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CHARLOTFETOWN. CANADA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 194s

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CHURCHILL URGES SHOWDOWN WITH SOVIET

Value 0f Canadian

Fisheries l 7 p. C.

Dmdr. Littler To Face Gourt Martial

HALIIMX, Jan. 23 -— (CH-- court martial of Cmdr. J. C. Litt- ler, commander of the destroyer Micmac when 1t collided with the freighter Ear-mouth ("Amity July is with the loss of 11 lives, will start here Monday at 9.30 arn. the Canadian Press learned w- night.

Level Iirossing Accidents Increase

UFTAWA. Jan. 28 -(CPi-—T.hat danger-point in railway-highway relations-the level crossing-is taking an increasingly-heavy toll of motorists.

Preliminary figures issued by the Board of Transport Commissioners today showed 160 persons were kill- ed in level crossing accidents last year. compared with 120 in 194d.

Accidents at level crossings Jumped in 1947 to 442 from 352 in 104G. while the number of persons injured soared from 487 to 637.

The increase, the report said, occurred despite improvements in protecting and marking crossings.

Moves Confederation Be Recommended

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Si‘. JOi-liNis, Nfid., Jon 23- Joseph Smallwood moved in the national convention today that the Assembly recommend confed- eration with Canada to the Do- minions Office as a possible fut- ure iorm of government for‘ the island colony. William Banfleld seconded the motion.

Soon after the soconding Peter Cushin moved adjournment to liicnday and there was no debate on the motion.

Coming Events

"Skating tonight, Long Creek rink.

"Mill now closed for repairs unill further notice, McGuigan and Boyle.

"Buying good used Feed Bags daily. Bring or s-hip thorn in to us. Dillon dc’ Spillett.

"Cake Sale at Holman: Satur- dlll‘. January 24th. 1948. by Park- rlJlc Guides.

“Not-ice -~Unloading car choice "llnothy Hay, Saturday and Mon- iln". G. C. Green, Emerald.

"Allllllill Holy Name Box Social. ‘town Hail, Georgetown,_wednesdsy, January 28th,

"A league game at Milton Rink tonight. Braokley versus Milton- (in-ma starts at 0.80.

fffoclrey New Glasgow Rink. to- lllsht, New Glasgow versus South Rustlco. Skate after Car roads open in rink.

“Charlottetown Heartbaeakers :8. Montltllo Ogilvies, Monday. 1 an. 20,

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Card party and dance in Qapaud Hall advertised for Jan. M, is cancelled.

"loading Hogs for Canada Pack- 0m Ltd. at Murray River Monday. 36th January. Foddlla, Tuesday, 77th January. John J. Beck. -

“Variety Concert, Basket Soc- lll and Dance in Morell Hall, Wed- mdov. s oath. Charlotte- town talent. Bponsored by Morell Woman's Institute. , -

‘Attention Jersey Breeders -'l‘he Annual Meeting o2,» '

P11171110 . Jliriouiture BldgmWednssdsy, Jan- lllrv 20th, at 1ft. M’. sharp.

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"Invitational flint Board will be breast-sting its mini-e film m the month on Concern” Ind othenflms in xinkora Noa- w- s. an, Wednes- 411, ab."- eg-lmmou Drlflaflrhun- M“ l; Osnllnn. nidsy,

Declined Last Year

OTTAWA. Jan. fl- (CH-Pro- duction of Canadirs sea fisheries in i947 dropped by $0,500,000 from the previous year, according to Preliminary figures released today zy the Dominion Bureau of 5t:-

ca.

The catch last year amounted to 1,083,700,000 pounds, a decrease of about i0 per cent, while the land- ed value of $68,088,000 was down 17 per cent from the $56,557,000 to- tal of 1M6.

{The 1047 declined occurred in the Atlantic coast fishery, where landings were 20 per cent by voi- umo and $3 per cant by value be- low those of i940.

The most serious decline _took place in the cod fishery. where landings felf of! by more than 100,000,000 pounds from the 1946 total of 312,000,000.

About one-quarter of this loss was incurred during tho strike In the deep-sea fishing fleet at the beginning of 1047. Tho greater part of the loss, however, was at- tributed to a sag- in the United States market for frozen fillets iurly in the year. This resulted in a drop in the price for raw) cod which remained effective during the height of the fishing season and caused numbers of fishermen to withdraw from this fishery in oer- tain districts, notably in the Gasps area, and otherwise greatly re- duced the fishing effort. Value of tile 1047 landings of cod was less than half that of the 1946 catcn.

Landings in the other great At- lantic fishery. that of lobsters. also’, showed a decline, but this was at- tributable In adverse fishing con- dltions.

The important Pacific Coos: fisheries - salmon, herring and ivilbut-aii showed increases in both quantity landed and'=»valuo during 1047. In volume landings

totalled 474,800,000 Imunds, and l0 value $23,199,000, representing in- creases of 8.5 per cent and 6.3 per cent respectively. Because of s. smaller catch of sockeye salmon. overall value increased lcss than total volume of landings.

GermanStrike Draws To Close

MUNICH, Jan. 23 - (AP) — A praralyz ng 24-hour strike by 1,- 000,000 Bavarians drew to an or-

derly close tonight and prompted

swift action by two German 30V- ernmental agencies to stamp out black marketing and food hoard- ing and’thus boost food rations.

The Economic Council of the British and American zones pass- ed the most severe law of Its half- year existence, compelling all farm- ers and food handlers to report their ccinplete stocks under threat of heavy punishment.

The Bavarlanrstate government ._¢1-.i;-g Iflrgét qr the strike — Lh- nounccd it will w Ia a drive B80111“ black marketeers and food hoard- ers and enlist trade unions and farmers’ assoc ations in Lprogram to divert fcod from illegal cilan- nels into a common i-aticning pool. Details of the plan will be worked out. next W99k-

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a; CLYDE utaoknuan

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -— (CPI ._.43ug55Ing the fate 0.1 Henry Wai- lace and his third party is a fav- orite pastime here and one of them has come up with a novel, and quit; possibly correct, answer.

H, suggests that before the cunpaign ends Wallace will come back to the welcoming folds of the Democratic Party, throw all the power of his and his frendv in- fluence behind President Truman. ‘m1 Qngurg p RQpubIICIII fléfQlt.

The observer is David Lawrence, syndicated columnist ind “publish-l er of the authoritative we 1y Un- ited stat s News.

Lam's ce reports that seasoned political ressoncra here. and he probabl knows‘ them all. lilllfl the lolloll Wallace crow-m lwll him strisighfbadk to the Democra-

c r . . » “u? - I... s. m» of w-ilm I»- m; canted president this, year. If he runs his third party campaign to the logical conclusion itisiinost certainly would put the Republic- ens in the Willis H611"-

Wsllsce than would have noth- ing left. 3s would have dsfsakd the Democrats and won their un-

dying Infinity. Ia wound get no

Increase In Revenue And a Expenditure

A surplus of 88.80128 for the put year was reported by Coun- cillor W. II. Bmallmsn, chairman oif the Finance Committee at the annual meeting of the Surnmer- atde Town Council last evening. The mm revenue for the year was $174,910.58 and the total s!- penditure was $171,072.80,

Councillor Bn-ialimun said that it was particularly pleasing to be able to report a surplus in view of the fact that a deficit had been budgeted for at the beginning of the year, Ho said that revenue had increased by about $10,000 over the year before and ezqpcndituru was up about $7,000.

His Worship Mayor J. l", Arnstt presided at last night's meeting and all the mom/bars of the coun- cil were present.

A motion was passed authoriz- ing the bormwing of the sum of‘ $200,000 and the issuing of deben- tures for that amount. The money will be used for the electric light plant and for regular civic enter- prises in approximately equal

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Dhanges In Deputies

UITAWA. Jan. 23—Prime Min- ister Mackenzie King tonight an- nounced changes in deputy min- lstefllll 11051-5 .01 three‘ Goverpg. ment Departments and disclosed that n isr*plii'itl0'ff‘to'_‘ti'diflr’rd-"" nponsibility for Canada's air ser- vices froin the near-liquidated Re-

construction Department to the Minister of Transiport. Mr. King announced these

changes, effective Feb. l:

1. V. W. T. Scully, Deputy Min- ister of Reconstruction and Sup- ply. to be Deputy Minister of National Revenue (taxation), suc- ceed/ing Frank Brown of Vancouv- er who recently retired.

2. Cmdr. c. P. Edwards, Deputy Minister of Transport. to be Dap- uty Minister of Reconstruction and Supply for that Department's liq- uidation period after which he will become Deputy Minister of Transport to; Air Services.

3. Jean Claude Lcssard, at pre- sent chairman of the statistics Division of the Intemstional Civil Aviation Organization. to be Dep- uty Minister of "rransport in charge of Rail and Marine Bor- vices,

Weather Delays Iilg Ilnar For 30 IIours

NEW YORK. Jan. 23- (AP)- The liner Queen Elizabeth docked here today 30 hours lute after battling almost cfintinuous gates that sometimes m ed up waves 30 foot high. “I Imagine that this was the slowest crossing the Queen Elizabeth ever made," said Capt Charles M. Ford, master of the liner. The crossing took six days

27 minutes. .

Think Wallace May Democrats l

thanks nor want any frqrn the Rs- publicans, and a third part mllll! have no more chance in 1 2 than In 104a perhaps lass. ,

Wallace has always maintained that his third plrty efforts are do- signed only to bring about the kind of allbersl Party he believes the country needs.

He has said and npssted it fre- quently that if the Democrats Party became liberal snollih for his purpose he would -‘ the third party idea and support his former colleagues.

P-saidefit Truman's recent pro- nouncements to Congress, reflect- ing Democratic policy for 1N1, have clossl, represented Wallace ideas in many rsbpscts outside of foreign affairs.

David Lawrence predicts that st the psych ‘ ' ' moment next

endorsement of the Democratic platform with the argument that it is virtually what be 1s new de- mending.

He will be welcomed with su- thusissnr end slain become tbs favorite son of the party and, all other things being equal, a logical choice for the party nomination

in ma, bowl-sacs predicts.

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autumn Wallace will announce his '

rows 0f Summer-side Has '$3,301 Surplus

Dntario Shivers In Sub-zero Weather

TORIDNTO. Jan. 23 -—(CP)- Bub-zero weather kept teeth chattering in Central Canada" tonight and the weather man's assurance that _ the minimum faelnperlture overnight would be a few degrees higher than to- day's Iow did little to ease the tingling_of frost-nipped ears and rinses.

Toronto experienced ltd cold» eat day since Jan. 25, 1945, when the mercury Ink to 15 degrees below zero. But today’: minimum of lz below aero utood well above the chilling 17 below of Ian. 28, 1857, the lowest ra- corded temperature here for any Jun. 23.

A l2-beIow-aero day probably would pass almost without not- ice In a Northern Ontario com- munity such as White River but In Toronto where residents spark with awe of the all-time record o‘ 26 below sat Jan. l0. 1859, today's carnniff weather made front-page news.

lilremen and plumbers kept on the run all day as citizens resorted to virtually every known srreann to thaw frozen pipes. Even the polar bear at the zoo Bhivered.

The Canadian National Rall- ways train from the west. due at 1.10 A,M., was seven hours

- mum-he- oanisiam . wiry Winnipeg - to - "foronto morning train was 8 1-4 hours overdue.

Beyond the Tonmm suburb. which reported unofficial Iuws ranging to 24 below zero, the weather was still colder. Norfli Bay reported :10 below. Muskokn 27 below un-J lVI-ooaonea and Mapuskuslng :0 below.

DBDIBoard or Governors Meets

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UITAIWA, Jan. 28 —— (GP) -- The’ 03c Board of Governors today Look under advisement an applica- tion for a French language radio station in Edmonton after it heard ._- charge that the application and others for French stations in West- ern Canada were "DTOmPlM-l by m9 state church in Quebec."

The charge was made bl’ 5- Grfmwood of Calgary, representa- tive of the Baptist Union of Weat- ern Canada, who said the applies.- tinns for French-languish stations, were not made for purposes 0! 9X" panding llh-ench culture. -

Dr. L.O. Beauchemin of Calgary, head of the company applying for the French-language station In Edmonton, said efforts were bCIlB made to obtain the station for the Bench-speaking people in Wast- ern Canada. However, the efforts were being opposed by some "re- ligious intolerant" sections of the Protestant faith.

The application was the most contentious of l 8P0“? hflfd b! m, 39nd which ls expected to make known its decisions Monday- Other applications came from:

l. C.A. Pollock, vice-president of Elcctrohome Industries of Kitch- E1191‘.

3. Monclon Publishers Llmltfll for a 300-ovatt llkM. station st Moncton. -

s. 0-H. Llewellyn, a builder from Surpmerside, P.E.I., for s 3504"" station at Bummer-aide.

4. ‘Ilmon A. MeDonough, chief crlllfleer of wrlzht Harare-WI Mines In irrliland use, Ont- M‘ a 1.000 kilowatt station at Hailey-

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Frostpr00f_ Warehouse For Morell Cooperative t Approved By Potato Bd.

The Provincial Warehouse Po- tato Board has approved the ap- plication of the Morell consumers’ (Jo-operative Association for the construction of a. modern frust- proof vegetable warehouse 120 feet 1°08 bl’ 40 feet Wide, it was an- nounced yesterday.

The Morell Consumers‘ Cc-opcr- ative will pay 25 per cent of the cost of construction and tne re- maining 75 er cent will be fur- nished by t e Provincial, Govern- ment interest free. The Co-oper- ativo will pay the Government one cant per bushel for all potatoes and turnips stored in the ware- house, one cent per bag or bundle for all other packaged commodities stored, and one-half cent per cubic foot for bulk commodities.

Applications for permission to build potato warehouses are oom- ing into the Boa-rd from all sec- tions of the Province. Mr. J. F. Connolly, Board chairman. stated yesterday that before such appli- cations can be considered it is necessary for those desiring such a warehouse in their community to incorporate themselves under the Co-operative Association Act, and to domply with all the prov- isions laid down 1n that Act. After that has been done, Mr. Connolly said, it is necessary for the Boa-o to satisfy itself that a, need exists in that community for such a warehouse.

The Board is comprised of two representatives from ‘the Domin- ion Government, and two from are Provincial. The appointment m the Board of. MI‘. 8.,‘ G. Peppin,

1,- Mistriol-moikuaotaicsinloootoai-“Bo-i ‘million ‘Dept. "or Agriculture, and

Chester E. Show. of the same Da- partment was made by a Domin- ion Order-in-Council. A PDOVIII; cial Ordcr-in-Councli appointed Mr. Gordon White. Deputy Minis- ter of Public Works, and Mr. J. F. Connolly, Deputy Minister oi‘ Reconstruction, as the Provinces representatives on the gourd.

At the Boards first meeting, Mr. Connolly \ves chosen chair-

magi. Princess Anne Joins Former King Michael

DAVOB, swltzerland. Jan. as — (AP) - Princess Anne of Bour- bon-Parma rushed into the arms ‘of former King Michael oi Rom- ania and kissed him today.

30-year-old Michael since he quit the throne of Rcmanla nearly a month ago. He was waiting for her In a jeep.

"Hello, Michael," said the Prin- cess’ mother.

The jeep, driven by one of the gx-klng‘: aides, took the party to Michael's hotel, a short distance from the railroad station.

Probe Illness 0f Actress Kay Francis

(By The Associated Press) _

OOUUMBUS, 0-, Jan. flit-Kai’ Francis, star of the stage play “State of the Union". become wr- iously ill from an overdose of sleeping pills today and polio! detained her stage manager for five hours while they investigated.

Hpward Graham. 87, was ra- leased after ‘the 48-year-old act- ress regained uuwnsciousnessand confirmed Graham's story of what had caused her illness. l-le had been booked for "investigation of assault to kill."

Miss ncis, who entered the movies in i080 and has appeared In more than I50 films, mrnainsd in serious condition. After her

stomach had been emptied with a stomach pump. her condition was

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reported as imvroved.

Local Manager D.N.T. Retires

Mr. J. M. Murley, manager Charlottetown office of the Cans-

for the past 20 years, has retired

officially yesterday. Mr. Fkiank J. Fraser,

likely receive the promotion manager on Feb. 1st next. ‘Mr. Murley went to work as s, messenscr boy in the telegraph service 43 years ago. 'f'he business was then conducted by the Anglo- American Telegraph Company. Later that firm was absorbed into the Western Union. The Interest! of that Company were bought out about 30 years ago by the Cana- dian National.

Verdict 0f Guilty In Supreme Iiourt

Laverne MacDonald, Grove. wasfound guilty of theft in the supreme Court yesterday afternoon by a petit Jury which requzred only fifteen minutes to bring in its verdict.

The trial was held with Mr. Jul- tice G.J. Tweedy presiding. The case for the Crown was conduct- ed by Attorney General FHA. Large assisted by RR. Bell, KC. appeared for the accused.

Witnesses for the defense were the accused and his uncle, Mr. Harry MacDonald.

Sentence will be imposed rrlday, Jan. 30.

Immediately after the conclusion of tha~oasai~lsacmnald‘s“trisl' on a charge of arson began with Mr. dustice IILR. MacGlligan pfgfld- we. The Jury u-as selected and Court was then adjourned until 11 a.m., Monday.

The jury comprises Messrs. PR. MncCormack. Charlottetown; Wil- liam Ptzpatrick. Tracadie; Westqn Whillook- Charlottetown; Walter MacMilian, Brackiey Point Road; Russell Fai-quharscri, Mount Her-

hori: Lloyd Weeks, Charlottetown: $119100" Easter, North Wiitshlre; Roland Wood. Sflufhpurt; BQVBII, Charlometown; Lelth Brown, York; Charles Hide, Mlddieblnk; and Fred Rowe, Donaldson,

Both Crown and defense are re. presented by the same counsel as participated in the previous trial.

Italian Party To

The Pmms “H”, by m“ ldoln Communists

with her mother, Princess Mar- , garethe, for her first meeting with ‘

ROME, Jul. 23 —- (Reuters) - The Ifalinn Soc alist Party Con- gress tonight voted for a fusion with the Communists ln the forth- coming Italian elections.

The votlmz was 519,516 to 243,150 provisional figures revealed.

Dntarlo Legislature To Meet March '3 '

TORONTO, Jan. 23 -(CPl-The Ontario Legislature will meet Mai-ch 3, it was announced late to- day frcsm Prurniei- Drew's office.

1t had been expected previously that the 22nd Legislature's (mirth session would start Feb. l8 or 19, following the Huron riding by- elcction Feb. 16.

dian National Telegraph Company on pension, it was learned un- assistant manager for the past several years.

and now acting manager, will to

Pleasant

GR. Holmes, KC. "

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WASI-IINGIDN, Jan. 2g - (Ap) -Gsn. Dwght D. Eisenhower said today that he "could not accept nomination i4; high political olf- flce." and thereby eased the anx- ieties of politicians who had fear- "d U" P001110!‘ “Ilte" might upset 1948's presidential appiecart.

Eisenhower ended morg than g, year of speculation by telling m, backers for the Republican pres- idential nomination _that he is not available.

He said “necessary and wisp sub- . ordination ofehe military to civil

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IBM, other Provinces In U. I. 07.00.

UNION

Urges flu... Before Russia Gets A-Weapons i

UQNDON, Jan. 28 —-(CP)—Win- ston Churchill today urged the "western democracies" to unite and "bllllfl matters to a head" at once with R/ussia before that country Bets atcmlc weapons.

Churchill's call fos- g, glwwdqwg with Russia, urns as he voiced full Conservative support in the House of Commons of u proposal for s, Western European union announ- ced Thursday by rnreign Secretary Bevin. But in winding up the two- day debate on foreign affairs, Pflmd lllinlstér Attica add (the Government would move carefully In consolidating a, bloc g0 hglt Camcn/unist expulsion.

amen speech was mostly de- voted to denouncing the Commun- ist way of life. Any other day it would have taken headlines. Today It was almost an anti-climax.

"We wish to have the friendliest relations with the people of soviet Russia ‘and with the Counnunisi state." said Attlee. “Hume's no quarrel petween our §0ODlCl—buII we are not prepared to accept Corn- munimi."

"We are resolutely opposed to the Ccm-nunist way of life. ‘Ilhs polics state is utterly repugnant to tl-ie people of Western mirope."

'I‘,he ddbate was opened Thursday by Bevin with an attack on Russian expsnsionism and announcement of Brftisih proposals for a countering alliance among Western European countries. Churchill, as leader of the official Opposition. went farth- er.

Danger 0f War

powers will be best sustained" it life-long professional soldiers‘ Lice

office.

Nfllhlllk in the international or dome-ills situation, he addsd..os-. lwcliiily qualifies for the presiq. "W? a man "whose adult years , have been spent In the country's

mlllllry forces. At least this is true

in my case."

The 51-year-old retiring army whzef-of-stsff, who will become Drcsident of Columbia University June 7. rnade his declaration in a 1911.91‘ l0 a New Hzmpshirc sup.- Porter, Leonard V. Finder. ‘