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FLOODS MENACE INDIANA, OHIO
in Wabash. ; rampage, through sandbags ami poured ever a floodwall in South Peru.
Indiana
state of emergency. In Fremont,
River | Ohio, there were up to two feet ripped | of water in the business district.
continued | Mayor John P. Devine declared aj from their homes. In this photo
workers speed building of a sand- | bag levy in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
j An estimated 1,000 of the city’s Dry Creek was overflowing its
16,000 population were forced
| banks after heavy rains.
Gulf Ice Conditions Loom Worst
In Nn Decades, Official Warning
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(Special esa worsening ice conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are threatening shipping with what may be the stiffest barriér in
decades it was learned Wednes- day. The warning was contain- ed in a report of a Department ice obser- vation officer who co-ordinates | the findings of aerial surveys. Airborne patrols over the Gulf, Cabot Strait and Northumber- land Strait had spotted jams, and pile-ups which pointed to a] of the severe clog. | ging in the winter of 1956-57. that time the conditions cite years. This 5 the worst in 20) years. year, _ YN gemmqgraed said, battle
Es ae euen tecgher,
EMERGENCY ROUTES
In Moncton, the vice-president and general manager of Cana- dian National Railways in the oon Region said measures
had already been taken to meet the challenge. Douglas V. Gon- der said some of the ships op- erated by the company in the Newfoundland service have been placed on new routes as the CNR bends every effort towards maintaining the flow of traffic between-the Nova Scotia main- land and Newfoundland.
The M.V. William Carson, which in 1957-58 proved an abil- ity to crutch through ice forma- tions that trapped even full fled- ged ice-breakers, is remaining on its regular route. Mr. Gonder o the big ferry will continue
carry passengers, motor weatcies and general freight be- tween North Sydney, N.S., and Port aux Basques, Nfld. The Carson will keep to “the best le” schedules commensur- ate with the handicap of bucking thick ice frozen during the pro- longed cold seiges of the winter, Mr. Gonder said.
x view of the situation the S. S. Random now is sailing be- tween Halifax and St. John’s rather than on its usual rua be- _ North Sydney and Argen-
% S. Burgeo, Northern Ranger, Cabot Strait and other Gulf ves g@eis have been shifted from the North Sydney — Port aux Bas- ques crossing, Mr. Gonder said. These three passenger and
| lan’s statements, said it was “ | strongest possible interference.”
freight-carrying vessels now are sailing from Mulgrave, N.S
the emergency port used duri ng the severe iceing period of two years ago. ,
FOUR ICEBREAKERS IN GULF Four Transport Department
Federal | ice breakers have been operat-
ing in Gulf waters, assigned to the task of ramming through to spots where ships may- be lock- ed in helpless immobility. They are the Saurel, Labrador, N. B.! McLean and Cornwallis, a
doughty foursome complemented :| by the Carson, with its special ice-breaker bow, broad beam, reinforced framing and increas- ed thickness of steel plating.
AID FREIGHTER,
The icebreaker Labrador was sent to help the Danish freighter Helga Dan, struggling to get into the Gulf of St. Lawrence through Cabot Strait. The ship is trying
\@ feach Quebec City, the first ocean-going ship to attempt it in| neither | mid-winter.
Pearson Claims Gov't
look Sides
OTTAWA (CP) — Opposition Leader Pearsén charged in the Commons Wednesday that the government, despite statements to the contrary, intervened in the CBC producers’ strike in Mont- real and even took sides.
“There comes a time when non - intervention becomes inter- vention,”” Mr. Pearson said in commenting on the government's repeated statements it would not intervene in the strike that be- gan Dec. 29.
He said the government took sides by “condemning one side in the dispute."’ This was a refer- ence to past statements by Rev- enue Minister Nowland that the strike was illegal.
STRONG INTERFERENCE
CCF House Leader Hazen Ar- gue, also referring to Mr. Now- the
Mr. Pearson spoke after Egan Chambers (PC — Montreal St. Lawrence - St. George) reported to the Commons on his efforts to mediate in negotiatons during the last week between the CBC amd representatives of the strik- ing producers.
Mr. Chambers said the main is- sue. of the strike has been set-
Money Brought Only Misery, ‘Winner Of Soccer Pool Says
BELFAST (AP) — “Life
is
“They say money won't buy
miserable since we got this;|happiness. Well, here’s enough of money,” said Billy Stranaghan/it to buy your own brand of mis-
Wednesday.
Just a week ago he pocketed £150,000 as his share of..a record goccer - pool win.
“We are afraid to go out,” he said. “If we stay in, the tele- phone never stops ringing with calls from people who want to sell us something we don’t want.
“Begging letters from all parts of the world pour in. every day.”
Stranaghan, 68 and*-partliy blind, shared last week's record pool win of £306,000 with his irish neighbor, Jimmy Gault.
Gault sent in the winning ticket |“
and went to London to collect
~ cheque. ee : ‘ATION CEREMONY
Singer - comedian Dickie Hen- derson was chosen by the pool operators to present the cheque to Gault at a ceremony. He told
.
Everyone laughed then. And Gault as loud as any. He quit his job, lived it up a bit in Lon- don and. now .is on his way to New Zeal@nd for a three-month holiday with his wife.
But Henderson didn’t know how truly he had spoken for, Gault’s friend and fellow winner in Bel- fast.
The only way Stranaghan tan go for a walk is with his guide dog.
“Now if I go out,”’ he said, people péster me about money.” Then it came to him that per- haps all this money might buy him happiness after all. .
“The only thing I want is my sight back,” he said. “i the money can do that for me. then it will have bought me happi-
" ”
In Strike
tled, but that no agreement has been signed pending settlement of the conditions of the return to work of some 1,200 other CBC employees in Montreal who re spected the producers’ picket lines.
Mr. Chambers said he hopes a settlement of the secondary issue will be reached soon.
ASKS INTERVENTION
His statement prompted Lionel Chevrier (L — Montreal Laueier) and others to suggest that Labor Minister Starr. intervene” now to mediate between the CBC and its certified unions which respected the picket lines.
Mr. Starr declined on the ground that collective agreements between CBA and its unions pro- vide for grievance procedures.
The Commons debate dn the strike came during discussion of supplementary expenditures esti- mates of $2,183,000 for the CBC.
In other developments Wednes- day Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced that President Eisen- hower will join Queen Elizabeth June 26-for official opening cere- monies of the St. Lawrence Sea- way at Montreal.
Finance Minister Fleming re- ported the tariff board has rec- ommended moderate increases in tariff protection for the Canadian cotton industry.
During the . broadcasting de- bate, Remi Paul (PC — Berth- ier - Maskinonge - Delanaudiere) charged that Liberal and CCF members had sown confusion in the situation. Quebee province was “indifferent” to the strike, he said..
“Shame, shame, shame,” went up a Liberal chorus.
APPEAL.FOR AN END
Finally Finante Minister Flem- ing appealed for an end of debate on the CBC strike and deputy speaker Pierre Sevigny warned that he would rule out of order further discussion similar to the debate of Wednesday and last Friday when the Liberals raised the strike question.
SYDNEY MAN DIES
SYDNEY . — (CP) — J. M. Armand LeBlanc, 60, prominent city businessman died Wednes- day. He had been in poor health for some time. For many years he was manager of Isle Royale Credit Union and more recently conducted an insurance broker-
age business at his home.
‘eubating smallpox in the Far
“A picture of gloom — the dreariest speech, I ever listened to” was the way Opposition Lead- er R. R. Bell described the Speech from the Tarone as he began the debate on the Draft address in the Legislature yes- terday. ,
Mr. Bell said he could not un- derstand why the Government was making so much out of such trifling things as a fire on the S. S. Prince Edward Island and a burned out armature on the Abegweit. “It is a wonder they didn’t have something to say about the stolen butter or money that was takea from the pro- vince”, he said.
He said the Government should be on their tip-toes “ready to receive a share of the
other parts of Canada but in- stead of this they are crying about a tight money policy — a policy instituted by St. Laurent and long since thrown out the window by Diefenbaker.”
AN ABOUT FACE
The picture given in the Throne speech, Mr. said was a far ery from the/New Year's mes- sage of the Premier in which it was stated. “We have many things to be thankful for, more so than in other provinces. Our economic position has remained strong in spite of a recession elsewhere in the country.”
Referring to the mover's and seconder’s speesh, Mr. Bell .<aid
neither member had much to
about agriculture in spite
re the fact that both have been farmers of long experience.
He noted that che first Prince member had spoken at length on the need for a marketing policy. “What has been the stand of the
|Liberal Government on market-
ing since 1935. This has always been a burning question but nothing has ever been done about it’, he added.
TWO RESOLUTIONS
Mr. Bell reminded th> House that two resolutions regarding a support price on potatoes had been presented during the last session of the legislature but were never proceeded with. “We shall look forward to seeing these resolutions put on the order paper early so that they may be dealt with’, said Mr. Bell. Mr. Bell noted there were vac-
Pair Detained In Assault Case
HALIFAX ‘CP)—RCMP said Wednesday night they are ‘‘de- taining two men for questioning”’ in connection with an armed holdup and an assault of a mid- die-aged couple in New Bruns- wick. No charges have been laid. RCMP said one of the men may have been involved in the pistol- whipping by two masked men of motel proprietor Ora Pariee, and his wife Marjory, 51, Feb. 1 - 75 gases near Saint John, The couple also were robbed of $600 in U.S. currency.
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MR. R. R. BELL ancies in two of the Government
seats. He Was sorry to learn of the illness of both Hon. Mr. Mac- Isaac and Hon J. George Mac- Kay. He expressed regret also at the absence of the member from Georgetown, S. S. Hessian, Qc.
Congratulatons were extended the Speaker on his elevation to
Bell § Sas Fitba Speech | Is “Picture Of Gloom”
his position as presiding officer of the legislature. Mr. Bell speaking in jest expressed the opinion that at one time he thought Hon. Mr. Foley would be elevated to an even higher posi- tion, that of Senator.
HOUSCE RULES
Mr. Bell recalled that the rules of the House on orevious occas- ions had quite often been over- looked and he hoped — and in fact served notice that he would ask for stricter observance in the future.
The PC House teader said it was a matter of rejoicing in which Islanders would ali join, to know that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth along with her hus- band would visit the Province during the summer.
He made reference to the pas- sing of three prominent citizens of Charlottetown; Hon. George D. DeBlois, Alfred Pickard and Picton C. McCormac. ‘These men although they did not serve in the political field had the wel- fare of their community at heart at all times and only a few know of the helping hand that they gave to many during their ‘ife- time’; he said.
Mr. Bell will resume the de- bate when the House meets this
afternoon at 2.30. He will be foi- lowed by Premier Matheson.
Queen And
OTTAWA (CP)—THe $485,000.- 000 St. Lawrence Seaway will be opened June 26 at Montreal by Queen Elizabeth and President Eisenhower.
Prime Minister Diefenbaker an- nounced in the Commons Wednes- day Mr. Eisenhower will fly to Montreal that day to join Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip aboard the royal yacht Britannia for opening ceremonies. These will be held at the St. Lambert lock near Montreal
After opening the waterway, the yacht will head westward through it into the Great Lakes on a six-week tour that will take the Queen and Prince Phiiip across Canada and into the ‘orth- ern territories. President and Mrs. Eisenhower will eeturn home the evening of June 26. ENDS HOPES
The prime minister's announce- ment put an end to the hopes of Cornwall, Ont., that the opening ceremonies would be held there. The government built the Cana- dian St. Lawrence Seaway Autho- rity a headquarters building there but the authority has maintained its headquarters in Montreal.
However, Mr. Diefenbaker said
58,| later in reply to Grant Campbell
(PC—Stormont) that the royal couple are expected to visit Corn- wall and nearby Canadian com- munities the day after the Mont-
real opening.
VACCINATION URGED
HALIFAX (CP) — Smallpox in Asia and Europe could spread to Canada, the Nova Scotia health department said Wednesday.
The Gisease is increasing in In- dia and Pakista and has spread to Germany, the department re- ported.
Fourteen cases have been diag- nosed in Germany since Dec. 5, say reports received in Ottawa and relayed to provincial health departments. The first was a man who had travelled by air from Madras, India, to Heidel-
berg.
Healifi officials said modern transportation makes the threat smallpox to Canadians greater
it used te be. A. person in-
East can now reach Canada in a few hours.
Smallpox Could Spread To Canada, Is Report
that most of the adult populatio#’
in this country has no effective immunization against smallpox, the department said in a state. ment.
More than 8,000 Nova Scotia children of school age had never been vaccinated despite a public health act that makes it compul- sory. About 80 per cent of the school population had never been revaccinated and the percentage of adults was even higher.
Health authorities recommend revaccination every five years.
No cases have been reported among Canadian troops and their families living in Germany but frequent transfers and trips home, especially by air, could bring smallpox into Canada.
ON THE ALERT
Aa added hazard is the fact
immigration officers were on
Eisenhower
Open Seaway June 26
The prime minister also an. nounced that at the Queen's sug- gestion the names of all work- men who built the seaway and who contributed to its construc- tion will be recorded in a special book as a mark of recognition
No Assurance On Wheat Hike, Minister Says
OTTAWA (CP)—Trade Minister Churchill said Wednesday he can give no assurance that Maritime province wheat buyers will feel none of the effects of a recent price increase in wheat shipped from the Lakehead.
He said in the Commons that the price increase of 5% cents a bushel will apply to both export and domestic sales.
Replying to a question asked Monday by Edmund Morris ‘PC —Halifax), Mr. Churchill said some of the price increase will be offset by reduced transporta- tion costs after the St. Lawrence Seaway opens this year.
But he said he can give no assurance that all of the increase
| will be offset.
The Canadian Wheat Board would maintain a flexible price structure related to costs of Great Lakes and seaway trans-
portation.
the alert bet the best quarantine services could not be certain of stopping all cases from entering the country. Residents of airport and seaport cities were especially vulnerable.
A case of smallpox that en- tered Nova Scotia in 1928 caused one death and several cases among hospital attendents.
The health department said no new or special treatment for smallpox has been developed and the death rate is high. Preven- tion through vaccination or re- vaccination was the only answer.
The department warned that those in direct, contact “with im- migrants should take special pre- cautions and so shoull hospital staffs. Teachers should bar all pupils who have not been vac-
hated. Vaccination is available from family doctors apd. clinica.
a i MR. SPEAKER Hon. E.P. Foley, who has been named Speaker of the P.
E.I. Legislature. Mr. Foley, whose home is at Summerside, “epresents the Fifth District of Prince. He was first elected to ‘he Legislature in 1951 and re- ‘ected’ in 1955.
Halifax Firemen Battle Outbreak
HALIFAX (CP) Firemen fought a three-alarm fire early today in a downtown building containing a diner, a hairdressing shop, a realty office and a photo- graphic salon. f
There was no immediate danger of spreading. Most of the trouble was being caused by smoke which billowed up the city’s main Barrington Streei in waves. Firemen said nobody was im the building,
A spokesman for the Howard
in their third-floor office.
A large city jewellry store and the six-storey Canadian National Telegraphs building, flank the burning structure, are made of concrete material.
Pulp And Paper Outlook Bright
Currie, president of the Bowater | Corporation of North Aanerics Lithited, says the long
outlook for Canada's »aper industry is bright although “it will be rs’’ before demand
racity. Mr. Currie told the Toronto Security Analysts Association
Wednesday the current market condition “‘will keep the_industry in \ahealthy competitive posi- tion.” \
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Snow and slush bogged down the southern part of Ontario and Quebec Wednesday as cold
weather continued to grip all the provinces.
The wintry blast of cold air persisted from coast to coast Wed-
*|mesday night but there were- in-
dications of a slight warming for today.
Road clearing equipment worked overtime in, Ontario and Quebec as sti nd highways remained snow-cl0Bfed in the wake of fresh falls. Southern On- tario received three to six inches early Wednesday and southern Quebec received about six inches.
Many school children in the rural areas of the snow belts had a holiday as buses. were unable to get through deep drifts block-
were reported isolated and un- able to make milk deliveries.
15 FEET OF SNOW
Nearly 15 feet of snow has allen in areas near Muskoka, Georgian Bay and the shores of Lake Huron — most'of it in the last three weeks.
Temperatures dropped during the day in Newfoundland and sub- zero readings were forecast for Wednesday night. The Maritime provinces were clear And cold with snowflurries where the wind vas blowing off the open water
Southerly winds over Manitoba
Hamilton Studio said there was} about $50,000 worth of equipment |
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GRAND FALLS, Nfld. (CP)— RCMP tightened security pre- cautions around the Grand Falls jail Wednesday night after Pre- mier Smallwood announced that striking pulpwood loggers had threatened to break in and free eight strikers held prisoner there.
Inspector Arthur Argent, head of the RCMP detachment here, said ‘‘all precautions have been taken.” Fle gave no details.
In St. John’s, Nfld., the pre- mier made public a telegram he said he received Wednesday morning over the signature: “Badger picket line.” Badger is a logging town about 20 miles west of Grand Falls.
the premier, read:
“RCMP are not doing justice with our loggers. We demand the release of our eight men today who are locked up without any trial or fair play.
800-MAN RAID
“A raid of the law will be made tonight by 800 men from
each picket line. Immediate re- ply.” About 1.200 loggers are on
strike against the Anglo - New- foundiand Development Co m- pany, which operates a paper mill here. The loggers are scat- tered in various areas through central Newfoundland, some of them many miles from here
The eight men in jail are among 79 arrested tast Saturday in connection with raids on two woods camps. The raiders al- legedly drove 51 non-strikers out of their - bunkhouses partially clothed in sub-zero weather.
All but eight were released on bail when arrainged Monday. They are charged with committ- ing ‘“‘mischief by damaging a woods camp and its contents.’ Eight were refused bail because they already faced charges in connection with other strike in- cidents. C
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hospital insurance is indicated in notice of motion by Health Ministér M. L. Bonnell which appears on the order paper of
the Legislature.
Premier Matheson cautioned all committees to get their re- solutions**in early so that the
Snow, Slush Bog Down Areas In Ont. And Que.
lifted the temperatures to highs of just above zero. Skies were sunny. Clear, cold’ weather con- tinued over most of Alberta and Saskatchewan with light snow falling in a few localities. Mixed rain and snow fell in the northern sections of British Co-
lumbia.
Early Debate Is indicated On Hospital Insurance Plan
Eafly debate on the subje-t of
House may have time to deat with them.
The Premier suggested that the House meet at 2.30 and ad- journ at 5.30 instead of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. He asked that the new hour be tried and if satis- factory would be followed for the remainder of the Session.
The Federation ..of- iculture brief will be presen to the Legislature on February 4 at 2 p.m., the Premier announced.
No Springhill Plans, Reports
OTTAWA (CP) — The govern ment has no fresh informatioz to provide about plans for the rehabilitation of Spsinghill, N.S., Finance Minister Fleming said Wednesday.
He was asked by J. W. Pickers- gill (L—Bonavista - Twillingate) whether any progress could be © reported on steps to provide per- manent rehabilitation of the town where last year’s tragedy ended the main industry of coal mining.
WINNIPEG. (CP) — Construc- tion of three river control pro- jects in southern Manitoba at a total cost of $72,483,000 to combat flooding of. the Red and Assini-
boine Rivers is recommended in the majority report of a royal commission released Wednesday.
Four of the five commissioners, the ratio of costs and benefits of pro- posed control plans, signed the report. The fifth submitted a minority finding.
The majority report's main recommendations:
A $57,361,000 32-mile floodway to carry excess Red River water around the east side of Greater Winnipeg and dump it back into the river 18 miles downstream.
A $18,672,000 diversion of the Assiniboine River near Portage da Prairie. 5 miles west of Win-
3 Manitoba Flood Control Projects Are Recommended
nipeg, to carry high water north ward into Lake Manitoba. ;
A $6,450,000 storage reservoir on the Assiniboine River at Rus- atchewan border, to control the river level.
The commission sought te de-
erat at cna ee
the next session of the legisla ture, expected to open sext month
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