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. Read by Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew.

CHARIJOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1947

16 PAGES

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Subscription Dclivel-ed $6.00. Mall $5.00, other Provinces do U. S. A. $7.00

NFLD. TURNSEEOWN MOVE T0 BECOME U. S. STATE

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Surplus But

Avoids AllReference T0 Promised Tax Reductions

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MORE N.S. GOLD

HALIFAX, April 11 — (OP) — Gtlltl producticui in Nova Scotie in 194i] was up more tiltin 1,000 fine 01111085 over production figures fut!‘ the previous year, the Departznent; of Mines reported today. Provin- “t mines output last year was 4,311 line ounces compared with 3,.‘.\1 in 1M5.

Coming Events

"No Ii.~:-‘.li.llg .on Iilllllard‘; Mill Properly". Ex-ltvnrd Mallard, Sourls.

"Dance at K of C Hall. Bowls, ‘Tuesday, April 15th, ‘

"Loading Hog: for Canada Prtrirerl Ltd,, Tuesday until further notice. Dingtlvell and Rossiter.

“Loading Hogs for Canada Pack- ers Ltd, each Tuesday at Vernon River. G. Lea,

"Just arrived, small shipment Oil Burner Chick Broader-s. Also (‘cal Brooders and Five Inch. Pipe in stock. Dillon s Splllett.

"Now in Stock, Tintoihy and (‘lover Sc-rds, Urban and Ajax Seed (tilts, Turnip and liiangle Seeds. l)lilon & Spillett.

"Loading Hogs st Montague Station each Thursday for Canada Fuckers Ltd. ‘S. C. McLean. Phone

"Loading H s at Peakea Sta- tion each Th rsday for Canada Packers Ltd, Merlin Devine.

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"To arrive, choice double re- rlvanctl Ponce River oats. Book. Mt-Guigan dz Boyle.

"Wwl-I-Ie-Lo Club Rummage Sale, St. Peter’; Hall, Saturday, April 12th, 7 P. M

"Receiving Hogs at Crapaud for Cunudu Packers l.td.. every Tuesday uniil l1 A. M. R. N. Dawson.

"Spring Park Women's Institute Bazaar and Pantry Sale, Holmans, April 19th.

"Loading Hogs at Cardigan sta- ffiion each Thursday for Canada Packers Ltd. Norman McKenzie, Cardigan

"The New Wiltshlrd District Scarlet Chapter. will meet at Hun- ter River, April 16th.

"Loading Hogs for Canada Pack- ers at Vernon Bridge each T110868)’ afternoon, while truck road closed. W. Crone.

"Loadlngj-logs for Canada. Pack- ers at sr. Peron. each Tuesday until train time, while roads cloned to trucks. Signed David Pratt.-

"Losding Hogs for Canada Puk- ers at Mt. Stewart each Tuesday until train time, while roads cloud to trucks. signed Earl Joy.

"Unloading earl 111111.000 l!‘ barley meal, Friday end Baturdly, Also car of bull: wheat, Monday and Tuesday, April llthmnd 15th. Dillon do Bllllllett.

"Juli received, limited Qlllntlt! of Hog Coticentrate. Aho on hind Chick Btarter Grower. no: Ind Dslry Feed. Shavings 1w the bundle, Hey, etc. Livestock I'M!

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"Reserve uoosor. m-li 14 for Box social and Dance in (forehead Community lldi in I14 of hell.

An eatinmted surplus of $663,916 for next year, but no him-t. of the reduced taxation promised in this session’: Speech from the Throne, was highlighted in the Budget speech delivered in the Legislature yesterday morning by Hon. Wil- liam Hughes, Provincial Treasurer. Ordinary revenue for the year end- ing March 31, 1948, was estimated by Mr. Hughes at $4,679,095. and ordinary expenditure at $4,015,179 Net capital expenditures were es- timated at $1,752,370, together with "B. 811m sufficient" to Provide £0: regional high schools. A sum of $100,000 is provided for tourist cab- ins loan fund and $50,000 for ll5- slsta-llce to rural schools, Increases in teachers’ salcrics, hospital gran-ts and municipal grants are ‘indict-ted, along with capital ex- penditure or! $1,125,000 on highway menstruation.

Current Account Surplus

"Some ttvelve morulhs ago in this House, I budgeted for a. deficit of $619,000," said Mr. Hughes ‘Largely as a result of this ‘iniquit- ous’ agreement. with the Dominion Government, —ihis thing by Wllifll we have ‘thrown away cur birth- right". and that should not have been entered into according to the Oppcsitlon—I rim now able to state that for the fiscal year just ended w: will have a stuplus of oppt a-tely $96,000 _aftcr pro $330,000 for debt retirement wonder WlLs that an ‘iniquitous’ ag- reement after all?

“The credit of this Province is good," Mr. Hugheaoontiilued. “it is excellent. On March 15 last lvc floated a, bond issue of a million dollars Gil, a rate of interest of 2 3-4 percont \Ve received im- those bonds 90.89 cents on the dollnr, to yield 2.758. That is selling bonds at. par for a fifteen year tclm. No Province in Cllundu has done any better; some have not done as well.

"The ordinary revenue of the Province as set-forth i.n the estim- ates now on- ihe table. for the cur-

_te;.?.ti.€,;e,r.;i rig.‘ scol. s) Butter Production Shows Increase

OTTAWA, April 11-t(JPi-Pro- ducti-on of creamery butler lilial- led 12,076,000 pounds in March compared with 11,839,000 in the same month last year, the Bureau of Statistics reported today.

Stocks April 1 amounted to l5,- 177225 pounds against. 24,113,706 March 1 and '5,3S2,937 April i last year

MORE WHALEMEAT FOR, BRITAIN LONDO-N, April 11—t1totlLors)- Brituitl will get nlore tvllrllcmctlt steaks off the ration next week when 6,000 pounds arrive on a Norwegian shtp at North Siliolds. Since the first bulk introduction rnade hero t-hroc months ago proved so popular with traditional “beef esters" more is hoped 'for from Norway.

HALIFAX, April l1—Itmperial Oil Ltimltcd, largest wholesaler of gasoline in Nova Scotia, has ap- plied to the Provincial Public Utilities Board for an increase of one cent e gallon in the price of gas to retailers, it was learned tonight. The Board will give pub- lic hearing to the application Ap- rli 9t.

The increase would nlso Aha wholesale price of gasoline in the Halifax ares from 18 to 10 cents for No. 1 grade and from l6 to 17 cents for No. 2 grade. In provin-

“Rentember Pantry Sal; st Mar- ithm Electric today 2.30 PM.

"Belting o! all widths, new and used Rubber Traces completi- Niflle mounted driving Harness, new tum Harness. Estate ot Clinton Morrison, per W. R. Morrison.

"Buying pigs Monday at Pred- vrictoo, Tuesday» s.m., New Glas- gow; 10. Brookfield; 11, Charlotte- town Market Square; 1 p.m.. York; 2, Bcdfold; i, Mount Stewart; 4. Wstcrvsle; 5, Vernon River; 530. Pownnl. Wednesday, 1 p.m.. NW Hum. ravine $18 n pair for mod pigs over 20 pounds each. Will bu! any sile.-Knud 101891189"-

llew Canadian Maritime Commission

OTIiAWA. April ll-(Bpeolall- In conjunction with former oflle- lals of Park Steamshlps and offic- ers of the Department of Recon- struction and Supply, law officers of the Crown are engaged in the drafting of a bill to create a new Canadian Maritime Coonmls- sion as forecast in the Speech from the Throne.

George J. Mcllralth, KC, par- liamentary assistant to Recon- struction Minister C. D. Howe told The Guardian this afternoon that while the new bill would be sponsored in the Commons by his Minister the Commission would eventually come under the De- partmt-nt of Transport. Rather. it would be an independent com- mission whose activities would be reported to parliament by the Minister of Transport.

“There is no question of the lvfaritime Commission coming un- tlcr the Minister of Reconstruc- lion and Supply," M1". Mcllraitll explained. “But the bill arises zrom the findings and the oper-

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Expects Shortage 0f Beef To Develop

“ (By The Canadian Press)

EDMONTON, Apr; 11-An acute shortage of beef probably wiill develop across Canada for the next three months, R.J. Dinning nt Calgary, president of a pack- ing concern (P. Burns and Com- pany) said today. It will arise because of the necessity of molt,- ing many cattle onto pasture" sf- tur the markedly severe winter that stock in all parts of Oenadn has cndured, Mr. Dinning said. He.- tr-lt the situation would im- provo by August.

The meat industry faces a year of “mixctl uncertainties." Pack- ers took losses last year because of the advance of the cattle mar- ket above beef ceilings. .

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0'I"I‘A\VA. ApJil 11 —~ (OP) - Rcfll-lzry stocks of raw sugar in Ca-natia. on lvfaroll 28 were consid- erably ileavler than on the C01‘- rcspondillg date of last year, but stocks of refined sugar were light- er, the Dominion Bureau of Stat- istics reported today.

Raw sugar stocks were recorded at 108,252,298 pounds rmmpzred with 68,003,217 pounds a YEN B80, liiiti refined sugar 181,303,255 pounds compared with 209,241,612.

During the four weeks ended March 2B. raw 511851‘ 1W6?" WW1‘ led 44,927,507 pounds agtliflst 57.- 410124 in tho similar period of i946 while nlcltings and sales dur- ing the period amounted to 47.- 559973 pgund5 against 51,016,935 Amount o! refilned sugar manu- factured during the four weeks was sharply reduced, totalling 11,529,- 655 pounds as compare-d with 51,- 257,103 a year ago; sales, plus ex- perts, fell to 14,133,816 frcm 4'7,-

708,651. ;

Seek CentGallon Gas Price Boost In N.S.

cial areas-where transportation costs result in a differential of one cent a ga1lon—wholesale prices would be raised from their present levels of 17 and 19 cents a gallon to l8 and 30 cents, rc- spectlvely.

If Inlperial Oil's application were granted. retail prices in the Halifax area, now 3% and M55 cents, would be increased auto- matically unless retailers took l cut in their profit margin. Retail prices include the Ia-cent provin-

cial gacollite tax.

Other oil companies in the Pro- vinco normally take their 1nd in price adjustments Rom hlporisl Oil, only manufacturer and larg- est distributor in Nova lcotls of petroleum products.

(No application for a price in- crease has been made to the P. 2.1. Board of Public Utllihss, Mr. his. McMillan, the secretary sold last night.

RIGHTS OI’ IIAVII

Under Illunle 10w, slaves hove

then rights: to b0 clothed and fed. every male slave to be provided with a wife and have their olf- spring maintained by the mater.

Two steamers that loaded Island potatoes at St. John have arrived in England with their cargoes in good condition as the following letter, sent by an Eglish cargo in- spectcr to the Department of Ag- riculture. Ottuiwia. shows:

“T,E.V. flieaveriake’ arrived London, England, 31st March, 1947. Unloading commenced same day. Potatoes in the upptr tween decks were in very good condition, stow- age 800d. A few bags in No. 4 up- per tween deck were showing a slight dampness. Ventilation was good, the circulating tan being used, direct and return, Damp- ness may have been caused by the ship shipping wnter in through the hatch of No. 4 tween deck. The “Beaverlnkt? had a very rough voy- age but potatoes did not seem to be‘ damaged in any way Unload- ing‘ still continues.

"S.S. 'Ti‘E'Wl-"i‘d' arrived London, King George Dock, April 1st. Un- loading staritd follotvirg day. Po- tatoes in very good condition. No dampness showing. Pull report will follow when discharging has been completed.

(Sgd) "AT. Stirling, Cargo in- specter, London, 15mg."

The British Food hiissioll. Mr Boulter mid. is halving some dif- ficulty in securing vessels o! suit- able tonnage for: bringing the po-

‘P. E. I. Potatoes Reach U.K. In Good Condition

ta-toes to the Old Country. Most of the vessels which could be chut- cred are either too email or too big. But the contract is being carried out efficiently and crn schedule. IVLr. Boulte-r said. He expressed particular pleasure at the manner in which the potatoes have been bagged and stowed aboard ship.

Three steamers from England will arrive at Island ports vidthin the next three weeks to load po- iatoes for Great Britain, Mr J W, Boulter, secretary o! the HE. 1s- Lalrld Potato Growers Association, announced last night Two of those steamers will load at Summerslde and the other at Charlottetown.

Mr Boulier said efforts are be- ing made to have a fourth steam- er coma to Sumrnerside for a pota- to cargo before the other three ar- rive,

Im the meantime, loading at Georgetcnvn o! the "Bcrlesson” is proceeding rapidly. Rain stopped loading openttions yesterday alter- noon but they are expected to be finished tomorrow isitndayi. The ‘Borjesson" will take away over 118,000 bushels.

Mr. Boulter is chairman of the Potato Export Board and has been largely responsible for the succes- tui manner in which the shipping arrangements have been carried out.

U.S. Bases

.,t)ppososl-Municipoi>=rfi’ Governments System

HALIFAX, April l1 -_ (OP) - A charge that municipal govern- ments were "unclclnccrntic" and

tiiloilld be done way with W-JS made in the Legislature today by C.C.F. leads-r Russell Otmnlngham during discussion of care f0: the harmless insane.

The municipalities had neither tile funds nor the qualified men to care properly for mental patients. he said, urging that the provincial government take over the respon- slbility.

“Anywayfl he said, “I believe that municipalities will be done away with in Nova Scotla, the same ns has been done in Prince Edward Island.

"They should be done away with. I don"t think they are democratic."

The 0.0.1". leader s-lid the only revenue the tnulllcipallty had, in mtxt cases, was through taxation on a film's home and in some parts of the province it was dil- ficuit for home-owners to pay.

Health Minister Davis replied with tile suggestion th_at there would be “very little" for munic- ipal govcruintents to do if the prov- ince took over the job of caring for ntentally ill now housed in county homes.

Author ls Found ileatl In llome

SANTA BARBARA, Calif, April 11—(AP)—Charles B. Nordhoff, 60, co-author of South Sta island nov- els such as "Mutiny On The Bounty" and "Tile Hurricane,” was found dead today at his home, 11p- pirently of a heart attaok.

Nordhofi and James Nonmfln Hall were pilots 1n the Lafayei-W Escsdrille during the First World War. later joined the United stat- es Army Flying Service, and sailed toi- the South Seas in 1919- Newl- hoff fell in love and married the daughter of a Tahitian ch10!-

i to "Mutiny" and "Th! al-ftilrllzdlne," included “Pitcairn Is- lend," "The Dark River" and "Men Without country," 111w =1" °°1' hbo-gggcd m; s, two-volume hiswfl» “Lafayette Esesdrliifl?’

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liilcal observers, speculating on matters ut-lich may be broached when a delegation from New-

iilllilfiiliiifll comes here in discuss possible terms of union with Can- ada, believe that existence of United Slates bases on the Island lllay prnvo to be one of the proh- ltllts must, difficult. to solve.

'I‘llo United States has 90-_vcal~ lcases on bases at St. John's, Argentla and Ste-phensluille. And within recent months American officials have said their govern- lnent has no intention of giving up the bases, ceded in the early wur years.

Canada likely would not want to take any action that would sirrain relallon-s with the United States. Yet the Canadian Govern- ment likely would be opcn to widespread criticism if it allowed United States to hold leases in a Newfoundland that became a part of a sovereign Canada.

The observers point to the steps tho Government has taken to re- tain complete sovereignty and control over bases in Canada's northland in which the United States ls vitally interested.

United States spent rm estim- ated $150,000,000 to $200,000,000 0n

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$500,000 Labor Temple For Halifax

rraprriax. April 11 —(CPl-An appeul to the Halifax public for $150,000 for construction of a. labor templ here will be launched Mon- day. homas A. Brown, president of the Labor Temple organization, announced tonight. Remainder of the $500,000, estimated cost of the new building, will be subscribed by labor unions and their members.

Decrease in Take 0f Muskrat Felts

BRANTFORD, Ont, April 11,-A possible increase in the price of rrluskrat pelts was forecast today when a survey showed the sea- son's catch was only one-fifth normal. Extension of the season for 12 days by the government is not expected to be of much help. Top prices for skins this year are $2.76. l drop of 75 cents. l

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Convention Votes Against Motion 34-3

ST. JOHN'S Nfld, April 11 -- (CP) -- The Newfoundland m- tional convention today rejected b1! a vote of 34-3 a. motion to send i! dfilegfllicin to Washington to as- certain under what conditions the island colony might become a 49th state of the UllTliPd Ntates.

By this move the national con- vention, elects-d to discuss possible lulu-re forms of governmeuit for Newfvllndlblld. gave a flat “no" to my POMib-la union with the U S.

Earlier, delegations h-ad been selected to confer miith officials in London and Oilaws ivlthin the ilext two months on possibilities of either remaining under a British Commission Golwnzlment, regain»- ing Domiion status or Joining Can- ada as a 10th province.

Preliminary steps were taken Yesterday in a notice of tnqtinn to

iilfiiciu but this motion was turned down overwhellningly today.

In speaking to his motion today, DI. Jackmm, delegate from Bell Island, said he held no anti-Brit. ish sentiment but that he felt that since a numitcr of people in Nev:- founcllaml seemed to favor such s, move it should be considered by the convention.

He said the fact that such a mat- ter had been considered by the convention '\\‘0ill(l strengthen the hands of the delegation which will discuss political affairs with the British Goverment. ,

The motion was seconded by Percy Figary of Burgco.

AB, Butt of Si. John's West moved that the matter be de- ferred because the convention had not the time to consider all details

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W. W. Mcilarron Is Elected New 8.1.8. President

At the first annual meeting to be held in the new B.I.S. Hall on Grafton Street, Mt". W W. Mo. Current was last night elected president of the Cilariottctolvn Benevolent Irish Society,

The retiring president is Mr. J .W. Hogan. Other officers elected included:

Vice President, J J. Connolly; sec- ond» vice president, Frederick Fly-cur; treasu '01-, Johct Callaghan; chief Marsha, Leo Dowling (re- elected); secret-ary, E W. Hogan; and sergeant-at-amms, Ambrose Smith,

Mr. P B Mt-Tague was chairman of the committee for the C19CilCil of officers.

Biftown Men Retail Lumber Directors

HALIFAX, April 11 — (C?) — Roy Ohappell- of Sydney, N S , was elected president, tonight at tho annual mecllng of the Nova Sco- tta and Prince Edward Islmd Re- tail Lumber Dealers Association. I-Ie succeeds S M. Zinck of Hali- fax who was named lloltorarg; pres- idem.

Hugh Buchanan of Mont-ton, NB , was elected acting secretary. Nova Scotia directors included Harold Bctl-svin, Truro, llirrlest M11180, New Glasgow, A. Cameron, Glace Bay. Fred Stephenrs, Sydney, John C MncMill-an, North Sydney

P.E.I directors were S, Paoli and G.K. Peake, both of chm. lottetown.

select a committee to visit Wash-'

The anomalous position of the Jones Government in budgeting for a big surplus on the one hand and imposing increased taxes on the other was scored in the Leg-

lature yesterday by Hon. Dr. W. .1. P. MflCMlllilfl, leader oi the Opposition, villa followed Hon. William Hughes, Provincial Trou- surcr, in the Budget debate and spoke about half an hour before moving the adjournment. The House adjourned shortly before 1 o'clock, to resume at 3 p.m. on Monday.

'l‘rezlsurcl' has finally been shamed into making some sort of a Bud- get speech," said Dr. MacMillan. “For three sessions we have had the farce nf a Budget spcoch bo- illg dolivrrctl in from sevrn tr:

when we tried to discuss it there

lstvr was concerned that. would lllrow any light on the matter. Anything that, he ever said only added confusion to tile confusion that already existed.

Treasurer's Duty

vinclal Treasurer in Budget speech 1s to deliver it with the record of the Govern- lnent in the different departments for the year just passed, and with ‘the policies of the Government ;in the difierent departments for ‘the year that is coming. If you food the transactions either of the Federal House with regard to the finance” Minister, or of the other Provincial Houses with re- gard tothe Provincial Treasurers. you will find that they deal in rlciuil with the different depart- Inputs.

“That is as it should be, be- causo this Legislature is entitled to the information; all the more so on account of the blundcring that this Government is respons~ iblr- fol" in changing the dato in regard to the fiscal Sear. That change from Dec. 31 to March 31

“My hon. friend the Provincial i

twelve minutes, and consequently f

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Why More Taxes With Half Million Surplus‘! Asks Dr. MacMillau

not evade his responsibility, Liko Caesar

"I will sag,‘ tint he has endeav- orcrl to do a little more, and f {think it took a lot of driving on tho pull n! snmrtonr. Probably the lcntlw of the Government