OCTOBER 1s, 194s

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

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Increase In Lobster Batch On South Shore

_ Last available figures indicate that. there has been a slight in- crease in the lobster catch for the South Shore during the past sea- son. Mr. J. J. Lzu-nbce, supervisor Dominion Department of Fisher- ies. sa.id yesterday. From August 10. the opening day of the season. until Sept. 30, the catch totalled 1.272.100 lbs. as compared to 1.223,- 800 lbs. for the corresponding per- iod of 1947 which represents an increase of nearly 50.000 lbs.

i- '.I'here was an increase in land- ing value of $05000 up to Sept.

110, the lobsters caught having brought the fishermen slightly over $322,000 as compared to

£257,000 for in 1947.

Mr. ‘Lsrabee said some illegal lobster fishing was still being car- ried. on off the North Shore to the south of Alberton and that fishery officers last week had de- stroyed considerable gear and had released several hundred pounds of illegally caught lobsters.

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BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS

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BIRTHS

HOBBS - At the Prince Edward Island Hospital on October 10th.. to Mr. and lifrs. A. E. (Bob) Hobbs (nec Irene Stewart) a son, Rcbert Lawrence. weight 6 lbs.. 11 ozs.

ARSENAULT — At. the Prince County Hospital on Tuesday, Oct. l2. to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie F. Ar- senniili. liiilion ‘Ave, Sumnicrsldc, a son.

l-IOGG-Ai. the Prince County Hos- ‘pital, October 7th. 1948, to Mr. and Mrs. Russel llogg (nee) Jean Fitz. gimons. a dauciitcr. Wcightd lbs. I0 oilucvs.

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YQUNG - l\l-'l."l7i)l'(iALL Al. Zion Presbyterian Manse. on Sept. 23rd, 1048. b_\' Roi: t‘. G. Wcibster- Anita Mirinivi MacDougoil, Nciv Haven to Mark lmiian Ynuniz. Charlottetown.

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iv _ ,__._,___ ___ ___ i HEl-‘FICLI. - Siuldciily’ at. Cape Trnvcrse Oct. 14. l/lurrlilmnk llcf- feli. ngcrl (i3 yours. Funcriil notice inter.

HALE!’ Al. the Chirlottefown Hospital Oct. 14. Joszith B. Haley, fled B6 years. Remains icsting at the Frank I-lenncssey Funeral Home from where the funeral will take [ilnrg Saturday morning st 8.15 to Si. Jrn/‘blnfs Church, Ver- non River f0" Requiem ‘High Mass at o rfclfck. Burial in the Church cemetery.

MOBBS--At Oyster Bed Bridge on Oct. 14. Mrs. lViliinni Mobbs, aged '77 years. The funeral will lake place on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 2 p. m. from her latr- residence. Burial in Whentley River Cemetery. HASLAM - At Mclvastervilie, Qua, on Oct. l4, 1016. i-LB. Has- lain. arei '71 yer-rs, formerly of Bbriniliislzi. RE I. Remains will be brou ht. home for burial. Funeral noti s later.

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OENTRAI. GUARDIAN

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noon. raizes —' prizes Hospital Bazaar

ouries tonight.

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CALVIN OIIUIICH MERMAID —Divine worship will be conduct- ed on Sabbath next at 2.30 p. m. Rev. G. Carlyle Webster. Minis- fer.

noivnc COOKING - Sale of homo cooking. Hospital Bazaar.

this afternoon and evening.

POWNAL CHARGE, The United Church of Canada; Rev. E. R. MacVicar. minister. Worship sq. vices, Sunday. October 17th.: 2.30 p.m. Millview; 7.00 p.m. Pop-rial. Minister's sermon. subject: The LYTEI-incy of the Gospel.

CORNWALL PMSTORAL CHARGE. - Services October 17th. New Dominion 11 A. M. Church School l0 A. M. Kingston 3 P. M. Church School 2 P. M. Cornwall 7.30 P. M. Church School 11 A. M. Rev. J. H. McCalium of York will preach morning and afternoon Rev. T. G. Ilead of Hampton in the Evflllillil- Rev. M. K. Chairman. Minister.

ARTIST VISITS PROVINCE — Mr. H. Tygeson, a former Danish artist but now a naturalized Cana- dian citizen residing in Ontario. is nt present in the Province where he expects to obtain the hack- ground for the painting of several rural scenes. It could not be learn- ed last night how long Mr. Tygc- son expects to remain on the ‘Is- land.

FUNERAL AT BANGOR-Tho funeral of the late Roderick Grant was held yesterday afternoon from the MacLean Funeral Home to Bangor Church where services were conducted by Rev. ll. F. MacEwen and Rev. D. W. 0-for- Pherscn. .The interment was in Bangor cemetery. The pallbearers were. Donald Compton. Arthur Compton. Simon Compton. Lloyd Compton, John Hughes and Rob- ert Roivell.

FUNERAL AT IVIIEATLEI‘ RIVER-The funeral of Mr. Melvin Ling was held from his late resi- dence at Wheatley River on Wed- nesday afternoon, Oct. 13th and was largely attended. The service at. the home was conducted by Rev. L. M. Murray assisted by Rev. Donald Nicholson and Rev. Mr. Richardson and at the grave by Rev. L. M. Murray. The pallbearers were Messrs. Emerson Deacon. Leith Easter, Theo. Ling, Gordon Andrews, Philip Mzitlieson and Wallace Higgins. Interment was in Portash Cemetery.

WILL RESIDE HERE — Cori- cluding more than 42 years of ser- vice with the Bank of Nova Scotizi. J. R. Hughes. manager of the Port Elgin branch. is retiring and will

take up residence in his native towi of Charlottetown. PEI. Mr. Hughes began his banking career

in the Charlottetown branch anzl has been on the staff of branches in Campbelltcn» New Glasgong Halifax. Toronto, Glace Bay and New Carlisle. He has been man- ager at Port Elgin since 1937.

T0 VISIT CITY-Arthur Buck- ley, Young Adult Program Secre- inry of tho Y. M. C. A. National Council will visit Charlottetown on October 18th. During his visit Mr. Buckley will meet with the Phal- anx and Phiat groups of the local Y.M.C.A. Plans for young adult program will he reviewed with Mr. Buckley. During the Second World War Mr. Buckley served as. the senior Y. M. C. A. War Scrvircs supervisor in Western Europe.

IMPROVEMENT ‘ (Continued from Page l) against $644,500,000 for the cor- responding period 011047 and

$918,100,000 for the whole of that. i’

ear. The deficit represents the excess of Canadian purchases in the 11.5. over American purchases in Cali- ada. Canada has to make up the difference out of her reserve o! gold and 11.5. dollars.

when the dollar drain reaclicrl alarming proportions last fail. the Government stepped in with its austerity program by putting ini- ports of American goods under strict prohibition and quota. A second phase of the program was

action to increase Cs ex- ports to U. S. markets. The Bureau said the reducer‘.

deficit in August was the combined result of a further decline in ini- ports and the expansion of exports to the United States over last year. Imports fell H) 5136100000 compared with $155 300.000 in August last year. while exports rose to $114.000.000 against. $81.- 400000. Iitnoorts totalled $1.170.- 000000 in the first eight months of this vear compared with $1305- 200.000 while exports totalled $878.900.(l0O attalnst 5045500000.

The favorable visible trade bal- ance with the United Klnrdcm fell to. 827300.000 against $51,100,000 a year ago.

With foreign exports included. total trade for the month stood tit MR-‘tflfi-‘LOOO against $429.400.000 in 194']. For the eight months tot-ii trade rose moderately to $3.600.- comnareri with 5.1497300.- coo. while the over-sill Ml-w- M trade increased to 8101200000 against 31211500000.

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Two island Nurses Take Special Oourses

Two legistsred nurses, Miss Lois Bradley of Charlottetown and Miss Margaret Doyle of Bummer- side are taking post-graduate courses at. McGll1 University pre- paratory to being employed in the health servle of the Province. Dr. Harold Show, chairman o.’ the Provincial Health Planning Crm- missiorv. said yestcrday. Miss Brad- ley will be assigned to the De. porimcnt of Health and W:ifare and Miss Doyle will serve as nurs- ing instructor in one of the Pro- Vlnclnl schnds of nursing.

Dr. Shaw also announced that ii-e services of a bscteriologist, Mr. 11W. Jeiks of Iiondon, England. have been secured to relieve him of some of his work in the Pro- vincial Laboratory in order that lie may devote more time to his ivork as chairman of the Health Planning Commission. Mr. Jelks has already arrived in the Prov- ince with his wife and child. Be- cause of Mr. Jelks’ experience in the field of clinical pathology. Dr. Show said. it has been possible for the Planning Commission to recommend irnore extensive labor- atory services in the general hos- pitals or the Frovirce.

Recommendations for enlarge- ments in tl-e Provincial ficlis of mental hvgci- and tuberculcsis control have also been made by the Commission and their imple- mentirirn awaits their approval by the Dcminion Government,

Dr. Shaw sad the Pro"inc‘al Government has screed to estab- lish free crmczr clinics at both Charlotteown and Summerslde as recommcnded bv the Commlssuun.

Worl-rinz on the Planning Com- mission with Dr. Shaw are D1‘. W.J.P. MacMllan, Mr. Justce George J. “Piveeziy, Arthur Btlch- cr. Dorothy Cox. R.N.. Dr. Clar- ence Murphy of St. Dunstan's College who is the econom‘st: Dr. W.B. Hon-alt. of Summersde. Mel- vln McQrald of Souris and Henry ivedgr oi Siimmerside.

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the New Brunswick delegation. Several large Island growers, however, were not sanguine last night that any such request would be acceded to by the Board. One grower estimated that. the estab- lishment of affloor price between 80 and 90 cents a bushel would cost the Dominion Government 510000.000 s. year. It. was his op- inion that, in the present critical state of world affairs, the Govern- ment would be most reluctant to institute such a policy. l-le thought the request most likely to be ac- cepted by the Government would be one asking for the imposition of a reasonable floor price en seed potatoes on and after March lst, next.

Mr. J. Lester Douglas, Iiiberai member of Parliament for Queen's. in an interview in The Guardian recently expressed his opposition to the floor price pro- posal. declaring that the imposi-

tion of price levels would not solve the problem for Island growers.

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Credit Parties have candidates contesting the by-clectlcn. The Lib- eral candidate is W. A. Boucher. llocy. Soak. merchnnt. P. G. Mak- nrofl. Saskatoon lnwyer. is the C.(‘..F. Sillllil-‘iffl bearer.

George W. Beilhartz, Rosthern businessman, is Social Credit con- (Iii-late.

With voting day 11 days away. the CCF. Party is making strong clforis to win the scnt and con- tinue its string of by-elaction suc- cesscs.

Mr. Mnkaroff. candidate twice previously for the C.C.F.. has been ivngiiig a determined campaign on ilic issue of rising living costs and gencrni Liliernl policies. lie lius iippciilcd to Liberals to support him as n protest against the cost

of living. Tho Liberals are really turning on the hcnt. Besides intensive

campaigning by Mr. Tucker, the Liberals iinvc had the support of Agriculture liiinister Gardiner and llcnlth Minister Paul Martin.

The constituency surrounds-but excludes — Saskatoon. It is tra- ditionally Liberal. C.C.F. speakers believe the tide is running with them, but. Liberal spokesmen, pointing to the results of the pro- vincial election, say votes cast then point to a substantial Liberal majority in the Federal boundar- ios.

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KEITH B. CROMBIE President of the newly-formed

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jury.

The Crown held that Mrs. Mac- Donald had been dragged from o house near the waterfront where she had been sleeping and beaten to death by Robin-t.

Witnesses told of a drinking bout in the Water Street house and said they had seen a man beating Mrs. MacDonald in the kitchen and drag her from the house screaming: "God, Vic. don't hit me no more, I'll come home."

Mr. Sheffman said the "brag- garts" of 304 Water Street had “concocted” the scheme of fram- ing Robart to throw suspfcion from one of their number.

He submitted that Mrs. MacDon- ald had been killed by one of the drunken men in a fit of rage when she had resisted his attempts to seduce her.

In summing up. Mr. Sheffman said it was a "most unusual case" and that the Crown had intro- duced “extremely little evidence of any kind to connect Robert with the crime."

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The Transport Commissioners’ original decision excluded non- railway earnings cf the lines from its consideration of their financial requirements. The Pro-

vinces protested that this was an unsound basis on which to ap- proach a freight-rate increase.

It was this argument by which the Cabinet was “favorably im- pressed." The order-in-councll said the Government considered that income from non-railway sources should not be entirely excluded in determining the corporate needs of the companies.

"The payment of fixed charges

and income taxes are corporate obligations of corporations as such." the order said. "The in-

comes of corporations. whatsoever their source, are liable therefor. “Provisions to be made for di- vidends and a surplus are likewise corporate needs and should be so considered.

"For these reasons the com- mittee (Cabinet) are of the 0P1"- ion that. some portion of the cor- porate needs should be borne by the income derived from X1011". railway sources."

The order instruct-ed the 51X transport commissioners headed by Mr. Justice M. B. Archibald to- investigate and decide what- share of fixed charges, income taxes, depreciation and dividends should come from non-railway earnings.

The Cabinet also noted ill!‘- since the March boost. the rail- ways have benefited from incrcflefii in international freiiihl- "tes- They had also increased their Sub- standard competitlve rates.

It. was these increases to which the cabinet referred as "change! in conditions" in instructing the Transport Board to review the 21- per-cent. increase.

The Provinces appeal had com- plained that the Transport. Com- missioners "improperly lweimld

llargcst Orowil Of Week Attends Hospital Bazaar

tendance s: far this week.

blankets. chor-clztcs etc.

ard pastimes. One of the main reasons for last night's lnzruise in crowd was the

ors from the "Magnificent" and "Haida" wf-lch are 1n port at pres- ent c-n a goodwill visit to the City, turned out in large numbers to enjoy the entertainment pzovided at. the carnival and to patronize its numerous booths ofganies. amusements. and refreshments. During the evening. Charlie Chamberlain. "the singing lumber- jack" entertained the crc-wd in his pleasing manner by singing many of his popular songs which are so femill": and pleasing to local

crowds here, ixiiile the sale of home cocking. which included cakes, pastries. preserves and pickles. met. with its usual wide

response and spilled bidding.

At the conclusion ol the even- ing, the two door prizes which are given away each night were drawn for with the $15 macliineless per- manent wave. donated by Marie Elena Beautv Parlor, being won by Miss Eiiusbcth Gallant, 266 Queen St._ while the men's door prize of a pair of woollen blank- ets, donated by the General Sup- ply Company, was "won by Mr.

Theodore Martin, 52 Chfstnut Street. The Bazaar “"11. be continued tonight.

OTTAWA. Oct. 14—(CP)--Fish- eries representatives from the nine Canadian Provinces and Newfound- land met today with senior officers of the Federal Fisheries Depart- ment to discuss means of improv- lng quality standards of Canadian fish products. The talks. under the chairmanship of Stewart Bates, Deputy Fisheries Minister, were described as "purely exploratory". Part of the discussion centred on a revised draft of the Federal

Fisheries Inspection Act.

left for Britain. He informed the

Provincial Premiers of the Gov- ernment's decision. A copy was delivered to Mr. Justice Archibald today.

Earlier. in Prime Minister Mac-

kenzie King's absence. the Cab- inet under Mr. St. Laurent had

granted the Provinces appeal for a. royal commission to study trans- portation problems

In their appeal to the Federal Government, the Provinces con- tended that the flat lil-per-ccnt increase accentuated existing in- equalities in rates. ‘The Cabinet replied with the statement that ‘this matter had already been re- ferred to the Transport Commis- sioncrs as part of the general study of freight rates which they are to undertake.

In today's announcement the Cabinet reviewed the Govem- mentfis actions on freight rates since the $70,000.000-a-year March award to the railways. It noted that the Government has:

1. Ordered a general study of the freight-rate structure.

2. Changed the composition of the Board of Transport Commis- sioners by appointing Mr. Justice Archibald as chairman and I-Iow- ard B. Chase as a commissioner. 3. Agreed lo a royal commission to study transportation problems. 4. Heard the appeal presented by all Provinces except Quebec and Ontario.

5. Ordered the Board to review the March award.

With the largest crcwd in at- the _ City Hospral annual bazaar con-

tinued o-n last night with plenty of games and amusements going full swing. and the usual prizes of being given away to the lucky winners at "bingo" and other amusements

fact that a lirge number of sail-

THE NEWS GETS AROUND

‘MagglirArrlves But Anchors Off Oh’town Harbour

The arrival into port yesterday morning of the Tribal Class de- stroyer. H. M. C. S. "Haida" and the anchoring off the Harbour of Canada's new aircraft carrier. the

"Musnlflcent". gave Charlotte- town’s streets last night that plentiful sprinkling of blue uni-

forms reminiscent of those periods during the last war when the fre- quent arrival of small warships augmented the regular naval pop- ulation undergoing training at H. M. C. S. "Queen Charlotte."

Many people were disappointed when they learned that the "Mag- nificent" would not enter the har- bor from where a good view of the great ship at relatively close rangi: could have been obtained. They were more resigned when inform ed that the Captain, Commotion; G. R. Miles, O.B.E.. R.C.N., was ap- prehensive that the lack of sea room would handicap the 11% ton carrier in preparing to leave port from an anchored position. Arrangements. to be announced when completed, will. however. en- able all those wishing to inspect the ship to do so.

From 5 to 7 o'clock yesterday evening, an informal entertain- ment at the Charlottetown Hotel was held by H. M. C. S. “Queen Charlotte" for the officers of the “Magnificent" and the “Haida”.

This morning at 10.30 Commo- dore Miles. accompanied by Lieut- Commander A. F. Plckard, O.B.E.. R.C.N.. Captain of the "Haida", will pay formal calls on LieuL-Gover- nor J. A. Bernard, Premier J. lival- ter Jones. and Mayor B. Earle MacDonald. The calls will be re- turned in the afternoon. l Th" Evfllihi; a dance will be held by I-Iis Honour the Lieutenant- Governor at Government House from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.. for the of. ficers of both ships and simultan- Wilflly the men will be entertain- ed at dances in the Whelan Me- morial and Holy Name Halls,

In the meantime, it is under. 51°"! the sports Officer of H. M. C. S. "Queen Charlotte" will en- deavour to arrange a number of sporting events in order to give the crews of both ships an Oppop. "In"? t0 exixage in friendly rivalry with local football. basketball. and golf players.

The “Heidi? has visited Char- lottetown before and 1| held in hlih esteem by those who remem- ber her rnemorablc clash with Ger- rnsn sea forces off the French coast. It was during that naval en. gagement that H. M. C. S. “Atha. basca" was sunk and several Island

boys were either lost or taken

prisoners.

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