Some it members of the 8th Charlottetown (Trinity) Scout working towards
the
camping badge. and so far two have been successful in qualifying. Among the require- ments, the boys have to spend
WINTER SCOUTING
six nights in bivouacks or un- der canvas under winter con,- ditions. Members of the troop under Assistant Scoutmasters Stan Warwick and Gordon Craswell. and Scoutmvastelr Dr. A L, Saunders have spent
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The Guardian, Charlottetown, Mon-, Mar. 25. 1963. 5?. den“! of a heart
sever-a1 night on the troop‘s campsite at Riverdale, near
Kinkora. This last weekend. Patrol Leaders Roddie Diam- and (leftl and Larry Jones
Canada is gradually losing all her friends in other countries at- er five years of “diplomatic bungling". Allison Gillis. Queens Liberal candidate. told a meet- ing In Eldon Friday night.
Mr. Gillis, speaking to an au- dience of over 200 persons. said the world had held this country in high esteem while the now Ll- beral leader Lester R. Pearson was external affairs minister. but now held a low regard for
He said a Liberal government would have backed the United States immediately during the Cuban crisis. Latin America, he stated. stood solidly behind the US. against "their blood bro- thers". the Cubans, while Cana- da took four days to decide whe- ther it would back up the United states against threatened Com- munist agression.
He added that the Liberal op- position had urged decisive ac- tion at that time.
Referring to the last federal campaign, Mr. Gillis charged the Conservatives with "deceit" in portraying Canada as pros- perous and without financial problems. when it was on the verge of bankruptcy.
He said bankruptcy was aver- ted by loans from the United States and Great
qualified for the badge. (Photo by G. Craswell).
Hospitals Appeal For Cash To Finance Capital Needs
By NEIL MATHESON Provincial and Farm Editor Letters appealing to the cit- izens of the area served by the Prince Edward Island and Charlottetown Hospitals , been sent out over the week- end. asking for support in the
joint
launched for $200,000 ance their immediate able needs.
The two hospitals have prob- lems are almost exactly .' ,. The Charlottetown Hospital faces an expansion program that includes building. renovation and equipment. Th has
fin.
to foresee-
aom e new e P.E.I_ Hospital practically completed i expansion in building, but needs funds to pay its share of costs and equipment.
This is essentially a cash campaign with pledges not en- Inuraged. a hospital spokes-
LOCAL
BRIEFS.
f campaign they h a v e
man said. “We are not going for pledges, but." he added. anyone feels that has to 1 defer his giving until later. his . offer will not be turned down." 1 The campaign appeal to the individual is by letter. we are ringing doorbells." the spokesman added. NEW DEPARTMENTS . In addition to the new wing. the P_E.l. Hospital has built and completely equipped a pediatric or children's departs f 30 beds. It has built and established an isolation de- lparfmcnt of beds in semi- lprivatc rooms where infected ipaticnts can be isolated for I treatmcn
:menltalized for medical care, {surgery and other treatment 1 areas so that each is , equipped with the spe :itics required.
1 Iln the medical department. ; for example, two special rooms {are provided with facilities for ‘ immediate treatment of medical emergencies.
“We are ready to open an in- tensive care unit", the spokes- man a ed. It is a department of 10 beds where all seriously ill patients will be concentrated
a
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proper cial facil-
for extraordinary care and will under constant supervision of highly skilled nursing as well as medical care.
IS 93 TODAY
C. MacLune. Point. celebrates her day today.
Mrs. Braekley 03rd birth
BROTHER DIES
sad news Saturday of the death of his younger brother. James, in Birkenhead, England.
RCMP CORPORAL DIES Word has been received here of the sudden death of Cpl. John Oliphant. RCMP headquarters.
awa. A native of Saskatche- Wln. Cpl. Oliphant lived in this Province for about three years, when he was stationed with the Charlottetown RCMP detach- ment. He was transferred two years ago.
WHITE FUNERAL -— The fin- neral for Mrs. Janie White was held Sunday afternoon, March 14. from the Cutcliffo Funeral Home cou-
“mm was The lord's and “Abide With Me . Pallbearers were Clifford
Chippell. Ernest Owen, Edison
Mains were placed in the Cutcllffe receiving Vluli. later to be interred in St. mm" A“Eileen {march ceme- ‘H'Y. Mhton.
Mills runaaax. — m fu- a
The nursery has been enlarg- .ed and a large outpatients de- Jpartment has een provid which is ' use throughout the day. and s staffed as well for emergency service at night. This department has built up tremem dously in the past two years. a medical spokesman stated. The x-ray department has been doubled in size and all of the machines are new. An isotope department has to be built and equipped: the isotope machine was provided sometime a o. gThe second floor wing has been prepared for eventual use
The hospital has been depart- '
1as an area for chronic patient icare. it was explained. ‘ The Charlottetown Hospital is {faced with the need for expan- lsion and rennovation that can- lnot «be long delayed.
lusa commons l Corridor space has now to be ‘utilized for some of the x-ray and laboratory work and this is clearly not in keeping with hos- pital requirements. ne of the x-ray tables is ob-
solete — it could break down at any time — and a new and mod- ern table is urgently needed. 1but a modern one cannot be fit: ted into the existing space. so t means expansion or renovat- ion to accommodate it.
Overcrowding in the children’s idepartment Is particularly seri- ous and plans must be laid to provide for expansion.
ROOF LEAKS
The Charlottetown Hospital also is in urgent need of a new roof. as it leaks regularly, for example. following each storm. Those are in addi ‘on to new equipment needs. it was explain- ed.
A hospital spokesman em- phasized that “the calibre of medical and surgical care avail- able in this area is excellent. and specialists are available who can deal with all but the very occasional case."
"There is need." he added. “that the hospitals should have the physical facilities to match the high standard of professional care."
Unless relief is provided for the financial plight “we shall be unable for long to provide the services this community needs". a spokesman for both hospitals emphasized.
friends that the Prime Minister is going all out to antagonize." CLAIMS S TY
Mr. Gillis’ r u n n l n g mate in the campaign. Ira Lewis, re- ferred to the disunity of the pre- sent Conservative party. stating that a party which is in itself disunited and unstable could not be expected to give stable gov- ernment and unity to the coun-
Gillis And lewis Bast‘ C‘Bungling, Disunity'
Britain, “good p :1
try.
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Comparing the leadership as. pirants of each of the political; parties. he said Davie Fultoni and Donald Fleming have leftl the federal ConservatiVe scene,i Hazen Argue left the NDP to: join the Liberals while Robert! Thompson and Real Caouette of; Social Credit were divided on al-i most every issue. l
He said Paul Martin. who op-l posed Mr. Pearson for the Lib. eral party leadership was giving full s u p p o rt to the party and was a chief lieutenant of Mr. Pearson.
Mr. Lewis said Maritime far- mers in 1962 received $1.000 in- come per farm. while Western farmers averaged $5.000. He said a Lib e r al government would appoint an associate min-‘ ister of agriculture for Eastern Canada to try to cure this in- e ua ity.
PREDICT VICTORY
W.R. Jenkins. president of the P.E.I. Liberal Association. and Roland MacDonald. Southport. a1 a o addressed t h e meeting. Both predicted an overall Liber- al victory in Canada and that the Liberals would sweep th e four Island seats, adding that indications town was turning away from the PCs, and to w a rd the Liberal
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a y. Richard Jenkins. president of
Fourth Queen a District. pre- ded
Entertainment included solos, stepdancing. instrumenta‘ mu- sic, and a sing-song led by Lloyd Martin. with Mrs. Marguerite Mutch as accompanist on the pi-
ano.
Fourth District Women's Li- beral Association served lunch at the conclusion of the meeting.
N t. ’ I As one means of commemora- ting the Red Cross Centennial. 1363 - 1963 — the British Colum- vbia Red Cross made the aug- gestion that the women's work icommittees might promote the production of quilts carrying a Red Cross theme. Md possibly a slogan.
Red Cross Announces Quilt Contest
Charlottetown train, Saturday afternoon.
Although d e t a ll s were not available from the RCMP late last night. it was learned that the collision occured at the level crossing -on the Brackley Point Road. a u
Royalty Junction.
One side of the c a r was re ported to have been badly dam- aged. and the two occupants are said to have nothing more than a few bruises and a shaking up. At the time of the impact th e train was believed to be almost stopped. and suffered nothing more than scratched paint.
t one mile east of 1953
Alta. Speaker Dies Suddenly
EDMONTON (CPi awson. speaker of the Legislature. died sud- attack in University Hospital day. Mr. Dawson. a native of Scotland. was 70. He had repee- sented Little Bow constituency as a Social Crcdit member since his party power in 1935. He was named Speaker of the Alberta Legislature two years later and his h consecutive year as Speaker.
Steel Users Scrambling For Supplies
CLEVELAND (AP) — steel users are scrambling for ton- nage in preparation for a pos- sible strike in the industry and mills are quoting longer deliver-
market in the second quarter. the magazine steel says.
The publication said steel- makers expect their March
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FREDERICTON -— T h e lhighiignl o. the meeting of jCcntral Queens Regional High 1Sclionl Hum-c and School As-
sociation, held in the schml re- Jcontly was an address by Dr.
.W.R. Stewart. Charlottetown. .Reagh Bagnall. the president i presided.
1 Dr. Stewart spcakmg on be-
half of the Red Cross Society,
swept int“. traced the work of the society poses lo prevent it.
lfro its founding by Henri ‘ uncant in 1803 to the centenary ,of its founding in 1963. This
JParkdale H.&S,
Has Reports
. l The March meeting of the: Parkdale Home and School As-i
world organization now em- braces 88 countries in common humanitarian ideals. he said. llo stressed the importance of the work done by nurses, vol-l untccr workers. inquiry bureaus, nomf‘n's work. loan cupboards. disadcr services. and the many‘ other projects all of which in- volve not mcrcly efforts to re—‘ lieve human suffering. but pro~
A trophy. presented to the school by Mr. Bagnall was on display. Principal Wilson Ross explained this was an “Atten- dance Award“. and is to be placed each month in the class room with the highest average parents in attendance at the mo and School meetings. For March the award was won by,
T Ito
grade 12. l The roll-call was responded
reclaim-l"!-
Central Queens H 3, s I RN, Hears Address On Red Cross: '
it
holding a variety concert at a later date, with each dLSIII'ie'E contributing one or two num- hers. A newsletter rea from Dr. Kenneth Parker. re.
a.
forwarded before Apr'fl 11. Rose, Mrs. Harry Smith and Mrs. W.E. Stevenson were ape
pointed on the resolutions com- mlllce.
The president welcomed the members of the Hunter Rlvz’l' Elementary Home and Sohol Association who were present. A vote of thanks was extended to Dr. Sicwart.
Mrs. Stirling Campbell, Wil- liam Hallowell and Mrs. John Mac-Kay were appointed as a nominating committee. to bring
’in a slate of officers for the an—
nual meeting in April.
socialion was held recently pre—‘ sided over by Lawrence Blakncy. ‘ l Mrs. Alberta Maiheson report- ],ed that a new stove. refrigera‘ ltor. cupboards and a quantity of; dishes were purchased for the household economics room. j Mrs. Linda MacDonald rcporfu d on activities at the elcmcn“ ltary school and Frank Costello :rcported on activities at the high school.
1 John Martin showed a very'
Shipments to be 20 9"" centlintcresting film on Confedera- greater than last month and‘tion. The attendance banner was
predict an additional gain of 101.
by Miss McGinn‘sclass.‘
INSTRUCTION
. Financing arranged
completion of proved Training Course.
QUALIFIED FLYING
. Government approved training
. Private and commercial flying
. 100 dollars will be refunded after Government
Ap-
l n l Per cent 1“ API‘H- About 15 991‘: It was decided to hold the next
CHARLOTTETOWN FLYING CLUB
showed Charlotte‘ S
cent of the steel shipped this month will go into inventories. increasing stocks by nearly 1,- 000.000 tons, it added.
“The longer the United Steel- workers of America postpones its decision on reopening the contract, the greater the likeli- hood that this year's inventory buildup will match last year’s." tcel said. "Steel users who have delayed hedging because they lack storage space can't af- ford to gamble much longer." The odds are against a labor settlement by April 1 and most observers doubt that agreement will be ployment security issue by April 30. the publication added. The magazine forecast a ninth consecutive increase in steel in- got production this week. Last week's output was estimated at 2.260.000 tons, a i.6-per-cent in- crease over the previous week. Steel's price composite of No. 1 heavy melting grade steel- making scrap was unchanged at $28 a gross ton last week.
reached on the key em-‘
.mecting on April 10 at which time there will be a ‘bring and‘ buy sale.’
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1' Pearson Spends ; =Quiet Weekend l
f OTTAWA (CP) Liberali lLeader Pearson at home in Ot-i -tawa for a weekend break in 'his election campaign Sunday itook part in a recorded televi- 1s‘ion press conference_
ENQUIRIES—PHONE 4-7205 Branch of Moncton Flying Club
This Canada-wide "Quilt Com< petition" was announced by Mrs. ILL. Palmer. newly ap-
when the top-ranking quilt will be osen
c . .
Prince Edward Island women have always been noted for the excellence of their “quilting” and the 10.000 quilts contributed to Red Cross during the Second World War by various women's groups — particularly Women‘s
cord" across the Dominion.
Institutes — chalked up a "re-z
’ The program one of a series presents CI‘ ‘with party leaders was pre-‘ 1 pared for later broadcast. . . Th" th I - an: £3535; BIrchwood High School He returned from St. John’s d. . Nfld. S t d nd re es AU Itorwm tario today. March 28—St. Dunstan’s Dramatic Society Kennedy’s “The Hypochondriac” by Moliero March 29—Little Theatre Guild, Summersido laminates, ‘ (3.) “Ice Road”—an original play wools. weaves. in solid colors Notre Dame Academy iandmihecks .t. .1 n newes ‘ u s as styles in town . (b) Queens Ring . . . II . I so your: (c) ‘ The Royal Touch 25.95- March 30—Souris and Region Dramatic Society 62-95 (a) “Drop Dead"
pointed chairman of the P.E.I. Red Cross women's work com-
mittee when she met with this v
group for the first time recent-
1y. Mrs. Palmer expressed the hope that many Women's Insti-
PLAYER'S FATHER DIES
EDMONTON (CP) -— Robert MacGregor. 49-year-old father of Detroit Red Wing ockey player Bruce MacGregor. died Saturday of a heart attack.
3 KENNEDY'S
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totes. and other women's groups throughout the Island. would enter this competition and dc»- velop quilt designs utilizing the: Red Cross, and the years 1863~§
These quilts will be judged; by a local committee and the‘ best one submit t e Is! land’s entry in the national com- petition. l The plan now is that the 10.1 winning quilts will the displayed, at the November meeting of the Central Council of the Canadian ‘ Red Cross Society in Toronto
Car And Train
Funeral Held In Hartsville
Funeral services were held for Miss Christine Macbeod. daughter of the late Murdock nd Mary MacLeod of Hunter
1 Hartsvflle cemetery.
She is survived by a sister S . Regina. and two broth- ers. Malcolm and Alexander. Jr., Nlpawin. Salt.
Collide, But No Iniuries
Two Charlottetown residents. a y o u n g man and woman. caped serious injury when car in which they were travell. ing collided with the Sourls-
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