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Still hale and hearty at 100 years of age, Dr. R. J. “Rod- die” MacDonald, stood at a luncheon in his honor yester- day to thank doctors from all over Canada as the Canadian bute here to its oldest phy- sician.
“I bring you‘ compliments from thousands of medical men all over this country”, Dr, Mop. ley _Young, of Lamont, Alberta president of the Association, field the guest of honor. “We .:stand in aWe’of yaw ‘~'>-whg .1135‘
seen the development of all " those things we know are so necessary to medicine now,” 1118 speaker added.
Earlier he had spoken of the great events of the year 1858, hstlllg arnong them the dis- vCOVeI‘y of gold in British Col-
umbia, the first election of D’Arcy McGee and the at- tempted assassination of Na- poleon‘ “But the most llhwrtant event of that year was the birth in Maple Hill, P.E.l., of Roderick J. MacDon- lilfl,” he said, and added “since then for nearly three-quarters of a century he never failed to
NSD0'nd to a call for medical hemp:
MEMBERS WELCOME
In a brief speech of welcome lithe members of the execu- live of the Canadian Medical Association Dr. L. E. Prowse, _°ha1rn_ian, told of his pleasure In seeing so many to honor Dr. MacDonald. He vsdshed them all 3 memorable visit and hoped ifisee them -all back again °°11€€itiVe1y or individually". D1‘. MacDonald listened to the encomiums and then told the gathering he was sorry he ‘miss- ed much of what was said be- ?3llS‘e5 he admitted his hear- lhg ‘is not as sharp as it used '0 be”. That was his only re- W at growing old, a process he S_3l.d he found enjoyable ot- h€I'w1se
The centenarian was the ad- miration of all present. One hhidentified doctor said in an “hie. ‘Tm 30 years younger
‘ ll! those arttenaing the e held last night at Govern- ouse in honor of the of-
qmn n the Mincsweep-lug squa- Cpl, cfg In port were: (leflt)
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LIFETIME COLLEAGUE and fellow clansman Dr A.A. “Gus” MacDonald. 84-year-old physicap who still practices in the town of Souls, presents 100-year-old Dr. R.J. MacDonald of St. Pet-
The presentation was made at a CMA luncheon held yesterday at
er’s with 1 gift beh If of th ". . I . . Canadian Medi £1111 Agasociafione Smilng at the interchange be
irurdiiuu
“Covers Prince Edward\ Island Like The Dew"
-:ly’s son Colin, with whom he
tween the two old friends are.re-sides. Dr. L.E. Prowse, presi-
(seated left) Dr_ M.A.R. Young,
the Oliarlobtetoyvn 1-1ote1 in honor Lamont Alberta, president of of the distinguished centenarian. the CMA and (right) Dr. Rod-
than he but I'm an old man and a tired one at that”. All
urireservedly applauded the vigor shown by a man of his years. -
Dr. Young in concluding his address to the guest of honor ended with a Gaelic wish “for a long life”. Dr. Rodidie said he had already had that. TRIBUTE FROM COLLEAGUE
chairman introduced Dr. A. A.
"(Di-..' Gus) MacDonald. Souris,
who was the oldest practising» ' physician in Prince Edward Island at 84.
Dr. Gus said in 52 years he had practised both to the east and west of Dr. Rodidie in St. Peters,’ ” so I know both sides of".him~", he told a laugh- ing audience. He addeid_th.at the honored guest had not been born poor, as had many other famous people, nor had he been born rich.‘.~‘ “But he was born into" a home of great abundance and hospitality and he carried both into his own home and wor ”., ~
The speaker recalled the great smallpox epidemic of 1885 and said that though he had been personally vaccinat- ed he wonclered now that more people had not’ died then of worse than smallpox for hav- ing been vaccinated. The doc-
USSR Agrees To Nuclear Meeting
LONDON (iClP) — The Sioiviiei government has atgmeid “W9 3 meeting of experts to study meanis of deteciting nuclear ex- plosions should begin 1n Geneva July 1, the Soviet news agency Tass reported Friday night.
note agreeing to President Eisen- hower’s proposals for such a
Gromyko.
M.P. ‘I Charilottetflwn ment: Mrs. Wallilel‘ ; Neil Norton, Vancouver,
Fiolilowing Dr. Young the
tors, then, he said, scratched
Moscow radio announced that a
meeting was handed to U.S. Aim- bassador Dlewellyn T“lIOm$plS‘0n by Soviet Foreign Mimster Auidrei
AT OERNENT HOUSE
detaoh- Lt.-Cmdr. Richard Carle, Vic- Lt.—Cmdr. tm-ia, B. C., commander of H. Com‘ M. C. S.
Colleagues Pay Glowing Tributes To Centenarian
anl vaccinated arms frequent- ly unwashed for weeks.
PRESENTED GIFT
i On behalf of the P.E.I. Div- ision of the Canadian Medical Association he then presented Dir. Roddie with a beautifully wrapped gift. “I don't know what is in it'’_ he admitted, “but I do know that as a token of love, respect and esteem it is beyond value”.
Among the men of the Province who at- , tended the testimonial luncheon .was Dr. John MacNeill, Sum- inerside, who at 88 is now re- tired because “I cant get ‘ around ike I should and a doc- tor has to move fast today”.
After the luncheon nearly all those present went to the head table to shade. hands with their guest and to openly marvel at. his springih-tliness. Dr. Boddie told them “I hope to be with you again when you meet here next time".
‘dent of the P.E.I. Division of the
CMA is partially hidden by the guest of honor.
many medical ~
Determined To Restore Order On Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (Reuters)-— Governor Sir Hugh Foot Friday warned Greek and Turkish Cyp- riots he is determined to crush communal strife and restore or- der in Cyprus. ,
The governor, in ii statement
issued after a night of violence that cost six dead and more than 30 injured, warned that security forces would hit Greek and Turk- ish Cypriots impartially in an ef- fort to stamp out violence. He rejected Greek Cypriot charges that British troops‘ had not given them sufficient protec- tion against rioting Turkish mobs demanding partition of Cyprus between Geece and Turkey.
Foot said security forces have been working day and night since the riots s-tarited last Saturday, adding: “They are fully prepared to dea_1 with disorder from what- ever source it comes."
He welcomed the arrival here today of a battalion of British
pa-ratrooipers and said “the more troops we have the better."
CHARLOTTETOWN,_ CANADA\"v SATURDAY. JUNE 14, 1953
Duplessis Blasts Charge Of $2OMi|lion S’rockCoup
OTTAWA (CIP)-—-Prime Minis- ter Diefienibaker Friday inter- vened to prevent a CBC inter- viewer fr-om asking Prime Min- ister Macmillan of Britain a question about Britain’s proposal for an Anglo-Cianadian free trade area.
The CBC asked Mr. Macmillan for a brief recorded television interview after he and Mr. Diefenbaker concluded a 45-min- ute discussion in the Canadian prime minister’s oflflice.
The interviewer expl-aired to Mr. Macrmill-an, beifiore the actual recording beg-an, that his first question would concern the Brit- ish free trade proposal made last fall. -
He said the question would be: “Will Britain’s free trade scheme ‘be discussed at the Common- wealth economic conference?"
Mr. Diefenlbaker, standing be- side Mr. Maomilla~n,.said “No, no” and a whispered conversa- tion among the two prime min- isters and the CBC interviewer ensued.
When the recording began, the first and only question asked by the CBC was what Mr. Macmil- lan considered the main achieve- ments of his visit to Canada and the United States.
OTTAWA (OP)—BritisJh Prime Minister Harold Macmillan as- serted Friday that his govern- ment’s proposal to Canada last fall for an Anglo-Canadian free trade area still stands.
A“It may be an ldieal/’. Mir. Maoniiil-lain said at 1 press con- ference, “but it’s on the table if anyone wants to pick it up. in whole or in part.”
He indicated that Britain will revive the proposal at the Com- monwealth EIC0l’10ll’l'llJC Conference at Montreal in September. He de- clined, however, to answer a di- rect question whether the pro- posal was discussed in his two days of talks here with Prime Minister Diefenbaker.
Mr. Macmillan departed for home by air at 5:24 p.m. E!DT
SUPPORT FROM ALGl:E'RS
PARIS (AP)—-Premier Charles de Gaulle appealed Friday for public backing on a reform pro- gram to strengthen France at home and abroad. Solid support came quickly’ from a crucial quarter, the insurgent juuta Of Algeria.
De Gaulle pledged in a 10-min- ute radio-television that F-ra.n.ce—-driftinig and embittered when he won power June 1--will paucifvy Algeria, play an active role i-n the Western alliance, and get its books in‘ balance.
His words were to all the
Ch-ialeur. The host,
mandel‘ 0f H- M‘ C’ S’ Fundy; Lieutenant Governor Hyndrnan
Mrs. Douglas Saunders, wife of
the Governor's niaiv‘-'=11
aide; and: returned to the capital earlier in
French, but he obviously had the insurgent French committee of public safety in Algiers in mind as he ticked off the points to mark France’s course toward a referendum this fall on a new cons-titution.
The Algiers group voted unan- imously to support de Gaulle even before he went on the and a spokesman later hailed the address as expressing the thoughts of the entire nation.
“It is time to demonst.-r.ate our unity behind the chief of govern- ment,” the Algiers spolresim-an
-9» m
the day following a 36-hour Cruise as guest aboard the Resolute. flagship of the flotilla leader, Commander A. C. Campbell. C- D., R.C.N. '
De Gaulle Appeals For, Backing On Refo rm Plan
said. “This is no time for polem- 1cs.” AC-CLAMATION VOTE
The motion of support was adopted by acclamation in the 46-man Ailgiers group which also controls the larger all-Algeria junta.
In effect, it reversed the group’s call last T-uesday for abolition of the parliamentary system and establishment of a government of public safety in Paris. De Gaulle had rebuked the committee for that proposal.
De Gaulle warned at the outset of F1-id-a»y’s broadcast France faces enormous problems. He said that he proposed to:
1. Pacify Algeria so it will al- ways be body and soul with France; organize in a federal manner links between metropol- itan France and the peoples of Africa and Madagascar; estab- lish relations with Morocco, Tu- nisia and the states of Indochina (all formerly under the French flag) on a basis of co-operation.
2. Take a place in the Western world, to which France belongs; take action to serve both peace and security.
3. Accomplish at home the dif- ficult but necessary job of bal- ancing the economy — “without which our country would head for a stupid cata-stropihe.”
He did not spell out how to aiccomplis-h these steps.
He urged citizens to subscribe to a new gold loan.
To smoke out hidden resources, de Gaulle’s government promised
, subscribers to the 3% per cent,
54-year loan immunity from pros- ecution if they bought the new bonds with hoard-ed gold, foreign currency or unregistered foreign stocks and bonds.
GETS TWO-YEAR. SENTENCE
TRURO (CP)— Charles Ken- neth Robichaud, 25, of Ottawa Friday was sentenced to two years in penitentiary when he pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a summer cottage at Kemp-town, 14 miles from here, June 4» -
Diefenbaker Shunts Aside Question On Free Trade
after discussions which, he sa-id, covered, he said, “a great deal of ground,” including pre- liminaries for the economic con- ference.
“I earnestly trust that the con- ference whlch lie.s before us marks a great advance in Com- monwealth co-operation in trade and commerce," he said in a morning address to both Houses of Parliament in 1 special joint meeting.
3 STANDING OVATIONS
Mr. Macmillan was given three standing ovations by senators and MP5 and his 25 - minute speech was interrupted 16 times by applause.
Some of the heaviest ap- plause, especially from govern- ment benches, greeted hi-s state- ment that Britain was “im- mensely pleased” at the job done by the Canadian trade mission to the United Kingdom last De- cemiber.
Mr. Maicmillan also told Par- liament that the Commonwealth has a vital role to play and added:
“I do not believe we need fear the future if we hold firm to our own ideals. In time even mono- lithic dictatorships crumble or chan e. . . ~
“ or do I fear a continuing struggle of ideas. That should be our chosen battleground.”
JUlNTlPER,~N. B. (OP) —~RCMlP friday were trekking through dense bushland from Florence- ville, about 15 miles west of here, to the scene of an airplane crash in which a budiwiorm spray pilot was killed Thursday night 20 miles south of Juniper air strip.
Dead is 37 year old Thomas Manston of Langley, B.C. The Grumman Avenger alrcraftg, he was piloting was one of a. fleet of 106 planes including Aivienige-rs, Cessnas and Stearm-an biplanes carrying out New Brrun-srwick’s annual assault destroying loudiworm.
The cause of the crash was not known. A spo-kesma-n for Forest Protection Limited which con- ducts the spraying said an investi gation will be held. Flying con- ditions were said to be ideal. Tlie lost Avenger was carrying 700 gallons of insecticide.
The crash was witnessed by in spection pilot Charles Richard son of Phoenix, Ariz., who was flying above the Marston craft. A companion plane piloted by Jolin Anderson, also of Langley, was flly-in-g ahead.
SECOND DEATH . It was the second fa-bility for Forest Protection since spraying began in 1961. The first occurred last year. For Marston, it was the fourth budiworm campaign in New Brunswick.
Project doctor E. N. Reynolds of Stanley, N.B., was flown in by helicopter shortly after word of the accident was received. He prounced the pilot dead. The doc- tor had to be lowered to the scene by steel cable because of the density of the bush.
Fog Friday prevented the heli- copter from returning, so RCMP
TOLL RISES
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — The death toll in northern India's heat wave continued to rise Friday and approached the 300-«ma-rk. Bihar is the worst affected area lvlvitlti 250 deaths attributed to the
ca .
Mounties Trek To N.B. Site. Of Fatal Sprciy Plane Crash
ontheforest
began the trip on foot.
'Ma-nston was an employee of Skywvay Air Services of Langley, operating as subcontracvtor under Wheeler Airlines of St. Jovitc, Que. He is survived by his wife and four children.
GARTH CROCKETT
Takes Three Wks. Course In Maine
_Mr. Garth Crockett, Public Health Educator with the Pro- vincial Department of Health leaves this morning for Bethel, Maine where for the next three weeks he will take advanced training in personnel and public relations work. The course is sponsored by the National Train- ing Laboratory of the Education Association of the United-States and will have in attendance per- sonal and public relation officials of Labour, Industry and Govern- ment bodies. Human relations and group development will be the chief topics discussed during
Showers; little change in temperature! light winds. Low-high at Charlottetown
55 and 65.
NOT MORE THAN
MONTREAL (CP)—A $20,000,- 000. stock market coup was re- ported Friday to have figured in a deal by which Quebec Natural Gas Corporation took over distri- bution of household gas in Mont- real area from Quebec Hydro.
The daily newspaper Le Dev- oir brought public attention to the transaction in a front-page story which called it “really scandalous."
Listing five “charges” and an- nouncing further details would be ‘published in subsequent issues oil the paper, Le Devoir said six Quebec cabinet ministers and “maybe the premier himself” held at one time or still hold shares of the privately - owned corporation formed in 1955.
PENIED BY PREMIER
The newspapers said four mem- bers of the Quebec Upper House, the legislative council, “a great number of Union National politi- cians‘ and three top officials of Quebec Hydro” also were in- volved.
At his regular weekly press conference in Quebec City, Pre- ‘mier Duplessis who heads the Un- ion Naitionale government, called Le Devoir's story “a crooked and filthy rumor or gossip as far as I am concerned.”
“You can say I have no in- direct or direct connection what- soever with this or any other company,” said the premier af- ter reading the first paragraph of the newspaper story and then setting it down on his desk.
Ill: was possible immediately to reach only a few among the score of other cabinet members.
SIMILAR REACTIONS T Solicitor General Antoine Riv- ard said: “I have no direct or ind-irect connection with the Que- bec Natural Gas Company." Hydraulic Resources Minister Daniel Johnson said: “I am I
. man ‘who attaches no importance
to what Le Devoir says because
-it does not know what it is say-
lug}:
Colonization Minister J. D. Be- gin said he owned no part of the corporation.
Provincial Secretary Yves Pre- vost said: “I’ve never heard about it."/ .
Kenneth Luca-s, executive vice- president of Quebec Natural Gas Corporation, said the company will issue a statement after fur- ther stonies of five on the subject Le Devoir said it will publish ap- peared in the paper.
PROSPECTUS APPROVED
Later Col. Maurice Forget, president of the company, said in a statecment:
“We have taken notice of 1 first-page article in a Montreal newspaper this morning concern- ing our company. All details con- cerning the organization and the fianicinig of the company appear on the prospectus that was issued art the time of the financing. This prospectus was approved in its entirety by the Security Exucha-nge Commission in Washington, by the Quebec Securities Commis- sion and contradicts the allega-
the three week period.
tions and i~nsi»nu.ati-ons published
Dr. John Craig of Glasgow Scotland (left) chats with Dr. 0. H. Curtis, Deputy Minister of Health at a reception for members of the Canadian Medi- cal Association held last night at the residence of Premier and Mrs. A. W. Matheson Crestwood
Drive. Dr. Craig, a graduate in
pathology from Glasgow Uni- versity arrived on the Island last Saturday and has assumed the post of Director of the Divi- sion of Laboratories and Provin- cial Pathologist. the position held by the late Dr. J. H. Shaw. Four of Dr. Craig's former col- leagues in pathology from Scot-
NEW PROINIAL PATHOLOGIST FROM SCOTLAND
land are engaged in their pro-
three top officials
FIVE CENTS
Montreal Paper Carries One Story, Other To Fellow
in the above-mentioned article-5.’:
Le Devoir, politically iiidepend- ent and long critical of the Du- plessis government, said its sub- sequent stories will give “nairnes. dates, figures.”
These were its five points:
“1. The sale of the gas corpora- tion by Quebec Hydro of the gas distributing facilities brought 3 $20,000,000 market coup . . . if was possible only through the connivance of Union Nationals politicians with Quebec Natural Gas Corporation promoters.
“2. Natural Gas Corporation pmmiote«rs—represented by seven investment dea-lers—~:m-ade a non- taxable capital gain of at least ble caiptal gain of at least $9,000,000.
“3. At, least six Union Nation- ale cabinet ministers, some of them among the most prominent and maybe the premier himself are involved in this scandal since they were or still are sharehold- ers of the natural gas corpora- tion.
“4. The transaction‘: promot- ers personally only $50,000 to negotiate with Quebec Hydro for purchase of an asset valued at more than $919,000,000. . . They have obtained an option. on the Montreal gas service, have realized an ‘immediate profit of some $9,000,000 in addition to putting their hands on a vast gas network from which they hope to obtain huge profits in all the years to come.
"5. At least three high oitlficials of Quebec Hydi-o.played double parts, by serving . . . the hydro interests and those‘ of the natural gas conporation, which rewarded them by giving them lush orp-
tions-on blocks of common stock
and appointing them among its directors and its vice - pres- idents.
ONTARIO SCANDAL
“In Ontario, a lesser scandal than this one led to the depart- ure of two cabinet ministers in- volved. In the affair we are
starting to expose there are six cabinet ministers, four legisla-
tive councillors, a great number of Union N-ationale politicians,
of Quebec hydro." .
Le Devoir added: “The proof
we have accumulated ls'irrefut-
able.” The newspaper said that next
Tuesday the corporation is due
for a hearing by the Quebec elec- tricity board on the question of
increased rates.
“It is well that the public be informed of the whole history of the political-financial transaction that gave the gas service of Que- bec Hydro to Quebec Natural Gas Corporation."
“SKULLDUGGERY”
In his denial of any personal involvement, Premier Duplessis said:
“When they say that perhaps the premier is involved it is ‘-can- aillerie’ (skullduggery) .”
One of the reporters at the prem.ier’s press conference noted Le Devoir’s announcement it will name the six cabinet ministers.
“Let them name them,” the premier commented.
Quebec Natural Ga-s Corpora- tion switched its 250,000 custom- ers between last Jan. 7 and May 26 from gas manufactured in Montreal to natural gas brought by pipeline from Western Can- Ida.
About 88 per cent of the cor- poration’s stock — including 3.- 000,000 authorized common sharesand 544,986 class B shares —is Canadian-owned.
Price Supports Ended On Fowl
OTTAWA (OP) -— The govern- ment has removed price su-pporta on fowl and reopened the door: to imports, the agriculture die- partment announced Friday‘.
It said the step was taken because prices of Canadian fowl had increased, production had dropped and there was no longer any fear of stiff competition from the United States upset-tin-g the Canadian market.
The support price, first pro- vided by the former Liberal. administration before the June
1957 election, was based on I price equivalent to 23 cents I pound, liveweiglit at Toronto, foi top grade fowl five pounds and
fession in Nova Scotia. One of over.
them, Dr. W.-A. Taylor is a professor in the Dalhousie School
of Medicine at Halifax.,.
the Palmer Apartments Green Street.
DI‘. l ,Craig is married. He and’ Mrs. Craig have taken up residence in. stocks have been sold bur pm‘ on
Purchased about 9.000000 pound: ‘of the surplus hens under thl ‘lsupport program. Some of thesl
‘ Officials said the governmeni
tions r e In I l n in goveriinien? freezers. ‘
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