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A crowded auditorium Friday morning wiTncssed the one hun- dred and twenty-second annual Convocation Exercises of Prince of Wales College and saw deserv- ing students receive coveted pri- zes from the hands of His Honour. Lieutenant- Governor T. W.L. Prowse. Other features of the morning program. which was chaired by Premier A. W tiatheson. were the Convocation address. delivered by Senator. Hon i-Lisle inmaii. the address of he College principal. Dr. Frank .'iiacKinnon. and the valedictory. delivered by Jean-lsable MacDon- aid.

Seated on the stage platform for the occasion were Dr. L-W. Shaw. Director of Education. Very Rev. J.A. Sullivan. Rector of St. Dun- stan's University. Hon. Keir Clark Minister of Education. Senator lnman. Lieutenant G o v e r n o r Prowse. Premier Mathesnn. Dr. .llacKinnon. and His Worship. Mayor Stewart. His Honour was accompanied by his side, Lt. -Col A,W. Rogers. E.D.

PREMIER MATHESON Following the opening proces- aional march and the singing of "The Queen", Premier Matheson welcomed all present and express- od his pleasure at seeing so many in attendance. especially in view of the inclement weather. "The weather". he remarked." will not keep families away when they have something to be happy about" Heiering to the graduates "who must have worked hard", the Premic said "there are others who worked hard and are not here today. Perhaps they couldn't get their knowledge down on pa- per. but. if they tried. I am sure there is a place for them in this country". In regard to the succes- ful students, Premier Matheson said" their place is assured". Following the presentation of the Presidents report. the Pre- mier stated that "Dr. MacKinnon'a advice is good for not only atudpnts. but for the audience as well-" He then introduced the Lieutenant Governor. His Honour then presented the various prizes. certificates, and

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diplomas to the deserving students. each of whose name was read by Dr. Mat:Kinnon. who desct-ib. ed the nature of presentation. Following the va'.edlctory and con"ocation address. the pro- gram was brought to an end by the singing of "The Queen."

MEDAL! AND PRIZES

The Governor-General's Silver Medal: student standing highest in the Fourth Year Class:

Hodge MacEwen. Bridge.

The Anderson Prize: student standing Ziigheat in the Science Division of the Fourth Year Class:

Hodge MacEwen. Stanley Bridge.

The S.N. Robertson Prize: stu- dent standing highest in the Arts Division of the Fourth Year Class:

Eleanor Haywood. Charlotte- town.

The Governor-General's Bronze Medal: student standing highest in the Teacher Training Class:

Delia Gaudet. St. Nicholas.

College Prizes: Students of the highest standing in the several years:

FOURTH YEAR

Hodge Maclcwen. Stanley Bridge Eleanor Haywood. Charlottetown James Warren. Parkdale. Margaret Hagen. South Rustico Cart Willis. Cornwall

Jean-Isabel MacDonald. Charlotte town

Aleander Murchison. East Roy-

Stanley

al . Frances Pendergasl. Charlotte- town. Norman Stewart. Charlottetown.

THIRD YEAR Evelyn MacLure. Montague. Christine MacPhail. Cornwall Elisabeth Gill. Charlottetown Maida Rogerson. Charlottetown. Alan Macl(enzie. Charlottetown. Lincoln Mach.-od. Beach Point. Margaret Motheson. Whestley.

SECOND YEAR Barbara Worth. Charlottetown. Donalda Mill, Charlottetown. Earle Warren. West Royalty. Gwendolyn O'Brien. Parkdale. Alan Anderson. St. Peter's South. Judy Mlllar. Tyne Valley. Elisabeth Hewlett. Vernon

with Maturation

"Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew" D

P.W.C. Convocation Held In Crowded Auditorium

NORMAL TRAINING Della Gaudet. st Nicholas Helen Ballum. Mlscouche. Evelyn Weeks. Fredericton Marilyn Sellar, Wiieatley Hives. Aletha Mullen, Mt. Stewart. Auldine Arsenault. Tignlah.

FIRST YEAH

Susan Whiteslde. Charlottetown. Phyllis Parker. North Wiltaliire. Adele Beck. Central Royalty. Scott Rogers. Charlottetown.

Faye Hicltox, Parkdale.

Hazel Vessey. York.

,.Th John Coven Prize: for the student standing second in the Sec- ond Year:

Donalda Mill, Charlottetown.

The TA LePage Prize: for the student standing highest in First Year:

Susan Whiteside. Charlottetown

The S.N Robertson Prize for 9535105? highest standing in Latin and Greek:

Donald Moore. Charlottetown.

The lion. John Richard Scholarship: awarded to the stu- dent standing highest in Agricul- ture. Chemistry, and Phygicg; Carl Willis. Cornwall.

The J. Alfred Blanchard Mem- orial Prize. donated by the family: the student standing highest in Second Year French:

Barbara Worth. Charlottetown.

The Professor George E. Robin- Wn 5Ch0l&FShiD: the student who has already won a Third Year Certificate and this year ranks third in the Fourth Year:

Carl Willis. Cornwall.

The Gordon Delilois Memorial Prue: the male student of the Fourth Year class who wins a diploma in the work of the year and who is considered the best athlete:

Errol Nicholson. Spring Park.

The Loyal Orange Association Prize: student ” highest in English in the Third Year Class: Evelyn MacLure. Montague.

The J. Leslie Shaw Scholariiitp: student standing highest in the Second Year:

Barbara Worth. Charlottetown

The C.H.B. Longwoeth Prlne: student standing highest in Bi- ology 1 :

Hodge MacEwen. Stanley Bridge.

The Canadian Legion Prize: A

(Continued on Page 2. Col 3)

Severe Heat

And Drought Grips Burma

RANGOON. Burma (Reuters)- Peolile in lfelnote villages of Bur- ml. which is gripped by the worst heat wave and drought in living memory. have revived ii pre - Buddhist custom of masqerading as frogs and croaking for rain.

Pasant have abandoned their homes and cattle have died in areas where wells and ponds have dried up and temperatures for a month soared above the l00-de- gree mark every day.

In Rangoon, abbots and chief priests of leading Buddhist mon- asteries and temples have an. nounced that Sunday will be a na- tional day of prayer to break the heat wave. ..

Sunday morning priests will re-

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA SATURDAY. MAY 25,

1957

Apology F

OLTON. Tex. (AP) - A sneak tornado smashed out of a driving rain here Friday to destroy 30

20 Tornadoes Hit West Texas

weather in Texas. stretching back V C

P.E.l. Farm Income Up Last Year

WEATHER Sunny and warms low-lilgli at Chos-

Iottotown 52 and 65.

day: variable cloudiness.

Members Of

Serious View

WASHlNG'l'UN i.-'iPt 'l'lic, United States 'llliur.-day demanded?

OutlooktasSun-

PRICE 5c

U.S. Asks. Compensation, or Taipei Riots

Congress Take

Of Outbreak

of the .sergeant's home. . The United States has consis-

OTTAWA (cp)-xei income of l "full compensation and adequate l tently supported the Nationalist re- . g anadign farmers from tanninglnpology" from Nationalist Chinalgime against Chinese Communist to April lii. An estimated 54,” operations in 1956 rose to an esti-lfor injuries inflicted on Americans more Persons have died this SDHIIB mated :1,573.000.000 from 51.423, E and damage to American propertyl

claims to rule all of China includ- ing Form-osa. The United States

cite Buddhist precepts and incan- .homes and IDJHT9 El lea” 10 PET-lin lhcystate. from tornadoes. flood! .2oo,0oo in 1955, the bureau of sta- - by rioting mobs in the Formosan also has succeeded for years in miiong in 3 broadens; over thegsons. The funnel was one of more and lightning. Property loss hasil-mics said Friday.

government radio. 3

After the s.cl"ElTI0lJlES, 1.000 saf-. fron-robed monks will lead the laity in a huge procession through the city reciting verses from the sacred scriptures.

U NU BLAMES SIN

Burmese Premier U Nu. who recently told a press conference he bdievod the heat wave was caused by the "sinful living” of the Burmese people, is expected to take part in the public pray- ers.

But left - wing newspapers blame the abnormal weather on hydrogen bomb tests.

Flood Threat At Dawson City

EDMONTON (CPi .- A hospital has been evacuated and astate of emergency declared at Dawson City Y.T. because of a serious flood threat on the Yukon River army officials reported Friday.

officials said reports from the area 1100 miles northwest of Ed- monton and from Mayo Y.T. 1- 000 miles northwest indicate wat- ers have risen to a dangerous level on the Yukon and Stewart Rivers.

Reports said the Yukon is more than 15 feet above normal. The Stewart at Mayor is rising one

inch an hour and is 27.9 feet above normal.

An H.A.I'. alrc-raft-an AVRO Qeekletoa-seen for the first time touched down at Il.C A.F. station Summerside yes- terday on a liaison visit to Eastern Canada from its home base in Gib- raltar where it is used on RAF Costai Command flying duties

A noticeable feature of this 4- engine aircraft which makes it distinctive from other seen fre- quently at Summerside. is the counter - rotating propellers-two

R.A.F. PLANE VISITS SUMMERSIDE

on each of the four propeller Onboardtho Shackleton arriving shafts-which provide more pown at Summeraide was Group Capt-

and thrust from the engines.

ain A.F. Johnston. Commanding

The Shackleton is about the some Officer of the RAF. station at site as the Lancaster aircnaft based Gibralter. The Captain of the air- at Summerside. but is much hoav- croft is squadron Leader T. Hol- ler. and has been developed and land.

produced since World War ll. It

The visiting airmen will com-

is equppcd with all the latest elec- pare methods and procedure used ironic devices which enables it to by the R.C.A.F in maritime open-

ldo the work of maritime recon- atlons. anti-submarine Before coming

'naissanco and

l warfare.

to summerside the British Ii-craft visited the

Canadalr plant at Montreal where the personnel on board inspected the new Argus aircraft being pro duced for the R.CAF to perform the tasks required in long range maritime reconnaissance and anti- submarine warfare

iuving Summerslde last evening the Shackleton flew to the R.C.A.F. station at Greenwood. Nova Scotla from where the return night will be made to Gibr-alter. by way of the Azores.

SH!-JRBROOKE Que. fCP)-- Prime Minister St. Laurent Friday night accused the Progressive Con- servatives of ignoring Ihdr respon- sibilities to the public and making extravagant election promises that fbuld increase federal taxation by

iso.ooo.ooo a year.

"Election promises often origin- ate from a desire to substitute the interests of ones party for those of the natio " he told a po litical rally in the University of lberbrooko audllori......

"The Conservatives have forgot- ten tut thefts;-role is to interpret-

St. Laurent Continues Blasts At Conservatives For Promises

The federal aurplus last year Mas 82ti0.il)l).fl()fl Nlr. St. Laurent said. Under present taxation the outcome of the Conservatlvea' tpromises would be an annual bud- lgetnry deficit of si.3oo.ono.ooo ' Canada could not afford the pro- grams advocated by the Consci- tstives. They lacked a sense of re- Esponsibility. The Liberals on the totber hand made few jll ' Their big job was to resist the irre- aponsibie demands by OVPOINOI parties.

The Liberals' PolicY was in il- creaee federal services as isicrean revenues permitted. For exarnph the government had increased pd menu to provinces under tax-sh&- mg arrangements which this year would increase revenue for Que her by s'..ooo.oon

The federal government all .pi.nned to get ahead with hoapltd Insursnre. And 3'91 "I079 W! 599' no increases in tax rates in the last four years. in fact there had been many decreases

"The tax yield has been reduced by .u75.ooo.ono a year at II Men! rates. And the national In

been reduced by IlG5.D.Q'

Paysnds for fault! INVVUBU and other security men a. wan increased in the in budget

But the Prolressive Consent Qivq convention in Ottawa lest No-

...m.ieo out many at-

vemt-er I gm-ea "still both there Canav- liullvm" Mr. I. hunt &

CCF Names Candidate For Queens County

Mr. Murdock Macbcod of Long River was nominated to contest the Queens Vounty constituency for the C.C.F. Party in the forthcorglz Federal election at a meeting at Bradabiane last night.

Mrs. Muriel Maclnnis. C.C.F. candidate for Prince County. ad- dressed the meeting. Mr. Mae- Leod also spoke briefly.

The meeting was presided or: by Mr. Douglas Maerarlaae.

Maritime Library Association Meets

SYDNEY (CPI-The annual con- ference of the Maritime Library Association Friday named a com- vmilten to study a suggestion that a list of materials. industries ml potentials of the Atlantic provinces be drawn up.

The . mine: was named after so delegates attending the opening session of the two-day conferenn riieard a talk on the Atlantic prov- inces Econoinie Council by staff ft-ooomist ltepaaa lesson of Hall- as.

The association h a abuts assnbc of APIO.

nuns PIIIIICI Venezuela's Gus-lee River irri-

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sorthuduiferinheaiabsts krbstsdltonlss

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BEAUTY SIIAVED HEAD

SYDNEY. Australia (AP) A A 24-year-old Greek beautyls head was shaved Yul Brynner-fashion before television cameras Friday. Mrs. Merle Cain was chosen from more than 500 women volunteers. She said she volunteered because she needed money to bring her modier to Australia from Egypt. lhe roeaived noo. a washing ma- chine. a refrigerator. a television set. a diamond watch-and a short wavy brunette wig.

than 20 deadly twistcrs that boiled

across eastern New Mexico and 000000

west Texas.

At least 100 homes were dam- aged by another tornado at Ta- holka. Tex. A twister south of Dur- ant, 0kla., on the Texas line de- stroyed 20 boats and boathouses at a resort lake At least half-a-dozen small tor- nadoes bounced crazily across eastern New Mexico. Many barns and outbuildings were torn down, but few houses were hit. No one was reported injured

CROPS DAMAGED

Heavy hail storms on the fringes of the tornado area damaged as much as 60 per cent of the wheat crop in the eastern New Mexico BT88.

Red Cross representative George Haprer of Lubbock. Tex.. said 10 persons were injured here. 30 homes destroyed. 15 heavily dain- aged and lo slightly damaged. The Negro and Latin-American sections of Olton were "wiped out." a policeman said. The rubble was combed for more possible vic- t ms.

The tornado area of Texas was in the general vicinity of Silver- ton. where 22 persons were killed by a tornado last week

The tornadoes broke out shortly, before noon and marched across upper Texas until late afternoon.

They ranged from Amarillo. in the heart of the Texas Panhandle. as far south as Midland. 240 miles south of Amarillo.

In north central Texas - at Fort worth and Denton - flash Eoods from ralns of more than daht inches in places drove addi IEIMEUWHEI neetng:1or”sat .

It was the 37th day of violent

Top Salary in U.S. In T956 Was 3809,0ll

been estimated as more than 3100.-

PRECEDED BY HAIL

The tornado which struck here.' 50 miles northwest of Lubbock” also destroyed a grain elevator. Olton is in a rich farming area ; At Tahoka, 30 miles south of Lubbock. the tornado hit shortly after 1 p.m. At the small com- munity of Wilson nearby it blew! away five or six houses. and moved over Tahnka. l. in Tahoka proper. it damogedt about 100 structures. stripping off roofs. destroying garages and other light buildings.

coded by a deluge with hail the size of baseballs.

The 1956 figure compares with an average net income for the post-war years of Sl.547.4ti0.000. The post-war low was Sl.i6l,t)00.- 000 in i954 and the all-lime high was 52.154.500.000 in 19.51

Net income of farmers from farming operations by provinces. with 1355 figures in brackets:

Prince Edward Island, Sl4.900.- 000 tSl.'l.!l00.000t: Nova Scotia. 317300.000 tSl7.900.0(l01: New Bi'iiiisul('k. 530300.000 '526.900.- 000:: Quebec. s285.600.000 T5282.- 00(l,0(l0I: Ontario. S4U5.iiO0.000 lts422,l00.0()0l: Manitoba. Si1l2..')0().- 000 :s97.ioo.o0ui: Saskatchewan. tS890.7tl0.000 'S'il5.80(l.0mt: Alberta.

The storm I! Tahoiia was Pre- T S'2h'6..'lf)(),000 15215.-100.800! and aru- lill Columbia. S28.900.000 4532.200: i

000'.

capital of Taipei.

: The government of Pre.-identl Chiang Kai-slick, wliosc maiiistayl in world affairs is United Statest friendship and support. formally cxprcsscd "profound rcgrct" lol the state department for the vio- lciit outbreak. It promised ade-- quate protection for U.S. lives and property hereafter.

Members of Congress generally;

.tonk a serious view of the situa- lion. and some said it was bound 1 to damage Chinese - American re- lations. There was little or no im- mediate talk. however. of cutting off the massive U.S. financial aid to Chiang Kai-shek. though Sen- ator Allen Eilender IDem. La) suggested changes in foreign aid policy to see that more assistance rcachcs the needy "masses" rather than the "rich."

Nat. Employm

The National Employment Com- mittee of the Unemplo incur In- surance Commission which meets here for, the first time in its history on the third and fourth of June. will bring to Charlottetown. a number of prominent Canadians.

The Committee is being tendered a dinner by the Provincial Govern- ment. which will be attended by Premier A.W. Matheson. and var- ious members of his binet. in addition to the members of the Committee. there ,will be several top-ranking civil servants present incl ng Lieutenant Colonel .l.G.

er of the Canadian Unemployment insurance Commission. Colonel Bisson served overseas with Major George Craig. now on the staff of Transport in Charlottetown.

Some idea of Golonel Bissons' prominence may be gained from the following biographical sketch of his career:

Born at Black Lake in Quebecls Eastern Townships. Lt.-Col. Bisson

NEW YORK (AP)-one of the

old timers of American industry,t Bi-year-old Eugene C. Grace. was the highest paid "boss" in the United States last year. a business magazine reported Friday. Grace. chairman of the board of Bethlehem Steel Corp.. earned 8809.011 to lead the field. followed by Harlow H. Curtlce. president of General Motors Corporation, with 3695.100. Business Week magazine said in a report on salaries of top- paid executives.

it was a reversal of the one- two order in 1955. when Curtlce earned 3776.400 and Grace drew 3705.923.

Business Week emphasized that "the figures, of course. are allp gross."

it pointed out that "after the tax bite. takehome looks consid-l erably smaller. For instance outl nf the 3m9,0lI Grace received. he keeps only about 8l33.000."

Besides Grace and Curtice. flva executives received total compen- sation of more than 3500.000 last year. They were: Arthur 3.. H o m e r. president. Bethlehem l Steel. 3669.176; Crawford H. Greenewalt. president. Du Pont. 8600.886; Frederick G. Donner ex- ecutive vice - president. General Motors. 8577.625: Louis C. Goad. executive vice-president. General Motors. 852L000 and Robert E. liricllinth. vice - president. Bethlr hem Stccl. 8514.340.

FAMOUS PORT

Plymouth in England has been a British naval base since Edward

I assembled a fleet there In HIV.

PRINCE GEORGE. l.C. tCP) John Dlefeabaker said Friday that Prime Minister St. Laurent, while accusing Progressive Conserva- tives of making unjustified elec- tion promises. has himself made promises exceeding I7S0.tll).0ll at least.

"And he said he wasn't going in make any yr mines in this elec- tion." the Progressive Conserva- tive leader said with sarcasm. "He counts that day lost in which a maior promise has not been made."

Mr. Diefenbalsrs afternan

Diefenbaker Declares PM Has, Been Making Many Promises

While continuing his eross-con- try battle of words with the Lib- eral iesder, Mr. Diefenbaker also criticvcd the governmentls tight- muncv policy and said it has caused uncmploymerit topping I.-

lfm in this area.

' High interest rates had sha reduced house - building. "stnic lrlmuu the lumber operators and fput men out of work.

"Thats what they as

xnlc for

"If you've been Liberal in the

past. don't you care whats been 'bappening in this constituency? Dovrt you want your jobs back?"

The Conservative leader said that recently the prime minister and his associates have been try- ing to delude voters into heliemtrig

It yoii tel l

graduated from McGlll University

of Commerce; he became a Char- tered Accountant and received the degree of Licentiate in Account- ancy 4.VlcGilll in 1938. He joined the Montreal firm of PS. Ross and Sons. Chartered Accountants. in I937. and in I939 he went to Can- adian lndustrles Limited, with

whom he was employed as ac- i. Bisson rose to his present rank. in I

countant and internal auditor- Lt.-Cnl. Bisson's connections with Canadian industries Limited was broken by his war service. He was mobilized on September 1st,

' r'0.B'.E.. Chllffltllmlsalonk '

ent ' Committee

To Meet In Charlottetown

4

l.T.-COL- J. G. BISSON

. in was with the degree of Bachelor 1939. with the rank of captain, hav-.

ing held that appointment in the lNon-Permanent Active Militia. He was first commissioned in the Royal Canadian Army Scrvice Corps (N.P.A.M,I in 1934. Proceed- ing ovcr:-cas as a captain with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in January, 1940, Lt.-Col.

lthat rank he held the appointment lof Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport Isuppliest. First Canadian Army. in prc-invasion (Continued on Page 15. Cal. 5)

RESENT RICHES

inclined to attribute the emotional explosion basically to resentment on the part of the Chinese rioters against the higher living stand- ards and apparently privileged po- sition enioyed by the thousands of American military and civilian personnel stationed in Formosa. Officials variously put the totals of Americans and their wives and children on assignment there at 9.0tXl to l0,000 persons.

Some authorities here saw the possibility of a deeper significance in the outbreak which was directly touched off by the acquittal by a US. court martial of a U.S. army sergeant who killed a Chinese man alleged to have been discovered peering into the bathroom window