CORNWALL, Ont.,- National Research Council scientists this house near Cornwall, 0nt., afire in one of a serie; of tests to de-

Estirnate

Unemp|oyed—Once;7.8 2

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canada is experiencing its worst’ unemployment since the hungry ’30s.

The roll of jobless probably has more than .doubled since mid-No- vember. » I

Federal statistics for that month showd 352,044 Canadians registered for new jobs at Na- tional Employment Service of- fices. Of those 292,000 were out of work.

REPORT TO COMMONS

At Jan. 2, Labor Minister Starr reported to the Commons, 754,640 were registered.‘The number ac- tually unemployed was not an- nounced. If the proportion was the same as in November, Can- ada had at least 625,000 unem- ployed at the New Year.

Canada’s worst previous winter .

for unemployment since the end of the war was 1954-55. Unem-. ployment r e a c it e d’ 363,000 ‘by March that season..-

STUDY FIRES’ --

termine what happens after fire starts in a house or building. All told eight such abandoned struc-

3.7 Population ~

tures the St. Lawrence Seaway power project will be burned. Council hopes its findings will

\

year earlier:

winter for the first time could file insurance claims. ,

The province’s total unemploy- ment at Dec. 22-—-23,373—was 5.6 per cent of the population com- pared with 3.2 per cent the pre- vious year.

NOVA SOCITA

R. P. rtley, regional Atlan- tic em yment director, de- clined to estimate total unem- ployment but said “there’s more . . . than last year.” ‘ 1

Poor market conditions in the woods industry, a decrease in construction and ' slack water- front activity are blamed for much Nova Scotia unemploy- ment. However, at the year-end welfare workers in Halifax re-

compared with 2.3 per cent a year before. But 12.4 per cent of population was registered, for work in 1934. ‘ MANITOBA

William Darracott, manager of the Winnipeg office of NES-,—it covers the area from Portage la Prairie east to the Ontario Hor- der—says 21,084 were out of work at Dec. 26 compared with 14,387 in 1956. ' He said at the yeariend there is nothing unusual in the employ- ment pattern in his district and no places where unemployment was exceptionally bad. He said retail "stores and manufacturers will be close behind the construc- tion industry in providing jobs in

layoffs

ment -since Nov.

strike began.

help develop building echniques which will /retard the. spread of flames. (CP Wirephoto).

Russell R o s s of Vancouver, whose United Church welfare bureau helped‘ three times as many persons in December as a

“In past years 90 per cent of the men were drifters. This year half of them were steady, reli- able working men."

Depressed market for lumber and a long strike in pulp and paper have disrupted employment in-the forest indus- try, B.C.’s.biggest. tlfiitimat, near‘ fgggtfieisliggfirtllignby fiongfrlgzagii and almost its very existence is on aluminum jobs. Prince Rupert and Powell River have had high unemploy- 14 when the province-wide pulp and paper

cionditions

smelter

At’ Jan. 2, 93,939 persons were registered for work with the Na- tional Employment Service the Pacific region. This is about 6.2 percent of the population of about 1,500,000, almost twice as many as were registered at the same time last year.

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Page 12, The Guardian

Friday, Jan. 17, 1958

WELLINGTON

(EDITOR’S NOTE: After an assignment of two years in Peiping, David Chipp, Reu- ters special correspondent, is proceeding on home leave. In the following, article he sums up his impressions.)

By DAVID CHIPP

PEIPING (Reuters)——Mao Tse- tung, Communist Chinese chair- man, and his close associates re- main, in the opinion of most Westerners in Peiping, as genu- inely united now as they were in the days whenthey planned the eventual conquest of China from the caves of Yenan.

All signs———and these have been reinforced by personal observa- tion and i1§formation———are that the Chinese leaders form a united group of real comrades in the non-Marxist sense of the word.

The Chinese party has emerged unscathed and probably strength- ened by the troubles that have be- set the Communist world since the denunciation of Stalin at the Soviet 20th party congress two years ago.

GROWN IN IMPORTANCE

Ideologically, the Chinese party

I .. has grown in importance, and

many believe that there have been signs that the fountainhead of Communist wisdom is moving East. *

The Chinese did not join the wild denigration of Stalin, and though they admitted his faults, said these were outweighed by his virtues. V ‘

Last February,‘ Mao made his now-famous speech when he ad- mitted that contradictions could, and did, exist between the gov- ernment and the people, even in a Communist country.

At no time did Mao or any other Communist renounce their ultimate objective, or say that there would be any relaxation of ‘the complete dictatorship over the forces opposed to commu- nism.

China’s whole foreign policy

based on close ties with the So- viet Union, and on astrong and undivided Communist bloc. _

A weakened Russia or divided bloc would mean a less-strong China.

CLOSE FRIENDSHIP

There are no signs of anything but the closest co-operation and friendship between the two Com- munist giants, and visual /evi- dence denies those who believe that the Chinese dislike the Rus- sians as a people. .

The unique dualposition which

the spring.

“It snowballs. One group opens up and starts a payroll, money becomes available and / others open up.” '

However, government and la- bor men said they expect heavy unemployment to continue until

prted no .increase in applica- tions for assistance. ‘

There have been fewer jobs for women in "the 'Atlantic region, partly because of layoffs in tex- tile milles and slower retail trade. '

KENSINGTON

Miss Lila MacLeod, R.N., of leadership of Asia, Boston,‘ Mass,’ spent the Christ- mas holidays, the guest of her

China holds as a senior partner in the Communist bloc, and as a formidable

sure it of growing importance in world affairs, in spite of (or some

contender for the, seems to en-

Centre Of Gravity Oti Communism Moves East

nition by four states. TURN ELSEWHERE

ica.

world’s population.

information, distributes

motest area. CLEAN NATION

throughout the land.

all Chinese are organized.

groups are thinking. SPIRITUALLY WEAKER.

weaker.

grain to the state.

thoughts.”

iS‘i|ver- Haired

“" By.MAR’VEN MOSS Canadian Press Staff Writer

The Chinese have had remark- able diplomatic successes in the Middle East, where, since Ban- dung, they have achieved recog-

Now the efforts of their diplo- macy and propaganda seem to be turned toward black Africa, and -—to"a lesser extent~Latin Amer-

At home, economic difficulties and last year’s ripples of political unrest have failed to weaken the control which the Communist gov- ernment maintains over 650,000, 000 persons -— a quarter of the

This control, maintained by, a two-way grapevine or channel of propa- ganda from the centre and brings back intelligence from the re-

After two years of reporting the Chinese scene thisnall-embracing apparatus of control remains the most enduring and vivid impres- sion of the impact of communism.

Its outward signs are the aston- ishing discipline, cleanliness and order-—unknown in other parts of Asia — which prevail uniformly

They are ensured by fear of severe penalties for breaking the law or opposing the government, and through group, training in classes, co-operatives, workshops or the street—groups into which

Through these groifps individu- ality of thought and action can. be abolished and the government can spread its policies and de- crees to every corner of the land. , In return it receives precise in- telligence as to what persons or

One impression of the last year is that though the physical hold of the‘ Communists has remained strong, the spiritual claims of communism are b e c 0 min g

To counter this Communist leaders are stressing “the unity of all patriotic Chinese” and are stepping up the political educa- tion of all classes and groups so that the people will have "right

Mr. M. Ladner of Victoria West, was a recent visitor of her

Mr. MacLeod, Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Barlow and young son, James, have tak- en up residence in Summerside. Their many friends of this place wish them much happiness in their new surroundings._

Mr. and Mrs. Euggne Brooks, Union Corner, observed their Wedding Anniversary on Monday January 6th.

Raymond MacAusland was a recent visitors of Grant Brooks.

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Millar ' "and son Roger; Freeland, visit- ed Mr. Clayton Barlow and fam- ily on Sunday.

Mr. Elric Gallant who has been spending the past few months with his brother Vern Gallant,

he made many new acquaintan- ces.

His many relatives and friends here will regret to learn of the illness of Mr. Everett Ferguson in Charlottetown. "

Sussex, N.B. visited his mother.

holidays.

a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mr. P.M. Gallant. He was accompanied by a friend, Mr. Charlie Tyne.

Mr. and Mrs. Maglore Gallant had a recent visit by their son Oscar of Moncton, N.B. ~

Miss Marguerite Richard i

visiting her brother, Albert and family, Moncton, NB.

Mrs. Alec Gallant on winning the

There are more signs nowthat large jackpot at Wemngmn Leg" people are beginning to judge the regime by its achievements and are less eager to "volunteer” to cut their rations or to sell more

ion Home on Wednesday. Jan- uary sth. '

The funeral of the late Mar- garet Jane Gillis took place from the home of her brother-in-law, John D. MacNeill to Immacul- ate Conception church where service was conducted by Rev. Leonard MacDonald at 2.30 pnn. Pallbearers were William Kier- stead, Emile Perry, Mac Good-

Vetera n‘

Battles For Minor Leagues

minor baseball leagues, it pits

and Mrs. Gallant, left recently fol Saint John ,N.B. While here

Mr; James Gallant of "Cana- dian Army stationed at Camp

Mrs. Emile Gallant during, the

Mr. Joseph Gallant also stat- ioned at Camp Sussex, N .B. spent

Congratulations goes out to

win, Ralph M-clselian. Raymond Gillis and Camillus O'Brien. In- terment in church cemetery.

Members of Lacordaire Study

sister, Mrs. Dan MacLeod, and Club of St Chrysostem held

their monthly meeting at‘ the’ ,home of Mr. Joseph E. Arsen- ault.

Pierre Arsenault senalnarist at ‘Holy Heart Seminary, Halifax. -N.S., visited friends and relat- ives in St. Chrysostem recently.

1»

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mac- Donald visited relatives in St. Chrysostem over the weekend.

Friends of Mrs. Jerminah Mac- Donald, are pleased to learn she is much improved in health from her recent illness at her home.

Miss Ina Phillips, Summerside, recently visited her aunt, Mrs. Jemmiah MacDonald.

Miss Eileen Arsenault of Tor- onto, recently visited her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ar- senaulrt.

Mr. Fidele Perry has return- ed to his studies Charlotte- town after vacationing with re- latives and. friends.

Mr.‘ Elmer Cameron, River- side, recently visited Mr. and Mrs. William Bridges, Richmond

B.M.

TYNE VA|.|_.EY

Miss Erma Grigg who is on vacation from the Royal Bank, Tyne Valley, accompanied by Miss Wanda Rodd, left by plane on Saturday, January 11th, to visit with relatives and friends in the United States.

The many ‘friends of Mrs. Lorne MacKendrlck, are sorry _ to learn she has had to enter the Stewart Memorial Hospital for treatment.

The Ladies Aid of the United

returning to the American League in 1927 for two years as coach with Detroit Tigers.

The following year he dropped out of sports to enter the broker- age business, but his life as a coach proved too much a lure and he resumed .his football post at McGill in 1931.

Shaughnessy became business manager of the IL Montreal Roy- als in 1932' and seivered his con- nection with McGill at the end of the fdotball season thenext year to coach the Royals, guiding the club to its first pennant in 87 years.

International Rail Rates Up

OTTAWA (CP) _ Transport Minister Hees indicated Monday the gbvernment will not lntgrfere with an increase, scheduled for, Feb. 1. ‘Toint international 1-an. way f rates. The rates ,p_ ply in ‘,3 and the United States on goods moving between’ the two countries.

Hazen Argue (CCF—Assiniboia) said the increase will range from one to 10 per cent. He asked wk; ther the government would pend the increase until March as it has already done in the cm‘ of Canadian freight rates._ .

Mr. Hees said that if oft“; suspended the increase and wag‘. ington did not, the joint mm“; tional rate system might be cfivé celled with Canadians being gm.‘ jected to even higher freigfif rates. , , / Church met at the home of Horace Lidstone on Thursdflé" evening, January 9th. WI

The Presbyterian Ladies mi: met at the home of Mrs. Spur: geon Ramsay on Thursday 97,; ning, January 9th, with 1 good attendance. Next meeting’ an my home of Mrs. Lloyd Darrach 4. February 13th.

The annual meeting of the W0. men’: Missionary Society at the home of Mrs. Hardy Rm. say on Monday evening, Jan, at

The monthly meeting of 3;. Women’s Institute met at fin home of Mrs. Lloyd Darraoh '9. Tuesday evening. January with a good attendance. Nut. meeting will be at the homo a’ Mrs. Dean Crosby on Fe 4th, when members are ask“ to bring articles for an gum sale, also to exchange hm, made valentines. Prize glvgfi 5, the most original.

Mrs.Nina Ross and her M.’ or, Mr. Nelson Waldron, )5". moved to Charlottetown for fh. winter months. Mr. Wald),-on. i, staying at the MacAnthu- rm Livingstone nursing home.

Miss Joan MacA1'-tiliur, am. lottetown, spent Sunday at 5. home of her parents, Mr, .4,‘ Mrs. Horace MacA:vthuvr. ' 0

Miss Judy Miller student d P.W.C. Charlottetown, [pent 5.‘ weekend at the home of her pm‘. lents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mu. er. -

said, “The present State of ,m_ Quebec_’s unemployment total —- se£S%nS we hlgve °“ re°9gd'"c0n_ §“/EV dthi1E,[r‘;ici’(‘?i§(')’rgtehed;’If gigneglet°hogggaxwigfiteaerspggg: :::i°n}‘st Cg;‘c5‘11_’g:Sht1§ ggltgrtgfnggm daughter ‘and five of their eight C 8-5 o’clocl-I employment is not due to mass already 19fi'.743 mg ii perléent Of. str1iI(:ti)¢iniSIii)1cl'.31i¢Ii]i‘ri3g] lsriivlv - cost and family. ' ents, Mr. and -Mrs. George competition. IL attendance i1n- snggifiiifivlggkcn IN 1912 T935 ‘ ' t‘ . M th pd f e DODua10u a 0V. ., Com‘ - ’- b ll f D 1 . 1d’ la off last year was ,- \- . ' ‘ ‘ ' " 'irliiem]§i1ilni(gIfantsanai’re idiéiiaendsenits pared with 1.2 per cent in the uiiftfig se:1¥;f];t,ed to Open up Mr_ and Mm Eric Grant and Camp e O am By gsgogiog. ‘ft %&sS1’593’000 when he cogléi arsiéolpligfctegsigngl dfooécball C 8——Teaspoons who do notnaffect the working late autumn °f .1955 A t°tal °f At Nov. 17, latest figures.avail- two children Billy and Peggy of Miss /Mary_ Mathews, student became president in 1937.‘. the U_S_’ Shaughnessya caoaclgg . Dessert force_ at all. He blamed credit 239-274 were reglstered f°r.W°rk able Alberta-' had 22 448 jobless Sackville, N.B., spent_ the week- at Summerside High School, Many years ago he devised a ~MCGILL COACH IN 1912 8* restrictions industrial production at 5311- 2- ._ ’ 1 t ’f th ' . end in Kensington the guests of spent the weekend with Miss post - season playoff series to . . Spoons in excess ' of demand foreign A drop in °°“str“°fi°n activity laiiout . per (cien ‘til loiifitimiin Rev and Mr L Murray and Marjorie Riley Baltic maintain fan interest in the He led the umversft-‘3' t° the competition for Canadian markets is blamed £01" m05t Of M0m1‘e31’S ‘1'9§‘5i°""°°mpa'r° W1 ’ fam{1y_ . i I ’ ’ league after it became apparent gléfigifiggshig ifizsmtieazif . 2—‘Tab1e' and increased automation. unemployment‘ At Dec’ 19 there BRITISH COLUMBIA Miss Dianne McMurdo, North one club was certain to win the ‘. . . spoons U-S- PARALLEL were 44’855- Mmltreal me“ a“.d A significant change is re- Miss Iris Champion of Hali- Bedeque, spent a few days re- pennant. I ;;g;stWv3n::it:§r‘:I::;°nI:o; gran’: K

The Canadian n“1’1‘°mP1°yme“t gfgzer 11&‘::t1IPé°{e$h evgfgneg fl" ported in the pattern of B.C. un,- fax, is v-isiting in Kensington, cently with her cIo(usin ltvliss te'Dubbe((ii the “sgautglglissy sys- pionsfiips. . C 8—FOI‘kI Picture is Para 8 ed in the . a ' 1 “T S °r l t thi . S R . th t f Mrs. Norma Prol Elizabeth Caseley, ‘ensing on. m” an since an op e y many . b _ . _ United States. Unemployment for 30 y(6)3;’r earlier were 25,433 and erlnp oymen S year ays ev e gues 0 . ' v ' ‘ ’ ' - paliigiiiiilgsith1a%eiiieug§h1§iii2i1ris;:ir1ib . '8~Kn1ves YOU SCIVB December w a s estimated at a - ,. . 0 ' ' d t d th f _ somewhere between 3,500,000 and .L- E- Duquette. Quebec ,'1‘e- fiefglse ande tggwgigcgagzégzgfig . 8—Salad Forks 4.000.000. Signs point to the job gxonal employment officer. said centre__an but enminatin re ‘ Situation getting much W01'5e- the nilmber. °f w‘.’men Without vious standard play of ltvi/go ‘lithe. . 1—Butter

In his Commons statement W0Tk 1S 110i Increasing as quickly bucks and a kick . ‘ Knife Jan. 13, Labor Minister Starr #5 the Y1Umbe!‘_0f men- He Sa1_d Born Francis Joseph Shaugh- ’ said the average rate of increase unemployment In the province 18 nessy in Amboy, 111,, he was one . 1-‘Sugar in the number registered for general. with no partlcular area , - of four sons of a railroad worker Spoon work seemed to be levelling off. hit excepfiuually halid by the ' ‘ '

brother. Mr. Neil MacLeod, Bal- think partly because of) its.con-

1510- tinued exclusion from the United Nations. ' _

Since the Bandung conference nearly three years ago, much-of China’s diplomacy has been di- rected toward strengthening its position on the Asian continent, ' and reassuring other Asians that M1‘- find Ml‘S- I-Ofiug Rayner, its intentions are pacific and

the finst - place team and the ' PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND fourth-place team in a best-of- seven playoff while the second and third - place finishers also meet in a series.

At the peak of the depression, in 1933, unemployment stood, at 817,000—7.8 per cent of the pop- ulation, then 11,381,000.

Unemployment of 625,000 this winter is about 3.7 per cent‘of the population, now estimat'ed at almost 17,000,000.

A cross-Canada survey by The

This is normally a slack sea- late Febr“a.rY °r eairly 1‘./Iat‘°h' son for farm employment. How- Welfare °ffl°‘a1s.sa“d missions- ever, .large construction projects find shelter? are h%1e.d’ :3‘ findlca‘ in Charlottetown and Summer- 1°” “neS§g£3A‘,l’?g’I‘iE§,A1ég er‘ side have kept most building- At th [d f_ th 1 th trades workers on the job. Low . .° en ° 9’ year’ ~ '3 prices for the potato crop are gfivfiflglile tat?’ dI:‘1’)‘i‘:t’§de’;tt§(;1t

- , -- ‘ I _ r o une y ,- havmg a deprgsslng effect on re 102-2.3 per cent of the popula-

MONTREAL (CP) — While most men his age are taking it easy, Frank (Shag) Shaughnessy pursues a vigorous career that belies his 74 years. s1-RONGER THAN EVE]: .

As a player, coach ‘and front- The IL m,w_ says secretary office man, the silver - haired Han-y Simmons; is stronger than International B a s eball League at any time in its 74.year history, .

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Mathews‘ .,,: P E‘ I of Oshawa, Ontario, spent their ' ‘ ' ' ' honeymoon with‘ Mr. Mathews’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar

Mathews of Baltic.

JCHARLOT-T

. . . . resident has a s lendid record. ' ~ ~ - Canadian Press shows all prov- ,ta“1 trade- mm compared with 1.4 per cent aCC9mP3I1l€d by then‘ tW0 50115 friendly. , ‘ find he confinuesp his activities gislaélltligililéis’. and 1“ 511° cahbre °f inces seriously affected by mount- NEW 3RUNsWIQK _ 3 year eaflien ‘ Lorlllg and Robert» and three ‘ with the spirit that marked him Ruddy _ faced 1.-rank Shaugh“-_ ing “nemP1°Yme“t- Mr’ Hartley’ whoge Office Is in Agriculture and‘ construction daughters’ Melda’ Mary and fitt. as. a young man.

The Salvation Army and other M°"°t°nv NB‘: Sam “nemp1°Y' '

nessy has a quick mind, booming Shaughnessy 8'3 Present 13 1935' voice and powerful frame. Broad- Miss Jean Murray, student at ing what he grimly refers to as shouldered, he 15 six feet, two

Mt. Allison University, spent the a “life — and - death struggle” to inches tan and weigh 5 220

Christmas holiday with.her par- preserve minor league baseball pounds, 3o"’more than when he

ents, Rev. L.M. and Mrs. Mur- in "North America. He is chair- captained the Notre Dame foot-

ray. man of a special committee seek- ban team after the start of the ing a legal block -to telecasts of cent“,-y_

ggggéy m"j°r leagm baseball During thle baseball season, he ' ' attends at east one game daily SIg,NIt1,)A¥o1FIhG f?‘fi§n om: own and makes two swings around the f .15 ,, heg aidg “Bit §unda is league. At headquarters in Mon- tfimlyz ls u'es, best da yfor treal, he rules on disputes and '3 mum‘ eag 3' disciplines players, managers and

attendance. Some of the major h rk f h t h 11 league clubs won’t give us an figzgsiii ah: in or W a ' ca 5 ~

”;:':.:*::i*:.% I to su 1y -1) the minors It's just and see ‘S many game’ ” I p1:i1:lygreed., ' can,” he said. “You can never