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MI8. J. WATSON Mac- Naught. wife of the solicitor- general, snips the red, white and blue ribbon, releasing the traditional bottle of champagne to break against the bow of the

PIIINCI: NOVA. the latest addition to Northumber- land Ferries Inmited's line glides down the slip-ways stern

Autnarlaal as loan! Department. Ottawa. and

new Northum-berland Strait ferry. Prince Nova. launched yesterday at special ceremon- ies at the shipbuilding yards of Ferguson Industries Limit- ed in Pictou. The ceremony

first to enter the water for the first time after launching cere- monies yesterday in Pictou. Only the hull has been com-

Clans hr-pay-ad

brought a slight chuckle from the spectators when the bottle did not break. Four tries later and after a little help from a by-stander. the vessel was officially christened.

pleted. The superstructure and all the fiittings will be added after the ferry is docked at a nearby wharf.

New Ferry Takes To Water In Pictou Launching Event

By GEORGE CONDON PICTOU -— Amid sirens, boat whistles and the cheers of the hundreds of on-lockers. the new Nortlumfierland strait car ferry

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glided‘ n Ferguson Industries Ltd., here and parted water for the first time. I The occasion wgmfprmal aqnching the . , ves- sels which is being built for Northumbcrland Ferries L . and which will ply between Wood hands. P.E.I. and Caribou. N.I;. beginning next May.

Dignitdrles from both provin- css, including the Solicitor-Gem eral of Canada, J. Watson Mac- Natuht. attended the brief cere- mony chaired by the president of Ferguson Industries Ltd.. A.A.

nor-ri.s: moon

The traditional bottle of cham- pagne was cracked across the ship's bow by Mrs. J. Watson

MacNau|M. but it took four at- F

tetnpts and a little help from a -stands fore bottle

by Hie srnadied. truly cf:-lstened the I19.

ngartially out goal plates. m

remaining a between

db and solid ground. were then sums completely and Eva

haattwotaclraaaotlts

her way own the slips. She hit the water admist the cheers of 1.000 school children and hun- dreds of on-loolrers, the honk- ing of horns and salutes_ from the several craft in the harbor. The launching took place 12 minutes before its scheduled time as the ceremonies had moved quickly in the brisk Dec- ember air. ENGINES. FITTINGS . The next stop for the Prince

“L Nova will be at a nearby wharf

for fitting. Her engines will be installed. the superstruclurewlll be completed. and she will he

Ruby Trial Postponed

DALLAS '(AP)—‘l'hc,mu.rder trial of Jack Ruby. charged with killing President John F. Kennedy's accused assassin. was postponed Tuesday until

. 3. eguby has been indicted for the murder of Lee Herve! Oswald.

A television audience saw Ruby shoot Oswald Nov. 24- two days after the president was slaln—as Oswald was belnl

wired. heated and painted. At present she is only an 850-ton ulk.

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Rev. H.F. Langwith, St. James Anglican Church. Pictou, pronounce the blessing while J. Watson Ma.cNaught and J. David Stewart. P.E.«I. provincial sec- oretary spoke briefly at the cere- monies.

Preceeding the actual christen- ing. Miss son. daughter of James B. Ferguson. vice-president of the shipbuild- inug firm. made a special presen- tation of a bouquet of roses Mrs. Watson MacNaught. Music before the ceremonies was provided by the Bnlmoral Girls Pipe Band from Stellarton.

Among the P.E.l. dignitaries at the launching were: Dougald Mackinnon and Charlottetown city councillor William Maaclilelll, directors of Northumberland Ferries Iiimlted: Hon. J. David Stewart: F. Walter lwndman. former lieutenant - governor: Capt. Claude R. Hunter, presid- ent of Northumberland Ferries. and B. Graham Rogers. P.E.I. director of transportation. Many other islanders came to see the ceremonies.

Followintl the launching a re- ception and buffet lunch were held at the Wayside Hotel in

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Parliament

At A Glance

By THE CANADIAN PRESS 963

Transport Minister Mell- ralth said he cannot yet rule out sabotage in the TCA jet crash Nov. 29 that killed 118 persons.

I TUESDAY. Dec. 3, 1

water plant be 51-per-cent Canadian when it begins work.

Grant Deachman (L—Van- couver Quadra) said the Glace Bay. N.S.. location of the plant will make it uneco- nomic.

Social C r e d l t Leader Thompson said results of the federal - provincial confer

ence show the Liberals are only a caretaker government.

Eri (PC—-Grey- indicated the opposi- tion will delay the govern- ment's redistribution bill un- (PC _ (Queens) said the Conserva- tives are suspicious because State Secretary Pickersgill is sponsoring the bill. WEDNESDAY. Dec. 4

The Commons meets a 2:30 p.m. EST to debate a list of minor government bills. The Senate meets at 3 p.m.

Diet Visit Postponed

To New Year

The annual meeting of the P.E.I. Progressive Conservative Association has been postponed because Opposition Leader John G. Diefenbaker will not be able to appear here at this time. it

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1963

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W E A T H E R Snow. changing during morning to a few snowflurries; northeast winds 25, shifting to northwest 20. High-low. 35 and 34.

. By ALAN DONNELLY

controversial budget measure

was announced last night by as- sociation president Gerald R. I Fosi r i day will be held early in the. new year when it is expected

Mr. Diefenibaker will be able to . attend as guest speaker. '3

The party president said "the 1 nature of the business" now be l fore the House of Commons has i forced Mr. Diefenbaker to post- pone his visit.

"It is, felt by the provincial executive." Mr. Foster, said, “that so many people on the Is- land are so anxious to hear Mr.

e . Mr. Foster said tine meeting scheduled for Charlottetown Fri-

Diefenbaker that it will be bet- in the 3.;-ea_ stood b ter to postpone the meeting until in ase otihe.-r ui lfh-rcait ad.

There was no imtrnedrialtc esti- . mate of the a-mou-n-t of the loss. nor was it known vuhe-‘bher there I

the new year". date has been de-’

Fire Flares

MIAMI. Fla. (AP) Fire broke out in a rear washroom of a New York-to-Miami Na-‘

plane landed safely at Miami

The FBI would say only " are investigating the fire."

The Miami News says it learned a 46-year-old West Hol- lywood, Fla., man. a passenger; on the flight. is in custody and‘ being questioned.

crew of seven was injured, although dense smoke swirled through the cabin for approxi- mately 45 minutes. Steward-. es soaked towels and napkins toi help them breathe and keep the ‘ smoke from their eyes. i

The Norwegian freighter. Lionel. its forward holds aflame. gets help from lugs and flreboats as it burns out of control after colliding with the British freighter. Man- chester Mcrchant. near the

at. Lawrence Seaway

w-as insurance. m Kmgs in Ottawa Tuesday by Jo ,‘Mulla-lly. MP for Kings. ‘ ’ Mr. Mullally said that the post-hlis -office department and the depart-‘conifer with the

been shuttered for the with the electric power tzurned f .

‘On Aircraft‘ ,«w

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tional Airlines DC-8 jet passen- ;lMi”3" are m‘ 3 h°1ld3'-V Visit ger plane early Tuesday._’i‘he 3"‘

W‘; F599 Support Will Continue

.supporls will be continued for None of the 102 passengers or}a further year on the same ha-' ' ' sis as

Minister Hays announced in the. Commons Tuesday. ;

affecting foreign-controlled sub- sidiaries in Canada got the voting support of two Liberal senators in the Senate banking committee Tuesday.

Two other Liberal senators voiced strong criticism. while voting in support of government -policy. ' However. the ,, 's bill to implement income tax changes announced in the June 13 budget was approved by the committee after two show-of- hands votes on key sections.

measure now needs only final readin in the Senate before being given royal assent and becoming law. Most of its terms went into effect June 13. 18 T0 8

Senators Peter Campbell (1,.-

ntario) an can - Pouliot (L—Quebeci. yers, voted with

Cottage At Keppoch Destroyed

Francois . both law-’

'approved 18 to 8 the bill's key rownership to Canadian inves-

OTTAWA (CP)—-Conservative section that would increase‘ -opposition to the government's

withholding taxes in 1965 0

.not meeting the ‘ Canadian - ownership require-= ‘ment.

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The tax on dividends trans- red to foreign investors-said that for i 20 P91‘ (‘em lmmlleaders have exhorted foreign. ‘ii l0T€iEn-con-;corporations to be trolled corporations not offering

ast 25 per cent of their ivery pmducm/e_"

fer would rise to 15 in the case

tors. For those meeting this‘

n , . . . . foreign - controlled companles:'requ'remem' the wlthholdmg‘ minimum {tax was cut to 10 per cent,

effective last June 13.

l Finance Minister Gordon, up-i .pearing before the committee.f years government‘

have in cer-l ‘ hasn't been

‘tain ways but “this

Causeway In 10 Years, MacNaught Forecasts

be in use in ten years."

also confirmed that the gstruction have brought the es- Conservative construction of the causewayltimated cost of the

l suvaomns MAKE EARLY PLANS i

MONTREAL rCPi——The in- genuity of criminals knows no bounds.

Now, my police, they are "preparing” their robberies . in banks still under construc- .

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n. Police arrested two last Thursday at the construc- tion site of the new branch of the Bank of 'Montreal on ‘ downtown Dorchester Boule-

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Police said the men--one of them an electrician—-had set up switches in the burglar alarm system to allow alarms

to pass harmlessly through jumpers when the line was I broken. The men had also

taken impressions of all the bank's locks. i

A key-making machine was would use none of - . the most }fp)trr::s. in one of the men s ‘expensive sources of fuel..__

They are to be arraigned on charges of breaking and entering and being in posses- sion of burglar tools.

PICTOU (Special) -— Speak-imiles causeway. two miles tun-: the Conscrva- ing at the launching here Tues-l“9l- and ‘O11!’ 11101‘? miifil 95;’ tive minority as the committee ,da_V of the new ferry p,.im.e;03US_9W3Y- Nova. Solicitor-General J. Wat- son MacN.aught commented ompmblem of ice, fi§1 migrafi ‘the -progress of the N.B.-P.E.I.' causeway and said that it would I

This method of construction! -would apparently eliminate rhel on. 3 ‘etc. Mr. Mac-Naug-ht also said that :the new techniques in con-

project down

would actually be in the form Ito about $80 to $90 million.

.of one causeway on each shore;

He said three plans “wlthl

A summer cattage git }(ep-§wlth a tunnel in the middle. It 1 price tags on them will be sub‘

pooh, owned by Dr lan of Charlortetxwvn, was des- troyed by fire during a snow storm last night. Ca-use was un- known.

The fire bnoloe out early is: the ntifltl. Wlhen notiicled llhe building, of the older cot- tages in the area, was beyorni saving. A department of high- ways truck, working at sanding y for a time c b ld-ings were

It was said the buildrmg had ll winter.

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Jamalica.

, undred yards from the Kclppoch approval to the :Beach hotel. ‘sites wil b " ‘

Dr, M'cMjiJ]an and Mrs. Me- ,c-ailed for the construction asiposi. offices whticm in ‘ as possible. While uork will,Mun-a start as part of the Island's win-jhouses and for works construction programqsltore operated by the postznastetr

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-, J,A_ M,cMl'1I- iwould be approximately fourlmitted next year."

.3 Small Post Offices

OTTAWA

1‘ W8-S 10084941 8 COWPIG Of ment of public works have given projects and tnhatpcsssible §ll’.eS ers

e ~L‘lCCl£d and te

To Be Built ln.Kings

CAPITAL BUREAU the buildings will not be com; OF THE GUARDlAN!pleted ‘ Construction oflspring . 1 three small post office buildings: All three buildings will cost ' County was announced under hn R.

.that the Liberals are talking

until some time next,’ Oi‘ sum ‘

-mer

$25000 and will be located‘ at Murray River, Cardigan and Morell. Mr. Mullally will visit; riding this weekend and will; age commis-l gsiouers and other officials about»

The new buildings will rep

the

lace; case o

f in Cardigan

nder existing contracts

OTTAWA (CP i—-Egg price .

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last year. Agriculture

A deficiency payment of 34

ses gave passengers \vater- '1 cents a dozen for grade A large;

eggs will be in effect for the‘. period Oct. 1, 1963. to Sept. 30,; 1964.

entrance at Montreal

early Tuesday morning. No. one was seriously injured. The Lionel was grounded deliber-

ately and is expected re- main there until spring. The Manchester Merchant moved

to a berth later in the day.

INSIDE TODAY

Announcements. notices 13 Births. deaths . . . . . . .. .. 13 Classified . . . . . . . . . . .. 12. 13 Comics . . . . . . 11 Editorials . . . . . . . . . . .. 4 Finance. markets 8 Spo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Kings Queens. City 5 Prince Coun Summerside .. 3 Women‘: . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8

FREIGHTER BURNS AFTER COLLISION

She has a large hole in the bow. Examination will deter- mine whether it is safe to sail her downrlvcr to Quebec City drydock. if she has to stay in Montreal she will have to sit out the winter there. (CP Wirephoto)

ithe postmaster in each place has to provi the accommodtatiom for the post office but the new} [buildings will provide more space: -and be accommodation for; the public. ‘ i Mr. Mullally said he is coonf

cr- govcrnment offiiciails t the bu?

at Cardigan and More-ll canl ‘be made sli 'vide office space for federal fish-. leiries and agricultural personnel‘ ‘who are now established there inf lrented ‘ .. There are no? .oi1he-1' federal government person»-f nel located at Murray River.

logs

to complete redistribution. l

y River and Mme" are in Tuesday his administration ' ' in is exceedingly unhappy about

locate a Cape Breton.

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Diet Foresees Election Before Redistribution

OTTAWA fCPi—Joiu1 Diefen- baker leader of the Progressive ' opposition. pre-

dicted Tuesday night that the minority Liberal government will call a general electiont

before redistribution of electoral slzlbsidiary of

v Corporation of America. -

seats is completed. Mr. Diefenbaker. addressing

a dinner gathering of Conserva-l LOWEST PRICE

tiv s and their wives. called for party unity in the country aswell as in the Commons in; readiness for a possible elec-*\

tron.

" The prime minister said the Liberal government was “playing around" with redistribution. It wasn't without reason. he said,

about taking three to 3% yearsl

Opposed

[MP from the west coast criti- ‘cized .Tuesday for authorizing con- gstruction of a $30,000,000 heavy ‘water plant in Nova Scotia.

Quadrai said in the Commons Ihe was "puzzled" by the decl- Sl()l'l to award the contract for lthe plant to a company that

Cape Breton coal.

near Glace Bay by Deuterium Corporation of Canada Limited will

chances of exporting heavy wa- ter to other countries.

the Cape Breton operation pay its way. instead of turning it into another burden on taxpayers. .

contradicted the stand taken in the Commons Monday by Indus- try Minister Drury in announc- ing the award of the contract

‘proposed sale price for heavy 3 water was “considerably lower”- than the prices quoted the three ‘other bid

former Conservntivelwas mt 9359105“-

heavy water labroad “appear most promis- mg."

,House Tuesday Icontinued on page 3. col. 4)

14 PAcTE's

Liberal From B.C. Opposes Heavy Water Plant I n N.S..

PCs Get Liberal Backing

Mr. Drury In Senate Debate On Bill 0

Flally

OTTAWA fCPi —— A Liberal

the Liberal government

Grant Deachman (Vancouver

He said the plant to be built

uneconomic

The government should malt-If

the

Mr. Deachman‘s stand flatly

Deuterium of Canada. p the Deuterium

Mr. Drury sald”Deuterium's

ders. The price

The minister added Monday at the prospects for sale of at home and

Mr. Drury informed the in reply to

Sask. Government Unhappy Over Location Of Plctnt

REGINA tCPi — A Saskat-lcompany and perhaps chewan government official said {than an!’ 0‘ lhemv" he 3 ' “Bu '

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federal government decision to heavy water plant in

Russ Brown. industry and in- formation minister. said the fed- eral government “should cer- tainly expect protests, especially from Saskatchewan."

Mr. Brown said the provincial government had ' chance the plant N

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would be set up in Saskatche- ;in production of heavy water, ghuy larger to pm lused in atomic energy plants. and Mr. Brown said he believed the cheap lignite coal at Este- ivan would have been much bet- -‘te

wan to use coal from fields near Estevan rather than Cape‘i Breton coal. -

“The company we were con- cerned with had a proposition

iequally as good as any ot.her’C

lmows stern rursr STEP

- Pope Relaxes Controls

better‘ aid .

t we simply cannot com-

‘pete with this kind of rank dil- 3 crimination against Saskatche- ;wan no matter what .-proposition is developed.

kind of “We have been hamstrung by political decision.

"I will certainly have a lot

more to say about this question in Ottawa next week at meetings of trade ministers and ;industry ministers from all the believed there iprovinces."

Coal costs are a major factor

r than federally - subsidized ape Breton coal.

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Over Church's Bishops

By BENNET M. BOLTON : VATICAN CITY (APi—Pope ‘Paul relaxed Vatican controls over the Roman Catholic

iChlll‘(‘h's 3.000 bishops Tuesday. - -by making. permanent many of

their transttoryrights and priv- ileges.

; in a personal decree entitled-' The Pastoral Task tpastorale-’ lmunus), the Pope freed his.

lbisltops from the necessity of.

seeking Vatican authorization in

.the exercise of certain func-L

ltlons.

T The Pope's action was con- Qsldered R first step in decen- itralizing the concentrated power

‘proprio. Basilica in the presence of the

{either on an individual or re- lnewablc five-year basis. He also fextended them one new prive-i i lege. , I The decree was in the form; -of an apostolic letter. or molu read Peter's

Pope and 2,100 prelates attend- ing the council. which adjourn: today until next September. The provisions go into cffect_ Dec. 8. " The one new ltended by the decree. formerly ‘belonging only to cardinals. pcr- 3 imits all bishops to preach and hear confessions anywhere in.

The preamble of the apos- tolic letter said Pope Paul was responding to the desires of bishops and “willingly hecding their wishes." lt said the Pope wanted to "underline. strongly their episcopal dig- nity and to facilitate their pastoral ministry." Some the .powers to be exercised without special ap- plication to the Vatican let blsho

privilege ax. '-—Pr-rmit a priest to say mass

twice on weekdays and three

times on Sundays wherever pl‘irsls are scarce and the need exists

‘of the Roman. curia. his net- lfhp world instead of only in --Enrol an illegitimate male in

work of administrative agen- cie. lted lepiscopal authority. The concept of sharing. called lcollegiality. has been a major issue at the nine-week second session of the Vatican ecumen- ical council. Pope Paul's decree appeared to support progres- esive bishops who favored the ;concept. Conservatives had op- ! posed ll. ' The Pope specifically granted lthe bishops 40 faculties or pow- ers and seven privileges that

Jpreviously had been given only i have to go through a process ‘Plait’

ton application to the Vatican. \

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itheir own dioceses

usual c a s e s concerning the ‘ ‘mass. handicapped priests and’ icomplicated marriages. ‘

'Sl-TE l.lT'l‘l.E CHANGE ‘ A council press spokesman . ‘told reporters that. behind that -decree. was "the argument that l lbishops already have these fac-

- ulttes by full right of their office. not by any concession i from the Vatican. and that :