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lore that 250 members of the P.E.I..Public Servants As- sociation attended the annual meeting of the organization in Birchwnod High School yester- day evening. Seen here Don

Tuesday that he intends

Prince Edward Island cause- itay within a week or 10 days.

e member-elect for Prince cabinet meio-

OTTAWA (CP)«—— The case of the big - time Stephenville, closed by the tax appeal board. I George Basha. bowling alley

operator and real estate man. claimed he was being taxed for his "large" winnings at various gambling establishments in Ha- vana, Florida. and the French Riviera. as as in card in Montreal and back home in Newfoundlnd .

But the board. in a Judgment released Tuesday. found there

h in the years 1965, anti 1957 resulted from his gam- bling income. I T'io revenue department ar- good that Mr. h'asha‘s increased assessments were due to busi- nt‘s: profit.

'Government investigators tes- it‘trci that in 1953-57 he was part-owner of several movie theatres. pmm ote d wrestlin bouts and bought and sold scrap metal and used tires.

‘llis recollection of these various subsidiary is c t i v ltiea was very vague, however. and

he had made. from the

Mr.” Basha testified that ho “'Pn large signs of money" in

C Md games, at the

' . Big Income Tax Rap

it's Good to} the Island ’0‘ The Guardian. is For it

PUBLIC SERVANTSI Holt) MEETING

his

Norton, right is renewing s W.C. Sin-

membership. Léft i

_ nott; secretary of the Associa-

tion; James Higgins. preside ent lstandingtl and Eugene Mulligan, seated centre. At

MacNaught Plans Study Of Causeway Information

CAPITAL BUREAU detailed OF THE GUARDIAN opinions in -the department of with the project." Mr. MacNau~ OTTAWA —- Solicitor General public works with respect to the. ght said. .1. Watson MacNaught said here engineering and economic teas-I to ibility of the proposed link make a thorough study of theiwith New Brunswick. “I want. in particular. to have. a close look at the department's

review of the. present.

report on which former Prim

.Minister Diefenbalterv based his

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United States Air Force base at Stephenville. d h

He sai

gambled “at two or three loca- tions in Montreal." at casinos in Havana. Nice. France and Monaco, and at horse and dog tracks and iai trial courts in

orida.

He filed a statement signed by a USAF technical sergeant, whose name was not mentioned in the judgment, saying that the airman had k own Mr. Basha to lose large'sums and win be. tween $15,000 and $20,000 during his stay at Harmon Field

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‘ Stephenville.

The appeal was dismissed. but Mr. Basha has one consolation. The board directed the govern. ment to reduce his income for 1955-57 by $2.375. in respect of insurance and living expenses.

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mission by Foreign Minister. d: . .

9 arrived

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rotten

W E A T H E R Rain. changing in evening to showers: southeast winds 25. gusts to 45. shifting to west 20. Low-high 40 and 50.

“Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dow"

NewCho'rges Heat Tempers In Caribbean

SANTO DOMINGO. Domini- can Republic (APl-The Domlni- can government charged Tues- day that President Francois Duvaller of Haiti had close ties with Communist- nations and had offered a military base to

Cuba. ,

The latest charge in Santo Domingo's blazing feud with neighboring Haiti was laid be-

ag- nc-h-- CHARLO'I'I‘ETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY. MAY 1. 196's.

Waxy“ SEVEN on 14 PAGES.

PRINCE COUNTY

EVENT

ore an' inter-American peace es s. by plane from Ne York to head off a threatened military clash between the two neighbors, then flew on to Port an Associated Press correspond- ent Morris Rosenberg in Port au Prince reported Duvalier's

2! s3

regime imposed censorship on t ' dispatches‘ shortly after the team from the ganization of A m eri can States arrived. t Details of Freites's charges‘ were not made public. but there i were reports at " hadi entered into some sort of ar—. rangement with Communist: Czechoslovakia. ‘ The mission. headed by OAS.I Council President Gonzalo Facio I of Costa Rica, scheduled talks1 in Port au Prince with Duval ier and Foreign Minister Renei Chalmers to try to calm em-‘ pers. '

the meeting reports from the

executiVe n d committee chairmen were heard. Pre- mier W.R. was guest

speaker. (See story on Page 3).

Fall Election Seen For Ont.

TORONTO (CP) —- The Tele- gram says Premier John Roth. arts f ta has decided to: hold a general election in the' fall.

The Telegram says the main] reason for the decision not to.

the government would proceed

'Efforts to secure a copy of the report for publication have not been successful.

he solicitor general pointed out that some departmental re- ports are written only for th c benefit of poo l

lic. '

"If that is the case with th I a report I wouldtake the position that I could not release it. eith- er." Mr. MacNaught told the Ottawa Bureau of The IGuardian.

He said he hopes to open his investigations into the subject before long but since arriving in Ottawa he has been very busy establishing his office and deal- Iing with an accumulation of 1work and correspondence that . has piled up for the past month 1 or two.

‘ “I am finding that there is a great deal more involved in the . solicitor - general’s portfoilio 1 than I had at first imagined. but Iwant to get. around to the causeway matter within the next week or 10 days." Mr. MacNaught said.

By EUGENE LEVIN ROME (APl—Italy‘s unpre-

he could not recall what profits . m." tho‘

INSIDE TODAY Announcements. notices . 13 Births. death’s

Editorials .. . . . . . . . . . . .. Kings. uecns. City . . . . .. Finance. markets .. Summers . . . . . . . Prince County S rt . . . . . . . . . ..

no Women‘s

dictable voters have handed

Premier Amintore F a it fani’s

hold a June elect'm “was thei [nagging fear that the govern-I lment‘s solid legislative Igram, which has just passed by the legislature. yet come through to the toratc."

been

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BABY ARRIVES AS FIRE FLARES CAVEY ID - a the this rEsiilc Beatrice Avenue Tuesday. Then Barbara Wil-' liams's baby began to arrive. At that moment the milkinan rang the doorbell. Simultan- t eously kitchen A n ghborlng housewife ; dashed in and helped deliver

the I fire brigade. While waiting for help lhe sprinkled the flames i with several quarts of Grade

milk. ‘ Ten minutes later it was all 3 over.

Mother and child were doing I well. The fire was out. The I fire brigade left. Blackwell resumed his mil run.

votes cast. They rank as the No. 2 party in Italian politics.

The Christian Democratst maintained their standing as

Christian Democrat party its worst election beating. His left- leaning government is in jeop- rdy. Returns Tuesday from week- end balloting gave. Communists on the left and Liberals on the right their biggest parliamen- tary gains ever. ’ The Communists. picking up 1.000.000 votes over their show- ing in the. 1958 election. won a quarter of the some 31.000.000

New Hampshire Okay: Lottery ‘

CONCORD. N.H. (AP)—-New. Hampshire Tuesday sanctioned a. lottery as a revenue measure.

The legislation which propo- nents said would reap $4,000,000 yearly—earmarked for educa- tion—would provide for two

» Greece over Frederlka's current

..dnnhotclforth¢

sweepstakes a year on races at Rockingham P a r k. ew Hampshire horse track near the Massrchusetts border. I be-1 comes effective In 00 days. ‘.

hasn't ! elecv

on

a fire broke out in the j C

:c leader told his audience of 460 th t '

Prince Edward Island's "Sun- set Trail." a scenic coastal drive around the perimeter of Prince County. will be opened officially in June by Premier Walter R.

W. During the opening ceremon- ies, the. date of which will be set later, Premier Shaw a nd: members of his cabinet w ill make a tour of the trail. .

Where possible, the trail will follow coastal roads and pass. near a number of public parks,. including Anglo Park. Jacques. Cartier Park. Bloomfield Parkfi Cedar Dunes Park. GreenPark.‘

Increased Confidence

Sunset Irail Opening Set For Date In June ‘

Miscmtche Park and Linkletteri Park.

Dr. George Dewar. minister of I education, said yesterday that‘ ‘special signs will be placedi along the trail, historic sites will Ike mar e e provinciall tourist bureau will issue litera-: ture describing the trail for I tourists. 1

Dr. Dewar said that. establish- ‘ ment of the “Sunset Trail" will help d-raw tourists to Prince County. .

The trail will begin in S u m- merside. follow the coast line of Prince County and end in Sum- mersi e.

Reported By Pearson

TORONTO lCPl ~- Prime. Min- nig-ht he believes there already is increased confidence in Can- ada among Canadians and by ;other nations

i He told the annual dinner of Ithe. Canadian Press:

I “If I am right. this tangible. be

ithough vital. result could a the

long step toward .'... .r i

7 w . . a ‘ems'. 0|" wlatout 1little else matters. With Iwitb hard work, ipolicies. and with wise action. we can move mountain ."

Making his first public ad- dress since being sworn in asf anada's 14th prime minister

it and

ght day ago, the Liberal,

the restoration of confl- ‘ dence in Canadian affairs is the

government. M

1 Pearson indicated that he i

has been disturbed by press attention to his campaign prom-i ise of “60 days of decision." i

CAUSES STIR i

"it has caused quite a stir on I

' Parliament Hill, especially in;to . I jg}... press gallery," he told (he'days of talks With Prestdent

Fanfani Gov't In Danger “Following Gains By Reds ~

i Italy's No. 1 party. bill with little consolation. Their total seals dropped to ll from 40 per cent in the Chamber of Depu- ties and to 42 from 50 per cent in the Senate. v

Among their partners in a coalition government. that has experimentally swung this North Atlantic Treaty nation leftward. only the Democrat socialists improved on their 1958 showing. The Republicans. lost ground. So did the Marxist Socialists of Pietro Nennl. who have been voting with the government supporters In par- liament.

Together. these parties maintain their parliamentaryl1

(Continued on page. 3. col. 3i ,

I'Ifihlenc‘e ‘ '

gathering of publishers. editors‘

pro- isler Pearson said Tuesday and newspaper execu ve

“Every day that goes by is. ticked off as one day of action;

gone . ave even asked whether Sundays countli “I have been told that mem«'

hers of the press gallery arei keeping a close check on eachi “day‘s developments, keeping a Idetailed suppose.

record for posterity. I

t

in

a. “57“” er “h chart be published

full form

with sound after 30 days of ‘hits, runs and Ciety It 5L MBI‘Y'S. Ontario.

. errors.’ especially errors." ‘

WON’T BE FINISHED . Pearson said he is con-i cerned that after 60 days there' may be an idea that the govern- I ment's job is . “This is not my intention." He said he. is anxious to get

started on the legislative pro-i

I

‘firs‘ “9m " his “5' “5 Prion” Igram for the 26th Parliamenti Iltems to be tackled by the Jew ‘ which is to open Thursday. May‘ s “d

6.

The. prime minister was to leave a few hours after the dinner for London where he. is scheduled to confer with Prime Minister Macmillan Thursday and Friday. Next week he goes Hyannis Port. Mass. for two

enn y.

"It is my hope and belief that out of these talks will come r e n e w e d and strengthened friendship, p a r t n e r ship. and trust; a mutual understanding and respect for the roles that

I understand they plan reg:

l sophy

; Holdup In Montreal Nets Army Payroll

’ MONTREAL (CP) Three 7,» hooded bandits wearing army ' uniforms escaped with a army payroll Tuesday gunning down the paymaster outside an east end bank. Lieut. J. J. Marcel Ste. Marie, 43. paymaster at the League i, Pointe army depot, was shot in i I the ankle. calf and thigh. He underwent an emergency oper- ation but there was no word on his condition. A sergeant and a civilian ’x‘ apmy employee with Lieut_ Ste. 1 Marie escaped injury despite“. the hail of bullets. l Police found 25 empty carts ridge cases on the street. Onefia' lot the bandits used a sten gun. I' The robbery occurred outside. a branch of Banque Canal-I

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FAR S Tignish Native Will Preach SDU Sermon

new. “award J. Shea‘ phnvgdiejnnce dltiftionale at Hochelaga.‘ . .. . ‘an a i ac streets shortly . ‘ SEW?” Remnr‘ol 5am" Piano‘safter 9 am. Lieut. Ste. Marie ‘ ’ "f ' » Xavner Seminary. Srarh 0News: in the habit of conductingl Ontario, a native son of Tignish,,“his business before the normal LIEUT- STE' MAR“ P.E.I.. and a graduate of th ei bank °pening 0‘ 10 a' ' Marie and spra d ; . .. ye his army

class of 1946 from St. Dunstan's‘ mm giggm-lle“ thfizabfl: “:2; YehICI‘“ 0'19 “I the bandi“ University. will deliver the Bac« when the bandits jumped out of Jug?“ 9:9 naggghe Ease $2.3.” calaureale Sermon to the St. a Whilfl Pam’l trUCIl- The! hafids. Hp struggledpsmaard ;

nstan's grad I

nu uatps n" Sundaytordercd the. paymaster Io hand ha“

over the leather bag. When he : on m i" that the hum.

afternoon. May 12th. at four o'-.attempmd m draw his army brads: 0:: Igithistgand. to “"“k- iristol. he was struck over 2 waiting Sharing? 22? ab '5 Father Shea Is the son of Mrs.ihead. ' i “t

. t . ‘ doning their truck. Police said Wilbert Shea of Ttgnish. P.E.l.,‘,SH0T WHILE FALLING the panel truck had been stolen and the first of four members of. As he fell. the. man with the and the Side Pane} .wm‘ I the family to graduate from St.fsub - machin'egun o ened fir . Miner's name I“ b“; Dunstan's. His sister. Margaret,"Dhe burst of fire hit Lieut. Ste. 33'“th “V” is a member of this year's Massimm

The banditsshot the tires of I Both his high school and univer-‘z 0 army VP'h'CIP' before fleet“.

. . ity studies were completed atI I“ Prevent immedlale pumm' Isc. Dunstan‘s and following bisl e t LIPUL SIP» Manes IWO cm graduation with the gree . , I .. ., , ‘pf" ‘9“5”n9:~was «ll: ‘19 ' », ., .~ ~. . _. '5‘ _-. . ,’.. ' . g. . -..-_."td..-=.'.r...‘ou.-it _ » ' ' I" e » " .bro e ou —-—h‘a’d’ ’no chance to‘i‘ul

I their weapons. Olf An armyspnkesmansaid most of the 2,000 men stationed . . . I. .at Longite Poinle have their :fi‘ilfietséwnmfitaj Effigy HALIFAX (CPI—The sealing deposited directly into their :5: n 1953 he went to Laval Univer:5season °" the Past mast ended bank “mu” Th" “my Lieu" git £0 begin raduate st d mtTUESday Enlld Charges 0f “18ft- Ste. Marie was carrying was for ins: S h gt “lyt ‘ The Charges came from Capt. the men who preferred to be 9"” y.‘". 'w‘.’ ye?” a.eri0hrist Maro of the Halifax paid in cash. received his Licentiate In PhIIo-isealer Theta who said Tuesday .. . ...._ .. .__. h - 1"! il‘anua'l'y "I “1‘5 year Iabout 3.000 pelts piled on ice in 9 Comp {ad the WM" ff” th"'Ithe Gulf of St. Lawrence by his F Doctorate in the same field of;crew were flown away by t r c y Rive-r HAY RIVER. N.w.T ICPl—

. . planes. 0 0“ comPIel’?“ “l "‘9. Slum”; A case of disputed ownership for the Licentiate in Philosophy.=of 5.000 pelts is Sm! before the wo largo schools were rou- vorth into emergency shelters

entered“ ll'e‘Noi'iti' o‘" the Scarboro Foreign Mission So-

He was ordained to the priest

Father Shefi jOInef.‘ the 5‘3.“ 0‘ Prince Edward Island Supreme St- Franc“ xavm‘ seminary Court following last year's sea- and on June 1. 1961 he was ap-.son in the gulf. pointed Rector of the Seminary. . 9 hearing was adjnumpd Tuesday as the floode Hay The Baccalaureate Sermon‘before the opening f the 593. River spilled more than three will be given at the Pontificiallson and is expected to re-opcn feet of water across more than High Mass which will be cele-tearly this menu-L half this town of 1.800. 'brated in the afternoon of May I The Theta was one of six Hal More I Ii a n 600 persons. 12th by Most Rev. M.A. Mac-Iifax sealers in the gulf. She is‘ mostly children, were placed in Eachern. DD. Chancellor of SLIto unload 10.000 pens, The sea-_ the schools during the. day. Dunstan‘s. This will be the firstsson opened March 5. The season Mayor W. R. hIrBrynn said an- ceremony of the Com-Ion the front—eastern Labrador} other 300 adults were In bl mencement Program and willbeiand northern Newfoundland—I cared for in the schools over- open to the public. ialso closed Tuesday. '

each of our three great nations can‘ play or the benefit ' of1 themselves and of others.”

ASKS PRESS HELP Mr. Pearson said the press of Canada has a vital role to play in meeting the challenges which face the nation. “So I invite 'ycur vigilance. lexpect your criticism. I need your help and co-operation, not in a partisan way but in the difficult tasks it is now my honor, my privilege and my responsibility to carry He said government give false information or with; hold legitimate information for‘ its own comfort and conveni~ once—referring to the recent concern over "managed news."i "There must be no censor-t ship; no secrecy. clear and demonstrable re-L quirement of national secttrity."I

o E

he belieVes that, noi

LONDON (thhrsI—A Unital States actress here has told how .she went to her front door In a bath towel and found the mud. spattered queen of Greece and her daughter seeking protection from a mob of political demon~ atrators. '

British newspapers, splashing OMartt Stevens' account of

Queen Fred

t:

aughtor Princess Irene. any the incident explained (the real reason for Britain‘s formal diplomatic apology to

visit here. When Fredertka left her In

" rattle Me to IMI’

Mend lacs 10-“: visit It... .-

‘pealtag for freedom for Greek

tectives mingled with a crowd of about too persons.

Uniformed police lined the sidewalks and questioned pedes- trians carrying packages. and an escort of six police motor- cyclists was assigned to her limousine on the l7-mile ride to the airport.‘

But for the first time in the queen's visit. _ demonstrators sp-

polittcal prisoners ptekcflng her hotel. SEND! APOLOGY Foreign Secretary Lord Home sent as official apology to the queen expressing ' . dis- tress" for "incidents" which no curred the day she a vad tn Mon April so to attend marriage of Princess Alexandra,

were not

si 2 v

the her daughter a large

Actress Reveals Episode : ‘Inv’oIving Greek Queen

cousin of Queen Elizabeth, to‘ ngus ‘ . The American nctress's storyf