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Relaxations In Certain" Rental Controls ' Strike Settled But Fish Spoiled *

Former C.N.T. Official Nero To New Post

HAUFAX. Peb. 24-John A. W. onrrnns. a former mosses-s" hey nnh lira Canadian National Tele- grapiis. has left for the far north to take up a position as dlstrict gqulpmflit maintainer at Fort Nelson. sn Alaska. Highway post recently abandoned by the R.C.A.F. and taken over by the Canadian National Telegraphs. He left Halifax with Mrs. Griffiths on tho Ocean limited of the Canadian National Railways for Edmonton, Alta. where he will pick u spac- isi equipment for his ourney northward. Mrs. Griffiths will make her home in Vancouver with relatives until hcr husband is able

to arrange accommodations ‘or hey gt his new post. Mr. Griffiths began his career

u s telegraph messenger in Hali- fax in 1929. Shortly afterwards he was promoted to a clerical posi- tion. in which capacity he was employed until 1044 when _he w-as appointed district ticker inspector at Charlottetown, P.E.I. In Decem- bcr, 1945, he was transferred to Monclon where he remained until May 194d. when he returned to Halifax.

At s farewell party given by iclluiv’ employees of the Canadian Nnlioirli Telegraph: Mr. Griffiths was presented with g wrist watch and Mrs. Griffiths with an en graml silver spoon.

Heavy Snowfall in Northern N. B.

BATi-IURBT. N. B» Fob. 2|»- iCPJ—~Mo5t of the roads in rural areas outside Bthurst remained blocked tonight after heavy snow- fail in Northern New Brunswick. About 50 automobiles, owned by fans who came here to see tho Cairrphcilton-Bathurst hockey oiay» off sniurday night, have been un- able to leave town.

$7,000 Fire Loss unmnm

Seven-teen cattle. three horses. 51.500 worth o! machinery, ~and $800. worrth of feed along with s. $8.000-barn—ail the Plwflrty of lilr. William Butler. Yiork Point. were destroyed by fire yesterday limping. ln- addition, seven tons rf fcrlilizicr. 20 ions of hay, and $00 bushels of grain were consumed ill ihc blaze.

The loss is estimated at $1.000 0411i if is tmdcrstood there was but liliie insurance.

"File wish. of_thc fire. said lo ilurc broken out betyrcen l5 and 7 orlcck. is undetcmilned.

"clubbers of the vicinity are to men il’i the North River Hall to- mfirrow evening lo consider means olsassisiing Mr. Butler in his heavy

Coming Events

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Bfdiflrsn racing at Oyster Bod 111121.- Wcdnesday. February 28th.

t“B_i-at-kloy vs. Winsioe at Mil- on rink tonight. Skate after.

r "liuccs Souris W ‘ ‘my 26th. starting 13o,

Haws-Hy Whist and Dance at 0n Thufldgy mgr-w

"Eernscliffe School. Tuesday, $301.3 Swine Club meeting and N. - - pictures. .

"time Roche at Oyster sec

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u “‘_"' Omwe now have in stock. Eeed m! .F Barley. Buckwheat.‘ Wheat m" "id Peal. All number one im- m ‘d 590d. Book your require- mall now. Wholesale and retail fax Bead 00.. Ltd- 72 Qlllln.

0Mu: ‘fdllowsou :1:usnlr|or~w""' p Mtiil 1.90 P. n. Kansington till s oa-‘.”iii':.2.‘."".l‘.;.'.‘.““iii.2'£ mc-iusns. new tm ma. rm

Nearly a. million and s half pounds of fresh fish are in time holds of these 19 boats tied up at Boston Fish Pier as fishermen balked at unloading their vessels because they said the prices bid for flah were too low. Yesterday the six-day strike‘ was settled but thousands of pounds of fkh ‘were

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condemned as unfit for human consumption Walter E. Slater. 1n- spectcr for the Massachusetts Con- servation Departmcnfs Marine Fisheries Division- estimated that {between fl and 50 per cent" of the fish in the vessel's holds would be condemned.

Active Year

Mrs. J. A. MacMillan was re- elected Regent and Mrs. H. J. Cordon honorary Regent at tho annual meeting of the Royal Dd- ward Chapter. I.O.D.E.. held yea- terday afternoon at The diar- lottetown. The meeting followed an enjoyable luncheon at which Mrs. J. A. Bernard. honorary vice president, was present as a guest. Other oflicers elected for the en- suing year- were:

1st Vice Regent. Mrs. T. G. Ives; 2nd Vice Regent. Mrs. 0.1-1. Beer; secretary, Mrs. J. L. Dav- ies; assistant secretary. Mrs. G.T. Binns; Echoes secretary, Mrs. J. A. lowis; chapter editor. Mrs. J.A. Lawson; standard bearer, Mrs. T. W. L. Prowsc; post-war service leader. Mrs. A. V. Saunders. Miss Jessie Fullerton was nom- lnatod acting Provincial Ed. sec- retary and Miss Wanda Wyatt,

Abegwclt Chapter. Summerside, National Councillor.

Ooun lliors: Mrs. Milton Boil, Mrs. S. aCoffin. Mrs. G. H.

Keefe, Mrs. Earl MacDonald. Mrs. Lcm. MacDougall, Mrs. Harry Phillips. Mrs. W. ‘F. Weir. Committees: Child and lliamliy Welfare. Mrs. Earl MacDonald: Flower and Card. Mrs. H. R. Hill- son; Press and Publicity. Mrs. Ci. T. Hardin; Eat-service Personnel. Mrs. J.5. Walker, Mrs. E31‘. Mac- Leod;' Service Libraries, Miss Rose Longworih.

Correspondence ht regular meet- ing included: circular to solicit

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l.O.D.E. Annual Meeting

Two lluobeo Airmen Missing In Bush

FERGUS, Ont., Feb. 24 -——(CP)... Families of two Fergus fliers. miss- ins in the Quebec bush alnce Feb. 16 said today the pair are still un- "Diluted. The filers. Campfbell Richardson. 49, and Joe Howard. 26, took off from St. Augustin on the Quebec-Labrador border to sur- vey timber lands.

William Richardson. a son. said a Canadian Pacific Airlines plane had searched the area for the past five days without success.

"l understand now they are thinking of sending dog teams into the bush to help." he said.

James Howard, father of the missing pilot. declared the family's hope was bolstered by the know- ledge the elder Richardson was an experienced vvoodsman.

"There's no one in the world we'd rather have with our boy if he is in difficulties than Cam Richard- son. Cam knows the bush like a book and unless something very 19210116 hlPPllifll. he'll IUl-lhl III ou "

The younger Howard served three years with the R.C.A.F. dur- ing the war and was part. owner of the aircraft with Richardson.

The mcn had sleeping bags and enough food to last two weeks.

peacetime sot-up of the three res- ular Canadian forces became clearer todry with announcement that the ECLAF. is reducing i-ts present five commands to two in a reorganization which follows that announced recently by the

army. Defence Minister Clsxion. in a statement also giving a broad pio- tura of air forca activities in the present year. disclosed that Tren- ton. Oats and Edmonton will ba- wma the only two command head- quarters in the country and that existing commands at Halifax, Winnipeg and Vancouver will be reduced to group headquarters under these two. Tile army abolished the tradi- g district ayytem and estab- shod a network of five ' mands with six aria boa tars

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Mr. Claxton said the ILCAF‘. mova was aimed at conloiidltlng administrative staff services to ensure economical supervision of the force in its peacetime role and was aimed, too. at increased effi-

ciancy.

The present no. f Air Command at ‘Kenton becomes Central Air Command and will include the

former Eastern Air Command at Halifax which becomes no. to Gro . At Edmonton. Northwest. Air ommsnd retalns that sumo and will embrace no. 1i Crotgs at Wiunilfil. the armor no. l om- rmnd. as wall u no. i! Group, Vancouver, the former Western Command.

The roup headtfiartars will be rospons blc for tra inland oper- ational activities within their own boundaries while the commands

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Beoomeslil Al's-Nail, Woman Dies Suddenly

Whils waiting to witness the play. “Tne Sing of Bemadeiic" in the Holy Redeemer Hail yesterday evening, Mrs. O.L. Richard, '76 Elm Avenue, was stricken ill and was removed to her home where she passed away.

The late Mrs. Richard, whose husband predeceased her four years ago. is survived by four children: Cyril. Melvtns. Aubin. and Edna. Mrs. Clifford McKin- non. all of Charlottetown.

Two brothers and two sisters also survive the late Mrs. Richard. They are. Thom-as c. and Joseph Perry. both of Tignish; Mrs. R. Claudet, ‘Plznish; and Angelina, Charlotte- town.

The late Mr. and Mrs. Richard were natives of DeBicis, a small vltléage about five mile; from Tig- \'\ .

War Veteran Able To Speak After 4 Years

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24 —-(AP) —Bob Murray. 2r. of Kansas City, is able to talk for the first time in about four years. thanks to tho 10th operation on his throat per- formed by a Nc-w Orleans surgeon.

His wife, whom Bob married about eight months ago. had never heard him speak since their msr. "We; and his mother in Kansas City wept for Joy when her son spoke to her over the telephone.

While in the Aurny in July. 1943, hi5 throat was crushed in a traffic accident and ho was placed in Wai- ter Reed Hospital in Washington.

The New Orleans surgeon. who also was in the Army. performed 17 operations at Waiter Reed. these

consisting of plastic wocedure in reconstruction of the patient! larynx.

Murray then came to Ochaner

clinic at New Orleans for the final operation. in which the vocal cords you sgwn in place three IIOU ago and s silver ttdse inserted.

The doctor. who declined use of m; name, said Mrrroyb voice should gradually be restored to normal. r

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Holiday Resorts Freed From Rent Controls

id-por-oofioost Pormlttari in All Commercial Rentals.

(YITMWA, Feb. 24 (C?) - The Government today announced steps freeing holiday resort accom- modation and some commercial rentals from rent controls and pcr- mitting a 25-per-cent boost in the rentals c1 all other types of com- mercial accommodation.

The changes. announced in the

Commons by Fina-rice Minister Ab- bott and effective March 1. have no effect on individual housing nc- conunodation, which remain un- changed st present ceilings. Some modiificatiom is made in eviction control to permit landlords who bought tenonted houses be- tween Nov. 1. 1944, and July 25. 1945. to cccupy these homes if they can prove need.

The major steps are these:-

l. Rooms In holiday resort bo- Mis or holiday resort boarrfug houses where the principal tur- lresg is catering to people on \a- cation are bclrg released frcm rent control.

Z. Commercial accommodation which is offered for rent for the first time. or which now is vac- amt or hereafter- becomcs legally vacant or which ls sublet in whole is being reicased from cun- frol.

Ii. Commercial accommodation will be released from rental con- trol {v.1 cases where the landlord and the tenant negotiate a less: agreeable to bolh piunics for a minimum term of three years.

'4. On all other commzrclal ac- commodation. the maximum ion- tal may be increased by 25 per cent provided the landlord i4 prepared to enter into a lease for a minimum tcrm of two yours. If the tzvrunt refuses. he nny he required to vacate at the tnd of the present lease and the accom-

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Britons Near Cootl News

LONDON. Feb. 2.4- (CP)—An— other section of Britain's par- alyzed industry may revive llcrct week. the long-drawn winter sps'l may break by Wednesday and the use of gas probably won't. be rc- stricted as was feared.

These scraps of good news were flung at Britain today as many Midlands factories produced again after the two-week shirt-down ordered to conserve electric ponvrr. Prime Minister Attlcc announced that in the northwest BT01, indus- trI-ai output would bc permitted again next. Monday but he refused to say when work would be r9- shmcd in London and the south- east counties.

0n the debit side was tlia an- nouncement that the candy ratlcn of four ounces weekly would be halved and “warnings that the fuel stock situation still was critical. particularly where gas undertak- ings were concerned.

Sacred Noart Convent Bursa At Jacioaan, Nle.

JACKMAN, hie, Feb. 24 -(Al’) —About 150 pupils and 33 sisters of the Sacred i-ieart fled lnio freezing temperatures and three-foot snow depths early today when their con- vent building was destroyed by a spectacular fire originating in the laundry room.

TvvvIIBDOOPIQ and nuns evacuated the children, all from five to eight years in age, and two ill. aged sis- ters as flaunes attacked the four- storey, wood and stone building af- ter s 430 AM. blast believed to have oocunred in a boiler.

Sister bouts Marie and Sister St. Joseph. both iii, were canted from the building by nuns as flames roared up the back of the convent.

British Cri

(By Sydney Gampoil. Reuters Finlnchl Editor)

LONDON. Feb. 24»—(R.eutcrsi- Some responsible people fear that Britalns present economic crisis. moy eventually result in world economic chaos, that unless cur- rent British and international policies are rapidly reversed to prevent it, either this year or the next. the biggest crash since the fail of Constantinople-the ecl- lapsc of the heart of an empire- wrii occur with reverberation: affecting the world for centuries

These egcperts believe that pre- sent policres are leading to a crash. but that wisdom still can reverse them towards prosperity.

Britain's internal policies are being reversed. The crisis has for- ceri into the Government's hands an instrument for impelllng work- ers out of dispensable Jobs and 1nto_work essential for hLlliOiiSl survival, by the compulsion on employers through fuel control. Tins is indirect, because dircrr compulsion of workers is deemcd undemocratic. but it is thought to be effective. r _The policy of monetary infla- 11011 for the sake of cheap money, Seen as aggravating the crisis, also is ripe for reversal. A condi- iICIi of too much money, too few goods and the wrong goods. re- quires tackling on .211 fronts,

this. even if applied with superhuman wisdom in Britain, will not avail unless overseas

countries change policies regarded as ruinous for Britain. Tlicsc are

partly the war debts and iii.» economic obligations imposed cu Britain by the Brctton Woods agreement. the Anglo-Amerimn

loan ugrcemcnl. the Food and Agricultural Organization and the DFOlCCKCd International ’I‘rutle Or- ganrzatI-an. But fundamentally. this is seen as n problem of prices—of prices Britain gets for her exports ‘Vi compared with those she is charg- ed for her imports.

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0ne DeatLSoores Injured When Stand Collapses

(By Tho Associated Press!

LAFAYETTE. lnd.. Feb. £4 —A new bleaoher section jam- med with about 4.000 students collapsed in Purdue Univer- sity fleidhouse tonight. killing one person and injuring scor- es.

Gordon Graham. sports ed- itor of the Lafayette Journal- Conrler, said Roger Gelhsuser, a student from Gary. lnd.. was reported (loud. lnjurm‘ were being taken to St. Eliz- abeth and Home Hospitals here in a steady stream.

0ne hospital reported it had rcccivcrl 101 persons. The other could mnko no estimate i-mmeriiatr-ly.

The bierscher ragged and then smashed into kindling wood as fans Jumped to their feet in an ovation to the Pur- due basketh ' team, seconds alter t-he first hnif ended with Purdue In front of Wis-

consin's Western Conference leaders. 34-33.

Screaming th ds in the collapsed stand were spilled

to tho rlirt floor. The bleach- or, wlthjall 82 rows of seats smashed and plied like a hay stack. was about 100 feet wide.

Many of the iniured laid out on tho basketball floor appeared to have broken arvns and legs. Doctors. nurses and Red (‘ross aides from other

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No Early Boost In Sugar Ration

OTTAWA. Feb. C4 -(C]>)_. The Prices Board is keeping alert to the possibility of mak- ing more sugar available to rationed consumers when and if extra supplies become avail. lb“. a spokesman said today.

However, no immediate tn- creaao in the ration is planned on the basis of a Washington announcement that: Canada will receive rspysoximatcly 86 or 87 pounds of sugar per cspita. in 1947 compared with 73 pounds last year, by allocation under tha International Emer- gwlcy Food Council.

"We w-lii have to wait until We gct, it," the offlcbw-i said. The 1947 crop still was being pro- duced and there was no guar- antee that estimated supplies would match the actual output.

The Board is not considering removal of sugar rationing. he added.

Prince County -M. P. Commended 0n \ Airport Efforts

O/YTAViH. Ont. Fob. 24 -- (Spe- cial; Fellow-members from Prince lI-iuvard Island and col- leagues from the other Maritime Provinces today congratulated J. 'Watson MncNaught, Libsral mom- bcr for Prince on his success in persuading National Dcfc-Trce Min- isle-r Cllxton to maintan the air elation at Summerside as a per- XHEEYBXH. navigational and rtccn- naissancc station cf the R C.A l". The Ministers concession to re- opm» the school in the near future was the glfflifil‘ in vice’: cf his an- ncunccmczil icziay cf drastic re- ducticn the humbcr c! tom- mtands of the RCA F. and 60b- szqueni elimination of a number of R.C.A.F. stations across Can- ada. Mr. MaxNaugiit came to Ottawa o, week 1n advance of the cpening of Parliament to fight the case of the Summersicie airport. i-lavinfl heard reports that it izuci been marked for closing. the Prince member conferred with Defence

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Parliament At A Glance

(Canadian Press)

Finance Minister Abbott n11- nounr-ed rcniais of \0l‘l1lll~_i'('l8l irccc-mmodaiiou may be increased by 25 per cent.

Sliinley Knowles rCCF-Wrnnr- [mg North Centre) obtained first trading of a bill to prefer". the pension rights 0f railway cru- ployecs.

External Affairs MllilSi€i' 5L.

Laurent said lm lropcd lo mukc u statement within a few days on the activities of the Atomic Eirergy Control Commission.

The Commons rrxicctod 120-“ I C.C.F'. motion oziiini; for Hilb- llshmcnt of an indcpcurlr-nt corn- mission to redefme boundaries of new Federal constituencies. John Bracken, Progressive Cou- scrvallve leader. voiced objection lo poo-ling farmers‘ stir-plus prof- its.

Tuesday

The Commons Will contmue discussion of Government legisla-

sections of the audience of 11,000 gave hurried medical treatment.

tion. The Senate will not sit.

(Canadian Press) Transport Controller B. S. Lib- erty sounded g frrint note of optimism yesterday that the na- tiorfs box car shortage would start to ease from now on. al- though reports from various parts of the country indicated little irn- provement. '

In Ottawa. Mr. Liberty describ- ed the situation as "much better" as s result of improved weather and increased clearances from Prairie points. He said that the situation had eased considerably but would remain tight for some time to come. -

In Vancouver. two more vessels have dropped anchor in port to load wheat for Britain making a total of 18 now awaiting sin car- goes. But. because grain s moving

Fine Weather Eases - Box Car Shortage‘

third the dentand. Vancouver ole- vators capable of holding 20,000.00!) bushels stand pructically empty. Thomas Braidwood, president of the Vancouver" Bcnrri of Trade. appealed to shippers in lhc Pro- vince to do everything ssibie to ease the shortlge. eanwhlin, there was speculation that 10.000 lumber workers might be thrown out of work if interior mills are forced to close because of the freight oar shortage. b At Saint John. N.B.. a British Food Ministry representative said that at least eight ships have been or will bc stalled because of lack of grain or flour cargoes. l‘hc Halifax situation was describe; as even worse with shlpplnggofhcisis saving they could see no possib- ility of grain shipments getting

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Nlore Fldight Cars Needed Within 75 Days

By SHANE MACKAY

OTTAWA. Feb. 24 —- (GP) —v\ru acute shortage of fertilizers for Canadian agriculture unless more freight cars become available with- in- the next 75 days was forecast today by Federal Agriculture De- partment officials.

Commenting on a Washington statement by presidential assistant John R. Steelrnan that "serious re- gional shortages" had developed and would increase in the United States. the officials said similar dffleuities would arise in Canada. if normal distribution methods continued to be congested.

Frelsbt car needs dtulng the next 75 days were estimated at 13.080

ifcr lire nation‘: seven chief produc-

,tion co rtn-Calgary. Trail, B.C.. ‘hzniiifrn. Niagara Pulls, OnL. ‘Welland. Ont. New Westminster,