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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1949

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TS DRIVING “HARD ON SllAN

MORE BACON is NEEDED FOR BRITISH

tar Ferry Repair Contract

T0 Montreal"

Protested 3y

laint John Drydock Unions

Coming Events

"Rummage Sale in Market B1111 .111; today at 3 P. M.

"Attention! Dance in Grsndview 11111, Wednesday. May 18th.

"Come to the Western Rhythm Jamboree at Fredericton l-lall, liiciitiay night, May 16th. 0 30.

"Lot 65 I-fnlil, Tuesday, May 21th. Ham Supper, Bingo, Crown and Anchor and Dance.

"Dance in St. Peter's 11.111 evcry Tuesday night. Peters Orchestra,

Legion Cliff

"Don't forget! Regular Dance at the Bonshaw Inn, Tuesday night. lilac-Nellie Orchestra.

"Pyihian Sisters Rummage Sale in Market. Building, thig evening at 6 P M. '

"Indian RJver Parish Play at muddle Hall. Wednesday. May 18¢ h, 5.30. Dance after.

"see Kelly's Cross 3 act play. i-iwnpton Hall, Monday. 10th, ii P. .Vl_ South Melville W. I.

“l-‘ree Movies by National Film Board in Hampshire school, May 16th at 8.30 P. M_

"Cake and I=Pantry Sale at ROI- ers Hardware thls EMU-WHY l! 7 o'clock. Southport Woimen’; In- stitiite.

"Action. surpense galore at Mac- Donald Bros. Theatre tonight. See Bhzi Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott in "I Walk Alone."

"Notice - Cousins Store, Rose Vilkgv, will close at 6 P. M. Mon- days and Fridays and at noon Wednesdays, beginning M11’ 39m-

"Semis: Open daily, also even- 1:11: Afondays and Thursdays until

5- pm. closed Sundays. Arthur Vcssry. ' ‘Attent ion! Dance in Balle

Rircr l/egion Hall, Tuesday, May ilih, Refreshments.

"Kingston Yi P. U. presents their :1 act comedy "Where is Grandma?" in Cavendish Hall. any 17th.

"Run-image Sale, Baptist Church llall. Saturday. May 14th, at 4 P M Dorcas Group.

"Kingston Y. P U presents tlirfr 3 act comedy "Where is Cizihrimu?" iri North Milton Hall. filziy 19th.

"Now hooking clover reed l-"m-nr-rs, our prices will save you mutt-v. Rush your orders. Mac- fiiiigon dz Boyle

"Cape ‘Irnveiie if P U. Con- vrri including one act plays, May lTlh. in Cape Traverse flail. Cur- tain s l5. Auction oi Cakes.

"Kinkora May 18 for All W911- imz of real enjoyment. loo "Molly Bairn" by Kinkora Players. mt- ince 2 o'clock. evening 8 o'clock.

"York Hall Wednesday evening. lifrv i8. Fort Augustus group with “Mrs. Murphy's Chowder". and Yuk Players in "Utter Relaxat- lflii". first playoff for the Drama Fi-stival. curtain 0.30.

“Mt? Stewart Legion Hall. Wed- "Wlly- May 10th, at 0.30 ‘P. M. ‘rwi. one act plays by Winaloo Pin-era Instrumental musical, vocal 8610a, highland Fling and other

specialties. sponsored by m. Stewart w. I.

"Buy Pigs Manda at Pred- ericicn. ay. 9 A. _ Brod:- flfld. 1o Milton. 1 r, u. vol-x. a. Beater-d. S. 1ft. Steven-t. 4. Wam-

"le. 5. Vernon luv . 0.00 . Wwnwhv. 9 a 11' audio-mi. 10- Wbeatley lti u, Owner. 1 P. as.

SAINT JOHN, N. 1a., May 13 _ (OP) — Awarding of a contract to the Canadian Vickcra Shipyards in Montreal for repairs to the Ca- nadian National Railways car ferry Allflsweit was protested here to- llly u an "outright case of dis- crimlnatiom"

A statement llsued by the give unions at the Saint John Dry 9°“ C0». Ltd.. with the manage- ment concurring. said the Saint John company had submitted the lowest. tender for the work and ‘Transport Minister Chcvrier had said the lowest tender would be ac- cepied.

"The unions were given to undem ltdnd." said the statement, "that the reason the car ferry was ma“ to Montreal for repairs was due to the fact that the captainstated it would be much too dangerous to sail. this ahip around the Nova Scotil coast to the Saint. John dry docks.

"The unions cannot accept this statement as a fact. Surely a car ferry that has cost the people cf Canada over seven millions of dollars and is the largest type of its kind in the world would be capable of navigating the coast of Nova Scotia to Saint John."

(The Abagweit, plying bgtwggn Capo Tcrmentine, N, 3,, gm! Borden. P. E. 1.. is Prince Edward Island's. main transportation link with the rest cf Canada.)

Dry dock officials said the rc- pair contract would have meant four-weeks work here for hundreds of employees and 000.000 in wages.

The union statement, concurred with by C. N. vlrilson. president of the wminnv. Wla issued by the joint executive oif locals of the

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Friday The 13th Proves llappy ‘Day

GRANBY. Que, May 13 — (OP) — Friday the 13th was a happy day for lvlra. John Fergu- son for today. surrounded by relatives and friends, ahs cela- bratedher 100th birthday.

The oldest pensioner among widows of United Church ministers in Canada, she made her annual trip here from Montreal to celebrate the birth- day at the homo of her grand- daughter. Mrs. Roberts Mitchell.

The former Ann Amelia Smith, she was born at Ernest- town, near Kingston, 0nt., where her father Darius Smith was inspector of lighthouses on the Great Lakes.

She was married to Rev. John Ferguson in i073 and lived in Quebec's Eastern Town- ships and in Kingston until his death 30 years ago.

In addition to her son, Wil- liam Ferguson, 60, she h” 11 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.

British ciepFA-s Threatened by Drought

IONDON, May 13 — (OP) o- A combination of drought and recent night frosts is threataning- fruit, wheat and potato crops in many parts of England.

LONDON, May 13- (CM-More than 50,000 overseas buyers—includ- lng 500 Canadians-had visited the British industries fair when the mammoth trade exhibition in Lon- don and Birmingham, closed its

doors tonight.

Says 2nd Grade Cream Will Be Refused By Creameries This Year

‘ "Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo studio. Charlottetown.

"Wheatley River-Oyster , Bed concert, Hartaville Hall, May 17th.

\ "Come to the Western Rhythm Jamboree at Fredericton Hall, Monday night, M-ay 10th, 8.90-

"Regular Dance, Montague Curling Rink every Saturday Web- ster's Orchestra.

"Cake Sale at Pruwse Bros, to- day, Saturday at 1.30. Proceeds in aid of the Monastery of the Precious Blood.

"Dance Covet-lead Community Canteen Thursday, May 19th. Rol- lie MacKenzieh Orchestra.

"South Wlnsioe play at King- ston and Whealley River Hull postponed until a later date.

"See Stanley Bridge Players pre- sent "Mr. Deana From Lima" in French River hall Holder. lay 10 at 8.00 p.m.

"Cake Sale at Prowss Bros. io- dly. Saturday at. 130. Proceeds in aid of the Monastery of the Precious Blood.

"This Stord Will be ODGn Tues- day. Thursday and Saturday even- ings till nine o'clock and will be closed Wednesday afternoons for Summer. J. I‘. Morris, Klnkora.

"Cherry Valley Junior Farmers‘ present a three-act comedy play "Aunt Tillie'Gcaa to Town", New Perth hail, Mxday, May 18. Spon- acrad by the cw Perth Woman's Institute. Sale cl lunches. spacial- tlll bctwaon acta.

“Barley and Oats for shipment from tbo Wsai: in lino and July are considerably cheaper than the same grain: m immediate or slay

shipment. We invite enquiries from

"No number 2 cream will be accepted at any creamery in this Province during the year 1040," states Mr. Waiter R. Shaw, Dep- uty Mlrilste-r of Agriculture in his weekly market report service. "This decision was arrived at at a meeting of representatives of the oreomerles of this Province held about a. week ago. It is. therefore. un to the producer to see to it that his cream grades in either number 1 or special grade. If not. the cream will be retumed to hi-m to make whatever use of it he may see fit," added Mr- Shaw.

Dairy Products

Dairy product prices have eased off on most markets this week. The price of butter in Halifax dropped 2c from May 3rd to 11th. The wholesale price la now quoted‘ at 58c f.o.b. prints. Local Jobbing 60c

Similar conditions exist in New Brunswick where the wholesale butter price dropped to 0084c on May 0th. The johbing price il 60c for 14-111. prints.

Montreal butter remains un- changed at 0114c for no. i solids f.o.b. Montreal.

Toronto prices also unchanged at 00-001“.

Local jobbibg at Charlottetown 5016-00; a rice of 14c sinca ~laat week.

Butter production for the weak ending April 30th, 100 was 00.500 pounds. as against 40.031 potmds for the same week laat year, an increase of 31.4%.

Prom the beginning of the year to the and of April 700.000 pounds were made. Our increase is there- fore 020.000 pounds or 41.096.

Storage stock: aa cf May lag were very low. approximately 4i.- 000 pounds, about 0.000 pound: less .than April 1st 1040. This would indicate that butter la sell- ing rapidly at present price level! with an increase of 00.000 bounds more made in vipril than in the same month in i040. We have 0% ' f

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W. I. Officials To‘ Leave For West

Mrs. Allison MacMilian, Fair- view, president of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, ex- pacts to leave on Monday for an extended tour in Western Canada.

Mrs. MacMlllan will first visit the Provincial conference cf Wo- men's Institutes in Alberta. She will then attend the Manitoba conference in Winnipeg and prc- ceed from there to the Canadian Conference which is to be held this year in Saskatoon on the week of June 20.

Mrs. Julian Herring, Charlotte- town, as Provincial delegate. and Mrs. George Martin, New Perth, as a member of the Federated Board will also attend the confer- ence in Saskatoon. Mrs. Herring expects to stop off in Quebec for the Provincial conference of that

Province.

Eastern. Conference Of Masonic Grand Lodges

The third annual conference of the Grand Lodges of Eastern Can.- ada (Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons) is meeting in the Mas- onlc qemple. Grafton Street. to- dfly- Dliitlrlguished representatives from the Grand Lodges of six Provinces in attendance include the Grand Masters. Nova Scctla and Quebec; Deputy Grand-Mas"- ter. Quebec: Grand Tb-easurenOii- tario: Grand Secretaries. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. A larse number of Masons from va- rious parts of the Island and the other Eastern Provinces are ex- pected to be present at the vari- ous scssions. The chairman of the conference is Mr. George G. Wood, Charlotte-town. Grand M a s t e r, Pr‘nce Edward Island.

The program opened last even- iniz when the Grand Master paid an offidal visit to a joint com- munication of the two local 110d:- es. St. John's No. 1 and Victoria No. 2. The first degree was work- ed in full form by a picked team of local Masons as a demonstra- i‘0n of the official ritual of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island. The distlngulshed visitors were officially received and wei- cometl by the Grand Master, and in reply expressed their pleasure at DOlTlg present and their delight

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Heavy “hall? Needed In Wesiemlianada

WINNIPEG, May 14 -— Soaking rains are the immediate require- ment of practically the whole grain growing area of Western Canada. states the weekly crop report of the Canadian National Railways department of agriculture.

Since April 1, the report stat“. “temperatures in the three Prairie Provinces have ranged from four in eight degrees above normal, while rain has varied from 10 to 100 percent below normal. There has been no rain except at Dauphin and Swan River where a quarter of an inch has fallen."

As a result of the dry weather. it continues. some soil drifting has occurred principally in Central and Weatarn Saskatchewan and East Central Alberta.

Good progress is being made in aaeding all crops, the C. N. R. ra- port says. in Manitoba planting of sugar beets will be completed ihia week. A ton percent iatraaao in wheat acreage ia indicated in Manitcb‘ Ind five percent in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Oat acreage ahowa little change from last year, barley la down slightly and flax is reduced possibly forty percent.

1n the Okanagan van» pr acts formic fuit crop are axcalent. Cherries show the heaviest blossom on record. apricots, in fresh and light canning varieties, and other

fruits indicate a has cro . Poi-d plant at Dear-born Mich. "

Bordon Truck Rates Reduction Announced

MONCPON, May 13 -—Effective July 1st, the rates for the trans- port of loaded and empty trucks moving between Borden, P.E.I., and Cape Tormontine. ori car fer- ries operated by the Canadian National Railways will be equalised with those now in effect on the Wood Islands-Caribou ferry ser- vice This was announced here today by E. A. Ryder, traffic man- ager of the Atlantic region of the Company, Moncton

In connection with the aibove an- nouncement Mr. J. Watson Mac- Naught, M P. parliamentary as- sistant to the minister of fisheries. Siammersicie, said that this will méan an estimated saving to the people of the province of approx- imately $300,000 annually iii trans- portation charges. I-le pointed out that two years ago, after consid- erable argument and filing of briefs with senior officials of the C.N.R., a reduction was made on the truck transportation rates for the products of the sea and farm which brought them into equality with the Wood Islands-Caribou service. Mr. MacNaught said that although this was a considerable step on the right direction he and his colleagues were not satisfied, and continued to press on the authorities the importance of hav- ing all truck rates brought into line with the .privat.ely operated

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Fire Blocks Holland Tunnel In New “York

(By The Associated Pros!)

NEW YORK. May 18—Fl.re fed by exploding drums of chemials nged through the Holland Tunnel today» sever- lng communications lines and halting all traffic on the buty underwater highway.

Thirty persona, including a score of firemen, were over- come as noxious fumes from the chemicals spewed through the lwo-mile-inng tunnel which ls 93 feet under the Hudson River at its maximum depth.

The series of xplosiona rip- ped through the tunnePs east- bound tube after a Iii-ton trailer-truck. loaded with 00 drums of carbon disulphide, caught fire shortly after it left the New Jersey side. The blaz- lllg truck blocked all traffic behind it.

_ The booming drums shower- ed the chemicals on other can and trucks. The heat of the flre was an intense that some truck! were fused to- gether in a molten mam.

Many motorists, terrified by the barrier of flames and poisonous acrld fumes. aband- oned their can in the tube and fled along the tunnel cat- wallta to the safely of the exltl.

The firemen. shielded by gar masks and 11500010! suits and equipped with wnlkle-talkie apparatus. fought the blaze for four hours before it was ca- tlngulnhed.

The heavily-travelled tunnel, completed In i027 at a coat of 840.400.0011. ilnka New York and New Jersey. A mafor connection for u naoontlnenl- al traffic. it hn a capacity of 40.000 vehicles a day.

"Gan" Aliarn Buys Printing Plant

OLAOE HAY, NS, May l0 — (Cm-Sale of equipment of the weekly Glace Bay Star to former Halifax mayor John E. (Gee) Ahcm was announced today. The star has suspended operations.

The weekly started publication six months ago when the daily Glace Bo Danette, published by district of the United Mina Workers as the only labor-owned duly in Canada. ceased operations.

WINDSOR, Ont, May 13-46?) -—Ford Motor Company of Canada. Ltd, announced today that by the middle of next weak 2.000 em- ployees will be laid off because of the atrlkc in tho United Staten

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Canadians Are Eating Part Of £11010

By Ham-Ill Mnfrllan

UITAWH". May 13 -(UP) -—Ca.n- adians are eating themselves out cf the London bacon market.

So say government officers who poin-t to the hearty appetite of Canadians for their bacon products u one of the reasons Canada can- not meet overseas bacon commit- merits.

They estimated tonight that Canada will fall short of her 100,- oooooo-pound bacon contract with the United Kingdom in 1949 by more than 60.000000 pounds.

One officer outlined these de- velopments in Canadian hog pro- duction:

1. There are signs this year's light hog runs will impmve in later months.

2. As a result of light runs and increased consumption at home, bacon shipments to the UK. for the first nine months this year will be at "a fairly low level." ,

3. This rate is expected to ' pick up sharply during the last quarter of the year.

For the first nine months this year Canada may be able to ship only 40,000,000 pounds of bacdn overseas. In the final quarter she may be able to ship another 50.000,- 000 pounds or more.

The UK. commitment la for 160,000,000 pounds duringthe cur- rent year at a cost of $36 a hun- dredweight for No. 1 sides. Pay- ment is made in hard currency.

The big reason said the officer. why Canadians are turning more and more to pork products is be- cause Canada is sending greater quantities of beef to the United States and beef prices on the dom- estic market are high.

“The solution," tho government officer said, "is in greater home production. It's up 0o the farmer to (produce more pork and he's do- irig the best he can."

‘Local Mun Awarded Pharmacy Diploma

HALIFAX. May 13 -—(CP) — Results of final examinations at the Maritime College of Pharmacy announced here today, showed two Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) Degrees were awarded and 24 Dip- lomas cf Pharmacy. Those awarded the Diploma of Pitarmacy included: RD. MscKinnon, Charlottetown.

Freetown Man Named Agriculture Dept. Fieldman

Mr. Morris Deacon. BSA, Pree- town, has been appointed field- man to the Provincial Department of Agriculture and will commence his duties on Monday, May 18. |

Mr. Deacon graduated in Animal

Husbandry from MacDonald Col- lege this spring and is expected to be initially associated with the work of the Junior Farmers, Boys and Girls clubs and general field work for the department. Mr. Leo McIsaac, who has been responsible for this work in the past, will take u his work with the Federation of iculture in the near future.

Ching May Enter Ford Dispute

WASHINGTON. May 1.! --(AP) -Cy-rus S. Ching, dlivctor of the United State; Mediation Service,‘ today told bothsides in the Ford strike thatifprogress toward a aet- tlement is not reported within a “reasonable period" he will enter the case in the public interest. Ching, born in Prince Edward Island, sent identical telegrams to Walter Router of the United Auto- mobile workers Union (010.1 and Henry Ford II. He did not say what he considers a "reasonable period.” But some officials believe that if negotiations between the Ford Company and the u-nion were to break off the federal conciliation

service would act immediately.

By Hamid Morrison

OTTAWA, May 13 —(OP) —The ghost of the gallant ship St. Croix today tome back to Canada.

It returned with a torn and bat- "ml 61181811 which s. grateful Swedm Dresented to the Dominion in appreciation of a rescue made at sea during the bitter Battle of the Atlantic.

One of the rescued had asked g0.- something to remember the St. Croix. The ensign had been given to him He had kept. it. through the years and now has asked the Swed- ish Government to return it.

Emotions played havoc with his eyes as Per Wljiloman, the Bwedish minister, handed the worn ensign to Rear Admiral 1".L. Hougihton, acting chief of the naval staff, in

By Norimm Altstedftr 1.11am SUCCESS. May 1a -(t1r>> -A plan to rut. up Italy's pre-war colonial em re among Britain, France. Itay and Ethiopia was approved today by the United

Nations political committee.

The SQ-memfber ccvrrnittce voted 34 to i0. with seven abstentions, to accept a proposal which grew out. of British-Italian talks held last week in London.

Canada supported tho program for administration under the UN. trurtees system of the territor- ies Muasoini lost in the war. The preliminary test was just two yotes more than the two-thirds majority necessary for approval in the main assembly.

The final vote might come to- morrvw-the asscmblyk target closing‘ date which some delegates said t ey behaved could not be met.

unlike most aasccnbiy decisions. this one will ba binding on tho four big powers. The Italian paaea treaty provided the Big Four abide by any assembly plan of the for- eign ministers deadlocked on the question.

The plan, framed in a sub-com- mittee around British-Malian pro-

Ghost Of Gallant Ship Comes Back To Canada

Plan To Cut Up Italy’s Colonies Is Approved

a simple ceremony at. the minister's home.

His voice faltered as he recalled the rescue when 20 members of the Swedish motor ship Suecia were picked up by the Canadian dc- stroyer in 1942, seven dlys after the motor ship had been torpedoed in the Atlantic.