~an=="“Fecount in both districts:
There's a long standing belief | the position of a candidate on the government side.
idea is that the returning officers are all from the party which..hasthe-government_at the d_ the - be of the doubt would naturally go to the government candidates. But there could be exceptions. : ndous drive to be made -by
at
ACROSS THE ISLAND ; ‘Navy Suggested ~ For This Island
CHARLES DOUGLAS SMITH who became Governor, of° this Island in 1813*recomménded, to .E.ngland
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_ Uoyd MacPhail, PC in Sec Declaration Day—I believe the new act calls it “Determi- pation Day’’—could change the results in-either or both seats.
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_By NEIL A. Provincfal-F
-of 12 boats be matie available
ing military” historian
Information, from the Archives rat Ottawa, . indicates that Governor Smith. wrote on”
‘Nutt has lea Septémber 18, 1812 requesting “the-defence of this Island ' There were three, ‘Guard _ either Clinkers, oe” Carvel buil Sail better, ‘the latter—will boa
“He ‘said the units would-be large enough, Te-rew.10. ing 20°men with their arms,
oars, and be capable of carry viz-one officer, ‘one litters in the) bow. besides the
CLINKER WAS the name
the external planks ofs-which overlap eath. other and are fastened clinched with copper: nails.”
term ‘Carvel built"
Major T. E. MacNutt who-has long been the Islarid’s lead-
~ of)
etown, Thur., June 9 1966.
hs
MATHESON arm Editor ~
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that a navy
*for-its defence. I am told by’
Major Mac- __
the following naval units for -Y
; Boalé'’ and these were to be’ t (‘The former, will row and rd better’, Smith wrote
steersman, three litters aft and ‘five - 10 rowers.” : applied ,to “ships and boats— helow, has reference to “a small,”
light and fast ship’ our dictionary says without giving further
details. I. am unable to find a meaning for { that fits into the apparent meaning of 'Smith’s request. : There was a request for three gun boats each of which would carry one 24-pounder-(Long. gun)? ‘and scantling a& to be capable of carrying the G . @ith sufficient. storage for.ammunition, provisions and water,
he term: ‘‘litters’”. |
to be of such size un well, |
as well as for the effective ~shelter of her--crews--so—that -
they might sleep on
lighter draft of water than the
“but should be capable of stowing ammunition and some
provisions and water.”
- Brother Of
MAJOR’ MACNUTT: notes ©
et
board. if necessary There was also ‘a requést for six gun boats each of w would carry one 32-pounder Cannonade. .‘‘These may be.-0f |i, a tha
foregoing”, Smith suggested,
S
that Governor Smith was a
ir-Sydney |
a brother ‘of Sir. Sydney Smith, who was a famous British
admiral and the hero of Acre.
Their grandfather, he adds, was Captain Edwin Smith,
R:N. 1692 to 1743 of whom the _- a large oil portrait now ha Province Building.” : A Mr: Samuel Smith and a
nging in the Board Room of the
’
Island Historical Society has
Captain oe Smith, R.N. were
awarded “for services rendered’’, Lot 57 during the ballotting away of the Island in London in July 1767, Maj; MacNutt adds.
“Whether. or not either of them was. the father.of Gov- — @cnor Smitii'7"Major MacNutt “ 2 ow i Election Results Confusing
MONDAY’S VOTING. succeeding in. confusing the political
~..gituation so muth that it may be several months before we'll know just who will head our next provincial government.
» The election night results, received over the telephone
gave Alex Campbell's
nott, PC and Arthur ‘MacDonald, Liberal in Fifth Kings,
from various Island localities, a 16-14 margin. But with one
and. only two votes separating
Tf that does not change them
1 WOULD expecta treme
parties for the two remaining seats in First Kings.-
- both Normally one- would: expect this didates. I say that becatis. the
to the election, and with-an apparent edge day.. I would expect the Grits to have an edge in
election would this deferred’ election which is*
; But anything .can happen when elections are held. The
political situation here is’ still
Was 16. To 14 Back In 1908
in not aware."
Liberals - J.C. Sin- Liberal and
Gaae sea’ ents can
there's the likelihood of a that a recount rarely tf
_time, and the benefit of
| Delay In
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tle point
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, Stantev Knowles . ‘nipeg ‘ North -Centre) bill -fras—-some shortcomings
| Conditional tlauses-*restricted to ‘strike eand, griev- ance procedures could be im proved. Some provisions seemed
the right
to open the way for union raid ind in
>
the money is. going to a politi- cal party
Conference
4 Si ety d ‘Suggested
| LONDON CP) = tries have. formally replied 80, content.
“_Six—eoun-
far to Britain’s request —for—a postponement “of the. planned Juix Commonweawth. prime min-
isters’-conferenceon— Rhodesia,
‘/it was learned here
. While names. of the six were not disclosed, an informant said most of them showed no objec- tion to Prime Minister Wilson's suggestion that. the conference be «put off until September. The, Commonwealth secretar- iat, Which circulated Wilson's request, is awaiting replies from other leaders of the —-23- country association, The in- formant said that less there rp and sustained pro- test. from Africa, there is ‘‘a good chance'’ the -Wilson sug-
; gestion will~be--accepted—
Commonwealth leaders agreed at Lagos last January to mieet again in July if Rho- desia's white minority Ian Smith ‘regime was not elimi- nated by that time. The new gathering presumably would work out tougher action to oust the administration which seized
=“\andependence- from. Britain last
year. ‘ However, British and Rho desian officials have been ex- ploring the — possibility of ‘an, Anglo Khodesian settlement througtuegetiations— A—secoad exploratury session is to open in Salisbury Thursday. Wilson~-has~argued--there-is-lit- in holding a prire ministers’ meeting while the exploration is- under way. Zam- bia, a Negro-ruled neighbor of Rhodesia, has argued Wilson is merely trying to reach a com- promise with Smith at the ex- pense of pen-white Rhodesians.
BUCHAREST. (AP)—A_ train wreck killed 38 persons Tues- -day—and_has_cost_the Romanian. railway minister his job.
district to favor Liberal can- Liberals held both seats prior in the results from to ceme on’ July 11, --*
interesting. . .
ONLY ONCE previously since Confederation was. there
an election result to compare w ion on November 18, 1908 gave
ith that of Monday. An elect- the Liberals 16> seats to the
Conservatives 14. Hon. F. L: Haszard was the Liberal leader” .
at the time.—. There must
‘have been some close voting recorded ix the
legislature through the next few years, but the parliament
_ lasted through approxi was on January 3, 1912. _ time, though, and the score.
servati to bec’ Chief. Justice of the
six years later.
apparent held it until the end.
aS Friendships Are Vatued——|
NATURALLY. THERE'S a
5
erals and one Independent Conserva Jeader was Hon. John A. Mathieson..who went. on -
mately four’ years, as the next election The roof fell in on the Liberals that - was 27 Conservatives, two Lib-
tive. The successful Con- - Province ‘a little more ‘than
It’s still too early to pass ‘out congratulations but te | : tt; - emerged_withthe/
lead on Monday. night must go congratulations. *
This-youhg-man_set-a_tremendous_pace.in his campaign and .. @
. |
warm ‘spot in my heart for
Mr. Campbell as his parents,.Chief Justice Thane A. Camp- “ell and Cecilia (Céc) Campbell are warm fri :
friends. I hope I am not. being inconsistent when I say- that
there was more than a slight
tinge of regret when I saw
the returns apparently turning against Premier Shaw. I have
eome to’know Walter Shaw and
his charming lady; Margaret,
in recent years. The fact Margaret Shaw was born in the farm actoss from my Rose Valley home-adds an extra touch,
perhaps.
For these and other personal reasons there was some.
cause why I,.a Liberal, did not- feel exactly like gloat-
over the apparent defeat of
ing not agree with my awn.
In addition some of his ministers are friends: y alarm some:ardent Liberals, >].
_. I-realize my statements ma
* ‘but one_of. the compensations 0
a man whose party politics de
long-time
A gt
f advancing years is the real- ©
fzation that friendship does really count for something, even when political party feelings are taken into account.
Collective Bargaining Due~—
For Federal Civil. Service
OTTAWA: (GP) — The Com- mons debated and has given second reading to a bill to bring.
* collective bargaining to the civil
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The 116 main....sectiots and 1,000-odd .subsections of the leg- islation drew general. approyal approval
second reading,
rinciple A : But there was-also ample evt- | dence the bill will get a real
eurrycombing by MPs when iti:
gets to clause-by-clause study. under the committee - stage next step for it. ;
MPs took more than two hours during second reading to outline _some..of the _problerns they foresee for the Public Serv- ice Staff Relations Act, the for- mal title. ofthe: bill. :
Revenue Minister Benson sAid & will ‘probably be about two years before the provisions of the bill become law.
The: bill was sent to, the Com-
~ mons -,Senate , public relations
fpervicé
committee. for..study. nt
The Corninons then turned to, The Public Service Employment Aet-which changes functions of the “Civil Service Commission It,,would rename, {tf the Public
Commission
tt strictly # wectuiting end sain
§
‘and make -
- The bargaining bill provides a system of bargaining with com- pulsory arbitration and adds, for the first time, the: right to strike for certain. employees who elect thit right.
Members of the armed forces and ‘the RCMP are not covered by--the bill. Neither are employ-
from bath sidesof the house cf. Co res-nf -Parttament—itsel—or-—per-=}-
gons locally. ehgaged “abroad”
“One main opposition criticism was that the bill is so complex it. will prove unwieldy.
furnice, parts on hand. *-Your Shell Agent for : Charlottetown,” Parkdale, Sherwood and Eastern “y Pee Ret
—Hor “repeated”
Seooocest : Fuel & Stove ie Oils . RZ ~~ Burner: EE Service. a A tomplete stock “of
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Two passenger trains collided fhead on five miles east of Bu- charest. In addition, .65 persons were injured in the crash, Ro mainias worst train disaster ‘n recent years. ©
~|>~sAfter’ the’ collision “of the éx-
press and local, the govern- ment announced that Railway Ba Thiniieel "Sera had been fired. He was blamed cases of indiscip- New news agency Agerpress announced the number of. dead and injiired, but there were few details of the crash. —
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Knowles: also complained
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Mr Bote a : about an ‘outright. prohibition . ‘ against political activity,” - r W . A. B. Patterson ‘SC—Fraser ¢ : * Valley said if there is a com pulsory checkoffr civil “Servants By J. LINCOLN DEWAR ‘shouldn't have to contribute jf GOOD MOISTURE » ; y Last Saturday evening
Sunday morning produced what has probably been our best rain fall. for ‘almost two years. Up to
this point grass‘and grain had
been making very goed: progress, now the growth is really excel- lent and there {s every prospect ‘for good pasture and a fine hay crop : : 5
Where fertilizer was applied the results seem to. be excellent
and this-is particularly true of’
—mixtifes—with—a—hither—nitrogen For farmers in the forage “bus- iness the prospect of manna fall- ing in the form of fertilizer sub- sidies;—equipment subsidies and silo subsidies -seem.to be _ very. good indeed.- However, ample rainfall is the. greatest zift. . POLITICAL THOUGHTS
At the moment there appears to be something more than a re- mote possibility that the~ pro- vince might have aenew govern- ment with a new set of cabinet ministers.. The Federation — of Agriculture- would, ofcourse, be pfimarily interested in the gen- tleman. who fills-the- portfolio of agriculture, The. Federation , has always:realized that its value to the farmers depends to a cansi- -derable degree-on-good working relationship.. with the govern- ment and invparticular with the Minister of Agrtivulture. »- The Federation:.of Agriculture exists because farmers.see the meed -for a united means’ of” ex- pressing their ideas on matters of farm policy and because the
more. progressive ones see the,
need. of doing their‘own thinking. Even though Prince Edward Island is not a very large puddle there is certainly room in it for an aggressive’ Department of Agriculture and an equally ag- | gressive-Federation Their areas of interest and endeavours are not the same but the aims +each--can--certainly__be. furthered by the support and co-operation | of each. : In-any-event-should there be a
and serum.
FEDERATION NEWS LETTER~ ~. - \:
Crops Showing Excellent
After |
‘breeding techniques: and thé dif- ferent methods
The Cornwall Club operates in one \of the better livestock areas of the province and has been
making a significant contribution
to cattle improvement. ROADSIDES ee Travellers along our highway and visitors in - particular are exposed continuously to some generally very unattractive. road- sides. To some extent-the travel- ler is himself. responsible for ‘this condition. his contribution consists of soft drink and beer
‘bottles, the occasional quart, ¢l-
garette cartons and other items
of debris. : . The-next—culprit is the land
owner. who repairs his fences
leaving old stakes, posts and wire to add to the jungle. Dis- carded stakes and posts make
very good fuel indeed and-their removal thus serves }wo usetul ‘purposes. The Highway Depart- Yhent is itself at»fault.from time to time in driving stakes. for sur-
vey purposes and forgetting to,
remove. them. Power and tele- phone people fee! freé to prune trees leaving the branches where they fall. : Newcomers to the scene of de- solating e plastic - fertilizer bags~and finally an-assortment of discarded mufflers, tires, hub caps, fenders, etc. In -far too ‘many cases the roadside is a no-man’s land. , PASTURE HANDLING Generally very little care or
attention is applied to pastures..
Grass grows by: itself and animal grazes, noth =~
\simplier. However, for top pas- ture-a great dea. ... lice cs ‘is involved. Six weeks ago the pasture would have ben har- rowed to spread the ‘past year’s droppings and loosen—up old growth_For some ‘early ‘grazing a high) nitrogen tertilizer would have been applied. :
the
Throughout the growing _sea-.
eon milk cows’ particularly will ‘be rotated from field to field,
new Minister of Agricultura he,
fean count on the support of the| Federation of Agriculture for| |any and all changes tending to,
the improvement of the industry. |CORNWALL AND DISTRICT ©
Minister Fired | the cornwall. and district Al | Following Wreck
Breeding Club celebrated _ its ~tenth--year~—ofoperation.with the annual’ meeting and banquet. The retiring President, Hector | MacNevin .Complimented *-me ‘use of the club. During: the bus- iness session a new President, Ari: DeHann was- named.
“Guest speaker Dr. DG. iMoore, Director-of the New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Al Co-operative emphas- lized the importance of develop- ing ‘dairy herds: with. animals of good size and the abiity to pro-
duce. The future in dairying was |
‘good for those who could oper- ate on a quality and volume pro- gram, “specialization would-be more apparent. Outlined were. the advantages of free stalls and toose housing. The speaker gave a very interesting outline of, pro-
gress and” development in Al. a a a a a a of Yo Mee The Nicest People on a :
HONDA I
Sold and Serviced at
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the mbers on their support and
used of storing
oe
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Rainfall .
* at ; generally a cow. Starts to losg -in* terest after about two aif. and looks for fresh~ pasturess. ‘where she will graze increasing production.
After the middle of June a program of manuring and ferti- lizing can a out on a ro- tational baSis ‘and will be used to prevent the grass and clover growing to maturity.
Good pasturing therefore, is
more actively thus ©
the mower.
the result of harrowing ffertiliz- :
‘
ing,.maruring, rotation and clip- ping. It does seem to add up to’
considerable more —bother—than—
the old fashioned system but it does produce better results. —
SURVEYS | « June promises to be a banner month for agricultural surveys and questionnaires. A number of farmers will have the large questionnaire on agri- culture associated_with the ‘cen- sus. Operators are expected to have this questionnaire filled out before the enumerator arrives early in ‘Jane. Another question- naire. circulated from. Truro seeks information " on. livestock numbers and the«-eropping pro- gram of the farm." ~
Another questionnaire which always gives us a great deal of puzzlement is the one on stock Values. Sample questions; what is the value per head of bulls one year old or older, there
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dition, the mental exercise pro- bably has some value.
Indian, Eskimo Proposals Are Adopted ..
recommendations affecting Can- | ‘ada’s Eskimos and Indians their educational,
tal, ~ cultural tions were the: Canadian and Parent tion.
“The federation was in the sec. ond day of its five-day annual > Fredericton t
One recommendation said the Indjan_is entitled to stay on the reserve. If -he «left, he had the right to.maintain his cultural heritage, but should. in the main accept the value sys-
convention in
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- Teacher Federa:
ALL CARS
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@ ; . ‘ ! cc cel i t \ can really, Se wid vartations’ tems om,"the” non-Indlay’ cammu- offer firm ‘said " also planned. " . > nity to Which he movéd. . Such ‘an increase in ‘the imme -| Qur opinion is that ‘it may."be. Another proposed that the In- diate future.’ : some bother filling out these dian had the right td_a standard Paul - Walsh; presidegt, ot questionnairés but in the Jong. of living adequate for the health Walsh's bakery, said his conr-
pany will increase. its price by one cent.a joaf in a +veek's tima because of rising costs of ingré- dients. He- said’ other bakery products made by the company likely will vise. in price in thé near future rie
There had ‘been three in creases. in the price of flour, shortening and lard since De:.
and well-being. of himself and his family.
Still another said the Indian “had the right to ah. education which: would .be directed to the , full development of his persan- 4 ality, whether -he elected to live Lon.or_off the, reserve. In ‘the tul- -“ilment “of this right, the Indian ‘| was entitled to .the’ same privil-,
by so doing, in ad-
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leges and . responsibilities as Cember-and milk powder had’ in other Canadians and, ifi: pursuit. ereased, in price about. eight FREDERICTON (OP) — Five Of this alm, the determining Cents a pound since Ocober, he prisciple was to. be found in the . Said sg cee and | fundamental rights of parenis |= aa Se envitronmen.”-#% {© the education of their a and’ social condi- children. :
Home and ‘Schoo!
Bread Prices
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Complete fine. of genuine: Volkswagen. parts.
RUDISCH'S ~ GARAGE
Alberry Plains
ST HWOHN'S, Nfld (CRY — One city bakery” h a-s announced an increase jn the price of a 24- ounce loaf of bread will be made effective June 7. bringing the vetail cost to~28 cents after. ‘the first hike in three years. An-
Z GRAND OPENING a ~ CARLETON SPEEDWAY >
Miles from Borden on the Trans-Canada Highway ~ STOCK CAR RACING — Thursday Night 7.30 p.m.
$450.00 GUARANTEED IN PURSES WELCOME ADMISSION
~ We are affiliated with Miscouche Raceway ~~
Children under 12 years FREE. Gate Prize will be Given.
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