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POLICEMAN ON THE JOB

City Council

Will Renew

Effort To Collect Taxes

The coil tion of delinquent tax- es and the duties of the City.tax collector came in for some lively discussion at an adjourned meet- ing of the Council held last night. Coun. Mccorjmac was not present for the meeting and His Worship said that a special meeting will he called to hear the report of the street Committee at a later date. Coun. McCormac is out of the Province. r

Coun. Johiistone said Const. Bis- hop of the Police Force had been doing some of the tax collecting and from all reports was meeting with pretty fair success especially around the Federal building.

Coun. Gaudet: "If our tax col- lectoi won't collect the taxes, what have we got him for? Why do we have to send a policeman to do this work?"

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5 Coun. Jobnsione. "When Mr- Abbott was employed as tax col- Iector. he was told that he did not have to go out on the street to col- lect taxes. It was felt that with the machinery set-up, he could effect- ively handle this work from the office. However I would like to im- press upon you the amount of work that is involved in this position and i cannot see how he can do his work inside and be on the street trying to make collections".

Co . Foster said he could not under and why the position was called that of tax collector if the employee in question was not re- quired to collect taxes.

His Worship said there was act- ually no objection to having Mr. Abbott go out to collect taxes but the question was whether he had enough time to do it.

Coun. Gonnley: "Const. Bishop is doing a good job on the tax col- lecting-.and certainly am one who wants to see all the axes possible tollected. The Police Committee is

Coun. O'Neill wanted to know I

. i o con- iiifli”if.f':i?.'.3E.E”.3if. ?L2”n'L....'wn.: moor changes had seen in- commmeegv stituted in the tax collecting sys-

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GESTAPO METHODS The City Recorder said that inl Coun. Haslam did not approve of 1940 at the suggestion oi acturialj iiceman'f r tax col-

Ilelltllilil-? aliilew claimed (lbs: it was office had been installed for effic-

using "gestapo methods" to scare iency and cross checking of eval-I

people 'into paying. nation. He explained that evaluat City Recorder Martin: "is there ion notices are first sent out after any harm in scaring them into pay which the appeal board sits. Later mg taxes?" the tax notice is sent. Since 1940 Coun. Gaudet said the title oi tax he said the City sow 100 Institution collecto then was actually a mis- of a business occupancy tax; the nomer. "In actuality he is a glor-lassessing of working females: the med tax cler ". (Continued on page 2 col. 4)

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E'rowN. CANADA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1956 NEW BLOODSHED REPORTED

Hammarskiold

Potato Prices Recover To Last Week's Level

Potato prices hiked back up to last week's level again yesterday after having dropped about 20 cents a bag the first of the week on a dull market, reports the P.E.I. Potato Marketing Board. However uncertalnly as to the stability of the improved prices, for while some

OTTAWA (CP) - Soviet citizens will not be allowed to visit Canada

Sees Thr

Money In Canada

OTTAWA (CP) -- Leon Balcer, top - rank Progressive Conserva- tive, said Wednesday Canada is threatened by American - domin- ated "economic colonial' ." c

He said in the Commons budget debate that growth of American investments in Canadian industries and resources development "sug- gests the fate that the United States forced during many years on so-called banana republics" of Latin America.

The president of the Progressive Conservative Association of Can- ada called on the government to take steps to return to Canadian hands the development of Casa- dian lndustrles and natural re- sources.

"Economic invasion" of Canada by its neighbor to the south is dis- quietening and a threat to this country's economc independence.

the member for Trois - Rlvieres

Higher Revenue, Expenditures But No New Taxes In Nfld.

day by Finance Minister G. Power shows revenue at 342,756.- 00 and expenditures at 342,574,000 gigs a surplus of 8181.000 for fiscal

Mr. Power warned the surplus may be cut down to a nominal figure as it was last year, to raise standards and services to put Newfoundland in a better bargain- ing position for the forthcoming review of terms of union with

Newfoundland was Sl20,050,000 in J. 1949. In 1055 it had risen to 3282.- 000.000 and it is estimated to hit 894,000,000 in 1 inclusive." Mr. Power said. " people have pocketed from all sources a grand total of well over a billion dollars.

worn more and better clothing,

0 radio sets, refrigerators. electric

1956 from 1949 to

"They have eaten more food.

ven themselves many thousands

. American interests , 5; Mr; Roy said he is grateful that

irons and vacuum cleane s. In few parts of the world can the stand- ard of living have risen so dra- matically as here in this province of Newfoundland. in so short a space of time."

He said consumption, , with capital expenditure, spell gen- eral progress.

"We are leaving our inferiority complex behind us. and we reach out to the stars." Mr. Power said. ”Newfoundland's natural wealth pointed to unprecedented prosper-

Canada.

Last year's revenue was 339,340 - 000 with an expenditure of :3 .- 338.000 and surplus of 82.000. The estimated surplus had been 3447,- zoo. Mr. Power said 'instead of ending the year with a surplus of nearly half a million dollars we decided to cut down the surplus lo a nominal figure by spending Ills equivalent amount on roads of Newfoundland other than the trans-Canada highway.

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said in a review of a recent gov- ernment report on American and foreign investments in Canada.

Mr. Balcer said a recent bureau of statistics report showed that in the 1948-53 period American cap- ital holdings in Canadian mining. refineries and petroleum develop- ments advanced to 55 per cent from 37. U.S. holdings in this coun- try's manufact ins industries had grown to 43 per cent from 38.

Mr. Balcer said many U.S. com- panies establish subsidiaries in Canada in which Canadians can- not even invest their money, let alone control them. I

Unless the government acted to remedy this situation Canada would become "a 49th economic state of the union."

He said he is not opposed to American investments in Canada but control of resources develop- ment should be in Canadian hands. GRATEFUL FOB SUPPORT

Gustave Roy (L-Labelle) said

I later that Mr"-Balcer should have

sought to convince his "provincial colleague from Trois-Rivieres"- Premier Duplessis-of his views. Mr. Duplessls, who represents Trois-Rivieres in the Quebec legis- lature, has bdcn aticused by pro- vincial Liberals of giving away to the iron ore

wealth of Ungava.

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Mr. Balcer said the federal gov- ernment plans to spend millions of the taxpayers' money to help American capital build a pipeline to bring Alberta natural gas to eastern Canadian and American markets. No better example of Canada's fall into the trap of eco- nomic colonialism could be found. Another example was the GNR's expenditure of some 320000.000 on a new hotel in Montreal, followed by the hiring of the American Hil- ton Hotel interests to run it. The hotel, the Queen Elizabeth. sched- nled to be completed .next Xtar. should be operated by Canadians, not Americans.

MODERN SHIPS

Twenty-two per cent of the total tonnage of the British merchant fleet in 1954 was under five years

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ecr in Canada's atomic develop- meni. he w”l help encourage great- " Parnclllaifan by private indus- try in Canadats atomic energy pro- gram. (CP Photo)

Island-Born lawyer Dies

LONDON. 0nt., (CP)- Mich- ael V. Sullivan, Q.C., London criminal lawyer, collapsed and died on the street Wednesday a few doors from his office.

Coroner Dr. P. J. Sweeney said death was due to a heart attack, and there would be no autopsy.

-Born at Charlottetown. P.E.I., he moved to St. Catharines, Out. as a boy. He was a grandson of the late Senator Michael Sulli- van of Kingston on his fathers side, and also a giandson. of the late Sir William Sullivan, chief Justice of Prince Edward Island, on his mother's side.

His mother, Adele Sullivan. died at St. Catharines in Feb- ruary.

sales were made. all offerings were not taken. ,

Cause of these recent Price Ch- anges seems hard to uncover, tho- ugh several possible reasons have been advanced. It is certain that a lot of hard bargaining is some on between local salesmen and whil. this continues the battle line of prices will likely remain rather uncertain. Yesterday's price of 32.40. TOP- onto, per 75 lb sack warrentsgabout 31,30 bulk to the grower, delivered at the car (i.e. for immediate ship- ment).

END CAVE-DWELLING PALERMD, Sicily (Reuters) - The regional assembly Wednesday voted the equivalent of 541,000 to end cave-dwelling in poverty- stricken areas of the island. The money will be spent in building houses for the some 0.000 P9110115 living in the caves.

BAIIAMIA HONEYMOON NEW YORK. (AP) - Clifton Daniel, Margaret Tniman's be- trothed, said Wednesday they will honeymoon in Nassau. Bahamas. after their April 21 wedding.

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Mr. Power proposes in the budget to enter the money market and raise 8ll.000.000 by sale of pro- vinclal bonds to provide funds for capital account expendlure esti- mated at 013,735,000.

"We still have some 810,500,000 which lies at our credit on deposit

current deficit in 1040-50 and 000.-

, .707 had been spent on extension of nubile services and economic development.

Money at on capital account ce since Confederation tm,m,ooo, in

tam totalled. 3610 15.000. public and prlv'ate servi es 98,004,000 and Government of Canada ex- penditures totalled 0ls5.000.000.

"it is almost a. new Newfound- land we have today." r. Power

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After Lively 8-Week Session

HALIFAX (CP)--Eight svbclu of spirited and some ....

eve of a-provincialwlaotloll .04-debate anbdi , hi Quebec Mr. Balcer should 309- ifomaltioa of . y the criticisms levelled at the scotia eglsiature. meow! of the pew”, .0, tiebec gova-nment by Georges The d session of the 45th

general assembly was prorogued

by Lieutenant - Governor Alistair Fraser after he gave royal assent

in VI bills. I 354300.000 budget and

A.P. Economic Council Branch To Meet In City

The Prince Edward Island branch

of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council will meet at the Charlotte- town Hotel on Thursday evening April 19. President Keith MacKin- non made the announcement. noting that Nelson Mann. Executive Man- ager of the Council will be present.

Matters dealing with membership

finances and present and future activities on Prince Edward Is- land, will he discussed.

The meeting will be open to vis-

itors and prospective members as

Prorogues

capital borrowings! ,000.000..000. . , ,id-- in suiarr.-c.-ta V I pits eofma1orleglila- tion and proposed new expendi- tures for social welfare. education. health and highways, members returned to -their constituencies still uncertain of government plans for a general election.

Predictions that Premier Hicks will call a 1956 election were less prevalent than early in the sea- aion.

But one thing appeared certain. The Liberal government will either have to seek a new mandate or call by elections in three vacant seats. Their present strength is 19 against 13 Progrssive Conserva- tives and two CCF members. The

next House will have five.more 81

PREMIER INVESTED

TUNIS (Reuters)-The boy of Tunis Wednesday formally in- vested handsome Habib Bourguiba. 53-year-old leader of the Moderate Nationalists, as premier of newly- independent Tunisia. Bourgulba is expected to present his cabinet to

well as members.

the national assembly on Friday.

if their visits are under pices of Communist or C0l'l'Il"l'lllnlSl- organizations, Immigration Minister Pickersgill informed the Commons Wednesday.

He said the policy was settled following recent consideration by the government and indicated it will be applied to bar the proposed visit of five Russian women on a trip planned by the Canadian Con- gress of Women. Mr. Pickersgill also said US. baritone Paul Robeson has been denied entry for a planned Cana- dia concert tour because he is ”a

Communist." He added that his information. which he believes reliable, is that Jerom Concerts and Artists Ltd..

Nurses institute Being Held On Mother 8. Child

A well attended refresher course was held for nurses at the two Charlottetown Hospital Schools for nurses. Both graduate nurses and students of nursing filled the lee- ture rooms at both the morning and evening sefsstilons. h 1 Anieetingo sCaro own District of th: Association Nur- ses was he! after the evening session. Miss Ruth Ross, R.N. Pre sident of the iDlstrict,presided and

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attendance at the Blnniaii ' lag in Winnipel in June and aid to Greek Nurses who are des- titute for ,nurses' informs. Assis- tance will-be given, by donating uniform material. Miss Claire Paquet was appointed a member of the executive of the District Association. I

On Tuesday Miss Bernice Row-

the Division of Maternal and Child Health, -Department of Public Health, addressed the nurses of the Charlottetown District of the Nurses Association. Her talk cent- ered on the reduction of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality through early and adequate prenat- supervision and education. and through advances in obstetrical practice as well as by improved postnatal care.

Sister Mary David, R. N., Dir- actor of Nurses at the Charlotte town Hospital demonstrated equip- ment used in combating and pre- venting medical conditions pecul- iar to the newborn. Sister Mary Gabriel. R.N.. Pediatric Supervisor at the Charlottetown Hospital de-

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monstrated new equipment used in the r” ' and nursing care of pediatric patients. Much of this modernistlc equipment was provid- ed through Maternal and Child Health grants from the federal government. At night the same program was repeated for the benefit of nurses who were on duty at the hospitals during the morning session. Miss Mary Sullivan. II. N. Obstetrical Supervisor fat the Charlottetown Hospital demonstrated the use of equipment at the evening session. ,”. On W cinesday Sister Mary Pat- .. rldia. R.N..Surgical Supervisor at the Charlottetown Hospital con- ducted a panel discussion on nurs- ing care in the administration of some of the newer drugs. Mem- bers of the panel were supervisors i and head nurses from the Char- s lottetown Hospital and Prince Ed- g ward Island Ilnspilal. , Pei-ilncnt information of value to ' nurses in active practice was gleaned iron the discussion. Each nurse was given a mimeographul booklet on ihese drugs and a film was shown pointing up the effect- iveness of vine of the newer anil-

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agent for Robeson's tour. muuist-front organization. The minister made his statement

after CCF leader Caldwell asked-

lllie reasons for the department's recent refusal to admit Robeson for a planned singing tour of 17 Canadian cities from April 15 to May 23.

His statement apparently still leaves the way clear for visitors from Russia under other sponsor- ship. Policy on those matters has been to deal with individual cases on their merits.

Archbishop Boris of the Russian Orthodox Church recently visited Canada under sponsorship of the United Church of Canada. Last year a group of Soviet farmers visited Canada sponsored by a Canadian farm implement com- pany.

Mr. Pickersgill said exceptions to the rule of not admitting known Communls s were made previously in the case of Robeson and one or

S.S. Magdalen Leaves Piciou, Ice Breaking Up

"Very encouraging improvement" was reported by Capt. Angus Brown last evening on return from an ice observing air run of slightly over 000 miles yesterday.

Vislbllty was fairly good throu. ghout the trip which began with aldirect run down to the Magdalen Islands, after olgervlag Pletou har-

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strip of water off East Point the rest of the run was wide open. and tee of ice.

The heavy ice persists between Ilustico and East Point.

Two large herds of seals, the largest yet seen on the air trips were located off Shipwreck Point

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East of Cape Breton the ice is grinding up and disappearing but there is a strip of heavy ice in the Straits between Pugwash and Cape George, where it veers off and con- tinues until five miles off Cape Si. Lawrence. .

George Bay and Canso Strait re- main unchanged with hcavy ice

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Robeson appeared in a February concert at Toronto.

Co-Op Tourist Publicity Drive is Successful

"The Maritime Co-operative Ad- vcrtising program is proving more successful than was anticipated." said Mr. George V. Fraser. direct- or of the Charlottetown Tourist Bureau. yesterday. From the num- ber of mail enquiries it would ap- pear that the l956 tourist season may surpass all previous years.

Yesterday an all-time record for mail enquiries in one day estab- lished, with 434 being received. The previous high was set on March 28 when 426 were received. The total number for the month of March was 5,291 enquiries from many sections of Canada, United States, Central America, British West Indies. Spain, South Africa and the.Gold Coast.

Mr. Fraser and his efficient staff ensure that every enquiry is an- swered the day that it is received, and if any question cannot be an- seered by book or pamphlet. no matter how large or small it may seem. the answer is obtained else- where and forwarded;to the pros- pective . In

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lat industry would be advised to make preparations for a heavy season. and do all possible to make the stay of the tourists as pleasant as possible.

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NEW POLICY REVEALED

Canada Puis Resiriciions On Visiiors From Russia I

Cairo Denies Raiders Are Army Group

CAIRO (AP) -- Premier Gamal

. Abdel Nasser heard Dag Ham-

marskjold's plea for Arab-Israeli peace and then explained Egyp- tian views in a 75-minute confer- ence Wednesday.

New border violence was re- ported. An Israeli army spokesman said Egyptian commandos Wed- nesday ambushed a bus near Shaf- rir, only 10 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, wounding six persons.

A well-informed Egyptian source said the UN secretary-general sub- mitted to Nasser proposals ap proved by the Security Council for easing Middle East tension. The Council unanimously king Hammar- skjold a week ago to undertake thl peace mission, proposed.