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Expect Increases In Dost 0f Living

OTTAWA. Aug. 1'l—»(CP)—Con- rumor prion in Canada are marching onward and upward, i\‘lLll the end still not in sight, officials at the Dominion Bureau if Statistics said today.

Early in July, the official cost- af-livlng index had risen by 3S per cent over the corresponding figure of ‘.030. with mounting prices of everyday food necessi- ties being chiefly responsible,

Now, say the otIicials, eggs, cutter. nleat. canned foods and onkcry products likely will rise within the next. few months.

The last official report showed the over-all increase in food prices since the base period of August, 1939 to be 50 per cent. Rents were up 14 per cent, fuel and lighting 15 per cent, clothing t2 percent-arid hone furnishings

llomeAntl School Delegation Will Visit This ‘Prov.

SACKVELE, N.B., Aug. 17 _ (OP) - The Government of New Brunswick wui give s, 11111131‘ 5t, Mount Allison Univr-rslty primal-row nig-ht t.) the national executive and delegates to the co-iventiv-n of the

anadian Federation of Home and School Associations.

Dr. Flt-tone; Peacock, chief sup- crintenicnl of Education for New Bruns"'cl£, will preside and the chief speaker will be Education Minister Blakeny.

A meeting of the exrcutive will

and services 39 per cent.

APPOINTED T0 lift-GILL

IvIONTYIREAL. Aug. 1'1 - iCP) ilcGill University author-ties have iilnounccd tli. appointment of Dr. jlcurze Andrew Ferguson native it Ntuv Glasgow. NS. ‘ind grad- .1 tl- of Dalhlusie University’ and P‘ ubcr-gh Urlivtxsitl’. u: assistant professor of psychology.

Coming Events

"Show - Malpeque, Tuesday,

"Show - Canoe Cove. Wednes- day.

"York Tea, Wednesday. Aug. pour, beginning at 5 o'clock.

"Collecting Hogs for Canada Packers each Tuesday. Earl Jay.

"Dance and ics cream Brook- l._"ll, August 20th.

"Ice Cream social at springton School an August. 18th.

"Ice Crcnm Social at Iluzcl- ctuok School, Tuesday. August 10th. "Dulce Morcll Hall. Monday Aug. 18. Cilffrrzl‘s Orchestra

"Dance St. Teresa's Hall. Mon- day. Aug. 18th. Webster's 0r- "hcstra.

"Mull your Films hlantaguc. for fast Photo Deliveries.

to Box 500. twice weekiy

Canada

"Collecting Hogs for Signed

Packers each Tuesday. David Pratt.

"Collecting Hogs for Canada Packers each Tuesday afternoon W. (franc.

“Ice Crcam Social in Fcwnal. Vlndncsdny evening. August 20th. Ausplceg Women's Institute.

"Dance, Avondnlo School. Wed- nesday. August 20th. Millvlcw Orch- rsira.

"Collecting Hogs each Wednes- day morning for Canada Packers llobt. Dawson. Crupnud.

"Refreshments and dance in Dminldston School. Flrlday. Aus- 20th.

"Regular Hospital dance Mont- aime curling Rink every Wednes- ririy night. McLean's orchestra. Admission 35c

"Open Air Dance Covehead Rink Tuesday. August 19th. Georgi! ShappclPs Orchestra.

"Ice Ctremn Verde School. August 22nd. vir-w Orchestra.

“Ice Cream Social at Elliott

Hall. Rlngwond Institute. Tuesday’.

August 10th. Dance to McNeilYs. not flne first fine night.

"Cavendish bus service has beer. rhanged to every second day star‘.- lng 10th. Aug. Tuesday and Thurs- llllv and Saturday.

"m Oreatrn Festival. Dsnae- Milw- Scihool. Thurs- day. August 21st. If not fine. Friday.

Head of Hillsboro Ball some- ‘hrg-of-wsr.

“Dance and Ice Cream and Tuesday. August 19. South Pinette Women's

Bazaar. Plat River Hall. institute,

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"At Brooitvale School on Mon-

m. August 10th, ice cream and Rol- Island

fiance. beginning at 0.80 p.m. .10‘ Mcldenrle and his ltarnblers.

"Collecting Ho” each Tuesday for Canada Packers from Vemvfl River, Uill. Elllotvsle. Summer; In

69011000. Call Ralph us. vmw ling

ville. l-ferlmitsge. Avondale

_,the New Brunswick‘ Federation of

and Dance, Lake Mill-

be held Monday morning. The full convelflin will be officially open- ed Tuesday morning; with Dr W.T. Ross Remington, prcsidcnt of

ll-lome and Schol-l Associutlcns, dc- livering an atdress of velcome.

l About 150 rlciegales will meet, at Mount Allison until fiiday morn- llng. ash-n the; will leave on a trip it‘) Prince Eiward Island and have llunchenri at Charlottetown.

I. c. r. cuvennii in Saint John This Week

SAINT JOHN. N. 13.. Aug. 17- (CPi-More tha.n‘4O delegates rep- resenting lodges of the Independ- ent Order of Fc-"osters in the Maritime Provinces and Maine will attend a Maritlmc convention here tomorrow and ‘Tuesday: Fgank Kay. Toronto. Stlpcflnicndcnt of the order in Canada. will be present.

Forecasts Seaman's _A Strike In The ll. S.

(By The Associated Press)

BALFIMuFtr-r, Aug. 1'l'—.\ Un- ited SLrILBS-Wllfi blllpprllg strike probably will be called in "the next couple cf days." a spokesman for an A.I-‘ L. Maritime Union told a. rally of 4.000 striking C.I. 0. shipyard workers Saturday n.ght.

‘the prediction came from Wil- liam Rriilz. Baltimore port agent of the Seafarers Inte "national Union which called a str e Tues- day night against the Isthmian Steamship Company.

Other speakers addressing the members of the International Union of Marine and Shipbuild- ing Workers of America (C. I. O.) rxhorteo them to continue their

Anti-Dommunist Sentenced To Death

(By The Associated Press)

SOFIA, A113. 1'l—A pecplyg court Saturday sentenced to death Nikola DIEMLIOV Petkov, Dug. spoken anti-communist leader of the Agrarian Party, on charges he plotted to overthrow the Com. pianist-dominated Bulgarian Gov- ernment and install himself as leader of a. new regime,

Petkov also was fined and given s. 15-year sentence on conviction of responsibility for an indict... merit of the Government which appeared in the Agrarian Party newspaper.

The court chairman said his conviction on both charges might be appealed before the Supreme Court within seven clays.

Petkovs four co-defendants, all convicted of participation in the alleged plot. against the Govern- ment. received prison sentences. Col. Marko Ivanov was sentenced to 15 years. Col. Boris Gergov and Mal. Hadli Atanasov to 10 years, and Dlmlter lvano to five years.

Petkov received the verdict calmly,

Borden Douple Face Charges In St. John

SAINT JOHN. N.B.. Aug. I‘! -—

(CP) -- Hearing will be opened ‘Tuesday in the case o! Gordon Gallant. Borden. P.E.I.. and his wife. lvlarga-et, chargrd with

breaking, mtl-rfng and tlseft.

Titey were arrested by R.C.f\'l.P. in Borden and wee returned to nearby Pttrvizlo in custody of Po- lice Che-l Hll Alliby. Charged in connection with tlieft of an ac- cordion and other attic cs from a Fairvllt- hr-rne. ihev were remand- ed Icr hearing.

DROWNED IN MILL POND

UPPER DORCIIESTTR, N. 8.. Aug. 1'1-tCPl-F1orien LeBlanc, 33. of College Bridge, N. 3.. dro-wned while swimming in And- erson's mill pond here Saturday afternoon. He was known to have a iveak' heart and it is believed he suffered a heart seizure in the

bfl-day-old walkout.

water. No inquest, will be held.

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iDeath In Small Cabin

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"Hospltal Dtlncc. heid Matthew , ,,“._. . .. _ be hold Wcdrcsday nigh. rt.-

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and old-hm.- osncsllg.

"Dance at Long Creek Rink, ‘Tuesday. Aug. 19. Free gate. Re- freshments.

"Came to Meadow Bank Wom- en's Institute ice cream social in Cornwall Hall Wodneodfl. MI. 20th.

"See st. Peter's Players ln "Hill- billy Hospitality" Monday 18th. It St. Peter's Wednesday 20th. at Bridgetown. This is good. Don't miss it.

"Georgetown ! Georgetown l Georgetown l There will be good music. refreshments. games. A per- fect view at the big dance. Wednes- day. August 20th.

"Having sold my Blacksmith Business at lfunter River, all ac- counts not settled for by "l8 39m or August, will be handed in for col- J, Herbert MacLeod. St-

Peterb Bay.

"Yesl All roads lead to (hapaud Monday nlgh: Aug. 18th. Dance to the fllilalC of the Eastern Rhythm Boys. sponsored by the Crapaud softball team. Dancinl 9313-11-50. Modern and old tiff!!- Latest in sound equlplllflll-

"Buylng Pigs. sny size, today at Fredericton. Friday. 9 A- M- Bllmk‘ field. 10. Milton. 1 P. M. York 2. Bed-ford 3, Mt. Stewart. 4. Water- vale. 5, Vernon River. n30. Powml- ggumlay, 9 A, M. New Glasgow. 10. Wheatley River. 11, Heine's Comer. 1 P. M. New Haven. 2. Bonsbsw. 3. Kelly's Cross, 4. Emerald. 5. Clifton. 5.30, Remington. Knud Jorgenson- m)" change in date.

t CARLEION PLACE. Ont., Aug. l'1—(CP)—A holiday on the pic- ' turcsque shores of Mississippi Lake ended in tragedy early today when two tots were burned to death and 13 others injured by a fire which destroyed an eight-liv- ten-foot cabin.

All of Eastvlew, Ont., an Ottawa suburb, and inter-related, the parfy reached Lake Park, a summer re- sort four miles west of here by truck early today. Within a few hours flaming gasoline from a stove set the tinder-dry cabin ablaze, trapping six children and 10 adults. Only one escaped un- scathed.

The dead: Denyse LeBlanc. aged five. daughter of Mr. and Ma's. Marcel LeBlanc. and Claudette Gravelle_ aged seven, daughter or‘ Mr. and Mrs. Severe Gravelle.

The parents of both children were burned severely about the arms and head by the fast-spread- ing fire.

Describing the fire. Mrs. Yvette LeBianc told how the party had driven to the lake by truck. and the six children put to bed.

Mrs, LeBlanc said she filled a tank on the gasoline stove and some of the liquid over-flowed and trickled toward a table held a lighted oil lamp. The gaso- line suddenly ignited. I sheet of flame shot up and in a moment. the gasoline tank on the stove exploded. In another moment everything was ablaze.

Four of the children were sleeping on a bed while bwo others were on a mattress on the floor. When‘ the gasoline ignited Mrs. LeBlanc grabbed two of the child- ren and thrust them through a window after srnaahlne the gasp with her bare hands. Sha turned to help others but the flames had become so intense she was forced to lump through the willdml.

On Saturday morning tho 46 boys repreaentifli All‘ Cadet squad- rons of all puts of the United Kingdom visited tlhil City. These boys belong to a group of Cadets who are touring Canada on an exchange basis with a similar group of Canadian Cadetrnow in the Old Country.

The boys, still fresh and eager following the completion of most of their scheduled 16.000 mile tour, which already has taken them to seven provinces of Canadd. in a continuous round of entertainment, expressed their enjoyment of Prince Edward Island's scenery and hospitality. On being question»- ed, the boys generally agreed that what amazed them above all on their tour, was the coplousness of food, as most of them could scar- rely remember when rationing and restrictions were non-existent in their homeland.

On their arrival in Charlotte- town. the cadets were met by Flight Lieutenant E. D. Reid Of- flcer Commanding. and several members of the local Squadron. They were first taken to the Pro- vlnclal Building. where they were shown the main points of interest the historical significance of which was explained to them lay Mr. L. W. Shaw, director of edu- cation.

Premier J. Walter Jones welcom- ed the boys to the Province. willie they were all gathered in the Lec- lslative Chambers. and in his talk showed the close connection be tween Prince Ed/ward Island arid the lliother Country. He then re- viewed the industries and occupa-

llna of the economic and social conditions existing in the Prov- ince. The Premier also stated that he would like to see young men of their type. return to the Province as permanent citizens.

’ Gives Historical Review

Mr. Shaw in his talk explained the relationship of the Legislative Assembly to the British House of Commons and House of Lords. He reviewed the Island's history from Cartiers diswvéry until ore-Con- federation talks held in these chambers in 1864, and showed the prominent part taken by Prinz-c Edward Island in the formation of the Dominion.

The party then proceeded tc Government House. where they were inspected by Lieutenant Gov- ernor Bernard. Later they were taken through Government House and were officially welcomed by His Honour.

In his address. the Lieutenant Governor gave the boys a clczu picture of Prince Edward Island's war effort, tourist attractions and other phases of Island life. and in conclusion. expressed his hiBh re- gard for this interchange of visits between Canada and the United Kingdom.

Before leaving Government- I-Iouse, all cadets signed the reg-

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Search Dontinues

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For Missing Planes

(By The Canadian Press)

I-IALIEAX Aug. 1'l—A new clue in the search for a. Toronto photographic plane missing for seven days on a flight to Labra- dor was turned up tonight when surveyors a‘. Natashqusn, Que. 600 miles east of Quebec City, re- ported sighting a plane "flying row and apparently lost" last Tuesday.

At the some time an aircraft pontoon, "discovered on the share o! Advocate Bay, N. 8., where the Bay of Fundy Joins the Mines Channel, gave searchers their first real clua in the search for the Fleet Canuck seaplane and its two occupants missing on a flight between suburban Waverley and Fredericton since Aug. B.

tfons, which gave the boys an out- .

Picked llp

Plane ttrashesaAt Sea-lifter lies Supply Becomes Exhausted.

(By Don Whitehead)

HONOLULU. Aug. 1'1 —(AP)— Ambassador George C. Ateheson, J11, chief United States political adviser in Japan, was missing and feared dead today in the midnight crash at sea of an army plane w-hich ran out of fuel only '10 miles west cf Honolulu.

Thirteen persons, including a group of high-ranking but. un- identified officers, were reported aboard the B-l’! en route from Tokyo to Washington.

Three injured survivors were rescued and five bodies were re-

lzody sank as it was sighted. and four persona — Atcheson amorlg them-were missing.

Intensive air and surface search

airmen, eyeing the five-foot waves under equally. overcast skies. said there was faint hope that any more survivors would be found. The Hawaiian sea Frontier an- nounced that all the recovered bodies were those of service per- sonnel, as were the three rescued men. 1

It first was announced that seven bodies had heen picked up. but a corrected list by’ the United States Navy showed only five. Two of these zyvere retrieved by

and Wransferred to the destroyer Rowan which found the accounting for the discrepant-ya The Hermes radioed that another body had been sighted hut sank before it could be secured. Names of the dead and missing

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Fear 104 Dead In British Goal Mine Explosion

WI-IITELHAVEN_ England. Aug. 1’7—(CP)—As relatives of 104 coal miners killed or presumed killed Friday in an explosion at the Wil- liam Mine claimed theindead from rows of corpses on the floor of the colllery building. the hopes of kin-‘olk that men still entomhed in the mine might be found alive were dashed today by officials.

J. G. Helps. area general man- ager and National Coal Board of- ficial. said he feared there can be "no hope" that any more survivors will be found. "In view of what rescue squads have found in ad- vance explorations of the work- lngs. there can he no hope for anybody." Helps said.

Eighty-five bodies were located

were brought to the surface.

head Saturday night \vhlle chance. however slim, remained of finding some of the men alive- like the lucky three who walked out through a "bark entrance” Saturday after they had been given up for dead. But today there was an air of finality and wear- lnesa.

out dry-eyed and stunned.

mine shaft has begun production probably will be sumed within two or three weeks.

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UniltedlStates Ambassador Missing After Crash

Visiting Airs Cadets 1mg survivoreCape Breton Fire Welcomed In Clftown Five Dead

Drought And Black Market Trouble Eurcpc

BY Rhchard Tompkins

I-QNDON. Aug. 11 —(AP)—Har- vest time in EUTODE finds drought and the black market dOggIng m.» imlioverlshcd continents ctcmal quest for food.

whuspread dFmlSht has reduced the Effiin harvests in virtually all countrres except Russia. Bulging black markets, ESPCCIQIIy 1n prance and Iltiiy. are paradoxical to the hungry without money

Only Russia has produced enough food to feed the country and allow food for export. Other countries ‘still look for outside help, particu- larly from the United stares

Of Russia's prospective grain Yields. the Moscow radio said "the l news Is extremely favorable. ‘ yield of 45 bushels per acre. whltfn l exceeds the pro-war yield of wheat‘ in Denmark or the Netherlands. is reported by scores of farms _"

The Moscow radio report; the Rathcring of gruI-n in full operation from the Black Sch and the Uk-l rnlne to the central pains of the l1.l SSR. bt-ycnr‘ the Urals. It says,‘ "prospects are exceedingly bright."

Britain Ihs Sufficient

{u Britain. where farmers toiled extra hours to overcome the cf- fccts of last winter's blizzards and spring floods, there has been lil- tle rain to nourish the late and

furnished grain. Farmers’ reports to the Times show that uiieat. barrlcy. oats. potatoes and sugar beets are all well under the 10- year average yield.

The National Farmers Union

of Britain says "harvest prospects rn most countries are below aver- age." The Union said “lateness of the season. sodden o-r flooded ground and drouglht all had com- bined to retard production." However. Food Minister Strachcy said last month "there is no food crisis and there will be, no food

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Second-Pom Death Reported In ll. S.

HALIFAX, Aug. 1’l—-(CP) —The death of a 21-year-old man in the Polio Clinic here today raised to two the number of fatal cases of infantile paralysis reported in Nova Scotia this "ear. A total of 1'1 cases have been reported.

C.U.I-‘. CONTEST SEAT

FREDERJUION. A113. 1'7 -lCP) -'1‘-‘:.e Ycrk-Strnbury Council of the C.C..F. Party dculdct; Saturday, to hold n C0‘l\'('1'1l'l0I1 hes: Sept. 6 for Selectbn n‘. a czndi-late to con-t tcst the cousutucncy ol-‘ucn ll Fed-'

scat is" vacfint by the

a Fighters Trapped

send Boats To Rescue Three Dr Four Men; Fires Dontlnue To Burn.

south of the fire front,

t"but there is danger that some of

cral bymltctinn ls sailed to fill the» recent‘

HALIFAX, Aug. 17 _ (Qp)_ Three or four fire-fighters yep-e fBlJorted trapped between the sea. and burning forest land near Cape Breton Island's northern tip to- night and boats were being sent. to Pleasant Bay to rescue them,

The D1120! 0f the men ‘was learned in Cheticamp, 20 mlleg when ll other fire-fighters managed to escape before the flames. burning again towards the shore, cut off their exit.

The men were trying to save a fish plant and fishing boats drawn up on the shore near Pleasant Bay which was ravaged by the {ll-e last Monday.

‘The flames, which already had destroyed more than half the] buildings in Pleasant Bay. died clown during the week-end but early tonight they flared up again and headed for the Red River area adjoining Pleasant Bay.

No other communities were be- lieved in danger, however, as the resurgent flames continued to eat through the spruce and birch-cov- ered country in Cape Breton High- lands National Park.

Other Centres Safe

"There _is no menace to other communities at the moment." said C. L. Illsley, provincial commis- sioner of the Canadian Red Cross.

the remaining buildings in the Red River-Pleasant Bay area may be lost."

Mr. Illsley had just returned to Cheticamp from a drive to the fire front on MarKenzle Mountain where food and refreshments had been taken to fire-fighters.

The tire-fighters worked in re- lays’ returning to Chetlcamp to doze for a. few hours before pil- ing into trucks to return to the fire front 20 miles to the north to work in the grime and heat of the blaze.

Red Cross authorities expressei optimism that the fire crisis had passed but said the immediate ob- ject of their Cape Breton units was to obtain children's clothing. medicine and household essentials for the more than 200 men, women and children in the Chetlcamp re- fugee ramp.

Most of the evacuees from Pleas- ant Bay lost all their belongings when the flames roared down Mac- Kenzie Mountain.

Almost 40 families are included

tcsETlvrs WlllLE IN SWIMMING

Four young men were drowned at Cavendish Beach yesterday afternoon when they got caught in the surf and were dragged under.

The four were;

John B. MacDonald, 22, Mount Stewart. P.E.I.

David German, 23. Kenning- ton, P.E.l.

bu! News. 21. EasternPal- I389. N- S.

Calvin A. Saraon, 20, of Eastern Passage. Frank McQuaid, Kensington v-"as also in difficulties but was helped ashore by James Saund- ers, also of Kensington, another member of tlie party.