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DARTMOUTH, 11.5., Aug. 36-

fcPl-Officials said today more than 75 were expected to register here Saturday for the annual four- dgy meeting of the Maritime Pro- fessioflll Photographers Associat-

“'15,. photographers will tsks part been

g1 gognpeflflonl and hear technical lectures on their art.

Arrangements are being made for the convention by B. _ Alim 13¢!!- 33min of Dartirnomh and Lorne held of Charlottetown.

Coming Events

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"Show - Moreil, Thursday.

"Show - Eldon, Friday.

"Wednesday. A08. 27, Picnic at Mt, Carmel.

"Dance. Seven Mlle Bay Hall, Wednesday nigiht.

"Talkies - Morell, Thursday —- Night Editor.

"Talkies - Si. Peters. Thursday, "The Falcon in Mexico."

"Regular Dance tonight, Wednesday,

"Talkies -- Bridgetown. day - Ni-giht Editor,

"Talkies - Eldon, tFridaywl-g Night Editor. ' ' '“" '

"Credit Union Dance. Wodnil- dsy, August 27m, in Seven Mile Bay flail.

at Burlington

Satur-

"Danco, Campbell Bros’. build- ing. Sea View, Thursday, August 28th.

"Ice Cream and Dance, Wednes- day night at long Corner, in sld Ii school, ‘

"lcs Cream and Dance, Kelly's Crass School, Wednesday, August 87th.

"Dance, Donagh School, Wed- nesday, August 27th. Hughes’ Orch- tstra_

"See "The Irish Millionaire" in Little Pond. Friday. Aug. 20th. Dance.

"Dance. Johnston's River School, Tuesday, September 2nd. Ice Cream Ind liinchesi

"Dance at Afton Hall. h-lday. till-h. Lunches served. Music by MacNeI~ll's.

"Special Dance. Montague Curl- ins Rink, Thursday, August 2am. Don iviessei-‘s Orchestra.

"Regular Dance tonight, Sea 5500110 Pevalion. Dancing from 9

"Come to the Ice Cream Social: on Unlltd Church grounds. Tryori, gfllmwednesday evening, August

i “Reserve Tuesday, September

10th for Annual Meeting of P. E. I.

"mmlicrance Federation in Char- tetown. Special speakers.

"i-tsion Supper and Dance. in Roi-ell Hall, on Wedrzefdsy. Sep- tember 3rd. Supper ssrv from 430 till 9. Also Refreshments and Amusements, . - _ "Come to lcs Cream Festival "*4 Meonlishi Dance, m. Stewart ilcliooi Grounds. Wsdnssdsy, Aug- 0st 77th. Proceeds in aid cf School, misfit" served. Amusements". Good

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"Unloodins asphalt shingles IM roll roofing at Colvills to- ll)’. Cedar shingles expected Sst- lirdaudslso lightmsosntiing r io-

"i ‘W110i Climb‘, R . "Willi. New nsvcn. “so at. rots-Yin is n. .1" comedy "lfilllltiilyuggspitsligs .1‘ Clfiiilan Hall, Wsdressday night. 0%; gsiaofgiskséhbeue. Iii-a lngloo. ' ' u’

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Sydney

SYDNEY, us. Aug. 2s -(q=)._ A neat, short. plump and dug. haired store clerk quietly sat, bo- side her fiance in a police wourt here today as one of the most un- usual tihef; cases in Cape Breton Bot underway with investigators convinced ths alleged thief was more boarder than anything else.

Dressed 1n s nest blue. gsbardins cost over a flowered dress. and "Mined eyes indicating she had

s before she entered the dingy court room, Phyllis Bond, 36-year-old native of nearby Flor- ence. was charged with stealing $10,000 worth of merchandise from the Sydney Mines, N.S.. branch of the British-Canadian Co-operative over the last 1B years.

Required Two Trucirs

RCMP. officials said it required two three-ton trucks to transport articles ranging from cosmetics and carpets to furniture and a baby crib to storage from the attic of the Bond home at Florence where the accused lived with her father and invalid mother.

They said that price tags on the articles dated back to l931—a year after Miss Bond joined the co-op- erative staff.

sitting with Miss Bond in court today was her fiance, John Mac- Qlleen, a husky, 190-pound packing house truck driver. They were to

already seized household effects which had been moved into the inew ihome he had Just completed for his bride-to-be,

“The fact. that apparently no st- teunpt was made to dispose, or for that matter. use any of the articles found in the attic and the price

than anything ficlal declared. He added that a tentative check of inventories showed all missing articles had been recovered.

Miss Bond was arrested at her Florence home and the articles were taken to Sydney for storage. They included a wide» range of household fumishlngs—towel1ing, furniture, linen, carpets, a boy's

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lmports From iI. S. May Be Restricted

OTTAWA, Aug. 2'6 - (OP) _ Trade Department tz-fficlsls have practically completeu a list or im- ports which might be restricted from the Untied States snollld the GoVernli-ent decide to impose re- smcti-ms as s means of conserv- ing dwilldllll’; American dollar le- ierves. it was lelrrrd today.

Ono source said that nnotor cars made! the United Suites was one o the things which conceiv- iibly could come under My import ban tht- Government. might decide to impoau. All types of luxury gonds as well could be afiected. Meantime. mpcrtu cirnilated in unofficial cirinr to the effect that Graham Tc-evcrs. Governor cf the Bank of Canada, had Rone to

lo sound out American fiellng tc- ward a 0750000009 loan to Can- ab.

ummm. Aug. 00 -- (AP) --'1‘ha Iranian Parliament today was ready to take up lhs controversial Soviet oil agreement as Iranlan and diplomatic officials reported that "iuooo Barlalll mull-n tribes- men. backed by L18 R-td Army" wars assemble! in Soviet Aserbsi- Jan on the nrrthwsstfrontfer. "1111! may be another movs in s Boy's. war oi nerves m) ths eve of Parliament's consideration of the RiIAIO-Ifsfilln oil agreement,“ ssid one high diplomatic source. The oil agreement, signed by prim; minister Ahmed Qavarn in| 0011i. i040 while Soviet troops still occupied Northern Iran, Brant- Od Russia of‘; concession» in (‘v0 northern prnvulces with ltusds receiving s1 rer cem- of the short! for the first 7o years.

The on sgre merit. already is ths No. i centre or s Political M14 diplomatic battle and many mem- bers of Psrlirmdnt have expretsld mg opinion ii will be defeated. Qthgr item m Parliament's for-

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Iranian House To Consider Oil Pact

is, Proposed At Inter-American Conference

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QUITANDtliNH-A. Brssfl, Aug. 20—(A.P) -- A l4-pcwer sub-com- mittee of the inter-American Conference today approved a. United States proposal for mighty defence sons stretching from the Arctic _to the Antarctic and guarded by ths guns of all

OTTAWA. Aug. 20 -(CI) —lligh Government officials today expressed keen but non- committal interest in the in- clusion of Canada in a weat- ern hemlsphe“ "security sons” being plotted st the Inter-American Conference meeting in Drssii.

ths American Republics,

The proposal provides for im- mediate Joint military action in the event of an attack upon any portion of the vast area, which includes Canada. Alaska and Greenland.

What actlcn the delegates pro- pose to eslte toward having Can- ada join in discussing and signing such a treaty has not been dis- closed.

Earlier this week Ambassador Pawley of the United States call- ed on Canadian A bassador Jasn Desy and if was said that Can- ada's possible reaction to an in- vitation to 30in in the treaty- making was being canvassed.

Neither in mo do Jsncirv- Qllltandiirhavnor Ottawa. how- cvq, has any statement been made concerning the 0110001119 0i those discussions.

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historic treaty for mutual defence 0g m, wsstern hemisphere. Witb mo“ controversial questions al- ,ready settled, swift completion‘ of the treaty was expccted.,r>crhal>l by tho week-end.

E c Mo? Biglialno liar: Affected

OTTAWA. Ava. iltl-lci’) "T" Agriculture Department “aid m‘ day measures taken by Bfiiiili" i“ girenflthen her economic position will not affect the agreement with Canada for the purchase of 08B! and egg products extendinl i0 91° rnd of January-

Brief Rain Aids Forest Firs Fighters

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Cover Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWNT-C-ih-NADA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1941

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Record iloney Brop Expected

OTTAWA. Aug. SI --(CP) -_—llere‘s good news for you fellows with a "sweet tooth" -Csnada's busy bees ars bus- ler than ever producing what is expected to be an all-time record crop of honey,

Estimated Canadian honey production for 1047 is 41,- 862,000 pounds, surpassing the previous high of 50,408,000 pounds set In 194] and 75 per cent higher than last year's total, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported today on the basis of reports from the Dominion and Pro- vincial Agriculture Depart- ments.

Eoilmated production by Provinces include (totals for 1946 in brackets): Prince Ed- ward island, 78,000 (15,000) pounds, Nova Scotis, 152,000 (65,000); New Brunswick, 216,- 000 (100,000).

Bracken Begins Maritim_e_ Tour

wonnwmcm, N. a. Aug. 20-

(OP)- Criticism of the financial record of the Dominion Govern- ment wss vctced hers tonight by coho-Bracken, national leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, in opening a tour of the Maritime Provinces.

Mr. Bracken said the Canadian people nad endured wartime taxa- tion without complaint, but on the cessation of hostilities they had been entitled to some relief, This had not been forthcoming.

Other speakers included H. H. Hatfield. NIP; F. C. Squires. M. L.A.; G. W. Perry, M.L.A.; Hugh John Flemming, M.L.A.; R, A. Bell, Ottawa, national director of the Progressive Conservative Par- ty, and James Neill, Perth, N.B. Mr. Bracken, in attacking Gov- ernment expenditures, said that the administration was ceasing to be the servant of the people and was becoming their master. Be- fore the war the country's ex- penditure nad been s. little more than $500,000,000. Now it ex-

SHELBURNE, NS... A118. M -< (OP) A ‘JO-minute rainfall lzt the Jordan Bry area earl, tonirtit halted the fl "es which had SW-iii ,.he pSIQhPd peninsula since Ffiiii] ‘and a grimy, blackened font anger said the flames were "ten:- ,oraril_v under control." e The "ain. which came as a sprinkling firrt and than poll-rd ‘(or 20 minuiiif‘, brought relief is hundreds of forests-rs and voliii- teers who woe ‘ishtlng to sava

llvashington d1 ring the Week-end fishing villages iinl 1g thu shore of

the fise-rnlleswide neck of land between Sheibume Harbor andl

military credit. '

Qsvsan has proposed to ths ftus- slans trial. the sreemsn‘. be rs- drsfted. and diplomatic circles say they. are pusslrd why ths nustisns insist ipon. the asrsement- bs'ng put to a vdte which appears certain to be defeated.

Some of the Kurds reported ga- thered on tho Iranian frontier rs- cently escaped into ‘the Soviet Cn- ion after fighting .1 ssriss of irat- tlcs wi.h Iraq Irlnlln sud Turk- ish tmops. Their lssdsr is Mullah lfustsf Bsrisnf. wlross bsnd was estimrcd at 1.000 to 2.000 men at ths time.

A foreign diplomat said “if the outlaw tribeelncn are to be used as an instrument fn inspiring arm- ed conflict on the Irannn frontier. the world should know of his po- Ahllll threat- to world pesos."

Ilspmts hm, too. said 90 Soviet divisions were engaged in summer manoeuvres vicar the Iranian frontier. Iranian army investiga- tors was looking into gpports that Russian "refugees and array ss- ssrters’ had bean crossing info

ceeded 823000005100, while ths national debt had risen to more than 010.000.000.000. Expenditures were still s00 percent ovsr pre- war figures and reductions in this third year since the war ended amounted to only about l2 per cent.

To claim s balanced budget and to show a surplus, Mr. .Bracltsn “sorted, the ‘Government had had to sell their war equipment and credit the prics to annual revenue. Otherwise they would have had a deficit instead of a surplus.

llsssvsr Isis Tisy Msspsr 0f $_s_isr System

CAMBRIDGE, Mast, Aug. 20 -- (AH-A tiny. hitherto unknown mtmbsr of the solar system —a rock two or three miles in diam- eter --flylng in a great circls s- round the sun, hds been discover- cd by C. A. Writanen, Lick Ob- servatory, California, ths Harvard Observatory- reported today.

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By IRVING C. WHYNOT HALIFAX, Aug. M — (CP) - A bill ratifying a $10,000,000 Dc- miniori-Plrovinclsl tax agreement passed through second reading 1n the Nova Semis Legislature today during \.l.s first day of ths special sitting called to consider the fin- ancial plan. Intrctiicing the hill, Premier An- gus l. Macdcnald said 810,900,000 was the minimum annual payment for the five years the agreement is effettive and repeated previous statements that the agreement

Arguments Heard 0ver P. E. Island Armorial Bearings

OITAWA. Aug. 28—(Speclal)— At least a dozen arguments over Prince Edward Island's armorial bearings have broken out in tho Jasper cocktail lounge of Ottawa's swank Chateau Laurier hotel with- in the past three days, the manage- ment told The Guardian's corres- pondent here this evening.

Converted into a cocktail lounge at a cost of $100,000 and opened on Saturday, s feature of the room's decoration are shields behind the mahogany bar, bearing the arms

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Anglo-Soviet Trade Talks May Resume

LONDON, Aug. 21_(w¢¢. lcsflcyl-(nl-Ths Dally n;- preas lid today the British Government is "planning to re- sume talks for a trade pact wit-h Russia."

"Soviet diplomats have re- vealed to the Swedish dele- gation now in Moscow that they hope Anglo-Soviet talks will start up again soon," the newspaper said.

_ The paper said Sir Stafford Cripps. president of the Board of Trade, advised British Man- facturers "to build up s. ‘pool’ of goods for Russia" so that Bri- tain couid speak with more authority about the prospects of delivering the heavy goods Russia wants in payment for the wheat, timber and canned fish she offered during the re- cent fruitless Moscow talks.

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The special sitting. had been called solely to deal with the Do- rriinion-Provinctal agreement but

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Rains Delaying Harvesting In West

today in bhlr 14th of s series of telegraphic reports covering crop conditions.

Favorable harvest weather-pre-

vailed in Manitoba during the last week except in ths northwest portion of the Province. Yields and grades of grains are "very considerably" lower than first an- ticipated while prospects for beets. corn. sunflowers, potatoes and gardens are "promising." Harvesting oparsitons were de- isysd in mos“ districts of Saskat- chewan by frequent showers and cool damp weather. Crop prospects have not altered» materially and good to fair yields are being har- vested over most of the eastern and south-central sections. Grades avs variable and generally below average, Heavy rains have further de- layed harvesting in Alberta. In some areas, driving rains have in- creased the wheat. steam sawfly damlse. With dry warm weather. cutting should be general towards the end of this week. Some frost has occurred in the Peace River- area.

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Convention Opens

W. R. Shaw Opens Show At Truro

TRURO. N. 8., Aug. mic?)- Nearly 10.000 passed through the

portant a place in Canada's eco- nomy and development as the farmer. .

Begin Digging Early Potatoes In ll. B.

wooosmcx, N. n, Aug. 3.. (CPl-I-Ieavier yields than prev- iously expacted were reported in this district today as digging of early potato varieties continued. With fields averaging 75 to 9o barrels an acre and some up to 125, production in some sections was as low as 50.

Demand for Irish Cobblers w“ fairly good, with farmers receiv- ing ‘an average or $2.50 per barrel. Some of the early shipments or; going to Montreal and Nova. Scotis. Digging of later varieties has yet to start and is not expected to become genera] until mid-Beptgm. bar. The crop is maturing rapidly Blight has not reached serious proportions.

Ample markets are anticipated, ifldlidilll South America, but keen competition may lower the price, Potato sacks were reported in short supply.

Girls Escape in Sosnty Attire Twilifilil! Th]. Aug. 20 —-

(AP) - Seven gifs, clad only‘ ill panties and brassieres broke out of a steel-bowed "meditation" cell at. Gir‘s ‘lbwi- here today and fled into riutgod iountrv nearby. | Girls Town is a state correct- onsl rzstltutlon.

(Lots tonight ft was roplbd that six of the seven girls were ap- prehended on a rural road eight miles south of ‘llecumseh today and returned to ths institution.) - 141's. Marlo filler, superintend- snt, said ths girls were confined in the cell to "meditate" infrac- tions of the rules.

“I don't see how they got out," she sddr-d. "i-rd if you could see the door they managed to break the-loft on cad get through, you would be wonfcring too.

"Thsy didnl have any shoes on, and tihry probably are hiding in canyons near the institution," shs

added.

falls lvgher irsn Niagara Falls.

Iran in recent weeks.

To Probe Fire At B, 0. Port

OTTAWA. Aus. 20 -(CP) Works Minister murnier said to- dly that tho "fullest possible il- vestigation" will be made into the Portl Albernl B. 0-,‘ wattrfront firewhich caused damages that

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The twenty-sixth annual dio- cesan convention the Catholic Women's League ened in the Knights of Columbus rooms Tues- day afternoon at 1.30 when dele- gates registered.

The business opened at 2 p.m. with Mrs. Henry Trainer, Diocesan President, in the chair. The opening prayer was recited

turnstiles as the Central Nova in unison. Scotia Exhibition was officially Roll call and rules of order were OTTAWA, Aug, 2c _(Qp) _. opened here today by W. R. Shaw, read by the Secretary. Miss Ellie Raine havo delnygd hgrvggung Prince Edward Island Deputy Min- Glllis. The minutes of the last operations generally throughout ister of Agriculture. annual meeting were read and the‘ Prairie Provinces, the Dom. In his address Mr. Shaw said no approved. inlon Buresu of acoustic; 551d class or citizens occupied as im- Officers. delegates and visitors

were pleased to welcome Mrs. W. J, Dundin. National President of the CW1... who was in atten- dance. Mrs. Dundln very gracious- ly Joined in the discussion And answered several questions on pro- cedure.

Convention commitfces were sp- pointed, as follows: Resolutions, chairman, Mrs. Frank Murray, Mrs. w. Sullivan bud Mrs. Charles McDonald. Ifbminationg chairman. Miss Evangeline Vessey, Mrs. Par- nell McCarville and Mrs. Edward Rossiter.

The Diocesan tressurer's report was then read. showing the organ- ization to be in good financial standing.

The report of the corresponding secretary. Mrs. Parnell McMahon was a splendid one showing four hundred letters sent out during the year.

At 4 p.m. Benediction of the

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ll. ll. Issues New tease-Fire Order

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. I —- (AP) - The Sscunty Ouuncil to- day again ordered the Netherlands and the Indonesian Republic to cease fire in mdoriesia and clear the way for settling their dispute. The Indonesians promptly said this was a "good thing." Holland said the cease-lire order could not be observed if the Republic con- tinued to “l"cite the Indonesians to murder the Dutch and burn houses "

It was, in affect. the second cease fire directive handed down by the United Nations in 2s days. it was approved by 1o powers, with

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OTTAWA. AW- 20 --(CP)-Pres- ant wospocts indicate a continuing tight feed grain situation store for the 1047-48 seasons, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics re- ported today in its quarterly review of ths ooarsa grains situation.

The Bursa/u said an hope of re- lief from the hsrassin s problem of attempting to equate short supplies of and urgent. requirements for feed grains. s. problem which has faced members of the foods and livestock industry for the last two years, lC$iS"‘f0l‘Cd0Om0d to dis- appointment” ‘this season,

Cold wet weather during the seeding season in Eastern Canada and hot dry weather during the critical growing period in Wssrenn Canada largely account for ths sub- stantial reduction in feed srein production this year.

Althmih the overall oat acreage was down this Nu as against last, smaller- yieids were for the most

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Feed Grain Supply ‘To Continue Tight

outturn of only 291,600,000 bushels. compared with 400,000,000 bushels 1946.

The significance of the weather factor during the current sosaon is apparent in the can of barley. Despite an acreage increase of more than 1,000,000 acres. total production amounted to only 154,- 600,000 bushels. 5,800,000 bushels be- low that of a year ago. '