The Sherbrooke record, 29 mai 1973, mardi 29 mai 1973

IVe have food prices review board but it cannot enforce OTTAWA CP -The newly-appointed chairman of the government food prices review board warned Mondav that price increases will not stop just because the board exists Bervl A Plumptre said there would be further price increases in the near future and emphasized that while the board can study them and suggest solutions it ha> no power to force retailers and processors to hold the line on rising food costs Mrs Plumptre president of the \ amer Institute of the Family and a former president of the Consumers Association of Canada said she hopes to gather the five-member force within the next 10 davs to develop details of its planned in vestigation \t a news conference with Consumer \ffairs Minister Herb c*ra\ less than an hour after the board membership was ta bled m the Commons Mrs Plumptre said she envisaged the board analvzmg in depth the reasons for rising food costs \nd Mr l»rav she said has assured her a budget adequate to fulfil the board s man date The search for board members began about amonth ago Six people were approached for the five member board Mr C»ra\ said Onlv one refused because of a lack of time Mrs Plumptre whose salarv is being negotiated is the onl\ full-time member Meetings generallv will be held m Ottawa although the hoard mav travel as well The present board members are appointed uni I December l*C4 but Mr C.rav saus he regards the review as an ongoing thing Besides Mrs Plumptre members of the board are W ilium tirant Thompson a Halifax chartered accountant Fvelvn \ Root a Vancouver journalist l>r Cordon t Burton of Claresholm Mta a former economics professor and Louis H Lorraine of Baie d l rfe Que an executive of the Canadian Labor Congress Mr tirav explained the absence of retail or bmd processing representatives as a government desire to avoid putting people in awkward positions bv appointing people not directly linked with the LkhI mdustrv Mrs Plumptre said she considers the board to have very wide powers to do whatever it feels necessary to get to the bottom of the LkhI price question The board will direct its recommendations back to the government in published re ports an i didvi STRATI1: Mrs Plumptre said she could foresee the Kurd being forced to concentrate on particular brands rather than simple classes of commodities A verv impor tant part ot our terms of reference was to give the Kurd the power to report to the public she said These reports will put part of the focus on the public to make its demands known to the government Mr iirav said the government still has contingency plans for wage and price controls These would not K* made avail able io the Kurd he said to preserve its independence from government The Kurd will decide how much contact it will have with the special committee now investigating UhhI prices Mr Urav said He emphasised the Kurd was only one of a numK'r ot government solutions being attempted Supporting Kurd activities would K* government fiscal and monetary policy including the removal bv the most recent government budget of taxes on such consumer commodities as candv soft drinks and children s clothing Prices could also he controlled through tariffs and customs duties and legislation pertaining to competition and monopolies Am number of changes could K* made in the Kurd s makeup once it had established itself Mi tirav said The weather Cloudy with scattered showers — high about €6 Till: SIILRBROOKK iECORD THF.SHFRBROOKF RFtDKD ft Fs M AN l»»::i Inside today 10 CENTS BIRTHS A DEATHS 8 CLASSIFIED 7 COMICS 2 EDITORIAL 4 FINANCIAL 8 SPORT 9 TV 7 WOMEN 6 Today's Chuckle The best wav to keep ehtldren aware of the value of money is to borrow some from them W^Tdi - v s ,S- ¦' * •NS- NA ,* : s’ * • Y THF RI DEL HOUSE ON SOUTH RANK OF THE YAMASKA RIVER BUILT FROM TWO SQUARED LOG CABINS Money-raising project for play festival Guild prepares home, garden tours KNOWLTON (WM) - The Townships Playhouse Guild in North Hatley have arranged another of their highly successful country home and garden tours this year This one is to be in the Knowlton area on Wednesday.June 6 The tour is to raise money for this summer s Noel Coward Festival at the Piggery in North Hatley Already, the organisers have scheduled four lovely country homes in the Knowlton area to be on their tour One of the most charming small houses on the tour is The Rudel House breathtakmgly situated on the south shore of the Yamaska River which has been widened and channelled into a waterfall outside the house The house itself is fairy tale-like It is built from two squared log cabins One was transported from Maneville and dates back to 1826 These two cabins are now ingeniously integrated into one charming cottage The fairy-tale atmosphere is continued throughout the house Inside, wall finishings, wainscot and window frames all conform to ancestral traditions without sacrificing any modem conveniences In the kitchen, period cooking utensils and equipment are displayed along the walls while modem equipment like the refrigerator is artfully hidden behind antique wooden doors The Quebec pinewood furniture, a remarkable collection of Canadian maps dating back to 1626.a collection of copper hunting horns complete the total-environment settling Another delightful house scheduled for the > >^î - • I» ’«Tr'l 7 ¦ B Please see COI NTRY.p 3 THE MITCHELL HOL’SE OVERLOOKS BROME LAKE AMID THE FLOWERS OF THE MEADOWS To avoid effects of U.S.energy crisis NDP points to gas, oil restrictions OTTAWA — The New Democratic Party proposed a three-point plan Monday, including export restrictions on gasoline and refined oil products.to avert repercussions in this country from the United States energy crisis Crude-oil export restrictions already have been announced by the government but the U S is bypassing their effect by dramatically increasing gasoline imports from Canada the Commons was told by T C Douglas < NDP—Nanaimo-Cowichan The Islands ».He also called for a two-price oil and gas system to protect Canadian consumers and urged the government to abolish the Ottawa Valley line which separates Canada into two energy markets Energy Minister Donald Macdonald in reply, repeated previous assurances that domestic gasoline supplies are not threatened by heavy t S demand But he declined to commit himself on a two-price system or the possibility of removing the Ottawa Valley line If necessary, the minister said the government will act quickly to protect Canadian gasoline supplies but no real shortage now exists He said if the petroleum industry cannot meet domestic requirements, the government will not hesitate to impose export controls AGREES EXPORTS UP He agreed that gasoline exports have risen substantially but said the volume amounts to only two psr cent of Canadian production Outside the House, he said a two-price system would give Canadians a lower cost than they might otherwise expect but it would be complicated to set up and would mean lower returns for Western producers He also reacted skeptically to the proposed altering of the Ottawa Valley line under which Canadian oil supplies all territory west of that boundary and imported oil the territory to the east Mr Douglas said removal of the line would produce competition by allowing both foreign and domestic suppliers to compete for the Canadian market as a whole In urging tighter restrictions the former NDP leader said the crude oil export quotas imposed by the government in February already have proven their worth May export applications totalled 200.000 barrels a day more than the National Energy Board could allow under the restrictions while the figure for June would be 350 000 beyond the limit But the alarming aspect is that the U.S has evaded the effect of the restrictions by buying vastly increased quantities of Canadian gasoline Mr Douglas said The results were already starting to show British Petroleum had notified Capital City Gas.an independent Ottawa gasoline dealer, that it will cut off supplies from all but two of the company's 24 service stations after June 1 As a result he said.Capital City has decided to close all 24 stations, leaving about 200 employees without work Mr Douglas said gasoline exports for March alone totalled 12 4 million gallons including 5 3 million to the United States This compared with 17 million gallons exported in all of 1972 of which 16 6 million were to the U S Large increase in UIC program costs OTTAWA (CP) Cost of the unemployment insurance program an issue which harrussed the government during last year's election campaign was aKuit $150 million higher in the first quarter of 1973 than for the same period in 1972 Latest figures from Statistics Canada show total benefit payments of about $6HI million in the first three months of this year In January.February and March last year the figures was $533 million Higher average benefit payments and a greater number of claimants had offset a drive to cut off payments to alleged abusers of the plan and a recently improving unemployment situation, causing the higher costs Last year, the program proved expensive to the government financially, and possibly politically, as the Conservative opposition raised the insurance costs as an election issue Final cost of the unemployment insurance program came to nearly $2 billion for 1972 In eluded in this were benefit costs totalling $1 873 billion, administrative cost of $22 million and interest on loans of $3 million Drivers go to court OTTAWA (CP) The Supreme Court of Canada was asked Monday to invalidate pro vincial legislation that suspends the drivers licences of persons convicted of impaired driving The court began hearing appeals against such provincial action in Ontario and Prince Edward Island But the constitutional question is such that there are interventions from Quebec.Nova Scotia New Brunswick.British Columbia Saskatc hewan and Alberta At issue is the right of provinces to suspend licences when such action is not taken by magistrates upon conviction of impaired driving an offence under the Criminal Code of Canada The appellants' basic argument is that federal law is paramount over any legislation passed by the provinces and as the laws in this case conflict, the provincial law is ultra vires outside the law and cannot be applied The provinces say the Criminal Code sections may impinge on their constitutional right to regulate traffic on their highways TWO CASES INVOLVED The issue is being fought in two cases Stewart Bell a mailman of Belle Hiver P E I was convicted in December.1972, of impaired driving and fined $100 His licence was not suspended by the magistrate although Section 236 of the Criminal Code gives him this prerogative But Section 238 of the Highway Traffic Act of Prince Edward Island calls for six months suspension for the first offence and 12 months for the second Mr Bell appealed against the provincial legislation to the provincial supreme court lost, and came to the Supreme Court of Canada The other case involves Gordon Russell Boss, a building inspector in Windsor.Ont He was convicted of impaired driving Aug 22.1972 and fined $200 He appealed the sentence and last January it was changed ALLOWED TO DRIVE He was forbidden to drive for six months except between the hours of 8 a m to 5 45 p m Monday to Friday in the course of employment and going to and from work His licence was not suspended and the registrar of motor vehicles was so advised Under Section 21 of the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario a person convicted of impaired driving has his licence suspended for a period ranging from three months to one year Boss went to the Ontario Supreme Court seeking a declaration that Section 21 of the provincial act is inoperative and that the purported suspension of his operator's licence under that section was of no effect Under agreement of Ross and the Ontario attorney-general and the registrar of motor vehicles the matter was removed from the Ontario court to the Supreme Court of Canada The provinces argue that provincial legislation suspending licences is valid because it comes under their right to set conditions of licensing and regulation of highway traffic provided in the British North America Act The government recovered $5 million on insurance overpayments SPENT MORE Unemplovment insurance became a campaign issue when it became apparent the government had spent more monev on the benefits than planned Conservative fire intensified as the government moved to make payments bv exceeding the statutory $600 million limit on advances to the benefit account The bill removing the limit was passed eai lier tins year Stung by opposition charges the Unemployment Insurance Commission tried to cut down expenses bv eliminating from payment persons who were abusing the system Last week.Guv Cousineau.UIC chairman said in the first quarter HH 000 of 144 (MX) recipients investigated in selected occupational groups had been cut off from payments But in spite of this and an improving unemployment situation in recent months increased payments and a larger number of claimants have raised costs Other factors adding to the $150 million increase are the higher wages of those who re sort to unemployment insurance than lash year a UIC spokesman says BENEFITS UP Benefits paid in March this year totalled $214 million up frern last March's cost of $2(X) million, even (hough actual unemployment for the month in 1973 to 608.(XK) from 642.enod of $61 to $62 Part of the increase at least can be laid at the door of the increased basic benefit rate which now ranges between $32 and $107 Last year the rate lay between $20 to $100 depending upon circumstances of past employment But a larger number of claimants more than 1 million for each month in 1973 compared with 1972 totals of just river 9) Johnny (’arson 8) Montreal Tonight 8) Jack Paar 11:45 p.m.8) Movie: Documentary Ivan Invanovitch 12:00 a.m.12) Movie 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