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The 82-mémber committee, se- nior body of the general as- sembly, voted 38 to 26 with 17 ab- F p k failed by a single vote in the as-| - 4. a ee aa G. rozen Por sembly last year. | Tassart (CP Photo) Deal Gets OK €ONDON (Reuters)—The Brit- oe government proposes immed- iate authorization of import. up to 25,000 tons of North American frozen pork Agriculture Minister John Hare said Monday. He told the House of Commons stentions in favor of an Afro- Asian resolution that was termed mild by its 22 co - sponsoring countries. This was a comfortable margin for passage in the committee, s NEW DEPUTY > where only a simple majority is required, but it fell short of the’ two-thirds edge that will be re-| quired for passage when the item | reaches the assembly later this|- The United States, Britain; Can- ada and some other’ Western’ countries voted against the pro- posal Monday on the ground that! the UN should do nothing now that might harm efforts by the parties involved to reach settie- ment of the Algerian war, now in its sixth year. | BOYCOTT DEBATE . France boycotted the debate— that most of it would come from: and will dé so again in the as-| Canada—a traditional supplier of sembly. the meat to the United Kingdom’ said France woul —and would help the domestic|/ by any UN resolution on_ the Spokes repeatedly not be bound trade-in current difficulties aris- Algerian matter, which it con-! ing from a shortage of pigs. Liberals Plan Major: Rally | To Chart Election Platform ; _|FERRY TENDERS | The day also saw proposals to,effect be a program-setting party, ‘ARE REVEALED By JOHN LeBLANC |siders\a domestic affair. S.C. Barry. 56, director gen- eral of the production and mar- keting branch of the agriculture department, was appointed de- Yank Rocket ls New Type | ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE. | “that assisted by our federal +AP) — The U.S. air force; members who gave us splendid Monday announced a new type of! support while at Ottawa along Wedge, we ap proached public works and trans- Portation departments regarding sky from a jet bomber during a| repairs to the old bridge and feel sure we shall receive assistance m a Md.- research rocket—the 1,700-pound, | 29-foot-long Jaguar. The devicé is designed to | launched 500 to 600 miles into the | Straight-up climb at high alti- ‘tude i Canadian Press Staff Writer (reorganize the party's national convention to bring policies up to! OTTAWA (CP) — The Liberal: bedy and inject--new—blood—i e with the approach of a gen-| . Party, in a move to get closer to its organizing setup. eral election, expected about _ the’ grass-roots voter, Monday, The rally would be a departure , 1962. night decided to stage a mam- from long Liberal custom of hold-| Mr. Pearson proposed that it moth 1960 rally to overhaul poli- ing full-dress conventions only in e ia - wise, the report said, negotiations | | cies it will carry to the elector- ate in the next federal general election campaign. A resolution that “a national rally of all Liberal #° minded people” be held in 1960 was adopted without discussion by the National Liberal Federation's 250- meniber advisory council. No date or venue was hien- tioned. The arty’s éxeta <2 committee will make the “r- rangements. conjunction with leadership elee-| tions. The last time the Liberals had a national convention not connected with the party's téad-! ership was in 1893. | It appeared the rally ‘weeld in s Ise Reports» re Adinitted |" The 1960 rally, originally pro- posed earlier in the day by na- tional leader Lester B. Pearson _at the end of a speech lambast- ing the Diefenbaker government. was brought in by the resolutions committee at the night meeting. REORGANIZING PLAN It was a highlight of the open- federal trial, NEW YORK (AP)—The F. L.! Jacobs Company Monday pleaded | guilty, to conspiring to defraud | the government by. filing false | cist and misleading financial reports. | The firm, a holding company and Detroit auto-parts concern, | entered its plea at the start of a in which it was a year’s advisory council meeting While the party Jeadership | stands by the program drafted at! the 1958 convention that chose} him as leader, Mr. Pearson, said it would be a good idea to re- eamine these Policies in the light of time's passage, to ham- mfer~out.the basis for the ele-tion ope Gerke tne a IEPENTANER. 4p | tery of former Liberal cabinet | ministers struck out at the Dief- 'embaker government on a bevy of issues including fiscal and for- eign policy, housing, defence, so- cial welfare and pretty much the | gamut of governmental activities. He accused the government of “ineptness and bumbling unequal- led in our history,” and of using “short-sighted expediency, gaud- _meeting of the advisory council chairman and president, interna- ing day of the two-day annualjco - defendant with its former} jjy packaged and dishonestly ex- plained, as a substitute for long- range planning.” Federation president A. Bruce as the Lberal Party launched ifs tional financier Alexander L. Gu- campaign to recapture power. terma. Russian Peace Drive ls Seen Power lactic WASHINGTON (AP) — A paneljgreater economie welfare for it- of foreign policy experts warned/self and for its neighbors,” the Monday night-of the danger of ge new Scots by Réd China and| for rei said, “it might be a cause said Russia’s current peace drive! Matthews of Toronto charged the Conservatives with “folly and trickery” and with errors in judg- ment, glaring oversights, evasive-\ potatoes in the near future is mess and political expediency. As part of the rebuilding pre) gram, Mr. Matthews said it is) i, these phases are going on at and provincial Proposed to appoint James Scott, 43, executive director of the On-! tario Liberal Association, as_na- tional organizer and secretary ef- fective Dec. 31. Another move, for a major | - for rejoicing. In fact, however, | supported by propaganda, infil- is a tactic aimed at expanding tration and subversion, aided by Soviet power. |the implied threat of its military eration would become the na-\rived home from Ottawa was about ! reorganization -of the top body, | was proposed in a report from a ,committee set up by the council; 2 Year Lag Suggested |. On Bridge A two-year delay was probable in the construction a the new Hillsboro Bridge in a re- mark made last evening by Pre- mier Walter Shaw. Sharply criticizing the former Liberal administration for the way they handied the preject he “Who is responsible for this de- lay of probably two years in the --eompletion of this smal! project of a few hundred yards?” Mr. Shaw was speaking resent- fully at the time of the criticism which had been made by former Matheson on the Conservative handling of the pro- Premier A.W. posed causeway project. The Premier also indicated his belief that Ottawa will pay for repairs to the old bridge which are now underway. “I may state’, he’ observed, with ministers MeNeill, | Stewart and. Rossiter, in placing this structure safe condition at the earliest pos- | | Sible moment. | “if this situation had been pro-| periy handied at first under the | former government, this whole| project should now have reached | s satisfactory conclusion.” ~ OTTAWA — Halifax Ship- yards with a bid of $2,970,000 had the lowest tender for building the new Borden-Tor- ders’ were opened here Sat- urday. 2 The Saint John Shipyards tendered for $3,083.000 Marine {Industries of Sorel, Quebec had a bid for $3,262,557. Announcement of the con- tract award will be made la- ter by Transport Minister George Hees. Normally it goes ta the firm with the low- est ee i i le at A alll = ih ite President Eisenhower stands at attention after placing wreath at the tomb of Italy’s Unknown Soldier in the Piazza Venezia in Rome. Pres dential guards stand on either side of the tomb. The President opened the IKE PLACES WREATH second day of his global good- will mission in a heavy down- pour. (AP Wirephoto) 3 beg January “Increase I economic expansion helped boost Canada’s trade deficit to $523,- 1959. The bureau of statistics said} Monday the deficit for the period} represented an increase of $283,- + 1800.000 over 1953's corresponding. figure of $239,500,000. Imports rose by 9.4 per cent in - October period to $4,717,100,000 in $4,311,100,000 a year ago. However. exports rose by only three per cent to $4,193.- 800,000 from $4,071,600,000. On the import side gains were recorded in purchases from all main trading areas. All «” the gain in exports was eaused by higher shipments to the United States. {| Trade Minister Churchill <aid in} Winnipeg Nov. 26 that the 1959 trade deficit—excess of —imports jover exports—wilil be highcr then the 1958 figure of $264,000,000 but lower than the 1956 record of ".; $842,000,000. ~ OCTOBER DECLINES The trade deficit for October jdeclined to $23,800.000 from $42.,- $495,700.000 from $498,000, in OTTAWA (CP) A i squabble ha‘ ween | and the railways Sharpened Mon- new the Prairies royal commission on, transporta- . tday over a key issue in the grain, rate dispute before y tion. OTTAWA SESSIONS REVIEWED Potato Industry Improvements Are Promised For Near Future More effective packaging. ‘livery and merchandising seen by Premier Walier R. Shaw | who said last night investigations both leveis. national In a press release he dealt also with the strictly business sessions he and his cabinet ministers held lin Ottawa with top federal auth- orities. He also discussed at length the proposed causeway and other strictly provincial mat- ‘last year to study the structure | | ters of the federation. In effect, as proposed, the fed- It also called on U.S. leaders power, the Soviet regime gives tional Liberal Party rather than to stop ‘‘jolting along from crisis'eyery evidence that it hopes to, maintain its present role of a con- to crisis’” and develop daring and expand until it has gained-a clear | creative foreign policies to help! preponderance of power in the shape a new and peaceful order | world. ” in world affairs. The 36,000-word report was pre- laid special emphasis on the need of U.S. leaders to obtain maxi- mum public discussion of foreign policy issues by providing full in- tion even on such matters) | @s nuclear armaments. Other- with the Soviet Union tend to be-| ebme simply “‘sterile or danger-, ous bartering.” WARNS AGAINST RETREAT The report warned against any retreat from West Berlin or any, f@greement which would dissolve| the North Atlantic alliance or al-| low West Girmany to fall within the Soviet orbit. Premier Khrushchev's new tac-| tic’ it said. is more subtle and/ »- complex but no less menacing | than the old tactic of threat and) force in the Stalinist years. “If Soviet aims were merely WHERE-TO-FIND-IT _paresl under the sponsorship of % the Rockefeller brothers ;fund. It > | j | | Oe er eo * 7 & & federation of provincial and other affiliated bodies such as young Liberals and university students. The premier who recenily ar- enthusiastic meeting He particularly the agricultural tended in the capital. he at- them the best at which he had | he lever been present. de- of |he said a more complete program As a result of these meeting: lof agricultural extension in this province is planned. Discussions were concerned with catile, hogs, potato merchandizing and mar- kets, and general farm and live- stock management. FURTHER CHANGES “It is my intention to carry into effect further changes and reorganization not only in the | personnel of the department of agriculture but more particularly in the approach to farm preblems and the carrying out of farm ser- vices’, he stated. Mr. Shaw said a farm econo- mist would be sent to Oitawa this | wi inter for a closer study of sur- terme d| veys of farms of this province as stated it w&s necessary to work out a syst em of _Productic on is leaghepepaeert as it is in our own. PROVINCIAL INTERESTS | a great compliment to this fine © recognition was given that shows the farmer how his projects are related to the costs. Noting that markets, merchan- dizing and distribution are ex. tremely important, the premier said extension men ‘‘will be re- quired to study and apply mod- ern concepts of farm management from the production of any com- modity through to its ultimate disposal’’. j He was enthusiastic as well over the Conservative meeting: held in Ottawa with over 1,800 delegates registered. TREMENDOUS OVATION “May I be pardoned’, the pre- mier asked, “if I say that I re- To Stop Railway Evidence Canadian Press Staff Writer | $471.900.000- from $455.300,000. Imports from the U.S. rose in the 10 months to $3,221,600,000 to $2,618.100,000 from ea 000. with the deficit rising $603.500.000 from $584.100.000. Purchases from the United, Kingdom in the January-October , period rose to $491.800,000 from! 300.000 in the first 10 months of} |'700,000 last year. Imports fell to 1958 while exports advanced to) Exports increased somewhat less} ‘ade Deficit Is Boogie n Deft Totals $283 Million |; OTTAWA (CP) — A continuing) demand for goods reqhired for) tries advanced substantially toe $804,100,009 from $712,300,000 and exports declined sharply to $709,- 400,000 from $792,700,000. Stamp Issue Brings Fine WINNIPEG (CP) Counts Court Judge AR. MacDonelJ Monday found Loblaw Groceteria |Limited guilty of issuing trading |stamps in violation of the Crim- inal Code. He dismissed the firm's appeal against conviction and fine of $25- The county court decision was immediately appealed, with | notice filed by company counsel E.B. Pitelado. before Manitoba Court of Appeal. Loblaw was convicted in city magistrate’s court Oct. 14 and fined $25 after a city detective testified he received six trading | Stamps following the purchase in la company store. | The. detective had requested that the: stamps be rédeemed im- mediately and was told by the store manager that they could not be redeemed at that time. A charge was then laid under section 369 of the Criminat Code; Old Tradition ROME (Rieuters)—Pope John prayed in an ancient basilica in The Prairies served notice on $437,200,000 in 1958. However, ex-| the centre of Rome Monday, re- ern export grain. J. J. Frawley, fiery man, told would complex costing analysis. If upheld, Alberta | counsel and chief Prairie spokes- the commission he introduce his deferment 900. Exports fell to $226,900,000 1480. Pius IX was the last Pope motion as soon as the railways) *™ tried to present evidence on get the Prairie move might possibly sts'! the valways bid to get their cost acco tnting etidence on the record at this time. The massive cost is a customary .surplus in U-K. trade Was cut to $147,600,000 from $226,- | 900,000. Imports from other Common- wealth countries in the 10 months rose to $199.600,000 from $175,600,- from $236,900.000. ° Purchases’ from all other coun- Canada’s the commission they planned to ports declined to $639,400,000 from’ /mewing a nearly 500-year- old seek a postponement of “tross-ex- | $664,100,000. As‘a result, Canada’s | tradition tamination “on-she. railways’ cost-, img techniques in moving west- that was broken 90 years ago: o, = of The Pope, who had told his Toe audience earlier Monday that he had a cold but was “well,” was renewing a tradition started by Pope Sixtus IV about | to visit the basilica for this rite, lin 1869. President Welcomed ceived a tremendous o¥ation on two or three occasions and par- ticularly on the second dinner} meeting when I was one of 23] speakers. Certainly ;prozgram but it was conduc‘ed without a dull moment. I was} very proud of the recepticn tae! Islan? delegates received and ef the fine impression the:e dele- gates made on the meeting. “The appointment of Berinett Carr as president of the National Young Conservatives Was not only young Island citizen but a great honor to this -province. In the women’s division, well merited to Mrs. Rita Sutherland who was made national secretary of that body. | “On the general executive men like Reagh Bagnall, Claude De- laney and others received re- cognition. The whole conference was one of tremendous inspiration and enthusiasm and _ indicated ‘the great trend toward the Con- 'servative party in other provin- “As far as attendance at the meetings of the Conzervative party was concerned, ception of the night sessions. We confer with federal m‘niste:s on matters involving provincial in- terests. In this respect I 2m ¢c7- fident that our representations will bear profitable returns. “The-e confefences included a visit with the Prime Minister and sessions with the ministers of finance, northern affairs, public works, labor, national health and others. “We were all working out a (Continued on page 3 Col. 2) study basis of the railways’ government subsidy bid for a -to offset losses in hauling Prairie grain to export points at freight rates of | y Million pre-1900 vintage. With it, the | railways calculate their annual | KARACHI, Pakistan (Tuesday) losses in export grain shipments (CP) — President Eisenhower. - at $65,300,000. | cheered by 1,000,000 Pakistanis i in Tay ms it Was a huge} @ all our} © cabinet ministers and I were very] © rarely in attendance with the ex-j 7. were in Ottawa specifically to e “$T REETS ARE FOR SHOPPERS Santa Claus and some of his admirers walk unchecked up the centre of Peterborough, Ont., main street Friday night with not a car in sight. The city was tcying @ shopping mall ex- periment closing off a stretch of George street to traffieé so shoppers could walk freely throughout the area. Thousands of sighi-seers flocked to the mall but few were in a buying mood, (AP Wirephoto) \ Pakistanis a welcome he called “tremen- |dous,”’ turns today to talks with the nation’s leaders on his mis- sion of peace. The main topic is expected te Field Marshal Mohammed Ayub Khan, Pakistani president. said Sunday he would not ask Eisen- hower to mediate between India and Pakistan but would empha- size the need to settle differences beiween the two countries. The crowd estimate was made by the secretary of Pakistan's in- formation ministry. and other of- ficials said never before had Pak- istanis given such a thunderous reception to a visitor from abfmad. Eisenhower travelled down packed strects Monday to an out- pouring of enthusiasm that dwarfed even the reception by 500.000 Turks Sunday at Ankara, second stop on Eisenhower's 22,- | 000-mile journey to 11 lands. RAIN OF PETALS Flower petals rained down on the U.S. president as he rode in brillian: svish ne ‘sm “itur -or air base in an open white con- vertible. He stood. with out- stretched arms to acknowledge the.cheers and flag-waving. Thousands of, excited children in the crowd cried in shrill voices “Eisenhower Zindabad” — long life Eisenhower. The same slogan was on hundreds’ of posters. Eisenhower dined tonight in an exotic starlit setting as Ayub Khan's guest. ‘Mobile Police Used At Malta VALLETTA, Malta (Reuters? Special police mobile riot squads Monday were ordered on round- the-clock duty on this island for the visit beginning today of Brit- ish, Colonial Secretary Iain Mac leod. Police commissioner Vivian De- gray said extra reinforcements flown -by helicopter from the nearby island of Gozo shoul@ riots break out among Maltese, -. be Indian - Pakistani relations. ~ ‘|also were standing ready to be. af "4 S ~