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FRAUD SCHEME INVOLVING INGOME TAX SLIPS BEING INVESTIGATED IN VANCOUVER

Shuffle; Cabinet VANCOUVER. (CP) - Police and revenue depart-

ment investigators continued an all-out drive Friday to clean up a fraud scheme involving forged income tax slips. E d en Pon d e rs O I Election Date

Police charged a second man with fraud and released a third man who had been picked up for questioning in By FRASER WIGHTON LONDON (Reuters)-Prime Min.

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Commission Appointed To Advise On School Division

hiring of teachers is concerned. for the coming school year for all classrooms presently in oper- ation. The authority granted fur- ther states: "Supple tents to be as at present with normal in- crements. if provided for under present regulations."

Following I meeting of ti! Executive Council on Thursday. lion, Keir Clarlt. Minister of Education. anno ” til! lPl?0l"l' rient of a commission to enquire by public hearing or olllerwlse into all matters wtalnlns to School Division No. 1 and In PIT- riculsr to make recommendations an the following:

ta) The advisability or other- wise of dividing the said School Division. as indicated by the ma- lorlty of voters at a plebiscite field on April 2. into two or more School Districts as defined in the

I-””5l"l"'P"' .ICrisis Faces Isolated Poker Game

HOUSTON. Tex. (AP)-FBI

agents Friday sought a truck i driver who. they say. lost 12 I

connection with the case in which several companies dis-

ST. HILAIRE DE DORSET, a maple sugaring camp where . . counting Income tax slips were cheated of thousands of

yQue. (CPJ-Two bulldozers work- eight men were without food. A

I I f I'll in It . scimi Act. 323.97 mm 5 mp ' w " ms to clear the road to the snow- mother of nine. sent her l0-year- dollars. Tohe.-t wl Brewer, slkesmnp bound Village Of Sl- Hllalfev broke old boy two miles to the priest's Paul Bosquet. ill, a Vancouver PT, cenfff mrf am3;fLTmf"'jehnu

(bl The distribution of the as- sets and liabilities of the said ichool Division.

down late Friday and the parish .priest here appealed Friday night .'to the provincial roads department

logger was charged Friday with fraud after being picked up Thurs- day for questioning Another man

theme for food. I At noon Friday two bulldozers set out from St. Evariste railway

shown on the form. The dealers. in turn. claimed the full amount of the rebate from the revenue

M0,. was charged with unlaw- fully converting merchandise in interstate commerca for his

quer. who is thought to want an. early election and may be planning;

' I - I i ' . . A . . tttiitiyi.'i'ea'l.':i1ii.i.i.ifc:e..?iceQwi'n .3ti'hifi'iif'?3iamli.i-xl".lIili3i.'Li ::35.iio.."Il?'i 'c”.f...l.i.-Z'.l,;1."5 '” ex” '03, ”;F,; . . '"rT.,:'"'I,l.f.(l.'.:t,'..';el".;w,..,.. ., c,,,.. SW9" 9" "P" "" ”"'d- P"' lLi:33eh"” alt1iII"tZ?'.'3Z limertlfi dBP8"m”"- . the area. ell?c””"- 0” Whlcll llls Persmlal 130- First item of business who i 0 - Isaid Blewefrl 29' Ian Ira t H nrl P Iul Cilb rty f Si THE" Gubem a commcmr who Charis; lie imit-or 'I'a-5 e 50 Revenue d Pp 5 r I m 9 M "m"

Th ' '- I - ' ted llllcal Tale and that of ih C . ' . -i n he B”m"5"”e.Sh"mP E” ct." e 3 i 9 0 t owns the bulldozers at St. Evar- E. T 1 To .51 'cials said it is not illegal for a 9, wmm”'5l"”e” appmn "W n 9 0" Parlmmellf Tet-0nVeneS Will he the. t-liangp Anni 1 with the shrimp Evariste. had cleared more than . . .'tlontit-al. uhoso .ur:i-t llcdnes- 1 . l . H I 1 I M, are: His Honour Judge Walter E. 3 V9 N"'lY Wlll deP9'id- budget, and many Labor memhm-5 at...-,,-.1 3 ,,-.,..k and mm 1. five miles before they failed. The ”"3' 5am he hllped ""3-V ”"'”ld tlav hrtil';'l1l 'illl)llt' .1.-.-1-.,;ure tifhalillal" 0 F0 9” 3 933 '9 ' Darby chairman. Ml. T. Earle The new prime minister has a expect Butler 10 offer 11 1 l i e -'11 h h " . 1 ff f 'rc ac h St Hilaire lair Ff'ltl(iyl”' , ,, , .h x HM hr,” b n in advance from a tax dealer and . .' . ' f 10-day breathing spell to decide the lit . I Ema ax: (mncd by the Qucrncl, Truck H age now as gen (U 0 Orllll Ill mind would be oured min )9 ”r"e'y's( mm. A. 7 so ll”-V " l” l"" ll”-T 59”lC"- Th" HICKE), L.A.. Mr. R. S, P. .lar- question. one of the bigzest ' hr Fe es in preparation for an elec-I Lines. San A nlonlo. Tex. 13 days. p g y 3 -. P , linilrr D0l1C9 llllesllballoll l0l' enabled the taxpayer m ,-ecew. dmg, lung Dolmen career bemulllpals tion. l B,-D...”-S ,k.sl,natmn was De. Rev. Armand Germain, the pas-ill"? Vllllllt Carly 53'-Urdu). more than a mouth ms rem"! Immediately mswad M The Minister of Education has llament reconvenes from its Easter wig?-jig: 'i'vi.e.I1;t5d:;; (.II'gei.i'."”.'.."l....2r.il.',liI mm am he gm mm 8 poker Il.'ll.,.,":..,.fI'.i5.,.l3l.fe.,:ff'1';T,i"lf3' hg3iCAl.LED FOR HELP d,.II:Il,...()l:,;i.l,:fS'mfJ'0fGI,::am:;1lnl:;fd 2':-IIIIE: lfi:)tliIt:linortilt)2 It): tpliri-(:aCaestsr;t:iutll:

gaiiic in Houston with four men and apparently lost the entire sliivimcni of shrimp.

Wiiincrs of thc cargo al- tcmplcd to market a portion of their winnings to cafes in iilillt-'l(lll. but the FBI recovered

also advised the Trustees of School Unit No. 1 that they are authorized and should make pro- vision and take action to insure the maintenance of the continuity of school services .so far as the

vacation April 19.

Within that time, he is expected to decide whether to risk his new government in a sudden national ele9iion..probab1y May 26. or to wait until later.

learned the machines would not bel Father Gerinain's housckct-perlTliursflni' that the revenue depart- ready before Monday and. with reported the plight of St. Hilai.-o'5 menl has joiiictl in the iiivc.atii,'a- food supplies dropping tlangcr- 255 resident, 1., 3 Quebec (my lion. lie (I?"llll"Li in fll.('I(lSP other .ously low. he feared the situation radio smuun Thursday. Lam. the details.

would be critical by than t -1 d 1 hl 1. ..h, . , . . , H , Father Germain said the four pnes :;I):”m:;l eazthgggesniiiinyH”il"”"Y 1”” Ill”

tho rcvcuuc department.

Police. vilio first learned of the st:l1ciiie wlicn the forced slips siaricd slim.ing up at the regional f:l)..'lil'in office here. said the tax rlc.:l':rs may have lost in excess

tely after announcement of a cab- inet shuffle. The changes from Churchill's regime brought Harold Macmillan into Eden's old post of foreign secretary. Former suuply minister ”Selwyn l.loyd took over

B.L.E. Ch

- As head of the gnven t Ed . . . ,. , , way ,. .. . . . . . .

' airman can can an elem.Dnr.:":':n', uni: Macmillans defence post. 04.900 of the saleisiinuncy, rl)I:3eetghE::i(:at:iX:igll;itel;1l?ilgliglgilflfgolllailgquebec and Beaucevim, and has mf:l,l,'i(l”nI":l::”:”.'III l:J'mI:;'lrEI::,lIIyVI::l: of 8100.000 as a result of the

Everett Beagan. (above) was ltflgig ll',Fhl"e81me'5 five:-year term week clearing roads in the area,im'oiiiised llcll” He. 5”” the ills coil or lilrntwl out fraurliilcnl T4;”C.lF':'::' mid 8 large number 0. recently elected General chairman P 5' 9 plesenl mm doe! 1103 He said they could not go on be- lat-18 had been iiaiiins iw-I iiL'I'k5 tux rclurii eiljls that were then (msesiwefn under invest,-gm,.,n and

lor the mad 10 be Cleared. SUIII to dealers who were paying Snowmobiles which carried mail .30 per cent of the amount of re-

expire until the fall of 1956.

Most observe” here an medic” fore a weekend of rest and he

of the Brotherhood of Locomotive that more than 50 persons may be

"Dance, Vernon Hall. April lath.

"Dance. Corran Ban Hall,

Engineers for the Canadian Nat- ional lines for the eastern ferrit- ory irom Nakini. Ont. to New-

tag that Eden will gamble on an early election while the Labor

U.S. Navy Pier At Newark

called on the roads department to sendpmen or equipmcnt to finish.

the Job. 14 days ago because of wet.

to the village stopped operatingllrite shown on the form.

charged by the time their Invoc-

The T4 is a guvcrnmcnt form Hgatmm an wmpleledi

Easter Monday night. f dl d - 1 - . . party opposition is still di - 1 s - - . (1 th 1 S0?!” . . - . . .flld ti,-- i,-. l.h - oun an me 11 mg I! mes in N0 GROCERY STORE soggy Show Ammals 3” Mary I c on IV till!) ()Y:llaSl i::fmSv()f:r

Labrador. He has been acting in the position since February first in succession to A. Edward Betta. Moncton who passed away early in the new year.

Mr. Bcagan entered the service

"Dance Vernon River hall. Tuesday. April 12.

"Dance in St. Peter's Holy Name Hall. Chaisson's Orchestra.

"Card party Wlltshire hall, ; ' Monday. April 11- 8:30 nm. liteuiieiigiiiwiitiadaitgffniiimijsiis ..D.ncep K9”),-A Cross School der Superintendent the late ltor-

ace McEwen. On Dec. 12. 1917 he transferred to the round house staff as cleaner and by a fortunate circumstance was advanced to fireman within two weeks. He was soon transferred to the yard at Borden where he fired under the late Tom Clark. engineer. Eventually Mr. Beagan was transferred to the mainland where he saw service on runs between Bridgewater. Yarmouth to Hall- .fax. N. S. and in New Brunswick

Easter Monday night. April llthl

"Home Cooking Sale at Hol- mans. Saturday. 2 p. m. Bunbury United Church.

"Special dance Beaver Club. Montague. Friday. April 15. Blan- ehsrd's Orchestra.

"Buying fowl and chicken daily. I Cash at door. Phone or see Rex- Dawson, Albany. I

-u-Kmdiy reSL.,.v. wednesdayyl between Edmundston. Monk and August 31st for the Crapaud Ex- Nalllmlzogani HEFISP Tall l0l' "V0 hibmon. .ycars between Riviere du Loup.

1Que. and Campbellton, N. B. ”DaIit:e. Ml. Stewart Mcmoriali Mr. Beagziu later returned to Hall. April 11th. Don Messers the Island where he was engineer Orchestra. I on various runs. At the time c 1.: "Dance in Crapaud Hall Easier ' in mi, pminon of gene-ml Monday. April 11. Auspices Wo-lchah-mE3' .,.e..,”;” In.Iee,E,'::?;:lI;? mwls I"5”l"l" Hrntlicrliiitid. Railway Transporta- "Grand Bingo. St. Andrew mm for the. pmvlllce M Pt E: 15' Ha”, ML Stewmt Tuesday, AWE lI8nd..lan.d vice chairman. National

mm 20 games, door prize. iegis ative Board of Canada.

"Dance Eldon Hall April 11.

33:3.-egambyGt::d gmiell cot. Prospecting Rush

. C.

, Near Ont. Town "Dance in Morell Hall Easter

fllonday night. April 11. Good mu- WAWA. Ont. tCPie stores of

air. prospectors headed into the bush svAIlflU8I Play, Immaculate gfarsahllls sttoewn Mlasgiemgffdagorig

Conception P a r is h. Wellington.

'll'1i:-EIIICSRIVIH3 Hall. April 12th and mike properly 8”" reports of

copper. gold and nickel surface showings.

. .- Mma” women-5 Insmme Several hundred claims already up Imldimz . Damn, Sale on E85. have been staked in the wilder- ," Sa.m.day' Apr" 9",. at 1 pm. .ness about 15 miles west of Wawa. at Simpsons-Sears.

'”llloi-oil Cooperative and Ding- well at Rossiter Stores will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday.

"Dance. West Royalty Hall Wednesday. Rollin Mcltanzials grchestra. Canteen Service. 9.3)

12 3).

The death occurred on Thurs- day morning at his home. 101 Brighton Road. of Mr. Benjamin. Rogers, senior. a former Mayorl of Charlottetown and prominent business man, Eighty years of age. he had been III for some time.

A son of Benjamin Rogers of Charlottetown and Mary Louise Trenoholm of Rochester, New York. the late Mr. Rogers was educated at West Kent School and Prince of Wales College in this city. Bishop Rldley College in St. Catherine's. Out, and His- hops University in Lennoxville, Quebec.

Mr. Rogers entered business at an early age. first with the firm of Dodd and Rogers. which was later incorporated as Rogers Hard- ware Company Llmlted, in 1902. In 1950 he disposed of his bust- nass, but the hardware firm. un- der the same name still operates at the corner of Queen ahd Graf- ton streets, in Charlottetown!

"Cornwall Women's Institute are holding a pantry sale on Easter Saturday. April 9th at 2 pm. at Slmpsons-Sears.

"West Covehaad young adults sijulip presents two 1-act plays with specialties, Marshfleld Hall. A'il:rll it. Sponsored Marshfield In- I u e.

.'”Bcan supper and dance. Car- digan hall. Easter Monday. April 11. Supper 6 to 9 p.m. Auspices Cardigan Fire Fighting Depart- ment.

"Unloading car of Quaker Feed. 3P0clll Price off car. Quaker Dnlry Rlilon 88.65. -Quaker Hog Grower 38.75. Dial 3228 Ellis Bros. Central Royalty.

"Ilia ins till. it , . day nlzht-'.'W "'1'; Sam Rlaek I-lt:Ine". Technicolor tune

m as ng Donald 0' and .lanet Leigh. cw”

In 1902, he married Wlnnlfred

Uochlchg, whgg. Luna Inulu Colllngs, who predeceased

lat-rod Rock. Iaaastioaal on low feed consumption. horns 100 per cent son.

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ized by internal splits and while the voting trends shown in recent local elections still favor the Con. servatives.

NEW MANDATE

A victory would definitely con- firm Eden's leadership of the Con- servative party and give the party a new mandate to govern Britain. But defeat by the Labor party could shatter the career of Eden. Sir Winston Churchill's hand-picked successor.

Eden Friday considered the elec- tion issue at Chequers, the prime minister's official country resi- dence. where Churchill grappled with many of his problems.

With him was Lord Salisbury. Conservative leader in the House of Lords. who is generally be- lieved to be in favor of postpon- mg the election. But another visitor due to arrive today is Richard A. Butler, chancellor of the exche-

I7ioNnEitTii-I713 Samuel Champlain establishedhs dairy herd with imported cattle in

NEWARK, N..l. HP)-A jct-likc. four-alarm fire whipped by a stiff

three barges.

So swiftly did the flames spread that two firemen had to be rescued from a flaming barge when the wind changed. and 500 feet of hose

line and a hose wagon were an- gulfed by fire. Two other firemen narrowly

missed being crushed when a huge steel pile driver, buckled by the

from one of the barges. At least two firemen were overcome by dense smoke.

Tugs towcd one ship away from the pier and crew members of a chemical tanker werc ordered as- hore as a safety measure at the height of the fire. The blaze broke out about halfway between the

either.

Clouds of thick. acrid

1608 at Cap Tourmente. Que.

By Co-op Se

inquiries about the production of poultry and growth of small fruils are pouring into the Fruit and Vegetable Department of the Island Co-up Services from Queens and Kings Counties. it was learn- ed here last night from officials in charge of the project.

The officials. Messrs. Malcolm

Many Inquiries Received

rvices About

Processing Plant Program

with the widespread inlcrest shown by f.'irnicrs in the Ii1l'lZe frozen food plan zinnounct-t." by

the Co-op Services, .

The Co-op Services Ltd., will have a pt ccssinxz plant in opera- tion this fall which will handle a volume of 3,000 chickens per day and process a variety of small fruits and itegctables. Tho

Reeves. Louis McGuire and Leoiplant will be located at Shot-unnd

P. Mclsaac expressed satisfaction

IDeath On Thursday Of Former Mayor Of Ch'town

him three years ago. Surviving are three children. William T..

'r.car Charlottetowii.

The advisory committt-e of this plant held a meeting on 'fliurs- day afternoon under the chair- manship of Mr. Malcolm Rce.cs. He said the announcement that the Island would haic t-ii.scerat- ed potiltry available had broutzlit inquiries from several markets which had not been counted upon in the original plans of the (To-

Bcnlamin Jr.. and Helena tMrs. R R, Bellt. all of Charlottetown; and four grandchildren. Valericl Rogers, Constance Rogers. Rogers' Bell. and Carolyn Bell. one sis- ter. Mrs. W. E. Hunt now in Massachusetts also survives.

Mr. Rogers was mayor of the city of Charlottetown from 1910 to 1912. and served as councillor from 1904 till 1910. He was sec- retary of the Queen's County Lib- eral Associatlon for a lengthy period. He also served as Deputy Provincial Treasurer under the Les Governmentl

Fraternally. he was a Past Mas- ter of Victoria Lodge No. 1 Char- lottetown a Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of P.E.l,, a life member of Karanak Temple. Montreal. a member of the 32nd Degree Scottish Rite. and a mem- ber of Alexandra Chapter Royal Arch Masons. He was an honor- ary life member and past prsal- dent of the Charlottetown Club.

The funeral will be held pri- vately from his late residence.

Spend 33 Hours In Car

Phone 7904. Raynor's chick Hatchery. Mt. ltbsrt.

"Play at Morell. The II-It In- Ivolent Society. Char will

Present their outstanding tin-as act

--- ---- ----. - ...:c::2.:. uonii Hall. Thursday. April ms. "ml, m immd ,, Good specialties See this plsyhmm h . u; muoomd my. .” :"m'""s'” ""l”y lgm swift flowt:.riva'. Friday nliht M" duh: told how alternately prayed

"Buying pigs and feeder cattle Monday at Fredericton. Tuesday. irootiflald 9 sm.. Milton 10. char- lottetown Markst Square 11. York 1 n.m. ledford 2. Ti-acadla 2.1), ML Stewart I. Pawns! 4. Vernon River I. P sai.oo pair for giod ptg'twsr lbs. each. moo

r M . will also buy smaller tacos. land Jotgsiisea.

Propped up in her lips ltal bed. It-year-old Nancy VIII is. pain

from bar Ian-owing nrcrlaoos. totttapbotogrsahss."I salfias, ,Al-

GTE: companion

fruit 1:. Palm fin. is. were no- cued. Friday after their car plunged was an embankment into

the Smith rivsr Wednesday night. Nancy said she and Patna spent Wednesday night is the back seat of the car fraying, what day ght came. she said. they found themselves about 0

book feet from shore. Finding a book

of jokes on the front seat the girl uiti abs read aloud tohmp up their spirits. -

Paine wanted to atempt to go ashore. but Willis discour- "'l.”':'... won a .

Friday morning. the pair Iosrtl shouts of a saarclillll Fifi!” IN -'1 knew his was eomhis. th-

op officials.

There is a lrcmcurloiis market for fresh packaged materials. it was learned from Mr. Leo Mc- Isaac. These foods. such as car- rots. corn on the cob. celery and head lettuce will be chilled as soon as they are taken from the field and shipped to the lariicr

intense heat. craslicd onto the pier 5

ships but never got too close to .

smoke A erupted from the fire and could be ,

..t-cn for miles.

alongside the pier. LAST CHAPTER

lot a long line of

inp strcct Wedne.-.'lai rictl away a load of empties.

centres. This work will be done in the early part of the summer.

('hir' emiihasis will he placed Some families were driven from their homes when an ice jam

upon the increased production of ,;.unri. strawberries and blue-i berries for which there is a good; market. h I

The officials believe it will be; .50." three years before their; ambitious program 19” llll" flllll stride. They plan to Z0 In"? lllel business on a carefully plannedl

they go along.

the Agriculture and the Dominion Ex-

perimental Farm.

girl said.

They were rescued from the su- tomoblls over a fire department ladder. By use of a block and tackle the ladder was lowered like a boom over a sfrfoot span of . mpagtng water.

NIAR l.'xllAUs'rION

when brought to shore. they were near exhaustion and suffer- ing from cold and hunger. Physi-

tha hospital today.

the car apparently In a turn to tho road plunged down a steep embank-

No damage estimate was avail- breeze raced along a 1500 - footlnlilc immediately. The fire broke. United States Navy pier Fritlay.jouf shortly before 2 p.ni.. while charrlnga 350-foot section of plank-liwork gangs of a New York dock lng and destroying a st-ow andlrcpair firm were driving pilings

l.().VDf)N (AP) - A wine mer- .cliant's truck was one of the last tradc It icn's vchiclcs that called at 10 Down- car-

ing, the priest. said. Horses used

Roads (lcpnrtnicnt oflit-inls in in maple Syrup camps an, Just

EGIESSEIF wag gzvnlx”::.':::d'a.::lglaboiit useless because of hungenl

. Maple syrup operations are a big c0'V”IideIif1a:ieIII'iids from St. Hilaire.l"d”5lry here where 90300 maple to St. Evarislc, the nearest rail-'trees are tapped each spring. way station, nine miles away. -mm There is no grocery store. butcher

LIVERPOOL. N. S.. (C?)- nf West Caledonia. N. S.. died

The town's plight reached an Thursday after ha stumbled and' ainrmlns stase Thursday when fell beneath the wheels of hisl the parish priest. Rev. Armand father's truck in the driveway oft Germain. received appeals from his home. .

" WQ;-..'l. Wists-1

St. Hilairc.

lod Waters Reee rm Quec wn

fnrccd the Cliatcaitgiiay

iii;.', lIl!' niiiiiltuyi-cs

"r is 1. ,l" .ii.i' (.'. 'f' and iii-vlnycc.

iuiii til lax tie-

this way.

limployccs. niaiuriiy of them loggers, had their T4 to increase.

itinerant slips allt-rod

For this they paid from S5 to 520 to the forgers. depending on the amount they were made out for.

The holder of the slip then sold

lit to dealers. who were paying 50

haiiks at

river over its

Chateauguay Basin, 20 miles south of Montreal. This acr ial photograph shows some of the flooded hnnies.

CHATEAUGUAY. Que. Flood waters receded from river town Friday. released

deal with aplomb.

It was earlier reported 750 fam-

Two Teen-agers Trapped In River

merit into the water. The vehicle first came to rest under a bridge but later inched down stream and

perched on a submerged rock.

The -. youngsters stayed inside the vehicle fearful of being swept down stream by the swift cur- rent. Wearing only big. they used a blanket found In the car for warmth.

Officials said the hood ti

Miss loose and covered the win

saying dollar his eianaspocttorelesuthanifrosn thereby shielding the interior-,of the car. especially the rear seat, keeping it amazingly dry dallilis and the fact water patsltlc came 9

to the car windows.

t('.Pi P-- this by dynamite blasts which ripped open a jagged ice barrier. The swirling waters Friday dropped six feet to ' ' .' iver start and increase production 35l;le15:3I;.n0rn1a1 Wnnghme I I .Many homes had been besieged They are receiving invaluable by the water in this district 1) assistance in their efforts from milgg youth at Montreal, but the Provincial Department 01 tesldents faced their 86-hour or-

light cloth-

ilies left their homes but Mayor. Georges Soycz said Friday night this estimate was ”grcatIy misg- gerated" and life now had prsc tically returned to normal.

The flood waters were backed up over the river banks by an Ice jam which resulted from a spring thaw.

To Assiit At- Conference In Newfoundland

Miss Marie Bowness. director of .lunior Red Cross for Prince Erl- ward Island. leaves tnt'la,i' 10? Cornerhrook, Nfld,, to take part in a Red Cross high school con- ference belng held there on Tues- day, April 12. Miss Bowness is going to Comerbrook at the in- vltatlon and under the sponsor- ship of the Newfoundland Division of the Canadian Red Cross So- ciety. She has been asked to speak particularly on "Interna- tional Correspondence" and "Over- saas Relief". and to assist the Newfoundland director of Junior Red Cross. Miss Phyllis Roberts. with the 19tieral program. as well as with the discussion groups which will forts part of this eon- tarsus.

Of Battle Of

OTTAWA (CPI--The name Vimy Rider octuplcs a special place In' the history of Canada. I

It was 38 years ago today- Aprll 9. 1917, an Eastern Mondsyl ethat 100.000 Canadians and 70.00 British went over the top and drove tbrough the German fire and a slt-et storm to the summit of Vimy.

it was the bloodiest battle in Canadian history. The casualties numbered 11.000. of which one- tlilrd were killed, another third knocked out of the war for good.

Never before had the Canadian corps in France and Belgium been so strong. And it was never to be as strong again.

Strategically. tactically - and economtcallyevlmy was of vast importance. It is four miles long and nearly soo feet high and com msnds miles of level terrain to the east and west. To the north I Vlmy wen large coal deposits. The Germans had captured the position May 11. 1918.

GREAT ATTACK

For the first time. the Casa- dlsns. formed is four division. launched a great set-piece attack. But every yard gained cost a cas-

Todaty13BitrATriniversary

Vimy Ridge

unity The front was adviinccd I0,- 000 yrtrd: .

It was only fitting that the ridge be chosen as the site nf Canada's great memorial of the 1914-18 war.

It is probably rlifficult for youn- ger Canadians who fought in a later war to realize the price Can- ada paid in the First World War. when this country's population was much smaller

Canada sent 400,000 soldiers over- seas in the First World War and 60 per cent became casualties 60.000

killed. 130.000 wnttndcd. In the Second World War. 41.000 Cana- dians perished, about 22.000 of

them soldiers. MEMORIES MONTH

April is a month of memories for First World War veterans. es- pecially the "Red Chevrons" or "old originals" of the int Canadian Division.

(CF? Photo): -

Ch'town Native

flltllillfll status of the

Police sfllfl the sclieiiie wirkedyrtl

es-tr Toronto

News has been received D

the Charlottetown of the death in hos- shop or bakery. and no doctor in-Four-year-old Sterling Lee Wcure nm,,.,,,. of rebate coming in thcmmpital at Toronto Wednesday night.

following an accident. of Mr. James Ivan McEwen. 40. a native of this city. Police said Mr. Me- Ewen was struck by an auto driven by Leandra Leger, Z). of Toronto. The accident took place in suburban Mimico.

Police said Leger told them he did not see the man until too late.

Mr. McEwen was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James McEwen. formerly of Esher Street. He is survived by his wife. two daugh- ters and three brothers. Vernon, Charlottetown, Gordon. Dart- mouth. N.S.. and Louis is Hamil- ton. Ont.

Two Men Killed

CORNWALL. 0nt.. tCPi - Two men lost their lives and their wives were critically Injured in a head-on collision of two auto- mobiles Friday on No. 2 highway. 14 miles east of Cornwall.

The dead: Andre Tremblay. 51. of Cornwall and Montreal: John William Merklinger. 47, town of Mount Royal. Que.

ASHES WERE GOOD FOR A RUG. 9

TORONTO ICP 1- -Mininium and maximum temperatures" Min. Max. T)aii3I)ll 22 37 Vancouver 45 SI Victoria 44 S2 Edmonton 40 52 - Calgary 40 57 Regina so 02 Winnipeg 30 60 Toronto 29 47 Ottawa 20 .18 Montreal 25 37 Quebec 23 M Fredericton 27 flit Saint John .. 29 3! Moncton 20 to Halifax .. 34 47 Charlottetown . . 2! J7 Sydncy . 21? 42 Yarmouth . . . . 3:! 40 St. John's. Ntld. .. 32 0

HALIFAX (CPI--The Dommins weather office here says drier air is gradually edging eastward from the Great Lakes. Indications are for fine weather during the week- and. Easter day should be sunny with seasonable temperatures.

Regional forecasts:

Eastern N. B. counties: Varmbla

cloudiness; little Clllnle ll WW rature; II t northerly winds. w-high at oncton 15 and to.

Outlook for Sunday: Sunny.

Northern Nova . PHI!-'0 Edward Island: Cloudy with will- sly jcauend aaowfllrries; not much change is temperature: northerly winds 1!. Law-high at New Glasgow and Cliarlottetown

On April 22. fills. the Canadians I5 and

took part in their first battle of the lotus war. it was the second battle of Ypres. in which the Ger- mans used poison gas. The Cana- dians held and saved the channel but for nearly 2,000 of them. rid Ypres was the last as well

as the first battle.

..outlook 'for schism sunny.

High tide today at ('harIntts- town at 12.17 a. In. and 11.54 s. In.

Summerslde tide eighteen min- utes later than Charlottetown.

Sun rises at 5.41 a. In. and sets at 0.50 p. in.