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iT.|siss|thsg'War Neitlser _Isnsninent Nor Inevitable

Drugger Opportunities At

North Rustico ‘Emp

Farm ilasli lncoaia At Tlie.19f0 Level

OTTAWA. March fl — Finance Minister Abbott nozed in his Bud. get Address that n t farm income was slightly lower than in 1948, but the farm cash income was at. most identical with the recbrd reached-in 1.948, which in ‘turn was 25 per cent above 1941. ow- ar returns on dairy products, poultry products and furs were offset by increased returns on grains and livestock. Earlier esti- mates of net farm income for 1949 show a moderate decline from 1948.

The production of the fisheries was well maintained. Despite ex- port marketing difficulties for some types of fish. returns to flgh. at-men in 1949 were satisfactory. domestic demand being particular- ly good throughout the year.

In those lines of production where our farmers and fishermen rely primarily on overseas misr- kets the outlook for 1950 is less certain. but our markets on this side of the Atlantic have increased sreatly in recent years. and can. 1 think. he still further develop- ed. especially for high quality products. he said.

a Give Warning in , Use Of lieu Drug

GENEVA. March is —‘ (Reuters) — The World Health Omanlaation today has issued a warning against unrestricted distribution and in-' discriminate-uee of the new drug zgliglétfmycin tn ooinbatttng tuber-

In a letter to all members of the orlanizatlon. Canadian-born Dr. Brock Chisholm. its director-gem eral. said:

I. In spite of reduced toxicity of the new. form of streptomycin it must still be considered as am‘. eroua.

2. Precles knowledge of the dl'|is's action. especially in tube‘:- clslosls of the lungs. is still lacking.

3- Th! Dllbllc hla.. ocuased at- tention on the drug to a dagr‘es frlllltg: aolluprolpmhn to its value

cum - tuberculosis. "in

while the great success of strep. l47mYCllI‘ against tuberculosis is readily admitted. that, are main. ations that the tuberculosis bac- illi speedily become resistant to tho dull. Dr. ohlaholm added.

Coming Events

"Grain Cleaning. Arnold Beer +-

"Postponcd Cornwall’ Concert tonight.

r ‘ 1 iew o'clock.

' Films. Hall. March 31st. at 3

“Mail your Films to Garnbtsm Photo Studio, Charlottetown.

"Card Party and Bingo at Mac- Donald Bros. Theatre, tonight.

"Postponed Cornwall tonight.

I. . r..i.“'a-a‘“' i‘.3i'i.."°°%..i.§"."2 Boyle. ' .

“Sec “Lady in The Morgue".

comedy-mystery allow. at ,New Glasgow tonight at 0:00. , Don't miss iii

Concert

“Loading hogs at Fredericton "‘”‘

until 11 a.n'i.: at Colville until 11-40 apt. lssrcit so. D. l.. lla- Dowalt. .

"See the ilalel Co 3 I glfiflfiuatcr uBlv:r , lllalni w°’9.3'n,p_ . m roll ‘. Aulooea

t they are getting‘

lt_asized

A wonderful opportunity for d|‘II’l°l' liberation: off North Rus- tioo. provided the Rustlco harbour and channel can be dredged and a fish meal plant established there within easy access of cold stor- age facilities at Charlottetown. was emphasized in the Legmg. lure yesterday by Mr. R. E. Bell. Second District of Queen's, in lliellilnl in- the Budget debate.

Five fishermen from North Rus- tico have already ordered . draaser and have made their ac. posh with the Fishermen‘s Loan Board. Mr. Bell said. If the har- bour is not attended to, however, they will have to run to Sourls or Tlgllllhulto gllléold their catches, In W no a able to profitably. °p°""°

Mr. Bell scored Premier Jones

for allegedly insulting the deli,» (lies of the Farmers Federation and was frequently lnterru ted by the Premier on this an other points in the course of his ro- marks. Stating that he approved of the Government‘; policy of experi- menting with dragger operations. Mr. Bell said that at North Rue. tlco there are NO people, only twelve of whom have any land and can be called part-time farm- ers. The rest depend solely on the sea. Last Year the amount of cash invested in gear and in the two splendid factories there was esti- mated at 3450.000. They have been inshore. fishermen for years. At present they have to go farther and farther to sea to get. a catch. Some of these fishermen with their little boats go out as far ‘I ¢W9|'|ll'-three miles off North Ruatico.

nu-sour Neglected The situation at Ruatlco liar.

N6 dredging has been done since 1984 except a little‘ last year around election time. Even the small boats can hardly get into "10 lflndlnas. The breakwater was destroyed several years ago, mu has never been replaced. Draggers can bé operated there in 9 feet of water, Mr. Bell said. The fishing ground for the di-angers there will be forty or l°T¢¥~flve miles off North Rus- tlco. The Gulf of St. Lawrence in that vicinity is said to be nu. ed with fish of all kinds. At. pre- sent a fleet of 20 draggerg from .l'.'_araouet comes down there; they alrefoff from 20 to 50 miles and splendid catches. 'I'hey have bee doing this for the last four years. and Mr, 3911 was informed that every man had cicqaged 8:000. - ere as been a great deal of .d|ff|r-«Its in iletllna _the local De- partment to make recommendations with regard to dredging at Rus-

'tice Harbor. Mr. Bell .said.

In years to come he anticipated the successful operation of a fleet 01 dhners there.

Sins of Discontent

Mr. Bell said that at the open- lnl of the session the House ap- "°‘ ”‘°

“‘ on Para 1: pol. 1)

hour In wry bad. Mr. Bell added. 10

Sees iiop'e‘oi Vlarding Oil Catastrophe

DONDON, March 1 —(Ap)- Winston Churchill today told the House of Oommolu that he be- lieves s. new world war is neither imminent nor inevitable.

The Conservative leader agaln ploposed that the Western Pow-

ers use German soldiers in “a combined system of efeace" against Communlmn.

"’I.‘ime and patience are not

necessarily on our side," he said in a foreign affair debate in the House of commons. “I believe we have more time, if we use it wise- ly. and more hope of was-ding off that frightening catastrophe from the struggling. ill-informed and al- most helpless human race"

To end the cold war with Elus- sia. Britain must "move hand in hand with our Allies and. above all. hand in hand with the United States."

speculating on why Russia re- mains cold to the west. he said "probably the soviet Government fear the ificndclhip of the West even more than our‘.hostility."

“The soviet regime and the lives of its rulers might be imperllled by allowing free. easy inter- mlngling with the outer world.

“An endless series of quarrels. vehement and violent antagonism: and the consciousness of an out- side enemy in the minds of the masses may be regarded by the Soviets as a. necessary precaution- ary element in maintaining corn- munisl power."

Moreover. "the democracies of the West must be convinced that those who lead them do not despair of peace.“

"We cannot get on with a policy of hesitation and drift. Every day is precious.”

lie called the atomic bomb “the dominating factor" ln"tlte ‘altos!’-

it. "If the United states ' has‘ a stock pile of 1.000 bombs and Russia has 50 and we get those 50. fearful experiences far beyond anything we have ever endured will be our lot.

Churchill promised Conservative support on the broad lines of for- eign policy which the Government has been following.

He told the House;

“I said nothing about the realm- ment of Germany or about crest- ing the German army. But I see no reason why the Germans should not aid in the dedepce of their own country and of wesoern Eur- ope, or why British. American. French and German soldiers should not stand in the line together an honorable terms d comi-as-leshipae part of a combined system oi de- fence."

Six-Metered French Seaplane Crashes .

BORDEAUX. trance. Match 8- (AP)—A six-motored French sea- plane being tested for freight Dr- vloe plunged into the sea today after it wing fell off in flight. All 12 crew members were killed.

The accident to the Latecoere 631 occurred about off Cap Ferret in southwestern France. A rescue ttilp found one body.

2,000 Attend Protest ‘Meeting At F redericton.

( )_gEltIl2ION. March as I

“ll Poilrln rain a lab- lla Iaulas to progebt a shall sales tax planned for New Bruns- :°lt:‘&aa ht-lg Illa frog?“ of the

ve u dings

scheduled. ’ " More than 2.000 persona. includ- ing delegations from celitres lllro n th Pr met

mild

” a V ally ‘hh

___ fcrred to it as a consumer tax, to

be known as “the social syx-vices and education tax." The Premier aid that food. fuel. rent, shelter and certain other items would be exempt. The tax rate has yet to be ounced. -

Today's hour-long public meet. ing began shortly bafpre the ug- lala 'a opening time. The leg- isia rl sat foruonh so minutes, their shortest sitting of the res- ant saaaioo. Gems ntassibas-I on adiourned to a meeting of the pub- aooounta committee but moat isittbebutldiagtowatcbtbs mass

odfths numerous woman 8. stood under ualisailas as

‘preaan liaarainpelted dowu.'flse

about D. spoke from abaaaatsnd opposite tbararliamaal alldalobdapaker

aysteataisplttied thslrru_us.rks.'l'beyaroiisedhearty the be John norm. Piasiassatoftbs Retail

Merchants‘ Association of acted as eitalratan.

‘DI!

in the crowd. and pt-aotio- ’

llflldilll fiolillntilelliy

U. S. Ambass

Is Saved By’ Budget Highlights

Budget provides no changes in taxes on personal incomes. liquor, tobacco, cosmetics or succession duties.

i

Eight-per-cent sales tax dropped on ice cream. dairy drinks and prepared whipping cream—effec- tive immediately.

Eight-par-cent sales tax also dropped on purchases by orphan- ages and institutions for the aged and lnfirm—-effective July 1. 1950.

Five-per-cent excise tax on toilet soap dropped—-effective immed- lately.

No 0 her commodity tax changes propose .

Minor and technical changes proposed in tariff achedules-—cffcc- tivs March 29, ’1950.

Increase from free to 15 per cent in British preferential tariff on tin plate-—effective June 1. 1950

Surplus for 1950-51 expected to be $20.000,0fX.'l compared with $111,- 000,000 in 1949-50. ‘

Revenues for 195051 estimated at 32.430.000.000 compared with 82.549.000.000 in 1949-50

Expenditures for 1950-51 esti- mated at 82.410.000.03 compared with 33.438.000.000 in 1940-50.

r-“lo taxation on 'ca'pit‘al' 'gall'fs.i' Farmers and fisherman permit-

ted optlon of two depreciation methods for tax purposes.

at

Effects of tax reductions for small businesses wldened—retro- active to Jan. 1, 1949.

Tax exemptions on oil and min- ing exploration expenses continued for additional year.

New system of taxing accumu- iated surpluses of family corpor- ations announced.

No Change In Butler Support Price In April -

O’l'I'AlK\, March 3 —fCP) -Agricultlsrs Minister Gardiner mounted in the commons ay that title Government's current support price for lhltter of 58 cents a pound will con- tinue to be paid until the end of April.

This is a carry-over of the current support price for one ' month from its termination date of March 31. A new price- support level is expected to go

‘ into effect at the end of April.

Mr. Gardiner said that while the present price is maintain- ed, there will be no change in the price at which the Gov- ernment sells its_buttei- to the trade-approximately 60 1-2 cents a pound, including stor- age and shipping charges.

The ‘Minister assured the trade bhat there will be no change in the Government pol- icy to protect butter purchas- era.

- Under this plan, purchasers of Government butter unable to dispose of their purchases at the and of the butter year in April will be able to bill the govemmcntfor any loss suf- fered. if and when prices drop.

R A H I o°.."%"....”t.Ir'.." 1

uomw Ifarcll 2: — (O12- Rsports y from s was rn and of Lake at. fouls indicated the worst lee conditions in years and inland ships maynbuztureech Hon-

-aaid they. would ask naparusssaa

eslbeohd into middle of

April.

'l'l-ieioebreakarp N.8.ldoI.csn and Isasattapeiatewarsiitthalower harbor about‘ a mile from the setchsstl

smnslda

ice fan. use out . l noun —

laalflir.

Others Dies In Crash; One

ador, Four

I

Parachute

OTTAWA, March 28 — (UP) — The United States Ambassador to Canada, Laurence steinhardt. and four other men died today in the fla.lning which fell burning from a sun‘-it sky and scattered itself across the snow and mud of a. fat-mer’s field.

Only one man survived the crash of the U. s. Embassy c-47 transport just after it had taken off from Ottawa's Rockcliiie Airport for New York. He was Master Sergeant Gwyn A. Long, 35. of the us. Air Force, who bailed out from 100 feet nfter unsuccessfully trying l0 (95 others to parachute from the doomed airliner.

The plane, one of it's motors afire, roared low over is school- house and farm buildings near Ramsayvllle, ont.. 11 miles south- east of here. It just cleared at fence then plunged nose first into the

crash of a courier plane A”

legislature To Prologue ' On Thursday

Pmrogation of the Legislature on Thursday at noon is expected in view of the progress made by the House in committee whole on the Estimates last night.

‘ asst was made at 10 o'- clock after dearly five dollars ind been voted coming year's expenditures

Debate on the Budget was con- cluded att yesterday afternoon's session. the last speaker being I-Ion. J.. W. Arsenault, Provincial secretary, who followed the last Conservative speaker Mr. R. R. Bell.

Estimates voted last night were for debt charges, $1,009,495, health and welfare $2,508,232, education 5017.500, administration of Justice 562.080, and agriculture $209,685.

One Opposition amendment. moved by Mr. D. L. Mathieson, 5th Queen's. to cut out the $5,000 appropriation for the Deputy At-

million for the

snow and mud. Long landed, hurt. nearby.

Others Refused to Jump

En route to hospital he sobbed out a. story of the last minutes aboard the plane after one motor caught fire and the pilot tried to maintain height so all could jump. But the others decided to "take their chances" and Long jumped lone.

“I knew we were going 1n," he was quoted as saying. "I knew vie had to jump or die." lliyewitnesses said the plane exploded just before it hit the ground. This caused rumors of

possible sabotage. The R..C.-

A.ll‘. launched an investigation

at the request of the (1.5. Em- ._,,bassy _but.;pld.there was no in: .

dication of any sabotage.

Dead _in the crash are:

Ambassador Laurence stelnhardt. 5'1, who came .to his Ottawa post in August, 1948.

(Oontinued on Page 12 Col '1)

torn:-y General's salary. was de- feoiecl on a straight party vote.

0anada’s llet iiellt Si 1,665,000,000

OTTAWA, March 23-(OP)- Canadirs net debt, pushed to I peak of $13.4t2l.d03,-i-90 by\ heavy wartime expenditures. has been reduced to 311.665.000.00), Finance Minister Abbott disclosed tonight in his budget speech.

The net debt was a mere $8.152.- 650,s14 at the outbreak of the sec- ond World War in 1939. Heavy wa¢t.ime~;axpelidit.ttres.aerit it sky- rocketing, but four consecutive aur- pluaes since the and of the war have helped to w.hittle it down.

In the 1919-50 fiscal year ending Friday, it was cut by $111,100,000 compared with I slash of $595,000.- ooo in the previous year.

Sharp Exchange 0n Reefer Car Shortage In Committee

OTTAWA. March 20 —(Special> —sharp exchanges on Prince Ed- ward Isla.nd‘s refrigerator car situatlon between Cl.N.R. presi- dent Donald . Gordon and W. Chester 5. Mcbure. Progressive Conservative member for Queen's marked today's sitting of the House of Commons committee on government-owned railways and shipping.

Mr. Gordon told the committee that there had been no serious shortage of “reefer" cars in the province during the past bhree months and that Prince Edward Island had been given t‘ a best service in the Maritimcs ll this respect.

Mr, l\icl'..ure offered chapter and verse to prove that not only had there been a. shortage of these cars to carry the potatoes and tur- nip: to mainland markets but that the shortage was still threatening.

Gordon Taken To Task

The C. N. R. president was taken to task for his “sharp and brisk" language and attitude towards Mr Mcnure by Jean Francois Pouliot.

in , ssesslon of the true facts of the case. he could have forced the railway to gel the needed re- frigerator cars to Prince Edward Island at an earlier date.

"Even today." the Queen's mem- ber said, "there is ‘is shortage of these cats to such an extent that shippers have been forced to de- cline or‘ders from Toronto and other. centres."

He instanccd one case in which a shipper had to turn down an order for ll carloads of potatoes for lack of cars in which a) ship them and uncertainty about n,,de- livcry date.

Letter Quoted

Mr. Gordon read into the record of the committee is letter from 3. Graham Rogers, director of trans- portation in the Prince Edrward Island Department of Industry and Natural Resources, to J. C. Lcsso,rd. Deputy Minister nf Transport at Ottawa. In the letter. written some two weeks ago. Mr. Rogers affirmed that the Island was in "the best refrigerator our situation for some years." and thatcreditfor

Liberal member for Tr. ‘ ata. “Even if my honorable friend (Mir. Mobure) doesn't mind it, I

take exception to the language and attitude used to one of my col- leagues of the House of Commons and on this committee. If I were an official of the railroad," Mr. Poullot continued. "I wouldn‘t dare to talk in that fashion to a mem- ber of the House of Coinmolts seeking information." ‘

Mr. Gordon sssailed the in- formation on the refrigerator car shortage produced by Mr. Manure. and the Queen's member insisted that the information given the Minister of Transport on the aid)- Ject was incorrect and laleadl The O.N.ll.. president offered to treat Mr: McLure to lunch in Montreal if he could prove his al- legations about a refrigerator car shortage in the Island Province. Mr. Mobure Gordon that have to pay for the lunch.

siblect of the reefer car shortage was introduced by Mr. Icbure “during the last three weeks. farmers and sblppai-s in P.l.l. had taken a real beating on account of the shortage of re- frl orator cars.” _

c ‘O.N.ll.. he obarged, had failed to snake to rat- ion to than the potato and urntp to its luarketa.

of the _

‘TAX CHANGES ANNOUNCED IN FEDERAL puuuur

Heavy Expenditures Forecast; Pltespent Tax Burden. To Continue

(? BY

George Kitchen OTTAWA, March 28—(CP)—Finanoa Minister

filtiiili fll Abbott .

tonight placed before the Commons and the country a musi- cal-chairs budget-—-he shuffled some minor taxes, but lost

no revenue—and left the Gove virtually unchanged.

rnment's main tax structures

He accompanied it with a warning that more of the

same—budgets skimpy on tax relief——can be expected in

the future. He reported that the tax

bring a revenue loss of $3,000, least” that much through tax

that he will recoup “at changes.

He announced no changes in

concessions proposed would O00-and promptly conceded

taxes on personal in-

comes, liquor, tobacco, cosmetics or succession duties.

For business, there were

sions.

These were the main features in what generally was regarded as a featureless budget presentation:

1. The eight-per-cent sales tax, is dropped on ice cream. dairy drinks and prepared whipping cream, effective immediately. Rev- enue loss will be approximately $2,000,000 ii. year.

2. 'I“.1e sales tax also is dropped on purchases by otrphanages and institutions for the aged and the infirm, effective July 1. 1950. Rev-

enue loss: Not expected to be “large." 3. Title five-per-cent excise tax

on toilet soap is dropped, effective immediately. Revenue lam: Ap- proximately $6iXl.00O a Year.

1. There are no other commod- ity tax changes.

5. Minor and technical changes are proposed invtariff schedules. ' effective immediately. -

For the man on the street. this budget contrasts with th pro-election sunshine budge of I049. when Mr. Abbott re- duced personal income taxes

by $316,000,000 and set 750.000

persons free fromopetaonal tax

liability. That budget. with still further concessions, was ap- proved by Parliament iast fall.

Tonight, speaking before is crowd- ed Commons and crowded public galleries. the Finance Minister conceded that he was living nothing away by lt'ne\tax cha-D805 now being proposed.»