TELEPHONE 8506 Q ' WIATI-III Buyer meetslseller with Guardian i Overeastwithlnterrnlttentsnewsllttle Want Ads. Dial 0506' Ink for claul- change In temperature. low-high at fled ad taker, for quick Insults. ' , Charlottetown 32 and 40. i . "Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew" 12 PAGES . WN. CANADA FRIDAY. MAY 3, 1957 PRICE 5c aoaos BLOCKED av can-1s I P.E. Island In Grip Of Winlry Storm Yesterday! Prince Edward Island .. sldents who were beginning to think that old Man Winter was losing his annual battle with the forces of spring. received an unexpected shock when they awakened yes- terdsy morning to find the Prov- ince reeling under the onslaught a post-season blizzard. Driven by a bowling north-west gale gusting at times to over 50 miles per hour. the 8-inch snow- fall piled railldly into drifts. which by morning had blocked most pro- vincial highways and obliterated every trace of winter's recent re- treat. Attempting. to negotiate the high- ways in the face of the worsening storm. man! found them- selves snowbound and were forced to either abandon their vehicles, or remain in them for the night. CAR FERRY Til-JD CNR officials reported that the ear-ferry Prince Edward island, at this Provlnce's sole rs- mgkiij link WIN! U10 Clllldlll mainland, was tied up at Cape Tor- mcntine terminal for a period of ever 11 hours; hm: winds. heavy seas. and poor visibility prevailing h the strait necessitating the can- cellation of all regular crossings betweenthehous-sof!:5oa.m. and 1:50 p.m. . Wednesday un- regular flight was flown by Marl- time Central Airways. This flight took off for Moncton, at 11:00 a.m. Thursday and returned early is the afternoon. Government snow-plmvs which had been brought in to the central garage in Charlottetown for their annual overhaul. were returned to duty on all main highways, high- way officials reported. Yesterday' afternoon around a down plows were battling their wu to the chief rural centers. encountering in many sections drifts said to be several feet deep. At a late hour last night. plows working from the City still had not reached Kenslngton or Souris- am at 1:30 p.m. DAMAGE AT SEA The road to Montague was clear Lobster fishermen on the is- land's North Shore expect to find some of their gem-' considerably damagedaearesultofthestorm. Two large lobster boats were re- ported destroycd in the Cable Head area near St. Peter's At Ruetlco. Mr. Joseph Gaudln. manager of the Fisherman's Cooperative. told the Guardian. most of the fishn- men expected that their traps would suffer considerably from the action of "loose bailut" placed in the interior of the wooden traps. yesterday From 7:00 p.m. iii 1 a.m. this morning only one Mr. Gaudln that IIIGII Accounting Firm Reports On Economic Survey Re Causeway IE. Laird Visit of the firm of Price. Wstsshouse and Compaq tlis week met with Premier Ma- tbeson and Department of Bidi- ways officials Nglalding the eco-. nomlc feasibility of a causeway Edward sea Prince Island and the mainland. It will be Premier Mathcson in his Draft Address speech in Iagialatnre on the Accounting firm of Price. Water- houss had been ensued to make the economic survey regarding the ca usoway. Mr. Watt told the Government officials here that the result of his !'lrm's survey would passed on to Ottawa and is expected to be made public in the near future. Premier Matheson ay said no comments would be forthcoming from Provincial quar- ters until the Ottawa report is re- ballil IIIIIHWIIIICOUIPU are.new;'lIa.-fir lntheaeasoIIWl18 that at this stage in the season it was cu y lo? men to set their traps In water. eight to twelve fathorns where they are less liable the full only approximately twelly hours and churned up but a face swell". would also have a minimizing effect on the resultant damage to fishing gear. Mr. Gall- observed However it is expected that the full extent of the damage to fishing equipment on the Island's north coast will not be known for several days. 105th Reunion Will Be Aug. 1 he-tutti Overseas the reunion of the old battalion and . Lee is in charge of publicity- other officers of the association us. Brown. f - and 15- NINE FISHERMEN RESCUED MacPhall. Iscretlflh Of the 1.250 original member- of the battalion it is estimated that approximately 400 are still IIEADED CANADIAN CLUB PORT HOPE. Ont. (CPJ-Frank Yeigb McEacbren. 68. former Simpson Co. Ltd. and president of the Canadian Club in 1919 and mo, died Thursday. He had been living in this town 50 miles east of Toronto since his retirement four years ago. Adiudicalor Is Boy Musicians Following his adjudication of the finals in a number of classes for piano. adjudicator. Reginald G. Gecn, of Tomato declared at the music festival sessions held at P. W.C. Auditorium last night that one feature of this year's Island festival of music. which struck him forcibly was the number and quality of the yo boys that had taken part. Mr. felt that more students. particularly boys. shollld be encouraged to study mu- sic. "Music students almost variably place high in academic studies." M.r. Geen asserted. only two sessions of the current music festival were completed yes- terday. The morning and afternoon sessions were cancelled as a lo- sult of the storm. These have been. with one exception. re-scheduled for Saturday.- Wlnners of finals in various piano classes adjudicated last nlglt at P.W.C. were: Class loo. Piano solo. is years St. Laurent Sets Brisk" 'i Pace In Prairie Town An0ARDS'I'.LAUll.l:N'I"l'RAllt (OP)-Prime Minister St. Laurent appeared relaxed and rested Thursday after completing the most gruelling day of his Prairie Th.e'lS-year-ol'dLiberalleader ee:astlff Wednesdaminhis two-cl slur! campaign last Saturday. But Thursday at his first whistle- llfll. he was bee in old forlll. wlthaknotfol otpeopis ..-smut. Uncle shout. c another woman as she mapped his picture. "Bye. Uncle Louie." a little gift of about I. waving to the prime minister. Mr. St. Laurent was at Edmon- ton Tuesday. Be made an hour- iongtourofthenewclvbal1.g.d spent another hour with ailing war vetarans at a veterans' hospital. met privately with Liberal stand- ard-bearers for lunch and then went by plane to Calgary. There he toured the new Cal- gary airport, visited city hall, held a brief press conference and met Liberal candidates at dinner. At an evening rally. some cor rospondenta following his tour ra- marked that Mr. st. Laurent read hlaspecchwlthlackoffireoren- thusiaam. Members of Mr. 8t. Laurent's staff said, however. that the main difficulty was trouble with a microphone. other staff members said the prime minis was setting bins- self a grinding pace. He appeared ready to do whatever local candie- dates asked of Friday he will speak at Van- couver and spend the night on a private yacht on his way to Na- nallimo and Victoria for Saturday n y- aftar mass and a hospital visit. Coldwell Advocates Policy Of Parity Prices For Farmers and the policy would bring al Elli: and under. 1. David Mercer. sum- rncrstde; I. Gordon Farmer, ionetown; 3. Donald vdchurmn. Summesslde. ' Class 108. Piano Solo. 14 years aodunder-i.Alannodd.Inlioa: 2. David Large. Charlottetown; 3. Gordon Farmer. Charlottetown. Class 16!. Piano Solo. 15 years and under - 1. Valerie Wands. Summer-aide: 1. Carole Ana Michselmlaa ; 1. Alan ton. Class IN. Piano Solo. 16 yens and under - 1. Patty Grant. Notre Dame Academy; 1. Carol Ideo- Lean. Summeraide. and Elise Love. East Royalty. (tie). Class 167. Piano Solo. Boys Only. ityearsandunder-l.AlanBodd. can Mrs. w.s. Oted. -platform Impressed By In The Festival Milton. I3: 2. Donald Schurman. Summeraldc. 79. Class 171. Bach Solo. Junior Open, 17 years and under - 1. Elise Love. East Royalty: 2. Carol Mac- Lean. Summersidc: 3. Marina Kays. Charlottetown. and Valerie Waum. summerside. (tie). Winners in the remaining classes completed at P.W.C. last night in- cluded: Class 87. Boys Solo. 18 years and 1,, under - l. Alan Hubley, Summer- slde. iii; 2. Fred Curtis. Charlotte town. 80. Class 91. Girl's Trio. is years and under - 1. Paula Morris. Patty Grant and Peggy Grant, Notre Dame Academy. 83; 2. Elizabeth Anderson. Sandra Sutherland. and Diane Rupert. Charlottetown. 82. In Class 95. Girl's Duct. the only contestants. the Misses Beryl and Beverely Marion. Charlottetown. wen awarded 83 marks by Adjud- lcator George A. smale. At this session. Mr. Gordon Ben- nett was presiding officer. and secret- Hy. AT QUEEN A good audience. considering weather conditions. attended the Musical Festival program at Queen Charlotte High School last evening, and. according to the marks rc- cordad. were treated to a fine eveningls entertainment. Adjudic- ators were Dr. Leslie Bell. of Tor- onto and !:.A. Collins. Dean of the school of Music. Acadia University- Unfortunately, a number of con- testants were unable to perform. a factor also attributed to the weather. Continued on page 11, Col. 8 BONN (AP)-The 15 NATO for- elgn ministers agreed Thursday that the Western allies must base their defence against potential Communist attack on a balance between conventiunai and nuclear weapons. Even such avowed advocates of atomic deterrent as Britain's Sel- wyn Lloyd stressed the need for both conventional and atomic wea- pons. A summary of closed-door for- eign i ' council sessions was reported by NATO'a briefing offl- cer. He said there was no dia- agreement among the ministers on the need for a balanced defence. External Affairs Minister Pear- son. heading a strong Canadian delegation. is expected to speak briefly today. U.S. State Secretary Dulles as- sured the ministers the United states has no intention of backing down on its NATO commltrnent . Including five full divisions in West Germany. WOULD BE FOLLY Dulles said "it would be folly for us to weaken our defences more on the basis of Soviet promises. ' If the Russians do not like the NATO alliance strengthening its military position. Dulles said. the best way for them to change that is to accept some limitations of armaments. The ministers also took up the critical Middle East problem. but they instructed the briefing officer to report nothing about what they had said. It was evident. however. that Dulles had ladies to use minis- ters thlt the Uni States is not happy with Egypt's power to u- ercise arbitrary control over the now of Middle East oil to Europe. The Western allies. b said. al- ready are planning to if new pipelines in the Middle East and construct large tankers capable In by-passing the Suez Canal. Europe, Dulles told the mini!- ters, must not be forced to rely "on a single artery which is sub- ject to single arbitrary rule." FRENCH PLIASED French informants said Foreign Minister Christian Plneau was happy about DuIles' statement. He may do some fishing Sunday ' These . 3'90 y rztgi '2 four talented teen-ags last night at Prince of wales Coi- glrls competed in the finals of a legs auditorium, by Mr. Reginald number of music festival plane 0. Gen of Toronto. They are left classes which were adjudicated to right. Deanna Reid. wellington; FINALISTS IN PIANO CLASSES .4, ..-....t.. It Gan Carter. Milton: Carole Ana Michael. Charlottetown. and Carol Macbean. Summerside. Guardian Pbets nation's defence posturg to the recent British decision to and reduce defence manpower. cut decision. our conventio ' armaments," von Brentano said. Lloyd asserted it is evident that Pineau was in the fore of the NATO can not defend talk about the defence balance against a major assault by con- and at one point spoke out against ventional weapons alone and that "unilateral actions" In changing a a global war would have to be This was an apparent reierencell-IIND BALANCE concentrate on nuclear weapons should be found between the use Heinrich von Brentano. West pons." Germany": foreign minister. also Lloyd said recent Sovie twsrn- mnde it clear his government is mg: (to West Germany. Den.- unhappy about the British troop mark. Norway and Greece) about "We cannot afford to weaken fare "betrayed their "worry and Itself ought with atomic weapons. But he said he agreed a balance of ”classical and nuclear wea- the consequences of nuclear war-. concern over the cohesion of the West and its ability to adapt to new military developments." Senator McCo WASHINGTON (AP) - Death wrote an end Thursday night to the stonn-filled career of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. one of the political figures. The Wisconsin Republican died at 6:02 p.m. EDT (7:02 p.m. ADT) at the naval medical centre at nearby Bethesda. Md.. or an in- fiammation which broke down the functioning of his liver. He was 47 In this capital. which saw him rise to national attention with his red-bunting campaigns and this fade into relative obscurity. friend expressed shock spoke of their sorrow. President Eisahower. who h grown so cold to McCarthy the senator was T off the White House social invitation lief. made this statement: "I have jut been informed of the sudden passing of Senator Jo- seph R. McCarthy. "Mrs. Eisenhower joins me in extending our profound sympathy to Mrs. McCarthy in the nrievous personal loss she has sustained." Within a half hour after Mc- Carthy died the flag over the Sen- ate was dropped to half staff. McCarthy was a key figure in the investigations of communism and alleged communism which arou f high feelings in the early mos. but his career faded after the " t voted ' of some of his conduct in 1964. McCarthy's death came five days after he was taken to hospi- tal for a liver inflammation. acute hepatitis. He is survived by his widow and fomser Senate aide. Jean Kerr McCarthy. and the infant daugh- ter they adopted early this year. ILL FOR VARYING PERIOD! McCarthy had been III for vary- ing periods during the last few years. a u ffer I n g from sinus trouble. bursitis and a knee in- jury which be attributed to a steel fragment lodging in the knee during his Second World War service as a marine officer in the South Pacific- Mrs. McCarthy was at the sen- ators' bedside when he died. Medi- cal officials of the hospital were in attendance. .- ..0fflcially the death was at- tributed to "acute hepatic fail- ure." His death cuts the Republican membership In the Senate to 46, compared with the Democrais' O. Wisconsin's Republican govemor Campaign Poths Cross AMHERST, N.S. (CPI .. Cam- paign paths of John Diefenbaker and federal Works "' ' Win- ters crossed Thursday in this north Nova Scotia riding of Cum- bsrlaad. They met by ebnce with a smil- hg handshake at Parrsbom 0 miles south of here- Tba Progressive Conservative leader. travelling from Truru, lapped to sign the guest book at Parraborn town hall. On the way of town his solo procession Dob a wrong turn and came lcroas Mr. Winters In front of the ! In Washington Hospital sou: century's most controvorslall rihy Dies SENATOR MCCARTHY Vernon W. Thompson will fill the vacancy with a Republican after the funeral. PROVIDED NEW WORD McCarthy-whose activities pre- vlded a new word. "McCarthy- ism." to the English language- died in the same naval hospital where he had been a patient on past occasions. notably during his Senate "trial." That proceeding ' ' T In a vote that be had (1) obstructed "the constitutional processes of the Senate." and (1) breached "senatorial ethics.”- Polltically-and perhaps person- ally-this verdict was a well nigh fatal blow to the jowelled. sardoni- cally witty. sometimes sentimen- tal and often stormily denuncia- tory McCarthy. ..The onetime farm boy from Ap- pleton. Wis., had gone a long way. McCarthy was acclaimed by many as the foremost hunter of Com- munists in the U.S. He was as- sailed by others as a cynical, ruthless destroyer of reputations. DOCKET) HORN! TWICE Often mentioned in his heyday as a possible presidential candl- date-he would have been the first Roman Catholic to receive the Re- publican nomination -McCarthy locked horns with two presidents. Democratic Harry S- Truman sought to brush him aside as. in Truman's words. a pathological case. Republican Dwight D. El- senhower supported McCarthy for re-election in 152. though without visible enthusiasm. and I:-far treated him with an icy disdain which undoubtedly was a factor II the senator's political eclipse. There was a time in the early issue when McCarthy dominated nearly every political discussion. His career reached its " la the televised Senate hearings in- to the row betweea McCarthy and P officials. ' ” , tb- arnsy secretary Robert T. Stev- ens. Mlllloas were glued to TV sets for this airing of McCarthy's charge that his opponents wen "coddllng" Communists and the counter - charge that McCarthy's office was trying to "blackmail" the Pentagon into kfd-glove handl- ing of a wealthy young McCarthy aide. Pie. David Schlae. Temperatures Below Normal W Spent Almost 24 Hours In Dories After V NATO Ministers Agree On Nuclear Weapons Need) essel 50-Mile-An-Hour Wind And Temperatures HALIFAX (CF) - Nine weary fishermen. who spent nearly zilfor Burin. Nfld.. headquarters of hours in open dories while snowiher owners. when she sent a dis- lsnd wind churned up the sea. tress slgnalvfor immediate assist- were rescued from the fog - en- closed waters Thursday by a pass- ing steamer. ln a brief message to the RCAF here the steamer R .” Head said the men had been picked up 15 miles south of St. Pierre et M l q u cl o n. off Newfoundland's south coast. There were no re- ported injuries. The Roonagh Head also said she would rendezvous with the RCMP ship Mcliryon. Capt. Edward O. Grundy of Hall- fax and eight other crew members of the fishing boat Joan Ellamae were plucked from the seas that were raging under 50-mile-an-hour winds. Temperatures were close to freezing. The men were forced to leave their ship Wednesday when water filled the 62-ton longliner. The cap- tain said he and the crew were Sankl Near Freezing The Joan Ellsmae was bound ance. Before any help could reach her the captain said the ship was going down. Five search vessels and aircraft of the USAF began combing the area early Thursday but fog. driz- zle and wind hampered the hunt, , . The British steamer which found I. them. the Roonngh Head. was be- I - lieved heading for Montreal when - she came across the two dories. I The eight crew members-seven of them Newfoundlnnders - were identified as George Lovelace. of Halifax; Giles Reeves, Burin; Richard Farrell, Little Bay; Will- iam Footc. Burln, Andre Brush- ett. Salmonier; Robert Jensen, Garnish; and Richard Skinner and Samuel Strickland whose horm- towns were not available immed- lately. The ship was owned by Hollett Sons and Co. of Burin and was leaving the boat in two dories. HALIFAX (CP)--A belated win- ter storm battered the Atlantic provinces with snow. rain and galcs Thursday. The wind drove drift ice from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in on eastern Cape Breton. trapping several ships. The same gale 1riled Arctic ice against the Newfoundland east coast. blocking St. John's and other ports. Th Newfoundland fishing Joan Ellanme sprang a leak Wed- nesday on the south coast of that and her nine-man crew to the boats. The crew were rescued Thursday when a passing steamer sighted them on the heavy seas. Winds reached 50 miles an hour in gusts over the eastern Mari- times and Newfoundland. The Newfoundland eoast was blanketed in dense fog- .. High winds and early sprln snow harrassed pedestrians motorists throughout the Mari- ST. JOHN'S. Nfld. (OP) - The field of Arctic ice that has ha- rassed this part of the coast since January moved in again early Thursday under cover of soupy fog. cutting off all shipping. St. John's harbor was filled with loose-packed. lllsed-topped ico- pans. harbor mouth was plugged with a number of growl- ers. icebergs the sire of a small house. Eight vessels scheduled to leave were held at their wharves. Coastal ships bound for St. John's put in at other ports. SHIP STUCK IN ICE Nearby Conception Bay. which filled repeatedly earlier in the year. was free of ice in the inner reaches but a may do Verde. near the mouth. an unidentified ship was reported stuck in the ice half a nib torn shore. She was said Several Ships Are Trapped In Ice Off TheICcIpe Breton Shore nggnownsdfor and for immediate relief is a St. John's Closed By Ice registered in St. John's. Nfld. times. I SHIPS TRAPPED At least five vessels were re- ported stuck in the ice off Cape Breton but none was eonsidsrql in immediate danger. alone. were reported unable move as they tried to rescue ships. . working to tw The Carson was the Newfoundland ferry Caho strait, held fast for o days. Icebreaker Saurel was trying extricate the Newfoundland froth- tar Random and ferry I - ' The Icebreaker N. B. - was the only free vessel area and was working to era. Officials said the H in the wind. ern Newfoundland. The fog panlcd by light rain first - Tuesday night. and was d as the thickest in several The weather office says plex disturbance is centred of Newfoundland. Little cha the weather was expected tonight. The easterly and north.e winds driving the fog” pressed ice tight to I"-d . where north of Cape F on the northeast shoulder of .-wfound- land. Trinity and Bomilsta Bay were filled with floating icepam. Jhe coast between Cape Freela and Cape Chldley at the northern peak of Labrador has been Ice- bound without relief since Janu- ary. most northerly areas since early December. The ice forms in the Arctic and Is belched out of Davis Strait into the La bradnr current. which to be in no danger. Fog blanketed eastern and south- washes the east coast and runs through the Strait of Belle Isle. AMHERST. N.s. (CP) - John Dlefenbaker Thursday night used what he said was a "strictly con- fidential" document by the Lib- eral party to back his claim of growing Progressive Conservative strength in the aiarltimee. At an election ' he said the document was issued "some ms Says Liberals Admit Trend For P.C.'s In The Moritimes taxed each Canadian adult and child an average SI) more than was needed for costs of gown!- rnent. ' He said Liberal cabinet pints-