Liberal Leader Pearson ll applauded by Liberal mem-

bers of Parliament at a party caucus yesterday. Mr. Pear-

POPULAR LEADER IS APPUDED

son was given a standing ova- tion as he entered the meeting.

ISLAND NEWS PAGE

Summerside And Prince Countyl

$12 Poll lax Real Estate

ST. ELEANORS — Abolition of the $12 per year poll tax was a highlight of Tuesday night's annual meeting of the Village of St. Eleanors presided over by the chairman. Earl G. Cannon who was re-elected along with Norman Johnston to the board. A new commissioner, Charles Yeo was elected.

The real estate tax was in creased from $2.75 per hundred valuation to $3 the only tax res- idents have to pay, but with the abolition of the poll tax the in- crease will effect very few, it was pointed out.

The larger federal government grant in lieu of taxation for which the commissioners negot-‘

Abolished; j

lax Upped

one of the reasons why the village has such a low tax rate with a high level of services. Commissioner Edwin Bernard read the financial report which revealed a budget approxi- mately $52.000 for 1963. which was approved. The salary of the village clerk. Mrs. Linda Muir- head was increased from $750 to $1.200 annually in view of the increased work and responsibiliv ties which come with expansion. Other commissioners are Ed- win Bernard, W end ell Rog- ers and Harry Cannon. The chairman. Earl G. Cannon is commencing his ninth year as a commissioner and Mr. Johnston

iated for three years was given

his sixth.

ll,500 Tourists lRegistered

The Guardian, Charlottetown. Thurs.. Feb. '7, 1963. 3l

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KENSINGTON — A total of 1.500 tourists registered at the Kensigton Tourist Bureau last summer. it was learned at a meeting held recently.

Representatives from 12 wo- men‘s institutes in the area were present, besides several other women interested in the handlfi craft center which was carried; on in connection with the bureau. i

Mrs. Muriel Lister. director of: handicrafts. was to have been' present as guest speaker. but‘ due to the inclement weather: roalds she was unable to at- Mrs. Harold Laird. pinch- ‘ hitting for Mrs. Lister. gave much valuable information gaming materials and cost. 5. . . Ramsay, one of the. attendants at the bureau, gave,l information as to the type of-‘ 1 articles required by tourists, and answered many questions asked! lby the ladies. , a; l The bureau was sponsored by: 7% the Kensington Area Board of{ ‘5 Trade, and the handicraft Can-1 Va tre by the women's institutes in " this locality. .

S’side Hols

Hears Reports,

Role Of Vocational SchoOl Explained To S'side Board

SUMMERSIDE BUREAU OF THE GUARDIAN .I. Cameron MacDonald, prin- cipal of the Prince County Vo- cational School last night was guest speaker at the regular‘ meeting of the Summerside; Board of Trade. The meeting was held in a room at the school, and the members of the board of trade were taken on a, guided tour of the building by, M

r. MacDonald and represent; atives of the firm of Willamsi and Murphy. 5

Mr. MacDonald began his talk: by asking the question “Whyl these vocational schools?"

He said that industry todayl demands skill, and the skills: are not available. He said Can-1 ada today is trying to build a‘ “pool of skilled labor across the country.“ i

Mr. MacDonald said that twol out of every 10 persons that went only to grade eight in school by some lucky chance by now have made available to themselves an education.

Referring to the labor bodies,

r. MacDonald told his au icnce "you bu them as you would nails or shoes". He said (in reference to the vocational scllooll “We are here to help educate people. . . . and this isn‘t a hobby school."

He explained, the difference between vocation and vocation al. "Vocation". he stated. “is a calling to a state or profession... whereas vocational is the guid-

LATE NOTICES

(Also see announcements in columns adjoining Classified Advertising section.)

DEEGAN — At the Charlotte- town Hospital, Wednes- day, Feb. 6. 1963. Alice Dee- gan. Cape Traverse. Her re— mains will rest at the Char- lottetown Funeral Home from this afternoon at 2 o‘clock. The funeral will be held Sat- urday morning leaving the funeral home at 8.45 for Re- quiem High Mass at St. Pet- er's Church. Seven Mile Bay at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

GUNN — At Savage Harbor. Wednesday. Feb. 6. 1963. Rus- sell Daniel Gunn. in his 55th year. Remains were forward- cd from the MacLean Funer- al Home Wednesday evening to his late residence. Funeral Friday. Feb. 0 from Mt. Stew- art United Church. with ser- vice commencing at 2 p.m. in- terment will be in Peoples cemetery. Mt. Stewart.

ARSENAUL‘I‘ — At the Prince County Hospital. Tuesday. Feb 6. l963. Nicholas Arsenault of Cascumpec in his 93rd year Resting at the Rooney Funer- al Ho m e. Alberton. fr 0 m where the funeral will be held Thursday. Feb. 7. leaving the home at 9.!) to St. Anthony‘s Church. Bloomfield, for Re quiem High Mass at 10 o'clock. Interment in the c h u r c h cemetery.

WHELAN — At the Western Hospital. Wednesday, Feb. 6, . Mrs. Aneas Whelan in her 05th year. Resting at the Rooney Funeral Home. I r o m where the funeral will be held Friday. Fm. 8 to the Sacred Heart amen. Alberton. for Recuiem High Mass at io Oclock. interment in the church cemetery.

ILANCHARD — At the P.E.I. hospital.

iforc." he challenged. "we're not

ance toward ents have c .

“These teenagers have chosen their paths. . we are ere to help them through

the state the stud- 0 on

art course thcy choose; we edu- cate the student as a man. and we show how they fit into a pic- ture".

The speaker also explained the difference between book- learning and education. He n3t many educated men had no for- mal booklearning.

“We are giving teenagers a chance they have never had be-

a dumping ground. . . ever

boy and girl has a bend towards something. The courses here have a v a r i c t y of interests that hit about 90 per cent of the students."

Commenting on the steady drain of young people from here to other parts of Canada. said it was sad but true. they go lct‘s give them some- thing to take with hem. V. q. we will teach them the job find hey can earn their own recog. nition".

The guest speaker was intro—l duccd and thanked by presidenti Edgar Cannon. ‘

TOURIST SIGNS 1 New business transacted was a motion that the tourist com- mittee look into the possibility of keeping in better repair the directional signs at Read‘s Cor- ner and Albany Corner.

it was moved that the Sum-. mcrside Board of Trade lend its support to the West Prince. Board of Trade in its efforts to establish the West Point ferry

he a“

The meeting also decided to contact the department of pub- lic works with regards to data obtained last year from sound- ing tests carried out in Summer- side harbor. The harbor pilot had stated earlier that dredg- ing is necessary as some ships

are almost going aground in the harbor waters. The board will continue to

stand behind its proposal that the vendor's store located on Water Street be moved. Several recommendations on this mat- ter were proposed at earlier meetings. but so far nothing concrete has been established one way or another.

SEWAGE DISPOSAL

The civic affairs committee agreed to immediately with a representative town council to get an early re- ply on the subject of sewage disposal. The town is currently studying the matter. and a re- port on it was expected this week.

Ten cute boxer pups at Mat- thews turkey farm in Alber-

ton. are attracting eon:

three main f ways. guiding them through the .

tourist

an- nounced improved or the noon and 6 p.m. flights. lh-e boa-rd expressed the opin-

ion that it is pressing for a com— plete improvement on all runs, and will continue to press for this until success is achieved.

A letter was read from Mrs.

.I.P. Mavcinnis. one of the ladies

who last summer operated the information booth at Reed's Corner

Mrls. Maclnnis stated in re-

ference to the proposed re-loca-

tion of the b00th that she was

not in favor. She wrote in her letter that the present site of the building is at the junction of two main roads that carry

the bulk of tourist; during the peak season. A public telephone is close at hand and excellent

wash room facilities are pro-.

Vided by the Road's Corner scrvice ' The tourist committee stated it w'l inves- tigate the matter before taking any action.

Secretary Alex 8. Campbell said he fnequently receives queries from various businesses 3 firms asking how many businesses are located in Sum- merside. where they are. how many people are cmployd. and other relative facts. The meet- ing ided that some standard- ized form of brochure would be most suitable. and the industrial development committee was delegated to look into the mat-

s.

PROVINCIAL PARK A letter was reieivcd from

Project Miss Gladys MacMillan, record- ing secretary of the Summon side Centennial Committee garding a recommendation made

re. at its last meeting that Summerside Boalrd lake necessa action to make the Summerside waterfront area into a provincial park and re- port back to the committee on its progress.

Considerable discussion fol- lowed and it was decided that a committee will be formed

composed of representatives of

board and perha a re- pncxsentative of the Centennial committee. This new committee will wait on the provincial gov- ernment to spur it on to take immediate action pect.

The rd members were de- lighted in their comments when taken on the tour of the build- ing and almost everyone ex pressed the opinion that the school was tremendously larg- er on the inside than it appears from the extenior.

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Interest. especlIlLv from chil- drr not presented quite a in

connection .

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in this we MP

TRYON — A fellowship sup-l

per attended by 26 members wasl jheld Tuesday evening prior to Simmons and Mrs. B. C. Wood; ,the a n n it al meeting of Tryon CGIT. lUnited Baptist Church. d

Following opening devotionsJ led by Rev. L. R. Graves. pas-j

ltor. reports of officers werei e .

B. C. Wood. church clerk. re-;

1 onored three departed mem- lbcrs. Mrs. Eliza Blanchard. rs. James Raynor and Mrs. Elmer Francis.

A.P. Simmons. treasurer gave .the financial report. and Staf- Iford Leard reported the West- ;morcland building fund to be in Fgood standing. Sunday schools ,reported successful years, with lWestmorland showing an '

lcrease in both enrollment and . . B

iglvmg.

l The Mission Band. under the ‘leadership of Mrs. Kenneth Rob- lblee. has a membership of 12. land won the UBWMU ban er lfor 1962. Two WMS groups wth

$24 members raised $581.90

Tryon Baptist Congregation

Elects Slate

the Baby Band. which is under the leadership of Mrs. Arthur

youth groups: Ladies' Guil . and Men's Association. Total money raised was $6.- 43833. of which $2,027.75 was used for denominational work, including home and foreign mis- sions. Acadian University. Unit-

‘ In the committee reports it ported two members dismissedled Baptist Bible Training School lwas noted by the transportation letter' A perm“ Of Silence committee that TCA has

in Moneton, and Angolan relief.

Plans were made for partici- pating in the simultaneous evan- gelistic campaign planned for sland Baptist churches next No- vembcr

as organist with regret. Mrs.

30 years in that capaci y.

- OFFICERS ELECTED . Officers for 1963 are: Clerk. “‘9 CM" When "‘9 3°“de "c"

. Wood: treasurer. A. P. Sim- l curmd'

mons; trustees. Raymond Wood. Asher Howatt. Eric Robinson. Claude Vessey. Harold Cakes and Stafford Leard; finance. Max Lefnrgey. Elmer Gambler Muriel Robblee, George Wood. p

. Other groups reporting were‘

lPOllTlCIANS ‘

l rContinued From Page 1) . Social Credit Leader Thump. son is making his second bid as a national leader with the l‘knowledge that his deputy ,lcader, Real Caouctte. led ,Qucbec Social Credit MPs to Parliament out of the 30 elected by the party. ILAY PLANS TODAY Conservatives are expected to plan election strategy at an- ‘other caucus today. As yet. no 1clear picture was available of ‘tlle party's or Mr. Diefen- lbaker‘s election plans. Organiz-l

lational experts were scheduledf

,to meet during the weekend. i in the Liberal camp. prepa-. rations were being made for! nominations in about 230 con-‘

istituenCles. Mr. Pearson was tol

kick off the election campaignl - - am: has 'lllC'ldf‘f' -\'(‘l'\' l 1‘” -' ' ' ‘ iid h ' ' . .the ace 01'43, :partment prowdlng the Cana- , - ‘ , . '1”. “311 Interfere W'th 01" “5' c e Ere Fndfw mgm What Pa" £21203] 11:30:13}??? fhfeLtigetlgi l Thebdeceased leaves to mourn idian embassy in Washington and S‘Emflr PC COUVPMIOH i n Slon. . V . they Will Play "I. file-coming 00"- art before start“. on a c n his wife, the former Lucy Con- with a transcript of the secre- Ottawa “nce 1959- B“ If" °“'5 The Premier 581d it still looksltCSt- The "196mg "1 Parkdale fralyCanada swing and a filiymier and eight children. all at tary's press conference state- till” Wm“ demo“ .m‘mm' as as IthouighMthehHous: Will open :3" as anzounced holflre T1165- _ . ’ ‘ . _ A l " .la' licr‘ mpalg igln." -‘ear_v ' , . “ ay's even 3 ' nauonal tour toward the end of home. [van 17' Ellen, 15' Dana ment. an th embassy 1958.. [)0an in arc T e treasury s made the election

‘February.

‘ Social Credit Leader Thomp- lson was to speak in Toronto} iWednesday night to an ethnici .press group and return here.. lAn organization meeting isl scheduled for Montreal today‘ Iand a second for Regina Mon-g day. Mr. Thompson will attend, .the Regina one and Mr. Caou-l

ettc the Montreal one. .A

Further campaign plans for] Social Credit still were in the‘ discussion stage.

E New Democratic Leader T.l ;C. Douglas discusSed campaign- lstrategy with the caucus oil s late Wednesday and wasi .to meet with the party‘s execu- tive committee here today. .1 ‘ He is expected to do a num-: ber of campaign TV broadcasts ‘

.here before beginning his na-‘___

tional travels toward the end of lthe month from Burnaby. BC. |'in his Vancouver-area constitu- lency of Bumaby-Coqultlam.

I"\. ‘, "r " Bid *

IO CUTE PUPS AT AlBERTON

ing for the unusually large litter. One of pups has to be

ldorablo problem for the owner can band fed an the mother refus-

25 {and Elmer Gamble:

Gordon Canfield, and Kenneth P a y n t e r hall committee, d Claude Vessey. Mildred Clark and George Robblee; ushers, Er- ic obinson, Eldon Large: press. Adelaide Wood: overseas mis- isions committee. presidents of .WMS groups and Mission Band ileader; evangelistic committee. lArtTfur Simmons. Stafford Leard religious education. Adelaide Wood. Jean iDawson. and Mrs. Nettie Davi- son.

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‘only made matters worse. Sec-_ . ‘ ‘ The party was alga waiting H J h diretary Rusk told a press con-liter. and Education Minister Dr. for a definite decision from i o o lference that he regretted thelem“ Dewar “(ere Suggestedl ; "The federal election cam_iW‘lliam Currie. lm‘mr‘r Slim- tone of the original statementla‘.S 'P‘l-‘S'blo "and‘dates 3/9301"; paign won't interfere to an lmers'de maynr- Who “’65 Presi-

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fS’side, Dies .

SUMMERSIDE — The death ‘b

3 occurred suddenly at the Prince ;dian government. according to

Edward Island Hospital. Wed-' nesd-ay. Feb. 6 of Hubert Joseph Blaine-hard, 516 Notre Dame Street. Summerside at.d

15. Reginald 12. Nelson 10. Ron— here sending 11 same to the external affairs de- his partment.

nald 9, Wayne 7, Michael 5. Also left to mourn one mother Mos. Priscilla Blanch- ar . oncton. . .; three D bmthers. Edmond, Moneton; :Nelson. Halifax and Henry of K‘inkora: Anthony of Piusviile and Frank d of Shediac; five sisters.

'Two 3-Cor Collisions

SUMMERSIDE —- Two three- car pileups that happened almost ‘ simultaneously T u e s in I Summerside d u e to slippery l streets resulted in minor dam-, age to some of the vehicles iu-l volved. l

, . Gcor 0 Harris of Vanco ver The acudents occurred around 2 u 00 .m ‘

was 105 Tuesday. The resident of Surrey, near Vancouver.

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At the corner of Central and Church Streets cars owned by; Burns MacArthur and J.L. Rayw her were in an accident, which resulted in the Rayner vehicle

being pushed into a parked; car. Damage was of a minor, nature.

At the corner of Central and Water Streets the pileup involv-

Members accepted the resig- thIPsv MaCNems Minsv nation of Mrs. Lloyd Rogerson again“ Of the RCAF and NM"

Rogerson has served for over . 't

ed vehicles driven by George Reg By NEIL A. MATHESON n I-a- MECFal‘Iane- TOlBI] Provincial and Farm Editor damage was estimated by POI-l Political workers across the" ice at about $200. The Murray i province are preparing to fightl vehicle was parked in front of‘ ‘

~.... ' . ., We: «4 s. " B.C. MAN MARKS IO5TH BIRTHDAY who has closely followed the world's troubles

It was seen probable yesterday at the PCs will name Margar- et Macdonald in Kings and Fish- eries Minister Angus MacLean an early election, following the [and He 3 t h Macquan‘ie

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American Civil War. says the world today is a mixup. ' 51““ "‘9 (CP Wirephoto)

Political Speculation Rife 'As Parties Take Stock

[Watson MacNaught and Bruce MacDonald. Summerside. are expected to offer for nomination in Prince

in Mr. Willis is a potato produc- s e a t s ‘

l l ANTI'U-S. l few expecting the appointment to

night criticizing the Canadianiprinco since June 10, 1957_

ments of Prime Minister Dicf-lSenale with a general election

warranted intrusion into Cana-lplacemcnt to contest the seat. dian affairs. and on that pointland do it quickly.

the. other party leaders in anl otherwise - i Commons im

[public apology made by Secre-lnamed to the Senate. .tary of State Rusk last Friday .the tone of the statement was

Mr. Rusk. lraova corv

with statement. So was the reaction two half-brothers. 0r Ml" U

defeat of the Diefenbaker gov-'Queens to contest the ernment in the House of Com- ltliey held in the parliament that .mons Tuesday night. and therei was dissolved yesterday after- was at least one surprise with norm, I The Liberals have candidates Kings and Queens. and will ,meet next week in Summerside osition on nuclear defence andj Normally a party will not33%,,Zelfifiuiugandégfilfs ti: 22:. irectly contradicting stateu name a sitting member to the? insulin Kinvvs’ for the. party in S b I ‘ . ‘ h- w. a mem er or Prince

{’15 [EITSE 319:3?“ “a. ,L 9w I 5' 1945 to 1957 and was parliaggg :1 0" - a" 150“ G'lhs- C har'tary assistant to the minister of . ottetown. are candidates inifisheries for "in Queens. where they lost in 1962.} I. M D ‘2 years‘

Charlie Willis, O'Leary and '- ac “"a '31‘“ a "3“"

er and dealer who is horseman. He's making first start in active political campaigning. He's a brother of Horace B. Willis. Charlottetown who contested Second Queens for the Liberals in the provin- cial election last December. Mr. MacNaught. a lawyer.

the Senate of Dr. Orville Phil-.1"

(Continued from page ll 1 lips. who had been a member for

nbaker. l coming up. bill this time an ex- The declaration was branded} ception has been made. It means y Mr. Dietenbaker as an un-‘that the party must find a re-

A reliable report suggests that: div de House oler. Phillips was not going toE

were as one with;continllc as a mber. ali‘leo iwollld not have offered at this Foreseen In

1 Chester 5. I

it appears the ; election even if he had not been i -- ' Pl lSessmn ans

Born at Alberton years ago. Mr. MacD o n a l d practices in Summerside a n Alberton. It is his first bid for support at a convention. {CURRIE‘S DECISION

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