Rhodes Scholar Heads Track Mine By FORBES BHUDE Canadian Press Business Editor Edward Robert Erskine Cab ter is tormer Rhodes scholar and lawyer who somewhat on upectedly finds himself head of Canadian mining complex and an American race track His entry Into mining in Into New drew only minor public at tention but his entry into racing in January of this year brought flood of questions How it was asked tiocs man of so come to head so many companies in such varied fields The answer lies largely in his brilliant scholastic record and his reputation as lawyer His legal work brought him to the attention of the international Patino interests onetime king pins In Bolivian tin mining and they asked him to head their Canadian holdings lie accepted and thisv made him managing director and now president as well at Patino oi Canada Ltd and president of the other Ca nadian mining enterprises BOUGHT BOWIE TRACK It also made him president oi Patino lilincs and Enterprises Consolidated Inc an American company so per cent owned by Patino of Canada When this American com pnny through subsidiary bought Bowie race track in Maryland air Carter was in horse racing The Bowie purchase Is ex pinincd In Patino circles as an investmcnt They regard the track lor which they paid $5 000o00 as strateglcn 1y situated to draw large public and with increasing leisure and in comes they think its iutura is assured Mr Carter himseii Is not likely to be seen very much about the Bowie paddockha has too many other things to attend to in his Toronto head oiiice He was born in Saint John NB Feb 20 1013 the son oi Arthur Norwood Carter law er still practising there and Edith Isobel Ireland Carter His lather his brother Nor wood and he all became Rhodes scholars under the awards set up in 1002 by Cecil Rhodes South African mining magnate PRISONER OF WAR The triple win set family record or the scholarships since equalled by South African family His mothers brother Erskine Ireland was also Rhodes winner Mr Carter studied at the Uni versity oi New Brunswick 1040 of Fenneli McLean Seed and Carter mos1958 six looter weighing 170 pounds he lists his hobbies as tennis and goll but gets little time these days tor anything more than mortung setting up exercises In school and college days he played tennis hockey and rugger and was No rank ing Junior tennis player in the Atlantic provinces As head of Patino oi Can ada ltlr Carter is also president and director the following Canadian mining companies Copper Rand Chibougamau hllnes Ltd In Quebecs Chibotr Bamsu area which was one of Patinos first large Canadian in vestments and which in MI produced about 39000000 pounds of copper NIpIsaIng hlines Co Ltd holding and operating company whose Inter ests include Appalachian Sul phides Inc copper producer Ore Knob mine in North Car olina Advocate Mines Ltd on 8000000 asbestos project In Newfoundland which is expected to go into production in 1063 Brunswick Mining and Smelting Corporation Ltd loadrlnccop per property in northern New Brunswick $50000000 project which plans production in about 1963 and East Coast Smeiting and Chemical Co Ltd which probably will ba hrunswicks smelting arm MARITIME TIE He is also director oi Su perior Propane Ltd which mar kets propane gas in Ontario and Quebec and of Canadian Dredge and Dock Ltd Toronto in the answick hilnlng and Smelting development Mr Car ter and the Patlnoshre asso ciated with Irving of Saint John another New Drunk wicker who is one of Canadas biggest and most diversified in dustrialists and with Maritimea Mining Corporation Ltd headed by lit Boylen well known Canadian mine developer in the Advocate asbestos de velopment they are associated with Canadian JohneManville Co Ltd Amet Corporation lnc and Finnnciere Beige do lAs besteCimont The Patina tin interests in Bo llvla were taken over by the Be livian government in 1952 and since then Patino money has been invested in various arts at the world including lain Malaya and Nigeria as well as Canada and the United States In 1047 Mr Carter married Verna Leman Andrews daugh ter of Rev ll Andrews of Raw don Que They have two sons and daughter RCMP Hunt 62YearOld Pair 0n Meat Probe TORONTO CF RCMP is sued warrants Wednesday tor the arrest of two dzcyearold Toronto men alter nvestigators discovered Io tons ol meat irom dead animals had been sold to Toronto firm in onemonth period Warrants were issued for Eu gens lea hIcCarron of suburban Willowdais and Charles Ban nerman of suburban Etoblcoke Both lace charges at selling ths meat of dead animals ior human consumption RCMP said the men have been in the most business tor about 20 years and in partner ship for three years card for them in Florida tailed and police now believe the men are somewhere in Can ads The charges are the latest in series by the RCMP investi gating the sale at meat unit for human consumption in Ontario Fourteen men were arrested in simultaneous raids in Vanuv sry this year after police posed as buyers of dead and fallen animals TRIAL OF RUIN Dead On Coast Yet More Gales NEW YORK AP Coastal areas at seven raidAtlantic statesmnny already in ruins from record winter storm again felt the baman blows of extrahigh tides turned into mountainous wave by violent winds Wednesday At least 29 persons were re ported dead along the battered and lo dad shoreline from North Ca Illna to New York New England escaped motor damage as the storms fury veered out to sea More high tides and pale force winds were expected today but It was hoped they would not at preach the awesome phenomena oi the last two days It looks like lumber yhrd was the way state police no mander described lilaryionds eastern shore Maryland Gover nor Millard Towel wired President Kennedy asking that the region be declared dis aster area Most of the 1000 residents of the tamed resort at Ocean City fled their shattered homes Delaware Governor rt Carvel estimated damage at 0000000 and also asked Ken nedy to declare his 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said that while every body wants to enjoy good life the people must also closely ox amine their demands on all levels oi government In the light of what they can altord to pay for services He said that when municipali ties get too deeply into debt and require provincial assistance the taxes increase for ttose ll log in the municipality anyway Premier Hobarts said he plans to continue to press or con terence on Canadas entire tax structure matter he irst sug gested shortly otter taking ol lice four months ago It is something that is ur gently nesded to put our finan cial house in order both provin sially and iederally he said Such conference should be aimed at removing the tax dis crimination and unfairness so that we can go ahead asa nav tion to meet world competition and harvest the heritage that is sure in this 20th century The provincial debt of $1240r t20000 is reasonable and well within the recognized and man tgeable limits the premier raid adding this would be good year to take 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