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SUDDEN DEATH AT OTTAWA OF SENATOR WALTER JONES

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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1954

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Criticises Under-Spending

ln Vital Gov’t

strong criticisms of the under- estimating of taxes by the Gov- ernment and the under-spending of the estirnatea in the Agricul- tural, Educational and Health and welfare Departments were made in the Legislature last night by Mr. John A. MacDonald. ilnanciai critic of the Progressive Conserva- tive party. who spoke on the Bud- get Debuts,

Mr. MacDonald. who represents the Third Kings District. scored what he termed the Government's consistent policy during the past two years of under-spending in vital departments and over spend- ing in others that are of less im- portance to the Province.

Using the figures for the fiscal years 1952-53 and 1053-54 he show- ed that the Government had un- den-spent about $75,000 in the Agricultural Department. $112,000 in the Educational Department and 3383.000 in the ‘Health and Welfare Branch.

He stated that the worst part of the under-spending of the es-

Departments

timates in the Welfare Branch

was the fact that the people re. ceiving Old Age Assistance were not receiving nearly what they should obtain in comparison with neighbouring provinces.

Mr. MacDonald pointed out that in the year 1952-58 the Gov- ernment estimated £300,000 for Old Age Assistance and spent only 3134.000 of this amount.

"You are depriving old people of their just due in comparison with what they receive in other provinces." he told the House. "The wealthier Provinces pay them ad- ditional money and a few pro. vinccs give hospital service. We give our old people the worse treatment of any province in Can- ada. 1' hope that the Government will take steps to rectify this sit- uation immediately.‘ he said.

Teachers Hard Hit

The Third Kings Member stated the teachers were being hard hit by the Government's failure to spend the money that had been

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Large Entry

List For

Island Fat Stock Show

Juihlng at the Fat Stock Show will get. underway at 8.00 o'clock this morning and the sale will be- gin at 1.00 p.m. Judging this ex- cellent display oi beef cattle ‘viii be Mr. Pruik Wolff. agricultural agent for the ~CInulian Pacific Iltiway. '!‘0I’.Dnio. Out. The auc- tioneer, will be Mr. Claude Cras- weil or North Minors..-

oiit "of wt entries. weighed-in yesterday and the cull- ing eougnittce consisting of Messrs. Dan J well. North pivot’: Tam Sanderson North River: Some:-led Kelly. Canada Packers: Bolton Mutcli, Eornaciine; and Tam Gil- lies, Swift Canadian Co.. had a difficult task in culling out the animals that did not reach up to the required standard of excel- lence. Almost '10 steers were pass- ed as being of a quality that would meet with the approval of dumm- inatlng buyers.

The president of the Fat Stock Show and Sale. Mr. ‘Athol Roberts of Southport expects that many buyers. both from within and out- side the Province will be present to make their selection from these choice offerings. The animals that go through the sale will be classi- fied in groups according to weight. culled animals will be offered for private sale.

The sale is the third of its kind held in the Province in recent years and is an effort on the part of the beef producers to improve the type and quality of heel of- fered to the consuming public. The educational value oi the show is of prime importance to pro- ducers in that it gives them accu- rate direction in the breeding and finishing the kind of steer that reaches up to that high standard of excellence.

It was the general coneensus that today's show and sale will be in quality. number and type of any previously held. shorthorn. Hereford, Aberdeen An- gus breeds and their crosses will be inclurhd in the show.

Coming Events

“card Party Tracadie School, Friday. April 2nd.

"Reserve Wanwlay. July 14th, Lower Montague Regatta.

“Crokinolo party. Wheatley River Hall. niday night._

“Oaks Sale. 8. A. MacDonalds' Saturday. April 3rd., I o'clock. Aianndra W. M. S.

“ nee Parkdsle Hall. Friday. A and. Don Ilelsera Orebsstra. Dancing 10.00-1.00.

"Show. Moreil I-loll. Friday. "Tsrassn and the Leopard Wo- man". Don't miss th.a great Tar- Isssr feature. -

"Hockey at North River rink tonight, Nine Mile Creek lull- dfitl vs. Cape Traverse . Rovers. Game time than. skate after.

"I-lave available: no eoekercl

chicks. cancelled order on ac- count of weather. Phone quick. Co-op‘ Hatchery for bargain. not holding. '

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Dock Strike By A'ri.li‘Iir Everett 6‘

NlW,, ‘_ . 1 Pl—- A- 21- Y- ians NK E _ ike appeared Wednesday in be breaking up. The union on strike found itself facing bankruptcy. '

In federal court. the nations! labor relations board demanded nearly $1,600,000 in fines against the Intematlonal I..ongshore.rnen's Auociatlon Ind. The ILA is so broke it has been running on mon- ey advanced by John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers 1nd.

in Washington. President Eisen- hower said the government is ready to move in if necessary.

‘In the vast harbor itself, there was a slow but steady back-to- work trend.

By court order. 4.000 tugbcatmon ended their sympathy strike. A sympathy walkout of warehouse- men fizsied in less than 24 hours.

On the piers. nearly 4.500 AFL dockers were at wcrk—the second day in a row their numbers passed the 4.000 mark. Normally. about 20,000 of the port's 24.000 long- shoremen are working ships.

Farm Land Value In Canada Increases

OTTAWA, (CP)-—- The value oi farm land in Canada is going up

The bureau oi statistics Wednes- day placed the average value dur- ing 1950 at $51 an scram per cent above the 1962 average and an increase of 112.5 per cent over the 1935-30 figure.

By provinces, with 1052 figures in brackets. average value per acre oi occupied farm land was: ,Prince Edward Island 961 (sol); Nova. Bcotis 854 (854): New Bruns- wick 854 ($51): Quebec 377 (070); Ontario $08 ($92); Manitoba M0 ($43!: Saskatchewan 030 (029); Al- berta O43 (I37); British Columbia s90 «aim.

Queen Says

At least 100.000 persons were ex- pected to line the is-mils proces-

ths snonarch’and her huhsnd. the Duke of ldfnburgn. will sail on s 1.000-mile voyage to the Cocos

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Wednesday night. after a day in the eoui.ry.the royal couple spent s quiet evening with no odisisl

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To Australians Today

PllR.'l'H. Austraiis. (‘R.euiersl— taken part in in royal The ucen today will board the and attended six balls and as liner othic here and my farewell banquets. to the Australian pemle. whole I. Bhsken hunt with more than guest she has been for be days. 8.000 persons.

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Stupendous Power of New Weapon _lt_evea|ed

wasrnncvrou. (AP) — Lewis Strauss, chairman of the Atomic Elna-gy Commission. says the United States now can make hy- GIODEI1 bombs so stuperulously powerful that one can "destroy" the biggest city.

The two new hydrogen weapons tests have added an "enormous" potential to American military strength, he revealed.

Appearing at a White House press conference Wednesdoy with President Eisenhower, the AEC chief did two things:

1. Gave an official estimate oi the destructive force of the new thermonuclear bomb. He said it is possible to "destroy" or "take out" even the vast metropolitan area of New York. Later he said he meant “put I. city out of com- mission. not level it." Thus he used several descriptive Wtrasu. leaving his listeners a choice.

2. Read a formal statement. the object of which appeared to be to allay fears at home and abroad about the two H-bomb tests con- ducted this month. Reaction is mounting in several countries in- cluding Japan and England. A iull-scale debate in Britain's Par- liament on the subject of hydro- gen bomlbs is scheduled.

shots Successful

E-trauss told rimortora both the March 1 and March 3 hydrogen “shot.s" were successful; that no test is made without a definite purpose oi improving military strength and readiness and that “there are no idle or wanton

or the March I blast. which

. flung radio-active ashes» fa: out-j

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side the then established . _ none around the Marshall islands. proving grounds in the Pacific. Strauss inaistsd that reports oi this explosion going out of control were exagger-sisd and mistaken. He commented:

"I would not wish to minimize it. It was a stupendous blast... but at no time was the testing

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Father Charged In Poison_A_itempi

MONTREAL. (CP) Charles Trudeau. 32. was ordered to pre- liminary hearing April '1 Wednes- day when he appeared before Judge Omar Lt-grand on a charge of attempting to poison his two children. Trudeau. a resident oi nearby Ville Jacques-Cartier. was refused bail.

Police allege that Trudeau gave slices oi’ bread. on which he had sprinkled rat poison. to his sons. Edouard. 6. and Jacques. 8.

The children started to eat the hread but became ill. The mother called a doctor and police.

School_ Fire I

CHEBKTOWAOA, N. Y., iAPl-- Fire of explosive force ripped through the frame annex of the Cleveland Hill elementary school Wednesday taking the lives oi 10 sixth grade pupils.

Nineteen pupils and three teach- ers were burned or injured, some seriously.

Hundreds oi other youngsters. ranging from kindergarten tots to high school seniors. escaped injury.

Farewell

.___.——.———-—---::__ attsndsd Ill houses of parliament.

Hand-making was banned In Westsrn Austi-ails because of a lie epidemic there. on than will be no isrewuil bsuabskes at the dock toby.

During a tour Wednesday of Northern and York districts. near Path. an estimated l00.m Auo troll nw the monarch. once. behin time. ill! will cu’ hit N

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Nfid. Premier Calls Mr. Jones

ST. JOHNS’. Nfld.. (cP)—— The premier oi Newfoundland paid tribute to Senator J. wal- ter Jones. former premier of Prince Edward Island who died Wednesday in Ottawa..

Mr_ Smallwood told the leg- islature that Senator Jones was “unquestionably one of the great Canadians. and Canada has lost. in him, 1 great deal."

Non-Commimil ~On Margarine vs. Butter

OTTAWA. iCP)—He:.ilth Minister

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Wednesday to a. Commons qu as to the relative food valu margarinr- and butter.

He told Raoul Poulin Ind- Beaucc:

“Both butter and margarine are variable products. partly due to variations in the natural products used and partly due to the pro- cess of manufacture",

He said. though. that the de- .pa.rlmcnt's nutrition division will maize a definite comparison on any specific samples submitted.

10 Pupils Lose Lives In

n N. Y. Town

They were in classes in new brick biuldings only yards away.

The bodies oi the vlcitma were found pressed against what was left of the window of the room in which they had been attending a music class.

School officials released the fol- lcwing list of names. reporting them only as "unaccounted for." since the bodies have not been specifically identified:

John Mendofik and Elaine Poss. each 10, and Bruce Brand. Vern Bsgley, Marlene de Pont_ Michael Hausa. Elizabeth Lies. Reba Smith. Patricia. stegcr and Barbara Wat- kins. each 11.

The one-storey building. about 100 feet long was wrecked. Ths fire started just before

classes were to be dismissed for the lunch hour. Nearby residents said they heard a soft. booming sound. one high school student called it a "thud-like puff.“

Flames burst from the small- paned windows and quickly envel- oped the structure.

The cause was not dstsn-nined. but fireman said it might have started in a furnace or boiler in the building.

I-Ieroine of the blue was a pretty, brown - haired practice iosoher — 30-year-old June Mah- any of Buffalo She was assisting e vqulai-A or. Mrs. Melba Osi-

. wl sixth grade music my class in the eight-room building at the time.

Miss blsbany said she and Mrs. hibold smashed the locked win- dows with their bare hands and

milesanhour.

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Many Tributes Paid T 0 Late Senator Jones

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Prime Minister St. Laurent:

“It was with the deepest re- gret that I learned of the death of my friend Senator Waiter Jones. During his life time he served the people of the Province that he loved so vlell with outstanding _de- votio and less tharia year‘ ago -he brought to the Senate of Can- ada the wide experience he had gained in the provincial field. His death is a. loss to Prince Edward Island and to Canada as a whole as hell as to a large circle of per- sonal friends."

Hon. R. H. Winters. Minister of Resources |nd'Development, Ot- town:

"I was greatly grieved to learn today of the sudden passing of Senator Walter Jones. During this present week I had discussed with him a. number of matters of con- cern to Prince Edward Island and he appeared to be enjoying the best of health.

"It was my privilege to be close- ly associated with Senator Jones iwhile he was. still Premier of ;Pi-int-c Edwarfhglslaiid and later ‘on following appointment to the Senate. I-lisluforemost thoughts were for the idllfare of his fellow Prince Edward Islanders. and he did not lack ideas about various poiiries to achieye the ends he had in view. ~ -

“Senator Jones “ill be sorely missed in the clillncils of the na- tion. and I wi.ah‘tq’ex_tend my deep- est sympathy to_ Mrs. Jones Indi

‘ s of th‘e*family."

lion. W. Ron MacDonald. l'.(‘... solicitor Gensrpiland Leader oil ihefinvernmenl its the Senate:

"The passing of. Senator Jones comes as a great shock to his many friends and cdlledgues in the Up- per House. The brevity of his term of office in thunanate is a source of deep regret. particularly be- cause of his wide knowledge in agricultural matters and Maritime affairs which were his primary concern.

"In his passing Canada has lost an outstanding citizen; his native province has lost a great cham- pion and loyal son. I wish to ex- tend my sincere sympathy to Mrs. Jones and her family in their great loss."

Senator J. P. Melntyrsr

"The. sudden death today of Hon. J. Walter Jones came as a great shock to his colleagues and friends both in Ottawa and in his na- tive Province. 1 have been asso- ciated with the late Senator Jones for upwards of thirty years. for a time in the Provincial Legislature and for the past few months in

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French Dismiss Prominenimflcer

PARIS. (Reuters) ‘I110 French government early to- day announced the dismissal of Marshal Alphonse JIIII from his is as vice-chain man of a high council oi’ the armed forces and per- manent adviser is the vern- ment on national efancs. Juln had strongly opposed any French participation in the

European Defence Community

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Japanese Trade Paci is Signe_d_

O'I'1‘AWI.. (CF) —-Canada. in I move designed to protect her grow- ing Oriental market. agreed Wed- nesday to cut tariffs on Japanese gods. But she reserved the right to impose heavy duties if imports seriously threaten Canadian in- dustry .

Japan, gratified with this con- cesslon which she has wanted for some years, agreed in exercising exchange and import controls to accord Canadian goods treatment equal to that given goods from the United states and other dol- lar countries.

Nine Principal Products

Japan also will give special fi- nancial and import treatment to nine Canadian products. constitut- ing the bulk of Canada's 5110.000.- 000 exports to Japan last year.

These are wheat. barley, wood- pulp. flaxseed, primary copper. lead and zinc, synthetic resin and milk powder. On these products Japan will not only accord Canada treatment equal to other dollar area countries but also equal to goods from the sterling area.

This is a major concession. for Japan has a shortage of dollars and keeps a tight rain on the amount of dollars sire allows im- porters to use for purchases abroad.

Long Negotiations

culminating months of negotia- tions and hard bargaining. the new Canadian-Jspaese trade pact was signed at 10:30 a. in. EST and an- nounced in the Commons at 2:45 p. m. It goes into operation when ratified by the Parliaments of both countries and will run in- definitely.

Trade Minister I-Iowe. who along with External Affairs Minister Pearson signed the pact for can- ada.-aaid the treaty will contribute “to stable and .frlendly relations between the two countries and to the peace and security and prog- ress of the Pacific area".

Japan's new ambassador. Kcts Matsudaira. signed for his coun- try. He said in an interview that he expects the pact will mean lower pricu to Canadian buyers of Japanese goods.

iluchess 01‘ Kent To Visit Canada

OTTAWA. (CPl—'l'he Duchess of Kent and her daughter. Princess Alexandra. will visit Canada this

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Walter Jones died Wednesday

He had complained to Senate earlier of feeling weak. He was alone at the time

bour of Charlottetown.

A Liberal. Senator Jones was appointed to the Upper Chamber. last summer shortly niler resign-‘ ing as premier of Prince liliwnrd island. a post he l‘eld without interruption since 1943. He came to Ottawa after 18 years in the pi'ovinL'lal legislature.

Stand In Tribute

His death leaves the standing in the 10;!-seat Upper Chamber at T8 Liberals, seven Progressive Con- servatives and 17 vacancies.

His colleagues in the Senate stood in silent tribute for two minutes when they assembled about two hours after his death. They are expected to pay further tribute to him today and adjourn ll1Pll" business.

Solicitor - General Macdonald. government leader in the Upper Chamber. told the Senate the news of his death and explained

that a one-day postponement of tribute in him was necessary since Chief Justice Thlhaudeau Rinfret. deputy governor-general.

would appear for royal assent to hills ending the fiscal year.

Senator Macdonald said Senator Jonas‘ death was ll.e shocking loss ‘of a dear friend.

"The brevity of his term of of- fice in the senate is a source of deep regret, particularly because oi‘. his wide knowledge in agricul- tural matters and Maritime af- fairs which were his primary eon- cc-rn." he said.

Early Career

The stocky figure of Senator Jones became familiar along par- l:amc-niary corridors even in the short time he was in the Senate. He was a regular attendant at Senate sittings and at meetings of the Upper Chamber commit- tens.

Surviving are his wife. the former Miss Katherine Bovyer. I son. Bovyer 3. (Bus) Jonas. Biinbury, three daughters, Lola.

summer. it was learned Wednes- day.

ii .8.‘ Rejects Security Syst

WASHINGTON. (A P) —— The United States Wednesday night re- jected a Soviet proposal for a Eur- opean "security" system. describing it as is manoeuvre in undermine the security of the Western count- ries.

MOSCOW. (AP\—'I‘he Soviet Un- ion Wednesday offered to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organlz.atioii if the Western powers would join a Russian-sponsored l-Iuropean sc- curity system from which Germany would be barred.

As part of the same deal, the soviet Union also called on the Western powers to abandon their plan for setting up a European De- fence Community to which a re- armed West Germany would con- tribute troops. '

An informed source

said these

U. S. Air Force To Honor

Three Scots

LONDON. (AP) A grateful United states air force is prepar- ths red-carpet treatment for

as Boots villagers whose radio signals during an Atlantic gals helped save the lives of 29 Ameri- can jet pilots. Postrnlstress Mary Cook and Carpenter John Mac- Gougan and his wife. from skip- riess. a village in Al'zyllshire_ will

be flown from Preatwick to London Friday and shown a ‘terrific time."

The rescue story goes but to last November. when 3 Sabre jet iighisrs. being flown frob Iceland to lnglllld an routs to NATO forces. ran into strong gsiea. They were an hour overdue.

At lonely bklpness. 45 miles from Prestwick airport. the ‘USA? had just installed a radio beacon for use in an emergency. Mac- Gcugan had the key in the radio

Mrs. Lincoln Dewar. New Perth, PE.l.. Vim)’. Mrs. Scigrist, Lon-

Russia's em Offer

were the main points of a l0-page note on European security handed in the ambassadors of the United States. Britain and France by For- eign Minister Molotov at his of- fire