18 The Guardian. Charlottetown. Thurs. Jan. 16. 1964. President Antonio Segnl of hassy in Italy. presents a portrait of himself in President Johnson Wednesday at the Italian Em- Spirit Of Self Help Prevails n Hurricane Wrecked Tobago The Caribbean island of Tobago was one of the hard- est 't by hurricane Flora in September. In this story a Canadian Press reporter tells of Tobago‘: recovery i program. I coconut plantations. By RUSSELL ELMAN i ‘ SCARBOROUGH. Tobago, (CP'—Two young men carrying saws trudged through the driz- “Flora may turn blessing in disguls The hurricane homeless, r i p 13 Washington. .lohnson also received a por- trait. one of Italy's First Lady who is almost hidden by her devastation estimated making thousands in g roofs and , walls of-f hotels and flattening counts to mature. In the mean-; FROM ONE PRESIDET TO ANOTHER Mrs. out to be I.- e. left in trail of bor on the isla - holders ‘suffered. at she the The makes occasion was a luncheon given in honor of the Johnsons. husband as presentation. Worst hit are the large es- tates-principal employers of la- nd —— but small-, too. t A m or problem is that 1 . ltakes five to 10 years for co-‘ time islanders will be in desper- [ days aid in the form late need of cash income. There; tof food and clothing began pour- rare proposals for more ground ! ing in from abroad, inctudinglcrops such as cassava or ba- Canada. Trinidad’s Prime Min- gnanas which grow rapidly and- zle up a steep. muddy mountain- , ister Eric Williams organized a jcould offer a quick return. " side path to help put a new roof on a house severely dam- aged by hurricane Flora last Sept. 30. Bus r‘nnt‘lu('l0i's-—iiot carpent- ers - they had volunteered to spend their day off helping on the reconstruction job. They didn‘t expect to get paid. gram. ‘ bago‘s_ 34.000 people have taken some sort of 51, the ‘ steps em- selves back on their feet after the savage storm. Pcopie have grouped together to rebuild damaged homes. Women have gone to wor repair roads. Resort owners have fixed up their hotels and guest: houses so that l are open for business as usual dur- con 5. int: the winter tourist season. Meanwhile. mountainous To—| bago. long considered a pretty Cc hilt relatively poor and back- le’ \\al‘fl neighbor of Trinidad, is 01 Pn_]0_\'ll‘l£ the ‘limelight in gov- W ernment planning for future de- velopmeut. it has its own five-year plan the aimed at revitalizing agricul- tut-a-1 productivity. lure and boosting its tourist. in- dustry. MA.‘\'Y HOMl‘ILESS “l believe our rehabilitation is getting into top gear," says (‘art Sarrliiia. president of the Tobago Chamber of Commerce. lifted. N ow 3.- 8 ‘derlined the says Sardina his was study of land broken rSLOW T0 MATURE "Emphasis m u st to agricultural redevelopment." relief fund which has raisedl $400,000 in Trinidad and be per- sonally took command of the- start of the rehabilitation pro- At the end of six weeks nearly all essential services such as water, electricity and commu-, _ , , nications were back to normal. 1“ ""5 Sl’”"l °l 5°l'l'l‘ell’v T°’ ,Most, of the homeless had found eller. Outbreak of disease had been averted and travel restrictions between To- bago and Trinidad had been the islanders are re- assessing their future prospects in the light of Flora, which un- fragility of an economy based on copra and co- ut give already being con- sirlered before Flora. and a use on the big estates had been suggested with aim of increasing agricul- .\n air travellcr can see thous- ands of coconut palms strewn be done to foster the tourist over the tropical landscape like matchsticks. trees still standing. a large pro- portion have ’.ost their coconut- zrowintz potential. Of ,'.. World Fair Site Completion t“ Foreseen By Late In 1966 Mf)f\"i'RlCAl. t.('.Pv - (nniple-‘ fair late in 1966 was foreseen here by Edouard Clll|l‘Cl.llll,‘ director of installation for the fair corporation. 7 Shadbolt said “the Montreal The fair is scheduled to open: fair is blessed with such a mag-i ‘mel its six~montli run April 28. I967 nificeiit site that it does not! i . on two islands in the St. Law l :1 rem-e River. identify ‘.1’, Mr. (‘hurchill told a press cou- ‘iv hp" fcrenr-e coiislruction of the fair 3 1.. buildin;:s and utilities is to be 1"‘ ftnishr-r| at least six months he- l in fore the npeniniz date. This 5“ would allow sufficient time for ’ A- training the staff and setting up‘ '“ exhibits in the various pavilions. fwd: John Parkin of Toronto. ch:iir- ‘ D man of a I2-member committee- ‘ of architects from across Can- ‘ uda set tip to advise the (‘O1 ;a truly hporation. said preparations foi.Mount Royal the construction of the fair 1n~imain I‘. pear to be "close to schedule." backdrop." 0 fair has natural features. He said the cnnimittee wants‘ tion of the 1967 Montreal world‘: to see architecture of “world; excellence" at the fair and there need a man made symbol tol it or draw attention to, l “Hardly any previous world's been blessed with p:irtir'ularl_v attractive Fairs have usually been forced} into urban jungles where some; enormous piece of architecture; was felt necessary to compen-l sale for the lack of any lzood_ “ln Montreal's case you have; ' site. with part of the city as at‘ ’3léMotl1ers Of 3 Stricken Boys .4Appeal To Queen, De Goulle: the serum JACCIO, Corsica rReutersl- til viothers of three le Glulie. among others, to In- l British ed iere. »'l'he boys-all from Scotiand -were waiting on this Medlter- treatment on I Inean Island while their moth- Blackpool. learned te two years. rum, it was s to waive the ban. 3' -n‘ One of the mothers told Tues-‘ thy of the appeal‘. cables and “old she also was cabling Dr. ' lerre Deoolx, director of the " stave Roussy Cancer Instl-=,lu-‘dc was in Paris, to reconsider his‘ ' lo Sn iok said 1‘ re using to leave. st Friday. Denoix told the.-flu“! "will mm P entor of the serum. French loglst,Gaston Nsessens, not ‘any more patients on- bad ukemia- . "complete verification. A mother of one of the boys chem Elizabeth and President said medical advisers told thelrl and Frenc — ercede against a French gov-‘here they had from six months ernment ban on an unauthoi'- lto a year to live-and the Paris sis on the serum would take I England, boy "or pleaded with local authorl- ‘two French boys who were I l ted to be making progress. The mothers of two lyoungsters here whobave refused treatment told report- ers the French government’: at- "in uman." British vice - consul the mothers were received .. h children N a e s s e n I was continuing ur-year-old and re- Scottish been Witliam hoping some- '11’ One of the mothers said: "I am staying. Something must be done to save these children." ..-.._...:.-,--n - .» site‘ The problem lS heightened be- -cause in recent years there has . en a drift away from the soill 'with a constant fiow of men and ; women to Trinidad in search oft work in the larger, more pros- perous island. Once an exporter, of food. Tobago has had to im-, ;port food from Trinidad. l lFREE CLOTHING ‘ The need to create more em-l ployment is pressing. although. »in the immediate aftermath oil ‘Flora people have been kept‘ ‘busy tidying up the mess. l Money earned by women onl iroad work has helped many al family's financial situation andl free clothing and food, much of Ill supplied through the inter- national Red Cross, has been an added boon. l196 nj Encouragement of the tourist ll'El(l€"lS considered essential at this time. Whereas tourism nor- mally is an important. yet sec- ondary part of Tobago‘: econ- omy. loss of tourist income now . :on top of Flora‘s devastation could be a deadly blow. _ Trinidad and Tobago Tourist. Board officials feel more could trade in the summer months as % I / I H. Great. George St. L__.______ 0 l l Hear Reports rnam's handicraft shop and at of damage. beaches. we have cl new TO SERVE YOU M. SIMPSON LTD. SWEET SEEDLESS SUNKIST Dairy Farmers Reports from the Canadian Dairy Food Service Bureau were presented yesterday to the an- nual meeting of the Dairy Farm- ers of Canada being held in the Charlottetown Hotel. J. Lincon Dewar. chairman. in reviewing the formation and set - up of the bureau w h i c h c a m e into being last Mar c h. was a . Farmers of Canada. but it en-, joys a day - to - day autonomy not normally accorded a com- mittee. " e have collected thou sands of dollars in the name or Canadian dairy producers with-‘ out interference of any kind} from the directors of D a i ryt Farmers of Canada". "Three senior officers parent association attend our executive meetings in an ad-‘ visory capacity." Members of the executive of‘ the curse in addition to Mr.‘ Dewar. are R. Martin. Quebec., vice-chairman: F. McCalla. sec-‘ ond vice-chairman. Alberta: J. Warburton, Manitoba: E. Brady. and A. Sloan, Ontario .; and R. Morin, Quebec. A r view of the finaiic i a I‘ position of the DFC and CDFSB; was given by J. Monkhouse., Toronto, executive secretary. of the Dairy Farmers of Canada. During the morning, the wives of delegates were enter- tained on a visit to Mrs. P u l,- the National Film Board. Police Report 3 Collisions Oorisldevrablo damage to sev- eral cars was the result of three accidents which were reported to city police Tuesday. At 9.50 a. m., a 1958 model! European car driven by Howard Bernard of Mt. Edward Road was in a collision with a 1960‘ model car driven by .lohn R. Mac-Donald of 94 Sydney Street. Damage to the MacDonald car was estimated at $225 as the whole side was damaged. Dam- age to the Bernard car was over $100. The accident occurred at the corner of Water and Queen Streets. ; At 1.35 p.m. a 1960 car driven‘ by Earl J. Hennessey. 41 Upperi Hillsboro Street was in a coliis-; ion with a 1960 vehicle driven by? Lewis Power of 72 G r a f t o n Street. at the corner of Edward’ and Fitzroy Streets. Damage to the Power car was estimated at $400 and damage to the Hennes sey car was over $100. An accident occurred at the; corner of Chestnut and Upper Queen Streets at 3.35 p.m. be- tween a 1959 car driven by Rob- ert G. Patterson of North River Road and a 1963 vehicle driven by Vernon Smith, T r a c a d l e Cross. There were no estimates: BOOSTS PRODUCTION Pakistan expects to be self- sufficient in farm fertilizers by. 5, with a big surplus of am- monium sulphate availalrle for export. well as the traditional season during the first three months of the year. It‘s hoped there will increased government as- sistance through tourist promo- tioii and advertising and attrac- tive air fares to bring more vis- itors to e island's tranquil phone number . . . and EXTRA LINES 892-2477 Charlottetown RANGES noz. FOR r ONLY l Save l 48: lnxm Special Sunset l . 0 Iacoo [Chicken legs "L lcliiclioii Wings |,|_ ll 5""! 3”" SEE we '’'“-'’'5'"“ LUCKY noi.i.Aii. 31 AD FOR MORE 02- SPECIALS HOLMAN’S STOREWIDE D|SC0llllT SALE 12 BIG DAYS Monday, Jan. 13 - Saturday, Jan. 25 EVERY ITEM in Holman's entire stock in Both Stores ‘ dbmdm DISCOUNTS At To Here are some examples from our Furniture Dept. 0% IUTIJDING SUPPHES Quantity Item Reg. SALE Save Quantity Item Reg. -5000 Floor Tile, Vinyl Asbestos 29% -30 sheets Ribbon Stripe Mahogany Reg. . .................. .. . ......... .. .18 .14 Plywood unfinished 3/1” x 4’ x 8’ __]25 Shae“ Arborite 4. X 8. Sheet ............................................... .. 19.10 Reg. sheet . _ . . . . . . . .. 20.75 16.99 20% - 75 sheets Acadian Oak Plywood -15 Aluminum Doors, 2'8” x 6'8” and prefinished 1’/4” X 4, X 8,’ Sheet 1225 210" X 6,10" by thick . -— 60 ‘sheets Walnut Plywood “,h]-te ceiling 1299 X 24)) preflnlfihed 1/4” X 4, X 8'. Sheet . . . . .. Each . .......................................... .82 .27 25% — 20 rolls Aluminum Insulation, mi] 11.75 — 900 Sheets Sheetmck 3/8" X 4' X 3' 25% -600 sheets Kenmore Wallboard Sheet » V -. 7--30 1-79 4’ x 8'. Sheet ......................... ........ 1.98 - 250 rolls 2" Fiberglass Insulation 19% _.1()() sheet, Tempered Mason“. R0" -« V -- -V - 4-79 1,13." x 4’ x 8'. Sheet ................. 4.30 —‘)00 bags Pouring Wool Insulation 17% .__10() sheets Tile Masongt, Res. baa .. H . . . 2-69 1/." x 4' x 8'. Sheet ............ .... 4.70 -150 sheets Douglas Fir Plywood, good 23% _ 75 ghee“ semi H,n«db¢m-d one side grade 1/4” x 4’ x 8’, sheet 5.10 4.29 174," X * x 3'_ sheet ____________ L95 -500 sheets Douglas Fir Plywood. 11% — 25 sq. Extra No. 1 Cedar Shingles standard sheebhing Grade squar, 5/16” x 4’ x 8’, sheet .................. 3.90 3.19 , _ 16% -800 sq. ft. Redwood Paneling -150 sheets Douglas Fur Plywood» 84." x 4". Sq. ft. ..................... . .15 Standard Sheathing grade ‘ _ 5/8” x 4' x 8’, sheet 7.70 5.49 13% -§99 =<l-6,f,t- gedvfrfod Pauelmtz _ 75 sheets Dnuglas Fir Plywood. good /3 x . lq. . .19 one side grade 84" x 4' x 3', sheet 11.95 9.99 11% —-I;/090 sq-1(1;§_- Rssdwgfd Siding _w0 N8. N0. 8 RC. Royal Shingles 4 x . q. . .......................... .. 27.70 sq_ 13.95 1139 19% -2000 Red Island Brick, Each .09 _.go() sheep; wood raj a 0 ' 17% -2000 Grey Island Brick. Each ...... .. ‘.08 g ii in a nite Wallboard 4’ x 8’ sheets . . . . . .. 6.65 4.99 23% __4 Bath Ensemble steel Tub_ __ 45 sheets Prgfinighed Light Set . .. .. ._. ............. _. 19443 Mahogany Plywood 4’ x 8’, sheet 8.55 7.19 25% __2 Bath Ensemble Steel Tub — 50 sheets Ranchwall Plywood 4' x 8’ Set ................... .. . . ......... 15253 sheet .................... ._ . . . . . .. . . ......... .. .. 5.99 , , 22% -6 Double Stainless Steel Sink with — 48 sheets Barker Tile 4’ X 8’ ’ faucet. Each ................. ,. . _ ....... .. 50.90 Sheet ................... .. .. _ . ........ .. 14.35 11.79 .0 __ __ 60 ms. 8 in 1 Asphalt Shingles, 16/o igwll-liolymade Passage Locksets. 380 seconds, square .. . . . 8.69 7.69 lllllllllllllllllllll If I I " __225 7 ft Rough Cedar Posts 25% -12 Holymade En-trance Locksets Each .. __ .98 .79 Em‘ 7'75 -300 sheets Spruce Select Plywood 44% -3000 Dl5‘°°"tl"“°d_ °°l°1'5 Vinyl 5/16" X 4' x g*_ sheet 1 4_15 339 Asbestos Floor Tiles. Each .. .18 -250 sheets Spruce Standard Plyw 25% -Entire stock Home Light Fixtures 3.30 5/16" x 4’ x 8’, sheet _ . -3.45 2.89 Indoor and Outdoor o - 45 sheets Ribbon Stripe Mahogan 13'10 Plywood unfinished V.” x 4’ x 8’ 331/3-%——1 at each store.’ Floor Sample Bath Sheet 5 10.10 8.49 Ensemble. Cast Iron Tu-b. Set .... .. 194.18 THESE AND MORE THROUGHOUT THE STORE ! SALE 18.69 9.79 13.29 8.79 1.49 8.49 0.49 13'/1 16 V; 24 1/; 7.29C 5.89C 149.99 114.99 39.99 3.19 5.79 .10 1.73 to 9.83 129.49 STORE HOURS Frtilsy y -ottooooon-none-o A cl-lAllLO1TE1'0WN STOIII ilioniiny chm Thursday .. 8:80-5:00 ' :so—e:oo Aegis Hfilidlilllruihunhp SIIMMIRSIDI STORI . sueI Oboe-4-tOtOI|OO‘o'