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Market Building Tender Awarded M.F.

The tender of 317.600 submitted by M F Schurman Ltd. for reno- "ung the interior of the Market 3...,” for the Travel Bureau and the island Motor Transport ter- mlllll was accepted at a meeting of the City Council at noon yester- dgy, other tenders accepted were for the necessary plumbing and hating. which went to Douglas

prnihi-in and Jones for 33.890 and

the electrical contract work to the

Schurman Co.

Burke Electric Co. at 82.250.

The tenders in each use were the lowest submitted to the Ten- ders Committee and opened yes- terday morning. The noon meeting of the Council gave the necessary approval and stipulated that the work be started immediately.

The farmers' portion of the building with the entrance at the east and north ends will remain unchanged.

Onemployment Debate Is

Continued By

til I Hi”.-x tCPi - Government

iiaiidiini: of the unemployment sit-

iiaiiiin was described Thursday in the tioninnns as a "national dis-

graie ' (mu or H e e s IPC -- Toronto aioailiimii said the cabinet has

dciiieri-ti a lot of pious platitudes

bill has shoun it intends to do ab-

oiiiiiciy notiiing about the situa-

lion

Hr spoke during the third day At (mp pilifll during the sitting. only

of dcbaie on unemployment.

The Commons

might try the same procedure. Jnscpli W. Noscworthy ICC!”- York Soulhi said the prime min- ister made a "classic understate- ment" when he said there is ”somc unemployment in Canada." But the government was making some mogrcss. First it said un- employment was "seasonal and local.” Now it admitted it was "seasonal and regional." Perhaps now it would admit the fact it was ”seasonai and national."

3' I iiic 264 Commons members ' ill-inn in the chamber. ParllamenT .ilr. iiccs, also national pres- ldcnl oi the Progressive Conserv- A Glunce alive Association, said the govern- ment IS trying to "slide through on Thursday ihc old Liiicral D0"?! Oi liolifi and George llccs 1PC - Toronto

prop:-” it ignored thousands of t'ana(ii.in: uho were without iobs. Many were in a desperate posi- tlrin

EIIADOIT-BOXED

llc riesrribcd a recent visit to Ottawa of a Toronto delegation necking federal help for relief of uncinpioyed persons.

Thc gnvcriinient had put on one I'll its greatest exhibitions of sha- doll hrixlng. ducking. weaving and side-stepping. if the government had I-icon lighting Rocky Marciano. liraixiicight champion of the Mlllfl. Marciano wouldn't have hccri able to lay a glove on them.

The cabinet had given the To- rnnlo dolegation nothing but "gob- hirilcgonk.”

Prime Minister St. Laurent had made a "pious evasion" of the un- employment problem and would say only that the government was giiing the matter consideration.

The rnvernment was treating the situation with "outright dis- honesty" because in 1945 it had said it was prepared to accept re- sponsibility Ior the unemploycd.

ll'lLD PP INDUSTRY

The permanent solution for un- employment lay in building up sec- ondary industries so they could process more Canadian primary products in Canada.

Don Fiiiinn ll.-Essex West) presented figures which. he said. Kllmli that unemployment in the Viinrisor. 0ni.. area dropped to NM ll Feb. 24 from 12,057 at Jan. I

A conference of federal. provin- mi and municipal officials had been livid in Windsor to see what mind he done. Other communities

Dupiessis Urges Better Prices For Pulpwood

Ql lFii-T I('Pi - Preniicr Du- lilt"-iii liiiirsrlay asked the pulp -ii-iii tniicr industry to offer better Fiirvi 'n farmcrli who sell them iiliiilci linm their ivoodiots. '5iiPhkIng at the clotting session ll ii"? Quebec Forestry Associa- I:"ii- Mr. Dilplessls turned to A. C. "'1. PFP!lfIl'nl of Price Brothers

Broadvicwi said g o v e r n m c n t ”hopc and grape" handling of the unemployliient situation is a t'na- tional disgrace"

Joseph W. Noseworthy fCCF- Soilthi suggested the government admit unemployment is "seasonal and national." not "seasonal and local."

Immigration Minister Pickers- gill said he regrets that at pres- ent nothing can be done to bar return to Canada of convicted spy Fred Rose.

Rcvcnllo Minister Mc('ann said lcnicncy will be shown in collec- tion of income tax from those western farmers in a critical fi- nancial position.

Finance Minister Harris said no date has been set yct for presenta- tion of the 1955-56 budget to Par- lizimcnt.

Senators George H. Barbour and James P. Mclntyrc of Prince Ed- ward l s l a n d opposed widening grounds for divorce in Canada.

Friday

The Commons will consider gov- ernment business. The Senate is adjourned until Tuesday.

Little Old Lady Of London Stage Dies At 77

LONDON. flteutersi-Mary Jer- rold, T7. little old lady of the London stage. died Thursday. a year before her 60th anniversary in the theatre.

She was slight. pink-checked. but active and with a voice that could carry to the back of a pack- ed house.

lier carccr covers more than two columns in the theatres Who's Who. It branches out. too. into the film Who's Who. Mary Jerrold. who rcmenibcred ihc days of gas footlights and hansom cabs. mov- ed with thc times and bccarnc a film and television star as well.

A picture acclaim was Lace" in which gentle prisoner.

Princess Rec

"Arscnic she played a

5:321 "'".fl l:8liCli COTLTPBIIY and e O 4 int it pass tis rcqut-st W amirtylo other members of the in- e

LONDON.

up did i i - no mention figures. mnmd prmcen

ml" asked for sugges ions from I, lntwrstcd in this "vital prnh. ":1 and said the provincial gov- Mrmeni did not want to take "ar-

iiil and unjust steps" in that matter.

Margaret

ihc British West indies. Millions of British

that gave her widc and Oltllby a CPR cngine which ran over

tkauiersi -- A sun- re- turned home Thursday to a warm welcome from wintry London af- at tor a month-long goodwill tour of

televiewers

nmlitt it is time for us to make is my "' "lid! of the problem of HMPTIFP of wood for farmers." be

Pzfding Events

MT-Si Patrick's Concert. Trac- ' Hill. March 17th.

."5?i'iItinn Army Citadel Bean

watched the scene at lxindon air- port. joining hundreds of London- ers on the spot in witnessing Mar- garet's reunion with her family. Still wearing a summery. sleeve- less silk dress. the princess was handed her mink coat before she stopped from the chartered air- Iincr Canopus. But at cold breeze she ahivered and drew the wrap more closely around her-

MORE POISED .

Ill ' 1...k”:.: willie! av. March llth. g from H cen Iuppgr served After her triumphant tour in thc 0 7- Caribbean. which took her thou- --(;,.a d sands of miles by sea and air and " 3l"ii0- It Andrews involved more than loo cnZ8K9'

Hiiil. Ml. Stewart M d M ii 7"" 3” Homes. lzleorogirrzld. 8”

;;lIPntiun Mt. Itewart straw- lrnwers. Order your boxes

and up” my. Mtlegtg:-":05! now. Kenneth

..-Double header It North mvdr "l'l'::'n'”"ilIil- Long Creek vs. "I 7:80 sharp. Second

"""' "'"'iPshIre VI wt l h mm " ' . nsoe Ml. gilwugtama. Two Iatnes.

"kcllplud Rink ounlsht. school .. ,,fV- Cflliaud vs. Albany Rural 1,," .3. Aiiliilllne Cove vs. Hamp-

Wes ., ,. ml. t.l;;4;I;eiasd vs. Victoria

"”"iWins at Morell

y M. "',l:li'M”"lY- Uh-ll-the-Clouds un -mlnbw-Ithk-world musical. See. .1. Mill! Shoulder .

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ments. the princess greeted the London crowd with even more poise than usual.

She waved and smiled as she walked down the red carpet to the royal lounge. flanked by her sis- tar. Queen Elizabeth. and the Queen Mother. The Duke of Edin- burgh and the royal children. Prince Charles and Princess Anne. walked behind.

The royal children. obviously de- lighted to see their "Aunt Margo" again. pranced and ski he- hind her as she shook hands with officials. Princess Anne's interest was divided betweu watching her aunt adoringly and looking at the his plane.

SPECIAL TREAT The ahlldrea were led away for a special treat--an inspection of the silver Itrafncrulser. want to the pilot's the controls. wandered off on his own to the

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the first.

lhlnee left a.gg.11..

baggage hold where Princess Mar- neret'a pile of anlneo seeaeis In

Legislaiu re Mem Home cooking was featured at the delightful buffet suppe tional School last evening. Among those pictured are Premier Matheson. Hon. Keir Clark. Hon. Earle MacDonald. Frank Myers. Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan,

More than l5O members of the P. 1:. Island Federation of Agri- culture attcnded a general meet- ing of the Federation held at the clover Club room of thc Cana- dian Legion last evening; presid- ed over by president Lloyd Mar- tin. where the following resolu- tion was passed:

"Resolved that the P. E. Island Government he asked to seek positive assurance that an adequ- ate regular daily frelght and pan- senger service be guaranteed by the Canadian National Railway."

Following the opening remarks of the chairman. J. L. Dewar gave a brief but comprehensive review of the Accident Insurance program and answered questions from the floor. A motion to sug- gest the rediiciion of admission ..L... ?....:j

Loses Feet In Train Accident

SAINT JOHN. N. B. (C?)- Frallk Cobiinm, 39. was in ”vcry poor" condition in hospital herc Thllrstlny night after his foot had bccn rliuppod off by a train.

ills left leg was cut off at the kncc and his right at the ankle

lliln at a lcvcl crossing early in ihc aftcrnoon.

eives Warm me From Tour

waiting to be unloaded. She probably will play some of

the private welcome-home party the Queen has arrangcd at Buckingham Palace.

The princess had lunch with hcr sistcr Thursday. but there wasn't time enough for her to describe all her adventures because the Queen was holding an afternoon presentation party. Margaret. tir- ed after her long journey. didn't attend.

PRESS HAPPY

The London evening papers de- votcd their front pages to pictures of the princess. one calling her the "Sunshine Princess."

In an editorial. the London Star says: "Princess Margaret. on her first lone trip of this kind. has been a surprisingly fine ambassa- dress. We never expected her to be anything less than perfect at the job."

Margaret will be officially hon- ored next Tuesdw by the Lord Mayor of London. who is giving a civic luncheon for her.

age from passed. Mr. John Martin gave a short explanation of shown later in the program and touched on others being proces- sed for distribution. He the cooperative method whereby projectors could be purchased at a reduced rate through assistance granted by the Government.

POTATO TARIFF 3

the potato lined the steps taken by the Can- adian Horticulture Council for the past few years with relation to potato tariffs. ltle competition with U. S. potatoes has become so keen and serious

Farm Federation Passes Resolution Re Railway

18 to H5 years was

the films

xplained

Mr. W. H. Shaw. speaking on tariff problem. out-

statcd t h a t

r prepared and

bers Guests OI Home Economics Siudenis

served by the class of seven students in Home Economics at the Voca-

Doilgaid MacKinno Hon. Forrest Phillips, George Saviile and Dr. Lloyd Shaw.

Photo by Margaret Mallctt.

The Home Economics Depart- ment of the Provincial Vocational

gislature at a delightful buffet supper in their quarters at the school. and provided a variety of tasty items which left some of the membe a asking for "re- clpcs '.

Doris M. Anderson. supervisor of home economics. assisted by Mrs. LeBaron Tait. who deals with food and cookery preparing, were both proud and happy to see the resnlts of,the year of trginjng which is -about completed by the” Among" those who voiced their. class of seven young ladies who confidence in the industry were prepared and served the supper. Mr. Wylie Gibson of Marshficid.

The class consists of Lorraine Col. F. 1. Andrew of Charlotte- Scott. June Dennis, Madge Mug- town and Mr. David Wright of ford. Connie Cameron and Nancy Lower Montague.

Sheppard all of Charlottetown Col. Andrew stated he had been and Margaret Burns and Beulah in the swine business since the Montgomery. boll! of Hunter end of the war and while he was MW?” still ilnablc to spend his winters

Miss Anderson in her words of in Florida ho had made me bust. welcome referred to Miss Laun- neg. pay on, He said he would drene Wood who presided at the

A number of the leading Princei Edward island swine brecticrs ox-i pressed their faith in the sivinel industry as a profitable phase oil farming at the annual mcotingl of the Prince Edward Island! Swine Breeders Association meet- ing yesterday in Charlottetown.

i . E:'.::.".i..":”.:i.:.3..:.':.?:.':,ri:.':,:f Leading Breeders Express Faith In Swine Industry

n, William Acorn, Hon. B.

stay in the swine industry comcl. what may and if he had a son he would set him up in hogs.

He suggested that the hog pop- ulation might he doubled in the Province without a depressing ef- fect on the market. with reference to his own herd he stated that 9796 of his hogs went Grade A.

Col. Andrew also said that there was not enough grain being grown

FA MERS ASK OTTAWA. FOR WIDE RANGE OF PRIO PROPS TO HEAD OFF CRISIS THREAT

O'I'I'AWA. ICP)-Canadian farmers. fearing the im- pact of world food surpluses on prices and sales. Thursday appealed for it wide range of federal price props to head off ”serious trouble" in the 338.000.000.000 farm economy.

The 4;i0,0fifi-menibcr Canadian Federation of Agricul- ture, in a niectlng vvlili cabinet. urged also that the govern- ment ban imports of cheese. move surplus butter out of the country and help provide free milk for school children an overcome a ”dcprcsscd condition" in the dairy industry.

H. H llanilam. (Tlil-X preslrielit - -7 who hcadcd ihc 27 man iorlcrativin, 'l'llt- government ('lllTl.'riiI) sup df.'ICl!,i:llllln. salrl Prilnc lilinlsicr St. ports Dl'l('f3S of boiler. ego and Laurcnt and J5 t-abinct inliiisiiirsiiltiizx Tho t'l-Zi Sllltl mandaioi-3,: turned out for the mciiilnc llr price props should he exlcllrled to said the l"E('f'pllflYl was ”c.'wci-vvlleal oats. barley. corn. cheese lent.” The (TA was promlscd.and crilirentvated milk products consideration hilt tiicre was no iii-iPricc su in p or! also should be dicntlon how far ihc p,riir-i'nlllrlitlgranted for pr-iillry meals ant was pl'cpal'cti to go in mccl iiiiiifoiagzri (mp semis fai'lilcrs' doniziiiris It ilrgeti that the prlt-ii-sllppor

The CFA. in its hrlcf said lEll'fTl- prograln should he rcorganizcti un ers are suffcrlng from ii cost-price dcr a new formula based on th- squeeze that has reriurr-ri iivintzireiailor between farm prices ant standards. Farm prices ivern fail-iiiio prices of other goods in 1925 ing while farm costs l'oiiiainvd.'3fi Opposing any reduction in thq high. Farnir-rs ilCl'P bcinr: pcn:il- liiliicr price support. it proposes i7.cti for prodiit-liig an ziiililiiililircyliizu ll be set for the next tin of food viiilcli link driiuig pliic.-I cars at the current price of St dou ii 't-cnts a pound wliolcsalc.

Tender Awarded For New Boat Harbor In Prince Co.

OTTAWA. March 3 bp9l'lali- .ViacNaught, parliamentary assist- Tenuers were opened at tiii- De- ant to Fisheries Minister Sinclair parimcllt of Public Works today and Liberal member for Prince. for the construction of a iii-u bout :1- harbor at liowart.i's Coil-. Prince P County. onc of the iliiportaiit tres for lobster fishiniz i 0

Lowest of four tenderer: was the firm of J. W. and A .-intierscn of Burnt Church. A B I! is ex- pected that an award will be made shortly to the New Bruns- wick firm and that actual con- struction of the new boat harbor will begin as soon as ice and wea- ther conditions warrant. The pro- jcct was retiomnlendeti to Works Minister Winters by J. Watson

Exclusive Story Leads Writer

CHICAGO. tAPl-James P. Mo- Guire. 51. Chicago Sun-Times po- ' lice reporter who played a lead- ing part in the newspaper's inves- tigation which led to a pardon II a man convicted of murder. died Wednesday night of a heart attack.

Mi-Guire worked in the paper's 1944 investigation of the Joe lilajczek case. Majczek was con- victed of murder in 1938 and sen- tenced to 99 years in prison. The Times obtained evidence which re- sulted in his pardon in 1945.

McGuire won several newspaper

in the Province and that there should not be one truck load of; grain leaving the Province in they

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Mr. Wright stated that the hog business was the last phase of farming he would think of giving up as it paid the best returns over lCfInIInIlPfI on Page 2 col. 5:

them for her friends Friday night

that there is unanimous opinion right across this country in all provinces that the time has ar- rived for some drastic changes in the present tariff structure. The recent council meetings tin- animously passed a resolution conveying its sentiments and de- mands in this respect. This reso- lution was presented to the Hon. Walter Harris. Finance Minisior. iCon1inucd on Page 13 col. fl)

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Floods Recede In Australia

SYDNEY. Australia (CPi-Gifts of money. food. clothing and fod- dcr were pouring into Australian rclief centres Thursday as the New Solllh Walcs floods receded. leaving behind a vast area of de- struction. death and slime.

Still threatened is Walgeit. a town of l.5fi0 people 457 miles northwest of Sydney, where floods moving doivn the rivers Barwon and Namoi are pulsing angrily against the town's defensive lines.

Plant) Bl ? srtuvdleett of fame Eco- nomics a . . on also the Women: institute scholarship win ner w o pans to continue her studies towards a degree in home QCOHOITIICS.

The total enrolment this year was 262 including cooking. knit- ting sewing. etc. Facilities of the Department were taken advani age of by classes of P.W.C teachers training students 43. ioiirih year 5 and third year ll.

”II(VIa)j'l lask you gentlemen to ma e l cear your constitu- Zrligsmthavtmwhe have”? broad pr?-

. c we w con nue o broaden. to meet the needs of most gi.rls"and women in our Wmmuniiy. Miss Anderson said. briiiifmliid -ll"i'.'.i"l" ”Sf'.””

' - ure a on behalf of the guest: I may say that we appreciate very much what has been accomplished in

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ETwo Men Tell Story OI i47 Days Lost In Arctic

I i CAPE DORSET. N.W.T. ICPi- Two men who cheated the hungry Arctic for 47 days told Thursday how they escaped its icy clutches.

llonald Baird. a 22-year-old Hudson's Bay Company employee. and his Eskimo guide Ootot-hie, after being lost on the trail to! Frnilishcr Bay returned to this- litlle trading post on Baffin is- land Wednesday night hungry and frost-bitten but otherwise untouch- ed by their harrowing experience.

The two men set out .Ian. 15 from this little settlement 'on a trek to the air base at Frohishcr. 300 miics way. Tile trip normally takes l0 days.

LOST IN STORM But tun d a y s after leaving Mingo lake they lost their way

lake nothing was left. Thcy were; some of sled dogs to provide food. Ootot-hie. a veteran guide. had southern before and knew

forced to kill

crossed Baffin's several times where there was an

ing cabin. they made for that.

RETRACED STEPS Thcy two. Loading the fro

some frozen fish they had found. they turned their six remaining.miiI'dPi"0i” It was this m-In-"

dogs back to Cape Six days later

gcrcri to the door of

Bay Ciinipany post.

hnnlcd cariboil and

their ll

part

Eskimo htlnl-

shot no meat and

Dorset.

the pair slag-

thc lilid.son's siirprlsilic ilicl

scillcmcni. which had given them

tip for lost.

The RCAF hld umndnned "'9 was iicicncp minister shout-ti lilminpqmn smrch "ml whe" "'9-V '""'"l 3 with grev hair it has lwcolnc iiiackiivinnipr-g

awards in recognition of his work in the case and in 1948 a motion picture. "Call Northside 777", ill based on it. .

To The Gallows

GLASGOW llieuters)-A froc- lance writer who offered an ax- clusive story to a newspaper on how he found the body of a mur- dered man was himscif sentenced Thursday to tile for ihc murder.

John William Gordon. 24. was; found guilty of the ax-slaying oil George Ford .VlcNeill. 48. a radial actor. I

A newspaper editor testified that Gordon wrote hilli a letter from prison in Spain oftcrnig the story. The letter was passed on. to police.

Gordon. who said he was stay-; ing with NlFNellI. contended he; found the actor "shiit dead on the bed" last Juli. paiiickcti. hid. the body and aftor "three daysl

of hell" left for continental Eu-i rope. Though liflrfllifl hnri pie-aticrl not

guilty and ihc rasc rcsicvi large-I Iy on cirriilnsiantial oiidcncp. the judgc said ”lf Mar .1 man by his actions proclaimed him self a