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cHARmTTarovvN, CANADA, TUESDAY, MAY 2o, 1941

Annual Music Festival Opened Last Evening

P.W.G. iiall Filled For First Part (if Five-day Promo; Event Province-wide This Year.

British People Facing Postwar Problems With Unflinching Endurance

Parimutuels In P.E.|. Net lluge. Ottawa Revenue

OTTAWA. May 19—(Spscial)—

Faith in the unbroken spirit of

briskly

COUISCS

Where Ganada’s Sugar Goes

OFTAWA. May 19-5 break- ~; n of Canada's 19 '1 consump- 1 of sugar was, gvcn in the nncns by Trade Minister Mac- khtton. Consumption of 047.135.- ton was divided in the following ges: Bakeries. 4.8; soft 6; fruit and vegetable bis- and confectionery. 10.5: manufacturing industries. other puqoses including hold use. 63.1.

Coming Events

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"Talkies Mlilview Thursday.

Talkies Eldon Friday.

"Talkies Morell Saturday.

"Dance, Iona Hall, ‘itv 215i.

Wednesday,

"ifovies at Cape Traverse to-

"Blovies -— Hunter River, Wed- nt'-.1n_\'. Nfw Glasgow, Thursday.

"ice Cream andlDance. Pleasant Grove. Friday. May 23rd.

" asgow Road Variety Concert. Kmgtgt a‘ -

"fiance ofCgl-lall. Sourls, Tuesday. May 20th.

"Now in stock. choice’ Peace {tn-er oats. McOuigan and Boyle.

"ice Cream and Dance. Eanns- “H. School. postponed until '1 n. uxsdzty. May 22nd.

"Bradalbane Y, P. U: Variety

Fuiccrt. Wednesday, May 21st. 81H P. hi’. "Unloading Car Bulk Barley

Ttvsday‘ and Wednesday. Wilishire D1 rying Co.

The second annual musical fes- tival. sponsored by the Prince Ed- ward Island Musical Festival As- sociation. was officially opencdiast night in the Prince of Wales Col- lege Auditorium by His Honour Heath-Governor J.A. Bernard be- fore an audience that filled every chair.

Mrs. Wallace Rodd. platform sec- retary. presided. .

Lieuc-Govennor Bernard con- gratulated the Association in bring- ing together sucih u fine array of musical talent. He was confident, the Governor said. that this array of talent would justify the time and trouble taken in bringing it together and that the audience would have the opportunity of hear- ing high class musical entertain- ment. Ha then declared uhc festival officially open.

Premier J‘. Walter Jones. who. as Mrs. Rodd said in introducing him, is the "one and only life member of

the Association," said music was the highest form of expression known to man. Expression. the

Premier said. can be performed in various ways: It can be expressed through the medium of literature. through physical activities, through arts such as dancing, painting. and sculpture, through handicrafts. and

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ll. S. To Defend Med. And Suez?

(By The Associated Press)

military informants said today Britain would shift hm- Middle East military bases to East. Africa within the next two or three years. and that the move implied the defence of the Mediterranean‘ and the Suez Canal would bccom. a "first responsibility" of the Uu- , lied Slates, 1 'i‘he informants said the "truly. historic" revamping of the 50- year-old pollcv of Empire ltfe-lincl defence would not mean ihtt; Britain intended to abandon her‘ economic and political interests in the Middle East, ‘ lt would sci. the stage. ltowevei" 1

"Unloading car of bulk mixed $1111 u Wednesday. May 21st. Vernon liucr Station. Malcolm lifaclflafl-

Moslcm world from‘ Black Sea. the;

ence in the Morocco to the

“Legion Dance Cardlggn H.111 ,miliiary sources said. i

litcsday. 20th. Webster's |

Ormestra.

May

‘otice: Unloading today and. luc-drrv. cor asphalt shlnElf-‘S- G- t‘ Grccu, Emerald. Valleyfield Play Entangled". Flat ‘Thursday. May 22nd.

"The River

"Soc

ituncc Boldwhfis. Road School l‘. l-y. May 23. Webster's Orch-

"Ai! interested ln Cornwa-l attend meeting Tuesday. 31 t 20. R o'clock.

Iiuucc in Auburn School it‘ may. May 22nd. Good music. lit frcslxntcnts.

"Canoe Covielmlglayors Ifint "Mi blav "Dainty Boy" in Crap- "Wl ‘Tuesday. May 20th.

"Kinkora. sceflwiriellyh Cross lihv Aaron Slick from Pumpkin i“? Tuesday. May 20th.

"Vernal Players present "She's “Y 9M5)” in Covahead Hall. Tues- ‘ilji’. i-‘lay 20th. Auspices Cove-head ut-mr-rrs Institute. Specialties.

"Highest market price paid for 90d quality veal calves. Also youn! lllils over twenty-five pounds. Wil- lard Prowse, Braokley.

"Hear Canoe Cove Players pre- lent their 3 act ploy "Danny Boy" in Clyde River Hall. Friday, May 23rd. hunches.

"Como in the Big Dame "ensue mu. ruesav. my 27th. Music by Don Mouser and his Orch- rslra. Sponsored by Craplud W, 1.

"Dance in Vernon Bridge l-lall “Icons. my 20th. Rollie sm- Kanzlss Orchestra. Modern and "Wilme dancing.

I "Notice-Unloading Car of Bar- PY Meal. ‘Tuesday and Wednesday. ‘his week. G. C. Green. Emersid.

"l-lear boys‘ and girls‘ vocal ""7 Mano solos and ducts. also choruses at Musical Festival

The informants said the mentous shift in Britain's milltarv ; might was made possible by wha‘ , they called the emergence of tit". United States as an native Med- iterranean power with definite interests to defend. .‘

Charges S

l "North River Thursday. May 22nd. Milton A.Y.P.A. present “Uncle Josh Perkins." auspices of North River Y. P. U.

"Follow the crowd to the dance in Bonshaw Hull Wednes- day. May 21st. Rollie Mouldi-

zie's Orchestra.

"Don't miss the big dance ln French River Hall Thursday. May 22nd. Rollie MacKt-nzicls Orch- estra.

"Collecting hogs for ucanadn Packers Ltd by truck every Thurs- day. Phone N. A. Cutcliffa. Fred- eyllcton. or writs me. D. L. McDow- e .

“See Pownal Players present "She's My Daisy" in Kingsboro Hall. Thursday. May 22nd. Auspices Kingsboro Women's Institute. Specialties. Curtain 8.30.

"North and South Milton Warren's Institutes present two one-act play! and spmialties at Milton Hall. Tuesday. May 20th.

Lunches sold. Admission 35c and 20c. "“Sailor Take Care"--popttlar

sea going comedy. York Hall. Tlhurs- day. May 22nd. Players Cherry Valley Y, P. U. Sponsored by York Society. 8.30.

"Loading live Hon Thursday Lt follows: Simmer-side till 1.30 P. M. Remington: till 3 P. M. Borden Bagnsll. Hunter River Thursday sll day. Elmer WlIIflOYQ Brwhlbane. Thursday till train time. Trucking service when roads permit. MlcEwen and Csseley.

‘i '-_ rtish l

Sporting blood through the veins of Prince Ed- ward Islanders according to a. re- turn on part-mutual racetrack betting tabled in the House of Commons today by Revenue Mirt- lster Dr. J. J. MoCann in reply to a question asked by J. Watson_ MacNaught. Liberal member _for Prince.

Last year the amounts bet at Prince Edward Island racetrscks through pari-mutuels totalled s14.- 269 as compared with $12,470 bet Sums wagered at the ‘tracks showed a consistent in- crease from $3.029 in 1941 to last year's total.

In the years 1841-1946 inclus- ive. total amount wagered in the Province was $48218. This com- pares to 559.650 bet on Nova Sco- tia tracks although Nova Scotias population is roughly six times that. of Prince Edward Island. It ls also four times the amount bet on New Brunswick tracks. where only $12376 was wagered in pari- mutuels during the six-year per- lod.

"Doing All Right"

Looking over the return with Mr. MacNaught in the Govern- ment lobby, Revenue MinisterMc- Cann scanned the columns of lig- UTCS,

“Your province seems to be do- ing all right despite a small pop-

ulutiott." he told the member for Prince. "Well, we can use the money.“

Dr. hfcCnnn pointed out the.‘

money collected on part-mutual bets in a number of the provinces consisted of three elements, om- ‘Cihlts bet on harness racing. am- ounts on running races and am- ottutr. bet on dog-racing.

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Students Demonstrate In Ghinese Gities

uxunruo. May 1a _ (AP) - Dcfyltig Getterullsshtto Chis-pg Kai- Sltcks orders to quiet down, thou- sands of university students dem- onstrated violently lu several Chi-

rlcmands that the civil war halt intmsdiuttfv.

The we. itseit‘ (col: a grave new turn as Chinese press reports said the resurgent Communists

had '.\'Cn within seven miles south of Changchun. tupitai of Mnnchuria. and no" making rapid progress in u C'Cl1]"i'l_’,‘ll to isolate that city by land and air.

ask. -Gov"t

Oppressing The People

By GEORGE KITCHEN

OTTAWA. May l9--(CP)—A chnrge that the C.C.F. Govern- ment of Saskatchewan was "op- pressing" the people was made in thc Commons today by Walter Tucker. Liberal lender of that Prairie Province and Liberal member of Parliament for the Saskatchewan riding of Rosthern.

In a vigorous speech in which 11c crossed verbal swords with C. CF‘. members. Mr. Tucker said that because of what was hap- pening in Saskatchewan he be- lieved thcre were some freedoms which should not be subject to o maiority of Parliament.

These included freedom of the press. of education. religion, of assembly and freedom to a court hearing. freedom from being aro- itrarily detained and freedom from oppression by a. government.

Mr, Tucker spoke in debate on a Government motion .to set up a committee to study human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Entering the discussion shortly before the dinner recess. Justice Minister Ilsley said he felt the main task of the joint parliam- entary committee would be to study how Canada's obligations to the United Nations on matters of rights and freedoms could best be implemented.

The committee also would have to study the legal and constitut- lonal position in Canada with rs- spect to rights and freedoms and to study Wnys of preserving re- spect for rights and freedoms in Canada. He did not agree that the purpose of the committee would be to draw up a bill of rights for Canada.

More Nails-At Higher Prices

OTTAWA. May 10—(CP)— Part of a move aimed at. bringing Canadian nail prn- duction up to 6.500 tons a month. the Prices Board to- night announced a. ceiling hike in the price of nails. effective tomorrow. Pro-war output was 5,000 f-ons monthly.

The increase will amount to 50 cents a keg at the manu- facturers’ level and approxi- mately '10 cents a keg a retail level.

A Board announcement said the revision in the ceiling prices had been authorized to offset a. substantial increase in the cost of kegs and other raw materials, and to enable the diversion of greater quan- tities of basic steel to nail production.

Parliament At A Glance

Justice Minister Tisiey said re- peal of the War Measures Act might endanger Canada's defence in the face of a sudden act.

Prime Minister Mackenzie Kink indicated July 1 might be the target for prorogation cf Parlia- rnant.

Health Minister Martin outlined new old age pension regulations which became effective May i5.

The Commons debated a reso- lution establishing a committee

' .on human rights.

Tuesday:

The Commons will continue the budget debate. The Senate will not sit. '

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Shaft Today

E/TELLARZFON. NS» May 19 —5

for the United States and Russia ‘mm cltics today and called fcr aflcPi 7 5'95"’ W“ bflfli! P1115951 i" to inherit Britain's waning infiu- went-oi su-Eke Jvne 2 to back theitflilhe Al?" S1151! PUT/PI‘ hvlFe 081's

tonight. in preparation for tomor- row's "turn rg" of the mine which .was scaled 1G days ago when coal supplies to the power house were lcut viti-

' Sealing cf the gas Company pit raves c vent ‘spontaneous ier str king Unliixl Mite Workers i(C.C.L.) clamped down on coal .suppl‘.es t; the rower ltnuse and

AccdIu. Coal ‘ered to nzo-

mtnintsnancc operations in fhe mine.

‘ccascd.

1 P;ans to rc-open the Allan S1 nit "aver.- ."llllJllll('(‘(l today by mint- sup- letialt ztlcnt Alex Sample who 1nd 'i’lCl‘l'll.. ':n had been granted by U.M.w. ard member Frank Munro before Ieaving for a district (‘KEP- utlve bol~:d rut-ctirg in Glace Bay.

R.G.A.F. Benevolent rand directors Meet

O'I"I‘A\\'.\. Sixty if) ~-(L.'P)—wAP- plications for aid from the R.C.A.1<‘. Benevolent Fund increased greatly during 1946 and are still increasing rapidly. the annual infecting of the directors of the fund was informed here today in reports from pro- vincial chairmen. In all, (£3.36 all- plications were rcccived, of which the fund w-as able io settle 3.039.

The fund itstlf reached 374.150.1751 in capital funds, an increase of $1.- zragaa, the report added.

Th.» nteeting approved the award- ing of nine scholarships. one for each Province, to the combined R- C.A.F.-R.C.N. school at Royal Roads, 8.0. The scholarships - are for two years duration and have the value of $1.000 8M1

Directors for 1947 were elected

of Halifax as ne-w- director.

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the British people. enabling them to face their postwar ordeuls with the same tenacity and unflinching endurance they exhibited during the war. was voiced in an inspir- ing address at Rotary luncheon y sterday by Sir Alexander Clut- trbuck. British High Commis. sinner for Canada.

Sir Alexander, Lady Clutter- buck and party left immediately for the mainland at the conclus- ion of his speech. to continue his first tour of the Maritime Pro- vinces since taking office a year ago.

He was very warmly applauded in his remarks at yesterday's lun- cheon. in which he gave a graphic account of present conditions in the United Iihigdom,

"This is my first visit to Prince Edward Island." Sir Alexandg: salcl. “Now that I have come here I can't say how I came to approve of a programme that a!- lowcd me to stay here only two clays. The Maritime Provinces have a special appeal to me. not only on account of their scenery but for their historical associat- ions. You in Prince Edward Island share in these delightful surround- ings. and I must say that coming 1mm England. as a West Coun- lrymfill milieu. I feel absolutely at home. I feel as if I were in the hills and dales of Devonshire with the red hills around me Here in Charlottetown you have the birthplace of Confederation. and the fact that your ancestors played so great n. part in bringing about the union of this country must be a source of pride and satisfaction to you."

Sir Alexander went on to ex-

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New lieart Stimulant

CHICAGO. May 19-— (APJ-Dr. Walter Modell. New York heart specialist. said today that "dig- itaiis is no longer the drug of first importance" in treating lilo-st cases of advanced heart failure

combustion nf- g

at the meeting. wit-h J.R.. hIachumI

He. said that studies made mill [Doctors Morris Pcarimutter u-IZ fDonald A. Clarke of Cornell medi- cal centre demonstrated that a class of compounds known as “mercurial diuretics" are of great.- cr importance than digltals ln bbottt '15 per ccut of causes of the .latc stages of heart failure.

Dr. Modeli made his report to the 34th annual convention of the Federation of American Socretles for Experimental Biology.

New Glasgow Steel Workers ilote For Strike

NEW GLASGOW. N. S.. May 19 -(CP)—Mcntbers of loco; Union 3172, Ufliictl Steel Workers of America (COL) today voted 88 to 6 to- strlkc for wage dentazrds which have been pending Since March 13. Oi a total of 100 to 125 eligible voters 20 reside in nearby Hantsport and did not vote in to- day's poll.

The men affected are all em- ployees of hfurltime Steel and Foundries Ltd. of New Glasgow. They ltavc been seeking a hasi-r wage increase of from 59 i-2 cents pcr hour to '17 1-2 cents par hour. The company last week offered 1 five cent overall wage increase for all brackets. Union members term- erl this not acceptable and at a meeting last Wednesday night de- cided to hold a strike vole today.

"We have been waiting for v/ord from the company as to whether they intend to negotiate further." said Miller Dick. international representative of the U.S.A. "We will contact them with reference to this matter before proceeding further."

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13' flPlJFm/cd by Union leaders t0- mght and recommended striking Maritime miners for ac- CBDIat-tce in a referendum hex Friday.

A favorable vote among em- ployees of the huge Dominion Coal Company and its subsitliarz-cs would and the three-mc-uth-old strike for more than 80 per cen of the miners and the men would be cal-led back to the pits. pos- sibly by next Monday. But (12 LOOO-odd employees of small in- dependent oprrators in Nov-t Scc-tia and New Brunswick would not vote until their employers in- dicatcd acceptance of the corn- promise agreement.

Union officials said they ex- pectcd overwhelming support from the rank and file for the settlement plan but they cun- ceded there would be some opposition.

The terms of strike settlement. contented in rt msmorandtim of ag- reement drawn up at a tneeting in Montreal last week between UnlOn officers and Dominion Cool Com- pany officials. were approved by the ii-ntember board of United Mine Workers (CCLi district Z6 af- ter a day long meeting.

Compromise on Beth Sides

The memorandum called for pay- ment of a $1 a day increase over current basic daily rates of S5 84 fztm the ti-tne (he miners return to work until the expiration of the contract next Jan. 31.

has reached n level set by the ccm- pany at Dec. 1. an extra 40 cents a. day will be paid from that date until the 0nd of the contract per-

. led.

In this way. the agreement pru- vides for the major $1.40 wage de- mand which brought the miners out on strike Feb. 15 in the first general coal walkout in m yxurs.

‘Iii (he memorandum of agree- ment, both parties assented to “joint co-operntive action" to increase coal procluc mn —— a matter con-

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Explains Why Luxury

‘Taxes liot Repealed

(By The Canadian Pressi HAMILTON, May 15‘—Finance Minister D. C. Abbott. in a letter to the Hamilton Chamber of

iewelry. leather goods and table- ware were not removed in the recent budget so that "tax relief (could be givenl in the field of personal income." The letter. re- ceived today by W. J. McCulloch. was in reply to a representation made on behalf of a local pottery industry and retail Jewelers.

huddle today and came up with a solution to the vexing problem of whut shc-ttld he dong with th». class banner. The brlglttly-coior- ed standard will remain in the university ltall-utttil such tun-a as a member of the class becomts the parent of twins.

(By The Canadian Preset

MONTREAL. Mav iQ-Jhvo gun- men held up an East-End branch of the Provincial Bank of Canada today and escaped with an esti- mated $3.000. It was the third holdup st the bank in less than a yeah

The men entered the bank. on Qouin Boulevard East, and order- ed two employees and a woman customer into the vault. They then took the money from the cage and fled. c

Police sald that at about the time of the holdup, two men stole a taxicab at gunpoint in the east. cnd of the city and that they believe they are the some men.

IN WINNIPEG T00

WINNIPEG. May 10-Bank of Toronto officials here tonight maintained their refusal to reveal the amount of money stolen at noon by three armed bandits who held up the bank's Westminster Avenue branch near Winnipeg's

crease of $1 a day was unanimous-J

to 13,000

In addition. it coal production’

Opens At Saint dohn Thursday

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(By The Canadian Press;

MONCTON, N. B. May iii-The ‘Mztrititnc "Transportation Commis- islon will be represented by Coi. :11. L. Ralstoil. I{.C., C. J. Burchili ‘and Rand Mathesoti. manager

sion. ‘Thursday in Saint John where u freight rates hearing re- garding applications of Canadian National and Canadlarv Pacific Railways for increase in rates will be held. Submissions of New Brunswick Potato Council, Mari- time Lumber Bureau. Ganortg Bros. and representatives of oth~ er provincial industries are to be made in support of the Maritime Transportation Commission's case against increased freight rates for the Maritime Provinces.

A submission on behalf of the Provincial Government will be made by l-lon. C. H. Blakeny at the Saint John meeting.

Freight rate hearings will be conducted in Halifax. May 26, 27 and 28 when it is expected that representation will be made by at least nine industrial organizat- ions. Submissions. by three or more industrial representatives are [expected to be made when hear- (lngs are held in Charlottetown. lMay 30. it was learned today.