-:u‘.s"t‘d “I 3.5,: .qy Buyer meets 53 Ads. Dial 8506 I NY Stocks Surge lo New High NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market surged to another record high Monday, adding an esti— mated $2,000,000,000 to the value of all stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Gains of a few cents to $2 or more were scattered throughout the list as the year-end rally which started on Christmas Eve picked up steam. Trading again wasst a rapid pace with 3,790,000 shares changing hands compared ,p with 3,050,000 in the last trading ggssion last Wednesday. t:;The Associated Press average 2 60 stocks, on which the dollar some estimate is based, rose _ .70 to $212.30, an all-time record atop llheprevhous one set Wellness day. lndwtrials rose $2.70 to a while rails advanced 3) WI and utilities $1.10, both lam highs. Dow Jones average of 30 . manuals climbed 4.58 to 577.31, .hpping the previous high of 573.17 established Dec. 19. 131410 chirps set a fast pace as - deal, rubber, electronic, nonfer- m metal, electrical equipment and tobacco snares rolled ahead. A"- . .. III I-Mll.‘ ’1' 'The year just past has once _. 3 proven to be a very ac- , 1V0 one for the provincial de- Pm‘tmeut of health, Dr. M. lame Bonnell, minister of hSalt-h. said yesterday in a flair-6nd statement. The acti- 2 “lies of the department were 15 line with those of the pre- !10us year, he said, however, {.me changes were made and 5, 6w trends noted. i: One of the chief items on the 5el‘et'l around the proposed ,_ vital insurance plan to be introduced in the province. In '5 regard. Dr. 0. H. Curtis. PHI—y minister of health as executiVe director 9‘ file interim hospital insur- services commission and $150 administers the federal Dr. Burton promoted fmm t1! officer to assistant de— M minister and as such. is lam responsible for the de- " 0‘1 administration of the flGillalt‘tmeut. Dr. Howabt is also 'ng-director of the divismn /‘1 X I I I. I, "‘By THE CANADIAN PRESS The 4‘é-day Christmas holiday in Canada resuhted in 57 accidven- . ‘ deaths. There were 40 traffic ‘ "talities—the exact number Pre- Fted by the Canadian Highway 5‘ny Conference. ,A Canadian Pl‘CsS survey. COV- " the period between noon " ' Wednesday and midnight “ “day showed 22 deaths in On- 131'“), half of them in traffic ac- ,. ‘ , far greater than any “he? province. (.1 Three persons diter by drown— ;lhs: five died in {ms and nlne Unclassified causes _ t' This Was the toll for provmces . 'pfihe!‘ than Ontario. All were traf— .‘ c deaths except for .\'c\\lt>LUhl‘ Amid: British ('oium'gm fl Alberta 2’ Saskatcheum I ‘ “abec 10. New Brunswick 2, ' vova Scotia 3. Newfoundland 1. PM!“ Mustard island was the a. o =3 .. In Her with a k taker, for quick resxfltsfo VOL. LXXIW Alllunm .' Sen and Clan MI" I, a. Department. , Po“ 0m“ fiends of the department cen- : .dcaths counts ' similar bluntl‘v‘Ja 7. I anal} pity v'rg-‘l! ‘ TELEPHONE 3506 Guardian Want r claisSified an eotor _of the Canadian Assocraltion, arrived in the pro- vmce yesterday to visit his pro- ther Dr. George Fisher, who is director of veterinary services P.E.I. department of agriculture: Mr. Fisher entertained some of JOHN FISHER. executive dir- his @hr (badminton Ottawa Island friends at an informal Tourist gathering at the Charlottetown Hotel last evening. Left to right are, Al. Nicholson, director of the P.E.I. Travel Bureau; Mr. Fisher, Hon. B. E a 1-] e Mac- Donald, provincial secretary and treasurer; and George Fisher. Need Is Seen For Better Facilities, More Diversions “Prince Edward Island has not even reached the threshould of tourist development”, J o h n Fisher, executive director of the Canadian Association, said last evening. .Mr. Fisher arrived in the pro- vmce yesterday to visth his bro- ther Dr. George C. Fislher, dir- ector of veterinary services, P. E.I. department of agriculture, and to renew old acquaintances. Mr. Fisher spent yesterday afternoon visiting Mayor John- stone, Lieutenant Governor-Hymn!- man, Premier Maltlheson, Hon. B. Earle MacDonald, provincial sec- retary and treasurer, A1 Nichol- son, direotor of P.E.I. Travel Bureau, A. Walsthen Gaudet, and Mr. Justice A. E. Arsenault. He was also the guest of the Charlottetown Rotary Club at its weekly dinner meeting, and was taken on a tour of the Stratifi- gartney Park. RED CLAY One of Mr. Fisher's main rea- sons for coming to the Island was “I wanted to put my foot on some red clay—abut I couldn’t find any.” He went on to'say that the Is- land couldn’t miss if it would pro- vide the facilities and diversions, HON. M. L. BONNELL Commenting further on work being done in the setting . 4,. sanitary engineering. . "EIP.E.I. Was Only Provmce I Fatality-Free Over Hqucon e to go fatalityafree. only provinc . ver a shorter Christ- Last year 0 ' _ mas holiday, 53 persons died V'l- Olenltly, 33, of them in traffic ac- cidents. IN THE U. S. I > CHICAGO tAf’l—-’l'1'aflic acm- s the United States 594 persons during Christmas holiday dents acres killed at least the flour—day ' ‘ Ill', - nfigure compared With 341 (1 during a recent hour non . holiday " when fewer cars were on Ijlfelzlof‘load. The National Safetzyt; Council had estu. ated that 6h lives would be lost during te Ion: Christmas “cckcnd. “3 [,1 addition m Il‘aIIlt‘ (loath: I died lll Inca, anu 91in accidents t Ill 5 an ' over—all US. 102 )E‘! 2011.; miscellaneous cm-istmaS for total of 734. which the modem tourist de- mands. “You must give the tourist something to do and above all you must give his children an op- portunity to expand their ener- gies.” Mr. Fisher noted that if a causeway was built at Rustico Bay and with the proper facilities such as water skiing, surf boa‘- ing, etc, the Is‘and would have a “wonderful” tourist trade. “One weakness of the North Shore,” he said,” that you can‘t drive motor crafts there as you can in bays. “You have to give the people something to do in addition to running in sand and water, you must give them water sports in delightful bays. REMOVE ROYAL CAST KING’S LYNN. England (Reut- ers)—The plaster cast on the Prince of Wales’ ankle, which he injured at school recently, was removed at a hospital here Mon- day. Prince C ha r1 es motored here for an x-ray from Sandringo ham, where he has been spend- ing the Christmas holiday with the Royal Family. i'iiiHeaI’rh Minister Notes '58 {Saw Changes, New Trends up of a hospitalization plan, the minister pointed out that a hospital survey had been completed by a Toronto firm this yea-r, which studied the provision of hospital services in the province and made re~ ‘ oommendations for meeting pre- sent and future needs. The re- port is now being studied by the government. CONFERENCES HELD The meeting of the interpro- vincial health planning com— mittee of the Atlantic Provin— ces was also held in Charlotte- : town this year during which matters relating to public health and hospital insurance in the Atlantic Provinces were stud- ied by health officials from Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. The New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island Branch of the Canadian Public Health Asso- ciation also held its conference in Charlottetown, which prov- ed to be quite successful and informative. Turning to the within the department activities itself, Dr. Bonnell pointed out that Dr. John Graig, formerly of Glasgow, Scotland, was ' ap- pointed director of the division of laboratories. The laborator- ies in the Health Center were also enlarged greatly so as to supply more adequate service (Continued on page 3 Col. 5) ______________.’_.__ Blood Bank ls Depleted HALIFAX (CPI A Red Cross official said Monday that the blood bank for 50 hOSpitals in Nova Scotia and Prince Ed- ward Island is “dangerously low." Robert Whyle, director of the society’s transfusion bank here, said only two days‘ supply of blood remains. An emergency clinic here Monday produced only 100 hotllcs of blood. An— other clinic was. schedulc‘d to- day to get 500 more bottles nceded to replenish the bank’s supply. “Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew” Water Plant Contract Let WASHINGTON (AP) — Carrier Corporation of Syracuse, N.Y., Monday was awarded a $150,000 contract to build a pilot plant for converting salt water to fresh by a direct-freeze process. Fred. G. Aandahl, assistant United States secretary of the in- terior, said the process developed by Carrier under the govern~ ment’s saline water conversion program is the first freezing method to reach the stage where pilot plant testing is warranted. Laboratory work had shown its technical feasibility and econo- mic promise. Successful performance of the planned pilot plant would permit consideration of the process for a full - size demonstration plant with a capacity of up to 1,000,000 gallons of water a day. The pilot plant is expected to be in operation by next summer. CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1958 12 living. day. cash. Monday, made it Frenchmen will have to pay! more for cigarets, wine, some foodstuffs, electricity. gas, coal, rail travel, postal and telephone services under the new budget, which comes into force on Thurs- Monday. however, there was little panic buying, although a few tobacco stores reported sales slightly above average. With Christmas just over, most Frenchmen hadn’t any surplus Pinay, at a press conference clear that Frenchmen must dig deeply to meet a whole series of higher taxes and higher prices. REVOLTING WORD He explained that his 1959 budget of 6,189,000,000,000 francs (about $378,000,000) expenditure and 5,6o2,ooo,ooo,ow francs in- come left a 587,000,000.l)00-‘franc (about $1,174,000.000) “The last time I shall use this revolting word." As Pinay was speaking, the American dollar was quoted in unofficial dealings on the Paris Bourse at a figure below the of- ficial rate for the first time in history. One dollar was bringing deficit — Provi-ncial PC leader W. R. Shaw last night accused High- ways Minister MacKay of try- ing to deceive the public in an- nouncements relative to the stepped—up program of road con- struction in the Province. i' to the PC electors of the 5th District of Queens at their annual meeting held in the Community Centre, Mr. Shaw said that the Hon. J. George MlacKay was not “sticking to the exact truth” in his attempt to make voters believe that the cost of the proposed highway ex- tension program was being borne solely by the provincial treasury. Though willing to admit that provincial revenues had increas- ed to some extent through the imposition of additional taxes on gasoline and the continued growth of a “lucrative liquor trade”, Mr. Shaw asserted that the Liberal government would not have embarked on a pro- gram of increased public ser- vices had it not been for the additional funds granted to the Province by the Diefenbaker government since its return to power last March. The $17,000,000 additional fed- eral assistance provided by the special grant to the Atlantic Pro— vinces and the “roads-to-resour— ces" program, was being used to GLASGOW (AP)—A Yank with a yen for a wee piece of Scotland has bought up tiny Holy Island in the Firth of Clyde—and started an unholy row by proposing to change its name to St. Molaise. Stewart Huston, who lives in Coatesville, P-a., but is of Stewart ancestry, snapped up the craggy dot of less than four square miles for “a nominal price," his Edin- burgh solicitor said Sunday night. The lawyer said Huston intends changing the island’s name to St. Molaise after the Celtic monk the sixth century. HISTORICALLY PROPER Amateur archaeologist Huston believes St. Molaise “is histori- cally the proper designation for a place which became known as Holy isle only in comparatively rcccnr ciz-nlLu‘lcs,“ solicllor D 5. Wuka i‘cpo'lcd But the people on nearby Arran Isle—Holy Isle is inhabited only by a couple of lighthouse keepers declared. from Ireland who colonized it in, bears in land." W. R. SHAW foster this expansion, Mr. Shaw 10 CONTRACTS LET He said that though Mr. Mac- Kay made much of the fact that the “roads-w-rcsources" ment was not yet signed, never- theless contracts for 10 projects coming under this program had already been let and some were (Continued on page 2 Col. 3) local Ant-an He said the new owner expects to take frequent vacations in the one habitable house on the island which Arran‘ {armerfhlé‘isle figgglonahy [or wm-Ior improvements to the island ermg ' s . and Road Policy Misleads, PC leader Declares agree- —will keep on calling it by its present name. Sna-pped councilman James Bone: “It's a retrograde step. I resent the notion that any American can wipe out with a wave of his hand one of the most famous spots on the Clyde." Walker said it is for a land owner to decide what to call his own real estate, and he added the government mapping author- ity had indicated it would be de- lighted to rester local maps in accordance with Huston's \sishes FAMILY FROM ARRAN Walker added Huston had forc- “always wanted to own a wee bit of Scot- American 492 of the new devalued francs, 493.7. Under the new budget there a drastic subsidy cuts on food and for nationalized industries. plus economies on pensions and social insurance. PAY OWN WAY 1 "Frenchmen will have to pay 3, the full cost of what they buy," Pmay said. “A man who does not @Concern LONDON (AP) —— Concern mounted Monday night for the safety of the British balloon Small World, missing in an at- tempt to span the Atlantic. The London Daily Mail, sponsor of the aerial expedition, refuses to give up hope but has had an appeal broadcast to ships along the trade routes to keep an eye out for the floating plastic gas- bag. “It is anybody’s guess what has happened," said a Daily Mail spokesman who has been at- tempting to chart the flight. “With no definite news it is quite impossible to speculate.” The tiny balloon. carrying a crew of four. including one woman, took off from the Canary Islands 17 days ago in hopes of completing the 3,000-mlle cross- ing within three Weeks. in The West Indies was the desti- nation. The Small World—if still aloft— has set a floating record for a free balloon, that is for one with- out an auxiliary engine. The long- est any other stayed up was 87 hours. a record set by a German in 1913. LAST CLEAR MESSAGE Eleven days ago a clear radio message was heard reporting all going well aboard. Over the Christmas holiday garbled mes- sages were reported picked up in The West Indies indicating that the balloon was still hovering over the Atlantic. Venezuelan officials said a message late last week reporting the balloon down in the Venezue- lan jungles was a hoax. The Small World is equipped with pedal operated propeller: designed to stop rise-and-fall mo- tion. Even if-forced down, the crew would have a good chance Packing Plant Suffers Do mags NEW GLASGOW (CF) - Fire caused an estimated 850,000 dam- age early Monday to the Eastern Meat Packers’ plant here. A company official said insur- ance would cover only part of the loss. Ken Ross. a former Amherst resident. jumped from his apart- ment in the building to the ground. He suffered a minor foot injury. Cause of the blaze has not been determined. Yank Buys Scottish Isle And Touches Off Ho’r Row executive, said he didn't want to create “an international inci- dent“ when he announced plans to change the island's name. The 60-year-old vice-president and secretary of the Luke-m Steel Company said he paid less than $15,000 for the four square miles—“that's about the price of a small American bungalow." He said he purchased the island for “sentimental” reasons —- his family once lived in the area. "I don't wan-t the Scots'm think I‘m barging in and rearraiging their geography. And I‘d cer- tainly agree to call it Holy ls— land to avoid an international in- cidcnt. but I think the name should be $1. Molaise." Huston said he had talked with his agent in Scotland this morn- ing and authorized him to make a statement assuring that there “III be no changes, developments (“uncut approval of the islands in Coatesville. Huston. a atccllcovcrninn body. eat chocolate will not have to pay for someone who does." Old age pensions are increased, but pensions for ex-soldiers who fought in the two world wars are abolished except for the aged, in- tvalids and those in need. Premier de Gaulle's Sunday night call for “pride, courage a hope" in meeting the sacrifices to put France's financial house in order was generally received winh approval. Mounts For Balloonis’rs to survive, for the balloon is equipped with an underslung 15- by-ll4foot plastic gondola which can be used as a boat. Arnold Eiloart, leader of the expedition, and the three others riding with him are all experi- enced yachtsmen. They were well equipped with food and water on taking off. With .a round your in In tourist mdustry behind. Prince Edward Island on the eve of 1950 paring for the greatest influx of visitors to the himory of the pro vmce. Hon. B. Earle MacDonald, pro- vincial secretary, under who” Bureau is adrmn‘. isuered. said yes- terday that inquiries to the local bureau during the past you would indicate a bumper trade for the Island's third most im. portant industry, Charlottetown's two motels will be enlarged. One of these has added 25 new units and the other plans a 20—th addition. A new motel unit with sample room display rooms in die basemem is now under construction. it will be a 20-unlt conamction. Additions are also being made to an oxide ing motel in Summer-side" . ALL FIGURES UP Figures in all departments dun- ing 1958 exceeded those of 1957. During the months of July and August there were 7,417 more cars transported at Borden and corresponding increases are not- ed at Wood Islands where the ad- dition of the new fen-y, Lord Sel- kirk brought the total to an all- time high. A check on the number of visit- ors to the Island during the same months, glows that 17,322 more people visited here. Visitors to the National Park indicates an increase of some 13,260. There were 4.000 more campers than during the previous year. Aside from its natural beauty ’ONE DRINK' EDICT BEGINS MOSC OW (API — Nikita Khrushchev‘s edict of one drink to a customer appears to be having a sobering effect on Moscow's tipplers. Russian win. ter is helping out, too. The Soviet prerm'er's order to restaurants to serve customers only one drink—and a small one at that—went into effect Saturday. The expenmen' t ap. peared to foreshadow a com- plete overhaul of the liquor lavvs in line with Khrushchev: lectures on the evils of drink. Thirsty Russians received a relatively tiny serving of 100 grams—about a shot gIASs full. Waiters insisted there were no repeat servings. Khrushchev had seen the Zoophole in his ruling — deter- mined drinkers could grab a shot at one restaurant and hop ’ on to the next for another. But he noted that "the fresh air . should sober them up on the ' way." I It was hard to determine just i how many restaurant-hoppers there were, but the extreme cold probably did just what Khrushchev predicted. On the first day of the new ruling Mos. cow shivered in temperatures ranging down to 30 degrees be- low xri'o. IooksForBumpfierYear In lourist Industry is already in the process of pre- department the Island Tourht I back WEATHER Overcast with fog patches; occasional snow this evening; mild. Low-high at Charlottetown 23 and 30. PAGES “my” FIVE CENTS Cuban Rebels, Gov’t. Forces Are Locked In Maior Clash HAVANA (API—The bitter and bloody Cuban revolution hit a critical peak Monday night. Reb- els battled government troops in streets and houses of Santa Clara in a bid to out of! Havana from the rich southeast sugar provin- ces. Heavy fighting raged in the City of 150.0(1), which lies 18 miles east of Havana and is the capital of has Villas, the rich central farming province. ‘ The struggle of Fidel Castro's outnumbered rebels against the wellequilpped troops of President l-‘ulgencio Batista erupted into house‘to-house It was the first major challenge to Batista's army in an open battle. The :0va has al- ways claimed it could defeat Cas- I/ro's soldier in a head-on en- counter. CONFUSED REPORTS There was confusion over whet- her rebels or government sold. iers were getting the upper hand. Government mes claimed the army was dislodging insurgents from key positions. Squadrons of warplanes. bomb- ing and machinegunning, backed up artillery, tanks, armored can and infantrymen in a coon“ took union the rebels. HON. BE. MacDONALD and (he homlmliy of the people. not the least of Prince Edward Island's attractions is the fact that it is almod free from nag weed which causes hay fever. More and more people each year are finding this province to be a haven to wlich they can come and escape from the effects of this most digressing ailment. Looking back over the years during which he has key adminis— trator in the tourist industry, Mr. MacDondd expressed his thanks to the department of sanitary engineering who. he said, had co- operated fully in seeing mat a high standard of accomodation was beln maintained. Mr. MacDonald doc expressed his appreciation to the staff of the local bureau who, notwith- standing the disastrous fire at the Market Building. carried on ‘m tunporary quarters and did a satisfactory job. Three rebel columns pushed into Santa Clara after an encircl- ing manoeuvre and attempted to link up there and capture the city. Warplanes heavily bombed in- surgents who, driven off the streets, took refuge in a soft drink bottling plant. MORE AIR ATTACKS Planes also attacked the town of Fomento, south of Santa Clara. and reported in rebel hands. The rebels claimed—and government sources denied -— they controlled two or three otba towns in the heart of La: Villas province. Reb- els also said army planes bombed the town of Cruces, just west of Santa Clara. heavily daunting homes and property. The rebels announced they had encircled the army post and Jail at Trinidad, on southern coast of Lao Villas, but admith they were under heavy attack by gov- ernment troops. All highway, railway, telephone and telegraph communications with Santa Clara have been cut for nearly a week. Batista appeared determin' ed to destroy or cwture the rebels In Las Villas at almost any cost. In- formed some: said Baum him- sell planned to go into the war zone to enema-ago his troops to m holder. The figlming in Lu Villas not thousands of civilians fleeing the comet none into the ootmtzryside. and into new ' 2 We: province and Havana. - MAIN REBEL OUTPOS'I' The mn' rdwel tomes. am in easternmost Onanto' provinc' e. claimed the occupation of 10 town within the last four weeks and-fl three dd“ m metre- led. '11. and. reported Orienu'o capital of Santiago de Cuba now was directly Wood with at- Despite the serious turn of the 25mph! Mellion. govern- ment officials in Hymn; re- mained comment the rebels could be dudesth in any big slmvdown fiat. Cuba's economic future and mil/y appear to hang on the outcome of the struggle. Seek To Save l2-Ounce Girl CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors sought Monday to save the life of 3 12-ounce baby girl. She matches in size the ma!- lest infant on record who sur- vived—Miss Jacqueline Benson of Suburban Palatine—born 22 years ago In Chicago. The child is only 10“ inches long and could be held easily in the palm of an adult hand. He.- head ls about the size of a tennis ball. The unnamed baby was born Sunday, 3% months prematurely, to Mrs. Mabel Hanses. 23, of Chicago, and her husband. Phil- Ip. The child is getting oxygen and being kept in a constant incuba- tor temperature of 88 degrees. Feeding has not yet been pos- sible, hospital authorities aid. at. though an attempt at. vein or tube feeding may be made tonight. The parents have two or” children, L a w r e n c e, 4. and Brenda. 8. Both were of normal size at birth. Papers On Newsstands Iikelurnin NEW YORK (API—The glisten- ing ink of 5,500,000 daily news- papers lit up New York's long- darkened newsstands Monday. “It's like turning on a light," said an unidentified New Yorker as he bought his morning news- paper for the first time since Dec. 9. The end of the longest, costli- est newspaper strike in history snapped on the switch. The de- liverymen‘s lHay walkout cost the city's Christmas-time econ- omy in the neighborhood of Some 20,000 employees of the city's nine major dailies now are at work at desk and machine, rolling papers onto the streets. More than 15,000 of them On light The Publishers Association of New York originally offered the 4,500 - member independent de- liverymen's union a $7 weekly wage increase spread over two years. Pre - strike deliverers’ wages averaged $103.82 weekly. Twice the union membership refused to listen to the proposal. A preliminary strike the night of Dec. 9 quickly swept news stands bare of papers. By Dec. 11 all nine newspapers were closed tight. Last Friday, with the aid of federal mediators, the two sides agreed to a revised version of the $7 package. Al 10 pm. Sunday the union announced the peace formula had been accepted by the member- were laid off during the strike, and suffered a Dayless holiday. ship in a A-lo-l vote. The strike was over. Pitched Battle Reported" In Santa Clara's Streets French Austerity Budget Finds Many Pockets Empty By HAROLD KING FARE dinners) _ Most compared with the official pate Frenchmen were caught with! of their pockets empty Monday as Finance Minister Pinay an- nounced a new “austerity” bud- get that will increase the cost of b-llhbwfill K.‘ IQQOO '- =74?-