Mayor Bruce H. ‘Yen. Mon- tague, is seen presenting the trophy to the goalie in the South- ern Kings Intermediate “C” Hockey League, having the least
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goals scored against him. Re- celvm-g_ the i1‘0_Dhy is Melvin M_3CGU1gan. goalie for the Seven Mile Road team. To the left is .Mr. John MacPhee, president of
the league, and next is Brother Peardon of the Montague High School team, who received the trophy for the highest scorer‘ in the league. In the centre is Nor-
Unemployment Declining
After Peak In Mid-March
OTTAWA ment reached a post-war -record 500,000 at mid - Manch after a imontlily rise that matched the in- crease of the previosu month, the government reported Tuesday.
The announcement of the figure -—an estimate by the bureau of statistics — was sandwiched be- tween statements by two cab- inet ministers that unemploy- ment now is on the decline.
At Winnipeg, Labor Minister Starr said that since mid-March, job registrations with National Employment Service have drop- ped about 30,000. He told the Ca- nadian Labor Congress conven- tion that the LII‘le‘l'IIJpl0“Y'ITleII'I. rise has reached its culmination.
Finance Minister Fleming said Monday night that latest figures show unemployment “declining at a gratifying and accelerated pace."
BUREAU ESTIMATE *3
The bureau of statistics, es- timating on a survey of 30,000 households in the week ending March 22, said persons w-itliout jobs and seeking work numbered one-tenth of the labor force of 5.907.000. ,
The unemployment rise of 35.- 000 from 555,000 in mid-February equalled the previous month‘s'in- crease from 520,000 in mid-Janu- ar_v. The 590,000 level was 247,- 000 above the figure of 343,000 for mid-March of; last year.
Mr. Starr did not refer to the burea-u of statistics figure, but in- stead of totals of job regi-stra-.' tions at National Employment‘ Service offices, which he said had declined by about 30,000 since mid-March. ;
Here. the government reported; NES job registrations reached al, peak of 383,660 at March 20, a‘
rise of 29,403 from mid-February. elaborate detail the work of the, Thai compared with an increase Council. It is expected, however,:
of 37,275 in the previous month.
fCP) —- Unemploy-.
showed the increase of unem- Dloyment from mid-February al- .most equalled a rise of 38,000 in the labor force.
‘The number of persons with Jobs rose by only 3,000 to an es- timated 5,317,000.
T‘he total of jobless persons compared with 401,000 in March, 190:», which was the post - war high before this winter's onset of
At their monthly meeting held last night, several members of the Montague Fire Department .volunteered to assist Fire Chief Coffin burn grass in danger areas of the town. There were also several requests from citi- zens to have grass near their premises burned.
Every spring old grass and rubbish fires cause many calls to the fire department for as- sistance. Last year the depart- mentfs policy of burning grass saved many runs as well as les- sened the fire hazard. ‘
;above - normal unemployment. iTh_e high point of unemployment an estimated 317,000 in 1933, when Canada's population was Iconsiderably less.
The bureau described the early spring thaw in Eastern Canada ;was a major reason for a con- ltinuing decline of employment in
Ithe Atlantic provinces and Que-
l bec.
Montague Firemen Volunteer To Help In Burning Grass
The regular monthly meeting was conducted by Chief Coffin and the regular business car- iled on. «
It was decided to have a film night at the Bison Restaurant in the near future, showing fires and instruct-ion on fires.
A tender is to be submitted to Crown Assets Corporation on a crash truck.
Following the meeting several members as usual collected in the fire hall to make any neces- sary changes in equipment and tidy up the hall. ”
Three Big
(Continued from page I) liamentary appropriation of $100,- l000,000. One-half of this amount
must be used for university capi- ,
tal grants and one-half for other activities. Consequently, the Council must do with the interest on $50 million dollars to pay for all its activities. WORK OF COUNCIL
“It is too early to describe in
to examine carefully the ways in
The NES figures do not ml which it may encourage univer-
dicate absolute unemployment, since they include an unknown number of persons who are try- ing to switch from an existing job or who have found work af- ter registering.
BASED ON CLAIMS _ Mr. Fleming said Tuesday his
statement had been based-on an-j
other set of figures——records of claims for unemployment insur- ance. Last Wednesday the bureau of statistics said that new and re- newal claims fell by 34 D91‘ Cent in February to 243,907. Tucsday’s announcement on the bureau's mid - March survey
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PERSONALS
Her friends are pleased to learn that Miss And-YCY Mad-93*‘, em" ployee of the Island 'l‘el€Pl'10Pe Company is convalescing sails- factorily following her operatlfln in the Kings County Hospital last Tuesday.
Mrs. D. A. Campbell and daughter, Jane and son John have returned to Montague after visit- ing relatives and friends in New London.
lVlr. James Dewar. Fisk» Om- arrived in Brudenell on Saturday to attend the funeral of his fa- ther, William W. Dewar, who passed away at the Kings County Memorial Hospital on April 18th. Also attending the funeral was Mr. Seymour Gordon. Wolfville. l\’.S., brother-in-law of the de- ceased.
sity construction to help the arts, letters and humanities. . “The Council is initerested in lassisting activity in art, music, ‘ ballet, literature,
gterestediin encouraging produc- .ers composers, and designers . and the like.
“It is concerned with the main- taining of standards in all these activities and in making as many of these activities as accessible as possible to people in different parts of the country.
CAN’T D0 EVERYTHING
“One thing is obvious and im- portant, right at the start. The Canada Council can't do every- tlii_.."; it can only help. The main effort must come from the people who are working in the Arts themselves, from local authorities , and from local groups.
1 “The Council can’t badger peo- ple into an undertaking; the Coun- cil can’t put on things - it is not set up for that. All activities it helps must have an alert, ener- getic and enthusiastic public opin
ion behind them. -
I “Meanwhile the Canada Coun- ‘cil has been working extremely hard, and its efforts should prove a great challenge and a great
has appreciated the\ interest and good-will which has been shown it so far, and it looks forward to the future with confidence.”
Dr. MacKin-non stated that to understand the work of the Can- ada Council, “one must appreci- ate some of the background of state panticilpation in cultural activities." _ FOUR REASONS
“Any nation,” he said, “must develop and ehcourage its cul- tural activities for four reasons:
“Art, m u s i c, literature,‘ drama, and the like concern that ipart of man's mind that deals {with his senses. tastes: and
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emotions. These are important If he is to live adequately and to think clearly.
"These. activities are a major Iorce in community life, because they are among the main instru- men-ts for bringing people to. gether.
“Culture is the chief factor in. national tradition and heritage. History clearly indicates that poet-s, writers. musicians, paint- ers. and architects are remem- bered long after politicians and business-men are forgotten, and
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“We tend to misunderstand cultural activities. In the first place, we think they are some- what “high brow”. We regard them as impractical. Or our judgement is faulty; we could pack any auditorium with Elvis Presley, whereas any concert artist could only be welcomed by a crowd after a tiresome tic- ket sale by many energetic peo- ple. Or our appreciation is de- layed; the artists that we res- pect are so often honoured only after their death.
“Consequently, the Arts are difficult to develop economical- ,ly, and they have to be support- Qed both for their own well-being {and because of national develop- ment which depends on them. There is nothing new in this. There were patrons of literature and music in the early days and, fup until twenty years ago, rich
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their work has a much more lasting influence. For example, Lucy Maud Montgomery of Prince Edward Island is remem- bered much longer than any of her contemporaries, and her work is a dominant feature in the heritage of her province.
MAJOR FORCE
“Cultural activities are a major force in developing cordiality
ions. Music, for instance. is thei internat_iona=l language, and art, literature and drama have pro- nrclilted much international good- W1 .
“Foreigners know a country much more by its culture than by anything else; Sibelius for example, is by far the best‘ known of Finland’s citizens in} this generation; of all the Rus—‘ sians, Tolstoy is best understood’ in the West; Roman language, Greek literature, Italian opera, Spanish dancing, French paint- ing, German folklore and Swiss folk dancing are much better known internationally t h a ii
’men and organizations picked
up the cheques for most cultural activities. I SOURCES DRYING UP
“Now, however, governments drain off private wealth by tax- ation and, consequently, the sources of revenue for cultural activities are drying up. .It is reasonable, therefore, to say that since governments are tak- mg the funds, they must assume the responsibilities which depend ‘on the funds.
“The other side of the picture concerns education. Everyone seems to agree that education is a “good thing”. But there are three weaknesses in our approach to education.
“We think it can be turned on- that it is automatic like social
I services - that all we need is the ‘ buildings and curriculum and ed-
ucation follows. Actually there is
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the energies, attitudes and abili- ties of people. If there aren't enough teachers and if pupils don’t work there can't be educa- tion.
FUNDS NEEDED 1 “Our desire to pay for educa- tion is much les than our desire for it. Consequently, educational institutions are desperately in need of funds.
“In the provision of facilities and funds, the arts always get much less support than the so- called practical subjects. Chemis- try always outdoes literature. The same is true in connection with scholarships: the sciences provide most of the opportunities. “Again, it is private interests that built and financed most of our universities. Again, with the
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‘-OUR CONCERN “These points apply to
Canada - a, rapidly growing na- tion taking its place in world af- fairs. Physically, we are doing very well. Our resources, es- ‘ pecially in the North, are increas- ing rapidly. V “That however, is just one side of national development; we must , ensure our own cultural traditions landthe national feeling which brings us together as a na.tion, and we must make our contri- bution to international cultural
enterprises just as we are doing in business and political circles. “This we must do despite the
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and the enormous cultural pres-
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Miners Are
Given Praise
HALIFAX. - (CP) _ The Nova Scotia Legislature paid a desk-thumping tribute Tuesday to miners who saved the Cum- berland Railway and Coal Com- pany’s No. 2 mine at Springhill from fire late last week.
The tribute was proposed by Mines Minister Manson.
“If it had not been for the
characteristics of geography, the
‘NEW LOOK AT RELIGION S
L. Oate-n’s Christian Workers’ Centre _in Ontario. Five Oaks students use Chris-
- just meditate in peace. Read how the problem of tension was given a relaxed going-over at Five Oaks. '
PARTY-GIVER surname
Lois Freeman of New York takes a load off parents’ _ children’s parties. So far she and her assistants have held over 4,000. Read what she does to make sure everyone has a. good
IIIOOEII PAGES
When Beth Gillanders moved from Toronto to Vancouver she took her TV show with her. Hidden Pages, seen on 40 stations across Canada, introduces children to the wonders of literature. Read how _ Miss Gillanders combined being an actress, teacher and librarian tocreate
JOKE OII GREG I
Greg Clark Went to the
fine feed of oysters. It Wasn’t the meal that made an impression but the practical joke played on him by Weekend staffers ' Andy O’Brien and Louis ,
JUNGLE gum
TV’s Queen of the Jungle is blonde and beautiful Sheena. Irish McCalla in private life, she handles her two little boys the way she does the wild
small and scattered populations
heroic work of draegermen‘ and
, e"9_1'Y. provides us with so much of our: N01‘ , , _ country, Our concern IS Willi,‘-eadmgv listening and V-,eWing_,,j1mur_g without stopping,
the mine, Springhill might have lost its only industry,“ the Min- said. “They worked 14
About 300 men escaped from the mine without injury after fire erupted at the 18,000 - foot level of the No. 2 colliery. It adjoins the sealed No. 4 pit where 39 men died in a 1956 ex- plosion. The fire in No. 2 smould- ered for hours and was finally put out by masked and unmasket crews of miners.
POLISH CROPS FLOODED
WARSAW (AP)—-Flood water: of the Bug and Narew rivers have finally levelled off, Polish author-
ities said Monday, after a 10-day ,
rampage in which scores of houses were toppled and thou-
bare-faced miners who went into sands of acres of crops ruined.
, Oanadian Love Stories
Just completed is a full-length Canadian film that breaks
all the rules. No mounties, pioneers or fist-fights in Now That April’s Here. Based on four love
stories by Canadian Writer
Morley Callaghan the movie was made in Canada by Canadians. Will this “home-made”
movie be a success?
Will it herald Canada’s coming- of-age in film-making? In Weekend Magazine read the story ' behind the gamble of producing Now That April’s Here.
to earth at Rev. Beverly _
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GRIZZLIES’ FRIEND
For the first time giant grizzly bears are being trapped alive. Edmonton zoologist Al Oeming uses rotten meat and ether‘ to capture the gr-izzlies, ear—tag them _for scientific study, then set them free. Oeming hopes to keep Canada’s lastinland band of grizblies from becoming extinct. Read how he tackles the 10-feet tall giants.
’ BUSTLING PORT
. , . . , Eilat is again alive with act_1V1tY- Israel,‘ ' ‘ Red Sea port, once host to King Solomon! . fleet, was freed from Egypts blockade is
the 1956 Sinai campaign. Read in Weaken Magazine how Israel is developing this strategic spot.
GOOD NEWS
Every week your fav- orite comics appear in H the big color section of your week-end news- paper. Don’t «miss a Qngle issue.
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