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CHABLOITEIOWN, CANADA. (SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1954

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i=TnTillynantlie Drying In Oven Caused. fatal Blast In Glace Bay Dwelling

E BAY. N. 8. (CP) -— A cogthltsl iury found Friday that “V, sticks of dynamite put in the kitchen oven to dry touched off the gxplosion which wrecked the home or miner Daniel MacPhee. blinded his mic and fatally injured a gin.-ghter.

The blast rocked a half-mile urea in suburban Glace Bay when M”, lVfacPhee. three daughters and a son were gathered in the kitchen at the supper hour last Friday. Evelyn MscPhee, 1i. died in hospital the next day after doc-

tors had amputated one of her , badly . smashed legs above the

knee. Mrs. MacPhee. 51. was stricken lnlaii_V blind and still had not re-

gaincri her sight a week later. Doc- V

tni-s said daughters Barbara. 17. and Agnes. 12. were recovering from lesser injuries received when the dynamite exploded with a force that blasted the kitchen stove to shrapnel.

BOOTLEGGING COAL

Son Murray MacPhee. 19. tified that he had seen five sticks of the explosive. known as mon- ohci and used by miners to shatter a coal face. in the-oven drying earlier in the day. He denied knowing who put it there.

one stick of monobel thrust into a solid coal face will blast loose new-n ions.

Yminir MacPhee admitted that the family ran a "bootleg" coal mmr but said they had never IISHT monnbel. "Bootleg" coal is cool pirated from underground Seam! Owned by someone else; in this case. the Dominion Steel and Coal Corp.. which digs all the coal mined legally in Cape Breton,

'i‘he verdict said Evelyn Mac. Phee died “from shock and hem- orrhage caused by inlui-leg re. rt-i\'Nl u-hcn monobel powder plact-ri in the oven of the kitchen stove of her home to dry ex.

Coming Events

"Don't fall to see "Apache wu- Smoke", Fredericton tonight 8 pm.

"i”"1"P. Vernon River TllP5fT-|.\'. June 1.

"Cake sale 5. A. MacDonald's. Saturday 230. Central Y. P. U.

"Group 5 ‘Rummage salexzion ‘ilall today. 2.30 p. m,‘

"Reserve July aath forlcardigsn Tea Party.

hall.

"Scar St. Theresa's play, Little Pond Hall. Monday. May 31., llnnce after.

"Your Saturday night Jamboree, Charlottetown For-um. beginning June 12th.

"Seven Mile Bay Hall Wednes- day, June 2: Kelly's Cross play, "The Mcddleeome Maid".

"Opening Dance. not/tine Hall. Tuesday. June let. Mc!:wen's Orch- es 1'».

"The Nation's Top Vocal Group, mil Kenny and the Ink Spots- Fomm. Monday. May am, 8.15 p. in.

"Tickets now on sale at l-lolman's China Department for :h= ink Spots show.

"ivinsloe Road Hall. June 2nd. 5"‘ Bedtfque "Calamity Kids". Spon- Wtd by North Winsloa Institute. sale of cakes.

"Come to Rose Valley Hall to W :|Aunt .leru.sh1f iin the War- mth . on Wednesday evening, June 2nd. Curtain 8.15.

"R-esular Dsncs. Stanley Bridge Rink Hall every Tuesday night.

Music. Rollie MaoKensic's orch- 9.‘il'a,

"|‘l|Ii'iiiii .daily until Monday, “W 3m. iiood pigs weighing so lbs. and over. Paying highest market prices. wellington McNelll at son, ihintain as Bell’: Wharf.

"See and hear sound oolored christian film. "I Have Found My saviour" in Trinity United Church. Ciisriottetxiwn. Sunday. 8.30 p. m.

"Tuesday. June 1st. 8 p. m, salv- ation Army Citedel, Illustrated lec- W0 by Mr. and Mrs. Parent. coro- "f‘”°n Pictures included. Everyone ielcome. silver collection.

"Shawls: at Mt. smut Fri- gfl’ -pd Saturday. "The Dining "Flt starring John Wayne. Be ;‘."°- to set your free ticket on the ‘F Rent Aluminum set to be dflwn for in June. '

G"Auto and Pam Iupplies. so: '1'"! 090110 street. sales and au- n9e- Com lete line of De Laval . ‘WIN. tors. Water Prae- 0“i{° Byltelnl. Automobile Parts. 5- Gmlu. eto.

""‘"'m'n¢|nl Thursday. June :3‘ WI for the summer months. 0“? Feed Warehouse will be open om"'h“|'|dIv and Friday mornings 5. V from 110 I111. to 11 am.

lined: Co‘ Mia. The Wiltsbire Deirying

I M"nie following haulers will be hulms main to wutaiiira rac- ," °n Imam and Thursdays. R°"‘M“nclns tsoosay. Idsy am: Ilsleoinav Andrews?ms"i:i "Iii-::ry "Nu win his but butter on

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question of who put it there. Rescuers working in the debris

later found three unexploded sticks

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Annual Meeting Of lioy Scouts Ass'n

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The Dominion Bureau of Sta-

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reports the following acreage-s as representing growers’ intentions L7 plant potatoes this current year.

Mr. R. C. Parent Provincial Commissioner

R. C. Parent was elected Provin- cial Commlssloner of the Boy Scouts Association of Prince Edward Is- land at the annual meeting held last night. at the City Hall. Briga- dier W. W. Reid. D,B.O.. E.D.. was re-elected president.

Patrons of the organization are His Honor Lieutenant Governor '1'. W. L. Prowse and Premier A. W. Matheeon. Honorary President is the Hon 0. D. DeBlols and the Honorary Vice President Hon. .1. A. Bernard.

Other officers include. Vice Pres- idents. Horace MacFarlane. Prince County: 1". A. Drlscoll, Queens County: J. W. Levers. Kings

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Exchequer Couri To Sit Here June 11

OTTAWA, May 28--(Speciall- '1'he Exchequer Court of Canada begins its annual pilgrimage to centres of the Maritimes on June '1 and plans to sit at Charlotte- town on Friday. June 11. it is an- nounced here today. The presid- ing Judge will be Justice Alphonse Fournler, Q.C.. former Federal Minister of Public Works. The court is scheduled to sit at New- castle, N. 13., on June 7; Moncton on June 8: Saint John. N. B.. on June 14; Halifax on June 16 and St. John's, Nlld., on June 21.

Oflicial notice of the sittings is qualified by the phrase. "if no cause or matter is entered for trial or set down for such sittings. then the same shall not be holden."

This is taken to mean that if there are no cases. Mr. Justice Fournier end his colleagues and staff can go fishing.

Condition Still Reported Serious it

The condition of His Excellency James Boyle, Bishop of Charlotte- town. is "still very serious". accord- ing to word received by cable at the Residence from Monsignor Pat- rick Malidahon, D. D., yesterday.

Rev. Dr. McMahon flew to Lon- don earlier this week to be at the bedside of the Bishop who was taken suddenly ill in London while en route to Rome for the canoniza- tion today of Pope Pius X. Fr. Mc- Mahon advised the Residence that he was sending further information by mail and the clergy there are inclined to take this as a favor- able sign.

"Dance Mort-ll night. Bums orchestra. Door prize

"see wheatley River Players present their 3-act play in I-Iowa's Hail. Brackley Beach, May 81.

"Crspaud Women‘: Institute concert at Crapaud Hall. Wednes- day, June 2.

"To arrive Monday. car rcment. special prices. in stock all grade: shingles. P. J. Noy dz Co.

"Regular weekly dance in Crapaud rink. Thursday night. Remaining dances will be held Wednesdays all summer. Burns Crchestra.

0-puying pigs. feeder cattle and calves Monday at Fredericton. Pay- ing thirty-two dollars a pair for good pigs over 40 lbs.: I20 over 20 lbs. extra for in between. will not be uylng at any other point until fu er notice. Kindly bring your pigs here Monday es we ex- pect the price may be down after this. Will buy any else. xnud

.lorg_ensen, Predorioion .

- Province 1954 1953 % of Acres Acres 1953

.. 34,300 39,000 88

11.200 12,400 90

43.600 48,400 90

93,000 100,000 9.1

59.800 63,000 95

18.600 18,800 99

12,300 12,800 90

15,600 15,400 101

. .. . .. 11.800 11.300 104 All Canada 300.200 321.100 93.5 'I)ic following analysis of the

above figure: has been prepared by Mr. S. G. Pcppin. technical ad-

visor to the P. E. l. Pntnto Mar- keting Board:

"This reduction of 5.5 per (‘I‘lI' is far short of earlier unoffici.il ireports which indicated reductions ranging from 10 - 20 per cent. in some provinces. Providing the estimatcd acreage is near correct and normal yields obtain it could result in a Canadian crop amount- ing to 62,740,000 bushels which is considerably more than 60,000,000 bushels crop of 1952 which result- cd in low priccs prevailing fror.i .iiinuar_v lst, 105.1 to the and of

Death Yesterday of Mr. Robert Raiiray

Mr. Robert Rattray. 85, died suddenly yesterday aft.ei‘rioon in the Prince Edward Island Hospital where he had been taken after suf- fering a weak turn. He had been associated with the firm of Hickey and Nicholson Tobacco Co. for over flfty years.

The late Mr. Ra.t.irny served in the City Council for well over 20 years as is representative of his own Ward 4 and was a onetime Mayoralty condldateln addition he was a. longtime member of the City Fire Department. with the Hook and Ladder Company. He also was keenly interested in lodge work and was one of the oldest members of St. Lawrence Lodge. I.0.0.F.

Surviving are his second wife, ihc former Mrs. F. Hooley. and three daughters by his first marriage. They are Dorothy. Mrs. R. Tinnev. Summerside: Frances. Mrs. I-‘rcd Mnciieod. Charlottetown: and Rob- erta. Mrs. Giles Caritwell. Char- lottetown. His first wife was the former Miss Ethel Munn. Mcrmaiti.

He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs, David Rattray. this city. and is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Ruby Houle and Mrs, C. R. Harper. this city. and Mrs. Char- les Dclahunt, Moncton. N. B,

"lt is very pleasing and most eti- coui-aging to see so many of our young men and girls take advant- age of the opportunities prcscntcd in the Vocational School to im- prove their educaiion and iiicrcasc their capacity as producing units in the Province," Premier A. W. Maili- cson told the graduate classes at the closing exercises of the Vocat- ionni School yesterday afternoon.

“The expansion of the School during the past. five years has made it possible to give adcqualc and cf- fectlve training which will fit the students for a fuller and better life in the economy of our province,"

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.Polaio Acreage Reduction Esiimale falls far Short Of Earlier Reports

that season.

"The same condition prevails in the United States where growers intentions to plant are estimated to be down 11 per com. The 29

late States which represent the bulk of the total acreage are down 7 1/2 per cent. And here

again if normal yields obtain bas- ed on the average for 1950-53 the overall total U. S. potato crop might well reach 347 million bush- els. On this same basis the pro- duction in the 29 late States would total 281 million bushels which would be only 3 per cent smaller than the 1953 crop of 200 million bushcls.

"It. is suggested that growers analyze these figures bcfore, com- mlttimz themsr~l\'e.s to too large

at. acreage henvily fertilized."

OTTAWA, '(CP)——External Affairs Minister Pearson

made it plain Friday Canada

mitments in Indo-China or join a southeast Asia pact. In a Commons speech dealing with the Geneva con- from which he returned Sunday,

ference, said:

“. . . While it is true that if peace is

Communist aggression anywh where, it is also true that C accept special regional defenc of the world where collective visable."

Mr. Pearson said the Canadian government agree-s with the prin- ciple nf a southeast Asia pact but "in so far as accepting special political and defence commitments are concerned. there is a limit to what a country of Canada‘s pop» ulation and resources can do."

"LIMITED STRENGTH"

“We have limited strength. both in men and materials. and our commitments are already heavy.

PRINCIPAL REVIEWS ACTIVITIES AT PRINCE OF WALES CONYOCATION

Following is-the text of the address delivered by Dr. Frank Macxinnon. principal of Prince oi Wales College at the College convocation yesterday: ,

"It. is my Dl‘lVliF'[;t! once again to welcome to our Convocatnon the friends and relatives of the stu- dents oi Prince of Wales. Here today is the one-hundred-and-nlnm teenth group of young people which this institution has sent forth into the life of the nation since it was founded as the Central Academy, and these students show every indication of justifying the many congratulations and good wishes which they are receiving today.

"The past. year has been one of the more eventful in the long history of the College. and it has been a succcaful one from the standpoint of both academic achieve- ment and extra curricular activity. Those of us whose busi- ness it is to watch students close- ly encounter each year a num- ber who show promise iii being the great lawyers. doctors. teach- ers. politicians. clergymcn and businessmen of tomorrow. The list of students this year is most promising and those who read it twenty years from now will see. I think. many familiar names. We congratulate all those who have completed their work successfully and trust that the diplomas they receive today will be permanent reminders of the good work they have done.

"A few have not. completed all their work -—— there is always a number in every institution. They deserve every encouragement to

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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL EXPANSION NOTED AT CLOSING EXERCISES

the Premier concluded.

Presiding ovcr the closing was I-ion. Keir Clark, Ministcr of Edti- cntion and introduced the Director of the school. Mr. W. S. McMui‘ir.\'. who presented the annual school report. in it Mr. McMiirlry noted the heavier eniollment during the past. term when it reached an all time high of 95 compared to 64 the previous year and only 3.5 four years ago. However, he said that despite this many classes were nail filled when the school opened in September and did not fill until January.

He felt that much of this delay was due to man): oi the pupils com- ing from farm homes and wishing to remain on the farm until all

harvesting operations were over. In addition to those taking nhc

trade courses offered by the vo-

cational School there were 78 stu- (Continucd on Page 15 col. 1)

Mr. W. 8. Mcflurtry Vlfllhlal loleal Dlflatu .

Dr. Frank I\Ia_cl(|nnon

Canada To Avoid F

Inlternational Commitment

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will make no military com-

Mr. Pearson

threatened by ere, it is threatened every- anada cannot be expected to e commitments in every part

arrangements may be ad- Exlsting undertakings. such as those under the North Atlantic

Treaty Organization, are such as to circumscrlbe what Canada can and cannot undertake. militarily and otherwise. not only in south- east Asia bui. elsewhere."

Mr. Pearson indicated that Can- ada will not go beyond the Col- ombo plan. for the time being at least. in giving economic or other aid to south and southeast Asia. Canada has contributed $100,000,- 000 to the Colombo plan in the last i'oiir years.

On the Geneva conference itself. Mr. Pearson said there is still hope that solutions will be reached on Korea and Indo-China.

He added that it would be I mis- take to break off negotiations as long as there was even a remote possibility for agreement.

If the conference failed, it should not be terminated but merely sus- pended with the hope that it might be reconvened after several months. After Geneva. he said. renewal of the Korean war will be much less likely.

OTTAWA (C?) -— Portugal has agreed to more than double her potential market for Canadian dry salted codfish under a new trade pact signed with Canada Friday. In return, Canada has reduced tariffs on coffee from Portuguese African colonies to the rates ap- plicable on imports from Brazil and the other big producers.

As further minor concessions. Canada has agreed to eliminate the one-cent-a-pound tariff on Port- ugucse almonds and to drop the duty on corks for bottles in two cents a pound from 4'}; cent: on those larger than three-quarters of an inch in diameter and to two cents from eight on the smaller sized bottle plugs.

I-‘AVORED TREATMENT

The new pact. announced by Trade Minister Howe in the Com- mons, is similar to one signed a few days ago with Spain. It pro-

favored - nation tariff treatment which Canada obtained under an old Anglo-Portugese agreement

Portuguese colonies Vwusly had to pay the higher gen- eral rates.

Both countries undertake not to impose discriminatory import or cxchatige restrictions. except for balance of payments reasons. And when such curbs are imposed. they

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must not discriminate between

A slight increase of 33 in mem-

‘- bership was reported by Executive

Commissioner E. Gordon Kerr of the Boy Scouts Association. at their annual meeting held last night. The total membership at May 15 was 1,084, made up of 113 scouters, 555 Wolf Cubs and 416 Boy Scouu. There are 27 Wolf Cub Packs and I94 Boy Scout groups in the Prov- ince.

Lack of leadership was the rea- son given for discontinuance of Scout troops fn certain oentres but the president was happy to report

Successful Scouting Year Reviewed By Leaders Al Annual Meeting

the organization of new Troops in the Holy Redeemer Pariah. Char- loltetown. as well as in Buxnmerslde and Murray Harbour.

Fourteen registered camps were held last year with a. total of 413 boys in attendance representing 39% of the scout. population. The total camper days was 8.1145 which is an increase of l,000 over the year 1952.

Commissioner Kcer In his report expressed the appreciation of the Association to the many volunteer

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U. S. FIGHTERS BOLSTER.

FRENCH

By LARRY ALLEN

HANOI. Indo-China, tAP)——DFli\‘- cry of 1'! American fighter planes and arrival of fresh troop rein- forcements from France Friday bolslcrcd F‘rench Union forces in the bottle for the Red river delta.

In Fririnys scattered action in the delta the Communist,-led Viet- minh rcbels knocked off another defence post manned by Viet. Na- mesc. militia 20 miles southwest of Hanoi and kept pressure on other French Union delta stronpolnis.

A Reuters news agency report said French Union forces have launched it drive west and smith- west of Hanoi to cut. the supply lines of the Vietminh be-singing Yen Phu, key outpost on the west- ern rim of the dclta. The drive was reported aimed at cutting thc main supply lines to the rebel troops massed along the edge of the delta.

Gt-ii. Rena Cognv amioiinced the arrival of reinforcements in nor- thern Viet Nam. The French com- mander in northern Indo - China said the new troops ,toizctlicr with the promise of still more. made him "look to the future with op- timism."

30.000 CALLED UP

At home the French govern- ment decided to coil up 80,000 draftecs ahead of time to permit more professional-soldiers to be

llinls Eleciioirfi In Nlld. Near

Kl”. JOHN'S, Nflrl, ICPD _ Premier Joseph Smallwood told Opposition Le a (T e r Malcolm I-Iollett Friday that he better “get ready fast" for a provin- cial general election. The pre- mier named no date.

Mr. 1-lollett. said "we know an election is near...the pre- mier him.ICif’TII4l said its go- ing to take place this year."

The subject came up during second reading of an election act amendment. the first since 1961.

The last provincial election was in 1061. Premier Bmali. woo<l‘s Liberals hold 28 seats, the Progressive Conservatives fivd.

sent to Indo-China.

The boost. in manpower was be lieved to be g result of a checkup on the situation made here last week by Gen. Paul Ely, French chief of staff. and two other top generals.

The 17 fighter planes —Grumman Bcarcats—ai-rived in saginn aboard the American light aircraft carrier Windham Bay. The planes, with a top speed of 450 mllcs an hour. are able to take off at high speed on short r\.lnvva_vs—-n feature most valuable in Indo-China.

Presumably the French will use the planrs in their attacks on an estimated four divisions of Viet- mlnh il'00ps moving toward the

A good average price was rvalizcd for cattle offered yesterday after- noon at thc Ayrshire sale isponsortcl by the P. 13, 1, Ayrshire Breeders Club at the Charlottetown Exhibi- tion grounds.

Offered for sale were ten heifer calves up to breeding elf. seven bred heifers. six fresh cows and lieifers and four choicclv brcri bul'.\. Heifers ranged from $120 to it high of $265 while bull calves brougnt from $105 to $130. To promote iii- ternet in the sale the Ayrshire Club offered 3. bonus of $40 per animal on females over two years of am‘ and :25 under two years of age, providing the buyer was the own- er of less than three ptire bred Ayrshires.