4

HON F.C. LEVY. N.S. ‘cen-! quet of the Federation of P.F. right, Mayor Edwin C. Johnstone, ' tre) minister of municipal af- 1. : fairs lands and forests, who was takes time out to chat with some Mayor W. R. Birt, president, the guest speaker at the ban- of the delegates. From left to; Summerside Mayor, W. A. Cur-.

Finances

Mavors and Municipalities

Dictate

Municipal Action

“Municipalities can. only maija- tain a balanced equilibrium fin- ancially, in the face of present day needs and expansion, by a complete realization of the prob- lems facing them, and a deter-

mination to expand and render} It was also decided to put! better than a scheme on paper,| ~~ municipal services within the|forth an effort to have ail firms| in which an effective organiza- ; framework of their financial|in these eight towns to open and | tion will be lacking.” - Proposal >

capacity to render such services”, etated Hon. R.C. Levy, N.S. min- ister of municipal affairs lands and forests last night. : Mr. Levy was speaking at a banquet meeting of the Prince Edward Isiand Federation of Mayors and Municipalities, which conchided the all day con- ference at the Charlottetown Hotel. .

____Upon the conclusion of Mr. Levy's address, he was present-

ed with a gift as a token of ap- ation, by Mayor Edwin C.

: mstone and invited to return to Charlottetown at a later date. During the afternoon session @.commitiee consisting of Mayor Bell of Borden, Mayor Yeo of Montague and Mayor Stewart of were appointed to

wait on the provincial govern ment regarding a _ resolution at the last annual meet-

~ concerning the police ser-/ ties for the Borden-Tormentine | clude an extensive piping, valving |

vice in towns. ALCOHOLIC CENTRE

Dealing with the city resdu- tion of the setting up of a treat- ment and rehabilitation centre for alcoholics, a committee! con- sisting of Charlottetown Coun cCiliors A. J. Haslam and FE. C. Baker were reappointed to wait on the provincial government in regard to this matter.

In another resolution passed at the meeting it was decided to

Mr.

|

and the Women’s Institute to see if some agreement can be reach- ed_in regard to daylight saving time, which had previousiy been endorsed in separate resoiutions in all eight municipalities.

merchants are already doing. Another resolution adopted yes- terday stated that the organiza- tion go on record as urgently recommending te the government of Canada that: ;

1. In the interval between the time the causeway investigation report is presented and the time the causeway is built immediate steps should be taken for the -acquiring of the U.S. owned M.V. | Vacationland for a supplementary summer vehicle service to be in-

; Summerside and Point Du Chene, | N.B:, or any other two ports found to be more practidable for. such purpose: ay

2. In the event of an adverse report regarding such proposed causeway that the: government act immediately to provide such transportation facili-

|

| additional

route so as to meet the annually expanding traffic on this service, and so as to finaly comply with ; the terms of the union under | which this province entered into | the Confederation of Canada.‘

Levy went on to say that the machinery of democratic gov- ernment, however perfect, will work only when there is spirit, | energy, interest and understand- | ing in the people. Spirit and | energy°generate and transmit

| motiye power, while interest and

close one hour earlier as |

augarated between the ports of |

~

ae

: *

Alberton Young People Hold Banquet In United Church Hall

Alden Weeks and responded to by Eimer McLean. One to “‘the of the wéFtd” was Billy Morrell and to-by Eleanor Johnston.

Mr. McLean expressed thanks to five ladies of the congregation | who kindly served the tables, Mrs. Charlies Gordon, Miss An- netta Gordon, Mrs. Addison Ray- ner, Miss Shirley McArthur and Mrs. Arthur Wilkie. —~

wat| mote bonnes, e jet a iwas JR. yman. Speaking of was proposed by ‘tempiations with which young

| i

ny 4 i iE i

itt eRe

ag FFE i

i f

i i i*

gq

i : i [

i i

. ? ? 4

rie, past president and Charlotte- town Deputy Mayor A. Walthen | Gaudet, secretary treasurer.

Mayor of Charlottetown, Souris

struction, industrialization, and

| people, active and united, is the the rising s lard of living in

| “The common desire of the l coal power that brings forth the

| fruit, good or bad. nit. oa} | Mr. Kilpatrick. , paraphase a political opened its first gasoline adage of Edmund Burke, con nuns station on PEL in 1990

stitute government as you please, infinitely the greater part of gov- | ernment in a domocraey will de- | pend upon the exercise of powers | which are left at large to the pru- | dence and uprighiness of the ser- vants of the people, and the people themselves.

“Even all the use and pe‘ency of . | the laws depend upon them. With- | out them your charter will be no |

and since that time has expanded to its present position as one of mejor suppliers of petroleum pro- ducts. “Establishment of this term- inal, with its lange storage facili- | ties, will enable the company to provide an improved service and have ave table a full line of Tex- aco products the year-round,” said the company spokesman.

| ‘Continued from page 1) $5 00,000 | Coupled with this advice the : | government has unqualified opin- . ee page 1) | ion of master diver A.P. Ceretti

A full line of Texaco petrol-| june in fact sungested such as

0 oil, ae oe == nr | Pointing out the advantage of lubrication oils and greases—wii | SCM [ee eee = be received at the terminal and %0" 52!¢ there w no aitera- marketed throughout Prince Ed- tions required on the Vacation | ward Island. ' land and no alterations to the

275-FOOT TANKERS

The wharf will handle coastal _ ship tankers up to 375 feet in | length which wil] unioad their pro- | | ducts at the rate of 1,000 gallons a minute,

mean that the Vacationland | would operate almost entirely | free of the other two boats, and the speedy loatiing and unload- ing of the Vacationland would : greatly step up the service. Four large steel storage tanks | ,./ the project is approved, Mr. |

: - «| Matheson said he has the as- for gasolines and other fluid | . petroleum products will range in | surance of engineers that the job

; | of making the alterations .can be | capacity from 20,000 to 27,000; ° | barrels. The installation will ie | eee oe Seen oe ot te department's engineers will be leaving immediately for Mac- kinac Straits to make a closer inspection of the Vacaticniand and to negotiate further w the owners of the ship.

It can be seen from the plan that the dredged depth of the proposed berth is 25 feet. The Vacationaland draws | only 19.6 feet.

| and metering system. “A foam | | fire-protection system will be in? | stalled and the storage tank area | will be completely dyked as an | additional safety measure. | The terminal will be supplied? | with gasolines by tanker from) | the company's Montreal refinery oe or |} and with other petraleum pro | ducts from several other com- | pany locations. fn se slcintecaielintiahiacctie | GROWTH FACTORS «| MORE U.S..CANADA TRAFFIC | | “Texaco's decision to build the | © a tr. | | Chartottetonw marine Sota, | OTTAWA (CP)—Traffic cress

-erth—of—the-Abegwelt._It_would |

brought an evening fellowship to a close. i

commend- |

‘i i e

ow

Regina Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa Montreal Quebed

BRERSSITASSSIAG GBRESES! RELeSB

Fredericton Saint John Moncton Halifax Charlottetown Sydney Yarmouth St. John's HALIFAX office says

will linger over the district today although there will be more sun- shine in most sections than on Friday. Mostly sunny weather {s indicated for Sunday.

Forecasts:

Nova Scotia: Variable cloudin- ess today; little change in tem- perature; southwest winds 15. Low-high at Halifax 40 and 60,

porto -------4

| MAINE vice reee:!

| Telie all about Maine ennai

the *s One!

picturesque towns. Plan your vaca- | tion in Maine. For FREE Geide, | ® Write: Maine Vacation Service, J Gateway Cir., Portland, Me. «

@ BAINE DEPARTHENT OF ECONOMIC DEY, |

Yarmouth 40 and 50, Kentville 42 and 55, New Glasgow and Goshen 40 and 55, Sydney 42 and 55. Out- look for Sunday—Mostly sunny. |

Prince Edward Island and New:

ss

AS PART OF OPERATION “HIGH GEAR”

YOUR LOCAL GMC DEALER IS OUT TO BREAK ALL SALES RECORDS WITH THE BIGGEST TRUCK VALUES IN HISTORY -

MC SPECIAL DIVIDEND

pt_the Federation of Agriculture | is to move.

LATE NOTICES

{Also see announcements in eolumns adjoining Classified Advertising Section.)

—

RDS — Suddenly in his home at Souris on May 1h., Norman H. Richards in his 67th year. His sanenes are resting

‘at the Dingwell funeral home

in Souris where the funeral will - be held Tuesday afternoon at -2 o'clock. There wil! be a short: service at the funeral home. Interment will be in Souris West cemetery.

LeCRAIR — At the Livingstone MacArthur Nursing Home on

Friday, May 15th, 1959, Edward |

LeClair. formerly of Tignish in his 72nd year His remains were forwarded from the Char- lottetown Funeral Home to the Gaudet Funeral Home, Tignish, fram where the funeral wi!! be held jhis morning to St. Simon and St. Jude Church. Ticnish,

for Requiem High Mass at 10.30 Interment in church cemetery.

YES — At ‘the Charlottetown Hospital. May 14, 1959, George Henry Haves, Dromore, aged 72 years. His remains are rest- ing at the Hennessey Funeral Home from where the funeral will be held Monday morning

at 8:15 to St. Patrick's Church, |

Fort Augustus for Requiem High Mass at 9 o'clock. Inter-

ment will be in the church cemetery.

GALLANT — -At~ the Prince County Hospital, on Friday,

May 15, 1959, Anthony Joseph Gallant, 32 Duke Street, Sum, merside, formerly of Mont farmel, in his A@lst year. For- warded from the Bowness Fu- neral Home to his former re- sidence in Mont Carmel. Fu- neral notime later.

‘ WEATHERBIE — At the Sacréd| Heart Home, Friday; May 15, 1999, Mrs. Mary Fllen Weather- bie, widow of the late Peter Weatherbie, -formerly of 66 Spring Park Road im her 9ist ear. Remains are resting at he Charlottetown Funeral

from where the funeral

will be held Monday morning the funeral home at

3:4 Requiem High Mass the Church of the Most Holy at 9 o'clock. Inter- be ig the Catholic

He noted that this ultimate motive power of activity and its nature must be found in the peo- ple themselves.

‘New charters, pressing ad- ditional municipal powers, im- provement in form of organiza- tion and complete home rule, however necessary, will prove worthless unless the people move energetically and in the right | direction, supported by proper | administra-

views of what good tion should be.

INew Career Is Underway

FE. S. Chandler, P. Eng., for- mer owner and manager of Chap- pell and Company, local Electri- cal Contractors, has_ recently sold out this business which he bought at the time of the death of its former owner, F. J. Chap-| pell, and has operated for the: past 11 years under its original name of Chappell and Company. |

Mr. Chandler will now enter the field of electrical engineer- ing independently as a profes sional consulting engineer, for which work he is particularly qualified through his long and varied experience in the electri- cal field. }

He is a graduate of Mount. Allison University in engineer-| ing. and a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the Nova Scotia Technical College.

Before the war he was em- ployed by the province of Prince Edward Island as chief electrical inspector. Following four years’ servicé in the Can-| adian army he returned to Char- lottetown to join the administra- tive staff of the then new Voca- tional School, which at that time was engaged primarily in the training and rehabilitiation of wear veterans.

Following this he was appoint- ed acting district inspector of electricity and gas for the de- partment of trade and commerce and held this position for two vears, after which he took up electrical ‘contracting. °

He is a member of the En-, gineering Institute of Canada and a past president of,.the Prince Edward Island branch, | Muminating Engineering Foe: iety. : |

Mr: Chandler will work; through the Maritimes but for | the present his headquarters|

will continue to be in Charlotte- town, : |

!

centimetre

NOTICE

OWING TO DEATH IN THE FAMILY

THE SOURIS THEATRE

WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY

THEATRE MONTAGUE

Mon. "Tues. Wed. Thur.—May 18-19-20- 21. Matinee 3:38 ues. Adm, Nite 36- ’ - Showtime

8:30 p.m.

BRIDGE .. «: RIVER. KWAI

Color William Holden, Alee Guinness. Acadeh ' Award Winner 1958—Excellent Premier Showing

—Direct from Paramount Moncton.

\«

HERE'S ONE SALE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS!

The best trutks in trucking are value packed with the features you want for bigger payload. Your GMC dealer is out to break all sales records, so if you are thinking of buying a new truck if will pay you

to sce your local GMC dealer, today. .

They’re engine

CHOOSE FROM THE LARGEST LINE OF PICKUPS

AND LIGHT DUTY MODELS IN CANADA!

GMC pickups are built with extra strength and durability—really make your light-duty trucking jobs pay off on the balance sheet.

ered by truck specialists with you in mind ... designed

with the features you need for extra quality and value at lower cost.

&

GMC light duty models offer all these special dividend values at no extra cost!

.

QMC's famous 6 CyL 235.5 Engine

GMC offers more pullin power'than any other 6 cy with lower engine speeds.

t

GMC ‘Power-mated’ Drive Engine, transmission and axle are built as a team to give best , power

wa rmef

Clutch torque capacity ex- ceeds engine torque output. Generous facing area means lenger life with less maintenance,

See your dealer now '.. get the buy of your life on the best pickups ever built...

?

CHECK YOUR CAR CHECK ACCIDENTS

Double-wall Cab Construction

Cooler,in summer and in winter. Extra strength to last longer.

=e

Gant and easy te shift. iminates double-clutch-

ing. Reduces drive-li

shock.

and greater road stabili

Big, front frame crossmem- ber, same as on larger GMC trucks. Less frame flexing

Extra Streng Rear diameter axle sh results in less axle breakage, . lower maintenance costs,

\

Load Space to Spare , “Easy to load and unload. . Hardwood flooring with steel skid strips... saferand longer lasting than all-steeL,

ZLLI\\\'})

Bigger Torque Action Brakes Torque action brakes front and rear provide excep tionally high

braking effectiveness with less

pedal pressure. - :

ty.