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"Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew"

COST S75l,38'l LAST YEAR

1,783 People Are Getting Welfare Assistance In P.E.l.

An expenditure of over three quarters of a million dollars in the Department of Welfare and Lab- or was reported yesterday by the minister. Hon. Forrest W. Phil- lips. speaking on the Draft Ad- dress.

The actual figure of 8751.381 was the amount expended on the two Departments. At the end of the year L783 persons were quali- fied for help from old age assis- tance. blind, allowances. disabled persons' allowances. child wel- fare. social assistance and tuber- culosis assistance. Many of these have dependents. Mr. Phillips said.

The Minister said that in addi- tion to this large sized group who received monetary assistance. the Department of Welfare provided a comfortable home for the aged at Beech Grove for 22 persons. The Minister expressed the opin- ion that Beach Grove is a very worthwhile institution for the ev- er increasing number of people who require the care which he uld was competently given by the staff. He observed that while the cost of operation was costly. it would pay rich dividends in the betterment of the welfare of aged eitlsons.

ALI. NICIIIARY

Mr. Phillips said he was eer- tala the Province needed all the welfare programs it was now sup- vorting. lie explained that his Dc- psrtment was a service depart- ment and one that must recognise the person who cannot maintain himself or herself through normal gainful cmploymc... channels. He stated that without exception and within the legislation provided ev- Iry case is given every possible attention and fair consideration.

We are most anxious to relieve distress and we hope that the funds granted ill relieve the pro-

Phillips. "Every effort is being made to expand our efforts and to adopt measures to help our cases gain or regain independence." REVENUE SOURCES

"In this Province," said Mr. Phillips. "funds for the services now available under authority of this Legislature come from two sources - the Federal Govern- ment and the Province. In the year 1955-56 with the expenditure of S75l.36l.93 for Welfare purpos- as our per cspita costs was 87.22.

"Out of our total expenditure vhe Federal Government contribu- lad only 192,630.22 so you can see our programme is quite a costly. one for a Province whoch has to depend on its basic industries of agriculture, fishing and tourism alone for its revenue. not having the extra income available in the more highly industrialized Provin- ces. I might state. too. at this point that the Federal Government only shares in Old Age Assistance. Bllnd Persons Allowances and Dls- ' abled Persons Allowances. "All the other forms of Assis- tance I enumerated earlier such as Mothers' Allowances. Social As- sistance. etc. are the complete re- lponslbillty of our Province and while we do conslde every re- quest for assistance we must first of all be sure there is need es- tablished and then keep in mind the fact that we are only provid- log aslstance - not necessarily enough to provide confortable liv- ing." Too often we hear the com- plaint (How can I live on that'. I think you will agree that it would never be possible for Governments to satisfy all people regardless of how high payments might be. Which statement reminds me it might be well for a few moments to digress a bit and mention the 'means' test which. by Federal regulation is used in arriving at

blems of our people," said Mr.

the amount which should be paid

Assistance.

personal

ICW. FORREST PHILLIPS

to those qualifying for Old Age Blind Persons Allow- ances and Disabled Persons Al- lowances. "From comments, enquiries and letters we receive it is quite clear that persons who qualify for these awards and many interested citi- zens and officials assisting per- sons in their been led to believe they should re- ceive the standard 840.00 monthly pension without question. INCOME A FACTOR That is not the case. however. every application must be consid- ered carefully and depending on the applicant's personal income. assistance from relatives etc.. we arrive at the amount of his pension.

applications

property.

(Continued on Page 8, Col. 1)

have

OWN. CANADA TUESDAY. MARCH 12. 1957

WEATHER

Sunny becoming cloudy in the oven-

wltle Emmolion

lng; colder; N.E. winds 20, becoming SE 20 by evening. Low-high 23 I 30.

PRICE 5c ".1

Rear-Admiral HURLS CHARGES

AT U. N. FORCE

R. E. Byrd Dies

IOSTON (AP) - Retired . Admiral Richard E. Byrd.nethre 5'" min to fly over both the

":;'-ll -Id Iouth vole-. died Mon-

Tllt Dlooeering air explorer. who had been named over - all head of the U.S. Navy's huge Op- eration Deepfreeze in Antarctica. had been ailing with a heart con- dition several months. The affliction prevented his as-

Egypi Prepares Over Gov'l Of Gaza Strip

To

Illmllls on-the-spot supervision of the polar expedition in this Inter- national Geophysical Year. Byrd was decorated Feb. 21

GOV'T NOT SOLELY RESPONSIBLE

with the defence department's Mcdal of Freedom. The presenta- tion was done quietly by Admiral Arleigh Burke. chief of naval op- erations, who flew into Boston, node the award and returned by air to Washington.

Byrd had been under the care of Dr. William E. Greer and Dr Paul Dudley White. the heart spe- cialist consultant when President Eisenhower suffered a heart at- tack.

Winter Potato Production Up

WASHINGTON (AP)-The U.S. agriculture department " E y estimated production of winter po- tatoes at 6.905.000 hundredweight. or 31 per cent above the winter crop a year ago.

A month ago the crop was fore- cast at 7,4-i5,(ll0 hundredwelght but losses were suffered in February gem excessive rain in south Flor-

a. The agency said growers' re- ports lndlcate 31,000 acres will be planted for early spring potatoes -up 19 per cent from last year and 31 per cent above average.

"With education we can accom- plish almost snything. Without it we are sterile morally. spiritually. economically and socially." said Mr. Prosper Arsenault, Liberal, First Prince, speaking on the Draft Address yesterday. Mr. Arsenault is the only member of the House who is a practicing teacher.

He said the key to future society lies in the schools. "The education of our young people takes an in- creasing lmportance because th e present world emergency is in a large part, a struggle of ideas and ideals." said Mr. Arsenault.

The First Prince member des- cribed the struggle as a moral and spiritual struggle that will be won finally by educational progress, not atomic bombs. He said. "Our survival as a free people requires citizens whose understanding of our ideas and our ideals is clear and whose faith and courage to work and sacrifice for them is steadfast."

Continuing Mr. Arsenault laid. "Everywhere we hear songs of exaltatlon over Canada's material resources. Canada's richest assets are her children and nothing

Canadian Dollar Af Record Peak

NEW YORK (AP)-The Cana- dian dollar soared to its highest point in 24 years Monday in terms

Fede'ljal Budget

Thursday

OTTAWA (CP) - The govern- ments taxation plans in what is Vmulllil certain to be an election lrcar be disclosed in the Com- mons Thursdsy night

3'19 "'9! are not expected to in- clude any large cuts in personal or corporation income tax. despite "'9 bl! Iufllllls - possibly sortie 8ooo.ooo.ooo - that likely will be shown for the current fiscal year Ildlns March :1.

Finance Mintstc Harris caught I':"'lY 'V0I'Yone on Parliament

ll off guard Monday with Ian gn. Mllncement that be will introduce l'l' blldlet for the fiscal year be- '"'"l"l April 1 on Thursday at 3 P-BL EST. It hld been gencrslly assumed the budget would not be I1';I9q:cd until March 19.

he -gdset usely will be the gov. '"""'"” ""50? Policy announce- Parlisment Is dis- edoral

'5 5' Nmlns early

i'.'.'.."1'i”."”" ”"'”l' ”' "”""'V- 3” "'0 lovcrnmenl'a continuing

They now amount to 360 a month for persons 70 and over.

outlined last March so. Mr its forecast a surplus for the year of 8ll8.000.000. However. the buoy. ancy of the economy spilled far more tax money into federal cof- fers. The result ls expected to be a surplus of some

Night

concern about the dangers of in- flation in the country's booming economy likely will mean a mini. mum of vote - encouraging tax cuts. Only Monday Governor James Coyno of the Bank of Can- ada volccd a new arnlng that inflationary forces have not yet been fully checked. i

He declined, at a press confer-' ence in connection with issuance of the bank's annual report, to comment on the effect of possible federal tax cuts. But he did say "N In)! government surplus at time would be anti-Inflstlon-

The budget might produce some commodity tax cuts and is expec- ted to include an announcement of increases in old age pensions.

In his I956-57 budget. which he Bar-

Mideast Oil Bogiris Flowing Towards West Europe Again

(AP)-Middle East Wlnll towards West. again M M

standstill. ” mu

ern Europe I four-mom).

in i s 5 lift

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rate of 11,000,000 tons a year. Be. fore the Suez crisis it flowed through at the rate of 5.tID.Wl tons a year.

The London spokesman said: 'We have no up-to-date informa-

SPEAKS TODAY

Mr. Leo J. Rossite . Conservat- ive. znd Kings spoke briefly 1! the House before adloufnmenl ll six o'clock yeaterdash M13 l'l0'll' ter will resume his aPN0l1 0'1 "10 Draft Address when the convenas this afternoon at 3.00 9- m.

Con Repel Reds in Southeast Asia New

CANBERRA tCPl -- U-s- Sl-Ile Secretary Dulles said here Mon- day the free nations of the West- on world now have the strength to repel a Communist attack in Southeast Asia.

House

figure of n.oon,oon tons stands.

Addressing the openlnl session or . uu-gutsy meeting of mem- bers of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. he said U.S. strength in the Far East now is (NI!!!

lion as to how the repair; 13 going, but so far as we know um

"It will take a long time to

rasuamsnr I 'YEs'rEroAv

material is worth a cent without them."

TEACRER SITUATION

"At the present time several organizations are deeply concerned over the gravity o ftbe teacher situation." said Mr. Arauault. "We are perturbed over the few who are entering the uechiag-pro fession today. Are our children Prince Edward Island worthy of the best teacher. and what are the citizens doing to encourage our good teachers to stay with us?' "Let us re-arragne our sense of values and put first things first." continued Mr. Alsenault. "Teach- ing is not a lost art but the regard for it is a lost tradition. It is not good enough to point the finger of scorn at the Government of the Province.

of U.s. currency.

The Canadian dollar was quoted at 81.0! 28-32 at midday, its peak since the Sl.059i in November. 1038. It fell back later and closed at 31.01 21-32, up 1-3! from last Friday's closing.

amounted to an average day. The rise of the Canadian dollar in terms of U.S currency is caused by the flow of U.s. capital to Can- ada for investment purposes. plus the fact that Canadian business is raising funds in the U.S. capital market because of lower interest rates prevailing here

Helicopter Pair .Alive And Well

Perhaps responsibility

Education is Everyone's Worry Says Mr. Arsenauli

for the present teacher shortage can be laid right at the front door step of a negligent public.. .a public that has neglected to m k a decision as to what standards are good -enough for the training of its children."

EVERYONE'S CONCERN

"The problem of public edu- cation is everyone's concern and it is time that all of us should do something about it," stated Mr. Arsenault, "Therefore we must see that our educational system has the best possible environ- ment in wl"ch to grow in effective- ness. Providing this environment is a Job for evcryone.....teach-srs,

nessmen and housewives."

"The responsible and conscien- tious layman knows that the poten- tial of " ” gis boundless and is therefore working with increas- ing determlnatlon for better schools in his own community." asserted the teacher ember of the House. "Through greater in- terest on the part of all citizens. we can give our children the very nnest in educational opportunities. By providing the means with which to stimulate and nourish their intelligence and imagination, we can continue to EI'0W lh Splrll as well as in physical well being."

"May we hope that by the efforts of our Government. our Department of Education and the general public. we may. as the para 36 byfprovlde such schools with efficient teachers who can instill intot the minds of our child- ren, ideas. high ideals and noble resolves to the end that this Pro- vlnce may do its full share in the great work of making our Canada great among the nations.

IMPROVEMENT NOTED

"tn education under this and other governments we have wit- nessed many improvements." said Mr. A-senault. I wish to commend

clergy. doctors. lawyers. mech- . anics, farmers, fishermen, busi- '

lake Control

CAIRO (Rcutersl-Egypt acted Monday to move her administra- tion back into the Gaza Strip. while hurling charges the United Nations Emergency Force in Gaza is "overstcpping its functions."

A communique issued after Egyptian President Nasser met with his aides here said orders for an Egyptian administration to take over Gaza will be effective "immediately."

Col. Abdel Kader liatem. Eg.VP' tlan information director. said Gen. Hasseo Abdul Latif has been appointed adminstrative gov- ernor in Gaza.

DENY CIVILIANS SHOT

Hz-item's statement said Egypt had protested to the United Na- tions against the UNEF in Gaza "overstepplng its functions and firing against civilians.”

Egyptian press reports said Can- adian UNEF troops on Sunday bad killeda Palestine Arab in giclling demonstrations.

But the UNEF denied its troops fired against Gaza civilians. It said Canadian troops were as- signed '-'to administrative duty only." and added there were no casualties when Gaza residents tried to push through the gates of UNEF h63dqLl8l"lEra.

It said reports that Yugoslav UNEF troops had refused to carry out orders by Maj.-Gen. E. L M. Burns. UNEF con-unander-in-chief were not correct.

(In Belgrade. foreign observers said withdrawal of Yugoslav troops from the Gaza Strip was ar- ranged to avoid any embarrassing situations. Yugoslav did not want to be In a posit n where its troops might be used against the wishes of Egypt(.

DEFINED IN RESOLUTION Dr. Ralph Bunche. UN under-

secretary without portfolio. said in

Gaza Monday the UNEF intention

was "not to lnternationalize zhe

Gaza Strip."

lI1Ialem's statement Mond a y

PROSPER ARSENAULT. M.L.A.

the Minister for his efforts to step up our educational program. when we stop for a moment to consider this all important question of Edu- cation we must bear in mind that education is never neutral." "All educational aims are basic- ally aggressivc. All education is aimed at conquest. conquest of the mind. Greater knowledge gives greater power. When the last ac- ademic year was ushered in Sept- ember. 1956. millions of children and youths. at school or university level. resumed their studies. But let us remember only some of these millions were returning to schools of a free society. Others continued to be trained to serve tyranny. Both groups will be re- sponsible for the future of society. "There where materialism is the ideal for society only material expansion. the acquisition of physical means and power is the Continued on page 11, Col. I

so . "Egypt has agreed to the stay of the UNEF within the limits fixed by the United Nations. that is to enforce the cease-fire and follow the withdrawal of enemy gist-aeli) forces to the armistice 8!.

VANCOUVER (CP)-Two men missing since Feb. 23 when a Vancouver based helicopter crashed in southwestern Yukon territory were reported Monday alive and well.

Oksnsgan Helicopters Ltd. said here Gregg Tempcrley of Powell River. engineer, had been picked up and taken to Atlln. B.C.. in the northern corner of the prov- Inca near the boundary of the

ST. JOHN'S. Nfld. (CP) - Premier Joseph Smallwood an- nounced that ugreements have been reached that will "result in a great new development of iron ore in Newfoundland and Labra- dor" and the "immediate devel-

opment of the whole Wsbush Lake iron deposits of Javelin com- puny...

The agreement was . ched by the Newfoundland government. Canadian Javelin I.td.. Montreal. and Pickands Mather and Co.. Cleveland. Ohio. Mr. Smallwood said the .groement is "altogether separate from. and in addition to. the Ilnement announced last Oc- tober between Pickands Mather and Co.. the Steel Company of Canada and Canadian Javelin.” The new agreement. he said. provides for "the immediate de- velopment of the great Iron ore deposits of Julian Lake. lying

forts was to be picked up later Monday and both men were to be flown on to Whitehorse. Y.T.

The helicopter had been spotted earlier in t day, about is inlles from where e two men were believed to have been picked up. Both Watson and Temperley had a great deal of northern ex- perience and their machine car- riod survival equipment. includ- lng slooplll bags. rifles and emer- gency rations for two weeks

LUNCH WITH EMPEROR TOKYO (Reutcrsl .- ErnP9f0l' Blrohito and his wife were hosts at a luncheon here Monday for Canadian Ambassador T. C. Da- via. u.s. Ambassador Douglas some distance from Wsbush lfacArt.hur II and Cuban Mlnls- Lille. and owned by Canadian

Smallwood Announces Great New Iron Ore Project Planned

A spur line will be constructed to serve this Javelin mine, hp said.

LAERADOR RAIL LINE

Two years ago the Newfound- land government guaranteed a bond lune 0! 313500.000 for the building of a 45-mile railway in Labrador to connect iron ore de- posits of Canadian Javelin with the present railroad from Knob Lake to Seven Islands. Que.

At that time the premier said the railway will give birth to a new boom town at Wsbush Lake on the site of "perhaps the great- est single body of iron ore ln'the whole world."

Mr. Smailwood predicted "Canadian Javelin Ltd. would ship over its railway and the present railway to Seven is- lands . . . between 2.0(D,(Il) and 3.000.000 tons of are during 1937."

Javelin has established that at least l.l62.0W.0tXl (l.l63.lm.0WI tons of meas ad open pit. on an

trloso Garcia Montes y Angl-Ill JIV0lllI-

IIAI-ADMIRAL BIIVWELL I-AX. IEII I. FULLER

la the Wsbush ares.

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cumocs IN a. cgu. APPOINTMENTS

"Egypt will not accept that the UNEF performs other functions than these."

Before returning to Cairo to pre- pare a report for UN Secretary- G e n e r a l Dag Hammarskjold Bunche said: "UNEF's tasks are clearly defined in the General As- sembly's resolutions and the force will not go beyond that."

Reports reaching here from Gaza said Bunche told reporters: "I cannot predict the time when an Egyptian administration will return to Gaza."

(The Associated Press quoted Bunchc as saying in Cairo that

PLAN NUCLEAR TANKER

LONDON (Reuters) -- Britain's first nuclear-powered merchant ship will be a super-tanker of about 80,000 tons and is expected to be in operation within six

years, it was reported Monday. The Financial Times said the tanker will cost betwee nf:i0.000,- 000 and i'.l2,000.000.