure data on the wage rates paid by mianufacturers and employers in the town of Waterloo, the move arising out of the Stevens investigation into mass buying throughout Canada, was defeated when put to a vote by a count of 7 to 2. Only Ald. Pope and Ald. Heer were in favor of the movement. Grants Requested. Communications were received by the council from several bodies. The Town Planning Commission submitted its report of recent inâ€" vestigation into possible remedics and changes in the town building byâ€"law which report advocated two changes. The matter was laid over until the April meeting. A letter from the Insurance Comâ€" panies of _ Waterloo advised the council to see that policies caurried by the town through the various local companies insure the town for liability in the proper way. The communication was filed. The Historical Society also upâ€" pealed to the council for a grant. Last year this body received no grant from the town. Their letter asked for a grant, It was referred to the Finance Committee. The Sisters of the St. Mary‘s Hospital at Kitchener thanked the council by letter for the $300 grant given then last year and asked for a like amount in 1934. Referred to the Finance Committee. The Waterloo Horticultural Soâ€" ciety appealed to the council for the right to use the council chamber for their meetings in 1934. They ulso asked for a grant to enable them to carry on their work. Reâ€" ferred to the Finance Committee. TAX COLLECTOR ‘TWO FIREMEN SHORTAGE NOW . KILLED AT OVER $3.652) LONDON FIRE Auditors _ Finish _ Check _ on Books of Assessor Hachnel. Recommendations Made. The annual report of the auditors scully and Uffelman of the town of Waterloo book including tax ree ords of payments during 1933 was read before the council at its moet: ing on Monday night According to the auditora the shortiges in the tax funds of the former tax collector beâ€" gan in April, 1933, after the books for the year 1932 had been audited and the entrios for tax payments made. The report also «howed that 75 individual payments | were inâ€" volved in the theft of moneys by the former tax collector aa charged by Mayor â€" Frickey Total _ shortages were placed at $3.652.31. The report of the anditor« is as followa and i a summary of th6 existing method of fax collections and pos«ible reme cles: ~ Tax Collection "Your body ls undoubtedly well awnare that a shortage in collection of taxes existed as at 316t, Decemâ€" ber, 1932. the close of your fecal vear. "We belleve that the method of accounting for tax collection and establishing the admitted «hortage tollowed by us «hould be outlined at this point "1. Total of receipta of trxea deâ€" posited with and reported by your bankers wore vouched to the tax colâ€" lection account kept hy your treaâ€" eurer. "2. Detail of such deposita on tax collection â€" were agreed with the postings to the proper payers In the roll both from detalled liats from the bank and your collector‘s cash bo ok. "3. At the cloae of thes flecal year, when all reported payments have been posted and checked to the reâ€" (Continued on Page 3) TO ERECT A $3,000 MODERN LABORATORY Total bullding costa for February, 1934 were $1,000 behind March of 198%. Only one permit was issued during the month just concluded This permit for $3,000 was to Arno R. Koegler, Iridologist, 18 McDougall avenue, for construction of a laborâ€" Decline to Apologize to Ald. Pope. DAMAGE CLAIMS MADE BY TWO CITIZENS Tax Shortages The request of the K.â€"W. Hospital for their annual grant from the Town of Waterloo was also referred to the Finance Committee. Granted Sick Leave. Dr. MceCarville appeared before the council to state that Town Clerk and Treaurer N. A. Zick was in ill health and recommended a two months‘ rest. On motion of Ald. MceKersic and Ald. Hilliard, Mr, Zick was granted two months‘ leave of absence. The motion was carried with Ald. Pope being opposed. Shortage $3,652 Information was given at the meeting regarding the shortages in funds of former Tax Collector Geo. Hachnel. It was shown that Haehnel had 75 tax stubs amounting to $3,284.93, the money for which was not in the treasury. The total shortages later discovered totalled $3,652.71. Mayor Frickey informed Ald. Pope, who had questioned him us to the total, that the total shortâ€" age can not be determined until tuxpayers reply to letters sent them by the town regurding the matter. Mayor Frickey informed the counâ€" cil that it was discovered in October 1933 that un entry had been made in the tax records for a cheque of the C. & H. Transport Company which had been returned N.S.F. The matter was brought to the attention of the tax collector und Mr. Haehâ€" nel had redecmed the cheque a few days later, At present Mr. Hachnel has paid $3,300 of the shortages through the sale of his interest in the Caughell and Hachnel Transport Company. It was also stated ant the meeting that Caughell wished to get a clear title to the firm so that he would rot be involved in any legal way. A motion of the council for the reâ€" lcase of Caughell from any .connecâ€" tion with the case was carried by the council. In connection with the case Ald. Pope wished to know whether the Clerk would be prepared to tuke an cuth thit he had no knowledge ubou! the shortages in the summer of 1833, Mr, Zick being not present, this information could not be had. Request Refused. A. F. Hollind appeared before the council to apply for the right to use the maurket building for meetâ€" ings for "Labor Education Purâ€" pose=". No action was taken. Demand Apologies. + Considerable time was spent by Mr. Pope in demanding a public spology by the council for having brought Mrs. Pope‘s name into the discus:ion lust Friday at the meetâ€" ing of the council, He declured he wanted a public apology from Ald. Heer and Ald. Hilliard for alleged libellous statements regarding his wife and declared that public uction may follow if such apology were not mude. Ald. Pope declared that his wife felt the statements of the uldermen about her working in a fretory very keenly, Two â€" Other â€" Firemen â€" Saved Lives By Jumping 90 Feet Into Life Net. $100,000 DAMAGE TO BIG FLOUR MILL Two others of Seruby‘s command. Firemen Norman Wight and Rog. Walters, almost overcome by dense palls of smoke and stifling gases, dragged themscives through the high titing section of one of the top floor windows, and with the last ounce of their strength stepped out for a 90â€" foot plunge to a life net that froze the blood in the veins of spectatore. These men and four others went to Victoria Hoepita} with Injuries but H The other victims 0f the conflag~ ration which raged from nightfall till after midnight Saturday are: Harry Weet, both wriets aprained in holding the life net; Patrick Kirk, some inhalation, not dangerous; Al fred Lteson, back «prained in fall from «ixth to fifth floor. Triple Motor Fatality The triple fatality came before dawn Sunday morning when a light coupe driven throughâ€"demae fog Into a headâ€"on colliston with a westbound ‘nurmmâ€"nmmn bus brought death to Clarence Henderson of 304 Cameron Avenue, _ Windsor, formerly of 8t. Thomas, and hia wife, formerly Joseâ€" phine Rlenke of the Border Cities. Hendersons‘ cousin, George Locke, a‘ao a former St. Thomae man, latâ€" terly living in Pontlac apd Detroit, waa brought to Victoria Hospital \ with a fractured akull and ded at |night will recover Traffic Officer George Law of Mek bourne locked up the bus driver, Carence Robinson of Windsor, on a charge of cauaing grievous reckless driving. iContinued on Page 3) " Ese t m To onl s U s o on e onl Lo : o s t o it m oo i uit w i n uy .. y o paee t e soae o o 0 hi oo 1s . ons se e i nc ue a t F o t o ue an k\ oi : t uf»i T houk it SRh â€"â€" : e n e /o h es es ol en w se I E R LN“‘V ' R 0 C i# .. â€" 3# A * 5* @9 |Split in C.CF. _ _Party in Ontario The executive committeo of the Ontario. Association of C.C.F. Clubs has passed & unanimous resolution asking the National Council to expel the entire Labor conference of the C.C.F. in Ontario. The resolution was passed by the executive Saturday following receipt of a letter from J. 8. Woodsworth House of Commons Labor member for Winnipeg North Centre and leadâ€" er of the C.C.F. in Canada; A. A. Heaps, Labor member for Winnipeg North; Angus Meclunis, Vancouver South Labor member, and Humphrey Mitchell, Labor member for Hamilâ€" ton East. The letter protested against allegqd subversive activities of jeaders of the Labor section of the C.C.F. in Ontario. The resolution is the culmination of differences between the labor secâ€" tion of the C.C.F. and the Club and United Farmers of Ontario sections over the course which the organizaâ€" tion should follow regarding various Comunist activities. WATERLOO MILK BYâ€"LAW DISCUSSED Mayor Frickey Not In Favor of Compelling Farmers to M.O.H. NOECKER REPORTS At the inaugural meeting of the Waterloo Board of Health held in the council chamber on ‘Thursday, Mr. E. A. Strasser was appointed successor to A. B. Learn, who has held the position for several years. The â€"board â€" welcomed â€" two . new tuembers viz., Dr. Wm. Geiger and L. J. Kiopp, who replace Mr. Learn and J. H. Woods. Wm. Uffelman acted As secretary of the mecting. Pastcurization and the proposed Waterloo milk bylaw was dlaqcussed at length. ‘The bylaw is similar to that of the: Kitchener regulations with a few changes. The clause which compels farmâ€" eri at the market to sell cream in boitles and not to fill customera conâ€" tainers in the market, was taken exâ€" ception to hy Mayor Frickey, He suid that several farmers had deâ€" clared they would be foreed to leave the market if this regulation was onâ€" forced. There are 15 vendors bringâ€" ing cream to the market, Members felt that the cost of purâ€" chising bottles would be small. Dr. Gelger belteved the main pofnt in favor for bottles, was that this would wvoid ponring the cream at the mar kot. At Kitchoner: market cream mmust be sold in bottles Dr_ Gelger also proposed that milk distribntion be tiken over by the inunicipality. Thoe profits accruing would be sufâ€" ; fcient to pay oneâ€"third of the taxes,| he believed. Under this aystem, the | producer could also get a fair prlm-.' (Questioned by Dr. C. T. Noecker as | to compenaiation of the dealers, Dr Gelger referred to Hydro as having become publicly owned. 1 The <ame system of tonsil oporu-f tiors for indigent children through the Victorian Order of Nurses and | the local doctors, was passed by the | Th tions the V the l borrd The annual report of Dr. Noecker, L.O.IL. showed 144 cases of mumps for 1938, also 64 casea of chicken pox and nine cases of scarlet fever, From October 1 to date, the follow. Ing cases have been roported: whoopâ€" ing cough 2; diphtheria 1; chicken pox 39; searlet fever 3; measles 1; mumpa 13. Kitchener City Counct] on Monday night adopted the recommendation of tha Finonee Committee that the clty endorse the plan of the Ontario government for land ecttlement of families on relief. Only two alderâ€" men opposed the measure, thoy feolâ€" Ing that Insufficlent information had been obtained as to the merits of the que«tion. Several members of the council pointed out that three Waterloo famâ€" ile« had gorfo north and only one had come back. They also pointed out the rlgld teata to which relfef fam {Ifes wre subjected before they are wiven the $600 by the munlcipality and provincial government to finance tham for 3 years Liberals Urge Probe Of Banks And Trust Co‘s. Conservative Government to Give Consideration to Demand Which Is Similar to U.S. Probe. â€"Inquiries Into Interâ€" locking Directorates Between Bank, Trust, Insurance and Big Industrial Companies Proposed. Demanding the most sweeping probe into bank and trust company cperations ever attempted by parliaâ€" ment, the Liberals of the House of Commons banking and commerce committee had the Bennett Governâ€" ment pondering on Tuesday night whether it should put Canadian financial institutions to the same ordeal aa the United States did in its quizzing of J. P. Morgan and other big financiers in the IY.S. Senâ€" ate banking â€" investigation _ some months ago. TO SEND FAMILIES UP NORTH Interlocking directorates between. bank, trust, ingurance and big {n-‘ dustrial companies, bank financing of wheat operations, the government guarantee of a $80,000,000 loan to the C.P.R. last Fall, what part the banks played in the alleged overâ€" cnsim)lznuon of the pulp and paper induatry and the general policies mdopted by the chartered banks to combat the deflating effects of the depression â€" all these intricate naâ€" tionâ€"wide problems were rut up to the government for parl amentary Investigation when Major "Chubby" Power, ng:nnlve Quebec Liberal, threw a bombshell motion into the banking and commerce committee on Tueaday morning. Bottle Milk. WATERLOO, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1934 MEMBER OF "CLASS A" WEEKLIKES OF CANADA PROMINENT WILMOT TP. CITIZEN DIES An Active Citizen The late Jacob C. Hallman was born June 20, 1856, on the old Hallâ€" man homestead in Wikmot township, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John U. Hallman. Until 1916 he conducted t successful farm abd sawmill bustâ€" uess, now owned by his son, Mr. Gorâ€" don Hallman. At the time of his death he was president of the New Dandee Rural Telephone Company, viceâ€"president of the North Waterloo Farmeis‘ Mutual Fire Insurance Co., chairman of the New Dundee Comeâ€" tery board and honorary president of the Wilmot township Sabbath School Assoclation. He wus a leading memâ€" ber of the United Brethren church and Sunday School and took an active part in all branches of church work. Friends and business associates in Waterloo County learned with sinâ€" cere regret of the death on Wednesâ€" day, Feb. 28th, of Mr. Jacob C. Hall man, highly esteemed and widely known Wilmot township resident. lie slept peacefully away at the famâ€" ily residence, Rosebank, near New Dundee, at the age of 78 years. He bad been enjoying normal health and quite active until his illness three months ago. Jacob C. Hallman Active in Civic, Business and Church Affairs for Many Years. DIRECTOR OF N. W. \~â€" FARMERS‘ MUTUAL ince jnâ€" torce, _ Mr. Hallman . was quick to adont new and better serâ€" vicee. This is noted in the fact that It is interesting to note that Mr. Hallman was the oldest member on the board of directora of the North Waterloo Farmers‘ Mutual and durâ€" ing his forty years of continuoua sorâ€" vice saw the company increase its bu«ine«s from one million to fortyâ€" three milliona of dollars of insurâ€" I sENATORS IN FAVOR OF SWEEPSTAKES By 40 votes to 28, un even greater majority than was registered last year, the Senate on Tuesday night voted in favor of the legalizaâ€" tion of stateâ€"controlled sweepstakes for hospital purposes. Party lines, never very strong in the Upper House, were rent asunder ns senntors on both sides of the House opposed their party colâ€" leagues on what boiled down to be n moral issue. Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, governâ€" meont leader in the Senate; Senator Cairine Wilson of Ottawa, only woâ€" man member of the red chamber, and Senator William H. McGuire of Toronto were among those voting ngninst the bill. Senntor Wilson and Senator MceGuire ure both Liberals. On the other hand, one of the senior members of the House, Sir Allen Aylesworth of Toronto, a Liberal, was among the majority favoring the measure. The high command of the (lon-‘ servative party was facing a demand for a special caucus on the question ns to what course should be followed on Major Power‘s motion. Three possible policies lay before the party: should the motion be voted down at once by the Conservative majority in the committee; should it, or could it, be declared out of order by Committee Chairman Richâ€" nrd B. Hanson or should the party udopt it, perhnps with amendments. After Mnjor Power had read his motion to the committee, Chairman Hnnson suggested that it be left nside for consideration between now »nd the next committee meeting on Thursday morning. More than 500 words in length, Major Power‘s motion( demanded that before proceeding with the mppointed work of the committee, which is detailed consideration of the proposed bank revision _ bill Herbert Holt, president of the Royai Bank; Sir Charles Gordon, president of the Bank of Montreal, uzd other bank presidents and directofa should be questioned. Would Question Bankers The signing of Harry Rotenburg and etrikers of an agreement on Monâ€" day went between 60 and 60 workers of the F. C. Brandt Furniture Com:â€" pany at Kitchener back to work on Monday morning. The fact that Mr. Rotenberg is m;nnxer of the Reliable Furniture Comtpany plant which operates in the same building as the Brandt firm is said to be clear eviâ€" dence that the two firms will operate under the Reliable name in the near future. The agreement signed by the workâ€" ers and the firm calls for the payâ€" ment of 2% per cent of the . wages, owing the worker for back pay at once, while the remainder of the back pay and that earned by the men in the next two weeks will be paid them on March 17. The workers returned to their former jobs at the same wage rates as in operation at the time when the men walked out. No "Scabs", men who remained working while their fellow workmen went on strike, will be employed by the Company, This recognizes the Union Workers by the firm. High Temperature And Rains Cause Floods Striking Furniture Workers Return Predicts War Between Japan and Russia Sir Arthur Balfour, noted British industrialist, on Tuesday told a serâ€" vice club at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., that Russia and Japan would be at war by Autumn, but that there was no immediate prospect of war in Europe during the next 40 years, Japan‘s need for expansion would bring war with Russia, he said, deâ€" claring it would be well for the world if Japan developed China and created markets there for her proâ€" ducts. War between the United States and Japan, he declared, was imposâ€" sible. The invading nation would have to send battleships 4,000 miles from their bases, which was out of the question. . ; "Hitler and his colleagues ure not fools enough to risk what they have achieved already in unifying the German people," Sir Arthur said in referring to the possibility of war in Europe SALE OF LAND _ FOR TAXES IN _ TOWNSHIPS SALE FIXED FOR JUNE 9th Properties Include 41 in Waterâ€" loo, 50 in North Dumfries, 7 in Woolwich and 1 in Wilmot. On page six of this week‘s Chronicle will be found Waterloo County Treasurer Sam Cassel‘s list of land tax sales which will be held on Saturday, June 9, at Kitchener. Those whose properties are to be sold may stop proceedings by paying arrears of taxes before the above dute. It is interesting to note that of the properties listed for sale, only seven are located in Woolwich townâ€" ship and one in Wilmot township. There ure 41 in Waterloo township und 50 in North Dumfries. In Woolwich the list includes oneâ€" fifth of an mere and oneâ€"half of an wcre listed for sale in the village of Conestogo; oneâ€"ffth of an acre is listed for sale in Winterbourne and 83 neres in Cook‘s Tract. Properties of 113 acres, 58 neres, A neres _ and _ another _ unspecified amount are listed for sale under G.C.T. This makes a total of more thin 220 neres of lund on sale for taxes in Woolwich township. The total nmount of unpaid taxes on the above properties in Woolwich townâ€" ship, together with costs, is over $1,500. ALD. POPE FAVORS TAX RELIEF FOR JOBLESS HOME OWNERS At the Waterloo â€"town council meeting on Monday night, Ald. Pope raised the question of relief from tax payments by property and home owners who are in danger of losing their homes through sales of the houses to pay the municipality tax arrears. _ Ald. Pope felt that some action should be traken on the matter. Mayor Frickey pointed out that the matter had been referred to the Relief Board but Ald. Pope felt that the council itself should take some action on the matter. Mr. Pope stated that he had reâ€" ceived an answer from the Premier of Ontario regarding the matter and had been informotflhul the other municipalities of the province had ndopted the plan of the government for relief of home owners. He did not see why Waterloo could not follow suit. Although the members of the council expreased themselves as beâ€" ing unwillrng to see n man lose his home, they declined to take any action on the matter. Regarding arrears of taxes on vacant propertiea which the owners refused to pay, the council was inâ€" formed that the Ontario Governâ€" ment is taking nction on the matter. The minister, in making an anâ€" nouncement for the evening meetâ€" ing, said: "Elder Jones will present ing, said: "Elder Jones will present 1 guper on ‘The Devil‘." Trmn he added earneatly: ‘"Please be prompt in attendance, for Brother Jones has a carefully prepared paper, and is full of his subject." To Their Work Only the excessive thickness of the ice, due to the extremely culd‘ winter, prevented floods earlier on Monday. At Bridgeport, although the water rose within a few feet of the bridge, there was not much danger of imminent flood. The melting snow which ran into the river swelled it deeply but the heavy {layers of ice still unbroken aided the surfuce and drainage water to |escape downstream, thus lessening { the volume for later thaws. _ _A Conestogo the river was still well within itself, the water not ‘threatening any flooding. Heavy jlee jams at the spot where the Conestogo _ river flows . into the !(;rund backed the water up conâ€" | siderably, but‘ not enough to cause |the older residents any alarm. _ Close Call From Death When Gas Explodes Exploding with shattering force gas ruined a manhole nee@r the Kitâ€" chener city hall on Friday. Shortly after 11 o‘clock while David Hill of Kitchener was passing, the gu which had issued from a city main into a bell telephone cable chamber, blew up. & The cover rose to a heigh of about 100 feet. Dense white smoke fumes followed the explosion. The 7 square {cet of manhole cover gouged a hole in the street asphalt about 2 Inches deep. "It was just like being in France," Mr. Hill said. "There was a woman about five feet away from the manâ€" hole at the time, and its‘ a wonder we both weren‘t killed." Lower _ Temperature _ Brings Relief to Threatened Centres. Warm _ showers coupled _ with southerly winds started the snow melting on Saturday, and although it was slightly cooler on Sunday, the warm spell continued on Monâ€" day, melting the snow and sendâ€" ing great streams of water draining off the land into the nearby Grand River, threatening greatly to set an allâ€"time record for high water and early spring floods throughout the region hordering on the banks of the County‘s greatest river. But the sudden shifting of the wind on Monday night brought cold weather again and with it the lessening of the danger of floods and its attendâ€" urt property damage for the time being. Surplus of $215,000 â€" _ _Announced By Henry Blair residents feared greatly on Monday for their bridge being carâ€" ried away by the heavy ice flows, but the cold spell .on Tuesday lesâ€" scned the danger. One of the older residents of the town declared that he had witnessed many spring floods, but this year‘s augured to be the worst ever. He pointed out that the ice was jamming just above the bridge instead of passing through, holding back smaller ice floes and the heavy, sluggish water. In the arca between Blair and Galt the ice was still solidly frozen, not even cracks having appeared. Should this ice break and heave it is expected that one of the greatest floods of all times will be experienced by the damming up of the waters. Residents on Fountain street in Preston already had their cellars flooded on Monday. The pavement un this street is also badly broken up by the cold wenther and the water. â€" Guard rails for motorists have been placed along the route, At Galt the situation was not serious, the water flowing by reguâ€" lar over the flooring of thick ice. Citizens, however, were preparing for an emergency. should the ice (Continued on Page 3) U. S. BUSINESS ON UP GRADE 8. C. Tweed, M.P.P., States Thousands of Men (Go Back To Work Under the NRA. sSTATE OF CALIFORNIA SPENDING $300,000,000 \ marked improvement in South en â€" Cullfornia â€" business conditions was noted by 8. C. Tweed, M.P.P., who returired recebtly from a busi news trip to Loa Angeles wnecompanâ€" led by Mra Tweed Mr o Tweed reporta thonsands of men are employed in the conatrucâ€" tion of public works, principally in the rebuilding and widening of highâ€" ways and the construction of public hmildings of varlons kinde. P‘ractically every atate has passed â€"neclal «tlea tax leglelatfon, auch as, w special ftax on tobacco, meals and hotel necounts. California has a two and oneâ€"half per cent salea tax upon ul retal} «ale« It was eatimated that this tax would yleld a revenue of 80 million dollare, but It le now expect ced to yleld a revenue to the atate of 100 millfon dollarae Special conatrucâ€" tlon work ran be notleed Al} across the United Stator. In California govâ€" ernment aselated projecta to the value of over 200 millton dollate are under w y s â€" mns The retall nlerchanta report a conâ€" «iderahle Increada n their husinese due to tha Increased buying power of those who have been out of work Pre«ldent Roogevelts‘ NRA plan is generally approved Those who are opposed to It are in most cages peoâ€" ple who have beeen hurt by it or who expect to have éomething (aken away from theim in the future COUNTY‘S LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPEBR Breaking completely away from the usual dragging form Oof budget presentetion, Hon. George 8. Henry, prime. minister and treasurer, foreâ€" cast to the legislature Thureday a $215,000 operating surplus for the current fiscal year; reviewed forceâ€" fully and at length the stops taken by his admlrblstrnllon to "stabilize conditions and beget confidence" in the province‘s future; and in stingâ€" ing terms "cracked" the Liberal Progressive opposition for its "utter lack of faith" at a time when Onâ€" tario, in his belief, was slowly but cteadily moving forward to "renewed prosperity." “’{al_x,ere ds faith and optimism in the Zir toâ€"day," declared the Prime Minister. "This feeling of confidence exists because a Conservative adâ€" miinistration is in control. And desâ€" pite the blue ruin talk and pessimigm Of my honorable friends across the way this province of Ontario is sound and stable." Amid applause of his supporters, the premler bent acrose his desk and thrust one lean finger in Progresaive Leader Nixon‘s direcâ€" tion : Ontario Has Balanced Budget With No New Taxeaâ€" Capital Expenditures "Go," he ehouted to the latter, "and â€" tell_ your friend from | St. Thomas (Liberal â€" Leader Mitchell Hepburn) the truth about this proâ€" vince. Go and tell him what the true facts are. Tell him to sing a song of optimism and hope in the future of this great province and not to spend his time going up an down the country sowing the seeds of disâ€" trust, dissension and disorder. The peeple of Ontario are proud of the statement 1 have presented to the bouse this afternoon, and they will be prouder to speak some time this Summer to what they think of the ulewardship of the Conservative adâ€" ministration, and of the record of my honorable friends yonder." LIQUOR REVENUE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS In the financial statement was conâ€" frmation of a $476,000 surplus for the flscal year ended last October; prediction of & second surplus in a row, notwithstanding the difficult times still obtaining, and without the aid of a «ingle cent of new taxation; ind definite intimation that once tixation cuts are possible, they will be effected at the earlieat possible opportunity following. No Large Surpluses "Bomeone has said that there would be a millionâ€"dollar surplus this year," declared Mr. Henry. "If this were possible some line of taxation would have been rednced. Jt has never been my ambition to build up a largesurplus. We should take in taxation only what we need to mainâ€" trin the services." "Mr. Hepburn, at Alexandria, last Summer," _ declared _ the premier, "said that Henry dare not face the people with hla deficits. He must go to the country before another public wecounts is issued." Pausing, Mr. Henry slowly set down the sheaf of papers from which he had been quotâ€" ing, picked up the blueâ€"covered acâ€" counts for the last fiecal year, and read «lowly, deliberately: "Surplus. $476,000." Then banging a fist down upon his desk he declared: "Does that sound like more deficite? No! And that le my answer to this Lib eral leader who dare not take a seat in this House, although it has been uifered to himâ€"who dare not come here to face ue and discuse the isâ€" aue« of the day." The finance committee of the Kitâ€" chener civic council in fna] estimates «es slon on Friday set the 1934 tax rate at 42 mill«, a rise of 1.7 over that of 1938 The three chief reasons for the Increaee from the rate. prophecied carlier, were the decisions to capl talize on debentures a large percentâ€" age of the relief wccount, a reducâ€" tion of $18,000 in the estimate re serve against uncollected taxes and a $5,000 rednction from the earlier esâ€" timate of the indigent patients acâ€" count Aldermen Hearn, Gordon and Rby were in favor of striking a rate at 12.3 or 12.5 hut upon motion of Ald. Shantz that the rate be fixed at 42 mills, they fell into line The «aluries of the civic officials vemained unchanged. It was deefded ‘h\ the aldermen unan{mously that a cut would be unfalr to the employ rea and the treasurer was Instructed ‘Jh;n the actual amount pald in salâ€" wles last year shall be the amount this year, thus avolding the reducâ€" tion â€" that â€" would occnr _ if the 1933 ent was made to apply to 12 'momh« of 1934 Kitchener _ City _ Council _ Inâ€" creases Rate 1.7 Mills.â€" Relief and Unpaid Taxes Responsible. Motor License Sale Small in February Motorists are taking advantrage of the March 31 deadline for obtaining new }cense markers for their autoâ€" moblles a@ well ae their driving perâ€" mit«, it wae revenled at the North Waterloo Registy office for Motor Vehilcles thik week To date only about 20 per cent of the â€" permita â€" baye been renewed Hon. Leopald Macaulay, Minister of liighwaye has allowed the motoriste two extra montha thie year in view of the cold weather and the fact that many motoriste are leaving their care in their garages in preference to taking them out under the unâ€" favorable driving conditions.