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JUSTICE MINISTER LAUNCHES PRICE-F IXIN G BAN DEBATE

Support. Prices For

Minimum Standards For Shipments Of Pulpwood Discussed At Meeting

Methods of maintaining the qual- .

iiy of pulpwood shipped from the Province and the setting of mini- mum standards were discussed at A meeting of buyers and shippers last night.

Held in the Vocational school. He meeting was called by the For- cstry Division. Department of In- dustry and Natural Resources in an effort to obtain a concensus from those actively engaged in the shipping of pulpwood. The chair- man was Mr. Frank Gaudet of the

Coming Events

"Stanchel School Concert, Dec- cmber 20iih.

"Suffolk school Concert, Tues- day. December 18th.

"Unloading today coal at Milton Elation. Norris Kltson.

"Concert, Thistle and Sham-

rock school, December 18th.

"Christmas Concert. St. Ter-

csa's Hall, December 20th. "South Milton Christmas Con- cert, Wednesday. December 19th.

"Christmas Concert. Viclorlii llall. December 21st.

"Appln Road Christmas Con- cert, December 20th.

"Bellevuc. school .Concert. in Grsndvlew I-Iall. December 19th.

"Cornwall Mhool Concert, Dec- rmbar 21st.

"Mayfleld School Thursday, December zoui.

Concert,

"Pownal school ember 19th. 3 P. M.

Concert, Dec-

"School concert Breadnlbanc Hall, Thursday, December 20th.

"Spring Brook Christmas Con- cert, Wednesday. December 19th.

"st. Ignatius school Christmas Concert in Mayfield Hall. Decem- ber 19th.

"Reserve Wednesday, Dec. 19, for East wiltalilre Christmas con- cert in North River Hall.

' 'Lower Preenwwn school. Christmas Concert, Wednesday evening, December 19th. "Dunstaffnage school Concert, Marshfield Hail. December..20f.h. Curtain 8.15.

”t'ihrist.maa G-ran Ville Hall. ember 19th.

Concert. North Wedriesda 3'. Dec-

"Farmers. ask about the Shur Gain Feed Finance Play. For part- iculars contact your local feed mill.

"Come to Parkdale Christmas Concert (Junior) Wednesday. Dec- ember 19th.

"For snapshots that will not fade mail Vour Films and Nega tives to Garnhum Photo Studios Charlottetown

"Reserve January 25th, 1952, for Burns' Concert sponsored by 7-tion Men's Brotherhood Organiz- I ion.

"Santa Claus will IPPC-ar in ncrson at the York School Concert In Community Hall. Thursday. December 20th. Don't miss itl

"Bedequa Skating Rink opens Wednesday night, December 19th. skating 8:00 to 10:00. Admission 20 tand 30 -cents. Promenade 10 con s.

"Don't miss the Dance, win- sloe Station Hall. Wednesday. Dec- ember lath. Music by Doiron Bros. Sponsored by Highfield Women's institute.

"Notice to ratepayers of New London school. A meeting to be held Dec. 20. object to elect frus- leel. 7.30 at the school. Earl Carr. New London.

"Reserve Wednesday. December 19th. for Kenslngton school Con- cert in King George Hall. Matinee

- 2.30 P. M. Evening show 7.30 P. M.

Sale of candy. Admission .15 cents and 25 cents.

"P0U"vI'! ;rIodii-cers.-Will not he buying gaaaa or ducks remaind- er of aaaaon. Inquire large quan-

' :2 or drilled and live chicken.

t prices. central Egg and "Duty Station. Grafton Street. Charlottetown. Rhona 2620.

Forestry Division.

It was generally agreed that cer- tain minimum standards should be set and all buyers, sub-buyers. loaders and cutters be notified of these as soon as possible. several of those present pointed out that if all buyers adhered to the stand- ards suggested it will help to put woodlot harvesting on a stable basis and assure future supplies.

The standards tentatively set were that all logs should have a minimum diameter of four inches inside the bark and be spruce red. white and black, fir. (Var), with peeled poplar acceptable in the Spring. Logs with rot or redheart present should not be accepted. nor open grown white spruce. All knots should be trimmed flush.

Past Yearls Shipments

Mr. Gaudet said that approx- imately 100.000 cofds had been shipped out of the Province in the past year, with an additional 30,000 cords cut for fuel and 20,000 as lum-

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Prince Co. Firm Makes lowesl Bid For Wharf Proiecl

UPTAWA, Dec. 17 - (Special) -The Prince County firm oi Noye. Rayner and Noye was found to be the lowest tenderer for the project of building ferry landings at -Lennox island wharf and across the strefch or water at Port Hill. Amount of the tender is alum.

It is expected that an order- in-council. will shortly be passed confirming the award of this tender.

The project is one which will be paid for jointly by the Fed- eral Department of Public Works and the Department of Citizen- ship and Immigration which in- cludes the Indian affairs branch. Construction of these ferry land- ings will permit the Indian pop- ulation of Lennox Island to move heavy loads and equipment back and forth with much less diffi- culty than has been sustained in the past. The project was re- commended to the government by J. Watson Mac'Naught. Liberal member for Prince.

Owing to weather and ice con- ditions, aotual work on the ferry landing project will be delayed until the spring or early sum- mer of 1962. While the contractor is not rigidly limited as to the personnel he emplayes. it is hop- ed that at least some of the Len- nox Island Indians may be em- ployed on the construction work.

ll.S. Man Missing After Snowstorm

Ll'I'FLE DOVER. N.S.. Doc. 17 -(CP) :- Joseph Richard. 74, was believed tonight to be the only fatality of the storm which struck the Maritlmes during the week- end.

Richard left his home Saturday

afternoon to cut firewood and set raibbit snares. . A blizzard hit the area. shortly

after and he failed to return by nightfall. Searchers. hampered by an eight-inch snowfall. expressed fear they would not find him.

By Alan Harvey

EDITH WESTON. Rutlanti. Eng- land, Dec. 11 -16?) -In this tiny- grey-waglled village, 63 Canadian childien have learned to their sorrow that local educational standtrds are in some ways tougher than. at home.

some of the Canadian pupils will take special examinations early in the new year, and it is pretty well accepted that nine out of 10 will fail. Unless things are changed, this will mean they will have to go to a secondary modern school. which stresses technical subjects. instead of to the sought- affar giammar aohool.

The Canadians are considered at least average in intelligence. The trouble is partly that they're new to English standards and

rtly that the examination will E: set by three English headmast-

Eggs 38Enis

"Eggs And Bacon To Be Continued

Dozen. Wilishires 332.50 Per Cwi.

OTTAWA. Dec. 17 -(CP) - Continuance in 1952 of govern- ment floor prices for eggs and bacon was announced to the Com- mons ioday by Agriculture Minist- er Gardiner.

He said the government will continue to buy any eggs offered at the year-end at 38 cents a dozen for Grade "A" delivered in

Montreal and bacon Wiltshlre sides at 3-32.50 a hundredweight. Mr. Gardiner made his an-

nouncement as the chamber con- sidered legislation, later adopted, to establish an agricultural pro- ducts board to handle government bulk purchasing of farm products.

He said the board, already in existence by virtue of emergency powers. will not operate on a day- to-day basis of buying and selling. Rather, it will be available to buy farm produce if. for example, the government needs it to fill a bulk contract for a foreign government.

Urge Parity Prices

Opposition members used the legislation as the basis for E1 cam- paign urging the government to establish parity prices for farm products or at least raise existing floor prices.

This drive led to a formal div- ision as the chamber voted 97 to 38 in support of speaker, Ross Macdonald when he ruled out of order a C.C.F. amendment de- mandlng that lhe government boost the floor prices.

Mr. Macdonald ruled that the amendment. introduced Saturday night by Hazen Argue (CCF'-As- siniboia), was not relevant to the bill. Mr. Argue contested the rul- ing and won support from the Progressive Conservative, and Soc- ial Credit Parties in the ensuing vote.

Floor Prices

Dealing with floor prices. Mr. Gardiner said the government has had no pork products offered fo it at the support price since marlut prices are about that level.

He said the new board at the moment was importing butter for the government but its main func- tion would be to operate when other governments wanted to'bu,v. by bulk.

The board would not have the right to requisition fnrm products or make farmers deliver to it.

Percy Wrigiht (CCF'-Melfort) said the board would be useless unless it was designed to main- tain stable prices for farm produce. If reasonable prices were paid to agriculture, prosperity could be maintained for the whole of the country.

Robert Fair (SC-Battle River) warned that farmers would not produce on an all-out basis until

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Flight With

MONTREAL. Dec. 17-(CP)-An R.C.A.F. Dakota landed here fo- nlght on the last leg of a mercy flight bringing an ailing mission- ary out of the Canadian Arctic. ,Brother Andre Chauvcl of Eassca Blond. Que-., a Roman Catholic missionary who spent 11 years tending to the spiritual needs of Northwestern Quebec Es- kimos, was taken by ambulance to n Monlrr-iil hospital after lIlL' landing at Dorval Airport. He is suffering from lit-rnin.

Tlic mercy flight slnrfcd last Friday whaii n rndlo nicssiige was

they were assured of parity prices.

sent from l7.yuizlk, nnrfliwnst. of

I OTTAWA. Dec. 17 -(CP) - An

historical quarter-century of cap- ital expansion, bringing to Can- adians one of the highest stand- ards of living in the world, has led to the creation in Canada of a, huge manufacturing build-up. ;

Trade Minister llowc estimated: today that Canadian industrial cxpansion has engendered such a prcdominaiion of manufacturing industries that every third dollar of Canada's income is earned in manufacturing industries.

In l95o.manufactui-ing was the most important field of employ- ment. providing jobs for 26 per

Canadian Children Find British Exams Tough

ars, described by Canadians -litre

cent of Canada's labor force. com-

as a bit set in their ways.

"Some of the arithmetic prob- lems are right out of this world." says P0. Harry Chalmers of Ed- monton. education officer at the R. C. A. F.'s new base in nearby North .Lulfenham. "Pm afraid only a few of our children will be able to pass the grammer-school examinations in March."

The Canadian youngsters, child- ren of men from the R. C. A. F.'s No. 1 Fighter Wing, go to school in a building which housed mem- bers of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War. They share desks. trade idioms and accents. and generally get along well students.

Teacher Donald Briggs and his wife Dorothljlnd that Canadian children are more confident and self-possessed than their English opposites. .

with 44 English '

Huge Expansion In Canadian Manufacturing

pared with 21 per cent in 1021. In that same period agricultural cm- ploymcnt declined to 20 per cent of the total force from 37 per cent. The labor foi-co now is estimated at lll(7I'I' than 5.000.000 persons.

SIITYC)-lllKlI1e lnvcstiiiciif. field in the last 25 years. Mi-. llowc. Ill a 250-page report tabled in the Commons, estimated that Canad- ians have been adding to the stock of physical capital in the postwar period "at. It rate hardly matched by my other industrial country."

The capital expansion, on a prr Calaita basis. has not been as great as the United States, but Canadians have devoted a greater proportion of their national pm- ductinn to new inveslmnni. than have Americans

Mr. Hhvic estimated that, the capital expansion boom high- lighted by the sa2oo,ooo.ooo invest- ment ln 1950-expected to be ex- cceded in 1951--hmught Canad- ians a standard of living surpassed only by that in the U. S. Capital investment, and exports now were considered "twin pillars of Canad- ian lirosperity." Mr. Howe estim- ated that nowadays the average Canadian. though working less. buys 53 per cent more in physical volume of food. clothing. housing and holidays than he did before the second World War.

The work-week of the" industrial worker, excluding agri- culture, dropped in 1950 to 4.1 hours. down from" 50 hours in 1929 and 48 hours in 1939.

average

GIVES BOOKS T0 COLLEGE

KINGSTON. Jamaica. Dec. 17.. (Reuters) -- Queen Mary has given 32 books from her private library to University College here. They are mostly English classics and modern history.

FR,IGCyIN' IN THE RIGGING - Bound for Canada's 27th Infantry

lcrs have a little fun in the iriggitllls th T.S.S. C l bi a t. sa - 3:1 Fflday mortfifiix: afnrs Europe. are: Gnr. Earl Cnhill. summerside;

DakotaiComp1etes Mercy

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Brigade as gunners in the 79th Field Regiment. the lads sailed from llnlilax. From left to right

Missionary

Ungava, by friends of the mission- ary. It nearly ended in tragedy when the plane, based at Goose

Bay. Labrador. lost one of its motors in ii landing on an ice- covered lake.

Aid was summoned from the United States Air Force base in Greenland before the Dakota could take off again.

Brother Chauvel said he wiis

fnken ill last week and ii request for help was sent. The skl-equip- ped Dakota arrived at Ilylllllk Friday and landed on the lake. but lost its starboard engine.

Eskimos loaned the crew some liusklcs. With the dogs pullinf: the alzirlwnrd side. the plunc

taxicfl on its one molar in safety.

The Dakota is the only Goose Bay plane equipped with skis rind there was no way of having repair equipment brought in un- the U.S.A.I-'. volunteered to send an aircraft from Grrcnlziml.

Group Capt. L. G. Biirchcll. of- ficer commanding the Goose Bay

base. and his ro-pilot, F0. Fred Tupiing of Toronto worked in 5-below-zero weather to repair thr plane.

The plane finally took off ngnin late Sunday nnrl miitlc R stopover at Frobislicr Boy in ro- fucl. From there it. flew via Goose Bay to Montreal.

Other crew members were F0.

Don Dcnkle of Edmonton. F0. Jnck Mawson. Regina. and Cpl. W. Lnpointe. Vancouver.

Beds” Agree I To Supply list Of Pristners

MUNSAN. Korea. Dec. 18 - (Tuesday)-(AP) - Commun- ist truce negotiators today agreed to give the Allies a list of Red-hcld prisoners of war.

An exchange of lists was set for 3 p. m. Tuesday (1 a. in. EST).

Red refusal to name the prisoners has been a bitter issue.

The sudden Red acceptance of the Allied demand came in a 10-minute meeting Tues- day morning. '-

DONDON, Doc. 17 -(Reuters) - Queen Mary. 84-year-old mother of the King, has been advised oy her doctors not to undertake any evening engagements. it; was an- nounced today. 'llhe announcement added that this advice is "purely a precaution" and Aha. Queen Mother is in good health. She has

mcovcred from a recent cold.

.LlBdr. Wyman Howard, Kcnslng- ton and Gnr. John Cosfaiii. Port- .l5i:e- '

(Canadian Army Photo)

lnquesi Held lnlo Falalily Al Springfield

A verdict that Mrs. Frank Hickox. 78. came to her death as a result of being struck by a car at Springfield on December it was reached by a coroner's jury at an inquest held in the Springfield I-Iail la.-'s night. The car was driven by John Stevenson of Charlottetown.

The jurors stated in their ver- dict that according to the evidence the driver of the car had it under control despite the icy condition of the highway that evening.

The first. witness called was Dr. J.R. Murchison who stated that the deceased was dead when he ariived. A son of the late Mrs Hickox. John Hickox. of Spring- field. testified that his mother was drtsscd in a dark coat that even- big when she left the house to visit nearby neighbors. some of her c.uthing was damaged when it was takcnvback to the house that night '.i'tli a noticeable tear in the right sleeve. The coat was produced in evidence. He stated his mother had gone out alone and no member of file family had seen the accident.

Mr. I-lickox said that the cai had rm, hcrn .movcd from the time he saw it. first until thc Police came. Thcv had been called. he thought by Mr. Stevenson about G15 p.m. and had arrived from Charlotte- lOl'.'ll shortly after 7 p.m.

Another son of the deceased, Tucaiffinffcif 5;. pint 15-col. '37

Touches Off Lively Debate As Opposition Is Sharply Critical

OTTAWA. Dec. 17 - (CF) - The Canadian Government today urged the Commons to approve legislation outlawing resale prl-:c maintenance. but the Progressive Conservative Party sought to kill the measure on the grounds that it would destroy small busi- ness.

Justice Minister Garson. open- ing debate on second reading of

the bill. made a l5.0C0-word speech in which he said that price maintenance forces the

poorer class of consumer to pay

higher prices than under frec- price competition. i-lis spcecli initiated what may become one

of the hottest debates of the ses- sion.

Opposes Legislation

E. D. Fulton (PC-Kamloops) Introduced a motion that the legislation be given a six-month hoist - parliamentary procedure to kill the legislation.

The motion read:

"That this bill be not now read a second time. but that it be read a second time this day six months hence."

Mr. Fulton charged that the government is not giving the lit- tle business man a fair chance. that it was frying to destroy him with legislation that favored such "big business" as l-1aton's. a T0- ronto department store which favored the legislation.

Mr. Fulton adjourned the debate and read the motion. It was hand- ed to Speaker Ross MacDonald who said he could call a vote on it now but that would prevent Mr. Fulton again speaking during the debate Mr. Fulton then then said his am- endment should be considered as 9. proposed motion and that the ,v.ote should not be taken until later.

OTTAWA. Dec. 17 -(C P) - Justice Minister Carson said to- day that. retail price maintenance lulls the independent retailer into a "false impression of security" and provides a "deceptive crutch" which the retailer can best do without.

He opened debate in the Com- mons on second reading-approval in principle-of the government's bill to outlaw price maintenance practices with a 15,000-word specch one of the longest of the current sr-rirn.

The position of the "thousands of little fellows" among Canadian consumers must be considered, he told the commons. They could not be expected to tolerate the pract- ice whereby a manufacturer sets the retail price of his goods for long.

Consumers were asking of their members of parliament. said Mr. Cvcirson, why, if the government will not control prices, is there any good reason why wholesale and retail profit mark-ups should be left to it substantial extent un- der the private control of manu- facturers?

Consumer ' objecting

The government”: reply to this and other question: by the con- sumer is that it will not tolerate this practice any longer.

one of the big arguments against the government's stand, continued Mr. Carson. is that elimination of price maintenance may hurt the small business man. That wasn't so.

The independent retailer. he said. docs not depend on price maintenance for his prosperity. In fact the practice gave him a false sense of security.

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Aiiglo-French Conference

By STANLEY PRIDDLE

PARIS. Dec. 17 - (Reuters)- Wlnston Churchill gave French Prime Minister Rcnc Plcvcn the lowdown tonight on topics he will discuss with President Tril- man when they meet. in Washing- ton next month.

in Anglo-French talks billed as the most important since the end of the Second World War, the two prime ministers began to exchange views on subjects rang- ing from Western Huropean re- armamcnt to the Korean truce talks.

They met for a brief. private talk before being joined by their foreign ministers, Anthony Eden and Robert Schuman. Tomorrow. Churchill and Eden are scheduled to meet Gcn. Dwight Eisenhower. Allied supreme commander.

An autlioriative source said the principal topic for discussion in the European defence sphere would be the general recom- mcndations liiindcd down by the

Underway In Paris

fee for boosting military effort and arms production schedules.

They include appointment of a new high-powered co-ordinsior to run the whole N.A.T.0. ma- chine.

The. committee also recom- mended far-reaching measures to step up coal and ,steel produc- tion in Europe, particularly by better utilization of manpower. This subject will be pursued in the British talks with Eisen- bower.

It is believe-d' that Churchill and Averell Harriman. head of the mutual security program who has just completed a study of what the Western Nations can afford to spend on defence. will get together before Harriman re- turns in Washington.

On Korea. Churchill and Pleven will discuss ways to negotiate a political settlement once a mil- itary truce has been concluded. Both countries agree. however. that the chances of such an

North Atlantic Trcaty's commit-

agreement are A l .

Official Answer Re Ownership Of Hillsboro Bridge

OTTAWA, Dec. 17 - (Special) -CharlottetOwn's Hillsboro Bridge is owned by His Majesty in the right of Canada, it was revealed today in an official answer to a question asked on November 15 last by W. Chester 5. McLure. Conservative member for Queenis.

Tile answer to a further ques- tion as to whom will the Prince Edward Island Government pay rent for its use for vehicles, the official answer is:

"There is no agreement with the Government of Prince Ed- ward lsland for paying rent for use of the bridge for vehicular traffic. but the Provincial Gov- ernment is obliged under an agree- ment of April 18. 1900. to contri- biiie annually towards the inter- est on the host of construction and maintenance of the bridge.

the sum of 59,750."

THREATEN VVET PARTIES

OTTAWA. Dec. 17 -(CF) -0t- tawa police have issued warnings that there will be a. general crack- down on "wet" office parties this Christmas. The Civil Service is co- operating. Several government de- partmenfs have been warned dir- ectly by memorandum: from their deputy ministers that under no conditions will drinking in gov ernment offices be tolerated.

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HALIFAX. Dec. 1'! -(CP)- official forecasts issued tonight by the Dominion Public Weather Of- fice here and valid until midnight Tuesday.

Synopsis: After a record break- ing cold wave had been holding the Maritlmes in its grip slightly milder air was now entering the Maritimes. as a disturbance west of the Great Lakes advanced rap- idly towards the district. Snow in advance of this disturbance will begin spreading through the dis- trict Tuesday afternoon. However. along the south coast of Nova Scotla temperatures are expected to moderate enough to change the snow to rain.

Prince Edward Island-Clear becoming overcast about noon. Snow beginning by evening. Mild- er. Southwest winds 15 shifting in East 15 by evening. Low and high Tuesday at Charlottetown mm and 20.

High tide today at 12 53 A. M. and 2.32 P. M.

Sun rises today at 7.46 P. M. and sets at 4.33 P. M.

MCA AIR SERVICE DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY heave Charlottetown for llloncfon 5:80 A.M.: ll:20 A.H.: 0:50 I'.lVl. Ar. Charlottetown froir Moncton 7:25 A.M.: 1:35 P.M.; 8:55 PM. Leave Charlottetown for New Glasgow Halifax 1:40 A.M. New Glasgow l:50 EM. New Glasgow & Halifax. Arrive Charlottetown from New Glasgow and Halifax llzoo A.M. from New Glasgow 1:35 PM. from New Glasgow and

Halifax. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY Y

ONL 0:10 A.M. Arrive Sydney from New Glasgow. 1o:ss A.M. Arrive New Ghagow from Sydney. SUNDAY ONLY Leave Charlottetown for Mancini 11:20 A.M. Arrlva Charlottetown from Monetoa 5:55

IIOBDEN -- CAPE TORMENTINI FERRY SERVICE Dally (Including Sunday)

Leave Borden Leave O. T. 0.10 AM. 10.85 AM. 1.00 PM. 2.40 PM. 4.80 RM. 0.00 EM. no EM. . I-00 Pl.