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The Guardian Is For It \ yawaae high 28. and 37, | ~ weey Oulavad’ B1VK3S : : a | : “Covers “Prince Baward: Island Like The Dew” i* f “ VOL, LXXIX NO. 254 [S Authorized tn Second clase te . _otties Departeanets : CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MON DAY, OCTOBER 31, 1966. NOT ae TEN CENTS - ce 18 PAGES

‘Hon. A-E. Arsenault (LEFT) |

= peered judge-of- the: Supreme ==

_ Fantastic Price Paid -

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Court of Prince Edward Is-* Jand,-was honored yesterday by the National Acadian Society

RETIRED JUDGE IS HONORED

when. Dr. Leon Richard

-WRIGHT)..of -Moncfon,..its.-na--.

tional president, presented him with its highest award, the

gold medal of the Order of:

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Acadian Fidelity for his out- standing services to this’ or- “ganization over the years. The medal was accompanied by a citation and a_ scroll. (See story on page 5.)

For Top Steer At

By NEIL MATHESON

The entire steer sale was*fan-

HALIFAX — A fantastic price | tastic. Committee chairman Don of $8.00 per pound was paid Sat-|Bishop — he's market develop-

urday-night..for the grand cham- pion steer..of the Atlantic Win- ter Fair. The buyérs were Do- minion Stores,. Halifax.

The grand championship ani- mal of the show will be known Tuesday night when results of the judgihg of the pardass are

_ known.

For example ‘George Kelly, Morell had the steer that placed second im the live judging. Should his steer go to the grand championship he would receive $6,880 for the animal. He weighs 860 pounds.

Violence Mars Visit

KUALA LUMPUR (AP) — President Johnson: left Malaysia --for -Korea..today.‘after,,a_ 21-hour visit. that was marred by Violent demonstrations, . staged mainly by Chinese. ‘ _ Off demonstrator was shot to death in the disorders that were in contrast with the govern- ment’s strong backing’ of -U:S. policy in Viet Nam. Two dem- onstrators were wounded and 40 arrested :

lent 20 minutes ace, bidding farewell to their hosts, the king and queen of Malaysia.. South Korea is the last nation on Johnson's peven-bation Far East tour.

The Johnsons

By ENA KENDALL

ABERFAN, Wales (Reuters) The Queen came to Aberfan Sat- urday to join the mourning» for 147 victims, mostly children, of an avalanche of coal waste eight days ago. || +,

Dressed. in sombie black and brown, the Queen walked through the grief-stricken vil- lage in one of the-quietest pyb- lic appearances of her 14-year reign.

After she ended her two-hour

_ Visit with her -husband, Prince Philip, many parents, their eyes stil) swollen with tears, told re- porters that the Queen consoled them by talking to them as a mother and not as a monarch.

The villagers greeted her with silence, instead of the tsual flag-waving and cheers, as she “drove through ‘the village and stopped to talk to the bereaved parents.

‘The Queen, making her first.

visit to a major disaster area since she came to thesthrone in 1952, arrived by.train from Lon- don wearing a black shaw] and handbag -with a brown coat and brown mink hat:

Prince Philip, who visited Aberfan alone the day after the

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ment officer, N.S... Department of Agriculture and Marketing told me that they estimate. the first, 10 steers bropabt an aggre- gate $25,000.

Here are the prices and. some of the buyers: reserve champ- ion, $6.00 a pound, IGA Stores, Halifax; third steer $4.05 per pound paid by Sobeys .Stores. The fourth steer dropped down to $1:30 a pound and the buyer

‘was Capitol Stores, Halifax. The

fifth steer brought $2.30 4 pound from Atlantic Wholesalers; the sixth brought $1.47. The seventh place steer brought $1.4Mthe eighth $1:18, the ninth steef $1.36 and the tenth place animal brought $1.34 still over’ one, dollar

sper pound.

The average for % steers was not available Sunday afternoon.

Allison Stewart,- Dunstaffnage received $1.20 a pound for, his grand champion market lamb |: carcass at the auction Saturday night. The buyer was Canada Packers. The reserve champion ae $1.14 from _Swift Cana- PO ont cies

POULTRY CLASSES. _. Island showmen “placed well up in many classes of poultry and ‘waterfow].. Lincoln Boswall had. a. first in. a. Muscovy. female duck. Wendell Taylor, Emerald RR 2 was first, with a Rouen duck female first, with an Em- den goose, first with a bantam cock, first. with a Polish hen. Frank J. Costello, Parkdale: top-’ ped classes for old English. male and female, for old English dark red. female and was second in

the same class for both male.

tand femme birds.

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avalanche buried a whole. gen- eration of children aged 8 and 9 at their school desks, wore a dark grey suit and black tie.

ONLY SYMPATHY TO OFFER

The Queen told weeping moth- ers and stunned fathers that she was sorry she could offer no more than sympathy and under- standing.

Then the royal couple drove past rows of silent villagers, to place a wreath of pink and white carnations, lilies and roses at the mass graves of some of the 147 victims so far recov- Co Whey saw the sinister dark slope of the collapsed tip of coal waste, stood at the gap where the vanished school had been, and heard first-hand -accounts of the disaster

They had a cup of tea in,the front room of the cottage of tle town councillor, Jim Williams, who lost seven relatives. ‘

As they ‘left, they received a

posy of white and purple freesia flowers from three - year . old Karen Jones.

An attached card bore the words: “From the remaining pein of “Aberfan.”

Albert J. Boswall, Marshfield had first with gander, and goose ‘another. variety’’ he had-_a_fine pair of Canada geese, wild geese as they are generally known. He also was first. with-a Toulouse goose and with a Toulouse gaf- der. Wendell Cudmore, Charlot. ; tetown was first with a Cornish hen. Irving Boswall, Marshfield was first with an African goose and with a pen of heavy cocker- els in market poultry.

MINIATURE GARDEN

Mrs. J.W. MacGregor, Charlot- tetown_ was third with a minia- ture garden; second with a col- lection of dried garden flowers and grasses; she was third with La collection of dried wild flowers and grasses; second with a_ger- anium, third with ferns, third with ‘‘dish garden’, } natural growth, third. with minia- ture garden and second with a table Seon eee

GOOD SHOW

Prince Edwa Yieland eachibs itors made a really good *show- ing in the livestoek classes that were judged at the Atlantic Winter Fair. George Kelly, ,Mor- ell. took his Angus steer judging

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ous class of 26 registered steers,

and._unusually strong placings were registered |in the market (carcass): classes for both sheep and swine. The Island also took most ofthe top “prizes -in=the- market bacon hog classes on the. the’ hoof.

The live judging in steers ‘a worth 28 points out of 100, the rest is judged on the dressed carcass ratings, so the score on Saturday may be sharply re- versed. when the total points are available. about mid-week. But Mr. Kelly’s fine steer took the eye of many experienced ringsiders.

Hamilton Watts and Son, with another Angus, placed fifth. Frank Mutch, Cherry. Valley had an Angus steer in seventh ‘place but the next Island steer selected by Judge Fred’ Major,

(Continued on page 3 col. 5),

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old St. Joseph Allen, was killed Satur- day

TWO PERSONS IN. NHOSPITAL

St. Felix Man Is. Killed _

-In Two-Car. Collision

TIGNISH — A sixty-nine-year- Valiant he was driving was in- Felix resident, -Felix volved in a head on collision

with a 1960 Ford driven by Em-

evening when, the 1962 mett Profit of St. Louis.

The accident ocofirred about 7 o'clock on the paved highway near the Palmer Road church. Profit -was taken to the Western

Confederation Centre definite-

j ly will not be-closed.. This assur-

ance was given Centre officials Satirday evening “following. a= meeting between Premier Alex Campbell and representatives of- the Confederation Memorial Trust. E

During the meeting it -was

‘| agreed the provincial govern.

ment and Trust officials would explore ‘every possible avenue in

| the-search_for_a_source of addi- |

tional-money~to—make -up-the amount needed to meet the an-- nual operating budget of Confe- deration Centre. : ’

Premier

“There! is much vat to

of optimism™in provincial finan- cing,” Premier Alex ag said Saturday on returning

his office from attending the: fi- nancial conference at Ottawa.

The Premier felt there was a ‘degree of satisfaction in the re- sults he and his cabinet minis- ters were able to obtain as a re- sult of the briefs and arguments they presented in the search for a greater share of federal tax sharing. He particularly noted Prince Edward Island was the only province to receive special treatment.

He also said his government was happy with the response of the federal minister of fisheries ‘regarding federal support to fishermen in the losses suffered in the fall lobster season in the strait area. He thought that now ‘with federal assistance the local fisheries department would find a satisfaetory solution.

done, but{at least there is an ae

Confederation Centre Due To Remain Open

However, it. was noted the $100,000 offered by the federal government to meet immediate

yeads was Hotan“anttial’ grant To

and the announced annual.guar- antee ,of $175,000 towards meet- ing any deficits would fall far short. of the tofal needed for an- nual “operation and mainten- ance.

But the assurance given Trust officials, according to a spokes- man, meant the serious threat of clesure was ended as the Pro- -vineial Government promised -to- underwrite the operation and

Sees | Air Of Optimism

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. Premier Campbell also said ‘that as a result of talks with. au- thorities of Saint Dunstan's Unl- versity. and Prince of Wales Col- to | lege herfelt the two were not as far apart in their thinking as had been believed. He said a theeting was to be held with thenf- within a week.

The Premier met with press representatives Saturday _after- noon to review for them the re- _ of — puews conference.

Septet

Montreal Police _ Probe Shooting

MONTREAL (CP) — Mon- treal police pressed an intensive investigation Sunday into the death of a Mont Lacrier, Que., businessman, whose bullet-rid- den body was found in a cfr fished from the Lachine canal in the city’s west end.

A spokesman for the criminal investigation bureau said he knew of no concrete develop- ments as of Sunday. ~

The body of Charles Turcot, 52, was discovered Friday. Be had been beaten, shot six tirfies and was blindfolded.

Painting

Stolen And Found

CHICAGO (AP)—Police, act- ‘ing onthe’ tip’of-an-anonymous caller, Sunday night recovered the $500,000 Renaissance paint- ing. stolen earlier in the day from the Art Institute of. Chi- ¢ago.apparently...in.a prank.

The painting, ‘‘Madonna and Child with St. John; by Cor- reggio, was found wrapped in stained heavy brown paper and tied with a string in a trash can in Grant Park.

The. trash can was about a quarter of a mile from the art museum, which also is in the park and fronts on downtown Michigan Ave.

‘An official of the Art Institute said the painting suffered mod- erate damage.

The painting, on a wooden panel 25% by 19% inches, por- trays the Madonna kneeling on

the ground, holding two infants.,

Hospital with serious head ‘in-

Allen car, Arthur Arsenault, of St. Edwards, was also taken to hospital: for treatment of :minor injuries. Arsenault could not be located “at the scene of the ac- cident but was found wandering in the woods near—the scene about 4 o'clock.

A jury was empanelled by Coroner Dr. L. E. Prowse at the Charlottetown Hospital Sun- day afternoon , the inquest was adjourned ts Tuesday Nov. 8 at 7:30 in the <ey Hall, Char-

SORES RTC

Gordon, foreman, Charlottetown; Robert Claud Barwise, Char- lottetown; William Michael Hen- nessey, Southport; Gordon Ster- ling Cameron, Sherwood; James Judson MacEachern, Charlotte- town;, Daniel Allan Mosher, Sherwood and James Allison Moore, “The accident -w by Alberton aaechigeet RCMP. 3 A well known farmer, Mr. Alien is survived by’ his wife, the former Obeline DéRoche of St. Felix; three daughters, Mrs. Edward Allen (Irene) of Bouc- touche,.N.B.; Mrs: Melvin Pro- vost (Mary), Tignish and Mrs.

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Taste Felt Of Winter.

HALIFAX (CP) — The Mari | time Provinces felt their first | t of wintry weather Sunday there was promise of more ‘lor the same today. :

Frequent and heav\ snowélur- ries: fel in northern. New

.| Brunswick Saturday night and

early Sunday with températures dipping as low as 25 in Edmund- ston. Strong westerly wi | over the entire:district-

merside in western P Ed- ward Island reporting mile- an-hdir winds with gusts¥to 57.

The weather office

the~-cold: wave; which set. low temperature records in Cen- tral Canada, could be expected to continue over the Maritimes today. -

-Temperatures: Sunday night in most of the Maritime Provinces were forecast to drop into the 20s. 2

| Fair Attendance Almost Doubles

ae HALIFAX (CP) — The Atlan- ‘tic Winter Fair opened an eight- day program here Saturday and opening day attendance was al- most double that of last year.

A spokesman for the annual exhibition said paid attendance was 8,417 compared with 4,777 on opening day last year.

These are the two cars in-

Road Saturday night. LEFT is

volyed in accident at Palmer the 1960 Ford driven by Em-

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mett Profit of St. Louis and RIGHT. the 1963 Valiant'drive®

"CARS INVOLVED IN’ PALMER ROAD ACCIDENT

by Felix Joseph Allen of St. Felix, who was killed im the accident, ay ee

“Jurors are: “Donald “Cameron |

juries and a passenger in the | ae

- RE-CAPTURED

- Kenneth Leishman was re- captured by police in the Greater Winnipeg city of West .Kildonan 3% hours after he

i | ionship with am entry of Cob-

: ‘separa fist Pet

By NEIL MATHESON . HALIFAX — Prince Edward ‘Island potato. producers took the championship this year in both ‘seed and tablestock at the Atlan- tic Winter Fair. here. Harold MacAulay, East Baltic took the grand championship in seed with a sample of Katahdins; ‘Raymond Vessey, York, took the took the reserve grand champ-

blers. The grand championship in

Stewart who took the seed title afew years ago. Alton A. Rodd,’ North Milton took the ‘reserve championship for P.E.I. There is\no reserve grand over all, de- clared in tablestétk.

There.was keen competition in individual potato classes, and

tablestock went to Levi Jay, Mt. |

Potato ae Of PEI. Vinners At Fair

Championships Come To Island _

ular took .many strong places, ° including firsts ie aa seconds.

Alton Rodd had a first in Neb

ted Gems, Allison Vessey; York was second and Arnold Younk- er, Winsloe was fourth. ’ §.. A. MacAulay, East Battie top the class for. tablestock Katahdins, Raymond Vessey was third.

Alton Rodd: topped the Netted Gem, tablestock class; Raymond Vessey was third.

Evelyn Vessey, York was first in Fundy spuds, Raymond -Ves- sey topped the class for Cob blers and for Sebagoes, both of them tablestock. He also top-

the noaaeee table class.” Rodd topped the-class for any other variety, white. He also topped the class, for AOV,

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of horror which many Québec- ers once displayed- when the is-

“| sue of separatism was Sous

up. Mr. Bourgault was giving. ‘the

colored. Mr. Vessey was second.

QUEBEC (CP)—Pierre . Bour- | rorist

+ eeeded—in—allaying- the—-feelings | ‘The

N.B. Woman Dies In C

SUDBURY, ‘ont. (CP) Amanda Doucet, of Sudbury was killed Saturday when the car in which she was riding went into a ditch and over- turned :

Her husband, Adolf, is re- ported in fair condition in hos- pital with .undetermined injur-

"hes Doucet was 4 native of Tracadie, N.B-

building, was attended by all members of the Executive Coun- cil, officers of Bathurst. Marine and Gulf Garden Foods and representatives of financial in- stitutions interested in the com- panies.

mier Alex Comopel Jens M chairman of board Bathurst Marine ignited and

Following the meeting, ‘Pre-}-

New Financial Setup ls Due At Georgetown

and a spokesman from Noris- .

Gulf Garden Limited and Lrepresentatives of financial im ‘stitutions in in the com-

Gulf Garden Foods Limited,

(Continued on page 3 col. 7)

SINGAPORE (Reuters)—In a maximum secrecy, the United States has achieved a huge mil- itary buildip in Thailand, with powerful“ air bases .under the Thai flag from which a number of raids on North Viet Nam are believed to have been launched.

Washington has admitted fo having 25,000 men there, but- press estimates. say the num- ber is 35,000 and still rising.

The three-day visit to Bang- kok last week of President Johnson has spotlighted the American buildup in Thailand, which critics of the administra- tion like. senators Wayne Morse and William Fulbright fear could embroil the United States in another conflict as serious as the Viet Nam War.

The Johnson administration has refused to let the secretar- jes of state and defence; Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara, give public testimony on Thal- land before Senator Fulbright’s aan relations committee.

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a presence of U.S. forces in Thai- land, a member of the South- east Asia Treaty Organization; is that they are helping to équip and train Thai troops, : at-Bang- kok’s request, to ees with ‘‘in- surgents. a

A US. state department spokesman,..Robert McCloskey, ' denied last month that U.S. troops were engaged in actual combat against guerrillas in Thailand, or that the Tlats had requested their participation.

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Large American Buildup Reported From Thailand

“There are: no ‘joint Thai-U.8, special combat units,”»-he skid. In August, chanting Buddhist. monks, fireworks,. and cere- monial march past of U.S” and’ Thai troops marked the handing: over to Thailand of a $40,000,006. military airfield at U-Tapao, the: largest and most . modern fe Southeast Asia. Its 11,500-foot runway coat take the .B-52 rato ‘ bombers of the. U;S. Stra’ Air Command, which are big to. use in Hee ruth a Viet. Namese airfield and ¢ ; launched from Guam, a Pacifie . island 2,200 miles east of: be Nam. ine.

Five miles from U-Tapao, . port is nearing completion on the Gulf of Siam in the Satta. hip area. It was here that Tohbs son landed Thursday from Mae ‘Tnila before going to a coastal resort for a day's

The new port will be able te handle nine ocean- ony ships at Ses berths at the same

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