If it’s Good For the Island The Guardian is For it
VOL. LXXV. NO. 89
dding his name to the long list of distinguished visitors, who have stayed at Govern- ment House during their Mg to the province is Viscount Amory, GCMG, Bri. tish High Commissioner in
Canada, Looking on is Lieu- | Walter |
tenant-Governor F. Hyndman. Lord Amory arriv- ed in the province yesterday following a visit to Nova Scotia, as part of a tour of the Maritime Provinces. Tonight
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VISCOUNT AMORY SIGNS VISITORS’ BOOK
he will address a_ special
meeting of the P.E.I. Cana- dian Club at the Charlottetown Hotel. He leaves Monday for | Fredericton, where he will | | address the Rotary Club on
April 17. (See story on page 5.) |
VEILED FROM PUBLIC
Pearson Seen Infarmed. #2 Of Election Date By PM *:
y ALAN. DONNELLY DET AWA (CP)—Prime Minis- ter Diefenbaker and Liberal Leader Pearson talked about the approaching election in a private 35-minute meeting Fri- day.
before Easter, Pb oo day | Pearson
on Monday, . BOTH LAUGHING»
The prime minister and Mr.
N.B. House
But the dates of Parliament's |
dissolution and of voting day remained veiled from the pub- lie,
There was immediate ulation afterwards that the prime minister probably gave Mr. Pearson advance notice of
spec-
the dates. But neither would confirm it. Mr. Diefenbaker invited the
opposition leader to his office for the mid-afternoon talk after dropping a hint in the Commons that the dates may an-
nounced next week. Almost , everyone on Parlia- ment Hill is expecting dissolu- © come next week, just
Ottawa Is Called ‘Stooge’ Of B.C. Premier Bennett
OTTAWA (C?) — Winch (CCF—Vancouver East) ae Friday that the fed-
government has allowed it- = to be made the “‘stooge”’ of aa Bennett of British Co-
oe said in the Commons that Ottawa should have been big to tell
enough and firm Mf. Bennett to “put up or shut up” on the Columbia River ‘a Mr. Winch way apg | 2 Inconclusive debate Ineonclusive debate o ee de. mand from the. iberals and rty
oo ene to Gen. A. S. “jeeeeeioee
ger Shatrman of of the “inter
charged: thet Canada, hes oP ean “sold down the river" in the
External Affairs “Minister Green said the treaty te
Harold) more loudly”
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Prorogued
FREDERICTON (CP) —
emerged from meeting laughing heartily, ap- | |parently from a parting ad They shook hands and prime minister said, ‘‘the das | best to you.” | When they wares — for a| | statement, each tioned for the other to speak tlirst. Finally, Mr. i. ae picked up the ball. “The
The have had a very interesting talk they were
| working conditions.
“Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew”
CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA,
Walkout
- Settled
OTTAWA (CP) — The week- long walkout of St. Lawrence river pilots has been settled and pilots will begin returning to ships at 6 a.m. today, Transport Minister Balcer an- nounced Friday night.
The settlement, agreed upon after a full day’s negotiations here between the pilots an shipping representatives, wi
r. Balcer as go-between, in-
cluded: , Salary pean, e a federal com-
_ | mission to hed the entire pilot-
a situation in Cana provements in _ pilots’ 4. Agreement by the pilots rot to seek any increase in fees for the next three years.
5. Abandonment of a proposal by the transport department that pilots should share ex- penses of pilot boats.
6. Provision for four addi- tional pilots on the Quebec- Montreal section of the river.
Andre Bedard, president of
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1962.
WEATHER Strong wind warning, overcast with snow; east winds 25 with gusts to 40. Low- high 30 and 40. Sunday: clearing.
Nor MORE SEVEN CENTS
pud Processors Told
OTTAWA (CP)—The govern-
ment has tipped Canadian pro- |
cessed potato producers that a tremendous market awaits them i pee — hit by a spud short-
i trade department spokes- man said Friday that the gov-
ernment was doing everything |
but selling the potatoes — in frozen French-fried or instant mashed forms—to the potato- hungry Britons.
The department said there is a shortage of potatoes in Brit- ain where they are ce up | at the rate of 80,000 tons | week, as the British sod Euro-
:Big Market In Britain
pean crop doesn't come in until
une, The Canadian government is also trying to lift a ban in Brit- ain against importing of Cana- dian fresh potatoes, placed some years ago because of a fear of importing ring rot or Colorado beetles from North America. Canadian agents in London in- dicate that the British ‘‘just might be hungry enough now for potatoes” to lift it
Trade department officials in Canada and Britain were pro- moting the sales, but officials here had no word yet on how {much processed potatoes had ‘been sold
WASHINGTON (AP) Big steel’s drive for a $6-a-ton price increase collapsed Friday, giv- ing President Kennedy a _ vic-
tory in his battle to hold the | economic line
giant ‘pace-setting U.S, Steel Corp., under pressure
from the U.S. government and | from competitors within the in- | dustry, did an aboutface and | wiped out the price increase it posted Tuesday night. It re- vered to the previous price of Fp a ton, |
From Cleveland came word | | that Republic Steel Corp., ee
third lergest producer ,-.was
scinding its price increases ert | settle to April 11 “owing to | the See situation.’
began
Kennedy Wins Battle
petitive developments “and all other current circumstances.” e developments and cir- cumstances obviously included the fact that some companies | refused to go along with the | price increase, others were wav- ering and the government was turning all the screws possible. Inland Steel’s refusal to raise its prices provided the first crack in what, until Friday morning, was a solid steel front.
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To Halt Steel Advance _ :
Defence Secretary McNamara ordered steel buying for de- fence production shifted to com- panies that had not raised prices, He also announced | study to find substitute mater- ials wherever possible.
Attorney-General Robert Ken- nedy was going ahead with plans for a grand jury investi- gation to determine whether any violations of the anti-trust
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. Businaes Backs Steel Boost
~ ButPublic
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Wall
Disagrees |
crease is not called for at this
in| Street Journal reported Friday | time and will cause harmful ef-
ick-pedalling the pon when Bethlehem | that a survey it made in baa fects on the economy.
, the No, 2 producer, $6-a-ton increase it put into ef- fect Thursday.
TWO HOLD LINE
ie reversal of the industry | trend actually came when In- land Steel Co., eighth-ranking producer, and Kaiser Steel Corp.
big West Coast producer, an- nounced earlier in oa day that holdin the line
New Brunswick ee, pro. oe international affairs, on | 4gainst a raise.
rogued Friday night after
ing a record 174 bills but Pith | what can be done the question of when the pro-| | of vinces new relaxed liquor laws will be proclaimed still unan-
onwealth matters and before the end | the session,’ the opposition | |leader said.
“I agree entirely with the summary of the leader of the
Comm
swere During the session ieseleny: Mr. Diefenbaker | Treasurer G esBris a y | added. Mr. Pearson walked off down |
er down the het deficit
budget the province has had in|
the hall limping—his foot was |
tures at a record a 500,000 and | firing questions.
the deficit at $300,000
for investigation than the Columbia Treaty. Gen. McNaughton had said he | had told the he couldn't Even before
| treaty was
sign Bennett had sent a letter to Finance Minis- ter Fleming expressing doubts. Even then it been too late to hesitate.
Mr. Pearson said there enough days left in this Parlia- ment for a committee to hear Gen. McNaughton. The govern- ment owed this to itself. This was the time to clear up the | situation.
French Premier Resigns Today “ After Setting Up New Record
PARIS (Reuters) — Premier Debre’s government will resign today after three years and 97 days in office — a record for atiy parliamentary agg the French rev
day, after which the govern- men
t will resign. President de Gauile will pre- side over the government's last meeting and will wa announce
the Georges Pompidou as premier.
Ministers expected to reiain their posts in the new cabinet
would have not
are | mo
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Paul Martin (L—Essex East) | said that under the Bill of | Rights Gen. McNaughton ye have a chance to present case.
If the a refused him a hearing, stand in contempt of paienaees and of Canadians.
Mr. Martin recalled that the
vernment had refused a Com-
mons committee hearing to James E, Coyne when it was trying to fire him as governor | of * ao of Canada last year. Mr. yne resigned after the | Uiberal- dominated Senate et
he bill to sack him
‘oreign Minister } rice Couve de Murville, Ager ian Affairs Minister Louis Jox Finance Minister Valery Gh. card d’Estaing Minister Pierre Messmer. |
Pompidou has for many 3 years oll oe ah Saal of de Gaulle advi ond managing Girecter of Rothschilds Bank here. The decision to switch miers was reached ~ de Gaulle consideration the re-
; gave him power to do whatever France-
| necessary to apply the Aleerian '
25 years. It estimated expendi-| asleep — followed by reporters | | ton, preside
This sent a wave of elation | through Kennedy — | circles, but there was no lei
government pressure to a > the price advance. A justice de- partment spokesman said there no change in our
is’ for a grand jury investi- ee
Then came U.S. Steel's an- Leslie Worthing- on, president of the firm, said in New York that the decision
U.S. cities indicates a major’
the | ecaes ‘it was rescinding the | of business leaders believe ~
steel price increases announced this week are wane oo the | public tends to disag
The Journal said 7. ‘earneiins made in the 20 cities found two- thirds of the businessmen polled | firmly backing the decision| made by the U.S, Steel Corpor-| ation to raise prices.
Most of the other business- men were reported to have said | they lacked enough information at this point to make a judg- ment, President Kennedy's stand that the price increases were un- justified.
The story also said in part: A survey of general opinion on street corners, in supermar- kets and other places where people congregate ‘‘turned uP a vastly different response.’ More than 60 per cent of these
and few openly backed)
RCAF Graduate Fatally Jala
ALLISTON, Ont. (CP) or F. Connors, 2, of Bell Island, Nfld., died in hospital bane A of injuries suffered ursday when a sports car rolled over near this town 50 phe north of Toronto. Connors was a passenger in the car, driven by Brian Arthur 19, of Almonte, Ont.,
e two men were graduated Thursday from an air force training course at Camp Bor- den, where they were stationed. At the time of the accident they were on their way ‘o Allision.
Provincial police said the ac- cident occurred on a_ straight stretch of highway three miles north of ere. Pierce was
| was made in the light of com- people said the steel price in-' slightly injured.
| its 64,600 members out
MR. JODOIN
CLC President Is Re-elected
By ROBERT RICE VANCOUVER (CP) — Burly Claude Jodoin was re-elected Friday to preside over a weak- ened Canadian Labor Congress. He defeated Gordon Lambert, St. Catharines, Ont., auto- workers union delegate, in his election test since he the $16.00-a-year _ presi-
first
e-
ceived 695 votes against 152. The elections were staged as top congress officials surveyed the impact of a threatened se- cession of the United Brother- hood of Carpenters and Joiners, second-largest affiliate of the LC.
The carpenter delegates walked eh of the congress con- vention Wednesday and did not return. The union appeared headed for a self-imposed exile from the CLC in its dispute over Newfoundland loggers with the International Woodworkers | of America.
“As far as- I'm concerned,” said Andrew Cooper, chief of the carpenters union in Canada, “we're out of the congress.”
Mr. Cooper was dropped as an Ontario vice-president of the
CLC.
OTHERS MAY FOLLOW
If the carpenters union pulls of the congress, it is feared that some of the 12 other building trades unions may follow suit, hauling up to 120,000 other organized workers from the national trade
union centre of .1,070,000 mem- Observers believe labor unity in Canada has been dealt
heavy blow, but not destroyed.
They forecast new and deter- mined efforts to pick up the pieces after the carpenter walk- out.
If these attempts fail, then the basic structure of the CLC will be drastically altered
The impact will also be telt in provincial federations of la- bor and particularly on munici-
pal labor councils where the building trades are powerful members.
AL
UIC COUNSELLING SESSIONS DRAW INTEREST
Regional High School; .
AD. Cameron, general manager of Maritime Electric Co. looks on as three students
study their programs at yes- day's eareer counselling ses-
ane at the Charlottetown em- Insurance offices. Comores addressed a aa of interested students yesterday afternoon on secre-
tarial work as a career. Left to right are Helen Sheeh an, Souris Regional High School;
| Audrey Cole, Central Queens | oes
sory on page
snow "| Island, but last night’s ‘erm
deadbeat Ae ee
HALIFAX (CP) —"A fishing vessel with six men aboard was reported overdue Friday night at the height of a severe wind- storm.
The longliner Tommy and Jacky was last reported seen Friday afternoon by an Ameri- can fishing vessel about 40 miles | off ane Harbor, N.S., her home port.
RCAF search and rescue said the transport department 1,217-
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Fishing Vessel Is Overdue
As Storm Hits Maritimes
Six Men Are Aboard Clarke's Hbr. Craft
ton ship Thomas Carlton from Yarmouth is expected to reach the position early
A severe storm with winds gusting to 70 miles an hour was passing over the area late Fri- day, with wet snow changing to rain reducing visibility.
The American vessel could not confirm it was the Tommy aad Jacky it saw but fishermen in Clarke’s Harbor said they be- lieved the boat was the only one out.
Snow, Strong Wind Warning
| Issued By Weather Office
HALIFAX (CP)—A wild storm was battering the Maritimes Friday night with snow, rain, freezing — and hurricane- force win
The aia office warned northern sections of the Mari- times to prepare for up to 18 inches of snow and shipping was caution
Winds were gusting up to 70 miles an hour.
A fishing vessel with six men on board was overdue at the height of the storm off the Nova Scotia south coast. A search was being organized. A second ves- sel rt after being caught in the storm in the Bay of Fundy
The storm raced into the Maritimes from the Atlantic off New England. Southern sections were receiving heavy rain. Two inches had fallen at Yarmouth on the south - western tip of Nova Scotia.
SNOWFALL HEAVY Heavy snow was falling in northern areas, Prince Edward
Island and northern New Bruns-
; wick were oe to get up
to 18 inc
The wala office said winds up to 65 and 70 miles an hour would be general as the storm moved through. The navy’s Shearwater, N.S. air station re- ported steady winds of 58 miles an hour and gusts to 73 miles an hour
One death was oe the storm. mai 4 when he was atideh o acatr at Dartmouth, N.S.
Damage in coastal areas was expected to be heavy as giant waves smashed against wharves, moored fishing boats and buildings near shore.
hree brief power failures darkened wide sections of Hali- fax and neighboring Dartmout) Friday night. The city’s tr private radio stations opera’ on emergency generators short periods.
The storm was the third in two weeks. Two severe rain storms caused jor flooding and contributed to three deaths.
ta xilled
Freighter Drifts Helpless In Path Of Nearing Storm
HALIFAX (CP) — The Brit- ish freighter Markland was drifting and powerless in the At- lantic Friday night as a severe storm — steadily toward her positio!
RCAF search and rescue said the ship was in no immediate danger but a U.S. Coast Guard ship was attempting to reach her before the storm arrives. The Markland, with 42 persons
aboard, lost her power when her generators failed.
There was a possibility the storm centre would bypass the area 250 miles south of New- foundland, but the weather of- fice here said that marine area was expected to be affected. The storm is packing winds up to 70 miles an hour.
A tug is due to leave Saint John, N.B. today to tow the Markland to port.
Driving Reported Hazardous As New Storm Hits Province
Another sneak storm crept up on P.E.1. last evening. The last snowstorm in late } h gg ed 12 inches of the
was not nearly as Po at least in its first At 10 o'clock ot ‘hight =the
aay aumento Metrological Stat- ion mated that two inches of coer | nad fallen. Winds were el | blowing from east, southeast at 40 miles per hour, and gusiing to 52 mph
Parliament At A Glance
| FRIDAY, April 13, 1962
indicated that suspense over the election date will be ended “early next week.’
Finance Minister Fieming said the government has shown a good profit on sale
of 14,500 copies of the Bill of Rights at $1 each
Opposition Leader Pearson said nothing cries more
loudly” for investigation than the Columbia River Treaty with the U.S MONDAY, April 16
The Commons meeis at 2°30 p.m. to study supplemen- tary estimates. The Senate sits at & p.m
rn a 3
5 2
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| was creating some smail
Prime Minister Diefenbaker | per
WHERE-T9-FIND-IT
The ONR train despatcher re- ported that the ferry P.E.I. tied up at the Terminal in Borden at 2:15 yesterday a and the Abegweit docked at the Borden pier at 7:45 last evening. Neither ferry was scheduled to make a crossing until weather conditions abated. The Borden train arrived in Charlottetown last night about 11:15.
The Charlottetown detach- ment RO} reported driv ving conditions last night were “very poor oads were said to be very slippery and the high wind
| near the Charlottetown Expert- a Farm laboratory on the
pean os road that was “bum. ". Motorists were urged to oe ‘san caution, but no traffic accidents were ‘ed
Northeast U.S. Gets Snowstorm
CHICAGO (AP)--An April snowstorm spread through the U.S. northeast Friday
Up to six inches of snow piled up in the Catskills and Adiran- dacks in New York State. The fall measured four inches in Albany and Binghamton
Several inches of snow blotted out the first signs of spring ip Vermont, New Hampshire and a A oo rage hit southern New Engla
Ice Field Poses Shipping Threat
SYDNEY (CP) Shipping difficulties are expected along
the ice information office hete | said Friday.