U itbance at Gordon Lodge every MAXIMS or A MERE MAN e .3II'0P- ' 'InnIreurniueanseaee r-j Qdleluichrhthtowmmnesddelllhbiuaunlluwken hl.l.l.I.00. otheehevlaeeeaad Il.1A.8ll.e0peraaaam. c. c. F. TAKES EARLY LEAD IN B. c. ELECTION The Pep '5 Paper p - Read Evrybody i ICoviers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew. cuARuo'r'rE'rowN. CANADA, FRIDAY, JUNE .13, 1952 P. E- I.jeaIth Plans Tabled At Ottawa Medical Insurance Plan Is Feature 0f Island Program OTTAWA, June 11-Expsnsion -of Prince Edward Island health services was recommended today in a report tabled in the Com- mons by Health Minister Martin. The report. one of a series be- ing financed by the Federal Gov- ernment, suggested that volun- b tary prepaid hospital plans he continued and extended to pro- sc vide for preventive medicine as well as curative treatment, and Lib for diagnostic consultation ser- vices at a minimum flat fee. it also urged that the Government pay the premiums of needy per- sons to bring them into the plan and that the medical profession participate in the administration. Slrssllar reports already have been tabled in the Commons has- ed on surveys in New Brunswick. Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan. The P. E. I. report recommend- ed'that the Provincial Health De- partment be reorganized and ex- panded using health grants to correlate the work. It suggested the Job of deputy minister of health and welfare be split and that deputy ministers of health and of welfare be appointed. The job of the deputy minister of health and welfare is "too great for one official in this position." the report said. The new deputy ministers also should be relieved of "certain non-tech- silcal routine procedures in order that their respective branches of health and welfare may receive full advantage of their training and abilities." In expanding thehealth branch. Coming Events "ice cream social, Long River Iebool. Friday is. --F "Absgweit ri.B.P., Kin i tiri- day me. see p.m. night. Music by nobichaud "lbw. Bonshew. Friday "Tulsa" in technicolor. "Lot 05 Hell Friday, June ldth, luntioo Players. Dance alter. "Dance. Miliview Hail. Friday. June. 18. , "neurvo July 1 for the st. Pet- ere Bay United Church Supper. "A Variety Concert. Cape Trav- srae Bell. tonight e.30. "Cement in stock. Ellie Bros. Central Royalty. Phone 3094-2. "Dance, soul-is Line Road south dchool, Monday, June it. Good music. "Come to the dance every set- srday nits Islanders Country Club. Travellers nest. "Dance every Frid i lit. South-liustlcc hail. Muiili b; 'the Chariottetoniane. "Pantry Isle: s. A. MoDonald'i laturdsy, June it. I p.in.,in aid of Parkdaie Girl Guides. "National Film Board in lkeach River hall Monday night, June 10. Sale of candy. "Dance in Vernon liiver I-isii Monday. June 10. Rollie Macken- sle's orchestra. "I-lulu dance in Wlltshire milriday. June is. in aid or ”';Is:l your films and nega- Garnh at , O - iottescwa. "M u N W Brook school llllsd of Trustees. lei . Sh sag ' "Uncle Sam's Pig tlna Coast cents. ' "Unloading hide and stur- day- cement. becisi rises. in is is all grades singles. port Lnodge coupe priced to sell. . 1. my 5 pa. - g t d months old or i:"-....... M ionic age on i'm iee'd. Chick esliem Mount llerbert. Election Standing I 10:00 p. in. Pvr-Canadian Press pfirty standing in British Colum- e: i i. To come.” Total the report suggested establish- ment of divisions of nursing. lab- cratories. sanitary engineering. vital statistics. venereal disease control, dental public health. nu- trition, tuberculosis control. men- tal health, cancer control and health education. A number of the recommenda- tions on reorganization of the Health and Welfare Department already have been put into effect by the Prince Edward Island Government. , Health Districts The report suggested that the 488 boards of health in eight incorporated municipalities and an school districts be reduced. in their place. the report said 3) health districts should be set up "to include a population or egg Mentioned on bare s col. Q .. .Ca'irns.TQ;Be .Erected In Hoawr Of Franklin Lane And"Sin:A-ngirewlMacPhaila' The Historic Bites and Moon- merits Board of Canada, of which iron. Thane A. csinpoeu. Chief Jus- tice. is a member, has approved the placing of memorials to coininenmv ”” ate two more Prince Edward is- land sons who have brought dis- tinction to Canada as well as to the place of their birth. During the summer months. on e site yet to be determined, and at a date not yet mecifled. a suitable calm and plaque will be placed at Deeable in. horour of Hon. Franklin Knight Lane. who was born there in loss. Mr. lane was a prominent figure in the United States, particulu-ly during the years of "the first Great War. un- der the regime of President Wil- son. lie was a member of The In- ter-etste Commerce Commission from 1000 to 1013, and Secretary of The Interior from 1913 to 1920. He died at Rochester Minn. in 1021. The memorial will probably be plac- ed on the Trans-Canada Highway at the junction with the Deaable Road. The career and memory of Sir Andrew lldscpliaii will similarly be recorded on a cairn and plaque to (Continued on page I col. 5) "All taxes not paid to aging by June 20 w be in for collection. By" order .-.-an "Don't nilsa land;-'s show evening. A gate Guard." Admission ileatli Yesterday P The death occurred in the Prince Edward Island Hospital last eve- ning- of Mr. T. Witileld Bentley. 0.l...U.. well known former branch manager of the Maritime Life As- surance Company. from which position he retired early in Jan- uary ol this year after s. dis- tinguished career in the insurance business. He was retained by the company in the capacity of super- visor for the Province. due to his thorough grasp of the life insur- ance business. In the general election of 1923, Mr. Bentley was elected as a Con- servative member to represent the dth District of Prince, and served conscientiously during his four- ycar term. A prominent member of Masonic Fraternity and of odd Fellows, he took an Part in the United Church Choir for many years. Mr. Bentley, who, had been sui- ” u ..:.ailsnent ;ne(rl!cclis- a purchased intended to reside. a week ago, he entered hospital for treatment but failed to .112- nd. He is survived by his wife, the former Irene Moore. and daugh- ters Mrs. James A. MacArthur (Jean) city, Mrs. Preston Prasor (Helen) New Glasgow, N. 5.. Mrs. J-larrison Frizbel (Marge) Lewis- ville. N. 3., and Mrs. Harry Jam- ieson (May). Montague; also by two sons, George. in England and Jack in Labrador. surviving also are three broth- ere, Messrs. W. 8. Bentley. Q.C.. J. A. Bentley and Charles W. Bentley, all of Charlottetown, and two sisters, Miss Mary E. Bentley, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Mrs. Pat- terson Walker of Kensington. The date of the funeral will be nnounced later. BERLIN. June 12 -(Reuters) - Premler Otto Grotewohi instructed teachers here today that teachings oi Lenin and Stalin are to beniade the basis of all East German edu- cation. He spoke at p t.eachers' day ceremony and started off the event by asking everyone to cheer "the great teacher oi all people, the great Stalin.” Railway Reassurance Given ll-e -only Freight Service is three t dram -'&"..".. rummm ' day. June is. dope speoialltia. Bcsnurance that the Canadian National Proposal was not part of a plan to abandon any lines was given yesterday by Mr. !'.A. Gei- fney in reply to Mai. John A. Mac- Donald. Ie.l..A. during the hear- ing in Georg taking in its lines ii the proposal were granted. He said this would be serious as frequently shi would be unable to more pots Day at summereide tomorrow afternoon. in the wcrds' oi an Air Force officer who helped plan the program, will be "The A visit to the air station yester- day afterncon gave every indicat- ion that thls would be so. and a preview oi plans, practices. displays supported the prediction oi the officials in charge. that this will be the great- est air show ever seen on Prince The program. beginning at 1.00 p.m., is open and free of charge to everyone on Prince Edward island who is able to attend. The purpose oi Air Force Day is to show the public how their de- fence dollars are being spent. the types and cost of air craft, mach- ines, and instruments used by the R. C. A. 1".. and to give the public the opportunity to meet the men Air Force Has Plans For M Mr. 'l'.W. Bentley Display Tgmorrow At Summerside Station and women who operate them. six types oi aircraft takbig part in the air show include sabre Jets. Vampire jets, 4-engine Lancasters, 2-engine Dakotas, 2-engine Beech- craft expidltora, and single engine Harvard air craft. The show will open at 1.00 p. in. with a fascinating display oi Air- force life and equipment that will be located in booths in number 3 hanger, and these displays will be open to the public throughout the afternoon. At. 2.00 p. m. a formation of Lan- caster aircrait will fly past at an altitude of from 100-200 feet. At 2.05 p. m. a. formation of sabre jets will appear and will be followed fifteen minutes later by the vampire jets. The jets travelling at an altitude of about 50 feet will put on low level speed trials and low level precision formation flying. (Continued on page 15 col. 2) . . 1;-Wugmgg.-1 i also a valued inemiur'ot Trinity om 3 mm town as 'a flying reminder of Air Force Day and the big being held at aummersld ,. , s. H, T , , alrcrggls i of? e my a on 4325.35 Force in Korea and in West Germany, and is C adian squad- ron oi these pienes is presently on route across the A formation of t see Sabre jet aircraft as well as a formation of Vampire jet aircraft will take part. in the air show at Summer- tomorrow afternoon, will fly past at speeds in excess oi 500 miles per hour at about 60 the Prince Edward Island people the best -view that they have ever had of these two latest types jet aircraft in flight.-8. Thinlis Federal Election May Be Delayed OTTAWA. June 12 - (CP) - Donald Fleming (PC-Toronto Eg- linton) said today that light oi recent events think it is very likely that the government is going to call the next session He referred in the commons to of the Saskatchewan election and of recent Poderai by- In Saskatchewan.” the size of duced by supporters oi the C. C. 1''. Government. In the by-elec- atlves won four oi the six seats Text Of Proposals For PEI Medical Insurance Sabre lei To Following is the full text of the recommendations of the Provincial Planning Commission for medical insurance in this Province as tabled at Ottawa yesterday: "As was stated in the introduc- tion to this report, consideration was given by this Commission to the problem, of hospital and med- ical care insurance". "In their"?-rim liboratlons there was concensus concerning important fundament- als. All were agreed that medical service should eventuellyprovide everything that science-ban oi! WWIN ill! reaervetlo .,.ot.-hails andtlie got tlibeag, tad" that these benents should be made av- ailable to the entire poulatioii. There was debate, however, as to the method by which this situa- tion should be brought about with the alternatives revolving about the basic questions of free initi- ative versus government planning. "The participation oi government in medical services has taken place during a period when there has been a heightened ubilc interest and I. ,ronounced increase in pub- lic demand for an improved or- ganisatlon of medical service which will provide more eiillciently a higher quality of medical care. "As medical science has demon- strated its power to prevent, to control and to cure diseases, pub- lic confidence in the medical pro- fesslon has grown. At the same time. new diagnostic and curative procedures and the scientific in- strumente. technologies and spec- ialties that have given medicine its new power, have increased the costs of medical care and have complicated the distribution oi medical services. Increasing Medical Costs "While an ever larger portion of the population is insistent on its right to share in the advances oi medicine that make longer and healthier lives possible, medicine of high quality, because of its cost, has become increasingly be- yond the reach oi lower income groups. Depletion oi the supply oi well-trained physicians in rural areas has deprived the inhabitants in these areas oi full participa- tion in the recent advances oi medical science. The problem oi the dlau of -” I care "You did not elect any Con- Mr Fleming "We did not lose thing and the Liberals strength was re- upon them by the "oral by-eictions ;:esr.Errgz 3 mg Q E which affects the mortality and the morbidity rates of this Pro- vince. as well as that oi the whole country, is one which demands ”There is now an alertness on the part oi the public as to the need of making preventive and curative medical care oi high (Continued on page is -col. 3) Drain On Sterling Area Clieged IDNDON. June it -(iuutsrs)- Butler cheering Bouse oi commons t the drain on the star- 's gold and dollar restves checked toia trickle dur- e reserves had drop- byless than 110,000,000 since and i March. in the first months of this year the loss s:s1.oso,ooo, while in the last nssaiths oi 1001 it amounted nsaohanoeilor ofths Ex- ...'.E 5 i 3 3-3 Count Pic-ceeiiing Slowly Under New System VANCOUVER, June 12 - (CP) - The C. C. F. bounced into the lead in first returns from today": British Columbia general election. Of 35 seats reporting. the C. C. F. was leading in 15. Counting was proceeding slowly and iii hours after polls closed no candidate had been elected. The Liberals. trying for re- election, were ahead in eight rid- ings, Social Credit in seven and the Progressive Conservatives in three. one seat was tied. Labor lead in-another. Returning officers said count- ing alternative bellots was much slower than single ballots as in former elections. Liberal Premier Byron Johnson overcame an early deficit to go into a tie with C. C. 2. candidate Rae Eddie in New Westminster. Progressive Conservative leader Herbert Arisoomb was trailing a Liberal candidate badly in Oak Bay. C. C. F. Harold Winch was ahead in Vancouver East. Veteran Laborite Tom Uphill. a member of the Legislature for 32 years, was leading in Fernie. standing In the last legislature at, dlsolution was: Liberal Xi, Pro- gressive Cohservative 11, C.C.l'. eight, Coalition three. Independent two and Labor one. A Liberal-Prodressive Coalition had been in power from 1041 un- til January this year when Liberal Premier Byiwi Johnson fired his then Finance Minister Herbert Ans- comb. Progressive Conservative lea- der and co-chief in Coalition. This brought on the general election. In the i949 content. Coalition won 39 seats. the C. C. F. seven and In- dependents two. JOHNSON TAKES LEAD VANCOUVER, June 12-(CP)- Premier Byron Johnson swung in- to the lead by a narrow margin in New Westminster after trailing the C. G. F. candidate in first re- turns in todayis British Columbia electlongnn - I vs; sbscrsgnw g VANCOUVER, June 13-(CP)-g W. Af C. Bennett, Social Credit. tonight was the first candidate elected in the British Columbia general election. He was success ful in south Okanagan. Mr. Ben- nett was elected as a. Progressive Conservative member to the last legislature but split with the party and joined Social Credit. PLIBISCITE RETURNS VANCOUVER. June 12-(CP)- First returns in British Columbia's llq'uor plebiscite tonight showed voters favoring sale of liquor by glass. . Scattered returns from several ridings showed those in favor, 4,- 035: against. 2.353. On a daylight time plebiscite, first returns showed those in favor numbering 3,108; those against, 2,082. Mine Disposal Officer lulled PRINCE RUPERT, B. 0.. Jim: i2-(OP)- A Royal Canadian Navy mine disposal officer was killed yesterday and his assistant was injured in an explosion on an is- land beach southwest oi here. Dead is Lt.-Comdr. Edward L. Borrabeiie, 42. and injured is Po. 1). Ross. 30. both of Victoria. The men had been called to dispose of a wartime mine sighted by n fisherman on the beach of Boniila. Island, 70 mues from here. "we havent the details." said a navy spokesman. "All we know is that there was a. violent ploslon." By Alan llarvav LONDON. June 12 -(G')- The Queen held the first presentation party of her reign today and brought a touch of fantasy into the lives of some 1) thrilled Cana- dian debutantes. The Canadian women were a- mong coo debutanies and their sponsors who filed into the white- and-gcid ballroom of Buckingham Palace to curtsey first to the queen and then to the Duke of Edin- burgh. The Queen, wearing a drel of while orgendie. sat with the Duke on crimson chairs of stains on a canopled dais. Princess Margaret stood just behind. The lovely young queen was the central fig- ure in a cameo oi coiirtllke magni- ficence which was. one Canadian girl said. "just pure fantasy.” "it just seemed like a dream. it OIL Mirna MAN'S u-mu Eaewe asHutI1hIe aresweeteeesendilglss. ' 16 PAGES The Guardian. live Cassi. Sudden Death Last Evening Of Veteran Guardian Editor The sudden death occurred all IssalnglIslblbuldedlI1.w a-no.7-... .. I . his home, 24 Upper i-llllsboro Street. about midnight last even- ing. oi Mr. James Robertson Bur- nett, editor and managing direc- tor of The Guardian newspaper. Mr. Burnett had been at his of- fice as usual yesterday, and was apparently in good health. His death occurred shortly alter had retired for the night. was due to a heart attack. He was in his eighty-second year. A native of Aberdeen, Scotland. Mr. Burnett had spent sixty-four years in active journalism. He was a charter member and former director of the Canadian Press, a Fellow of the institute of Journ- alists, a Fellow of the Royal So- ciety of Arts and Sciences of Lon- don, and of the Royal Empire Society. He had taken ll special interest in the Boy Scout movement in this Province, and was honoured a few years ago in this connec- tion wiih the award of the Scouis' Medal of Merit. A lifelong Presbyterian, he had been an Elder in St. James Pres- byterian Church for many years. He was also a member oi the Masonic Order and had been aci- ive for many years in the Cale- donian Club. oi which he was Past Chief. Mr. Burnett received his early training with the Aberdeen Jour- nal and Evening Express, sub- sequently becoming editor of the Dalkelth Advertiser. From ,there he took over the control of the Weekly Argosy. in Georgetown, British Guiana. which he convert- ed into is successful daily news- paper. After nine years there he returned to Scotland, and in 1912 came to Canada to succeed the late Mr. J. E. B. Mccready as editor oi The Charlottetown Guardian. At that time there Rval no Can- adian Press service. and no tele- graph communication after 9 p.rn.. at which hour the telegraph oi- flce shut down until 8 am. next day. Mr. Burnett ptrsuaded the government of the y to alter its contract with the icgraph Com- pany to have continuous service until 230 a.m., and this enabled the paper to obtain brief bulletins from Maritime and Ottawa sour- ces. when the formation of the Can- adian Press was mooted. Mr. Bur- News In Brief. KO.lE ISLAND, Korea, June 13 -(Friday)-(AP)- Two of Koje's toughest prison compounds. cow- ed by the Allied policy of stem discipline backed by force. sub- mitted peacefully today to trans- fer to other and smaller quarters. SEOUL, June 13-(Friday) - (AP)-Chinese Communists were hurled from a western-front hill Thursday by an onslaught of Al- lied troops and tanks in a battle as fierce as any since the twi- light war began last November. OTTAWA. June 12-(CP)-Em ternsl Affairs Minister Pearson said today an "intensification of the cold war in one form or an- other" can be expected during the months ahead. DETROIT, June 12-(AP)-The Ford Motor Co. eaid today it will start closing down its plants across the United States in two weeks unless the steel strike is settled. WASHINGTON. June 12--(AP) --The United States army is de- scribed as having atomic weapons it could use on the Korean battle- fields, but is confident it can hoid against any offensive the Communist c-an.mcunt without resorting to their use. Queen Elizabeth Holds First Presentation Party g.L,.mm.:...m........ Keene of 'ms-onto who were a wide-skirted navy broderia angel- aise drus with white osgnacie cape collar hiding a strapless top. "and most impiueive of all was the Queen." P An amusing incident happened net as the Canadian sirls uatered d l the bellman-s inunent of area: nervousness and expectancy. lud- denly the band started shrine "Lord High hecutlonei-" irons the Gilbert and aullivan Opdsetta. "Mikado." . Most of the debutentu were iull-skirted dresses with picture neckllnn. Oolors were remarkably surasued wiui white. nevs;.ue'rey and pa s shades oinins . other Caring: debutantss ha- cluded Iisabetb West at lalat John. N.I.. Joan Williams of lbs- winlgsn Pails, Que. In-e. tandem lunneli of Iaatiord. Ont..'Owen- na l-losraid of Montreal and Miss- was so lovely." lid OIIIIIOWO ieli.lbI0ycisnowtese.atan. son of John and Mary Burnett. .- Tlso late Mr. J. B. Iurnett nett took an active part in ob- taining a "pony" service from the C. P. at Halifax. which subsequent- ly was expanded into the regular up-to-the minute teleprlnter ser- vice of today. one of the first campaigns launched by The Guardian under Mr. Burnett. was in aid of recruit- ing in world War One. At this time The Guardian also raised several thousands voi dollars for the Canadian Patriotic Fund. in . was early in the field in advocat- ing cooperative farm mganizstions and other improvements. In his early newspaper days in Scotland Mr. Burnett interviewed many outstanding men. among them the late General William. Booth. He had the fortune to re-. port thelaat speechcf W. E. Glad- stone in the Albert Hall. at.Mln- burgh, and also Lord Roleberyl first speech on succeeding Glade stone as Prime Minister.--l-le was-o friendly terms with the late Ram- sey "MacDonald when that states- man was organizer for the inde- pendent Labcur Party in Greel- Britain. 'Mr. Burnett was in British Guiana when the Empire Preal Union was founded and became the first west. indies member. He re- tained his membership during all his years in this Province, having transferred to the Canadian sect- ion when he eame to Prince Ed- ward Island. Mr. Burnett was predeceased by his wife, the former Miss Floris Hope Trotter. of Edinburgh. whit passed away in 1932. A son. Niall Hope Burnett. was killed on active service in 1941. He is survived by four sons. Ian. iwillism, James, and George. all of whom are as- sociated with The oumiiafn. on inspection Tour TOKYO. June is -(AP) -Ear) Alexander. Britain's defence min- ister, visited Gen. Mark Clark to- day at the supreme Allied com. manderls headquarters. Alexander- arrived Tuesday for a tour or Japan and Korea on behalf of the British cabinet. You . CAN C.Ef- Ron -Down as gossip is mm is Auros-9