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_ CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA,

TUESDAY,

JANUARY 27, 1959.

hospital insurance Malcolm Taylor, assistant pro-

“ECONOMICAL ASPECTS STRESSED

fessor of political economy at Toronto University, conferred yesterday with members of the P.E.L. eee Saas Ce

mission. Shown above — left to right are Dr. Taylor, Dr

L. E. Prowse, Dr. O. H. Curtis, T. Earle Hickey, George Fergu-

son. Standing are Alan Holman,

*| Earle MacLeod, Keith Lapp and

Frank Jenkins.

Pearson Joins CCF, Calls For End 1 To Speech Debate

OTTAWA (cP) —.

bate “I’m sure they would ae LATE Goan tees sae tomar

$250, 000 Blaze

At North

NORTH SYDNEY, N.S. (OP)— Seventy-five firemen battled two hours in near-zero cold here Mon- day to control a furious fire that destroyed St. John’s Anglican Church and hall, causing damage estimated at $250,000.

A spectator, Norman Herridge

North Sydney, was injured he smashed a window in hall in an attempt to enter make certain the building empty. Hospital officials said arm was badly cut.

For a time, flames threatened

¢ of nearby dwellings Several-of the houses caught fire but none was badly damaged.

STARTED IN HALL

The fire started in the: parish hall. There were reports of muffled explosions shortly before fire was noticed, but officials said the cause has not been

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Sydney

save the rectory which was heavily damaged.

Church treasurer W. B. Hoyt estimated damage at $250,000. He said the loss was partly covered by insurance.

North Sydney Fire Chiet W. G. Parsons declared ‘the fire under control after the church spire collapsed. Chief Parsons said the

when fire destroyed several build- ings on the main street causing $750,000 damage.

The local department was aided by firemen from Sydney, Sydney Mines and the Point Edward naval base.

The minister of the Pentecostal church here, Rev. Paul Melin- chuk,. 26, said he was ariving past the destroyed hall when ° explosion blew out boih ends of the building.

He said a flaming section of the hall fell across the roof of his car. Mr. and Mrs. Melinchuk and their infant we escaped unhurt,

Gov't Twitted On Criticism * By House Member Van Horne

OTTAWA (CP) — The govern- ment was twitted Monday about the criticism that outspoken J. C. Van Horne, one of its Commons supporters, has made of unem- ployment policy.

“Perhaps he (Mr. Van Horne) has not been purged but he is so near the door that one little push will put him out,” said J. W. Pickersgill (L—Bonavista- Twillingate).

This session the seat of the Progressive Conservative MP for Restigouche - Madawaska, N.B. has been, sliifted rom the second row near the Speaker's chair to the end of the front row next to the Commons’ door. Some other seating shifts also have been made.

Mr. Pickersgill, speaking in the Commons throne speech debate said he doesn't know whethe Prime Minister Diefenbaker has @ list of “those who never would

be missed.” But if he has, “Im sure that ’Charlie’s name (Mr. Van Hotne) heads all the rest,”

“UNFULFILLED PROMISE”

Mr. Van Horne has been quoted as writing to Labor Minister Starr last year: .

“I will not remain a supporter of the government to see our peo ple suffer from hunger and the priyations caused by unemploy- ment, a problem whose just and reasonablé solution remains an unfulfilled promise of our govern- ment.” < .

Mr. Van Horne was not in the Commons when Mr. Pickersgill said that; like the New Brunswick member, he regards unemploy mem as a serious and continuing problem—a human problem.

The unemployed don’t wani history from Mr Diefenba- ker, he said. They wanted the kind of action that had beer

promised before the last election.

outbreak was the worst since 1950)

than did the Liberals. HEAVY D) -THUMPING But Mr "s supporters

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Fluoridation Opposition: Is Criticized

HALIFAX, — (CP) — The nati president of the Cana- dian tal Association said here Monday he coulda’t under- stand why “any community in- terested in the health of its children would oppose fluorida- tion.”

Dr. G. M. Dewis told a city}

service club only about 1,000,000 Canadians drink fluoridated water.

“Before reaching school age, 80 per cent of our children will have four or five cavaties, and by the age of 12 they-will have eight,”” he said. ‘‘And the cost of fluoridation is practically neg- ligible.”’

Red Party Congress To Open

MOSCOW (Reuters) — A Com- munist party congress—the most important single event in Russia and| almost as significarit for much of the world—begins here Tuesday.

Western news correspondents will attend the formal opening session of the 2lst party congress and may for the first. time in 30 years be allowed to cover some working sessions of the meeting, which may last up to 10 days.

The congress, opening at 10 a.m. (3 a.m. AST), will be at- tended in the assembly hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace by more than 1,100 delegates representing 6,800,000 Soviet Communist party members and 400,000 candidate

* | members.

KEYNOTE SPEECH

In addition, party delegations from more than 40- other coun- tries including Canada and the United States will attend the con- gress, expected to be highlighted by Premier Khrushchev’s plan to give the Soviet Union world eco- nomic supremacy by 1970 through the new 1959-65 development which the congress is expected put into final shape and then ap- prove.

COMMANDS FRIGATE

OTTAWA. (CRB) Lt.-Cmdr. Jhn Carling, 34, of Victoria and Ottawa, wil] take command of the frigate Ste. Therese when she is recommissioned Jan. 30 at Esquimalt, B.C., the navy an nounced Monday. Lt..Cmdr. Carl- ing has been staff officer to the

n| 2ave_@ firm opinion concerning

ecient And Orthodox

it. The Anglican committee on reunion ig meeting in Scarbor- ough, Ont., next week, and the question will probably be discus- sed there.

Rt. Rev. Angus MacQueen, moderator of the United Church of Canada, said ‘“‘the whole thing revolves around what the Pope means by seeking unity.” If unity meant “joining Rome,” then there would be little point in the ecumenical council. But whatever was behind the proposal, it was a healthy sign that Rome “‘is very much concerned for the peace of the world and recognizes that the contribution of the Christian churches is not very effective be- cause of its dividedness.”

Bishop Germanos Polizodas, patriarchal vicar in charge of the

iL éadlets Back Pope's Call |

Greek Orthodox church in North and South America, proposed a preliminary conference of all churches to work out the details and agenda.

Dr. Carl MclInfire, president of the International Council of Chris- tian Churches, said ‘‘true Prot- estant forces throughout the world cannot. and will not co- operate with Popegohn XXull’s call for an ecumenical council” He added:

“The historic sileueaiion doc- trines of justification by faith, the infallibility of the scrptures n- terpreted by the Holy Spirit for the individual, and the concept of free churches forbid any com- promise with the Roman (Cath- olic) Church, or the building of a one-world church.”

There was speculation that the new Pope’s announcement might indicate a modification of ‘this policy.

Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, chair. man of the central committee of the World Council] of Churches, which includes most major Prot- estant, orthodox and Anglican bodies, declined any official ap- praisal of the plan pending a full official text of the Pope's state- ment.

“If the statement warrants it,” srebehiy be dlscaseed by the ex

Goucl of Chur sien meets in Geneva 9 Dr. Fry, also president United Lutheran Church in 1a and of the world federation 50,000,000 Lutherans, said the posal also may be considered the LWF’s Feb. 14 meeting Geneva. CAUTIOUS INTEREST

Canadian Protestant leaders expressed cautious interest. Most Rev. Philip Carrington, acting | primate of the Anglican Charch in Canada, said the Vatican am nouncememt was “very interest- ing’’ but that it is too early to

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RESUME PRODUCTION

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reu- ters)—About 16,000 Midland car workers thrown out of work last week by an unofficial strike of 160 crane drivers at a car body factory resumed work Monday at plants of the British Motor Cor- poration. The week's holdup over a claim for a 45-shillings monthly accident - free bonus was esti- mated to have cost the corpora-

flag officer of the Pacific coast.

MARITIME AID URGED

Arctic Development Plan Brighter, Commons Told

OTTAWA (CP) — The govern- ment’s vision of northern develop- ment is brighter than ever, Northern Affairs: Minister Hamil- ton said Monday.

Referring in the Commons throne speech debate to what he said were press “hints that the vision is fading,’’ he declared: “Exactly the opposite is true.”

He said these things are hap pening;

1. A national conservation con ference is being planned for 1960 which could start ‘“‘a program of conservation and resource man- agement unparalleled in Cana- dian history.”

2. The government is studying possibilities of atomic icenreakers and submarines; and plans for rbetter and cheaper arctic hous ing.

3. A Canadian company, whidh he identified only as a subsidiary of a United States firm, is trying with government co-operation to work out problems in .he way of building an economic nuclear power plant for the Arctic. If suc- cessful the plant could aiso be- come a new product for Canadian export.

4 Geol acliv:'te: s doubled.

5. Hy act vities wil

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be doubled .n five years througs

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construction of new oceanmap- ping ships and improvements in existing ones.

ASKS FOR CONFERENCE

Armand Dumas (L—Viileneuve) suggested the government con- vene as soon as possible a cunfex ence of federal and orovincial min.sters concerned in thé gov- ernment’s roads-to-resources pro- gram.

He said the program wi builo- ing access roads is a good one but that it is lagging vecause: the government has not calied a con ference of interested par:.es.

The more immediate concerns of unemployment were empha. sized by J. W. Pickersgill (L— Bonavista Twlingate) in a speech dealing largely with the eastern provinces.

FIVE PROPOSALS

. He offered five proposals to the government for relief of unem ployment and for an improvement of the economy in the Atlantic provinces. These were:

1. Give fishermen enough stamps to make them eligible for unemployment insurance.

2. Immediate payment to New- fountdiand ef the srani recom- mended by the McNair royal

commiss.op

tion more than £500,000 in produc-

Queens MP Demands

Report On

OTTAWA, — (Special) — In- formatioa regarding the survey into the feasibility of building the Prince Edward Island New Brunswick causeway has been demanded of the federal government by Heath Macquar- rie (PC, Queens).

The government announced a year ago a survey into the pro- posed $50,000,000 causeway would be made. A sum of $200,- 000 for this purpose was set

aside.

Mr. Macquarric, an a series questions submitted to the ernment, asks:

Causeway.

been engaged in the survey?

2. Has the research determin- ed whether there js available in the atea rock*'which would be suitable for the construction of the causeway?

3. What other aspects of the projects’ feasibility have been studied?

4. When is the survey expect- ed to be completed?

Another P.E.I. member, John A. Macdonald (PC, Kings), re ceatly introduced a resolution in Parliament -urging - Ottawa - to start construction of the cause- way without further delay. No

of the | *7'° What firm or firms have

debate on it has yet been held.

# Winter Fair Up

For Best

AMHERST (CP) — The Mari- time Winter Fair went on the auction block Monday to the town or city with the best offer.

_The decision to offer the an- nual fair to other Maritime cent- res was made here at a three hour meeting between the Mari- time Stock Breeders Association and the Amherst town council.

A $500,000 fire last July de stroyed the main portion of the fair buildings here, forcing offi- cials to postpone the 195% show. The fair is a joint undertaking of the MSBA and the town.

A resolution approved by Mon- day’s meeting empowered the MSBA executive “‘to investigate

tion.

3. Floor prices on pulpwood pro- duced by farmers.

4, Proceed with the federal elec- tricity program and make it apply to Newfoundland.

5. Payment by the federal gov- ernment of at least 90 per cent of costs to complete the Trans- Canada Highway.

Mr. Pickersgill said fishermen are just as entitled to aid as the Western farmers were waer the federal government paid hem $40,000,000 last year in the ‘orm of a subsidy. Newfoundland fish- ermen had been obliged to go on relief and the government had done nothing for them.

BROADCAST COMMITTEE

At the outset of the day’s sit- ting, Lionel Chevrier (L—Mont- real Laurier) called for imme- diate establishment of the Com- mons broadcasting committee te deal with the strike of CBC pro- ducers at Montreal. Mr. Diefen- baker called the proposal a “hypothetical” question and said it would have to await the end of the throne speech debate, due to be concluded Friday.

Paul Martin (L—Essex East) asked about reports that Vamn.re jets might be chipped from Ca ada to the Drminican Reoubli-

alternate offers from other towns

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request for an export permil was rejected.

Mr. Dumas said the govern- ment’s ‘‘vision’’ of northland de- velopment should be adjusted in a southerly direction.

Development of the ‘great north’”’ was a long-term project. Research had to be undertaken but meanwhile the government should be looking a little south- ward, to areas that were easier of access. Such places included southern parts of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories and the northern parts of the western provinces, Newfoundland. : POINTS TO MATTAGAMI

that should be exploited, Mr. Du- mas referred to the mineral-rich

Quebec. This.was not only one of the most promising mineral reg-

ions in Quebec and perhaps in}: all Canada, it was also a territory

with plenty of arable soil

federal governmem t’u.o joining with Quebec province to provide a series of winter roads in the Mat- tagami region that wouid facili-

Ontario, Quebec and ’ Giving an example of an area

region around Lake Mattagami in t

“What is it that prevents the |‘

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and cities and ascertain in con- crete terms what types of propos- itions are available.”

It also said that the Amherst council would “study rebuilding costs and... . each party prepare themselves to make a definite statement in one month’s time.” The two groups will meet here again March 2 to make a final decision on the site of the fair which has been held in this manufacturing town on the New Brunswick-Nova Scotia border since its inception 46 years ago.

F. George McLeod of Black River, N.B., president of the MSBA, said the association had received offers from Charlotte- town, Moncton, Saint John, N:B., Truro and. Windsor, N.S.

“I'm quite sure these larger centres. still are interested,’’ he said.

Town solicitor A. C.\ Milner,

who chaired the meeting said if the MSBA could improve the fair by moving it elsewhere ‘‘Amherst shouldn’t stand in the way.”

By D’ARCY O’DONNELL Canadian Press Staff Writer GEORGETOWN, British Gui-

ana (OP)—The Canadian govern- ment may be asked to protest a decision by British Guiana: te, in- crease by almost 1,000 per cent the duty on imported potatoes. In a recent budget, the tariff on potatoes was increased to $3 a hundred pounds from 2% cents. ‘Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick are large exporters of potatoes to British Guiana. The increase in tariffs was brought to the attention of the Canadian economic mission which Monday split in committee for detailed study of trade problems. The committee sessions followed formal opening of meet- ings between the mission and the British Guiana Chamoer of Com-

per- would | for-flour barter deal. ts GE

ulan a | Protest May Be Requested — From Gov't Of Canada

have a breach of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

L, Psaila of Georgetown asked if there was any Canadian gow

tato growers to remain in the market here despite the tariff in

~ | crease. ; E. C. Wood of Montreal said

Canadian businessmen do not look with favor on any program of price supports which makes it possible to export foods at below costs. ,

BARTER DEAL

Mr. Psaila suggested that haps Canada could flour market here through a

ana has a rice surplus, he A. V. Lee, Georgetown porter, said Canada could from 75 to 100 per cent of the fish

ada’s surplus of powdered milk,

NEW A-RESEARCH CENTRE

GRENOBLE, France (Reuters) France’s third atomic researc) centre, employing 300 scientists and covering 250 acres, was for- mally opened here Monday by Jacques Soustelle, minister-dele gate attached to the prime min- ister’s office. The centre has @ reactor, 11 laboratories: and. five electronic accelerators with a

capacity of 1,400,000 volts:

‘What A Nasty

tore Fanfani’s coalition govern- ment gave up Monday after six months and 2 days in office.

Lacking a majority in parila- ment and forced to borrow votes from small centre groups, the government had been defeated several times on minor issues. Last week the chamber of dep- uties approved by only one vote the government’s handling of an investigation iato a financiai scandal. ‘ “What a nasty job!" the 50- year - old Christian Democratic premier exclaimed to reporters after he had resigned. “I am thinking of my job, not yours.”

Giuseppe Saragat, leader of the Social Democrats in the coalition. said the collapse was ‘“‘inevit- able."’

In this way the two men, who had sought to give Italy a left-

Job’ Italian

Premier Says As He*Resigns

ROME (AP) — Premier Amin- two parties, acknowledged fafl-

ure, DECIDES TO QUIT

When Labor, Minister Vigorelli, a Social Democrat, quit the cab- inet, Fanfani faced further de feats and decided to give up.

Vigorelli resigned to work for unity of the Social Democrats with the left-wing Socialists of Pietro Nenni. The Social Demo- crats split off from the Socialists 12 years ago because of Nenni’s alliance with the Communists.

Nenni, who now disavows & common policy with the Reds, defeated pro-communist elements in his party congress earlier this month, encouraging many Social Democrats to believe the left

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and right-wing Socialists can now

unite,

President Giovanni Gronchi asked the Fanfani cabinet to stay on in a caretaker capacity while

of - centre government by their

a new government is formed.

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Resene workers (right) shovel wav deep snow and ice which ays atop the remains of a cur- ling rink at Britannia Lodge,

WHERE THREE ‘DIED

near Huntsville, Ont. where three,two hours of digging and prying persons died and eight others|to remove the injured and the were seriously injured when the} dead,

roof collapsed. It took almost

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