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|O0,000 Ecuadoreans Reported Homeless After Quake

$40,000 Damage In Fire Aboard N.B. - NS. Ferry At Saint John

Coming Events

"Mermaid Dance postponed until August 12th.

"Bingo and Dance. Cherry Val- ley, h-iday, August 12th.

"Kinkora Hall chickan supper Wednesday, August 10.

"Ice Cream Festival at Ebenezer postponed indefinitely.

"Mall your Films to Garnhuin Photo Studio. Charlottetown. ~

"Dance. Newtoutn Cross School, Thursday, August 11th.

"Ice Crr-alm and Dance, Iona Hull, Tuesday. August 9th.

"Ice Cream Festival, Mt. Mel- lick School. Tuesday, August 9th.

"Ice Cream Festival and Danes, I-‘anningbrook School. August 12th.

"Dance in Fort Augustus School. Wednesday, August 10th. Burke's Orchestra.

"Legion dance Belfast I-Iall, Wednesday, August 10th. Good music.

“ "Dance, Pisquid West school. ‘ruesday. August 9th. Good music.

"Green sheaf Binder Twine now in stock. Lowest prices. Dillon s: Bpillett.

“Chicken supper St. Margaret's Hall. Wednesday evening, Aug. 10th.

"Dance Long River Hall every Wednesday. Good music. Door prize.

"Picture, Ice Cream and Danae.

Rollo Bay Hall, Thursday. August 11th.

"Show Morcll every Tuesday, Friday. Saturday, 9.00 P. M. Ad- mission 150-300.

"Dance, Souris Line Road, South School. Thursday. August , 11th. Lunches and Drinks. '

"MacDonald Bros. Theatre to- night: "Linda Be Good", plus sor- fiil. Show at 0 p.m.

"Iluncht-s served ‘at Field Day at Win. E. Johnstones. Long River. Wednesday. August 10th.

"Ice cream festival Thursday. Aug. 11th. Central United Church grounds, Dunstaffnage.

"Ice Cream Festival and Auction Sale, Tuesday evenins- 5118050 91h- Alliany Village school,

"Dance every Friday night at the Gordon Lodge. Good music. Dancing from D tlll 1.

"Regular Dance at the "Bea Breeze", Victoria. each Wednes- day. Dancing 9 till 1.

"Don't miss the big dance, Flat Iiiver Hall, Thursday. Aug. 11th. Hollie Maglensids Orehslra.

"Oorran Ban Parish Picnic. Wednesday. August 10th. Dlflct Melody Boys Orchestra. . '

"Come to St. John's Church Pic- nic, Crapaud. Wednesday. August 10th. 1f wet. first fine day.

"Afton Hail-August. 11th. Var- iety Ooncert. Refreshments and Dancing to MsaNeilfis Orchestra-

"Ice cream festival in Frederic- ton l-lell Tuesday. Aug. 0th in lit! of Pleasant Valley Mission Band.

"Old time Dance at ‘The Brill" Spot" tonight from 8 o'clock to l o'clock: Adgnisliori 350- Gilli"?! service.

"Coma to ham supper atiltlver- dais Wednesday, Aug. 10th. lup- per served from I p.m. DIM! after. .

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"Dance at the Outside Inn. Wednesday. Aug. l0. on WWI"! oi Jack Worth. Pownal-ldlilview ONhOsttI.

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(By The Canadian Press)

SAINT JOHN, N. 3., August 8- Damaged by a fire in her hold early today, the 4,000-ton Canad- ian Pacific Railway vessel Prin- cess Helene will be able to re- sume her regular daily Bay of Fundy service between SaintJohn and Digby,N.S., Wednesday morn- ing.

An announcement to this eflect was made late this afternoon af- ter Alan Cumyn, ship inspector for the Federal Department of Transport, pronounced the vessel saaworthy. Repairs can be made without. putting the Helene into drydock and without further in- terruption of service after tomor- TOW.

Damage was estimated roughly at $40,000. Three of 28 automobiles in the hold were burned. in ad- dition to fire, water and smoke damage to a l06-ton general car- go. A complete survey of the ves- sel and plans for the necessary minor repairs will be made to- morrow after Canadian Pacific Steamship experts arrive from Montreal.

Passengers were re-routed to Nova Scotia on the Canadian Na- tional Railways line via Moncton. N. B. -

The two-alarm fire started about (1.40 a.m.. approximately two hours before the scheduled sailing time for Digby. C. P. R. officials said it possibly broke out when a bale of cotton struck an electric light fixture, which was smashed de- spite a guarding device.

Many oi the 5i passengers who had spent the night aboard were

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orderly manner and no one was injured. Some did not take time to dress fully.

Firemen poured tons of water into the hold, causing the vessel to list sharply at her dock for a time. Two tugs were ready to pull the Helene away from the wharf if such action became nec- essary.

On the Saint John-Dlgby run for 2'! years, the Princess Helene is the main water transportation link between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

TO RAID SACRED MOUNTAIN

TOKYO. Aug. 8 —(Rcuters) - Flfteen "emancipated" Japanese women will make the second at- tempt by any group of Japanese women to climb the sacred mount- din of Omine tomorrow. The mountain is traditionally prohibit- ed to Women. Last summer, a group of wctrnen were turned back at the foot of the mountain by a line of menacing Buddhist priests and their followers-

"Come to the dance and lawn party at _South Melville Monday, Aug. 15th. sponsored by Women's Institute. McNeil! Orchestra.

"Regular Dance East Royall)’ Rink Hall, Tuesday, August 9th. Eastern Rhythm Boys. Bus leav- ing I. M. T. at 11.10-10.00.

"Bradaibane tonight. Double feature "Prairie Chickens" and "The Last Three". Dance after show. Charles Todd‘s Orchestra-

a . t South Mllgrinysftiiiitlctmreithvsrllamil- ton Horns‘: field. Tuesday. Misc ust 9th. If not flno. followlnl W‘ enins.

"Don't miss the Open Air Danes at the Cornwall Rink Grounds, A ust 10th. Dancing from 8-13-15- Re reshtnients. Sponsored by Jllili" Fgrmofl.

"at. Teresa's TeaTartl’. W45- nesday. Milli" 19m u "'7 dchck, gupptl’ served rom 3 till g P. M. Dance at night. Wshstors orchestra.

' B ll at Matthew (I Mdcggfilwiirshouso. Souris. Wednesday. Aulllll 10"‘- TV° °"°h' estrus. Modern and old iimo MM- ins In aid oi owril Fl" 9'9"" as‘... Admission so wits-

I l l ami- supper li- ..'.'.T.P.°°t...". woo-y weir-- Aulu" 33rd, Supper served from 500 o'clock on. Games. “"3"- i" Qyggm, various attractions. S0909!‘ 1s cents cor al-ts- 9"" fl" night. Coma to the but lo I '1' gupper than is IIIYWMPW

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Dr. W. l. McDonald Appointed Healih Officer For Ciiy

Appointment of Dr. W. L. Mae- Donald as Health Officer of the City of Charlottetown was made at the regular monthly meeting of the City Council held yesterday afternoon in the Council Cham- bers.

The appointment was in line with the act passed at the last sit- ting of the Legislature making it compulsory for the City to have a health officer separate from the Provincial official. Dr. B. C. Keep- ing, who formerly looked after the City's health interests. is Dep- uty Minister of Health. '

His Worship Mayor B. Earle MacDonald presided. All Council- lors were present with the excep- tion of Coun. Holland who is at. present ill.

Reports were read by the dif- ferent committee chairmen.

Coun. Lowther, chairman of hn- ance. stated in his report that re- ceipts taken in for the period to July 31st amounted to $252,554.70.

In the matter of the collection of taxes Coun. Farmer told the meeting that steps will be taken immediately for the collection of

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i3 Homes. Three Stores Destroyed In Bush fie

VAL E. Que, Aug. 8 — (GP) — A bush fira today swept through this North- eastern Quebec mining town destroying 13 homes and three stores.

Heavy rains which began falling in the early evening halted the progress of the fire and the village church and a (to-operative general store es- capcd damage.

Bush fires were also threat- ening a group of veterans’ land act houses under construc- tion on the Canadian Interna- tional Paper Company's priv- ate road ncar Val D'Or. 18 miles away, and bulldozer crews were cutting protective belts . around the houses when the I rain started.

Order New Trial In Roche Murder Case

HALIFAX, Aug. 8 ~40?) - Convietion of Charles Roche of the murder of his son in May. 1948, was set aside and a. new trial ordered in a decision handed down today by the full bench of the Nova. Scotia supreme Court.

Roche was convicted in March and sentenced by Mr. Justice WJ... l-lall to be banged June 2. A s8- prleve was granted pending out- come of his appeal.

Mr. Justice J.I-I. MMQuari-ie, who wrote (he decision. said the main grounds of the appeal were that Mr. Justice Hall "erred in law in his charge to the jury."

"The learned trial Judge instruct- ed the jury with regard to drunk- eness and with regard to provocat- ion, but apart from this nowhere docs ho instruct the jury upon un- lawful killing with inteni...this was erroneous in law amounting to misdirection and is fatal to the conviction. and a new trial must be had."

Roche was accused of shootlnit his son, Charles Roche. Jr.. with n shotgun following a family quar- rel. Defence at the trial was that the shooting was accidental.

Concurring in the decision with other members of the court was newly-appointed membe Mr. Just- ice J.L. Ilsley, fomic: Finance and Justice Minister in the Dom- inion Cabinet.

British Automobile Exports Set Record

LONDON, Aug. $- (Reutersb- Britain exported 110.000 automo- hllos and 45.500 trucks, buses and tractors during the first half of the current year. the Society 0! 14°10!‘ Manufacturers and Traders sn- nounced today. The aggregate fig- urea for the first aix months were higher than in any previous half year, the society said.

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TORONTO. All. I - (GP) — Premier Frost and officers of his Ontario Government today placed s summary of Ontario's housinl needs before Reconstruction Min- ister winters in one of a series of Dominion-Provincial conferences on l‘ da'| hoifling problems, Doth Mr. host and Mr. Winters said frankly bafors the meeting that they expected no immediate agreement to develop since the tslks largely wars for an exchange of idols.

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Marketing Discussed At Meeting At Summerside

A meeting held last night in St. Paul's Hall. Summerside, to dis- cuss marketing nf farm products, was addressed by Mr. Russell Love-

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Ltd. and»a. director of the Cooper- ative Union of Canada. The meet- ing was one cf a. series conducted. by the P.E.1. Federation of Agri-

Mr. Louis O'Connor of New Lon- don, the president of the Federat- ion.

Mr. Walter R. Shaw. Deputy Minister OLAgrIcuIture, also aci- dressed tha meeting which was fairly well attended by farmers from the various surrounding dist- riots.

Mr. Love stated that tihls was his first visit to this Province and that he was highly impressed with the agricultural development of Prince Edward, the abundance of hay, the fine homes well kept and painted. You are building a sound permanent agriculture in this Province, he said.

Mr. Love said that the farmer must. organize in order that his voice be heard. Ho pointed out that the war has crested an artificial prosperity but now the pendulum is swinging tho other way. "The time has come for some definite appropriate action if you are to have any st iiy of pricoa. All other professl ns, doctors, lawyers, labourers. even the undertakers, are organized and the cooperative movement believes that the fann- ors can help each other but if we give up that idea then we are lick- ed mw."

He" outlined the system of cooPcf- ative marketing in the Western Provinces. its trials and difficulties. its failures and its successes. He urged the local farmers to get be- hind the Federation in its work and assured thetm of a successful future in this way.

. Farmers Too Modest

Mr. Walter R- shew said that the address by Mr. Love was a fins inspirational talk. Referrin! i0 the Prince Edward Island farmers, hs said they have done a fine {ob of production but have been oo modest in advertising their prod-

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Winters Hears Review Of Ontari0’s Housing Needs

of the Dominion‘: Central Mort- IIBQ and Rousing Oorp.

Mr. Frost was reported to have told the Minister that Ontario needs 80.000 new houses a year and proposed a system of Federal assistance to the Province for home building. including:

1. Federal aid equivalent to One- half of local improvement coats for veterans and civilian housing. pre- dicated upon the Provincial Gav- ernmsnt continuing to pay the present B0 per cent. Both psy- mente, la subsidies. would not be charged to the prqasrty or includ- ed in the ainortised coats.

2. Federal aid for payment of lend. b! Wis of subsidy but not not. charged to rental or snort;

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Successful Field Day Held By Junior Farmers

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Approximately 500 members of Junior Farmer clubs, boyg’ and girls’ livestock and poultry clubs and girls’ food and sewing clubs DflFi-iciiloted in the events which highlighted a gala Junior Farmers Field Day at the Experimental. Station yesterday.

Judging of cattle and poultry. tours of the Government farm and an evening of sporting activities were features of an exceptionally interesting and enjoyable pro- gramme,

Every cooperation was received by the Junior Farmers from the Experimental Farm staff and Pro- vincial and Dominion Departments of Agriculture.

A slow start was mono as ll was 11.30 yesterday morning before members of the group assembled for the judging of the Ayrshire cattle. This judging was immed-

Exact Dedih Toll Remains lInknowL

(By Jorge Mantiila)

QUITO. Ecuador, Aug. 8-(APi—- A hundred thousand Ecuadoreans today were officially reported homeless as a result of the ear-th- quake that ripped 50 oitles and vii- lages last Friday.

Unofficial estimates of the num- ber killed rose as high as 6,000 but an aide to President Galo Plaza Lasso said the death toll was more alltoely to be between 2,000 and 4.-

Tlie aide, presidential secretary Miguel Albornoz, said the govern- ment had not been able to com- pile a death list.

(Reuters News Agency, in a dis- patch from Guayaquil, listed the death toll at 9.241. The dispatch, quoting n Guayaquil official, esti- mated 5,000 wore killed in Amhalo. 3,000 in Pclileo and 1.000 in Pat- ate.)

The President Sunday announced

lately followed by the judging of poultry and swine. At the same "m9 WHEN guessing contests of the cow and the horse were being conducted,

Lunch was held following this at which time the judges scored the cards entered by the mom. ln8‘s contestants. Mr. WR. Shaw. Dellllty Minister of Agriculture and Mr. S.C. Wright, Agriculture Rep- resentative of the Provincial De- partment were the judge; of the cattle entries, The swine entries We" 1008961 by Mr- l-LW. Clay. Senior Livestock Fleldman and the poultry entries by Mr. 6.5. Sci-an. on.

Official Opening

The official opening was held gt Uflew-lth Mr. Lloyd Martin, Pres- ident of the P.E.I. Junior Farm- ers presiding. Guest speaker was Hon. J. Walter Jones. premier. His remarks were supplemented by words of advice and welcome by Hon. W.F‘.A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Mr. RC. Parent, $l1l1crintendent of the Experi- mental Firm- The siiceches were followed by announcements of the mOmITTFS contests winners.

Farm and horticultural tours were next organized, The two farm tours examined crop rotat- ion, fertilizer plots and soil eros- ion plots. One tour was headed by Mr. R. C. Parent and the other

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nausea DESTITOIIED

PERTH, N.B.. Aug. 8 -- (C?) - Fire early today destroyed the wooden hangar and office at. the flying field of Hoyt Air Service. Also lost were an automobile o\vn- cd by A.S. Bishop, River do Chute, and a. wrecked plane. Nearby houses were threatened before fire- men subdued the flames. Loss was estimated at several thousand dollars. Cause of the fire is un- known.

that in one town of 3,500 identi- fied as Pclileo, there were only i300 survivors.

- President Lasso told a press con- ference the biggest emergency problem now is to provide lodging 'for 100,000 people. He pointed out "it" 75 Tier cent. of the homes still standing in hard-hit Ambato must he torn down.

The President said his estimate Sunday of $20,000,000 property dam- age was "l/ery modest" and might go much higher. A definite figure awaits an engineers‘ survey.

Latest information available to- day in Quito was that no foreigners were killed or injured in the earth- quake although one Briton was re- ported killed when a plane, flying workmen to Ambato after the quake crashed.

(In Toronto, W. It. Roberts dis- closed hc had received word by shortwave radio from Quito that

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Hoof Blamed For Death in Cape Breton

SYDNEY. NS. Aug. 8 - (OP)- Cape Brown's current heat wave claimed its first victim tnclay when Peter Campbell, 45, of nearby Syd- ney Forks died in hospital here. Campbell collapsed at a. beach Sunday and died in hospital today, of heat prostration. ,

Two Polio Deofhs In Halifax Yesterday

HALIFAX, Aug. 8 - (CH-Two persons‘. one a Canadian army of- ficer. died here today of pollomy- elitis.

Dead are Lt. Robert I... Hunter, 29. of Halifax, and Mrs. Florence Wrigh‘. 24, of nearby Eastern Pa-ssage. Mrs. Wright was s. native of Pcnatanguishcne, Ont.

The deaths bring to three the total for Nova. Seotla this year from polio.

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Aug. B—(CP)-—P0p- ular Air Commodore Dave Mac- Kell of Ottawa. a sports enthusi- ast who joined the R.C.A.F. when it was just a baby outfit, is retir- ing after 35'years‘ service.

At 51, he is relinquishing his post of deputy air member for personnel at Air Force headquart- ers and turning his attention to his best-loved games-hockey and football. ,

Air Commodore F. G. Wait, 4B, of Ottawa, commander of the R. C.A.l-‘. group at Halifax, will suc- ceed nim in one of four senior officer t. . announced by the H.C.A.I‘. tonight.

Air Commodore R. C. Gordon of Harris. Salk, air attache and air member of the Canadian joint staff in Washington, will takeover command of the Halifax group.

Other transfers will take Air Commodore J. C. Bryans back to Ottawa to be deputy air member for air plans. He now is attend- ing the Imperial Defence College in the United Kingdom.

Air Commodore W. E-Bennett of Halifax, deputy air member for air plans, will go to the Imperial Defence College.

Headquarte.» laid the four transfers and the retirement will become effective in the lsttor part of this year.

Air CommodoreJlacKt-ll started out as a corporal in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in i010, serv- ed overseas for 8% years and transferred to the Canadian Air Force in i923.

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AirlOommodore MacKell Retiring From Air Force

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iFinds Engagement Ring Lost 59 Years

PREDERICTON. Aug. B -(CP) —Mra. Jennie Poster, who become engaged 50 years ago at the age of l9, finally has her engagement ring. Then Jennie Btoerie. she lost it while walklig on her fathers farm at nearby Kingsley. Days of searching were futile. Lewis Wal- lace. working in an oat field on the farm a few clays ago, saw a gleam- ing obiect, found it was a ring and took it to Mrs. Foster, who recog- nized it as the one lost 59 years ago.

Alberta Leads In Department Store Purchases

OTTAWA, Aug. 8—(CP)—Alber- tans led the rest of Canada-and Quebec trailed-In boosting depart- ment-store purchases during the first half of this year.

The Bureau of Statistics -toilay reported an increase during that period of more than $34,000,000 in department-store sales across the country. January-June sales total- led $382,744,000 as compared with $348,735,000 for the corresponding 194R period.

Alberta led the field with near- ly a lii-per-cent gain registered for the half-year. The Maritime Prov- inces followed a close second with an increase of more than 14 per cent; Saskatchewan was just un- der 14 per cent: Manitoba, 12 per cont; British Columbia, nine per cent. Ontario and Quebec brought up the rear with eight and six per cent respectively.