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Labrador Trade Prospects With PEI Being Explored

Possibilities of developing Prince Edward Island trade with Labra- dor are being explored and ar- nngei-iients are now under way to my; a boat go up that coast start- ing from a port in Quebec, states Mr, W. E. Agnew, director of trade for the Province. in his annual report which was tabled in the Lggljlalure yesterday 'by Hon. Eugene Cullen, Minister of Indus- try and Natural Resources.

‘This department has been ex- ploring the possibilities of trade with Labrador for some time and nu been in touch with some of the firms doing business there at present", the report states. "A great deal of supplies lo by water to Seven Islands and are flown in from there. Others are flown in direct’ by T. C. A. and the R. C. ‘ .

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A personal visit will be made in the near future to this territory to get first hand information and get acquainted with conditions, it icin- ilmated.

Newfoundland Trade

On the Newfoundland route, two large steamers operated last Yell‘ irom Charlottetown, making reg- ular trips during the season, and one steamer for part of the season. Reference is made to the operation of M. V. Eskimo. placed on the run from Charlottetown is t June. which called on the south oasi: of Newfoundland. making fortnightly trips and opening up .1 direct trade with outlying ports around the coast from Cornerbrcok to St. Pierre. Many privately owned P. E. I_ diesel vessels also operated

Coming Events

"Mail your ' Pll'r”ns"I3“G'i.i-Anhum Fuoiio Studio. Charlottetown.

"Afton Hall Annual ueetinz March 8th, at 8 o'clock.

“Show at New Glasgow tonight. ‘Secret Agent." and ‘Famous Fights" featuring Joe Louis.

"Cornwall. York Point W. I. Pantry sale. Rogers Hardware. Hiday. March 10th.

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

"Hunter River .rlnk tonight. Southport Ramblers vs. Hunter River Shur-Gains, 8.30. Skate after.

"Interesting Films for all. Bon- sliaw Hall. Thursday. 0th., sale lunches.

"Cleaning Timothy seed during month of March. John Leard. Craoaud.

"variety concert arid Box soc- ial sponsored by l.adies.Aid. in Murray River Public Hall, Thurs- day. March 0th.

"Hockey tonigiit at Long Creek rink, Nine Mile Creek Bulldozer. rs. Long Creek Beavers. Fourth game of finals. Skatu after.

"Wiitiihire married men vs. Hampshire married men in Wilt- flllre rink tonight. Skating after. eantecn service.

_ “Come to the Qrokinoio Party «ll iirookileld Hall. Friday night. March loth Admission 25c and 35¢. !-‘roe lunches.

"Annual Meotiix of Clyde River Fsnmcrs Institute will be held in

the school on March Obh. By order Ji Directors.

“Loading l-fogs at Fredericton March om. till it A. M. and Col- \'ile till 1130. Phone 21-121. D. L. McDowell.

"The March meeting of the Kllllaton Branch Canadian Lellofl will be held in the Legion I-loms, chsrlottctown, Thursday, March 901. at aao p.rn,

"Federation of Agriculture hold- "il -oeciei meeting in Malpequa Hill. Mai-eh an at ailht o'clock- Irrrisrs front surrounding school Iilkicta especially invited. Special

makers. Also showing pictures.

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y__ to Newfoundland from Summer- sida. Sourls, Montague and Mufrgy Harbour,,as well as a kreat num- ber of Newfoundland owned ves- sels coming here for produce.

AI sood a year in trading with Newfoundland last year as in 1948 is reported by Mr. Agnew. who re- fers to his visit to the new Prov- ince shortly after it entered Con- federation. Considering the keen competition from all parts of the world for markets, Prince Edward Island lot "her fair share of the business." '

In particular, there has been a good market for dressed poultry. Ind 1’. E. 1. sales in this product were increased in 1940.

Ohiiiod Most: In Demand

"To enable us to further in- crease this trade, we must have boats with refrigeration space call- ing at St. Johrll." the report con- tinues. "Aiso we must be dssured of ample cold storage space and abattoir facilities in Prince Ed- ward Island to take care of our products at all times. as the trend is more and more towards chilled beef for Newfoundland trade." The necessity of this refrigeration space was proved by the amount of per- ishable products shipped to the south coast of Newfoundland by the “Eskimo"‘with her limited cold storage space.

It is urged that in future this Province should purchase more from Newfoundland. Their canned salmon finds is ready market here. Fish meal shipments have also proved satisfactory, and much larger quantlties’could be import- ed if freight rates were lower. As it is now, the rates from New- foundland almolt prohibit imports

of lime and fish meal. i

In visiting the south coast of Newfoundland last June. Mr.

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Rumors Continue 0f Provincial Sales Tax In N. B. ’

FREDERIGION. March 7 —-(OP) —‘i‘ho second session of New Biunswiz-Jr's out Legislature was opened today amid continued rum- ors that a. Provincial retail sales tax may be ‘ , ed.

The speech fro. the Throne read by Lioiitonsnt-Governor D.L. MacLaren contained s possible hint of new taxation. It said the fiscal needs of the Province and municipalities had been under study, and views of the government would be presented to the legislat- 0I'l.

‘more was no announcement or official comment regarding a. sales tax. It has been rumored under consideration following repeated requests by municipalities for fin- ancial aid, especial'y for education.

The Throne Speech. as usual. was largely review and gs/vs little indication of forthcoming legislat- ion. Assistance may be provided in payment of tuition fees for non- resident pupils. The Speech also reported plans for a scientific soil conservation and analysis service.

Blaze Occurs in Three-Storey Frame Building

OCEAN FALLS. B. 0.. March 7.. (or) — The bodies of eight per- sons who perished in an early morning blaze have been recovered from the ruins of an apartment house here.

All other occupants of the sa- apartment building in this com. -P9-“Y-owned town, 350 miles north of Vancouver, have been A:ccrunt- ed for.

The dead:

Mr. and Mrs. Fielden What.- mough, both 66:

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wonnacott, both 28. and their eight-month-old 50!);

Mrs. sally Dianne Phillips, no and her seven-week-old son;

Mrs. Thetma Ronnie. (age unav- ailable). Mrs. i=hiiii'ps- mother-.

The blaze, which broke out in the top storey of the three-storey, frame building at 2 A. M.. raged for more than two hours. It de- strayed the two upper floors before firemen. aided by citizens. brought the fire under control.

Part of a large housing project, the apartment building is owned by Pacific Mills Ltd.. whose large pulp and paper mills support the town's 3.000 persons.

U. 5. Patent Number 2.500.000 is Issued v

WASHINGTON. Mai-ch 7—(AP) — The United States Patent Ot- fice today issued patent No. 2,- 500,000-—almoet 160 years after Branting No. 1. No. 1 went to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont. July _3l. 1790, for a method of “making pot and pearl ashes-« which is generally known now as potash. No. 2.500.000 went to Francis M. Lambert of Nar-berth, Pa. for a quick-acting mechan- ism for latching doors. particular- ly applicable to watertight doors for ships.

The business of trucking fish to.maricet may lead to an entire. ly new business in the fishery in- dustry of this Province. declared Hon. Eugene Cullen. Minister of Ind!-I-Ill‘! and Natural Resources, in speaking on the Draft Ad- dress in'i.he Legislature yester- d-ay. .

‘‘In a very few years we may see all our fresh fish and perish- able producis trucked to mar- ket", Mr. Cullen said. One Sum- mersidc firm will have three trucks operating this summer to Boston and other United States points.

Last fall. he said. there was an exceptional run of mackerel and the North Side fishermen reaped a great harvest. Most of this catch was trucked to the United

Mrs. Pitre Testifies At Guay Murder Trial

By William Stewart

Quiaanc. March 7 —(o1-'0 —_ Mrs. Arthur Pitre testified today in Quebec Criminal Court she found out 10 days after a plane. crash sept. 9 killing as persons that she had delivered a "bomb' in ‘ Iiirdboihmsmemkbox maxim ‘li’§«'.”.§'«.ia

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woman said she found out about the "bomb" when J. Albert Guay. 32-you-old Quebec ieweior now on trial for murder. paid an early moi-r;ini:g ylslt to her downtown spar an . .

am. Pitre said Guay. accused of (made;-lug his wife who died in the piano oradi. made the revelation to her Sept. 19 when he urged hat- to ootmnit suicide to avoidpollcl

of oiimilsiry who sltu me. Plus told the

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she might be put to some "bother" if police questioned her about s 25-pound parcel she took to Quo- bec Airport for ,0-lioy the momin .of Sept. 9. - Guay advised. said Mrs. Pitre. that she vanish from town. turn on the gas in her apartment or take sleeping-pills. The women said die protested that she had knows nothing about the panel containing eirpiosives and there was no reason for her to commit suicide. , Mi-s.. Pitre said the Jeweler told 1.1:! the best we outfit: her was oanfqlt auto! a a prom- -inuit place leave a note taking. sponalbilty for the , plans and raisins the plan was rid of ours to when

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! Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, WEDNESDAY, (MARCH 8. 1950

O AWA. Mamh 7 —(SDecial)-- negotiations between Health Minilster Martin and J. Watson Macblsught. Liberal mem- ber for Queen's. a tract of $7.000 is being made by the Department of National Health and Welfare for the Stewart Memorial Health Centre at Tyne Valley.

The grant will go to defray _eX- perises for smoderate-sized hosp.tsl of the cottage type, for which W119 Valley residents have been planning for some time P3-Sh The 9'49"‘

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Minister Sees Key To Fishery Expansion In. Truck Transportation

States and marketed there.

Referring to the proposed ex- periment in use of Coraquet draggers. the Minister pointed out that these operations would bene- fit the inshore fishermen as well, by insuring continuity of sup- P

y.

One plan studied by the Fish- ermen's Loan Board was for a 50 ft. craft of about 12 l-2 tons capacity. with 3 1-2 ft. draught. Whwh lhcy thought might be used on the North Side; but after con- sideration they decided they would not recommend it this ydar. They have taken up the question of building this type for experi- mental purposes with the Do- minion Government.

Fisherman's Loans

Mr. Francis Campbell, ingpectofi for the Loan Board. has been do. ing good work. Mr. Cullen said. On Mr. Campbell's recommenda- tion, notes for loans will_be made payable at the close of the fish- ing season from now on.

Asked by Dr. MacMillan whose duty it was to have asked for an extension of the fishing scason. M-r. Cullen replied that he could not say. "But had any fisherman asked me to request such an ex-

‘ I certainly would have made the requat." he added. "I had no requests from any fisher- man."

Up until January 31. the Fish- ei-men's Loan Board collected Sill.- sea on old loans. made previous to the time the present Board took office. The amount of bland- ing loans is in the vicinity of $88.-

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N. B. Fire iiepori

N. March 7 - (OP)--Pix-as in New nrunswiok in year caused 16 fatalities and finan- cial loss of 03.l0.0M. Provincial Fire Marshal B. M. . Armstrong said the figures

were a to.ais.oas. - bosses of 3830.610 at cssimbaiitori outnum-

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For Tyne Valley Centre

mm wuibemscehea broiled equal amount from the Provincial Government and additional sum! will be oontributed by the TY!“ Valley ooanmunity..

Payment of the Federal grant the new hospital will be made in installments which will lteev race wlith the progress of oonstrua on. First installment will be about me- qunm. of um total amount and the firm instalment will be in-ld on completion cf the hospttal build- ing.

New Association For Marketing Of T umips And Potatoes Formed

An organization named the Po- tato and Turnip Marketinl A350‘!- iation of Prince Edward Island was formed yesterday at a meetins of potato warehouse GPEFHWFS and licensed potato shippers held. in the. vocational wing of Prince of Wales College.

Col. G. Elliot Full was appoint- ed the Association’: first presi- dent. The vice-president is Mr. Lester Simmons, Summerside and the secretary, Mr. is‘. D. Reid. Charlottetown. Dealers from each county, is member of the Co-ope!“ ative Association and :1 member of the Federation of Agriculture com- prise the board of directors.

The membe 3 expressed the opinion that organization was ne- cessary, as stated by authorities in Ottawa, and in formlnl the A!- sociation moved that a dealer and shipper organization for the bene- fit of the industry as a whole be formed.

They stated that the Association is ready to co-opefalh Wm‘ the Provincial and Dominion Govern- ments to form any allltlble "ill" keung chemo advisable to dispose of this year's surplus in order to take advantage of any 3‘/B“5b1° grants of the Agriculture Support

. Price Board.

They also stated that the Assoc- iation would immediately N955 upon the Provincial and Dominion Governments the “rite!!! Med °' an immediate declaration of Dolley regarding the price support 01 P0‘ iatoes on P-E-L

To Prepare Brief

Another resolution directed the executive of the Association to D”- pue a brief to be presented to the‘ Provincial Government with references to the 1301510 m‘“‘k°“"3 scheme as pl‘°P°5°d 93’ the F°d°"' ation of Agriculture.

A fourth resolution stated that the dealers unite in a combined effort and co-operate to obtain fol‘ producers the With?" ’“"k°t value for‘the Pl'°d“C° "‘"k°‘ed and that the executive be author- ized to act aci:ordinKi,V-

The meeting also showed bi’ 5

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Couriwihiesf Conservative -is Elecie_d_

wi-Nneoii. N.e.. usual 1 (cg) .— A supreme court decision reversing a mo Provincial election result today gave the Progressive

Conservative opposition another seat in the‘ Nova ecotia Legislat- ure.

Judge w. L. Hall ruled George Wilson elects in lianta West in place of Libe ai George Cole. de- clared the winner after a recount gave him a one-vote margin.

The extra seat for the Procras- sive Conservatives cut Premier Macdonaldu Liberal forces to one less than they had before the June 9 election.

The recount actually resulted in ; tie but the returning officer cast a. ballot in favor of Mr. 0010. The returning officer is not allowed a vote except in such oases.

Mr. Wilson. who showed a two- votc lead before the recount. pet- itioned for a reversal of the elec- tion decision on the grounds that

‘ several ballots had been counted

which should not have been.

Counsel for Mr. Cole ashd.tha_t the election be declared void. This oourse of action would have meant g by-election to fill the seat.

with Mr. Wilson his seat. standing in the fl-seat Legislature new is: Liberals Ii. V0

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Dead inclhde Two Children In Dwelling

lidiINNEAF|.'JLIS, March 7 —(AiP) -—A Northwest Airlines piano try- Ut for a landing in a. mating March storm crashed into a house in the residential section here to- night and exploded. Firemen said at least 15 were killed. '

The explosion killed two child- ren wstching television in the home of Franklin Doughty and firemen said there would be “no survivors" from the flaming ship.

The plane was identified as a twin—engined Martin 2-0-2. Its last stop before Minneapolis was at Mfldlsoll. Wis. The Northwest Air- lines office there said it came into Madison with 10 passengers and a crew of three. and took on five more passengers.

The airline identified the crew of tonight's ship as Capt Don Jones. pilot; Wiluam Mcolnin, oo- Pllot. and Mary Alice Kennedy. stewardess. All are residents of Minneapolis. The flight was No.. 307.

Reports here were that it was bound from Washington to M.in- neapoiis and thence to Seattle. (A Northwest Airline spokesman in New York earlier said the flight was bound for Winnipeg. but later information from Winnipeg indicated the Winnipeg flight was cancelled).

Bucking High Winds

The plane. bucking high winds and 9. snowstorm. plummeted into a quiet residential section (at. Emerson Ave. South and Min- nehaha Parkway). Witnesses saida wing fell near the Washbum water tower. some eight blocks from the scene.

The wreckage caught fire as the gasoline tanks exploded.

The Doughty home was immedi- ately engulfed in flames.

I-‘iames spread to houses on each side of the Doughty home.

Police said tuft)’ bffive member- of the Doughty family were killed and the other three badly injured. The plane struck their home without warning.

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PLANE CRASHES INTO RESIDENTIAL AREA, 15 KILLED

other Provinces I If. B. 07-00

Subscriptions Delivered 06.00.

East Side

Authority for the performance of additional work required to in- crease the width of the east side of the railway wharf at Charlotte- town by 22 feet, so as to provide an apron 40 feet, instead of 18 feet wide, has been granted by Order in Council, P. C. 642. dated Feb- ruary 10, it was learned here yes- to-rday.

intimation to this effect was re-

ceived in a letter from Hon. Al-. phonse I-‘urnier, Federal Minister of Public Works, Ottawa, to Mr. A, Waiihen Gaudet, secretary of the Charlottetown Board of Trade. Mr, Furnier wrote in reply to a latter from Mr. Gaudet. stressing the need of making the proposed changes. which the Board has been urging for some time. The extension of the apron will greatly facilitate loading oper- ations by truck. Last season there was considerable complaint with regard to the lack of facilities for this purpose,

"There was nothing brought to light in the Wsizterworth case to cast. a reflection on the honour of anyone in this House." argued I-Ion. F‘. A. Large. Minister of Education, in speaking in the Legislature yesterday on the Draft Address. He was referring to alleged bribery charges in connection with the 1-‘ishei-men's Loan Board in 1947, with regard to which the Government has undertaken to appoint a commis- sion of inquiry.

(Mr. D. L. Mathleaon. Conser- vative member for Charlottetown. who introduced a motion press- ing for an inquiry into this inat-

Kiiicd In Home ;

Dick Jameson 01' the Minneapolis’ Fire Department said identified victims were Janet Doughty. 10. and her eight-yearold brother, Tummy. Taken to hospital in criti- cal condition were Mr. and lvia-s. Doughty and s 15-year-old daught- er, Diane.

Police cars dashed through the snow from all parts of the city to the scene of the crash. seven rm- bulances arrived hnd soon a call went: out for more.

The first report, from the Civil Aeronautics Authority’; radio tow- er here was that the plane had crashed on takeoff but sources at the Wold-Chamberlain Airport lat- er said it was attemptnig to land at the time.

R. E. aielsig, chief flight super- intendent here for Northwest Air- lines. said iihe ship had stopped at Pittsburgh. Cleveland. Detroit and Madison, Wis, after leaving Wash- ington. It had been scheduled to stop at Rochester, Min-n.. but was rerouted into Minneapolis because of the heavy Weather. _

Was Attempting Landing’

Control tower operators said the ship was seeking to make the Min- neapolis landing on iristrumeiits through the swirling snow. It had failed on one approach and was trying a second when the Crash came. The Martin 2-0-2 iiormarily carries 36 passengers and a crew of three. Dr. 0. A.. Lenz. who lives near- by, told this story: "I heard a roar over thc house. Then there was a flash of fire. I thought it was my new fumaco ex-

ploding. I told my wife. ‘gee. the house is on fire.’ But then I saw fire east of the house_Then came the terrible sound of the crash."

Report 1,000

By Spencer Moos:

TAIPEI, Formosa. March ‘I — (AP)—A force of 1.000 Chinese communist troops today was said to have landed on Human. second- Ilhigfleli. island left to the National- I

Fighting raged this afternoon on «the northwestern corner of the island. said crew members of a plane which brought the report.

The report was too frsgmentai-y to tell whether this is the staart of the long-expected invasion of the blg island off the south coast of China.