Tint. picnic on

MAXIMS

OFA

MERE MAN

--T

mistrust ensuing danger.

by a divine instinct men's minds -

7?

11,. the coals. IIIIHIIII Bully Founded 1381.

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

by Evybody

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1951

KOREAN CEASE - FIRE TALKS NEAR SHOWDOWN STAGE

Sweeping Flood Crest: Causes Rising -Anxiety

Registration

0f 400,000

Canadians For Federal

Pensions To

OTTAWA, July l9 - (CP) -A start will be made by the end of this month on the registrallonlof some 400,000 additional Canadians entitled to Federal pensions of 340 a month, beginning Jan. 1 next, it was learned today.

Application forms now are go- ing out to all parts of the country and will be available in post offices July 30. The plan is to make the forms available sim- ultaneously in all parts of Can- ada.

The forms, to be available in English and French, are com- paratively simple to complete.

They are headed with a re- minder that persons '10 and over in receipt of a government old- age pension need not. apply anew. Tneir records will be transferred from Provincial Government files and they will automatically start receiving the Federal pensftn next January. A

Coming Events

"Ice cream and dance. Orwell Hall. July 23.

"Green Road Wed., Aug. 1st.

Parish Picnic "Dance in Iona Schoo1,.Cardi- gan. Monday, July 23.

"Hunter River barber shop closed until Monday, July 23rd.

"Closed Wednesday afternoons during July and August. Clark's Feed Service. -

'2Rc.heri'e August 22 for Bap- church grounds, 'fr,von.

"Dance Baldwin Fridly July 20. treshments.

ff Ice Cream and Dance Bald- wmls Road School, Friday, July 20th. Good music.

"Dance, Tracadie Hall, Friday. July 20. Modern and old-time dancing. Good music.

"Regular Dance. East Royalty liink Hall. Friday. July 20th. Bus leaves at 9.30 and 10 o'clock.

"Ice cream festival. bingo. dance smnott Road School, Wednesday. Jilly 25.

V”Afbon Hall tonight, Margaret flarlen and Wallace Beery in Bad Bascomb". Dance after.

"Dance at Gordon Lodge every Friday night. Music by Rohichaud. Dancing 9 to l. '

"1-lome-crafts. Stile of Island llandicrafts at. Market, Building. lriday, July 20 from 530 - 4.09

"Show. Morell, Friday and SM- lllfllly this week. llumplircy Bo- mll in "Tokyo Joc". Don't miss

l.h'.

"hr Snapshots that will not lo-lie mail your Films and Nega- l-lrs to Gunhum Photo Studios. Charlottetown.

"Dancing St. Peters Lake School.

Start Soon

l At present, pensions of :40 a month are paid to persons '70 and over who have lived in Canada for at least 20 years and who can prove need. The Federal Government pays 76 per cent of the cost and the Provinces the remainder.

Under the new program, the Federal Government will pay Densions of 540 a month to all '10 and over. regardless of means, provided they have lived hi Can- ada for at least 20 years.

Under separate legislation, the Federal Government will share with the Provinces the cost of Paying monthly pensions to needy persons between 65 and 69 and to needy blind persons 21 and over.

The application forms are only for those who have passed the age of 09 1-2 and are not now in 1809191 of a government pension. The applicant is asked to fill in his name and address. his marital status. his place and date of birth and the. places he lived in Canada since birth until 1901 and from 1901 to date. '

The latter questions are asked to establish the applicant's pe. l'lOd.0f residence in Canada. To qualify he must have lived in Canada at least 20 years.

The applicant is asked to give the names and addresses of two persons. not members of his fam- ily. who can verify the informa- tion given on places of residence.

The applicant is asked to sign the form and to have his signa- ture witnessed by someone other than a relative. If a person can- not sign his name. A mark wiilbe accepted if witnessed by two persons.

The forms must be accompan- ied by proof of age.

Bapi(Ti-sdh Cost Of Housing

ojrrawa, July 19 .- (Cr) - 3. rapid rise in the cost of house building was reported today by Cenlml M0Yl8aize and Housing Corporation, the crown agency ad. ministering Federal housing legis- lation.

In a quarterly report, the cor- poration said that "not since the 12 months following the removal of wartime price controls on build- ing materials in September, 1947. have costs risen as rapidly as in the past year."

The combined index of whole- sale prices of residential building materials and hourly wage rates of construction workers increased by 18 per cent to 248 in April, 1951. from 210 in April, 1950.

"The combined prices of resid- ential building matcrials and con- struction labor wage rates now are about 2l-L times as high as in 1939." the report added.

one corporation official said it is possible that one result of the increase might be that houses in the 810.000-and-under price range no longer will be available in some communities. This would ap- ply particularly in the large cen- tres.

However, it still would be pos- sible ln many communities across

Fllday. July 20. 9:00 to 1:00. Lunches.-the country to build houses for

Served. music by Burns Orchestra. Sound system.

"All Taxes due Dolron's Creek School not paid by July 31.-it, 1951 Will be handed in for collection. By Order of Trustees.

f'Ics cream social and Dance. Vlestmoroland school. Wednesday l',l'"llnK. July 25th. It not fine. 'lliuraday.

"ice Cream Festival. films. sale fl hand-made children's wear. Cushions and handicrafts. Uigg School Hall, July 23. 8 o'clock.

,"Reserve July 26th for old time mince at Clover Club. Old time znurlc and canteen service. Pro- seeds for radio system for sun. cllonlored by the Kingston Branch Inadisn Legion.

be"Flarrners: Mr. Alden Corr wil' mlclillll boss for us in the WWOTI. Lower Bedeque. rem- ,n00d and Sheldon lrels. Truck- ”! direct to plant each Tuesday w”'l”'9 7-13. xinkorn. Collect calls m be aoclmted. Canada Pack-

"Farmor-: Mr. Robert Dawson gall; trucking hogs for us in an cm in. Albany and Augustine 0 areas as well as Crapaud :3 Wesunorsland. Tracking 41. 1., ":3 Meat. each Tuesday. rhonos M13-ll. Orapaud collect calls accepted. Canada Psckdra

Sl0.000 or less.

Missouri River's Worst Flood Crest In Century

s'r. yours. July 10 -(AP)- Anxiety mounted tonight as the Missouri River's worst flood crest in a century or more swept on from central Missouri toward a juncture with the already-swollen Mississippi.

St. Louisans were urged to go sparingly on water as concern was expressed over the city's pumping plants.

The C13-Sl. Passing the state cap- ital of Jefferson City today, 31. ready had left an estimated 3150, 000.000 damage in Kansas and easiem Missouri.

The flood tide was expected to reach nearby St. Charles Mo.. Saturday with a stage of 38.3 feet- -the highest there since 1844. The Mississippi's crest is predicted at 40.5 feet Monday, also the highest in 107 years.

As the Missouri hit Jefferson Clly with its full impact last night. water crept into the state power plant interfering with electric

(continued on page 5 col. 2)

Island Men Named Directors Of Ferlilizentiouncil

AMHERST. N.s.. July 19 - (GP) - J.S. Parker. Director of Maritime Marshland Rehabilita- tion, said today that through lack Ol drainage and proper care the marshlands soil, "second to none in Canada," is becoming more and more unproductive.

Addressing the

22nd annual

' meeting of the MaritlmeiFert.iii1.er

Councll. Mr. Parker said the im- pcrtance or reclamation can be realized when it is remembe ed that 318,000 acres of Maritime farmland is either marahland or uplands dependent on marshiands for full productivity.

Cyrus Godbout of Grand Falls, N.B.. was elected president of the Council for the next two years and Dr. George Smith of the Nova Scotla Agricultural College, Truro, became .ice-president. New direct- ors are: John L. Garrie, saint John: H.F. Stairs, Fredericton; E. T. Goring. Nappan: John Leefe. Kentville; George Whlteside. Char- lottetown; L. Sadler. Charlotte- town.

lnvitdions To Peace Treaty

WASHINGTON. July 19 -(AP) - United States and Britain are due to issue invitations tomorrow to 49 countries. including Russia, to attend a Japanese peace treaty conference at San Francisco Sept. 4

-0

A completed draft of the treaty was circulated two weeks ago to all the countries at war with Jap- an and they were asked to get in their comments or suggestions for changes by tomorrow.

In Ottawa, it was

anticipated that External Affairs

Minister

Pearson will represent Canada at the signing of the Japanese treaty in San Francisco Canada

has been largely in accord with

the terms proposed by the U. S.

Franco Sets

MADRID. Spain. July is-(AP) -- Generallssimo Franco set up I new lovemment tonight in moves for better relations with the west and for returning a king to the throne,

The moves were reported to be in line with the mid-week prelim- inarles by Franco and American Admiral Forrest P. Sherman for 80"-lnc up U.S. naval and air as- fence bases in Spain.

Franco signed a decree appoint- llll I new cabinet of strong man- Irchlot complexion.

He is reported to have told his new govommont that Spain "win carry out the restoration of the monarchy.”

insistent rumors are circulating through Madrid -that Don Juan. the exiled pretender. may rg. nounoo his riahts to the throne in favor of his is-you--old son, Juan Ocrlos - if France will allow the boytobscrowncdundq-ark

goncy. ,

A 1047 decree declaring the coun- try still I monarchy specified the future king would have to be Spanish. 1 male. at least 30 years

Up New

Spanish Government

old and I Roman Catholic. The Archbishop Primate of Spain would serve on a three-man reg- ency. ,

Franco is believed to oppose any attempt to put Don Juan on the throne.

A relidble source also quoted Franco as saying he intends to tighten Spain's connections with the western powers. mainly the United States.

President Truman told his press conference in Washington that tbs 0.8. has changed its policy to- ward Spain to some extant for military reasons. The President said State Secretary Dean Ache- son covered the matter fully Thurs- day when he said the us. w ms to enlist Spain in "the can on defence against possible aggres- sion.” .

Then are nine Inonnmhilts in the now lo-member cabinet.

er ministries are held by three Palangtns, one moderate Leftist. two technicians and Gen. Agustin Munos Grands. command- er of Ipalsrs blue division in nus-

sia during the leased World war.

Elected President Of Fire Chiefs

Chief Harold Doherty of Fred- erlcton. N. B. (above) was elected

President of the Maritime Fire

Chiefs yesterday as the three day convention at Summerside concluded.

Chief Bev. Wade of Kentville. N. S. was elected vice-president and Chief Charles Cunningham. Saint John, N. B.. was electezl secretary.

Previous to the election of of-

Atlantic Pact Meet In Canada Appears Certain

vital September

Vgished international gatheringthls country has seen

CYPTAWA. July 19 --(GP) C It appeared fairly certain tonight that Canada will play host to a muting of rhe Atlantic Pact Council that would bring together the most distin-

since the war- time Roosevelt-Churchill-King taiks in Quebec City.

Pending final approval. the Ex- ternal Affairs Department ltlIT.'nlly is sounding out Canada's abilities to cope with the 300-odd delegates plus the dozens of reporters. photo- graphers and others who would attend.

Hotels in Ottawa, Montreal and' possibly elsewhere have been ask- ed whether they could handle the influx. Their replies will likely settle the location, although Ol- tawa officiaidom hopes. it will be possible to have the week-longl sessions here. ,

Under its broadened character. the Council would bring together for the first time the foreign: finance and defence, ministers of all 12 pact countries along wth, advisers. Formerly only the for-, elgn ministers belonged to it. i

External Affairs Minister P-sar-g son, due home from Europe next, week. is expected to rcprescntl Canada at the signing of a Japan- ese peace treaty in San Francisco about Sept. 4 and then head home again to direct the Atlantic Pact. meeting.

A final decision on the country where the meeting will be held will be made within LllE next 48

hours by the Pact Council's deput- ies who have been sitting in Lon- don. But. tonight it seemed hlgnly

(Continued on page 5 col. 1)

Allied Planes Pound Bell lines

U. S. ElGl-ITH ARMY HEAD- QUARTERS, Korea, July 20 -,- (Friday) - (AP) - Allied planes maintained a steady round-the- clock pounding of Communist road and rail lines Thursday to slow the stream of supplies flow- ing to enemy ground troops along the Korean front.

Bad weather held U. 5. Fifth Air Force sorlies to about 300. More than l08 other missions were flown during the night and early-morning darkness.

During the lut seven or eight

weeks. while ground action has been held at I minimum, the Communists have had time to

re-supply their forces.

Allied officers concede there is a threat of I new Communist as- sault if the Kaesorlg cease-fire talks fail.

Ground action Thursday was confined. to light Communist probing attacks northwest of Kacsong and along the central and eastern fronts.

The Pyongyang Red radio claim- ed sevcn Allied planes were shot down by ground fire and an Allied ship sunk by coastal batteries off the west coast on Wednesday.

Says Canadal-Will Build Seaway

TORONTO. July 10 -(cP)- An Ottawa dispatch to the Toronto Daily Star today says that an en- tirely cahadian-built. st. Lawrence Seaway is now a certainty. regard- less of the outcome of the battle now going on in the United States House of Representatives Public Works committee.

The dispatch says plans have been drawn up to put the leeway entirely on the Canadian side and studios have been made of the availability of labor. materials and equipment. Legislation authoris- lng construction has been drafted to be placed before the common, it adds

The dispatch continues:

"it is now likely the legislation will be iu- oducod at the fall ses- sion of Parliament and it has been reported it will an up a crown agency to direct and control the work. i "Government leaders who have been following the daily voting reached by the committee on vari- ous wopoaals to support or kill U. S. participation In the navigation and power scheme are satisfied that congressional approval is now

out of the question.”

Potato Situation Reviewed By Deputy Minister g Shaw

border are not without consider- 1 able hope. P. E. I. Situation

Girl located

(Continued on page 5 col. 1)

The last report from the unizcdll States on estimated potato

lsupreme Allied Commander, hur- .a.a.a...a.a. an

Next Mebllng Of

Delegates May

Be Decisive BULLETIN

SEOUL. Korea, July 20 - (Fri- day) - KAP) - Crucial cease- fire talks were postponed today after rain-swollen streams pie- vcnled the Allied delegation from reaching Kaes-on; by jccp.

An Allied spokesman at first announced the meeting had bun cancelled. Later he amended l'ilS report to "postponcci”-indicating that the delegation may try to reach the conference site later in

small herb: have weeds do grow spice

MAXI MS or A

ME RE MAN

grace. great

12 PAGES

Subscriptions delivered 88.00: Mall SCI

other Provinces and l1.B.A. 88.00

WASHINGTON, July 19 - (AFN - President Truman said today American policy toward Spain has changed to some extent and the question now is what Spain is will- ing to do to bolster western de- fences in Europe.

Truman indicated at his press conference that much dep ds on

the day.

SEOUL, Korea, July 20 - (Fri- day) iAPl The Korean cease-fire talks headed into the showdown stage today, ullh the question of armistice or more war hanging on one secret is-

sup.

The eighth meeting of Com- munist and United Nations dei- cgations was scheduled for l0 A. M.. (8 P.M.. EDT, Thursdayl, at Kaesong. From that session will come either an agreement on an agenda "or there will be an air of finality about the disagree- ment," said an official United Nations spokesman.

The spokesman's statement was the most pessimistic yet made by either side since the momentous

talks began in Communist-held Kaesong July 10.

It came after a U. N. com- munique gloomily reported "no regress” in the short seventh session Thursday.

Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway

(Continued on page 5 col. 3)

Shipyards Call for Moreiupplies

July 10

HAMBURG . Germany's bustling

ago the call was for less dismantl- ing, less Allied destruction and less restriction on shipbuilding.

Many yards have contracts which would keep them busy three or four years if they could get the re-

Dl'0- . qulred steel. After every launching,

-tlieutcrs) shipyards to-l ,day are crying for more coal. more scrap metal, more steel. Two years,

the outcome of bargainii talks lin Madrid whether long-strained relations between the United States and the Spanish regime of Gcneraiissimo Franco will become more friendly.

p It is a matter of American'mil- .itary necessity, Truman said. and lliow for Spain will go to co-oper- mate.

The question of American policy Howard Spain arose when a re- .porter asked Truman about Mad- lrid reports that Spain and the 'United States had reached a basic

,and naval bases in Spain. p The President replied that State

llieds Charge 0. S. l,Planes Bomb Across Yalu

TOKYO, July 20 - (Friday) - : Rcutersl -- Peiplng radio charg- ed today that American planes, ,had bombed across the Yaiu Riv- ler in Chinese t.errit.”;.

The Communist Chinese radio said in a broadcast heard here that between July it and 16 a. total of 10 American planes drop- ped bombs on Manchuria.

The broadcast alleged that Al- iiicd planes attacked Kwangmu, Weian, Antung and-jobber towns Ialong he Manchurian-Korean border.

. It. charged that American planes ;”violated” the Manchurian frontier three times "on June .'i0'-the very day General Ridgway (Supreme

lAllied Commander) made his .censc-fire proposal." The Red radio charged that.

duction indicates a total estimated the slipways are empty l0l' lhlee 0i f from July 1-8, Allied planes raid-

productlon for 1951 of 336,000,000 bushels, states Mr. W. R. Shaw, Deputy Minister of Agriculture. This compares with 439,500,000 ibushels last. year and a ten year, average of 410,000,000 bushels. Thcl acreage has been reduced for the- entlre country to the extent of 18' per cent. The situation. however. according to latest reports is really better than it looks. The heaviest reductions have been made in the Central States. The average yield per acre for the eighteen late states is placed at a higher level than last year and it is possible no underestimate has been recorded.

"In the United states last sea- son they used 840 million bushels of potatoes in regular market channels. the extra hundred mil- lion bushels having been t ken off through Governm.-rt purc as- cs". Mr. Shaw states. ”lf the con- sumption per person remains at the same level as last year. and in view of the high prices of meats and other products. it might be a little better than that: and taking into consideration the natural in- crease in population. ll is possible that there should not be many potatoes left over if tne yield re- mains near the 356 nllIll0H bushel mark.

"Of course it is difi'i(-ult to as- sess potnto yields at l.llS season of the year. and pioduc'ion in -he United States may be above the July 1st estimate. or on the other hand it might be substantially be- low, if we should happen to run into a season favourable to blight: and other diseases production could very well go below domestic needs. In any event prospects un- der normal conditions south of the

"Coming to our own situation in Prince Edward Islanei some very exceptional fields of potatoes are observed throughout the Province. ....a................a..a.

(continued on page 5 col. 3)

Two-year Old

ST. JEOME Que. July 19-(CF) Paula rvrtin.. two-year-old girl lost last night. in the woods a few miles from this Lake St. John County village while her parents were pickin blueberries, was found alive today.

Searchers found the lot sitting in wet grass. weeping but unhurt.

Mr. and Mrs. Henri rortln ale- 1,

ma neighbors early last night when their child vanished. but night closed in and the search

four months. awaiting material from the Ruhr.

The victorious Allied powers are blamed. The shortage of steel for ships plating is partly the result of the Allies having dismantled many of the largest rolling mills It is also partly due to the lack 0 coal.

Before the war. Hamburg, always by far the largest German shin- buildlng centre. had three large yards and several smaller ones.