If it's Good For the Island I he Guardian is For it

VOL. LXXV, NO. 274

use‘ ' THERE was a 100 per cent attendance of mayors at the :cmi-annual convention of the P.E.l. Federation of Mayors and Municipalities. held in the library of the new Montague

Regional High School on Wed- '. nesday. Also present were two 0 or members of the town councils. Here left to right are: M yor B. . on. Mon- tague: Roy Leard. Alberion‘

COUNCIL PAYMENT POSSIBLE

Election Change Asked

By Island Munic

MONTAGUE BUREAU be interested in such amounts; 0!“ THE GUARDIAN but would pay such expenses as; Payment to mayors and coun-‘l the council sees fit. . rillors for services rendered and A t 5 o resolutions a change in the election system were; that the car fem; “ere among resolutions passed phihce Edward Island be put yesterday at the semi~annual into service during the period meeting of the Prince Edward the Mv confederation is in dry. island Folderation of Mayors and dock; that the 30.40 payment Municipa ities, at Montague. l _ . The delegates noted that und- lw er the preSent system the may- l or and councillors could all gOICUP Broadcast

out at an election resulting int

.. .. .1 . . . a green councl coming intolTa|ks conflnue

office. A resolution was passed that‘ OTTAWA (CF) __ officials of

all municipalities operate on the same prindple as in Charlot- , .

letown and Summerside where lexecumes wed“ the mayor remains for two years and the terms of half the coun- cillors expire each year. .. ..

Another resolution asked that.‘ courtesy announcement

mayors and councillors should queveri the CBC “"0"” 535' he paid for their expenses at nothing following the meeting least and an amount up to 81,- except that the “talks are con-

to disc proposal to pro- televisio‘n spon- abatf's — ifh

cuss the CBC lvldc Grey Cup sacs—including

lJohn Labatt's Limited met CBC n a

000 for mayors and tip to $500 to tinuing." Representatives of La- councillors. batt's could not he reached be it was noted. fore they checked out of their!

however. i h a t l ‘ most municipalities would not | Ottawa hotels. I

U.S. Begins Dismantling Massive Cuban Buildup

WASHINGTON (AP) ~- Tlth points around the world United States began disman-;which _ tling some of its massive Cu-‘ the height 0f the crists. ban crisis military buildup navy reported the 03 Wednesday as tension easedships blockading Cuba should and navy patrol planes were L be back at home ports or other assigned the task of checkinglduly Stations by tilt; weekend. Soviet bombers out of Cuba. l'l‘his was the first disclosure of

Signalling the end or the.thc size of the blockade fleet,

ynost dangerous phase of [he had varied from time L0 ment ordered the release from; of . sorvists called up at the height ‘ lFor C.B. Hunter Simultaneously it cancell l

U.S.-Soviet confrontation overillme- Cuba. the U.S. defence depart- nctive duty . air te-lsearcxh PUShed of the Cuban cr15is. ei . an order that held in servicei HALIFAX tCPl -— The RCAF all navy and marine personnel was asked Wednesday to help arch for hunter Eree-

utto otherwise would have been in the se . . . discharged b ~ 28. About man Reid mlsstns in m 41.000 officers and men are the South Lake Ainslie district

believed affected. .of western caged firefobt;i be in related developments the Reid. descrr as m: - U.S. Air Force kept its concen- tween 25 and 35- enltflmd 51“? trations of planes in the southiwoods Tuesday morning and eastern United States. but said. lanned '0 come out “'5‘ after- "ll planes assigned to the North 1 noon. _ ‘ I American Air Defence Com-i Weather permitting, [the heli- mand were returning to home copter will! join the search to-

iitntions from the dispersal day.

Nine 4-H Club Members Offered Trips Next Year

lnteree' trip. with all ex- again from the final point of penses ‘ - ~ a'lable visit. The WI! 850 he pmwmbefll tsiotheclubmamberaat

to] they were deployed "it of President Kennedy’s press

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“Covers Prince, Edward Island Like The Dew”

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Kensing- orden; standing CE. Levie. Souris;

Herbert Champion. ton; Gilbert Bell.

iCold Wave Seen lSeaway Threat‘

MONTREAL (CF) The transport department Wednes- day night issued a warning that a possible cold spell could seriously i m p a i r operations along the St. Lawrence Seaway before the scheduled closing at midnight. Nov. 30.

There were 111 freighters still to clear the system from the Great Lakes.

At this time last year there were 20 per cent fewer ships west of Montreal.

J.E. Morrison. Summerside; W.A. Gaudet, Charlottetown; AH. Stewart. Georgetown.

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ment and municipalities for pav- ing apply to other work done in the municipalities as well; that the land valuation board bring e scale of valuation up to a more current level.

Parliament At A Glance

at By THE CANADIAN PRESS . m. and follow-t WEDNESDAY. Nov. 21. 1962 ing the meeting delegates; Works Minister Fulton an- were taken on an inspection of ' nounccd sale of 330.000.1100 in

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the high school by the princifi National Housing Act mort- I pal. John Hughes. hey also; gages sixth such sale in 1 examined the recently purchas- about a year. 1 ed fire engine. which P rim 9. Minister

Diefen- I baker declined to reply to a query about whether Jean- on. Jacques Bertrand. former The delegates were also shown Quebec cabin minister, will the new elementary. .join the Lcabi t.

taken to the school by Monta- gue Fire Chief for their inspec‘

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school by Gilbert Clements. Frank Dward' (NDP— m 0"“! 9031001 W- Skennai sought to have the

A‘WW was Pam's“ "‘9 fishing Industry exempted curling rink at 5.30 followed by

from the federal law against price-fixing.

Justice Minister opposed the i ea Howard's motion was de- feated 141 to 9.

a dimer banquet at Hill Side Inn at 6.30 pm. Mayor Bruce Yeo of Montague welcomed the delegates at both the business[ session and at the banquet.

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"Mmm' CHARLOTTE’I’OWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, NOV., 22, 1962.

WEATHER

Cloudy with intermitt-..t rain by ev— ening; mild; south winds 15. Low-high

38 and 44.

"03.550" SEVEN CENTS

14 PAGTJ'S

Chinese Sweep To Edge

Work On .Memorial Bldg.

ScheduledTo BeginJan.15

Construction of the Fathers of

Confederation Memorial Build- ing will begin Jan. 15. Dr. Frank MacKinnon, president of the Fathers of Confederation Memorial Building Fotmdation announced last night. Dr. MacKinnm returned to the Island Wednesday following dis- cussions lasting several days with architects . engineers and foundation directors in treal.

Dr. MlaeKinnon also announc- ed that the Canada Council would hold its summer meeting in Charlottetown in 1964.

Dr. MacKi-nnon said tenders for the $6,000,000 structure we (1 be called Tuesday of next week and rec'ed n Dec.18'otr shortly after. Following two weeks of discussion on tenders and contract. tihe contract will be awarded at New Years thllll actual construction beginning in mid-January.

MAGNIFICENT MEMORIAL The foundation president said that architects’ blueprints ' dicatc the building will not only be a “magnificent memorial to the Fathers of Confedeiration.

but an immenoely practical and

efficient cultural and historic l is completed. centre. i

t will be". he a building in which Primce Ed-i ward Islanders will take delightl as well as one of which all Can ‘ adians will be proud".

N y is e building dram- ‘ atic and efficient. he said “but

the plans for interior decor and l

furnishings are exciting and in-

teresting» That have. historic them all Can- da to draw on" a building of this kind and tile finishings should be of great interest to both users and tourists".

old Prince Edward Theatre pro- perty on Grafton Street as a

Mr. Fleming, however. agreed to extend to two years the combines law morator- ium involving the B.C. sal- mon-canning industry.

H. A. Olson (SC—Medicine Hati was unsuccessful in his bid to set a one-year deadline on government choice of a national flag.

The moves came in the wake

Province Leads

Atlantic Area

In Farm Loans CAPITAL BUREAS

conference announcement Tues- day that Soviet Premier Khrushchev had agreed to re move within 30 days some 30 IL-28 jet bombers from Cuba- believed to be the last of the Soviet nuclear-capable offen- sive weapons there. In return the U.S. ordered an end to its blockade of Cuba.

The agreement brought these1

OTTAWA —— . loans under the farm improve- ment oans act. were made in Prince Edward Island in the sec quarter of this year,

Ont. To Study .Tcix Structure

TORONTO (CPI — Premier Robarts announced Wednesday the establishment of a five-man committee to study the provin- cial and municipal tax struc- ture.

Mr. Robarts said in a press release: ‘There . wide spread belief that the revenue sources available to the rev-

lnce and its municipalities are S 1

not sufficient to enable them to discharge ttheirl responsi- bilities and duties. . . ."

“Although there have been a number of inquiries into spe- cific taxes." he said. “no com-

prehenstve examination has been made of Ontario‘s tax

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‘ Dr. MacKinnon said the tation is now invov “i technicial and legal aspects of t the project “and its technical and legal advisers attended the meetings. He 'd the discus- sions were “highly satisfact-

found- n the

ry . .

The foundation hopes to have. the buildings ready for use in May of 1964 for the Canadian! ‘ Drama Festival and the Royall ' 3 Society of Canada.

OTTAWA TALKS .

During his trip. Dr. Mac-Kim} non spent two days in Ottawal where he met with the Canada: Council and held further discus- ‘ sions on the memorial building. I

He did not. however. meet with Prime Minister Dief‘enbaker. nor did he have any meetings scheduled with the prime minis- ; ter, he said.

The buildings is a joint pro- ‘ect of Canada's-federal and

DR. MACKINNON

An option has provincial governments.

parking atrea. The. been held on this property for :Federal government has pledged some months and actual pur- ihalf the cost of the structure chase of it is now underway. up to $2,800,000 tihe premiers of The foundation has also rent-1 the various provinces pledged ed an office at 12‘) Queen Street. : their provinces in a 15 cents per overlooking the building site. to , capiba contribution during the used until the building itself . meeting in Victoria at the last ipremiers‘ conference.

Russians Optimistic n lest Bait. Berlin

MOSCOW (AP)——The Soviet ~ United States blockade - and-[Went son Cuba made Tuesday em or Cubatnlght tilt at Washington pressl

leonference was read In part

lover Moscow radio and distrib- nuclear test ban might followlumd apparently in fun t" 50’ lviet newspapers by the official

r Pre ident Kennedy's state-

viet capital Wednesday that a l

and later a Berlin settlement.‘ T

The Russians cancelled the:news agency as"

state of combat readiness \pro-g

claimed for Red armedt .

forces at the height of the Cu- lPrObe Planned

ban crisis. A similar alert thatl '

went out to Warsaw pact mili- Fltness i

tary forces was called off. . ‘ . Tile Soviet Union and West-In Northlana

ern powers have both come outi , t or a nuclear test ban. The Bus-1 %TF?WAI. ((éPJTiDE’Sk'bomgd ‘

sians have given no indication We“ 9" s 0. an“ as 5°" .

of agreeing to permit on-thc-f‘llsg?”y Consmer kihe trzlf’perse'.

. . t n tans an 5 mos spot Inspections to check uponm:Ilrsh northland are in “90:

underground testing but as onei physical condition_ .

. lient min to? western legal Obsenerimusclcs rippling—but the fed-l

“They hawnw mid no g teral government wants to 'bel ~ ' * . r . 1 forcefully in recent days. either ; suczrdon Robertson. d e p u ' y ; {:Pn'fisgggtgn‘s"affngfilgwgfirfi.minister of northtzrnh affaillrlsl

‘ . . .and commissioner o t e nor -¢

in weeks. but that Berlin will

‘teur sport and fitness in the

Finance Minister George Now-

other actions 1. T 6 Ian has reported.

U.S. Navy announcer! that P-2V patrol planes of its Atlantic anti-submarine war- fare forces would photograph the Sovlet ships carrying the bombers to verify their re- moval. No surface vessels have been ordered to help.

2. The Soviet government cancelled the state of combat readiness proclaimed for its armed forces because of the Cuban crisis and Warsaw pact nations followed suit. All Soviet submarines were ordered back to normal stations.

loans was $354,408 and the amount and the number of loans was the highest for any of the Atlantic Provinces. ; Largest amount goes towardl the purchase of agricultural im- plements. in the total of $9.68,» for the purchase of livestock.l 1.066 for farm construction; and 82.838 for other purposes. Alberta lead all provinces with 7.589 loans totalling $11,773,249. Total for all of Canada to 25.346 loans for 930161.103. ‘

Triple Murder, Suicide Seen

BERWICK. N.s. tCP) — 28-year“ fa . hi wife and two were found shot to death Wednesday in their farm house at nearby Somerset.

The bodies of Lloyd Zwlcker. his 22-year-old Dutch-born wife

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one Ame were found in the kitchen of their frame borne a few miles from this Annapolis Valley town. The of one- yeat-old Rldlatrd was W later in an upstairs bedroom.

Police said it was apparently a easy triple murder and nitride; I

i-Americam Send Air Transport:

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WASHINGTON (AP) —- The United States is sending 12 big air force transport planes. with American crews and mainten- ance men. to India to help India imove troops and supplies In lu_ fight against Rod China. |

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they are in the province. The nine club members from this province will be nam prior to mid-January. Mr. Pea- expecfs. The trips will

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fluffy to speak In lpatlinl tn cannula- and nut-

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The total value of the PEI.f

880. Another 331.622 will be used. ‘

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system as a whole."

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Below-normal Wm and moderate Minded from mid-November to mid- Decm be predicted for this Province. meant to die

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COLD WEATHER IS PREDICTED ‘

Short-Range Missiles tAre Sighted

1‘ underscore the

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STAMP QUERY DRAWS LAUGH »

OTTAWA tCPt—A roar of laughter from the house and a curt "no" from Postmas- ter - General Ellen Fair- clough Wednesday greeted the suggestion that the glue on postage stamps be given

“distinctive Canadian fla- vors." Barry Mather tNDP —

New Westminster) had sub- mitted the following written I question: 1 “Is the Postmaster - Gen- ‘ erai considering the addi- 1 tion of flavoring to the mu- l cilage backs of postage ‘ stamps on a trial basis, and. if so. will consideration . be given to the use of such . distinctive Canadian flavors as maple and blueberry."

WASHINGTON t AP l—Recent ‘ discovery by the United States of short - range bombardment missiles in Cuba may have prompted President Kennedy to importance of‘ continued a e r i a 1 reconnais- . sance over the Caribbean is-1

land. . t United S t, a t. e 5 government . .

sources said Wednesday a U.S.. surveillance p l a n e stumbled

over the first signs of _the, missiles ‘ while combing the Cuban countryside with cam-

eras. One missile was reportedi

spotted. ; h

Kennedy did not mention thisl In his press conference Tues-3 day and there was no official] word from the defence depart-1 ment. l

Informants said the missiles have a range of 20 to 25 miles. are small, mobile and easily hidden.

Commando Chiefi

PARIS tReuters)—Maj. Phil-l Kiefer, who the‘ rench commando capture of Ouistreham. Normandy. on D-day, June 6. 1944, died Wed- nesday at his home near Paris. He was 63

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CP from AP-Reuiers NEW DELHI —- Onrushing

Communist Chinese troops. rac- ing their own cease-fire dead« line, swept to the edge of In: dia's teeming Assam plains Wednesday. Indian army head. quarters in thb northeast were. evacuated and thousands of In- dians fled the area.

ours after the Wednesday midnight tNoon AST Wednes- day) Peking set for a cease - fire. there still was no official word in New Delhi that the guns of the invaders had fallen silent. But bad news continued to flow. in

to a second Red Chinese column farther east pushed to- ward the tea and oil of Assam from its jumping-off spot in the mountains near the Burma borv dcr.

Peking broadcasts claimed Red Chinese forces also had cleared Indian troops from all heir "aggressive strongpolnts'” in Lada i e west. more than 850 miles northwest of the northeast front. The broadcasts ade several hours after the deadline—made no mention of a cease-fire.

Red China‘s chief prize for t e moment appear be Ladakh. rather than Assam. For in offering to pull back its troops in its surprise cease-fire announcement ea rly Wednes- ay. Peking made no offer to yield much of its deep cea in Ladakh. In that remote and bleak frontier region, the In-

' s have been driven away from the area where te Chl- nese have built a road linking Tibet with their far northwest province of Sinkiang.

MUST PULL BACK

Prime Minister Nehru told an anxious Parliament he will con’ sider the Peking offer when it is received. But he stood bv his insistance that the Red Chinese must pull back to a line they occupied Sept. 8 before negotia- tions can begin

India Considers Break In Relations With China

WASHINGTON tReutersl— l

in diplomatic relations withl

“One or both will be dam

in our interests to take those

lWednesday a survey of ama-ilhdia is "considering" a breaklwhcnever we consider it will be t

actions." he sa

remain a touchy issue for i Y k and NW3” which have ' '

months- laucogmhined population oflcommum“ Chill? 85 we“ 35 a Mr. Nehru commented that . {nearly . aformal declaration of war. B. there were "many snags" in M “7! Gordon xMcFarlanc. 38. 0t- K. Nehru. Indian ambassador.Tuesday's Chinese cease-fire

ltawa-area supervisor for the community program branch of: the Ontario education depart- ment. has been loaned to the}

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to the U.S. said Wednesday.

Replying to questions at all National Press Club luncheonw‘ he added that so far India has! view that neither of; these actions was in its inter-

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which would have to be carefully considered.

“If we were to accept, the cease-lire as it is . . . it, would

leave the Chinese in a fairly

advantageous p o s i t i o n." he

OTTAWA (CPL-The govern. mcnt refused Wednesday blanket

dustry a

price-fixtng.

Justice M l n l s t e r Fleming lsaid such action “very. very dangerous proach" because it would cre- :ate a precedent l

i to other industries.

l—he agreed :two years. instead of one as lthc govornmeni originally pro- 1posed. in c combines law lmoratorium that allows British lColumbia fish canneries to con- ‘tinue negotiating salmon-catch prices with the fishermen. The moratorium originally

was enacted in 1959 when this [were annual negotiating agreemenludity when

he forecast. A change in weat-

her pattern may produce maj- :whichhad been going on for 60

or mots. Heavy predpitatim lyears.

is expectedxthmugh Northern west coast fishermen. Quebec and N . Their complaints forced a corn- Non'nal ‘ are given blnes investigation. \

in i I When the investigation he-

1came known. the son — afraid of a

aches of rain: one inch drinequalslomdiesol ..pr mow. (OP Newman) "ravatlnl

give the Canadian fishing iii-l exemption . from the federal law sgainstf