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Further Handicap Against Maritime Potato Growers

u'i'iAwA (Special) - Potatoes gmwn in the stats of Malnenot mill enter Canada duty-free at this time of year and receive the atiiantage of the dollar exchange mic but actually enjoy the benc- ills oi the Maritime freight rates pl'(liiElt)IlS when competing with Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick grown potatoes.

This curious situation was dis- cluietl at this week's meetings oi the Canadian Horticulture (HllllI'Il of which Walter Show of timrlottetown is president. Mem- hms of the potato committee ex- liliiilllflg the situation found that iiznne grown potatoes are truck- eu across the New Brunswick l)IiilPl'. loaded on refrigerator mr. and can beat out the Mari- ti.no-groun potatoes in the profit- ahle Montreal market. other lal'i:9 shipments are delivered from Maine to Quebec by truck met the paved and winter-main- lllllled highways of Quebec prov- into.

it was to a great extent these fitrlors which impelled the Hot-. iit-iilture Council to draft a reso- lll!itIII urging the Federal Gov- ernment io protect the P. E. I. and N.B. potato grower by im- ptlslllx a tariff on United States potatoes comparable to that ha-

tlon is another matter.

Partly on account of Canadian participation in G.A.T.T. and partht for fear of American u-ads reprisals. it is doubtful if Mr. Howe will go along with the resolution. In any case. the docu- mented facta will be placed in his hands and the unfortunate position of Maritime potato”ahip- pars made crystal clear.

Energy

By JOHN LI-JBLANC Canadian Press Staff Writer

OTTAWA (CP) - Federal plan- ners are trying to work out a long- range program for integrating atomic power with other energy sources in Canada.

An over-all fuel and energy pol- icy covering all types of power is the eventual aim of an infor- mal interdepartmental committee of Isop men in the federal power fie

However. informants said Thurs- day it will be several months at least before the committee's stud- ies get to the stage of general rec-

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Many Ignored Smoke In Apartments Before Fire

MONTREAL (CP)-lflra Dirac- for Raymond Pare said Thurs- day television and personal com- lnrts were partly to blame for Wednesday -night's disastrous a- pamnent house fire. which claim- ad ll lives and sent 14 persons to hnspltnl.

”The fire might have been svouled if residents of lthe 82- aparimcnt building had forgot- ten their television programs and pt-rsimal comforts and investiga- ted the pungent smoke odor which obviously seeped through the apartment block a quarter of an hour before the fire broke out." the director said.

"its always the same thin iwmle assume that destruction h.)' tire is for the other fellow- um-r themselves. As a result. comparatively few go so the trou- ble to investigate.

THE DEAD

Tin-rate Masse. M. lhuru. and her SlSl9l', Rachel. 75. both natives of Brunet. Que: Rita Lpvesque. 32. Vlasptmtl Vybihal. 27; en; Mm-an. 25; Sirnonna Lepina. ll; Alli"? Quellette. 21. suburban Villa

St. Laurent; Eugene Guy. 27; Mrs. of ),

Giihert Robert. 62. bank employee: and Marion Quellctte. 46. Most hair been residents of Montreal

for some umg,

I Vybihal and Owl- eite were visiting in the building at the time of the blaze.

THE INJURED,

"list of persons. all from Mon- mi. mlured in Wednesday night's III)-'II'iment house fire:

Miss Denise Broulllard. I4.

Mrs. Walter linin. 8.

Wilbrod Roland. I.

Mrs. Wllbrod Roland. It

Mrs. Yvon Belnire, .32.

Miss Gcmma Lacbancs. I. Roger Dore. 24.

Mrs. Lorsnao Bourbonnals. I0. Fire Lieut. Hector Fortin. Fireman Jean Thibcault. Fireman D. Samson.

Hailed as a hero was Jean Du- pras. N-year-old milkman, who was visiting his girl friend, Denise Brouillard and her mother when the names broke out.

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Dupraa slid down an electric cord from the fourth store! of the

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men to rescue the women. as well as others who wars milling fran- tically about the corridors. The l!:1g.hts want out shoralg flftar the gas. apparan a gar-

s disposal unit. fireman said. on. asked for an estimate of damtga. said they hesitated to say without further study but fig- aroed it probably would reach 8800,-

Survivors and others who saw the blue described it as a scene orror.

Ice Sinks large In St. Lawrence

CORNWALL. Onti (CP) - A huge ice cake rammed a barge and sent it so the bottom of the St. Lawrence river Thursday.

Construction workers using the barge on a coffardam project in connection with the St. Lawrence power project escaped to an ac-

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OTTAWA (CP) -- Reports of poisoning from consumption of po- tatoas harvesfod after last year's wet growing season are being in vestlgatad. Health Minister Martin said Thursday.

He was replying in the Commons to Charles Yuill (SC-J

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pect of power co-ordination policy when Trade Minister Howe indica- ted the governmont is being can- tious about rushing atomic energy development because of its rela- tionship b coal-produced electric- ity.

No HOLD UP Stanley Knowles (CCI"- Winni- peg Norih Centre) draw Mr. I-Iowa's attention to steps being taken by the United Kingdom to set up atomic power plants and asked him to comment on press ra- ges-ts suggesting that "squabbles" the United States are delavlnl Canada's program. - Mr. Howe, in charge of atomic energy for the federal gov 0 said no U. S. L ' are hold- ing up a Canadian program. "The Canadian program is ba- ing pressed actively." be said. "but

from the U. K.-in that the cost of coal in this country is considerably

Row Fur Prices Up 20 Per Cent Europ-

O'l'rAWA (CP)-Strong an s' J has ' J Cana-

e dlan raw for prices by about I) per cent in the last few weeks and this likely will mean higher prices for fur coats next fall. W. M. Rit- chle of the agriculture department said in an interview Thursday.

The official. in charge of the de- partment's fur - grading section. said overseas buyers are placing heavy orders for both long and short-hair furs but are showing par- ticular interest in the long-halrsr such as silver. red. crossed and while fox. lynx and wolf. '

Short hairs include such furs as beaver. mink. otter. martin and squirrel. Mr. Ritchie said Canada has produced a good crop of rank mink. totalling about 700.000 pelts ready been taken up by buyers. and that of 75 per cent has al-

Canada last year sold about 322.- 000,000 worth of raw furs to do- mestic and foreign buyers and Mr. Ritchie estimated value of sales will be higher this year.

Potato Poisoning Reports

House Told

without hesitation. there is no sign of any fault in our production as described in the announcement. "The extreme measures taken in culling and sorting to maintain the high standard of our potatoes in any market. relieves our farm- ers of the new worry which ap- pears to be adding to the difficul- ties of potato growers in some other parts of Canada." he said.

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less than in the U. K.

"We feel that we should not at- tempt to develop power that will not be competitive in cost with power produced from coal.”

DISTRESS SIGNALS UP

Mr. I-Iowa's statement was made before a background of recurrent distress'slgnals from the Canadian coal lndustrysin the east and in the west. Maritimes coal spokesmen are planning to send a delegation to Ottawa shortly to ask federal help in expanding their keta.

Relationship of coal in atomic energy, along with the effect of the newly-developed radioactive source on production of other fuels. is be- ing considered by the government's committee. It is considering coal. oil, hydro-electric power and nat- ural gas.

A major point in its studies is the regional effect of power de- velopment in one part of the coun- try upon the economy of ” part. One question it is frying to n . for instance, is what should be done about western oil and gas cutting into traditional markets for eastern coal.

Effects of the huge hydro power development of the St. Lawrence as.-away also are being looked into.

Former Member of Parliament Dies

LONDON. Ont.. t(CP)-Robert J.

Deachman, 70. former Liberal

r of r..." died Wed- nesday night in hospital.

Mr. Deachmsn. once one of Canada's most widely-read polit- cal-.cornmentatora. represented Huron North in the Commons be- tween 1035 and 1940. 4

A newspaper man. ha wrote for several publications as a parlia- mantary press gallery correspon- dent starting in 1927. He also made speaking tours throughout Canada. Later. he be- came a ' in ' t

By EMERSON CHAPIN

LONDON (Reuters) - A plot hatched in London by two young British aristocrats has added an odd new chapter to the stranger- than-flction chronicles of the French Foreign Legion.

And a handsome,blade of the Mayfair social set. sprung from a North African desert fortress by his friends. is reflecting amidst more familiar surrounding on his brief carcer,as a legionnalre.

Michael Richard West dc Wend-

I-Ienton. 28. regretting the im- pulse that m e him sign up for a five-year tchf succeeded in

a daring getaway from one of the world's t T services. His re- turn to London by air Wednesday night was even more startling to the social set than his sudden de- parture nine months ago.

ADVENTURE MISSED

It was in search of adventure that the slander Michael joined the legion-at a time when In- dochina was still tha centre of the world's attention. Fenton's wealthy mother hurriedly ap- pealed to the British diplomatic service to intervene, but she was too late. London newspapers ex- ulted in the idea of an Eton-ed-

Pineuu Submits Cabinet List

By Harold King

PARIS. (Reuters) - Socialist Christian Pineau. the third man to take on the job of trying to sue- ceed Pierre Mendea-France as premier of France. Thursday night submitted his cabinet list to the president of the National As- aembly.

But his chances of winning as- sembly approval today and ending the government crisis now in its 18th day, appeared poor.

The cabinet list t ed to as- aembly President Pierre Schneiter Thursday night will not be made public until it is read to the as- sembly thia afternoon.

Parliament At A Glance

By THE CANADIAN PRESS Thursday

John Dlefenbaker (PC- Prince Albert) charged the immigration department with arrogance. abuse of authority and despotic and high- handed methods.

Immigration Minister Pickersgill reporting more than 1.000.000 im- migrants since 1047, said he doubted Canada would up its pop- ulation faster.

Trade Minister Howe hinted cau- tion on atomic energy development because of its relationship to coal- produced electricity.

Hon. George Drew. opposition leader. returned to the Commons; greeted by thunderous applause and warm tributes.

Senato Charles Howard (IF Quebec) said the Chinese Reds as well as the Chinese Nationalists should have United Nations mem- bership.

Friday

The Commons will continue de- bate on imrnlgratlon. The Senate is adjourned until Tuesday.

NEW PATIIER KILLED GRIMSBY. Ont. (OP)-A smith- ville district man. 21-year-old Blake Lymburner. whose wife had given birth to their first child just a day before. was fatally injured in an

automobile accident three-quarters of a mile west of Grimsby Wednes-

day night.

New Chapter Added To Foreign Legion History

young Briton found himself as- signed to a desert outpost of France's African empire. Instead of adventure he found boredom and routine. coupled with fiecre discipline.

One attempt at escape failed. Then Fenton turned for help to his London friends. '

ADVENTURE FOUND

He chose them well. One was Michael Alexander. 34-year-old re- lative of Earl Alexander and au- thor of a best-selling book on war prisoners. The other. dark- haired Lady Marys Rous. had already at the age of It worked her way to Australia and back on a dare, ridden a motorcycle to Greece and then hit the news- paper gossip columns by working as a waitress in a fashionable London restaurant.

Lady Marya and Alexarfliar ga- thered funds. consulted maps and hastened to North Africa. There they found. in liberal chunks. the adventure that had eluded the young legionnaire.

When they reached Gafss, where Fenton's letter had been mailed, they learned he had been trans- ferred-and no one would say where.

In the next month the two criss-

Thunderous Applause For Drew On Return To House

OTTAWA (CP)-The Commons Thursday welcomed back Opposi- tion Leader George Drew. now completely recovered from a men- ingitis attack last fall.

As he strode into the house to take his seat for the first time this sessioijl. all members thumped their desks oud and long.

Prime Minister St. Laurent walked across the floor of the House to shake hands warmly with Mr. Drew. The applause continued as they chatted in the aisle be- tween the government and opposi- tion benches.

When the ovation finally died down. Mr. St. Laurent said:

"The applause in which we have all shared will express to the leader of the opposition more el- oquently than anything I can say how happy we are to see him back. . .and how gratified we are to see with our own eyes that this period of rest has restored him

completely to his usual good health

and his accustomed robust vigor."

CCP Loader Coldwell said: "We are extremely d to see him here. . .1 am inclined to think that it (the Commons) will be a much more lively place now that he is back again."

Rev. E. G. Hansell (SC-Mao lcod) said: ”It gives us pleasure indeed to welcome back to the House the leader of the official op- position."

Mrs. Drew. with daughter San- dra and son Edward. watched from the gallery the tribute to her husband.

Mr. Drew said the words of the prime minister. Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Hanscll "have touched me more than I can say."

"Certainly this is one of the hap- piest days of my life,' 'he added.

Mr. Drew said Hon. Earl Rowe had carried on ”wlth great abil- ity" and devotion as acting leader while he was "removed from cir- culation."

Makes Strong Plea For Increased Hospital Aid

A strong plea for incr'eased hospital assistance was mad in the Legislature yesterday aler- noon by Dr. W. J. P. MacMillsn who pointed out that the present grant of 31.00 per bed per day was the lowest of any received from a provincial government in Canada.

"I ask you to consider serious- ly the position of our hospitals," be said. ”I know it is a difficult problem but with the Government showing a surplus of over a half a million for the last two years I believe something can be done to alleviate the financial strain

on our hospitals. It would be bet- 1..

ter to have a deficit of 8100.000 and see that the poor and needy were looked after".

Dr. MacMiIlan said that the payroll of the hospitals are pared to a minimum and that nurses in training have to work for two years for little or nothing. He felt that a nurse should be bet- ter recompensed "I thank God for our nurses. the homes that they come from are a credit to this Province." Continuing the Doctor gave some statistics from

British Gov't To Back Expedition

LONDON (Reuters-i Prime Minister Churchill announced on Thursday the British government is willing to put up .El00.000 to- wards the cost of a proposed British expedition across the un- charted wasles of Antarctica.

The expedition. due to start in the 1056-57 southern hemisphere summer. is being organized by a private comml tee with the back- ing of the Royal Geographical Society. It is expected to cost l2250.000. Its aim is to explore the vast interior of tha Antarctic continent in tracked land veh- icles.

The organizers hope for finan- cial help frum Australia, New Zealand and South Africa plus the use of air force planes and military equipment.

the Charlottetown Hospital of which he is medical chief of staff. He showed that in 1951 there were 360,000 worth of unpaid bills; 560,000 in 1952; 331.000 in 1953 and 3110.000 in 1954. hope that some amount will ap- pear in the estimates to relieve this situation."

Dr. MacMillan noted that un- employment in Prince County was at an all-time high. He was aware that seasonal unemploy- ment presented a problem but stated that a good many of those who are unemployed are in hos- pital. and it is the hospitals that

vs to bear in brunt of this situation.

"The primary responsibility rests upon the shoulders of the Federal Government." said Dr. MacMillan "We don't know how much money the Government is taking out of this Province in hidden taxes".

CRIPPLED CHILDREN

"Can we get any help for our crippled children"? was a ques- tion posed by Dr. MacMillan who stated that at present there are 11 cases of hair lip and cleft pallet waiting to be operated on but there is no money to do it. He went on to say that this type (Continued on Page 11 col. 2)

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ONE PARATROOPER KILLED. FOUR lllJllREO Ill PARAOROP PRACTICE ON ALBERTA LAKE

Federal Planners At Work

CALGARY. (C?) -A young

Korean veteran. his

parachute wrapped around him like a shroud. plimgod to

his death from an air force transport the westom segment of Canada's mobile striking force be- - gun a paradrop practice for Exercise Bull Dog

Four other paratroopers,

plane Thursday as -

111. all members of the 1st Bat-

talion of the Princess Patricials Canadian Light Infantry, were injured during the mass drop on Lloyd lake, about 10 miles southwest of Calgary.

Killed was 24-year-old Pte. Don- ald Lesley Mason of Victoria and Calgary. Army spokesmen said he didn't have a chance to release the reserve parachute which each of the troopers carried on their chest.

The names of the four injured were withheld by the army pend- ing notification of next-of-kin. COLLIDED IN AIR

They were injured-though not believed severely -- when three groups of two men each became entangled by colliding in mid-air after they jumped. They were rushed by ambulance to a mil- itary hospital in Calgary.

Involved in the paradrop from four RCAF Flying Boxcars was B company of the PPCLI. A company was to drop early today.

Despite the tragic beginning, the troops continued their exercise in the area. Officials said the four Flying Boxcars. from the 435 Transport Squadron at Edmonton. dropped the men directly on their target despite the breeze.

Commanding the Patricias is Lt.-Col. John Cameron of Calgary and formerly of Halifax.

The preliminary paradrop was

I6-year-old Girl

NEW YORK (AP) - Sixteen- year-old Theresa Gresh was sen- tenced Thursday to 1) years to life for helping her boy friend kill her mother March 4. 1064.

which N. W. T.. area next week.

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in presearatlon for Bull Dog IE gins in the Yellowknife.

New Command Medical Officer

OTTAWA (CP) - Col. E. J. Young, 41, of Toronto. will take as command medical of- ficer at eastern command head- quarters in Halifax. the army announced Thursday.

He succeeds Col. I. I. Tia- man. 43. of London. 0nt.. whose new post will be announced la-' ter. Col. Young returned recent.- Iy from Korea where he was aa- sistant director of medical ser- vices at headquarters of the let Commonwealth Division.