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Readby Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CI-IARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. TUESDAY, MAY, 12, 1953

Tornado Disasters Strike Two Texas Towns'”"'g ”""""'”'"””lT0

Freighter Sinking in Violent Superior Storm

('rR.A.N'D MARIE. Minri.. (AP)- A Great Lakes freighter loaded Ilfll Il(tl'l ore sank in 800 feet of timer in a violent Lake Superior storm early Monday and eight of 31 of the crew are reported dead. Eiciw nlhf'fS are unaccounted for.

("nlrmlllIlg its rtvport from radio mn5,'x.lZPS. the Grand Marals Coast Guard station said eight of 23 crew int-moors picked up were dead.

Fmginentary reports from vari- znscue ships made it impos- s:h.e Tn establish a. definite count.

F. izcr three of several rescue ilizps reported 17 of the crew had been taken aboard. Whther some of the victims died after being pulled from the icy water was not known.

Tine iii-fated ship, the 52-year-

Coming Events

"Farmers, now booking clover suds. )lcGulgan and Boyle.

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"Dance, Kozy Hall, Georgetown. Wednesday. May 13th.

"Dance at Donagh School. Tou- clay. May 12th. Burke's Orchestra.

"notice, Rivcrdtile School. Fri-

day. May 15th. Sale of lunches.

"Closing on Wednesdays atI2.30 S'tirf.lni: May 13. Earl Foster and Fltts Bros, Central Royalty.

"To arrive car dniiiile reclean- rvi Aihcrta oats. McGuigsn and Ilcyle.

"Dance. Bear River South school. Thiirariay. May 14th. Chaisson's

Orchestra.

"fiance evcry Tuesday night. S'anlcy Bridge Rink hall. Music ivy .liiinroe's Orchestra.

"Fee Trzicadis play. scheduled it” lV'lvw'1l'FI hall. Tiicsrlay. May l?th. will lie postponed until a liter rlite.

"Wt-v special show at Mount Stewiri Werlnesday night at 8:30. "The Miracle of the Bells."

”.-ifvtr. Moroli Hall, Tuesday. ' l'l.illll” with Maiircen O'Hara and John Payne in technicolor.

"Crass seeds now in stock. flnnit your orders. Supply limited at iircsrnt. low price. Benton & Mc- lino. Wliisloe. Phone 2214.

"We have on hand a. fiiil stock of grass and clover seeds. Also Reg. V” srrd. Get. our prices before

h:i.::g. f-1. .l. .uacDougall, Vernon. "llracklcy W. I. presents two

””' fi” lllnu with specialties in r"I'”tWid Community Hall. on Fri- tlav Mar 15th. sins of lunches.

"We "The Life of Reilly" pre- wrnr-ti hv the Fort Augustus play- er.t. in Tracadle Hall, Friday night, Viki" lfith. Curtain 8.30.

"W? require large quantities send .ivc fowl. Contact us for "Al"-H tirices, etc. Island Co-Op

T"t'tvrs. Fitzroy Street, (Swifts).

W'r:w”PF'0n Hull. Friday, May

- Pownsi Y. P. U. presents.

MWVV VH1lP.V". Ausplces Kings- " Vlivlon Band. Curtain 8.30.

'M'Nll'l'llhlY meeting of the Vic- wragecldhaud Board of Trade, Wlrwdav. May 13th, at s p. M. l- attendance requested.

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wmnlp-” tillttv . Winsine Road I-Iail.

MN”-villi. Ma.V lath. Auspices

Cm-M North womens Institute. A II 8.30.

us I MC" Mm xmgorran Bann Players pre-

Lekln WHY in Mount Stewart S,,,,m')Wl;"g- Tuesday. May lath. Dame may Mount Stewart W. I. "hlmrra ask abo

(- . ut the shur lizyllnrlseed Finance Plan. For par- mm F Wnict Your local feed use-Smariaiia who break records

"Res:-i-ya Thu Id . h 7 Ill. May ii, to ”" Mr. Edwin Johnson's illust-

”"'l1 lecti. Hall. Time 3.3 Snnnsnmi by flit-3' Aid.

on Mexico. in Afton 0 D-m. Lunches sold. United Church Ls-

.-Ftiymg Dru:--wednuday .. ”r”"V Stock Pens. Paying 820.00 ""5 Dis! over thirty-two M50 buying smaller size. Wire number good veal "'1" W0 Mir pounds. also smaller size. Also require flood veal calves under .V pounds last this week. Pd Prowse, Buckie,-

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Henry Steinbrenner. went down off the shore of scenic Isle Royale in the vicinity of Rock of Ages, near where 10 seamen lost their lives in a similar sinking in 1047.

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Hatches Ripped Away

Buffetted by stiff winds, the Steiilbrenner, it 427-foot-long ore carrier, radioed Just before sink- ing shortly after 7 am. that 60- mile-an-hour winds had ripped her hatches away. Waves poured over the decks and into the hold, caus- ing her to founder.

Capt. Albert Stiglin, Vermilion. 0.. stevinbrenner skipper. who later was reported picked up, ordered his men to abandon ship. Some escaped in a life raft and a life boat, others wearing life jackets were rescued from the paralyzing cold water by other are carriers which arrived on the scene quick- ly.

60-Mile-an-Hour Winds

sixty-mile-aiilhotir nort hwcst winds were encountered as the Stelribrenncr neared Isis Royals, Fm 3" Way from ore docks at. Two I-iarboros. Mlnn.. to lower-lake steel points.

Radio re-ports intercepted by Grand Marais Coast Guard sta-

tion indicated the sinking came fast. Life boats may have cap. sized in the heavy seas or the

men may have had little time to climb into them.

The 6,900-ton vessel sank about 14 miles south of Isle Royalc light station. First distress call was radioed about 7:25 am. The Stein- brenner said the hold was taking on water, the craft was founder- ing and all hands had been or- tiered to abandon ship.

The Coast Guard dispatched rescue boats from several Lake Superior ports. Ari amphibian plane was sent to aid rescuers.

The Steinbrenner sank same area where the Steamship Lincs' Empcmr fouli- dared with a load of ore in I947. Twelve of the Emperor's crew were lost after the ship struck a reef and sank.

in the Cnnada

Bette Davis Has lnfeciedglaw

NEW YORK. (AP)-Gary Merrill said Monday his wife. actress Bottle Davis, is suffering from ostcomy- clitis of the jaw.

10 Feared Lost In Lake liiteasff

Dead In Waco And San Angelo

WACO. Tex.. (AP)-At least 17 persons were killed late-. Monday in twin disasters that. struck two widely-separated Texas cities.

Ten died when a tornado oi ter- rific force ripped into the heart of this central Texas city.

Seven died two hours earlier and 200 miles to the west. when an- other tornado carved a vicious path through San Angelo.

Eight of the dead in Waco were killed when a six-storey downtown building "folded like an accord- ion" at the. height of the storm. Debris of the masonry structure showered down an adjoining build- lngs.

Hundreds Injured

The number of injured in the two cities ran into the hundreds -- and the rescue work continued into the. night.

One Waco hospital treated at least-I50 more were coming in.

San Angelo reported at least '10 iniured.

The United States Weather Bur- eati said the t.wo storms were un- related, although it had warned earlier that tornadoes might be ex- pected from San Angelo in west Texas to Waco.

Waco. with a population of about 90.000. is a metropolis of central Texas and a cotton cen- tre.

San Angelo has about 55.000 re- sidents and calls itself the wool- growlng capital oi the world.

said it had injured and

.Ax-hlii-rder I it... stated For October

QUEBEC. (CF)-Trial of Genr- ges Herbert, 42-year-old cement worker changed with murder in the ax-slaying of his four child- ren, today was fixed for the Octo- ber term of the Court of Queen's Bench criminal assizes.

Mr. Justice Noel Bellcaii decid- ed the case should be held over to the autumn term when cle- fcnce counsel said time was need- ed to prepare its case ”base:i on testimony of psychiatrists."

Hebert will stand trial on the charge of slaying his eldest son Rene. 9. Louisette, 7; Nicole, 5: rind Gaeian, 3, were the. other children found slain in their home

Hnbert'a wife. Gcmma. is sched- tiled to appear for preliniiiiary hearing May 15 on a charge of negligence in the care of her cliilclrcn. She is free on bail.

osteomyeiitis is an inflammation of the bone marrow.

Miss Davis and Merrill lcft Moti- day for a vacation in Maine, Mer- rill said his wifc is under strict doctor's orders to rest.

Last March. Miss Dsi-is' Broad- way play, "Two's Company." was closed after she suffered an in- fccted wisdom tooth.

Miss Davis went to a hospital for treatment, Merrill said that since his wife left the hospital. she has returned two or three times for treatment and for changes of dressings.

Snovrwltilljhom lakes Tokockies

CHICAGO, (AP)-Up to six in- ches of snow fell Monday from Lake Superior to the Rockies along the northern tier of western states.

Extensive prec. was re- ported in the Dakotas and Mon- tana, much of it in the form of heavy snow. At Great Falls. Mont, six inches of show had fallen, and

.C. M. A. Officers

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l SAINT JOHN. N. 8., v('P) t.'l. Smniinell Case of Saint iii.-is re-elected chairman of Blarilinio division of the Canadian EManufacturers' Association at the iannuai division meeting Monday. I Vicl.--chairmen are: first. Vic- ;tnr dt-B. Olnnd, Halifax; second, lW.1lier H. Vail. Fredericton; third. if. E. MacDonald. Clinrloticlmvii. lixcriitivc coniniitico nicnihors inrliidvr C. M. P. l:lSlll'T. Stick- ville. N. 13.: C. I. Mills. Mont-ton;

lAre Elected

TV. John the

A. M. Murphy. Halifax; R. .1. R. Nelson. Halifax: 1.. I7. Rodney. Yarmouih, N. 5.: D. XV. biiiriav. Tlanlspori. N. 5.: A. R.

Mnhonc Bay. N. S.: . field. Dartmouth. N. S.; Avard. Amherst. N. S., and S. H. Burhoe. W. L. Condon and if. E. Hyndman. all of Charlottetown.

OTTAWA. (CP)-The Commons is lengthening its working hours once again Tuesday in the hope of cleaning up its sessionsi busi-

the storm was continuing.

nass Tuesday night.

Indo-China Disturbed

By Currency

PARIS, (Routers) France's touchy relations with its three as- sociated states in Irido-Chins were shaken Monday by explosive pro- tests form all three over devalua- tion of their currency.

In turn, Viet Nam. Cambodia and Laos declared that devaluation of the Indo-Chinese plaster by 40 per cent may jeopardise the joint war effort against the Communist- led vietniinh forces.

The French government announ- ced the devaluation Sunday night. It said the move would kill off a huge black market in plaster deal- ings, boost. exports and ease the financial burden of the Indo-china

war. Profits of some speculators

Devaluation

were sairio have helped finance

the rebel forces.

All three states denied Paris statements that they had been consulted in advance of devalua- tion. They said in official protests that the decision. affective Mon- day, fitagrantiy violated a 1049 agreement calling for consultation with the three states on all our- rency moves.

French and Indo-Chinese busi- nessmen joined in the protest. one prominent banker in Saigon esti- mated the cost of living might jump by as much as I00 per cent.

The. Plaster now is worth only In French francs t2”. cents) in- stead of I7 francs (4 cents).

(By The Canadian Press)

Rain and snow hit some of Can- ada's parched and fire-ravaged timber lands Monday, snuffmg out a few blazes and dampening others that destroyed thousands of acres of forest.

Careless anglers and hunters were blamed for most of. the oiit- breaks. numbering more than 100.

A storm that followed the coun- try's worst spring heat wave in years and dumped several inches of snow in Alberta. and Manitoba during the week-end, moved into Novthcriiuiitario Monday to bring relief to thousands of weary fire- fighters.

Many Fires Under Control

Most fires were burning out in mixed woodlands and were under lcontrol. There have been no esti- lmatcs of fire damage but the fig- l.iie . into the millions of ,(l. ..s.

t The rain reduced the nre hazard lin Ontario and was moving east- ward toward small blazes in Que- bec and Maritimes. Freezing tem- peratures and show were forecast

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Rain Anti Snow Easing Forest Fire Situation

for some northern districts.

The situation in the West was good. A five-day scourge of fire was routed during the week-end by thundershowt-rs and a light driz- zle. All of the 25 tires bui-iiiniz there during the week-end were under control by night.

80 Fires In Ontario

In Ontario, at. least 80 ....-s were still burning over 20,000 acres of

mixed tinibcr Monday. Five of thcm were out of control. One fire raced through small

lumbering settlement near North Bay late Sunday, destroying a340,- 000 lumber mill, the homes of 13 families, other buildings and 2,200 acres of forest. A carelesseiy-tossed cigar!-t was blamed for i it one. Officials of the department lands and forests said the rain would help in (. but would not put out the worst blazes. Fan- ned by 25-mile-an-hour winds, burning embers were carried across the Ottawa. River Monday near North Bay and started a- big fire in Quebec. Sr-vei-al hun...c:1 men were fighting that blaze and were getting it in check.

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Mi. Allison Today

SACKVII.I.I-.1, N.B.. t'CPi--Mount Allison University will confer 130 degrees and certificates at the an- nuzil spring convocation Tuesday in addition to five honorary de- grces ziriiiniinced previously.

The graduation list inciudeit:-

Bnchclnr of Arts: Hclcn Morse. Kcnsiiigton, P.EI.: John MacI..eod, Kiiiross.

Bachelor of Science: Toombs, Bcdcque. P.E.I.; Kennedy. Charlottetown.

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Dorothy Ellis, Summerside. P. E. 1.; Lorin

Arthur Jack

Mair, (lcorgetowii. P.I:.I.

Certificates in Eiigiilceriiig: Wil- ham Wright, Central Bcdcque. P. E. 1.

Associate in Music: Ann Hoa- well, Victoria. I'.E.I.

Ccitilicntc in Finance and Com-

merce: Ella Brookiiis, Kensington, P..E.I.; .Doniild l'rofltt, Freetown. P. E. I.

May 15 To Be Ciiizensiup Day

(Clli--Prime Minis- ter St. Laiirciit. Monday announ- ced that Friday. Niav I5. will be observed across Canada as citizen- ship day.

The day has been set- aside, he

OTTAWA,

said. for the observance of the people of Canada ”and particul- arly younger C:inadians"

"Each year as our national eco- ilomic dcvelopnieiit continues. and as our country achieves growing importance in the world. Cana- di.-ins have come to know and to iintiersiaiid ("it'll other better." t.hc annoiinceniciit said "The unity which we hate achieved as a lia- tion is based upon the recogni- tion tliat, no niaticr what our origin, traditions or our cultures may be. we all share in an equal Canadian citizenship.

”Cit.izenship day also serves to remind Canadians of the impor- lance of their int-nibt-rship in the Conimoiiwealth of nations and of the place of the Crown in their national life."

The Coronation of Queen Eliz- abeth would fiirther the ideal of unity of purpose and desire to co- operate "which characterizes our countries of the Commonwealth." he added.

Plant Opened

OAKVli.l.E, Ont. (CF) - The first. niitomohilo produced in the largest one-floor, one-roof plant in Camiiin rolled off the end of the nssr-mhiy iinrs Monday in the new Fnrri of (Vimidn plant near here.

Consiriivtlon mon rushing to finish the hip: .12 V2-acre plant. joined auto workers, officials and newspaper men in cheering the completion of the car.

The automobile-the 2.7iM.525th car produced by Ford in Canada --was greeted by the 21st. car produced by the company, a 1904 mndcl still running.

Graduation Exercises

Hospital

Sixteen graduates of the Char- lottetowii Hospital school of nurs- ing received their diplomas and class pins at the hands of His Ex- ccllcncy Bishop Boyle at the grad- uating exercises held in the Com- munity Ccntre last cvening in the presence of an audience that filled the auditorium to capacity.

The nurses graduating were:

Maisie Evangeline M c M ah o ii, Kensiiigton; Agnes Genevieve Boy- lan. Lake Verde; is.iura Josphine. McKenna, Montague: Rose Estell Griffin, Newton Cross; Mary Helen Larter. Charlottetown; Helen Ger- aldine Hughes, Souris; Mary Lor- etta. MacMillan, Pownnl; Knitter- irie Teresa Campbell. Souris; Mar- tha Maclsaac. Earnacliffe; Flor- ence Marie. Mclnnis. Elliotvale; Mary Sheila Kelly, Summerside; Anita Jean McNeiil, Summersitie; Mary Eileen MacEacliern, Mount Stewart; Marie I.eiioi'ii .-cyan. Mo- reli; Myrtle Eliznbetii Trainor, Johnston's River; June Marie Con- nolly, Morell.

The awards presented by Dr. MacMilian were as follows:

Prize scholarship .5100 for ob- stetrics, prcst-.iiteti by the Junior League of the Charlottetown Hos- pital. cqually merited by Miss An- ita MacNeil and Miss Eileen Mc- Enchern, awarded Miss McEach- ern.

Prize scholnrshiii sum for oper-

ating room stirgcry and surgical nursiriir. preseiitcd by St. Charles Auxiliary of the Charlottetown

Hospital. equally merited by Miss Rose Griffin and Miss Katherine Campbell. awarded Miss Griffin.

Each graduate was presented with a. bouquet of flowers at the hands of two dainty young girls. the Misses Ann MacEachcrn and Anita Maclsanc.

The meeting was presided over by Dr. W..I.P. Macliiilliin. K.C.S. G., chief of the medical staff who extended coir... to the grarluatrs and expressed pleasure

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Good To "Be ilome, Prisoners Declare

VANCOUVER. (Cpl -. With a broad grin, Pie. Arthur Baker bent down and patted the concrete tar- mac at Vaiicoiivciis Sea Island air- port, Mond.1y and said "it's good to be home"

He held the pose. for the photo- graphers. sti'aigh'.eneti and then smiled at L-Cpl. Paul Dugai. the other Canadian to reach freedom in the exchange of sick and wound- ed prisoners of war in Korea.

Baker. who trained with Dugal. then didn't see. him again until they met in Kure. Japan. as re- patriated prisoners. helped his buddy down the high ramp from the RCA!" aircraft taking them home.

En route east, Baker to Mon- trenl and Dugal to Quebec. the pair left for Edmonton after is tlwo-hour stopover hcre.

TWO-YEAR SENTENCE

WINDSOR, N. S., fCP)- Claude Kelly. 23. nf Halifax was convict- ed Monday on a charge of man- slaughter and sentenced to two years in Dorchester penitentiary. Kelly was the driver of an army

amhulrmca that killed two boys on the highway near here last

loctober.

LONDON. (CF)-Prime Minister Ciiuvvliili told the House of Com- mons Monday that Foreign Min- ister Anthony Eden. from two gall-bladder operation will be away from his desk ”foi sexeral nionilis."

MonililyMeeiing Of City Council

New fire extinguishers and fire hose for the Market Building are under consideration by the City Council following a statement last night by Councillor T. Roy Cud- more. and concurred in by Mayor .I. D. Stewart, that the present equipment was practically value-

less.

Mayor Stewart added that the approximate cost of the new material. estimated at 81.000.

would mean absolutely nothing if the. life of even one child was saved by having it.

Towards the end of the regular City Council meeting the Mayor called the attention of the Coun- cil to the fact that Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan had again been nom- inated for re-appointment to the School Board and asked if iie might. speak briefly on the mat- ter. To applause from all Coun- ciilors he stated his opinion that no man had made a greater con-

rtiliiiiion in the City of Char- lottetown than Doctor MacMillan and cited the. many boards on

which he had served and the work he had done. He also said that the citizens should be proud to have a man of this Calibre willing to serve in such an im- portant. position considering his countless other activities.

Civic Board Issue

Councillor Cudmore. speaking for the Finance Committee in the absence of Councillor E. C. John- smne, said that the. recent bond issue of this city had been sold in a syndicate at a price of 395.81. Mayor Stew-art. thought the city was I'PlT fortunate considering the pl'0SPlI state of the bond mar-

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Living Costs

OTTAWA. tCPi -- Higher prices for fiiiniiiirc. rents, fuel and light boosted living costs in six of the nine regional cities during March, the. Bureau of Statistics reported Monday Niltl. saint John. NB.. W'llilIlllPk, Saskatoon. Edmonton and Voiicoiivcr, while slight de- clines were noted at Halifax, Mon- treai and Toronto.

Food prices were lower at all centres except Winnipeg as de- creases for butter. potatoes slid most fresh meats offset a general

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increase in the. price of eggs. Scattered increases in furniture

prices wt-ic reported in five

cities, and rent indexes were

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is U. S. Appears

Cool To Talk l0f Conference

WASHINGTON. tReutersi There is little or no likelihood of President Eisenhower agreeing to

the proposal by Prime Minister Churchill for a top-level great- power conference with the Soviet Union.

In the absence of State Secre- tary Ditties, in the Middle East. U. S. officials declined to comment for the record.

Privately, they expressed strong doubts whether the proposalwould result in the kind of conference in the near future to which Churchill iwas referring.