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‘CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1s, 1949

IBBOIE ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR GRANTS iN LIEU 0F TAXES

Of Little Benefit To P, E. I. Municipalities

[lint-this Assassin ind Accomplice Hanged Today

AilBALA, East Punjab. Nov. 15 _ iTnesdciyi — (Reuters) —- Mo- Nath-

hands: Gandhi's assassin,

cram Godsc. and his accomplice. Niirzviin Ame. were hanged at 1T Jail today.

‘T, \\'O convicted assassins were 1111;“ two n-eeka after the Privy

Council had rejected appeals for clemency. Godse himself had re- [used to appeal personally. and the when] on his behalf was made mrongh Coun.-ii.

"rhi- tivn. nlong with six others rho drew 1irlson terms, were non- i-ictcd last year in a trial which followed the killing of Indla‘s lpiriiual lcider Jan. 30. 10B.

May belaypSltel Nationalization

LONDON, Nov. 14—(CP)-—Top “M51151 1miityvmnkcrs, manoeuv- ring for elbow room at the next general election, were understood today to favor n go-slow policy on the nationalization of Britain's iron and stool industry.

Pnrlirimcntnry sources said the Labor Flirty’ prnbnbly will agree to dcfcr putting iron and steel companies under state control un- til late ncxt; year. This would ritor tho docks for on election ear- i_\' in 1050,

The ("nliinct was reported to iuvn rt‘.'lr‘llt‘(l fills compromise de- rision nt n mcciing today.

Coming Events

"Ms-ll Your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Chickcn Slippcl‘ and dance, ‘Iona iinii, Tuvsrlny, Nov. 15th.

"swim! nnd sway rat Riverdale, Friday" ninht. hiiicNcilPs Orchestra.

"iisstinorada Dance. Bristol Brhmi, Friday. November 16th,

“Hot chicken Supper, ‘Pracadie Hm-‘Vflilifitdlli’. November 18th. Dance nftr-r.

"I'M mid Bazaar, Christian Church school room, Wednesday. hov, 1o, 11:0, pm

"Dance every Friday night at ‘hi’ G°i<l°i1 l-"dsc- Good music. Dancing ling“ g 1111 1_

,"-‘<'i>\\’ buying Timothy Seed. cleaned or lnclcaned, Mcfluignn $330310.

°°"i)0ii't miss Chas, 1011113,“ mg T lin:r_v Cvlislll, winsloe Road Hall, "P-‘dfli’. .\ ivrmber 22nd.

lnlxhn-i 011101 the regular dance "i {Bilfflulsion Dance Hall, Tues- day. Novomber 15m,

"Slim"- "iicnu Caste" starring

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Igfirlyillys. inning 11mm open a! 5

flirnlinlt-a Church hot turkey da ti,‘ ifilDtIOTlPiCll Hall, Wednes- sg. tlnmvmhfll‘ 16. Serving from

QTTAWA. Nov. 14-—(Speclal)- Prince Edward Island members of Elie Commons today agreed that

mance Minister Abbott's state. mcnt on Federal grants to muni- Cllialities in lieu of taxation of properties owned by the Crown was a step in the right direction.

At the same time they express- ed doubt that either Charlottetown or Summerstda would benefit SHINY from the “Abbott formula“ for some years to come. Lacking ml-"lldllll “Ki-WE: on the percent- flKe of assessment in these cities Charged against Crown-owned pro- Derties, they could give no estl. page »of the probable grants for

"Charlottetown will probably get a Dominion Government grant in lieu of taxation after the new Fed. ersl building is erected,” W, Chas. i" S. MCI-tire. Progressive Con- servative member for Queen's said. Unless Crown property in a muni- clpfllli-Y is over four per cent of the total assessment, it Qppegrsl "m! no tzrant will be made. i

"In Charlottetown Crown-owned PPODBFties consist of the old Post Office, the Murine building, the Armourics, and of course the block that the Government is buying for the new Federal building. Unfor- tunately harbors and Government- owned docks are not taken into consideration, and Canadian Na- tional Railway properties are sub- ject to negotiation between the City and the railway. Hence, it seems doubtful whether Charlotte- town will qualify for the grant. in municipalities until the new Fed- eral building is on the tax-rolls."

There is a catch in the prin- ciple of Federal Government grants to municipalities, Mr. Mc- Lure added, despite tho algebraic formula announced by Mr. Abbott

today.

"lf the Finance Department doesn't. like the City's assessment figures," he pointed out, "they

will slash them by 50 per cent or more as they seem to ho doing in the case of the City of Ottawa. They claim assessments are inflat- ed in our Canadian citiies. This is difficult to tindorstanci in vieiv of the fact that properties today are selling for double the civic as- sessment in many cases.”

Mr. MacNuught Quoted

Summcrside has little or no chance of rrccivlng a Fctleral Gov- ernment grant in licu of taxation on Crown property, J’, Watson MncNnught, M.P., for Prinvo and parliamentary assistant. to Fisher- ies Minister Mayhew said late lo-

ay.

"l’m afraid that in Summerside we have considerably less than four percent. Crown property.” l-ie said. "Tho R.C.A.F. establishment is exempt from provisions of the grant nnd so also is the housing development. I see little chance of our obtaining a Federal grant, un- less there are some changes in the regulations or expansion of Summersidc as a municipality.

"It is important however, that the Fcdcrnl Government recognizes the position in which many muni- cipalitics find themselves today and is endorsing the principle ni giving them grants in lieu of tax- ation."

Mr. MacNnught said even con- struction of n new Federal build- ing in Summerside would not be likely to change the situation.

Pravda Declares U.S. _Hos Bases In Spain

MOSCOW, Nov. l4 — (AP) — The Communist Party newspaper Pravda says today the United States has built or is preparing to build OI air bases on Spain oi“ Spanish possessions. rt l!!! these bases are, fully under Am- erican control. Ths paper prints a map purporting to show the lo-

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Halifax To Get UpTo $400,000 Under New Pian-

HALll-‘AX. Nov. l4 — (GP) »-\ Mayor Gordon S. Kinley estimated tonight that Halifax will get roughly-between $300,000 nnd $400,- 000 annually under a Government plan to pay certain municipalities about $5.000.000 a year as Federal grants in lieu of taxation.

He added, however, that this figure represented the maximum zxstimate. No definite estimate could be made until the payments plans was more clearly defined.

Civic officials hero said thcv thought the plan would include such properties as the dockyatd and Navy landshlp Studs/com but. exclude some army establishments. Federal property in Halifax is val- ued nt nround $33,000,000. exclud- ing that held by Canadian Na- tlonnl Railways.

Walter Winchell‘: Mother ls Killed

NEW YORK, Nov. 14-(AP)—, Walter \Vinchrll's mother plunge to dcnth tonight from the 10th flonr of n, hospital where she was under trciiiinciit.

The nfficinl police report said Mrs, Jcnnie Winchell. 11, "jumpedl o

r fell." Mrs, \Vinchell had entered hos-

pltnl for an operation nnd was suf- fering from a heart ailment.

City Council

The recent admission by Czechoslovakian premier Zapotocky that Czech uranium, mlncd mostly at Joachimsthal, is going into Russian atomic energy plants, spotlights Russia's supply of flsslonuble shows U.S.S.R.'s principal known sources. None of them ls very big, but their total

yield, mined by machines and hard-driven laborers. is enough to prod D

uce atomic bombs.

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Trade B0ard’s Interest In Traffic Light Issue

Parking Meters To Be Installed By May lst. Next

The City Council authorized Coun. Albnn Farmer, chnirmnn of the Police Committee, to sign a contract for 150 automatic parking motors on n “50% hnsis“ to be in- stalled by May 1, nt the regular monthly meeting inst evening in the Council Chomliors.

Mr. James Fulicrton, city clerk. attended the meeting with Miss Mary McQuaid assisting. The meet- ing was adjourned untll tonight at 7 o'clock.

Coun. C. M. Cox raised the question of parking meters by ask- ing just what wns meant by "as soon as possible" as he understood the matter had been left. After some discussion it was decided that the season was too lute to take action this year and Coun. Cox asked that some definite act- ion he token to insure the in- stallation by May 1.

The Council paid tribute to the late Councillor Peter E. Holland by

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West Indies

OTTAWA, Nov. 14—(CP)—A plea by Scnnior J, J. Kinley (L-Nova Sdfitlai that. something be done to revive dwindling Maritime trade with tho. Wcst Indies. tonight launched n Senate debate on the general trade picture.

A former mayor of the fishing village of Lunenhurg, N. 8., Sen- atnr Kinley recalled the days when hundreds of square-rlggers plied the waters of the Eastern

cation of the bases.

HALIFAX, Nov, 14—-(CP)--Two Bsltic refugees who had braved n stormy Atlantic in a tiny trawler today heard a sympathetic musin- trate impose the minimum senten- ces, on them on charges of bring- in: illegal immigrants to Canada.

Capt, Harald Msnnik and ship's agent August Petravis-Zarins, of the vessel Sarahande, were each fined $400 and costs with the op- tion of a year in jail for bringing eight undocumented refugees to Halifax from Sweden.

Both pleaded guilty and their counsel asked for clemency.

R. A, Ritchie. counsel for Pet- ravls-Zarins, said it‘ WORN I19 "worth his very life" if Petravio- Zarins were deported. Capt. Man- nik, through his lsWY". elm ao- pealed for permission to remain in Canada to ncsve the ‘Cflmmilfllll gag-my" in his native Elttlnil-

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Two Baltic Refugees Get Minimum Sontellw

but was hound to impose sentence. Maximum sentence on the charge is $500 for each immigrant.

The Sarabande arrived here Aug. 19 with 256 refugees. Most were granted permission about two week; ago to remain in the Do- mlnion.

The ghnrgel against Capt. Man- nlk and Petravis-Zarins were tho first laid after the Federal Gov- "nmen; ed it was .- lng down on such sailings to Can- ada of packed refuxee 5ND!-

Capt, Mannik said he originally was hired only to sail the vessel to Cork, Ireland, where another master was to take over. But the other skipper did not IP99" "l5 ho finally had agreed to sail to

l . HaPIPfQITTIVIB-Zllfifil said he had or- ganized the WY"! ll"! "Acmd pngjgflgfifl through newspaper ad- vertisements. Th0!’ “"9 ch37!“ “p10 each for the M».

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Liberal Senator Makes Trade Plea

brinizlng back molasses, rum and tropical fruits.

Trade figures now showed an alarming drop. Imports were in- Cfelifllfli and exports to these coun- trles decreasing during tho last two years. Worsening the situation was the Canadian purchase in 1948 of a great deal of sugar from the Fiji Islands which might. have been bought in the West Indies and encouraged trade there.

Senator John T. Hnig, Progres- sive Conservative leader. rose after Senator Kinley with n denuncia- tion of Government trade policies. He sparked e debate in which Senator S. S. McKeen (L-Van- cnuver) and Senator T. A, Crerar (L-Manitoba) rejoined.

Senator I-faig said he had been

" for some time a Govern- ment statement on what was to be done about the trade situation.

Senator McKeen said he dis- agreed with the t‘ “' leader. He said the Government had done a "good job for trade in Canada."

Canadian authorities had tried to seek suitable markets anywhere

in the world and had given assist- ance to Canadian producers

in finding markets themselves.

Increased Tea. Bacon Ration For British

IIONDON. Nov. 14 -(R.sutnrs) - arttua people are to get more tea andliuon, it was announced in the House of Commons today. The tea ration is to be increased by halt an ounce a week to 2 1-2’ ounces from Dec. 4 and the bacon ratio from three ounces a week to four from

More than traffic lights flashed at the City Council meeting last evening when His Worship Mayor B. Earle MacDonald was ques- tioned by Coun. Edwin C. John- stone regarding his speech at the recent meeting of the Charlotte- town Board of Trade on the mat- ter of traffic lights and parking metres for the city.

"I don't like people thinking that the Council isn't very bright or that it resents the Board of Trades interest in civic affairs," Coun. Johnstone declared.

He intimated that he intended to make a motion thanking and commending the Board for its in- terest. This motion was even- tually pssscd unanimously.

The Mayor had just finished ex- plaining to the Council his posi- tion regarding the circumstances of his speech at the recent meet- ing of the Board of Trade, adding that the press hadn't treated him very “kindly? I-lo produced l large file on traffic lights and wont. into detail regarding the quotations which had been re- ceived by the Council.

lie read quotations from the Northern Electric company for two types. one "traffic actuated" and the other "fixed“. the latter costing about one-third of the former.

“To my mind. an ‘actuated’ in- stallation, controlled by traffic moving over the installation, is a perfect light on the corner of Queen and Grafton and the City of Charlottetown should have something that will last," said the Mayor. He went on to quote the installed price as $4.910. At that time, Councillor Farmer had said that $25,000 would be required to install 7 lights and the Council agreed unanimously to defer the matter, he said.

Continuing, His Worship stated that Mr. Ted Chandler, who re- presented both the Northern Elec- tric and Canadian General Electric had recently told him that he thought that the "fixed" could be installed for around $1.500 each.

Another company, he said. had quoted $820 each but they were not an electrical company.

"Lam sold on the idea of in- stalling traffic lights,“ concluded the Mayor.

However he took sharp excep- tion to a statement made by Coun. J b ‘ in int. ’ ‘ his re- solution and said "I would lilce you .0 change your wording."

"You needn't get mad about it," replied Ooun. Johnstone. "Their comments were more impressive than yours."

‘That's what you torted the Mayor.

"I think it all reflects on the Council," replied the Councillor.

"I don't think that it does." answered the Mayor with some heat. "How does it?"

"You caid that the Council gave it full consideration," said the Councillor. "As far as I'm con- cerned, I didn't know it had been discussed.”

"The press said that,” replied

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Gowthsues Gail For Volunteers

By ALAN HARVEY

LONDON, Nov. 14 — (CP) Britain's plans for civil defence in an atomic age were outlined today.

Less than five years after the last German bomb fell on Bri- tish soil, the Government issued a call for volunteers to cope with what could ba "vastly increased possibilities of destruction" in the future.

Home Secretary James Chu- ter Ede issued the recruiting call at a press conference. l-le stressed it does not mean that war is inuninent “or even likely.”

His announcement heralded the official opening tomorrow of a new civil defence recruiting cam- paign. As part of the program, the Home Office Ls distributing 1,000.000 question-and-answer leaf- lets outlining the needs of de- fence services.

The four main divisions of the new peacetime service are Civil Defence Corps, Auxiliary Fire Service. Hospital Service Reserve and s Special Constabulary. Training will be more up to date than during the last war and there will be closer co-opera-tlon with the fighting services’ and police.

In l radio broadcast tonight, Chuter Ede said the recruiting sp- peal is directed principally at men more than 40 years old and women more than 30. There will be room for a few younger men and wo- men in “special sections."

The Home Secretary told the press conference that peacetime preparations for civil defence are necessary}: the "only common- sense way" cvf ensuring that Bri- tain's system of national defence is complete.

Defense Still Possible

"Some people are still inclined to say that the atom bomb elim- lnated all possibility of coping with air activity in the future. We do not take this view.

"The atom bomb has not re- moved the possibility of these forms of attack against which civil defence was so useful the last time and it is better to make some preparations for this. We believe civil defence ls not of

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Finds $11,000 Pearl In Dish of Clams

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 14 — (AP) — John J. Henegan loved sea food.

Now he adores it.

The other day I-lenegan went into a downtown restaurant, dined by his lonesome. and ordered a favorite dish — clams casino.

The clams were delicious- , up to a point. The point came when he bit into something the size of a marble.

He took the “mar-ble" to ex- perts, who told Hpncgan it was a black pearl worth about $11,000 even with the outer skin cooked.

News in Brief

OTTAWA, Nov. l4 -,- (CP) — Opening salvos In a battle over the fate of Western Canada's low freight rates on grain were fired today before the Royal Commis- sion on Transportation.

WARSAW, Nov. l4 — (AP) — Poland appeared today to be get- ting ready for a Titoist trial sim- llar to those which have purged Communist ranks in other Eastern European countries.

WINNIPEG, Nov. 14 — (GP) — John McDowell, an Opposition In- dependent Progressive Conserva- tive, was declared the winner to- day in Iibervllla constituency in Manitoba's Nov. l0 general elec- tion to give the Opposition 13 seats against 42 for the Coalition.

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Nov. l4 —(CP)—A Canadian-French pro- posal that the Big-Five powers and Canada continue talks on the atomic problem was approved to- day by the BQ-meimber political committee of the United Nations Assembly.

Guided Missiles Fly \ Higher Than Planes

SEATTLE, Nov. l4— (AP) — Scores of supersonic guided mis- siles have been operated success- fully above the range of present military planes, the Boeing Air- plane C o m p a n y. said last night in a fourth-year progress report on its "Gaps" project. Boeing said that military secrecy prevented the release of specific data on the ground-to-sir pilot- less aircraft (Gaps) project start-

ed early in 1945.

By Anthony “Till-look Canadian Press Correspondent. SYDNEY. Australia, Nov. 14 —

(CH-The Labor Party tonight presented its platform designed to gain it another term of office in the Dec. 10 general elections.

The appeal is basically on its record, which it contends has pre- pared Australian economy to meet a ‘possible world depression. Prime Minister Chifley outlined the party's platform in his opening address of the campaign in a radio speech from Canberra.

The platform is essentially the same one which in 1946 won him a thumping majority. Chifley again made no promises and wratentad binnself with standing on the Party's record.

Chifiey charged the Opposition ‘Liberal and Country Parties plann-

Australian Labor Party Announces Platform

Two Exehptions In Gov'i Favor Are Included

Finance Minister Says" About ‘I00 Munici-

palities Likely To Benefit. . OTTAWA. Nov. l4 - (C?) -..

Finance Minister Abbott today in the Commons announced a ion;- range plan, still in the fomiulative stage, to give municipalities an- nual grants in lieu of taxes 0.1 Federal property,

Two exemptions in the Govern- ment's favor are included in the complicated plan, thus rullrg out. any municipal hope that payments