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MARCH 9. 1950

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLU’l'l‘ETO WN

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we heavy Ice in lull! QM liq OX- piaincd was the emptying of St. mwrence River loo into tallill area during the mild spells in the win-

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rill the course of the flight. ‘ duaetling away at eight in the morning he flew up the Strait and wound the East coast of New . 5;-unswic'.( to Fame Point in fiaspe. After circling around he headed down the southern shore cl Aii‘.lcosti Island over to Cape Ray, Newfoundland and then turn- !(l south for the 893» He flew southwards for 140 miles

' :i l’('liU‘l the end of the ice which .\3j farther than he went out any we last year. Turning for home 89 t'.llI'lE up along the southern 1-; t of Cape Breton through the ‘;,,;iit cf Canso into the Eastern i-xl.l‘el1llly cf the Nortiwmberland sh-mi and back to his base. Last year the ice conditions per- ,.,,md passage way for ships as ram. 3,, April I-[is fiist trip out 1,.i,’\‘tai' was on March 10 and the vc.n~‘iierore on March li2. He will ii, out again next Wednesday if \\fZllv‘lSl' P"m“3' '

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mo donate included Dr. W. C. Blair ii=(; —- Lanarki and C. E. Johnston sc . BUN River).

l)i', B1:ili~ said markets must be uniini for Canada's surplus cheese. Llc urged that special efforts be made to develop the home market ‘:1; in make it possible for the l.llllC.l Kingdom to take more "inn the 80.000.000 pounds con- ,i.i_-:ed for this year.

.‘~lr. Johnston said one reason my tiiere are no food surpluses is iieiiiuse the government has been encouraging destruction or cut- iiiiiment of production.

at the House opening, ‘nude .\in.:<:v.-r Howe said the question, 0- \\llPLllel‘ further payments will .h- .nzidc to wheat farmers on ac- count of crops from 1945 to 1949 sin: being studied by his dc- nii-tniciit.

Justice Minister Carson an- noiiineci that prosecutions will be l.1l.lll(‘ll8fl against an alleged price- iiiiiic combine in the Canadian uonden match industry. ‘

In the debate, Mr. Gardiner said iwsieri-i farmers will not lose any- iiniig as a result of the govern- nient's action in diverting some Unitrd Kingdom money from the purchase of wheat to other prod- ucts. He ssid he wished to make it clear there would be no loss because Mr. Ross had stated that the -wheat growers would suffer as a i-vszilt of the government's action.

funeral of the late Mrs. Stephen I-ierrcll, st. Peters Road. was held

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Tish column is reserved for news of local interest. but advertising of a newly nature may be Inserted at (In cents a word, strictly pay- able in advance.

CIIASWII-L lot Photographs. Cool’! for Photographs.

“X181! LEPAGTS SHOE BALE ay. the family. Corner Richmond and Queen Street.

FLUE FIRE city Firemen were called out to a slight flue fire at 73 Water St. about llzw last night. There was no damage

THE SECRETARY of the Musi- cal Festival Association, will be in I-lo‘iman’s Store. Charlottetown March 9ts1—-10th from 2 to 5 P. M. to receive eateries for the ccming Festival, also Memberships.

SPECIALS AT LEPAGE'S SHOE SALE. —- Women's Dress Shoes. Bunixner shoes. Men's Dress Ox- fords. Men's work Boots. Crepe Sole Oxfords, Boys Boots and Shoes.

WAEIIIB WEATHII. — The mercury rose from so above zero at eight.-thirty yesterday morning to 43.4 about four o'clock yester- day afternoon. snow-plows were on the streets clearing the snow from the edges. and workmen were out breaking ice so that it wouxi melt futcr, thus insuring dry streets at the earliest possible date.

GRADUATION SERMON Five members of the graduating class of Pine Hill Divinity Hall, preached their graduation ser- mons in Halifax and Tturo last Sunday. Among them was John I/iacLeod. B.A.. who preached in Fort Massey Church. Halifax, of which Rev. D. M. Sinclair, M.A., formerly of Valieyfield is minis- ter. Mr. MacLeod is also a na- tive of Valleyfiold. the son of Mrs. Malcolm S. MscLeod.

FUNERAL YESTERDAY — The funeral of the late John A. Mac- Laren was held privately from the MacLenn Funeral Home yes- terday afternoon. Service was conducted by the Rev. G. Carlyle Webster. Interment was in the People's Cemetery. Pallbearers were, W. A. Stewart. J. P. Gor- don. Harry MacDougall. Bruce Hugigsn, Percy Worth, Gerald Proctor.

FUNERAL YESTERDAY — The

Bargains in Shoes for all in

Huge Increase In

N. 3. Debt Claimed

F‘ll.E.DERIC'I‘ON. March I--(C?) —'Il1ie A-ddress debatc was opened from the opposition side of the New Brunswick Legislature tony -When H. J Plernming (P0-Oar letoni criticized the financial polic- ies of the Provincial Government.

He said New Brunswick’: total net funded debt increased by more than $17.000.000 during the put your and stood at more than em,- 000.000. This. with contingent liabil- il‘l2l§j. made the per comic debt

The lll‘.‘.l notice of motion, since tin- session opened yesterday, came

today from 0, W. perry (PO—- sidewalks. w so houses are close ciirietmi. It will be debated next together and umber markings in 'i\ie..d.1v. view will be served. The number of

'I‘lii- motion coin that Agriculture Minifier Taylor be directed to re- iillcst inn the Federal Deputoiont of Agriculture immediately in- slitule a support price. applicable only lo “bone-flde fsrnie:-I." for the 1949 potato crop.

FLOODS IN '1'Ul.llY

YSFANBUL, March 8-—(Rcutcr's) -Morr than 100.000 people were rui oil in Eskieshir, Northwestern ““3‘°'"|- ioday by one of the um-.<i floods ever known in Tur- 3\'°.\. So for 20 bodies have been moi-z-i-ail, but many more ~wero icami dead. The flood waters re- ""“““ more than 2.500 houses to rubbin and another 22000 were in ‘i?U1i.'r‘i' of collapsing. some 15,000

limp!-i were taking shelter in inosniics. schools and barracks. _. _ ___‘

Guigan. George Myers. Proctcr. Interment was Church cemetery.

Letter delivery service will prob- ably be provided for people livini in in residences on the town ;cnd of the Bt. Peter's Rcad and some sections of Psrkdalc by April 1. it we; stated by Mr. J. J. Connolly. Postmaster yesterday. for this serviw was made by the people in these areas but only those whose reuidences are fronted by

letter carriers will not be increas- ed but the present walks will be allocated.

The March meeting of the Y. M.- C.A. Board of Directors was held on Tuesday evening with a very large attendance of Board mem- bers. Newly elected directors were welcomed to the Board by Pm!- dent Roy Oudtnore. these belnc DI‘- R. Barrett, Mr. Earl Baker, and Mr. T.!'. Mitchell. Resflt W88 ex- pressed that Mr. shortly be leaving the city. Com- mittees for the year -were appoint- ed, and the very enoouril-Ellis N- port of the recent campaign generated great ism. The generous response by lo- cal business firms and citizens was lauded by the Treasurer. Mr. Gor- don Iivard. Reports included that

yesterday mroning from St. Anne's Church. Hope River. The service at the home and grave was conduct- cd by the Rev. llsrl Dalton. Pell- bearers were, Angus Gallant, John Gallant, Ernest Warren. James Mc- Lemon in the

PLAN LETTER. SERVICE

Application

Y. M. C.A. BOARD MEETING —

Mitchell would

Maintenance optim-

BIRTHS. MARRIAGES

DEATHS

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BIRTHS

'!-cKsivzin—Ai the r. I. 1. Hos- pital. March 2nd, 1950, to Ml‘. cnd

5‘ -lamfis Maokcncie, SC. P¢lA!"l 38). a daughter.

lic.Ixius—-At the r. E. 1. Has- Rliinl. Sunday, March 5, 1850. to HR and Mrs. Jarneg iiiclnnla (nu film» Turner) a daughter, Karen _"f_l°"i'. 7 lbs. 10 oz.

DEATHS

l0G_IiRsoN’—At Hampton, March 3; Vlltar Rosercon in his Mth 39". Funeral Friday from the time of his son John Rogorson.

:rviL'e starting at 2 p.|‘l|. Inter- "“ Cfllnud Comets y. ' . M the annual nacstins of Oh! "lMw—A¢ v non, Wodneldl. om-iomwwn xuinei Oiutb. held

"min 8. Alfred. .1«n and liars. -runqni from iit:'im mi- w'.“'~"= Friday morning, is roll 10. st. JoIchhn'|' church. or-non Or for Requiem Mass at coo. urlui iii the church cometary.

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mad. by hundreds of boys girla. as well as a large SYOUD 01 adults. The rmlns adult XIII’!!! oerlu known as so-Ed had been well received and over 80 yoimfl people are enrolled in this course. '11:. "Y" has been able to assist many community groups during the past month by extending them the use of rooms for a great variety of meetings.

Kennel Club Annual Meeting

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I-M-In ..l..i.'."'?..‘°.i.2"‘°s".‘§. 'i‘i¥.i.i.'l'.'°";l og.,m“,,,,. uy I-lopefield. Little Sand: and Wood 3”. M [flung {of mg generous purcc

cod g recently. Wm °-mutton Mac

or the bowling committee and the Holland Cove camp. and srcater support for the camp project was promised by the Board of Direct- ou. The program report given by General Secretary Fred Gamble showed that an ever-increasing use of Y.M.C. A. facilities is being an

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Agricultural Scientists From Ottawa Here

Three ltrlculturai scientists from Ottawa arrived in the City llliv hlsht to-meet local officials and visit laboratories during the next two days in connection with Potato disease work in the prov- ce. The men are Dr. J, H. Cralgie, Ottawa. Dominion Botsnist; Mr. H. G. Crawford, former Dominion Entomologist now associate En- tomologist and Mr. W. N, Keenan. Chief of Plant Protection Service in charge of Dominion Government Inspection Services of the Provin- ces.

Primary object of the vim 1. to review work on the potato rot nematode which has been carried on here. They will also discuss Plans for future undertakings at an advisory committee meeting Friday afternoon. Mr. Crawford is chairman of that committee. Today the visiting scientists will visit 10.

cal laboratories in connection with’

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in the Province as required. The mmbers of these squads, the re- port states, have been respon- sible for the efficient enforce- ment of the. Temperance Act.

Other duties of the Charlotte- town detachment include period- ical patrols to the Magdalen Is- lands.

The Surnmerside detachment enforces the Temperance Act in the Prince County capital. and also makes weekly palm]; of a preventive nature to the Indian Reservation at Lennox Island.

The Borden detachment devotes considerable time to the C. N. R. C” '9“? Diet as a preventive measure in checking the ixnrpopm- tion of liquor from other Pro- vinces and also the arrival and departure of any suspicious chir- acters. It also maintains a watch for stolen motor cars.

Dunno nlvlllt-ion sensor: at Wood Islands. periodical patrols are carried out by the Mootagu detachment as a preventive meas- ure in the illegal importation of liquor and checking of suspicious characters. -

Part of the time at the sour]; detachment during the navigation season is devoted to checking the b°ai plying between Souris, Pic- tou. N. S.. and the Magdalen Islands.

Last summer s detachment was opened at North Rustico, where one constable was stationed from the first of July till the end of October. I

‘ No patrol boats were operated in the P.E.I. Division during last Year. Periodical patrols were made around the Island by RC. MP. marine division ships operat- ing from Halifax.‘

The strength offbe Division on Dec. 31 last was forty-iwo mem- bers of all ranks. an increase of five members over the previous year. Eighteen police cars are in Oileration. which is regarded as sufficient to meet requirements. A small. well-equipped laboratory is maintained, where fingerprinting. photographing of prisoners and other work is done.

Communication‘ Systeln

Last August a 294 foot radio

tower was erected at Tea Hill and two-way radio sets are now in operation It Borden, Summer- Side. Montague and Souris de- techments. Less powerful sets are installed in a few of the detach- ment cdrs. The installation of radio sets is being proceeded with throughout the Mariiimec and it is hoped that the whole system will be in operation by the end of January. Already direct communication can be had from Charlottetown to points in Nova Scofia and New Brunswick. and in the very near future it will be possible for any detachment in the Maritime Pro- vinces to transmit information to any other detachment. either di- rectly or through intermediate points.

New Major Crimea -

During the year, there were 590 investigations under the Criminal Code. resulting in 307 convictions. This compares with 5% investiga- tions with 274 convictions in 1948

and 514 investigations with 229 convictions in 1041. Under all Provincial Statutes

3.118 invostigatlon.s\ were made which resulted in 908 convictions. This is compared winh 3,170 in- vestlgaiions with 735 convictions in 1943 and 2.020 investigations with 910 convictions in 1047.

In addition to the above, as- slsisnce was rendered to the various Departments of the Pro- vincial Government in 119 cues. to other Police Forces in 82 cases and to the General Public in 804 cases. _ There were 88 sudden or so- cidentsl deaths investigated dur- ing the year as compared with 88 in 1940 and 49 in 1041. Eight of these were result of auto accidents. which compares with four in IN! and fourteen in 1041. There were eight drownlngs as against ion in

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Plctured above is Barbara Ann Scott. world figure skating o1i.=.mp- ion, being presented with a bouquet of roses from winsomc Catherine Campbell of Charlottetown during a. Provincial and Civic welcome ex- tended the “RA Queen" at her openim performance here at the Forum on Friday night. Those ap- pearing in the photo are left to right: Mr. Fremont Archer. Miss Scott, Catherine Campbell and His

1948. Of the remainder ‘seven were from natural causes, two were burned to death. two were struck by train, three were sui- cides, one died from exposure, one from a shooting accident and one as the result of an accident with farm machinery.

“The crime picture remains es- sentially the same," the report states. "with few major cases re- ported during the year. it is felt that the situation in this re- gard is quite satisfactory."

Highway Traffic

During the year there were 371 investigations under the Highway Traffic Act. 'I\hese resulted in 345 convictions. Comparative figures are: 354 investigations in 1948 with 320 convictions and 404 in- vestigations in 1947 with 376 con- victicns.

Traffic patrols were maintain- ed by detachments as circum- stances warranted. lit is anti-‘ cipated that with the use of radio equipped patrol cars, the offici- ency and effectiveness of our highway patrol: will be consider- ably increased.

280 motor vehicle accidents were reported during the year as com- pared with 226 during e year 1948 and 390 in 1947.

Twenty-seven convictions were

registered for drunken driving. This compares with twenty-one for the year 19-18 and twenty-five

in 1947. The Department of the Pro- vincial Secretary cancelled 74

operator's licensu in 1949. Corn- parative figures -are: 1948-77 and 1947-74. Referring to the licenses cancelled in 1949. fifty were cancelled for one year. seven for two years, two for six months, five for three months. one for two months. one for one month and nine for an indefinite period. At the end of the year, 102 persons were ineligible to secure operator's licenses. This represents an increase of 28 over the previ- ous year.

Gaine Protection

During the year. a unique method of investigation under the Game Act was used. The open- lng day for angling in this Pro.- vince was declared to be April 18. 1949. As it happened. the lilth fell on Good Friday. The Game Association had requested that the season be opened on April 15, 1949. to accommodate the sportsman. who wished to go out on the holiday. This request was 110‘ xranted. and the controversy was given considerable publicity. Later it was learned that a good many fishermen had decided to take advantage of the holiday and so anyway. A light plane was chartered and with an observer from the Force, cruised the Pro. Vince. spotting the likely fishing streams. Landings were made frequently at Charlottetown and Summer-side and waiting patrols advised by telephone where in- fractions were taking place.'Some twenty prosecutions were brought as a result and upwards of 100 trout seized were handed over to various hospitals in the Province.

During the your members of the Force sold 1400 resident ang- ling and hunting licenses. sci non-r " ‘. angling licenses. and 40 non-resident hunting licenses. Although fewer licenses were sold in each category than in 1040, it is noted that the revenue is con- siderably more. Thin is ac-

eountcd for by the discontinuing of the four-day non-incident

hunting licence. which sold for 010.00. '

Barbara Ann"

Receives iioses

Honor Lt. Governor J. A. Bernard. Premier J. Walter Jones and May- or B. Earle MacDonald who were present at the function are not included in the photo. Miss Scott appears in her colorful costume as “Princess shining Star" portrayed by her in an elaborate skictinz revue oa.lled. "Indian Leeen " which was the grand finale in "the Skating Sensations of 1950."

—Guiardia.n staff Photo bi’ M31‘ “D:

Banner Season For Tourists Is Anticipated

The coming season shows signs of being the best -the Island has ever experienced. staites Brig. W. W. Reid, Supervisor of the Travel Bureau in his report for .1949 which was tabled in the Legisla- ture yesterday by Premier -7- Walter Jones.

As in 1948, the Fund establish- ed by the Provincial Govern- ment fo promote the tourist in- dustry has been of assistance and has given some incentive to those in business. The report com- menis on the assistance given un- der the Innkeeper‘: Act and ex- presses hope that during the pre- sent year the Government will see fit to appoint an inspector to check on accommodation — both sleeping and eating —- and see that the provisions of the Act are really followed to the letter.

The report includes the fol- lowing table. showing the in- crease of visitors to the island during the past year.

Tormentlnc -' Borden Route

1048 1949 Passengers 92.086 506.347 Automobiles .. 22,261 27,487

Caribou - Wood islands Route Passengers . 32.289 33,075 Automobiles ...... .. 10.360 10,731 Maritime Central Airways

Passengers . 10,852 10,336

The report notes on improm- ment made during the year to the Wood Island pier with the removal of fishing and other types of shacks to a considerable distance from the pier. It is sug- gested that. in view of the num- her left behind on-the other side of the Strait on several days af- ter the last crossing. additional aids to navigation be iequested and that a more modern and larger ship be secured to replace the "Prince Nova."

Maritime Central Airways is commended on having rendered "a first-class modern in , in tion service to the travelling pub- lic, their advertising and public- ity has been first-class, and their pilots most efficient and court- cous." Although they did not carry quite as many passengers as in 1948 they were down only 518 persons.

Increasing in popularity is .bus transportation which now oper- aies over all the main roads in the Province and is being used more and more by visitors as well as local people.

THEY Alli ‘HERE! Home Cooked Meals Pastries

Ycsl Those home cooked mel:.la people talk about are $1.: yourself! They are hcrcl Prepared for your act- no our spec - ‘ii. at try lalty Sf:-gk in Mushroom Sauce.

THE I0llTIE|lI' LIIIGII Phone 2115-.) 0. Rays

Corner Upper Queen and Chestnut

College tiiiis Annual Concert Huge Success

A fine evening. a largo audi- ence and an interesting program were the factors that helped make the College Girls’ annual concert held in Notrc Dame Auditorium Tuesday night a real success. The students who took part are to be warmly congratulated on their exceptional penformsoce. The major number of the even- ing was a smart moving three-act comedy. “Where's Grandma", which kept the audience oi-pvpling with laughter and intensely in- terested. From the opening our- tain to the end the players ‘acted their parts with originality and real “uvoir faire". Each ac- ireu seemed to be very favorably cut for her special role.

Susie Mallard. as Grandma, proved that age is most beautiful and best beloved when it is ex- actly what it is.

During the first act. in order to win her grandchild:-en's affection she was age aping youth. in- dulging in gay clothes, gay par- ties and constant activity. At the end of the second act it was no- ticeable that she began to un.- derstand lhat youth needs sge to give it balance, and in the third act she deliberately changed her role and became the sweet modest grandmother that her children wanted her to be. Much credit is due to Susie for her fine acting which kept the interest of the audience at a high pitch through- out the play.