If It’s Good

For The Island

The Cisedion Is For It

>=“VOL. LXXVIIL NO. 101

Rey. Dr. Francis, W. Bolger, en the staff at St. Dunstan's

University and president of.

the Prince Edward Island His-

SOCIETY HEARS HISTORY OF MEDICINE

torical Society, chats with. Dr, R.G. Lea prior to a meeting of the Prince Edward Island His- torical Society at Confedera-

tion Centre last evening. Pr. Lea, guest speaker, outlined the history of medicine in this province.

| redistribution commission, will

GRARIOTTETONN, CANADA, FRIDAY,

In 10:

“Covers * Prince ‘Bicard Island Like The Dew” :

: wor MORE SEVEN CENTS

APRIL 70. 1965.

On Redistributio

OTTAWA. — Prince Edward | Kings, Queens and- Prince re- Islafid's four memibers of par-| tained. But they admit that with liament are exercising caution; the new ridings. not following | in their approach to_ the pro-| county boundary lines. it would

-| posed- new redistribution. of the be confusing to retain the county

| mames. Mr. Mullally has expressed

Island's federal seats. Aged ggringy trv Magee doubts about using the name | nounced on the weekend by the | ——. He eee et that ej ‘wth pechape ome ‘miner| Dp. god ggg changes. jealousies.

won} nee Machin pont it edt ie ute,

people .on the Island have ex- Farm Help

under the terms laid down for about-equal_populations,"" Mr: annual wages of ‘male farm

pressed surprise at the oS

of the changes proposed.

the commission, it has no other Wages Up

choice but to draw boundaries

MacLean said. 9 |help with board provided as of NAMES DEBATED |Jan.~15 rose to $1,580 from $1,-

~ Two Deaths Are Reported

In West Coast Quake Are

SEATTLE ‘AP) — A rolling earthquake rumbled through a wide area of the Pacific North- west Thursday, killing at least two persons, injuring many and

Three weanen died of heart at- tacks, possibly triggered by the quake.

A warehouseman at Fisher Filouring Millis here, Ray Haugh- ton, 52, was crushed tb death when a 50,009 - galion wooden

‘ water tank atop a 200-foot water tower was shaken apart.

Three other persons in the mill were injured.

Adolph Lewis of Seattle was injured fatally when debris from a downtown building fell on him.

KNOCKED NEEDLES OFF

but stations elsewhere measured its magnitude at 6.5 to seven on the Richter scale. It struck at 8:2 am, PDT (12:23 a.m. ADT).

The tremor was not felt in Alaska. where a quake of 83 magnitude and the resulting tidal wave wrecked much: prop- erty and took 115 lives on March 27, 1964. Alaska Governor Wil- liam Egan offered any assist- ance needed.

Southern B.C. Escapes Serious Injuries, Damage

VANCOUVER ‘CP) — South- ern British Columbia rode out

an earthquake Thursday with-! out injuries or serious damage.’

Houses and buildings sheok and rattled, lights swayed and some plaster tunibled from

walls but the little damage re-'

ported was Slight.

Residents of southern Van- couver Island, the Lower Main- land and centres as far east as the Kootenay city of Trail re- ported either a slight shudder or a wave-like rolling sensation as the tremor continued for about one minute at 11:30 a.m. EDT (12:39 am, ADT).

DEALERS STAGGERED ee British Govt Tightens Restrictions On Credit

By JOSEPH MacSWEEN

LONDON ‘CP: — The Labor government turned the screw on Britain's already tight credit Thursday—a shock move that came just as dealers were ex- pecting credit to be eased

It was tie second tough step im as many days by Prime Min- * ister Wilson's administration in fits battle for -financial stability anc industrial efficiency.

The Bank of England an- nounced t is vulling in £90,000.- 000: ($770,000.000) from 11 clear- inz banks under 2 “special de- posits” device used for the first

and only J freviious ‘fime by a Conservative government in 1969

Use of the deflationary apon simply means it will be the* much harder for -om-rrics

~ and individuals to borrow money

frem banks ata time of year when borrowing tends to be brisk

Following the announcement, share prices were slashed on the stock market but siznifi- cantly enough. the pound sterl- ing was stronger. One of Wil- son's main aims has been to strengthen sterling in interna- tional dealings. STAGGERED BY NEWS

Dealers who had been hoping for a small cut im the bank

/

The quake. was strong enouzh to frighten many, but only a few fled into the streets. Clothes swung in closets, pictures fell from walls. buildings shook vio- lently and dogs started to how!.

In Nanaimo, school - bound children ‘tan home crying after being frightened by the rolling ground.

The RCMP detachment at Langley in the Fraser Valley re- ported their office shook for two minutes. Desks and filing cab- inets rattled in the RCMP of- fices at Haney. Lights and filing cabinets in offices at Trail _ Shook.

Thursday's earthquake did not generate a tidal wave.

It was felt from the Pacific ‘Coast to western Montana and

from Coos Bay, Ore., to British Columbia. The series of three

shocks Jasted 45 seconds to a minute altoze

Mayor Borm Braman of Sea-

“But they do not realize that which will create ridings with OTTAWA (CP) — Average ; 4% a year earlier, the bureau tens ~statistics—reported—Thursday-

gy the four new names suggested”

Average wages in Eastern

| for_the- ridings, Cardigan. Hills--- ,a4a—climbed--to-$1,515—from:

$1,410, in Western Canada to Both Mr. MacLean and oo heres from $1.58. Mea thly,

Macquarrie expressed the average wages as at Jan. 15 they would have preferred to rose to >. um from $128 a year

oe US. Marines Exchange Fire Rebels

With Santo Dorningo

tle made a 45-minute low alti-

tude helicopter inspection of the city and said it came through the quake With relatively litle damage.

“There. is. no .need .ta .deciare.. any state of emergency or take any other drastic steps,” the mayor said

EVACUATION ORDERED At Olympia, Governor Dan

Evans, a civil engineer, ordered ‘evacuation of the Capitol builid- ‘ing while a damage inspection

was made. The dome was se- verely damaged. ‘Skylights above. the Senate and House of Representatives crashed down onto the desks of the legislators, who had not arrived for the day's sessions.

After the inspection, the House recessed until today and the Senate until Monday.

At Grand Coulee Dam. on the Columbia River in eastern Washington, some communica- tions circuits were knocked : out. Near Gig Harbor. on the Kitsap Peninsula southwest of here, a road sank out of sight under a lake.. The cross toppled. from Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church in Tacoma

rate increased to a record seven per cent from five after Wilson took power last October —were staggered by the news that credit was to be squeezed tighter still.

A Bank of England spokes- man said the move was made in view of the sharp increase in bank advances last month.” Loans--have-—continued rising despite a letter sent out last De- cember by Lord . Cromer, the bank's president, asking for re- straint. Bank loans shot up in five wecks to mid-April by £98,- 000.000 $294,000,000; to £4,769,- 000.000 «$14,307 900,000 Wednesday, the government talked tough. in another direc- tion. It made its first serious challenge to a powerful labor unmon since taking office.

INSIDE TODAY

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The decision was announced to go ahead with plans for a fast “liner” freight train service

in the fa¢e of opposition by the

400,000 - Union.

CLAIMS PRESSED

member Railwaymen's

Wage claims are being pressed

by unions in several industries in_ defiance of government at- tempts to put the lid on prices and tie pay increases to produc- tivity

Meanvhile London's financial district was grumbling bitterly about the recent budget of James Callaghan, chancellor of the exchequer, and a finance bill envisaging hefty new busi- Mess taxes

Thursday's action came in the context of Wilson's promise—or threat—to take tough steps how-

er unpopular among the e| torate

Hire purchase, or instalment buying. companies were hard hit since they will not be able to borrow all the money they want

\ spokesman for Lioyd’s Bank said “this will take up to £7,000,-

a0 =. $21,000,000; of our money. -

, There is no question of panic

‘calling in of loanv yet. Bat we

shall not be able to make any

new loans until old onés are paid j back.”

chambers |

SANTO DOMINGO, Domini-.of automobiles parked on the, can Republic (AP)—U.S. mar- tree-shaded lawn. The firing) ines went into action against lasted less than 15 minutes and | snipers in this revolt-torn capi- there.were no reported casual- ; tal. Thursday; léss than 24 hours ties. Rie after ‘their landing to safeguard = In Washington, a state depart- Americans caught in a Domini- ment spokesman said the sniper | can civil war. . fire was “reasonably heavy” | . and added the El Salvador Em- |

bassy also had been attacked. tions and a detachment of mar- He gave no further details. imes fired back from the cover Marine units — the |

PIECE OF SCULPTURE ARRIVES

manufacturer rather than the ! consumer level. REDUCTIONS SEEN

onto painter, were the only Eventually, it is held, the

Workmen, from the depart- tal. Mrs. Mayhew, from Vic-

- ae > ane stand toria, B.C., is one of the lead- took a fret otaee of = —e in Canada. sculpture placed im the sculp- “Spirit,” the work now at the

Centre, is one of 13 by Mrs. Mayhew which were exhibited last year at the 32nd Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy. Mrs. Mayhew and Harold

ion Centre. Yesterday it pt : ee of some. dozen trem the deperteneat tp place the 1,700 Ibs. cast bronze work

i of Elza Mayhew on its pedes- Town, the controversial Tor-

Island MPs Are Cautious

-- represent. the. be the Hillsborough riding.

nlIssue |

Mr. MacLean said he was sorry | #9 to see this principle abandoned. I have never. experienced any difficulties in being a represen- tative for a dual riding although | it does add to the amount of correspondence in keeping the | other member advised of local matters being dealt with. But 1) =don't=think=it—will -be—as much- fun running for election in a_ woes riding a in a dual one, Mr. MacLean’ said.

STUDY BOUNDARIES :

The two Queens’ MPs both

, Said they wanted to fivdy “the

| new boundaries more ’closely in | terms of polling subdivisions be- fore commenting in detail. And, they. said, it was premature to | discuss which new riding they | would likely contest.

Mr. MacLean’s home is ac-: tually -inside the new Cardigan boundary and Mr. Macquarrie's | in Malpeque, although both now |

DR. M.L. BONNELL

Dr. Bonnell Named Acting ‘Party Leader

* Dr. M. Lorne Bonnell of Mur- | ray River last night was named

WEA

THER e

Showers late afternoon and evening: southwesterly winds 20. Low-high 32 and ~-

53. Saturday: cloudy, colder-

NDP M

_ment won its first test of con- fidence in the Commons Thursday on Finance Minister Gordon's tax-cutting budget 106 to 90. a ‘ The . vote came on a New ocratic Party resolution jcalling on the government to |faise basic_income .tax_exen@r 'tions to $1,500 and $3.000 a vear \for single and married taxpay-

‘ers, from their present levels of | $1,000 and $2,000

The NDP also called for rais-

jing the present $75 monthly old

|age pension to $100. :

| Liberal MP Larry Pennell |(Brant-Haldimand) said in the debate these proposals would cost the treasury °$1,150,000,000— the equivalent of a bump in the | sales tax to 18 per cent from its ipresent level of 41 per cent, or janother 24-per-cent tax on cor- poration incomes.

But the NDP resolution won

OTTAWA (‘CP)—The govern-'

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ov't Wins First Test -90 Budget Vote

5

stion

Is Turned Down

Lessard ‘Lac-St. Jean) — ab staineds Mr. Lessard said he couldn't support the NDP party any more than he could support the Conservatives.

‘The budget debate continues

today in the Commons. A Con- servative non-confidence motion calling for repeal of t 11-per-

cent sales tax on_ production machinery and for more tax re- lief. for ‘lower income groups comes to a vote Monday.

ON SAME, SIDE

Earlier, Liberals and Con- servatives found themselves on the same side in the Commons as they ‘ined up against the minor parties in a procedural wrangle.

The order of speakers being

recognized during the budget

debate touched “off the arzu- S

ment, : art Stanley Knowles (NDP—Win-

nipeg North Centre) rose on a point of privilege when Deputy

_of__63_ Progressive

x | -party in this province. ‘Mr.—MacLean--said—he—would--tign- was taken-at-a—joint-meet-| not run in Cardigan because. | ing of the executive of the P-E-I. fy See. i oe | Liberal Association and the Li- es a candidate of the Roman | peral members of the legisla- Catholic faith in that part of the | tyre. Association president W.R. | province. ' Jenkins of Charlottetown pre- | sided. ry The meeting was closed to the press. In a statement after, Mr. -| Jenkins said the choice of Dr. Bonnell was unanimous. In the meantime plans will be made for holding a leadership conven- tion as provided for in the party constitution. Mr. Jenkins said the date would not be fixed for a peo time but it would be “rea- bly soon.” Pressed as

withdrawal of _ Americana ‘elwhether that meant the ships off shore. summer, he said was notin @&

The 400 marines who -camé Position to be definite on the |ashore Wednesday .were rein: date.

forced by 100 others who landed |’ Mr. Jenkins said that techni- ie the polo field next to the cally Dr. Bonnell was elected in- |Hotel Embajador, evacuation terim fiouse leader and interim |point on the city’s outskirts. party leader to carry. on until a

Most of the marines guarded convention is.called:

the evacuation of Americans ‘he meetitiz ‘Sisked Alex W. through the port of Haina, 12 | aealecons former leader _ and miles from Santo Domingo. | former premier of the province, . | to reconsider his decision to

Mr. Jenkins said several speakers paid tribute to Mr. Matheson’s leadership and ser- | Vice to the province and party. | Dr. Bonnell, 42, has been lib- eral member of the legislature | since 1951. He was former min- ister of health in the Matheson | government, being appointed in | 1955.

|

WASHINGTON (@P)—An im- mediate Canadian price cut of perhaps four per cent. whole- sale, seems feasible under the auto-production pact signed be- tween Canada and the United States. the United Auto’ Workers said Thursday.

The urfion said Canadian auto- makers are pocketing savings ifrom tariff cuts—initiated by Canada Jan. 18—which amounts to $50,000,000 over a full year.

The inion urged the Canadian

i

for price cuts now and it said the American government has a

‘government do so,

The union was testifying be- fore the ways and means ‘com- |mittee of the House of Repre- “sentatives. which concluded a three-day hearing on US. legis- lation to implement the Ameri- can side of the auto bargain with Canada.

The agreement abolishes Ca- _madian and American tariffs on 'most new motor vehicles and their ‘original parts but at the

Canadians with works in that |

‘ , ae tions in the Canadian retail!- famous international exhibit price level, which is estimated ion. Mrs. Mayhew spent Six to be 10 to 17 per cent higher

‘than in the United States. The* union, while endorsin

months in Charlottetown dur- ing the Second World War when her husband was stat- the agreement and taking

joned here with the RCAF and credit for the whole idea. said she is very happy that one of the Canadian subsidiaries of her works is here. i General Motors, Chrysler, Ford

Ss

to Port of | the

government to put on pressure .

Tight to demand the Canadian ~

tion Leader

Diefenbaker, | Creditiste members and inde- pendents Leon Balcer ‘(Trois- Rivieres) and Remi Paul (Berthier - Maskinonge - Dela- naudiere), both former Conserv- atives.

VOTED WITH NDP

Ten Creditiste MPs also voted with the 15 New Democrats backing the motion.

Social Credit Leader Thomp- son and his three Western fol- lowers voted against the increase in exemptions and old ;age pension rates and in sup- government. Bert Leboe (SC—Carihoo) said ear!- ier in the debate the Social Crediters would support the | government in the challenge by the NDP, although he favored the points contained in the NDP resolution.

Two other Social Credit mem- bers — Guy Marcoux (Quebec- Montmorency) and Marcel

Mineral Rights In Offshore Area To Go To Court

OTTAWA (CP) — The thorny federal-provincial dispute over offshore mineral rights has been referred to the Sapreme Court of Canada for a ruling, Prime Minister Pearson announced in the Commons Thursday.

The first reference concerns the West Coast only, but Mr. Pearson said the government is

preparing separate references

.for the East Coast.

and American Motors are get- ting $50,000,000 over a full year right now and ‘‘are making sure every cent of these savings ac- crues to them.”

Union spokesman Leonard Woodcock, a vice - president from Detroit,)said “the prices of Canadian cars to Canadian buyers have not been cut by one per cent, and the companies have made it clear they have no intention of reducing prices now or in the near future.” He said the benefits from the agreement for the United States hinge on 1 the ability of the Ca-

Winter Fair Will Expand Prize Money

HALIFAX CP'—The execu- tive of the Atlantic Winter Fair committee Thursday night oro posed a 1%5 budget showing an Operating profit of $1,016, with- out expected grants of $10,500.

President Don Oland said he was confident the federal gov- ernment would match $9,000 in grants from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Also expected from Ot, tawa was $1,000 for youth work and $500 for judges

Mr. Ojand said an increase in

prize money from $43,000 last year to $42,000 this year was proposed for the fair, scheduled for Oct: MNov. 6,

‘time. Speakers

The ac- Conservatives including Opposi- ognized Alexis Caron (L—Hulli;"t 10 Ye said the — lonz—-—standing-

system of recognizing three speakers from each of the ma- jor parties and one each from the t minor parties out of each nine speakers was being- discarded.

The New Democrats finaliy forced the issue to a formal vote by putting forward a xotimn that the chair recognize Murdo Martin ‘NDP — Timmins) in- stead of Mr. Caron. They were voted down 157 to 31.

Gear ge Mcliraiih, Liber al House leader, said Mr. Knowles did. not have a point of privi- lége. So far during the budzet debate there had been speeches by two Liberals, two Coaserva- tives and one member from each of the New Democratic, Creditiste and Social Credit parties.

SHOULD HAVE. "ONE

But in. any case. Mr. Mcl- raith added, the NDP with i8 Members in the Commons

| should have one speech out of 14

instead of one out of nine if the breakdown was made according to representation in the 265-seat House.

There had never been any formal system of arranging the order of speakers except for agreements made between the

party whips, Mr. Mcllraith said.

R. G. L. Fairweather (PC— Royal) said if there had heen a “breakthrough” bringiag a change in the pattern outlined by Mr. Knowles it was about for the minor parties took up ton large a por- tion of the Commons time.

Canadian Car Price Cut Suggested At 4 Per Cent

nadian market to absorb more from the United States and this won't be helped if the auto-mak- ers ‘are permitted to pocket an immediate $50.000.900 a vear, plus substantially greater sums in the future as the price of their support.””

Woodcock. speaking for a un ion that represents a majority of the 1.990.990 American auto- motive workers and Canada’s .000. said. all the Canadian government has to do to en- courage price cuts is to erd tar- iffs for consumers buying cars directly from the United States.

That —would—force-Canadran firms to compete.

WOULD PERMIT CUT

“Our very rough estimate is that this would’ permit an im Mediate price cut of the order of four per cent in the wholesale

price followed by additional cuts as increases in efficiency in the Canadian industry are

also reflected in lower costs.” he said

He also said the Canarhan government so far has failed to provide help for workers disto cated by autoindustry revamp ing. There would. be 1.600 Ford workers at Windsor. Ont. on in definite layoff by August a¢ their plant was remodelled

The U.S. government has in- cluded special provisions in its draft legislation and Woodcock said this is not perfect by a long shot but the US. government has a legitimate intetest in Pressing the Canadian coverr- ‘ment to act iff this field as weil.