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ECA CUTS OFF MARSHALL PLAN FUNDS FOR BUYING PORK

Russia Quits Big

Gov’t To Support Cheese At 28 Cents

(By Harold Morrison)

OTTAWA, Jan. 19—-(CP)—-Com- pietion of a $21,000,000 cheese con. tract with the United Kingdom was announced today by Agricul- ture Minister Gardiner.

Under the agreement Canada will sell about 85,000,000 pounds of cheddar this year at a sharply-re- duced price of 25 cents n pound. Last year Canada received 3i cents a pound.

To make the adjustment to the lower price easier, Mr, Gardiner said at a press conference that the Government will support the price of cheese at Q8 cents a pound compared \vith 30 cents last year.

An Agriculture Department spokesman said later that premium payments to cheese producers also will be continued, Under the tfhecse Improvement Act, the Gov- ernment pays one cent a pound on cheese reaching a score of 93 points in ‘tests by cheese inspec- iors, Che so scoring 94 points o1- inorc gets a premium of two cents ii pound.

The contract is expected to ab- sorb most of Canada's exportable cheese surplus. Last year Canada ran into trouble when if met a 315000000 contract io ship 50.- 000000 pounds to the, U. K, and then found a growing surplus of cheddar.

That surplus. purchased by the Government for about 56.000000, lins climbed lo 20,000,000 pounds.

Farmer's Reaction

In Toronto, V. S. Milburn, sec- retary of the Ontario. Federation

of Agriculture, said the contract.

would reflect in a lower standard of living for city people, i

As for the farmer "it is quite definite he will insist that other groups of society make comparable reductions in their returns, be- cause the farmer is a large buyer of their products."

A commercial cheese expert in Ottawa said he believed Canada's cheese output in i050 will total about 125000.000, of which 50.000,- 000 pounds likely will be used on the domestic market leaving 75,- 000,000 available for export.

Together with the 20,000,000 ln Government storage, that would make 95,000,000 pounds available for foreign markets, With Canada's contract with the U. K. set at 85.- 000000 that would lcava about another 10,000,000 pounds in stor-

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Gariihum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Skate in New Glasgow Rink tonight.

"Cord Party in Stanley Bridge School. January 20th.

"Rummage Sale, Salvation Army, Friday, February 3rd.

"Card Party at. Graham's Road iiall, Monday, January 23rd.

"Dance in Orwell llull Friday, Jan. 20.

"Cake Sale, St. Charles Auxil- iary at Rogers Hardware, 2 o'clock Saturday, January 21st.

"Weather permitiinf, horse races on New Glasgow River Sat- urday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

"Cornwall Rink opening slate. Ieturdsy night. Childrfl‘! I00 skate Saturday morning.

"Rummage Sale. Central Christian Church school Room. Saturday. January 21st. 3 P- M.

"Canoe Cove tonight at 8.15. Show "Every Girl Should Be Married." Songs by Jim Austin.

"Cord Party and Dance. ‘rrac- sdie Hall, fiiday. January 20th. Sponsored by Junior runners. Mel- ody Boys Orchestra.

"Hockey at Hunter h-iday night, South Hunter River Shur-Gainfi. starts at 8 p.m, Skate after.

ustlco vs. Game

“Two one-act plays and spec- ialties, Stella Maris Hall, Nflrtli Rustico, Friday. Jln- 99. If 3 p-m. Presented by the Boy 5'10""-

“The Stanley Bridge Sportinii Club will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday. January 24th. st Stan- ley 001M’ Shop at 8 P. M.

"Hockey. Long Creek Rink to- niilit. at sao New Haven Royals vs.

Canoe Cove Roughrlders. Second League Game. Skate after. "Reserve Friday, Jan. 30 f0!’

cake ulo at Rogers Hardware at 2.80 under tholaurpices of Friend- ghlp Group of» Charlottetown Baptist ctibrch.

iver Rink. i

John C. Broderick, of Si. Cath-

arlncs, Ont. (above) has been named 1950 president of the On- iario Federation of Agriculture at conclusion of its four-duty con- vention held in Toronto. Elected as vice-president is R. A. Stewart, of Almonie, a former president, and swond vioe-vpiresidient is Wesley Down, of Hilton. It. M, Morrison, Long Branch, was nam- ed honorary president‘ while Messrs. Broderick, Morrison and Stewart will serve as directors of the Canadian Federation of Agri- culture.

age at the end of the year,

The expert bnsed the estimate of production on the expectation that the Government will continue io support tho price of butter at. 58 cents a pound. If the Govern- ment should decide to reduce the support price of butter to, say, 50 cents a pound, dairy producers would immediately divert more milk to cheese output.

That would bring about a ser- ious dislocation of the whole dairy industry, the expert said.

The 1950 Anglo-Canadian cheese contract is a more flexible agree- ment than that signed last year. Under the new agreement, Can- adn agrees to ship a minimum of 70,000,000 pounds, with the maxi- mum target set at. 84,700,000 pounds.

Britain's purchases of Canadian cheese is covered by an allocation of $25,000,000 in United States dol- lars made by the U. K. Govern- ment for cheese buying in both Canada and the U. S. It is ex- pected that ihc small portion of’ the fund remaining will be spent for American cheese.

Will Review e Farm Pniiilems

MONCTON, N. B, Jan. l9 -- (CP) — Fanners‘ problems will be reviewed here tomorrow at the opening session of the annual Maritime Agriculture Federation conference.

Some 20 lo 25 delegates from three Provinces will draft resolu- tions almed at. improving condi- tions confronting the farm indus- try. Preliminary meetings have been held during the past few clays in various districts to draf‘. resolutions.

Five members of the PE}. Federation of Agriculture will at- tend the meeting of the Maritime Federation in Moncton iodaY- 71w delegation consists of Messrsbouls O'Connor, Leo Mcfsaac, Earl Ings, Jerc-me 0‘Bi1en and J. Lincoln Dewar.

Plan New Coin To Mark

Anniversary

CIITAWA, Jan. 19 - (CP) — To commemorate the 200th anniv- sary of nickel, a new five-cent coin will be issued next year.

The Finance Department will pay $1,000 for the best design for the coin. the Department announced

today.

it. will be the seventh different. flve-cent piece in be iSSUPd Fifi" 1020 when Canada first bcifP-n ll-‘l- ing nickel for coins.

Canada produces nearly 90 per cent of the world's nickel. Th’: new coin is being issued to mark the anniversary of the fint isola- tion of the pure metal from ore by a ‘Swedish scientist in i751.

In addition to the $1.000 Dflle.

four prizes of $050. each may b9

issued for designs receiving honor- able mention. The Department slid the deslsfl

_ (or the back of the coin only-

Five Aiiornici Energy Talks:

Sovieis friend Boycoii Over Chinese Question

(By Norman Alistcdter)

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Jan. 1e_ (CPl-Russla today broke up the Drivale atomic talks among the Bill Five powers and Canada by ‘Vfllklfls out when the Western Powers continued to reject luvs. tent Soviet demands for the ex. pulslon of Nationalist China from the United Nations.

The atomic withdrawal was one of n series of Russian boycotts to- day, all over the Chinese question. In Washington, the Soviet delega- tion left the closed-door conference of the Far Eastern Commission, ivhlch sets over-ail policies for Jillian, protesting the presence of the Nationalist delegate. In Grm. ova, Switzerland, the Russians did not show up for the opening of the winter session of the U, N. Trusteeship Council.

In another walkout move, high- Tilflklfli! Russian officers left a meeting of the military staff com- mltteo in New York after falling i0 Ret expulsion of the Nationalist Chinese fl8lcgntog_

Britain, Canada, United States, France and China agreed generally it would be useless to continue the series of atomic meetings here Wlihviit Russian participation. The talks, started last July wen; .1 special effort io break the East. Wcst deadlock on plans for inter- national atomic controls.

Mentions Hydrogen

The possibility of production of a hydrogen bomb was mentioned for the first time in the talks by Dr. I-l, R. Wei, the disputed Chin- ese Nationalist delegate,

Wei directed his remarks to Jakob A. Malik, the Sovlety De- puty Foreign Minister who left the conference soon after, The Chinese scientist contended that developments in atomic energy such as the hydrogen bomb make it more important than ever that efforts be made towards agree. ment. Anyone who refuses to par- ticipate ln discussions, he said. must bear the responsibility for lack of agreement.

Meanwhile in Washington Presi- dent Truman declined to discuss the possibilities of United States production of a hydrogen bomb— which, it is reported,,might be 1,- 000 times as powerful as an atomic

Elected President Of

Agricultural

Mr. Harold W. Clay, Senior Live Stock Flelclman, was elect- ed President of the P. E. I. Agri- cultural Council for the coming year at the annual Council meet- ing which concluded last night after a three-day grind. Mr. R. R. Hurst, Plant Pathologist, was elected vice-president.

The secretary is Mr. Stewart Wright, elected yesterday for the third consecutive year. Execu- tive memibers are: Messrs. R. C. Parent, W. R. Shaw, F. M. Nash, F. M. Cannon, Chester Shaw and Henry MscLaren.

Throughout the day the coun- cil members listened to and dis- cussed recommendations su-bmit- ted by the different committee heads. These reports were drawn up Wednesday after the activities of the past. year were reviewed Tuesday. These recommendations will be considered by Depart- men-t heads of the Government.

Committees reporting yesterday and. their heads were: Livestock, Mr. H. W. Clay; poultry, Mr. F. M. Nash, district manager of poultry products; potatoes, Mr. S. G. Peppin, district inspector; mar- keting, Mr. C. E. Shaw, district fruit and vegetable inspector; field

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Mr. H. W. Clay

crops, Mr. C. Black, illustration Station administrator; science scr- vicc, Mr. Bruce MacLarc-n, cereal- ist; agricultural. education, lilr.

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Farm‘ Market Problems. Cause Growing Concern

By Harold Morrison ivlTAwA. Jan. 1o -<c1=> — Glfmmy forebodings. of a widening

international farm crisis gripped this capital tociuy. Pesslmism reigned in Govern-

ment, political and farm organi- zation quarters following two Washington announcements, both of which affect foreign purchasing of farm goods in Canad-a.

One U. S. decision cut off from the United Kingdom Marshall Plan funds for the purchase of Canadian pork.

The other will dump a number of surplus U. S. farm products on foreign markets at bargain prices.

Agriculture Minister Gardiner and other Canadian and UK. offic- ials saw in the decision to cut off Economic Co-operation Adminis- tration funds for the purchase of

R. C. A. F. Arctic Shipping “Mystery” Easily Solved

(By H, Dent Hodgson)

OTTAWA, Jan. 19—-(CP)—- The R. C. A. F. today touched off what appeared to be a first-rate Arctic shipping mystery. It was solved within two hours by Transport Department officials as a well- known 13-year-old disaster.

The “mystery" started with a press release from Air Force head- quarters announcing that an alr- craft had spoiled a 10,000-ton ves- sci, abandoned, but “apparently not for a great length of time." The vessel lay coated in ice off the northwest shore of Manse] Island, in the northeastern corner of Hud- son Bay,

Tho mystery deepened when Air Force officials subsequently dis- closed that the observation was made more than a month ago, on Dec. 15. There was no explanation as to why further investigations had not been made.

It took Transport Department officials iwo hours to identify the mystery ship "beyond any doubt"

as the S, S. Avon River, a British grain freighter wrecked at that

Of Nickel

must have "definite Canadian characteristics." The only other ‘specifications were that “it must include the word ‘Canada’ at the mp and the denomination '5 cents‘ at the bottom. Provision must also be made for the figures 1751-1051."

The Finance Depart-mini"! 8"‘ nouncement did not. say whether the new coin will be round or l2- sided. All live-cent coins have been 12-sided since i942 partly to prevent confusion with fl-cenb PM" which are only slightly larger.

W. C. Ronson. master of the Mint, will head the committee that selects the winning design.

Nickel - because it is so close- ly associated with Canada - was introduced in coinage in i922. The first nickel five-cent piece re-

placed a silver coin, so small that

it. was inconvenient.

spot in September, 1936. There was no loss of llfe and the cizew was rescued by the Government ice- breaker, N. B, McLean.

Capt. C. A. Caron, present master of the N. B. McLean now breaking ice in the Si. Lawrence, told Transport Department offi- cials in Ottawa who reached him by wireless that he had no doubt the ship was the Avon River.

Cmdr. C, P, Edwards, Deputy Transport Minister, recalled the disaster.

The Avon River, owned by ihc Ropner Line of England, was head- ing for the Port of Churchill, Man. to loan grain when she was struck by n heavy southerly gale,

She passed over the outer high reefs at top high water of spring tides, and brought up about 75 feet from the shore of the island. practically undamaged.

Capt. W. .T. Balcom, then master of the N. B. McLean, reported to the Transport Department at the time:

"She (the Avon River) was never refloated and her remains are still there. The N. B. McLean removed the’ crew and sent them to Churchill on another grain ship. No inquiry was held in Canada. but. it. could be attributed to poor seamanship."

The crew of the Lancaster alr- crafi-piloted by F0. D. E. Blden of Moncton, N. B.—made the "dil- covery" while on one of a series of experimental flights being con- ducted this wlnter to study ice conditions on Hudson Bay.

Photographs were taken, one of which. issued by the R. C- A- F- today, showed s dark-bullet! freighter in an upright position- Desks were sheathed in ice, but its fore and aft masts were still intact and the. ice-covered bridge seemed undamaged.

Cmdr, Edwards, on seeing the photograph, said it was not un- usual under the circumstances for the Avon River to have come through her long abandonment in northern waters so well-preserved.

Ho mentioned particularly the climatic conditions, the fact that the Avon River was not damaged in the first place, and that she lay on the bottom in shallow water, protected by the outer reefs, as reasons she was not broken up

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Canadian pork a threat". to the 195i) Anglo-Canadian bacon con- tract.

. However. it was indicated that Britain will heifer a 00n- tract to buy $17,500,000 worth of Canadian bacon this year, even if it means dipping into reserves of "free" dollars to complete the agrbement.

Officials here point. out that nev- er in the history of Anglo-Canadian agreements has the U.K. backed out of a commitment. no matter bow tough it was on the pocket- boo-k.

The U. S. decision to halt ihe flow of ECA. funds to oover Can- adian bamn will not stop the ship- ment of Canadian smoked pork products to the U.S.

It had been feared that this would be the case, but; the Wash- ington announcement said there was nothing to prevent Canadians from shipping pork to the U.S.. provided they pay nominal tariff and collect payment for it. in U. S. dollars.

The same conditions, said Mr. Gardiner at a press conference io- day_ don't hold true for other oom- modities which the U.S. has de- clared surplus and available for export at sharply-reduced prices.

Mr. Gardiner was questioned on U. S. surpluses after he an- nounced the negotiation of a new Anglo-Canadian cheese contract ooverirg t-he shipment of about 85,000,000 pounds at 25 cents a pound. This is six cents below the 1049 price, The Government will support the price in 1950 at 28 cents

Among these surplus items were dried beans. dried milk and dried eggs. This would mean, said Mr. Gardiner, that Canada no longer

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Heavy Fire Loss Al Skpriiuiliil

SPRINGHILL, N. S,. Jan, l9 — (CP) — Fires destroyed a garage and a confectionery store here today, causing dam- age estimated at $70,000.

Loss was estimated at $50,000 after flames destroyed Claude- Carter‘s garage. Huge clouds of blank smoke drifted high in-io the air. making it one. of Spi-lnghilYs most spectacular blazes in recent years.

A large tractor, 12 cars and $25,000 worth of stock was lost.

Miss Mary Giiroy, principal of a school situated across the street, took her 400 pupils out of

the building as a safety measure. Thick smoke frightened the children.

Early this morning a $20010 blaze destroyed ihc confection- ery store of John Alick. Fire-

men battled the outbreak for four hours after it was discover- cd in the basement of lhe building.

Mr. and Mrs. Alick. who liv- ed over the store, escaped from the building but could save none of their belongings.

The two blazes were a heavy drain on the town's water sup- plies and a special appeal was issued by the town council io- night asking residents io con- serve es much as possible.

Ottawa fdiecis U. K. Bacon Deal i To BeCompleled

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 - (CP) -- In the face of a mounting pork surplus in the United States, the Economic (Jo-operation Adminis- tratlon today shut off further Marshall-Plan. funds for Britain to buy Canadian bacon.

However, Agriculture Gardiner announced in that Britain will likely continue to buy Canadian bacon by using part 0f the Canadian dollar loan to make up for the E.C. A. loss.

E.C. A. law prohibits the use of Marshall-Plan funds for foreign supplies of any commodity in sur- plus in the United States. The Government here now has declar- ed pork products surplus commod- itles.

Despite Gal-diners Ottawa sn- nounceoient, there is a possibility that the Washington decision may leave the 1960 Anglo-Canadian ba- con contract iii a precarious posi- tlon, The money to pay for the Canadian bacon this year was to‘ have come out of Britain's Canad- ian wheat purchases, financed in part by E. C. A. funds.

Undea- the Anglo-Canadian bacon contract, Britain agreed to take about 60,000,000 pounds at 29 cents a. pound.

An E.C.A. spokesman here said Britain will not be allowed to switch funds now set aside for Canadian wheat to bacon purch- ases. .

Food Ministry officials in Lon- don tonight said the ELC.A. state- ment had not yet reached the Ministry and no comment will be made until it: does so. -

An official of the British Food Ministry in Washington said the effect on the present program will have to be studied before comment can be made.

It could not be immediately learned how much pork Britain bought with Marshall-Plan d011,“; during the 20 months in which E.C.A. has operated.

There are no regulations pr... venting Canadians from shipping pork to the United States, provided they pay the nominal tariff and collect payment in United States funds. ‘-

Minister

U. S. Would End Boycott Of Spain

WASHINGTON, Jan. l9 --(AP) — Stale Secretary Acheson an- nouniccd tonight that the United States is prepared lo support a move in the United Nations to

end the diplomatic boycott of Franco Spain. In addition, Acheson said the

United States is “quite prepared to acquiesce in the extension of credits to Spain covering spoclfic and economically-justifiable pro- JBClS" in which there is "a rea- sonable prospect of repayment." The Secretary disclosed this major shift of American policy in a letter to chairman Tom Con- nally (Dem.-Tex.) of the Senate foreign relations committee.

FREDERICTON, Jan. l9 -—(CP) —— Neil A. Garland, River Glade, xvas acquitted of a manslaughter charge after a York County Cir- cuit Court jury deliberated 35 minutes today. The charge against the young carpenter followed the death of a Sheffield woman, Mrs. Ashley D. Dykcman, in a collis-

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Potato Surplus Sale

North Country Cheviot Ewes For P.E.l. Urged

Introduction of North Country Cheviot ewes into this Province, adoption of subsidized veterinary service along similar lines to that now in operation in New Bruns- wick and Nova Scotla, establish- ment of a bonus policy for hulls similar to that now in effect for boars and stallions, and regula- tions requlrfng that all cattle brought into Prince Edward ls- land be accompanied by ,1 Bangs disease free certificate were am- ong the recommendations made by the livestock committee at yester- day's meeting of the P. E. I. Agri- cultural Council.

With regard to the introduction of North Country Cheviot ewes, it was suggested that. the Provin- cial Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the P. E. I. Sheep Breeders Association, work out an acceptable scheme with Ottawa. Mr. Clay reported that a wonder- ful first cross had been obtained from an experiment with North Cheviot rams iii; Urbanvlile. The best carloads of sheep received here during the past two years came from that ares.