offs More Man Make a virtue of necessity.

'I-fracas

Prime Minister Pleased

At Governor'

s Decision

To Accept Term Extension

OTTAWA. (Special) Minister st. Laurent Monday after- noon expressed gratification that Hon T. W.L. Prowse. Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edwad Island will remain in office for some time beyond the expiration of his five-year term earlier this month. Speaking of the informal extension of the Lieutenant-Governoris term,

Rev. Ronald

The death ocurrcd yesterday in Montrehl of Father Ronald Mac- Donald. who for thirty-six years until his retirement on July I5. 1953 was the pastor at st. Columbs Parish. East Point. He had suf- fered a stroke in March. 1953 and up to four week ago was a patient

t the Charlottetown Hospital.

Born at Peakes Station in the Parish of St. Teresa's. Father Mac- Donlld attended St. Dunstan's Un- iversity from which he graduated in 1905. He was immediately ap- Ipointed to the staff of his Aims

vs aw Ill you - -" ' cur one year. In 1900 he became past- or iii the u....' ., .. A . , there for eight years. His appoint. ment as Parish Priest at St. Columba came in 1911.

Rev. Father "Ronnie", as he was affectionately known by his

Coming Events

Dance cancelled in link until further notice.

Dances cancelled at Lodge until further notice.

Masquerade Dance. Fortune bail Wednesday. Oct. ztlth. Prizes,

Masquerade dance St. Andrews :8”. Nit. Stewart. Tuesday. Oct.

Crapaud

Gordon

Masquerade dance St. Andrews gall. Mt. Stewart. Tuesday. Oct.

Regular dance Stanley Brian W"? Tiieiidly. Rollie Mcl(ensle's Orchestra.

crllie:'ailrl" .&::id'lini0taccl' '7 M ltot Turkey Suppg;-. chm-ch

Hot dinner in St. Peter's Bay Hall. Wednesday. Oct. 26th. Spon- sored by United Church.

Dancing every Thursday night. Ioutti Jtustico Hall. Music by Rollie Maclfe.-ngie'g or-cimu-.n

may the regular Friday night PM - Mary's Hall. sourls. Music by Al Blanchard Orchestra. Masquerade dance Lorne Val '3' "all Tue-dry. Oct. 25. Prlses. ehrter's Orchestra.

..Annual meeting of Crapnud

ilwrsday. Wobstsrs orlcirestr . p.

IRC. usnwumrc

Dance CIHIIIII ll Hall.

5- System. Canteen service.

ll . iiiv:rwill:tield”' clirillrcllor V13." M" Pantry sale and bssaar.

hwueeklv dance Winsloe Station Ma K9"-'l'Yn Friday night. Rollie tgo ensie s orchestra. Dancing to

nlsiaauerade dance.

nmldllfi Oct. Proceeds h '

sill M , "”"' 'l c-hsstrs. ”E:nl:'Inl.lllltY”lCl1I - 0 toddhnaor shur-oats Asn tour linnnzincsd nlntleerr kgdd Mrs. Alisa liiciiox.

lit in DIlIllI'l.c Wketihlesldlsvyproc I-O

, . nsored e wonisns nmi lillouansss dance in

? gag: ? f 3353 -all

ate

3 38'

Prime Mr.

1 st. Laurent told The Guard- an: "We are very hap y to learn that the Lieutenant- overnor of Prince Edward Island is willing to continue in office beyond the usual term. He and Mrs. Prowse are discharging their responsibilities with conscientiousness and wi great dignity."

Death "At Montreal Of

McDonald

yualShl0neFn. was the son of the late Alan MacDonald and Mary Gillis of Peakes. Surviving are two brothers. Dougald and Peter, of Peakes. and a sister, Mrs. Ray- mond MacKlnnon of St. P ete rs. Sister Mary Irene of the Char- lottetown Hospital and Sister St- Elaine of St. Josephs Convent are neices of the late Father Mac- Donald.

Funeral srrangements have not yet been completed.

ST. CATHARINES. Ont. (C?)- Gcorge Alexander Foster. 58. for- mer manager of a metropolitan

ed chain store branch in Halifax. died

Monday.

Transportation and power re- quirements needed for developing and expanding Prince Edward Island's basic industries were em- phasized particularly in the brief presented yesterday by Premier Mathieson on behalf of the Pro- vincial Government. at the hear- ing before the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects. "We don't wish to be identified as a have not' or s,'csn not' Pro- vince." the Premier declared. "Our policy with respect to economic prospects is to ask why not . . .f' and "May not ...7' And be pro- ceeded to show wherein national policies. adjusted to regional re- qulrements. could be of great bene- fit in developing the Island's econ- omic potential.

Following is the text of the Gov- ernment brief:

Premier Mstheson first welcom- ed this Commission and expressed the hope that its investigations would make a valuable contribut- ion toward the understanding of the economi affairs of this coun- try. "We also appreciate this op- portunity of describing the situat- ion of this Province within the nation and stating our views with respect to its problems." he said. "Canada is a federal state and one of the prime necessiti of federalism is national considerat- ion of the contributions and needs of all partners in the union.

"We are proud oi our position as a Province of Canada. and we de- cllre that size, wealth. and econo-

, mic potential are not the only fact-

ors of national welfare and prost-

National Bas

Aid To Education On

w

e Guardian

.CHARLUl'TETOWN, CANADA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1955

Pictured above are the members of the Economic Commission and the distinguished visitors who were guests of the Charlottetown Rotary

Island's Economic Problems Outlined Before Commission

ige. Like "Tasmania in Australia ward the solution of the problems of this region. A fourth character-

and Rhode Island in the United States. we maintain that special consideration must never be am- lected for the small partners. their position in the state. and the abil- tiles and needs of their people."

FACTOR! OP PRODUCTION Following is the text of. the Gov-

ernment brief: . . . -

The economy of Prince E std Island is based largely on agri- culture and its related activities and on fishing. There are no manu- facturing industries of any slsev and no concentration of economic act- ivity in any one area. The Island is not on the great trade routes of the nation and every enterprise is affected by separation from the mainland. The population is small (about 100.000). yet it is the most densely settled prov nce in Canada. It has had a long lstory. yet its economy is comparatively static. Th e dominant characteristics. therefore. are economic specializ atlon. dependence on transportat- ion. and limited opportunity.

mil docile acceptance of basic iim-l

for its own peoplc.' we

as a whole must do this: the Island. is not unique in this respect. There are many things we can do for ourselvcs, but there are also many ways in which the nation in its national policies can contribute to-

u

is Urged

blems. The natural conditions are

ducts is high. The processing and marketing Economic progress does not per- leave much to be desired. for here

iiailons. and if this Province is to important dlfficultyp transpoi-egg- play its proper part in the nation inn. Any discussion of the provinc- as well as provide the good llfegiai economy must consider first must that every activity is affected by seek Ways and meant! of com- the presence of Northumberland pensatlng for geography. Canada -Strait.

recognized when the Island entered

Confederation and provision was made in the terms of union for

Said O To Morr age

at I dinner meeting held at the Charlottetown Hotel last evening. Left to right - Frank W. Curtis,

istic. therefore, is the extent to which this Province participates in economic activities which are carried on. on behalf of. or for the benefit of. the natlon.as a whole. BASIC INDUSTRIES

The dependence bf Prince Edward Island on agricultural and fisheries production. processiugg and marketing is well lmown. While there is a substantial amount of self-sufficiency, there is. neverthe- less. a marked inter-dependence among the primary industries and all other enterprises and an im- portant reliance on a few special- ized export commodities which are highly vulnerable to national policies. general economic condit- ions. and other external forces.

With respect to production. there are no unusual or unnatural pro-

suitable and the quality of the pro- functions. however.

the Island suffers from its most

Transportation difficulties were

'continuous and efficient" yearl- Icontlnued on page 2 col. 5) I

sod.

T ton. us product l'lP('flfll('S 3127 a

Package Deal For Molotov

PARIS, (Reuters)-The foreign ministers of Britain. the United States and France agreed Mon- day on the Western policy for the Big Four foreign ministers con- ference opening in Geneva Thurs- day.

Informants said they will offer Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov a package deal under which an East-West s ec urity alliance. whidh Russia wants. would he lied to an agreement for free elections in unify Germany.

Snow Storm In Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S. Nfld.. (CPl - Nortlierly winds that broudti premature winter to Newfound- land continued to buffet St. John's Monday night.

After dropping nearly five inches of snow on St. John's and 11 inches on Gander Sunday the wind worked itself up to I screaming gale and late in MM evening a gust of 90 miles an hour was clocked.

It was down to 30 with gusts to 60 Monday. No major damage was reported. Temperatures hov- ered between .11 and 36 degree!

Abiiibi Co. Boosts Price

TORONTO (CPD-Abitibi Power and Paper Cumpt1ii.V Monday M-l amc the second Canadian news- print producer within a week to- rgige its pricc fur newsprint 35 a:

ton in Canada and 5131 in New York. effective Nov. l.

LONDON (AP)-Princess Mar .

ever. that to improve our present school education. and s eciaiized status in education. we require training at the high schoo and un- greatly increased finances. it is lversity level. in the rural com- lgenerally conceded that no under- munities of this Province was de-ltaliing of any kind suceeds unless

The lack both of a good common

I0!

terrier-Egg

conomic Commission yesterday by the P.E.lsland Teachers Pertur- ation. I "The two basic require". nts needed to give our children a sound education "The brief n to first; good teachers: and second. adequate buildings and equipment. W vs placed these basic re- is :0. the orderdof their use span ing mo- buildings and equipment is

33

glared in a brief nresented to viieradequafely financed. Therefore, if

we wish our schools to carry out properly their roles in the prepar- ation of the personnel required to develop the natural resources of the province and the nation. ade- quate finances are absolutely nece- ssary.

"What is to be the source of the money needed for this extra ex- penditure? Since our provincill government is already paying to e d u c s t i o H approximately one- seventh of its total revenue. Fed- eral Aid to Education. we feel. is the main solution as far as Prince Edward Island is concerned. More- over. ws believe that such Federal Aid should be considered with I view to equalizing ediicationai op-

s ('

out I care. the princess

garet and Peter Townsend lnMi szlln at teatime and wont partying, Monday night amid reports that at least one Commonwealth country- Soiiih Africa-opposes a mariage of the two.

The romance of the 25-year-old

princess and the divorced corn .0"... was most dangerous placei amour, to. discussion here on clurchstate A total of 7.723 persons died at tics. Two London newspapers sug gest the Church of, England should vnisoninrz. says a 312-page annual bow out of

alsospsrhodssbsrp

its centuries-oldi alliance with the state if it.caii- not swallow its opposition to the-l match. i

Smiling happily and looking with returned to her London home earlier Mon day from a quiet weekend at Wind sor with neon Elizabeth sad the. Duke of Itdinhurn I

Hem-evwA'ccidents Top All Others '91 Great Britain

LONDON (Reuters) C Statistics lilbllsllrfl ltlnudny sltoli'Pd that the

garment - making (it

CH'TOWN ROTARY CLUB HOSTS AT DINER

Rotary President; D. V. I.ePan,',John's; Hon. A. W. Mutheson; W.lA. Stewart, ldmonton; A. E. Ottawa; Lt. Governor T. W. L.lL. Gordon, Toronto; Mayor J. D. Prowse; Dr. Ray Gushue. St.lStewart: O. Lussier. Quebec: Dr.

Victory For Conservative . In Strong Liberal Riding

F

TORONTO. (CP)- Charles E. Rea, Progressive Conservative. won Toronto Spadina from the Liberals Monday in a federal by- election, first i ictory for his party in tab; it stltuency since 193 '

- .- 11'.-

Samuei Godfrey. Liberal. con-

ceded defeat at about I pm. EST on the basis of almost complete unofficial returns. He was trailing the Progressive Conservative by about 500 votes at that stage. Victory for Mr. Rea. insurance man and former member of the Ontario Legislature. increased his party's strength to 53 in the 265- scat House of Commons against 169 Liberals. 23 CCF. 15 Social Credit and four ' -' J t on scatis vacant. St. Johns-lbervills- Napier-ville. due to death last Aug 7 of Postmaster-General Cote. It was the second byelectlon defeat for the Liberals in a month. The Progressive Conservatives won Restigouchc-Madawaska in New Brunswick in a vote Sept. 26.

FAIR TUBNOUT

and the ritv received frcoiieni During the day returning officer frigid showers. John Kinsella said turnout of -----V --wr Voters was "pretty fair for a

by - election" despite unfavorable weather-intermitent rs'in during the day and high winds in late afternoon.

The 45,000 eligible voters had I

choice of four candidates-Samuel Godfrey. Liberal: Charles E. Rea.

Progressive Conservative; Joseph Salsberg. Communist LIIIUFPTO gr-cssive: and Harry Walsglass. CCF.

The vote followed a campaign fought largely on the busy streets

of the west-centrale Toronto con-

stituency which takes in Toronto's strict. Noon-

Covers Prince Island Like the Dew

Federal Makes

Canadian fertilizer industry. Working on complaints, gated the industry at the ml

"Price policies, at the mixing! level. appeared to be governed by

PRICE is

REPORTS No FERTIllZER COMBINE

Branch Report

OTTAWA, (CP)-The federal combines branch says it has found no evidence of a combine

in the eastern

the combines men investi- xing level-parts of the in-

dustry where chemicals are combined to provide plant food. Almost all of the mixed fertilizer is produced and sold in Ontario. Quebec and the Maritimes.

"The Prince Edward Island mar-

ket appeared to be supplied largely

a type of price leadership whichlby one local producer who also resulted in a fairly stable price offered some competition to the structure in such areas as eastern larger producers on the mainland.

malor producers were in a domi- nant position." combines investiga- tor T. D. MacDonald said in his 1954-55 annual report.

"in western and southwestern Ontario small mixers appeared to be somewhat more aggress vs than elsewhere and their product offered considerable price competition to that of the major producers.

Onmrio and Quebec where the I

Ass'n Annu'a

The annual meeting ofhthefPrlnce n Edward Island Branc o the G”"”' v"c0"V"' Dr" Frank Community Planning Association

Macl(innon. Barter”: Film Lab. of Canada was held Monday even-

sarvntive candirbate received 6.554. Liberal 3.270 and Labor - Pro- gressive 1.938.

The by-election was the 15th since the last general election. In the previous 14. the Liberals rs tained eight seats and lost two- one to the Progressive Conserv- atives and one to the C . The iProg.I-sssivs Conservatives hold

”whiie the list prices of major producers appeared to be substantially identical within dividual market areas. compcti" , v .. appeared to exist in seeking de ' J accounts. in granting dealer early-delivery discounts and iii ' sorbing transportation costs. It also appeared that new mixers could enter the business with ltggsonnbll means and effort." '- .

PEI Community Planning

I Meeting

ing in Prince' of Wales College with the Provincial President. Dr. Frank ltllacxllinon. presiding. There was a good attendance of interested members. Summersids being particularly well represent- ed

Mr. 6. Claude Smith explained to those present the results of tree- planting projects carried on in nine communities this past season and expressed the hope that many more would enter into this worth- W ll i le community improvement proiect next year. He also stated that an "Amendment had recently been passed under the Town Plan- ning Act whereby roadside regul- ations along the Trans-Canada Highway are now in force.

Dr. Henry Moyse reviewed the contest promoted by the Summer- side Branch of C.P.A.C. and lb Lions Club which was to on is to knprovs tits .

lndividus ”

three and Social Credit one.

Sees Potato

which the Agricultural Prices Sup- port Board is prepared to recom- mend if a marketing agreement is undertaken this year was to- ceived by the Potato Board last night. The amounts are 15. I0. and 25 cents per bushel for three pool periods, as compared to 42. 50. and

MB. CHARLIE I. BIA

VOTING TOTALS

Tomato Spadina complete- Godfrey (L) 6,100; Ron iPC)

56 paid for the 1953 crop. - Commenting on these figures the Board Manager stated that it was highly unlikely that the Board would consider accepting such an agreement. The reason, he stated. on organized tours to proclaim for such a pessimistic outlook on slogans of the candidates. lotus the part of the federal officials sperscd with songs and martial is that through being too optimistic music. tn.l95a they had untnentionally The constituency has returned s cost the treasury about six million Liberal in every Dominion eleo- dollars. and they could not afford lion since 1926 when SIIIIICO make another mistake of that Factor. now ii judge, won it fronstnature. the Conservatives. Mr. Factor held The Agricultural Products Co- the seat for 15 years. Mr. Croll. operative Marketing Act. he can- is former mayor of Windsor and s tinued. As not intended to provide lformrr cabinet minister. held it "" sncial" ”ance. It is dog -for it). signed to provide "financing" Ari Mr. Croll won his third victory slstance to groups wishing to mar- in the riding in the 1953 Dominion kat their products on a oo-operative general election when he polled pool plan. The above figures make .l5,49tl votes. The Progressive Col this point abundantly clear.

6,708; Sslsberg (Lab.-Prog.) 3.937; Waisglsss iOG') 2.983. 1 hour street-corner meetings were commonplace. Trucks and autos equi, 4 with loudspeakers went

Word of the initial payment-.

I

(Continued on ruse I out

Marketing

Agreement Most Unlikely

This does not mean that M. assistance can be made available. However. the many complivllllnni and details involved in a planned support program make it iniwlllb-t le at this point to Dmdm ll whether at not such assistance . be obtained. Federal sutliorttiesn. who are” responsible for the wet: fare of producers all across Can- ada, cannot, without inviting fro is, give special consideration. any one area. The recent nce of the Nova Scotia IPPII 179"" an is a case in POM-

” of luck seems. or RED FLANNEL UNDERWEAR f

i l

Island Spokesmen Quelried

rTE'vvs IN- BRIEF

1 Britain last year.

The hearing before the R o y al Commission on Economic Condit- ions occupied but a few hours here 5.090 and yesterday. but a considerable s- mount of information was present- ed and the C. lSSl0IIE'I'n express- ed themselves as being well satis- fied with e presentations. The :pitr- of a drop of 9.000 in the birth hearing was held in the Law Courts rate: thmiifw mm: ”-7M.000- building. with chairman W. R.

Weather-colder: the avenm Gordon. Toronto. presiding over temperature was 40.0 detfeei. the five-man Commission which in- cluded Dr. II.E. Graeur. Vancouv- er. Dr. Ray Gushuc. St. J oh n's. Newfoundlsndk Dr. Andrew stew- art, Edmonton. and Mr. 0. Lassier.

me from fire. falls. scalding and

abstract of statistics. Highway deaths hit 322 persons were killed in indus-

1.. tr). (lthcr statistics for 1954:

Population-up by l73.0iXl. in

portunity. so that ”

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tih tin-oswesls tied t n ul-:teeascessI:1aysfuhiin.Ll

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shod

huts which Rooftas

children. irrespective of location.

may be given the some chance to "went". mi. l Iocun that dearer and quality of vmcouvlft tcri - Dr.-Don-' education which may enable them .15 g. H. . '5' . pm. to play their proper role in the minont v skin specialist development of our vast natural gig.-1 sgtufmqxgftgf . g...y..,- ”'0""C"- nesa. He w

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the

Quebec City.

Four submissions were made be- fore the Commission which began iusticc department launched an in- the hearing at to am. and con- rlujry Mnndgy into the newsprint eluded shortly before 1.30. situation but refused to an x Premier A. W. Matheson Dre-

Lsimrn rnoiiu WASHINGTON irf" The U!-

"L whether its interest extends to tbs-seated the brief for the Provincial

Government. ills Worship. Mayor Stewart for the City of Charlotte- town: Mr. J. Lincoln Dewar for the Prince Edward Island Feder- ation of Agriculture. and IA. Col- onel Leo F. MacDonald on behalf of the Prince Edward Island Teach- srs' Federation.