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1956 MÁJUS 10. CSt)TdnTöiC
A MAJOR íssue of present Canadian life, cultiiie and politics is the fate^of tíie Cán* adian Broadcasting Corporation. "Shall teievúioii sérvé Canádiaiis m» m vibrant iiatie* nál' mediimi of ent^taimneiit* eoligbleimeiit and cultiire? Chr sball it be a tóol in the bands. of adverttsérs wbo would swanip us with '^ajwned' progrania from New York ana Hollywood?''    this is how the question is posed by the Editors of NEW FRONTIERS
aaarterly (Vol. No. i;Spring 1956) in tliefirstlines of their ^The Hucksters vérsus beCBC" editorialstatement. t
'^This is' the most important qüestlon confrontíng the Föwler C^mmisftion on Television and Radio Broadcasting in Canada", they say.
The Fowier Commission began its public sittíng at Ottawa lastweeJc. BVom- Ottawa the commission moved this week to Winnipeg, from theye it will move_successiv-ely to Regina, Vaficouver, Edmonton;  Saskátoén, To-
^jronto (May 30 to Juiie 5), "St. John-s, ÍHalifax, Chárlöt-tetown, Fredericton and Québec Gity. Theré will bé no public hearings in July . and Aúgnst, but the commission will retum to them for two or three weeks in Septem> ber, bei^nning with Montreal.
Right after the CBC Itsélf, thé next:>group to appear before the commission was ttae"Canaclian Association of iCadio and ■ Television Bróádcaaters'V, Thi3.^^^^^^^^^|^ repregenta at léaist Boiioe 'of thosé , "huckgters'^ '«y|ió wáht advértlslhg: revemies for teievislon fhrough almoatunliiiilted import of American filma luid. reeords"; their policy. **would undeitnlne the national character of Canadlan casting   by weak<MiUig the
■In their statemerit. théHditors of NEW FROimiaSS diwv the attention to this danger, eyaluáté the progressive role an(i aims of the builders of CBC áhd'state: **We do jiot wish to suggest tliat the CBC is without ahortcomlngs. But these can all be met If the people show again as théy didi. ín <;^19S2 and'1936 that theyvwant a national aystem witli, full power t» controi all broadcasting.
'In short, the people ahould im-presa upon the J^ou^Ier Conunls-aioh that they want the. CBC, to be their national agency respond-ing to the national vvtth"
•Here we present the pröposals of New Frontiéra:
as Canada's nationally-owned broadcasting .system With fuli po-w^ tó control all television and radio broadcasting in Canada.
2;, Thí^t Parliament should pro-vide'adeqüate finances to the CBC so; thát áll improvements deemed necessáry by the CBC Boar* of Govemors to develop broadcasting^ be carri^ out.
3. That ;'Parliament shoi|Id atrengtheá the; Canadian Broadcasting Áct to give the CBC great-eír powers: to oontroL the program-nüng of jpif pfiyately-owned television and radio .stetíoiiswi the object of having .these stationá^ develop Cánaciiah-prciduced pro-, grams, and to" prövidé-: thát the C^C maintain a atrict inspection and/control of this important mat-
4; That Parliament should con" sider ways and meahs tö\encou-ráge thé fair exchángé' of .Qinad-lan and U.S. progMurhs while, a^ the same time, devising meaáurés to préve^'lhe unfair export of-cánned . prbgi-ams to Canada by, U.Si advertisiag agencies, fílm;and record monopolies, airíd networks.
That the Royal Conomlsslon idionld reconasn^^d to the CBC Board of Oovernors: ■ /
süch ft national plari to bulid' the
The editora ot ftéw j^ntien think that a program along űiese linfs woiild be welcomed by all Canadians, We are proud. of Caii-ada's «:complishmenta in television and radio and ar& convlnced that the aeritíua- chállenge of the hucksters and their friends in Ottawa and Washington w:|ll be de-feated once agairt.
PROPOSAUS OF NEW FRONTIKRS
The editora of New Frontlers proposeí
Utat the Royal Commission should recommend to ParUameot: , 1. That the CBC be maintained
S M I L E
LET VÖM PAY,
A juDk dealer wa«.,driving his dilapida^ed horse and wagon across. the bridge and was horri-j(}ed to discQver. that he had' to pay a 2S-cent-toU.    - f
When he retumed the foUowing áay the öld horae was sitting in the wagon. and the junk dealer was pulling it.
"Where'a your quarter toll?" asked the guard.
'TJon't come to me'T^ said the dealer. "Ask the driver."
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> It is tu/y to call a spade a ■pade — untll you stumble oyer one in the dark.
1. That they adopt a poMcy of-reducing- commercialism to a minimum,'concentrate upon radicalí^ improving the CBCs programs, for the enjoyment of Canadian liste^-era and view'ers, and J>y . this meáns develop Canadian'^ talent.
2. That they commission the National Film Board and 'priyat-ely-owned film companiés to pro-duce documentary, historical and entertainment films on.Canadian thcmes for child and aduit audien-ces. ,
3. ; That, they cooperate with such bodles as theatres, museimia, muslc and ballet groups. labor, farmer and youth organizations'in. the production -of programs for television and fadio. -
4. That they estatdish schools and workshops, award scholajr-ships and arrange . competitions; for the encouragement and traln-ing of writers, performers - and technical. personnel for Canadian j^elevision and ladio. .
6. That they plan the earliest possible develppment of color-T\^.
6. Tbat they exchange programs with all'countries and arrange exchange visits of artista and staff members.
7. That they oiganize, under the auspices of the CBC. an International festival - devoted tö televi sión and radic^, to vdilch all cotmt-ries wouki be invited.
8< That they submit compre-henaive plans, 8h<Mrt and long-term, to the govemment, detail-Ing the flnancial requirementa of
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BUDAPEST — So many couples are maryyihg this Spring in Budapest that the city's mipplies of wedding rings have béén exhausti
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EDMONTON --^ What's Wrong with comic books7 is ttio iitlé of an attraéti\'e new 16-pagé pamphle^ recently ia-suéd by.theAdvIsoiy Board ORObjectionable Publica«» tlonsTo the Government of Albé'ftá. So far as is khowá. bere, this marks the fírst time that any governmerít. ín North America has officially published a guide for the information of. parents; rcr^ garding the >comic-books« problem,
"'By 1955 the demaiid. for governinent control of pub-lications devoted to. depict-ng crimé, lust and violence in pictares, for the con^-sumption of children had become so widespread that itcould no longer be- ignored. Manyor-ránizations, including the ^ Catho-ic Women'sr Ii^eague and the ' Ed-. monton Public Idbráry Board, had Expressed, real concern over the evll of this type.'of reáding matériái. Candidates in federal, provinciai and cixiic elections had de-manded goyemment action tocurb the.sale of the most objectiönable comic books.
In the Spring of 1955' the At-tom'ey General of the Province of Alberta issued Invitations to tíe-veral organizations tp attend a. cönference dealing with the . prob-íém. The women>'s sect^on bf • the Farmers Union of Alberta, the po-llce. the Public Libraries, the Child Welfare . Department, , and the Hómé and School Associations were among those invited. Other
State Mint gpldsmith's worlcshop said: "Who would' have thought there^ would be so many ypung lövers? Wc're making rings in thousands — at double üie normál rate irt fact.'But it is jmpos-sibíe to satisfy^thé requirements
*^»SS&'a ma^áge i-ate leapt détrimentel tó good
organizations Buch tm the Sdmojti* ton Peace Coüncil oahed for^^and received penpi^slon to be repte« sented at^the conferéncé.'At thf fkát meöting a v comraittee was set up and called the Alberia- Ad-^ í Visoty Board On Objectionable PubliCations. The pamphiet wHich t appe'ared this mohth íé the result! of this committe's - deliberations. < 'The ' vAttrtyctively lllustrated pamphTet^ takes the form of aix: questlons and answers: '
1. Js~ the police'Officer.often less alever.than the criminal?> í^oma "comics" gloriiy crime and ^rf-minals.
2. -Will a detrimental impres-sion of sex pr maririage remain with youar children? Som(»- cfomics present a' distorted. unhealthy and immbral concept .of sex and mar-riage.
3. Is the villáin. usually a for-eigner ? Is he a ~ member of the white irace>7 Is the villáin usually from another country? Somé co-mics foster prejüdice against clásfr Tace; creed or natiohality. , 4. Do the comics ,your children read promote gooá mentái health? -Somé comics portray violent death, .grotesque, fantastic and un-natural creatures, with repulsiva realism.'^:.v■;>;;"';.>)'■■S-^J---':-:.        '   ' :
; ö. Is the paper poor/ the print-ing blürred ánd the color unpleaa-Ing? Most conücs are inartistic. 6. Is theré áhyttiing comics do
a good bétter.
for' ypur diUdren that ^a children's böolc won't * do
from 74.236 in 1938 tq 107,600 in 1954 and is still growing; Twain five of the "bridegroonis are under 25 when they marry.
Congrátulátíon tQ Ady's "Wine Bottle Dance"
FROM ONTARIOVs Tobacco.Belt comes the following letter to the Toronto Aáy-Enseinble of Kossuth Society, in connection with their cóncert in Brantlord, Ont on Sunday Apjil 29^ where the stáge broke down twice under the dancero and other tech-niéal difficulties also hadnto be tackléd:
"We woüld Üke tQ cóngratulaie you all ón the splendid perivratance in Brantford in spite of so many difiiculties. ,
We saw you in Delhi at the Germán Hall (on Marcb 4); when we heárd ahoui your "Wine Bottle Dance*' bei^g prepared. And since you were nqt supposed tő come here for aüother year, we made every eftort to sté it in Brantford. And we were nbt disáppointed in the leásta
We were jusi as thrilled' to see all the^ other performances again, as we were the first time. And weshall túrh out to every perförmance in the near viciniíy because ^there Just aren't enough wórds of praise tó describe it all.
Wa understand tbere might be a possibility of appearing in the Germán Hall again in thé near futúre. We reaUy hope you do, as all the people we have spoken to since Sunday are just as anxious to see the Bottle Dance as we were.
May we offer agai^ our most sincere wishésfor yőur coa-tinued success.
•     JOHN and PEAm SÓFALVl, Vienna, Ont/' '
reading ■ skills.
Includéd in the pamphiet is .a rating scale for the a^istmice óf parents ahd a recommended .líst of children's books. The scale i*-based upon the six questiohs ín the body of the Iwöiclet The re- -conunended list^ contains Xlttle Black Sambo. a book which has been -regarded ás anti-Negro and ; which récently has been xemoved from Toronto public ^hools.
Oniy óne other major óbjectibn has been raised against: the gov-emment pamphiet: it does not , consider war cómJcs objectionable. The Egmonton Peace Cóuncil had asked thát wár comics be includéd in^ the jRiryey but the Advisoiy . Board has taken no explicit stand against them.
trees:,Huttgciry Plonts 90 Miiliori in o Week
RURALDEUVERY
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1UE60T A RBAL DrAMONO
PlHG AHD THIS PHONV PíME STORE IMITATIOH/
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BUDAPEST, Apriim — This i% Tree Week in Hungary, and In town and country 90 millión sap-lings are being planted to" ínark* the occasion. That is nine treea per héad of population!
The saplings are rcared in State nturseries. This Spring's Flantings are part of a five-year national plan to plánt 500 millión treesby 19S0. -
Much ,cf Hungary's forest land waa ruined by over-exploitation iii the years betwee't the wárs. and there were heavy loas«l duringthe Second Worid War.,; . . Shelter belts are bdhg planted In - the ópen country, towns are being ringed witii tree belts, roads are being^lined, and thoiisánds of aeres of parfcs, ptíygroanáa and waste plota are being lnx>ught into thO/Stíieme.
TMs year alone 2,500 miles of road and street are being llncd irtth 800.000 omiurnental trees. The Oreater Budapest Green Beit ia' to get JB5,000-acr«fl of new wood-land and 10,000 acrés of old i»óod- * land rulned in tlMi war are to bo n^lanted omr mn «rfght-ycar perlőd.
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