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18 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Thursday, December 31, 1953 In the Royal Candian Navy, 1953 was a year of development, fleet expansion, training and trav- el. Ships the fleet sailed many thousands of miles in the fulfillment of training and spe- cial assignments. There was the Coronation Naval Review, in which six RCN ships participat- ed; the Far Eastern theatre, where three Canadian destroyers | continue to serve; Exercise Mar- + iner, massive NATO war games | | ean | in which five Canadian warships took part, and a continuous series of other cruises designed to pro- vide practical experience for ships and their officers and men. The photographs above reflect a small portion of the Royal Cana- | dian Navy's activities during the | The destroyer HMCS | year. 1. Athabaskan, veteran of the Kor? war, which returned to Esquimalt, B.C., December 11 to | complete her third tour of opera- tions in the Far East. 2, Train- ing of personnel has been a key- note of the year's program. Two | members of a gun crew are seen | in action on board HMCS Por- tage during a training cruise to Bermuda. 3. The skyline of Man- | this picture of the ship's com- | pany of the aircraft carrier | HMCS Magnificent at Divine hattan forms the background in | Service during a visit to New York. 4. HMCS Algonquin, form- er destroyer converted and re- built as an anti-submarine de. | stroyer, escort, was commission- ed during the year. 5. An Aven- | ger anti-submarine aircraft about to make a roaring take-off from | the flight deck of the Manificent. | 6. One of the most spectacular | sights of the Coronation was the illumination of the fleet following | the Naval Review at Spithead. CNR Revenues To Be Higher, But Expenses Also Increased By DONALD GORDON C.M.G., LL.D., Chairman and President, Canadian National Railways Total earnings for the Canadian National Railways System are ex- pected to exceed somewhat the re-| i i | | i off in freight cord 1952 figure despite a general and serious falling traffic which was experienced in| last quarter of the year. The higher revenue figure is accounted agencies. Such competition is en- couraged by the growing discon- tent of shippers with rising rail- way freight rates which cause them to search for every oppor- tunity to reduce their shipping costs. Under such circumstances, the diversion from the railways of high-rated traffic is seriously undermining their ability to carry | bulk traffic at marginal rates. The diminished volume and rev- 'enue position also appears in: pass- Ex- enger traffic accounts. Both sleep- | have mounted | even more sharply, due in part to higher average prices of materials and supplies but more particularly to heavy increases in the wage, bill. Wages paid out in 1953 ex-| ing and dining car patronage is down, compared with the previous year, and though parlor car rev- enues are. slightly improved, the gain has béen more than offset by additional wage expenses. ceeded the 1952 figure by $36,000,- PASSENGER IMPROVEMENTS 000. Consequently, in all probabil- | A number of improvements were ' ity, when the 1958 accounts are initiated in passenger service dur- finally closed the new revenue! ing the year, including a teletype found from the increased rates | will not be sufficient to meet the increased expenses of operation. The downward trend in freight traffic volume was due principally to decrease in pulpwood, anthra- cite and bituminous coal but a substantial falling off was also registered in the movement of crude oil, agricultural implements, fuelwood, grain, flour and less- than-carload shipments. Automo- bile bodies and parts registered some tonnage increase and slight percentage gains were observed in such bulk commodity traffic as ores and concentrates, gravel, sand and crushed stone. DISTURBING QUESTIONS The serious over-all decline in the physical volume of tonnage moved, despite the fact that the nation's business activity and in- dustrial development were at re- cord rates, raises some disturbing questions which call for careful analysis. Most significant among these is the diminishing costs of operation and intensified competi- tion from other transuportation reservation system to all major centres in the West. On transcon- livery of some 4,300 units of var- ious types, bringing to more than 30,000 the number of new freight cars put into service since 1945. Over 6,000 units are still on order, and delivery of the majority of them is expected next year, The dieselization program con- tinues, with 103 new units added last year, bringing the total num- ber of diesel units now in service to 497. They have been placed in selected services where the great- est economies can be realized. The service between Feredericton and eration and maintenance is pro- gressing satisfactorily. A new Budd stainless steel rail diesel car was received late in De- cember to operate in passenger training of employees in diesel op- Newcastle, N.B. The extension of railway-owned | and operated highway services, which is a necessary step in the direction of reducing operating | costs and affording an improved included a slip at Prince Rupert for rail barges; an extension to the ore dock at Port Arthur; im- proved freight terminals, trackage and yard facilities at Toronto and Montreal; and the extension of centralized traffic control and auto- matic block signal systems in On- tario and British Columbia. per Park Lodge was opened last June. There was an overall im- provement in business at our sum- mer resorts and year-round hotels, and revenues are expected to be ton and modernization of the New- foundland Hotel at St. John's were completed. HOTEL IN MONTREAL Plans were announced for the construction of a large modern ho- tel in Montreal, and financial pro- vision for the project will be made in the next budget submitted x; approval of Parliament. The hdtel will contain more than a thousand rooms, with public facilities cap- |able of accommodating 2,500 per- !sons at banquets and more than 4,000 at meetings, The hotel pro- | ject is part of an extensive termin- |al program which has been under | intensive study for the past three tinental trains, special low-priced | service to the public may result | years. It envisages, among other budget meals were introduced to attract the patronage of coach and tourist passengers. A department of tours was established to pro- vide well-organized all-expense "package" trips embracing tran- sportation, hotel accommodation, meals, and other features attrac- tive to the travelling public. New equipment now on order should materially. improve passen- ger service. Delivery of the 302- car purchase -- 161 coaches and 141 sleeping and parlor cars--has already begun, and a car or two a day will be received until the order is completed. Subplement equipment will be provided throug a program of modernizing existing passenger equipment now being carried out in our shops. FREIGHT CAR SUPPLY Freight car supply is ample for current demands, and new orders ensure an orderly supply to meet future traffic requirements. The roster of CNR freight equipment was increased in 1953 by the de- |in some improvement in the rail- way's competitive position. A few fad itional highway routes were es- | tablished by the CNR during the past year, but such services are, {and will continue to be, regarded {as complementary to rail opera- tions. The latest development in freight service, the transport of railway- owned truck trailers on oon designed flat cars, was extended last year to include Hamilton but this service is still in the experi- mental gage: NEW PROJECTS The new 144-mile branch line from Sherridon to Lynn Lake in Northern Manitoba went into opera- tion on schedul November. Grading and clearing of the new 45-mile line from Terrace to Kiti- mat in British Columbia advanced during the year, and construction of the substructure for a seven- span bridge over the Skeena River was started. Other major construction project WORLD'S FIRST ATOMIC POWE Destruction is not the only use to wi Jaman can devote the at- om, is a seale model of the $s first atomic power . station, mew under construction in England. In | 4 about™18 months' time the Brit- ish expect the completed plant to have an output of enough electri- city for a fair-sized town. Top left is the low turbine house, flanked on either side by two re- | a R STATION actors where heat will be gen- erated in moderated uranium piles to make steam. The steam will drive four turbo-alternator sets in the turbine house. Four towers on the right are coolers. t | things, the build of a 28-storey | railway office building and the de- velopment by private capital of a shopping, theatre, office and apart- ment district on this site. | Though a levelling off of mes- sage traffic has been evident, an | increase in rates has resulted in higher revenues for Canadian Na- | tional telegraph operations. Fac- simile weather-map transmission, the first fully automatic system of its kind in the world, was inaugur- The new central building of Jas- | higher than in 1952. The new wing { of the Macdonald Hotel in Edmon- | ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY SEES 1953 YEAR OF EXPANSION [ 7. Personnel of HMCS Quebec give a rousing cheer as fhe Royal Yacht carrying Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth passes the cruis- The Korean truce was signed last | July, but Canadian destroyers | er during the Naval Review. 8. still serve in the Far East. The vigilance they are helping to maintain is depicted here by AB | William T. Ross, of Saskatoon, | on lookout duty on board the | destroyer HMCS Crusader. ated over a nation-wide network during 1953. Plant additions - and | betterments will continue next year. STEAMSHIP EARNINGS DOWN Cargo earnings of the eight West Indies steamships are down, mainly as a result of reduced rates |and the month-long SIU strike in the fall. Six voyages were cancel- led, resuliing in the loss of nearly half a million dollars in gross revenue. The modern ice-breaking ocean ferry William Carson was launch- ed in November, and is expected to go into the Newfoundland Cabot | Strait service next summer. New | dock facilities have been complet- tion 'is well advanced on a similar installation at Port aux Basques. Contracts have been awarded for | the clearing, grading, installation of culverts, etc., for the diversion of 13.76 miles of main line between | Linwood and Auld's Cove (Cape | Porcupine), N.S., and also contract | for the rehabilitation and minor | diversions of 5.61 miles of: the | Port Hastings and Inverness (Cape | Breton Island), "these projects | being made necessary by the build- ing of the Canso Causeway. In the interests of simplification ate structuredsteps have been tak- | petual debenture stocks originally now included in the Canadian Na- tional System. . we continued to influence the im- migration to and settlement in Canada of persons required for employment in basic ent families and those interested in obtaining land for farm settlement. CROSSWORD PUZZLE £3 xuXR % en to retire all outstanding per- | In colonization and agriculture | satisfactory | @ and other industries, their depend- | OTTAWA (CP) -- Problems of Canadian unemployment and de- mands for wider social security measures were underlined by Can- ada's two top labor lead into employment been sc high at this time of year. The federal govern- ment should inaugurate a public works program and do all possible age re loyment in pri- their annual New Year messages. However, they labelled 1953 as a year of advance for labor and expressed optimism for 1954. he messages, released' today, came from Percy R. Bengough, resident of the 480,000-member ades and Labor Congress of Canada, and A. R. Mosher, presi- dent of the 375,000-member Cana- izations are the largest of Canada's central labor bodies. "The year now closing," Mr. Bengo said, 'had had its share of difficulties, but there have also been gains. In the main it has been a year of oh ing "On the other hand," he said, "there have been the dark spots. And for many these troubles are increasing rather than lessening as the year ends. UNEMPLOYMENT SERIOUS "Unemployment and underem- ployment are already serious in some industries and are on the increase Jroughout the whole of Canada. Those normally employed in textiles, railways, aircraft plants and the rubber industry have felt the cruelty of layoffs most." Mr. Bengough said that never before in Canadian history has un- dian Congress of Labor. The organ- | * vate industry. The TLC president renewed the congress' demands for extension of unemployment insurance benefits and a national scheme of health insurance. President Mosher said that while Canadians are concerned with the economic outlook, he believes they may look forward to the new year 'with optimism tempered by an itellizent study and understanding of bo ternational aspects of the trade icture." : ES BRIGHT FUTURE "Canada has become one of the great industrial nations of the world," he said, "and, even so far as the immediate future is con- cerned, there is no reason for un- due apprehension. "There is widespread agreement that the long-range future for Can- ada is extremely bright, and I be- lieve that our people have the ability to meet any situation and solve any problem which they may have to face." Much of Canada's economy de- Pelied on international trade, but is was'a matter which "we have not yet learned to handle in an effective and satisfactory manner. HAMPTON M. HORN Correspondent HAMPTON--Mr. and Mrs. Ther- on Mountjoy spent Christmas at Russell Gilbert's, at Enniskillen. Rev. and Mrs. Walter Rackham, Lindsay, spent Christmas with their daughter, Mrs. Bruce Hogarth Mr. Hogarth and family. Mr. and Mrs. Merwin Mountjoy were Christmas Day guests at Kenneth Samells at Nestleton. i Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hogarth were with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bloyd Wilcox at Cobourg. | Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cryderman | visited her brother Percy and Mrs. Clarke at Greenwood on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Price, To- ronto, visited at the Salter home. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Wilson and son, Stuart of Toronto, were Christmas Day guests of her aunt, Mrs. Alfred Challener. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hodgson spent Christmas with their son, | Dean and Mrs. Hodgson at Bow- | manville. | Mrs. Joe Chapman spent a few days with Oshawa relatives. Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Reynolds, To- ronto, were Christmas Day guests of his sister, Miss Lulu Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs. Mel McCune and daughter, Sheryl, Varcoe's Rd., were with her sister, Mrs. Jack Lyon, Mr. Lyon and family, on Saturday. Christmas visitor at Mr. and Mrs. Hosken Smith's were--Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith, and Eleanor, Newcastle; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Prescott, Marion and Marvin, En- field; Allyn Taylor, Tyrone. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Allin, Sheila and Russell, Bowmanville; Jack. son Wray, Oshawa; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Horn, Oshawa, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. Wray. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hogarth, Clare, Joanne and Catharine, were with Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rack- ham in Bowmanville on Friday. Alan Reynolds, Toronto, was with his aunt, Miss Lulu Reynolds, on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Mel McCune and | Sheryl, Varcoe's Rd.; Mr. and | Mrs. Ken Pooler, Larry and Randy, | Oshawa; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Burns, and Barbara, Oshawa; Rev. | and Mrs. Ted Kersey, Jimmie and | Susan, Plainfield; Lloyd Kersey, | Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rockham, Lee and Linda, Bow- | manville, were Christmas visitors at S. Kersey's. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Mountjoy spent Christmas Sunday in To- ronto. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hogarth and family visited her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Walter' Rockham, in Lindsay, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Price and Billie, Willowdale, were Sunday | suests of her sister, Mr. and Mrs. | A. E. Billett. Miss Cecile Petit, Toronto, spent the weekend at home. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Peters, and Ralph, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Peters, Toronto; Misses Reta Kerslake and Labor Leaders Optimistic But See Serious Problems the domestic and the in- 3 PERCY R. BENGOUGH | Mary Peters, Bowmanville, spent | Christmas at the Salter home. | Mr. and Mrs. K. Caverley and Bruce, visited with Mr. and Mrs. | J. A. Cole at Bowmanville. | Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hunter and Miss Jean Hunter, Reg. N., Osh, awa, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. 1. Wray and Miss. Eileen Wray on Saturday. } BLACKHEADS ! | Don't squeeze blackheads, dissolve them | ov applying PEROXINE POWDER on @ hot wet face cloth. Safe. Simple. Sure. | At your druggist. Results guaranteed. 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