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1951

Duplessisililelcl Responsible In Restauraleursulti

Quebec Makes Agreement Covering Pensions At 65

QUEBEC. May 2 - (CP) - The Quebec Government has reached sgreement with the Federal auth- orities on a constitutional proposal covering a system of old use Pen- alone at 05, it was learned today unofficially.

The agreement between the Fed- eral and Quebec govemments cov- crs phrasing of the proposed con- stitutional amendment. Ottawa- Quebec discussions have recently revolved around this point.

For the present, proposals for an indirect sales tax of three per cent by which the Provinces would have financed their share of the pension plan have been put aside.

Under the pension pr- , bi, Federal and Provincial govern- ments would share the cost of :40- a-month pensions. extended on a means-test basis. to persons ased 55 to 09. i

The Federal Government alone would pay the cost of pensions aged l0 and more without means test.

The constitutional amendment proposal agreed upon by 0'-WW3 and Quebec would authorise the Parliament of Canada to pass 168- isiatlon concerning old age P00- rinns without prejudice to provin- rlal rights in this field.

The amendment would dec'-me specifically that Federal legislation would not affect present or future provincial legislation dealing with old age pensions.

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Gsrnhum Photo studio. Charlottetown.

”Danee Ml1lvie"i3?'”Hall Friday. May Mzh.

"See Me and Pa Kettle in Trac- adie I-lsll. Friday. May 4th.

"Card Party Stanley Bridge school, Friday, May iih.

ttrarmerst Book your Clover Seeds now. Mcciuina ii Boyle.

"Mixed Iced. 7096 Timothy, 3096 Clover. 26 cents. Mouuigan dc

Boyle.

"Will be unloading lime next .veei:. Book your orders now. 1.. D. MscLeod and Sons, Victoria.

"Indian ltiver-Kensington Play sex-en Mile Bay Hall. Friday. March 4th, 8.30 sharp.

"seeds: Store open daily. also Monday and Thursday evenings until 9 P. M. Arthur Vesscy. York.

"show in New London Hail. in-iday. May 4th. silks and Sulklfs, l'.ri.val Wedding. and other films.

"Dance in Elliott Hall. May Jird. ivlcNeill's orchestra. Proceeds in aid of Ringwood W. I.

"Come to the Hunter River Or.-inge Hall and see the Crap- uid variety concert, Thursduy. May 3.

"Regular Friday night dance in the Holy Name Hall, st. Peters Bay. Friday, May nh. Cha.lsson's orchestra.

"Notice to the public: Crown bread retailing at all groceries. i-iicfed or unslioed, 14 cents per na. ,

. "lrishtown Hall. Friday even- mK- May sin. Kelvin Grove one- Ono-Act plays. Specialties. epon- sored hy Irllhtownpw. I.

ftlfunter Rives-'s entry in Pro- vincial Drama Festival. "The Valiant". will be presented in one xalonic Hell. Hunter River, Msy

"All persons having Lottery Books for at. Andrew's Lottery, please ration. sold or unsold be- fore May 13th, to Mrs. ltomuaid -ll-cbonsld. Mt. etowsrt.

"In stock. Bran. lbou-ts. Dairv Asphalt lhinslsl.

3' lssd. W. Y. bowman. Ilnur .l.lVIl'.'

R"Ail contestants from Hunter iver and surrounding school dis-

" Ire resume to forward lvpllcatlolll to secretary of Wo- TEM Institute for the lllur-Gain amateur Contsst to be held III!

I---a - , . "see us. in son 'A A Hall, - Ionsbs .,,...:,v-,g”..'.-..:e.-..-..... .. 1.” If go get troub- i-vc-'Ji”.”.!..a-i'.'F..'.'..i ma lt..l.'.."' ml dis laoslilnsl Danes arts:

Drift of Farm Labor To cities is Continuing

OVITAWA, May 2-(GP)-The persistent drift of farmhands lto the cities is reflected in the latest figures on Canada's labor force issued today by the Bureau of Statistics.

The labor force peak figure of 6,172,300 at March shows a drop of 91,000 farm workers from a year earlier and an increase of 161.000 non -agricultural workers. The total is up by 04.000 in the year.

The labor force-made up of civilians either at work or availi- sible for Jc-be-consisted of 4,051,- 000 males and 1,111,000 females.

During the year. the number of women jumped by 46,000, com- pared to 10,000 for men, appar- ently under the impetus of great- er demand caused by the defence unpreparedness program.

Of the total labor force. per- sons with jobs in March num4ber- ed around 5,000,000,compared with 4,796,000 is year earlier. Those looking for work totalled 179,000. compared with 312,000.

Non-agricultural labor went to 4.810.000 from d.l5'l,000. The farm labor force amounted to 864,000 persons. compared with 951,000.

Ontario. Quebec and Newfound- land were the only areas showing an increase in the labor force duping the year under review. The

figures by regions. with those for .

in year provibusly in brackets: F

Ontario, 1,813,000 (1,799,000): Quebec, LRMJO (I,4lil,000);Ncw- foundlahd. ioo,ooo (101,000); Mari- times. 484,000 (437,000): Prairies. 942,000 (946,000): British Colum- ibia, 4U8.CI30 (35,000).

News in Brief

PARIS. May 2 - (lteutersi - The Western foreign ministers' deputies tonight offered Russia three last-chance draft agendas for a projected full-scale Big Four meeting - and Russian ” ' t Andrei Gromyko said he liked non of them. The possibility ' r' that the nine-week wrangle be- tween Russia and the West may end in failure.

TEL AVIV. Israel. May 2 - (Cl-"i -- Official Israel sources claimed that heavy fighting broke out to- day between fsraell and Syrian troops in the disputed frontier zone north of the Boo. of Galilee and several hours later the Syrians were driven out.

BOSTON, May 2 - (AP) - Thousands of acres of wood and brush lands and numerous build- ings were burned in New England forest fires today. Most hazardous

blase was at Winchester. N. H-. in

0rderedTo Pay 38.123; Says lie Will Appeal

MONTREAL. May 2 -(CP) - Premisr Maurice Dupiessis of Que- bec was -held personally respon- sible today for the cancellation of Frank Itoncarelli's liquor licence and ordered to pay the Montreal restaurant owner 88,123.68.

The Premier, at Quebec City. said he would appeal. t

The court action arose from Ron- careiii's 350,000 claim that because of his sympathies with the Jehovah's Witnesses religious sect, the Prem- ier intervened without cause. The licence was cancelled Dec. 4. 1946.

Mr. Justice C. G. Mackinnon of Superior Court held that the Premier. ordering the Quebec Liq- uor Commission chairman to can- cel the licence. acted outside the statutory functions of his office as Premier and Attorney-General.

His Lordship said Premier Du- piessis "committed a faulty and unauthorized act causing damages for which he should be held per- sonally liable."

The judgment also assessed costs against the Premier and interest from the date of Judgment.

Rejects Claim For Profits

His Lordship said a mnjorclaim for loss of profits could not be upheld because "no licence holder has any inherent right to such a licence." ”

when the licence was cancelled Roncarelli was known as the chief source of bail for scores of arrest- ed Jehovah's Witnesses. The sect members were particularly active at that time in distributing their religious literature. Arrests, in Montreal and elsewhere, were made under city bylaws forbidding distribution of pamphlets without permits.

Premier Dupiessis become deep- ly concerned over activities of the

Premier's Defence

On the Premier's behalf. in de- fence of the action. it was claimed he exercised his duties in a mat- ter of executive power and in the public interest, and that the com- mission acted under discretionary power given it by the Quebec Liq- uor Act.

His Lordship found that the de- fence had fniled to establish that Roncarelll was a leader of the re- llgious sect or that he was more than a simple adherent.

Nor had it been shown. he held that Roncarelll was guilty of any infractions of the law throughout many years as a liquor licence holder.

Roncarelli himself has been in California since last June.

.Choral Reading Warmly

Received At Music Festival

Choral reading. classes of which are being held for the first time in this year's Festival of Music. met with a hearty response yea- terday as they were heard in com- petition in this Province for the first time.

In addition to secular poems. scripture reading is included in the classes, and it is understood that the splendid reception given the contestants by the audience will ensure choral reading of a place in future festivals. Brought to this country from England, the practice of having a group of children read in unison can be most effectively done.

Miss Helen M. Yeo adjudicated these classes and offered many helpful suggestions to the com- petitors.

Winners of classes held through- out the day and evening were as follows:

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(P.W.C.) Class 100, Piano solo (-10 years and under) "The Bosun" (1) Virginia Mcbougall. Charlotte- town. 84 marks; (2) Roberta Lap-

pln, Charlottetown, 33 marks. and (3) Susan Whiteslde, Charlotte- town. 82 marks.

Class 101, Piano Solo (1.1 years and under) (1) Patricia Grant. Summerside. Bsmarksg (2) Austina Kennedy. fut. 1, 84 marks, and (3) Marina Keys, Charlottetown. 81-: marks.

The above sessl-n was presl:lt-i

over by Mrs. J. J. Hayley. willi Mrs. Austin Kennedy acting as Platform Secretary.

(Inspire Theatre) Class 57. Girl's solo (15 years and under) "Cloud Shadows" (1) Carroll Elderkin. Summerside, 84 marks; (2) Janet skinner. South Winsloe. 83 marks, and (3) Jean Bevan, Charlotte- town, :12 marks.

Class 105 -. Piano Solo (15 years and under) "Parade of the Grasshoppers" (1) Pauline Noon- an, Charlottetown. 82 marks; (2) Angus Macl'..aren, Charlottetown, 81 marks, and (3) Billy Cameron. Summerslde, 80 marks.

These classes were presided over by Mrs. M. F. Rodd. with Mrs. Em- est Foster as Platform secretary. Mrs. J. L. Curran was in charge of

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U. S. Controls May Mean Lower Beef Prices Here

I-lugs Fire in N.Y. Lumber Yard

FORT EDWARD. N. 17.. May 2- (AI-')-;-A 31,000,000 fire swept the Northern Pine Corp. lumber yard tod-ay. Fire Chief Ku-rt Braymer, who estimated the loss, said 6.- 000.000 board feet of lumber were destroyed. The fire gutted a store- house, drying kiln and grinder house on the companys 26-acre site. A large sawmill was saved. Fort Edward is in East-Central New York State. about so miles from the Vermont border.

SUGAR DESTROYED

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. May 2 -, (CP) - Some 2,000 tons of sugar. with a value of 3200.000, were destroyed in a warehouse fire here today. About l2.000 tons escaped serious damage in the -blaze of un- known origin.

Federal Govt, In Forest Conservation.-

OTPAWA, May 2 - (GP) - Long-term Federal aid for building Canada's forest resources was an- nounced today in the Commons. Resources Minister Winters made public a. program of Treasury con- tributions towards the cost of Pro- vincial Government forest invent- ories and reforestation of crown lands. The expected Federal cost is

the southwest corner of the stale. around Sl.000.000 I year-

Forest Fire Threatens 3 Villages In Nova Scotia

HUBBARDS, N.s., May 3-(CP) -A up-ring forest fire chowed throughout woodlsntb bsslda the edges of three villages in this Nova Scotia vscsuoo-land tonight but no lives were in danger.

Some so dwellings were threat- ened by the oudaroak. fanned by strong winds. as vilvlagus and others turned out with silrmll pumps and other equipment to

"Attention l'ss-mars: special price on bran. We have in stock full assortment of Co-op. feeds. flour, asphalt shingles. Ildlhl. building paper. cement. rcsistcred turnip seed. fsriillasr. Continuing to buy poisioss until end of CoostInsrs' Co-operative, Gm-lotoetown.

"Buying pigs. cattle and poul- uy Monday at Fredericton. Tues- day, 9 am. lrookfield: lo. Mll- gm; 1 pm., York; 2, Bcdford; 2.90. Trlcadie: s. It. Stewart: 880- roct Augustus; 4, Wstorvalc; e. Vernon River: I30. ownsl. Wed- nesday I are-. NEH glwoiyicggs Whsatisy vsr; . o es - New Haven: lat). w; !, Dddsie; s.so, Cup-

:11? Crow I-I0. Kin- lrors: 4.. raid: I. Clifton: 8-30. 1: union. Psvins 00 our for

pigs over I) Ins. each. Will she buy unailer ones. ifnud Jor- gsusa. ' ” r

battle the flames. Many expensive coun-try places-owned by Ameri- cans-were in the danger zone. The flsmu raged along the Blandford highway. some 40 miles from Hdlhx. Deep Cove. North- east Cove and The Lodge wers the villages. on a jutting penin- still. in danger. It was the first such outbreak of the season in Nova Scotia, which suffered heavy r- without loss of life. in similar fires last surmner. Fishermen were forced to snatch their tackle, boats and other equipment to safety. At North- west Cove. families stood by with buckets of water. pumps. hoses and various other anti-fire weap- one in case the fire should spread. Neighboring New. Brunswiclvs first forest fire of not also came today, brought under control near Edmundston without serious darn-

lzye-wltnenss said The Lodge. some seven miles hum hers. es- caped licking flsmss by a matter or yards. Grass was isnlisd and villagers ttsrsdisd it to put out the flames. ,

some to volunissr along with drsnsn from nearby Chester. and forest rsnssrs, bat- tled the oubtesll. weather rnsn promised no immediate rs- licf-predicting north winds of lo sells: on bong 9 continue.

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t To Aid

The Government will share on it 50-50 basis the cost of the invent- ories. expected to take about five .yesrs. and will pay 25 per cent of the cost of "reasonable" programs of reforesting crown lands, provid- ed the provincial expenditure each year is not less than the average spending of the last three years.

Aim of the plan, launched under the Federal Forestry Act of 1949, is

to help restock Canadian timber 53

resources to the point where the annual .eplaccment will be at least

equal to depletion by cutting and v

other reduction.

The Provincial Governments, which have direct Jurisdiction over the forests. have agreed to go along with the program. some ' t', are conducting their own inventories. Mr. Winters said details of the iolnt plan will be discussed here shortly at a Federal-Provincial conference of ministers.

Money will be made available for both types of Federal contribution in the current fiscal year. Mr. Win- ters ssld Parliament will be asked to vote funds at the present ses- slon.

Mr. Winters told the House that, in his discussions with the Prov- incial Government. all concerned was agreed that replacement must match depletion.

George Drew, Progressive cons servative leader, said he was sure members would welcome Mr. Wint- srs' announcement -

Mr. Drew suggested the Govern- ment consider adopting flrs-flght- in; methods which have proved it uabls in the United States. The Americans were dropping highly- tralned firs-fighters by parachute to s p fires. Chemical bombs drop- per! mm helicopters also were sf- fsotivs. .,

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OTFAWA, May 2-(CP)-Gow orniment meat experts said today that a United States price control program for beef-if it works- may lead to lower beef prices in Canadian; butcher shops.

But they doubted whether init- ial prico ceilings announced by the United States last Saturday will do more than follow seasonal price trends for those products.

"llhe ceilings will have to be lower than those announced it there lg, to be any material re- duction in beef prices," one auth- ority said.

(In Washington, a U. S. Senate agriculture committee said today the Government's price contzrol order on beef will cause "a severe meat famine leading to early ra- tioning." It adopted a resolution calling for repeal of the order "without de1ay.")

Price Program

Under the American pricc-con- lirol program, retail prices for beef will be cut four to five cents a pound Aug. 1 and again by tile same amount Oct. 1, making s total roll-back of 10 cents a pound at the butcher shop.

Beef. however. usually is more plentiful in the fall than at any time of the year. And this is the time when prices normally de- cline.

The experts believed the roll- back would about equal the nor- mal seasonal price drop. As the price rises sharply again during the winter months. they felt that

the U. S. continues to hold the fall price line during the winter. then there may be some consum- er savings on both sides of the order. -

Geared To 11. 5. Levels'

Canada's beef prices have been geared to American levels since Canada lifted the embargo on cai- tle shipments to the U. S. five years ago.

Canadian beef is attracted by hkh American prices. About 20 per centgof all beef marketed by Canada-or the equivalent of about 620,000 head of cattle and calves a your-goes into the Am- erican market.

This year Canadian meat mark- etings have declined and experts: estimate there may be about 10 per cent less beef for sale by Can- ada this year than the 2,133,000.- ooo pounds last year. Whatlinwsct this decline will have on prices isn't known. it will depend on American produc- tion. A,!nss"lcan demand and Am- orican price controls.

Lower per oaplta best consump- tion ln both Canada and the Un- itod Ststss'hssn't prevented prices tom olhnbing. sirloin steak. which sold at about 70 cents a pound retail a year ago. now is

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NORTON. N. 3., May 2-40?) -Firs at Collins this afternoon

a Jiouss owned by Mrs. Klstsuad. a barn. car. dndnlf owned by Everett sdwsll ; barns owned by Harbor: 0. air and George Kier-

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Add New Fuel In MacArthur. Truman Dispute

By Don Whitehead

WASHINGTON. May 2-(AP)- The MacArthur-Truman d'Lapule blew wide open today with the re- lease of a secret report on the Wake Island meeting and a Re- publican drive to force an open hearing for Gen. Douglas MacAr- thur's explanation of his Asian policies. Developments fire order: 1. Republican Senators -fought to strip the secrecy from MacArth- ur's behind-doors testimony to- morrow before lhe Senate armed services and foreign relations com- mittees.

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TOKYO. May 2 - (Thursday)... (AP) - A great Allied victory in, the first round of the Communistl spring offensive was proclaimed Wednesday. But even heavier Rodi assaults are expected.

ltThe enemy has failed in the first phase of his offensive." said Lt.-Gen. James A. Van Fleet, Al- lied ground commander in Koren.

"He has paid a heavy price. The first part of the battle has ended in a great victory for the United Nations."

However, Van Fleet cautioned ”He (the Reds) has the capability of hitting again as hard as before or harder. I am confident the re- sults will be the same."

Lull In Fifth Day

The lull on the battlefront moved into its fifth day today. Five Allied

2. A report from the Joint Chiefs of staff quoted MacArthur as telling President Truman last Oc- tober at Wake Island that he did not believe the Chinese Commun- lsts would enter the Korean war. MacArthur also was represented as saying that Russia had no ground troops available for Korea. but could put 1,000 planes into; combat.

The secret report, released the Senate armed services and foreign relations committees. wasi labelled the "substance of state-1 menls made at Wake Island con-I ference."

Bren Gun May Be On Way Out

OTTAWA. May 2 -(GP) - The Bren gun, popular light machine- gun manufactured in Canada and used by Canadian soldiers through the last war, may be on -its way out in favor of the American Browning automatic.

Britain announced today she is abandoning the Bren. Canada is reported likely to follow suit al- though some authorities feel she should try to get the Americans to make it the standard light machine-gun for North American armies.

Tire Bren-invented in Czecho- slovakia and modifiedand produc- ed in large quantities here in the last war-is one weapon some of- ficials feel Canada shouldn't part with in her switch to U. S. arms for the army.

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made here that the Bren is to go and officials say no final decision has been made.

tank patrols probed north of their lines on the western and west-ccn- tral sectors. They met little or no resistance.

Since throwing their lnfantizv masses into the offensive April 22. the Chinese and North Korean Reds have suffered an estimated 75,000 casualties against ifurious Allied resistance.

Soldiers Have Rest

So pronounced was the lull that manv soldiers shuck-ed warm battle clothing and went swimming in the Han.

One frontline officer commented:

”If we can have just a few more days of quiet like this, our men will be completely rested. This lull has done wonders for morale. This certainly beats climbing hills."