The Sherbrooke record, 27 juin 1974, jeudi 27 juin 1974

MILLE (1000) KING EST 1000 King East — Tel 567 4851 Toda\ variable cloudiDets with a few shower* Kridav mamlv sunov Highs todav So Lows tonight ÔS Highs Fridav 7§ to 75 DATSUN SALES A SERVICE - Sherbrooke THE SHERBROOKE RECORD SHEHUHOOK'c Wjt* 1RS , Jl’NE Î7, 1974 10 CENTS GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES A SAFE Investment for INDIVIDUALS and INSTITUTIONS c Central Building 31 King St West.Sherbrooke-569 9446 other offices across Canada Election round-up Party leaders urge voters to break with tradition Prime Minister Trudeau and Progressive Conservative Leader Robert Stanfield asked voters Wednesday to break with tradition when they cast their ballots in the July 8 general election Mr Trudeau made his pitch in Yarmouth during a one-day tour of Nova Scotia, which saw 10 of its 11 federal seats go to the Conservatives in the last election Privy Council President Allan MacEachen was the only Liberal elected Mr Stanfield, meanwhile, was in Magog during a heavy day of campaigning in Quebec, a province that elected 56 Liberals.15 Social Credit, one independent and only two Conservatives in 1972 New Democrat Leader David Lewis was winding up a three-day swing through southwestern Ontario with a speech in Thunder Bay The prime minister supported his bid for more Maritimes support with a promise to appoint a full-time fisheries minister, a portfolio that became part of the environment department four years ago All the voters had to do.he said, was correct “the mistake made last time of forgetting good Liberal candidates " TO REVISE PROGRAM He told about 700 persons at a shopping centre—his fifth such stop of a hectic day—that a revised fisheries program would be part of a re-elected Liberal government’s policies Other major proposals were a five-year.$150-million small harbors development program and a fishermen's income stabilization program Mr Stanfield, who already has promised a separate fisheries ministry, said a full-scale economic recession could be avoided only through Conservative policies, which included his incomes and prices controls He said a Liberal government inevitably would be forced to impose some form of these controls despite disclaimers to the contrary.But “this could come too late.” FACE PROBLEMS Completing a heavy day of campaigning, he told a quiet audience in Magog that the issue in this election is whether we are going to face up to our problems and solve them all together.” Mr Lewis told a Thunder Bay audience of about 400 persons that Mr Trudeau has made “misleading, if not dishonest statements” about the federal budget defeated in the last Parliament He said Mr Trudeau had been telling voters that the budget contained more money for pensioners.“There was not a word about pensions.’ Mr Lewis said “You pensioners weren’t offered a penny .” Earlier in Toronto.Mr Lewis ripped into the Bank of Montreal for increasing its prime lending rate by a half a percentage point to 11 5 per cent In a broadcast interview, he said the bank s move was indicative of how large corporations act in an inflationary climate HIGHEST RATE The 11.5 per cent rate is the highest since Bank Act changes in 1967 allowed chartered banks to let prime lending rates float freely with economic forces There is absolutely no excuse but greed,” Mr Lewis said “It’s shameful, inexcusable and there s no reason for it.” Social Credit Leader Real Caouette.staying close to home, was in Ste Anne de la Pocatiere, Que .Wednesday, saying he is against a deep water harbor for the St Lawrence River because of the ecological effects.“Natural life is a lot more important than industrialization.” he told a rally He also came out against daycare centres, saying “the only use they have is to destroy all links in the family unit.” Mr Lewis today begins another western tour, stopping in Saskatoon to meet a pensioners group, do some mainstreeting and address a public rally.Mr Trudeau was in Timmins.Ont and Toronto while Mr Stanfield was to leave for Edmonton after taping some interviews in Montreal Diefenbaker blasts Trudeau Milk money TORONTO (CP) - John Diefenbaker received applause from more than 1.000 Jewish supporters of the Progressive Conservative party Wednesday when he blasted the Trudeau government’s “indifference to Israel” and the plight of Soviet Jews The former Conservative prime minister attacked what he called Prime Minister Trudeau’s failure to speak out in favor of Israel.In a 90-minute speech at a Hebrew school in Toronto Eglin-ton riding, he said Mr Trudeau disclosed his “callous indifference” toward the Jewish people when he endorsed a Soviet call for an Israeli pull-back from occupied territory Mr.Trudeau also has failed many ethnic minorities, including Ukrainians and Czechs by refusing to condemn Soviet atrocities, he said, adding that a vote for the Liberals is a vote against Canada’s ethnic minorities.“Why doesn t Canada speak out for Israel?” he asked “Canada should raise the heart and soul of the Israeli people and it would be done if I were in a position of responsibility.” ISRAEL REJECTED He said Israel had expressed interest in acquiring Canada's Candu nuclear generating system but had been rejected by the government because of uncertainties about Israel’s credit.Meanwhile, he said.Canada seemed to favor selling the Candu system to Iran and other countries of the Middle East, regardless of the consequences to Israel The Trudeau government entered into a nuclear agreement “open at both ends” with India and enabled that country to acquire a nuclear capability, Mr Diefenbaker said But Israel has been rebuffed The Trudeau government had undertaken foreign policies “of appeasement to our enemies and confoundment to our friends” As a result, he said hundreds of Marxists from Chile have been admitted to the country “The Chilean Marxists have been given $400 a month to pursue their activities in Canda.but Trudeau ignores the plight of peoples persecuted by the Soviets.” RECALLED VISIT Mr Diefenbaker said that he was visited last year in Ottawa by Josef Cardinal Slypji, leader of the world’s Catholics of the Ukrainian rite, who thanked him for speaking out against Soviet oppression in the early 1960s “Cardinal Slypji threw his arms around me and embraced me for speaking out against the Soviets” he said “Trudeau s silence is a disservice to ethnic minorities.” Sherbrooke Chamber in favor of Bill 22 SHERBROOKE (CC) - The Sherbrooke Chamber of Commerce has come out in favor of Bill 22.which established French as the only official language in Quebec The Board of Directors of the chamber passed a resolution Tuesday agreeing in principale to Bill 22 but asking for certain modifications The bill is presently before the Quebec National Assembly.The chamber declared their agreement because the bill appeared to be “a major contribution towards making French the priority language in Quebec The bill also assures “the respect, the promotion and the development" of the French language Furthermore, in passing the resolution, the chamber noted the bill was “a reasonable and valid response to the profound aspirations of the francophone population in Quebec while respecting the minorities.” The bill will serve to contribute to the social well being in Quebec the chamber said The chamber, however, recommends that French be the language for billboards and advertising both public and private The commission set up to oversee the implementation of the bill should be responsible to the National Assembly, the chamber also advised MAGOG VISIT — Federal Transport Minister candidate for Brome-Missisquoi is seated on the Jean Marchand spoke to throngs of people in left.Magog on Sunday Peter Turner, the Liberal i Record photo Girard) fUlKS spreading everywhere WASHINGTON (AP) - The staff of the Senate Watergate committee says it has evidence that Senator Hubert Humphrey’s former campaign manager helped engineer a scheme to funnel $137.000 in illegal corporate aid to Democrats, including Humphrey The campaign manager.Minneapolis lawyer Jack Chestnut, refused to testify under oath about the affair on grounds he might tend to incriminate himself, the staff said in a confidential report A former top campaign aide to Representative Wilbur Mills, Joe Johnson, also invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to testify about apparently illegal aid to Mills’s brief 1972 presidential campaign, the report said It said Humphrey’s 1972 presidential campaign got $25.000 in apparently illegal corporate aid from the largest United States dairy co-operative.Associated Milk Producers Inc (AMPI).The $25.000 was part of a total of $137,000 in illegal contributions from AMPI, the report said And.in separate donations, the report said, Mills’s presidential effort got $75.000 in corporate aid from the milk producers and another $15.000 incorporate aid from a sister dairy co-op Mid-Amerita Dairymen Inc A spokeswoman for Humphrey said he had not seen the report, and “he won’t want to comment on it until it is in its final form ” Mills could not be reached for comment.The report said that both Humphrey and Mills have been asked to submit to interviews with one of the committee's members, but that neither complied with the request The report, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, was circulated to members of the committee Wednesday.but hasn't been adopted by the committee One section of the two-volume report focuses on Chestnut’s role in the payment of $137.000 to a Minneapolis computer-mail firm for lists of potential Democratic voters used by Humphrey and other Democrats in 1971 The report cited no evidence that Humphrey or the others who benefitted from the arrangement were aware themselves that corporate money was paying for the lists, which were compiled for use in Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and South Dakota But it said $25.000 of the total went for Humphrey s presidential campaign and said “there is evidence that Senator Humphrey's campaign manager was aware of and promoted this illegal payment.” Chestnut did legal work for the computer-mail firm, and also had been employed secretly for eight months in 1970 by the milk producers who paid him $625 a month through another lawyer, the report said PROJECT BEGINS — Construction on the $2 million downtown flow has been reduced to one lane and municipal buses have been revitalization project began Tuesday when workmen moved onto rerouted.Wellington Street North to demolish the old sidewalks.Traffic (Record photo: James Bruce) 0 If ¦ ~\.r32 *4 A\ • Leaders MONTREAL (CP) - There was no extradition agreement for the kidnappers of James Cross and federal party leaders are playing on the subject to win votes, a lawyer who engineered the British diplomat’s release said Wednesday “I believe Trudeau and Stanfield are both being very stupid,” said Bernard Mergler “Nobody discussed extradition “stupid” in at that time; the Canadian government just wanted Cross liberated without any shooting and approached Cuba to ask them a favor.” Reports that three of the four men charged with the Cross kidnapping have left Cuba where they were flown after the diplomat’s release and now have turned up in Paris have aroused extradition speculation they could be brought to Canada to face trial Prime Minister Trudeau has said the Canadian government has no plan to seek extradition, while Mr Stanfield maintains the Canadian people would be very anxious to see the kidnap pers “brought back to justice ” The Cross kidnapping ended Dec 3.1970, almost two months argument after his abduction, when Jacques Lanctot.Jean-Marc Char-bonneau.Jacques Cossette-Tru-del and Yves Langlois, along with some members of their families, were granted safe conduct to Cuba in return for the release of the British trade commissioner Mr Mergler said there was no written contract at all Regiment warmly welcomes Queen Mother TORONTO (CP) — Queen Mother Elizabeth topped a full day of public appearances Wednesday with a five-hour ceremonial dinner for 1.000 guests of the Toronto Scottish and the Loyal Societies.The 73-year-old Queen Mother, Colonel-in-Chief of that regiment, received a warm welcome, gifts and much praise from invited guests and thousands who lined streets throughout the day.Her Majesty told dinner guests the unity of the Commonwealth finds expression “through such loyal and endearing associations as yours—Fraternal, benevolent and military.” The select company included Lt.-Gov.Pauline McGibbon, former governor-general Roland Michener, Toronto Mayor David Crombie and officers and wives of Toronto regiments, who dined on an eight-course meal of Cornish game hen and French wines SEE CROWN AS SYMBOL The Queen Mother said Canadians, who cherish links with Great Britain, help “all Canadians to see the Crown as a symbol of national sovereignty belonging to Canadian citizens of every national origin and ancestry ” Canadians from non-Com-monwealth nations are able to choose “their various ways of being Canadians, respecting others, but not forsaking their own traditions.” she said “They owe much to their own efforts, but they are also sharing an inheritance” which the Loyal Societies help to preserve “You are all part of a new and developing Canada which at heart is still the Canada with which I fell in love when I first came here 35 years ago ” The Queen Mother’s seven day visit to Toronto and Montreal which ends Monday with Dominion Day celebrations is her sixth to Canada.She first came in 1939 with her late husband King George VI Earlier, she met with reporters who had covered that first tour She requested the private reception which preceded a luncheon with the lieutenant-governor and a provincial government garden party for 1,100 at the Ontario Science Centre The Queen Mother began her more than 12-hour day of public appearances with a brief stop at the Hospital for Sick Children where a crowd police estimated at 3,000 cheered her Today she was to fly to Montreal for a one-day visit to attend civic and military receptions and present new colors to the Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment She also is Colonel-in-Chief of that Scottish regiment.The skirl of bagpipes and troops clad in hodden grey fighting kilts have greeted the Queen Mother through much of the tour starting with her arrival Tuesday at Toronto International Airport Born in England of Scottish ancestry, the Queen Mother regards herself as a Scotswoman The pipers wakened her at 9 a m Wednesday ADD TO COLOR Representativesof the Queen’s Own Rifles, the Royal Regiment of Canada and the Queen's York Rangers, clad in traditional uniforms dating to 1777, added to the military pageantry of Wednesday ’s royal dinner Her Majesty wore a white net organza gown appliqued in gold thread with a flared skirt, a diamond tiara and a pearl and diamond necklace She first met with retired officers of the Toronto Scottish She received a silver goblet from the regiment and two Canadian watercolors as gifts from the Loyal Societies Montreal busless MONTREAL (CP) - The Montreal Urban Community (MUC) was without bus and subway service today, as bus drivers, subway operators, ticket sellers and information agents employed by the MUC Transit Commission did not appear for early morning shift changes A spokesman for the union representing the 3.200 workers said the length of the strike depends on whether or not management shows good faith in negotiations to resume later in the day Paul Forget business agent for the men said about 700 of the 3.200 met Wednesday night and voted to walk off the job in At the Science Centre, the Queen Mother was escorted through the crowd by Ontario Premier William Davis where one of the first she greeted was former prime minister John Diefenbaker, a long-time acquaintance She travelled slowly in an open car much of the day, her lime clearly visible to the crowds But by late evening, the touring car was covered to carry her back to the Windfields, the Toronto estate of industrialist and horseman E P Taylor, where she makes her headquarters while here Friday morning, Prime Minister Trudeau is to meet her at the estate flowered hat and matching dress retaliation for a decision by the transit commission to withhold part of the salary of bus drivers, who refused Tuesday and Wednesday to cross picket lines set up at two depots by striking subway security guards The bus drivers had refused to cross picket lines, he said, because police refused to give them protection against threatening picketers The drivers have also refused to work unless the commission withdraws a ruling requiring them to carry $200 on routes Drivers maintain carrying such sums invites robbery They also have asked the commission to reopen contracts to include a cost-of-living escalator clause lntid« today BIRTHS A DEATHS 6 FAMILY 10 CLASSIFIED 14 FINANCIAL 2 COMICS 11 SPORTS 8 EDITORIAL 4 TV 15 Today’s Chuckle Some people are so suspicious, they wonder what you mean when you ask them how they are.1974 by NIA.Inc 'Don't forget the part about sharing equally in doing houseworkrt Magog plant first in purification measures MAGOG (CG) - June 21st, 1974 Dominion Textile Limited held a groundbreaking ceremony officially marking the beginning of construction of a modem waste treatment system at its Magog plant The ceremony took place on the site of the future installations and was attended by the Minister of the Environment Department of the Province of Quebec.Doctor Victor Goldbloom.in the presence of representatives of both the municipal government and the company This waste treatment facility, one of the last steps of the water purification program undertaken by Dominion Textile since 1972.at Magog will cost $3 3 million Work inaugurated at this time should be completed by the end of the year and the total project finished before the date prescribed by the provincial government December 1975 Mr Jacques St-Onge, superintendent of the Magog finishing plant, stated the construction of the waste treatment system represented a major capital expenditure for the firm and noted that it was the first to be undertaken by a textile company in Quebec, since the setting of standards by the Environmental Protection Services of the Province An earlier water treatment system at the company’s Beauharnois plant, built before government’s standards were called for.won Dominion Textile an award of excellence issued by the Association québécoise des techniques de l'eau” 4769 2 - THE SHERBROOKE RECORD - THL RS .JUNE 27.It74 Montreal MONTREAL (CP)—All sec tors moved lower in light trading on the Montreal Stock Exchange Wednesday Volume was 706.800 shares compared with 670.200 shares at the same time Tuesday Banks fell 2 78 to 243 69.utilities 2 20 to 124 86.the composite 1 13 to 188 17.industrials 54 to 197 74 and papers 32 to 119 82 What stocks did Wed Tue».Advances 42 63 Declines 121 121 Unchanged 61 75 Totals 224 259 Most active industrial was Bemcan up 14 to $1 14 after trading 10.290 shares Most active mine was Mount Toronto TORONTO (CP) — Prices on the Toronto stock market were sharply lower in light trading Wednesday The industrial index fell 1.43 to 186 81.golds 24 to 416 96 and western oils 1 73 to 181 86 Base metals rose 30 to 79 85 Thirteen subcomponents of the industrial index fell while three rose Industrial mining and banks dropped the most while oil refining and construction and material stocks went against the trend Declines outnumbered advances two to one What stocks did Wed.Tues.Advances 129 206 Jamie up four cents to 28 cents after trading 99.500 shares Oil issues were mixed Dome Petroleum rose 1 to $26 Impe nal Oil A *4 to $27 and Shell Canada ‘4 to $134 4 w^.le Gulf Oil Canada fell ^ to ^26**.Pacific Petroleum ‘4 to $19*4.Pan Ocean Oil *4 to $10*%.Total Petroleum ** to $77i» and Husky Oil to $15*4 MOVE HIGHER Among Montreal Stock Exchange issues to move higher were Dome Petroleum up 1 to $26.Banister Corp.7% to $7V4, Canadian Arena V4 to $15V Domtar V4 to $25:i4 and Alcan l/4 to $28*4 Among Montreal Stock Exchange issues to move lower were Falconbndge Nickel 174 to $15H, Domtar V4 to $25*4 and Alcan 14 to $28J 4 Among Montreal Stock Exchange issues to move lower were Falconbndge Nickel l7* to $4’ V4, Brascan 1*4 toll41 z Bank ri Nova Scotia IV4 to $3414.Consolida ted-Bathurst 4 to $27, Aquitaine ‘2 to $24* *.Cominco 4$ to $28 Distillers Corp -Seagrams H to $37Chrysler H to $15*4.CP Ltd H to $12H, Banque Provinciale du Canada B $14*».Algoma Steel ‘4 to $28 Canadian Industries ^ to $20 Canadian International Power l4 to $10*4 and Canadian Javelin V4 to $9*4 Among speculative issues.Atlantic Tungsten Corp rose two cents to 15 cents on a volume of 68 800 shares traded Nightmare if laws passed Labour disputes slow North Sea oil flow Declines 264 222 Unchanged 223 253 Total 616 681 Volume was 1 33 million shares worth $11 17 million compared with 1 71 million shares and $12 94 million Tuesday Bank of Montreal, which raised its prime lending rate by one-half percentage point to lift per cent, fell Vfc to $16*8 Kelly.Douglas and Co Ltd reported higher profits for the 12 weeks ended March 23 Class A stock gained 25 cents to $5 Numac Oil and Gas Ltd announced its Athabasca oil sands property has increased its oil reserves to more than 20 billion barrels Numac fell V4 to $10*4.Control Data lost 14 to $26, National Sea Products A 2 to $13, Brascan A 1*4 to $14^, Bank of Nova Scotia 1% to $34 and Toronto Dominion Bank IV4 to $36 Hudson Bay Mining A was down H to $20.Cassiar l/4 to $5*2, Dome Mines *4 to $45Va and Malartic Gold 21 cents to $1 20 Sunningdale fell *b to $654, Total Pete Mi to $7*4 and Quasar Pete 25 cents to $3 25 Pamour gained Va to $11%, Kerr Addison % to $12%.East Malartic 15 cents to $4 95.Chieftain *4 to $6*4 and Falconbndge Copper % to $9*».New York HALIFAX (CP) - Nova Scotia's oil legislation passed through the legislature's law amendments committee Tuesday with few changes despite pleas from oil companies who predict an administrative nightmare if it is adopted by other provinces already eyeing it The Gasoline and Fuel Oil Licensing Act and its companion piece, the Petroleum Products Allocation Act, embody the government’s philosophy **that the public interest is no longer served by giving the market system free rein over the allocation of petroleum products and that we reject world prices at the present time as the proper indication of what the price for petroleum products in Canada should be.” Premier Gerald Regan told the legislature on second reading This pronouncement was challenged before the committee Tuesday by J.P Carey, Gulf Oil Canada Ltd.’s manager of corporate affairs in the Atlantic provinces He said the licensing act, which brings prices more closely under the jurisdiction of the public utilities board, would control the industry like a public utility but without an assured rate of return.“Gulf wants to go on record as being opposed to this legislation as unnecessary and unwarranted,’’ he said The bill requires oil companies to submit to the board a notice of intent to increase prices, and this would be followed by a nearing within 90 days.During this period the board could issue an interim order to increase prices The board would have the ultimate power to allow the increase order a decrease or have the price remain the same IMPERIAL AGREES Mr Carey and Trevor Hous-ser.corporate manager of Imperial Oil Ltd in the Atlantic area, agreed that the licensing act could mean a “horrendous workload if other provinces follow with similar legislation Ontario and Quebec were already reported to be considering copying it Mr Carey said the administrative problem of companies having to run to the board every time the price fluctuated could be alleviated by establishing a celling price for each product and permit the industry “competitive freedom’’ to price as it sees fit below that maximum.“only governed by the laws of supply and demand These ceilings could be adjusted by the board as conditions change “By this procedure.’ he told the committee.“the board could more effectively administer the act and the companies still be permitted to operate in a competitive marketplace ” But the committee rejected this approach.Oil company profits came under discussion and Mr.Carey said Gulf Canada “has not in the past or is now making unreasonable profits.” The company’s return on capital investment over the last 10 years had averaged six per cent, only going to 10.1 per cent last year for the first time in 20 years In Nova Scotia the return was 2 5 per cent, or about a cent on a gallon of gasoline Boy Scout Activities NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market did an abrupt about-face Wednesday, falling back as sharply as it had advanced the day before The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials lost 11 89 to 816 96, all but cancelling its 12 52-point gain in a technical rally Tuesday Losers swamped gainers by three-to-one on the New York Stock Exchange as turnover continued light at ll 41 million shares What stocks did: Wed.Tues.Advances 329 876 Declines 986 475 Unchanged 436 409 Total 1.751 1.760 Analysts blamed the mar- ket’s reversal on a steady flow of news about rising interest rates News tickers carried a steady parade of announcements from US.banks which raised their prime lending rate from 11% to 11*4 per cent.There was widespread speculation on Wall Street that the basic interest rate on loans to big businesses would climb to a record 12 per cent before long One of the day’s sharpest drops was posted by McDonald’s Corp, which skidded 6*4 to $49 at the top of the NYSE’s most active list Among other sharp decliners in the glamor sector.Burroughs was down 5% at $100%, IBM 5% at $216%, Upjohn 2% at $77% and Texas Instruments 4% at $91*4.Resisting the market trend was Univar Corp., up 1 at $15%.The food and chemical products producer reported sharply higher earnings for the quarter ended May 31.Among Canadian issues.Alcan was up Va to $29*4 and Dome Mines % to $47%.McIntyre lost 1% to $33%, Canadian Pacific % to $12%, Seagrams % to $38%.Massey Ferguson % to $165.Inco closed unchanged at $28%.On the American Stock Exchange.Imperial Oil A was the volume leader, up % at $27*4.Net earnings Baton Broadcasting Inc., nine months ended May 31: 1974.$2,-753.000.39.7 cents a share; 1973, $2.446.000.36 1 cents Canadian Vickers Ltd., six months ended May 31: 1974, $917.000, $168 a share; 1973.$662.000.$1 21 Hy’s of Canada Ltd., six months ended March 31: 1974.$287.811, 33 cents a share; 1973.$205.512.24 cents Interprovincial Steel and Pipe Corp.Ltd., nine months ended Mav 31 1974, $11.100.000.$3 05 a share; 1973.$4.700.000, $1 36 National Sea Products Ltd., nine months ended June 1: 1974.Dividends Dividends are quarterly un less otherwise noted $1.164,571, 73 cents a share; 1973, $2.480.525.$1 56 Triiec Corp.Ltd., six months ended April 30 1974, $2,111.000.28 6 cents a share; 1973.$1.748 -000.24 cents.CAREERS STUDENTS How are you planning your future0 Did you ever consider a career in PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT As a leading Quebec manufacturing industry we are confident about our future, but what about you?If you would like to explore the many opportunities.Dominion Textile Ltd .has to offer, and if you are interested in EDUCATIONAL BURSARIES How are you followed by “on the job’’ training, read on The candidates we are seeking must have completed FIRST YEAR OF CEGEP - SCIENCES -and be willing to accept the challenges of a progressive business environment Successful candidates will receive a Collegiate diploma in Textile Science after two years of academic training during which they will be paid a living allowance and provided with summer employment Come in and see us before July 1st.1974.or enquire at your local CEGEP Canada Manpower Centre.563-3150 ext 118 Magog - Mr Denis Gourdeau 250 Main East Magog.P Q J1X 1Y3 Drummondville — Mr Jacques Thou in 575 Des Ecoles St Drummondville, P Q J2B 1J6 Sherbrooke Mr Fernand Simard 1089 Pacific St Sherbrooke.P Q J1H2G3 —Personnel Manager Tel 843 3321 — Personnel Manager Tel 478-1373 — Personnel Manager Tel 563-4311 dominion textile limited Consumers Distributing Co.Ltd., three cents, an increase of % cent, July 15.record June 28 Not 2% cents as reported by the Toronto Stock Exchange May 30 Fraser Companies Ltd., Class A, 40 cents, an increase of 10 cents; class B.40 cents, an increase of 10 cents; both payable Sept 27.record Sept 4 International Business Machines Corp., $1 50.an increase of 22 cents, U.S.funds.Sept 10.record Aug 14 Koffler Stores Ltd., 2% cents, July 31, record July 10; 7-percent 1st pfd series A.17% cents.Sept 15.record Aug 30 Maclean-Hunter Ltd., class A, 7% cents, class B.6 4-10 cents; both payable July 30.record July 5 Toromont Industries Ltd., five cents semi-annually.July 26, record July 12 Triiec Corp.Ltd., 25 cents semi-annually, an increase of five cents, July 31.record July 15 East Farnham DERBY LINE - June 15 and 16 the Boy Scouts of Troop 80.Derby Line, hosted a two day campout for all Webelos Cub Scouts from the Vermont Counties of Orleans.Essex and Caledonia which make up the local District.The Stearns Brook Campsite at Holland.Vt., was the site for this large gathering of boys and leaders for this occasion A program packed with activities was planned to relate to Cub Scouting Throughout Saturday, not only Webelos but also all the Cub Scouts from the district were also invited Saturday evening was highlighted with a campfire which was attended by more than two hundred Scouters, Webelos, Cubscouts and their parents The Derby Line Boy Scout Indian Dance Ritual Team made their second appearance of the season by putting on a thirty minute fire opening ceremony To the beat of the tom-tom.a mystified feeling seem to spread over the campfire area as the bell clad Indian Chief and torch bearing Medicine man along with a drummer approached As the Chief, dressed in a red loin cloth and vest decorated with the thunderbird and geometric designs and a colorful war bonnet silenced the group, four braves, one at a time, steathily came out of the woods from four different directions, bearing lighted torches to take their places around the council fire The braves, in loin cloths, moccasins and head dresses, then lit six torches as they explained certain parts of cub-scouting The chief completed the pyramid of torches by lighting the seventh torch With his hand torch, the chief continued to light the council fire from seven feet away as an Indian prayer was chanted The medicine man, clad in black with chest plate and wearing a buffalo skin head dress with horns danced around the council fire blessing it with Indian chants and the use of a handmade Indian rattle from bone For fifty cub scouts, it v*as a momentous occasion as the braves brought them forth to be initiated as day campers by the chief and medicine man by being “tapped out” with ashes from the previous council fire To the beat of the tom-tom.the Indians, danced an Indian dance step to leave the area which was now lighted by eleven torches and the campfire The seven participating Indian teams were Chief Bill Fisher; Medicine Man, Charles Gardyne; Drummer, Ronald Blais; Braves, Morris Chennette, Charles Fisher, Timmv Flood and Bruce Muir.LONDON (AP) - Labor dis putes have slowed construction of giant offshore production platforms for Britain s North Sea oil fields and dashed hopes the oil flow will get into high gear next year to save the limping economy A fortune now is being spent on buying Arab oil The latest in a string of delays was announced Tuesday by the U S.British Occidental Co The company, in which U S billionaire John Paul Getty has a big stake, said labor problems and production difficulties at its platform construction site in Scotland have set back six months the program to develop its Piper field off northeast Scotland The platform Occidental is building there was to have been towed to the field 135 miles east of the Shetland Islands this fall A spokesman said the rig now will not be completed in time to get it into position in the treacherous waters before the moderate summer weather deteriorates So far most of the North Sea platforms being built in Scotland have been delayed by at least six months, and in some cases a year.Occidental had expected to begin piping oil ashore from the Piper field by next April Instead.it said it will not commence until the end of next year That delay probably will mean the total oil flow Britain can expect from the North Sea next year will be about three million tons.ENOUGH FOR 10 DAYS That is only three per cent of annual consumption- enough for about 10 days.This will come mainly from the Argyll field due to start operating in the fall Occidental estimates hat the delay will cost Britain about L300 million (720 million).British Petroleum and the Shell-Esso consortium, two of the biggest outfits drilling in the North Sea.already have announced delays due to platform construction problems at their major Brent, Forties and Auk fields.BP.however, is completing plans to tow a production platform out to the Forties field, just south of Piper, in a few weeks The field, with an estimated peak production rate of 20 million tons a year, is not expected to start pumping oil through an undersea pipeline to the Scottish coast until the end of 1975 Shell’s Auk field already is a year behind production schedule and is not expected to hook into the pipeline system now being built until next summer Meanwhile.Esso announced Tuesday it has struck oil in the Irish sector of the Celtic Sea The company declined to say how big the discovery is Oil reserves in British waters have been officially estimated at between two billion and three billion tons enough to supply Britain for 50 years £& Montreal £& ** Trust ** We re still finding new ways to help you 5 year Guaranteed Investment 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8431511 MARIO THOMAS.Tel: 843-1511 president ¦PI .- , LaStlSSS The 1974 Renault Line The new standards of craftsmanship and road aaflfty SALES «SERVICE «PARTS Paint and Dent remover workshop Ç Business Hours Nervier Mon lo Fri.from Sa m to 5 Iff p m Sale* Every day lo Iff p m Saturdav to .S I* M THE SHERBROOKE RECORD - THCRS .Jl NE 17, ir« - i Stanfield urges tradition break LIBERAL CANDIDATE IN LENNOXVILLE - Irenee Pelletier, Liberal incumbent in Sherbrooke riding, met with approximately 65 voters in Lennoxville last night.He answered questions concerning his last term in office and spoke about Liberal party policies.Along with him were Liberal supporters Doug Patrick, Robert Nichol and campaign manager Roland Boulanger.Pelletier says budget was good LENNOXVILLE - (CC) -Liberal incumbent in Sherbrooke riding.Irenee Pelletier, said that during the last parliament he had tried his best and promised to continue his work if re-elected to the federal government July 8.Speaking to approximately 65 voters at the Masonic Hall in Lennoxville last night Mr Pelletier said the Liberal party had done a “responsible job” and asked that the Trudeau government be re-elected in order to continue “its good efforts.” He took time to blast David Lewis and the New Democratic party and claimed the Progressive Conservative’s price and wage control platform was “unworkable ” He said that if the Liberal government was re-elected it would pass the same budget that the PCs and the NDP ganged up against to force the “unwanted election.” “It was a sound budget and a good budget,” Mr.Pelletier said.“Everyone agreed it was a responsible budget ” Closer to home Mr Pelletier reviewed his first 18 months in Ottawa One of his first election promises, he said, was to keep the voters of his riding informed With newsletters four times a year and local media cooperation he said he was able to do so.He added that he had worked to get government aid for industry and during his term 13 or 14 new industries, creating “more than one thousand jobs”, were opened in Sherbrooke If re-elected he would continue “Of course I would like to see more grants and industries in Sherbrooke.” he exclaimed “I will work for that.” lie pledged that he would defend the wants of the voters in the riding “It is not up to me to decide what the local priorities are,” he said “It is up to the local people, the associations and the groups When the priorities are known I will work for them in Ottawa ” If Mr Pelletier had any regrets during the last parliament there was one which stood out more than the others.“I only wish I had been able to speak more in the house,” he said “but as you know when there is a minority government the ministers do most of the talking for the government.” Mr Pelletier isn’t afraid to differ with Liberal party policy, as he showed in response to a question.Wednesday.A senior citizen asked why the government “hadn t seen fit to cut income taxes” for the country’s elderly.“I think the policy is unfair and unjust.” Mr Pelletier said “There is no reason why senior citizens who have been able to put a few thousand dollars away for their retirement should have to pay part of it to the federal government.” “We have discussed this in caucus,” he added.“It seems that it isn’t a priority of the government.” Mr Pelletier exclaimed that many of the problems which face the county are international in nature He mentioned the energy crisis and inflation, both caused by factors which the Trudeau government had no control over.MAGOG.Que. - Robert Stanfield asked Quebecers Wednesday night to break with recent tradition and support a Progressive Conservatives government.which he said could avoid full-scale economic recession in Canada He told about 350 persons in a high school auditorium that a Liberal government would be forced to impose some type of price and incomes controls But.he said, “this could come too late ” In order to avoid a full-scale recession, the issue had to be faced now and only a Conservative government was willing to do this “I don’t believe we can have inflation without endangering our economic institutions and even our political institutions ” He said that in two.three or four months, any government would be forced to impose controls Completing a heavy day of campaigning in Quebec.Mr Stanfield told a relatively quiet audience that “the issue in this election is whether we are going to face up to our problems and solve them all together.” OUT OF STEP?He said that in the last two elections—in June.1968.and October, 1972—the other nine provinces had rejected the Liberals only to have them saved by Quebec He said Quebec has a history of leading the way toward social changes and he appealed to the voters to switch their allegiance to the Conservatives so they would be represented in a new government The Conservatives held only three of 74 Quebec seats in the last Parliament Earlier in the day.after campaigning in Cornwall.Ont Mr Stanfield travelled to Montreal by bus.where he visited a senior citizens’ home and spoke to about 100 persons at a yacht club in neighboring St Jean He then drove about 60 miles southeast of Montreal to this town for his major speech of the day At the senior citizens’ home.Mr Stanfield talked about how his party’s proposed incomes and price controls would help pensioners and how his government would be determined to assist all those on fixed incomes WANTS UNITY At the yacht club, again speaking entirely in French, he appealed for more Conservative members from Quebec so that all provinces would be united in the fight against inflation Here, he criticized the Liberals for allegedly distributing literature that used the terms “Monsieur Trudeau” and Mr Stanfield ” This reflected a party that was “desperately trying to hang on and grab every seat it can in Quebec ” He also hit out at the Liberals for making a series of election promises he said would cost Canadian taxpayers $2 billion “Making promises is not governing,” he said “It is a joke Light hearted comedy will open Summer Theatre 74 School scene BISHOP’S UNIVERSITY LIBRARY HOURS During the summer.Bishop’s University will be operating its library on a reduced schedule of service.Until July 2.it will be open between 8:30 a m and 4 30 p.m Monday-Friday It will not open on Saturday or Sunday Between July 2 - August 9 — the interval during which Bishop's runs its summer school program — it will open at 8:30 a m and close at 9 p m on weekdays On Saturdays, it will be open between 8:30 a m.and 4:30 p.m It will be closed on Sundays From August 10-27, the hours will return to 8:30 a m.- 4:40 p m on weekdays Saturdays and Sundays will see the library closed On August 28.with the resumption of classes by Champlain College, the library will resume its normal schedule, opening at 8:30 a m and closing at 11 p m on weekdays.On Saturdays, the hours will be 8 30 a m to 5 pm.and on Sundays, thev will be 1 30 p m -11 p m CHAMPLAIN SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM Fhe Lennoxville campus of amplain Regional College will er seven courses during e summer, including troductory physics, termediate French, short )ry, introductory typing, igins of culture, introduction physics and humanities The urses were selected on the sis of popular interest shown fore mid-June AGRHSCLEANING MAINTENANCE The cleaning and maintenance •rew at Alexander Galt Regional 4igh School will be at full itrength as of the beginning of luly.Wendell Sparkes has told •ommissioners of the Eastern Pownships Regional School 4oard Mr Sparkes.director-general of the board, says he is confident the board will be able to operate a more successful service during the 1974-75 academic year then was provided by contracted maintenance companies in the past “While it is unfair to declare any great progress, we did incur a saving during the month of June and I believe that we did just as well in cleaning the school with our skeleton crew as Empire Maintenance did with its full crew,” he reported to commissioners Between June 1 - June 17, six persons were on staff and, since then, another has been added The full complement for the cleaning and maintenance functions, including security, is about 24 persons ETRSB TRANSPORTATION 1974-75 The Easter Townships Regional School Board has received governmental authorization to utilize 97 44 buses for student transportation throughout the 1974-75 academic year.According to ETRSB director-general Wendell Sparkes.the school board administration intends to use 96 55 passenger buses and two station wagons on its routes In addition, the board plans to maintain eight spare buses for use in case unforeseen difficulty arises with one of the buses Mr Sparkes has suggested the board may decide to eliminate all runs currently maintained for kindergarten children alone At present, however, this suggestion has been directed specifically at routes of this nature in Sherbrooke, Ayer’s Cliff and Danville REPAIRS Jrweller> - Watches Rings Remounted Y ree Estimate» — All *ork Guaranteed FORTIER/PARE INC.Carrefour de L'Estrie 562-3H6?( Sweetsburg Court ) ¦ y $ fflmM ¦M%W: Homer Tibbits.Cowansville, changed his option and pleaded guilty to theft of a motorcycle valued at more than $200 He was fined $50 and costs, in default 30 days, and was granted two weeks to pay the fine He was represented by Don Bissonnette + + + Preliminary hearing in the case of Jack Woodhouse was continued to July 25 Woodhouse.of Chateauguay.is charged with possession of 18 American Express cheques, valued at $1 800, which he knew were obtained through the commission of a crime in Canada Crown attorney Noiseux indicated he could not proceed before that date due to the absence of crown witnesses Louis John, in defence, asked permission to have one of Woodhouse s parole conditions altered Judge Normandin refused, saying he had no jurisdiction as they were imposed by Judge Legare Woodhouse wished to leave the province for one day to attend his niece's baptism 4+-f Special prosecutor Claude Leveille told Judge Normandin he had no proof to offer in the cases of Robert Blanchard.Ron Tryhorn.Claude Perras.Rodolphe Delorme, Roland Nantel.Frank Butcher, Marc Andre Sylvain.Russell Bockus, and Wilfred Jones The charges were of public mischief and obstruction tied to the recently settled strike at (onsumers Glass.Waterloo Mr Leveille first told Judge Normandin the strike was settled and one contractual clause was the dropping of all criminal charges Judge Normandin said he could not accept that argument, and the only way they could be dropped immediately would be for the plaintiff to declare he had , no proof, otherwise the charges would have to be withdrawn by the minister of justice Mr Leveille then declared he had no proof to offer Don't forget our ANNUAL at Grace Church SUTTON.Que.Sat .June 29.1974 10 00 A M.—rain or shine.And the RUMMAGE SALE Friday the 28th at 7:00 P M and all day the 29th Delicious food on the grounds.Donations to the Auction & the Sale will be appreciated; Commission goods also Please contact Rev.Darcus Tel 538 2736 Auctioneer: Alfred W.Derby NORTH HATLEY presents the irresistible c omedy BAREFOOT IN THE PARK bv Neil Simon starring Paul ( raig.Joyce Campion Maureen McRae.Nick Kilbertus Nolan Jennings Directed bv Roy Higgins Gala Opening Tues .July 2nd Tut s thru Fri h sop m Sat 6 30 & 9 30 p m TICKETS (819)842-2191 P () Box 157.North Hatley Montreal Trust.PVM Montreal PAUL CRAIG MAUREEN McRAE BRIEFLET SHERBROOKE Strawberry Fair.St Paul’s Church, McManamy St on Saturday.June 29 beginning at 2 00 p m Adults « $1 00 & children - 50 cents One of the most spectacularly successful comedies in American stage history “Barefoot in the Park’’ will open Summer Theatre 1974 at the Piggery Theatre in North Hatley from Tuesday, July 2nd to August 3rd Written by Neil Simon, the most acclaimed author of lighthearted plays of the 1960s, Barefoot in the Park” has the credentials of having been one of the biggest smash hits in American stage history, running on Broadway for over three years This is the third in the row of phenomenal Simon successes, following after his smashing debut in 1961 with “Come Blow Your Horn and his musical “Little Me” the next year Since “Barefoot” Simon has also scored with The Odd Couple”, another musical called Sweet Charity” and a comedy at the end of 1966, “The Star Spangled Girl” “Barefoot in the Park” is concerned with a delightful pair of newlyweds who.after six days of marriage, are learning how to bicker as well as to love each other very much, as they try to organize their lives in a dizzily inadequate little apartment that is located an exhausting five flights of stairs above ground level Joyce Campion will be seen as the young bride s mother, a lady of unshatterable propriety which gets uproariously shattered by her daughter’s improbable domestic arrangements An impressive list of credits behind her, Miss Campion has just completed a season at the St.Lawrence Centre in Toronto where she played in “Trelawney of the Wells ”, “Colour the Flesh the Colour of Dust” and “The Good Woman of Setsuan Montrealers will remember her acclaimed performance of Linda Loman in Centaur’s “Death of a Salesman” and her incredibly funny portrayal of Mary Detweiler in “How the Other Half Loves” both at La Poudrière and the Piggery During three seasons at Stratford.Miss Campion's roles included Cariola in “The Duchess of Malfi”; Ursala in “Much Ado About Nothing”; and Lady Montagu in “Romeo and Juliet” Maureen McRae and Nicholas Kilbertus will be portraying the flighty young bride and her earnestly trying to-cope young groom Miss McRae was recently seen as Celine in Tarragon s production of “Four to Four”, while Mr Kilbertus has come to the Piggery directly from playing Tom Roche in Playwrights Workshops production of Marsh Hay Paul Craig plays the aging but still on the - prowl upstairs neighbor with an inclimation toward exotic food and drink Easily recognized as Philip 1 and 11 in CBC’s “Whiteoaks of Jalna” series Mr Craig has had extensive theatre experience in both Canada and England At the Shaw Festival he plaved Broadbent in John Bull’s Other Island Higgins in “Pygmalionleads in “The Millionairess”; “Missalliance” and “The Apple Cart’’ Mr.Craig also played Father St Albans in Stratford’s acclaimed “Hadrian VII” and the role of Dr Astrov in Centaur’s “Uncle Vanya ”.Nolan Jennings and Captain Edward Brown complete the cast who are being re hearsed under the direction of Roy Higgins Artistic Director of Montreal’s new Playwrights’ Workshop Theatre, Mr Higgins directed last year’s opening production of “Private Lives’ at the Piggery Earlier this spring, he directed Saidye Bronfman Centre’s production of “Head Guts and Sound Bone Dance”.He had come to the Piggery immediately following the direction of Playwrights’ Workshop's tribute to Merrill Denison.“Marsh Hay’ FUND RAISING FOR TOWNSHIPS’ CLUBS The Piggery will also be offering special group rates Not only will there be the regular discount per number of people but this summer will cater to those groups, clubs and organizations trying to raise money for their own causes and charities As The Piggery will only charge a nominal amount for each ticket, any fund raising club may then sell its members and friends the seats at the regular or even increased price and so pocket the balance toward their project Receptions before or after the performance may also be arranged YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL EASTERN TOWNSHIPS Antique Show and Sale TOWN HALL NORTH HATLEY, QUEBEC THE DATES: Friday, July 5th 11:00 a m.to 9:00 p.m.Saturday, July 6th 11:00a.m.to 5:00 p.m.ADMISSION: $1.00 EXCELLENT DINING ROOM CATERED BY LOCAL WOMEN S ASSOCIATIONS HOME COOKING GALA OPENING & SALE including THURSDAY, JULY 4th 5:00 P.M.to 9:00 P.M.$8.50 per person — by reservation only TO MRS.ANN BEAULIEU, NORTH HATLEY.QUEBEC, (AREA CODE 819) 842-2643 LATEST RESERVATION DATE JUNE 30th.TICKETS MAILED ON RECEIPT OF CHEQUE Monday JULY 1st Come and celebrate with us We welcome all floats Prizes will be awarded” EVERYONE WELCOME BURY, QUE.Commencing at 9 A.M OPENS WEDNESDAY —July 3rd to Saturday, July 7th ADAM’S FALL by Donald Harron Directed by John Wood starring Ron Hastings, Bernard Hopkins.Jack Medley, Janis Nicholson.Chuck Shamata Tickets: $4.00 to $6.00 Students $2.50 Box Office Open 10 a.m.to 9 p.m.TEL.563-4966 \ 7810 « - THE SHERBROOKE RECORD - THl RS .Jt NE *7.ir4 editorial f ink siimtkoohi; [ RECORD J The voice of the Eastern Townships Established February 9.1897.incorporating the Sherbrooke Gazette (est 18371 and the Sherbrooke Examiner (est 1897 ) Published Monday to Friday by the Eastern Townships Publishing Co Ltd .at 2520 Roy Street.Sherbrooke.Quebec Production manager: ROBERT LESSARD Publisher: Managing NORMAN NICHOLL editor.HUGH TAIT Directors Conrad M Black.F David Radier Peter G White Tel 569 9525 for diplomatic success in Moscow Nixon anxious WASHINGTON (CPi — The weight of both domestic politics and national security are rarely absent from an American president’s travels abroad, but such considerations form a compelling backdrop for President Nixon's trip to Moscow this week There is a suspicion among some critics of the president that his week in Moscow, like his earlier trip to the Middle East, is designed mainly to distract public attention in the United States from the unrelenting Watergate saga Even more grave, however is the fear that Nixon may be so anxious for a diplomatic success in Moscow, to counter his failing fortunes at home, that he will make dangerous concessions to Soviet leaders on disarmament The fear appears to be strongest among those in the Pentagon and in Congress who have persisted in their doubts about Soviet intentions throughout the period of detente-men who at one time believed their hard-line views were shared by Richard Nixon Senator Henry Jackson of Washington state, an influential member of the Senate armed services committee, has already raised questions about the agreement on nuclear-arms limitation that Nixon signed during his 1972 visit to ft|o0COW WATCHES NIXON Jackson, who keeps one eye peeled for weakness in U S defence policy while the other watches his own chances for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976.is said to be itching for a fight if the forthcoming Moscow talks seem to produce a US “giveaway.’ His concern is shared by other conservative members of Congress and by the leaders of the U S.military, including the pint chiefs of staff They believe the Soviet Union came out ahead in the 1972 arms-limitation agreement and fear the next talks will bring more U S concessions.Columnist Joseph Alsop.who frequently reflects the military viewpoint, has written that Nixon “badly needs the appearance of resounding success in Moscow and may be tempted by an ongoing nuclear arms accord that “could be dangerous advantageous to the Soviets ” Against such foreboding there is.by all accounts, the belief of US state secretary Henry Kissinger that the U S.must continue to press ahead with detente.seeking whatever reasonable agreements can be reached that would lower the threshold of danger for the world Striking a balance between the opposing views may be made more difficult for Nixon because he probably will have to count on the support of the congressional conservatives if the Watergate impeachment process goes to a vote in the Senate VISIT UNUSUAL The forthcoming Nixon visit to Moscow is exceptional in that it will likely feature substantive negotiations involving the president and his Soviet counterparts The parties agree In a confused and flabby election campaign, one hard fact has emerged It is that all major political parties are prepared to enforce some kind of direct controls over the inflation now demoralizing the Canadian economy Under any government elected on July 8 the existing haphazardcontrol methods will be expanded and.hopefully, improv€*d This fact has yet to dawn on many voters because the Trudeau government has attacked the basic principle of controls with increasing disdain for the last two years as unworkable, impossible, unthinkable But it has not always followed its own advice Despite the rhetoric of scepticism and surrender, the government has directly controlled the price of oil and indirectly, by subsidies, the price of milk and wheat A few days ago.in Vancouver.Health and Welfare Minister Marc Lalonde went further by assuring a group of old age pensioners that the government, if re-elected, would extend its controls over a much wider area As reported in the Vancouver Sun.he said that, before its defeat in the last Parliament, the government had introduced a bill allowing it to order price freezes and roll backs, based on the findings of the price review board While the bill has not been passed when Parliament was dissolved, the government would reintroduce it in the next Parliament.Mr Lalonde said However this legislation is described, it is nothing but the machinery of price control to be used as widely, or narrowly, as a re-elected government may decide It asserts the very principle which Finance Minister John Turner had been vigorously attacking day by day in Ontario while Mr Lalonde consoled the poor and aged people of Vancouver.Nor is that the end of the government’s ambivalence In agriculture, permanent controls under a different name, already are guaranteed by the government in its plan to stabilize farm prices in times of abundance or scarcity.And the famous “contingency plan’’ for use.perhaps, if inflation should become serious is a total system of control Thus applying Mackenzie King's old phrase to new circumstances, the government promises controls if necessary, but not necessarily controls Even more ambiguous was a speech by David Lewis in Toronto on the same day that Mr Lalonde spoke in Vancouver The New Democratic leader, who had previously called a general system of controls “insane.’ said his party proposed to control the price of food, gasoline, heating oil and other items “essential to a decent house This system would be completely open-ended It would not only cover the main items in the cost of living but.as Mr Lewis emphasized, would fix lower prices for goods used in Canada than for those exported In addition, the NDF would fix mortgage rates at six per cent If general controls are insane, who is looney now0 With all his fixed prices Mr Lewis proposed no restrictions over wages and salaries, the main cost of production Such a mathematical impossibility does not daunt him He squares the circle by declaring that the profits of a few big business corporations, only a few.can be taxed to pay all costs But his dizzy mathematics have not impressed Premier Schreyer.a more candid socialist, who says that prices cannot be controlled unless some incomes are controlled also.While Mr.Stanfield s competitors were confusing the public, he did little to clarify his chosen election issue or his own answer to it His 90-day freeze is clear enough but the more flexible controls to follow certainly are not Needled from every side for clarification, the Conservative leader apparently has decided to weave through the campaign, if he can.without any specific commitments or detailed plans The risk of losing credibility, it would seem, is less, in his judgment, than the risk of antagonizing various groups of voters who want everything controlled, except their own profits or incomes At least Mr Stanfield, alone among the party leaders, has recognized the original cause of inflation, which is the disorder in Canada’s finances As he says, there is no magic in controls and there will be no cure for inflation so long as government increases its spending faster than the economy can grow and prints money to pay its bill If he seriously intends to curb expenditures, balance the deficit federal budget and turn off the primary tap of inflation, then his policy becomes more understandable than it appears to be in those vague speeches that make easy pickings for his critics In this confusion, deliberate and unplanned, the central fact remains — that all three parties are committed, whatever they may say.to the principle of economic controls, not as a final solution but as a necessary tourniquet to staunch the inflationary hemerrhage lately running at an annual rate of more than 20 per cent Only English Daily in the Eastern Townships ,v.*»v r nil Nlll NKK""M A l KM'ORI) J SUBSCRIPTION RATES Published by Eastern Townships Publishing Co.Ltd P O Box 1200 — 2520 Roy Street Sherbrooke.Que — Telephone 819 569 9528 Second class registration number 1064 Mail Subscription Rates and Carrier Paid m Advance (CPA) Rates Mat! & CPA to Mail Subscriptions outs ide toe al Area or localArea on existing ( jrr ier routes $1800 12 months $23 40 900 6 months 11 70 600 3 months 600 300 1 month 300 The Local Area comprises 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has reasonable and probable grounds to believe is acting with anv such authorization.(c) a person engaged in providing a telephone, telegraph or other communication service to the public who intercepts a private communication.