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HETREOANE EDNA AIMED AT NEW ENGLAND

Storm Warnings

HALIFAX (CF)-The weather of- vico warned Friday night that hur- ,icane Edna will cause strong gslea along Nova Scotia's south coast this afternoon and 35-mile iiinrls in southern New Brunswick. noithern Nova Seotia and Prince Edward Island.

The forecaster wouldn't predict what would happen after that but said that Nova Scotla was "de- (H-ufely in the danger zone. The region should prepare for the nnrsi."

Like all hurricanes. it is very inicnse but not big in scope. This makes it difficult to predict. ”But M-'11 get something from Edna. mu can be certain of that." the um-caster said.

l-Edna is about 600 miles Wide. compared to the average 1.400- wiile width of big Atlantic storms. if it curves seaward or inland. .ike the others have done this year. .,i-.- M.-iritimes will receive only the Ti nge blasts.

If it heads straight up the Bay .4 Fundy-hold your lists.

"ICKS UP SPEED

NEW YORK (AP) - Hurricane Frina veered slightly in H16 Cili- .--iii-ri late Friday night and U18 Fmstnn weather bureau said there -.i.i: ”a probability" that it would .. - :j

Coming Events

"BuylnL' and cleaning timothy fail). Mi-Gulgan & 50319-

Hall, Monday.

--Dance, Orwell September lith-

Vernon River Hall.

Sept. l-ith.

"Dance. Fort AVIIKU-W-I-3 Ha”- Wedneaday. Burkea orches L

"St Teresa's Chicken SUPP"- w,dm.,d3y, september 12nd.

"Annual Chicken supper. Em Pailsli Hall, Wednesday, SEPWITP in-r 22nd.

" I inure liii--srla.l'.

..B,,,.mg timothy seed daily- p,-ning highest market DfI"- E- .l )lacDougall, Vernon.

--mi 65 Parish Chicken SuDDP-I3 Ringo and Dance. Thursday. 599”- -mhor lfith Meals served from 5-

"Riiilng and Oleaninl Tlmmhy Seed daily Paying top P1'IC9- mm" 5laCI7flllfiICI. Crapaud.

"Weekly dance Wlnsloa station -lall every TileldIY- Dolrun 3”" Jrrhestrn. Canteen.

--miii-y am at aimnoon ""0 sniiirday, September lath. Kinlllvfin i'niii-d-W. M. 8.

"Rose Valley United Church Ciimken supper in Rose Valley Hall. wgdngsdgy, september 15'-h.

--Dance. Elmwood school. Mon- ihi, September 13th. Canteen Ber-

l Lee. p

--gepmnber is the best time for planting. Sea PIIE0 13 IO” Pd" i-4-rtlsement. Joe R. Smith-

"Buying young piss: also feeder rattle. Paying market price. Pius MacDonald. Mt. Stewart

"Marketing Timothy 5Hd- COW iact your local Co-op or Island Co- on Services, be !'ltlr0Y- 55116?-. Chili'- iniiciown, Prince Edward Island.

"Regular Dance, Stanley Bridge Rink Hall every Tuesday nlsht Music. Rollie Mu-.Kensle'a orch- um.

"Dance. West Royalty Hall. Wednesday. Rollie MaeKenr.le'a Orchestra. Canteen Service 10-1.00 Daylight Saving.

"In stock. Potato Top Killer. Fly spriiy. Cobalt, Iodlaed Bait. rotate Buketa. Baler and Binder Twins. Dillon st aplllett.

"Provincial Plowing Match and Fair. Dundas. septarnbe lath and 16th. Two full days of competition and entertainment.

"Memorial service. The Annual Memorial Service will be held at the Cenotaph. Cornwall. at 2.30 p. in Sunday. September 12th. Guest speakers.

"Poultry. Buying live and dress- ed at our plant on Clark Street Charlottetown. Monday. Tuesday. Werlne.arisy each week. Phone eoie. ii and A. Peters.

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"Step dancing and fiddlers non- icst in Emerald hall. Friday. sep-

irmber 17. Please send applica- linnl to Ivan Clow, Emerald. Dance after. .

"New iwiltsh e Districts Visi- iatfon for Tan on and Stanley

T-"2. L. at Hunter River. September

"Vemon River Branch Canadian lesion. will hold ii special meeting 0" " " y. September lath. in the Branch Home at MS p. in. 3. T. til members are urged to attend. Important business.

"Showing at Mt. Stewart Fri- '.v and Saturday. 10 and ii. The Diamond Queen". Time 3.30. ti"! showing at Mt. Stewart Jmifllv and Tuesday "The Tit-

"Riiral Youth Fair September id. It I oclock, Prince of Wales College. lug Oornpagiution and

, -ncins. aspuiii i-mi at ' P DWI ltldglng of cairn. poultry. "UWBIOI. sewing and grain. in the

not strike the mainland of New England.

The cheering advisory came as the entire New England coastal ares-still recuperating from dis- astrous hurricane Carol - was braced for an even bigger blow.

The Boston forecaster said. how- ever, that he "does not rule out the possibility that the hurricane might swing inland."

Edna. a lumbering monster with 125-mile-an-hour winds. was off Cape Hatteras. N.C.. and--.-moving north northeast at 17 to 22 m.p.h.

At 6:36 p.m. EDT the Boston weather bureau issued this grim warning:

"Hurricane Edna is lncreasllig in

Issued

and Rhoda Island for sbnor-inslly high tides and hurricane winds.

"Evacuation from low lands near the coast should be made before tomorrow morning."

EMERGENCY STEP! TAKEN Agencies which were atiu pick- ing up and mending in the wake of Carol. which 11 days ago took 68 lives and caused millions of dollar: in property damage to New England. were placed an an emer- gency basis for the new and even more powerful blow. . New York City also ordered its hospitals. subways and other de- partments on an emergency status as the country's largest city was

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forward speed towards New Eng-itold to expect dangerous winds re- land. It is expected to hit tlicigardlcss of the hurricanes actual southern New England coast iiithlpeth. full force soon after daybreak sat- At '7 p.m. the New York weather Urdu! bureau predicted Edna would pass "This is a more powerful storm about 20 to 25 miles east of the than hurricane Carol and lmme-'e.-istern tip of Long Island -- or diate precautions should be takcnlnbout 150 miles east of Times

0 v e r Massachusetts. Connecticut I Square.

AMPLE ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED

Accommodation for the Post Of- fice Department. the Department of National Revenue (Customs Di- vision). offices for the Department of Fisheries and offices and living quarters for the R..C.M.P. is pro vided in the new Federal Public Building at Montague which is to be officially opened on Wednesday. . The new building was designed by the Chief Architect's Branch of the Department of Public Works. Ottawa. It is it two storey steel and concrete framed fire-proof structure, 58 ft. long by 55 ft. wide with flat roof and full concrete basement. The exterior is in brick with stone,l.rlm. The interior is plastered and trimmed throughout in birch with terrazzo floors in public spaces and linoleum floors in offices and working iii-c-as. Flourescent lighting is provided and the interior is painted and decorated in pastel shades.

The main or front entrance to the Post Office and Customs lob- bias is on Main Street with stairs from the main entrance lobby to the second floor. separate entrances and loading platforms to the Post Office and Customs working spaces are at the rear of the building where adequate driveways and parking areas are provided for bualnesa purposes only.

A garage is provided for R. C. M. P. csrs with separate side en- trance and stairs leading to the R. C. M. P. offices and quarters.

The building Ls heated through hot water convectbrs thermostati- Ciosing Final MILLTOWN, NB (CPI --- Alan Salter, Montreal. president of Tex- tile Sales Limited. said Friday that no offer of a. wage cut by the workers or tax rebate by the town can alter a decision to close the textile mill here permanently. He made the announcement af- ter meetings Thursday and Friday between representatives or the company and the Textile Workers Union of America (CCL-C10). The mill, employing about 350 workers before gradual lnyoffs started last month, is scheduled to close when remaining orders have been com- pleted. as a result of depressed conditions common to the entire Canadian textile industry.

Two New Stamps

OTTAWA - (CF) - Two new stamps commemorating former prime ministers of Cannda will be issued Nov. 1, the post office an- nounced Friday.

A purple. four-cent stamp will portray Sir John sparrow David Thompson. prime minister from 1892 to 1894. A blue, five-cent stamp will commem-mite sir Mac- kenale Bowell. prime minister from 1894 to 1806. Both were Conserva- tives. i

Dies As nesuif Of Accident

Word has been friends in Charlotleimvn of the death of Stewart Nlmmo. son of Rev. and Mrs. Alex Nimmo of wingham. Ontario. Deaih was the result of an automobile accident which occurred two weeks a o when Rev. Mr. Nimmo was recs..- ed to his home the day before he was to have preached in Zion Church. Rev. Mr. Nlmmo was well known to the congregation at Zion who will join with him in his extreme sorrow.

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"Buying pigs. pullets and feed- er cattle Fredericton, Monday. Jlueaday Brookfielcl 9 run, Mil- ion 10, York I p.m., Bedford 2, Tracedle 2.30, Mi. Stewart 3, Fig. quid 3.30. Fort Augustus 4. Wai- ervale 4.30. Vernon River 5, Pow- nal 5.30. Wednesday. New Glas- gow 9 a.rn.. Wheatley River 10. Holmes Corner ll. New Haven 1 p.m.. Bonshaw 1.30. Dsseble 2. Kelly's Cross .1. Emerald 4. Cllf-- ion 5, Kenslngton 530. Paying 824 a pair for good pigs over 30 lha.. each. will also buy smal-

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IN MONTAGUE FEDERAL BUILDING

cally controlled with twin boilers.

Storage space for all depart- ments is provided in the basement

A Contract for the erection of the building was awarded to M. F. Bchurman Co. Ltd., general con- tmclors, summeralde, in September 1953.

The opening ceremonies on Wed- nesday will commence at 4 p.m. Atlantic Standard time and not Daylight time as orginally intend- ed. T.-.e final invitation list in-

Reieci Russian Plan For New Security Sei-up

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Britain. the United States and France Fri- day rejected Russia's proposal to join in a new European security setup but said a Big Four meet- in might be arranged if progress is made on the German and Aust- rian problems.

Identical notes were delivered Moscow by the British. French and American envoys. '

These were in reply to Russia's July 24 and Aug. 4 communications calling for a European security arrangement involving bot Com- munist and Free World co tries.

Lumberyard Fire

DETROIT (AP) -A huge fire raged Friday night six blocks south of the Michigan state fair grounds where thousands of per- sons were gathered.

First reports indicated that the fair grounds itself was not endan- gered.

cludcs the names of eighty-eight persons.

The blaze. whipped by strong winds, swept ii big lumber yard.

SATISFACTORY IN

That 86.6 percent of this years, t"l'0p of seed potatoes has passed final seed inspection is an indica-I tion that potato growers through-I out the Province have taken good; care of their tubers throughout that growing season in anticipation of, a good market price this fall. This, information. made available by; the seed CertlficatIfm'Brarich of; the Department of Agriculture." shows that Moddfi out of a to-, tal of 27,152 lxl acres have bi-enl passed. The acreage passed last year was 23.296 out of 28.805 acres” and represented only 30.996 of thel field crop. p

The following shows the nci-eases which passed by variety in com-, parlson with those of last years:

Variety was 1953 I acres acroal sobnso lil,080”i 13,529 I Irlsn Cobbler 3.3853; 4.9l0'x Katahdin l.B48'j'q. l.ill1 I Green Mountains 1.5084,. 1.l65'.'1 Pontiac 4.-so-5. an :-.I Cause 4337-. l,lll I Kennebec 119?. 44 ' Kcsvilck GEN. 191 Nctted Gem 60 20 Warba 49': 143'. Bliss Triumph 313. iii Chippewa l8 iii Early Epicure 7 U-. Mclntyro 4 4-"i Ontario Mi - Sequoia it it Columbia Russet .. '2 Early Ohio - '-2 ' 21.00514 23,296 i acres acres?

I Mr. H. L. MacLnren. District In- spector, points out that this sea- son there has been quite a spread

First Division To Hold Exercise

TORONTO iCP) Canadais newly-formed lst Canadian Infan- try Division will undergo a major test of battle effectiveness in com- munications, movement and ad- ministration problems in central Ontario Oct. 1-I5.

The test. named "exercise red pat'ch" after the famed red shoul- der patch worn now and in the First and Second World Wars by the lat Division, will be a signals exercise conducted under simu- lated operational conditions. It will be the largest of its type to be held in Canada since the Second World War.

fast operation of potato diggers.

jihe slow operated ones." To pre- -vent this he advises the cushion-

. potatoes.

FINAL SEED INSPECTION RESULTS

THIS PROVINCE

of late blight on the potato foliage! and that rains will wash the, spores down into the soil and infect the tubers, causing blight rot. "Every effort." he says. ”ahould be made to harvest a marketable crop since a quality product. well graded. is essential to successful. marketing." .

To achieve -this he.,re.rninda growers to avoid harvesting while the foliage is green' tops should be dead for at leaft two weeks before digging is begun; fields that remain green should be sprayed with a. top killer. No potatoes should be dtig in ahowery weather which is likely to favour the inva- sloii of rot-producing organisms and dirty potatoes do not allow for proper air circulation in the bin. Leave all rotten potatoes on the field.

Mr. MacLaren cautions against

"Investigation." he says. "prove that fast operated machines cause 1895- more minor bruises and four times as many grade bruises as

in of all parts of the machine which come in contact with the

Mr. E. Massey Provincial Director

o'i'rAwAT (CF)-Thomas H. Mc- Leod. dean of the College of Com- merce. University of Saskatchewan, was elected president of the In- stitute of Public Administration of Canada Friday.

He succeeds Laciance Robergc. director of finance for the City of Montreal.

l.. E. Peverlll, provincial au- riltor for Nova scotia. is vlce-prea- ident.

Pmvinriiii directors in the East. are: Newfoundland. C. W Powell, ilepiiiy minister of supply; Nov) Snotia. C. l.. Bezley. deputy provin- rial secretary: New Brunswick. R. S. Fiizaandolph, controller-gem oral; Prince Edward Island. W. E. Massey. deputy provincial treasurer: Quebec. C. R. Fontalne. City treasurer.

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GLASGOW (Reuiersl -- Russian ambassador Jacob Mnlik turnedl his back on an exhibit of a re-' coilless anti-tank gun at the Scot- iish industries exhibition here Fri- day. ”I am a man of peace. I do not want to see it." he said. But he stayed at the shipbuilding stand

Everybody

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER. 11. 1954

HALIFAX, (CP) -Fduca

old Connolly.

vention necessary. He will Canada. The athletic, well-built Henry

Davies Hicks accepted the nomina- tion with s speech that brought cheers. He warned that while the province's Liberal party had a proud record. but the past alone could not win elections.

"We must take stock of the pres- ent and plan with imagination for the future.” he said. "Otherwise. I feel the people will not continue to suppport us in office."

SIX NOMINATED

The win on the fifth ballot came after nearly six hours of conven- tion business. Six candidates were nominated. all of whom had said before the convention that they would stand.

Against Mr. Hicks were Mr. Con- nolly. Highways Minister A. W. Mackenzie, Attorney-General Mal- colm Patterson. Municipal Affairs Minister Ronald Fielding and Hec- tor Hill. at Truro town councillor and only candidate from outside the cabinet.

Al the 547 votes of the first bal- lot were counted Mr. Connolly went into a sweeping lead with 216. Mr. Mackenzie had 89. Mr. Hicks R3. Mr. Fielding 89. Mr. Patterson 54 and Mr. Hill 36.

On the second. with Mr. Hlllis name dropped. it was Connolly 232. Hicks 108. Mackenzie 106 and Fielding B8.

The third gave Connolly 220. Hicks 118 and Mackenzie 98.

On the fourth it was Hicks 263 and Connolly 224. I

The result of the deciding ballot was not announced but it was learnedgdnofficially that Mr. Hicks had a lead of about 80 votes. F

MADE UNANIMOUS

All five defeated candidates asked that the decision be made unanimous and all four members of the cabinet said they would con- tinue to support Mr. Hicks and work for the Liberal party.

There was little mention at the. convention of an election although one had been rumored.

But Mr. Fielding hinted of three by-elections "soon in be held" in vacant seats and spoke of a gen-, eral election that ”will not come-, soon."

The three by-elections would be in seats made vacant by the death

News Briefs From

BRIGHTON. England. iR.eutersl Representatives of Britainis 8.000.-, 000-strong Trades Unloii Congress; wound up their five-day convention" Friday night with a unanimous call. for expanded trade with Commun- ist nations.

TORONTO, tCPl of transport officials said Friday,- a hut at their Clyde river wen-I iher statlon on the north side ofl

rllepsrtmeritl

Baffin island was destroyed by

fire three weeks ago. CALCUTTA, (Reuters) --- Five

thousand "row woriihlppers'

fought a pitched battle with pn-, lice here Friday when they Il'lP(I to storm the Vi'est Bengal assent-I hly in protest against the .xlaukii- terlng of animals they hold sac-p red. I

LONDON. Baker, .'l:i. of Parliament,

Peter member, was ord-I

tAPi- Capt. Conservative Friday

involving more than fl00.000.

OTTAWA. (CPI-Canada's heavy demand for new homes ha.-Ii boasted mortgage-lending by al- most M) per cent. in the first sevcnl months of 1054.

MONTREAL. (CPI -- Princessi Alexandra Friday received a lo- gallon hat from Mayor Donald A. McKay of Calgary, newly-elected

i

tion Minister Henry D. Hicks,

the youngest man to offer, was named leader of the Lib- eral party and premier of Nova Scotia Friday at the end of a. fifth-ballot, two-way fight with acting premier Har-

At 39. the Oxford-educated Mr. Hicks steps into the premiership at the same age as the late Premier Angus L. Macdonald whose death in April

made the party con-

Covars i Prince Edward Island

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Education Minister His New Nova Scotia Premi

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UNITED STATES POTATO CROP NOW ESTIMATED AT 345.000.000 BUSHELS

quota will increase from 1 million bushels to 5.500.000 bushels at the

Word was received last night. by the Potato Marketing Board and

by dealer representatives that as of Sept. l the potato crop in the United Statcs is estimated at 345.- 5l5.000 bushels.

Board spokesmen point out that this represents an increase of B34.-

000 bushels n,VEl' the August 1 esti- ' ITIJILP. It had been predicted in some quarters that the Sept. 1 re- port would be substantially bcloiv that of August due to the fact that the State of Maine crop was ser-

be the youngest premier in

37 1-2 cents p"r hundredwrign” lduiy

"While it is not expected lha' this volume uill ever be shippec it does mean that our shippers or not necessarily have to ship at tn: hiizher dutv uhcn the old quntz has been passed.

”Furthei. this September l esti- mate docs not take into considera- Lion any deterioration of the tuhei by blight or how the crop may grade out.

I FPSCLIO

Premier-elect Hicks

of Premier Macdonald. the ap- pointment of former mines min- ister Alex MacKinnon to the bench and an upset election in Hants East.

Speculation at the convention was that the by-elections would br called for Nov. 2 and would be con- sldered a test of party strength. rather than doing so in general election.

SWEARING-IN SOON

There was no Immediate word on when ;'M-L Ricks would. be” "sworn in as premier but it was assumed it would be within a week.

Mr. Connolly. who promised to back the new premier in any capacity. probably would continue as health minister. the job he held in conjunction with the premier- ship.

Mr. Hicks. who accepted his election before 500 cheering del- egates and an estimated 2.500 spectators, said:

"I feel dependent on you for sup- port. I feel certain that the Lib- oral party of Nova Scotia will give the leader the support I mentioned earlier. I thank you; I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Home And Abroad

HOP, Germany, (AP)-A U. S. army border patrol was shot at by East German Communist police Thiirsday but no one was injured. This was reported Friday by West German officials who anld the Com-

Imiinisis at first fired single shots,

then abruptly switched to multiple firing.

HONG KONG, (API-The 3.197- ton British freighter Grosvenor Mariner was reported safe in Com- niiinlst-held Foochoiv Friday after defying a Chinese Nationalist war-

ships warning not to enter the Red port. TORONTO (C-Pi W Yves Bethl-

meucr, l6-year-old mill worker who was kept. alive by I makeshift. oxy- gen mask during an emergency flight from Hi-ai-st. Om. was reported in poor CfilldlI.l'.Ii in hospital Friday.

- The ab-

HONG KONG (APT

Quebec ,,-.5 mm nn clinrges of forgery srnre of Communist Chinese vice-

chsiiman Lin Shao-chi from an important meeting of Red China's central government council in Pel- ping aroused speculation here Fri- day over his status.

OTTAWA iCPt-One of Britain's leading manufacturers Opened :- ihree-vi'eek tour of Canada Friday to find out why Canada is buying more of her diesel engines from