Government

OTTAWA (CP) - Government Igures on unemployment Monday lllowcd pol! - war were reached in February on the two

ploylneiit emetgmfrom the forth- coming federal-provincial confer- once.

The government's monthly an- nount-rment on employment said that at Feb. 17 there were 013,430 pel'Mlilh reglll-EFOC (OT WOXN with its xoiionai Employment Service and that the bureau of statistics ssliiiiated 370100 persons were witlinul jobs Ind . for work through the'Weelf- I V Feb. 19.

The previous high for the bur- eau's estimate Whl SIMW for late .lanuaI'y. For National Employ- mcnt Service. the high was in March. 1954. The last previously- pulilishcd NES figure - for late Jsniiaizvawas 509.582.

ITIIIIIJLATE DEBATE

The new figures undoubtedly will stimulate continuation of an unem-

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Unemployment Figures At Posf-War Peak Last Month

Figures Show

debateintliacommoas. ate:-tedlsnrchlsndbasnin off-and-onfos-fivesittingdays.

wt; of figures fedarnlofficlals use will ve mu. to measure Canada's jobless. foal fslr attsc ' on pohciesnirf

Chiefs of Canada's two major the government. new faces labor congresses , issued two want-of motions in itatements A ta pro the House on the unamployrnut gram of action to down unem- 1""!-

Ministar Gregg mm. WBIS DI tin whgn asked by C (CCF... mains City) The minister said

unemployment d e b s t e resumes. perhaps today. "

Claude Jodoin. president of the 580.000-member Trades and Labor E::'gr.is.s ofhganada. said in: fig-

W unem en re- dlctlons made by tbepl'i',ElCl muiiths ego and branded then as pessimis- tic now are being shown as realis- o.

0N AGENDA "The only bright spot at .ihln moment for the ma unfortunate

persons ' ernp at." b said. "is the expectaglleiimthet till.-

LONDON (R ' I -;- Moscow rsdiu said Mon'day Russia and her seven I t European states have"ngrccd 15 set up a unified military com- miillrl. ”

The broadcast quoted a Soviet fureisn office statement ing that the e 1: East European pouers had bed consuiatious oil the subject in Moscow fly- The talks followed the decls us taken by the Mosco coriterence last with the establishment of friend- ihip and mutual assistance pacts between the eight counries, the broadcast said.

The Moscow conference last Not. 29,to Dec. 2 was the Com- munist bloc's iesponss to West- mi moves to set up a Western defense or armed Wes .

tiovrriinicnts participating in the .ll05l'i)W meetings were Rus- sia, Poland. Czechoslovakia. East

Gci-iiiuiiy. H u n g a r y. Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. Commu- filsi thins sent observers.

.t1oiiilay's statement said. the Pl'llilllS1 government had taken part ill the new consultations and "rxprossed its iilli agreement with the proposed measures."

it said: "Full identity of views I'M expressed . . . on the organi- zation of a united command among the countries party to the ll'f'ell)' which would be set up if the Paris agreemants were rati- Ilctl iii order to ensure security of ihi-..e states and in the interest or maiiitiiiiiing peace in Europe."

iii-iiIcrs' chief Moscow corres- pniiitt-nl. Sidney Welland. reported 'eaihri- this month that generals

Ifllll coiiiitrics were bgllgvgd oanlgns lgwtvunier west German rsarme-

Pll .

Hr said a likely choice for the Iuivii-me command of any East- ein oqlllvllellt of the North At- lamu Treaty Organization would he ii.-ii-shiii Konstantin Rokossov- ibiar-time hero of the battles

' Mm max tar)-suite Secre- Mzv llullos said Most in cm. i at-W Fnmmunistn per i Adolf

hl':lqi- in their "aggressive fanatic-

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Russia, Seven Satellites Agree On One Command

of Moscow and Stalingrad. and now Polish defence minister and commander-in-chief.

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M-rlsfrefltiie

SAN LUIS OBISPO. Callf.. --(AP)-For years, 86-year-old George Biddle has taken a daily walk along the beach south of Mono bay. It paid off Sun .

Biddle picked up 17 Cali- fornia gold coins dated 1851. llcamlnx in "the sun near the tide mark. Coin collectors es- timate each coin is worth be- tween S500 and 31.000. Mnildly the coins. V were in there until technicalities are ironed out. assuring Biddle ownership.

Iig Price For Old Bird Book

LONDON. (AP)- An unnamed London bookseller Monday paid C0310 for a copy of Audubon”: "Birds of America." The book was Published between 1!?! nnd 1038. It is about a yard wide and con- tains colored plates. John Heath- cots. of Conlngton Cutie. Peter- borough. was the owner.

GIVI UP SEARCH

HEIDELBERG. Germany (Reut- ers)-The United States army Mon- cslled off the search for e

lng Communis lies many. The helicopter. on a night from Grafenwoehr to Bayreuth both close to the East German frontier. carried the pilot. Lteut. Herman E. Jacquay. of Fort Wayne. Ind.. and a German civil- ian employ of the army.

Dulles Gives Views To Club Sees Chinese Reds Threat

gersted sense of their own power."

Though Russia may be more dangerous to the free world in the long run. Dulles said. "in the short rim. the Chinese Communist method may prove more dangerous and provocative of war."

"The picture I have to draw is e sombre one." Dulles told an ad- b luncheon. "but it is less one.

lightning speed to one building

the months. leaves Thursday for visits

By SHIRLEY MORRIS Canadian Press Staff Writer

NICOLET. Que. (CP) - Mem- bers of 46 families Monday count- ed up their personal losses in a 3700.000 fire that destroyed 35 buildings in the heart of this community. 00 miles east of Mon- treal

Within hours after. a fire had left 310 homeless and destroyed 81 stores. a fund was established to help the victims. Each family was asked to list its losses and to register for aid.

The fund was launched by Mayor Ubald Caron, an insurance broker, who made the estimate of the over-all damage. He indi- cated be will appeal to the fed- eral and provincial governments for assistance.

The fire. starting in a small restaurant and spreading with

after the other, was one of the worst in the province since 1950.

SEND CLOTHES

in May of that year a 520.000,- on fire ravaged Rimouski and within a few days a 316,000,000 firegawept ilii-ough Cabaiin, leav- IIJE more than l.000 homeless.

The Red Cross quickly moved a team into Nicolet to help or- range food and shelter for the homeless. in Montreal 14 cases of chi)I&'s clothing were pack- ed forihbment to the community today.

There were no casualties dur- lag the fire that raged out of control for seven hours and de- stroyed nine blocks of this 200- yeariold French-speaking com- munltfl of 5.500 on the shores of

bers of the Grey Nuns moved about the fire ares pinning med- nls and prayers on buildings in the path of the fire. Townfolk not engaged in fighting the fire. ring- ed the disaster area praying or

Italian Premier Gets Backing On Eve of Trip

ROME (AP) - Leaders of the three largest parties in Premier Mario Scelba's government coali- tion gave him a promise of solid support Monday night on the eve of his important official trip to North America.

The husky Sicilian - born prime minister. who has held his centre bloc coalition together for 14

to Canada and the United States.

The Republican , fourth and smallest party in his coalition. were not present Monday at a six- hour session in which he thrashed out controversial issues with beads of his own Christian Democrat party and leaders of the Social

ii GIIARDI

The Pet's aper

shouting encouragement to fire- men.

BUSINESS AREA DESTROYED The heart of the business com- munity was destroyed. Only tow- ering chimneys and cbarreu i.iuu- dailons are all that remained of once thriving establishnients. Chief E' d Bcaulac of the )iicolet police and fire depart- ment credlted the lack of casual- ties to the fact that a fire engine with siren screaming kept tour- ing the town and the fire area until all houses were cleared. The victims escaped with the clothes they ware and little i-lse. Credit for bringing the fire un- der control was given to the swift help received from the neighboring communities of Drum- mondvillc, St. Gregoire, Pierre- vllle and St. Leonard.

Teacher Decides Not To Appeal

KENTVILLE. N.S.. (CP) - De- fence attorney Eric Kinsman said Monday teacher Gordon Hansford has decided not to apper his con- viction for slugging a student dur- lng a high school corridor alterca- tion.

Hansford was found guilty ear- lier this month of assault occasion- ing bodily harm and fined 375. Student Paul Bishop. 17. claimed he was struck and knocked down by Hansford while a group of classmates were moving from one room to another.

Home Driver In

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"”SPRINGIfI!iL', N; 07. top).- coroner's jury hers Saturday ac- cused Donald Black of Truro of driving recklessly the night Hor- ace Macxay of Port Howe was killed in a car crash. The jury saidwlt found evidence of "much drinking" and recom- ended that police investigate flurther the March 4 highway inla- sp. . The Canadian Press reported erroneously Sunday night that Donald Blair, a passenger. was the driver of the car. The Cana- dian Press regrets lts error and apologizes for any embarrassment or inconvenience caused Blair.

Lfccond time at the same family in X ,

IIIJRGHILL RETIR TAKEN FOR GRANTED: N0 GDNFIR

Fund-Established To Aid Fire Victims At Nicolet

Child Run Over By Train Lives

CORNER BROOK. Nfld.. (CP) - Three-year-old Alex- ander Saunders was struck by a locomotive Monday and run over by five boxcnrs.

Apart from minor scratches be was not injured.

The engine struck the child at nearby Deer Lake and he fell between the rails. Five cars passed over him before the train was stopped.

Parliament 1. At A Glance

By THE CANADIAN PRESS Monday .

Defence Minister Campney said he hopes: investigation of vhcfts from an" ihny works depot at Van- couverfvill be completed in the next weeks.

M. . Hurdle (L-MacKenzie

River) said high transportation costs are keeping the North's gold mining costs high and deterring northern development. T e Commons d&ated 130 In .16 a rogreasive rvative at- temt to deny cabinet ministers membership on thfaltimates com- mittee. '

The annual report of the CNR, tabled in the Commons. showed the company had the greatest revenue slump in its history in 1954. Tuesday

The Commons resumes debate on unemployment. The Senate will sit.

Death Strikes Mining Family Second Time

NEWCASTLE BRIDGE. N. B. (CP)-Dath siruckhionday for a

the Newcastle mine of the

Niwbtttlb-. :1" '--Edward if op, 17. miner's helper. died when crushed under tons of falling rock. Four years ago his brother, Wilfred. also 17. was electrocutcd in the same mine.

Edward and a cousin. Henry Manning. 47, were working to- gether when part of a tunnel col- lapsed. The rock fail killed Haley outright. ' ' escaped with slight injuries after digging roi- nearly an hour to free him . Seconds after he worked loose more rocks fell where he had been trapped.

other workers recovered Haley's

Mr. body. An inquest will be held Wed-

nesday night.

LONDON lAPl-Forcign office chiefs have advised Prime Minia- ter Churchill against publishing Britain's version of the Yelta con- ference because it might damage Anglo-American relations. it was learned Monday night.

Foreign Secretary Eden's view is

Democrats and Liberals.

Dulles said this does not mean the fru powers are weak and fear- ful. He said this forebearance sltems from "strength and resolu- ion." with these qualities. the free powers can afford to be "patient up to the point where patience in clearly productive only of dan- gerous misunderstanding and in- creased risk." be said. adding:

"The task of peacefully bringing the Chinese Communists that reality is one of utmost diffi- culfg."

RE UFF UN A major step in that directioa.. ' the action wheres!

in the Formosa arse."

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Producers

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that Britain's record of the pm-

To Peace

that the Chinese Communist lead- ers should feel a certain sense of intoxication. They have. with m- puaity. three times challenged and rebuffed the United Natlons."

He added that the chines) ileds seem to feel the entire free world in the Western Paciflcls "ripe to crumble under the impact of their successive tin-oats."

to no Immigration

Discussed

MONCTON. (CPI-Discussion of immigration policy featured a Monday meeting of the Marlins: regional committee of the Cana- dian Chamber of Comm .

The comlttea will to the c bcr's annual confer- mea at

Foheign Office Opposes Revealing Yalta Papers

c-ceilings will expose differences between British and American in- terpretations of the same convers- ations, inaccuracies that may have been ompletcly unintentional and wrongly-drawn emphasis on indivi- dual statements. In turn public dis- cussion of these dlfferences,luevit- ably would lead to a long-distance hassle between London and Wash- ington. Eden apparently fears. The final effect on Anglo-Ameri- can relations and on the two coun- tries' ties with their European all- ies would only be harmful. in the opinion of foreign office chiefs. These views apparently were held even before American records of the Yalta meetings of presi- dent Roosevelt. premier Stalin and Churchill were released last week.

REINFORCE OPINION

A first reading of the American version has served only to rein- force the opinions of foreign office high-up's. it was learned.

The American taxt is still under close study both b the foreign of- ficc and Cliurchil's aides. g Britain lodged a blanket ob.iOc-

tion in principle against one-sided disclosure of secret talks so re- cently held. Tbsre has been no new British objection since that attitude was outlined.

11,000 Scots

GLASGOW (Reuters) - Ilevae thousand Scots packed Kelvin Hall here Monday night to bear Iilly Graham begin his six-week avas- gellstlc crusade in the land of his ancestors. .

-IUBDAL MARCH 23. 106!

EMENT EARLY IN APRIL MATION

Fired As New USSR Culture

LONDON. (Reuters) - A new Kremlin shakeup among Russia's intellectuals appeared in the mak- ing Monday as Moscow radi. an- nounced tbc firing of Culture Min- ister Georgi F. Alexaudrux. i...

Thilosopher Alexandrov 'epre- seiitcd an ”easier' 'npproach to the arts as against the ioiai cultur- al regimentatlon of the years im- medlately after the war.

Alexandrov was a protege of Georgi M. Malenk . who was made to resign his post as pre- mier last month.

The newly-appointed culture minister. Nikolai M. Mikhailov, is a high-ranking Communist party member known to be in the good books of Nikita S. Khrushchev. first secretary of the Soviet Com- munist party and the Kremlin's big boss. A former first secretary of the Komsomol youth central committee. he was a member of the special court which sentenced secret police chief Lavrenty Beria to death for treason in December. 1953.

I PREVIOUS INDICATION

An indication of what may -be the opening of a "back to Zhanov" drive was previously given by Moscow radio last week.

In the official announcement broadcast by Moscow radio Mon- day. Alexandrov was accused of inefficiency in the direction of his ministry.

In the years after the Second World War. Alexandr-ov was one of the most prominent victims of "Zhdanovlsm"-the all-out regi- mentation of Russia's artists, mu- sicians, writers and intellectuals on the party line.

His book on West European

-their W.-.:.i.:':r1r.....'o'". if.

Zhdanov, Stalin's cultural chief. in 1947. Though the Pbok had been awarded a Stalin prize only a year

OTTAWA (CPI - Revenues of the Canadian National Railways suffered their tiisse-I s!umP In the company's history during 1954, the CNR said Monday in its an- nual report.

Tabled in the Commons it showed gross revenues fell by 356,000,000 for the first deficit in three years despite a sharp rs- tiuction in operating expense!-

The deficit preggoaiiy 8"-

un ed 7- was 520.7 . Coms iiiireti with a surplus of 5244-000 in 1953. However. the comp”? continued its unbroken record of surpluses on operations. not l-lk' ing into account bond indebted- ness. The ODCFEUDI W''Pl"3 ""5 514.171.1300.

Bond-interest commitments 01 s:u.zo9.tm caused the . blicly- owned corporation's deficit. to be met by a parliamentary aPPT0' priailnn.

RAIL-TRAFFIC SLUMP

Gross revenuets IliDP9dthl" C12: to S040.637.000 rain e o - pimy's all-time peak of 8600.522.- ooo in 1953, reilectinl I several decline in Canadian rail traffic during the year.

Most major departments show- ed revenue declines. led by I 350,300,000 drop in freight income. operating expenses were cut by 332,500,000 to S628.465.000. the

CNR's biggest slash in them since the depression ye!” 0i 1932.

The "net operating revenue" of su.i71.ooo brought about by then cuts was still well below the 337.- 573,000 of 1953.

From this operating surplus. the company had to pay out 811,- 'm.ooo in taxes. equlnment. rents

rbury roiiean The evangelist realises Scotam

and other items. That left only

Pack Hall

As Graham Opens Crusade

about t b his ' apps-oaohisthebesttlilagfortheir Prubyterisn - style parishioners. The debate recalled the doubts which were raised last year when iah cru- sade-end ended up wi prnisa Dr. Geoffrey Tisha. dis

Archbishop of Celtic . that dour

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C.N.R. Revenues Suffered Biggest Slump Last Year

Protege Of Malenkov ls

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earlier. Zhdanov found it too "pro- Western."

Zhdanov and Malenkov were bit- ter rivals for the Stalin Iil."!illE.l Zhdanov's death in 1948. when imp was only 52. cleared the way for Malenkov's advancement.

i GIVEN POST

One year after Stalin's death. Malenkov gave Alexandrov the post of minister of culture. The job entails direction over state: publishing, radio, literature and many aspects of education.

There were indications iii:.icr Malenkov of a limited relaxation in thexrigid control exercised over: Soviet intellectuals. 1

Last week. there were two sig-j tilflcant pointers to the new line.l A Moscow radio lecturer on t'nm-l munist theory lauded th role played by Zhdanov at thil Withi Communist party congress in 1038. That meant Zhdanov was back in favor.

The Soviet Literary Gazelle re- ported public criticism of Alexan- drov's ministry for having failed to give sufficient support to the Khrushchev agricultural drive. The ministry of culture is res- ponsible for recruiting workers for agriculture.

RED SENTENCES QUASHED

TEL AVIV (Reuters)-The Su- preme Court of Communist Ro- mania has quashed prison sen- tences imposcd by miliiiary courts on 60 Jewish leaders last year. sources here said Monday. Charges against the leaders, given sen- tences ranging from four to so years, included passing informa- ,tion to the Israeli legstion in Bu- '&lhrest"IlIi.i' holdlufsacrdt lniietr ings. Reports say a fresh trial with new charges has been or- dered.

52,461,000 to meet interest charges of 331119.000 on bonds and ad- vances.

In 1953 there was 328.331.0110 available for interest, which that year totalled 328,087,000. The 1954 bond-interest indebtedne. was divided between 525,833,000 to the public and 5.376.000 to the fed- eral treasury.

Find Body of Sfcvedora

DALHOUSIE. NB. tCPt - The body of Gilmore McEwcn. 47. Restigouche county warden and a fa-reman sievedore -hcre. was found in Dalhousie harbor Mon- day afternoon after three days of trragging operations.

Edgar Allard. a shipping pilot. was apparently the last person to see McEwen alive. They left a lunch room at the height of a blizzard and McEwen headed for the docked freighter Louis Mimi- kas.

It is believed he was either blown from the wharf by gale force wind or fell from the gang- plank. His watch stopped at ll:25. Dragging operations hegan Fri- day when word came that he had not returned to his Eel River Cove home after the freight:-rl sailed Friday morning. l

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(By Fraser Wighton) LONDON . (Reuters)-Parliamentary sources close to Sir Winston Churchill said Monday night he will resign

as prime minister early next

month-but only with the

greatest reluctance at missing out on a final supreme bid

for world peace.

There was no confirmation from the 80-year-old