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Commons Moves To Amend Unemployment Insurance Act * Special Benefits, Increased Charge Are Main Changes 'Ottawa, Feb. 24-- (CP)--Parliament today will debate the principle of a bill to give unemployment insurance bene- fits to an additional 100,000 unemployed Canadians. The complicated measure extending the scope of the Unemployment Insurance Act was given first reading Thursday night after four hours of debate on a resolution containing the changes in general terms, By general agreement the Com-# mons is giving precedence to this measure because of the unemploy- ment situation, The number of un- employed is currently estimated by the Labor Department at more than 376,000. The Progressive Conservative, CCF. and Social Credit parties indicated' support of the bill Thursday. However, they empha- 'sized they didn't think it went far enough or that it could be con- sidered a solution to .the unem- ployment problem. These are the main effects of the bill: ' 1. 90,000 workers earning be- tween $3,120 and $4,800 a year-- who did not formerly pay unems- ployment insurance--now will be covered by the act. 2. Contributions of employers and employees will be increased by one cent a day each, 3. In spectal cases where persons do not qualify for regular benefits they will get special supplementary payments amounting to 80 per cent of normal benefits. « There are four classes of work- ers who qualify for these supple- mentary payments which will be in effect up to April 15 this year and between Jan, 1 and March 31 in future years. Following are the four classes: 1. Those who have exhausted |- their regular benefits in the cur- rent fiscal year. (The fiscal year ends March 31.) 2. Those who have not made enough contributions (180 days) to qualify for regular benefit but who have 90 contributions in the fiscal ear. y 3. Persons who have worked in lumbering and logging for at least 90 days during the preceding year- and-a-half providing those 90 days fall within a period of 12 months. 4. Persons whose jobs have been trought under unemployment in. surance in the 12 months prior to their claim for benefits. The 17 pagés of amendments also reduce the waiting period before first unemploymehy insurance ben- efits can be paid from nine days to eight. The amendments set out the length of time the supplementary benefits can be paid during the first three months of each year. For a person whose benefits have been exhausted, supplementary benefits can run for the same length of time as regular benefits. In the other three classes the maximum is one-fifth of the num- ber Jot days of employment during the" 12-month period. For instance, a logger had worked at his Wy for 100 days and in another insurable job for 25 days, he is entitled to the supple- mentary benefits for one-fifth of the total time of 125 days which 1s 25 days. with the exception of British Columbia, loggers and lumber work- ers have heretofore been excluded. Health Minister Martin intro- duced the new legislation, giving a general explanation of effects dur- ing consideration of the resolution. Spokesmen for the opposition groups--QGordon Graydon (PC-- Peel), Angus MacInnis (CCF-- Vancouver East) and F. B, Shaw (8C--Red Deer)--said they would ° support the legislation while ex- pressing regret that it did not solve the unemployment problem generally. Mr. Martin said the supplemen- tary benefits are designed to pro- vide additional protection for un- en:ployed workers during the first three months of each year when winter normally forces employ- ment to its lowest ebb. Under the present act an em- ployee in an insured job must have made contributions for at . least 180 work-days during the last two years to qualify for benefits. While this is not changed, work- ers with fewer work-days can qual- ify under the specific circumstan- ces for the supplementary benefits. Maximum supplementary bene- fits are $16.80 a week paid to a person with a dependent. These benefits go to a person whose earn- ings called for payment of 56 cents a week in unemployment insur- ance, The highest regular benefits are $21 a week paid to a person with a dependent whose weekly contri- bution is 56 cents a week. . Until now, when a person's earn- ings rose above the insurable limit he could still qualify for benefits in the event of unemployment. In order to qualify, however, he must have 200 weeks of contributions within the last' five years. Under the amendments, he may qualify if he has paid only 180 daily contributions in the last two years, Mr. Martin said the increase of a cent a day in the confributions by employer 'and "employée are to pay for the increased coverage provid- for every additional ce employers and employees. As an example of the supp! tary benefits, take the case an insured worker who is laid ¢ff in November. He is paid $18.30 4 week during that month and end of December. At that rate, however, he is still unemployed and benefits are exhausted. The supplementary benefits then come into operation, Between Jan. 1 and March 31 the workers will be able to "collect supplementary en- | the modern advances New Governor Sir George Ritchie Sandford is shown as he delivered his address following his formal inauguration as governor of the Bahamas. The ceremony was held in the legislative council chamber, which was taxed to capacity by the g audience that turned out for the event. ==Cepiral Press Canadian. Fights Wolves A story of attacking wolves was re- lated by Mrs. Alfred Stewart, of , Northern Ontario. She and her two daughters, ages 11 and nine, were pulling a small sled of groceries about five miles from their home when two brush wolves sprang at her. Using the sled as a shield and a weapon, she kept in between her children and the wolves and managed to drive them away. =Central Press Canadian. payments equal to 80 per cent of what he was getting before his ben- efits ran out. This would amount to about $14.50 a week, The payments would continue for the same number of days for which he was entjtled to collect his regular insurance, Mr. Martin said there were 375, 600 registered unemployed at Feb. 2. At least 250,000 were either drawing unemployment insurance or had entered claims fof it. This left about 125,000 persons looking for employment. They might include 75,000 who had ex- hausted their benefits or who did not qualify, An additional 25,000 would normally be employed in lumbering and logging and another 25,000 would not come under a specific category. "It is anticipated that the pro- posed amendments will benefit ap- proximately 100,000 individuals," Mr, Martin said. Besides the major changes there are several minor ones, A worker collecting benefits will be allowed to earn up to $2 a day instead of $150 at subsidiary employment while awaiting return to his regu- lar job, Workers 16 and under and earn- ing less than 90 ts a day will contribute to thea unemployment insurance fund' and will be allow- ed to collect benefits. Their con- tribution will be two cents a day, with an additi two cents paid by the employer. The rate of ben- efit for this category would be $4.20 a week. Mr. Graydon asked why it was necessary to wait until a war en- gulfed this world before there was full employment. Surely with all in science and other fields Canada' was not going to admit that war was the only way to maintain full employ- ment and a high standard of liv- ing. MOTOR SHOW Montreal, Feb. 24--(CP) -- The British motor show featuring 1950 made-in-Britain automobiles open- ed Thursday for a four-day exhib- ition. The show features motercy- cles, marine engines and accessor- ies as well as automobiles. Cars on display range from a $19,000 li- mousine to a car selling at $1,500. ' ) / J DAILY. TIMES-GAZETTE Combining The Oskows Tues and Whithy Gasete and Chronicle VOL. 9--No. 46 OSHAWA-WHITBY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1950 PAGE NINE Should Boost Purchases From U.K. Toronto, Feb. 24--(CP)--E. B. Jolliffe, leader of the C.C.F. opposi- tion, called on the Ontario govern ment Thursday to reduce unemploy= ment by sharing the responsibility for restoring World trade. Mr, Jolliffe and Premier Frost spoke in the throne-speech debate, the C.C.F. leader moving an amend- ment to .the motion to adopt the address in reply to the speech from the throne. The amendment is in effect a motion of non-confidence in the government. Premier Frost said that two re- cent by-elections in Leeds and Co- chrane North showed the people still have confidence in the Progressive Conservative government. The C.C.F. leader told the Legisla- ture that Britain could not con- tinue buylng from Canada unless the dominion increased her pur- chases in the United Kingdom. The Ontario government and its agen- cies, as one of the biggest--if not tie biggest--purchasers in the pro- vince should lead the way. The breakdown of World trade was one of the main causes of un- employment. Mr. Jolliffe said that Ontario had no relief service "worthy of the name." "In recent months I have noticed an increasing number of men on the streets asking for money for coffee or some such trifle. That is public begging," sald Mr. Jolliffe. "It is to be found in all backward coun- tries." Premier Frost had failed to rep- resent the province effectively, The Bell Telephone Company had ap- plied to the Board of Transport Commissioners for .an increase in rates that would méan an additional $25,000,000 a year. The Ontario government should have engaged the best assistance available and should have opposed the application, for the protection of Ontario telephone users, "The consumer has been betray- ed," sald Mr. Jolliffe. Ontario also had made no repre- sentations to have the pipeline from Alberta oil flelds to the Eastern United States brought to the head of the lakes. Premier Frost said that World trade is beyond the scope of a pro- vincial government. There were "some things" that Ontario could do, however, The government was in constant conference with the British trade representatives; it had re-opened Ontario trade offices in London, England. The Ontario Hydro Commission has bought $8,000,000 worth of equipment in Britain "within a comparatively short time," and much of the liquor sold through the Ontario Liquor Control Board was imported from Scotland. The government had never "mi- nimized" unemployment. Extensive public works were underway which would provide jobs. Discoveries of Uranium Grow! In Importance Regina (CP). -- Production of uranium may begin in Saskatche- wan within two or three years, it is estimated by officials of the pro- vincial resources branch. So far some 50 deposits have been located in the province, These of- ficials say that, on the basis of "general engineering estimates," 13 of the finds are outstanding. Some 35 companies involved in the uranium hunt aree xpected to spend at least $1,000,000 this year in exploration and development. That is double the amount spent in 1948. Prospecting activity in northern Saskatchewan is expected to be at a record level this summer. The 50 uranium discoveries of the last 15 years indicate the existence of three uranium fields: Beaver- lodge-Goldfields, Black Lake and Lac la Ronge. Experts claim scme of the finds compare favorably with ore deposits in producing areas in other parts of the world. First Discovery The first discovery of radioactive ore was made in 1935 three miles east of Goldfields. During the Second World War, Eldorado Min- ing and Refining Ltd, a federal crown corporation, took over the development of Saskatchewan's uranium deposits and made 12 more discoveries. Then, in 1948, prospecting for uranium was thrown open to any- one. In two years another 37 claims were recorded. The Beaverlodge = Goldfields area contains eight of the discov- eries considered "important" by the provincial mineral resources branch. The Black Lake district has three, and the Lac 1a Ronge fleld has two. So far Saskatchewan's mineral development has been small, In- accessibility of the richest area, in the far north, has been largely responsible for slow Pp! For 20 years most of the prov- ince's mineral output has been made by Hudson's Bay Mining and Smelting Company in their Flin Flon operation which straddles the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. CHANGES HANDS Toronto, Feb. 24--(CP)--Lynd- hurst Lodge, where paraplegic war veterans helped 'rehabilitate them- selves, will be taken over April 1 by the Canadian Paraplegic Association to serve both war veterans and civil- fans. Officials said the work will be taken over by the association be- cause of the success that its pion- eering techniques achieved during the last five years. ' Cleaning up after last week's snowstorm is costing Brantford $200 a day for five trucks and 24 men who re- move broken limbs littering nearly every street to a dump-yard now nearly a block long. Later the brush will be burned. Six months of pruning will be required to repair damage. Snowstorm Costly To Brantford ~--Globe and Mail Photo. No Death Penalty For Sanders Smiling at well-wishers, Dr. Hermann N. Sander (centre), with his wife and lawyer arrives at Hillsborough courthouse in Manchester, N.H,, for the opening of his "mercy killing" trial. Re is charged with fatally in- jecting air into the veins of Mrs. Abbie Borroto, a cancer victim as she lay dying and in agony in a hospital. The state will not ask the death penalty for Dr. Sander, «Central Press Canadian, Looks Like Tiger, Acts Like Kitten e man who became famous for having a tiger by the tail and being afraid to let go evidently didn't have this Sumatran tigress in hand. Fenella, the performing tiger of a British circus, doesn't seem to mind one bit as the circus trainer's daughter, Sandra Bowler, plays with her as she would a kitten. =Central Press Canadian. Cooling Off For Eight Months Talking through bars with relatives and friends, Italian Communists are shown in the Court of Justice at Florence, Italy, shortly before they went on trial on following the attemp i party leader. The disturbances occurred last July tion of Palmiro Togliatti, Communist =Central Press Canadian. charges of rioting. 4 from Scotland when a boy. He gra- Uxbridge Council Busy Passing Annual By-Laws Three by-laws were passed by Uxbridge Township council in session last Saturday. A by-law to appoint live stock valuers, pound keepers and fence viewers for the current year, also a pound keeper and a live stock valuer from each school section, and fence viewers from all parts of the Township. Council passed a by-law to au- thorize appropriations for expendi- tures on roads and bridges for 1950. The amount of money was set at $20,000. Another by-law was passed to authorize the Reeve and the Treas- urer to borrow money for payment of current expenses, and the amount authorized was $20,000. The council appointed the three councillors, along with the road superintendent, and the clerk as delegates to the Good Roads Con- vention. The Reeve and Deputy- Reeve are delegates from County Council. The Road Voucher for January amounting to $946.69 was passed for payment, and general accounts amounting to $2566.54. The nex{ meeting will be held on the afternoon of March 13th, Darlington Man Brought to Court For Cutting Trees A Darlington Township man in Cobourg pleaded guilty before Magistrate Baxter of cutting maple, oak, elm, beech and pine trees hav- ing a diameter of less than ten inches, contrary to the provision of By-Law No. 15583 of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham. The charge was 'laid by Howard Millson, who was recently appointed Tree Comunissioner for Durham, County. The by-law was passed in 1947 in the interests of conservation to restrict unlimited cutting of young trees. A. W. 8S. Greer, KC. of Oshawa, represented the accused and Alan C. H. Field of Cobourg represented the United Counties. Magazine Editor Died Thursday Toronto, Feb. 24--(CP) --William Dawson, 62, of suburban Mimico, former managing editor of The Canadian Home Journal, died Wednesday in hospital. Although still identified with the magazine, Mr. Dawson, because of a heart ailment, was compelled three years ago to relinquish edi- torial responsibility. Mr. Dawson came to. Canada duated ffom the Ontario Agricul- ture College, Guelph, in 1912 and became associated with the On- tarlo Department of Agriculture at Orangeville and Perth. He was later appointed assistant editor of The Agricultural Gazette of Canada and in 1922 joined The Consolidated Press in an editorial capacity. Survivors include Re widow and one son. AR Cattle Groups Favor Proposal Saskatoon, Feb, 24--(CP) -- All three national associations of the beef cattle breeds, Hereford, Short- horn' and Aberdeen Angus, Thurs- day endorsed a proposal that Hays Limited of Oakville, Ont., and Cal- gary, conduct a sale of the cattle shown at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Harry Hays, who made the pro- posals to the three separate annual meetings being held here, said he represented the largest cattle ex- Potato Growers Hear waiet | Talks On Improved ~ Methods At Meeting Hundred Bushel Potato Club held its annual Potato Growers Meeting at Bethany last Friday. The meeting was divided in three sections, in- cluding a talk on the future of Ontario potato growing, a test of the solids content of potatoes grown both in Durham County and the Maritimes, and a pair of sound pic- tures on potato culture and soil conservation. R. E. Goodin, Potato Specialist of the Crops Branch in the Ontario Department of Agriculture, Par- llament Buildings, Toronto, gave a survey of the Canadian Potato situ- ation. His main concern was with the condition of Ontario potato sales. Lack of uniformity in grading and packing has allowed Maritime potatoes to compete favorably on the Ontario market. Ontario potatoes show the same quality as Maritime produce, but this fact is not being brought before the buying public. Mr, Goodin advised central grading and co-operative marketing as the solution to Ontario's problem. Dry Matter In Potatoes The second part of the meeting was directed by Norman Thompson, Dominion Potato Research Expert from the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege. He continued, and to a degree concluded an experiment started last fall by Agricultural Represen- tative Ed Summers. Soil samples were taken from several different potato fields and sent to the Soils Department at O.A.C. to be tested. The purpose was to discover whether there was any correlation between the soils tested and the dry matter contained in the potatoes. For those who do not have the knowledge of potatoes that the growers possess, the dry matter is the solid part of the potato when the water has been removed. The higher the quantity of solid matter, the higher is the sales value of the potato. At Friday's meeting, from 15 to 20 farmers turned up with samples of their potatoes for the local test. It was found that in common with the potatoes of the past two years most lots were com- paratively low in dry matters, run- ning from 16% to 17.5%. In a good year the dry matter would run above 19%, depending on the nature of the particular season. It was found that dry seasons do not necessarily produce potatoes with a high solids content. Same Quality In Potatoes A comparison was then made between Ontario and Maritime potatoes. Two groups of potatoes were cooked in a pressure cooker under the same conditions. The potatoes from the Maritimes showed the same dry matter content as those from Ontario. Twelve ladies, the first women ever to attend the Potato Growers meeting, witnessed these experiments. Th final special item on the pro- The Durham County Five- | Commands Ignored John L. Lewis has the symptoms of weariness as he leaves after nego- tiations between the United Mine Workers and coal operators. To the right of Lewis is David L. Cole, chairman of the president's fact- finding board. He hoped that a great many of the striking miners will probably obey Lewis' order to return to work, but from scattered mining localities came reports that the miners were still not in the mood to obey Lewis and were determined to stick by the spirit of the union slo- gan -- "No contract . . . no work." In the meanwhile, basic services across the U.S. are being curtailed and cities are having a "dimout" until the coal strike ends. ~Central Press Canadian, gram was the showing of the sound pictures on potato culture and soil conservation. D. C. Warner of Cana- dialn Industries Limited, New- market, Ontario, presented the films, Club To Be Continued The Five Hundred Bushel Potato Club for 1950 was organized in the same meeting. Twenty-two members signed their names to the members' lit, and it is believed that more will join. Tom Ward of Pontypool was elected President, and Ed Summers took the post of Secretary-Treasurer. Those who attended the meeting considered it to be one of the most educational and interesting meet« ings held in the County for a long time. PROBE SHOOTING Point Edward, Ont., Feb, 24-- (CP) The breaking of a window in Port Huron, Mich. by a .22-calibre bullet allegedly fired from this village is being investigated by police. 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