overs Prince Edward Island Like The Dew”’
CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1959
Ontario Spud _Crop Declines
The British bulk carrier West- river with only 16 of her 37 crew members aboard, leaves Halifax harbor. under tow for
OCEAN TOW IS STARTED
England. She is being towed to a_ British ‘shipyard by the Dutch tug Cele Zee. The trip “Fs expected to take about 25
\ days. Twenty-one of the West- ‘tiver’s crew failed to make the
trip because she was “unsea- worthy.”
- TORONTO (CP)—The Ontario! Potato Growers’ Association said Tiiesday imports and other fac-| “tors have caused this province's potato crop to decline -“‘drasti-' eally.”’
adie tee -drovped by—more+- than half to a present yield of; 13,000,000 bushels a year, it said} in a brief presented to the Agri-| CAMPBELLTON, N.B. (CP)— cultural marketing inquiry com-| Federal government policies are — of the provincial goverh-| responsible for tight money and _— high int
In a bid to increase potato| eral leader ee = Ma sales, the brief welcomed the | tuesday night in his final ad- proposed introduction in 1960 Of| dress of a” Nova Scotia and New eS eos we: in- | Bruns tour. He entrained for
Potatoes were the source Pct a — as more complaints fhan any of the other 2,000 products carried in su- permarkets. The instant mashed potato flakes ‘‘are the answer to} many of these complaints.”
‘It would seem that our whole system of merchandising potatoes may be on the verge of a com- plete change by the advent and popularity. of new products,” the brief said.
Aid To Grain Growers Discussed At Meeting
By ARCH MacKENZIE said only that he would be tak Canadian Press Staff Writer | ing the matter up with his col- OTTAWA (CP) Proposals| ieacues back in Regina.
for sharing aid to snowed - in : .
Prairie grain growers were| The meeting lasting nearly two
threshed out Tuesday in a meet-hours followed the conclusion of the two-day federat-~= provincial
ing which ended without any
aoe ect on — by any of the) , ricultural conference, featuring F Caren public discussion Monday and 4a
series of private meetings Tues-
But it was indicated that “ federal and Saskatchewan, - acy mmneng Sedieak provanial and farm group representatives.
berta and Manitoba cabinets will be consulted again on the ques- Sear due at Daa EE ward Island, only premier pres-
- tion of aid, now oo ed on just how the federa : ae ee ae ccoviacial governments will ent, said the “‘hair<lown” discus- eplit costs. sions Tuesday were most valu- Agriculture Minister Harkness | le. said lie is not in a position to di- vulge developments until he con- fers with the federal cabinet, which meets today. He said there will be no more meetings on the joint question but did not rule out communication by letter or
i
* s
A government “pledge to re- |duce spending’ had made record jexpenditures of about $1,000,000,- | 000 more than in the last year of | Liberal administration.
“Then, because © government spending has been far greater than its income, we have these huge deficits which have had to be met = large government bor-
telephone.
He declined to say whether he end his three provincial counter- parts had agreed on a recom- mendation to their governments. He would not comment on pub- lished reports that the federal government has offered to pro- vide up to 50 per cent compensa- tion for farmers suffering 50 per cent loss of crop.
FURTHER TALKS 1. C. Nollet of Saskatchewan
Space Heaters Buyers Warned
OTTAWA (CP) — The depart- ment of trade and commerce said Tuesday night 36 space heat- ers of a type known to have caused nine deaths in the United4 States have been distributed in Canada.
A spokesman for the depart- ment said United States authori- ties issued a warning in Wash- ington earlier Tuesday concern- ing the heaters, produced by the Therm Engineering Corporation of Elkhart, Ind.
The defective heaters, were described as small, panel - type heaters ustially used in small house trailers. They use a bottled gos fuel.
By JACK BEST
Canadian Press: Writer . OTTAWA (CP) —° Canada’s scenery“is its greatest asset in attracting and pleasing American tourists, a report compiled by the Canadian government travel bur- eau suggests.
Tourists’ No. Road conditions.
The report, based on a broad survey carried out in late Sept- ember and during ‘October, was tabled Tuesday at the federal- provincial tourist conference by bureau director Alan Field.
The travel bureau sent out questionnaires to 137,230 Ameri- cans—a “broad sample” of those who had asked earlier in the year for holiday information on Can- ada
By the end of October, 20,655
1 eomplaint:
returned—a 15-per-cent response. Of those responding, 14,737 said they actually visited Canada this year. They formed the basis for the buréau's data.
COURTESY SECOND . One of* the questions asked was: ‘What did you like most
Scenery Ranked High As Tourist Attraction
of the questionnaires had been|~
Tight Money, High Interest
rowings and which have placed an enormous strain on the funds available.”
BIG BORROWINGS
In its first 15 months in office, Mr. Pearson said, the Conserva- tive government borrowed $1,100,- 000,000. If “tight n.oney’ did not develop at that time, it was be- cause the money supply was in- creased by this amount
“And that, of course greatly in- creased the danger of inflation. However, during the past year, a halt was called to further in- creases in the money supply, so the government could not get more in-this way.
“Therefore it must now com pete with private borrowers from
all walks of life for money to fi- nance its deficits, and it is tak- ing the lion’s share of the avail- able supply.
‘HOG’ SUPPLY
“In fact, in the past 12 months or so, the government has bor- rowed $676,000,000 over and above what it needed to meet bond is- gues as they become due. As someone has put it, the yovern-
Mobster Ends Prison Term
By EARL AYKROID JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Nearly 26; years of imprisonment ended | Tuesday for one of the prohibition era’s toughest mobsters. Diminutive Roger Touhy, 61 and grey-topped, emerged smil- ing and affable from Stateville penitentiary into a snowstorm — freedom.
about your Canadian vacation?” Scenery was the reply in 34.6 per cent of responses. Next came “courtesy” with 15.7 per. cent, fishing at eight per cent, and road conditions at three per cent. Another question was: “What did you like least about. your Ca- nadian vacation?” Road condi- tions were the factor most cited —9.2 per cent of total responses. |Next were rates of exchange, 7.1 ner cent; food. 3.1 per cent, and accommodation, three per cent.
WHERE-TO-FIND-IT
Announcements, notices . 23
Births, deaths, etc., .. 2, 23 Classified section .... 22, 23 Comics, features ....---- i Charlottetown news .....- 5 Editoriaig =e... . -ese0+> 4 Finance, markets .... 23 Island news .......- sscx ee Sports ........ pidebuct 8, ;
Women’s page .......----- Late reports from Guardian news bureaus in Summer- side, Montague, Alberton and Souris, and from special cor- now appear on
olicie
hogged
ment has the
money supply. But, following its normal practice, the government tries to} blame others for the difficulties; it has itself created.”
The Liberal leader also said that in the federal election cam- paign of 1957, Progressive Con- servative candidates inthe At- lantic provinces promised an ‘ad-| justment of freight rates for Maritime producers. A_ 10-per- cent adjustment. had heen made, but upward rather than down.
On the way to Campbellton Mr. Pearson stopped at Dalhousie, toured the New Brunswick Inter- national Paper Company's news- print mill and met party and other officials.
Montreaj per cent following installation of
Welfare Dept. To Handle
Prison’ Parolees On: Island
Plane Crash Brings Death,’ Terror JoChicagoHome, ApartmentBlock
CHICAGO (AP) — A four-en- gined Trans-World Airlines cargo plane plowed through four homes and an apartment house and then exploded while attempting an emergency landing early Tuesday, brought death and terror to a sleeping neighborhood
Nine persons were killed, in-
cluding the plane's crew of three. Eleven were injured and several! persons were reported to missing.
The plane, out of control and its engines sputtering._was trying to return to Midway~Airport after
taking ¢ff for Los Angeles a few!
minutes before. It crashed three
Bridge Toll
Revenues
Increase 40 Per Cent
Canadian Press Staff ‘Writer
OTTAWA (CP) — Toll revenue on the Jacques Cartier bridge at soared more than 4
machine toll collectors but Trans-
port-Minister Hees said Tuesday
investigations turned up no evi-
dence of dishonesty.
The ational harbors board, owners of the bridge, said bridge
improvements which speeded up traffie fow were main factors in
the relvenue increase.
Mr. Hees said investigations had made from time to
the\ possihilify of dishonesty in
manual toll collection and the
publie interest , Must tected.
The national ‘athe board said toll revenue increased by $158,000 {in September and October over the corresponding months last year.
MORE TRAFFIC
In a statement, the Goard<said the “more favorable ehowing’’ was due mainly to the addition of a fifth traffic lane opened in June, installation of the automa- tic toll collection equipment in September and modern ap proaches to the. bridge on the south shore of the St. Lawrence
be pro-
River. Tolls are 25 cents a trip for autos, motorcycles, light trucks
znd station wagons and range up
to $2 for five-axle tractor-trailer
combinations. Cars can get 30- trip tickets for $4.
Mr. Hees told reporters as ht entered a cabinet meeting that an investigation in the fall of 1958 ‘by ROMP and ONR officials re- sulted in the dismissal of eight men for inefficiency. However, a conciliation board's majority re- port recommended they be re- hired and this was done
’ He said a ‘‘considerable”. traf- fic increase on the bridge was evident along with the -Septem- ber - October revenue increase.
when reporters asked whether the traffic increase was sufficient to account for the higher revenues.
“At no time did any investiga- tion infer dishonesty.’ he said. “It was only a question -of. inef- ficiency.”’
| blocks short 2 its goal on Chi-|!
|cago’s populous southwest side. The plane struck the rool of a two-storey home, ripping off the
street,
ing home
CAREENS ALONG BLOCK _ Careening nearly a_ block farther, the plane tore out the back wall of a building housing six apartments, exploded and landed in a sea of flame atop a one-storey dwelling across. the street. The dwelling collapsed.
“It seemed like the end of the | world,’’ several residents of the neighborhood said.
Burning gasoline showered) down on adjoining homes, ga- rages and parked cars, setting them afire. Terrified residents ran into the streets in night clothing.
One of the injured, George Me- halov, 57 - year-old mechanic, didn't even know parts of the plane had hit his home until! fire- men told him while taking him to the hospital.. Mehalov's wife, son and daughter are among the missing.
“I heard the explosion and saw sobbed. “+ don't know how ¥ got out or what happened to my family.”
The plane, carrying 18,492 pounds of non-inflammable cargo, including mail, arrived in Chi- cago from New York.
Staying Is Blamed On Former Clerk
TORONTO (CP) — A youthful clerk fired by Trans-Canada Air
Lines a month ago has been!
charged with murder in the rifle
| Beverly Wright, 30, chief clerk of
eo operations.
John Hartford, 19, was arrested at home in nearby Port Credit
slaying Tuesday of James|after police pleaded with him to;
\‘MAN CENTERED’ PERIL
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Moderator Sees Job Of Church As ney Devil Out Of Business
“The job of the Christian church is to put the Devil out of business,” Dr. Angus J. Mac- Queen, Moderator of the General | Council of the United Church told | a meeting of the P.E.I. Presby- | tery yesterday afternoon.
‘He said the church exists for a, purpose beyond itself. “We are| inclined to think too much of our) plant and our budget. There is a danger of the church being man-| centered rather than Christ-cen- | tered,’ he admonished. |
The church should challenge its members to become “Tishers | of men’”’ and not be an instrument ; tailor-made to the needs and problems of its members.
Dr. MacQueen warned against the possibility of the church be- ing taken over by a “wordly movement”. He said, “If this ever happens the church will fease to exist. We have a mes- sage to proclaim and this can be done only as long as we re main distinctive and unique.” .
Speaking of sectarianism, the Moderator said the 265 sects of the Christian faith today are
“crippling the Body of Christ. | We ought to be coricerned over this matter,” he said.
ARMY OF GOD
Terming the church, “The army of God” Dr. .MacQueen said one of the most important factors in the success of any army is its unity.. ‘‘What effec- tiveness could an army achieve, if every imdividual decided to do things his own way?” he asked.
“An army doesn't battle with itself - it fights tne enemy” said Dr. MacQueen, ‘So when we speak of our separated brethern, let us emphasize the “brethern’ part rather than the ‘separated’.
Continuing his i#ustration, Dr.
A
Christian church. “Christian
ple must be prepared to discipline themselves. They must realize that prayer and bible reading are an essential part of Christian life and that church attendance on Sunday is not only a privilege but
respondents the Island News Page.
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a duty.” “We need spiritual renewal and
j
moral revival and we cannot at- | tain these things: without Spiritual
ACTING PREMIER R.R. Bell Jeft, chats with .Rev. Frank MacLean and Dr. Angus J.
Mae-Quees, moderator of the
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discipline,” he said.
give himself up. A_ .22-calibre rifle was seized at the home. Wright died instantly from three bullets firéd into his chest as he was about to enter the TCA
chimney. Then it spun across the} § shattered the corner of aj & |two-storey brick home and tore); the roof away. from a neighbor-| §
POPE JOHN
Pope John Is 78 Today VATICAN CITY (Reuters)—
Pope John XXIII, the peasant’s' son who became the _ spiritual leader of the world’s 450,000,000, Roman Catholics, will celebrate his 78th birthday today. —
Papal white and yellow flags will fly from Vatican buildings in honor of. the man who is known here as Papa Giovanni. But Vat- ican sources say that the 43rd consecutive Italian pontiff will work as usual
The energetic Pope ("I suffer neither from liver _nor nerves’’) recalled at the first anniversary of his coronation three weeks ago
He probably will rise today as
ji usual at 4 a.m. from his brass
bedstead overlooking. St. Peter's Square. His program includes the normal Wednesday afternoon au- -dience to thousands of pilgrims
BLESS DISCS
In the morning, the pontiff will bless wax discs called in Latin “Agnus Dei” (the Lamb of God), which are about four inches in diameter. On one side is stamped a figure representing Christ as a victim, on the other as a saint
The pontiff. clad in a white vestment, will perform the bene- diction in the Consistorial Hall of the Vatican Palace. While special prayers are said, he will immerse the discs in holy water, holy oil and balsam. These later will be distributed to pilgrims.
a eentury lived to be 90
Story Here. ls ‘Unusual
Prison parolees residing im Prince Edward Island in future will be supervised by designated officials of the provincial depart- ment of welfare and labor, d, Alex Edmison, QC, a member. of the national parole board reveal- ed Tuesday.
Mr. Edmison said details of the -working arrangements had been worked out yesterday at a luncheon meeting with W.W. Reidy the provincial deputy minister of welfare and labor. d
SPARKED DISCUSSION
A Guardian news story Car ried Tuesday morning reporting Mr. Reid as stating that there were only three Known juvenile ‘delinquents *in the Province had | sparked his discussion with the deputy minister, Mr. Edmison said.
In view of the general trend through Canada, the Island posi- tion on delinquency as revealed by Mr. Reid-in Summerside was
“most unusual’, Mr. Edmisog noted,
“Unquestionably the Provinosl highly-organized program of team sports is a very important
oCa quency;”* penologist stated.
Mr. Edmison said that he was
very pleased at the local wek fare department's ready acquies cence to act as “next friend’ te prisoners released on parole, and carry out the necessary super. vision required. . In addition, the department had also agreed to institute the neces sary pre-parole enquiries on be half of the board.
CHECK REQUIRED
For instance, John Doe, a soner at Dorchester requ parole and on his application as- serts that XYZ Company of Sum. merside will employ him after his release. This and other sim. ilar statements must be check by some «responsible loca _lagency, he. said.
the noted
operations building at Malton Air- port, about 10 miles northwest of | downtown Toronto. A rifle was) found beside the body.
Airport police received a tele- | phone call shortly after the shoot-| ing from. a man who told them | to “come and get me.”
Wright lived in Oakville, mid- way between Toronto and Hamil- ton, with his wife and five-year- old son Donald. He had been em-
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ployed by TCA since 1948.
quueral council of the United Church, after a dinner tendered by the Prince Edward Island
Presbytery. Mp. MaclLess fe
day because
Hotel Is Fined $1,000
For Illegal Liquor Sale
CAMPBELLTON, NB. (CP)— A liquor test ease tested out in reverse .here Tuesday when the Chateau-Restigouche Hotel Com- pany was found guilty of keep- ing liquor for sale and fined $1,000.
The charge was ‘laid following a Sept. 15 liquor raid on the thotel’s Blue, Room by RCMP J. C. Van Horne. Progressive Conservative member of Parlia- ment for Restigouche-Madawaska
ture, 22, of Cross Pointe, Que., former barmaid arrested in the raid and charged with iHegally selling liquor, had earlier pleaded
a guilty. The charge against
Miss Couture was dropped Tues+ day at the request of the prosecu- tion. Mr. Van Horne acted a@ hotel solicitor.
The hearings had been ad- journed from Oct. 16 until Tues- day. Much of the earlier testi- mory concerned ownership of the
and former president of the hotel company, had announced he | would openly sell liquor to “‘ex- | pose the hypocrisy of New Bruns: | wick's liquor laws.”’ . é
He dared ROMP to raid the | hotel and said he would se-ve them pean if they came to his bar.
Liquor {in New Brunswick \can | be purchased legally only by the bottle from government retail stores. There are unlicenced Glubs with “privileges” at which liquor can be obtained by the glass. This applies also to beer and wine, There are no taverns | in the province.
NOT MAXIMUM
The hotel owners were given 30 days in which to pay the fine and $173 in court costs. Crown prosecutor Donald M. Gillis of Saint John asked that the maxi- mum fine of $5,000 be imposed because the offence ‘‘was deli- berate,” but this was not done. |
Both the hotel and Paula Cou-
|
Rain Determines Traffic On Bridge
The behaviour of the «weather man will determine whether the Hillsboro Bridge will be closed or open to traffic today it was learned last night.
The bridge was open vyester- the wet weather made it unfit for workmen to proceed with the work of renew- ing the timber on the’ deck
If the weather is fine today work on the structure will pro. ceed. If i is wet the work will
hotel. Mr. Van Horne.at one point. contended he had deeded it to the provincial government in lieu of fines on two previous liquor cone victions and the crown was there- fore “‘proceeding against itself\” NAME DIRECTORS
Saint John, N.B.. lawyer E. Neil McKelvey testified that he, Wallace D. Macaulay and Lawe tence Machum, all members of the Saint John law firm of Me- Kelvey, Macaulay, Matchum and Fairweather (Attorney - General R. G. L. Fairweather), had been directors of the hotel and that he had been president.
Shaw Has Eye
On Cup Game
OTTAWA (CP)—Premier Shaw of Prince Edward Island.-in Ote. tawa for the two-day federal-pro- vincial farm conference, said Tuesday his province is studying ways to increase sales of pota- toes, hogs and other produce.
He said in an interview that studies will be made of market possibilities, perhaps ‘in the Car- ibbean, South America or other points, and attention will be given to making island produce more attractive to consumers. Packing and the like woyld be involved, he suggested.
Mr. Shaw, himself a former de- puty agriculture minister for the province, said he will stay in Ot- tawa for the Progressive Con- servative Party convention here next week and may even take in
be held up again“and the bridge
will be apen:for traffic.
”,
the Hamilton-Winhipeg Grey A game at Toronto Saturday “
ean get some tickets.” ,