in 19-56.ParIiamentS'at Nearly 34 Working Time advertisesnsatsaotappsaringia il"is.en.s' tiled. cssssnseu' ooo ior Hungarian rellei. It was 1. w "' alstotheprovineeswers p- hat with the railway strike and proved to become ellective nest vote iunda ior Canada's xpi-up 4,111 1, i tlons of 10 per cent oi on federal llllllllltl tax. By JOHN E. DIED o1'rAWA (CF)-The business of parliament in 1056 took up nearly wee - quarters of the working ar. . "The government's iegisla ve program was so heavy and hates so long and controversial that there were only I "working 4,,-5"lin the year when the Com- mons was not in session. rurllament met twice in ms. mung a total at 155 days. It will meet again Jan. I ior an antici- pated short session preceding a general election in Jllile. APPROACHED RECORD The regular session lasted 152 ,mi;--; days from Jan. 10 to Aug. 14, three days short oi the ions record, The special session cov- ered four days from Nov. N to M and was the shortest of its kind. A series of controversial gov- uiinient measures. particularly a bill to helP fllnnce I private com- pan.i's S375.0D;,0ill venture to pipe Alberta ytspral I gas in eastern Canada. . ible ior the lgngill oi , . rim Progre - Conservative mi CCF parties waged an un- sut-it-ssiui three-week procedural balllc to block the pipeline legis- lation They raised repeated points at order alter the government ap- plied debate-limiting closure-ior the first time since 1032-to have the ii-uislation approved by a June 7 iii-iiilliiie. 'l'tiuri- was near - riotous revolt against the chair's authority. with echoes which continued for the rest or the session. Speaker Rene Beaiidoin survived an unparalleled opposition motion of censure. later submitted his resignation under opposition iire and finally with- drew it at the request of Prime Minister St. Laurent. The pipeline legislation granted . linin oi up- to 830300.000 to Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd. for tho prairie section of its Alberta- linnireal line. it also established s it-deral-Ontario crown corpora- hon to build the S115.000.000 North- em Ontario section. which is to be leased to Trans-Canada. sill-ZCIAL SESSION The pipeline controversy ranked in drama with the debates at last 'l1seGtta1dlanPega18 ld.a'I enatrIbntlos.to the United Nattonslesnargency iorce is the some East and to vote since.- the tint special session since 150, when Parliament wu called to oonttngen . Early in the regular session. the Picked k channels in th iall oi lg: emu . action begun in November. 1055. t0 zuarantee bank loans at up to 81.500 at iive-per-cent interest on terest-iree cash advances. The government, legislation for th til June I. 1&1. other bill to pay a year's storage charges on wheat carryovers in meat ior the 1055-50 year. TRADE Wl'l'll RUSSIA ada's first trade agreement with year period. Canada put Russian agreements with this country. Finance Minister liarris' March for the average Canadian. it snip- ths l0-per-cent sales tax. It iore- . next March 81. e most controversial change vertising revenues of special Ca- innnth's special session. called to spprove expenditures ior Can- Movie Goers In Communist government needcdlzdaystoget cent at and Millie of a but to authorise N per cent olsucossalon duties loans to prairie iarmers unable to cover provincial taxing in those to market grain because of Jun- nalda. tional The bul approved government tlon payments iarm-stored grain. All three op- trans - Canada highway program position parties wanted the Csna- was raised from tl50.000.000 to dlan wheat board to provide ln- 82.00.000.11”. The 50-60 cost-sharing arrangement with the provinces by on:ler-in- was continued to the end oi moo. council in October, extended the and Ottawa agreed to pay W per year. en- cent oi the cost oi selected gaps Ibllng iarmers to obtain loans un- totalling 10 per cent of the road's mileage in each province. There was no opposition to en- OTHER LEGISLATION excess of 178,000,000 bushels at Housing Act to allow slum areas the Aug. 1 start oi each crop cleared with iederal help to be 378812 ll melnl I 331000.000 PH.Y- sold ior commercial and indus- trial use. instead at being restric- ted to low-rental housing or pub- Parilament also approved Csn- lic use. Russia under which the Soviets over interest rates on small loans agreed to buy a minimum 44,000,- to cover hormwings up to 33,500 000 bushels oi wheat over a three- instead oi S500. imports on the same tariii basis the provincial unemployment so- as those iron: the- United states liei costs when unemployment in and other countries having trade a province exceeds .45 of its population. 3) budget contained no tax relief insurance to nsherme . Did I Imlll 312.0N.W0 (Wm KOV- lllg the same work as men in in- ernment income by freeing a scat- dustries under iederal labor juris- tertng oi special-use goods from diction. cast a peacetime record oi Sh for leave to appeal death senten- s5o.ooo.ooo in spending and a 8111- ces to the supreme Court of Can. 000.000 surplus ior the year end- ads must go before uve judges, instead of one. in the budget was a new excilte years oi the powers oi the led. tax of it per cent on gross ad- eral transport controller. nadlan editions oi foreign mag- oi cost - aid subsidies to gold axines-those carrying Canadian mines. Ronnie's Rood W. l. Held Annual Meeting Theypnvidotor nineper The plan also provides uncondi- ahsre-the-weslth equalin- to less - wealthy rovlnces and stabilisation guar- tees ior provincial revenues. Ottawa's commitment to the Other new laws involved: 1. A change in the National 2. Widening o! iederal control 3. Federal payment oi hali oi per cent 1. Extension or unemployment is 5. Equal wages ior women do- n. Provision that applications 7. Continuation ior another two 8. Extension to the end of 150 The annual meeting oi the lien- FURNITURE An Exciting, New OCCASIONAL GROUP featuring nles Road Women's Institute was China like Plenty Of Action ily DAVID LANCASIIIRE Babbling furiously in Chinese. he Tm President M". G. Mathew” , Genuine Arborite Tops CHANGCHUM. China (AP)- dis The big Mongolian slumped back in his cat. munched thoughtiully on a roll oi salaiml, and ioilowed Gina Lollobrigida on the movie screen. He was bored. The Nongolian was one at thou- unde oi Chinese who file into movie houses iroin morning until night. But they like action and not women. Gina gets in the way oi sword ilgiiiu. Movie audien here will watch anything the management sees lit to project onto the bedsheet screen. They line up ior hours to do 50. Just where the all day crowds come from in a country where unemployment is sup- posedly very small is hard to say. They hold their money in one hand and a bit of cold steamed bread in the other-to sustain them through the picture. RUSSIANS KEGPECIID Down the street from my hotel where the movie house and s ille- sized color portrait oi Miss Lotio- hriiilda. in glorious contrast to the womcn in the street, in their baggy hollersuits. My interpreter booted two seats --st 10 cents each-ior the 7 pm. perionnsnce. So had 1,100 other people. who were storming the narrow door- way and trampling the ticket col- lector. My interpreter shouted "snullen. Soulien." which means "Russian. Russian." A path to the lobby was cleared before you could say tovsrlsh. The fact that i am Canadian and not Russian had nothing to do with it. ”Thc places are reserved." said the interpreter as he crawled down the aisle on his hands and him looking at the seat backs. The screen was a cotton sheet about eight ieet square. tucked be- tween two loudspeakers which sup- plied the sound track and sundry announcements. "Sit down comrades. and be sure you're in the right seat." the kmdsiwaker squawkod. "The pic- ture will begin soon " MAO COMES FIRST Somewhere in an electric bell in the lights Invited out a g fliwli s . iii: liitzi til it other. The applause mounted. Aiter eight reels mumbled a few tender words into Gina's ear and kissed her. The sunflower seeds. Louis XV's last iew words in Chinese were drowned out by the into the street. Within 30 seconds new crowd was streaming in. "A line picture." the inter- culture between our countries brings us so much closer togshter. ALL FOR EDUCATION ing centres is in this city. The studio is called a film iactory- and it works on a ilve-year plan. I visited a set where a group was shooting a dressed up propa- ative movement. Lei-lung said: month. Oi course. through bon- uses and merit awards I can make up to it! yuan in months when my work is good. to contribute to the state," she said. tionsl. a means of plaining liie to the pea le. "Enterta nmeot? That is im- ture must have a meaning or making it would be a waste of time." ernment oiiice worker) Mn gate W. M. S. Helrd Annual Meeting The annual meeting oi the W. Wilbur and Re gle Dennis. Mrs. John Johnson Christmas program irom the Mis- gionary b y assisted b.V M"- Ells Smith. Mrs. Keith Warren. Mrs. Ralph Howard Mrs. E. J. Glydon, Mrs. Harold Woodslde. lesbennis by Mrs. ll. Msyhew and MH- iiiillii it ' 5. '1 list i l l .t i wit it l A one Wmnem "I" "' presided. Meeti opened with 0' beau": Ode. followed byngs around the bush. the Frenchman ::l':'ml;':lbe::'llnre:: on present. silence was broken only by the chewing oi bread and spitting oi ::l'g;'t:ld.';g:":gIk;::”m::1d':? who helped make the meetings a success during the year. bell. and the audience stampeded er mm W! memb." to . soc. the theatre was empty and the .',":y':Vx';:'! JNo(;""3::d"" ”" F" . . . preter sighed. "This exchange oi 'g'I::ch"";Vdr.?”3;h;'”(;':..:,zl?l';5l:t:: Thomas lass. and Mrs. Mntheson. Roll call. Exchange of One oi China's two movie msk- "Dig; llll. School. pointed for the coming year: Pres- ident. Mrs. i-lerry Smith. vice- ganda picture about the cooper- gm. ucreury. A -we-mm mm mm -- ;r...::"it'...w;:::t.lt"- M "I "m M 7"” ('b”"' 327) ' al Anthem Lunch was served. "l don't work ior money. but gWu':;h 9' N9""'b" 0' ""4"" "Acting should be educa- mun” Bryon Clow. portant sometimes. but the ple- on "nun l Du” Y”. 1. Lena Dolron 3. Junior Clow. (Tomorrow-A visit with s gov- yen 2' Dom Hym- Clifford Doiron I etta Macbean 8. Teddy Smith. M. 3. was held at the home oi Mrs. a, wow." II 10'0" W "" grlnigos Millard Clow. 00 percent. HUNTER RIVER SCHOOL Mrs. P. Woodstde and Mrs. Char- Nonmbu The Chmm" cmm Wm "H" 2. Phyllis Crsswell 3. June Ford. ' llaelny. ml"; :1. ”'"""" " am. I. s. suigynhoisu -s n'ummd,m,m,.,,, wesssiisug-.tos-sils.asn ll-H0'"""""""'""' 0fahl.4l status. 'l'hursdayat:p.m.Nextsnsetid ' sltbeV.Il.I.wilihsatthe.mn"'”'. "””" -”"""" dlmwh-.31”-""”' ., 0reds':.I.DovtlInelamI. s'.'."..i2"l.2.'.""' ,,mW: t xaoiswosastss sussasssssts Iwmsmhcsworl solleall. Croed1nuni- Minutes 0! last regular and last 11 was decided to invite Hunt- Committees gave their reports. Gordon The following oiiicers were sp- ldent, Mrs. Gordon Matheson, treasurer, Mrs. Meeting closed with the Nation- MIADOWBANK SCHOOL Following is the report for the Jean MscPhail 1. e. Grade 7. 1. Wendell Hyde I. School. Grade 0 1. Grade 0. 1. Wilma Hyde 2. 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