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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDASSLSJSLIOLY s, 1941

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3 EUROPEAN STATES REJECl‘ MARSHALL PLAN

40 “p. c. 0S U. S. Coal MIIIGPS Sign Contract

Coming Events

"Show lifvlell Thursday.

"Show Cnllue Cove Wednesday

"Movies — Hunter River, Thurs. day.

“Movies - New Glasgow, wed. nrsday.

"Madam Doyel, Readings. Prince Street,

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"Cardigan July 16th.

PiCHiC. Wednesday,

"Show and Dance, Bradal-bane, Thursday.

"Dance in Cardigan Hall Tues. day, July 8.

"Come (o Tryon Baptist Church Picnic, Wednesday, July 9th.

"Dance. Pisqwd West' School, Wednesday Jlxfy 9th.

Dance in Folt Tuesday, July 8th.

" Ice-cream, Augustus Hall

"Collecting Hogs for Canada Packers each Tuesday. Earl Jay.

"Reserve July 23, for picnic a! St. Anthony's, Bloomfield.

‘Ice crenm Sbcinl, Glen Valley School, Wednesday. July 9th.

2 "DaqcQ and Iva-cream in Lyndillc school, Wednesday July 9th.

"Ice cream and dance in Iona Hall, Tuesday night.

"Reserve ‘Tuesday, July 18th for Rollo Bay tea.

"Kelly's Cross Picnic Wednes- day, July 16th,

ancr- in Fnrcsf H"! y July 10th. Webster:

"Lezion Hall Till; Drchcsi rn.

"Ice Croarr Fcsfvni Brendaiban = United Church flroullds, July 10th I p. m.

"To arrive shortly, cars oats‘ and whcai. J. R. Drsroll, Mt. Her bcrt

"Notice: Store closed Wednes- day afternoon until further notice. Bcn Cousins.

"Collecting Pleas for Called! Packers each Tuesday Biiemw“ W. Crane.

"Mr. Farmer. get your hay rope today. Do not delay. A. Kennedy k Co., Ltd, 32 Queen St.

"My store l-‘lii be clcscd Wednes- day nftcrrmnlls urt'i (other notlre. N. Aubrey Cilicl fie.

"The-re will be n business meet- ing at Churchill Church Thursday. July 10, a1 8 pm.

"Reserve July i5 for Ice-cream. b11180, and outdoor dance, field ad- joining church in FhrnvlVfe.

"loo-cream and dsnre :( limer- nld Hull (onyrlii Trcsdrly July 8 ill

aid of the sofball (cam. I

"Come to Y. P. U. lcecreart‘ Sooal Cherry Valley Hall, 'l‘hul'°dcy Ynly 10th.

"Dance Comm Ban Hall. July l. Rollie MacKenziek Orchestra. Dancing 8:80 to 12:80.

"Arrived at ‘Hunter River on!‘ of asphalt shingles, roofing. aa- phalt paper. A. P. Gallant. Rus- iieo.

"Regular Dance. Montague Curling Rink every ‘Plmrsday- Ai- Blanolmrxi’; Orchestra. Modern and Old The.

"Indian River Jfienslnliifm vial’ ‘The luck of (he Irish". Kin- Ron ‘Hall Fridnv. mil July- 8-80- Admiulon 50c, 25c.

"Annual meeting West Riv" Telephone Company will be held in Ionlcreek Hall on ‘lhrelday Jill! 15th. at 8 p. rn.

"Pieue note (he change, South Winrloe Lawn Tea and Bamar from Wednesday until Thursday. July. 34th.

"Semi Annual meeting Diocesan W. A. Orapaud, Wednesday July 8. Dlvlniservic. 1o n. m. Business Meeting 2.80 p. m.

“non attending Knights of Columhul Camp who have not Yet fillet! in their application. please

‘olvners. had the choice of agree-

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WASHINGTON, July 1 _u) - Northern and steel company coal mine operators in the Unitgd States announced tonight [he goypletion of a (contract “om

0 X1 L. Lewis covering 40 p91‘ cent of the country's soft coal in- dustry. subject m ratification by m9 Uni“ DOUCY committee and the operators.

‘Charles O'Neill. the chief negq- l-MOI‘ for tile northern commer. m1 Producers. and Harry M. MOSH- rellresanllns the steel com- Plml/ "Cllillive mine“ interests an. nounced early in the evening that, m9)’ had reached agreement with Lewis ‘m ieYmfi 0f a contract cov- ering their mines.

The northern and steel opera- tors employ approximately 150.000 of (he 400,000 soft coal miners, who are ending a lo-day vam- tion tonight.

O'Neill (old reporters as he left the conferences with Lewis. end- 5118 five days of legal wrangling n-ver the written contract. that in was still subject to ratification by other operators and by the United Mine Workers Union (A.F.L.) which Lewis heads,

The U. M. W.'s ZOO-man's pol- icy committee was called into ses- sion tonight to vote on ratifying (be agreement for the union.

Operators from‘ other geographi- cal areas. as well as the northern

ing to the contract terms now in writing or facing an indefinite shutdown of their soft coal pits tomorrow.

Terms of the contract were re- ported in advance to call for a 44 I-Z-cent hourly basic wage in- crease.

Continue To Probe Death 0f Bride

TORONTO. July 7 —(CP)——In- vcsligation into (he circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. (‘hristilla Kenlowcli is being con- tinued. it was disclosed here today by provincial police.

The 22-ycal'-0ld bride of eight drlys was discovered in nine inches of water near the honeymoon cot.- tage she shared wi(h her husband Jack and (his life-long friend Ron-

ald Barrie, at Dlnnerflme Rapids 0n the Severn River. A coroner's inquest, held in

Bracebridge last month failed to

Says "lie Invented

determine the cause of (her death.

"Talkies St. PeiteTsWBay Thursday 10th "Meet Doctor Christan”.

"District Convention Women's

Institute will meet Meadowllank‘

School Wednesday July 9 at 2 pm and B p. m. Music and films at evening session. Everyone \velcom-.

"When the farmer wants rope he naturally thinks of A. Kennedy a; Co. Ltd. 32 Queen Street. They curry rope in all sizes at all times.

"District convention of local institutes will meet. New Glasgow Hall, Tuesday, July 8th. 2 p.m. and 8. Music and National Film

program at evening session. Ev- cryone welcome. "Attend Hospital dance held

regular Thursday nights. Matthew A; McLean's warehouse. Souria. Old time dancing, cheieso ‘u 0r-

chestra. Modern dancing Cliff Peters’ orchestra featurin! Ins Alexander.

"C. C. F. Public Meetings: Long River Hall, Wednesday, July B: sea View Thursday, July l0; Fficdericton, Friday, July 11. All meetings at 8:30. Speaker. 9°"!- laa MocBrien, Provincial Organ- izer.

"Loading live Hog; Thursday Ia follows: Summeraido till 1.30 P. M. Kensingion till 3 P. M. Borden Bagnall, Hunter River Thursday. all day. Elmer Wigmorc. Breadalbane, Thursday (ill fro-in time. Trucking service when roads permit. MacEwen and Caseley.

"Rev. Albert Langley, secre- tary of the Maritime Temperance Federation, will adores a. meeting in Trinity Social Hall on Wed- nesday, July 9. at 1.80 p. m. This will take the place of the usual prayer meeting in all churches and everyone is urged to attend.

"There will be a meeting (o- night in thepcovehead Commun- ity l-lall concerning the officials of the Stallhopo Church, Gove- head Women's Institute and the public hull to discuss matters con- cerning the operating of the com-

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munily canteen at the Covehead Race Track

First Cousin To “Flying Saucers"

‘ VANCOUVER, J-uly 7 _(Qp).._ ‘You don't have (.0 be an aviator to have an idea," Robert. R. Lemarquand, a pllunber, said today 1n claiming he W85 the inventor of a first cousin to the “flying saucers."

Lemarquand, who said his design for the elusive, variously-described aerrlal ‘Phenomenon was locked in a. safely-deposit vault in Victoria, said the original plans. while con- sidered "feasible" by Boeing 511-. craft, Seattle. were rejected irn 1942. They were "too busy building bombers."

'Ilhe aerial-minded plumber des- cribed his invention as a "circula/r double-saucer aircraft."

Lemarquand said he also gave his plans to (he National Research Council and received a code num- ber for (hem.

At Ottawa. officials of (he Nat- ional Research Council said (trey had received Mr. Lemarquarldb sketches in October. 1945. and had returned them with thanks. In a subsequent letfor, they had inform-

ed him plane designs were being handled by recognized producers because of the cost of developing

them from blueprints to (he pro- duction stage.

secret ‘Plane?

TORONTO. July 7 —(C'P) —-A former R.C.A.F. pilot, Claudy Lynch of Toronto said today hi“? (mysterious “flying saucers" are still-secret United States Anny

are called

pursuit planes wlhlch "flying flapjacks." _ "n, 15 ghuped like a saucer with the after ‘edges sllzhlly chirped.’ he said. "On each side of that clip- peg gdgg (ham l5 a propeller and (here are two engines. The motor is ernclosed 1n (he lending edge of the saucer and (lhere are ‘r10 bumps b0 indicate the naceiles-

Three-cornered Flgilt In Halifax By-Electlon

HALIFAX, July 'l-—(CP) -'I‘he July 14 Halifax Federal by-electlor. will be a three-cornered fight it

was disclosed today when the 4 pm. deadline passed for filing nomination papers.

The contcslan-ts will be Jonrl Dickey, young barrister in (he

firm of the lale W. C. MacDonald whose death resulted in (he by- clection, representing the Liberals; A. A. (Big Alex) MacDonald, re- tired contractor, representing the Progressive Conservatives, and H. L. Maclntosll, carpenter, rep- resenting the C.C.I-".

SHE FLXES AT 96

REVELSTOKE, B. C. —(CP) — Mrs. E. A. Jowett, 96, has just had her first airplane ride and plans in future (o inspect her numerous miner claims from the air.

In Nfld. R

8'1‘. JOHN'S, Nfld., July 7 (GP) - A shake-up in the New- foundland Government railway system involving a staff reduction, closing of several branch lines and an increase in frelghtorates and fares was recommended in a re- port released hero tonight. by J. S. Neill, commissioner for public luilitiec.

The report. made aficr a I111‘- vey of the railway which covers 547 miles between here and Port Aux Basques and its steamship system, suggested formation of a board of experts to regulate all forms of transport in the island.

The report. suggested appoint- ment of an investigating commit- tee to study, the possibility of a 10 per cent staff reduction.

Closing of the Bil-mile Bonavista and Bil-mile Briguc branch lines was advocated and it wlu recom- mended that the road. operating now under eastern and western superintendent: be put under one- man control.

Other recommendations included merging of the offices of superin- tendent of dockyarda and marine superintendent, abolition of (he car service department, an all- lound increase of 1o per cent in freight ralce. an incrcue in pass- enger second clan rates (o four cents e mile and a minimum pur- chase of aix new locomotive: and eight second class steel care to replace wooden cars which have been in service for 40 years. -

At present the first clue fare between here and Port Aux Bu-

lands.

Recommend Shake-up ail System

Island Members Review Progress During Session

British Stamp Cut Colorado Beetles

LONDON, July 'l-— (Reuters)- The Government's drastic meas- ures (o stamp out (he Colorado beetle from domestic potato crop have proved fully effective, Tom Williams, Minisfér c-f Agriculture announced in the Commons today.

The situation is under control, he said, after discovery this sea- son of 11 small infestations and 142 single beetles.

26 Polio Cases in Vancouver

VANCOUVER. July ‘l —(CP Twenty-six cases of poliomye is have been reported in Greater Vancouver to date this year Dr. Stewart Murray, city medical health officer said today. Only (llree or four of the cases show- ed serious paralysis. Worst epi- clemic of poiiomyelitls in Vancou- ver was ln 1910 when 30 cases were reported.

(Medical authorities said (lhere were no polio cases in P.E.I. Re- ports from otiier Maritime centres also indicated (he polio had not appeared this year. Saint Johnhad no cases (while in Halifax medical authorities reported only one “sus- pected" case, still under diagnosis.)

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ll. S. Holiday lieath Toll Reaches i515

NEW YORK. July 7 -(AP) — Tile three-day Independence Day holiday week-end brought violent death to 553 pcrsons in the Unit- ed States. a toll which the Na- tional Safety Council called "a high rate of interest” for celebra- (ion of the independence won in n-war a century and a half ago in which fewer than 5,000 were killed.

Traffic crashes caused the heav- fest loss of life, 271 fatalities. One hundred and sixty-three persons drowned and 114 persons perished in miscellaneous mishaps directly altributed to holiday celebrations.

Fireworks took only five lives.

ICMMTISIT BATTLESHIP

VANCOUVER. July 7- (CP)-— The largest warship afloat, 58,000- (on U.S.S. Iowe._ slipped from Bur- rard Inlet a! high tide here today. having played host to 10,000 visi- (ors during her five-day visll- She headed southward for a 30- day visit to the Hawaiian Is-

iioting Results In Spanish Election

MADRID. July ‘I -—(AP) - The Spanish Government announced tonight that the proposed Franco "law of llccesslon" had been ap- proved by a. better than 12 to 1 majority in Sunday's referendum.

The announcement said provis- ional returns showed 12,618,988 votes for the measure, 843.501 a- gainst 295208 blank ballots and 25.009 nullifed votes.

The Opposition was prohibited from campaigning against the measure, which confirms General- issimo Francisco Franco as chief of state for life and empowers him to name a king or regent to suc-

OTTAWA. July 7 -—(S9eoinl) _ Prince Edward Island members, Liberal and Progressive Conservat- ive alike, looked at (he calendar lodnv and decided that with the W531i“? exwllfion of comments (m estimates for the Prince Edward Inland‘ National Park, their session. l1 dllllvws this year are at an and.

Looking over the record, J, wag. 5°11 MMFNB/llglilt. Liberal mimber W Prince. w. Qhesléi‘ s. McLure Progressive Conservative member: for Queen's. J. 1.. Douglas Liberal mevmber for Queen's and Dr. T,V. Grant, Liberal member for King's, decided 1947 was one 01' me most fruitful sessions for the Island Province since the (urn the century,

Th8?- Ncord includes:

(1) Completion of the new C5,;- Fwry Abelrweit to go into service“ On Northumberland Strait.

(2) Decision of the Canadian National Railways o,“ repraggng. ations from Prince Ediward Island members and Senators to reduce the flreilht-rates on primary farm products crossing from Bordon (o Tormentine (o a fraction of (he former rates. 1,

(B) Awarding of the contracts for completion of the repairs (o (he ferry terminals at Borden.

(4) Dec-lsloln of (lhe Minister of National Defence, on repreggm- ation from P.E.I. members to make (lhe Summerside airport a perman- ent establishment for (he Royal Canadian Alr Force. ~

(5) Akreemcnt of the Dominion Government to pay $80,000 Com. Densalion (o the Prince Edward Island Government for damage to highways in the Sunllrne-rside area.

(6) Agreement of (he Minister of Public Works to dredge the Wood Islands harbor

(7) Undertaking by the Minister of Public Works to build a new Dominion Government building in Charlottetown with (he likelihood of construction starting in 1948.

(8) Assurance -by (he Minister of Fisheries that Prince Edward Is- land will get a fair share in (he $8,000,000 relief order for salt, pickled and can-nod fish as arranged hv Prime Minister KLn/z and Fi5h‘l erie< Minister Frank Bridges.

(9) Securing of a. 3.000,000-bu<hel ooiato order from the United Kingdom.

"Very Worthwhile"

"I feel it has been a vcirY ‘i/orth- whlle session as far as Prince Ed- ward Island is concerned‘ " Mr. McLul-e said today. “At least the House of Commons knows that our Province is very definitely cn (lhe map. True, we haven't got all we asked for but I m-ust admit that in most respects the Government has met us at least half-way.

"Reduction of the ferry-rates will be a great boon to our agriculture, our fisheries and our tourist. in- dusury. I still contend that by the spirit and letter of the Cgrlfeder- anon pact, (he ferry service should be free, and I can give precedents for free service from other areas in Canada. However, the recent rate reduction has 'been_ a great forward step."

“I have hopes that eventually. and perhaps next session M11‘-

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Chevrler will see things our way and consider the "Aberweil" Ml as pert or the c.N.R. system but as part of the trans-Canada blah- ways system. In any C1150 Yii i111"! it up again at. the proper time."

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Trans-Canada Cyclist Reaches Sain_t_.loiln

SAINT JOHN, N.B.. July T — (OP)—Rovmeo Morin, of Montreal, who hopes (o be the first person to cross Canada by bicycle over an all-Canadian route, arrived heo-e today after covering 600 miles ivn (he (hree Maritime Provinces. He left Halifax July 1 and plans to reach Vancouver about Sept. 20. ‘llhe 39-year-old Montrealer is mak- Lng his 17th bicycle tour.

__ _._.___.___. BUBONIC PLAGUE

JIH-IFBAIJM. July ’i- (AP)-l- Bubonlc plague conditions have nlumed "elerming proportions" in Half; with 14 eelu reported. Dr. JSM. Pollock. senior medical of- ficer of (he port, announced to- de-y. He nid lpreying of civilians

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Federal House Appears Nearing End 0f Session

UPTAWA. July 1 —(CP)——The Commons today approved the principle of a Government bill (o Qilflnee the boundaries of Cfiflflln of Canada's national parks, over- riding the objections of a half. dozen opposition members to plans (o reduce the boundaries of Saskatchewan's Prince Albert Nat-i local Park.

Later, (he chamber gave third a/nd final reading (o a bill am-end. i718 file civil service act superan- nuation act to lower retirement ages, increase mobility c! pefgcpjnel and extend (he benefits enjoyed by veterans. A minor senate amend- ment (o the bill (o establish a coal, bOBJPd was approved without debate, l.

Second reading was given a biili (o provide superannuation benefits’ for senior diplomatic appointeesi serving outside Canada. I

Al; the night sitting, (he diplo- matic bill was approved in wlhole and given third and final reading, after (he House voted '70 (o 63' against a. C,C.F. motion (o give it a1 six months‘ hoist-a parliamentary: device to kill legislation. A bill‘ amending the civil service act. the Was given second reading and ap- proved ln committee before the House resumed study of esiimates.

At a quiet House opening. Fin- ance Minister Abbott said he hop- ed to bring down (he supplement- ary estimates. customary late-ses- sion appropriations‘ for Govern- mental expenditures, (his Thurs- day. Estimates already before (he House total 52.001.978.634.

Gun Duel in New York Bus

NEW YORK, July 7 - (AP) __ robber was shot to‘ death today and a patrolman ser- iously wounded in a gun duel in s. crowded bus. The shooting occur:- ed on 42nd Street in (he heart o! (he midtown rlrea, cniy a block fzom Times Square l

Tire susprct, fleeing the scene of a $10,000 jewelry, holdup, was chased by patrolman into the bu: halted at 42nd Slrcet and Avenre of the Americas (6th ave).

As (he 40 bus paSscrgErs hluddlrd in fear, (hcusands wcre attracted 1o the scene by the exchange of Shall and the COHIILUOUS sounding cf the horn by (he bus driver.

Passengers said that when patrolman, Daniel B. Murphy. 29,‘ followed (he gunman into the bus the suspect ducked behind a sect and using a passenger as a ehielr‘, told the officer:

"I'm going tr let you have it.’

In the exchange of shots, (he suspect fell, blood spurtirg from his chest. ‘

The patrolman, bleeding badly,i also fell. He was taken to Roosevelt‘ Hospital where he was reported in, serious condition with wounds of the abdomen and chcsl The pas- senger used as a shield was not hit.

Fast Day's Run

SOUTHAMPTON, England, July 'l—-(CP)-'I‘he Cunard White Star luxury liner Queen Elizabeth has mode (he best day's run in her seven-year career, Capt. C. M. Ford said today after she docked. On her firs-l east-bound trip since her recent overhaul, she steamed 702 mile! in 23 hours at an aver- age speed of 30.52 knots.

S’side R.C.M.P. Make Search

Maffifiie fflT-mef. Jack McGuirk, lc-’ ported strange object in (he sky on 1,119 ‘el/ellilli! of July 3. He was at least gl-‘he seventh person to report. object that evening. Mos‘. Ilkreed in a geneml way, although they varied on details.

Feared (o him (o be travelling only 100 feet high, It disappeared over some trees and u; there was a hill beyond he felt it must have landed (as it could not have continued wi(h- the out gaining altitude.

would be "about the ‘ bucket."

ATTLEE AND

STALIN AGREED OVER HER

Only Russian wife (o "escape" to Canada since the war ended is I-{clpa Okuliich, seen here. She is a Vancouvcr housewife today be- cause Britain's Prime Minister, Clement Atflee. persuaded Mar- shal Stalin to release her and sev-

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from Prague quoted

But Czechs May Attend Conference

BY JOSEPH E. DYNAN’

PARIS, Jufy 8 (Tuesday) -- (AP) -- A Moscow mdig broadcast heard in London early today said Romania, Poland and. Yugoslavia would not take part in the British)-

French spars red conference on (h!

Marshall n io-IZurcpc proposal “which npc-ns Saturday. C flloslnvzmiu was‘ reported

tum .'lv nght l0 have dcwdcd, de- spite Russia's slard an acceptance cf (he LritlSn-French invtltion, to (he c-lrlfcrerico.

T111: Moscow broadcast, if con- frmed (ffzchliy, would spike optim. irm fell here (hat Crxcilcsiovakia’: acicpiancc- was a possible mdlration (ha! "Eastern," as well as. “west- ern", Eurcpcan countries would be present at the- mr-eiilzg.