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IIEAVY DAMAGE IN WATERFRONT BLAZE AT HALIFAX

Ottawa Not Interested In Highway Control

Top Labor Bodies llrge

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OTTAWA. (OP)- Canada's two top labor bodies urged the sown- mcnt Tuesday to help relieve Can- ada's housing shortage through a drastic cut in mortaga interest rales for low-income families.

The 580,000-member Trades and Labor Congress in a. submission to the Commons banking committee proposed that the rate be cut to 3 1.4 per cent - equivalent to the government's cost of borrow- ing money.

The current rate in ii 1-4 per rent and under the new homing legislation is likely to rise to 5 1-2 or 5 3-4 per cent.

TLC research director Leslie wisiner suggested in addition that Central Mortgage and Houslni corporation remain in the lend- ing field and either eliminate or rrdiice to a "token" down pay- ments on low-income housing. ex- Ldndlllg the time to pay from the proposed 25 years in the new les- lsldilon to 40 years "or longer.

Urges Subsidy

E. A. Forsey. rest-lirch director tor the 375,000-member Canadian congress of Labor. went even for- that. proposing that the govern- ment subsidize interest rates on .oans to low-income workers.

As an illustration he suggested the government could borrow money at 3 3-4 per cent and turn it over to family breadwinners earning less than 53.000 I Y9” I3 about two per cent.

Lt.-Col. J. W. 0. Hunter L-Tor- onto Parkdale suggested low rate! would discourage mortgage lend- sra. Subsidies would mean a heIv-

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Production if Costiii'IPiobItini Stressed At Conference

ductod on a Provincial scale every

The main problem in agricul- turs today is cost of production. and coats are increased in Prince Fdward Island which is so far from the big markets, stated I-Ion. C. C. Baker. Minister of Agricul- ture. in speaking at the opening of the seventh annual meeting of the Agriculture conference. The conference is being held at Birch Court. Experimental Station, President 0. W. Ayrea presided at ire opening session yesterday imor-

ng.

Hon. Mr. Baker expressed the hope that a hortfculturlst would be added to the Provincial Depart- ment to assist in increasing the production of horticultural crops. and in -advising on cultural methods, varieties, disease and in- MN. control. etc.

He thought it was time be make An inspection of all potato field! in the Province. as was carried out in 1947. such an inspection, con-

Coming Events

"Jamboree tonlgl-itl York bl-Illl.

"Auction and Dance. Vernon Hell. 'I'hui-sday, February doth.

"West Royalty Jamboree Corn- Wlll. Thursday. Feb. 25th.

"Card pariy, Dunslslfnage school, Wednesday. Feb. 24.

"Hull Auction and Danna Vernon Hall. Monday. March llt.

"Wlltahire Hall, Friday, Feb- Mrv 26th, New Haven Jem- boreel '

"Unloading car Old Sydney WI! Wednesday and Thursday. ifsrloan Bros.. North Wiltahlra.

"llnlnsding car Royal feod. Royal hog concentrate 35.75; Royal dllryconcentrate 35.05. Royal Feed 5"'V1Ce. Grafton Street East.

"Crnklnoia tonight at Protest- "" Orphanage, sponsored by Le-

ire-' Aid in. i-iei-om United Church,

"Anniversary Supper of Derry .'.”4 I-Id! Patricia Lodges. Canoe vim. will be held Thursday. Febru- UY 25th. If stormy. Friday night. h"F'"'- Bdme intermediate "3" nrl-any at North Rivrr Rink in- viihft Nine Mile Creek Bulldogs "5 I-nrnwall Meteors. admission

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To Station Banshee Jets At Summerside some Time In 1956

OTTAWA, (CP) Less than 50 men and five officers will be affectnd by the with- drawal from Summe .13., P. E. 1., of part of the naval ee- tablishinent there, Navy Head- quarters said today.

The Navy's Sea Fury squad- ron is being removed March 30. leaving Avenger Squad- No. 880 as the only naval unit on the station. when Ban- shee Jet planes become avail- able some time in 1958. they will be stationed at Sum- meralde, a spokesman said.

New Tlommander 0f Iroquois Named

OTTAWA. (CP) -Appointment of Cmdr. Maurice F. Oliver. 38, of Victoria as commanding officer of the destroyer Iroquois was an- nounced Tuesday by naval head- quarters. The appointment is ei- fective March 23. Cmdr. Oliver, a native of England. will succeed Lt.-Cmdr. Stuart G. Moore of Vancouver. He joined the Cana- dian Nsvy in 1940, was navigator aboard the destroyer Restlgouche in the North Atlantic for two years and then commanded. suc- cessively. the Corvettes Cobalt and Halifax. frigate: Chehogue and Port Colbcrne and the destroyer Sioux. He now is deputy director of naval intelligence.

few years. was necessary to guard against the introduction of new diseases of potatoes.

In the afternoon Mr. James Nicholson, of the Experimental Station, gave a very comprehen- sive paper on slloi and ensilage. Mr. W. P. MacLeod reported on the findings of the warehouse committee which had inspected a large number of potato warehous- es. Many of the warehouses were in bad condition due to poor ventilation and an expert was be- ing brought in to advise on the matter.

Reviews Activitica

'l'he activities'of the Provin- cial Department of Agriculture during the year -ioos conforms very closely to the practises fol- lowed in the previous years, said Mr. W. R. Shaw, Deputy Minis- ter of Agriculture. There has been some change, however. in the ap- proach to farm problems. Greater

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Sabre lei from Chalhamjlssing

OHATI-(AM. N. B.. (OP)-- The pilot of an RCAF Sabre Jet miss- ing from the Chatham training station since early Tuesday after- nooiz has been identified as no. Niel Blala. ll. whose next-of-kin is his mother, Mrs. A, Ray, of Win- nipeg.

On a routine training flight. Siala was last heard from by radio at 12:15 p.m. when he had fuel for a'bout 90 minutes of flying. The Chatham station had no idea where the aircraft came down. - RCAF planes from Chatham an

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TORONTO. (OP) - Highways Minister George Doucett of On- tario suggests that Canadian rail- ways could take a "very heavy load off our highways" by operating commuter services to the centres.

"'nioii.eanda of our people liv- ingwithlnboorooinlles of our larger centres would welcome and cervical." he said Tuesday. "BM would be more than happy to util- fae rail transportation in coming

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Problemglo Be Discussed Al Conference

OTTAWA. (OF) --The Federal Government said Tuesday it does not want to move in on control of higlvway transport despite a Privy Council ruling that it has Jurisdiction over traffic crossing provincial boundaries.

Transport Minister Chevrier an- nounced in the Commons he is calling a. meeting of provincial highways ministers in the hopi- they can reach a "common under- standing" to keep all highway op- erations under provincial control

He said the Federal Government is reluctant to enter the trans- border field "and thereby bring about divided Jurisdiction.”

The minister's statement came Just about 24 hours after the judic- ial committee of the Privy Coun- cil, in the last Canadian cons- titutional case to go before it found that the Federal Govern- mem ha-5 Jurisdiction over inter- provincial and international high- way trafflc. Provincial control of hlkhtway operations within prov- inces was not in question.

Once Bought Control

Mr. Cl-icvrier'a prompt disclaim- er of federal willingness to get into the highway field came des- pite the fact that the central gov- ernment. in a case fought several years through the courts, battled for what it contended was its con- stitutional right to regulate inter- provincial and international trai- fic.

Also. Parliaiiionts royal com- mission on transportation had re- commended in 1951 that the Fed- eral Gcvornment should assume control of these forms of traf- fic. expanding its railway,-;r

sioners fo ndile them. But Mr. Ohcvrier. in his brief statement to the Commons Tucs- day. made it clear the Federal Government does not propose to step in on the highway field-at least, if a formula can be attain- ed with the provinces. i "In our view," he said, '" it would be in the public interest to have a divided jurisdiction, with the provincial boards controlling the traffic within the provinces and

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Begin Trek On New Winter Defence Trail

FORT NELSON, B. 0, (OP) - An ECAF tractor and snowmobile convoy has left this Alaska high- way town on on overland trek to meet another outfit heading west from Churchill, Man, over Can- adals new northern winter defence trail. '

The road will connect Churchill,

on Hudson Bay. with Anchorage, Alaska, on the Pacific coast-a distance of approximately 2.000 miles. From Fort Nelson, the route will follow the Alaska high- way via Watson Lake, N.W.T., and Whitehorse. Y.T. Although the trail is essentially a defence project, it will touch areas rich in mineral wealth. Pros- pectors already are planning trips over the winding trail cut by bull- dooera.

Royal Navy Has Manpower Shortage

(By Lanald MscLu.i-kin) LONDON. (ReuterI)- Britain's atom age navy is making hugo strides in developing new weap- ons-but is getting a headache from its manpower problems.

This was disclosed Tuesday in

a report by J. P. L. Thomas, first lord of the admiralty. Poor recruiting figures have made it clear that modern British youth is no longer attracted to the navy.

Says Railways Should Have Commuter Services

tasks."

However, the railways did not favor commuter traffic. claiming such services operate at a loss. Mr. Doucctt said in an address pre-

iargw pared for delivery at the 60th an-

nual irieetiiu of the Ontario Good Roads Association.

"I wonder whether some radical dovolqlnmto in oeulnnent and operuiru procedures might not enable our railroads to develop an iniportantsnd paying commuter business." gk

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N. B. Member Govitlo Blam

OTTAWA, (OP) - A. J. Brooks (PC-Royal) said federal govern- ment policies are the cause of Canada's unemployment.

He said in the Commons Tues- day duririg a debate on unemploy- ment that provincial governments had "some responsibility" in the situation, but the "basic responsi- bility" fell on the federal govern- ment.

"All unemployment is due federal government policies," said.

Referring to conditions in the Marltimes, Mr. Brooks said that part of the country always seems to be hit first and hardest by re- cessions or depressions.

Mill Closed

Recently. he said. a textile mill at Marysville. N. B., which em- ployed about 550 men, closed down permanently after more tzha.n.'lb years' operation. The community was wholly dependent upon the mill's operations.

He urged the government to occupy the plant for defence pro- duction purposes, thus providing work for the town's unemployed. Defence production projects should be decentralized so that the Mari- times and western provinces would

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rn9ieosles:;l?ron - . arm Groups Meei In Wasltmgion

WASHINGTON. (AP) -Repre- st-ntatives of farm organizations from Canada. the United States and Mexico opened their first regional meeting Tuesday and heard a Canadian spokesman oi".r a series of suggestions for settling amicably the problems that arise from expanded trade in farm pro- ducts.

Herbert H. I-Iannam, president of the Canadian Federation of Agri- culture and head of Canada's 16- mandelegation, offered this seven- point program to the newly-formed North American regional group of the International Federation cf Agricultural Producers:

1. Get the farm representatives together from the countries con- cerned and keep them in touch.

2.Keep international trade in farm products developing and ex- pandirig.

Orderly Basis

3.1-'lnd ways of putting inter- national competition on an orderly basis "in ii. spirit of goodwill and co-operation, rather than to per- mit situations to deteriorate into load feeling and recrlminntioii which in turn may result in re- taliatory nctioii."

4.Help expanding world mar- kets and orderly disposal of sur- plusu by discussions "on the North American level" before takinir the problems up on fl. broader inter- national basis.

5. Try to find mutually satisfac- torry recommendations to the gov- ornments concerned on competitive farm exports to world markets.

ti. Improve the efficiency of the IPAP by channelling regional mat- trro through the North American group.

7. Discover additional matters of regional concern for consultation

News Iii-rriof

orrnwn, (CF)--Lamor Minister Gregg said Tuesday his depart- ment is studying the question of the checkoff of union does but he sees no "great urgency" about bringing legislation into Parlia- ment. 1

SAICION. Indo-China. (AP)---The French announced Tuesday ni hi the V ' H had pulled back t air forces from the vicinity of three threatened key points in northern Indo-China, including a beloagured fortress protecting the Laotian royal city of Luangprabang.

SAINT JOHN. N. 11.. (GP!-.-The bus strike situation here remained unchanged Tuesday night after an aftomoon meeting at Fredericton attended by Labor Minister A, E. Skallng, conciliation officer H. R. nttlgrove. Deputy Labor Minister Douglas Cochran and compass

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get their share.

A similar situation existed if Militown, N. B., where some 690 men have been laid off in the last few months, he said.

The ports of Saint John and Halifax faced "a bad situation." Shipments at Saint John were down 35 per cent over last year.

Blames Trade Paths

Mr. Brooks said this results from 60 per cent of Canada's trade taking a north-south path to anti from the United States. instead of an east-west direction overseas through east coast ports.

The economy of the country had been built on east.-west trade. Overseas exports were down due to high production costs, some of them based on high taxes.

He suggested that perhaps Can- ada should base its economy on the production of raw materials.

Lack of east-west trade move- ments and lower Maritimes car- loadlngs forced the rail compan- ies to lay all large numbers of men in Moncton and Macadam. N.

B. The Maritime: lumber trade also was off. Unemployed Marliimers either

move to other provinces to find work or join the army, added Mr. Brooks who served as n colonel in the Second World War.

ance In PEI

Farm Output Emphasized

Over-expansion of beef produc- tlon in this Province was stres-

Stock Branch. nada Product on Service, presented at the Agri- cultural Conference yesterday by Mr. H. W. Clay, Senior Live Stock Fieidrnan. Federal Dopartrncnt of Agriculture.

In this over expansion the as- sistance given in the purchase of straight beef bulls has been ii con- tributing factor. the report states. Based on conditions of the pres- ent and of the foreseeable future. all departmental assistance, it is suggested, should be confined to the placement of dairy or dual purpose bulls.

"In View of the lack of balance in the farm output in this Prov- ince." says the report. "is it not timely for this Council to agree on a farm production policy with greater emphasis on hogs, dairy- ing and poultry. and less on the lines of production wnich appear

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Great Britain Among World

By MILTON MARMOB

LONDON. (AP)-West Germany moved to the forefront' of the world's merchant shipbuilding no- tions during 1953. The vanquished Axis power ranked second in total tonnage lnunchecl during the last year( Lloyd's Register of shipping reported Tuesday.

Great Britain. as usual. led, but Germany was far ahead of all na- tions in increased building over 1952.

Known world tonnage launched last year kept up its steady annual increase to reach 5.006.060 tons, highest in recent records--with ex- ception of the war years. In all, 1.143 ships were launched.

Figures for 1953 did not includ- Russia, East Germany, Poland. China or other iron curtain coun- tries.

Britain Tcpa Tonnage

Great Britain was i'irsl.'iri total tonnage launched with 1,317,463 tans, or 75.9 of the world output It built 220 merchant ships, M sieamshlps of 521,918 tons and 135 motorshlps of 705,545 tons. Iis output was 14,915 tons more than 1952. but in that year its per- centane of world tonnage was 29.0 per :enl.. most outstanding gains. Germany's launched tonnage was 318.221. or 296,049 tons over fwd. and the largest increase in the world, The total was also the largest in Ger- man history. Japan, third in tonnage launched in 1952 with 567330. showed the only decrease among top countries. It built .'il.li94 tons less than 1961.

The other axis partner. Italy. was third in tonnage increase with 130,501. Its total of EM! placed it seventh in the world behind the United State? 53.307 (W302 in- crease). Sweden 484,622 (80,178 in- crosse) and The Netherlands 841.- 31.1 ( 45.400 increase).

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Cereal Alid Tires Feed Fire Near, Fuel Oil Tank

HALIFAX, (CPJ-Fire fed by thousands of boxes of cereal and stacked rubber tlrea roared through a waterfront warehouse district Tuesday night within 50 feet of a tank containing 350,000 gallons of fuel oil but firemen controlled it after a 2 V2 hour balile.

Fire Chief Fred McGiilivray said the damage probably would amount to 3250.000 but other est- imates placed the loss as high as 8500000.

The blaze broke out in a three- storey wooden warehouse packed with new refrigerators. automobile tires and anti-freeze. it was own- ed by Commercial E uipment. Ltd.. a wholesale supply firm.

Flames ripped through the slate roof of the building at about 6:00

pm. as thousands of commuters streamed onto c the Dartmouth ferry wharf no more than 300

yards distant. Spread Rapidly

The fire spread rapidly to an adjoining warehouse leased by Payzant and King. Ltd.. a whole- sale grot'er's firm. which ,had packed the building with 575,000 worth of supplies.

Water from 20 high-pressure hoses cascaded downward into mountains of rnrions containing soap flakes which burst and flooded the warehouse floor with suds despite the 30-degree tem- peralure.

McGilllvray threw every avail- able fireman in Halifax into the blaze and estimated he had 135 men on the job.

Fifty policemen cordoned off a

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Recovery Of Pope Retarded

VATICAN CITY, (AP) - The Vatidarresid f'.l'uesday the recov- ery of the Pope has slowed down. The statement dispelled hopes of a rapid recovery for the 77-year- old head of the Roman Ogthouc Church.

L'0sser-vaiore Romano, the Vet- ican newapaper, said in an official announcement that the Pope "still needs a notable period of assidu- ous care" and that his recovery was programing itwith increased slowness."

His current sickness has been described as gastritis.

The Pope remains on a. semi- llquid diet, receiving part of his nourish-merit indirectly. Vatican sources said doctors have not yet been able to make x-rays of the Pope's stomach wall and adjoining organs because the Pope has not been able to retain barium fluid

necessary for the ex-rays.

Still First 3 I Shipbuilders we-re: Frdh:e.hfi3.,lfiIi-tE2jb04y).-Den- mark 142.056 (38,460), Norway 118.-

470 (3fi,052l, Canada. 8'7.Xli9 (19,- 493). and Belgium 61,246 (4,276).

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Lloyd) summary takes into ac- count ships of 100 tons gross and upwards. Sailing ships fitted with auxiliary power are included with steamshlps or motorships accord- ing to the type of engine. sailing ships and non-propelled craft are not included.

The largest ship launched durlrg 1953 was the Italian steamship Ci'.l'lstoforo Colombo of 29,100 tons Next largest were the British ships Orsova, 28,250 tons. and Arcadia, 28.000 tons .

Of Britain": tonnage launched, 54 ships of 364,591 ions were for registration abroad. This constitu- tes 27.7 per cent of tonnage launched.

Germany biillt 44.5 per cent of Pa tonnage. 304,031 tons, for ex.- port, Of that figure 34,899 tons were nil tankers. The Tina Onassis of 26,000 tone was the largest oil tanker launched in the world.

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Varied Problems Discussed Al I

Agriculture Federation Meeting

"We are not worried about mov- lag the balance of the potato crop on Prince Edward Island. There are only about 3,000 carioads left in the Province and they will all go but they may not go in March." 5I.cl.9d Len P. Mclsaac last night at the annual meeting of hit! P. E. I. Federation of Agriculture in the Charlottetown Hotel.

Mr. Mclsaac, who was reporting on the activities of the Potato Marketing Board in the absence Of Mr .D. A. MacDonald. Board Chairman, pointed out that some of the seed potatoes would be moved as table stock. Mr. Mac. Donald is attending a potato meet. in: in Washington.

He stated that the Central Silas,

PVTUCY. 3i'l0Pi8d by the Marketing Board this week. was necessitated by two factors. One was the de- pression of the markets by New Brunswick dealers and the other ”'5 the Shillplng by consignment of H. few Island dealers.