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Application Received From Dom. Food Products Ltd. For Big Plant At New Annan

An application .from the Dom- inion Food Products. Ltd. to es- taltlish s 5:50.000 plant for the purpose of processing fresea French fried potatoes and ether frozen foods. is now pending. said Premier .A. W. Mstheson. "and" wt be taken under considereuun oi the Industrial "Development ('t-inmlttee in the very near fu- lure."

”the company wishes to set up tin-tr plant at New Annan and al- though frosen French fried pots- lues will he one K their chief products they have indicated ttint they will deal h such other tro- len foods as fried chicken and tried fish sticks. While details of tho atnount of raw material re- qg ed to keep the p t in opera-

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Mr. MacNaught Calls For Equalization Of Potato Tariff in Commons Speech

OTTAWA (Special) - Speaking in the dget debate Just before the H ..'e of Commons adjourned Tuesday night J. Watson Mac- Naught. Liberal MP. for Prince and parliamentary assistant to Fisheries Minieteh llnclalr called

-for an equalization of the tariff on potatoes between Canada and the United States.

Mr. MacNaught warned the House that unless potato growers of the Marltimes were given pro- tection comp " to that afford- ed potato growers of the United States. the industry in the Mari- tges would bu in a most pre-

Coming Events

Vflegular Dance. Mt. Ryan Hall. . eiery "Thursday. -

"Dance in Mlllvlew Hall every Friday night.

'tBl'riokiyn h5L;itcet'i. to be held in Cambridge all. Wednesday.l May 4. ll p.m. '

"Grand (Orange Lodges iwilli Eel.--M Charlottetown. Wednes- sf May 18th.

”See Indian River Players ipite- lent 3-act play "Black Gold". Friday. May 6 in Klnkora Hall.

"Paying highest market prices, good pigs. 40 lbs. and over. Wil- lard Prowse. Brackley.

”See Kelly's Cross Play in Mt. Rian Hall. Johnston's River. Wed- nesday. May 4th.

"See Kinitora Players in King George Hall. Kenslngton. Wed- nesday, May 4th. Curtain 0:30.

"Reserve July 6th. Picnic Im- marulnie Conception Church Grounds. Wellington.

"Bingo. North Rustlco tonight. I p m. Jackpot 375.00. Freeseout and door prize 85.00 each.

"l)ant.'e at Oyster led lridge st-hunt Thursday. May 5. Music hi Dnirnn Brothers.

- tram-e. West loyalty lall lit-..ic.sdny. Rollie McKensle'a grtncstra. Canteea Iervice. O.N

12.30.

"Kelly's Cross Players present -their not play in Mt. Ityan hall Wednesday, May 4. Curtain l:w. Dance after.

"Dance in North Vliltshtrs Isll W hcsday night. Proceeds in aid of Hampshire hockey team. Music in Iioli-on Brothers.

"Annual meeting Whsatley Rivrr Hall. Wednesday. May 4. Bi . those interested ltit-use attend.

pany state that three such plants now in operation in the State oi Maine require 000.000 pounds of potatoes a day and the plant is in operation for eight months of the year.-

Tlie Premier pointed out that French fried potatoes now being offered for sale in this ovlnce are being processed in Q abac- ln all probability using Island po- tatoes. As an indication of the market for frozen fish sticks. he said that one Maritime distribu- tor sold 312.000 worth of fish sticks in one month.

The company has not indicated to what extent the establishment of the plant will affect employ- ment, but it is generally assumed that a large staff will be re-' quired.

carious position. He emphasized that in no way did he wish to block free trade between Canada and other countries. but insisted on the "tremendous advantage" enioyed by potato growers of the United States In the Canadian market. as . ed to Canadian growers in the U.S. market.

Last year. Mr. MacNaught said, Canada shipped something more than six million bushel of pota- toes to the United States but in return imported more than eight million bushels from south of the border. For the past three years. he said. Canada had imported more potatoes than she had ship- Petl to United States points.

hears ago. the ember from Prince said. Canada has some advantage in the potato trade, "Willi! to cheap water transport and higher yield Per acre. In the Past 15 years the situation had been changed owing to the con- struction of super-highways and economics of the trucking indus- i1'i'- in recent years. he told the Commons. truckers brlnglng' fruits From southern United States to the northern states. offer very rheatr rates do site. down. pota- toes lrnm 1vlot& to.tite.mutn in order that they may have a two. way load.

He pointed but that the grow- ing of potatoes forms a large part of the economy of the Prov. ince of Prince Edward island and he expressed the hope that this would be taken into consideration by the Tariff Board when it be- gins its enquiry into the potato tariff on June 1.3.

NO! only potato growers but the People of P.E.f. in general. Mr. MacNaught said. were gratified by Finance Minister Harrls' an- nouncement that the tariff Board would undertake the enquiry into the Potato tariff situation. in past year! .he said. the mutual U.S.- Canadlan tariffs on potatoes had P90" Equalized and he felt the time had come to restore this condition.

Mi” MICNBIIBM mentioned that the State of Maine alone grows '”"3mV " "W1! llotatoes as the whole of Canada. Not. only is this the case. but Maine is closer to the rich Montreal market than

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Petrlicurient -At A Gionce

By THE CANADIAN PRESS Tut-may

The Commons defeated 131 to 65 a CCF want-oi-confidence in the governmbnt on the 1955-56 budget.

ExiernaledAff&;1irs dlginisler Pear; son ac,ct.g 1 e-. In unists o

i ring lvorl(”of iii: 'tnte'i'd'3 tionai truce supervisory, commis- sion in Viet Nam.

Donald Fleming (PC -- Toronto Eglintont charged the government is running away from the unem- ployment problem: the budget of- fered only crumbs.

H:-zcn Argue ICCF--Assiniboial dettlarcf western farmers are i'i:'liiin,r mad oter distribution of rallws) boxcars.

Rev. E. G. Hansell (SC-Mam lC()t'l) said his party has been lalicllctl crackpois but some dry Crnarl?' tis would vote Social Credit into office.

Senator Cairine Wilson tL-0n- iariot. first woman appointed to the Senate. made history again when she depuiized as speaker of the Upper Chambe .

Wednesday

The Commons continues the bud-

get dehale. The Senate will sit.

uisagfsit-275-Now "nor"

TORONTO ICP) -- The word "hot" appeared Tuesday for the first time this year in the official weather forecast for Ontario. it said temperatures would rise to 85 degrees today in Windsor and Hamilton. 80 at London and 76 at Toronto.

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”Cnmmunlty Bingo at Morell tontnht. Wednesday. Regular cash prizes plus Jackpot now worth 850.00. 8.30 p. us.

"See West Covabaed Y. A. 2 one art plays with specialties. in Wheatley River. Thursday. May Mb. 0.30 p. ns.

"Dance. Cardigan Iall. Wed- mtlny. May 4th. webetere orch-

estra. Ausplces Cardigan Fire Fighting Department.

"0 wire? and elover seeds new-hat

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"Oi. stores will be OI Tens: Ilni and closed ednesds! after- noon. Effective this week. lined Weddell Bros. sad Parka Cal- fleld, cg-gp.gg' ,

"Farmers some is lsrsllela halt tonight and bring our wives. lnectat tteeasers mats ea nsriculturs. Admission free. tmrshfhid institute will sell lua-

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It fairies a have discovered. rtepreeentlng Winaloe anoe. wlnnlngone third place and tlelsg l'sasrtHttortgttttheysre:Yri A Helen lloombl.

another in

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orus Wins - For their singing of "Fairies in the Moon iig,-slit” these young folk from Grades one to five placed first in their class yesterday at QCHS. "The standard of this Festival is certainly high," they got high mark of 87 in one class and in another 89. From

Josephine Lacey. Second row: Marion Pow er. Patricia Lacey, Judy Carrigan, Anne Donnelly, Mary Dannigan. Milda Gallant. Third row: John Lacey, Mary Dougan, Edwina MacQuillan, Deborah Bulger. Joe Power. Kenny Brown.

iwo Firsts singing for said Mr. Mitchell. From Tracadie Cross School left to right they Kay MacQuil1an, Georgina Lacey, Dianna Carrizan. John Power,

Barter's Film Lab.

Keen Competition Shown

At Festival Last Evening

Mountain. "They had balance. blend and articulation in their piece." "Summer's Return." in lmauy instances throughout the

Evening sessions of the Musical Festival saw large number. at- tendlng both Prince of Wales Col- lege and Queen Charlotte High School.

Vocalists were featured at 0-C- l-l.S. Especially interesting were the Women's Duet and trio classes. In class 60. Adult Women's Duet. Adjudlcator Blanchford lamented the fact there was no competition. "lt helps a competitor to have to rival or better another." he said. "it tends to bring out the best in one."

"A happy combination." was Mr. Blntichforrl's comment on the trio comprising of Myrna cock. Maureen Forbes and Irene

Festival it is too bad that the winners are not allowed to sing again. The harmony was intricate and was done with conviction and quality.

Over twelve groups took part at P.W.C. last night. They presented a very good cross section of the fine work being done in both city and country. The church choirs of Glasgow Road and Wheatley River joined forces in both the four part and unison singing. The

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Groups Featured At High

School Festival Sessions

another. winning the competition for School Chorus, Any Grades. unison.

Mr. Mitchell was lavish in his praisp to Music Teachers. Mr. and Mrs. R. Reymond. He said, "They have done wonders with these rural children and I have great admiration for them." The large audience agreed and applauded heartily .

”I admired the performance of the North Milton School beyond mea.:ui'e!" stated Adjudicaior Mitchell yesterday morning at the Music Festival in the Queen Char- lotte High School. "The adher- ance to tempo marks, the ease and equality of expression and the fine style th. ughout this fetching style was remarkable. Keep singing in this way and you will please many audiences and The npinion at the adj ltlllltllclliofl-" he 00llClllded- was expressed concerning the lack

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Han- only groups entered in the classes;

heavy rains this spring, the property damage.

saw the same conditions pro ure last year.

Agricultural ex-.i:rts were pes- simistic yet hopeful.

FUTURE WILL TELL

They said the key to the prov- ince's grsisi economy rested with the weather in the immediate fu- lure-sunny weather still could produce good (Trips.

No one was l"0V”.'llIl just how badly the sturni ."..".fi the rains which preceded it would affect crops.

"It's like trying to figure out how a r.""e will (0li'E out before it is mixed." one agricultural offi- cial saifl.

But he admitted the picture was dismal.

All southern Saskatcliewan was hidden under a thick blanket of rain clouds and dust as the storm blew in from North Dakota. In its wake came a bliz7.a'.'d which knocked out cumtiiunicaiions in southwestcrn Saskatchewaii late Tuesday and piled up inches of wet snow.

The down-pour started Monday night. spilling streams and rivers over their banks.

WORST IN HISTORY

Flooding in Regina was de-

:.m'ibed as the worst in the city's

This rural chorus received n94of uniformity in the clothing worn marks in their class. Grades 5 to by the chorus contestants. "Some 10 unison. and a mark of B2 ln' tcontinued on page 1! col. 7)

history as sewers. unable to han- dle the runnff. backed up into

streets and railway iinderpasse

SPRING STORM LASHES SASK. AND BRINGS GRI POSSIBILITY or NEW CROP FAILURE

RIXEIJNA. (GP)--Wetorloggad Iaakatdsewan, wheat fortunes threstenedby a late spring. saw the grim spectre of a possible crop failure rise Tuesday.

A spring storm lashed the province, drenching rich grain fields in nearly all areas and producing some of the worst flooding in living memory.

Adding to the misery of flooding after a series of

it!

storm caiised considerable

But its punch struck squarely at the farmer whg

duce a disastrous crop fail-

A car was nearly buried under water which rose in one under- pass.

Washouts on the Csiiadian Pa- cific Rallway main line near Gren- fell east of Regina stranded a new trans-continental train put into op- eration only last week.

FP.tl."l'8l tz n v e r n m e nt offi- ri.-ils here said the quiet Qti'Ap- nelle valley 25 miles northwest of Regina was in flood end to end. The Qu'Appelle river rose three feet during the night at Lumsden in ihe valley. inundating the east end of the farm town.

A mud slide at Fort Qu'Appelle nearby blocked a line of Canadian National Railways. Trains in many areas of the Province were running on slow orders because stretches of track were severely tindermined by sudden flood wa- era.

Weyburn in southwestern Sas- katchewan experiehced the most violent electrical storm in its his- tory. Flood waters 12 inches deep raced through one street and most basements were flooded by noon Tuesday. ,

Thousands of acres of land-the kind which produces nearly 60 per cent of Canadais wheat-were un- der wster before the cloudburst. At Meadow Lake" in the north- west. flooding streams were re- sponsible for the death of-hundreds

TRURO tCPi-A westbound fast freight cracked up nine miles from here Tuesday while the CNR sought to put its house in order

uled .t:ilsru lions ; Ffellfax to Evans;-WWW t

The freight came to. grief at Brookfield when a boxcar that threw a whr-el carriage sagged into the rotwilwd. wrt-vir.'hlng 15 of the 46 cars off the tracks and crush- ing the station nlatfnrm.

TllP train crew of six escaped initiry.

The vtilr-un Oalii-Oil an estimated s.'t9o.Itr-rt at-m-rm tn the cars and or-orlr that lrclwlcd oil, fertilizer. '-vw-'r-r and rtrrin.

The utr-ck blocked the main ti.-lifcx-to-"oti'-c:-l line an hour be- fore tvat'-rfrrnt crews finished re- nalriittz the Mil ferry dock at Point Tumor-r on the C'"'lC Breton shore of Canso stir”. The ferry Scotin It mu the doc" out of on--ntisrlnn when she hit it too hard Monday afternoon.

OPEN SIDING

Railway line cI't'll'R P'"l u""V"'- int! cranes speeded to I!---.'-field from Halifax and Trurri rconcncd e siding so rapidly that the crack westhnund Ocean Llmitr-d nl'""i'l into Truro 2!) minutes late. The cnscli-and - sieenittp-ca. Scolia. which normally runs 15-?0 minutes later. was right on her heels.

But no sooner was the Montreal line restored at about not-ii than a

5300.000 Damage From Train Wreck in NS Centre

amid frayed tempers and sche-

freights car being shunted onto the Scotla ll at the mainland terminal of Mulgrave skidded off the tracks and tied up the ferry for another two hours.

pier-' at Point Tupper and the Broolsfield duailment had passen- gers on the overnight train from "3 ,, to Halifax make the trip in four stages. The railway hired buses for the stretch from Mul- grave to New Glasgow-the train had to be left behind on Cape Breton island-and that between Truro and Halifax. A special eight- car train carried the travellers from New Glasgow to Truro.

WAKENED VILLAGIZRS

The steam-powered freight bar- relled into Brookfield at 4:16 a.m. The scrcech of reading steel and the crash of ispllntering brought villagers an the run, most of them in their pyjamas.

of the train reme ; ed on the tracks. Long after the siding was cleared

Limited and Scoiinn through. crew kept working on the badly battered main line rails and jumbled tier. The only members of the crew named by the CNN. were conductor J. R. Pearson and engineer Wil- liam McIntyre, both of Truro.

HOSPITAL AWARD TORONTO (CF)-A veteran of more than 40 years in the service of Canadian hospitals will racr".'e the highest honor bestowed by he Canadian H o s p l t al Association when it meets in Ottawa May 10. Percy Ward. executive secretary of the British Columbia Hosplisls' Association will be presented with the George Findlay Stephens Me- mortal Award for "noteworthy

:.-aheembtsstion of"iIIIr1lihIge3

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County Children In These youngs 9,3 and many more like th em have travelled from all over the Prov- ince to attend the Musical Festival here. Not all of the entrants can win, but th; experience of attending a festival and of hearing other choral groups. man sts.

one that they will remember. With the P05ltlV9 and heilltful hmls Pffmied bY,ad' judicators they will be able to return as f'XP9Fl9"C9d P91'f0l'm9l”5- Fmm M1 l0 lllR'lll these children from Murray River School are: Ru'h,V. -l0lh"5l0”- D3”9"” (Ewell: Rita May Ferguson, Linda Rafuse. Marilyn Keenan. Ellllibeth J0h'"5i0”- 599"” Bmtlth Elwood l-layter. Laura Ann MacPhee. Susan Jardlne. Helen Sanders. 6 .V Clarey. Laura Porter, Doris Lowe and Lo "liar-l Bell. Third row: V. Lowe, Charles Rafuse, Wayne Keenan, Cyril MacKinn0n. B0)'d M3?”-iodv Am"

of head of cattle. Isolated by flood waters. they died of exposure and starvation. some ranchers in the area fear it means economic die- aster for theses.

Announce Cut IniStsgar Price

(cm --zit. -L's'w- grence Sugar Refineries. Ltd. Tuesday announced a prlceiloat of 1) cents per 100 lpoiinds an all sugars. The reduction at the wholesale level tspeffective las- mediate .

R. E. Miller. assistant to lie vice-president. said the cut brings the basic wholesale price of re- fined sugar in Montreal to 87.35 from 87.56 for 100 pounds.

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TORONTO tCPv--Minimum and maximum temperatures:

Bruce Martin, Waldo

Eden Cuts Textiles' Sales Tax

By RONALD MACLUIIKIN LONDON (Reuters) -- Labor Leader Attlee told his partyis can- didates Tueaday that they can sweep back into power in the gen- eral eiection May In if they wage an all-out campaign.

But only an hour after this pep talk in private to his 630-strong force of candidates. Labor con- fidence was ruffied by two broad- sides from the ruling Conserv- atives.

First. the treasury announced

t Britain's all-important gold

dollar reserves from overse trade had shown a in of I10.- Mml is April. nservstlvea bailed this asga vindication of the fiscal lietes A. ehanc

of R. Iutler. r of the axe net. the lie to

weeks. this Giowen, Joan Dlsmon .

David Rodd, Preston Jenkins. Glen Thomson. Wayne Gilles-

Andrew MacPhe Bob Hen and John Townshend. mm 3 W Iartas"

. us Hard Work Brings Rewards '::"'?..':::: i::".t:..'l'.' """" heap of learning to be able to slay (t3fett1tter as these young contestants

TIXTILI INDUSTRY Alhll)

Prime Minister sldea followed thisupbyannouaeinghthellouse cotnsaeae t the gevernmea

ave scredlisble perform- with the West Royalt

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in the budget April it). Aware of the political ance of Lancashire. where many of the parliamentary seals are held by only small majorities. Herbert Morrison. deputy Labor leader. immediately branded the government move so near the elec-

tion as "a miserable piece of pol- Scottish cities and boroughs for cal feeling.

To Erect Big Propane Gas

ltlcel humbug."

In the 1951 general election Labor got 31 seats in Lancashlre and the Conservatives 3:.

Attlee, at the meeting called by Labor leaders to expound election strategy. stressed the party's cam-

aign wottld have to be sustained.

a hammered home two attacks on the government-its failure to get top-level talks on the hydro- gen bomb and to stem living costs.

MOIIALE BOOSTED Labor MPs. who recently lied been pessimistic of their party's chances. were clearly impressed by their leader's -n-huaiasm and buoyed up by his declaration. Meanwhile. some Conservative

Q In privately stressed that over-

ir he Id Margaret Belderson. Second row: Douglas Good, :1 H M :."',,.,.;' ”" Francis Ranahan, Beryl Mac!-larlene, Nor- gr. .,.m.., t. g. "lace N.c"ali:rd.u elects; "'dx'm "lama" mm. at present no out use " asset-ucpuuatsss-out loysneat. and abut I Guineas. Conservatives have

had optimistic of boosting their pnlenenlars Itrsllstt

Laoor Confidence In U. K. Ruffled

Now party leaders are remirte

imp...-M1,, 1,. plnnnlng a special warning effect a rehearsal

llo their rank and file that lh election will be closely-foullhl.-an

ttervetive majority creased. i Voting went on Tticsday

Storage Tank

pany has acquired a site of over an acre of hound at New Annan where they will erect a so.0oo

May. Gas. yesterday.

lace pound cylinders. With the advaat

will need every effort it the Can-