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RADIO CALLS MAY n; mom MISSING PLANE”

iituld Follow i lifld. Lead In Fish Marketing

QUEBEC. Rb. 4 - (OP) —B- isblislunent of an orderl .market- (n; plan based on the ewfound- land Government-controlled sys- iua we: favored by the majority sf speakers st business. sssalonfloi th. Ellis Coast 1'1: ence Mday when sa _ in; pflblofll W0" discussed.

opposed. however, tn any form o! government-control. OJ‘. Mac- gensie of Halifax launched a spirited appeal for the preserva- tion q; tree enterprise while warning til-st the Canadian indus- try should steer clear of the New- louridland fish marketing system,

Meanwhile. at tho daily lunch- eon rneeting the 800 delegate: to the three-day talks hoard m ap- pell by ‘rrsde Minister Beaulieu of Quebec that the industry initiate a campaign to increase Canadian consumption ag a mean: of p"- islly offsetting the loss of world markets since the and e! the war.

liexlcan Trade Prospects Bright

_.,_... (By The Canadian Pren) OTTAWA, Feb. 4—Prospecta are

Opposition _ Flays iiov’t In Debate

OTTAWA. Pub. 4 - (C?) -An angry Cocnmon: Opposition today flayed the Government for declin- ing to broaden the powers of its Joposed committee on living costs. 8.0.1". leader MJ. Cold-well went I0 far as to suggest that the Op- position could quit; properly m. 1116a 10 sit on tho committee.

Mr. Caldwell made the sugges- lion before moving an. amends: ‘ which called on the House to ex. press the opinion that present crisis demands and tn; people went action by the Government to restore price controls and sub- sidies and not an inveltigatlng committee.

The amendment was ruled out of order by Speaker GospardPPau-

teill- The C-C-F. then appealed his ruling but the House upheld the

V "Poultrymen are still thinking of

“Many poultrymon are wonder- ing what is happening to the poultry industry." Mr. RM. Nash. senior poultry product: inspector for the Province said yesterday.

in; bumps they took in 1047. They remember the apparently unwar- ranted egg price fluctuation which took place last July to September. the non-renewal oi the poultry contract (with the United King- dom), the high price of feed and the uncertainty of egg contracts.

"Since that time," Mr. Nash continued. "most o1 these bisrnps have hem taken out oi the road to profit in the industry." A new egg contract has been “signed with Britain to January 31, i049. which should assure producers 3’! 1-2 cents for all A Large eggs produc- ed from now until August 31, and 42-3 cents for eggs produced Sep- tember 1st., 1048 to January 81st, 1940

Although Island producers did not ship much poultry to the Un- ited States last year, those who did were more than pleased with the price received and there is every indication that this market will be available again this year and should

Total Increase

points dilrlxig December to hit a.' peak 0! 148.3 and

21 points during _ months, it was announced today.-

tica reported that the index lump- od from 148.0 at Dec. 1 to 148.8 at Jan. 2 and promptly stirred ulstlon at to whether it not shatter the all-time record o! 150.8, established in pest-war July. 1020

basis that living costs during 198e- 30 equal 100, now shows a rlss of 213 points over the last year- from Jan. 2, 1941, to Jan. 3, 19404- with the food rating, up nearly 40 points to 182.2 from 145.5, consti-

Cost - Of- Living Index

Mr. Nash Seesfiood Prospects For Profits _ In Poultry Industry

21 Points For l.ast 1.2 Months

Advances sleTs First 0i Year» May Shatter All- tlmo ileesrd 0f 150.0.

(By The Canadian Prose)

orrrawa, lob. 4-'l‘he cost-oi- living index ahot up another 2.3

register a breath-taking rise of more than the last 12

The Dominion Bureau of Statis- Jim‘ ght

The index. calculated on the

tuting the major factor, The Bureau reported that rises ,

Up Another 2 . 3 Points

Meyer MacDonald

London Fur Prices _ Continue Advance

. Mayor Elected A By ‘ Acelamation . .. . l "“

Mayor B. Earle MacDonald was ireturned by acclamation yesterday a: Mayor of Charlottetown.

There were no acclamations. however, for any members of the previous city council and all seats will be contested.

In Word One. Mr. D. E. Noon- aai will have his re-clection con- tested by Messrs. T. A. Butler and Peter E. Holland while in Ward Two Messrs. Harold MacLesn. Lester O'Donnell, and J. Walthen Gaudet will engage in a three- cornered contest for the seat oc- cupied ior the last 00 years by Dr F. C. Dougan. Mr. S. l". Doyle will oppose Mr. J. Gordon MacDonald's re-election in Ward Three. Four candidates will struggle for the two seats in Ward Four: Messrs. George R. KeefeyT. B. Rogers, Ed- win C. Johnstone, and C. M. Cox who is seeking re-eleotlon. Ward Five. the largest in the City, will have four candidates for its three seats: Messrs. N. W. Lowther, M. A. Farmer, J. D. Stewart, and

are seeking XE-EIECHOH. Mr. Gay was a City Councillor for the 1944-46 term.

For the three offices of Water Commissioner four candidates nominated yesterday. They are, W.

* At-A-iilanco

Peri-y G. Gay. All but the latter‘

Parliament

By The Canadian Press

speaker Gaspard I-‘suteux ruled out of order a. 0.01‘. ascend-neat to a. motion establishing a price- spreads ccmrnittee and was upheld by a vote of 115 to 81.

M. J. Caldwell, 0.01‘. leader, moved the amendment. which call- ed for re-irrnpositlon of subsidies, .s.fter saying the Opposition would 'bo justified in not participating in the prices carrunslttee.

3 Revenue Minister McCann said compulsory savings collected during lthe war were being retained against garrears in income tax payments . _ Agriculture Minister Gardiner said farme s wiho sold coarse grains before cei ngs were lifted will re- .ceive additional payments from [groin companies and pools. | Prime Minister Mackenzie King said he could not recall when he jstopped asking Senators to agree to support Senate reform. i The senate considered a variety ;of legislation, including topics |ranging froim seals to water power projects. ' Thursday -

The Ccrrrnons will debate the cost of living. Tine Senate will sit.

i600 Aral: Fighters liiross Into Palestine

Slgnaisn-S-pur A Search For 29 Persons

HAMILTON. Bermuda. Feb. F‘ (C?) — Al;- and sea search force: were poised for further action to- night while officials sought to de- termine whether mysterious radio, call: heard along the Atlantic sea- board might have come from sur- vivors of a rmlsslng British plane.

Gal-bled messages which in- cluded the word “Tiger” - part o] the missing transport! call sign —lwere picked up as far north ll Newfoundland today, as well as a1 points in Ohio and Florida.

Another report from New Yor that two airline pilots had sights! green flares 350 miles from Puertd Rico was being investigated by 1 Flying Fortress that took off from here.

First report: of the radio calla cum from silaliiax where Navy and REAP‘. officers said crude messages. appearing to bs the world of someone unfamiliar with wire- less transmission. had been heard shoe Feb. 1. 111M]

'I'he information spurred to re- newed action the Unified states Army Air Force search headquar- ters at nearby Kindley Field which several hours earlier had announ- cod that "absolutely ‘no hope" re- mained for any survivors.

More than 40 planer and several

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surface craft had conducted a constant combing of Bedimuda waters since the four-engined

in the group indexes for foods. home furnishings and services and

much to increase the returns

bright for a big expansion oi 0a: r eived for poultry over that of

Canada's trade with Mexico, Dr.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 4 —

Speaker by a vote of 115 to 8'1. D. Gillis, H. Roy Bevan, Joseph

L Curran and David L. Macliin-

LONDON. Feb. s-(orl-squu- Tudor w transport Wm‘ 29 “Mm!

H. L. Keenlsyside. Deputy rte- soumes Minister, today told the annual ‘convention of the Canad- lsn Institute of Surveying.

Dr. Keenleyside. former Canad- ise Ambassador to Mexico, de- elsred that the possibility of more than tloooooooo worth of trade per year between the two coun- ties was openine up as the result of Mexico's new industrial devel- mwnt. ‘i110 pee-war azure-was 810M000. ‘

A fortunate alpect of-tise trade outlook between the twocountrles, iu said. Ina that each country needed most of the goods produc- ed by the other.

Coming Events

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“DI-me and Entertainment, Lot

Dr. Fauieux, who‘ Tuesdayhight ' (Continued on Page‘ s Col. s)

lleavy Voting Reported In Eire

DUBLIN. lNb. 4 _:"(C_PJ.'_ l voted today for a new pli-llament. The dominant lssus. was whether to oust Prime Minister Eamon de Valera from the power no has held for 16 years,

Many politicians saw 1n an unusually heavy vote a sign that the Fianna Fall leader may lose his majority. De Valera -has declared he will resign if his party falls to secure the 74 seats necessary for a maiority. He has declared he would refuse to fom. n, coallt’ol'l Kuvernment with other parties.

Conclusive results are not ex- pected before Friday.

i948.

The increased pricq for eggs re- ceived last spring and this sprng under the British contract should do much to offset increases in feed prices which took place during the pbst year. The prices paid under the British contract act as a floor

price therefore. if eggs are in short supply, the price of eggslcan ad- vance over those under Ithe con-

Elf. lilies..." 13c s -t . 'yee.r;' d those about 7o per cent puliets. is there not s strong possibility oi a shortage of eggs and dresledl chicken for the fall and winter of loos with consequent higher prices for the product?

There alipflars to be an inclina- tion on the part of poultrymen to purchase chicks later this year. If chicks are purchased later than April 1st., the birds will not be in producfon by September lst.. therefore producers will not reap the enhanced price paid under the British contract September

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Ailhiiltovln ' Houses For ileterans

seventy-nne municipalities "active" application: in the Federal Government's 12.000 low-rental housing units for war veterans, Trade Minister Howe announced in the Commons today.

miscellaneous items were mainly responsible for the advance in the main index. ‘ Today's report, including only price changes up to Jan. 2. does not take into account the rising trends of prices of bacon, beef. ham and other meats which do-

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iioal Prices Advance in Mainland Bltiss

SAINT JOHN. 10.8.. Feb. 4 — (CP)_An increase of 40~cents a ton on Nova Scotia coal mined by Dominion Coal Company was eh. bounced here today but some deal. erg said they would continue sell- ing at the old price as long as they made ‘a profit.

The increase brings the price of loo-mes Nova Boot-is coal to us.-

Dsalera Mao said they would not increase their price immediately agreed with one who said:

"We think people are paying enough now for coal as well as for everything olee. and won't put on any charges we aren't forced to."

i A sis-ruler increase was announced

under the contract. eggs are ap- p. fimately ‘l cents higher than in the spring or February on- ward." Mr. Nash declared. .

If profits are to be derived from poultry, early chicks are a neces- sity. Canada's future in poultry depends upon a good sillIDly of fall and winter eggs. Nearly a month elapses between the time an egg is laid and the chick is hatched. The hatcheryman set: h‘: first hatches in accordance ‘with the early orders received. The onus o: placing early order: lies with the poultryman.

Gill. FOR-IS!‘ GUARD! VICTORIA (OP) The constant battle to prevent forest fires will take a new twist in British Columbia- next summer with the enlistment of an army of girls to be known as the girl forest guards. The move in sponsored the Canadian Mrestry Association and recruit: will be between the egos

recently in Mbndion, NB. and a I

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roar aeanr. ‘rrinldsd. IM- o-(OP) es of three ad and two children burned to death

‘iy children, are missing and two others are la hospital with severe

the blame, seed

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to haves

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which the Dominion co-operates with municipalltes homes zovernmenta providing land and snlnlcipal services. l

had requested 20 houses.

Four iiallfax n... Charged With-Robbery

Halifax men charged with the 419118710 MUN?!‘ of $5.300 from s Nova Bcotia Liquor Commission employee ‘on a downtown were arraigned without police court here today and will appear again Fob. l1.

the men. arrested-early today bl- lowing so li-day police hunt.

40, and Home: B. Tobin. 4i, Q- prowl‘ I80;

old taxi driver and Wilfied Dock- nu. as. contractor.

by building

for rental, with local

.A_list indicated Charlottetown

HALIFAX. Feb. 4- (CH-Pour

street plea in

Ball was set at $10,000 each to.- Ths men were. Raymond Court.

of a commercial gar- John usononalo. 81-year-

rel, skunk, raccoon. and opposum sold briskly today with prices higher than last foil at the Hud- son's Boy Company furasaie.

The sale of mink also opened and continues tomorrow. The company said all of its 230.000 squirrels were sold. , Raccoon ranged from 18 shillings (83.60) to 40 shillings and skunk from four shillings to 1t 6d.

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Illiliion Prices Are lledueod

(By The Canadian Press)

UPTAWA. Feb. h-Following re- imposltlon of price ceilings on basic chemical ingredients of compound fertilizers. a roll-back in prices of certain types of fert- ilizers was announced by the Prices Board today.

Under the new price regulat- ions, anamonium nitrate will cost Maritime farmers $74.50 o. ton, a reduction of $16.50 from the high level established lost september.

Io ilontinue Murder ~- iiase lltlialifax

HALIFAX, Feb. 4—-(OP)— The Crown will continue its case tn- morrow against Mrs. Kathleen sacoary despite her 18-year-old son's confession to the fatal shoot- ing of Philip Douglas Shier-s Dec. 2'7, Crown prosecutor R. M. Field- ing said today.

Mr. Fielding said that with the court's permission he would pro- ceed with his case when the sd- journed preliminary hearing of the 34-year-old widowed mother of five children resumes tomorrow.

Johnny Baccsry, who said on the witness stand yesterday be had fired the shot that dropped the 83-year-old army veteran in the snow outside his mother's cottage at nearby Infield, waa not being held” by P01166-

Bhiers died in hospital-from s blast in the back from a Iii-Illa]!

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Irrespective of whom the suc- ceasful candidates for City Coun- cillors provc to be when the bal- lots are counted next Wednesday evening, two familiar faces will not be seen at the next Council Board. Dr. F. C. Dougan, City

(Contmued on Page ll Col. 4)

(AP) — About 000 trained Arab tighten crossed the River Jordan into Palestine last night, A source , close to Fawzi Bey a1 Kaukjl, commander in chief of. the volun- teer Arab “People's Army," es- timated he now has 7.000 trained men in position inside Palestine. "awaiting orders for g general of- fensive" against Palestine’: Jews.

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OTTAWA, Feb. 4 -(Special)—J. W. Boulter of Charlottetown was today re elected in abcentia as chairman oi the potato committee oi the _ Canadian Horticultural Council at lb ‘ ' , sessions harp today. Members of tho committee under the tcm-porary ohak. nship of wit. Show. Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Prince Edward Is- land passed an informal resolution of hlsanks to Mr. Boulter for his services and s similar resolution of thsnlu to Mr. Shaw.

Delegates to diiferentgsections of the Horticultural Council laid open- ly that one of the factors in the government's decision to impose a roll-back of certain chemical fertil- izer prices was due to Mr. Shaw's outspoken decnand hint this be done as the Dcxninion-Provinctal agricultural conference in Decem- ber last. On that occasion and in the presence of Qgiriculiure ' Min- ister Gardiner, r Shaw made e. protest over excessive prices be- ing charged for fertilizers in the Maritime Provinces.

‘New Prices

In an official release ircm prices beau-d today, specific mention is

essions On. Potato Problems Held

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reduced prices list is amanonl nitrate, price of which is being rolled book from $91 to $4.00 a ton. No reduction and indeed an in- crease is announced in the prices of superphosphate and min-late of potash, the latter being used in great quantities both in Prince Bd- wan-d Island and New Brunswick. J. Lester Douglas, Liberal man- ber for Queen's told The Guardian that it was "a little too early" to assess the benefits potato-growers

in Prlnke Edward Island would derive frcm the cut in fertillner prices. It was good news, he said

that the excessive price of am- lnonium nitrate was being out down. On the other hand, he point-a ed out that potash which forms 60 percent of some of the most ef- fective chrmloal combinations for Prince Edward Island soil, will rise in price from six to eight percent. "If both the prices and volume of sales of Prince Edward Island potatoes in 1947 can be enalntained in 1948, the potato-grower should be fairly well off, other factor: be- ing equal." he said. "However. any reduction of the farmer's cost 0f production is an excellent thing and I hope the recent decision on

disappeared on a flight from Bantu‘ Maria in the Azores early Friday.

At HaILfaX. two R.C.M_P. cutter! put to sea. to act as listening post: but there were no further unex- plained messages late today. ship- ping and air traffic had been ask- ed to keep a sharp radio and vis- ual lookout.

Radio operators said the mys-

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TORONTO, Feb. 4 —(CP)-—Mlln4n mluon and mardmmm temperahmosf Vancouver 2s 44; Victoria _ Edmonton 0 7; Calgary 9 l0; R44 gins 5b 6; Winnipeg 14b 2; Toronto l0 10: Ottawa 29b 4; Montreal ls 9; Quebec 22b 2; Saint John 15b 8; Morscwn 22b 1; Halifax 6 11; Uhalr- iottetown 15b 2b; Sydney 5b 2; Yar-

made of the new prices to farmers

HALIFAX. Feb. s-Although pennusss, and wear-led by three drab weeks oi detention in immi- gration barracks here; tiny 21- year-old. Mrs. Conrad Mansfield hope: still that bar mum: bos- band will turn up and establish her in a Canadian home.

Peeing deportation to England with her four-months-old daugh- tsroecsdse her husband failed-to meet than when they disco-spark- ed from the Aquitanil. Mrs. Mans- neld managed a philosophical smile during an’ interview today and said she believed her husband was missing "either through a misunderstaadine. 01' 59°10" i" had gone back to Bigland vim- ning to surprise me.’ -