A wooden structure enclosing the top part of the steel tower be- side the Fire Hall in Summcrside is nearing completion and has been the cause of much speculation by humorists who have imagined it to be everything from a large size bird house to a watch tower for preventing town-employed laborers from loating on the job.

inquiry from official sources re-

vealed. however. that it will contain equipment which forms part of the new air horn fire alarm system which will be moved from the town hall building to this new location beside the fire hall.

Tests conducted with the fire alarm air horn attached near the top of the Town Hall building were not satisfactory. and a new born has arrived which will be located

FIE HORN HOUSING ON

on the tower beside the Fire Hall. in the expectation that when th e installations have been changed to the new location the tests to be conducted will prove the air horn alarm to be greatly improved in sound distribution of the alarm blasts.

A carpenter is seen above late yesterday afternoon nearing com- pletion of the roof of the structure

which will be of frostproof con- struction. and which will contain the air booster tank for the unit. as well as two electric heaters to prevent moisture from forming and making the system inoper- ative should it freeze in a tiny valve which forms part of the alarm system.

Photo by Wotton

Province To

Continued from page 1 immediately sensitive to changes in economic conditions and pop- uiation.

GUARANTEED MINIMUM

The minimum option offered to the Provinces involved increasing

WESTERN GUARDIAN

VARIETY CONCERT and one let play Travellers Rest Hall. Thursday. March 28.

CROKINOLE PARTY in Mar- gate School. Friday. March 29th. At 8 o'clock. Proceeds for Y.P.U.

Hatchery now open. A

Summerside.

REGULAR. THURSDAY night Ilsnce at the Canadian Legion home. Kensington. Music by the liellowaires. Dancing from 9.30 to 12.30. Admission 50 cents.

PANTRY SALE at Holmans Youth Centre on Friday, March 19th. at 2.30 p.m. Sponsored by

the Eastern Star.

THERE WILL BE no upholster- llll work done in our shop for three weeks. Repairing and re- finishing will go on as usual. Frank Arsenault and son 175 Hanover St. Dial 2095. Summerside.

FUNERAL TUESDAY The fu- BCISJII of the late Avit Arsenault of mr anville took place Tuesday h"g"Hil from his late residence

. 3"'0M Bay Church where Re- :l("9;" Hill! Mass was celebrated M r 3-"L by Rev. Wendell Mc- conl;le.uwlth Rev. Nasalre Polrler tnvlelc fits the service at the Jmnded II; funeral was largely

men”. all bearers were Gus Aumau-:t. Eric Araenault. Philip Gum,” . Avit Arsenault. Edmond

and Amedie Arsenault.

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Mrs. Lloyd wmde, Mb p

':IrI"S.i Harold Horne, Mil: oR1:,n: h :0:neCcl:larlottetown for two .1." me work. on with Women s Inatit.

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i 3 their sister, Mn. Mm, hylur I" mmllion. returned to '””'"0" Monday night.

M15 Thomas Barbour who has me 1';l:l0lyeettl igd Montreal for gmmon Eu xefgkentdol his home in

Misses Frances Currie and Hel. '" 3'3'IH- students in Charlotte-

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CAMPBELL AND BURNS Chick special breed for every need. Dial 3337.

Regent Chapter No. 52 Order of

the guaranteed minimum under the 1047 Agreement in accordance with the changes in national production and population from 1942 to 1948. Under this option, Prince Edward Island, which was given special consideration in the 1947 Agree- ment. was to receive a new guar- antee minimun payment of 32.977.- ms. - an increase of 3877.015. over the minimum of 32,100,000 guaran- teed in the 1947 Agreement.

in 1946 and 1952 we accepted the new tax rental agreement of- fers not because they represented some recognition of fiscal need but with a hope that during the life- time of the present Agreement a more satisfactory formula would be devised that would recognize a province's fiscal need problem or its tax-raising ability. One of the principal functions of the present fax rental ugreemeni was first they were to ease the finances of the provincial guv-.1 possess- ing the lowest fiscal capacity.

As I stated in my Budget of last year, the old idea of grants based on population. as far as this pro- vince is concerned. is not a fair basis on which to apportion to the the provinces moneys necessary to assist them to discharge their constitutional responsibilities. and to meet the fast increasing cost burden of capital development.

"I believe that the past agree-

allevinte the economic imbalance between provinces: and that on the whole they have contirbuted in a large measure to the orderly de- velopment of national and provin- cial finance in Canada.

NEW PROPOSALS

The new proposals. made public after two Conferences had been held with the provinces, were of- fered in a letter from the Prime Minister to the Provincial Prem- iers dated January 6. 1950. The final Conference on the fiscal pro- posals took place on March 0 and at that time the plan which is the basis of an Act to authorise the Minister of Finance to make pay- moms to the provinces and to authorize the federal government to enter into fiscal ag-cement was discussed lqldetall.

"The essential feature of the

new proposals is an attempt to put every province In a "neutral" poa- itlon in which its decision to im- pose its own taxes or not impose them can be made with no mater- lal financial consequences depend- ent on its clrioice. In terms of the 1,. . . 0 .. . . ' tlon it may be called an "equalis- ed tax-potentlal" formula; in aa- aence it is a broadening of the Ontario formula so that it becomes the basis of the .-iangements for all provinces.

BASIC PROVISION

"The basic provision is that all provinces are offered means by which they can obtain revenue yields from "standard rates" of personal income tax. corporation to tax and succession duties equal to-the average of the two highest par captta provincial yields. whether they wish to impose such

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HALIFAX (CP) - The Walker Commission investigating fruit storage plants in the Annapolis Valley has recommended a gen- real rehabilitation of the Nova Sco- tla apple industry to ensure an adequate supply of top quality fruit and fair returns to the grow- era.

The commissioner. Halifax law- yer and former natural resources minister John A. Walker, also rec- ommends the-5 3373.000 in mort- gages on United Fruit Companies cold storage plants in the Ananpol- 'l'lie company had asked higher provincial subsidies to cope with financial difficulties.

Agriculture Minister Hallburton tabled the commissioner's report in the legislature Monday night.

Mr. Walker calls for a new tree planting program to expand the acreage of young orchards. re- moval of neglected orchards and closer integration of the process- ing side of the industry with the actual growing of fruit.

He suggests the government ap- point fruit growing and marketing experts to prepare a comprehen- sive plan for the future of the in-

ustry.

Cancellation of cold storage mortgages would be conditional on United Fruit reorganizing to permit direct membership of ap- ple growers in the company. It In now composed of local fruit companies. and handles the larg-

Cool Their Case is Dismissed

In County Magistrate's C o u r f, Summerslde yesterday the case of a man from Borden charged with theft of coal from the C.N.R. was dismissed due to lack of evidence by presiding magistrate R.S. Hin- ton. QC-

gullty to possession of liquor not purchased from a vendor and was fined 8100 and costs.

Several parties were fined under the Highway Traffic Act for oper- ating a motor vehicle whose loaded weight ceeded 0.000 lbs. and one party was fined 815 and costs for operating a vehicle whose load of the ” ' 's reg-

governmentlin respect of the year ending March 31. I957. in- creased by an amount proportion-

of the province. from June 1. 1960 to June I of the taxation year in

ale to any increase in Whulatlon ala

Valley Needs High Proportion Of New Apple Tree Plcintings

est proportion of the crop. INCREASING MARKET

Mr. Walker said opinion is unanimous that there is a market for at least 2.000.000 bushels a year of good quality apples. in- creasing with growth in popula- lion and expansion of exports.

Last year's crop. smaller than usual. was about 1.665.000 bush- els, down from 3,250,000 bushels in 1955. In 1946 the crop was more than 6,000,000 bushels.

The commissioner said 2,000.00 bushels "is a iaimum to which there is no excuse for letting the industry fall and there is a rrrong belief that a large volume of sales can be built up."

"Plans should be put into effect to restore confidence of growers and to achieve a level of new plantings that will ensure a sup- ply of top quality fruit both for processer and fresh fruit sales so that growers will receive a fair return."

Unless stronger efforts were made to increase new plantings and eliminate old trees the indus- try was in danger of dying of old age. He said there is increasing competition from Quebec. where new plantings are high.

In 1954 more than 57 per cent of Annapolis Valley trees were more than 20 years old, whereas in Quebec almost half the trees were 10 years old or less.

One Soldier Killed. Second is lniured

TORONTO (CPI - Pte. James Mann. 22. of Vancouve was killed and another soldier was inlured Tuesday when an army truck rammed "a one near here.

Pto. Robert Dotron. 10. of Buc- touche, N.B.. driver of the second truck. was taken to hospital where his condition was described as

Both soldiers were members of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps.

CASCUMPEC

The many friends of Mrs. Winni- fred Bridges are pleased to see her home again after being a pat- icnf in the Western Hospital Al- berton. for a few days.

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thomas re- Nlll-ly spent a few days in Sum- meralde. guests of Mrs. Thomas's for. Mrs. Wilmot 0. Read and Mr. Road.

Mrs. Henry Wallace and daugh- ter Susan recently spent a few days in Alboi-ton visiting with Mr. and Mn. Elmer Wallace.

Miss Doris MacNevln teacher of Fortune cove school spent the weekend at her home in Cucum-

' . and Mrs. Harry Thomas and

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Canada Would Station UNEF In Israel As Well

TUCKEITB 1' O W N. Bermuda! WANTS

(CPI-Clllldl feels that unless Ia- roel to Iccept-at least in prlnei the United Nations Em- ergency Force on its territory. the force can no longer operate. it was learned authoritatively Tues-

At the same time. Canada be- lieve: that UNEF must maintain effective control in the Gaza Strip If it is to function effectively.

The Canadian view is that it is unreasonable to expect Egypt to allow the force to operate on Egyp- flan territory while Israel refuses to permit it to patrol the Israeli aide of the demarcation line.

Israel would not tly have to accept as many UNEF soldiers on its son as Egypt has. but at least enough to save face for Egypt and prevent Egypt from calling for withdrawal of the entire force from the Middle East.

Blames Crime On Suggestion

VANCOUVER (CPI-Jean Dra- peau. Montreal's vice - bur-ting mayor, says if all communications media in North America stopped carrying crime news "the crime rate would be cut by half. And after 10 years. by two-thirds."

Crlrne waves "are the harvest from seeds we sow through news- papers, magazines. books. radio. TV and movies." ..

The mayor, on a 13-day speak- ing tour of Western Canada. said at a press conference.

"The holduppers are young men -boys-who want to be heroes. They want to do something extra- ordinary, to attract attention.

"Look at the recent case in Montreal where a holdupper loaded with dynamite held up a bank. Where do you think a boy got such an idea from?

"Ah, he wanted to be a hero. He had watched television. He had read crime comics that aren't really comics at all. He wanted

, to get his name in the headlines.

'If our youth stopped ' h " -this poisonous gas of crime pub- iicity I believe crime could be cut in half in five years."

But the mayor said he doubts a ban on crime comics would be ac- cepted.

"The theme of crime, in all its details, is too important for draw- ing large audiences and too many people would think it a violation of freedom of the press." he said

Favor Extending Daylight Time

MONTREAL (CP) - Most of Canadian municipalities favor ex- tending dayligltr. time until the last Sunday in October this year, the Railway Association of Can- ada said Tuesday.

The association has written city councils across Canada urging the extension in line with revised rail- way schedules prvoldtng for a six- month period of daylight time. Last week Tororifo and Montreal councils announced they are in favor of the new dates. The rail- ways will start their new sche- dules April 28 and continue until Oct. 27.

Several Briefs Continued from page 1

they appended to their brief the result of a questionnaire among Grades 11 and 12 students at the College. in the First year 152 students were asked if they plann- ed to be a teacher. Only 25 ans- wered in the affirmative. Of the other 127 there were 04 refusing because of objections to the salar- ies while 43 said they had other interests.

When the Grade 12 students were queried only 7 answered yet with 102 saying no. Of these 62 had salary objections.

The brief also contained a sug. gested salary schedule which the delegation said had been present- ed to the Executive Council last fall but no verdict was received. It was stated salaries asked were "to provide a reasonable stand. aid of living commensurate with the position that we. as teachers. are expected to maintain."

Ml" CWIE PGPIYIIII to questions of the Committee said he believed "10?! People would enter teaching if they received more money. Dr. Frank Mackinnon, princlpgl of thg College. who attended the hearing Illd he IIFQOC that llljrieg gt the College were too low grid that several instructors could receive far more and still be be underpaid for the work they are doing.

ANSWERS CRITICBM Pfevlolllly Premier Matheson had asked Dr. Macxlnnoa to com. ment on two letters which had ap- peared In the Public Forum The Guardian. They had been signed by C.R. McQuaid and Sen- ator 'l'.V. Grant. The principal said Mr. McQIInId had blamed P.W.c. entrance examinations as a bottleneck and Senator Grant had said P.W.C. started out as a norm- at school and that othor courses

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M Department of Education at tho

FOICI! '

There is a feeling here that de- spite Egyptian verbal sniping at; the force. Egypt really wants thel UNEF to remain along its eastern. bordcra as a buffer against is-. rael . Egypt likely could nr: with- stand a new attack by Israeli forces. .

It can be said authoritatively that Canada is not looking for a way out of the United Nations Nations force or escape from its responsibilities in the Middle East. It wants UNEF to work effectively but it is not prepared to see the force kicked around by either Egypt or Israel.

Canada feels that UNEF must maintain control of the Gun Scrip an that it can function on the de- marcation line. It would be prac- tically useless to have the force stationed on the Egypt-Israel bor- der wfrhout being in control of the

interior of the Gan ltrlp where

raids would originate.

Prime Ministers St. Laurent

and Macmillan. and their foreign affairs chiefs. L. B. Pearson and Selwyn Lloyd. had a long discus- sion on the Middle East Tuesday.

Officials reported afterwards that the two countries were in al- most. unanimous agreement in their views on how Middle East prob-

Oi Lions Club

A capacity audience last night greeted the performers on the op- ening night of the third annual Lions Club minstrel show staged in the Civic Auditorium in Summer- side.

Most of the performers of for- mer years who have established themselves as footlight favorites with Summerside audiences were back again this season, including Al wedlock. Herb Schurman. Ray Grant, Russ Kelly. and Joe Clark.

The show was the first of its kind to be staged in the new audi- torium and the setting was without a doubt one of the loveliest seen in a local production. The river scene and back drop with the old time paddle steamer. "The Robert

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er of the Day Training Class, West Kent School. and Mr. Pius Smith. Canadian Legion representative.

Mrs. Johnstone made a plea for an immediate inquirty to study ways and means to establish a suitable institution for the men- tally retarded in this province. She said that parents of retarded children pay taxes to educate chil- dren of average ability and believ- ed that people would be willing to have retarded children included in some type of public education suitable to their needs.

"we do not ask for identical opportunity but for equivalent op- portunity for these children."

The brief stated a conservative estimate based upon a study of the problem is that there are approxi- mately 1.235 retarded children in the province. Questioned on this number by Premier Matbeaon the speaker said it was based on a national average of three per cent of the children under 10 years age. In one Nova Scotia county where a census had been taken. she said. it was found that four per cent of the children were re-

tarded.

The brief stated about 75 per cent of retarded children have the intellectual capacity to acquire an education up to the primary level and for their maximum develop- ment auxiliary classes were neces- sary. she described such classes as designed "to allow the child to progress at his own rate rather than subjecting him to a fruitless endeavour trying to compete with those of average intelligence.

MORELL HIGH SCHOOL

The final brief yesterday.morn- log was presented by the.trustees of Morell High School on behalf of the ratepayers. It was read by Mr. Frank Dunn who had with him on the delegation Carl McAdam .Al- dius Macxensie. Rev. Eric Robin and Miss Mabel O'Brien, principal of the school.

They recommended general ex- aminations for entrance to Grades 9 and 10 for students from outside the High School and that promo- tions from Grades 0, 10 and 11 should be made on the balls of

aminatluua set by the teaohe . themselves and at the and of Grade 12 a provincial examination for promotion to the university.

It was also suggested that the completion of the rural high school year in the month of May to give students an equal opportunity to seek summer employment and to help on the farm in the month of June.

Transportation of pupils from outlying districts was a big pro- blem. the delegaiiuu said in their brief. and suggested a Government bus subsidy. They also asked for priority recognition in snow re- moval to enable the busses to op- crime and prevent loss of days at school. Miss O'Brien felt that even with days lost due to storm: the teaching time could be made up by having the school open at nine each morning and the extra half- hour gained daily would compen- sate for time lost. -

The brief stated they operated bosses for the children and charg- ed them for it but even at that the operator received only 10 cents per mile which was inadequate. They said to ask the children to pay more is to realize the policy of the