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‘The Charlottetown Fire De- -{partment were called out twice within an hour last night to ex- tinguish two fires.

‘Fire : Chief Gordon avert eadd there was a possibility of the two being started by-a—fire bug as there was no logical rea-

Car Chase — Leads Police_ Into Country.

Police chased an unidentified vehicle through the city last night and the vehicle was re- ported stiJl at large early’, this morning with Constable Wayne MacIntyfe of the city police force still seeking the vehicle.

The initial chase — about 9.30 — was reported to_have taken place in Parkdale when Warren MacKenzie, Parkdale policeman attempted to stop the car for speeding. The city police took tp the chase with the Vehicle re- portedly coming in North River Road, arouid Victoria Park and ~—east-on- Kent-Street before leav- ing the city.

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son for either. According to the Chief a thorough investigation will be conducted.

The first call was to a garage at 25712 Grafton Street, operat- ed by John. Fall, Bunbury. Ex- tensive damage was caused to the building and damage to- ve- hicles inside.

Mr. Fall said the building con- tained a 1958 Simca owned by

were insured.

Mr. Fall estimated last night that his equipment.sustained ap- proximately $1,500 damage. The owner of the -garage was report- ed to be Robert Duncan of Char- Jottetown who was thought to be out of the province.

Fire Chief Gordof Stewart said last night that two fire hydrants were blocked by vehicles in the vicinity of the first fire. Chief Stewart said that this, greatly hampered the progress of the firemen in setting up their equip-

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FIREMEN FIGHT THE GARAGE FIRE

Possibility Of Fire Bug Seen In City Outbreaks

ated that the offenders would be prosecuted.

The. fire--apparently broke out at 11:15 in the rear of the garage.

The second fire broke out at 12:15 in a pile of leaves at the back of the Giftarama on Prince Street and quickly spread to the back of the store.

Wallace Smith, manager of the

, | store said that extensive damage

was caused to the back wall of the building but no merchandise was destroyed.

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“Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew”

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBrR 19, 1966.

Ontario Ur Announced To Britain

THAN

Premier Alex Campbell last night told-The Guardian that the Cabinet had met in a special session lasting eight hours dur- ing Tuesday afternoon and even- ing to receive the.reports from

‘land’ to hold-discussions--with..the

firms of consultants and external auditors’ which haVe been re- viewing the financial and phy- sical operations of Bathurst Marine Limited and Gulf Gar- den Foods—Limited at George- town.

A 37-page report on the pre- gent situation and future pros- pects of the Georgetown food. processing plant was submitted to the Cabinet by ‘‘Canadian Plant and Process Engineering Limited of Halifax’’ and exten- sive analysis of the shipbuilding operations of Bathurst Marine Limited was submitted by Maur-

architect and marine engineer

of Halifax. |. These two firms

were em-

ment to conduct on-site studies of the present and future poten-

Planned. In Queens

CAPITAL- BUREAU

OF THE GUARDIAN OTTAWA -- A federal-provin- | cial project for the construction of four low-earth multi-purpose dams.in.Prince Edward, Island was announced here Tuesday by Forestry and Rural Develop- ment minister Maurice Sauve.

Four Dams

tial of the Georgetown industries and have’ spent the last two weeks conducting their investiga- tions.

‘Also in attendance at yester- day’s special Cabinet session were representatives of the audi- ting firm of Touche, Ross, Bailey and Smart, the firm which is.at present conducting an external audit of government financing.

Premier Campbell commented that_yesterday’s session has en- abled the government to—obtain professional and expert advice and opinion with respect to these operations.

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ployed by the provinclal govern

PROFITABLE OPERATION SOUGHT Georgetown : Industries, Discussed By C abinet

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ther meeting foteean the oon i fectively ss ocefitably:

ernment and the principles of the Georgetown industries which has been scheduled for Thurs- day, October 20th.

~The” Premier expressed the hope that these meetings wil provide information to establish a base upon which the George-

“It is of utmost concern to the government that the George-

town industries continue to oper- | jate and provide employment op- |

portunities~in*the area,-and--we- are determined as a government | to assure the efficient operations of these industries.”

Financial Statements

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Sought Through Court

The application of the Fisher- men’s Loan Board of Prince Edward Island for a Court Order requiring Bathurst Mar- ine. Ltd. and Gulf Garden Foods

Ltd:--of:-Georgetown,-to—-provide-.

the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court with detailed financial statements, fully disclosing the present financial positions of both companies, - will. be heard this morning, in chambers, be- fore Mr. Justice Tweedy, at the law courts building here-

As* requiring a full and de-

Miracle Birth «... Baby Succumbs |

--MAGNOLIA,- Miss: baby delivered at a hospital here more than an hour after his mother died has also died.

* A number of Island delega- tions will make representations to members of the provincial Executive today oo

Prince Edward Island on a fa- tailarization tour that will take them to Summerside, Alberton, sere O'Leary, Miminigash points of interest in be-

(Ween. with Ca-

Meeting t include: Alberton West Board of Trade, the

e@-delegation of fishermen from tiie Alberton district. ~The Cabinet, which has a busy Schedule laid down, will leave @hariottetown at 9 o'clock for ide. Meanwhile four members of the executive wiil visiting with Summerside ‘or George Key and others eoncerned with the housing ogy Gon in Summerside.

Meet Cabinet Today

AH members of the ae will leave Summerside together for O'Leary Hospital arriving there at 10.30 and departing: at 11 o'clock for Cedar Dunes Park, Miminigash, Anglo Park and Tignish.

JOIN CABINET

An official of the’ town of Tig- nish and two legion officials will join the Cabinet for lunch at the

Tignish Legion. Following dinner, the delega- tion will then tour Jacques Car-

Leavitt's - Maple Tree -Craf + 3.10; Mrs. O'Brien's . Jewelry ae "3.25; Atberton “Hospital, 3.45

The Cabinet will be prepared to receive delegations from 3.45 until 6.00 at Alberton before tak- a cae at the Alberton Hos-

‘The four dams ‘wilt be Ur

structed in Queen’s County under the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act. The water conservation - pro- Jects will cost an estimated $35,- 000 with the federal government contributing 3712 per cent and the province the-balance.

The dams, with concrete spill-

ways, will impound water for stock watering, irrigation, fire- fighting, angling and other re- creational uses. All four projects may eventual- ly be extended to provide for picnic grounds in the immediate vicinity of the dams.

School Girl Dies Under Bus Wheel

ALDER POINT, N.S. (CP) — Juanita— MacLean, 5, . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Mac- Lean of Alder Point, was killed Tuesday when. she fell beneath the_wheels of a school bus as she left the - eee near her home.

six-pound, four-ounce boy died

Monday.

The mother, Mrs. Fanella An- derson, about 25, died at her rural home Sunday. Dr. Robert E. Drake, who was called. to the home, said the mother died of a brain hemorrhage.

After he got to the house, he Jearned that the woman was eight months pregnant. Drake said he discovered the baby’s heart was still beating. He said he took the body to the hospital and delivered the baby by Caesarean section.

use of death of the baby was not immediately deter- mined.

Alberta PC Pushes Charge

“OTTAWA (CP) — The Com- mons again became entangled Tuesday with the charge of Yerry Nugent (PC—Edmonton— Strathcona) that Defence Minis- ter Hellyer “‘tampered” with evidence given the defence com- mittee June 23.

..Mr. Nugent once more is -maly put forward his motion ‘That his charge be sent to the Commons privileges committee for investigatiof #38 | ~

~ He has said that Mr."Hellyer |. caused’ to be altered the brief

of Rear-Admiral William Lan-.

dymore before its presentation to the defence committee and that the briefs of all other

‘armed forces officers to the.

committee are therefore sus- pect.

It ‘was the fourth sitting day fm the last week in which Mr.

_Nugent has pressed his accusa-

tion.

First, a side issue was dealt ewith: A report in Saturday’s Ottawa Journal quoting Mr.

Hellyer as saying that Mr. Nu- gent was backing away from his original ‘‘spurious’’ charge.

Mr. Nugent maintained Mon- day that this impugned his honor and imputed motives to him.

HELLYER REPLIES

Mr. Hellyer replied Tuesday that he doesn't impute motives to Mr. Nugent nor impugn his honor.

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gainst Defence Minister |

He said he was not accusing Mr. Nugent of deliberately try- ing to damage his reputation. But this could he the ‘‘acci- dental” result of Mr. Nugent’s charge.

There _ were- Conservative shouts of “‘back-off” as.,.Mr. Hellyer completed -his brief statement.

Mr. Nugent said Mr. Hellyer had not denied the words at- tributed to him in the newspa- per report.

Davie Fulton, ‘former Con- servative justice minister, then brought the discussion back to Mr. Nugent's original charge that Mr. Hellyer had ‘“tam- pered’’ with committee evi- dence.

He said Mr. Nugent has com- plied with requirements about raising the matter properly.

The matter should go to the privileges committee and, Mr. Fulton added, ‘he didn’t see how Speaker Lucien Lamoureux

could find otherwise.

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Mrs. Marie Yamada, ‘a Honolulu waitress, is the proud owner of a rare presidential

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Big Nfld. Beef Farm. Folds Up

s JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP)—

Newfotndland’s first major ex- perimental beef herd has failed and the cattle are being: sold: Liberal legislature member P. J. Canning of Placentia West Said Monday -night. Mr. Canning said the Flying L ranch started on the Burin Peninsula in 1963 with 1,000 | Saskatchewan cattle failed be- cause of “mismanagement from | the beginning.”’

The cattle were brought in by Harold Lees of Saskatchewan in. too great. a number and before adequate preparations for win- ter feeding were made, he said.

There were persistent reports earlier this year that the cattle were starving and the St. John’s branch of the Toronto-Dominion

Bank took over the ranch_in the | | into an- inferno of dense smoke ; and searing flame.

spring. ‘Manager John Ballard of ‘the bank declined comment when approached in Marystown, where: he was’ reported. arrang-

tailed financial - statement, ay application is also for an Order requiring Gulf Garden Foods Ltd. to supply the Court with certain other detailed informa: tion_concerning the latter's fish_ processing operations at George- town. -

This application was initially made on September 30th, heard and- argued by counsel. on..Oct- ober 5th, and adjourned, at that time» until this’ morning for: decision. Both the defendant 'Georgetown firms are heavily dependant upon government financial support, and the Notice of Motion made by- the Fishermen's Loan Board for a Court Order arises out of cer- tain aspects of the financial ar- tangemeénts existing between the

Defendant Georgetown com- panies the Board. = Counsel

the applicant ts Fishermen’s Loan Board at torney, D. Frank Sigsworth. Both the’ .defendent firms are | represented by Alan. K. Scales.

12 Bodies — Recovered

—-NEW—¥ORK—‘AP)-The sod-_ aa debris of a burned-out 19th century Manhattan building yielded the bodies of 12 firemen Tuesday, after the, worst depart- menfal disaster in the ‘history of New York firefighting.

“I know we all died a little,”” Fire Chief John T. O'Hagan told survivors of the hours-long bat- tle against a seemingly innocu- ous blaze that suddenly exploded

Last ofthe bodies was not re- covered. until 16 hours after the

ing the sale of the last 400 head this week. The first shipment of 100 cat |

aulograph—Lyndon B. John-

tle was followed by a second of |

, 1900 head.

son's signature on a fore- head. Her. only problem, pro- bably insurmountable, is how to preserve it. She got the autograph im grease pencil

fire at Broadway and 23rd Street broke out and engulfed three adjoining 75 - year - old buildings. The victims were bur- ied in the cellar of a drug store.

DOES SHE SAVE THIS AUTOGRAPH?

Monday night when she served the president at a dinner host- ed by Hawaii Governor John A. Burna. (AP Wirephote)

FOUNDER DIES

Sebastian S. _Kreege, foun- der of the di store and partment store chain hearing his name, died Tuesday in East Stroudsburg, Pa-, General Hospital. according to an an- nouncement ee the com-

pany in Detroi (AP Wirephoto)

Peru Quake

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Rain this afternoon: winds becoming southeast 15. Low-high 33 and 45, Thurs day: cloudy, a little warmer.

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OTTAWA (-CP) — Rio Algom ; Mines..of Canada has negotiated | a sale of 8,000 short tons of ur- | anium oxide to Britain .for de- | livery during the 1970s, Prime Minister Pearson announced Tuesday. ~The ufaniim will come from Rio Algom property .at Elliot Lake;~-the~-Ontario~- community: built on-uranium. Market losses have hit the town hard in recent | “years.

Mr. Beaters told the Com- mons the uranium will be used by Atomic Energy Authority in Britain for its domestic program to produce electric power.

The new contract takes up

de- || where the current agreement

leaves off in 1971. Under the new pact, a minimum of 8,000 tons will be. shipped to the end of 1980. -

After that the British authority has the option to take an addi- tional 3,500 tons. Basic annual delivery rate will be 1,000 tons, but this could be varied from

year to year.

No price’was given in the an- nouncement, ee uranium in the “prodiicéed at Elliot Lake _ been selling at a $4.90 a pound floor price un-

LIMA (AP) — Rescue teams searched wreckage in Lima and coastal towns and cities Tues- day after Peru's most savage earthquake in 26 years. By un- Official count, 82 to 87 were killed and 1,000 injured. ~

(The U.S. state department in Washington said unconfirmed American estimates put the number of Peruvian dead at

der Canadian government stock- piling arrange ments. One ‘solirce said it is likely that the price. would be above this figure. Even at the $4.90 floor price, the 8,000 - ton sale would be worth $78,400,000. If the option

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; for peaceful purposes only. Safe- guards to “ensure this js done will be implemented.

AUGURS WELL

The prime minister said the. new contract augurs -well for the future of the Canadian uranium industry. It is evidence of a

for the ore for peaceful uses.

— ae ‘4ook—forward—_to- revival-of—this—important ségment of our—economy,” he said,

Opposition Leader Diefen- baker said it is only pure com- cidence that the new uranium eres doesn't ‘apply to any

Pearson's riding of Aldosna East.

Uranium-producing areas " other parts of Ontario and in northern Saskatchewan would have appreciated being in-

cteaee _Diéfenbaker also sug: ae an investigation: into how at the stock exchanges abtained information which caused fluctuations im ‘uranium “stocks last“ week: — NDP Leader T. C. Dongias said he is sure Mr. Pearson is . Pleased with the contract as head of the government and as MP for Algoma East=~ Elliot Lake has suffered more than any other mining.community in | recent times. Mr. Douglas and fiymond Langlois (Creditiste -- Megan-

were exercised to bring the to- tal to 11,500 tons, the i would climb to $112,740,000. Mr. has

1%.)

Pearson said Britain agreed to use the Canadian ore

tie )said they trust the govern-

price| ment will keep in mind other

uranium - producing = in Canada when it comes: to contracts. ‘

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By DENNIS ORCHARD

OTTAWA (CP) — Inflation tends to esi markets and other retail distrib- utors, of ficial s of Dominion Stores Ltd. told- the parliamen- tary committee on living costs Tuesday.

Farm and factory production lends itself to mechanization, but the food chain does not have the same chance to offset mounting wages and employee benefits, said executives of Can- ada’s biggest single food dis- tributor.

They also conceded before the special inquiry that housewife’s

boycotts have been felt ‘‘to some extent" by individual stores, but not in over - all

areas. And they said there are more supermarkets than neces- sary to serve the Canadian pop- ulation. ° ”

Gross margins in the super- market industry “have crept up slightly over the past 10 years but are still moderate and to- day there is little change from a year ago,” said the company’s brief.

GIVES PROFIT FIGURES

Dominion Stores made a_ net profit after taxes of 2.07 per cent in the year ended March; 1966, identical to the previous year, a company~ statement said:

A -committee counsel, how-

=tthe -same~tom:

a Dominion Stores supermarket and of the store itself retailing atoes~at~75-een

a basket before the farmer's truck had heen fully unloaded.

Mr. Crimp said he‘ was not claiming that the. company's handling operations were. per- fect.

H. A. Olson (SC:'— Medicine Hat) found several cases in the

Food Chain Informs Committee Profit Margin Increases Slowly

Dominion Stores statements of accelerating retail prices fot

sale prices were going down.

Mr. Crimp said it was unfor ate that the partial state ts happened to show the “ups” but not the “downs” which have kept over-all mar- . on. a about even with

y in

OTTAWA (CP)—The cabinet | is considering whether ‘excep- tional procedures’’ are neces- sary. to. deal with the threat- | ened postal strike, Prime Mit }- ister Pearson said Tuesday in the Commons.

Replying to NDP Leader T. C. Douglas, the prime minister said certain processes have to he followed in such disputes af- fecting public servants. They | now are being: followed. —

However, the government was considering whether exceptional procedures would be necessary.

Mr. -Douglas had suggested establishment of a conciliation board to investigate the wage

To"Head Off Postal Strike

Cabin et Considers Action”

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demands of the postmen and ne». , lated matters. 3 ~R. G. L. Fairweather ee Roval) asked for a firm assur- ance from the government that there will be no interruption of mail service. r.. Pearson said he hopes there won't he.

Reid Seott- (NDP — Toronte Danforth asked what action the government proposes to take so that Parliament wil! not just sit until the ‘crisis breaks.

Mr. Pearson said It would be- improper to reply to such a question at this stage. It would do a great deal of damage. to current negotiations.

ever, drew attention to the last Dominion Stores . annual report | showing dividends had climbed |

23% cents a share 10 years ~ lier.

Net earnings per share were | $1.32 in 1966, compared with 71 | cents 10 vears earlier. »

Several committee members dealt harshly with Ivor Crimp, vice-president of merchandising for the company, which oper- ates 380 stores in 10 provinces and is the largest single food chain in Canada.

Eugene Whelan (L — Essex South), forrier tomato farmer, charged that a statement in the Dominion : Stores brief about prices for processed. tomato products was misleading and erroneous.

HUGE MARKUP

He said he has information ‘that when producers get ~ the Teast -for their vegetables, the supermarket increases its markups. He knew of an 800- per - cent Supermarket margin on cucumbers.

A farmer had told him of sell- ing tomatoes for 40 cents a six-

to 72 cents a share in 1966 from | | ;

In N.Z. Today

Johnson:

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP)— U.S. President Johnson

called a sentimental journey to New Zealand and Australia, the first and second foreign stops on his 29,000-mile tour of the | Far East. |

In jew Zealand, the smallest of the six countries is to vie sit, a warm but restrained re- ception awaits him. It was mar- of Prime Minister Keith J. hour stay and planned demons- trations against the war in Viet Nam.

In Australia, newspapers have. received telephoned threats against Johnson’s life but officials, while seeking to run them down, said they place no stock in them. The president

quart basket at the back door of

flies te Australia Thursday,

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red by a threat against the life |

Holyoake during Johnson’s 24- |

Due

For Johnson this 1s a.retura

‘to a theatre in which he served starts here today what he has | | the

lieutenant-commander in U.S. Navy in the Second He has said the visits will evoke happy. sad and frightening memories of ‘‘my | young man days.” He called it a “sentimental journey.” but it is part of his tour arranged around the anti - Communist summit conference on Viet Nam in Manila. the Philippines.

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World War.

| FLIES WITH WIFE

Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird, winged here on: the pre- sidential jet flying the 4,780 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii, by way of Pago Pago, Amer. ican Samoa, and crossing the International Dateline about 308 miles southwest of those U.S, territorial islands. At the date line, Tuesday became Wednes day.

greatly ‘increased. world demand __

area except Elliot Lake, in Mr, -