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Cl-IARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1952

ONDON HEADS LEFTWARD IN BRITISH LOCAL ELECTIONS

Living Costs In Biggest Decline In 9 Years

Bridge And Highway Problems Discussed By Works llinister

lion. Dougald Macl(ir.non

N. I. Legislature Adjourns For Easter

IlR.l:DEiR.If7rON. April 4 -(CF) With seven weeks work behind it, the New Brunswick Legislature adjourned today (or an Easter re- cess until April 15.

A heavy volume of legislation made prorogation impossible be- fore Easter. Another two weeks is

expected to be required.

Coming Events

"Seeds! Band for not Catalog. Arthur Vesey, Hlfork. . '

”Bedeque Flour Mills will clip- per-ciean your grain.

"Raimrnage sale today. Trinity social Hall. 8 P. M.

"Benefit Dance. Vernon Hail, April lath. Orchestra. -

"Victoria Rink, Saturday night. Albany st. Pats vs. Tryone Ar- rows.

"Opening dance Sunnyslde to- night. modern. oldilme. Burns Orchestra.

"tariners. ask about the shur Gain Feed Finance Plan. For part- iculara contact your local feed mill

"Sandy's Ramblers vs. Mt. Pleasant Bombers. Final game for intermediate 0 title, Monday night. 8:30. the Forum.

"Booking orders for Strawberry Plants. Dunlap. 01.00 per hundred. 37.50 per thousand. Otto Curtis. Bedeque.

"For snapshots that will not fade. mail your Films and Nega- tives to Garnlium Photo Studios. Charlottetown.

"Reserve Friday. May 2nd. for big opening Dance in St. Peters Bay Holy Name llnli. Music by Chalsson's Orchestra.

"We have is full line of clover. mungel, corn and registered 1.aur- cntian turnip seed. Order now. All seeds cash. .1. Russell Driscoii. Mt. Herbert.

"Booking orders for strawberry Plants. Dunlap 31.50 liundredl 310.00 thousand. Premier 51.7.:

hundred. 512.00 thousand. Parker Jewell. York. "Hockey. North River rink

Saturday. April 5111. Milton Hor- nets and Glasgow Road Maple Leafs Married Men vs. Milton Hornets and Glasgow Road Maple Leafs Single Men. Game time 3:30. Skate after.

"Collecting Hose for Canada Packers Ltd. each Tuesday at Crapaud and Ca rieton. When

roads are impassable farmers are laked to deliver hogs to our trucks It Orapaud. and Carleton. up until 11 A. at. each Tuesday. under the name arrangement as last year. R. N- Dawson. Phone No. 12-11 or 11.

"Newman Club Pantry sale. Saturday. 2.30. at Prowse Bros.

"Loading I-logs for Canada Packers Ltd. Charlottetown on Monday. April the 7th. Please note the change in loading day. Which will Ipply for this week only. Tignil: O0-operative. Alber- tm Oo-operative.

"Leading Hon for Canada Pickle .. Giarlottstown. Tuss-

dtv sun A n the so: an iniured by W1"! W0" Mm ' train sins. 'nlo:ri:ne1e oo-6por- school building: and aim! the otlvog Wilbur Hardy. Corvwsy; El- beach area outside Panama City. ratlve. Ellerslic: Fla. Dpsnt. Northern: wel- Four of the six killed in Louisi- QQ Qqqmyg wgnmgton. anaweromsmbersoiafarnlatpo

.

.'No engineer will say that the 1-llllsborough Bridge will be stand- ing in two years," Hon. Dougaid Macxinnon, Minister of Public Works and Highways. said yester- day in the Legislature as he rose to take part in the debate on the Budget.

Mr. Macliinnon was defending the action of the Government in participating in the Trans-Canada Highway when he mentioned that several bridges would have to be built anyway and that it was not economically sound for the Provin- ce to attempt the project by iisclt.;

Of the I-lillsborough Bridge he said that one plcr was loose at the bottom and was swinging with the tide and ice. Two more were not thought to be safe. Repairs, he stated, were out Of the question. it was not logical for Prince Edward island to go ahead by itself and build a bridge which would cost so much.

He maintained that the Leader of the opposition in "picking on" the Trans-Canad Highway was creating an impression that some- one was getting something out oi it and causing jealousy. He was tel- ling people the project was un- sound and that we should stop. "If he is not saying this for politic- al reasons let him bring in a. reso- lution to gtop it."

The Minister said when he took office last. June all the projects were outlined and the funds for the Department voted. He could just go ahead and administer it. While he thought Mr. savllle had been. critical of the Department he realised that there are many per- plcxlng problems faced bv the pri- vate members. They see many things which a Minister cannot. "I can't keep my fingers on every lit- tle thing." he said, in asking mem- bers to come to the Department and tell him if they see anything which they think is wrong.

"I try to administer my depart- ment fairly. always remembering the oath I took on entering office." he said to the applause of the House. lie said he wanted every member to tell him if they dis- covered any irregularities "and I'll slit it to the bottom and give pun- ishment wherever it is due. If this had been done for the past 50 years we would not have the debt we face today."

Hon. Mr Macxlnnon said that

Meal Prices Decline Sparlted February Drop

O'I'I'AWA. April 4 - (0?)

Meat. prices, which helped propel

living costs to unprecedented lev-

.915 last year. tapered off sharply during February. pushing the cost-

of-iiving index down 1.7 points. the biggest monthly point drop in nine years. the Bureau of statistics re- ported today.

A five-cent-a-pound drop in beef.

coupled with other declines in port:

and bacon, overrode boosts in rents. fuel, furniture and other items. the Bureau said.

Second consecutive monthly de- cline, it dropped the index to 189.1 from 190.8 in January and from 1915 last December. when the in- dex was at the highest point in history. The index is based on 1935- 39 prices equal 100.

This was the first two-month-in- a-row drop since 1949. when the index slipped to 101.5 during Nov- ember and to 161.0 the following month.

The February decline, pushing the living-costs score-board back to where it was last August, was re- cently forecast by Trade Minister Howe, 'who also predicted another when the March index is com- pieted in about a month. The index Sept. 1 last stood at 189.8, up from 188.9 on Aug. 1.

Wholesale Prices

during March among

some farm Di'0dl.iCi!.

ment on Feb. 25 announced an out

French To Lift" J Curfew In Tunisia

--French authorities said

sia tomorrow.

from B p.m. to five a.m.

WASHINGTON. April 4-(AP) ed today that one of

despite the weather last year a great amount of work had beeni done on the roads with 142 milcsl

-(cBFtlntT&iTo"ri-Pine-1i-'Coi."3)"

ler Tuesday night

under the Formosa patrol. re- ported the crew wax unharmed.

OTTAWA. April 4 - (CP) - Ev- ery effort should be made to pre- vent s war rather than win one, Wing Cmdr. Angus Macisean (PC- Queens) said tonight in the Com- mons. No one ever won a war.

One of three Marittmp members joining in a defence debate. he said the uiest. must remain ahead of the potenttal enemy in research and development of weapons it it wasl to be superior in the field.

It was pleasant to hear compllm- I ents about the.Csnadian forces. but that was not enough. l

"Not since Jericho. at any rate; gained by blowing onc's own norm". he said amid laughter.

Queens Member Urges Efforts To Prevent War

The aim should be to so equip Canadians as to make one of them superior to any 10 of the enemy. Russia now could outnumber the West by at least 10 to 1 in the

field.

He was perturbed that there was not is greater effort to prevent a war which would bring with It the use of rockets. bacteriological war- felt more money should be spent on de- fence research to cope with such

fare and other weapons. He

weapons.

The Russians should not be un- derestimated. They were good tech- nicians and they had almost count- has any military advantage been less resources. They had the assist- lmce oi some of the top scientists

from Germany.

The Bureau's indexes for whole- sale prices showed further declines industrial materials but slight gains among

Meat prices had been slipping even before the Federal Govern-

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TUNIS. Tunisia. April 4-(AP) today they willy lift the curfew in Tuni- and perhaps soon

-The United states Navy report- ita patrol bombers was slightly damaged by gunfire from an unidentified traw- in the China Sea about 100 milea- southeast of shanghai. The plane. operating

4--(CF)-Huge blocks of river ice have damaged the year-old. 51.- 000000 Saskatchewan Landing bridge 35 miles north of here.

The 1,215-foot.-long structure is in imminent danger of being knocked out.

Army engineers today rushed to the scene from Regina. and the Dundurn military camp in an ef- fort m save lihe bridge, the only link between Swift Current in the southwestern corner of the prov- ince and points to the northwest.

R. C. M. P. have been posted at the bridge to halt all traffic.

An ice jam built up on the South Saskatchewan River about 12 miles east of the bridge and ice blocks began pounding it late yes- terday. Eye-witnesses reported see- ing: the -span shake from the im-

Million-Dollar Sask. Bridge Near Collapse

BWIPP CURRENT. 8ask.. April 1:

act.

The ice pile-up extends 02 miles back under the bridge and along the river from this monster jam. believed the worst in to years.

Government officials doubted if blasting operations planned by the army engineers would do any good. They fear that once the water begins to flow freely again and the ice is carried along with greater force the bridge may go.

Today ice was packed as high as the bridge railings and water was up to the deck. The ice jam as the bridge. At low level. the floor of the bridge is 3-1 feet above the water.

The bridge was open last June 20 by rremier

at. that point.

Churchill's

labor Shires Victory Over Conservahves:

LONDN. April 0 - (AP) - The Labor Party won control of the London County Council by an

overwhelming margin in election returns today and trimmed Con- srvative majorities in 10 otucr counties.

Labor Party leaders hailed results of the triennial for council seats yesterday as

indication Britons are fed up with National Conservative government. not yet six months

balloting

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information effort

for greater Canada's defence sounded in the

scrvative leader. Entering rt lengthening debate, he said position wanted an n

Claxton gave a lengthy summary Thursday--so it

OTTAWA. April 4-(CP)-A call about

was Commons today by George Drew, Progressive Con-

defence the official On- "understand- bie" report - Defence Minister defence

could

Morning Daily Founded 1001. the Guardian. l'ivo Cosh. - '

Drew Urges Greater Information About Defence Effort

Mr. Drew -criticized Mr. Claxa ton for suggesting. when ht! launched the debate yesterday. that "too many suggestions like.- 'not this but that' and 'laier' and smnller'. . . will tend tr: weaken support of our effort and. that of our Allies. . ."

By that statement, Mr. Drew suggested. the Defence Minister.- had ieft the implication that any- one who recommendcd that the

old. Conservative leaders said the results were an lnevitableyextctiruri

in which Labor "exploited difficulties of the nation

which they themselves are largely

responsible.”

Blame Conservatives

tile for

T. C. Douglas. 11 replaced I 50-year-nld fnrry ser- vice over the south Saskatchewan

Labor campaigners had bloi..ed the Conservative Government for boosting prices. cutting food ra- tion and adding to charges for National Health services.

Amended In

Maritime Board of Trade Executive Holds ' Meeting

' principle a traffic

submit briefs on velopment and

lantic Provinces.

interest in a uniform

traffic control.

the four eastern provinces.

Frank W. Curtis. Charlotte- town.president of the Board. pro- slded at the afternoon session. He reported as chairman of the leg- islative committee on plans .er the briefs to be presented to the four governments. Details were not made public. Mr. Curtis led discussion of a report by C. H. Blakney, Mono- ton. on development of the Mari- times. The report was presented at the Board's last year.

Mariiimes Chi-m is Rejected

OTTAWA. April 4-- (CP)- A Marltlmcs claim that a new set

annual meeting

of port. wharfage rates might send shipping to competing Un- ltcd States points was thrown

out today by the Board of Trails- port Commissioners.

The board. at the end of a two- dny hearing. dismissed on appli- cation by the Maritime Trans- poration Commission and other parties for an order directing the rniiways to absorb an increase in wharfsge charges of the Nation- al Harbora Board.

The commission. which carried the main fight against the rail-

Six Killed, 43 Injured

NEW ORLEANS. UL. April 4 -- fAP)-- small tornadoes. one a kil- ler, struck across Louisiana. Ala- bama and Northwest Florida today bringing death to six persons. in- juries to at least 00 others. and property damage estimated in the hundrea of thousands of dollars.

All of the dead and 41 of the in- jured were in noulaians. hit by two of the four tornadoes born in the winds and rains of a line squall that lashed esstwardly across the Grill Coast states. .

The other two hit with heavy damage but without loss or life. at the municipal airport area of M0- bils, Ala... where two persons were

In Series Of Tornadoes

fly at Arnaudvlle, a little farming town in the heart of the French- speaking Cajun area 10 miles nor-

theast of Lafayette. The home year-old farmer,

in: in a field but she hours later.

windstor A Negro yfshan

around New Orleans.

in: t-I10 height & tl1O storm

Iridge city. The tornado

Damage in excel or OIN.

alone.

Danger from the storm was 10-

ooriodaanouiblvbeinsnoat

of Alex Olivier, I0- was demolished. He, Mn Olivier. and two daught- ere. Shirley. 17, and Pearl. 0, were killed. shirley was found alive ly- dieti a few

The other two killed died in

identified as zells Stevenson. died of shock do;

striking the Mobile airport area hit 0 erin blow was reported to a public school plant

ways' refusal to absorb the in- crease. had argued this would disrupt the Maritlmea-U. S. rc- iationshlp on which is largely

based the port business of H.111- fax. Saint John and West Saint John, N. H.

Hint lfompromise In Truce Talks

MUNSAN. April 54--(Saturday) --(AP)-Hints of compromise that would bring at least a Korean armistice were in the air today on the three remaining big issues -prisoners. airfieida and Russia. Tnice talks backed away from their secret sessions on exchang- ing prisoners to explore separate- ly ,"addttIona1 avenues" of solving the problem. After 10 nff-lhe-re- cord meetings, they agreed Fri- da to an indefinite recess.

the other two issues. Red sources hinted strongly the Com- munists will drop their nomin- ation of Russia as n- neutral truce observer if the Allies allow the rebuilding of North Korean mmry alrfialds during an arm-

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SAINT JOHN. N. B., April 4- (CPJ-The executive of the Mari- time Provinces Board of Trade. meetinng here today. approved in safety pro- - grain. The Board also decided to

industrial de- immlgratlon to the governments of the four At-

Steps will be taken to stimulate national program of safety meaau re and H. Watson Jamer. chairman of the traffic commit- tee of the .Saint John Board of Trade. was appointed chairman of

Teachers Superannuation And Sanatorium Acts Are

Legislature

.:m

A change in the Teachers' Sup

The Public service

permit the transfer of erannuation Fund to that Public Service should

dies after 10 years before his retirement.

Provincial Treasurer Hon.

as an investment. Under th change the employee will just. re celve what he contributed.

will remain in the Fund. Sanatorium Expenses

Rewarding the amendment the Act to Incorporate the Pro vimial Sanatorium l-ion.

Welfare. said that i-he amount nl lotted by the Government undc the Act was only

it was known that grant. of 512,000 was Since the Government financing the Banatorium if wa costing 5250.000 a year

the orlginn

this amount.

days of the operation of the in funds necessary were through contributions from th women's Institutes of the Prov pitals generally. had women' auxiliaries which

turn it al A second change the .....-ndrnent gives the gov ernins Board of the

Survivors of Atom Blast login School

three few months after their joined primary school today. Ky

sa appeared normal to the blast.

UT.

01160! 9000 Chat claimed a world solo hours.

15 minutes. The old re

Oerniannllot

only change in the Act and Prem- ier J. Walter Jones. the promoter. expressed the opinion that 39 years was a long time in the profession. Superan- nuation Act was also changed to amounts contributed to the Teachers sup- of the a teacher switch to the other branch. It also provides that where an employee service. but leaving no widow or infant children but leaves dependents the one-half superan- nuation allowance payable will be payable to those dependents dur- ing their lifetime nlid the iifctime

ployee leaving the service before

nually. This clause was deleted as W. E. Darby pointed out that the Sup:r- annuation Fund was not intended

Another change provides that if the employee leaves having less than two years service there will be no refund and his contributions

to

A. W. Matheson. Minister of licaith and

010.000 a year. This amount was set in 19.11 when

insufficient. WEE HOW

and the Act was being amended to include.

lie recalled that in the carllt-.r'

slitutlon a large percentage of the supplied

-Flash Fire Takes Lives

g V Sanatorium (Continued-on.Pa-go-i1-C0175)";

TOKYO. Apr. 4-(AP)-'rhirty- children who survived the atom bomb attack of Nagasaki a birth

odo News Agency reported from Nagasaki. School doctors said thr- compared with others who were not exposed

RIIIY DI PROVINCE. Pi-assoc. Apr. 4-(Routers)-French 100 Atgsr today endurance record after staying aloft for as

cord of 00 hours was held -by a

The local elections weie the first since the general portioni- cntnry election last ctober. Elec- tions in many of the remaining 32 counties will be held later

express an intelligent opinion on the defence hill being placed be- fore the people.

He reminded the chamber that the government's 1952-53 defence expenditures of 02.100.000.000 break down to 5150 for each man.

woman and child in Canada. As the debate unfolded. the chamber heard suggestions for

the building of a mobile striking force in Europe. more emphasis on civil air defence in Canada and greater economy in defence spending.

Labor gained 2'! seats in Lon- don, giving it a total of 92 against only 37 for the Conservatives. In the last council. Labor and Con- servatives each had 64 seats Lib- erals had the balancing seal, which they lost to Labor in ves- terday's voting.

- , , Labor Party candidates polled

m emits the retirement of teachers "mu" 55 D" mm M me

P h I 55 l gt d or 60 The Conservatives got. 1.350.530.

I” l 9 ilgefd '1md"th h about 44 per cent. Liberals drew

Wmerllr 9"" dc 93' 3:” 19,123, Communists 11.031 and

might 10' 30 3'99": 1t V" " 9- Independents 4.145. The Coin-

munist vote was only about half of its 1909 total.

Powerful Body

The London County Council is the most powerful legislative body in Britain outside parliament. It administers city schools.' hospic- als. parks, fire department and public buildings. It has charge of town planning and building regulations. licences and local taxes. The new council is sched- uled to meet April 9.

Among the new members is Mrs. M. Griffiths. sister of the left-wing Labor leader. Aneurln Bevan. Forty other women also were elected 1.0 the London Couli-

lift other controls clamped on ., - - - this uneasy Norm Amen" pm- itmsgmiglzrngommittee for the Ma.i grgmme survivor of such depend- Women son 33 seats here in wc"”””' The C"""' W” "m A highway safety month is to ' Outside London. Labor made 905” 1”” Week when m9 nelgch be held across Canada in May. .o:r;o3;E:h:hAl3geO?fS;!r:11;".tag; other gains: 10 sets in Midd sev. declared "'”''I” "W ”Id ” Mr. Jamer's committee will draw N d 1 h 'k 1 nine in Buckinghsmshire. on in kept TI"”sl""' 1" lhc" nmn" up a co-ordinated program for V e "I e N "m 0 an em" Hertfordshlre. nine in Warwick-