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Mark. 88th Anniyersary; Of. Confederation Friday

in camera): reuse be the ale TN: Uh anniversary of the Con- by Varlgsus cgninuiiity groups.

' ” tio which brought Canada elaghwm uh: celebrated 61”" "RIC"

. In Frederic "'”;;"n.,, "' "7 barbecue will" '

the scene of

to exercise particular caution in an effort to keep the weekend fatality toil below that of last year when 5 persons including 81 children lost their lives.

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Coming Events hr

”-vvour Saturday night Jamboree -Iorum. ' .

ades will be time centre Toronto scheduled:

held in various

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"Belle 3 10th.

"Danes I lltilvlew Iall every lrides

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"' M” W7'W' Large Group Of ignelinen To Attend Camp

.”leserve Wednesday.

he Iinkora Picnic. NU uh

"Dance at Oyster Bed Bridge

.-flip; tea party. lotus-

nrsin at Charlotte

'"D”r" rum" here on July 10

"Iain laVIet.lp.nn.toep.m.

"Dense lone last school. Fri- Ill. -My 1. Good music.

"Regular Danes at lode every Friday Itsht.

'9Dance. Mt. Stewart Memorial leli. Friday. Burns' orchestra.

"Regular Dance. lmerald Hall. lridsy. July let.

"1 Cream d Cake. July I t. araxlicafnh Roadllvlell. Sponsored by

Iall. three ICJOI 311

i attend the camp

best attended in a decade.

Klnkore Io Suffers Po n-ful lniury To Foot

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t"Dence at Oys abool. June and: meta Orchestra. .

"ltegul Ieturdaynigbt : Peter-Tar IIIIL. Al

chestra. -.

twins! preeen Dish hliliitliais-e" eight.

"In person by popular demand. ueen's Coun Ranch Boys, oruil. laturdu.

--or uiiusiiaionms :ii'"IQ' Clflllad ngsp:.'

terled .Dotro

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puree, and -'e

Blanchard

tation at nine

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June W T” A on . a- . asircii W.l.l. Chinese "Missionary relief to be held at

Uilted Church at I pal. sdey. June I). Isnsoh served.

celebrations sponsored

in

t ehickaa

I his air show whil the U.S. Nevy2band wiu visit Bali! fair on sunday and military .1-. 1. during the weekebld. as two large affairs

and sunny with threats of showers in the far east.

Th. 1 Geograghy; School lhoard sPglze elrinle; Robertson; 17. Fred Wea-

. . ergest oup of 1 1m for Se nce end Hygene; e no tor y; 10. Ron Storey; 19. Mar- .;';',; '''l''' 'l"”' "'""t””' and officers 3 nttsna'5nuf,.m?- Language (Latin and French) ion Clerk; so. Pamela Peake; 21. ' CIIIIP from the Island since the prize; The Mrs. George J. Rogers' Sharon Bugden. Connie Davies

and of the war will leave here on

. Doiron am. Orchestra. ""4:f ms 0"; 1:;.:'W3:l:'.1Irlt;:aln- 82 men of 5 .,

9. School: I.0.D.E, First Prize for

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CHARILYFTETOWN, CANADA. THURSDAY; JUNE. 10, 1955

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.r:-::.:::..-" '.:'"'-v on as was we - - s - .-.,-..--s -- - ..-,i:.-.:.-:.-'.;--.--..-,-.-.-,--s----- First Closing Exercises At ..T.'.'”iI3.”'”wii””&'..f”' "3 n-"ii3."l.?.l l".'&.'l'.'.”i2.'."w.&."",i o gg:"."' w e.-.: Queen Charlotte High School 3;”, lnce Edward Island will be '

The resentation of Prizes and Certificates to the students at the city schools yesterday afternoon and evening brought to a suc- cessful conclusion. the activities of both teachers and pupils dur- the most popular and cooperative ing the pest school year. pupil in Grade K who has proved

The spotlight for the year-end liinis f in academic attainment was centred on Queen Charlotte and athletic prowess - Wallace Iiigh School. last evening. mark- Platte; Perfect attendance and ing as it did the termination of punctuality - Velda Glennie and the first year of activity there. Carol Thompson: Trustees leav-

Top honours went to Barbara ing certificates (in order of mer Worth who carried off nine a- it): 1. Barbara Worth; 1. Donaldn wards including the Governor Mill: I. Earle Warren; 4, Velda General's Medal to the pupil etand- Glennie; 5. John MecLean; 6. log highest in Grade X for the Charles Munroe; 1. Allan Dun- year. The other awards falling bar; 8. Wallace Platts; 9. Brodie to Barbara were First Certific- Lama: 10. Carol Thompson; 11. ate of Merit; D, A. MaoKinnon. Jim White; 12. Jean Petrie. Ken D.S.0. Prizes for General Proflc- Mscl(ensle (tied: 14. Mary Milli- lency; School Board Prize for gas; 16 Vimy Gregory; 16. Cath-

in competition: Brodie Lents. Ken Macxensie. Storey. Jim White. John MacLean. Mary Millisan. Wayne MacDon- ald; Kinsmen prise donated to

English Prize in memofy of Gipsy. Miriam and Kitty Norton. former pupils of Prince Street

(tied): 23. Wayne MacDonald; 24. Don Gsrnlium; 25. Frances Macltherson; 26. Larry Flack; 27; Fred Hyndnien; 28. John Field-

History; The G. H. Taylor Mcm- ing; 29. David Morgan. Grade X

Larry Flack. lion

xTo Enlerla

Mrs. W. H. V. Dunbar (above) chairman of the Centennial Com- mittee for the Charlottetown Bu-

siness and Professional

over this week-end.

Club said last night that more than 40 members from B. as P. Clubs in the Maritime: as well as Quebec and Ontario and 16 mem- bers from the Summerside Club will attend functions arranged for them by the Charlottetown Club

After registration at The char- lottetown Hotel on Friday morn- ing those in attendance will be

ALBERTA. PTIAL RETUR

Traffic Regulations Are Revised In Summerside

-Designating the eastern part of Spring Street as a one-way

street, the addition of non-parking areas on some busy streets. and other changes in traffic regulations made at a special meeting of the Summerside Town Council last evening are expected to improve the flow of traffic in the main business area of Summeraide.

As a result oi the council's act- ion all traffic on First Street will move only in a westerly direction from Granville Street through to Central Street.

Parking on this one-way street I will permit angle puking on both In the north and south side of First

Street between Summer and Cent- will be allowed on only the north side of First Street between Gran- ville and Spring Streets, and no parking will be permitted on either side of First Street between Sum- mer and Spring Streets.

"Non parking" areas were des- ignated for the west side of Spring and Summer Streets between Wa- ter Street and First Street. and on Central Street from Water Street to the building now ' ' by Dr. E. T. Tanton.

Women's

ral Streets,whlle parallel parking'

tive term

ii Early returns election indicated rum,” um pamw. maslity that prevailed at dissolutio were designated for the south side the C1059 Of CIW P.0l.lSm0ne 1'10 of Water Street East. from the polls-a more definite forecas railway crossing to the town limits; made and on the north side of Foundry elem-on M the lovemmem fsl:""t E? ”" '"”' f'0"”"5 "'9 was reported by The Canadian 9 ' it ”"- Press at 7:21 p.m. MST. (1:21 p.m.

' R"9”l"3 "'9 P'"9'" ADTJ 21 minutes after all polls .now in use, changes were also had cloud.

lmade in the angles of parking on The main opposition gains ap. lwater Street, so that in future pa,-ed mm), by eh, Libel-.1. on Cl" On "I9 I011"! Hide .0! WI?-er the basis of rural returns which 331”! between the Junction of 51. showed an increased popular vote. Stephen Street on the west and Liberals formed the official oppoiT- the Junction of Granville Street on tion in the last House.

the east. will park anglewise. Three cabinet ministers were re- while cars on the north side of turned in the early count.

the street will park parallel with. . Party Standing

the curb. CP PARTY STANDING - 1 e.m. ADT

system

This, it was pointed out, will improve visibility of motor and pedestrian traffic at the inter-

sections. . . C . . . . , .

The above changes, all in the ?,f,'.:',',1'".Nl.m form of resolutions moved by Limp,-oz, Con. Councillor J. L. MacDougall. chair- coarjmm - . g . . , . . . .- man of the traffic committee. Dommfui I w e r e seconded by Councillors Tomi , . , . , . , . I . , , H 51

Steele and Jenkins. Mayor Henry Wedge presided at the special meeting and Councillors Perry, Jenkins. Steele. Clark, and Mac- Dougall were present.

BIG PROGRAM Under its second five-year plan India will spend nearly 81)0.000.000 S. on new highways.

EDMONTON, (CP)-The was re-elected in Alberta Wednesday for its six consecu-

E-D-. Cornmsndlngoofftcer will an.

The noun is eoinpoua el ill or.

en Iie Ontario. Que- time commends will which will be the

N . I-yeeriold son

a -:Prlnce Gounty Hosmmhiamst evening aim: mane

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g practised the truest sense of

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., . eadamltwaeoneofthalargs eevcl "cilia dii:I7.'etont-su-llmlii "' .'""" "tifJ"s'i-i"ti.'ii?.i"7.3;'if." isncberd'e oi-stieetu. v i since the Cosnnutatsts took "Pantry Isle. ,. . 's. 'rburs- ""t ; - -'.';"u:""'.-,' W senor son IIJIICIANI V0111 ' i h Vienna. historic aiusie seam. musicians can a eorreet nine- ieel tone by a lumber.

oi-lei Trophy for General Profic-

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other Grade X prizes and certi- ficates were awarded as follows:

Second certificate of merit - Donalda Mill; D. A. Macxinnon. D,S.O. prizes for general profic- iency second prize - Donalda Mill; The George D. DeBlois PHI! for mathematics - Donaldn Mill; Third certificate of merit -Earle Warren: D. A. Macltinnon. D. so. prises for general proficiency third prise -- Earle Warren; The II. M. Simpson prise for arithme- tic -- Earle Warren; Fourth cer- tificate of merit" - Volda Glennie: School prizes for general profic- iency. Fourth prize - Veida Glen- nie; Fifth certificate of merit -- Jolui Machan: School prize for

ensral proficiency. fifth prise - 5 Lean I,0.D.E.

' Frederick see- man Memorial prise. presented to the boy who has developed and

hip. Presented by Dr. F. Seaman in memory of his son Frederick - Brodie l.ants;. The Irwin Printing Company Music Award. Community Con- cert Mernbershlp - Frances Mec- Phersoli Athletic award to stu- dent who are munbers of the school team and who have play-

Heot Wave

In New York

NEW YORK (AP) -- The tem- erature in New York city rose to MA degrees at1:4o p.ni. Wednes- day. It was the hottest day thus far this year. The all-time record for June 29 in New York was in 1034, when the temperet u was to 97

Certificates (not in order of mer- it"): Barbara Cameron. Daphne Taylor. Emma Shararn. Connie Ford. Shirley Matheson, Following a few remarks of welcome and appreciation by the School Principal, Lleut Col. L. '1'. (Continued on Page 2 col. 6)

Hoist Soil On Raft For Europe

RIMOUSKI. Que. (CP) - Four penniless adventurers abandoned attempts to get a tow today and hoisted the sail on their flimsy raft for Europe. The amateur sailors pulled in here Tuesday with hopes to find a tug to take them into the Gulf of -St. Lawrence. I V to set out on their . lien a tu uld not be found, they decid to go it alone from here. , T a men set out from Montreal more than two weeks ago and were brought as far as here by four

- separate towing ships. l Skipper Henri Beaudout says he

expects the Atlantic crossing to take two months. The raft carries food enough for one month and fishing lines with which the men

the guests of the Charlottetown Centennial Committee at a coffee party at which the key of the city will be presented to Mrs. Maud Bayley, National Vice-Pre- sident of the Business and Pro- fessional Women's Club who comes from Meadowvale. Ontario. That afternoon there will be a drive to Cavendish followed by a lobster supper at North Eus- tico.

Saturday morning there will be a reception at Government House and in the afternoon the guests will be taken on sightseeing tours. In hie evening there will be a dinner at The Charlottetown Hotel at which Mrs. Bayley will be the speaker and the week-end will conclude Sunday morning with an Emblem Breakfast fol- lowedelzy attendance at diuroii "Be-rvic"

FARM TRACTORS

Sale of 15.000 new tractors in 1054 brought the total of tractors on Swedish farms to 115.000.

n.n.n....n.. BIG IMMIGRATION An immigration target of 115,- 000 has been set by Australia for the 12 months from July. 1955. in- crease of 10,000 over the previous

hope to add to their supplies.

By ADRIAN BALL LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's national. newspapers. which have the largest circulations in the world. Wednesday quietly cele- brated the 100th anniversary of the birth of the modern free press in the country.

Until June 20. 1855. British news- papers staggered under a penny government tax. This forced their price beyond the pocket of the average man. The government finally bowed to a-long campaign and'abolished the onerous duty.

UITAWA (C?) -- Itntlll ht-

No Extension In Lobster Season, Ottawa Decides

the season extension in district 73. which takes in these two counties. east side of Prince Edward

the Nova Scotia coast from eye and the reton island

.. .. a mushroomed all over the country. On that very day. two great British Journals- the London Daily Telegraph and the Edinburgh Scotsman - were born. Four days later. the Man- chester C " was first pub- llshed as a daily.

FEARED ENLIGHTENMENT

the country ibrnmemorated the an- niversary. They polnied to the tre- mendous changes in world opinion since the days when the press was. deliberately fettered by taxes for fear the people would become "too enlightened" and too danger- our.

The Manchester Guardian said a free press is regarded nowadays as one of Britain a "natural libert- ies "

"We are apt to forget how rec-

nts limited returns to

RCIlAmP.Pl-an-C o Cra On Owners f Moforboafs

enily that freedom was achieved." it said.

ck Down

Editorials in newspapers across T

year.

British Papers Observe Anniversary Of Free Press

The Daily Telegraph and The Scotsman, the latter now owned by Canadian publisher Roy Thomson. celebrated their centenarics by publishing supplements and (rib. utes. They pointed out that the British press made big strides in the "freedom year" of 1855 and circulation of many newspapers to- ds is still increasing. CIIICULATION

Foremost among the blg-circuls- tion newspa,.... are the Socialist Daily Mirror and the right-wing Daily Express. Both London journ- als hava circulations well over 4.000.000. The Sunday newspapers claim even higher figures.

In the boom years between 1054 and 1866. 168 newspapers were founded. By lii67. there were 1,394 newspapers. including as dailies. This compared with 563 papers in

85 ' .

By 1894, the total had Jum ed to 2.804 as public educelon widened. Today. there are 1.545 newspa s throughout the coun- try. lines around 1900 the trend has been toward merger of smaller Papers in the interests of greater circulation.

The stamp duties lo back more than no years, when British newspapers were in infenbiycr. Fli;:t imposed in

.they ame nown ular

as "taxes on lrnowledge.'Pop U ONLY ron RICH

eethe prees

Newlvlllers were forced to shoulder I four-penny tax. pinning the average prlic-G per , tog or sevn peaa . could alfbrd to buy and read. era was numbered 51..

Late in the lltb .i aghas- erats around , were

OTTAWA (CP) -- Finance Min- ister Harris has held fast budget decision a a hate: to nutomo ile dealers to cover the one-third excise tax cut on new cars in stock on budget day last April 0. He said in the Commons Wed- nesday he feels he cannot depart from the general practice of not giving rebates on budget tax charges. "much as I don't want to impose a loss on anyone."

The '”'s” twashis final answer to repeated appeals -from auto dealer associations and from Commons memben. includ- ing several Liberals. that dealers be given a rebate of the reduction in excise tax-to 10 per cent from 15-for new cars in stock on which they had paid the higher tax be- fore the budget change.

Mr. Harris said the rebates would involve between 62,000,000 and :.'l.000.000. --

SOME Loss i

He said there is no doubt that dealers suffered some loss. But it did not fly follow that. on every car in stock when the tax was lowered. dealers lost the exact amount of the tax cut.

To grant the rebate would be

Holds To Budget Decision No Rebate To Auto Dealers

tariff bill was approved in prin-

to his ciple. inst giving re-,

The main income tax provision -is a cut in personal 'income'tax averaging 10 per cent, effective Friday. and a corporation tax cut to 45 per cent from 47 retroactive to Jan. 1. Corporations also pay a two-per-cent tax to the old age ension fund. ITERATE APPEAL! The excise tax changes.

apart from the one involving new

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City Schools

James Kimball Blanchard was awarded the Governor Generals Medal for the pupil standing highest in Grade K at Queen square School at the closing ex- ercises held in the school audi- torium last night. He also won the prize presented by His Excel- lency Most Rev. Bishop Malcolm A. Macrlachern for Highest Ag- gregate.

other prizes won by Kimball

pulling car dealers in a special, class apart from all others who; might suffer loss from tax changes. i It would mean setting a precedent

for every subsequent budget when

taxes are reduced.

Mr. Harris spoke as the Com-

mons considered bills amendin the

income tax. excise and tariff aws

to give effect to the April 5 bud-

were: Arithmetic. presented by Rt. Rev. Mons. P. McMahon;

,Lstin. presented by the Charlotte-

town Dlvlsion C. W. I...; History. presented by Holy Redeemer Di- vision, C.W.L.; Mathematics. pre- sented by Sir W. J. P. Mac- Millan. K.C.G.S.; Languages. pre- sented by Llguorlan Credit Union.

other prize winners in Grade

get changes. The income and ex- cige tax bills were passed and the

X were": Second liiizlirsl Aggro- gete, pri-iienled by Ll.-Col. D. A.

Inquest Last

' "That Alfred Rene Gallant of Stanley Bridge came to his death on Sunday. June 28th. 1955. fmm injuries received due to the neg- ligence of the operator of a 19.:0 Studelialzcr. Elmer Richard" was the verdict reached by a coron- er's jury called to inquire into the death of the 32 year old fisher- man who was a passenge in the car which was in collision with a 1937 Chevrolet driven by Clarence Henry Gallant of Oyster Bed Bridge. The accident occurred at Cudmore's corner. Oyster Bed Bridge. about 10.00 in the morn- ing. Gellant died shortly after be- ing admilted to the Charlottetown Hospital.

Coroner L. E. Prowse presided at the inquest; Mr. J. P. Nichol- son represented Uie Crown. The Jury was composed of Walter Drebsut (foreman), Patrick Ready. Maurice Goodwin, Regin- ald Whitlocli. John Borden Wer- ren, Joseph Leonard Areeaault and Charles Ronald Clark.

, A long string of witnesses teati- fied at the inquest the first of which was Dr. J. L. F. Burg! who attended the accident victims upon admission to the Charlotte- town Hospital. Dr. Burge describ- ed the injuries to the deceased which he said were broken rib! causing a ruptured liver: s

eh pelvis causing severance of the blood vessels In the right leg and broken eertllegee in the right side of the wind-MN. In his opinion any one of these major injuries could be the cause of death but me victim could have no chance of survival with a com- bination of the three.

when amod by If. Nlmoleen

Night In

Sunday's Traffic Death

of the B.C.M.P. told of being call- ed to the scene of the accident at aboiii l0.50 s.m. in company with Const. Tedford they lnuiid a 1937 Chevrolet sedan and ii 1950 (Continued on Page 2 col. 3)

Closing Exercises ln

include elimination of the 10-per- cent tax on tires and tubes and minor exemptions from the general sales tax.

Before Mr. lierrie' statement, members of all three oppaotlon parties reitereated ' that auto dealers be given the rebate, The same appeal had been made repeatedly earlier this session dur- ing e general budget debate by members on both sides of the House.