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Extensive Street Paving” Program For Summerside Announced

Commons Rejects 147-32

Drew Motion

OTTAWA. May 9 --(OP)-The Commons. accepting the Govern- ment's claim that Cs.neds.'s anti- subverslvo laws are adequsio. to- day rejected a Progressive Gon- servatlve move to outlaw Com- munism and other such activities regarded as a threat to the secur- ity of the state.

By s. vote as 147 to 32. the chamber turned down a motion by George Drew. Progressive Gon- scrvativs leader. for amendment to the Criminal Code to make Convniunlsm and "other similar activities" s criminal offence.

The vote, ending s. lengthy and far-reacliing debate, saw two in- dependents and one Liberal-Wib frid Lacroix (L-Quebec Mont- morency), who has successfully sponsored two anti-Communist hills-vote with the Progressive consei-vatives.- The in-' pendants were Dr. R. Poulin (Beauce) and P E. Gagnon (Chicoutimi).

The C. C. F. and Social Credit Parties voted with the Liberals.

Coming Events

"Rummage Sale, Kirk Hall. Sat- urday. 3 P. M.

"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Dance in Millview Hell, May 10th and May 24th.

"North River School - Special Mr-sting of rate payers, May 17th, at ii P. M.

"Dance. at. Patrick's Road school. May 12th. Good music.

"See Tracadie 3 Act Play at St. Margaret's Hall, Wednesday. May liith, starting at 8.30 P. M.

"Dance in Cardigan Hall, Wed- ncsday. May 10. Webster's orches- ire.

"Farvrneri. now booking Clover an-eds. Rush ordcr.' McGuigen as Boyle.

"Corran Ban Hall. Wednesday. May 11th. iiime act comedy drama. Ourtnin 8.30. Dance after.

"Hauling Cream for Wiltshlre Ore-amerie; every Thursday. W. '1'. Scott.

"Dance, V'ernon River Hall. Friday. May 12th. Webster's Or- chestra.

"cherry Valley presents. "'The Girl Who Forgot". Morell Ilall, Tliursday. May 11th.

"Cake sale Moore as Macbeod. Saturday, May 13th, 2.30 P. M. Trinity Junior W. A. Loyal Work- :-rs' Group.

"Spring Valley Players will niesent their play "The Path Across The Hills" in Freetown

iiali. Wednesday night. May 10th. at 830.

"Brndalbane Hell. Thursday ev- Nuns. 3 o'clock. Federation of Agriculture Meeting. Special speakers.

"Show at Canoe Cove tonight.

"Western cyclone" and "Abbott and Costelo" short. "Kinkorh lfall. three Junior

Drama Festival plays. Friday. May 12 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

"National Film Board. Darnley Hall, Friday evening. May lath. -aisle of lunches. Sponsored by

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"All arrears must be paid to the North Wiltshire Telephone Company by May 15th to Mrs. William Easter. i

"Dance in Mt. Stewart Canadian Legion Hall, Thursday night. MAY llth. Music by George Chappcll and his Merry Islanders.

"0. A. llirliize-ll will start to haul cream to North Wiltshira Factory. Monday. May 15th. We&ly until further notice.

"Reserve Thursday. May llth, Brsckley W. I. present their two one act plays and specialties in Harrington I-fall. curtain 0.40 PM.

"Don't miss 3-act comedy drama. "The Girl Who Parrot". in Morell Hell. Thursday. May nth. Presented by Cherry Valley Y. P- U.. sponsored by Merle Y. P. U. Curtain 8.30. i

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To Ban Reds

Flood Crisis Mounis In VIinnipeL

WINNIPEG, May 0-(OP)-The Red River and its tributaries en- dangered wide new areas of this flat inldwest city tonight as the flood crisis mounted hour by hour.

Obviously anticipating a sharp further rise in he rivcrs' century- record height, the army commander of flood relief work asked everyone in low areas to move at once to higher ground.

The new flood warning, broad- cast by radio stations, did not specify where the risk was greatest.

Rain and soggy snow pelted the city most of the day. More was forecast.

ROBBI-Ell. SENTENCE!)

MON'I'R.EA.L. May 9 -(GP) - Jaoques Blsis, 5. at first offender, was sentenced today to two seven- year terms and one five-year term in penitentiary for three armttd robberies involving 527,000 worth of jewelry. The sentences will be served concurrently. one of four men who Ditmded guilty to taking 517.0(1) worth of jewelry from Peter Butler. a Tor- onto salesman, and. 55.000 worth from the Bellemarre jewelry store during a holdup. '

Death 0f Popular Sea cadet Instructor

A retired engineer. Mr. Mnrl A. Cumming of Charlottetown died in the Prince Edward Island Hospital yesterday after an illness Ci about one month. He was seventy five years of age.

Mr. Cuming was born in Charlottetown. the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cumlng. but spent the greater part of his life in the United States as a marine engineer. He attended West Kent, Queen Square and St. Pet- er's Schools here nnd Millnr's Col- lege. He retired from aciive mar- ine lile nhout ten years and re- turnirg to Charlottetown.

His interest in sea life con- tinued. however. and he devoted much of his time to the instruc- tion of Sea Cadets in the R. C. C. S. Kent at the local barracks. For his instruction of the Cadets lie was commissioned with the rank of Sub-Lieutenant.

His instructions were mostly in the line of knois. splices and sea- mnnship. He excelled ni rope work and many of the knots and spliC".i which he made are helm: kept M ihe I-I.M.C.S. Queen Charlotte. H.- was very popular with the boys and was highly regarded by inc staff and all with whom he came in contact.

Mr. Cuming is survived by one brother. Charles. 2''! Euston Street. Charlottetown.

"Canadian Legion dance In Rustlcn Hall. Wednesday. May 10. Al Blanchard's Orchestra. Refresh- ments. lobsters, eic.

stcn Brunch Canadian Legion will be held at the Legion Home, Char- lottetown. Thursday. May 11th at 8:30 pm.

"Don't miss seelnk Ma.vfield's "Dear Departed" and Hunter River's "Thursday's At Home" one- act plays in ihe Drama Festival in North Rusilco Hall. Wed esday. May 10. 8.30 sharp. Speclaiii s. No one admitted after plays begin.

"(marry Valley Y. P. U. presents 3 set comedy drama. "The Girl Who Forgot". Eldon Hall, Friday, May lzth Auepicoe Macilwen L. 0. L. Wheatley River Hall Wednesday. May 17th. Auepioes Glasgow hold if. P. U. Harrington Hall, n-ides. my liith.

"Will be loading hogs at the following points each Thursday: Elmer Wigmore. Bradslbsne. until 11.80 A. M. Borden Bsgnsli. Hunter River, until noon. surumerside until L30 P. M. and Konisington until 3 P M. Mscllwen and Carole!-

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First Dragger Ready T 0 Operate at Souris In July

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Two Min.-?oi Sireels To Be Hard Surfaced

A program .0! street paving that will include about two miles of streets in suimsnerside was an- nounced al: the regular meeting of the Town Council last evening by Councillor J. L. Driscoll, chair- man of the street committee.

Councillor Driscoil moved a mot- ion, seconded by Councillor H. B. Schurman that tenders be called for the construction of 7-inch con- crete pavement on five streets. to close before 12 o'clock noon, Salt- urday. May mth. 1000.

This work is to be done this summer. The streets to be paved are as follows:

Duke street, from line corner of Maple Avenue south to the railway crossing.

Notre Dame Street. corner of Cedar Street the Town boundary.

Summer Street. running north from end of present pavement to Clark Street and west on Clark Street to Central street.

Green Street, from spring street to Granville Street, thence from east side oif'Granville to Arcona street, thence south on

oona. street to Ottawa street.

leasant street, from Spring street to Granville street.

The motion provides that own- ers of land bordering on those streets be assessed for ones:-liiiri-431' of the cost, that is one-eighth to the owner on one side and one- eighth to the owner on the other.

Mayor Wedge congratulated the street committee on the work of surveying the streets and on their

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The first drag.-ger constructed for Island use will very likely be ready to operate out of sourls about July 15, it was learned from 3011- Eugene Cullen, Minister of Indust- ry and Natural. Resources Y05t0l'r day afternoon. It is the only drag- ger under constnrctlon for Island USE.

Four Souris fishermen will oper- ate the dragger They are Messrs. Russell Poole. Clifton Macconmark. Alfred Gallant and Elmer Doucette The boat is so feet in iencl-h. fifteen feet across the beam and eizht feet in the hold.

The boat. tinder construction at car-squat, N. 3., has been framed and plunked and is now prepared for hardware installations. A local company. Hall and Stavert, will supply the hardware which will be installed at the building site. shaft- ing. bearings and other hardwa-1'6 are to be installed.

Urge Canada Supply Own Fertilizer Needs"

OTTAWA. May 9 - (GP) - Two Maritime Province Liberal senators, J. A. McDonald. Nova Scotia and F.W. Plrle. New Brunswick. today urged T"9d9"1 Government action to ind! Canada independent of im- ported fertilizers.

They were speaking foscleniw ific witnesses of the Mines and Technical surveys Depart- ment in the senate commlttei on natural resources.

They asked Dr. 0.5. Hume, the department's director-gem eral of scientific services. what was known of potential resour- ces in Canada of potash. P1109- phate rock and phosphoric acid.

Both Senators said it would be a good move if the Federal Government spent some money in an attempt to make can- iicis independent of imported fertilizers which Sen. McDon- ald said cost about 810,000,000 I. year.

Dr. Hume said there was very little known of any econ- omically feesfble deposits of es- sential fertilizer ingredients in Canada.

.,,.L..LL.... IDNDON. May 0 -- (OP) - Parliamentary approval of I 9.8.- 75o,ooo (tll,&,m0) interest-free loan to Burma to combat Oom- munlsm was requested today by the Oovemment. '

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19 Nurses To. 0 i Graduiiie From P. E. I. Hospiial

Nineteen nurses from the Prince Edward Island Hospital will re- ceive lhelr diplomas and pins at the graduation exercises which will be held in Prince of Wales College auditorium T h u r s d a y night. The class will be addres- sed by Dr. R. Gordon Lea and the exercises will be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mr.' N. D. MacLean.

Following is' a list of the grad-

uates: Joy Victoria MacLeod, Stanley

Bridge.

Rowena Ilone Mercer, Mount Stewart.

Jessie MacDonald Huicheson. Montague.

Ethel Lois Moore, Cavendish.

Thelma Joyce MacLean, North Wiltshire. d

Erena Elizabeth Pcndleion. Ken- slngion.

Enid Mary Gill. Charlottetown.

Marjorie Matilda Camp-bell, Whim Road.

Mary Grace Wright. Albany RR.

Rachel Margaret Millar, Ellers-

lie.

Ethel June Laird, Mount Stew- art.

Isobel Marie Butler. York Point.

Lillian Shirley Vcssey, Tryon.

Annie Katheryn MacQuarrie, Hampton.

Gladys MacLeocl, Kinross.

Frances MacMillsn, Alberry Plains.

Kathleen Lillian Williams, Elm!- dale.

Marlon Louisa Wright. Middle-

ion. Helen Melinda Mat.-Fsrlane, Be- deque.

class For Diesel Apprentices At 0.li.il. Shop To Open

It is expected that classes for up- prentices in diesel engine work will coinmerica early this year. at the local machine shop of the can- edian National Railway.

With six diesel now in use on

division. officials of the rail- way are testing to see how often checks and overhnuis must be made, before definite plans can be consumafed. with the former type of steam engine, periodical checks were made at the end of specified lengths of time. Diesels are to be checked according to mile- age, and the apprentice classes are to be held to train men for this

locomotives the Island

of the Province today expressed approval of legislation new beforei Newfoundland legislature which provides 8l.0lli ill; insur- ance for fiebnlin.

'sna' the classes in Charlottetown

lwill be open to applicants from ali' over: the Msritiroe Ptovinclh x

rpose. Training not completed here will te taken in other Maritime centres,

Picture shows part of the town of Rimouski. Que., ravaged Saturdayrnlght and Sunday by a fire which caused an esti- mated 32(i,000,000 damage. The conflagration razed more than 300 buildings and left wide destruction in its wake. Some of the mined buildings can be seen in the foreground, with smoke from the onrushlng flames rising in the back-

ground.

Douglas Comments On Premieris Statement Re Potato Warehouse Pact

orrrawa, May 9 - (Special)- Commenting on a statement made last night by Premier J. Walter Jones on potato storage ware- houses, .1. Lester Douglas, Liberal member for Queen's. told The Guardian today that he is "great- ly pleased" that the Premier now seems to be taking a serious inter- est in the Island's great cash crop.

Mr. Douglas said he was also pleased that the Premier had seen fit to retract his statement of a week ago that the warehouse at Douglas Station had been sold at Mr. Douglas' own price.

”I want io keep the record straight on this matter and I am glad our Premier himself has done that." he said.

Mr. Douglas emphasized that he has no quarrel with the Premier on potato warehouses. The con- troversy arosc, he stated. when he, as a Federal Liberal member and a man of many years' experience in the potato industry, had criti- cized the recent arrangement lnade between Prince Edward Island ad the Federal Government on warehouse subsidies.

”I am still convinced that an arrangement could have been made that would have been more advantageous to the potato indus- try of the Province." Mr. Douglas said. "Except for this potato ware- house instance, who ever heard of a Province or an industry refund- ing in all or in part, a Federal grant made for agricultural pur- poses?

"The point is not the arithmetic of the storage warehouse subsidies but of recognition of the unsound principle of refunding mmey which originally was offered as an outright grant.

"Premier Jones is unquestion-

20-Yeor Sentence For Armed Robbery

-MON'I'R.!lAL. May 9 -(C?) - Judige Armand Cloutier today sente mi Lucien Oaberis. 5. con- victed of complicity in a 32.700 holdup. to 20 years in peniten ' ry.

Judge Cloutler told him: "I will save you from being whipped for the offends you committed. but you will spend the next 20 years behind prison bars. society must be protected from characters of your calibre."

Three of Oabsnrs companions in the Christmas eve holdup at the

ably in error when he say: Ot- tawa refused to act on a previous agreement in respect of potato storage warehouses. He must know that Parliament here voted sl00,000 for assistance to I ware- house program and that the Fed- eral Department of Agriculture was prepared to spend that money with no kick-back from the Prov- ince or the industry.

"However, I have no wish to prolong a long-range argument. I feel the Prince Edward Island Government could have made a better deal than it did. But we are all liable to make mistakes and I am not one to harp on err-

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S'side Planes Carry Aid To

Four Dakota. aircraft from the R.C.A.F. station. summerside have left to play a part in the fight against the flooded Red River in Manitoba.

Three aircraft took off yesterday morning for Halifax to transport 60 navy personnel to Winnipeg who will man small boats on the swol- Jen river and use their knowledge of boats to render any assistance they can. I

one plane left on Monday and

went to Dartmouth to take a sup- .

ply of blankets arid a. life raft be- ing given-by the navy to help in the emergency.

The summerside aircraft were allocated to the job by Training Command headquarters at Tren- ton, Ont. at the request of the naval officer commanding at Hal- ifax.

It is not know how long the planes will stay in Winnipeg but it is presumed that they will re- main as long as they are needed.

French Ambassador Sees Trade Prospects Brighter

Possibilities of increased trade between Canada and France are hright. stated the recently ap- pointed French Ambassador to Canada, Hon. Hubert Guerin, who arrived in Charlottetown last night on his first official visit to the Province. The Ambassador is making a tour of Maritime cities. He is accompanied by Mr. Robt. Picard, the French Consul in Hal- ifax.

He pointed out that Canada was shipping large quantities of phos- Dhntsl to France from the ports

of Halifax and Saint John. France on the other hand was exporting large amounts of wines and cos- mciirs, and was hoping to in- crease her exports of industrial equipment.

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Almost-1,500 Are Left Homeless

CABANOr Que, May 9 -- "9

Nearly 1,500 homeless men. women and children picked their way-through the smoking streets of this little lakeside milling tovim tonight seeking emergency shelter after a six-hour raging fire that wiped out nearly half the oom- munity.

There was no accurate estimate of material damage in the con- flagratlon. second in four dsye in the lower st. Lawrence south shore district. But municipal officials said more than 100 dwellings, some houses and about three dozen coin- merclsl buildings went up in the blaze.

There was no known loss of life and the big Fraser Company lum- ber mill on which the community depends heavily for employment was saved by conceritrated efforts of fire-fighters. Tho firemen came here from towns all through the Temlscouata region, on agricultural and lumbering district.

Altogether more than 100 men from Edmundston. N. 13.. Made- waska, squatteck, neighboring Notro Dame Du Iaac, and Rivlere Du Loup, 30 miles away, joined in the grim battle against the holocaust.

The absence of fatalities was largely due to the competent dir- Octlon of the fire-fighting crew by tireless Mayor Emilien Morin who saw to it that the town was enc- uated when the fire was at its

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Hon. James Challier Enrouie To P. E. I.”

mi.-iomrcrciiv, May 9.433.. Hon. James Chalker, Minister ed Health for Newfoundland, wag the New Brunswick Govcrrnnent tonight af- ter inviting Premier Mowalr to eh . tend Newfoundland Day oelebrst-i ions at St. John's June 24. Then was no announcement as to whetl1.' or or not the Premier would be able to accwt. a Premier smeilwood of Ni.-wfounh land is visiting Western Caring on a similar invitation missing while Mr. Chslker tours the Ease. ern Provinces.

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Premier Duplessis of Quebec. g will motor to Moncton tomcvrroi and then fly to Gharl0f'.tetowQ Halifax and Sydney.

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HALIFAX. Mziy 9---(CPL-Offh cial foi'(-mists issued by the Do. minion Public Weather Office sf Halifax.

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of the Island from the air. the Am- bassador was enthusiastic in ex- pressing his admiration of the land. The soil. he stated. appear- ed to he very rich and the divid- ing lines of the fields reminded

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UITAWA. May 9 -(OP) - Os.nsda's spring seeding season. with few exceptions. is later than last year and in -most areas is "well behind normal." the Biiiea-u of statistics said today in the first of its 1960 series of tele- graphic crop reports.

In the Marltimes. the season is consider-sibly delayed by cold weather.

Se is under way in the Anmpolis Valley of Nova sooila and some plowing has been done in Oumberlsnd County. Elsewhere in the Province. work on the land has not started Pastures have

General Bakery plant pleaded wintered well but some wlnter-kiil- guilty on arraignment and yen lng of clover! is reported in the contained to ion terms. ihinliei-st area.

Report Spring Seeding Is Later Than Normal

In New Brunswick. only a few

very early fields have been seeded with most of the land being too wet to handle. Clovers and alfalfa suffered severe winter injury and warm weather is needed for the growth of meadows and pastures.

In Quebec. it is expected some farmers in the districts around Montreal will start seeding this week. given warmer weather. Low temperatures and night frosts have delayed growth in pqtures and

Early Wednesday Western New Brunswick will begin to cloud over and as the day passes most of iho Maritime: will become overcast. A hnntl of rain, now, over the Great Lakes and Eastern Onisrio, will spread over this Mariiimcs during the nfiernoon and owning.