If It's Good For The Island The Guardian Is For It VOL. LXXVIII. NO. DROUGHT HITS ONT ARIO CROPS Farmers throughout most of Ontario are estimating loss of erops caused by drought con- Gin to oe at epee 3O oer. cent. Sprouts that should be about six inches .above ground are barely visible and Denzil Lawrence, chairman of the Halton, Ont., Federation of a «miles Agriculture about south west of Toronto. runs through dusty clay that was once prime soil : (cP Wirephote) S. Viet Nam Peace Moves ‘Called ‘Johnson Swindle’ By VERGIL BERGER PEKING ‘Reuters) — China Friday night described moves for Viet Nam peace talks as “the Johnson administration's swindle.” It reiterated its pledge to send volunteers to Viet Nam, if re- quested by the Vietnamese Com- munists A Chinese foreign ministry statement did ‘Rot mention the proposed Commonwealth peace mission by name. . * But it said that while Presi- -dént Johnson makes one speech after another, “those who tail after the United. States respond in various ways, some conspir- ing behind the scenes, others busily running errands, but all serving the U.S imperialist plot for peace talks.” : Reaffirming a threat to send ew Enlargement Seen In Viet Nam Conflict By RENNIE AIRTH SAIGON (Reuters! — A new enlargement of the Viet Nam war was seen following Friday's demonstration of air power by giant U.S. strategic B-52 bomb- ers This was the view of observ- ers here pending whether or not the raids on Viet Cong guerrilla positions 25 miles north of this South Vietnamese capital pro- duced successful results « China warned Friday night it is ready to send volunteers to Viet Nam promptly “‘when we receive the call of the Vietnam- ese people.” It said all prepara- tions have been made for such a move The B-52 bombers flew some 4.500 miles on a round-trip mis- sion from Guam, in the Pacific, to bomh a patch of woods be- lieved to harbor a ‘gearrilie con- centration 2 miles from Saigon. Bankers See Little Basis For Concern Over Slump | By Renters general uneasiness over the state of the major stock markets. bankers and monetary authorities in world financial centres Friday saw little basis for real concern about a slump In Geneva, Swiss bankers, businessmen and monetary au- thorities do not see current troubles as symptoms of re- semblance to 1929-31 They said the most wide spread trend is represented by deliberate “disinflationary” pol- icies in various European coun- tries, which might bring on re- cessions if carried too far In the Swiss view. the cur- rent nervousness on Wall Street is based almost entirely on psy- thological factors, especially ancertainty over Viet Nam POUND WILL STAND They said they do not believe he British pound will be de- valued. Sterling's troubles Despite sould be solved only by a long- erm effort to increase British ‘» productivity. ‘ While information was awaited on the effects of this demonstration of air power, diplomatic sources said South Korea is ready to send 12,000 more troops—equivalent to one division—-to support the South Vietnamese army in‘ anti-Viet Cong ‘combat. On the political front here. Air Marshal Nguyen Cao Ky, South Viet Nam's new premier-desig- nate, has decided to retain for- eign minister Dran Van Do and Justice Minister Lu Van Vi, who served in the former civilian government, informed sources said. The army's Corps com- mander. Brig Gen. Nguven Huu Co. will have the war and defence portfolio 4 U.S. spokesman declined to comment on the choice of Mar- shal Ky. 2nd In Tokyo, Japanese govern- ment officials and economists regard the present setbacks in Wall Street and Tokyo ex- changes as temporary phenom- ena, arising mainiv out of psy- chological factors The renewed weakness of sterling may have deeper causes. they said, but the prob- lem is of a type that can he solvde within the limits of the present world monetary svs- tem Economisis predict that money supply will continue to Classified 12, 13, 14 Births. deaths 3. 13 Comics " Finance, Markets _..... Ye SONG in sp ceacgns so wetpeny 8 WOMENS... nceccessseese 7 WETTED. cvcvccecccsss 4 Summerside ... ....... 3 Kings, Queens, City 5 Prince County 2 volunteers, the Chinese state- ment: said To the best of our capacity, we have provided the phe amr people with the as- Sistaece they need. and we will go on doing so “We have made all prepara- tions and when we receive the tall of the Vietnamese -people, we will promptly send our vol- unteers to Viet Nam to fiznt shoulder te shoulder with the Vietnamese armed forces and people until] the United States aggressors are driven out of Viet. Nam.”* RECALLS US. The Chinese statement re called the recent American de cision to commit troops in com- bat operations with South Viet- Ramese forces. It added that } DECISION “the 650,000,000 Chinese.. people pledge them- Selves to back the great Viet- namese people to the hilt.” Meanwhile. a government spokesman here declined any immediate comment on the Brit- ish Commonwealth plan to send five of its heads of government to Peking and other capitals to seek a solution to the Viet Nam crisis Observers believed the first Chinese reaction will come af- ter an interval of two days or more, and probably take the form of a government statement or editorial in the,main Com- munis: partv newspacer. the People's Daily On another political front, China expressed determination not to vield or compromise on its opposition to Russian partici- pation in this month's Afro- Asian conference in Algiers, be- ginning June 29 countries of Britain may ts bank rate again be tight in many the world. and have to increase to seven per cent NO LINK SEEN To French circles swe no direct link bhe- tween the world monctarvy sit- uation and recent sharp varia- tions on Wall Street or the con- tinued dip of shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange The that. while a reform international monetary system should be made <non, there is no real con Rection with the ups and downs of world stock markets or the weakness of the pound In Lon don. government Speakers are reassuring a per- plexed public that although Britain's finances look il are really quite healthy but need some drastic treatment The government was working to increase industrial productiv- Paris, financial COMSENSUS If of the ity. benst its export drive and tighten imperts te narrow the , unhealthy trade gape. i | Ga | they, 111. ‘overs Prince Edward Island Like The Dew” CHARLOTTETOWN, N, CANADA, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1965. WEA THER ——= Sunny, a few showers in afternoon: winds becminzg northwest 15. Low-high 43-and 70. Sunday: sunny and warm. NOT MORE SEVEN ‘CENTS — Peace Mission y Wave Of Criticism _ CEILING LIMIT TO BE RAISED Island Fishermen Lead | In Making Use Of Loans CAPITAL BUREAU OF THE GUARDIAN OTTAWA tSpeciaty — Fisher- men of Prince Edward Island make a greater proportionate use of the fisheries loans act than do other provinces, Hon. J. +Angus MacLean. former fisher- ‘ies minister, said in the Com- mons Friday. a Mighty Titan 3-C Seen £5 Stride To Flying Lab CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. ‘AP) A-mighty Titan 3C, the most powerful rocket ever fired, scored a thundering success on_ its maiden test flight Friday. In a spectacular launching, the huge triple -- barrel rocket developed._total.ithrust.of.more than 3.000.000 pounds. spewed a tail of flame more than 600 feet long and flung into orbit a 21,- 000-pound dummy satelfite—the heaviest payload ever ‘launched. This orbiting chunk of lead is the forerunner af manned and unmanned = = mnilitary machines which will patrol and perhaps deminate space, preventing other nations from using it for war-like purposes Maj -Gen Ben I. Funk, commander of the air force spake systeiiie “Wivi- sion. said SPACE LAB NEXT “The success with a combina- tion of solid and- liquid fuel rockets demonstrates the flex- ibility of the booster for mili- tary as well as other payloads I feel it will be the catalyst which will kick off many pra grams which the air force has been working on and you have ‘been reading about: The Humphrey Plans To See De Gaulle PARIS ‘AP)—US. vice-presi- dent Hubert H. Humphrey said Friday a main reason for his quick trip to France with the Gemini 4 astronauts is to pay his respects to President de Gaulle, ‘‘a great leader.” Humphrey made’ the state- ment at a press conference at the international air and space show shortly after arriving at Le Bourget airfield with James McDivitt and Edward White, the Gemini space twins who recently completed a four-day orbital fiight. ; i i i ‘ wife of Georges shoulder of Ross Madame Vanier Governor-General uses the Premier Vanier, Saskatchewan fisheries ~—ioans i 4 He supported a government out % per cent of the loans measure to raise the limit on granted under the from $4,000" to and the volume of the loans was $10,000 and extend the time for more than 25 per cent of the repayment. He said the PFI. whole. population was only about one- He said one reason for this i third of one per cent of the total that most P.E.I. fishermen were part-time fishermen who also population of the country but o,045ed in farming and were iy ‘P.E.1. fishermen had taken conversant with the farm im- es provement loans act. He urged that Fisheries Minister H.J_ Ro- bichaud find ways of encourag- ing fishermen to use the bene- fits available under the act to a cpp extent. We are living in a very com- | petitive age and it is good bus- iness for fishermen to make as j much use of credit as they jean”, Mr. MacLean said. “As ‘Yong as their .pperation is effi- cient they cam’ make it more ef- ficeint by equipping themselves manned ‘orbiting laboratory t light — hc o— - to carry out their work proper- Within a few days, the de. '¥- . fence department is expected to _ Heath Macquarrie. = for give the air force the go-head Quéens. also spoke = to develop the manned labora- Support of the changes. in the tory,.which__has—been—under—4ct- ~ ce study for several The lab, which: will size of a house trailer. ig Lies Thunderstorms two or more astronauts in orbit , for a month or more to deter- Spark Floods. mine what military missions = man can éfféctiveli’ perform in. DENVER ‘(AP}—Floods set space. Officials hope to launch off by violent thunderstorms swept out of the mountains and 3.¢ eastward across the plains from Montana ‘to New Mexico Fri- day, causing at leasf* ‘MQdeaths -—possibly many\, more ~ and * damaging ancounted—milians of dollars worth of property. The fury centered in Colorado. There. Governor John Love begged residents to evacuate the Arkansas River flood plain the first vehicle by 1968. Within three years. Titan Rockets are expected to estab- lish these unmanned 2 systems: A network. of 24 com- Minications satellites for swiftly relaying military - mes- sages around the world: recon- naissance, navigation and sate!- lite interceptér payloads. With its weight-lifting capa- jp the southeast part of the bility. Titan 3-C also will be state ‘used for scientific payloads Sai llc otietaaig seca ics One project under consideration is to send a package of nine payloads to the moon with a sin- gle rocket te determine strength Pulslishers | _ of the lunar surface A k D | The Titan 3C actually is Ss e ay three rockets strapped to- gether. Two solid fuel motors OTTAWA ZCP) Canada’s ignited on lift-off and generated daily newspaper publishers 2.650.000 pounds of thrust to pao- asked the government Friday to pel the vehicle to an altitude of put off further action. on its 24 miles. Then the 127 - foot |mewspaper legislation until the liquid fuel central chamber publishers have a chance to find fired with a 474,000 - pound a better way to meet the prob- thrust burst. Second and third lem stages of the centre segment ig- 4 delegation from the Cana- nited with precision and huried dian Daily Newspaper Publish- the lead satellite into orbit 115 ers Association put forth the re- miles high quest during a 3)-minute meet- The launching recorded sev- ing with Finance Minister Gor- eral space firsts: Most booster don. sponsor of the Zovernment thrust. most: powerful rocket measure, and acting Prime engine ignited in space. heavi- Minister Martin : est rocket ‘710 tons) and heavi- The two ministers promised est true payload weight 21.000 to consider the request, but pounds made no commitment. st * 1480. | PORTABLE DESK Thatcher to make a ovr 7 Regina. Regina businessman Jack Sangster seem: ed. The incident took during @ garden party recee > tion at the legislative grounds for the vice-regal couple who are making a tour of western Canada. amuae wlace (CP Wirephote) i legislation | — dians 2, questions | verify | being | promised iter, adding with a grin 4 FELLOWSHIP MacDougall. received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Patricia above’, who Dunstan's University in May, has been awarded = a wo-year fellowship at the Ca- Mt. holic University of America n Washington, D.C., where she will study in the depart- ment of . Medical Sociology. rhe fellowship is valued at $1,800 for each year. Miss. MacDougall is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank MacDou- gall, Kinkora.P-E-1.,and-at- tended SDU_for four_years. THAN Roc 14 PAGES ked Issue Becomes First At By JOSEPH MacSWEEN LONDON ‘CP: — The Com monwealth plan for a Viet Nam peace mission of prime minis- | ters came under heavy buffet- ing Friday and a wave of initia! ‘optimism Was replaced By ever- ' twisting suspense. There was even speculation ‘the proposed mission led_ by Britain's Prime Minister Wilson jmay never get off the ground But an official spokesman said | this would come as a “‘‘gréat | Surprise’ since four govern- ment heads had already agreed to serve. The issue has become easily the biggest of the Common- wealth prime ministers meeting in which the 21 premiers and presidents see the struggle in Viet Nam as the greatest dan- ger to world peace today. ATTACK PLAN ; Wilson's suddenly - broached plan seemed to be getting off toa rousing start on the open- HEAVY RAIN FALLS Talks ing day of the conference Thurs- day but by Friday it had been attacked by leaders of two Af- rican countries. Tanzania and Kenya. and an Asian prime minister announced he could not Serve on the five-man mission. That left the proposed body whittled down to four members and’ it was not clear. whether plans would go ahead on that basis or whether another prem. ier might be asked to take the place of Ceylons Dudley Senan- ayake, who announced he could not join the mission. Ghanas President Kwame Nkrumah—a mission member— caused a minor sensation Fri- day by asking that Australia withdraw its forces now com- mitted in Viet Nam and _ that New Zealand cancel plans to send. troops *to the embattled Southeast Asian country. Yet a conference spokesman said Nkrumah held a_ brief (Continued on page 3 eof 3) nee re HALIFAX MAN -REACHES 100.‘ HALIFAX ‘{CP;}—A_ Hali- ax man who likes a raw egg in his coffee every morning celebrated__his 100th birthday Friday. Daniel Boudreau, a native of Port Fekx NS., said his favorite foods are. corned beef and cabbage and ice cream. 4 He said he tried both smoking and drinking in his young days but smoking made him sick and the only time he took a drink, it _ knocked him out. He retired from a Boston rubber factory 20 years ago. He takes a walk down- town about once _a—-month and also walks to church. Dorion Report Ready Monday OTTAWA ‘CP: — The Dorion commission—report into allega- tions of Attempted bribery and influence - peddling by aides to federal cabinet ministers will be delivered to Prime Minister Pearon Monday, June 28, it was learned Friday. Mr. Pearson has _ indicated that the report by Chief Justice Frederic Dorion of the Quebec Superior Court will be made public fairly soon after it is re- ceived by the government. OTTAWA (CP: The royal commission on bilingualism and diculturalism is asking Cana- how they voted in the last federal and provincial elec- tions, it was learned Friday Sources said, however. the are being asked not political data. but to validity of surveys issues ¢loser to ref to collect the made on the commission's terms of erence light the to This information came following an exchange in Commons in which Harold {Winch NDP—Vancouver East said he. had been told _per- ' sons representing themselves as commission researchers have heen asking Vancouver resi jdents whether they supported Prime Minister Pearson*in the last election and if they would do so again next time Acting Prime Minister Martin to look into the mat he, anv ques that have such for one wouldn't trouble answering tions SUGGEST OVER-STEPPING Outside the House. Mr. Winch said he felt the cammission would be over-stepping its terms @f reference to ask such ques tions ad | then commission ? true this in this information is ws time-we brought under official : Of Waterlc WATERLOO, Belgium (Reut- ers}—An altar built of drums was the centerpiece of a cere- mony here today te commentor- ate the Battle of Waterloo 150 years ago—held in a downpour like that which fell on the day of the combat. The rain did not deter hun- dreds of villagers and visitors from attending the service, con- ducted by three clergymen-—-two Protestants and a Roman Cath- olic. Queen Elizabeth's cousin, the Duke of Kent, paraded with a detachment of his regiment, the Scots Greys, who took a prom- {nent part in the fighting against Napoleon. His younger brother, Prince Michael of Kent, took |part in the parade with his unit. A detachment of the Dutch army also took part in the cere- money. The ceremony was held in the orchard of the Hougoumont Farm, which was held by Brit- ish troops and was fiercely attacked by the French. Regimental delegations made a tour of the French and allied monuments scattered around the battleground. MARK VICTORY In London, more than 1,500 selected guests gambled on slot machines and drank champagne (50th Anniversary 00 Marked in London's _ normally. austere law courts Friday night to cele brate the 150th anniversary. The revellers, dressed in ros tumes dating from the Battle af Agincourt (1415) to the Battle of Waterloo were also celebrat- ing the 750th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, one of Britain’s greatest constitutional documents. ‘ Friday night's ball crowned a week of festivity in which Brit- ons have remémbered two of the greatest events in their country’s history. The glittering occasion was largely the work of Lady Par- ker, American-born wife of Brit- ain’s lord chief justice. Her aim Friday night was to raise £7,000 ($21,000) for a cultural youth centre plan. QUEEN CELEBRATES At Windsor Castle, 20 miles west of London, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh gave a celebration banquet, after which they joined the Grenadier Guards at another Waterisoe ball Earlier Friday; the present Duke of Wellington paid the Queen his rent for the house and estates given to his illus trious ancestor. The rent? A small silk French tricolor, a replica of the standards cap- tured during the hattle. _— You Vote Query Is Asked By Commission vestigation. Maybe it's time to wipe out this commission.” Sources said, however, that commission researchers have asked no such questions They said two surveys are under way in British Columbia, one part of a nationwide study of language and cultural aspects of education and the other cov- ering the same points as far as municipal government is con cerned QUERY VOTING They tional that the surves confirmed education include a question on voting nat in Mr. Winch's terms It asks rather “how did vou vote in the last federal and provin cial election” Sources said the along with numerous others, is being put to Canadians on G. T. Cockshutt Dies At Age 71 BRANTFORD, Ont cP George T. Cockshutt, 71, formier vice-president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, died Friday in hospital Mr Cockshutt, a James Cockshutt who founded Cockshutt Farm Equipment of Canada Ltd. in 1876, was export manager and treasurer of the firm. until his retirement in 1959. na does . but question, first nephew of biale. and, see guarantee of ano- a_ voluntary ondiy, with a nymity as to replies Informants said the purpose of the political question is te “check the validity of our over- all results.” “Were interested ameang other things. in getting a fair sample as far as political atti- tudes are concerned. In this sur- vev we can check the answers to ‘he voting question against the results of the last elections and -ee if we have abtained a fair sample of the attitudes of that particular area “The actual replies on which party anvone voted for aren't of any real nterest in them- selves VOICE SUSPICION Mr. Winch said in an inter. view that he wonders whether the questions as to past and fa- ture support for Mr. Pearson mizht have been asked not by fenuine commission research. ers, tht hb uother parties posing in that role . If that is se. | think the gov- ernment should find out whe is behind this and put them into the courts for contenypt of both the royal commission and par- liament.”* \ commission spokesman said he has seen no indication any. other group is asking this or any other question acting um der the guise of a B-B research study. “=> 4 Nga ne ana we tanned eR mene Anarene