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A c MARCH" 1c.

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id Meet Emergencies

, m d gn application was given see an; reading in the Ioegislature yes-

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"ll-{Efiyllll Minister A. W. Mathtson. who moved the bill into -cemmittee j; an amendment to the Vital Sta- flnllcl Act, warned that it would 4,, repelled at the next session if m, privilege given was abused in

my way. It meant slackening the

My; regulations to overcome hard-

ship in some cases, of" which he

an instance.

Mr. William Hughes, former i-lqelth Minister and Registrar Gen- ml, agreed with Mr. Matheson. He

A geld he hoped the amendment

breaking conformity with strict u“; in other Provinces.

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statement byDefencelifinister Clan- ‘ion yesterday h which the Nihili- ‘er declined to table figures in Par- - llament on the mam-W 0! fill-m"? units because they would interest Canada's "only possible aggressor." iieeadded: ' ‘ "To suggest that Parliament is not entitled to information on do ‘tails of the defence forces is‘ a doctrine that should be challenged

"r9491" -_ ..__ 4 ilillllliiliglliiliflllli

would not cause difficulties by .

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This eoiumnlfs reservedfbr sews ofloositaternt, hutadverttatngoi a nswsy nature maybe inserted at five ooaiaemril- limit pa». abieiaadveaes. _ .

COOKS na- Pnologrspna fulfill’! TAX! none m

consensual-role uni - summon. " " - u‘

sowaiw ' lfemNIS elm footwear at 175 Queen street-

onamlnnn altos. for‘ all my. wood requirements.

r.' a. r. also oaoss annual meeting Charimtetown i-loteh Sat- urday. March 19th at 12.45 p.m.

MRS. JOHNEIONB, LADIES’ Bargains -— Costs, Suits. Dresses, Skirts.

NORTH RIVER United . Baptist Pastorete. Rev. l-l. Barber, » Pastor. Sunday. March 20th. Falrview~1i.00 a.m.; North River 3.00 p.m.; Long

Creek 7.30 p.m.

Pnansrlx merino." - The weekly supper meeting of the Phalanx Fraternity was held last night st the‘ YMCA. Liaitb Stet- son was chairman. Arr enjoyable sing-song was led by Fred Norton. Routine business was transacted.

REPRESENTED MONT B! L FIRMM- Friends ,wiil re w learn or the death of Willliim C. Leblanc on March 3rd. He wee a

immediately... I "Thousands of Communists sire

mqvigig freely through Canada. and gnllstllig freely withwarious units

not very much doubt of g the fact

that the Russian Ernbasl? ll It'll!!!

informed of any essential facts. Mr. Drew said it. would be lin-

mandirlg officers would

ists had enlisted in reserve units.

for them. gotive unit-f-

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vol-k together and consult in In effort to maintain peaceful methods of settling disputes and to "elimin- sts conflict in their international economic policies. . and encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them." Effective Articles

The effective articles are three and five in the. "l4-article docu- ment. The third pledges the parties. by "self help and mutual aid" to maintain and V dev ‘ “their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.‘

The fifth declares that "an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America" shall be cohsidered an a tack againslrthemjffiil)’ ' _

In such a ntingency the partici- pants will unite their resources. "including the use of armed force." to restore and maintain. the security of the North Atlantic area.

‘mess stqls will be taken with- in-the provisions of the United Nations charter and will terminate it and when the U. N. Security Council ‘has taken the measures necessary to restore and main- tain international peace‘ and security."

The operative area of the treaty includes theterritory of the sig- natories in Europe, North America and the Algerian departments of lilrsrlce. the occupation forces of any signatory in Europe, the

dslands under Jurisdiction of any participant in the North Atlantic area north of thfrroplo of Cancer. "or on the vessels or aircraft in this area of any of the parties."

The treaty will be made effective by a council on which each party mil have membership. The coun- cil will set up subsidiary bodies ‘including a defence colnmitte with special responsibilities to carry out articles three and five. .

lllitltis, iililllltait. i IIEATIIS 50o Par liiiertiea

BIRTHS

mulPElt-At the Prince county

giilbiiai. Sulrlmerslde, on _ Friday.

mdihiers lam. load-lo m.‘ and i- John S. Harper, St. Elesnors.

‘e d-urhter. oeii Alan.

- Imam-ac the Prices county “Wlliiel, lifsrch loul. loo, to m

Ind Mrs. Hamid semenl. mu

of the defence forces, and there is

possible to tell how many Com- munists were in the SBIVlCQIw-Cflm- find it difficult to spot them-but he had

al lmowledge that Cbfllfllllfi-

It would b! the "natural 1111.713" he said, toenllst. also in -

' were hostesses on Tuesday evening

"m ~~ , . .n.v§§'.§_i',{§"“f§§' An“ ‘minim! visited the city on their way home , lamina,“ Mum fmam m,’ w from New VGlsSIdW. n. s. . an ;J . . ‘ ‘ "-7". ' “are iii “tilfifiihf i‘.f.'.‘."..i‘."..‘?‘l§¥. “m llssasrsons l . » who irv, been amnizisqghc l": , WOOk 086 ll l" .monsiz-wnllrnssarn-se the “ppm, y), ,4 gm, m l e officiating clergyman,» “may ~ . \. iflbfighgslfibfit-Jlhasxottstidwh on e " , -. . .. . .y'tha .C."ltiee, ' ~ . H d ....'.:°...‘.'.‘l'.‘.’.i..‘3f"1‘1'.l.“.? l l" MFM°RW4 . ‘. . g dfsdirjlierehllth~iflll __"j;I-icoursna-.Atello-neinoos' " p, fl;""p '“ q " . v i$hww ~-" mast-ma. l.‘ ->. __ - , . ‘l ‘fem ‘

well known commercial traveller and had represented " a Iidontreai firm for some years. " - CITY TAX APPEAL BOARD- Judgment was given in a number of the 22 appeals heard yesterday by the Tax Appeal Board at the City Hall. Members of the board were Messrs. R. R. Bell, K.C., chairman; Alex A. MacDonald, R. Byron Brown end W. A. Smith, the latter being the clerk. The Board met again st 7.30 p.m. and heard a few more appeals.’

MESSAGE 0F 600D JVISIIIS -— At the annual Choir banquet of Trinity United Church Thurs‘- d_ay evening, March 17th, a pleas- ing feature was; message of good wishes from Miss Sally Wood, a much esteemed member who is spending a vacation at Miami, Florida. .-

CITI POLICE COURT ,-'- At tho Stipendlary Magistrate's Court yesterday. a man convicted of breech of the Alfemperesrce Act was fined i000 and costs or five months in Jail. A drunk and dis- orderly was aentencedto i0 days in Jail. while two" drunkarid lili- caipables also-appeared and were each fined $5 and colts or 10 days.

0N BUSINESS VISIT-MrwChar- lea Curtis of Montreal, l anager for Canada of the ‘Employers Liability Assurance Corporation of London, who has been on a visit to Chall- lottetown this week, left by piano on return ilriday 17101111113. This well known organlsetxon, which transects fire, automobi e and cas- ualty insurance, has been represent- ed in Prince Edward Island by l-Iyndman and Company for up- wards cf fifty years.

MINERAL YESTERDAY -— The funeral of the late lVlIrs. mI-f. Nor- ton was held iirom the MacLesn PuneralI-Ionle yesterday afternoon. Service was conducted by Rev. Dr. Rice and Rev. T. H. B. Somerr. Mr. Brenton Beck sang as a solo "Crossing the Bar". Interment was in the People's Cemetery. Pall- bearers were three grandsons, Fred Norton. Robert NCXtOIlJ-ISITY Norton. and Donald Seaman.

INTERESTING S1‘. PATBICKS PARTY -:Mrs. Leigh Warren fand like. J. S. Taylor Longworth AW.

when their respective ' groups of "'.l'he Kings Dau hters" and The Junior WA ‘Iirinity United Church were entertained at a novel and interesting St. Patrick's party. While amusing imperson- ations, stunts and ‘ occasion- €d\[‘lOI OI slwslifflFfib Q18 ‘OIUXTO of the evening was the presentat- ion of "Liv Pictures" substanti- ated by ‘the ging of the lovely Irish songs-winch they portrayed. A delicious lunch was served by the committee in mo»,

Personals

M's. ‘A. 4E. Wilkinson has entered the Princg Edward Island Hospital f0!‘ tflllflllfllt. '. ‘ , '

m. min... E1 c. Holm. ne- ‘SING. were visitors to the Oily YQIIQIIIY.

Mr. hnrnett Peters end" 1dr. Kenneth Chsiaeon. Sear River,

._ lbs vfleo sen still lows- Ioyrd as

Following is s continuation of the report of the address this week of Hon. Dr, Well’. MacMll- lan. leader of the Opposition, in "19 51148“ debate;

Dr. MsciMliian i called the wards of 8270.000 under. the Duncan and White Commissions. Under the former ewe-rd. due to Iecisrai fail- u-re in implementing it, this Prov- m" "551150300 M‘ eiglht years. These awards. an ‘Wlifll 0! $40.00!) received by the Stewart Government were "lost in the shuffle" when the Federal tax agreement was signed. Altogether. tha speaker calculated that $8,- 000,000 was lost to the Province in this manner.

g The Opposition leader took m- suo with the Premier's claim that this Province had received fair treatment under the eldstlng Fed- eral tax agreement. While not

see... .~..;.#. Leader A In? The Budget Pebate,

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professing the Nil of prophet. he could as! with some confidence that the Liberal Govelrrx-nent will not be in power at Ottawa when the new meemem is made in 1N1.‘ . - Dr. MseMillan cited the na- tioual adjustment mint proposed in the Rowel-Sirois Commission report as a mush fairer proposal than those contained din the Fed- eral tax agreements. It would have been particularly beneficial to the smaller Provinces. "Every Province went into Confederation u: the understanding that they would be able w do their own financing," he maintained. "we M" Iii-his under the B-NA. Act in this respect which have been violated." Dr. Mac/Milieu noted from the

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, Huge Grain Under Federal "Policy

Since the Federal freight assist- ance policy came into effect in October, 1041. $26,140 ions of grains have been shippedirito Prince Ed- ward Island, states Mr. W. R. Shaw, Deputy Minister of Agricul- ture, in the marketing report compiled for his department. The original freight assistance per ton was $7.90. Owing to the freight rate increases which took affect last year. the assistance rate pu- ton is not $10.80. A break- down of the tonnage shipped here under- thia policy follows:

Wheat - 2,931,840 bushels.

Oats ~ 3,116,056 bushels.

Barley - 3,219,221 bushels.

Rye --s.a2o bushels.

Screenings - 1.090 tons.

M111 Feeds -—. 93.118 tons.

"If the two latter items were converted into bushels of barley the total bushels imported into this Province under the policy would amount to 13,347,440 bush- els," MrJShsw states. "During this period the amount of freight assistance to lamlers of Prince Edward Island was 82.73.3000!) or approximately $230.00 on the average if divided between 12.000 farmers. These amounts are very large.

‘I have a deep appreciation of what the freight assistance policy has meant inasmuch as I repre- sented this Province through the Canadian Federation of Agricul- ture and assisted in urging the establishment of an assistance policy on grains coming to Eastern Canada. Every effort should be made to provide for the continu- “we or this policy as s part of a. permanent national plan‘ on live- stock feeds.

Feeds

‘The position on coarse grains and proteins seems to be fairly favourable. Grains and proteins seem to be in fairly satisfactory supply in the East and it ls be- coming more of a buyers’ me-rkut now than a. sellers’ market. As spring conditions and hauling be- come more favourable among the farmers in the West there should be large supplies delivered to central distribution points.

‘Our latest quotations on No. 1 feed barley delivered in Charlotte- town in bulk ranges from $1.17% per bushel to $1.19 per bushel. No. SCW oats and Extra SCW la quoted at 8156c per bushel to 82th: per bushel, middlinge $54.50. shorts seam. bran eozilo. OiLmeal can be purchased at Montreal at $69.00 per ton in second hand lute sacks with soybean rneal at $66-00 l!" ton. Freight would have to be added.

"These prices -are an improve- ment over our last qlifilflflflili- Some farmers are interesting them- selves in group buying of carlots of feeds either straight barley or oat-s or mixed oars. bud some orders have already been placed in this respect.

Livestock Prices

Effective March 12th the hog prices at Moncton increased 26c which is 26c better than last week's quotations, while extra heavy stags and sows remained unchanged. Effective March 14th the hog and sow prices at Charlottetown went up 25c. Prices on all other classes of livestock were steady. At Mono- ton Grade "A's" were $30-75; "3 1‘s" 030$; No. 1 sdws SE16; N0- 2's $2116.

At Charlottetown Grade “A's” were $30.76; “8'i'a"_ $20.36; No. 1 sows $21.50; No. 2's $10-00. f-o-b- country points. Prices on medium to good steers and heifers are quoted at lid-ll; plain and com- mon dairy steers 12-14; good cows 13.60-14.00; medium l3; common cutters and cancers‘ 11-12. Good bulls l4: common ll-ifi. Calves, choice veal 20: medium l0. Grass calves 12-10, f.o.b. country points, hi" this Province buyers are pay- ing as high as 20o for real choice steers. The demand seems to be excellent.

Montreal Pflflla on March 14th strengthened on cattle. clood bulls sold skid-ii. Steers and heifers werslfi: Grads "A" sows .08 dressed.

- Dairy noel-eel

"There is apparently blgil glee among certain consumers in Celi- ada regarding the break in butter prices,“ m. Shaw said.» ‘fiend no doubt‘ there will be further aloe if

lb.

‘standards should be kept high and

were elem-solos. Grade "a" boss A w reveaueof

Shiplllents "

ion might spell disaster to one of Canada's most important economic. health giving, and soil maintain- ing industries. . ~

‘Milk is classified as one of our

protective foods. It contributes more to good nutrition than any other single food. Dairy ... ducts are all valuable foods. Milk prices are criticised for being too high. Go into a restaurant and watch the young people. They order soft drinks which are over twice as high as milk. Just how does milk COHIPIIG‘ with other foods? One quart of milk. _1d'oents. has the same food value in calories as 2% lbs. Chicken (81.25); it lbs. of steak (40c); it lbs. pork chop (400); 8 pounds fresh codfish; ‘I lbs. to- matoes; ou- 256 lbs. bananas. ‘one pound of cheese (doc) contains aa much porteln as 1% lbs. beef at 00c. 2 lbs. salmon. 3% lbs. chicken or 3 lbs. bacon. ‘ I "More than one-half the milk produced in Canada is used to produce butter. Margarine, the pro- duct of s machine. is threatening the place of butter and indirectly the position of ‘the whole milk industry. If margarine is sold on its own merits. and under the high standards applied to dairy pro- ducts. and not as an imitation of butter, it should not seriously threaten high standard dairy pro- ducts that perform a vital service in maintaining the health 0f the people, the purchasing power of the country, and the richness of soil fertility affecting the product- ion of food stuffs for future gen- erations. ‘

"The influence of margarine and its lower competitive price should not be considered by the consum- er in the light of temporary low- ering of natural dairy products but rather from the standpoint of the long term influence of such com- petition.

Maritime Prices i’

The following information is sup- plied in connection with the Meri- time situation:

A wire received today from Truro is to the effect that on March 16th wholesale prints at Halifax were 04c wit local Jobbing at 08c. At Chariot etown March 17t11-‘18th wholesale prints were 6314c with local Jobbing at 65c. Market is undoubtedly dull and uncertain.

At Montreal March 17th no price was established for current re- ceipts for Quebec No. 1 pasteur- ized delivered Montreal. Quebec No. 1 storage was quoted at 59c- 00c. It will be observed that these prices are evidence of market weakness. Fortunately word has comet through Jrom the Federal Minister of Agriculture that the floor price, as at present con- stituted, will be maintained. For the week ending March 12th, 30,- 738 lbs. of butter were manufactur- ed, as against 11,848 lbs. for the sarne week last year or an increase of 42.6%. On March 1st storage stocks of buttefin Canada al-rlount- ed to 18,822,000 lbs. lower than lest year by 188.000 lbs. The out of storage movement in February was 8.9 million pounds as against the out of storageAmovement in February i948 of 12.8 million pounds. The increase of productio in Canada at February i041 was over 407.000 lbs or about 0%. This would leave 3293.000 lbs. more storage butter consumed in Feb- ruary i048 than in February i949.

Cresrnerymen and po- ducers should exercise the utmost effort in maintaining our butter production on a high level of quality. IlTNDoctive of what sub- stitutes there may be. or the price they may be sold at, our butter

the consumer supplied with an article that is above criticism.

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mu men of “MENU. his, was M334... esmoomo upfront the year be- were use liofi§fiooyfi a-oel local-leaving scoops-mu

willie eruuim a’. c. vuseau

declared in the report the gross,

was due to 194s

I increases.

ed these had

and lpressed concern over "at! (

. of operation.

"hem... u... the 0.... an application before the Board of ‘Xfllllport Commissioners for a new Il-per-oent. increase above the ai-per-eeat hoist granted

lagtyeer. Jrher . lac flier-avenue

lie also stat- lasd "

cllslznorrerowlv

Flier lielil ileat -—'P.h

one 240 —ilsk For “Princess” _ Top Quality illil SYDNEY Goal on If ‘A. PICKARD 811d CDMPANY LIMITED J

Pictured isles above group are the men who will head the forth- coming drive of the Prince Edward Island Division of the' (handful Bed

Cross in Charlottetown The campaign opens on Tuesday. From left to right: Back Row. Divisional Ccrllnallders, W. H. Boston, Johu J. Trainer. T. M. Brchlut. P. G. Gay, T. M. Mftohdl, G.

Stormy weather has again inter- fered wlth the normal movement of fail-m products to market- and particularly that of potatoes. re- ports Mr." W. R. Show. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, in his weekly market report. During the week ending March 12. however. 90,900 bushels of seed were moved to United States points. -

“In view of the fact that this Province no doubt exports the bulk of seed moving at the present time," Mr. Show adds, "this figure seems to at wide variance with the report. hat almost 500,000 bu- shels of seed move from Canada to the U. S. from h 4th. to March 10th. There seems to be some misunderstanding too regard- ing the payment of freight which it is stated is borne by the Can- adian Government. Such a happy state of affairs simply does not exist. Reports of various kinds. however. not strictly accurate are bound to break loose from time to time.

"With reference to shipments into the United States the Fruit and Vegetable Division‘ have given full information through the press regarding permit provisions. We understand that any permits now issued on exports require the cars to roll across the border on the stated expiry date provided for any particular State. ‘this is de- finite and shippers in order to avoid embarrassment should keep hemselves fully informed, and ar- range shipments in sufficient time to avoid a. hold up at. the border. Some hope war held that ship- ments cleari wstoms here at or near expiry ate would be passed. ‘but because of earlier than normal planting, and other conditions. this could not be granted.

Reefer Oars

"Reefer cars," Mr. Shaw repel-ts. “are unfortunately in short supply at the present moment and this further complicates the situation. It is to be hoped that our Railway authorities will be able to solve this problem, and provide for the needs of our exporters. Up to the present. the Railway has cooper- ated splendidly with the Potato Shippers‘ Advisory Board. and we trust the utmost efforts may be

may not be imillcdld-

“In view of expiry export regul- ations, we feol that seed potato needs should be given prior con- sideration." *

Sellago Potatoes

With reference to Sebago pota- toes. lvltr. Shaw road thejollowing complaint from a letter just re-

ceived: "We certainly are not going to buy ally more potatoes unless

something better than Sebagoes are shipped here. when a national reputation is at stake I would think that island growers would think twice before discarding the varieties that earned that reputa- tion in favour of an inferior art- icle that might. for the passing moment, offer greaterkreturns." "rhisis a very serious question arid every potato grower interested in the industry, when planting his crop, must consider the reaction of the consumer to the variety of rtatoes he is raising and govern