‘ . kn.-. Alberton Girl Guides we re =- treated to soft drinks and ice 4 cream at the B and J restaur- ant as part of their “Thinking ‘ALBERTON 663355 .HOilDW'TI-HNINGDAY’ Day" program. Later they vis- ited the Alberton Curling Rink for their first look at the game of curling. Pictured above are STIFFER PENALTIES PROPOSED Violence In W. Prince Poaching Said To Beat Rum-running Days (Editor’s note: The following article first appeared in Canad- ian Fisherman this month and is being reprinted here with permission of the publishers, National Business Publications Ltd., Gardenvale, P.Q. thor of the article is Ivan Munn of Bedford. N.S., and a native of Murray River, P.E.I. Munn is an editor for the Can- adian Broadcasting Company). A hot-spot of the lobster poach- enu- rlng industry is western Prince up County, Prince Edward Island. Here poachers blatantly defy the law. They take small lob- sters in season. and any and every lobster they can get their lhands on out of season. They work under cover of darkness, but they‘ve become so well or- ganized that even broad day- light presents no problem em. In these areas poaching has become a way of life. Often en- tire communities are involved. Poaching is regarded as an hon- this was orable occupation and there are many who boast of being third and fourth generation poachers. RIVALS RUM RUNNING Authorities are faced with a problem that rivals in value the old rum—running era and exceeds it in violence. Over the years there have been countless hand- to-haand fights, backwood chases and ambushes. The life of a fisheries protec- tion officer is not an easy one. The hours are long and strenu- ous. The threat of violence is always present. Three protection officers are stationed in the west Prince arr- ea, along with half a dozen part-time wardens. Their job is to enforce fishing regulations on land and sea. They wage a night and day battle against the poach- ers, using three patrol boats WESTERN BRIEFS IS CONVALESCING Davis Baker. formerly of Sum- merside, is convalescing favour- ably at the Prince Edward land Hospital after undergoing surgery. AT CONVENTION The Misses Kay Ramsay, Ver- . na Barrett and Diane Inman of Belmont attended the Baptist Young Peoples convention in (has-lottetown last week. SPENT WEEKEND Miss Gloria MacLean of Cen- tral Lot‘16 spent the weekend 'in Charlottetown. the guest of jher uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. MacLenn. FROM ONTARIO , Rev. and Mrs. . mons and little daughter of ' Camp Borden, Ont., are visiting " the former’s parents. Mr. and . Mrs. Frank Simmons in Bel- H I. n ARE GUESTS . Mrs. David Morel] and daugh- -ter Cheryl of Toronto, are the ‘guests of Mrs. Morell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Winches- (er. Central Lot 61. WEELAN FUNERAL — The tuners] for Mrs. Aneas Whelsn or Kildare Central, who passed way at the Western Hospital, , Wednesday. was held Friday morning from the Bonn In! Home to the Sacred Heart notch, Alberton. when: Req- uiem nigh Mass was celebrat- Id . Ger d.Steele 11 OD- 0 Shot, James O'Brien. Edw modem and Angus Gillis. Ac- pcllbcc Everett , cm Intermentwuhthochurfi ‘ o'. . Ralph Sim- 5' equipped with two-way radio. Both fisheries men and their equipment are considered fair game by the poachers. Reg El- dershaw and Eddie Tremblay, two wardens from Tignish, were attacked and beaten by e i g ht men last year. Eldershaw we is severely injured. He suffered a broken nose, a fractured jaw and severe bruises. In addition, one of his assailants chewed a piece out of the muscle of his Eldershaw feigned unconscious- ness and was left for dead. His attackers escaped court convic- tion through a legal technicality. MOORING LINES CUT Several times this summer pa- trol boats entering Tignisih har- bor were hit by rocks. Poach- ers on the breakwaters on eith- er side of 'llignish Run shower- ed the patrol boats with rocks, breaking glass out of the cabins rt holes. One man got a piece of glass in his eye, but removed without ser- ious difficulty. Others were struck by rocks, but there were no serious injuries. ens take night about sleeping aboard the patrol boats. More than once, the mooring lines have been cut and a war- den has awakened to find him- self drifting out to sea. Cars are another target for the poachers. A protection offl- cer takes a chance every time he leaves his car unattended. If he has only a flat tire, h ' gures he got off lightly. Smash- headlights and rock dents are common and there have been reports of slashed tires. In most cases, protection officers use their own cars so the repair biu has to be paid out of their own pocke . Officers often find their way blocked with obstacles. In one case, an old fishing boat was pulled across the road. In other E a. Intimidation is a favorite wea- pon of the poacher. Officers are threatened both directly and in- directly. Threats of home-bum- ing are common. In some cases poachers have driven to an of- ficer’s house to deliver the direct in person. Fisheries men say the threat of violence is greater if they’ve had a successful day. The ston- ing of the patrol boats took place when the boats had found and destroyed large numbers of illegal in . The officers say the loss of gear often hurts a a court conviction, so they concentrate on locating and de- stroying traps. It’s difficult get a court con- viction (there have been 101 this year in P.E.I.) unless you catch a fisherman with out-of- season or undersized lobsters in his possession. In most cases the fine is light and the offender set reps destroyed can mean a poacher out of pocket. More than 6.000 traps have been destroyed in the west Prince area this year. It's re- that l on c fillet-men have lost as nanny as in the past few months. HONEST FISHERMEN ermen are honest and in many communities pen is m- heard of. The honest fishermen are becoming alarmed about the growth of the poacnung industry. which in some cases has been taking markets away from leg- itimate pecker-I. At a recent meeting in Monc- ton. representatives of the fish- u-mcn voted to recommend 8 However, the majority of fish Patsy McKinnon, Captain Eve- lyn Carpenter, Guider Mrs. Beth McRae, Verna Ramsay and Pamela Rooney. meeting in Charlottetown, by recommen ' a minimum fine of $1,000 for any dealer found guilty of buying poached lob- sters. The next move is up to Ottawa, but there are many who believe these measures, if im- plemented, could be the answer to tile problem. SNAGS SEEN , Dr. LG. Dewar Approached Provincial Education Minis- yesterday that h i approached to consider the fed- eral nomination in Prince Coun- I‘I can't say that at the pres- ent time I have any inclination to seek the nomination," he " commented. his mother, Mrs. Emmett Gal- lant who is improving in health at Prince County Hospital, Sum- merside. Mrs. Gunnar Pedersen is a pa— tient at Western Hospital. Alber- ton. Mrs. Gilbert Judge, RN. and her sister Mrs. Francis Fraser, are both confined to Western Hospital, Alberton as patients. Mrs. Roy Hackett continues to be very ill at Western Hospital. Alberton, where she was taken three weeks ago suffering ser- ious burns when fire destroyed their home at Norway. S in c e that time Mrs. Hackett has not showed much improvement. Mrs. Foster Sherry left Sun- day for Montreal. vh e she will spend an indefinite period visiting members of her family in Montreal P. Q., Tironto‘aind North Bay, Ont. Mrs. Thomas Bernard who spent the past three weeks at Western Hospital, Alberton re- turned to her home in the vil- lage. Mrs. Earland Winters, St. Fe- lix is a patient at Western Hos- pital, Alberton. (Continued from page 1) difference: with Mr. Diefen- baker over Canada's nuclear arms policy. It seems certain Mr. Diefen- baker won't go into an elec- tlion campaign and leave Al- berta, which returned 15 Con- servatives among its 17 MPs in the last election, without a cab- inet minister. One possible course would be to bring in Mr. Lambert as revenue minister—he was par- liamentary secretary for na- tional revenue before becoming Speaker — or revive the of solicitor - general, rather than put a new minister from Alberta into one of the top cab- I inet 0le tot, Hugh John Flemming of New Brunswick, holds two portfolios — revenue and for- t 85 ry. MORE ROOM TO WORK J . The present revenue ‘minls- p Such a step would give Mr. Diei'anbaker a little more room , . to manoeuvre in looking after, Quebec and British Columbia cabinet representation. B.C. returned only six Conser- vatives among its 22 MP5 last June—a loss of 12 seats to Lib- erals and New Democrats—so Mr. Diefenbaker may feel would be unwise not to main- tain B.C.'s cabinet representa- tion at two. External A ffa i r s Minister Green, who represents Vancou- H. n instances barbed wire has been V Quadra. is. Mr. Dlefen- strung across iroa or 've. baker’s senior minister. ways . Three men have been men- MIMIDATIONS tioned as possible minister's for B.C.—David Pugh. 55, and insurance agent MP for Okanagau - Boundary: Stuart Fleming, 42, merchant who is MP for Okanagan-Revel- stoke; and A. DeB. McPhillips, 58. lawyer who is MP for Vic- toria and parliamentary secre- tary for fisheries. lawyer is BALTIC John MacNutt returned to his home in Malpeque after a short visit in Charlottetown. The funeral for Mrs. Elizabeth Cousins was held from her late residence. Damley Thursday of- ternoon. The service was con- ducted by Rev. Ralph Johnston assisted by Rev. Donald MacKay of Summerside. The hymns used were “The Lord’s My Shepherd" and "The Sands of Time Are Sinking". The pallbearers were six grandsons, namely Suther- land Cousins, William Cousins, Arthur Cousins, Fulton Cousins, John Cousins and Robert Keir Cousins. Interment was in Mal- eque cemetery. George Duggan returned to Kensington Thursday after a most enjoyable visit to Winnipeg and other cities in Western Can- a. a Orville Clark had the misfor- tune of breaking a bone in his ankle during the past week, while walking near his home. He was taken to Pnince County Hos- pital where he had a cast put on Among the ladies from this area who attended the U.C.W. Presbyterial at Spring P a rk Church, Charlottetown Saturday were Mrs. Kenneth Owen. rs. Bruce Riley, Mrs. Harry Brown, Mrs. George Brookins and Mrs. L. M. Murray. Mrs. Wyman Clark entertain- ed the members of the ce- town United Church Choir on Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Ponder- gast. Charlottetown and former- y of Kensington are having an enjoyable holiday in Vancouver, . .. wher are guests of their daughter. Patricia. Mrs. Ray Stayner. and Mr. Stayner and family . William Broader. Baltic, is a ardent in Prince Cotmty Hospi- i. "However," he said. “I a in giving the matter some thought, and my main interest is that the county gets the best possible candidate." ay. the provincial min- ister of health, Dr. Hubert Mc- Neill. said he had been ap- pnoached to seek he nomina- ‘ tion and that he is giving it ? consideration. = Ferry Tra Ic Up For Ja n. At Borden MONCTON — Passenger and vehicle traffic on Canadian na- tional railways' Prince Edward Island ferry service was up for the month of January, as com- pared with figures for the same month in 1962. The ferries handled 14.494 pas- sengers and 7,867 vehicles on 365 scheduled sailings. This was This picture of events in Moscow yesterday was made possible by the Associated Press wirephoto cable service across the Atlantic. opened this week. It shows C - born newspaper magnate Roy Thomson. centre. talking with newsmen on arrival at Mos- cow airport at the head of a 170-man group of British bus- inessmen. This photo is from Tass. the Soviet news and picture agency. Thomson. who described the trip es is good- will visit. said he is paying for the journey with the ex- ception of a Soviet airliner . supplied by the Russia gov- ernment. (AP Wh'ephoto via Cable from London.) Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Temperatures will re- old. cone-don c an increase of 1,017 passengers and 625 vehicles over the same month a year ago. UNEMPLOYMENT (Continued from page 1) If this happens, then the Un- employment Insurance Com- mission will be able to call on a $25,000,000 emergency loan earmarked by Parliament for such an eventuality. The loan.. however, expires with the end of the fiscal year March 31. WILL NEED WARRANTS After , any money or further loans to safeguard the unemployment insurance fund will have to be provided through Governor - General‘s warran 5 passed by the cabinet. The second forecast, assumes that 1963 unemploy- ment and the drain on the fund will follow the pattern of last only $2.300,000 ' April 30, the fund would ISLAND NEWS PAGE Alberton and West Prince County winter. shows m the kitty at the end of March. 0t WEATHER TORONTO (CP) tures issued by office: —-Tempera- the weather Dawson Vancouver Victoria B be in the hole to the tune of $22,000,000. At this point, the $25,000,000 emergency loan would no longer be available — and Governor- General's warrants would be required to provide the neces- sary funds to preserve insur- ance benefits. The minority government of Prime Minister Diefenbaker had promised legislation to re- pair the unemployment insur- ance problem. But Parliament was dissolved before the meas- ure was placed before MPs. PROBED BY GILL The legislation was to have been founded on a report pre- pared by a four-man committee of inquiry headed by Ernest C. Gill of Toronto, president of the Canada Life Assurance Company. The Gill report. delivered to the government in December. was the result of 17 months of research, public hearings and study. It proposed a complete overhaul of Canada's program of assistance for unemployed workeancluding a number of MISSES KISSES, I.OSES DAMAGES SPRINGFIELD. Mo. (AP) Mrs. David Hashagen, 21, who claimed a tooth extraction impaired - among 0 er things—her ability to lass. lost her 330.000 damage suit against the dentist. Circuit Judge William Col- linson directed the jury to bring in a verdict for Dr. Paul Dunch, the dentist. Mrs. Hashagen charged the extraction of in wisdom tooth in 1960 caused a loss of feel- ing in her jaw, chin, lips. teeth, and gums. The defence in the one-day trial countered that numbness can occur for a number of reasons. “I think it is a matter of law that the plaintiff has not proved the defendant was guilty of negligence what ever." Judge Collinson caid. basic changes that were politi- cally explosive. The committee recommended a universal unemployment in- surance plan, a $150.000,000-a- year program of extended bene- fits and greater use of the ex- isting federal - provincial pro- gram of unemployment insur- ance. This report—and a bankrupt insurance kitty — will await whatever party achieves vic- tory at the polls early in April. AID 0N ICE Car tires with tungsten car- bide studs in the tread are claimed to give 50 per cent shorter braking distance on ice or slippery roads in Sweden. TRAIN DERAILED ASHLAND. Ohio (AP) Thirteen cars of a 129-c'ar Eric» Lackawanna Railroad freight train were derailed here Friday and a tank car smashed into the passenger end of the depot. No injuries were report - EMBEZZLED $427,000 SELMA, Ala. (AP) —— A 65- year-old bank cashier has been charged by the FBI with em- bezzling $427,000 over a period of 35 years. FBI agent Edwin Tully said Hugh Edward Camp- bels was accused of taking the money from the National Bank of Selma, where he had been employed for 46 years. TIGNISH Edgar Peters and Bloice Ellis were business visitors to Monc- ton during the week. Earl MacDonald, fire chief in the village suffered a cut to his eye, that required s t it c h e s. when he slipped on a patch of ice near his home. Adult education classes are continuing at the Regional High School on Thursday evening. Mr. LeBlanc's class is held in the north end of the school. not in the auditorium. In business man- . agement a very important item. 0111- the balance sheet. is now . den 50 7 being It with. The classes run from to 10 and are sponsored by the Home and School associa- tion of Tignish. Mrs. Walter Harper continues to improve at her home, after being a patient for several weeks at Western Hospital. Al- Mr. and Mrs. Frank LeClalr and family of Summer-side were uests of Mrs. IeClair's moth- Mrs. Cletus Gavin Sr.. Sen Cow Pond. Mrs. Gavin celebra- ted her 79th birthday at her home on Sunday, with members of her family. Leonard Knox, who spent the past several weeks employed in Moncton, N.B. returned to his home in the village. The weekly parish card tour- nament was held in the Dalton School Wednesday evening. Prize for the highest score of the eve- ning was won by Alfred Handra- hcn. Freeze-out prim went to Mrs. Terrance Gavin and Mrs. “'81” berto a ." Edgar Peters. A coho donated by Mrs ax T A special clearance of women stylesnend ooloum noun winch to choose. to special, ON'S Special Clearance 2 The Guardian, Charlottetown, Sat, Feb. 9, 1968. Montreal - 6 Quebec -15 5 Fredericton .. . . . 3 9 Saint John 5 8 Moncton . . . . 3 10 alifax . . . . ... . .. 13 20 Charlottetown . 7 10 ydney . . . . . 19 26 Yarmouth . . . . . .. 15 21 St John's 2 . . . . . . .. 4 32 HALIFAX (CP) —— The weav ther office says snowflurries will occur mostly near open water in Nova Scotia. Some sunshine should occur over the rest of the province and skies will remain mostly clear in New 55$an 2 : Fair and slightly milder wea- tther should occur in most of the district Sunday. 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