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llsley Outlines Steps To Improve Canada's

Says Budget ‘Led ~ To 0.0!. Victories

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omAlivA. June 9 -. (W) — Recent c.c.r. victories at ilunous stem irom Finance Minister ott’s budget, the senate was told today by senator John 0. Haig, Pro- grgsslvfl Conservative loader.

Senator Haig, speaking on a budget bill, said budget day was "black Tuesday forthe two old parties." lie contended that income tax exemptions should be raised $500 to llctp the lower income groups and that help should be given young married couples.

"With our present tax burden.” he said, “we are’ playing into thci hands or those who would like to make this a dictatorial statemwe must realize that we’ cant compete with the Russian ,_hilcsophy unless we give the poor s. fair deal.”

Coming Events

' "Dance. Eillottvale School, rri- dsy, June 11th.

"Movies - Flat River, Monday. Big Double Feature Show.

~. "Just arrived, 1 car load Pleased 1 lay. Mcdowana Limited, Kilnmir.‘

"Reservs Jilly 14 for North Tryon Presbyterian picnic.

"Movies - Eldon, Friday, "Dead Reckoning", Humphrey Bogart, Elisabeth Scott. .

"bance every Saturday, Mon- tague Curling Rink, Webster's Or- chestra.

"Dance, Mt. Stewart, every Thursday night. Eastern Rhythm Boys.

"Movies _- Sturgeon, Thursday, “Dead Reckoning". Humphrey Bog- Iii. Llmbeth Scott. _

"Dance tonight, Country Club, ‘Travellers Rest. Orchestra Prince County Pioneers.

"Movies - Bridgetown. Satur- day. "Dead Reckoning", Humphrey Bogart. Lizabeth Scott. '

"Beginning iune 10th, Bonshaw lnn will close every Iihursday, but will be open every other day and llillht during week,

"There will he dancing at Camp- bell Bros, Dance Hail, Sea View, all?‘ Thursday night till iurthcr

0 Ct‘.

“Reserve Monday. June 21st, for Dunstniinage-Marahfleid Comedy. "llilllpilly Hospitality" in m. Stewart Theatre,

"South Wlnslos Play, “Lookin' lovely" with specialties in ciylls River llall. changed to Wednesday. June 30th,

"Pantry Sala at Rogers Hard- vlarc, Saturday, Juno 12th, at 2

MM. Harrington Woman's Ia- stltute. ~

"Cherry Vsllay Farmers Cooper- liivo wrganisation. meeting at Cherry Valley Hall Thursday even- ing. June i'ith at I o'clock.

_ "Unloading two‘ cars shingles at Colwill. One car cadansone as-

phalt. Also cedar posts and muse 3:331:12. n. a. MscPhail, New

"Ullllildint cedar shingles at Colvllle Thursday. Juno 10. All "W". Highest quality. Will be at car from 9 am. to pan. As-

phm "llllslcs. rooiius. an paper l" stock. a. a. llcPh New Haven. a

‘Olive Traverse Y. P. U. will assent their ens-act plays “The M“? ma “All-Cam to the ,0 °“° Vii-h specialties in nam- Thursday. Jana 10th. Ilktltilie. curtain use.’ WM“

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Penitentiary System

If George Kitchen

OTTAWA, June 9 —(CP) Justice Minister lisiey today gave thO Commons an outline of steps being mode to improve Canada's penal system and rehabilitate the harderied and repeater convict.

Answering ti, x , I ior information about penitentiar- iea during study oi his estimates, he reported‘ that s. training school iur penitentiary oflilcers hasbeen establishli, salaries tor guards have been increased and full-time vocational training ior prisoners started in two penitentlsries.

Meetings had been held with Provincial Government represen- tatives to seek better co-ordina- tlon between Federal and Provin- cial prisons.

Mr. llsley woke after Opposi- tion members, led by Donald Fleming (PC-Toronto Burlington), stressed the need Ior prison re- iorm.

The debate developed as the Commons intensified its drive ior a June 80 prorogation by institut- ing morning sittings in addition to sitar-noon and evening sessions. A motion to ‘ give Government business precedence, setting aside private members‘ bills, also adopted. .

The Justice Department esti- mates were adopted aiter a day- long study and examination open- ed on ‘rransport Department ap- proprlatlcns.

In the opening stages, Prime Minister Mackenzie King said the question oi financial aid for ilood-

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Dss Drivers" Go Dn Strike la Moncton

MONOTON‘, N. 13., June it-Clty ‘Council has moved into the dis- pute between the Grey Bus Lines and_its drivers which tied up all bus transportation in Moncton to- day.

The Council calledior a. plebis- cite to be held June 25 to decide whether the City would take over and operate the bus company as a public-owned utility. l -

Meanwhile, there was no indica- tion c4 a break in the dispute be- tween the company and its drivers and maintenance crews. The work- ers walked out shortly alter mid- night Wednesday in the first com- plete transportation tie-up in qtha City's history. l “

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Rapid Growth 0i Drops 0n Prairies

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OPITAWM, June 9 - (OP) -- Another week of above-normal temperatures across the Prairies has iuollitated seeding and pro- moted rapid growth" of crops, the Dominion Bureau or Statistics said today in the fourth od a series o! telegraphic crop reports. .

Rains have rurther aided growth in'Mnnltoba and parts oi Saskat-

” -.. and ’“' in those areas are not far behind normal for this time d year. In North- western, West Central and North- ern areas cd Saskatchewan and in wide areas oi Alberta early rains are needed to replenish top-soil moisture.

Grasshopper inifostatlona are serious in Central and South- Contral Saskatchewan and exten- sive control measures are being undertaken. _

"In general." said the - Bureau, "the outlook at this time is prom- ising but the lateness of the crops over the greater part oi Alberta and much oi Saskatchewan is giv- in-g rise to scme concern over pos- sible damage from early Iroets."

Man Loses Life-in. Sydney-Mines Fire

svnlvllzv muss, u. s. June s —(CP)—'I*wo outbreaks of ilra ‘in this coal town oi 6,000 took one

lite and did serious damage to a plthead today, ‘ James Campbell, 47-year-old

miner. on compensation since as. lost an arm in a pit accldantsoma time ago, perished when his homo was destroyed by flames.

Later in the day flames broke out at the Indian Cove Coal Oom- pany mine on nearby halt-way road and destroyed a warehouse and oilice. The pit, employing some 50 men, is expected to be idle until next week.

Mine oiilcials estimated loss at $10,000. The ilre‘ was believed to have originated from a iaulty switch.

Presbyterian: Asked To Ald Flood Victims

TORONTO, June 9-(CP)--A na- tlon-wlde appeal for members cl the Presbyterian Church in Can- ada to help British Columbia flood victims wasissued here today by Rev. James Evans oi Vancouver.

‘He ivas chairman of a special committee set up last week st the

CORNWALL, Ont., June 9—(CP) —R.lotlng broke out on Cornwalls strlke-boimd wateriront tonight when 20 Montreal taxi-cabs and two trucks brought 200 members oi the Canadian Lake Seaman's Un- ion into the Canadian Scamens Union plckaiing camp. along the canal.

As"ona of the CLSU. men step- ped from a cab, 80 CS.U. men pil- ed on him and began beating nim. Witnesses said they saw the illlll barndish s. revolver. '

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Rfoting Fla r es On Cornwall Waterfront

An oliicial of the 0.8.11. said the revolver was wrested iroin the man's hands and given to police. The oiilclal said a Cornwall news- paper photographer obtained a picture oi the scene.

As police began converging on the scene, one Ontario Provincial Police constable was surrounded by a swarm of C811. men. Ha was Jostied but reported unharmed. The waterfront continued to echo with shouts and thnaia i! the two

rival unions. ‘

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(By James MoCool) IONDON, June fl-tdPi-Inbol mambsrs of Parliament agreed to compromise on the abolition of the death penalty and Conservative peers reiused to accept the reduc- tion oi the Upper l-Iouss powers in maior political developments to- night.

They were;

i. The parliamentary Labor Party in privata session agreed to the proposal to permit the death penalty for premeditated murders or the kill cl policemen or their assistants. Avril. ti" RPM‘ majority in the Commons votcd w abolish the death penalty for mur- dsr and the propo al was later re- lsctnii by the Lot .

2. The Conservative maiority in the Lords dsiaatsd by a vota oi i1’! io li the Labor "Government's

_ bill to cutirom two Nara to§ons

aha-period for which the Upper (macs can veto Oemmvillissis-

ls . . is the second reading had been

British Lords Refuse To Curtail Powers

given the bill tonight, Viscount Addison, Government leader in the Lords, said he would have been rosdy to resume negotiations with the Opposition Party to seek a compromise agreement on the Lords powers of delay. .

“This is no oiisr at all. . . it is not vrorth considering," said the Marquess oi Salisbury, leader o! the Opposition.

Lord Addison ssiq ii (the second rsading was rejected there would be no more negotiations until tbs question had again born consider- ed by his Party.

It was ‘learned that at a parlia- mentary l Party matting m1- dsy it was evident the Commons members were unwilling to pro-l long siiorta at a compromise with the lords. »

The Upper flousc action means 2:“ Gcvmnmnut‘ must. call a spacial

on o men probably in September and Octobtr lasting a month or five wash. to have the Parliament bill brought into sstsst

before the 1900 general election.

Three Federal By-elections Seen Possible

Liberal Maturity I11 llouss low Reduced Tc Four

OTTAWA. June 9 -. (c?) .- The‘ Government, near the end of a session marked by Opposition airensth and close votes, now has a clear Commons majority of only iour.

Three C.C.Il‘. lay-election victories have been a big fpctor in slicing it to that figure, the lowest since the general election in 1945. Two more by-elections —» possibly three - are lust around the political corner, creating the possiblllt of the Government edge being urbher re- duced. The by-electlons when call- ed, would be in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Quebec.

‘Iihe C.C.F. advances. all during the last 10 days, were in Yale, Ontario riding and V Centre. When the victors take their seats — probably not for about two weeks — the combined non-Liberal vote will be 120. The Liberals can malster 124 straight Liberal votes including that oi speaker Gaspard‘ Ilfalltsnx, who I does not vote except to break atie. One seat is vacant.

This is the party lineup, with the 194.5 election ictals in brackets:

Liberal 124 (137): Progressive Conservatives 66 (67); C. C. F. 31 (28): Social Credit 13 (13); others 10 (10): vacant 1 (0).

Prime Minister Mackenzie Kin: said today in a prepared statement hhat the C.C.F. gallns reilect "the inevitable dislike felt by persons o! all olaues ior high living costs and privatlons and restrictions 0i any kind."

That statement was similar to one by M. J. ‘Caldwell, C.C.F. lead-

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Fruit Rancher Sought In Triple Slaying

rmmnrnolv. 3-0.. June 9 - (CP) - Widespread search W85 underway tonight in the Okana- gan Valley tor Robert D. Mutch. so year old fruit rancher, sought ior questioning in the death oi his wiie and two sons.

Mrs. Mutch and her sons, Rob- ert, 1g years old, and Grant, I4, were Iound early i045)’ ill b1°°d' spatter-ed, smoke-filled rooms at their Kaleden Corner ranch home.

The mother and her sons were

bludgeoned and burned from fires started in the mattresses of their beds. ‘ _ A daughter, Yvonne, 20, was found in hcr rcom in critical con- dition. Sho suilfered severe blows and geriqugburns. The girl was brought to hospital 11¢"-

Police round an iron bar. l»; lleved the death-weapon.

Harry Corbett, a nolsilbfll’. d1!" covered ilha tragedy whBIi h! MW smoke cclrning from the Mutch hmie. i-Ie found-the doors locked, and smashing his way tin-ouch a window discovered the beds on tire. The fires had been set with keroaenobut had little chance in spread.

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By IOUIS NININ - BARIC. June 9-(.AP)—Cien. Charles De Gaulle today made s. blistering attack onthe six-power London agreement to establish s.

' separate Western German govern-

ment.

He said it would prepare "the way for Russian domination oi all Germany."

De Gdulle Rave a statement to newspaper men soon alter the fol- eign aflairs committee of the French National Assembly approv- ed the London accord. Comnuttee approval was in a. close 22-21 vote, and given with reservations. The French Cabinet approved it Tucs- daywand it is scheduled ior par-

liamentary consideration Friday.

De Gaulle, leader of the rightist R-aasesrl-biement du Peuple Fran- oais. said the London agretment would create two rival G rmanys: one with Frankfurt as l capital,

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Prices Probe Turns To. Silk And Nylon

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The body of the late Mr. Harry S. Francis, ionzner Liberal member icr the First District od King's, was found at 5:86 yesterday even- ing by some children as they were wailing along the shore near For- tunsBi-idge.

The body; was in shoal water near the shore and s few yards below Johnson's store. It was re- moved to the undertaking parlors of Ernest Ding-well in SOllflS after it had been viewed by the Cor‘- oner. ‘The inquest will be held in Souris next Monday evening.

The late Mr. Francis had been missing from his home since i1 oclock last Thursday night. At that time he told his wile he was going out to ask a neighbor to spend the night with him. Ba did not return. '

Next morning, when his cap was found floating in the water oil Fortune Bridge. search parties gathered and the water off For- tune Brldge had been dragged con- tinually since until the bodywas iound.

Prime Ministers May

Denier In ‘October

LONDON, June 9 — (CP) - A Government source said today that a summer meeting oi Common- wealth Prime Ministers. which had been hoped ior by British authorit- ies,_w1ll not be possible but it Isa anticipated that Dominion political leaders will. be able to come to London in October.

Gleviously thare had been hope that the klonfarenca could be held in July but the home responsibilit- ies oi the Prime Ministers have made it impossible ior them to 0s

here together then.

Mall $5.00; other Provinces d‘: U. B. $7.00.

jut! 2st Gov’t Held

52 0f 91 Seats At Dissolution

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(By William Stewart)

QUEEN. June b — (CH-The Quebec general election, awaited since tile close oi, a turbulent Leg- islatul-e session l0 weeks ago, was ilxed today for July 28.

The election campaign is expect- ed to be sharply fought with the bltteresi. hustings oratory heard in the Province in recent years.

Premier Duplcssls’ second Union Nationals administration, elected in August, 1944, goes to the voters ior an extension oi its current tour-year term. Its first term was from 1936 to i039.

The Liberal Opposition, led by Adelard Godlbout, Quebec Premier during most of the war, will chal- lenge the Government on its main campaign, issiles oi’ provincial rights and anti-Communism as well as administration.

The onto-July 26-fa1ls on a Wednesday, a day dedicated to St.

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OTTAWA. June 9 -- (C?) - Earnlngs of the 22 main artificial silk and nylon producing companies have averaged 1d per cent oi their total sales ior the last 12 years, 1t was disclosed today at the prices committee. _ ,

The ccmcnittea launched its in- quiry into prices o! these two commodities with a report on the industry prepared by G. S. Knight, a chartered accountant. ,

Mr. Knight's zd-page report covered the four largest producers in detail. They are Ccurtaulds (Canada) Ltd.. Canadian Industries List-Nylon‘ Division, Canadian Celanesa Ltd. and Brllck Mills Ltd.

The remaining 16 companies were grouped and were not treated lndividualLv in the report.

The report showed, that Coslrt- sulds total sales in the 12-year period reviewed totalled $33,046,000 and their operating income $10,- 471,000, or 12.6 per cent of the sales figure. '

C. I. L.'s sales since the Nylon, Division was established in 1942 total $26,908,000, operating income $158,000 or 18.8 per ceint.

The ilgures given for Canadian Celancse were $133,116.00 (or sales and $39,728,000, or 29.8 per cent, for operating income.

In the case 0f Bruck Mills the iigrllres were $54,133,000 ior sales. and $069,000, or 9.4 per cent, for operating income.

The average earnings on capital of the four main companies varied from 4.5 per cent shown by Court- aulds to 11.1 pcr cent in the case of Canadian Celanese. Tihe high- est carnimzs on capital shown were those oi C. I. L. in 1946 and 1947. - 17.2 and 16.1 per cent, respective- iy.

BICYCLE EXPORTS SOARING

BIRMINGHAM, England —(CP) —The United Kingdom exported 101,343 cycles during March to set a record. During the first quarter, 17,400 motorcycles went abroad ccmpared with 12,534 last year and

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OAlilRD. June il-Count Folks Bernadette, U. N. mediator, an- liounced tonight that a four-week armistice in Palestine will start at 3 am. ADI‘ Friday and that. he would call s peace conference on the neutral island oi Rhodes as soon as possible.

Bernadette said the coniererice would be called to mediate the long-range issues involved iii the Arab-Jewish war in Palestine.

The announcement oi the Rhod- es meeting came s. iew hours alter the Swedish mediator announced that Arabs and Jews accepted his plans for the four-week truce un- conditionally.

Rhodes is one of the Dodecan- ese group in the Mediterranean ofl the coast of Turkey. In a post-

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Confirms Discovery 0f Uranium Dre

(By The Canadian Press)

REGINA, June Q-JtssourccsMin- ister J. L Phelps today confirmed the discovery oi uranium are de- posits in the Lac La Rondo ares. 200 miles north oi Prince Albert.

Samples have already been flown to Ottawa. he said.

Mr. Phelps said tests made by the University of Saskatchewan showed the ore had s. radio-active content rive times normal.

Yesterday the Resources Depart- ment announced a ban on claim- staking over sfdb-square-mile area near the scene o! the 0nd.

13 Injured When l Freight Bars Pile Into Automobiles

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June 9 —(CP) — Thirteen persons were injured today when a westbound Canadian National Railways flyer hit an open switch approaching the Niagara Fails station and ran full-tilt into three box cars parked on s. siding, sending them careenlng headlong into s. llnc of parked automobiles.

The heavy freight cars tore their way past aevennutomo- lilies, crumpllng them like tin cans, and finally came to rest at the wall of the station ex- press oiflce. Five persons were severely injured when pinned in the wreckage oi their cars and ivere taken to hospital.

Force of the impact sent eight train passengers to hos- pltal with fractures and bad bruises.

Inlured were: Mrs. Robert Yule. ‘l3, Fort Erie, 0nt.; Mrs. Orwell Yule, Toronto; Mrs. Maggie lilldreth, Fort Erie; Mrs. Henry I. Aiken, Mrs.

.Claytcn Aiken, and her young son. all of Niagara Falls, Ont; V. L. Roberts, porter, Toronto; James Pratt, express manager. Toronto; mail clerks F. B. Vl- pond, M. Shire, and Clare Switzer. Toronto: R. II. Devin- ny. Acsmpo, CallL; and Mrs.

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June 9 - (CP) an nomination day

' tomormrw and nearly 160 candid-

vsu "rattler-astray: ssssa ~

ates are expected to file papers

, lfor the June 24 provincial elect-

tlon.

Already 144 candidates have

. signified they will run tor the so

seats to be decided in June. But several more are expected before

- tho oificial close oi nominations at

a pm. a.n.'r. Two more seats - the far-

" northern ridings oi Aiilabsska and

Cumberland - will" be decided July m with nominations for them

' July g because o! late spring thaws

which made election organization impossible.

Qniy nng party -_ the C.C.F. is contesting all b0 seats. But. ilo ac- clamatlons are expected.

In many constituencies, the party lineup is complicated by lo- cal coalitions - both formal and informal - and working Ir?“-

- manta between ubsrsis and Pro-

gressive mnsefvutlvns.

The liberals have picked can-