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llortlcultural "_ Gouncll Discusses Potato "Grading

GWAWA. lob. h-(Qoeiall- nlscussion o! methods and sires in potato grading featured today's meeting at the potato committee ed the Canadian Horticultural Council.- hsld here in the Chateau Lsuriar total with Waltn It. Shaw, deputy minister of agricul- ture for Prince Edward Island in the chair. ‘

Diverse viem were voiced onthe

minor changes to the Council which will review the committee's mcomonendations tomorrow.

Committee members expressed the hope that J. W. Boulter who was unable to attend this week's session 0d the council will make a rapid recovery from his present illness. At the sa-rne time they congratulated Mr. Show who. as

‘ chairman. conductedthe meeting with diplomacy and ei- iiciency and obtained unanimous recornrnen‘ tions to submit to the main horticultural body.

"I am told it was the best- attended meeting of the commit- tee in years.” Mr. Shaw said. "Prince Edward Island was repre- sented by George Peppin of the potato certification branch: Ernest Reid. eminent-manager o! the P. I. f. Potato Growers Association: George ihonvpaon. er Associated Shippers. and L. Poole oi Poole and Thompson o! Mont- sgue. The Province was repre- sented in the fruit. and vegetable section by Chester Shaw."

Increasing jniercst

The lflrle attendance. the deo- uty minlsterrald, reflected the increasing interest in the potato industry across Canada and. the evident intent of all growers to raise potatoes in the Dominion second to none anywhere. "While there were some d-liierent points of view expressed," he said, "the meeting was marked by a spirit of genuine co-cperation andcon-

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Coming [flvents

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“Bridte party K. of O. Hall, Mull. Wednesday. Feb. d.

“Dance in Emerald Hall ‘Ilhura- ilsv. t-l-io Dt-h. 1f not iine on Friday.

"Boo: Social. Dance. Pleaaam Grove l-lail. Friday, February 6th. If M! fine. Monday.

"Dance. New Haven School, Pri- fill’. Ibisruary 6th. Lunches. If

"Dance. Mt. Stewart Legion Hall ‘mus-rosy. February 5th. Music 3'3"" Rhytlm Boys.

."8ooich concert aim baahst. will. bong Creek Ball, Thursday, m. 0.1a no as mu.

"Boole! ‘tonight at. long Creek, flirting at I o'clock. Long Oreek

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Weather ilocord Sat In January

It was reported by the weather observer at the Birpcrimental Farm at Charlottetown yesterday, that January this year was recorded u Diving the lowest nurniber of hours of sunshine for that month in the past 8G vears. with only 40.5 hours of sunshine recorded. The avemge over a 38-year period was 91.8. The number of sunless days for the month of January was 80, while the mean temperature was considered to be moderate, and slightly higher than the month of January last year, with 19.1 cle- grees being recorded. for this year against. 18.8 degrees in the same month last. year. The snowfall for January was recorded at. u‘! lfiebtl, and the lowest temperature was four degrees below zero on Jam- unfl’ 10th.

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AlVDfllRST, N, 8.. Feb. s-(CP)- Fewest hours o! sunshine in 36 years, temperatures two degrees below the long-term mean and an unusual amount oi snow was the dismal report for January releas- ed today by weather statisticians at the nearby Nappan Experimen- tal Farm.

The district had 1G sunless days and only 50 hours of sunshine. while temperatures averaged 15.92 degrees and 38 3-4 inches o1 snow fell.

iD-Yaar Sontonca For Attempted Murder

‘IORONTO. Feb. ii-Mar Shol- taclr, 47, was sentenced today to l0 year! for attempted murder in the hammer assault, last Oct. D8 of We. Rose Koffman. attractive 88-year-old dress-shop proprietress he had known for 12 years.

Mrs. Koffman. who suffered 14 skull» fractures in the attack. tee- tified yesterday that Bholtack beat her over "the head after entering her east-end store and trying t0 kiss her.

To Soattor Ashes ‘Di Gandhi Dn Fall. l2

IWIW DELHI, Feb. S — (APP- A member of Mohandas Gandhi's staff Slit] today the ‘stars had been consulted and Feb. l2 selected as the most favorable date for scat- tering hla ashes.

The remains will be strewn on- to the waters at the junction 0! the three holy rivers, Jumna. Ganges and Saraswati at Allaha-

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Ibb. a - (GP) -- Sew"? testified on the witness nd today that ho had shot Phllifi Doullel Sitters. B. to aava the is of his mother, Mn. Kathleen Sseoary. who ll charged with Shiero’ mur- der.

The dramatic turn cam at the resumed preliminary hearing of ma. saceary. swear-old widowed mother of five doildren. shiers. a. boarder in her homo, died 1mm a blast in the beck from a ZO-louge shotgun near Mrs. Saccaryb cot- tage doorstep at. nearby Enfisld, De

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RCMP. said the boy was not being held. There waa no corn- ment 1mm the Crown on what the next move in the oaae would be.‘ The baring will resume Thurs- day.

At earlier hearings four wib- nesses had testified that Mrs. Sac- cary had admitted to them that she had shot Shlcrs.

On the stand under cross esoann- lnathan by defence counsel Leon- ard W. Fraser. Johnny Baccary aald simply: “I shot hlrn.

His statement was made after Mr. Fraser had‘ obtained for him protection of the court so the vol- untary statement could not b0 used as evidence against him.

Before a packed Lnd tense courtroom the boy said Shiorl was advancing toward his mother with an automobile generator raised above his head in-a oh. ‘ ‘ gesture.

He paused to hold his hand aloft to show. he said, how Shier-e had wielded the generator. Shiers had been “hollering and swearing."

“Were you scared?" asked Mr. Fraser. -

"I was afraid my mother would be killed" Johnny said, gazing at his mother. Tears were streaming down her face.

Mru-Pruer: “What did you'do1"

Johnny: "Ran past them."

“What did you do tl-len?"

“Ran in the house."

“What then?"

“Got. a gun from behind the wardrobe and put the shell in."

“What then?"

"Cooked it and went out."

“Did you go outside the door!"

"Yes." ‘

"Where was Shier-s?"

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Battle Df Britain Veteran Heads T.G.ii.

MOMREAL. Feb. S -(OP)—0nn of Canada's fliers who imigiht in the Battle of Britain, Gordon R. MoGregor. today became president of hans-Cainada Air Linea and the first combat aviatco- o! the Second World War so head a major air line.

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l7 IVAICY OTONNIU;

UITAWA. Fab. kiwi-Agri- culture lidiinisicr Gardiner warned today in the Commons that. when conditions return to normal Can- Qllfl. will only be able to maintain her place in world markets by keeping down production costs.

The warning came during con- tinued debate on the Government's motion for establishment 0d a committee that would investigate ueasons for current high living costs. The debate brought s. ro- newed attempt by the 0.0.1". tor re-imposltion of price controls and the revival of subsidies.

It also brought. from lit. D, Ful- ton (PO-Kamloopa) the sugges- tion that the Criminal OOde should be revised to make the charging od an unjust margin oi pmiit a criminal oiienoe.

Mr. Gardiner said that during the war and since the Govern- ment haa attempted to keep down the cost of production.

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“And I say to farmers and in- dustry alike that whether we like it or not the Conservative policy of high costs, which has been as- sociated with all their programs throughout the periods they have formed a Government in. Canada, has always. proved detrimental to the ‘, ‘of"-‘_~ond- agriculture in this country.

"It does not make any differ-g ence whether or not you call it Conservative; throughout the ages that policy has been detrimental to the best interests of any coun- try which attempted to build up ‘industry within its bounds.

"Great. Britain. which set an example to the world during the

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Witnesses See Results Dfliew ‘Dancer Gura’

SYDNEY, Australia. Ebb. 8-9 (Reuters)—Ten wimesces ‘today watched John Braund. ailegeddis- coverer of a cure foo- cancer, ro- move what he said was a dead cancer growth from a moon's body in the region of the liver.

John Gifford. the patient. said that nve months ago a Melbourne specialist. Dr. B. G. Syme, “gave me a year to live." '

Gitford than went trbraund who, after three weeks‘ treatment. today removed the growth, which was the size of a golf ball with. lopg tentacles reaching into Gib. lord's body.

around lifted it out with weas- aro, and the whole maaa some away with only a gentle pressure. Gifford said he felt no pain.

Dr. Henry Brose. a cancer ex- pert, said that Brsundb secret wu ridiculously cheap vital sub- stance inlected into the blood- stream near the growth 1t 6s- stroyed the cancer calls. which then siiriveiled sod were eioetod through the skin.

Dr. arose told the In»: loo that he,waa sure around bad “the answer to the problem e1 malig- nant Irowtbif , .

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Increased Demand ' For Gross And lied Fox At London -

LONDON, Ieb. S — (OP)- Tlie second day of the Bud. son's Bay Company winter fur lala today revealed an increas- ed demand for cross and red fox and limited interest in blue fox. White foxes were in "keen demand" with almost all the offering of 15,000 skins Iold to United States buyers.

Cross and red skins went, mlllll in Italy and other con- tlncn ‘ ' at pricea un- changed from the sale last October.

United States, Belglnn and French buyers took moot of the blues sold at prices ranging mainly between £2 and £6 (88 and 8M). Mink skins go on leis tomorrow.

Largo Attendance At Funeral 0f _ Alharton Girl‘

GACKVILLI. ‘N. 15.. !'el:. 8- (Special) -- The" Charles Fawcett Memorial Hall was filled to ca- pacity this morning as Mount A1- liaon students and facility mem- bers Joined in paying s. final tri- but to the late Margaret Flora beard, who was fatally injured near Sackviile on Saturday even- ing when a horse drawn sleigh in which she was driving was struck by a converted army truck Miss Leard was acting as a chap- erone on a sleigh drive organized by the Prince Edward Island Club of the sackville campus. ’

Miss beard. G0 years of age, was s. registered nurse and served overseas during the last war as an army nurse. She l ., tered at Mount Allison in September on the first year of the music course and led her classes in the recent examinations.

The deceased was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman B. Leard, 0d Alberton, Prince lid- ward Island.

Dr. W. T. R. Remington, pre- sident of Mount Allison, officiated at this morning's service. assisted

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Strong Gommunlst t Gains in Manchurla

PEIPIBG Feb. 3 -(AP)-United State; citizens were being evacuat- ed by piano today from Chang- chun Marvell-line's capital long isol- ated by the Communists.

The decision to bring out the Am “ coincided with a stronl Columnist r ence to south. m that realm they wm tiaermiering once more at the outer defences oi’ Mukden. Manchurian larlflt city.

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DUBLIN. Rb» S - (C?) — The fate o! Prime wnister Eamon do Valera} Fianna Fall Government is at stake in tomorow’; genergl election in Eire with the principal chanson to m 10-year- tenure of office coming from the infant He. Publloan Party.

mlllrtisii observers in Dublin believe that. the last week of the cil-npfllgn has seen a slight hud- "illil (If pubLc feeling in favor of Fianna Fail, caused by uncertainty regarding the possibility q; g stable coalition government, by lgck o: full understanding of the policy of Clann Na Poblachta, the Republican Piarty. and by that. party's rldlcgl views on currency,

Nobody really knows tin out, come. however. The most that etu- dents. o! politics can say with c". tainty Ls that Clann Ne. Poblochtn. led by di-Pller Sean MecBride, is flea-iln: some of the Hanna rail thunder. It the result is the de- thronement of the sharp-featured, glaunt De Valera, it will be one of the greatest political genutiom Ireland has known and thedrn- pllcatlons are impossible to 1o;- see. . -

A main issue in the hard-lought election campaign had been flreu economic position, to which n.- tionalism hes run a poor 1 All parties are proud of their country's hard-won independence, but only supporters 01 D9 Vglgrg, who has won six general elections ence 1983. ‘think he has made the beet use of it.‘

More than 40d candidates we ln the running for the D311 flflgh will have 147 seats after the elec- tion compared ‘with 13a previously. At dissolution Fianna Fall held 1'! seats; Fine Gael 28; runners 11; Labor B; National Labor d: Inde- pendents G and clann Ne Poblndvta

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DEXTER, Mo. Peb- 3 - (AP)- Mrs. Mary B. Garland finished making a dress today -- just in time for her 10Brd birthday an- niversary tcmorow.

Mrs. Garland, who lived in Saint. John, N.B., as a child. renuina active in the house but will ob- serve her birthday quietly usher doctor ordered.

Born the youngest of 11 child- ren, Mre. Garland was married at the age of 2i and had 12 chllden. Her husband died 43 years ago.

Smut: Nominated Aa chancellor 0t Danbrldga

CAMBRIDGE. England. Feb. 2- (Reuterv-Field Marshal Ss-nuia, Prime Minister of South Africa, today was nominated Chancellor of Cambridge University. i-le will suc- ceed the late Earl Baldwin, former Prime Minister’ of Britain wiho died Dec. 14.

Parliament At-A-Glanoa

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Speaker Gaspard Fauteux ruled out oi order Progressive Conser- vative and 0.0.1". amendments to the Government's motion to os- tablish a price-spreads committee and was uphold 10b to 90.

Veterans Minister Gregg. V.C.. said payments oi increases in veterans’ pensions and allowances could not be started until Parlia- ment. had approved the necessary legislation.

Agriculture lidinioter Gardiner warned that. when conditions re- tirrn to normal Canada, will only be able to maintain world. mark- eta by keeping down production costs. .

E. D. Fulton (PC-Kamloopa) suggested the Criminal code be revised to make charging of an uniuot margin of prone a crim- ‘inol offence.

Finance Minister Abbott said the Prices Board had been auth- orised to spend up l» $15,000 of its iunde to assist in the organiz- ation of the C nadian Consumers Association.

Senator Artizur Roebuck (l..- Ontsrio) approved the experiment of lob-sure immigration which was better than the previous mass method.

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lioport Lafiaanad Fish loaded; Power Di Prices Support Board Dutllnod.

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QUHBDC. Ibb. S-Stewart Bqtll oi Ottawa, Federal Deputy Minis- ter oi Fisheries, told 300 (delegates to the East. Coast. Fisheries 0on- ference here today that there wall no indication at present of any nah being purchased under a, re- lief program either by the Cont‘

dim Government or under the Marshall plan. Mr. Bates, ac chairman cl

the Hsherlel Pricsssupportloard. in a review od the overall situat- ion that. faces the fishing indul- try in the 194.8 production year. said that the Prices Board did not contemplate the purchase o! any, pickled barrelled herring or bloat-

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Demand for these two products. he said, was "diminishing in export markets prior to the war, butpro- duotion was sustained throughout the war by Government purchases and later bythe Oanulan Gov- ernment pcst-‘UJLRRJ. relic! program.

At a luncheon earlier delegates heard an address by Dr. D. B. Finn of Washington, director o2 tliejlshories Division cd the For‘): and Agriculture Organization

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Canned Fish

QUEBEC CITY. Feb. I-Serious problems concerning the export marketing of canned fish were discussed at the East Coast fish- eries Conference hero today by Mr. 8.3. Burhoe, president of the Prince Edward. Island Fisheries Federation, who spoke in part. as (follows: ~,

"ma canned lobster ind-um has just passed through a year of a scarcity od raw fish. Many packers and fishermen have felt: the etdect of this since the supply of fishing gear was quite extensive with li tie fish with whichwmake repay nt. However. last year's conditions are not. without their good effects because the available export (and domestic) markets are about depleted of the 19-17 pack of canned lobster. Because of this the outlookfor this branch of ilah canning looks quite prom- ising. Dobster paste does continue to move only in a restricted way. It seems quite sure that. exports of canned lobsters will be con- iined-almoat entirely to the Unit.- ‘ed States markets in 1MB. The dollar situation prevents overseas exports to the British market. Just what effect the devaluation od the French franc will have on exports outside the United King- dom remains to be seen.

The War Years

“l2 think we should pause hers and review the history of the ex- port. lobster industry during the

war years. Al. the outbreak of war

- Two Million Germans

In Protest Strike

By GEOIGI BILL SifUTIlG-AR-T. Germany. 1W. I (AH-The workers o! Western Germany today registered their biggest maaa point againlt iood shortages by a paralyzing strike.

The protect was directed not. at. the owupation powers but against German officials whom the wort- ara blamed for failure to solve the food problem.

a Jhout moot of Western Germany business and induofiy vmo crippled and tranlimtation interrupted by a 24-hour walkout of about 2.000.000 workers.

‘than was no violence ea low minor clashes in K picket lines. Pew Dirblic demon- strations occurred.

The British and Mili- tary Governments kept thsirhonds out. Gen. Lucius D. Oloyytlse Am- erican miliiary governor, called then-i "demonstrations truly in the democratic some.” but made plain they would not bring Germany pay more food from the United States.

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Government. They said the dis- tribution of available food by German officials was inequitable.

and food hoarding. odlieial failure to collect full crop quotas from farmers.