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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1949.

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UGE RADAR WARNING SYSTEM IS PLANNED FOR

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U. S. Steel Strike Ended Yesterday

Edwin o» To

Jury Today

SHFHBHOOKE, QUE“ NOIV. 11_. tcyt ‘ht- case of Tony Demers. former lmckcl’ player, Charged

Willi tho- murdcr of his 32-year-old

,;;1 i~ ti .\lrs. Anita Robert, is t\[lt‘\‘l~i to go to the jury to- ].\,l/l'i'()\\

The - lvIlCB closed its case to- day’, 'l'l‘.r- Jury waived n chance to \..<|t the spot on the road near

(the, where the Crown

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‘ear-old former Na- ll lvkcy Iieague right-winger

nllnltultt-rcrl a fatal beating to the

cntnntflt, Que, woman Scpt. 1 (ippcs counsel will start su Jlfli‘ Hi‘

5. m.

the evidence when the

iltsc l‘t.\ZlYl\I'S before Judge Cesalre

Gcr is :n the ntorning. ll X's, uhos‘ 18-year athletic t lllt'lll(lP(l a stretch with

linntrcnl (‘allatlicns and the w

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ping of nn award for the "most

gcntlciltiltly qtlaycr" with

Sher-

bronlw- Saints of the Quebec Sen- lcr l.0.'l\1llt> last your, was on the

resumed

slut \\‘l'i(‘l1 court lllnrllilni.

LONIWN. Nov. 11 —(Reuters> l...

i a Cabinet

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11c \l ulster Clement. Attiee has mbetirsg for o dccidc whether thc op- l of steel nationalization can

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Coming Events

"Mali your Films to Gamhum

hoto Studio, Charlottetown.

"iluauuaize sale at the Market

Bidding Monday at 5 p.m,

MUSIC.

thick-cit glad ham supper (lance in Vernon River flail.

Alumnae.

tmbcr ;:l=t. SpOTISOTBd by W, I_

“iii “'°_‘in<'5flay. November Dante .i:tcr.

ii NW“ or ntcincdu Saturci - Qitmlivr l2th. at 2 o'clock.

B71081‘ School, Tuesday Norcnlbcr 15th 33a

sponsoml by Women's Institute.

"ii-llftilllagp 5519' 5t

ital. nshow "King o’

Al”. hen 01 minutes singililgfr RD"

"Dance

“m- i-"iltfli served.

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i’ "Wale at. Anderson's.

"1"" at kc "11! invite

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"Buiiii! N8! and poultry Mon- Paying $18.00 i m" 3°°fi Digs over 30 lbs. Y "W slzs or kind. Boat-s and

41y It p, p" p“ edel-icwn.

Will bu

"Credit linlon Dance in Vol-non Hill. Monday. November 14th. Good

"Reserve Tuesday, Nov, 22 for and

"New buying Timothy Seed.

Clcanwl or Uncleaned. McGuigazl it Boyle.

__"ii“"“["‘l‘ “(Tfiilv-‘fifly. December all fir Fca and Sale of work, St. Peters Cathedral Hall. Tea, 50¢,

, "Rllflwtasc Sole. Holy Name Hall his nf-ernoon 3 o'clock. Notre Dune

l "Concert and Bazaar wlll be held i‘ INK River Hall. Monday. Nov-

"Hot Chicken supper. Tracadie lotn.

"Union Road Y. P. U. Cake Sale

ay.

"Conic to Card Party at Stanley a evening,

"Dance and Raffle, gown, Brae

§h°°ih Mfllllitlft. November 21st. unches. Cllfllfifiolfs muslg, "Reserve December 19th for

Ciiilfilrllilsl (‘onccrt in St. ‘Peter's.

church H James 1M 3 fill- Saturday. November "on; flclock. Ladies All P. E. I.

,, the Wild Horses at Bcnshetw tonight at 8.15. in fifteen

s, and Drawing. Mlllvale hm" Milildlly night, November

"Buss-r Sale y, » and Luncheon. czar?" 73rd. in aid of Christian repairs. Bradalbnne. Every-

nft. ‘W,’ Form" m nl Monday avenlnii. atdB. Older people espec-

m i‘ wiii- Knud Jorgenson.

uA meeung

n, of the Directors

iisfifglolders of Belfast Hall d". Novembieteld in the Hall. Mon- 43c l‘ 14th. at B o'clock. to

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1I-Jlh_ United States Steel Corporation and the United Steelworkers (C. I. o“) "lad? Pence this Armistice Dill’. f-‘ilditlg the most costly steel Strike in Unllcd States’ history. Big Steel, the country's no 1 pumice!‘ emliiflylhl 150.000, agreed to the Bethlehem Company ingur. Piifiewension formula which crack- ed the economy-crippling strike. Union president Philip Murray said the strike settlement is effec-

nulsnced its mills will be making gtaesrel ag-ain by Tuesday or Wednes.

Four smaller firms with a pay. roll of 21,000 settled on the same terms during the tiny, They are Colorado Fuel and Iron, 15,000; Worth Steel, Wilmington, DeL, 1,. I00; Follnnsbee, (W. Va.) Steel, 1,-

2001 Pickens - Mather, Duluth, Minn., 3,700.

Inland Steel, 14.000, and A]. lcgllcny Llldlum, 12,500, £11513 are

near agreements,

U. S. Steel and the others mak- ing Armistice Day settlements ilfolllzht to 375,000 the number of workers covered by contracts sign- ccl since the start of the 42-day strike.

Nearly 138.000 still are idle hut are employed in small concerns which are expected to come into the fold quickly now.

Settlement by all the top steel- makers-ti, S. Steel, Bethlehem, Republic, Jones and l.aughlln—-puts production hack to ucar normal.

The Big Steel agreement was signed about 8 p.m, EST by Mur- ray and John A, Stephens. vice- prcsldcnt of the corporation.

The 35-nlzln union negotiating committee which ratified the agreement witnessed the ceremony in a Pittsburgh hotel.

Frequent cheering and good- naturcd joking punctuated the event and sometimes made it hard for reporters to hear Murray's statement on the settlement,

iiarrison N. ti. 0. ‘s Memorial Dinner ~

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Conlplimcnting the Garrison Non-Commissioned Officers on the excellent annual Memorial Din- ner hcld at the Queen Hotel last night LL-Col. Frank Siorcy. form- er commanding officer, of the 5th Divisional Signals told thc gath- ering that they should also gird themselves for the greater battle to maintain the freedom they had so dearly won.

Col. Storey was guest speaker at the dinner and during the course of his spccch paid high tribute to the patriotism of the wives of the men present. lie said that only through tllclr understanding was it possible to maintain a Resolve Army force hcre. Without that understanding many of the senior NCO's uiould not choose to help train new recruits. Asking every- onc present tn aid in thc great task of uniting the ilniions of the world to maintain pence Cg]. Storey said that "War is the sum total of the imperfections of nur way of life." He said that though the war was over the battlc to remove the causes of war must still go on.

I-le spoke nf the splendid record of the Island in voluntary enlist- ment in thc past conflict and said how the military spirit of the Province was recognized through- out tiic rcst of Canada. l-Ie eailed last night's Memorial dinner n

iCon-tlnued onFPtEe 15 Col. 2)

(By Norman Altstedter)

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.. Nov. 11 —(CP)—The United States said today Russia's claim to be levelling moutnlns with atomic energy em- phasizes the necessity of effective international control 0f that source of power.

John D. l-Ilckcrson, United States Undersecretary of State, told the liniied Nations if a country has devices to level mountains it also has devices which can level cities.

Ho, spoke before the U, N. As- sembly's fill-member spacial politi- cal committee, answering attacks on the United States hurled yes- terday by Andrei Y. Vishinsky of

"l! the matt u 9r of giving the p, |_ b“ 9‘ mm ‘lvfltairs. ‘ilgiioa Soviet Foreign Minister said Ruuiu could stockpile atomic.

n ‘*- canmfivyre-mistians of the York li-nd fliursdey. 17th. ‘rickets in 31 tbtnlneblo at Hen- more. Mall and phone “@9100 by Arthur k

ednesd-n Novena)" Ififih ‘n rlottetcw "m1 t Cu ‘ 5!"). on.

bombs hilt instead is using atomic energy for peaceful purposes in- cyudyng fltzlng mountains, irrigat- ing deserts and cutting through jungles and Arctic wastes. "Whether this is nonsense I will M; say," l-lickerson said refer-

tive at midnight. U. S, Steel an.’

Former Becior Of Si. Dunsian's College Passes

Although he had been 1n failing health for the past few years, the death of Rev. D. P. Crokcn in the Charlottetotvn Hospital on Thurs. day cvcning will be learned with "3"" by his former parishioners and all those who had the privilege of his acquaintance,

In the passing of Father Crokeri the Roman Catholic diocese of Charlottetown has lost, one of its Olitlitlifldlllg clergy. The many and varied offices assigned tn Mm dur. lag his priestly life were performed with outstanding ability and Zeal,

Tile late Father Crokc-n was bom at Freetown January g, 1373; after matriculation from the pulblic School at Freetown he attended Prince of Wales College. He taught school for several years and then entered Si, Dullstans College from where lie graduated in 1904. He made his theological studies at the ‘Propaganda College, Rome, where he was ordained .iline 13, 1908. Af- ter his return froth Rc-rne he was appointed to the teaching staff of St. Dunstnrvs College where he re- mained until 1913. when he was a-p- pointctl parish priest of George- town and Montague.

In 1923 he was appointed Rector of St. Dunstalrs College, which position he held until 1926 when he was appointed Pastor of Fort Augustus, where he remained for thirteen years. In i039 he was ap- pointed Parish priest of Sourls un- til ill health forced him to retire in 1940. -

I-Ie leaves to mourn three broth- ers, Frank of Springfield, Mass, Cornelius of Emerald and Emmett at Kenslllgton; one sister Mrs. Jos- eph Flannlgan of Richmond llill, N. Y.. also survives.

His remains are

resting at St.

9.30 this morning, after which the remains will be transferred to tllc Srtc-red I-lcart Home where they

2 o'clock. when they will be trans-

Mass will take place. Monday morn- ing at 1O o'clock.

Kingston Branch Canadian legion Annual ideeling

The

annual meeting of

Legion Home,

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by tile President, Comrade

MllCEllChPlll. Corresponilcilce, flnailcinl

ports and routine business

present. Plans

Grccll; members of the tlXcfilltiYl William Patrick Cfivflllililh. James Yco, Lcinus Trainer.

oil producer on (‘arlh- with

worldfia total.

Russian Claims Underline Need For Atomic Controls

_._.i ring tn Vlshinskys assertions.

Gan, G, L, McNaughton of Canada said in a statement to re- porters that wherever neutron re- action is employed "whether to blast mountains, divert rivers or manufacture atomic weapons, the materials used to achieve the ex- plosion are identical."

"Mr. Vlshlnskyhz statement only “We; to show the validity and appropriateness of the ‘Pfiflf-‘illie! underlying the majority plan. The U, S. S. it. ls the only block tn that plan.”

Russian counter-proposals, reject- ed lust year and presented again M (b9 present session. call for a ban on atomic weapons and inter- national control of atomic energy to be put into effect simultaneous-

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The Western Powers contend the Russian coniirfil ilil". baled "ii periodic inspection and national operation of atomic plants, would M; prevent secret manufacture of atomic weapons and is thus un-

acceptable.

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Dllnslanls Basilica where a Solemn Requiem Mass will be celebrntcd at

will rest until Sunday afternoon at

ferrcd to hi; native parish chulch at Sunlmeriicld where the funeral

the Kingston Branch of the Canadian Legion, B.l-1.S.I.., was held in the Charlottetown. Thursday, November 10th at 8.30

iFourtecn members attended the meeting which was presided over Andy

rc- were presented and discussed in an cn- thuslastlc manner by all members were made for a dnnce \\lllt‘h tvlll be held in New Haven School towards the end of

Alncllhce. Wcndnll Scott. Earl Carrier,

The Illl-lgclfltmg‘ is the largest

m annual output of 32.000.000.000 bl!- r915 __ about, so per cent of the

OTTAWA. Nov. 10—(Special)— Charlottetown stands ninth on the list of Canadian cities from the standpoint of average income of the payer of Federal taxes, it was disclosed in a booklet of income tax statistics published today by Revenue Minister Dr. J. J. Mc. cann.

Avfimge income of the Charlotte- town Federal taxpayer I5 listed at $2,459 which compares with $2,585 for Quebec City which heads the list, $2,442 for Ottavim, $2,472 for Toronto and $2.508 for Montreal. Summerside which topped the 11st; a year ago (irflppctl i0 50th place with an ilvcrage income of $2,144, All figures are for the taxation YER!‘ 1947, last period for which calculations are completed,

The 2,898 Fcdcral taxpayers in Charlottetown paid in $900,000 in inCDIlle tax for the year willie the

881 of Summcrsitlo contributed $200000 to the Dominion ex- chequer.

Figures on tax collections by Provinces which are complete up

to the present year, indicate that

for 1949, Prince Edward Island will make an all-time record tax contribution of $3250.00).

This is broken down in $1.490,- 000 paid by individuals and $1,400,- 000 by corporations. The balance includes $236,000 in excess profits tax, $38,784 in Dominion succession duties and $36,000 in taxes on divi- dends and interest. Thcsc amounts cover the provincial district which takes in the hlzlgdzllen Is- lands as well as the Province of Prince Edward Island.

Total income declared by Char- lottetown residents for 1947 was $7,127,000 which is divided into $6,589,000 as declared curncd in- come and $538,000 declared invest- ment. income, Tuxpnl-crs of Sum- merside declared $l,742,00f) earned income and $147,000 investment in- come.

During the fiscal year ending March 31, 1048 (hcre were 84 es- tates in Prince Edward Island which paid a total of $47,447 in Dominion succession duties. Total amount of the succession dutlable was placed at $l.0i2,l0fl,

Death Yesterday 0f Mr. Milton Bell

One of Charlottetowns promin- ent. business mcn, Mr. Milton C. Bell, 54, proprietor of Milton's Old Spain Restaurant, died suddenly at. Morlcton yesterday afternoon from a heart attack. Mr. Bell had gone to Monclon Thursday on a short trip. He had been unwell for the past few years.

Born in i895, Mr. Bell was the son of the late Mr. and lVLl-s. Char- lcs Bcll, Charlottetown. He re- sided in Charlottetown all his life except for one year spent in the United States.

He received ills primary school- ing at Wcst Kent School and later attended Miller's Commercial Col- lege. Later he entered the bar- bering trade and operated a shop on Great George Strcct for a num- ber of years. Subsequently he re- moved to Alliston, U.S.A. for one year.

Upon return to Charlottetown Mr. Bell bought the property where the Old Spain now stands and opcncd a restaurant which he dcvclopdd into one of the Island's leading establishments of its kind.

He operated this restaurant for about 24 years. Due to ill health lie was forced to turn over tile busi- ness to Mr. H. Richardson for about one year and a half during this period.

Chief among Mr. Bell's interests was his love for horse racing. l-Ie was an ardent supporter of ls-

Novcmilei- land meets and owncd several out- The ioiimvmg "mom's _ we!“ standing horses such as Lcc Brewer '

clcctctl for the ensuing yioar. Pl‘re- and Worthy Ermine‘

sidemi Andy Mncmnciem‘ ‘(cw Mr. Bell is survived by his wife, president“ Roynniuce’ sec‘; the former Miss Marguerite Mac- Robcri Yoiinkgi‘, iefiigzr’ Ntzklfifi‘, Klnnon, Highfield, rmc son. Myron. Miicxmnoii‘ ‘g Ca " ’ and a brother Arthur, Charlotte-

town.

The funeral will bc held Mon- day afternoon to Trinity United Church for services.

- MONCTON, N. B., Nov. 11— (CPL-Milton ‘Bell nf Charlotte- town died of a heart attack here today, Mr. Bcll‘s autolfii- bile became stuck on a street in the north end of the city and ha suffered a heart. seiz- ure while attempting to put. the chains on. He was dead when an ambulance arrived at the scone.

Mr. Bell was the proprietor of‘a restaurant in Charlotte- town and was well known throughout the Mnrttimes.

News In Brief

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -(AP)- The United states submarine Tusk was so little damaged in collision with I. heavy supply ship that she muld have remained in manoeuvres with the task force off Labrador. the Navy said tcmght.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1i —(AP) Hfiitilh and American diplomats predicted tonight that Britain will give full diploma" recognition to the Chinese Communist Govern- ment. by the end of this year.

OTTAWA. Nov. 1i -—(OP) —’l‘he Government, budgeting for a sur- Dill! 0f about 090000.000 for the current fiscal year, today announced the budgetary surplus climbed to $813,000,000 in the first seven

Remembrance Day Observed In P.E.l.

Citizens of a Prince Edward Island attended Remembrance Day services in large numbers yesterday in trib- ute to the Provinces war dead. Groups of men, women and child- ren joined members of the Canad- ian Legion and Resolve Army pcr- sonnel at various centres to pay their annual respect.

A large crowd gathered at the war monument in Charlottetown to join in the services and wif- ness the laying of the wreaths. The parade, one of the largest in recent. years, under the command of Mr. i-LR. Vessey, president of the Charlottetown Branch of the Canadian Legion formed u-p at the Legion Home on Grafton Street; and marched to the monu- ment accompanied by the m-ustc furnished by the Prince Edward

snow-blanketcrl

Island Regiment Band (17th Reece). Lieutenant Governor J.A. Ber-

nard. Hon. 11A. Large, represent- ing the Premier, other govern-

ment members, Mayor MacDonald and members of the Council took up their position just. prior to the two minutes silence which was signalled from Victoria. Park by the 23th L.A.A. at 10.58.

At the end of the symbolic sil- ence the Last Post was sounded by butzlcr Frank Smith. A stanza of Laurence Blnyan's poem was read by Mr. HR. Vessey followed by the bugle playing of the Rev- eilie.

Ailother gun xvns fired from Victoria Park and three volleys iwcre fired by the firing party from ithe P.E.I. Regiment. Short ad- dresses were given by the Legion Padres, Capt. (Rein) AJ. Mac- Cabc and Rev. J.T. Ibbott.

Wreaths Placed

In a well ordered ceremony wreaths were placed on the mon- ument; by His Honor Lt. Governor

.1.A. Bernard on behalf of the crown; Holt. l-‘.A. Large for the Provincial Government; Major

N.W. Lowtlicr, VLM. for the Mayra- and City of Charlottetown; bit. HR. Vcssey for thc Canadian Le- gion, BESL; Mrs. Ira Brown for the Ladies Auxiliaryt of the Can- adian Legion; Superintendent N.W. Anderson of the RCMP; the commanding officer of the Char- lottetown Garrison; followed by Legion members and the general public.

Following the laying of the wreaths the parade moved nff and the salute was taken by the Lt. Governor on Kent st. Ills B01101" was attended by his aides. Lt. Cmdr. Robt. MaoMillan, D.S.C., Li. Col. P. S. Fielding, MM. Sqdn-Ldr- Charles Trainor, D.S.O.. DJKC. Among the Legion members at- tending the trercmonics were three South African veterans. M6551‘!- Fred FlLrLE, John Lawlor. and Mr. I-lines.

The following was the order of the march: Color Party. Messrs. Harry Mortimer, Stanley Ward and Petey Carr; President of the Char- lottetown Branch of the Canadian Legion (B.E.S.L) Mr. I-l. R. Vessey; Sgt. at, Anna, Lt. Arthur Protlde: firing pgrty, SgL-(lvfajor H. li- MaoLeod, B..C.M.P.. Superintendent N. Anderson; No. 1 Party Cmndlm Legion, RSM. Allison Mad/Bod; Band of the PEI. Regiment. Cpl. Morton Dow; No. 2 Party Canad- ian Legion, Sgt-Major John smith: RCN. (R) Silb-Lt. Joseph Mahari The P.E.l. Regt. (17 Reece), Lt. R-E- Younker; 28th L.A.A. Regt. C.‘.\., Lt. M. E. Campbell; 5th Div. Slgs Regt... R.C.S.. Lt. Roland Jewell; and a unit, of the 21st Field Am- bulance. A mobile detachement was under command of Capt. V. L

months of 1940-60 operations.

MacDonald. MC.

Federal Government Plans To Create New Departmentl,

‘Charlottetown High 0n Income Taxpayers’ List

Will Be Known As Citizenship And Immigration

Government, by reshuffllng t~ functions of two existing dep ments, plans to create a new dc- Dartment. of citizenship and 1m. migration. Prime Minister 5t. Laur- ent announced today in the CC-m- mons.

The functions of the Department of Reconstruction and Supply and the Department of Mines and Re- sources Will be redistributed among three departments. They will bc known as the Department Q1 Mines and Technical Surveys. the Depart- ment of Resources and Develop- merit and the Department 0f Citi- zenship and Inlmigration.

Mr. St. Laurent did not indicate

who will be given the new port- folio which will increase the num- ber of Cabinet Ministers to 22. _ Thertvilas been some speculation in recent months that Mr. st, Laur- ent will reshuffle iiis Cabinet lic- fore the 1950 session. Works Min- lster Fournler and Revenue Min- ister McCaml have been mentioned as Ministers who will likely move lo new posts. Mr. Fournler may be appointed to the bench and Dr. McCann to the Senate.

There also has been some specu- lation that in any Cabinet reshuffle Toronto will be given representat- lorr.