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The People's aper

Covers Prince Edward

Island Like the Dew

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Love la the soul of religion.

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QHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. FRIDAY, MAY 1s, 194s

llall. 84.00 Cnbaeriptio

llllllTlilllAL u a stance

' sunk after I041 collision fliaier Queen Mary PACIFIC - Americans In flows Capital; lritlsla nah succeeds! ' lskishima Islands.

Nnha, carrier strike

__ -- Intensive hunt . for Himmler, Von Bibben- "‘ ltrelchar.

JUIMA — British forces link - of Rangoon.

- c: _ be flan“ plot tomulasaaaalnau" o." It‘:

‘Roosevelt's Likeness To Go On New Dime

Juemwrou. my i1 _ ma» Jranklin D. Roosevelt's like- ais going on a new ill-cent

‘Treasury Seer M th . “gums; t til?" .33

. w h will .. » all dimes n w in quill be minted as prompt- that they will

as We can" ' ready for distribution about the dd of this year.

Coming Events

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Fisherman Dies In Boat Hauling Lobster Traps

Mr. Alexander E. Champion, 64. died unexpectedly yesterday after- noon about 5:30 in his boat. a mile and a half off shore at Darnlev. Mr. Champion was hauling his lobster traps at the time.

Mr. Champion was alone in the DOM but Other fishermen nearby noticed that he disappeared and iliiilesgrirtriegioryviigtirrinl Rtiirmbnziuid

- n of the boat. E O Om

Acting coroner T, D. dai-ruthgyg of Sumnierslde decided that an inquest was not necessary.

by

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Mr. Champion is survived his wife and by a 50R. William Champion oi’ Surnmerslde.

Funeral arrangements were not completed last. nights-S.

Prog. Son. Speaker Asks King Questions

LYYPIIE CURRENT. ONT., May 1"l—(CP)—John Bracken. national

"chow — Min-ray River Tues- hy. 547-31.!

"lbs Day for C.W.I... Patriotic‘ mo. Saturday. May is. 5-18-2i|

"Pantry Sale, Rogers Hard-l Ilrtfisturday, May l9. Basilica. liter Society. 5-17-81 "Unloading car of Bulk Wheat, Thursday and Friday May ilth and 18th. pmoh d: Splileths _ "Klakora Hall, Friday, May 18th arm-s Act Comedy Drama by herald Players. o-lti-Sl

"Victory Dan-e. Mt. Albi Iii. Monday, 21st. Good music?“

5-l8-2i " e sale Cinch sohoolroom. to; l9, 0.30 p.m.

“Corran Ban players present illair four-act drama Monday. May 8:45 Cor-ran Ban Hall. 5-18-31

"Bee Cornwall w lbne act play Friday night

“Animal

"c. lento school room. . w r. ‘u. ’

l "We have a of cdar ahing to arrive atulfiuntei River last W9!- W. P. Smith 8-7 00., Northl

htico. 5.

Christian Saturday, 518-21

Players present in Canoe Cove May 18 5-17-2i

, Monday. Mayl ' n8 Church. upper a

ii-ic-fll.

a . J. I". Easton will reside ttabong Service in ngston hitcd Church, Sunday evening at'_ "ll- s-is-it.

l M” - tall mi) m- fell rroth it before it reached the

"On hand Asphalt Shimles. Plastic Cement. Barb r lna Chick Feed. W. I

_ Himter River. d-It-‘IIIGS-fii ll-

"Ibr highest market returns. a all round marketing satisfac- . use our facilities when sell- N your hogs. Join our steadily in- Itaains number of patrons. Live- lwk Marketing Board. s-ia-ai

"If at any time we succeed in more money for your hogs

"PM we're continually on the a- vre'll pass it on, in addition our already high price. as a- cl sr. Livestock lrd. 5-18-24

trucking Hi0 ll in ytlonv in conneotio: wltilinfrac; O I %h vvoailgtyiadl hops,‘- takpesdccnm OUT OCI I Q i VB loitering Board. ' n s-is-ai "Livestock Marine: Board It hail” ugiiillluioadin m I“ . Queens. e untiee: t lure. if in doubt. by con- m our representative‘ ‘wit;

"'30s producers: We are pleased hm the increased volume of hogs 8 marketed through our or- iration during the past few our "Bacon for Britain"

, l. and we are sure our patrons Wilts the price we've been out. By working together.

Live- l lt-ai

‘We

el ‘m mtptireitgmeamher.

Meeting Registered t

Progressive Conservative leader, said today he would not now be a member of the party were he not sure it was a vehicle for serving Canada. I

Addressing a rural Ontario elec- tion" campaign audience in this Manitoulin Island town, Mr. Brac- ken sald he had not been a sup- porter of the Conservative party when he was asked to accept party leadership in i942. However party members expressed willingness to, become part of a Progressive move-l

3i- ment and with that assurance he!

accepted the leadership. The par-- fly agreed to give agriculture a fair! a .

e . Henry Borden. KC. of Torontoi said Prime Minister Mackenzie| King had not made clear ivhatl part Canada will play in the!

‘ Pacific war and asked if Mr. King

would answer three questions:— 1. Is he in the Pacific war to the last man who has already foughti against Germany? ' j 2. Is he in the Pacific ivar to ihe| last man of those areas that have. already contributed over 46 per; cent of their available manpower. using the bait of a 30-day leave at- home as a bribe to get volunteers? 3. Is he in the Pacific war on the, basis of equality of sacrifice ap- plicable to all parts of Canada ancl' o all Canadians?

Six Killed In Crash In Alberta

CALGARY, May I’! - (OP) Flt-Lt. T. B. Akin of Windsor. N.S., and five other airmen were killed yesterday when a plane from No. 3 Service Flying Train- ing School here crashed near Ponoka, Alta" it was announced tonight by R.C.A.F. officials.

Mrs. Glen Park, who lives on n farm near where the accident oc- curred, said her husband saw the plane unge to earth after its off. He Still “U96 men

ground and the bodies of three more were found in the wreck- e.

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Four of the victims were resi- dents of Calgary and the sixth was a New Zealander.

LONDON, May J —0ne

111885085 of the war was revealed wfllthwthe sinking of the British cruiser Curacao by the liner Queen Mary Oct. 2, 1942, when she was t0

1n "hick fog the Queen Mary <3:-

e cruiser which was acting as escort. The cruiser was out through, being carried a considerable distance with one half of each side of the giant

Oflrrying United Britain

lidled at right

liner

In five minutes the Curacao had measures were swift but there were 338 casualties of

sunk. Rescue

Reveal Liner. Queen Mary Sank Cruiser In Collision

338 Casualties When H. M. C. S, Cummo sank Five Minutes After Being Sliced In Two.

of the worst navo

State-a troops

angles with

whom 25 were officers.

‘The disaster took place in the afternoon nearlv 20 miles north- Bloody Portland off

WES‘. 0f the

the coast of Donegal in Eire. Court Case Loom;

According to the Dally Express today. dependents of the men who lost their lives have made claims Clmard Company,

for The‘ court id, be! an outstanding case in maritime history and may last several moritlhs as witnesses will have to come from

against the

owners of the £750,000 (about case will come June l2. I‘. will,

Queen Mary, $3,375,000) .

up in high

the paper sa

all over the world. The newspaper added that the

Queen Mary damage and had

The Curacao was a cruiser oil

8,700 tons

She was included in _ I of British naval vessels lost ourin? the war up to May 8 issued by the! Admiralty These losses are in ad-i

dition to others

time to time durins’. m9 W31’ W‘?

suffered onl

slight no casuz ties.

a long lis‘.

announced from

they were not disclosed at the time as it was believed the enemy WEN

unaware of the fa

Other S

In addition to lis‘. includes l0 submarines. one

trig vessels. mineswoellcrs.

ers and 29 miscell-m- At the time Curacao w

more than 15,000 were on board

which wis trav Clyde with cu cs ers. The lo

alarm that a susp" the po

been sighied c“ Immediately

round to start-KN"

ing action and at

Curacao v.13; racing iqwM-‘ds Travelling 8- , ariiod full ti Not

submarine. knots the liner rr the cruiser. withstood such a

The Queen MY‘-

10 pick up survivors but tore 0Y1

top s99 d

e The B0

inss ried out bow was she went back to N0 SALUT LONDON. zAr-ttiur I-Iencl rotary to the WP

flquse of Commons

Eisenhower. thfi

ole-out man rals:

the gvca

cidms; d1? ngggulai" m, Queen 3W5 _ p qtemwoyiayy repiliTS were calf-i at Grcenock and fl F“ I nevcrwvnat to see anything as fitted on to the "n" “ 1°“ wonderful ag-iiii.”

cts hip; Lost

lug Curacao, the destroyers. 6111K

escort carrier. Kiwi armed merchant cruisers. 0118 $1°°9-' one frigate. tl-éree auxiliary imam‘ “i0 61 trnwlars. 31 drift-l

minelayers. 13 zous craft as rammed. American troops

the Queen MRYY-

elllng all-out for the

cruis- d the ted U-boat had rt bow ahead. t liner wheeled d to take avoid- the aim-z momsnl the nearly 3 lt into have

cort of two

hing could cck

sh could not slim

7y

interrupt sail-

New York.

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ES FOR. GERMANS | m1 -- May 1'1 - (Reuters) arson. Financial Sec- treated." n

ice, told the

Off r 2y that Gen-

00d-

Commander. had issued a“ m‘ r

stating that in

wgfg any AIIIQG

German officers no was reply

no circumstances troops to salute or officials.

in; so MoelWYfl

Hughes. Labor. Wm “claim ma,‘

orders had been British trOOTJs ih

given to certain at German offic-

ers should be saluted.

British Mined Leghorn Under Noses Of Enemy

By non DOANI M“ I7 —- (AP) e British 11KB

The daring operation was per- formed "right. under the noses of the Germans and Italians" in the harbor of Leghom. Ital. in I941- and resulted in the snklns 01' "important Italian shi s. RM? Admiral it. K. Di . t!" Manxmanm former commander. said in a BBC broadcast. _ f‘

"The enemy never knew I it hit him." Admiral Dickson said.

The lldiiznxrlngi is the fastest ship in the l IV!-

. "".."'i'"'". that; “m " r-a on rnn mlewe never discovered whether the code name was meant to in- dicstn the intended condition of Italian shipping after the tion or the certain condition of the rnlnelsysr lf this "fearsome anibie did not oorne off. Admilli lcluion said. Sea‘

The cruiser was lyl off_ land when Admiral D ksona or-

"PQPP- q an Italian listening post on Gor- But once past this

ders came. He was toTd to dis-i

guise the vessel

cruiser Leopold-and

hours.

the within

as French

A false superstructure was built.

tho bow was reshaped

and stern

bow Both ships had

and the were repainted. three fun

The crew improvised French uni- forms. and the over-all effect Ia

so realistic that

it fooled

German planes and a real French cruiser which sailed nearby. Another British naval force dia-

tracted the

French colors,

the Balear

by night

enemy's while the Manxman. flyi

attention i ed m;

roug it? Islands and into

sl and headed

enemy - controlled Mediter-

flflQlli

The ‘ship reached the of Leghorn at night an

great port laid the

mines without interference.

She uietiy. to make gong Island. danger gclni. D all of t

she raced home.

had to move slowly and

its getaway uast

lckson called for

e Manirmanu speed and

“in have done a good

e dc Alli c supreme‘

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First Canadian ll. 0. Returns

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LT. COL. MERRITT V.C.

MONTREAL, May 1'7 _ (gp Li-'C°I. C C. Merritt. V.C.,

in lhiswvar. riturnsd to mo

ion today after more than

Yeélsi in a Cream-m prison camp o

ritt. who has been residing at Belle V1116. Ont. was in Montreal to greet lier husband

‘ for his work in the leppg landin | when he led the South Sasha. Progressive-Coiisarvatiire candidate lIivV-IIICGUVST-Bllffi-Id riding in the Jun: ll rz-eneral federal elections. Colman; __ to Bcllevllie by automobile this af- ternoon The V,C c would spend a few day; in

I ‘Bellcvllle but that he wanted to ‘debt out to Vancouver as soon as pos- si 1e. ; Aside from that reference to his l candidacy‘ in Vancouver-Burrard, Col Merritt had no disposition to "talk about politics." He said he was T991102 fit and well lrmd that his trans-Atlantic crossing had been a piearant one.

“You f l viewing mt. Col. Merritt told re- i pprters at a pres: confsrence. "I'm

old news IICW. you should be on the

lookout for someihino: riaw_ but 1 l would like to say this: I want ‘to see my old battalion after my re- ; lease. and I rm proud of its mag- i riificsnt r6: d l A Proud Record

l "I had heard of its fighting rec- 0rd. and while I was in Germ-any ' after hostilities lie-d ceased, I was ‘able toysse part bof the Canaéliar; ' rmy. cu can e very prou o i the Canadian Army", for it has done a good gob. The men know they ob and they know they will be a le to do any EiODdIVhiCh they m-ii’ be called on o o

"The team work W55 magnificent.

Col Merritt said treatment at camp was "not at all dread-

He didn't want. to give the i impression that he had been “svell or did he wish to leave i the impression that treatment was

. other ‘internment camps in Germany.

"We ivere neglected. not mal- treated. but I would not. have treated a German prisoner of wulr as I was treated."

The Canadian prisoners would not have mnnitted the Germans to mistreat them The principal draw- back was the food, and if it had not been for the Red Cross reels, “many of the prisoners woud have

wérfihtffir-h; "a assume saitvics:

MONTREAL. Ma l7 -- (OP)- Res tion of teegraph service from anada to the Channel Is- lands was announced ointly to- day by Canadian ic - munications and Canadian Nat-

,“ tonal Telegraphs;

IDNDON — (OP)—EdWlrd PWO Landon manager of the Bank 0 Montreal, has been appointed pre:

Corruneice in - McAdam. British Columbia's agent- gingal, is vlce-p_r_e_s_ident

FOR BETT

OF

ALL PURP

MILLED FROM SilHli

l

) _ Canadian to win the Victoria C252;

Domln-i two.

Merritt r ' ed ' f Britain. where lie This rgghénhvlgfi weeks since his release. Mrs. Mer-

Col Merritt, who won the V.C.i 8

diet-Van R/Esiment. has been namedl

such as reported from Belsen and]

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CANADA

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P. V]. S. Teacher To Take Position At Quebec School

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Professor Arthur Woolner, ho‘ has been on the staff of Prin of Wales College for the past three years, will terminate his services with that institution at the close of the college year. It was learned‘-

‘vesterday that the Professor has‘

en appointed to the teaching] staff of Quebec High School and- wiii assume his duties there rvherii tlie next school term opens in September. Professor Woolner ‘taught History and English a‘. [Prince of Wa es.

iltlo Assurance lie Output 0f Passenger liars

[T ire Rationing Restrict. ‘ ions Are Relaxed

W CE ‘

\

Somewhat. orrawa, IVE_17 _ z Muniticn Department said today ‘of trucks f0

,there was no assurance of when

{rolling off assembly lines. l l In addition to tumlng out morei ‘trucks for civilian domestic il5€.| iautcmobile plants are scheduled to‘ -make 25,000 trucks for the United; Nationals Relief and Rehabillta-l tlon Administration. r l Meanwhile today Munitions Min» isier Howe announced the removal- of rationing on automobile inner‘ tubes. effective June 1 and a re- vision of tire rationing regulations bringing an estimated additlorinll 35.000 vehicle owners into the cat-l egory eligible for new tires. Owners who have been previously limited to rctreided or used tires lend who now will be eligible for l new tires include retailers of bread milk, laundry, dry cleaning. gar- ages, towing trucks used for ser- vicing hoivsshcld refrigerators or essential electrical apparatus Subject to the qualification that they use their car at least '75 oer lcent in mileage for business. the inew the categorc also is extended to anclv lo insurance adiusiers. members rf Parliament and Prov- incial legislatures. newspaper re- porters. photographers and circul- ation representatives. taxis. phv- sicl-ms. sunenns. visiting nurses -r.'l veterinarians

Probe Opens Into lilalifax Riots

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HALIFAX. May Id -— (OP) --A force of between 3 and 350 scr- vice and civilian pol ce might have controlled the situation during the v-E Day riots here last week if they "had been prepared to go the full limit of the law. that would mean the use of force." Assistant Commissioner A. M. Eames of the R.C.M.P. in Nova Sootla today told the opening session of the judicial commission investi alting the cause and responsibility or the disorders that caused damage estimated un- officially as h h as $5.000. .

About 1S0 poicemen mi ht have handled the situation at he I-lol- lis Street ii uor store, looted Mon- cia night, f the crowd had con- sisIod entirely of civilians.

"Did the servicemen complicate the situation." asked Mr. Bethune.

“I would think so." witness re-i

A; a result of two meetings of] civic, RCMP. and service llcel in aattebstion of V-I.‘ Day i hsd| un "that each ser- vlca force would look after its own and the Cit Police force would be raaponslbe for civilians."

I . .

ER BAKING

OSE FLOUR

D WASHiD HARD Will/ii

1 effectively

5 lems. (c?) -_;- _ m t h“ officialslgieeting ‘that under a Progrfesslvei f . a w e productioni observe 1V8 aml-Vlo ficers that Ni "l r. , r civilian use was ex-jallovvaiiccs would be supported and l increasingly ppm soon “Ll he‘ Mm; Merritt will gofpected to be stepped up this y, '

Japs Hil: Hard Blows Qn LancIu-Seau-Air

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z other Provinces I [LIA- “JI- n Daiivend. ISM.

Gives Iife To Save Crippled Son From Fire

_ MANILA. Mfly 18-(_Fridfly)—-(AP) — In a surprise; Mrs.AlbertMoore Passed lfligill attack without artillery preparation, United States:

orces secured high ground

South Central Okinawa yesterday.

dominating Isliimi town inj Forward elements‘,

reached the outskirts of the town.

Ishimi guards one gateway to fortress Shuri, walled

t

and mooted keystone of the enemy's southern defame Hm

Political Rally Held At Bonshaw Last Evening

A vevy attentive Bonshaw last night heard lhel Progressive Conservative caiicli-l dates for Queen's discuss the is-. sues before the electorate at the- present federal contest.

l\-fr. W. Chester S. McLurc, the’

problems. directly, l

first speaker discussed

affecting this Province especially transportation via the- car ferry at Borden and frelgl rates. He told how Mr. Bracken proposed to remedy Island dif- ficulties effectively and give the people here a better opportunity to reach markets elsewhere in! Canada and in the world.

Wing Cmdr. J. Angus Macman discussed national issues, giving a resume of the Progressive Conser- vative manifesto and how the party proposed to dealt with national prob-l,

Wing Cmdr. MacLean told the‘

audience at l

EOVEfIiITiEllt

continued. j Mr. T. L, Beaton was the chair-l

field-er said lhatf passenger cars were likely to start l man. i

ati‘ l

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Tonight's meeting will be Hope River.

New Yorkers liave To Tighten Belts

NEW YORK, May l7 - (AP) -— High-living New York. great peace- time consumer of thiclcstcaks and frcsu eggs, tightened its belt to- day and settled for cold cuts ;

But, on the East Side you had to_ take your cold cuts in sandwiches Delicatessen stores refused to sell. them to take out _ _ ,

I‘. was fir from famine but it

was prompt confirmation of what. government officials had predicted, ‘that the food shortage would. grow worse with the end of the war| l Eu. “Mari?!” butcher axons closed throughout New York's five bor- oughs. Housewives stood iii line m0 hours for hamburger. Hot dog stand; ran out of frankfurtlers for the first time within memory.