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U. S. Official In Berlin Rebuffs Russian Protests

Production Costs Featured At Fur Conference Session

The second day of the Internat- lonal Fur Breeders Conference got underway at 9.30 am. yesterday and continued until after 5 pm, The agenda was a heavy one and contained a mass of statistics and information that will be of great value in enabling the delegates lo work out a plan or plans to right the wrongs of the oldest lonn of fur farming-Sliver Fox- ltld to help guard and maintain the well being of the Mink Indus- try which has now assumed such

Coming Events

"North Rustico Picnic, Wednes- iay, July 21st.

"Annual Picnic at Cardigan. Wednesday, July 14th.

"Dance — Sumnteriieid Hall. Thursday, July l5. sale of lunches.

"Minstrel Show by Liguorian Players at. St. Teresa's, July 14th.

"Sea Breeze Victoria, each Wed- nesday. Dancing 0-1.

"Dance Iona Hail, Thursday, July 15th. Note change in date. i

"Dance, Dromore School, Thurs- day, July 15th.

"Dance, Gorran Ban Hall, Tues- day, July 30. good music. "Reserve August 18th for Harrington Tea.

"Dame Harrington Ilsli, Tues- iay 20th. Refreshments.

"Ice Cream Social and open air dance, Cherry Valley School, Wed- nesday. July 14th.

"Come to the ice cream festivol and dance in Ebenezer School. Wed, July 14th.

“Movies — Eldon — Friday - "Don Juan Quilllsort" 50ml - "Secret Agent."

"Come to ice cream social at Irishtown School, Thursday, July 15th. ~

"Movies -Georgetown- Satur- day -- “Don Juan Quliliilflli '- New Seelal - "Secret A8000"

"Women's Institute Ice Cream Festival and Dance in Will-Sh!" Hall, Friday, July 16th. ‘

"aomnaw, Friday 16th ciyde River presents comedy, “In The Good Old Summertime."

"Movies New Glasgow. Thurs- day. July 15th. Double feature. 8.30 p. m. _

"Dance and refreshments. South Rustico l-Iall, Wednesday, July 14. under auspices, St. Thomas Aquinas Society.

"Concert by Inter-Community Choral Club at Cape Traverse l-Iall, Thursday, July 15th. spouse:- ed by United Church. ‘ ‘

"Reserve Thursday, July lath for Wci-nenk Institute Ice Cream Festival at Bill Ward's Lawn. Central Royalty. If not fine ‘iihursday, held Friday.

"Make Mine Music: For pic- nics, parties, and assemblies of all kinds. let Mayhevfs mobile sound Iyltem provide the facilities for music and public addresses. Con- loot: Mayhewh Mobile Sound Sys- iom. Crapaud. Phone 7-1.

"Will be loading hogs at the following points each Thursdayr Elmo- Wigmore, Bradalbsne. until i130 a. m,;, Borden Basfllii. K110" Per River. until noon; summer- aide until 1.30 p. m: and Km- lilieton until I p. in. Macliiwen and Beasley.

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great proportions.

The Chairmen. D.O. Stewart called for a statistical inventory °i U"! indllsi-W W each country represented. -

A report was read from the Swedish Association which showed it was founded in 1919 with silver foxes and in I939 they produced 96,000 silver pups and 32,000 blue fox pups. The mink industry was founded there in 1008 and in 1939 they produced 75,000 min-k. There had been a large cut-down in the fox population in the last few years’ and the 1947 inventory of silver pups showed only 46,000 with the blue fox population increased to 50,000 pups, while mink kits had increased to 120.000.

Mr. J. K. Flnlayson, Dominion statistician, Ottawa, submitted the detailed figures of the pelt pro- duction of silver foxes for 10 years and similarly for mink.

Norwegian Figures

Jhan Lindstrom, reporting for Norway. said they had no detailed reports on production costs from 103s to 1947, largely due to the war. Of the 21,000 fur farms at the opening of hostilities, 8,000 had to close down and. the remainder suffered low pup Prildilmcm-

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"Dance, Vernon Hall. Friday, July 16. Mlliview orchestra.

" Ice Q-eam and Dance in Plsquld East School, July 10.

"Dance, Long River Ilall, Wed. July 14.

"Notice, unloading oar Barley Meal today. $2.75 hundred. E. C. Green, Emerald.

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"Attention: Rollo Bay Tea Party, Wednesday, July 21st. Don't miss it.

"Strawberry and Ice Cream Festival, N. Granville Hall, Thurs- day, July 15. If not fine, Friday

night.

"Big Supper, Dance, Amuse- ments in St. Margarets Hall, July 19. Good music. supper starting 5 p.m.

"Strawberry Ice Cream Festival. Belfast Hall, Wednesday. Jilly 318T». starting at 2.80 n-m- Dancing in the evening. Auspices, Eldon W.I.

"Dance, Modern and Old Time. Country Club, Traveller's Rest. Thursday, July 1s. oichestro Prince County Pioneers.

"To arrive about August 1st. Old Sydney Screened and Albion Nut Coal. Book your orders now. Russel Jenkins, Vernon.

"Farmers here is an opportun- ity to get satisfactory returns for your fowl. Buying good Brad! 1i" fowl Thursday, July 15. from 1° a.m. to 4 p.m. Price 24 1-2c Der lb. R. L. Dickiesorl. New 61854801"-

"All descendants of the Mac- Farlane clan are invited to a picnic at Herman MacFarlaneu, Fern- wood, Wednesday. July 3L Brine your_ baskets and friends. Tea. coffee and milk will be pevided.

"Buying live fowl. empty oropl. until Friday. Payins 34 "n" pound straight or 2'1 cents pound subiect to grading. No culls want; ed. Also booking chickens. Truck- ing services provided. Contact Woodrow Wheatley or Urban Mc- Quaid. Central m; ermine Bt-o- tion.

"Mammoth C. C. 1i‘. Provincial Picnic, Wednesday afternoon and evening, July l4, at John Forbes’ Shore in Lower Bedéque. 1A mile off pavement from Bowness‘ Store. Bathing, boating. music. sport ex- cellent refreshments and canteen services, etc. Plan your holiday here. Everyone welcome.

lion. ll. B. ilanson Died Early Today

FREDERJCTON, N.B., July l4 — (Wednesday) — Hon. 10B. Harrison, former leader of -the Pfosresalve Conservative Party in the House of Commons died todayln hospital here. I-le was 89.

His death occurred at 2.30 this morning. He had entered hospital for treatment July 8.

Gontinue, To lietain Plane

HALIFAX. July 13—-(CP)-De- tentlon of nine United States civ- ilians, reported to be flying to Palestine to join Israel's lighting forces, has been transferred to the Department of External Affairs, it was reported here tonight.

An R.C.A.F. official said he had orders not to release the converted Flying Fortress, forced down near here Sunday night, until he nad received word from Ottawa. The plane would definitely not leave before tomorrow morning. he said.

Local Air Cadets Begin Flying flours-e At Moncton

Yesterday two Air Cadets of No. 60 Squadron, Charlottetown, Sgt. Donald T. Thompson, son of Lt.-Coi. and Mrs. C. C. Thomp- son, 101 Upper Prince St, Char- lottetown, and cpl. Henry E. Brovm of Alberton, began a four-weeks‘ flying training at Moncton.

This course is provided as a scholarship by the Royal Canadian Air Force and is granted to the outstanding Cadets (two) of each squadron annually.

Both Island boys are enthusii astic airmen, having already en- joyed considerable flying training

with Paul's Flying Service.

Threatened Rail Tie-up . MSREJ.

The threatened tie-up of Can- adian railways is already causing inconvenience to Island industry, il- was leamed last night.

The shipment of a car iced of live poultry by Canada Packers has been held up by the recent embargo placed on all long dist- ance shipments of perishable goods. An Official of the Company said last night that the car is be- ing iheld at their siding and the birds fed and watered pending a definite announcement today of whether or not the strike will go into effect. Should the strike'be-

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landlsistate May ' lint Exceed $20,000

LOS ANGELES. July 13 —(AP) —-Carole Landls’ estate may not exceed $20,000, exclusive of life in- surance, reading of her will dis- closed today.

The film actress, who committed suicide July 15, left everything to her mother, Mrs. Clara Ridste.

The bulk of Miss. Landls’ estate will come from the sale of her home, now in escrow for $67,500. There is a $23,000 mortgage on the residence, however, and a lawyer estimated the actress had about $26,000 in unpaid bills.

Wages 0i

OTTAWA, July 13 - (OP) — Wages of more than 170.000 work- ers hinge on the outcome of neg- otiations between railway and un- ion officials for higher pay. The existing payroll is more than $400,000,000 a year. "

Membership of unions involved in direct negotiations with the railways and government totals 150,000. However, previous wage boosts have gone to non-union employees as well. There are more than 11,000 of them. -

The exact wage bill of the work- ers involved in the current nego- tiations is not available as the payroll totals include employees in other categorise.

However, the conciliation board which studied the dispute com- putod the average railway work- ers’ salary at n1 cents an hour. That coats the Canadian National and tha CanadismPacifio railways uvrrosimlioly $100,000,000 yearly.

Overtime and the pay-rolls of i-he smaller lines sends the v": hill to more than $400,000,000.

The railways claim that each‘ cent an hour increase in wages

Utilities Board Grants ‘ Increase In Bus Fares Throughout The Island

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The Public Utilities Commission yesterday evening granted a l0- cent increase-on all one-way‘ and 19 cents on all two-way fares sold by all bus companies operating iii the Province. The new rate will represent but a small percentage increase on long-haul fares but will mean a much larger percent- age increase on short-mileage fares. The new rates go into effect on July 19.

It ls estimated the increased rate will mean an additional in- come to the I. M. T. for the re- mainder of the year of approxi- mately $9.000.

The application for increased bus rates was made by the Island Mo- tor Traiuport Company which was represented at yesterday's hearing by Mr. Stull, local man- agcr of the Company, and Mr. W. W. Rogers. Saint John, N. B. man- aging director of the I. M. '1'. The full Board of Commissioners- Chairman Judge C. St. Clair 'i‘rain- or. W. R. Brennan. and L. B. Mac- Millan-were present.

The Island I. M. T. was losing money so rapidly, the application stated, that continued operations under existing rates would be dis- astrous. With the permission of the Commissioners, loss-producing schedules would have to be aband- oned if an increase were not granted.

The application listed figures alleging that materials used by the bus companies had increased 25 per cent since i039; labour costs nad more than doubled; drivers‘ salar- ies had increased from 2.2 cents per mile in i939 to five cents s mile in 1047; and operating ex- penses had increased from 10.27

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that basis, if the unions‘ original demand had been granted. the cost would have amounted to $157,-

At the start. the unions de- manded 35 centa-an-hour increase, while the railways . ntended that they could not pay any mill" wages. Later, the companies of- fered a seven cents raise.

By the time the negotiations had

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Governor General Will Hold Investiture In Confederation Chamber

A ceremony of investiture by His Excellency Viscount Alexand- er, Governor General oif Canada, of a number of Prince Edward Island citizens will be held in the Confederation Chamber at noon on Friday next, it was announced officially last evening.

The invcstiture is in connection with the awards io the following citizens, announced several months 05o, of the Order of the British Empire, Member of the British Envpire, and Imperial service Order:

His Worship Mayor B. Earle MacDonald, 97 North River Road, 03E.

Alexander William I-Iyndman, 67 Fitzroy St., 013E.

Major William Herbert Poole, V1 I-Iillsboro St. 0.8.11. Louis Broderick

Euston St, I.S.O.

James Wilfred Boulter, brose St, MJ3.E..

Mrs. E. S. Coffin. 12 Greenfield Ave. M31.

Arthur Edward Lawlor, as Elm Avenue, M.B.E. ,

Major Thomas Edgar MacNutt, 34 Brighton lioad, M.B.E.

Walter R. Shaw. Department of Agriculture. MBE.

Williflltll. J. Reid, Depgrhngnt 9f Aericulture, M.B.E. - -

His Honour Lieutenant Govern. or Bernard and Premier J. waiter Jones will attend the ceremony on Friday.

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Two Monirealers Killed In Brash

GRANBY. Que. July 13—(CP)— Two Montrealers were killed and three others were sevefily injured today when the automobile in which they were riding collided with a truck near Abbotsford, Que, nine miles west of here.

Dead are JoseDh Salvail, 30, and Gisele Ievasseur.

In Gronby Hospital in serious condition are: Rose-Aaime Bou- chard. l7; gertrude Bouchard, 28: and Mary Bouchard, 15 all of Montreal.

The five were travelling towards Montreal and police said the car, driven by Salvall, collided with a truck, heavily-laden and driven by gen-Paul Ricard of St. Cesalre,

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Quarantine Lifted 0n IIJMLS. Atliahaslian

mQUIMALT. B. C., July 13- (CP)—H. M. C. S. Attiabsskan docked at Esquimalt naval base to- day for the first time since her June 20 arrival here from Halifax.

The 2,000-ton destroyer was an- chored off-shore under quarantine for two weeks due to an outbreak of poliomyelitis among her crew.

The quarantine was lifted after no new cases of polio broke out on the ship.

The disease, which was contract- ed in Mexico during the ships voyage up the Pacific coast, took the life of one seamen. Six other cases were placed on the erltiealy ili list. All are recovering.

Two-Year Sentences For Iliott Fran Malls

TRURO, N. 8., July 13—-(CP)— Rolsnd Sibley of Truro today was sentenced to two years in peniten- tiary on two charges of theft from the mail while employed as a let- ter carrier.

The first charge against Sibley was for theft of 50 letters between July l and ll. The second was for theft of I185 from a letter. He was sentenced to two years on each count. The sentences will run con-

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Reds Claim‘ Ii. S. Flying “ilisorderly"

By Richard Kaslschke BERLIN. July 13 —(AP)— The United States deputy military gov- ernor tonlght _ rebuffed Russian protests that American planes bringing food to Berlin are guilty of "disorderly flights."

He also challenged a Russian hint that United states gimme“ must have Russian permission to use the 20-mile-wlde air corridor to Berlin. l-ie said United States rights to the corridor a.re clear. ‘Iihe official, Maj.-Gen. George P. Hays, said a preliminary check showed the Russian charges are unfounded. Ile premised a thor- ough investigation.

L. T. Stock, food chief for the Military Government, said tonight that thanks to the air lift, Western Berlin has food stocks on hand sufficient to feed its 2,000,000 Ger-

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Predict New Palestine Truce

By Max Boyd

CAIRO, July 13 ——(AP)-Arab leaders met in Amman today to plan intensified war against the Jews but a well-informed Jewish source said a new Palestine truce is likely.

In the ‘battle areas, air and ground action mounted, Haifa had its first air raid. Two bombs were dropped.

British sources said Britain is now ready to join in strong unit- ed nations action to halt the fight- ing. This would represent a shift in British policy. Previous Ameri- can-Russian moves for forceful action in the Holy Land -crlsis were blocked largely through Brit-

(By John LeBlana) OTTAWA, July l3 — (OP)- Settlement of the rail wage crisis before the deadline for a. ‘I'm-rs- day-nwrning railway strike hinged tonight on the Federal Cabinet. After a day that saw the Cab- inet wrestling with the problem for four hours, no action had emerged up to tonight. The Minis/oars were to continue their sessions at. I: a. m, ADT tomorrow.

As they strove for a solution that would avert an economically- paralyzlng tie-up of all Canadas rail transport, it became apparent that the Government was consid- ering assuming s. more positive role than the one of mediator which it has occupied up to now. However, no inkling of what the Cabiret had in. mind seeped out from their deliberations.

Several Cents Apart

Meanwhile, announcement that the men and companies were still "several cents" apart in their settlement proposals came from Frank H. Hall, chairman of the committee negotiating for Iii in- ternational brotherhoode with 122,- 000 men.

And Hall added at a press con- ference in Parliament's Centre Block that his unions were pre- pared to go through with their na- tional strike, set for 6 and. (local time) Thursday, unless they got

and Other Transport Workers (C. C. L.) expressed solidarity with the lirger group in wage aims and strike determination. While Hall declined to say just how far apart the unions and th- railways still stood in their gov- ernment - mediated negotiations here. he divulged this information: i. The latest offer made to the unions by Labor Minister Mitchell, acting as go-bctween

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OTTAWA. July 13—-(CP)— Ai- though crop deterioration was checked in most Prairie drought areas last week, only light yields will be received in Western Sask- atchewan and some parts of Al- berta, the Bureau of Statistics re-

In the eighth of a series of i-ele- graphic crop reports, the Bureau said recent rains in the West have not. helped prospects "in the west- ern half of Saskatchewan, in East Central Alberta and to some ex- tcnt in northern areas oi Alberta." The over-all picture for field crops throughout Canada at June 30 showed prospects on the Jum- crical conditions of wheat, oats and barley "considerably below" that of

By BOB JELLISON HALIFAX, July i3 - (CP) - John Barleycorn, who hasn't been a public figure in Halifax since 1017, will ask for re-establishment of that privilege in a plebiscite next Monday, l-Ialilaivs 50.000 eligible voters will be asked to vote on the ques- tion; "Are you in favor of the sale of beer and wine by the glass or open bottle?" in the first of a sercis of plebiscites throughout Nova Scotid municipalities.

Adults can buy bottled liquor or beer for home use in Government liquor stores, but an affirmative vote Monday is expected to mean (he establishment of taverns and bar rooms in hotels.

Since hhe announcement of the

Legislature, the City has divided itself into two camps. on one side

perance Union and the Sons of Temperance.

Because there are no opposite riimbcfs to lheso organizations, the wets have formed the "Pieb- recite Committee for a Progressive Halifax" with a group of promin- ent citizens as g, backbone.

Both have been campaigning

Crop Deterioration 0n Prairies Checked

a year ago.

On the other hand, crop condi- tions continue good in Manitoba, fair to good in the eastern half and North Central Saskatchewan and "still very favorable" in Southwestern Alberta.

In Ontario the condition of the winter wheat crop at 97 points was six points above last year. Other grain crops show greater improve- ment over the low points reached last year in all Eastern Provinces except Nova Scotia, where wet, cold weather delayed seeding oper- ations and retarded growth. l-Iay and/fodder crops in British Co- lumbia were above normal but, with the exception of spring rye, grain crops are generally i0 to I5 points below normal.

Halifax To Vote 0n Beer Parlor Question

up campaign headquarters and era. The line of thought taken by t-he opposing groups is somewhat sim- ilar in that both disapprove heart- ily of drunkenness. ‘The difference is that, according to the ads, the drys consider alcohol is poison and feel the less of it there is around, the better.

The Plebiscite Committee, how- ever, believes that people are go- ing to drink, no matter what, and

do it in "decent and dignified sur- roundings under proper supervis- ion."

A Sons of Temperance handbill says: "A vc-te for beer and wine means more drunkenness. This is the bitter experience of Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia."

A plebiscite committee ad says: "The bitter fruit of

restrictions is that Nova Scotla and the two other Maritime Prov- inces lead all Canadian drunken- ness and liquor act violations." In April, i046, Halifax "held a ,plebiscite on practically the same issue and the wets carried the