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°| “The longest debate ever held, "lin my experience ng one word’’, was the opinion expressed by Premier Matheson yesterday after a 2% hour heated discus- sion regarding the validity of dumping. ‘‘sawdust” in Island fishing streams. . William Acorn (L.—ist Kings) said,.:the issue caused more con- tention and lobbying and pos- sibly required more time . than will be given the Hospital Insur- ance i ‘aiies

P. es were on an when water level falls. Possible ween moved by Harvey flood danger was averted by | Douglas (L—2nd Kings) and sec- reducing intended dynamite |onded by Frank Myers (PC—ist. charge from 500 pounds. Queens), asking that the word

Whites Massacre Foiled,

MAN-MADE BREACH

way for greater . Vancouver water district’s new $7,000,000 dam. Remainder of the old -con- struction will be blasted out

13-foot breach on in

dam the Seymour River near Vancouver to make

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section of the act. Mr. Douglas’ amendment lost 14-6.

Voting for the amendment were Mr. Douglas, R. R. Bell, Joseph Campbell, F.A. Large, Frank Myers and Frank Mac- Nutt. Dr. Dewar opposed his party members by voting against the amendment.

troops are standing by injmove at short notice to trouble| VIGOROUS ATTACK

to go to the Rhodesian|spots within the area of their The contentious issue took up | feder: if needed. responsibilities. As a precaution-|@% hour of the House’s time on - The defence ministry was ques-|ary measure a British infantry | Thursday and was revived with

vigo Opposition Leader Bell tioned about London newspaper |b attalion—the Ist Battalion r by . ; reports that British when the members took their

seats for yesterday morning’s first sign of further trouble.” A

7 session. “The battalion will be placed) Mr. Bell declared that the act statement read by a ministry official said:

at the disposal of the government | dealing with such matters as of the Federation of Rhodesia and’) dumping deleaerious material in “Units of the strategic

are Prepared to| ment requests it.”

Non Resident Clause Sought In Private Bill #22523"

“An act to relieve the payment incorporated area or school dis-|Government : sent down word of certain taxes in more than/|trict in the Province who has|that we had no right to stipulate

sawdust was actually harmful to trout.

The Opposition Leader said the section was not in the act in 1937 but in 1940. “‘Some smart fellow had the idea that catching trout under six inches was a violation and so at the same time he had this section regarding sawdust included’’, he said.

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reserve | Nyasaland if the federal govern | inland waters was not within the

Dumps Snow Over The U.S.

“CHICAGO (AP)—A huge storm snow in the United

one area,”’ will be introduced in the Legislature during this ses- sion.

The private bill promoted by Harvey Douglas (L—2nd Kings) was given first reading this week and is expected to zo into committee this coming week, possibly Monday.

Under the terms of the act, should it pass, a permanent re- sident shall pay only one poll tax or educational tax in any one calendar year. Payment of this tax in his own incorporated area or school district is proposed ‘to relieve the permanent resident from paying taxes in any other poererete area or school dis- The act furtirer proposes that

paid taxes or license or other as-| what length of fish should be

sessment in his own area shall not be required to pay business tax or license if contracting in any other incorporated area or school district on Prince Edward Island.

It will be recalled that consid- erable opposition was given pas- sage of a bill a few years ago which gave Charlottetown and Summerside the right to collect

poll or educational tax from non- |£

to two bills which would bar two

said| international labor unions from operating in Newfoundland.

residents wotking within the in- corporated limits of the areas.

On the other hand many incor- porated areas: claim they cannot collect taxes from Charlotietowr ors Summerside workmen when they work within the confiaes of

any -contractor located in any

their town or village.

Lieutenant-Governor Opens Provincial Drama Festival

Undeterred by heavy snow and high winds, more than 200 Drama Festival followers were on

t give a hearty welcome to the Souris: Credit Union players last night when ,they presented in competition ‘‘Don’t Darken My Door’, at Prince of Wallies Audit- orium.

The Regional Festival was of- ficially e@pened by His Honour

ice was on an emergency~basis.

Nfld. Pul

Deal Said ‘Off

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ST. JOHIN’S, Nfld. (CP)—Pre- mier Smallwood announced can- eellation Friday of a proposed deal with Crown Zellerbach Cor- oration to explore Newfound- land’s forest potential with a view to building pulp mills.

The premier said in the legis-

ture the announcement is ‘‘one Mw the saddest things I’ve had to

in the Bouse .. . the Crown Giterbech deal is off.” He did

than a year ago that the US.— controligéi Crown Zellerbach firm had approached the government to build two pulp mills in the province that, might to 9,000 persons.

government $1 a cord in royalties and a small rental fee. The royal- ties alone would have amounted to more than $1,000,000 a year under the proposed setup.

nounced Friday it has decided not to go ahead with a proposed manufacturing program in New foundiand ‘“‘as a result of econ:

Lieutenant ‘ Governor F. Walter is * p Mill

“We are ali very saddened, Mr. Smallwood announced more

employ up They had proposed to

pay the | big

strike of against the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company at Grand Falls.

Hyndman. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hyndman; Naval aide Lieut? Commander D.H. Saunders and Mrs. Saunders, His Worship Mayor Edwin C.. Johnetone and* Mrs. Johnstone. 4

Regional Adjudicator Richard Ainley commenting on the presen- tation said he wondered why there was a tendency to ‘'timid- ity”, especially on the part of young Canadian performers.

Young directors of really good quality will come forward a great deal if in certain plays their imdi- cate more clearly where entran- ces and exits are and the “pro- file’. entrance be avoided. :

Theodore Roach as. Stubbens “gave great’promise” P.E. Clin- ton’as Tom Garrick ‘‘pulled his punches’’. .

Mrs. Fouchere as Jane Per- kins ‘thas a good sense of humor, knows what ,to do and, as the show developed got her voice out to the audience.

Mrs. Mahar as Louisa Feather- stone. was rated ‘‘awfully good” amd Mrs. MacIntyre as her sister Susie was coupled with her “charming. persons’’ worthy of a

hand

Mrs. P.E. Olinton as y Kent, very pretty, needed to be animated, rather than slow and upexcited in the part of a charm- ing young girl with love im the of- fing. ; Roger Kent, as played by John Cheverie. ‘o0Wed_ mioments im profile which gave® stability. Summing up the adjudicator said that as the show developed,

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mier Smallwood at outlawing the International Woodworkers America (CLC) and the Interna- tional Brotherhood of teamsters.

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fld. Bills

ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. «(CP)—Lieu- snant-Governor Campbell -Mac- - erson gave royal assent Friday

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caught so it had to be removed)acts are subject to close scrutiny the statute books’, Mr.|by the Federal Department

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By JOHN LeBLANC Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP)—Freight rat

ieductions benefiting mainly the West and the Atlantic province: will -be ordered on $20,000,0 legislation to be brought before Parliament by the government next week.

Under the measure, that Trans- port Minister Hees will introduce about Monday, the latest freight- rate increase will be chopped about one-third in the non-central areas.

The treasury

rates, ‘and the present move is regarded as only interim action.

It is intended to offset in part a 17-per-cent general increase in

freight rates authorized by the Board of Transport ers. last fall.

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In the notice which the trans-

port minister gave the Commons Friday, nothing was spelled out except would not be more than $20,000,- 000.

FOR WAGE COSTS

that the treasury aid

This was designed to yield the

railways some $60,000,000 a year to meet the cost of the wage in- crease for 130,000 non-operating employees threatening a Dec. 1 strike.

Eight provinces—all except On-

tario and Quebec—appealed to the cabinet against the rate in- crease,

To stave off a strike, the min-

isters permitted’ the freight-rate boost.

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In the notice which the trans-

port minister gave the Commons Friday, nothing was spelled out

except that the treas-4f odd Id not be more than $20,000,-

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SPECIAL ORDERS Informants said, however, that

ELEANOR CLINTON, who 2 4 ac. >> imerove?. Hc “took the -part of ‘Poppy Foster | Teddy Roach,

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Continuing, Mr. Bell asserted|there was reason to ve tt that the matter of dumping re-|had approved the legislation, fuse in streams is already cover-| which in effect, would strengthen ed' by Federal Statute and ex-/their hand. pressed the belief that the Pro-| The Opposition Leader recal- vince had no right to legislate.|led that in 1882 Chief Justice

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the position of agriculture last year was better than in any other year since 1953 although it was “stid far from satisfactory.” However, his officials had fort- cast net cash farm income is 1959 might not be as good as last year because of a poor outlook for hog sales.

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All he had said was that the situation was better than in the, four previous years but still not satisfactory. P

Before the agriculture debate’ « got under way, Trade Minister Churchill announced a forecast of $3,521,000,000 for capital invest- ment in Canada this year, a de crease of $100,00.000 from 1958.

Prime Minister Diefenbaker announced that British Prime Minister Macmillan will come te Ottawa “March 18-19 before visit- ing Washington for talks on his recent visit to Russia. .

Fairholme Ranch Sold To Gov't.

CALGARY (CP) — Fairholme Ranch, ‘residence of Princess Margaret during her stay ia Banff last year, has been sold to the Canadian government for more than $100,000.

Former owner of the frechold property in Banff National Park, Capt. O’Brien French said he doesn’t know ‘what the . goverm ment plans to do with the land.

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CANBERRA, Australia (Reut- ers)—A “very friendly” conver- sation here Friday between Prime Minister Menzies and Nik- olai Firyubin, a Soviet deputy , foreign migéster here for .a United Nations economic com-

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