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Cllild Killed Whcll i Tornado lilts School

Pl-ATTVIL-LE, Ala. May 4- lAPi-One child was killed and i; others and a teacher were injured today when a tornado flattened a Negro grammar school.

Al] victims were about C to i0 years old, Miss Cornelia Bris, l_1 mptoyee 3f Prattville Genera. Hospital, sai .

iliss Brls said. lights w re off at the Jiospitai for about an hour and emergency treatment was giv- en by flashlight. Condition of tho injured was not known.

Coming Events

"Show, Thursday, May 6th, at Ncw Glasgow, 8.30.

"Box Social- and Darlce, Pleas- ant Grove Hall, Friday, May 7th. Aid of School.

"Dance, Springfl Valley, Friday, May 7th. Rollie MacKcnaieks Oren- rstri,

"Reserve Thursday, May 19th

for Springvale Players to present "Tempest and Slmshine" in Brook- field Hall.

"Quantity of Nettod Com Pok- toes, foundation A seed potatoes. Harold Lewis, St. Peters Bay,

"The Cherry Valley play, “A Ready-Made Family". Mt. Albion Hall, Friday, May 7th. Curtain 8.30.

"Reserve Wednesday nisbt, Mo! 5. for dunno in-‘Ruaflco Hail, Rus- iiCO. Good music. gtefreshments.

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"Legion Dance, Mt. Stewart. Thursday night, Moyi 6. Eastern Rhythm Boys.

"Dance in Emerald Hell, Thurs- day. Moy 6th, sponsored by the Girls Softball Team.

“P111106. Modern and Old This. Country Club, Travellers Rest, May 6th. '

"Sec “Take My Advice" by Cardigan Dramatic Club in Cardi- gan Hall, May 12th, Curtain 8.30.

"Don't miss the Dhnee in Bred-

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"Farmers, we can still accept your clover seed orders at our low hiices. Rush your order. MoGuigan and Boyle.

"All interested in the Iiairview Cemetery on Rustico Road, come l-o a meeting at the homo of Paige Nunn on Thursday night, May 6th.

"loading Hogs at Fredericton for Canada Packers svary Thursday fill ii A. M. and Colvilia until 12. D. l... MacDoweli. - ‘

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"Vimmy Power's variety show‘ i“ Brwkiieid Hall may night." May ‘l. starting ill. sub. Proceeds for new rink,

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"Bis Dsgion dance, Mcrcll Hail, Wflimsdfly. May 5th. Eastern iléhgghm Boys. Dancing 9:80 to

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"Unloading choice Neural-uns- all lmgadlzrmictts mu- - Y. ‘rbnrsdny ills ‘Mk. Livestock Iced Agency. -_..__

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Inspection CT Air Cadets ilcrc Tonight y

The annual inspection of No. 00 Air Cadet squadron, Charlottetown, will take place at the Armour-lea this evening at 7.80 p.m., it was announced last night. The inspfit- tion officer will be Group Cap‘. A. Lewris. A.F.C. cf the R..C.AI'.. Dartmouth, N. 5.. . presenting No. i0 Group Headquarters. His aide will be Pit. Lieut. R. A. Lamont, D.P‘.C. of Summersldc. Group Capt, Lewis will fly here in his own plane. stopping enrorce at Summer-side to pick up Flt. Lieut. ‘Inmont. They will remain in Charlottetown over night.

Following inspection Group Capt. Lewis will meet the local Air Cadet Committee headed by Flt. Lieut. W. R. Brennan o1 Charlottetown.

The public will be welcome a‘. the inspection.

The Air Cadet Squadron at Sum merside will be inspected on May H, it was learned.

ll. B. Election This Summer,

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FRIIDIIRICDON. Nay 4-(CP)- Premier McNalr tonight called a New, truncwick election for “early summerfb probably in June. lie could not est the date untii he had conferred with the Cabinet.

The 50-year-old Liberal Premier made the long-expected announce- ment as the fourth session of the 40th Iirgbiature neared preroga- tion.

It wiii mark the last sitting 2f the House as a GS-seat body.

Under a partial redistribution act passed at the 1946 session the next Legislature will be increased four sects.

The Liberal Government now holds l6 of the cc seats; the Pro- gressive Conservative Opposition led by Hugh Mackay i1 and onn is held by an Independent. There are no vacancies.

Sight Restored By Transplanted Eye

MONTREAL. May 4 — (CM- Eight-year-oid Roger Guerin wiii go home to Vaileyfield, Que.,- his eyesight completely restored through a corneal transplanting operation by Dr. Jean Audet-La- points. The cornea from the syle o! s. child who had died s few hours earlier was transferred in the delicate‘ oparation.

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mbmoN. luv s -- (or --!‘or- sign Secretary Bevin ' com- mended Rt. Hon. Louis it. heur- ant'a ides for nyw agreements be- twen the democratic countries as a wsy so long-desired collective security.

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The second day of competition ill the third annual Prince Ed- ward Island Musical Festival, held at the Prince of Wales College auditorium, went over with much success during yesterday, with large crowds of music lovers prac- tically filling the auditorium to o point of overflowing at the morn- ing, afternoon arid evening per- formances.

The programme, which included boys‘ and girls‘ vocal solos, public school choruses, women's choruses. male quartettes, wccnenfls trios, piano solos and duets, instrumen- tal selections and church choral groups, received much applause from the large audiences, and the various contestants received warm praise and congratulatory remarks from the adjudicator, Mr. David Ouchterlony.

During the morning and after- noon competitions Mrspreelman MacArthur presided. Mrs. W. E. Scantiebury acted as platform sec- retory during the morningywhlle in the afternoon Mrs. L. T. Low-

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“Canadian Cruiser" Expected licrc At Noon Today

The first merchant ship to arrive in Charlottetown this season. the Canadian Notional Shams-hips liner, “Canadian Cruiser." is ex- peoted to dock at noon today. commanded by Capt, O'Hara, 0. B. E.,' the "Cerladiaar Cruiser" will discharge some of her passengers and cargo after a six-day trip from Barbados. She will then prooecd to Montreal.

Powered by the largest Diesel engines ever built in Canada. tha "Cruiser" has 370,000 cubic feet of general cargo space and 16,000 cubic feet of refrigerator space for the handling of porishobie freight. Silo has a speed of 16 knots,

Built in Canada since the war. the “Canadian Cruiser" is a s-Lster ship of the "Canadian Constructor" and the "Canadian Cilallerlger." Along with-seven oiiher Canadian National sted-rnérs,‘ those three modern vessels ply the Canada- West indies trade route.

‘Iihe “Cruiser‘s" cargo consists of sugar, molasses, cocoa beans, fruit juices, rum. and other West Indies products.

Four of ‘her passengers -- she has accommodations for 12 - will disembark here. They are, Messrs. C, H. Bbewart and Arthur .7. Comp. both of Woodstock. N. 8.; and Mr.

and bhsaM. COMM!’ of Halifax. N. B.

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Sir/Lauronffls Plan Commended ByBevin

Bevin told the House of Oom- mons he could ace little cbanco oi a lasting settlement with Rus- sia while the Conmunist ideology was given priority by the Russians in negotiations.

Oponin a two-day debate or: foreign affairs, Bevin made a bid for " the live-power Brussels alliance "into a military and economic union of all West- ern mlropsan countries which are not satellites "dominated by oth- ers." Britain, Ihnfl, Rolland. Belgium and Luxembourg now comprise the alliance c! mutual al

‘The chaotic llepsrafiorl of the Western powers, I allowed to continue. would ieavs than open

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Ila for prssant tension in tho post-war world. ' In line with the ambitions of St. Laurent, Canada's lactate, of Ctate for Emma! Affairs - rnsde in the Canadian Housscf Cmunons laat ‘vrssk - Britain. should seek other countries which join a‘ lT-IOILIICOIICIOH working to prevent ‘division s! ills world into twotbioca, » Bevin also loads an nth-hos apnea! to Arabs and 1m tsnais

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$300 Stolen From Store 0n Eustcn Street‘

While Mrs. Olive Foster, Spring and Euston Streets, left her store for a few minutes last night fo see how her son's bib? was getting along, thieves. cnterod the store by means of the dance hall in tho rear and stole approximately 8800 from the illl. The robbery occurred about 0.30.

Mrs. Foster's hone adjoins the store arid it was while coming back alter seeing tho baby was all right that Mn. Footer heard the sound of men's vdicos in tho store. ,

City police. who arrived on the scone a. few minutes later, bald the entrance to the store was made by thieves breaking a window fnJhc hack of the dance hall which is ll.|.l(' the property of’ Mrs. Foster and which is attached lo the store.

Later in the evening, the police arrested two men whom they suspect may have com-

“‘ ’ the robbery. They will appear in Court today.

Cost Cf Living, Index At New All-time Peak

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, May ir-The ofliciai cost-od-livirlg index clhnbad four- iiitbs of s Point during March i0 establish a new peck, of 151.6, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics rs- ported today.

‘Ibis advance is the some as in February.

The Bureau attributed the in- crease to higher cost ‘of clothing and foods. In the clothing divis- ion, footwear led-a. number of ill-- creases. Amorig foods. fresh vega- tables and meat moved higher, ai- though eggs registered a seasonal decline.

The cost-of-living index, calcu- lated on the basis of 1935-89 eq- uals 100, now is at its highest point in history. Before this year, {as peak was 150.0, estnbllshedin the inflationary period after the First World War. This record was shattareddn February when an 08-point boost in that month lift- ed it to 150.8. -'

From Aug. 1, i939, to April 1 this year, the increase in the. cost- ci-llving index was 50.4 per cent- just more than half. Since April. 1948, the increase has been 21 points.

The new index means it costs

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Prisoner Threatils Woman Witness

SAJ-NT JOHN. N. 3.. May 4- "She'll be damn lucky if she's slivs after I get out," Hartley MacKin- non told the Judge who sentenced him to two years in penitentiary today.

Object of MacKinnonh threat was m» Regina. Warner who had appeared as key witness for ti! prosecutici.

"I'll be ‘a. lot tougher when I come back,” Maolflnnon said after

being sentenced, "and she and some more around her wiil- be sorry." .

MaoKinnon pleaded not guilty to the robbery charge which was laid-after two men hid beaten and robbed Miss Werner, a clnk in a leather store, April 0.

The Judge asked Msoltinncu if he had ever been in jail before.

"Yea," the prisoner rspiisd. "I've been in jail before for other

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Chinese Premier, CslllllstTo licslgn

(ly The Anooiaied hen) lcarrxmo my s-(wednucm --Probiisr Chang Chung announced may that he and the Chinese gblgt we ‘rears. cciiactivclqy‘! ,. s ausurs cu Citing Kai-bias as onus‘: first constitutional dent.

Con‘. indicated , b0 bisnosd to retire from Govern-

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Former Ch’tcwn Man Promoted

Mr. Douglas Gordon, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gordon. city, has been appointed General Manager of Production of the North British Rubber Company, Edinburgh and Dumiries. it was learned yester- day. x Previous to his new appointment Mr. Gordon was assistant to the President of the Dominion Rubber Company, Montreal and held im- portant appointments with the U. s. Rubber Company.

Mr. Gordon, whose new ap- pointment is for a three year per- iod, has already sailed for the Old Country where he will be joined by his wife and family at a later date. _

‘Junior Farmers Organize At Mt. Herbert

Mr. Ralph Rayner, Mount Her- bert, was last night elected ores- ident of the Mount Herbert branch of the Junior Farmers‘ Federa- zirm. Other officers elected were Mr. Arnold Godfrey, Menu-laid. yice-preisident; and Mrs. Winston Wood, Mount Herbert. secretary.

‘The meeting, presided over by Mr. Ralph Rayner, was held in the Mount Herbm Orphanage and was one of jhe most enthu- siastic junior farmers‘ meetings yet held, with representatives

resent from Bunbury, Hazel- brook, Mermaid, and Befihel.

Among those present to givo the young farmers some encour- agement ln their efforts to de- velop a lasting community spirit were Mr. LP. Mclsaec. farm ex- tension branch, Provincial De- partment of Agriculture; Mr- Earl Inga, president. cli’ the RE. Island Dalrymews Association; and Mr. Murray Creed of MacDonald Col- lege who ls attached f0 the_i°ro- vincia] Department of Agriculture for the’ surrmer months scan ex- pert on junior club work.

Consideration was given at tho meeting to the taklngpver of ‘the old Consolidate‘ School grgvinds at Mount Herbert with the ob- ject of making it into a commun- icy centre, Another meeting will ‘be held next wuk when the mat- ter will he further discussed.

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Canada Suggests Conference Wlth ' Arabs And Jaws

TlAKI.‘ SUCCESS, N!" May 4- (OP) - Canada suggested today that the United Nations Truce

r ‘"1011 confer" with Jews and Arabs and British authorities in Palestine and put before the U.N. specific proposals for bringing peace -to Palestine.

Canadian delegate Con, ABL. McNaughton told the oil-member political commit that its first consideration lh i! bl to bring about a truce in the Holy Lend,

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TEL AVIV. Palestine. Msy 4- (AP) - If!“ Jcumi. Jflv- iah warriors, said today thay had

,‘ tba strategic Arab town of Yehudia ll miles sast of ‘Dal Avivoftsr aaull night battle with

, ‘all; sr 1min alum declared In esc brill- iery shelled the northern Jewish

settlement o! ltcmat Nsfiail less than four miles from the Leban-

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T-Ccnts Pcrilcur Wage Increase Cffer Rcicctcd

Union Cfflclal Says Walkollt Almost Csrtaln Unless Concessions Made,

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(By The Canadian Prom)

MONTREAL. May c-Represent- atives of 18 international railway Unions today rejected a coilciliat- lon board's recommendation of sev- en cents an hour increase in wag- es and authorized taking 0d a strike vote immediately.

Announcement of the Unions‘ action was made by F. H. Hall, chairman of their genera] confer- ence committee.

Mr. Hall dispatched a. telegram to the Labor Department at Ot- tawa formally giving notification of the rejection.

In a press statement he sold the strike ballot now is being prepared and it is his opinion the vote will

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Parliament At A Glance

(Canadian Press)

Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced that jurisdiction over civil aviation, radio and meteoro- logy has been transferred fron- the Reconstruction Department to ‘Transport Department.

‘rhe House ended its debate an external affairs.

William Irvine (CCF-Cariboo) cautiously defended Russia.

John Blackmore (SC-Lethbridge) placed blame for the world's trcub les squarely on the United States.

Rev. E. G. Hansell (SC-Mac- Leod) said External Affairs Min lstcr St. Lauren; failed to recog- nize that Socialism is nothing more than mild Communism.

Ciarie Gillis (CCF-Cape Bre- ton South) mrotested against link- ing "social democratic nwvements of the world" with Communism.

The Senate resumed debate on thvmsrgarine bill, three Senators speaking in favor of the measure and one opposed.

Wednesday

The Commons "tvlil discuss var- ious Govemment legislation. The Scnafo will sit.

SYDNEY, NB, May 4 - (OP) —Alrplane pilot Bill Bruce rc- ported here tonight the motor- shlp Balsam Lake is sending up distress flares off the Caps Bre- ton coan, and he believed her, to be in "mortal danger." ‘

Bruce, who flew over the vessel of! the mouth of the Big Bras D‘or lake, said the crew waved insistently to him from the deck and the craft. dangerously close to land, was helpless in drift ice. The Sydney tug Grenadier was as dawn. Air and shipping officials were agreed that no effectivo rescue action could be taken dur-

UITAWA. May l-(@)-’l‘brse Senators-two Liberals and s Con- scrvstivs-caid today they favor lilting the bars on iIiRQI-Illii.‘ All- other Liberal opposed any move lo relax the prohibition.

The debate was on a public bill,

sponsored by senator W. D. lulu (L-Ontarlo), to perlnitimportatioll. manufacture and sale of tbs butter subetituts. A you is sxpscud io- morrcw. ‘Ills same bill was d fare! in the Senau in i000 and l - -/ Support of the ‘nnaasure was promised‘ today by senators Bsitsi Hayden m-Ontsrioi. Norman Inm- bsrf. L-Ontsrio) and F. P. Quinn (PC-Nova lcotia). beoainr l. S. Molssn (blritish Columbia) said he will vofo against it.

Senator Hayden called the ban "intolerant" and ‘fclsas legislation of the most sxkuns bind." Ila:- gsrine would work no hardship or. the farmer.

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On the iidtiative of J. Watson MacNaught, Liberal member for Prince, not only will Defence Min- ister Claxion autllol-ize~ the bulld- lrig of the coilcrete buttons but also extensive repairs to damaged drains at the airport and extension of existing runways.

In addition contracts will be awarded for the skippilil and top- soil grading of the airport, com- pacting of the sub-bases and as- phaliing of such surface as is rc- qulred.

when the present $1,500,000 Job iii. the Summer-side airport is com- plctcd, it will besone of three spe- cial air navigational schools in the British Commonwealth. It will be in a. position to handle all types of pianos including the latest ver- sions of the British Vampire jets and United states jet built planes.

Moreover, advanced navigation will be taught as it is in only two other air force training schools of the Commonwealth. one of which

and the other in South Aifrlca.

Official announcement of the Summersicle airport contracts will be made in this Saturday's issue of the Canada. Gazette.

C.C.F. Party Frovnls 0n Cwll- Candidate

‘IURONTU. Mall 4 -— (GP) — RH. Carlin, provincial 0.0.1“. member for Sud-bury, said today in an interview he had been ad- vised that the party will not "un- der any circumstances" endorse him as-o candidate for the June ‘l Ontario election. Mr. Carlin said one of the reasons for the decision WIS his allriled associa- tion, through his Union, with members of the Labor-Progres-

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Report Ship In Distress Off Cape Breton Coast

ing the hours of darkness.

There was no information as to the owners of the craft or the number of her crew, but Bruce sold ‘ohere appeared fo be about

:5 aboard. The Government ice-breaker Saurel, meanwhile, returned to

port today and reported ice con- ditions oft the Cape Brezon coast have not kriproved. The treacher- ous fices stlli extend for some 42 mlica offshore.

The Baurel came in for repairs after thrdwing her weigh‘. around Ln freeing some half-dozen ves- sels from ice jams during the last week.

Debate Resumes 0n Margarine Question

bill is economically sound and in the best interest of mosrOsna- disna. It suggested the kind of "positive. constructive" legislation the country needed.

lcpator Quinn said it now is ap- parent the demand for butter can» not bs mst. Until dairy men show Id they could supply butter rs- quinmanis, he would be in favor of margarine.