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See Jobless Fund Drying Up By May OTIAWA CF Unless the government acts soon Canadas unemployment once kitty will just about dry up by next May gt nioeinan advisory commit tee submitted this warninglo the government recently It was to bled Wednesday in the Commons inst before MP5 recessed for Christmas The advisers said the fund could decline to almost unsafe level of $85000000 by May 31 1961 This would be massive drop from its present level around $300000000and an even greater dive from its 1956 high of close to The government has forecast special action to bolster the fund and to correct abuses But so far no details of any propOSed legis lotion have gone before the Com mons GOVERNMENT After Parliament had recessed opposition spokesmen lambasted the government for slipping the report on the fund before the Commons in the dying hours of the preChristmas session Liberal Lender Lester Pear son called it arrogant and con temptuous treatment of Parlia ment Its contents show why the gov errunent was nlraid to have it discussed in the House of Com mons at this time Hazen Argue leader of the CCF IFleming ently over4 looked the report in his budget speech Tuesday to the Commons The blue budget baby is get ting bluer he said EXTRA NOT ENOUGH Total revenue for the 12 months to Sept 30 was $122900000 an increase of $00700000 over the previous 12month revenue of momma But the extra money was still not enough to cover the heavy drain caused by seasonal benefits and payments to jobless fishermen in fact said the report it en tailed loss of $135760000 The advisers want the govern the fund tr At the moment the government puts up one fifth of the total Contribution rates were raised about 30 15 months ago for workers and companiesrbut the government ratio was not changed Will Study Need For Medical Plan OTTAWA CPOA royalacom missioh is going to study whether there should be national pre paid medical care plan in Can ada The announcement was made in the Commons Wednesday by Prime NEnister Diefenbaker who sai establishment of the com mission had been recommended by the Canadian Medical Asso ciation TA letter to Mr Diefenbaker from Dr Kelly general secretary of the association Dec 12 urged establishment of com mission to assess the health needs and resources of Canada witb view to recommending methods of ensuring the highest standard of health care for all Canadians Dr Kellys letter said the med ical professioos concern in this field had been demonstrated by the establishment under medil voluntary prepaid medical care plans covering 4000000 people it said the association would lend its full cooperation to the work of royal commission WlLL TELL LATER MrJ rDiefenbaker the scope authority and personnel of SKATES BAUER rors $595 BOYS $850 up GIRLS FIGURE 395 up $995 up $995 up TRADEINIYOUR OLD SKATES 0N LNEW Skate Sharpening Specialty aotns 5HQE£RVICE llA CLAFPERTON Borrlen Original ce gkntcDxchange MENS the commission would be an nounced early in the new year Paul Martin LEssex East who was health minister under the old Liberal administration said thegovernment might have embarked on medical care plan without resorting to royal com mission just as the former government did with regard to hospital insurance CCF Leader Hazen Argue said he believed the announcement was merely another indication party said Minister ment to boost its contribution to ITS FLEECE WHITE as com KITCHENER CF The lamb thntluid the golden egg belongs to Mrs Lenore Ben ham of Everton about 20 miles east of here She entered the lamb named Jimmy in the Walla erton Christmas fair and Won the gr chaml pionship prize Sold the lamb for top price at an auction at the show Won it back in raffle alter the buyer donated it to thaBruce County Junior farmers Said Mrs Eenham heading home with prize money top auction price and the lamb lll be back next year ASKS CANADA AID OTTAWA CPl Pakistan ripped by two cyclones and swept by tidal Wednesday pleaded for aid through the ol fice of its highcommissioner in Canada IN CABINET Waldo Monteith member of the Commons for Perth was minister of national health and Welfare in the cabinet of Prime Minister Diefenbaker in December native of Strat that the people of Canada are lord Mr Monteith 57 was anxious to get prepaid medical plan as soon as possible first Elected in 1953 and named to the cabinet in 1957 nan Andre Jarorcsik felt sure hoal hed built from driftwood on the Bay of Fun by shore would take him across 2000 miles olstormy Atlantic to France not local RCMPofficers were not so confident and held the Eyear old Himgarion refugee for mentalexaminetion Tuesday Javomlk was picked up lest September off Halifax in boat wide from dump scraps and in similar oontrlvance of Vancouver in 1957 ms HARRE maxim mummy arc nu Prick Predicts Big Expansion NEW YORK AP Connois sloner Ford Frick Wednaday prédictcd major league baseball willbave expanded to 15 teams $1611 perhaps three leagues by Thoouly thing im afraid of Prick was quoted as saying in Daily News story by Dick Young is they may try to do it too fast You know how these baseball fellows are it takes them long time to get moving but when they do they want to keep moving The commissioner said he heard the American League which only recently removedob stacles to expansion to to team next season has faction which favors expansion to two sixteem divisions in 1962 NO none GOOD TO on Opposition Unleashes Bcrby Budget Wrath OTTAWA CWThe Conunoas opposition brought down its po litical wrath Wednesday on Fin ounce Minister Flemings special mid term budget It had vir tzally nothing good to say about Liberal financial critic William Benidlcluon accused Mr Flem ing of false optimism erronemu assmsmcnt of slumping econ omy and of an unnecessary budget vold of real remedies for theserinus situation we are facing mail potatoes added CCF Filo AsksGovt Study Taxalion To Equalize UrbanRural Levies TORONTO CPlThe Ontario Federation of Agriculture Wed nesday urged Premier Frost to establish select committee to study the fields of assessment and taxation with nview to NY Paper Raps canada fiction Increasing Tax NEW YORK CF Thc Daily News says cditori that Fi nance Minister Fleming of Can ada has taken aihnsty back at Canadas nose to spite Canadas lace Under the heading of notio srnart tax The News editorial ments action in increasing to 15 per cent from five per cent the Canadian withholding tax on divi dents of American controlled companies Suchn 200 per cent tax in crease can only discourage in vestment of US money in Cam oda the paper says The News which has circu lation of about 2000000largest of any paper in the USnotes that Canadians have done con siderable worrying about US investment capital rushing into their country They dont keep this money out and they cant get up enoughon their own to develop their enormous natural resources properly but they do gripe good deal about Canada becom ing US economlc coiony the editorial says It concludes There must be easier less ir ritating ways to taper off any economic injustices that may ex lst between the two nations Wed suggest that Mr Flem inglook around for those ways and forget this move to take husky back at Canadas nose to spite Canadas face Girls Killed lit LevelVCrossing COTEAUJJU LAC Que CP Three st Clet girls were kil led in levelecrossing accident Wednesday near their home 35 miles west at Montreal Theywere Marguerite key 20 Rollande Pilonm and Denyse Martineau 10 WORKMAN DIES TORONTO CPGeorge Wat son 42 who fell into vet boiling electroplating liquid Dec 14 died in hospital Wednesday SMlltl nnnmi noon sum Now AVAILABLE To RESIDENTS OE BABRIE ANDPISTRICT FREE WARRANTYlREPAIRSETO ALLKCixlEuSMfles AP PLIANCESCPURCHASEDlN CANADA BEYOND WARRANTY APPLIANCES AT REASONABLE RATES sonny we no how nnrgmnnoios nouasfs ami 12 Noon pm pm snavros unwrap sourn noon CANADIAN GE MONDAY 10 Femoi SERVICE To ALL 63 VESSM ALL or ELECTRIC contra nnviirno criticizes the Canadian govern ward amore equitable distribu tlo as between urban and rural ratepayers In its Annual brietto the pro vincial cabinet the federation said the costs of education and other service should be ex amined The federation said in 1959 the municipal tax burden on fann ers reached $42290000 an in crease of 200 per cent in the lost 13 years During that some period net income from farming operations registered an over all gain of only 29 per cent TAX BURDEN HEAVY in areas adjacent to or within urban municipalities the weight of the tax on fannlend iscspe ciolly severesintc urban exten sion has forced the farmer to as sume large share of the cost of service for which he has felt no need the federation said The federation asked the gov ernment to grant assistance in research to ascertain which of the possible ventures for coop eratlve expansion nrelikcly to be most profitable and beneficial it also recommendedthet relt newed efforts be made to encour age more extensive use of pro ducer board marketing in other provinces so national marketing boards might be established Among th recommenda tions That the Ontario government cooperate with the federal auth orities in the purchase and with drawal from agricultural produc tion of submarginal land which could be used for reforestation or the establishment of small in dustrles That the Game and Fisheries Act be amended to provide for greater control in the issuance of firearms and hunting licences That the cost of farm truck il4 cenccs be reduced Boys only Wish For Christmas Is To Be Able ToWallr find Run HAMILTON or All that for no life turned in Malawi eightyonrold Murray Gavcy oil Burlington wants for Christmas is to be able to walk again Murray and four of his pals all from Burlington were badly burned last Jan when they poured gasoline on fire in an abandoned shack One of the boys Paul Moore 12 died four weeks after the explosion Pauls brother David and Michael McKinley 12still are undergoing treatment with Mur ray in hospital here Michaels brother Ian has been re leased On Christmas Michael and David will be able to go home to their families for few hours But Murray who received burns to 60 per cent of his body will stay in his hospital room WANTS TO RUN Jesus listened to me once and maybe hell help again Murray said want to get better want to walk and full hope hell help me learn again Doctors once predicted that Murray would not live to see this Christmas But the uphill battle three months ago He has undergone 20 operations and skin grafts and has many more ahead of him Doctors say they are sure he leave the hospital some dayde perhaps walkagain Munay one of six children saidhobas asked Santa Clause for an electric train for Christ mas llis grandparents have al ready given him enoughmoney to buy bicycle as birthday present SHERIFF NAMED TORONTO CP Philip Ambrose 45 executive officer of the Metropolitan Toronto juve nile and family court basvbeen appointed sheriff for the county of York AttnrneyGeueral Rob erts announced Wednesday He succeeds snernr Col Doiiglas Canover 65 retiring because of illhealth Organs in One ltnlCHOflDOvnunfm rue town nonmav poo room Ispoitesman likbart Baler Cana dians generally were horrihly disappointed with the pre Christmas offering be said its had given the economy only little nudge at time when it needed big push Both critics offered motions of non céufidenoe in the govern mentmotions more in line with parliamentary tradition than in any hope of toppling the Progres sive Conservativeadministrnllnn with its heavy House majority SET VOTES ASIDE However the political bitter ness was quickly dissolved in the Yuletide good cheer in which the Commons adjourned mm Jan nary 16 Votes on the nonconfi deuce motions were set aside on tll then Highlight of the budget debate was Mr Beuldicksons noncon tideoce motion Usually such motions are brief simple and straightforward But the Liberal member for xenonRainy River ran his to about 800 words including quo totions from cabinet mmlstcrs speeches in an attempt to back up his claim that the government has persisted stubbornly and blindly in mistaken assess ment of the economic situation and has shown lack of foresight Speaker Reload Michener relt served judgment on whether the motion was in order Pick ersgill ll Boanvista millin gnte said the Liberal motion had 132 House precedent WANTS EASIER CREDIT Mr Regier CCF member for Burnaby Coqultlnm made more directapproach He called in his subamendment for easier credit an increase in the money supply and government action to lower the exchange rate on the Canadian dollar Mr Benidickaon called the budget stocking with coal in it instead of candy eane But he saw one positive sign in it Hit llfllM llMHllllllJflHl llflfl THE BUGET OWiTCfiANGED 312 GRAPH COMPARES March 31 estimates with present bud get Mr Flemings second budget shows estimated revea ues at 35694000000 and expen tliturcs at 55080000000 in March be estimated revenues at 55890000000 and expendi tures at since it contained practically nothing lor the average Cann dlnn taxpayer this must mean that general federation election was not in the books for the im mediate future Government supporters looked and indeed at the empty pack age he said There was big buildup for something like the eruption of volcano but there wasnt much lava There was very little in it that could not have been normally presented in normal budget in the spring Mr Regier also accused the Liberals of weepiag and wail ing about the fiscal statement without offering any constructive proposals STARTS TOMORROW Feature Times at 715 and 930 min min till lfllNllBlllNAN um all FramWARNER BROS TECHNICOLOR LAST mos TONIGHT gt GIVE BOOKS OF FAMOUS FLAYE THEATRE TlCKE CHANCE MEETING Adult Eat 700 and 1000 Pllis THE DIG NIGHT 845 Pan RS TS FOR CHRISTMAS JUST mono 13A 84631 BOOKS DELIVERED Well on ronouro TO YOUR DDORi title Tickets Now on Sale has never been anything match the miracle of CINEMIRACLE mm GALA PREMIERE FRI 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