Page Four THE PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE December 2, 1938 - Wide Field Covered By Utilities Act PROVINCE MAY SHOULDER FULL RELIEF COSTS Municipalities Now Pay 80 Percent of Total; Pearson Agrees Move Necessary VICTORIA, BC, Dec. 1.—A proposal from Hon. George S. Pearson, Minister of Labor, that the provincial government take over complete control and payment of relief costs in British Columbia as far as municipalities are concerned is being considered by the cab- inet. mighty percent of relief costs are now paid by the province and the minister thought that relief admin- istration could be more effectively directed by the government at little, if any, extra cost. Criticizing the Dominion govern— ment severely for “not carrying out their promises made at the time of the last election to evolve a con- structive policy of dealing with the unemployed,’ R. W. Bruhn, Con- servative, Salmon Arm, asked for information regarding the forestry camps. Labor Minister Pearson ex- plained that forestry camps in win- ter months cared for homeless un- employed. They were paid 30 cents an hour with 75 cents deduction per day for board. A proportion of their earnings were withheld until they left the camps. Similar arrangements permit un- employed single men living at home to obtain work to an equal amount paid to relief workers in eamps, Pearson said. Summer camps were in an entirely differ- ent category. They were not relief camps but training centres for f£or- estry and mining. Asking that more direction be given to the municipalities in the administration of relief, Mrs. Dor- othy Steeves, CCF, Worth Vancou- ver, told of officials in that district who demand applicants’ marriage licenses and that original docu- ments were taken away from the men for official files. FEDERAL HOUSE OPENS NEW YEAR OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. i—The gov- ernment has formally undertaken to submit the United States trade agreement and necessary modifi- cations in the United Kingdom agreement for ratification by Par- ligament at the session opening Jan- uary 12. Tt is scheduled to be the first item after the formal opening an- nounced by Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King Tuesday. Since any vital changes in the apreements would call for mutual consent of the parties, it is under- stood they will be put through as they are. A provision has, however, been made to permit mithdrawal of any item from the agreement if out— side countries benefit more than the parties to the trade agreement. The program before Parliament will probably include a bill for un- employment insurance, linked up with the government's decision whether it will meet the demand that it assume the whole obliga-— tion of relief. The financial situation will pro- bably cause concern because, as early as last June, the deficit was estimated to be around thirty-five enillions. Meanwhile the railway deficit has to be met and persistent rumors indicate that the military appropriation will be expanded. Vernon Irrigation Board Denies Water To Needy Farmer The matter came to the front when John Kazimirchuk, Gaving- ton district farmer, received notice from the Vernon District Irrigation Board to pay $135 in alleged tax arrears before December, or his 50 acres of land would be taken away from him at a tax sale. Kazimirchuk, though owning fifty acres, has only five acres inri- gable, and on two separate occa- sions, in 1933 and 1934, he applied to the water board for irrigation put received mo satisfaction. In both applications he stated the water was needed to grow the vege— tables necessary for the upkeep of his family of nine children. His wife is dead. Now he is threatened with the loss of all his land for non-payment of taxes for water never received. Special to the Advocate VERNON, BC, Dec. 1.—lLegislation which threatens to dis- possess farmers of their land fer non-payment of tax arrears has been the subject of discussion among residents here recently. Only source of income this far-— mer has at present is through the sale of telephone poles and wood. He cannot grow food for his chil- dren unless the five irrigable acres of land is supplied with water, and as a result of the water board’s refusal to act, the family faces vir-— tual starvation. Those familiar with MKazimir- ehuk’s position have frequently eriticized the Vernon District Ir- rigation Board, claiming that the board’s only apparent concern is collection of taxes from bankrupt farmers. Trustees of the Vernon Irrigation District administer the water un- der the “water act” of BC and have stated that Kazimirchuk has no redress against this legislation in the courts. Vienna Opera Leader Here Third Symphony Concert Features Walter Herbert Acclaimed a brilliant and dyna- mic leader, Walter Herbert aston- ished critics with his skill in lead- ing players through most difficult and complex modern works. He established a reputation as conductor of opera in Bern, Swit- zerland, and later in Vienna, where he was chief conductor of the Civic Opera. In his handling of the lighter works by Viennese Composers, Walter Herbert reveals imagina-— tion and sensitive feeling for orch- estral balamece and color. Those Guest conductor at Vancouver Symphony Society’s third concert this season in’the Orpheum Theatre scheduled for Sun- day afternoon, December 11, will be Walter Herbert, formerly conductor of the Vienna State Opera. who heard him conduct Strauss’ “Tales from Vienna Woods” at the final symphony concert in Stanley Park last summer, will be glad to hear that the eminent Viennese musician has chosen a number of popular compositions by Viennese composers, including Strauss’ Over- ture to “The Gypsy Baron.” Reservations for the concert should be made at once, at M. A Kelly Piano House, 659 Granyille street, aS many music lovers were unable to obtain seats for previous concerts. Weir Introduces Progressive Measure in British Columbia. The amendment is a modification of a bill introduced by E. E. Winch, CCE for Burnaby, at several pre- vious sessions. Tt orders that a certificate must be filed with the issuer of marriage licenses within 20 days prior to the marriage, declaring that a blood test to determine the pre— sence of syphilis has been made of both parties to the marriage. The bill also declares that the result of the blood test must be made known to both parties before thelicense can be issued. © “Tn cases of extreme emergency’ exemption can be obtained by 2 statutory declaration by both par- ties that to the best of their knowl edge they are free from syphilis in a transmissable form. This exemption would also apply in isolated areas where tests are not available. The government has, however, announced its intention to VICTORIA, BC, Dec. 1—An amendment to the Marriage Act, introduced in the Legislature Tuesday ‘by Hon. George M. Weir, will make premarital venereal disease tests compulsory Surrey Gets Aid For Unemployables SURREY, BC, Dec. i—Repre- sentations from the Reeve’s Asso- ciation, including Reeve John Hunter, brought agreement from the government to assume 60 per- cent of the additional cost of relief to unemployables as from Novem- ber ist. Under the previous arrangement the municipality was responsible for all unemployable relief charges, resulting in $10,000 extra expendi- ture. The added allowance from the government ~wall considerably reduce this figure. The government has also agreed to pay all accounts owing to the municipality within thirty days. Tt carried out, this will save the muni-— ecipality $600 annually as govern- ESTABLISHES CONTROL BOARD OF THREE MEN CCF Members Approve Principle As Tories Launch Attack On Measure Special to the Advocate VICTORIA, BC, Dec. 1.— The long-awaited and much talked of utility control bill came out onto the floor of the House this week. With some amendments to its original form, the bill will estab- lish a board of control which wall have power to determine schedules and standards of service and rates to be charged for street cars, buses, freight carriers, ferries, electric light and power, telephone and telegraph, toll-bridges, water and gas utilities. Exceptions will be municipally operated utilities within their own boundaries, persons supplying their own tenants or employees, persons operating their own taxis, improve— ment districts and water-user com munities already governed by the water act and the Greater Van- couver Water district. Utility companies will be re quired to file schedules of rates to the control board of three, which can be fixed after hearing by the board, subject to cabinet control. Wide powers of enquiry will be given to the board, which will likely be headed by Dr. Carrothers, into all financial set-ups and rec- ords of utility companies. It will also have authority to enforce or- | ders, with the power of the Su- ipreme Court and assistance from all peace officers, in operating any utility which refuses to abide by awards and with power to dissolve a company if there is no other effective means of enforcing de- cisions. The board will supervise opera-— tion of utilities, will have power to pass upon all bond issues, mergers— amalgamations and consolidations of utility companies, to decide what depreciation and reserve funds shall be set aside by companies and how they shall be spent. It will be able to order new public services if necessary and will have power to arbitrate any differences between municipalities and companies. Claiming that the bill “had been borrowed from their platform” Conservative members made 2 veiled attack on cabinet control of, the commission. R. W. Bruhn de- clared that “the time was not far distant when the people will want government ownership of certain public utilities.” Advocating support of the meas- ure, Harold Winch, CCF, com- mended the principle of public utility control. “T hope that the principles will definitely be used and that it wall ‘be more than a profession by the government of something it desired to do so that it will be in a nice position at election time. I consider the bill a move in the right direc- tion toward social ownership,” Winch concluded. With the bill just going into a committee of the whole for debate on the third reading, numerous changes will undoubtedly be made before the final drift is completed. Okanagan Growers See Wider Market Growers in the Okanagan fore— see the possibility of a wider mar- ket in the United States for Bri- tish Columbia apples. 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