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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2c, 1946

New T 53. Agreements Forecast With

Tourist Bureaus Call A

Rail Officials’

Notice

To P- E. island Handicaps

OTTAWA. 00¢- 25—(Cl')—'l‘lie Clmldlan Association of Tourist

anti Publicity Bureaus today adop

ted a . lutiou urging rail officials

to study the "slow railway schedules in some parts of Canada and gspccllll] from Monctou, NB». to Prince Edward Island and on the island." and asked the Transport Department to eaasulua rest-room

lacllitlel at "some seaboard entry

The Association noted adverse l1. E. l. and said sud: conditions lion.”

polnin." conditions at Wood Islands pier on "did not promote tourists’ satisfac-

rt wsa atom to hold the m: convention In Charlottetown.

The Association adopted a res-

olution urging expansion 0d the Veterans Land Act to provide patients for veterans seeking to establish tourist resorts. other resolutions passed at the pining session of the two-day 14th annual convention adred easlnB of resulatione governing entry of private aincralft into Canada and opposed collection of toils on any part of the Trans- Danada highway.

New Odleera

The Association re-eleoted aa president H‘. R. Rnwebottom. of Victoria, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry _for British Colum- bia. Vice-president: am Industry Minister Connolly of Nova Scotia; Mines Minister McDiarmld of Manitoba, and Georges Leveille.

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Coming Events

"Movies at Tryoo tonight "Talkies-Eldon, Monday. "Talkies-Marsh. Tuaedal.

"Lorne Valley‘ Dance, l. may. October 29th. Burke's Orchestra.

"Masquerade Dance at Elliott Hall, Monday, 28th.

"Masquerade and Dance Legion Hail, Souris, October 31st.

"Poultry buying daily live and Eresncd poultr , ying top mur- st price. Dav Maser. Utd.

"Chicken Supper, 5t. Teresa's, October 29th Supper served at 5 o'clock. Webster's Orchestra.

"Movies -- Covehead, Monday, "King of the Turf". A swell race rune horas story.

"Thg annual meeting of the Ver- non Credit Union will be held Monday evening, October 28, i940.

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"Purina, Chick Fattena. Check- ers now in stock. Beet (or finishing You’ poultry. Dillon d: Splllett.

"Iiulmnage Sale in Market Bulld- gltl-“Saturday, October 26th. at. 8.80

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fwlasquerado Dance. Curlhll Rink, Montague. Wedneeh/y. Oct.

30th. Don Messier’; Orchestra. “Wo-theio Club-l-llmunaga Sale, St. Peter's Hall, Saturday, October Mill, 7 P. M. "Bee the rnrumf-lloatiug in the l", (The Levitation) at the York Convert. Tickets now on sale.

"Pantry Bale Hohuanis. October 20th. 2 P. M. Spring Park Women's lllllitliule. Children's Clothing, spec. ll it,

"R Sale, Trinity Church Social Hall. Saturday afternoon, October 20th, 3.30.

"Don't forget bi; dance Pmmal u 1g

Galilee, Tuesday. October 29th. MM" " ‘a Orchestra.

"Afton" Bail, chicken supper. ‘Wham. Octobcs soot. Nine m» Creek W. I. Supper served at 0 PM,

"Ma uerade Dance h Cardigan Credit Union Hall, Monday. October Wh- Prisca. Webster Orchestra.

"Just arrived another °l Fall Bulls. Halifax tract.

shipment Seed Co» 1H

"Chicken luppar Iona Hall. Tun“; "limi- served ii P. H. _ "Cflllotina Ho! fer Davis and

"W" Ltd. evcy fuasday. Write nr M“ engine ‘collect. R. N. Dawson,

and Dance, October 20th.

Rural Teachers Urge Reduction In 10th Grade

A request that the courses of Grade Ten be reduced this year owing to the one-month delay in opening of the school term due to polio epidemic, was made at the annual ilall convention yester- day of rural teachers in the Charlottetown group

The convention also urged the board of director: of the Teach- ers Federation “to continua more vigorously their deruanda to the Premier and the Provincial Gov‘- ernment for adequate salaries for our teachers."

Miss Kathleen Roach presided at the meeting, which was neld in Prince of Wales College auditor- ium.

Following in the officers:

President, Winnlfred Hayter. Vice president, Vera Lfclsaac. Secretary. Caroline McCabe.

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» v The minutes oftho last. conven-

tion wero read ‘and approved and the following committees appoint- ed: v Resolutions: Mr. Claude Wood. Miss Mabel Auld, Mrs. Phillipa. Nominations: Mr. Bryer Jones.

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" Hogs at Cardigan sca- Station each Thursday for Davis a Fraser Ltd N

McKenzie, Cardigan.

l-a-thua-aac ti. "Masquerade Dance in Vernon l-lall. Monday, October 28th. Prizes given. Dancing 9-12. Millview Orch- estra. ‘

"Rummage Sale, Central Roy- alty Women's Institute at Stewart Motors, Great George Street, Satur- day. October 26th at 6.30 P. M.

"Rummage Sale, Central Roy- alty Women’: lnstiiutc at Stewart Motors, Great George Street, Satur- day. October 20th at 6:30 P. M.

"The Annual Meeting of Sum. ruerfleld Credit Union Ltd. will be held in Sumruerfleld Hail, Monday. October 28th. 8 P. M. Everybody welcome.

"30 cords of hardwood blocks and nickle’ mounted driving harness. driving wagons. road carts, Quebec heaters and stoves. b11883! wheels $5.90 each. rubber belting and traces. Clinton Morrison. Frederic- toll.

"Collecting Hogs for Davis an!‘

Minister 0f Fisheries Due ilere Neil Week

The Hon. HF C. Bridges, 11m- excl Munster of Fisheries will visit this Province ncvt week according to information released in Sum- mermde last night by Mr. J. WM. son lvlhcNatugrht, lvLP. 1m win u. rive in Slmimerside on Wednesday atftenaoon an a Department oif Fisheries boat and will remadn on the Islarntd until Satturdlay. Itt is Planned no have a dinner in hits honor on Wednesday evening ,

On Thursday. he will oalrrv out‘ an impaction m: or the ruining areas of’ Prince County and will visit the biological station at Dide- ford. Friday and Saturday will be fpont in Queens and Kings count- es.

The Minister 0i Finite-rites visited this Province about ten years ago as counsel far the LCBlWlliO Com- lnierilon investigating lobster poach- ing. Alt this/t time lobster poaching was so extensive that it was de- cided to wllpoinc a Royal Conuniis- slon to hold an inquiry and lthose who gave evidence were given im- munivy from prosecution. lvhn Bridges represents the can» atiiroexrcy of Yorrr-Sunbuny in New Brunswick and was elected to tlhte Federal Parliament for the first time in the general election of 1945. Two mon-tihs later ire was appoint- ed to the cabinet by Prime Minis- ter King. He served overseas dur- ing the last war and before that sat. in the New Brunswick legisla- ture for a. vrhlle and served as speaker-S.

8r. St. Lucine To Mark 70th‘ hnnivegary g ,

ANTIGONISH. N. 5., Oct. 25- (CP)-—-Seventy yours i-n the re- ligious life is the anniversary to be marked hy Sister St. Luclne. venerable senior sister at Mount St. Bernard Indies ‘College HCTG.

Since she left her birthplaze at Rimouski, Que, as Georglannu St. Laurent,‘ Sister St. Luci-he h-ss spent most of the years in teach- ing in Nova Scotia and Prince Ed- ward Island, Now retired from teaching, at-the age of '47, she re- mains an active member of the community of the Congregation of Notre Dame here.

The anniversary was celebrated in anticipation on Mount St. Ber- nard foundation day. Oct. 2. Arch- bishop James Morrison of Antig- onish celebrated Moss for the Sir- ter. delivering an address of con- gratulation. Pontifical Benediction was held in the evening.

Sister StfiLucine, in her early days, taught music In Montreal at the Mother House of the religious order. Later she went to New Glasgow. N. 5., where she D1011- eered in the opening c-f the cor.- vent there.

She taught in other missions in Nova Scott-a, then served as Sup- erior in convents in Miscouche. Rustlco and Tignish, P. E. I., and in the Magdalen Islands. She has been at Mount St. Bernard for 16

Artillery A

An enthusiastic meeting of artllleryiluen was held at the Armourics last night wthen gun- ners representing both wars met together for the purpose of org- anizing an Artillery Asociattion for Prince Edward Island.

Ilieut. Col. G. G. K. Peake. D. 5-0. ED" was chairman and outlined the purpose of the meet. 1H8. which broumt forth many suggestions from the officers pre- sent. It was pointed out that the chief functions of the Association would be to help the active regi- ment. the 20 Odin. L. A. A. RcgL, and to form a tie for all gunners of all wars to keep in touch.

Col. Pea-kc gave a short tall: on the organization of the new unit and stated that the_ regimental headquarters and lite battery ht-‘ldquariara of one battery would be in Charlottetown. One ba/t- tery headquarters would be in Montague and the third battery headquarters in Stellarton, N. S. T-he names of the newly ap- pointed senior officers were an- nounced as follows:

Second in command of the Regiment: Major DJ... Mathieaon. Commanding the Charlottetown Battery: Major H. G. Williams. Commanding the Kings County uattery: Major Douglas h Mc-‘ Gowan. M.C. The officers of the new Associ- ation were elected as follows: Hon. Pres, Liout. Col. D. A. MacKinnon, D.S.O.. V.D.. C. de G. Hon. Vice Pres., Lleut. Col. J. P. Hooper, MC. V.D

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For P. E. Island Formed

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Executive Committee: F. Stearns. MC;

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iery officers in Prince

organization. Steps are being tak- en to get a nominal roll of all such Oflicers who will be kept iu touch with all latest develop- ments.

It was also proposed to hold an Artillery dinner in the near fut- ure of all past and presen-t Artil- lery oflicers to renew old ac- quaintances and exchange views

MacNevin, D.C.M., ED.

for the good of the new unit.

Will Request New Trial For Mrs. Dick

TORONTO, Oct, 2.5 - (CPt- Date of the traversed trial of Wit- liam Bohozuk and William Moc- Lean. charged with the murder of John Dick. will not be announced until late next month, Charles W. Smyth. registrar of the Ontario Supreme Court, said. today.

"It will probably be held about the middle of January," he said, "but the calendar for hext velar has not been prepared yet."

Mrs. Evelyn Mack-an Dick. widow of the murdered motorman, is scheduled to be hanged Jan. '1 for the crime of which she vans convicted in a separate tri-al p.lo:' to the postponement of the Blhf)‘ zuk-MacLeal-l hearing.

Meanwhile her counsel, John J. Svllivan. was preparing to bring a request for a new trial for Mrs. Dick before the Ontario Court of

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Appeal.

Fraser Ltd" every Tuesday Write orurzlrooue collect. N

min: Hogs fo

Fraser L! . Tuesday until further notice. rSingwcu and Roasiter. Morel]. Std’.

Collecting hog: each flashy. for Davis d: Fraser Ltd. for tru ing service through Esrnsclii’ (merry Valley‘ Vernon, Orwell and Newto p one Walter Crane. e-et-t-s-tr

"lloadim hols at 8t. Peters for Davisdrlrsaer Ltd. each Tuesday. Itor truck oi service from farm to car. phone ddio Pratt.

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"Orland who oilloers visitat- ion Argyle and Derry at Derry 1.0.1.. Oct. 8th.

"Special-Iran. We an glac- ing supple: of Iran for diatri- Mation among our hog patrml as Melville. Abany. Hunts River. Mom-ell and Parlobteiown for early delivery. 0m rolling now. balance next wok. s: dripping agents at use livestock Mamatlbl Board.

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. Oct. 2o - (Ql-A bushmen which has

.some degree every lumber company in the Cochrene and Thunder Bay areas of North- ern Ontario ended its second weal: tonight with no signs of a nettle- ment prior to an operators-union conference called by Labor Min- ister Daley for Tuesday.

1i still was not known definite- ly how runny members of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers (A. F. L.) had left their jobs lu‘ sup- port of demands for a fl-a-dsy minimum wage, union recognition and better living and working conditions. Tenuoua communica- tions with some outlying camps and conflicting estimates by union and operators’ spokesman left the picture confused.

Recent union estimates claimed about 8.100 men were out h the Coohrane-Timnrlna-Iaarat rector and some 0.000 In the Inkehaad area. Operators have placed the number of strikers substantially lower. in the neighborhood of l,- 000

w. A. Delaney. manager of the Ontario Pcrsll Industries Associa- tiou, tonight-stood an‘ estimate he offered several use-bo- twaan 400 and ‘M.

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Railway Wharf l Project 71love -- Thirds ~~ Completed?

The re-conversicn at the Rail- way Wharf is about two-thirds completed, according to officials of J. P. Porter and Company, the firm of construction engineers which has the con-tract for the work.

The outer steel wall, 739 feet in length and comprised of 64-‘p0llnd Aigcma steel pllinc. has been driven. The piles run frown 20 feet in length to 65 feet to allow for the shore slope. This solid steel wtull has its stability addit- ionally reinforced by two and a half inch an-chor rods which can- nect the outer steel facing to the inner structure.

A six-loci concrete coping. not yet laid, vril-l lOp the outer steel wall. Huge quantities of rock will then m dumped inside the steel facing to fill 11D ‘he lflrilt space which is now half-full of ‘JWliCT. On top of the rock will be spread thousands of tons of grav- e‘ for surfacing.

The south end of the pier has also been steel-faced to a 10118111 of 120 feet running from west to east. The now ezrupty space 1118144 ihot wall will be filled in a simi- lar manner.

Warehouse Addition

An addition. 100 feet by 10 feet. in the warehouse is now under construction and is eXDwWl l0 be completed this fall. The creo-

en's Strike

England's oldest towns. will spend £100 (0400) on fireworks on Guy Fawkes Day, Nov. b.

CHIXUUBIORD. Essex. Big. - "Nurscl are paid less than cnar- women," said Cmdr. J, Danton. chairman of Essex Public Health

sole piles to suplw" u" 1W" ‘d’ dition have all been driven. When m; job is finished. the whole west wall of the wsrwllll" Wm be in ‘ gtffllghi line nmnlnB

BATH, Eng.—BOyl fishing in the river "hooked" a haudbai- Ii h“ been stolen l0 minutes earlier from a lecture hall.

lbNDON-A plaque‘ of Musso- lini sold- for two guinaas (08-40) whit; a bronze bust of Julius

Committee, reporting on "l" shortage of nuraea.

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Vice President. LieuL-Col. RS. Secretary, Major D. P. ‘flung, greasurer. Major G. W. Craig.

Major w. t.‘ Jenkins. MC. and Bar; Major- H. L Bethune. V.D; Major A. W. Mathieson; Capt. J. E. Ritchie,

the in Command. and the Battery Commanders of the wt.-

the moat interesting sldeliglrts of the meeting was the presence of the commanding of- ficers of the Artillery Regiment from 1920 to 1946. over a. quarter of a century continuity o1 gm- present oom- mancling officer is a son of the late Lt-Col. A. G. Peatke who commanded the Regiment previ-

Il was suggested than. all Artil- Edward Lsland be contacted with a view to their becoming members of the

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GEN. H. D. G. CRERAR

OTTAWA, Oct. 25-40mm“, ED13- Grerar. who lea the First omadlflll A1111)’ throughout its Wlmllfllm in northwest Europe- from the Normandy landings into Germany-has retired from the Canadian Army.

3911101’ flsure on the Canadian military scene at 58, clen. Crerar’: "retirement will become efimtive OM. 27. Bli-huugh it was amwun.‘

ced early last year that the Cen- eral would lay down m, 11mm, c»! service.

A native of Hamilton, Gen. Crerar won the unqualified sup. port of Canadian troops. in north. west Europe which he took over for the first time in Canadian hwlory the command od full gen- "Pfil While Still in active service on the front. It was also the first time that a Canadian army. rec- Ogflilfid RS such, saw service in the field.

The lessons teamed from Dieppe were marshalled by the General into what later became the mas- 581‘ Dian for successful Allied landings in" the Mediterranean and Normandy beaches. A better- thtan-avcrage public speaker, he still is camera-shy and has never sought the limelight.

Gen. Crera-r is the fourth Can- adian io receive the rank of geri- eral in the more than three- quarters of a century of Canada's military history. Thc others were Gen. Sir William Otter. South African War ccnunander; Gen. Sir Arthur Currie, and Gen. A.G. L. McNaughton.

Following his return from the battlefields of the late war. Gen. Crerar toured Canada, visiting military establishments from coast tc coast. Mcently he returned overseas to receive from Czecho-

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provincial w. be a distinct pouibility.

provinces are expected within the

completed by ucxi. Tuesday. Prom rived Wednesday today.

Kills Wife And Mother-in-law; Shoots Self

By ALLAN FISHER GARDEN CITY, N. Y.. Oct. 35-. iAPl-Dr. Frank H. Lasher. famed 9-‘ a 811F880!» was so concerned over a neurological illness which nad cut short hh son's medical studies that he killed his wl-ie and mother-in-law today a/nd slwc his son before committing ‘ '-‘ authorities said.

District Attorney James N. Geh-

rlovakia the Order of the White

rig attributed the shooting to flasher, a practising surgeon for 40 years, head of Brooklyn Hos- pital's nose-throat-ear division. and

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llehnce Opens 0ase In Spy Trial

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Oct. 25—-Jilll'les Scott Benning. 33-year-old alleged Rus- sian agent, gave a first and full explanation in his Orutario Su- preme Court trial today of why his notebook contained both the office and home phone numbers of Fred Rose, Labor-Progressive member of Parliament, who has appealed a six-year sentence for espionage. '

The small, dark. bespectacled former official of the munitions department testified in his own defence for more than an hour and runs still on the witness stand u-hcn Chief Justice J. C. MoRuer adjourned the case to Monday morning. Benning. a native of Montreal. is changed with com- municaling ccnfldentfal informat- ion to Russia in violation of the Official Secrets Act of i939.

HARTLAND. N. B.. _ (CFO-Possibility that a. $300,060 iary origin became apparent tonight with evidence that two fires had been set in nearby potato ware- houses of Hatfield Industries, Ltd. Destroyed in the big blaze were the dehydration plant and starch wory of N.B. Potato Products. Ltd. Both companies are headed by l-LH. Hatfield, Progressive Con- aervative member of parliament for Victoria-Carleton. Little damage resulted from the later fires. An investigation has been launched by Maivr ¢-M~ Young. provincial deputy fire mar- ahall, and constables of the Wood- stock RCMP. dotaeluncnt.

12-" of the fir-ea in two warehouses was discovered bvwork- men early today.

In pug warehouse, 5M YIJKB from the destroyed starch factory and too far away to have been reached

See Possibility Blaze Of Incendiary Origin

Oct. 25 —] fire here yesterday We! o! ilwend- i centre of the building were charred,

peered that cull and

by sparks, a metal clam holding a stout padlock had ban bwkm- All odor of kerosene was detected. Bail nearlhedoorhadbembtlrnedand the contents spilled. Some of the building framework was blackened by fire. CloallI of the doors after the fire started apparently anoth- or“; tho flames. The bulldim was filled with certified reed potatoes, and ready for shipment. At the other extreme end of the extensive Hatfield properties a similar smothered fire was discov- ered in a potato house built last year. Thh building is ‘amrned with cull potatoes previously intended

been hauled to the Hartland fac- tory from point: as distAntaaCan- tgrbury in York County. Aroostook Junction in Victoria County.

are studying the Pfllsibility of re- building ihe starch end busneas, it was teamed today that the dehydration plant will not be replaced and in all probability ef- forts to establish a glucose induct y will be aband _ pointed out that if a decision were made at once to rebuild and ataroh machinery ordered, it would baaome

main fire appeared remote. Several bags of potatoes near a post in the

Investigators said no evidence of! incendiarism in the big fire had been detected is yet. The inquiry will continue tomorrow.

Employees of the company were question a today and movuneuta of transients who spent the wright in the boiler room of the factory, a favorite haunt of drifter-s these cool nights. are helm investigated.

While the loss of the starch factory represents l. heavy loaa to its owners, the loss to the commun- ity cannot be estimated. During the

Three Provincial Premiers already are in the the details of new agreements on the basis of the forward in the budget of June 2'1 and the