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Apprmdmateb 2'75 Ictivn members at the permana'i‘. .and reserve forces of LhI Royal Canadian Navy. Naval veterans. Sea Cadets. Wren! Ind Sea Rangers. turned out yesterday morning for the an- nual church parade marking

URCH PARADE MARKS

I Ind also the start of “Navy l Week" in Canada. The large tin-nout attended 11:00 am.

“Battle of Atlantic Sundnv" ‘

I “vices It St. Paul‘s An:- Iican Gun-ch and St. Dunstan's ‘ Basilica Here the head of ' the parade. led by Surgeon l

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OBSERVANC E

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Commander 1.. E. Prowse. VRD. commanding officer HMCS Queen uni-tom. iiown passing the saluting base. on Richmond Street in front of the Provincial Build- tng. with Prerch Walter R. Show taking the salute.

1PM Pins Election Hopes

On Economic Planning

ﬂy JAMES NELSON

LONDON. Ont ‘CP‘—Prlnlf‘ Minister Dtcfenbaker has pin- ncd the ('onservaln‘r party's campaign for re-cleclion June 111 to a program of national (‘t'oA nomie development projects. promising greater equality for III

He said Saturday night one of the first things his government mould do is set up a royal eomA Mission of economists to make ii comprehensn‘c t‘f‘l‘ll‘W or tax- Ition. Its purpose would be to see that the la). burden is home. Indy and courtinth by all

Mr. Diefenbnke'r npoke to In estimated 5.000 iii I campaign itch-off rally in the Londini Arena. The audience Ipplauacd hLI Iceimnt of his itlcwardshlp In the government SIIICP 1957. cheered his Iibes at the Liberal opposition and gave him a Itandinp ovation for his picture of the future

Having campnizned In 1937 on restoring Ihe riuhtn nf Partin- merit. Ind in 19311 on I program of rcsourt‘cs development. .\tr. nieIeankcr said his govern- ment no“ is \f‘f‘kl": a mandate for "the lf‘t'nt‘lfl slime"

lt‘: key \llll he I‘l'nnliﬂllt' Irowth , . . continually cxmnd‘ I": emplnvrnrni greater

Inr‘lll justice "

SPEAKS RAPIDLY

He Ipokn In rapid phl'a‘cs "‘(‘lltnl the growth «I the na- tion Ilnce 1957 when the Con-

liberal Promises Studios Of Canal

AMHERST ’(‘P' r kcith tin-ell. llbccal candidate for Cumberlmd tn the June til tid- Cal election. said Saturday that I Ltblnl government will make In immediate start on the m- I-Iry m ind enzimeriiu nudist for the China-to emal protect.

He and In a statcment that it these ltudiea Ihow that u is possible lid Idvtluble. it Lib oral Wont would pmcccd without May on he construct- "WI of the Chigoecto canal and ' hydroelectric project

British Minister Warns

UN lo Keep

LONDON ’AP‘ — A [overn- w"It llhtster ruled the l'micd Nation Saturday to NW "‘ hand! off lritaln't colonial "him-p

"'c do not need lessons II "tr meaning of parliamentary racy." Marta! kit-rotary

"MN dim-ted or mold 5 her policy 1 Utilizing de-

servalivcs ousth

after 22 years

He envisaged more manu- factured goods sold Ibroad.

"regional self - liquidation pro« leets." continuous production of new wealth." and more proces- itinsi of Canadian rIw materiala in (‘anada

He said the promised eon- struetion of it causeway be- tween Prince Edward Island and the mainland and national power grid were part of the program. So was I national in- tegrated program of land use. including the support of federal- provincral water resources boards: the accelerated sale of fIrm products “In III the mar- kets of the world." internationllv' commodity agreements to Itlr bllire mIrkets and prices: and help for those who are “mo younc to retire and too old to work

"We must continually update; the measures of social justice which make the opportunities of free enterprlsc freely avIIlIble In all the people." he said In- cluded would be portable pen- xions. for which the federal government has already sought. consultation With the province: on a constitutional amendment.

what's the alternative“ he asked "They Ithe Liberals, say todiw lhrv have the answers. Thcir answer was no, before.

REJECT DEFEATISTS

“We reject the paltry dccht- ists, the biircnucrIts and cen- tralizcra who became arrogant through power and now ask the (martian people to forget III that after onlv five years “

He got the biggest cheer when he characterized the Liberal campaigner! and their promises In "the flyinI saucers of poli- ties-you cIn‘r make head or tail of them. and you never see them twice In the lame place."

"While in» worked. they scoffed; while we planned. they‘ rorndcmned: while we held out hope, they whined Ind whim-

pcred " He started his speech with In «Town of his 1:67 and 1958

cImpImt promises and how they had been carried out He said he was reporting to the party and the public. "not III

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pendent territories towards Idf-L Wernmelt and Wee."

The minister, speaking of the: "gm-ring Interest" which I! the United Nauru hal‘

mmAmerth-loce my.eesluﬂcadhehtd’ monument":-

dilemma- Ieetd III than are 1.: uncut-etchede

"not It 0-

heel-den!

hr in m. matride hem political adv-u II

tlan

the Liberals your master as in the days of liberalism. biit vanl "

as your

"In honor. consutcncy

Mr Oicfcnbakcr sa id

"so far.

This. the prime ‘

New President Named In Italy

ROME tReulersl

Democrat premier

NEWPORT England tRi'uL

trsl-A t'hanncl Alrways plane with 17 persons aboard crashed In heavy fog near thls Isle of Wight resort town Sunday persons were lttllid

Ten

Seven survivors were taken

to hospital suffering from burns and fractures.

The plane. bound from Jer-

Mallet-eel.*tl them-Odom m'-~_-

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and conscience. I kept my promises. I kept the faith you placed in me."

the promises Liberal Leader Pear- claimed hundreds of jobs son has made In lust

and be starting." already add up to a cost of 31.00011100th a year

added. represented an increase In personal Income tax at I) to 40 per cent,

four votes to the eighth

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Silent MP Dies At 85

NEW GLASGOW le’l Henry Byron McCuIIoch. mem- ber of parliament for Piclnu for 22 years and I man who never spoke l'l the house until his last year there. died here Saturday. He “Is 85. ~ Mr. McCulloch was elected consccutivcly from 1985 until

i 1953 and made his first speech in the Commons in January 19-

57 Well known for his work

in committee. and in connection

’ with railways. be once was quo-‘ ted in saying “my job is to look after my 40.000 constituents In Pictou County. NS. not to make speeches in the House of Com- mons.“

when he finally did :pr‘ak it was on behalf of a coal mine In his county where mines closures over the last few years have

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motion

WEATHER

Mostly cloudy with showers. 1i

wind.

Increasing to Ioutheut 1.5. bow-high 40

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Premier to Receive

Premier Walter R. Straw ‘wlll be conferred with an honorary doctor of laws degree at cori- vocation am: It Mount Al- llrson University. Sickville. on .Tueaiay. May 15. iHewillbeoneofsixpcrsons ‘ to receive honorary degrees.

1 Those to get honorary docer

_‘ of law degrees are Hon. Camp

bell L. MacPherson. lieutenant- governor of Newfotmdland; Mrs. RV. Bennett. Sackville. I mem- ber of the executive committee of the Mount Allison Board of Re gents: Hon. John Keiller Mac- Kay. lieutenant-governor of On- tarln; Dr. Frank L. West. Sack- ville. vice-president of Mount Allison University; and Premier Shaw

ILN Frye. principal of Vlt.‘~ mm College. will receive a doc- tor of literature degree.

Lieutenant » Governor Macliay is to be convocation speaker.

Principal Frye will give the baccalaureate sermon In Charles Fawcctt Memorial Hall at 1 pm. on May 13.

On Monday. May 14, Waltr: 1.. Gordon will address; thi- Mount Allison Alumni dlfltlt‘l'. Mr. (.or-

MARKETING IS CRITICIZED

Demand Said Boosting i Price For Potatoes Her

Forcitln ‘ Minister Antonin Sent Sunday night was Elf‘t‘lf‘d president of Italy on the ninth ballot by the country's combined houses parliament.

The 7l~ycIr»old former Chrls- “I! chosen by the parliamentarians after falling: by win the office on ballot

Segnl nicer-ch outgoing Pro-- ldent Giovanniiﬁroncht after a hardtmizht battle lasting days

Isle Of Wight Crash Kills ID

A report that potatoes advanc- edZScmtspcirbaalnprice last weekend. released last mph! by Ian P. Mclaaac. was cowlcd with the opinion that «prized mar-tram could have saved $2510.00!) to $3,500,011) to Island producers during the scam.

The present price advanci- has been spurred. he explain- ed. by “taiﬂy heavy movement to Western Canada in the past few mks"~«Mr McIsaac has acted a.- broker for the ship moot of three unloads per week he said—"and there to a ‘ilg dermnd now from the potato-

. abort Carribcan area ffl‘ Prince

Edward Island and New Burna- w'rck potatoes," the mlrlotte- town man said.

The Carri-thou people nor-ma“ ly depend on Holland and other European emollient for their‘ potatoes. but Europe 1: iron of cpuds now and has been for hay who magma! a surplus of potatoes but I‘

my to Portsmouth. plowed an fibre to mine the nmket" yIids through brush on the St. Boniface Downs before bursting Into flames.

that has been liming the prices down. The heavy has in m Indus-i

try here from the 1981 crop has resulted. Mr. Melange dragon. from "the lack of ocganlmtion bdilnd the marketing of our product.

"The inability to guarantee the purchaser I cantatantly good grade and package. and a uniformity of price have play-

ed a bigput inmrmarkctinq‘

he said. LETTER FROM BUYERS

As proof of his charges. Mr Mclsarii- made IVItlIbtc to the Guardian I letter signed by "nine of the largest buyers in the Toronto om." written to him in reply to his requmt for conunent on rerutn marketing Mails.

The part '

"Basically the quality of your potatoes is the boa. but our: care must be taken In the grad- inii. PICklllnl. weighing and appearance Your potatoes could demand I pruntum In this mat- lret durum the winin- Ind spring months if their presentation

Toronto buym MM In

veir'ehcttet''I‘llehckdunt—l

frirrnity in quality and package W with the We prio-

Dcﬁran any" hi'hv' Iy. The” were

n! the old From!

Honorary Doctorate

don was chairman of the royal commission that examined Can» Ida's economic prospect in 1956.

BORN 0N FARM

Premier Shaw who has bmn on I farm that was settled by Ina yandfattier was educatat at St. Catherines public school. Prince of Wales College and the Univer. sity of Toronto where he received the degree of bachelor of science in agriculture.

He has been prominent in the farm life of the Island all his life. being one of the founders of the Fit Federation of Agri- culture. He is past chairman of th e Canadian Horticultural Society and from 1934 to 1954 was deputy minister of agncul- lure

In 1958. following his retire- mcnt as a civrl servan1_ he was elected leader of the Conserva- tive Party and in 1559 In his 715K year won a decisive Victory at the polls. becoming premier, prcsrdent of thc Executive Coun. oil and served for it time a! minister of agriculture

Premier Shaw is marrlinl to the former Marnaret \Iach‘eniic They have three children.

"II system you hat 2 makes buying your potatoes a continu- ous gamble“. the Toronto buy- ers complained.

“When we want to buy I car of fruit or vegetables from the [Initial States we can be sure of uniform grade sue and package We can also be sure that the same price is being charged all the trade for that particular grade." said the TorA onto spokesmen who Ol‘Mf‘thl’i “in your cast we can never to sure of iimtormrty either in price or quality."

They dml favor lmernmcnl intervention. they explained “but We can aamre you that we would be happy to support some move by your potato in

dustry to fl’llanlu‘ itself In that reported negotiating to buy the‘

ﬂ'f‘atl't' uniformrty in quality Ind price could be assured. "If your industry mold or-

HEA COUNCIL

Douglas Black Weldon of London. Ont.. has been ap- pointed chairman of the Can Ida Council. He II chairman of the board of the University of Western Ontario and chair- man of Midland Securities Corporation.

tCP Phnlli‘

llsland Officer Named Equerry To Princess

OTTAWA of three army officer: to serve the Queen Mother and the Prin-

cess Royal during their CInI-.

dian visits next month was In- trounced Saturday.

Brit: James A Nesbitt of ‘ Montreal has been appointed Canadian cquerry to the Queen

‘ Mother and Col. P A. ('ostin ofl

LMonlrcal and Quebec will be her medical oflrcer

Ma] LG Dorron of St. Charles. RF. 1.. will be CInI-

dian equcrry to the Princess Royal.

The Queen Mother will be. in Canada June 7-15, visiting Mont- real. Ottawa. Morrlsburg. Ont. and Toronto.

The Princess Royal will pre-

sent regimental color: In Tor- onto. June 16 Ind at Victoria I week later.

’CPI »Appoinlment'

by DAVE McIN'f‘OSﬂ

ATHENS (CPI—Canada Sun- dIy won support of the NATO Council for I declaration back- “! the Geneva disarmament conference.

External A f f I I r I Minister Green said in In Interview attcr conclusion of the crunch meet~ log that "we are very pleased with the communique."

In effect. Canada did some Iborsetradlng with France on the draft of the communique.

i France, which has boycotted the GeneVI confermcr. sup-

ported the Canadian call- for I NATO declaration backing the l G e n e v I negotiations. Canada dropped its call for I declara- tion for l cessation of nuclear tests to which France took ex- ’ceptlon.

I-‘rancr also agreed to drop a statement challenging Russian

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‘" Canadian Proposal Wins

Backing At NATO Talks

GenevaDisarmament Conference Backed

"intransigcncc" which the Ca- nadian delegation thought might damage chancos at Geneva Ind of any Berlin agreement.

The agreement between Can- Ida and France was worked out in n eonfcrence late Saturday I i g ht between Green and French Foreign Minister Couvo dc Murvillc

Green said the NATO i-nm- muniun refers to the impor- tance and urgency of a dis- armament agreement He said the 17 nations represented at Geneva should and Will Keep workmg toward I disarmament agreement.

There was no offictal im- mediate comment on I meeting between Defence Minister Hark- ncss and British Defence MI.- Istcr Watkinson Saturday to dis- cuss dcfcnce production harm. between the two countries.

U.K., U.S. To Maintain Nuclear Shield For West

ATHENS rAPl —The Atlantic Alliance Sunday listed its 13 member countries In permanent consultations on vltIl nuclear issues of global Vllf' or peace

The Allies ended I tour-day cold war ItrItegy review with I communique accepting tho lUnited States view that all member states must better iunderstInd the frightful nJclear problem: Involved in military strategy.

It! this end. laid the commu- l‘ntque. “It has been decidod to act up special procedures which will enable all members of the ‘Illiance to exchange Informa- ,tlon concerning the role of nir- .cchr weapons In NA’m de- item-c.“

The new procuiure wrll enable rNATO nations to see compre- hensive US. nuclear studies 5" far classified as top secret

North I‘ll-

India Seeking Jets In Russia

. NEW DELHI IReutcral—The Russia of Iboiit 10 more Ad‘s N's- Res'den“

Indian government Sunday wu

latest supersonic Sovm let. fighter plIncI. Informed source! .Iaid In Im-

toriov II transport plane:

The aerial b u l l d u D comes ilmid deteriorating rclItionI be- tween India and Communist China over their longstanding

ml" 5“ ml“ " Mild “WSW” mediate order for It Inst 24} border dispute. ‘quntity. correct weights. clean

bugs. uniformity in size and a utivrm price basrs It would mIke it much better for us. and could greatly benefit both your shippers and growers". th e hiya-s emit-sized.

Ont our! Drona. (C?

Soviet fighters was expected to follow up the pun-hue from

U.S. Fires Warhead From Sub

WASHINGTON (AP) 7 The United SAItcs exploded 1 nu clear warhead on I missile

flred from I Polaris submarine In the Pacific Sunhy.

The detonation was the fifth In the current act-tel of U.S. latmospheric tests and the first time I US nuclear IIrheId had been exploded after being llIuncbed by rocket.

A cpotresman for the htovrilc Inerlv Commission declined to 11" such details Is the almode ll which the explosion occurred and tha- diehnce the missile travelled

The Sunday Inpale was ii Irmsful experiment with the entire Intern—from launchinl deep tn the ore-n to the firing pohit perhpo many miles awa

WHE—TO-HND-I‘I

Prime Minister Nehru said .four days 120 that India l‘ preparing for possible war with China.

The new Sovu-t transport planes were ordered mIinIy to fly heavy equipment to India] mountainous HimIIIyIn border with China.

Thr type of Soviet iet fighter Ltn he. ptirchuM it secret

Revolt Fails [to Venezuela

l CARACAS. Venerucln .— Gov anment troops Sunday were trIclan down rebel marines following the collapse Saturday of I pocket revolt It the north- eastern port city of ('Irupann

Many of the rebel. were re- ported fleeing eastwards along the coast In In attempt to escape in TY"!th hv ftnhinz boat-

ltoyal taoti

Actual bomb making tech- niques remain classified.

Underlying this U.S Initia- tiyc. tnformod sources said. II the Kennedy administration bk lief that the tactical usr of nuclear weapons would almost certainly "escalate" into gen- eral war Consequently. It i: felt old - fashioned infantry. armor and artillery Ire herded more than ever

PUSH TO BACKGROl V"

The nmphasrs on global '1"- clear 5 t r I t c g \' effectively pushed into the background con sideration at the present time of

a ti _\' multilateral independent NATO nuclear fort-r whllt‘ U S State \‘ecrclarv

Rusk said he still stands ready to consider proposals for such a force. It “a: apparent here that pressure for a NATO nit- clc-ar deterrent has faded up pnrctablx stncc last December.

The dcfrnce and foreign min- I<ters reaffirmed Western sup- port for free West Berlin. itun- porth disarmamcnt with oil- quatr control: Ind "cm- Dhaklﬂ‘d thr Imbl'U'lanCl‘ and urgency" of rcnrhlng agree- ment on disarmament wrth Rus-

Dio In Accidents

HALIl'tX Three resident: of Nova Scotia died in -IcridentI during the ueekend

HaliIIx harbor pilnt Letter AI- ton Hickey. 51. dud in mint here Saturday night tolhwiu I twmcar mllISlﬂn on I highway north of ncarbv Waverly. H i I Wife and the driver of the other car were resting comfortably in hmpitat.

14»st Jerry Ron I! of Earl Pinion. \ZS . ll believed to have died uni-n bi- bciamr entaan to I clothrslinc in the backyard of liis homc

The hay “a; the Inn of Mr

Mr and Mrs Reginald Rom of East Preston. Jack Drake I l-‘nrtune Ba“.

NM seaman wan . when he fell overboard fro m the Lunenburg NS wallop draa ucr Dawn French: on ﬁrmrn l Bank Friday night

Mr i: belrrvod in hove fallen overboard whlle attempting in free :- boulder “htl'h tire scal- lopArntc hnd mount“ up from the bottom

an Forces

Retreat From Nam lha

VIENTIAN'F, Lao! (API Royal Malt forces were ed withdrawing Suhdly from the long-besieaed prm‘tn

Ited thrust 'EDIWU the III“ government bastion Iii-u th‘ (him-cc (‘mnmunisi and North Viet .\Im border

Sun of the be“ attack cam. My I tier US war! more" said thev bad m the conﬁrm“ that cheat ﬁ Chiw ammonia trams inch port In the attack that m Mm Sing. army M b lam Th. last .

Menu Ste“! airstrip. I tone- which of III-i The. was I mail «mph route for t- clv under am by h lid Pathet Leo and North 7*. Che truer: m Juan.