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VOL. LXXIX NO. 82

WOMEN IN BRITISH GOVERNMENT

Great Britain’s~ Prime Min- ister “Harold Wilson reshuffled his government Tuesday night to’ include these t women in subcabinet posts. Mrs. Jud-

CNR Car Ferry Rate Increase

Authorized #3 Second Class Mati, —) the-Post Office Department. ©

ith Hart, 41, LEFT has been named Minister of State, Com- monwealth ' Relations. Mrs. Shirley Williams, 35, CENTRE, becomes a Sec-

PET. Legistature protesting the

CAPITAL BUREAU imenfaent fare increases and|CNR on the decry service for’ Clarifies

OF THE GUARDIAN OTTAWA — Changes in the} Prince Edward Island car ferry

in_ the Commons Wednesday , as | “very small indeed’’.

The description was given by Transport Minister J.W. Pickers- gill in replying fo a question

from Prince MP David MacDon- |

ald.

Mr. MacDonald asked Prime Minister Pearson # he had re- ceived a telegram from the

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situation.

what was being done about =| Mr. Péarson replied that he |

--Fate--structure— were described:'-had - -received—the— Legislature's! P centage

| telegram from Premier Walter | Shaw and he then asked Mr. Pickersgill to reply te the bal- atice of the question.

The Transport ~ Minister said | the only change made was in the cancellation of the return \fare ticket which would cesult in the very small fare increase. |

He noted that the increase was the first one—instituted—by—the

~_Non-Pilot RCAF Crews.

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retary in Ministry. of Labor, | and Mrs. _Eiréne~ White,—56, was named first Minister off State at the foreign office. (AP Wirephoto ‘by — from London:) * ;

~ | poliey of industrial development.

: ideration of the select standing

_|LET’S GO TO PEOPLE

ha

~aretectio last night as he threatened to.! call a campaign in which he-+ could defend his government's |

His threat came during consi-

committee's report on —_— ac- cownts.

The oppd8ition sought a “‘com- plete judicial investigation and external_audit’’ of the affairs of the P.E.I. Industtial Establish- ment Corporation and~ the Fish- ermen’s Loan’ Board.

“The final tribunal,”’ the pre- mier said, .‘‘is the people. ve willing to take my chances in an election; I’ll stand by the record of the government.

“If you want an election,” he said to/ the copeeiins “let's go

To Brink Of An Election.

- Premier Walter R. shaw pull- to the. people. F'll-stand on any tions found ed his government to the brink |platform and defend the record. that we should have a royal

—begislature--You-re—tryi

kill industry..”’ ¢ he Liberals -maintained that ere is no evidence that indus- itries in Georgetown have any equity in the plants and that the provincial government is paying the full cost of the develop- ments. Opposition Leader Alex Camp- ‘com- | bel] pointed out that operators of a processing plant in New An- nan_have equuity in the business as well as the government but “this is not the case with the

Georgetown developments.” He

suggested that every time the Georgetown industries get into trouble they come to the .govern- ment ‘‘to bail them out and if the government doesn’t go ‘along with the requests the indystries threatep to pull out of tke pro- | vince.”

eFsgi

Minister _

many years. , Mr. M. sid,seked if Mr. Pickers&ill wold say what the |

‘out of order by Speaker Lucien Lamoureux.

Earlier, Mr. MacDonald noted that the cancellation of the $3.90 return fare for a car and driver meant that two singles fares totalling $5 would have to be purchased. This meant an increase more than % per cent én-the-old i he_said.

Upset By Pay Increases.

By DAVE McINTOSH

OTTAWA (CP)—The defence department day that there is ‘‘alarm and despondency’’ among non-pilot | aircrew in the RCAF.

A department spokesman. said it "was only natural these air-

besides the increase itself,

\pensions. *

service now will receive

Informants said the pilot drain |cer drawing the same allow- |

mercial airlines simply had to

|from the armed forces to a be stopped because it was be- |

ances. will vaelaeey)

-— get $833

a month.

Proposal —_-

Fisheries Minister’ Leo Rossi- ter-rose~in- the Legislature.yes- terday to give his clarification of a_news report which suggest- ed_that he had promoted a bill, which if ‘approved, would re- quire farmers, fishermen, their wives and hired help ‘o obtain fishing or hunting licenses.

‘“T didn’t say that these peo- ple would be required to have a license,’ he said, “but that this | legislation would give- the gov- ernment power to provide for li- censes if it became necessary. If such licenses became neces- ‘sary “we would “probably give | them free.”

Mr.-Rossiter._made_his_ original _| statement in the - Legislature when a bill amending the Fish-

|

| Prorogues

and Game Protection Act was |

One of the chief attractions, “flight lieutenant pilot with 16 | Under study. is |years’ conceded Wednes- |that pilots. also will get higher '$1,088 a. month. The’ flight lieu- | N S H :

;tenant—navigator or radio -offi- | ouse

‘|Minister

money put into the Georgetown development might | have, through better manage- ment, provided double the num- ber of industries. ‘It’s a wonder- ful development in Georgetown,”

“the said, “‘but.could we have had

two such developments for the -same.money?”’ :

According to Mr. Galupbell the opposition in its investiga-

Truck Strike Nearing End

| TORONTO (CP) — Tentative | agreement has been reached in an 11-week-old strike betwee!

8,500 truck drivers and 55 On tario trucking companies, Ray [Taggart said Wednesday night. |

To Get Coverage.

OTTAWA (CP)—Extension of | unemployment insurance cover- age to farm employees is a gov- | ernment goal for the present session of the Commons, Labor |

Nicholson sald Wed- nesday. ~ | | He remained. J. ae Mac-

“enough wrong s0|

commissiqn_ study immediately.”

“Former opposition leader Alex |

Matheson ‘said he was ‘‘wearing __ Continue! on page 3 col. 4

Commons Takes Off

ELMER MacRAE

Elmer MacRae

On Vacation

| OTTAWA (CP) — The Com-

Mr:—Campbell--asked_whether_mons_gave_its, final approval to _______| or not—the—$2,800,000_ of govern- | pieces of government Iég-"| |ment

|islation and nibbled away at two jothers Wednesday before taking off on a two-week Easter vaca- tion.

Under a motion moved by Works Minister Mcliraith, MPs will return to resume the ses- sion April 19. Many got an early start “on the holiday;-with less “than 50° MPs- still--in-the-House towards the close of - Wednes- days sitting.

One of the approved bills

-tpaves._the..way for chartered ‘\banks to open Easter

“Monday. |The Bills of Exchange Act until now oe banks to close that day.

CAN GET FASTER ACTION

Another change. will — allow n (banks to bounce cheques on \Saturdays. Previously, dishon-

}

Other bills given third read. linge :

—An amendment to the Aerv- |nautics Act.that will make own-. ers or operators of aircraft. pay for the availability of govern-

jment airport services and in-

icrease the maximum air trans-

|port board membership to five

from three. —A name change for the

\Agricultural Rehabilitation and

Is Elected

Former City.Councillor Elmer MacRae yesterday was elected by acclamation to represent |-Ward-5-in-City-Council,

The begislature was in uproar

ayafternoon as the op- |position put on ‘its. » best “perfor r- |mance of the. current session, \sharply criticizing government policies of . industrial develop- | |ment, particularly in connection with the Bathurst Marine Limit- led and Gulf Garden Foods Lim- ited plants in Georgetown.

While the government charg- jed that. the jagainst industry and ‘‘would kilt lindustry if it could kill the gov-

‘ernment at the same time,” the | Liberals~'maintained, that _they |

are in favor of industrial devel- opment but that it must be car- ried: out*in-such-a-way-that the financial interests of ‘the people of the province are protected. The eruption, came during dis- | cussion of the select standing committee’s report on transpor- tation, resources and fisheries.

opposition . .was-

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Spark jae In House

Sharply Criticized

ithe committee that as far as he was concerned the’ loan board ‘was hathing tore™ stamp for the minister of fisher- lies and the government. | .‘*Mr. Gaudet was quoted as |telling the committee ‘there was no free thinking; our hands were tied; we were merely a rubber stamp. I resigned on principle.’ “He resigned on principle. This is getting serious. _I-suggest that this report be amended so that the fishermen’s loan board be immediately investigated.”

BOARD TANT

Kings County- Liberal William Acorn picked up the ball and, reading from‘ minutes of Idan board meetings, showed where the board had been very hesi- jtant in considering applications for loans from the Georgetown plant for construction of steel

The council seat for Ward 5

of finance committee chairman William R. MacNeill. .

Mr. MacRae’ first came into the Council as representative of Ward 6 when it was created fol- lowing amalgamation of the Vil- lagé“of Spring Park and Char- lottetown-He-remained-in Coun< cil _until._his.defeat at last Feb- ruary’s civic elec During this terms he had on prac- tically all committees including | that of finance. He had also serv- ed some. years as chairman ot | the onerous street committee aad | at the time of his leaving Co cil was chairman of the towy Plahning committee. It was this background of tong cancuincs which led citizens to ask him to run in Ward 5 for the unexpired

became vacant through the death |

iSAYS SHOCKED

Opposition Leader Alex Camp- bell started off the most heated part of the debate when he said he was ‘‘shocked’’ when -he heard the evidence of former Fishermen’s Loan Board chair- man -Walthen Gaudet who—ap- peared before the committee during its investigations. =

“This report,”said- Mr: Camp- bell, “doesn’t even mention the ‘evidence given by Mr. Gaudet

before the committee: “Hetold

made with the company on the terms of loans.

Mr. Acorn said ‘‘the minutes show that he board feels the Gulf Garden Foods’ method of doing business is not-ethical and should be treated- accordingly.”

He said minutes of a board

_ |meeting last winter showed that .

the board was reluctant to enter

pany for $7,800,000 worth of drag- gers. He said, however, that the (Continued -on-page 3. Col.. 2)

STATEMENT SAYS LOAN HINGED ON ENGINE USED

A oe, statement Say-

ing that Hon. Leo eas minister __of fisheries, had

lored cheques tendered on Sat- | term.

jurdays could .not pe with

==/by-the-banks—until—t ~ sues - at |Monday. -| Ottawa Probes

OTTAWA (CP)—The defence department is investigating re-

country about sightings of un- identified flying objects, Prime Minister Pearson told the Com- mons Wednesday.

New Democrat Leader. Doug-

ports from several parts of the |.

forced the use of a parties “1 lar engine in a boat before . '—toan—from—the—Fishermen's—

Loan Board would be grant- ed was read into the record by William Acorn (L-Ist Kings) during yesterday af- ternoon’s sitting of ,. the Legislative Assembly.

The statement, “signed by Francis MacIntyre and wit- “nessed’ by ‘Richard™ Power and Roland F. MacDonald,

Hubert MacNeill, MD, min- ister of labor, was speaking on the report of the select

_ transportation, resources

by Mr. Acorn to_ question ‘the operations of the Loan Board during last year’s sit- . ting with a letter, ‘‘a letter the member had written himself,” said Dr. MacNeill. ~ Mr. Acorn then rose’ and read the statement into the record and he thanked Dr.

into a contract with he com:

\las-said during the question pe-

and sworn before Andrew | MacNeill, telling him, “I've

semyeee pee

or-frawlers.as there was.no “‘satis- factory” financial arrangeme! :

Handing ites oa

“made mention of an effort tote

1966 |Lean (PC—Queens) in the Com- Development Act. Its name now

HALIFAX (CP) — The |session of the Nova Scotia Legis- mons Prime Minister Pearson lbecomes the Agriculture and

iriod that an investigation and

| vaiti -through-this 'a gevernment statement should neon vente S

session for an opportunity to

No Paper Tomorrow | |

crew would feel discriminated coming critical. There is little;

against after pay increases for |civilian demand for other air- Meurant, justice of the

pilots of up to $3,060 a year were announced Friday.

The hope is that resentment, among navigators, radar and) radio officers and flight engin- eers will die. The armed forces | are scheduled for a general pay increase in October.

Air Chief Marshal Frank Mil- | ler, chief of the defence staff, held a meeting here Tuesday with commanders and _ their chief staff officers-to explain the reasons for the pilot pay in- creases—and how it will be im- plemented.

INSIDE TODAY |

Classified Deaths Births Comics SHOte oic..< FOh eps Finance, markets . i

ceiseess 12, 13, “

Rural churches ..:. 3 WOMEN Ree Aivareceebes 6 POMMOPIBIS io icsisccaens Summerside .............. 3 Kings, Queens, City ...... 5

Prince County

lerew. |

One source said a commercial | lairline set up shop in a hotel| jonly three miles from the RCAF’ |base at Baden - Soellingen, Ger- jmany, and held out big money.

The Viet Nam war has con- tributed to the present situation. | The U.S. largely has blocked re- | tirement of -American piilots| from the armed forces and U.S. airlines have had to look else- | where for them.

WINGS ‘DESIGNED’

A new design for pilot wings is going around the defence de- | \partment. It substitutes a dol- jlar sign for RCAF and. instead | lof the RCAF motto Per Ardua| ad Astra (Through Adversity, to |

The Guardian will, not be published tomorrow, . Good Friday. The next edition will be Saturday, April 9. eee

the Stars) it has Per Ardua In-| :*

flatum.

One -source--said alarm -nd_

despondency is particularly pre-. valent among crews of Argus; © submarine planes of Mar-| > ~

anti - itime Command. These planes learry a crew of 16 of whom lonly three are pilots. Up to now, Ithey have all drawn equal pay | ‘for equal rank. |

| Including’ marriage and maxt-|

Location For National Park

Reported Still

Apparently the

mind as to where a second na-

‘tional park should be located in

Prince Edward Island if federal aithorities decidé to establish such a park.

During discussion in the Legis- lature yesterday of the report of the mittee on Yourism; resources, fisheries and transportation,

_ Premier WaltercReShaw — said his government's position is still under- study.

“Surveys."’ the premier said,

“have heen constructed and re- ports given The value placed on purchasing land in the east- ern part of the province far a Park would he exceedingly high and about three and one’ half times Whe cost af. sec land in Prince Counts

“In Kings County, mieh Valliable agricultural land

A 8 eo eae

Wiring

= mum subsistence allowances,

provincial | would likely government has ‘not made up its | Prince County does

select standing com-,

Under Study

be lost’ and . as not have | park facilities, it is felt that. securing non-agricultural land in the county would be more | | reasonable than going to_Kings |

|County and taking valuable | land from which farmers might | | be displaced.” ‘ ‘

The premier said he was ‘not

in favor of establishing a parka

anywhere in the province if itis |

indt developed and allowed to | become .a wooded area within a few years

Kings: Liberal William) Acorn, during a discussion on a sugges. — tion that the government watch closely the sale of properties having beach frontage, said he would like to see some conti | * over—sales_of__pronerties *that | harder the shore: He nd.af the present trend continues | our jocal people May be forced off the beaches’ «

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QUARTER- MILLION. POUNDS FISH. UNLOADED A At GEORGETOWN

Gulf Garden Foods Ltd- trawl-

the Gulf C-ull and Howe Bay, seen here sail- ‘ed into Georgetown QHarbor

er flectiofforr chins

Guard, Gulf Gallant, Gulf

lature was prorogued Wednes- has given assurances the Un- day after a routine seven weeks | jemployment Insurance Act will | of dusiness. be amended to this effect.

‘Rural Development Act.

The House also approved a resolution calling for the con- |

no, lead to ees specula- tion.”

be made so that the reports will |.

peace for Kings County was dated March 18, 1965. It said in part: ,‘‘I was,

read this into the record.” When he*finished and sat down Dr. MacNeill said,

There was little controversis! in the 151 bills given royal: as-

| sent by Lt.-Gov. H.P. MacKeen pected to report to the govern- |Amesdale to a point near Bruce | before he prorogued the session |ment in two or three weeks, he \Lake in the District of Kenora, ae after rioon.

Tuesday night from the fish- off St--Panls Ts

had heen flahine

geound Thes en Brown's Bank out of the port ott Shelhurné;NS. .since mid

¢

ing

land

An independent e¢ 0 m mi ttee |working on the act was ex-

said.

spsavonemanenpgan, ee” sone % %

January and now have retupet ed tn--fich-enttorater al.

therr

cet home ‘port of Georg:

town: Unloading operations of the “250,000 pounds fish

ot

struction of a railway line by |

the CNR from the vicinity of | Mr. Pearson said he hoped

jthe department’s report w

be “reassuring” and added that investigation of reports that “heavenly objects’ were spotted | in Michigan proved to be

aan exaggerated.”

‘Ont. -

forced by Leo Rossiter, min- ister of fisheries, to accept ~ a ,Waukasha Engine or would not get a dragger from the Loan Board.” - “The matter ~came~—up—in the Assembly when Hon.

“this is the type of garbage we expect to be brought im by the member- from ist Kings.”

~Mr,-Rossiter_did not _com- ment on the statement.

RECO RD HIGH REACHED

OTTAWA (CP) The _ con- sumer price index rose three- terths of a point to’ a record 142.4 for March, the Dominion

Bureau of Statistics reported Wednesday. Higher food and _ clothing

prices were mainly responsible for- pushing the index up from) 142.1.in February

Based on 1949 consumer prices equalling 100, the index |was 137.3 in March last year. This. Was an increase of 3.7 per cent for the year. Economists say ithat ideally prices should not ise by more than 1 two “per ‘cent a year.

There ts no exact parallel in-| dex of incomes. A new) index” jof average industrial weekly | wages and salaries based on 1961 equalling 19) was 109.2 in! December. 1964. and 116.9 nn)

December, 1965, the tatest avail. | able. But the latter figure is preliminary, subject to revision

een more detailed information

is available, a DBS official said.

If the consumer price. index were converted. arithmetically to a 1961 ‘hase. it would ‘have

{ oe 105.8 in Nefvember, 1964, {198 ; in. Decemb 1965, and j110°2 “tor March this year.

FOOD IS HIGHER The fond index nmine-tenths

brought here by the trawlers heaan immediately. TW is ex pected thal three trawler the Gulf Guard, Gulf Gull and Gulf Gallant. will sail for the fish- ing grounds today.

moved

point

up 143.4

ol—a ta

than a year earlier. |

| higher : said there were higher!

DBS

(124.2

The

‘| made early this gmornink after

ain. March, and was 10.1 points Ei

Food And Clothing Items | Push Up Consumer Index

prices for bread:’~eggs, most jing 1957 ranging from $2,500 to cuts of meat, most fresh vege- $7,000.

tables, some fresh fruits, lard | It is compiled fei a survey and shortening. These out |o¢ prices of approximately 300 weighed lower prices for sirloin |goods and services conducted and round steak, chicken, fresh |}ate in the month preceding ‘the tomatoes, bananas, oranges and one for which it applies—in this instant coffee. case

The clothing index March index

in March from. 123.3 in} February 120.4 in March, 1965. SOME UNCHANGED

‘DBS said price increases were |, DBS said indexes for trans- widespread among men’s, portation, health and personal women’s and children’s wear care, and tobacco and alcohol and footwear. Prices for laun- | were unchanged between Feb- dry, dry cleaning ‘and shoe re-|ruary and March. pair services were also higher. The housing index, which consumer . price index ‘covers both the cost of shelter ‘measures \the changes since'_rent and home - ownership— 11949 in the prices of a selec- and the cost of household op tion of goods and services rep- | eration, rose to, 143.3 in March resentative of purchases made |from 143.1 in February. Rents by families of two to~six; living }and home-ownership rates were in cities with over 30,000 pop- | higher. and sprices for furniture, ‘ulation, and with incomes dur- carpets and cotton sheets rose —————| after February sales.

Higher rates for television re- (pairs and prices of pushed: the reading: and. recrea- tion index up to 156.6 from

rose to!

Prorogation Announced

The Legislature 15° scheduled to prorogue this afternoon at 3 The housing component ac; o'clock. The: announcement was ,counts for 32 per cent of the lover-all index, and food for 27

terials remained unchanged at

172.4

the estimates were passed. -. ,counts for 12 per cent, and ae } ag -clothing for 11. ‘These percent- The house 1s heduled to meet ats 2 r to clean u unfinished ages—of_theall-itemis_index rep. am rled she eae erat ae ISNeG resent the unpact of those items business before the arrival ef jon the urban family spending the Lieutenant-Governor oattern in 1957 ~~ ae Ta vm poles ~ }

late in February for the

bicycles |

156.4..The prices of reading ma-—

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