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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1949

OPEN U. S. MARKET. T0 CANADIAN TABLE POTATOES

Five-Mile Parade To Feature Halifax Birthday Party

Mothers’ Allowance Act Becomes Effective _._luly 1

Male Farm Help Wages Show Increase

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OTTAWA. June 20 — (CP) — Average wages for male farm help at mid-May were generally higher than a year ago, although increases were less than for the previous 12 months and. in a few cases the wage rates were lower, the Bureau of Statistics reported today. The average farm hand whose board was being provided h_v his employer was receiving $4.04 a day at mid-May, compar- ed with‘ $3.93 at May l5 last year and $3.05 in 1947. By Provinces the rates ranged from a low of $2.90 in Prince Edward Island to s high of $5.06 in British Colum- bla.

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Dance Morell Hall Wednesday night. Rollie McKenzieZs Orchestra.

"Dance in Eldon Hall. June 22nd. Good music. Refreshments.

"See Sourls Play in St. Mar- garet's Hall, Wednesday, June 22nd.

"Glen Valley Ice Cream Social. Tuesday. June 21st, ip School.

"Show "Black Beauty" at Brad- slbane tonight at 9 p.m.

"Dance French River Hail Tues- day night. Rollie McKenzie-‘s Or- cllestra.

"Liberal Poll Meeting at Mutch's Store. Mt. Herbert. Tuesday even- ing. 8.30.

"Open air Dance at Rusticoville, June 23rd. Good music. Canteen service.

"Open air Dance at Rustfooville.

June 21st. Good music. Canteen service.

"Concert and dance Bonshaw lnn by Western Entertainers

Thursday, June 23, 9 p.m.

"Regular Dance at the Breeze". Victoria. each Wednesday. Dancing 9 till 1.

"Come to Legion Rink. North Rustioo, Wednesday, June 22nd. Festival, Dance and lobster Boll.

"Reserve Thursday, June 30th. for Y. P. U. Ice Cream Social be- side Mutch's Store. Mt. Herbert.

"Reserve July 7th for Ice Cream Festival and Dance in Elliott l-Lall. Dance to MacNeillh orchestra.

"Dance. Belle River Hull. Tuesday, June 21st. music. Refreshments.

Legion Good

"Don't. miss the big Dance every Thursday, Islanders Country Club. Travcllers Rest.

“Fake Sale nt llolman‘s Hard- werd. Saturday, June 25th. 2

zlTtltlvk. Marshfield Women's Insti- ll F‘,

"Malls a date to attend louth

Wlnsloe Play "The Meddlesome Maid" in Cornwall Hall Monday, June 20th.

"Brookfield Women's Institute are holding a pantry ssle at Moore and MscLeodh Saturday. Jill" 25. at two o'clock.

"A C1liclren and Ham Supper will be served in Clinton Kali on Wtdnesdsy, June 22nd. after the Mr Show at Hilton's Air Port.

“See B». mu is New vol-x. plus ht Chapter of new Serial '1‘. Men “V” Fillies at MacDonald Bros. ‘Theatre tonight.

“Dance in St. James Hall, Sum- rnerfleld Thursday, June 23, music Y "Why Bros. Refreshments. Sponsors Marnie McGuirk, Mrs. emes Lawless.

"Show Morel! every Tuesday. "id-r. eouom. s.oo r. n. Ad- alulon tee-soc. " n1" Coming

Moron tonight o , is. o. as. Ireesnts "Green Dom’ Street".

‘Willie lens Egan Reed. Richard am and d m This is M. C. M's two hun- lllzdsoreen. 1:180 m: I ssvaihladnlglm oflllhplltl“ O . . . I'll 0r tho love ed a bold adventurer. miss this outstanding show.

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The Mothers’ Allowance Act, Pissed at the last session of the Provincial Legislature, has been proclaimed by the Lieutenant Gov- imor and goes into effect on July

Entitled "an Act. to provide for the payment of allowances to cer- tain mothers towards the mainten- ance oi dependent children," the measure received unanimous in- dorsation when isltroduced 1h the House last March by Hon. A..W. Matheson. Minister 0f Health and Welfare. It provides for allowances on a sliding scale up to a maximum of fifty dollars a month to mot'h- ers or foster mothers without adequate means of providing for a child's maintenance. It does not include illegitimate children.

The Act will be administered by the Health Department under the

direction of Mr. John Trainor. director of child welfare. An advisory committee of not

less than three mornbers is provid- ed for and will be appointed short-

ly. The members ofthis committee will not receive salaries but may be paid daily allowances when in

actual attendance at meetings, and also travelling expenses.

Hon. Ivilr. Matheson stated yes- terday that it was impossible to estimate accurately what the first year's expenditure in mothers’ al- lowances would involve. $10,000 was budgeted for in the Legislat- ure. but. he explained that. this was merely a rough approximation

Many In llosTilal Will llave No Vole

OTTAWA, June 20 — (CP) Hundreds of Canadians who find themselves in hospital next Mon- day will not be able to vote. al- though polls have been establish- ed in some institutions, the office

' of the Chief Electoral Officer said

today.

Under the Dominion Election Act, no provision is made for pa- tients in "transient" hospitals to vote in hospital, and patients in the hospital are not enumerated there. However, if enumerated in their own constituency they may vote, provided they have been discharged from hospital by elec- tion day.

In the case of sanatorla or simi- lar institutions where the pa- tients are more or less permanent- ly established, polls are set up and may t": used by walking patients in the institution.

Agriculture lnsiilule Meels

VANCOUVER. June 20 — (CPi -—Responsibility oi agricultural scientists in making possible a "table oi abundance" was put he- fore members of the Agriculture Institute oi Canada today.

In his presidential address at the opening oi the 29th annual meet- ing. Dr. RD. Sinclair of Edmonton told the 125 dolctzatcs:

"It is a fnir assumption that in the race between population and food supply there is little hope for survival of the human race with- out the ful-tlme. vigilant applica- tion of science to the problems o!’ agrlcult1'

OTTAWA, June 30 — (CP) ._.. The Bureau of Statistics reports today that by‘105'3 there’ll be sn- other 600,000 pupils added to the current enrolment of about 1.900,- 000 in Canadian elementary schools. '

By 1959 it expects high schools to swell by an additional 800,000 over the present ens lment of about 1,000,000.

In fact, says the bureau. in an- other four or five years it's going to take at least another 28,000 teachers to cope with the teach- ing Job.

it will mean "a great expan- sion in the educational system" New schools, additional classrooms and more equipment will be need-

Judging from the climb in edu- estionsl costs during the isst eight years. it's going to cost a lot more than, say, in 194i. ’ At the root of the expansion is the increaged birth rate during the 1940s. along with increased

immigration. greater use of trans-

t “was o trons;

portatioa to get the kids to school

British People llear Suggestion For Planned Family

LONDON. June 20 -— (Reuters) —— Planned parenthood and expert advice on contraception are rec- ommended as Britain's official family policy in a revolutionary re- port made public today by a Gov- emment. commission.

The report was prepared by the Royal Commission on Population set up five years ago. It is expect- ed to face stornry criticism from the Roman Catholic Church and in some medical circles.

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N0 Senate Appointments At Last Cabinet Meeting

Pay $17,100 For Holstein Bull

ALLISTON, Ont., June 20 (CP) Thirty-five Lambton County farmers today banded to- gether to pay the highest price in two years for a Holstein bull. They bought Glenafton Enchanter for $17,100. The farmers bid against some of the most promin-

ent breeders from Canada and the United States. A combine from Vermont went as high as

$15,000.

Big Powers Agree On. Treaty For Austria As Paris Conference Ends

Rolarians Meei Al Si. Andrews

ST. ANDREWS. N. B., June 20 -(CPt — Topics ranging from promotion of international peace to duties of club officers were discussed today by Rotations from the four Atlantic Provinces and Maine. The annual conference of Rotary District No. 192 opened this morning and will conclude Wednesday.

The morning session was called to order by Laurie Ells. Kent- ville. N. S., retiring district gov- ernor. who introduced governor- elect Frank Shean, Houlton, M‘ The latter said that traffic safety campaigns will be one of the most important features of Rotary in the coming year.

Necessity of complete organiza- tion to give all club members an active part was stmssed by Har- old Bryant. Presque lsle, Mo. Too often the president. secretary and committee chairmen did all or most of the work.

Herbert Wyatt, secretary of the St. John‘s, Nfld.. club, outlined the duties of a secretary, whom he tcrmed the key man of a Rotary Club.

Rains Help N3. Strawberry Crop

SAINT JOHN, N. 13., June 20- (CPl-Week-end conditions helped New Brunswick’: maturing straw- berry crop after a setback caused by inst week's torrid weather. 8 survey showed today. First "ship- ments have. reached local markets.

A fnlr to good yield is expected- Lhgt year New Brunswick's most. important small fruit crop was one of the smallest. in recent years- littlc more than 2,000,000 quarts.

DAZETI; AFTER ACCIDENT

OR-ILLIA, Ont.. June ‘.20 -(OPl --A posse of 150 men Sunday found Douglas Lee. 16. i8 1-2 hours after he was knocked off his bicycle apparently by a motorist who failed to stop after the ac- cident The searchers. who found the boy 20 miles from his wrecked bicycle, u-cre mystified how he travelled so far. Too dazed to re- mwnber. Douglas said he thinkihe walked the 20 miles.

More Teachers Needed As School Enrolment Soars

and bigger and better school ad- ministration.

The 18.000 additional teachers which will have to be employed by 1953 is a number greater than the present elementary school

staff of either of the two largest

Provinces, Ontario and Quebec.

Here's an idea of how the costs are soaring. In 1941 local school boards spent $8.30 for every per- son in the community on elemen- tary and secondary education. ln 1946 they were spending $13.70 on a per capita basis.

The cost per pupil varied from Province to Province. In 194d it was $45 in Prince Edward Island and. slid in British Columbia. The avenge for eight Provinces was $100. And the Provincial share in this coat rose from 828000.000 in 1944 to $52,000,000 two years later.

in i941 the Provinces provided 1'7’ per cent of the grants. This jumped 81 per cent in 194d.

During that period local taxes for school purposes in eight Pro- vinces fell from $91,000,000 to 90.000000.

(By Wes Gallagher)

PARIS, June 20—(AP) -- The Paris conference of the Big Four Foreign Ministers ended late to- night after the powers agreed on principles for writing an Austrian peace treaty by Sept. 1 and to try reopening of trade in Germany be- tween East and West without fur- ther threat of blockade.

In a dramatic last-minute move Russia tried, but apparently failed. to revise a point in the agreement to get on with the Austrian treaty.

The final communique on the month-long Paris conference of the Council of Foreign Ministers stands as originally issued during the day. State Secretary Acheson said on leaving an extraordinary night ses- sion demanded by Russia.

He said later. however, that there might be an addition to the communique.

Acheson said the Russians want- ed to change a point which was not clear on the Austrian treaty but it

was agreed to continue negotia- tlons through regular diplomatic channels.

Foreign Secretary Bevin left for Britain and Acheson took off for the United States following final completion of the meeting.

Foreign Commlssar Vlshlnsky’: plans for returning to Moscow were not immediately known.

The agreement would clear the way for drafting an Austrian peace treaty. It contained a state- ment of principles to study possibi- lities for reopening East-West trade and easing political tension in Ger- many.

This was the fruit of four weeks’ labor ln the pink palace.

New Test Oil Well In NLB.

DORCHESTER. N. 13.. June 20 —(CP) - Shell Exploration New Brunswick Limited announced to- night it is intensifying its search for oil in this Province and pre- paring to sink its third test well -this time near Dorchester.

The location decided upon af- ier a three-year exploration pro- gram is eight miles from the near- est producing well in the Stoney Creek field - only oil-producing site in the Maritimes at present.

Two test wells drilled in Kings County by Shell Exploration. a subsidiary of Shell Oil Company of Canada, Ltd., were abandoned last year.

The new location. on slits of the Memramcook River, will in- volve considerable work in pre- paring s road and building tim- ber mate for the drilling‘ equip-

ment.

The test is expected to be deeP- er than any so isr attempted by Shell Exploration in New Bruns- wick, said the company announce- mehhdzxperts who worked on the previous test wells have been re- assembled and the same drilling stunt will be used. with n heavier one to complete the well if neces- ssry.

The site is 15 miles from n deep teat made by the Sun Oil Com- pany near Amherst. N. S. Thil teat, completed at a depth of more than 11.500 feet. failed to produce oil or gas.

EXPILLED MEMBER! FROM GROUT ~

LONDON. June 2) —(Reutea'sl- Four Labor membe o of Parlia- ment who have been 011191196 71'1"" the party, today announced the formation of a new 8X0“? l“ ll"! House of Commons. 15.11.. Pritt is chamnsp of the new "Labor 1n- dGpQDdQhTrGlmlD." its other mem- bers are J. Platte-mils, 8on1 Zil-

ilacus and L. J. solley.

OTTAWA. June 20 — (C?) — Prime Minister St. Laurent pre- sided over his last cabinet meeting before the election today but an anticipated announcement of Sen- ate appointments was not forth- coming. He leaves Ottawa late to- night after a public address and will not return before voting.

Mr. St. Laurent is expected to announce appointments for some but not all the 20 Senate vacancies before next Monday's election. In 194.5, Prime Minister MacKenzie King made some Senate appoint- ments to illl the last vacancies two days before election day. Failure to fill the vacancies would be an unusual move.

He will campaign in Quebec Wednesday. will be in Newfound- land until Saturday and will then concentrate on his own riding of Quebec East where he will vote and get the results.

City rouiiéa 200 Years Ago Today

By ARNOLD AGNEW

HALIFAX. June 20 -- (C?) Halifax embarks on its 201st year tomorrow. To mark the occasion. one of the longest parades ever seen in Canada will wind through the port city's flag-bedecked streets.

lt will be just 200 years ago to- morrow since Edward Cornwallis founded Halifax. oldest English- Spelklng city in the country. A de- scendant, the present Lord Corn. wailiswwiil take the salute tomor- row as the parade passes the re- viewing stand.

Thousands oi persons will march in the five-mile long spectacle. In- cluded will be units of the Navy. Army and Air Force and floats of all shapes and sizes. A detachment of the North Nova Scotia High- landers will don 1749 vintage uni-

Seesttered Rainfall Aids Ontario Crops

TORONTO, June 20 ~40?) — Scattered rainfall during the last week came "in the nick of time" to alleviate d r o u g h t conditions throughout most sections of On- tario, Agriculture Department and weather officials reported today. The prolonged dry spell has al- ready caused dalmage to crops un- officially estimated at well over $100,000,000.

OTTAWA. June 20 - (CP) — Rain today hit the Ottawa Valley, first in 16 days of drought. Fore- casters said the rain, bringing re- lief to farmers‘ crops in the valley. would average about a quarter inch and would - extend from North Bay. Ont. to Montreal.

1.200 Attend Violin, Step Dancing (Contest

Mr. Jack Webster of Cardigan won first, prize in the violin cor.‘- test and Mr. Allison MacDonaidof Bridgetown first in the step danc- ing nt. Morell last night. The com- petitions, sponsored by the Morell Branch of the Canadian Legion. were held in a potato warehouse and were attended by approximate- ly 1,200. Mr. M.C. Gilbert of Moreil was master of ceremonies.

In a junior step dancing contest, open to boys and girls under l6. tOp honors went to Gerald Shep- hard of Cardigan.

In the violin competitions in which there were 15 entries, sec- ond prize was won by William Chaisson of Bear River. Third prize went to his brother. Emmett Cha-isson, plso of Bear River.

In the senior step dancing in which there were some 20 entries~ Mrs. Alphonsus Byrne of Byrnes Road. was second and J.. H Gal- lant of Bear River third

In the junior step dancing Roy Dcucette of Morell was stcond and Rena. Peters of Bear River third.

A special prize was awarded to George and Leone Weatherbie of Charlottetown. They played the violin and guitar together, and then Miss weatherbie danced.

Judges last night were Ward Crane of Riverton. Lemuel Jay. Mt. Stewart and Gordon Hooper, Mor-

l.

Montreal Hopes Water Shortage Over

MONTREAL. June 20 —(CP) - Cooler weather and a fairly heavy rain gave city officials hope ta- day that the worst of the water shortage is over but there was no re axation of emergency restric- ti ns. The week-end brought some relief in the water situation. The Outrcmont reservoir, hardest hit of the city's five reservoirs, held 25.000000 gallons today compared with 7.000.000 Saturday and a nor- mal 40.000000 gallons.

MINE MANAGER. KILLED

Ti-IORBURN. NS. June 20 - (CP- -- Mine manager AJ-l. Bau- doux, d8. was killed in the McBeen Colliery here today when he was brushed between two boxes of an empty trip that jumped the tracks.

Mr. Baudoux. who entered the pits when he was 10 years old, was manager of Acadia Coal Comp- any's Allan Shaft at nearby Btel- larton for several years. He was transferred hare a few years ago.

A native of Belgium. Mr. Bau- doux is survived by his widow. two brothers, six sisters and three sons. One of his sons is Everett Bau-

forms - the same style Edward Cornwallis‘ troops wore.

Floats will vary from the Navy's ‘tween-decks scene on a 1749 frig- ate to the Canadian National Rall- Ways‘ locomotive of a century ago. The locomotive — the Samson — was the first steam engine used in Nova Scotia.

For two years the city has been making plans for the $200,000 birthday party. Under the guid- ance of Leonard W Fraser. a Hal- ifax lawyer. the bicentenary com- mittee has been laying the found- ations for three months oi anniv- ersary activity.

Everybody is busy scrubbing up the city. Householders are hang- ing out flags and trimming front lawns. l-lalifaxs famed public gar- dens is getting an extra going over. Canada's oldest Protestant church - St. Paul's Anglican — has a fresh coat of paint.

To accommodate the expected influx of visitors, citizens have been asked to open their homes. Some 30 conventions have been lined up for the summer.

Although the bicentcnary celeb- rations officially open tomorrow, already there have been a. hali- dozen conventions in the city. Events are scheduled to the mid- dle of September.

Following the parade tomorrow, e mock battle will be staged by the Army on the Commons. Objective of the attacking forces will be his- toric Fort George atolp Citadel Hill. City Council laid aside a sum of money to buy peanuts and pOpcom for the kids while they watch the battle. For adults, a street dance is being staged by the oity "with

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OTTAWA, June 20 — (CP) — The Trade Department today an- nounced the reo of the United States market to Canadian table stock potatoes. The market. was closed last November to pre- \'eni "flooding."

The Department said the supply position now has changed mater- ially and the U. S. Government has concurred in the exports of Canadian table stock under open permit.

Reopening of the American market will have no effect on the price support program started last November when the slfip- ments were halted, a Government spokesman said.

Farmers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island still will receive their $1.15 for every 100 pounds of table stock potatoes on the farm and in the bin last Ap-

ril.

Closing of the table potato mar- ket in the U. S. had no effect on Canada's shipments of seed pota- toes to recognized American seed buyers.

The table product. however. was surplus in U. S. centres such as in Maine and there were demands

Subscriptions Lellvered 88.00, Mall $5.00: other Provinces I U. l. I100