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Ax, Sept. 10 — (OP) -— m mdpion to Canada's hard- “ destroyer force, HMCS. will be commissioned here wtldnesdpy, clic Navy announced ll

N, lieT Strike 1n Halifax Area

A5,, Sept. 10 — (CP) - lmehl dealers and butchers the llnlifax-Dnrtmouth are-a at ' here tonight agreed

lirous protest" wlth . King and Federal the resumption in Canada. today.

- .lio . “walling the sale of meats in mgreg as n protest measure, as M mp gpccillfiicd before the

outwit.

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MR. EDWIN O.

JOIINSTONE

‘rrlrosiircro . Sept. lo - Der use of 2.000.000 unis in New Bruuswickb 1945 to crop. as compared with year's bumper yield of 17,- l

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“M, wit: predicted today by (l, C Cunningham, provincial plslo marketing specialist, This T mid represent a drop from i 5| lo 20G bushels per average m. Drought. heat and lnsect huge were factors in the low- lyleld.

liat Coupons’ Valid

UITAWA, Sept 10 - (CP) -- llt Priors Board announced with beresumpizon of meat rationing iiitllie brown “M" coupon No. i, bile iised for the rationing, be. wit: valid todliy.

Coupon 2 will become valid Thursday anrl henceforth the weekly out coupon will be valid each Tliiriclai‘

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Coming Events

"Blow. inmy River, Wednes- “l- 9-10-21

"Biiow — Bradaibnne Tuesday. ~ 9-i0-2i.

"smwwblflllibque Wednesday. 9-10-2i ‘Wlnlckeh Supper and Dance, Lot "all Sfllilember 12th. 9-8—4i.| ébookutg orders for coal. Car to ie soon. N. Aubrey Cutcliffe. 9-8-10-l3-3i. "Dance. Orwell Hall

tonight. durictlctotch Orchestra. 9-11-11. “Dance. y

"Hlupilii. Boned in McLean's

"$110M. Souris. Wednesday ‘- < ii-12-Tuc-if. "N" GWFuTuI-Wednewla

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m“ Film Board Movies, 8.30 ' 9-10-21

"Ullbfldiiic ctirjaricyr meal to- hl‘ N~ MIbYPF Cutcliffe. 9-10-21

"Dincc r-r ll wmhe- a to-night be»? “Warm "Wilding '7,“ a

~‘ t Cardigan "h. “stator eve ~ ‘k m! ‘nwklliinv..tscrvoggnon McKen.

9-1-4-21 "R*‘°f“q§‘g~‘/I;i§l?;. oclohvcir out; p per, cior "ted Church. 9-11.11.

"c5139 Tmver '

l . - . so Women s In- mtlefmChlfilgelii supper-w lin Cdane g, _ _ Oii e nes ay m‘ 11th. o-ii-u.

, ___ pfilldjm-lgla Hess bv [NICK for llly- Mwlaser, Albany and vici- lmau~ Emcmltl. Friday. Sep-

iitli. Phone collect. A. C. dIAlbBYiY. or G. C. Green. Qlmimnfl live and dressed orgomnn ‘iblflwns. Thursday. it'll“ “Dstglle lat poem; RN? n. . .

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Salvation

Army

l l Returning Vets Warmly Welcomed

To Charlottetown"

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Over 100 returned men were met at the Railway Station and warmly welcomed home last night by sev- eral hundred people. The men were soldiers wno arrived in l-lal_ ifaz; Sunday on board the troop-

ships "Dnchtss of Bedford”, and "Nieuw AIf15t€l'da[n"_ Members of the Charlottetown

Fire Dqiariment were present with one of the engines, and members of the Citizens‘ Reception Com- CAyL N_ w_ LOWTHER mittce drove some 0f the men to . their homes and others to the Legion

Expressing confidence that Prince Homc where mey- with relatives- Edward Island would again lead‘ “yew treated w we cream’ cake’ and

the why 1h the nation wide Sal. sandwiches‘

Two of the veterans who arrived

City Council To Urge ‘Bracken Says Veterans’ Employment Claims On Government

Farmers Fear ‘For Markets

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of war veterans m Charlotte-g town was taken by the City . Council at its monthly nice-ting i

last night, Mayor Blanchard be- ing appointed to head a three-i man delegation from the COHIICIIi to interview the Provincial Gov-l

ernment at an early (lute. . y _ The subject was introrluccrl ail last night's meeting by Cuun.

MacDonald in reporting as chair- man of the finance committee. "We are not going to have any surplus this year to crow nbout." he said. “Other cliles are re- porting surpluses bu‘. Chnrl te- town didn't get any extra work and we did well to hold our ovrn." He stressed the need of n works programme for returned soldiers. The city hod prepared n pro- gramme and now they arc being asked to institute and pay for it. Coun. DOllgllfl Ffild this was a Federal responsibility and should be dealt with as such.

"If something is not done," Coun. MacDonald said, "it will only be a matter of time before

HON. JOHN BRACKEN

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vation Army "Home Front, Appeal",

are former members of the Char-

2 M"i1.'}§}. bushel Drop In 1V. B. Potato Crop

us one of those stopped until _'could show "some evidence that

Labor Delegation To Ottawa Wins Major Objective

By DOUGLAS now

CYITAWA. Sept. l0 — (CP) — Its major objective won, a dele- gation of approximately 250 labor union members prepared late to- day i0 wind up a one-day stand in Ottnwo and to lcnvc behind .1 IO-ninn committee to discuss with the Federal Cabinet. tomorrow the problems of work and wages that brought it here.

Culminatlon of a rank and file movement that stemmed from pro- tests against lay-offs in aircraft

[campaign Appointments nude to ncdy, Charlottetown: Gnr. JM. the Campaign Committee tvcrc; McLennan. Montague: Grir. A B. City Chairman Capt N.W Low. Fisher, Elmira; Pte. T.J. Burke,

members of the local Advisqryulottctoirm Fire Department. They

committee met yesmrdalv to maul ‘ilxuclizlinfigTllflfiig W! all? Cfipl. for l/he "Island" campaign. Mr. p . ‘ . °, y‘ Edwin C. Johnstone, as Provincial tollicctctilmrjktd filgnriggnllfifinfinfil Cbfllllfliln. wil1_a.gam_ give leader». eluded: Gnr. H E. Lanigan, Sourisi Sblll to the Drive which opens 0n West; Spr. L K Herring, Murray

Monday, September 17th. ‘Harbor; Pie Philip Parker. Cra. 'I_'lie Dominion appeal is for, piiud: Pte. Lloyd Bryanton, Char- $1.<>00.00°. an increase of

50 1)Cl“l(3t'0iO\Vll§ Spr. G.R. Perry, Char- csnt over last your‘; objective; and y lottctown; Sgt. W.A. Henry. Char- tlelte Fzrosigisgaal fibjlgfltlVé has bccii|§°3@§<lvi‘ii; [@115 Walsh. Char. 5 i! . . expected that o cown: r. B. MacDonald Charlottetown will stage a oneudny Veliiml River; Pte Willard Ken:

tbfir. KC; Assistant City Chair. Chzlrlottetow-n: Gnr rwv Younk. man. James C. Mflnlggmcry; and‘ er, Charlottetown; Cmr. F‘ R. Eur- Provlnclnl Publicity Chnij-nmn’. iicss. Vernon: Capt. Ivan Mac. George A. Walters, Arthur. Charlottetown. One mem-

Mambers of the Provincial Excel bcr of tlic_R.C Al“ was enter. utive under Mr ,. “pll g a. Hf! zs L.A.C. .1 E oaiihht, col; ‘ East 1* S Mavis. Col C .Kh\-,. --~—%—

N W LOWther, J,C, N.D. lVfacLean. TR. Cudmorc. J M. McFnlyen. A Bolt-her. E. Nich. olson. J E Harris. Chnrlottctovrn: R. Macbean. Sourls; LR Allciz.

3‘°“l5°"‘~°*5"- Athlones Leave Ottawa

Enroute To England

OTTlHVA. Sept, l0 _- (CP) ._ The Governor General and Princess AllCf.’ Icfl Ottawa this afternoon for Quebec whore llicy will board ‘the

PKG. Clark and D. Baker. Slltll.’ mrrsldc. The nbove nro also lnPnL b9l'5 of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army

factories in Toronto. the delega- tiori's leaders announced tomor- row's meeting with the Cabinet.

latciin n dziy which also saw: l 1. Purlizinicntziiflv police brir dele- gzilcs from tlzc House until mem-l bers of Pn-rllament_ guaranteed: their conduct inside.

2. C. F. leader Caldwell pro- test in ihe Commons that "clil-l zens who sought to interview members of Parliament were slop- perl ouislde the entrance of this building.“ and mentioned Sask- alchcivaiiis Premier T. C. Douglgs

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members of Parliament wished ‘to sec thcm "

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By WlLLL-LVI STEWART MANILA, Sept. l0 -—<CP Cable)

Jnpnn appear in be in the best

of health. But it is no credit to the Jups. The first groups of prisoners.

relcascd from Siimidagawa Camp. northeast of Tokyo, reached here today and related how they had been able through theft and cone struciion of illicit kitchen “stlll.l" to provide themselves with more cooked food than was tumed out

by the authorized kitchens. I-Iad Puzzled Japs The men. who represented places in Canada all the way

the Pacific to the Atlantic vrcrc well-tanned. appear-

from crusts.

ed stitrrly and showed that they had been better fed than other prisoners 0f the JHPS r- mme‘

thins: that puzzled the Jsps rllbt up_untll the day of Allied libera-

ion

Then. the lnds boasted to the Jnps hmv for weeks thfii’ bad been sicrillng food and COORlYIB more rice 11"" m‘? JEN flumved for the whole camp.

Al. one time since their capture at Hong Kong. Dec. 35. 1 31mm Gerald Hachey of West Bathursi, NB, dropped ln weight tn 94 pounds, Mid Sgt. Olffiiild Clark hr Bury. Que. drviiiml lbw‘ 60 pound, bglpw his normal

weight.

But not spring thw- lnd bill)?" prisoners were able to remedy ~ g situation ivhcii tbf-‘y W?" "mvek '10 sumilialzavo- and Pi" '° w" tinloading railway 100d v"!- 5°m°

h...“ - col. 12th ht s45. c d. we... m, u. ob- "plfl: nbtfilllllul Au box-rlifld- lglilheovewsilzedns shoes and the "' s wenrcrs became food smugglers.

“mam -.-__ Conve ~

m” dirss tires. Nickel bit harness. Rubber

"Bmllegglng" RIM

anions REP! "awh- thkvklfielllovfifmvlljlth the big boot-l

Empress of Scotl-md for a twq. months holiday in England, Gov- ernment House said today,

lQuadruplots Arc BUENQS AIRES. Sbltt. 1O -l Reports o,f a locust plague in nut- fine Infant Dies

Locust Plague In Argentine Provinces

lying provinces h-JVC cast h over Argentina's grain expl. turc. The newspaper Ln Prena, i. nu editorinl. reported locusts were‘ invading the provinces of Snnln| Fe. Corrlentes. Enire Rios and Con. dobn and threatened lo extend to

these men will be on relief" Coun. Rogers suggested ihat a committee from the Council go to Ottawa, "and find out not onlyl about post-war reconstruction bu: about our airport as well."

Coun. Dougan thought the com-

mittee should wait on the Prov- incial Government first. “If they can't get any satisfaction. then

they can go to Ottawa." he said.

Coun. Rogers: "Summer-side has apparently accomplished something because they are going ahead with. the building of houses." l

Mayor Blanchard voiced an- proval cf Coun. Dsugan. 0n the Letters motion. the Mayor \\'.'iS appointed to head the proposed committee. and to select two

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New Speaker In lloiisc 0f Commons

the rich grain-producing provinces‘ of Buenos Alres.

DUNNVILLE. Ont. Sept. 10 —-| iCPl-Onc of four children born‘

(Special To The Guardian)

OTTAWA. Sept. 10 — Charges that the government has failed to dcniobliize the armed services on g fair basis. that it has failed to plan for speedy reconversion from a

Wm‘ V’ a peacetime basis. and that ‘L h.“ filmed t0 meet the housing crisis tvere levelled in the H0115; of Commons this afternoon bv 0p- position leader John Bracken ‘in his maiden speech before Parliamenb 1 Tgibf Plbgressive - Conservative 6H C. said that Canada would not excuse the failure of the admins. tratlon to find adequate jobs (or veterans returning from overs“; or those displaced from employ mcnt because of the transition from “Tl; ‘to pence

_, i' me lvfinister King followed the lender of the Opposition m one 11f the shortest speeches of 1115 I-fnusc of Commons career and said ill-ii Canada's taxation will be dealt \\‘lih ln Mr. Ilslev's budget socccii. He admitted that the lllbblblils of maintaining full 9m. l']°~"“m‘.l and a high national 1n- come will be difficult ones.

Ali amendment blaming ma Ggv- eminent for failure to provide ode. quite lwiisiniz for veterans ahci o- ther‘ “'55 "ml/ed by C.C F leader Cblflwfll who followed Mr. King in ‘hi’ Throne Speech debate. There "lb-m be flllllarent prosperity for 5°95‘? ti)“ to come. Mr. Coldwell ?iii_ . owing to the pent-up demund m wbsllmergoods. He anticipated that slackening of this demand ‘gmlllfl brine a nation-wide slum . hi}; Dubllc ownership and pull

° l-Sllfmsvred prefect-i. he felt. could counteract this slump.

Mr, Bracken stressed the threat "f ti" loss of markets to the former and other primary produce“ The formers have borne their lot in ‘this war with credit to them- selves and to the country as g WbOIB. lie 581d. "They are fearful

sun, sun; hum Provinces a U.8.A., 8M0- Bllbecrlptiou “ellvared, $5.00.

LEIADERSHEARD lN COMMONS

G0v’t Criticized For Lack 0i Planning

By DZARCY UDONNELL

OTTAWA, Sept. 10 — (CP) — Motions of non-confi- dence in the Government were moved in the Commons to- day by Progressive Conservative and C. C. F. party lead- ers ns the heads 0f all major political groups were heard in debate on the address in reply to the Throne Speech. John Bracken, Progressive Conservative leadeiyvcon- eluded his first, full-dress speech ln the Commons With a motion which criticized the government for lack of plan- ning in demobilization, reconversion and housing.

M, J. Caldwell. (T. C. F. leader, accused the Govern- ment in a motion with failing to propose the fundamental social and economic changes which alone could meet ‘are pressing needs of the peace-time era. The motion urged im- mediate steps to assure full employment. adequate pui'- chasing power. and n large scale house building program. Mr, Brackenh amendment was criticized by Prime

'Minister Mackenzie King who followed him. Solon Low.

Social Credit leader. spoke after Mr. Coldwell. ht the night sitting the debatclwm

for the most irart was token over

by private members State Secre- tary Paul Martin was the only Cabinet minister w llbnlclm i‘?

Other speakers were W A. MGMHS- ter tPC—T0r0nt0 High Parki, E0.

,May Re-consider Meat Rationing

OTTAWA. 5611f. 10 — (CP) -

Bertrand lL-Prcscotti and Maj l Meat rationing went into effect in John Probe (COP-Regina. The‘, Canada today amid reports fi~c~m debate was adjourned bv Maurice‘ Washington that it was possible the Lawn“ .]_,_Lab@11pl lUnitecl States ration might be lift- The amendment said the Gov- I ed soon and it was learned here that eminent had failed to demobilizel bilvli a step would bring b TF6?"- ghe [urges on a fair basis. prevent sideration by the Cabinet of the Serious disadvantage w Overseas! Canadian ration.

serv.ce personnel, provide a snziecdy.‘ cffective plan of reconversion from; war to peace and to take arieqllflle‘. action to meet the housing crisis

CEILING ON EULA GIRLS

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WASHINGTON, Sept. l0 —iAPi- lThe Office of Price Adminilstra ‘ . . ~..t d._' t. eiling on hua g

M‘ Km!‘ .m“klng one Ur h“ 1% Qlhgtl- plzicg order covering com- slioftest flillLure succvcizcseilntllliéi ,- mercm phommuphy m Hawmp P1" lamb“ m‘ Ci‘ ‘l l". ‘ ‘ ‘or A . id 3 four-by-five to “come forward With tnnt nmeiitLl sa

Makes Short Speech

"h bu; mfint “llbbl B 1°“ "W" we“ ""1 added: “With hula girl. ench, rs

lcture would cost 50 cents. cessation of ivnr dots not commend itself to my judgment as being in; the natuic of disinterested or con_j. structivc criticism ' f "I wonder lI the new lender of the Opposition realized Wllfli ilaese years of wnr weir: yours -- have placed by way of burden and 0b- ligaticn upon the Government. Yes. 5b: years of war; and I am won- dcrin; if his criticism has been‘ lfziir in the light of that circum.‘ ' stance." ' Mr. Coldwellis omcnclmrni charged the Government with fail. lng to propose tn;- fundamental social and economic changer. “'lll(‘.i1 alone could meet the Prcssmfl YlTPIl-‘i of the pence-lime or." l~l= “.154 that immediate stcpr: be illi-‘ll to ‘assure iull employment. zidequnte purchasing power. and n lave-c scum ._ building program that would DTO- j vide needed homes i

cents "

l saw-r i MY GJRL WILD Roses, New i coo-moi cko CATCH HER! . i? ;

Mr. Low. like Mr his maiden speech ‘He advocated

Bracken. made

A Illicit Food. Kitchens l Kept Canacliqns Healthy

-- First Canadians to reach Man-l iln from prisoner of war camps in‘

4 “through the water “did the cook-

wrloy m Mi‘. and Mrs. Hugh Smith of nearby Calstor~this town‘; first qundruplets - died late today.

Dr, E.L. McInnls. attending phy. slCiiHi. announced tonight that the i other three babies-two boys and a i girl-barre accorded "fairly good chance" of survival. All seemcd “strong fllld active,"

The bnby girl who died was sec- ond heaviest of the four at three! pounds. 10 ounces. Weights of the] other three iranged from three pounds. one ounce to three pounds i5 ounces.

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forced to limp around nil day before gei- tini; an opportunity to empty their boots at night

they sometlma were

o" 0m? °°°F~5l°ll GYM)! ll was announced arrangements caught with siolen food in '. have been made for a supply o! possession and was slapped and mother's mule described as nggg5. punched and was mode in stinfl snryinlhc children's dlet_ who sent at attention 24 hours. But the from Buffalo, N.Y. Earlier hospital smuggling continued. vriih the attaches in Toronto said breast Canadians ducking into toilets to milk can not "possibly" be spared munch row rice n_rid beans. WlllCh fronr Toronto hospital for sick they stole in addition to their children.

‘bootsful. The children were placed in an

Cooking of the food required incubator on arrival.

more ingenuity than theft of it. First wires. which had to remain hidden, were hooked up to the regular lighting system and even- tually were cnrrlcd down to im-

The first child was born at, 8 A.M., the second at 4.46, the tihird at 5 56 arid the fourth st 6 15. Oxygen was ordered for them but vans not needed.

provlsed electric cookers. The Smiths are the fourth set of quadruplets born in Canada Made Own “Cookers" since i937. Three girls and a boy

born in 1937 to Mrs. Arcade Ron- rlenu ln St. Thomas, Que, died; late the same year three boys and n girl born to Mrs. Paul Martel of Montreal also died Four boys were bom in 1969 to Mr. and Mrs. Donet Foumcl of Leferts. Que

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three other children, all under five years of ago As far as Mrs. Smith knows there were no previous mult. iple births either in her family or

Hachey said square holes were sawed in the floor. hidden by the prison cots. and a pit dug. In the pits the prisoners installed their "cookers". which were two tin cans, one inside the other on the "double - boiler" principle. The "raw" wires were inserted in the water snd the current passing

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(if Whilli is going t h ~ . markets. At the rtlionéigixlfimitvjeglzieclk IllBlIi are particularly concgmgd '

“ s meat ratl i ' '- lie asked. "All gggreen$fiisagxd must be provided for the people or Brlifibl- If the Government can ‘MW ‘hellfcbssliy of meat ration- | int; at this time. then we must m. [Kluge such a condition arose, _ V _. [an w o res onslble for it. What ..:'..“...:‘.°t-..i::i>:r§.§:;*l:li..“.l:. ~1- e or o- with. House of Commons on SCpt 7 ivris‘ lrllfifiellfswon small Prmeswrs 01 bom in Salnt-flvnclnthe Minn-tr... l “p3,, an?‘ rscfiivlng c9mplalm5 27, i898, He is the son o D" Uillcrll Wlbllfh tsllfy atncl iiielll-Ozdllitdienrlezes iii-g

HON. GASPARD FAUTEUX

old age pensions of 350 .1 month beginning at thh age of F0 vcars: spoke of the ilfiflfls of his own con. stituency and sold that while Clin- ndn. was busy fighting centraliza. tlon abroad that evil had crept in, at home. i

Mr Bisncken. applauded by vet. erlm and ncv: mcmbcrs of his party. spoke iii a loizrl vicar voice as he rend from a nrcpnrcd text his criticisms of the Government's policy and its rccorri

Hc call-Sci for th» discontinuance of divalnriol methods. of sccrccv

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TORONTO. Sipt. l0 A 1GP) -- Minimum and maximum tempera- tiircs: Vancouver 52. 69; Edmonton. 47. 70: Regina 48. 59; Winnipeg 5i. 56; Toronto 59. 82; Ottawa 59, 82; Montreal ‘l0. Bl; Quebrc 62. ‘l9; Saint John 56. --; Moncton 52. 80; Halifax 60. '72; Charlottetown 60.