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Ottawa Gives Information

Six Inspectors Quit Over N.B. Potato Sales Deal

OTTAWA, (CF)-Falsification of New Brunswick potato marketing records for 1953 has brought re- signations from at least six fed- eral inspectors.

informants said Saturday the .nspcctors, employed on the fed- rrsl price support program for potatoes that year. quit voluntar-

ily. There was no evidence they participated in the falsification and no charges were laid.

The falsification was brought to Parliament's attention by Auditoiv General Watson Sellar in his an- nual report. He said "treasury investigations indicate falsifica- tion of some inspection and deliv-

MacDonald Comments On

Auditor General's Report

Commenting last night on the Auditor General's report to Parl- iament In which the suggestion was made that an over payment of 5330.000 had been made to the Prince Edward Island Potato Mar- keting Board under the agree- ment between the board and the Governmellt, covering the 1953-54 crop, Mr. Donald A. MacDonald. former chairman and manager of the Board said:

Under the terms of the agree- ment, the Potato Board was allow- ed up to 35 cents a bushel for marketing and selling costs. These costs he explains, included: pack- ages. sacks, warehouse storage. assembling, administration and transportation.

Mr. MacDonald said. "TWIS- portation in the agreement could not, nor was it interpreted by the Board or the Government. to mean freight costs from shipping points to market destination. It did how- ever. cover transporation factors within the Province, such as truck- age from warehouse to car or boat." .

MARKETING COSTS

Continuing Mr. MacDonald said: "What Mr. Seller evidently had in mind was that other costs within the Province such as rail freight from shipping points to Island ports for export should have been included as marketing and selling costs."

"There was never any doubt in the minds of Board Officials who

'i”cdthe.g. torln the minds of agricultural and treasury officials who supervised its administration that such freight costs should not be a direct charge against sales realization in the same manner as other transportat- ion costs in the broader sense of the word." said Mr. MacDonald.

Mr. MacDonald points out that in.Aprll 1955 the Government of Canada settled all its obligations under the marketing agieement and an official Government Order in Council specifically stated at that time that, "Both the Board and the Selling Agency carried out their duties in a competent and ef-

ficient manner."

- and the bushel.

ery records." . . An informant said that under the 1953 support program inspect- ors lssued marketing certificates to potato producers who al1bar- ently diverted the potatoes to starch factories instead of send- ing them to the destinations

shown on the certificate. Because the starch factory price was well below the floor price guaranteed by the federal government, the producer could collect the difference between it

PAID 82 MILLION

Mr. Sellar's report said the federal government paid out 32,- 210,000 but settlements were re- stricted to transactions not in controversy.

The treasury board is expected to report soon to cabinet to com- plete the settlement.

Mr. Sellar also raised the ques- tion of crown corporations having too much financial power. lie

I ' ' them out as having per- haps more money and securities than they needed to meet liabili- ties. In some cases assets were double liabilities.

The report also said the gov- ernment appears to be underval- using its investment in these spec- lal agencies which include the Polymer Synthetic Rubber Com- -pany, the CBC, the National Har- bors Board and the Northwest Territories Power Commission.

FEWER FUR COATS Output of women's fur coats de-

the F. El. Teachers

New Method To Defrost Lines

FREDERICTON, (CP) - The New Brunswick Electric Power

creased to 216,158 last year from

IJIIM EIIIJEBII II 'S3l.lIl IIOPHI-30! 220.717 in 1953. 5

y short-clrcuiting a high voltage

Conservatives Plan For. The” Next Feder-al'.Elle"ctiont

orrltwii (CP) -"The Progres- Ilvc Conservatives open three days of meetings here Monday to plan organization and policies with the next federal election very much In their minds.

"This is the kick-off for the next election," said George Hoes, presi- dent of the national Progressive Conservative Association, in a re- cent interview.

The government is expected to call an election in 1957-although this year is not out of the ques- tion--alid Mr. Hoes said this probably will be the association's last meeting before an election.

The association also will elect a president in balloting Wednesday I)f'Illlld closd doors.

There have been rumors that Mr. Hoes, member of Parliament for Toronto Broadview. may he in the running again but he has said repeatedly in recent days that he won't E ,, his decision not to let his name stand for re-election.

IALCEII LIKELY CHOICE

It is conside ml the SSOClBil(1l'l'S most likely choice is Leon Balcer. 38-year-old Commons member for Trois-Rivieres. Another possible candidate is Gordon Churchill, 57, member for Winnipeg South-Cen- tre. who opposed Mr. lines for the presidency at the association's last meeting in March. 1954. Mr. Balcer. party organizer in Quebec province, is a former president of the Young Progres- nve Conservative Association. Meetings of the senior plrty as- sociation itself will not begin un- til Tuesday. Monday wlll be taken over by annual meetings of the Young Conservatives and Wom- en's Associations.

The meeliiig' II in getting

he idea is to learn from

than who come what is needed in p

Coming Events

Dance at Norboro school, lon- . Jan. 16 at 0 pm.

Auction and Dance Va-non Bill. llonday. Janulr! 16th.

and dance, Vernon ltivor

policy, orga ' and publicity."

AGAINST LONG TERMS

Mr. Hoes said his determination not to seek re-election is based on his belief that if an organization is to remain effective its execu- tive should not stay in office for long periods. ,

"The best teams are the ones in which there are no prime dollnas to bog the ball." said Mr. Hecs, a former Toronto Argonaut foot- ball player. In his two years as president Mr. Hees has made countless speeches to public meetings and party organizations in cross-coun- try trips. He said he hopes his

essor will follow his load. Visits to local constituencies are of "tremendous importance."

He added. however. that his travelling days are not ended. He plans to take his wife and three daughters on trips to all parts of the coimtry and probably will con- tinue to make speeches, if asked.

The party leadership is not at

stake at the meeting. The associa-

between the national organization cl

charge through them.

A ' ' engineer said! 4 here Sunday that the technique, used in eastern Canada for the first time, was greatly reducln further damage in storm-ravag sections of the province. .i...'"'””t.”&

nearly 9.060-homes and business establishments lacking power. The commission has not up head- quarters at Bathurst "to direct op- erations in northeastern New Brunswick.

Czechs Slow Refugee Flow

VIENNA (AP) - Communist Czechoslovakia is creating a no- man's-land along its border with Austria to stem the flight of ref- ugees. Austrian police reported Saturday.

This border, like Austria's front- ier with Hungary, once was closely supervised by the Russians when they were here as occupation troops. Since the Russians' depart- ure the Hungarians have mined and wired their border but the MAY RAISE B. C. ISSUE flow of refugees increases.

one issue which has gmubyed Austrian border police said the party rank, may be raised at me village of Kainrathsschlag was meeting. which is held behind wilted out by Cleeh dcmalmoll and doors. That is the dispute squads using e)(DI0llVES.

and the British Columbia provin- cial association headed by Deane Flnlayson.

A few months after the last na- tional association meeting. the B. C. group passed a motion of non-confidence in Mr. Drew over the handling of the party's west-l coast affairs. A separate organiz- ation to direct the party's federal affairs in B. C. was established. And at the last national executive meeting here, Mr. Flnlayson was tossed out of the meeting.

Mr. Iiees said the election of Mr. Finlayson applied only to that one meeting.

He added that the party now is moving toward harmony in its B. C. affairs but said that any further public statements might only prejudice hopes of progress. lion, however. is A J to pass the traditional vote of confidence in leader George Drew.

Members and guests attending Federation luncheon at the Charlottetown Hot- el on Saturday Jan. 14 included

Commission, trying to defrost its-

AtTeachers Federation Luncheon

those pictured iillltle Seated left to riglit- Miss llzlbcl Matheson ist Vice Pres., Hon. Kicr Clark, Min- ister of Education. Elmer Pineliu,

General Secy. l Standing Dr. Frank MacKliinun,

First Workshop Held By . P. E. I. Teachers' Federation

The Prince Edward Isla lid the profession. Teachers.Federation held it's first Concrete measures to help teach- pi fesslonal workshop on Saturday era in service, raise their profess- Jan. 14 at Prince of Wales College ional and academic qualifications with over 30 teachers attending. were proposed by the ”elegates. All ten locals of the Federation Teachers salaries were discussed were represented at the sessions, as a means of attracting and hold- which were chaired by Elmer Pin- ing in the profession, the right can. Summerslde, Preslden of the calibre of person. The acceptable Federation. ' , scale should provide a

salary In the morning sessions, thclbaslc minimum or starting figure, delegates discussed problems con- a substantial differential for each uqth the JIIOIESSIOIIEI and year of traiinm and adequate in- imvotatusvof-thu -teachers. orements for enciryesr ofservllee: Mic findings of the groups were-,Salaries paid. to teache s are for recorded by Mrs. Wanda Murphy,Ia- professional service rendered Miss Mabel O'Brien and Stewart 1 and should make no distinction for Williams. lsex. grade level taught or marital shA full Grade twelve certificate status. ould be necessary as the em- trance requlrement to the teachers LARGER UNITS training course in the proviiict-,l The WOFKSIIOD delegale-5 believe was the unanimous opinion of the that it is desirable to have a pro-. delegates. The prescnt minimum ccdure established to enable teach-' requirement is a Grade Elcvenlers and School boards 10 89! for pug, 1: wag agreed that memigcther to discuss and settle matt- should be stricter enforcement of H5 9! salary Md 0th" Working the present requirements. The pre- ,C0"dm0"5; The llelegnles thought knee of unquamim Demons inlthat the introduction of the larger

President. llliss Estelle B0llll(3a5,lVIL'C Pres., Premier A.W Mathes-

Principal P.WC., John Hughes Zndl

an all-out drive to "overtake

The challenge came in a

Stalin in 1928, provides l'0r: I. A 65-per-cent increase in in-0 dustrial output by 1960, comliincd with speeded up mechanization and the ”automation” of lndustri.'al pro- cesses on a "wide scale.” l 2. A big new project to tapl atomic energy for 6l(.'('l.l'lCll)'. (I0-l velopment and atomic energy for transport purposes alld a plan to- build an atom-powered iccbreaker. 3. Record target's for steel, 68.- 000,000 .tons. and coal, 593,000,000 tons. by 1960. The original targets, set by Premier Nikolai Bulganili in a speech to the party central com- mittee last July were 60.000000 tons respectively. b STARTED JAN. I 1 4. Fifty per cent more lecllnic-l ians and specialists - interpreted as a serious challenge to the West. 5. A 70-per-cent increase in heavy industry. wage increases of 30 per cent for Soviet workers and the building of twice as many houses as under the 1951-55 plan. 6. More intensive schooling for all Soviet children.

7. A trebled fleet of freigllters and tankers and an almost four- fold expansion of the Soviet fishing fleet.

3. A major development of tele- vision, including color transmis- sions.

The plan takes the form of a series of directives to be submit- ted for approval to the 20th Com- munist party congress opening in Moscow Feb. 14. Technically. how- ever, the plan went into force Jan. 1.

ABSOLUTE FIGURES

It declares that Russia now has it within her means to become the world's mightiest industrial nation; that she could "in peaceful eco- nomic competltion. in historically the shortest time." overtake and surpass. on I per capita basis, the most developed capitalist coun- tries. .

For the first tline the plan gives absolute figures for production in- cre ses, instead of the LVLA entage incr ases usually given by Soviet statisticians.

Western observers said it shows heavy industry will continue to play a dominant role. signifying complete victory for the conten-

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on. Forbes Elliot. President Can- ladlan Tachers Federation. Dr. L.W Shaw, Deputy Minister of Ed- ucatiun.

To Apply For Freight Rates On Surplus Herring

Hon. Dougald MacKinnon, Min- ister oi Public Works and Industry and Natural Resources, acompan- ied by Eugene Gorman. Director of Fisheries, leaves for Moncton today to confer with officials of the C. N. R. The object of the con- ference is to negotiate a rate on fish offal between the west and of the Island Blldftlll Souris Process- his. art. ”

Pl - --roll; I75!” quan- tities of !:”"'heri'ing are avail-

able in the western areas alter the necessary bait has been set aside and a liberal portion has been smoked. The possibility of process- ing the balance of the catch, which is said to be considerable. has been carefully explored by the lishmeal people at Souris.

The increase in roduction would make work for qute a number of persons but the margin of clear- ance may lle in the cost of trans- port.

many of om. dassmoms is deny, unit in the province was advisable, ing hundreds of our children the . ommlcany and also I" admin" ,opportunity they should have. lsmmve "35”'”'

Guest speaker at the luncheon VOICE FOR TEACHERS

was Forbes Elliot, President of the- The! delegates also felt that tile lcanadian Teachers Eedemuom

. he in the course (1 his remarks existing program of teachers traln- l W . lng should be revised with special rligletgeogc::,:1gng::3:nIfag:m;:g: emphasis being given the training mp t h t mug th t W p of teachers for our rilral schools. e 9” er M 8 as up It was agreed that the leaching pmpnate twenty year 330' hope. profession. through its Federation, 1ei.s.R,3aic';1.etE.:q"3.tlIe6 received their l?2"23.lS.l”.2.Fl-ffuilS?lt2"11T?3ilf:"mns some

. . ' - ulpped to give ad- lng program as well as the llc-lthcmgelves mcflq Swen e and um"! M the teache” who mug, fIllll:llllleEfll:l:ll1IIuRfilql'lIrSi.n Gradufites oil rVra---- today feel frustrated when requir- ed to teach a group of students re-l presenting a much wider range oil intelligence than was found in al similar classroom a quarter of at icentury ago". Mr. Elliot said.

Three avenues of help were sug- gested by Mr. Elliot: Departments! lot Education, Universities and the, pi fcssional organizations of teach-l crs.

"Tho P.E. Island Teachers Fed-, oration. aware of the inadequacies-,l have advocated higher standards; of admission, is longer period ofl training and have lnnuguraiu-I in-.3 - service training programs for, beachers in the field." If mir boys

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Three Childrenilose Lives . p AS Edmundston Home Burns

EDMUNDSTON. N.B.. ICPl -- vent him from losing his man life. A Saturday afternoon fire here The young mother saldslie had. took the lives of three children, been with Emery III the kitchen oil

the four-room dwelling. converted from a garage. Electric lights and the radio were on but there was no fire in the wood stove. The power failed and there was is smell of smoke. Mrs. lllitton. hearing Robert crying, went to the room where the three young- er children were sleeping and; found it in flames. l The fire started at the cclling.l she said, Jeanne and Bernard” were sleeping in their beds. Whenl Mrs. Mitton called to Robert. hel ran through a hole in the wnlll and crept under a bed in the an-l

raising to 10 the number of child- ren killed in Edmundston area fires in a week.

The latest victims were Robert Mittoli, 2. Jeanne, 1, and Bernard, six months. Emery, 3. the other child of Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Mitlon. was saved.

Six children in one family died in a fire at Ste. Anne the previous Saturday night and one died near Green River.

Mrs. Alitton, I9. carried Emcry from the blazing building. The child, harclootcd in snow. cried; when his mother tried to re-enter

the tiny dwelling to rescue the lltililllg room. A piece of bllrningl other children. She had in turn board fell from the ccilinlz and back twice when Emery lollowcd grazed Mrs. Mitton's head. her. The family lived in the run. ovaled. ill to 20-foot garage about! FATHER RF-STRMNED nine months. The exterior lladl The father, 25, a taxi driver. brick siding uhile heavy card-l was notified by taxi radio to go board covered the interior sllld- hnme immediately. Spectators re- ding. Outside walls remaincdl

strained his fuulc rescue ai- standing after flames gutted thel tempts, one striking him to prc- building.

WASHINGTON

to find out in talk: here this month j whether an Eisenhower "peace ll

Expect Eden To Question NU.S. On Peace -Strategy

(AP) - Prime fence. Senator William Knowlandv Minister Eden i. upecud go try of California. Republican leadenlpcaccful, conciliatory and hopeful

said critics have misinterpreted Dullcs'

likely than Dulles is to take a

approach to relations between the

remarks. Knowland as-iwcstern allies and the Soviet Un-

West in industrial, atomic and agricultural

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ALLENGE lg yylasl

Plan Announced

MOSCOW, (Reutcm)-Russia

Sunday announced and surpass" the capitalist development.

new five-year plan issued by

the Soviet Communist party covering the years 1955. 1960 inclusive. The plan, sixth in the seri

es launched by

lion Of 'Bllll-'i'ililii and Conililullist party chief Nikita Kllruslichcv that this bl'iIIIL'll of industry must have priority over the production of con sumer goods.

N0 "PANIC" MEASURES

A considerable part of the pro jcctcd increases in industrial out- put by I960 would come from the improved organization of existing resources.

It was planned "shortly to in- crease the pace of mechanization and to automize production proces- ses in industry of a wide scale." The directive calls for transition from the automation of separate units and operations to the auto- mation of shops, technological pro- cesses land the.development of fully automlzed industrial estab- llsliments."

Biggest concession to the ma'n-in- the-street was in the pledge of bet- ter and more housing. Improve- ments ln hospitals and longer leave for expectant mothers are also

promised. Agriculturally the Khrushchev

ollcy of developing virgin lands

and stepping up grain production

will continue. But the plan. while

showing concern over farming,

does not suggest any "panic'.'

measures.

POPE GREETS NOBLES

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Pius received about 200 princes. dukes and lesser members of Rome's aristocratic families Saturday in 1 special New, Year audience-the first of its kind in four years. At the last audience for the nobility

in Januafy. M1952. the zopuem crit- lclmi mm. 1' . than if Plat Irlvlleg and urged them

intake their ' in

Ila" i0I'dII1l' citizens t.lieTt.al:Iml:puhIl.!-.ry

THE THINGS Von GET FOR Moro-lmc ARE WORTH

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TORONTO, (CF)--Temperature: issued by the public weather of fice:

Dawson Vancouver Victoria Edmonton alga ry Regina Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa Montreal ucbcc I-Ircdcric-toll Saint J olln Moncton Halifax Sydney Yarmoulh St. John is

HALIFAX, (CP)-The weather office here says that while the rest of Canada experienced win- try weather on Sunday. the Mart- timcs. Newfoundland and eastern Quchec continued in expcrlcflce extremely mild weather. Sunday was Halifaxis twelfth day W"-h temperatures a bovc free7.in8- Night time temperatures over the district continue 2) to 30 de8l'e9l above normal for mid January, while day-lime values are rans- ing mostly to to 15 degrees above normal

Although the low pressure area has moved northward to the east-

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1' ' 1 ' , Vnertcd that Dullcs "ls not advising ion. Mme” 9;, L mu M Jnumy 1 policy" or I Dulles "brink of war" ,1.bnt we. go" to the brink of war According to the untlcrstanding of f,l;:k.:?',:,, of ,:,,,. Kc,-regal 1-hum, in -; GUN lurtv 3Pl'lll PIPE "5" ”' strategy I5 Ruldlnl the behavior of .as a policy. What Dullcs was tr.v- zlale department officials. laden I the wean,” goweverg mere :9 g .; Um no. Lunch. prim. tournl- ithe United States. I lng to point out, Km.-.laml said. imself still believes in the possl-l,,,,.d low...-as slightly comer '3 Ill. Bfllllh 50111130! lllvo expressed its that potential enemies may re ility of working out major issues Qempergfures In use western rcg- lg Mu” .. an M , tallrm over Glltentntl by Statcnstrain themselves if they .rcallz( ith the Soviets. however slowly. ions in the next two or three ml Sollfll Tue: "Jan "TI. :59"9ill'Y Dulles II II interview there is a point beyond which thr c is” deeply committed to a dnys. cm ' h 3" ' ' lWm' L"? M'Uul"9- T5? llllsazirlc United States cannot be puSlI9d- veace line and all the pressures Northenl Nov a sooth all "u", "5 " Ft ;I;lt:l"eef1"llnl.:cn I! W "I: practical bl-gt-ltenf is gue heti'eB.lpinil:0 fol. f 1BI;l'tIgIIll polltiics appear to sup- ;rfri;eH::wn:dIsIa.i:: guilt ; ulimdhr ed, Gill going up a u our ays o n s - mer- s comm men. I' "F lg, cggdtl 0" lo the "brink of war" without be can top-level talks before going to rliusgs mscomronr patches: extn.-wisely mild: ll: I, u, pug". vu,.u,m'vE coon . 1 comma involved had blocked Red Ottawa. He has not telegraphed Dulles' magazine quotations with whds. Low-high at New Glao- 1;