Maxims of a More Man Pray to God. but row to shore.

77:9 Guardiait

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

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WN. CANADA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1955

l(ONOMY IN RECORD EXPANSION

Island potato movement to No- vember 30th has been heavy, re- Wru Mr. Elrlc Campbell, man- "er of the P.E.l. Potato Mar- ketlng Boards

(me total rail movement for No- vember was 1575 cars as against 1306 last year. 1443 in 1953 and 1395 in 1952. In addition water ma truck movement this year has been higher by an equal

amount.

The following table gives a pomparison of movement over use past four years.

Total Crop Moved to '5

Estimate Nov. so i bu) (bu) 1952 10,000,000 2,680,000 7.596 1953 l0,M7,0Ill 2,526,000 2495 1951 10. 125,011) 2,338,000 2395: 1955 10,750,000 2,734,000 am

"A glance at the above per- cgntggeg," says Mr. Campbell "would seem to indicate that this is not a big factor in determin- ing iihe market, either for fall or spring. and it might be well for us to caution ourselves against my feeling of complacency over t'he fact that movement has been

high.

"A minor price irnnrnvr-mcnt has been noted in the last dav or two - possibly a weather market-following reduced nrlces last week. Generahv the vtrnwer is rec-elvinn R00 per 75 nounrl ban delivered lnarllnrv mints with in small premium for W00

"The lwavv demand 70" 50'”

C onung "Events

Kelly's Cross Concert December

South Melville Concert December 20th.

Christmas Dec. 21.

Nine Xlile Creek concert. nec-

Concert York Hall

n

Christmas c o I a a rt Eben!-so

Santa Claus will be in .Wad dell”: Store tonllht. 7:30.

spring Brook school Concert French River Hall. Dec. 3!.

Hampton Christmas Concert in ball Friday. December 16th.

Come to Rennla'a Road Christ- mas Concernt December lard.

Sununarville Christmas Concert lummerville School. Dec. Ilth.

New Perth School Chriatmasl rnncert Thursday. Dec. N. New Perth Hall.

See "The Little Blue Angel" h Tracadie Hall. Monday. December izth at 8:00 p.m.

Smiling Bill McCormick. Lorne Valley Hall. Monday Dec. 12th. Dance after. weather permitting.

Grand Bingo St. Andrew's llall Mt. Stewart Monday Dec. 12th. ll Hamel. Jackpot 850.00. door prise.

Dance West Royalty Hall. Wed- nesday. Rollie McKenzte'a Orches- tra. Canteen Service 9:3) to 12:!)

Showlns at Mt..Btawart. Fiiday,

chicken and fowl . Int. South Ruatico. Also drasaed geese and ditch. hm”

Phone 7970 for special off an Hog grower and Dairy mu Contract or u-ruu&. Custom krlmping and mm”

North River Feed lervica.

Farmer; before selling your contaetAmoaGal

St. Teresa's Christan can ' fliuraday, Deoambar I2-afd. an

Upper Montague Glristmu eon- eart, December 23.

Kilmuir concert December Slat at I pm. 'Sound system.

Christmas Concert, Mos-all nu School. December 19th.

Christmas Concert Mlllviaw Hall Thursday. December 3.

inaanamber springvalo eoneut. Brookfield Hall. Wednesday, Dec: 14. Sale of candy.

Park Corner school concert II French River Hall Thursday. Da- carnbar 22nd.

Hunter River ShurGaln Caval- rada postponed until Wednesday night.

Annual meeting King William L.0.L. will meet Dac.11th at!

lun. sharp. All members urged to attaid. 1

There will he a meeting of the residents of North Wiltahlre Tues-

Island Poiaio Movement Heavy Up To Nov embel 30

by boat movement is drawing to a close and considerable of the remaining seed in the prov- ince will have to be moved as table stock.

”Possibillty of a market in the British Isles is still under aiiutbn as the so-called "ban" b nothing new. The great problem therefore would seem to be lack of dollars, Further advice is ex- pected on this point during the coming week.

GARDINEITS STATEMENT Yesterday's headlines. prompt-

Eosi German Police Now Control Borders

BERLIN

ed by the Dominion Agriculture M.tn.ister'a comment on U. S. po- tato tariffs, would seem to be an indication that we have not et won the tariff battle. On us point. fortunately. Prince Lid- ward Island. or indeed the 1 uri- times, does not stand alom and even Manitoba and Albert ,rre- senbed cases before the Tariff Board in support of more realis- tic tariff arrangements. Both British Columbia and Ontario are with us as well. If more convincing is necessary, it will be iorthcoming."

troops control of her state burden and those of East Berlin under the terms of last September's Moscow pact granting her sovereignty.

A government announcement published by the East German news agency ADN aald borderpo- lice took over control Dec. 1. it added that regular East German police will guard boundaries be- tween East and West Berlin.

The announ ement confirms the provisions of the East German-

A scholarly gentleman and a family physician of the old school. Dr. G. F. Dewar, will be 90 years old on Monday next. Now living in semi-retirement at the P. E. Is- land Hospital. the doctor is keenly alive to the activities there. ever available to give good counsel. sound advice to the nurses and a kindly word of encouragement to those who suffc" the adversity of illness.

The venerabll Juctui Although is native of New Perth. resided in Southport and Charlottetown dur- ing his active life which began immediately after his graduating from McGill University in 1803. with the degrees of Doctor of Med- icine and Mastery of Surgery; he stood first among the Maritime Province graduates of that year.

On retiring from practice in 1943. Dr. Dewar was tendered a band- uet by fellow members of his pro- fession at the Charlottetown Hotel in recognition of his outstanding record as a member of the Medical profession for more than forty years.

Dr. Dewar was twice elected to

:present the Fort Augustus Dia- .ict in the Legislature. His first .'enture as in 1011 at a by-election due to a raalanauoe. in election under the Government in 1012 he was success- ful in retaining his seat with an added majority. He retired from political life in 1915.

A brother, Mr. John A. Dewar

Veteran Physician To Observe 90th

Soviet treaty under which the Rus- sian mllitary authorities will con. tmue to control tthe movement of Western allied military personnel and freight between Berlin and West Germany. across the Soviet zone. , By stating that the transfer of

authority took effect eight days ago. the announcem t implied confirmation of a statement by an authoritative source in East Ber. lln Thursday that no Communist restriction on movement in Berlin was contemplated. A British kesman comm -nted that the announcement did not seem to 'substantially alter the ' present position as regards access to Berlin."

Fire Damages Keiliville Plant

KENTVILLE. N. S., (CF)- A three-alarm fire caused exten-

Birthday

(Reutars)-Easi Ger- many announced Friday he police forces have taken over tron. Soviet

Well Known Passes Away

Word was received by relatives yesterday of the death in Montreal of Rev- Emmett Dougan aged 62. A native of Prince Edward Island. Ether Dougan was born at Char- lottctuwn 21st November, 1893, a son of Richard Dougan. Charlotte- town and Margaret Cummings. St. Peter's.

An excellent sIlJfl6llI. wh o specialized in French, Father Doug- an "induated from St. Dunstan's in

1912' and from Laval University in 191'" being nrtiaiucd that same year lie was also an outstrruding hncl " and football nlrayr-r. having

been a member of the St Dun- sfan's and old Victorias teams.

Shortly after he was ordained In Charlottetown. Vnllicr Duuaau went to St. Mary's Church Culiznrv in 1920 he was tr:lnsfcrl'ed to .Sl"'wIh- more, where he remained until coming to Halifax in 1934. '-V llnli- fax he served at both Si 1!ary's Cathedral and St Patrick's ('livvrch and was the Chuohin at St, Pat- rick's Boys Home. In 1942 he be- came Parish Priest at Trum. it was during his time at Truro that he accompanied the late Arch- bishop McNally on a trip to Rome. He retired from active duties in 1952 due to ill hcullh. Up until the time of his death. he had rcccivcd treatment in both Halifax and Montreal.

Father Dougan's remains will arrive in Charlottetown by train this evening, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs- Frank L. Dougan. Mone- tnn. On arrival they will be trans- fered to the l-iennessey Funeral Home, from where they will he

give damage u, the wine. 1,-mu moved to St. Dunstan's Basilica an

OR. G. F. DEWAB

of illl: period.

Legislature

fellow citizens.

of Nev lcrth, was also a mcmberi during this from Jestroying all bhe

Followlng his retirement. Dr. at Dewar spent aaveeal years in Brlin gem",

, strain to the . g has lived quietly at the Hospital. discovered. All escaped wlumt happy in the reflection of a life i mm-ling gang. spent as an instrument for the al- offices and warehouse; of us

laviatlon of suffering among his cornpatndf. wind: has headquart-

Company plant here Friday be- fore being brought under controlf. Damage was estimated at more than 375,000. Fireman Mike Ven- iott was overcome by smoke as

I. SI-OPE! wooden tpzlant. uonslsttlvrz thee buildings joined to-

the federal works department dur- ing November.

Tha amount for new works was 05,213,682, the department an- untied:

maindar .051.55lI, went a repair and maintenance-and W. 872 for dredging contracts. New projects in the Marltimes: Harbour Grace. Nfld.. construc- tion ol RCMP building, Saunders,

injiny. The ined

era in Saint Join. N. B.

ll-ALIFAX (CP)-The fatal shoot- ing of Michael Resk. as-year-old Halifax aiurekeeper. baffled police Friday.

Detective superintendent Jamaa Baker said his men had yet to find a motive. Where the shooting took place also was a mystery. Police said it was murder.

Resk was found dead in the back of his panel truck about 2:20 Fri- day mornlng. The truck was parked in a private driveway in the city's north on about two miles from Resk's home.

Supt. Baker said there were two bullet wounds in the head and one in the cheat. Below freezing tem-

Shooiing Of Storekeeper Baffles Police In

Taxi driver Lloyd Lavers found Resk's truck blocking his drive- way whan he came home. He looked inside and saw a mania body.

The cab driver's mother, Mrs. Frank Layers. had been aslccp in the house nearby since 10:30 p m. She said she heard nothing. Her son woke her when he ran in to call police

Mrs. Resk szml her husband left their west end Poplar street home at 11:45 p. m. Tliui-sday on a nightly visit to his fruit and croc- cnp store on Gottingen street in the north end. He had spent the evening watching television with

Howell and Company Limited, Car- bonear, Nfld., 366.147; Sydney. ll.S. new federal building. Kenney Con- struction Company Limited. Yar- mouth, N.S.. 31,165,000: Tntama- goucha, N.B.. new federal building, Glasgow, N.S.. 329,285:

Emily's Point, N.B., construction of wharf, J. W. McMuIkin and Son Limited. Upper Gagetnwn, N.B.. 081,230: Chntham. N.B.. new federal building. Modern Construc- tion Limited. Monctnn, N11. 3336,- 150; Fredericton. N 13.. garage for science service laboratory. M. F. Schurman Company Limucd, Sum- mersidc, P. E l . 590.830; St. Stehen. N.B. alterations 8 nd

-Ialifax

no enemies to our knowledge.” Another sister said: "Mike was in his usual good mood when he left the house last night. He's the last one we'd expect anyone would want to hurt-"

Police dismissed robbery as a motive. They said Rcsk carried

Schurmans Have Contract For Fredericton Garage

Maritime Areas Get Set For Snow Storm

HALIFAX (CF) - The southern Maritimea get set for a bout with snowplows and shovels Friday night as a growing stonn neared Nova Scotia from the southwest.

The Halifax weather office is- sued a storm warning to trans- -. portation and marine interests forecasting a blizzard over Nova I Scotia and a d J a c e n t coastal waters.

City and provincial highways dc- - partments held plows in readiness l and small boats stayed in port

At 9 p. m. AST the storm was cculrcd about 250 miles :south-' ' suutlnvest of Yarmouth. N. S. and mming relentlessly northcaut to- ward the Nova Scotia coast at 40 miles an hour.

Heavy snow was reported at Cape Cod. Mass, and over the At- lantic nnrilicast of tho storm crin- tre. i

A Halifax weather office lure-I caster said he expected eight to 12 inches of snow over most of Nwa Scotia. with lesser amounts in New lllrunswlrk and Prince Edward ls- llaud. Winds likely would reach a no m up.313:::i:..:”;:."yl.":.:..l.::;i :.".i..” In the f""eml' whicfl I5 w m E The storm developed rapidly Fri- PLTC9 Tliesday m”"”"g with Re' day as a low pressure centre off qlllem H130 M355; I"i5I"mem mfthe Maryland coast intensified. I09 Rilma" Cmhollc Cemetery :Thc centre was expected to pass

Island Priest In Montreal

REV. FATHER DOIJGAN

F-"ill" DWF100 I5 5'-”'ViVCd by i near the south coast of Nova Scntia fivc hrntlicrs, I-lrlmk I... Munclon; today, Joseph and Richard, Chnrlottetolwn, MM.

Rev. Louis Dnuizan, RCN Chap ain

on board lI.M.C.S. Magnificent and NEW RCNWCY

Th mas, in Western Canada; also

011: sister Marion of Charlottetown. Another brother Dr. F. C. Douganf MONTREAL (cpplm a slug a well known citizen died last year. prise move, Canadian railways; Father Louis. is expected to arrive mvued union leaders m I new in Charlottetown by air at noon;mm-ram oonferm" Friday, h. W035” dicating a possible break in

ideadlocked wage negotiations.

A terse railway announce lent said merely that union negotia- tors had been invited to a con- ference Dec. 15.

he helped fight the flames butl Frank Hall, chief union nego- was treated by a doctor and sent ltiator, confirmed he had receiv- hmm" OTTAWA lCPl - Contracts to- constructions of new building, Mod- Ed I010 l'1Vl"3tI0P md hm, .3I'

Hr hm” prevented me blue 1811013 37,093,092 Were BWBTC-I9'lI PY em Construction Limited Muncton Wendy called mgemer mm 1mm

committee of iihe 16 unions in- volved.

. Mr. Hall said he has no know- ledge of any counter-offer or pro- posals the companies may 5"Pj mitt; '

N.B., 3434.683. Repair and maintenance: Nyanza. N.S., repairs to wharf, and, Mclsaac. lnverness, V . . 351,622. .

Use Poles, Saliibind Air To Keep Ships Moving

MONTREAL (CPW e Tugs and for more than four hours early men armed with poles, salt and Friday when the Colonial Shipping compressed air Friday night liar- Company's grain Carrier Pick"! ried ice threatening to choke off wedged fast In I-Wk 3- traffic in the Lachine canal, but she finally was pulled loose. hopes remained IIIEII Ihlii "I09 Thrcc tugs are providing tows tI0Wnb0lInd VESSCIS i-hl'E8dIl18 "18 where necessary and scraping ice last lock system will win clear. AIfrnm the canal sidcs. Extra labor 10th is higher up. is assisting regular lock hands to

Traffic balls at midnight tonight. pare ire. distribute salt and prod

”We should make it" said canals ice chunks away from lack gates superintendent Jean Barcelo Fri- to stop jamming. They lire using day night. ”That is, if we escape compressed air to stir up smaller some mishap or sudden cold snap. ice pieces and float them away.

The race against encroaching ice A crane is gathering and lifting begun Nov. 30, slowed andgstopped largcr chunks.

little money. They Sound only 32 in his pockets after the shooting. Police Chief Verdun Mitchell de- scribed the case as "unusual." He said, ”We've had cases of brutal beatings which have resulted in death. but nothing like this."

RABIES SCABE FLIN FLON. Man. (CP) - An

peratures made it difficult to de- his wife and five childrnn tcrmine how long Resk was dead before his body was found. There were no bullet marks on the truck.

'.'We think he was shot with a .32 automatic." the detective chief rid. The weapon hasn't been

her husband missing. "N0 ENEMIES"

He never arrived at the SIOFC. At 12:40 a. m. Mrs. Rcsk reported

"The whole thing is a m.V5IEl'l'

emergency meeting of town coun- cil was called Friday night to cun- aider amend ts to the dog hy- law here in an effort to cut off any possible spread of rabies in- fection which haa involved a house- wife and a six-year-old girl in the area.

to us," a sister said. "Mike Illd

Stage

-converged on the building.and were met on uu. by a smiling

WedneadI!- won't be much good at to," sail

2,500 Students

Montreal Protest

MONTREAL (CF) - Sonia 2.500 00”"-

HI protest of streetcar and bus fare incraaaaa. g The atnduts dispersed at the and of a coil! Iarada through midtown Montreal when their lead- ers waraod they vim "gattiu too destructive." lavaral windows were reported to have been smashed leather - lachtad youths who in. . . Placard -carrvlna. slogan-shout. ing students-including some r-oeda state!) all

University and Sir "gm, college. carried the words "Drapeau for our P1'II'ICiD8I- "Let's be 'fare.' I "Higher pricc. nu dlvr "Pay mnrc. whnl W7 "Fares not fair. "Inflation. damnation "

bec.u5f more u'(irri Inn mail)" The -iudentx toward nearh.V

shouting "we unlit A culuvayf

peau. The

31' PI” of use U of M students Omlnf

ll” be expected 4,000 students to bill the march. The Montreal Tran5P""I0””"

"If a man can't sing at D. Ia

! l lh l' urds waved by students stormed the step: of city stfg3;fsf' .,..;..i;;i ii... colors of hell Friday in a mulching. shout- Umvmny 0, Mon”-CAL Mccm

(lcnrgc Wil-

Mayor Drapcau said he couldn't lnvng the students into city hall

inallv rlumcrsed Plat-r d'Armes.

Traffic was snarled on many busy streets

larlier, Gilles Legaull. nrvsldent

March

some street signs in the heart of Montreal were pulled down.

The surging mass of young folk. gradually sh r l n k i n g. marched along Ste. Catherine St, the city"! : main thoroughfare. climbed on top of streetcars. shouted slogans and had a wonderful time.

Then they swung onto Sher- brooke st. and headed eastward in the general direction of city hall, where they were addrcaad earlier- by Drapean.

PLEDGES "ACTION"

Mayor Drapeau ya mlsad "ac- tion" in a week-old streetcar and - bus fare increase that has drawn bitter protest.

some windahlalda of buses and streetcars were whitewashed. A

H few buses were abandoned O drivers. Students pushed emergency doors of these vehicles.

zhrouah to get in some

PRICE Sc

Deficit May Be Eliminated

OTTAWA, (CP)-Canadais surging economy is re- cording unprecedented expansion with the value of goods and services produced now officially forecast to rise this year by some 52,200,000,000 to an all-time high of about 326,200,000,000.

The rise in production, wages and profits, estimated by the bureau of statistics Friday, may swell federal cof- fers with increased revenue and eliminate prospects of a 1955-56 budget deficit.

Finance Minister Harris in his services rose by more than 3900.- April 5 budget spe..'h forecast a 000,000, while exports, government deficit of 5160,000.000 for the fiscal spending and investments com- ycar. He recently has been revls- bined increased by 51.700.000.000 ing this forecast downward. The number of persons at work

But it now appears the economy In lthgtlrllrrdl::":V;e'ye::'a:J"t;v:n”: is racing ahead at :1 speed beyond Ce" ”i',e. . q , b

, . . , the numacr of persons without jo I the highest expectations of .ederal nd seeping work dropped by ” financial advisers..Undoubtvdly re- ger Ceui wages were up abom cent credit-tightening steps by the eight pm; cent and mcoma from Bimk M Canada .we" mmed to investments about 25 per cent. brake the expansion and prevent; In the Julwsemember period. H from gelling out "I c”mw1' the bureau found that most of the CONFIDENCE DRIVE itndustrial rise was in non-manufac-

Under the influence of a federal inn-ed production, such as mining, "easy money" policy an" the Fe-lforestry products, transportation aurgence of confidence by buslnesslgncl other services and the cm. men and investors. I09 ec”""mYiatruction industry. began its upward drive. . However since mid-1954, there

The value of the 1055 grain crop iihave been substantial increases. ....” csnm area as s3o0,000,00o;said the bureau, in all almost all higher than a year ago, the bureau'phascs of manufacturlnlg, such can said. Consumer spending had in- iron and steel. 918091003 ED138110! creased by an annual rate of 31,- transportation equipment and ten- 2oo.ooo,ooo. Imports of goods and 0198-

Imporis Soar To Record For 10 Months This Year

OTTAWA (CF) - Canada's m- porta soared to an all-time high in, the first 10 months this year fol- lowed closely by axporll. the IN- reau of statistics reported Friday-

Commodity imports towed all previous records in October at an estimated 951500.000. a 37.3-PEP cent jump over last year's October total of S333,100,000 and five per cent above the previous monthly peak of ssa4,oo.o.0001n May. 1954.