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MERE MAN

The euros of this country h the lack of eloquence. pure and undo-

filed.

The Guardian. Three Cents, prprntng Dally rounded llfl.

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1949

R. C. A. F. SETS RECORD IN CALIF

l-lwlyl doing what you are afraid 0o do.

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REPORT INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT AT NEW HlGHiriiriiiiiiiiiiit

Nfld. Will Get so Million iWiII nuiirii 58m in. First Year Of Union;0arr To Canada Expect 27 Million In Taxes

B!’ GEORGE KITCHEN (TITAWA, Fcb. 9 -— (C?) Latest estimates indicate Canada will pay 350000.000 to Newfound- la» in the first year of union. at its-t. to cover grants and Domin- inn services being extended to [he - » t

"Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo studio, Charlottetown.

"in stock. Iran and Shorts. Rtmklllg orders for car of Hog tti-iwer to arrive soon. W. I. Bow- mflll i-lunter River.

"fiance and pie social Cherry \1lle_v Co-op Store. Tuesday. Feb. 15. Good music.

"l-lnrkey tonight Long Creek rink. Maple Leaf Taxi vs. Long Creek Beavers 8.30.

"Order Eastern Star. Cake Sale Baitlrday. February 12th. 3 P. M. Ill S. A. MacDonald's.

"Culling Ice at. Crapaud from February‘ 10th to 19th. Elmer Mc- Donald.

"League Game tonight. between Souihport. Ramblers and Covehead Red Wings, in Covehead Rink.

"Pie Social and Dance. Kelly's Gross School, Friday, February 11th. Aid of Rink.

"llockev East Royalty rink to-

night. Milton Hornets vs. East Royalty Royals. League game. skate after.

"League game New Glasgow

rink Thursday. Feb. 10. New Glas- giia‘ vs. iinpe River. Game starts 8.11 Players please be on time.

"Farmers hear ilfr, W. K. Myer talk on minerals Shur-Gain show ~t Hunter River Thursday night.

"llinfl forget the dande- Bradal- li u lliill Thursday night, Feb. W" NilSlC by Rollie ltlacl-icnzle‘: fl-whcsira.

"Hockey New Glasgow rink to- night, Hope River vs New Glas- rvi Game starts 8:30.. Skate i."r~t'

"Spot dance tonight at Blue li‘\l‘|l. also door prize. Three miles ".(1l‘i\ Charlottetown on Maipeque iiuviti.

"livai- N. JbCcldwell over C.B.A. iivitzht at 8.45, His subject. the

new Province, Finance Minister Abbott told the Commons today.

This will cover family allowances, old age pensions, veterans bene- fits and other Federal payments which normally go to the Provinces as well as the first year's instal- ment of 86.500000 in Federal grants-tn-aid to help Newfound- land in her early years in the Cana- dian family.

It also will include posts of de- fence in Newfoundland, the New- foundland Railroad. being taken over by the Canadian National Railways, and the servicing of the Newfoundland debt. to be taken over by the Dominion Treasury.

While the $50,000,000 total is some 833000.000 above previous estimates of the annual cost to the Dominion. it includes items such as defence, the railway debt servicing —- which had been taken into account in earlier figures.

On the credit side, said Mr. Abbott. the Government is ac- cepting tentatively a Newfoundland estimate that the Dominion Will collect revenue of about $27,000,000 through the taxing powers it tivIR inherit in Newfoundland.

The Minister supplied the in- formation as the chamber turned its full attention nn the 50 com-. Dlex clauses which make up thei terms of union under which New-F oundland will become this coun- try's 10th Province. TVJBnly-iwn sections had been passed when tlic House rose for the day.

In the opening stages. Revenue atmlster McCann said the Gov- ernment will consider establishing a radio committee at this session il’ there is any demand for it.

Postmaster-General Bertrand said it will take “many long years" be- fore has Department drops Lhe one-cent increase in postage rates vPich was applied during the war.

Trade Minister Howe said Gov-i ernment policy is opposed to the‘ Hie 0f barter as a means of stimu- lating trade with Britain. Tariffs already have been lowered and other concessio < made tn stimu- late British imports to this coun- try. I

and not the

WASHINGTON. Feb, 9 —(CPi -Sam Carr. who has been official- ly described as "one _of tn; two main Canadian cogs" in the wa time Russian spy ring in Canada. and his wife Julia will be deported to Canada. -

Watson B. Miller. commissioner of immigration, today signed the

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order for deportation of the al- leged Communist agent and his wife.

Mr and Mrs. Carr have been

held at Ellis Island, immigration detention centre in New York har- bor, since their arrest in New York two weeks ago.

The Carrs have s. 15-day period starting from today, during which they may appeal the deportation order I

iPlans For Completion 0f iilustico-Tracadie Highway

15,000 Families Fate ‘Evlctlon In Montreal of the highway from Rustico to

MONTREAL, pm g _ (GP) __ Troccdie, P. E. l., is being con- An estimated 15.000 families in ' sidered, Resources Minister Moc- Mcntreal face the possibility nfi being evicted from their homes _ d when their leases run out this REY-r _ b w spring. City hail figures show that ep yin to o question y . 510w January 1- 1947- some 15-009 éChester S.gMcLure (PC-Queen's) housing units have been built in,’ ' this city. Wartime Prices and Trade i _ _ Board officials said that such units‘ highway through the Notional Ere H0 longer Hvvflmcd by rental . Park ureo were constructed in regulations. Under this Lie-control ~ plan. they claim there is no rental W48 at u Mm‘ m" of approx‘- ceiling nor any guarantee agdnst 1 mMdY $751500-

.thc landlord evicting his tenants. i RGCOHIIGISSOHCE survey hGS

207,253 Fanners Filed Tax Reports

OTTAWA, Feb. 9 —(CIP) -—- At least. 1107.253 farmers filed income tax returns for 1947, Revenue Min- ister McCann informed John Dief- enbaker (PC-Lake Centre) today in a Commons return.

He said there may have been more but that was the number who tused the special T1 form for faint-

ers. This is the breakdown of Maritime Provinces. Prince Edward Island 5.297.

Nova Scotla 5.371 and New Bruns- wick 3,187

ANTIGONISH, N 5.. Feb. 9 — Rob Roy Griffin. K..C.., who had practised law in Antigonish Coun- ty for nearly half a century, died in hospital here today following a tuo-yvcek illness..

Fleet Street Discusses Budapest Trial Coverage

By STUART UNDERl-HLL

IJONDON. Feb. 9 - 1GP) Fleet Street. the world's busrsl news centre, has ccme to

general conclusion that: nswspa- per inch covering the Budapest trial of Joseph Cardinal M'n'ls-

f‘ (f F is the Only Alternative to thc Government.

"Annual M-ectillg Willshire lit-rung Co., will be held in Wilt- ‘liitc Hall. Mcnday. February 14th. L‘ l‘ M

Nelson Hathcrley. semi

" (‘oini'ades" monthly meeting‘ zstriii Branch. Canadian Legion. inn Home. Grafton St.. Char- lwtt -tii\v:i, Thl|rsd:i_v, Feb. l0, iitfiBJiO i‘ m. ‘

"Lcazue game Hunter River rink tonight, North Rustlco val Hunter River Shur-Galns. Game lllll‘|< 8 o'clock. lkete after. Good

iittisit‘.

"Expecting to unload another rai-Shur-Gain feeds Friday and 5‘(1‘11f1flt'. Order how. It's the usual llizh standard. MscKie and Co" 111mm‘ 441.

"Cornwall hall Thursday. Feb.

-3 D-m. hear local talent in sketches and one-act play. directed by Arthur Versey, orchestra. Sale "1 find)‘. Proceeds rink. '

“Coal: Mount Albion. Carload m“ Sydney Screened Coal arriving shortly. Low price at car or will de- 11v". roads permitting with hauling ldded. Please order early. A. B. Hicks, Mount Albion. Phone: l-lazelbrook 4-3.

"The regular monthly meeting of the Borden No. 10 Branch of the gelmxllan Legion (n. 1:. s. L.) will Thheld in the Legion Hell on Anulldlyi February 10th. at l PM.

members ere- urged to attend. 51in"! I. A. Dl-rrach. Secretary.

Frldahfli-Jhloffill. 0 P. M. every a IV M117- Cood Plct es. Goorl wml 011111111! Friday en . "Mother m?" Tleliu". Starring Betty “We. with pan Dolley, Mona

""1511. Connie Marshall. Thll ls PM" Century mi Picture u;

‘attitude _ his admissbii of stiill

zenty gave the western world a

‘fair picture cf an unfair trial.

London editors, irked by reporters from Britain hFCElUFe of, "visa trouble“. do not question the accuracy of rcports of the trial. However. some of them suspect the way the trial was cnn- i ducted. l

The Cardinal's sudcn chalice of‘

many of thtm

after irrst denying the trcason and other charges against him - ccntlnues to he a major subject of speculation on Fleet Street. But lhq reporters‘ job was 0o describe what went on in the court-rocm not behind the scenes.

More than one editor drew com- parisons between the Mindszentyl

ltriafiind pro-war Russian lriason .irials at which _ ‘made startling admissions of guilt

the defendants

Latter carlicr. vigorous protesta-

the lions of innocence. Then, as in thei

Mlndszcnty case. the prosecuting RCVcrnmcnE ‘ilandly permitted a full description of the court pro- readings.

‘ The general attitude o.‘ Landon

, _ t ,cd1tors was that whatever the p31- lflfllllilly‘ to send senini ‘lineal View! of their

Budapest correspondents w none of whom can afford to be critical of thr Communist-dominated government

gwithout risk of deportation - they 1

described the proceedings accur- utely. One agency said its Budapest

lcorrcspondent. seemed to withhold

any personal comment or descrip- tion as if he feared it might bo suspected of bias.

No newspaper nr news-agency editor reported interference with transmission of trial reports or any altmept at censorship, Most

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Tension Mounts In North Ireland As Election Nears

BELFAST, Feb. fl- (CPL-Ten- sion is mounting in Northern Ire- land on the eve of the election. Un- ionists, Nationalists and Labor can- didates will fight. for seats in to- morrow‘: general election.

The chief issue is mnlntenancebr abolition of partition between Eire and Northern Ireland. The Union- ist administration. led by P1101" Minister Sir Basil Brooke, ls seek- ing hotly to hold the border and appears sure to succeed.

All parties predict heavy but. quiet polling tomorrow.

Campaigning has reached its climax without major 1rnuble~and l. police and candidates "KP?" 11°‘

Government electloneerlng for the most part has consisted of re- petition of well-tried. pro-partition slogans such as "Not An Inch". "No Surrender". "We Are King's Men" and "Derry Aughrim. lnnll- killcn And The Boyne"—the last. n reference to struggles hetwecn the north _pnd south in the 17th cen- tury. ‘

This and prominent dllplav of the Union Jack have consistently won cheers for Unionist speakers. Their opponents have tried to fight the election on social and economic ls- 5110!.

They say Sir Basil's "Tory" Un- lnnlst. Government is an anachron-

large outbreaks during the polling. ilsm in a period when Britain has a

The polls open at 9 am. and close at 8 p.m. Counltng of ballots will not begin until Friday.

Meetings tonight will wind uv the campaign which oldtimers say has been one of the most intensive

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in Northern Ireland's history.

Labor administration. They maln- taln that eventually integration with Eire would improve Ulster’; social conditions,

Most oblerverl believe a heavy poll will return the Government

Venereal Disease & Mental... .. Hygiene Grants Discussed.

ibeen mode from Coveheod hor- - bor to Rustico by woy of Brock- Iey Beach and Robinson's lslond, Final ipicns hove not been completed |for n bridge from Rustico to Robinson's Island.

Progress in the discussion of ven-‘

ereal disease grants and addition- al mental hygiene facilities was re- ported. last. night by Dr. J. Harold Shaw. head of the Provincial Health

OTTAWA. -- (OP) ~

Planning Commission. who has re- 1113mm“ H5 "my Fnehold ‘H.313!’- mmed from abwndmg a 101m com lin. a l0-man military mission ference of Federal and Provincial headed by MaJ-“Gml- Maump health representatives at Ottawa. 9°90 ‘he G°"°1“1“*“‘ ""1"°1'1°d

the conference. Dr. Shaw statcs.’Th31°11"r ‘CC? a" Mm" Jaw‘ was concerning desirable methods 581d 111118 98111111811‘ W916 101W- and regulations in connection tvithiriated by the mission during 1947.. two Fcderal,.grants- now recelvediilt is responsible tbmthii Depart- by the Provinces. Both of these_ment of External Affairs.

grailLs are being utilized by the; ---~~-— Provincesfcr the control of \'€ll-1 OTTAWA. Felt, fl lCPi _ ereal disease The first. was maddThe royal commission. established available to the Provinces just at. last September to investigate rca- the close of the war and was verv sons for the high cost nf ll\'ll‘li_'.

‘7-17-0011111111111119111119» to Jan. 3i. it was disclosed ill a D1111"! 1119 1111°1'V9111118 X95135 lmlrcturn tabled for Ross Thutcllci- the Provinces were able to YE-lJOILIiCCI-‘l __ Mo“ Jawy considerable progress in the 1331112111 eradication and control of this dis-. ease. d-lovvever, when the Federal‘; health grants were announced in. ' May. 1948, one of them was niiothct" HAMILTON. 0111-. Feb- 9 ~- (C?) grant to further assist the Pro\‘-i'-1d1\11”5»‘CEEOYSP. Igfilfill-filglllifllli inces in this work. Unfortunately, ‘Y °“’ ° 9 B f! P1111 01‘ 001')!" at lh€ time of making fills iaiiei-‘I-rhch-Stauntcn and an active grant, available, the fes-ulatjoym {mirror-her in the Red Cross Society .11.; admlttistration were drawn up "1 Cflnldfl- 111E111 i! h" 1101116 l0- ‘in accordance with the regulations day. She was awarded honorary of most of the other grants an- m°mbeT5h1° 111 111° 533M110" R041 trounced last May. Those diffcreiliclvss 111 1941» with those of the previous granti and were such as to cause COll1ll5-‘ ion in the administration of both lV.D. grants. which are 655811118113’! OTTAWA- F911- 9 — ‘C91 Jar one pin-pose‘ Prime Minister St. Laurent said ’ At the Ottawa coilfei-ciivc this 10d“ 111 ‘he 591111110115 11181 110 ‘week 13,3 Shaw reports that ycrytlcwfoundlander will be excluded .5gfl5f3;;tgyy arrangements we“ from consideration for appointment gagreed to for the unifying of thesemdyhe 5911519 bmlhu-g" <11 1115 ‘grants under one s61. of regulat- fehgemil-S £19":- Tlg‘ 1518110 i5 F10 —~—— —- — -~- -~ m » -- -7~-_ .lB\' 51X 911a qrs g r timrm WL] (Continued on Page 5 Col. 1) s I

RED CROSS WORKER DIES

NFLD. SENATORS

‘ Canada.

i Meeting Strongly Protests

"The widespread feeling nf ra- .sentme.nt and discontent resulttita from the present policy of in- come tax administration is caus-

$97.286 To Support

' OTTAWA, rstife _ (c?) _ Construction for the completion Industrial empluymenf, m Canada,

It cost, Canada $52,136 iii 1948 to.

One nf the chief discussions aL'1°d3.1'-- A 1141"" 13131911 ["1 RM-‘i

helpful to the various divisions of cost Canadian taxpayers 588.298 up ‘

tlncome Taxation Methodsigrt. ‘it: .

lilac. Figpures iGiven By Bureau 101 Statistics

OTTA \NA.

Jeached an all-time high in jDec-ember when seasonal activity tin logging and retail trade over- ‘came dcclinps in iitaitufactttriiig

clay that the general employment lindcx number stood at 204.1 at Dec. 1, a gain of half a point over

the fgfuyn said 7,6 mile; of the Nov. 1 and 4.5 points above the.union terms lr-vci for ‘we same date n yrai- ngn.‘

The lndcx is based on 100, the 1926 average. 4 The Bureau said the total number employed, according to re- ports from nearly 20.000 leading establishments. was 2,118,698. rise cf 0.2 pt-r cent iii one month. i These workers earned an average nf $42.20 weekly. six cents higher than weekly earnings for Nov 1 =nnd $3.92 higher than the figures for iltc same date in 1947. l Bureau figures showed t at \l'l‘l"kl_\' “ages increased fas er than total employment figures.

The index of payrolls, based on ‘June 1. 194i. as 100. stood at 218.’! compared with 218 on Nov. 1 and 103.0 a year before. That meant a llFt-per-ccnt increase in the pay- mil index in 12 months compared ‘itvith a Zil-per-cent. boost in the employment IIICIPX.

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Workers in manufacturing in- |dustries numbered 1082.600 at iDec. 1. a decline of 0,1 per cent in a month.

"Considerable declines" were re-

ported 1r. ‘food, lumber and pulp and paper industries while "fairly ilarge advances" were reporter! in iPxtlleS, tobacco and iron and isteel plants. .

f Seasonal activity in bush work iesultcd in stibstaiitial additions tn personnel nf leading logging oper- 'atnrs. Their staffs rose to 104.897, ‘a rise of 7.4 per cent.

The other factor which helped ‘Dllfll up the employment. index was. ictail trade where employment rose 3,9 por cent for a total of 207.369. ‘ Coal-mine employment advanced but losses in other mining classifi-

‘catloit dropped the total employed.

‘ill that category 0.4 per Cont, to 85000

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Other industries which declined were communications. transportat- ion, hotels. restaurants. laundrles land dryi-cleanlng establishments.

New Data 0n 01d Colony Geography

ST. JOHN'S Nfid., Feb. 9 — (CP) Newfoundland learned some things about. their country today when results of a geographical stirvev were announced. For many _vears Netvfoundlanders

ltave been told one-third of the ‘ island's stirfai-e vvns covered by water. The survey showed the

.aciual water coverage amounted to ‘

about 10 per ccnt,

They were also t.old that‘ the richest, peak was Grns bfnrtio. near Ray Island. with an Pif‘\3ll0l'l of

The survey‘ showed

the (vest coast, had an elevat- ion of 2.670 feet,

SEASONAL LAYOFF i

Feb. 79 - tCPi ~-

Potato iirop In 1947 ‘

OTTAWA. Feb. 0 -- (OP) ——

The Agricultural Prices Support Board paid $3,061,357 to support.‘ the apple crop in 1048 and $97.- 268 to support. the potato crop in 11047. a Commons return showed; i today. . The return. teblecl for H. l-l. ‘Hatfield (PC ~ Victoria-Carleton) showed that in i947 the F. W. Pirie Co. Ltd, was agent for the. board in selling 11.041575 pounds of potatoes and George ll. Full and Sons of Hunter River. PEI. another agent, handled 1.406.840 pounds of potatoes.

The Nova Scotia Apple Mar- keting Board dealt with the ep- ple surplus tn 1040. handling 1.- 004.202 barrels of apples.

TO PROBE PRICE BREAKS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 --- (AP) - The United States Government ordered an investigation today of recent price breaks of farm com- modity futurer markets. Agricul- turo Secretary Brennan instructed the Commodity, Exchange Authority to obtain "full information" ah trading in wheat. corn and sov- bean futures contracts during the

with a strong majority.

price decline.

imeeting, called by the Prince Ed-

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t TORONTO, Fch. 9 - (CPi _ ill-l! many farmers to make up The Canadian National Railways their minds either tn curtail then" lloday announced a "smell" operations or tn give up farming lsnnai layoff (if men in its running entirely."'it. was stated in a res- trades. HIOSILV. freight train (irows. nlutioit passed last night at a Canadian Pacific Railway officials largcly attended farmers’ meeting , said thei/‘ave making no layoffs.

iAt-A-Glance

Finance Minister Abbott said latest estimates , indicate Canada will pay Newfoundland $50,000.01» in the first year of union

Revenue Minister McCann said ;the Government will consider es-

said it will take many years before the war-time one-cent increase in postal rates is dropped,

Senator Iva Fallls (PC-Ontarioi Icriticized the Governments propos-

Kinnon soid in o Commons return and some of the service industries. ial fcr a rcyal commission cn cul- . The Bureau oi Statistics said to- "

tural topics

Thursday

The Commons will continue dis- cussion of Newfoundland Canada The Senate will sit-

illrge Lifting 0f

plumber Restrictions

MONTREAL, Feb. 9 ~ (OP) —- A demand that the Federal Gov- errtrnent abolish all restrictions on lumber exports was made here .today ai. the closing session of ‘the three-day Canadian Lumber- 'men's Association convention.

' In presenting the resolution to abolish the export restrictions. the resolution committee asked that a study be instituted immedi-

ately to prepare a report for a. possible readjustment in freight . rates,

The Association also asked that tcertain technical items not classl- lfied as building materials be ‘made exempt from sales tax.

i Colin MacKay, president of the lMacKav Lumber Company Ltd. ‘Saint John. N.B.. was elected pre- sident of the Association at. to- day's annual election of officer's.

News Fiat

l STOCKHOLM. Sweden. Feb. 8- MAP) ~ Indications grew today ‘that Denmark may follow Norway iin defence discussions with the ‘Western Powers. while Sweden de- iciared anew her intention to sit lout the cold war.

QUEBEC. Feb. 9 - (OP) ILtibor Minister Antonio Bsrrette iannounced today to the Legislative iAssembly withdrawal of the Gov- ernment's labor code draft.

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 9 - (AP) — Actor Robert Mitchum. $3250-a- iveek hero of bobby soxers. turned in his Hollywood tvveeds today for jail denim. He was sentenced to 60 days in the country lock-up on a charge of conspiring to possess marijuana.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -~- (CP) 1~ State Secretary Dean Acheson ‘Furled back at Russia today the Soviet charge that the proposed tNorth Atlantic defence alliance is (“aggressh-P.“ He. said the United .Staties Will go ahead with the pro- iicctcd pact.

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j WASHINGTON. Feb 9 —- (AP) - State Secretary Dean Acheson ‘today coldly condemned Hungary's ‘conviction of Cardinal Mindszenty as "wanton" Communist religious .p-.=i'secuti('m which has ‘sickened lnnrl horrified" the fiee world. The United Slates. he disclosed, is al- ,ri~ady considering possible action through the United Nations.