._ - TllE X-llAY llEllTllE CLOSES

FRlDA_Y are o'ci.oci<

124a

We urge everybody who was X-Royed two years ago to be examined again. You were healthy then-make sure

that you are still healthy!

A Chest X-Roy is your best protection against Tuber-

culcsis!

No appointment or invitation is necessary. Drop in at

any timc.

Our Chest X-Ray Centre at 175 Grafton Street is open on Thursday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. On Friday from l0 AM. to l2 and 2 to 5 PM.

~ t CHECK Your CHEST! . HAVE AN X-RAY room.

PRINCI DWARD ISLAND TUBERCULOSIS lllfll

A s r - c AL i.

5

IEgg And Poult

(‘Market 0utlo

ok

QBest In Years

' ‘The market outlook for

both

Tpouiiry and eggs this fall appears

4o be the best in years.” 71m. F. M. Nash, senior products inspector.

7 "Mixed chicks or cockerei

reports

poultry

chicks

‘should be a good investment this year notwithstanding crating feed Jig-ices," Mr. Mash states. "Supplies 3n broilers and roosters are about exhausted and prices just now “nuite high. Record prices for fowl ‘prevail on both the'Canadian and

Jlnitcd States

‘stocks which appeared

markets. Storage.

fairly

heavy last fall are now at the low- est they have been for years.

"Li. is presumed that. under the Marshall. plan. heavy supplies of

(meat will be lhlPPBd to which should place poultry .3; an enviable position on the. Canadian and United‘ markets.

Europe meats both States

._. “The chick season in British Co- lumbia is somewhat earlier than in other Provinces. British Columbia is one of our heaviest poultry pro- “guclng areas in Canada ‘and par- iaps conditions-in this Province at Ills present time can be used as indication of the egg and pdul- jry markets which we might ex- pect this fail throughout Canada. Authoritioa in mftlah Columbia

Quin that early orders for are down and down very

..i'li'oe only that. but a

chicks drasti-

dvanca

bookings for the middle of the aca- aoa indicate auoh a drop in and fall's production that there qriainly will be no exporting of we: to Britain from British Co-

lumbia. Prairie and Eastern

hatch-

eties are reporting reductions from last year cf from twenty-five to fifty percent in chick orders but

it is still hoped that the

middle

of” the season will be better.

w.

dilly chicks in Canada la

ioihiderably. As the season for Oddly chicks is about over. thidlosa cannot be made up. therefore. there lslliounrl in be a serious shortage of fall and early winter eggs. Un- losslhe sale oi baby chicks in-

creases considerably in the two months, it is also qui flnilc that there will be a

58c oi eggs and poultry this com- and for those who havu his product, the price should be

lng fall

lifts remunerative.

large industry has been built

"D to supply Britain with tlal fnotl stuffs, Without a

Britain will need our eggs and other food stuffs for years to oomc and that being so. it is to our-the Dominionb-advantage. see that we supply her with all she needs. Unfortunately. this is being planned for because by next fall. Canada will not likely have "Ysilflllus of eggs to send to Bri- taiu-in place of a hundred mil- iililtcases going overseas between lclittmber and January. there is a sslbility that there will be none

d we will have a ‘shortage to

entire

ted our own pqapig, l-Tlarmers have. to size up

1fiia GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOXVN‘ . ~" THECENTRAL GUARDIAN

CBASWILL for Photographe- CONIIIDIIAIION llIIl . IUIIANCI. m

at‘ ‘roua aaavrca - Arnfaa‘ _Coal Co- Phcoe Mil.

ATTENDING svnop limer- INGS-The Rev. Canon E. M. Malone, rector of 8t. Pelcfs Gatli- BIlYB-l. la in Halifax attending the meetinl ofithe Diocesan Synod in lillllllr- l“ rep. niativcs from Charlottetown are Mr. George F-YBII- M)‘. Ii. V. Bell. and Mr. Game E. Shorten. Other Island- ers attending inclu Mr. Earl Maynard of Crellaud and W. ll. Dennis of Port Hill.

PATIENTS ENTEBTAINED — Patients of the Provincial Sanitar- ium were treated to a splendid evening of first class entertainment when the “Merry Minstrels n! 1948". sponsored by the Holy Name Bwlcty of at. Dunstarfs Basilica llilt on a. special performance for them at the Sanitarium last nkht. This fine group of entertainers, who Played so successfully before three packed houses at the Holy Name l-lall last week. really made a hit with the patients last night. “'1” llkloyed every minute of

(i

locks to be short. then that is one one to produce. All the world over. this. in general. is customary. A short crop almost invariably means higher prices. We‘ firmly believe this _to be true with respect to eggs. Next fall there might pos- sibly be a shortage on the do- mestic market. Consequently. prices will commence to soar and those with flocks of laying pullets will reap a rich harvest.

"Coarse grains have broken somewhat in price. There is some l ducticn in fishmeal prices which also appear in greater supply. These factors coupled with a veri- table shortage of pallets looks to us a mighty good time to put in a good flock of chicks and casn in on next fall's high prices, if -t is at all possible to finance the ,doal.

is sufficient profit in the poultry business to warrant heavy re- placement of flocks but ‘we are Just as confident that those who do raise chicks will be ‘riding high’ next fall when‘ domestic prices-severed from export levels because there will be no exports- find their true level under ordin- ary condition: of supply-and de- mar-id.”

llow Maritime Members Voted 0n Bates Issue

OFITAIWA, Avril 8 - (OP) - Sevvou Maritime House members voted in favou- of the freight rate issue yesterday while i’! wu-e against it and two absent.

Teal (‘ll

PEL-W. Chester S. Mir-Lure (PAZ-Qilcens). '

NS. - Percy C. Bloc (PC.- Ourlvberiand, cleric Gillia (C.C.I".- Capo Breton South). Frank Stan- field (PC-Colcheater-Hania).

N3. — AJ. Brooka (P.O. — Royal). H11. Hatfield (PC-Victor-

Chlck Production Down

'-' ‘From the above. one tiling ia certain-that the production of

COW)!

next te de- short-

essen- doubt,

to

110i.

things

for themselves. 1‘! one commodity g

I .

our s~ JP‘?

' DEATHS

meow-at Central Bedoeue, i m. ma. am. still FAIIOW A abort funeral aer- i“; “it” '1'" o awe y serv co ia-omnliseslqlle Ilptiltflhlltoll.

ll-li- liaoliin

P‘ 94 yeira. Whom he; “Y It 2 pJ-n"

u or _ i more

aiiiriis. iliiiiiiiiisss.

Per laeertloa

ia-Carieton). D. King Hazen (PC.- St, John-Alberto).

N”! (l1)

PILL-Jill. Douglas (ll-Queens). 12V. GirantQl-Klnga), J. Watson Mac-Naaldht (la-Prince)

NB.--R.B. Wintera (‘Ll-Queens- Lunenburg), John Dickey it» Halifax). lhltioa Minister Ilaley (l... - Dllgby - Annapolis - Kings), Gordon Isncr (ll-Halifax), J. Ralph 1cm: (Il-Anbigonish-Guya- borouaih). H-B. MoOulloch (L.- Pictml), Ml McCarr-y (la-IMO:- neas-Rlclunooid). Matthew Malc- Ican (Ia-Corps Breton North-Vic- tor-fa).

N-B. — J.W. Maloney (Ia-North- eimberland. GT. Richard (ll- Gloucester), l-LR. Emmerson (L.- Wbatmotreland), Veterans Minis. ter Greggr (L-York-Sunbury). AI). Inger (ll-Kent). Benoit Michsud (lLl-IReatigoucho-Mlada- wasko.)

Absent (I) i I] a- Loren E. burne-Yarmoullh-Clare).

_ NB. - A. Wesley Stuart (L.- iarlotte).

Plans Ate Made For Baptist (ionvoiition

(By The Canadian Prose)

SAINT JOHN. N. Bl. Avril 2t- Plana for the annual convention to be held alt Wolfvilla. N. S., in August were dlacuased at a meet- iug of the Maritime United Bapt- ist Convention executive here to-

day-

nepcrta from various committees were‘ also beard with the evangel- ism chairman reporting "encour- aging progrels" in the three-year camps ~ promoted under the auspices of the Baiitlat Flitratiou of Canada-

nm trending iaolud d: new. Dr. Aleaahdaa- Gibson. laeev. b. l.

ltcv a». n. c. 80m. __alifei: a...

"We do not say today that there‘

BWIUIX-"Q"

IOAIDIII ACCOIQODA

their musical. instrumental and ’, enterta‘ nt

ART SOCIETY MEETING-The Prince Edward Island Art Society met in tho Harris Gallery on Tilt-idly evening. An interesting Piper 0n the history of pottery was PFEPBPW by Miss Gracie Campbell, and in her absence was read by Mrs. Mark Malone. who studied the making of pottery in England calm wmins to Canada. sile add- ed descriptive comments of her own and also showed pictuggg o1 Pottery in various countries as well as samples of, Maritime work and two pieces of her own making. Mr. Martin of the P_. E. I. Libraries showed two films on pottery, a Chinese film and an English one, called “Color In Clay". Mrs. B. l3. lanes followed with a talk on chinawara .with special reference to British porcelain. She also told the awry of the pictures on tile old Willow Plates. Both these talks were instructive aa well ea ex- "Bmtly fnterostiiid. A routine business meeting with Miss Helen Yeo in the chair followed.

Personals

Mrs. Frank Rigid. Charlottetown had the misfortune to slip on a Blair! yesterday. injuring he: ankle severely. She was taken to m5 Prince Edward Island Hospital for examination and treatment.

Fisheries Problems Are Discussed At Halifax Meeting

HALIFAX. April 28 - (OP)- Repreeentativu of Maritime and Quebec salt-fishing interests mot here today to discuss problema of export.

Meeting with members of the Canadian Atlantic Salt Fish Ex- porters‘ Association were represen- tatives from the Quebec and Northern New Brunswick Pro

ducera’ and Exporters’ Association and the Quebec United Fishermen. J. H. MacKichan. Atlantic As

lactation president, said after the meeting that market condition! in general had discussed. It was hoped- that a ready market would be found for dried and pickled fish when deep-sea bankers returned

from their fall trips. Principal ket for Canadian dried fish a waa the West In-

dies. Mr/ MacKichan said. Arrangements had been made by the fisheries Prices Support Board for purchase cf 190,000 cases of herring, mackerel and chicken haddie for European relief this year.

lllsto Made la ‘Orangrti Association

(By The Canadian PrcI) mmummw. N.B.. April i8 -1-listory was made in the Oranlfl order in the Province of New Brunswick and the Maritime Pm- vinces this year. Grand Master Di‘- E. A. Weatrup of Saint John re- vealed in his annual report-tattle 104th convention of the Grand of the Orange Aaaociaflen meeting in theMasonic Hall hare. The Grand Master pointed out in his address that during the year for the first time in the history of the Grand Induce in the Province all the county masters gathered at Sussex to discuss PYWIf-‘m W!“ cerning the Order. _ He also brought out that on A9- ril 8th last Grand Masters of. Prince Edward Islfand and Nova Scotia along with himself met a_t Amherst to discuss Maritime 0r- anae aflairs and then proceeded to Dorcheaier. to attend a Primary Lodge meeting, that occasion be- ing the first time in Canada that three Grand Masters had ever at- tended a primary- lodal martin: together.

‘n-

Too Late To Clasify

rca aaae on mane. as roan nucleated an raamore at.)

WANTID-ONI PONTIAC IICIIT engine. from ill! up. Phone V lfof-J, or writo It Pasamone It, WANTID-‘IIANIIIIIIION gall for Model A ma. A» In Guardian-

\

,0. A. Iflttlfll Ilfiq. . P. use‘... llle one» And. cl-eeaiis a

M. walls Smell Phone d.‘

PION SAUNDERS .1500 for lroup a d wedding picture! op cation.

l i? - CALI. STOREY ELECTRIC for all electrical appliance and re- Maera/wr repairs. Phone 267mb.

CRITICALLY INJURED -'1'he many friends of Mr. John 0'00“. nor of Murray Harbour. will re. trot to learn that he is in a criti- cal condltion at Montague Hal. pital with a broken back as U18 result of a fall from a wagon on hi‘ WI)’ home Sunday evening. _

ISlAlJTIIIBIST

(Continued from Pose l)

whether or not it would authorize: 9711mm! 0f the report of the Royal Commission on "Canada's Hang K0118 expedition. it illla been ‘uiiim-W "hit 25.000 copies be Printed ill EriBllsh and sluice one 0! the regiments wiliiah suffered fileiflé 11g Hot}: Iicrgg will tile an. es o ue ec, a equal

number in Frenccli. n Discussion was desultory. most members of all political parties B/nd kroups taking the view that in 1948 there was little point in Bwlldinlg a large sum of money for the printing of a report. o! 0am. dlan may disaster which occur-red nearly seven years ago. Decision against the mass printing of the report was taken after a Vote of 43 to 1. But when the committee rose. several members were still perusing iilie tourist literature oi Prince Edward Island which Col. Reid had sari-it to ‘Mr. MacNanight.

PllELlMlllAlfi

(Continued from Page i)

Council heard the truce proposal. an agreement between Moshe shertck, head of the Jewish Ag- ency's political department, and Jamal el Husseipi, representative of the Arab Higher committee.

Hussein! said he would send a telegram to his headquarters naming the day and hour of the ‘truce as soon as Shertok received a reply from Palestine regarding the truce terms, The Jews and Arabs agreed to recommend for carrying out in Palestine: ‘

i. All enllltary operations lhali cease humedia-tely in the walled city.

2. A cease-fire order will be la- sued as soon as possible, B. The truce iczma will be slab. orated in consultation with Jews and Arabs. v 4. Agonunittee will be set up to supervise the truce.

THREE SIIIPS (Continued from Page i)

years prevailed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Several weeks ago the Teazer and the Monica Wailers were splintered by the terrific

pressure built up by the heaving

ice fioea. Hear Rescue Ship

Ilaltert reports fircm the men. wihc salvaged the reader's radio equipment, was that ‘they could hear the whistle of the veteran Eagle groping her way through ‘the ice and heavy fog.

Wedded in the ice for the sec- ond ttme this year la the Halifax sealer Alfred and Emily off Aapy Bay, Clips! Breton. Scme distance away the Newfoundland Govern- ment ahip ndom was trapped three rnlies off Low Point, N5. Also held in the clutches of the ice was the bill-ton freighter Kel- tlc. off low point at the entrance to the channel loading to Sydney Harbor.

The Sallrel lhad started early today for an attempt at freeing

the ships, but heavy snow driven

by high winds forced her back into the shelter of Sydney harbor. There was no concern for the safety of the three ships.

Tho Greek freighter Petros Nomlkos sent out a. distress call early today after cancelling an earlier S08. The messages said the freighter was taking wafer in number- two hold.

The Foundation Josephinet was eiopected to get a line aboard the freighuo- tonlght and it was ex- pected aha would be towed to Halifax.

The Acushnet, which sped to the area near Seal Island, NS. where the Newton was reported. from Portland. Men, located her late today. Coast Guard planes had also been searchnlg,

Blaine 810.000 lumber Yard Flro 0_ii_t)_hl|dreii

BAN‘? JOHN. N3" April Z — (OP) -— A 910.000 . lum-ber FIN! fire touched off by three child- rcn, the eldest eight. still smould- ered late tonight after a seven- hour battle by firemen.

The biau started when wind whipped a grass fire set by the children into the atackai lumber of the Canadian Splint and Luan- ber Corporation Yards.

Police aaid the names of the three children were known but It waa no: disclosed whether they would be brought before juvenile court. " .

\ I'll-ST PARACIIUPIST

‘N10 first. men to safely descend by means-cf a parachute was a Henchman, Andre Gameriri. who lumped over Paris from a balloon in 11M

|.|:

Will nuclei 6a m. lmvfifirg-"i-fi

~ vilrstllcalmp period for boys

PAGE Fiva '

Y.M.0.A. Camp Opens In June

.-_._-

At the pleating of the YMCA Holland Cove Cami! Committee last evening dates for camping operations were set to begin on J-urie 16. The camp will continua in use un-tli Aauust 3i.

The leadenahi, Training Cali-rub involving u large number of camp leaders from several camping organizations in the Province will be held June 16-June 30. The will operate July ‘at-July 16, to be foiiowedby a second period for boys July lw-August 2. A Young People's Camp will operate August 2—-August ii. Girl Guides will use the campsite August 11-August

Waiter J. Cox, chairman of the Caimp Committee reported that considerable woodland on the camp property had been thinned out during the winter months. producing twelve cords of wiood for camp use.

Red pine seedlings will be PN-

cured for transplantation on the camp property tlhla spring, as an addition to several hundred plant» ed last season. The camp site will be developed this year for the introduction ~f a number of new games which are generally popular in boys camps across Canada. - The camp has affiliated vrlth the Canadian Camping Association through the P. E. I. Branch of that rapidly growing organization. Ivan Robinson will return as DPOSPB-ul director of the camp again this year. A number of the counsellors of previous years will also return.

129th Anniversary 0f 0dd Follows ls Celebrated

\

The Charlottetown Branch of the Independent Order of Odd- fellows celebrated the 129th an- niversary of this founding of their Orderwhen a. large number of Oddfelldwa, Rcbekaha and their gruests gathered in the Lodge Rooms to participate in an en- joyable progrrtnma of entertain- ment and dancing last evening. Mir- David Bethune. P.G.P. pre- sided at ‘the function. .

‘llhe programme included an ad- dress by Mr, ADJ‘. Gill, P.G.M.. who, reviewed the history behind they founding cf the Independent Order of Oddfello-wa, a. vocal solo by Mr. my Smailman, an enter- taining skit entitled "A Modern

Triangle" b-y the three Noble Gra_nd's, a. solo by Mrs. Bessie Compton, a cake eating and

marshmallow eating contest by four Oddfellcwe and four Rebek- ahs, an octette selection, and a solo by Mt‘. Harvey MiwPhez-son.

Mfrs Mc-Eacheran accompanied ilhe various artists at. the piano. Following the entertainment

programme, a delicious lunch was served by the Rebekahs. and the balance of the evening was pleas- antly apent dancing to the strains of John Sterne and his Bright- On-Aircs.

Gov’t Survives 0.0.F. Motion 0n Freight Rates ~

OTPAWA. April 38-(CP)--The Government has freight-rate crisis. For the second time within a week, it was upheld yesterday by’ a majority of the Commons. Meni- bers voted 110 to '78 against a. mc-

tllc C.C.F'. when the Government declined to delay application of n

turned down a similar non-confl- dence motion of the Progressive Conservatives by a vote of 110 to 89. Although the question may be raised again, it is not expected w threaten the political life of the Government.

Still to come is a Government onn cement on representations by Western and Maritime Provin- ces against the increase. Premiers of the seven Provinces _asked the Cabinet Monday to set up a Evyfll Commission to look into I l-Yll-‘i frelght- te structure. They also asked t at the increase. authorizi- ed by the Board of Transport Com- mlssiclcl , be withheld until tnc commission had made its report. Prime Minister Mackenzie Kin; declined to comment on the rep- resentations of the premiers. When the Government first an- nounced that it planned to permlt. application of the rat-o increases. several berol members threaten- ed to bolt on the issue. ‘However. Mr. King managed to swing m0!‘- of the wanderer-s back into ling. Speakers in the wind-up debate on the contentious issue. boll‘?! thrccmmons for three weeks. in-

cluded A. M. Nicholson (COF- MacKenziel niid J. l". Pouliot (Ind. L-Tcmiscouata).

Mr. Nicholson upheld the staid taken by the Provincial Premiers and asked the Government to act on their requests.

Mr. Poullot said he did not think a Royal Commission could do a better fob than the Transport Board. Be was disappointed. how- ever. that the Board bad not shown initiative and eliminated discrep- ancies‘ before stunting the in- creases. .

survived the pcr dozen,

tion of non-confidence. moved by offered. Dealers are quoting for

zi-per-cent increase in freight 37¢ rates. Only last Thursday, members

Little Theatre In _ Public Performance

_-e._ ~

The three one-act plays staged at the Empire Theatre last night by the Little Theatre Guild of Charlottetown. ln..a. public per- formance, went over with the some success as it did on the DIUViOlIe night's presentation. when the same three plays were presented at the final Studio Night perform- ance for this season.

The plays. entitled "The Return of the Emigrant." "Shanghai" and "Heaven on Earth” provided the attending public with a variety o! humor and drama which brought much hearty, warm applause from tlie audience.