Diario las Américas Newspaper, January 1, 1958, Page 10

' HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! ~ THE AMERICAS DAILY Fer a better understanding between the Amevrioss Inter - American News for English - Speaking people Sth YEAR @ 4. SAN ROMAN President FRANCISCO AGUIRRE Vice President and Publisher Antonio Ruiz Managine Fditor Cc. W. SMITR Vice President 8. SMITBR Vice President HORACIO AGUIRRE Vice President Editor and Manager Eliseo Riera-Gomez Advt. & Cire Mer. Published daily except Monday — Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Miami Springs la. op February 8 195. EDITORIAL 1958 Humanity begins today a new period in her life, regard- ing which it is timely to formulate votes for the world to regain, at least in part, the peace it has lost, and progress and wellbeing for all during the New Year. Of course, it is not enough to express those wishes, but it is necessary that those who govern in the world, those who struggle in groups opposed to governments, those who direct the life of each and every one of the communities, no matter what their field of action may be, and individuals themselves, make a solemn promise of layalty to those wishes, and do everything in their power to do their duty, in particular regarding the search for human happiness and dignity. Before the uncertainties of the future, we can place only the will for betterment and generous feelings, indis- pensable elements for the world to achieve the realization of its destiny, without humanity having to suffer the horrors of war, nor the anguish brought by the threats to peace. A firm determination to struggle for justice and for. the dignity of the human being, both of which are included in great part in true happiness, may be the key for the so- lution of problems facing the modern world. On this January Ist. we should invoke God with hu- mility, to ask Him to enlighten the path of world coexistence and that, with His infinite mercy, He may prevent that the forces of evil —determined by the errors and vices of men— continue sowing hate and unrest in the path that should be only of brotherhood and peace. HOMAGE TO HAITI On the occasion of the commemoration today of a new anniversary of the Independence of Haiti, THE AMERI- CAS DAILY extends cordial greetings to that Antillian Nation, with the most sincere wishes for its prosperity, and, in particular, for the strengthening of republican stability, which had a crisis during the last few years. It is safe to assume that the patriotism of Haitian po- litical leaders will bring consolidation to that nation, now that her life has been juridically organized on a_ basis which everybody hopes will be of permanent democracy. As a member of the continental family, the Haitian people have serious historical responsibilities of interna- tional character, which they have always discharged with good judgment and with generous purposes of contribut- ing to the moral and material aggrandizement of America, On this anniversary, THE AMERICAS DAILY cor- dially congratulates all Haitians residing in this country, in particular His Excellency Dantes Bellegarde, Haitian Ambassador to the White House, and the Hon. Romeo Barrella, Haitian Consul in Miami. x" ove *&§ & oO * Latin American Firance and Trade News Reports CHEMICAL PLANTS FOR ARGENTINA WASHINGTON, D. C. — Two U. S companies have announced that they are joining with Argen- tine interests to build two chemi- eal plants which are expected to save Argentina between $10 and $12 million in imports. Monsanto Chemical Company will invest $28 million to sup- ply machinery, instruments, and know-how for a new polyvinyl chloride plant to be built in Men- doza Province. The Argentine group will contribute an equal sum towkard the project. The other plant, which will pro- duce carbon silicate and aluminum ehloride, will be built by the Nor- ton Company in cooperation with) Argentine interests. It, too, will be in Mendoza Province. and the total capital requirement of about $6 million will be subscribed half each by Norton and the Argentine part- nership. PERU TO TIGHTEN OIL CONTROLS LIMA, Peri (UP)— A top gov- ernment spokesman told the Cham- ber of Deputies that the Govern- ment is going to tighten its con- trol of the oil industry in Peru. Federico Hilbick, Minister of Development and Public Works, said the Government is going to see to it that concessions grant- ed to private companies are ex- ploited in accordance with the in- terrest of the country and not merely the interest of the conces- sionaries. Hilbick said also that “we are going to control the operations of the refining process and the quali ty of the products offered for sale in the national market.” The Minister told the Chamber that a five-year $123 million high- way building and improvement Program unveiled by the govern- Ment ten days ago is going to be financed in part by a slight in- crease in the tax on gasoline and | in part by a $27 million loan. The program calls for cbnstrue- tion of nearly 1,00 miles of new highways and improving 1,666) miles of existing roads, between 1958 and 1962. ICAITI EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING GUATEMALA — The Executive Committee of the Central Ameri- can Research Institute (ICAITI) met in Guatemala City to consider the budget for 1958 and to map out a work plan for the coming year The Committee includes the | Ministers of Economy of the five Central American countries. The Ministers were received in special audience by President Flores Ave- ndafio on Thursday. ICAITI is a research center maintained by the Central American republics to car- ry out scientific studies tending to benefit the economy of the whole area. ‘URUGUAY BEGINS MANUFACTURE OF BURLAP WASHINGTON, D. C. — The first manufacturing plant in Uru- guay to produce burlap for bags, containers, and general packing purposes was opened in Montevi- deo last month. The new firm, SA YCA (Sociedad Anonima Yute Ca- fiamo Afines), started operations with 250 machines, including 200 looms with a daily production cap- acity of 75,000 meters of burlap. The total cost of the plant and machinery is estimated at 8 mil- lion pesos, about US $1,680,000. Uruguay now imports burlap to a value of approximately $4 mil- lion annually. Working at full cap- acity, SAYCA plans to produce bagging valued at $2 million. The plant will employ 475 workers, | WASHINGTON, Dee. 31, (UP) —The Export-Import Bank of the United States joaned brazil $100, 000,000 today ‘o help build up its national railway system. The largest part of the loan Know ‘thy Neighbor By ANTONIO RUIZ MEXICO — One of the richest mineral countries in the world is México, and mining is one of the most highly organized and de- veloped of national industries. The great zone of mineral deposits fol- lows the direction of the Sierra Madre mountain range, extending from the United States border in the northwest, to the Pacific coast state of Oaxaca, in the southeast. Nearly every state in the Republic, however, has some mines. The acknowledged importance of México’s mining industry is com- monly attributed to its output of two main groups: 1) gold and silver, and 2) lead, zine and cop- per. To these, however, iron and coal should be added. While pro- duction of lead, zinc and copper is important from the international standpoint, the iron and coal are even more vital from the domestic viewpoint. Not only is existing in- dustry highly dependent on nation- al iron and coal production, but future expansion is predicted on broader and more intensive ex- ploitation of the nation’s known reserves of these two minerals. Mé- xico is the world’s first producer of silver, second in lead, and third in zine. Other metals and minerals min- ed in México include cadmium, tungsten, mercury, antimony, gra- phite, tin, manganese, arsenic, and bismouth. Two large iron ore de- posits have been discovered re- cently. One of them, estimated to have a reserve of more than 105 million tons, is located at Lake Truchas. The Cerro de Mercado, near the city of Durango, con- tinues to be the principal source of iron ore in México, The coun- try’s iron ore reserves are placed officially at more than 225 mil- lion tons. Coal is an important product in México’s mining and manufactur- ing industries. Production is whol- ly bituminous type and amounts approximately to 1,300,000 tons an- nually. This is insufficient to take care of the country’s coal fields in México are in the north central part of the country, where the Sa- binas and Papau deposits are locat- ed. An important coal basin was discovered in the State of Oaxa- ca, with an estimated reserve of 50 million tons. With the exception of coal and iron, Mexican mineral production is exported almost entirely. In the last few years almost 73 per cent of the total mineral production has ket is the United States. Petroleum ago, is extracted in quantities enought to make México seventh in world production, The nation’s oil reserves have been estimated in more than 1,400 million bar- rels, while natural gas reserves are estimated in 50,800 million cubic meters. The oilfields are located along the east coast in the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, and in the northern section of the Tehuantepec Isthmus. The oil is shipped from the port of Tampico, where large refineries are located. Two new refineries were opened in 1951 at Salamanca, State of Gua- najuato, and at Reynosa, in nor- theastern México, having a com- bined refining capacity of 34,000 barrels a day. Maximum capacity for all refineries is over 300,000 barrels daily. Since expropiation of foreign owned oil properties in 1937, pe- troleum production in México has been controlled, with unimportant exceptions, by “Petroleos Mexica- nos” (Pemex), a government agen- cy. Petroleum production has been more than sufficient to meet the nation’s needs, with consider- able quantities available for ex- port. The extension of highway mileage and the consequent in- crease in the number of motor vehicles in circulation have result- ed in a greater domestic consump- tion of petroelum products, in par- ticular gasoline. Spanish Version Page 3 Eximbank Grants Brazil a $100 Million Credit for Railroad Equipment been exported. The principal mar- | exploitation, which | began in México about fifty years | will be administered by “Rede Ferroviaria Federal, .A.,” the holding company created by. the Brazilian Congress last Aprii to supervise operations of all fede- jvally owned railroads. The re- maining amount will go to help state-owned railways. Most of the equipment, such as locomotives ties, signal devi- ces and rails, will be purchased in the United States. Freight cars are being built in Brazil. Robert Whitcomb of the Export-Import Bank who inspected the Brazilian railroad system said that about 200 diesels will be delivered to Brazil by October 1958, The agreement was signed by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro several Gays ago. Renato Feio, Director of “Rede Ferroviaria Federal, A.”, signed the documents. Feio is a prominent engineer who Whitcomb called “one of the most capable men in Brazilian railroad business.” The agreement was signed to- day by Samuel C. Waugh, Pre- sident of the Export-Import Bank, which formally completed the agreement. The Brazilian Amba- ssador, Ernani Do Amaral Peixo- to, attended the ceremony and | was a witness to the signing of | the document. Waugh stated that the Export- | Import Bank was “very happy” | to sign the agreement which will | aid Brazil to improve her trans- | port system and, as a consequen- | ce, speed up her economy. The Export-Import Bank had| authorized a 100 million dollar | credit to Brazil in July, 1956, as| part of a general development | program in the fields of electric | power, air and land transport, in- dustry, and agriculture, including MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., Wednesday, JANUARY 19, 1958 License Granted for Shipment of Atomic Reactor WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UP) The U. 8. Atomic Energy Commis- sion agreed to give an export license for a reactor to Venezuela, The license will be granted to the General Electric Company, of New York, which plans to send a 300 kilowatt therminal reactor, of anew type, to the Venezuelan Neurological and Brain Research Institute of Caracas. The reactor will be used for the production of radio-isotppes for use in physcial and biological research and medic- al therapy, and also in agricultural and industrial research. It will also be used to train personnel in atom- ie science and engineering. It is valued at $548.000. The announcement says that the export license is based on the re- solution of the Atomic Energy Commission that this is within the terms of the agreement between the governments of the U. S, and Venezuela. This announcement refers to the purpose of issuing the license and this proposal has been registered in the Federal Registry Office. The license itself will be deliver- ed within 15 days, or as soon as the Commission is presented with a formal request for a short pre- vious audience. NOTICE To give our employees an opportunity te spend New Year’s Day with their families, THE AMERICAS DAILY will not be published tomorrow, Thursday, January 2. We will be with you again Friday, January 3. Happy New Year! tors. Business With Chi SANTIAGO, Dec. 31 (UP)—Ha- rold Cary, representative of “Tuna Boat,” a U. S. firm which owns 23 fishing boats, which was fishing off the Chilean coast several days ago, said that his firm is ready to talk with Chilean authorities about paying duties, fines, etc., for what occured in these territorial waters. Cary did not specify, neverthe- less, when the company which he represents would be ready to pay for these items. The Chilean authorities have stated that the cost, according to existing rules, will be a fine of 12 dollars a net ton for each boat. Cary made a statement when he left a meeting held in the Foreign Office, which was attended by the Under Secretary of Foreign Rela- tions, Alvaro Droguett, the Politic- al director of the Foreign Office, and expert in Oceanic Matters, HEMISPHERIC EVENTS Latin AVIATION DAY CELEBRATED GUATEMALA — “Aviation Day” was celebrated by the Guatemalan Air Force here As part of the ceremonies marking the day, a hos- pital for airmen was dedicated and inaugurated. DR. URRUTIA ARRIVES AMMAN (UP) — Doctor Fran- cisco Urrutia, the personal repre- sentative of United Nations Se- eretary General, Dag Hammarsk- jold, arrived here by air, and im- mediately had a conference with Foreign Minister, Samir Rifai. Urrutia arrived from Jerusalem in a United Nations plane. He was accompanied by Jordan offi- cials of the Jordan-Israili Truce Committee, and observers of the United Nations. MEXICAN STORY ABOUT BABS HUTTON DENIED CUERNAVACA,MEXICO, (UP) —Attorneys for Barbara Hutton denied a story published in the local newspaper Ultimas Noticias charging the Woolworth heiress with illegally building a residence here. Lawyer José de la Sierra said the $200,000 home was completed “about two years ago” and that Miss Hutton had complied with U. 5. Fishermen Spokesman fo Talk lean Government Luis Melo Lecaros, and the Under Secretary of Agriculture, José Go- mez, Cary added that the main thing is to examine the problem between the two governments so that in- terested private fishing compan- ies can be made aware of, and dis- cuss the conditions. He said that the problem is due basically to the difference in the ruling of opera- tions of fishing boats in Chile and the U. S., and stated that “we are not very sure, in this case, if the usual rules of Peri and Ecuador, can be used.” Asked why the “Tuna Boat” boats were fishing in Chilean wat- ers, he said that tuna have a spe- cial habit of migration which is not as yet understood, and that the boats were following a school }oecupants to stand in heading them with machetes. One * Member Inter American: Press Associction e For Liberty, Culture and Hemispheric Solidarity NUMBER 151 Latin American Diplomats Discuss Villeda Morales Colombian Govt. Steps UP Effort to End Violence BOGOTA, Dec. 31 (UP) — The Governor of Valle Department, Navy Captain Osacar Herrera, and the Civil and Military Com- mander of the Quindio Zone, Co- Jonel Jorge Moreno Soler, are studying a joint plan to put an end to violence in that region, which duririg the last week has resulted in the death of at least 24 persons in different places. Fifteen of those persons pe- tished beheaded by a group of bandits in the coffee town of Ca- laredé, in the Quindio region, and another one was killed in a shoot- ing in the town of Sevilla, Valle Department. Herrera went from Cali, Valle Department capital, to Armenia, seat of the Military and Civil Com- mand of Quindjo, region of the violence. According to reports, a group of bandits arrived at a plan- tation in Calarcé, forced the 16 line, be- of the workers, however, survived in spite of a deep wound in the neck, and was able to reach the town to report the’ attack. The Quindio region was decla- red in state of war two. months ago and military forces were sent there to suppress banditry, under a Civil and Military Commender, Colonel Moreno who with the Go- vernor is trying to formulate a joint plan to end violence. Besides those killed in Calarcé and Sevilla, eight more persons met violent death during the last week in severai places of Tolima Department. U.S. Not Concerned About Proposal of Panama’s Students U. S. NOT CONCERNED Frances WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UP) United States officials have refus- ed to comment on the proposal of the National Student Congress of Panama that Panama be given half of the gross revenue from the Canal Zone. Officials pointed out that the United States and Panama rene- gociated their treaty in 1955 and both sides appeared to be. satis- fied with the provisions. Under the revised treaty Panama’s annual share of the net profits of the of tuna which had been feeding on the California coast. merican News in Brief by a local architect, using local; materials and labor. The newspaper story said no building permit was obtzined from the proper authorities, that a Hong Kong construction firm was building the house and that some building materials and furniture were smuggled from the Far East. The story also put the value of the house at $1 million, which the lawyer said was “absolutely ridiculous.” OVER HALF A MILLION VISITED MEXICO MEXICO CITY (UP)— The Me- xican Tourism Association said that an estimated 550,000 Ameri- can tourists will have visited the country before the end of the year, Association officials said that 506,312 tourists came to México during the first eleven months of this year. This is a monthly aver- age of more than 46,000. If the flow of visitors continues at the same rate during this month the total number for 1957 will be over 550,000 officials said. Estimates at the beginning of the year were for more than 600,000 tourists in 1957. When final figures are in, the tourist trade is expected to have is expected to have produc- canal was set at $1,930,000. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. (UP — Latin American Ambassa- dors discussed today a way of linking the Organization dof Ame- rican States (OAS) with the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- tion (NATO) second in the con- freence held sin ce Friday after the meeting of the Ambassadors | with the Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. They received another proposal yesterday, that of the President of Honduras, Dr. Ramén Villeda Morales, that the Secretary Gene- | ral of OAS should establish direct contact with Paul Henri Spaak, the Secretary General of NATO. It is understood that Dulles pre- | sented them with a similiar pro- posal in Friday’s meeting. The Se- eretary of State said that, in the conference held this month in Pa- ris, the NATO Council should es- tablish tighter bonds between NA- TO and OAS. Villeda Morales made his sta- tement during a press interview which was published in THE AME- RICAS DAILY, a newspaper of Miami. ; The Honduran President stated | that he was opposed, nevertheless, | to the idea of uniting the two or- ganizations. It is thought that Villeda Mora. les plans to make contact with the governing officials of the other Central American republics in or- der to discuss a common plan of To Venenela (OAS-NATO Working Plans Honduran President's Suggestions Made in Americas Daily Interview cooperation. Honduran officials, who have re- cently come from their country, said that Villeda Morales wants the five Central American Repub- lies to present a proposal in which the OAS Secretary General would be authorized to confer with the NATO Secretary General about the plan which should be adopted so that the two organizations may ¢o+ laborate in scientific and economie fields. The meeting of the Ambassadors took place, as did the previous one, in the house of Luis Quintanillg Mexican representative to OAS, DR. MORA TO SPEAK AT SHIP LAUNCHING NEW YORK, Dec. 31. (UP— José A. Mora, the Secretary Gene. ral of the Organization of Amefi- can States, (OAS, will be —ae- cording to reports from fhe Grace Line— the main speaker at the ceremony of the launching of the “Santa Paula” liner. The launching of this new liner. of the Grace Line will take plage. on the 9th of January in Newport News, in Virginia. Pastor Raymond §S. Hall, Direg: tor of the “Seaman’s Church Insti- tute”, of New York, will give am oration asking God’s help for the new liner and the crew and pas- sengers. Hall was the first Parachute Chaplain in the U.S. He was called the “parachute Pastor”. WASHINGTON, D. C. (PAU) — Ecuador, chosen in 1954 as the site of the Eleventh Inter-Ameri- ean Conference, was reported re- cently as confident it will fulfill its commitment as host to the oth- er 20 republics of the Western Hemisphere. Dr. Luis Ponce Enriquez, Se- cretary General of the Eleventh ma’s share during the fiscal year 1957 would have been $25,387,249. A spokesman for President Er- nesto de la Guardia Jr. described the proposal is “unrealisti¢.” He said that since the Canal Zone government establishes the costs of operation and the U. S. Con- gress sets the transit tolls, “we could be faced with a situation whereby the operation of the Can- al produced nothing.” The spokesman pointed out that Panama was seeking better wages for Panama citizens working in Under the proposed plan Pana- balance which averages $40,000, 000 a month. MEXICO REDUCING TAX EVASIONS MEXICO CITY, (UP—Evasion of Federal tax payments will be reduced about 50 per cent next year, the head of the tax collec- tion section of the Finance De- partment predicted today. Antonio Armendariz estimated that the payment of more than $120,000,000 was evaded this year of which about $40,000,000 was finally recovered. He blamed the “ignorance or stupidity” of tax advisers as the main reason: for the evasions. “With the modernization and improvement of our tax collection methods”, he said, “these thefts to the community are being cons- tantly reduced, and we expect to reduce them another 5 per cent next year.” ARCHIBISHOP CALLS FOR SPECIAL PRAYERS GUATEMALA— Metropolitan Archibishop Manuel Rossell Are- Ilano has issued a call to the people of Guatemala asking that December and January be given over to prayers for peace. Spe- ed revenues of over $500,000- all legal requirements. | He also said the house was built 000. This alone compensates for the country’s unfavorable trade cial prayers for the country are being made during these months in all Catholic churches, the Canal Zone. -MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE. HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE Minister of Agriculture Guiller- mo Pacheco de Leén held a press conference in which he outlined his program for the remainder of the interim period he is to serve. Main point of his interview cen- tered about his determination to map out pians for increasing pro- duction of corn, beans and rice three basic staples in Guatemala’s economy. The Minister stated that he is requesting an increase in his budget from $2.5 million to $5 million to carry out the program. CASTILLO ARMAS NAMED LIBERATOR The Congress voted to designate the late President Carlos Castillo Armas as “Liberator of his Coun- try”--a title unique in Guatemalan history. The measure was taken to perpetuate the memory of Col. Castillo Armas in recognition of “the great services rendered to his country and of his untiring struggle against communism.” A gold medal was ordered struck to commemorate the granting of the title. The medal is to be pre- Ecuador Rushing Plans for Eleventh Inter American Conference in Quito Conference which is scheduled to take place in Quito in 1959, said his government was rushing to completion a new legislative pa- lace, office building and 250-room hotel for the meeting, which is held every five years. The Inter-American Conference is the supreme authority of the Or- ganization of American States and decides its general policy and structure. The work of Tenth Com ference, held in Caracas, Venezue- la, in March, 1954, ranged over all topics of interest to the member governments of the OAS but is pefhaps best remembered for its resolution, proposed by U. S. Se- cretary of State John Foster Dul- les, opposing any attempt at in- filtration into the Western Hemi- sphere by international commun- ism. “We will be ready for the Con- ference by the second half of 1959,” Dr. Ponce Enriquez said during an interview at the Pan American Union attended by Dr. José A. Mora, OAS Secretary Gen- eral, and Dr. Gonzalo Escudero, Ecuadorian Ambassador to the 0 AS. “However, since the exact date of the Conference must be reach- ed after consultation with all mem- ber countries, it may not start un- til January or February of 1960,” he added. Dr. Escudero explained that agendas for Inter American Con- ferences — which include juridi¢- al-political, economic, social, cul- tural and organizational topics — take a long time to prepare be- cause of their complexity and re- vision by all 21 member govern- ments. : Dr. Mora said he was impressed ‘py the determined attitude of Pre- sident Camilo Ponce Enriquez and the Ecuadorian Government to enm- sure the success of the month-long Inter-American Conferenee. * Ecuadorian artists will compets for the privilege of decorating tha Legislative Palace, Dr. Ponce Ea riquez said. He left a scale modal of the building at the Pan Ameri ean Union, which will be exhibit- ed in each of the OAS member countries. The Secretary General of the Conference, who is the brother of the President of Ecua- dor, was in the United States to at sented to the widow of Castillo Armas. The Congress also autho- rized the erection of monuments in honor of the Liberator. tend the United Nations Assembly and consult with OAS officials on preparation for the 1950 meeting,