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14 Nurses Graduate From City HOSPRQIHIDntinue To Attend

“time ‘ll Graduates Delivered Dy Judge D. 8t. Clair Trainer Df Montague.

Beautification Grant increased To $2,500

A delegation which waited on the Provincial Government recently 1h the illlcresls of the rural beauti- flcatlon prfltflllnlmfl. have been promlstil an additional $1,000 to 00 granted the Rural Beau. utioll Committee at the last session of tihe Legislature.

The announcement was made yesterday by Premier Jones.

Coming Events

"Movies at Victoria tonight,

"New in stock. choice Peace giver oats. McGuigan and Boyle.

"Dancing, Country Club. Trav- ellers Rest. tonigiht. Slwell music.

"Dance, lilorcll Hall, Hit-lay, 118,1’ 23rd. Legion Orchestra.

"In stock (two only) Oil Burning Brooders. W. I. Bowman, Hunter River.

"Pioneer Pig Starter. Retail and Wholesale at lihe old price, Stewart e Beck.

"Lobster Supper. Bingo. Dance and Drawing. Lot 65 Hall, Monday. lifav 26th. Supper ready 5.30.

"Cvllrotirlz Hogs for Canada Packers each Tuesday afternoon. W. Crane.

"Loading Hogs at Peakes Sta- tion each Thursday for Canada Packers Ltd. Merlin Devinc.

"M46108 Hogs at Montague station each Thursday for Canada Pickers Ltd. S. C. McLean. Phone

"Gordon Seeds. We have a 901110101" stock still on hand. Arthur Vcssoy, York.

"Dance. Orwell Hall, Thursday, Mal" 29th. lifillvlcw Orchestra. Lunches served.

"iilioatlcy River Variety Con- ctr‘! in HOWGS Hall. Brackley Point. Friday. Mhy 93rd.

"lce Cream and Dance, Avon-

dale School. May 27th. liflllvlew Orchestra,

"Filllflllnt; Hogs for Canada PGCKCXS each Tuesday until train ‘im- 512n€d David Pratt.

P"C0ll(Cililj; Hogs for Canada tickers citch Tuesday utttil tron ‘"1" Sumo Earl J8)‘.

B_"5*"'|_$i. Theresa Play. -<7ihcr at Tracadie Hall, Thurs-

"AY- 11w 22nd. Curtain aao. Dance iiflcrtwai-ds.

"Bl:

fla-wadiilg H085 st Cardigan Sta- hon each Thursday for Canada

itlttrs Ltd. Norman McKenzie. Ctdlgerg

"North liver i —- . II 11nd. Milton A. Y. P. A. present

"Uncle J .. Din,‘ misufltlhiftgriktlhs. Sflcclaltles.

"owmlle Dance Montague Curl- bminli. ssturday, May 24th Rollie dm °11Z1cs Orchestra. Regular

°° "defy Saturday.

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g; ‘F1553 110B!‘ chlldrerfs vocal

um P 3110 solos. piano duete. chor- - l ult vocal and piano solos.

“$311M Take Care". three sot Y i- Presented by Cherry Valley

.p_ _ my alidd/lglliagyfleld Hall, Frldl!»

a ' - . Summar- '“"" 111a: Elliotvale Kl“- "mnihse. Avondale and

C!" Mint) bu. Vernon

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"Aummm Fffllroasive Osman All‘ Pmkcmmlitees and Friends. w, “m! 11ml. Mr. Dan MaoLean u,“ "ed Johnston. will moot 1., _°"la:yPfllzl7gomagltteea and s. ' . a-spereaux. ayqfgfncltlflltfldle Ind lmmly “u, M 01111 in Cambrlfle Hall

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Fourteen nurses from the Char- lottetown Hospital received their diplomas last night from hands of His Excellency the Most Reverend James Boyle. Bishop of Charlottetown. before an outl-

ience which taxed to the utmost-

the capacity of the Holy Name Hall

Present. as interested witnesses of the ceremony were His Honour Liane-Governor J. A. Bernard and acting-Mayor D. E. Noonrtn. They and His Excellency each addressed the nurses briefly before the con- clusion oi’ the ceremony.

‘The Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMil- lan. chief of stat! of the Char- lottetown Hospital. presided.

Following is the list of gradu- ates and their home addresses:

Dorothy Maclnnis. R u m f o r d. Maine; Bertha LeClalr. Charlotte- town; Alice Trainer. Charlotte- town; Evelyn Diamond. Charlotte- town; Carmel McAuley. Grand Tracadie; Tena Ceilings Monto- gue; Noreen Coyle. Moiitngtlc: Lillian MacDonald, Monticello; Bertha Stewart. West Point; Rite Cahill. Kildare; Paula Arsenault Charlottetown; Frances Steele. Charlottetown; Rita McAdam. Morel]; Teresa Gaudet, St. Nich- olas.

The exercises opened with the procession of the nurses to the platform as Mr. A. Connolly plat‘- ed ffandels "Largo."

Dr. MacMilllln, n member ofthc hospital’: medical staff for 37 years, welcomed the large aud- ience and. briefly reviewed the history of hospitals. Last night's graduating class, he said. was one of the largest turned out by the Charlottetown Hospital since its foundation 67 years ago.

Upon the receiving of her din-

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Potato Contract Has Been Filled

The Prince Edward Island Potato Export Beard anion-lull- cally ended its rcgulatfve pow- ers yesterday with the coor- pletlon of the potato contract with the United Kingdom.

Premier J. Walter Jonelmin making the announcement. said 1.500 tons more than the original 70.000 tons contracted for will be shipped.

The ending of the Board's rcgulatlve powers. the Premier aald. now relatives all restric- tions from potato shipments elsewhere. "The farmer ls nqw at liberLv." ho added,."lo get the highest price possible nn whatever potatoes he has tort for sale."

All pat-attics for the filling of tho contract Itovo lcft the hands of the growers. it. was teamed. but some remnln to be loaded on ships.

rosrlneii reliant}? For Drunken Driving

UITAWA, May 2l--(OP)-—I'en- allies for drunken driving wit} be made more severe under an amend- ment to the Criminal Code WNW‘ Prime Minister Mackenzie King indicated in Commons today will be introduced this session. Tile bill also Will make certain other changes to the code which hare become necessary since the code last was amended.

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1947

lLarge Audiences

!Musical Festival

l Capacity audiences attended all lfhrce sessions of the Prince Ed- uard Island Musical Festival held at the Auditorium yesterday.

The following are the various winners in the morning's program:

Public School Chorus, Grades 5, 6, 7. _ 1. Pzlrkdale so. 2. Model a4. a. Spring Park 83.

Grades l‘ 2. 3. 4.

1. Model 04, 2. Spring Park B3 and Parkdale 03, 8. Kinkora Bl.

Git-ides 8, 9. l0.

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‘Final Approval 0f Truman Aid Plan

WASHINGTON, May 2Il—-(AP)- The Truman administration's $350,000,000 foreign relief program won final Congressional approval iotlny after surviving a determin- ed. llth-hour House of Represrn- tatives attempt to clamp a S100.- 0001100 ceiling on it.

The cnd of its long legislative trI-al was reached in the Senate. where approval was routine after chairman Arthur Vandeuberg tRep. Mich.) of the foreign rela- tions commlttee told his colleliiues that President ‘Iiruman ls consid- erZ-ng a man "of wide Red Cross

experience" to administer the program. I . Richard P. Allen. Red Cross

vice-president. 1| slated to get the job.

Maritime Air tCadets To Attend - Camp At S’sid~e

(By The Canadian Pres!)

OTTAWA. May 21-12. C. A. 1". headquarters announced today that roughly 6.000 Canadian air cadets will attend summer camps at five Afr Force stations for two-week periods in July and August.

Accompanied by their own offi- cers and instructors. cadet squad- rons from the Marltlmes are to attend camp at Summerside, P. E. I.

Headquarters sold a full pro- gram will be provided, including lectures and practical work on acre-engines. radio equipment. ar- mament, meteorology, navigation photography. flying hygiene, and other subjects.

No ‘frace 0f Missing Man

IIALIFAX, May 21 -(CP)-'nhe disappearance of George H. Muc-

Millan of Charlottetown. missing since he loft his Dartmouth boarding house Sunday evening

"for a stroll down-town" remained a mystery to Halifax and Dart- mouth poiice tonight.

Donald lVlacMillart. brother cl the missing man arrived in Halifax from Charlottetown to assist in the search and said tonight no trace of his brother had betn found.

Police said they believed he might have suffered a sun stroke.

Ontario Police Probe Bride's Death Mystery

SEVERN FALLS. Ont, May 21_ (OPl-Inspector Pa. Wright of the Ontario Provincial Police to- night said at: autopsy had disclos- Bd drowning was the cause of death of Mrs. Christina Kettlewell. 22. of Mlmico. Ont.. whose body was found in the Severn River last night after a fire in the honey- moon cabin ab, had occupied with hea- huaband of eight days.

The husband. Jaok Kettlewell, 2G. was in hospital after being found in the cabin suffering from‘ a head wound. He was not recovered suf- ficiently to make a statement to-

Ronald Barrie, the groom's best man and business partner. was in Orlllia tonight. where he declined to comment on the accident, It was he wtho discovered Kettlewell in a dosed condition in the cottage when he returned from sunbath-

The five-room "tires-m cottage‘ owned by Barrie. in which the three planned to spend the lum- mer. was gutted by a mysterious fire an hour after Barrie dragged the dazed bridegroom from the burning building.

Barrie told police be returned from sunbathing near the cottage about 6 p.m. and found Kottleweil lying on the sofa unconscious A» he dragged the man outside. Bar- rls noticed the kitchen was on fire. There was no sign of Mn. Kcttlewell.

Barrie hailed two fishermen who took him and Kettlewell to Bev- ern Falls where Barrie notifed police and drove the injured man to hospital at. Orlllls.

Meanwhile Mrs. Kettleweil’! body was found by Melville Sweet boat livery operator who was one of the first to reach the scene of

the isugedy.

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Officers

MR. AJ. KIRBY of Monclon. National President.

Sugar Surplus?

CHATHAM, Uuf, Dllay 21_ (CH-The Canada. mid Domin- ion Sugar Company said to- night in a statement: that: 11115111’ flilwkl iin Canada are piling up in refineries to a. p313} that has "become criti- C n

The statement said there was a. sluggish demand for sugar, IB-flflrled to about half a pound per person weekly. and at» trlbuted It to slaokened odo- sumer spending and a. slower‘ turn-over to householders and ‘manufacturers of candy. soft drinks and bakery products.

The statement noted that there is evidence of large sup- plies of sugar beccm’ _ avail- able to the United States this year. Cuba's crop may be more than 6.000.000 tons, largest 1n history, it said.

OTTAWA, May 21 —-(CP)—- Canadian sugar _storage bins my be starting to bulge but sources in- closa couch with sugar administration here said tonight it was no indication that sugar rationing would end goon.

"In fact,” one source declared, "it would be safe to any that the a‘ ndonlng of sugar ration- ing is out: of the question for a long time."

Parliament At A Glance

Finance Minister Abbott an- nounced the Government has con- cluded aft agreement under iahich edible oils from Argentina will be traded for Canadian newsprint.

Prime Minister lifilciteiizie Kin; outlined a heavy slate of bushlesS still facing Parliament.

The Commons voted to sit Wed- nesday evenings and eliminate twc hours weekly devoted to private members’ business.

Bonn Arsenault tL-Bonaventurel said the question of Dominion- Provincial relations should be de clded at a general election.

The budget debate was contin-

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Thursday

The Commons will continue discussion of the budget. The Sen- ate wl-ll not. sit.

FILM BEARD EXPENDITURES

UITAWA, May 21—tCPl--- The National Film Board spent $93.- 171 in 1940 and $128,981 in 1046 on the production of films for the "Canada Carries On" series, Reev- enue Minister McCann said today in a return tabled in the Commons. Revenue from the films amounted to $2.838 in 1945 and to $2.9m in 1846. Eleven different subjects

Kinsmen Convention Opens Here Tomorrow

Delegates to the 10th annual convention of District No. 7 of the Association of Kinsmen will begin rfiglsterlng tonight at the Char-

meeting tomorrow and Saturday. District No. 7 comprises New Brunswick. Nova Scotla. Newfound- land and Prince Edward Island. There are 23 clubs in the district tvtth s. total membership of about 800.

Convention chairman is Mr. G.I-I. Sinclair. past district governor and a. member of the Charlottetown Club.

Members of the District execu- tive who will attend the ‘sessions include Messrs. Airnos R Tingley. Baskvtlle, District Governor; vic- tor F. Slfton. Sydney, Deputy Dis- trict Governor; Medley S. Rich- ardsom. Ssckvillle. District Secre- tary; RB. Fullerton. Sackvllle. District Treasurer; and Allison P.

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Government Appoints Tourist Promotion _ Loan Committee

The Provincial Government has appointed a committee with power -»-subject to the approval of tlhe Lieutenant - Governor-in-Council- to draft regulations pertaining to the further develc-pimm-t of the tourist industry in the Province.

The committee. to be known as tihc Tourist Promotion Loan Com- mittee. comprises LleuL-Col. W. W. Reid, chairman, Mr. Arthur Belchcr and Mr, Lester O'Donnell. _lt will have authority to approve loans at 4 per cent interest. to applicants who’ need Iurtcls to build. tourlot cabins or other tourist facilities.

At the last session of the . Pro Vln-Cla] Legislature, $100,000 ‘was voted for the purpose of advancing loans to approved applicant-i fies"- ous of providing further tourist facilities in the Province.

lifld. Convention Adopts Report

ST. JOHN'S. N!ld-| May 21- (CPl-General agreement that the Newfoundland delegations visit to London had made clear the ls- land colony's position and that she was expected to stand on her own feet came from members of t‘ic national convention as the report on the London discussions was adopted.

Albert E. Penney gave notice of a motion that a seven-nan delegation be selected to proceed to Ottawa to discuss terms under which Newfoundland might be-

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ilueri-es Minister Re Five-day Week For Civil Service

OTTAWA, May 21—(Speciall-— In a question addressed today in the Commons to Secretary of State Colin Gibson. W. Chester S. McLure, Progressive Conservative member for Queen's, brought into the open a movement grmving among Ottawas 35.000 civil ser- vants for the establishment m the public service of a fiVE-(ltljl. week.

Reduction of hours of work in the Government service has been sponsored by several civil service organizations in the Capital Cit? and written in to their objectives i Just yesterday an Ottawa news- paper flew a kite for these Gov- ernment workers fn a five-column heading to the effect that" the Government had taken the flvc- day week under "serious consldci- ation."

Mr. McLures question to Mr. Gibson who reports to Parliament for the civil service. was:

"Ia there any truth in the re- port published yesterday that the Government is considering instit- uting a five-day week in the Civ.l Service? It is now a thirty-six and a half-hour week."

In reply. Mr. Gibson said that as far as he was aware. no con- sideration had been given to the

1'65Tti_..11F3§7~3EtTs”cBiT'5i ' Report Island Man Involved I In Jail Break

ANDOVER. N.B.. Zifay 21 __<cr>

Bruce Heckbert. Malpeque. P.E.I., botlh between 25 and :30 years of age

Victoria. County. by Corp. C. W. MacArthur of the Perth Detach-

been notified that a car was stolen .‘ earlier in the afternoon from Kenneth Flanagan at East Flor- enceville. Flangan had gone into‘ a barber shop for a few miutes and i when he came out, his car, a 1042i sedan. was missing. l When held up by the R.C.M.P at Munlac. the two men ditched the cor and fled into the woods. but were captured by Corp. MacArthur and taken to the Andovcr jail. Thcy had been slutccl for appearance of. Woodstock ill the trates Court today. .

g!‘ were on the lookout for the miss-

ing fihc night m- czlrly lilorlnliu broke an iron bur from’ the window and made ihcii- getaway, ltsltlig .1. piece of metal pipe from n l‘3Ell'll"l' to pry out the bar.

Another prisoner in the .1111‘

FAVOR DAYLIGHT SAVING

After hearing argtlnlcrlts for and against. tlhe Bathurst tovm council has decided in favor Saving Time. effective June Sept. 15.

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By CLYDE BLACKBU N WASHINGTON. May 21- CPl-- Congress has launched a broad- acele national poll of economic conditions in on effort to diag- nose the country‘s ills and soften the impact of an economic de- presslon.

Experts on Capitol l-till foresee a depression of some intensity as inevitable in the last. months of 1047 but this time they plan to know in advance exactly what caused it and what may cure it.

Slowly rising unemployment. a- cross the United States and ihc certainty that idleness will in- crease hss strengthened the belief among Congressional economists that a depression is on the way.

The "joint. committee on econ- omic report," headed by Senaton Robert Taft (Rep. Ohio) and ren- resentative Jesse P. Wolcott IRED. Mich.) has sent a questionnaire

1e all key industries. industrial

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_ i Gratto and Heclrbert were arrest- i ed about 4 p.m. Tuesday at Mtmiac. .

Police all along tlhe St, John Riv- l

lug pair. They had shared the small i cell at the jail and scmc-‘time dur- l

awakened Sheriff l-‘rallk V. Blshopi

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Subscription Delivered $6.00.

Mail $5.00. other Provinces l U. S. A. 31.00

O'l‘"l‘.\\\'A. May 2i —(CP)—Re- sources Iifihistei- Glen has been confined to bed with a slight heart condition and likely will be absent

from (‘Jlcvzillucns for a sihort V/lllli‘. r olilcc said his condition lavas ilol i-lous and that iic lock-

l ed well’.

Jleavy Fire Damage lin Eastport, Me.

nasrronr. Me. May z1._ MIN-Flames raced uncontrol- led alone‘ the northern end of Lasfpnrtk waterfront tonight and hy mid-evening thygg m. 511511481 Plants and a home had been destroyed and g, rpm-u; factory was burning.

Unofficial estimates placed the probable damage at “hun- dreds of thousands of dollars."

F118 flshtlns equipment and men were sent from. as far “WI! I! Lllbco. a’ iii-mile run

iwmlvwlhe-highway, to air] 1;. baffling the blaze that threat-

__w1des read Search b R. u ‘ I ened the waterfront “ for Lwopalleged car thfevescghi of this community of 3,340 broke out of the Victoria County P°1’.“"‘"°“- the “sternum” jail here last night continued 10-. emf l“ ti” Unit“ sum night . Hre oificlels said the btsn The wanted imen are Wallaccl shined in the pea" “"5” argue‘ New Glasgow, NS‘, and, plant and was followed by It

i-aorics of explosions that hur- lctl drums of chemicals info the yards of residences some distances away.

l ment 0t‘ titre R.C.M.P. after he hzidflmoss

Fish Catch Value In P. E. I. lip

(By The Canadian Press) HALIFAX. May 21-Total land- ed ilsh catch for the Maritimes in April was 23,458,000 pounds with n landed value of $1,411,064.

P015110 lilosls-i the eastern fisheries division of

the Department of Fisheries rc- portctl tonight. These figures re- prcsclltcd a decrease of 4,714,000 potindr- and 3474.342 from tho saute month inst ycnl".

. Birth New Brunswick and Prince I-‘rl till registered increases in li and value but. the decrease in Nola Scntia over-rode the Vfilll.‘ to strilzc n loss for the ’ ilircc provinces as a whole.

In Prince Edward Island. total

lg-cgaétllns the cell door ulivl‘ in: landings o: Sm pramm was I” p ‘ 1161.100 pounds with a value of $15018, an increase of 515,600

pounds and $10,746 over April. 1946.

v "lilo increase was due to the .l:irge landings of Irish Moss. wvhich accounted for nearly the

entire catch. A total of 1,246,000 pounds of Irish Moss were taken iwlth a value of $18,690.

Congress Moves To

Depression

orcnnizntions, state agencies other sources of information.

lt is designed to produce. with- in weeks. a complete survey of tho country's employment. indus- trinl and business position.

Wolcott is one of those who feel that an economic depression is inevitable but he also feels that. it will bring a levelling of! to a per- iod of stability that may last a tlccade nl" more on P. prosperity lvvcl. He thinks the depression \'.'lll he of short duration.

Ii. now is cstlnlatcd that. there urn about. 2500.000 idle persons who normally would be gainfully cmployrorl. Also. there are about 1.250.000 war veterans in training who noon will be on the market for jobs.

A number of industries provid- Eng moss employment are ap- proaching the saturation point. of production on the basis of present price levels.

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ADE PAPER FOR EDIBLE FATS

ll -___. Agreement With Argentina is Announced

(BY The Canadian Prcssl

OTTAWA. 3111s.‘; ill-iguana: Lifinlstcr Abbott announced today zn the Commons that the Gov- ernmenc has concluded an agree- ment with Argentina under which edible oils from the South Ameri- ‘can country will be traded fur Canadian newsprint,