It It's Good For The Island he finalisation WEATHER _ Showers beginning late in mornin ; The Guardian Is [50" [f southeasterly winds 15, shifting to north- west 20. Low-high 53 and 65. ‘ O O ‘Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew” VOL. LXXVII. N0. 141 “sarong-1c;- I-n wit-#3; 0mg; CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, I964. “mfg” SEVEN CENTS 18 PAGES PROMINENT ROTARIAN'S AT OPENING SESSIONS Pour Rotarians taking a prominent part in the opening sessions of the 48th Assembly and Conference here are seen in discussion yesterday. From left to right they are, Rev. J. arry Durney. rector of St. Joseph’s Parish. Kentville. N.S.. who was guest speaker at a dinner last night. W. R. Jenkins, Charlottetown Rotary Club president and chairman at the dinner: Gordon A. Beaton. past director of R0- tary International and the per- Calgary Professor Quotes Data 0n SchooIGrades And Dropouts Religious training and low so-l rink; school Science cial class have a direct with poor ‘grades and In a forthright paper deliv- ered to the Canadian Political Association's annual drop outs. says a University of meeting ’here, Dr. Zentner said Alberta professor. e Protestant child is better Dr. Henry Zentner of Calgary oriented toward science and ra- quotes figures to‘show that Prot- tionality, cstant children in Alberta city and town public, schools have a ower better midi-ills than Roman-cath- in separate' | olic students schools. For several reasmun lower so oial~ class student do nits school ate and make‘ with a. more restricted outlook land perception of his environ- ment and probably will fall “even further behind" his M0ntrea| Docks Hit By Wildcat Walkout MONTREAL ICPl-A wildcat walkout by some 1.500 long- shorcmen M o n d a y crippled Montreal Harbor but there were indications of a quick settle- ment of the dispute. Judge Rene Lippe met wrth union leaders late Monday, pre- sumably to present them with an interim report on his inves- tigation of the longshoremcn's pension plan setup. the issue that. triggered the walkout. in the Commons. Labor Min- IStc r MacEachen confirmed that. Judge Lippe. was prepared to submit an interim report and said it could be the basis for a solution. Judge Lippe, who success- fully mediated a strike last fall by the same dock workers. met with Paul Asselin. president of Local 375 of the Interna- lional Longshoremen's Associa- tion tCLC). and Leo Taylor, who heads the 400 - member cargo checkers' Local 1657. Not all of the members of these two locals involved in the walkout took part in the work stoppage. Both union said about 1.500 were idle. The others had not been notified in time. and remained at their jobs. First inkling of a possible walkout occurred last Thursday when the presidents of the six longshoremen‘s locals in Mont~ real. Trois-Rivieres and Quebec City wired Mr. MacEachen pro- testing what they described as arbitrary changes in the pen- sion fund. The longshoremen and Ship~ ping Federation of Canada es- tablished the joint pension fund which is administered by an eight-man board of trustees. four from each group. The unions contend the trus~ tees circulated a letter last week announcing that pensions had been increased to $56 from $50. They said the trustees made the changes without con- sulting the membership and without waiting for Judge Lip- pe‘s report. Union leaders said it was un- likely the walkout would spread immediately to Trois-Rivieres and Quebec City. Activity was at a virtual standstill throughout the day in Montreal Harbor. high social class schoolmate in the race for high marks. he said. Zentner. an associate so- ciology professor. said in an in- terview later that the lowar class Catholic student starts school w i th " strikes" against~him — his religion and Diet Proposes Plebisci’re Be Held On Flag Problem sonal representative of retir- ing international president Carl P. Miller and W. R. Le- i Page of Charlottetown. district governor, (See story page 3) I this class. The two together are R1 I l I "dynamite! FEWER SUICIDES However. the Roman Catholic child was less susceptible 0 mental illness and there Were fewer suicides among Catholics. “The Protestant has much e tension. having to make decisions about. everything. The Catholic lets the church do it 'h'm 3 3 or 1 . "lf mental health is the big- ger problem. perhaps dogmatic religion is the solution," Dr. kntner said. In the interview he called his paper a “speculative argument" —only by "dragging religion out and talking calmly about it can we appreciate and learn the differences that divide us on re- ligious lines." He said be regarded religion as the “most divisive factor" in Canadian life. more acute than in the United States. where he lived for 10 years. He would not disclose his own religion. ‘TWO EXTREMES' In his paper he examined the structure differences of "Calvin- stic Protestantism" on the one hand and Roman Catholicism. INSIDE TODAY Births. deaths........ 3 l7 Classified . . . . . . . . . .. 16. 17 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12 Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 9 Editorials 4 I ............ I 2 Kings. Queens. City Summersldo Prince Co. .. Women's Finance. Markets .u-u 01-- MR. ROGERS Former Islander }A.ppointed To ‘Sponish Post OTTAWA tCPt -- Benjamin Rogers. 53. a native of Vernon. 3.0. has been appointed Cona- dian ambassador to Spain and Morocco. External Affairs Min- ister Martin announced Monday. 1 He is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Rogers of Char- lottctown. A graduate of Dalhousie Uni- versity and the London School of Economics. he succeeds Jean Bruchesi. r e c e n tly appointed Ambassador to Argentina. Par- aguay and Uruguay. Mr. Rog- ers has been deputy high com- missioner in London since 1960. He is married and has one ‘ child. YoungSchoolboyKilled In Bike-Truck Collision Eight-year-otd Rmarld Edward Murphy was fatally injured yes- terday shortly after noon when he was struck by a three-ton truck while driving his bicycle in front of the Grand Tracadie School. Ronald was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Murphy of Dal- vay. He was driving along the highway on his bicycle and ap- parently struck the side of the truck driven by Gordon Mac- Donald of Flat River. The accl- dent occurred at 12.50. The boy was taken to the Charlottetown Hospital and died {shortly after arriving there. An 3 )inquest will be held. ‘ A coroner‘s jury was empan- f .elled last night and viewed the . remains and then adjourned un- . til June 22 when the inquest will ;be held at the city courtroom. t'Coroner is Dr. A. Coady. I Foreman of the juny is Ray- 'mond MacKenzie Archer. of ,tCharlottetown. Other members {are Sterling Albert MacDonald, JWakelin. Parkdale; George Al- 'Wakelin. Parkdale: George AI- : fred Larter. Charlottetown: Cla- .rence Elliot MacPhail. Chariot- .‘tetown; George Whitfield Bent-t iley. Sherwood and James Alli- ison Moore. Charlottetown. t Hellye-r's Plane NICOSIA tCP t—The RCAF ing most of the 1.700-mile flight from Marville. France, on three of its four engines. The airport crash trucks and fire engines stood by as the fur- boprop plane. with its port in- board engine feathered, made a gentle landing at dusk. Hellyer told reporters the only time he was in the least concerned during the 1.300 miles in which one engine “"8 out of commission was dur ng a brief thunderstorm along the way. The Yukon could. have been flown back to Marville but with the concurrence of the passen- gers — Hellyer and a dozen armed services officers and newspaper men—the. crew e« cided to continue to Nicosia. They arrived 55 minutes behind schedule. The Canadian defence minis- ter is to spen ays in Cyprus as part os his visit to Canadian forces in Europe and the Middle East. LAUDS CREW e told an airport press con- ference with a smile that en. gine failure was "not the cus- tomary arrangement for flights of this type." He praised the crew for “cool hands, cool hearts and cool heads.” Hellyer said the plane en- countered a thunderstorm off Cyprus and “there was a ques- §k . * ruins ‘ ROMANCE HIT BY ECONOMY DARLING. Pa. (AP) Economy has overtaken ro- mance and consequently the world famous Valentine‘s Day post office in this southeast- ern Pennsylvania village is being closed for good July 3. 'The US. post office de- partment gave no explana- tion. but indicated that in view of recent consolidations this is another move to save money. PickersgiII-MacLean' Feud Flares Briefly In Commons Capital Bureau. The Guardian OTTAW A between Transport Minister W. Pickersglll and Queens' MP J.‘ Angus MacLean flared up briefly in the Commons Mon- ay. Mr. MacLean charged that Mr, Pickeregill had failed to live "it to his word to inform the House about the sale of the Canadian National Railway Ivotd at W to a - vale group Several times in the past two sessions Mr. MacLenn has been bulblicly critical of Mr. Pickers- hy asking whether Mr. Pickers- was now in a position a question he had put antigen Muss regarding the Cthlllotnl. . that “I imagine the honorable gentleman knows the answer to question already." Pickersgill replied. “I was ad- vised Iome days ago that the hotel had been sold." Mr. MacLean then addressed a supplementary question to government house leader Guy anreou to ask if the members the house were to nuum that when a question is taken as notice and an answer prom- ised. that the nnswor would not be given unless members re- asked the question at a later Mr. Pickersgill intervened on 7‘ 3. a. B ... re a question of privilege and said all he had done was to under- take to bring the question to the attention of the railway t authorities. “The announcement of the not. of this hotel. which was an administrative matter. w a at math It a 't so was not sitting. It was made by the political friend of the honor- able gentlemnn, the Premier of t Poinco Idhnd. I dough it would be rather redundant to take up the scarce time of the house by repenthig that an- nouncement." Mr. Pickersgill plied. -"I should any that I for one assume that the minister makes himself aware of his respon- sibilities and of what is hap- penlng under the jurisdiction of his department at all times and as soon as he been rotor-ted. to the house that he will seek the answer to a question I think we always assume that be to cooking the answer so u to make the house aware of what is the answer. I find now that we have to be more careful." The D a rl l n g Post office opened in 1879_ For the last 40 yearsi postmistress Martha Darlington has been enthu- siastically giving an assist to - a population under 100. had its own Valen- tine. postmark -— heart- shaped. of course—and year after year letters flooded in from just about everywhere to be stamped with the love symbol. Talks Planned On Cyprus Issue WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres- low ml rkey to Washington for con- sultations on the Cyprus crisi. Johnson said Greek Premier George Papandreou will come re on June 24-25 The announcement followed a statement by the White House last Saturday that Premier II- met lnonu of Turkey had ac- cepted an invitation from John- bogin talks with Jdtnson the fol- lowing day. HUGE PETITION BACKS PLEBISCITE IDEA A delegation unrolis 35o foot-long petition bearing 17.- on W in m of a national plebiscite on the flag Has Dead Engine: ', tion in my mind-—but only for a I econd." I He was welcomed to Cyprus t by Arthur Andrew, Canadian: high commissioner; Polycarpos l Georgadjis. C y p r ll 5 interior minister; Lt.-Gen. Prem Singh yani. Indian commander of United Nations forces in Cy- . AWARD Dr. Joseph Henri Blanchar GIVEN d. Charlottetown was given an award of merit at the closing of the Canadian Historical As- sociation here. Dr. Blanchard has been a teacher for over 50 years and has written th r e e books on the Acadians in P.E.. He was former vice- principal of Prince of Wales College. Jeers And Catcalls ; OTTAWA tCP) — Oppositiont l Leader Diefenbaker M o n d a y _ lnight called for a plebiscite on ‘a national flag for Canada in ,a formal amendment to the ‘ ’government's flag resolution. t He placed his proposal be- fore the Commons in an atmos- , phere of confusion and acri- lmony that erupted in the final {minutes of his speech on the i maple leaf flag proposed by the t government. Creditiste party jibes at Mr. 1Diefenbaker during his speech . ’finally brought a reply from, I the Conservative leader. He accused the Creditistes of ‘ trying to separate Canada. Up jumped Creditiste Leader Real Caouette on a question of 1 privilege. So did his deputy. Gil- ;les Gregoire. Mr. Diefenbaker y-kept on talking. I With the normal l0 pm. ad- journment of the debate only: Danes Set For Arrival OI Nikita COPENHAGEN tAPl—Den- mark la n n c h e d its greatest minutes away. the Speaker ap- pealed. for order and asked the l Creditistes to sit down. Prime M in is to r Pearson .stepped in and said Mr. Caou- ette's q u e 5 ti o n of privilege should be heard. ‘ There were jeers and cat- calls. l Mr. Caouette said he wanted ‘ to tell Mr. Diefenbaker that his prus, and a small squadron of I peace-time security effort Mon- speech would divide Canada. minister reviewed a 50 - manl senior Canadian officers. Thel lguard of honor from the Royal l 22nd Regiment. A Canadian mil- day night for the start of a Scandinavian hour by Soviet Pr e m i e r Khrushchev and itary band played on the tar. to get into any discussion with ac. Hellyer told reporters came to Cyprus in see. and chev “fives 'speak with members of the 1.100man Canadian contingent in the UN peace-keeping force and to “learn first hand of their respect to in about breaking defence ties today. Word about Danish intentions came from foreign min' err Per 0. Haekkerup amid speculation that one of Khrushchev's aims on a two-week visit to Denmark. experiences wut . their duties he"... I,Sweden and Norway Is to push Answering questions, Hellyer said he expects to make an an- nouncement before his depar- ture Wednesday as to the length of stay of the present Canadian : contingent. a question upper- i most in the minds of the troops rushed here from Canada in March. He declined to indicate the nature of his announcement. WOULD CONTINUE He said it would be “fair to assume that we tCanada) would continue our participation" in the United Nations force in Cy- prus if the Security Council ex- tends its mandate. However, the Canadian government had not yet specifically approved such an extension. The UN‘s original three - month mandate expires June 27. “SHAWN The petition. spon- sored by the emergency com- mittee to save the Red En- sign. was spread out on the . rum-sows" . * a plan of a Northern European nuclear-free zone. The idea was :put. forth by President Urho Kekkonen of Finland. First Sod Turned For Can Co. KENTVILLE. N.S. tCP) Mayor H. C. Lindsay Monday turned the first sod to mark the beginning of excavation for con- struction of a $500,000 plant here for Continental Can Company of Canada. The 30,000 square foot plant is expected to start production of metal containers by the end of the year. It Will the com- pany's first branch in the Mar- itimes and 25th in Canada. .. ...M..... I... l . of steps of the. Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings at Ottawa before being taken to Prime Minister Pearson‘s of- fice. (CP Win-option) t A 0 ’comes Canada's flag by Mr. Diefenbaker began read- ting his amendment and could :barely be heard over the noise 1 served notice it does not intend '1 in the House. ! ans amendment said the . Pro' tposal to change Canada‘s flag he with the Western tallies. Khrush- will affect the unity and des— tiny of anada for years to come. For this reason. the gov- ernment should take the neces- sary steps to conduct a plebis- cite so that all Canadians couid participate in the choice. DOMINATION Mr. Diefenbaker said an ob- jection to the maple leaf design was the domination of Parlia- ment by the executive. The gov- lernment had done this in the 'days of the pipeline debate. Pearson OTTAWA tCPi—Prime Min-W ister Pearson Monday night re-. jected the Canadian Red Ensign Marine flag. I He told a crowded Commonsr : -—ttbere was standing room only in the galleries ~ the govern- ment's proposed three maple leaf flag design is preferable. ' As the long-heralded flag de-I bate got under way, he rejected ' the idea of holding a national! referendum federal-pro- -‘ vincial conference on the flag Issue. Pearson said the three red maple leaves on a white background. flanked by vertical , .blue bars. made a “striking and lbeauurui flag." "If the government resolution is defeated. then on a mater of such major importance the government has obviously lost the confidence of Parliament," ‘the said. WHICH FLAG? "If an amendment is sub- mitted, as I presume there might be. substituting the Red Ensign for the maple leaf de- sign, and if It were passed. then that flag. by action of the Parliament of Canada. would the flag of Canada." opposition members commented the Red Ensign is already Canada's flag. Mr. Pearson said it is by order-in- council. until Parliament makes a decision. "But if Parliament accepts the resolution as it is now. then the flag in the resolution. ac- cepted by Parliament. will be submitted to the Queen for a royal proclamation. ls the proper procedure. and it be- true 'parliamentary mandate. l His 5 - minute speeoh was studded with applause and was climaxed by several minutes of desk-thumping approval from most Liberal backbenchers. -r. Pearson said a national flag nor Canada would unite the nation, stir the loyalties of its people. be a symbol of their strength oration ! Launching f Erupt During Speech which ended with closure, and was doing it again today. He portrayed the maple leaf design as a symbol—something a long way from a flag that epitomizes the past and the fu- ture of a country. “You can't force the flag on the people of Canada and se- 'cure from them that mystic . something that some ridicule as ‘ nationalism. the attitude of men men who love their country." he said. “A flag is not something that can be ordered by Parliament." the opposition'l side in the Commons flag de- bate, Mr. Diefenbaker asked when the Liberals ever told Ca- nadians as a whole they in- tended to bring in a Canadian flag which "had no reference to the heritage in the building of Canada of the French and the English." He. accused Prime Minister Pearson of giving the Commons “a roll call of atnmwmity" In support of the. government. pro- posed three-maple-leaf flag de- stgn. Mr. Diefenbaker said: “I want the government. se- cure in its conception that it is right because it may be able to command a majority, to give Canadians the right to decide the question of the kind of flag ‘they believe will maintain and strengthen the great traditions of Canada." NOT ONE WORD ’ In the. Liberals‘ 1963 election advertising in British Columbia there was not one. word about a distinctive flag that would re- move the Union .fack from it. He said the Liberal policy s two nations. two flags and two anthems. Was that a method of bringing about unity? ' "If the government had cal- culated a means whereby dis- unity could be secured. they cmrld not have gone about. it is a more effective manner." Rejects Referendum Idea Union Jack as the symbol of Canada's connection with the r‘Commonwealth and the Mon- as Canada's flag because it is j archy would not .contradict or basically the British Merchant . weaken its adoption of an ex- lclusively Canadian flag. in s u r p r i s e decision. Speaker A l a n Macnaughton ruled that the government's flag resolution should be split in two so the members can vote separately on the adoption of a new maple leaf flag and the continued hoisting of the Union Jack as a symbol of Canada‘s Commonwealth membership. The decision was announced after a 90-minute. procedural de- bate before a packed House ‘ twith standing room only in the galleries. \ Stanley Knowles (NDP—r-W'Ln- nipeg North Centre) sparked it by suggesting a way to permit separate votes on the maple leaf flag and the Union Jack. Prime Minister Pearson said ‘the government had no inten- tion of moving that the resolu- .tion be split. “STRONG OBJECTIONS" The Speaker ruled that “strong objections" had been ‘made about MPs being placed in an embarrassing position on is complicated question. I There was no clear precedent [in Canadian parliamentary his. tory for dealing with the mat- tc, but cases in the British Parliament showed the Speaker had the discretion to separate the subject matter of Wi- ,cated motions. He ruled he Iwould exercise this discretion. I The result is that many ad- l vocates of a new flag. who did not want to vote for the Union Jack. now can lend their sup- lport to the government's pro- posed flag—three red maple lleaves on a white backger [ with vertical blue bars at each or e. The second part of the m olution. dealing with the Union is voted on. move as for... ' Icon It g ldistinctive flag r .. ., . two are concerned." and Canada's canted-33310". Quebec leader of tin .Conservative party. mtside He said acceptance of theitContinued on pay 10, d, \ . . Jack. will be taken up after tit. '