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ION. JOHN DIE
Minister All
FENBAKIB
and External
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Mr. W.R. Shaw. Chairman Of the Potato Committee of the Can- adian Horticultural Council reports the Competlon of the agenda for .the first all Canadian Potato In- dustry Conference to be held at the Agricultural College. (iuelph. August 29-30 and al. This confer- ence was arranged for at the last meeting of the Potstoe Committee of Connell held in February and a committee composed of Wm. Dam- are, Winnipeg S.F. Clsrkson. Fred- ericton. Ed. Gilmore Vancouver, i't.E. Goodwin, Toronto and Mr. Shaw have be n carefully working out an impr sive program since that time.
This conference which will iri- volve discussions of extreme im-
iAgenda Completed For 'Big Potato Conference
"Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew" CHARLUPTETOWN CANADA. SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1957
portancs to the potato industry. will cover. production marketing. 1! h. processing Disease and ma other phases or work assoc- is with the potato industry and top flight experts from Canada and the United States will participate. In view of the importance of this
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Industry in the economy of t his province, i is expected a n d indeed very desirable that a large representive of Island growers. and others connected with the in- dustry should attend. Arrangements in this connect- ion should be made at the earliest possible moment, and plication for accommodation should h e ad- dressed to Mr. R.E. Goodwin, Field Crops, Branch, Ontario
Dept 'of Agriculture, Toronto.
FARGO, N. D. (AP)-Rescue workers dug through the ruins of 500 homes Friday night. searching for more victims of a tornado which lashed through the residen- tial district herrlate Thursday. At least 10 persons. including six of the seven children in the Gerald Munson family. died. About 100 persons were taken to nholhlllll.
Mayor Herschel Lashkowltz esti- mated damages at 315,000,000. He said 500 houses were de- stroyed. and the lied Cross said another 750 to 1,000 were dam- aged. About 2,000 persons were made homeless.
The swath of destruction cov- ered 100 blocks of the city. North Dakotais largest, with a popula- tion of 41,000. Streets were littered
Serious Fire In Pictou Woods
but it was burning rapidly through
PICTOU. N. S. (OP)-A serious blau broke out in the softwood forests of Pictou County Friday
and late in tho aisht to hnashv in nlu had dampened the woods 1”" "" ' "”""""-V ”'"' .' "' "' ' "”'i””i"”””"””"iV i" h i N scan , The Guardian after no first cabin- pnovnn nls Mama films. as there would be Di or-leader men. t W" " "" ” N" :.'t..:'-:..'--......" -..:rr..':.:.?'. "'”' "'3-.'s:f"t”--.t-all?--"”'.---”' "'”i'-if”--""””--””--"" ”-'?- we--w - -r- ---em "H -' was Mr . .... .:'"':i.s.i'.”"'” . .f'o s i " i ' 11' - fc , - as.sr s.,o at The fire. burning a has-been burning is llants county "" "mm "'0' "V." m 3"?" "m f” ' mek " ' mm, ,,7'?;.,.d,".Y.: 5;: c..,.dm, proud" that Prime Minister Dlef- r:”g.rf;':y'H&":f ..Xngu.9l"','l':": Howard Green. oi. of Vancouvu North. who took over northern all
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logged area. toured IN acres and officials said thuevwsso fess it would eventually spread into virgin sprnce timber. It destroyed asawmlllaoonafteritbrokaont.
Late Friday night the county's chief forest ranger. Lawrence James, said the outbreak was still
within the area that had been cut.
the dead branches.
The fire broke out as the over- all flro situation in the province was showing improvement. Earl-
for nearly two weeks is being standstill
foughttoa statistics
The new fire broke out about from this town and swept up the saw mill as gained speed. Later. its progress was being slowed by firefighters
and water pumps.
MANORVILLE. N.Y. fAP)-An-
to the United States senate.
ll land.
"Not one doctor in a thousand
P.E.l. Red Cross Has
tion. The president of Dr. Krigs own
10 D'eadAnd 500 Homes Wrecked
Doctor Criticized For Bill In Boy In Well Rescue Services
gry bitterness Friday corroded the drama of six-year-old Benny Hoop- er's rescue from a well just five weeks ago. it extended all the way
boy's life. And there was resent- Inant over the allocation of s her- o's laurell among the men who dug! Benny free after an hours of vingburialonnearbylaeglr
would have charged a fee," said Dr. Edwin S. Hamilton of Kann- kee: lll.. chairman of the trustees of the American Medical Associ-
wlth fragments of the shattered homes, uprooted and broken trees, power and telephone poles and lines. and ashes from fires which broke out during the storm. Bull- dozera were used to plow the grimy rubble into piles to facili- tate transportation.
The Munson c hlldr e it killed ranged in age from one to 12.
Police chief Walter Olson said the death toll may be increased as the rubble is probed. He said also that many others might have died had they not jumped into their cars and driven out of the city. The tornado tore a seven-month- old baby from its motheris arms. The baby was not seriously hurt.
Governor John Davis flew here after asking President Eisenhower to declare Fargo a disaster area.
ety. A side controversy involves Sam Woodson. Negro volunteer who pulled Benny to safety from the well. Woodson was greeted as a hero. but other voluntee a claimed
highway work foreman. His wife kings home 84! a week as a tele- phone company employee. They said they got less than 8400 in cash from people who wrote in and sent money.
Of 82.000 Benny received for television appearances, the Hoop- ers said half went into a trust fund for his education and the rest was
Princess Wins In Horse Race With The Queen
ASCOT. England (AP) - Queen Elizabeth was beaten by Princess Margaret. in an unscheduled horse race Friday at Royal Ascot and several hours later they watched the Queen's colt. High Veldt, lin- ish third in the linrdwicke Stakes won by Fric. The five-year-old Frlc. owned by M. Calmann of France, won the , IV:-mile feature by a length and a half over Pirate King, while High , Veldt was third in the field of six. . Earlier in the day the Queen i and her royal party motoroed to . the back of the Ascot race course - from Windsor Castle, where she is holding a house party during the race meeting. t
Attired in informal riding cosv -
mounted their horses along with - six others in the party. They rode slowly around the main course and
what seemed to be a pre-arranged signal, the horses were urged into a gallop. While a few early raccgoers watched with surprise, and then cheered the sisters rode nip and tuck for a time. Finally Margar- et's mount began pulling away and finished several lengths ahead of the Queen's horse.
Following them under the finish wire in order were the Duke of Gloucester. uncle of the sisters, mg r r f" - the Duchess of Beaufort. the Duke of Beaufort. the Duchess of Norfolk and Lord Irvin.
New Day Down: For Muriiimes
KENTVILLE. N. S. (CP)-Pre- mier Stanfield said Thursday I new spirit of cooperation can be
Passenger Association that oo- operatlon is playing a new a nd vital part in the development of the province, the region. and Can- ada.
twhat we feel is that Nova Scotians. in co - operation, will solve the problems of their prov- ince. The Atlantic provinces. in cooperation. will solve the prob- lems of their region. and all Can- ada. working together. will solve
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tume the Queen and Princess;
into the homestretch where, at -
HON. J. ANGUS MACLEAN Fisheries
Islander's Appointment Popular With Colleagues
0'i'l'AWA fspeclnll Fisheries Minister J. Angus Macbean told
enbaker had put into pratlce th e principle of cabinet representat- ion for the Province of Prince Ed- ward Island.
Mr. Macbeen pointed out that now the Maritime Provinces have four members in the cabinet as compared to the three Liberals in the last Parliament. it was true, He said. that Hon, W.J. Browne. ILP. for St. John's West held no portfolio at the present time. but three others. George Nowlan. NM-
crans Affairs and himself had full-
time portfolios.
proved his mettle since he first an- tered ruliament in i951 via the by- alectlon route. He took .dvantage of every Pouible occasion to foster the interests of his Province.
More than that. they said, Mr. Macbean had not confined him- self to purely local and sectional problems but had spoken on nat- lonal. military and international affairs. Fellow-members of the Conservative Party in the Com-
P.E.l. Represe
By JOHN LEBLANC
Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA lCPi - Canada's gov- ernment changed hands for the first time in 22 years Friday with Progressive Conservative John Dlefenbaker taking over as prime minister from Liberal Louis St.
isters into office with him.
The partial cabinet-mltzh five of the previous government's port- folios still open-will be augmen- ted by two or three more appoint- ments soon after the new govern- ment chlef gets back July 6 trom the London Commonwealth prime ministers' conference.
One of the new portfolios will go to Ontario, which came up with five in Friday's original list. Que- bec. which now has two ministers from among its eight elected Con- servatives, will get another one at the same time.
The still-vacant post of minister of agriculture also will be filled promptly. Mr. Dlefenbaker told re- porters soon after being sworn in at 1224; p.m. ADT in Government House. The farm minister. it was reported, will be from the West.
No sunriuszs
As he submitted his cabinet to Governor - General Massey. the winner of the June 10 general elec- tlon came up with a list that pre- sented no surprises ln personnel from advance speculation. though with some ministers getting port folios that had not been forecast for them.
Mr. Dlefenbaker appears on radio and television on ' both French and English networks to- night at 10 Pm. ADT.
Mr. Diefenbaker, BL-year-old lawyer of Prince Albert. Saa.k.. re- tained the external affairs port- folio for himself. Before becoming party .leader last December, he was the Conaarvatlve's chief for- elsn policy spokesman in the Com-
indicated
Quadra. a lawyer. became public works minister and win be
me minister after Mr. Dielec- er leaves for London lunday. He was Commons floor leader for
the party in the last Commons. KEY POST
The key finance post that in- volves setting Canada's tax scales went to Donald Fleming of Toronto Esllnton. 52-year-old lawyer who has been a political jack-of-all-
Laurent and bringing 16 new mm- El
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PRICE5c
New Prime Minister And 160f Cabinet Take Office
nted By Angus
MacLean, Fisheries Minister
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of British Columbia's Esqulmalt- Saanich surprised nobody by be- coming defence minister. A pro- fessional soldier in two wars-he won the Victoria Cross in the First World War-he has been his party's chief defence spokesman in three Parliaments. The 89-year- old Gen. Pearkes will be the sin- e ' ' t accompanying Mr. Diefenbaker to London for the Commonwealth meeting.
A third British Columblan get- ting a portfolio-the most B.C. has ever had-was Justice Minister Davie Fulton, 41. of Kamloops. l-lis party's chief expert on Com- mons rules and procedures, he was reported to have been prof- fered the post of Speaker-presid- ing officer-of the House but to have turned it down in favor of a department.
The two Quebec members get- ting portfolios were Leon Balcer, 39. of Trois-Hivleres. who became solicitor - general, and William Hamilton, 38. of Montreal Notre- Damed&Grace who will be the youngest minister as postmaster general.
CHIEF SPOKESMAN
Mr. Balcer, a lawyer, is presi- dent of the Progressive Conserva- tive Association of Canada and has been the party's chief spokes- man for its French-Canadian ele- ment federally for several years. Mr. Hamilton is an advertising ex- ecutive in Montreal.
Michael Starr. 46, an Oshawa businessmen and former mayor of that industrial Ontario city. took over the labor department. He is the first person of Ukrainian de- scent to enter a federal cabinet.
George Hees of Toronto Broad- view. a 47-year-old former indus- trialist who once played football for Toronto Argonauts of the Big Four. ed the transport port- foilo.i1 isafonnerprsudpato! the national Conservative organi- sation and was one of the original
fairs and national resources.
IARITIMES IINIITERB
The four Atlantic provinces got three ministers with portfolios and one without. and for the first time in in years Prince Edward Island got a full-fledged minister. The is- land province. which gave all its four seats to the Conservatives this time. previously had been rep- resented by a parliament y as- sistant. Just below cabinet level.
given to the Manorville fire de- partment for its rescue work.
rnons were deeply impressed with his scholarship and his real in re- mom for "ye"! ye." He hu
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3"" "id "1 mm ma": Fleming was runner-up iv
Suffolk County Medical lety.
Dr. David J. Wexler. said the 31,-
? fee "appears to be exorbi- nt"
On the floor of the Senate. Sen-
trades for his party in the Com- J. Angus Macl..ean, 43. a wing commander with the RCA! in the last war who escaped after being shot down over enemy territory.
received the fisheries portfolio. He
ions! Revenue, A.J. Brooks. Vet-
the problems of national magni- tude."
Distinguished Visitor
Ilr. J.E. Paasmoro. President of the Ontario Division of the Cu- sdlan Red Cross society. was an
Cross in eastern Canada as the result of his visits to Quebec, New Brunswick. P.E.l. and Nova
honoured guest at the meeting of Bcotla
the Provincial Red Cross Execu- tivvshsldatltsdcroasHdots.yes- tsrtlay afternoon. so. Passrnora who is on the Staff at the Univer- slw of Toronto is visiting the lied Cross Divisions in eastern Canada while snroute to Halifax who're he will attend meetings of the Nation- al Aaaoeiation of Health and Physi- eal Education which convene thara aerttwssk.
Mr. Paasmore was greatly in- tended la the reports given by the different Chairmen of stand- Ing Committees and afterwards pointedoottotbemasnbersofths
Mr. Walter ll. Shaw. who pre- sided at yesterday's Red Cross meeting reported that the 1967 Campaign returns have now reach- ed mono. of the 031.000 objective with receipts still to be remit- ted by many districts which are still outstanding. Mr. Shaw said
he felt sure that the final
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THIEVEI USE DEEP SLEEP . LYONS. France
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1957 results would be somewhat in ex- cess of II7 but still below the
ator William A. Purtall Dr. Kris of exacting "the
doctor's bill.
the bill was not exorbitant. its HOURS
accused last pound of flesh." The Connecticut Republican suggested that cltlsens contribute to a fund to pay the
Dr. Kris estimated he put in 100 against the criticism. insisting that
Dr. Kris estimated heput in too boars keeping Benny alive by feed- ing oxygen into the 24-foot well and heating the boy after his res-
cue.
He based the bill on Rpofts that he had heard that Benny's par- ents had received considerable money in the aftermath of the
t ed on matters pertaining to th e
I He's always reading to broaden . his knowledge of parliamentary
"Angus may look easy-going. but He's certnlnw a 100 per cent worker. He's a first-class parlia- mentarian. was most currsclcntous as deputy whip of the party and
history and tradition and current affairs."
Mr. Macl.ean grinned broadly when the Guardian's Lul'l'ESD0l'ld- ent asked hi-m if the cabinet touch-
fishing industry or the fisheries portfolio.
"Now see here." he said. "You know better than to ask me a ques- tion llke that. You know perfectly well I wouldn't tell you even if they did." .
IN HIGH ESTEE
Mr. Diefenbalter for the leadership at the December party convention
re.
Another of the top posts-trade and comme . went to Gordon Churchill of Winnipeg South centre. a prs-convention "Diefen- baker- for -lesder" organiser, who was a leading strategist in both the leadership and election cam- palgns. Mr. Churchill, 59, is a lawyer.
Mrs. Ellen Falrclough of Hamli- ton West became. as generally predicted in advance. Canada's first federal woman cabinet minis- ter. A 52-year-old accountant. she has specialized in labor matters in the Commons for two Parllsmentg but was given the secretary of state portfolio. This is a post that
sits for Queens.
George C. Nowlan. 5!. of Nova Scotia's Dlgby - Annapolis - Kings. became revenue minister. taking charge of the collection of taxes and also becoming parliamentary spokesman for the publicly-owned CBC. A member of the Nova Sco- tia leglslatu e as far back as 1025. he also is a former national presi dent of the Conservatives.
Col. A. J. Brooks. 06. of Royal. N.B.. was given the veterans af- fairs post. He has been his party's chief ipeclallst on this topic for seven years.
WITHOUT PORTFOLIO
William J. Browne. 00. of St. John's West became Newfound- land's ” t member as minis-
Police said Friday they believe robbers are using a "deep sleep" narcotic spray to lmmoblllsa for- eign tourists before robbing road- side tents in this district. Toursts have reported thefts of cameras and cun-ency.
Executive the similarities of the programs but the difference in the problems between the Ontario Di- vision and that of Prince Edward island. Mr. Passrnoro feels that he is gaining a great deal of in- sight into the programs of Red
boy's rescue. This the parents do-g nled. They said they haven't thel money to pay the hill. '4
Dr. Kris suggested the wholel matter of the bill can be threshad out int he grievance committee ofi - the Suffolk County Medical Socl- ' ..
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There is no doubt that Prime Mlniste Diefenbaker considers, Hon. Angus MacLean as the princi- pal architect not only of the party's double victory in Queens, but of the sweep of all four seats in th Prov- ince. He has now the honour of be- ing the first native born Prince Ed-
ter without portfolio. He sat in the 1949-53 parliament, lost his seat" in 1953 and retrieved it June l0. The other of two lnlsters with- out portfolio ls J. M. Macdonnell. oldest member of the cabinet at Continued on page 5. Col. 5
deals with patents. copyrights, registration of companies, protocol and translations of official docu- ments.
DEFENCE MINISTER Maj.-Gen. G. R. Pearkes. VC.
ward lalnnder called to any Dom- ini in cabinet for many years. 0 5-, St Laurent Endorsed A or New Federal Cabinet And The . . fr;tiuls:ionsLw.er'e plladeon 't'iiiehdle.ssl: C ' . . t ' II I'. If 9 ill 0 W C (W - 0 e ii i h h d lth 1' I1 -' 3:!-1.3m; -N-are-mwm Sm onsiituencies ey Represent A . ea I e John-Albert. Even when he ' . sxvgpftrgfgsglgienet lrrso;-tlnigkolltglm OTTAWA fCPlI-Mlngters oitthe glonnell. ."f'oroBnloCrrm:wood. and orrAwA'tcP) - Liberals. by But he missed aside .1: fm-- No plans were made for an! m, Wm O, m,,g,,;,,,,,,o,,, ,0 3.3;”. fgfhlefgejg W;;;5;:I:;;;w2;lfm - rownm 51- -lot"-I lh" '""u'" "M" m' mum 3.. him" nnnh & an uhuml. "I0 Fl'i'El'l95 Mlnldiel the constituencies they represent it is proposed to name acting i hell VII-Nil AN PW" "'l"l'”" h in M""' If ”' "MW 0' "Wm "9 "'9'" W004! In the commons: ministers for agnculture. defence if i gnu gu-Ih- in the lay Id Ill id held” In the island. of course." He Illdn Prime minister - John Dlefen- i7l'bduction.mines. health and wsl- 2 private lle now osnld not be d "but i received quite a number 3.3,... prim, Alhenp sup. "N. uh an wane... - ' nuns tstsrast to its wills in mm outside points as well Works Minister-Howard Green. A. &. Vancouver Qusdra. is! H oi have far 0 finance-Donald Fleming, To- .. lg ,: : mg: Report PulotOf ,,;,:&,,::,,m A J n ” Truck And Auto i e s IlfI- . . P00 . at can use has of I. neat. 'Copier Missing any-I. M. R'9'3l'9ll9" I ”'f-- "' "T"' 3'" "" " hm” " Gm" Hm" To tszis trnoblles nd In i' la. HALIFAX 'CPl--The pilot of a min Broldvln ml - "::';"m :' d , - Later. as IOIVDI Q GMDIIP. Northern Wings Air Lines hellcop- 3"d”'”'U9""' -' I-90" 3llC"- "'5 JA am.” h”m,w 1 bass: ass no a few hr is missing in the Knob Lake TI'oiI-RMe"I- - ' : ”"..weant.naacD fnoriht-rnQuebec scar Defence-Mal.-Gen.G.ll.N0'0fV0W'9"l'W"""'V- W "i" ' ' ' "" " ' Pearkes vc Esquimalt-seanich. owns that the I-hm of sun. lonnse trade minister do search and rescue officers said Tr...-pGor;'on Cimhm "nip '7 F" can 0' "M ""1 um ". g 1 3'” - kl Mb. on 2:.” ms lmm V" hm hm" so: South Centre. . glstratlon. The Iot:l nnmh1a;,nf: - g rl , . ,:'&4g up 3... mg There were no passertges-g in an utice Davie Fulton. xam- fl: nhsgueud h' , plane last heard from wednesday l00PI- 3-C '. "c IIIIUU A5 5' 5 """”' ,,.,,' ,, -M M 9...... r,....' Nu-at leveeeo-George Now- mu ham. Mr. Gllllnt liti- ssassstasrta-u"ssss-sna "”' L, , 1.. pm,,.g...,.,...,g..,,. roiiowiasluseim.m'Inotor. .. h b 1 3' In Carroll Lake. Dooley he a . M” a. nr . ”' "3. about in miles south ofvltsob Northern Allah - Douslu '9""'f 3;: :m"'P”"- H .. '3' ” Lake. the Quebec iron mining llarkneu. Calslry North. "'9' "K V- '”"'""m it 3 Ishssa ....... sue -Mn.nilabrIckdI-NiIlRtU!W'W Si '5 An RCA! Lancaster from Tor- Palrlclugh. Hamilton west. number of fatalities-NO): as-Is! . p g . an, unit, joined Northern Wings risaeno;:.I- Angus meters. ::)l!lI.rcyemtr.rma:sn-r:tialu" h is 1 ! ' uh Qaeeslllss-tIuter.f'botwomenI-ersfaira-entstanoaarca. Queens. mp m;,dlmpmm;"-..".'f .2 & . gag .1 mm Starr Oltl C ."'i'f ' hm” "' d Jae l'I. i in... preliminary .uarea"l'bars: Iostreal Nocre-Dame-do-Grace. per-rm lsisredlsm: tstal ' as - '...'i"..'5"3.2'."'.7"3.". mwnasnoqnsmmuc wu.u..-u.a..a.a lac-I'tslIIIIIst3l4.lUI.tIva ' :- .1 . . .4 1