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A SPEARHEADl

With Mobile

A mobile bacteriological labor- ...”-y, one of the most modern and best equlwed of its kind in gmgda. with its staff of two ,,u,.g bacterlologists and a tech- nician arrived here '1'hursd.ay to conduct a survey of the milk and water supply in the Province. The gurvey will begin immediately and will continue through three or four months.

In addition to the survey the mm will also do a preliminary

study of the unitary arrange- ments in selected a i t and other eatlnif esie”' ” ents in several centres throughout the Province.

The milk and water survey will be the second of its type carried out here. The first was conducted in 1946 when the National De- partment of Health and Welfare was requested by the Provincial Government to have their mobile bacteriological laboratory visit the Island for such a survey. This was done shortly. after the organ- lution of the Division of Laborat- ories in the Provincial Depart- mem of Health and welfare.

The 1946 survey and a sub- sequent report revealed that cert- ain nnprovemerlta could be made. This led to the establishment by the Provincial Govemment of a Division of sanitary Engineering which is under the direction of Mr, W. K. Sharpe. He has a staff of two sanitary inspectors assist- ing him in this work.

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Tlrc mobile laboratory is beinl housed at the Armouries. Extern- ally it is similar to a regular sis- ed bus but there the similarlity ends. Inside, are lnod a steam sterlliasraad a stove run by propane gas. three incubator units. an ice box. sinks. storage cupboards. racks of test tubes and other laboratory utonsils. '

in a storage compartment on the bottom of the mobile laborat- ory are two reels of hose which are used for water supply. one rcel is to take in water and the other for drainage. Nearby are nine propane cylinders.

At the backof the lesson wheels

in a compartment are two reels of electric cable each 150 feet in length. one reel conducts power to the lights and electric fans while the other supplies the wall sockets and incubators. - The laboratory and its equip- ment valued at about rss.ooo. It has been used for only one survey and that in Montreal on market oysters.

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Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo studio, Charlottetown.

"Dance in Vernon River Hail. March wth, in aid of O. W. L.

"Rumnilli 310. St. James Kirk Hall, today. s P. M.

"Rummage sale at Pythlan Hail 0 o'clock today.

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"Reserve Thursday. March nth. for at. James Church, Easter Tea.

”Ham and Scallop Supper. Burner. Crapaud Hall. Saturday. fvebrAuIry 24th.'"Auspices St. John's

"Receiving Hogs at Ci-apaud for nldl. Packers Limited. until 12 min each Tuesday. Robert Daw-

"1-faar Hampton women's Insti-' 0 llresent their two one set Dllys in Hampton Hall. Pabnlary I. laid of lunches

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Milk And Water Supply Survey To Be Made Here

Laboratory

Main Highway Section In Bad Condition

The main paved highway be- tween Summerside and Charlotte- town,has an Achilles heel and it was a very vulnerable spot yes- terday and will be again today. '.Nle three miles between New An- nan and Kenslngton which were re-built last Summer after the pavement had become broken up is pretty much of s quagmire with this mild damp weaiiher.

Cars we're getting throubh yea- ietrday with great difficulty. many of them becoming stuck and hav- ing to be pulled out. Many peo- ple wishing to travel between Stlmrierald and Charlottetown yesterday or between Summersrde and Kenaington for personal or buralneee aellblll changed their plans on the advice of those who had come over that section.

A similar stretch between the Wilrnot Bridge and Roas' Corner in the North Bedeque area was also bad lust not as soft as the Kensington section. Yesterday an l.M.T. bus got bogged down and had to be towed out and on other trips the passage was accomplished with dlthculty. With the weight restrictions announced yesterday for highway travel no buaaea will be in operation today except those to the Susmneraide air-port.-S

Recruiting Drive- iiains hiomdntum

OTTAWA. . Feb. 23 --(CP) - Canada's recruiting drive gained new ground in January when 3,- 296 men donned uniforms in the army. navy and air force.

Defence headquarters. releasing these figures. said they were the highest monthly totals since Ben- tember when a major drive was put on to build up the special service brigade.

January's, total compares with 1.506 in December. 1592 in Nov- emrber and 1.633 in October. Re- gruiting last September totalled

Today's'estimatc brought Can- ada's active force to 64.2?!--about half the 116.000 Canada needs in the next three years.

The active army took the re- cruiting lead in January, signing 1,608 men. with another 01 going into the special force. Ground crew for the R. C. A. F. totalled 1.212. with another 109 going into ;i.r crew. The navy trailed with

French Casualties In

Korea Announced

PARIS. Feb. 23-(AP)-The French battalion in Korea has suf- fered casualties of 33 per cent since it wait into action two months ago. authoritative sources said today. Losses were: 44 dead. 301 wounded. three missing. 126 injured in accidents. The battalion m:;iibea-ed 1,017 men. these sources as . .

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MONTREAL. rob. 3-(cl!)-A two-week exhibition -of vivid oeiathss by yours Halifax anisi Josedl Hawaii is sdaeduled to open tomorrow in use Continental Galleries here. . I

The ll-year-old artist won na-

, tlonal recognition last year with a

painting dist took second priaa in the Toronto Ar; Caller 4's aanual cent for young caaad an artists.

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Report! 7 Possible A- Bomb Targets In Canada.

Howe De-chnes. To Give Details

in Commons

UITAWA, Fdb. 23 -(CI) - The Commona was told today that seven targets in Canada might attract an atomic bomb at-

. tack in the event of another war.

Trade Minister Howe said that Is the view of military experts.

' He declined trrname the targets.

"I would hesitate to say very much about plnnnin an economy that would be at its best ' t an atomic bomb attec ." he said. "Atomic bombs are tremendously exlpensive. There are only a few of them, and not likely to be too many.

"It is the view of military ex- ports that it would take a very glittering target to attract an nt- tack by an atomic bomb. They be- lieve if atomic bcm-bs were to be used in warfare there are about seven targets in Canndn that might possibly attract them.

"How to disperse industries against that sort of threat is A problem. The industry itself might form another target no matter where it was located.

"I do not know where you could put a big plant that would make it safe from air attack by atomic bombs..."

He doubted if atomic bombs would be used simply to kill the civilian population.

New Department

Mr. Howe spoke on a resolution to a bill establishing a new De- partment of Defence Production The resolution was adopted end the bill was introduced and read a first time. .

Opposition parties endorsed the Government's plans to. establish the new department. but called for a dispersal of. industries. a close check . on..-exparidibnres and elim- ination of war profiieering and patronage.

The bill will give the Govern- ment and the Minister of Defence

Production powers almost as sweeping as those contained in the act under which the Munit-

ions and supply Department op- erated in. the second World War.

Howe To Head Dept.

Mr. Howe is scheduled to head the new department. He will have power to do practically anything considered iecessnry to obtain or produce defence supplies. He will be able to delegate his powers to controllers and to put a controller in charge of a plant if it is felt the plant is not operating effici- ently on a. war contract.

The Minister will have power to order a company to fulfil a war contract and to examine the books of companies carrying out war

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Defence loniracis

UITAWA. Feb. 33 --(CP) - Canada's huge defence buildup was reflected today in announce- ment by the Canadian Commer- Corporatlon that it. had let a total of 87324.55 worth of con- tracts for everything from furnit- ure to airplane parts and para- chutes in the period Fieb. 1-ls.

Bigizest contract let by the crown purchasing agency was for 3608.638 to Associated Textiles of Canada at Montreal for textiles.

Halifax Shipyards at Dart- mouth. N. 8.. got. a 0102.054 con- tract for ship repairs.

Montreal

shores of his fishing villages."

Puroellia paintings are-delrght- fully ikedi and alive for these times when modern art is often filled with primitiveneas. "rhey make

want to smile," as Joseph hlma. manager of Continental Galleries. described uiem.

His work first attracted 5hima's attention” seven years ago in Ot- tawa whq he aaw tlu-eel small paintings sang to a friend's for 1-ainkig. lbs friend could tell him

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OTTAWA. Feb. 23 - (special)- Grvower-shlppers of Maritime pota- toes are in a position to by-pass the rulings of Potato ldarketinii Boards. I-1.1-f. Hatfield, Progressive Conservative member for Victoria- carleton. N. 13. told "The Guardian" today.

Mr. Hatfield was speaking of a letter in The Guardian of Feb. 20 from a Prince County potato grow- er. Facts of the Prince County cor- respondent were quite right. he said. But shippers who grow their own D0l5IiDG5-ISO not bound by the marketing boards on the price they sell their products in the Montreal

Mr. Hatfield Comments On Potato Board Issue

market. He said there are some 50 grower-shippers in the vicinity of Grand Falls and named three large-scale New Brunswick potato shippers who grow from 500 to 1.000 acres of potatoes each.

Price of potatoes on the Mont- real market must be fixed by the marketing boards if their operations are to be effective, Mr. Hatfield said. He is urging Agriculture Min- later Gardiner to declare starch factories as "an unusual market" for potatoes, thus increasing the production of starch which Ls in great demand in Canada today. and gaining I good price for the grower owing to a federal subsidy.

Want Indirect Controls To

. Curb. intljiion

OTTAWA. Feb. 2:! - (OP) - Business leaders called on the Government today to halt infla- tion -- but not by direct controls.

The Canadian Chamber of Com- merce asked for credit restrictions, increased taxation and heavy cuts in the Government's nondefence expenditures. '

Tile C. C. O. representing 650 boards of trade and chambers of commerce, made the suggestions in a brief delivered through its exec- utive oouncil to Finance Minister Abbott and Revenue Minister Mc- Cann.

Later. l".J. Cunningham. execu- tive council chairman, said in an interview that the two Ministers "see pretty well eye-to-eye with us" can the points in the brief.

Three days earlier. the Govern- ment received a submission from Spokeamen for about 1.000.000 un- ion members asking for price can- trols and retention of rent controls. The Chamber rejected direct con- trols es an unsatisfactory solution over a. long period of time.

News In Brief

PEARL HARBOR. Feb. 28 - (OP)-The Canadian ' destroyer Huron arrived Thursday en route to duty with the United Nations naval force in the Korean theatae.

OTTAWA. Feb. 23 -(CF) .. with two months to go in the fiscal year, the Federal Govern. ment's buclgeta y surplus readied O54-8.700.000 at the end of January. Finance Minister Abbott announ- ced today. .

QUEBEC. Feb. 23 -(GP) - A Quebec Government spokenian tonight announced that the Prov- ince is negotiating a 50.000000 loan in the United stews. The .loan. bearing interest at 2-7-0 per 0611!. will be used to re-finance earlier loans carrying higher in- terest and totalling 832500.000.

LAKE SUCGSS. N. Y.. Feb. 23 (AP)-The U. N. Good Offices Committee is using every avail- able diplomatic channel to see China will change its mind and negotiate on Peace in Korea. This was disclosed today by a spokesman for the Naaroliah Entezam. who is awaiting Palp-

lnl's reply to the first tentative - fseler.

Rubber Shipments Continue To China

LONDON. Feb. :3-(AP) -The Brillfh Government will not stop the shipment of Malayan rubber to Communiat China as long as trade is considered "normal". A spokesman. commenting today on reports that 2.000 tons of rubber had left Penang in the British freiohler Empire Mountain for Red China. said this had baen,and was still, Government policy.

loser Flned' For Smuggling

Ministers Queried Re Experimental Farm Lab 59” Fishing Gear Duties

OTTAWA, Feb. 23 - (Special)- Works Minister Alphonse Fournier told W. Chester 3. McLure. Pro- gressive Conservative member for Queen's in the House of Ccmmcns today that he would let him know in the near future when work will begin on a. building to replace the science service laboratory at Char- lottetown Experimental Farm which was destroyed by fire recently

In addition to his oral queatlo in the chamber. Mr. lidcllure asked on the C-mmons order paper to- day. questlons as to duty imposed on fishing gear and operations of the Atlantic search and grscue ser- v cc. ””

The questions are: '

(1) Is all fishing gear. by an individual fishermen tan d duty free?

(2) Is the heavier rope of 2!- thread. (one half inch diameter) taxable and dutiable?

(3) Is the steel cable sometimes used instead of rope for hoisting nets and traps taxable and duttable?

The Queen's member also asked how many satisfactory operations had been carried out by the At.- lantic search and rescue services.

Supports Aid To Education

In response to telegrams from different centres in his riding. Mr. McLure last night in the Commons supported the resolution by 11.12. Knight. C.C.F. member for Bask- atoon City for federal aid to,edu- cation. He recalled that he himself started on a teachers career when the yearly salary in Prince Edward Island was 0&5.

"our Province has nothing to boast about with regard to the sol- aries paid to public school tench- ers," he said. "In fact. I have heard it said by various speakers that. the school teachers of our Province are paid the lowest salary rate of any Province of Canada. I regret this situation. but it is owing to the fact that our Province financially is not in a position to pay that extra am- ount that our teachers should be getting.

"Whlle our ioachers are not as highly paid as those in other Puma inches. there is not an institution of any standing from the Atlantic to the Pacific in which you will not find Prince Edward Island school teachers. The same statement holds true to a lesser extent with regard to the United States. Our great problem is with regard to the pay- ment of teachers. so that people can go into teaching and make a life profession of it. i

"I think we should all vote for the resolution and see what the Government can do to further the interests of education on an even basis throughout Canada."

Canadian Bar

I Ass'n Meeting

REGINA. Feb. 23 - (CP) -- The

.Canadian Bar Association today

opened its mid-winter council meeting with a discussion of pro- posed changes in its constitution and by-laws. One topic on the agenda of the two-day meeting is logal aid for munbera of the arm- ed fauna.

Carioadings

OITAWA. Rb. N-(GP) --CAr-

compared with 70,501 cars for the previous H.014 cars for the

To Head Defence

llealth Minister Martin

OTTAWA. Feb. 21 -(GP)-The Federal Government is taking financial responsibility for 14 as- pects of civil defence. it was an- nounced tonigm after the second Dominion-Provincial conference on civil defence.

A statement issued after the meeting said the Federal Govern- ment alsn considers further pro- posnls put forward by the Prov- inces for federal responsibility in meeting the costs.

Earlier. the meeting heard an announcement that Health Min- ister Martin is becoming boss of the Federal Government's section of the Civilian Defence Organiza- tion. taking over from the De- jence Department.

All hiotor iihicles over 5,000 Pounds Banned From Roads

All motor vehicles exceeding a total weight of five thousand pounds have been ordered to stay off Prince Edward Island high- ways unlil further notice.

'lll:le. Erovincial Department of Public Works and Highways an- nounced yesterday that weight re- strictions now apply to all Island roads including paved. gravelled and other secondary roads. Earlier this week. restrictions were ap- plied -to certain highways in the eastern part of the Province where there is only light pavement.

However. iihe conlin-uing mild weather has made it neceasa y for the Department of 1-Ilghwgyg to extend this ru-ling to apply to all roads on Prince Edward Island.

The all-inclusive weight restric- tions welnt into effect at six o'clock

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TOKYO. Feb. 24 -(saturday)- (GP)-United Nations infantry. battling mud and stiffening enemy resistance, advanced up to four miles niday. threatened to seize Hoengsong on the Central Korean front. Canadian troops spear- headed action in a sector West of the Communist stronghold.

Friday night. tank-led Ameri- can troops held the commanding heights around the town and looked down on its smouldering ruins from Communist-dug fox-

holes. Soldiers of the Princess Pat- rlcia's Canadian Light Infantry

led the 29th British Brigade in a

By JOHN COLLESS WEST CENTRAL ERONT. Korea, Feb. 23 - (Routers) - Can- adians fighting their second day in action today climbed the muddy sides of a razor-back ridge to fight it out wth two battalions of Chin- ese in the hills northeast of Chip- yong.

They hauled themselves up slip- pery slopes through a hall of fire to within grenade range of Chinese troops. concealed in low scrub and dug in strongly.

New zealand artillery directed fire close in front of the assaulting Canadians but officers did not dare call for air support because their men were too close to the enemy.

Late today the Canadians swung out of their frontal assault and won high ground overlooking the con- tested ridge.

The fight began when a patrol led by Lieut. Rick Constant of Lethbrldge. Alta. came under me- chine-gun fire.

Constant later reported to his battalion commander, Lt. Col. .1. R. (Big Jim) stone of salmon Arm. 3.0.. 'f.'rhose Chinasnen are rotton ahof.s -- they had us in the open at 300 yards and didn't hit one of us."

Only "casualty" from that part- icular gagement was Constant himself, ' when he fell into an icy stream.

Later, however. fighting became savage as the battalion moved for- ward.

An officer said tonight: "The Canadians are in good heart and

last evening, Fcrb. 23rd.

LONDON, Feb. 23 '- .(CP) --

Britain's state-owned railways lo- nlght headed off at least for the time being a country-wide strike threat by increasing wages 7 1-2 per cent in ii deal that will mean higher passenger and freight. rates.

A new agreement between the railway executive. which runs the nationalized lines, and the three biggest rail unions was signed af- ter flve days of haggling.

Under it the country's 600.000 railway employees will get in- creases totalling i:l2.000,000 000.000) a year, as the unions asked.