“CANADA IN search of an Identity" was the subject of a special address to last night's meeting of the P.E.I. Canad- ian Club. and which was deliv- ered by Dr. Geoffrey C. An-

drew. a former resident of PEI. and Nova Scotia. who is executive director of the Canadian University Founda- tion and the National Confer-

: anadians Distinctive

By STAN BOWLES Guardian-Patriot Staff Writer Speaking at the April meet- lr: of the P.E.1. Canadian Club. held last night at the Charlotte- own Hotel, 130'. Geoffrey C. Andrew, executive director, Canadian University Foundation and the National Conference of Canadian Universities and Col- eges. deplored the attitude of he well<hecled Canadians to- “ads the development of the with of the coun .

Dr. Andrew said it was the duty or the gneatest opportunity lht‘se persons have to assist our youth in the field of education and research. to enable them to put their efforts toward the cul- Iural and economic development of Canada.

"In these young people we

have the people who have the

git and Ithe ability to meet the

challenge of our time.” he said.

"but the well-heeled Canadian behind them

rew pointed out that now ranks second high est in regard to the standard of living of its people, and mat they are a rich people well able to do anything toward estab- lishing a truly Canadian idlen- my. On the subject of education and research. he said it was high time “that we Canadians stopped taking a free ride on the finances and developmm of the American people and to same extent the British.” SOME HUMOR 1):: Andrew said that so far In working toward a distinctive Lanadialn identity, the mos that can be said is that Cans» «inns possess a great amount of selfdoprectating humor. He ruled that in the United States the people there derive a great ‘ ’ ‘ from their

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' our. and love parading their hcroes.

in England there is a great amount of pride and “WM‘ Ion derived flan a vast amount of paigeantry and tradition.

Even in the funerals of im-

Dortant gm, pageam plays a large part, he said.

“But in Canada we would sooner to fishing. than to try to take part in any panache or Pageants-y." Dr. sai . “Fishing is flue.” he said. “but It Is things like this float give outsiders the unpreestm that (anadians are self-depneciat- nrv"

MORE TOLERANCE

Speaking of the English and French mug of the wintry. Dr. Anthem laid it is llme (first the" two allude groups becarm more tolerant of each other and thus “build the kmdormtetyweauwwtd like to have.

ence of Canadian Universities and Colleges. Here. A drew. centre, discusses some of the points of his projected address. with Rt. Rev. J Sullivan, president and rector of St. Dunstan's University. left. and Dr. Frank MacKin-‘ non. a past president. and chairman of the Fathers of Confederation Memorial Foun- ation.

WEATHER '

I TORONTO (CP) -— Tempera- ltl.‘ cs issued by the weather of-

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HALIFAX (CP) — The wea- ither office says snow will spread into the north ' rain mixed with snow into the southern portions of the Mari- times early today. The disturb- ance is expected to pass to the south of the Maritimes today so that precipitation will likely be mainly in the form of snow. Snow accumulations are expect- ed to be two or three inches at the most in the more southern

portions.

Regional forecasts:

Northern Nova Scotia. East- ern Shore. Prince Edward Is-

SU-MMERSIDE Detective underground street Editing

Developing Identity

“If a society can be built between these two peoples, Can- ada can make a big contribut- ion to the world." be said, “and be able to provide instruction in the art of living together to other countries that are fa with somewhat similar prob- lems."

Dr. noted that all across Canada. there is founda- tion upon ‘ the country can build an identity. In this connection he mentioned a number of historical sites and buildings located In various towns and cities from coast to coast. \

“All on ." he said. “are full indication of many of the dreams and visions the early ttlers had for Canada. It is possible that these dreams are beginning to extreme, with the building of the Fathers of Con- federation Mlemorial Building in Gradottetown." be said.

In naming the towns and cities, Dr. Andrew stated that e ch something in the way of a symbol which is slowly becoming more hnport ant to Canadians. and he urged that rmre effort should be given to deve oping them and thus contribute Ito giving Canada its identity.

PROMINENT CANADIANS ‘Dr. Andrew also mentioned a number of prominent Canadians who have done a great deal for the country. a lot of which being allowed to slip by almost unrecognized.

Alberton Lady

0- I Dies In Ch town

ALBERTON — The death of . Peter Ramsay occurred in the Charlottetown Hospital. Sunday night.

The former Mysie Coughlin. daughter of the late Mr. an Mrs. Amos Coughlin. was born at Elmsdale 65 years ago.

Following her marriage she lived in Elmsdale. Kildare and Alberton. In recent years she has spent much time with mem- bers of her family.

She is survived by her b u s- band and the following s ons and daughters: Amos of Alber- ton South, Arthur of Alberton. Max of T ro, Fred of Toronto. Alfred of. Portage. William of Halifax. James of Summerside. Mrs. James Smith (Vera) of Al- berton. Mrs. H. lian) of Halifax. Mrs. A rt h u r Inman (Lucille) of Toronto and Mrs. Perley McNeill (Edna; of Charlottetown.

There are 54 g r a n dchildren and three great- grandchildren, also four sisters. Mrs. D avid Bernard (Margaret) of Toronto, Mrs. ard DesRoches (Ml- nerva) of MacAdam. N.B.. Mrs. Joseph Arsenault (Millie) of Toronto and Mrs. Arthur Bar- nett (Bessie) of Alberton.

The funeral will be held from the Rooney Funeral Home at Al- berton to Elmsdale United Church for service at 2 o’clock Wednesday a f to r noon. Inter- ment will be in the c h u re b

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Among these persons. he sin- gled out Sir as the greatest political archi- tect by whose efforts the var- ious parts of Canada became welded into one. Another was C.

owe. whom he called the greatest a r c h i t e c t Canada ever had.

He noted that Howe was a great believer in private enter- prise. 'but if he came across any private enterprise which not possess sufficient imagina- tion to go ahead. Howe quickly took hold of the project and did It himself.

“This was always done in the name of the government.” he

said. “but nobody ever started to cry socialism. Apparent- they were quite content to have him do the job."

Dr. Andrew was introduced and thanked by the president. W. J. Hancox. who also informed the members that plans are al- ready u n d e 1' way for the lin- Ing up of a series of guest speak- ers for next fall and winter.

Feature guests at the meeting were Lieutenant- Governor F.

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John A. MacDonald |

One of the worst financial tang- les, from the point view of a yman. turned into one of the worst verbal wrangles mem- bers became enmeshed in a web of figures.

The hassle broke out when the Committee on Public Accounts presented its report in the House Monday afternoon and .Lib- eral leader . a , member of the committee. da-

some statements contained In the report

Since one of the items ment- ioned has a . sometimes obscurely. it many of the argu-

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S'side Facing Major Cable Repair Project

cable has left the Water

business area Summ

without street lighting, a con-

dition which developed a few

ni t ago. and will remain un-

til some temporary service can supplied.

Stneet enside

Conn. George A. Key, chair- man of the Summerside electric light and power committee. said yesterday that the town is fac- ed with a major repair job in restoring the street lighting in this area which extends along Water Street from the railway crossing near M. F. Sohurman Ltd, in the east, to the railway crossing near the P. E.I. Bag Co.. Ltd, on the west.

About eight years ago the overhead electric light lines were removed from this area of Water Street, and the supply cables laid underground.

It is said first this cable was laid in a trench without pro-

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Short circuits are re occur in the line as fast as they can repaired. and it has been decided that this whole system will have to be replaced

The at... of the project may prove to be prohibitive to the ' pnesemtime. and

council at the - alternative plans are being con- sidered for overhead power lines to the meet lights. whiicflr will probably result in street lighting for only one side of Water Street for a time.

In the meantime every effort is being made to nepaiir the old

meats advanced and in many the members' speeches It seem- ed that greater attention was

cable for temporary service.

Industrial Corporation's Operations Are Explained

being given a sum of $445,625 which it was claimed was taken t of government accounts as a debt and transferred to an Industrial Corporation—without showing up in the records of the latter.

Mr. Matthew!) was endeavour- ing to obtain a satisfactory au- swer to the question of why money supposedly not in until June could i in the public accounts dated March 31

e sarne year. namely 19m. He maintained the money had been authorized by Order to Council in 1961.

Mixed up in the whole finan- cial tangle were various sum! of money involving the P.E.I. Frosted Food Company. and the

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Walter Hyndman and Mrs. Hyndman. and Premier Walter R. Shaw and Mrs.‘ Shaw.

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Report Adopted

In Its dying moments MondayI night the Legislature finally ac-. cepted the report of the select; standing committee on public accounts after wrangling over ts‘contents most of the after-

noon. _

The evening melon. called to follow the annual . dinner given the members by the Speaker“ and Deputy Speaker. Hon. John R. MacLezut and Frank Myers. saw one amendment after an- other Introduced by the liberals a3? defeated on straight party v es.

the amendments

guaranteed loans of v a rIou I boards set up by the govern-Ii

ment.

On this latter point Hon. J. D. Stewart said of granting Tourist , Development loans he had usedi only the credit of Prince Ed- I ward Island and not five cents of i

money. Hon. J.P. Mathews. compo the practice with booking a note for a friend' and ., claimed it was not a direct liab- ‘ llity until such time u the note was defaulted.

Han. M. Alban Farmer main-‘ tained the practice should be continued as by it the govern. ment had not gone In debt. in-l stead It had given the people a ’ chance to grow through the op-! portuntties offered by develop-i ment ’

An earlier squabble over ac-l ceptlng the repel-twitth luv-i ing a copy of the bank statement "

reg. ng the bonds on hand in , ace

the oak was settled when such . a statement was made available . by the chairman. Lloyd Mac- 1‘

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The sometimes boisterous eve- g blag session finally saw the tie-4 feat of the final Liberal amend- '

ment and acceptance of the re. ' tion with which to .fror aid to i Eleanors. and will cover an area the new plant in the Montague (area. I

portwtth Mr. Speaker In the

land: Intermittent snow: con- tinuing cold; southeast winds 15 shifting by evening to northwest Low-thigh at New Glasgow, 30 and 35. Goshen. 30 and 37. Charlottetown .

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and 34. Intermittent snow beginning this morning; continuing cold; southeast winds 15. Low-high at Sydney 27 and 35.

GOLD CORD

Miss Estelle Bernard. of the

Summerside 3rd Girl Guide Company. has received her

presented In guiding. The pre- sentation was made by Mrs. F.W. Hyndman at a special ceremony during the Girl Guide annual meeting at the Charlottetown YMCA. Miss Bernard is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip B e r n a r (1. Willow Avenue. Summerside.

financial operations of the P.E.l. Industrial Corporation. The sit- uation .was further confused by an apparent inability of some government employees. includ-_ ing at least one accountant. to clearly explain the proceedings when they were called to test- ify before the committee during its meetings.

Following Monday a If t e r- noon's confused session Hon. Leo Rossiter. minister of indus- try and national resources. who was under fire as a result of the mixup. offered to explaln the answer he had given to re- porters. Aa he had replied on he our the House the answers had still appeared con- fused.

However_ Mr. Rossltcr explain- ed the total of $445,625 was atr- rived at by adding what he termed the Heaney mortgage of 5302.500 to the Heaney note for $35,000 plus a payment of $28.- 125 made by the food commmy.

To explain how this tried 'in with the P.E.I. Industrial Corp- oration operations. he referred to the original amount voted the latter by the Legislature of $2 million. Of this sum he said $1,000,000 had been supplied the Seeman food plant while another 8445.625 had been t ke re- pay to the provincial govern- ment'wttat was owed by I: P.E.I. Frosted Food Company.

JUNE. MARCH OPERATION

H ever. Mr. Rmsiter explain- ed. though the money had not been borrowed by the comm-- ation until June of last year (it still has 3582.500 borrowing pow- er not yet used) It was possible to pay the Frosted Fond account to the government because the Iatter‘s books had it been closed on March 31. the data customarily set. The books were still, open In June_ despite the passing of the end of the fiscal year. and his department was enabled to pay the money in the to have it Included in the cunts of the previous ymr. the Minister stated.

During Monday‘s session the Industrial Corporation. which operates under his department. was voted another 31.000000 and Mr. Rossiter said this was to enable it to have over $114 mil-

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High tide today at Charlotte; town at 10.57 am. and 11.44 pm. At Rustico at 5.57 am. and Summerside tide eight ee u minutes later than Charlotte— town. Sun rises today at 5.11 and sets at 6,46. ‘

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Money Harbor is a bee. hive of activity in preparation for (the upcoming lobster above picture shows hundreds of traps piled

GETTING READY FOR LOBSTER SEASON

on the wharf. the efforts of several industrious fishermen throughout the winter who spend their spame time mak- ing (traps, buoys and lines. At

present, most fishermen are. getting motors and haulers installed. in case the word is “go” on May 1. Due to ice conditions a request has been

made by the RBI. Fisheries Federation for a seven-day de- lay which would be added In the closing date. Also in the picture are ships which win- tered in port here.

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Summerside And Prince County!

The Guardian, Charlottetown, Wed April 24, 1963.

iMark0I87 At Festival

SUMMERSIDE — A mark of 87, the h i g h e s t awarded this year in the Summerside section of the P.E.I. Festival of Music. was received last evening by David Mercer. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mercer. in class 175. a piano solo.

The family ensemble class. al- though having only two entries. won high praise from adjudica- tcr. Lloyd Queen. completing his

merstde.

Mr. Queen awarded a h I gh mark of 86 to the Arsenault. fam- ily of eight. for Its four- p a rt

harmony p r e s e n t a tion In French. entitled “Le Pecheur Acadien". They are children of

gold cord. the highest award Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Arsenault

of Abrams Village.

Only one mark below thIs group, with an award of 85 for the Jenkins sisters. six daughters of Mr. and MHrs. J, Frank Jen-

ikins. of Summerside. also won high praise for beautifully balan- ced voices. and said there were no errors in their presentations that he should point out.

. ueen commented favor- ably on the family ensemble.

ed only on P.E.I. .

In regard to the various class- es that he has heard during the past two days. Mr. Queen com- mended teachers and accompan- ists. and said there Is fin e leadership and a great deal of talent in music in the Summer- side area. and he thanked the committee for the efficient way in which the festival was organ- ized and conducted.

The results of the adjudication last night in the various classes were as follows:

Class 6. junior girls' church choir— 1. Kensington J u n i or Choir. Kensington. 85: 2. Baptist Girls' Choir, Summerside, 83.

Class 8. junior boys’ and girls’ church cholr— 1. Tryon United Church Junior Choir. Tryon. 82.

Class 95. girls' trio. 15 years and under— 1. Patricia Steele. Rosemary Perry. Marilyn Gau- det. Summerside. 80: 2. 'Betty Palmer. Diane Waite. N a n c y Kennedy. Kenslngton. 71%.

Class 175, piano solo. 17 and 18 years— 1. David M e r c e r.

Miscouche Approve Se

SUMMERSI'DE — Miscouche residents. by a 51 to 22 vote. Monday night approved the in- stallation of a lagoon-type sew- age disposal system for their In- corporated village.

The vote indicated a change of feeling on the matter over the past year. when a vote taken at that time saw the majority op-

two days of adjudication at Sum-l

Awarded In S'side

Summerside. 87; 2. Trev: Shairp, Summerside. 78.

For Centen

Between 60,000 and 70.000 mone are expected to visit the province in Centennial year. 1964. than would other- wise be the case. according to the report of the select stand- Ing r. ' transportation which was head in the Legis- lature Monday.

Committee chairman wa s Thomas Curran ( Kings).

The states “the estl -

State is for the Borden-Tormen- Class 189. piano duet. 13 and tme Ferry ser ‘

Vice alone." The

nial Year

(the speed of medium and larger ltrucks should be controlled at 45 or 50 miles per hour “at the , outsidc."

I “We feel it Is necessary," tho ;commiittee reported. "to again istress the importance of title 1 white center line on paved high- ;ways and that this white line lshould be in perfect condition iwith reflector paint and not be ‘allowed to deteriorate to the .point where it is difficult to see during rain or at night This

14 years— 1. Caroline Arsenault 09ml? “'85 made by the Cen- ;is one of the best safety facton

and Tommy Perry. Summer- side. 0.

Class 97. girls’ duet. 16 years and under— 1. Nancy Clark and I Kathleen Walker, Kensington, 81; 2. Carolyn Arsenault and Rosemary ry. Summerside, 78; 3. Patricia Steele and Gail Ross. Summerside. 76. i ClaSs 213. trumpet solo— 1. Roland Pickard. Summerside,

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5. Class 80. girls‘ solo. high voice. 18 years and under— 1. Wendy Joan Cotter. side. 85: 2. Nancy Clark. Ke n- sington. 84: 3. Norma Ramsay. Kensington. 8 Class 100.

1. family ensemble.

own selection— 1. The Arsenault portatiion and communication re- . nee

family. Egmont Bay. 86; 2. Jenkins Sisters. Summerside. 85. ARLIER IN DAY

Class 86 (B) girls solo a and 7i years— 1. Heather Hobson. Sum- l icle carrying for merside. 85; 2. Sandra Hogg. Borden-Tormentine route. Summerside. 84; 3. Alberta Gal- committee said “this matter . 5i