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TAXATION DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL RETIIR'ES
After 17 years of service with the taxation department of the provincial government. Alex- ander Martin of McGill Ave- Charlottetown. formerly grand View, retired yester- day. Making a plesentation to
Conservatives Charge PM Yielding TOO Much Power
OTTAWA MP5 kept the interim debate going for the straight day Friday. accusing the govern- ment of yielding too much
demining national unity.
commented Eldon (PC—Bow River).
Queens). ment (of the provinces)." added
River). The Conservatives the Liberals‘ opting
mula. under which Quebec ias
or will withdraw from most fed-Sernment is leading Canada towthofity for November and De-.
oral-provincial
iCP l—Conservative . and
supply _mula to amend the constitutionibec. sixth m
in the Commons OBJECTIONS MADE The Conservatives objected tolamending formula approved re.
a clause of the amending frA‘-'
I Gerald W. Baldwin (PC—Peaceigrams was developing.
criticized l opportunity for-’services across . . Mr. Wooiliams said the gov— 000 In temporary Spending all“
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Mr Martin are W.E .Massey ileftl. deputy provincial treas‘ urcr. and MA. vincial treasurer. A banquet of flowers was presented also for Mrs. Martin. Mr. Massey read an address on behalf of the staff present at the farewell
the newly-approved
mula that opens the way
tain federal powers with
constitutional
ing prospects for equality o and standardi Canada.
for-.appease tile separatists of Que-
. 01' I conference power m the Fromm“ and “‘1' ‘four provinces to take over cer-I he "Thc assassins of CallHda."lconsenI of the federal goVern-I Woolliams menl. “ . Mr. Macquarrlc said the Lib-l . The V“? fabric 0‘ OUT "3:.erals have deliberately eroded tlon is seriously undermined.' ilederal said Heath Macquame ‘PC— since taking office 18 months ’ago. especially in favor of Que- "A howling gale of appease-bee. , A patchwork of diverse pro- reduc- f pense of Ottawa. 1 The
. t r s f powers l drafted the British
O'Haniey. provincial tax com-l missioner.
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l Transport Minister Pickers- lgiii replied "any person compe- 1tent to read“ can see that the
lcently by a federal-provinciAl is identical to a |draft prepared by the Diefen- lbaker government in 1961.
STRENGTHEN PROVINCES Mr. Macquarrie s aid the Confederatibn North Amer- a View to seting
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lica Act with t up a strong central government. but subsequent judicial and po- litical decisions had strength- ened the provinces at the ex-
ate arose on a bill to give the government $740,000.-
jolnt programs.|ward balkanization in order to camber.
St. John's Rifle Fire Boosts Strike Tension
ST. JOHN'S. Nfld. (CPI—Six
Flrsl. a government spokes- is
rifle bullets were fired through man said the government
the windows of the Clarke-Can- ada Steamships Limited office here early Friday only seconds after a night watchman had left the room.
Jack Evans. about 40. told po- lice he had been sitting in an office chair listening to his ra- dio about 4 am. NST and de- cided to leave the room. an- narently to make his rounds, He had just gone through the door when he heard a number of loud noises which he thought were “backfires.”
The bullets. believed to have been fired from a .22- or calibre rifle shattered plate glass windows and smashed into plastered walls on the other side of the 80-foot-long office The bullets crossed the float about four feet. high. two of them just over the chair In
which Mr. Evans had been sit-l
ting Two other developments Fri-
day—both concerning the gov-?
Pmment of Newfoundland — ill- dicated. the strike might oe Shortlived.
Island Ladies Score Well In H'ornecraft Competition
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“prepared to contribute a sub- stantial sum of money to ‘ielp provide pensions for union members and to assist any on- ion members who may wish to give up their jobs on the wa- ierfront."
This would make up the. dif- ference between shipping com- pany offers and union demands regarding severance pay pensions. No of the disputed terms of a proposed new work- ing agreement.
PLAN FREIGHT SERVICE The second development. a prepared statement from Pre- mlcr Smailwood's office. re- vealed that the government was "activcly investigating the pos- sibility" of chartering a ship )l' ships to provide a freight serv- ice between Montreal and St. John's for the duration of the strike “to ensure that ample supplies reach Newfoundland."
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Donovan said his union- would co-opcrate with the gov- brace
ernment and readily handle any such ship.
Mr. Macquarrie said it would
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“Covers Prince Edwardllsland Like The Dew”
CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, I964.
“Monti” SEVEN CENTS
WEATHER
Showers. clearing by evening; northwest winds 25, gusts to 50. Low-high 32 and 45. Sunday; sunny and milder.
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Potato Championships Are Won. By Islanders
By GERRY Mi-NEIL QUEBEC 4CPl—The Quebec cabinet called Athens Friday to get Premier Jean Lesage's as- isent. then announced the resig- nation of \ttorney - General Rene Hamel and thc appoint-
of the Quebec Superior Court in
he St. Maurice district.
The appointment is expected become effective Monday
and will be announced from 0t-
Mr. Hamel already has sent his resignation as Liberal mem- ber for St. Maurice to Speaker Richard Hyde. Education Min- ister Paul Gerin-Lajoie told a press conference after the cab- inet meeting.
Gerin-Lajoie takes over
om Mr. Hamel as acting pre~.
mier until Mr. Lesage returns from Europe Nov. 12. VACANT FROM 1960
The solicitor - general's port- folio. vacant from 1960 until the Wagner appointment in late summer. again becomes empty and there was no further indi- lcation another appointment will be made. ‘ Further cabinet changes are lpossible on Mr. Lesage's return land might result in more va-
Cabinet Changes Made In Quebec "I
'cancies. There has been specu- lation that such a move would be followed by byelections in January.
I Mr. Hamei's resignation as a .legislature member makes standings in the 95-seat assem-
lment of Solicitor — General bly Liberals 63. Union Nation- lClaude Wagner In the POSt- ale 30. independent one. vacant . I Mr. Wa er. 39. now a key’one,
gathering. Brief remarks were Ifiglfl‘e in the cabinet. was sworn. Jr. W a gner was elected ma e . lr. Farmer; H.R. iin a few minutes later as attor- member for Montreal Verdun Farmer. pro- Carruthers. controller of the lney-general. Mr. 54. Oct. 5 in one of four byelectionl treasury department; D.G.; is retiring from politics the. Liberal administration
Dennis. assrstiant deputy pro- lafter a colorful 20-year career. swept. wncral treasurer. and is expected to become a justice Wagner appointment 13
h probably the most important of tile year in Quebec. Premier Lesage personally brought the tough. outspoken young Mont— real judge into the cabinet.
CRACKDOWN PROMISE"
The powerfully-built minister .has already indicated that a lcrackdown on political extrem- ‘ism is coming. and t ' set the wheels rolling for -a ‘ gh investigation into bankruptcies.
gave up a $40.000-a-year practice in Montreal to take 14.000-a-year seat in sessions of the Peace Court and became prominent as an uncompromis- ing crusader against crime.
thorn . fraudulent
H ‘law la
Last spring. in an historical decision in ebec. he com- mitte r Justice Andrien Meunier of Superior Court to trial for perjury. Mr. Meunier. now appealing conviction 0 the charge. ad bee Liberal
Member of Parliament.
G'E-MS STOLEN IN NEW YORK
Gems worth some $200,000, including the world's largest
‘ sapphire. the Star of India. were stolen Thursday night. from Manhattan‘s famed Mus- eum of Natural History, New York police reported Friday.
Another valuable gcm among the eight, taken were the Star
Ruby. The stone were part of the .I. P. Morgan collec- tion. In this photo size of
the Star of India can be. com- pared to a man's hand. (AP Wirephoto)
Que. lroquois Protest
lransler
? Peakes Station, Milton Share
l By NEIL A. MATHESON title in both seed and table- I Farm. Provincial Editor ‘stock.
HALI ~ Cheste M. . The New Brunswick champion Birt. Peake's Station. P.E.I. is Fred Duplessis. Keswick, won the grand championship NR. and he also had the pro-
vincial title for both seed and eating spuds.
The following are the results by sections:
SEED POTATOES
Katahdins - 1. Gus Bailey, Elmira; 2. Raymond Vessey: 2. Alton Rodd. Milton.
Irish Cobbler - 1. Raymond Vessey. 2. Harold Lacey. Trac- a ie Cross: 3. Eric Laird. North Milton; 5. Alex Robertson. East Balt‘
for seed in the potato show at the Atlantic Winter Fair ere last evening, ‘t was learned. from one of the judges. although 3 the championship samples had not been placed on the tables.‘ His winning sample was a group l of Keswicks.
The reserve seed potato cham- lpion was Raymond V'esscy ofl York who dominated the showl in so far as the number of top prizes were concerned. ‘
Mr. Vessey a former two- .m‘ . .
- - ’ I\ nnenec —- 1. Richard Sut‘ "'T‘G chaum" at "‘9 R‘Walimn Port Williams N.s.~ 2. 1Winter Fair. and a former ‘ ' '
Raymond V'ossey. The other placings went. to Nova Scotia.
Green Mountains — 1. Walter Douglas. Mt. Stewart RR: 2. ‘George Dover. Peake‘s Station: '3. Harold Lacey: 4. Levi Jay: Mt. Stewart RR; 5.‘Raymond
Maritime champion. won the re- with a placings,
serve ribbon along great many other some of them firsts. ‘ The tablcstock grand cham~ Ipionship award went to Alton
lRodd. North Milton who also Vyssg-y. lhad many strong placings. l Keswick L. 1. Chester M. i Although the Island potatoiBirt‘. 2. Alton Rodd; 3- Rav- exhihitors dominated the show. mond Vessey
ago, they. Sebago »- 1. Raymond Ves-
as they did a year faced much 5' competition - . . Alex 110138115011. East from Nova Scotia than in form- Baltic: 3. Alton Rodd.
years and several top TAB! FSTOCK
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:Xralu: :Tacillgzywitrlltmio 1little“ TabIGSka pmawe’ results ‘ “eighties; n... in... f MONTREAL (CPI—Five Que- Great Britain and ourselves." Chggpigl‘rtmrl‘}, g“; Raymond Vessey; 3. Gus Vai- l ec Iroquois chiefs are protest- it said Britain never had the hi: mom“ win h? win re_ll"-V-_ ‘ ling what they call a move to legal or constitutional right to céive extra prlm; on’lhat “A. msh .U‘hhlers ". 1; . Ra ‘ itransfer Indian affairs from transfer indian treaties from‘coum ' ' .m'm‘l V8559!“ 2- Erie MIN: 3-
- Harold Lacey.
{Ede-Val *0 Pl’m'inCial jurisdic- the British Crown to the Cana-i
-tion. saying they dont want to
[Mcllralill Appointed
be tragic if the'federai govern-l OTTAWA .Cp, __ A velemn
ment were to give in to ev provincial demand. "What will he left of the federal govern- ment's power?"
e said the Maritimes made= great sacrifices to enter Confed- eration, in which there was to be equalization between all provinces. If the power of the central government were;
inces seek equalization? l
parliamentarian has taken over the job as government House leader in the Commons.
Prime Minister Pearson an- nounced Friday Privy Council President G e o r g e Mcllraitll would assume the duties shoul- dered so far this session by Justice Minister Favreau. Tile
eroded. where. would the prowlappointment ls until the end ot‘
he session.
ov’t House leader
l Mr. McIIraith, 56. takes over i a job tough enough at any time, . bllt made even more difficult by _ is party's minority position In ithe Commons. His 24 years the Commons — only External ,Affairs Minister Paul Martin lhas served a longer unbroken lterm~give him a solid back- : ground for the post.
First elected in 1940, the ‘lawyer MP represents Ottawa
Visit Relatives
BERLIN (Am—West Berlin- ers surged into East Berlin Firi- day for happy reunions with rel- atives. It was only the second time the Communists permitted such crossings since they built the wall dividing this city three years ago.
The official East German news agency ADN reported more than 20.000 West Berliners had passed through Communist control points by nightfall.
0n the first day of last year‘s Christmas visiting period, about 4.000 We st Berliners went through the wall. .
Friday‘s welcoming scenes in East Berlin were not as dra- matic as last year's but there' were many long and tearful em-
s . “It is a terrible shame that ieven a single tear has to be
B NEIL A. MATRISON child's suit. second;_ tailored it‘ll. Provincial Editor .shirt. third; womans knit fancy. third.
HALIFAX —. Prince Edwomlsloves- Island indies scored some im-mng Dressive triumphs in bomecraftlsecond; II this week at theichild's two-piece suit. Winter Fair here. withlchild's plain knit gloves, from icond;
compo! Atlantic the moot of the
Claim.
Mrs. Edwin Donald. Gordon Drive. who took the grand championship homecrnft award oat year with her hooked rug with the Prince Edvard Islandl design. was second in the small; “an this your wifli her "Can- I 5“
Other p clogs by Island nia- ‘llll Include (all competitorll "0m Charlottetown unless oth-i "Wile ted): *
. Wade“ Phillips, child's "Minn first: hlld'a mitts. “My ‘ child that
entries
tint;
C 'a
Mrs. Norman Nicholson. knit- synthetic wools and blends. child's dress, thi ; second: 8e. child‘s gloves. fancy. se-
INSIDE TODAY
Births. deaths . .. 2-3 Classifch 14-15 Cornth 13 Sport ..._..._....... 10 Women's 7 Editorials 4 Mill. Gleam. City ..... I Summon!“ I Prince Co. ..._...... I Finance. Market ...... 12
rd ‘an‘s cardigan fine yarn.
lcond; man's socks plain. third; ichild's suit. first; man's or boy‘s IPyiamas. first.
‘ Mrs. Lynn H. Fielding. child's icardignn. bulky. first; warm
“- cardlgan bulky
cond: man's
yarn. first. embroidery. buck weaving second womens one- piece dress. first: woman's skirt. any tartan. first.
‘ Mrs. 6.). Rogers. child's two-
‘piece suit. tiiir .
Mrs. Sylvere Arsenault. Wel- lington. child‘s fancy knit socks. second; man's sleeveless sweat- er, first; man’s socks. home-
yIrn. second.
Marjorie Cutcltffe, entbroid- ered in cloth. rd.
Wendy . Summer- side RR 2 clue fa- [h't’l under 15. second. y Moclhy. . mmerslde RR 2. was third In
clan.
LL- um
20,000 From West Berlin
Behind Wall
shed when relatives meet. many of whom live only a few minutes
apart." said a middle-aged man '
who was about to pass through the wall to visit his mother. "II it were not for this disgusting thing . . . ." e added and pointed to the grey concrete wall.
west riding. A quiet but diligent. worker. he was picked just five years after his first election as parliamentary assistant to the e C. I) owe. then minister of reconstruction and supply. He acted as assistant to two other ministers in succeeding ars. Whe the Liberals gained their election victory last year. Mr. cIlraith was appointed transport minister. He moved to the Priivey Council post in one shifts ned last
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of a series of cabinet before the sesion ope February.
be left “to the tender mercies' our ancient, .tradiiional enemy. the French Canadians."
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The chiefs make their pro— violation of standing treaties.
tests in a letter mailed to Sir lwit‘lout our agreement nor con- H .
enry Lintott. Britis'i high commissioner to Canada. in me tawa. Copies of the letter were distributed to Montreal newspa- pers Friday.
The letters say "any nation 'business we have with
Home-Builders
"'l Are Impressed
OTTAWA (CPI—“A group of British home builders. frcs.i f
ada. is going home impreSsedi building know-how.
of the 26-man mission invited‘ here by the trade department. told a press conference:
“Give a chap 3 box of nails; and a hammer here and he's. away." i
The mission. which visited; Vancouver. Calgary. Torontoi and Ottawa. is the second art]
other building materials.
Raymond 0. Gerrard, leadci —
Couple Found RECORD PRICES
dian government.
Therefore. the letter says. the
Indians consider the “inhuma
‘Indian Act was legislated
sent . . . and is therefore nu and void."
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stroneg protest by the
in provincial levels, in
‘ white. people is between tender mercies of our ancient, ____________ h
traditional the From
Canadians.
enemy.
'I‘hcy sign their names bclow 0 title "confederacy chiefs of St. Regis branches of the Mohawk
tllc Caughnawaga. Oka and
nation Iroquois conicdcracy.
Friday was the last day of a mm a two-week tour of Can .two-day federal-provincial con- ' at with Canadian materials and working a uniform extension of
fercnce in Ottawa almcd
services to Indians.
Dead In Car
FREDERICTON (C PI —— RCMP Friday
persons found den 3
was no decision on an inques
3- :9
identified two. ' car‘- Of 8 thi'ee-I’hase IJI‘OJ'ect by “‘9 .near here earlier in the day as trade department to introduce a Camp Gagetown soldier. Sco< Canadian construction methods‘vi-I Garland Curtis. 23. and Ei- 10 Britain- The ObleCt is t0 in- ‘leen Arbo. 21. Both are natives. crease exports of lumber and 'of Upper Blackville. NB. Thcre‘
l The Nova Scotia provinciall Kennebecs ~-— 1. Richard Sub lchampion is Richard Sutton.linn. Port Williams. NS: 3.
lPort Williams. who took theanymond Vessey.
Island Beef Breeders! Do Well At Halifax '
HALIFAX iSpeciall~ Prince Edward Island beef cattle breeders took four champion- ‘ship ribbons in the finished grand ribbon. The S.C. Gland steer class Friday afternoon steer that beat him for the at the Atlantic Winter Fair‘ Angus title also took the Wand here. and three of thcm reaped ribbon. lucrative awards at night when But
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shnu‘t‘d his own steer to I re- scrve Angus championship and. then went on to take the reserve
Fulton Anderson.
the animals were auctioned River took the Hereford cham- off. pionship with a nicely turned Mac Dixon Chde two-pound sleerkvmile his son.
River l.lohnny was taking the reserve
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;steer that weighed 100 pounds 'more. The Sandersons had the. first. second. fourth and sixth isteers in a strong class. for a ‘most unusually strong showing from
lSEEN AT SALE
HALIFAX —— All records last
All-“MIC lin Maritime competition
“’9‘” la single farm.
"mm" When .ludge Vernon A. Fra- ser of Charlottetown complet‘ ed the task of placing the six top steers in the show he had .the Oland steer first, the Dix- on one second. Fulton’s Here
Steer at Winter Fair for $2 per pound. the Reserve Grand for $l.90.
PENNIES FOR UNICE IS AIM TONIGHT
Tonight II Tallowe'en. The hIPW trout) seen here. with others. will I: buy ringing doorbell: tonight looking for
imi- — and male. for UNICEF. Tilt-o who no "A penny Isn't worth much w. more." could mu My.
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and to. a starving child—can you think of I better use for
them? Please share your
good fortune with others. and .
melt-out as many pennies and treats as you are able." (See Itory on page 3)
L. and the next two for $1.82 ford third. Johnny's Hereford l and 51.10 respectively. fourth. a Cyrus Eaton Short} I ' Of special h‘lf‘m‘l '0 .horn fifth. and another Gland
Island readers. that tllrce of ‘5‘“... mm the four steers were Island , mmmmem was “an” Mr, R V high pitch of interest was main-
Ma" m-‘mn- “- (‘ll'dp tained throughout the Compe- River. and the toasted show- mm” When it “as a” over. "it? "I the 3"?“me “mm the rest of the exhibitors gillqu fag“ hd “ "Tl-RM bounced Ron Lamond. w h n “Taipl‘ls 30'” p23,” _ q o” showed the Gland grand rhamp~ pound. That Wm M. mmus ion. and they also bounced a small sellill: deduction. Mac "mm. who had the "-
Flllton Sallndcl'wn and son s “'9.
Johnnie. sold Illcil Ch-aimp- One of the most colorful ion and Reserve Champion young <hmtmen on the circuit. ' Heretm‘d S'f‘t‘I'F "W a Will Mac Drew rave notices from “f 92-591- the ringside announcer who
Fulton so! alloi‘flxintatcll‘ noted the persistently determin- $1.000 IRS! .‘Fhl' lf‘" “1“ R M manner in which he shoW- 5“"? (:l‘amhlm‘ “0” “l “1“ on tile animal to one of It" show. this 'lmt‘ he received mp ribbons as the ringside 5"“? PP". nmmd .m- I?” 890' (‘lIN‘I‘N‘l llistily. Ron Lamond pound animal .ll.~innic s slow “as ah" rhw‘wd warmhx Th. weilhcd 974 pounds. (on "f “M Lamond. mam”
farm manamr. he in one of the host liked young men on the show circuit
Six Men Face
Dan .lcwcll. \ot'th River
RObbefy Charges placed eighth with one of hi. <tl~crs In the Hereford class:
AMHFHST '(‘l‘i Six mm B u d d i Loane. Kilmiilr will appear in court lodqx had l'lf‘ fifth steer in the charged with rnhhcl‘i' with \‘in- Angus cla~s Boyd Dixon. father lence. of War. ua~ seventh. Harry l The «harm‘s follow thr bcal- Rankine wa. showing a steer ling and t'ohhol’y at Wrst ‘Im from Irn Vii-Isaac’s hrrd at
herst Thursday at 0‘3 llmron Moi-maid that placed ninth of Shcdiac. VB .linl Flldmorc. North Winsloo
Charged Friday wcl-e italic. “a: the 0. Island man shmv- Allcn. III, William LcBlanc. Iii. ing a Silorihorn steer and he .Rav -Bristol, 21. and Slall‘lcylfinished in sixth place. The 'MacKemie all of \mherst: It I Shorhhorn champion was shown year - old Allbrer Hunter l'lhvhlllaedCyprus Eatgisexrm at
' ' ronton \Ic- If" r s. , sprlnzh'”. and R I Borden of Lower Can-
Sweenev. 24. of Point du Chene, i Charlie ' and. .\'.S Judge Fraser said the steers were uniformly good. t . wasn‘t a poor animal in the place.
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