Vol. .of No. 11 (Published Fonnighdy) June, 1970 IN OUR WEAKNESS LIES STRENGTH: WE ASSAY WHAT WORLD DARE NOT A review of the global situation In which Rhodesia found itself with the emergence of her new RepubUc, was given by the Mlnlster of Local Government and Housing, Mr. Mark Partridge, wben he addressed the annual coofereoce of the Local Government Association. Rhodesia entered her ftnt year as an Independent republic, unacknow­ ledged, befriended by few, attacked by many, In a world of changing values sub8equeat upon the decline of western Imperialism. We faced the growinf strength of the reli&ion of "statism" which sought. under the guise of communism. to undennine and destroy the relics of moraljty and $2.6m. hotel international orthodoxy established by the old imperialism. State approval has been Fortunately, sajd the Minister, the given to Salisbury Council's powers of Western Europe and the United States of America, toacther with supplementary town planning some of the countries of the British order which will make possible Cotton mark launched Commonwealth, were opposed 10 the a S2.6m. hotel developmenl io Tbe Cotton Mark, the IDtemaCIOOIII spread of this terrible rule, and it was emblem to be awuded bJ the newly their opposition which made the con­ King's Crescenl, Salisbury. estabHsbed Cotton Promotion Couudl tinued existence of our state possible. for qllllllt)' producU, Will UDftiled b)' tbe This we should never foraet Mbdster ol IJII'OI'IIIatloa, lmm.lp1adoo and that we emefie a strona and pros· aDd Toarllm, Mr. P. K. ftD del' BJI, Student protests perous state whose citizens, of whatever at • c:ock1all party beld b7 tbe Cottoa race, colour or creed, abhor totali­ Growen' Aaodatloo. The anti-war student protests in tarianism, chenish the liberty of the sub­ America bad been fostered and abetted ject and act upon established principle." The president. Mr. M. E. Butler, said by Communist agents. the Council had been cstabliahed to pro­ The cause of this phenomena of mob Sbmd by faith mote the product to the consumer and agitation could not be laid at the door "We are a small country by world was financed by the cotton arowen, with of poverty. It had, however, alwaYJ been standards, and perhaps in our very weak­ representatives from the Central African accompanied by a deterioration of Textile Manufacturers' Association and accepted morality and common estab­ ness lies our strength. Our very insiani· ficancc means we have no need to com· the A&ricultural Marketing Authority. lished loyalties. promise. We stand by our faith in a In future the Council will encourqc "The Western powers, therefore, are future for humanity, based upon the the establishment of a Southern African engaged on two fronts. Externally they Cotton Promotion Council iocorporating oppose the states of Rusaia and China. principle of individual human dignity; and accordinaly all our actions must flow Angola, Mozambique, South Africa and lntcrnaUy they battle for the minds and Rhodesia and any other countries wish· hearts of men againat international com­ from principle." munism aod a decay of traditional In a div1ded world, a world which ina to participate. values. The internal b3ttle undoubtedly throughout history had been divided by The importance of cotton in the is the more important racial, religious, languase and cultural economy was messed by the Minister. "We in this country have a part to barriers, which from time immemorial He recalled that his own father had play in all this, and that pert is to ensure had seen warfare between one, several or advocated close co-operation in South that we preserve and protect our estab­ many of these groups, we in this country Africa between wool and synthetic lished values of individual liberty; that had, too, our problems caused by such manufacturers 40 years ago, and tbi& we destroy communism in our midst; Collli11Dt4 Oil pqc 5 miaht similarly apply to cotton today. www.rhodesia.me.uk 2 KHODBSIAN COMMENTARY June, 1970

Planning $15m. central hospital For rhino round-up For the duraiJoo of tbeir forth· and medical school c:omiq rhino tnmsloaatlon opua­ HE muld-mDIJoo dollar ceotnl botpiml and medical adlool, plaooed for Salilbury, tiom, the Department of National T will be broaaht a stap nearer sooo wbm the Dcpanmeat of Wodts and roo­ Parks and Wild Life has been suliaut pers<~GDel move illto new $48,000 t~ary o8ias on the lite. presented witb four rhino recovery vehicta worth $10,000 and 440 For more than a year an advisory planning conunittee of Government and gallons of diesel fuel. University CoUege experts and private practitioners have been meeting regularly The first donation CWDe from every week to thrash out the details and prepare the basic approach to the final Volkswageo South Africa and design of the hospital, which is expected to accommodate 720 patients initia.lly with tbclr representative, Mr. Tommy possible expansion to 1,000 bcdJ as the need arises. Doig, demoostrates the removal of a vehicle door to Natioual Parks A spokesman for the Dcpcutment The final design will probably include memben Paul Coetue, Roo said: "We can't begin to give a con- the central service hospital and clinical 1bomsoa and Bryao O'Douolhue. struction commencement date yet; the teaching wing, two nurses' homes, the 'The second donation, from Tobll imponderablcs are just too many and medical school, library, assembly hall, Rbodesian {Pvt.) Ud., will be Died varied." aninnll bou.se, 5tudents' union, resident to nm a r~vrry \-1!hide I'U'I!ived The project's advisory planning corn- medical officers' quarters, recreation faci- from two elderly women memben mittec has so far concentrated its efforts Lities, boiler house, transport depot. of the Friends of Rhodesia in on preparing "schedules of accommoda· workshops and central incinerator. NataL tion" which are, in effect, lists of rooms required. This has been a major wit in itself: One floor of the main unit could have as many as 500 rooms or partitioned spaces in it-"wbich gives some idea of the size and concept of this project," the spokesman commented. The schedules of accommodation have been drawn up and the advisory com­ mittee's experts can move forward to completing "user requirement sheets." These sbeeu delineate-down to the last 13-amp socket outlet or filing cabinet ~very single item used in every corner of every room in the hospital. They wiU take at least until the end of the year to complete. Thereafter, the planning schedule will be ftexible but it is expected that it will take some time for aU this mass of detail to be collated, tabulated and trans· formed into final working drawings. Floal design The spokesman said: "It is also quite impossible to firm up the cost of the pro­ ject, at this stage. All we can say is that it is likely to be in excess of about SlS million."

There would be no livestock drought Drought aid, crop prices at $60m. relief until an assessed overstocking of animals-if any-bad been removed from Six million dollars is provided for the previous six-year average yield. the property concerned. Farmers who showed a profit in spite drought relief and improved crop of ·the drought would not qualify. For beef cattle, drought relief pay­ prices according to a statement by Flue-cured nnd burley tobacco g.rowers ments would be made on a "per bead" would qualify for assistance when the basis for breeding cows and their the Ministry of Agriculture. Relief gross income they might have expected replacements. This would assist the far­ will not be in the form of cash and for tobacco bad been reduced by one mer to maintain his breeding herd. will be restricted in the main to third or more. The main object of drought relief here Regarding livestock, pro v i s i o n a I those lines of production suitable to was to safeguard the breeding sector of drought relief action committees and the national herd. the agro-ecological environment of district drought relief committees would determine which areas and individual As in the past, compensation generaUy any particular farm. farms were drought-stricken, in terms of would take the form of credit to fanners certain criteria which had been laid for specified purposes and no cash pay­ Crop-relief measures will come into down for them. force whc.re estimated yields are ruluced ments would be made. by a third or more as compared with CC..tuno.t la •m col-.) An appeals committee has been set up. www.rhodesia.me.u June, 1970 RHODESIAN COMMENTARY 3 Parachute school logs • lO,OOOth JUDIP FIJ&ht Seqeaot Toay Huaba (26), the youuaest staff I~ tor at lbe Rhodeslaa Air Force paradune ln1DiDC sdlool, records (oa tbe ri&Jd) lbe unit's lO,OOOth jump u New Sarum air stadoa aear Salisbury. Maklas his penooa) tally 155, be baled out at aa altitude of about 1,000 ft. aod duria& his coatroDed desc:eat be released "Free! Bear", tbc trainina sc:bool's teddy bear maKot, wbo drifted doWD with bls own •pedal pancbute. Piloting the airc.raft was Flight Lieutenant G. A. Alexander who flew the fil"!t aircraft to make a parachute drop in this country in 1959. Since it wu started nine years ago the parachute training school hu trained several hundred men for the Special Air Service and a number of Air Force personnel, with an impressive safety record. "Our injury occurrence rat.e of 1.39 per cent. is better than that of the British and compares very favourably with the best in the world," said a spokesman. "Most of the injuries have been of a minor nature with no fatalities. For this we can thank our Safety Equipment section who pack the parachutes." The training school was only started after a parachute evaluation detachment had proved the feasibility of parachuting in the rarified atmosphere of the Rhodesian highveld. Over the years only eight trainees have failed the three week basic training course and only one has refused to jump. The school bll3 six qualified instructors and two under training.

Good prospects Town gets oxygen by pipeline for '71 Fair Trade Fair Rhodesia 1970 in Bulawnyo for industry brought exhibitors more business than any other previous Fair. Que Que ls the ooly centre In Southern Africa that has pipeline oxygen This fact, and the impact made by the In bulk-and can feed lt Into metaDurglcal, engineering and chemical quality and presentation, make the pros­ industries that might establish plants in the town. pects for next year's Pair look very good indeed, said officials. The source of the oxygen is the Sable been an attraction in the put." nitrogenous fertilizer Q~t_ which feeds A number of exhibitors--some for the Power' aad Water first time-obtained export orders, quite tonnage oxygen to the RISCO steelworks apart from a wider market for their through a 17-mile pipeline that cost more Que Que ia served by the Electricity products in RhodesiD. A clothing factory, than SSOO,OOO-the largest of its kind Supply Commiaion, drawin& its power in the southern hemisphere. from the Central Ab!ican Power Cor­ on its initial appearance on the Fair, poration's grid, which iqcludes the secured an order to export S60,000 worth The pipeline already runs through the of kha1ti school uniforms. boundaries of the town, where junctions Kariba hydro-electric scheme and the have been fitted to enable further pipe­ Umniati power station, only a few miles Comments on presentation and quality lines to be connected with Que Que away. were many and complimentary. industries. It can feed it into metallur­ A recent Sl.2m. water scheme has The South African Trade Com­ gical, engineering and chemical industries stepped up Que Que capacity to supply that might establish plants in the town. water to 6.8m. gallons a day, with lOm. missioner said the policy of exhibiting gallons in prospect with relatively minor South Africa's new products bad been Nltroteo too an outstanding success this year and he extensions to reservoir capacity. would like to see many more South It is anticipated that with further Que Que has in the town a tubeworks, African exhibitors at future Faits as it development, piped nitrogen will be a rodmiU and wireworks and a chrome provided one of tbe best opportunities available in the same way. smelter. for showing businessmen in Rhodesia The Mayor of Que Que, Councillor On the outskirts are two gold mines Steve SmaUman, sa1d the supply of and in the vicinity copper is being minecl the actual commodities which South oxygen in bulJc would give Que Que and the.re is active prospecting for Africa makes. "another enormous step forward". nickel "It is also one of the best places to He added: "&sily availabl6, cheap There is also a thriving beef cattle establish business contacts because many oxygen in bulJc should attract industries industry in the well-watered hinterland, people came to discuss all sorts of trade which need this, in the same way as with Winter wheat and navel orange pro­ matters." ample power and water supplies have duction being developed rapidly. www.rhodes1a.me.uk RHODESIAN COMMENTAR} June, 1970 World's biggest dinosaurs existed in the primeval swamps of Rhodesia Th.e size of fosdlized bones found iD the Zambezi V alley by a Rho­ desian palaeontological team indi­ cate that some of the world's biggest dinosaurs existed iD the primevaJ Rhodesian swamps. The leader of the. team and curator of the Queen Victoria Museum, Mr. Mike Raath, described the find as most exciting because it made this part of the continent extremely important as an area for studying the later evolution of the dinosaur. "We might never get material like this again," he said. "If we lost this oppor- to get all these bones back safely, and it all has to come out of limited museum funds.'' said Mr. Raath. Sixty miles from the scene a rich ABOVE: 'lbe upper source of fossilized bones of the smaller third of the upper and older varieties of dinosaur have been discovered. armbone or humeros. Although bones of these smaller types The tape measure hnvo o.lrendy been found in Rhodesia, across tbe bone reads this is the richest find and will enable nineteen inches. scientists to make a more detailed study of the species involved. The smaller species are amongst the oldest types known and lived about 200m. years ago. The la1ge1 species lived in the Valley about lOO to J20m. years later. LEFT: Side view of part of the pelvis. 'Cbe highly weathered state ••••••••••••••••••••••••• of the bone constitutes First Cuboree held the main problem for it must" be so treated in Africa that it will not [rag. ment when removed Tb_e country's five Scouting from the :;rouod. provmces were represented at the fim Cuboree held on the African continent in the Zimbabwe National Park near Fort Victoria. Attending were 223 Cub Scouts tunity it would be a national tragedy." Further examination of these bones (9t to 11 years) and about 100 leade.rs. The camp 'vas entirely The bones found were of the rear haJ been halted pending consultation with specialists in adhesives and bonding self-contained. A special badge quarters of an animal that was "up with was issued for the occasion. the world beaters in size." chemicals in order to ensure the safe removal of the bones. For the benefit of the people of The remains were probably of the very Lifting the giant pelvic bone, measuring Fort Victoria the Cubs presented rare Brachiosaurus species, so far found 5 ft. 9 in. across, would alone be a major playlets on a provincial basis­ only in North America and TanzAnia, "engineering job". Pio~r Column (Victoria), Allan and if this was so the discovery might Other huge bones found include part W i Is o n Patrol (Matabelelaod), well prove that the Zambezi Valley was Mining (Midlands), Moodie Trek linked by a system of lakes to East of the trunk and tail and the top of the dinosaur's upper ann. The ~ore of (Manicaland) ami the Raising of Africa. They will also prove that the one vertebra bone alone measures J6 in. the Flag at Fort Salisbury Valley climate SOm. years aJlo was across and J It in. down. (Masbonaland). tropical. "It will take a lot of time and money www. o es1a. e.uk June, 1970 RHODESIAN COMMENTARY 5

African Senators in top pay bracket The earnings of the country's ten African Senators will be among the higher brackets. These men-all of them chiefs -will receive as before the salary and allowances of chiefs and now will have senatorial salary and allowances. Thus an Afric:nn qualifying under the highest salary and allowances in both offices could earn $8,000 a year. The president of the Senate will receive S8,SOO in salary and allowances. If a Senator lives more than 100 miles from Salisbury his salary and allowance total SS,OOO. A chief with a tribal following of over SOO bas an annual salary of $1,440. Personal allowances up to $1,440 are paid in addition and use of a private car entitles a chief to an allowance of SlO a month.

Our strength differences; differences of race, of language, of culture, of religion. Solddal The Minister said in this world of conflict, the criteria for our behaviour, as established by our opponents and enemies, was that the lamb should lie down with the wolf; that we should ianore all differences; that there was no need to face the realities of contention and dispute that such differences caused. Our little world was judged by criteria which, if applied to the world at large, would be instantly dismissed as imprac­ tical and suicidal. "Yet the only distinction is that the world at large has different governments divided by traditional boundaries, often artificial geographically, but established and recognized because of the differences We essay what the world dare not. We that they sepanltc; whereas we in this have every right and reason, therefore, country have accepted the need for one to be proud of our temerity and the African Senators insped the ScMte government and regard ourselves as one justice of our c:1use. Cbombe~tm under coostrudlon at nation composed of di1fcreot societies. the time. "However, we cannot hope to escape Common good without effort the incidence of the break­ down of internal nonns of behaviour "We have set ourselves the task of that is occurring in the rest of the tion of liberty to sustain traditional endeavouring to conmin the differences Western world. One sees it in the Arts, values, whether tribal or Christian, and that divide our people by recognition the behaviour of the religious, the atti­ to foster common and acknowledged and acceptance of such differences, but tudes inculcated amongst the youth, the loyalties." seeking within such recognition to conduct of public affairs. ensure the maximum Liberty of the indi­ This was no easy task, and it was diffi· vidual subject to the common good. "The modem emphasis is to turn cult even to know where to begin. The liberty into licence. It is a matter of family unit, however, provided the basic ''We thus set an example that the urgency that we realize the need to building block to any state. A strong world could emulate to its advantage. combat this menace, and in the protec· family life made for a strong nation. .r SI • • 6 RHODESIAN COMMENTARY June, 1970 CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT A POPULATION OF 14 M. years, and most of this was due to movement from the tribal trust areas. CONCERNS MANY FIELDS Undoubtedly, the annual increase of The likely development in the local government field for the future 5.6 per cent., compounded, of our gross national product could sustain a com­ was dealt with by the Mlnlstu of Local Government and Housing, Mr. pounded increase in population of 3t Mark Partridge, at the conference at Victoria Falls of the Local Govern­ per cent. provided that such increase was related to the population within the ment Association. cash economy section, but only two-fifths Government had concentrated latterly on the administrative structure, of the population was in this sector. If we were to relate the increase in with the consequential emergence of larger and stronger municipalities. our gross national product to the whole Central Government had insisted that development should, wherever pos­ of our population increase, we would have to seek an overall percentage figure sible, take place In existing urban centres, even when in the primary field. of the order of 2t times the population This had resulted. and would continue to result, in the growth of towns, rate-that is, Si per cent. said the Minister. RUI'Ill aettlcment It was apparent bow the education "The policy of restricted subdivision population can find much greater em­ services alone would fall behind the outside of a given perimeter has made ployment without increased intensifica­ population &rowth. The future demanded for greater local authority viability and, tion in the agricultural field. This is increasing urban and rural settlement. if suc:ccsafuUy pursued, will undoubtedly undoubtedly happening and, with the "As Car as this Congress is concerned, lower the cost of urban living and bring advent of new markets and new crops, therefore., the national task ahead is to nearer the day of efficient public tmns- an overall annual increase is occurring. establish new towns and cities, and to The impact of sa.nctions, however, makes port. . . f h . . 't.s ensure the growth of existing ones." "Tbts concentration o ousmg, rn a it unlikely that the expansion will be Mr. Partridge proceeded to outline a turn, makes business activity more pros­ sufficient to make employment available few of n number of alternatives. perous and stable. thus leading to con­ for the children of those presently em­ Established towns: That these be fidence and enterprise, and the establish­ ployed. Should this prove to be the case, allowed to continue to attract, unabated, ment of industries." they will drift to the towns or return new populations from the rural areas. With the completion of this programme to the tribal trust areas." This could only result in an increasing of administratave reorganization, was Turning next to our cities and towns, backlog in the provisions of housing, there foreseen merely a road of grudual the Minister said it was found that until slum areas started. development or growth within the new Salisbury's population, based on the The expansion of Hunyani Settlement, establishments or are there other prob-­ assumptaon that not a single African outside Salisbury, in the space of some lems ahead?, the Minister asked. came in from the tribal trust lands, three years from a settlement area for " Remembering that it is people that would reach 900,000 at the turn of the 500 families into a shanty town of make towns, a study of our population century, Bulawayo 600,000 and the other 21,000 people, showed bow near Salis· statistics showing past growth and esti­ towns collectively 900,000. bury, at least, was to this position. The mated future trends, can give some indi­ "It is perfectly feasible and possible mystery of such a situation is bow cation of what lies ahead. to contain such a growth rate if there people manage to exist without apparent is no further influx from the African Under 16 yean employment or mearts of subsistence. areas. New towns: That all future influx be "We have one of the greatest popula­ "This contention is supported by the stopped and the establishment of new tion growths in the world, compounding figures for the annual increase in the towns and cities in the tribal trust areas our present five million at approximately gross national product, which has been commenced. Such a policy could not 3t per cenl annually. We can thus be generally of the order of 5.6 per cent., succeed unless accompo.nied by incentives fairly confident that by the turn of the compounded, in real terms, and which, to attract commerce and industry and century our population wiiJ be of the as ! &aid earlier, has been contributed to the construction of new and major order of 14 million, of which seven almost entirely by the European area. ground communications-both of which million will be children of under 16 years were costly. of age. Tribal Lnnds Border lnclushies: That border in­ "This prognosis is frightenina enough "On these nssumptions, however, let us dustries be initiated. in itself. but when we remember that look to the tribal trust land popula­ "This entails, in effect, the creation of every single town and city is within the tions, standing, in 1969, at 3.03 million. new towns in hitherto rural areas, the European area and the European natural By the year 2,000, this should have only difference being that the industries increase rate is 1.1 per cent. per annum reached 9 million. The total holding of are located on the European side of the compounded, there is a call for a further African land is 45 million acres, appro­ fence and the African dormitory suburbs examination. ximately, thus ensuring 5 acres per on the other. "Let me also remind you that, apart person. "Such a policy is also costly, and the from a subsistence economy, the tribal "By world standards, this is not a artificial location of towns because of trust and African areas contribute practi­ hlgh population density, but with our political considerations requires con­ cally nothing to our gross national pro­ low rainfall it is estimated that one siderable argument to support it, the duct, from which flow the taxations that family of, say, five people, requires suggested political pros being weighed make government at aU levels possible." seven acres in order to maintain mere against the practical cons of cost." Within the European area. there were, subsistence. SmuUer loMI!I: A further approach in 1969, approximately 1.9 million Afri­ "Presuming, therefore, the complete was to expand existing smaller towns cans and Europeans, spread out geo­ eradication of the tsetse fly, the need by a more active and posit.ive policy of graphically as follows: Salisbury 390,000, for the urbanization of the African has decentralization. Bulawayo 250,000 and other towns by no means reached crisis proportions." "I trust that it will not be thought 380,000; rural area 880,000. The African urban population had "It is unlilcely that the truly rural increased by 200,000 over the last seven

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New magistrates' courts An artist's sketch of Salisbury'• 51,347,000 new mqjstrates' c:om1li buUdin£ 1be baDcllDa ope.natioas, due to start In the nest few weeks, wiU take about 2i years eo complete. The bulldlna of a dodecqoDDI (12- sided) desip will a.ve aD Its 21 COUJ1s radlatlna from a cenCI'Ill C:ODCOOrte.

University will be Population of 14m. Thousands in U.K. judged by product (Co.d.. ed fro• p... ~ know we fight International recognition of an inde­ for a moment that in puttina the prob­ pendent University of Rhodesia. would lems so baldly I am attempting to mini­ not come without effort, said Professor mise the social, economic and ideologi­ communism Robert Cmig, principal of the univenity, cal factors that play their part in con­ The British Government and the which be contended would be judged by siderations of this nature. Such matters British Press were accused of giving a its product. wiU undoubtedly have a great effect wrong impression about Rhodesia by a In an address he said he WM satisfied upon decisions. Indeed, they may be so visiting Bible teacher, the Rev. Dr. J. the slandards were high enough and that overwhelming as to preclude a correct Charles Stem. the institution would be recognized- but solution. Thousands of thinking British people it could not be taken for grunted. "In delineating the picture in starldy agreed with the Rhodesian Prime It was unfortunate the university had simple tenns, I ho~ that you may come Minister, Mr. Ian Smith, because they been caught up in political situations, to realize the consaderations as to policy knew he was fighting communism, be the most recent being Birmingham that must be regarded as matters of said. according to a press interview. University's withdrawal of its special urgency. This is the whole point in my Dr. Stem (75), who is serving with the .relationship. presenting you with possible approaches inter-denominational and London-based <•But a spot of trouble is not bad for to the problem of population growth. Movement for World Evangelization, an institution. The crisis drew the was last in Rhodesia about three years university together and the Rhodesian Regional planniag ago. His latest visit was under the public realizes how valuable their auspices of the Young Women's university is. "If you do not give thought to these Christian Associations of Southern matters, you wiU perhaps find your­ "We are now preparing to be a Africa. Rhodesian university. Next year the selves caught up with policy decisions Speaking in an interview in salisbury, University of Rhodesia will be in which will have a greater effect upon he said the British Government does not existence, granting its own degrees." your city or town's future than any really represent the thinking people and other decision hitherto made by Govern­ "everybody knows that". ment" He added: ''lbinking people know Dental surgery course Urging a system of regional planning, Mr. Ian Smith is fighting communism, the Minister said this was not only which is sweeping the world." Sponsored by the department of necessary for the successful implementa­ He was not speaking about Rhodesia's surgery, a lectureship in dental surgery tion of policy, but to ensure the proper internal policies. Dr. Stern said. From is to be established at the University use of resources, which were not un­ outside one got the impression that the CoUegc next year. limited. situation here was bad but this was not Prof. John Mynors. in an address to "The urbanization of large sections of so. "No country is perfect," be added the Dental Association at its annual our indigenous population, carries with meeting, said the country needs another it the need to ensure adequate educa­ Seed exporter: Moving from being 80 dental surgeons immediately-in tion in the industrial and commercial merely an importer of seeds to a local addition to the 120 at present practising field, and I include the professions and producer and exporter, C. Starke and in the country-to provide the popula· trades. Participation by the African will Company has new SSO,OOO premises in tion with one dentist per 50.000 people. occur whatever restrictive barriers are The ideal number-the minimum as temporarily erected, and it were best to as efficient as we reasonably can. This recommended by the World Health face up to this problem realistically than requires decisions in manr fields, and is Organization-was one dental surgeon to attempt to solve it with palliahves. part of the very stuff o local govern­ per 5,000 people. "For the rest, we must continue to ment. In making these decisions, how­ If this figure was applied in Rhodesia endeavour to make our cities and towns ever, I do hope that we sbaU also con­ the country would need 1,000 dental centrate on making our cities and towns :lUrgeons. (Coatl.. ed a. aut cot.. a) pleasant places to live in". www.rho esia.me.u 8 .RHODESIAN COMMENTARY June, 1970

They don't mix football and politics "We do not beUeve In mixiD& football lllld polUJ~, said the Kllmamock IDII.DIIIK, Mr. Wailer Mc:Cne, wbr.o OD arrival In Sails· bury be admitted there bad beeo a "certalo amouut., of poUtlcal pressure put OD the club becaule of lb Rhodesian vislt. A telephone call at Glaqow Airport to ay there was a bomb on board the team's a.lruaft, ,.,.. thoupt to be a dell.berate atempt to make them mJsa their COD• nexion The pldure abows the Kllmar· noc:k (In atrfpecl jeneys) and Rho­ desian teams taklna the field for the open.ins pme of the tour.

22,485 extra places in 43 new schools Immigration up Forty-three new African primary and The plans included 438 more classes junior secondary schools will open next in primary schools, 67 in academic year when the Division of African secondary schools and 57 in junior Education hopes to implement plans secondary schools. 241o allowing for 22,485 extm places. Asked if there would be expansion in A spokesman said, according to a press teacher training next year, the spokes­ Nearly a quarter more European report, that the plans under which the man said: "The output of teachers at all immigrants entered Rhodesia in the first extm places-18,360 in primary, 2,150 in levels is geared closely to the Division's quarter of this year than in the same secondary and 1,975 in junior secondary plans for expansion and for 197 I there period in 1969. schools-will be provided are subject to is no need to provide increased teacher Latest figures show that 3,335 Euro­ the necessary funds being voted by tmining facilities." pean immigrants arrived between Parliament. Of the 586 extm tea.chers required to January and March, compared with the The African Education Vote for the cope with the additional pupils, 420 2,698 during the same period last year. neYI financial year starting on July I would be ap~inted to primary schools, These extra 637 immigrants represent a might be about Sl8m. This would be 19 to academ1c secondary schools and 87 24 per cent increase. $422,500 more than for the present to junior secondary schools. The Divi­ Except for Fort Vjctoria and Wankie, financial year. sion employs 18,106 teachers at present all the main towns showed increased He said the cost of implementing the "New teachers will be coming mto the immiaration. expansion plans could not be given until system from the training colleges and Of this year's 1,130 economically after the Budget debate. from the University College of Rhodesia active immigrant males of 16 years and No new academic secondary schools for employment at different levels in the over, 296 were professional, technical would be started. The new schools would various types of schools," be said. and related workers compared with the comprise 32 primary schools and I I January to March total in 1969 of 224. junior secondary schools. 260 at Lions conference There was, however, a drop in produc­ The new schools compare with 42 More than 260 members of Lions tion and related male workers over the opened this year-30 primary, two International from six countries, Angola, same period from 471 in 1969 to 458 in academic secondary and 10 junior Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zam­ 1970. secondary schools. bia and Rhodesia, registered at the There was also a considerable increase Two of the planned primary schools eighth annual convention in Salisbury of during the first quarter of this year of would be run by the Government and the Lions District 412. the other 30, which would be State-aided, visitors from other countries--87,387 Among the delegates we.re the second would be run by African. councils, rural vice-president of Lions International, Mr. compared with the equivalent figure for councils and community boards. Robert J. Uplinger, of New York; the 1969 of 72,654. Of the 11 junior secondary schools, chairman of multiple district 410 in nine would be State-aided and the other South Africa, Mr. S. Wciner; and the two, Government schools, would be guest of honour, Mr. Russell Stevenson, ID tbe United State., UU. 111.1taial 11 filed with established at Highfield African Town­ who is known as the "father" of the tbe DepanmCII.I of Juatlcc, wbcre tho required ship in Salisbury and at Que Que. ~OD dlteme41, iD !trim of the Foretaz, organization in Central Africa. Aaa1U Reaisuatl011 Act, of the Rhocledan ln!or­ lii.IUOII otlicc, 28$2 Mc:Oill Term:e, Wubiaatoo>. PubUrh~ by the I!Jiodulon Mlnilfry oj lnformtlllDn, lmmlpodon and Tourism, P.O. Box 8ZJ2, D.C.. u an qcuq of tbe Rhodesia Ministry of Couuwoy, Salbb11ry, RltodulD, for dlstrlbullon at home and abrollll. l'rllll«l by tiN GOI'fmtMIII lnformatloa, la available (or lmpoc&loa. Rqlatra­ Prfnru, P.O. BD% 4062, CGJUtway. lioll clcMa DOt l.udk:ale appron.l 11J the Ualled Pulilhd alto la AbibaaJ, Fradl. C..u, llallaa ud Poma-. AD .._.... 1UJ M n,r.illad -- o--ameat. U. ••1. fon1 wllll or wllllool ac:kao-'led.-nL www.rho s1a. e. k