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Read by Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew Cl-IARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. TUESDAY, MARCH 31. 1953

RED CHINA PROPOSES OMPROMISE FOR ENDING WA

Control Prices Suspended By Potato Marketing Bd.

The P. E. I. Potato Marketing noard yesterday decided to sus- send indefinitely the existing con- trol prices. as it was felt the fac- tors now governing prices are be- yond the control of any agency in :his Province.

"it is still hoped that Maine prices may show some firmness be- fore the end of our shipping sea- son." Board officials stated last night. "If that should happen. it should not be too hard to change the present trend of potato prices in this country."

Already 8300 carloads of this year's Island crop have been mar- keted. it was pointed out. "This represents one of the heaviest movements we have ever had, and we have already shipped almost 2500 carloads more than the total crop of the 196!-52 season. How- ever, the price trend for some, weeks past has been very disap- pointing. as Maine has been a dominant price factor in Eastern potato markets. and prices in that state are now as low as sl.2ii per barrel. or is to 60 cents a bushel.

Idaho Marketa

On the other hand. Idaho mar- kets are strong and producers in that state are getting as high as 52.50 per bushel. Such a difference .n potato values has never been known before. Evidently the ad- vertising efforts of the Idaho potato trade have attained the ob- tective and consumers believe their ruality is better than any other and they are prepared to buy the Idaho stock at any price. This fact should be conclusive evldence'that

lleads Agricultural Institute Of Canada

Dir. G. R. Smith, Trutro, N. 8.. director of the chemistry. soils and fertilizers branch of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing. who has been elected president of the Agricul- tural Institute of Canada for the year 1953-54. He has been closely associated with the Institute for several years and has represented the Maritimes on the National Council during the past two years. He is a graduate of McGill Uni- versity and since graduation has

we must advertise .Island table been wanking in soil chemistry. and is on the staff of the N. B.

(cmvimndim P." 13 06" 4) College of Agriculture.

1 ore new at No of 61110 115 ll 0 ENE 5.. 8 Seal Hunler

will assume his new duties at the ST. JOHN'S, Nfld.. (OP) -- A

1953 annual meeting and conven-

tion at Saskatoon, June 22-25. United States Air Force helicop- ter returned to base late Monday

succeeding Dr. J. B. Harrington, alter an unsuccessful search for

Saskatoon, Sask.

Stepped Up Help William Dunn, 31-year-old seal hunter missing for three days in

For lndo-China Reds the heaviest ice Jam to hit New-

HONG KONG, (AP)--The pro-

Nationalist Kung Sheung daily foundland'a east coast since 1938. Officials said the search has

news says that three Chinese lied not ended but they are "not

generals and 12 Russian ntlvisers

visited the Indo-China bonlcr hopeful" of finding Dunn. who area last week to talk over mili- faiied to return from a hunting trip Saturday on the shifting ice

tary assistance to the Commun- fines off nearby Logy bay.

ist-led Vietminh rebels. A top

French intelligence officer in

Tme iceblockade, which has Indo-Chimi has reported n,.mark- brought shipping to a halt. car- ried the teeming seals within a

ed increase in the last two months in supplies the rebels few hundreds yards of the shore.

have received from Red China.

Are Guarantee Of Autonomy To Provinces

HAMIOTA. Man. (CF)-Justice Minister Carson said Monday night "nothing is more important" than that federal-provincial taxation agreements should be "perpetuat- ed."

He made the statement in a speech prepared for delivery to the I-lamiota and district chamber of commerce and the agricultural society. l-lamiota is about 180 miles west of Winnipeg.

All provinces except Quebec now have taxation agreements with the federal government that expire March 31, 1957.

"These agreements are safe now for at least another five years," said Mr. Garson.

He added:

"No one should think that the purpose of these agreements is to enable the federal government to invade the constitutional jurisdict- ion of the provinces. In fact. the purpose is the very opposite. name- ly, to make sure that every prov- ince has sufficient financial re- sources to carry out fully functions allotted to it by the con- stitution."

Mr. Garson said an idea of the 51 importance of the tax agreements by considering 1951-52, from Manitoba amounted to sll3.600,000 while fed- province

could be obtained the case of Manitoba. In federal revenues

ernl expenditures in the amount to sl62.900.000.

Important To Autonomy

the

Garson Stresses Value OF Tax Agreements

LONDON. (OP) - Five thousand pea-sons an hour filcd slowly through Westvmitnster I-Iall Monday as Brut- ain paid final homage to Queen Mary.

Simple bunches of daffodils. dropped by atnonymous hands, piled up at the foot of the purple cata- falque alongside huge wrealuhs of spring blooms contributed by the late Queen's family.

Deep afternoon shadows were lengthening under the tall candles in the 850-year-old hai-1 when royal visitors - in Britain for the fun- eral at Windsor today - silently joined for a few minutes the Brit- ons who came to witness Queen Mary's lying-in-state.

The Duke of Windsor arrived with the Duke of Gloucester.

For half an hour the two royal dukes stood in a deep recess in the hall, in silent homage to their dead mother,

The eyes of pairing Britons were concentrated on the catanflalque. and the royal party was almost un- noticed.

The men of the royal party, in formal black suits. bowed toward the coffin at arrival and departure. The ladies, who were unveiled but in deep mourning, made low curt-

es. Shortly after the royal party left.

Private TV

"Nothing is more important. therefore. than that these tax 0 agremeents between the federal government and nine of the i0

provincial governments should be

perpetuated."

Mr. Carson said that prior to the auto- an

agreements "provincial nomy" was rapidly becoming empty phrase.

Possibly with reference to Prem- ier Duplessls of Quebec, Mr. Gar-

son added:

"Those who today attack the tax the name of "pro- must

agreements in vincial autonomy realize that they attacking the majority of Canadian provinces. "in fact, there is to believe that these tax

surely

are. in effect

tiai barrier against centralization of power federal government. for

to carry out. . ."

autonomy of the

every reason rental agreements form a real and essen- increasing

in the

without them the federal government would have no choice but to take over the functions which many of the provinces would not longer be able

Pacillt.”tlniei””To Be Reconditioned

LIVERPOOL. England. (Reuters) -The 20.000-ton liner De Graase. bought by Canadian Pacific Steamships to replace the burned- out Empress of Canada. arrived ' here Monday for reconditioning.

Before leaving here April 28 on her first scheduled trip to Canada as the Empress of Australia. she will be repainted and her masts shortened to allow her to pass up the St. Lawrence River to Mont- real.

Strict security measures have been enforced for the De Grasse's stay here. The hundreds of work- ers will use a single gangway to board her and will be constantly checked.

Although she is claimed to be virtually fireproof. large "no smok-

Thousands ill Mourners Pass llueen Mary's Bierg

Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and the Crown Prince of Luxem- bourg arrived separately at the hall. Cardinal Griffin. Roman Catholic anohtbishop of Westmin- ster and head of the Oatholic hier- archy in Britain, entered at the same time.

Crown Prince Olaf of Norway stood a few minutes watching the solemn but colorful scene.

Princg Berttil of Sweden and Prince and Princess Ohuia of Thai- land entered the hall and stood with bowed heads as two files moved through the hall.

Two Human Chains

The two human chains moving ceaselessly past the coffin, draped in the Queen's personal standani. made little noise as they crossed the carpeted floor. There was just R. faint rhythm ctr paging feet. like a melancholy requtiem. to break the silence.

By early evening 77,000 had pass- ed the coffin, Britons were allow- ed to join the queue at 2 a.m., and Westminster Hall was to open until all who joined the line by that hour had viewed the coffin.

King Bal1d'Dl.1li11 of the Belgians

and Prince Ernst August of Han-

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CBC Approves Seven

Stations

OTTAWA, (CPI-Canada's first priavtely,-owned television stations likely will be established in Syd- Quebec

Monday recommended approval of applications for TV stations in the seven cities. The ll-member board rejected an eighth application from Kitchener. Ont., largely be- cause the applicants wanted a channel allocated to Toronto.

The applications were the first to be considered by the board since the government announced last November that private stations would be licensed in areas not served or to be served by the pub- liciy-owned CBC.

No Plans For P. 13.1.

The CBC now has stallions in Toronto and Montreal and plans others in Ottawa. Winnipeg. Van- couver nnd Halifax. So far. it has no plans for stations in Newfound- land. Prince Edward Island. New Brunswick. Saskatchewan and Al- berta.

remain

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otter ttale in Peiping . Radio Broadcast

By Milo Farnetl

TOKYO, rAP)-Red China's pre- mier Monday night proposed a compromise for ending the Korean war. The heart of it was to send war prisoners unwilling to go home t to a "neutral statc" and let couti-i tries concerned talk it over with them.

Peiping radio broadcast a state- ment by Premier Chou En-iai breaching a.propcsal which resem- bled lndia's peace plan, previously .lurned down by the Reds. it also resembled one advanced by Allied negotiators at Panmunjom and re- jected by the Reds last fall.

Years; Price Roman Cdlbiicwi, Archbishop ; Of Ollawapbies 5

DALLAS, Tex, (AP)-Most Rev. Alexandre Vachon. 67. Roman Ca- th-oiic Archbishop of Ottawa, died here Monday during a 20-minute stopover at Love Field. the muni- cipal airport.

He was on route to San Fran- cisco fcr a visit with relatives and with Cardinal Mclntyre before leaving for an official trip to Aus- tralia. The high church official collapsed on a walkway at the airport.

The body will be returned to Ottawa for services with entomb- ment in the Cathedral of Notre! Dame there. p

in l950 he was made presidenti of the permanent. committee of the international eucharistic con- gresses by the Pope.

He was consecrated as an arch- bishop in 1940.

Red China Tries To Woo Peasants lnlo Land lieai

LONDON. (Reutcrsi- Commun-

Recently From Moscow

Chou. only! recently returned from Moscow. proposed an "im- mediate" resumption of the armi- stice talks. But Chou made it quite clear the Reds held mental reser- vations about the key issue-wnnt to do about more than 51,000 Com- munist prisoners of war who say they don't Wfllll, to go home.

"We are not selling the state- ment short." commented a spokes- man for Gen. Mark Clark. United Nations commander in the Far East, "but so far it is just a Com- munist radio broadcast.”

United Nations diplomats in New York voiced guarded optimism. Washington was officially non-com- mital but unofficially the view was that the proposal, on the surface, come closer than any previous Red approach to the UN offer.

The spokesman for Gen. Clark pointed out that as yet no formal written offer had been received as , , , was the cage 135; Saturday when! ist China has pulfiishecl an official the Reds agreed to Clark'3 offer in: blufplimp llihlfh P103 the WB.V 10' pxchange sick and wounded undcri ward sovietization of its vast. farm- me Geneva com-enuony lands. But the plan also promises

to respect private land ownership Chou's Proposal .-at lil'S'., anyway. Instead of warning small farm-

Chm” D”'p0531 3" l”'l"(7 owners-backbone of the country's

tody who insist upon repatriation.”

2. "Hand over the remaining prisoners of war to a neutral state so as to ensure a just solution to the question of their repatriation."

3. The neutral state would al- low representatives of each side to explain to these prisoners what their decision would mean.

Chou said this did not mean the Reds "acknowledge the assertion of the United Nations command that there are among the prison- ers of war individuals who alleg- lnnggiwm aim is mmpleu, "COL edl-V refuse rep3maU”"'" lectivization”-the organization of

H” 515" said the "emml 5”l"”5 all agricultural land into Russian-

(Caniin-ued on Page 13 001. 2) 't-we collective farms.

U.S. Has Guided Missile

cn-operatives. lt pledges that pri- vate ownership will not be abol- lshcd. it stresses that even if peas- ants do pool their land in these co-cps they will continue to own their property.

It says peasants can voluntarily join and voluntarily withdraw from C0-ops.

But. according to a report re- ceived here from the official Com- munist New China news agency. the decree makes no secret that its

'rene'wcd international wheat.

Federal Butter Floor Plan Extended For

Two Unchanged

0fl'!'AWA. ICPJ -- Before tail!!! up a miscellany of legislation in- rillldln-,1 the Wheat Board Act, the Home cf Ccmmrms Monday heard Agriculture Minister Gardiner an- trounce 3 two-3 ear extension of the ,2-met-iirnent's huttcr-price stabiliz- ation policy with the same price floors as now.

Membcrs approved legislation im- plementing budget resolutions deal- ing Willi 5:-no tariffs and PXClS6- tax cliaugcs.

In another measure, ;t gave final approval to an amendment to the Farm Improvements Loan Act in- creasing to 04,000 from 53,000 the maximum in government-backed loans under the measure.

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Hope For Wheat Agreement

Canada still l'l.)DP.8 for a "favor- able outcome" to negotiations for H. atl- rcement, Trade Nlinister Howe said.

"But we shall not be easily sai- ixtfied." he added in commenting in the Commons on TWA negot- iations under way at Washington for several weeks and now appar- ently approaching the final stage.

Mr. Howe spoke as the Ccv.-nmons gave third and final reading to a measure extending until Aug. 1, I957, provisions of the Canadian Wheat Board Act under which the board handles the marketing of wheat. oats and barley. They were due to expire at the cncl of the cur- rent crop year. next July Iii.

While the minister said he could not comment directly on ihe pro- gress of the Washington negotia- tions. he said the govemment feeL1 an agreement could be of benefit to bcfh exporting and importing countries. I

Can Sell Wheat I

"But," he said. "if mutually sal- isfactory terms cannot be agreed upon. we can. as we have done in the past, sell our wheat successfully without an agreement."

All parties in lthe House endorsed the extonsion of the wheat board's operations. A Social Credit spokes- man said the .legislation should a made permanenvt. but Mr. Ho 3 said the govermnent feels it. should be brought before the House from time to time for discussion.

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.3: FRANCIS W. CAILPENTEIL.

UNITED NATIONS. N.Y.. (AP) -Unltzd Nations delegates took an optimistic but "show me" at- titude Monday toward Communist China's offer of p. compromise on the Korean prisoner-of-war issue which both sides say is the only obstacle to an armistice.

At the same time the Big Five delegates put off until Tuesday a possible showdown vote on a suc- ceasor to Secretar-y-Oenerallrygve .Lie. The Big Five-Britain. Na- tionalist China. United States and the Soviet Union-apparently did

not want to shut the door on an tsreement on that troublesome mcbiern while the Korepn question is bubbling.

Peiping radio bi adcaat for Pre- mier Chou En-lei a proposal that both sides return those prisoners who insist on repatriation and hind over to a neutral state those

neared to be in line with the In- ditnouui. appmeesstos by the Rental assembly last Dec. s and related in scathing language by

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U.N. Delegates Taking Optimistic Attitude In . Redsi Prisoner Offer '

the Chinese Reds and the Soviet Union.

The Indian proposal called for prisoners unwilling to return home to be put in a demilitarized area under a four-country repatriation commission. If at the end of 120 days there still were prisoners in that area. the question of their disposition would be referred to the UN.

There was no official communi- cation here relative to the broad- cast and UN officials watched for it with great interest.

Coming so quickly on the heels of a Red Chinese agreement to exchange sick and wounded pris- oners. delcgates openly speculated that this might mean a break in are long-deadlocked Korean situa-

on.

Chancellor Adenauer To Visit Ottawa

BONN. Germany. tlleuiers) - Chnncclior Konrad Atlenauer of West Germany will fly to Oil- nwa April 17 for a one-day visit as guest of ihe icdcrnl govern- nicnt. The itinerary for Aden- aum-'.x trip in North America was nnnounccd Mondu,v. He is due in New York April 6 and in Wash- ington the following day. l-in will fly to Sun Francisco. Chicago, New York and Boston and then to Ottnwa. spending part of April 18 there before leaving by air for the return trip to Eur- ope.

Barbara Ann In Ottawa For Show OTTAWA. (C-I::Barhnra Ann

Scott arrived here Monday from Victoria. 8. C.. by plane to take

ing" signs went up on all decks Monday.

Capt. J. P. Ddbson. master of the old Empress of Canada. who is taking over the new shi-p. said after bringing her from Le Havre: "She is a very fine sea boat and I think she will serve our purpose well."

60, Police Hui gt let in Greal"'iiBrilain

By EDWIN s. ROSENTHAL

LONDON. tneutersi-some 80,- 000 policemen hunted through Britain by the light of a full moon Monday night for the sex-crazed slayer of at least six women, for fear he might strike again before

part in a skating show. The dl'W'n- formcr world champion skater A-5 ffllhtentd hi7llMWlVP-3 d0Ubl9' lvill star in R ,gx.d,,y M Show locked their doors. Scotland Yard

cancelled all police leave in Lon-

at the Minio Skating Club where

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Canada. Will

Co-operation With France

orrawa. (OP)-Canada. has pledged continued co-operation with France and twin in the defence of democra c institutions inherited from the two countries.

Prime Minister St. Laurent. greeting Prime Minister Rene Mayer of France. Foreign Minia- ter Georges Bidault and Finance Minister Maurice Bourges-Mauro ory Monday when they appeared in the Commons diplomatic gal- lery. expressed cortlal Canadian sentiments toward France.

"We are all anxlous.7' Mr. St. Laurent said. "That you bring back the sincere desire of all can- adiana to continue co-operating with our mother-lands in the de- fence of the civilisation we inher- ited from them and of which our democratic institutions are an es-

sential manifestation.”

on the trail of the maniac. Hun- dreds of police reinforcements were called into London from the country and thousands of other provincial police joined in the search. .

It was the biggest manhunt for a mass killer since "Jack the Ripper" crawled through London's east-end in 1008 and knifed eight street-walkers to death-never to be caught.

Tornado And Flood In Lawton. Oltld.

LAWTON. Obit. (AP)-A tor-

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.George Drew, Progressive Con-t servative leader. assured the French visitors there was harm- ony and understanding among Canadians in their good wishes to- ward France.

France's 57-wear-old Premier. here on what is described as a friendly visit, called ltiefly on Mr. st. Lauren; and external affairs i10PIl'tm8!Il- Omoll-It nado ripped through Lawton Bun-

Acomnanled by Mr. Bidault. day night. adding to destruction Mr. noui-gee-Maunoury and staff ,w1-ought, com and heavy from his cabinet he is-believed to um my earlier. The highway have discussed niormslly l7f0b- putriiinroportaa the twister tore lenl arising from East-West dif- down g tum, moved a steel frame ferencea. V building 800 feet and tore down