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CHILDREN MARCH AS EAST GERMANYiS REDS BEGIN RALLY

Famous British Desert Warrior Dies In London

Forest Fires Cause Concern In N. B... N. S.

IATHURST N. 3., May 26- rcpi-The most serious of aeier- al forest fires which broke out in New Brunswick yesterday stil raged tonight is miles from Bath- urst and three miles from Allard- tile.

More than 200 men fought the maze on both sides of the Miran- irhi Road, About 100 employees of file iMiriunic-ii Lumber Company of Newcastle joined the crews. Bull- dozers and pi-rcpers were being used to save names.

The total number of aettlers' dwellings burned yesterday and

Coming Events

"Mall vour Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"To arrive, a car 2 CW oats. Book. lVlcGuigan dz Boyle.

"show. Mloreli. every Tuesday. Friday. Saturday. Show starts 0.30.

"l')isoolntln!ulng Cleaning Grain, May 27th. Arnold Beer,

"In Itock. clover seeds. cedar posts and cement. Mccuigan and Boyle. l

"Farmers. limited supply of clover seeds on hand. Rush orden. Vernon J. Noye, Hunler River.

"Drama Festival Finals. Empire Theatre. three nights. commencing May 29th.

"Vernon River players present their play "Pigtails" in Pownai Hall. Friday. May 20.

"Dance. ' Grandvlew Hail. Thursday, May 26th. cliff Lll.ly'a Orchestra.

"Hunter River starch Factory will be operating daily until Wed- ll95d3.V. May 31st. Appointmer.-is not necessary.

"Spring Valley Players will present their play "The Path Across the Hills" in Long River liall. Friday, May 26.

"Dance at Gordon Lodge every Friday night. Dancing from 9 till 1. Music by Western Ramblers.

"Seeds. Open daily. Also Mon- day and Thursday evening until 9 3. ii. Closed Sundays. Arthur lork.

"wilishire presents plays and specialties in Cove-head Hail, 'l'hui-sday. May 25th. 8.30. Candy Mile. Auspices W. I.

"Dance in Mt. Stewart Canadian I-Pilinn llali. Thursday night. Music by George Chappeil and his Merry Islanders.

"We still have a limited quan- liiy of clover seeds, aI!O scvtnc purple I-v.1 turnip seed. J. Russell Drie- roll. Mt. Herbert.

"Kinkora I-la.ll - see Mlscouche Players present their 3 act oomcdy ill Kinkora Hall. Monday. May 29th. Curtain 8.30. sale of candy.

"Kelly's Cross Hall. Friday. May 28th. Seven Mile Bay present their three act comedy. Curtain 9 o'clock sharp. Dance after.

”Coliecting Hogs by truck for Canada Packers every Thursday. Milllmlns May 4th. Phoru 17-121 liunter River Exchange. D. L. Macbowcli.

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"Pownal Play. "Meet the Hus- hand". Oomwali Hall. h-idsy. Mail zsili. You enjoy a laugh. See this- l'iifler auspices of Cornwall Y.P.U. Curtain 8.30.

"l-Iempshire Mission Band will lire.-amt a. missionary play "Little Seekers" in Hampshire United Shurch, Sunday. May mm. at no

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"Charlottetown B. Y. P. U. play 'Nobody'a Rome". Wimioo Road Hall. Thursday. May nth. I80 PM. Auspices Wlnsloo South. institute. sale of lunches.

"Darnley players will ruont their two piayattea " Mull

0'Leary'l Cow" and "High Jinka at Holiiaier Hall" in omiiey HI"- Mny mix.

"will be h iio Cream for 010 Wiltshiro Dal:yiillIg'0o.. on Month! and Thursday: beclnninl :l-h- Robert vlckerson.

"U loadlo Itod his and eiiuniu ado. n'o'a' nail. on per (ml. Irina bags. Also in stock.

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EEEE'4 set at five tonight. They hm been occupied by in. families of Ray. "1005 Dusuay, Emile Raiche, 05. car in-iolet, Rwmeo Doucet, and Gerald Hebert.

Although crews were hopeful of checking the advancing flames, rain was awaited as the only mean; 01 Oxlrlnlillshlng the threat.

Another fire broke out this af- ternoon at Rviugh Waters. three miles from Bathurst on the south side of the Pislguit River. but came under control after burn- ing a small area.

Eltllt Fired In N. 8.

HALIFAX. May 24 -(GP)... More than 400 tired men spent the holiday fighting eight forest fires in various pa.r't of Nova Scot- iii. A Forest Department official said tonight none of the out. breaks is large but all are still burning.

one fire under control but still smoicleririg is six miles north of the iv. 0. A. 1'. air base at Green- wood, in the Annapolis valley.

Near Shelbuvne, on the Province's south coast, loo men battled a blaze and another which buried itself in barrens at sunbro. at the entrance to Halifax harbor, gave off pails or smoke.

Slash burning is blamed for an outbreak at Preston, five miles east of here. uther tires are repart- cd at West Brimch, Plctou County, near Eagle Lake and Waverley Lake in Halifax County, and at Greenfield. 10 miles north of Truro.

The official said the firs haz- ard waa high and the outbreaks ITO EX'l700l-ed tx. flare up again to- morrow. No estimate of acreage burned was available and no in- juries were reported.

Two Children Die In Fire

HARVEY STATION. N. B.,May 24-(GP)-Janice Jellison 10, and her is-month old brother. Robert, died last night when fire destroy- ed their home here. Their father. omer Jeilison. suffered hand and face burns and his condition in hospital was reported as fair, Mrs. Jelilson escaped in,lIir.v. The fam- ily occupied the upper part of a two-story home. Murray Kelly and his wife and two children on tho first floor escaped. The fire started in the attic and was at- tributed to defective wiring.

INVESTIGATE DEATH

WINDSOR. Ont... May 24 -(CP) -Police tonight investigated the death of Mrs. Margaret Cody. 53. of Windsor, whose battered body was found in a downtown hotel room Tuesday night. Two men were held for questioning.

By JOHN DAUPHINEE

WINNIPEG. May 24 -- (CPl -- The army announced cheerfully today that its Red River flood- conroi establishment is being cut. It was the beat proof yet that the Red's i050 rampage is about over.

As the river in Greater win- nipeg dropped steadily from its peak of last week-end, Brig. R. E. A. Morton said:

"We may see a more rapid re- cesaion in the next few days."

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"See Montague Variety Show in Belfast Hall. Wednesday, May am.

"Lot. 66 Players will present "The Colonel's Maid" in Fort. Aug- uatua Hall. Friday. May 2601.

--pi-ell: cooked Lobster only It Idlaon's. amoral ltore., Vernon Bridge.

--roenuon or Asrlwlture Meeting sturgeon l-tall. may ov- enlng. epoolal - -

upmiry sale Ro era Hardware. nu”-,5 mg 3 . Ale.xI-lllrl

"French River Hall. Monday. May 29th. at 8.80. Iriahiown Var- iety Concert and one act play. sponsored by so. Thcrnaa G. A.

.. "At Graharnla Road Hall.

Thunder. am am. -c M. lrlghtown Variety Concert and eueael - .....-. .

Earl Waieil Won Fame in North Africa

The Lite Earl Wavell

IDNDON. May 24 - (AP) - Field Marshal Earl wavell. desert warrior who won the first Allied land victories in the second World War. died in a nursing home here today.

The one-eyed British soldier -who smashed Marshal Rodolfo Graz- iani's Italian army in North Africa in the dark days of i940 and 194i and won grudging German admir- ation, underwent o. severe abdom- inal operation on his 87th birth- day. May 5. He long had suffered from jaundice.

Recalled by the Labor Govern- ment from his past us Viceroy in India early in l94'l because he dis- agreed with the policy of giving India immediate independence, Lord Waveli spent the last years of his life indulging a. taste for music and poetry.

He edited an anthology of verse; "Other Men's Flowers" which was generally acclaimed. Politically. he fcultht in thel House of Lords for irnpraved pensions for British vet- erans of the Indian service.

As Gen. Sir Archibald P Wavell he commanded the British and Australian army of "Desert Rats" in North Africa when Allied for- tunes elsewhere were at their low- est ebb after the fall of France. the Balkans and Greece.

Though erect and spruce and shielding his empty aye socket ho. hind a gleaming moriocle, the commander believed too much "spit and polish" was bad for an army. I-lis soldiers called him

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Winnipegis Clean-Up Job May Require Months

But the clean-up job had not yet begun. It would take weeks -even monihs.

More than 2.000 Greater Win- nipcg houses had water silll ll iheir first floors. Even more were surrounded by water. with base- ments flooded.

Until the river dropped ll feet. leaving all Winnipeg and St. Boni- face dry. the risk of flood-borne epidemic would be present.

Brig. Morton. at whose urgent appeal an estimated 100.000 of Greaier Winnipeg's 350.000 normal population left the flood zone, told his daily press conference that keeping the evacuees from coming back too soon was one of the army's biggest headaches.

There have been reports that some already are returning. he said. They must not be allowed back in their flooded home: until decontamination aquada had made them safe.

Today the Red had dropped a foot. to 20.8 feet at 3 pm. CDT. From Grand Forks. ND.. north to Winnipeg ihere was a gradual .ece.ssion. '

Work on the dikes was almost stopped. t for soldiers fill- ing sandbags as an emergency re- aerve.

Wlnnipaggera spent Victoria Day at rest in a city rapidly getting back to normal.

Theatres. reopened after being closed at any request during the flood emergency. did a big busi- ness. Telegraph and telephone use was about back to normal.

Bales Decision Due This Morning.

0'I'l'AWA, May 24-(CP)-The Board of Transport Commission- ers will issue a decision at 10:30 am. ADT tomorrow on an appli- cation of the railways for .1 freighbraie increase of 3.4 per cent. -

Parliameni Al-A-Glance

By The Canadian Press

Justice Minister Garson said in- vestigation .still is being made of some persons listed in a notebook containing the name of Klaus Fuchs. British atomic spy.

Congratulations were extended to Field Marshal Smuts on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

Mr. Garson replied to criticism of the Manitoba Government in handling the- Red River floods.

Senator G. H. Ross (L-Alberta) proposed a parliamentary com- mitiee to study Commons reform.

Thursday: -

The Commons will Government business. etc will sit.

iaycees Hold Annual Douference

YARMDUTH. N. S . May 24 - (OP)--Les J. Archibald of Dart- mouth, N. S., today was elected president of the Junior Chamber of commerce for the Maritimes. His only opponent was Lyman Parnell of Iiancurtcr. N. B.

Regional vice-presidents are: R. B. Bautilier. Yarmouth; Arnold Ferguson. Bathurst, N. 8., and Walter LePage of Charlottetown.

Today's election completed the three-day Maritime convention of the Chamber.

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79 Above As Province Observes Victoria Day

One of the warmest Days in several years which saw the mercury reach a peak of '10 here yesterday afternoon was marked on the Island by an exodus of City people to various P010” and extensive cultivatio of the land by many of the farm ng pop- ulation.

A sports program complete with road races. in baseball game. golf tournament and fishing rounded out the almost weather perfect day.

For some of the City people it afforded an excellent opportunity to open up and move out to summer cottages. A few youngsters made it more summerlike by tak- ing a short clip in waters around Victoria Park.

A 21 g-un salute was fired at noon from Victoria Park by the 14th Battery of the 28th L A. A.

There were no high-way accid- ents reported to mar the celebra- tions despite heavy traffic in some sections. '

The road and ,bike races which finished in Charlottetown yesterday evening attracted hundreds of peo- ple around the finish line. There was also a big turnout for the sea- sonls opening baseball K3-me in Summerside in see the Curran and Briggs nine battle with the 3.0.- A.F. squad.

The first golf tournament of the season saw many of the golfing addicts punishing the ball at the Belvedere links while the favorite fishing spots were well populated with fly and ball. casters.

In most farming sections it was just another day as far as work was concerned with the weather much more favorable than most this spring.

Elsewhere In Canada.

(Canadian Press)

Parliament worked away as usual in Ottawa yesterday but most other Canadians celebrated the liilst an- niversary of Queen Vlcoria's birth by attending sporting events,'tak- ing a trip to the country or by just relaxing around their homes.

No matter how they spent Vic.- toria Day. for many the evening ended with the traditional fire-

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Wedge. Summerslde;

the floods. city must do to stay alive. workers.

itoba Flood Relief Fund.

crn Manitoba.

Miss Bessie Beer ..

The Ch'town Clinic Clarke Fruit Co. Ltd. Ming M A. Doull.

Cape Traverse 5.00 Judge H. L. Palmer 2000 W. R. Cruikshank . 5.00 Mrs. Farquhar MacLean 9.00

The Mines Horne Peter J. Conroy Mrs. Basil Kelly. Summerslrle Mrs. Harold M Georgetown Mra. Benj. Rogers. J . Miss Ethel M. Palmer

Dr. F. W. Tidmarsh .. 'il) East Royalty Sunday School

H. C. Hearlz 3.00 A Friend .... .. ..... 200 Mrs. Lorne Stewilrt . 1!!) Mia: Louise Shaw.

Brackiey Beach David & Geo. Likely .

Maple Leaf Bakery .. 300 Frank Riggs. in Queen St. 5.00 Migg EIIIQ Hooper. Milton 1.00 Harrington Jr. Red Cross . 5.00 Station Employees C.N.R. Charlottetown 21.65 Mrs. John H. MacKenzie 2.00 Mrs. W. R. Dennis 5-00 R. C. M. P. Staff 2i00 Hon. G. H. Barbour 'l"-'1') A. J. Malhaaon. 0'Leary 500 Mra..W. T. Rogers ,..... 500 Mr. & Mrs. W. D. Gillie . l.'i00 E. E. Parkman. S'Side .. 500 A Friend. Surnmerside 200 Mrs. Vincent Blake 500 R. T. Holman Limited .......... srioo

THE GUARDIAN

Manitoba Flood Relief Fund

PATBONS:

His Honour Lieut.-Governor J. A. Bernard

Thg Hon. Premier J. Walter Jones Their Worshlps. Mayor: 3. Earle MacDonald. Charlottetown; W. H. Lane, Montague; Edwin LnVIe. Souris: Charles Profitt. Aiberlon; W. F. Taylor, Keneington; P. L. Boudreauit. Georgetown: Willard Laird. Bordon.

Henry

For the past two weeks most industrial workers in large firms of Winnipeg have been putting in a great deal of overtime due to They have been moving stock. building dikes. pumping out basements and performing all the other Jobs a flood-battered Their overtime pay mounted. in some cases was actually more than ihe normal salary of the When pay-day came around this week the workers got together and decided to turn all their over-time pay to the Man- In many cases their own homes were flooded and they realized that the work of the Flood Relief Fund is vital to the thousands who have been made homeless in South-

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Dr. W. H. Pethick .. Rev. J. T. lhbott Lt. Col. D. A. Maclflnno Mr. dz Mrs. Frank Keys . .. Percy C. Bowness. Bcdeq e Arnold Henderson. Eedcque A. Helper. Albany

Dr. W. H. Soper 10.00 Mrs. Wm. Mathcson. Oyster Bed Bridge 5.00

Patriot Publishing Co. . ' moo

Mr. & Mrs. H. F. iViacPhee . 15.00 C. H. B. Longworth 10.00 Hector D. Compton. Belle River .. .. 50) Russell 8. Compton. 5.00

Member; of the 0'Leary Y.P.U. of the United Church . 5.

Rev. H. C. Rice .. Mrs. Ella M. Blanchard . J. P. Crockett ................ .. A Friend .1. Carol Green A. Pickard & Co. Ltd. Gordon Maccallum

Min Bea Vnnlrierailne .

Lt. Col. C. L. Mar-Kay . Bruce Stewart A Co. Ltd. . . Fortune Road Women's Inst. 200

M. I. Lowrie .... .. .. 5.00 Charles Mactdlllan . Mrs. G. D. DeBiols .

Wallace l-iiitlzins.

Whealiey River .. .100 Mrs. Benj. Rogers. Sr. .. 500 Kingston Women's inst. 5.00 Mrs. Elia J. Macdonaid 500

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freighi D-clays Accompany Demonstrations

BERLIN. May 24 (AP) - Trained child battalions higii-step- pcd today through a. light rain and formally opened East Germ- anyls five-day Communist youth rally.

Ten thousand Young Pioneers. the lowest age bracket of the Free Communist Youth iF.D.J.), -were given the honor of marching into Thaelmann Stadium and raising the flag on Sunday's rally dedic- ated to love of Stalin.

A cloudy sky helped these babies of German Communism, ranging in ages from six to 14. endure the marching and three hours of stand- ing at attention. Nevertheless sev-, cral dozen of the smaller ones cai- lapsed and needed the aid of nurses.

New Freight Slowdown

Meanwhile. East German inspec- tors clamped a new freight traffic slowdown on Beriinls lifeline high- way to the west. Only four trucks an hour -were allowed to pass their check point and a line of 120 tniclrs formed at the zonal barrier.

A fleet of 30 British, United States and French military po- lice jeeps began patrolling the 100-mile highway through the soviet zone with orders to tol- erate no Gcrman police attempts to detour traffic. If Soviet troops enforced the detour, however. the patrols had or- ders t.o submit under protest. German police had ordered a 36-

mile detour beginning tomorrow to allow the unrestricted movement of Communist youth convoys to Berlin.

Eastern railroad stations dis- gorged thousands of F.D.J. mem- bers during the day.

The Pioneers will be part of sundayls giant parade when E.- D.J. leaders said they will mass 500.000-marchers.

The young pioneers marched to music of a police band in review before President Wilhelm Pieck, East Germany's apostle of Com- munism. and Soviet Ambassador Geogori M. Pushkin.

Protest Delay

British authorities, meanwhile, formally protested to the Russians over a hold-up of more than 60 barges, some for periods of more than two weeks. at the Soviet-zone control point at Wittenberg on the Elbe.

East German authorities have at- tributed the delay to the I ecessity of inspecting the cargoes.

In another development. Ger- many's Communist Party tonight described the East German "Peo- Dle's Police" as an "integral part of the democratic order." It was the first East German comment on yesterday's notes from the three Western Powers to the soviet Union. protesting at the military- like character of the police force. The party press service said the notes were sent "in order to con- ceal the revival of a West-German Fascist army under American command."

WRITER-I)lRECTO1It-D IE5

HOLLYWOOD. May 24 --(APl- Lloyd French. 50. who made the first-and the last.-I.a.u.,-e1 and Hlrdy Comedy. was found dead to. day of heart disease at his Bever- ley Hills home. The writer-directr or. bum in San Francisco. directed 240 comedies and musicals.

HAD DEPRESSION-EDEA

NEW YORK. May 24 -(AP! - Jose-ph Siobcr. 64. a commission merchant who conceived the idea of having unemployed persons sell apples during the depression of the 19305. died of a heart attack Tues-

Britain Would Admit Red China To The U. N.

By SYDNEY MIRKIN LONDON, May 24 - (AP) - Britain's Labor Government came out today for admission of Red. China to the United Nations. i The announcement was made by: Foreign Secretary Bevin almost simultaneousy with a cautiously-it worded statement from the U. N.' secretary-general. Trygve Lie. say- ing ihere is hope of ending the cold war by careful negotiation. Diplomatic sources in Paris said! France will not siand in the way: of admitting Chinese Communists; to the U. N. A The American position. about the same as ihe French. is that the United States will not sponsor Red China but will agree to any ma-i jority decision. 7 Russia has boycotted U. N. meetings since last Jan. l0 be- cause of the presence of Chiang Kai-Shckis Nationalist delegates. Russia contends their seats now. belong to Mao Tzc-Tung's Reds. Observers speculate that the China diplomatic developments

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isprang partly at least from Lie'l

current "save ihe UN.” mission. It has iaken him in a month to the four major capitals - Wash- ington. London. Paris and Moscow -and part of the way back on a second round.

Since leaving Moscow. where he had a 90-minuic ialk last week with Prime Minister Stalin, Lia revisited the top officials of France and Britain. and expects to see President Truman and State Secretary Acheson in Washington again nexl week.

After his second-round Washing- ton conference. Lie may return to Europe within the next two months with some specific pro- posals. it was reported.

Informed sources say there may