i.

Sc ,, "Christmas Concert, North .1 River Hall, East Wiltzhlre and

' ‘ uaxlns

places effectively.

Itlailifficulttaspeakaoumon.

Morning Guardian. Founded 1881. Charlottetown Guardian.

Two Cont.

P. E. Ijdfiered Same Terms,

Abbott Says

OTTAWA. Dec. lfi-Fluancg Minister Abbott. said tonight that In the proposed new tax- aiinn agreement with British Columbia a readjusted form- ula would be used to deter- mine annual federal subsidy payments.

The formula would be dif- ferent than that contained in the federal proposals to the

provinces as outlined in the‘

budget last June 27.

Mr. Abbott said that under fho budget ,.. posals the pro- vinces were offered a mil“. mum of Sill per cupita based on either the 1M1 or 1042

‘ population and the value of

gross national production.

The readjustment in the formula would allow British (Iolumbiu to obtain increases in subsidy Payments In accord- nnce with any increases since 1042 in population and grosl national production.

Mr. Abbott said similar pro- vision was being made for, Prince Edward Island. which hits not yct conolud an agreement with the Do on.

lie said that under the bud- grt p. posals other provinces automatically benefit by in-

creases in populati and gross national m. ‘notion since 1912.

Premier Bium Forms Gablnet

BL Premier --l..¢on -

I

PARIS, Dec. lo —-(AP)-S00ial- Hum.‘ soil-ha ‘it! vcri s. crisis that. "threatened to

become perilous." fortncd an all- Boclailsl cabinet today after fall- ing to bring communists sud their

opponents ‘into s‘ coalition care- wk

government. '1‘ e national assembly will be skdd to give the cabinet a vole

of confidence tomorrow. Observers said they expected Blum i0 receive almost unanimous endorsement.

premier-president. minister in the now cabinet

The 74-year-old Blum will be and foreign f0

serve until mid-January.

Coming Events

"Movies at Brsdalbane to-nighl.

"Wllmoi. Valley School Concert,

Tuesday. December 17th.

Tuesday. December

day at Milton.

"Wllmot Valley School Concert,

17th.

“Unloading Albion Nut coal to- Vernon Gillespie.

"sea View, School Concert. Wrd-

ncsday. December ‘Bth.

Friday. December 20th

York Point School, Tuesday. 17th.

Dc

December

Lu

"Poultry - Buying dslly live and dressed Poultry. Paying top market

Price Davis d- Iraser Ld. “Da country Club, Trav-

cllefs mist. tonight. weather per- mittiug. '

"hi-male School ' Christmas Concert in Parkdals Hail Wednes- 41! afternoon. Doc. is. at 2.00; ~llso Th

Mr mead new and used foam "ma. b Qiniun M

Iilv "t: Hall,

"i" 50 hid in eoboui on Wed-

"s-vdla hfi ‘Jfoilfiw, b“. - '”'°.'."' “.3333 F1‘ m” n '

Dark Alibi with Popeye Cartoon and rial.

"Canoe Cove School Concert.

Q Friday. December 30. s p. . ' "Du-mallet as Hall. Wednesday. owe

"West Royalty School Concert,

"Show. Mt. Stewart, Tuesday.

cenlber 19th obi-inane uni

18th. nches served. .

DWBIO.

undo! evening at ‘I80. 1-1-- ‘Nvw driving harness at 90-00 wheels and baltintl- Predsrieton.

‘Christmas Coleen. Whmb!

Wqdaesda , Dsoesnbs of the

Institute

, Qflbfl .W a" 3F.“ onion-this. 11-1

iiurry For Tug

ship rescued after drifting stormy seas near the rocky shores oi’ Bonaventure Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Puul Moos. skip- per of iihe Dutch freighter Mar- leen today asked the ship's agents in New York for a tug to tcw hel-

for repairs. Gospe yesterday.

repairs could be tuldertaken.

and rudder trouble and was able to steer.

fresh British Troops

A'1'l‘@iS, Dec. 16* ——(AP)—~A Salovilika dispawh said today that

Division. veterans oi’ the fighting in Palestine, appeared today on the streets of Kavalle, heavily- gsrrlsoned tobacco sea-Port l" northeastern Greece.

The dispatch quoted British authorities as saying the newcom- ers were “advance units" expected to replace Scottish troops schedul- ed for demobilization. The port cliy is 150 miles northeast _of Salonika.

Premier Mactionaiti Declines Gomment

HALHAX. Dec. 10-(0?) -—Pre- mier Angus L MacDonald declined to comment on a letter which he received tonight from Prime Mir‘.- Ister Mackenzie xlnr mweciinr s new taxation agreement intwem

Luggage Saved; Vehicle is ‘Iatallrack.

Dutch Gaptain In

HALIFAX. Dec. 16 —-(CiP)—l-Iis in

from Gaspe, Que. to moth port

Wm“ °l u" R's-MR “m” noticed some mok and called to "Vi"! w" "msimi “h” ‘he the driver, h: lwpelifid immediate- towed the Marleen to safety at

Now it was the task of s. oom- merclal company to tow the new- ly-bllilt freighter to a Port where

The message, to New York asked

m’ “gems to and a w; lmmm. now a total wreck. As there was “My bet-om the Mnqem w,” considerable danger of an explos- flozm in . Ion the road had to be closed of!

The Marleen ran into difficulty while on ller maiden voyssc Mm Clarke City. Que. to Philadelphia. In the gulf she developed boiler

u"-

British troops of the 6th Airborne“

An Island Motor Transport bus. enroute from Summerside to Vie‘- toria, caught. fire and burned nesr Sesrletown Comer about six o'clock last evening. There were approximately twenty-five pas- sengers aboard and although there was some confusion and some of the women showed signs of beccrlt ing panic stricken all of them men

luggage. One man had two case f beer and he took time to sav oih of them, This bus is of the type known as an “o-lr coach" and has the mo- tor in the rear. When a passenger

ly and when he did so the vehicle immediately filled with smoke A call was put in to the office in Summerside and some fire ex- tinguishers were rushed out but were of no avail and the bus is

and traffic was forced to detour for a number of hours. The passengers were given shel-

Gripps Says _ ll. K. Must liolti imports Down

(By James McCook)

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew y IQHARWWETOWN. cANAbA. TUESDAY, becomes 11, 1946

AGREEMENT WITH OTTAWA “NEW DE

Britairfs Difficulties. Hinder Canadian

II’. M. T. Bus Is Burned Near. Searletown Corner

Twenty-five Passengers Escape lininluretl; All

LONDON, Dec. 16—(UP Cable»- Sir Stafford Crlpps, President of the Board of Trade, said today at n Canadian Chamber of Commerce luncheon that increased impartfl from Csnsda must await solution of Britain's present trad‘, "diffi- culties."

He said an adjustment of the trade balance, now heavily in Car.- ado’: favor, would be desirable

aged to get safely off with their

9 they want to sell."

"There must be a realise-lien by Canadian manufacturers that we I can't as yet. open markets l0 ell

There was no idea of attempt-

ll 1/1’.-

CiilEF JUSTICE

MAN ITOBA

lng to balance trade with Canada unilaterally but there must be on effort to get s, better trade iql- ance. Before the w-ar the United Kingdom took 40 per cent of Can- ada's exports but Canadian zin- ports from the United Kiiluflflfl were only about a third of this amount. During the war lhis mn-

J. B. Coyne (above) oi Winn]. peg has been

appoin ted

president of the Canadian Inter- national Relations association and did a great deal of supreme court work in Ottawa.

chief

yliody

i

Ottawa

Peanut Butter Prices increase

(by The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA} Dec. 16 -- The Prices Board tonight announ- eed that at midnig“ an in- crease in the ceiling price of peanut butter is in effect. And the new tag on a Iii-ounce Jar will range from 3D to 4Q cents compared with the cur- rent price of l9 to 25 cents.

Increased cost of purchas- ing the nuts in the United States was given os- the cause

Justice of the supreme court of °i ti“! "wrfln- Pmvlmlll?’ Manitoba, it. is announced from "'0 "l"! ""0 Pilldllwd b! Ottawa. The new judge was the government-owned Com-

modity Prices Stabilisation Cor- poration and sold to Canad- ian manufacturers at less than prevailing American prices.

rlliion was exaggerated and even now the proportion In favor of Canadian exports was about 6 1-2 to 1.

The position had been adjusted lempora-rilv by the Canadian leer to the United Kingdom which

fer ct a near by fsrrn house till another bus could be sent from Summersldc to finish the run. The driver was Mr. Richard Gould of Charlottetown. It. has not been ile- iermlned what caused the other than muting-B." . .. A

iiivitiltti-.iiall.iili I Finds Shelter In Police Station

HALIFAX. Dec. 16 -—(CiP)--Af- ter a fruiitius day-long search for o home in cmwdcd Hollfaxf Mrs. Mary Vaughan returned to the cliy police lock-up tonight where ahc has been living with herchlld- ten since they were evicted during the vreelr-erld. “I don't like living in a Jail but any place with four walls and s. roof will suit the family now," she ‘told reporter; as she joined the four children who had awaited her return. A 21-year-old daughter and her intent of i0 months, who had been forced to take shelter with the mother in the police station after the eviction, found quarters today in the Roma-n Catholic home of the Guardian Angel after arrange- ments were made by provincial

the Nova Scotis and Iibdersl Gov- ernmcnts.

welfare authorities. No Home in Sight

The letter, which replied in one forwarded to Ottawa ll days our. would be studied by the Provincial Cabinet "tomorrow or Wednesday" the Premier said.

s

Slsa 55th Mentor Di linitoii Italians

LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y.. Dec. l6 --(AP)—8iam became the 55th member of the United Nations in; today when Prince Wan Walther- akon, former Siamese delegate to the League of National Assembly. signed articles of "‘ to the U. N. charter for his government.

Suggest Lower Milk Prices To Consumers

UITAWA. Doc. 10- (Oil-Jui- grstiuns for the’ lowering of ills price of milk to coruuincrs were heard today as the Ontario Royal Commission on milk began a four- dsy sitting here.

Main submission made '1! 5"- Justice Dalton/Wells begun hw- ing evidence was a brief prepared by Mrs. Russell White. Ottawa milk consumer representative, which urged that tlfe Ontario Milk Control Act be amended to protect the informs of conlumsrs. _

llrs. White's brief also suggented that sales of mill through dairy depots and nalghborb ‘ stuns at 10w"- pflflgy b; allowed. The sw- ing thus mada through the alim-

instlen of house deliver! "W! could bl neon en_ iv tbs m- sulnlr. V

The brief csitsd for amendment

Mrs. Vaughan. who works as a chairwoman in Halifax. said she had enough money to pay a smell rental but frequent searches for acoom ‘ ilon in Halifax had been unsuccessful, even though she had filed an application ‘with

the city's emergency shelter authorities since June. She told ncwwfliwrmen that

she would return with her family to her native Port Hood. N5. if she could find living quarters and a Job than.

' In addition lo what she earned cleaning offices she had an income of S40 monthly. made up of a

to the Illlk set to Dlmit aper-

(Oontinued on PE S Ool b)

alien of cc-oesrativa and publicly- owned dairies and to provide that the Ontario Milk Control hoard b; stripped of its power to ap- prove restrictive agreements ba- tween distributors,

Theta should be another amend- ment so ills act to provid; that no agreement involving an ia- crssse in milk prices should be approved by the Milk loard un- less consumers’ representatives mrc given all available informa- tion and an opportunity of eon- sidcrlng and making represents- tlcns upon the proposed change.

Milk was ill; only food which , not buy more ‘ cheaply on the cash-and-urry .; basis and silo suggested carnal ~»

consumers could

who bought more than one of milk unpaid obiahs- con-ihsn thus who

quart

Canadians understood to -e of equal value to both countries.

He said it. was impossible for any country which suffered dam- age the way Britain had to re- ooir her own devastation and con-

fire that it started nehr the

tribute to a general T ' of world trade in s year or two.

~=~I1gis male.- . .. i

aiirs=wlfiiinlsizyfi§wflsiir capital lnveetments v cspacily by invlslbleexporis silch as shipping freight: increased ._d.lfllcult.i'es. Britain's export difficulties ham- pered her ability to import and there must be a reduction of dlf diculties caused by manpower shortages and key raw mdteritrs before there could be msrlwd cx- tenslon of imports.

Fewer lioures Built This Year Than Last

OTTAWA. Dec. 16—-The Dam- inlon Bureau oi’ Statistics report- ed today new dwelling units com- pleted in the first l0 months of I946 totalled 21,610. slightly under one per cent less than the num- ber completed in the some period of 1M6.

The statistics up lied only to 214 municipalities urnishlniuwl- plete returns for the period. In- cqmplgte figures for 241 other nlllnlclpallties showed an oddit- ionol 6.295 units comllleled-

Plans Gampaigdi-"or Churchill Memorial

NEW YORK. Dec. 16 -(AP)- Charles H. Davis. whose proposal for a, Dover cliffs memorial t0 Winston Churchill is bring consid- omt by the myors of l4 Enilibh

"and. eiirnivw V

. __ v Advance Three Gents

YARMOVPEI. N. S. Dec. l6- The price of lobster was back at the Dec. 1 season-opening mark of 30 cents a pound today after dropping to a low oi 2'1 cents a week ago. The price boost was believed a result of the week-end storm which caused considerable damage to lobster pots and re- duced ihe catch. The full extent. of the damage was not. known tonight because fldlermen so far have been unable to put out to look at their gear.

Gan Serve Meat 0n Tm Meatless Tuesdays

OTTAWA. Dec. l6 4c?)- Restaurants and other eating plac- es will be allowed to serve meat on Dec. 24 and Dec. Si. normally meatless Tuesdays. the prices Board announced today.

30031189 moat people are ac- customed to eating fowl on Ohrlst- mas and New Year's day, the more has suspended the regulation so that restaurants will not be IEquiy. ed to obtain the large stocks of turkeys and chicken that wouldbc necessary lf fowl were served for two consecutive clays,

Got $1.750 Breach For Si Hlllirror

EDMONTON. Dec. 16- (CPl-—A

Channel towns. slid 00110)’ i"! 15 planning a inner which will launch o. cam isin amcnt; Ameli- oans to rat-w; f om $1,000.000 to $3.- 000.000 for the memorial. Davis. a mp; 00d. Mass. ‘t: gineer and bus ess man. idultlfied by m. mil-h 011M“ as the man who ,. , m‘ i-r in a letter to thum- He said today at hi! New Y0K residence that he is chairman of the Winston Churchill Menwriol Commission. a group M18111!“ among Americans to confined-Matt Cirulohlll’; wartime achievements. Th, :.l would ofa ‘Id-foot statue of Churchill am I Gfi-footbtglwer flanke: u by“ h1g1: file . e10 ~ “'31.. statufiwscsild depict Chur- chill clutching a ctssr. ‘Phil sitar» Davis said. would be lishtod w‘! would eorutlttutes beocoslfor chan- nel ships twice as powerful II "i!

seeking to

produce 1.000000

woman who returned a $11.20 brooch for repairs io s faulty fus- tener today met a hearty v/r-leoime from the jeweler and goi. a $100 cheque for her trouble. It seems a Christmas season clerk who sold It to her had misread the actual price leg-JUNO.

May Develop Pulp. Paper industry is Alaska

wssunvomu. Dev- 10-1-4!“ Alaska appeared will? o" "i" long-awaited verge of pulp-timber

“Officials said "conversations have been under way for many months" wi _ inieresti actively evelop the Dull?» H"! paper industry tn the territory It wag ‘irnated that Alaska rah ions of news-

gg“ hmgg m existence today-

Bus»

ill "i l‘. LIA

FLOUR

only one quart. This was "ma la other cornasoltias.

print paper a year.

' firefighters

British Transportation Bill Strongly Opposed

Transport Minister Denies Measure “lialf- baked"; Looks For Great ilmfltL

(By The Canadian Ireasi LONDON.“ Dec. le-Jrransport Minister Alfred~ Barnes. 1441M out opposition Jeers that the government's public transportat- ion bill was full of “half-baked proposals," told the House of Conlmcns tonight that its enact- meni. would result in more pro- gress in five years than in “B00 years of Tory rule."

Barnes weathered laughter and xiecdling by the Conservative op- position to the bill. which would bring Britain's railroads. buses and inland waterways under pub- llc ownership at s cost of £1,065.-

000000 64.260.000.000) in public funds.

A division vole is scheduled for Wednesday.

Openlng- of the debate saw Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, Conservative leader who was the chief British prosecutor at the Nuernberg war

crimes trials, defending private ownership. Introduction of the bill. Sir

David said. was "the greatest dis- service which this government has so for done to the trade and

(Continued On Page 5 Col. 5)

Veteran Manitoba Eiiucatiunist Dies

WINNIPEG, Dec. 16-(CP)»-Vct- cum Manitoba educalionist Dr. Daniel McIntyre died here baiur- day at the age of 94- In failing health for the past. two weeks, he was taken to hospital l0 hours be- [Ofg his death.

Retiring as superintendmt of Winnipeg Clty~ schools in i028. when 7'1 years old, he devoted hh time fro-m then on to the investiga- tion end study of special school problems. In 1935 he was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's nonor list ln recognition of his work as an educator.

12 PAGES

Issued tomorrow after Mr. Taylor

o, It I MAXIMS . OI‘ A. MERE MAN’ MERE MAN

"Iifllllflafllnedinollraatare.

it ‘b difficult to pluck out [Ong-

Subscription Delivered $6.00,

"l" “W. other Provinces a U. l. A. 11.00

L” FOR B. C.

9

Near Agreementl

I (By The Canadian! Press)

ormws. Dec. ill-Prime Min-

lsfer Mackenzie King and Prem- ier Macdonald or Nova Bcotio in B11 exchanse of correspondence made public tonight outlined the basis on which a new taxation agreement between their govern- ments would be possible, and the letter indicated there is little dif- ference of opinion on some of the major points involved.

In the correspondence released simultaneously in 115111,; Ottawa, Mr.

fraln from duration of personal income and inheritance taxes. It. was prepared to accept s. federal proposal that a five per 08m ooflioraiion tax be collected by the Dominion on the province's behalf.

Mr. Macdonaldb letter, dated Aug. 5. asked In return that the Dominion vacate the gasoline, amusement and electricity tax fields. The Federal Government announced. Dec. 14 that it would retire from the gasoline tax field next April 1.

"With respect to other minor taxes we continue," said Mr. King, ...to be willing to withdrew from the field of taxes on amuse- ments and part-mutual bots. if all the provinces can agree among themselves on compensation sat- isfactory to the Dominion Gov- ernnment for the loss of revenue thereby incurred. .

“What la referred. to as‘ the electricity tax is merely as item under the general sales tax." Mr. King added. "As you are aware. there is already o. sales tax on a wide range of commodities, and the list of exemptions from this tax may be broadened or nar- rowed from time to time as the Dominion Government may con- sider advisable in the light o! its

(Continued On Page 5 Col. 5)

Gonfer 0n Milk Strike Settlement

SAINT JOHN. N. 8., Dec. 16- (CP)—-Afler a two-way meeting tonight between Hon. A. C. Taylor. Provincial Minister of Agriculture, and representatives of striking milk Producers who normally sup- ply Ssint John, Mr. Taylor sold late tonight that the negotiations had not reached a palm where hnyl statement could be made at pre- sent.

1t was expected

collecting for

one would :19

further studies submissions rented on behalf of the MY- Tflylor conferred this utter- noon with the New Brim-wick Dairy Products Commission

May Extend ilail line To Peace Riva! Area

(By The Canadian Press) VICTORIA. Dec. l0——Prel'nler John Hart said today that while in Ottawa for Dominion-Provin- cial tax discussions he had con- ferred with Dominion oflicials on the proposed extension o! the provlnclally-owned P G. E. Hail- way and as a result oI his dis- cussions the door new was open for negotiations for extension of

pre- strikers.

Survivors include a brother, Judge James McIntyre of ‘lack- ville. N. B.

(Iy Ibo Canadian Irel)

SMITHS FALLS. OnL, Dec. l6 -A spectacular 0900.000 ilre io- day destroyed the liq-foot Block. containing stores and apartments. in the business section of this busy railroad centre 40 miles wast of Ottawa.

At least M persons were made homeless. lihur stores-a candy kitchen. an A. and P. store, a book shop and a Dominion Btore. were gutted. All that remained of the three-storey structure was" the blackened concrete frame- work.