” WRIT OF ELECTION E ri rhel & i i Be BE i greatest num- Saemige t come this wey | Admiral Taylor's eight ships | were among the earliest into the Canadien destroyers which were by the Queen on Lake the in- | i ® 3 eaded here in- bound for Toronto and a naval re- the Canadian National § writ of election which calls for Prince Edward Islanders to cast OTTAWA (CP) — The defence started study of the bids of the big three of he Canadian air production deatm thas started study of the bids of the big three of he canadian air- |craft industry for a multi-million- dollar contract to build the air- frame for he Lockheed Star- fighter. O’Hurley said Monday the bids ‘of Canadair, e Havilland and Avro Aircraft were all received by last Friday’s deadline. He told a reporter that the gov- jernment’s decision on he on- itract — expected to mount to | some $165,000,000—will not be announced before the end of next week. The matter still had |to go before the cabinet defence committee and the full cabinet. The government a month ago decided to buy 214 American |Lockheed F-104G Starfighters to | re-equip eight squadrons of Sabre jets in the ROAF air division in of seven nation. Europe. The plane would be used mainly in a strafing role and be view im late August as part of | capable of carrying nuclear weap- Exhibi- | ons. The contract for the J-79 Gen- Long Truce Hope Held In Cold War LONDON (CP)—Western a @ms expressed hope Mond the exchange of visits President Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev will be the first step toward a long truce in the cold The atmosphere of optimism ereated by the announced visits teok most of the gloom out of the deadlock at the foreign ministers conference in Geneva. It fizzles out in probable failure Wednes- ok Prime Minister Harold Macmil- ten, from bis country home in Sussex, praised the exchange of visits. He was the only leader ox @ big Western European power to speak up, however. Macmillan said he felt sure the visits will lead to the East-West it conference which he has Jong advocated as the best way @ settle cold war disputes. Soviet. challenge to West Berlin, Macmillan said: . "We were talking then about uitimatums. Today, we're talking ig terms of- personal visits.’ =There wes no comment from President Charles de Gaulle, who is vacationing Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany confinéd to ’his home with a cold issued the fol- towing brief statement Monday night: ‘I hope Mr. Khrushchev’s visit te the United States will convince -thim.of the power and resolutio of the United States to safeguar- Referring to last November’s | / pedce and freedom in the world.” In Saskatoon, where he is visit- ing his mother at hospital, Prime Minister Diefenbaker said he had ‘always been a strong adherent to this type of exchange.” ite will discuss with the cabinet later this week the possibility of invit- * Kihrushchev to Canada. oritish Labor Party Leader Hugh Gaitskell, whose pressure has been largely responsible for Macmillan’s own summit enthus- iasm, said he hoped the visite would start-‘a new era of greater 1riendliness \und co-operation be- tween the Soviet Union and the West.’ A spokesman for French For- eign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville expressed the hope that Khrushchev’s visit to the Unjtéd States ‘will have a good effect in relaxing international _ten- sion. WHERE-TO-FIND-IT Announcements, notices . Births, deaths, etc., .... 2, ; Classified section ...... 8, 9 Comics, features .....,.... 9 Charlottetown news ...... 5 eS pe mee 4 Finance, markets geben ccs & island -news ............ 2,3 Sports 7. Ry an emer ae ; ae from aicaiee news bureaus in Summer- side, Montague, Alberton and —Seuris, and from special cor- tespondents now appear i eiecaneeageet “Covers Prince Edward | F. Wal-.on September Ist. Premier A.W. ter Hyndman is seen signing the| Matheson who calied the elect- ion watches the writ being sign- their ballots for representatives | ed Multi Million Bid Studied For Plane eral Electric engine for the plane, Engines Limited, Malton, Ont., like Avro a subsidiary of AY. Roe (Canada) Limited. By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON (CP) President Eisenhower and Pre- mier Khrushchev have agreed te a personal exchange of visits in efforas to break the East - West stalemate. The decision, announced here and in Moscow, temporarily, shelves a showdown in the dan- gerous West Berlin issue, consid- ered by many as a powder keg which could ignite the world in| new war. | There is ne doubtthere will be no showdown over Berlin while Khrushchev beats the drum for communism in the U.S. -Making his first appearance in 10 days in September and will spend two or three days in Wash- ington with Eisenhower. The lat- est reports are that he may ar- rive in the U.S. around Sept. 6. SHORTER RUSSIAN TOUR worth about $100,000,000, has al- | ready been awarded to Orenda The fate of millions may be affected by confidential talks of two men in the White House next month. In a history - making decision, i the western hemisphere, Khrush- chev will tour the U.S. for about |% Eisenhower will make a shorter trip through Russia before next December. He will be viSiting Moscow for the first time since 1945 when he stood at the side of the late Joseph Stalin and re- viewed a Second World War vie-. tory parade. There has been much change at Eaton Seeking DEEP COVE, NS. (OP)—Nova Scotia - born industrialist Cyrus | Canada should invite Premier Khrushchev to visit this country | so that Canadians could meét “the most powerful man in ee world.” Mr. Eaton. his farm here, said Canaeale “shouldn’t miss the opportunity”’ | to invite Khrushchev when the Soviet leader visits the United States next month. He said he will ask Khrushchev to visit him in Cleve'and af'er the Russian \premier holds talks with Pres jident Eisenhower, Visit By Nikita ee Eaton said here Monday night |) vacationing at | ’ ] Like The Dew” DAY, AUGUST 4, 1959. a 10 For Nikita NEW YORK (AP) — Nikita ves has been angling for an invitation to the United States for a long time and last year at about this time he nearly made it. After a complicated ser- jes Of manoeuvres during last in the United Nations Security chev accepted but backed down at the last minute. Many said the Chinese Communists forced him to because they would be kept out of any UN meeting. COULDN’T REFUSE — But then high Soviet officials heading for the United States. First was Anastas I. Mi- koyan, first deptity premier who came in January after sim- ply applying for a visa. It would have been diplomatically impos- sible to refuse him one. In the meantime, Khrushchev entertained such Western visitors as Prime Minister Harold Mac- milian; Senator Hubert Hum- phrey, the Minnesota Democrat; W. Averell Harriman, former am- bassador to Moscow and ex-gov- ernor of New York; a delegation of nine American governors, and finally, Vice - President Richard Nixon. Khrushchev rarely lost an op- — to plug for an exchange summer’s Middle East crisis, he ‘3 was invited to a’ summit meeting |} Council at—-New York. .Khrush- |f By JOHN SCALI hug. Cries of of visits. TO BREAK STALEMATE Eisenhower And Khruschev Agree To Exchange Of Visits the Kremlin since then. Eisenhower, had. publicly indicated he was NAVIGATION IS OPENED under the;The ship is expected to make The North Devon, command cf Capt. H. W. Cherl- ton, opered the navigctic. sez- son in this Hudson Bay port. i “- “Vive America” and jrather cool to the idea of Khrush- (Continued on page 2 Col. 3) three trips this Capt. ture-taking crowds are greeting Vice-president Richard Nixon—in CHEERING FRIENDLY pic-jterday he was Russian satellite countries. Yes- WARSAW (AP)—Cheering and applauding ‘Poles greeted Vice- President Richard Nixon at every turn Monday and one exuberant worker clamped him in a bear “‘Neexon, Neexon,” “Live 100 summer to this | Port 619 miles north of Winn:poz. Charlton was presented ai July. cheered and ap- and even hugged in an appearance in the Polish capital. His ee ae years” met the vice-president as he drove through the streets. It was. an echo of the huge and friendly welcome the Polish peo- ple gave Nixon Sunday on his ar- rival from Moscow. The vice - president discussed with Wladyslaw Gomulka, leader of the Polish Workers; (Commun- ist) party, a wide range of world issues, including the forthcoming trip to the United States of Pre- mier Khrushchev and a_ return visit by President Eisenhower. The news of the exchange of visits was announced in Moscow and Washington as Nixon was in a 5%-hour conference with Go- mulka and other Polish officials. The talks almost equalled in length the six-hour talk he had! pro: with Khrushchev in Moscow. Nixon told reporters later he |thought Khrushchev would go to who Soericusia| chev visit, hastily summoned the the United States about Sept. 16. \He said Eisenhower himself ini- Ty Spe Tea es ee Oa hk ee grteet Ee ‘ hand-carved ivory erf*Sage.. board as tve s*oner of 1959" first vessel. The opening wes in (CP Phote) to settle their rows so that ato- mic power could be used for peaceful purposes on CAP. Wicepheley Nixon Is Greeted Warmly In Cheering Polish Capital tiated the invitation te Khrush- WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION Nixon disagreed with a re porter who said it was strange the invitation was announced before the vice-president returned to dis- cuss it with the president. , “Oh No,” he said, “This has been somethifig under considera- tion before my trip.” , The talk with Gomulka, who was restored to party leadership three years ago in an independ- ence - from - Moscow movement that swept Poland, stretched far beyond its allotted time. The discussion became so in- tense that Gomulka, rather than break it off, had a luncheon brought to the council of minist- ers building. Also present were Premier Jo- zef Cyrankiewicz and Foreign Minister Adam Rapacki. The vice - president would say only. that the talk was full and frank and covered international matters as well as Polish-Ameri- can issues. It was reported, however. that ithe Polish leaders had cautioned against rearming West Germany. FRIENDLY TALKS Earlier, Nixon had what were described as friendly talks with President Aleksandr Zawadski in. Belvedere Palace and with Czes- viaw Wycech, the Parliament speaker, other factor which had | yhigs gé gig { a, — ee. oe A Cee ee Se eee gee ea September a Short Election» ‘Campai . The Government of Premier A.W. Matheson will go to the polis on September first. In an announcement made yesterday following a meeting ‘of the Cab- inet, the Premier said he has asked the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the legislature and proclaim a general election. For Premier Matheson it will be his second general election since he took over the reins of government following the resig- nation -of Premier J. Walter Jones in May 1953. Two years later, Premier Ma- theson called a- general election and at that time reduced the Comservatiwe opposition from six to four members. The government does not legal- ly have to go to the country until after the next session of the legislation but the Premier ob- served yesterday that it has al- Tand to have an election ory four years. He said he would have called it earlier had it not been for the iliness of two of his ministers who--have since recovered. An- to do with the delay in calling the eilection he said, was the i i oe | Hi f i A § F eq "3 : rl ae f ae Se hs ag Ba ee in 1951. The Liberals therefore with a gn ai unbroken string of successes at the polls in which their opposition never exceeded 10 members dur- ing the past 24 years will their chances on the line in days time. SECOND ELECTION TRY Leading the Progressive €on- servative Party in Prince Ed ward Island is 7l-year-old Walter R. Shaw, for many years deputy minister of Agriculture in the Province. His initial try at Pro- vincial politics resulted in. a persona] defeat when he lost out district of Kings in 19665; Mr. Shaw was named leader of the party at a provincial PC convention held in 1957 following the resignation of R.R. Bell, Q C. Mr. Bell however continued telead the opposition when the Continued on page 2, Col. 4 ‘Delighted’ Says Leader— Conservative party leader W. if Gees LABOR’S HAND IS SEEN Joey's Labor Laws May Upset his Plans By TONY THOMAS Canadian Press Correspondent ST. JOHN’S, Nfld. (CP)—Leg- islation passed at the height of a ls Planned LONDON (CP) — The queen, pale and drawn after her 15,000- mile Canadian tour, rested quietly at Buckingham Palace Monday but apparently was con- sidered fit to go on with a sched- uled tour next week, of the remote Orkney Islands. Newspaper pictures of the Queen on her return Sunday from Canada prompted a wave of sym- pathy and concern throughout Britain. There were suggestions that the Queen and Prince Philip should —coldest and most northerly of | the British Isles. there next Monday. Monday night, court cireles in-| dicated there would be no Change | in the plans. EXAMINATION ROUTINE The rest of this week for the Queen was free of public engage- ments, with a medical examina- tion described by palace officials as routine after an overseas tour. Several newspapers remarked on her pale and tired appearance ‘| when she arrived at London Air- port after Canadian tour. ~ The Daily Herald, critic of her busy Canadian it- the 45-day as persistent call off their scheduled tour of | the Orkney and Shetland Islands | They are due | | cheers at the airport were Orkney Island Tour By Queen its front page, under the ception “never again,” in which the signs of strain on her face are clearly reinforced by the re- toucher’s air brush. “MOST EXHAUSTING TOUR” An accompanying editorial says the picture “sums up the most exhausting tour any Brit- ish monarch has been required to undertake’ and demands that “such whistle - stop tours must never be allowed te happen again.” “Nobody Queen or\ com- moner’’—should have to endure such an ordeal. The News Chronicle says the! “re istrained but affectionate.” The | Queen’s mood appeared to be re- laxed and she felt “‘no need to laugh or show ahimation if she didn’t want to.” MacDonald Chief Is Coming Today Lord Alexander <Donald, chief of clan Donald, “will arrive | by car this evening and will be the guest of honor at the Cale- donia Club field day and high- ara Yames at Eldon tomorrow linerary, publishes a oicture an | afternoon. ~ the strong - minded premier to the people. Larry Daley, president of the Newfoundland Federation of La- bor, said Monday that while le- bot will support and endorse the NDP, many candidates will not be associated with trade unions. He said the party's platform and candidates will be Announced at a Thursday press conference. At least 25 candidates are expected to be entered by the NDP. It seems certain that at least 100 candidates will be after the 96 legislature seats. The govere- ing Liberais. who held 31 of 3 House seats at dissolution Aug. 28, will contest all but three rid- ings. These, the premier hopes, will be won by the new United two former Progressive Conserv- ative House members who bolted the party to support the pre mier’s attitude towards the Con- federation financial terms. Four UNP\candidates have been named and several more Are @x- pected amet PCs CUT IN, HALF The Conservatives, who had their four seats cut in half by the resignations. will contest all the seats. There was one vacancy in the old legislature. Premier Smallwood called the election after the two PC mem- bers refused to support a House resolution condemning the fed- eral Newfoundland Grants’ Act which cuts off special assistance to the province in 1962. Even a | federal government promise te review Newfoundland's fiseal needs at that time failed te mél- lify the premier. - | (Continued on Page 3, Col. &) to Hon Keir Clark in the third © R. ‘Shaw said yesterday he was __ Newfoundland Party formed by~ There was little prospect from SM OOO om A ey A Cia A aR ET cies 2 2 otha. Re 2 atid CBI