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MONTREAL MAN CONVICTED 0N ESPIONAGE CHARGE

P. E. Island -Men 0n Executive 0f tlommerce Chamber

QUEBEC, Oct. 9 -—(C P)— C. Bruce I~lill of St. Cuthat-lnes, Ont... (above) was elected president of ilhe Canadian Chamber of Com- merce as the 16th annual meeting concluded iterc today. lie succeeds C. Gordon Cocksltutt of Brunliorcl,

The chambers final session also confirmed a. nonlinatroits report containing the names of 160 other officers, councillors, directors and committee men.

Election of a first vice-president, who under amended chamber by- laws would succeed the new presi- dent next year, was deferred.

Other elections were:

Chainman of the executive, l-l. Greville Smith. Montreal; vice- chairntan, D.A. Hanson, Montreal, and A.G. Partridge, Toronto; hen- orary treasurer, W. G. Moore, Tor- onto.

Provincial vice-presidents includ- ed: L. W. Simms, Saint John. A. hfurray McKay. Halifax, and Lt.- Col. K. S. Rogers. Charlottetown.

Members of the advisory council included‘: D. A. Turnbull, Halifax.

National councillors included:

N. B.-.l'. A. Morris. Moncton, and Cedric Cooper, Fredericton; N. s.-A.A. Dunphy, Kentville, and Johnston Chew, Glace Bay; PILL- \V_ M. Melllsh, Summerslde. and Wnlter llyndmnn, Charlottetown. National board oi directors

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Coming Events

"Movies - Wood Islands Mon- tiny. “Ilhe Return oi Rusty."

"Movies —- Sturgeon, Tuesday.

"The Return oi Rusty".

"Movies _- Bridgetown, Satur- day. "Melody Ranch". Gene Autry.

"Dance. St. Teresa's, Monday, Octobert 13h. \’Vebster‘s Orchestra.

"Legion dance Morel! Friday night. Eastern Rhythm Boys.

"Our Stores will be closed all ~

41M’ Thanksgiving Day, October 13th. Parker Canileld, Brant Wood.

"Hot Goose Supper, Thanksgiv- ing Monday, October 13th, Victoria H811. 5 o'clock. United Church.

"Come to Bernards Store, Bor- don, for your Rubber Boots and Rubbers.

"Notice: We require I hgs

000d iced oats, either mixed or.

straight. Livestock Feed Agency.

"Grinding Grain every ’l‘hurs- day. 15 cents per cwt. Lem Mac- Donald. New Dominion.

"in Stock -- Cedar and Asphalt Shingles. W. I. Bowman, Hunter River.

"Rsgulsr Hospital Dance. Mon- tague Curling Rink every Saturday 1118M. Webster's Orchestra.

"Annual meeting of Mall Oar- Plflrl’ Association Monday even- 1118. 18th. at City Hall at 0 o'clock.

~l>ast forget the ma n Ber- Illrds Biol-e. Borden, Oetober om. 10th ma -

"318 Danes, Morel] l-lsll, Mon-

hv. October 1am. Cliff Peters’ Orchestra.

"Growers with tablsstock Wilkes and turnips, ready for

market in Kings County; also re- "l" Quantity of pressed hay. sny- Whers in the Bovinoe. Phone or writs '1‘. J. Rickbam. lcuris.

llevl Zealand Man Flies Tiny Plane llonle From Belgium

ti. AUCKLAND, N. L, Oct. 10- (Frldan-Psrmer Harry New. ton came home today as non- chalsntly as if he had taken a stroll around his back yard. The 30-year-old New Zeal- ander had Just concluded s unique 22-day "repatriation" trip, from Belgium in a. baby plane which had only a 75. horsepower engine. I Unable to obtain sea passage home, Newton. a former night. fighter pilot, worked in a Bel- gian aircraft factory until he was able to buy a plane. Then he set of! casually. obtaining permits to fly from one alr- fleld to the next across Eur-

ope. the Mlddle East and Southern Asia. After leaving Brisbane In ‘

his plane, which had the low- eut horsepower oi’ any aircraft to attempt to fly the Tasman Sea. one of the studs securing the engine cowllng came a- drift. Newton made an emer- gency landing on the beach of Lord Howe Island, made re- pairs and took off immediate- ly- He intended to fly to Nor- folk Island, longest hop for which he could get a permit to fly from the Australian authorities. however, seeing bad weather. he determined to fly direct to New Zealsnd and landed here after dark.

Expensive British Sire Sent To ll. S.

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) — A fleet of the most expensive and luxurious automobiles in the world, bound for the United States in search of dollars. was given a send- Oli today by Sir Stailford Cripps. Brita n's econcmic chief.

The fleet consists of sevenRolls Royce and Bertvley automobiles equipped with special coaclavwork designed to appeal to American buyers. They will make a coast- to-coast tour of the United States covering about 20,000 m les.

The cheapest is a Bentley costing $13,000 while the Rc-lls Royce models cost anything from $15,000 to $19,- 000.

Agrlcultura Minister’: Son ls Nominated

DUVAL, Saslc. Oct. 9 -(CP)-—- James Wilfrid Gardiner, 23-year- old son of Agriculture Minister J. G. Gardiner, has been nominated Liberal candidate for Last Mount- ain provincial constituency. lie is the youngest candidate now in the

field for the Liberals.

by ROBERT S. BALI. (Staff Correspondent of the Deirlot News) (Copyright, 1947, by the Detriot News) t

GJZVIZLAND. Oct. 0 — (AP) — United States robot rocket. planes have crashed the sonic barrier at blistering speeds In the neighbor- hood of 1,700 miles an hour, a high Government official revealed today.

The flights have been carried on for months from s lonely island off the Virginia coast, where the Nat- ional Advisory Committee for Aer- onsutcs (N. A. C. A.) has a small experimental station.

Tlhls disclosure oi American pro- gress In the field of supersonic flight - which is flight faster than the speed of sound — was prompted by publication Wednesday of ac- counts from Britain of the 000- mlie-sn-hotlr flight of pilotisss rocket m-sit.

As In the n. A. r. experiments. the American mad imp are launched at high altitude frcm a fast-flying bousbsr. .Thalr controls us pro-set to send them diving into the sea sitlr a. flibt 01D to I0 rules. ‘

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Infant ‘Kidnapped; Mother Makes Plea

TORONTO, Oct. 0—(C.PJ- Ilbur-weeks-eld 105s Hughes was snatched from her carriage outside a downtown department store to- day and the baby's mother. Mrs. Elmer Hughes Bllliiealed to whoever took the infant to follow its special feeding formula.

The formula is made with nine parts of syrup, 12 parts of milk and 111116 Paris oi water, said the mother, seriously ill since the baby's blrtih.

MTB- Hughes and her unemployed husband expressed amazement that their child, token on a busy street in the noon-hour rush, should be "kidnapped."

“We haven't a frying pan to call our own." said Hughes. whose last regular job was settng bowling plflS at the Canadian National Exhibit- lon in ease the baby-snatcher was thinking in terms of ransom.

Mrs. Lois Badat, operator oi the rcomlnghouse in Vlillcl} the Hughes couple has a single room. had taken the c-hild downtown. She went into the crowded department store. made a purchase and ref/timed to the street to find the child and her tiny blanket had disappeared.

At least five persons reported seeing the baby being taken from the carnage. One said the snntcher was a man; another said the per- son wag a wcman; still another volunteered the information a young girl too-k the infant.

Police said they believed the per- son is a woman or a young girl.

By MICHAEL O’MARA

IDNDON, Oct. l—-(CPi—The slx-week strike in Canadian pack- ing plants has forced a slash in the British bacon ration-the tast- iest tid-bit in the drab United Kingdom diet-the Food Ministry announced today. Starting Oct. 10, Britons will get two ounceb fortnightly instead oi weekly.

Should the strike “go on indefi- nitely even that ratlon cannot be maintained." the Food Ministry statement said. But ii the strike is settled in the near future, the two-ounce’ weekly ration will be restored as soon as working stocks are rebuilt in Britain.

The Government statement made it clear that their reduction was intended to be only temporary.

In the meantime. often cir- culated rumors of potato ra- tioning-n step to which the

GuvcsIImEnt never had to re-

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ctr-operative meeting.

"We are considering how to dis- tribute our available potatoes." said Bevin. “I don't know whether we shall have to ration them but I would rather do that than let one section oi the community

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i. s. Robot Planes Fly At 1,700 M. p. n.

aloft and on the ground, Radar also

is used to track the rocket plane throughout its brief but sensational flight.

"It wlll not be many months be- bors we have a pilot aircraft break hhroilgh the sonic barrier (750 mile; an hour at 30,000 feet), although he will be flying a turbo-jet plane with a rocket boost," the Govern- ment spokesman sad.

Ib- was revealed that great pro- gress t-lsd been made in recent months in perfecting controls for the supersonic aircraft, whose Iwings are so sharply swept back that they resemble s "V",

Today's disclosures eoinclded with. but were not part of, the first annual inspection military and civilian engineers oi e N. A. C. A.‘a flight propulsion research labor- atory at the edge of the Cleveland municipal airport.

This 850,000,000 Government re- search plant, which Detroit sought. in 1N0. has been operating at a constantly accelerating pace for five years. It now has s staff of more than 2.000 teehnwians.

Among the 2'10 civilian engineers who toured the vast laboratories Wednesday was Charles A. Lind- burgh. who headed the N. A. C. A.. committee which orllnally planned the facility in i010.

Will Be Set 0f Antique Silver And Wild lllink Boat

(by The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Oct. B—Ca.nada’s gift to Princess Elizabeth on the oc- casion oi her maxrlage to Lieut. Philip Mountbatten next month will be s selection oi inscribed antique silver and a mink, coat made oi Canadian wild mink skins, Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced tonight.

in a statement the Prime Min- ister sald that through the Prin- cess Alice. the Countess oi Ath- lone, it had been learned that Princess Elizabeth “was in need oi silver for setting up house and would particularly welcome silver for her table.

“The Cabinet has accordingly authorized Princess Alice, on be- half of the Canadian Government, to make c. selection oi antique silver which will accord with the personal wishes of the Princess.

“The gift will be suitably in- scribed to indicate that it has been presented by and carries with it the best wishes oi the Government and people oi Can- ads.”

Mr. King said the Government also had decided to present Prin- cess Elizabeth with a mink coat oi Canadian wild mink skins which

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Stfits-ike Causes Cut In British eflaeon" ‘Ration

(lne Packing 0o. Seeks To Settle Present Strike

MONCTON. NB. Oct. 9 —tCP). —Prospects oi an early settlement in the strike against Swidt Canad- ian Company appeared “gocd". but there were no signs oi a break in the strike against Burns and Com- pany and Canada Packers, an of- ficial of the United- Packinghousc Workers of America (C.I.0.) said tonight.

Adam Borsk, assistant Canadian director oi the Union, hare to ad- dress a meeting of striking workers at the local plhmi oi Swift Canad- ian, said representatives of Swl-ft are negotiating with the UP.W.A., but no efforts had been made by Canada Packers and Burns and Company to resume negotiations on the Union's wage demands. Charging Canada. Packers and Burns had reniegsel- on a union pro- posed settlement of the strike, Mr. Borsk said there could be no set- tlement. of the present dispute without arbrittratlon.

Russia Will llot Participate In Balkan commission

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y-. Oct. 0- iOP)—R.ussla and her associates in the United Nations today angrily condemned the majority move to establish a Greek-Balkan border commission and bluntly declared they would boycott-it.

Russia. as one of the Big Five powers, was named as a member in the tentative list of countries to make up the body assigned the task oi maintaining peace in the Balkans.

Weary supporters oi the major- ity of the political committee said at adjournment. that they would go along without Russia and he!‘ friends and try tomorrow to lat up the commission.

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The next meeting or the Marl- tlme Synod oi the Presbyterian Glurch ln Canada will be held at Sydney, N. S. on the first Tuesday in October, 194.8, it was decided lpst night at the closing sedenlnt of the Synod's 130th annual meeting in St. James Church here.

A busy day was spent by the Synod commissioners yesterday in getting through a heavy agenda during lengthy mornng, afternoon and evening sessions.

The newly elected Moderator, Rev T. H. Bussell Somers, pre- sided.

Morning Sederunt

When the Synod met at 9.30 yesterday morning devotional ex- ercises were conducted in Gaelic. those participating being Revs. Roderick MacLeod and Archibald MacKinnon, Ministers, and Donald MacKinnon, KC, H. A. Grant, M. D., and Donald Nicholson, Presby- terian student.

In accordance with the docket as submitted by the chairman of the business committee, Mr. Bean, the first. matter taken up was that of the committee on Presbytery Records. Rev. Roderick MacLeod submitted that the Committee had carefully gone over the records of all the Presbyteries as tabled namely, Newfoundland, Cape Bre- ton. Pletou, Halifax and Lunen- burg_ Si. John, Miramlchi and Prince Edward Island. He moved, seconded by Revps. Kgrr, that. all these minutes ‘hauling been - ly and corriictiy kept‘ and '~" "be g otherwise in accordance with the law oi the church, that they be received and attested by the Mod- erator.

Amendment Defeated

Dr. A. A. Murray. moved, second- ed by Dr. A. O. Thompson, that the records of the Presbytery of Halifax and Lunenburg touching all phases bearing upon action taken by the Presbytery regarding Rev. Perry F. R/ockwood be read to the Court. Diversity of view emerging. discussion ensued par- ticipated ln by Mr. T. K. Mac- Lellan. Clerk oi the Presbytery. Rev. Frank Lawson, Dr. A. 0.

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Big Plane Turns 0n Back, Startles 48 Passengers

EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 9 —lAP)— A big four-engined American Alr- llnes plane flipped over on its back momentarily while flying near El Paso yesterday, tumbling 48 frightened passengers to the ceiling of the plane before it was ri-ghted. Baggage and passengers scram- bled back into their seats after the pilot, Capt. Charles Slston, rlghtcd the craft from the unexplained manoeuvre. An unscheduled stop was made at El Paco where six per- sons were given first aid.

The plane, bound from Dallas to Los Angeles. had just flown over El Paso at 8,000 feet, Slswn said. when it went into an abrupt climb. He adjusted the automatic pilot. then switched it off. The ship promptly dived 5,000 feet while Siston struggled with ilhe manual controls. During the descent, the plane turned on its back briefly but the passengers said it seemed an eternity.

"People and pieces of baggage were flying through the air" said Clyde Miller, a passenger. "The passengers were shouting and screaming. Children were crying- Only a few had their safety belts fastened.

"I wondered if we were going to pull out of it. when we did we all fell back from the ceiling to the aisle. A boy fell in my lap."

cabana Announces out To lfi-incess Elizabeth Busy Sessions Yesterday For Presbyterian Synod

Anglican Primate 0f All Canada To Be Welcomed iiere

The Most. Rev. George Frederick Kingston, Anglican Archbishop of Nova Scotia and Primate of all Canada will be welcomed at a special service at St. Paul's Church. Charlottetown on Thanksgiving Day, Oct. 13. This will be the Archbishop's first visit here since the was elevated Prirrtnte,

Archdeacon G. R. Harrison, Sum- merside, will address words of wel- come to the Archbishop.

Special invitations to the service have been issued to His l-lonor the Lieutenant Governor, the Chief Justice, the judg:s oi the Sin» reme Court, the Premier of the Province ant‘: hrs Cabinet, the Mayor of Charlottetown and the City Council, members of the Min- isterial Association, the President of the Canadian Legion and com- manding officers of the Anny, Navy and Air Force.

The service will be held in the evening.

"=1 Silicon sentenced '10‘ Hang Jan. 23

(By The Canadian Press)

MONTREAL, Oct. 9—A Court o! King's Bench jury today found Marcel Marcotte, 40-year-old hat. salesman, guilty of nlurdering his friend and fellow salesman, Mar- cel Boileau, by shooting and the tall, slim. one-eyed Montrealer was sentenced to be hanged Jan. 23.

The end of the seven-day trial was as dramatic as some of the evidence that had been produced. When Mr, Justice Wilfrid Lazure pronounced s e n t e n c e, Marcotte fainted into the arms oi nearby police officers. He recovered quick- ly and was led away to the cells. Marcotte's aged mother was in an anterocm adjoining the court-

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Give Verdict ln Railway Wreck

(By The Canadian Press)

WINNIPEG. Oct. 9—.l\ cor- oner's jury tonight held that non-observance of‘ railway rules by those in charge of the in- ukl special. was iesponslhle for the Labor Day train wreck at Dugald, Man, In which 31 persons were killed. The find. lng was returned one hour and

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Wounded Eskimo Taken To Hospital

RULES DUTCH

Dutch Princess Juliana has been appointed Regent of the Nether- lands. Her mother. 87-year-old Queen Wilhelmina, ill with bron- chltis. transferred all her royal powers to the princess.

Record Narcotics llaul In Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Oct. 9 —(CP) - Described as "one of the largest hauls eve;- mulo In North America," contraband narcotics worth $4,645,090 on the blade market, were seized l‘! 3°"! °"".1i!li.;.li1@luuefl-

Dutch freighter Manoemn to. day at a North Vancouver dry- dock. '

The narcotics, conning in several packages, weighed a to- tal of 45 pounds, and were discover-e hidden in s. winch.

R. C. M. P. officials said the ship carried Indian seamen and Dutch officers.

About 165 pounds were found in the first seizure, leading of- ficers to search further and they uncovered an additional 250 pounds.

The raw-drug content of the sifzed parcels was believed to have originated Win China.

(By The Canadian Press)

HALIFAX, Oct. 9—Sea.rch and Rescue officials of the R.C.A.F. reported tonight that their rescue Canso aircraft had landed st Goose Buy, Labrador. with a wounded Eskimo from Nuvuk Har- bor near the northwest tip of Quebec.

The Eskimo. suffering gunshot wounds in the leg, was described as in “pretty good condition" but no other details were available.

lierson Sentenced To Four Years ln Penitentiary

OITAWA, Oct, 9—-(CP)—I-i’arold Sarnuel Gerson of Montreal, 42- year-old former key man in the Munitions and Supply Department, was convicted tonight by an On- tario Supreme Court jury in his second trial on s charge of con- llflrlcy to supply confidential in- formation to Russia and was sen-

.‘ y tenced to four years in prison.

The jury deliberated for three hours and so minutes, returning at 8:47 p.m. EST and Gerson ap- peared calm and cool when the "zuilty as charged"- verdict was announced.

Crown counsel John Cartwright asked that the six months’ Ger- son spent in prison between his first trial and this one be taken into consideration in his sentence.

Defence counsel A. W. Beament asked that the previous "good character" of Gerscn be also taken into account and the Crown agreed to this. ‘

Mr. Justice Barlow asked Ger- son ii he had anything to say and the prisoner replied:

"I still say I am not guilty and

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ltlaine Potato Alcohol Plant To Slosc llown

CARIBOU. Me., Oct. 9 —(C P)- The big potato alcohol plant. here wi-ll suspend operation; Saturday because supply of tubers is dwind-

A spokesman said today that the distillery, which has a capacity o! nearly 16 cal-loads of spuds a day, would finish processing Saturday 'a. LStiO-carload run of surplus south- ern potatoes it has worked on since August.

The United- St-ates Department: o! Agriculture has not offered any potato diversion program this year to alcohol or starch plants, the spokesman said, in the belief that all edible potatoes might be need- ed to fill out shipments to Eu-IVPQ at this time of year.