Federal Minster Explains Reason For Eariy Election Speaking at Eldon last night in support of Mr. Heath Macquarriel and Hon. J. Angus LI/lacLean,-! Minister of Fisheries, Hon How- ard Green, Minister of Public Works, was introduced by Heath‘ IVI-couai'i~ie, Progressive Conserv- ative candidate, as the chief lieuteiiant of the Prime Minister and a seasoned parliamentarian. The crowded hall heard Mr. Green speak of the fine team work carried on by the’ two Queens County candidates, both of whom were well -qualified. “Tr. Green said he felt that the main issue of the election was a majority government and the reason for holding a spring elec- tion was because of the inability to do any long range planning. He went on to say that it had al- ways been Mr. ‘Diefenbaker's> policy to uphold the little man and said that Sir John A. Mac- Donald was a man of visionvas. was John Diefenbaker. In referring to the ‘Atlantic Pro-. vinces, Mr. Green said that his party was greviously concerned» about their economic position, and on coming to power endeavoured to carry out all election promises in the short time at their dis- 0ITY AN posal. He went on to explain what had been done in welfare, stating that steps had been taken to improve the position of those 65 to 70 years of age.» V Concerning veterans affairs he spoke of the setting up of a stand- ing committee which had been requested for many years. He also spoke of the agricul- tural. bill saying that it was the fulfilment of requests. He also mentioned fisheries, labour and housing and with re- ference to the latter stated that money had been made available to the small home builder and which had employed over one hundred thousand persons. Mr. Green, speaking of exter- nal affairs, told of the very im- pressive leadership of Mr. Die- fenbaker at the Commonwealth Conference_ stating that the Commonwealth can‘ play a tremendous part in the future, of the world. _ Wi-th reference to trade he said that the U_S_A,_ appreciated the frank approach of his party, SHOULD HAVE HIGHWAY In his own department of‘ cEIITR?AL___ ’ LIBERAL HEADQUARTERS McCannell Building 140% Great George Street. Phone 8433 or»5134'. WE TREAT me sicx well. Gig-* gey’s Pharmacy, open 8:30 to 8 p.m. SPRING BONNETS at ’thel loveliest. Adella’s Millinery, 177- Grafton Street., ‘ A GROUP OF girls .and( boys coat sets, sizes 3-6. Clearing at $5 each. Holmes and Bradley. A RACK OF -dresses assorted‘ sizes. -Clearing at “half - price.”- Holmes and Bradley. ' LADIES Auxiliary of Canadian. Legion regular monthly meeting.» Thursday, March 20th at 7.30 p.m.= GIRLS SPRING Goats sizes 7- 14 years. Clearing at one “third mm. 13’ FIREMEN CALLED-—A blaze in a rubbish pile at the rear of‘ the Health Centre on Prince Street was quickly extinguished by City Firemen at‘approximate- 8:15 Tuesday e v e n i n g. Firemen were again called out atapproximately 9:30 the same night to ‘deal with a flue fire at the Turner Apartments. No dam- age resulted in either case. I POLICE COURT-— A 19-year- old ‘former Johnstoifs .River youth was fined $100 and costs in City Police Court when he ap- peared before Magistrate K. M. Martin on -a charge of impaired driving. Anothei-«youth was fined $10 -and costs_on a charge of be- ing drunk and incapable while‘ a 75-year-old Summerville man was’ ,remanded until Saturday, March 22 ongthe samecharge. , ‘I CARD PARTY —. Another card party was held. at the Clover off.” Holmes and Bradley. RUMMAGE SALE clean used clothing, Friday, March 21 at 2 I day March 24th. Skilled p.m. The White Building, 91/2 Elm. Ave. ,. ’ ASSORTMENT of denim jeans, Leggings and overalls, clearing at 1.49 each. Holmes and Brad-' ey. MEET younr Queen’s County Liberal Candidates’ at the Queens County young Liberals rally at Rolloway Club Thursday‘; ‘March 20th, at 8:30. , AS BRYAN J. GRANT, Optome- trist has been hospitalized for a few days all accounts are. psy- able to the" Americaiii ~ jo;'stiit:'éI. I Company. _' . _ " 1 I 1. “LADIES plan to attend after- noon tea in honor.-of Miss'Ellza- ' geth‘Janzen, Clover Club, Mon-' from_ 4 to 6; Everyone Welcome.- LIBERAL TV. Broadcasts “to-‘I morrow* night: J.0.C. Campbell, 7.50 p.m.; E. D’. Reid_, 8.35 pm.‘ See and hear the 3'1iberal,-candi- dates over C.F.C.Y. — T.V. ‘ HEAR: Dr. Lorne Bonnell, Minister of Health, speaking on behalf of T. J .— Kickham, Liberal. candidate for Kings County on- Thursday, March 20th at 8:45" p.m. over C.F.C,Y. LIBERAL MEETING: Afton Hall, Thursday, March 20th, 8: p.m. for the voters of the follow- ing polls: St. Catherines, Nine Mile Creek, Rocky Point. Every- body welcome. Come and bring the family. Meet your candidates; Refreshments served. ‘MEET your Queens County Liberal Candidates at the Queens County young Liberals rally at Rollaway Club Thursday, March 20th at 8:30. ' ATTENTION! Hear and meet Mr. Heath Mcquarrie, at a pre-election rally of Queen; County young Progressive Con- servatives at the Community Cen- tre, Charlottetown, Saturday March 22 at 8:15 p. in. Also a forum by young Progressive» Con. servative Members which will be of vital interest to all young’ people. buffet lunch followed by -- dancing. Free admission. Ve/re Beck & Son. ltd. ‘ , MONTAGUE I I and CHARLOTTETOWN Memorial Craftsmen’ since 1870 ' N. MacLIlAN FUNERAL I DIRECTOR 15 King Square Charlottetown DIAL 5549 Archie Diamond; Martin; consolation, Frank‘ Doyle Door prize, L. J. Duffy. Freeze- ‘out, Albert MacKenna and Stan McCabe. Frank Doyle. . ‘ADADIIS ,--'3 At the I Psi -C ’ HALLIWELL _ At tended. The prize winners were Ladies’ 1st.', Mrs. vJosje'y Arsen- ault; 2nd., Sylvia Coffin;' con- solation, Mrs. Larter. Men's 1st. 2nd, Bruno Special prize, Mrs. BIRTHS I Mrs. Lawrence MacLaren, City‘ on March 17, 1958 a son Avalah Irwin Lane, weight 4 1bs,,1 oz. Hospital. onlvlarch. I " " ’ ":1 . I Mr. ,andiMrs. 0rvi_,, Adams : se,a.View. a son so 1ba.‘_I5»ozs. George Roger. - HUGHES -7- At the Charlotte- town‘ Hospital Saturday, March ‘ 15,1958, to Mr. and Mrs. James J. Hughes, (nee Elinor Paquet). I a‘ son 9 lbs. 2 oz. '~ HAPMAN At, the Kings County Memorial Hospital on March 10th 1958 to Mr. and Mrs_ Robie P. Chap- man. a daughter Roberta. Jean_ weight 8 lbsl 1 oz. ’RAMdAY — At St. Mary’s Hos- pital Montreal, Que, February» 18, 1958, to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Ramsay, (nee Noreen Whelan) A son, Jeffrey Wilson, weight 5 lbs. 10 ozs. McCORMACK _ At the Chat- lottetown Hosptial on March 18, 1956, to Mr. and Mrs. D. J. . Mccormack (nee Patricia M0yI1ag=h>,_ a son, Michael Shawn. Weight 8 lbs., 11 ozs. KAULBACH _ Born to Mr. and _Mrs. John Kaulbach (nee: Evelyn Underhay), 89 Jubilee Road, Halifax, N. S., a daugh- ter Catherine Janet on March 18th at the Grace Maternity Hospital'_ Weight 8 pounds 6» ounces, ' DEATHS, . MACDONALD -,- At Beach Grove March 19, John —A. MacDonald of Rose Valley, age 86. Fun- eral Friday from Rose Valley United Church, service start-. ing at 2 p. m. Interment Spring- ton cemetery. Remains rest- ing at Dawson Funeral Home, Crapaud. I . LEIGHTIZER L. At the home of ’ his daughter, Mrs. Gerard Mul- lally, 90, Cumberland St., Tues- day, March 18, 1958, John F. Leiglitizer, in his 78th year. His remains were forwarded yes- .terday afternoon from The Charlottetown Funeral Home to his late residence from wh_ere the funeral will be held ‘Friday morning leaving the house at 8.40 for Requiem High Mass at St. Dunstan’s Basilica at 9 o’clock. Interment in the Catholic Cemetery. HAGAN -- At the. Charlottetown Hospital on Wednesday, March 19th., 1953, Mark P. Hagan, of 80, Spring Park Road, in his 53rd year. His remains will be transferred this afternoon from the Charlottetown Fun- eral Home to his late resid- ence. Funeral arrangements will be. announced later. the Prince County Hospital, March 19, 1958, Mrs. William J. Halliwell of Stanchel in her 79th year. Re- mains will be forwarded from the Davison’s Funeral Home to her late residence this even- ing where funeral service will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment in Springton cemet- ery. Please omit flowers. Club last night and was well_at- . Public Works, Mr. Green said that P.E.I. should not only have a Trans Canada Highway from boat to boat for tourists but also. have a highway from end to end‘ for use of the ‘people of the province. In answer to Premier Mathe-._» s-on’s critical" remarks concern- ing the proposed causeway, he stated that three engineering firms had been chosen to con- duct a full scale survey and if found feasible it would be built by a Conservative ‘-Government. In closing Mr. Green said: “I strongly recommend the re-elec- tion ‘of MacLean' and Macquar— rie because of their desire to serve the people of their com- munity, province and their coun- try. Mr. Lloyd Martin «acted as chairman. Other speakers were Mr. Wellington MacNeill, ,Mr.; Alex MacPherson and Mr. George Rogers. An enjoyable program was supplied by Mr. Roy MacGiliv- ray, Mr. George Irving, Mr. Chester Martin, "Mr. William Moi-risey and Mr. E. Martin. The program was followed by a de- licious lunch. Pair Arrested Following Break Two. young men were arrest- ed by City ‘Police early today following a break at Tommy Dav- ies Red Indian Service Station. They were picked up a short dist- ‘ance fromvthe scene of the break -shortly. after 1 a.m.—-and will appear in‘City Police Court this morning. , Police said a “small sum of money” and some cigarets were ‘taken. The break was reported by a’ ‘taxi driver, who noticed a broken ‘window. Police investigated. I ENGAGEMHENTS“ MR. AND MRS. JAMES E. MACKAY, Clinton, wish to‘ai1- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Jean to» Paul Frederick, son ‘of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Steele, Char-‘ lottetown. Marriage to take‘ place in near future. PERSONALS” Mr. J’. Frank Hobbs, Kent St.,- .‘ Island Hospital. Ma c'.L‘ARE N — To Mr. I and I is a patient in the Prince Ed- ward Island Hospital. “The friends of Mrs. Florence Cantelo, Belle .River, are pleased, to see her home’ again after an ‘ operation, in the Prince Edward it was one of he greatest acts "To function satisfactorily an administration needs the support of the citizens in addition to a good executive,” Mayor Ed- win C. Johnstone stated last night. The Mayor was speaking to a gen- eral meeting of the Board of Trade held at the Charlottetown Hotel at which he. and members of ‘the new Council were special guests. “We don’t consider that we have all the answers and are quite prepared to look to this Board or any‘ other organization for assistance,” the Mayor said. The Mayor was introduced by the president of the local Board, Earl Taylor, who also introduced Walt Wheeler, president of the Junior Board, and Mr. Wendell Mutch, president of the P. E. I. Innkeepers Association. ‘-EXPRESSES APPRECIATION I The Board president expressed the appfeclation of the organiz- ation to Dr. Frank MacKinnon, president of APEC, and Mr.. Henry Mcwilliams, vice-presi- dent of the Junior Board. Dr. MacKinnon did a “terrific job” , for ‘the. Maritimes during his recent visit. to Toronto and Montreal, the Board of Trade president said, while Mr. McWil- liams he said had made a great success of the “Get Out The Vote” campaign conducted in connection with» the recent civic election. As a special feature of the Board’s “Civic Affairs Night”, civic committee chairmen pre- sent outlined the various pro- jects that their committees ex- Mayor Johnsione Speaks AT Board of Trade Meeting pect to carry out within the next year. Councillors introduced by the Mayor included: F.G. 0?Neill chairman of the Streets Commit- tee; Harry E. Hyndman, chair- man of the Market Committee; A. Walthen Gaudet, Deputy- Mayor, and chairman of the Fin- ance and Public Relations Com- mittees; A. J. Haslam, chairman of the Light Committee; and Earle C. Baker, chairman of the Fire Committee. Councillors Fos- ter, Gormley and Boyles were unavoidably absent. The Mayor also introduced to the meeting City Clerk, James A. Fullerton, and City Assessor, E. F. Seller. City Fire Chief, H. H. Jewell, was introduced by Councillor Baker. » ‘ While expressing congratula- .tions to the successful; candidates in the recent civic election, Board member, Lt.-Col. Frank J. Storey also paid tribute to all who nominated. The “high char- acter” of the civic election was shown by the fact that in addit- ion to a majoralty contest, there ~~ was also a contest in each ward, he said. » ‘ “This would not have been pos- sible except for the generous act- iloenl of all who offered,” he ad- SBACE FLIGHT PROBLEM- MOSCOW (Reuters) —— Atomic energy will solve the problem of returns flights to the moon and-— the planets, a Soviet scientist energy would make such flights any points. Explainfs Why ‘Tuesday night a very largely attended Conservative meeting was held in Mt. Stewart hall. First on the agenda was a_ musical program which consis- ted of a vocal solo by Mildred Rogerson, piano solo by George Burke, step dance by Mrs. Helen MacKinnon and numbers by Burke's orchestra. ~ Following this the meeting got underway. Platform guests in- cluded Mr. Tom Bell, Mr. Heath Macquarrie, Mr.» J. A. ‘Macdon- ald, Senator J. J. MacDonald, Dr. J. A‘. MacMil1an, Andrew MacRae, Russell Driscoll, Dan by George Rogers. . Mr. John A. Macdonald touch- ed on someaspects of the Farm Stabilization Act. He stated that of l_egislation o the last. session of Parliament and add-edtliat it was unanimously approved by the two main farm organizations of Canada. He."ac.cused the Lib- er'a1_ ”candidates- of duplicity in using this bill as an election IncIuoIeoI In Prices Bill Birt. The meeting waschaired J Potatoes Not voted 100 per R (Continued on Page 21) 1 ‘Plumbing. Heating WATER WHERE I YOU WANT IT I LTD. * SIGN PAINTING , . Plastic ‘signs ; Trucks Letter-ed -— Lettering BENOIT SIGNS 155 Prince St. Dial 3817‘ ‘ Reasonable Prices ' I Here's Printingfoiier .oI Inteirest 1 \ ‘ ~ ENVELOP I24-Ib. Envelopes (2 165 Prince 51'. famous Barber-EIIis PATRIOT . GIIIIRDIAN I ENTRAL "P. E. |.'s‘ Most Progressive Printing Firm" (Minimum quantify 5.Il00I — I I '4. Two . DAY sriivicn. LIMITED TIME ONLY! If you‘cIo not require envelopes at This Time we will gladly prinirnow and hold Ibr future ..cIeIII‘/ery and billing. .95 PER Tuousinnyg I / PRINTERY Phone 8506 Canadian N a t i o 11 al said. Dr. N. Varvarovv said ‘atomic possible without'the necessity of . V ref-uelling stations’ at intermedi- { issue, A bill they incidentally‘ cent for in the I. 2. Coal Board 1% Discuss Problems HALIFAX (CP)—Mines Minis- ter Manson of Nova Scotia an- nounced Wednesday night that a meeting of the Maritime Coal Bureau is “tentatively” sched- uled here April 2 at 10 a.m. to discuss problems of the industry. Officilas of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia coal producers and governments and United Mine Workers District 26 (Ind). who Talks will centre‘ about coal markets, selling and subsidies. P.M. In -Meet The People MarcITI1on TORONTO (CP)-Prime Minis- ter Diefenbaker,- finger-sore fro: ‘I 1,050 afternoon handclasps, Wed- nesday night entered the second ‘stage of a marathon “meet-the- people” rally staged by support- ers in 12 Toronto area ridings. the afternoon rally in the new Queen Elizabeth building in the Exhibi- tion park and heard the Progres- sive Conservative leader appeal for “the highest percentage of voters in Canadian history” on election day March 31. Mr. Diefeiibaker spoke for five initiated the meeting, will attend.’ _ the Caribbean. Close to 2,300 persons thronged, minutes during a rest break in the hand-shaking 59551011. 0119 0f the most strenuous of his cross- Canada campaign. His right hand gave out after 900 brief hand- clasps and he apologetically switched to his left. _ _ Inithe receiving line Wlfh him were five Toronto area‘Conserva- five «members of the last Parlia- ment — Fred Stin son, York Centre; C. Cathers, York North, wiiiiain Beech. York South, John Hamilton, York West and Margaret Aiken, York Hum-. ber. — Although he paused several times to pose qbllglngly With young boys _.pr _g1I‘1S the P1'1‘1_T1° minister maintained his earlier pledge to avoid kissing ba<bies., MEXICAN siionns Mexico has ,a coastline of 4,430 miles on t-he Pacific and 1.170 miles on the Gulf of Mexico and Cases Heard “By Magistrate Two local men were fined. $25 and costs in County Court yester- day morning when they appeared before Magistarte Gilbert. _E. Gaudet on .charges of receiving funds from the Unemployment Insurance Committee. ‘ One of the accused made ap- plication on three separate oc- casions while temporarily em- ployed while the othertmade out four applications for funds while‘ an inmate at the County jail. WEATHER over 11 the southern Maritimes " early today, with a band of snow slowly spreading. northward. Two” fined $20 and costs when he pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal possession of liquor. Driving a vehicle while his license to do so was suspended cost an East Royalty man $50 and costs or 30 days. The prosecution completed its illegally selling intoxicating liquor. Thecase was adjourned from ATKINSONS.‘ * v_whicI1eve~r_wcIy you vice. , zEsT .... 16 oz. ,Buy your weehke-nd‘ order This week A Fairview, N. S., man was until March 26. office says cloud will overspread F case against a local resident for I _ 8 sets. at 5.251 ’ Thur. M who TORONTO (CP) — Tempera- arch 20 tures issued by the weather of- R . ’1:9S3 fice: . I go f0lll1‘l inches “ Min. Max. enera‘ Yexilect "' 93! Night Day the Southern fail” I Dawson ........... .. 20b ._ WW win iIkeiy..:;I1;,,}“‘°I- 11, Vancouver 42 45 °"°I‘ s°uthern~N¢;,,i,,, ‘3? I913,“ Victoria . . . . . . . . . . 43 50 Forecasts: ~ Edmonton 9 26 Northern Nov I *3. Calgary .......... 3b 20 Edward 1“ aha Scotia, pr Regina .......... 3b 21 counties: ‘II eastaei-,,',"“! 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