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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. MONDAY, MAY 2, 1949

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AMHERST. N. 5., May l - (C?) _ Bony of 30-year-old Earl Doyle "as, found today by searchers who tn our to hunt for him alter he failed to return from a. fishing trip. Tilt‘ liOtly was found 1n loss than lfllll‘ icct of water.

Coming Events

“Play, ‘lracadie Hall, Wednes. day, May 4th. Dance afterwards. "Mall your Films to Gal-nhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown. ~ "Reserve May 16th for Free show of Films in Hampshire School. "Show Morel]. every Tuesday and ‘Priday. Show starts 8.30 o'clock.

"Dance in St. Peter's Legion liall every Tuesday night. Cliff Peters Orchestra,

"Col-ran Ban Hall, Wednesday, May 11th, four act drama. followed by dance.

"Dancing Larkln's Restaurant. Monday night, May 2. Music by Rollie MacKenzle‘s Orchestra.

"Notice-Will continue Cleaning Grain till May 10th, Harold Gould, DcSable.

"See qhe Norboro play in Besrletown Hall May f, sponsored by the Bcdeque Junior Farmers.

"See "Lighthouse Nan", Indian Rivcv Dramatic Club in French River hall Monday, May 2, 8.30 p.m.

"Unloading Saturday and Mon- day car of Shur-Galn hog, dairy and poultry feed. McKle & Co., Grafton St.

"Now booking clover seed. Farmers, our prices will save you Blotter. Hush your orders. Mac- Gulgan 8r Boyle.

"Poyvital Y.P.U. presents "Have A flout". Kingston Hall, mes- gar}; ligay 3rd. Auspices Hampshire

"Don't miss "Mr. Bean F‘rom limo“ a 3 act play by Stanley 31105;? Players in New Glasgow Hal, Fri-day. ltlay 6th, at 8.30.‘

"Powiial Y.P.U. presents "Have A lleaz-t" Broakficlrl Hall Friday, Ne“ 6th. Atlspices Brockfleld Women's Institute.

"Birch Grove Hall Friday, May 8. lnrlian River-Kensington Dra- matfc club recent “Lighthouse Nan". Curtain 8:39 sharp.

> "ltlr, Archibald MCKlnnOn, Canoe Cmn will truck cream over the tis- unl route from Crupaud Creamery ('0. licainnlng May 4, once weekly

uuiil further notice. Crspaud Crmiliiciy Co, "To arrive two cars Canada

"mciil nl SPPPlRl prices. He. sure llllfl see its before hooking. Also lo "Prov". t‘lll'5 lime, fertilizer, cedar sliinzici. and asphalt shingles. Be llllt‘ fllltl sco our Super-Tile shing- ‘u “crow huylna. v.1. my a ca. Hunter lllvcr.

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Medical Staff 0t San Announced

Two new appointments to the medical staff of the Provincial Sanatorium have been iilled by two overseas doctors, Dr. Kenneth Ian MacLeod. Leith, Scotland. and Dr. Cecil F. O'Riley from lreiand, Dr. P. A. Creelman, superintend- ent of the Saiiatorlum and direct- or oi TB. control of the Province, announced yesterday.

Dr. E. M. round, who has been on the Sanatorlum staff several years has been appointed medical supervisor oi T.B. clinics through- out the Province. and it ls ex- pected that the number and scope of the clinics will be extended during the summer.

Dr. Maclicod arrlwd ln Char- iottetown frcm Scotland on Sat- urday. He. was appointed by the Provincial Executive council to serve on the staff of the San- atorlum as resident physician un- der the Federal-Provincial Health and Welfare arrangements covered by recent grants.

Dr. O'R.lley was appointed by the Provincial Sanstorium Com- mission to serve on the Senator- ium staff as medical director. He is a graduate of Queen's Univer- sity, Belfast. and received his dip- loma oi Public Health from Dub- lin University. Dr. 0‘Ri1ey is ex- pected to take up his appointment tomorrow. '

A native oi Ullapool. Dr. Mac- Leod was educated at Fortress Academy. oi which his father is still headmaster, states an April issue of the “Weekly Scotsman“. Graduating from Glasgow ‘Univer- sity, Dr. MacLeod practised in Dlngiwall and subsequently, during the last two years, addressed about 112,000 Scots at some 800

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Heather Planted Af New Glasgow. N. S.

NEW GLASGOW. N.S.. May 1- (CP) - More-than 300 heather plants flown from Glasgow, Scot- land. were planted here Saturday in a civic ceremony at this North- ern Nova Scotia town.

Maple seeds were sent in return to Glasgow by the New Glasgow Horticulture Society. Representa- fives of civic organizations helped with the planting as s high school pipe band supplied back- ground music.

Drought Thfeaiens Crops ln_ Europe

PARIS, May l. — (AP) - April showers have brought some relief to drought-stricken areas oi Eur- ope, but farmers still are worried,

A Marshall-Plan report says “with abundant rains in the next six weeks excellent crcps will be possible, but with continued sub- normal rainfall the results will be extremely serious."

Short crCtps would mean that a larger proportion of United States aid must go into food imports in- stead oi products that help re- construction.

Marshall-Plan experts noted that rain "has been sub-normal in one or more parts of Europe during

Nine Killed In Series of Tornadoes

NORMAN. Okla, May l —(CP)‘ -Nlne persons were killed Satur- day night in a series oi roaring tornadoes that swept across Okla. heme and hit areas in Texas and Kansas.

The storms injured 85 persons- more than half of them at Nor. man, site of the University of Ok- lahoma Damage was estimated roughly at $2,000,000

Five of the deaths occurred in rural Oklahoma towns-Meeker. Utlca, Antlers, McLoud and Spen- cerville. Four were at Bonham. Tex.

NEW HEALTH ORGANIZATION

OTTAWA, May l — (C?) -— A new organization to co-ordlnate voluntary health and welfare work in Canada, lmovwi as the Canadian conference of voluntary national health and welfare organizations. has been formed, it was announ- ced Saturday by R.E.G. Davis, of Ottawa, executive director of the Canadian Welfare Council. Mr. Davis. who was elected chairman of the new organization, said the organization will act as a clear- ing-house for information and a means oi common action on mat-i ters of mutual concern, Mr. Davis said.

Maritime Army Units

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New Brunswick Area Command- rmt. who attended the annual din- ner of the 5th Divisional Signals‘ l on Saturday‘.

Dies While Selling Oui‘ Lobster Gear

Mr. John W. MacLeod of Peter's Road East, tiled unexpdctedly while setting out his lobster gear Saturday as the fishing season opened. His body was found float- ing s short distance from his boat. It is considered likely that he suffered a heart attack and lell overboard.

Coroner Dr. George S. Inman of Montague decided an inquest was not necessary. ,

Mr. MacLeod was fishing alcne on the Murray Harbor North shore oif Clow‘s factory. He had apparently set out. some of his gear when he was stricken. His drifting boat wvas noticed by nearby fishermen. Tfhcy investig- ated snd found the hndy floating not’ far away. ll. WAS ashore about 9,35 am.

A son, Fred Maclieod, has been living at Montague.

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Charged With Murder D. P. Dies In Hospital

(By The Canadian Press)

PRINCE ALBERT, Susie, May 1 -R. C. M. P. said Saturday that Andrew Balatsky, former Polish displaced person charged with the tnurdcr of his wife, his son and his cmployerxclied in hospital here saturday. Balatsky was seriously injured in a fight at the farm home of Theodore Adamovic. Po- lice called to the home April 20, found Mrs Katherine Balatsky. her siX-year-old son Dolmen and

each month since September."

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Forecasts Early Lifting

NEW YORK, May 1—(CPl- Dr. Herbert V. Eyatt. president of lie United Nations General Assembly. Saturday gave the first official in- dication that lilting of the Berlin blockade can be expected soon.

The Australian External Affairs Mlnipter, informed atep-by-step of the secret United States-Russian

. , PAR-I ‘M/ly 1 -—-(R.0lll.0l's-) -- mlmzlf Plls Monday athed- Usually liable sources here "Mon. l kinda and sisal, boars said Saturday night that a

f we: meeting to follow the expected lifting of the Ber-

lin blockade is likely to open in ' Paris May 15.

talks, laid there 1a every reason to

neat!” my’; u. noun" 50m“ grtiitilpgta "early lifting" of the . N“ g _ '30,,“ _ ec a e. .

i. Kai ‘I émnmfv; ll; inued i statement tc news- Olitioii. sac. Kenaington. myth,- papermen u tdiplomsts predicted rs»- c" *~ c“ m "" *" "x1212" °i.‘i'.‘°'ii“.i.'

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algn minister.

Evalt warned that ending of the 10-month stalemate would not coyer all disputes amnnil the 811M POW- ers, but would clear the ground for a fresh approach to the peace settle- menis for Japan and Germany.

The whole problem of Germany would he the subject-matter of a meeting cl the Council of Foreign Ministers which the Russians call- qd as for a condition of lilting the blockade.

Unofficial reports at the week- end persisted that Mallk gave hll tacit agreement to the Western Povgera that convenlrll the foreign

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fere with plan: for establishment of a west-German state. ' Mslik previously was understood lohttve assured Jcssup that Rus- sia's only conditions for lifting the blockade were simultaneous rain- ing of the Western-Powers counter- bieekado and eallinl the Council of Foreign Ministers to discuss the whole question af Germany.

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Nfld. Liberals Elect Leaders, Adopt Platform

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~81'\.‘~:‘JOHN'S. May 1 ~tCtP) '- Prcmiet- Joseph Smallwcod and F. Gordon Bradley, stale secretary, were elected to lead the Liberals in Newfoundland at a closing session oi an Island-wide inaugural con- vention ct! the party here Saturday,

The three-day convention also elected candidates for all but one of the 28 seats to be contested in the new province's first provincial election May 27 It approved a 15- point platform with the accent on develcpment of the island's re- sources.

Although the convention held the political spotlight during the week- end, the Progressive Qonservalive Party also was drawing its ‘lines into battle array for Nswfcudlands first polling in i7 years

A rally was called for lUTll0l"l'OW night. at which it was expected that candidates ior all districts would be named. Six candidates-including party leader l-l.G.R. nlews, who will run in the dual district. nf St John's Wcst- were announced enri- ier

Ap-pninlmetit of Mr Smallwood and Mr, Bradley had been widely forecast before the convention be- gan and came as no stirprise, Ml" Bmallwood will lead the party ll‘l the provincial field While Mr, Brad- ley, Newfoundlands T9pf9§8fllalivc in the Dominion cabinet, will be

federal leader. Eric (Jock. Si. John's lawyer who was appointed Dllfll’ ‘Oteildillt.

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BrilisfGovT: t Takes Over Gas Industry

By EDWIN BBANKI:

LONDON, May l (AP) Britain's billion-dollar gas indus- try passed into the hsrlds of the government today‘, Socialism! in- ternational May Day ltollday.

1g l; the seventh major indus- lry nationalized by the Labor Party since it came to power in i945. The others‘ were coal. elect- ricity, inland transport, cable and wireless, airways and the Bank cf England.

At dusk tonight. lamp-lighters as usual will pedal down many streets on their bicycles. lighting m, g“ lunpa. However, they will draw their pay henceforth from the state instead of from a BIS company.

The government will add 180.- 000 employees to its iwroll. will take ever 1,000 enterprises owned b! ‘I'll private companies and m municipalities and vllued at 01.000.000.000-

A gas council will take cver supervision. It will be responsible to the Minister of Fuel and Pow- er. ‘melve gas boards through the country will handle regional ad- ministrative problems.

Fifty-six per cent of Britain's street lighting still is done by us. and even since the war new gas lat-hp: have been installed in some er Londcn‘: moat lllllieilabia au- meta.

n -lo|t but firemen

More than 36 Army officers from Prince Edward Island. Nova Scotla and New Brunswick gather- ed at The Charlottetown Satur- day night to attend the annual mess dinner of L-l. Col. F‘. .1. Storeys 5th Division Signals Regiment (EFL. i Colonel John Wallis. O. B. EL, speaking on behalf oi Major Gen-

eral H. W. Foster. C. B. E., D.S.O., expressed regret. that the Eastern Command Aririy chief was unable tn attend itnri paid

tribute to the organization and progress made by Prince Edward Island reserve units over the past three years.

A special welcome to the dinner and meeting was extended by Colonel Wallis to three officer cadets of the Signals Regiment who were training for commission- ed status iom the ranks under a new "contingent plan" ioi‘ the Reserve Force. The cadets. G. l... Jenkins, J. I... D. Kcmiotly and J. T. Gallant. all of Charlottetown, will be among the first to receive commissions in the new reserve organization directly .from the ranks.

Halifax Celebration

Referring to‘ the forthcoming Halifax bicentennial celebrations. Col. Wallis expressed the hope that as many troops from the lslanll as possible would conic to Halifax in June. He said that Army head- mlartem jui- Ottéwa had- titlthnrized

"lull pay and allowances ior all rc- serves who would visit Halifax to participate in the tipening

bicenlenary programme from June 16th to 22nd. Brigadier G. E. H. Smith. C. B.

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Foresi Fire Reported in N. B.

NEWCASTLE. N .13.. May 1 ~- (OPi - A forest fire 10 miles from Allsrdville hail burned an

strayed two small lumber camps It was expected to be tinder con- trol by morning.

District forester 11A. Webb de- nied an earlier report. that. the fire was raging on a 254.1111». front and had hurried at least five houses. l-le said no houses had been lost.

A crew of 35 to 40 men. using two tankers and three motor pumpers. were fighting the flames.

'I‘he lumber camps. Fraser Companies, hatl been 0c.- cuplcd temporarily by one or more families. Tlwc other cam-ps were evacuated.

TThe burned acreage was about equally divided on each SlflP nl No. 8 highway. Deepest

a half mile in one section. Cause oi the fire u-as attributed

ci-vvay‘ l! being cut. ECOUDOUC, N.B.,

May -1

a forest fire burned acres of young timber near New Brunswkk village. today‘. used wartime RtCALF. airfield. Provincial F‘orest Rangers R.O.A.F. fire fighters several hours hlau under control.

lumliéfhill “And Garage Burned

EDMUNDSTON, N, B., JVlay 1~-~ (CP)--A finishing mill and gllfiflfl owned by Arthur J. Dailzle at near- by Madawaskn. lvic., was destroyed this afternoon by fire of unknown cnusc. Loss was estimated at S22,- 000. The tun-storey wooden build- ing contained a small office. lum- ber and equipment.

A truck and tractor also were savetl another truck and a sawmill at the rem- oi the finishing mill. The name typo n1 mill, owned by Mr. Dalgle, was destroyed by fire in November. 1947. ,

KILLED TEST FLIGHT

‘IORONTO, May l—-lOPi-Rob- art webber‘. of Guelph. ont- was fatally injured Saturday when his Vultae trainer plane crashed from

Tilly! pilot for Central Aircraft here, took the plane up on crout-

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JET PLANES FEATURE Moscow MAY DAY PARADE?

Demonstration is Called “lmpressivve"

MOSCOW, May l~ (CPD-Prime Minister Stalin‘ today reviewed a magnificent lVlay Day parade which put the accent on new jet planes, overhead rather than the troops marching across Red Square. ‘

For several hours ‘Stalin stood, atop the Lenin mausoleum as more’ than 1,000,000 Russians celebrated‘, the traditional socialist holiday.

His son. Mal-Gen. Vassllv Stalin. led the air force show.

“The ncccnl “as on jets," said‘ Capt. Lawson l-l. Randall. Canadiart_ air attache. Ho said the demonstra-j tlmt was "impressive". j

Brig-Gen. Russell R, Randall, tin-i ‘lied States air attache, mmt-lltedi lllni the parade "showed evidence‘ cf the continued technical progress‘ of the Soviet, Air force."

tNo details nf new weapons or. jet-plane types were mentioned in‘ correspondents‘ dispatches from Moscow. All dispatches pass through Soviet censorshipJ

Theme n1 this year's blay Day demonstrations was that the Red Army would never he used aggres- siveLv.

For 80 minutes. picked detach- ments of the three services parad- ed. Then a colorful civilian demon- stration swept across Red Square.

In an address to the participants. Marshal Alexander Vnsilevsky, new minister nf the armed forces, de- clared that United States "reaction- nries are in unleash" a new world war and thnt Russia's armed forces must he‘ ever alert to guard faith- fully the Russian. motherland and lhe"‘“p_cacef'ul work of the Soviet people."

Steamers Collide Off N. Y. Harbor

NEW YORK. May 1 -_tA.Pl - Two large sfoamships collided in a thick log outside New York harbor tomghi. but. neither apparently was in danger

The Marine Leader, a 10-000-ton tanker. and the tone-ton Jalaketu an Indian-registered freighter. ecl- llded as a dense fog shrouded the entire. harbor

Search Continues For Missing R.C.A.F. Plane

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HALIFAX. May l—(CP)—-R.C. A. 1"‘. Search and Rescue officials here said nine aircraft scoured Gaspe peninsula in Quebec today without success u search for a‘ missing R.C.A.1=‘. plane triih owe-r’ men aboard continued. .

Aerial photographs taken Satur-l day over New Brunswick by two; aircraft frcm Ottawa's Rockclilfe’ airport were being studied today.

News in Brief

OTTAWA, May 1 —lCPi —T'ne. c c r has decided to give its nip-' port to the 5,000 striking miners in Asbestos, Que.

WASHINGTON. May l MIA?) ~- Sersstor Owen Brewster (Rep. MeJ made public today an appeal to congress from the international joint commission for 530.000 with which to study the proposed Pas- samequoddy tidal power project.

BERLIN. May 1 -—(A.Pl -- Th? wreckage oi a. British air-lift plane missing since yesterday was found today in the Soviet occupation zone. All four crew members were dead, bringing to 51 the air-lift toll for 10 months‘ operation

OTTAWA, May i tCPt Engineers have started survey work lo set the stage for construction of more than 1,000 miles of pipe lines which will carry natural gas to the Pacific coast from Northern British Columbia and Alberta. Frank McMahon of Calgary said here today.

GEORGETOWN, British Guiana. May 1 - (GP) The British Guiana Federated Seamens Union voted. tolilBht-cto. sever all -.r " with the ‘Canadian Seaman's Union tT.L.C.) because the C. S. U. "fail- ed to keep us informed of the true state oi affairs but rather gave us false impressions."

Veteran In New England Fish Business Dias

WALPOLE. Mass, May l-The Juneral of John C. Wheeler, '14. was held here Saturday. He died at his home Wednesday. Mr. Wiheeler was a director of the New England Fish Biochange and retired sales manager ol General sealoorls Corporation. He also was a pioneer 1n the development of fish fillets.