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OTTAWA (CF) .. iiealth Min- ister Martin Tuesday hailed Prince Edward Island's decision to enter lhe national hospital insurance scheme and said the federal gov- ernment now is ready to sign cost- sharing agreements with the prov- lnces "without delsyfh

The federal ya , . developed out of protracted federIl-provin- fill discussion end negotiation. is based on the entry of I minimum n! six provinces representing more than half the Canadian population.

Tiny P.E.I. Tuesday became the essential sixth. Others which have already indicated agreement are Ontario. Saikatchewan. Alberta. British Columbia and Newfound- land. Mr. Martin said other prov- uaceg may also loin up soon.

"All the conditions of our pro- posal now have been met and we are ready to sign agreements with the provinces as soon as they Ire," he added in I long-distance telelihont interview from Mon- trea.

PROCEDE IMMEDIATELY

lie also issued I atatement through his office here. saying:

"We now will proceed immedi- at to bring out federal hor pit insurance legislation into force by proclamation and to take whatever further steps may be required to help in bringing hos- pital insurance to the people of the participating provinces at the as possible date."

Under the scheme. the central administration will share with the rovlncse. roughly on I 50-50 ba- sis. the cost of launching insur- Iaee covering standard hospital can end diagnostic services.

Present indications are that the ever-ell scheme may go into ef- fect by January. 1959. or perhaps I bit earlier. depending on how

PEI Decision 'l'lailed By Health Minister Martin

soon provinces can get their plans into operation. .

The scheme is estimated to cost about 3400.000.000 I year if all prov- inces enter. Of this. 82oo.ooo,ooo would come out of the federal treasury.-

Federsl payments would start when provincial plans for setting the scheme in motion reached the "point of no return." I health au-

incorporated in legislation. from I previous federal stand that pay- ments would be made only when the schemes were "y in op- eration in all six provinces.

OPPOSITION CRITICISM

The conditions were criticized by opposition members in the last Parliament. Stanlet Knowles (CCF - Winnipeg North Centre) said there was no sense in the federal government demanding the entry of I sixth province when it lead the agreement of five repre- senting 53.3 per cent of the Cans- dian population.

He said that if P.E.I. should enter. it would only increase the plan's coverage to 58.6 from 53.3 per cent of the Canadian people.

John Diefenbaker. Progressive Conservative leader. said the gov- ernment should eliminate the re- qulrement of e' sixth province. Fed- eral payments should be made to any province agreeing to launch an insurance scheme.

Mr. Martin's reply was that with the requirements of six provinces. there was I better chance of still more provinces entering.

Tuesday he added:

"The news that Prince Edward Island now has joined as the sixth province and thus fulfilled the re- quirement of federal participation

in the hospital insurance schemes of six provinces. will have. I am

tborlty said. This is I modification to

attitudes of the provinces which have not yet announced their decision.

DISCUSSION CONTINUING D”Discussions with these Pl'0Vr lnces are continuing and II 1 stated in Parliament on several occasions . . . I am more than ever optimistic that before vet! 118 we will have further news of the kind we have heard today from at least one or two additional provinces."

At Montreal he had discussed the matter with the health mlniste ers of New Brunswick and Nova Scotla and said the meeting was ”very satisfactory" to participat- ing parties.

There were indications later that New Brunswick may announce its decision on entry into the plan next

weei.

W ile agreements with the prov- inces may be signed within I few months. it may actually fgka many months. perhaps more than a year. to get the national plan into operation.

The ' t of .5. t- must be followed by the passage of en- abling legislatlon in the provinces which have not already done so. Then administrative machinery must be organized.

Ontario is aiming at I launch- ing date of Jan. 1, 1959. Premier Matheson. in announcing Prince Edward Island's decision. said he hoped the provincial plan may be in operation by 1959.

Federal authorities agreed that 1959 is probably about the earl- lest that the plan may be launched though it was possible. they said. that dates may be moved ahead slightly if provinces meet no serious headaches in set-

ting up,the complex machine y.

"Anyone who votes against the imposition of I three-cent increase in the tax on asollrle should not stand up in the House and con- tiuue to advocate greater expend- itures.” said Provincial Treasurer B. Earls Mecbonllfl-Rho promoted an amendment to t e gas tax Act calling for the three cent raise in tax in the legislature yesterday afternoon.

Mr. MacDonald was rep g to criticism from Opposition ader Bell who claimed that the tax the farmer was paying was for gas he would use in his tractor in his . He said the farmer was formerly getting a ten cent rebate and now since the gas has gone up three cents. he was

ettln an eleven cent rebate. Mr.

all t ought the farmer should be rebated the former amount along rith the three cent increase in ex.

roe EOADI

Mr. MacDonald said there was no one who regrettui more the im- position of the tax than he did but assured the Opposition Leader that the extra three hundred thousalal which the Government en- grctad to collect would be used

road purposes.

"I have not found any farmers who are crying about paying for the tncrease. so long as we can assure them we can give them nod reads In which to haul their produce. It is the people of the urban areas who will bear the greater part of the load in any

Forest Fire Al Bellinghom, Moss

BELLINGHAM. Mass. (AP)-A forest fire raged out of control here for PA hours Tuesday. .At the height of the blaze flames on- gulfed Ind isolated perimeter of five miles.

At one point. a sudden shift of wind caused flames to surround fire chief Peter Kornlckl and I0

-men eperettng two fire fighting Imits, but the firefighters ought their way through the flames.

event". said Mr. MacDonald. "If we went by the leader of the Op poa!ion's budget. the farmers would be paying triple the tax which they are now plying.

The Tax. which increases the retail price of gasoline by three cents, will become effective. May first, 1957-

G. E. Seville said no one wants good roads more than the farrrler and the fisherman. He learned from farmers to whom he had

talked that they were not opposed be

to e tax. NOT A CITY SUGGESTION

Hon. Dougald MacKinnoo re called that as Minister of High- ways he used to have dozens

Three-Cent Gas Tax Goes Into Effect On May First

of committees calling on him ask- ing for additional work done on the roads. "When I asked them where we would get the revenue to carry this out. they would in variably suggest increasing the

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lty people that we received this suggestion. It was from the farm- ers" said Mr. Maclflnnon.

Frank MecNntt said he had understood the Premier to say that in all probability the rebates would paid to farmers and fishermen on I semi-annual basis. Mr. Mao- Nutt felt that such a procedure would greatly help the farmers who have considerable money tied up in gasoline over the year.

Arrange Police Patrol Repa

ir;

Time Resolution Is Adopted

The tender of Leslie Glllespie"icholson

for the repairing of the Police Patrol was accepted at I special meeting of the City Council held in the Council Chambers last eve- ning. Mr. Gllleaple's tender was the lowest of four tenders sub- mitted.

The meeting which was presided over by Mayor Stewart was at- tended by all city . presentatlvee. It was called at the request of Councillor Gormely. Chairman of the Police Committee. who ex-

plained to Council out the repairs '9"

were made necessary due to the fact that the patrol had been in an accident early on the morning of the previous Saturday while an- gaged ln regular patrol duty.

The accident occurred when the police vehicle swerved to avoid being struck by an unidentified automobile It the intersection of Queen and Burton Streets th I chairman of the Police Committee said. Councillor Gormley em- phaslrad that the patrol should be repaired as soon as possible in or- der to avoid the extra cost involv- ed in hiring a vehicle to carry on the patrol service.

it was pointed out by Councillu

orrawa (CP) JofaI,Dlefn- rhr plane II political meeting

cc . An ltlncary issued Tucsday my heeddlerters shows enbeker will open his cam- pulse with lesser speeches It To ronto's Massey Hall on Thursday. e:d In Quebec City on ll 1. prll 1'7. Istween

these i rneetleg he Plum meeunen at'i1ellaaa, lag- .I.r: Falls and Newcastle. 0nt.. a

Diofenboker To Be In P. E. I. For Two Meetings April 29

Monday. lay it. The lslewlng dayhewlllflyto Winnipeg for thewestenpartofhlsc

The itinerary shows no forlhetwodeyelnceebeeerh Its campaign Ines be reechn Winnipeg-

mobtle except for the flight from P.l'..l. and to Winnipeg. Here arethedsteeandillaeseef political meetings planned hr the following the webs: City speech April 2'7:

ii iii travel by train or sub ' ' to as -

that it miat be

possible for the city to recover the cost of the repair job from the provincial unsatisfied Judgement fund. in the event that the other vehicle involved remained un- identified and no blarna was at- tached to the driver of the patrol.

The police policy of "almost con- stant patrolling or cruising around" came under some criticism from Councillor Johns- tone who said that he saw "some advantage” in such effort. but that sometime the patrol would have to travel from I re- mote section of the city inorder to answer I call in the near vicin- ity of the police station. The fact that the patrol could be recognis- ed at I great dlstan was seen by Councillor Johnstone as lea- senlng the eff tiveness of the nightly patrol action.

Councillor Mccornsac disagreed with Councillor Johnston on this matter. pointing out that I patrol had been on the spot on several occasions in time to trap I number of suspects. With this Councillor

It sure. a profound inlluenc'e on the

Jprdon King Is Cheered By Crowds

AMMAN. Jordan (Reuters) - King Hussein out-

At the same time. the royal newspaper Al Jihad reported that King Sand of Saudi Arabia had placed his troops in Jordan at Hussein's disposal. In I telepohne cell Monday. the paper said. Saud told Hussein the troops would be at his dlbposei at all times. Hussein left the cabinet meet- ing amid hsndshIkes.'smlies and

salutes from the ministers. Sheikhs and country visitors; flocked to the royal palace to cun- gratulate Hussein on ending the cabinet crisis and to express their loyalty. - l The,calbinet at its meeting con-l sldered the future of Maj.-Gen.l All Abu Nuwar, deposed chief-of-I staff who left the country during the weekend. l-le now is said by officials here to be on "14 days leave." (Arab sources outside Jordan have described Nuwar as the lesderrof a military revolt crushed by the 21-year-old king Sunday. He was reported to have arrived in F Syria. that night.)

Sees Increase In Polcslo Prices

MII.LVII..I..E. N.B. (CF)-II. C. Greenlaw, presldentof the New Brunswick Potato Shippers Asso- ciation, said Tuesday night he be- lieves growers will receive I higher price within a few weeks than the 81.34 per I65-pound bar- rel set under the federal price

support program for potatoes used in making starch. Mr. Greenlaw. who headed I

recent delegation to Ottawa. said the general market will improve in the near future and automat- ically create I higher support price. Producers had sought I minimum of 31.65 per barrel. F. H. Hatfield, president of one of New Brunswick's three starch manufacturing companies. said he had told the delegation he would pay 60 cents per barrel up to the end of April and 40 cents from then to the end of June. pro- viding the total price to growers (including the government's share) was I minimum of 31.65. "Our starch factory I never been consulted by the eral or provincial governments with ,re- gord to I starch program,".be uld. "Tr" B .,

Caldwell Make Good Recovery

OTTAWA (CP)- CCF Leader M. J. Coldwell. who suffered I mild heart attack earlier this year. will take part in at least seven major political rallies in Ontario and Western Canada. party head- quarters nnnounced Tuesday.

The announcement said tentative plans have been complete dfor I campaign tour by the 68-year-old party leader.

"Mr. Coldwell's recovery from his recent illness has been such as to permit him to take I more ex- tensive part in the campaign than had originally been anticipated." it said.

A party spokesman said Mr. Coidweli also plans to attgd smaller meetings in areas around each of the seven cities in which he would speak but that would be the extent of rls eection cam- paigning. They are Saskatchewan of the party and CCF Commons

whip. and Mme. Therese Casgraln. the party's other national vice- chalrman and Quebec party leader.

Premier Douglas would speak in Ontario. British Columbia and Saskatchewan, Mr. Knowles would tour the four Atlantic provinces and Mme. Casgraln would speak at meetings in Quebec and On- tario.

PROUD CENTENAIIY

India's universities of Calcutta. Bombay and Madras were all es-

tabllshed in 1857.

C OWN, CANADA WEDNIEDAY, APRIL 17,

1957

Higher Price Floor For Potatoes Going To Starch

OTTAWA (CP) - Producers of potatoes used in making starch. almost entirely in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. have been guaranteed I er Prlcl this year than last.

The federal government. it was learned Tuesday. has worked out a formula under which it will share with starch factories I pay- ment of about 31.24 I 165-pound barrel of potatoes. Last year. the government split the guaranteed payment of ii a barrel with the factories.

The guarantee. to go into effect as soon as details can be worked out. will start It three-quarters of a cent I pound. Should the price of potatoes on the general market rise during the next few weeks from current levels of between 31.75 and 52 a barrel. the guaran- tee would rise to I cent I pound.

RUN T0 JUNE

The program. which cost about 35.000 last year. likely will run to about the end of June.

The starch factories are ex- pected to pay about 50 cents I barrel again this year with the government. through its agricul- tural prices support board, mak- ing up the difference.

The formula is aimed at giving producers incentive to sell their potatoes on the most profitable market. Therefore the guarantee initially will be three - quartu cents I pound bringing the price per barrel to about 81.24.

Producers had asked for I gush antee of I cent I pound to start with. This would have set the

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market price possibly to make it easier for producers to dellwr most of their product to the starch factories than elsehw c.

The federal price support. how- ever. is expected to divert enough potatoes from the regular mar- ket to keep prices fairly stable.

Cost of the program this year

would depend largely on potato- lfcct only New Brunswick and market. if they go up. becomingl

prices on the regular consumer

considerably more attractive than

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lllt' starch-potato price. then the pl'u;.',rum likely will not cost much.

llowever, if the general market declines. producers likely will not cost much.

illmever. if the general market prlce declines, producers likely would deliver more potatoes to the starch factories.

The program is expected to ef-

Prince Edward Island, main po- tato-stsrcb producers.

Potato Diversion Program is Seen. Beneficial To Province

"The potato diversion program announced yesterday provides for an initial payment to the growers of 75 cents per cwt. for Canada No. 1 Grade potatoes-up to 12 per cent smalls permitted. or this amount the starch plants will pay 30 1-3 cents per cwt. during April. and 2W4 cents per cwt. for May and June as the starch content of the potatoes decreases. The Fed- eral Government pays the balance” Mr- E. W. Campbell manager of the P- E. 1. Potato Marketing Board told the Guardian last night.

"In addition". Mr. Campbell con- tinued. ”If the average price to the growers for , t shipped to the domestic market between now and June 15th does not go below 81.00 per cwt., the federal subsidy on diverted potatoes will he upped by 25 cents per cwt., and I further final payment will

cents per cwt. is 25 percent higher

I955-50 program. and. if the ad- dltlonal payment of 25 cents is obtained, the price level will be 65 percent above last year's.

"It is not expected than any starch plant will operate in P.E.I. in New Brunswick there are me. plants which have I combined cap- aclty sufficient to process over l0t)0 carlots of potatoes before June 30th.

"Diversion of N.B. potato stocks will work to the advantage of Is- land growers as well Is that of our N .B. neighbours. since our pro- ducts must find I home in the same market areas. The effect of the program. it is hoped. will be established I floor price on potatoes for the balance of this season. All concerned will want to hold the market price above sl.oo r cwt.. until after June

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Campaign Begins To Take Shape

OTTAWA (CF)-The campaign for the June 10 federal election took more definite shape Tuesday as the various party headquarters stepped up the speed of cam- palgn machinery.

The Progressive Conservative party announced I , ' 4 speak- ing schedule for the first K) days of John Diefenbaker's election tour. covering Ontario. Quebec and the Marltimes.

The CCF sketched out I limited seven-date tour for M. J. Caldwell and said three other party stal- warts will help carry the cam- palgn load for the party lcader. who recovered only recently from a mild heart attack suffered Feb. 25

ST. LAURENT OPENS IN WEST

The announcements followed worri Monday night from Prime Minister St. Laurent that the Lib- eral leader will open his cam- paign at Winnipeg April 27 with a 12-day swing through Western Canada.

At Toronto today. top men of the Social Credit party will open two days of planning on strategy. organization and the party plat- form. ending with a public meet- lllg Thursday night. Travel plans of party leader Solon Low will be made public there. but he is ex- pected to start his tour in Van-

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couver early in May.

This will be the first federal A.

campaign in which the political parties will be able to reach stay- It-homes by means of CBC net- work television.

The CBC Tuesday announced that. failing agleement among the parties. it is making its own al- location of free time available on television and radio networks. There will be six hours on each of the English and French TV networks. divided into 24 quarter- hour periods. and 12 hours in each language on the radio networks. ' The TV time on each network is divided: Liberals. eight 15- mlnute periods. or 33 per cent of the time; Conservatives. seven periods or ill per cent; the CCP five. or in per cent. and Social Credit four. or 17 per cent.

The TV broadcasts would rurl between April 29 and June 7- three days before the election. Quarter - hour periods on radio

'would be allocated in about the

same proportions as for TV.

Mr. St. Laurent has said he will probably appear on three of the eight TV periods allotted to the liberals. Conservatives plan to use Mr. Dlefenbaker as much as pos- sible on the new medium. Mr. Cnldwcll plans to speak on four of the five CCF TV periods.

Soviets Consider Situation Serious

LONDON (Reuters) - So v let Prime Minister Bill nln said Tuesday the situation the Mid- dle East remains "very serious." Bulganin was speaking at I meeting in the Kremlin held in honor of a visiting government and Communist party delegation fro

bania.

A report of the meeting was broadcast by Moscow radfo.