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CHARIDTTETOWN, CAN ADA,

90,000 CANADIAN RAIL EMPLOYEES T0 TAKE STRIKE VOTE

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

Big Three Agree Qn Policy" For West Germany

Insurance Rate Cut

Expected To

Boost

Port Churchill Trade

Coming Events

"Mall Vuur Films to Gunhum P.m'.o stuoio. Chanotteiown.

"Pantry sale. May 23. Rogers ii.'ll'dWi'lrC, Bunbury W. M. S.

"Dance. Montague. May 19th. lnm Mcsscr's Orchestra. .

"Rlunmage Sale. Kirk Hall, to- day, 3 P. M-

"Dance. Lorne Valley. Tuesday, May 16th. Webster's orchestra.

"custcm Work with tractor. Cml Ellis. Donaidstoii.

"Panniers. now booking Clover

5.-eds. Rush order. McGuigan 5s Boyle. "New London Concert in

French River Hall, Monday, May l.'iil1.

"Sccd Cleaning Plant now open for Grain and Timothy. John Leard. Crapsud.

"Reserve Monday. May 15th, 8.30 P. M. three act comedy and dance. Vernon River Hall.

"Show at Bonshaw tonight. "Western Cyclone" and "Abbott and Qostello" short.

"Dance in Damley llall. Mon- rliy. may 15th. it not nne. May mh. sponsored by w. I.

"Drama Festival Finals. Empire Theatre. three nights. comsnenci May 29th. , ,

"Corran Ban Hall. Wednesday. Mtly l'li.h. three act comedy drama. Curtain 3.30. Dance after.

"Cherry Valley Y.P.U. presents ”Thc Qiri Who Forgot", Cherry Valley Hall. Tuesday. May 16.

"seven Mile Bay ,Hall. Monday. May 15th. wellington presents Comedy Drama. special Bpecialtles. Curtain 8.30 P. M.

"Rummage sale Trinity social I-lall Saturday. May 13th, at :30. by Candy Group Willing circle of the Kings Daughters.

"Cake Bale Moore as Maclseod. Saturday. May 13th, 2.30 P. M. 'rrlnity Junior W. A. Loyal Work- ors' Group.

"Dance in Forest Hill Hall. Monday. May 15th. sponsored by women's Institute. canteen ser- VIPOS.

”Wiltshire I-lull. May l9i.h. North wxltshlro Y. P. U. will present their two one-act plays, "Henry's Mall- flrder Wife” and "Rumors Wanted."

"Dt-Sable variety concert, in- rliiding two one-not plays. in Afton liilii. Monday. May 15. Sponsored by Alton Hall.

"Come to the opening Dance l.-lrinders Country Club. Travellers Rest. Tuesday. May loth. Music by George Chappelle and his Merry islanders. 1

"Notice - All those that have Seeds booked with the Tl'y0ll Farmers Institute please come and

et theii-aoedqnaaaylath. lith-

1'lth. Prod A. land.

”9ale of Flood and Children's i)rcases.qBun Butts. Pyjamas. rise 1 to 4 years. leogers- l-lard-ware. guy 13th, 2 1-. as. xinss Daughter . oup.

"A meeting will be held in Craipaud Hall Monday evening. May lath. at I.I0 P. II. to discuss the Village Service Act. Hon. Il- ene cullen. Minister of Indusky and National Resources will he speaker.

"Attention - Opening show Campbell's Circuit. week Mny 15' 20- "The Noon iianggvliigh" with Abbott and Costello. ood islands Monti Annandsia Tuesday. Shir- seon sdnosdey. Bonshaws'l'lIura- tiny. nlaon ri-iasy. Brtdsetown Saturday.

"Buying pig l kinds and sizes Monday at rrsiisi-ieton. Burial young pigs at Brookfield I a.in.. 10 Milton. 1 p.m. York. 2 ledford. 3 Mt. Stewart. 4 watervais. 5 Vernon River. 5.30 Pownal, Wednesday 0 till. New Glasgow. 10 Wheaties! River. 11 Holmes Corner. 1 P-79- New Raven. I. Donsbaw. 3 Kelly! Cross. s Imsrald. 5 Clifton. aeo Remington. Paying

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OTTAWA, May 12 -- (CW .1 Northern shipping. traffic between Churchill. Man.. and the United Kingdom is expected to pick up with a Government announcement that shipping insurance rates have been trimmed for the second time in two years,

Ti-anspor Minister Chevrier told the Com s today that under an arrangement with U.K. marine underwriters in London the ad- ditional premiums applicable dur. ing the summer season have been cut by 33 1-8 per cent, effective May 1 last.

Few Accidents

The now reduction is in addition to a reduction of 25 per cent wliish went into effect last summer. A Transport Department official ex- plained that the whole thing has b'"' "1349 Dossible because r.f the fact that a. relatively few num. ber of accidents have occurred along that route in recent years.

Because of ice and other haz- ards. London underwriters UP ""5 0" Slllllliing between the Canadian northern part and the U. K. to about four times the nor- mal Hull insurance rate.

An additional rate goes into ef- fect in the summer seasonal ship- ping period of Aug. 5-Oct. lo,

w.0!'klng through the Common- Wullh shipping Committee. Can- ld-I hi-9 milliliter! to get the un- derwriters to scale down the rates and now a new step is being plan- ned to widen the summer navig- ation period.

Mr. chevrier said the Govern.

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OWEN SOUND. ONT., May 12 - (C) - Damage was estimated at close to si.000.000 tonight in fire that destroyed the main machine shop of the William Kennedy and Sons machinery plant and threat- ened other buildings.

After a stiff two-hour fight fire- men believed they had the blaze under control about 8 P. M.. al- though a shift in the wind from west to north caused concern that it might flare up again.

The machine shops contained 3500.000 worth of machinery. while two houses owned by the company were also destroyed and a small grocery store and living quarters above it were destroyed.

The Canadian National Railways station and ice company opposite the machinery plant. and a row of nine houses were threatened by the flames but were saved. Employccs

iirt Branch Canadian Legion will be held in Legion Room. Monthly night, May 15th.

"North Milton Hall, Wednesday. May 2-fth. Brackley presents two one act. plays and specialties. soon- sored by North Milton womens Iii- stiirutie. Ourtain 3.45.

"Srpeclal Federation of Agricul- ture meeting, Bonsliaw llall. Mon- day evening. 3.30. nmrasentativss from all surrounding district; in- vited. special speakers.

"Federation of Agriculture meet- ing Mt. Albion Hall. Tuesday ev- ening. aao Marketing and general farm prdilecns to be discussed. spacial speakers.

"Irierald Hail. uednesday, May 11th. New London Variety Con- cert. nseellent entertainment. aponsorod by I-Jrrierald Women's Institute.

"Action galore! See Burt an- cestor and Barbara Stanwidr in " wrong Number" at Mac-

Bros. Theatre. Mt. Stewart tonight. PW!!! short.

"York I-fall. Wednesday. May 1-mi. at s P. is. iaooou-rrontensc Farm now. see amusing and en-

urtalilng films and your "nrrn Workshop." Valuable door prizes for ladies and sent!-

"xensington Presbyieriasi Play- Org assent their Three Act. 0 "Ready Made Family" ill Wllsnot nail on Tuesday. May 10th at I3.

"In stock Iran. on case. Deity. Grower. Clover Seeds.

and wire. Asnholt lhingiss. Mil aiding. cement. any ear

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Long-Range Planning Is Top COIEM -

By GLEN WILLIAM!

LONDON. May 1.! - (AP) - The Big Three Foreign Ministers agreed today on joining Weatem Germany economically and polit- lcally to the rest of a united West- ern Europe.

Determlnedly, they emphasized the decision of Britain. the Un- ited States. and France to con- tinue to uphold the Western Al- lied rights in Berlin, rights pro- tected at great cost through a year-long air lift when Russia blockaded the city.

They accused Russia of "a grave disregard of human rights" in failing to return the rest of her German and Jap- anese prisoners of war. Russia has announced completion of the repatriation program in cach case. The Ministers pledg- ed to do what they could to obtain information on prison- ors still held in the soviet Union and to bring about the return of the largest number possible.

Foreign Minister Robert Schu- man of France laid his dramatic plan for uniting French. German and possibly other lihiropean coal and steel industries before the U. S. Secretary or State, Anenn Acheson, and Brltainls Foreign Secretary, Eiriest Bevin.

The three ministers talked seven hours, almost wholly about Ger. many. It is understood Ihey ,5. reed that no situations in Europe are very urgent and they were more concerned with long-range policy pliinning.

Particularly they were said to be looking ahead to i952, when

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Mnrslisii aid dollars are due to cease flowing to Europe. , -

Milliombollar Loss In Owen Sound Fire

and volunteers soaked these struc- tures with hoses to avoid danger of falling sparks. The nine houses were evacuated.

The big machine shops that were destroyed covered one-third of the area of the Kennedy plant, which manufactures marine propeilors. steam siccring equipment and papcrmill cquipment. The plsnl's office building nearby was saved and employees took back the equipment and records that had been removed when the fire was spreading.

The two houses destroyed were occupied by Kennedy Company cmployccs. Eric T-redoning and Ernest. Aldrich.

The fire was discovered at 6 p. m. by the night watchman. Thomas Rcsirdcn, who said the whole ma- ohine shop was "a mass of smoke." One of the last employees to leave the plant. Victor Eden. said there was no sign of fire at 5:35 P. M.

Whipped by a strong west wind the flames swept from the machine shops to the adjoining company houses and threatened to spread across the street to the railway station and ice company before the blaze was brought under control.

OTTAWA. May 12-(CP)-Cam iiila's population rose 59.000 in the three-month period from Dec. 1. 1949. to March 1, this year to reach the 13.766000 mark. the Bureau of Statistics estimated to- day. y

0'l'I'AWA. May 12 - (CP) - Agriuslture Minister Gardiner to- day introduced ll resolution in the Commons to change Federal aid under the Prairie Farm Assistance Act and promptly met a charge from Western Opposition ine-inbcrs that he was aiiesnptin to dictate provincial land policies.

Under most violent attack was one of three features i of the P.F.A.A. amendment which would put a halt to Federal payments on land leased by farmers from a gov- ermeni-whether ll be municipal. provincial or federal.

Victor Queleli (Se-Acadia) said this feature of the amendment! would remove' 00 per cent of those lands now receiving assistance.

Mr. Gardiner said he had intro- duced the measure, believing that it contained no eonlromrsisi issues. The main features of the amendments would be to discour- ags farmers from working sub;

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lion. A. E. Arsenauit To Receive Degree From St. Joseph's

I-ion. A. E. Arsenault, (above). Charlottetown. retired Justice of the Supreme Court and a. former Premier of this Province. is among those scheduled to receive an hou- orary Doctor of Laws degree at the annual convocation on June 5 of st. Joseph's University. N. 13.

Judge Arsenault. who retired on Dec. 31. 1946. after twenty-five years on the Bench, already holds the degree of Master of Arts from st. Joseph's. and also the hon-

-orary do -ct. to)-'uf-"Luvs

from Lu 1 Univer ti.

A son of the late Senator Jos- eph O. Arsenault. Jpdgo Arsenault studied law in London, Big. before practicing in this Province. Elected to the Legislature in 1908. he be- came a member of the Mathiesun Government in ion and in 1917. on the elevation of Premier Math- leson to the Chief Justlceshlp. be- came Premier and Attorney Gen- eriil.

Judge Arsenault was one or the founders of the St. Thomas Aquinas Society. and was the first pres- ident of P.E.I. Tourist Associg. tion. holding office until that or- ganization was taken over by the Provincial Government,

P I: Degrees

A total of 93 degrees. in honor- ary and in academic, will be grant- ed by St. Josephs University at its

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Oldest Teleqrsiplier In Canada Passes

tM2EAFORD. Ont. May 12 -tCPl -Mrs. William Cook, 90, who claimed to be the oldest former telegrarpher in Canada, died today. She learned telegrsphy when flaht years old and was telegraph Oberator during the laying of the first rails to Mestord about mo.

U. 5. Rocket Record

WASHINGTON. May 12 - (AP)-The United States Navy announced today that a Viking rocket rose 106.4 miles from a launching ship in the mid- Pacific last night. The navy said the flight set an altitude record for an Amerioambuilt. single-stage rocket.

Lively Battle Develops Over Drought Assistance

marginal lands. which. for the most

part. were leased from govern-

ments.

Another feature of the bill, which also sparked Opposition criticism. was the effect that land located in drought areas. but not hit by the drought to the same ex- tent so the remainder of the land. would not receive Federal pay- ments. .

Payments under the not still would be the same. 82.50 an acre on half the land producing less than four buahela of grain and 81.50 per acre on half the land produc- ing between four and eight bushels. No payments are made on land producing more than eight bushels.

-Mr. Gardiner finally got first reading to the bill after a 00-min- ute verbal battle. for the most part with C. C. P. and Social Credit members. .

The evening sitting was devoted to resumed debate on Agriculture Dwarlmant ltiniaiaa

'ST. JOHN'S. Nfld., sq (GP)-Four persons, three from Quebec Province, are missing and are believed to have drowned when a. barge broke lriose from a towing tug and fouridered near Burgeo, on Newifoundlands south shore, Thllr-Way durlns a raging storm.

Missing are Rene Charette of Montreal, his daughter, Mrs. Ulric Tremblsy. of Metane, Que.. her husband, chief engineer aboard the tug. and Capt. Harry llamlyn of Newfoundland. '

The barge loaded with pulpwood was being towed from Bay D'Ei- poir to Cornerorook. on the Is- land's west coast. by the tug Clair l'-1., owned by Marine industries Limited, when the tow line broke.

The barge was located today in six fathoms of water near Bur,.eo but no sign was found of the four aboard when it broke loose from the tug. The barge was owned by Bowaters Pulp and Paper Com- pany of Corner Brook.

News In Brief

QUEBEC. May 12-ICP)-Prenn lcr Dupiessis said today at his weekly press conference that Pol- ish treasures moved from a hiding place in Hotel Dicu Hospital here in February, 1948. to Quebec Pro- vincial Museum are still under provincial guard at the museum.

MOSCOW, May 12-(AP)-Tryiv: vo Lie, secretary-general of the United Nations, had his first meet- ing with the Russians today in his efforts to compose East-West differences. He talked for 90 min- utes with Russian Foreign Minis-

ter Andrei Y. Vlshlnsky. who formerly-headed ;tiis Soviet delega- lion in the U. N.

CHICAGO. May 12-(API-Hones for an early break in the crin- pling strike against four key rail systems in the United States arose today. The striking Locomotive Flrcmen's Union made a new peace offer and the carriers were reported studying ii.

QUEBEC. May 12-(CF)-Prenn ler Duplessls announced today that a provincial relief committee has received nearly 5100.000 in doin- tions for the assistance of home- less in the flrc-ravaged towns of Rimouskl and Cabnno.

LONDON. May 12-(CF)-A mo- tion urging that Britain restore to private traders the right to buy food stuffs in overseas mar- kets was defeated in the House I-f Commons today by 13! votes to 93. The Labor Government thus won

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1950

by 38 votes its third division in as many days.

"lllilllifail iWinnipeg Flood Situation Reported We

Predicts Walkoiit

MONTREAL. May 12 - (CP) .. Fifteen international bgj-hurls Illnollllced today they will take a strike vote among their 80,000 members as a result of a wages- hnurs dispute with the Canadian railways.

The announcement was made by Frank H. Hall. chairman of the conference commit' of the 15 unions, who told the Canadian Press tonight he expects "ii heavy vote favoring a strike."

"Ballots will be sent out within the next week," he said, "and if the men approve the strike action. we'll walk out."

,, i All other means of settling the

dispute have been exhausted," he added. He was not sure when re- sults of the ballot would be known

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subscriptions Delivered 80.00 Mail woo; other Provinces & U. 3. 87.00

because returns had to be sent in 1mm all parts of the country,

Mr. Hall said the Federal Labor Minister was notified today that a strike vote would be taken fol- lowing rejection by the unions of a Conciliation Board report deal- ing with their demands on the railroads.

lininns Reject Proposal

The unions' statement, issued to- day following a two-day confer- ence here, termed "archaic and reactionary" the board's comprom- lse proposal on union demands for a five-day, 40-hour week. The illi- lons had asked for the reduced work week with no loss in take- home pay plus a seven-cents-am hour wage increase.

Majority reports of two concil- iation boards which delved into the railway dispute recommended a formula that would give about 124,000 employees a shorter work -week. hlgheriliaurlyrratee and. gen- erally, less in actual take-home

pay.

The boards rejected the claims of the two union groups for out- right pay increases and recom- mended a formula that would give the workers involved, on the av- erage, an additional 6.8 cents on their general hourly rate of 31.03.

Would Cost as Million

The railways had estimated the cost of the full union demands at 384,000,000 a year.

Organizations affected are:

Order of Railroad Telegraphers: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees; International As- soclation of Machinists: Brother- hood Railway Carmen of America: International Brotherhood of Boll- ormakers. Iron shipbuliders and Helpers of America: lntemational Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Drop

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Royal Navy Recaptures Steamer From Chinese

HONG KONG, May 12 --tCP)- The Royal Navy yesterday recap- tured tho 564-ton British steamer Ethel Moller. seized by ohinese Nationalists three months ago for running their blockade.

Sweeping up to the merchant ship. the destroyer Cossack whip- ped in a boarding party which dis- armed the 150 Chinese Nationalist soldiers aboard. some of the Chinese were wounded.

The Nationalists offered no re- eistance.

Trlumphantly the Cossack men hoisted the Red Dislgn to the masthead.

The Cossack then escorted the steamer toward llong Kong. It was estimated that the Ethel Moller would reach that port about noon toi:norrow..

(In London. an Admiralty spokesman said the original crew was put back in charge of the vessel.)

The boarding party hoisted the British mei'cthant.navy flag to in-

dicate the Ethel Molier was a merchant vessel and not a naval prise.

War-Time Exploit Recalled

The speed with which the Cos- nst made the rescue recalls the war-time exploit of her famous namesake when she entered a Nor-

wegian Fjord to rescue British captives from the German prison ship Altmark.

The Cossack first sighted the Ethel Mailer off chapel Island near Amoy. opposite Chiang Kai- shek's island stronghold of For- mosa. according to a statement is- sued here today.

Her men than boarded the merchant ship. dlsarrned the Chin- ese Nationalists and put the ship under control of its original Aust- ralian skippsr. Captain A-. L. Waliu. A naval party remained on

.m.:.....:.m-m--- board. ready for any trouble that might arise.

Naval statement

A statement. issurd by naval headquarters here said: "while on patrol yesterday

morning the Cossack sighted B merchant vessel on the hiah seas in the vicinity of Chapel Island

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Awarded Ph.lJ. Degree 0n Historical Thesis

M.acKinnon (above),

Frzmk principal of Prince of Wales Gol-

Dr.

legs. who recently received an honorary LL.D. degree from the University of New Brunswick. was this week awarded the earned distinction of a Ph. D. degree from the University of Toronto.

The thesis on which the degree was awarded was a work on Canad- ian Government and Dominion-

Provincial relations, which will be the next few months. Scheduled for publication later is a biography of Sir Innis Davies by Dr. Maoklnnon. who is also the author of several author- itative articles dealing with Prince

published within

Edward Island.

The Ph.D. degree will be con-

ferred upon Dr. Maoxinnon at Toronto University convocation next month.

u. K. Auiomoiii Records Broken

LONDON.

automobiles both set March. the Society of Motor Man- ufacturers and Traders reported.

The country exported more than 1,000 -passenger cars to the United states that month. compared with

only 353 in March. 1949. she ex- ported 6,300 to Canada. 1.747.

Total -exports of pleasure auto-

mobiles were 38.&)0, compared with

22,470 in March last year. Exports of trucks and buses totalled about 13.000. compared with 8.395.

Glace Bay Police Officer tliarged

GLACE BAY. N. s.. May 12 - (CP) -- Tony MacDonald. a mem- ber of the Glace Bay police force. was released today on 55.000 ball after being charged with breaking and cntering and theft.