s 2 &ttm'iclftmt VllA'I'HER' 7 II. leis nah: will Carmina - -4:: Ads. out use air for dad- :'wm"'.,.."'.,.,,,"""' W "' "'9': "' Wish I-"it Charlottetown 40 and so. .. "Covers Prince Edward Island Lilte The Dew" 12 PAGES crlaawrrarown cmana. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1957 rruca 5c Pictured above are some of an Agricultural guests of Ro- my at a dinner meeting held at llirch court ritually. FRONT - B.!'. Tlnney. Tiom Sanderson, Miller Sanderson. Keith Kennedy 8TANDING- lrockery Macxsy, J.li. Love. Iua Jones. Edlsoa Mutcb, lion. Eugene Cullen. Min- ister of Agriculture. Premier A. W. Matheson, Dr. .l.A. Clark. Keith Lelacheur. S.C. Wright. AGRICULTURISTS GUES TS AT ROTARY DINNER Deputy Minister of Agrculture, James Nicholson. R.C. Parent. Col. Fred Andrew, Neil Mathe- son. Fred Mscftae. Ken Parker. 52 Cases Of Flu On liner Due At Halifax HALIFAX (CF)-Port doctor ac. Sullivan said Monday lllhl ms Greek liner Vulcanla is due here this morning with about 53 mes of suspected Asian infleu- enza board. He said a cable front the ship said the passengers are mildly feverish, c o u g h i n g and have muscular pains. . He felt certain they were suf- fering from Asian flu. Five doctors and a bolstered nursing staff will be on duty on the dock. he said. The Vulcania. which, arrives at uni. will disembark in pas- sengrrs. About 90 more will go on to New York. All passcng s will be checked before leaving the ship but that I'lll not remove possibility of the disease spreading. Dr. Sullivan said. "if it's Joins to come, it's go- tag to come. There's nothing to worry about." The 14.496-ton liner was sched- uled to stop here. The Queen Prsdsrlka. another liner due - cases a .” sengers from aboard till! Iwsdiab- sailed Sunday. recovered from ruspccted Asian flu and left hos- pitals here for their homes in On- tario. They were not identified. MILL CIDSEB PETFIRBOROUGH. Ont. (CPD Dominion Woollens and Worstsds Lid. Saturday closed down the ltllll it had operated hero for to years. The iirm'a spinning opera- tion is to be transferred to the Dominion plant at Hespeler. Ont. in arm ' , the shutdown three vreelta ago. Dominion blamed a "very depressed" textile market. EARLY TEAMS Tram-cars propelled by electri- Ely were introduced in England ms. LITTLE ROCK. Ark. (AP)-A NW1 ludgs Monday ordered a mliion for an injunction filed Issinst Governor Orvai Paubus at Arkansas to prevent him In- "rtrrina with integration in the Lillie Rock public schools. .;:5r:r'.t : '1- iiiiiiiiirii 5 E-silt? tlsisl f American liner Gripsholm which” Wholesalers Disagree On Higher Vegetable Tariff OTTAWA (CP)-The men who distribute fruit and vegetables in Canada Monday disagreed with l-5010 V150 IN"! those products over the need of greater tariff protection for than. The Canadian Fruit Wholesal- ers' Association. representing dia- tributors of both imported and home - grown fresh fruits and vegetables. told the tariff board it sees no need for further logis- lation aimed at so-called distress amid 0' 905580 Pfoduca is Can- a The Canadian Horticultural Council. representing producers. have demanded during the boards stud! ol the whole fruit and vege- table tariff structure establish- ment of "minimum fair market values" as a basis for fresh butt N. B. To Use - w.. ' .19 , "u Vaccine PREDERICTON ICP) - Free distribution of Asian lnfluensa vaccine in New nrumwlck is ex- psetsd to start by the end of this month, Dr. J. A. Mslanson. chief medical officer for the province. said Saturday. Details will be announced later this week. it was understood the program will be similar to Nova 8cotta's whereby doctors. nurses and workers in essential indus- tries will he inoculated first. Dr. Melanson said the New Brunswick government will co- operate with ths federal govern- ment in I)-50 sharing of the vac cine production cost. The district medical health of floor at Saint John said no cases positively diagnosed as Asian flu port have been reported in that ares.14 Popular Republicans ludge Moves For Action Against Arkansas Gov. . Proposal to put the integration dispute in the hands of s biparti- sea committee of five governon for study. The plan was advanced ll! Democratic Governor Foster Fur- oolo of Massachusetts. "The plan has great possibili- ties." Fsubns said. "not onl! 90! our specific case but also for the ill it and vegetable tariffs. The wholesalers said the gov- ernment already has antl4.iump- lag; or anti-distress selling legisla- IAII VALUE! Both the horticultural council and die Canadian Food Proces- awa Associa asked the board to recommend to the government establishment of fair market val- ues to apply whenever lm were brought into Canada at so- eallsd distress prices The council said "a few chain store corporations direct traffic" in fruit and vegetable distribution and that unless Canadian grow- ers could get more co-operation on marketing their produce "steps must be taken to confine the action of these corporations with their concentrated buying power." The council accused these NH! stores of rising low - priced im- ports to force down prices of Ca- nadian produce. French Premier Said Tottering r Ania if . if? knack "wan rem ular no. r.m..ii,””s..ir.c'.l"r'i'..'”iM as-s revolt agalast his austerity financial policy. The situation now is so serious that many pawl. think tbs pre- mier has little chance of lasting much longer in office. The government hasbeen ham- mered by both farmers and labor over the tight llcy Finance Mini iater Felix alllard forced the in an attempt to stop France's raging inflation. The Farmers -Union-outraged ever cuts in this year's wheat Any prioeandaomeofthsirtaxem emptiona - are agitating for an emergency meeting Na- tional Assembly out w . WOULD IIAVI MAJORITY Farmers ady have the sup- of lo: nsarvativenjlfithe o n wright told the Negroes they should attend Jones school. City police were present at North Little Rock high but made no effort to escort the Negroes into the school. President Eisenhower's com- ment on the situation is that he plans to uphold the constitution. which has been interpreted by the supreme Court as requiring school desegregation. TARGET OP CROWD Two newspaper men were the ...ui:.i;; s iifili" iiiliiizg i......"'5"?-"F-?..-.5-':7cri”-"hr thorn. 1: anssrs can always rely on the II Comraualu deputies. Farmers will stage a country- wide ban Wednesday and Thurs- day on delivery of wheat, flour and bread. Bakers are working overtime to have at least stale bread for sale then. Plans also have been made for roadblocks over the country and the mass resignations of mayors and municipal council in various towns. There is a threat of a railway strike although efforts were made at a nreetin, at the ministry of labor Monday to head one off. agreement would be a help to the government. Gaillard has told the premier he needs six months of price and wage stability. It is reported. if he ves way or rest a. the whoa plan for saving a franc aid restoring France's balance of payments me be abandoned with further lnfla on to be ". ls Vice-President For PEI of IPAC KINGSTON. Ont. (CF)-C. C. Wyatt. municipal administrator for the city of Victoria. was elected president of the Institute of Ptmilc Administration of Can- ads at the closing session of the ninth annual conference here Iaturday. New national vice-president is R. I. Fltarandolph. comptroller gmteral of New Brunswick. Philip . Clark re ma ins secretary- treasurer. Stx new provlnci daats wers ' t P. 0. Benton. secretary-treasurer. New Brunswick Power Commis- all vlce:ps;eIt- Murder Charge In Slaying Case MONTIIA-I. (CF)-Robert Le- ii. First Positive Case Of Asian Flu In Canada OTTAWA (CP)-The first posi- tive identlfication of Asian flu in Canada has been made by the fe d e r a l health department Health Minister J. Waldo Mon- telth said t :ndny- ”Whlle this -. only one case. it is particularly reassuring in that the symptoms confirm earlier ob- vations as to the mildncss of th disease in the individual ps- tlent." the mlnlate said in a statement. 0 lie said federal officials had been informed that the patient in question became ill a short time after 'returuing home from a summer camp. He did not iden- tify the patient or the camp. However. Health Minister Phil- lips of Ontario said at Toronto that six girls who became ill while attending a girl guide camp at Doe Lake, 0nt.. last month had contracted Asian flu. The disease had been verified by is- ity tests, be said. Mr. Monteith said roughly 10 per cent of those attending the camp had contracted an influ- enza-like disease and others were similarly affected after their de- partlne. Specimens from these and other cases had been ob- tained but until now the Asian strain of flu had not been iden- tifled. FEDERAL LABORATORY The identification was made by tlbe federal laboratory of hygiene ere The symptoms are mild head- aclm, slight sore throat. fever. chest pains and a general feeling of weakness. Mr. Monteltlr said the disease apparently lasts two or three days followed by a like period of convalescsnce. "i cannot lay too much stress ol the fact-that it (Asian flu) eon- Mr. Montelth announced last week that the federal govern- ment and the provinces will share the coat of providing anti- Asian flu vaccine to some 600,000 Canadians. mainly workers in as- sentlal services. , He said Monday no modifica- tions of these plans is considered necessary at this time. Sees Ont. Milk Prices Higher TORONTO (CP)-The owner of a big Toronto dairy said Monday that Ontario retail milk , and IINIIII Prices are certain to in- crease Oct. 1. - John McMechan of Donlsnds Dairy said the retail increase was necessary to offset the increased price that dairies must pay fann- ers for raw milk. beginning Oct. Late last week. Ontario Dairy Commissioner Everett Biggs an- nounced thst the price of raw milk was to be increased by it) cents a hundredwelght because of Increased milk production costs to farmers. Mr. McMechau predicted that Ontario dairies would increase the price of one-quart and two quart milk containers one cent and three-quart containers. at least two cents. A half-pint of cream would cost two cents more. while pints and half-pints of milk would have no price increase. Milk now costs 23 cents a quart. delivered to homes. HONOR ANNIVERSARY NEW YORK (AP)-some 50,000 persons gathered in Yankee Stad- ium under overcast skies Satur- day to attend a solemn pontiff- eal mass marking the 25th anni- versary of Francircsrdlnal Spell- man's consecration as a bishop. Gathered along with tens of thou- sands of the laity were four car- dinals. IO archblshops, as bishops nd several thousand priests. AIVIMA'N, Jordan (AP) - U.S. Globemasterr and Flying Box- cars began an airlift of arms to Jordan Monday to buttress the Arab kingdom against any threat from Syria's leftist - commanded army. Dramatizing the concern re- ported in Washington to be felt by Syria's nelg hbo rs at last month's coup in the Syrian Army by pro-Soviet officers. eight big US. Air Force planes arrived loaded wi.h jeeps, anti-tank rifles. machine-guns and ammunition. Still more U.S. arms are being rushed to Iraq. Turkey. Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. France also is getting in the act. She has sent some tanks to Lebanon. The Sov- iet Union is swamping the arsen- als of Egypt, Syria and even Ye- men with Communist bloc hard- ware. Arabs. watching this feverish arms race in the Middle Easi, are re: i ” . but not riiy about u sin g this war goods against brother Arabs. AGAINST ISRAEL? "At long last we are getting the guns we need to defend ourselves against Israel." said one highly- placed at-an nihtionalist in Leb- anon. "Those arms." said another, "will never be used by one Arab against another." The Arab countries are split in- to two camps-Egypt. Syria and Yemen who turned to the Soviet bloc. and Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia who feared Sov- let penetration and turned to the West. But some Arab nationalists think the differences will be cleared up. landln of the lift K m...-'-.--iii... n.'""i... Del. with to armed loops and an- other globemaster and two Fly- ing Boxcars with ammunition and Iguns from West Germany - was witnessed Monday by Jordanian officials and U.S. Ambassador Lester Mallory. The first five Globemasters had flown by way of Newfoundland. Libya. Khartoum. Sudan. and Dhahrnn. Saudi Arabia. in order not to cross Egyptian or Israeli territory. The planes from West Germany came in from Baghdad ; Suspect An explosion and fire last night wrecked the home of Rob- ert T. Holman on Maple Ave. in ” side. Extensive dam- age was caused to the dwelling. valued at more than 320,000 be- fore the blaze was extinguished by the Fire Department. Arson is suspected. The home was unoccupied at the tmie of the fire. it was be- lleved. The blast. shortly before to p.m.. was felt by neighbours on either side of the Holman home, and blew out the front door and windows on both sides of the house. scattering glass over a wide area extending across the street in front of the property. Mr. and Mrs. Holman and young son were to in Sydney. en route to New- foundland on a holiday. They had made plans to move to Flor- ida neat month. , 'Neiglrbour ed that searing flames roared through the home immediately after the explosion. and prevent- ed entry untll the quick arriv- OTTAWA (CF) - Progressive Conservative members of Parlia- ment Monday put their views be- fore the government in the partys first post - election caucus. but there was no official indication later of what they had to say. some informants at the closed meeting said westerners brought up the question of federal govern- ment ald for grain farmers. but there was no conclusive informa- tion on whtag may have been asked or pr iscd. Prime Minister D' ' t ' a lunch - time recess. said only that general plans for the early part of the parliamentary session were discussed and there had been "rather general considera- tion" of some top problems. Par- Ilsment meets Oct. it. The prime minister was not available for comment at the end of the day's session. which ad- journed until Tuesday morning. Some 95 of the par y's Com- mons and Senate supporicrs al- fended the caucus. ELECTION DATE Mr. l)i(-fcnbakcr was asked whether It would get some indica- tion from the government about a possible general election date, peel the-re' Lhat at all. ' There has been considerable speculation that the Conserva- tives. who have less than an over- all majority in the Com nns, will call an election about May. Mr. Dlefenbakor declined to comment on reports that the meeting would receive complaints from individual members about r .4 Major Air lines Announce Slightly Higher Fares Needed! 5h IADRID fAPl -- Meier air- than even as operating revenues rise It . sins no more than a con- llldred said. "That little fraction means all g? lndtr.-try developing ibaving to fall ..M'.. The proposed new fares will he at as lATA tramr this . all "No." he replied. "l don”t ex-i ll be any discussion oni margin and to make sure that. l difference in the world be-i PM Sidesteps Comment As PC Party Holds Caucus "no patronage" orders sent out recently by some of the minis- tern. ''I never anticipate." he said. Asked whether he and his min- lstcrs had 0 tlinedi the govern- ment's lcglsl tlve program to the rank and file parliamentarians. Mr. Diefenbaker said: "We are not here to give the members our plans. We want to have their opinions." He said that opinions received from supporters at the meeting were "reasonable" ones. BLAMES RATCIIET MEN SASKATOON (CPl - Alistair Stewart, CCF member of Parlia- ment for Winnipeg North. said here Saturday former prime min- later Louis St. Laurent resigned the leadership of the Liberal Party because he had been told by his colleagues he was no lon- ger wanted. Mr. Stewart said in an interview the party "hatchet rmen" have got him. He said so long as Mr. St. Laurent had bf'f.'fi isuccccssful he was tin god. The glribcral party will not tolerate failure. stnthearaarsport-sun for the same reason. President Eisenhower declared? i Saturday Middle East neighbors were "deeply concerned at the apparently growing buildup of Soviet bloc arms in Syrisf He said the buildup was beyond Syr- ia's defence needs, expressed hope the Syrian people would "act to allay the anxiety." Arson In S'side Fire al of the Summerslde firemen who had been meeting at a post- poned monthiy meeting of the Fire Department. inside the beautiful home, one of the finest in Summerside. sev- eral rooms contained evidence which pointed to arson. in two bedrooms on the second floor the walls had been chop- ped or broken and rags and paper stuffed in the holes. while immediately beside them were piles of straw. kindling. and cloth. On the stairway leading to the attic were small piles of kind- ling arranged on the steps and said to be saturated with gaso- line. Summerside police and R.C. be M.P. investigating the fire con- fiscated two flve gallon cans from the house which had an odor of gas. Premiers Welcome Plan To Hold New Conference 8 Big U.S. Planes Land With Arms For Jordan Date May Be Before End Of This Year OTTAWA fCP)-Provincial pre- . (era M o n d a y enthusiastically i welcomed Prime Minister Dielen- lbaker's plan to hold a new fed- eral-provincial conference. some suggested they will press ahead to get a greater share of Can- ada's tax revenues. Mr. Diefenbaker told reporters after a morning caucus that the conference will not only deal with fiscal matters but with genera pi crnment levels. Notice: to the premiers would go out "very shortly." They would help decide when the meet- ing will be held and wehthel there should be one or two. Mr. Diefenbaker hoped the meeting would be held before the end of the year. Meanwhile. a federal-provincial advisory body made up of deputy nuance ministers met at Tomato. ndoubtedly to work out details of the conference which. it is ex- pected, will lead to increased tax revenues for the provinces. MEET soon Prernler Frost of Ontario said the meeting should be held "as soon as feasible." Premier Stanfield of Nova Sco tla said he is ready to attend at any time. Premier Campbell of Manitoba said he also is wining to attend and will seek "what Mr. Dlefenbaker has already ledgsd himself to. that is. h bet- ter financial deal from the stand- point of the provinces." Premier Matheson of Prince Edward Island said he would not mmeut until he received Mr. Diefenbaker's 'tstlon. Premier Douglas of Saskatche- wan said he plans to seek fed- eral financial aid for municipali- ties and for resources develop- Late last evening firemen were gem. staadhtiy. keeping down the fire threat from within walls and. floors. and two men were being left on duty throughout the night to guard the property until further police investigation is conducted today. Due to the force of the explos- ion walls in the dowmtairs sec- tion of the home were buckled and twisted. and extensive fire damage was evident through the downstairs area. especiall in a room near the south centre of the house. said to have been used as a den. An attempt was being made following the fire to contact Mr. and Mrs. Holman in Sydney. and notify them of the circumstances and the disaster that had ruined their beautiful home. 3331!! Liberal administration , new tax-sharing proposals to the provinces on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. The scheme provided in- creased revenues for the prov- Incas but many were dissatisfied. arguing that the increases were insufficient. The plan. now in effect and at- tacked as lnadequate by Mr. Diefenbaker in the last election campaign. ' ' " so - called aharr.-the-wealth equalizat” pay- ments to all provinces except the wealthiest. Ontario. it also provides that the prov- lnces can obtain an increased share of the direct tax field- Personai and corporation Income taxes and succession duties - without imposing double taxation. Tito-Gomulka Talks To BELGRADE. Yugoslavia (Reu- ters) -- Two Communist leaders Open first meeting with Tito since Po- land won a measure of independ- ence wlthln the Soviet orbit last who have successfully defied the ml Kremlin-Yugoslav President Tito and Polish Party Secretary Wisd- lslsw Gomulka - open talks to- day of great importance to the future of world communism. Gomulka will arrive by air from Warsaw with a delegation of government and party officials for a week's visit. it will be his i An indication of the friendly feelings held by the Yugoalavs was in a proclamation to Bel- grade citlzcns Monday to line the streets to greet "dear guests. ,friends and comrades from fra- ternal socialist Poland.” Gomul- ks is admired by the Yugoalavs for his antlstaltnlst stand. r A HELP ARRIV ES IN TIME NEVYORK-f1rernaaleary have eoutyard h rnldtewaI'MUfvlIbll'IUHllfl'h CIf't'l1Qll99P'nl'Wlh””IljII taken by New York Herald TIE '...,.,""' has also slslssnshtr ND- (AI Tb s between the two gov '