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CI-IARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. MONDAY. AUGUST 8. 1955

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something unique in the way of parades was witnessed by Char- inlleinwll citizens Saturday after- .-mn when Philae Temple from Halifax. N S. with all the cere- monial befitting such an occasion phi-arieci from Prince of Wales rnllyigc. via. Kent Street to Queen and return by Grafton Street to the rnllege.

Led by the colourful Oriental sand of Philae Temple. the cos- tun-I95 and makeup were the work or artists. What onlookers were '.lQWlng was the Dllyboy 939963 0' i. recognized philanthropic move- merit which supports seventeen ltmpitals for 200,000 crippled il:itil'FIi in Canada and the United sates wlt.h mu estimated invest- ment of 310,000,000. All children lll'1l'1 are likely to benefit from l:NFliT'nPTll are accepted in s Stu-inst-'s Hospital regardless of .-wloilr. race or creed. There have ...-.,-ii 2.5 applications through the .'.l.'lSLll'llC Order in Prince Edward lxlitnd.

Membership to the . Shrine is drawn from Masons who have at- tained either the Order of Knight- hu-ui of the Knight Templar .l'-cceploryl or the 32nd degree nl the Ancient and Accepted Scott- Mil Rite tconsisto yl. There are now in North America "more than 750 000 Shriners.

Past Illustrious Potentate Fred M Walker. Halifax. presided at the cercmonials held at Prince of Wales College. Immediately fol- tullnwing. he left by air for Tor- onto to attend the sovereign Great Priory of Canada. Knights Templar of which he is the Past Grand Prior for Nova Scotla. Prince Ed- worri Island and Newfoundland.

Al the conclusion of the cere- monials. the assembly moved to the Charlottetown Hotel where a reception and dinner was held uith His Honour Lieutent Governor Prowsc. Premier Mafheson and His Worship liiayor Stewart as mic-sis Chairman for the dinner was Vnhle D B. Lusty. of Halifax.

Coming Events

iitur Saturday night Jamboree e Forum.

liancs Vernon River lall.Tues- dm August 9th.

ll"? Cream festival in Wheatley HIl'Pr Hall. Tuesday August 9th.

Main and salad supper. Marsh- lieid Hall. Aug. 26 in aid of ball.

"Regular weekly dance at Til-'iTPll Hall tonight.

I) a .. c s refreshments Kelly's Ctn-s School , Monday. August 8. Regular D s ii c s at .Gordon

Lorine every Friday night.

Lot 8 parish picnic at West Ptlfli wharf. Tuesday. August as.

Stock liltp

car races Wernesday See ad. in sports page.

licgiilar Stock Car Dance Tucs- dnv night Covehead Raceway.

Fanningbrook School. Burke's Orchestra.

llauce. Alli: ll.

li.mre lii Cardross School. Mon-

Shriners

Errol J. Mathesqn. Illustrious Poteotste. extended a warm wel- come ia the guests and at the same time voiced his appreciation on behalf of the Temple for the hospitality extended by the citi- zens of Charlottetown. He also ex-

ne'w members into the Shrine. Noble E. S. Glddlngs. of Char- lottetown. introduced the honour- ed guests. calling upon Mayor Stewart for a few remarks. The Mayor said that the citizens of

Bulganin in

MOSCOW (AP) Nikolai Bulganin. in a great friendliness, told reporters Sunday: "I have no plans or invi- tation yet to visit the

munist party chief Nikita Khrush- chev ”what I want to see there most are the English people. That's the most important thing. the people.”

Bulganin talked to reporters at an unprecedented Sunday after noon party at his large country estate 60 miles southeast of Moa- cow. There were about 200 guests. including all the top diplomats of

Many also brought their children.'

Also present were many Russian guests. The 5'6 hours of activities included a t l- .. luncheon. with a concert and boating on the

Soviet government leaders en- gaged in rowboat races with West- ern ambassadors.

RESULT OF GENEVA

In a short speech after the lit ” . Bulganin said the party was a direct result of the har- monious atmosphe e diuplayed at the Geneva "summit" conference. He said he hoped this would be only the fir of many such par- ties. i . All over the vast parkland. dip- lomats and news correspondents roamed freely with their cameras.

tended a sincere welcome to that

Al Unprecedented Pa rry

Premier Kasiscbke spirit of Press.

United tables States, but I hope that at some vodka,

lbers. first deputy Kaganovich got

West and East and their wives. NB

various lakes of the estate. Top d

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Charlottetown were indeed lion- oured to have the Shriners in their presence and complimented them upon a most spectacular parade. At the conclusion remarks he presented the Key of the City to the Illustrious Potentae of the Temple.

Noble F. A. Vanldersine. Grand Secretaary of Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island. A. F. & A. M. spoke briefly to the twenty four newly made Nobles of the Temple.

interview.

of The Associated

Most of the toasts were drunk in wine and champagne but the were also loaded with beer and mineral water.

so emotional that he wiped away tears during the singing of a song entitled "I Met You."

Arrest Made In N. 3. Murder

WOODSTOCK (CP) - A Bath. . . man was arrested Saturday following the discovery of the badly battered body of John Con- Mrs. 79, of nearby Johnville.

RCMP said the suspect will appear in police court here Mon- ay. Police said Connors had his head battered in. with a bottle ap- parently being the weapon.

Connors had been missing from his daughter's home in Johnville since Wednesday. His daughter. Mrs. Charles Peters. told RCMP she believed her father had been slain over an argument about money.

She said he was last seen talk- ing to a man in their back yard who was trying to borrow money for a trip to Ontario. Connors refused to give him the money. Mrs. Peters said.

A most impressive church par-

IMRSSIVE CHRCH

At the time of his disappearance Connors had only 312 with him.

Connors. who was born in Saint John. N.B.. came to the Johnville area 78 years ago and was one of the pioneers of the district.

Connie Packs l35MPH Winds

MIAMI. Fla. tAPl - Hurricane Connie churned the Atlantic Sun. day with I35-mile-an-hour winds on a course that promised to keep its centre clear of the populous Ba- hamas islands chain.

The severe tropical storm was some 880 miles east and slightly south of Miami and about L000 miles from Cape Hatteras at 6 P-"1 EDT 17 D.m. ADTD. It was It!) miles northeast of Turks island in the British West Indies. Weather- men said the small islands re. CHVGQ Only about 25-mile winds as C'"”"9 SWCN by to the cast.

taking candid photos of the So- viet government and Communist party leaders. including Bulganin, Khrushchev. Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov and former premier Georgi Malenkov.

Under a tree there was a televi- sion set where the Russian leaders and a British and other diplomats watched the big soccer match of the day in which Moscow Spar- tak defeated E ' ”s Wolver- hampton Wanderers 3-0., V

BEST RED PARTIK, YET Bulganin admitted the Soviet Union had never seen such a party as this.

"It was s most amazing day," said British charge d'affaires Cecil Parrott.

Burmese ambassador Amung Ohn thanked the Soviet govern- ment and said the diplomats want to hold an annual dinner for the Soviet leaders.

Bulganin paid a tribute to Mos- cow's Ioreign correspondents. pos-

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mR"k'"l8r dance Wodnesday,Aug. . Vlacl.can's warehouse. Sourls 't orchestras. Canteen.

Ween”: Snack Bar". Fred-

death.

The inquest had been set for 11 a.m. Tuesday. No new time has been announced.

Europe was cllmaxed here Friday night with the arrest of three per. ""5 ind "'2 bixtzest narcotics seizure in Toronto's history.

Iade of Naval and Military per- sonnel was held here yesterday morning when crew members of the H.M.C.S. Buckingham. U.S.S. Johnny Hutchins and. U. S. S. Cross. along with local Army units attended services at Trin- ity Church and St. Dunstan's Basilica.

The Lieutenant Governor of the province. Hon. '1'. W. L. Prowse with His Worship Mayor Stewart and military and naval officers.

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is seen taking the salute in front of the Provincial Building. Cspt. J. J. Connolly. VRD. RCN (R). retired, is in command of the combined forces. In the lower picture the American sailors can be seen in white uniform making a contrast with the dark blue and khaki of the Canadians. The Protestant party was wel- comed to Trinity Church by Rev. A. S. Weir. D.D. who conducted the service. The sermon was preached by Rev. E. B. S. Miller,

newly appointed to First United Church. Sydney, N. 5.

At St. Dunstan's. Mass was cel- ebrated by Rev. Vincent Mura-

aghan; Rt. Rev. Monsignor Pat- rick McMahon preached the ser- mon.

Adding much to the parade was

the music of two military bands and the Charlottetown Boy Scout Band. The permanent force band of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals made an impressive ap-

Life Guards In Park Area

tRescue Five From Drowning

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Failure to heed the warning not

to swim in areas unsupervised at the National Park almost result- ed in fataltics to five persons on lsaturday afternoon. Life Guards t' Robert Hulcheson and George MacGuilzan made spectacular res- cucs. one at Covehcad and one at Brackley.

At Covehcad a lialifax man swimming about a mile and a half from the Life Guard station at Stanhope got into diffciilties whcn he wandered too far off a sand bar into deep water. Some people on the shore saw his predicament- and sent for a fishing boat and at the same time a car went for Hutcheiton at Stanhope.

iLife Guard Hutcheson grabbed

-t-......., ,. ... Au", Whean died three hours lief Police nld they believe is a life buoy ring and tarted f in mi. N" Tron t N. be was to have gone back into Th: On I midtown l'00lTllI1E-allol-1:2. the disabled swimmer who in IA: V, . witness box for cr- examination which they said yielded 31.000000 meantime whs receiving assistance AmzrllJl'sl'el,;”IC0llCGl1 Hampton Hall. before the T1,rppgp ,0"; comm". egf heroin and opium. has from another man from Arvida the are un. i ' ' ' Jacob Rosenblat. 52 Jack Gold. dltion so that the life gun (I had Dan- 5 N ' 7 .' j.':';u;'t gaibofo D . and Ill;-s'.uH1anneloi-e Ros- to swim out with the life ring and um... w... s.i.' o lunches ""3 ROP0l'i' ...-cu in 'c.f..u s..?.'.?i'I.';l' .'..': ll;””."i.'i'. "lfm1”'l5li' 3.l'Ti.'2'2Jl.'22 D, , . ' ' were charged with tratfi k t mV"l;:wI:lll:tvale Schoollh Abbllf GfCgg drugs. They were remagidigc I: """"- "resonate-rou NB Ice)- cum” .........w A" 1" -- sign!” In is... .1 , Prime Minister st. Laurent in s ACE ass cnoss cam. N lls;.ncITlon:tsy.c"A'Ill:I:ti.r'.: mssssU0to'l'hs Daily Gleaner hers THORNEY ISLAND. England N.w England Inc to 12:3). ting"... hill llh summer home in St. Pl- MP) -- Sqdll. Ldr. Nhville Duke BOSION (AP)-A es of ii hi. ti-loo Ss ' ”" ' Wm - 9'3" mm” lulled Ill 0" ""11! I lelillnl it! text allot. had nlog-laden storms. accompanied aw 'm':n0 llllglgl howl ovary I13 law! reahrt that Labor Minister a close call Saturday when his by high winds. boincsd th 1'." Pick 9-1:. and Tuesday ":1: Illcgesdulllan. D. l.. Hawker Hunter Mark I made a New England Sunday night killing mm P It and at g M N":-ca aswsko ant-gov..uu. lselty landing. I-Ia was not hurt. a Massachusetts judge. touching srlesii. A ghdsllant. Ruslgft '79 ll I "Ethan: a newspaper Hl'Tl'lleel'::'lOd:lwtTire1nl'TAg'l'eB I'lie.ty'jl:Cr :(N?w4 3111:" lee cram ,-uni "S3" hlllllnsttol." it. Will! flslltcrs-to the Royal Naval air lake Wlnnlpessukqs. M "I is of Ham, ma" '.?.lf”lv: ministc said. station at Ford in Qlssex. 11;. mm wmpped .10" '. gm, urcli 3;-WM, nu.” I mils front on the lake shore at llsm ll. ' ” W M Lsconis upsetting cabins and Annual chic-kn "Q .0 6 9, nsouszgr Llthtnill , f- 0rw.ii mu, ml aornsnnsom (AP)-A Dutch on research and a shsr&the- wiiiiun 1:. er ollrall aim. Qua.-mg, gut. """""9 Ilnssr says the wealth plan -conceivably could be Mass.. s. ""900 v - 0&5 1 lbs world should worked out throuh the United - b 'h" 1 iiidgs. was killed by lluitnlag wlills th wealth as the Nations Educsuoiisl. Scientific vacationing at his sirnimsr -1 it In In. and Cultural Organization. .1 wens... .. 1.3., Chill III lunar said h an Van Munster. here for the an- Another storm struck New llttvlsw ht s-sbhsl re iiusl meeting of the International llsinpslili-s's sescssst. some loll 0010?: :0” eontrlsswill AlT1'0llLltll:uFfl'll.l0ll. said ct): miles away. with I ll already sppros

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of exhaustion. His woiild-be helper had in the meantime found footing on the sandbar but was not out of danger.

The fishing craft that had been

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notified. hove in view but at first passed by where the swimmers were struggling in the water. An- other strong swimmcr. Keith (Continued on page 2. col. 2)

Death At Fifty-Two Of

Postmaster General Core

ST. JOHNS. Que. ICP)-Alclde Cote. Postmaster General of Can- nda. died at his home in St. Johns Sunday following a lengthy illness. He was 52.

A native of St. Johns. be en- lered politics in I942 and was elected a Liberal member of the House of Commons for the Quebec riding of St. Johns-Ibervllle-Napier ville in June i945.

Mr. Cole was named postmaster general Feb. is, 1951. He returned to St. Johns a few weeks ago after suffering a heart attack in Ot- TIIWI.

Mr. Cole was a direct descend- ant of one of the oldest French- Csnadian families in the country. He was educated at the College do St.-Jenn and at the University of Montreal.

He was elected mayor of St. Johns Feb. 16, 1045, and was re- elected by acclamstion in I917. A

r of the Canadian Bar As- sociation. Mr. Cole was also mem- ber of the senior board of trade and founder of the St. Johns nior board of trade. He was a line .

Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.

Funeral services will be held in St. Johns Wednesday at 10:1 a.m. Burial will he in the family plot here.

(In Ottawa. Prime Minister It.

reports on Parliament Hill that Mr. Cole would leave the cabinet soon for either the Senate or the Quebec Superior Court bench. How- ever. there has been no specula- tion in Ottawa on a possible suc- cessor.

Mr. Cole was stricken with a heart attack last Feb. I and was absent from his office in Ottawa until June 8. He re-entered hospital in the capital early in July and was taken to St. Johns about two weeks ago. At that time his condi- tion was reported to be improving. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Treflle Cote. he was a descendant of Jean Cote. one of the earliest French settlers of New France. He graduated in arts and law from the university of Montreal and he came a king”s counsel in 1045.

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Gaspereaux Man Loses Life

As Puni Sinks

Ivan Steele. age 27, of Gaspereaux.

was drowned

yesterday about 4 p.m., about 200 yards offshore at Gas-

Steele, however, was unable help which arrived shortly body was found floating a s

The Montague detachment R C MP. and Coroner Dr. G S. A Inman were called to the scene. A coroner's jury was empanclled as follows: Foreman Andrew MacI(enzie, Everett George Dix- on, James Raymond Riley. Les- ter Phillip Steele, Marvin John- ston, Stephen Hicken. John Dun- can Kelly. The ,iury viewed the body and the inquest was ad- journed sine die.

The deceased, the son of the

By SIDNEY BROOKES TOKYO iReuters) - Col. John Knox Arnold, Jr., t.oId Sunday he was tortured by the Chinese for periods up to 96 hours until "I was just screaming."

Arnold and 10 other American airman freed after 295 years in Communist China told of their experiences in bitter detail when they faced reporters. photograph- ers. TV and movie cameras at a press conference.

The US. airmen. Arnold said. had been subjected to "types persuasion civilized people donlt believe anyone would use.”

Describing how the Communists tried to force a full "confessio " from him, he said: ”They mid me I could put it off but sooner

of

pereaux. With him in a small punt was Gerald Acorn at Charlottetown, who managed to swim to The two men left Steelels home in noon. and taking a punt: which was on shore, rowed out about 200 yards. The punt began rapidly and sank under the two men who were frantically bailing to keep the boat afloat. Acorn, who was able to ' only slightly. struck out for shore, barely making it.

safety. the early attor-

to fill with water

to swim. Mr. Acorn went for afterward. and Mr. Steele's hort distance from shore. All

efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

m llote Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steals tnf Gaspereaux. was a farmer. Ho lwas unmarried.

Surviving are sisters Margarst. Mrs. Harry Lavers. Albion: Jean. Mrs. Arthur Ramsay, Charlotte- town; Frances. Mrs. Lloyd Reid. Murray Harbor North; and bro- thers William. Colin and Charles. all in Ontario.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

U. S. .Fliers Freed From China Tell Of Torture

did sign a statement. but be refused any direct acceptance of the charges brought against hii-n.

Arnold told how his hands had been tied tightly behind his back. the bonds cutting off the circula- tion.

While he was being interrogatad a Communist soldier stroked his lingers-"he milked my fingers like a cow. The pain was such as I cannot describe.” The longest application of this treatment was 96 hours...

Another form of torture was to bind his feet. tightly as if for treat- ment for a sprained ankle and then make him stand for long periods-one of 30 hours.

This went on until "I was just screaming." he said. PUNCI-IED AND BEATEN

doubt as to why it is classified as one of the oustanding military bands in Canada. . Regiment Band under the direc- tion of WXOI R. F. Mugford was also heard with appreciation.

separately. the Navy and Army units reformed on Hillsboro Square for the return march un-

of Capt. .Bernal'd -1- LYON. this or later they would get it and use fine ' organization left no ny- He added grimly: "They did not

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Arriving for church service

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WERE SOUTH OF YALU Arnold and the other members of the crew of an American B-29 which was on n leaflet-dropping mission re-emphasized that when ( they were shot down in January, 1963. they were south of the Yalu river border of (” ' China and North Korea. E! o The plane's navigator. Capt. -t N.s. Pfimlef mer Llewellyn, demonstrated its position at the time and said: In wm YeQfs "There is not any doubt that we were not in any other damned ' ilace in the world." , , Maj. William Baumer. who was i . ieriously wounded. said he was isubjected to mental persuasion butt possibly because of his conditionl the Communists relented and he did not sign any statement. All others signed a statement under duress to the effect that their plane might possibly have been over China. At this point Col Arnold inter- vened to say he had signed a statement first and the others onlyi signed when told by the Com- munists he had signed. "I told those people thlni'lF "- would be better they did not know. I am very much ashamed." the colonel said. "Was it