.. MAXWS -4 MAXIMS1 0' L . l or A I MERE MAN ; MERE MAN. froi-E':C!II:l-E.vuI” En. Any country supports the skilled workman. , I cover. Prindi Edwii-dvlsliedt-IjkE'the Dev? .'.' ?&."f'u?.1"'J.':.l'"m'&'1"u,'3f&'r"Srii.”'7."f.7.7'?-1'7 Cl-iARIJO'I'TETOWN, CANADA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1953 16 PAGES .f”'.””.;:'.::'.EL';.f:”.:.., A

COMMONS MEMBERS FEAR IMPACT OF U.S.

Women Protest Increase In Pastel Rates

Existing Agreements Ind Way Of Proposed Tariffs

pr-moo nous! mend potato growers will be relierved to know my the application of the state of Maine, asking the U. S. Govern- grant to impose e. 45c tariff on guradisn potatoes cannot receive recognition.

Mr. E. D. Reid of the Prince Id- rmd Inland Potsto Msrketing Baud. sailing ecency making in the absence of Mr. D. A. MacDon- rld. chairmen of the Board, points r

Coming Events

--Long River School Concert. December 21st. "crushing end Mixing every

say. N. Aubrey Outcliffe.

"'1'hisi.le e.nd Shesnmck christ- me concert, December lath.

".Clinton School Concert. Clin- ton Hall. Tuesday, December 22nd.

"Glen volley School I" t, December 22nd. Serle oi osndy.

"Breadalbane vll e Concert. rhursdsy. December 1 th.

"Group 2. Rummsge ssle. zion rll, snturdsy. Decunber 12th. 30.

"Christmas concert, vslleyfleld Hell. Friday, December me. Note mange in into.

"Danes every Tuesds, night, Stanley Bridge Rink l-fell. Music ay Munroe's orohatm.

"Annual Meeting of King Wil- liam L. O. 1.. Monday. December lith. Full sttemdnnee requested.

"shodwirggt st Mt. Stewsrt Fri- dsy en p u; f'Csrpln i-. llsms" stsrninjdgayimdi XISMAI and Wendell Corey.

"Special Legion end Rsffle. in Mt. Albion Hell. ixondsy. December" min, for mm-

m .

"Dance in A-fwn Hell, Monday. Decernber lith. in side! P:;int Hockey Club. Tools Orch- rem.

"Cake ssle. Fennel and (Shand- ler's, ssturdey, Deoanbsr ram, 7 o'clock. Oentrel Royalty women's Institute.

"Crspsud Institute Room, Ten and Bazaar. Saturday, Dec. 12 gram 4 to 9. St. John's W. A. Tee .. 0.

"Our stores will remain open every night until Chrlstmes, ei- fecllve Dec. 14. Parker Csnfleid. Waddeli Bros., Crepsud.

"salvation Anny Sunday school Concert srnd Christmas Tree. Tus- 13-V. Decamba 18th. I P. M. Silver collection.

"order your Ldiofll or IAI- hom Crou-Bred chinks for Jenn- Ify delivery now. Reynor'e Chick Hatchery. Mt. Harem.

"St. Peter's Drsmeitlc Ohm pre- sents 12 vsudervillo acts. plus one He: may in at. Peter's Holy Name Hell. December nth; starting st 3.45, Rain or shine.

"Rummage sale. Seturdey. Dec. ll. 2:30 pm. at the former Eston Offloe. Kent Street. In sld of west Royalty Home end school Association.

"Auto snd nrrn Supplies. 108 Great George street. Belee end snu- Vice. Complete line of De Lev!-1 Mlikers. sepsrstors. Wster Pres- W0 Systems. Automobile Peril. Oils. Grosses, etc.

"Have! Hog Grower 1696 notein and Royal Delry iution. ms Pro-

Ines. Street 2 t.

"M rum! ma Wsrehouse. W1 has lenient saris.

. Deity lid)!

1 ass out. luyel ifqdrower 1' rah”?-lr?.'ll.'l7.l2.'.P3r?r"'"f

' - . OW . "W Feed Grsnen Street 501 Phone Illl. '

eon ' gum. "- R.-alilllon 10: York 1 pm: med- iy 1: Trecedie 2:0; ilt. ltewsrt wg Haquld 3:80: I'll-t Aumetue 4;

Itnvsle 4:80: Vernon River 5; h'"” sy: New

LT wt thwths Doteto 0lA.T.T. sgree- ment made between Canada. and the United States came into effect two years ago is still in force end no matter what effect it has on either country or the others mar- ket thdre is nothing that cs.n be done until such legislation is sm- mended by Joint agreement.

Whereas it is the occasion for the U. B. grower to plain this Year. it is Pointed out that the OEMGAI-Tl Krmver was in much the same position lest year when Amer- ican potatoes were being sold on the Canadian market at s price lower than the market level. "We didn't like that." said Mr. Reid, "but we held to put up with it."

R981?!-ling the claim that the Osnsdlsn Government is subsidiz. Inc the potato market. Mr. Reid states that this is incorrect Act- ul-UY the Government is doing no more then advancing s. price of use a bushel to the farmers. and since the n-3sCdIlB'ni'r with the potato Pool does not end until the both of June. next yes-r. the pool may have to refund this money to the Gov- ernment. should the price of pets- tos exceed that unourrt,

"An Isreernent is In s;g1eement," said Mr. Reid and it osnnot be changed overnight to the benefit of either party. The only justific- ation the American grower could hs.ve.far complaint would be in me we of "dumping" potatoes on the U. S. msrket, that is selling the potatoes below our domwtic level. In such is. case n violation of the

c term agreement could be clairned

but such has definitely not taken piece this year."

Drop Noted In Polaio jrices

...- - .-.:."-,: .14. Y.L's'V.':f: :;vN A TORONTC. (cit)--Puma prides here hsve dropped five to 10 cents for 75-pound begs this week.

The msrket-setting N.B.-Prince Edward Island potatoes. which receive federal subsidy, are down five cents at 51.25 a '73-pound bsg

holessle bringing New Bruns-

lck returns to the same level and Ontario to 81.15-1.20.

Officials of the Ontario federa- tlm of agriculture are following up protests that the prices of Prince Edward Island potatoes are low- erlng the prices of Ontario-grown potatoes.

Ontario growers are protesting because they say the importing of P. E. I. potatoes has eliminated any chance regulating prices for potatoes grown here "since Ontario

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Maine Spokesman Repeats complaint

HRISQUE ISLE. Mnlm. (AP)- A spokeunsn for Meine poi-1'43 Tn":

National?-ouncll Presents Views , To Cabinet O I

OTTAWA. (O.P)- The National Council of Women of Canada, rap- rwenting 605,000 women was the country. presented the cabinet Fri- dhy With 0- "strong protest" over the proposed increased postal rates.

A five-wmmm delegation, pre- sentlna their annual bnied to the, government, said the newly pre- pared rates were exorbitant "and out of line with the reasons glven" for the increase. The regular rates

are to be increased by one cent. next April 1. Their objections were presented

to Prime Minister St. Laurent end six other members of the cabinet, including Finance Minister Ab- boti

Asked what Mr. Ai1:ibo!lzt's reaction was to a suggestion the dele- gation msde that the postal rates issue be debated in the Gamma , a spokesman quoted the finance minister as saying: ”Undoubtedly it will be debated-loud and long."

Msrnrlne Tn

The delegation said it also had received assurance from the prime minister that the government of Csnsdn has no intention uf dis- criminating against women in any phase of the national life.

Further to s. recommendstion. contained in their brief. that the government provide ' better treat- ment of early sex offenders un- der 3. revised Criminal Code, the council urged "a. grant to set up e. pilot project of e psyclrietrist, en- docrinologist and research worker to study the reasons for sexual aberrations." -

The brief also had called for the removal of the 10 per cent sales tax on margarine; elimination of the means test in the Blind Per- sons Act: more fsvorebio pensions to dependents of deal Canadian war vetersns; continued sttention

' -..in..ill.ue,lz WMmee of s. policy barring liquor advertise- ment from CBC television end radio programs.

It sbhorred the sbsence of we- men in the civil service commis- sion.

The delegation was headed by council president Mrs. A. Turner Bone, of Monrlreal.

Safe!-hyzign Is Cause of Death

STILLWATED, Minn.. (AP) - A hlzhwny safety sign killed a high- way worker Friday. Elsworth Ek- dahl was hauling the sign in the cab of his truck when he was in- volved in a. minor collision. The impact knocked the sign against him, cutting his throat.

KARACHI (GP) .- The first sup- plies of paper from the New Kenn- fuli paper mill have come on the market in east Pakistan. More paper making machines are being installed with a view to producing

Plan Fitting Observance Of St. Dunstanis Centennial

A century of educations! pro- gress will be fittirngly marked by Prince Edward Island when St. Dunstan's College holds its Centen- nial Commencement next May.

"'Ilhe official opening ceremonies of our Centennial Yeslr will take place on January 19th. and. dur- ing the following months, we shall do all we can to fittingly celebrate this guest year in Prince Edward Island's educational history" sn- nournced Right Reverend R. V. Macxenzie. Rector of st. Dim- stan'e College yesterday.

Details of the various Centen- nial Your events are not yet com- plete. It is understood, however, that the main events of the year will take place during the first week of next August.

The actual opening date of the Centennial Your falls on Sunday. January 17th, for it was on that date, in l865, that eighteen young men enrolled st iihe new college sltuated on what was then known as st. Bernard's Hill. Efforts toheve St. Dunstsn's ready for occupancy the previous September had failed. and as a. result the first school year was short. But its Closirng Examines in 1855 were at. Dun-

Toronto Firm

New Wharf At

JR. A. Blyth. contracting firm, Toronto. has been swsrded 3. fed- eral contract to build is new wharf st Murray River, it was loo: :1 un- rsrrlexany-.yaste”ruayr"'i'lm-f "t wharf, at the south end and to the east of the bridge, will be com- pletely removed, and s new one constructed. The whsrf is spproxi- mately 250 feet long. and is used by ships loading produce and pulp- wood. It is understood that this new contract will get underway shortly after the new year.

The firm of R. A. Blyth is pres- ently constructing a new concrete brlrlge at Montague. :1 large por- tion-of which has been completed. All four piers are finished, and at present the steel re-inforced con- crete deck is being poured, over half of which is also completed. It is estimated that another two days of good weather will end this major portion. Remaining is the concrete walk and the railings which will take another few weeks to complete. It. is noted that the new bridge is higher than the old one by about two feet at the south and and e. little less at the north end.

It has not been learned whether or not the approaches will be built up to permit vehicle travel over

newsprint. in addition to ordinary paper.

the bridge this winter, but it is

said mrisy I market-inc arr-

under consideration in New Brunswick couldn't be called an)” thing but a subsidy.

Edwsni 1". Leach. executive acc- retsry of the Potsto e I,ndU5'-'5' Oquncil, ssid Prince Edward Is- lend. which already has 9. similar agreement, has tsken .some of Maine's southern markets.

If New Brunswick growers ndovl 2.1-re .,,.r-cement. he added. Maine interests fear it would "lend to a dumping pr-agram...with the cmulien government making up the difference..." .

The Msine Potato council has uked the U. S. treasury depart- ment for e tsriff of 45 cents e bushel an Cenadian spuds. 01R-l-m- ing some Canadian provinces were offering subsidies.

1n Fredericton Thursday I spokesman for the provincial de- pm-Wggng of agriculture denied that New Brunswick was subsidiz- ing its growers. He said the fenn- en en bellotlng on an agreement providing for pool sellinc. Wllh 161- gnl pgymenis st the end of the season if growers fsiled to receive

LONDON, (Reuters) -- A tall, blnndc commoner has stepped out with Princes Margaret for thr- lsst three nights-and Msyfnir gossips are making the most of it.

Not that 31-year-old Mark Bon- lham-Carter. grandson of Brltsln's First world Wsr prime minister. is a newcomer to the Princess' list of escorts. He has been around since the gsy nightclubblng of four years ago when Sher-men Douglas. daughter of former U. 3. Ambas- sador Lewis Douglas, was one of Margaret's set.

In fezct. gossips linked Bon-hsm- on-tor with shsrmen lest year when they were in I holldey party together tollorwey with her per- ems. -But talk of romance feded.

Now Mark has stirred up It ten-

previourly designated prices-

" Cape Breton Closing Down 12 Days

AGLADE BAY. N, 5., (OP) -Dom- mjgn can oourpsny mines in Cepe will be closed 12 den be- ginning Dec. 24 becsuse of he! of markets. United Mine Worlt-'1'! heeidques-tern snnounced Friday- A clrouler i-ued by the emul- ive of the may District as loci.) aid that of the eosnpe.nY'l eieht mini only three sections of the N0. 12 pit II III! Wlhrfoli WWW produce. , coel from No. 12. the comotnvl Mum user. is fed to the furnaces It the Nine! nteel Dimi-

Number of men slfected by the

cup of new rumors. Ediitos-s are

Coal Mines

shutdown wss not known immedi- ately. More then loolminen heve been unemployed since summer becsuee of previous closures.

Actually the period covers only five producing thy! beceuso of Chrietmss end New You-'e Day. The mines ere idle Sstuidey end sundeye. Ohristmss end N011 teen sre peld statutory holidays.

The company. which rlieee neu-

lye thirdofoenedde oosl end employs the 'e In t is- bor force. 1 04,000,000 lest yeer.

rneiniy because of high-ooet pro- duction and competition from gss.

oil snd Uniud stein eoIL

Commoner Takes Princess Out Three Nights lmw

dusting off clippings about his ces- ual friendship with Margaret. Followed Closely

on past dates, he has escorted the Prince: in the company of two other young couples-folltvw- ing sm accepted unwritten rule governing her social life.

Thursday night. the 11-year-old Princess and Mark went to theatre and supper with only the Duchess of Kent, Margaret's fevorite sum, end Phillip Hey. the duchess' cec- retery. on the two previous nights Margaret and Mark had been in theatres together.

Their belwvlor wee followed closely by the London press. It was noted in headlines that the young couple celled. for enoores of "Let;s Pull in Love" at s .west md restaurant.

They danced to such tunes as "Night end Dey" and "something wonderful."

considered Inielleetusl

Donlssm-Os:-tar is regarded by Msrgsreffe friends es their "Intel- lectusl." He won rr Ddlolnrship to Oxford University and took high- est honors there. After serving es s guerds officer in me wsr end melting A dramatic escape from Itsilsn troops. he ran es Liberal party candidate in the 1945 elec- tions but was defeated in the Le- bovr landslide.

Liberal politlm runs in the fem- ily. I-Iis grendfsther became lord

loxford end Asquith after sewing

es Liberel premier st the outbreek of the first war. His parents ere air Maurice end lady Violet Bon- hem-Oerter. She is vice-president of the Libersl party and s mem- ber of severei inter-notional organ- izations. .

Rt. Rev. E. V. MacKensle Rector of St. Dunsta.n's College

sithnls figt. and the Commence- ment of May 1954 will be her one

hundredth .

To Construct Murray River

the hope of motorist-s”iTthc a-re-n thst this will be the program. since it is expected that the narrow temporsry bridge and its shodrp spi- rsa es-..m;Iv..I fold C9"! crab: guru: ryrro ESe73ii:Iw'a"vEll;'. -' --

HowelSu-r? Move. Will Not Break Canadiallfrices

o'I'rAWA. (CP)- Members of the Commons exp:-cued concern Friday over the United States de- cision to cut export prices of sur- plus wheat not tied by internsh- ionnrl agreement, dupite emursnces by Trade Minister Howe that the

move will not break Canadian wheat prices. Walter Tucker (L.-Rnsthern)

suggested Parliament should make it plain to the U. S. that Canada expects "that nothing is done by governmental agencies to break the prices of our product." It should be made clear to the U. S. government that economic co-ap- eration was the foundation for pre- serving strength and unity against the Soviet threat.

The wheat debate was initiated by M. J. Coldweil, CCF leader. who described the American de- cision an a. threatening "trade crisis," developing out of possibly "disastrous competition" by the U. S. governrrnent.

Mr, Caldwell said it seems ev- ident that the American govem- ment has decided to destroy the International Wheat Agreement and to mcnopolin the oversees wheat market.

He charged Lhezt by subsidizing exports of non-IWA wheat, the U. S. has broken the letter and spirit of the General Agreement on Tar- iffs and Trade. world tsriff-reduc- mg psct.

Seek Redrea

He urged that Ca.nn.ds cell for an immediate session of the newly- fnrmed Canada-U. S. joint econ- omic and trade committee to seek "redress" of the unileterisl Amer- ican" action.

Mr. Coldwell's anxiety stemmed from it Washington annourrcement earlier this week in which the U. 5. said it has decided to subsidize B. "limited" quantity of govern- ment-held wheat for export to non- IWA prices.

The only major non-IWA coun-

-(Commune on range 15, ooi; 31'3",

Potato Marketing Plan Discussed At OiLeary Farm Federation Meeting

Three communities Declared Villages

Mount Stewart, spring Park and Murray Harbour were declared vlll-ages following a meeting of the Executive Council held this war-',;.

The new villages were recently voted in by the rt-sidevnls. Baby Suffocutes In N. B. Blaze GRAND MAL-.i'...sP.-"N. 11,. (or)-

Four-months-old Robert Bellsnger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dollarcl Ci. Be-llasnger. 'sui!ocated here Friday when fire dedtroyed the family home.

The! family was asleep when the fire was discovered. Mr. and Mrs. Bellnnger and four other children escaped. but ell are hospital pa- tients. The child's body was found by firemen. ,

News In Brie

ABOARD GOTHIC. (Reuters!- The New Zenlsnd cruiser Black Prince took over escort duty Pri- dny as Queen Elisabeth's royal tour liner begsn the last phase of its trans-Psclfic voyage.

VICYPORIA. (CP) ---The sleek Royal Cenedisn Navy destroyer Athabesknn, veteran of three hours in Koroen wsters. slid into her berth st Esquimslt Friday under grey skies and in icy rein.

0'I'I'AWA. (CF)-The nevy's role in "sny nltlonnl emergency" heeded A list of mstten dhyussed here at the annual three-dey meet- mg of the Novel Defence confer- ence and the Dominion council of the Nnvsl officr-rs' Association of Canada. The meeting et naval hendqusrtcra ended Friday.

Makes Complaint. Then I: Fined

LONDON. (Reuters) - Druggist willism Stevens msiled mouldly sandwiches to Dr. Edith Bummer- sklll. Labor member of Perils- rnent snd former food undersec- retary. to call her attention to food waste. Fridsy he wss fined 10 for meiling e. pecksge contain- ing a "noxous substance." The

O

druggint had found the food dia-

cerded near e construction Job.

Mr. Leo Mclssec of the Potato Marketing Board selling agency in giving s comprehensive review of the board's ectivities under the pool marketing agreement told the Prince county Federation of Agriculture annual meeting in 0'- Leary yesterday that "there is nothing to hide in this whole op- nrntion. It is out and above board. It is it producer's bosrd and them are dealer representatives on it. The whole thing is there for your information and if there nre any inaccuracies or questions we will

WHEAT POLICY

Union reprwentatvos yesterday afternoon rejected s. Public UDlll- ties Oomrmision offer of a five per cent increase in pay to Tele- phone Company workers retroac- tive to July 1. 1953, pending a final decision by the Commission.

At the conclusion of the hear- ing on the Union application for e. We lief cent increase in wages and a 40-hour week held before the Commission in the Legislative Chamber Judge C. St. Clair Train- or, chairman of the Commission. made the offer. "If the Union will accept and the company agree to psy." He smilingly remarked that it would mean Christmas cheer for the bays. -

The offer was'ag-rend to by Mr. R. R. Bell, Q. C., company counsel. on the assertion from Mr. D. M. Gass, local manager, that cheques in cover would be made out in time.

However. Mr. H. C. Tracy, in- tr-rnatlonnl representative of the International Brotherhood of Elec- ttrioal Workers, who has represent- ed Local 1811 during the hearing. stated he could not accept as the nutter would have to be passed on by the union members. and he was not a member. Mr. Holland, pros- ident of the Local, also refused to take the responsibility of accept- ing the Commission offer.

They told the Oommission it wnudl be necessary for Mr. Holl- and in call a special meeting of the members of the union and get their decision.

Mr. J. O. C. Campbell, Q. C.. rep- resenting the P. E. I. Govern- ment while holding is watching brief. asked why Mr. Tracy could not speak for the union as he had spoken for them during the two- day hearing. Judge Trainor found difficulty in accepting the fact the offer was not instantaneously accepted.

It was eventually agreed that Mr,'I-lollrsnd would mil an lmmedl-4 ate meeting nlld notify the Com- mission of its decision by Mou- day nftcmoon.

Mr. Mecxayls Testimony

when the hearing resumed yes- terday morning Mr. A. M. Mac- Kny, president of the Island Tele- phone Company, was still on the witness stand. He continued his discussion of the union brief and said that regarding the question- ing of the company fl-nsncial statement in connection with the layoff last summer of 40 opera- tors that the slatomont accurately reflected that reduction.