DECEMBER s, 1946 Assembly Fails GEliTRAL GUARDIAN New Liquor

Again To Elect Premier

(By Robert: C. Wilson)

PARIS, Dec. .'>—-(AP) -Vlllcent “Hal, National Assembly Presi- lcnt. tonight summoned all

prance’: party chiefs to confer to- nlght in an attempt to resolve a thus far ‘insoluble government rl-isis. after a day marked by fut- m, ballgtlrlg in which Georges Blddult, leader of the Mouvement. aepublicain Pop ilaire, failed to muster enough votes for election n; interim Premier-President.

Biclault. receiving only the bal- lots oi the M.R.P and "he rightist Dal-lips, polled only 240 voles inl the newly-elected National As-i FGhlbi_‘l—7O less than necessary for ,. majority and 11 less than re- l-r-ivell by Communist Maurice ‘Fhorez Wednesday when he. too. failed oi election ' i

The crisis engendered by the ‘i\_:_=,rillili)"S attempts to set up the interim government, which will QCXTC until mid-January when the pQVPFIIITTEHC of the Fourth Republic will be established, hourly grew more complicated. and patently, nn- insult-hie unless one cf the‘ lilree major pI»!‘lleS——I».'lE M.R.P.. iii!‘ Socialists or the. Comlrlllnists —aizreed to give ground.

Under the circumstances sociai-_ Li Auriul himself might consent: :.. arbitrate the crls'~ and take the

interim premiership. in which "Yflli Edouard Hcrriot, Radical Socialist leader. might become

president of the Assembly in his ittril-l- Aiiriol w-ls calccted assembly pFHTIIETIi earlier this week. i

After Bidauit, y/ho resigned the| premiership and presidency in a; constitutional step Nov. I8 falledi lo muster sufficient votes for elec- tion. the assembly voted to ad- iflilfn until Tuesday, overriding ltroposals of some members for s7 session tonight.

In today's voting on Bidsult‘: candid-Icy, the Communists. 80c- inlists and the leftist rally bloc. which is headed by the Radical- Socialists. all abstained. Bidaiilt received only the votes of his own snli the rightist patties

Tile Communist stand against either-participation it. or support of in YVLRP-headed government was tnliounced after a meeting of the "wmmiinist party political bureau. Vilii? the Communists still smart- Hi from Thoreis defeat yesterday.

Fishermen RBSG-illli

(By The Canadian Press)

Ci-IATHAM, Ont., Dec. 5—-Adriit ill'\l‘\‘ than two hours in a small lifeboat after their wooden fish- ing boat the Muriel T.. sank in lake Eric nine miles from shore, five fishermen from Erieau near here were rescued by a tug crew. Tiley iverc Capt. George John- sln, Joseph McCarthy. Erie Ran- llion and brothers Louis and George Granville.

iiiitbrsak D_f_Mlnk Thefts

AMHERST. N. S, Dec. 5--tCI’)—- hnlice here today were investigat- ing a minor outbreak of mink thefts. Police said they were in- vestigaling the thci: of three val- i-lilie mink. one rf them a hlflll-i it! ed brood matron. from the farm of Nell McKay at ‘Tlrlnish-j PIISOTI mall; had been placed in i!» mink pens llfld one of tllei nnimals was found dead. they 881i.

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BlRTllS. MARRIAGES. ' DEATHS t 50c Per insertion i

alums i nll-uAllE-At the Charlottetown iimilliiii. December 5, 1946. 1w Ml‘- lliili Mrs. Gordon J. McWade the!) il-iiy Mitchell, R. N?) a daughter. MILLS-At the Prince County Hospital, Dec. 4, 1m, to Mr. and Mrs. William Mills. nee Ens

Webster, a daughter, Helen Bar- ililril. ,_

DEATHS in

. MMISKEY-At his home

lhrnlltum on Thursday. Dec. 5. isle. Hugh H. Cummlskey ill his 02nd year. I-lis remains arc resi- ing at his late residence. from \l'il[‘l‘l'.‘ the funeral will take P111" on Saturday morning at 0.00 am. to 8t. Iltrhtb Oimrch. Ibrt Augustus. Interment will tale "time in the church cemetery.

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in loving masonry of BIN" Basil MacDonald who llifid 9°‘?- 5. l9“.

Amt-Me hangs a: mflnr-

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A llctlo one we loved is waltllll For us fuse over the hill.

m» waa only a little white nee-

Aaweebllttfo flower from bit“!- God sash hills sway in III"!- NIIOI OI CINE

Before he Ill In mill; by llls tether. ll u. a.""'%u...l.s§. “white. errfll MacDonald

Annsadsls. not l0. P-Itl-

N. MacLaqn

UNDERTAKER

EMF! ATMER ammun- Msrtl Illhhho

I this oalamn in reserved for news of loos-l interest, out advertising of a new” nature may be inserted!

at live sauna a ‘word. strictly pay- llilo in advance.

BLIPPEITS make an ideal Christmas gift. See our selection. Fit-Rite Shoe Company, Ltd.

IN HOBPITAIr-Fkiendd in Chm‘- lottetowiu will be glad to hear that Mrs. Fred Shimmer; (nee Beatrice Welsh) is improving after a slight operation in tihe Hamilton Messier- ial Hospital in North Sydney.

(Patriot Please Copy)

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a com-para srocx of lad-i dies‘. men's and children's slip- pers at the Fit-Rite Shoe Comp- any Ltd.

ISLANDER. DEAD —The death occurred in hospital Tuesday of Frederick McLeod, after a lengthy illness. He was 72 years of age, The late Mr_ McLeod was bom in Prince Edward Island and for a. number oi years lived in lialifax. lie was a tailor by trade. The re- mains are resting at the Dart- mouth Funeral home. 2S) Queen Street. Dartmouth, pending funeral arrangements lard word from rela- tives in Boston-Halifax Herald.

LAID T0 REST-The funeral-of the late Silas Bernard was

on Thursday, December 5. The ser- vices were conducted by the Rev. J. I. Morrison. The pail bearers were as fc-ilolvs: Russel Bernard. William Bernard. Raymond Ber- nard. Willard Bernard. Vernon Bernard and Emmit Bernard, all nephews of the deceased. Inter- ment in Grcenvaie cemetery.

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FUNERAL WITITNESDAY —Til6| funeral of the late Mr. Fred C. Dollar of Brookfieiq was min on

lwedllesdlly, December 4, and was aground at. Halifax Island Point.- rvell’ lerscly attended. The srrvices 15 miles from here. but hopes of

were conducted by the Rev. Mr, Nicholson of York United Church. The pail bearers were all fpllgwg; Ambrose Sentner, Ambrose Rodd,‘ 110ml! C019. Archio Johnson. Vi'il-‘ fred Wood and Chlzles Proud, In-v ferment in Princctown Road cemetery.

crry POLICE COURT-At the City Police Court yesterday morn-

J"! e "w" charred with uttering .5 “lied Cheque was sentenced to

three months imprisonment. The accused in a case of keeping llq- uor ior sale was fined $100 and ""5 °l' 1W0 111001118. Another mall. on a similar charge had his case ldiourned until December 9th. The case against a man charged with driving a motor vdliclo willie intoxicated was adjourned one week. A drunk and disorderly time fined $10 and costs or 2o days.

SUCCESSFUL CARD PARTY- The Saint Thomas Aqulngg ciety held a very successful card party in the Catilcllc Women's League hall on Wednesday night. A handsome amount was realized. The prize ivinners were: Ladle; first prize: Mrs Vernon Mac- Euchcrn; second pflze. Mrs Pete;- Egun; Gentlemen: First prize. Daniel Mahal": second. Vernon MacEschel-rl; Freezwut, Mls. An. lhony Arseriault; Liirky table. Mrs Frank Lawlor. The prizes were donated by the following: Prof .7. W. Arsenauli, Mrs. J. H. Elan- chard. Mrs. Jerome Gallant. Mrs. Jick Wnlsll, Mrs. Velnon Mac- Eachern. and Mrs. J E. Arsmauit.

D. ll. A. Employees Form Association

OfITAWA. Dec. 5 — (C?) —The Department of Veterans Affairs Employees Association, a staff body with branches across Canada. was formed at a three-day conference in Ottawa, it was announced to- day.

The organization starts with nearly 4.000 members in nine of the districts of the D.V.A. The or- anizers expect the membership will eventually reach 10.000.

Officers are HS. Sparks. na- tional president. and I...D. Crane- toun, national secretary treasurer, from Tbronto; D R. Brochu. Que- bee; Dr. John E. Baker, Kingston. and William Ross, Saint John. N.B.. who were selected regional vice-presidents. Two vice-presidents from western Canada will be chosen later.

In interviews with the Civil ser- vice Commission and with WS. Woods. deputy minister od Vetm- am Affairs. delegates outlined staff problems. The situation of nurses, the future of war duties’ supple- ments and the examination for stenographes-s were among the matters dealt with.

Recovering After Five-storey Leap

( By The Canadian Press)

sr. HYACINTHE. Qua. Dec- I _Ihtella Lapalme. W. who leaped five storeys from a St. FIJBNDWQ hotel to escape from a man who allegedly attacked her, was re- ported in improved condition in hospital today and her alleged ‘assailant was il-ae on 81.000 be" pending preliminary hearing on a charge of attempted rape.

A youth identified as Pierre lsllldoln. M. W" lPfl-lillfi 5*‘ fora Judie Victor Obsbof Yester- day and pleaded innocent to the attempted rape charre- fill ore- llmlnsry hearing was lot for Dec. .10.

The attack sllelldlv took lilacs earlier this wash» Miss Lapalmos ‘fall was broken by WQPTWDQ wires but she suffered levers alum and mu requires hospital

held tem from Hunter River United Church‘

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Says Officials Askeii lllm To . Post Bonds

MONTREAL. Dec. 5 —(CP)_ Frank Roncarelli. whose restaurant liquor licence was cancelled be- cause of his support of the lvliness- es of Jehovah. declared today that city authorities asked him “on many occasions" to stand bond for arrested members of the sect.

Tllle 42-year old, Italian born reitflllflllcur Bald in a press stale- ment that his licence to sell beer

Regulations For Ontario {

(By The Canadian Press)

TORONTO. Dec. 5 — Premier Drew of Ontario in an address prepared for lnoadcaat tonight over an Ontario network of the Canadian Broadcasting Cooperat- ion announced proclamation of the new Ontario liquor regulat- ions was made today and the re- vised laws will be in effect as of

Jan‘ 1' mid spirits was cancelled by Prem- Tile regulations provide for l D l -- cstablislunent of cocktail and er up u“, on me grounds m“

my posting bond for the persecuted Witnesses of Jehovah constituteda provocation against public order, against the admininration of just- ice in t-he province of Quebec."

"I am befuddled at the action of the attorney-general (Mr. Duplessls)

dining lounges for sale of liquor- by-tile-glass in Ontario's five largest cities-Ottawa. Toronto, Hamilton. London and Windsor. In smaller centres an affirmative vote of citizens is necessary be-

fore such privileges are intro- as I thought that the posting of duced. Ii] bond for anyone was and is a At present liquor is sold in F1811! 0i 8-D)’ CDhfltl-ifln Citizen in

Ontario only by the bottle from government stores on an indlvid-i ual permit system. Beer and wine may be obtained with hotel meals; beer in hotel beverage rooms, and beer for home con- sumption from brewers’ ware- houses. Wine fs sold fn commer- cial wine stores on a ration sys-

good standing as I am." he said.

The action followed a statement earlier in tlhe day by Mr. Dupicssis that Mr. Roncarelifs auppurt of tulc witnesses "in such an evident, rc- peated and audacious manner. is a provocation of Justice drri is defin- itely contrary to the aims of JD- tlce."

Mr. Rontcsrelli. who professes the Witnesses‘ faith, has stood bond for

sect. More than tlviee that lzum- ,ber nowlare awaiting trial in Molli- lreai on charges of distributing cir- culars without a city licence or on a. charge of seditious conspiracy.

Three MITIDBSSCB were ' arraigned today for distributing circulars without a licence and were granted cash bail of $100 or bond of $1200. Trial was set. for Dec. 19.

FEAR D£_WlllTER -

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Sailing the craft tlom her rook)’ period and the large amount of Pervli lied erimrmtil" been aband- water used in fighting a recent oiled. disastrous firs.

At first it was believed the 11 mild weather continued, it powerful Halifax lug Foundation was thought conditions would im- Franklln, would be sent to aid the prove but. with continued cold Middle-sex after she arrived here weather the supply in Charlotte- with another stricken craft early town would be limited within the this morning ‘ lnext 30 days. Rainfall for No-

Oificlais of the towing company, vernber was two inches below that

however, reporter; tonight. the of November in the previous year, salvage craft had left port for officials said. Saint John. NEH, where she lvilli attempt to free the grounded ship Beaverliill.

’l'lle Beaverhlli

Abandon Efforts To- Save Minesweeper

HALIFAX, Dec. d--(CP)—M0un—- tainous Atlantic waves had sub- sided today and a flot. sea rippled around the sidei hf the grounded Canadian minesweeper Midilieilex,

Situation Varies

In Nova Scotiu tile situation

lan aground itflvaried widely with some centres slllllt Jvhn harbor during tile war reporting plenty and others short- years, and attempts are being ages. made to remove her as l; menace 1n of navigation. [was All clay the work of sayagiclg telnlporzlrily replenished by iighi valuable equipment from the rain. Public Service Commission iviiddlesex continued. The "val-ship officials tonlgilt reported the level ll"! Hsfound early Monday dur- lower than it had been for some illlf-I R T881112 Ali-mile gale while time. Chain Lake, one source oi

Halifax. tile city's falling sloiviy after

Suppl)’ being

rushing tn the aid of the Boston the city's water, was 40 inches dlllllger Ohio. tbeioiv the waste ixeir. Last year The Ohio. which radioed ic-r it was only 11 inches below the

help after losing her propeller Off Sable Island, was being towed safely to port here by the Founda. tlnn Franklin.

Meanwhile the Spanish freighter Szlnti was due to arrive tonight tinder ioiv of the RQMLP. cutter French The Santi asked for assist- ance after breaking her main ghgft, lbout 450 miles off the Notva Scot. ian coast».

weir.

The city reserve supply at Big Indian Lake has not. been drawn on and a "good December rain" is expected to bring tile lakes back to normal. _

Trenton, Stcliarton, Westvliie and Pictou reported a plentiful supply and no complaints had been received from rural areas. lThe Pictou County Power Board. ‘electric distributors for the area.

however. are depending on steam B 1 generators. in an effort to coll- serve lvater to meet any possible ishortage. No Cape Breton towns reported Fruits Program months was said to be good. In (B! The Clllllliln Press) ~Sydney a plentiful supply was OTTAWA. Dec. 5-The Agri-:clso reported and was not expect- vegetabies. l The IHBE 1946 production of apples will be “almost maintain-

s dangerous situation. The sup- ly in Glace Bay was described as excellent with no appreciable change in the last two months. The outlook for the winter Cllllllrlll sllPPiics Board, in a re- ed to decrease unless an "excep- port to tile Dominion-Provincial |tionalil» dry" season set in. Conference on Agriculturg, loll”. __________ released details of its 1947 r - duction program for fruits parid (Continued from Page l) . said their office had not received

cd" with light reductions in Brit. any reports of layoffs in the iSil Columbia and Nova Scotia, Montreal area. the two heaviest producers. Halfl In Nissan Fails. Ont. indus-

of this year's crop is being dlg- trial posed of in export markets.chief_ 1y the United Kingdom.

The Board predicts an increase of 14 per cent. in 1947 pear crop. Production in i046 totalled 900.- 000 bushels.

Peaches: A decrease next year of about three per cent. Firm prices are anticipated and pro- duction is estimated next year at 2.050.000 bushels.

Cherries: All overall Ines-ma of I per cent duo to an expeetefl comeback next year from recent low yields in Ontario. Last year's Western Canada ls not expected production was 292,000 bushels. to be affected by the strike as

Strawberries: A slight increase severely as the cast since little of up to four per cent over the U. B. coal is used in this section loss output of 1s.ins.o0o quarts. is: the Dominion.

Raspberries: A total increase ofi -——-—-—--—

13 l!" W"! due to rlsin prodilg: tlon in British Columbi: About half the i901 crop, as in the last (Omflmued {mm page l) economic coercion" Amid the talk of peace, Gov.

two years. will be or ‘ O O I

Ralph E. Gates of Indiana report- Id that the Interior Department has given its tic-ahead for an attempt to get milling resumed in that state. Indiana officials pro- pose to seek a mrttlr-t 0f mills operators and llnloll represents- tives to work out a truce.

Mr, Green's nplwnl. made in a press statement. for sessions appeared slgnltlelnt in view of the current deadlock and its background. It seemed un- likely it would llavs neon issued without the know-ledge of Mr. Lewis. an ARI. vice-prasldent- but there was no rrrimedlate com- nseng from him or from the tzovern- meat and the owners.

IO MILES INDOOR!

Shops of the Oasi- sdlan Pacfic nallwsv in Montreal have D0 miles of railways tracks ‘twithtn the fence.’ .

leaders yesterday attempted

maintain production schedules if the strikes should be prolonged. The nlajofity of the large indus- ltries in this district depend on Jhipments of raw materials from ‘the U. S. and much of their pro- duction is for export: to that country.

which has been exlporting to Eur- ope via New York iii considering shiplflng via Saint John. N. l, lltholldh t-he rate Ls higher.

Potatoes: A slight reduction in

acreage is recommended follow- ing the llMd production of I0.- 061000 bushels. Tho Board antl- cipates production of about ‘ll,- 000.000 bushels in 1H7. i (tanning crops: ‘rile Board ro- comlnsnds an equal acreage for beans. an sight per cent in- crease in corn. a lil per cent re- duction in corn and a seven per cent reduction in tountoer

Pam: Suddenly

DARTMOUTH. I. 8.. D00. b- Bemo D. Beland, I, president of nds Limited. Dartmouth vdloielile grocers. died lllddenly more today. Be had been s Dub‘ n. mouth merchant for so years and wll fo rly‘ president of the Board ‘trade. .

to determine how long they can‘

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illlillsllilliisls Demand “Pro Public”, Policy

NEW YORK. Dec. b — (AP)— Leading industrialists of the United States attending the annual con- gress of the National Association of Manufacturers today charged Congress with tfl-t responsibility oi framing a “pr: public" labor policy that would break what was termed the "monopolistic powers" of some labor lest-hrs and at the same time guarantee essential freedoms to management and labor i alike.

In tones that by contrast ap- peared moderate to yesterday's

angry outpourings ‘against John L.

Lewis and President, Truman's ad-

ministration. speakers also asked

a greater voice in national affairs

for women, particularly in matters itiiat deal with labor

They also urgel acceptance of a stabilization plan that would gli-lraniee a worker. not an annual fixed lvage, but the security of iknowing that a maximum number ,cf working days a year were open I lo him i-f he cared to take them. '

Simultaneously l'l.l. M‘: hoard 0t directors announce‘. approval of an industrial relations program calling for high wages based on high productivity working condi- tions that safeguard till- health dignity and self-respect, of indivi- Iiliili employees and a stabilized . fcrln of employment,

The program provided that. the right of employees to loin er. not '0 Join o. union sholiid be protected il_\' lniv. It also stiiifatod that un- ions ns lvell as employers should hn obligated by lav to bargain col- lectivcly in" good ‘zliili. provided that a majority of tmpicyees wish to be represented by the union. No strike should have the pmtec.

lion of itlw if it nvnives issues which do not ln-ltte to wages hours, or ivorkirg conditions or

demands which till powerless to grant

Rates 0f Pay Show Increase

O/ITAWA, Dec. her of hourly-paid Callldian mauutactullng and their rates of pay increased ill the week of Oct. l as compared with s month previously, the Dominion Bureau 0f Statistics reported iodzlv

em player ls

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light lllillluiactureil tries, overcoming a decline in pi-Ints turning out heavy nlanu- ,facturcd goods, which the bureau lattrlbutcd in part to industrial disputes. In both rategories, pay rates increased.

In 6.210 repollllg establish- ments. hourly employees number- ed 720.980 the week unller review. Combat-ed with 714488. Number of hours .WOl1k8d- rose from 30 519,313 to 30,892,200.

The lveekiy wages of the hourly. rated personnel i056 by 2,4 per ,eeni, from $21 555-436 to $22,070- ,069 in the week or October i.

, The Sept. 1 hourly rate was 70.6 icents. increasing to 71,4 cam; l“ lthe week ended Oct. l. These two |nvernges are the highest lrecord of 2i ITlOITIEr, The QCL L H945. average had been 67.8 cents.

i See Britain’s

goods i-ndus-

iStay In India l Prolonged

i By Arthur Gavshun l LONDON, Dec 5 ——(AP)—T.he Jltth-hcui- effort of Britain’s high- cst officials to weld India's Mos. lcnls and liindus into constitution. ai unity appeared on the brink of failure ioriglli: after three days of [intensive explorations for a possible iSDiUliOII. ' i Informed sources declared the ef- fect of Prime Minister Attlee's vain attempt to mediate tile Iiindu- ZlTO-Slcm dispute may be the pro- longation of Britain's stay in India. Mr. Attiee withdrew from the pro- ceedings tonight.

An India office spokesman said, hcivcvcr. that the continuing trn- ipaslse did not mean the scrapping

At Kingston, Oni.. one company of Britain's plan for a free India- was leamect we m.“

although it might necessitate ivialonr-and the congress party spokesman here. Jawalharlsl jNellrii. ‘said he did not thir-k there was danger of civil war

| Nehru?» Mosle-nl counterpart, ,Mahommed All Jinnah of the Mos-