I Ti PAGES - Canadian Press Premier A. W. lliaheson grinned WWII weary elation W ay night after leading his party to a smashing victory in his first pro- vincial election as leader of the Libeid party. "I'm too tired to make much of a statement.” he said. But he had not found campaigning as leader more strenuous than other election he had fought. He said he plans to take a holi- day. but he won't go . Int, tomorrow provide for itself." he said. "I take very few holi- days. "The majority was out of this world." he said. "I never expect- ed g like it." He said most forecasters. including edi- inrial writers, had guessed badly. He said he could not remember his own pre-election forecast. He said the opposition had a lesson to learn from the cam- paign. especially in regard to redo advertising. In! would . Maxims” oi a More Mari m Coming Events "Danes. It. Andrew's Ilaii. lllt. Stewart every Thursday. "See Kelly's Cross hanksgiving Hall. riday. May 37th. "Dance Oyster Bed Bridge ) May I. Doiron's Orches- Players. Wellington. xililanca "Mount Stewaet thie- a . It-iday. an een. guns Ch-cbestra. "Bingo. North Rusiiee tonight at Mo. Jackpot 178.00. Door prise. freezeolt 05.00. "See "The Boy Named Beulah" Cope havens Hall. Friday ms "frscsile Players present their Play at Tracadie Hall. Monday. May sour. "Dance this Friday night. May 9'. Winsloe Station Hall: Rollie MacKenzie's Orchestra. Canteen. Dancing 9:& to llzm. "The Annual Institute District Convention will be held in I-Iunter River Masonic . Hall. May xiii. Opening session at 1!). "Dance in Emerald baa Fri- ” Mlv 2!. Modern and old time dancing. Canteen service. MWC by the Myers Brothers. "NW1! ltustioe Players will ieitllt three one-not plays at 05 Hall this Friday at 82:!) M. P h"Bed'eque Players gross M-mas Angel Child" in taniey Fridse Hall. Thursday. May sun. 3l)eciaities. Curtain ass p. III. "A musical recital by pupils of mill:-gm-fml and outside art- May M m 8 o'dolI:Il(l es Thursday. m'.' ""'y Y. P. U. wil present G9": 3,; Cl lllay "Anne of Green a IE! to Morel loll Thurs- '-v- Maw as. use M;;g:lrd::d Isedsi-Ag. sun. daily, gm 3; ' 3 g "Wines. mhw. "Annual nugtgg co. all. i&:;i V” 9- m- EVUhj&alll e p. in. M bordering Belgrade. ttoaoimgg. WeV.I.iaBeifast 'Aitsraoesssssioe4,i..-ggiggg. &l1hhHUI;. Piemier Elated With Overwhelming Maiority not eiaborato. "I made no promises during the campaign." he concluded. "and I shall not malse any to- night." Welcome For News Officials LAUZON. Que. (CP) - Public Works Minister Winters Wednes- --1 day extended a special welcome to two officials of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald at the launch of the ferry Bluenose which link Yarmouth. N. 8.. and Bar Harbor. Me. Mr. Winters. a native of Lunac- herg. N. 8.. told Graham Dennis, publisher of the . and Gordon Daly, managing director. that the Chronicle-Herald play a role in the exploits of the origins Bluenose. a racing schooner which gained international fame before sinking" off Haiti in 1947. He pointed out that Mr. Denni.s' (father. senator William Dennis. initiated the international races at which the original Bluenose gained It fame. FIN! WIAVI A oenturles-old prayer rug from India shows nearly 2,400 knots to the square inch. BELGRADE (AP) - Under a heavy security guard, secret prep- arations proceeded Wednesday- President 'I'ito's card birthday C for the unprecedented visit of top Soviet leaders to the capital of the one-time Communist haretlc. Soviet Communist party boss Nikita S. Khrushchev. premier Nikolai A. Bulgaria and Vice Pre- mier A. I. Mikoysn were expected with the rest of the Soviet dele- gation by today. but from official quarters there was not even a hint of what time the Moscow leaders might arrive. Cu. espondents by the score. who moved into Belgrade for the momentous " of the former cnemies. were unable even to learn where the Yugoslavs and Russians will meet. .But it seem- ed likely at least part of the proceedings will be at the Gardn- ski Dom (guards' home). a hand- some while structure is a park T h e semi - official Yugopreas agency reported an appeal prob- ably will be made to the people of Belgrade to line the street: along which the soviet delegation will be escorted from the airport. GREETINGS ARRIVE President Tito received birthday VUI PIC?!-3'0 PROUD . CANADA, THURSDAY. MAY as. was RCA Celebrates. Centennld Todoy QITAWA (Cr)-When hi am you stood victorious in h 1045. Field Marshal this message is Canada's gunners wit probably hark back to this message today when the Royal Canadian Artillery celebrates its centennial. It is the oldest military formation in Can- a s. The ceremonies will begin here officially at 11.! we. when Maj.- Gea. H. 0. N. Brownfield of Brockvills. 0nt.. honorary colonel commandant of the R0 al Regi- ment of Canadian Art , will inspect a guard of honor drawn up on the lawn in front of tlIe,Poace Tower on Parliament III. on display will be a coffee of artillery weapons ranging from a muzzle - loading, nine - pounder cannon used in the war of 1812-14 to the Nike. the new ground- guided missus. SPECIAL PARTIII tlanadias gunners everywhere have planned special parties and parades. There now are 5.000 rim- ” e uiar soldiers aing in 1! lery units. The re ent. ROYIIA Canadian Horse ry is part of the lat Canadian Infaiitry an- gade in Germany. Poi-lioment At A Glance Wednesdly A Progressive Conservative mo- tion ta obtain documents Revenue " ' i Mccana h C Premier Frost in the Dempsey voted down 15 to 55. J. A. Simmons I.-Yukon said proposed federal legislation revis- ing Yukon mining law is distaste- ful to the great majority of per- sons in the region. Howard Green Pd-Vancouver Gusdra accused the government of trying to rain this measure down the throats of the Yukon people. The Senate voted I1 is 1! against a bill which would have placed a moral obligation on the govern- ment in ii senate vacancies within six months. CIIC WM Hard Feelings Forgotten Tito.Prepares To Meet Soviets greetings from all parts of Yugo- slavia-and from Moscow. Mol- cow's greetings. the first such acknowledgement of Tito'e birth- day in seven years. point up the new recognition of Tito as a lead- ing European statesman after years of bitter denunciation from the East followin the break be- tween Tito and t e Kremlin. Tito spent his birthday at his White Palace residence hers. Ex- pressions of homage came from all six republics of the Yugoslav federation. Thousands of young relay runners canted in birthday torches from the far cornea of the country. Their iinal laps brought them to the Belgrade Stadium. whence six torches. rep- resenting the six republics. and two others representing the army and border guards, were carried to the White Palace for presenta- tion to Tito. Flags and hunting decorated the city. There was one significant politi- cal note in this year's torch re- lay. Last year runners brought torches from Trieste and Austrian Csrtnthis. This year they didn't. The Trieste question has been settled and Yugoslavia has drop- ped her claims to any part of Csrinthla. KLS. Forest Fires Linked; expect any more trouble from the fires No new 5 2 ii” ;g it 35;? ii 1' is is Pass last for Prince of also Colleiti the com- mencement exercises of which take place on Friday morning: FOURTH YEAR HONOUR DIPLOMA! (Alphabetical) Vincent Beck. Central ltoyalb. John Bonneil, Charlottetown. Frances Campbell, seuria. Jess Campbell. St. Mary's load. Helen Chappeil. Charlottetown. Ralph Derby. White Sands. . Nan y Glllis. Alberton. will Macnougall. Belle River. Donna MacLeod. Montague. Emerson Mncitae. Hunter River. Millicent Munn. Marahfield. Joseph Reveli. Charlottetown. Alan Scales, Freetown. David schurman. Central Bedeque. Calvin Wood. st. Peter's Road. GRADUATINC DIPLOMA! (Alphabetical) Joan Bowness. Kensington. John Chandler, Wheatley River. dbougias Clark. Charlottetown. big, 'Cathertue Craig, -Kinkora. GOVERNMENT BACK wi P.W.ii.. Pass List Orville Diamond. Charlottetown. tLeo Doiron. Charlottetown. Twarren Hood, Charlottetown. 'James Smith, Pownal. Barbara Stewart. strathgartnq. '6. ion White. Charlottetown. John White,-way. St. Mary's Road. Wood. Charlottetown. R. roiia-rn vnan use Liar rBoyd Richards. Abney. 'Elwood Robbins. Kinross. THIRD YEAR HONOUR. CERTI- FICATEB (Alphabetical!) Keir Adams. Conway. twiiliam Batt, Charlottetown. Leigh Bell, Murray Harbour. Edward Derby. Murray Harbour. Ernest Diamond. Winsloe. Zoena Jordan. Murray Harbour. George Kelia, Charlottetown R. R. I. Mark Ladner. Charlotteiowvi. Hariy Love, Charlottetown, R. R. 3. Brian Maccallum. Charlottetown. (Continued on Page 12 col. 1) Conservative ( CANADIAN PRES!) I. R. Bell. leader of the Pro- gressive Conservative party which won three oi the N seats in "'ednesdsy'a Prince Edward Is- land genernl election. said h s post-election statement he did not "feel I should carry on as leader oi the party." "I. have already expressed ray- self that having been beaten in 1961 I would try it one further election. and that was this one." Mr. Bell said. Mr. Bell. who won personal victory but. saw bis opposition strength in the House cut in half, said because of the results "I feel that it. may very well mean I should retire." resignation at a party convention. Mr. Bell DEFEND ON PABTY Mr. Bell. a lawyer who has been a member of the House since 1943 and who became party leader before the 1961 election, said his resignation would depend also on followers of the party. "I will certainly suggest that I should surrender the leadership." He said the campaign was quick and "we were not outwitted and possibly gave them a run for their money." He said that in 16 years in pub- lic life ''I have won several elec- tions. but my policies apparently Searching For Coal Markets OTTAWA. (CP)-An intensive search is ,being made for export markets for Maritime coal. Mines gllnistor Prudham said Wednes- ay.' He said that is one solution being sought to meet the problem of the anticipated closing of Do- minion Steel and Coal Company's lrytigs I-B colliery near Glace Bay. If attempts by the company. the Dominion coal board and the trade department to find markets are successful. he said. it may be possible to keep the colliery open beyond the expected closing date oi May ll. Mr. Prudham reported to lie Commons at the request of Clarie Gillie (CCF43ape Breton South) on a conference last Fri- day at Halifax which discussed coal industry problems and Ira closing of 1-1! collie . He said the con erehce was only an invesllgatory meeting. It had stressed the problem of find- ing slteraetive jobs for more than 750 miners at the colliers and also discussed compfmbl from low-cont fuel oil. Found Guilty Of Manslaughter HOULTON. Me.. (APi-- A Sult- egjgf cam-I jury wednssdayfolllld Lester smiiii. ze. sullty of mu- slaughter in the fatal beating of s Miemec Indian woman from New 5'3! ggiiri Asked if he would tender an A said that that would i Leader Comments On Campagin By the Canadian Preao) Lise:-ah steamrollered to power for the dxth eon- aecuitve time in Wednesday's Prince Edward Island gen- eral election. leaving fl: Progressive Consorvadve op- position at its lowest ebb since 1935. Premier Matheeois led his Liberals sit the poih for tlioflrsttimoandsweptifaeatis against three foe-the Progressive Conservatives under R. R. Bell. it. Bel. h a post-election statement said he tel the defeat called for his resignation as party leader. Mr. lel himself retained his seat, the only one of the six members of his party in the last House to do so. The defeated in- cluded Dr. W. J. P. MacMllIan. former Progressive Conservative premier. I Every member of the Matheson cabinet who re-offered won re- election.- Tbe Progressive Conservative wins were in the seats where the former Liberal members did not. re-offer. Dr. L. G. Dewar won in Prince 2nd. vacant through the appointment of former attorney- general Waiter Darby to the Prince Edward Island bench. and Leo Rosslter won in Kings kid where Thomas Cullen. a brother Pleod Guilty To Manslaughter do not appeal is the population at large." However. he said. "we were only three per cent behind in 1951 in the popular vote." "As for myself. my present idea is that I should not carry on further as leader." He said he gave credit to all those in the party who had work- ed during the election and al- though-they had met with disap- pointment they had fought well in a good cause. He blamed loss of many rid- ings to "those financially interest- ed In the Liberal party." Defeat Motion in Commons OTTAWA. (CP)-- A Progressive Conservative motion demanding that the government make public phoiostatic copies of IECCIPLI of campaign contributions received in 1951 by an Ontario Progressive Conservative was defeated by. a vote of 135 to 55 Wednesday in the Commons. Revenue Minister Mccann re- fused to produce the photosiatic copies under the secrecy provi- sions of tho succession Duties Act. The motion. submitted by John Diefenbaker PC-Prince Albert. asked for photostatic copies of documents in possession of the revenue department concerning payments made by the late John T. Drohnn. Barry's Bay lumber- man. to James Dempsey. Pro- gressive Conservative member of the Ontario legislature for Ren- frew South. The motion said the pliotosiatic copies were shown by Mr. Mccann to Premier Frost of Ontario during the recent federal- prnvinciai conference. Mr. Dempsey lost the support of Premier Frost for not reporting the contributions which are re- rted to have totalled sssoo. Dr. ccann is the director of Guar- anty Trust Co.. which handled the estate of Mr. Drohan. lg OITAWA (GP) - A IR sees Q C I CaIeda'a Wednes- ii HOULTON, Me.. (AP) -- Two New Brunswick brothers pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday shortly before they were to have gone on trial for murder in the fa- tal beating of a Micmac Indian. Andrew. 20. and Omer Julien. 19. of Eel River Bar were sent- snced to prison. the older for two to four years. the younger for one to two years. County attorney Walter 8. Sage recommended leniency in Maine Superior Court saying there was some evidence that the victim. 44- year-oid Joseph A. Condo of Eel- ground. N. B.. had provoked the fight that ended in his death from a ruptured intestine at Mapleton last Nov. 28. Sage told Justice Granville Gray that Condo and the brothers had been drinking heavily and that Condo was knownvto have a vile A temper and a "sharp-tongue. Record Set In Obtaining Election Results CHARLOTTETOWN (CF) - A record in Canadian provincial election cleanup: was achieved Wednesday night in the Prince Ed- ward lsland election when the count in every poll was reported 3 1-2 hours after voting ended. it was the result of a co-opera- tive effort hy Canadian Press member papers and associated radio stations with the help of provincial government agencies. deputy returning officers and the Island Telephone C pany Lim- ited. which made its facilities available as a compilation centre. The polls closed at 6 pm. ADT. The reitelection of the Liberal government was flashed at 7:40 pm. and the last poll count was reported at 9:20 pm. The final report came from Cape Traverse. a farming communly near the Borden ferry terminal. The previous best record was in 1951 when one poll-Rocky Point. across from this city on Hills- borough bay-failed to report be- cause the famous red mud of the island was churned up by a heavy rain. making the highway impas- sable. Two-hundred and fifty deputy returning officers finished count- ing the ballots Wednesday night. picked up ielephones and said "election returns." The calls were sent to the big compilation centre in the Charlottetown excliance. Here the returns were sorted, com piled and handed to news and radio wires. ALLEGES SPYING MOSCOW. (Reuters) -- The Red Army newspaper Red Star alleged Wednesday that United states in- telligence services had recently been sending "spies and diver- aionlsis" into Russia. mainly by parachute. it warned the armed forces and all citizens to show "a of industries minister Eugene Cui- ien, lost the Liberal nomination. TWO YIAII LATE! The election was two years to the day after Mr. Maihesou, then health minister. was sworn in to succeed the late ex-premier and Senator J. Walter Jones. It was the sixth straight win for the Liberals. and the biggest majority since 1935 when they swept all 30 seats to defeat the Progressive Conservative govern- ment led by Dr. MacMillan. The campaign was one of the most intensive in years as the two parties waged a straight bat- tle in the 23rd election since Prince Edward island joined con- federation. For the first time in several elections there were no CCF candidates. and no Indepen. dents. High MortrAiIityC Rate Among Roce Drivers INDIANAPOLIS (AP)-A new Indianapolis motor speedway rule letting rookies drive relief in the 500 - mile race May so reflected Wednesday the high mortaiiv rats among auto racers. In the past a first-year man at the big tralckbhas able to Comp? 9 01!? Y qua fig a car in the time trials. He can drive relief next Monday even if his only experience is the drivers test ,at speeds up so no miles an hair. A shortage of aggressive as- perienced drivers showed up in the qualifications the last two weds- ends. Eight rookies made the lineup and seven of them had never even driven a practice lap at the speedway-before this year. A look at the. ol the-151 Memorial Day race. only four years ago. shows why good drivers are getting scarce. Eleven of the 38 starters that year are dead. (Canadian Press) Liberals increased their popular vote in winning their sixth con- secutive election in Prince Edward Island. Complete tabulation by The Canadian Press of the vote for As- semblyman-as close as one can get to an exact popular vote in P.E.I.-showed the Liberals poll- ed 55.6 per cent, compared to 52 per cent in 1951 and so per cent in 1947. In the two previous elections. the CCF polled respectively two and four per cent. This election was a straight two-party fight. Total vote for Assemblyman was and 2.42: over 1951. i It is impossible to obtain an cause of voting 46.980. an increase of 213 over 1947. exact popular-vote tabulation be-g qualiflcations.l Covers H Prince Edward Island LilceTbe Dew . rnidfu LIBERALLAIIDSLIDE SWEEPS MATHESO TH BIGGER MAJORIT LONDON, (Reuters) -- Brlhin's general election campaign closed Wednesday night with an appeal from Sir Winston Churchill to vote today for the ”progressiva and peace-seeking” Conservative gov- ernment of his successor as prime minister. Sir Anthony Eden. Like dozens of candidates half his age, the 80-year-old statesman. veteran of 15 election campaigns. was out vote-catching for himself and his party in his tituency during the final hours of the cam- paign. He is running as an ordin- sry candidate for the 630-seat. new House of Commons in Woodford. a northeast London suburb. Words-and a few fists-flew furiously in the excited final round of barnstorming. It contrasted sharply with the apathetic cam- paign up to the closing days. Eden. who replaced Churchill April 5. saw a slugging match a few yards from him during a speech at Hude, Cheshire Tuesday night. As police moved in to break up a brawl between a Heckler and Eden's supporters. the unruffied prenlrier appealed for calm-and got i. ELECTION FEVER RISING This fight. and about three oth- ers in scattered areas Tuesday night, marked the rising election fever among the 85,000,000 elector- ate-80 per cent of whom are ex- pected to vote today. Churchill's appeal to keep Clem- ent Attlee's Labor party from re- turning to power came as be (our- ad Woodford. which he has rep- resented in Parliament for the last M years. Barsheaded. cigar h hand. " with emotion. Churchill told the crowds: "The fortunes of Great Britain may well be affect- ed by the decision which will be taken tomorrow.” LAIOI GAININC one reason for the last-minute ilurry of excitement is alarmed re- ports from wconserva vs .. tr agenisia thriield the t r party is rapidly closing the mar- gin and the outcome may be close. Public opinion polls had pre- Popular Vote -Figures- In Yesterday's Contest restrictive than for Councillor. Fifteen Assemblyman and 15 Councillors are elected as mem- bers of the .'i0-seat. House. The vote for Assemblyman is used because the franchise for Assembiyrnen includes all voters on the island. The Assemblyman vote. from ad IWIIICII for Assemblyman are less Arno Churchill Appoals To Voters On Election Eve dicted s . away for Eden's torc- with a majority of up to 100 1' more seats. But the Conservative Dauy Express Wednesday morning publishsdita straw poll reporting the Conservative lead of 35': per cent a week ago has narrowed to three per cent. The electorate starts giving its answer when the polls open at 1 8 am. ADT today. The polls will close at 9 p.m. I p.m. ADT and results will begin corn- ing in about 15 minutes lator. Within two hours, the voting trend ahiuid become apparent and by 4 am. midnight ADT the win- ning party may be known. Eden ordered the election i order to confirm his rule in sun- cession to Churchill. He also hopes to increase his party's slim major- ity of 17 in the outgoing Parlia- ment. MANY MARGINS CLOSE on one issue at least, the iws major parties are agreed. That is the verdict today lies with a rel- ative handful of voters lndistrlcts now held by slim majorities. Of loll marginal seats. 6!. fairly evenly divided between Conservat- (Continued on Page II ool. Ii inf New U. 5. Navy Chief WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi- dent Eisenhower Wednesday nomi- noted Rear Admiral Arleigii A. Burke to be chief of naval opera tions. - He succeeds Admiral Robert Carney who was the centre of a recent controversy over the likeli- hood of a Communist attack in use Formosa area. President Eisenhower criticised Carney after newspaper reports indicated he had told q ofi-the- record meeting with reporters that a Communist attack in -the For- moaejtsslt was likely by mid- ? entzlai press secretary James Hagerty. asked whether this incident ". in replacement. said no. El ” had reporters that. h the president's opinion. Carney is leaving his post "after one of the most distin- guished uid outstanding records d anyone is the navy." Hagerb also pointed out first Carney reached the normal navy retirement op of so last March. Eisenhower also a pointed Ad- miral Arthur Radio for a new two-year term as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and Gen. Na- than Twining for another term as or force chief of staff. 236 polls. follows pus , bracketed. I055 III! Lib will 5&6 12.050 ll PC 31.30"! 44.4 l),5N Q CCF . .050 Total 46000 44.59! The Councillor vote: Maine-Nova By SHIRLEY MORRIS Canadian Press Staff Writer LAUZON. Que. (CPi-Mrs. Louis St. Laurent. using a bottle of sea- weathered champagne, Wednes- day chrisiened the ferry Bluenoae which will ply between Yarmouth. N.S.. and Bar Harbor, Me. With a pair of sterling silver scissors, she shipped the braided red. white and blue ribbons that released a catapult sending the champagne crashing against the how Reading from notes propped II from of her. she said quietly in English. "I name this ship Blue- nose and may God protect all who sell on her." Mngr. Ferdinand Vllldry. VIM- rector of Laval University. bless- ed the ferry at the launching high level of vigilance" to counter ' the "spies. For All Canadian Roads Propose Uniform Safety Code pal authorities he asked to ex- amine their iaws in the interests at safer use of roads. streets and highways. I. That any permanent organi- sation resulting from the center- Qeg gtudg problems of druahan e. That authorities he uses is Que esarts are organised to deal efficient? with highway ef- feeess Mrs. St. Laurent Launches Scotia Ferry provincial and state government officials. STRENGTHEN TIER Transport Minister Marler told the gathering that the Bluenose "will serve to strengthen the friendly ties that link Canadians and Americans." "We hope that this new vessel . . . will be able to maintain be- tween Yarmouth and Bar Harbor a service not surpassed by any other on the north Atlantic coast." -The Bluenose. which can accom- modate 150 cars and 600 passeng- ers. is expected to go into service late this slimmer once terminal facilities are enlarged at Yar- mouih and Bar Harbor. Or t T for the federal transport depart- ment by Canadian National Rail- ceremony attended by federlh was accompanied by I mom- medatlon that provincial govern- ments adopt legislation sivlnr 0!- fect to the principle. SHOULD IIELP in the event of a permanent m-unintimi ea Iiishesy safety going at up. the conference stat- ed, it should help towards nai- iornilty of read legislation h Canah Q aiding h be tefttag 3. re-nanatnatin efllllotli "OFF? "'5' WW (Continued on Page 15 ool. it Delegates recosnnseaded hat a thorough study of the need in and the best means or laws be loving pm esent coaterenea The conference also recommendations dealing education ad engineering. al of which were accepted without sla- pete except for one soil! 3 I long and technical document is- enseisg eniaeerlng. HALIFAX (cm .- The weather office says I vil generally poor waathc over sonic! Msritlmes Thursday. Forecasts: Northern Nova lcotia: Overcast with occasional rain: eoold: light winds; low-high at New Glasgow so and as. Prince Edward islnd. eastern N.B. counties. lower St. John river valley: Overcast with occasional rain: little change in tevnperatare; winds ariottetewl ii and and Saint John II C. TORONTO (CPI--Minimum and maximum temperatures: -r "- Dawsoa . 5 g as n '3 U . g H I I - it .. 3 -is . O I! .0 a u .. - ai .Iohn' I t . . P- 1. i--'..-or-.. 3". ....:II.?&IIdIls; p.ai. Edit IIBYMII inntea hacharlottetewa. msunmmhdlydtll-I-K aetau'I.Ip.I.