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CHARLO'l'TE'I‘OWN CANADA.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1957

NO!‘ MORE THAN

FIVE CENTS

ONLY PART OF REQUEST

(,)l‘TAWA (CPi_.The board of lr.tll%p0I'l. commissioners Friday g\\;1l(lt'd the railways 3 ‘l5.mx).' ()()(i u-it-ar freight rate increase of 3i. pt'l‘ cent.

spokesmen for some of the Qijlil opposing provinces immedi- au-lv protested. And the railways f'\'.ir(‘>sed disappointment ii, \' (lid not get more.

‘moi-e were indications that all hm uiitario and Quebec might ap- pcal to the cabinet.

lire authorized increase. trans-

port board officials calculated, \\\I'illd viel the CNH an addi- tioiizil $8700.lXX) and the CPR

The companies had been seek- inii a I0-per-cent increase which, it was estimated. would have gm-n them around $35,000,000 a

'f’RI'.

} 'l'lic judgment. culmination of a car that started l956..meant the railways finally obtained a full I5-per-cent increase but not an additional amount they asked for last fall.

Last year. the board gave them increases totalling 11 per cent, leaving four per cent hanging fire. Last fall. the railways asked for six per cent more.

Now STUDY ACTION -

In a joint statement Friday l‘lIL'l)l, the management of the (‘PR and the government-owned ('\R said the ltlper-cent increa smiitht last August was ' mum they could request and that the 3.6 per cent granted by the board has prompted study of “ap- prupriate action." Railway reven- iir-< had “further deteriorated" since the application to the board.

The statement. issued In Mont- mil. said the board in its judg- nwnt had refused the railways the right to earn anything on its mv large outlay for railway rum! and equipment in the last in years.

it concluded:

The seriousness of the board's i-oiusal to allow an earning power on additional investment and the

in ii: urgently considered by the in :ways. In the light of that con- .\lili‘l'flil0n. appropriate action is twin‘ studied."

on YZIIPS in time lg‘ J-xii“: application was made. and 3"" Per cent on those in effect Dim

El'i'l-JCTIVE JAN. 15 The carriers were authorized to

V

is effective for most products. there are certain exceptions.

to seven cents a ion. This is in addition to 18 cents granted last \'f‘aI'

lnw Crowsnest Pass rates on grain moving within the West for nport. which were set by parlia- nicntary statute in 1925

Another major exception in Western Canadian Iignite coal. Spokesmon for Iignito operators told the board their ustry would be threatened by another increase.

Possibility of an appeal to the cabinet arose over the Inclusion of a CPR deferred income tax fund as a legitimate chsrgo aizainst current earnings. of which lrvixht tolls make up the major

part. V The Canadla ' Pacific is used hv the the “yardstick' rates The tax

inialstersald

ai they carry In t

Friday's decision amounts to _

rt;--' the increases into effect Jan. _-

“While the percentage increase l

on coal and coke, it is limited ..

' The increase does not touch the W

[glad to consider an appeal w

lother governments over the tax ISSUE. I "what most alarms us." he

'said, “is that the board has rec- ognized the right to charge to the freight payers a large sum which heir deferred in- come tax reserve. . . . If this had been disallowed. as the provinces maintained it should have been, there would have been no in- crease allowed."

He said the economy of the Western provinces be so riously affected by the increase.

Newfoundland Premier Small- wood said his province. farthest from the industrial centres of

For Cheapest

MONCTON

(CP) _. Howard Maritime: anmortation Com- mission. said Friday a 3.6 in- crease in freight rates granted Canada’: railways will lead to a greater search by our industry for the most economical way\of shipping goods."

Mr. Mann said the board of transport commissioners‘ deci- sion had not yet been seen by the

could not be made until reasons for the increase are known. “We don't know yet how they are going to be applied." he said. ‘‘In the past we have taken pretty much the full increase. In sections sensitiv to truck com- petition. they didn't take the in-

Mann. executive manager of the c

commission and a full statement -

Railways'Granied 3.6% Freight Rates Increase

Regina his government would be Canada. can afford the freight itilgratetboosts “less and will feel it mos

He declined further comment.

Nova Scotia Premier Stanfield would not comment on the freight rate increase except to say B would be detrimental to the prov- ince. He said any comment. or action, by his government will do-

new increase will have higher rates are applied.

Premier Flemming said in lfiederictaon ..ie New Brunswick (government views the increase “ ith alarm." He would not say whether his government will ap- peal the decision.

when

intensified Search is Seen

Transportation

creases in full or at all, in some ases." IH)lmN'T UNDO EFFECT

Mr. Mann said that although freight rate increases have been small individually since June 3). 1956 “It still doesn't undo the over- all effect of a 15 per cent in- crease.”

The transport commissioners authorized the railways last year to increase rates by seven per cent and later authorized a fur- ther increase of ur per cent.

Approval Friday of a urther 3.6 per cent boost brought rates to the increase originally sount‘ by the CPR and CNR in I956. The board rejected an application.

for mother six per

GERALD Sarraclni. M, right. Canadian actor playing the role of Romanoff in current Broadw show "Romanoff and Juliet. ' died in New York Dec. 26 of injur-

NEW YORK (CP) — A zoo pound labour was held without bail on a homicide charge Friday after police said he admitted the

' onepunch slaying of Canadian

actor Gerard Sarracini. A trivial exchange of words out- tan bar. near when was a star in the Romanoff and ark that started

side a Manhot Sarraclirl. ll, Broadway play

Juliet. was the sp

)6. was quoted by police as say- ing he alao Sarraclnl's

icompmion. Tommy Bell. 34. in

Chcqucs Until

OTTAWA fCP)—-‘moss income in actions announced by the t earlier this month My won't be reflect on «our pay cheques until early Fob-

‘l‘<'.V are moving as quickly as msiblc to get new -iuulcsl tables for calculating the

'|DIl"_V. 0 Revenue officials said Friday mathc- to 8250

Tax Cuts Won’t_ Show In

Early Feb.

spring of 1%. Under die tax cuts announced Dec. the on the fit!

pendants are inq-eased by SIN- a year from $150 for chil-

dren of family allowance age ad other

200-lb. Laborer Is H Slaying Of Canadian Actor

in suffered in a Christmas Eve beating. Sarracinl was walkiu

with a fric . ox-boxer Tomnu Bell. left. when both were assault- ed (AP Wlrcphotct

old In

the

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brief battle before dawn on ' ‘ - Day. Gibson and Bell are Negroes.

Gibson was held pending ap- pearance before a grand jury. which under American law has the responsibility of deciding for- mal charges. No date was set for

is.

Sarrnclni. who played Roman- off in the Broadway comedy. was a native of Toronto and recog- nized as a talented performer h diow business

Police sa mined that Sarracini and Bell. a

making a tour of taverns bet

(fin-istmas morning ore the

_fatalstrcctllM

SOUGHT DAB ENTIY

‘ on can't get In There." Sar- racini admoniiied Gibson.

Barr aadBall.andalaa masacadIallwithagon.whid turnadotnlatertcboatoy

Sarracinl died Thursday.

5

pend on what implications the “d

iiuiey have deter ,, h

Report 45 Trapped By Blost

AMONATE, Va. (AP)..An un- derground explosion in a big coal mine straddling the Virginia-West Virginia border trapped an mated 45 men more than 500 feet underground Friday but first ro- POPLI that N to n were killed could not be confirmed.

The mine reports said It was not known whether any of the men. trapped in two sections of the mine. were killed. Rescue teams from throughout this coal mining area in southwest Virginia

West Virginia about 50 miles from Bluefield. Va.-W. Va.. were called to search for survivors. Earner reports from West Vir- ginia state police said 100 to 11!) men were workin e mine at the time of the blast at about 6:30 p.m. EST. The mine em-. pioys 735 men.

It was only about three miles away at Bishop. Vla.. where 87 men died Feb. 4 when an under- ground explosion occurred in an- other mine. Both the Bishop mine and the mine where Friday's ex- plosion occurerd — the Amonate Collieries — are owned by Poco- hontas Fuel Company.

E -i-

trances are on the Virginia side the border while the tipples and most of the mines themselves are in West Vir inia.

The shaft entrance of the Arno- nata mine is 500 feet deep. The men believed trapped were work- ing at about 583 feet.

——"SAUCElts7"F0R ‘s’iio’w— HAMBURG. W a s t Germany t Reuters)—Tobo

aluminum disks — is the latest sports craze in many German winter resorts. the mass-cIrcula- tion newspaper Bild-Zeitung re-

tli are officials. the conference is on

By ANTOINE YARED

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) —— The S0- viet Union opened a new offen- sive agalnst the West Friday with a sweeping offer of economic aid to all Asian and African coun- tries, accompanied by a sugges- tion they nationalize foreign busi- nesses.

Russia presented its plan in an economic report to the Afro-Asian Peoples‘ conference. The meeting opened Thursday with aboin 400 tries and colonies. Although many

elcgates, representing 38 coun- a non-governmental level.

The suggested nationalization could strike at Western oil pro jects and the vast oil potential of the African continent and south- ern Asia. France's exploration to develop Sahara Desert oil fields are an exam .

Sharaf R. Rashidov. leader of the 27 - man Soviet delegation. read the offer to bursts of ap- plausc.

“We are prepared to help you as a brother helps brother. with- out motives." he said.

"Tell us what you need and we

ported Friday.

SPRINGHILL. l‘l.S. (CP)—Ths. 7,000 people of this northern Nova

. Boxing Day destroyed 10 stores a offices and four homes. It was sprlaghilrs second dia- aster In little more than a year. Thirty-five people are hoinelem at least an additional 30 an

and ' without work.

“There isn't a chance

haven’t the money. His men's wear store and stock. valued at $50,000, were destroyed and only partly covered by insurance. Few of the destroyed buildings were fully insu .

On Nov. 1. 1956, an explosion ripped through the Cumberland Railway and Coal Company's No. 4 colliery. Five days later 39 miners were dead and as o

had been rescued from a gas-fil- led. underground tomb. The pit was never reope . was no loss of life or iniury attributed to Thursday night's fire.

PRESS CAR CRASHES A car accident near the town limits resulted in Injuries to five men. including Emery LeBlanc. editor - in - chief. and Delphine Richard, staff togra . en route here to cover the fire for the Moncton French - language dilly L'Evangeline.

As the town recolled from latest disaster. Mayor Ralph ro said‘

“We'll carry on if only half main street is left" He mated damage at $1,500,000.

C. J. Allbon, since 1928 pub- llsher of the Springhill Record. looked at the spot where his paper office stood until Thursday

f.

"I had a glowing springhIlI'a future‘ next issue." he in the ruins lay a

II! 10 bull-

to

metal town "Happy " Like most owners

Maine lobster Ass'n Pleads Not Guilty

PORTLAND. Me. (AP) — The ‘s

Maine men

and its president pleaded gully in U.S. District Court to

ster p . President Leslie E. Dyer was

an "We .. all thls—area't we Ii ' Mayor Gllroy said assistance watched in 35 - degree tempera-«land to Vancouver Island has a‘

accompanied by demands to join

Soviet Union Opens ‘New Offensive Against West

money n loans or He said Russia is able to “build for you institutions for in- dustry. education and hospitals. We can send economists to you or you can send economists to our country." CLAIMS N0 STRINGS “We do not want any prvilegea for ourselves," he said. "We do not ask you to join any blocs or . change governments or change internal or foreign policies." On the other hand. he asserted. United States aid invariably is

ceded in the form of aid."

pacts, “loss of independence. in- terference and an end to peaceful coexistence."

' v, vice-president of the Supreme Soviet Praesidium said one of the best ways for under- developed countries to build econ- omies was to nationalize their in- dustries and use the profits for industrial expansion.

The experience of the Soviet

tries. he said. had ben that this was the “most rapid. effective policy and the least painful to the population."

will help you and send. accord- ing to our economic possibilities.

Springhill's Mayor Says ‘ Determined To Carry-On

nesses destroyed, Mr. Allbon said he would have to give a lot of thought to rebuilding. .

HAIEIJUMPITIDET

High winds sent flames jump- ingflpmoncsideoftbs stud tolhoothcranddroppedembarn onfourbonsemleavlngsshoms-i

“What's wrong?" asked a wait- rass in a restaurant saved from the names. don't deserve g right?"

would be sought from the provin-

"We remember the experience

cial and federal governments. I‘-‘re mier Stanfield of Nova Scotia said

's government would study the situation and determine a course

Union and other Canmunist coun- have

of Egypt in nationalizing the Suez Canal and using the profits for Egypt," he said. “Indonesians are now embarked on the same path. Indonesian patriots are now fighting to nationalize D u t c h banks and other enterprises." Applause filled the former Egyptian Senate chamber as Ra- shidov m e n t i o n e d Indonesia

und Many Dutch businesses early this month were seized by Indonesian workers belonging to a Commo- nist-domiinated labor federation. MUCH AID ALREADY

Rashidov cited Soviet economic aid given to countries represented here. including India. Burma, In- donesia, Egypt. Syria and Al- ghanistan.

“Meeting Egypt half way, the Soviet Union is granting a 700. 000.000 ruble ($l75,000.000) loan."

said

Syria and the Soviet Union also signed an aid agreement. Syrian sources have reported Soviet ‘ n as high as $500.000.000. but its size has never been disclosed by Moscow. Afghaiiiaan has received $100. 000.000 in aid. he Russians are helping India with several indus- trial enterprises. including a steel ill

m .

The Soviet offer followed prc~ dictions by Western observers. that the Kremlin would make a big drive in 1958 to win friends in with a view to the West from these sources of oil and othgr natural resources.

TEEN-AGER SHOT HOUSTON, Tex. fAP)—A high

ac . The fire broke out in the base-

ment of a variety store

Thursday night and kept 75 fire-

men from and nearby com-

munities fighting for five hours

beftiro being brought under con- 0

Fifteen lines of hose snaked through the streets as hundreds

tures.

Wodn Iatefnlght and police sought fivfiug

school freshman was shot to death in front of his home

dentified youths who fled from [the scene in an auto. Jay Evall. ‘15. Wednesday hit in the forehead lby three .22~callbre bullets.

I POWER LINK ! All from

under-water power cable ;

the British Columbia main-I

lcapacity of 120.000 kilowatts.

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and Al Williams. confer In court. (AP Wirephotol

trv at Windsor. Ont

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Canada by U.S. and Canadianlleq odd things,

the Middle East. Africa and Asia. ’" driving

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Charges US Hampering Or Blocking Defence Plans

Former Senior Air Officer Gives Opinion In Article

OTTAWA (CPl—-A former se- us and try us-—we can reaIly'con- nior RCAF officer charges that tribute to the defence of No the United States Is hampering America.

and even blocking defence scien- Another “mad b1o¢k" was non- lifif <‘0'0P€!'3li0n heme?“ C33‘ existence a U.S. organization ads and the U-5- parallel to Canada's defence rc- Group Capt. C. B. Limbrick. search board to co-ordinate re who retired last year as RCAF search and development for the director of guided missiles and U.S. armed forces.

special weapons and of radio war-; Thief Due For

fare. writes in the current issue‘ of the Canadian trade magazine. . 0 Big Surprise NEW YORK (AP) ~— Boys col-

Aircraft: as any thinking w.

‘I know of many millions of V dollars worth of ‘made in U.S.’ equipment that is being used in!

forces that could have been pro-‘ duced here at home.

DELIBERATE MOVE “This equipment was deliber- ately prevented from being made in Canada by a conspiracy of forces in the Pentagon (U.S. de- fence headquarters in Washing- ton). other U.S. armed forces cs- tablishments and U.S. industry. “In the case of equipment and work for the defence of North America. and particularly for

thief should line

There was Allen Barnett, 16.'for example. carrying a S0011 31194 box as he rode a subway toward the Coliseum in Columbus Circle.

ee snatched the box and bolted with i .

Inside were a baby boa con- structor four feet long and a num- ber of iguana lizards.

Allen had been on his way to a pet exhibit at the Coliseum.

Holiday Death lTo|l Reaches 57

mitted. and In fact is dangerous to our defence effort." Group Capt. Limbrick says the

U.S. has no knowledge (Ill! or in.

faith in Canada's potentia or re-

search. development and produc-E BY ""3 C-ANADTN PR1::s3t

tion of defence material. C3fl8dB5 '0“ 0 3°C "'5' Christmas season deaths has

EFFECTIVE BLOCK ‘.reached 59. p “The operation.) personnel agl of these 49 died in lI‘lfflC‘!T|lI- both sides of me border have haps. a Canadian Pm! W"! made an all~out effort to produce from noon local time Tuesday 90 integrated system (for re- midnight Thursday showed. search. dtiyglopmeii-tu and lprodlu; This accounted for more than tion) but . . secu y poicy . _ been extremely effective in pre-yities predicted ‘for both Christmas venting these efforts from beingialid New Year I by the Clnldln successful. l Highway Safety Counc .

“May “mes mmug}, logged: oniano had is deaths, 11 h thinking and perhaps a bit at traffic. Quebec had 17 deaths. 16

snooping. Canadians in 8 -

have disco‘; equ Alberta had six deaths. four In and have had bright ideas to cope’ traffic. British Columbia had five with these needs. but the U.s.'four in traffic. would refuse to hold any discus- Only M8n"°b' ‘Pd P"“°' Ed’ sions on the grounds of security." ward Island Npofled 1'0 ‘Owl’

Group Capt. Limbrick says this: es. situation is "frustrating and dan-if Salbkalcllewlll had on traffic

a a

genius. I y- g _ Canada. the U.S. and Britain Nova Scotia had eight delthl. had announced there will be four in traffic. New Brunswick

greater cooperation in scientific had two traffic deaths and New-

ef Group Capt. Limbrick:foundland two drownings._

adds; 1 Last year. when the holiday ex- “This will not be fully realizedtended‘ over five datv’S- there W!!!

until a completel new approach 73 accidental deaths.>5l in traffic.

is made by all the citizens of the '

U.S." CHAPLIN HAS FLU

JUST TRUST US ‘ GEN-Evg (Reuters) -— Come- ‘‘I would like to make a sug- dian Charlie Chaplin is in bed