A hie! The Omaha Wednesday, Mar. 18. 1955 f IEWELL - MacKINNON h At . Izlll. 1955. by the Rev. A .s. Weir. ' Macvittle ' both of Barrie. Ont. IIEMPHILL-At Georgetown on Recalls Work of Late Col. Rogers In Radio Field "Out of the thin air came forth the miracle of sound...the dreamoftheboyand theman was iealized." These words. spok- en quietly by Mrs. Flora Rogers. cllmaxed an inspiring address given before the regular monthly meeting of Trinity United Church Men's Association. With president, Ches Cooper in chair the large meeting was treated first of all to a fine sup per following by some excellent musical entertainment provided by Miss Thelma Teed and her Mrs. Rogers, the guest speaker of the evening. was introduced by Dr. C. D. Steel who spoke of his long friendship with both Mrs. Rogers' family and that of her late husband. Col. Keith Rogers. "The story of the life of the late Col. Rogers is the story of the progress of radio from its very early inception with clumsy. noisy equipment to the present day of expensive. efficient machinery. "The towers." said Mrs. Rogers. "symbolise the efforts of Keith Rogers to bring his boyhood dream to fruition, and many tow- ers were to be built only to be: cut down again. Each successivel tower was greater than the one before and each setback only served as an incentive to strive even harder to attain the goal." Mrs. Rogers stressed the help Col. Rogers received from his family. from Tony Shelfonn (now Group Capt Shelfonn. with the R. A.yF.) and from the very many. friends on P.E.l. and elsewhcrel who knew and al1f)l'S('I'1lo(l ii-ni tremendous efforts being made to brinv radio to this part of the world. Even as far back as 1931. when) the charter of The Island Ratiiol ORATORICAL CONTEST e To-. Broadcasting, Comnnnv was drawn; UP -3 clallse was inserted which? read. in part . . . "to transmit pictures . . . and today there is every prospect of seeing another tower erected in r-arrv l "pictures" envisioned by Rogers twenty-five years ago. Mrs. Rogers was thanked by Dr L. W. Shaw. The meeting closed with the benediction by Rev. Mr. MacLean. Col. minis. MARRIAGES. IJEATIIS 509 Per Insertion aiitriis CONNOLLY-At the Charlottetown Hospital. Friday. March 11th. 1955. to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Connolly. a daughter. 8 lbs. LLOYD-At the P. E. I. Hospital on March 15. 1955. to Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Lloyd. Charlotte- town. a son. Harold Gordon. MURPHY-At the P. E. I. Hos- pital on March 14. 1955. to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Murphy. a son. Lee Irwin. MARSHALL - At the Charlotte- town Hospital on March 10, to Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall. (nee Shirley Buchanan) a son. 0 lbs. 12 ozs. MARRIAGES the Parsonage. Cornwall. March Velda Dorothy Jewell, North River. to Kenneth Winston Msclflnnon. Churchill. PALKA-MacVITTIE-At It. An- drew's Presbyterian Church. Bar- rie. 0nt.. by Rev. J. Ferguson. on December 24, 1954, Lois Vivian and Edward Palka, DEATHS March 15. 1955, Henry C. Hemp- hill in his 75th year. Funeral from his late residence on Thursday. March 17. at 2 pm. Interment in the United Church cemetery. Georgetown. GALLANT-At the Sacred Heart Home. Charlottetown. on Tues- day. March 15th, Mary Gallant. wife of late Peter Gallant in her lard year. Remains are resting at the Com ton Funeral Home from where e funeral will take place on Thursday morning to St. Paul's Church for Requiem High Mass at 9:00 o'clock. Inter- ment ln the St. Paul's Cemetery. BUCHANAN-Suddenly at Dixon Road Bradalbane on March 14. 1955. Malcolm Gordon Buchanan. aged 71 years. The funeral will take place on Thursday. March 17th with a short service at the home at 1:30. followed by'a ser- vice in Rartsvllle Church at 2:9. Burial in the church cemefe :- N. D. MucLeen UNDEBTAKER EMBALMER Charlottetown and North Wllteblre DIAL 550 -Leod: cert were finalized. quharson then directed a round of The pail bearers were: was held last City and Central ILl(.'l'ROLUX IS BETTER. - Better Buy Electrolux. BANANAS 15 cents pound the Narwood Market. Open day Wednesday. REAR SEASONAL unemploy- ment discussed tonight over CFCY I to 8:15. COME AND SEE Zion Y.P.S. Variety Concert in the church hall. Tuesday evening. March 29th at 8:30 p.m. FREE CHURCH of Scotland service Thursday, March 17. Charlottetown 8 p.m. Rev. Wil- liam MacKay. guest speaker. Rev. J. 11. Bishop. minister. ENGAGEMENT-Mr. and Mrs. Truelove Taylor, Upton. wish to announce the engagement of their oldest daughter. Mona Kathryn to John Claude Math- eson son of Mr. Norman Matheson and the late Mrs. Matheson. For- est Rill. marriage to take place in the near future. PRIZE W1NNERS- Prize win- ners at the weekly card party held in Spring Park Hall on Mon- day night were: Ladies' first. Mrs. Lloyd Archer; second. Miss Florence Kelly; consolation. Mrs. Gordon Rodd; men's first. Jack Macl(innon: second. Henry Mac- consolation. J. Cheverie. Freezeout. Mrs. Lloyd Archer and Mrs. Nelson Whitlock. CARS COLLIDE a Two cars received extensixe darnagf When they collided at the corner of Prince and Grafton ten o'clock last night. An Oldsmo- bile proceeding south on Prince ended the run with front wheels to the curb and front bumper crushing a telephone pole. The other car. a Morris. heading West on Grafton was badly damaged at the front right tender and bumper and other damage to lights. at all night the St. Dunstanls High School oratorical contest will be held in the Alumni auditorium. Sponsuled by the St. Dunstan's Dcbating Society. both senior and II" 0 junior contests will be held. The .inner of each will receive tro- .-hairman and judges will he Rcv. W. 1'. Mat-llonaid. Rcv. George ..iacl)orvald and Rev. W, A. Keefe. -'l'he public is welcome to attend i Mr. Streets at "I believe that this Govern- ment would be justified in going in debt to have roads built that would adequately provide a high- way for tourists. and carry our agricultural and fishery products of this Province." said Ron. Eu- gene Cullen. speaking on the Budget debate in the Legislature on Monday night. "I believe that the future of those industries will he determin- ed by the system of roads that this Government is able to pro- vide". Mr. Cullui said. ”We talk about it. but if we are not willing to take a chance or give a penny to someone who is will- ing to take a chance. who is go- ing to do it? Have we the cour- age to take a calculat 4 risk?" He went on to say that the House has approved the spend- ing of 3200.000 a year in health grants. "What could this mean in the way of additional develop- ment each year?" he asked. Mr. Cullen said that the sum of 58.600 had been spent last year in the Government's indus- trial development program. This included investigation into the processing of certain products. provision for a course at M.l.T. for a horticultural economist. ad- vertising and other things. Bell: "Would you be pre- pared to spend some money in- 'vestigating the processing of Irish moss? Mr. Cullen: "There have been a number of people looking into this matter, but I believe that our people who galiber Irish moss have a great little product and if greater care were exercis- ed in picking and grading the price could be raised so that it would be more profitable than it is now”. Mr. Bell: "Apparently it is used in everything from tooth paste to shoe polish". Mr. Cullen thought that a De- partment oi' Labour would be a good thing since. as 35 per cent of the Island population live in the city. towns or villages. Thcy - ' - . W -H are interested in legislation that limes mchard A edge WI benull IUCI. after their needs and. ii is only right that the Govcrn-.' .ment should have someone who can oiersee such matters. ZION Y. P. s. - A Bible dis- FORESTRY PIWGMM cussiun led by Mr. Malcolm Mac-I Kenzie began the vvcc...;.' nv. of Zion Y.P.S. A worship p...v,u under the leadership oi Dam-;lai,',. MacEachern and Islihel Fnrqu'nm'- son followed after which the presi- dent conducted a business meet- ing. Plans tor the variety con- Lloyd Far- gamcs and relays. The singing of "Blest be the Tie that Binds" brought the meeting to a close. FUNERAL TUESDAY - The funeral of Mrs. Jeremiah Gallant was held Tuesday morning from the Charlottetown Funeral Home to the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer where "equiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. Ed- ward Doyle. C.Ss.R.. who also conducted the service at the grave. Hubert Blanchard. Reginald Cronin. Ray- mond Campbell. Joseph Tierney. Maurice Hughes and William Mul- lins. Interment was In the Roman Catholic Cemetery. TRINITY Y. P. U. - The re- gular meeting af Trinity Y. P. U evening in the social hall, opening with a lively recreation led by the recreation conveners. This was followed by a very interesting address on "Modern Manners and Popular- ity" by Mr. T. M. Lothian. A short business meeting was led by Charlie Frizzell. The evening closed with a short period of Bible study followed by "Auld Lang Syne". Pianist for the even- ing were Norma Jean Gay and Nancy Lee. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Roy Warren. Mr. Ern Bevlns, Annie Burke Diam- ond. Mr. Albert Diamond and Miss Violet MscNeil. spent Sun- day in Sea View. visiting Mr. Wm. Burke who is ill and Mrs. Burke. In Memoriam In loving memory of Ci-eelman Dickieaoa who passed away March ll. II64. Just a tribute of love and re- membrane: To someone who was one of the best. The toys that he missed on life's highway. May he find in God's heaven of at re . Ever rememhe at by Phyllis Macbarea. Cards of Thanks I wish to express my sincere thanks to Dr. Irwin and Dr. A. Maclaeod. nurses New Brunswick would be the rc"encr- ated growth in this Proiinrc was not equallcri in any other part of the world. Large numbers of trees of several varieties have been plant- ed in the nurseries and trans- planted in various parts of the Province. One of the greatest obstacles encountered in re-fores- tation is the alder trees which spring up quickly in de-forested areas. Speaking of the spruce bud worm. Mr. Cullen said there was heavy infestation in certain parts but that ii spraying program such as was undertaken in im- practical here. The only hope. he felt, was to try to grow trees that would not be infected by this pest and in this connection felt that a start had been made. lie was of the opinion that the prolific regenerated growth of Island forests would be a de- terrent against a serious deple- tion of woodland lots. NEWFOUNDLAND TRADE Refuling the argument of the Opposition that trade with New- foundland had fallen off the Minister gave detailed figures for 1943. 194-8 and 1954 which indicated that with the exception of cheese and eggs the shipments of all agricultural products and live- stock had shown a marked in- crease. The decrease in cheese export he said was due to the fact that Prince Edward Island could not or did not meet the competition of the Province of Quebec. in regard to eggs. Mr. Cullen said. there were two fac- tors involved: Flrst. Newfound- land is producing eggs in large quantities itself and second. they want their eggs put up in car- tons and we are not doing that as most of our eggs are shipped to Newfoundland. packed in trays. thirty dozen to the case. PUBLIC IERVANTS Mr. Cullen noted that the Bri- tish Civll Service takes pride in the reputation for integrity which its organization is re to have and said that it was not equalled in the world. "The same". he said was true of Ot- tawa and although there may he remote cases of derellctlon of duty. other countries lookupon us with envy." "We have in this Province, a group of civil servants who -not only work from nine till five in the evening but spend two and three nights a week in the interests of their Department. It is true of the Department of Agri- culture and I know it is true in my Department. You cannot blame them for leaving the Pro- vince if they receive an offer of more pay and shorter hours. Dealing with the Opposition cri- ticism re V! I0 III! dtlflll III! flcclll trip where the delegate was able illness Prince County 1100- toe b .butiain in- pltal. aisowiehtothank thoeeetancesthstrlps were inadeat wheviai thoeesniohroubt greatlnconvenlencetotheparw niaflowsrs andthose sometlinessthis wheant lwaaapersonalexpenee. - Icwtl. IAIIIIEIFIDHING "ltlstrnethatlobetereform IIQO that inamberllhelargeetportionofonrineonie eflelaiamersile fishing industry and neatlulbeqntek lavethei-eh that Qm. enneeihinit gay GovernmentIsluf- ems llsttctosiipplytbat d ImnMprei)endtnnr" nedMr.oillen."i'hqaeeI markatiagplast rmaeaorother. tamnewlrnsswlclhave Mlllmdcemle . cation for . irould not fish according to regu- Minister Stresses Vital Importance Of Developing Highway Transportation to pay a price with which our Island csnnerles cannot coni- pete. I agree with Mr. Gaudet from First Prince. that this is a short sighted policy because by selling their lobsters alive the fishermen are eliminating a great deal of employment in the Province which in the long run would be a more economically sound procedure." Speaking about the new plants at Souris, Mr. Cullen said "I predict that they will be suc- cessful". He also told of a smok- ed fish plant at Egmont Bay which was meeting with consid- erable success and expected bet- ter things when the fishermen ac- quired more experience in this form of processing. In rising to speak Mr. Cullen said it was a difficult matter to decide which of the Opposition members to answer. "They were given a nice new room to discuss their problems but they didn't seem to make very good use of it". he added "One member says we should put the electric line right in the farmer's yard; another says it is costing far too much; One member praises the Department of Health and Welfare while another says we are not doing enough. One mem- ber says that light pavement is no good; the other says it makes a good road and will last for years". DRAGGER FISIIERY The Minister again reviewed the history of the dragger fish- ing industry giving praise to the Fisheries Director (Mr. Eugene German) for his foresight and perseverance in bringing the in- dustry to the position it enjoys today. He also paid tribute to those who were willing to invest their money in the first drag- ger. They were required to mor- tgage their homes. assign their life and fire insurance or in other words offer all that they owned to see the thing started. "They showed great courage and faith in the future of the Province" said Mr. Cullen. "they have met all their payments promptly and in eight years from the time of' starting will have the loan all paid off" "It was stated that a man a loan to build a draggcr". con- tinued the Minister". One man. North Rustico made appli-pl a loan but when he .rirom North Rustico was refusedll from latlons. the loan was withdrawn." Another instance brouftht up by the Opposition and dealt with by Mr. Cullen was the case of a man who was a native of Nova Scotia. Mr. Cullen said. "We all agree that Nova Scotia is a part of Canada and the man in ques- tion came to live in Prince Er- ward Island. He had been living here for four years before he made application for a loan and he got it". he added "I have great confidence in the Fisher- men's Loan Board. they have done a great deal for this Pro- vince." ' Continued from page 2 Frozen Food swer to the problem. Under this system they can have both." said the Premier. "This Government is fully conscious of the import- ance of the frozen food market; what farmers can produce and the future there is for the farmer in this field of operations and I feel sure that we can go forward to great things." OPPOSITION CRITICISM The Premier in an affable man- ner dealt separately with the Op- position criticism occasioned in the budget speeches. In referring to John A. MacDonald's criticism of matchinggranta. he said, "We all know that matching grants can become dangerous but we must consider some of the bene- fits that have been enjoyed by this Province for a number of years." He listed welfare grants such as Old Age Assistance. Dis- abled Persons Act. the Bllnd Act. Federal Health Grant. Venerial 1” Control. and hospital con- struction. The last nemed. he said, would soon be all used up and there would be no further need for it. In dealing with Mr. MacDonald's criticism regarding the delay in completing the Health Centre. the Premier pointed out that the architect who was in charge of this work died and a young man took over the plans after him. necessitating considerable delay. "Had we continued on a cost- plus basis I'am sure that the building would not have been completed as cheaply as by ten- der." he as . "or, llacMlllan said we should give more to hospitals and in his speech, he stated. "I would not advise this (hvernment betfl do amvthing which I did not eve to be right"--The question of hos- pitalization is not an easy matter -what the solution wlll,be I can- not say; it may be state medicine lei? ya. -1 9!. per cent good. the Federation position criticism. the next dealt with the providing a dormitory for Prince of Wales College. llaptisf A. Mrs. P. J. Bentner presided 3 Al the regular monthly the Women's Auxiliary of the Charlottetown Baptist Church held on March 14th. Mrs. Lolita Sim- mons conducted the devotional period reading Psalm 111. and taking for her topic "The Trust- ing Heart". Using passages of Scripture and some excerpts from the book "The Man Called Peter". Mrs. Simmons brought to her listeners a very interesting talk. The business portion of the meeting followed with the minutes of the previous meeting being read and approved; also the treasurer's report was approved. This report showed that various groups had been very successful financially. Correspondence was read and arrangements were made for the choir banquet to be held in April. . The Mizpah benediction brought the meeting to a close. after which a pleasant social hour was spent with the Princess Elizabeth Group serving delicious refresh- ments and Miss Florence Mc- Donald providing piano music. ment in failing to build an all weather road to the Wood Islands Ferry. Mr. Matheson quoted from the platform of the Government as it appeared in the press: "An all weather road will be gradually completed etc." To point out that the Government had not reneged on its promises. the Premier said that this was being done and made note of the fact that the road from Murray River to Montague is hard surfaced leaving only the road be- tween Montague and Wood Islands to be done." This program will continue to be implemented to its fulfillment." he added. AGRICULTURE The Premier made reference to remarks in the House "that agri- culture was going to the dogs" and the comparisons made by the Opposition Leader with the Prov- ince of Quebec. Reading from a couple of well known publications the Premier showed from these reports that the farm income in Canada, with the exception of the Prairie Provinces was up. Re- ferring further to the Province of Quebec he said that statistics show that the farm population in that Province had decreased from 880.- 0()() to 702.000. "I don't say for a moment that the situation is 100 but it is not as gloomy as the Opposition is trying to paint it." Mr. Bell: "I was just going by of Agriculture rief. ' Continuing his answers to Op- Premier question of Mr. Bell: "The Women's In- Mr. Matheson: "Yes. the Wom- stitute ai'e asking for it now." en's Institutes did ask for it and when they were before us. we questioned them and as a result had a check made relative to 1947. We find that the picture has changed greatly since that time and due to the number of students who now take grade eleven and twelve in their home communities. The survey shows as follows: School Year 1946-47. Total num- ber of students enrolled in first and second year. 408; Number whose home address is Charlotte- own, 154 or 32LZ.; Number from outside Charlottetown. but with- in 15 miles. 102 or 22'Z; total from Charlottetown and within 15 miles. 256 or 5491:: number from 15 to 25 miles outside Charlottetown and within 25 miles 302 or 6496. . School year 1954-55. Total num- ber of students enrolled in first and second years. 377; number whose home address is Charlotte- town. 115 or 8196; number from outside the City but within 15 miles. 129 or 3496: total from Charlottetown and within 15 miles. 244 or 642:: number from 15 to 25 miles outside the City. 36 or 1096: grand total from Charlottetown and within 25 miles. 2(1) or 7496. These figures. said the Premier indicated that only a very small percentage inf the students attend- ing P.W.C. require such accom- modation snd that since that time a fine boarding home for students at Notre Dame Convent had been made available. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION Premier Matheson said that the cost of rural electrification in this Province was below that of any other Province. In giving compar- atlve figures he showed that while the cost to Prince Edward Island is S1.il10.7l. with five transformers to the mile. in New Brunswick. with three transformers it is 32.- 0()0; in Nova Scotla with five transformers 52.500 and in Alberta the cost is 3915 with a cost of for each transformer. " He said that the company carry- ing out the work in the Province was doing a good Job and the qual- ity of' their work was first class. He denied the statement that there was no government assistance and said that with the experience gain- ed during the past year there was a possibility of a decrease in the cost. He also said that the pro- gram as it is outlined is ted to be completed much sooner than was planned. Th g is a list of the places approved. interviewed. recommended and applied for with mileage: in brackets: Ap- proved for construction. Not com- menced. Caps Wolfe (1.7) Green- hlll (5.9). Norrtham (12.81). Peakes (4.7). south Lake. (5.2). luring- geld West (1.6). West Devon (0.- . I Interviewed and. pending ap- proval: Llne Road (1.15). Milo (1.- 3). New Glasgow Mills-settlement Road (2.1). North Wlltahlre-Dark lnston (1.5). Royalty Road (0.3). Approved for survey but not yet interviewed: Bi-ackley Beach (I.- 1). Savage Harbour (1.5). Recommended for 965: French Rlvr. (10). Port A tua-Gle'n- an. (M). Argyle Road 0). Seven Mile Road (0.0). N Buchanan (0.0). " lmem Bridge (0.9). St. Victoria West (7.5). Verna River Rned south (OJ). Wed (3.4) Alba-tam load (Ll). Hon. Mr. Clark On A Question Of Privege In the Legislature yesterday. on a question of privilege. Hon. Keir Clark. P viriclal Secretary. said he had found it necessary to leave the House on Monday eve- ning before the Premier began his speech in the Budget debate. The Guardian quoted the Premier as saying in reference to his Budget: "The speech was his but the facts and figures those of an- other man." "This statement. as reported." said Mr. Clark, "in my opinion is giving an entirely wrong im- presslon to the public and: one not fair to me. Unodubtedly. the Premier meant by the other man the former Provincial,Treasurer. I gratefully acknowledged in my budget address the preparation of the estimates by the former Trea- surer before leaving office. and stated that his work was of in- estimable value to me in com- pleting the work which he so carefully prepared. I also now cknowledgc the valuable assist- ance given me by the Deputy Provincial Treasurer. Mr. Massey. However. Mr. ' aker. I do want to point out that the final figures were mine. There were slight re- visions in the estimates of ex- penditure and considerable re- vision in the estimates of revenue in the final preparation of the budget. since I had the advant- age of more recent information. The facts in my speech I obtained from the responsible ministers in each department and these I edit- ed and arranged in an attempt to bring out the salient features. Therefore. Mr. Speaker, I am stating to you. sir. that both the final figures and the facts pre- sented in my budget were mine and mine only. and there were no ghost writers or ghost mathe- maticians involved." - In referring to the question of privilege raised by Hon. Mr. Clark, Premier Matheson said he hoped the honourable member was not too sensitive. In all fair- ness. he would say that the re- porter had probably quoted him correctly. but not for a moment had he suggested that the Min- later had a "ghost writer." What he had tried to imply was that it was difficult to "pick up a string in the middle - it is al- ways easier to pick it up at either end." pereaux-Sturgeon (5.0) Greenwich (6.5). Harmony, Souris Line Road (3.3). Head of l-Iillshoro-Cherry Hill (5.0), Mount Tryon (2.8). Nine Mile Creek-Rice Point (2.4). Riverdale (2.0). St. Theresas- Baldwin Road 18.0). Victoria Cross (1.5). TENDE R8 In reference to tenders. the Premier said it was not an easy subject for him to refer to. How- ever. he said that wheil he be- came Premier all tenders of any size dealing with the Trans Can- ada Highway had been opened in the presence of the Minister and enough members of the Govern- ment to constitute a treasury board; the contractors concerned and invariably the press. A rep- iesentative of the Dominoin en- gineers as well as the Provincial engineers were also present. Premier Matheson said that the idea that the contractors were in collusion with each other was just idle gossip "and if the Leader of the Opposition or anyone else can present evidence to the contrary I will be very glad to look into it." From the figures given in connection with some of last year's contracts the Premier said there was nothing to indicate col- lusion and in a large majority showed that the tenders were be- low the Department's estimate. Mention was made of the pen- slty clause which is included in road contracts. The Premier said A it was necessary. because some contractors would do the job whenever it suited them and pre- sent all kinds of excuses as to why it was not done. "When a contractor takes a job. he takes the good with the bad." he said. In regard to the Montague Bridge the Premier stated that it had been given to an outside firm because their contract was much below all the other tenders. He said the highest was 8134.000 and the one which was awarded was for 355,000. Dealing with the cost of the Trans Canada Highway the Pre- mier said that the money. he said. the West River Bridge would be built. TOURIST TRADE That the tourist trade had shown an increase during the past year was noted by the Pre- mier. He said the Government had done a great deal more ad- 3 salt! a " - iiliiiiiiiigiillii - 5i3g5ii'58 galefifg ? 55;: slil iitil Fourth Filo-hf Made In Annual Ice Survey Captain Angus Brown now lnhis seventh year on the annual spring ice patrol for the Department of T rt. made his fourth Ilisht survey for the season yesterday in excess of a thousand miles. Capt. Brown. who makes his re- port to Captain J. Rosa. ice in- formation officer at Halifax. with Capt. Ray Mu Elmer Bulman. navigating officer. took off from Charlottetown at 8.- 55 a.m. and flew up the straits to Cape Egmont, West Point and over to Shlppigan Island and Bon- aventure Island. terminating the run up the St. Lawrence at Seven Islands to observe the possibilities of a tanker now in Halifax. reach- ing there. Heavy packed ice was observed between Charlottetown and West Point, North side of Bale Chaieur is open. South side close pack. North and East of North Point. P. E.I.. heavy pack. Pictou Island to Cape George, close pack. Pictou. inner harbour is open. Wood ls- lands to Point Prim along the Is- land coast is solid pack, Char- lfottetown harbour is breaking up ast. From the North side of George Bay across to Georgetown and Souris. there is open water. from Sea Wolf Island off west Cape Breton coast to East Point on the Island there is close packed ice extending along the North coast of the Island to Shipwreck Point. Over the steamer track up the gulf. conditions are very good for the time of year. There is an ice strip off Sydney harbour five miles wide and nine miles long. Five sealers are work- ing along the West Coast of Cape Breton between Cape St. Lawr- ence and Cheticamp Island. The next ice patrol flight will be made on Friday. weather permit- ting and after April first. the flights will be made daily. (Continued from page 1) Stresses Mutual '- carrying Oil to many new areas and with the development of the St. Lawrence Seaway. empty car- riers comlng from U.S.A. termin- als will add to the difficulty of getting a market for our coal. "A very welcome and import- ant coal tonnage. which totalled 76.000 tons last. year. was shipped to Prince Edward Island, where a very steady market has been available for the past few years." the speaker said. "With the new stoker pea coal and a newly de- veloped house furnace going into production, as upsurge in coal consumption is looked for. The stoker pea coal washed and all treated. will be available for do- mestic furnace use in unlimited quantities next year and elimin- ate the bottle-neck requests for different types of coal usually developing on the island during the winter months." There was a large attendance of members and guests at last night's meeting, including mem- bers of the Legislative Assembly now in session. Dr. I-lowland was lllLFOdl.ICeI'I by Hon. Eugene Cullen, Minister of Industries and Resources, who described the speaker's qualifica- tions and experience following his training and degree of Ph.D. (Econ.) from the London School of Economics. Following the war. Dr. Howland returned to Canada and was appointed special assist- ant to the Deputy Minister of Labour in Ottawa. He has also served on several Royal Com- missions and for the past five years as chairman of the Coal Policy Committee of the Mines Minister's Conference. PREMIER MATHESON Following the address. Premier . W. Matheson expressed his Dleasu : at being present "and hearing the impressive message of Dr. Howland. ”If,, we can trade Nova Scotia coal for P. E. Island Products we must readily recog- nize a splendid market near home. I am sure all the members present will return to their con- stituents with new ideas to sup- Port the need so clearly explain- ed. The situation in Nova Scotla is not so serious as we are some- times led to think. We should do everything to help the Nova Scotia coal industry and at the same time help ourselves." the Premier said. Mr. Alan Holman. plesldent oi the Maritime Board of Trade. in moving a vote of thanks. stressed the mutual advantages of the ex- change of Nova Scotia coal for our agricultural products. "While improved conditions are vital to NOV! Scot-III. we must remember that a subsumed market for our :oBricultural products is also vital us. ' Mayor '.I. D. at an 3...,-my endorsed the oplnloedv of Premier Matheson and congratulated both the mining industry and the work- ." "ill the! were making an ' 95011 '0 llllrrove themselves. lle feltthattheaddraaeofbnlow. under excellent conditions for ob- Fl-ll'ulGl' serving which covered a distance has as pilot and "'5 A recommendation that the De- partm t f Ed atlon "give an 0 atlg and study in regard to the Latin courses the of Province" lscontalnedlnthereportofthe Legislative Committee on Educa- tion tabled in the Legislature yes- ay. The report notes that the Com- mittee has given "careful con- sideration to the difficulties em- perlenced b room sch . where Latin is not taught. when faced with the pre- sent Latin course in First Year of Prince of Wales College or Grade Eleven." Its recommen- dation to the Department is has- ed on the Committee's convic- tlon that "the present course is too difficult for beginners." I The Committee expressed sat- isfaction with the work being carried on by the Home and School Associations in the Pro- vince. and, pupils from the one- be House Committee Ulrgesi Further" Consideration Of Latin in The Schools encouragement be given to in. slon of this work in Ortlet that greater co-ordination be. tween home 'and school he sclii. eved. It voiced approval of the work of the Simmer School at Prince of Wales College and the num. ber of teachers taking training work outside the Pro. vince. and recommended the pre. sent policy of financial assistance continued. It also expressed satisfaction with the work done in the field of visual education in the Pro- vince and the growth of the mm library. and recommended that further publicity he given-. to this important phase of departmen. tal activity. Membe u of the committee on Education are Hon. George Me. Kay, (chairman), Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan. Hon. Keir Clark, Messrs. John A. MacDonald. M. L. Bonnell. and J. W. D. Camp. recommended that bell B.l.S. Route Of March Tomorrow The Benevolent Irish Society of Charlottetown will again this year stage their Annual St. Pat- rick's Day Parade. Thursday, March 17th. This year the Sec- iety celebrates its 130th year as an organized Society, and it is expected a record number of members will take part. The parade will line up at the Whelan Memorial Building, Graf- ton Street, and move off at 9.30 a.m.. headed by the Chief Mar- shal. Fred Steele. and the band of the Prince Edward Island Re- giment, by kind permission of that Commanding Officer of the un . The route of march will be the same as in other years. namely, Grafton to the World War Mem- orial where a wreath in behalf of former members of the Society killed in two World Wars will be laid by Mr. Alovsius Dowling and Mr. John W. Hogan. veterans of the First and Second Great War respectively. The parade will then continue along Grafton to Pow- iand would be effective in what it was designed to achieve. The address was followed by the fllrn showing the C.N.R. mu- seum train. with comment by B. Graham Rogers. Mr. Stan Mc- Innis arranged with the National Film Board for the showing. FOR SALE 1954 Chevrolet Deluxe Sedan, radio. heater. Mile- age 1,000. New car condi- tion. Phone 4066. nal, thence to Kent” to Queen to Richmond. along Richmond to Great George and thence to St. Dunstan's Basilica where a High Mass will be celebrated in hon. our of the Feast of St. Patrick at 10.00 a.m. After Mass the parade will re. form and continue along Great George to Richmond to Prince to Kent, in Great George and down to the Whelan Memorial "uildlng. where the parade will disperse. REPLACEMENTS FOR CREW LONDON (Reuters) -- Thirty British seamen will be flown in New York Thursday to replace striking members of, the crew of the liner Queen of Bermuda. 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