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“Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew”

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA,

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1959

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Kenya and Uganda.

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Myers Raps Govt On Its Northern Market Policy

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gaid the Provincial Treasurer referred to the visitors as ‘‘the unemployed”. Mr. Myers said, “These are true citizens of this country who: have every right to be in this House and among them was my own rect@r who is a newcomer to this provitee. What are people going to think when they are greeted in tlis manner?”

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“I was reminded of the story of the two Scotsmen after attending ial|a funeral—One said to the other,

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the other replied, ‘94’.. Do you think it is worthwhile going home? said the brother.

“I am wondering’ said Mr. Myers, “is it worth the Pre- mier’s while to come to the country in this next election.”

Mr. ‘Myers noted that the re- venue from liquor sold in. the province during 1958 showed an increase of $201,764 over the pre- vious year and recalled the bud- get speech of last year in which the Provincial Treasurer ‘‘was happy to report that liquor sales had not increased appreciably,

mier’s speech,” said Mr. Myers,

although they do act as a baro-

meter of economic conditions.” Hof wifat the Provincial Trea- says is correct—why all

this this lor that we hear about?” said Mr. Myers. Mr. Douglas: yvocating more liquor last: year.

FREIGHT. RATES

Turning to freight rates, Mr. | Myers said he was in 100 per) cent accord with the Island gov- ernment in their protest against the recent 17 per cent increase. “But why should the government take such strong exception when the rates jumped 128 per cent since 1948?"", he asked.

He said the Federal Govern- ment had promised to make a review of the freight rate struc- ture and some redress could be expected (Continued on ‘page 2 col.

€yprus Talks Make Progress

Ry GARVEN HUDGINS

LONDON (AP)—Delegates to the London conference on the future of Cyprus hammered away at differences in a two-hour emer- gency meeting Wednesday night. Prospects for agreement ap- peared to brighten.

Diplomatic sources said an- other session set for today could bring peace and independence to the eastern Mediterranean island colony. Wednesday night's sur- prise meeting produced an at- mosphere favorable for such a decisive step, they said.

Differences earlier reported centring on Greek Cypriot Arcn- bishop Makarios were said to have been smoothed out.

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Berlin Shooting Decision Up To Russians, Ike Says

By DOUGLAS: B. CORNELL

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- dent Eisenhower said Wednesday it will be the Russians who start it, rathert han the Western pow- ers, if there is to be any shoot- ing or use of force over Berlin.

In .different form and with definite emphasis, Eisenhower twice told his press conference that the United States and its Allies intend to fulfil their duties te safeguard West Berlin and hold open the communication) channels to it.

But he also said, and repeated im varied words, that if there is to be any resort to force it will be “‘the other side” using it to “block our carryips out our re- sponsibilities

In effect he was duelling at long-range with Premier Kirush- chev in a cold-war battle of “‘ifs.”’

BEGINNING OF WAR Khrushchev said in a speech Tuesday that it “will mean the beginning of war” if the Western Allies try to shoot their way after the Russians turn

ority in Berlin to the East Ger- man Communists.

Eisenhower said he had read the speech only in abbreviated form, but:

“IT would say this: He must be talking about shooting to stop us from doing our duty. After all, that is what is going to. hap- pen if it happens. We are not saying that we are going to shoot our way into Berlin.”

In any foreign ministers con- ference on the Berlin situation,

Eisenhower let it be known he

intends to rely heavily on the ideas and experience of ailing John Foster Dulles, even if the secretary of state is unable to be presemt. Dulles bas been stricken with a recurrence of cancer. But Eisenhower said the doctors have assured him that ‘‘there is noth- ing in his disease that is going to touch his heart and his head, and that is what we want.” Eisenhower denied reports that Dulles has offered to resign as a result of his iliness. He said he has not discussed a possible successor with anyone,

through ever the Soviet occupation auth-

Eisenhower said:

“As long as Secretary. Dulles believes that he is in shape to carry on, he is exactly the per- son I want.”

On the domestic scene, Eisen- hower said he didn't see any good that would come from a proposed march on Washington to dramatize the plight of the unemployed, as stiggested by union leader Walter “Reuther

In the international field, press conference turned to:

Mexico—a few hours in ad- vance of his takeoff on a trip to Texas and then on to Acapulco for an informal meeting with Mexican Presixient Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Eisenhower said his main purpose “is to pay my re- spects to the president of a great neighboring republic.”

Seaway—Eisenhower indicated he won't stop over in New York State for American ceremonies next June on the way back from Montreal, where he will join the Queen in opening the St. Law- rence Seaway. He said there should be no hurt feelings, as the Queen and Prince Philip are

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Prince Edward Island has in- creased its agricultural produc- tion more than any other pro- vince between 1951-56 and at the same time returned less land to

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wilderness, Hon. Eugene Cullen said yesterday, speaking on the draft address.

Mr. Cullen said that while Prince Edward Island had re- turned only 2.7 per cent of its farm land to wilderness, the Pro- vince of Ontario during the same five-year period had returned 48 per cent of its laad representing a million acres.

ter, Mr. Harkness, Agricultural Conference last year advised farmers

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“What am I supposed to teil the farmers of Prince Edward Island -— that

honestly say about’ Hon. Mr. Gardiner, during his long term of office, he never once suggest- ed that farmers cut down in pro-

The Mixister said this mes-

sage coming from. Mr. Harkness was rather strange in view of

Coal Aid

OTTAWA ‘CP)—Dominion Coal Board recommendations for emergency federal assistance to Nova Scotia's stricken coal-min- ing‘ industry are expected to be placed before a government com- mittee late this week.

The help is likely to take the form of higher subventions— contributions’: towards freighting coal to central Cana- dian markets—it was reported following meetings of the board Tuesday and Wednesday.

Queen Mother Arrives For Uganda Visit

ENTEBBE, Uganda (Reuters) The Queen Mother arrived by air Wednesday after a two-week visil to Kenya.

The sun was shining brightly as she stepped from her plane after a short flight over Lake Victoria from Kisumu, where she completed her Kenya tour earlier in the day.

Large crowds waved greetings at the airport and hundreds lined her route to Government House, where she will stay as a guest of Govenor Sir Frederick Craw- ford.

In Kisumu, the Queen Mother signed the visitors’ book at the town hall, watched by, 1,000 silent Africans.

African Leader Adaia Otuko, explaining the silence, said it had no connection with a boycott call by nationalist politicians.

NO BOYCOTT

“T am sure thete is no boy- cott.” he said. “Everyone who could get here has come. It is the custom of the Lao people when a royal personage or a great chief passes by not to wave or shout but to stand still, and to bow the head.”

The cool reception came after! Oginga Odinga, chairman of the African-elected members of the Kenya legislative council, told Africans:

“Go and see her H you wish, but in view of the current polit- ical situation, she should not be given a really warm welcome.”

INDIANS WIN IRISH DANCE

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. Indian girls won three tro- phies in an Irish dancing con- test here Tuesday.

One boy also took part in the competition, but he didn't get anywhere. He was from

going as far as Chicago in order

to visit the American midwest.

Limerick, treland.

Turning to Federal agriculture, | Mr. Cullen strongly questioned} the policy of the present Minis-|

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pre-election promises the PC party had made that farmers would receive parity prices and they would restore the British market.

Mr. Cullen —_ briefly be- fore adjournment of the House.

Scheme

How much the board might rec-

has asked the federal govern ment for higher subventions on a scale which informants say would involve about $4,000,000 a year

ommend was not known, but Pre- | mier Stanfield of Nova Scotia

Stea*s s “Increase Is Seen. In Anscibiiara’ Products

He will continue his address this afternoon.

NEED NEW FERRY

Concern for the future of the Island tourist industry was ex- pressed by Mr. Cullen who ob- served that the transportatio. system at Borden had reached its saturation point during the summer months.

He believed the causeway would be built sometime — if for no other reason than the de- mands which traffic would make — but he said it might be 10-15 years before a causeway should be built. ‘“‘We need a new ice-

Ferry Sailing

From Nfld.

MONCTON (CP)—Fog halted

ferry, which put in at the Newfoundland port . last week after heavy ice blocked her passage home, was await- ing the report of the survey before venturing out. She is expected to start for P.E.I. today accompanied by the Transport Department ice-

was Halifax when ice forced her to

PROMOTED OTTAWA (CP) — Pomotion o. Group Captain Morris B. Mac-

Kinnon, 52, of Charlottetown to the rank of air commodore was

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announced Wednesday the ROAF. He now is chief of mater- jel at ROAF headquarters here. He is a son of Li.Col. D. A. MacKinnon, Charilotttettown.

Chain Stores’

Sales Increase

OTTAWA (CP)—Sales in Cane- dian chain stores increased by more than four per cent in 1958 to an all-time high of $1,341,466.- @00 from the previous peak of $1,281,751,000 set in 1957, the _ of statistics said Wednes- December sales rose more than nine per cent to $187,598,000 from $171,496,000 for the corresponding

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extra from the federal treasury,

Existing subventions now total | over $9,000,000 a year for all Can-| ada’s coal - mining areas, with | most of this already going to! Nova Scotia

YEAR-TO-YEAR BASIS

The subventions are customar- ily set on a year-to-year basis, so any additional help probably would be for one year only with the situation to be surveyed again at the end of that period.

Along with any emergency help for the eastern province, the cab- inet is expected to establish si- multaneously its general subven- tion policy for the fiscal year that starts April 1. However, indica- tions are there will be no major

changes in stibvention aid to other areas. In the Commons, H. J. Robich-

aud (L—Gloucester) tried unsuc- cessfully to bring about an emer- Bency debate on the problems of the Maritime coal industry but was ruled out of order. Eg

SCHOOLBOY DROWNED

YARMOUTH, N. S. (CP) — Grade seven pupil Gary Law- rence Crosby, 13, of nearby

South Ohio drowned Wednesday in a pond a few steps from school during the ngon recess. The body

By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP) — Canadians

were told Wednesday they must eliminate ‘‘featherbedding”’ Wf they are to survive massive new trade competition from Europe's Common Market aris- ing amid ‘disquieting manifesta- tions of protectionism” im the United States.

The note of warning came from N. R. Crump, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who drew some support from the Canadian trade department and a US. banker as he attacked American trade policies main- omg that a growing number of

import restrictions were saad “mherely on “political ex- pediency."

Atop of American import curbs on oj! and led and zinc, there now was talk in Washington “of add- ing iron ore to the import quota list,"" Mr. Crump told a Canada-

was recovered.

WASHINGTON (AP) The highflying Vanguard IH satellite sent out batch after batch of weather information Wednesday and one of its proud parents said it may prove capable of spotting a nuclear explosion.

Another scientist said the elec- tronic pictures it has transmit- ted to ground stations have al- ready proved good enough to dis- tnguish between clouds and hori- zons.

Dr. John P. Hagen.

Nova Sco-

d tia-born director of the Vanguard

division of the National Aeron- autics and Space Administration, was asked about the possibility of nuclear-explosion detection in an appearance before a congres-

sional space commitiee,

US. business conference spon-

Satellite Is Possible Aid In Bomb Spotting

Representative James Fulton (Rep. Pa.) wanted tot know whether Vanguard UH, launched

Tuesday, could spot a nuclear ex- plosion and immediately send back information on i.

“T think so, yes,"’ Hagen re- | plied. He then added he wanted to wait on more data from the satellite hefore saying just how small a cloud it could detect.

Fulton , suggésted that if K could spot’ a nuclear blast there

might fe no need for an inter- national inspection system to check on whether nations abided by agreement not to set off ou- i eaae.

Hagen said, tion, that it is too soon to specu-

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period in 1957.

sored the chamber of com- merce s the two countries. Of some 200 persons attending, less than a dozen were Americans:

END HIGH COSTS, WAGES

Canada had to strip herself of high costs and high wages to hold her own in a world growing more competitive all the time, Mr. Crump said. |

Europe’s Common Market marked the beginning of a new era in which the vast industrial complex of Western Europe was about to emerge “as the most powerful competitor for markets that has ever faced the North American economy.”

Too often the Canadian wage package was tailored in the-U.S. by international unions based there. Mr. Crump, replying to questions from the floor, empha- sized, that he was not against free association of Canadian un- ions with those in the U.S. but he Was opposed to domination of un- ions in this country by Ameri- ans.

In the fight for economic sur- vival, “we must recognize thal is no place for featherbedding in the kind of world in which we live. We must press forward on the frontiers of knowledge in science and technology with un- relenting vigor.”

-}OTHER PANEL MEMBERS

Associated with Mr. Crump on @ panel discussing ways of strengthening the Canada - U.S Partnership were David L. Grove of San Francisco, vice-president of the Bank of America; Willis Armstrong, U.S. embassy com- mercial counsellor; and Maurice Scharzmann, the trade depart- ment’s international relations di- rector, representing deputy trade minister John English, absent from the city.

Mr. Grove agreed with Mr Crump that there seemed to be Political overtonés to American import restrictions. He believed American curbs on oil were “‘ill- advised."” Canada and the US. should join together in tariff re

to another ques-sductions.

late on the possibility of a satel-|

Mr. Scharmmann, reading a speech prepared by Mr. Eng'ish,

said that American curbs “set

‘Equalization Grant Promised

A complete survey of school finance in the Province will be undertaken this fall by the pro- vincial government. It will be carried out by Dr. M. E. La- University of Manitoba.

In making the announcement in the Legislature yesterday during the course of the draft address, Hon. Keir Clark, Min- ister of Education said Dr. La- Zerte’s report “should awaken our people to a. renewed inter- est in educational development and wilf' enable the charting of a sound course based on rela- tive facts for future educational advancement.”

The Minister said that prior to the financial study and im- plementation of: steps that may follow, the government proposes to alleviate inequalities of abbil- ity to finance education in rural schools.

WIDE DIFFERENCE

He pointed out that 32 school districts in the province have an assessed valuation in excess of $100,000 with group tax rates averaging 94 cents on the $100. There are 118 districts with an assessed valuation between $50,- 000 and $100.000 with an aver- age rate of $1.20 per $100 and

government intends to imple- ment “equalization grants’, de-|

Must Eliminate Featherbedding To Survive, Canadians Are Told

back the clock and deny to both our countries the fruits of eco- nomic progress.”

BRIGHTER NOTE

US. Commerce Secretary Legis L. Strauss, who flew in from Washington for a luncheon speech, sounded a brighter note. He predicted that 1959 will be the most prosperous year in history for the U.S. and this would mean more markets for Canadian ex- Ports.

“We need :economic might to provide costly modern defence. That is one of the reasons why we want Canada to find abund- am. markets in our expanding economy and for ourselves to en- joy reciprocal advantages in yours.”

Canada-U.S. publicity, Robert El- son of New York, general man- ager of Life magazine, said the days of U.S. ‘friendly unconcern and unintentional disregard” of Canada's problems are over.

More American newsmen should be stationed in Canada to, interpret. the Canadian scene to Americans and more Canadians located in the’ U.S. to intenpret for Canadians.

In an afternoon discussion on|

signed to help districts which show a willingness to promote education, but wno are unable to raise adequate funds for school purposes because of in- sufficient taxable property in the district

He said these grants will be arranged on a per pupil basis and will be directly related to the property valuation per class- room. “I do not forsee many initial difficulties, but any sy- stem of grants can eventually be improved with experience,” the Minister said.

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Wealthy Woman Doctor Murdered

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scientific study was found hat- tered to death Wednesday.

A 25-year‘old laborer caught by a passerby was charged with murder. \

Dr. Amnie Yoffa, 66, decided seven years ago to live as a her mit in a tent in mountain coum try about 2% miles from Mel- bourne. She lived on a diet of raw eggs, fruit and biscuits ““be- cause simple food stimulates ac- curate reasoning.”

Her object was to delve into the study of psychodynamics, the science of influencing material things by power of thought.

Her brother told reporters: “She felt that she could devote herself completely to her studies only by living simply in the mountains.”

Dr: Yoffa's body was found near her wrecked tent»

SHIP MISSING

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (CP)— The Icelandic coast guard vessel Hermodur, carrying a crew of 12, was feared to have sunk Wednes- day in a gale off the soufhern coast of Iceland. Nothing had been heard from the 200-ton ship, one of seven vessels in the Ice- landic coast guard, for nearly 24 hours.

Danish Ship

QUEBEC (CP)—The Chronicle- Telegraph says opposition by members of the Canada-United Kingdom Freight conference re- sulted in the Danish freighter Helga Dan leaving here Wednes- day with only a fraction of her cargo space filled.

The 5,.050,on vessel, the first ocean ship to call at the port during winter, arrived Friday and left today for Baie Comeau and European ports

The Chronicle - Telegraph says the vessel had. been guaranteed 4,500 tons of cargo but left here with only 1,400 tons in her holds.

The newspaper says she will call at Baie Comeau to load 3,200 tons of aluminum which the con- ference allowed to be carried in

the foreign vessel,

Leaves Quebec With Only Portion Of Cargo

Cancelled through conference pressure, says the paper;. were shipments of newsprint, asbestos, aluminum, chemical and agricul- tural products.

The conference is described as an organization headed by some of the largest shipping compan- ies, and comprising most of the companies shipping between Can- ada and the United Kingdom. Its Purpose is to provide continuous shipping facilities to Canadian ports.

Member companies transport Zoods at fixed rates which are raised or lowered according to conditions.

The newspaper says non = con ference members, shipping of

conférence ships, are charged higher rates than members,