MAXIMS

OPA

MERE MAN

Patience is the of hoping.

Dy Carrier: Charlottetown. Sumnsuldo 815.00 per anmun. "laewhero In P.E.l. 89.00. Other Provinces and U.S.A. 12.00 per annnna.

CANADA PRESENTS FOUR MODERN MINESWEEPERS TO FRENCH NAVY

ny Kingsley (Brown Jr. Canadian Press Btaff Writer

HALIFAX, (CP)— Canada gave four ready-to-fight mine-sweepers in France Wednesday under the mutual aid agreement of the North Atlantic Treaty.

Tears rolled down French Arn- bsssador Hubert Guerln's cheeks as Defence Minister Claxton formally delivered the coastal-type vessels in a stirring quayeide ceremony.

Mr. Claxton said he was con- fident they would be well used for preservation of peace. then point- ed at the new $4,000,000 vessels and said to M. Guerin:

"There are your ships."

A raw. 15-knot wind swept the dockysrd parade square where a crowd of about 300 heard the de- fence minister and M. Guerin ad- dress the orderly ranks of an honor

guard and the Canadian and French Navy crews. Insurance Continues Referring to NA10 and its ob-

jectives. Mr. Claxton said a pru- dent man always insures his home.

"The fact that he had no fire for five years does not lead him to stop paying the premium or cancel the insurance." He added that development of weapons of gigantic destructive power made it s paramount duty to do everything possible to pre- serve the peace. Mr. Guerin said the ships would pursue a career “worthy of the ideal which presided over their construction." Later the ships’ Canadian crews marched with the Frenchmen with the red—tasseled berets to the quay where Thunder. Cowichan, Fundy and Chigneclo were moored line astem.

As the naval band played "sun-

squealcd. French seamen stepped forward. hoisted the French tri- color. Both saluted.

It was then. with the band play- ing "la Marseillalse“ and the ships now officially the Dunkerquoisd

Bayonnaise, Paimpoiaise and Mal- ouine, that tears came to M. Guerin.

POTATO BOAT REACHES GEORGETOWN

MAKING RECORD

The German built M/V "Clim- dra" which made several trips from Charlottetown to United States ports and points in the West In- dies last year, entered Georgetown harbour at eight o'clock last even- ing to register as the first vessel to make an Island port this sea- ion.

The "Ciandra". which has been under the watchful eye of Captain Angus Brown from his observation post for above in the air ice pat- ml, was navigated through scat- tered ice fines and’ by four p.m. yesterday had reached a point thirty miles east of East Point. P. E. I. From there on the going was easy and on a full speed ahosd basis.

Captain Hess who is in com- mand or the “Ciandra" deeply ap- preciated the assistance rendered by Captain Brown. as did also Mr. George Buntain of Buntgin Bell ,5; company who was kept-nrfornled of the progress of thé ship towards Georgetown wiiera the loading of 12.000 bags of potatoes .for the West Indies will be started today.

Father comiiiinea On Murder Attempt

MON'I'R.1!lAL. ICP) Charged with attempting to murder his two small Iona by feeding them i-at poison on bread. Charles Trudeau, 32, was committed for trial Wed- nesday by Chief Judge Edouard Areharnbault.

Police said Trudeau also took poison and intended to die with the boys. Jacques. a, and Edouard. 6

While her husband rat stolidiy. Mrs. ‘nu. -nu testified she found a short farewell note on their tele- vision set after Trudeau and the boys were taken ill.

Police. who arrived in time to save the three. testified that bread spread with the poison was found beside them.

Coming Events "Crokinole party. Wheatley

River Hall. Friday night.

“Reserve Wednesday, July 14. Lower Montague Regatta.

"Kingston Branch Canadian Leg-

ion monthly meeting, CIIIIIOLCC-'

town. April 0th.

"Special oft car price Dairy Con- centrate 35%. Dairy Ration 16%; also

all cake, old process. central Farm-l

era Co-op. Phone 9322.

"King's daughters Pantry sale at S. A. McDonald's. Saturday at 2:80.

"Variety Concert in at. Charles l-Iall, Easter Monday night, April iilth. Dance after.

"Show Morell Hall. Friday "Any- body fleen My Gai." You will an- loy the picture.

“South Shore Musical Festival meeting. Tryon Consolidated School. Wednesday. April 14th. In- alitulea please send representa-

ves.

"Farmers: Requiring financial help to raise Hogs, Chickens. ‘hir- ken. do it the ehur-Gain way. Contact our dealers or P. L. Mor- ris Shur-Gain Peed Mills. Kinkora. lulnmeraide. Charlottetown.

--m the talk of the country. What is? 15% Bhur-Gain Pig Booster. My sales have increased 100% «in two months. Get some for your pigs today. Cheap at double the price. I. J. annou- all.yVernon.

“We have told you that than is none better at any price. Ivory bl is the same. ‘Post is Bour- osu in chick starter. convince yourself by trying it for ciiiou gioihl van. a. J. ancoouuii, Ver-

FOR lllls__srl§ill

Questioned On Highway Route

The route of the Trans Canada Highway east of Charlottetown will follow the present route as closely as possible stated Premier A. W Matheson in the Legislature last night in reply to a question by Mr. John A. MacDonald. PC Third King's.

1-Ion. Dougald Macxinnon. Min- ister of Public Works and lligli- ways, stated that the biggest prob- lem was the Hiilsbomugh bridge crossing. He added that the Gov- ernment felt it made a little money on the Chinese Bridge as the pants they could not sell were used for smaller bridges throughout the Provlnce._ . , . ‘ ng in reference bridge at Victoria, he stated that the Government could not do any- thing exoept what they dld_ ‘'1 feel confident there will be in. develop- ment there. It may be a Marsh Land Reclamation project" he stated.

Candy’Compon—y— Reduces Prices

TORONTO. (CP)—A candy com- pany cut its prices Wednesday as a gesult of Monday night‘: budge: re uction in the excise tax to 10 per cent from 15.

The Laura secorcl company re- duced the price or a two-pound box of chocolates to $2.25 from 82.30, a three-pound box to 33.35 from $3.45 and a five-pound box 'to $5.50 from 85.75.

namo TCTMMY DIES

TORONTO. (OP)-Thomas Harp-

jutant, died Wednesday at home of his daughter. He was one

tlon Army in Canada and

youth

i‘PIanning Bonshaw

' "The whole Trans-Canada High- iway show between Bonshaw and ‘Charlottetown has been ‘bungled’ jlrom start to finish." stated Mr ;R.R. Bell. leader of the Opposi- _tion As he concluded his address Ion the Budget debate in the Mg- islaiuro last night.

"We now have the promise oi in road from Bonshaw through Chur- chill. New Haven to Cornwall and North River, which is possibly the most costly oi all sites." he stat ed. "This direction through Chur- chill nas condemned by the previ- ous lender as impossible. now it is quite O.K.

"In the beginning I believe the road should have come through Argyle shore down the south side to New Dominion or thoreabouts and then by a promised and sore- ly needed bridge to Meadow Bank across the West River. The course then should have been by Brighton Bridge to Charlottetown.

“Everyone then would have been happy and satisfied. we would have had our light pavement to connect through New Haven, Clyde River to nonsliaw and westward."

Mr. Bell stated that he had pressed for information regarding the route of the road for three years but the Government had not the puislic in the dark. "We should have had it long ago but Libxallsm for some reason or oth- or has given us the situation we have today. .

“In completing the job I am sting the llinister before he may

set." the Canadian naval enslgns were lowered and gathered by V Canadian seamen. Bo'suris' pipes 1

to‘ the

of the oldest officers of the Siilva-I was.-in western Ontario west of a line known as "Banjo Tommy" in hlsithrough Pan'y Sound, Barrie and ‘Hamilton.

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew’

CHARIDTTETOWN, CANADA. THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1954

ave Southeast eds, U. S. Lea ers Urge

attended the annual meeting y‘estei-day‘afternoo’n at"Goveihi

Shown above with Mrs. T. W. L. Prowse. honoriry president of the P. E. 1. Girl Guides Associa- tion. are a number of those who $19.1‘!

eds House. From left to right. front

lic Relations Commissioner; Jean MacFayden. Summerside; Mrs. .clnl Qi_>8nlDi¥%|.'£.M1'A,-. Prowse; Miss Carrie an and Miss Mar- garet Wedge. Summerslde: Miss

i-ow: Mrs. Alan Macmillan, Pub- Iphigenls Miss County Commissioner. Back row:

Arsenault, ‘ Que ens

Miss Ciadys I-Iart. Camp Commis-

Gordon Hutcheson. Provln- aloner; Miss Suzanne Macxlnnon. District Comml-sslnneir.-.for..5ol.it|| Mi“ clump M‘ M”

Charlottetown; Mrs. John Suther- land. Deputy Provincial Commis-

At Annual Meeting Of Girl Guides Association

‘~i‘-- .4"-M

.,«..~u»-ll

trict Commissioner’ for Summer- side; Mrs. Alex I-Iorne. Mrs. Ken-

Ramsay. all of Summerslde. (——Bartcr‘s Film Lab.)

Tornado Threat In Ont. Passes

'1'ORDN'IO. fCP)——'rhe Domin- ion weather offlce said Wednesday night the threat of tornadoes for western 0ntario.of.which it issued

Oi‘:-r.

The Domliilon weather office. in a bulletin issued at 6 p.m. EST. said “The threat of tornadoes for lontarlo is over" but added Ithat tliunderstorrrls and strong winds still were forecast for south- ern Ontario Wednesday night. I The xverither bureau said that "isolated tornadoes" occurred over southern Michigan Wednesday and winds averaging 35 miles an hour, with gusts reaching '10 miles an ‘hour. were reported in the Cen-

ley. 07. retired Salvation Army ad-.‘ tralia area of Ontario. the‘

Earlier the weather bureau had said there was a risk of "isolated tornado" activity late Wednesday

Opposition Leader Charges Highway

To City “Bungled".

Canada Highway at l~It.fr.pton. As he is promising a causeway at North River I expect there will also be one at Victoria. I think the Minister may do it; if he won't. then I may have to do it." he stated.

Depiorable Condition

Mr. Bell referred to what he termed the deplorable condltibn this spring of the road to Borden. "We find fault with the Public Works Departemnt for not having one of the two roads in Borden open all year." he stated. "Those roads were in terrible condition this spring. The travelling public

(Continued on page 5. Col 1)

FR.lL'i)R.IC'ION. (CF:-—Defence Minister Brooke Claxton said Wed- nesday the federai government will spend Illl.000.f!)0 a year to maintain the 427 square miles of Camp Gagetown as a giant prov- ing ground for Canadian troop and weapons

Mr. Claxton said in a pi-spam! statement issued here the first army formation "of origads strength" will deploy for training over the sparsely populated chunl of Queens and Iunhu 1 counties between June is and July 15 this

leave his Department to do some- thing for the Village at Victoria in giving it access to the ‘mm-i

a

year. camp one II is locmll in south-central N Brunswick. A Canadian brigade usually

a special warning earlier, now is

The very important part which might be played by Girl Guides in time of emergency was stressed by Mr. Gordon MacDonald. chair- man of the Red Cross Disaster Services Committee, as he ad- dressed the annual meeting oithe P.E. I. Girl Guides Association, held yesterday afternoon at Gov- ernment. House.

This Province. Mr. MacDonald stated. while not likely to be sub- jected to attack. is deifinltcly list- ed by military authorities as a possible evacuat.lon centre. In the event of a major disaster. the committee would be placed at the

disposal of the civil defence or- ganization; otherwise it would continue to function alone. He

described the set-up of the Disas- ter Servlces Committee——two bran- ches, one each in Cliarlottetown and Summerslde. first aid teams. and sfib-committees. for first aid, shelter, food. clothing and trans- portation, among others.

There were possible outlets for senior Guides on nearly every committee. he pointed out. and added that Guide training. which stresses readiness to. help others. obedience and self control. would fit these girls for such tasks since in time of disaster people are needed who can keep their heads rind avoid panic. which is often as great a killer as the disaster it- self. Mr. MacDonald said he vlould be glad to meet with members of the Guide organization and dis- cuss plans for participation in such activities.

I: thuslasrn Noted

Enthusiasm in all phases of Guiding.in the Province was no- ted in the reports presented yes- terday, with the visit of World Chief Guide Lady Baden-Powell

as the highlight of the year's

numbers about fi,000-‘L000 men.

The federal government chose the camp site Aug. 1. 1962 after it became apparent that the army needed more elbow room to fire long-range weapons and turn out troops with a know-how of major formations.

The first detachments to under- go training will live under "active service conditio ”: ivhli II. in tents.

Scores 0! Buildings

Mr. Claxton said the scores of buildlnll to be built on the camp site will be completed by late 1051

' or early 1996. He said the camp

Nflitlllliy would BI lbifl O0 hill-

GIRL GUIDES’ ROLE IN EMERGENCY H-Bombs Now Bi IS STRESSED AT ANNUAL MEETING Enough; Anoihe

activities.

Mrs. T. W. L. Pronse. honorary president, presented warrants to four new commissioners. Miss Gladys I-Iart. Camp Commissioner, Mrs. Fred S. Jenkins. District Commissioner for North Charlotte- town. Mrs. J.O. Macbean. Inter-

(Contlnuedon page 5. Col 4)

Princess Margaret Cuis Souvenir Bil Of Coal in Mine

NOTTINGHAM. England, lR.eut- ezei—‘Princeas Margaret wielded a miner's pick axe Wednesday.

She used it to cut a souvenir chunk of coal from a thick seam 1.158 feet underground during a visit to nearby Calverlon coal mine.

The princess. wearing a white miner's hat. safety limp and heavy white smock. spent nearly an hour watching black-faced miners at work. .

A train of green-painted cars hauled by a diesel engine took hei several miles through a dark tun- nel. lighted only by the trnin's head-lights nnd bobbing miners lamps. in the main coal face

For a while the princess alood in dust which came to the tops of her low-heeled shou waichi.ng miners digging coal and loading it on to a conveyor belt.

Then she was handed a brand new pick axe and invited to take a crack at the seam herself. she hacked out a piece of coal as big as her list.

Margaret was clutching the coal souvenir as she emerged from the

cage on the surface. Hundreds oi oi the 3rd battalion 15 I-S 300"‘

miners. their wives and children

cheered her.

basis “and many more" during training periods.

The region is ideal for deploy- ing tanks, half-track armored veh- icles and heavy tnieks. It is near arteries of communication and the

climate will enable year-round iirlinlng. Mr. Claxton said another Id-

vnntsga is its proximity to Atlan- tic embarkation ports through which troops would move overseas.

He discload that the govern- ment may have to turn to the sa- chequer court to reach agreemnii with a. few former owners of land in‘ the area from which all resid- ants In \0 DO removed. X00!

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Tested Tuesday

WASHINGTON. (AP\ idcnt Eisenhower says hydroge bombs are now big enougii to meet military requirements, and United States doesn't intend t0 see how big they can be built.

Pacific island proving grounds.

This explosion followed two pre- Vious hydrogen blasts and. although the commissloii did not specify. it presumably was an- other thermonuclear test.

I.400—TTiITs~Eil Route From Korea

0'I'I‘A\VA. ‘Canadian troops who have served for a year in Korea are scheduled

army headquarters said Wednesday Bulk of the soldiers

squadron. Royal Canadian nears; No. 5 Royal Canadian Army Corps: 4th,fii:-id ambulance, Royal Canadian Armv Medical and 40th infiinlry workshop. Royal Canadian Electrical and cal Engineers.

A reception here from and municipal official: April 14 will be the final official function

Ito become the 1st battalion. Ca- nadian Guards.

II5 Million To Maintain N.B. "Comp I

die 5,000 men on a permanent cases, howevru-. have been aeltied‘Producers Association of Quebec

amicably.

Remove Civilians

"In view of the training opera-‘Quebec Dairy Industry Commis- tiona scheduled for the summer of sion.

1054," Mr. Claxton said. "it will

undoubtedly be necessary to have ness trip from his farm at How

- the greater part of the area clear-

ed of all civilian population by’

June 1. 1064."

He said the federal government also was receiving and acknowl- Idging certain other claims for compensation from the former tenants of land in the area

Camp Gagotown ultimately will have quarters for 1.400 families but work on Uhern will not start until the spring of 1066.

sloner: Mrs. ‘P. L. Linkletter, Dis- f“

Gordon ‘

Pros-I n‘sections as soon as the specifies- Itlons can be

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His answers to press coiiferencejivhn WIS *‘1°"K Wm‘ “'9 DTODOSEG questions Wednesday came only a CTOSSIHZ fit Nnfih River and the short time before the Atomic En- laying of 3 1-2 miles of concrete. ei‘g_V comniissloii announced iliat:D3VliliZ from Malpeque Road (near! a third nuclear test explosion hndICI““'I°”5i0Wn) been condu.-ted -mesday M, mg is all we can reasonably expect to

in Marrlillfl U16

to reach ihe west roast Suiiday.I

the 3rd Battalion. Royal CflI‘lfl(AlflTl_jn rflugcway construction. Regiment. other units represented “mm mp pgsklbiijty of C0 .in the draft include the (th iieldnn. . uiiisoii-ny at this point, A

rgraded roads in the Spring and D,"On Fall. until ihe permanent surfac- ." ‘

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Dairyman Dies

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Prudence is alwayn in season.

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LOSS OF INDO-CHINA MIGHT START CHAIN REACTION, EISENHOWER FEARS

(By John Svaiai

WASHINGTON. IAP) Pi"‘§|- dent Eisenhower and State Sec-iAn°'h.r urge." I‘i:iHl’)' D_ulles puhllcly called on.Ff9n¢h APPQQI free nations Wednesday to ex-‘

press hoth the will and the rrnri-I PARIS‘ (AP, _ F..Bm.e' “Ham”

I/(‘"5 II" 5“? '‘m‘I”‘'° S"u””"“I lining the importance it attaches '0'“ ‘;°’“"“;"“"‘- F.‘ _-tn the battle for Dien nien Pliii. ‘ I’”‘‘ m" "°"°°‘ ‘‘ " lannnunced Wednesday it had made

.r~ h.’ hi’ ' .di.ht1.. nE“I°r:do'_'Z:h°irn;: mvea lmfrclnnnlher in a series of urgent re.

culahle consequences. It niiaiitlq“e_5“ i" the lérmed‘ ‘5tla''e1‘d 1:: ct-use nearby Southeast Asia f-nlln-“"0”, pane‘ 3" ma "3 I tiles. he said. to topple like dom-‘h‘d"'Ch”“"'

inoes. ““ , To ml” the Drown" meremusr i.'.lla for countries with iitai in-

ha a concert. of opinion, and nII"°"‘ m the ““_‘3_ I” 53'.” "I" mum,” of reading” M rear.’ mlreadiness to use military action. I

whatever way is necessary. Eisen-I""”5.5a’-‘W 'I°P°”d‘"3 °" d""I°I"

how” mm Npnm_rs_ ‘moms in the bloody seven-year Dulles meanwhile urged friend-I“‘" Mr I"d"'CI“"a' .. Countries now being sounded

lv governments to demonstrate .‘| united will" to back up French union forces now battling a now- erful Red offensive in Indo-China.

Such a united will. he said. “will diminish ihe need for un- iierl notion." Bill. he added in a

nut secretly to join such an agree- ment are Britain. France,. Aus- tralia. New Zealand. the Philip- pines. Thailand and the three lnrio-China slates —— Viet Nam. Lnns and Cambodia.

I Some rouniries already are re-

. ‘i :

w.'.‘-;(h:.” “mum he, I mph alporied to have expressed willing-

willingness to have united action ""55 I" I01" "ch “ security grouping. Britain. whose agree-

ii the event should be such as to '3.

Ten-Coiiiitry Plan

As Eisenhower and Dulles spoke out, diplnmaiie officials disclosed that the linited States was trying ita line up a 10-roilntry bloc to oppose further Communist aggres- sion in Southeast Asia.

The AT‘l‘il"l"Il"lil1 plan.

ment is regarded as critically im- portant, has not yet given its re- Ell’.

Eisenhower made U. S. government. lion of moving single-handed to l"I!Pl'k Communist. expansion in Southeast Asia. There must be what he described as a concert of opinion and readiness to react in whatever way is new-.<sar1v'.

require

It clear the has no inten-

ihey said.

iflighways Minister Outlines Plans For Work On The Trans Canada Highway

This year we propose the com. pletlon of ihe Icornwall in Bonshaw and fr0m'tgin largely. local material. the ;0rWPiI in Vernon Bridge. .a i.0i.t11.trur:king of the immense fill would of H 1-2 miles". stated Hon.’ (Continued on page 15, Col 1) Dougald Macxinnon. Minister of. Pubill-‘Works and Highways as he spoke about the Trans - Canada Highway in the Budget Debate in ltlie Legislature last night. “Tenders will be called on these