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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1957
Page
9
The essay argues Australia must endure a likely 1958 recession amid global slowdowns while maintaining inflation control and high employment. It notes US unemployment rising to 4 to 5 million, a data point used to temper fears and justify continued prudent financial policy and efficiency drives at home.
The Minister for the ACT announced in a letter to the Advisory Council that the draft City Area Leases Ordinance would provide a ballot method to determine lease rights. The council had sought deferral to review disposal methods for residential and business leases. The minister cautioned this method would not apply to all future Canberra City area disposals.
Yesterday evening the Governor General and Lady Slim hosted a Diplomatic Corps reception at Parliament House in Canberra with Mrs R G Casey in attendance. Meanwhile a draft ordinance proposal on ballot methods drew pushback as ministers and council members clash over defined circumstances and lease review delays.
J C McKie secretary of the Operative Painters and Decorators Union of Australia A C T Branch argues for a total ban on lead paints and criticizes Master Painters Association positions. He says unions seek complete contract provisions and that supervisors should be qualified painters and decorators. He questions M P A profits and praises health concerns and mutual cooperation for the next year.
Seventeen native boys and three native girls from Papua and New Guinea will attend Australian schools next year under a native scholarship system begun in 1954. They will study at ten schools in Queensland and one in New South Wales in Australia.
East Germany's Communist regime uses sputnik to undermine Church influence in schools. Youth are urged to view space exploration as proof against religion, while churches warn against participating in state youth dedications and press for church-centered rites.
The Canberra University College announced annual examination results with Economic History showing first and second class honors for C. M. Jay and A. J. Miller respectively. Pure Mathematics lists L. A. Webster first class honors and several passed. Politics Science and other names noted.
The Canberra Choral Group led by Ronald Penny will perform Christmas carols in candlelight at the Institute of Anatomy courtyard on December 19. Proceeds aid the World University Service which supports medical care hostel accommodation books and supplies for university communities in over 30 countries. This is the third consecutive year the group has held the fundraiser and about an hour long recital is expected to attract a large audience.
About 8,000 bank officers across Victoria the A C T and the Northern Territory will receive time and a quarter for Saturday morning work from the first pay period after December 1. Commissioner J H Portus of the Commonwealth Arbitration Commission in Adelaide made the variation to the federal award. Officers earning £1,432 a year or more will not get the time and a quarter rate but receive a flat penalty of 10/ per Saturday morning.
In Sydney on Monday the Prime Minister Mr Menzies will officially open the St Marys filling factory at noon. Defence Minister Beale will introduce him as he unveils a plaque and starts machinery in several plant sections. About 300 guests are expected with invitations to Dr Evatt and Mr Cahill. A buffet lunch will follow and a factory tour.
At an A C T Advisory Council meeting Mr W J M Campbell urged forming a temporary National Capital Planning Committee to avoid planning delays. He proposed the council name an observer to the commission and press the Interior Minister for a chairman. J N C Rogers said delays in appointing a planning body should not hinder Canberra development. Campbell withdrew the motion after discussion.
London report says Mr. Kennan former U S ambassador to Moscow claimed NATO lacks source of authority and cannot provide a channel for any negotiating process. He argued the security of the West rests with its people, not with NATO.
The Y W C A staged a Bright Christmas Festival at Albert Hall with decorated trees tableaux and table settings from diplomatic corps national groups and community organisations. Notable displays include gifts for aboriginal children at Wreck Bay and a Bush Christmas table.
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