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Plsll llcw Parley Dn iisst Rationing

Q5515, ls t. I! — (OP) ..s an mantis: bctwvm N- dthl meat trade

co quit work in protesting

n. new rationing , ‘ game in for further discuslon in the Commons today and Prime Minister Mackenzie KIM said careful consideration would t. given any representation from the striking Montreal

rs.

meet

Ice to Fred Rose (Lab. Prop-Montreal Cartier), Mr. King said. however. 111M the Government considered it was not an‘ appropriate time to meet s. butchers delegation. The Montreal butchers had re- quested by telegram that the Cabinet meet a deiegati of I, l5 of their representatives.

The Cabinehairesdy had met with a delegation representing all retail butchers in Canada. said Mr. King. and at that meeting the matter of ration. lng had been carefully discussed and later some modifications had been made io the ration. lag program.

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lllfcziliflll Interested. In tattle, Potatoes

H. Norton Cameron, foreign cor- respondent for the Jornsl do Com- mercio, one of the leading papers o! Rio dc Janelro, Brazil. was in the City yesterda. While hero, Mr. Cameron co erred with Pre- mier J. Walter Jones and officials of the Potato Growers’ Association and the Tourist Bureau. He was especially interested in the possi- bilties commercial intercourse between Eastern Canada and Bra-l Ill with special reference to expor-I tstions to country from the Island of pure bred disease-free cattle and seed potatoes. Mr. Cameron. who has spent 32 years in Brazil and s eaks Portuguese like a native, lef yesterday after- noon for Moncton. .

iiacfillldon’: Wifc In Divorcc" Action

ltlIAilfl. Fla, Sept. 2'1—-Mrs. Maw lldacFsddcn. estranged wife of phy- scal culturist Bernarr MscFsdden, tcsti-iled today that her husband ace insisted that she do 200 deep

‘to bends or forfeit his love.

‘I went through the strenuous exercise as required although I suffered at the time from a mus- cuiu" T" W". the after cllccl. cf chlldblfi ." the motherly, English- bom one-time beauty contest (vill- y" told John C. Cramling. Mllstfil‘ 71; (Iloncery who is hearing the “Eyesr-old MacFaddenp divorce-

Mr. MacFaddell as “centric” on the subject of exer- ge and fresh air, she declared cfiuféverol times endangered their R ens health by his demands. 9 Ptqulred them to exercise when l1). she geld,

mlembe brings the member

‘Wednesday night by the Branch

RMIOTING in

The annual meeting o! l Chas- iottetown Branch of the Canadian _ Legion was hold in the Legion Home last evening with a very large attendance, Comrade Leo Bradley, D.C.M., retiring president presiding. _ Seven: nine new applications for were received which ship of the Branch up to a total of six hun- dred and fifty two members. Reports of all committees were given by the Chairmen. The election of new officers re- sulted as follows:

President. P.E Palmer.

1st. Vice President, Colonel J.D. Stewart.

2nd Vice President, JJ-f. Mc- Kenna.

Members of the Executive, I-LH. Court. D. Grant, J A. McGuigan. The Rev. TE. MacLennsn and the Right Rev. R.V. MacKenzle

were rc-elected Chaplains of the Branch. T.E. MacNutt was re-clectcd

Honorary President.

The president 1n his report gavc a very full account of the activities of the Branch during the_year, and spoke strongly regarding the lack of hospitalization and emllkiylllllfli- 5°!‘ returned men in the Provmoe. By a giggnding vote the thanks of the Branch were extended to Mr. Brad- ley for his ready and untlrllls 1115-, ours in behalf of the endeavours of the Legion and those returnlnil from service.

A vole cf thanks was tendered to all speakers and others who helped make the banquet 811/9111

to the Provincial Command such ar success.

A vote of thanks was tendered to the Ladies Auxiliary who have dur- ing the yours of war worked so lmrd and faithfully not only in the Can- teen but 1h their ofher: dctvlties for the welfare of the Branch and those returning from overs-nus.

A vole o: thanks was also adopted m the Press and radio for Dubl cltt’ freely given. also to the hand f0!‘ their ready servic at all times and to nil organizations who have as- sisted the Legion in its endeavours.

Th‘; new President, Comrade Palmer, on taking the chair. thanked all present for: the honor bestowed ulpon llirn, and briefly outlined-some of lls hopes for the work of the Branch clunng the coming year

The meeting closed with the sins- ing of the National Anthem.

All Trcopsllips (to To lialilax ilow

MONTREAL. Sept. 27 —- (CP) —- Shlpplrlg officials her: rcporttd un- officially oday that no more troop- slnps would be uslgg the St. Law- rence River route to Quebec City this season. They said troopshlps due between now and the end of the year would use Halifax as theirl docking port.

According to the reports here, the Pasteur which docked at Quebec last Friday represented the last troopship of the season bound for Quebec. although possibility was scell that some troops might still come to Montreal or Quebec aboard naval or morchallt frelghters.

WOULD STUDY ATOMIC ENERGY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2'1 —(AP) —'l2he United States Senate unan- lmously approved and sent to the l-iousc of. Representatives today a resolution to set up a joint com- mlttce to study the development.

ldraft. 'I‘llcy are: Cpl. R.J

LL-Dol. Fielding Deputy Minister Public Welfare

At a meeting yesterday of ther Executive Council Lt. Col. P.8- Fleldirlg, M.M., E. .. was a -| pointed Deputy Minister oi Pub c wclrm. The department. under lion. William Hughes as Minister. was established a few years 88° and covers administration o! P1117- llc health, Falconwood I-resnlwl and Infirmary grants to hospitals and orphanages, child welfare, old agc end blind pensions. unemployment relief, vital statistics. extramural treatment of tuberculosis, and elec- trlcal lnlpection.

Lieut -Ccl. Fielding was born in Alberfon, PE I , 4'1 years n80. thfl son cf the late Mr. and Mrs. J-P Fielding Educated at the Alberton High School and Prince of wales College" he enlisted as a 811111191 with the 8th S1980 Battery in 1915 and went overseas with the un-lt- For gallantry in action. he was awarded u... Military Modal

In 1027. lle received hi5 commis- sion in the Reserve Army and in 1935 we; appointed deputv PPUVlIl-f clal Secretary-Treasurer. In _ April. I 1940, he volunteered his serv ces t0 the Army and was appointed Com» msnding Officer of the 2nd Med- ium Regiment withLlhe rank 0f Lieu); -Co1ousl. Inability to pass the rigorous medical examination for commanding officers alone pre- vented him from going overseas. with his command.

Two N. S.

8th Battery Duc At Halifax 0ct.1_0r2_

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HALIFAX, Sent. 2'! - (OPP-Ag total of 1,054 servicemen and women , from Nova Scotia. and Prrrlcc Ed-p ward Island will be aboarg they trocpshlp lle dc France when she,‘ docks here Monday or Tuesday,‘ military authorities announced to- night. No indication was given of the number from each Province.

included in the units arriving on the Vship wlll be the West Nova Scots Reglmorli, and the 8th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, RC A . both Ist Division units ‘

Ailiitaljy authorities announced that three men listed earlier as passe-users on the Nieuw Amsterdam would not be aboard that ship but would be included in another early Kell , Plsquld; Gnr. RH -MacKinnol, West Royalty; and L-Bdr J, Parry, Tlgnish.

Two additlczal passengers 0n the Nicuw Amsterdam, in addition to those already listed were announced. ‘Ihey arr- Signln. EJ. Glbbfi, Al- berton; Gnr A. MacRae, Wood Islands North

ilcw Parliamentary Assistant Named

OTTAWA, Sept. 2'1 - (CP) Capt. WA Tucker (L-Rcstern) hss been appointed parliamentary bsslstant to Veterans Minister Mac- Kenzie. Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced today in the Com-

control and use of atomic energy.

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Coming Events

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day. 14s Jo “it. rsawlvvry‘ Ds-giggl: so M Cede: 5h les at ‘m . m n. A. srnsu, l‘ ‘ alum! Iood used c sally llll or brin ' “RM u mm m ($141.

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CHICAGO, Sept. 2'1 — (AP) -— ‘Deadlocked conciliation conferences (aimed at settling the eight-state ‘oil strike were transferred from gihifisgo to Washington today as R flcials labelled the work st

the most critical in the country. At the same time, the three-day.

|service employees in New York spread to 100 additional structures by union count and police reported employees were idle in 3.022 build-

inge. Still mother serious work stop-

Ji page occurred in the Paterson, N. se

J., area, when '10 textile printing and dyeing plants closed down at. tor s walkout by 6,000 C.I.O. work.

- - age in-

hmd’ d" 5°" 391-‘ f f5 cent h url w 5111 of lunches. \ ill-tans: llniotn officials; said title wuhmdml i“ tlke will a ect bout 000 wo - gay‘ m", ghefiwg: in: 214 Otlliflll: mud in nine‘ p‘, tater and a s . on gal-men

m‘ m" a‘ $11‘ workers, ss well. - ,,.~—... ' an “ti. ..: su ry m snip oy

gun t,“ gs ',°“'l§.§§..§,'“”' gpxlided to plel more pits, bringing ' 7.304111.“ the total number of idle miners in

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Developments in the oil dispute saw Edgar L. Warren. new US. Conciliation Service Chief, announ- ce that he and labor Secretary

Chicago _ Oil Strike Isl. Most Serious In U. S. ‘

US. Labor Department of.

‘old strike of 15,000 AFL. building'

Lewis Schwellenbach believe "the oil strike is holding up reconver- sion to a greater extent than any other strike."

Conciliation sessions will recon- vene in ton Saturday

manning.

Other moves on the turbulent U. S. labor front today were:

l. The l2.ds.y.old oil strike, in- volving 36.000 workers and throat-

elltendislg to sn eighth stats fouls-

ma.

2. Labor Secretary Schwelienbach said the Government would not lse oil properties until all con- ciliation efforts were exhausted.

S. The national total of persons idle because of strikes and shut. downs stood at 870.000., nether

s.

by the New York building service offices or refusal to cross picket

tics ‘reported s‘ " and lockout! involved 030.000 workers and cui-

ln August. when the wave of post- war strikes was starting. This idle. nus, the Bu su ssid, constituted only "IQ/100 o one per cent of the svallsble working time" in the nat.

Die In Accidents

. as usual and in some manner suc-

ening to spread to include 260.000, g m“

l,soo,ooo were affected indirectly ' strike. either by inability to reach ,

llnee. 4. The Bureau of- Labor Ststis- _

sod 1,960,000 man-days of idleneu g

Prime Minister King Plans European Tour

(By The Canadh Press)

OTTAWA, Sept. ill-Prime Mill- ister Mackenzie King today an- nounced in the Commons he will make .a.n infonnnl and gerllaps extended visit to the Unite Kin - dom and Western Europe eery, nern, week, He made the announce-l men-t during a long statement on foreign affairs. . Mr. King said he pro sed to; to seeI

leave in the coming w

conditions for hlmset, confer with. members of the Britwh and other Governments. visit the battlefields and the Canadian ltrnbsssies and Legations.

Mr. King one of the veterans b; mong the leaders of the Uni Nations, took a grave Vi“)! 0! the problems confronting the nations and stressed the importance of Canada knowing the attitudes and objectives of other countries be- fore formulating her own policies.

His decision to go overseas was applauded by the House and ap- proved by the three opposition par- ty lenders, John Bracken. 0f U19 Progressive Ccnservai-ivfi. M. .1. Culdlwell of the 0.0.1". and Solon Low of Social Credit.

Wartime arrangements whereby Canada and the other smaller countries among the United Nat. ions accepted the decisions of the loaders of the blg states would not do for the pence settlements, Mr. King warned.

(Continued 0n i»... ll Eli];

Chit. iron

(By The Canadian Press) TRURO, N. S.. Sept. 2‘!—WR-'.\I!19 Fisher. 2. son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Fisher of nearby Murray's Siding was _ death by a horse in his fathers barn early today. _

The ch id had gone out t0 play

seeded in unlatchlng the stable door. He was found under the

horse. O

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SYDNEY. N. 5.. Sept. 2'i—(CP) -Jackellne McGl-egor. 5. died in hospital here today from injuries received when she was struck by a truck near her Alexander Street

omc.

The driver of the truck, Eddie Reeves, was exonerated of all biume after eye witnesses had tes- (lfied lhc child had dashed into the front of the vehicle.

Huge Shipments 0f Salt Doll And Herring From Maritime Ports

HALIFAX. Sept. flT-More than 23,000,000 pounds of pickled herring and 24.000000 pounds of salt cod. purchased by U.N.R.R.A. from the Newfoundland Fisheries Bcard.wlll he dripped ironl the ports of Hali- fax and St. John during the con)- lng winter. H. E. Whinps, deputy director of ocean shipping for UN. R. R. A., uted hsi; night. Mr, Whipps is in Halifax completing arrangements for the large U.N.R. RA shipments.

He. said that ten or twelve ves- sels would be sailing each month from this port or from St. John. First pickled herring bound for Poland will leave Hali- fax shortlv on the Clvde Dunning.

the pickled fish to Gdansk-Gdynia. vtrltltAN, EDITOR. n!!! OSKADOOSA, Kss. Sep

t. 2'1 -— (AP) - Prank H. Roberts, 04. ed- itor of the Oskaloosa Independent, t. Born

died at his home last nigh

in Waynesviile. O . he began work- lng in his father's print shop at the age of e ht and was proclaimed

the younges typesetter in the Uhied States. cAlvAosArT-norcslls

FOR HOLLAND

ROVITERDAM. Holland. Sept. 2'7 (CP)—A ship anchored here last night with a cargo of 006 horses purchased in Canada for Dutch a . igimlly they were 0U! draft Animus but l0 died d

mud trampled wz-Edward Island. Nova. Scotla and

ltsx was discussed at

shipment -

Whlch will take 42 000 barrels of, w“, a)

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Minister Promises

Early llsport i

0n Ds-Dpcrativcs

UITAWA. Sept. 2'1 — (Special) Answering s. question asked ln the House of Commons this aztsmoon b W. Chester S. McLure, Progres-

ve - Conservative member for Queen's. Finance Minister Ilsley produced that the report of the Royal Commission on Cal-operatives would be printed and distributed to member of the Commons in the near future.

Mr. Mclrure asked in the ques- tion period prior to resumption of the debate: "When will the "report of the Royal Commission on taxa- tion of cooperatives be tabled)‘

Mr. Ilsley said this report imd lust been completed and submitted to him on September 25, and he had not yet had time to read it. "X intend to rend it Just as soon as possible and at that tme i‘. will be printed and distributed.” he said

The Royal Commission o.) Tax- ation of (Io-operatives, known asl the McDougall Commission after

its chairman, Mr. Justice lilrrol Mc-

Dougall, received briefs and heard representations from Prince Edward

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iiiiilliii Anli School g ———-’ Associations

S. R. LAYCOCK

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WINNIPEG, Sept. 2'l—(CP)—Dr. S. R. Laycock of the University oi’ Saskatchewan. Saskatoon, has been elected president of the Canadian Federation of Home and School Associations. it was announced to- day. He succeeds L. A. Dewolfe of Trurc, N. S.

Other‘ officers include eastern vice-president, Dr. W. P. Percival,

Island in the course of its sessions at Moncton early in March of fills‘ year. Principal brief submitted to, the C0 ion was sgn-ad by cf- fioers of almost every co-opsrativei

on the Island. Specific represenh,

ations were made on behalf of the, potato. poultry. dairy and livestock: organizations. |

Maritime Fishery srobienls

More equitable treatment of fish- ermen of the provinces oi Prince

New Brunswick In regard to income ' a caucus of Government members of Parliament from the Maritime Provinces, held today in the Liberal committee

room.

. It-was suzgested that arrange- ments be made so that fishermen could splcad nlcome tux payments

over a three-year period. so 11s 119),. to be embarassed by heavy taxation‘

in B- Yclir when catches were poor or below average. Members of this new fisheries committee arc AW Stuart. (Charlotte, NLBJ, Major L.E Baker (YalQmouth-Shelburn-e- Clare) and J. Watson MacNaughi (Prince __

In addition io the special com- mittee. Ilermqnent oiilccrs were chosen for the Maritime Provinces caucus Thy are Gordon B. Isnor (Halifax), chairman; A.D Leger, (Kent), vice-chairman and J. Wat- son MacNaufll‘. (Prince) secretary.

The executive of the caucus will consist oi these members together

with the three provincial whips, H R. likmrcersqn, (Wcstmcrland). l-LB McCulloch, (Flown), and

James L. Douglas, (Qucerrs).

Debate 0n Draft Address Concludes

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Sept. 2’1—'I‘lle Com- mons tonlght adopted lheAddrcs-s in reply to the Speech from tllc Throne without s recorded vote after rejecting two opposition a,- monuments.

Both amendments dealt wlln prices for agricultural products and mod at criticism of the Gov- ernment's Wheat; policy.

A Progressive Conservative a- seeking consideration cent of parity prices asic agricultural products was lost on a 110-91 vote while a 0-0.7’. amendment favoring 100 per fight parity prices went down 117

Debate on the amendments was climaxed with an exchange of views on e vernmenvs agri- cultural p0 oy by John Bracken, Progressive Conservative leader, and Agriculture Minister Gardi- nI. who wound u the debate.

Ill‘. Bracken sad the Govern- ment's liccision to limit the export price of wheat to $1.55 n bushel and guarantee farmers ‘a minimum grille of o! s bushel for the next

ve years was des ed to prevent the price rising sn to allow it to

the v01!!! and ne foal . to bring the total, 00%’?

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director of Protestant) education, Quebec. Officers were elected by ballot after n convention, sched- uled for August, was cancelled be- cause ef wartime conditions.

Chairmen of the committees in-I cludc: Community Standards, J.A. B. McLslsh. Vallcyfleld. Que; Founder's Day. Miss Dora M. Bak- er, Truro, N.‘S.; Visual Education, I.. C. Debellc. Montreal: Health, Dr. C. W. McMillan Fredericton; Historian and Archivist. GJ-l. Pen- rose. Nfontrenl; Organization, L. A. Dcwolfe. Truro. ,

(Dr. Lsycoclr visited here recant- lv and gave a series of talks on the work of the Home and School Federation.)

Maltese Gross For crcavcli Mothers And War Widows

OTTAWA. Sept. 27—A silver Maltese cross, the top ann surmounted by a crown hm] the remaining three by maple loaves, will be given mothers and willows of the men and women who die/l in the service of (ho country during the gee. ond Great War. Defence Head. quarters announced tonight.

The cross is backed by a laurel wreath and centred with the inscription "GR VI."

Accompanying the memorial cross will be the personal mes- sage from Defence Minisier Abbott: "This memorial cross is forwarded to you on behalf of tile Government of Canada in memory of one who died the service of his country.”

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ZIIUKOV TO VISIT U. S.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -—(APi -M:-lrsh:ll Georgi Zhukov, famed, chief oi’ staff of the Red Army and‘ Soviet

representative on the Con. trol Council for Germany, Willi

month at the invitation of Pre - d-sllt Truman. the White House an. pounced today. Marshal Zhukov will arrive in New York by air Oct. giandmlvltrill see the President dlsr_ s V .

BEND ITALIAN S IIOMIZ

PREIORJIA. Smith Africa — (OP) fltalian prisoners in South Africa wlll soon return to Italy. Anti-mg. itles have them ready to leave as soon as Italy Ban provide the ships.

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By NORMAN CBIBIIINS

LIIAVESDEN. Hiertfordshlre, En 11nd- Sent. rl-(or Chbie)—- Fied Marshal Mon omery, com. mander of me Brit h the e. fod£fi invited dents at the ski University of Canada here in write to him ‘In Germany if they could solve the 111101118111 of where centralized auth- Oflty would end and private

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SPBBkin extemporsneously at the W!!! l of the University which offers study and refresher courses to Canadians awaiting de- Hwbllllflilfih. the General under whom Canadians fought in Italy and Northwest Europe said: