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,1. i TheOttawaJournal Friday, January 13, 1967 The Ottawa Journal 23 Transport Bill Debated Govt Boards Wield Power? .1 i i Too Much 1 MISS CITY HALL Maureen Martin, brown-eyed receptionist and secretary in the city's treasury department, won out over 14 other candidates Thursday to become this year's Miss City Hall. She will represent the city in the Winter Carnival Queen contest in which she placed second last year, representing- the High School of Commerce. (Journal Photo by Dominion WW) SEEKS CARNIVAL CROWN Brunette Receptionist Picked Miss City Hall A trio of 19-year-old bruri' ettes made a clean sweep Thursday in the contest for Miss City Hall and her two princesses. Defeating IS contestants from 14 city departments for the coveted title was brown-eyed Maureen Martin, a receptionist and secretary In (he treasury department since last November.

About 1,500 people, mainly city employees, jammed the Centennial Centre lobby to watch the selection by a panel of six Judges. First princess was Carolle Carpentier. brown-eyed stenographer in the roadways branch of the planning and works department. Second runner-up was blue- eyed, Cobden-bom Janice Angus, a machine operator in the health and welfare depart ment's accounts division. Miss Martin, a five-foot, five-inch High School of Commerce graduate 35-24-38 is a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Thorn as Martin. PRIZES. PRIZES As first prize, Maureen, an avid skier, received a fur ski Jacket and toque. She will U.S.

Begins New Phase Of War SAIGON (AP) American support troops have" arrived in the Mekong Delta to start the long heralded movement of U.S. ground forces into South Vietnam's rice bowl Gen. Wflliam Westmore land's headquarters announced today that. U.S. engineer.

signal and security units are preparing a new base near My Tho. 40' miles southwest of Saigon. U.S. commanders have said the canal- and river-laced delta must be wrested from Viet Cong control Tf the war in Vietnam is to be wofl by the nti-Communist allied 1 side. resent the city In the Winter Carnival Queen contest and will attend civic functions throughout the year.

She was selected as first princess of last year's Winter Carnival as High School of Com merce's representative. Miss Carpentier. who won a ski sweater and toque, formerly attended Mount St. Joseph con vent. She has been at city hall 18 months working in the tra fie department until a month ago.

COBDEN GIRL Miss Angus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Angus of Cob- den, received a ski sweater and headband. She attended Cobden District High School and has worked at city hall for one month. Judges were Controller Ellen Webber.

Alderman Mary Har rison, former Alderman Cecile 0' Regan, and newsmen Gil Wright, Noel Norenius and Henry Laperriere. HIGH ELECTION New-Found Liberal Unity Key to Strength-Nixon By the Canadian Press- The federal and Ontario Liberal parties have achieved a unity that has eluded them for three decades and this Will be a major factor in the election expected in the province this year, says Robert Nixon who last week became the new leader of Ontario "We've simply been at each other's throats for reasons I've never been able to fathom," Mr. Nixon said in an interview Thursday night after a private dinner hi his honor given by federal Liberal MPs from Ontario. --PM RESPONSIBLE? He said he was visiting Ottawa to get concrete results from the1 now unity he believes began to develop after Lester Pearson become federal leader, i "The Ontario and federal tiberal parties are united for (By The CP) Members of the three major political parties in the Commons agreed Thursday that perhaps too much power is being placed in the hands of government boards, agencies and Crown corporations. "As the result of the immense growth of governmental activ- ity.

one can ask whether expert i New Forces Directive Views Count (By The CP) Canadian Forces headquarters has is-1 sued orders which indicate that an officer's views oriservice unification may play a part in his aDDOintments and promo tions. Confidential reports are made annually on each officer in the services by a superior officer. This has long been a standard practice, as in the business world. These "performance evaluation reports" are written on a standard form known as CF25S. Last September an order went out from headquarters amending CF255.

Part of this order reads: Wants Tory Director To Resign TORONTO (CP) RichaTd Rohmer. past president of the I Progressive Conservative Asso-I ciation in suburban Don Mills, called Thursday night for the resignation or James Johnston, national director of the Conservative party. Mr. Rohmer Mid Mr. Johnston made a personal attack on association president Da I ton Camp because of Mr.

Camp's suggestion that control of party funds be taken from the party leader. "As a paid party official the national director has no bus iness making any such persona! attack on the president of the'" ProJ" party. Mr. Rohmer said. Mr.

Camp earlier this week said he would ask the national executive to approve changes in the party constitution, removing control of funds from the sole authority of the party leader. At present the funds are con trol ed by Mr. Johnston who was appointed a year ago by Conservative Leader John Dief-enbaker. Two Chinese MiGs Downed? TAIPEI, Formosa (Reuters) The Nationalist Chinese Air Force today claimed to have shot down two Chinese Communist MIG-19S in a dogfight off Quemoy Island in the Formosa Strait The defence ministry said Nationalist jet fighters involved in a dogfight with 12 M1G-19s suffered no loss and returned to base safely. HOPES the first time in the 30 M'- Nixon said.

Federal-provincial troubles, he said, began in the mid-30s with the continuing feud between Mitchel Hepburn, the Ontario premier, and Prime Minister Mackenzie King. The Ontario leader said he expects an election in the province this year and wouldn't be surprised if it were called six weeks after the legislature resumes sittings later this month. "In any case it'll be all over by June -15," Mr. Nixon said. He said, he had discussed matters 0- policy with federal members and cabinet ministers as well as ways of improving party organization.

DISMISSES NDP Mr. Nixon said he'discounted claims of the Ontario New Democratic Party that it will public servants are becoming the masters of the people." was the way it was put by Gerald Baldwin (PC Peace River). The growth of uncontrolled power in the civil service cropped up as the Commons continued to whittle, away at a massive government bill which establishes a 17-member board to control land, sea and air on Unification in Promotions "You will appreciate the need assess the tri-service poten- tial of all officers. Accordingly a sub-para has been added to para 18 entitled employment-suitability for employment outside of their normal service en- ironment in which the asses- will record his opinion ot the assessee's potential for employment in integrated posi tion. FAST PROMOTION COVERED Another ordeKdealt with the new provision forxfast promo tion of officers of exceptional ability.

The order says in part "All recommendations in category must be by a covering letter setting out in complete detail the reasons why the individual is consid ered to deserve such rapid and extraordinary promotion and why it is in the interest of the unified force to do so. A bill to uni the armed Indians On Gov't Warpath (By The CP) Ontario verse Indian tribes presented a united and impressive front Thursday in asking Ottawa to restore native hunting and ect. The spectrum of the prov- mce.S nawKS ui uk ai. j-awraite the Chippewans of the north west, were present -as a brief on the subject was read to Indian Affairs Minister Laing. Backing them were delegates of a number of non-Indian -organizations, ranging from steel-workers and auto workers union men to Rt.

Rev. Neville Clarke, Anglican bishop of James Bay. A scattering of delegates from Indian groups in other provinces and from major national bodies also faced Mr. Laing in a crowded hotel room. Canadian Indians have been objecting for 50 years to 'the Migratory Birds Convention Act signed in 1916 by Canada and the United States.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently has upheld lower court decisions that the international agreement overrules Indian rights to shoot ducks and geese for food at any time on reserves or on unoccupied Crown lands. form the official opposition pfter the expected provincial election. He described NDP criticism. -r;" as carping. During this session ot me legislature his party plans "a responsible review and criticism' of what the government has done in the last year." Mr.

Nixon said that tf he forms the government liquor laws will be modernized but this would be coupled with adequate Instructions, in schools on the use of alcohol. The 38-year-old farmer-teacher whose late father, Harry, was an Ontario premier, last week wasvelected provincial leader succeeding Andrew Thompson who resigned because of poor health. transport coming under federal jurisdiction. Debate on the bill continues today. Mr.

Baldwin won support from his own party, the Liberals and the NDP in calling for a committee to watch over activities of the so-called "super board." Its powers would include the forces into a single service has not yet cleared second reading approval in principle in the. Commons. The latter order, also says: "Because officers promoted in this category must have truly the, most extreme care possible will be taken in selection procedures. The unit commander, base commander, area or formation commander, chief of personnel, and finally the chief of defence staff must all agree and the chief of the defence staff personally will be the final approving authority. "This policy will apply only to those officers who have clearly demonstrated truly exceptional intelligence, ability and poten tial.

"Statistical evidence indicates that personnel in this exceptional category' constitute less than one percent of any group." The brief said legal arguments can be carried no further and it is now up to Parliament to restore the rights it abro gated through the agreement. If public interest required a modification of the at rights, then Ottawa should negotiate with the Indians to "devise appropriate compensation." Mr. Laing said a "sorry and clumsy oversight" was made in 1916 when Indian' rights weren't taken into account in the agree ment. He said the situation is com plicated by the fact that the 1916 convention is international, that treaty rights vary from province to province and because the provinces have jurisdiction over fish and game. Ottawa has been paying court costs for Indians charged with fish and game infractions and has a report on the situation from a committee of senior of-ficials.

An attempt was being made to develop "a basic body of law to say what we have to do to right the situation." "We do not yet have the answer." MAY SEE U.S. OFFICIALS The government is "considering the possibility of having discussions with U.S. authorities to hear their Mr. Laing said. When a delegate said that U.S.

Indians aren't bound by the convention when hunting on their reserves. Laing said he wasn't aware of this. If it was so, the Canadian case would be helped. The brief said it was the unpleasant role of the delegation "to introduce a note of discord into this symphony of national centennial merriment." The last 100 years have vis- itA on ripferinrA- 4 '-ting living standards "jthat would "stagger the lmagin- ation" of most Canadians. Mr.

Laing said that, like every previous minister of Indian affairs, he will undoubtedly, leave office a failure because the Indian social problem is so great. But Parliament was setting aside more money than ever for Indians, a five-year J112.000.000 housing program was well under way and Indians had educational opportunities no other Canadian could benefit from. "Oh, come off it," muttered an Indian delegate as the familiar statistics were read. "Change rit or something." spending of about' $480,000,000 over the next eight years and the right to impose penalties for those disobeying its regula- tions. It also would assume the authority of board of transport commissioners and other fed eral boards it will displace.

'Never before have so few non-elected people being given so much power in relation to the economic characteristics of this country and the right to deal with all aspects of transportation," said the Alberta lawyer. Transport Minister Pickers-gill said he agreed with the idea of a watchdog "committee. But he objected to Mr. Baldwin's proposal to have the committee established by statute rather than by a rule of the Commons. He said the Commons transport committee could do the job.

Mr. Baldwin's amendment was put aside for debate later when it was hoped the differences on how the committee will be established would be overcome. Mr. Baldwin kicked off the debate by saying there was too much apathy and indifference in Canada by the way Parlia ment was giving the public service "the almost uncontrolled power to regulate and deal with various aspects of our social and economic life." Alvin Hamilton (PC Qu'Ap-pelle) said Parliament has accepted that it must delegate the wide powers to the board. But the rights of Parliament to maintain some say in the board's doings had to be preserved.

nstapiisning the committee by statute meant that it could meet at the start of each ses sion of Parliament without waiting for the government to take action. Too often governments delayed setting up committees I French peaking Alliance? (By The CP) -Commons Speaker Lucjen Lamoureux said Thursday discussion under way aimed at creation an" interparliamentary associa tion for countries where French is spoken. Canada could be a member of the projected association and a preliminary meeting of dele gates from approximately 20 nations probably would be held in Luxembourg during April Mr. Lamoureux, making his statements, in an interview, said he already has talked over the project with a representa tive of the French National As sembly, Xavier Deniau. Mr.

Deniau visited Canada in November as a representative of the speaker of the French legislative body Mr. Lamoureux said the new group would differ from the Commonwealth Parliament ary Association "which is a po litical association. MP's Charge Unwarranted Company WINNIPEG CP) An MP's accusation that Hudson's Bay Co. northern staff have been guilty of tampering with the mails and altering cheques ap parently is based on a single incident long since resolved, the company said today. A company spokesman issu ed a statement deploring what was described as a morale- damaging smear of HBC per sonnel, calling the charge by Frank Howard "unwarranted, unfair and senselessly deroga tory." Mr.

Howard, New Demo cratic Party member for Skeena, said in' the Commons Thursday that the HBC has engaged in criminal activity" by tampering with the mails and altering cheques. He said he has documentary evidence to prove his allegations. The HBC statement said Mr. Howard appears to have based his charge on a single incident at Fort Chippewyan, in November, 1965, which has long since been resolved to the satisfaction of both the post office and the complainant BBC BUYS WOJEIC TORONTO The 10 episodes of the Wojek television series, carried on the CBC-TV network earlier this season, have been sold to the British Broadcasting Corp. The CBC said the series drew, more viewers and more favorable comment than any TV drama series in the corpor- ations nisiory.

5 1 forxpolitical advantage, Hamilton said. Mr. COMMONS, WATCHES Herb Grayx(L Essex West) said there was no question that all MPs agreed in the principle that the super board should come under the continuing surveillance of the But the way to do it was to develop specialist committees backed by professional and permanent staff. H. W.

Herridge '(NDP Koo-tenay West) favored a committee of the Commons to watch over the board. He called Mr. Baldwin's amendment an attempt "to change the, constitution by the side door by providing for the establishment of committees on a statutory basis." This was most unsound. JAYCEES IN TROUBLE? There was some talk at a meeting over the past weekend of postponing plans for the new national headquarters of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Canada, planned for Ottawa. The Jaycees hope' to have the new headquarters open during Centennial year, but so far have not selected a site.

Reg Dorrett, chairman of the Canada Jaycee Foundation, the main fund-raising body, says there is still hope of getting started on construction in mid-February, but admits fund raising has not been as good as expected. Main source of income for the project is the sale of replicas of sculptor. Louis John A. Macdonald and Georges Etienne Cartier. Advei ing doesn't mention the price are 33 inches high and go for incnes high and go for $35 a pair.

"Sales are picking up," says Mr. Dorrett. It is expected the items will be bi sellers for presentations during Centennial year, despite the price. KEEPING HEALTHY: It seems the whole Rough Rider team is working on one New Year's resolution, and that seems to be to work harder at staying in shape, and if they keep all the promises they are making to play basketball they shouIdbe in great shape. Jan.

24 they play the seniors at North Stormont District High School in Winchester and among those already committed to this game are Jim Conroy, Ken Lehrhann, Andy Shaw, Jim Cain, Bob O'BUlovich and Moe Racine. Then on the '27th they play the seniors at Rideau High School. On Feb. 5 they go out again, this time to tackle the intermediate team at the Jewish Community Centre. The game in Winchester ties in with that school's plans for Centennial celebrations.

CENTENNIAL CAPERS: The Centennial Train made its debut on the West Coast recently and it all started with a banquet in the Empress Hotel in Victoria. An Ottawa man at this banquet says he was more impresseaby the Empress Hotel itself than he was by the banquet "Compared to the grand old lady of the West Coast," he says, Hhe Chateau Laurier is right out of the space age." fheEinpress" is populated largely by old people living out their Uvesln these elegant surroundings and it has been said the 'ptaceNs so quiet "you can sit in the lobby and hear the arteries hardening. CAPITAL CAPERS: As trod the long, cold path from to plant a high school banner in a Centennial publicity stunt curious motorists along Highway 44 and 17 kept gawking and stopping and asking "Whatcha The sight of Helga Lischer, 19, Lynne Horton, 17, Brenda Little, 18 and Elizabeth Stewart, 18, all Grade 12 and 13 students, at Almonte, also attracted the attention of young motorized cavaliers, who. kept stopping and asking the girls if they wanted a ride. The girls, their centennial enthusiasm outshining Parliament Hill's Centennial flame, tromped on.

But apparently chivalry is far from dead and even in January the thought of young men turn to young women, because the gasoline Galahads kept zooming away and returning with hot coffee and doughnuts to revitalize the marching maidens. V- OOPS: An Ottawa kindergarten teacher started Wednesday, John A. Macdonald's birthday, off this way. She explained to her class there would not be a full day's school because1-it was Mr. Macdonald's birthday and he was "a very great man.

And did anybody know who was? A little girl piped up: "Is that the man who owned the farm we sine about?" Army Coup In Togo From Reuters-AP COTONOU, Damoney CT The tiny west African state of Togo had its second coup in four years today with the army reporting seizure of all civil powers. The takeover was announced in a broadcast from Lome, the Togolese capital, by the army chief of staff, Etienne Eyadema. He warned the puo-lio to refrain from any political demonstrations and ordered all public offices closed for the day. sources in neigh boring Dahomey said President Nicolas Grunitsky resigned dur ing me niyni. mere were no Earlier, the Commons approved an amendment by Robert Andras (L Port Arthur) giving the new board the power to look into takeovers of one type of transportation by another.

Under his amendment, the board must be assured the takeover is in thepublic interest before allowing it. During the question period. Prime Minister Pearson said the government hopes to introduce legislation implementing its Cape Breton coal policy during this session. Outside the Commons, the prime minister announced that Registrar General Favreau, just about recovered from a lengthy illness, has resigned as chairman of the Quebec Liberal caucus. Below The Hill by DAVE BROWN Philippe Hebert's statues of of these items.

The stati $150 a pair. The busts are 11 four. Almonte School damsels Almonte to Parliament Hill reports of violence but a black out of the radio telephone cir cuit to Paris prevented any check on the situation. rtiV Lies Eyadema sid free elections will be held "Iff about three hioriihs! Until then a "committee of national reconciliation" will be set up to run the -Eyadema has been carrying on a running dispute' with Grunitsky about the budget for his 1.200-man army'; The army chief played a key role in the January, 1963, coup when one of his soldiers assassinated Syf-vanus Olympic Togo's first president and a brother-in-law of Grunitsky..