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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 7,

1951

Defence Extension Plans For P. E. I. Indicated

Ship Repaii-rwlliicilities

For Chitown

(1l'rAWA. Feb. 6 - (Special) -. linpllit of Canada's expanded de- fence program on Prince Edward mend will be felt particularly by air and naval units. it was learned here today. As the three-year-plan for defence announced by Defence Minister Claxton in the Commons inst night gathers momentu.m. ex- zsting defence establishments mi the Island will be enlarged and possibly new ones added.

Doubling of the numerical strength of the Royal Canadian Navy and adding to coastal de- fences will undoubtedly react on Charlottetown. While detailed plans have not as yet been made public. it is expected that facilities for the refitting and repair of ships of war will be provided at the harbor of the provincial capital. Effort: will be made to increase the strength of the H. M. C.S. ”Queen Charlotte" as part of the defence plans. I

At Bummerside, it is anticipated that even the large air station now operating there will be extended both for training and onerntlonal purposes. J. Watson MacNau:lit.

,M. P. for Prince recallcd today that

the summerside air station has been grtwlng in size and importance for some time past and that new con- tracts in connection with it have already been let. Still further con- tracts will be needed to lnplemcnt provisions of the three-year-plan.

Recommendations have been made recently to the cabinet for an early start in the overall har- bor improvements at szuris. Wlillo thme lmtprovemeiits calling for ex- tensive dredging of the harbor. re- construction and widening of the tvhui and building a new shed are under the Public works Depart- ment, it is understood they have been definitely labelled as "essen- list" by the Treasury Board. and will be carried out with a minimum Vi delay. Souris is regarded as a link in the chain of key harbors on 'he Atlantic seaboard to be main- talned as part of the coastal de- Irnoe program.

While not precisely in the same

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Buying Live Fowl daily. See or Phone Rex Dawson. Albany.

"Hockey Graham's Road to-

night, Bradalbana vs. Norhoro.

"Service tonight. 8 o'clock. St. John's Anglican Church. Milton.

"St. John's Anglican Church Service. Milton tonight 8 o'clock.

"Collecting jidgs for swift Canadian Co. Contact K. Mac- Donald. Brookfield.

"Bnuying good straight oats and mixed grain daily. .Dllion at Splllelt.

View rink Wed- Malpcque vs.

"Hockey Sea n-zsday. Feb. Spring Valley.

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"Hockey in Wiltshirc tonlXM- lillmplhlfe Married Men vs. Wilt- siilre Married Men. Skate after.

"Hockey tonight. New Glasgow. New Glasgow lm-pcriais vs. Caven- dish Red Wings. Skatc after.

"Crokinnle Party. Clicrry Vai- li'.v Hall. Fob. M. Auspiccs Y. P. U. Admission. lunch included. 35 rents.

"Scc Highfleld Diinrc-rs with -llldefl specialties, Mnrshfield Hail. February 14. Auspiccs Women's Institute.

"Hockey. Come and meet your friends in Hunter River Rink to- night. Married Men vs. Single Mm. Thla will be an exciting '-'i"n0- Skate after.

"Jimmy Power-'s variety con- '-rt in Winuloe Station Hall. Wednesday. Feb. 7th. starting at -1.30. Sale of lunches. in lift of Women's Institute of Hlghfleld.

"Hockey. long Creek Rink. Wednesday. lbbruary 7th. Nine Mile Creek lulldoge va. out My- my Royall. Game starts at too. Shh after.

"Will be leading hon at the fnilowim points each Thundui lime: wlginim. Ilradalbano, until 11.30 A. M. not-don Bagnell. llunter R-Iver. until noon. Iulnloenide until 130 P. la and Remington until 3 P- It. llaotwen and openly

"Dom min the I-lighfltid Dan- Bm. colorful eoaiiilnea. music 0? lie Dem-nine and Cy Burke. Jokes Ind reading: by Dick Turpin. in 1 u Jiiigon Hag. wOHn!ldny.FFel'l.

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category as naval or air units. army establishments in P. E. I. will not be neglected. It is hoped to draw more recruits to reserve units and to this end it is reported that ex- isting army units will be provided with most modern types of equip- ment available.

Expansion of the armed services will result in additional heavy de- mands for rations, and it is certain that the farms of the province will be called upon to fill their quota of this demand for meat! and veget- ables.

Banii Bandits Captured with lost In Quebec

JOLIE'l'I'E. Que.. Feb. 6 -(GP) -Three armed bandits today held up the Banque Canadienne Nat- ionaie branch at St. Felix De Vaiois. .10 miles north of here. and were captured Shortly after- ward with lheiriloot of about s10.000.

Provincial Police said a posse captured the bandits at a bridge near Juliette before the gunmen had time to draw their weapons

The three men walked into the

bank. lined the customers up against a wall and gathered up the money.

Three other customers came into the bank and were lined up and later made to lie on the floor and, along with the others. were tied up- .

Another customer entered the bank a few minutes later and un- tied the employees and custom- ers.

A road block was set up at the Barrette Bridge, which leads to Jollelte. a town about 45 miles northeast of Montreal and five minutes later the three men were spotted in a car.

The posse forced the car to the side of the road and grabbed the occupants before the bandits could draw their guns.

Carrier Sails On Training Cruise

HALll1"AX. Feb. 6 -(CP) - The aircraft carrier Magnificent sailed for southern exercises to- day, her aailing delayed 28 hours by a case of attempted sabotage discovered Saturday.

The 18.000-ton carrier will stop at Quonset Point. 11.1.. to pick up her planes and then join the de- stroyer Crescent for manoeuvres off Bermuda.

Aboard the carrier were the three members of a court of in- qulry named to probe the find- ing of sand and brass filing! in her engines. They will continue their probe aboard ship. The sabotage attempt was considered the work of malcontents.

Enjoyed Opening lnformalities In Ontario House

A pleasant break in the formal- ity of the opening of the Ontario Legislature last Thursday set a precedent which might well be followed here, said Premier J. Walter Jones. on his return last night from a visit to Toronto. Hamilton and Ottawa.

Premier Jones was among the guests of honour at the opening of the Ontario Assembly. other guests included three Dominion cabinet members. Health Minister Martin. Labour Minister Gregg

and Veterans Affairs Minister Lapointe.

After the speech from the Throne. and before Lieutenant Governor Lawson had retired. Premier Frost made a brief in-

formal spei-ch. calling the attent- ion of the audience to the ori- ditions made to the oil portraits of former Ontario Premiers which adorned the gallery. and to other improvements. and recalling the century old traditions of inter- racial Canadian amiiy and co- operation. He was followed by Op- position Leader Joliffe, Libcral Leader Oliver and the Labour Progressive party leader. Mr. MacLeod. The latter caused much laughter by inquiring from Prem- 'j

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Coun. ll. B. Schurmzin

who was re-elected to the Sum- merside Town council in yester-

day's election.

Extension Oi Boundaries For Parkdale Decided On

Messrs. Edwin -l-f. Cook. Ber. Birt and Henry Mllcbaren were elected as Commissioners of Park- dele at the first annual meeting of residents of the villas? 1351 CV0" ning.

The meeting also decided that the boundaries of Parkdale be ex- tended to include the north side of Bclveclere Avenue. t-he cast side of Falcontwood Road and the east side of the Bracklc)' PC1111 Road. it. was moved that the new

Commissioners have authority to Contact the residents of these areas to see if they are in favnr ol their districts being included in Parkdale. -

A large and vitally iniercslcd

group attended the meeting which opened with the ciliairman, Mrs. E. H. Cook, reading her report. She spoke of the great need of I water supply in Pa-rkdalo. and a side- walk on the St. Peter's Road. Mrs. Cook also referred to a staicment by the Parkdalc Fire Department. stating betwccn two and three

s'mJ5tToTiir-sci. Now Under Control

BRXGHTON. England. Feb. 0 -- iReuters) - The smallpox outbreak here has ended after killing 10 per- sons. the to'.vn's medical officer said today. 'Ilhere were 20 cases in the

outbreak.

Veteran Cites Dangers In Re-Arming West Germany

OTTAWA. Feb. 6 -tCPl -The Commons was told today by a veteran of the Second World War that one danger in rearming West Germany is that she may join the

Russians against North-Atlantic neighbors. David Croll (L--Toronto Spad-

inai said the rearmasnent quest- ion musi, be approached "with the greatest caution and the still vivid memory of what an armed Ger- many coat the world in blood and tear: not so many years ago."

The 50-year-old Toronto lawyer enlisted in the Second World war ai a private and climbed to the rank of colonel.

He said that in his opinion "we are still dealing with a people who are undemocratic and unre- pentant: who consider themselves unfortunate and whose chief ob- not at present in to figure out the winning side and get on it."

speaking in the Throne Speech debate. he said the Government mum consider theie possibilities:

I. Rearrnement of Germany may set the Russians on the move.

2. A rearmed West Ger- many may try to conquer the Beat to bring about unific- ation of Germany.

3. It Welt. Germany. rearm- ed by North-Atlantic count- riu. may decide to join the ltuulaaa.

0. Wm German: me! not fight against Oorninunlli-dorm

inated countrymen in lint Ger-mnn.v. other speaker: in the debate

included R. R. Knllhl . (OCE-

Ssskatooni; J. A. Ross (P C- Sourisi; Rnlicrt Fair (SC-Baltic River); and .f L. Mac-Dougall tL- Vniicoiivcr Burrardi. a

Mr. Ross criticized the govern- ment's dc-fence effort nnd said Canada should have 318.000 men in uniform if site was going to match the program of the United States. The country's reserve forces were in a "very, very un- satisfactory" condition.

Mr. 'MaoDougall suggested Canada would be wise to encour- age her Cadet Corps.These groups would provide much of the man- power for the armed services. He aaid that even Defence filin- istcr Claxtoii probably was not satisfied with the reserve foi'ccs at present. The best of Canada's young men had to be attracted to the reserve forces if they did not go into the active service.

Mr. l1'air'called for immediate Government action in reduce the coat of living. He said high labor costs. excessive Government. lax- ntione and large margins of profit were responsible for current high costs. I

Mr. Knhht called for support. of the C.C.P. motion criticizing the Government for backing the United States resolution branding Communist. China an aggressor. He hoped Canada would not make a second mistake and lupport anctiona against Chine.

Mr. Croll said he hoped the O. O. 1'. motion would be withdrawn before a vote was taken. A vote would exaggerate or magnify thr- diffcreiice of opinion among members.

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hundred dollars are necessary to maintain the present. equipment.

Following t-.he financial report. read by A. D. Seaman. the nomin- ating committce of Lester Hickox.

Ivan Vcss-ey and Frank Burke brought in a suggested slate of names for C0nllfTllSSlOTli?l'S. Mr.

Cook was vottd in for three yvars. Mr. Birl. for two. and Mr. Mac- Larcn fur a one-ycar Ierm.

Mr. Cook took the chair for the balance of the evening. and Mr. J. F. Connolly. director of the town planning division of the Provinc- ial Department of Reconstruction spoke on the suggested new bouncl;irics for the village. and gave a rcvport on a recently coin- plcted survey of Parkdalc. He? said thrre were l.l.'i6 persons in the village. comprising 265 families. Referring to the fact there are only 249 properties, he explained

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llpsurg-2 Noted In Fur Prices

MONCTON. N. B.. Feb. 6 --(Cm - Tlicre is an upsurge apparent in the local fur inarket.

Dealers said today that a rush of buyliig in United Slatcs has sonl the price of silver foxes up 55 to 58 and that good quality pelts tiow bring from 315 to S25.

Nimtbcr of silver foxos available, however. is limited.

Mink is also bi-iitgim: a good price. An in-crcasing iiiicrcst ill the fins of wild animals. such as rcd foxes and raccoon. is also an. porcnt. Rod foxes bring about St to 51.50 but few have been offer- i cd to buyers in this district.

4 News In Brief

OTTAWA. Feb. 6 ---(Cf?) --()n a, voice vote. the Con-.mons to- nltlht drfcuted a C.c.F. motion of non-confidence in the Govern- mrnt.

LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y.. Feb. 0-- fAPt--Riissia today charge-d thr- Unitcd States with 238 air at. Hicks on Red China in November .-uid D:-ceiiiber and called on the U. N. to condemn "these ill:-gal

Mill bl" the Government of the United States." uoNooN. Feb. 6 -(AP) -ln-

folmed soimfci” "said today Britain is ready to support a limited re- armament. otJapan.Thoso- sources said Britain and the Coinmon- wraith countries favor an early peace treaty with the former Asiatic onelhy.

SAINT JOHN, N. B.. Feb. ii - ((3?) Robert G. Newton. Brit- ish theatrical director. drama ad- viser and adjudicator. reached Saint John today to begin his analysis of amateur drama in Canada. As this year's adjud- icator of regional drama festivals, he will start the task hero tomor- row night at the o-pcning of the

New Brunswick festival

Results Of Municipal Elections Yesterday

Re-elected To S'side Council

A meinrber of the Town Council and a member of the Water and Sewerage Commission were re- elected in Sumrmerside's civic elec- tion yesterday. Councillor H. B. Sohurman defeated Mr. Llew- cllyn Rogers in the East Wa-rd by a majority of 243 votes. The count was Schurman 365. Rogers 122.

Commissiorner Leigh Stewart de- feated two cipponcinls to retain his Water and Sewerage Commission

scat. He -had a plurality over his nearest rival of 21 votes. The count was: Arsenauli Prichard Stewart. West Ward 183 149 80 Center Ward 34 54 67 East Ward 69 I63 240 Totals 286 366 387 Two other members of the

Town Council were re-elected by acclamation on nomination day a week ago. They were: Councillor

U. S. Rail Strike Shows Signs Of Ending

WASHINGTON. rt-b. ti - (APi 1 --The” SWllOllIll0l'l'S crippling "sick call” strike began crumbling mi parts of the United States today,l but holdouts in key mid-west c;i- i ies kept the bulk of the cross-i country traffic in a snarl.

Strikers svwnrmcd back to their. jobs in New York City and mucii . of the eastern area. sWllCl'll'Il6ni stayed out in the key rail hubs of Chicago. Cleveland. St. Louis and Min-ncapolis-St. Paul. The wage-i hour distputc also spread on some 1 far western lines. 3

A White House aide was quoted l 3-9 Saylnil D1'0SpeCls for settling! the strike were ”encouraglng”,3 but rail officials conlintied to re- flect considerable gloom. -

one bright spot developed latei in the day when the four rail un- l ions reduced their basic demanded to writing for the first time.

The demands hinge on six com- - plicoted proposals for changing i the operating rules of the industry

J. L. Driscoll in the West Ward and Councillor G. B. Sheen in the Center Ward. According to Suin- merside's peculiar system of civic elections tihrce councillors are elected each year for a two-year term. The mayor is elected every two years.

The campaign was fairly quiet and the vote was moderately heavy although considerably below last years record turnout when there was a mayoralty contest. The campaign has been enlivened somewhat in regard to t'he con- test for water and sctweragc coin- missioner by a series of letters in the newspapers. This is an un- usual development in a Summer- sidc civic election and maybe ii. precedent which may be follow- ed in future years.-S.

AT KENSINGTON

In (tho civic election held ye:-v terday in Kensington thirteen candidates offered. five of them were merntbstrs of last year's Council and I fairly heavy vote was recorded. Mayor Russell Chamtpion. being unopposed. was elcctcd by acclamalion on Nomin- ation Day.

Follc-wing is the list of success- ful caiididatcs who will serve for the coming year: W. H. Darracl-i

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-such as yard limits. cabooscs, and work on long-running diesel loco. TIIOUVCS.

The unions themselves were rc- iported in conflict on what rule -c'iia.ng-es.should be stressed in ilhe negotiations.

fichiidren Of Light" lilo Vanishing Act

KERFLMEOS. B. C... Fri). 6 (CP) - The "Children of Light". religious sect that vainly awaited the end of the world a month ago. have vanished from this interior British Columbia town.

It was believed he-re iiicy might. be en route in Vancouver Island l0 591 UP 3 C0-Olwraiive religious community.

Nineteen sect. members. ing several cliildrcn. left suddenly last wcek-cnd. Several of lhcvm instructed relatives to dispose of thrir rernainjng prop. Orly.

Vancouver Island is believed their destination because 16-year. .old Bob Mclman. whose moiihert forced him to quit the scct's two-i week vigil, left for there last wccik. '

Leader of the sect is Mrs. Agnes Grace Carl.-mi. 50.

includ-- town

iChinese Work Harder, Are Poorer Than Ever

(M. Sivaram, Routers and Press Trust of India correspondent. re- cently spent several weeks in Pei-ping studying the ncav Com- munist China at first hand).

By M. Sivaram

BOMBAY. Frt). 6 - tReutei-si- The Chinese people today work hardcr than ever before yet re- main poorer than ever.

'l'liiat paradox sums up the econ- omic scene in the New China after a year under t.hc Communist rc- gimc. One foreign critic sums it up: The "ion pcoplc are poor, and the poor people poorer."

Millions are facing starvation this winter. Unofficial reports speak of acute famine conditions in Anhwei. Kiangsu an! SJhantung Provinces in East China, in liopci and Pingyuan Provinces in North China and in several districts in the South-West. '

The number affected aicd at nearly 100,000,000.

Yet. according to official state- monls. China has a large food Slli"pliiS. despite two bad crops following floods and di-oughf..

is estim-

Moro than 1.000.000 tons of food grains and flour went to Russiat this year. .

The famine a.iid distress is not; mentioned by Ctliinese officials nor.- the Chinese press. .

in "pro-li-beration" days. China. impnricd nearly 2.000.000 ions of rice a year from Thailand and lndo-China. Today, those imports have ceased.

On the labor front. official prop- aganda. says the Chinese have mine into their own;

Factory workers all at ii confer- ence iaible with employers and are able to buy essential require- ments at government-controlled prices. But eamings have dwindled because factories and workshops produce less. make less profits and are faced with a slump in business. conlifplicaied by government con-

as.

In those Provinces where land reform has been completed. peas- ants wihn received email plots of land have found cultivation dif- ficuii and uneconomlcal. Surrend- er of a large share of the crop in tax to the Government is com- puloory.

Salaries and wages are calculat- edintel-maofiihecostoffood

I Electric Power Roles To Increase In N.B. l

l gy l FREDERICTON, Fab. 6 - (CF) i

Domestic customers of the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission will soon pay higher rates for clccliriciiy.

D, T. Cochrane. vice-chairman of the Commission. said toiiight that details of the increases will be announced in a few days.

;Breod Prices Up One Cent In Toronto

TORONTO. Feb. 6 - (CP) Bi-cad prices were increased one cent a loaf here today from 13 and . 17 cents to 14 and 18. Bakery films. citing increased operating .cosi.s, forecast the hike last week.

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More Thani4-00 Injured In Third Great Tragedy In Area Within Year

(By Art Everett) . WOODBRIDGE, N. J., Feb. 6-? (APl- A Pennsylvania Railroad express--jammed to the aisles with commuters -- jumpcd tho; tracks at high speed tonight nnril tuniblr-d in wreckage down a 20-. foot cnihnnkment. At least C8j persons were killed. . The death tail was expected fol risc as rrsrue workers slithl.-reril through mud and blood to get nil

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Ahniit 400 persons were iitjliretl. many il'il'Dp0d for hours in cars lwnt I7-shaped by the terrible force of the crarkup.

The ll-rar train-”The Broker" --roared onto a temporary lresll-9 and swaycii sickenlmzly. its Pn-1 gins-or apparently fighting the