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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 1955

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

Cherry Valley Plowmen Win P. E. I. & Maritime Trophies

Championship and the youngest Morrissey plowman, Beverley age 14 was- the junior champion of the Match.

Proud indeed was Mrs. John E. Morrissey. mother of the boys. who watched yesterday's events with more than keen interest. From a conversation with Mrs. Morrlsssy it was learned that her sons did not become expert plow- men by accident. Their father al- ways insisted on a good job being done and he always instilled in his sons a feeling of pride in see- ing a well plowed field. Glen was

Death Last -Hon. Frank

The death occurred at a late hour last evening at the Prince Edward Island Hospital of Hon Frank R. I-ienrtz. former lieuten- ant-governor of Prince Edward Island. in his sstli year.

The late Mr. I-leartz was His Majesty's representative in this Province from 'the year 1924 to the year 1030 and during his term of office entertained widely at his beautiful residence on the Esplanad at the foot of Grafton Street. During the governorship ' he lived in his own home. which ' was later destroyed by fire.

i As a youth. Mr. Heartz ii-rivel- led extensively in Europe and other parts of the world. Hr vas a pleasant wmeisationalisl and will be remembe ed as one of the most popular governors the Island has ever had. He gave gen- erously to all charitable causes.

. Soviet Ambassador On Visit To N. B.

SAINT JOHN. N. B.. iCPlv t Smiling and jovial. the Soviet am lbassador to Canada arrived here by plane Thursday for is brief goodwill visit to New Bruu 'lcl-a I Dimitri s. Ohauvakhin was met by Senator A. Nell McLean. who scc0mDan' :' the party in 5: re- ception where the visitors met local government officials and consular representatives.

Glen Morrissey. I twenty year old farmer and college student from Cherry Valley, upheld the prestige of Island plowmen against that of Nova Scotia and new Brunswick by taking the Maritime Plowing Championship at Dundns yesterday. This young man has been prominent at plow- ing matches since he first won the Queens County trophy at Pow- ital when he was only 16 years oi age. He is also an Island champ ion on two other occasions.

Malcolm Macnse. another cherry Valley boy was the winner sf the Provincial Championship. The win over a field of twelve entrants was sweet victory for this plowman who for a number of years has been taking part in plowing matches. He was the runner up for the championship In 1953.

A FAMILY VICTORY

The Morrlssey family had every reason to be proud of themselves last evening after the two day Provincial Match st Dundas was completed. When they came to add up their laurels it was found that Glen had won the Maritime Championship; Clayton took first in the two sod on Wednesday and was runner up for the Provincial

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F"Pl'lP)' Mr-rrissey. the young- est plnwman of the Morrissey family upheld the traditions of his brothers by copping the Jun- ior Championship at the Dundee Plowing Match yesterday. Bev- srlry is 14 years old.

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oming Events

Horse races at Ilasslbrcok. lept- emhrr 17. .

Hiugu St. Teresa's loll. Friday, September 16.

Dance Mt. Stewart Memorial Hall tonight. Burns' Orchestra.

Cake sale. at Ho1man's Store. Friday September 10 at 2:00 p.In.

Regular Saturday night dance, St. Peters 1-fall. Al Blsnchard'I orchestra.

MAY incnnasr. -rsx

TORONTO (CP)-City council is considering a proposal to ask the provincial government to raise the seven-per-cent provincial tax on betting at two city race tracks to eight per cent and turn it over to the city. A committee studying new ways of raising money for the city Tuesday night asked the city solicitor to see if it could be done. Such an increase last year would have given the city 0830.047.

Chicken supper. Vernon River Hall. Tuesday. September I). Suvper served 5 b 9. Dance after.

Pantry sale at Ilnmson-scars griday. Kingston United church . M. 5.

Rollo Bay chicken supper. lia- go and other games Tuesday. lent. 20th. Meals 5-0.

Pilthisn Ilstersl Attention regul- at meeting on Monday. leptanber, 19th at 0:00 pm.

Grand Bingo It. Andrews Hall ,1. Stewart. 16!! leptsmber ' 901. it games. door prise.

lliowing at Mt. Stewart Friday . and Saturday nights at 0 o'clock Day to remember-good comedy.

Danes at E. J. Meoboug 11's .':HI0nMam:.ew Shur-Gall ism Milan! Rome Auilgtstios.

Chicken supper. Orahsnn lall

i to. o. n. he

eligible for competition in the Provincial Championship but with only one tractor at their disposal. he relinquished his chance of competition to his brother. Clay- ton.

MAINLAND ENTRANTS Raymond H. Brown from Athol. Cumberland County. Nova Scotia was runner up in the Maritime clasi and Roy A. Hoeg from the

sam' community placed third. Jim Taylor of Moncton was fourth - Douglas MacDonald of

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Night Of R. Heartz

During his lifetime in Char- llottetown. where he was born. he was president of Bruce Stewart 8: Co. and the Patriot Publishing Co. ale was also connected with the ox industry in its early years.

Surviving are his one daughter. Ruth. Charles Maclfenzie. City.

Freight Traffic Up.Ai Borden

Substantial increases are report- ed in carloads ferried each way between Borden and Tormeniinc in figures released by th Island Division of the C.N.R. A total of 1.716 carloads were moved ftom Cape Tormentine to Bordc' in August this year. compared with 1.102 a year ago. Movement t--om Borden to Tormentine was ill to 300 carloads compared with 372 last year in the same month

Some of the classification

widow and wife of

xith

Don't Expect Maior Cuts In Defence Bills

O'1'FAWA (CF)-Officials don't foresee any major cuts in defence spending in the 1956-57 fiscal year.

"There seems to be no doubt that spending next year will be about the same as this year." one authority said Thursday. There sriivht be some minor reductions but personnel and equipment costs are expected to vary little from present levels.

The Canadian situation is differ- ent from that in Britain and the United States. where big defence cuts now are being considered for next year.

Britain and the U. 5. would b able to reduce defence , -'- itures by cutting down an armed forces manpower. There is no lnlan here to reduce Canadian forces from their present level of about 120.000. Both Britain and the

. 5. have compulsory military service while Canada relies on a volunteer force.

MORE THAN LAST YEAR

Defence spending in Canada this year is running ahead of 1954-55. By the end of August. the H '

Regular Bus Kings County

Major changes in the Post Of- fice and Railway services affect- ing the southern and eastern parts of the Province were an- nounced yesterday following a- greements reached after discus- sion for several weeks.

Mr. F. A. Coyle. area superin- tendent of the Post Office De- partment announced that author- ity had been received from the Department at Ottawa to make arrangements with the Island Motor Transport to carry mails to Georgetown and Souri: and .-ntervening points on that ioute. by regular bus service. The mail by the bus to Souris will leave Charlottetown at 4.30 p.m. daily except Sunday. arriving in Souris at approximately 6.30 p.m. The Georgetown bus will leave the city at 6.00 a.m.. arriving at Georgetown at approximately 6.25

pm.

The I.M.T. will also carry the mails on the run to Murray Harbour which leaves the city

l.M.T. To Carry Mails By

Service To

After 26th

daily at 3.45 pm.. arriving at Murray Harbour at approximate- ly 6.15 p.m. The bus on this ser- vice leaves on return to the city at approximately 6.45 p.m. mak- ing a round trip.

Thc daily morning service by truck will continue to carry the mails to Souris. Georgetown and Murray Harbour

On the new services inaugural-

len a packet service system will lbc in operation whereby letters may be mailed at bus-stop points to be carried to any succeeding station and dropped off on the .same trip. ; The changes and alterations .agrcctl to bctuecn the Post Of- ifice Department and the i.M.T. -become effective on isepi. 26. following the discontin- uance of Railway mail services on Saturday Sept. 24. All time mentioned is Standard. which ;also comes into operation in lCharlottctiiwn at midnight Sun- iday. Sept. 24.

department had spent s680.000.000 out of a total appropriation of 31.908.000.000.

Actually. the amount spent in the 1954-55 fiscal year. which ended last March 31. came to 81.805.968.960 or more than 3242.- 000.0l)0 short of the estimate. Officials said they expect 1955-56 actual spending to be' much closer to the estimate of 51.775.000.000: in other words. the short-fall will be much smaller than last year and expenditures may even be zreaier than in 1954-55.

MUST NOT RELAX

Both Defence Minister Campney and External Affairs Minister Pearson have been saying recently that the West must not relax its guard despite the apparent new friendly a tm o s p h e r e emanat- ing from Moscow.

Officials said the government probably will experience increas-

l954 figures in brackets.

Formentinc to Borden are.

49 i221; coal 120 I70t; flot feed 107 tllt"rt- gas and iii t222t; lumber 50 (36); tzarlnarls 240 l202I: sail ltitfit; sand. stone and gravel 5019 Willie brick and cement 38 I331; burlap 3 I20); building material 25 41).

From Borden to Cape Tormen- tine some of the classifications show: fish 7 W; livestock 05 490); merits 20 t2-ti: potatoes 94 (69); turnips 17 tain; canned goods 4 iii; mass 5 t3);llumber 7 tnill; scrap iron 4 Ill.

The figures were prepared by the office of the Superintendent Char- loltetown.

Cape autos and i I93 l

SALT WATER Salt of various types makes up

about 3'1: per cent of the weight of ocean waters.

5 Receives Maritime Plowing Trophy

Intel yestsrdv. The trophy 'I emblematic of the Maritime Plow-.

:..ChamploashtpaadwsscoIn- for-hytwoplowmasnua achof

less than.

ing difficulty in trying to taersuadc the Canadian public that high de- fence expenditures are necessary. They emphasized that the armed rces have rearlid a size where it requires in the neighborhood of 31.700.000.000 a year to keep them trained and well equipped.

i"Dunning" Back w I On Ferry Service

The Northumberland F e r r i e s Ltd. M. V. "Dunning" resumed her run on Wednesday morning after being removed from the service between Wood Islands and Caribou on concluding her final trip to the latter port on Sunday night.

A cracked piston rod developed on the run and it became neces- -sary to have a new one made as quickly as possible. rather than -trust to temporary repairs. which resulted in a rush job for the steel people at New Glasgow.

The Wood Island-Caribou ser- vice will officially end with the close of the month of Noverrier. The fall schedule changes for both

feet on Sept. 20.

Maine Potato Growers

I Face Two Mai

PRESQUE ISLE. Me.. (AP)- Iiiaine potutn growers have two lproblems as ll1QV RN Nady 30 harvest-is labor shortage and "'9 problem of disposing of a bumper crop. ,

Digging, already begun in some areas. will get under way in earnest next week. Schools will

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'Bcotia and New Brunswick has

or Problems

be closed for three or four weeks in much of Aroostook county. an annual ocurrance. to utilize the labor of 7.000 youngders.

About 38.000 persons. including 0.000 Canadians. will harvest an expected crop of 69,750,000 bush- els of spuds in six weeks. The yield from 155.000 acres is estim- ated at 450 bushels per acre topped only by 400 in 1950 and 465 in 1049. Last year. a poor growing one, 153,000 acres gave up 325 L ” ' per acre and a crop of 48,960,000 bushels.

Growers had hoped for an early. lshipplng season but this hasntli maicrlalized. Thus far about eight carloads have been shipped. com- pared with three at the same time last year. when bad weather hampered the harvest. This state traditionally is a late shipping area. hitting the peak in winter when producers hope for higher prices. Of the 33,000 carlnads shipped last season. only 4.000 had moved by Jan. 1.

Production of Salk Vaccine increases

. OTTAWA p Salk polio vaccine has risen in the- last three months to 1.500.000 single: doses a month.

A health department official said Thursday that is double the rate; at which the vaccine was produced:

FREDERICTON tCPl-An econ- omist of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said Thursday the decline of agriculture in Nova

been faster than in any other province.

Dr. Ernest Hope told the At- isnfic Provinces Economic Council that the agriculture industry in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick has declined 00 per cent since 1001. compared to is 10 per cent drop in Ontario. Prince Edward Island. he said. has been relatively stable with an 1 r cent decline and Quebec has ained two per cent

out Dr. J. G. Taggart. federal deputy minister of agriculture. aid of

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ships on the run will go into cf-t

Resignation Of Deputy Health-Welfare Minister

yesterday Government meeting of Dr. 0. H.

Monday.-

Comments On Potato Rates

MONCTON ICP) - The former executive manager of the Mari- time Transportaiion Commission said Thursday he could not see how equalized freight rates would affect the agreed rate on Prince Edward Island potatoes.

Rand H. Matheson was com- menting on a statement made Wednesday by J. A. McDonald. research economist of Canadian National Railways who said cqualized freight rates could be detrimental while addressing the Fredericton seminar of the At- lantic Provinces Economic Coun- cil.

Mr. Malheson said the agreed rate on P.E.l. potatoes was spec- ifically excluded from equaliza- tlon.

Ottawa Still Skeptical Over

The rcsignation was announced

afternoon following a

Fundy Power

OTTAWA VCPJ--A federal poiicr official said Thursday the Cana- dian govcrnment is not convinced that it is economically feasible to harness the Bay of Fundy tides to produce electric power.

He was commenting on a Fred- ericton report that such a project is being considered by economists. power firms. and financial inter- ests.

The federal and United States governments. the official said. asked the international joint com- mission in 1050 to estimaic the cost of a full-scale investigation into the proposal.

The commission estimated such a study would cost about 53.000.- 000. The Canadian government has

the cost with the U. S.

"Such an investigation would uce electric power." the official said. "There has been nothing

eral level for several yars."

not as yet agreed to share half

only determine the economic fea-l sibility of using the tides to prod-

active on the proposal at the fed-

PRICE 50

Imperial Oil Given Licence

Following a meeting of

the Government yesterday.

the news was released by Premier Matheson that Imperial Oil Limited had been granted a license to explore for oil and gas on Prince Edward Island. The license coyers over 400.000 acres and includes that part of the Province from a point about eight miles west of Summerside to a point slightly east. of Savage Harbour. The west boundaries of Lots 17 and 19 form the west side of the License territory and the sides of Lots 48. 38, and 39 form the south and

east boundaries.

The Government. in line with its policy to do everything pos- sible to develop the natural re- sources of the Province has been quietly working with Federal geo- logists during the past three summers in an tndeavor to have a thorough and modern geolog- ical survey made of Prince Ed- ward island. Dr. V. K. Prest of the Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. Ottawa, is in Charge of the survey and is as- sisted locally by Mr. B. Graham Rogers of the Department of In- dustry and Natural Resources.

It was necessary to have the oil and minerals regulations changed and brought up to date and this involved a study by Premier Matheson, who is also Attorney General, of the Acts and Regulations of the other Provin- t-cs. The Regulations as amended now provide for the granting of a license and later the granting of a lease should exploratory work under the license warrant a LI mpany taking out a long term holding of any particular area they may have worked on.

It is understood that an aerial magnetometer survey will be the first step by -Imperial Oil to be followed by ground work of an intensive nature. Mr. W. A. Rol- ilf. an outstanding geologist, and manager of the Producing De- partment. has been here a num-

ber of times making a general

MONCTON. N B. Sept. 15- With the change in train services. effective Sunday. September 25th next. one hour and thirty-five minutes will be lopped off the travel time in the through sleep- ing car service from Montreal to Charlottetown. according to an announcement by George Stiven. gcneral passenger agent for the Canadian National Railways here.

Mainland Service To

island Speeded Up Effective Sept. 25

seven fifteen a.m. EST.

The new train services will also provide for earlier arrival in Charlottetown and other Prince Edward Island points from Bali- fax and Saint John and will pro- vide direct service throughout the winter to and from Boston.

Coach passengers from Mont- real for Charlottetown and other P. E. 1. points will leave Mont-

Curtis (above), Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare. He is leaving the position to return to private practice in the City. Dr. Curtis received his medical de- gr-ec from Dalhousie University in 1940 and for the following nine years conducted a rural practice at Bonsllaw. P. 15.1. in 1949 he took post graduate work at the

This speeded up service will do away with the previous wait at Sackvllie.

crated on leaving Montreal daily except Saturday at eight thirty pm. EST to arrive in Moncion at one fif-

reai on the Maritime Express at eleven thirty a.m. EST daily ex- cept Saturday. connections being made at Moncton for P. E. I. points on train leaving Moncton at one forty p.m. AST to arrive Charlottetown eight fifteen p.m. and Summe side seven forty-five

The through sleeper will be op- the Ocean Limited

fall of 1950 was appointed Chlei Health Officer for the province.

.Deputy Minister came in Decem- iber. 1951.

University of Toronto and in the

His appointment to the post of

ii Malpegue Man Winner Of Public Speaking Contest

Georgc Riley of Hamilton. a member of the Malpeque Calf Club

(cp)-pmducu0n opwas awarded first place in the

Provincial public speaking contest held at Prince of Wales Collerle

'last evening with four contcslants

taking part. Second place wont to Kathlccn Dekkcr. a member of the

Reports Decline In Agriculture

In N.S.And N.B.

'Scotla. he said. the decline was not uniform mer the whole prov- 'inre. ill? TO THE FARMER. He described the decline of agri- culture in Canada as a "general Continued on page 2. Col. 3

Barbara Ann Weds Saturday .

TORONTO 'CPi -Skating star Barbara Ann Scott Thursday swirled ihroulh last-minute prep- arations for her wedding Satur- day to Tammy King. publicity director for Chicago Stadium Sports Enterprises.

did Tbewsddi winbeat4 .rn. II Rosedalenltresbyterlan cbhrch

la a pleasant residential district of central Toronto. The minister

trend was similar to Nova Sc-oils nititewlrnsunsl. lvuhltova

of the church is Rev. James D. inert.

Sherbrnoke Calf Club. As a result of their showing last night. both Mr. Riley and Miss Dekker will 0 to the Amherst Winlcr I-lair late in October to compete in the Mori- time Public Speaking Contest. scheduled to take place there. Last y, ar Mr. Rilc.V Toronto h the Eaton Agricultural Scholarship competition and o'so in partnership with Nelson Morri- son of Hamilton. won tho ("HIDD- eflflnn in dairy Judging at the Am- hcrst Wintcr Fair. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Riley. Baltic. P.E.I. .

&.nsa-gslnoy

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teen p.m. AST and in Charloite- I-hm, town at eight fifteen pm. In the through sleeper servicle f Charlottetown to Montrea. ilzill will Sleartlie Ctharioltietown Man ii. ii pt un lay a els 8-in- ASTytte)xfsErive in dliflolluttortl all two! twenty p.m. an on rea a T s - raffle Smash SAINT JOHN. N. B. (CF)-A man tentatively identified as