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MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1947 THE DAILY TI MES-GAZETTE PAGE FIVE Inquiry Into Welfare Under Alberta System To Continue Into 1948 By TINID NEMY Canadian Press Staff Writer Edmorton, Dec, 15 -- (CP)-- Alberta's Roya. Commission, whose investigation into provin- clal welfare conditions may last well into the new year, heard de- tailed' testimony last week from critics of the provincial Child Welfare Department. The commissio®, result of a controvers. raised by a survey of social welfare agencies in the province made earlier this year by Dr, Charlotte Whitton, has al- ready heard seven days of testi- mony from Dr. Whitton and evi- dence of two other social workers who assisted in the preparation of the report, Prepared under the auspices of the Imperial] Order Daughters of the Empire, che 204-page report recommended reforms in treat. ment of the aged, chronically ill and infirm, crippled and handi- capped children and youthful and adult offenders, and made sweep- ing attacks on the government's handling of child protection and child care. / A by-product of the investiga- tion' was a $25,000 libel suit brought by C., B. Hill, provincial superintentlent of child welfare, as a result of articles on welfare in the province published by The Calgary Herald prior to publica- tion of the report. Other news- papers in Alberta and elsewhere commented editorially on th sur- very. . The controversy began shortly after the I.0.D.E. announced Dr. Whitton's appointment, when the Alberta Government declared it wou' . not co-operate and refused to make provincial welfare files available for study. Welfare branches in municipalities were 'warned that they would be break- ing the law if they permitted ac- cess to their files to Dr, Whitton and her asspgiates. Publication of the report eight months after Dr. Whitton began her survey prompted government appointment of the three-member commission. Dr, Whitton told the commis- sion that none of the ranking of- ficials of the Alberta Welfare De- partment possessed minimum professional qualifications and quoted figures to show that of 1,350 registered professional so- cial welfare workers in Canada, only 12 were employed in the province. The report charged that Alber. ta-born babies were placed in hemes in the United States "with. out due social safeguards in re- spect to their own welfare or the adopting family." It recommended reorganization of child welfare services under a thoroughly competent and quali- fied supervisor and decentraliza- tion of the provincial child care and protection service. It also suggested establishment of a spe- cial division on child protection in municipal welfare departments, 15,800 Factories Listed in Ontario Lindsay, Dec. 15--(CP)--Ontario now has more than 15800 estab- lished manufacturing firms employ- ing over 600,000 persons, Provincial Treasurer Frost told the Lindsay Canadian Club in a speech on On- tario's position in Canada's trade and commerce. : He said the gross value of goods manufactured by these firms was between $4,000,000,000 and $5,000,- '000,000, 51 per cent of Canada's total, Mr. Frost estimated the popula- tion of Ontario, which he referred to as one of the great cornerstones of confederation, at 4,200,000, an increase of 500,000 since 1939. The use of electric power in the province is twice as much per capita as the quantity used in United States, Mr. Frost said, and four times as much as that used in Great Britain per capita. mt a ---------------- ROMAN GLAMOR AIDS Poppaea, Nero's wife, used white lead and chalk for face powder. Chess Wizard Plans British Medical Study Winnipeg -- (CP) -- Four times Canadian chess champion and at 22 one of the world's youngest chess masters, Abe Yanofsky may soon be leaving Canada for six years to study medicine at Glasgow or London. Yanofsky, whose ambition is to become a doctor, has applications entered at universities in both cities, He must be in Glasgow within the first six months of next year to be interviewed for acception there, but to date, London hasn't said when he must report. He already has a bachelor of science degree from the University of Manitoba, conferred in 1944 vefore he joined the navy for two years' service. Abe hopes to reach Europe in time to watch the six top chess masters compete for the world's championship. He has been asked to second de- fending champion Dr. Max Euwe of Holland at the 12-week tournament, half of which will be played in Holland and half in 'Russia, begin- ning in April. Last year in Holland, Yanofsky was acknowledged a chess master after finishing 14th in a field of 20 of the most prominent players. His average of victories was well above the 30 per cent required for such rating. The recognition climaxed his tour of the continent and British Isles. Although playing the game since he was 8% years old, he doesn't eat, sleep and breathe chess. In fact he last played in the United States open chess tournament last summer at Corpus Christie, Tex., where he finished tied for second place. Wants to Rest "I want to relax," says Abe, a slight, brown-haired youth. "I've been competing in Dominion and international events since I was 11. Every stay at home has been a visit." Now working as a bookkeeper in a Winnipeg wholesale fruit farm, Yanofsky won the first tournament he entered--the Toronto boys'--at 11 and followed with first place in the Toronto men's competition which is one of the major events leading to the Dominion matches. He first won the Dominion cham- pionship in 1941 and has held it TLAFF-A-DAY s . Cope. 1947, King Features Syndicate, Inc. World rights reserved ww' "J think he recognizes' you, Daddy." < since, with the exception of 1946 when he failed to contest his crown. Most of hi sexperiences and many of his more important matches since his first tournament in 1937 will be outlined in a book he has written, due to be published early next year by a New York firm (McKay). Robert Wade, former New Zea- land champion, who toured Canada early this summer with Abe, as- sisted him in some of the important games included. The book's title, not yet definite, might be "Chess the Hard Way", Yanofsky says, because most of his experience has come in the rugged school of competition and little from theory. Right now, a career in medicine occupies his attention and he smiles when it is suggested a doctor may not have time for chess. "That," says Abe, "will have to look after itself." Dickens Inspires No Eviction Edict St. Louis, Dec. 15--(AP)--Nine magistrates announced Saturday they have agreed not to sign any eviction orders until after the Christmas holidays "by authority of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol.' " "Nobody wants to be a Scrooge, least of all a magistrate," a spokes- man said. List Amendments On Certain Items In Banned Groups Ottawa, Dec. 15.--(CP)--Finance Minister Abbott yesterday an- nounced a number of amendments to the government's emergency ex- change conservation orders, in- cluding relaxation on certain items, some new prohibitions and some clarifications. Meat extracts and fluid beef and paperboard containers have been removed from the prohibited list and now may be imported without any restriction. . Manufacturers of feathers -- in- cluding badminton birds and parts of fly-fishing equipment -- glass tableware and cut glassware have been transferred from the prohib- ited list to a quota list. - The prohibition on precious and semi-precious stones has been re- worded to make it clear that it does not apply to diamonds or glass im- itations of stones used in the manu- facture of medium and low-priced jewelry. Revise Sections The clarifications also include a re-wording of the sections dealing with pulp and paper, "which in ef- fect permits unrestricted entry of certain technical specialties used in industry such as electric in- sulation board and special types of containers." Jumbo rolls of facial tissue, pa- per tags, labels and wax paper are added to the prohibited list. The section dealing with prohibition of electric light fixtures has been re- worded to include floor and table lamps. \ All changes become effective to- morrow, in the case of new pro- hibitions, will apply to goods not actually in transit to Canada to- day. Includes Plywood The new prohibitions include plywood, nickel or electro-plated cutlery, table flat-wear, domestic water-heaters, public address and communications , systems, domestic humidifiers and chemical perman- eént-wave preparations. A fifth quota group to come into effect Jan. 1 has been announced. It includes a wide range of prepar- ed foods of a kind for which the United Kingdom, Australia and France were normally the Cana- dian principal suppliers. This new group includes such items as pickles and sauces, meat and fish pastes, cheese, pickled and 'Charity'. endeavour. enterprise -- James Cardinal MiGuigah Endorses United Polish Relief Fund enough to reassure us that the greatest care will be taken to see to it that the distribution will be made fairly and free from sub- versive influences. You have agreed to use to a considerable extent the work well known to us under the golden name 'Caritas,' -- : "I. wish, therefore, to express my approval and commendation of your Campaign under the title "United Polish Relief Fund of Canada." Motivated by high ideals, your efficient organization will doubtless win the support of all Canadians in this worthy "Wishing you every success and begging God to bless the JAMES CARDINAL McGUIGAN In a message addressed to the Polish Relief Fund Ex- ecutive, James Cardinal Mc- Guigan, our Archbishop of Toronto, said: "Misery and want evoke the warm sympathy of every human heart, It ic common knowledge that the people of war-torn Europe are sorely tried and indeed that want and suffering is the lot of millions. The valiant Polish people have perhaps suffered more intensely than any oth- er group. Hence, it is our wish and hope that the Campaign of the United Polish Relief Fund may find a ready re. sponse in the hearts of all who, moved by true charity, contribute to the great needs particularly of Polish chil- dren, "You have been good preserved fruits, canned fruits and chocolate and confectionary pro- ducts. The national quota will be 200 per cent of pre-war and the individual importer's quota from scheduled countries will be 28 per cent of his .imports during the 12 months ended last June 30. Molotov Says No -- Even To Wine London, Dec. 15--(CP)--Foreign Minister Molotov, here for the. Big Four Foreign Ministers Conference on peace treaties, doesn't like wine -- or perhaps just the spirit in which some was sent him. Foreign Minister Karl Gruber of Austria, also here for the meeting, sent each of the Foreign Ministers of Russia, France, Britain and the United States a bottle of Austrian wine with this note: "This little gift from Austrian soil, besides pro- viding you with some enjoyment, may remind you that Austria is still waiting for the conclusion of the treaty." Molotov sent back his boitle unopened. ICE.PRODUCING VOLCANO A volcano, located at Caliia, Mexico, produces ice. Hailstones fall continuously around the seeth- ing crater and are sold to distant towns by natives. 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