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RURAL TOWNS FLOODED
Muddy water from the rain- swollen Green River churns up thick foam as it races across roads near Seattle fol- lowing heavy weekerid rains.
Hundreds of farms and rural towns were flooded as _ the rains caused widespread da- mage throughout Western Washington. (AP Wirephote)
Wind Storm Hits
Suit Is Seen For Queen
OTTAWA (CP) — An ‘easy birth” decompression suit may be
‘|worn. by the Queen when she has
her third child early next year, the South African Information Service said Wednesday.
An information office spokes-
pressure to suit her comfort. The suit was developed by Wit- watersrand University ‘in Johan- nesburg, and was designed
said.
One such suit has been sent to King’s College Hospital in Lon- don at the specific request of Dr.
_the spokesman said.
Causeway Report Dela Is Prolonged Indefinitely
man said that while details of the suit are not available here, it is designed for wear during la- | |bor. to ease childbirth by control- ‘\ling air pressure on the abdo- men. The wearer can control
by Professor O. S. Heyns, the office
*|John Peel, the Queen's gynaeco- é logist,
TORONTO (CP) — Canadian chartered banks in the year ended Sept. 30 increased the amount of their personal loans to individuals for other than busi- ness purposes by 34.31 per cent, says a tabulation ‘issued by the Canadian Bankers’ ‘ Association,
This was the largest percentage increase in five classes into which
2 Doctors,
MONTREAL (CP) — At least two doctors and four patients were injured Wednesday in an explosion at the St. Luke Hos- pital.
The fire department «aid the force of the explosion shattered windows and ceilings as high as the fourth floor, showering pati- ents with plaster and dust.
The blast occurred in the hos- pital’s basement. Cause was not immediately known.
With Heavy Rain
The storm which earlier had
POWER FAILURE A fallen tree branch caused an
electric power failure in the North
(ie last night and power wes
not restored until midnight.
A high wind at the time brought the branch <egainst the wires whith were shorted and burnt off resulting in a black-out north of the Queen Charlotte High School and in adjacent streets,
A crew from the Maritime Elec- tric Company was immediately despatched and in order to ef-
.| fect repairs they were forced to
cut off power at the P.E.I. Hos- pital corner, thus affecting a tion of the Brighton area.
phone.
Westerly gales 35 with gusts to 40 miles per hour were predicted by the Halifax weather office for Prince Edward Island today
along with a rapidly falling tem- perature and some snowflurries.
Cartier Bridge Probe
ls Promised
HALIFAX (CP) — Transport (Minister Hees said here Wednes- day night the operation of the Jacques Cartier bridge in Mont- real will be thrown ‘“‘wide open” to investigation by a parliamen- tary commiftee
Mr. Hees said«a Toronto Globe and Mail* report of the impend- ing parliamentary inquiry was “dead right.”
The bridge operation ana threats against two senior na- tional harbors board officials would be put before the railways and canals committee as soon as possible after Parliament opens.
“We have had this under in- vestigation for two years,’ Mr. Hees said. ‘“‘We were never able “to get enough evidence for a con- viction. The only other thing to
Seaway Closing Date May Change
OTTAWA (OP)—The Nov. #0 closing date for the St. Lawrence Seaway will be reviewed in the event of. any over-riding public concern, President B. J. Roberts said Wednesday.
But he emphasized that the seaway authority doesn’t intend to, get tangled up again in the pre-freezeup rush that cost thou- sands of dollars last year when a number of ocean-bound vessels barely squeezed through to the open sea. Costs ran high for car- riers, the.seaway and the trans- port department.
Mr. Roberts was commenting on a telegram, just received at Prime Minster Diefefibaker’s of-
+ fice, from the Shippers and Ex- porters Association of the Winni- peg Grain Exchange.
By.Hees
do was to put in the automatic toll devices.”
Plans to install machines to collect tolls precipitated threats against J. A. Clement, superin- tendent of the Jacques Cartier | ; span, and Guy Beaudet, Mont- real harbor manager.
REVENUES RISE
After installation of the auto- matic toll - takers, revenues in September \increased by $2,000 a day and in October were up $3,040 a day.
Brig. Maurice Archer, chair- man of the national harbors board, said here Wednesday night the board had attempted to con- ceal the identities of the threat- ened officials ‘“‘because of their wives.’ It was natural, he said, that the wives of the men in- volved would be nervous about the situation.
Mr. Hees said the railways and canals committee inquiry will be gin “as soon as the committee can be conveniently assembled.” He said he was glad the story had been brought out im the open.
WHERE-TO-FIND-IT
Announcements, notices . 23
Births, deaths, etc., .. 2, 23 Classified section .... 22, 23 Comics, features ........ 21
Charlottetown news ...... 5 Editorials iss chdeasese Finance, markets ........ 8 feted BOWE oni ss ceccss- 2, 3 NUN Fis cia i vkiaases 10, 11 Women’s page ............ 6
Late reports from Guardian news bureaus in Summer- side, Montague, and Souris, and from lal cor- respondents now appear on the Island News Page.
of the hospital’s laboratories are, damage was extensive.
The doctors, identified as Dr. Marcil Desurreault and Dr. Louis Bernard, were walking along the second floor corridor and were buried in a pile of debris when the ceiling caved in.
dition appeared to be serious. Emile Ouellette,
when the building shook.
A Patients
Hurt in Hospital Blast
[was thrown against the other wall, he said. ‘My jacket was half ripped off.”
A small fire started in the basement after the explosion but firemen were able to put it out in 20 minutes.
Most of the damage was in rooms directly above the base- ment site of the explosion.
At least two patients in the fourth floor public ward were in-}
On the first floor, where Many | iured_py plaster falling from the,
ceiling.
Old Painting
Dr. Desurreault was taken to the Montreal Neurological Insti- tute, where doctors said his eon-
an orderly, said he was on the first floor and had just opened a lavatory door
“Fire shot out at me and I
MILLION TONS MORE
Is Valuable
SHERBROOKE, Que. ‘CP)— Victor. Dufour Wednesday he belie gs a painting he purchased from’ a second ‘hand store here in 1941 is the work of an Italian
much as $1,000,000. He bought it for 50 cents.
HALIFAX (CP) — Transport Minister Hees said Wednesday there are indications that Hal- ifax’s frequént designation as a “four-to-fivesmonths port” may be a thing of the past.
Mr. Hees told the annual meet- ing of the Halifax Port Commis- sion that ‘for years you have re- sisted the suggestion in the minds of some people that the port of Halifax is a winter port, and this year... 1 helieve you have made considerable progress in proving your point.”
He pointed to dn increase of nearly 1,000,000 tons of cargo handled ‘here during the first three-quarters in 1959, the addi- tion of five new steamship lines this year, and record cargo’ dur- ing September as indicators that ‘tthe Halifax of the future may be widely-known and wigely-used as a 12-month port.’’
Text of Mr. Hees’ remarks was released prior to delivery.
SEAWAY BENEFITS
He said port officials and bust- nessmen here ‘‘seem to be open- ing avenues ... . to make the St, Lawrence Seaway work for you.” He said there are indications the seaway can benefit Atlantic ports by making it possible to bring’ freight-from western and central Canada and the United States more cheaply.
good, healthy thinking ... ,” Mr. Hees said.
The Maritimes, under the lead- ership of the Atlantic Provinces
iative and determination” in their efforts this year to develop mar- kets for Martime goods in the far north. The vessel Fauvette, which carries freight from Mar- itime ports to Goose Bay, Lab- rador and Newfoundland, took 1,000 tons of cargo into the north this year “‘and I am advised the prospects for 1960 traffic look sub- stantially brighter,’” he said. Three years ago, there were eight Maritime firms doing busi- ness in the north. There were now 50. He said the Atlantic prov- inces occupy ‘‘a preferred posi- tion’ in relation to the northern market.
The Maritimes should not “‘neg- lect to assess the possibilities of
“Thinking along these lines is
Economic Council, showed “‘init-
and Baie Comeau’ on the St Lawrence. These ports are “‘virt- ually isolated during the long win- ter from supply areas farther
master and. worth possibly as)
Person2! | oans Hiked Chartered Banks State
the tabulation splits total’ loans. The other classifications are gov- ernment and other public serv- ices; investment dealers and brokers; agriculture; industry and commerce.
The tabulation—regarded as a reply to charges that small bor- rowers have suffered in compar- ison with larger customers during the tight money period — also gives figures for. numbers of ac- counts in each classification.
26.23-PER-CENT INCREASE
In number of accounts in the nine months ended Sept. 30, gov- ernment and other public serv- ices had the highest percentage increase—26.23 per cent —with agriculture next at 9.72 per cent, followed by personal at 8.82 per cent.
Loans to industry and com- merce are highest in total amount
of loans, making up nearly two- and its per-
thirds of the total, centage increase of 21.74 per cent
,accounted for much the largest
total increase.
Here are the figures: cove?ing the amount of loans at Sept. 30, compared with Sept. 30, 1958:
Government and other publie services $469.000,000, up $76,600,- 000 or 19.52 per cent; investment dealers and brokers $155,900,000,
personal (to \individuals for other than. business purposes) $1,153,- 700,000, up $294,700,000 or 34.31 per cent: agriculture $411,600,000, up $48.200.000 or 13.26 per cent;
industry and conimerce $4,133,-|-
700,000, up $738.100,000 or 21.74 per cent; total $6,323,900,000, up $1,183;700,000 or 23.03 per cent.
A spokesman for the associa- tion said the increases in the government and other public s@rvices category arises jargely from municipalities and school boards which borrowed from the banks rather than in the securi-| ties market. ~
Traffic Increase Is Seen S| Fot Halifax Port By Hees
west. It is practical . to sug gest that they could be served from Maritime ports with Mar- itime products.”
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TO BE HONORED
Dr. W.R. Carson of Chariotte- town will be honored by the New Brunswick Chiropractors Association on Saturday of this week. Dr. Carson is one of the eight members -of the Maritime Chiropractors Association with more than 30 years service, who will be specially honored at the Association’s banquet. ‘Story on page 5).
Liquor Law To Be Defied
MONTREAL (CP) — J. C. Van Horne, former president of the
Campbeliton, N.B., fined $1,000 Tuesday for keeping liquor said Wednesday the hotel may ap- peal the judgment.
“The fine won't be paid any- way, that’s for sure,”” he said.
Mr. Van. Horne, Progressive Conservative member of Parlia- ment for Restigouche Mada- waska and solicitor for the hotel, said the courts decision was merely an assist to the provincial government's policy of de. "15g | the public — temperance groups) jin particular — regarding its liq-| juor laws \
Liquor c@& be purchased legally in New Brunswick only by- the bottle from government retail stores
tablishments in the province that sell liquor with police knowledge,” he said cent of the hotels.”
WEEKLY FINES
“But the fines are never paid,” he said. to hoodwink the public.”’ New Brunswick has the highest | per capita consumption of liquor in the world. Some 75.000 of its people spent $30,000,000 annually on liquor.
He said
“But there are 1.800 other es-|
“That includes 99 per |
“It's just one big joke!
By RICHARD G. GWYN Ottawa Bureau of the Guardian
Islanders had better dig their heels in for a long wait before they hear amything of the gov- ernment’s plans for the cause- way unless someone from the proyince does something about it.
This became apparent when I
tried to find out what is happen- ing to the long-awaited, iong-de- layed government report and survey on the economic and en- gineering feasibility of building an 8-mile causeway across the Northumberland Straits. . Public Works Minister David Walker said in an interview he had mo set deadline for com- pletion \of the report.
ESTIMATE REPORT ~ Mr. Walker said he was unable to estimate when an interim re- port. could be released. . This was originally expected four weeks ago. It will consist of a general review of the progress made and findings of the vari- ous government department ae have .taken part in the
Mr. unlikely” that the report will be completed in all its aspects, con- sidered by the cabinet and a de-
Walker said it is moat
ly reliable sources as estimating the report would be made public by May; a few weeks later ri was put back to June; then in September deputy public works | minister H. A. Young said the | report would be finished in a “couple of months’’ which would put it back to November.
On Oct. 1 Heath Macquarrie,
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) The moon moved into favorable position as a target Wednesday night and the mightiest rocket ever assembled by the United States stood poised for an effort to launch the first lunar satellite.
A three - stage Atlas Able rocket, towering %- feet high, was chosen to hurl the 372-pound satellite to the vicinity of the moon, which Wednesday night was about 231,000 miles from earth.
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New Project Deadline Is Refused As Earlier Undertaking Scrapped -
MP, quoted Mr. Young as telling him the report would be finished before the end of this year; and finally on Oct. 9 Dr. Orville Phillips, MP, and John A. Mac donald, MP, came out of an in- | terv iew, with Mr. Walker to quote him as saying the déadl completion was Dec. 15 anita ‘Contmued on page 3, col>5)
Yank Rocket Is Poised For Lunar Satellite Iry
Cape Canaveral, a small rocket engine in the payload can be ig- nited to supply a reverse thrust and slow the satellite so that if will settle into an orbit
the moon.
SURPASS RUSSIANS ;
This, U.S. scientists say, would sumpass anything the Russiang have done. One of the last two Soviet lunar probes landed on the
ing session. of parliament. The session begins mid-January and will likely end in the summer.
On. this basis, and Mr. Walker made no speculations or com- ments on these scores, the gov- ernment announcement whether or not it will build the ¢ won't be announced until next fall and work, if there is to be any, won't begin until 1961.
For\ the record I checked on ithe numerous stories written \earlier this year about this sur. | vey report.
| PROMISES STUDIED | The first story quoted normal-
_ Then, by radio command from
moon and the other sailed into- orbit around moon and earth, -
No Decision
By, ROBERT RICE Canadian Press Staff Writer MONTREAL (OP) — Negotia-
To Springhi
SPRINGHILL, N.S. (CP)—The Carnegie Gold Medal was given
Wednesday to miners of this dis- aster-torn coal town who risked
the markets in’. . . Seven Islands
The Northwest Territories and Yukon radio system, a $10,- 000,000 system of 19 .northern radio stations began 36 years ago, officially was turned over
to the Department of Transport
NORTHERN RADIO IS HANDED OVER
are WO Russel McLeod, RCS, Lt.Col. D. Grant, commanding officer of the radio system. and D.J. Dewar, DOT.
a (CP Photo)
at a ceremony m Yellowknife, N.W.T., Nov. 6 By March all of the stations, operated by the Royal Canadian Corps of Sig- nals, will be under DOT ‘con- trol. Here,, Col. Edmund T.
Munro of Calgary, representing the army's western command, presents a silver transmitting key to J. H. Williamson, reg- ional director of DOT air ser- vices. Looking on, left te right,
Carnegie Medal Given
ldays after the bump and. sevén
tors for Canada's major railways
I's Miners
their lives to save fellow coal dig- gers trapped in a colliery up- heaval last year
It was only the second time that, |the medal was presented to a
|group since it was first struck by)
the Carnegie Hero Fund Commis- sion of the United States more than 50 years aco
The presentation was made by Premier Robert L. Stanfield of} Nova Scotia to Monson Harrison, | president of the ‘United Mine Workers, District 26. local here. He, accepted on behalf of the miners.
RESCUE HEROES
The rescue. crews. who moved | without hesitation into the col-| lapsed No. 2 colliery of the Cum-} berland Railway and Coal. Com- pany after the Oct. 23, 1958 up-| heaval that killed 75 men, are cited on the medal for’ showing courage and determination which “exemplified the highest degree of heroism.”
Premier Stanfield’s voice was low and tight with emotion as he addressed a gathering that in- cluded about 300 bare faced res- cue workers. men who went un- derground without oxygen masks.
“T cannot find words to de scribe the courage of these men,” the premier said “Tt was a brav-- ery that continued day after day . . . surely the very highest kind of valor we know
LONG TOIL i ‘Hour after hour and day after | day they toiled in the presence of death. They toiled in mortal danger. .Lesser men would have given up. These men toiled on. “Thank God their efforts were rewarded bv finding, comrades days after it would have hardly | been thought possible.” ~* Twelve men were found seven
more were found two days later. Several of these ‘miracle min- ers’’ were in the gathering Wed- nesday.
The only other time the medal was presented to a group was following the sinking of the Ti- tanic.. It praised the bravery: of survivors and their rescuers
Most of the Springhill resoue workers were volunteers who worked in the mine. Some had been among the 174 miners in the
pit when the bump struck.
“ -
ls Reached
In Rail Wage Dispute.
and 15 non-geataial Giieus ; resenting 120,000 rail sori Wednesday “explored” ther multi-million-dollar dispute over railway wages.
No decision was reached except to confer again Monday after- noon
The two sides in Canada’s larg- est single labor hassle met for- mally Wednesday for the first time since the unions served de mands on the railways for a 25- cent-an-hour pay boost in a new two-year. contract starting next January
If granted, the new wage scale would affect almost every rail- way worker who does not operate trains—hence the ‘‘non-op” name for the 15 unions linked im the bargaining.
Neither side had any definite comment after the 90-mnute ses-
Sion except to say it was an ex
ploratory meeting.
ISSUES SHAPING
However, informants indicated that some of the side issues_ap peared to be shaping up—with the railways insisting on separate talks on the union bid for statue tory holiday pay for some 4,508 seasonal track repair men and also proposing changes in the check-off system of union dues.
At present, the companies de duct union dues from workers® pay. They want to change this, but haven't comn'etely outlived ‘Continued on page 3 col. $)
Fisheries
Men Meet
QUEBEC (CP) — Federal and provincial fisheries suthorities arrived here Wednesday for @
| three-day meeting of the Atlantie ‘fisheries committee
Discussions by one of the bod?’s — sub-committees—on fishing
essels and gear—began Wednes- bas and will continue today.
Friday, the committee will re view reports from sub-commit- tees-on salmon, trout and oysters and ‘will also consider reports re Jating to fisheries development
| generally
The meeting will also hear re ports from provincial offi covering such topics as new: more. versatile types of fish craft and. experimental . fishing operations along the Atlantic sea- boatd. Progress in the’ develop ment of new engines for fishing boats will also be, reviewed, .
The committee is headed by George R. Clark, federal deputy minister of” fisheries. Provincial deputy ministers from Nova Seo fia, New Brunswick, Prince Ed ward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec are also attending.
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