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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1950

ADA MAY FALL BEHIND IN ATOMIC RACE

Oil:awaA "Announces ‘Aid To Apple Growers

New Fuel Added To Furor

Over Status

LONDON, April 3 —— (AP)--A controversy over the status of War Minister Strnchey-and how much access he should have to United States defence secrets- broughi: these developments today:

1. A Conservative member of Parliament began clrculat-' ing petitions seeking removal of Strachey and Strachsy's sup- erior. Defence Minister Em- anuel Shinwall.

2. A spokesman at 10 Down- ing Strect said the Associated Press had distributed an "ob- viously untrue" report when it quoted a well-informed source at the Hague as saying ar- rangements had been made by British and United States mili- tary chiefs to by-pass Strachey on top-secret matters. The London Daily Mail printed an account from its own corres- pondent at the Hague giving much the same version of the sequence of developments at the Hague. as that given in the AP story. The Downing Street statement did not men- tion tho Daily Mail's account.

_3. In Washington. Defence Secretary Louis Johnson said it is up to Shinwell to deter- mine llO\V much information should be given Strachey.

In the London developments, Sir Waldron Smithcrs. Conserva- tive M. I’.. announced plans to distribute 5,000 patltions declaring the appointments of Strachey and Shinwell a political blunder be- cause they "have in the past ex- pressed their sympathy with Com- munlstlc aims."

Addressed to the House of Com- mons. the petition declares the continuance of Strnchey and Shin- well in office at this time "is con- duclve to the increase of Com- munlstapd Fascist infiltration and activities in Britain and the com sequent deterioration of Britain's credit and prestige."

Moved up from Food Minister to War Minister 5.’ month ago by Prime Minister Attlee. Strachey ‘IIJ been a target of some British newspapers. The papers of Lord Beaver-brook. in particular, have accused him of not disavowing a belief in Communistic aims.

strachey. supported by Prime Minister Attlee, has vehemently denied ever having been a

Communist. and has declared he put himself on record as early as 1940 as being fundamentally out of sympathy with communism.

EARLY BLACKBMITHS

A Greek coin, now in the British ‘Museum, indicates the Greeks dlod horses as early as 200 B. 0.

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo studio. Charlottetown.

“Dance. st. Teresa's Hall. Easter Monday. Ausplcea C. W. L.

“Garden Seeds. Send for free gatalogue. Arthur Vessey, York, . E. I.

“F‘a.rmcrs now booking Clover seeds. Rush order. Mcoulgan at Doyle.

, "Limited quantity beet pulp now available. Phone or write Beaten dz Mcltlae. Winsloo.

"card Party and Dance. Pleas Int Grove Hall, Wednesday, April 12. MacKeaney's Orchestra.

"See "Feuding sisters" plus Iarlal at MacDonald Bros. Theatre ton-irht.

"Booking orders for Timotily and Clover Seeds. Can su ly bookings only. order early. ‘s Neda service. Mt. Stewart.

"Loading hogs at Fredericton until 11 a.m. and Colvllle until 11.80 s.m. April 6. D. L. Mao- Dowell. ‘

"Dance. card Party, tasty olsas, snappy music. Dorian nail. Easter Monday night, April iotll. Melody Boyl , orch- Itrl. ’

"Don't miss Mayfiaid concert in New: Glasgow Hall. sponsored by New Glasgow Rink. Tuesday oven- lllt. April 4. Note change of date. Illa of pics.

"Now booking orders for Grass -loads. your orders now as lit‘

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s-omlcawgluan NEAT FIG- IIBB OF ‘THE LAW" — Police. woman Edna Harry. first woman to wear the uniform of the ot- tawts police department. models her "blues" to make a neatly packaged figure of the law.

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MUNICH, Germany, April 3 — (AP) — Hermann Goerings buried treasure, once reported to be worth 01,000,000. turned out today to be worth less than 10,000 deutschc- marks (about 82.500).

The "treasure" was found last Friday buried in veldensteln Cas- tle, near Nuernberg. The castle \\'i:S once the home of Goerlng. Adolf Hitler's No. 2 Nazi. who committed suicide to avoid hanging as a war criminal.

First reports from Germnn aonroes said the hoard included a silver bathtub, gold candle hold- ers and other rare objects. Re- ports of their value ranged from one to several million dollars.

Today, however. U. S. authorities made an inventory and officially announced:

"A preliminary estimate of the items found indicated their vnlue does not exceed 10,000 deutsche- marks."

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No Furlhdr Assistance Gardiner_ Says

OFITAWA, April 3 — (CP) The Government announced in the Commons today the provision of special financial assistance for the apple growers of Nova Scotia and British Columbia, in difficulty through the loss of export mark- ets.

Robert Mccubbin, parliamentary assistant to Agriculture Minister Gardiner, announced that the pay- ments will be $500,000 far Nova Scotia growers and $2.000.000 for British Columbia growers.

Mr. Mccubbln made the an- nounceme it by reading letters from Mr. Gardiner to the heads of the British Columbia Tree Fruits. Lim- ited. and the Nova scotia Apple Marketing Board advising them of the payments.

The money -will be in the form of assistance for their 1940 crop.

In his letters, Mr. Gardiner ad- vised that there will be no fur- ther assistance.

Mr. Mccubbin. replying to ques- tions from a Nova scotia member, said he expected the Nova scotia growers will be entitled to assist- once under the Agricultural Prices Support Act.

Gordon Isnor (L — Halifax) ask- ed how much assistance has been given to the Nova scotia apple in- dustry during the past few years.

Mr. McCubbln said that. subject. to correction, he believed assist- ance totalled $l8.000.000.

Reaction From Growers

KELOWNA. B.C.. April 3 —(A.P'. -—Ap-pic-growers tonight welcomed the Ottawa announcement that get. special financial help. Loyd. a spokesman for

dustrg wcugfifbb pleased the Gov- ernment had recognized its ef- forts to prevent waste. ..

KENTVILLE. N.S.. April 3 (CP) ——Annapolis Valley apple growers. who asked $1,024,000 and got $500,000 in Federal financial assistance, declined to comment tonight on the Commons announce- ment of the grant.

R. D. Sutton. chairman of the Nova Scotla Apple Marketing Board. said he would wait for it full report on the announcement and then present it to the board before commenting on it.

Towel Murder Case Scheduled April 11

HULL, Que., April 3 — (OP) — Judge Roland Millar today order- ed John Ralph Hooper. 25. of ot- tavwa, to appear in court. April 11 for preliminary hearing on a mu‘:- der charge in connection with the towel slaying of Miss Gertrude Marlon Davis last Wednesday.

HARBOR BEPAIEED

RUPIERDAM, Netherlands (CP) — After nearly five years. the war damage in Rotterdam harbor to quays sheds and cranes has now been completely repaired. Nearly five miles of demolished quay-walls have been rebuilt

orts On

The Hague Conference

orrrawa. April 3 —- <01’) Defence Minister Claxton, back; from The Hague. said today Can- , ada expects her drive for econ- omit: collaboration among the 12 Atlantic Pact nations will come up for consideration at the meeting of their foreign ministers next month.

Welcomed back to the common: after conclusion of the latest. meet- ing of the treat.y's defence com- mittee, he told the House: _

l. Canada's offer to tram 26:) officers from member countries at I time was “received very 9““‘“' ainatloally." will start this summer and be in full stride lay fail and may lead to a "much larger" syl- tsln of exchml“ 8310“! the V‘-"A" ous members.

2. Canada has made no other specific extra commitments beyond the training plan other than thou written into the treaty itself.

I. Canada is "completely Hm‘ ti " with existing uianlemfllifl for exchange of military informa- tion witxhI tlse United states and U r. Oln:l.t:n°:hs asked about the economic discussions by M.J. Coili- well. 0.0.! leader. after mains into the record the official com- munique issued in The Hague at- tor the meeting of Defcnoa Min- istan.

Mr. ooidwoil asked if any steps havalnn taken under article two C Is out “Is alumna an-l

._———-{:-—-———-w"'* flict in their (members) interne- tional economic policies and to an- courage economic collaboration am- ong them?"

The clause was inserted laigcly at. canada.‘s insistence. .

Mr. Claxton said "Our hope an expectation is that at the next meeting of the rth Atlantic council, that is the Council of For- eign Ministers, this matter shall re- ccive consideration."

"Nothing has been done under article two?" Mr. ooldwell asked-

"Wa hope that will be a further development," Mr. Claxton replied.

The communique road by the Minister said the Defence Minia- tera "unanimously approved the plan for collective self-defence that was recommended by the chiefs of staff in the ‘military committee earlier in the week . . . within six months the military planning org- anization has determined the gen- eral strategy of defence of the treaty area. has prepared an as- tlmate of the military situation if any attack be launched against the treaty nations and has prepared plans for defence against such an aggression . . . these plans calls for an integrated defence of the entire area as distinguished from indiv- idual national defence.”

Mr. Olaaton said later outside the House 0anada's existing de- fence plans fit neatly into the wider concept. They will not be lllvldo V '' \..

HALIFAX, April 3—-(CP)—Nova Scotlans were told in effect to- night that if they want their rural roads free of snow in the winter the roads will be impas- sable for part of each spring.

Highways Minister Rawding made the statement in the Legis- lature when G. I. Smith (PC-Col- chester) steered the House away from routine business into a dis- cussion of road conditions.

Mr. Smith introduced the sub- ject by moving adjournment of the debate to discuss a matter of urgent public importance. Intro- duction of his motion was not challenged by the government. He withdrew the motion after Mr. Rawding and C.C.l<‘. leader Rus- sell Cunnlngham spoke.

Roads Impassabla

Smith said a large proportion of the Province's secondary roads are impassable due to spring thaws and the situation is "in some cases an emergency."

Mr. Rawding said part of the trouble was unusual weather con- ditions. But the situation couldn't be cured by an emergency main- tenance program.

The road debate came before re- sumption of the Throne Speech debate in which Alex 0'}-Iandley (L-Cape Breton North). J. 5. Mc- Ivor (L-Cape Breton South), C. J. MacMlllan (L-Victoria) and C. H. Chisholm (L-Antigonlsh) spoke. The debate is expected to wind up tomorrow.

N. S.‘ Road Conditions Said Worst In Years

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Mr. Smith said he was neither criticizing the Government nor suggesting that roads could be made immediately passable. But the road situation was worse In his riding than "it has been in the memory of any employee of the Highway: Department in Truro."

He suggested the Department should make its equipment avail- able to help any citizens out in the emergency.

hlrns Down Request

Mr. Rawding replied that put- this heavy highway equipment on the soft. roads at the present time would "smash up more roads in three dflys than you could repair in three weeks."

The D9l'>3l‘lml‘nt did not intend Nth?!‘ '0 Dill full maintenance crews out to gravel soft spots because "wn could spend in one month half-a-year's maintenance fund. Crews and heavy gravelling equipment would destroy many miles of road now passable to reach the impassable portions."

Part of flip trouble. he said, was a series of thaws and freeze-ups durlnfl the winter. And part of it was because people wanted roads cleared of snow in lhe winter. making it easier for frost to get in the roads.

Mr. Cunningham said the high- way conditions were the worst in many years but "it wasn't the fault of any government. You can't hold the government respon- sible for the weather.”

Transfer Of

Clams Worth Big Money In N. B.

FR.EDi-:R.IC'l‘ON. April 3 —(CP) —The humble clam has grown to nearly a $1,000,000 status in New Brunswick in the last 10 years. re- ports H. J. Robichaud, provincial director of fisheries.

Clam fishermen received $276,122 last year as their return from an over-all total of $900,000. 'Ii‘.ie fish- ermen's share was more than $97.- ooo above their 1948 earnings and the over-all total was up more than $300,000.

The harvest of 10,000,000 pounds

en shut,-king plants prepared fresh clams‘. for export to the United states and canning plants turned out more than 32,000 cases._

Increases also were reported in the values of the oyster and lob- ster fisheries.

Aiilee Opposed To Change in ii. K. Voting System

LONDON. April 3 ——(AP) -— Prime Minister Attlee today ruled out any inquiry into Britain's electoral system with a view to introducing proportional represent- ation.

Under proportional representation. g party would be conceded seats in Parliament in the ratio of its vote to the total vote cast in an elect- ion

Attiee took his stand in a letter to clement Davies, leader of the Liberal Party. who proposed the inquiry. In view of the reply, Dav- ies said he would demand a debate on the subject afta Parliament’: Easter recess.

In the Feb. 23 general election.

the 28,773,176 votes cast, or more than nine per cent. Butthcy won only nine of the 026 seats in the House at Commons. or leea than 1.5 per cent. .

Davies wrote Attlee that the present system "distorts the wishes of the electorate and results in the almost complete dlafra.nohiso- ment. of great sections of plloiic opinion.”

I. C. Gift To Nfld. Legislature. Arrives

ST. JOHN'S. Nfld.. April 3 - (OP)—-British Columbia's gift to the Newfoundland Legislature, a beautiful mace. arrived here by air yesterday consigned to Finance Minister 1-l. Anacolnbe of British Columbia. due here tomorrow to officially present. the gift. This is the first of a series of gifts to

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Canadian

Ships Gets Underway

VANCOUVER. April 3 —('GP) —- Swlng—over to British registry of 75 per cent of Canada's merchant fleet began today with the sailing of the frcigllter Argofax.

The Argofax, manned by a can adian crew, is the first west-coast freighter to sail under the British Red Ensign and probably the first Canadian ship to make the change.

Designed as an economy move to keep Canadian ships in the run- nlng with British and government- subsldized frelghters of other nat- ions. the change-over will affect 90 of Canada's I20 ships.

Union leaders here said the move will create havoc in the employ- ment of Canadian seamen. But shipping men saw in it. tlhe best method of keeping Canadian ships atécfiea. rather than tied up at

Some eager young seamen said they preferred a pay cut from $170 to £25 a month to being forced to work ashore.

Under the transfer plan, ships become British in all but owner- ship, and any net surplus accumu- lcted at the end of the year can lie brought back to Canada in dol- srs.

The Canadian Marltlrne Commis- slon, which planned the transfer scheme. was under lhainnanship of J. V. Clync, a Vancouver law- yer.

Nearly everyone has agreed that it is a solution to the problem cl’ getting trade from foreign shippers who can't afford to pay shipping cclrllpanlcs in dollars To this is attributed the fact that 20 Canad- ian deep-sea ships were tied up in east and west coast ports last winter.

Leas Expenses

Straight expenses for Canadian ships are $800 a day. British ships operate on $500 a day. Most of the savings is effected through lower pay to crews.

Officials of the two west.-coast sea-men's unions said it is not a. good solution.

'‘It means unemployment. in the ranks of Canadian seamen," James Thompson. head of the West coast Canadian sen-men's Union, declar-

"we're between the devil and the deep sea." said agent Dick Deeley of the rival seafarers’ Internation- al Union (A.F‘.L.)

"If our men hold out for decent wages on the Canadian standard. than it means that out-rate oper- ators under foreign flags can un- dorbld us for cargoes. and some of our ships are made idle. The other way. our crews have to sign up for My in British pounds."

Canadians who have signed up on the Argofax will receive "less than half the Canadian rate of DOV." Mr. Thompson said. "The new transfer plan protects only the operators and leaves the men to fend for themselves."

“I don't care much if it's pounds or dollars." one young seaman said. “just as long as I can feel the roll of a ctecl deck under my feet."

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Top Sciedilsi‘ At Chalk liiver Gives Opinion

By Douglas How

UITAWA. April 3 —(CP) -0» of Canada's top atomic scientists today predicted A-bomb warfare within the lifetime of today's children and suggested Canada is in danger of falling behind in the world's atomic race unless she pours more men and money into effort to keep it up fmnt.

Dr. L. C. Cook. chemistry head at the Chalk River atomic project, also took an implied slap at the United States in declaring “there is no atomic secret." Secrecy is harmful, he said; it could be fatal.

He told ptt.awa’s Rotary Club:

1. The Chalk River project "is at the crossroads." The people must decide, through Parliament. whether "Canada should ante up with money and nien and stay" in the race or whether “we should let. our little _fire run its course and flicker out." The fire is Ohalk River's radioactive pile or reactor.

2. The project has been “phenomenally successful" in its “lnitlal or campfire stage." The time has come to decide where it goes from there in the light .of the fact that the "United States, United King- dom and Russia. are going all out to win“ and more and more countries are entering the field.

3. “You may be involved in a war in which atomic bombs are used...your children al- most certainly will be." The ‘people. for that reason, must know the details of atomic developments. "must assist; your Government to make wise decisions in a precarious world."

Statement 01 Facts

The speech by the young scient- ist was interpreted not as a slap at Government policy but as an at- tempt to confront an intelligent audience with a plain statement of facts, to try at an important mom- ent. to widen the horizons of lay- men groping in the dark.

He believes. it is understood. that Chalk River could continue for another few years to do research with its one. heavy--water pile that could not be done elsewhere. Then it would start to fall behind.

Last year the Commons corn- mittce visited the project. and recommended construction of a second radioactive pile, the core of the experimental establishment. No decision has yet been taken by the Government on construct-

Million Dollar Fishery Plant Projects Discussed ‘

The setting up of syndicate operated fishery plants valued at approximately $1.000.t!Xi for the de- velopment of the Island fisheries industry was deemed a possibility yesterday at the first quarterly meeting of the ‘P. E. I. Fisheries Federation held at the Queen Hotel. The president, Mr. J. E. Burden presided.

The executive of the Island Fed- eration was appointed as a com- mltfec to study the possibility of erecting such plants which would provide facilities for smoking. dry- ing. freezing and storing fish in addition to the facilities now avail- able for the industry. Additional members may be added to the committee if advisable.

The proposal. first mooted by Mr. Eugene Gorman. chairman of the I-‘ishermen's Loan Board. sug-~ Rested that the finances for the scheme be partly raised from the organization of small plants on the Island. The remainder of the fin- ances, it was proposed. might be supplied b_v investments of indivi- dunis and by Governments.

Mr. Gorman pointed out that shore facilities which will be needed. must be provided either by outside capital or an Island syndicate. Through the latter method. Island fishermen and Is- land people would receive more benefit.

5...“ nment Support

Hon. Eugene Cullen. Minister of Industry and Natural Resources expressed his belief that the Pro- vinclai and Dominion Govern- mcnts would help in the project if the organization showed their faith in the plan and willingness to invest their own money.

Messrs. John Myrick. Tignlsh. S. H. Burhoc. Charlottetown and Wil- liam Jenkins of Jenkins Brothers. Summerslde. expressed their ap- proval of the scheme and their willingness to co-operate in the promotion of the venture.