n, qumlisn. Three Cents, uoruinr Dally Founded 1N1. ' ii

says Provinces Should Enforce Marketing Acts

3y GEORGE KITCHEN

UITAWA, Dec. B—(O'P)—Afli- pulture Minister Gardiner sug- fimi today to the Provinces that they make greater use of legisla- nm, which permits them to com-

fermers to deliver produce le them for marketing pin-poses.

Addressing the final session of lie Dominion-Provincial agricult- uttl conference, he told the deleg- ates, representing Provincial De- pgrtmtflfl of Agriculture, he was not prepared to say whether the pouiiaion would eneot nterketing legislation at the forthcoming see- rion of parliament.

I-lowctcr, he reminded them dial each of their Provincial gov- mmienll had natural products marketing ecte which gsve them the authority to market agricult- ural products.

As Jingle-Canadian food con- tracts lAl)5Ffi——01‘iiy three would operate in l94B--the Dominion lost. it: wartzme power to market pro- ducts and had to dissolve its vs- riolls marketing boards.

Recalling that the Dominion had enacted legislation to bring oats and barley under the Can- adian Wheat Board, he seid the Provinces could help by bringing their acts in. operation on these grains. The Provinces had said the nocticd supplementary legis- iatziiti bti- this was not so. They already Brad the power.

Cites Support Act

Mr. Gatomci- had indicated that lite Acrlcilltural Prices Support Act, now in operation for apples and potatoes. would be used to ensure that farm prices do not tleclziie bcfore the prices of other rommoditzes go down. l-le was not

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lttoddy Comntlsslo lioarltig Postponed

WASHINFTTON, Doc. 8—(APi—A hearth: hv the international joint fflfllfll'\~llttt into the feasibility and cost oi l- l iiiitg tho Pltssnntrtquotldy Ilfiil voucr project. in the Bay ot Fltntli has lit-on postponed from Dacia ‘tintil after the first of the lPtlr

Tho coitintisslon said Tuesday the (‘ainuitait-llnitcd States boundary ercitvy planned to discuss prelim- lliofi’ procedures looking toward a ttitvav of the project here this ninrttli.

Coming Events

"liiF-"lg tonight. Islanders 5W1" Ulttb, Travellers Rest. School ilecember 21st. "Wm Rflralty. School Concert hit-WM‘- liocember 21st.

"S: siiirliol C0liCsi _,

Christmas

1"R\Htlllla::e Sale Saturday. Dec. “h- i“ '3 P. M. Holy Name Hall.

D"Dflrlce in Pownal Garage Hell. ecemhcr 9th. Millview Orchestra.

Hwitiistntax Concert, Crnpatld all. 'liitll'stla_v, IlpQ. gal-gt "Dance, M-t. Stewart. every

Thilygd .._ E . mchenfirai eetern Rhythm Boys

"Yolk Point ‘Pantry Sale. Satur-

‘gri’ "lilllt. December 11th. st Rlx's ocetcrle.

‘J0me to l-lertsville Sunday m °°- Concert in I-Iertsville Hell "idol". December 17th.

"Wm b"! 2000 good second hand A

6H1?" iflttllvuflror; holes. J. . mm; Blueetoc Red Agency. 5B

"Nmih and South Grenville I

grnhltiol Concerts in North Grenville an" “WWW evening. December

Ngefilhrlstmee Bole Dressed Dolls. m lea. Home Ccokln] 1t 1cm 3 wflfhlmdly. December 9th, from

a‘ 3990111 meeting of 8t. Peter's

f; ‘Pceck in the Courthouse “IY- Dec. to at e p.m. All mem- lnd directors please attend.

"zNztw unloading tit Coivllle sta- ,,,d',,"" “Wt Cefterls. Livestock Mésltggrv Feeds. Belling el. lowest

cars. Jsmee C. Mec- t "limbehire.

"Unloading Th

, uredey, Friday il'.dti§“§},"d~v mixed cer Shur-Cein ‘mm-t lcKie and Co.. Grafton tam (Clnede Packers Siding). C." 4111i"!!- Grelne ‘rising in price.

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CANADA, NFLD. SIGN UNION SATURPAY

t Says llong Kong Defences llro Receiving Attention

LONDON, Dec. C —-(Rie\ltor|) _ Defence Minister A.V. Alexander told the House of Commons today thet I-long Kong security arrange- ments were "receiving constsnirif? tentlon" in view of Communist ed- veneer.

Alexander ssid that the matter of sending reinforcements was un- der the eotlve control olf the com- mittee of the eorrimander-ln-chief gt tthe three services in t-he Far

es .

Brow Charges Excessive Taxation Boosts Living Costs

MIlDDLl-ITON. NS. Dec. B — tCPi—George Drew, 54-year-old national leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, tonight told a party rally here "e considerable pert" of Canada's cost-of-living stems from “excessive taxation." Speaking in support of George Nowlan, Progressive Conservative candidate in the Dec. 1.'i Digby- Annepolis-Kings by-eleclion. Mr. Drew said this taxation was "piling tip unjustified surpluses at the rate of more than $500,000,000 a year."

He said; "Every cent of that ad- ditional texation adds to the cost. of living and enters into the price of everything we huy. Recognizing this situation. the Progressive Censor-l vatlva Party adopted a resolution; ...to increase. ..personal income’ exemption to at least. $2.300 for married persons..arid to lower th-t general rate of personal income tax..."

Agriculture Minister Gardiiiefs announcement Monday tliiit. food exports ncxt year would he lower.

British Press Critical 0f Food Contracts

LONDON, Dec. 0 —(Tlture-.. d-lo')—-iCP)- The Conservative Dally Graphic today continues its campaign for more bacon for the British breakfast table by levelling strong criticism of the labor Gnvemmcnt’: policy on food contracts.

The newspaper charges In en editorial that the government ll apparently frying to replace Canadian supplies from Europ- ean sources, thereby risking “the excfhenglng of substance for shadow."

The Graphic also predicts in a story under the lteading "Lon- don today" that Britain will sign with Denmark a contract for 70,000 tone of bacon-“ahout the some amount. as (‘anode will send". There was no ment- ion of prices.

The newspaper says the new contract will he additional to September's 50.000 inns and would moan that Denmark will be sending Britain all of her heron exports. rewriting only 10 per rent for domestic use.

"It now appears that we niece- ly are replacing Canadian baron with Ihmlsh for which, incidentally, we will pity a liigtlt- rr price." tlv- paper comments.

Local Reaction To New U. K. Agreements

New Witnesses In Spy Probe

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8-(AP)-—A New York editor who says he heard Whittaker Chambers tell his ltory of Communist intrigue to a government official in 1939 came tn Washington tonight to telk some more.

I-Ie ls one of 12 new witnesses announced by the House un-Amerl- run activities committee, but the only one listed by name-Isaac Don Levine of Plain Talk Magazine.

Representative Karl Mundt (Rep. S. D.) said Levine asked to be ali- owtod to expand his previous testi- mony: Ht- told the committee Aug. 18 tltllt Chambers laid his revela- tions before A. A. Bearle Jr., then assistant secretary of state, in 1939.

UNLUCKY BURGLAR

CHICAGO. Dec. B —(AP) --The burglar who stole two men's suits out of a parked automobile Tues- day nlght probably wouldn't want fin be caught dead in them, They're burial garments. Charles Meurc, a dress salesman. said the burglar also got 33 ironic-it's burial dresses, vttlticd at $300.

presented a "strange and unsatis-_ factory slttlnlinti " He 5111i: “Our food is lit-cried and, badly needed overseas: it is 110F511)!” for the government. lo find mar- kets for our food steps can ht- iakcn which will ovcrccrne tl-tc financial barriers."

A vote for Mr. Noivlnn wottltl "toll lbc onvernmclil that you W811i‘ to ftice this lsstie rind to dcal with it."

News ln Brief

PARIS. Doc. 8 —tReutersi - Strawberrles now are being picked in Central l-‘rarlce whet-e a spell ‘of spring-like weather has also caused violets to flower, Paris newspapers reported today.

ROME, D00. 8 ~tAPi —About 500,000 persons out. of the 2.000000 in Rome are down with mild iii- fluenze. iheelih ilULlIOPiLIPS said to- day. No deaths have been reported.

PLYMOUTH. England. Dec. ii — tReutersi-Jtoyal Air Force "bomb- ers tonight stood by at bases 4n Britain for a mock atc-ni-bonib at.- tack sometime tomorrow on war- ships of the llcme Fleet sailing against England from the Azores.

Ll hitting Damages lltficrlcan Airliner

lbNDON, Dec. B — Lightning struck and ailtihtlv damaged In American Oversees Airlines Con- stellation en route from New York to lmidon today. None of the ll passengers aboard was 111111115- The mishap occurred while the

{Speaks lit tiigliyl

litiiiitli Minister

DIGBY. N5. Doc R — lCPI I-Icalth Minister hfartm told Dizby--Azinrtpolis-Ki.ics bf."- llnn rantprlieil rally hcrc tonight ‘We nic pout: to carry‘ on an at- tack against disease in this coun- il‘_V such as llCVPI‘ has been seen before."

Spcakittg in silpport of JD. Mc- Kcli/ic, Liberal clindltllttc in next .\lon<la_v's llll‘('t'.‘~(‘0lll‘ll,\'- tltrce-cor- nereti cotttcst. Patti Martin said one of his main reasons 1l’l coming to the hffrtrltlnics was to “see at first hand tho tvoiirlcrftll progress bcittt: mzttio with tlit- ll!"\\' 3.30.000,- (iOtI Fcrlcmi licrtltli plan".

Speakers at tlic- rally besides Mr. hfnrtin and the candidate ivere Rt. l-Ioii. J.L. Ilslcy. liVllfiSt‘ resignation made the by-elcctmti necessary. and Rcconstrilctlon Minister Win- tcrs, who citilcd for it politically tinitcd front among Nova Scotia flshcrtnen.

Meanwhile, at Kcntville. nation- al lcaclci- l\f..l. Caldwell of the C.- Cll‘. addressed a gathering in sill)- pori of Lloyd Shaw, the party's tillldldfllf‘.

Mr. Coldwell said the British market cottld be re-izained for the Attnapolis Valley apple crop and charged that. “at the present time the govcrntiiotil is integrating our economy ivltli that. of the United States, where there is at ltest only a limited and temporary market for most of our agricultural prod- tlcts."

Mr. Coldwcll called for addition- al long-term credits to make this possible and also for a national marketing act to provide Machin- ery for growers "to develop and

plane was between Shannon. Eire. and London.

BAGINAW, Mich-i Dec. 8 (Aip) - A strange story of mill- d" by g brooding grevedill" may esve e convicted sis??? 1mm Pennsylvenlsb 0190"“! ‘mi-ll’.

The gravediflil". Mutter-old Herbert I... Gulembo, said he was adreid he m-iflht "so hes/MN’ i! he kept silent end let en innocent men pay for his crime.

A red-haired unemployed lodm in o. mission for destitute men, Gulembo bubbled out a tale 01 hi" and murder over a hrtrrcom tele- phone carly today hen he re- peated it et police headquarters.

He esld he best to death Mrs. Kathryn Meiior. 40. ti Philadelphia writer end artist. "l her almi- merit hot spring, when she re- ‘buffed hie attempts to make love to her. Then he fled the 01W- fesrflil that he might be oslled upon to dig her luv!-

coordlnate" the Canadian market.

Cravediggefs Story May Save Man. From Chair

If Gulemho ls telling the truth, it- may save a IQ-icar-olci Phila- delphia Negro, Bastard J. Jenkins. from electrocution.

Jenkins, en icemsrt, twee eon- victed Nov, 2t! of murdering Mrs. Mellca- in her apartment June '1 in a lust slaying. The death weapon was describcd as a war souvenir shell.

The jury that convicted Jenkins failed to recommend mercy, thus he became liable to execution. Sentence was deferred while he sought. a new trial,

Jenkins’ lauryer. Robert Nix. said today that he will demand an "immediate reopening". of the probe oil Mrs. Mellon death.

Gulembo worked as e grevedig- lzér in Philadelphia lest summer. lie mizned a statement today in which he said e casual drinking perty led to the slaying of Mrs.

Minister Addresses Agricultural Confcrencei

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Island hog producers could “con- sider themselves lucky that the W198 0f $36 per I00 pounds for No. l Wiitshire sides is the same as in last year's agreement," stated Mr. W. l-l. Clay, senior livestock field- man, Dominion Department of Agriculture, in commenting last night on the 1040 Anglo-Catiadlan becon contract.

"1 11m l8r@€ably' surprised at. the news." Mr. Clay said. "because in recent weeks ell indications point- ed to a reduction in hog prices. Scene time ago. live hogs were selling on the Chicago market ata higher price than our (ianadian hog producers were receiving. At the present time, however, live hogs on the Chicago market are bring- ing two cents a pottnrl less than otlr oWn hogs are selling for."

Other (‘ommt-nl-s

Speaking generally on the sub- ject of the new contracts, which in- clude cheese and eggs .15 well as bacon, Mr. M. Chcpt-suik. Dci-tiln- ion Marketing Sort-ice, Moncton, who is in Charlottclotvti at prcsotit, confirmed Mr. Clay's statement. “Canada had anticipated lower

warned." he said. “The fletlres are really better than most of us nit- ticipatcd and should be vcry cri- couraging."

Mr. F. M. Nash. Iioniinion polli- try products marketing stipcrviso: who returnotl frrm Fredericton. .\‘. B. last evening, said he Illfi not see

OTTAWA Dev, B-ASPGCIHU _l,

Hflll. \V.F.A. Stcwart. Prince Ed-, ward lslaitd Minister of Agriculture. tttlcrrl a special welcome to rep-l l'.".'~'€‘lll2il2\'P5 of Nctvfntliicllattd at.‘ the the closing session today of tho Domlnioti-Provtincial agrlcttl- tllrctl conforcnce. "When last 1 attended this con- lercticc," Ml". Stewart said. “I dl =1 as thr- rcprcsctitatlve of the ntost. cilstcrly Province of the Do- iriitiion. I trust that this situation ivill be changed by 1949 arid am sure it will hc in the mutual in- terests of Ncwfotinclland end Prince Edward Island."

Mr. Stewart. said he was confi- dent. that entry of Newfoundland znto the Canadian tmion will mean lower prices of farm products in the ancient Colony. I-Ic recalled in tho past, shipping hay from Charlottctowit \\'llif'll was priced at $18 a ton dciivcrcd tn tile wharf. Witch tinloaded at St. John's af- ter payment of freight and cus- toms duty, this hay cost the pur- chaser $60. a ton. The P. E. I. Mitiistei- also told the izatherliig that today. milk from Prince Ed- ward Island herds was being flown to St. John's.

Marketing Problem

I-Ic agreed with representatives of other Provinces that getting a market for farm produce was e major issue today. This was par- ticularly’ the case in his own Pro- vince Mr. Sic-wart said. owing to the fact that the Island Province iiiicl a bumper crop in 1948. Her- vesl. of potatoes, other vegetables, fruits, grains and particularly pes- tut-ea had all been in excess of nor- mal years.

“In Prince Fdtvard Island. the Itlinlster said. "we are trying to keep prices at reasonable levels through improving the quality of our produce and through increased efficiency of production. We heve increased nur grain production this year by about one-third."

He charged that the statutory attnlysis of cattle feed mixtures "didn't mean very much." It was a scientific snelysle, he agreed, but was presented in such e we! that it was not of great help to the tanner. He reminded the con- ference that even low-grade grain and some weeds are high in pro- tein content.

He urged that. firms selling ouch cattle feeds es barley meal be teem- pelted to print on the bags not only the protein content of the feed but the "digestible protein content."

Ionth on the Penn

‘filming to a major issue of Prince Edward Island, Mr. Stewart told the conference that one of the primary objects of hi5 depart- ment was to keep the young peo- ple on the ferme.

"In too many oases." he eeld. "the farmer-owner in our Province holds the reins too long end doesn't give hie son or sons the owor- tunlty they merit end need is

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any noccssity for drastic citations ill Island potlltrymclrs plans airclidj: going forward. “Almost. 40 lint‘ tat-tit. is a considerable drop ill the con- tract. rcqtliremcnis.“ he added: "but as Mr. Brown pointed out dtlriiir: his recent visit, all the Provinces will have to find other otttiois for the surplus pitttltnvprodtlrts \\'lll!‘ll Britain is not able to taitc. l be- lieve that we can find other mar- kets."

He. added that it was imperative that potlltrymcil should plan at once to buy tht~ii~ chicks early‘. so that the pvoduciitiit peak whloi icomes now lit May will PC1119 ill lilo

lfall and early ta-lntrr months. ‘It is difficult to ffilftl any opinion until more information is avail- tzble." he said. ‘

The Baron Situation Commctitiiii: on the rodtictltm of 35.000000 pottnds, Mr, Clay saidthe overall coitditions would remain about as last year. The 1048 coli- tract for 105,000,000 ptttlticls oi Can- adian bacon was zlbotli. 80 pert-slit filled so that. with the Caiiatllan hog production for 104i) consider- ably down as t-olrtparetl to that. of 1948, the slttlation will remain about the same.

Mr. Clay said the island hng pffl. duccrs have increased their pixi- duction more than tiitise ni any other Province so that with many farmer-shaving plenty of culled potatoes, they will be able to supply

the present price of statidard pota- toes, fanmcrs are not prevented from ferding those also in “no.1 advantage, Mr. Clay said.

Figures showing the quantity of Wiltshlrc sides produced iiy Island fanriers last, year were tint. avail. able, Mr. Clay said, but he pointed out that no Wlltshlrc sides wore Processed in the Prnviilcc. flrllf.‘ 151M171 1103s shipped to Monctou were so processed, Mr. Clay said.

40,000~E-hilgrants——Frotn Britain llext Year

ILONDON. Dec. B -— (Reuters)- Briteln expects to arrange sea passage next year for about 90,000 emigrants to Canada. Atlstrnlla end New Zealand, Viscount Ad- dison. Lxird Privy Seal. said in the

quota is expected to be 40,000.

at e special luncheon in her honor

New York Monday she as if I were at home."

BEGINNERS LUCK

-—Wlllt0t Shockley. J11.

ever seen alive. ,

marketing, and vttas therefore fore- .

part of their feed at loss rnsl. At’

House of Lords tonight. Catiadafls

naimaaa ANN nurrcnurlvnp

NEW YORK. 52¢. 8 -tCPt - New York theatre and sports circles welcomed Barbara Ann Scott today

tertainment world. The pretty, 20- yeer-old world Ind Olyiripic champ- ion thsnlred the gathering , in e short improitnptu speech in which she eeid that elnce she arrived in felt "just

SALISBURY. Md. Dec. B -tAPi went deer hunting end hed reel beginner's luck. He brought down a deer with e single shot end told game wer- den Raymond Carey that: l. It was the first time he hed ever fired e gun. i. And the first deer he hed

Agreement Completed Yesterday

BY CLYDE BLACKBURN

OTTAWA. Dec. 8—(CP)—_Defence Minister Claxton announced to- nght that the terms of union be- tween Canada and Newfoundland will be Slfillfll Saturday morning in the Senate chamber.

The hLSlOFlC ceremony will be broadcast over title national net- work of the CBC and carried over a radio network in Newfoundland.

Details of the agreement which has been the sublcct of negotia- tlons betiveen the Dominion and the Colony for several months al- so will bu made public at the time uf the signing ceremony.

Terms 0i union to bring the tiflO-year-old colony’ into confed- eration as Canada's 10bit province utcre ccmplclcd late today at a session presided over by Mr. Claxtori, deputy chairman of the cabinet committee of Newfound- land.

His amtctutccmcnt of the sign-

tilllt \'Z\l'lIlllF parts of the final a- izreemcn: and to make a decision on the exact hour of the signing ceremony’, expected to be held be- tween the hours of 11 am. and 1 pm. EST. Saturday. Dec, il. That. clnyv marks the annivers- szgv of thi- statute of Westminster IllilPlPfi in 1931 which gave. Can- ada and other Conrmotitvealth

cotmtrics their lllfif’ ndcnt status . . tvtthiti tiic British lgfnpire. used ‘or Mimi“ Jam‘ N” ‘v88

“u, dnfllmPnty semnz m“ ‘he there any likelihood of an apple t-"rnis of attrccmrnt came after Conlrflfl‘ Bmmn mid SM c,mlld Jmq Ilnznnqnnns’ I, was ‘he P“ n59 dollars only for absolutely cs- cvcntli draft. of terms. “mm toms" l The next. step towards tlnlort “__— *‘

ttlll be ratification of the terms Joy Parliament. here and the Com-

er said a major portion of the price

through and processing costs and that the amount of decline passed on producers will be “relatively small."

Indicated the “partlal" removal of restrictions markets, presumably in the Unit- ed States. to compensate for the

mg ceremony was made jointly with l-Iou. A. J. Walsh. chairman "Game" of the Newfoundland delegation. B‘ C‘ Mutm‘ Further meetings will be held v Thursday: and Friday to smooth Dispatches from vanwum’

termed the contract e. “blow” to British Columbia egg producers.

and cheese to the approval of the States economic co-operation ministration. which Marshall aid funds in Europe.

possibility the U. K. for the sale of fruit pulp,

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HEESE, EGG CONTRACTS FOR ’49 COMPLETE

CARBINER llitiloutlctas TERMS WITH BRITAIN

ly GEORGE KITCHEN

_ QTTAWA. Dec. 8—(CP‘)—Conc|usion of contracts under while“ Brrtoin ivi-ll purchase Conodton bacon, cheese and eggs in 1949-4!

some coses of lower prices and

lower quantities-ovate announced

todoy by Agriculture Minister Gardiner. The contracts, completed yesterday and announced of today's

finctl session of the Dominion- P cover the following:

rovinciol agricultural conference,

BACON—l60,000,000 potimla. down 35,000,000 (mm 1h, 195,090,999

pounds in the 1948 contract. Price

remains tinchanged st; $36 peg- 100

pounds for "A" No. l eizoshle Wilteltlre sides. CHEESE--50,000,000 pounds. unchanged from the 1048 oontrloi

quantity. Price also unchanged st

EGGS—-46,000,000 dozen against menie to include either shell eggs frozen eggs.