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LEGION GIVES VIEWS

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W E A T H E R Clear, clouding over near noon: light winds increasing to east 20. Low-high 28 and 38. Friday: showers and milder.

“Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew”

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War Pensions Intrease Is Termed Inadequate

OTTAWA (CPl—The 265.000- member Royal Canadian ue- gion Wednesday described as "grossly inadequate" the 10- per-cent increase in war disa- bility pensions announced Tues- day by the government.

in its annual submission to the cabinet. the legion said the increase “falls far short" of me requirements of war pensioners as set out in previous briefs to the government.

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OTTAWA (CPI —- President Fred T. O‘Brecht of the Royal. Canadian Legion said Wednes- day rime Minister Pearson has promised to review the [0 per-cent increase in war disa- bility pensions announced Tues- day by the government.

Mr. O’Brecht. from Durham. Ont.. made the comment in an interview after a delegation from the 265.000-member legion made its annual submission to the cabinet.

The brief described crease as inadequate

Mr. O'Brecht said Mr. Pear-

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There now are 148,705 war disability pensioners. The maxi- mum pension is $2.160 a year plus $720 for a wife of a pen- sioner and $324 for one child.

The legion bri.f said more than 60 per cent of disabled vetv erans receive a pension of 20}

be made effective as of Sept. 1. 1964. would be $3.60 a month.

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son also promised to study the possibility of pre-dating the in- crease before Sept. 1.

The increase will not go into effect until approved by Parlia- merit.

Mr. O'Brecht said the legion received a “very kind earing which leaves us hopeful that we will get what we hope to )b- ain."

The legion asked for a maxi- mum war disability pension of $3,500 a year With proportionate: increases for widows and chil- dren i

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Souris Politician. Businessman Dies

A well known Island politician and Souris businessman. Wil- liam (Wade) Hughes. of Souris

est. died yesterday at. the Charlottetown Hospital. He was in his 77th year.

A son of the late Senator J.J. Hughes and his wife. Annie R. McWade of Souris. he w a s educated at Souris and St. Dun- stan's University.

After graduating from SDU. he was in Western Canada for a time as a surveyor. Returning to this province. he became act ively connected with his father's general merchandising business, which operated under the name of J.J. Hughes i m it e . Eventually he took full control of the business and held the post of president for the past several years

Prior to his cnteriug the field of provincial politics he was for several years a councillor on the . Souris Town Council and also for i

one or two terms was mayor of ,-

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Turning to politics. and back~ lng the Liberal cause. he wa first elected to the provincial legislature in 1935 as a member for the 5th District of Kings. He was subsequently re-clected in 1939. 1943. 1947 and 1951.

He first became a member of the provincial cabinet in 1943 when he was named provincial treasurer. a post he held until 1948. That year he was appoint- ed health minister.

In May 1953 he received the appointment of provincial secre- tary in the Matheson government and terminated his political career in 1955 when he did not stand for re-nomination for the election of that year.

Mr. Hughes was a long term member of the Souris Board of

Rusk Foresees Trouble In Asia

WASHINGTON (AP) -— U.S. State Secretary Dean Rusk said Wednesday unless Communist China decides to leave its neigh- bors alone in Southeast Asia "there is trouble ahead."

“ have made it very clear that we are not goin to pull away and leave Southeast Asia to be overrun . . _ ." he said.

W. (WADE) HUGHES . Trade and was also a Grand Knight in the Souris Council of the Knights of Columbus and a past state deputy. i

e is survived by four sons. James Joseph. Moncton. N.B..

l The brief said 38.386 veterans receive a pension of 10 per cent or less of the maximum. For 5.000 of them. the pension in- crease would amount to only 90 cents a month

COUNTRY ls RICHER "in vow of the improved

minister of finance don) and the minister of labor. (Mr. MacEachenl it cannot be accepted that a 10-per-cent in- crease in pension rates adc- quater repays the debt owed by this country to its pensioners and the thousands of war wrd- ows and children," the brief

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The legion said none of the four previous pension increases granted since 1920 had been so “insignificant” as the one an- nounced Tuesday.

In 1920. the maximum pension was based on the salary of a janitor in the government serv- ice. Since then the pension rate had increased by 240 per cent but a janitor‘s pay had gone up by 388 per cent. the legion said.

r v e t e r a n s allowance. cover some 50,000 veterans and 25.000 widows and children.

it said the pension rate for disability cases should be raised to a maximum of $3,500 a year. i also asked that war pen- sions and allowances be ad- justed automatically every twp years according to advances in the cost-of-living index.

PREFERS RED ENSIGN

On the flag. the legion merer reiterated the stand of its Win-

‘ eg convention that Canada's flag be the Red Ensign.

It proposed that a Canhdian Second World War memorial be erected at, Diep pe. France. where a Canadian force was cut to ribbons Aug. 19. 1942,

It asked renovation I of the Vimy memorial and repeated its view that a national' .enu- taph and national shrine of re- membrance should be erect in Ottawa in time fog Canada’s centennial in 1967. ~-

The legion again charged that

' the pension commission places

a narrow interpretation on the “benefit of the doubt" clause in deciding pension entitlements. It cited the case of a widow who applied for a pension in March. 1960. and was refused seven times before the commis- sion finally granted one in Au-

gust. The nsion was made retroactive to August. 1963.

The legion said the widow had lost the pension for about 44 months because the commis ‘ sion had not applied the “benew fit of the doubt“ clause. in the‘ first place. I

William Wade. Hamilton. Ont.; Thomas Francis. Toronto. Ont.. and John George. RCAF Station.

ghters: Mary Doris. Souris. Eileen Gertrude. (Mrs. L.J. Ro siterl. Charlottetown; Hel

Geraldine. (Mrs. Keith Taylorl. Summerside: a n d Catherine Elizabeth. (Mrs. Cecil Murphy). T ronto.

His wife. the former Ellen Keays of Souris. whom he mar- ried in 1927. predeceased him in 1961. Another daughter. Eliza- beth Doreen also predecascd him in 1936.

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His remains are resting at the Perry Funeral ome. Souris. until Saturday morning. when they will be transferred to St. Alexis Church. Rollo Bay. for Re- i quiem High Mass at 10 o'clock. '

Interment will be in the church cemetery. l

College Students Charged In Death

MATANE. Que. (CPI—Three students were charged Wednes- day with capital murder in the hammer slaying of Brother Os- car Lalonde at the Matane Clas- sical College last April.

The three are Claude Poisson, 20, of Ste. Foy. a Quebec City suburb: Pierre Lussier. 19. of Quebec. and Gratien Allaire. is. of St. Jean V i a n n ey. near

Maiane.

The three were. found crimin- ally responsible for Brother Lag Ionde‘s death after a two - day a hearing by a coroner's jury -

He was slain in his room at the college by repeated blow. from a hammer. medical cx- i perts testified. I

Nuclear Sub Sparks Japanese Opposition

SASEBO. Japan (A1") ~-— The; nuclear - powered U.S. I ' marine Sea Dragon. first of its kind to visit the only country ever atom - bombed. tied up at this tense southern Japanese port today. Thousands of left- ists promptly began massive demonstrations. 1e 2. 2 ~ ton Sen Dragon anchored in the big U.S. navy base area of Sasebo harbor.

Two thousand socialist dem- onstrators started a march against the base. guarded by 1.0m Japanese riot police with 2.000 more police waiting in re-

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nerve. Hundreds of other demonstra- into the city of 132000 -—

salii. atom - bombed just before the end of the Second World Wat- in mld~Angust 1M5.

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munists a leftist - orientedi

labor unions.

The street protests and

rests of a crippling Japan- wide strike presented the three-. day - old government _of Pro-l mier Eisaku Sato with its first‘ political crisis.

Japan. at U.S. request. agreed} Aug. an to allow nuclear sub-i marines to dock in Sasebo and! Yokosuka. another 7th Fleet‘ port. provide the vessels did not carry nuclear weapons. I

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12. “mpg” savev CENTS

British Budget Dubbed ‘Callaghan’s Cocktail’

i Welfare Expanded, Iaxes Are Increased

LONDON (CPI—Britain's So-, lcialist government came Wednesday with its first budget. dubbed “Callagfian's cocktail" —spiked with a tonic for pen— sioners and a stiff punch for thel more affluent. C James Callaghan. 52-year-old . chancellor of the exchequer slapped Sixpence (7% centsl in . ’ creases on income tax and gaso- line tax and upped national in- surance premiums. He forecast a bigger capital gains tax andl a brand new corporation tax in‘ the spring. This would replace‘ existing company taxes. '

Callaghan sought to balance . the tax shocks with benefits for " pensioners. widows and the ill and needy. saying this was. l“tangible evidence" that Britain' . was a country “where the weak~ I est and the. neediest were cared

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Prime Minister Harold Wilson‘ MR' CALLACHAN and Opposition Leader Sir Alec Regmald Maudlmg. {cl-me,- Douglas'nome were 500“ “TIRE _Tory chancellor. is scheduled to across the Commons quotations (deliver me mam Tory rebuttal 3 from one a-nother‘s electionlgoday but sir A1955 mitt-i1 re. :7. 5W99h95~ lply caused Wilson to demand:

’ The world is seeing. said . e now th. Douglas - Home. that. “taxation‘omy has seldom if ever is the road to the socialist para-lstrongcr and if admits to 5. disc. . . . We've only seen theihave misled the country. was it top of the iceberg of govem—‘deliberate or did be p .' ment taxation and it is a cold better?" and uninvmng prospect. ’MAJORITY (W FIVE

~ MISHANDLING CHARGED 3 The. government. has an over. . Callaghan said mishandlingiall majority of only five votes ilby the Conservative govern-Lin the House of Commons but g ﬁtment left Britain with balance..1.ibcral support and the absence

Wot-payments deficit that may of some Tories gave it a mar- amount to £800,000,000 l‘$2.400.-.Ein 0f 26 when the income tax 000.000) this year. But Sir Alcc‘TeSOIUliOH was put to a vote.

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I . 1 ' '. ‘ raved b a my t, i 'n. Mrs. Emma Alley, repre- HMCS Queen Charlotte. In were Royal Canadian Legion i o U :genslmgriggg “1:13;? mirang pTim bﬁdget $3161.28:le the senting motherhood. lays _ a the background can be seen members and other veterans. : mosphere of ﬁrms}: ' Labor government-5 reppntly. wreath] at the Cenotaph Oduring part of the large crowd which 2 Militia Group under the com- i “This is a budget .0 raise imposed ﬁnance”. surcharge

Remembrance Day bserv- attended the ceremony. mand of Lieut.~Col. K.M. . so‘ciai services‘on imports. which Callaghan es- 0 . .

. . . e ances in Charlottetown yester- presenting the federal govern- Jonnston and the P.E.I. Regi- l o 18 d t . . . _ “mated wn Id hr-m. n row. day. On each side of the mon- menf was Solicitor General ment Band, which played sel- [ lopease: {:giim'ltu sralizdh gilr‘nm, of mamoém" .éﬁm mm liment is a guard from Five Watson MacNaught. Included actions during e ceremonies.‘ Me“ ..The bah'nce M _ 000. if maim‘ainéd for 3' mil Signal Regiment (left) and m the parade to the cenotaph (See story on page 5) OTTAWA ,CT.‘ ___ The 5'ooojmems had “me to do with W yeah The“. was maan In he.

.women who are members of.day's budvet." lich it would yield a savings Canada‘s armed forces will not.‘ It was the latest in a series of.0n the import bill of £300.000.~ have their numbers rpduced due incredible moves the new 900. 000I a vear

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t plans. at leaf of at the;SIOWed down modernization of'curc.” Callaghan added. Ottawa Service Yesterday

‘timc being, department sources‘the British railways and alr- gives us a breathing space" utes of silence. Radio appeals.1

said Wednesday. craft. industries as well as caus- Callaghan lifted the levy from . "There are no plans to alter ing dismay among ovcrscas‘a few iif‘ms. including books, OTTAWA (CPI —— Around aistood in bowed silence. Mrs.;had been effective. in ellmlns.(,0r g is the Iar est “,0 _ simple. solemn ceremony tliathivait paused for a moment. ating horn - blowing. and the. ’ p‘ ‘ g‘ mens’

tthc present ration inf wnmen trading partners. (Continucd on [1320 3 Col. 44’ in the ‘. has remained unchanged for Zﬁistared at the wreath. and thenlonly sound came tfrom moving? m the comm" but "‘35

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By STEWART MacLEOD iering in 32 v degree weather.

sill scrvicei at this time.". T . said one informant. ‘ ax Increases Bring S A R ' bga‘rlr‘s‘i iganada Wednesdaysadly turned and walked iO‘vehicles on nearby streets. Ann-ﬁ‘izmbgfym'i;'5%;‘0 \tzmlnmil'

The Canadian Women's Army' theipaccs back to join the gover-jother blast by the gun ended my:

head to honor . ,

. . . . . . . Vthc rcscryc forcc aradc LONDON ICPlA Angry mo-' Only the cnsmncrs. the wide

fgnad'ans Wm d‘ed ‘“j“°.".'t‘1°“era‘ and the pnme‘fwt per'tod M S‘lengeé and ' “nights a week. Thai;‘ is a nu- torists criticized Britain’s La- ows. the siclr1 and the. needy ap- “gl‘lm ‘Vlars', d ‘ I'd mkms er' [h ill h _ as p05 was _s°un e “ of about 10 pcrmanent hor government for imposing pcarcd to ho nuictly satisfied ‘9 .celemom' "n 9‘ "0 mong 9 SP“? ors' obel‘ When the “V9 Wreaths thWAC officers at ccntrcs across higher gasoline and diesel fucl with the prospch the. payments grey. smes' was mythe base "flmm‘hers (labbed the” eyes w‘thibeen Placed‘ the all“ force tr“I‘l'lthc country. :taxcs while company executives they rcccivc will be increased the (0" “WIN anon.“ war hazdterFmefs' “I. P PEICI‘ sounded Ter‘lue- All“ 35 The Royal Cana dian Air claimed higher income taxes ncxl spring. For those In dire Memorml' “here a pleasant' ‘ e_“ momoms 0a" ler' "0v"lh€ “"10"” Party moved ‘7“ ‘0 Force has about 900 airwomen. and welfare insurancc prc. need there Will be increases

their'pcrhaps by C iristmas, thc.

plump woman. with three silvcrlernor General Vanier. a blue- parliament Hm~ the diplomaﬁctplm 980 Ofﬁce“ crosses gleammg on her coat'igrey "v.9rcoa.t envermg h'sicmps Placed lht‘il‘ wrealhs- IOI‘ Thcrc are about 230 WRFZNS‘profit margins and force Stmd proudly helween Gover'larmy unlform‘ Ilad “"3” to‘ wed by VENOUS Organizations in he Royal Canadian Navy. country into inflation,

nor - General Va-mer and Primc‘the base of hthe memorial to and individuals. The memorial‘almos. a” of them based on “'19 “Smoking... exclammd om.

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. r — . 1 ‘east coast. In addition. there motorist as he omcd hundreds ,

Mrs. Bernadettc Riva". 68. of followed by Mr, Pea rson. feds. purple; and golds, la", snm‘, 33 “mm.” omens m jamming servio: stations "Vina British tclcphnnc receptionist Wmdsm‘ ”"'-- “0".” "W" ""1”?""“‘"" P" “"19” F‘ T“ Later on Parliament am the non. " not their tanks filled before W" '0‘” "‘3' “‘f 5""F””“ behalf "f 3” Gamma" mothersionrecm M “"7 Royal Cimam“i(lovernth-General Va‘nier stoodi‘“; ""‘ " ‘ ‘ r 'H‘ theft; pm Wednesday deadlinc him" has” ""me l” and Who In“ SN}: m the gecnqd'l’eg' n apd A" .Cmef MarShallon a reviewing stand and took‘ when the lQ-per-cent increase E""”“"" '3‘ “mm “m”? h" a World War. Five of her 13 chil-lF. Rt Miller chief of the iIe-ithe salute from "00p: veteram B C S 1, tin the ppm” tax mm mm 9L 13.3... old-ace pension. ghp r... dren served overseas. Three of fence staff. ‘ Red Cm“ nun“ an} Meme; - o to” pIiNI ”.\h. but somo of u: are thf‘gltgl'edirert‘ all so voting. 'iatTtiheMtxtlihogiidltyjiigtd Sill-érngho warmed by for ‘5 minulcs‘i D. An anmlipa‘pd inproaw in S“I” young; Ila ban rhameilnr

‘ - r y ' i . s ' :1 . ' ' she said sadly beforehand. "Al-‘trumpet call him hushed thelqﬂ'rg'igu‘gi‘"r°h hens Val"! {Ml lgeneral Isalcs iaXP$.'Whl('h had M “(30%” {011mm up Wm“ “'35 ‘9.““d “3°” andlcr‘m'd‘ a“ “‘9 Mm“ mf‘m‘ ——————-~— VANCOUVER (CPI _ Sen. 39mm twgdrfevsvggrf‘mfo ‘° d r his budge. p......n.....n.. “m. 3 Laws?“ were “’5' "m or the'ribers '" blu“ bl,“ 29;: 1:3,”! ator Aristide Blais of Alberta M“, 'aummobnm 5 hem“, (“REV national ielcv i sin n broad- tegns‘. "rt d hon. injppc‘llm attentm".w' I' E" court died in Shaughncssy Military‘uch mere“? m‘uld become er: cast chncsdai' night. saying ems .. is cne ind her cgion ags . ac 5. Hospital he”. Tuosday "my" I‘k‘mve {anéd m mmprianw he i-nalwccl motorisls uch crIII-

glasses as Mrs. Rivait heardeentries stood at each corner ot‘ Justice Dies Hr was 8 ml of “w Sixpcm'baﬁanon m

three massed bands softly play thc memorial. and an officer of . " . . “We've got to inc rea 5c ‘ . .

Abide With F as she walked the womenk naval division h A Inbcral. Senator Blais had) "N‘s..- amued a British mle crcasc~ in :asollmc, :lli‘hsi had

slowlv to the base of the huge faced the officials. MONTREAL (Cpl—ML -l"5' "M" “ ,momh” " “‘9 U99" ltries spokesman wh on can. jl“ “altimmfm 1m“- " “1' -

granite and bronze monument Afterth bands played 0 Can-3 “(‘6 Bernard Bissnﬂnelle. 57. a ""5" “"0" 1940' H“ Md I‘ve“ fronted with the prospect ihat HIS l“? 3'") I" far" “'35 l” “"9 m" R ""mhf‘r 0i Year-V the basic income tax rate will ,rcducc inflationary lendcncrcs.

member of the. Quebec appeal

to lace her “motherhood rep- ada. an artillery gun thundered , __ I I

resgntativc" wrcati. from nearby Ncpean Point. and court for the last 22 years and h 3”" I" “if” 3' Bcﬁlhlf‘ﬂ Qm‘w go up by about 6.5 per ccnt ucxt Mill" “‘3” molt?“ “"7"” More than 5.000 persons. shiv- all heads bowed for two min-E former speaker of thc Qucbccl “WW.” ‘" lh“ I'm“ wm‘ltl April. along with sharply higher “‘1 WIN-“Halls” Et‘m‘I'RIIV “"" '“ "‘” """"""‘“ “3" 3‘ ““menanl ' ('Olnm‘l Of a Qn‘tplnypr . ammo"... prpmmms appf‘ai‘f‘ri to agree that price

Legislative Assembly. died Sud“ _ ‘ . deniy at his ham, M a Mal-t ‘ CHSIMII." ('lf‘armE hospital. to pay for bigger old-age pnn. now may bc inevitable. Some

D II. B “Hack wmnesdav Funeral services \ycrc not 1711- Sign; and My." wcifarc pm_ prircs had already increast “ . mcdiatcly announced. imam; f par of Britain's special 13—

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lmanulaclurcd goods

The :ovcrnmcnt admitted that tip hmhcr :asolinc tax will add to living costs Highway trans. port operator's said they won how to pass ll'lf‘ higher taxes (“1 If! f‘OnSUmf‘I'S

Hou‘m'r‘l‘. thr :oycrnmcnt ln~ slated its moral! program of

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Burn At Fortune

SOURIS ~ - A t w o - storcy nothing could be saved from the

dwelling and a 90-foot long barn were destroyed last night by fire in Fortune. five miles from Souris.

The buildings, owned jointly by Frank. Fred and Inez Coffin. two brothers and a sister. were destroyed when fire. broke out in the house. and went unnot:c- ed until a neighbor turned In the alarm about 8. pm. No one was at home at the time. and cause of the fire is unknown

By the time. anyone arrived. the fire had such a head start

tion at the 1939 provincial clcc “Wm” ﬁgﬁivegémimzid ‘2 tions and was appointed speaker ‘ the following year. for"; “3:?! 'f‘fl’P' “I”. tlon College. Laval Univeru'y lRyan of Charlton Station. Ont.. 10" is “mum ,0 “mm...” {mm price stability. 3" 53:1”: ' 9° rm" f" and the University of Montreal jwon the international seed po-‘which Dam", imports a". “m (‘allaghan told Parliament the hm" w "7 “mm “’39 “wnn‘ from where he graduated in law into title Wednesday with an prohibited under me dpgmmiv, Labor government would strive 1111920. 1 _ , "r

L. B‘ssonnettc who was also a I member of the Il‘glslalivP .\:. mbly. Mr. Justice Rissonncttc was I elected to the Assembly ah a Liberal member for l'Assomp- ' uantity of oats were saved . . from the born before it burned. “P w“ "99mm"! '“ "1" MM" higher taxcc, import surcharges ' May ‘2' '942' and proposed now Some hay “as lost. , _ “0 W88 MUNIch 31 IMSOFW l TORONTO ’(‘PI~<MI'§. Allen'since the (‘nmvetitmn m p013, taxcs next spring would add to ed badly in two places. _ . ‘ :entry of the Kcswlck variety "1" t I an atm‘t‘monl I" 805""? 913‘ The Department "f Nal‘ﬂ'ﬂl advance of Friday's ope ' o mam “d pa" "0' hilin In prices. wages and prof- Resources fire truck from all served on the Montreal Bar the Royal Agricultural Winter Winning seed potato awards its.

Mr. Jr: a tic c Rissonnerie Peter‘s arrived at the scene but could not do much. A bucket on gadc was formed but was to no avail. The buildings were be- lieved insured.

Council and was named law Fair. Reserve champion was at the Royal is nothing new for “No country in the world has professor at the University of lMiss Sylvia MacAulay or Eug‘ the East Baltic family. The. yet achieved this." Callaghan Montreal in 1941. In 1955 he was iBaIIif‘. rat. with a Katahdini father. Sylvanus Mummy and admitted. "but great rew appointed dean of the Univcrg variety entry. 1: daughter. Anne. bot won l await the country that can first city Law School I No world title is awardedi championships previously. leecurc such a policy."

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