TELEPHONE asos Buyer meets Want Ads. PRE-ELECTION seller with G, ardian . Dial 8506 1; f - fled ad taker, for quick rzfessultsili‘ classi. Tilenfinnan Man Named Member The lone Island vacancy in the senate of Canada was filled yes. ‘ ' terday with the announcement from Ottawa that 67-year-old John J. MacDonald, Glenfi....an, had been selected as the fourth Is- land representative in the Red Chamber. The Queens County farmer, war veteran, and long-time Conserva- tive campaigner, was born at Glenfinnan, 27 September, 1890 the son of the late Donald J. and Mrs. MacDonald. Educated at Glenfinnan district school, he re- mained on his father's farm until 1911, when in common with many other Island youths he answered the call of the West, w‘ are he re- mained until enlisting in 1916 with the 8th Canadian Railway Troop. AWARDED D.S.M. During service in the field, Mr. MacDonald was promoted suc- cessfully sergeant and W02, and, following the Battle of Passchen- daele, where he won the D.S.M., he was coimnissioned Lieutenant. Demobilized in April, 1919, the new Senator resumed farmingin his native district of Prince Ed- ward Island. Where he has contin- ued to reside since that time. World War Two again found Mr. PARLIAMENT AT A GLANCE By THE CANADIAN PRESS Thursday Works Minister Howard Green, government House leader, said "it now is fairly evident” the Commons won’t be able to finish its business'Friday. The Commons cleaned up its sessional business except for most of the spending estimates and the prime minister's motion to repeal the debate - limiting closure rule. Acting Citizenship Minister Davie Fulton said all cases in- volving loss of citizenship by nat- uralized Canadians are being held. in abeyance pending new legislation. The Commons passed a bill making it impossible for Indians or their descendants who ac- eepted half-breed lands or money scrip to be stricken from ban rolls. Finance Minister Donald Flem- lng said the 1957-58 federal bud- get will show a “respectable sur- plus" when the year ends March Senator Salter A. Hayden (L-—- Ontario) called for a return to double taxation by the federal, and provincial governments as the Senate passed the tax-shar- Ins bill. _ Friday . The Commons meets at 11 a.m. EST to debate departmental spending estimates. The Senate sits at 3 pin. Swindler Gets 35 Toronto Banks TORONTO (CP)—A whirlwind Iwindler tapped the funds of 35 Toronto banks over the last few days, police said Thursday. They reported that the ingen- cous cheque artit may have taken as much as $25,000 but the exact a-mount was not known. The swindler began months ago by opening sm-all accounts in more than 30 downtown banks, making small deposits in each. After establishing his identity, began passin g worthless I‘-heques’ which averaged about $470 each, police said. Of The SENATOR MACDONALD MacDonald in the service of his country, first as Training Officer at the Beach Grove, P.E.I. basic training centre, and later in a similar cap ity at the Yarmouth base. Joini g the Army in 1940, Mr. MacDonald was not released from service until 1945. Senate The new Senator has twice con- tested the 3rd Queens seat for the local c nservatives; first in the general election of 1947, and again in 1951. PROMINENT FARMER _Always a firm supporter of any- thing he saw as benefiting the farmer, Mr. MacDonald has play- ed a prominent part in local Agri- culture circles for many years. A past president (1938-39) of the local Dairymen’s Association, he was at one time a director of the Federation of Agriculture for four years, and is at present one of the directors of the Central Farm- er’s Co-operative, better-known fiictally as “The Co-op Supermar- e . In 1920, Mr. MacDonald, marri- ed Mary C. MacDonald, formerly of Little Pond, who at that time was on the staff of the Auditor General’s department in Ottawa. To this mion . three children were born: John D., the eldest, married, with two children, oper- ates the ho e farm; Mary Rita, R.N., now living in Sudbury, Ont., practiced nursing in Montreal for several years prior to her mar- riage to James J . Maclntyre; and Rev. Allan, who, ordained priest in 1950, is now taking a post grad- uate course at the University of Washington. / MacDonald Clan Now Leads In Commons-Senate Members OTTAWA, (Special)— With the appointment Thursday of John J . MacDonald of Glenfinnan as a member of the Senate, the Mac- Donald Clan has more members of Commons and Senate than any other name group. In the House ofCommonsarefiveMac- Donalds spelling their names three different ways and the Glenfinnan Senator’s appointment brings the strength of the clan in the Senate up to three. Runner-up to the MacDonald group in the House is the Gau- thier family which has four mem- bers in the Commons. The four Conservative members of the Commons representing Prince Edward Island expressed themselves as highly gratified -over the appointment. J .A. Macdonald, M. P. Kings. told the Guardian: “This is the first Conservative appointment to the Senate since my father went to the Upper I-I_ouse during the Bennett re,- gime." !’,,‘,g__,,_ ‘_ _ Also appointed to the Senate Thursday was Gunnar S.'Thorv- aldson of Winnipeg. for ‘‘ CHARLOTTETOWN ADA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1958 Queens Member NATO Ass’n for Queens was elected on Thurs Buildings. His election to this tary democracy. IO Killed, 80 Injured In Wreck LONDON (Reuters) injuring 80 others. train collision 90 lives. urban stations. By midnight, about two dozen persons trapped in wreckage had been freed. The crash derailed a coach and an engine on the line between Dagenham and Heathway. On Executive Of OTTAWA, (Special) — Heath Macquarrie, Conservative M. P. day as a member of the executive committee of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association at a meeting held in the Parliament executive post makes recognition of Mr. Macquarrie’s intensive knowledge of Canadian constitutional history and of the subject of, parliamen- One packed commuter train crashed into another in dense fog Thurs- day night, killing 10 persons and Q The wreck at Dagenham, Es- sex, came a month after a two- in thick fog at Lewisham, South London claimed Police said '30 injured were sent to hospitals and another 50. were treated on the scene after one train roared out of the fog and slammed into the back of an- other standing between two sub- 5 City firemen battle a stubborn | blaze which, broke out at approx- Lmately 3:45 p.m. yesterday after- noon and completely destroyed a barn which was situated to the ON rear of the residence of Mr. Gor- don Batt, 9 Kent Street. The barn had previously been used as a storehouse and at the time of the fire contained a number of ar- @hc finotrdinn "Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew” FIRE DESTROYS BARN IN CITY ticles such as bicycles and other equipment. It is not known whe- ther the barn was covered by in- surance. WEATHER Overcast; intermittent snow beginnillfi this afternoon; continuing very mild- Low-high at Charlottetown 28 and 33- OTTAWA (CP)-—Nervous po- litical tension rose another notch in the capital Thursday. The government again declined to tip its hand on its plans,\if any, for dissolution of Parlia- ment and calling of a general election. Nothing firm was expected to emerge Thursday in this regard because Prime Minister Diefen- baker was in Halifax. But this didn't deter the oppo- sition in the Commons from try- ing to pry out of cabinet minis- ters an indication of an election date. , The ministers, however, were non-committal. Apparent minis- terial hints cancelled each other out. . TODAY : For instance, Justice Minister Fulton said at one point: “The target date for the end of the which time we hope to be fin- ished with all the business." Later on,‘ Labor Minister Starr was asked for the latest unem- ployment figures. 4 He said he'd give them to the bureau’s figures‘ were “usually released at some time between the 17th and the 20th of each month." leader, asked whether the gov-‘ ernment would fail the commitment” that tho Commons would deal at this ses- sion with all estimates of admin- istration spending for the fiscal year ending March 31. destiny," replied Finance Minis- ter Fleming. CONSIDER ESTIMATES ment House leader. these estimates considered," Mr. ‘ couple of ‘weeks. The Common: turned to estimates late Thurs- session was set at Jan. 31 by Leader John T. Haig when ques- schedule today's business. any eventuality, named Senator Commons when ‘the bureau of John J. Connolly, statistics published them. The committee m e m b e r s will be Stanley Knowles, deputy CCF'Inamed soon. Truckers Present Brief The crash came when a train from Fenchurch Street Station in London, bound for Shoeburyness, plowed into the rear of a train that had left the same station for Southend 15 minutes earlier. Mr. Keith MacKinnon, Presi- dent of the Maritime Motor Trans- ‘LUNG CANCER WORST cer o f f i c i al statistics show men of every age. EISEN HOWER FACES FIGHT - Requests Extension Of Reciprocal Trade Act WASHINGTON (CP) — Presi- dent Eisenhower Thursday asked Oongress to extend the Recipro- cal Trade Agreements Act for five years. His request faces a stiff battle next month in a Congress-grown increasingly hostile to the idea of giving foreign merchants a bet- ter break in the American mar- ket. Eisenhower’s program contem- plates authority to reduce tariffs by five per cent each year during the next five years. The ,president sent a special message to Congress saying the United States cannot afford to ig- nore the challenge presented by Russian trade and aid programs. He added “The assured future of the re- ciprocal trade program is neces- sary for our national security and for our entire foreign policy.” _ But, with protectionist senti- ment developing in the country and particularly within his own Republican party, Eisenhower’s chances of getting such far-reach- ing concessions are remote. Eisenhower gave three reasons for adoption "of the program. “It will strengthen our economy which is the foundation of our na- tional security. It will enhance the economic health and strength of the free world. It will pI‘0vide.a powerful force in waging total peace." He also cited creation of the six- nation European Economic Com- munity as “a further and very specific factor necessitating a years.” “Such an extension, with the tariff reduction authority to be requested,” he said, “is neces- sary to carry the trade agree- ments‘ program through the early formative years of the European Economic Community and streng- then our ability to further vital American interests there and elsewhere in the world.” The European g. )up—Belg'ium, minimum extension of five The Provincial Yesterday afternoon the Ex- ecutive of the Prince Edward Island Teachers Federation waited on the Executive Council of the Prince Edward Island Leg- islature. Miss Mabel Matheson, Pre- Baghdad Pact Concludes Conference With Warning Auxana, Turkey (AP) — The Iaghdad Alliance concluded itsl such move. U.S. PARTICIPATION ibined military staff training exer- lcises be held soon. Decisions to expand further sci- unference here Thursday “ml al Although a sponsor of the Bagh- entific co-operation and joint eco- Warning that “Communist imP€1”" léllism” is putting more steam be-I hind its efforts to gain control the Middle East and its oil riches.| It proposed to fight the Red of- fensive by exposing Communist I’1‘0DBganda and subversion. aid- 1'18 the Middle East's economy Ind tightening military team- work. The fourth conference of min- Islets of Pakistan. Turkey. Iran. ' all and Britain failed, however. I0 Win two main objectives of the P3?!-area members—-all-out Am- °1‘lCan partnership in the alliance ‘Dd massive U.S. and British eco-, mimic aid. The fact thal US. Sl:ilC Secre- Dullcs attended the confer- ence as an observer had raised 11098: that he would make some dad Pact before it actually was formed in 1955, the United States of i has joined only its economic, anti-‘I subversion and military commit- tees. _ Dulles said in a closing state- ment the United States “partici- pates wholeheartedly in the com- mitment of the Baghdad Pact to co-operate for security and de- fence.” A communique listcd these main accomplishments of the con- fc1'ence:_ . ‘ Expansion of the military com- mittee into a combined military planning staff-which nuclcus of an eventual unified 1958. A recommendation that com- may be the l nomic development programs. FOLLOW UN ‘ The conference threaded through a maze of conflicting na- tional demands by declaring situa- tions which Communists try to ex-' ploit should be solved in accord with “the principles of justice and the United Nations charter." l These situations included; Pak- istan’s demands against India con- cerning Kashmir; the demands of ‘Iraq, the only Arab member of ‘the pact, for a settlement with Israel that would slash the Jew- .ish state's frontiers back to the limits recommended by the UN ‘in 1947; the British-Turkish-Greek l geria. of American goods ’1sat year. Teachers Present Brief To Government sident of the Teacher’s Federa- tion led the delegation. In her preombee Miss Matheson thank- ed the Premier and the mem- vilege of discussing educational problems with them. Topics discussed at consider- able length were the establish- ing of a Certification Board for the licensing of teachers, sal- Superannuation. All Council members showed keen interest during the dis- cussion and at the conclusion the Premier assured the dele- gation that consideration would be given the various topics ‘brought before the Council. LONDON (Reuters)——Lung can- cer is killing more men in-'Brit- ain than _any other form of can- Healtlr ministry.-figures" show that in the.-last two decades cancer has been killing more and more France, Germany, Italy, Luxem- bourg and The Netherlands- bought nearly $3.000,000,000 worth bers of his Counsil for the pri- aries, cumulative sick leave; and port Association, on behalf of the organization waited on the Gov- ernment to present is brief re- garding the closing of the Trans Canada Highways to truck travel during the mildwinter weather. .. M,a,cK,-innon repprts that he was favorably received by the Cabinet who told him they would like to take some time to study the points brought forth in the brief. Hon. George MacKay. Min- ister of Highways was not present at the meeting» of the Executive Council and was therefore not in a position to comment. The Government of P.E.I. Charlottetown, P..E.I. Dear Sirs: I do not wish to bother you about a trivial affair, but I feel that this has reached serious proportions, and affects the ec- onomy of Prince Edward Island. As ‘you know there has been practically a Rail monopoly on Edward Island for forty years or more, andlit has been only in recent years that trucks have been able to operate on regular routes and give the Railways some competition, thus improv- ing the service for P.E. Island ‘consumers and shippers. This truck service has been instrumental in opening up mar- kets for fresh and frozen fish, turnips, potatoes, meat and poul- try products in Upper Canadian and American markets, besides giving an overnight delivery ser- vice for Island producers and consumers to all Maritime-points. Nearly one hundred percent of the fresh fruits, bread, tobacco, and foodstuffs of every descrip- P; C. Wins In Ont. Byelection , ST. THOMAS, Ont. (CP) — Pro- gressive Conservative Ron McNeil retained the Ontario legislature seat of Elgin for his party in a byelection Thursday, with a ma- jority reduced from the 1955 gen- eral election. Mr. McNeil, 38-year-old bache- lor farmer and a former Liberal, led from the start of counting in the four - way race. His closest opponent was Ralph Auckland, Liberal. Dr. A. A. Monteith, in- dependent, and Lyle Tait, CCF, ran far. behind. Big Trucking Firm Bought Thursday. - board. A statement by D. S. Thomson CPR vice-president said: Holdings The purchase has been app proved by the Quebec transportl “The Canadian Pacific has re- trol of all the iceived a copy of the order of the command-~-will} Turkish Lt.-Gen. trouble over Cyprus:_ and the dc-‘Quebec.t1‘ansp0rt board issued to- Ekrcm Akalin as director for mands of Arab nationalists thatyday authorizing the transfer of a, :France grant independence to Al-lmajority of shares of Smithsons] Limited to Canadian , Out By The Canadian Pacific MONTREAL (CP)-—-Control of Pacific. ‘; Smith Transport Ltd., one of Can- -ada’s largest trucking firms, is ahead with arrangements to pur- to be purchased by Canadian chase shares in Smithsons as au-_ Pacific Railway, it was announced thorized by the board’s order."', Smithsons owns Smith Trans-§ port Ltd., which has 2,000 vchic-1 jthe suicides Thursday of two Jap- lcs operating over 5.000 miles on transportation to and from Prince e tion, travels by truck. TRANS CANADA Within the last few years the Trans Canada Highway has been built, with Federal assistance, making a wonderful connection between Borden, Charlottetown,. 3l1d..W.09d _ .,f . -,5l?h,Is_._r9ad was designed as an‘ “ weather High- way to withstand an axle load of 18,000 lbs. It is the policy of your De- partment of Highways, in the spring of the year, to close the roads to all vehicles over 6,000 lbs. gross weight, or a 3,000 lb. axle load, thereby barring from P. M. Says Prospects Look Better . HALIFAX (CP) — Prime Min- ister Diefenbaker said Thursday night there are “brightening” prospects for Canada’s economic advance in 1958 and the Atlantic provinces should be right in step The outlook all across Canada is bright, he told the Halifax board of trade, and Canadians everywhere are "eager" to see the Atlantic provinces share in the development of the country’: resources. There had been “a turndown in the business cycle” but “there is no panic. There never has been panic. And the outlook for 1958 is brightening.” Mr. Diefenbaker’told the 207th annual meeting of the board-old est in North America—there is a new unified spirit in Canada, with realization everywhere that all parts of the country must share equally in the country's wealth. Famous Man In Germany's I ' O 0 Aviation Dies STUTTGART, Germany (Reut- ers)—Dr. Ernst Heinkel, 70, om of the most favmous'names in German aviation, died in hospital Thursday. Heinkel, credited with develop- ing the world’s first jet aircraft and first aircraft catapult founded his firm after the First World War and saw it grow in the Second World War into Hit- ler’s biggest producer of fighting aircraft. ' His death came on the heels of reports that he and Willi Mes- serschmidt, another of the war’s Reassuring Figures On Re Closing Of Highways («Continued on page 21 col. 4) the Highways everything but one half ton and one ton trucks. When these small trucks are loaded with possibly one ton or more the greater part of the load is on the rear axle, and with the There are fewer people draw- ing Unemployment benefits in Charlottetown at the present time than at the same date one year ago. To be exact, the local National Em- ployment Office gives the figures at the present time as 918 as of . Thursday, January 30th, against 967 a year ago, a differ- ence of 49. Officials of the local office state that such a develop- ;;I'I1 The Bahamas Ends leading hotels remained closed The big hotels now are “faced with the questio before they can reopen even on limited basis.” the Bahamas $112,000 a- day. forced to cancel ands of dollars. NASSUA, Bahamas (CP)L—'I‘he general strike in this island re- sort ended Thursday but the four -- ' Emerald Beach, Fort Montag", Royal Victoria and British Colonial- said in a joint statement they -of obtaining sufficient business Twelve smaller hotels, however already have gone back into busi- ness as the island began a sl-ow recovery from the 17-day strike that officials estimated had cost The four major hotels said they “have been severely hit by the illegal walkout” and had been reservations amounting to hundreds of thous- ment is very unusual. even more unusual is the fact that the figure of 918 is a re- duction in one week of 25. Last week 943 people were drawing Local Employment Problem Insurance as Perhaps I Opposition Fails To Get Gov’t To Tip Its Hand “honor without “I cannot control the course of Walter Tucker(L — Rosthern) directed the same question to Works Minister Green, govern- “We are doing our best to gel Green said. The point is that if the esti- mates were discussed fully the session might go on for another day after cleaning up some mi- nor legislation. In the Senate, Government tioned about the length of the session went on further than to Meanwhile Liberal party leader Lester B. Pearson, preparing for an Ottawa lawyer‘, as chairman of a com- mittee to be formed to mobilize party organization for the elec- » tion whenever it comes. Other benefits in Charlottetown. Given credit for the reduction is the vigorous and well-pub- licized “Do It Now” campaign aimed at reducing seasonal un- employment. At the same time, local ‘employment officials point out that the mild weather must also be given a share of the credit. , At any rate, it is the first time ‘. in several years that the upward trend in the number of claim- ants has been reversed in mid- winter. Last year the total num- ber of claimants reached a peak in February of 1028. Hon. M. L. Bonnell, Minister of Health said yesterday he will seek further clarification of Fed- eral Minister Monteith’: an- nouncement that hospital con- struction grants to the Provinces have been raised from $1,000 to $2,000 per active treatment bed along with other increases in the case of chronic patient beds and those in nurses residences either planned or under construction. In a statement last Monday Dr. Bonnell asserted that the increase ll Seeks Further Clarification From Federal Health Minister in the amount, granted per hos- pital bed did not constitute an overall increase in annual hos- pital construction grants which are fixed for each province on a . per capita basis. : Since the announcement was 2 first made in the Press, Dr. Bon- nell received both a telegram and ‘ a lette from Mr. Monteith but in nei er case was it indicated that the total amount granted by 5 the Federal Government will be ‘ increased. ' C. B. C. Dispute ls Settled employees. turn to their jobs today. MONTREAL (CP) — A dispute between the CBC and its Mont- real stagehands was settled Thursday night by negotiation, ending the threat of a major strike by television production A joint CBC-union statement is- sued after a 25-hour conciliation session said 42 stagehands dismis- sed last Saturday by the CBC for refusing certain duties will re- QUEBEC (CP) -— Reorganiza- tion of-the Royal Canadian Navy reserve was announced Thursday night by Rear-Admiral K. F. Adams, officer commanding all naval reserve forces in Canada. He said personnel will be re- duced in some categories and in- creased in others with an approx- imate ‘decrease in size of about six per cent overall. The officer complement would be reduced to 1,100 from 1.600 and the strength 10 MISSING “Canadian P a c l f i c will ' go‘ foremost German aircraft produc- ers, had agreed to team up to design and develop new aircraft. STUDENTS SUICIDE TOKYO (AP)—-Police reported routes stretching from Halifax to‘:ancse who failed to make high , Winnipeg. The CPR plans to obtain con- inations Smith Company’s Isao Kabasawa, 24, took poison road transport and other opera-, after failing to gain admission for Ttions with the exception of 1—1.‘:tl1e seventh year. Tadao Oizumi,» 21, jumped into the path of ai been established on the first floor, train after being refused for the of the building , for ince of Quebec. Smith Transport Company, which operates principally in the prov- enough marks on entrance exam- for Tokyo University. second time. Hon. Dougald MacKinnon said yesterday the Provincial Depart- ment of Public Works have now' completed the major task of renn-‘ the Offices formerly Occupied by ‘ovating the old Post Officeithe Highways Department. The building making available space ‘for the Department of Highways and the ‘Department of Educa- tion, including the Land Valu tion Board. months BREST, France (AP)—Ten of the 13 fishermen from a Spanish "ishing boat were reported mis- sing after the vessel and a Turk- ish freighter collided early Thurs- day in'a thick fog. The fishing boat sank. The 4,249-ton freighter Kayseri rescued three fishermen. The Motor Vehicle Branch has in men increased to 3,300 from 3,100 and stablized at that figure. “The potential threat of nu- clear warfare has ordered us to reshape much of our military thinking,” said Admiral Adams. The basic role of the reserve remained unchanged. SAME BASIC ROLE Reviews Activities Of The Dept. Of Public Works a. To Reorganize Naval Reserve '“As in the past, the prime Following the rennovations they saw the Department of Welfare vacate the offices in the Health Centre and take up a‘ position in offices of the Provincial Secre-1 are being carri.ed out at River- tary have been moved from the‘ side Hospital. Provision is being second floor of the Provincial made in both the men‘s and Building to those formerly oc- women’s division of the hospital purpose of the reserve is to ‘ serve as a lifegiving artery to the 3 structure of the permanent force." , Admiral Adams, visiting. Que- bec to inspect HMCS Montcalm. the city's naval division, told the United Services Institute the “ap- I palling scientific devices and the ‘ promise of even more diabolic 1 weapons to come has not changed . the basic role of navies." It had caused navies to reshape tactics and methods to keep the seas open for our own ships and deny them to the enemy. ' The text of Admiral Adams’ speech was provided to the press before delivery “We cannot dismiss the hard fact that they (nuclear weapons) will probably be used. should the cold war become hot." planned extension of Laboratory space. RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL At the present time extensive alterations and general repair: cupied by the Department of for serving and dish washing Education. I It is expected that the vacating‘. ‘he "central kitchen several‘, of the Welfare Department froml located in the new Hillsboro Gel- .facilities which will tie in with facilities lthe Health Centre will allow for Continued on page 21 col. 8) ..._._.__m____;;__m___. "____*...-_..__.__«_»*%_ ' ' “ ‘_‘ ‘ . ._.,___.,_____,___. _ __ __;_~,; ~ «