Ads. Dial 8506 TELEPHONE 8506 Buyer meets seller with Guardian Want ask for classified ad taker, for quick results, he Guardian WEATHER : Cloudy with a few showers’ Friday; Little change in temperature: Low-high at Charlottetown 60 and 72, x 66 e ‘ e ——— ‘ | . Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew” 42 PAG rae: tenes ee oe el ws CHARLOTTETOWN, I | ea a CANADA FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1958 _ NOT MORE FIVE CENTS ssembly Okays Arab M \ HAS TOP CALF IN 27-ENTRY CLASS ear-old Kay Forbes of County at the Alberton Fair yes- 16 was victorious over twenty: |terday. Most of the junior Hol- n of the fine calves in Prince|steins shown above are owned by story and on Page 11). ma Club members. (See also x ; be Bhi ; \ atches WA (OP’ Min- sae ey w he. enerally Good Sracl higher fish consumption in Can- ada. Demand in the United dis sh .|asked the federal government to the smaller cod catch Bait freezing, storage and dis- Indications pointed to a large! tribution facilities would be pack, “sockeye, | strengthened -in Newfoundland. ‘|Major experiments were being Speaking of fish’ consumption, H..J. Robichaud (L—Gloucester) Actress Seeking Five Million “NEW YORK (AP) — Actress $5,000,000 damage suit against companies in connection with a plane crash last March that killed her husband, producer Mike Todd. _Todd’s son, Mike Todd Jr. _ joined with Miss Taylor in the federal court action. The defendants named were Ayer Lease Plane Incorporated, described as the owner and op- erator of the plane; and Trade- Ayer Incorporated and Michael any Incorporated, and controllers of Todd Comp the plane. _* The twin-engined plane crashed Near Grants, N.M., March 22. Three others were killed in addi- ion to Todd. They were Art , a screen writer, pilot Bill Verner, and co-pilot Tom Bar- "A suit seeking $1,500,000. from the same defendants was filed simultaneously by Mrs. Marta | Dohn, the writer’s widow. said that despite all the govern- ment’s promotional efforts in the last 10 years fish consumption in- creased only by’ about one pound to 134% pounds a Canadian a year. If consumption could be boosted to 15 or 16 pounds a year, it would mean an extra demand for some 40,000,000 pounds more ‘of fish, ensuring fishermen a bet- He called for better packaging and advertising. to promote fish consumption. ; ip Mr. Robichaud said fisheries protection officers should spend more time educating fishermen in better fishing methods. Some herring fishermen in the Mari- times still used methods em- ployed by their great-grandfath- ers. The fisheries. department should encourage colleges and universities to give fisheries courses by . making grants to them. He asked, for floor prices. on fish and federal assistance to- wards the rising eost of building fishing boats. Four MPs from constituencies where fishing is a' major indus- try made a strong plea for aid Russell Keays: (PC—Iles-de-la- Madeleine) said of all workers, fisherfolk are the ‘‘hardiest, most persistent and most fearless.” They were “rocked ‘n’ rolled’ fury of sea and wind. In the Tles-dea-Madeleine, the catch of cod had fallen, raising the pos- sibilities of a crisis. Mr. Keays advocated some kind of deficiency payments sys- tem. There were. difficulties, but something had to ‘be done for people in lower-income brackets. James R. Tucker’ (L—Trinity- Conception) said Newfoundland has 15,000 fishermen and. 1,000 fishing settlements scattered over 6,000 miles of coastline. Dur- ing the March 31 election cam- paign, Prime Minister Diefen- pbaker’s promise of a floor price for fish had become a ‘“‘catch- ery’? in Newfoundland, but it was still only a promise. , : There were. fishermen , whose annual income from fishing was less than $1,000. Many jof them could not obtain off-season em- ployment. ; There should be a program for exploring the nation’s fishing re- sources, Mr. Tucker said. Much was heard of untapped mineral and timber resources but it was “not at all inconceivable” that the potential wealth in Newfound- land’s waters was even greater, if properly developed. Roland English (PC — Gaspe) said Gaspe fishermen all share the same worry: What price are we going to get for our fish? Search Wood For Girl Safe In Bed NEW GLASGOW (CP) — Be- tween 50 and 75 men searched the woods near neighboring West- ville Wednesday night for an 11- year-old girl who was safe in bed Senator Suggests Spending Be Cut And Taxes Increased = "= OTTAWA. (OP)—Senator Wis-| the federal government for more hart Robertson said Thursday all fevels of government in Canada should put their fiscal houses in order by reducing expenditures and ing taxes. * The Nova Scotia Liberal said in the Senate that the sooner fed- tral, provincial and, municipal f0vernments face this problem the better it will be for all con- terned, : Governmental expenditures had Teached a level that might cause Serious concern in the future. Un- less action were taken to stop the Therease, the country might soon ve to make an agonizing Te- appraisal of fiscal matters. There were only two ways for vernments to put their fiscal uses in order. “One is to decrease expen; ditures, no matter how difficult May be, and the other is te se revenues at the only Source the money comes from, taxation.” He also said there is @ marked ney on the part of the prov- and municipalities w ask money. BOTTOMLESS WELL “Apparently the idea exists that there is a bottoniless well of money into which’ everyone can dip to pay for what he re- Senator Robertson said. bodies sought, aid from when they ‘should approach the prov- Provincial governments were in a better position to re- spond to such demands than quires, Many the federal government inces. Ottawa. Nova Scotia, provinces were in @ financial position. However, least $648,000,000. Senator Robertson said he be- lieves the forecast federal acu ‘he underestimated. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island were budgeting for surpluses and other similar the } federal government would have a deficit in the present year of at all the time. Police said Sandra Dooley left her home in Westville Wednesday: without télling anyone where she was going. When she didn’t re- turn her parents started a search and later called the fire depart- ment for help. : The search continued until 4 Jam. Thursday when ner father, coal miner J. L. Dooley, found her asleep at the home of friends in Sylvester, six miles away. Query PM On Meg's Tour ; OTTAWA (CP)—Prime Minis- ter Diefenbaker said Thursday that if Princess Margaret ever returns to Canada she likely will visit Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland--¢hree provinces she missed on: her recent tour. ® Replying, in the Commons to H. W. Herridge (CUF—Kootenay West), Mr. Diefenbaker said he was unable to say why these provinces were not included in the princess’ tour. The arrange- is vastly : built - in nature of federal ex- ments had been based on a desire there would |to assure the princess a suitable penses W ould mean not be another surplus in this country for 1 weer visit during the short time she was in Canada, | an! Paul Anka but by the mighty Commons Hears Plan For _ OTTAWA (CP) — Prime Min- ister Diefenbaker Thursday sketched in the Commons a plan for Vargo a in the event war, - basic principle ig decentralization. how being made by cabinet. of- ficers: = _ The concept is of a deceniral- cenitral, regional and some ‘‘'zo-. || nal” elements. The central authority would be based on a core of ministers, of- ficials and military officers in Ot- tawa. Provision would be made tions” outside Ottawa. Regiona! authorities, corre- 4 vineial boundaries, would be staffed on a “‘standby basis” by } small groups of federal officers, working closely with “essential elements” of provincial govern- ments. Zonal organizations would be set up, at least in the larger prov- inces, to cover areas sma!ler than provinces but larger than munic- ipalities. These would comprise federal and provincial officials as well as municipal representatives “What we are suggesting dees not in any way—and I emphasize this—indicate our greater fears of the possibility’ of war,” said Mr. Diefenbaker. He hoped ‘‘very shortly” to ap- proach provincial governments about the emergency setup. Mean- while, would be improper to give det of regional and zonal Emergency Gov't In War | arrangements. \ JUST AN ELABORATION In essence, the announcement was an elaboration of a statement last May 13 when a $150,000 item for “emergerny’’ defence mea- sures appeared for the first time in government spending esti- mates. At was. disclosed then that plan- ning was proceeding under R. Byrns Curry, on loan to the cab- inet office from the health de- partment. Mr, Curry, a native of Port Maitland, N.S., last year at- tended a NATO meeting on civil planning. The prime minister said prep- arations for censorship in event of a national emergency are be- ing miade by an advisory com- mittee of press and radio repre- sentatives formed 18 months age. Emergency Plans Sometimes Fail OTTAWA (CP) — The best emergency plans to carry out government in event of war can sometimes go awry, Opposition after Prime Minister | Speaking Diefenbaker outlined to thé Com- oo Canadian plans to carry on civil government in time of war, Mr. Pearson recalled an incident that occurred at the outbreak of: the Second World War while he ‘was stationed in London at the high commissioner’s office. He said that when war broke out in September, 1939, the Brit- ish government had plans ready for the evacuation of the British sioner’s office had instructions to send an advance party to ‘point X” on the map for further in- structions. “Point X’? had been marked on ae 1921 map. The advance party found it was a pub. in a London suburb that- had gone out of existence many years before. 2 Parliament : At A Glance By THE CANADIAN PRESS Thursday, Aug, 21, 1958 . Prime Minister Diefenbaker an- nounced the broad outline of a decentralized federal system of Fgovernment to carry on im event of war. . J. W! Pickersgill (L — Bona- vista-Twillingate) charged * that two cabinet ministens are not legally qualified to sit in Parlia- ment. ~ Hazen Argue, CCF House Leader, suggested the govern- ‘ment might look into the possibil- ity of price controls but Mr. | Diefenbaker, rejected this. Fisheries Minister MacLean said he expects fish catches in Canada this year will be well up to those of rectnt years. Senator Wishart Robertson (L— Nova Scotia) said ali levels of government ‘in Canada should start ‘reducing spending and in- creasing taxes. - Friday, Aug. 22, 1958 The Commons meets at 11 a.m. EDT to debate health estimates. It is the intention of the Fed- eral Government to spend an estimated $75.000 in the restora- tion. of old Fort Amherst, at "Rocky Point, as a national his- toric park after it has ‘been ac- quired by the Provincial Govern- ment and handed over to the De- ; of National Resources. Thereafter the Department will spend $7,500 annually in main- tenance and upkeep. Word to this effect has béen received from ’ Pleasure was expressed by Mr. Shaw at the early prospect of ‘this historic site being taken si A | ¥ Will Spend $75,000 In Restoring Ft. Amherst a national tfust. “With the exception of New- foundland, every other Province in Canada boasts at least’ one his- toric park,” he said. ““What bet- ter. place for such a park than the Cradle of Confederation, on the site so closely associated with both early French and English settlements in this Province.” He was warm in his commenda- tion of the interest shown by the "9 Je uld prove a great attraction for tourists as well as a so} of pride and satisfactior Prince Edward Islanders, :\ Two Ministers OTYAWA (CP) — The’ legal richt of two cabinet’ ministers to sit in Parliament was questioned Thursday in the Commons. J. W. Pickersgill (L — Bona- vista-Twillingate) said Hon. W.J. Browne, St. John’s West, and J.M. Macdonnell, Toronto Green- wool, both ministers without portfolio, contravened the Can- ada Elections Act, probably un- knowingly, during the March 31 election campaign. The former Liberal immigra- tion minister said both ministers were paid during the campaign — Prime Minister Diefenbaker confirmed this — although the elections act made no provision for payment of ministers without portfolio when they were election candidates. The act states that no can- didate can receive payment from the Crown. There are exceptions, including specified cabinet minis- ters. Ministers without’ portfolio are not specified as being excep- tons. \ Mr. Diefenbaker said the mat- ter was a legal point which could Mr. Brow: Liberal Questions Right Of To Hold Seats He ‘invited. Mr. Pickersgill to challenge in the courts the right of Mr. Browne and Mr. Macdon- nell to sit in Parliliament. Mr. Pickersgill said the prime minister knew he had no inten- tion of doing this and that he was not trying to upset the elec- tion of the two ministers. CONFIRMS PAYMENT Mr. Pickersgill also said—and Mr. Diefenbaker : confirmed—that ne and Mr. Macdonnell were paid in February and March through governor - gen- eral’s warrants because Parlia- ment had made no provision for their ‘annual $7;500 salaries be- fore it was dissolved last Feb. 1, The warrants are a device used by the ‘cabinet to. make expen- ditures, when Parliament is dis- solved and has not voted approp- riations fo run government serv- ices. Mr. Diefenbaker said the gov- ernment had followed “accepted practice,” but he did not cite any previous time when ministers without portfolio ‘had been -paid by warrant. : 2 NEW POST The appointment of » Gordon L. Bennett as Director of Studies at Prince of Wales College was an- nounced yesterday by Premier Matheson, following a meeting of the Executive Council. His new office will enlarge Mr. Bennett’s administrative duties at P.W.C., where he presently fills the post of Registar, having suc- ceeded Dr. Lily Seaman in’ 1954. The duties required of this new position will be largely one of ad- vising students of academic re- quirements and arranging cour- ses. Mr. Bennett, who has been an instructor in Chemistry at the College since 1940, also has charge of examination and, ad- mission requirements. Rail Unions — Will Accept Board Offer Nar ton quem eers Re me S€SS10) ; the railway non: |tramped on representa one of the largest unions Thurs- day and decided to accept a con- ciliation board report on their contract demands with the rail- ways. : The Canadian Bro.herhood of Railway Employees, infocmants said Thursday’ night, was_ the only outfit of the 15 to vote against acceptance-of the report at a meeting of the unions’ gen- eral conference committee. ar of a group of some 100 offi- ials, it was learned, the CBRE mustered six votes. : And the spokesmen for this 36,0004+member union got clob- bered. for the stand against accepting ‘the conciliatios board The Senate meets at 3 p.m. the Commons. be determined only by the law officers of the Crown or the courts and not by arguments in Mr. Pickersgill said the two ministers -—had received salaries while election candidates “‘in de- fiance. of the Canada Elections Act.” ST. JOHINN’S, Nfld. (CP)—The Newfoundland Employers’ Asso- ciation and Longshoremen’s Pro- tective Union Thursday received a set of new proposals aimed at ending an eight-month long dis- pute that resulted in suspension of shipping to and from this port. The associatiom suspended ‘“‘all/ general cargo shipping” at noon Thursday because “the labor de- partment} has been unable to bring about a settlement of this dispute. . .” The new proposals were given to union and employer executives by industrial relations officer William Taylor of the federal la- bor department here. Details were not released. elt was learned unofficially the proposals will be placed before the, 900-member union Monday or Tuesday night for consideration. DRUMS UP SUPPORT could not be reached imme- Union president William Breen | t. John’s Stevedores Given Settlement Plan city earlier in the day to ‘drum for the longshore- her Newfoundland up” support men at» ot ports. business concerns, founcland ports. — ' A few of the ships involved wil normal runs, however. be without work. TWO LINERS TO GO diately for comment. He ieft the John’s have ~been discharged. ° Before leaving he said he would ask longshoremen at those ports not to touch any ships that may, dock with cango for St. John’s The association said cargo nor- mally destined for St. Johu’s will not be diverted to alternate New- call at Newfoundland outport set- tlements in the course of their ‘When the suspension begins to take hold. 900 longshoremen will The suspension will not be totally effective until iwo vessels —the Furness liner Fort Avalon and German freightér Geheimrat Sarteri — now en route to St. He referred to the fact that the Commons recently voted $56,000 for the salaries of 14 parliamen- tary assistance though none has been appointed. PREPOSTEROUS METHOD It was “‘preposterous,”’. he said, to have this money voted at the government’s insistence. while ministers were voting themselves money The last thing any government should do was for its ministers to pay themselves without statu- tory authority. Mr. Pickersgill conceded to the prime minister, however, that payment by warrant was “‘legal.” In other Commons business, Mr. Diefenbaker. outlined a plan for emergency government in the event of war. Its basic principle is decentralization, The prime minister said:a gov- ernment study of the United States social security program won’t be completed until early October at the earliest. He hoped the royal commission on energy sources would make its interim report by Sept. 1 and that the royal commission on price spreads would report ‘‘at the earliest possible date.” Fisheries Minister MacLean said he expects fish catches in Canada this year will be up to those of recent years. He was initiating a debate on his depart- mental estimates. report—an issue that could mean the difference between having or not having a general rail strike. CBRE OUTNUMBERED While the CBRE is almost the biggest union in the group, it is far outnumbered by the other 1¢ on voting strength. The others, according to in- formants, took the stand that the Voonciliation ‘board. award was about as good as they could get without getting tangled up in a strike. And they do not want a strike. ; , Ban On Nuclear F : Testing Near? GENEVA (AP) — Scientists of East and West reported to their governments Thursday that a globe-girdling control system can detect cheating if the world pow- ers decide to ban nuclear tests, The agreement at the end of a seven-week conference brought speculation that the United States and Britain may follow the Soviet lead and announce a volun- tary suspension of nuclear tests. : MONTREAL (CP)—In. » tough 3 unions ves Of - To Live And UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP) The United Nations approved un- animously Thursday night a plan to. let the Arab nations work out their own' way of living together in peace in the Middle East. The 81 - nation General Assembly wound up a drama-packed two- wee: emergency session by vot- ing 80-0 in favor of a plan agreed upon, previously by all Arab na- tions in the UN. The UN, under the resolution which won even the voting sup- port of the Soviet bloc, now will be empowered’ by the assembly to set up arrangemenits to get United States and British troops out of Jordan and ‘Lebanon per- haps by. the end of September. This can be done under the as- surances the 10 Arab nations gave the assembly that they will “pledge to ‘from any ac- tions calle to. change estab- lished s: ws of government” in any Arab states. CONFIRM AGREEMENT . Tabling of this Arab resolution came in late afternoon after con- firmation ftom the Middle Eiaast- Lebanon and Jordan, the two Arab countries most directly con- , cerned, join ed in the sSpons orship , although it was believed Jor- dan’s King Hussein did so under British pressure. Waves of applause echoed through the assembly chamber ‘after the delegates, one by one in a rollcall, shouted “yes” for the Arab resolution that pro- vided the emergency session a happy solution of the debate which had begun in an atmo- In the spirit of unanimity, Rus- sia dropped its resolution which five other smaller powers Will Work Out Own Way Let Live TERMS OF SETTLEMENT - These are the key. terms of the Middle East settlement sub- scribed to by the Arabs. 1. These countries reaffirm their pledge under the pact of the Arab League to respect each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. ‘ ‘ - This is taken as’a reassurance to the Jordanian and Lebanese . regimes that “they will not be threatened should the foreign troops they called on for help be 2. Secretary - General Ham- marskjold will be requested to take “such practical arrange- ments. as would adequately help in ‘upholding the r and principles of the (UN) charter in relation to Lebanon and Jordan in the present circumstances, and thereby facilitate the early with- drawal of the foreign troops from . | the two countries.” ‘8, The secretary-general should “consult as appropri: with the with a view to possible assist- ance regarding an Arab develop- .} ment institution designed to fur- ther economic growth in’ these countries.” This follows the line suggested by Hammarskjold and. endorsed by the U.S:, Britain, Canada and many other UN members that an economic solution be sought to East’s troubles. co-operate “fully” im carrying gut the resolution’s terms. 5. The secretary-general should report not later than Sept. 30 on preliminary progress to this end. ° The understanding of this last term. is that when the present olution made no longer neces- tn The M.V. Fergus which makes weekly trips to Newfoundland was reported yesterday to be on her way to the Island where she will tie up at Charlottetown until the shipping tie-up caused by striking St. John’s longshoremen Vancouver Port Strike-Bound VANCOUVER (CP)—All. deep- sea shipping in the Port of Van- couver halted Thursday night as a strike by longskoremen began. Picket lines were Set up imme- diately after the strike deadline of 6 pm. PDT (10 p.m: ADT). Tt was believed pickets were also set up at B.C,’s other four major ports, Victoria, New West- minster, Port Alberni and Che- mainus. Northerly. Prince- Rupert is not affected. ' The 1,300 longshoremen are seeking increased wages, an im- proved pehsion plan and shorter working hours. INTEREST RATE UP OTTAWA (CP)—The Bank of Canada’s interest rate rose to 1.51 per cent this week from 1.41 last week, the central bank re- ported Thursday. Two weeks*ago the rate was 1.48 per cent. The record low was 1.12 per cent established in the Fergus To Tie Up Till Port Open is settled. ; The Fergus whisch has main- tained a direct link with New- foundland for the past number of makes weekly trips between years here and St. John’s. A shipping spokesman in the Nfld., service said yesterday that an attempt was made to have Island shipping diverted. to Cornerbrook but Cornerbrook. longshoremen while of John. Prince Edward Island ships po- tatoes, turnips, live poultry, cattle little pigs, horses, sheep along with processed food stuffs such as milk, meat *nd canned goods. for 70 tons. This is used for shipp- - ing fresh meat and fresh fruit in season. Imports from / Newfoundland consi‘ mainly of paint, plywood, frozen bait and mink food (whale- meat). Normally the shipping season for Fergus begins on May 1 a continues until the close of navigation. Last year this was December 20. CRUISER SAILS HALIFAX (C ) — The Itlalian light cruiser Raimondo Montecuc- coli left here for Boston Thursday after a two-day courtesy visit. The cruiser, carrying more than 60) officers < \d men, is paying a. series of calls to’ Eastern Can- adian and United States ports. It was the first ‘tafian warship to week ended Aug. 2. | visit here in 25 years. By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP)—The Clark re- port’ may favor higher pensions for Canada through ‘adoption of the United States contributory scheme but it us unlikely to sup- port a drop in the present pen- sion age of 70 years. These may be the features and implications of a fact - finding study now being completed by | Porfessor Robert M. Clark of the University of British Columbia. Prime Minister Diefenbaker es- timated in the Commons Thurs- day the report, initiated last Jan- uary, may be completed and in his hands by early October. Orig- inally he had. hoped the docu- ment surveying the American sys- Report May Favor Higher | Pensions, No Cut In Age | tem to see whether it could be: rect contributions because he sees applied in Canada, would be completed in three or four months. As envisaged in some informed quarters, the study may prepare the foundations for an expanded and increased national pension scheme, additional to the present $55 - a - month government pay- ment, However, over the years, there may be gradual integration with the*contributory plan emerg- ing as kingpin. U.S. PLAN FEATURES The chief attractive features found in the American system system are: 1, The average American likes the benefits he gets; 2. He doesn’t mind making d- a they are linked directly with th 3. The American pension fund was built up huge financial re- serves. In Canada the universal pen- sion of $55 a month is financed by special two-per-cent levies on personal and corporation incomes and co .modity sales. But this revenue pays only a fraction of the costs with the deficit charged directly to the budget. Under the American system, the maximum pension for a sin- gle man at 65.could be $118 a month, depending on his lifetime contributions. He pays five per cent of his gross earnings, along with similar assessments borne py the employer on the basis of a maximum $4,200 annual salary, * Arab countries: of the Near East . id-East Plan | | | : a | i j :