EDDY KILOWATT” c0-op- with Ted Chandler (left) the approval of Al Cameron
:
in Canada per person, than any other nation except Norway,”’ Al C told Rotarians in a pon meeting address at the tetown Hotel. Wetarian Cameron, -who is sup- printendent of the Maritime Elec- tric Company,- was associated with Ted Chandler and Barry Bugden in the feature program @$ a tribute to Thomas A. Edison, ed each year as National Electrical Week. “Electricity fired the imagina- tion of people for centuriés, with its manifestations, before being cientifically applied to the needs f man. Pedple regarded sparks, of electric light or lightning work of the pagan gods. hunder belonged to Jupiter, the is-of light dancing along yard- rms were St. Elmo’s Fire’. “It was only 79 years ago. that industry got its ’” Mr. Cameron continued, h the invention of the first tical incandescent lamp. Edi-
; ch «
*“We use more electrical energy]
(right). in demonstrating alae meeting yesterday, the need of| wiring on every electrical in-
the Rotary Club at a luncheon Red Seal Approved Standard staliation.
Ch’town Electric Plant Said One Of Most Efficient
the- dynamo, Morse had applied electricity to the telegraph and Bell had invented the telephone.”
CANADIAN FIRST-
One of the first generators on the North American Continent was installed by Edison for the Canadian Cotton Company's mill at Cornwall in 1833.
Other instances of Canadian priority in the field of electricity were the development of the first electric range. shown at the Ot- tawa exhibition, the first high tension transmission line in the British Commonwealth, built be- tween St. Narcisse and Three Rivers Que. The first hydro elec- tric power to be used in the mining industry was generated on the Spanish River. Ont.
Mr. Cameron, quoting from a letter recived from Prime Minis- ter Diefenbaker, said: ‘‘The elec- trical industry has become in only three-quarters of a century, one of the nation’s largest sources of employment and revenue”’.
on was rot the first to experi- or use electricity. Volta de- | sloped the first battery 79 vears | and before Edison's; Farady had demonstrated |
men
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Immediate
F ene from page 1) do nothing.
a Martin said the present) ial tax share is based on) 13-9-50 formula—13 per cent of ederal personal income tax col- sctions, nine per cent of corpora- income and 30 per cent of inheritance taxes.
“Mr. Frost’s formula is 15-15- Db.” he said, and Manitobas emier Roblin is supporting t. The formula of Quebec pmier Duplessis was 50-50-50.
NGEMENT?”
What would happen if Premier Duplessis’ request was rejected at conference? ‘‘Would there not an increasing estrangement pen the present government
d the government of Quebec?"
In two election campaigns Mr.
pfenbaker had promised to re-
blve gncé and for all the fiscal pblems of the provinces.
“If he wants the people of Can- to continue to have faith in| assurances, he cannot renege this question any longer.”
}UGG! OTHER ISSUES
Mr. Martin said a iederai-pro-
ncial deal should aiso deal
ith unemployment, constitu- tic amendment, and the pro-|
d bill of rights.
It was an “undesirabie situa-
on”’ that Canada had to zo to
United Kingdom Parliament
ge its constitution en mat-
Mot federal - provincial
ern. The former Liverai gov-
eht’s attem>* to remeay this
i 1950 failed because of ‘certain
incial leaders” now friendly
> the present government — he entioned Premier Duplessis.
COMING EVENTS:
A: A. meeting to-night Rich- mond Street group, 130 Rich-| mond Street (upstairs). i
. Variety Concert, Pie Social and specialties Vernon Hall, Thurs- | day, February 12th at 8.15. Spon- gored by Vernon W.I.
Dillon and Spillott Ltd. Unload- ing Master. Foods regularly— Wholesale and Retail—“‘It's Re- s That Count" Also order your ks now.
DS
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a
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cards ‘and Dance Earnscliffe
hool Tuesday, February 10th
rds start at 7.30. Sponsored by scliffe W.I.
Pantry Sale—Friday, February | 43th., 1 p.m., Holman's, Sponsor- d by Holy Redeemer Gir! Guid- es and Brownies.
Knights of Columbus regular nonthly meeting tonight 8.15.
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Double header. a: North River Rink tonight. Glasgow Road vs. Milton 7:30. Hampshire vs. Dun- staffnage 8:45. Skate after.
Card party North Wiltshire Hall, tonight. Proceeds in aid "i the Hall.
‘Dance, Bonshaw Womens stitute Hall Tuesday Féb. Admission 40 cents. ~
The last Dance of the Season will be held at the Junior Far- mers, Recreation Centre~~New Glasgow Tuesday night February 10th. Dance starts 9 Pm. to 12:3) Doiron’s Orchestra.
Valentine Social, Alvin Mal- letts. Feb. 10, Sponsorel by Fire- oo Group. Admission 30 and 15
] ef 10th.
CAN_BE PROUD aling with rural
| cation Mr. Cameron said: “In partnership with the Gov- ernment of Prince Edward Is-
Mr. Martin said the govern- ment should seek a io.at declar- ation with the provinces on a bill! of rights instead, of imiting its) proposed bill to “matters of fed- | eral jurisdiction.
Mr. Diefenbaker
ment had consulted the provinces on that point ‘“‘and several didn't even deign to reply.”
Mr. Martin said that is no rea- son for not trying now. A new attempt at least would show “where the premiers stand.”
BONSHAW SCHOOL
The following is a report of the mid-year exams.
SENIOR DEPT.
Grade X: 1. Harvey MacRae
Grade IX: 1. Donna MacPhee, 2. Douglas MacNevin, 3. Blair Ferguson and Claire Marie Mc- Manus ‘equal’
Grade VIII: 1. Sandra Mac- Donald, 2. Paulette Buchanan and Vicki MacNevin ‘equal) 3. Bon- nie MacRae
Grade VII: 1. Gail Buchanan, 2. Joseph White, 3. Norman ee Rae
Grade VI: 1. Larry Simpson, Price Boyce, 3. Donaid MacLeod
Highest average in senior dept. Sandra MacDonald 97 percent.
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Principal: Anna Inman. PRIIMARY DEPT. Grade V: 1. Dawn MacDonald,
2. Shirley MacLeod, 3. Hazel Mac- Rae .
Grade IV: 1. Veda Beaton, 2. Norma MacQuarrie and Joan McManus
Grade III: 1. Gordon MacLeod, 2. Blois Ferguson and Wayne Crosby, 3. Alan MacPhee
Grade II: 1. Susanne MacLeod, 2. Kenny Crosby, 3.4 Janice Mac- Nevin
Grade I: 1. Cerry MacPhee
Highest average Gordon Mac- Leod, 97.2 percent
Assistant: Joyce Ferguson
STANHOPE SCHOOL
Half - yearly report of Stah-|
hope School:
Grade 8: 1. Irene Ellis, 2. Bar- ry Ross, 3. Doris Chappelle
Grade 7: 1. Donald Higgins, 2. Ronald Johnston
Grade 6: 1. Blair _MacLauch- lin, 2. Donald Ellis, 3. Carol Hor- gan
Grade 5: 1. Gordon Ellis, 2. Shirley Warren, 3 Heather Mar-
| shall
Grade 4: 1. Linda Dauglas, 2. Dianne Robinson, 3. Allan Mac- Lauchlan
Grade 3: 1. Jimmy-.Horgan. 2. Donna Marshall, 3. Rhodes War- ren
Grade 2: 1. Robert MacLauch-
lan, 2. Wanda Warren, 3 Allison Ellis.
Grade 1: 1. Brenda MacLauch- lan, 2. Karen Ross, 3. William Hogan.
Jeanette M. Marshall. Teacher.
Gifts Pour In | For Dependents
COPENHAGEN ‘ euters)— Money poured in today for the na- tional disaster fund opened Fri- day for dependents of the 95 per- sons who died when the cargo vessel Hans Hedtoft struck an-ice- berg and sank last week.
Gifts ranged from 10 kroner (about $1.50) donations from old- age pensioners to contributions of 20,000 kroner ($2,800) from big in- dustrial orgamzations.
elect rifi- |
interjected] that the former Liberal govern-|
land, your electrical industry has built and operates nearly 600 miles of rural line. We in Prince Edward “Island can be justly proud of the degree of rural elec- trification which has been achiev- ed. Over 75 per cent of the oc- cupied farms on the Island enjoy the benefits of electric power, a proportion which surpasses many of the other provinces including some which are. regarded as be- ing much more densely populated and industrialized. *
“We have in Charlottetown one of- the most efficient thermal plants in the Maritimes. The fact that we have no great natural sources of energy as do nearly all the other provinces means that we must strive the harder to find cheaper and more efficiem ways of producing electric energy. We take advantage of our location on tidewater to turn Bunker C. Fuel oil and in co-operation with im- perial Oil Limited are capable of taking the entire cargo of a
large tanker direct from the great refineries of the Carib- bean.”
“Contrary to expectation we would not draw cheaper from the mainland, in the event of the construction of a causeway, be- cause by the time it got here. it would be more expensive than that which we can supply oursel- | ves” Mr. Cameron said.
New Railroad
Mr. Bugden, speaking briefly touched on facts about electric wiring for the home, particularly stressing the fire risk from anti- quated and overloaded wires caused chiefly by the casual ad- dition of new and modern ap- pliances. . \
The meeting was concluded by Ted Chandier in a vivid and thought provoking demonstration of weat happens when house or plant wires are overloaded with fixtures and convenience gagets. He urged that due consideration be given to the extra load now carried through obsolete installa- tions and that the situation be remedied promptly. Defective wires use up voltage for which the customer pays, but which is not put to its intended — use through faulty wires and connec- tions. The remedy lies with the customer, not with the power company, Mr. Chandler said.
The speakers were introduced by chairman Austin Scales and thanked by co-chairman George Rogers.
Guests or Rotary were: J. J. Mahar, Gordon S. Storey, Ken Jenkins. P. E. Palmer, Barry Budgen, Jack Boomhower. all of Charlottetown, and Dave Duguid. Montreal.
Visiting Rotarians were:
Mathieson. Harrisburg. Pa., and
Eric Woodside, Summerside.
Brings Boom
‘To Area North Of Peace R.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. ‘CP'— A boom has come to farmers, lumbermen and the petro-chem- ical industry in the country. north of the Peace River in northeast- ern British Columbia.
The afea’s inhabitants are see- ing a new world of markets opened as a result of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway bridging the Peace River last summer.
Carloadings on the provincially owned PGE set a record in 1958, but General Manager J. S. Broad. bent and General Freight Agent Vaughan Paul say it is just a beginning for’ what is expected this year.
“Every « y we are getting in- quiries for rates on new” com- modities and new quantities.”’ Mr Broadbent said.
-AS a result, a new schedule of services and rates, effective Feb. 15, is being published. There will | be a new daily freight service, a weekly stock train and new pas- senger schedules.
ONLY ONE OUTLET
the Peace, until last fall, had only one outlet. They could truck to Dawson Creek, 0 miles south of.
via Northern Alberta railways, or | a truck line would haul all the way to Edmonton miles. 3 Last year, the PGE arrived in
in the area are having a wonder- | ful time. Their livestock freight rates have been cut, they have al
and competition between 'and Alberta buyers them better prices. Tom Copeland, fa
is en
each week for loading directly | into PGE cars for shipment. Now, temporary pens are being built here and permanent stockyards will be built in the spring.
SET RATE
The PGE set a rate of $149 from Fort St. John and $1.45 from Dawson Creek't. Vancouver. Af- ter the first shipment was de- livered, the NAR and CNR matched these rates for stock through-billed from Dawson Creek to Vancouver via Their former rate was $1.96.
“The farmers say they've never had it so good,” said Mr. Broad- bent.
The PGE loaded 39.493 cars last year, 5,000 more than in the previous year, and shipped 42,690 tons of freight, an increase of nearly 4,000 over 1957.
Lumber traffic jumped nearly 7,000 carloads to 24,032 in 1958 and Mr. Broadbent said ‘‘the Cariboo lumber mills have had a year of almost full orders with the mills working two shifts.”
Other traffic moving south in- cludes grain, particularly from Dawson Creek, to domestic mar- kets in B.C.; sulphur from Tay-
it is extracted from natural gas at the head of Westcoast Transmis- sion Company's line to Vancou- ver; butane from the same source; livestock; and soon ex- port grain from the four new el- éevators here.
Northbound traffic includes @rilling mud from for
Farmers and ranchers north of |
Edmonton. |
| were on the docket before istrate Gilbert) A: Gaudet, Q.C.,'
here. for shipment to Edmonton |
Fort St. John and. today farmers | | out an operator's lic
new direct route to the Vancouver | market nearly 1,000 miles —F'
70-year-old | COPENHAG N (Reuters)- rancher, organized stockmen here | | polar ship Helga Dan. en route | and got them bringing their live | to Canada for an icebreaking ex-, | Markha stock to town on the same day! periment, may be diverted to the! ruthers) was visiting at Govern-|
lor, 10 miles south of here, where | ———
oil wells: water pipe and oil-well| casings; 30 carloads of cement a | rebuilding the Peace River
aska Highway bridge; 50 cars <
a Fort St. John auto dealer who!
has them all sold: and starting
March 1, some 6.000 tons of steel.|
Lloyd !
*|erease is accounted for by
By ROBERT HART Canadian Press Staff Writer MONTREAL (CP) — The 50th
anniversary, of-the first powered flight in the British Common- wealth will be marked this sum- mer at the third Montrea] inter- nationa! trade fair by a series of special events aad exhibits de- picting the a of Cana- dian aviation. .
Fair -
that among the events is a spe- cial calsbrailos to honor Hon. J. LA. D. McCurdy, pilot of the. air-
Tcraft that made the first flight in
the commonwealth at Baddeck, N.S., in. 1909.
A replica of the Silver Dart, which Mr. McCurdy piloted, will be displayed along with exhibits — 30 countries, including Can-
a .
MARK SEAWAY OPENING
Besides the aviation exhibi- tions, a marine display" has been added to fair to celebrate the opening this spring of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Officials say present indica- tions are the number of exhibits at the fair, running from June 5 to June 13, will be roughly double last year's totals. | During the second international
:
1909 Flight To Be Marked At Montreal's Trade Fair
fair a year ago there were 243 booths. About 9,500 buyers at- tended and public attendance was given as 33,534. Officials added that last year exhibitors reported $2,000,000 worth of business was) transacted on the floor. Exhibitors from both sides. of the Iron Curtain plan to show
asked for 100 booths.
L viet_Union_fojlow
exhibits, jt will be the first time
aes has done so in North Amer- a °
PURPOSE THE SAME
The purpose of a trade. fair hasn't changei much since mer- chants in Europe first gathered to compare their products more than 800 years ago. But a look at some of last year’s exhibits gives an idea of how their goods have changed.
Everything from national foods to heavy machinery and space rockets were shown.
At last vear’s fair France showed steel products available for seaports, sheet pilig for building construction and tin plate.
Morocco displayed wines and exotic foods along with fertiliz-
If the So-
ers. In the Netherlands exhibit
their goods, this year. Russia has|
were foods and drinks, modern pewter, clothespins and crystal.
The CBC demonstrated the op-
eration of its international serv- ice and broadcast news of the fair in 15 languages for short wave transmission or later broadcast in other countries. VARIED PRODUCTS . The exhibits included ~ such things as blouses from Germany, y hors d-ceuyces_trom Ttalynene=sJ from France, drop presses. from Czechoslovakia, cameras from Japan, giftware from Israel and communications systems made in Canada.
Czechoslovakia, making a’ big push for increased trade with Ca- nada, had one of the biggest exhi- bits, including displays in every category. Czech displays took up 3,200 square feet of covered floor space and 400 square feet of open air space. The force behind the Montreal fair is Karel Stopka, a Czech- born immigrant, who fought with the British forces during the Sec- ond World War.
He came to Canada in 1951, set up an import-export business and organized ate backing for a trade fair @fter the federal gov- ernment withdrew its backing of the Toronto fair in 1955.
-OTTAWA (‘(CP)—Spending for welfare, including the new charges for payments to the provinces with hospital insurance plans, will'a~ -unt for about one- quarter of the federal spending estimates of $6,173,400,000 in the 1959-60 fiscal - year.
The estimates tabled Thursday in the Commons by Finance Min- ister Fleming call for welfare spending an old age pensions. veterans national health and welfare and the unemployment insurance fund of about $1,724,-
This is a. rise of $217.900.000 from spending estimates of $1.506.500,000 for the 1958-59 fis- cal year that emis March 31
A considerable part of the in- ex- pected payments of $160.000.000 to the provinces under the pro- gram of federal and provincial governments ,. sharing on an al- most equal basis costs of stand- ard ward hospital care and diag- nostic services
At present all provinces ex- cept Prince Edward Island and -| Quebec have entered the’ plan although New Brunswick's won't go into effect until June. LARGER POPULATION
|
' Piggy-back freight—the carry-| increases is one of $25,000,000 in
ing of 40-foot truck trailers special flat cars—is running to nine cars a week and is grow- ing. Fort John now is a jumping off point for far-north trucking on the Alaska Highway. The area is booming with the railway service increasing daily “Building .a service is quite al job when everything is new,”’ says Mr. Broadbent; ‘‘but we are try-* ing to do it by making our ser- vice consistent and reliable.”
| Three Highway
Cases On Docket
traffic cases
Mag-
Three highway
in Queen's County Magistrate's Court Monday morning.
A Grand Tracadie man convict- ed on a charge of operating & motor. vehicle with defective equipment was fined $5 and costs
or five days and a similar fine eat “A was levied a Oharlottetown man
| for failing to stop at a stop sign.
A Kinkora man qcharged with operating a motor Yehicle with- ce had his
| case adjourned for
Polar Ship Ma Enter Search
~The
scene of the Hans Hedtoft disas- ter, it was learned Tuesday night.
The 5,050 - ton Danish ship, owned by polar ship experts Ivar and Knud Lauritzen, left Aalborg, | Denmark, during and headed for the St. Lawresce River to try breaking up Que. bec’s winter barrier.
said the powerful ship may swing toward Greenland waters where another Danish vessel,- the Hans Hedtoft, has been missing since Friday with 95 aboard after hit- ting an iceberg
The spokesman said it is there- fore uncertain when the Helga Dan will arrive at Quebec. The
vessel will be able to crash through the ice barrier that locks Quebec Harbor every winter.
The captain believes
possible to cut a way through the thick winter ice. If<the attempt succeeds, it will be the first time the harbor has been unlocked in winter.
Normally the Canadian port is closed by ice between February and April.
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NEW WYCLIFFE HEAD *
TORONTO ‘CP? Rev. Leslie Hunt has been elect+d principal of Wycliffe College, an Anglican institution affiliated with the Uni- versity of Toronto. He is ex-
pected to assume his duties in September.
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i on six!
the weekend i
But a spokesman Tuesday night |
Lauritzen brothers believe their)
as! strongly as the owners that it is}
family allowance payments due to the population rise. Family al- lowances in the 1959-60 fiscal jyear will require $495,000,000 against $470.000,000 in the current year.
Total spending on health and | welfare by the health depart-
Famous Violet
By C. R> BLACKBURN Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP) — Violet Mark-
ham, famous English woman who died in London Monday at
fidante of former prime minister Mackenzie King from 1905 until his death in 190.
She was also his financial ‘backer during the days of his early struggles and throughout his life
The R. MacGregor Dawson bi- ography of Mackenzie King is liberally sprinkled with extracts from the -correspondence that passed between the bachelor | statesman and the woman friend of his youth.
To her he poured’ out his dreams and ambitions, his frus- trations and his confusions and she was always a sympatheti counsellor and sturdy supporter. MET IN 1905 2
They met in 19095 when Miss | m (later Mrs. James Car-
ment House during the term of | -Earl Grey as governor - general. While there was never auy ind cation of a romance, their friend- ship was close and enduring.
Miss Markham, one of the most prominent women in English pub- lic life, was appointed by Mr. King in 1923 to represent Canada on the governing body ox the in- ternational labor office.
The daughter of a ‘wealthy Der- byshire coal mine owner, she had little formal education. but devel- | oped an in early interest in indus-
Enforcement Of | Boat Law Sought
OTTAWA (CP) — The federal government is giving provincial and municipal police:a monetary incentive to see that water safety laws are adhered -to by ‘small boat operators.
The ‘step is proposed in an amendment to the Canada Ship- ‘ping Act approved Thursday pby the Senate transport committee.
The change will ean that money collected in finés for viol- ations of small boat regulations goes to the level of government whose police enforced them.
At present all fines—no matter who caught offenders in the “act —go into the federal pocket.
Capt.. F. S. Slocombe, chief of the transport department's naut- ical division, said the amend- ment is designed to enlist the ee-operation of local police forces.
Among the health department)
Friend Of MacKenzie King
96, was the close friend and con-|
Welfare Spending Requires One-Quarter Of Estimates
ment is expected t» mse to $815,700.000 from $618.600,000. an increase of $197,100.000.
Old age pension payments of | $55 a month to all over age 70) will cost; an estimated $577.600.- 000. up $22.600,000 from $555,000.- 000.
The $39.500,.000 estimated. for the unemployment insurance fund remains, unchanged in the 1959-6 fiscal year but spending by the veterans affairs department is expected to slip $1,800,000 to $291 ,600,000 from $293,400,000.
This apparent decline in vet- erans spending is due largely to the new hospital insurance plans. Veterans affairs department hos-
the insurance plan for care of veterans now covered
RISE IN EXPENDITURES
| Gross expenditures by the vet- erans department actually are
$303,674.000 from $300,519,700 in the current fiscal year. The de |Partment expects to recover) | $12,081 530 of this spending. an} increase of $4.931.600 over the $7,149,900 recovered in the ccr- rent year.
The hospital grants program is expected to cost about $2.000.000 less at $46,000,000
old age assistance payments to the needy aged between 6 and 9 is expected to rise by $2.700.- 000 to $32,500,000 from $29,800,000. The federa! and provincial gov- ernments share equally the costs of this program.
Markham Was.
Pitals, like civilian hospitals, will) be able to claim payments under!
expected to rise by $3,154,300 to|
However, the federal share of
| only thing that matters te j my eyes. I'll use my
Irish Laborer Wins $841,815 On Soccer Pool
By JOHN FARROW
LONDON ‘(AP)—A quiet little Irish laborer who earns £10 ($28)! ‘a week Tuesday night pocketed | £300,684 ($841.815)/—the winnings | from Britain's biggest soccer pool ever.
Jimmy Gault said he will split
the. tax - free jac with his cousin, who is partly blind. Each put up one penny, but the ticket is in Gault’s name and the pool) company regards him as the winner. - The winning of the twopence bet made odds of more than 36,000,000 to l—and the betting fraternity say nothing like it has been seen in gambling history.
“They say money can't buy happiness,” said singer-comedian Dickie Henderson as he handed! Gault the money in a plush Lon- don hotel.
“But this.’ said Dickie, “‘will) let” you: Pick you own brand of! misery.’
For Gault, a building laborer, it meant a trip halfway :ound the world to join his wife in New, Zealand. He had worked part! time as a cab driver saving the £240 ($672) to send his wife to New Zealand +to visit her sick brother.
For 68-year-old Stranaghan, a pensioner who shared the cost of the coupon with his cousin Jimmy, the money meant a chance of winning back his sight.
“I'm partially blind,” Strana- ghan said. “I would do anything to be able to see right again.
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to try to see again.’
The previous record win on a@ pools cqupon was last November when a man and woman shared £300,266 ($840,744).
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try and municipal affairs.
Knowing of the relauve poverty of the King' family, sliss Mark- right, began to aid ihe budding ing his first ventures into pol- itics.
GAVE HIM INCOME
In 1911 she settled upon him an income of 300 pounds a year so that he might pursue his ambl- tion without the hanaicap' of fi- nancial embarrassments.
She wrote him that she was do- ing this “for Canadas sake as fully as your own, and added:
“There is nothing in such a gift | which may not be offered by me) and accepted by you in most per- fect simplicity. :
“Any obligation to one of your
at fellow countrymen might tie your he New York State Publishers
hands in some way. With me the word obligation could neve: arise
—there is no obligation between us save that of a deep and endur- | ing affection.
A footnote in the Dawson bl- | ography says that Miss Markham cont.nued to aid Mackenzie King financially throughout his life and that at the time of nis death she was trying to arrange further gifts to ensure him the proper
ham, a rich woman ia ter own} gian francs ‘$105,000) on the Brit-
statesman with money gifts dur-|
amenities in his old age, unaware | of his true financial state. He | was close to being a millionaire. |
BRUSSELS ‘AP)—Marcel Poe- laert. of the little town of Haine St® Paul, has won 5,250,000 Bel-
ish soccer pools, the Belgian)
adian air division in Europe.
wake of rising welfare and pub- lic debt charges.
| $41,000.000.000 will go for defence,
| _ As an indication of how Cana- is dian defence orders are dropping,
duct—the value of all goods and
dise, from pla.es and guns to de
‘94TH BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Donald Nicholson (whose maiden name was Fannie Pear- set} don), on Monday celebrated her 94th birthday. She was born in 1865, at Vernon River, P. E. I. Lived after her marriage in Up-
per Montague, P. E. I.
Mrs. Nicholson has been a re-|
Sunset Lodge since May and her happy disposition
M. Gates of
sident of The Salvation Army | York.
Defence Orders In Canada Reported Slowly Declining
By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP) — Military ord-
ers placed in Canad& are slowly jeclining in value and as a per- centage of national production. Just how the defence industry will fare this year will depend 6 some extent on government iecisions on production of the Arrow jet interceptor and re placement of planes for the Can-
So far the outlook is not too rosy, with the government heav- ily prsesed for funds and search-| ing for ways to econémize in the
One Canadian hope is that the
| United States will place increas-
ing orders in Canada as part of
joint defence policies. The U.S. is i
maintaining a fat defence budget while Canada’s is slimming down. Of an estimated $77,000,000,000 U.S. budget for 1959 - 60, some
roughtly about 53 per cent. Bud- zet for 1959-60 will drop to some $1,695.000,000 down $72,000,000 from 1958-59.
It would seem that under such circumstances the chances of Ca- nadian defence igdustries getting new orders would be more favor- able in the U.S. than in Canada —provided of course that Cana- dian prices are competitive and the U.S. fully co-operates. DEFENCE ORDERS DROP
total procurement for the calen dar year 1958 declined to a shade under $700,000,000, just about two per cent of the gross national pro-
services produced. This procurement would cover all kinds of military merchan-
fence housing. In 1955, this procurement to
branch of the Littlewoods Pools_ Company said Tuesday.
Ample Newsprint Publishers Told
NEW YORK (CP)—Robert M. |
the Newsprint Association of Can- | ada, said Tuesday ‘“‘the publish- jers of this continent can put) | aside, once and for all, their fears of recurring and serious short- ages of newsprint.”
Fowler spoke at a meeting of
ssociation:
| |
Fowler of Montreal, president of |]
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STOCKHOLM (AP)—President Nasser of the United Areb Re public was in danger of losing his voice a few months ago, says @
head of a sard
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Tuesday Feb. 17th. ‘Civie Auditorium
CHARLES LINKLETTER 275 Schurman Avenve Summerside Telephone 3471
Sponsored by The Y's Men GAIN CONFIDENCE
and LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE: CLASSES NOW FORMING SUMMERSIDE — CHARLOTTETOWN
Early Registration Is Advisable
CONTACT (Write or Phone)
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SPEAKING
Thursday Feb. 19th. Charlottetown Hotel
DR. GEORGE €. FISHER 239 Pownal Street
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