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York PlayersWin Provincial Drama Festival Finals

l.0.ll.E. Members Are llrged To Enter Politics

Eggs-ax, June l- fCPl-In- dlvldual participation in pcllltlcs was maul i935)’ W m‘ Emp "'1 study convener of the fulfil"! Order Daughters of the llmPlfe-

“Although the r. o. n. n is n. non-political organization. it l! the responsibility of all individuals to inform themselves about politi- cal parties and ifakfi P!" in G9 coming elections. said Mrs. W. . Lumbers of Toronto. in sivine h" report at the fourth dll’ 0113" annual national meeting here.

As part of the Empire-study pro- gram. the 400 representatives were urged to learn the facts about Com- munism and exercise ‘care in Join-

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Coming Events

"Reserve wednesdsy. July Nb- ‘Praoadie Parlshielcnlo.

"Sea Breeze Victoria, each Wed- nesday. Dancing 9-1.

‘llunntage Sale. Kirk Hail, Sat- urday, 4 to d.

"Hear Parkdale players in C1740‘ River Hall to-nlght

"Cardigan Hall - Sea ‘rracadie Players, Thursday, June 8rd. Dana-e after.

"see "Johnny Get Your Girl" by Happy Workers Club, Murray Har- bor Hall, June 4th. Curtain 8.15.

"Danced Mt. Stewart ovary mbdly night. Iastem 8117mm

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' "See Cardigan Play in st. Tor-

em Hall on June 7th. Dance

"Cake Sale in aid o! Basilica

Altar Society at Hoimane, Batur- day afternon. "Store will close Wednesday

afternoon until further notice. W.

Ben Cousins, Rose Valley.

"Dance. Mcrell Community Hall 210W Wednesday. Eastern Rhythm ll. ~

“Don't forget the Dance at Bon- ihew Inn. Wednesday, June 2nd. um 1. McNeilPs Orchestra.

"Hlshfield Preebytefian ChlllCh, Plllify Sale. Rogers Hardware, Sat- urday, June 5th, 2.30 P. M.

"Fvnlzht. another big dance in the new Legion Hall, St. Peter's. illliierd‘: Orchestra.

"Dam. Medan and Cid ‘lime, “WY! Club, Travellers‘ “mat.

Jimmy. June 3rd. Ordieatra,

P5000 County Pioneers,

“Until farther notiea daucea "my. Stella Maris Hall; North some. on Wednesday and satur- ily nights startintat a w. u,

‘See A Pair of County Kids pre- "mfll by Povrnsl Players in Har- iihfton Hail. ma» night, ‘June ‘ui-igaalrhin 8.30" P. I. I010 ‘d

will" "lulu monthly meeting g m‘ Hone River Branch ea the fimllh Lesion‘ will be held

"Silly. June 0rd a0 homa of

oilmrade Cullen. All members and;

"ml"! please attend. .

-"‘7°"wiiru and can... hogs is: Canada Packers every Tuesday d "my from Victoria. Albany.

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in,” ' “Lnyliagjia. Victoria a-es or "wm a. leading hogs n the

“Wins Mints apeh ‘lhursday: Iradilbaal. until

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York players carried off top hon- ora in the Provincial Drama Fes- tival finals last night at the Em- pire Theatre, Adjudicator Donald Wetmore, director of dramatic ed- ucation for Nova Scotla awarded

' G2 points for their presentation,

"From Five to Five-Thirty". The

_ Cape Traverse Y. P. U. play "All

Carrs to the Rescue" was runner- up, being awarded ea points.

(For pictures of the cast please tum in page 0).

The award for the best actor went to Raymond Morrison, who took the part of Tommy Rand in "All Carrs to the Rescue". Miss Anne Crockett as Edith in "From Five to Five-Thirty" was selected as tho best actress.

The adjudicator said the play selected by the Cape Traverse group was a "charming and delight- ful farce for rural people." 0n the whole the presentation was logical but he considered a “little more movement" would have been an improvement. The general inter- pretation was good. however. and the setting "perfectly delightful."

Mr. Wctrnore called “From Five to Five-Thirty" a play of char- acterization rather than actmp While there were a few minor errors on the part of the cast, such as having some of the action take place behind furniture rather than at the front of the stage where it would be seen, the presentation was well balanced and no member

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Scores Heavy Tax 0n Furs

OTTAWA, June 1 — (Special) —

When a customer buys e. ganment or article made of fur in a retail store -he is paying a Federal Government tax of about 32% per cent, W. Chester S. McLure. Pro- gressive Conservative member for Queen's told the Commons today in the debate on budget resolut- ions. " The Queen's member criticized Finance Minister Abbott for hav- ing failed to give consideration to the "double taxation" on raw furs, especially silver foxes. A fur- fsrmer may receive $50 for a pelt. ‘Mr, McLure said. When it goes to be processed, the Federal Govern- ments steps in and takes a 55 pro- cessing tax. It then goes to the manufacturer and theprlce is up fromwltosdoandthen see. A retailer buys figure and sells it to the customer for $120.

"It seems ridfclilous to have a processing tax," Mr. McLure said. There is a difference between pro- cessing and manufacturelng. in- stead of having an eight per cent sales tax the consumer is paying about 321/. per cent which is really ridiculous." i

Mr. Abbott conceded there was a I0 per cent tax imposed on the fur processor and dyer; an eight per cent sales tax on top of that.

Advocates

By DAV! MoINTOSII

8T. JOHN'S. Nfld., June I -- (Qp) _. Responsible government leader P ' Csshin acid today that any Newfoundland» who votes for confederation in Thurs- day's referendum is "a quialinl"

In an terviem he chars!!! that the lesion Government Canada to force Newfoundland into confederation."

"Quebec is trying to steal nab- radcr" foa- lta iron, he said. .'

Patriots in Newfoundland would vote for responsible government and'any who- voted for confeder- ation were ‘Quislinls. Judas Is- carlots. fools or knavea."

With heavy sarcasm‘ he da- eiared, "If we join confederation we willpay dim more per head in taxes lust fer the privilege of calling ourselves Canadians."

Cashln. the former finance miniahr when Newfoundland had responsible government in the

deeade. acid Canada wanted Newfoundland for lia afr baaea and iron ore. ‘ihe Confederate Party in Nemounalend was be- qia; paid "by Canada‘; _A

it at the laticr ‘

was working ‘ihand in [love with dill

Galendar Girl

Calendar Eire, ls Violet Nolan, plucked from obscurity by three or the fore-

gvlrl from Tralee,

most illustrators in the U3. to be an airline's calendar girl for 1949. She is called "typical of Irish womanhood" and will nave a screen teat during her week's

stay in Hollywood.

Parliament At A Glance

By The Canadian Pren

The Cu. on: paid tribute to Justice Minister Ilsley who will retire from the Government at the end of the month.

Prime Minister Mackenzie King said the Government is prepared to assist flood-stricken British Columbia to the fullest.

Fina-nee Minister Abbottrelter- ated that heavy reductions this year would hav boosted prices rather than reduced them.

One Progressive Co votive supporter and two Liberals opposed a private bill to legalize oleornar- garlne. -

Senator W. D. Euler (L - Ont- ario) gave notifi of a motion ask- ing the Senate to express the op- lnion that the Government should have the Supreme Court rule on the validity of sections of the Dairy Act covering margarine.

Wednesday.

The Commons will various Government The Senate will sit.

consider legislation.

KILLED IN AMUSEMENT CAB

WILKES-BARREL Pa" liune 1 — (AP) — Martin E. Kane. 38. was hurled to death from an amuse- ment park "twirler" car while try- ing to comfort two frightened wo- men riding behind him, police re- ported today. John Rob, 21. who was riding with Kane last night at nearby Harvey's Lake. veaid when Kano extended his um back to the women, the car went into a curve and Kane was thrown out.

Calls Confederation

‘Quisliaags’

(Confederate leader Jdseph Snallwood said this charge was “absurd and ridiculous." He add- ed. "the Government of Canada. from the standpoint of confeder- ates ln Newfoundland, has been dlhappoluitngly uucc - operative. iupeatedly it has failed to reply to anti-oonfeddete lha of a moat racefui character when -a straight forward contradiction from hhe Government of Canada would have not the matter

straight!” . . (Smallwood said confederate campaign money had come from

12.000 Newfoundlanders who had contributed amounts varying be- tween It cents and I00.

(he charged that anticarafsd- ereiea "backed Il Watar more than 0000 into the earn- palan to but uni

Cashin said that if responsible government were returned he would not lead any party in a genaraleieetioa. lo declined to comment on the party iqi by

Charlie Crosbie, which stands for '

economic union with the Called f l i.

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Cheat mllliolilifl". lied thrown‘ with Canada)‘

Federal Gov’t Ready

~ To Aid Flood Areas

June l — (C?) — Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the Commons today W9 Federal Government ls prepared to assist British Columbia to the "fullest" Ln meeting the "very serious and grave" situation caus- ed by the floods.

The Goverrunent, he said, will study any requests from the British Columbia Govennznenvt for assistance. It will ilo all pos- sible to cooperate with the Prov- ince to deal with the “appalling situation." ‘

OTTAWA.

P. E. Island Hospital Nurses’ Graduation

Thirteen nurses graduated from

the Prince Edward Island Hospital

Training School for Nurses at an ceremony held at Prince of Wales College auditorium

_ last night. witnessed ‘by a lirge

sized crowd of relatives and friends, the graduates received their

_ diplomas from the hands of Illa

Honor Lieutenant Governor J. A. Bernard while the Nursing Pins were fastened on their uniforms by Mrs. Lois McDonald, Super- visor of Nurses for the institution.

Presiding was Justice G. J. Tweedy. chairman of the Board of Trustees. platform were Miss. Anna Mair, HCSpltHI Superintendent, Dr. I. J. Yeo, senior member of the medical staff, Dr. J. K. l... Irwin who delivered the address to the gradu- ates, and Rev. T. E. MacLennan who administered the Florence Nightingale Pledge.

The graduates included Kathryn Mildred Mclrenzle. Charlottetown; Rena Christine Reid, Montague. R. R. 3; Mary Isabel MacPherson, Grandvlew; Barbara Jane Smith; Breadalbane; Norma Kathryn Shaw. Clyde River; Rhyilis June Thomp- son, Albany; Anne Elizabeth Mac- Lean, Alberry Plains; Marjorie Rae Currie, Montague; Hilda Mac Lani:

Charlottetown. R. R. B: Betty Carmen Hewett, Sum-merside; Florence lizabcth MacSwain,

Dundas Centre: l-lazel June Robert- son, Brudenell; Helen Gertrude Vlhfe. Florencevllle, R. R. 4, NB, The rrursicsl pert or the nrosrw included piano duets by Misses Elisabeth and Heather Lents, Mrs. Helen MacRae and Mr. RW Mill!- food and solos by Mrs. Jack Mac- Rap and Gaeyline ‘Graig, all of which were heartily applsufied with the artists responding to encore:

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Bakes‘ Mansion To leeenie Museum

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NIAGARA FALLS. Ont. J1me 1 ._. (C?) - Oak Hall, mansion heme of the 1m Sir Harry Cakes. will become a national nmseum, it was announced todey- LBW‘ Minister- mmphrey Mitchell, visit- ing this border city, said in a state- ment it is expected the buildins will be reconvened ln time for the i900 tourist season .

____________._ ' IMMIGRANTS All“?!

QUEBEC. June 1 - (C?) More than 50o Dutch and Belgian inamlgrantl, moat of them bound f fir-ma in the Canadian West. ved today aboard the llnfl‘ Tabinta.

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others present on the ‘

The prospect of obtaining an auxiliary ferry for truck traffic between Borden and Tormentine in time to be ln operation this year by late s is mphaaized. in a letter to the Minister of Transport at Ottawa by Premier J. Walter Jones, who urges that an immediate investigation of the proposed boat be made and that a Brant be placed in the estimates 1'01‘ this Work. and a. contract given for the building of suitable docks at both terminals.

Following is the text of the Premier's letter, which is dated May 27: , "Honourable Lionel Chevrier. Minister of ‘hansport,

OTTAWA, Canada.

Dear Sir:

"The lack of facilities for truck traffic between Prince Edward Is- land and the mainland. including United States points, via the Bor- den-Tormentine route, constitutes a serious detriment. in the deve. lobment of inter-provincial trade and to the shipment of flumeroug perishable products to the United States by truck. The truck traffic on such articles as live lobsters, smelts, other fish products, small "lllis- P001911’. cattle, and ,so forth, between Prince llldwad Island and the Eastern United States, ls very seriously handicapped, '

“At present, trucks crossing on this service have to be loaded on railroad flat cars one hour before seillns time of the boat. n has been observed in some instances that trucks loaded with live lob- sters have been tied up in flat, c"! ls 1°08 as four and one-quar- ler hours. The present service is

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OTTAWA. J1me 1 -— (Special) ._. Even before round of tributes to Justice Minister Ilsley were voiced in the House of Commons this afternoon. Liberal members vitally interested and political observer-s on Parliamentj-Iill were calculating Cabinet changes which will follow Mr. Ilsley's departure ' from ti“; political arena. ‘

At present three Provinces. Nova

Sootis, Prince Edward island and British Columbia. ire without cabinet representation. At the same time, it ls known that Prime Minister King is loath to make any changes in cabinet council at present on the eve of his own swan-song as Prime Minister and lander of the Liberal party of Can- a a. ’ DQBDite this expressed wish of Mr. King, the portfolio of Justice cannot go vacant for any length of time and r entment is growing on both Paclf and Atlantic coasts. that although .1‘. A. MacKinnon is technically Minister of Fisheries, hi; duties as actlnrg Minister of Mines and Resources are so press- ing that even with a 12-hour day. he can glva only cursory attention in fisheries matters.

Mines and Resources Minister .1. A. Glen has,been advised by his physicians that. he can no longer act as head of a government dee pertinent except at gravest danger to his health. Granting that Mr. ltiaoKinnon -will ‘fill his shoes temporarily, the Ministry of Fish- eries still remains to be filled.

Hlhuiea Portfolib

It is the belief here on Parlia- ment Hill today that Gordon B. labor. aerator member for Halifax and also senior Liberal member for

Nova Beotia will be offered the

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Disaster Strikes Again In B. G. Flood Areas

VANCOUVER, June 1 —- (OP) - Dlssster struck again late today in the Fraser Valley just when flood fighters thought their retreat be- fore ravaglng wafers might be over '

The sumas Prairie dike, about 55 miles east of here near chilliwwk. broke and muddy water was cours- ing through an. 80-foot gap over 1,200 acres of rich farmland.

The evacuation of about i,000 persons was under way tonlght— about 500 persons were from the inundated Mennonite settlement of Greendale. sheep and cattle were believed trapped.

Army officials tonight estimated “at least 9,000 persons" have been made homeless in the Fraser Val- ley alone. Property damage earlier was estimated at $20,000,000.

The raging water today claimed another life bringing the death toll to four in B. C.

As the Fraser resumed its do- maglng race, an urgent appeal for help came to the Army here from Trail in the West Kootenays.

Civic officials said the Columbia which ls causing the greatest damage in Oregon history, now was ‘sweeping the city.”

The Anny said they had receiv- ed frantic appeals for sandbags.

Eighty-nine officers and men were dispatched immediately to the new danger area.

Earlier today Chief Constable Laurie of ‘Trail swore in bl special constables. There were some re- ports of looting in the smelter city.

Level of the Fraser River drop- ped in the north, bringing promise of relief for thousands of flood- strlcken British C-lumbians’.

It was the first bright news in a. week. The main stream showed a slight rise at Mission. 60 miles in the east of here, but report; from subsidiary streams up the ‘rival;

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Pending Changes In Government Discussed

fisheries portfolio and will be in. vlicd to remain in it While Tom Reid, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Fisheries and Liberal member for New West- minster has a fair claim to the post, his age and the fact that ne ‘was unable to make a better show- ing fm- the party in Monday's ny- election in Yale, B. C., would militate against him.

It hence appears that at least four change; in the present cabinet are mandatory, even apart from Prince Edward Island's just claim to cabinet representation. It ls believed doubtful that a Prince Edward Island member will be called to the cabinet. although there is a strong possibility that J. Watson MacNaught, Liberal mem- ber for Prince will be given "sub- cablnet" rank and named a parlia-

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Q IAIII IAUQ

LAKE SUCCESS, June 1 - (AP) — The Jews and Arabs today an- nounced acceptance of a United Nations plea. for a four-weeks armistice in Palestine.

However, their replies to the U.N. left unanswered such questions as when the shooting would stop.

Israel's acceptance was handed to secretary-general ‘rrygve Lie aproximately four hours ahead of the Security Council's 8 p. m. ADT, deadline for reply. The Jews :01. lowed this up by issuing cease-fire orders to their troops, effective at that hour (3 a. m. Wednesday, Israeli time), on condition the Arabs tool: the same step.

The seven-member Arab League's decision to accept the U. N, phi’! was given to Lie two hours ahead of the deadline but it made no mention of a cease-fire hour, The Council had asked the two parties t0 agree to the proposals by the appointed hour. The Arab reply left open the actual time of laying clown arms. "

Also unanswered were the dip. lomatic and Political questions as to whether the acceptance; wgrvg unconditional. The Amp; "14 l

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Latest Season In Forty Years

This is the latest season in 4o Years at the Dominion Elipei-l. mental, Farm. Charlottetown, Mr. n. c. Parent, superintendent of u... Firm. informed The Guardian yesterday.

Mr. Parent said the first seeding was made on May 28 but that, if fine weather continued for the u. rnainder of the week, all seeding would be completed. All cereal bee’. plots are in and also some of the country fest plots at the illustrat- ion stations. There are nine of those in the Province. One of those ._ at Blooming Point - is a one-acre cranberry plot.

The work curled on at the illustration stations is under the supervision of Mr. George White-

experlmentg carried on with various types of sol-ls is supervised by Mr W. N. Black.

Mr. Parent said that. in addition to the illustration stations, there are four experimental or rds in the Province where lfferent varieties of fruit trees are tested and studied.

Graduate 0f St. llunstalfs llles

BYDNEY, N.S., June 1 - (OP) —Clayton F. Connell, 40, a native of Newcastle, N.B., died here to- day after a short illness. Co-partnar of Ashby Sales and Service here, he was a graduate of St. Dunstgrrs College in Cher- lottetown and St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonlsh, NS. His widow, the former Gerald- ine Nash. of this City, and two children, Maureen and. Walter, gsurvlve.

Halifax Accords Record

Welcome To

HALIFAX, June 1 — (C?) -—'1‘o the greatest welcome ever ac- corded a warship 111 “m! 39°‘ yeardd city, H.M.C.S. Magnifi- cent slipped majestically into Hal- ifax today beneath ieadened skies.

"Ships in the harbor whlstled themselves hoarse snd dipped ensigna in tribute to the most modern ships of her type afloat. Thousands crowded office win- dows. every available inch of dock space, ‘or climbed atop Citadel Hill‘ to cheer the IBDOO-ton grey-boiled lhiP.

It was a magnificent welcome. Her commander -- the Canadian Navy's most decorated officer - Comnodora Harry G. DeWolf, 0.3.111, D.S.O., D.S..C.., of nearby Bedford said an emohsliellly- He

' cmipared it only with the hero's

welcome accorded when he brought the destroyer Haida back

' from the wars.

It was the Haida that was first

_ m greet Canada's second aircraft

carrier as she arrived from Bel- fast. They rendervoured at dawn