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-cold, damp, inconvenient and costly" was the comment made last night in the Legislature by Mr w,1.'_,\. Stewart, former Minister (,1 Agriculture, on the Government's MW $30,000 barn at Falconwood. whirl) he declared had only one ggdvlllltllge — namely, to serve as an example for engineers to come gnd look at it and say — "Don't ever build another one like itl"

Mr. Stewart launched his critic- pm or this and other Government activities -while fipefiklfll in “W Budget debate.

“you would think that when 1 was Minister 1 would NW6 M1 517 in the building of the Falconwood barn," he said. "1 have been crit- icized for it, but I had nothing :0 do with it."

The old ham. he expllllfldu W“ 1 structure 00 by 30 feet. The width was not suitable. but a better barn could hnve been built for 04.000 or 35,000, using th old ‘anchlons and getting by on t #-

vguy, mg powers-that-be decid- ed otherwise," he added. “Certaip- 1y I don't take any reeponsibilhy lorit.ltls80 bydofect-notn good width for a barn. It is col , it is damp. it is inconvenient a -i t is costly."

Defends Federation

Mr. Stei-vut said he was a mem- ber of the Federation of Agricul- lurc, though he did not think any members of the present Govern- ment belonged to the organisation. He saw no reason for excusing the Federation's activities. It is not is Communist organization; it is In association of farmers who have been driven into filganlking for sell protection, following tile lead at bar-hers. doctors. hyryers and members of other trades and pro- llaslons. t ’ 1 mm

“They are no asking or Is that they shouldn't get." ha lla- Clflrcfi. "when they go to Ottawa the group from the Dominion Pri- eration of Ag.‘ ulture always walls upon the Government and they are not only rcceived politely. but very willingly.

"1 have belonged to the Feder- ation (or some years. and 1 don't think I need apologise." he added. "i certainly think that any farm- er who has his own interests at heart should be a. member."

Fa‘:-an Courses

Commenting on short courses in Isrivuituxv. Mr. Stewart said the Vocational school is well equipped but most of the young people who go back to the farms do not have palatial bundles: to work in. nor- meriy when the courses were given under his department, they had so many applications that there was a. long waiting list. The students went blick home and were of great help to the neighborhood at it time when artisans are much in demand. From Bordon to Chat- lottetc-.\'n there are now only two or three biaoksmlths, where there used to be ten or twelve.

frlio coursel. Mr. Stewart main- l31""<i. should not be confined to the Technical School but should bu taken out to the farmers in the country, ‘

Mr. Stewart expressed alarm at

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Outspoken Criticism From ormer _Minister

Mr. W. l". A. Stewnrt

Motion liuled Oui Of 0r_der

The Legislature yesterday voied 10-7 to uphold Mr. Speaker Phillips‘ ruling that an Opposition motion asking the House to dis- sociate itself from remarks made by Premier Jones to ‘a Federation of Agriculture delegation last week was out of order.

The vote was on straight party lines except for a "no" vote from Mr. Keir Clark (Liberal, 8rd .K-ill!) who stood up with the six aggro-ive Comervstive mem-

On those supporting the Speak- er's ruling being asked to stand. three Liberal members remained in their seats along with the Opposl. tion. They were Messrs. Keir Clerk. Russell Clark and‘ William Hughes. Your Liberal members were absent when the vote was called.

The motion, introduced by Mr. Phillip Maiheson, (PC-2nd Queens) asked the House to say it "en- tlrely vdisociaied itself from the unwarranted, discourieous and in- sulting language" used by the Pre- nslsr in the farmers’ delegation.

Mr. Maiheson asked for the vote after the Speaker ruled the motion out of order because it was based on “incorrect assump- lions."

The Speaker said there had been no petition to the Government from l.he Federation to present their grievances and the Legisla- ture was not in sus-ion at the time as Mr. Msiheson's motion claimed.

Attorney-General W. E. Darby rose to question Mr. Matheson’s right to speak on the resolution after the Opposition membpr had put it. This objection was up- held by the Speaker, who went on to give his ruling on the motion.

KING GEORGE BECOVERS

IDNDON. March 20 — (AP) The King was back at his state Juties today. recovered from a cold which kept him indoors during the week-end.

Dairy coho: , Presideni Sees Siiuaiion Serious

SEIGNIORY CLUB, Que., March l_0-—(CP)—J. ll. Duplan today re- newed the dslry industry‘: fight against margarine with the charge that the “inspired campaign" of some profit-making and subver- sive groups has resulted in Can- ada being "literally flooded with foreign oilI."

The president of the National Dairy Council told its annual meeting that unless this "flood" of foreign oils—-required to manu- facture merger-lne—is controlled by tariff: and other means, the butter industry and the Canadian ECONOMY as a whole may face "economic chaos."

some 200 delegates, represent- lnll more than 800 dairy plants and 23 dairy associations. lather- ed to hear Mr. Duplan'g report -and to attend the three-day con- ference that will try to forge some formidable weapon against the effects of margarine and of declining foreign markets for

Bill Imposes Fee On Car

Owners of registered motor vehicles in the Province. who form- erly received ihcir operator's licence free of charge will pay one dollar for their operator's license, -‘according to a bill to consolidate and amend the Highway Traffic Act which received part of it's sec- ond readlng in the House yester- day afternoon.

This new levy, it was estimated by Mr. R. R. Bell (PC-2nd Queen's) would annually result in about $10,000 additional taxes.

Hon. .1. W. Arsenault. Provincial Secretary, who promoted the bill pointed out that no direct taxes are levied by the Province. The only iaxa being raised are those on luxuries such as tobacco, liquor, gasoline and motor cars.

“Representations were made to me by the Treasury Department that this provision (free operator‘: license) is not made in the other provinces and that an extra dollar

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for an operator’: license would not be felt by a person register- ing a car." he stated.

All persons who apply for a chauffeur‘: or driver’: license will be required to pay a fee of one dollar into the Unsatisfied Judg- ment Fund. In former years only the operator of the vehicle paid into this Fund.

Application may be made to this fund for compensation by anyone who has suffered damage to their automobile through the ‘fault of another and have been unable to receive payment for the damages. The damage in such cases must

exceed one hundred dollars and not exceed one thousand dollars.

Major Change A major change in the Act is

one which aims to curb drunken’

driving. In future any person whose license or registration has

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C nsdlen dairy products.

Mr. Duplan disclosed to the representatives of dairy manufe¢> turers, processors and distribu- tors that this weapon may bd found in s. high-powered $500.- 000-a-yesr publicity campaign to spread tht! merits of Canada’: dairy products before the Carla- disn public.

"Our industry cannot afford to sit back and see its markets un- dermlned," Mr, Duplan said, "and I suggest to you that sales pro- motion activities on our domestic market should represent the no. 1 project 'of every dairyrnsn in Canada in the year-g ahead."

Huge Indmtry Threatened O

The "welfare of 11 per cent ‘of _

the Canadian population, which‘ directly and indirectly derived its livelihood from the sooo,ooo.ooo dairy industry was at stake.

People who argued in favor of bringing margarine to‘ Canadians "unwittingly played into the hands of those groups who were carry ng on an inspired campaign for he introduction of substi- tutes." -

“These Kroups comprised in part of those who stood to gun gin. nncilliiy by the sale of a product manufactured from foreign oils. and. in purt.by that small but extremely vocal section of our

population who thrive on desi.ruo- "

five agitation of any kind."

Iniroduction of the imitation butler product in the space of one year caused: I

1. A reduction of $50,000,000 in the purchasing power of Canadian farmers.

2. A 20.000000-po,una surplus of.buitcr in he ‘bands of the Government, eflectlng an m. vestment of $10,000,000 or the taxpayer’: money.

3. An expenditure of $10,000.- 000 in. "badly-needed United state: funds" for foreign «oils used in the manufacture of 98 Per cent of the margarine con- sumed in Canada, ,

If present price differentials between butter and margarine prevail, Mr. Dunlsn said. "msr- garinc will result in an even greater surplus of butter than last year and an even greater drop in farm purchasing power."

“A reduction in this purchasing power of S10.000.000 can have but one resu1t——reduced output of manufactured goods and services

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night voted unanimously to form a. potato rnanireting co- operative. It was the first move to place marketing of New Brunswick potatoes on a. sim- ilsr basis to wheat sales in Western Canada. .

The action was designed to end speeula‘ vs buying of pota- toes and provide growers with a guaranteed price at plant- ing time. with the Federal Gov- ernment paying the difference between the guaranteed price and market price.

The decision followed a re- port by a grower, T. 1!. Duffie, on conferences in Ottawa early this month with Rt. - Hon. James G. Gardiner. Minister of Agriculture. and J. G. Tag- gart. head of the Agricultural Prices support Board.

. quoted Ml. Gardiner as saying that he was promised a year ago that the potato growers would attempt co-operation under such a sys- tem and that he still. based future aid to the growers on this assumption.

U. S. To Send Surplus Food Io Wes/iem Europe l

WASHINGTON. March 20 (AP) - overriding administration protests, the House foreign affairs committee voted today to -hand |l,O00.0m,000 worth of "farm sur- pluse to western Europe and nut that uch cash out of the Mar- shall Plan.

' The committee screed behind closed doors to provide the august cornrnoditiss in lieu of one- Ira the money the administration had asked for the loonomio Oo-opora- tion Administration for the yelir

beginning July 1.

If the House of Representatives and~ Sonata go along. the action will mean that l.c.A. will get |l.H0000.000 in new cash next year. plus 01.000.000.000 in surplus-s id by the Oommodity credit corporation. Their value would be based on actual cost tofitho gov- ernment, including handling. ex- cept that it could not be higher than eirrent market prion.

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Potato Warehousing Loan Bill Discussed

People in the Province building

potato warehouses with Govern- ment asslstance will be required to pay sixty-two and one-half per cent of the total cost while the Provincial and Dominion Govern- ments will pay the other 3'15 per- cent plus administration costs be- tween thom. it was explained in the Legislature «yesterday on the second reading of a bill respecting Potlto Warehousing loans. i ‘The bill. promoted by Hon. Eug- ene Oullen, Minister of Industry and Natural Resources, is only .1. tentative agreement. it was stated. but will be accepted by the Do- minlon Government if it passes the Legislature.

The bill calls for the Provincial Government to advance 76 per cent of the building costs to the build- ers, who, themselves provide the remaining 25 per cent. Upon con- struction of the warehouse the Do- minion Government will grant 37.5 per cent of the cost to the Provin- cial Government.

The Island Government will 215- m,

use the warehouse operators at the rate of one cent per bushel on all potatoes that pass through the individual warehouses until the 01.5 per cent, which has not been refunded to them. has been paid up. The title will then be turned over to the operators. . The Provincial Government will then turn half of the assessments or 10.75 per cent less administra- tion costs over to the Dominion Government with the result that the Provincial Government has paid 18.75 per cent minus admin- istration costs and the Dominion Government has paid 18.76 per cent plus admintstmison costs.

Opposition criticism

Mi‘. RR. Bell and Mr. Phillip Matheson. Opposition members, stated that this was ‘a far cry from the plan proposed by the Do- minion Government whereby 37.5 per cent would be granted by the Dominion Government if matched by another 37.5 per cent by the

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Employment Siiuaiion Is Improving

UPTAWA. March 2) — (GP) - The employment situation in Can- ada is continuing to improve. the Labor Department reported today.

Number of persons seeking jobs through National Employment ser- vice offices totallod 376.900 March 2, a drop of 5.000 in three weeks

Peak total of 881.900 was reached Nb. 0 and then began to taper. It droppedto8'I8.3mst!eb.iIand to 814,500 at Feb. 2!. .

The latest total of 800.000 In- cludes 3.000 new registrants go- vided through eortension by :- lisment of unemployment insur- ance benefits.

The Department reported that unemployment insurance payments made during February totalled 013.- 000,000, including li.400.000 in the Atlantic region.

by ngions. these were the totals of unemployed — including new registrants -— at March 2, with rob. 2 figures in brackets:

Atlantic CHO (H.000): Globes mason (mm); Ontano 0.500 mam; Prairies 04.000 (H.000): Pacific UIN (URN).

_ single persons and from $1500 i0

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ZiBB0l'l‘ PLANS T01 DELIVER BUDGET SPEECH

Urges’Contro| Foreign Oils For, Margarine

No Maior’T_ax Changes Are Anllcipaied

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OTTAWA. March 20 —(OP) — Finance Minister Abbott will bring down his 1950-61 budget at 9 pm. AST Tuesday. March 28. but few cfbservers expect it to compare with the tax-slashing preeleetion budget of 1049-50.

Mr. Abbott told the Commons today that barring developments which he does not anticipate, he

will seek unanimous consent of the House so that he may start read- ing his budget speech after dinner sdicurnment.

The Minister has dropped no hints of what the budget will con- tain. However, ifne feeling in pol- itical circles is to the effect that any tax relief is likely to be slight Accelerated expenditures have been catching up to revenues which -have been decliriing largely as a result of the $75.000.000 cut in taxes provided in the last bud- get. ., '1‘-hat budget. which covered the year cnding March 31. first was introduced in the Commons March 22. 1949.

Personal income tax changes highlighted the 1949-60 budget. ac- counting for $210,000,000 of the re- ductions announced by Mr. Ab- boti.

Basic income tax reductions were boosted from $750 to $1,000 for

$2000 for married persons. Ex- emptions were raised from $100 to $150 for each dependent child un- der 10 and $300 to $400 for other dependents.

The budget established two rates on corporate profits. The tax on profits under $10,000 a year were dropped from 30 to 10 per cent, in a move aimed at easing the burden on taxation of small businesses The tax on profits of more than $10,000 a‘ year was increased from 30 to 33 per cent.

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Anti-Leopold Strikes Continue

BRUSSELS. March 20 -— iii?) —Premier Gaston Eyskens tonight struggled to form a new Catholic- Liberal coalition government 111 the face of growinx “Stop Leopold strikes. _

The strikes brought out an esti- mated 10.000 Brussels workers and paralyzed An-twcr-p's docks. The pro-socialist General Labor Con- federation — giving tacit but un- official approval 10 l-he Sl091>iifl¢’-S _was reported considering a "pro-

As, a result of these and a few other -changes-in the tax structure. Mr. Abbott said he expected to end the current year with a sur- plus ot about S90.000-000- The GOV‘ eminent has not released figures covering fiscal operations in Jan- uary and February. but the Decem- ber report showed revenues run ning ahead of expenditures at a rate of about 0300.000.000.

Mr. Abbott warned at the time. however, that iftiere were large bills for which the Government could make no provision until the end of the year. These would_ln- elude amounts to cover such things as the deficits of Canadian Nation- al Railways and Trans-Canada Air-

grcsslvc strike" scheme.

Britain To Get Dried Eggs From the U.S.

WASHINGTON. March 20 (AP) ._ Britain today received authority to buy 33.000000 Worth of dried eggs from United states suppliers. The Economic C0-099*

Plans

For Pgved Roads

A ions-terrn plan under which .3 system of permanent roads. linking the proposed Trans-Canada High.

gway with the present paved road; of the Province and forming a. net- work of dust-free roads to the prin. cipal centres, was announced in the Legislature last night by Hon. I-1.1-I. Cox, Minister of Public Works and Highways.

Speaking in the budget debate. Mr. Cox, said that a start on this Pmzmm would be made this year, as follows:

Pavement into Georgetown.

Light pavement — Commercial Road. -

Preparation for Pavement: O'- Leary Road; Day's Comer to Wel- lington; Bridgetown to Dingwell's Mills; and rebuilding parts of pre- sent pavement -where it has bro- ken up.

Mr. cox said he was confident that 1960 will see the start of the Trans-Canada Highway and from the nature of the proposals it will be necessary that most of this highway will be built in Queen‘: County.

The long-term provincial pro- gram abovo mentioned will be un- dertaken for the purpose of com- pensating the other Counties.

Route Not Stated

The Minister said it was not poa- sihle for him to state the route at. the Trans-Canada Highway pro- gram as agreement must still bu reached with the Federal Govern- ment. He could say, however, thal the agreement is to extend over seven yeers and that bridges will be among the first, considerations.

“The normal construction pro- gram of standardization of high- ways which has been so popular during the past four years will havo to be cut down in districts which receive the benefits of Trans-Cam ads or permanent roads programs.‘ ‘Mr. Cox said. "In other words we have drawn up a program in which we have, as far as possible, balanced expenditure district by district; and I ask the co-opera tion of all the members to help me carry it out." -

1940 Activities

ation Administration announced the Marshall Plan spending ap- proval. E.C. A. officials said the $3,000,000 allotted in Britain will finance‘ the purchase or approxim- ately 2,500 metric tons or about