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EASTER SEALS READIED FOR MAILING

The annu.-4‘: ";-'u.’fi.'-.g hoe" (“|i.'i"l~.'to=tn\\'n Rotary Club ‘-‘Fir hold last ?l§‘_'Il7 at the \'.\ICA. putting: to‘.r‘.t‘r.<

seals into ('nir='.r“f‘S to scnd

to all adults in tho l\l‘0\'l1C9. ____~_,___ .__ -..- .__.__-_

This year the ma was enlarged from 15.000 25.- 000 names. and the Rotary Anns were called in to iiclp. shown above are from the left. .\lrs. l-‘rank Stn1'e.\'. .\1rs. Alfred Hcnnessey and Mrs.

ilin; list to

New Commons’ Scal Given Mr. MacNaught

By Farmcr Tissiiigfnn Capital Bureau. Tho Guardian

OTTAWA -— P.E.l‘s cabinet mjnismr. .l_ \\.';it.-on ll: :\'au:lit, has movc-d The Sulic“.or Gen- eral is one of .~e\'ci‘al Liberal iront-bcnrhors whose Com- mons seats wcrc changed at the openn: of the sotonci ses- of the 26th Poi'liarncnt Tuesday.

Form:-riy. .\i’r. .\Ia(‘\'-'.-‘lgllf oc- cupied frv-rt bench about ftwo-thirds of the \\'ay down the Commons’ chamber‘ from the Spc:ikor's chair. .\'m-r. he bi-oiicht more into .. ‘F sts in rmv scat alritost dir- .\Ii.uster

a second ectly bohind Prime Pearson.

His new dr-sk rnatc is the mlnister if natoiial health and weifare. .\l:.:.: .luo'y I.-a,'\l.-irsh. and he is flaukcri on his right hand by tlw m=n‘stt.-tr of labor. Allan .\Iat~l-‘.i.o‘ion. Immediately ahead of hm. in the front row. is the new minister of justice and houso leader for 'he gov- ernment. Guy Favrcau.

PRINCE,

lCnnt.inucd From Pa=:e 1) federal ARDA administration

There ples of how _~\F-‘DA can help but

he-re‘s one that is outlined brief- :

“Farm credit is important in Improving a2ricultura'. effic- iency so ARDA programs to help expand farms that are too small will depend partly on how why and where farm credit is granted by the Farm Credit Gor- poration. when people wish to move off the farm into other

are many other e.‘<am- WON)

_\lr. _\lacI\‘aug‘ht was deputy ‘house leader for the. govern- ment in 0 last session. tak- ing over when J. W. Pickcrsgill ‘was abscnt. It is cxpertedtliat the will carry out those same ‘duties in this session. substitu- {t.ng for .\fr. Favrcau in his fabsence from the chamber. Mrs. f\lacI\‘auglit was unable

attend Tuesday’s opening ;‘ceremonies as she is in a Bos- lion hospital undergoing some «tests but is expected to be back ‘home in Ottawa by the end of lthe week. .

PROVINCIAL

«Continued l’-‘ram Page 1)

‘mg particularly the $§0.fKK).000

grant given to New Brunswick for a h_vdro power development,

la project which he said would

be “beneficial to t.he people of

‘U P1

1 Cheap power from the plant .will be available to this province :if a feasibility study now under- .way favors the laying of a sub-

.marine cable beneath I\'orthum- iberland Strait. he explained.

I GEORGETOWN FERRY

He expressed disappointment

lover the fact that no mention of la ferry service between George- t

[ and Cape Breton had been ;made in P.E.l.’s representations to

. This is a project he had brought up in the Legislature in 11963. and it had been “given the {blessing of the Premier" at that ,time. he went on.

i “Would you give that priotrit-y ‘over the industrial aid?“ asked ilndustry and Natural Resour- ices Minister Leo Rossitcr.

. “We want both," Ferguson re- ie

employmcnt. the succcsr of their j p1 d

mo ve may depend on the amount of training they ave been able in get So provincial and fcderal vocational training programs come into ture.

Some rural developnient ar- eas. it is explained further. may require a system of roads suited to modern conditions. Munici- pal. provincial and federal road- building plans could be worked out to suit the overall develop- ment plan of the area.

Agricultural and forestry ex- tension services might need to be improved and this could be part of tho overall plan.

There are many other suggest-

rp >t an :3 ... E. ‘D ,- 3 E _. 3" ‘D J. m in "1 vi:

,. a few of the developments which ARDA cnvisions for in, specified

which

DEATH NOTICES

(Received too late for Classified Death Notice column).

SMITH _ At (‘harlottetown on

. . vcar. Resting at. tho Miirray River _Funera1 Home until noon F day than to the United Church, Little Sands for funeral ser vice commencing at 2 o'clock. in Little Sands

:1

the Prince

DuROCIIEs — At . County Hospltol. Sunday, 6. 1

3 ,3. J. .3 E 0 3 3 3 E

noapmi. Feb 13.1954.

Mstthewcofm Gum- hthndst..lnher6«IiyeIf- vldov41flilielafeEoi;nestMot- tun. fo!'meI'dV 31130!‘ HvE.!Ia(:I|Guflie Cut- Kflncnl Home. from Ikohncmlwllbe held

' with

« Quoting the terms of Confed- teration which promised main- lland-island transportation "win- iter and summer". he asked:

‘he pic- 5 --DO me people of Kings haveiopportunity and that

efficient steamship service in .winter'."‘ and inferred that the Jfact that they had to “travel 100 imiles" to get. -it meant that this lwz-isn't tihe case.

1‘ Mr. Ferguson was met with desk thumping on both sides of the house when he urged “a un gited stand" against further our- itailment of railroad services on fPrincc Edward Island.

"Until we have an all weather road to every corner of the pro Vince we‘re dependent on the

;railway." he said.

2 12-MILE LIMIT

i Speaking on the subject of

‘fisheries. Mr. Ferguson asked ' fisheries.

‘Mr. Rossiter. had led the rest

of C a n a d a "to believe that

iP.E.l. is opposed to the 12-mi

mif .

He said Mr Rossiicr had gone on record on several occasions as being in favor of it.

i “If we're to protect the in- shore fishermen we must have the 12-mile limit." Mr. Fergu- son said.

I He advocated that action be .takcn to determine whether

'ilohster fishermen are in favor

[of the setting up of a trap limit. » “The lobster industry brings .in 54.500000 annual‘)/: let us ‘not lose it."’ he stated.

Mr. Ferguson urged that Pan- . mure Islan Kings Conn he developed as a recreational area and recommended legisla- tion against roadside billboards views along the highways."

He said he was "disgusted" the conditions at e Queens County Jail and by “the complacent attitude of the gov- ernment" towards them.

"Imagine! Not being able to go to jail!" he said. and brought I round of laughter when be quoted Attorney-General Alban Farmer’: remark: " ey will have to wait their turn.‘ "

(Mr. Ferguson was referring

sulted in some prisoners being

turned away without serving

their sentences.) He advised that the Legisla-

ture make sure "that this does

not occur again."

I Noprly all members present

James Allen. Standing be- hind the ladies is James Allen. chairman of the Easter Seals campaign. ‘.24

‘WAGE SCALE

; «Continued from Page 1) 1 "We had expected.“

_ he said, . "that discussions at the con- 3 fcrence would have hinged

iaround the much-needed 'exa.minat.ion of the financial ‘resources and burdens of each of the provinces. and the recog- IIIILIOI1 of the principle of fiscal need. This province contends .ilia-t this principle is still the 'only adequate financial basis for a satisfactory structure in Canada. Without it we cannot hope to see establish tional standards of social secur- ity, of educational opportunity

}the great potential productivity ‘of our nation warrants." STRANGE DISTORTION

Commenting on the changes in the principle of equalization announced at the November conference. Premier Shaw said “it is a strange distortion of the principle of fiscal need and the departure from a f air equalization procedure :..<ents a retrogtrade step. A fur- lvther colnference. however, is slated for the end of March at which time we will once again present our arguments to the new proposed equalization for- mula which we hope will be rectified.“

Premier Shaw went on to any that if there is a continuation of "this kind of treatment." it will mean that our services on roads and education, health and other departments of govern- ment. will be seriously reduced. That is if we hope to pos any kind of a decent financial

‘U o In L‘.

Pointing out that there is a great deal of talk about Con- federation today. Premier Shaw ‘ said “the Confederation that the . Fathers of Confederation vis- ‘ ualized is possibly not the Con- [federation which we are experi- tencing today."

. MOST URGENT NEED

! “There is a lot of talk of bilin- i gualism, and two languages and {three languages in Canada. but itihe most ungent need is the flevclling out of the various eco- ,nomic inequalities between the ivarious provincs of Canada ‘.and giving these provinces the

\\‘hl('I) was visualized in the minds of those people who met here in 1864

"Canadians everywhere are entitled under Confederafzion to a reasonable equality of service and goodwill. Apparently that principle has not been recogniz- ed in the past and it is up to the people of this province of every political to brl In the other provinces of Can- ada. and partlciilarly to the federal government. that Con- federation la a good thing if it works for all but that we are not satisfied with the present treatment that we are receiving under Confederation and demand that recognition that free Can- adians everywhere undeir Con- federation are entitled.

"We have tine weakest pro- vlnce in Canada. as far as ru- sources are concerned. Farm- mg and fishing. ‘two of our most unstable sources of revenue - 13.000 farms have declined to about 7.000 In 20 years and fich- ing has always been preoarloul livllhood.

"With our greatest resource, our people going to other pox- tions of Canada. with our fan potential strained to the III- imost. with few resources com- mon to other provinces. we yet receive little recognition of our great needs."

Repeating that the delegation to the conference lued .treatment based on fiscal need, f Premier Shaw said "these things ‘were thrown out the window and we were bvrshed off with an un- fortunate allocation.

ENS IN‘! U

cularly happy with the Inter- pretation at the‘ federal level regarding the memfng of con-

federation. "The time has come when all our people of 1- parties

e_ expenditures."

the 118- t

sesa ple." he said. “are looking

hot) “their

uncertain terms with one voice bring to the council tables of

Canada our bitter disappoint- ment regarding our financial treatment and the conditions

“'hi°I‘ °p°“5 Feb‘ lwhicli follow and in no uncer-

itain terms demand our just place in the Canadian nation." Dealing at length with the in- crease in the cost of providing government services over the years. Premier Shaw challeng- ed the Opposition to tell the gov- ernment “where we can reduce

“Figures tell the story." said. comparing expenditures of 1959 with those of 1963.

“There have been expanded services in every department of government," he said. "and wc are curtailing expenditures to the fullest extent but the people of the province are asking for these expenditures. It is vial hat our services be kept within shooting distance of other pro- vinces or we will lose our popu-

I9

.and of public services. which lam“

The premier in v i t e d "any member of the Opposition to tell us where we can reduce. Should we cut back in education? In road work? In resource develop- ment? Should we pay lower teachers’ salaries? I don't think there is one member who would suggest that these services be cut "

NW9‘ Pnovminc JOBS

Speaking on industrial devel- opment. and referring to new in- dustries established in the pro- vince. the premier said "it our duty to see that jobs am available in our communities. The gist of our resources de- velopment work is the creation of more Jobs and the direction of our people to these jobs as soon as they are available."

The premier said there has been a tendency in the past few years for people to depend on government. “Too many pen to the government for hel .

“Our duty is to help those who are unable to wor but I am afraid political parties of all kinds have gone too far to courage too much dependence on government. As we increase government assistance. we de-

available for necessary govern- ment services."

c premier suggested there is u e e d for an educational pro- gram. “placing emphasis on the development of initiative and independence."

He said the aim of all ‘‘should

aggressiveness that is a part our inheritance. such conditions as will present job openings for our people. That is the main objective of our resources development pro- gram."

ISLAND NEWS PAGE]

2 The Guardian. Charlottetown. Wed. 1-*.»i.. 19. 1964. ' .-

By GEORGE CONDON

SUIMMERSIDE —- The major- ity of the 50 passengers wh o boarded the CNR ferry Abeg- weit at Cape Tormentine. N.B.. for her 9215 ci-oulng Sunday night. did not reach their Island destination until 11 p.m. Mon- day and some did not complete their trip until yesterday morn- ing. The group was stranded on the ferry for some 26 hours.

They had left Cape Tormentlne at the height of the past storm and when they arrived at Boi- den found conditions so bad that neither vehicles nor passengers were able to leave the Abegwelt.

The motorists who disembark- ed at Cape Tormentine just be- fore that last run also can Info

severe storm conditions a n (I most could get no further than three miles from Tormentine.

On fihe ferry it was announc- .ed that road conditions were impassable and that passengers should make themselves comfor- table for the night.

By daybreak. conditions were no better at Borden than the

ed that the ferry would return to

he Cape Tormentine with the train

for the mainland. It finally left Borden at 11 a.m.

FURTHER DELAY

Ice and storm conditions caus- ed a further delay once the ferxy arrived at Tormenfine and if was announced that no fu 1' thei- runs would be made until the train for the Island arrived in the evening. By this time the passengers had been on board for some 16 hours.

ship became a priceless object and every form of entertainment

was thought of. Some crew members told stories and displayed card tricks and puzzl- es in the enjoyment of the children.

night before and so it was decid-

Every deck of cards on the m

possible with limited facilities

Stranded Passengers Finally Reach Island

The train was finally loaded about 7:45 Monday evening and the ship began the return cross- ing to Borden. When it arrived about 9:45 it had been nearly 3 hours since the passengers from Sunday night. had first come aboard.

A plow was waiting at Borden to lead the way into Charlotte town and the road to Summer side was heavy but passable as the plow had gone through about a half hour before.

liquor Sales Increase

Salas of liquor In the prov- ince amounted to $4,998,654 in the fiscal year ending March 31. 1963.

This was an Increase of $161.- 014 over the previous year's sales of $4,837,640.

The P.E.I. Liquor Control Commission. in its report, tabled in the Legislature ye terday, sarid higher sales have been a consequence of the in- crease in the tounlst trade and, as the tourist trade will continue to increase. “we must prepare to meet the increasing de-

and.‘ SALES OUTLETS

According to the report. net sales amounted to $4.362.461 af- ter health tax of $4$.246 and sales tax of $199,940 were do ducted foam the gross. The Charlottetown outlet led

in I

en- 5

crease the amount of money 0

be to develop that initiative and th

and establish I

Questions

"Are Asked

In House

Opposition Leader A. W. Matheson said in the Legisla- ture yesterday he had received a letter frown Etatrl Cannon. manager of the 'de of- .t'icc of the Unemployment In-

Commission. regaudiing

THRONE SPIEECH

cisms. includi those lut week of Premier John Robarls of Ontario. IGNORES RISKS

Despite the political risks, the Liberal caucus decided here Monday to urge the government to go ahead with the legislation.

The government has indicated it doesn't plan another federal- provinclal conference on the is-

to a Commons committee that can call witnesses.

A national fisheries develop- ment program will be proposed -—an outcome of the federal-pro vincial fisheries conference in Ottawa last month.

Otherwise, the speech cited few specific ures. It referred to "3 hearten- ing expansion of the economy" but said more progreu ll needed.

PLAN ‘VARIETY’

"My ministers will propose I variety of measures which will further increase employment and raise the Itihdard of living by strengthening and expanding the primary and secondary III- dustrieu of Canada." the govern- ment said.

As usual. the throne IDOOCI lacked details.

The senate nefercucc said only that on on for retirement roposed. senators now hold

$15,000-a-your job for life. The most

Judges.

The loan: for dcnts were incl oral party cunpcln platform in the

oral election.

university stu- cdln the Lib-

umped val when the Kings MP gave his personal support to tho rod ol- nizn as Canada‘: log.

must band together and in no That platform also had In- cluded io.ooo scholarships n th their desks In Into your wont: s1.ooo each. but In

refcnence to flu It said that

(Continued from Page 1) public Jan. 20 — and not a fur- E M ther revision touched off by cri-

n

sue. and that the plan will go I

$85,534 over the previous year. Net sales of other outlets. with the increase over the prev-

($4.107); ($5.941). Warehouse sales were $440,263. In increase of $13,949.

Two outlets had in net sales. of

adeareaoe Bord

report was 9.497. a dad 994 from the previous year. Tourist permits, however. show- ed an increase of 1,005 with 20.317 Issued in the year ending last March

Referring bo tourism. ' he

this demand. we are compelled stock a more wiricd select-

from year to year and we must P!*e'P8.re to meet the continuing demand. SPACE LACKING

“The warehouse space in the present ‘

wihdchln paaflor ltselflnt2hemntuwed.andIn future bonmct

l i

Sister Reioins Hospital Staff

Sister Mary Gabriel. CSM has returned to the Charlottetown Hospital where she is employed In the children’: department.

A 1945 graduate of the Chur- lottetown Hospital School of Nursing. she supervised In the children's department eight

t . In 953. she spent six months studying of nursing children at the Sick chil- dren's Hospital. Toronto.

A leave of absence from the Charlottetown Hospital was gl- ven her in 1962 in order for her to qualify for a Bsc. in nursing.

She successfully completed the.

necessary cgurse in Boston Col- lege in January this year. Sister Mary Gabriel is :1 dan- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Le- Clair, Chestnut Street. Char-

lotfetown.

! Few Emergencies Reported

From Southern Kings County

MONTAGUE —- No serious ac-

the severe storm.

be narrow and travelling win in difficult.

WEATHER

Plovwmen were called at 5 TORONTO (C?) —- Observed a.m. yesterday to allow the temperatures: panes: of a maternity case to Min. M“ emorial Hos- Dawson .. -30 .11 PIIIII from Peters Road and Snag .. ... -34 .7 they delivered another patient Vancouver . 39 53 who was expected for early Victoria .. 43 so rnorndm B1H‘8€W.l7o the os- Edmonton . 5 as . Regina . .. . 11 12 Telephone and electrical sei- wmngpeg _,, ,_, , _ _12 H vices remained intact although T9,-onto __ ,,_ ,__ 33 lo tnfflc was tied up entirely. c gnaw. ._ _ 4 M I|30m‘1 I0” WW 1 I0 13 Montreal .. ... .. 3 23 feet deep and as one despatcher Quebec _ _ _ ,4 25 Put If. "we are not sure yet °W Fredericton 9 32 we will net some of the lone saint John . a 29 dflfll 11 ~W¢ WV‘ Moncton . . ... 5 31 been out all day and it tilted alifax . . . . .. i4 3; the PIW 3‘ '5“ 3' ‘V’ Charlottetown . 13 25 blvwed it out-" s due . . . . .. . 18 5 W!‘-H1118 WWW “'5 Yarmouth . 29 d°¢Y9~B~5°"-I 3'11 PI’°'“’m°“ St. John's. Nfld. . . 34 were more hopeful of having a H_u,u«*Ax (C?) — The weath number er office says clear sides we"

hour last nildht If Monmue Regional be opqi Iisiionc to call the buses to school bakes place diallly at 7 am. it t