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24 THE OTTAWA JOUtNAL, FRIDAY. MAY 15. 1945. Small Businesses Get Priority Aid For Reconversion A new priorities. order under which small Canadian businesses -will be given assistance In obtaining scarce United States ma-leriali ssd components necessary for a.

switch-over from war to civilian production, was announced last night by Munitions Minister Howe's office. The new order will obtain priorities for small Canadian businesses, both established, and new, for supplies of production materials including steel and aluminum and machine tools and other machinery obtainable in the United States. "Under the new regulation, priority assistance for most' United States supplies of production materials will be available automatically to any company whose total production is less -than $30,000 per Mr. Howe said in a statement Thus minr comoaniei will be able to obtain, without difficulty, their share of the United States ma- terials and components which still remain scarce. "Steel and metals control orders, which have required prior approval from these controls before purchase orders Vere placed in the United States for steel or aluminum, also have been revised to allow small manufacr turers to take advantage of these new uumuuc priuriuo procedures." The statement said' the new order was "one of a number of steps following out the policy of continuing the wartime economic co-operation between Canada and the United States during the reconversion Special provision also has been made for obtaining priorities on machine tools and other machinery to Initiate, resume or expand civilian production in Canada.

Although much of such machinery now is available without any priority, arrangements Save been made to provide assistance through the priorities officer, to any applicant who shows that be Is unable to obtain the equipment be requires and that without it, his reconversion, at least to minimum economic production, would suffer. The statement emphasized, that It was of the utmost importance that manufacturers who have needs of such a nature should avail, themselves of 'the new assistance without delay. Lady Astor's Son To Mahry Sarah Norton LOJTDON, May 25. CF Lieut. William Waldorf Astor, Conserv ative member of Parliament and eldest son of Viscount Astor.

and American-born Lady Astor, will be married to Sarah Norton, daughter of Lord and the late Lady Crantley, at St Martin's-an-the-Fields, June 14. Lieut Astor, 37. has been released from the Royal Navy to tesumt his seat in the House Commons, of which his mother is also, a member. SWALLOWS SAFETY PINS. May 23.

(CP) Twenty-month-old Serge St Lau rent will be operated upon "with' in a few to remove two large safety pins which he swallowed yesterday, hospital authorities said today. They said that in the meantime the baby was "completely out of KETCRNS TO TKISCO. SAN FRANCISCO. May 25 fBUP VS. Secretary of State Stettinius.

returned today to the United Nations conference and met immediately with ether members of the American delegation to report on his talks with President Truman. Qflebec Luxury Tax: Declared Illegal; Merchants Confused QUEBEC, May 24. CP) Arthur' Mathewson, provincial Treasurer in the former God bout Liberal administration, said tonight that the Quebec Union. Nationals government illegally levied since April 27 a six percent luxury tax which today was killed by the Legislative Council, In the first such action in 47 years, by the technical device of giving the bill a six-month hoist Mr. Mathewson, who is Liberal member of the Quebec Legislature for Montreal Notre Dame de Grace, told members of the Press Gallery that the Quebec provincial government was not authorized to levy a new tax the day a bill providing for thaf tax is introduced in the Legislature, as it wss done in the case of the luxury tax Merchants tonight were' more confused than ever since they were asked to levy the six percent tax.

They were 'wonder Ing over what to do with the money they had collected and whether they should continue collecting the tax especially since Premier Duplessls Indicated no decision on the matter might be forthcoming for some time. Mr. Duplessls told The Canadian Press that there nothing "official" about the killing. There Is no report before the Legislative Assembly and I know nothing about the he said. It was learned officially that no report would be sent to the Assembly and that the Assembly would have "to find out for Itself what has It may be "days" before the Assembly decides to inquire about what the council did to the bilL It was thought possible that the government would withdraw the bill abolishing the sales tax, thus having the tax situation revert to where it was originally a two percent sales tax and no six percent luxury tax.

Luxury tax revenue was to have been'' earmarked for education and public health. Osborne-Dempsfer Former Candidate MIDLAND, May 25 flCP) A man who described himself as W. J. Oi borne-Dempster of Toronto, announced himself as a candidate for Simcoe East In Ontario, byelection in 1939 but failed to qualify bynominatlon day, it was recalled today. The byelection was won by.

acclamation by Lt-CoL' Qeorge A. Drew, who had Just been elected provincial leader of the Conservative party. Capt Dempster announced his intention of contesting the seat In a speech at nearby Cold-water Feb. 1, 1030. Speaking at Coldwater again two days later, he charged that Col.

'Drew had attempted to destroy the two-party system in- Ontario and that Col. Drew "sold out the 1037 (provincial general) election in order to gain leadership of the Ford Cars to Appear In Latter Part of Year TORONTO! May 25. The Ford -Motor Company of Canada sajd in a statement released today that it is expected new cars "will make their appearance on the final assembly Une the Ford plant in Windsor, some time in the last quarter of this The statement followed an announcement from Detroit last night by war production board on increased car production' In United 1 jA Bon Amu nske it bard too rough jing jobi use Bon Ami lor aad lW- X. 4 i lOTDW -v 3 Lto tej llii-k f.EHC wet An -r "A A i if. 0 1 PLAN ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL STAMPS These are three of the new Roosevelt Memorial stamps authorized by Postmaster General Frank C.

Walker. A fourth stamp, In five-cent denomination, Is also being designed. (AP Wlrephoto.) Will Discuss Canadian Credits to Britain Graham 4 Towers, governor of the Bank of Canada; Hector Mc-Kinnon, chairman of Tariff Board, and Dr. W. A.

Mackintosh, one of. the top advisers to Finance Minister Hsley, will arrive shortly in London to discuss with British Treasury officials a proposal that extend credits to Britain," It was learned yes terday. Representatives from the Brit ish Government who have visited Canada recently have emphasized that Britain will not be in a position to buy all the Canadian goods she needs without having regard to how much Canada takes from her. Unless Canada can provide credits, the trade between the two countries will have to be more evenly balanced. AtMIl EP, CLICE YO BET -hits the spot to bake bnad fust right, uso FMschmann'd FRESH Yeast Bread is extra important in war menus.

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A A would presume that all our governments took steps "to check subversive But I have never been aware of the nature of the machinery of these' measures." Asked if he had ever heard of "Capt. William J. the man Mr. Jolliffe said 'was charge of Drew's secret spy Mr. Murray said "I met Him as a Captain Dempster but I never heard of this stuff until this-all came up." He said he had first met Dempster "four or five years ago" and added "he has been a policeman here for Mr.

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