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Fuel Shortage Threatens in The Annapolis Valley

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

A fuel shortage threatened Nova in

lcutia's Annapoll-I VI11!Y- 1'00 grain industry began to wait and hope that expo requlremuts would not be aff .

These" were the mnlor effects reported Thursday 24 hours after MI!) locomotive firemen employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway went on strike and the CPR closed down its operations in claim Wov-

isces.

Coal and oil stocks in the An- napolis Valley. already depicted by sere temperuuua. began dwindling further in towns along the Dominion Atlantic Railway. a CPR subsidiary. Dealers reported six to 10 days' supply of oil and coal. At the big RCAF base in Greenwood. N.s.. only a five-day quota of fuel oil was on hand.

Trucks were marshalled to transport fuel but many commu- nities fear it would be inadequate if the strike is prolonged.

In Winnipeg a grain trade source said the strike has halted grain shipments from solne 1.000 prairie points and paralysed ship-

Sterling Area's Reserves Higher

LONDON (Reuters)-The sterl- ing area's gold and dollar re- serves rose by 3l68.000,000 in De- cember. following Britain's emer- gency withdrawal of 561,000,000 hum the International Monetary Fund. Announcing the ”, res to- day. the treasury said the re- serves on Dec. 31 stood at 82.133.-

000.000.

This put the reserves 3133.000.- Uiiover what many economists regard as the minimum safety level of 02.000.000.000.

in the heavy fall of 327ti.000.000 in November the total reserves went down to 81.965.000.000.

Britain's gold and dollar re- serves are used to finance the sterling area's trade with the dol- lar area- All Commonwealth na- tions. except Canada. are part of the sterling area. In addition sev- eral other countries with currency linked to the pound also are mem- bers of the sterling bloc.

0.0M HOMELESS

BANGKOK 'l'HAn.AND Reuters About 6,000 persons were homeless Wednesday when a fire destroyed houses in the tows

of Pitsau oke. about 30 north of Bangkok,

meat of 0,500,000 bushels already transit

Officials of the Canadian wheat board would not comment on the possible effects on exports, farm deliveries or quotas.

CONDEMNS STRIKE

Premier D. L. Campbell of Man- itoba denounced the strike. lie said the interests of "the forgot- ten public" were paramount, over- riding any rigllu of the company or union.

In Vancouver seafarers. long- shoremen. teamsters and other unions represented in the Vancou- ver Maritime port council pledged "all-out support" for the striking firemen. It threatened a tie-up of the CPR's Pacific Coast steamship services-

Unemployment insurance com- mission officials in Ottawa esti- mated about three-quarters of the 71.000 CPR employees thrown out of work by the strike would be eligible for out-of-work payments.

This means that after the cus- tomary one - week waiting period

the country's S9l7,000.t)00 unem-

Publisher Sees New Boost in Newsprint Prices Uniustified

NEW YORK (AP) -- The head of the American Newspaper Pub- lishers Association said Thursday "it is hard to understand" an in- crease in the price of newsprint by Abitibi Power and Paper Com- pany "in the light of the large net earnings' reported by the con-

cern.

William Dwight. president of the ANPA and president of the Hol- yoke, Mass.. Transcript-Telegram. also said that 'pubilshers in the U.S. will be called upon to in- crease their newsprint 1957 by approximately 321000.000 if other newsprint producers fol- low the example set by Abitibl"

Dwight's statement was released by the ANPA offices here.

Abitibi. one of Canada's largest newsprint m a k e r s. itnnounced Wednesday an increase of 84 a ton in the printing paper. effective March 1. The boost. making Abi- tibi's price 8134 a ton. New York. was the first by any manufacturer since a general. riae..,of..ts..a.,tcs syesrago.Iathepsst.snin-

Ian crease by one producer usually

has been followed by an increase

by all within a short time. Abitibi said the new rise was

made necess .7 by increased

Increasing Numbers Of British Want To Emigrate To Canada

LONDON (CP)-A London law- yer who is giving up a secure Job and a salary to emigrate to Canada gave his reasons in a single sentence.

"I've got four children and I think they'll have a better chance in Canada."

The solicitor. who earns 58.000 s year-high by British standards -is one of many who have made up their minds to start over again in Canada. In tholast two months or so. the number who have done the same thing has caused a tre- mendous rush st immigration of- fices across Britain.

Mayfair.

Recently the number taking medical examinations has risen to some 0,000 weekly. a big increase over figures under the 1.000 mark in Augun and September.

MAY GET OUT 0? HAND

Canadian officials fear the situ- sttonmayguoutofhandiftbs

rush continues.

At first. the Canadians in charge of examining and processing the intending emigrants thought it was an artificial stampede. in- duced by developments in Sues. Now they are not sosure.

A reporter who spoke to several Britons outside the Mayfair office was told Thursday that they had made up their minds before the Anglo - French intervention. In some cases. however, sues acted as the flnal'straw.

Others spoke of rising prices. 'inancial restrictions and unemployment.

one of the worries most often mentionsd is rising prices. In the

such staples as bread. milk. po- tatoes and Fear of unem f is par-

Predict New Government For

Hungary Probably Next Month "

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WN. CANADA FRIDAY. CABINET will MEET AGAIN MONDAY

Says Rot Threatens

Potatoes In Maine reasons zsu. lie. (AP)-A POM!-0 Thursday that many of the po- t.a"toeisIremalnlnl (in Maine grsge danger o rotting vloyment' muwmbusnadauthnoecnseilalf: depled at the rate of at land Ila they were dug. 0tIl,000 a -not counting beao- But Frank W. lluuey. execut- fitspaldtootherworkersildi-ive vice-preside ofthg mm. rectlih Ilfeded by the strike. Potato Council. said quick degec. LAY-orrs seam '1" "' N '''"d' W” "V' EM

which are line. although all are apprehen- sive. CPR officials said telegrams to and from these centres will be relayed through towns with telegraph offices not in railway stations.

Neither union or railway om- clals have planned any special re- lief to the isolated communities. although the railway said it would give fuel to hospital and schools in emergencies as long as its on supply lasts.

costs. including higher freight rates. The premium on the Cana- dian dollar also was regarded as a factor.

Dwight's statement said:

"In the light of the large net earnings reported by Abltibl in 1955 and the first six months of 1956. it is hard to understand the 34 increase in newsprint price effective March 1.

CAUSE 333.000.”! RISE "In 1955 Ahltlbl's not caring:

cent Increase over its 1950 earn- ings. Durlng the first six months of 1950 which are the latest avail- able published fmures. its net earnings were 87300.00! as com- pared with t0.508,342 in the same period of 1955. an increase of 2.2.! per cent.

"1 know of no newspaper in the United States or Canada which can show comparably high in- creased earntngs in the last ll ,moniha. ,

"The earnings of most other newsprint ueers fav- orably wi those of yet publishers in the U-8. will be called upon to increase their news- print expense in INI. based on 1956 consumption. by approxi- mately 323000.000 if other news- print producers should follow the example set by Abitibi.

"Such action cannot be iustified by any known need for more in- come to maintain reasonable profit margins. and it comes at s time when the failure of an producers to meet their to A commit.- meuts in 1956 forced niany news- papers into the spot market for newsprint at exorbitant prices thus placing an economic hardship on those now being asked to pay this increased price.

"This thinking of charging tall the traffic will bear"' is not con- ducive to the building up of the goodwill that should exist betwen manufacturers and their custom-

ers. ' ' l

Calls Newsprint

Price Increase

Eair, Reasonable QUEBEC (CP) - A. C.

pally fe'els the action of AbitlH

r:;veJ'andPsper('a:.Ltdinboo:-. e price of-its newsplrlnt

:nt'on effective March 1 "fat

Nehru Views Eisenhower Doctrine With Anxiety

IDNDON (Rent )- President can only be prevented by filling East countries themselves to fill

of tabl tstoes in United States. . W '1” Maine harvested more than 40,. OXL000 bushels.

Pvt-toes brought 32.25 a barrel (165 pounds) in Arooatoo' County Thursday, close to the um. 3. last year on this date.

Potato Prices In P. E. I. Advance S125 Per Car

Potato prices on P.E.I. advsne. ed about 3125.00 per carload yes- terday. dealers at Summe side re- Ported. The advance was due to the combined effects of the strike ll!-Ill! of the C.P.R. and a period which restricted movement of po- tatoes by truck. the C.P.R. strike is said to have a direct effect on "'0 Ihlliment of potatoes from a "TEE portion of the potato produg. 111! area in New Brunswick. Potato dealers in Summerside said yesterday that the reduced movement of potatoes during the Christmas and New Year holiday season also added to the factors contributing to market demand and the increased price. They said, however. that with the trees- ing temperatures prevailing yes- tarday. few. if any potatoes could be loaded.

Potato Shipments Reported Down

IIARTLAND, N.ll. (CP)- Rail shipments of potatoes from there centres in the St. John River Po- tato belt during a five-month per- iod from August to December. 1060 were 28 per cent below the same period last year.

A survey of major potato ship- pers in Kartland. Bath and Flip renceville shows 83 carioeds wue moved during the survey per- iod.77pes-centoftheulmoved between August and September.

Eisnhower's doctrine for the Middle East was viewed with an tilt! by India Thursday but re- cotved qualified backing from Brit- ish and West German newspapers. Indian Prime Minister Nehru

reported worried by the plan

American

as E? wmm sst if nec-

esssry. to repel Soviet penetration and also to grant economi-. aid to the area. British newspapers greeted the plan cautiously although the Con servatlve Iondon Daily Mail urged the United States to "move fast' to bring order to the explosive Middle East. West German newspapers wel- comed the plan but there was some criticism that it did not come before Britain and France decided on their armed interva- tion in Egypt.

In New Delhi. political circles said Nehru believes intensification of the cold war in the Middle East

Federal Gov't Has Not Yeti. Decided On Strike Action 1

JANUARY 4, 1957

Tension Seen As Congress Meets

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new United States Congress that faces foreboding foreign policy prob- lems and a touchy civil rights is- sue opened for business Thursday. Democrats took control after a dramatic moment of " nate ulr certainty.

Behind a facade of the custom ary goodwill and harmony of open ins day. touches of tension were apparent over the grave question of granting President Eisenhow- er's request for power to send American troops into action against any Communist aggres- sion in the Mideast.

Out of the first round of activ- ity of the 85th Congress came a decision that the president will ad- dress a joint session of Senate and Iilouse of Representatives Satur-

ay.

First. the Senate is going to put in seven hours today leading up to a climactic vote at 6 p.m. EST.

The result will determine how far a band of northern and west- ern senators of both parties will get in rewriting the rules and curbing the filibuster - and thus make it easier to push through civil rights legislation.

Even members of the coalition conceded it was a pretty futile fight. In the lineup against the civil rights legislation were the rival party leaders of the Senate. Democrat Lyndon Johnson of Texas and Republican William Kwland of California.

GUN FOB IKE

Some members of both parties already are gunning for Eisen- hower's proposal to fight if need be to defend the Middle East against Communist attack. Yet the president is expected to get just about what he wants in the way of foreign policy support as the session of Congress winds into the

IIIIDIIIGP.

the power vacuum created by the eclipse of Britain and France in the area. lie wants the Middle

In the House, Texas Democrat Sam Rayburn was re-elected 277 to 199 to continue a record-break- ing tenure as speaker. But in the Senate. an atmosphe e of suspense built up before the question of party controls was settled.

The key figures were a couple of men who weren't there when the party caucuses were run off -rank J. Lausche, Ohio Demo- crat. and Jacobs K. Javits. New York Republican.

Something of a political inde- pendent and lone wolf. Lausche had talked of voting to help the Republicans organize the Senate. since there is a Republican in the White House. , '

The test came on the election of Senator Carl Hayden, Arizona Democrat. as president pro tem- pore topreside over the Senate in Nixon's absence. The Republicans put Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire up against him. .

One by one. " , ”' went down the line for Bridges. Demo- crats for Hayden. The score was 27-27 when I.ausche's name was called and he came through for the Democrats.

In the end, the vote was 49 to 46. with only Javits. who never had made an appearance and never took his oath of office. un- recorded.

Bank 6f'Canacla's Interest Rate Eases

OTTAWA (CP) A The Bank of Canada's interest rate dropped for the first time in six weeks to 3.90 per cent this week. the bank re ported Thursday.

This week's rate is .02 below last week's record 3.92 per cent. T bank rate how is fixed at one- quarter of one per cent above the week's average treasury bill rate

which this week was 3.65 per cent.

the vacuum and feels the Middle East should be kept free from big- power domination.

Proposes 5-Year Development

Program For N.

HALIFAX (CF) - Agriculture Minister I-Inliburton Thursday pro- posed a five-year development pro- gram for Nova Scoiias agriculture industry which he said would even- tually add t2S.000.000 to the indus- try's value.

lie outlined the proposed pro- gram at an agriculture conference here and said an effort would be made to increase farm production by at least to per cent a year. and production gnals would be set up in certain fields.

"Our approach to the plan would

S. Agriculture

have to be carefully planned and methodically carried out just as a sales campaign might be by a merchandizing Corporation."

Farms would be classified and divided into categories. Farmers would he taught farm management and representatives of the Agriculture Department would be turned into "reasonably effective farm management experts."

Farmer.-' would specialize in certain fields and attempts would be made in intrduce new lines that can bc . onomlcaily develop- ed in the province.

000 TCA on its North American serv-

(.g,.,, mgeq-ngcr: or 102 tourist class passengers.

guard's four Rolls ROW? 9"l!i-"99 will give it a range of 3-000 mil”, "4 1 speed of 450 miles an hour.

pected to start in 1960.

the United Kingdom "still is fmntitn the matter of turbine de

guard was made "after the moat exhaustive r q u i 9 men! analyst! ever undertaken by the corntulnyi Among other protect: considered were various combinations of Brit- tsh turbo-prop engine! Ind AM” can airframes.

ALSO DIPLOMAT

Geoffrey Pearson, 28. son of External Affairs Minister Pear- son. also is in Canada's diploma- tic service. He is stationed at Paris as second secretary in the (1 AI l l

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is keeping Ottawb informed on

French domestic politics. CP form AP

Oil Man Will Risk His Life To Recover Radium

BAHRELN (AP)-Robert Faure, 31-year-old French oil man. threw a party Thursday night.

Fifteen secretaries and stenog- raphers were among the merry group. None knew that in 40 hours Faire is going out to risk his life.

He will try to recover a deadly radioactive element from an off-

'S shore drilling rig in the Persian

Gulf. abandoned in a storm.

If it falls into the sea. the oil detecting element could remain dangerous for an indefinite time.

Faure will not wear protective clothing. If the 81,4130 element is without its protective case, Fsure can be fatally burned if he touches it for an instant and can die if he remains within three feet of ii for a minute.

The Shell Company's drilling "island." used to probe for oil beneath the gulf. was abandoned by 250 oil workers when the storm hit, but 20 others are presumed dead.

TCA Orders 20 Aircraft

From Britain

MONTREAL ICP) - Trans(Ian-

ada Air Lines Thursday announced

it has pinmi a S67.000.0()0 order

for 20 British passenger aircraft

as part of the company's plan to

have an entire turbine - powered by a strike of locomotive firemen.

flcci by liitil. A TCA spokesman said the com- pany may hm-onic the first of the

large airlines to use turbine-pow

crrd aircraii cxclullvely. The order for 20 vickera Van- guard pruncllcr - turbine airliners

csi sinuic A-unnncrtsial dollar ex- part order for British goods since the war. An upllnn was taken on four additional Vanguard! and if they are purchased the coat of the order will be increased by 311.700.-

Virkcrs also manufactured the turbo-prop Yismunts now used by

k?hp Vanguard will CITI'.V 31 "Ni

Viscount The Van-

The carries 40 ;,a::r-rigors.

BRITAIN STILL AHEAD Delivery of the Vanguards is ex-

G- 3- M96"-'3m3 TCA pnslileml t t t released here i told a press conference he belltlff; than A u::mr:;'wfound'and go”

The decision to order the Van-

Mr. McGregor said a Jet him?

only advantage over the Vanguard- would be its suvCf10T 3P?”-

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"We expect to be able to ovtfh

ate it at remarkably low sircrsn: miles and seat-mile costs. all Ir. Mt-Gregor.

OPINGAIIIIIVI um 4.3”" "'."am"'"7s-he on I- . wluant carrathsrs I massadsstIsedQnshs: llsslss. P.r:. l. for es-eltid WWW! cnsdas N21 has instead for sienna chid-

'WIA'l'l'lII Clear becoming overcast in the

afternoon; snow evening; milder;

Law-high I and

OTTAWA (CF) - The federal government has not yet decided on any action in the CPR firemen's strike. Prime Minister St. Laurent indicated late Thursday after morning and afternoon cabinet sessions.

"Whenever we have decided on any measures that would affect the duration of the strike. I'll be happy to announce them." he told reporters at the end of the sit- tings.

again Monday morning-the day before Parliament reassembi and there might be something to announce after that session.

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tem that started Wednesday.

its union into agreement.

PARTIES STUBBORN During a general discussion

the strike. he made two refer- ences to "stubbornness." though not specifically referring to either bornpeople

"You never can tell how stub- born people can get." he said in reply to a req t for his opinion on how long the strike might last.

He said the cabinet will meet

. The prime minister refused even

to admit that the cabinet-m ing immediately on his return from a Quebec City holiday-b-" discussed the crippling tie-up of the CPR's trans-continental sys-

He had stated before the meet- rngs that he expected to receive a report from Trade Minister Howe and Labor Minister Gregg, who made attempts to get the CPR and

with reporters about the effects of

beginning by - light winds. 20.

PRICE

Prime Minister Says He May Have Decision By Next Week

in r-..-ponse to another question. he said it probably would take longer to build new lines into points served by the CPR than. the "stubbornness" of those in- volved would last.

The prime minister did not ela- borate on the remark.

RAVE SERIOUS EFFECTS

Of the effects of the strike on the Canadian economy. he said that any major stoppage of work would have detrimental economic effects.

He said the government is going to try to get mail to persons served by the CPR. though he did not say how.

Apart from the rail matter. Mr. St. Laurent said the cabinet agreed on the draft of a speech from the throne to be read by Governor - General Massey at the parliamentary as s s l o n opening Tuesday and also approved some appointment .