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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, ‘THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949

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TEREE LOSE LIVES IN SYDNEY DEPARTMENT STO E FIRE

Bit. Suspends U. S. 50H Coal Strike Until Nov. 3O

iiiiliiuate Refrigerator Car Supply Assured By Minister

BUBONIO PLAGUE REPORTED

SANTA FE, N. M., Nov. 9—(AP) _.Buil(liii4‘ plague was reported yes- teriiay lo have caused a death in Southern New Mexico. The disease 1| the flea-borne "Black Death" that swept Europe in the Middle Ages", The State Health Depart- ment Fllifi thc victim was s. seven- vcar-ciii child.

Coming Events

"Mai! your Films to Gamhlun Photo Studio, Charlottetown.

"Dance in Orwell Hall Thursday, November 10th. Good music.

"Dance. lona Hall, November 10th.

Thursday,

"Show-Morell, every Tuesday. mday, Saturday 8.00 P. M.

"Retain" Dance at Skyline, New London, each I-Tlday night.

‘Show’ "King oi the Wild l-lorses", st ..i-\.i' Glasgow tonight, at 8,30.

"Armistice Dance. North Rustic.) ill-ill. Friday. November lltli. “Mel- odi‘ Boys Orclitvstra. Dancing 9-12.

"tviasquerade Dance. Gienroy School, November 11th. Burktrsl Orchestra. _

"Dance in St. l-iall every Tuesday night. Peters Orchestra

Peter's Legion Cliff

"Dance Mt. Stewart Legion Itll evcry Thursday night, music ti’ Al Blanchard.

“Credit iuilonfl-Dirlnce in Vernon flail. ltioiiditv. Novr-mbcr 14th. Good iTlUSiC.

"Pie Social and Dance in Kelly's Cmss School, Friday. Novrmber llth. (Rood music.

"Now ituyiiig Timothy Secd. Cloaiwc; or ilnclcaned. McGuigaa & Boyfc.

"So iii Shoro Musical Festival, Suniii aside iligil School, Novem- ber 12th.

"Dance every Friday night at ills Gordon Lodge. Good music. Damian; from 9 tiil 1.

“ltcsvrvo ivvdnosday. December . Tca and Sale of work, St. Peter's (‘athcdral Hall. Tea 60c,

“Show at North Wlitshire to- m0.. -\v iiillilt iit 8.30. "King of the Wiiii llilrscs."

"Came to the Tryon United (Zillll ii (‘llickcn Supper in the community Hall, November 11th.

"lint Chicken Supper, ‘rracadic

Hall. Wednesday. November 16th. Dalv c aftci‘. "llnfflc and Dance in Gowan

Brae School. Monday, November llth. Lunches.

"Card Party and Dance. Kelly's Cross Hail. 'i‘hursday evening. Nov- ember 10th.

"Chicken and Ham Supper, Belle

welnl-fslon Hall. Friday. Novem-

il. Su er erved Ito it. luau mar. w 5

"Rllmmlize Bale, 5t. James Church Hall. Beturdey. November

lJlh. 3 o'clock. hull Aid P. E. I. Hospital. a

"Dance. Thursday night. Island- ‘Tmflvgtlgmclub. ‘Travellers fleet. ° 0h d hi "m: Islandelge awe“ m s

"l" Stnck-Jnphelt Shingles noting, Siding, Anti-Freeze, Bran: "lb Bfiflfiy Meal, Washing Me-

‘lluzl- W. I. Bowman, Hunter

"The Annual Armistice Service It Victoria Branch No. 71 Canadian ‘nlitem will be held on Friday, Nov- “ r 11th, in Victoria Hall. Ail

"ml" "l" Ind women please

Ml PI-rade at 10.46 m. spec-

lll Western. ,

i Tomorrow being Remembrance Day and ll Dublic holiday, the m" issue of The Guar-

dla“ Wlll be Saturday, Nov. 12.

OTTAWA. Nov. 9—(Specisl)-A|. wrance that the cbnadinn Nation- Bl Beltway: will provide an “i... qlllll! lllDlJly of refrigerator cars to move the Prince Edward Island 110N110 "OD to its accustomed mar- kets we: given today by ‘hang. Dort Minister Chevrier. Not only did the Mitlster give this gusr- antee in the House of Commons. but reiterated it later to J. Wat- 5°ll MBCNBUBht, parliamentary us- sistant to the Fisheries ‘Minister and to B. Graham Rogers, direc- tor of transportation in the Pro- Vlllcllll Department 0f Industry and Natural Resources.

slwflly after tho House open- ed tllis afternoon, Mr. MacNaught told the Minister he hrtd regelvgd "UWPPOUS tfilcizrams nnrl telephone calls about the refrigerator ca!" situation in the Province and ask. I'd for a statement on the situa- tlon.

"There is not a great deal I can {BY- returned Mr. Chevrler ‘other than that the member for Prince (Mr. MacNaughtl and the mbmbcr for Queen's, (Mr. Doug- las) are apprehensive about the situation. The position at the mo- ment is that from the fir“ of Septcmber to the first of Novem- ber, there were G12 refrigerator cars available for movement of po- tutors.

"Those were shipped from Bor- don to Tnrmcntino and handled on the car fcrry, This compares favorably with 104B when there were 592 such cars. This morning I was informed that 111 Cars are now on the Island; 238 have been earmarked for movement there from such points as Tormcntine, Sackvillo. Moncton, Truro, Napa- dogan ,Edmundston and Joffro. There are '70 more that. are to be moved to the area. The Canadian National Railways » are familiar with the position and have it in hand."

Later in the day, Mr. Nac- Nriught and Mr. Rogers met the Minister of Trznlspori and his De- puty Claude Lessard in Mr. Chev- rior‘s office. In furthcr discussion nf tho refrigerator car situation, tho Minister said that the C. N. R. will rcnt 400 tn 500 additional rc- frigerritni‘ cars from privately- owncd Ilniicti States railways and thus make up any deficit in these cars which might adversely affect. the movement of Prince Edward Island potatoes.

This rental of U’. S. cars, Mr.

this year and lack of adequate storage fririiitir-s. I-le felt that with refrigerator cars rolling from ull directions to Tormontiuc, difficul- tics now confronting potato ship- pers would be readily solved.

Mr. Rogers is leaving to return to P. E. I. tomorrow.

Wootisittgck Man Crowned Oai King of Mariiimes

Firemen Wade Ankle-Deep In Molien Rubber

LIVERPOOL, En i , 10—(Thur|day)-(Ag).ni m9" “"465 ankle deep through molten rubber early today llllllllfiil a blaze that was SWEPPI"! a million-dollar ware- house on one of the city's piers.

Fourteen firemen were in. lured. A Iquad of 25o battled "l9 llllmel. which engulfed mvst 0f the three-storey build- lYll! shortly after midnight.

The warehouse contained thousands of tons of rubber and vital export goodg gwaig- l"! llilllment to other coun- tries. For n quarter of a mile "WHY i-lie roadway leading from the Dler was a sea of molten rubber.

Flames Iwept down one side °l ll"! llllllflln! soon after they were discovered. Five two. ton cranes crashed from the top of the warehouse walls with a roar heard throughout the area. Building; neflrby shook as the cranes smashed against the dock. At midnight two more cranes crashed down and took out a part. of the

wall.

Superintendent Anderson Appointed Commissioner Of N. B. Highway Safety

Superintendent Anderson

AMHERST, N.S.. Nov. 9 — (C?)

Maritimes at the Maritime Winter Fair here today for his entry of Ajax oats. Murray J. Pratt of Hgrtlgnd, N.B., won the reserve grand championship with his ex- hibit of- Excter.

Col. A. L. McLellan of Tyndale Road won the championship for Nova Scotia with his entry of Beaver oats. Cyril Truemen of Amherst took the junior seed di- vision end was awarded reserve oat title of the province. Clem lVlcLsren of New Perth, P.E.l., won the Island championship, with F. Andrews of Charlottetown taking the reserve.

W. Bnllantyne of New Glasgow, N.S., captured the grand chain- pionship in turnips for stock use and C. Christensen of Wallace Bey won the grand " ' ‘"' for table use.

A Charlottetown Royalty team of It. MacRee and Sons, won top hon- ors in the Ayrshire competition in ihgJ/laritlme Winter Fair at Am- herst, rscklng up more wlnninz! than their nearest competitor, Mr. S, C. Olend of Middle Sackvllle.

. S. NMajor MncRse end Sons had a toga] of nine firsts, eight seconds. five thirds, four fourths, four fifths as well as the reserve ten- m- “d grand champion female 3nd the reserve junior mule.

Another Island man. Mr. Keith

Boswell of Victoria was e very

__Hggry Thomas of Woodstock, N.‘ 13., was chosen oat king of they

Continuance

Of Support

Price S’ Quota Increase Urged By Mr. Kickham

orrawa, Nov. 9 -—(Srpecial) - An a-ppcai to the Dominion Gov- ernlnent to arrange for an increase in the quota of certified seed pota- ioes from Canada to the United States was launched in the House of Commons this afternoon by T. J. Kickham, Liberal member for Kings.

1n his maiden speech in the Commons Mr. Kickham was the last speaker in the budget debate. prior to the overthrow of the Progressive Conservative amend- ment.

"Our shipments of potatoes to the United States are subpect to a regular duty of 75 cents per hun- dred weight," Mr. Kickham said. "This Government, however. ob- tained for us from the United States Government a quota of 3,-

Chevrier said, should more than 500.000 bil-iliel! li- the reduced compensate for the extra large rate of 37 and half cents per crop of potatoes in the Province hundredwcight,

“While we appreciate this fact we should like to see the quota increased by another two million bushels. Ii this could be arrang- ed. it would assist in offsetting the adverse balance of trade be- tween Canada and the United States."

Mr. Kickham was particular to

point out to his fellow members‘

of the Commons that Prince Ed- ward Island supplies over 55 per cent of the Canadian require- ments for certified potato seed. He lauded the Provincial Govern- ment for its legislation compelling all growers to plant certified seed or better and mentioned the dis- ease free character of sepd potatoes in the Province. .

Urges Price Support

Markets for Prince Edward Is- land potatoes which came to light during the war years are in the main not available today, the King's member said, and the Pro- vince must d-epend more and more on Canada and the United State! for its potato sales. He also em- phasized the neni of price sup- part for surplus potfloes grown in the Province.

"Last marketing season the Government gave us a floor price of $1.15 per hundredwelght," Mr. Kickham said. "This action had a beneficial effect in stabilizing the marketing of the crop. We are faced again this year with the same condition u obtained lest

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EA. MacRae £6 Sons Top Winners In Ayrshires

__..___.__--—-————i consistent winner. He had a piece- ment in every clan in which he had entries.

Major MacRae had the following firsts: Senior herds; Four cows bred by exhibitor; senior let of sire; junior bull calves; dry cow; junior yearling heifer; IWO-YIIF old heifer ln milk; three-year-old heifer in milk: Eaton trophy do- nated for beat four dairy cows.

Seconds: Junior herd, junior get

o; ‘m, progeny of dam, junior bull calf, senior bull calf, {unint- yearlinl bull. m" “ml 03-.

rmmi, 33 1-65 ever requirement.

Poultry Destroyed

FREDERICTON, Nov. 9 -- (CP) — Fire of unknown cause early today destroyed 2,000 chicks and 800 cockercis in a. broader house at Carl Smith's hatchery on tho Woodstock Road at Birdtou. 20 miles from Fredericton. The loss includod two new incubators. a hatch- er, a large amount of fccd and other articles.

The owner was absent, et- tcnrlilig the Amherst Winter Fair. His wife iins the first to notice the flames. Firemen from Harvey and volunteers prevented further loss.

CHARGED IN StWTiWlDLfi

PETERBOROUGII. Ont, Nov. 9 —(CP)—Jack Douglas, Toronto, today in police cnurt \\ s clirirgeti with being an accessory lliiCl‘ the fact in the alleged swindle of the Colonial Finance Company’ of Tor- onto nf $100,000 in motor car loans. Ho was remanded on hnil of $10.- 000, believed highest hail in local court in many years.

ONE-YEAR SENTENCE

PORT ARTHUR, Nov. ii—(CP)-— Gordon Randolph Albcris, 32, form- erly of Saint John, N. 3., ivns son- tenccd to a year in rcformntory when he appeared ili court today on a charge 0f breaking and cnicr- ing. l-le previously ' had plcadcd guilty.

True valiant sons whose Paladins of the air and

Where heroes lie:

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Superintendent Norman Ander- son (above). officer commarrdiilg the Prince Edward Island llivision of the R.C.-M.P., has bccn appointed a Commissioner of Highway Sale- ty for the Province of New Bruns- wick, according to an announce- ment made last night by Premier Mc-Nalr.

Superintendent Anderson. who Wllil take over his new duties on New Year's Day is e native cf Eelieville, Ontario. lie joined what was then the Royal Northwest Mounted Police at Regina in 1915.

He catne to Charlottetown first as a Sergeant of thc RCMP. in July, 1935, and in November, 1938, was promoted to the rank of Bub- Inspector. During the war years he , was in command of the Moncbon

sub-division. I-le returned to Chai- lottetorwn as Inspector in January, i045, relieving Inspector A. G. Mai"- som who was appointed to the Fredericton division at that time. He was prcmoted to the rank of Superintendent in November, 1947.

superintendent. Anderson has been a zealous and efficient officer. and has also shown ‘teen interest in community activities. An ardent; curler, he has filled the position of president of the Prince Edward island Curling Club and is also an aCliVe Rotarian and golf enthusiast.

His son, Sgt. N.W. Anderson. with the Royal Canadian Air Force. is stationed at Siunmerslde-

It is understood that superintend- ent Anderson will remain here for some weeks, until his successor takes over.

New Duties

Creation of the office of Com- riiaeioner . ghway Safety for New Brun‘ , was made by i=- Dull’- iic safety committee set. up by the Government this year in all effof to reduce the naimibcr of highway accidents, Premier McNair stated in his announcement last; night.

"The work 01 the new highway safety division will endeavor to im- press upon the public that a licence to drive a motor vehicle is a priv- ilege and not a right." said Premier McNrtir. "This privilege will hence- forth he more difficult. to obtain, more easily lost. and once lost more difficult to rBBB-llh"

ilnilcr legislation enacted this year. more stringent examination of now applicants for drivers‘ lic- Gil-CPS is required. After a certain nilmber of warnings, a driver's lic- cnre will be siwpended or cancelled. Any holder of a licence may be "- examined. Parents failing to do cvorvtiiirig reasonably within lhBll‘ powor to prevent their children {r0111 playing on roads and highways are liable to prosecution.

___________- STUDENT TAKES LIFE

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PARIS, Nov. 9 ~— (OPP-Betty Milmiord, 26-Yem"°lll Calladlll" girl studying here, committed sui- cide by gas Nov, 2, the coroner's office said today. She was the daughter of a prominent Oshawa. 0nt., farmer-Cyril Mumford—\vho arrived itcrr- today to make fun- cral arrangements. Police said Miss Mumford was found doad in bed by a 25-year-old Polish friend who came to visit her.

"Years shall not age them-they shall not grow old" Close in our thoughts unfading they shall be;

bravery saved the nation’ land and sea.

Time shall not dim the glory that is theirs

To shine more brightly o'er that unseen way; They wavered not nor fllnched within the hour That bore them on—-to Everlasting day.

They're resting now, those Comrades of the past Their warfare o'er-mot‘ shall the din of strife Earthshaking in its horror, mar the sleep

their souls have found new life

Then let us reverent at attention stand

In honor of those heroes of the past;

They won the laurel wreaths-to grow in splendo In memory evergreen their deed shall last,

For there within the saga of the years

Shall burn undimmed the light they lit anew; The torch whose radiance shines to Heaven above, From their shed blood the Peace of Nations grew.

-John Robert Lamont Campbell.

i‘ Jrho feature of the current trend is

Will llesunie In 3 Weeks if No (Ioniraci Signed

cr-mcsco, Nov. 9 _ (AP) John L. Lewis abruptly ended the soft-coal strike in the United States today, but said it will start. again in three weeks unlcss it contract settlement is reached, The strike was in its 52nd day.

In q sharp reversal of the trad- itional "no contract, no work pol- icy," Lewis toid his 380.000 strlk- ing United Mine Workers (Intii w resume dissing coal immediate‘- lY 11nd" the 01d contract that expired July 1.

Some mines began partial Qpef- ations at. once. Marty others plan- ned to reopen the mines to their midnight crews. .

The job of relieving n (yogi shortage that. has hit household- ers and small consumers a hard, blow in many parts of the United,‘ States is expected to be going at.‘ a good pace by tomorrow.

Some mines have offered to op- erate on a six-day weok, with’ time-and-a-half pay for the sixihl day. '

There were some clouded spots in the immediate future, however. Union sources said the miners ex- pect a continuation of royalty pay- ments required under the old con- tract. Some sowhern operators had declined to make such payments after the old contract expired.

With suddenness that caught Government mediators and many industry representatives by sur- prise, Lewis summoned newspaper men to announce that. g strike truce had been declared until midnight Nov. 30.

Ho said it was “an act. of good faith, designed to contribute to public convenience."

Then he blasted the coal opera- tors as "brutal and arrogant" in "withholding their assent" to a new f-‘ontracil.

Manitoba Electors Go io Polls Today

WINNIPEG, Nov. 9 -- (CP) - Candidates in Manitoba's general election reached the end of the campaign trail tonight. It's voting day tomorrow.

Polls will open at 8 AM. (i0 A.M. AST.) and close ill hours later. The weather forecast. is for mild temperatures with occasional rein through most of the Prov- ince.

lie-election of the Coalition Government has been accepted as linevitable by E.A. I-iansiord, lead- er of the official C.C.F. opposition in the last House, and by Edmond Prefontainc, one of the founders

of the Manitoba Democratic Movement, another anti-co aiitlon group.

Germans Estimate Cost of Hitler's War

MUNICH. Nov. 9—(Reuters\ — Hitler's war cost Germany an estimated 510.000.000.000 pre-vrar relclmnarks (about $iill.000.000.- 000), the German Flcomnnic 1h- search Institute lir MlllllCii said to- day. The iiistiilite said that. 270,000.- 000.000 reichrrnarks (about $51000.- 000000) of this could have provid- ed a fully-furnished hcmo with gar- den and an automobile for cvcry family in Germany.

PARIS, Nov. Q-(AP) The Foreign Ministers of the Western Powers rnet. at. length today and said progress was made on changes on "their joint policy in Germany." However, they announ- ccd no decisions.

UITAWA, Nov. 9 ~40?) -—Thc Government is taking steps to make the Veterans Land Act more flex- ible and to give a legislative basis to payments it has already made albsonb libnontnal building com run- ning into several millions of doi- lus.

Veterans Minister Gregg today placed on the Commons order pap- er notice that he will introduce a bill at this session of Parlirrnent to effect the changes. The act, now representing a Federal investment of $214,000,000 provides for settle- ment. of qualified veterans on farms and small holdings.

Officials estimated today that home-construction tinder its pro- visions will reach récotdiotals this year and that 1950 will exceed i049.

i of veterans building their own homes, Any vcioran who has exhausted his rte-establishment credit can qualify for tho Land Act by repay-

ing the aimount. of the credit. No

to say, Oil rights.

Death Yesterday 0f Goun. Holland

Councillor Peter E. (above). Death occurred at home, l-i Prime Street. after an illness of several months.

Born at Wouton, Mass, on June B. 1887, the late Mr. Holland spent the greater part. of his lite on Prince Edward Island. He en- tered the service oi Canadian Na- tional Railways on September i0, 1908, and spent most of his years of service at; Elmira and Souris, serving in both places as station agent. On August ill. 1946. h! WM appointed freight agent at Char- lottetown, retiring on pension or.

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A prominent citizen passed awayl nesday half-holiday escaped yesterday in the person of City Holland his, basement of the new building. Dona

Mail 85.00; other Provinces b U. l. [[00 Subscriptions Delivered $6.00

Torch flliliiiSiitll Turns Interior lnio lnfeml

SYDNEY, N. S., Nov. 8—-(CP)‘-< Jack Nicholson, 30, died in hos: pital tonight, bringing to thrcq the number of dead in n lid-day department store fire here today, Other victims were Ralph Doncas- tcr, 30, and Hugh Morrison, 55.

Tho mcn ivcn- ivorking on an addition t.) a dvpnrtnlcnt. store on the Esphitiririr- when a gasoline torch exploded and turned the in- terlor of the extension into an in- fcrno.

\ Nicholson made a futile bid for lifo whcri he ran from the burn- ing suction of tho sioro, his clotti- inf! ablaze. A passer-ivy took him to hospital wltcre he din-d tonight,

The fire caught onto pitch and tar being used in the construction job and sent dense clouds of blaclfl smoke into the main part of tho store. The fcw last-minute shop- pers who were in the store short- ly before it closed for the Wed- un-