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THEY’RE OFF FOR THE FISHING GROUNDS

Hon. A. MacLean Opens Lobster Season Al Rustico

Yesterday was a big day in Rustico. It was the official open. ing of the Lobster season for the owners of some fifty boats that

, on the stroke of noon took to the

sea to set their traps which will be hauled for the first time in 1958 this morning.

Of course Rustico fishermen have been going to sea for many years and lobster seasons have come and gone but yesterday's event took on special significance when the Hon. Angus MacLean, Fisheries Minister for all of Can- ada was on hand to fire the start- ing gun _which sent the boats in a surge of power to the open wa- ters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

HIGH REPUTATION

Hon. Mr. MacLean told the fishermen there was no place in Canada he would sooner be on

the opening of the Lobster sea-‘ where for.

son than in Rustico generations the fine traditions of the industry have been upheld.

“You fishermen of Rustico have earned for yourselves an enviable reputation in the fishing industry of Canada, not only in the catch- ing of lobsters but in other fish as well. May your season be suc-| cessful and prosperous," said the- Minister.

Mr. MacLean paid a high tri-; bute to the Rustico fishermen w-hol he said had given good co-op- eration by complying with fisher- ies regulations. He felt that all fishermen realized lions. bothersome as they may‘ appear by times, are instituted for their own good.

Speaking of markets for fish, Mr. MacLean said he was happy to see that the fish market was “fair” but added, “we would all like to see it better."

FLEW FROM OTTAWA

Mr. MacLean flew from Ottawa on Tuesday to be present for the official opening.He was accom- panied by his private secretary, Lowell Allen of _Summerside. They left by air yesterday afternoon on return to Ottawa.

While in Rustico. Mr. MacLean visited some of the fish plants and chatted first hand with man- agement and help concerning problems of the industry. War- ren Farrah. local DI‘0l€Cli<_)n Of--. ficer and N. N. Larabee, fisher-’ ies inspector. Rpresenting the

{ies was Mr. Eugene G01‘-man,‘ »Deputy Minister. ,

J. Ayres, parish priest. Father Ayers made fitting reference toi the significance of the occasion: and introduced the Fisheries Min-'

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FIVE MILES OUT

On the firing of a_ small cannon on the fish landing by Mr. Mac- Lean, the boats with throttles wide -open headed for the favour- ite spot which is usually found’ about five miles off shore.

Individual fishemren fish as high as 700 traps while some find that 200 traps are enough tol handle. The average no, of traps

his boat represents an invest- ment of around $3,000.

He starts each day for the "fish- -lng grounds at 4.30 - 5.00 am. nd returns with his catch any’

that regula-9

Provincial Department of Fisher-

WASHINGTON (AP)—A Maine potato grower and trader Wednes- day blamed the potato futures market for losses to producers and asked “is that monster going

to ruin us’.-"’

Herman Zimmerman of Pres- que Isle. l\Ie., was testifying‘be- fore a House of Representatives agriculture subcommittee in sup- port of a bill to prohibit futures trading in potatoes.

Zimmerman contended that gy- rations of the futures market are responsible for losses to potato growers and for loss of customers by potato traders.

He said 95 per cent of the growers “want to get rid” of the futures market.

Besieged British Mclior And His Loyal Arabs Are Rescued

DHALA. Aden (Reuters) — A British army major and his com- Fan)’ of tiirbaned Aden L9"i95 Wednesday night rescued a young Briton and 30 loyal Arabs be- aieged by rebel tribesmen since Lasl Tuesday.

The fortified £!a)‘)‘lson was T9“: llP"ed after a two-mile adx ance‘ under rebel flre.

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time from noon until six o'clock in the evening. It is hard work

The ceremony of starting me. in which he is continually expos-‘ ‘lined tomake any comment on boats on their trip to the sea was ed W the 9_1emC“l5- 0_“ m°1‘9'lh3n the P9551b‘l“Y_°f. ,‘ Smke by presided over by Rev_ Father L_ one occasion the little Village;CP-R diesel-ens’-lne firemen-

Alas been saddened by the loss of one of their men.

HAPPY FOLK /-

However, in this small French- Acadian Village, happiness seems to reign supreme. Gone are the days when the fisherman worked

all summer to liquidate the debts’

he had accumulated during the winter months. He is now a man of independence. This is charter- ized by the large number of fine new homes in the village; flourishing fish plants and stores and itsgfine new high school.

Darin the past year, the fish-

per boat is about 400. A fisher- ermen of Rustico in common with: man’s gear including the cost of all fishermen have enjoyed the!

benefits of unemployment insur- ance. It is estimated that during the past season U.I.C. benefits‘ to their fishermen amounted to: between $15,000 and $18,000.

I Dance Competitions-5 Al Music Festival Yesfe

Winning a total of five first places and f0U"1' second places in five of the twelve classes completed yesterday, Heather and Tommy Burke o_f Char- lottetown continue to set the pace in the Prince Edward Is- land Musical Festival dancing competitions. The brothe.r-sis- ter combination had one top? placing Tuesday. A

Last night in the session held at Prince of Wales College auditorium, in, Class 260, Flora MacDonald's Fancy, restricted to children between the ages of 13 and 16 inclusive, Tommy placed first with a score of while sister Heather scoring one point less was second. Joyce MacDonald, also of Charlotte- town, was third with a score of 79.

“This dance requires a lot of expression and lift.” Mlrs. Ro- ger Fink, the adjudicator, not- ed. “It has many. variations and the name ‘Fancy’ is a Clue to the mood needed.” _

In Class 239. Solo National Dance, 11-16, own selection. Heather Burke scoring 85. heat

Suppont. for the bill also came from A. E. Mercker, executive di- rector of the National Potato Council. He said growers want a market governed by Supply and demand “and not by 3 System that creates iiistalbil-ity, demoral- izes and prevents the grower from selling his commodities to the li- censed oountry shipper T91‘ Cfsh-1 which reduces consumption-

Mercker told the cormnittee en- actment of the bill “would place the potato pricing mechanisms back in the hands of those who actually grow and handle po_ta-toes and not in the hands of a limited number of well-financed specula-. tors who h-ave not helped the 00”‘ slmiption of one Polmd °f P°‘a' toes."

Aden Leveies established them-: selves ill a new POSWO“ d°m}",a"‘ ing Fort As-sar-ir before raising the siege of Fitzroy Somerset and the loyal Arab troops. ‘

Somerset, 34. an assistant Brit- ish political agent, and 8 913100“ of Arab troops were traDP9d '1)‘: at least 300 rebels who sur- rounded their position---a fortified

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out brother Tommy by two points. Florence MacDonald of, Montague was third with 82. 1,

MORE EXPRESSION 1

Referring to this class. which, with its many variations of T the Irish Jig, added a distinct breath of Erin to a program,- otherwise almost wholly Scot-l in tone, the adjudicator} scolded the competitors for their! lack of expression. - §

“These dances tell a story.) and the expression should vary accordingly,” she asserted.

Tommy and Heather also won Class 253. the Double Sword Dance. 10-12 (inclusive). In this} competition the talented duo; scored 83. E

Barbara Machlillan and Ber-l nadette Shaw, another Charlotte- town team. were second with a mark of 77, while the team of‘ Gail Lofitus and Brendalee Mac-§ Leod also of Charlottetown, was; third, being awarded 75 points" for their performance.

This entire class exhibited ll degree of finish unusual in this. age group Mrs. Fink said. al- though all teams needed to im- prove in “general points and con- ditions”.

The Glengarry Dancers Group J, of Charlottetown, scoring 86 marks, placed first in the Class 257. Argyle Bro-adswords. 13-16

inclusive. Shirley's Celtic Dan- ' cers were second. scoring 84; and the Glcngarry Dancers

Group K, were third with a score of 73.

VERY SMOOTH

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PM Declines Comment On Rail Strike

OTTAWA (CP) -- Prime Min-

The ra.ilway has announced that it- intends to carry out plans for a May 11 start on removing fire- men from yard and freight dies- els, and the negotiating commit- ,tee of the f-iremenls union Tues- day authorized a strike call. Mr. Diefen-baker Wednesday summoned Labor Minister Mich- ael Starr and Transpont Minister George Hees to his office but the nature of their conversations was not ‘ disclosed.

lworehouse At 'Montrecll Burns

MONTREAL (CP)—Fil'e Wed- nesday swept through a water- front wal'ehouse,. the bill-ow-ing smoke causing a temporary halt to traffic in the Laehine Canal.

Harbor. officials estimated the loss at $250,000. Tlie_wareliau-so was owned by Atlantic Gypsum Wallbcard Sales Co. No one was injured.

The building, stretching 100

No Strike At G. M. Plants

WASHINGTON (AP) -— Walter

jster Diefenbaker Wednesday de_- challenging the union to strike at‘ within the next 30 days.

CHARl:OTTET OWN CANADA, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1958

Auto Firms Make Joint Bid For Union Contract

DETROIT (AP) Gelieral gfore Ford and Chrysler contracts] tercsts of Ford, the industry and, Motors, Ford and Chrysler w*ere'°xIl-"”°'w h . t w d :me (:‘dat‘i°tP'5 e°°t’)“1’my £21393 this _ n a s in g o n e nes-zperi o insta iity iin us. Feportefi wedne.Sdday to be work ;day. UAW president Walter P.lWe will do anything we can to mg_ ‘luleuy behm the Scenes m)Reut,her reiterated the union'si get an agreement by June 1.” a joint effort to reach a wage‘ stand. He'said: “We're not going‘; The‘ companies declined comf. settlement with the United Auto‘ to strike or do anything rash in. ment on a report they will have Workers Union by the end of the middle of a situation" in,a new offer to make to the union May._ . lwhich there is a backlog of 850,-,by the middle of May. This would be industry - wide,000 unsold new cars. TIGHTENING ALLIANCE

bargaining for the f'r t t‘ . ls [me ls0UND NEGOTIATING ‘ Commenting on the similarity

Company spokesmen declined comment on the extent of co-op-l "I think it is very sound nego- of the offers. the UAW said in eration. But their actions spoke, tiating procedure in the circum-l a statement it “indicates a fur- louder than words. ‘stances in which we found our-i ther tightening of the auto indus-

Before leading his team into a, selves,” said Bugas, Ford's vice- try‘s economic alliance.” bargaining session with the union'pres.-ident for industrial relations. Legally, the car makers havei this morning. Ford’s John S.‘ The smiling Bugas obviously is. the right to get together on bar- Bugas applauded General Motorspleased that GM is seeking aigaining just as the steel com- for serving notice of termination: quick showdown with the union. tpanies do in making contracts of contract on the union Tuesday.l Bugas appeared optimistic that! with the steel workers. But the GM‘s action had the effect ofia settlement could be reachedghighly - competitive auto com-

lpanies in the past have appeared

, ing price was the main com-

‘Union of Prince Edward 1sland.

P. Reuther, United Auto Workers president, said Wednesday there!

would be no strike against Gen: eral Motors as a result of the! company's notice that its labor!

contract with the UAW will end: May 29. ‘ l

Speaking to reporters beforei testifying at a House of Rep-'1 ;resentatives banking committee‘ ,hearing, Reuther said that ul-l ,timately a contract will be ' signed satisfactory to all parties.

“We're not going to strike or do anything ra-sh in the middle; of a situation” in which there isj a backlog of 850,000 unsold new; cars, he said. '

* He said General Motors is try-

ing to take advantage of the re- cession but declared “I can as- sure you they won’t get away with it." ,

He said the UAW will do every-' thing in its power to obtain a sound contract.

“We‘re going to get_ a wage boost," he added.

CATANIA, Sicily (Reuters) —l fioientists r e p o rted Wednesday‘ t at eruptions from the northeast, crater of Mount Etna have in- creased in" violence. l

midnight May 29-three days be-l

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BEFORE ROYAL COMMISSION y Briefs Strongly Crilicize Potato Market Gamblers

That speculative profit making contributes nothing to the value of consumer goods while still practically controlling the sell-

plaint expressed in two briefs presented to the Royal Commis- sion on Price Spreads.

The Commission under the chairmanship of Dr. Andrew Stewart held a hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall yesterday to receive the submis- sions of the P.E.1. Federation of Agriculture and the,Co-Operative

Both groups felt that the spec- ulation in potato futures by the New York Mercantile Exchange was unwarranted and the prices set as a result of them bore no relation either to the supply of potatoes or the consumer needs.

However. Dr. Stewart said he felt there were some forms of speculation ’whlch tended to stabilize prices. He thought spec- ulative buying when prices were down might result in lowering higher prices when the goods were put on the market.

HERE T00

Howard MacKichan, Halifax member of the Commission, re- marked that he detected the main thought rulming all through

ility of markets. He asked spok- esman Donald A. MacDonald if there were any speculators here and was told "a great many, even at the producer level”. The Commission member also said “the New York Mercantile Exchange appears to be a very important influence".

Reading the Federation brief’

was Colin Waugh, president, \vho was accompanied by Charles Yeo and Roland MacDonald, past

presidents. and Donald A. Mac-

Donald; director‘.

Following its presentation sev- eral members of the Commis- sion took part in a general dis-

Dare Causes Boy Loss Of Legs

BOSTON (AP)—Doctors Wed-

nesday amputated the legs of 16-3

year-old Edward Masterson, who was critically burned Tuesday as he climbed a 40-foot high tension tower on a dare.

Police said the boy made the perilous ascent of the tower near his home after two chums called him “chicken."

Both of his feet were nearly severed when he brushed against

the Federation's brief as instab-

Firemen

Strike Action

MONTREAL (CP)—Five top ne-

gotiators of the 9,000 - member

Brotherhood of Locomotive F ire-I

men and Enginemen (CLC) Wed-, nesday made plans for a possible‘

strike in the union‘s struggle for:

survival against the Canadian! Pacific Railway.

The negotiators. already allth- orized to order a strike that could

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_ [cripple the CPR from coast lo‘a,,,,,.d at eve ~ i'°°35l- 3'9 expectefl 3° 3.“}1°““°e firemen from diesel engines on ETNA ERUPTIONS INCREASE ‘lttihe results of their meeting to-i ya,-(Land freight W0,-k_

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“They are reviewing the whole situation—-including the events of Tuesday." a llnion spokesman said. A strike date was also dis-l cussed.

Changes Made In Dates For Salmon Fishing Here

OTTAWA (CP)—Opening date) bay,\ all nets must be lifted forjCLOSIl\'G DATES VARY ‘for salmon fishing by both ang-l the same two-week period start-l . llers and commercial fishermen‘ ing at low water on the morning no Change In the “Wkly Closed

will be 20 days earlier this year; in streams flowing into the Gulf; of St. Lawrence, the fisheries de- partment announced Wednesday.

The opening date for angling and set net fishing will be May 15 instead of June 5 in those« streams, including the provinces, of Quebec, Prince Edward Island. New Bl*unswick's east coast and the Nova Scotia counties of Cum- berland, Pictou, Aiitigonish and Inverness.

Drift net fishing in the same areas will begin June 1 instead ofi June 5, with drift net's being lift-3 ed for a Iwo-week pcriod start-l ing at noon l\lOl‘l(lZl,\’. June 6. l SEVERAL (YHANGES

In the lllll‘all1.lCl‘l.l River and.

of July 6.

The department said these‘ moves were among several‘ changes recommended by‘ the federal-provincial co-ordinat- ing committee on Atlantic sal-, mon.

The announcement also said that angling permits on New Brunswick rivers may be issued from April 1 to May 14, during which time anglers will be re- stricted to keeping one salmon a day.

Closing date for salmon ang- ling in Pictou County. N.S.. is changed to Sept. 30 from Sept .15- Closing date for salmon fishing in the Medway River of Queens County, N.S.. will be July 31- I

The announcement said there is

season for nets in all areas. Fishing on other streams in the area of the Medway River closes‘ out Aug. 30. 3 The permits available fromi April 1 to May 14 in the New, Brunswick are for sport fisher-‘ men using fly rods to catch‘ salmon migrating downstream.) They can hook up to five a day, but must throw {our back un- harmed. - The advance in the opening date covering all gulf-terminating streams applies to the fishing sea- son on salmon headed upstream. Closing dates for salmon fish- ing on these streams remain un-

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Ponder

The “events" mentioned by the: official—-a summit conference of the railway and union presidents —- broilght the two-year-old dis- pute to a head.

REFUSES REPRIEVE

CPR president N. R. Crump re- fused to give the union a reprieve in the railway’s decision to start May 11 with long-term program ntually dropping all

The union promptly announced a strike could start “within two weeks" if the CPR holds firm to its May 11 target date. But the union’s international leader, H.E. Gilbert of Cleveland. held out last-minute hope of further nego-. tiations before returning Wednes-‘ day to the'United States. l

Patient Killed In Accident

NEW MILFORD. Conn. (AP)- A patient on his way from sur-‘ gery to his room was killed Wed- nesday when he was crushed in

reluctant to do so.

cussioii and asked many ques- tions of the delegation.

CAN OPENERS

Durilig this period Roland MacDonald suggested that “if there were a law banning the manufacture of can openers we would all be better off". He added that though he would pro- bably be in trouble for saying it he felt a lot of the troubles to- day temmed from the fact that “you can't get the women'to.do anything“. '

Mr.‘ MacDonald bolstered his statement by citing the number of bread delivery truck-s encoun- tered on the roads today where

WEATHER

Clear with a few cloudy intervals: mild; light winds increasing in the afternoon. Low-high at Charlottetown 27 and 53-

N°'gH“;gRE FIVE CENTS

HALIFAX (CP)—Thl'ee RCAF planes from Greenwood, N.S., are scheduled to join a bomber from 107 Rescue Unit at Torbay, Nfld., at dawn today as the sea-rch resumes for the trawler Sheila Patricia with a crew of 13 aboard reported afire Wednesday 40 miles southeast of Cape Canso.

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RCAF search and rescue head- quarters here said three search planes were forced back to base Wednesday evening when visibil- ity decreased to zero. However, the Lancaster from Torbay was scheduled to leave for the search area at 9:45 p.m. ADT Wednes- day. An RCAF spokesman said the fog hampering visibility was expected to ilft late Wednesday night.

The 104-foot Sheila Patricia left Mulgrave, N.S. late Tuesday night for the fishing grounds. Skippered by Capt. Uri ‘-. Hillier

by Acaida Fisheries.

Her distress signal Wednesday was relayed to shore station by another vessel. The traw1er’s life- boats apparently could not be lowered, and her steering gear had been damaged.

LAST POSITION

Her last reported position was southeast of the south entrance of the Strait of Canso. Tony Wil- braliam, manager of Acadia Fish- eries, said Wednesday second-

ship indicated she was "still steaming ahead. It could not be learned how serious the fire was.

A Neptune aircraft from RCAF Greenwood skimmed, over the area ’at 150 feet trying to locate the trawler by radar. Two other aircraft—a Dakota and Canso- circled the area above the ceiling of fog. They carried lifesaving

Wallace River’

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l HALIFAX (CP)-—'I‘«he Wallace lRiver bridge on Highway 6.

a few years ago one was never north of wallace, N.S.. is now

seen.

open to traffic, the highways de-

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