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CHARLOTTETOiVN, CANADA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1947

U. S. Navy Jet Planeliiusrraiu llopes

Sets Air Speed Record ‘To Keen Her Wool

Russia Supports Egyptian Stand

iaxr succms. N. Y. Ans. 20 _(APl—-R.\l!5ifl today supported Egypt's demand for immediate aival of British troops from 5; .:in soil.

:\.liil‘(‘i A. Gromyko, Soviet De- oulv Foreign Minister, took l-is ignu-aufiitfli stand on the Egypt- ian demand that foreign troops he glaciated alter the United Na- lions security Council heard a Braril proposal that Britain and Egypt resume direct negotiations ln cfforts to settle their dispute.

Gromyko said the Council could not act on a companion Egyptian rirwflllfi that the Council order Ipvrillfliififl of the British regime

._ said the British- ggqllan dispute would be likely m cudanrzer- international pea:e if 1t ccnilnued.

Belay Test 0f lluge New Britlsllflane

LONDON. Aug. 20—(Reute:-s)- The plant new double-deckev i00- sca’ airliner Brnbazon I, with u‘; h Britain hopes one day to compete with the United Slates for trans-Atlantic air supremacy. nil: not fly its initial triajs until pin’ spring. it was learned today.

sqzply Ministry authorities de- glare that. it will not be operating on the London-New York British Oicrscas Airways Corporation ser- \"l"e until 1950.

Coming Events

"Show - Bridgetown Saturday.

"Dance in Alliston Hall, Friday, Ailgust 22nd,

"Collecting Hogs for Canada Parker! each Tuesday. Earl Jai-

"Collecting l-logs for Canada

Parkcrs each Tuesday afternoon. \\‘ (firinc.

"Talkies - Murray Harbour Noun Monday - Night Editnl‘.

"Collecting Hogs for Canada Packcrs each Tuesday. Signed David Pratt. '

"Dance. Cardigan Head School. Friday. August 22nd. Webster's OlTiYZSiTD.

"Picking up liogs at Pcakes Sta-

tion each Thursday for Canada Packers Ltd. Merlin Dcvine. "bonding hogs at Montague

Blfilifln each Thursday for Canada P-lfkffs Ltd. S. C. McLean. Phone

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“hlvcstock Marketing Board loading hogs at Charlottetown n5 i>uul l-‘riday forenoon of this week.

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c in fir: Big “Harvest Milivlew llall, Tuesday.

"Dance at Stephen Maclnrils‘. Sclkwk. Friday night. Maclnnis’ Orchestra.

"Mail your Films to ICQ lonmgue for fast. twice Iofl! Phuo Deliveries.

"Loading Hogs at Cardigan Sta- tion ouch Thursday for Canada Parkcrs Lid. Norman McKenzie. Caidigmi,

“Come to the Dance at Morell l-lsll. Friday. Aug. 22. Music by Rollie McKenzie and his Island Ramblers,

"important - Owing to dent-h in ihc Community the Thursday nillht- ilarice at Winsloe Station Hall is ggigooned until Tuesday, August

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"Dance Covehsad race track

canteen Thursday. Aug. 2i. Come

one, coma all. One of leading

Dance Bands of Charlottetown.

Music. by Rollie McKenzie and his island Ramblers.

"Collecting Hog; each Tuesday for Canada Packers from Vernon R-vcr. or", Elllotvale, Bummer- ville, Hermitage, Avondalo and gtnooe. Call Ralph LII. Vflflm

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"We can sell you whole 0r W"! i"! of whole wheat and ground Iiieat. also ground Oats. and we hvc the odd our of bagged oars. Tall us your requirements. We can Irobabiy help you out. The Atlu ‘Pl-tn Company, Montreal. 2on0 1.

MURf-C. Calif. Aug. a0 _ (AP) —The United States Navy ‘today sent the jet-propelled 13.553 D0113- 18S Ski/drank four times over a three-iplometrr- course at an av_ crage cl 6407 miles an hom- t; so; an intcrnatiorlal air speed record.

The stub-winged craft, piloted by Cmdzr. ‘Purner Caldwell, M, in if; flight over this arid Mojave Des- crt Army 8i! base returned the, air FDBM rccord to the Navy for the first tkne since Licut. Al Williams set a 265.59-ll\li8S-3rl-htllU‘ record in a. Curtiss plane in 1933.

The Nnvy craft, an experiment- al job which will be turned over shortly lo the National Advisory Commuter» on Aeivvnautlcs for {ur- i-her lest-s. flew at 653.4 miles an hour 0.1 the fastcst. of its four passes n! thr- course.

The new mark ‘s 16.0 miles an hour faster than the recent Army-

ilndustry Booming

By GORDON TAIT SYDNEY, Australia, Aug, m _ MAP) Australia. its external trade riding on the sharp‘; back. 1m a dune-told hope of keeping its rich wool industry booming in the face of the challenge of syn- thetics and continued United States tariff.

Men in the wool industry, which brinss lr as much foreign ex- change as allRAustrallaH; other ex- ports coirblned, have pinned their faith in the maintenance of this season's unprecedented high prices of fleece in:

1- lTevPiolbment of aossamer- lislit woollen fabrics on a com- mercia‘ basis ftiat will compete with s.k. nylon.

2. Rising United Sfafes d..-

established mark o!‘ 023.8 mph.

Short-haired Furs Reported In Demand

WINNIPEG, Aux. 20—-(Cl’l_ Firnsuction sales here indicate milady will pay more for her fur coat this year.

Officials of a Winnipeg fur suction company report prices strengthened l0 to 25 pep‘ cent. This ls partially attributed tn depleted stocks on the Ameri- can market and the lateness of spring which caused fewer pert deliveries from the north.

American buyers. anxious to obtain as many pelts u pos-

' slhle for their fall trade, have been bidding vigorously, par- ticularly on short-haired furs such as muskrat. beaver. mink and weasel. Long-haired furs like wolves. red and silver foxes do not nnpelr wanted, auctioneers rnvmrt. _

Mliskrnts with a top price of $3.55 a. pelt and beaver at $54 lit recent sales are down from lost winter but fur- officials an n zenernllv stendlcr mar- lret has maintained a hotter over-all price level this season.

Double Funeral For Drowning Victims

HALIFAX. Aug. 20—(CPl—Two victims oi’ a week-end drowning in Prince Edward Island, victims Guy Negus and Calvin A. Barson or nearby Eastern Passage. were accorded final tribute today at a double funeral.

The two young men were drown- ed Sunday at Cavendish, P.E.l.. when they were caught in an undertoiv while swimming.

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Albérton Exhibition I Is Largely Attended

Well over three thousand people, including many summer visitors to the Province. attended the an- nual Alberton exhibition which was held yesterday and was fav- ored by a fine summer day. His Honour Lieutenant Governor J. A. Bernard formally opened the ex-

hibition and addressed the large audience which was gathered there. Other speakers included

Premier J. Walter Jones, the Hon. George Barbour. Minister of Pub- lic Works; the Hon. Alan Stewart, Minister of Agriculture: J. Watson MacNaught, M.P.; F. C. Ramsay, M.L.A.; Clarence Morrlsseyp-M. L. A.; and Mr. R. C. Parent, Super- intendent of the Experimental Farm. Charlottetown.

Mr. A. D. O'Brien, president oi’ the Exhibition Association. presid- ed at the opening ceremonies and introduced the speakers. His Wor- ship Mayor Charles Profitt wel- comed the visitors to the town.

The exhibits in general were up

Strike Plans For

Swift Banadian Companies Proceed

TORONTO, Aug. zo _ (c?) —Tlin executive board of the Uflllvd Plwklllshouso Workers (01.0) has granted permission for 3,000 mambers to strlkg n]; six plants of Swift Canadian Company In support of wage demands. John L. Lcnglet. Union publicity director, 1n. nounred tonieht.

Plsnts and numbers of work- ers involved are: Toronto. s00; Si. Bunifacc. “an and Edmon- ton, 700 each; Mnnsn Jaw‘ Sask.

40.‘. and New Westminster. B.C.. and Monctr-n, NIL, 200 elch.

Mr. Lenglr-t said tho vole

FilDWfld 2,322 union members In favor of strike action and 3'! opposed.

Union officials said n walk- out was not likely to come this work. A meeting n! the Union's niitfimal policy commttve is scheduled to be held hero Sun- day.

“The Union ls asking for an increase of I5 cents an ho-ur to bring the h‘slc rato tn B2 1-2 cents an hour." std Mr Leng- let.

"W's were negotiating with Cunuia Packcrs and ‘Bllrlil BB1! Company, l_td.. as well as with Swift Canadian. so fur, negot- iations with the first two firms have been proceeding in a stit- isfactory manner.“

K. of P. Convention llere Next Year

SYDNEY. N. S.. Aug- 20-(CP)— Goorge E. Saunders of Westvllle. N. B.. today was elected Grand Chancellor of the Maritime Do-

’to their usual fine standard with the cattle probably showing more improvement both in quality and quantity There was also, a very i fine exhibit of domestic sclen~e work which included cooking and handicrafts. With-regard to articles of handicraft a new ruling has. been put in force this year to the effect that exhibits must he made during the current year. This means that articles cannot be shown for more than one year and it is hoped thereby to encourage greater efforts in this direction.

Mrs. Allison MacLean of Sum- mcrsidc. who judged the cooking with Mrs. Ernest Moore. said that while the quantity shown this year was down, the exhibits were of excellent quality.

The list of judges is as follows: Holstcins. Ira Lewis, York; Jerseys rind Guernsey's, Bruce MacDonald. North Wiltshire; Ayshires, Keith Boswell, Victoria; Hercfords and Shorthorns. Sterling Wood. Mt. Herbert; sheep and s\vine_ Alex-

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Recovery

5;. JOHN navrriiivrfr: IDNCKVN. Aug. '20 (OP) — Herbert Morrison. Depu-y Prime Minister, warned u standing-room only press conference today that". Britain's ‘only hope of gc‘tlng furfl ther help abroad "dlpflnfis entirely on how for we can convince oth- ers thit we mean business and (ha: wo will not be too much long- er 1n Handing on our own feet"

"This means a very big further effort," he said as he gave the grave MEWS that "the economic situation is getting gravsr and we shall have to face worse thinBS before we. are throulih"

Few pcople realize. he said. how many of Britain's difficulties were duo to the devastation and dislo- cation of min-ope which "can nel- thei- send us mwv o! "W 8M’ we want nor pay for much of what we are ready to send than» _

Mornscn reportz-d some ‘Pro- gress" toward British recovefY - the highest value of exiwrw In July for any month since Novem- ber, 1M0. coal stocks 2.010.000 ton! ,5“; '94s, the lowest unemploy- ment lime statistics were started in 1&4. '

"n 5min: to look as if we've stopplfl the rot in coal.’ ho uid in a summary of the situation ro- garding “this most. vital raw inst-

Sees Trend Towards

In Britain

But he emphasized to ihs news- paper men that there must be greater effort yet.

“After the holidays the Govern- mcnt must press for everyone to do an "x-‘ra bit. to the utmost limit of the ‘cols and materials avail- able. e/en if it means working longer. hsteod of shelter hours and getting down to something less ea y. but. more useful "

Asked whet-her the Domlnions have been advised of what help Britain would like from them. liic-rris-n said: .

"The Dominlons have manifest- cd the greatest wish to be help- ful an-l we are extremely grateful to thorn. They have been kept fully iriiormed of Oil!‘ IUMWPD and they have advised u: of thlir pfllhiblfl" and what we can do to help."

The cflsls makes no illifcrencc to U18 British Govcmmonrs view toward emigration lo i710 min-n‘ ions no other countries. Morflson said.

"1 think it is fllil’ to IBY thlt the Government's position is that if people wish to emigrate it isn't for us h.- stop .em. Because of our own manpower problem.- are no; shoving than out but the Dun-rlnltml are very anxious to In British citizens - and it's a free

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main of the Knights of Pythias as the Order selected Charlottetoun as the site of its 1948 convention. Other officers elected included W. H. Matheson. Juniper. N. B. grand vice-chancellor; R. J. Tower. Sackvllle. N. B.. grand prelate; W L Beville. Saint John, N. B.. rzrapd treasurer; W. L. Turner_ Halifax, rrand mastcr-at-arms; E. D. Jones. l-lillsboro. N. B.. grand inner guard: D. M. Morrison. Sydney. grand outer guard; H. s. Farquhar, Hali- fax. grand trustee; A. S. Priest, Halifax, supreme representative; H. MarLe-an, Charlottetown, sup- reme alternate representative.

Unemployed In 0. B. Reduced

'(By The Canadian Press)

SYDNEY, N. S.. Aug. ‘rill-The unemployed force in industrial Cape Breton has been cut from 6.000 jobless in mid-ivintcr to 3,- 244, it was disclosed tonight in figures released by T. L, Connolly, National Enzployment Officer here. lt was thc brightest picture of the post-war months.

One of the largest factors con- tributing to the reduction in un- employment was the trek wast to jobs in Ontario and Quebec by more than 1,900 men and women.

Seven hundred of the listed un- employed are pensioners and this reduces the sizc of the idle labor force accordingly.

llo Sign 0f Business

Recession In ll. S. WASHINGTON. Aug. 20—Ewan Olague. director of the United States Burouu of Labor Statis- tics. said today there is no busi- ness recession in sight with a predicted summer business slump "postponed indefinitely."

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Drowning Fatality Off Brighton Shore

M-r. Fred Picksrd. 40. Charlotte- RIWB. Well known Island sport;-

' man and proprietor of Tho Bike

Shop was drowned yesterday off Bflzhton Shore.

The tragedy occurred about 2.30 pm. when Mr. Pickard was row- ing a punt to his outboard motor boat moored some distance off shore from his summer home.

It is believed that Mr. Pickard toppled from the light craft when he reached for a drifting oar or when he was about to move the outboard motor. His predicament, was first noticed by his wife who immediately gave the alarm and herself endeavoured to go to his assistance.

Neighbors who live at the sum- mer community off Admiral street were quickly alert-ed lo the trag- edy and Mr. William Campbell, of Milton, Mass, who was a resident nearby’ manned a dory to render aid. He reached Mr. Pickard who was unconscious and managed to pull him aboard the stern of the craft. Under the combined weight of the two men, however, the small boat became swamped and sank, and they were thrown into the water. Mr. Pickard disappear- ed ln the fast ebbing tide and Mr. Campbell managed to make shore.

A crowd ‘mun gathered and po- lice and firemen, summoned to the scene, unsuccessfully scoured

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Tie-up At Halifax, Dartmouth Ferry

muters by the thousands and cars by the score lined up at the di-cks of the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry here tonight as traffic on the ii)- minute cross harbor run snarled with only one of four ‘ferries in operation.

It. was the Chebucto. a vctran of 50 years, that carried the load. The newest of the fleet. the year- old Scotian, is laid up pending in- spection following an unexplained collision at the Dartmouth docks yesterday which caused heavy damaguto the docks.

The other two craft. the Darr- mouth and the Halifax. were iii- actlve because of boiler trouble.

Meanwhile, workme-i a‘. the fr-rry repair shops worked through the night and predicted they ivoiild have the Halifax and Dartmouth back in service tomorrow.

Fire Refugees Plan To Return Home

HALIFAX, Aug. 20—(CP)—Re- fugees from fire-blackened areas of North Cape Breton Island ‘ne- gan to return to their homes ia- nlght after yesterdays rain ex- tinguished the flames which for- ced 400 villagers to flee to safety. many leaving behind them burned

cottages. R..C.M.P. removed the road- blocks on the precipitous Cabo“.

Trail and the refugees were told they could return at. their own risk.

At the same time Provincial Red Cross officials lnstithtccl a re- habilitation-fund campaign and the Toronto National Office donat- ed a $5,000 nest egg.

Report Soviet Soft

= Hostile "l o Religion

(By The Associated Press)

BIRMINGHAM. Eng, Aug, 20- A Brltish Churchmen‘s Commit- teo reported today that the "Soviet Government is still hostile to all religions.‘ The report, made to delegates from 53 countries at- tending‘ a conference of the World Sunday School Association, de- clsred "neither persecution nor anti-religious propaganda h a v e been able to exterminate religion in Russia."

HALIFAX. Aug. 20—(CP)—Ccm-s

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Danadall-lay Be Affected By Emergency Plan

BY Clyde Blackburn

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2o -(CP) -Canada will be one of titre count. rles hardest hit by today’; ex. fraordinary United Kingdom-Linn. ed States agreement to suspend the free convertibility of gterling, 5r; ivllfrid Early. head of the British Treasury Mission told a press m“. fercncc.

"Canada's position wl-ll be ser- iously affected by what we‘ve clone, and nezflllflllons with her treasury Offigers are fauna 0n at this-mom- flli. said Szir Wilfrid, vimo 15 here for talks looking to solution of Brilalns desperate financial sifu. ation, v

“We are under the same ob- NSMKYHS lo Canada as to the Unil- ed States and negotiations with Canada are now going on."

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Unofficial financial observers

tonight were inclined to agree

with a statomcnt of Sir Wil- frid Eddy. tread of the British

Treasury Mission in Wash-

ington that Canada would be

one of the countries hardest hit by the suspension of free

convertibility of sterling, but a

top Government official ex-

pressed a less serious view. iln London truisury experts

said u! a press confer-moo that

the picstion of revising food

contracts with (shad-i “had not nrlscnfi’) He said Canada's adverse trade

balance with the United States has been offset in the past by her fav- Ornbic balance of trade with for- elgm countries and her ability to convert sterling info United States dollars

Two days of almost constant talks on the necessity to stem im- lmediately (he flow of dollars out iof Britain brought today's agree- ment to partially suspend con- version of sterling.

This. he said, would provide

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Home, School Groups

(By The Canadian Press)

SAC-KVILLE. N. B.. Aug. 2D- Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin, Oshawa. Ont... organizer of the Canadian Federation of Home and School, meeting in annual convention here, ivas honored at a special convocaulon at Mount Allison Un- iversity tonight when she received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University prey- dent. Dr. W. T, Ross Flemington.

Mrs. G. 0. Spencer. Moncton, past president. of the National Council of Women and a mem- ber of the Mount Allison Board of Regents. presented Mrs. Mc- Laughlin for the degree.

. Dr. McLaughlin briefly express- ed appreciation of the honor, which she interpreted as a. trib-

.ute to the work done by home-

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AiN - U. S. AGREE T0 NEW ECONOMIC ACTION

Donald "Mickey" MacDonald

Nicholas Minnelli

JONQUIERE Que - (or) -s Effillllflivg was" responsible for a Yflillyfll‘ fatally hero. hlaurlce Pel- leilcz‘. ll; of D-vls, Qiltx, was riding a scoctci on the Jflnqlllflre-Hgbpft- Vili ffliihay line wncn it ran into n grourdhog and was derailed. The Levis youth was fatally injured

ischool and parent-teacher organ- ‘izations across Canada.

iBlames Micmac Speed For Causing Collision

HALIFAX, Aug. 20 A maraier with as year; Gabi. Norman E. Sirilih of t-hc 10.000-ton frelgner Yarmouth County. said today file July 16 col- lision 0'1’ Halifax oetwccn his ship and the destroyer" MlcniBC could have been averted if the destroyer had been sounding her fog whistle and movhg at reduced speed.

"If he (Micmac) had been blowing his whistle and going at moderae speed there wouldn't IlDVO been any collision.‘ he said at; the formal illqlliry into the ac- cident which cost 1i lives among the deslroyens crew.

"I Wullifi have manoe-ivcircd my ship depending on where the sound of the whistle wa

"If you hos» a ship forward. the first thing you do is stop to ascer- tain just where snc is and what she is colng."

His reference to the speed of the 2.:i'l0-ton destroyer was based on prevloiu testimony stating that the ilk-moo had been steaming at N knots and was sounding a fog signal.

The inquiry today also was mark- ed by criticism of Ospt. Eric Brand. ECN. (red-ed) sJtlng with the presiding commissioner. Mr. Jusiloo W1‘. Carroll, Judge in Ad- mirslty of the Exchequer Oourt of Nova Bwtia.

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and a iffflpllrilflfl required hospital trealmenf.

counsel for the Yarmouth Ccun. W's owners, "makes it most difllc-' ult for counsel" It wus the second time in the; course of tli- lnvustlguiion that MT- Smith had criticized the as- sessor, Several dais ag.» he had said Capt. Brand was attempting to furnish information which should properly be furnished by witnesses.

During the hearing the Captain of the Yarmcuth County gave a history of his sea career/

He had dchvercfi 42 cargoes of dynamite across the western ocean iii the First. World War but "I am not a Wnr-mude captain if that's ivliat. ,rli mean.“