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Talks To iAvertyCasaadian Rail Strike Break Down

Claims Russian Girls Would Leave Britain

British Mother-in-law Gives liar Version 0f Base; Says Working Glass Soil Married illghiilass Russian Girl.

Premier Pleased With Appointment 0i Mr. Meiiaught.

OTTAWA, June l5- (Special)- Pi-cmier J. Welter Jones told The Guardian's Ottawa. correspondent here today that he was pleased. and iie was sure the, people of Prime Edward Island were pleas- erl at the nomination of J. Watson llacNaught, liberal member for Prince as parliamentary assistant to ihe Minister of Fisheries.

"We know Watson MacNatlght and we got to know him even bot- ter when he was clerk of the Log- isisture. For a long time we've had no one from the Island in the Cabinet. Now at leastwe have a man who is very close to the Cab- Incl. I'm pleased about that al- though 1 will say that it is long overdue."

Premier Jones left Ottawa late this afternoon for Iinchutc, Que, to ispen s large agricultural fair there. The. Lachuts agricultural exhibi- iirm was opened lust year by Vis- roiml. Alexander of Tunis, the Gov-

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"Dame, Ion Hell. Wedn June 16th. ‘ an“,

"Dance, Grlmdvisw Hall, June 21nd. MscLeanu Orchestra.

"Dance Mount Stewart every ‘nlursdsy. Eastern Rhythm Boys.

"Done! Morell l‘ llnity Hall Wednesday. Eastern Rhythm Boys.

"Ice cream and dance in Orwell 001's Hall mursday. June 17th.

"Movies - Bridlotowfl. Satur- diy. A s1; Double Feature 3hovv.

"Movies - Eldon, Ikiday. Bis Double Feature Show. .

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"Sen Breeze Victoria. oadi Wed. Hurley. Dancing 9-1.

"Deuce every Tuesday so. Pot- s" Lesion gnu. Clifford's omi- estrs.

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“Meadow Bank w, I, Push-y Rogers Hardware Friday. June 25th.

KWQPMP. Ice Cream and Bingo, ‘HY! Cross Hall, Wednesday ev- enins. June 16th.

“Se: Lorne valley Players me- {flgiksnsiuntlirlsono Shoots the J1me "m? fllflowri, Thursday,

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it ~ w Until further- notioo dances Reekly. Stella Maris Hall, North dustlco on Wednesday and Satur- ev fllshts starting at a r. u.

"Reserve Tuesday. June U. for W“ River play. "In the oood B

31d ummer Time" North River all. '

"W101i! Y. P. U. present a four "l “m”! "Robecoa o! Sunny- ZW Poem" in nonm- River mil P’; Fflony. June lath, at‘ sap r. u. Clly) directed by Mrs. ltuby l-fbuls, H‘ - A. and under the auspices of

"M" Rim Woman's mouruu. Afihlssion b0 cents.

CJIWwi-her car Pioneer feeds, ‘PM! barley meal and vrhost. "i! Mock white paint. als white- wash lime. Quantity a _ t shin- tlrlee. Last call for cem-

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MOSCOW, June l6 -— (Reuters) - Five Russian girls who married Britons ‘during the war intend to go home soon because they find life in London “a burden," accord- ing to another Russian wife, Mrs. Nina Brand, the former Nakush- ina Mskushtna, who already has returned to Moscow.

In a lettcr today to Pravda, the Communist Party newspaper, she wrote of her experiences in Lon- don, and gave the nsirnes of the other home-going ‘wives as: Mrs. Lidell (formerly Sho-lokhova), Mrs. Smith (formerly Orlova). Mrs. Hol- land (formerly Slnukhina), Mrs. Bunn (formerly Kon), and Mrs. Lamb (formerly Tosuhova).

Living conditions in London were described by Mrs. Brand to her Moscow readers as "intoler- able, with insufficient food, insuf- ficient money, the constant threat of unemployment hanging over my husband and high rent for a poor apartment."

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Mrs. Brand now is beginning proceedings to obtcln a divorce from her husband, John Brand. wihcm she married st l9 when he was a member od the British Mil- itary Mission in Moscow.

Four other Russian wives of’ Britons have obtained divorces in

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months. Fifteen have not been allowed to leave Russia to join their hus-

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Two Appeals Are Heard In Supreme Court

Two Prohibition appeals were heard by Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell st yesterday's opening of the Supreme Court for Queen's County.

The appeal of Helen MscGulgan was dismissed and the conviction and penalty of $300 and‘ costs, or in jail, confirmed. Lester O'Donnell represented the appellant and G. R. Holmes, KC. the respondent.

2111s appeal of Dewar Cudmort- against a Prohibition conviction was adjourned for Judgment until this morning. Lester O'Donnell for the appellant and G. R. Holmes. 3.0., for the respondent.

At yesterday morning's session. Cari Heinz Morswetz, s native of Vienna, Austria, was admitted to the Bar of the Province. The ap- plication for his admission was

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Says’ Merchant Navy Are Ill l Used

Veterans

(By Tho Canadian Press

OITAWA, Jtms 15--'I11c Oom- mons Committee on Veterans Af- fairs was told today that young veterans of the wartime merchant navy are "rapidly becoming radical minded" and “bitter over the in- justice of the situation."

The answer, said A. J. Heida of Montreal, secretary-treasurer of the Merchant Navy Veterans Associa- tion, is tcgrant them the rehabil- itation measures and benefits that have given war veterans their chance to become established in civilian life.

11c told the committee the De- partment cf ‘rrsnspcrt has auth- ority fcr the estimate that Mer- chant Navy casualties were higher in ratio than those for the aer- vloss. I-fo said tho seamen paid in- come ta: even while they were prisonsrs-cf-war and branded pen- sions legislation for them as "the cruciest on the statute books of Canada."

‘I110 committee also heard Rich- ard Hoke of Toronto. president of tbs Corps of Osnsdisn (Overseas) Firs fllhters, ask for the some re- habilitation benefits ‘ss members of the services. whey had been

assured they would be treated as

of the forces; members had suffered death and wounds and they had signed on to serve lemma in an onuoo d tbs

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Beyond Sonic Wall Was “Pretty iiice"

(By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON. J1me 15 -—- The

Dig In For

REGINA, June 15—(AP)-Sssk- atcllewans farmers are facing an enemy which csued $260,000,000 damage in its last appearance in 1938

M11110!“ 01’ youns grasshoppers are swarming into an untold grain field acreage. Their damage pg_ tenilai-depends on the weather and what farmers accomplish with poison, _

Hatched by sun from grass plots st field and roadside. the hoppers are edging further into grain fields daily. Wet; or cool weather would hold down their advance while poison-some sprayed, but mostly spread in a sawdust medium- would kiil many.

For farmers, the insects recalled 1938 and i940. Then wagons, trucks and cars had streamed to rural

Saskatchewan Farmers ’Hopper War

centres to collect the poisoned mash in bags or bulk. Telling m the evening cr early morning, when the poison would intercept the still-small hoppers as-tncy re- turned or left their grass plots, f-armcrs spread mash by truck or by hand. It was toil even the child- ren undertook.

From the Dakotas or from neigh- boring Saskatchewan points, the insects swept in myriads. Tile de- struction continued until harvest time. lheinsects continugd to at- tack ilear-ripe grain, chopping and weakening it so that the, straw blew down in llghtwinds~or~ the heads were severed. ' -

Saskatchewan's current infesta- tion is largely undefined for the hoppers had yct to marsiiall full forces. Estimates of damage so far are spotty.

first man ever to fly into the mys- tery land beyond the “sonic wall" described his trip tcdsy:

“It was pretty nice, I thought,"

Capt. Charles E. Yeager, s small man with cropped hair and a. taste for cigars, told a press conference he was "naturally scared" st fly- ing the Bell X-l experimental rocket plane faster than sound.

"As you get past the speed of sound you-uh; you-—uh. I'd like to go into detail but I'd get my head lopped on if I did."

Gen. Hoyt. S. Vsnd-enberg, Air Force chief of staff. presented Yeager to reporters. But security- mtnded officers had bound the pil- ot with restrictions greater than those in the cockpit of the little rocket ship, where "your knees are

tiers."

Yeager was permitted to say lit- tle that had not been pibllshed before. He gave some details of (the manner in which he handled the plane when on Oct. 14, 1947, it shot through the sonic rsnge, which is 762 miles an hour when the temperature is 50 degrees but only about 660 miles an hour at high altitudes, where the sir is thin and cold. ,

Freight Trains Move In 8.0. Flood Areas

MONTREAL, June 15—A Canad- ian Pacific Railway spokesman said ionigiht that the first. freight trains had started moving through the flooded areas of British Col- umbia, the first traffic to move since May 2B.

C. P. R. passenger trains would be moving by tomorrow, he said.

Earlier it was expected trains would not be able to start morat- lng until tomorrow, but repairs. were completed today and the first freight trains were sent on their way tonigiht.

war at army rstes of pay.

Mo]. Leslie Mutch, parliament- sry assistant to Veterans Minister Gregg, announced that the Gov- ernment has agreed to waive its claim to income tax for the time the firefighters served overseas. Any that had paid it would be re- imbursed.

Mr. Hake estimated that 10 per cent o-f the 408 who served in Brit- ain made enough to have to pay, the tax.

Mr. Helde made s quietly pss- sionste plea on behalf of an esti- mated 18,000 Canadians who served in the wartime merchant marine. l-lc said the 16,000 who went throinh the manning pool signed for the duration and their top pay was $134 a month. In 1042, it vrss 847. Many were lost before the pool became operative.

Them were two main categories. the very young and the older men who were outside the services‘ ago levels. The young rnen, uneducat- ed and untrained, sew other young men who enlisted after they did and often did not get overseas, sow receiving state aid for educa- tion, settlement on the land, busi- Qss loans, hbqlital treatment, civil‘ service prderence and housing-pri- orities.

‘his older men faced "a life on relief roles." Land settlement or loans‘ to get them started in some

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liush Work 0n Ferry Ahegweit

MONTREAL. June l5»(CP) —Work to incresee the truck- oarrylng capacity of the Prince Edward Island car ferry Alleg- welt so she can resume her trips between Cape Tormen- tlne, N. 8., and Borden, P.E.I., about June 20 was being push- ed here today. _

The year-old Canadian Nut- ional Railways ferry went info drydock here May 11 for work on hcr lower deck which st the present time carries rall- vvay freight and passenger cars.

Spokesmen for Canadian Vlckers Limited said the isylng of British Columbia. flr planks between tho rails which pro- ject from the ship's steel deck would enable it to carry 10 more heavy motor trucks. The planks, treated to become tire- reslstant, will cover 140 feet of the 305-foot deck.

The ferry, completed at Sor- el. Que" last year, was origin- ally contructed to carry 100 automobiles on an upper deck and 19 railway oars on the lower one.

Although the lower deck at present can carry trucks the installation of the planks will enable them to_drlve on and off the deck under their own power because the rails will no longer interfere with their wheels.

Brop Conditions Good 0n Prairies

OTTAWA. June 15-(CP)—Crop conditions over the greater part, of the Prairie Provinces have been "fairly well maintained" during the last week. the Dominion Bur- eau of Statistics said today in one of a series of periodic crop reports.

Timely showers have benefited many districts in Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta. Recent heavy rains in the Ciareshoim- Csrdsicn area of Southwestern Al- berta, however, have delayed seed- ing to the point where it is esti- mated the total crop acreage may be as much as 16 to 20 per cent below normal.

Seeding is practically complete in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. with s small percentage of coarse grains remaining to be sown in Alberta.

Work on the land is being de- layed by frequent rains throughout the Maritime Provinces, Seeding of cereals is not yet completed and from 20 to 50_per cent of the po- tato acreage still is to be planted. Hay meadows and pastures are promising, with clovers particular- ly good.

Favourable weather in Quebec during the first two weeks in Juno helped most farmers tn finish their seeding, except in the lower st. Lawrence area where flood con- ditions have retarded seeding cp- srstions in some districts.

Beneficial rains and higher tem- peraiurcs have considerably im- proved iiho outlook for production of all field crops in Ontario. Spring grains crops generally look prom-

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Forest Fire Hazard Lessened By

(By The Canadian Press)

Heavy ruins in. Northern Ontario and Quebec extinguished forest fires to the extent that; travel re- striations were lifted lnflre-threat- ened areas of Quebec and lTlOdl- iled in some parts of Ontario.

But the showers that fell on the two biggest blazes-the 330-squsre mile Mississdgi Forest Reserve blaze and the 450-square mile Chapleou fire-failed to halt their spread, the Ontario Department of Forest said in s report. These fires, between Sudbury and Sault Stc. lttarie, cover too much area, to be dmlsed except by a heuvy rain.

All forest fires in Quebec Pro- vince have either been extinguish- ed or are well under control, the Forestry Protection Service an- nounced at Quebec City. Rains also improved the Niorthern On- tario fire situation.

Only the southern sections of the girest Chaplesu and Mlssisssgl biases are still dangerous, said '1‘. E. MacKey of the Ontario Forest Protection Service.

"There was no rain yesterday in these sections," he said. "Rain fell over the northern sections. We have had 650 fires this year. Ev- erything depends on the kind of weather we get in the next few days. At the present time no com- munitles are in any danger."

Restrictions on forest operations and travel were modified in North- eastern Ontario when tile hazard decreased around Kirkland Lek:- becsuse of week-end rains.

Ken Campbell, public relations director of the Forest Department. said woods and mining concerns were permitted to resume operat- ions in restricted areas on a tem- porary basis, although over-all rc- strictlons of the Ontario Govern- ment still were in force. '

Final Returns Iii Yale Ill-election

KEIJOWNA, B.C., June 15 (GP) O.L. Jones, successful 0.0.1“, candidate in the Federal by-eicctlon in Yale, May 31, polled o1 total of 12,838 votes. Flood-de- layed final results were conliplslcd by the returning officer today. In a total vote of 27,435, W.A. Ben- nett, Progressive Conservative can- didste, had 7,963. and EJ. Cham- bers, Liberal, 7,495. There were 149 spoiled ballots. The voters’ list: contained 38,439 names.

Federal Tourist Projects lirged

(Iy The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA. June 15 -_ Federal tourist-attracting projects were urged in the Senate today by Sen- ators from Manitoba and Nova Scotis.

Senator John T. Hsig, Progres- sive Conservative leader, suggested s Dominion system of super-high- wsys integrated with the National Park system.

Senator Pblix P. Quinn (PC- Novs Scotis) appealed tc the Gov- ernment for the rehabilitation of historic monuments around l-isii- tax. particularly that port's Citadel Hill fortress.

They spoke as the Senate ap- proved in principal a Commons measure to increase from 875,000 to $100,000 the yearly amount for the upkeep of national battlefields ll Ell flullloo ues- i__._

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Only Govrt Action Gan Stop Walkout

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MONTREAL, June 15- (uri- Spokesmen for 28,000 railway work- ers ‘today announced the “conlplete breakdown" of efforts at mediat- ing their wage dispute with the railways and advised Labor Min- ister Mitchell that strike action could only be avoided by further Government intervention.

Shoriiy after Mr. Justice J. C. A. Cameron of the Exchequer Court of Canada announced that a med- iation board attemptlng settle- melil. of the dispute between the railways and the Canadian Bro- therhood of Railway Employees and other transport workers (C. C. L.) had "terminated its proceed- ings without reaching agreement," the Union made public its message to Mr. Mitchell.

The message, signed by the six members of the Union negotiating committee. advised the Minister "that strike action by our mem- bers can only be avoided by the Government taking whatever act.- ion necessary to make acceptance of our compromise offer to the board possible." .

S. H. Eighteen of Montreal, sec- retary of the Union's system od- justmcnt board, said details of the compromise offer could not be dis- closed because s. similar dispute between the rsilwsys and 1B 1n- ternatlonal Brotlierhoods still is under mediation.

Mr. Justice Cameron announced Saturday that mediation proceed-

reilivays and the International Brotherhcods had been adjourned unLll June 20.

The workers, 28,000 in the Can- adian Brotherhood and 112,000 in the International Brotherhoods, had rejected the recommendations. Their original demands were for

A 90 Today

BTUCKHOLM, June 1s -—(0.P)\

King Gustav V of Sweden cele- brats-s tomorrow his 90th birthday. His 41-year reign, the longest in Sweden in modern times, is a rec- ord smong 20th Century monarchs.

50,000 iiave iiot Received Refunds

OTTAWA, June 1s — (cpl Somewhere there are 50,000 tax. payers who haven't received re- funds on the rcmpulsory saving n-f their 194.2 incomes. The Revenue Department can't find them.

CHILD BROWNS AT PLAY

CONWAY, N.S., June l5 —(CP)

Richard L. Gaucher, two,‘ drowned in s water hc-le near his home here while playing today.‘ An inquest reached a verdict of sc-

35 cents an liour.

cldental death,

Annual Meeting 0f Musical Festival Ass’n

Col. L. T. fcwther. 0.511.. was elected President of the Prince Ed- ward Island Musical Festival st the largely attended annual meet- ing held at Prince of Wales Col- lege last evening. Mr. Lowther succeeds Mr. Barry Bugden. who did outstanding work in leading the Association in the second year of its organization. The slate of of- ficers and committees was present.- ed oy the nominating committee and unanimously elected. They in- ciude.

Honol ary President: Shaiv, .A., Charlottetown.

President: Lt, Col. L. T. Lowther, 0.3.1.3., Charlottetown.

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Vice-President (Prince): Mrs. Creciman MacArthur, S‘Slde. Vice-President (Queen's): Mrs.

Julian Herring, Charlottetown.

Vice-President (King's): Miss Agnes Almear, Montague. Secretary: Mrs. Edwin Cook,

Psrkdalz.

Assistant Secretary: Mr. Mal- colm MacKenzie. Clftown.

Treasurer: Mrs. John Rodd; South Milton.

Additional Members of Execu-

tive. Mrs. Preston Heck, Central Royalty; Mrs. O. Archibald, Cen-

tral Royalty; Mrs. Preston Rodd, Harrington; Mr. Barry Bugdcn, Charlottetown.

Committee Chairmen Music: Mrs. M. I". Rodd, rind-

deli‘. Prizes: Mrs. Harold Cudmore, Hurrin ton.

syllabus: Mrs. J. P. Lantz, Cher- lottetown.

Stage. Mrs. W. E. Santlebury. Charlottetown.

Hail and Tickets: Mrs, Gates, West Royalty.

Publicity: Mrs. L. T. Lroivther,

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To “Arm Lake Boats With Tear Gas, Guns

TORONTO. June 1s _- (c?)- Capt. N. J. Recoil, operating n.an- ager for Canada steamship Lines, announced today in Cornwall, Ont., that tile Lines’ lake hosts would get tear gas guns, shotguns and revolvers.

"Plenty of tear gas equipment is being issued to the boats and the steam hoses are being doubled fore and aft-and we're making no bones about tills," said Capt, RtOCll. "Any Commie rats who come aboard our ‘coats will get what they re looking for."

Ills statement came as the Can- adian Beamena Union (T.L.C.) announced its executive was meet- ing at Toronto to consider a gen- eral Grest Lakes women's strike.

The USU. charges five shipping firms with violating Federal labor regulations, The firms, which have recruited new crews from the rival Canadian Luke Seamena Union, nro Canada Siesmshipw, Ssrnis Steamships. Colonial Stcamships. North West Stesmships and Tran- sit tankers.