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;E*NT.ERTAl-NS MEEMBE R5’ or LEGISLATURE
His Honour Lieutenant Gover- evening at Government House on March 31st Shown above with nor F. Walter Hyndman and Mrs. when they met the members for. ‘ Hyndman hosts to the members the first time since Governor , of the Legislative Assembly last Hyndman took the oath of office Matheson; R.R.l Bell, leader of
His Honour are Premier A.W.
Summi’rConferenceNearer But SnagsStiII In Way 0
LONDON (AP) — Russia and the West seem agreed on most of the steps toward a summit conference-Ibut a lot of snags are holding up a decision of the date. "
Here is Friday night's line-up of the differing Soviet and Western positions:
A Meeting In Moscow: Both sides want one later this month. Russia would confine the discus- sions only to fixing tinie, place and composition of a foreign min- ister's meeting not later than mid-May. The West wants the talks to include political issues including an agenda for the gov- ernment chiefs.
Foreign Ministers’ Conference; Both sides are ready to arrange one soon. Russia says the min- isters’ task should be only to fix time. place and membership of the summit conference. The West insists the ministers also should
ment at the summit, which means power to negotiate.
The Summit Meeting Itself: Both sides say they want it to ease world tensions. T-he Rus- sians demand the conference he held even if preliminary talks fail. The West insists it would be. wrong to hold summit talks only for propaganda--they must offer hope of good results.
Place and Time of Summit Conference: Russia says it is ready to hold one anywhere con- venient to President Eisenihower, including the United States. The West says Geneva in neutral Swtizerland will do. Canada and Sweden also have been sug- gested. Russia would like the meeting in the summer. The «West thinks an October confer- ence, if all goes well, is the ear- liest they could manage. Composition of Summit Con-
defi-ne possible areas of agree-
ference:'R~u-ssia wants as many «Communist as Western nations,
Civil Servants To Retire At 65 Yrs. Of Age Instead Of 70
The retirement age» of civil servants in the Provincial Gov- ernment has been changed from 70 years to 65. This became ef- fective by an act passed yester- day which was an amendment to the Civil Service Act. The Bill was promoted by Hon. B. Earle MacDonald.
Strong opposition was voiced from the L der of the Opposi- tion, R. R. ell who said, “This bill does nothing more than give the Government the right to put civil servants out of their jobs when they reach 65.
WHY THE CHANGE?
Mr. Bell wanted to know why the change was being made. Did the Government have anyone in mind that they wanted to get clear of by passing the Act.
Premier Mat-heslbn said the passing of the Act could work_1n two ways. It would allow a civil servant who was in poor health the opportunity of retiring at 65 when he or she would ordinarily have to have a doctor’s certifi- cate.
On the other hand the Govern- ment he said is faced with the problem of keeping an ineffici- ent employee on staff age of 70. Now he said, the Government may ask such an emP10Y9e *0
When the motion was put to a vote Mr. Bell and Mr. Dewar voted against it. Only Bell and Dewar were in the opposition seats at the time of the vote.
GAME ACT
Amendments to the game act will make it tougher on visiting hunters who are caught without a license. A non-resident license costs $35 and the fine was for- merly $10. The arriend-ment now calls for a fine of not less $50 and not more than $150. Court costs have been increased from $5 to $10. A prison term of 30 days awaits anyone who does not pay the fine.
Premier Matheson who pro- moted the bill said it had been brought to his attention by mem- bers of the Fish and Game As- sociation who pointed out that a non-resident could easily pay his fine of $10 and still be $25 in poc- ket.
An amendment to an act to establish a provincial racing and sports commission changes the dates of classification from May 1st to January-1st.
An act to incorporate the P. E. 1. Funeral Directors and Em- balmers’ Association sets forth the rules and regulations by which this organization will be
retire at 65.
henceforth governed.
plus some described as neutrals, The West would like to confine 1* '50-the big four. but would ac- cept certain neutrals.
NATURAL ACCENT
‘SLOUGH. England (CP)—The newest drama group in this Buck- iughamshire town will have no difficulty with accents for produc- ing the American play —“Tea and Sympathy." The group has 18s Americans from nearby US. air force bases.
the Opposition and Hon. Dougald MacKinnon, Minister of Industry and Natural Resources.
Legislaiu re To Prorogue Today
His Honor, Lieutenant-Governor F. Walter Hyndman will prorogue the Third Session of the 48th General Assembly of the Prov- ince of Prince Edward Island at noon today. I
Traditional ceremonies will be carried out, the Guard of Hon- or being provided by the P. E. I. Regiment (17 Recce.).
The House went into committee on the estimates shortly after 9 o’clock.last,night and were still in session at an early hour this morning.
‘In addition several items of legislation still r e q u i r e third reading ‘prior to the move for prorogation.
Estimates totalling ' $16,028,870
are expected -to receive approval.
Jury Finds Killing Luna's Boyfriend Was Justifioble
LOS AN1Gl‘.LEaS (AP) -— “He said he would kill me and my daughter and my mother," Lana Turner sobbed Friday to a cor- oner’s jury which later decided her daughters kill-ing of Johnny Stompan-a-to was j-ust-ifiable.
The actress declared her last words to Stompanato were: “Don’t ever touch me again! I’m absolutely finished. This is the end and I want you to get out!"
Then, the blonde star said, her daughter Cheryl slipped a kitchen knife into Stompanato’s stomach “and I swear it was so fast I truthfully thought she had hit him in the stomach.
He added that in the argument preceding the stabbing, Stompan- ato, while Cheryl was standing at the door, “came to me as if he was going to strangle me.” JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE
After hearing more than an hourof her tremulous testimony, the jury of 10 men and two women decided 14 - year - old Cheryl’s slaying of her mother’s lover was justifable homicide.
The verdict is not blinding on the courts, however. Cheryl, who has been at Juvenile Hall since the slaying last Friday night, will learn‘ her future, at a ju- venile court hearing April 24. She'could go free, be made a ward of the court, sent to a fos-
-ter home, or placed inthe cus-
tody of her mother or father. The latter is Stephen Crane, second of Miss Turner's four husbands.
Lana, in the first public ac- count of the nightmarish scene in the pink-carpeted b_elroom of her Beverly Hills home, took the stand in a jammed courtroom on the eighth floor of the hall of rec-
ords.
Would Scrapglfilk/Ieanls Test For Disability Pensions
F1-ed Ramsay (Liberal lst. Prince) urgcd in the Legislature 'l‘hu1‘sda) that the means test be eliminated for those receiving disability pcnsions. lle said most disabled pcrsons were in far worse financial .~1i‘:alt.~ (ban a licallliy robust person over 70 who re-
(‘Cl\‘C‘S the pension with no means Nadia“
test.
As a case in question .\l1r. Ram—i
say 1.91am-1~(~d to a man in his own rli,sLric1 “ho he said I1a(I bo'l1 his leg;-‘ off 11, the L|~.:_:h. His wilt’ ‘"110 is a school (ca:-her has to earn the livixur for the family but be-
cause of the means test. this man cannot qualify for a (llS3.Ib- ility pension. .
M1‘. Ramsay stressed the im- portance of a farm credit policy which would be more realistic to the (‘armors of Prince Edward is- land than that offered by the Ca‘ Farm Loan Board. He said the policy of the latter was designed more for the bigger and wcaltliicr farmers of other parts 0" (,‘.:mo(|¢I. | H ‘ ‘END CLASS BUTILR I Referring to the
suggestion
Ithat the sale of ma1‘Ea1‘ln° be 31‘
lowed within the Province, Mr. Ramsay offered as an alternative, the production of “second class butter” which he felt could com- pete favorably with margarine and at the same time save the market from the dairy farmers.
The First Prince member ex- pressed satisfaction that a move was being made to have an or- ganization formcd that would re- place 1h 9 Potato Marketing Board. He fell than‘. the new far- me1“s body 2:-.l1ould be paf|.e~1"ned somewhat after the Canadian
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Often choking with emotion, she told of her struggle to break off her romance with the hand- some former underworld figure who had been her companion for months.
TORRID LOVE LETTERS
Letters the two wrote to each other, made public this week, were full of eudearments and words of longing for each other. But Friday Lana told of threats he made. The letters indicated their romance was cooling, that she questioned the wisdom of the association.
TELLS OF GRANT
Premier Mathespn said last night in the Legislature that the Newfoundland delegates at the Halifax meeting were the
(first to come to the aid of the
Island and while amounts of 1.7 million dollars were suggested by officials of the Finance De- partment a-t Ottawa, it was the Newfoundland boys who sug- gested the 30-30-30-10 split that gave Prince Edward Island its two and a half million dol- lars.
The Premier took swing at what he termed a bunch of bureaucrats" in the Department of Finance at Ot- tawa. He said the same civil servants in that department are in evidence under the present Govermnent as were present -during the St. Laurent regime.
HALIFAX MEETING
He made reference to notes taken at Halifax meeting. From these it was noted that Dr. Tay- lor from the Federal Depart- ment of Finance made a state-
at
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PREMIER MAT!-IEISON ment to the effect that under
the formula, Prince Edward
Nfld. IsIOur Best Friend
Premier Tells Legislature
Island should get 1.7 million and observed. “That is more than they deserve.”
“I hope the new’ Prime Min- ister will tell these fellows where they should go, and I am sure everyone in this House tonight would not be long sug- gesting that place,” said the Premier.
Referring to the criticism’ made by Dr. Dewar to the ef- fect that Premier Smallwood had “taken the other Provinces for a ride”, the Premier said nothing could be further from the truth. “No one was rocked. I have been attending these conferences for years and that is not the way we work. ‘We
‘ have had several meetings of
the Atlantic Provinces’ Pre- miers and there have always been the best of relations exist- ing between us,” he said.
NOVEMBER CONFERENCE
Turning the report of the Do- minion - Provincial conference (Continued on page 3 Col. gt)
OTTAWA, -— Two contracts totalling about $23,000 for im- provements to a wharf at Vernon River and to the lighting system on the'Railway Wharf at Char- lottetown were announced Friday by the Public Works Department. The contract fon. the wharf ex- tension at Vernon.River, amount- ing to $16,978 was awarded to Edward Maccallum, of Brackley Beach, P. E. 1. His tender was the lowest of four received.
The one for improvements on the lighting system of the Rail- way Wharf at Charlottetown went to Chappell and Co., of Char- lottetown, and is for $5,250.
The work on the Vernon River wharf, to be completed by next December 15, calls for an L- shaped extension to be compos- ed of two arms. One of these will be 112 by 12 feet and the other 26 by 62 feet.
BUTTER STOCKS CUT
OTTAWA (CP)-—A net reduc- tion of about 18,000,000 pounds in creamery butter stocks occurred during 1957, the bureau of statis- tics r e p o r t e d Friday. Stocks reached their seasonal peak-— nearly 91,000,000 pounds—at Nov. 1. The year - end carryover of cheddar cheese stocks was 51,-
900,000 pounds.
Tyvo Federal Contracts Let I
The first section will begin at the south wall of the existing wharf and extends south to where the second section will. stand. This portion will curve slightly and continue northward to the steel sheet pile [wall of the Trans-Canada Highway culvert.
The structure is to be built of creosoted timber pile, with a tim- berconcrete laminated deck.
Sharp Debate On Estimates
Increases in members’ sal- aries served as the spark be- tween Hon. Dougald MacKin- non and Leo Rossiter ‘as the closing session of the Legisla- ture were into the early hours of this morning.
Dr. L. G. Dewar moved that the eicpense item of $9,450 be deleted from the estimates.
Before the heated argument “cooled down” the Premier. George,,.S,a\tille,\ .Avc0I'!I and R. R. Bell took part.
The motion was defeated in
the resulting vote.
Fishermen Not Concerned With Limits, Want Equality
I-IIALIFAX (OP) Fisheries Council of Canada manager Gor- don O’Brien said here Friday the council is notconcerned if the fishing limit off Canada is three or 12 miles, as long as it is equal -for_ all countries.
“We resent the fact that wa- ters off our shore are restricted to our own boats," he said. “We feel that whatever the limit, let it be the same for. Canadians as others. At present there is a nine-mile bank offshore where Canadian boats cannot fish while others can."
Canadian boats more than 65
CAR -TRUCK IN COLLISION
One lady passenf-T61‘. 1V11"5- _50' phie Tawil, was taken to Hospital for a check-up following a vehicle accident. (hat ocurrcd at (begin- ters-ection of Pownal and Gralwlon Styeel :,ho1'l:Iy before 11:30 pm.
last night. Policesaid that“‘.\‘Irs. Tawil was complaining of a sore
side". She was one of three per- sons occupying the cab of the
1956 1-ton Dodge truck which was}
driven by Labcen Rashed, 11 Up- per Quccn. Also driving in the‘
other vehicle, a 1950 Meteor. He was said to be unhurt. The force of the impact snapped a telephone pole and caused the truck to tip over. coming to rest on the trunk of the car. The tangle was such
Imlck wafi Mr‘ saddad Haddad‘ that police assistance was requir- Driver Clifford MacPhee, Truro, . ed tn mm-(.a¢e M1-S_ Tawu from
N.S., was the sole occupant of lhel the cab of the truck.
feet long are not allowed to fish within 13 miles of shore by Ca- nadian law, while foreign boats can fish to within three miles of the coast.
Both the Canadian and United States government are in favor of Canada having fishing juris- diction up to 12 miles off shore, he said. The fishing limi-t is l-ikely to be a major topic of de- bate the Fisherles Council of Canada annual meeting here next Monday, Tuesday and Wed- nesday.
About 350 delegates from all provinces except Alberta are ex- pected to attend the convention. It is the first time the conven- tion has been held here.
Fisheries Minister MacLean, council president 0. J. 1Vl'icl)onald
(and Nova Scotia Premier Stan-
field are scheduled to speak to the convention Monday.
Eight Inches Of Snow In The U. S.
CHIICAGO (AP) —- A spring storm smacked parts of the northeastern United States with up to eight inches of wet snow Friday.
A sloppy blanket built up from northern Ohio eastward across northern New Jersey and lower New York and northward into New England. .
Official measurements of 3.7 inches of snow at Hillsgrove air- port, Rhode Island, broke a 53- year local record for snowfall so late in the season. Some points in southern New England re- ported eight inches.
Princess Margarets Tour
Will BeCoas’r To Coast
Details Of Itinerary Are
Being Worked Out Now
OTTAWA (CP)——Princess Mar-i garet’s month-long visit to Can-; ada this summer will take her; from coast to coast, with stops} in at least 12 cities, it was an- nounced Friday.
The first two weeks are to be spent in British Columbia, where she will share in the province’s centennial celebrations, centred on Vancouver and Victoria. Then the princess is to visit the Banff and Prince Albert Natio‘-nal Parks, and the cities of Calgary., Toronto, Niagara Falls, Hamil- ton, Stratford, Ont., Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, Fredericton and Halifax.
(Contacted last night ‘govern- ment sources were unable to say whether or not this Province would be included in the itinerary planned for Her~Royal Highness. Neither the Lieutenant - Gover- nor, Hon. F.W. Hyndman, nor the Government of the Rrovince have been informed officially of the forthcoming visit, officials stated.) I
Margaret is to spend July 12 to 26 in Vancouver. It is under- stood she will fly there from Eng- lanl with only refueling stops en route. The announcement did not disclose how she will travel in Canada, but the itinerary and time allotments indicated it likely ‘will be by plane and train.
Officials said full details will be available only when the com- pleted arrangements havo been approved by the Princess.
The prime minister's said in a statement that program details now are being worked out with provincial and municipal au- thorities.
Mangaret’s 15-day itinerary, following the completion of her B.C. engagements, is being plan- ned to give her about the same amount of time in each of three major area~s—the West, the cem- tral provinces and the Atlantic region. — — — ‘ ’ ALLOTED DATES , I .
Dates allotted for the respec- tive areas are: The West, July 26-30; central provinces, July 31- Aug. 5, including two days in Ot- tawa; the Atlantic region, Aug. 6-10. -
Mr. Diefeubak-er’fs otficc, an- nouncing that Margaret has ap- proved the outline itinerary for her trip, said it is being planned so that her schedule will not become too heavy and .yet give her “a general glimpse of Can- ada, both urban and rural, at work and play in the summer.”
The stop at Stratford is to en- aible Margaret to attend the Stratford S h a k e spearean Fes- tival.
Reports from the festival cen- tre aid she will attend a com- mand performance of Shake- speare's romantic dram-a, The
Cannot Afford
Wage Increase
LONDON (Reuters) -— Brit- ain’s railroad workers, brooding over a possible country - wide strike were told Friday night that the state-owned but finan- cially embarrassed lines cannot afford wage in-creases estimated
details
. possible,”
Win-ter‘s Tale. The visit would be for one day. INVITE THE DUKE
It also was reported from Stratford that orchestra leader- composer Duke Ellington, not originally scheduled to perform in the Stratford musical festival this year, was being invited for the occasion and that Margaret
would attend a jazz concert by
his ensemble.
The statement said. Mr. Diel- enba‘ker is sure “that all Cana- diens will share my pleasure that Her Royal Highness is able to come to Canada this summer." "I know it would be the desire of all provinces to have the op- portunity of extending a warmly affectionate and enthusiastic wel- come," said the prime minister, holidaying in Bermula. “How-. ever, the distances involved and the length of the visit have placed strict limitations upon what could be done.”
It will be Margaret’: first trip to Canada, apart from a brief stop at Montreal’s Dorval Air- port Jan. 31, 1955, en route to Trinidad. But she has always wanted to visit the country, and has remarked ruefully that she will be one of the last members of her family to do so.
In 1956, the wish became reality when the committee in charge of the B.C. centennial ob- servations extended her an in- vitation. The festivities are to mark 100 cars of progress since B.C. was created a Crown col- ony in 1858.
STANFIELD DELIGHTED
I-llAllllElAX (OP) — Premier Stanfield said Friday night he is "delighted” that Princess Mar- garet be visiting Nova Scotia during a tour of the Atlantic provinces Aug. 6-10.
He said the government re- ceived olfiuclal word Friday of the Princess’ visit. “Of course, the message was confidential.” He said no plans have yet been made for the visit.
“Naturally, we are very de- lighted to have her come to our province."
N. B. PLEASED
I<lRE~DERI>C(1‘i0»N (OP) —— Pre-
mier Flemming and Mayor W.T. Walker of Fredericton both ex- pressed pleasure Flriday night ni- ter announcement that Princess Margaret would vi-sit the prov- ineels capital in August. Premier Flemming said that of the New Brunswick visit have not yet been worked out. “We have no idea what her itinerary will be in the province. but we will -try to have her visit as many of the larger centres as Mr. Flemming said. “There have been no negotia- tions on that at all as yet. We expect to hear from the office of the secretary of state."
“It is wonderful news,” said Mayor Walker. “I am sure that the citizens of Fredericton will go all out to give her a royal welcome.’
He added that as soon as de- tails of the visit were known a special meeting of city council would be called to plan the
Cuban Revolt
at £30,000,000 a year.
Friday With Guerilla Raid
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — The long rebel campaign against President Fulgencio Batista fell back into its old rut of hit-run attacks Friday after futile upris- ings in Havana and Santiago.
Fidel Castro's guerillas at- tacked transportation in Oriente province, long their stronghold. Rebels with bombs and ._ guns wrecked a train in Pinar Del Rio,
in westernmost Cuba.
city’s share of thegprogram.
Flared Again ‘
Havana was quiet except for scattered shooting in the Friday early morning hours. The army said most public utilities dis- rupted the bombings in Wednes- day’s uprising in this capital had been restored.
Quiet also returned to Santiago, capitalersof 0 r i e n t e province, where an uprising Thursday col- lapsed in a storm of machine- gun fire from that port city's strong government garrison.
Two bills having conflicting purposes yesterday caused some embarrassment to the promoters, lion. B. Earle MacDonald and A. A. Maclsaac, both of whom rep- resent the City of Charlottetown. in the Legislature. Both were passed in the House during the afternoon session.
The first, entitled “An act to amend the Charlottetown Sewer- age Ae ” sets forth the qualifica- tions for candidates for the of- ficc of Water Commissioner. These qualifications are the same as those for the mayorality. That is, the person seeking office must possess bona tide and in his own
Position OI City Made Awkward By 2 Bills
right, freehold or lease-hold pro- perty or both together situated in Cl1arlotI1.elown, to the value of $2,000 or over.
CHANGE TO DEPOSIT
The bill in its original’ form asked that a deposit of $100 be required from such candidates but on the insistence of R.R. Bell “that they were trying to shut out the poor man,” the bill was am- ended to read $50.
Premier Mathcson asked the be gained by bringing such a bill before the House when an-
other bill on the order paper pm-
Members I
posed to do away with the Water Commission.
Mr. MacDonald replied that the bill had been given to the Legis- lature a long time before the bill referred to by the Premier. and regardless of this fact, the Water Commission was an elected body the same as the City Council and the Legislature must give it consideration.
LONG RECORD ’\lr. T\l:i<:I)on'-zld nl):<r‘1‘\'NI that
promoter what purpose was to‘
the City \«Val.e1' COll'lll’1l:$SlOIl was Len old and established institu- I (ion of civic adniimstr-atmn and I (Continuel on page 3 Col. 7)
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