Vol. 2 No. 24 (Published Formighdy) 25th November, 1968

FLAG OF INDEPENDENCE IS RAISED THE introduction of the

new Rhodesian Flag was one method of showing be­yond all doubt that Rhodesia was a free and independent country, His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. Clifford Dupont, said at the flag­raising ceremony in Salisbury on the third anniversary of Independence on November 11.

Rhodesia's Declaration of Indepen­dence three years ago was a logical step in view of her conduct of her affairs since she obtained self-government in 1923.

"It was bitterly opposed by those abroad who undoubtedly wished to impose their own political ideas and theories upon Rhodesia without regard to the consequences for the people of Rhodesia as a whole", he said.

Reatlirmation "Today, when we fly our new flag for

the first time, we reaffirm our determina­tion to maintain our sovereign indepen­dence and to be responsible for our own affairs.

"These affairs are the practical con· cern of everyone who lives in Rhodesia. We have to live with them and we alone either reap the benefit or suffer the con­sequences of our actions."

Mr. Dupont said the ftas embodied, in the coat-of-a.rms on its centre panel,

(Coadaued oa pace Ilia)

ClefiYillCD of the Rhodesian Corps of Chaplains conduct a drumhead service after the hoisting of the ttaa In fro11t of the statue of Cedl John Rhodes In Jameson Avenue, Salbbury. Behind them Is the RWird of booour and on their riaht the flag party faces tbe poUcc

trumpeters.

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The Union Flag is lowered

The Union Flag and the former Rhodesian Flag were lowered for the last time at a retreat ceremony in Salisbury on SUT1day, November 10. The Union Flag will still be raised and lowered every year in Cecil

Square on Pioneer Day .

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The Quee115 Ground lo Bulawayo WIIS the scttin& for another of the many «remonlcs throughout the country for tbe raising of the new gl'ftll and white Oaa.

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In Chls geoeral view of the Salisbury Hag-raising parade ilie car of the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. Duponl,

Is seen arriving with the poUcc escor1.

TOP RIGHT: Mr. Smlfb rings ilie lndepcudeoce Bell al the aDDWII ball. Behind lhe bell ill Mn. Smilh, and, on the ri&ht, Mrs. Dorolhy Goode, one of lbe orgllDizers or the ba.U,

and the Mayor, Mrs. Floreoce Chisholm.

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RIGHT: The Prime Minister gives a toast al a public reception at his residence. With him are Mrs. Jaoel Smith

aad Mr. and Mrs. CJUford Dupool. ~

The erent crowd In Salisbury swarm round the statue of CecU Rhodes and the flaptaft in Jomeson Annue foDowing lhe Impressive

ceremony of 111islog the flag.

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A £2.75m. suburban scheme for Bulawayo

THE first phase of a £2.75m. thlrty-three acre residential property development in Bulawayo is to be started next June and, at a cost of

£650,000, will comprise a tower block of ground floor and 15 floors of fiats, a long block of flats on five floors, the greater part of a shopping complex, a filling station, gardens and ancillary development of 11 acres of land. The financing company, Ascot Centre (Pvt.) Ltd. has offered the City Council £75,000 for the land.

The whole project, probably the biggest of its kind in the country, will comprise 10 blocks of Hats (480 units), a shopping centre with parking for 250 cars, recreation facilities and gardens.

Each block will be elevated, providing entrance and covered parking at ground floor level, and again balconies will be provided for each flat

Phases two and three, which will cost a total of £2,020,000, will be developed in accordance with demand.

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Frontage

on city's

main road An architect's im­pression of the sub­urban scheme for Bulawayo. It will provide a wonderful frontage for the never-ending stream of visitors travelling on the national road front the South which flows into the city's major thor­oughfare, Se/home A vetwe, which the great blocks of flats

will overlook.

''Be industrial city once again"

The belief that new mining ventures would create an impetus to the economy of Bulawayo in particular and Matabele­land in general, was expressed by the president of the city's Chamber of Indus­tries, Mr. Standish Harris.

Urging the recreation of Bulawayo's image as the Industrial City of the country, he said: "Geographically Bula­wayo is in a most suitable and ideal position to further its trade with the south and the north and it is my opinion that the day will again dawn when trade will now between ourselves and our northern neighbours.

"Industry's initiative, ingenuity and tenacity are to be admired and applauded and I am confident there will be no slackening of effort". The tower blocks will have ground­

floor entrance balls and covered parking facilities with 15 floors of four two­bedroomed Hats, each a separate unit radiating from the ccntta1 service core.

On the threshold of a building boom Flats will be fully appointed and fitted

and will include two bathrooms. one en suite with a main bedroom and dressing room.

Not overlooked Each flat will have its own balcony

and no flat will overlook its neighbour. Laundry facilities will be provided at

roof level. The design of the flats is such that

there will be no common watl between any two of them, thereby ensuring privacy and eliminating noise.

Various types of flats to suit differ­ing requirements will be provided in the long blocks.

Bulawayo was on the threshold of a building boom, said the chairman of the City Council's Works Committee.

"Buildings worth about £4,290,000 are envisaged in projects already publicly announced, projects planned, but not yet announced, plans submitted to us but not yet passed, and plans passed since July I," he said.

Plans passed between July 1 and October 30 totalled £1,506,049. Of this £1,351,829 came from the private sector.

Municipal buildings accounted for £130.730 and Govemme.nt and Railways buildings for £23,500.

Plans submitted to .the City Engineer's Department, but not yet passed total

£365,000. These include £50,000 for a motel.

Some of the planned buildings total­ling £2,423,000 were certainties and had already been publicly announced. though buildins plans had not been submitted.

This list included the £1.000,000 build­ing which the South African Mutual Life Assurance Society and the Netherlands Bank were building in partnership.

It also included tbe £600.000 United College of Education and the £500,000 Pioneer House.

He said: "We have a very bright future. And the building labour position is improving all tbe time".

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Pilgrimage to dwelling place of the spirits

The pilarimage, led by the Prime Minister, Mr. lan Smith, in a procession of dignitaries and reprC$entatives of all races, colour and creeds, wu a fittina climax to the many celebrations over a period to mark Bulawayo's 75th anni­vemry.

Ac:c:ompanying Mr. Smith were the Mayor of Bulawayo, Councillor Juric:J.: Goldwauer, Otnd the president of the Rhodesia Pioneers' and F..arly Settlers' Society, Mr. 0. E. Somerset, followed by six Cabinet Ministers, the mayors of six municipalities and representatives of loc:al government, including Councillor Abc Mcnashc, president of the Local Government Association, pelice, armed forces and auxiliary services.

A press report said: "The hills echoed the praises or Rhodes and the prayers for prosperity and peace in the country.

"Young and old, healthy and infinn took part in the pilgrimage and w11lked up the stone hill to the aravc 5itc."

Bulawayo's Anniversary Fountain On the left Is Bulawoyo's Mayor, Mr. J. Goldwuser, after cumlng on a new rouocalo to end the dty'!l 75ch aonhcr­ary celebraelons. Wlcb him Is the Town

Cluk, Mr. E. WbJte.

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The picture shows the scene in the Matopo Hills at Malindidzimu (tbe dwelling place of the spirits) where more than 2,000 people paid homap at the grave of the founder of Rhodesia, Cedl Jolua Rhodes.

A town's greetings in 8 languages Bulawayo athletes in relays ran tho

200 miles from the Beitbridge port of entry on the southern border to Bula­wayo, brinains gifts and greetings from towns along the route for presentation to the Oty Council wbich held an open-air meetins in the park at the end of a long period of celebrations of the city's 75th anniversary.

The scroll of arectings from the people of Gwanda was written in the eight languages in U$C by the Gwanda com­munity: Enslish, Afrikaans, Italian, Tujunati (a Hindu tongue), Portuguese, Hebrew, Chinese and Sindebele.

PICI1.1RE ON TilE RIGHT Two nuwen carry the c:Uy's 75th a.naivena.ry flaa tbroaab che applaudlna crowd to brioa meuaaes or xreetlog 1o

tbc City Couac:IL

MINING SAFETY DRIVE: Speaking at the first meeting of the Rhodesia Occupational Safety Council, the Minister of Labour, Social Welfare and Health, Mr. lan Mclean, commended the mining indu,try on its all-out drive to lower its accident mtc. By lowering its accident frequency, the industry's insurance mte bad bcc:n reduced.

MAN OF HISTORY: Mr. Rudolph Petrus Naude, pioneer transport rider commissioned by Cecil Rhodes, profes­sional hunter, and crack riHc shot who e5C:Orted the Prince or Wales durina his tour of Tanganyika in 1924, has died in Bulawayo Central Hospital. He would have been 94 on January 12.

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Manufacturing expansion: Unbelievable Made in Rhodesia I three years ago

Manufacturing industry bad ex­panded and was now in a position to supply the local market to an extent few would have believed possible three years ago, said Sir Donn.ld Macintyre, chairman of the Netherlands Bank of Rhodesia.

The bank hns announced a consoJj, dated profit after tax of £181,000 for ilS first full year of operation. The 7 per cent. dividend will absorb £81,000 of this amount.

Scottish Rhodesian Finance Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of NBR, made a profit after tax of £S8,000. Neficrho Ltd., another subsidiary, made a profit after tax of £19,000.

In his annual statement, Sir Donald Macintyre said the full development of the Rhodesian economy could not be achieved "until more normal trade and international relations are restored".

Dealing with the economy, he said the 12 months were marked by a period of "comparative prosperity". Many sectors of the economy enjoyed a high level of activity. One exception wns agriculture.

New flag flies (Coed .. N fro• ,.,. oaal

three emblems sianificant in Rhodesian history.

The Zimbabwe bird, a relic of a previom occupation, was unique and essentially Rhodesian, while the lion and thistles were from Rhodes's armorial bearinp and the aotden piclc-axe on a areen ground represented the country's pioneerina prospectors and farmers.

Throughout history, men had realized that they could best express their feel­inp, their love, their loyalty and their patriotism for their country by showing respect to an emblem such as a. national ftag.

"May our new flas not only inspire such feelinp but also become a symbol of the unity of Rhodcsians of all races", he concluded.

WALL TD..F.S: Plaatic wall tiles, which can be fixed to any clean, flat surface including brick, stone and wood, are being made by Rhodesia Resins (Pvt.) Ltd. Initially in black and white. other colours will be produced and continuity of colour \\.'ill be ensured.

MOTOR RACING ACE: Rhodesian and South African motor racing cham­pion, Mr. John Love, was accorded Civic Honour in Bulawayo at the close of the city's 75th Anniversary celebra­tions.

More Wear Industries (RIIodflla) (Pvt.) Led. ls aolna lato producdon with ID new Mobile Ferret Crane for both lbe local aod export markets. 1b.e Ferret, deslped DDd enaloeercd lo tbe comPIID.Y'• Salisbury workshops, retaill at £4,500. Tbe unit, wb.lc.b bu a 5-too llftlq Cllp&clty, I• bydraullcally operated aad powered wltb a Ford Diesel eqlne. The bydraalJC!I for tbc sreeriq aod craac opentioDI have allo bcea produced ln Rbodella.

Washing machine

manufactured A 40 lb. washing machine and spin·

dryer is being produced by Laundry and Dry Cleaning Machines {PvL) Ltd. of Salisbury which pre"iously handled imported Industrial Wlllihing machines.

Mr. Bob Bolsenbroek, a director of the company, said machines had already been sold. The company is also pro­ducing 25 lb. machines. The current models include automatic heating by electricity or steam and built-in controls.

NEW WATER COMPLEX: A new dam on the Wengi River will establish a water complex expected to incrc:asc the prosperitY. and production of a 300-square-mJie area north-east of Salisbury. The scheme will provide S.SOO acre·feet of water, enough to irrigate up to 10,000 acres.

UQUID NITROGEN: Rhodesia Oxygen is producing liquid nitrogen at its Salisbury factory after the conversion of an air·sc:paration unit and the installation of two vacuum-insulated storage tanks. the largest of their k.ind in Central Africa.

Car assembly A Rhodesian car, the Veld­

waacn, based on the Volkawaaen chassis and engine, is being assembled in Salisbury by True­line (Pvt.) Ltd.

Originally designed for fun travel. the Veldwagen has proved itself suitable for (arm and bush work.

The vehicle is a converted Volkswaaen sedan with a lami­nated fibreglass body supplied in two sizes. It weighs between 1,200 lb. and 1,300 lb., compared with the standard weiaht of about 1,800 lb.

Nickel and copper lead The Bulawayo mining area provides

the focus for seven of 11 new appli­cations for exclusive prospecting orders. So far this year 36 orders have been granted compared with only six the previous year.

Tho latest batch of applications. which cover an area of over 800 square miles, continue a reHection of strong interest in nickel and copper, thouah there is interest in aold and precious met.aJJ.

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Economy maintains resilience With the renewal of the Monthly Digest of Statistics, it is

reported that the domestic economy maintained its resilience in July and August.

lmmigrntlon gain In August there were I ,028 European

immigrants while 422 left, a not gain of 606 compared with the net gain of 593 in July. In the eight-month period to the end of August there was a gain of 5,304 immigrants compared with 2,157 in the same period tast year.

Also in August there was a net loss of I ,410 through the migration of foreign African men to the countries of Lhci r birth.

Employment The preliminary figure of 90,300 for

employment of Europeans, Asians and Coloureds shows a si ight drop - with 90,400 in June.

The number of Africans in employ­ment, excluding agriculture, was 381,000 in August, 1.000 up on June and the highest monthly level for over two years.

Manufacturing The index for manufacturing produc­

tion rose to 115.4 in July, I point up on the June level and 6 points up on the comparable figure for July. 1967. In the individual indices of manufac­turing production, paper and printing jumped 10 points in Julr and textiles and clothing 6 points.

Wbole'i&le trade In July the wholesale trade value

index fell to 112.9, compared with 116.7 in June. The main reason for this drop was the fall in wholesale trade turn· over in durable goods in July. The retail trade index fell by I point to 109.3 in July.

Commercial bnnking The commercial banking sy~tem was

less liquid at the end of August. Advances in August stood at 45.7m., against 45m. in July, while deposits totalled 93.8m. in August, against 9S.Im. in July.

Electricity Electrical energy used in August was

238.6m. kWh, compared with 232.7m. kWh in July. In the first eight months of the year, 1.761.7m. kWh were used compared with I ,501.6m. kWh in January to August, 1967.

Build loa The total value of building plans

passed by local authorities throughout

the country in Au,ust was 2.3m. com­pared with 3.3m. m July. In the first eight months of this year, however, the total value of plans passed was £18.7m., compared with £8.7m. in the same period last year.

Scientific liaison officer

Mr. George Mllllgan

has been appointed the new Scientific Liaison Of'icer in the Department of the Prime Minister.

He is directly responsible to the Scientific Council and serves as its offi­Cial secretary. His duties include collect­ing and disseminating scientific and technical information; local scientific and technical inquiries; collaboration with Ministries, statutory and other bodies in Rhodesia; liaison with local sci.entific institutions and maintaining relations with international scientific organiza­tions.

£500,000 for store development The Greatermans Stores group, which

has a department store in Salisbury and supermarkets in Bulawayo, Gatooma, Umtali and Gwelo, is planning a £500,000 development programme involv­ing four new air-conditioned stores as

the first stage of a five-year expansion scheme.

One will replace the supermarket in Gwelo, another will be built in Que Que and two in suburbs of Salisbury.

The possibility of opening branches in other towns is being investigated.

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Old Mutual to invest £6.5m.

Fulfilling its policy of investing funds in the country of their origin, the Old Mutual-the South African Mutual Life Assurance Society-expects to invest 6.5m. in the course of the 1968-69 financial year.

Jt will probably be into outlets such as property, bonds on pro­perty, Government and quasi­Government stocks and loans, equity shares and loans on policies.

Through a subsidiary, the Old Mutual is financing the construe· tion of two multi-storey office blocks, one in Salisbury and one in Bulawayo, but the built of the expenditure on these two projects will fall in 1969-70.

As at June 30, 1968, the end of the previous financial year, the Old Mutual had investments worth more than £27m. in Rhodesia.

Salisbury: Over £6m. building in 6 months

Building plans valued at £1,509,148 passed in October created a monthly record for Salisbury, exceeding the previous record of £1,462,407 in July.

For the first time the City Council has £6,000,000 worth of plans in six months.

The October figure brings the total value of plans approved in the first four monLQs of the 1968-69 financial year to about £4,3SO,OOO.

This is already more than two-thirds the value of plans passed during the whole of 1967-68 - which was the highest figure for eight years - and is well above the totals for the preceding six years.

FOR WORLD CONGRESS: The manager of Salisbury Municipality's Amenities Department, Mr. C. L Knaggs, will attend the fifth interna­tional Park Administration Congress in Berne, Switzerland, next year.

HALF THE STORY: "Only half the story of your wonderful country and its peoples has been told," said Mr. Thomll5 Kent (75) of New South Wales at the end of a visit to Rhodesia. "There has been criticism of Rhodesia in Australia. I intend to return and answer that criticism".

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Pioneer research into rare type of liver cancer

A small team at the University College of Rhodesia will soon start exhaustive research into a rnre type of Jiver cancer found mainly in Africans in Rhodesia, South Africa and Mozambique.

Professor A. 0. Hawtrey, head of the department of biocbcmislry, said one of his students, now writing his final exam­inntions, would undertake full-time research and will provide material for a Muter of Philosophy thesis.

The UniveTSity College was hoping to acquire an electron microscope, which would be the first in Central Africa. This would enable researchers to magnify cell material up to half a million times as compared w1th the best optical micro­scopes available which only give 2000 X magnification.

Professor Hawtrey said the work being done at the University College would contribute towards world-wide research in cancer. Basically, it was known that cancers could be caused by chemical sub­stances, tissue injury and virus infection. So far. no one had been able to prove the human cancers had a viral origin.

Under metrification

Glamorous young lady 86:66:89

A Decimal Currency Board member. Mr. R. J. Hedlcy. speak­ing to a Rotary Club, said it was not too early to start thinking of metrification, though the problems arising from it were clearly far greater than those arising from decimilization.

"Will the ladies be easily con­verted to buying dress lengths in metres and centimetres?" he asked.

"When the ladies are reluctant it is often wise to pause and think. After all, who can visualize the glamorous young lady who is reputedly I.S75 metres tall, weighs 59.874 kilos and has vital statistics of 86:66:89?"

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Inventor of famous "strip roads" dies

Nearly 40 years ago nvfo concnte strip roads such as that illostnated here were created in Rhodesia as ao economical method or opeoiog up tbe country. After pro,•lng their value in Rhodesia, where they were laid at a c:o5t of less tbao £400 a mile, many other developing countries bullr slrlp roads.

The inventor of this system of road building was Rhodesia's Chief Road Engineer from 1925 to 1943, Mr. Stuart Frederick Chandler. O.B.E., wbo died recently at the age of 88 in Sourh Africa.

Born in Deal (Kent), Mr. Chandler went to South Africa to serve in the Royal Artillery durin& the South African War. He came to Rhodesia in 1925 from Grnhamstown, where he had been City Engineer

His invention of strip roads was first tried in the Bulawayo area, where con­crete strips were la id in the early 1930s. One of the advantages of the system was that it prevented the development of sunken water channels-the fate of many of the early roads.

About 375 miles of more than 2,000 miles constructed during Mr. Chandler's term of office are still in use today.

Notable break-through in winter wheat A remarkable break-through in winter

wheat production hu just been achieved at the Salisbury Research Station with Rhodesian varieties bred by its own specialists. In replicated experimental fields four varieties have returned average yields of from 42 to nearly 44t bap of grnin an acre.

The highest figure which is only 5t bags short of the world record, eclipses by nine bags the record acre-yield of 35 bag~ an ncre set up at the station in 1966.

lt also tops the Rhodesian record of 40 bags an acre established at the Henderson Research Station some years ago.

The winter wheat crops at the station \\ere grown under irrigation in a heavy red clay loam.

The significance of the yields obtained can be appreciated by comparing them with Rhodesia's national average acre• yield of about 17 bags (of 200 lb.) an acre, South Africa's 4 bags, Australia's 5 bags. Britain's 13 bags. Denmark's 16 bags and Holland's 17 bags.

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