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Conservative Delegates

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Seven P.E.l. Students Enrolled At it; F. X.

ANTIGONISH, N.B., Sept. 7| -- (CPI -— Total enrollment for the n»: sciiicsier at st. FTimcls Xav- l4 University has reached 897, l" i\f‘l‘Sli._\’ officials said today.

Officials said 353 of the stud- erw hail from Cape Breton, 138 f: l1} nilifl‘ parts of Nova scotia, I47 from New Brunswick, seven iiwini Prince Edf-Vllfd Island. 50 Ilifll the United States. 1'! from wivario, ‘fl from Quebec, six from the Western Provinces and 34. from Newfoundland.

Varmouth fvNlls Face Shut-down

YARMOUIII. N5. Sept, 2'! -— lC-Pi — Cosmos Imperial Textile '\iiii= hfre are raced with partial Hui-down unless heavy rains "m: up Willi)!‘ levels iii Yarniouth Piuiity,

The Nova Scotia Power (‘Jam- mission said today it would be unable tn supply the plant with ‘nmvcr after Fmiday, The mills em- llriv about 500 men and represent "liS Southern Nova Scotiii town's rliicf industry.

Coming Events

"Chicken supper and dance, New lurth l-lnll, Sept. 29th.

"Pantry Sale. Moore at Mc-

Le odks. October 2nd.

"Sen Breeze Victoria. each Wed- nesday. Dancing 9-1.

"Dance. Winsloe Station llali, Tuesday. September 138th, Eastern l<;i_viiiiii Buys UFCIICSLR.

"ifliickcn Supper. Bingo iiiher games. Kelly's Cross Wednesday. September 29th.

Hall.

"Dance every Tuesday. 3t. Pet- M's Legion l-liiil. Clifford's Orch- t‘:ll‘fi.

"Dance and Box Social, Corran

B111 l-lall. Tuesday. September 78th. Good music. "Paid Party sponsored by

Kiiikoi-a Credit Union this Tues- day evening. "

"CCF Public Meeting. Indian River School. Wednesday evening. September 2911i. Everyone welcome

"Big dance, [iio serial, Cardigan Iliiii, Tuesday 28th, aid Glenfann- lng School,

"Annual chicken supper iii Si. Marys Hall. 13. Games galorc,

"Chicken Rllllprl‘ in Cherry \‘,illc_v Hnii. Tliursdayn September ?-‘>'~‘i. Supper srrvcd from 5 till 9.

"Niiiiniial l<‘i‘in Board showing iicr film in Mezidowbaiiic School Tuesday evening, Seplriinber 28th

"Dance, Brsdalbaiie l-lall, Tues- day mum. Sept. 2a. Rollie Mae- Rvnzica orchestra.

"Laugh your ii-nublcs aw-ay at MacDonald Ems.- Theatre, tonight. See Binndy Knows Best. plus Serial Pills 3 Stooges.

"Reserve Wednesday. October Rili. for tlie New Glasgow Church chicken supper hcid in New Glas- Iuw l-lail.

"Fr-serve Wednesdnv. sepi. 20. 7'" Lcilion dance. Stella Maris llsll. North Rusticn. Dancing 9 to

"Brinf your live fowl, chickens and Capons, for best returns to R. 1-. Difilllfisflll. Buying riidsy io A. M to 3 P. M.

"The executive of the R. W. Grand L. O. A. of P. E. l’. will meet the members of Cransud district in Arnie Lodge Room, Wednesday. sitliitcmber 290i at ms r. M.

“Attention Moi-ell and Viclniiy. 0n Wednesday. September 29th. the Women's Institute of Moreil will apnnser this oulstaiidiniz nic- "lrc. Frank Boi-saize‘; Production of "I've Always ‘Loved You“. A Rreat love story inriclied by musin and technicolor. This ls a distinq. uished and romantic riiction pig. tore. starring Philip Donn. Cath- "lrie McLeod. William Carter and others. - .

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OTTAWA. Sept. N t0?» -_ The vanguard of delegates to the national Progressive Conservat- ive convention Sept. 30. Oct. 1-2 arrived here today.

The early arrivals included members of the House of Coni- mons and members of the 103- man resolutions committee which sets lo work tomorrow to wade through some 500 resolutions that have been submitted as potential platform plaiilis by party associ- ations across tlie country.

From tlie ivest coast came How- ard Green, Progressive. Conservat- ive member 0| the Commons for Vancouver South, Mr. Green. a candidate for the party leadership in 1942, said that lie is not ihi-oiv-

leadership candidates.

is going on,” saidMr. Green. wlin at one time was mentioned among

ersiiip which John Bracken, 65. is

health.

"I definitely will not. be a candi- date this time," aald filr. Green. l While he was not throwing his Iweiglit behind any particular ‘candidate, he felt tlial. Premier iDrcw of Ontario would bc clioscn

‘ias Mr, Brnckeifs silcccssor.

In sharp disagreement with iiim was III-I. Hatfield. member (if the

Commons for Victoria-Carleton in New Brunswick. ‘Mr. liaiiicid .i's n supporter of John Dlefcn-

, baker. his Commons colicauue who

i represents Lake Centre ill Sask- airhewan. lvhile tlie DlHV-DIFIPIIIWZIREI‘

supporters argued over the num- ‘lier of votes they may he niile to compile at the convention. a third made ready for-u-iisct lie termed "the most life."

Donald Fleming. 43 - yvcnr - old imcnilier of tlie Commons for Tor- ciitoiiglliitoii, spent llic day in his Parliament Hill office prepar- iniz for the convention,

Early arrivals described Mi‘, Fleming as a dark horse whose support may force the taking of several ballots before the lender-

aii other candidates in the vot- ing Oct. 2.

Garfield Case, 49-year-old mem-

iiier of tlie Commons for Grey North. is the fourth leadership candidate, but there was a feeling among the advance guard of delegates that he ivill iviiiidraiv

before the actual balloting.

Kari Homutii, member of the Commons for Waterloo Smith. said ‘I19 thought Mr. Case will ivllll- draw.

HOUSING TARGET REACHED , __.__. i LONDON, Sept. 2'! ~» IREiiiersl i» Health Miiiistci- Aiieiiriii Bevan lsaid today that Britain's sciiiem- ‘tier housing figures will siioiv that lthe Government has reached its ’fll‘$i lnuzci nf 150.000 llCnv l-xiviies

sci, li_v illf‘ wartime coalition government.

By Daniel De Lun-

TFIL AVIV. Israel, Sept. 2'1 tAPI ~- lsrsci is the fasirsi-croiv- in: country iii the world.

In four iiioiiiiis cf statehood, Immigration Minister Nloslle Slin- pira said today, the Jewish popli- ,lntlrin has increased from 007.000 ito 140.000.

By the end of the year, lie esll- mated. it will reach 1105.000. Tint would be a population boost n! l5 per cent since Israel proclaimed its independ in May.

The financial burden is astro- nomical for the small state. Sha- pll‘! estimated the average cost of moving a Jewish immigrant from Europe to Israel at. $125 with an added cost of up tn $600 for rare snri training after arrival.

This means an rifpeilnl, of a1.- 250.0fi0 for every 10.000 l-tnmigrniiis.

"Next year, we are counting on 150.000 immigrants," he said. "In s few years, we will be a nailni". of 3.000.000 or 4.000.000 if ii-c have peace."

The total exclusion of Jewish immigration to Palestine has been a have war aim of the Ara-h states Nevertheless, the Jaws have been pouring in, regardless o! hostili- tles or the truce.

Corns 7.000.000 now are in Ital-

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Provinces Take i Bevin Charges Russia Alone Will Bear Blame

Appeal Before Federal Cabinet

Acting Prime Minister 8t. Laurent Says Early Decision Probable.

By John Leblanc

OTTAWA, sept. 27—(OP>-—A new round in the long freight-rate bas- tle between seven Provinces and the railways was fought today before tlie Federal Cabinet.

Before 11 ministers sitting as the Privy Council, the Provinces pre- sented their sppesl from the a- ward last March of a ZI-per-ceiit

ing his iveiglit beliiiicl any of the,

those who would contest tho lcad- l

giving up because of age and i111

candidate in the lcacicrsliiim race‘

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hip issue is decided. The winner iiiust obtain a clear majority over ‘

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Ifisirael Fastest-growing Country In The

general increase in freight rates to tlie railways.

Counsel for the carriers late iii the day opened their case agaimt the appeal and will conclude it tomorrow. final day of the hear- lllil,

spokesmen for the Provinces - all except Ontario and Quebec —- prcsented a Mint submission l- gainst the Board of Transport Commissioners‘ rate-increase a- ward, attacking it in general prin- ciple. and on .se\.'0l‘al specific points.

They asked the Cabinet under Acting Prime Minister St. Laurent to take one of these steps:

1, Throw nilf. the increase altogether. as the Cabinet. has priivci" to do.

2. RPVISP the Board's judg- iiiciit iii surii a way that, in lliic with a provincial formula, tlie $70,000000—a-yeai' increase would be virtually wiped nut.

3. Senri the whole case back in the Board with nrritrs in FP-(‘Xflmlilb SPVETHI points. The Provinces contend such a re- view would show no need for a rate increase.

After hearing tlie l5000-w0rd submission from iiie Provinces. tlie Cabinet, heard tlie railway case

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Reaction To New . Apple Floor Ides

HALIFAX. Sept. 27 —(OP) — The Federal Government's 104B apple marketing policy was greet- cd with only modest enthusiasm lfldfl)’ by F. Waldo Srniinis Deputy, Minister of Agri- culture,

The new agreement. calls for a floor price of $3,590 a barrel for fresh apples and $2.50 for pro- wGSLCd apples ivitli the Federal Government purchasing the uri- solci portion oi the crop.

Mr, Walsh said the plan was "a pretty ordinary deal" and was not. “particularly generous." He cmpiiaslzed given solely for Nova Scotia niiri

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One of ilie Island's most widely known clergymen in the persm of the Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Fraser died in Montreal Sunday night. He was 82 years old.

The late Dr. Fraser was born ill Alberton. the son of ilie late Rev.

Aliaii Fraser, first minister of the '

Alberton Presbyterian Church, and Mrs. Fraser.

l-lis primary education was re- ceived at Albcrton and Prince of Wales College and he received de-

Frees from McGlll University and.

Knox College, Toronto

Dr. Fraser joined the staff of the Montreal Presbyterian College in 1904 as professor of New ‘rea- tament literature and exegesis and became principal in 1916, resign- ins in 192s. H8 continued to lec- ture at the College until it was affiliated ivith Knox College m"- in! the W81‘ When he accompanied students and staff in Toronto. He received honorary decrees from the University of New Brunswick iii 1900. from Knox College in 1008.

aitd from McGill University at its,

centennial convocation in 1931

Before Joining the staff of the

Presbyterian Collette in Montreahinomiiiation of Lorne l1. (‘allnhmi Dr. Fraser was resident pastor ntmf 5'7"" 51° Mam’ "5 ‘he (7 C- l"! in wolb i Cillldillflit‘. ‘ _ , I-Ie will oppose Lmcrnzil Aff:

Presbyterian churches ville. N. S., and Saint John, N. B

By ALAN HARVEY

PARIS, Sept. 2'1 (o?) Fbreign Secretary Bevin today told the United Nations Assembly in impassioned tones that niiiy Rus- sia will he to blame ii’ "tlie black- fury" of atomic warfare descends on mankind, ,

He spoke against a backdrop o! Security COuncll preparations to debate the Berlin crisis with the very life of the United Nations _-. and perhaps peace __ at stake,

of the UN. unless the east-wrest conflict can he solved. Bevin saicl: "If we cannot proceed nn a world basis n5 we iiacl hoped, i~ Q1115! proceed on ii regional basis, we must work with those whom we

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ilhrhee-way Contest

He was Moderator of the Mon-.

treal Presovifiy in 1011 and serv- ed as Moderator of the Montreal and Ottawa Synod in 1920-21. He

was President of tlie Presbyterlaiii ;Ciiul"ch Association from

i916 to i925. The late Dr. Fraser was prede-

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in Algoma East

y \\'i\lif<'ORl>, (ML. Sept. 1J7 MT" , v-A llirec-iviiy contest iii tho Orl, ~25 Algonia Eust Federal lvv-r-icv- ltion ivas assured tonight with the

Minister Pczirson and John J. Fit eraid, president of tlie Social

iCredVit League of Ontario.

News in Brief

MONCTON, N. B. Sept N —- a combined

tour iii Eur-

‘Frascr of Albcrioii and Charlotfe- one, Pom,‘ white or HHMQM m.

Walsh. Nova. ,

itcntlary for that assistance is not‘

tlie plnll i: a iiiclliod of slablliz-i

lug tlie Canadian apple crowing industry.

"lf our 700.000 barrels were dumped on tlic domestic market the iviiole market would probably cnllapsc." I19 said,

inn iiiid‘1=rmefich transit clrnps a- waiting passage. Bliapira said 140,- 000 Jewish displaced persona are

in Germany mid Austria but. that. ‘

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virtually all are expected lo reach Israel before the end of next year.

British authorities hold 12.000 on Cyprus. Israel is waging a. iiot fight. against restrictions on the migration nf Jews of mliltai-yf age f: om Cyprus and the British and United states iwiies of Germany and Austria.

Shnpifl. said the main sources of large-scale immigration in the future will be Eastern Ihiropa and the Moslem lands. He estimated s, large part of the 000.000 Jews in the Arabic-speaking belt from Morocco to Iraq wsnt to enter ls- racl. I-le said the same applies to 750,000 Jmvs in Poland, Caechn- slnvaliia, Hungary. Romania, Bul- garia and Yugoslavia.

"We won't be surprised if a con- siderable number of immigrants inc. come here from the United States. South America. England and South Africa."

“There is nn such thing as an Israeli citizen today." Shapiro slid, "because the citisenship law is not yet prnmulsstod. It will be soon. We expect it. will require only a brief residence foi- cttisenship. cer- tainly not more than six months."

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town who retired from the mlnls- i‘ternationauy_kno“,n .i_v of the Presbyterian Church ‘return from London b plane early,

some years azo.

Nine Seaman Get Two-year Sentences

THOROLD. Oiil.. Sept. 27 iCPi Nine seamen toiiigh were sentenced to Kingston Peni- ‘ two years each on charges of bosrdiiii: a <h‘p while qsrryinq offensive weapons.

Sentences were tlie iiiiifriiiiiii

‘under the cli-irfze, laid iiiider tlic

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Canada Siiipniiii: Act. Seventeen ctiicr scriiiir-ii. part of the riiarizcd after tlie boarding cf the rriii-ida Rtvninsiiin Lines freiililifil‘

Giciiclz last. April 22. had their "homes reduced to iilescai board- iiiiz. Fifiecii of tiicse were ilivf"

lWVPil months in jail.

The boarding was an incident in the strike culled bV the Ca- nadian Scamen‘; lliiion (TLC) ncalnst four Great Lakes shivoing companies.

Ghana's Mayor To

OTTAWA, Srpt. 27 -— (CPI Geiilal Stan, tlie Capital's peren- nial mayor, is stepping out of oi- fice. He announced today that he \vnn‘t. contest the mayoriiity elec- fiolls iicxi. Dec. il. For 1.’! years, Stanley LEWIS. 60, has been an active figure in Ottawa. as a wei- comar of visiting dignitaries, unof- ficial dlplomat and friend of the mali-on-the-street. .

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LONDON, Sept. 27 -—iAP\ Moscow radio tonight described Foreign Secretary BEYIIYS speech before the United Nations as “all attempt. to veil his rejection of Soviet proposals for peace and sectuity."

LONDON. Sept. 28 -i.Tucsd:i_vi— iAPi_The Daily Herald today quotes Andrei Vtsliiiiskv, Deputy Soviet Foreign Miiiister- as siiyiiig "W9 shall not abandon tiic United Nations.“

BERLIN, Sept. 27 —iAI'l ~—'I‘il€‘ Berlin city zovei-iiiiieiit told tlie

3” quarrelling Allied ucciuiatuiii ]lO\\'-,

lcrs today they should not, irizcllici‘ nil get ‘out of the city and ict ilic Gcr- PITIHIIS ruii it.

PARIS, Sept. 2'7 -—iAl’i - Fm‘- eign Secretary Bevin today railed on tho United Nations to ap- prove spcedlly Count Foike Bern- adoltcb Palestine peace plan, Ha termed it the “best hope for iical- lng the breach" between iiic Arabs and the Jews.

OTTAWA. Sept. 2'1 ~<CPl The Prices Commission, ndiiiiiriicd since Bspt. l6. will resume public hearings tomorrow to investigate the prices of work (lotlling.

HALIFAX, Sept. M -JC‘.P\ -- Rear Admiral E, R. llfiaingiii‘, OB. E, who will be installed flag of- ficer Atlantic coast Oct. 1, arrived here tonight. 0n hand to greet him and his wife was Rear Ad- mini (LBJ-l, Taylor. 0.3.5.. the man he replaces

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[Sees Little lllope 0f iLasting Peace

By JM. ROBERTS, Jr. (Associated Press News Analystt PARIS, Sept. 27 ~ (AP) [Western diplomats am:

‘tonight to the full realization that [there is no ground for comprom- ise in the conflict with Russia.

Ernest Bevin, touching for the

;second time within a week on the ‘Possibility of war, was acting as .1 imcuthpiece for the forebociings of ‘all Europe.

Not that war is a prospect of the immediate future, but that the hope of lasting peace ha; been

Fdlniiiied almost to tlie point o!‘ invisibility.

The Allied diplcirriats have licen frustrated by m almost unlit-ii". able run-around h_v Russian 0p

ficials, who have agreed in priii- ‘

viPlc time after time tn measures n-f compromise which were 1;..- gniediately sabotaged hv other

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Commends Efforts In. Ragweed Elimination.

; The DOSFllJiliiy of Prince Ed-

‘ivsrd bland lieconiiiig totally free,

cf ragweed and consequently s. haven in suffers from hayfeier iiiis disriisscri at. Rotary yesierday hi‘ Mr, W. Oriiiistnn R01‘, Lands- cape Naturalist rif Niniitrczil.

‘ “I have rcrcivcd inorc cooper- ation and seen more actinii from your Government and from tlie iCharlnftetnivn and Summerslde ‘Councils diiriiif! my three iveeks ‘visit here. than in all my 33 years

.i\v0rk at Gaspe," said the speaker.

“If all tlie good promises I have ireceived are carried out. your §tourlst season will be greatly ex- tended because of the many people like myself iviio

each year to escape the pollen uliicli causes tlieiii so much dis- tress."

Turning tri Mayor MacDonald ,for confirmation, he said that l-Iis Worship had given his word that he will do all iii l power to cr- iradicale the ivecd in Charlotte-

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{Locomotive Helps Save Ontario Village

RIDGEWAI’. Ont. Sept. 27 --t(JI'i—- A Canadian National Railways locomotive tonight helped save this village from ilvstrurtlnn by fire when It shunted iii-n tenders carrying Zlli-"H" Killluns "I wail-r info the iii-lint vii‘ the flaming liiisini-sa svciliiii.

Niiii- fireiiiiiri from sewn municipalities used the water to extinguish the fire which raged for three hours. It gm- fwd six sfnrvfl. left four famil- lcri |lI\Ill('li‘.\§ niiii l'llll5l‘il (inni- zizv ilri-nii-ii csfiiiiiiti-ii lii-tiu-mi $330,000 zisui tidllitl. 'I‘h|~r|- \\'(‘I't" iiri injuries rvgiiirtcii.

Halifax Tavern Does Big Business

HAIill".\X Sept. 2'1 -—i(1l-’i The doors" snllliq in and the doors

Swiiiig nu‘ ill Halifax today for the first. time in 3i long, dry iycars

The era of prohibition and gov- criiiiiciit, control snapped prompt.-

l\' at. 10 ani. a: the old port's ills‘. trivcru siiivc l0l7~Tlie Sea HOT‘? --t iircw nprii its portals to

liappv throng of bEPY-fITlTlkPfS. By mid-afternoon the “pub"waa jammed with dockwoikers and clerks who had been iii tlie habit of nipping out for coffee.

A woman passing Licar the tav- Iei-ii commented: "Mi, this is go- iiiz to he a busy street"

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DPSDILP protests, women are not‘ allowed in ilie taverns uiidrr the

llmv Nova scotia liquor remiist- inns. A iinman rcpcrter on alocal (l."l‘.'_\' il'l(‘fi to make it. today but gm, railed back when halfway to a ialifr.

Wine is also on sale but. there ‘was about as much call for it as ‘for an icebnx in the Arctic. With

obvious enjoyment. I-Ialigonlans iiianged their foaming mugs an the birch tables to signal for another iieer.

Whiskey. rum and all spuiis 5ilil must be purchased at ‘giiieriinieiit liquor stores,

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HA5 DIINERALS. OIL

Rich in minerals, Colombia has

nii oil industry surpassed lll Latin 3 America only by Mexico and \'en-‘

- ezuela.

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Subaci-ip ioiu Delivered $6.00. ' Mail 15.00; other Provinces b I18. fl-N

REPORT 0N ESPIONAGE IN THE U. s. is MADE PUBLIC

New Round Opens 11L Freight Rate Battle

Uiiiminisiriiiiiiii is Scored For

Lack 0f Action I I By CLYDE BLACKBURN “MSI-IINGTON’, Sept. 37 -—(OP7 --An interim report of the House ‘lll-Afllffl/‘illl tiFUYIIICS committee today rev-i iiiiiicnded espionage charges against four persons and‘ scored the administration for s14 iezediy doing nothing "in the per-i mi of three years since the Can- ariiiiei icspmnagei case broke." l i Tuc rcivlli. contains little in the ivny of detailed charges 3nd the persons z: connects with suspect-i ,crl atcmlc information thefts {on Sovii-f Russia are fairly mii-ioai ‘ i'll.1.“fil‘ll‘l" Representative J. Parnell Thom-t as i Pl). N.J.i_ committee chain FPBII. fold a press conference the inform report represents only d ,siriiiil part oi’ the investigation vii information leakages and) illP ziivcstlgatioii will continue y‘ FKPYEI.