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Premierrllones‘ Replies’ In i House To Mr. Douglas,‘ MD. Re Potato Warehouse Grant

Parliament iit-A-Glance

(By The Canadian Press)

Reconstruction Minister Winters announced changes in the govern- ment's integrated housing plan.

Dr. W. G. Blair (PO-Lanark) iienled charges the Canadian med- ical profession is discouraging the vntry of displaced European doc- tors.

Rodney Young (OCT-Vancouver fkntre) said Canada ls develop- ing s population of "slim-dwell- us."

Gerard Oournoyer (L-Richelieu- Vei-cheres) said the French-lang- uage people of Quebec fsvor the Atlantic pact.

Mr. Winters outlined proposals lo blunt unemployment in s. fut- ure depression.

Mondly:

The Commons will continue tihe Throne-Speech debate. The sen- ste will not sit.

New Education System for N. B.

TRBDMHGION, Mas-ch 4 (C?) o- Annuunctment that a reg- ular 12-year ooursg will become effective in New Brunswick st the start of the 1061-52 term was made today by Education Minister Brit- tsin

This will extend the course of studies in public schools by one 1w. At present the regular high school course ends at grade 11, with grade 12 optional and equiv- alfni, to the first year of univer- IiV

Vlldfl‘ the new system grads We to six will comprise the elem- cniary course, seven to nine the intermediate and 10. 11 and 1Q the iliKh school, with the latter grade including junior matriculation.

Mr. Brlttain also said that the 1w:- nccelerated courses s year at Teacher's College in Pr ericton have been discontinued. The traili- "TR course for student teachers will PXiUid over a one-year period. dllliird into iiavo terms.

"Ari additional year M school- in: ‘will enable the youth of the Province to enter the labor mar- ket iuui also the institutions of higher learning with g much izrrnici- degree of maturity." said Mr. Brlitain,

Coming Events

Ph“Maii Your Films to Gsrnhum oto Studio. Charlottetown.

, "loading Hogs on car at Vernon,

Illesrlay afternoon. March 8th. Walter Crane, "First -___‘ 4 I mm R- game cf final playoffs, r -‘ vynlty vs. Milton at Milton '"'~ truism. Game starts st-aao.

"Granville Mills — Catching

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"Jim l! i I M‘ Albmy ower | variety concert, - ion Hall, Monday night,

Mm" 7. itlrilfll at 8.30 sale of riches. _

"mun"! mill on ear sh M.

Potters and Bouris, Tuesday. starch “in "BOl-l’ Bi Wednesday until m9- did Pratt. -

“Hot-key at Long Creek tonight g1"! Mile creek Bulldogs vs. bong "i! Beavers. 7.30. Skate tor.

"Playoff hecm at Hunter m "went. North hustled Hung: er. skate after, geod uslc.‘

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The letter of Mr. J. Lester Dvllfllss. M. P., in yesterday's Guardian with reference to s Dom- inion grant for construction of pn- tato warehouses of which this Province is not taking advantage. drew a verbal reply in. the Legig. lature yesterday from Promiss- ,1, Waiter Jones.

The letter. one of three appear- lnB in The Guardian Forum column to receive mention in the House yesterday, was called toithe Premier's notice by Mr. R. R. Bell.

“'I‘his letter," Mr. Bell said, "kives us to understand that the Province of Prince Edward Island is missing out on a gram which amounts to 3'1 1/2 percent of the construction costs of each potato warehouse. and that that money is available. but on account of the Province not getting into qgrgg- mcllt with the Dominion we have not received this grant; that the warehouses that have been built, here have been built without that bmefit. and consequently at an extra cost to our farmers and dealers of 3'1 1/2 percent or the cost of earii warehouse."

Premier Jones noted that the letter quoted a Guardian report of his statement in the legislature to the effect that the Provincial Government is "paying the whglg shot’ at the prgggng “mm "That is correct," he said. "An agreement "dpectihg these warehouses was "Shed hi! the Dominion Govern- ment: they were a. party to ins scheme but after signing it they did not seem to want to go ahead WW1 the aareement as signed. and have paid nothing to this date.

Another Agreement

"M the Pmsent time," the Premier added. "we are proposing another agreement whim I believe they will accept. which would bring that amount of money in. Apparently Ottawa think that they can come down here and say they have a potato warehouse as a kind o_f outright gift to the people of this Province. and have us do Bil the work. We don't take 11mg view. We think that fltese potato warehouses should be built in the Outlying sections of the Province where they will do the most good, and under our direction and man- agement.

"We think lt would he improper for the Dominion Government to coma in and hand out money and Fave us do most of the work. We propose to go ahead with our plan whether or not the Domin- ion Government comes in. but we have offered the Dominion Gov- ernment a new plan which we

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MASTER ROCK. N.L., March 4 — (OP) ~ The Plaster Rock elementary school was destroyed tonight by fire of unknown origin, resulting in loss estimated at I43,- 000. School board officials said at- tempts were being made to ar- rang, temporary quarter for tha 385 pupils left without regular class rooms.

munist prosecutors demanded to- day that four Bulgarian Prot-

-Uneniployvrient states hit 3,200,000 highest since the war. Nevertheless.

greater than in any previous Fob- r-uary in

. eating experts to draw up plans for

Army ‘Benevolent Fund Dis_c_ussed

Lieut. General J.C. Mireille, for- mer Otilef of staff of Canadian Amiy and now wihalrman of the Army Benevolent Fund Board, vis- ited Olurluttetown dus-ing the past few days to meet with local offic- ials of the Fund. General Murchie was accompanied by Mr. H.C. Chad- dertort of Ottawa who is tlhe Nant- icnal Secretary of the Fund.

General Murchie and Mr, chad- dcrtcri are on a routine visit tothe Maritime Provinces to discuss polic- ies of the Fund wlhlch wen adopt- ed during the recent annual meet.-

Drowned When Cur Plungeminte River

BRIDGEWATER, N. 8., March 4—-(CP)—Joseph Christian Zinck, 62, of nearby Lcconia, drowned to- day when his car plunged off the highway into Birch Creek, 12 miles from hers. Police blamed icy roads and defective steering gear in the car for the accident. No inquest

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will be held.

News in Brief .

%I"DA. March 4 —fA.Pl -—Ocm-

estant ministers be hanged as traitors and that heavy prison sentences be imposed upon 11 oth- ers. ' WASHINGTON, March_ 4 -tAP1 in the United in February.

the number of persons at work was

hbtory.

LAKE SUCCESS. N.Y.. March 4 —.(QP)—'I‘he United Nations today took the first concrete steps to- wards carrying out President Tru- man's "bold new program" by dir-

aid to backward areas.

WASHINGTON. March 4 -(ClP) Alidaine members of Congress pro- tested today against "illegal sale of Canadian seed potatoes in the United States.

Si.‘ Laurent To

Visit Montreal

MONTREAL, March 4—-(CP)—A heavy round of 10 official func- tions faces Prime Minister St, Laur- ent in Montreal tomorrow and the first will establish a precedent. When Mr. St. Laurent, accom- panied by Mrs. St. Laurent and several Cabinet Ministers, steps from his train he will review a de- tachment of 100 Montreal police- men. Pollcc officials said no previous Prime Minister ever inspected a Montreal police detachment.

At the Archbishop's palace where theiPrime Minister and his wife will be presented to Bishop Conrad Chaumcnt and Bishop Lawrence Whclan.

A reception at the city hall will follow.

LONDON (C?) Britons‘ heads are swelling, says hattrrs The average Briton 20 YE-Hfi I80 took size 6 7/8 in hats. After the First World War he took‘ size

seven; now he takes 7%.

,UI‘I’AIWA. March s - (or) —- Oenadn official cost-of-living in- dei: registered a minimum drop

one-tenth of_s point dllflnl n

usry, the ours‘... o! ltatistics reported today. ' Th. tiny decline. w-‘ninl ‘b!- tween Jan. 8 and m. 1. eased the index from its all-time hilh of 100.0 to 100.8. The index >is calculated on the basis that liligsloavm In tire-w" lflikfi uni . - n.1,, canto about when lower food prices Just barely over- bslsneed increases for fuel and light, home furnishings and serv- ices ‘and miscellaneous itmis. 1110' ‘JIM-ll’! decline followed h jump of seven-tenths of s pol"! du g December which, in tum. some on the heels of s drop of the same amount dun-ins Nov-

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shove‘ Aiisult. 1089-, "Iggy! reposq, stiowed that food prices, rig the propellant of the rislig ‘ex, tilisrsflntheirwsy sub-index how“

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Slight Decline-Reported i In Cost-Of-Living Index

full points nciw from the peak of

206.4 registered st Oct. 1. 1t still, however, is 14.3 points above the

FBI). 1, 19“, Ifidllll. ~ Egg prices corttlnued to move sharply lower during January

while meats and sci-tenths 81w tended lower. Citrus fruits advanc- ed. hut other foods showed little change. ,

Pirmness in coal and coice sent the fuel and light sub-index up from 100.0 to 18.00 while home furnish and services advanced from 167.0 to 100.0 and miscellan- eous items from 180.0 to 18.1.‘

The clothing index sued fract- ionslly from 101.0 to 101.0. Rentals remained umhlnlld 18121.’!

Though it gave no clear indie» tion cf which way price trends might be pointing, the decline fol- lows a steady month-by-month low- ering of price indexes in the United States. where s g in prices began last Bepteinbe .

The Americsniconsumefla price index slipped .8 per cent between mid-December and mid-January. bringing the decline from the Aust- ust-Sepmnber high to 2.1 per cent. Foods. clothing sad heme-furnish- ings are movlnl lower in the Un-

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Was Molotov Fired Or Promoted Is Question

(Canadian Press)

Around the world today, diplo- mats and statesmen buzzed with speculation about rho stiddwn rc- movnl of Vyncheslav M. Molotov

from the Soviet Union's Foreign Ministry. _ Was lilolotov fired? Or has he

been. on the contrary, promoted?

Will Andrei Y. Vishinsky, as the new Foreign Minister, change Rus- sia's policies toward the Western Powers? Will he he tougher to get along with? Or easier?

No one knows except sinns. They aren’t saying.

A United Nations diplomat said at. Luke Success that Molotov was being prepared to take over sup- reme leadership of th_a U. 5. S. R. from Josef Stalin.

Congressmen in Washington feared Russia might be preparing some military move countering the Atlantic alliance.

Observers in London said cagiiy that. a “major change in Russian foreign policy is contemplated."

But, with the Kremlin silent ex- cept for the hare facts cf the change in foreign office leadership, no one knew anything for certain.

Diplomats and statesmen agreed. however. that they were highly surprised.

The U. N. diplomat, “'11:; would not be identified. pointed out that Molotov still is deputy prime min- ister and now apparently has the inside track in the race to succccri Stalin.

He said further that the move was meant to take some of the bur- den of Russian policy off Molotov! shoulders so he could be ready ic step into Stalin's shoes. '

United Nations sources familiar with the Russian set-up speculated at first that the move might fore- cast nn attempt to get together with the Western Powers.

But they saw next that A. l. Mikoyan. regarded hers as one of the most pro-Western of the i4- member ruling Politburo, was lie- ing released from his post as min- ister oi’ foreign trade.

This was taken in U. N. circles to mean that there would be no ohhnge in the near future in Rus-

tha ljus-

sian policy; that the cold ivar would go on and that lliolotovs successor, Andrei Y, Vishinskv.

would have u free hanrl for more bitter attacks on Western policies.

In Washington. some congress- mcr expressed concern lest Russia might be preparing some mlliturv move. perhaps in the direction nf Finland and Norway. The Moscow announcement comes on the hccis of Norway's decision to line up with the Western Powers in e North Jiilzinflc security pact de- signed to bar the-way to saw Ils- slan allression.

Stove is Feature of investigation

HALIFAX, March 4 - (GP) - An overturned stove in a gutted tenement where eight persons died earil/"llhursday today stand out in a joint police and fire depart- ment investigation. .

Firs Marshal S. 3. Wright of Nova Boots said the stove. found st‘ the bottom of s stairway in the south end Smith Street house. had "not been knocked over by tire Department operators."

Police, meswhlle, today question- ad more witnesses in an attempt to determine pause .0! the blaze. Two wsrsjniursd and 1s left. home-

Oity medical examiner Dr. A. E. Murray will file a report {CHICKS}! with lstrete I. J. Flinn. - tective pecto; James Baker said he expects to complete the police investigation tomorrow.

NORTHAMPTON, asst a (or) -'uiulsisr ls Northaniptoivi claim to be the sppropcists centre for l»kitilh

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Council

MAKE suocrss. N.Y., March i! _(OP)—'I'he Security Council to- nighit approved Israel's bid for membership in the United Nations. The application thus comes next, month bcforg the General ASSflIIibly for formal ratification.

The vote was 9 to 1 with one abstention. Egypt was the only member of the il-country council voting against admission. Britain abstained. Those in favor were Canada. the United States. Russia. ‘France, China, Cuba. Ukraine and Argentina.

Israel thus is eitpecited to become the 59th member of the U.N. soon after the assscnbly meets April 5.

Gen. A.G.L Mcilshughton of Canada and other countries had twin-ti for a. postponement of a de-j clsion of the bid and it had not re-l ceived enough votes for passage.

Now, McNaughton said. "The sit- uation is somewhat more clarified

Norway.

in consequence of the iIsraell- Egyptiani armistice agreement." He added: \

"Taking tihls favorable develop"

ment of the situation into account it 1S therefore the view 0d my 80V- aynment that Canada would now be justified in supporting Israel's re- newed application...“

Egyptian delegate Mahmoud ‘Bey Patvzi fought against. the applicat- icn to tlhe end. After the vote. he said Egypt “rashes her hands of the whole affair.

Earlier l-‘awzi indicated that he was disappointed Britain ruled nut use of the veto to bar Israel's alp-

lsrael’s U. N; Membershipl °="*_i'1='¢=i Bid Approved By

To Protect l

H ome3uyers :

OTTAWA. March 4 — (CP)—-‘ Changes in operation of the Gov- ernment's integrated housing plan to protect war veteran home-buy- ers against loss of their investment iflfifly were announced by Recon- struction Minister Winters in the Commons.

At lhfi-‘Sflfli! time. the Minister announced that the plan. suspend- ed since the end of the year be- cause of financial troubles with some projects. will he resumed with the new regulations in force.

The changes tighten the respon- sibilities of contractors so that. should one be unable to complete n house. the purchaser would not lose his investment.

'i‘hi= amended regulations were decided on. Mr, Winters said. be- cause about 100 veterans have begn in danger of losing down payments made to builders. or have had to pay higher prices than they bar- gained for. because contractors ran into financial difficulties before completing their houses.

Under the integrated housing plan. ripened in 1945 in build mod- cratc-priced homes for veterans, a contractor builds a specified num- her n.‘ houses of certain types. These are offered for sale to veter- nns ai or under n maximum selling price sci out in an agreement with Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

The new regulations:

1. Sales will not be made final until a house is 90 p?!‘ cent com- plated.

2. Down payments by the pur- chaser are to he placed in trust by

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Despite storm conditions which have stopped potato movement with the exception of quantities that have been stored at side tracks, 2.5 carloads nf potatoes and tivn carloads of turnips were ferri- ed across at Borden on tvatiiicsday.

chs snging’

In the month of February 305 car- loads of tabiastock were shipped from the Province and over 400 carlcads ol‘ seed, making s total of over 700 cars.

Commenting on ilzese figures in the weekly marketing service rc- pnrt of his department. Mr. W. R. Shaw. Deputy Minister of lAgri- culture, states that this represents "a very satisfactory movement" for this scnson of the year.

The potato holdings. he believed. in this Province and in Canada for this period. “We have possibly only about B00 cars more potatoes in Canada to be absorbed than at the same period last year. This

figure. of course. is subject to changc. "In-any event with new States

opening up for seed and a pro- spective increase iii movement to Canadian points there should not he any undue pessimism or alarm regarding potato markets.

"Ii is iriic that llic market for the pnsl tivn or three weeks has been a little soft, nevertheless there has been some improvement. in the tahicstock rice levels since our last broadcast."

Prevailing Prices

At O‘I.ica.ry - Bebagos, Foundat- ion "A". 80c at the car. No move- ment in Mountains. Tablestock 72c per bushel at. the car.

At. Slllllmlfhidv -_ seed 15 39¢ per htilzei st. the car with Found-

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Canadian Ships Leave Today for Weir Games.

HALIFAX, March 4 —- (OP) — They are loading everythinffrom fighter planes to ookes on Can- adsrs largest warships today.

The aircraftcsrrisr Magnificent. togeflier with destroyers Haida and Nootks. leaves tomorrow. morning for vvsr genres in the Osrrlbbesn.

Fresh fr _ s1 nine-day running battle wi "Ialrwhlpped North Atlantic beef; ‘tits 10,000 ton fist- top will be mskinlhk first cruise to sunny southern Waters. but week. arrived here with s 08 - 000,000 deck-load cf new aircraft from‘ England after battling an 800-31100 ‘wide storm. , ' The three Halifax-based men-o‘- wsr will rmdelvous with units of the‘ Canadian Pacific coast fleet near the Csnsi sons. aha-mar loin

mtionll boot and shoe college.

Farm Market Trends And Current Prices

as a whole nre not extremely heavy _

N. B. Conservative Opposes Seaway .

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OTTAWA. March 4 -— (OP) Opposition to development of the St. Lawrence scaway pro- ject was expressed in the Com- mons tonight by D. King l-iazen lPC-St. John-Albertl. Speaking in the Throne- Speech riebate- he said com- plctinn of the seaway would "mean several more nails in the coffin of Maritime hopes and the Maritime economy." it would be a big step to- ward the centralization of power and wealth in Upper Canada. It would mean that the pro- mises made at confederation ivouid be foigottén and that the grcat ports of the Mari- ilmes were in be overlooked. If ships of 20.000 tons were able in go up the St. Lawrence and ‘Ire Great. Lakes part of m!‘ Near it would nnt be long before there would he a con- centrated drive tn have the ses- rvay kept open the year around. I This would mean a loss of r-ni- Dloyment and business for Hali- fax and Saint John.

SEALIING TC ISAIL

ST. JOHN's, Nfld. March 4—(CP) —'l‘weive sealing ships leave here tomorrow for the nnnuai seal-hunt in northern waters. One ship, Eagle, will head for Gulf of Si.

Openingi-iighways

,ment of Public Works and High-

Progress Made In

The following information on the state of the roads and highways has been received from the Depart-

ways.

The main Highway. No. 1 is open all the way from Kensington, through Summerslde to Tignish. After much heavy work around Bloomfield in Elmsdale. this sec- tion was cleared yesterday, giving travellers a through run to Tig- nish.

Suinmerside reports very .haavy plowing on the road io Borden. so hart that they worked all Thurs- rir- iiiitht. all yesterday. and were s‘ I working when last heard from i»- nveriing. They were then in the vicinity rif Bedeque.