Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 22, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday 7tove3iber 22. 1949 Page Cost problem holds up trans Canada Highway ent on routes lesser delay Factor by Maurice Western Ottawa nov. 22 special differences Over standards and costs appear to be delaying the trans Canada Highway More than the much publicized controversy Over Western routes Federal provincial correspondence revealed monday the correspondence was tabled the House of commons by Hon. A non was for the shortest practical East West route across each province consistent with its correspondence Between the fed eral government and Saskatchewan ministers Rocs Back to oct. 29 1948. And reveals no hint of Dis sension after the december conference. In r. H. Winters minister of re Burden of costs construction. Jan however in reply though refusal o the a request from Hon. J. A. Government to agree to publication Mackinnon then minister of of correspondence at this time has mines and resources ror Confirma naturally amused considerable Jon the minimum Standard speculation Here there is no Evi Recci Sporl b the Western group Dence of discord Between the Mourlot provinces during the conference Western provinces on the Choice Douglas explained that when member Annie fas Sini Boia launched r Sharp at tack on Federal policy monday night insisting among other Points that the system of fed eral assistance would in equitable As Between the Sev eral provinces and that Saskatchewan would he forced to pave a Road of minor service to the residents of our prov Ince at the expense of other areas. These criticisms however do riot appear in the correspondence tabled and the emphasis placed by or. Douglas on the earliest pos a sible Start on construction does not suggest that the trans Canada Highway was considered by him As of minor service to Saskatchewan. Route. Thus or. The matter1 Winters writing had had been discussed in been generally Hon. To. T. Douglas Dominion highways minister sept. 2, accept res legion Council attacks raising of rent ceiling accept responsibility for the refers to Alberta and Manitoba costs he then Points of entry As matters on noted an plus report that the Federal authority which you had tentative agree ments with the provinces con trip. Question of a route apparently caused greatest difficulty in Alberta hut no. 1 Highway was from the outset the likeliest Choice because Saskatchewan and British Columbia both in. More Over while Ott Lwft lit no since attempted to dictate the Loca Tion of the Road Federal arc for the winners of the Hub clothing s anniversary Sale contest Are ladies watch miss ing 375 Elgin Avenue men s watch b. J. Mccaffrey 33 Lily St. The Hub clothing 5s2-4 main Street for that British look off fitness. Take a tip from Active men and Tomen in the British Isles a Ith fresh Clear skins and athletic figures who Lake senile All ves table bile Beans to keep regular. Over 7 million boxes used last year. At All druggists would pay 50 per cent and added on the basis of the specifications submitted by the four West Ern provinces and with Saskatchewan paying 50 per cent of the Cost this province would be faced with an expenditure of at least More than if we paid 100 per cent. Of the Cost of building this Road to the specifications required to meet our Normal traffic to serious quarrel apparently however for or. Who succeeded or. Mackinnon As the. Federal minister concerned referred on april 7 to the helpful Altitude of the. Saskatchewan government during the. Con Ference and in subsequent Cor Respondence. Though Douglas wrote Sev eral letters urging a Start on the programme this year a number of factors were cited by or. Winters to explain the delay. Dissolution prevented enactment of the enabling legislation though a Resolution had been placed on the order paper april 23. Tech Kal Date re b decision Federal government allow rents to Rise was severely criticized at a two Clay Council meeting of the Manitoba and North Ontario command o f the Canadian legion. The meetings at the Royal Alexandra hotel ended saturday night. The Burden resulting from this action will be heaviest on people least Able to pay Many of whom now have difficulty in paying the rents now in effect. Such in creases can Only Lead to further substantial increases in the Cost of the Council believes. The Council also went on record urging the provincial govern ment to extend to recipients of the War a cleans allowance the same taxation Relief As that granted to 100 per cent pensioners and War widows under Tho soldiers taxation Relief act Dolega trs also went on record As favouring the retention of War time houses on a rental basis least until such time As rental housing accommodation is available a Resolution was passed urging the Dominion command of the legion to Endeavor to have the Federal government again Happy in Victory John lament second from Leader of the University of Manitoba Liberal party which was swept into office in monday s student elections is shown being congratulated he Ted Brown chairman of the politics club shortly Nufler the results wore mad Public. Also shown Are Mike Dafoe Tefu and Dave Bowman right two colleagues who Are Likely members of the car not. A Prog cons Kcf elect nine members each University liberals regain Power get 31 seats in student parliament in capturing per cent of by 57 the number of scats in. The combines invest Nealion a to at popular vote the University of the this representation permit to sue the Crown Jmani Toha Liberal parly was swept Quola which this year was 41.4jand to make the transferable bal Iback Inott Power monday in votes was then divided into the lol applicable in Federal elections. 1 liver pills committee of the House of com j Quested from various provinces was not. Forthcoming and Alberta apparently held to its View that the Accord on a Rouie was Only a ten Rativo Jurse Douglas then announced that president presided. Saskatchewan would go ahead with two sections one of them intended to meet Manitoba construction. He Sain however that in the absence of an agreement Between the four i provinces on the matter of stand Campus wide election for the total number of Voles cast for each forthcoming annual student ii Ament. Under the leadership establish Premier designate John the special parliamentary liberals took its on veterans affairs and House the committee be made a themselves an Over All major Par party to determine its re presenta Ilion in the House. Of then a statement issued shortly Lamont after the results Werp known Mon 31. Seats in the trifly night Liberal Leader John t mis guarantee Lamont said provincial for a hot c Cereal treat every Day eat Hunting reported Good at Dryden Dryden or.r., nov. Duck season throughout cards it would he necessary to build to specifications Lou or than those which he anticipated would be thursday and judging quire for the trans Canada High the reports the Luck of such Hunt a at ers this year was the Best it has n and 22 Spe closed Ontario from technical talks in june the Federal government suggested that much might be accomplished through discussions on a technical level and these were undertaken. Sept. 2, a synopsis of the terms were forwarded by or. Winters to or. Douglas and sept. 9 Saskatchewan minister replied that in general those will be satisfactory to this he urged however a More definite understanding with regard to financial assistance credit for work already carried through and construct Ion standards. At. Winters replied that enabling legislation would be per missive in character and no part of it restrictive except with regard to Federal government s financial participation. Otherwise provisions implementation would to in he several agreements with the provinces rather than in the enabling legislation. A Saskatchewan . Been for some time. In the Kenora and Rainy River areas sportsmen noted some of the largest flocks of ducks and geese seen in recent years. Around dry Den the number o such Birds observed was on a higher than usual level As Well. As a matter of record 506 Resi Dent s licences have been sold this year. A total of 243 Resi Dent s deep licences and 173 Farmer s Deer licences Are also reported is being purchased. The Luck of Deer and Partridge Hunters has also been Good. Seasons on both Partridge and Deer close next Fri Day. Ity of six seats. Only seven votes separated the. Rhrou ression conservative party from co operative Commonwealth federation group in he. Popular vote. Both parties managed to elect nine members in hons with the progressive conserva 1ives forming inc official opposition by Virhie of their Lead Over the socialists. Trailing with four members each were the independents and t. I e labor progressive party. The . S received 154 votes or 6.5 per cent of he popular he smallest percentage of the five parties participating. Following is a breakdown of monday s election the figures in brackets represent the party standing in the 1048 elections when House members numbered 55 Comdr unit paper fined Melbourne nov. 22 Reut publishers and Printer of the australian communist newspaper the guardian monday were fined a total of s230 for having Marie contemptuous statements about the Victoria Royal commission communist activities. Party us posts proc. Can i. . Tar Trenden l. . Anta s seals votes .271 3 i2s 375 p ;