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FINANCE MINISTER REPORTS SURPLUS OF S3553 3 7.000

Steel For Civilian Use Frozen, -In The U. SJ

Commons Wrangles Over Quebec-Nfld. C. C. F. Plan Is Opposed

OTTAWA. April 7 -(CF) - Prime Minister at. Laurent today stepped into the recurring divorce debate in the Commons and made it clear he is against a C. C. F proposal to relieve parliament of dealing with divorce petitions from Quebec and Newfoundland.

The Prime Minister took issue with a C. C. F. attempt. to delay passage of one of a group of 111 divorce bills until the house has debated "alternative methods" of handling divorces from the two provinces that do not have their own courts.

The alternative proposed by the C. C. F. is , that the Exchequer Court of Canada here should hear Quebec-Newfoundland divorce ap- plications. Stanley Knowles (OCF -Winnipeg North Centre) has a bill before t.he house to provide this.

Mr. St. Laurent said today it is perhaps not the normal function of members of parliament to deal with divorce matters. but "lt is no more disagreable for us in- dividually to deal with them than it is for the gentlemen who sit on the bench in our courts of law."

"When you cannot make a change that is apt to be better than what you are changing from." he asked, "is it not as well not to attenvpt a change?"

The Prime Minister indicated an objection to the court handling of divorce from the two provinces would be that divorce would be established "as a. legal institution to which one has ii right if he established certain legal condit- ions."

Under the existing system. he observed. persons must make ap- plication for special legislation to deal with their special cases. .,

Mr. St. Laurent, a Roman Cath- olic. said he agrees with M. .1. ooldwell. C. C. 1''. leader. an Anglican. that there are religious denominations which do not admit

Divorces;

Evidence Of Aiiempled Flight By Nazis in 1945

gCOPENl-IAGEN. April '1 - (AP) -Evidence of the attempted flight of a group of unknown Germans from the ruins of Hitler's Reich in the closing hours of the war was found today in the wreck of 9. Nazi submarine. ,

Immediately after dynamite charges had burst open a torpedo tube during salvage operations off the island of Funen, huge duali- titles of canned foods rose to the surface. soon the sea was cover- ed with rotting sausages and soup cubes.

Subsequent investigations show- ed that all the tubes were stuffed with canned foods and that no torpedoes or other ammunition were on board the submarine, which was hit and sunk by Eli- tain's R.A.F. May 4, 1945.

The obvious inference is that. the craft was intercepted while trying to escape from the doomed Reich, possibly to South America. But no log or other papers dis- closing the identity of those on board, or of their destination. have yet been found.-

The vessel wns accompanied on the day it met its fate by two otli- cr submarines, one of which has likewise sunk by the R.A.F. '1lio fact there were three U-boats is interpreted here as possible ovid- cnce that a concerted attempt at flight by a large number "of high Nazis has been disclosed. Some Danes are even surmising that Hitler himself may have been on board one of the submarines.

There was no indication of the third submarine's fate.

Contents of the other U-boat have not yet been investigated.

Action Comes ' As Crippling Strike lioms

NEW YORK. April 1 -(AP)- with a country-wide steel strike only hours away, the government today froze all shipments oi civil- ian steel.

The National Production Autho- rity called lt. a precautionary mea- sure to conserve steel for national defence.

The walkout of 30,000 United Steelworkers (C.I.O.) is set for Tuesday midnight.

The government steel freeze out off the flow from mills to auto makers. other consumers goods manufacturers and exporters.

The freeze will permit the gov- ernment to cull the types of steel it needs for defence. The rest then will be released for consumer goods manufacturers.

Most civilian steel users had enough on hand for days or weeks of production, reports said.

Take Gloomy View

Overseas. London took a gloomy view of the strike. The U.S. has promised Britain 1.000.000 tons of US. stcel this year.

"If that 1,000,000 tons does not come along it would be a serious matter for us." said one British government official. p

In New -York. the chairman of the Wage Stabilization Board. Na- than P. Feinsinger. still was in touch with both industry and un- ion, trying frantically for a last- minute truce.

He voiced a hint of cautious hope: ''I believe both sides are do-

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Actress Too Hoovy For Gregory Peck

llOLLYVi'0()D. April 7 -(AP)- Actor Gregory Peck was confined to his home today with his left knee in a cast. while on the set

(By George Kitchen. Canadian Press Staff Writer)

OTTANVA, April 7- (CP)--In- flationary pressures have been brought under control, though the underlying inflationary poten- tial rcmains high, the government reported today in a financial white paper.

The paper, giving A review of the 1951 general economic posi- tion, sold the opening months of 1952 showed that the outward in- flationary pressures have been curbed.

At the some time. it warned that any series of cvcnis which sharply rnlsed international ten- sions "could bring about a re- newal of direct inflationary pres- sures that might seriously test our economic defences."

But. for the moment, the pros- pccts for 1952 indicated ”con- ilnued high levels of employment

Continued High Levels Of Business Anticipated

without any renewal of overt in- flatlon. and with most of the in- creased output occurring in the defence and dc-fence-supporting sections of the economy."

Noting the steps taken to con- trol inilalion, the paper reported that total money supply and bank loans levelled off or declined slightly during 1951. after a sharp rise in 1950. Consumer crcdit out- standing. which increased by nearly 30 per cent in 1950, de- clined by about four per cent during 1951.

Prices went up in 1951. and. in the entire period from the out- break of the Korean war In 1950 to date. the wholesale price in- dex rose by slightly less than 11 per cent and the cost-of-living in- dex by almost 13 per cent.

For 1951, as a whole, wholesale prices average 13.7 per cent nbove 1950, but the larger part of the increase was confined to the first

and in-neriil business activity,

Friendly Capitals Sounded Out On Peace Offensive

,,OfP'l'AWA. April .7 -(GP)-Cam ads is sounding out her Moscow Embassy as well as frien ly cap- lluls about the latest gii of a Russian "peacc"- offensive-the statement by an Indllln diplomat that ii. talk with Stalin convinced him the time has come for a con- ference of cold-war leaders. Informed quarters say the Fed-

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Mayor Scores Lack Of Real,C0mmunity Spirit As Worst Civic Drawback

A strong appeal for fullc-r sup- port of community projects by citizens as a whole was made by Mayor .1. D. Sir-wnrt In address- irlll the Charlottetown Rotary Club yesterday.

"I am afrnirl," Ills Worship said, "that we are greatly dc- ficlont in ii real community spir- it. it has been history that many ii project, civic. provincial or federal, has been lost to the com- munity through potty bickering and petty individual jealousy.

"One does not have to is-hi-n this Province in find an example of what If real community spirit will do." he continued. ''I cite the town of Sunimcrsldc as flint

commends Fine Joli or Snow clearance

"Diesel locomotives

powered gave very efficient service under the severe conditions this winter in Prince Edward Island. and so did all the men," stated Mr. W

E. Robinson. (above) general manager and vice-president of the Canadian National Railu up 5

for the Atlantic Region. who visit- cd Charlottetown yesterday on routine business.

Mr. Robinson said he doubled if the job of snow clearance could have been done as satisfac- torily by the oldtime steam rh- gines. It was one of the most trying winters in railway liistorv and the diesels proved their value many times over. he said.

Querled with regard to the re- frigerator car supply. he said this also was satisfactory. Wiiile some delays had been experienced. the situation was not as bad this winter its on many occasions in the past. He added

prices.

Accompanied by Mr. C. tendeut. Mr. Robinson paid number of courtesy calls while in Cliarlottctoivn yesterday.

Consider Change In U. K. Meat Industry

smilliigly that the farniers who still nzid their potatoes to ship were for- tunate in view of tlic ndvanclnz;

T. Montgomcry,i Divisional Superin-

OTTAWA. April 7 - (CP) - A budgetary surplus of s355,'l37,000 for the 1951-52 fiscal year was re- ported today by Finance Minister Abbott. The surplus. sixth in row for the Federal Government since the end of the Second World War. compared with 32115294000 in the previous year.

Revenues for the year March 31 last. setting an all-time record. totalled 54.003.111.000 and expenditures s3,64'l,3'i4.000. in the previous year revenues were 3311: 536.000 and expenditures s2.iMJl.24'.!.- 000.

The surplus reduced the country's net debt to 511.077.600.000, ii de- crease of 52.3-1.1800000 from its peak of 513.421.400.000 in 1946.

The figures were included in the government's aniiiial white paper

All Time Record Set In Federal Revenues

lcontaining an economic review of the last. fiscal year. Mr. Abbott. due to present his budget to the Com- mons at ii P.M. E.S.T. tomorrow. isct a precedent by tabllng the White

a; paper a day in advance of his butt-

lgct speech.

1 In his budgct speech a year ggri. Mr. Abbott forecast ii surplus or .only 530000000 for 1951-52. Last. he revised his forecast and lsaid he believed he would end the :year with a surplus of between is200.000.000 and s300.00ll.0O0.

1 At the end of nine months of tho ifiscal year. the surplus had climb- ed to s72l.00U.000. The white paper ;clid not list the expenditures month- lby-month and did not explain whan ,1-xpenses had reduced the surplus lfrom its peak to 53351100000 or the

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if believe there are more people in Prince Edward Island employ- ed in defence industry than ever before," said Hon. Eugene Cu'len in the Legislature last night when he rose to take part in the debate on the Budget.

Hon. Mr. Cullen cited the work being down at Bruce Stewart. and Co. as well as the maintenance work at Maritime Central Air- ways and the large number" of civilinii employees at the airport in Summersidc. He maintained that Premier Jones was the man to whom the crcdit should go for obtaining this work for Island labor.

The Minister of Industry and Natural Resources told the meni- bcrs that experiments were being

,madc with a small drag net to

use in regular fishing boats. Last year. he stated. there was a similar scheme but the net prov- ed too heavy for lobster boats as there was not enough power. The nciv type not is one designed by a former resident of the Netlici'- lands. n'ow living in Nova scotln and it. is believed that. it may prove workable with the small

Cites Experiments In S-niail Drag Net Fishing

of tree being planted was red pine but there was some cedar being planted in Prince County.

He thought the booth maintain- ed by the Tourist Bureau at. the Amherst Fair had been highly successful and said that. many orders for Island products were received "across the counter." Mi. Cullen remarked that it takes time to get results in trade but he thought the booklets his De- partment put out were effective in reaching the public they were de- signed for.

The speaker said that no other project of Government had arous- ed as much interest as the rural beautification program and the heavy advance orders at the tree nursery showed the intense in- terest the people were taking in it. He said the nursery had mid to order ”vast" quantities of sup. plies this year to handle the de- mand. .

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"Dance in Tracadie Hall, Eas- ter Monday night.

"Oysters -- Fresh Oysters at Edison's General store. Vernon.

"In stock oil cake and soy- abean meal. McGulgan dz Boyle.

"Card Party and Dance in Kelly's Cross school. Easter Mon- day night.

"Cards and Crokinole in Pownal 1-lall. Thursday, April 10th, start- ing at 8. Prizes. Lunches served.

"Farmers. ask about the Shur Gain Feed Finance Plan. For part- tculara contact your local feed mill

"Per snapshots that will not fade, mail your Films and Nega- tives to Oarnhurn Photo Studios. Charlottetown.

"Just arrived, Floor-Ever. non- porous plastic tiling. See the beautiful shades now in stock. Simpson's Agency.

'”l.'ntries for Drama Festival close April 15th. Entry forms and information booklet obtain- able at Charlottetown Library.

"Dance at South Rustlco Hall.

Easter Monday night. music by Alex Macbean with Alf Mec- Kearney on the violin. Canteen

service.

"Booking orders for strawberry Plants. Dunlap 31.50 hundred. 810.00 thousand. Premier 31.75 hun . 812.00 thousand. Parker Jewell. York.

"Mr. Leslie Mt.-Dowcll will be collecting Hogs for us on Wed- nesday. April am. At Fredericton. Colville and Hampton. This-is one day earlier than usual due to our plant been closed on Good Friday. Canada Packers Ltd.

"Pliers will be a Meeting of the Board of Managers of the Harts- villo lsotion of the Brookneid Con- lfentlon Wednesday. April 9th. in Bartsvlila Church. at 0 o'clock. All members requested to attend. Neil Nicholson. Obsirnian.

"Attention Farmers in Mon- ilsue. cardigan and Peakea. Load- ing hoga for Canada Packers Ltd.. on Wednesday. April 9th. rather than on Thursday. This is caused Sin” W '!..i:'" ':”"'r at:

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In a drive to bring the session to an end before Easter, members of tiie Legislature yesterday devoted three periods to debate on the Bud- get. Morning. a.'ternoon and night sessions were held with practically all speakers making an effort to be brief and confine their remarks to pertinent subjects.

A long list of 14 speakers held the floor during the day. Heard in the Budget debate were Messrs. Harvey Douglas. E. P. Foley. W. F. A. Stewart, William Hughes. Lorne Macl-Iariane. J. G. Macxay. J. W. Don Campbell. llubert Gaudet Frank Myers. Hon. Eugene Cullen, Hon. Wilfred Arscnault. lion. C. C. Baker. Dr. W. J. P. MacMlllanand and Mr. Frank 1.. Macblutt. who adjourned the debate last night.

Mr. Harvey Douglas

In company with several other speakers in the debates. Mr. Har- vey Douglas, Second Kings. look exception to the number of snow piows in Kings County during the past winter and stated ”In winter the birds go south and the plows go west".

He was critical of the lack of faith in this Province as shown by the people who live here. He said they only wanted to put their money into annuities "or something safe" instead of investing in in- dustry. He noted that they waited for other people to do the invest- ing. On the subject of education he

Budget Debate Yesterday

recalled that when he went to the school the supplement received by the teachers was only 315 and paid a tribute to Premier Jones for hav- ing done more for education in this Province ”than all the previous Governments in history".

Mr. Dougaias offered his con- gratulations to the Provincial Tren- surer on his presentation of the Budget and said that "in no other Parliament could it have been more ably done". He wondered why the Leader of the Opposition kept on farming if conditions of the farm- ers were as bad as he painted them. He said that every Govern- ment had increased the liabilities of the Province and felt that no Government should be criticized so long as it was trying to do some- thing for the Province. He main- tained there waes no basis of com- parison between the million dollar debt of the Island many years ago and the present debt.

Mr. E. P. Foley

Mr. E. P. Foley. Fifth Prince, did not. agree that business and gov- ernment can be conducted the same way as he stated that a bus- iiicss would not last a year if run as the government 1:. Though there had been criticism of the agree- ment with Ottaws. he thought we could only tell them what we want and take the best obtainable. He

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PIERRE. S. D.. April 7-(AP) -Swollen by melting snowdrifis, the mighty Missouri River :to- nlght threatened this stoic cap- ital with the worst flood in 71 years.

At Bismarck. N. 1)., also on the Missouri. and at Sioux Falls. 5. D.. on the tributary Big Sioux River. flood crests apparently were passing after driving some -2.100 persons from their homes. One death was reported.

The Weather Bureau at Sioux City. Iowa. said the Missouri will probably rise to between 23 and 20 feet at Pierre.

The Red Cross said prepar- ations arrbt-inc made for a water

South Dakota Capital Threatened By Flood

level of at least 22 feet-seven feet above flood stage. Commit- tees have been named to evac- uate. house and feed any persons affected by floodwaters. Unaeasonably warm temper- atures, in the '10s, today were quickly reducing remaining South Dakota snow to water. If forecast flooding about I) square blocks of

occurs. this

cm, of 5,700 mu 3,, um," wnm-, currency fairly now that the Can- adian dollar is at a premium. The chamber said fairness in the mat-

ini-Iudlng the business district. The most severe recent flood was in 1943. when a stage of 19.8

feet was reached. The Weather reports

Bureau said this year's crest will probably be between four and

charge while truckers are out in the cold."

Urge Fairness In U. 5. Dollar Dsoiings

The Canadian chamber of Com- merce today made a special appeal

t:-rnal Affairs Minister Pearson 55 that the door should be kept Open for any genuine indication that Russia does want to call off the cold wai'.

The big job is to decide what is genuine and what isn't. So far Russia's ovrrtures in this field have been written off as not gen- uine.

M.M.T.A. Discusses 6.11. 11. Proposal To Operate Buses Here

AMHERST. N.S., April 7 - tCPi

Canadian National Railway plans to operate buses in Prince Edward Island came in for scrutiny at an annual meeting of the Maritime Motor Transport Ils- sociatlon here today. The M.M.T.A. decided to as- sociate itsclf with the legislative committee of the P.E.I. Govern- ment investigating the C.N.lt.'s application to enter the highway transportation field.

The association also urged the Federal Government to allow truckers to appear before the Board of Transport Commias:cii- era on the same basis as repre- sentatives of other transportation systems.

John Mages of Oakville, 0nt., executive secretary of the Cana- dian Automotive Transport As- sociation. told the meeting: 'Wltli the way the railways are starting to Ilse the agreed charge they could put large sections of the trucking industry out of busi- ness.