If it’s Good For the Island The Guardian is For it

The road to home can be | travelled only by dory these days by the family of Gerard Gaudet, Tignish. Runoff

the north part of the village and lack of drainage have re- sulted in a foot of water cov- ering the porch and kitchen

Che Guardian

“Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew”

Foreign

Control Debated

OTTAWA (CP) — The gov- ernment now lacks information about the extent of foreign con- | trol in some of Ca ’s big-, gest corporations, Justice Min- ister Fulton told the Commons Wednesday.

na amie General

Motors,

7 | e | | General Electric, and eee |

house as three firms operatin subsidiaries in Canada on which | the government has no details about the extent or effect of con- trol by parent companies in the | United States.

In the third day of debate on | the bill to compel companies | and trade unions to disclose on |mancial statistics; Mr.

mi | ran into a barrage of oe

BOAT USED TO REACH TIGNISH HOME

floors, Here, two of the Gaudet | children enter the house by this enforced method of trans- portation, (See story Page 2)

4TH KINGS MEMBER CRITICAL

By NEIL MATHESON

and Provincial Editor

A challenge to the Shaw gov-| country, Dr. Bonnell charged. erament to call an election im-| BOASTS NOTED

mediately, was coupled with al

{ada into debt by hundreds of | the province has more pav dollars for every person in t he| road per capita than any other!

The government boasis ml cee Said

Shaw Gov tls Challenged : To Go To Country Now

| province, but they left a false impression that they were re- the Doctor. |

charge that the Dhemeteher |

government has cost this coun

try $4 billion in lost ee os. Poy rlia ment

every family of four in is At A Gl ance

or an amount equal to $3,200 country, since it came to power | in 1957, as Acting Liberal leader | ene Bonnell, 4th Kings con-| By uded the budget debate for his ety late yesterday snes WEDNESD "uote i ore Foy e challenge.to.call.an. elec-| coal. shipments in..and from. | we fo a boast the aeeritimes were an- by Health Minister Me-| nounced by Mines Minister al ¢ that ‘the government: could | 5) sweep the country if it at the present time. Lm clough oe an Indian chief The PCs will hang on for five| is being paid $25 a day to get years, predicted the acting Lib-| Indian gadlion to a Senate- eral leader who said it will be| Commons committee report. the old story of “in power for The government bill to com- five year’ and out for 22.” pel companies and unions to The gross national product, disclose financial details of has increased in that last four| their operations was debated

I it for a third day. cee eee Several Senators called for

by 3 percent to keep pace with : : the population growth, charged| higher salaries for judges, } the Liberal spokesman, who said) ™Members of Parliament and

that as a result of the economic | senators.

slowdown, “‘the country has lost| THURSDAY, April 5

$10,000 per minute while this go

yernment has been in power.’ “They speak of “the great

benefactor’’ but he has put Can-'

Free Treatment Seen For Mentally Ill Soon

| p.m. ebate an interim money supply oo The Sen- ate meets at 3 p

Dr. Hubert McNeill, minister | treatment for deafness where of health, said in the slature | necessary,’’ hi id. yesterday that it is his hope that! ‘The minister said that his de-

ie

Datients fn Al the nese ed staff has heen an numerous appli-

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peaking briefly on the go- vernment’s policy of loaning for industrial stamens Dr. ak

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They inherited the roads fmm us. They built a few, majority of roads were |

when they took office,” he pro- tested. | Noting a Protest against “special deals” connected with)

| Atlantic Province Adjustment | had not” gone to-any ‘df

| provinces. But they are good for

' the area and ‘“‘we go along

Mr. Pearson and Mr. Diefen- baker are honorable men. “TI! don’t think either of them is try- ing to divide this country,”

| va hoi TIME onnell said it looked as

ed the controversial hal

Corporation amendment

in time to pay the milion ¢ eaiees

they had spent on aa oe a New Annan. The

the Tr at Sevateas py S

House to assent to the bill, to

make it legal, rather than wait

rs a closing of the house.

next year they'll | big rain |

esting “an ing us about this

Pe of filling

ed eae said the bill was

from opposition MPs. | The justice minister said 25,- 000 companies not now makin reports to the government would | | be required to do so when the | bill becomes law.

J. W. Pickersgill ‘(L—Bona- vista-Twillingate) asked about the Bell Telephone Company of Canada, incorporated under fed- eral charter and subject to the regulations of the Board Transport Commissioners.

The information about Bell is available to the Board of Trans- ors Commissioners, Mr. Fulton

ALREADY BURDENED

here was no need to ask

to take on the additional out govern- Bey forms sae it already had “a very heavy burden” in re

— g to the board.

rnold Peters (CCF—Timisk- “as empty as a blank page.’

Mr. Fulton replied heatedly that there were many compan- not reporting now which | would be required to report | when the bill is p . He named the three big Canadian | subsidiaries of U.S. firms and said ‘“‘we now have . en of information” a | William .M. Scien (L—

CANADIAN PRESS | Mr. Pearson, the doctor said the | Kenora; Rainy River) said the

bill, by exempting certain com-

all | Grants were ‘‘special deals” that | nae which make reports to

government agencies, am- bodies discrimination,

Aid Enlarged

OTTAWA (CP) -- Federal sub- | sidies will be paid on all coal ore Bes Nova Scotia and New

| Bruns’ Mines Minister |

[Flynn “announced Wednesday in Quaid said in the Laghbitere | gallon.

Comm

The prem we said the govern- 7

ment by an April 2 order re- | newed the subventions on Cana- | dian coal shipments which ex-

pired March 31 and broadened | them for Maritime coal move-

The Commons meets at 2:30 mae the government has pose | ments.

Premiers Meet ‘(On Aug. 6-7

CANADA,

THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1962.

WEA

THER

Mostly sunny with little temperature change; southwest winds 15. ‘Low-high 20 and 45.

Not MORE SEVEN CENTS

Premier Claims Progress

Far Outstrips Liberal Era

This government has been re- sponsible for more progress, more new development in the | less than three yore in power, | more expansion, oppor: | tunities ae Seeceeaes and the creation of wealth, than in ie whole quarter of a century |

of the previous Liberal govern- ment, Premier Walter Shaw toid the legislature as he began his speech on the budget toe last night.

The Premier spoke for aan -i mately two hours befor journing the er unt this | forenoon when the hou sumes its sittings at 10 laek

“T have no apology for our |

NotYetComplete:

OTTAWA (CP)—A survey on the engineering feasibility of the Prince Islan causeway is not yet complete, External eeu Minister Green

said Wednesd

“No definite’ ‘date for com- pletion can be given at this time,” he said in a written Commons reply to G. Roy Mc- William (L — Nocthtunbecand Miramichi) on behalf of Works Minister Walker

Duration of the survey de-

pended on the outcome of in- vestigations still under way.

Mr. Green said equipment for

| work and we shall go forward, a government of progress, to explore ‘still c

poz | tunities, and we’ll take a chance |

| on supporting industries even if | we fail in some cases, as long as the overall results are favorable to the interests of this province’, the Premier added

STRUCK AT CRITICS

| been ‘‘casting aspersions at Re- sources Minister Rossiter and | uttering false statements about the mink ranch at Morell.” The whole transaction appear-

‘Causeway Survey

measuring wave heights in Northumberland Strait was damaged by ice during pe winter and thus no significa’ results were obtained. the equipment will be repaired and the study continued after the ice clears. No full model study of the causeway has . ee a federal enginee’ out two- psc wll i se models of cross-sections of the causeway. This had aoe the cross-section was tory” on the bais of calculated wave heights.

Diesel Fuel Tax To Farmers

The 16-cent per gallon prov- are tax on ‘aan fuel used y the province’s primary pro- | ee such as_ fishermen, farmers and lumbermen, has | been eliminated aoe Prov- | incial Treasurer Mel Me- | esterday © tax exemption on diesel | fuel ‘heenix effective on April | 1, Formerly, primary p ers received tax rebates diesel fuel purchases on plying to the provincial tax =

pr

| fice. Rebates were processed at certain intervals of the} year and consequently this |! would tie up a portion of the | | producers’ money for several months.

A year ago, legislation was

passed to introduce a marked |

| QUEBEC (OP) - —_ pool | conference of

miers will be held =< Victoria Aug. 6-7, it was disclose

aie and the unforeseen expen- | Wetseetay by a a chaaall

ditures it caused, Dr. nell |

Bon re the provincial trea- | © is bud, now,

pe tae into it a sum sufficient to and a these expenditures. |

all know about the storm, the Wane. culverts

estimates are still to be ered?“ be challenged.

T * he added, ‘‘the trea (Continued on Page 3 Col, 2)

B Shacting Orders Denied, se Helicopters Said Pirates

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) —

of

"Freaiiet Lesage of Quebec is |S be chairman and Premier | Stanfield of Nova Scotia vice | go | chairman.

| conference held wend month > | Ottawa was boycott oT bec on grounds power is strictly. | a provincial matter.

should be able to do something | about

Tuesday Dr. Mare Arsenaul les Magdalen Ietands in the ult, of a helicopter huntin group, accused sealing ' stealing = from the land- |based hunters while

als

ia Sept. 10 Picked |

‘Conference Date LONDON (CP)—Prime Min-

ister Macmillan has proposed Sept. 10 as a suitable starting |

|date for a conference of Com- |}

monwealth prime ministers to | | discuss Britain’s bid to join the | European Common Market, it was learned Wednesday night. | It now re gee to be seen whether the ggested timing fits the work- conde of the ‘other 12 prime ministers.

pares Arsenault said in a Char- ottetown interview that one of is chartered helicopters i on gulf ice to pick up pelts and its crew found two hunters from a ship ee guard over them with rifles

And Fishermen Discontinued

with Citicenship deiliaces Bis a the acting leader observ- ‘Coal Shipping |

gas system in the province to eliminate the rebaie system on

gasoline tax. Producers were allowed a rebate of 11 cents ver gallon and ‘when the marked gas system went into effect the tax exemption was 11 cents per t the current session |ef the Legislature a bill went | through the stage | eliminating the last five cenis

per gallon provincial tax on gasoline. Rebates on diesel fuel con-

tinued to be at the rate of 11 cents per gallon — April 1. Since ate system has been abolished and no tax is now paid on diesel — used , 7 ay primary produc:

McQuaid said that prim. 7 wadecens who are be exempt from the diesel fuel tax must register with the tax de- partment where they Meo - ts- sued a tax-exempt perm:

,ed highly satisfactory but un- | pons the management was rently inefficient, financial | “iculties developed and final- ly it was decided to take over the ranch. This was done but | the project, he assured, no means lost to the. province. “Because our fish plants turn- ed out cheap products for mink th re was a fresh interest in ranching here and _ one of the MeNeills who had wide ex- perience and a fine reputation in both Western Canada and | Newfoundland in. mink ranch- ing, approached the government

with a proposal to establish | | here

“Investigations by the depart- ment ment and

banking channels in Newfound- land indicated the McNeill in- terests possessed an excellent | record. In view of the possibil- ties, and on the recommenda- tion of the Industrial Loan oard, the government provid- ed financial support.

“A large new ranch with new ‘quipment, pens ving

and livi (Continued on Page 5 Col. 2)

is by |

AID IS GIVEN TO WRONG MAN

LONDON (Reuters)—Two men were fined £5 ($14.50) each here because they stepped in to help a little man who was getting the worst of it is a fight with a big one

The little man ran away.

The big one turned out to be a plainclothes cop trying to arrest him.

Three Sittings Of Legislature Scheduled Toda

Morning, afternoon and night sittings of the Legislature are scheduled for today.

Prorogation has been set for Friday at 11 a.m.

Unfinished business includes completion of the debate on t he budget by Premier Walter R.. Shaw, consideration of several pieces of legislation and consid- eration of budgetary estimates for the currest fiscal year.

Times of today’s sittings are 10 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Rear Admiral Dyer

“To Visit He

At 10 o'clock this hage Admiral Kenneth L. Dyer, | | DSC, CD, RCN, Flag Officer At- | Jantic- Goast, lands: in Charlottes. ' town, from Halifax, N.S. for his-/

morning, ,

re Today

j

first visit to this city since | =;

taking over his appoitnment from |

Rear Admiral H. Pullen on Au- gust 1, 1960

Admiral Dyer arrives via ser- vice aircraft, and during his brief stay here he will be the guest speaker at the annual din- ner meeting at the Charlotte- town Hotel tonight of t he P.E.I Branch of the ~~ Officers As- ' sociation of Cana

Born in Burma in n 1915, Admir-

al Dyer came to Canada in 1928, and took his advanced edu- cation at King’s Collegiate

School, Windsor, N.S. and the on ae of King’s Collaien, Ha- lifax,

He ganas the RCN in 1933 and his early naval career until

937 was spent in training at es- ! tablishments and ships of the Royal Navy.

Since returning to Canada, he *

has held several sea going com- mands, including HMCS Skeena, | Kootenay, Magnificent and ex-

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| fare), | val Personnel, Ottawa

REAR ADMIRAL DYER

ecutive officer of HMCS War- ior. Previous shore appointments have been HMC Gtinnery o~ HMCS Stadacona, Halifax,

| puty Chief of Naval Secnuent, Ottawa, Commodore, RCN Bar- racks, Esquimalt, B.C., Assist-

| ant Chief of Naval Staff (war-

Ottawa, and Chief of Na

In his present post, he also is Maritime Commander Atlantic | and Commander Canadian At- | lantic Sub Area of NATO.

Starting at 10.45 this morning, Admiral Dyer will make his of-

|| ficial calls upon Lieutenant-Gov-

. . Walter Hyndman, Premier Walter R. Shaw and Mayor A. Walthen Gaudet.

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PM Opposes Bomb Tests Regardless Of Ban Status

Fewer Weapons Better

MONTREAL ‘CP) — Prime Minister Diefenbaker declared | Wednesday night there should | be no resumption of nuclear ae eee or not a test ban

general disarma- ment parnoment is achieved. and West agree that the a ho be a better and safer place with fewer arms, and both know what a nuclear | war would mean, he said.

“They know how easily nue

elear war could be set off by

accident or miscalculation,” the prime minister ad He spoke to a banquet at

which he received the 1962 His- tradrut Humanitarian Award, made previously to such figures

as man, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Walter Reuther, Canadian Labor Con

gress president Claude Jodoin, and Montreal distiller Samuel Bronfman. The text of his address was given to een in advance ot delivery RECOGNIZE SERVICES The Histradrut Humanitarian Award, first made in 1950, was presented to him by the Cana- dian Association for Labor Is- rael, “in grateful recognition of his outstanding services on be- world peace and in deep | appreciation for his efforts in | fostering sympathetic under- | standing and good will between | Canada el oe people, and the | state of Isr

‘} ‘The wane Tatts Tecalling

Parliament's passage of the Bill j of Rights he introduced in 1960, | said there is no place in de | mocracy for discrimination on [the basis of race or color.

Russia, he makes a propaganda pretence against the forces of freedom by de claring it abhors discrimina- tion.

“The record, however, to the contrary,” he ad

He said Russia continues te

only and oppress religious in- stitutions

“Such treatment seems hardly \2 big for a nation which claims

speaks ed,

a high and steady growth rate in living standards. I share the | sense of alarm and outrage that | people of Jewish faith have been singled out for harsh punish- ment as an example te others.”

Strong Price Paid For Winning Steer

OXFORD, N.S. (CP—One hun- dred and thirty four Maritime bred steers sold for an average 30.39 cents per ound here Wednesday at the 21st annual Maritime spring stock show and sale.

The show's grand champion, owned by Mrs ali- burton of Avon for $1.17 1-2 on the hoof. The

pound animal brought $846 A total of 112.474 pounds

of beef sold for $34,184. The 30.30 per pound average compared

with | 25 cents at it last year's : sale.

Penalty Is Increased =. For Use Of Marked Gas

An amendment to the Gasoline Tax Act, approved in principle in the Legislature yesterday, pro- vides for a fine of from $100 to $500, or imprisonment from 30 to 9 days, for are of the act in respect to the prov- poe marked gas ton exempt

stem.

4} The penalty applies to persons

| who are convicted of operating | | vehicles on provincial highways | by marked gasoline which is of provincial tax

than what could be saved im taxes. “A threat of a heavy fine will make persons think {wice,” } he said

The attornev-general also said that threat of a stiff penalty would deter theft of marked gas. “Practically in every one of the cases in the courts last year it was someone with an old traps of a car that had stolen marked gas and was discovered by police check on the hizh- way.” he said

4% CHECKS MADE

summer, police made

4% checks of casoline in veht- | cles which resulted “in three or | four prosecutions.” Mr Me-

bed Quaid ae

of the ao