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U. H. Mediator Reports 0n Middle Easflllar

Reports P Fur Coni

The first meeting of the In national Fur Conference took pl ce at the Charlottetown Hotel yest r-

president United Fur Farm Orga - izations, Cedarsbury, Wis; Willia Bender, Napierville, I1l.;

Bcndex, Napiervllle. 111.;

Helnhart, Burlington, Wis; lard Sheldon, Colorado Spring, Colorado; Harvey Scroeder. L - purge, Was.; Joseph Francis, sec

fgfiflfy National Fur Farm Organ ‘ rations Morgan, Utah; Karol Reid, Elkhorn, Wis; Otto Huh Crystal Lakes. 111.; W. O. Dougla-, 33.6., Winnipeg; Jon Metusalen - son, Iceland; Victor Clouston. S.

John's, Nfld.; 1O. roger-Larsen, Oslo, Norway; Jhan Lindstrori. 0510, Norway: Roy BBB-Tm‘;

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Coming Event;

"North Rustioo Picnic, W - day, July 21st.

"Annual Picnic at Cardigan. Wednesday. July 14th.

"Kelly's Cross Picnic. Tuésdii- Illly 13th.

"Dance, Iona I-iall. Wednea J- Juiy 14.

"Lorie Watches — C. R. Boe - nor, Jeweller, Montague.

.___. "AnnuahPicnle at 5t. Anthony Bloomfield; July 14th.

"For Strawberries, Phone 14 Stewart Exchange.

"Minstrel Show i?! U600?! Players at St. Teresa's, July 14 h.

"Sea Breeze Victoria, each W d- uesday, Dancing 9-1.

"Dance Iona VI-iall,‘ Thursday. July 15th. Note change in date.

"Reserve Wednesday, July 14th, Long Creek Baptist Picnic. 7.

"Movies. Hunter River, ‘I11 - day, July l3. Double feature. S: 0 p.m.

"Movies Horton Hall, Mur y River, Wednesday, July l4. Double feature. 0 p.m.

"Bay Fortune United Church I.awn Party at Abel's Cape. on Wednesday, July 14th.

"Ice Cream Social and open air dance, Cherry Valley School, Wad- nesday. July 14th. -

"North Tryon Presbyterian pic- nic on Church grounds, Wed., July 14th.

"Dance, Tuesday night. July 13th, at Union Road School, (Queens).

“Hospital Dance, McLean's Warehouse, Souris, Wednesday, luly i4. Modem and Old Time.

"Come to the ice cream festival and dance in llbeneser School, Wed, July 14th.

"Moviu - Eldon - Friday — "Don Juan Quiiligan." Serial - "Secret Agent." _

"Hear Clyde River 3 act corned lion's Hall, Buckley Belch. July

3th.

"Weekly dance. Stella Maris "all. North Rustico. Wednesday him, starting st s p.m.

"Art's Grocery. Buckley. will be closed on Wednesday afternoons for the sununsr months.

"Danes, Vernon itivor flail. Tuesday, July ilth. Bast music 11v min-a ithyihm nova.

"Hospital Dsnee. Montague Curl- ilid Rink, Wednesday night. July 184:0. Iusie by Iestsrn Rhythm

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"Danes and refreshments. South huatieo Hall. Wednesday, July 14. under auapiou, St. Thomas Aquinas locietp- ‘

"Wednar Pigs — to buy inmedittsly 50 vesnsr pigs. so ligéiorlovsiufidvastook Peed Al-

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PIANO PLAYING KEEPS HER. ACTIVE

Playing the piano daily and the companionship of "Dick," her pet terrier, help keep Mrs. Harriett Scott cf Kitchener,

15 minutes Ont., active. She celebrated her 100th birthday a few days ago,

Heavy Electrical Storm iioar Bighy

DIGBY, N. 5., July iz-(CP)- Heavy damage to crops and build- ings was reported today after the most severe electrical storm o strike this western Nova. Sootla area in recent years.

l-Iailstones, nearly half in diameter, flattened standing grain, potatoes and other leafed crops in one district. Windows were also broken.

Four houses in Digby were dam- aged by lightning but there were no fires.

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' "Ice Cream and Dance Grand- view July 15. MacLeansr. Orchestra.

"Darlington Festival postponed until further notice.

"Dance, covehead Race ‘rraok, Wednesday, July 14th. Duke Neil- sen's Orchagmr-fl ~~~

"Atten on: Rollo Bay Tea Party, Wednesday, July 21st. Don't miss it.

"Movies -Cardigan, Thursday- "Don Juan~ Qullllgan," comedy — First chapter serial.

"See Merry Minstrels by Holy Hall on July i-i. Dance after.

"Sturgeon - Movh Comedy. "Don Juan New serial starting.

"Marshfield - Dunstaffnage Uni- ted Church Tea. Wednesday, July 14. Supper ready at five o'clock. If not fine, following fine evening.

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"Farmers here is an- opportun- ity to get isfactory returns for r": "2"" “l; ow ursday, Juy , rom a.rn. to 4 p.m. Price 24 14c per lb. It. I... Dickioson, New Glasgow.

"A special meeting of the share holders of the Cherry Valley Co- op., will be held in the hall. Tues- day evening the 13th. Lloyd Martin, president.

"Mammoth C. C. F. Provincial Picnic, Wednesday afternoon and evening, July i4, at John Forbes‘ Shore in Lower Bedeque, V. mile off pavement from Bownese‘ Store. Bathing, boating, music, sport ex- cellent refreshments and canteen services, etc. Plan your holiday here. Everyone welcome.

"Buying live fowl. Qrnpty crops. until Friday. Paying Ii wit» pound straight or if! cents pound subject to lrsding. No ouila want- ed. Also booking chickens. Truck- ing services provided. Contact Woodrow Whestley or Urban Mc-

Redecmer Players in St. Teresa

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Report Britain Sending Troops To Germany

LONDON, July i2 -(CP) -'rhe qllestion of reinforcing British troops in Germany during the per. iod of the Berlin crisis was re- ported to have been raised by Gen. Sir Brian Robertson today in his talks with British‘ chlefs-of-staff here.

Meanwhile an authoritative Gov- ernment source tonight reaffirmed that Britaln had been sending troop reinforcements to Germany durinz the last three or four weeks.

The resffirmation came in the face of adenial from the War Of- fice here. The War Office declined to confirm or deny the report when it was first questioned. Later it. is- sued this statement:

"There is no truth in the report that considerable numbers of

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Vice diegal Party Arrived

Farm Prices At_ Ail-time High

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OTTAWA, July 12 - (OP) -— The Bureau of Statistics today re- ported its index of prices farm- ers receive for their goods climb- ed to a new all-time high in May.

Based on 1935-39 equals 1C0, it. was 239.3 in that month compared

with 234.2 a month earlier and 199.8 a year before. Following are the Maritime

Provincial indexes for May, with those for May last year bracketed: Prmce Edward Island 279.1 (168.4); Nova Scotla 22.7 ((179.1); New

Brunswick 207.2 (191.7) .

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iirangemcn Celebrate At liuntcryilivcr

The first real old-time 12th. of July Orange Celebration since the war was held yesterday at Hun- ter River with over 2,000 people in attendance and some 40 Orange Lodges from the Province repre- sented.

The celebration, which was pre- sided over by the Grand Master, C. D. McPhail of Meadowlbank, in- cluded the annual tea. put on by the various Ladies Orange Lodges throughout the Province, cake auq. tion sales, sports events for the children, dancing and many other amusements and entertainments for young and old alike. Rousing hagpipe music by pipers Percy Groom and Albeit Ma-cLeod were also features of the day's program.

Tho many refreshment booths of soft drinim and ice cream which were set up on the grounds were largely patronized by the attend- ing public and added to the zest

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Canadian Fuel 0ll Situation Ticklish

OTTAWA, July 13 _ (up) __. Trade Minister Howe said today it was doubtful whether there would bc enough fuel oil in Canada this v/intcr to supply all oil heaters in operation. "Oil for heating is very, very tlckiish, indeed," he told a press conference.

Council Proceeds With Bus Terminal Project

A resolution asking that tenders be called for the renovating and

' fitting 0f the Market Building base-

ment as a bus terminal for the I. M.T. was passed at the regular monthly meeting yesterday even- ing of the City Council.

Coun. C. M. Cox said the plans and specifications for the project

were completed, The tentative un-»

derstanding lit present was, Coun. Cox said, that the City would be responsible for an expenditure of $10,000 in fitting up the basement and that a monthly rental, to be agreed upon by the City and the I.M.T., would be paid by the latter. The I.M.T. would pay $5,000 for the erection‘ of a canopy on the south side of the Market Building for the convenience of bus passclrgers. All buses running in and out of Charlottetown, whether or not the property of the I.M.T.. would use the Market Building basement as their terminal.

Queried by Mayor B. Earle Mac- Donald, Coun. Cox said his un- derstsnding of the I.M.T.'a propos- al, as enunciated by the President of the Company, Mr. W. W. Rogers of Saint John, N.B., was that the I.M.T. would pay a stipulated monthly rental to the City for the terminal and that the I.M.T. would collect rental from other bus com- panies using the terminal.

Mayor Objects

Mayor MacDonald objected to such a proposed policy. Under such conditions, I-iis Worship said, there would be nothing to prevent the I. M.T. from charging the other bus companies such a rental as would put thorn out of business.

Coun. Cox said he did notthink such an action possible since the I.M.T.'s fixing of rentals would be subject to the approval of the Public Utilities Commission.

Mayor MacDonald said he would

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PHILADELPHIA, June i2 -- (AP) - Democrats pitched into their 80th convention today united in blasting the Republican Party ‘but split over finding the winning combination of candidates of their own.

William O. Douglas. refused to climb off the Supljflmq Court bench io run for vice-president, ‘Ilhe "nomination reportedly had been "offered to him by President 'I‘ru- Iillfl.

That left the scrap over a run- ning mate for Truman right up_ in tho air. If the convention could have voted today it might have been for Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky.

But support began piling up be- hind other men, too. Men like Governor William Preston bane, Jr.,' of Maryland, Senator Joseph 0. ONahoney of Wyoming, -and several others.

Delegation after delegation tock a "wait and see" stand. They left it to Truman to call the signals.

Rebelling southerners kept in- sisting they would east some votes |foi' Governor Ben Laney of Ark- ansas for the presidential nomin- ation. Laneylwas the man they picked in the early morning hcurs

Democrats Prepare To Name Candidates

to Truman and his civil rights program.

For the most part, today's open- lng session was for organisation pilrposfls.

A first draft of the 194d Demo- cratic platform today was report- ed to pledge repeal of the Taft- Hartley labor law. It also was said to contain a racial plank that doenft promise any specific civil right laws.

Neither southerners nor north- erners seemed pleased with the civil rights plank, which was laid to be about as general as the plank of four years ago.

Word got around that the first draft, besides daalinl with the labor in and. civil rights, includ- ed: ‘

i. Support for sanding United States arms to Israel "subject only to the decision of the United Na- tone."

2. An anti-inflation ‘Plbfllm which blames the Republicans for high prices.

s. A foreign policy plank that reaffirms the European Recovery Program. .

4. Federal aid to education.

5. A long-range housing pro- gram, including federally financed

in Province Last Evening

The Vice-Regal train bearing His Excellency the Governor Gen- eral, Lady Alexander, and their children, Hon. Rose Alexander, Ron. Shane Alexander, and Hon. Brian Alexander arrived in the City at 11.15 last night. Also ac- companying the Vice-Regal party were Flight-Lieutenant H. W‘! Keane, aide-de-camp, and Miss Turner, hurse. Lieut.-Col. W. W. Reid, D. S. 0., honorary aide-de- camp to Viscount Alexander, join- ed the party at Borden, and ac- companied them to Charlottetown.

This morning at 0.30 His Hon- our Lieut-Governor Bernard and Premier Jones will visit the train and pay their respects to Their Ex- cellenoies.‘ About noon, the Vice- Regal party will motor to Dalvay where they will remain until Aug. 30. It will be the first time that a Governor General of Canada has ever vacationed in Prince Ed- ward Island.

The arrival of Their Excellencies was without» fanfare. However, sev- eral hundred Charlottetown citi- zens were waiting at the station for their arrival.

Freak Storm Hits Area In iluoiicc

QUEBEC. July 12 - (CFO-A heals-summer storm of wind and hail which tore roofs off village homes, wrecked barns, uprooted trees, flattened crops and smashed windows struck two coundes on the south shore or the St. Law- rence River during the week-end and today damage was placed as high as 8150.000.

The hail-stones, blown > by 80- mile winds, pelted down on Bon- secours, a. Ufslet County village 60 miles southeast of here, and st. Victor de Tring, a Beauce County hamlet 50 miles south of Quebec.

The storm which lasted nearly two hours blew away tents in which some St. Victor de I‘rln8 families have been living since a fire June 4 wiped out two thirds of the village.

At Bonsecours Maurice Bernier. cook at the Christian Brothers’ home, was knocked unconscious when the roof of the home was lifted and hurled 300 feet aw-iy.

Report 0f Mutiny 0n iI. S. Freighter

LONDON, July m - (Reuters) ._ The United States steamship William Carson radioed for help today to get under control a "mut- iny" off the Portuguese coast be- ween oporto and Lisbon.

The SOS broadcast was pick-

ed up on the Eire southwest coast.

The William Carson is a 7,170- ton vessel.

Another United States ship, the 14,13ii-ton HBmPiOR Rfild!» W" reported within sight of the W11- linn Carson the message added.

The William Carson sailed from Gtarleston, S.C., June 9, loaded a

cugo of Marshall plan coal at

Norfolk, Va., and sailed from. there June i1 for Genoa, Italy.

After discharging the came. she

left Genoa July 4 bound for Ding-

No Definite Recommendations Are Announced

LAKE SUCCESS, July l2- (UP) -Count Folke Bernadette tonight said he believed the Aarbs reject- ed an~ extension of the Palestine truce because the armistice work- ed to the military advantage of the Jews.

The United Nations mediator said in a lengthy report to the Security Council that. the four- week cease-fire which ended last week had stopped the momentum of the Arab attack and given the Jews time to consolidate defensive positions. '

Bernadotte made no definite rc- commendatlons to the Council but the tone of his summary made it clear that he felt the peace of the Middle East hinged on what the council did to meet the situation.

A U. N. spokesman said the me- diator would offer his political views on the Holy Land problem personally to the council. The spokesman said Bernadette in his presentation may advance some ideas on a settlement. ,

The report was distributed to council delegates tonight only a . few hours after Bernudotte arrived from his Middle East headquarters. it will be considered by the Coun- cil at. an emergency session tomor- row when the mediator plans to elaborate on his views.

iiaw Uranium Field is Found in Sask.

orrrnwa, July 12 - (OP) _. An uranium field has been dis- covered in Northern Saskatchewan and is the "most promising" find since the war-end, Trade Minister Howe disclosed today at a press conference. He said the Federal Government was developing the new field, but gave no further de-

tails.

Approaching Closer Towards Compromise

B! John LeBiane

OTTAWA. July l2 —(OP) —'Rae railways and their unions repre- Wmlll! 150,000 employees appeared today to be inching in the direction of a compromise in their wage deadlock.

However, with the deadline for a general railway tie-up less than three days off, an authoritative Government official described the situation as “still very serious” 5f- ter a. round of Government-union- company conferences that opened Friday.

The conferences will continue to- morrow, when the Cabinet also is expected to consider the crisis. A regular government meeting is scheduled for the morning, and it appeared certain the rail situation would be taken up then.

Todays major development was a step downward by railway un- ions from their demand for a gen- eral increase of 28 cents an hour. Extent of the concession was not disclosed.

It was accompanied by indica- tions - without official backing- that the railways also had decided to come up from their stand of a l0 cents an hour increase.

Amid a series of reports that spread outside the conference doors, the ones that appeared to have the most authenticity were these:

1. That the unannounced

Saturday settlement proposal

of Lflbfll‘ Minister Mitchell had. Q -

been for a. 15 1-3 cent increase,

the same increase recently ob-

tained by union railway work- ers in the United'States.

2. That the railway unions had come back today with a counter-demand of 10 cents an hour.

Neither of these figures were confirmed officially. If they were correct, they would represent a. difference of about $18,000,000 a. year in the viewpoints of the un- ions and Government. Stand of the the companies was not known.

When today's series of conferen- ces opened, with the disputanto heading down the final stretch of their battle, the last word publicly

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=Enroutc To Germany

BANGOR, Me., July 1B — (A?) - Fourteen United States All! Force jet fighters bound to troub- led Germany arrived safely at Goose Bay, Labrador, tonight, Dow air force base reported tonight.

The fully-armed F-Bo "Shoot~ ing Stars" were reported down aii Goose Bay at 8:18 P.M. A.D.'I‘. ‘Ilhey began their ‘lid-mile flight, second lap in the trail-blazing overseas flight, at 6:10 RM.

Two of an original flight of 1d planes from Selfridge Field, Mich. stayed behind here for on- gine adjustments.

Uncertain weather wnddtiona had held up a planned mid-after- noon getaway. The planes had come from Selfridge meld, Mich. The 56th Fighter Group's mis- sion was the first rwest-in-easii trans-Atlantic flight ever under-i taken by jet-propelled aircraft.

Simultaneously, six R. A. F. “Vampire" jets polniod for Mon-s treai. They reached Reykjavik, Iceland, two heirs after taking off on an boo-nails fin-hp from Stornoway, Scotland, . ,

Nine Yank Held A

OTTAWA, July 12-(0?) — A Government customs officials said a United States plane would be held at Halifax until "further in- quiries have been made."

HAlJFW-X. July 12 - (OP) — Nine United States civilians, forc- ed down near here yesterday in a Flying Fortress, were being held in detention tonight while immig- ration authorities awaited word from Otto-ova on their status.

It could not be learned whether the men were being held because of reports that they were flying to join Hagana army in Palestine or because of their failure to ob- tain clearance papers before tak- ing off from New York.

Pilot Irwin R. Schindler of Miami, Fla, said they had been on a navigational training flight and had no intention of going overseas. Seven of the men were students of Overseas Air ‘Training and the eight was the flight an- glnecr, he said. 0.A.T., he said, was a private flying training com- pany.

R..C.M.P. escorted the nine from Eastern Passage airport to the

Airmen t Halifax

immigration building here shortly after the plane was impounded by custo collector Charles Collins. l-Ie slid he had notified officials at Ottawa and would have to hold the men until he received a de- cision.

Deny Rimrors

Reports of their being I-fagana

recruits, originating in New York, surprised the men, they told re- porters today. They said such rumors were untrue and that they had intended to return to their base until bad weather forced them dc-wn. 'Schlndler said he had been hired by president RS. Smyrna of O.A.T. to direct the training of the pas- sengers. He said he had not. ob- tained clearance papers because he did not expect to land in Can- ada and had no need for them otherwise.

Before the plane was imposfl- ed he said he planned to return to his starting point, West/chester County airport, near white Plains, NZY. 'I‘he eight men are all from

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wall, N.S., to pick up a load of gypsiln for North Atlantic ports.

Son Injured As Police Probe Murder Of Father

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