Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 27, 1953, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 6 Winnipeg free press tuesday october 27, 1953 Korea men May lose tax guts by Victor Mackie Ottawa special Canadian servicemen in the far East Ewi theatre already irate Over the sus pension of their shooting War discharge benefits May soon lose a special income tax Concession in formed sources said tuesday. The special income tax Abate ment went into operation when the first contingent of Canadian troops left for the far East at the end of 1950. Under it Canadian forces engaged in the shooting War were allowed to deduct per Day for every Day they were on service in the korean effect it meant that the average Serviceman in the ranks paid no income tax while he was in Korea. The tax abatement does not a blackheads Don t squeeze blackheads dissolve them do Dri Yimet Aai intr i a Anu in uyt Unju by applying peroxide powder on Canadian servicemen i sewn n hot wet face cloth. Safe. Simple. Sure. Ply to servicemen in Germany France or in far Northern outposts. The government is understood to have come to the conclusion that the income tax abatement was in the same category As the special gratuities and re establishment Cre dits. They were paid so Long As an element of risk was attached to a Man s service. The government s attitude report edly was guided by the definition of the term theatre of this is interpreted As an area where a shooting War is in Progress. The special income tax abatement and discharge benefits did not apply to the Canadian servicemen now in Germany and France. When the shooting War stopped in Korea it was decided it no longer came within the definition of a theatre of War and therefore the Canadian servicemen in that theatre were to be placed on designed to be More terrible consequently few servicemen below commissioned ranks paid income tax on their income the year they were in Korea. The question of the income tax abatement has been studied by an inter departmental committee. It is believed that the decision was made but under Strong representation from the services it might be reversed. Official sources when questioned would Only comment the matter is now under one source said the decision was made but it has been More about Korea continued from Page at your druggist. Results guaranteed. Same pay and income lax footing Canadian servicemen elsewhere. The income tax abatement meant that a Serviceman on a year s Post than medieval methods. Accused 107 or. Mayo said the communists accused 107 captured fliers of in my in Korea was Able to deduct gaming in bacteriological warfare. Peroxide Poppek from his income tax payment of these 17 Are listed As missing land 14 Are known dead. He did not say How they died. He said 40 refused to sign anything but 36 signed under duress. Jacob Malik soviet Delegate sit Ting in place of chief Delegate Andrei Vishinsky responded that the United states had forced air men who confessed to germ War fare to repudiate their confessions under threat of prosecution. He called or. Mayo s statement lie and a slander which we he tossed in a Resolution by which the Assembly would Call on All countries which have not done so to ratify the 1925 Geneva convention against chemical and germ warfare. The United states has i refused to ratify it demanding More than paper promises to Stop such practices. Malik said attempts to prove that testimony was taken from the prisoners under coercion were propaganda and were intended to exploit the fliers for political ends. At one Point in his presentation Telephone to Call old or. Big by phone is hardly reassuring his shouts and mumbles rants and raves Are quite beyond enduring a v his switchboard girl says or. Big should change his phoning style she knows the value of a voice that greets you with a smile Check your Telephone Courtesy do you follow these rules for 3ood Telephone practice they play an important part in successful business or social life. Get the most from your Telephone voice the one with smile wins every time. When your Call is answered identify yourself to announcing your name or your company. When a caller requests an absent party tactfully offer to take the caller s name or message. When you leave word for someone to Call you Don t fail to leave both your name and your Telephone number. Manitoba Telephone system life memberships of the Manitoba registered music teachers association were presented to four of its charter members at a meeting monday evening at the University women s club. Three of those honoured Are left to right George Rutherford miss Minnie Boyd and John waterhouse. Or. Rutherford and or. Waterhouse were both honoured for their work in the music advancement in Winnipeg. Miss Boyd is founder of the Canadian federation of music teachers associations. The fourth person to be honoured was or. W. L. Wright former head of the music faculty at Brandon College who is now retired and living at Robson . Or. Wright s life membership was presented in absent a. Mrs. Vernon e. Fox president of the , made the presentation to or. Rutherford and or. Waterhouse and mrs. Violet Isfeld former president of the association presented miss Boyd with her certificate. Half an hour. Committee heard mayor e. A. Hansford of St. Boniface state the provincial government has a stake in metro Politan amalgamation and should pay for exploratory mayor Cecil Lamont of Tux Edo Call amalgamation a greater Winnipeg problem end Rural areas f the province should not be ask d to help pay Lor solving our i mayor a. R. Paulley of Transcona express fears that re tests for financial Aid might re ult in some municipalities losing mayor Hansford state it Ould be impossible to sell metro Olitan amalgamation to some Umici parities if they found they Ould have to pay for exploratory studies. A new approach to the Provin Ial government will be made at hat time it the objective not reached by nov. 15. Here Are the contributions being ought Winnipeg St. On Izacc St. James t. Vital East Kildonan 920 West Kildonan fort Arry Transcona s472.50 Charleswood North Kil Onan Brooklands s205 As Niobia Tuxedo Vest St. Paul East St. Paul 92.50 and old Kildonan Ify to vote for Reeve or mayor May vote on the local option. Some highlights following Are election highlights if the various municipalities St vital two candidates Are contesting the office of mayor six Are running for three Council seats or. Mayo referred to Vishinsky asian five Are trying for three schoo an authority on the subject of get Ting confessions needed to bolster a Campaign of lies which or. Mayo attributed to communist Imperial ism. He was referring to Vishin a sky s rile As prosecutor in the Moscow purge trials of the 30s Malik who started in the in Early last year the charge that the United states was waging germ warfare in Korea ignored the re Ference to Vishinsky. More about suburbs continued from Page 1 Tern in the election of candidates while the others employ the straight vote with voters marking an x after their Choice of Candi dates. Final count Tor mayoralty con est ants in the suburbs having a transferable vote will be available wednesday but returning officers said final tally for Council Contes May be delayed. Sixteen candidates Are contesting mayor or Reeve offices 47 Are run Ning for Council posts and 16 Are in the race for school Board positions. There will be no election for Reeve in Assiniboia where Reeve j. H. Sansome was returned by acclamation or in West Kildonan where councillor a. E. Wright joined the mayoralty by acc Lama Ion following the resignation of mayor j. F. Partridge. Trustee Battles school trustee positions will be contested Only in St. Vital St. James and Transcona. Advance polls were held in St. Vital or. James Transcona an d fort Garry. To be eligible to vote a person be 21 years of age and Resi Dent of the municipality for at least six months prior to the election Date. Those who Are eligible but whose names Are left off the voters lists May be vouched for at the polls by two electors from he same Ward. Most municipalities have a Sepa rate non resident voters list for Hose who own property but do not Ive in the municipality. In Charleswood non residents cannot vote on the bylaws. How Ever persons who have been Resi dents of the municipality for at least three months and do not qua Board posts. About Are eligible to vote. Turnout at last elections was about 50 per cent one of the highest recorded. St. James mayor r. F. Wight Man will not contest the election and two candidates will try for that office. Four contestants Are in the race for three Council seats and five Are seeking four school Board vacancies. About persons Are eligible to vote. Turnout at last elections was 50 per cent. Brooklands four candidates Are seeking the office of mayor and four Are after two Council seats. Vote is expected to be heavier than last year when turnout was rated As Only "fair.1 Charleswood about persons Are eligible to vote. In addition to two bylaws voters will cast their ballot for a Choice of two Candi dates contesting the office of Reeve and two contesting the Ward 3 Council seat. G. Ron Ander Council member for Ward 4 was returned by acclamation. West Kildonan eight candidates Are contesting four Council seats. About persons Are eligible to vote. Vote last year was unusually East Kildonan vote expected to be heavy because of a two Way fight for the mayoralty. Five candidates Are seeking four Council seats. School trustees were returned by acclamation. Fort Garry first election for the office of mayor in 20 years is expected to produce a heavy vote. Two candidates Are seeking that office and eight candidates Are looking for four Council seats. About persons Are eligible to West Kildonan voters r e. A. Elie Weinberg two year term vote for men who have the ability time and Energy to act on Council. West Kildonan needs men of this calibre we urge you to vote and elect them tomorrow october 28th endorsed by Jack Art a most Mottson Chaim Kusnitt 14wmnci aunts Saul Muff to Henry f. Gauthier two year term e. C. Ted Beeston one year term inserted by the civic in movement commute w. S. Till Borland two year term any thought has been Given to the City taking Over expenditures of the metropolitan exploratory Aid. Simonite described metro Oltan amalgamation for greater Winnipeg As the largest Munici Al undertaking we be Ever gone he denied any greater Winnipeg municipality had refused to share of developing the scheme. Aid. Simonite said the province and been asked for of Lis would have gone to hire an expert to act As execute Secretary i won t have any part of it less i get the proper ild. Simonite told Council. Red Feather drive raises with Only four Days to go in the official. Campaign Community Chest contributions tuesday totalled Only 58.6 per cent of the goal. Campaign officials expressed con Cern Over the total to Date but Hope that if every canvasser and contributor puts the red Feather first on his Agenda Success can still be gained by saturday. The Campaign committee is scheduled to meet tuesday to deter mine strategy for the remaining Days of the drive for put red Feather first week. Alex Robertson Campaign chair Man declared it is a matter of civic Pride whether the citizens this Community come through with a successful Campaign. Ii we really Are proud to live and work in greater Winnipeg we should want to be part of it welfare in a very tangible Way chairmen of divisions have been urged to Speed up returns and contributors Are asked to Telephone the Chest office if they have not yet turned in their gift. Division chairman Stewart Searle is nearing the completion of the Grain Trade canvass with 88.8 per cent in first place. W. G. Neill is second with 80.3 per cent for the hardware division. Donovan Knight head of the welfare organizations group is in third position with 79.9 per cent. The residential division reports a regular daily increase. Returns of close to tuesday brought totals to 55.9 per cent of the objective. Mrs. A. C. Mcinnes chair Man of the women s division described it As a hard won percent age composed of some individual contributions. Civic Union study still going ahead Aid. C. E. Simonite monday night denied that negotiations for metropolitan amalgamation in greater Winnipeg had bogged Down As a result of Manitoba government refusal to give Finan Cial Aid to study of the scheme. He said the exploratory com Mittee had met that afternoon. A. Peter Taraska quoted re ports saying some greater Winni Peg municipalities also had re fused to share costs of the metro Politan study Aid used whether More about City area continued from Page 1 or that amount and he was not ure the Council would approve he proposal. A letter containing the govern sent refusal was read to com Littee. It was signed by Hon. De ind Prefontaine minister municipal affairs. Unification plan the metropolitan exploratory Ommittee was formed Early in september with representatives rom Winnipeg and 15 surround in municipalities. Purpose of the Ommittee was to develop a plan or unification of essential ser ices in the greater Winnipeg Rea. Aid. Simonite said he had approached provincial government members asked for financial id towards exploratory study. Or. Prefontaine said the govern Lent turned Down the request be arise it did not want to give the pression of urging any Muni Pality into amalgamation. Committee heard Keeve j. S. Ulsher of West St. Paul say he Ould not see where the study Ould Benefit his municipality to he extent of the it was being sked to contribute. You la have to count us e said. Its government mayor a. R. Paulley of trans Ona criticized the provincial gov for not contributing to be Cost of studying metropolitan amalgamation when it was re commended in the provincial municipal they come out with the re commendation and mow they re use to have anything to do with he added. Monday s session lasted about cinder handler loses Arm leg in rail mishap near Dryden Dryden ont. Special a 30-year-old cinder handler from Eagle River ont., lost his left Arm and left leg following an Accident monday. The Man e. Hofmann is under contract to Canadian Pacific rail Way on the Kenora Ignace sub division. He was working at a Coal Dock at the time of the Acci Dent when he was allegedly in collision with an engine backing to the to take on Coal. The Accident was reported t ave occurred despite the shout f trainmen who warned or. Hof Nann and of a signal Given t or. Hofmann was taken to dry in Hospital. Eyes examined Harold m. Buck optometrist far appointment pm. 92-siot Mitchell Copp Ltd. Portage at Ita crave closed Wren Siuy 1 . Open All Day Smur Tay Salada Tea bags in heat 2 outstanding values 1. 2 fur Nasman Al with three controls. A cast housing controlled flame pattern and patented air metering guaranteed opera Tion and top level Economy. Standard Oil Burner with three controls. The finest components available assure the Stan Dard purchaser of dependability and 0 Low operating Cost. 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Malcolm Murphy three Erichuk Wagner Mazama school trustees Bachynski Zaharichuk vote this wednesday october 28 when vhf of Fer aldermen in year Ward Mark hit i 2. Their mow in your in the order of year Fertit Fer them. The same when Wing Ter Scheel trustees. Civic election committee 223 Curry build in Tel. 93-1555 ;