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"Covers Prince Edward Island Lifts The Dew" OWN. CANADA THURSDAY. MARCH 14. 1957

An Opposition amendment to a Government motion to appoint a select standing comml nee f th e House on Education was defeated

in the Legislature when only the mo opposition members present voted for it. The Leader of the Op- position. R.R. Bell was absent due to illness.

The amendment. moved by Dr. Dewar and seconded by Leo J. Rossiier. asked, instead of a Legislative com the Govern- ment appoint is. Commission to enquire into the present educa- tional system and'to make recom- mendations for its improvement.

The Legislative Chamber could not contain the large crowd which gathered to hear the debate. After the motion was passed. Premier Matheson named the committee which is as follows: F.A. Large tchairmani, Prosper Arsenault. Morley M. Bell. H.P. Smith. A.A. lilsf-Isaac, William Acorn. Dr. L. G. Dewar L.J. Rossiter. The Min- inter of Education and the Attor- ney General are to be ex-offlcio membersof the committee.

Speaking on behalf of the motion, lion. Eugene Cullen Minister of Agriculture said that in recent months an agreement had been worked out between the Depart- ment of Education and St. Dun- stan'a University which provides that students of the University who have received certain training will be ac A 5 as teachers and grant- ed a license to teach in the Public Schools of the Province.

Mr. Cullen noted that many people throughout the Province have voiced objection to the De- partment's move and in particu- lar by Mr. Largo who represents first Queens.

REFUTES STATEMENT Dealing with the statement

,Supports

strong support of the Depart- ment of Agriculture policy in deal- ing with violations of the Plant Disease and Potato was voiced it the Legislature yes- terday-.-Iyilo-Earcld smith. Lib- eral Fourth us who spoke on the Draft Ad ress.

Mr. Smith said potatoes repre- Iented the largest cash crop on the island and he was surprised to hear that farmers were not co- operating with the Department in lfylng to curb the spread of dis- ease. "I would back up the Min- wu:;I&I:lndruendwper cent in pr”:

parties." a Ilrfhslliith. I P member said he heartily I with Mr. Douglas "M 110 Proposed a 01.00 per

Dpposition Amendment Is Voted Down In The House

made up Mr. Large in which he ,

said Memorial College in St. John's. Newfoundland was the only University in Canada where teachers are trained at the under- graduate level. "I believe the hon- ourable gentleman was misinform- ed." said Mr. Cullen.

of Acadia University which be no-

ported by the Baptist Church. in the calendar it was stated the Uni- versity was prepared to offer courses leading to a degree in Edu- cation to students who have re- ceived a degree in Arts. Science or Comme Lc. At the same time the University offered courses leading to teachers' certificate for those who completed sophmore or junior year. The certificate obtained would be a Junior a nd senior certificate respectively.

Mr. Cullen said these courses were being offered through an agreement with the Nova Scotia Department of Education which agreed to pay tuition and lab fees along with a 3500 grant to any stu- dent who would qualify and agree to teach in the Province for three years.

OTHER UNIVERSITIES

He also quoted from the calcu- dars of St. Francis Xavier Univer- sity, a Roman Catholic institution and from the calendar of Mount Allison which is operated under authority of the General Council of the United Church of Canada.

In both these universities it was indicated that an agreement simi- lar to that reached with Acadia had been entered into by the Nova Scotia Government and in the case of Mount Allison an agreement was pending with the Province of

New Brunswick. Mr. Cullen also referred to Mount Allison Summer

Dept. Stand On Potato Disease Control

bushel floor price on potatoes. "it is a splendid idea if it could be carried out. However I think our

Actfisatconcernistogettbellnttad

States tariffs NIaliud.'f he said, TUIINIF GROWING

Mr. smith said he was happy to note the progress that Federal scientists bed made in the control of root meg t. He said this year's crop was most free of the past which now made P.E.l. turnips the beat on any market.

He was not happy however over the fact that only three or four hundred carloads of tunlps had been shipped from the island this year compared to 1.200 last year.

He said the Ontario growers were Continued on page 15. Col. 0

Debt of Federal Government Amounts To S670 Per Copito

OTTAWA (OP)-Net debt of the pvss-nsnnt will be astftnated atom, on 5, 5.: March 81 ad of the 5.. out not. Iauiv-tent to gm for each of Canada) lagoon”

a net debt figure. rug 1. the budget white papal-lqfrugg 1. .50 CWINWI MI? by Finance Illnflter Harris. is a decline from stt.aao.coo.00o at last March at. The decline equals the estimated 0E.WMD l&plItI for the you, - The government's grog. .1.” 1, durtlll lb? '7. biisE'imim fmm m.n4.2oo.ooo. ' '”'M

I-Irsast part of the gr-on an

is unrnatured debt-mostly bonds and treasury bills - expected to total 014.171.000.000 at March at. compared with 015.400.000.400 g year earlier. That decrease of 81.035.700.000 will be partly offset by an estimated tz1o.soo,ooo mg in other liabilities.

Net debt is considered as being the difference between gross debt and government assets. Much of the assets are in the form of loans. investments and advances which yield interest. Profits or dividends. Capital assets are listed on the books at 01, since their cost is charged to current expenditure in the year they were bunt or acquired. 1

Sad: Tense Relations Between Canada And Egypt Improving

By JACK IRAYLEY Canadian Prom staff Writer -

CAIRO fCPl - Tense relations

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He then read from the calendar , ted was a I liglous institution sup- p

HON. MR. CULLEN

School syllabus wherein it was shown that credits would be given in the Province of Prince Edward Island for geachers attending these courses.

"It will be noted. "said Mr. Cullen." that the Government con- cerned in these agreements has of- fered substantial assistance to stu- dents attending these teachers' courses. The training of students at Saint Dunstan's is not costing this Province one cent."

SEPARATE SCHOOLS

"In regard to Mr. Large's state- ment regarding separate schools.

sey that when 1 was a little boy (Continued on page I col. 2)

HAROLD P. SMITH

Mr. Cullen said. --1 would like to lied

Warm Wave Hits Europe

...E?l?9."ui?;l.?."..L:3...fi2i:'I Ma rC h S Largest Budget

perature records in Europe Wed- Ilelllly In men in sbirtsleeves and women in cotton drcascd thronged sunny streets and parks.

It was warmer in Paris than at Ill! time during the month of July last year. g

The balmy weather'is due to a I017 Pressure area centred over Europe which is bringing in warm air from the Mediterranean.

Dal I'D IIECI II OH . ache?” bctafore fllouldgndmovlyd i.i.Admgf5 "Large Errors" In Census Sampling In P. E. I.

0TTAWA- fspeciallh John H. ated for the years from 1952 to . Dickey, parliamentary assistant to l 1955

during the afternoon to drop the thermometer back to a more sea- sonal 58. But the mild weather. with clear skies generally, will continue for a couple of days.

Murder Hearing Begins In N. B.

esday he has had a 15-year acquaintance with the man who i charged with murdering her. John De LaPerelle was the first witness called at the preliminary hearing of Joseph Richard. 30. a Charlo River laborer and father of two children. His arrest fol- lowed the death of Katherine De LaPerrelle. 13, whose body was found near her home at Charlo Station Feb. 10.

The other witnesses heard be- fore court adjournment described discovery of the snow - covered body and the results of medical examination. A pathologist said said the girl had been strangled and "criminally assaulted." One cloth had been knotted around her throat and another used as a gag. Her face was bruised and lacer-

lndications were the hearing would continue at least two more days. Richard. handcuffed to a , " set -----t' ' in the prisoner-'s hot and kept his head bowed much of the time. Found in the.girl'a torn, disar- ranged clothing was a bag of peanuts she had bought at a can- teen while walking home from a visit to I neighboring girl friend. The latter. Donna Vincent. 12. said she and others had noticed a man "looklng at the house" a

- fewhriinutes before Katherine left.

its walking to school, Donna she and Katherine passed

in Richard house.

. . -told of fruit-

i 1 for athertfttf the

' night she disappeared and seeing

her body shortly after three boys found it the next day.

Plans leisurely Trip To Bermuda

WASHINGTON (AP)-President Eisenhower said Wednesday he will take a leisurely trip on a us. Navy cruiser to the Bermuda conference in hopes of clearing up his head cold and ear infection.

Eisenhower told his press con- ference he had been thinking of go- ing to Florida for several days but added that he now has decided to go by ship to Bermuda. where he will meet Prime Minister Mac- millan of Britain March 21.

Eisenhower said he hopes to sail Thursday night from Norfolk. Va.

New Cris

CAIRO (AP) -- l-Igypt appar- ently has decided to restore her role in the Gaza Strip within the next two days.

Another full-blown Middle East crlds may be Precipitated.

Prime Minister David Ben-Gun In told the Israeli Parliament in "reserves

UN Becrctery-General Dag Hall- lnershlold is flying to Cairo SI-

Tbel Egyptian intention was II-

by an pfflcal of the Pales- brtment in Cairo after UN

, PARLIAMENT - vssrsaoav

is Seen

If Egypt Moves

Undersecretary Ralph iiuiui-c had a N-minute conference uilh President Nasser and a 45-nunute

ml: with Brig.-Gen. Sfllah i.-oiuu.i

director of the Palestine depart- Illclt. Maj.-Gen. E. L. M. llurns

UN commander. sat in on the talk ,. scum, the Mum" "M ",9.

between Bunche and Gohnr. The

DOUBLE ESTIMATE

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iTrade Minister Howe and Senior Liberal MP. for Halifax. admit-p

ted in the Commons W J esday to large errors in census sampling

DALHOUSIE. N.B. (CF)-The of certain areas in Canada. includ- lug speci'icnlly with the island etetaehr of a slain girl testiiied ping Prince Edward Island. He was province, he said:

i speaking in reply to a question ask-

ed by J. Angus MacLean, consent 1 vative MP. for Queens who want- 'ed to know why the population of -the province had been overestim-

Mr. Dickey's explanation was that "for reasons of economy" a small sample is used in all parts of Canada for estimating popula- tion and population growth. Deal-

"In an area of relatively small population such as Prince Ed- ward lsland, this ismall sampl- ingii can give rise to relatively large errors."

Declines Comment On Queen's Visit;

WASHINGTON tlieutersi - l President Eisenhower Wednesday declined to comment on the pos- sibility oi a visit If; the United States by Queen Elizabeth.

Asked at his press conference whether such a visit might be made, the president replied that nothing has gone far enough to enable him to comment on the matetr now.

There have been persistent rc- ports that the Queen and Princi Philip will visit Canada and the United States in the autumn.

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OTTAWA 1Speciall- Two dred- ging contracts in Prince Edwafd Island waters have just been awar- ded by the Public Works De- parlmcni to the Diamond Con- struction Company of Fredericton, N.B. it was learned'here Wednes- day by .1. Watson MacNaught, lib- eral MP. for Prince and parlia- mentary assistant to the Minister of Fisheries. r

One of the awards is for dredg- ing the harbor at Summersid: and

the price was 51.22 per cubic yard. 1 Total amount of the contract is estimated at 553.000. The second conti'act is for dredging at George- . town where the price is 51.35 per, cubic yard. Value of this contract lg placed at 535,000.

Ralph Ford of Northam. Prince County, has been awarded the con- i tract for improvements at French, River south for 528.500.

Tenders have been called by the works department for the dredg- ing of the inner basin of Howard's-

Dredging Contracts For PEI Waters Are Awarded

Cove where last year large con- tracts iv-cre awarded for the con- struction of breakwaters. Prioi to construction of the breakwaters. fishermen of the area were forced to haul up their boats every night and in storm conditions had often to go out at night to make them fast. The basin enclosed by the breakwaters will now be dredged to depth of five feet at an estimat- ed cost of 339.000. Tenders close on April 10 and the work is expected to be completed within six months.

The future developments of the Fisheries in Prince Edward Island was seen as one of the factors in. forcstalling the exodus of farm pop- ulatlon by Hon. Dougald MacI(in-

spoke on the Draft Address in the Legislature yesterday.

Mr. MacKinnon pointed out that the waters surrounding the coast of the island held one of the great- est potentials of fish production of any place in the world and said that with further development many of the island's population who are now leaving the farms to go to other provinces could well be diverted to the fishing indust- rics.

The Minister pointed out that Prince Edward Island was not the only place in Canada where this exodus from the farms was evid- ent. He showed by figures that the island was actually much less than in other Provinces but said the situation in other provinces was different since the people who leave the farm do not necessarily leave the province but are absorb- ed in other industries.

NATURAL RESOURCES

He thought there was little hope for establishing any large indust-

GREAT POTENTIA Says Fishing Industry Can Forestall Further Exodus

I.

He said that over a period of years these men who operated the boats could build up capital so that he fully owns his own boat which in most cases was worth about

non. Minister of Fisheries who gsooo

The advent of unemployment In- surance benefits paid to fishermen was foreseen by the Minister as a great aid to those engaged in the industry.

IJOBSTERS

Speaking of lobster, Mr. Mac- Klnnon told of some interesting experiments now taking place in regard to the freezing of live lobsters. He said he had tried some of these frozen live lobsters and they seemed to possess as good a flavour as the fresh lobster. He cautioned that the live for- aen lobster had to be cooked long- er to allow for the frost in it.

Mr. Maclfinnon said that If this melliod of preserving lobster pro- ved successful it would solve the problem of providing fresh lobsters for tourists who were here during the off season for Inhstrrs. He said the matter of gupplyinl lobsters for tourists had been our of great concern to the Department. some were kept in pounds but this was not satisfac-

iries in the Province and felt that the smaller industries establish-

inntural reaourcefof the Province. Referring to the dragger fishing

catch had risen from 3.400.000 lbs.

ed. should be concerned with that

tory because of the melting .39.. p sort through which the fish went. iThe Department of Fisheries. he ' said were now experimenting with chemicals in the water to fore- alall mulling.

nld Egypt plans to in 1952 to over 0.001.000 lbs. in 1956. opF.sEAs0N mcxmd

laove "its Gaza administration in & ted strip "Wry soon." nulbly within two days. I

UN sources in Cairo smfl pri- VIHII thlt Egypt has given us- slraaccs it will not move into Gala until everything is ”cIcnned D diplomatically" and at such a the that the entry will not rreate a new crisis.

He also noted that the net cash share of each crew member was 31.985 while that of the boat own- ers was 31.013.

g onus panes

i Depths of more than 9,000 feet have been recorded in the Atlantic lbefween Norway and Iceland.

The liinisier had some sharp

. criticism for iobstermen who carry lnut thr practice of shelling lob- lllftrs in the woods during the clos- ed mason. He said this was a very

dnngernus practice and anyone

eating such lobsters could concei-

zvahly be poisoned. He said it lwas detrimental to the industry

CNR Hats Second Highest Surplus In Its History-

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I GTTAIA fCP)-The can wed-

Parttament with a budxet & h e 07.'M,000 surplus M

lift tat?-i

The CNR resort was tabled in I Transport Min-

lf-Ile advance of 0774.-

,year before that. there was a deft- eit of For the coming year. but lig- mes placed before Parliament in the system's budget indicated tht new expenses will outwelght pros- pectlve increases in revenue cut the amount of surplus to lot than one-third that of 19!. Under the budget. "let operat- lug revenues" would drop to C.- sso.0s0 from STLCLQ no increased grm Mycm would had

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as a whole and those engaging in it did not have the industry at heart or the welfare of their n'ri:hlmi'.

Speaking of scallops. Mr. Mac- Klnnun snifl there appeared to be several luizli producing scallop beds arnunrl the island shores. He said scallops cnulfl be fished econ- omcally and brought around 81110-'!l00 it inn

He nepurtezl that there had been a trr-int-minus catch of oysters last year. lie said the Federal Govern- ment vias exploring for new oy- ster beds It was Mr. MacKInnon'a opinion that the oyster fishing could develop into a very profit- able sideline for many farmers.

NEW METHODS

An inrrttt-up in the shore land- ings of bake i-as noted by the Minister u hn uatrrl that fisher- men were hcmt: enrnuraged to use other methods. chiefly the ion g line method but said many fisher- men had been using the hand tine method for so long it was diffi- cult to get them to change. He thought the herring fishing was not developed as far as it should. Federal Fishery authorities had told him that herring are In the shore waters but seek different levels at different times of the

year.

Mr. Meclflnnon pointed out that he island herring are not fat and being sought by West India buyers who prefer the lean- : flxll. He said the possibilities d establishing a filleting plant for let-ring had been explored and might possible rnaterialiae. MacNuft: "I have heard

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All-Time Hig Reported In

By JOHN 1.eB1.ANC Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (Cf-H - The federal government has announced the fourth - highest budget surplus since Con'ederation for the fiscal

year that ends March 31

More than doubling Finance Minister Harris' estimate of a year ago, the 3282.500.000 sur- plus could have been Sl00,000.000, higher if theggovernment had not' decided to tuck away some of its record rev'enue into different treasury accounts.

And what remains of the sur- plus after these transfers goes reduce the national debt. so it will not be directly available for any tax cuts in the minister's tax- setting budget Thursday night for the coming year.

The annual white paper pre- ceding the budget-and outlining

i the government's present financial position-showed all - time high revenues for the current year of 35.149.100.000 and peacetime rec ird spending of 34.866.600.000. both far in excess of the government's original budget forecasts.

CLOSE TO MARK

The figures are subject to a final tally when the 1956-57 ac- counts are cleaned up about mid- August. but customarily the white paper totals are fairly close to the mark.

Originally, Mr. Harris budgeted last March for a 51i.'l,000.000 sur- plus. but the bounding Canadian economy pushed his revenue esti- mate up by almost 5400,000,000 and budget spuiding went more than 0200.000.000 over the forecast. .

The resulting surplus was ex- ceeded only by those of the fiscal years ending in 1047. 194-0 and 1949. The top of 570,000,000 wafmpg duced in the'1847-48 you, ..- iance Minister Douglas iAb!5tt. now a justice of Court of Canada.

The budget spending does not include payment of universal old age pensions, amounting to 8370.-

the Supreme

spacial taxation which this year was estimated to yield sm,0oo.oo0 "so 06,000,000 was taken out of budget revenues to cover the de- flclency.