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NEW INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES ASKED BY RAILWAYS

Canaclian Jet Airliner Maltes Aviation History

Aerial Sea

Survey is

Launclied From Ch’town

Daily fli his from the Char- lottetown lnport. by biologists and a photographer over the Gulf at St. Lawrence seal herds may ionr. result in the answers to seal fishermen regarding the number of seals in the Gulf and whether or not their number is decreas- LUZ. These men have also been fly- ing out of Gander. Newfoundland V'it‘\\'ll'lg the herds off the Eastern mist of that Province. 'I'hey wish :0 get an accurate estimate of the seal population in that section ind find out if the seals'in the zwo areas mix. '

Head of the survey here is a Vancouverite, Mr. Harold "Dean" Fisher of the Biological Station at St. Andrew's. N.B. An Island man. Mr. Alexander Skinner of the Biological Station at Ellerslie is assining him. The photo- traphie work is being done by Mr. J. J. Scott of Spartan Air Services Ltd. and pilot duties are

Coming Events

"Cornwall rink tonight, gkaung rid hockey. _

"Mail your Fllmsiio Gmibum Photo studio, Charlottetown.

“Whist and Dance. Belfast Hall. Friday. March 17th.

"Croklnoie Party. Ulgg Orange Hall.- Saturday. March 11th.

"Shamrock . Minstrel show, Hflmlrinn Hall. min. 1950.

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"Come to the Variety Concert “-3 5301119)’ Bridge. March 17th.

"BU)'ln8 good Cats. Barley. Mixed Grain, daily. Dillon at Slplllett.

“Boolii.nl Oil cake to arrive won. W. Bowman. Hunter River. ,

_"llockey in Graham's Road to- night. Last some of semi-finals. Stanley vs. Graham’: Road.

"Rummage sale tonight in the Market Building at 7 p.m. Central Royalty W, I.

_"3l~ Mary’: vs. St. Patrick's It l\c\v Glasgow rink tonight. Game stzirls at 8.30,

"darden Seeds. Sand for free gal-iéiogue. Arthur vessey. York.

"Rummage sale March 11, 3 p. m. i\liir-ket Building by Order East- vrn Star.

"Send your Drama Festival mines to Mrs. Ray McLeod. 5ec‘y. Drama Festival. Graham's Road P. E. 1. Closing date March 31st.

“liunter River "rink tonight. Don: miss exciting girls game. B<‘<iellue Sisters vs. Shur-Gain sis- lcrs, Skate after.

'_‘Hampsliire Bulldogs vs. Wilt- .lllll'(‘ Miracles, Wiltshlre rink to-

night. Skating after. Canteen ser- 0.

"North River Rink. tonight.

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Overall study

The aerial survey is a phase of an overall study of Western At- lantic seals. This phase is con- cerned with the two migratory species. the Harp and the Hood- ed seals. which form the basis of this particular type of fishing.

Each winter these sea-is migrate from the Arctic waters to the Gulf and Newfoundland areas. One group comes through the Strait of Belle Isle and the other go- ing around remains in the new province waters. The biologists wish to ascertain their exact routes of migration, how long it took them to get here and the rela- tion of one group to the other.

Their number is determined by running serial overlapping photo- graphs over the herds so that they can be counted later on. The area of the seal herds in the Gulf being photographed is approxi- mately 20 miles long and from 10 to 15 miles wide.

The biologists began their work on February 25 and during the three week period they have had only one perfect flying day that being last Wednesday. They spent several days at Gander to where they will return in the

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Seed Polalo Shlpmen_l_s_ llp

Seed pottlto shipments to date have totalled 3.385.000 bushels in comparison to 2.703.000 at this date a year ago, reports Mr. S. G. Pep- pln. District I spector. Seed Po- tato Certlflcatlon as he records “one of the busiest shippln sea- sons he has ever experience ."

This increase in bushels rep- resents an increase of certified seed potato shipments equivalent to 900 car loads.

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N. B. Child Dies In fire

CARAQUET. N. 3.. March 10 — (GP) —— The death of a third child in New Brunswiclr. iirea within a 24-hour period occurred at this north shore village early today. The latest victim was two-year-old Paul Lantslgne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Lantelgne. Two children were burned to death yesterday near st. Martins.

Five boys and girls who escaped from the two-storey wooden Lan- telgne home with their parents were Claude. 16: Claudette, 13; En- clldc, 10: Paulette. 4. and Samuel.

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Paul's crying and coughing awak- ened his mother, who tried to carry out the three youngest children. in the confusion caused by smoke and flames she dropped Paul. Mean- while. the father had led Clouds and Eur.-lide from_the house before discovering that Claudette had not followed. He returned. found be: overcome by smoke and carried her to safety. Then. unable to locate -his youngest son. he was driven out by the flames.

The fire. apparently starting from an over-heated stove plpc, raised the house within an hour. The survivors were given shelter in a neighboring home.

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Travel;§95 M. I’. II. In First Inter-lilty Flight

OTTAWA, March 10 —— (GP)- Canada made air history today with the continent's first inter- city fllzht of rjet airliner.

The airliner, produced at Mal- ton, 0nt., made the 2.30-mile trip from here to nearby Rockcllffe air station in just 36 minutes and five seconds——an average of 395 miles an hour.

Officials of Avro Canada, the plane's builders, said this ompar- ed with the present standard run for the same trip of one hour and 40 minutes in conventional aircraft and was 100 miles an hour faster than the fastest airline transport speed.

Mucli faster speed was attained by the CF-100, twin-iet two-seater fighter aircraft which made the same trip. It averaged 535 miles an hour.

The CF-100 screamed down from Toronto——alao on its first inter- city run, in 23 minutes and 28 seconds.

Both plane; will be shown off In a demonstration tomorrow at which Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, the Governor-General, and a number of officials will at- tend.

Military attaches of more than 20 foreign countries will be pre- sent, along with members of Par- liament, Cabinet Ministers, Cana- dian military officials and others.

Sees No Reason For Pessimism

in Canada

, OITAWA. March 10 —_(CP) — Prime Minister at. Laurent said today Canadians have no reason to be pessimistic about the future.

He told a delegation from the Canadian and catholic Confedera- tion of Labor there is every reason to believe that Canada's develop- ment will continuc at an accelerat- ed rate.

If Canadians in all ranks of so- ciety maintained confidence in the future, he was sure that economic activity would continue at a high level. -But ,essimism could help to

' ‘cause a recession.

He said that when there was a recession in the United states last Maytrand June, some private en- terprise firms feared it was the forerunner of- a depression and they began cutting inventories. 'I'helr fears, which proved to be unfounded, had been responsible for some of the unemployment in Canada this winter. ‘

The delegation was headed by Gerard Plcard. president of the 0.0.6.1.... and Jean Marchand, secretary of the union, which rep- resents about 00,000 workers, part- icularly in Quebec.

In its brief. the c.C. 0.1.. urged:

i. Creatlonpf an economic coun- cil to combat unemployment.

2. The Federal government. with other public authorities. to under- take publlc works without delay to

te.,economic activity.

3. The government to diversify export markets as much as pos- sible.

4. The government to request employers to furnish as much work as possible.

5. That immigration be restricted to "a "strict mlnlmum" in view of the uriemp' ..‘. situation.

0. Appointment of an ambassa- dor to the Vatican.

'1. Continued protection of Call- adlan industry Illlnll 10131811 Win‘ petltloh. _

8. No compulsory military train- lng in peacetime.

Cardy Pleads Guilty To‘ Exchange Violations E

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WASHINGTON, March 10 - (AP) — The Canadian Pacific Railway today pressed its demand for the right to bring Canadian potatoes into the United States at reduced rates.

In a petition filed with the In- -terstate 1" \.\= ‘ ‘ the C.P.R. asked an emergency permit to cut the rate on such shipments by 13 cents a 100 pounds to meet barge and motor truck competition. *-

The C.P.R. said these competing forms of transportation are haul- ing Canadian potatoes to New England points in great quanti- ties. It is said its rate reduction proposal could not be consider- ed in relation to the current potato surplus in the United States. ‘

The C. P. R. said in today‘:

By WILLIAM STEWART

QUEBEC. March 10 — (OP) — Last bits of evidence in the case of J. Albert Guay, on trial for mur- der as a result of an air disaster in -which his wife and 22 others died. were laid today before a 12-inch jury in Quebec Criminal court.

Chief Judge "Albert sovlgny or- dered adjournment of the trial un- til Monday when lawyers for de- fence and prosecution will address the jury. The 68-year-old Judge's charge will follow.

The ‘verdict will probably mean life or death for the 82-year-old Jeweler, accused of laying a time- bomb plot to wreck the plane car- rying his wife for the love of a young waitress and for. insurance m0n9Y- . ,.

The jury's decision may be given late Monday. ,

Last lrwo witnesses heard today appeared for the crown, which has laid before the court and Jury an elaborate case built upon the test- tlmony of some 80 men and wom- en.

The defence which presented 10 witnesses; also closed its case to- day after entering into the court record as exhibits two $5.000 trav- el-insurance policies which Guay took out for himself and his wife before a train trip last August.

The insurance policies were add- ed to the bulk of evidence already presented with: the intention of showing that Guay was in the habit of buying trip insurance for himself and his wife. Rita.

The crown produced evidence early in the trial, which has lasted 13 days, that Guay insured his 28- year-old wife for $10,000 when he bought her a Canadian Pacific Alr- llnea ticket for the Quebec-eeph Iles trip on which she met her death Sept. 9.

Veteran crown Prosecutor Noel Dorion brought in the last two witnesses today to support that of others who appeared earlier for the crown.

Parliiimenl Al-A-Glance .

(C|naillan Press)

Health Minister Mnrtln launched It resolution to cstiiblish a fact- fimllng old-ago security committee.

Donald Fleming (PC-Toronto Egllnton) described the committee as the Government’: attempt to ap- peace public protost._

Stanley Knowles (CCF-Winnipeg North Centre) and Rev. E. 0.

Hanson (SC-Maclnod) moved amendments to the resolution. Monday

The Commons will resume the Throne-Speech Debate. The Senate will not sit. ~

Sees Poor-Shaped Obleets la Sky

EDMONTON‘. Itareh.l0 —- (GP) -An Edmonton man said today in spotted three mysterious pear- shaped obiacts str king through shy about d last night. "the upper parts were white. the lower parts bluish." F. A. Richards reported. "Oddly. the tapered and of the objects were the forward ends. from the wider rear spirrtod a whitish- bluish flame which 1- took to be the exhaust."

Richards. who sold he was awe‘ stricken by bllI_I£?_i. uti- msted speed of the eotrat “at tom soc mun an hour." There was no soundof motors in their "gtiuttllra flight.” ,

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Would 0 Reduce Potato Freight Rates To U. S.

shipping season for potatoes from New Brunswick is from‘Se4ptember to May. it wants to make the re- ductlon effective for the current season.

The reduction has been strenu- ously ,, ‘ b Maine's con- glessional delegation and by pota- to interests in the U.S. The C. P. R. said these protests appear prompted by the U. S. potato sur- plus and by the U. S. Govern- ment's price support program.

The C.P.R.-said’ that L! the I.C.C. action was intended to keep Can- adian potatoes out of New Eng- land, it has been without avail because New Brunswick potatoes have been moving to New Eng- land in large quantities by barge and motor .truck.

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Evidence Is Concluded In Guay Murder Trial

Big Increase In Can da-Mexico Trade eporled

MEXICO CITY. March 10 (GP) — Canada's Resources Minis- ter Winters said tonight his coun- try and Mexico are doing a. Mo,- 000,000-a-yaar two-way trade — 10 times the 1989 total — and Can- ada. wants to keep it right on growing. . ~

He hailed as a "remarkable ach- ievement" the growth ln both im- port and export trade between two countries rapidly increasing their industry on either side of the Un- ited states. the greatest of all in- duatrial nations.

Mr. Winters, in a speech prepar- ed for delivery to the Maasachu - sets Institute of Technology Club of Mexico City, said Canadian bus- iness firms are "carefully examin- ing" Mexico’s plans for increased economic diversification and her encouragements to foreign invest- ment. »

A graduate of M.I.T.. the min- ister said the Canadian Govern- ment is hopeful "fruitful co-operli- tlon" between business interests of the two countries can be develop.

Trade had increased to the point where Canada. was “firmly in sec- ond positlon as a supplier to Mex- ico. having advanced from 15th place in four years." Canada also

was Mexico's best customer.

Ask Revision To Original 20 P.C. Boost

OTTAWA, March 10 -— (GP) — Canada's railways today applied for another freight-rat_e increase.

In a surprise move. the Railway Association of Canada applied to the Board of Transport Commis- sioners tc boost its ‘March 1 in- crease award by another 3.4 per cent.

Granting of the application would add about $11,000,000 to the national freight bill.

The March 1 award gave the railways about $m.000.000 a year, boosting existing rates by 7.4 per cent. The railways had asked in 10% fat am-per-cent increase, and on this they got eight per cent last September and another eight of the 20 per cent March 1. The latest boost amounted to 7.4 per cent on the rates in effect.

After that award, the railways filed new rate schedules taking in the increase. to become effective March 20. Now they ask the full 20 per cent.

The action came while most of the Provinces opposing rate in- creases were considering an appeal to Cabinet for downward revision of the March 1 award, and after one of them —-— Saskatchewan — actually had decided to ,la.nnch such an appeal.

The Railway Association -— which includes the two national systems and about 15 smaller lines —- con- tended in its application that the Board's March 1 judgment had been out of line on legal points.

The railways also sought to keep

open an avenue of appeal to the

supreme Court of Canada by ask- ing the board to extend the nor- mal time in which such an appeal might be entered. .

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New Look For‘ Arn.e.ri_cuii Sellers

WASHINGTON. March 10 _ (AlPl—.It's to be zippers. loose cuiffs, belts and new pockets for blueiaclrets in the United states navy.

The new look in the going ashore un-ifontn of enlisted men was okay- ed today by Admiral Forrest P. Sherman. chief of naval operations.

He made his decision after sail- ors modelled the old uniform and the new in his office. The new tags are to be available July 1, 1952

The new uniform differs from the old in four respects:

1. A full cuff in place tight fitting button cuff.

2. i A zipper pan-ts front in place of the 13 button broad from now in use.

3. slash and hip pockets instead of the present two small pants pocket.

4. The pants are held up by a belt instead of by a corset type lace in the back.

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France Continues To Be Plagued By Strikes

By Carl Hartman

PARIS. March 10 —-(AP) —Com- munist-led dockers at Mcirseille and Bordeaux joined utility trampori- ation and other workers in the French strike wave today.

strikers clashed with police in front of the Town Hall of Bordeaux. A few were injured on both sides and some arrests were made. Eight ships are immobilized 213 a result of the Bordeaux walk- out.

Benoit Poachon, secretary gener- al of the Confederation acne:-ale Du Travail wrote in the - lat daily l.'l-Iumanite "there are now more than 700.000 strikers." A Labor Ministry spokesman call- ed the figure exaggerated, but of- fered no estimate of his own.

only 050 stovedores allowed up for‘ work at Mlarselllc alter a mass

meeting. organised -by pro-oom- miunist union chiefs. decided on an "unlimited strike.‘

At Bordeaux, when normally l,- aoo to:1.soo docket: are at work. nonini-othanllpwereonthojob

the dock-workers

notice. are d a 3.000 franc (00.00) cost-of-living bonus, every motion _ until a newly-authorised bargaining agreement can be reached.

Unlike disputes in many other arcas of France. the docket: were not joined by the weaker Socialist and Catholic unions.

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The utilities strike lowered gas supplies as as to make cooking al- most impossible.

Electricity, however. ran about normal,. at least in Paris. A gov- ernment apokesman said orders drafting workers were being used effectively to keep key electricity personnel at their posts \

Draft orders were also served on gas workers. Many of the drafted workers refused to work faster than

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Of Despair

By Fred Ilsmpson

HONG KONG. March 10 ——(APl -Canton. greatest city of South China. today was depicted by in- dependent Chinese as a centre of terror and Communist govern- ment crisis. all because of a relative handful of Nationalist air

n iscuous shooting by fright- ened fled troops. use of forced labor and a financial panic are re- ported elomenls in the atmosphere of fright.

The Reds have not tried to con- coal the fact that they are attempt- ing to move tmelr regional govern- ment to a safer place.

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Marketing A‘ss’n Protests

Reefer Car Wire To Hon.

Strong exception to the state- ment that there ls no reefer car shortage in Prince Edward Island. made in the House of Commons on Thursday by Transport Minister Chevrier, has been taken by the P. E, 1. Potato and Turnip Mar- ketlng Association which has wir- ed the Minister informing him of his mistake and stating that con- trary to his assurance given in Parliament. ‘lie supply of such cars is not equzil to demand and that all dealers are feeling the pinch very badly at the present time.

Following is the text of the telegram sent yesterday by the Association:

Hon. Lionel Chevrier. M.P.,

Minister of Transport,

Ottawa.

"Reference your statement to Parliament, regret to advise you are not completely informed. At present time not nearly sufficient refrigerator cars to supply orders and dealers refusing business be- cause of lack of transportation.

umber of cars approaching Tor- mentire for P. E. I. is far short of our requirements. We have surplus of potatoes and it is unfortunate that owing to lack of refrigerator cars unable to ship them. Situa- tion urgent. Recommend further pressure on C. N. .

“The Potato and Turnip Market- lng Association of Prince Edward island."

Minister’: Reply

"Potato and Turnip Marketing As- soclailon . "Charlottetown “Re your telegram. Am unable to understand situation described. Canadian National assures me sup- ply refrigerator cars reasonable and that they will have.no diffi- culty In moving the balance of the crop. Any empty refrigerator cars are being sent from central regions to take care needs Maritime Provinces. Would appre- clate receiving any additional in- formation which you may have. "Lionel Chevrler. “Minister of Transport."