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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, Aucusr s, 1941

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

ilamous Bombshell A Plane Turns Back

bglne Trouble Develops As Veteran Pilot loglns Solo Flight Arolnd The World.

(By The Associated Press)

CHICAGO, AUK- 4 - William (Bill) Odom, Roslyn, N.Y., pilot who left Chicago's Orchard Air- port today on an attempted solo rotmci-thc-wnrid flight, returned to Chicago at 11:55 CDT tonight.

Corgi: "f Events

"Show Eldon Friday.

' Show Morell Thursday.

"show, Canoe Cove, Wednes-

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"Dance Iona Hall. Tuesday, Aug. 5th.

"Marie United church tea, Wod- pesday, Aug. 5.

"Souris Hospital tea Wednesday, August 6th.

party,

"Chicken supper Corran Ban Wednesday. Aug, 6

"Show and Dance, Bradalbane, Thursday.

"Ice cream and dunce Grand- vicw Hail Wednesday, Aug. 6th.

"Our rniil will. close each Satur- fay at noon. McGuigon and Boyle.

"Georgetown, Gcordhtnwn, Geor- getown, stopi 16 days!

at Rivcrdaic schocl further notice.

"Lawn par Iostponed unt

"Ice cream and ‘dance Lake Verde School, Friday, Aug. 8.

"Open air dance. Covehead rink Tuesday, Aug. 5. Refreshments.

"Salads, pies, cakes. ‘soft drinks, Thursday at Harrington dance.

"Dance in Moreii East. School August 5th. McKay's orchestra.

"St. John's Church. Crapaud. lnnual picnic Wednesday, August lth. Everybody welcome.

“ice cream and dance Grand- om school Thursday, Aug. 7. Good music.

“Dance and ice creaim at Gra- ham's Rood School, Wednesday August 6th.

"Legion dance in Cardigan Hall Wednesday, Aug. 6th. Webster's orchestra.

"Dnnce at Burlington Tuesday flllliinl- Perry's orchestra. Door prize.

“Dance at Morell Hall Friday. Aug. 8th. Music by Rollie Mac- Kenzic and his Island Ramblers.

"(loan air dance Rose Valley Corner August 6th. Good music and rofrcshments.

"Dance Bnarnld Hall Tuesday. Aug. 5th, in aid ladies‘ softball from. Muliigans orchestra.

Bow‘ing. Thursday,

"Dance. ice Cream. Binnott Road School. hug. 7.

"Open air dance at. Wilfred hiacAnlaifls, St. Peter's, Aug. 0, in sld oi church.

"Old time Jamboree at Bonshnw Tilllfilli’. Aug. 5th. Ice cream. Good music. In aid of softball team.

"Come to Hampshire United Church Picnic on Wednesday. Aug- "Ii 8th. supper served. 5 p. m.

"Don't miss the big dance in Quifiily warehouse, St. Peter's, Tllsulnv. Aug, 50h. Clifford's or- diestrn.

"Ullillidih! Monday And ‘mes- li?! car of Brsntford shingles and go cedar shingles. P. .1. Noy 6:

“‘Don't forget the dance and £0 cmm social Winsioe Station mail tonight. Aug. 5. Modern and d time dancing.

"Purina pies. anv aloe. Tues- ‘7- 9. Brookfield: l0, Milton: I p. s‘: York: 2. Bedford: S. Mount. affllii 4. Wltervnle: 5, Vernon . ""1 5-30. Pownnl; Wednesday 9 i,“ "W Glasgow; i0. whestley "g" ii. Hoimasflcorner; l p.m.. m linen; 9, Bonsluw: S. Rei- m Qross: 4. Itmereld: 5. Clifton: aluminum Paving its pair- 0h.

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He had turned back near Bioph- envllle, Nfld.

Franklyn Lamb. flight manager, ‘said in Chicago he was informed by overseas telephone that Odom had turned back after his plane

troubles.

Lamb said Odom would be back

at Orcnsrd Airport at about mid- night. Flight officials in Chicago r0- ported Odcm passing over Halifax. at 8 p.m. At 6:40 p.m. the control tower at Gander, Nfid" airport had reported the plane passing over the northernmost part of Maine. An hou. and n half out of Chicago, he passed over Ipncion, Ont.

Odom was on the first lel. 5.000 miles to Paris France. on his pro- posed -.'9.600 miles globe-gird“!!! flight, when to turned back. He had planned to be back in Chicago ‘rhursday night from the start of his flignt today. -

Last April, Odom flew with Milton Reynolds Chicago pen manufacturer, and T. Carroll (Tex) Ssilee in the Bombshell, complet- ing the circuit in 7B hours 55 1-2 minutes.

The solo record of 186 hours for world-glrdllng was set by the late Wiley Post in his single-engined monoplane Winnie Mae in i933-

Odom said his first lei would take him approximately over De- troit, Toronto, Montreal, Presque Isle, Me., and Gander. Newfound- land, and Shannon, Eire. bell-l" reaching Paris.

After refueling and a check of the twin-engined 4,000 horse power plans in Paris, Odom plans to start the second of the six legs of his flight, 3.700 miles to Kar- achi, India.

During his attempt to shatter Wiley Post's 1083 record, Odom said he would drop a wreath contain- ing s piece of fabric from the oar- lier giobe-girdlefs plane at Point Borrow, Alaska, when-c Post and will Rogers met death in a piano crash in i935.

Report Threatened Strike Averted

DETROIT, Aug. 4 — (APl-A formal announcement that the strike of 107,000 Ford Motor Com- pany production workers had been averted’ still was awaited tonight hours after the report of an agree- merit.

With the picture becoming con- fused. negotiators for the company and the United Auto Workers (C.I.O.) recessed their consulta- tions till 1i p.m. EDI‘ (l2 ADT) without releasing n statement.

Earlier spokesmen for both sides said an agreement had been achieved and needed only to be leduced to writing.

ANNAPCLIS ROYAL BIRTHDAY

ANNAFOLIS ROYAL. NS. Au! 4 — (CPl - On the slopes of tiny Fort Anne National Park. site of the ‘landing of Charnililill more than thee centuries ago, citizens today celebrated the 343111 birth-

incurred mechanical and electrical wmgh

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ilhegweit To Do To Montreal For Dheokup

QUEBFC. A118. 4 - (CF) - ‘The MW Mr ferry Abesweit. which was to have sailed for the Mgriflmgg this week to ply her passenger route between Borden, PEI, and Caps Tormentrne, n.3,, w“; mu for Montreal Wednesday imtegd for a checkup. it was learned h";

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Reports that the 950-passenger vessel' had suffered engine trouble before she was due to snil down the 5t. Lawrence on her maiden voyage could not be confirmed go. RiKhi- si-illyfld officials o! Marine Industries Ltd, which built v.11‘; vessel at Sorei, Qua, could not be reached. But guards at tne ferry's Pier here claimed she was slated only for a routine checkup.

Forecast Tea Prices To Advance 12 To i5 Dents Per Pound

VANCOUVER, Aug. 4 — (OP) _ Canadian housewives will pgy 13 to l5 cents a pound more for tea by this week-end while coffee- drinkers also will have to swallow a price-increase soon, trade circles tiiilciosed today.

With Federal price controls on tea lifted when it was taken off the ration list some months ago. leading importers today announced z. IZ-cent increase in (the wholesale price. ,

Coffee is due for an increase of as much as 10 cents a pour-d short- ly from its present average of 46 cents. Vancouver trade officials said. Snort supplies and the re- cent withdrawai of the ‘Federal Government's eight-cent. subsidy were responsible.

No Immediate Increase HALIFAX. Aug. 4 — (C?) -—An

Lt. - Col. F.

Major KM. Johnson

official o! a Halifax tea-packing‘ firm t-LE. Morse and Co.) said‘ today that. no change in the price of ten is ccntentplated here at‘ present but "if the pres-ant trend- continues it will teach a point: where we will undoubtedly have to advance our prices." ,

Discontinuance of Government subsidies. a new import tax on tea from Ceylon and South lndin. and increased costs of handlin! “"8 given here as the factors behind the trend towards higher prices.

The manager of one tea im porting firm said he had received n. circular from n manufacturer which indicated a proposed in- crease in tea. but he Bill's no other details. .

Veterans Affairs Minister‘ To Wed Winnipeg Slrl

(By The Canadian Press)

WINNIPEG. Aug. 4—Mrs. c. J. MacRae of Winnipeg announced yesterday the engagement of her youngest daughter, Miss Helen Mary MacRae, to Rt. Hon. Ian Allister Mackenzie, Federal Minis- ter of veterans’ Affairs,

Mr, Mackenzie said the wedding will probably take place during tho first week of September, eith-

day of this ancient town.

"Come one come all tn (rrapaud Hell Tuesday, Aug. 5th and dance to the modern and old-time music of Rollie MncKonlic Ind hil Island Ramblers.

"On account Souris Tea being held on Wednesday, Aug. 0. ti!!!“ in Matthew (is McLean's wars- house will also. be nus Wade"- day.

"Collecting hosl for 011M! Packers um by izruck ever! Tm day. Phone N. A. Cutoilfff. ' efiictop, or write 1M, D. L. McDow- 6 . '

"Tex Notice-All School tllll due East Royalty School No Id. Queen's, not settled before Aug- ust 80th, 1017, will be hlntled in for collection. By Order of Trust- ess.

“Iggdlng live Hogs ‘mursday as follows: Summersldc till 1.90 p, M, iii P. N. Borden. B98101. Thursday» all day. Ilene: Wigner! weadubnne. Thursday till train time. Tmcking service when reads

Bride Breaks Down, Confesses To blunder

er in W.nn'.peg or Ottawa.

LAB VEGAS, New, Aug. 4—(AP) -<An attractive, 21-year-old Con- necticut tMde, cryl-ng “I want to make my pence with the Lord. broke dawn during n. psnim-einliml jail service and. Sheriff Glen Jon- es announced today, snidthnt me and her husband of four dayl lured a California man to his death h an isolated forest glen.

Jailed for Nevada Cuonty. Calif.’ when a murder churn In flied were Joseph L. Hardy. Jr., 24. of North Kittcry, Me., sndltiebinnde former Lois must. a native o! NW undon, Conn, and until recent-Iva waitress in a Portsmouth, NJ-L. l?!

WFQ,» am siwsyn taken me for a sweet. immoent little Iiri.” J0me quoted her in one of three signed netmmru. “If only they knew how I am on the inside. they would sing a different tune."

Isowhere in the u tement. llid the Sheriff, she detailed how she and Hardy lured J.W. McLeh. 48. Burbank, Calif. veterans’ admin- tration official. off s high!!! etwven Reno and Ian Francisco afdhmnnntheysstonabiaitet Hardy n»: him.

lmdsy, as in customary. Rev. l.

permit. Mscllwen and Care)!!-

(OGRIIIRGGIIPIIUSRZ)

The promotion to the rank ._, Lieutenant-Colonel and the ap- pointment to commanding officer No. 5 Divisional Signals (Reserve Force) of Major FJ. Star-y. Char- lottetown. was mad: kit-own yester- day. LieuL-Coi. Storey succeeds LieuL-Con D.N. Bell, E.D. who was appointed to command ‘he 5 Div. signals on their reorganization last spnng and who is now retir- mg. Major KM. Johns-on has been appointed seoond-lin-commond of the unit and Major F.S. Jenkins to the post of Officer commanding Headquarters Company.

IN TWO WARS

Col. Bell ‘saw service in both World iVar one and two. He en-

listed as a private for the rust ‘

Proclamation Issued Re Fuel Oil Control

‘Mysterious Plague Kills Many Fish 0i Florida

CLEARWATER, Fla» Aug. 4 —- (APl-A great mass of dead fish, killed by a mysterious plague. was moving slowly northward along Il'lorida's gulf coast today, and a health officer advised vacationists to postpone their vacations to the beaches in this area. The (mass was accompanied by srmbercoiorcd waters.

SPARROWS SMOKE IN BED

CAMDEN, N.|J., Aug, 4-—(AP)— Now. moans Fflro Chief Edward Ellender, it's’ sparrows smoking in bed. '

Chief Eiisnder and his fellow firefigh rs spent the better part (fan h ur looking for the source of smoke pouring through the home'of Mrs Marie Beulil" 5W" day. They finally traced it to a nest under the roof where Ellen- dar said a sparrow apparentiyhad

Command No. 5 Div. Sigs. On Retirement Of Col. Bell

carried a lighted cigar-ct.

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CANADA

J. Storey To

1s Builllhigs Destroyed In Fierce Blaze

COBALT, Ont, Aug. k-(Ufl-g Scenes of confusion rivailing the

45 years ago were enacted in this old-time mining town today as l5 frame buildings were destroyed by fire with a total loss variously ks- timated at from $100,000 upward.

Tonight a. smouldering heap tpf ruins 200 yards long by 50 wide smoked and flared as firemen poured streams of water on the area running from Lang Street to the Ontario Northland Railway tracks.

Lang Street is the main road leading north out of this silver- mlning centre some 300 miles north of Toronto. Some i0 buildings were destroyed on Lang street and an- other five on narrow Peter Street

Major F. S. Jenkins

Great War m 191s with the 105th

Infantry Battalion in Charlotte-y town. He proceedec overseas in, July, 1916 with the unit and

fought through France and Bell gium with in.» 3rd Battalion com‘ adian Machine Gun Corps. He re-; turned to Canada. in i919 with the‘ rank of Sergeant.

FOUOWIg his demobilization he returned to an active military car- eer by joining‘ No. 8 Signal Comp- any (NPAM) with the rank of ser- geant. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1922 and six years later gained his captaincy. He bectme sccond-in-command of‘ No. 6 District Signals, RIC Sig- nals, in i087. He served with the‘ signals from 1921 right through

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By proclamation of t‘:e Lieuten- ant Governor-in-Counch dated, July 24 and published in the Royal i Gazette of Aug. 2, it has been ord- ered that all petroleum products used or useful in the production of heat and power within the Prov- ince, as weli as the importers, dis- tributors and retailers of such products “be and are hereby pro- claimed a public utility of which all persons concerned ard to take notice and govern themselves ac- cordingly." g

Yesterday authoritative sources informed The Guardian that the Public Utilities Board. while it has established a precedent for the other Provinces of Canada in having all distribution of pet- roleum products sold in the Prov- ince placed under its control, does not intend to use its powers more than Js necessary. - 1

The source said that no one in the Province is so well qualified to ses that there is an equitable distribution of oil than the oil

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between Lang and the railway.

Although Town Clerk Cyril Viz- ina earlier estimated no more than $74,000 damage was caused, this estimate was believed to be for assessed value of the build- ings. The real value was believed much higher because Cobalt is booming again. The too many residents lost most of their belong- ings, so fast did the flames spread.

At the height of the flames the narrow alleyways and streets surrounding the scene were chok- ed with residents streaming in al‘. directions with their furniture and clothing. About 50 occupants were ousted from their residences as volunteer firemen cleared the pos- sible path of the flames.

On neighboring streets anxious owners stood on their roofs, dous- ing the shingles with buckets of water passed up from below or sprinkling them with garden hoses. This drain on the water supply may have hampered firemen in their battle, because the water pressure seemed to siacken as the blaze roared on.

The blaze began about 3.30 p.m. in a garage on Lang Street and half an hour later six buildings were in flames. The fire was brought under control by 5 p.m.

Some 15 families were rendered homeless. Emergency calls to near- by Hailobury and New Liskeard brought those towns‘ volunteer brigades with pumping equipment. Only small amounts of insurance were carried, residents said.

Two firemen were knocked out hy smoke and heat but recovered as their comrades drew water from nearby Bass Lake with pump- ers and doused walls of threatened buildings.

Fisheries Minister Domains In Hospital

OTTAWA, Aug. 4 _ CP) - The condition 0i’ Fisheries Minister 3116865. Who has been in hospital here for the last i0 days, is “just the some," hospital officials said today. The Minister was taken to hospital for a genera] check-up and it is not yet known how long he will remain.

Ship liams Iceberg In

iStralts 0f Della Isle

MONTREAL, Aug. 4 - (OP) - The Swedish freighter Ragneborg, inbound from Goteborg with a full cargo, came into. port late Sunday with her bow stove in, the result of striking an iceberg in the Straits of Belle Isle.

None of the crew was injured.

The Ragneborg. after discharg-

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ing her cargo, will go into drydock for repairs.

Insurgents Capital 0f

BUENOS AIRES. Aug. 4 ._ (Reutarn-Armed civilians we". in: red neokties or armbands were tonight reported defending Asun- cion. Capitol of Porasuay. after a remarkable 120-miie drive to the outskirts of the Capital by’ In- lllfleflhitin the country's five- months old civil war.

The Capital's "home guard" de- fenders form a "second army H0119" hastily mobilized by Prest- dcnt l-liglhio Morinigo, who. sc- cording to frontier reports, fled to- day with his cabinet to an unknown destination.

While the Insurgents were re- ported engaged in heavy fighting outside Asuncion, President Mcr-

_ lnlgo‘: troops kept up a week-old

assault on Concepcion, the Insurg- ent Cap al 120 miles away.

Five sys ago sirens sounded in

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subscription Delivered Ill-ll $5.00. other Provinces b U. l. A. [L00

$100,060_FiRE. DAMAGE AT COBALT, ONTARIO

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Dardinal Maotiuigan Guest 0f ilonor At Rollo Bay Dinner

Yesterday evening His Eminence Cardinal MacGulgnn, now spend. mg a. snort holiday in m; native Province was the guest or honour at a dinner given by the Rev‘ M. phonsus Sinnott in the pargchlgl house at‘ Rollo Bay.

Among the other ciercy present at the .uncticn were two first cousins of His Eminence-Monsig- nor J-A- Iilurphv. P.P.. shuns. (with whom me Cardina; is spending most of his holiday. and the Rev. Patrick Walsi, P.P.. Palmer Road. The Rev. PR lliurnaglian, Char- lottetown. Monsignor lvfcAulay, st. Peter's; and the Rev. George Mac- Donald. St, Margaret's, were also present. ‘

During the dinner, H‘; Ermin- ence took advantage of the opport- unity to formally congratulate the Rev. Father Sinnott on his com. ing celebratior next Sunday of his

ordination to the priesthood 25 years n50. His Eminence celebrated Mass

at. 8.30 last Sunday morning in. St. Mary's Church, Souris, and presided at. the Throne during High Mass at 10.30 In the evening His Elmlnencc- was seated on the Throne during the Benediction o! the Blessed Sacrament,

After the service he received the Mayor and the Town Council of Souris in the Rectory.

St. Mary's Church was filled to capacity at both morning services to hear the Cardinal preach and to hear him give a brief account of his experiences during his last visit to Roms when he was ele- vated to the Cardinaiate.

Cardinal MncGuigan arrived. in the Province last Tuesday and re- mained overnight the guest of the Rev. M-‘trtin Monaghan, P.P., Mis- couchc. The following day he ar- rived in Charlottetown where he was the guest 0i His Excellency the Most Reverend James Boyle, Bishop of Charlottetown. before proceeding to Souris. During his stay with Monsignor Murphy at Souris, clergy from all parts oi the Province have called to pay their rewpects to His Eminence.

Cardinal MacGuigan will leave the Province next Friday en route back lxrToronto.

llueen Mary Due At llew York Today

NEW YORK, Aug. 4—(AP)—'I'he British liner Queen Mary, fresh from a 10-month face lifting which erased all traces of her 500.000 miles of wartime service, completes her: first post-war luxury trip to- morrow when she arrives with I,- 883 passengers.

Stowaway Dresses Atlantic In Plane

NATAL, Brazil, Aug. 4 -(tA_P)_ A Portuguese citizen, Francisco Carvnlho, arrived from Lisbon to. day reporting he had crossed the Atlantic clinging to a KLM (Royal Dutch Air Lines) plane—stowed away in the wheelbase.

Clive-lilo. 30 and robust, said he was uncomfortable and almost fainted from the heat. He added he was too nervous to be hungry but grew thirsty looking down at the ocean all night.

The Portuguese consulate issued Elm Pillars enabling him to visit

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Threaten Paraguay

Asuncion to an ice that cepcion had been captured and that the Insurgents were fleeing toward thc Brazilian frontier,

The Morlnigd Government has admitted, however, that fighting occurred yesterday at Puertolivar- cs on the Paraguay River only 30 milcs north of Asuncion and more than 90 miles south of Concepc- ion. ,

It appeared that the Insurgents while engaging President Mor- inigo's troops outside Concepcion with a stubborn rearguqrd action, quickly moved the bulk of their forces aboard rivor barges and tugs, and that when the Morlnigo troops broke into Concepci they found the place deserted. The I-n- surgents were well on their way

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Indonesians Issue “Cease-Fire” Order

. (B! llnlloy Swinfoll)

BATAVTA. Java. Aug. ii-fifuos- dayJ-(AFO-The Republic of In- donesia. issued a cease-fire order to "5 l-FOODs Monday night, parallel- ing a similar Dutch order Sunday.

The orders, giving the United Nations Security Council its great- Bsi Vicwfy for peace. became effec- tive at midnight.