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An indication of what tourist business will be like this sum- mer is seen by the accumula- tion of mail being sent from
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PREMIER ISSUES STATEMENT / Spring ParkOfficiaIIy Becomes Part Of Ch'Iown
Spring Park yesterday officially became a part of Charlottetown by an order-in-council passed by the Government of Prince Ed- ward Island. It will now become Ward Six of the City and will have two representatives on the City Council.
Following the Government meeting, Premier Matheson is- sued a statement regarding the seen the City Council issue a mo- tion of censure of the Provincial
Government. In the statement, the Premier deals with the ques- tion of amalgamation only. When questioned by reporters regard- ing the matter of municipal grants, he said, “I am not discus- sing the subject at this time ex- cept to say that it is a matter of Government policy_ which will be dealt as we see fit.” '
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“We are happy that amalaga- mation with the City of Char- lottetown has now become a reality and we shall look forward to the development of the whole area with hope and confidenc_e”. These were he sentiments ex- pressed last night by Commis- sioner Howard Douglas of Spring Park. Mr. Douglas was speaking in lieu of Chief Com- missioner Edmund Arsenault who is out of the Province.
Mr. Douglas felt that Spring Park would now be in a Pos- ition to enjoy many of the ser-
I « vices of which it has hitherto
been deprived. Chief among these is a proper water system which will be integrated with the Charlottetown water sup- Ply-
Mr. Douglas said the citizens of Spring Park had always en- joyed “good co-operation” from the Provincial Government as a Village and he hoped that the same friendly relations would exist since they have HOW become part of the City.
POPULATION INCREASE
By its amalgamation with
Spring Park, the City of Char-
lottetown now has a population of 18,107. This figure is arrived at by estimating the City’s popu- lation to be 16.707 and that of Spring Park 1,400.
The annexed area is bounded on the west by North River; on the east by the Village of Park- dale and on the north by Bel-
vedere Avenue.
Under the terms of the by-. law the City agrees to extend the sewerage and water fac- ilities to serve the built up area of wand six -- the work to start within six months and be com- pleted within two years.
The City must provide police and fire protection.
TAKE OVER DEBT
Ilt must assume liability for all funded debt on educational facilities now maintained by Spring Park which facilities are henceforth to be administered by the Board of School Trus- tees of Charlottetown; and for all other funded debt of the Village of Spring Park-
The City agrees in each of the next four years to lay one half- mile of permanent streets and one half mile of permanent side- walks in ward six. _
It provides for planning Of zoning and future extension of services to be undertaken in early course.
All existing assessed valua- tions of real property in the an- nexed area shall remain un- changed (except for unprove- ments) for the tax years of 19- 53, 1959, 1960 and 1961, but the general real Property tax F319 of the City for each year shall be applied to such valuations to calculate_the tax t0 be 35' sessed. All uI11P1'0‘~'em¢n‘t5 here‘ after effected shall be valued by the scheduled rating system of the City.
Eisenhower Urges Approval Of Defence Re-organization
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- dent Eisenhower Thursday 39' cuscd cou;:1'cs'si0nal critics of his defence 1‘co1"ganizaIion _ plan Of talking nonsense and raislng far‘ fetched objections.
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Eisenhower said fees of the P1311 will contend it seeks to set WP “a monstrous general staff”. and that such a staff in the CrlllCLS' view would be set up “i0 .d0m1' nate our armed forces and In due course will threaten our liberty-
“That is nonsense." Eisenhower said.
Eisenhower also hit ou=t at those who contend the Plan» Which would concentrate much new authority in the secretary Offie’ fence, would make that official “:1 ‘czar’ who will overwhelm Our 1jben_y_” He denied ‘the Iplan would do any such thing.
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"its succcss requires 011-9 Sl_Il3l’:‘ basic scheme, under single d11'9°' tion." the president said. “That scheme is our st1'al€E1¢ D1311-
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Government and the former Coun- cil have broken down. He further states the copy of the by-law and the resolution asking that it be enacted was not received by him until Wednesday while a motion of censure by the Council was passed on Monday.
PREMIER’S'- STATEMENT ~ -
The following is the full text of -the Prernier‘s statement: “In the past few days many words have been written and many more bandied about, relative to the controversy between the Govern- ment and the Mayor and two of his councillors. In my exper.ience, now over ten years, as a member of the Government, differences have occurred, but all have been quietly and amicably settled by a visit or a telephone call.
“The first intimation I had of any differences of opinion be- tween the Government and Mayor Johnstone and his councillors, Gaudet and Foster was the re- port which I read in the papers last Tuesday. There was not even a telephone call this time and I am sure that if there had been such a call, many things that have been said and cannot now be recalled, would have remained unsaid. ‘
“For the benefit of those who may be interested I would like to refer to the Spring Park situation Some time last year, at the sug- gestion of Mayor Stewart, several meetings were held between var- ious interested parties and the Government on the question of
and Parkd-ale with Charlottetown “Not all the first suggestions made by anyparty were made the—subject of our final agreement but by negotiation a reasonable arrangement was recalled. Cor- respondence passed between May- or Stewart and myself. We thought that this was the proper way to finalize our agreements. As long as we lived we both knew that all our verbal conversations would be strictly carried out, but we felt that death or change of position might alter matters.
PARTY CAUCUS
“At the first caucus of the Government Party I presented to them the proposal of a grant of $22,500 to Charlottetown if an am- algamation with Spring Park be- came a reality. I never presented the matter to the Opposition. This was not necessary, because the Government had no - word from: Charlottetown that the by- law authorizing amalgamation had Dassed the Charlottetown City Council.
“Strangely enough, I received a copy of the by-law yesterday morning ‘and it was considered at our Government meeting this afternoon and approved. If you will notice these dates, you will observe that on the evening of April 14 the Government was censured by the City Council for a matter which was not presented to the Government until a day af- fer the vote of censure was pass- ed.
“The City Clerk sent the resolu- tion to the Clerk of the Execu- tive Council, who received same at 3.25 p.m. on April 15. 1 was given a copy yesterday morn- ing. If there was any delay. there is no one responsible but the City Council of Charlottetown.
“I should not and do not include
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amalgamation, with Spring Park ‘
lndo-nesia Gov’f Forces Launch Drive On Rebels
J’-AEKA1R!1‘A, Indonesia. (AP)- Thousands of Indonesian govern- ment imfrantrymen and marine commandos moved into the rebel capital of Pagn-adtral -rebel capital of Padang in central Sumatra Thursday after a mag- sive amphibious landing on‘ the beaches north of the city.
They moved to link up with paratroopens and special combat torces who earlier in the day seized the Padang ainport with
_-hardly a fight.
The joint naval, land and air operations appeared to be near accomplishing the ocbjeccti-vc of smas'hing a two-(month rebellion by young arm-y colonels against the Jakarta government.
The long-predicted government offensive to c-rush the rebel re- gime opened at da-y«bre~ak on beaches 25 to 30 miles north of Padang.
Death Sentences Are Commuled
OT'l‘AW1A‘(CP) —— The cabinet 'l‘.hursday commuted to life im- prisonment death sentences im- posed on John Willis, 40, of Ham- ilton and Lawrence Joseph Keandler, 36, of Edmonton.
Willis, father of three children, was convicted Jan. 16 of the blludgeoning slaying of his 33- yea-r-old wife, Elsie Murial, Dec. 3, 1957. He was to have been hanged next Monday.
Keandler was convicted at Ed- monton Jan. 23 of the strangula- tion killing Sept. 16 of Mrs. Flor- ence MacLe1la.n, 36. He was to have been hanged next Tuesday.
EMBARK ON TOUR
MONTREAL (-CP)—A group of 30 persons travelling as the Al- berta Lourdes tour embarked Thursdayon a 62 - day trip that will include a number of Europ- ean Roman Catholic shrines. The group is to visit London, Paris, the Brussels fair, Germany, A-us- traia, the Vatican in Rome and the Lourdes centennial in France.
CHARLOTTETOWN CANADA, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1953*
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NATO Ministers Agree To Bolster European Shield
Scholarships Awarded
To Two 5. D. U. Professors
Two St. Dunstan’s University professors, Mr. Clair Callaghan, ‘_~ B. A., B. En—g., and Mr. Dominic r F. MacDonald, B. A., have been awarded significant scholarships to continue graduate studies in their respective fields of Engine- ering and Philosophy at Mas- sachusetts Institute of Techno-
De Gaulle May Be Asked To Head Gov’f
PARIIS (Reuters)—The idea of an eventual appeal to Gen. Charles De Gaulle to head “a government of national safety” was slowly making progress Thursday night as Franc-e’s 25th cabinet crisis since the liberation ended its second day.
y France Agrees To Take Missiles, Nuclear Bombs
PARIS (-AP)—Western defence ministers ended their conference Thursday with a strong display of solidarity, bolstered by a re- port that France has agreed in ‘principle to the stationing of America-n-«built missile bases and nuclear warhedas on her soil.
In agreeding to a stronger shield force, the ministers clearly intended to bolster the West’: hand at a possible East-West su-m- mit meeting which might lead to a-dsiarma1ment accord. ‘
The comm-un-iq-ue said these plans “will enable the alliance to
logy and Laval University.
Clair Callaghan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Callaghan of Miminigash, P. E. I., graduated from St. Dunstan’s University in May 1953 with the Bachelor of Arts Degree awarded “with dis- tinction”. During the following year he completed his studies for the. Engineering Diploma at St. Francis Xavier University, An- tlgonish. In the fall of 1954 he entered Nova Scotia Technical College, Halifax, and earned the Engineering Institute of Canada prize “awarded by the faculty to the junior student who has been the most outstanding man in both scholarship and extra-curricular activities." In May 1956 he was graduated by Nova Scotia Tech- nical College with an Honors De- gree in Electrical Engineering. For t-he past two years Mr. Cal- laghan has been professor of Engineering at St. Dunstan’s. Now he accepts a nine-month As- sistantship of $300. per month at Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology in Cambridge where he will return to his studies for his Masters Degree in Electrical En- gineering.
Dominic MacDonald, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mac- Donald, of Charlottetown, is also a graduate of St. Dunstan’s Uni- versity where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree also “with distinction" in May 1952. During the four years following his graduation from St. Dun- stan’s, Mr. Ma_cDoua1d.studied_ Philosophy at the. Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois and Winona, Minnesota. For the past two years he has taught Philosophy and English at St. Dunstan’s and at the end of the present year he will go to Laval University to complete the work for his degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ,
To enable him to undertake this final phase of his work for the Ph. D. Degree, the Canada Council has awarded him a $1,-
It is unlikely that any candi- date to take the place of Premier Ga-illard, who resigned Tuesday a-fttr parliamentary defeat will be announced before next Mon- day.
Various party leaders have told President Coty that to name any- one before then would give an a d v a n t a g e -to the candidate’s party in county elections Sunday.
Confer On Summit Talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Soviet Foreign Minister G-romylko Thurs- day conferred with U.S. Ambas- sador Llewellyn 'Dh1om1pson about starting big-four talks to prepare a summit conference.
Thompson was summoned "to the 40-tminaute meeting about 24 hours atter the three Western powers a-greed to begin diplo- matic talks to the ambassadorial level here. Russia proposed last Friday that the I.a‘IlkS1'~SS‘IIlahI.‘T'I'.l.l ggiday that the start Thurs-
y.
‘The ambassador said Inter it is his understanding that G1nomy1ko will represent Russia in the talks. He declined further comment,
There has been no K1-emain summonsyet for British Ambas- sador Sir Patrick Reilly or French Ambassador jean. They are expected to be called today.
maintain its defensive strengt-ll, while efforts continue to be made to reestablish international confi- dence through effective, con- trolled disarmament.”
The plan to pool research, knowledge and development of weapons was advanced by the seven members of the Western European Union——-Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netlherlands and Luxem- bourg.
This was endorsed by all the NAITO ministers with the under- standing that all WEU research and experience would be avail- able to other NATO members.
Gov’l Is Returned In S. Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters)- The Nationalists Th1ursd=ay tight- ened their hold as the dominant South African party, easily win- ning re-election to n thind five- year term of. office. —
The administration of Prime Minister Johannes Stri-jdom and its White-supremacy policies re- ceived a strengthened mandate in results of the whites-only general election Wednesday.
Stu'ijdom -said '1‘-b-unsd1ay_ night the victory means continuation of a. strict racial segregation policy.
“We shall continue resolutely on the course we have taken.” the 64-year-old leader said, “and that is to develop and maintain the traditional way of life of our country — namely apartheid or separation between white and non-wh-ite." .
Final results showed the Na- tionalists took 103 Parliament seats to $3 for the United party.
A communique winding up the NATO ministers’ three days of meetings said the ministers en- dorsed plans for a ground force in central Europe nearly double its present strength. This shield would be backed by a network of medium-range missile bases cap- alble of hurling nuclear warheads into the Soviet Union.
The ministers also endorsed plans for co-ordinated research and production of new weapons and confirmed suppontof NATO strategy as outlined by Gen. Lau- ris Norst-ad, Supreme Allied Com- mander in Europe.
ADVISES 0'1" AGREEMENT
A senior official said Nonstad advised the ministers of France's agreement in principle to the bases. A French foreign ministry spokesman said negotiations with the United States now are under way. If concluded successfully, these talks could lead to estaJb- lishment of rocket - launchln bases in France. '
The ministry spokesman would give no details, however, of the «status of the negotiations or of French terms for an agreement, and American oflfioials would not comment.
Britain wsa the first to accept medium-range missile bases, and N-01'-stad said other European pow- ers in preliminary talks indicated they would accept them.
Tl1e..in£0nmant.--—wl1o attended- the meeting, said Norstad to name the other nations on the , grounds that too much informa- tion on the secret sessions was leaking to the press. Some mem- bers of the conference said ear- lier that Norstad has held dis- cussions with Turkey, Italy and The Netherlands.-
The French missiles decision could be by a new French government that is due to replace Felix Gail1lard’s caretaker
CLAIR CALLAGHAN
Scrap Dealer Gets Damages
DETROIT (AP)—A jury Thurs- day awarded Carl Renda-, a scrap metal dealer, damages to- talling $400,000 against the United Auto Wonkers Union and four of
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in further study. Both will be well remembered in Island sport cir- cles, Mr. Callaghan as an out- standing member of S. D. U.’s great 1952 Rugby Team and “Sports” MacDonald as one of Charlott-etown's most ardent foot-
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sllooting and wounding of UAW president Walter P. Reuther. The jury decided there was no cause -for action against a fifth def-end-ant, retired state police lieutenant Joseph Sheridan. Renda’s suit originally asked damages of $4,500,000.-’ The trial began five months ago. . Renda claimed damagw after _being named in a warrant as one of a group accused of conspiring to have the UAW president shot. ‘The charges later were dis- missed when the key witness, Donald Ritchie of Windsor, 0nt., repudiated his statements. Renda charged that the UAW paid Ritchie to make the accusa- tions.
Will Televise House Opening
OTTAWA (CP)—The ceremon- ies opening Parliament Monday, May 12, will be televised b3I the CBC, Prime Minister Diefenzba-ker
division1s—or roughly double the present number-s,«— armed with both conventional arms and tac- tical atomic weapons. They would ‘face about 175 Societ divisions. The home governments must approve the practical steps — in Illarticu-_l_ar, the expenditures.
-Kassim Bin Aby Baker, 21 21- year - old Malaya-n who became dumb at the age of 12, said Thurs- ‘ day his voice had been restored by a Malay medicine man. Kas- sim said he was given coconut oil and water boiled with tree roots.
work for the Patriot, the Halifax Herald and the Antigonish Cas- ket.
MacDonald have outstanding academic records and will no doubt meet with signal success
Citizenship ’ Denied Banks But He Can Stay In Country
OTTAWA (OP)--Canadian cit- izenship has been denied to Hal C. Banks, American who heads the Sea1farer’s International Union (CDC) in Canada, but he will be able to continue living in Canada. A c t in g citizens-hip minister Davie Fulton announced Thursday before a morning cabinet meeting that Ban-ks’ citizenship application was rejected in a decision April 10 by Judge Paul Fontaine of Montreal. Ban-ks applied for cit- izenship before Judge Fontaine last year. .
Mr. Fulton said later in a state- ment that Judge Fointai-ne ruled that Banks “i-s‘not a. fit and proper person to be granted a
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Regret P. E. Island Excluded, From Princess’ Itinerary
Regret that Prince Edward Is- land will not have the opportun- ity of welcoming Princess Mar- garet on the occasion of her visit to Canada is expressed in a tele- gram received yesterday by His H o n o u if Lieutenant Governor Hyndman from Mr. Jules Leger, chairman of the Government Hospitality Committee, Ottawa. The telegram reads as follows. “On behalf of the Government Hospitality Committee which is making the arrangements for the forthcoming visit of Her Royal
ship."
In Montreal Banks said the “Canadian government can grant citizenship or not, as it wishes.- T-here’s nothnig I can do about i=t.” ,.
There is no appeal from Judge Fontaine’s decision but Banks can reapply for citizenship in two years. He may remain in Canada without citizenship because he previously was granted the status of a landed immigrant.
The minister of citizenship under the Citizenship Act cannot grant citizenship to an individual when an application is rejected by a judge. He may only refuse citizenshi-p in cases where a judge
the forthcoming visit of Her Royal Highness the Princess Margaret.
“You will appreciate, I am sure, the difficulties which the great distances to be covered in the brief time available have im- posed on the planning of the pro- gram; the requirement that Her Royal Highness should have ade- quate rest during the tour and the length of time necessarily spent in travel, have meant, to the great regret of the Princess Margaret and the Prime M1ms- '
certificate ‘of Canadian citizen- has granted it. said Thursday. Highness the Princess Margaret ter, that it Was Simply 11015 PQS- 6
SYDNEY (CP) Police swarmed over eastern Nova Sco- tia Thursday searching for an armed train robber who held up a mail car on the Sydney night express and escaped with 35 packages of registered mail.
RCMP authoities pressed ev- ery available constable and de- tective into the hunt, which em- braced all of Cape Breton Island the eastern main-land of Nova Sco- tia.. Police dogs were used In an attempt to track the wanted man.
The bandit missed by 0119 day a money shipment. to Sydney banks believed to have totalled $150,000. Postal officials said no money packages are known to be missing but two 25-pound Pack‘ ages of stamps bound for St. John’s, Nfld., are gone.
Wednesday’.-s shipment was to help meet Da.V1‘0ll5 Of 5““3l“’°r'k‘ crs and coal miners in (he Syd‘ ney area.
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sible to arrange a visit to every Province, and that the people of Prince Edward Island Wlll not. on this occasion,_ have an oppor- tunity to welcome Her Royal Highness.”
But he added that “this is no precedent and at no time will we consent to the television of the House of Commons in ses- sion." .
He told reporters after a cab- inet meeting that the govern- ment's legislative program for the new Parliament session is nearing completion "in general but not in particular."
to Canada, I would like to let you know how sorry I am that it has not proved to be possible to ar- range for some Provinces, in- cluding Prince Edward Island, to have a place in the itinerary for
Canada's Booth Gets Good Reception At World Fair
BRUSSELS (CP)—An impres- Canadian pavilion turned to give working model of 3 terminal watch in admiration as the three . . trode smartly to the edge of the gram elevator, a gleaming cut- 5 d d kf b u . away jet engine, a scale model $°::11:n:,,fce:Sci0n_0r a e er ‘new -of _a Hull, Que., street and a gal- ' ' lery of contemporary Canadian COMFORTABLE BUILDING art. . Most visitors to the Canadian These were among the exhibits pavilion appeared to leave im- that caught the eyes of visitors to pressed. Typigca-1 of the comment the Cana-dian pavilion on the open- was that of a German couple: gig day of. the Brussels llllvogld isn't a S0§lllSI.‘lb('11aie(IlfbClllldl3g air. eac ion was genera y a- u i is com ortaw -e. ana a voravble, though there were some is like this, it must be a wonder- adverse comments on food and ful place to live.” fashions. Norma Vinet of Saskatoon, one Hundreds of visitors flocked to of 48 Canadian university stu- the pavilion, not only to “see Can-. den-gs who are acting as guides ada” but to obtain a grandstand during the exhibition, said she be- \I'(1_ew gt gle.royf11thpr§cessio»n as éileves the paviliion accurately re- mg au oumo e egians ar- eats the Cana ian scene. rived at I-Ieysel Park on the north- Three other student guides-— labor agreement providing 70 em outskirts of Brussels to de- Anita Borradaile of Chilliwack, workers on harbor installations ‘clare the e.\'hlbition open. B.C.. Bob Lack of Quebec Cily here with wage increases overt iThree RCMP officers in full-;‘anrl Roy LeBlanc of Monctc__, the _next_ three years and a -re-idress scarlet tunics almost stole1N.l3.—-—..ai<l they had bent: on duty duction in the work week to 351 the spotlight from the royal pro— all day and had heard nothing
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"I almost suffocated in there," MacKay said.
The robber left the car strewn with slashed mailbags and mail Besides registered packages he took $59 of the clerks’ personal cash and a suitcase with some of Morash’-s clothes. He left Mor ash’s shirt and pants behind.
The train was the CNR’s No. '7, regular night express. It left Halifax at 3:30 Wednesday night Apparently none of the train crew knew of the robbery until the train reached Little Bras d’Or, 20 miles from Sydney, at 6:10 a.m. Postal officials said it was the first mail train holdup in Nova Scotia’s history.
McaKay said the bandit was of medium height and wore a light fawn coat. He boarded the car at Port Hawkesbury on the Strait of C-anso, from the side away fmm the station. .
“l tliouglit of pulling a Wyatt! Earp,” MacKay said, “but when I looked into the mu27.lc of that
the masked bandit clamlbered aboard the mail car as the Syd- ney-bound train pulled away from Port Hawkes-bury, N.S., 80 miles from here, about 3:30;a.m. AST.
He pointed a sawed-off shotgun at mail clerks Gordon Morash and Lester Mac-Kay locked them in a washroom behind a pile of mailbags. Then he rifled the rifled the car, as the train rum- bled through the night.
At Orangedale, first stop after Port Hawkesbury, he escaped de- tection by tossing {our bags off the train to a wai*t’in»g mail car- rier. Somewhere in the next 30 miles he left the train, the mail clerks still imprisoned.
Sixty miles from Port Hawkes- bury at Little Bras d'Or another mail carrier met the train, heard Morash and MacKay hammering on the side of the car and re- leased I.IlCh‘..
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They had spent almost three hours in a cubicle less than three
BeII’s Transport Gets N. B. License
At a meeting of the New Brunswick Motor Carrier Board at Saint John yesterday, approval was given to an application of Bell’s Transport for a public motor truck license to carry lobsters, fish, potatoes ar" turn- ips between Cape Torment .- and St. Stephen. The firm operates out of Montague.
A total of 20 applications were dealt with by the board. Bell’s was the only one from P. E. I.
WAGE AGREEMENT PORT ALFRED, Que. (CP) - The National Syndicate of Salar- ied Employees (CCCL) and Sa- guenay Terminals have signed a
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