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CHARIDTTETOWN. CANADA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1948

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PRICE SPREADS COMMITTEE GETS G0 AHEAD SIGNAL

Will on‘. Both Clothing, Food Prices

(By Ron Munro)

OTTAWA. Feb. l0 —- (OP) —

Health lviiinisier Martin indicated tonight et the first meeting of the parliamentary prices coulmittee that the initial investigations would be into high prices of breed. boiler, meet. vegetables. shoes and clothing. Jzilected unanimously to the chairmanship of the ie-member committee, Ml’. Martin Ieid he was confident that the ~ members will not permit it "to be used as a smokescreen."

" ey will not let it delay ect- lon. n saying that the facts must be exposed, we should beer in mind that we are not s white- washing committee. nor,’ on the other hnnd, will this committee be used to ‘smear’ anyone.

"This is a fact-finding commit- tee. Our finds will. we trust. have a salutary effect, but no one who has acted fairly in setting prices need fear this investigation. But we should act without fear or favor." i

Ralph iVLaybank (L-Winnipeg Bouth Centre) was unanimously elected vice-chairman after Don- eld Flaming (PC-Toronto Fglin- ion) withdrew.

A steering committee of d: members plus the chairmen was elected. The members are Angus _M3CI1li'llS (CCF-Vancouver East), liitr. Fleming, R. W. Mayhew (L Victoria), Roland Beaudry (1.- Mcntreal 5t. James), C. E. John- ston (SC-Bow River) and Hughes Cleaver) L-Halton).

The steering committee will work out en agenda and report to the main committee Mien it re- CODVCHQB tomorrow st 11:30 s.m. AST.

. Coming Events "Hockey at Creek tonight,

1mg Creek vs. Canoe Cove. Skate after.

"Valentine Social, Springfield l-ilill, Thursday, February 12th. If not mic following Monday. '

"Hockey tonight, New Glasgow niilii. Rcnnies Road Wildcats vs. Toronto Maple Leeds.

"Loading Hogs at Fredericton for Canada Packers every Thursday rill 1i A. M. and Colville until 12. D. L. hlaoDowell.

"Our Seed Cleaning Mill now operating. Signed P. E. I. Live- iiork Feed Agency.

“Listen to 0.0.131‘. broadcast over CFCY Saturday. Feb. 14, at 7.45 p.m.

"Regular Skate st Qspaud

Rimk. Wednesday and Saturday rgirls.

“Community Meeting _ and l-‘ilrns. Cherry Vaiieyjchool, Fri- day. February 13th, at 7.80.

“Zion Chicken Baled Thursday. February 12th, 5 to “rile of work and home cooking.

"Hockey Match. Souiris Rink Fobrlmfy 10th. B o'clock. Ohar- lolieiown Heartbreakem versus Souris Legionoires. '

"Hoe!!! lest Royalty link fr Ylisht. West Royalty Bearcsts vs. mast Royalty Royals. Firstgalrle if send-finals. skate after.

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Local Student 0n Debating Team

_.__.. HALIFAX, Feb. 10 -(CP)-Up- 50151311 the affirmative of a regg- lution that “the inner iogte of socialism necessitates e totalitarian state.” Acadia Universifl debaters tonight defeated Dal-housie Unl- versity in a result-fly acheuuled debate of the Maritime Intercol- legiate Debating League. ' Members of the Acadia team were Arthur Hlrtle of Halifax eind Noel MacNevin of Charlottetown. Dalhousie debaters were Alfred Bsocardax of Poiriervilie. N. 5.. and Earl Urquhart of West Bay, N5.

Roads iipened To Motor Traffic

It was rename by highway of- ficials last night that the road conditions generally were much better yesterday after snowplows and workmen had been out all disy clearing off the main high- weyl. snd that most of the main highways were again open for motor traffic.

The Bumulerside road via Bon- shsw is open right through from Charlottetown to Summersidejcr- den, and O'l..eery. The Sunlmsr- side road via Hunter River is only opewbetween Charlottetown and Hunter River. 'I‘ha Charlottetown- Mon‘ -Georgetowrl and Cardif- gsn highway is open and is said to be in good travelling condition. while the Wood Islands road is only open as far as Orwell at the

. present time. The Gouris road is

open as far es Moreil from Char- lottetown. but is, expected to be open today es plows will be out agulrl working from both the Charlottetown and Souria regions.

Some widening is still to bedone on some of the roads which have already been. plowed but in most cases the travelling conditions are good.

Union Organizers Set Prison Terms

(By The Canadian Press) - 81‘. Que, Feb. l0- Ona of the longest court cases in Quebec history in connection with labor disturbances came to enend today when Madeleine Parent Bjsrnsorl end Azeius Beaucage. convicted on charges of seditious conspiracy end corispir to int- erfere with the right of workers. were sentenced to two years each in penitentiary.

The bwo, United ‘Textile Work- ers (ARI...) organizers, were cori- victad i0 days ago on charges arising from the Ayer’s Ltd. strike in Irschuts, Qua, leat summer.

NEWPORT. Monmouthdelre — (OP) - Sir Ga-eid Kelly's picture of e nuda girl smoking e cigeret, bought recently for $0 $1,000), is to stay in the town's art Ieliery, despite protests.

Put Motor‘

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UITAWA. Rb. 10—(CP)-'I‘rede Minister Howe eetirnated today that new regulations would cut the value cfCenadlen imports or. American-made cars ‘to about i6 per cent of the ‘i947 total and egrsedithet they would hsve the effect ‘of opening the way for e irltish invasion of the Canadian market.

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Old Persons’ Home. Funeral Pyre For 34 At St. John's, Nfld.

Cl‘. JOHN‘ Nfid. Rb. l0 - (CP) - A fiery holocaust that flashed through en old people's home hero tcdey took 84 lives and sent five other occupants to hoa- pitel.

Four persons who had been mise- ing. including Mr. grad we. A, Hull. operators of the home known as Hull House. turned up safely tonight. The apparently had not been in the uilding when the fire broke out.

The blaze was believed caused by a flare-up of the kitchen oil ftlflgE.

An unidentified man died in s leap to the sidewalk 1mm the third storey of the concrete building. Most of the infirm inmates, aged between d) and m, were confined to their beds and could not es- cape. some were eble to reach windows before collapsing.

Fighting the fire in three de- grees below eere weather, several firemen suffered frostbite and were‘ hampered by sahlrsted clothing freezing on them.

Though there was no official comment on the outbreak it was recalled that two years ago '12P. Cehlli. city building inspector, and Fire Chief Vivian had recommen- ded structural alterations to the building. _

Their report slid Hull Home lacked fire escapes, had doors opening inward. that the o'l range was too near the kitchen wall and fixtures were leaking.

The Municipal Council forward- ed the report to the Department of Public Health which replied that since the Department didawt dwn. occupy or maintain the hccna it could not beresponsible for mak- ing repairs. It had suggested that the recommendations be sent to the proprietors.

After a three-hour battle. fire- men brought the outbreak under control and waded through debrig to the rooms of the institution. Nine bodies were in the first room entered.

Firemen manaseri to evacuate safely 4o occupants of two wooden annex bll-ldings used to take care of the overflow frcm Hull Home,

The flames broke out on on‘ of Newfoundlanrfs coldest mornings of the year es temperatures drop- ped below the zero rrlerk and e bone-drilling gala gusting to more than 50 miles en hour whisiled through the city.

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Saint dohn Nas 23 Ships In Port

BNINT JOHN. N.B., Fbb. 10 e.- (Clfi-With 23 freighter-s slrcedy in port and l1 more due to arrive within the next three days, Sell-it John harbor activity was ncer e seasonal perk today and water- front workers were nvployed el- mcet around the clock.

It was in sharp contrast to Hai- ifex-where harbor officials ysfar. day reported the quietest day fl 20 yeera end only s rmali nmlbee of etevedorea were working.

t 1.200 longshorelnen were employed here today on the day and night shifts compared to 600 iihesesne time lest month. .

l. Relaxed the total prohibi- tion egeinet imports of corn- plete cars and trucks. announ- ced llist Nov. 17, by giving eeich ilflflflfllf e dollar allot- ment based on theaumber of ears and trucks he Inserted in the ll months ended Oct. Si. 1N1. The allotment comes from multiplying the number of units lmllurtod in that time by i300. s fllure calculated to be ‘is per cent of the eveflle foreign currency eonknt of automobiles manufactured in Census. Thus en inverter who brought in 1.000 units would

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Newfoundland Fishing Boat Still Missing

HAT-MAX. 15b. 10 - (C?) - Two frelghters in trouble in Cele- lashed sees 900 miles east of hare were reported out of immediate dang tonight but a Q-foot fish- ing boat with. c crew of three still was missing on e trip from Now- fouhdlend.

R..C.A.l". officials here said a Canso flying boat that patrolled the Cabot Strait between Cape Breton Island and Newfoundland today reported no success in its search for the fish-laden vessel which left Port Aux Basques Bun- day on what normally would he a 10-hour voyage to Glace Bay, N28.

The ‘LIN-ton United States ship Pierre S. Dupont. meanwhile. re- ported she was “holding her own" although water was pouring into her No. s hold through e crack forward of the bridge.

Less than 60 lmlles away from the Pierre S. Dupont, the British freighter Cluneplrk. out of Heli- fax with 1,400 standards cf lumber for Britain, was having propeller difficulties while being buffetted by mountainous’ sees.

The freighter Henry Baldwin and the United states Coast Guard cutter Dunne were dlverivd to the side of the Pierre S. Dupont while the‘freighter John Flake swung about and headed for the Clune- park. _

Capt. Thaxton Souarey of Port Aux-Basques. master of the Sarah Morton, had intended to make Glace Bay leta Sunday but no word had been received from the coastal vessel since she put to sea.

PJ. ‘Cadegan, owner cf the“ Sarah which carried s cargo of fish. said she may have put into a bay or isolated harbor because of storms. He could not identify the crew mcmbers but said they both were Newfoundlanders.

New President 0f Bank 0f Montreal

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Feb. l0-'-(CP)--A tell, white-haired barsirer who in- terrupted hia business career to serve with a highland unit irrthe First World War, Bertie Charles Gardner, M.C., today became pre- uiident ofI the Bank of Montreal. He succeeded George W. Spin- ney who died 10 days ego. - Appointed executive vice-presi- dent of the Bank only lam De- cember, the new president has spent most of his life in banking. Bonn and educated in Bristol, mglsnd. he started his banking career at the age of l7 and five years later; in i906, ceme to Celi- sde to work es e clerk for the British North America Bank.

Manitoba Nouse iipened Yesterday

WNNIPDG. Feb. l0 - (C) — The third session of Manitoba's 22nd Legislature ediourned today until tomorrow afternoon follow- ing en official opening before crowded galleries and marked b! e call in the Speech from the Throne for Canadians to stand off inflation by spendihs 1W Mues-

‘rlas Throne Speech. reed by_ Lieutenant-Governor B1‘. McWJ- llama. termed the threat‘ of infla- tion the most *' domestic problem facing the nation new end cautioned Canadians to "delay the spending of the sayings and in- vestments eccmiuleted during the war" to make easier the transition to normal pseeetime ndltions.

The Throne Speech forecast:

kterrsicn as rapidly es practic- able the fenn electrification progr- es e fllfllllfl steppins up the Province’: contribution to overcesnlng the world's feed short- ages. - _

New legislation, possibly a pro- vincial labor code, to replace the present Manitoba Wartime Ilebor Relations Regulations Act~end de- signed io "promote industrial her- mony and to facilitate the iust settiunent of indisstrlel disputes."

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16 Below New liccordFor 14 Years

Temperatures in Charlottetown Tuesday mcrnlng~l6 below zero- set a new low mark since 1934. Weather Observer Warren Burns at the Deperlmental Station said lest night. He dug around in his records and came up with the following: On Jan. 18, 1934. it was s: below; on Fe-b. 17, i934. it was I1 below; on Fob. l8, i943. it was l4 below; and on Jan. l5. 1546. it was l4 below.

Last ni8ht at 8.30 the official reading at the Experimental Sta- tion was 8.5 below zero. The wind was very light. west four miles per lloiilr. Warmest during ‘mes- dey was aerc. At 8.80 in the morn- 108 it wss 11 below. The low had been reached earlier in the day.

The unofficial reading at points outside the City was much lower than at the Experimental Station. At the Fish Hatchery at South- port. for example. it was reported to have been l9 below. The low at‘ Sum-merslde, also unofficial, was 18 below yesterday morning.

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reading in Charlottetown at .2 o'clock this morning was nine below zero.

‘Parliament ' At-A-filance

Prime Minister Mackenzie King denounced "delaying" v tactics of Opposition parties in criticizing proposals to establish a price- spreads committee. .

The Commons voted 120 to 80 to set up the price-investigating corrmlttee and upheld the speaker by a vote of l0’! to 90 alter Oppos- ltion members said Mr. King had reflected on their honesty.

Opposition numbers questioned Finance Minister- Abbott about dollar-conservation measures and were told there was no indication how long they might last.

Trade Minster Howe announced that legislation dealing ovith an in- crease in the initial wheat pay- snent would be introduced within a few dBYI.

Mr. Abbott reiterated the Gov- errment does not propose to sub- sidize sugar beet production.

The senate gave third reading to a bill aimed at clgerlng legal doubt about the Government's right lo proceed with hydro-elect- ric power development near Yel- iowknife.

Wednesday.

The Commons will consider Gov- ernment business, The senate will sit. .

P. E. I. Woman ' liies In Montreal

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MONTREAL. l-‘eb. 10 -(CP)- M-saklce Curlev. 39. tonight was still under police custody pending e mental examination after an oudbunt of grief lest Friday which followed the sudden death of his wife.

Chtley. e resident of Montreal who originally came from Prince Edward Island. attempted to tiucvw himself from s police auto-

to city morgue where an autopsy lwwed that Mrs. Culley died ef natlrsi csuess.

Police said Cln-iey later reu in front of s from oer and policeteok hhufatocustodytokeephinlfrcm helm. He was‘ 1T0! onmsn et- tenlpted euic e ergo onday and the judge ordered hkn held for a mental examination.

tseelner Ace's Ts Nest hi!"

Feb. l0 — (W) —A general snlmblrehlp mestinl of the lloueewlves consumer Assoc- iation lest might decided to hold a national convention in Ottawa in April at the one time e dsisge- tion waits on the Dominion Oev- eminent to elk restoration of price controls and subsidise.

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Gasoline Fire Sends- Mt. Herbert Man To Hospital With Burns ,

Mir. lkrl rugs, prominent farmer of Mount Herbert, was rushed to the Prince Edward Island Hos- pital yesterday afternoon suffer- ing from burns about the face and hands incurred while he was attempting to start his tractor in the barn.

It is understood the backfirlrig of the machine ignited some chaff in the corner of the barn before Mr. Inga succeeded in getting the tractor out. In the meantime the fire reached a gasoline can which exploded. it was the explosion which caused Mr. Ings's burns.

Neighbors quickly gathered and extinguished the fire before l: had done any serious damage. The accident occurred about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Queries Gov’t lie Oil Storage For Gar Ferries

OTTAWA. Feb., 10—(speclal)-_- ‘Transport Minister Chevrier and ‘Bade and Commerce Minister Howe lnday sat silent in their seats when W. Chester S, McLure, Progressive Conservative member for Queen's asked in the House of Commons if there is a sufficient quantity of fuel oil stored at Bor den and Tormcntine for the ferry steamers Abegwelt and Prince Edward Island for the winter and spring seasons.

The two ministers exchanged glances over the Queen's member's question and glanced at the speaker. Apparently their feeling was that Mr. McLurek question should have been placed on the Commons order paper instead of being asked orally without notice. , On the other hand. since no an- qswer was given, it is taken that ,the matter of oil supplies for .the Prince Edward Island ferries ‘is not a matter of "urgent pllblll; Ilmportance”. The inference is that ithere is either amiple oil in stor- age at these locations or that it is availa-ble elsewhere in the Merl- times.

Nct discouraged by ministerial silence, Mr. McLure was on his feet in the chamber s few min- uates later to ask the Postmaster- General. "is it the intention of trio Government to set up a special committee of the House to study the problems of rural mail cer- rlers?”

In reply, Postmaster-General Bertrand said a bill would be brought in to give suthorityi to make further supplementary psy- ments to rural msil carriers. but that the Government did not con- template establishing a committee.

Forecasts New Party For llfllfbllilllilifl

| MONTREAL. Feb. 10—(CP)-.A hint that a new political party would make its appearance .n Newfoundland about the time the 310,000 people of the island vote for their future form of Clovern~ rnent was given today by Maj. Peter Cashin, delegate from 8t. John's City East in the now dis-

Barbara Ann May Ball Nere En Route Nome

‘filers is s possibility that Bar-

bara Ami Scott, winner of the women's figure skating champion- ship at the winter Olympic games in. Switzerland last week. will visit Prince Edward Islslnd before she rebums to her Ottawa home.

It was learned‘ yesterday that the P121‘. Department or Physical Fitness is endeavouring to have lVflss Scott make a personal ap- pearance l.n Charlottetown. As yet there was “nothing definite," but the Department has already been in ccirnimurlication with the Ottawa girl

If Miss Scott does ccme here it ls hoped to arrange the program to permit as many people cf the Province as possible to see her.

"At present she is holder of the » 0rld's figure skating champion- ship, and w-lll defend her title in Switaerlend this week. ’

Prices, Stocks Nit Skids Again In ll. S.

CHICAGO. Fob. 10—Oolnmod.ities and stocks hit the tdboggan again

ls Apprdvfled By 120 Tc 80 Commons Vote

By GEORGE KITCHEN . OITAWA. Feb. l0 — (C?) -1. The House of Commons today seal its special price - investigating committee into ectlonywith a III to so vote of approval ee Prim: Minlsfnr Mkckeniiie King oappedl a week-long debate on the enabling resolution with a heated denun- elation of the "delaying" tactics c! Opposition parties.

The IS-man committee, clothed with the authority of e royal com- mzsslon to probe the causes of the rising cost of living, promptly held an organlmtion meeting prelim.- ‘n33 f4) embarking on a lengthy‘ inq ry aimed st searching out: hoarding and proiflteering m m; price field. '

Clfllih! a debate which he hil-TW-‘lf Opened s week ago. Mr. King charged that the Opposition. with flights of "declamation" and. "ridicule." “angry displays" and “threats of- boycott." had attempt-a ed to belittle and "obscure" the- importance of the committee and make it “as difficult as possible" to have it appointed. -