MAXIM! t

OI‘ l:

MERE MAN

‘mm, m also til-emblaz-

nuslmaisuosi brinss forth errors

illn- ,

"min; oasi-atsii. Iolsndasl tea-i. cmiamoown uurdian- ‘Iwo Cents.

_ Read by Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew '

ETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1947

1e PAGES

, Godlikeflatrsnhns glvn‘ , iielfllassmanarthaabllll - Atlas.

MAXIMS ‘

iosa

MERE MAN

p.

In it

-

Bubseripfloss Delivered 86.00. lhil $5.00, other Provinces I II. B. A. 01.00

Brief Review til Highlights

“p: revnus for hi III OI “Q9591,” as against $380,807.64 for the year 1945, leaving a surplus of “L533, was reported by Coun. W.R LcPugo, chairman of the Finance CUfllillrliEE. at the annual meeting 135i night of the City Council,

Total expenditure for the year WES 5399,9582: oi against assure .01 for i945. The‘ report continues:

~i \\l5ll to draw to your sr-scinl afifllililll the figure of 817593.46 \\'|i.<'ll was the amount of money 3pm“. at the emergency shelter at

. ihe Charlottetown Alnport in 1046. had it not been for this extraor- diniii-y expenditure our surplus would have been $27,326.45. How- ever, your committee was deter- mined to charge this against the year 1940 rather than issue deben- tures to take care of this project.

This decision, we felt, was the smiy practical solution to offer. We hare segregated the amount and have a record of tho total cost of this scheme and we will again pre- sent our case tc-the Domini-on Gov eminent, as it should have been their responsibility to house these Veterans, and in consequence this City should be re-imbursed.

"The net debt of the City, that is the debentures outstanding. bank 0\‘Pi‘(li'lfi!, accounts payable, etc,

(Continued 0n PIG! 5 Col. 4)

Coming Events

"Don't forget the Special Sale at Bernard's Store, Brgkdaibgng, 1.1-1. day and Saturday.

"Queen's County L.0.L. meets in Canoe Cove Feb. 4th at 2.30 pJn.

"Cutting Ice on Cornwall Pond, starting Monday, IIebs-isary 3rd. F. Gnu; ., ,.. anus-in. - 1

"Horse Races at Sourts, Wednes- day. February 5th. Please have on- tries in Tuesday averting.

"Loading Hogs for Canada Packers Ltd. Tuesday until further notice. Ding-well and Rosslter.

"Receiving Hogs at Crapaud for Canada Packers Ltd. every Tuesday until ll A. M. R. N‘. Dawson.

"Loading Hots at Peakas Sta- tion each Thursday for Canada Packers Ltd. Merlin Devine.

"Loading Hogs at Montague Station each Thursday for Canada Packers Ltd. S. C. McLean. Phone

"Annual Box Social, Bingo. Dance, auspices Holy Name Society. Torin Hall. Georgetown. Tuesday. February 4th.

"loading Hogs at Cardigan Stu- iftion each Thursday for Canada Packers Ltd. Norman McKenzie, Cardigan.

"Loading hogs at 8t. Peters for Canada Packers Ltd» each Tuesday for truck pickup service from farm to car Phone Roddie Pratt.

'_'T1ie Salvation Army will hold their Annuill' Rummage 5st; Fri- day, February 7th. Those desiring to make contributions of clothing, etc., Please call B23 or 100d.

"Unloading at Milton Station Wily only. dais-y ration, braci. lllilfll. hog grower, flour. Kitson and Colss,

"Hcckeyjt New Glasgow rink wnisht. South niistioo VI. Hope River. Game stats 8.80. Skate after.

"Hockey ll Milton link to- "llhi- Blmvlblre vs. Nlitoir- nor-

nels. Game starts I-lfl. Skate after. \

‘c: iis our’: m "i-si chm“; “firs. o Cent

ch mum amid ‘Bf-Ii: 81.3mm at Reinstall. s

use... v- ar. ornit- 3i»'-"§"'°'v.iw‘ o...a""“"'-“.‘.'.'. "Mesa. phone wuui Cnne ii-is

00L ‘ < ‘ or? » "'" ‘"- Ofli our assist res "Mu was and when H‘ ‘ minty ‘hind at "*1 ' . rut-got... "an" "i.

v I

" all "IUIIQ!

f . 3R0! sat: i" one

Gyro President

Ml. EARL TAYLOR

Newly-elected President of Gyro Club of Charlottetown.

the

Canadian Naval Plane ls Missing

(By The Canadian Press)

vaivoduvazn, Jan. 3'l--A Royal Canadian Navy plane. reported overdue on a routine flight from Patricia Bay, was believed to have crashed lll the vicinity of Portland Island. Western Al: Command ofliclala said here io- night.

The plane, a two-senior, single- cngined Firefly was seen lute to- day circling Portland Island at a low altitude by residents of Mayne Island. They believed it crashed near Portland Island.

The plane is one of the naval aircraft from H.M.C.$. Warrior. _.Alr IorcapflItaiaIs dld not re- veal whethcr there was more than one person in the plane, or the name of the pilot.

Thaw is Aid To Shivering Britons

LONDON. Jun. £il-—A gradual thaw brought lmprcvcliierii in illl‘ electricity and gas situation for shivering Britons tonight alter nine days of mostly sub-freezing temperatures but tho delay in coal deliveries caused more in- dustrial shutdowns.

Most housewives were rclicvcd as the power and gas companies brought services toward normal with warmer weather but thous- ands of other Britons faced a new problem-flooded rooms-us water began to flow again through frozen pipes.

Abolish Allied Control Commission

ROME, Jan. 31 — (AP) — The Allies tonight abolished, effective at, midnight. the Allied Control Commission setup shortly before the Italian armistice to advise and supervise the Italian Government.

Geri. Sir William Morgan, su- preme Allied commander in the Mediterranean theatre, nriounced the Cotillion-landed kill the last year by Rear Admiral Ellery W. Stone of the United States Navy-was being eliminat- ed because the need for it "no longer exists." '

rmoaamu, Jan. s1 - British authorities in Psiestkie today or- dlod the compulsory evacuation to lllsad d all British woman and children in the Holy loud Ind "I! ssumsi of all Govsrnmait offic- ms into seottrlig camps--

A Government officer said the lotion was taken ' o! ""- dltt tersoristlo acts in Palestine" sad is "suow the 008mm military to can-y ‘out the task-of

e.

tissue at the filam- iwl I‘ ll ° ' dor tardi- w‘ . The Paladins government said that the mafia” day m: ‘l: 1D . m u: families d emu-onset wtliloisll and business men, llltit

p. by Tuesday. .(Iss loadm. Colonial . louse aanittea in the oass time that lntish

z Coming To Canada

3.: Alan Lockhart, Falmouth, N. . S -

’ Freetown .

For Seed Potatoes

KINGSTON. Jlmalca, Jan. {lb-John L. Gaynor, colonial deputy commissioner of com- merce and industry is leaving for Canada Monday to bu! seed potatoes for Jamaica. No details of his itinerary were given.

Annual C. ‘F. A. Meeting Concludes

(By The Canadian Press) WINNIPEG. Jan. S1-The llth annual convention of the Canad- lun Federation of Agriculture con- cluded hcre today with president H. H. Hannsm of Ottawa, re- elected for his eighth term. de- claring that Canadian agriculture should be strengthened if con- ventlon recommendations were approved by responsible authorit-

les.

Other officers. also rc-elected. were W. J. ‘Parker of Winnipeg. first vice president; J. A. Marion or Montreal, sccond vice presi- dent; George C. Coote of Nan- ton. Alia. honorary secretary; and Colin G. Grcff of Ottawa, Ecroiury (freasurer. a

‘The-lo lowing were

Maritime. Provinces,» < a

Maritime Federation of Agri- culture: J. E. Walsh. Moncton, N.

"Prince Edward Island Federat- loii of Agriculture: R. A. Profitt,

The almost week-long coiivcii- tion, with representatives from every Canadian Province present, drafted a ecrlcs of resolutions which gave ividc-spread expres- sion to agricultural opinion con- cerning farming and marketing of products under present condit- ions.

Today the Federation's board of directors, following the con- clusion of ihc convention's opcri sessions. demanded from the Fed- eral Government that “definite and prompt action be taken to

increase the car loadings of grain." a ‘The ' resolution. forwarded to

both Trade Minister McKlnnon and Agriculture Minister Gard- iner, said that the deficiency in car loadings was imperilllng the domestic feed position iii Eastern Canada and also the Dom-inionk wheat export commitments.

This resolution was the only one made public following today's directors’ meetings. Other reso- lutions. submitted for the direct- ors’ conslde ailon, were left over for public pronouncement from Ottawa, Mr. Hannam said.

I-IILLINGTON. Scotland — (OP) — Ari English engineering firm will give employment to 1,000 par- aons in a factory making mach- inery for the pottery and other industries.

MANCHESTER. England —(OP) - W-halo meat was on sale in the retail fish “market at ls. 10d. (36 cents) a pound "to taet the

2,000 British Women To. Leave Holy Land

mg piore of a preventive measure.

public demand.”

Churchill. depioring the “squalid warfare" with terrorls , demand- ed that Britain eith solve the problem, or surrender- her man- dah "unless the Uinlffld States will come with us on s 80-50 basis."

(A Government informant hero said the Wacustioa cedar did not necessarily signal an all-out cam- paign against terrorism, but Iwaa

(The Colonial Secrets said that iii-train was not Mlulndbfledt- ad firm the course c! iustioo by tllrtlia of terrorists and the Cov- emrnent "shares with otisle moan- bsrs the fseling- of hiussillatim" over the recent Paint-ho events wiisn two civilians wsao kidnapped.

(m: min-chili and Oliver ltsn-

elected to ' the board of directors by the

SYDNEY. h‘. 5., Jan. 31 - (C?) -Freeman Jenkins, United Mine Workers District 36 (C.C.L.) praai. dent. said hero tonight that "the strike is on after midnight" sxnons the union's membership of 13.000 men in the Maritime coal fields. To other questions whether the strike was a brief work stoppage which might be settled as a re- sult of today's conciliation confer- ence wlth Mr. Justice W. l‘. Car- roll o! the Nova Scotio Supreme Court the Union chief replied with a curt "no comment."

Druinmoud Pita Working

NEW GLASGOW, N. 5.. Jan. 81 - (OP) —- A spokesman for 500 miners WOrking the big Drummond pita at nearby Westville said to- night these miners were not join- ing th_e general Maritime work stoppage at midnight tonight.

He recalled that the Westville men had recently voted to organ- ize s U. M. W. local after many years as an independent union. “But our charter has not yet been ratified and we are therefore not yet considered to be U. M. W. workers." he added

However. elsewhere in Pit-ton County the strike was on. A spokesman for the Acadia miners at nearby Steilarton said the strl-ke was 100 per cent efbotivs at midnight.

Will Affect Long, List 0f Articles i

_..__' \

OPITAWA. Jan. 31 - (Ct?) — The Prices Board announced to- night a. series of substantial re- tail price increases which -wil1 ev- entuaiiy boost the cost-of-liviiig s; it concerns the Canadian kit- chen, bedroom and bath.

The board said that increases in the products embracing leis and oils are allowable tomorrow. It was emphasized however that no retail price increases will be a1-

lowed on cotton products until present inventories of yarns and fabrics are used up. A board

spokesman said it was impossible to say when this would be wiiii- out having a Complete inventory of present stocks on hand across Canada.

The increases, which cover a variety cf things from soap chips to shortening and betlspreadg and even invade the field of clothing. and result from the redliction of Government subsidies being paid on cottons, oils and fats.

The Board, accompanying its references to textile prices ad- vances wlth the statement that after this adjustirint. no further consumer price increases appear likely, disclosed these changes:-

(fkmtinuied on Page 5 Col. 4)

y. ‘in.

filial-M. as. -- w‘

oyal P ti. Boards Ship

PORTSMOUTH, Hunts. Eiig.. Jan. 3l-—It Mas i939 all over a- gain.

There were masses of flags, ci-escencios of cheers and uiiist- ling, jostling crowds packing cv- ci-y inch of Porlsmcuthb water- front-just us there were at Southampton eight years ago when lite King and Queen embarked for Canada.

This time the Royal subjects‘ had extra lung power in reserve for the Princesses Elizabeth and lVoargarei—wiio. with their faces eager and glowing. walked behind their parents up the wide, crim- son gang-plank of the monster, grey-clad l-LMS. Vanguard which sails for South Africa at day- break.

Ottawa llaady To Talk_ Terms With lluplassis

OTTAWA, Jain. 30 ——(CP)—~Prime Minister Mackenzie King tabled in the Commons today a letter he wrote yesterday to Premier Dupies- sis o! Quebec saying that the Dom- inion is prepared to arrui-gc to meet Quebec representatives at any- time they wish to discuss taxation agreement matters

“My colleagues and I". said it. Duplesais, "will carefully stfl .your lettea- and the table attached thereto in tiha light of the Canadian constitution. of provincial rights. in particular of the fllhte o1 the Province of Quebec. and no the light o.’ the flthts of the antral Government."

A. F. L. Seeks llsltetl Lslsr Frost ls l. S.

MIAMI, “In Jan. 3i —(AP)—' The American Federation of today invited the CLO. to retirn to the Federation in a new peace plan

w.

Labor Australia welcomed the

Draft Address Moved

. ..”'.9c

-A-)1h‘ >

(Special to The Guardian) OTTAWA, Jedi. 31 - Needs of Prince Edward Island for the bet- terment of its economy and thanks to the government for its action in partially meeting ihosq needs were voiced lll the House cf Coili- 1110115 today by J. Watson Mac- Naught. Liberal niciiibci- for Prince ui moving the Address in reply to the Speech from the 'i‘ii'roiie.

Before crowded galleries and surrounded by 3U members iii the southwest section of the chamber all wearing crimson roses. lili". liiacNuiigiit spoke clearly. cmlciscly and drc-y applause on repeated oc- casions. His address Was followed with special interest by his Liberal colleagues James Lester Douglas, IHCIHDCI‘ for Queen's and Di‘. 'I‘ V. Grant, member for King's. Joining heartily iii the applause was W. Chester S. McLure. Progressive Conservative membe. for Queen's. who sat in a front Opposition trench on the occasion.

In the gallery were Senators Brewer Robinson, J.P. McIntyre. arid John A. MacDonald.

"The. Deople of Prince Edward Island", Mr. MacNaught said, “will feel in this honoring of their rep- roeentciiive, some recognition by the Prime Minister and iiis col-

(Continued On Page 15,'Co_i. 3)

‘Butcher's Son is Named CoL-iianaral

CANBERRA. Jan. 31 - (Rea- ters) — y’; appointment i1 the King of lliiam J . McKell - son of a butcher and a former bolkrflpabeg - ag Governor-Gen- eral of Australia, brought t4; a sharp head a political controversy nllng throughout the Dominion. McKcil is Labor Pflrrie Minister of New South Waleo He ‘

MacDonald Nominated

Conservative Convention

A large and enthusiastic con- ventlon of Progressive Conserva- tive electors of the Third District of Queen's chose Capt. J. J. Mac- Donald. D. C. M.. Glenfinnan, and Mr. J. A. Gillies, managa‘ Livi- stock Marketing Board, as candi- dates for Councillor and Assembly. man respectiveiy, to contest tho District in the next general pro- vincial election.

Mr. B. Roy Holman, President of the Queen's County Associa- tion, presided at the convention which was ‘held in the Canadian Legion 1-l’all. Present were Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMlllan, O. B. E. Provincial loader, and Mr, J. ll. Myers, Hampton, former Federal M. P. for Queen's. .

The nomination of Capt. Mac- Donald was moved by Mr. J. J. Trainer and seconded by Mr. Ern- est Reeves; that of Ml‘. Giilirl: by Mr. J. A. MacDonald, K. 0.. sec- ondctl by Mr. Malcolm Reeves, 31ft‘ vote ivas: Capt. MacDonald, 39; Ml‘. L. O. Kelly, 21.

Mr. Wylie Gibson, Progressive Conservative candidate for the District at the Jast provincial

election, was again nominated yes- terday afternoon by Mr. M. W Wood, Scuthport. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Frank Trainer. Johnson River. Mr. Gibson ex- pressed regret at his inability to accept the nomination at this time but told the convention there was so much fine material for candi- dates i-n the District that it would have no trouble in bringing out two excellent men. '

Mr,‘ L. O. Kelly, in g-vbriefflad- iirsss, srnirrnn~nigii"iei‘ttrs“o lie splendid wc-rk done for the Party in the past by Mr. Gibson.

Mr. J. A. MacDonald, 14.6.. was another possible candidate but he refused to allow his name to go before the convention on the ground that he had fought foiir campaigns in th-ii District and

And Gillies At Rousing

Mll- J. A. GILLES

iirges Closer inspection 0f Milk Supplies

“a dossi- aha more momma 111-‘ gpcclicsn n1 milk supplied to Char- lottetown consumers, couPled with rmnpulsory pasteurization. was rec- ommended in the rel!!!" 0! DT- w-R- Carsoin, consumers’ representative on the PEI. Milk Control Board. submitted at last night's annual meeting of the City Council. “During tho past year." the re-

was content to give others an op- poriuniiy’.

Mr. MacDonald advised the con- vention to sec that at the next election four Liiicrals dlrl not ai- ‘icnipt to vote on iiie same pro- perly. There llflfl been glaring examples of that kiiid of work a‘. the last ClCCIlClI ill the Third Dis. trier. he sat-rt, oiiri the ciicseii can- didates owed it to themselves and the Party to. get intc the field

(Continue-ti 1.? in}; s Co], 5,

Sask. To Control Mink lianehing

(By The Canadian Press)

REGINA, Jun. Ill-Phenomenal growth of mink ranching has brought 1t into conflict with com- mercial fishing necessitating mea- sures by the Saskatchewan Re- sources Department io ensure that both industries have a fair chance of survival, R. F‘. Camp. hell. assistant Supervisor of Fish- eries and E. L. Paynter. Game Com-ntissloner said in a joint statement today.

Regulations include; Additional fur farmers will not be permitted to settle on "A" class commercial fishing lakes," established ranch- ers at "A" lakes will be allowed to continue operations if they comiply with fisheries regulations concerning use of rough fish only to feed their fur bearing anim- ale.

port states, “the 00st of living has cdvanceri to a greater (108116 i111“ man-y of us have anticipated, and this can be definitely noted in the price of foods, more particularly with respect to fluid milk which ccmmcdity has leached the almost unbelievable advance of 55.5 per cent. _

"one year ago, pasteurized milk sold in this City at 9 cents per quart. On Jiiiie 1st.. due to the Do- minion G0vil’l'l‘il'llélll's cancellation of the consumers" subsidy. the price advanced l0 11 cents. Agaiii. due to the further cancellation of the producers’ subsidy of 55 cents per 100 lbs. the price was further ad- vanced to l3 cents per quart. Not satisfied with this increase, the Charlottetown producers and Ven- dors Association brought S11E11 pressure to bear upon the Milk Control Board that a iria-jority of its members raised the price to l4 cents per quart on Jan. 1, i941. (he consumers representative ob- jecting. Fortunately for the poorer consumer no other food has ad- vanced with such tremendfiils strides.

Ottawa Meetings

"During the first week of May last. a meeting of the Combined Milk Boards of Canada was held in Ottawa. the same canonization nfidtln‘ lfllwlrds with the Milk Boards of the United Slates in Montreal. I attended both tlicsc meetings. Th; most important question under discussion ‘alas that of the Consumers Subsidy and its projected cancellation. 'l‘l'ie_

(Continued on Page 5 CoL 5)

m; King's brothlr, the Duke of Gloucester. and is the second Aus- ts-siiau-born Ciovamor-Geaiersl to be appointed.

Whllg Prime Minister Chifliey of appoint- meat. Robert G. Menzies, leader of the opposition and a former

to present a united labor front and combat "objectionable" lqislatioth

prime minister, decisnd it was "shocking and hiunlllI-fifll"

_ The Quality Tea

New Storms, Frigid Weather In The West

(By ‘line Canadian Proust

New storms headed for the Pitc- ific Coast last night while this west underwent severe cold with a raging blizzard in Southern Alberta. Although fresh snow fell in many sections Ontario generally onjoyed a lull after the severe snow and sleet storm earlier in the week, and the Maritimes enjoyed unusually mild weather.

The temperature chart covered wide extremes - from s minimum of 60 below zero st Dawson. Yukon ‘Iierritory, to a high of M above at Yarmouth. N. S. In between cold spots were Edmonton, so be- low. Calgary at M below. 811R!-

. toon a below and Regina l'l be-

low. At Vancouver warnings were watod of a snow-laden gals bear-

Di from the Pacific with i d0-

nsbls wind due during the night. Snow began tailing on the coast likiday afternoon. At Prince Rup- ert yesierdsy a low of 52 below zero was recorded.

In the frigid spell on the Prairies two men died when fire destroy- ed their homes-Frank Hood at Mcquarric. 130 miles northeast of Edmonton, and staniey Harris at Boyle. 00 miles north of Edmon- ton.

In Saskatchewan rsiiwuy serv-

ranging down to I below ll\ a d0- mils wind The pected to hit Manitoba shortly.

With a new snowstorm headed for the big western Ontario tri- angle between jvbermo y, Darrin and aariiis, Ontario highways ae- partrnerit was-nod motorists t: