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“INSTEAD OF being govern- ed by the people we are ap- parently «governed by a small group within the structure of Government. We are now ina state of corruption, arrogance
and indications of sel{-patron- - Earl Cannon, chairman of the schol board of Athena High School, representing the ratepayers, told the nearly three hundred marchers who
: CABINET DOESN‘T APPEAR
paraded to the Province Build- ing in Charlottetown yesterday to protest the location of a new liquor store near Athena Reg- ional High School on the out- skirts of Summerside.
_ Executive Connell Deigns To Face Athena Marcher
Some 300 people, about ‘third of them students, took part in. a protest march on the Pro- vincial Building yesterday.
, The ratepayers of Athena High &chool were objecting to the lo- cation of a retail liquor outlet near the school
* § declaration was read by f®arl Cannon, chairman of the school board of Athena Regional High Schoo! and when he fin- ished. an opportunity for mem- bers of the covernment to speak was given. but no one-appeared to comment
“Members of the Exec utive Coun- ei] were meeting in a room on the second floor of the Provincial Building, the windows of this foom faced om-the parking area where, the marchers had gath- ered. At least two. of the win- dows were open
The march was large, organir- @d. orderiy and seemingly with- ut government spectators
The partic pants came in‘cars and schoo! buses from Summer- aside and marched to the build- ing where members of the dele- gation which met with the Ex- ecutive Council on August 31 and presented them with a petition.
The marciiers gathered on the |
steps, and Rev. D.L. Howlett, speaking for the people, told -of the la t meeting wigh the Coun- “ ei and the plan-for the march. He. introduced Mr.Cannon, who fTead the challenzing declaration to the government .
When Mr. Cannon had finish- ed amid cheers and handclaps he asked for members.of the Executive Council or govern- ment to come forward and make a comment to the people and in- terpert their ‘actions. The’ gath- ering on the steps moved back making a path through the group from the open door of the building to the microphone awaiting n answer. None came
Above the group” on the steps lights shone im- an upstairs chamber. a drape biew in the wind throuzh an: open window but no head appeared
Was the Council holding a meeting on the other side of that window through which. the cry
of protest must surely sound?
» No answer came., Again- Mr Howlett called for a member of the government to appear. All heads turned towards*the ‘open door fhe door that: remained
empty "For the third time and the last time.’ Mr. Howlett said as
. he made a final appeal! for gov- ernment explanation. Still no an- swer came Disappointment showed in t e crowd and a few cries of “Thev re all in- Scot- land” and . ‘‘chicken” were heard
Mr. Howlett then said of government, ‘Once again it is an indication of ‘the disregard for the voice of the people of the
Island. Surely .the government cannot an? will not ignore this protest of the people.’
“He then thanked the RCMP and City Police for their help in the matter and said, ‘We will continue to’ ight for our Sghts and eventually we shall pre- vail.”
The. rharchers then rolled. up their banners stating “Who Rul- @s our Province Thé Govern- ment or the Liquor Commis- sion’”; “Liquor Outlets and Schoo! Facilities Do Not Mix” and “Athena Allied Youth Pro- tests”. They then headed back fo their cars-and homes
tion which My Cannon read
“Citizens of Prince Edward Island::
“Why are we here? We are here because the Executive Council of. P.E.1. failed to ful-|
@ll their duties as members of | the Government elerted by the people Because they have re- fused. to listen_to the voice of | the people. On August 3ist., a group representing every. dis |
the ¢
one jtrict served by Athena Regional jthat the Citizens of P.E_I.
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2. The Guardian, Charlottetown, Wed. Sept.
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Island News Page |
22, 1965.
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BORDEN Canadian National ferry ll Edward Island, the first, ship to give the Island province a continuing
In Rape Case
Charges Laid
and reliable with | Northumberland Strait, |week \versary in the service
|42,000,000 passengers later, Lis still playing an important part in, developing the province whose name she bears.
year-round link the mainland across the this celebrates her 50th anni-
It was in September 1915 that
ithe ship, proudly belchi.g smoke .|from her ‘four smokestacks and ‘with her ornate and | passenger accommodatitn filled jwith admiring crowds, made her ‘first crossing of the strait.
luxurious
Today, 100,000 crossings-.and
she
the economy of
Although three other ships
have joined her in maintaining |CN’s year-round service tween Borden and mentine the Prince Edward Is land is still working as hard as
be- Cape Tor-
ever. In August this year, when the service carried the largest
number of passengers ever han- ‘died —in—one-—month
164;925
Charges were laid yesterday | ‘people — the Prince Edward Is-
by Sherwood police constable
John Norton in connection with
> alleged rape Saturday night
a Charlottetown woman.
* whe four young men Law- ties Sewart Burke, 20, Carl; 'Joseph Solomon, 20, Wilfred John William Prosper Jr., 17, and Kenneth Gerald Arsenault 20, all residents of Georgetown,
against four Georgetown youths jjand coy’ S adaimh to have Yrans:
ported more than a quarter of them. She also carried automo biles, trucks and rail cars, mak ing a total of 418 crossings dur- ing August,
‘TO DRYDOCK ;
Later this month she will go into drydock for her annual re- fit the yearly operation
Il |will be formally arraigned before’! which keeps all CN slips up to
High School met with the Exec- not rest until this Ect aoe James B. Johnston |and above the rigid require-
utive Council and concludéd their brief at that time with these words: And I quote:
Gentlemen: we must inform you by the authority of the mass meeting of August 25th., that if a satisfactory solution is not forwarded to this com- mittee within six days, that a Citizens March in Protest will be made to the. provincial buildings. We hope that this drastic action will not have to be taken, and that a solution cen be arrived at through the democratic procedures ‘follow- ed thus far by the Citizens Committee, and the Ratepay- ers of Athena Regional High School.
Not only has there heen no satisfactory reply from. the Government, but rather they have completely ignored our request, and have given no reason for their “ictatorial at- tttude. Therefore we have been forced: by the people we
trusted and elected, to take this drastic action, and to march in’ protest on P riia-
}.ment Buildings here in the capital city, to attempt by | the. pressure of public opinion to. have. the wish.of the. miajor-- | ity granted. And to.urge again that the building now erected on North Granville Street, be used for some other purpose than-a Retail Liquor ‘Outlet.
“We are “here because we be- lieve in democracy as a way of life. This way of life is being threatened, the great guiding principle of Government of the people, by the people; for. the people, is being Ygnored. And in- stead of. being governed by the people we are apparently gov- erned, by a small group within the. structure of Government
We are now in a state of corrup- tion. arrogance. ‘and indications of self- patronage
Citizens’ Are a_few improperly motivated—in- dividuals. stifle our rights, and make a sham of our democra- tic system? We are confident
we zoinz'to let
has corrected this wrong.. “We are a proud people: We | know right from wrong: We will |
+in-- Queens County Magistrate's Court today. The arrests late
Monday af-
ments Cemanded of vessels— in passenger-carrying service. Garden Lawson, Marine Su-
not cease to strive until we have | ternoon were the result of Con- perintendent for CN’s Maritime obtained our rights. The blood of | stable Norton's investigation fol- area, said ‘‘The Prince Edward
our Sons has saturated the soils | of earth to safeguard the ‘free- | dom of this province people.. We dare not permit a
group of self- seeking individu- |
als to put out this spark of great- ness for which these noble ones died to keep aflame... ‘
“We now Address the Govern- ment of Prince Edward Island:
We do not:address the Liquor Commission, we refuse to bow to \the idea that we must be govern- ed .in.this matter-or any other | by the Liquor, Commission. We | address the. Government of Prince Edward Island::.
This is the voice of the Peo- ple: You dare not ignore this
voice further, or you will place
» yourselves in the unpopular pos-
ition of being self-imposed dic- tators: e demand that the liquor outlet adjacent to Athena Regional High School not be opened. That the building be’ cused for another purpose, and that another location for an out-
let be selected in Sammerside.-.~° ed
2—-We demand that: democratic procedures be followed in the fu- ture in similar matters. And that the voice of the people always be considered in government dealings. 3—We demand that legislation be passed that will ensure that’ this disgraceful pro- cedure will not happen again, by placing ‘certain restrictions on the location of Government liq- uor outlets. 4— We.demand that the Government cease shelving responsibility, by attempting to lay total responsibility on com- mittees they have sét_up-
“We challenge’ the Govern- ment of Prince Edward Island: that if they feel their procedure s correct to come to the people and_let-them decide if the action within the Executive Council is in accord with the wishes of the People...”
Dupuis Demands Prompt Trial
By MALCOLM REID JOHNS, Que (CP) —Yvon Dupuis, former minister . with out portfolio in the federal gov ernment; has demandéd a prompt trial on the influence- peddling charges he. faces and said he will not run in. the Nov \8 federal election if found | guilty.
Mr. Dupuis, ~ speaking at a political rally im his home nd- ing of St. Jean-Iberville-Napijer- ville, said: “I am ready to ap pear .for- trial) tomorrow. If you want the truth to make it self known, send me to trial.”
new wing. as he called. it. ‘of the Liberal pee: is. afraid lof the possibility his beine acquitted. he said. rm in dan- gerously good health for those who think I'm finished "
Mr. Dupuis was asked to re sign from the cabinet by Prime Minister Pearson in January Shortly afterwards. he was charged with having asked" for
ST
}and received $10,000 from a-St
_..Johns_man_for, if _was.. using influence to try to obtain a-—provincial racetrack n- chise :
Trial was set for the fall assizes. PROTESTS TREATMEN
Mr. Dupuis protestad = ahout ‘the handling of his case and suggested that he had heen roughly treated because he is not of the university - educated | class ae m @ man of the people like you,” be tofd his audience
-|cien)
in a. nearly-full 500-seat hall.
“The ROMP came into. my house and searched: it from basement to aitic three times fiefore my wife and children,” he said. ‘I protest that.”
He spoke of a number of other cases in which Liberal pol- iticians, both federal and pro- vincial, had heen mentioned in connection with the law “Did the RCMP visit them”’ asked
“No. In my case: yes. Is this equal justice for all?"’
Mr. ‘Dupuis reiterated from time to time that he is a défen- dant. not.a convict. He crit icized Quebec, Revenue Minister Eric Kierans’ a Crown witness at his preliminary hearing say- mg Mr. Kierans was trying to destroy him
“He says I am ofthe old guard: and he is of the new guard.’ Mr. Dupuis said. “') am 38 years old- and _ that doesn't. bother me a bit.”
ne ine” _.present...charges._.azai
him could hurt his reputation, he said, even if he were acquitted. took the ftont pages | Rewspapers) away from Rivard.”’--°~
After the rally. Mr.- Dupuis told reporters he will stand for election in his constituency even if the trial has not taken place by Nov. 8 and even if the Lib- eral party has not held a nom. mating convention.
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(of the (La-
and this ,
“At t-t-even - hone *hopes to earn about $50,000,000
~ of its own wheat.
jlowing his receiving the report of the offence.
The woman, reportediy§ a Charlottetown widow 42 years old, was said to have been beat- en and raped in a field off the Mt. Edward Road Following the attack she made her way to |
a nearby house and told the oc- shipyard
cupants what happened. They | telephoned the RCMP made a prelimjnary investiga- tion and turned the case over to Chief Norton yon has been assist- ed by Cpl. Calvin Bungay, RCMP and Cnst. Roland Dia- mond, Charlottetown Police
Force. : *
‘Forimpairment |
Pleading not guilty to a charge of drunken driving,. but) guilty to the lesser charge of driving while impaired, James P. Dougan of Bedford was fin-
ed $125 and costs‘or 3 days by Magistrate James Haslam, QC:, in City Court yesterday.
Two city. women, Helen —Car-} “son and. Hillory .Carson arraign- ed on similar charges of theft of | articles valued at less than $50 | had their respective cases re manded till September 22. |
Barry Bradley charged with driving without due care and at. tention as well as failing to stop | at < stop sign ‘had his case ad- | journed till September 28.
Similar fines of $20 and costs! j
or 30 days were imposed upem three—persons_convicted_-of illeg- $ al possession liquor.
Raymond : MacQuarrie, Win sue was assessed $5 and costs or two days on a charge of going the wrofig way on a one. {way street.
There was:one drunk and in- capable case. on yesterday's docket and a fine of $10 and) costs or five days was imposed | on- the offender: .
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Forestry Club | | Visits Mascaunt|
Members. of the HYO Ayers- Memorial 4-H Forestry Club were recently conducted on a tour of the Acadian Museum and the regional and elementry schools| in Miscouche by Sylvere Gaudet, | keeper of the museum with Sis- - So Emmanuel, as guide.”
e group Was shown through the Hee in by Sister Saint Mary Eugenia, principal of - Mis couche Regional High School and Sister Saint Raymond, principal) / of Miscouche Elementary School.
Identification and collection of |: leaf specimens by the club was conducted in a large provincial reforested area of pines atid sprices near Camp Tamawsby on Grand River where the group | stopped for lunch and sports. |
Frank Gaudet, provincial for- | ester, and Ian Miller, forestry | graduate, conducted tours plaining the use, variety wae characteristics of leaves countered.
The club also visited St. Paul's, Church in Summerside and) Strathgarthney Provincial Park |. before returning home with leaf
RENOUNCES U.S. AID_, ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece
worth of foreign currency by selling about 1,000,000 tons of its surplus wheat abroad. Greece has renounced $6,500,000 worth of surplus agricultural produce, which thé United States would have supplied next year, to be
who on-Tyne, was launched in 1914.
Island is still a sound and re- liable ship: Age has little to do with a ship's condition when she has been kept at a high le vel of performance by. yearly refits and constant mainten- ance.” see
Built at the famous British of W.C. Armstrong and Whitworth Co., at Newcastle- the ice-breaking ferry
Designed as a rail car ferry, the 300-foot ship was adapted to
carry automobiles as well in 1938. In 1942, she was converted
from :coal-burning to oil-burning, and her four tall smokestacks
Colorful History Noted As Ferry Reaches 50th
On her way back to Borden from a drydock on the St. Law- rence in 1942, the Prince, as she is affectionately known to Is landers, was travelling with a convoy for protection: The ships were attacked by an enemy sub- marine and vessels on either sidc of the Prince were torpe doed. Because of her superior speed, the captain of the Prince asked permission to leave the convoy and head for Borden on his own. He received the go ahead and set out. on a. high speed zig-zag course for home. The ferry reached Borden safe-
lv and was not threatened ty submarines for the remainder of the war
The ship has also had many classic battles with the ice in Northumberland Strait, but has always come through with fly ing colors.
Even the’ most powerful ship on the run, M.V. Abegweit, has been stopped dead by ice which can reach 20 to 90 feet in thick- ness in the narrow strait.
Described by many seamen and landlubbers alike as ‘‘one ship in a million,” the Prince continues to ply the Northumber- land Strait and will do so for some years to come. Along with
the Abegweit, the Confederation and the Scotia II, the Prince Ed-
ward _Island_is providing the vl. cea Wasi secret police. ex- | year-round connection be- ecutioners went on trial Tues- tween Canada’s smallest pro- day accused of taking part in vince and the rest of the nation. ,the wartime killing of 11 for- —_———— eign workers December,
tal
Stateniont On Birth Control Expected Soon From The Pope
VATICAN CITY Paul VI is almost certain to make a major pronouncemen* on birth control in time for the Vatican ecumenical council to put clear guidelines on contra- ception into its document on
(AP)—Pope |
The document on modern world” problems is the longest of the 11 topics on the agenda and. debate and voting on it is-
‘expected to occupy much of the
modern World problems, Vati-
can sources said.
The 2,200: bishops of the Ro- man. Catholic, council will begin «debatin® the 126-page documen* during this second week of the council's fourth and final ses- sion. Airing of the big issues— birth control, nuclear warfare, world peace and social jubtice —will follow a declaretion of religious liberty, which is ex- pected to win an approving vote today or Tuesday.
The number of prelates want- ing a papal statement on .birth control is increasing. Their hope is to clear up uncertainties among Roman Catholics and to keep the council from going
-have been discussed
10 wéeks or sobefore the coun- cil ends.
CITE MAJOR PROBLEM Biggest diffieulty in reaching unanimous agreement is re- ported to be the desire to set forth broad principles that will outlast each new step in birth control research
Last fall; married life was to in . thes counci!. However: specifics in the dilemma that Roman Cath- olic couples face-—the need for mutual physical love while con- fined by church law to only the rhythm method of birth, control - or_of periodic abstinence—were - not to be discussed
But . bishop after bishop in- isted that the whole question of Roman Catholicism’s moral
down, in history as ducking the teaching on marriate should | be were shortened by six feet each. |controversy.
examined
PRINCE EDW ARD ISLAND
| 1945, went undetected until 1960. when children playing in a gran vel pit near Bonn saw a human hand protruding from the ground Police then dug up the bodies of five Relgians, one Ruse sian, one Pole and four otaers,, also believed to be Poles. ‘ amen
GO ON TRIAL :
BONN (Reuters)—Ten former
The killings; in 1944, and February,
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NOTICE
Charlottetown Rural High School post- poned annual meeting to be held at High School, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 8:30 P.M.
All trustees of school district compris- ing the Regional unit are requested to attend.
Trustees whose term of office expires this-.year are Warren Burns ‘and Geo. Mclsaac. These trustees will be re-elect- ed or replaced at this meeting.
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