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FEDERAL GOV’T UPHOLDS FREIGHT R AT E . INCREASE

Kali‘) Dfilnand Removal 0f__U., S. Range Station! human-ism ‘Says Freight Rates i I f

ZC-Pound Engine in Atomic Car? f

VANCOUVER, April 'I-(CP)—‘ '!he jay-svalker of 1998 will have .\b:ut as much chance of survival

~, a sparrow caught in an filBClflf‘, llm. ‘

'l'hc atomic automobile 50 years‘ iTOllI today will sport a BO-pound nipsulc engine. But it will require ti) pounds of concrete to protect passengers from the lethal effect... of radio-active emanations.

The forecast came today from A. B. Parsons of New York City. in a speculative address on "i098" to the Jubilee convention hcrc of the l Canadian Institute of ruining and‘, Metallurgy. Ho is secretary of the! American Institute. i

Despite the “accident asset" of: a "uranium convertible“ the mo~ torist will have no fuel (vorrles. The atomic auto will join tne iimkyurd long before its first fuel supply is exhausted.

Story-tellingnlloy iias Police Baffled

MONTH-EAL; April 7 - (OP) - A small boy with a flare for tell- ing stories tonlgiht had police on 310th sides of the international border stumped as they delved into the case of the missing parents.

Centre of the quest was the slightly-built lad who told police his name ls Eduard Dean. Jr. and his age 18. Described by officers as "one of the best young story- li-ilers we have heard in a long 21012.1’. he has led them on a series cf wild goose chascs since Friday. . That was the night he checked into a Montpeller."vt., hotel to wait for his faher to meet him. A sua- plcious desk clerk called state "@0963 who found the father's Montreal address as given by the bav was non-existent.

Yesterday Veimont police brought bin back to Montreal where it siarfcd all over again. An address on Sherbrooke Street where Dean sold an aunt lived was a false cluc.~

turned out to be that, of a clothing manufacturer and the school in Lachlne dld not exist.

His story that his father worked R5 trayelllng salesman for an Ot- tawa fur company turned out the 88mg wax

Police said they were even doubtful of the age he save - they said he seems scarcely 12.

Another point which baffles po- licc ls that none yet has reportcZ-l the Windbreaker-clad bOy missing.

Lewis Charged With Contempt 0f Court.

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WASHINGTON, April "!—(AP)-- The United States Government fired a contempt of court citation nt John L. Lewis today in a new attempt to end the pension-dis nuie coal strike.

Federal Judge T. Alan Golds- borough directed Lewis to “show cause if any" -on Monday why he should not be punished for con- tempt for ignoring a five-dny-oid. hack-to-work court order. Lewis my face s fins or even imprison- ment if he is held in contempt.

Coming Events

" Unloading car- bran Thursday Ind Friday, McCvuigen and Boyle.

“Dcrrt miss the Dsnce at. Coun- ity Olub, Travellers lest, tonight.

"Unloading ear feeds and flour at North Mlltsnire Thursday and Friday. I- J.‘ Trslnor.

“Danes, ‘Box Social. Pleasant Grove He". Monday. April 12th. Aid of school.

"West Royalty Women's Instit- lii-O pantry sale, Rogers Hardware. 2180 Bsturdey, April l0.

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"Ne. 2 mixed clover seed. ‘l0 W1’ cont timothy. 80 par cent clover. i2 cents. Book now. MscCuigsn 1nd Boyle. Hunter Itlvcr.

“To arrive. cur of choice dou- ble rs-clesned 2 CW. Alberta cm. I550 per 100. Book. Mccuigen

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1* ' ell-foam: am u: 5W l$out pom. mun! Wharf. hunting service , notable. Phone lief. Livestock Inflation

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Appreciation of the work done by the Signal Corps both in ivar- tirrle and in psace was Voiced by Miller General H. W. Foster. C.B.

19-. QS-Q, (above) general officer commanding Eastern Army Com- mand. at the annual mess dinner of the 5th. Infantry Divisional Sig- nals Regiment and the officers-of the Charlottetown Signals Associ- ation held in the Charlottetown Hotel last evening.

Major General Foster praised the work of the signal corps say~ lng it is one of the most inspiring and finest services a. young man can become associated with.

"There are so many develop- ments that the signal corps offers a wide scope for the future for any

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HALIFAX, April 7 — (OP) The 21 per cent freight rate in- crease has alarmed Maritime farmers, hard hit by the removal of subsidies and ceilings on feed. prices last fall, Agricultu: e Minster Mackenzie told the Nova Scotia Legislature today.

The Minister. tabllng his annual report, said: “The increase will result ln a further hoist in the cost of Iced. Reaction to the pr:- posal iscausing alarm to many Maritime farmers."

The pnce of feed, largely im- ported from Western Canada. had jumped as high as 80 per cent last Mr. Mackenzie said the Federal Government's action in i-hroiving out subsidies and ceilings came at. a ‘most. iriopportune time" _ following a. period of sewn-e drought in the Merltlmes.

Dlacussng u. recent ail-nat- lone conference at The Hague under sponsorship o! the United Nations. Mr. Mic- kenzie noted that Csnsdlen feed could be obtained cheep- er tn the Netherlands than in Novs Seotia. .

In answer to a quest/on by Opposition leader Russell Cunning- ham, the Minister said this “strange situation" was brought about oy the Canadian export rates.

Mr. Mackenzie emphasized the gravity of the world food scarcity and quoter Slr John Boyd Orr, director-general of the U. N .l"ood and Agriculture Organ nation. as ‘saying ihatcvon dfvpre-w-sr pro- duction were attained there still would be insufficient supplies;

sir John had pointed out at s Cairo food conference that the world population had increased bl’ 100,000,000 since 1939. when fond production reached its highest peak in history.

An F. AJO. survey had high- lighted also that production of some staplgs was falling off instead

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Westerns

Diplomats Guessing

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LONDON. April 7—(A.PJ—Russia. had Western diplomats guessing tonight over the possibility of a temporary truce in Europes cold war.

Keeping their fingers crossed the diplomats weighed these recent de- velopments in an effort to assess the direction and duration of the trend: »

1. Sudden progressive Soviet concessions which have narrowed differences on an Austrian peace treaty.

2. The new Russian-Finnish friendship and military pact. which proved more favorable to Finland than the western Powers and the Finns themselves had expected.

3. Apparent. unwillingness of tho Russians to force a. clcarcui. show- flown at this time on four-POW" occupation of Berlin.‘

4- Some foreign missions in

braguo heard rumors that Moscow had advised the press of Central and Eastern Europe to soften its criticism of the United States and Britain-

Responsible British officials ex- pressed the conviction that. any Soviet truce would prove tempor- ar . ¥‘0il.l‘ possibilities were raised. Russia. may be at the point, eircept for propaganda. and diplomatic moves supporting the left. in Greece and Italy, of consolidating the vast territory already under her wing.

She may sharpen her efforts in the east, in Korea and China».

The Soviet strategy may be de- signed to lull alarmed Western European nations into relaxing security measures and their new- found unity. -

Or a genuine attempt may be made to settle differences across the conference table.

End or Four-Power

pumssnwonr‘, Tim-u “i-ihvui- cry-Gen. sir Brian Robertson. British military governor, today warned Germans that the East- wesr. spilt. ‘in their country must be accepted "ea e fact for the H1115 belnl" -

He thus, in the opinion d Brit- ish observers, became the first. western spokesmen to treat the end of four-power rule in Germany as an accomplished fact. '

swift moves in preparation for I German split were expected to follow as Sir Brian's speech was regarded sa proof that. the Western powers had irrevocably decided on two Qermanya. ‘

Responsible Allied officials b:- lleved that vital decisions involv- mg both territorial and economic partition and currency reform IN geared to the crucial date of April l0, when the Americans are duo to esll the Control Council whether for the first. time since the Rus- glsna walked out.

Addressing the landfill (Provin- cial Parliament) of North Rhino- wntpnnls, Sir Brian ssld 0s:-

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Ell-Io appealed to Germans not to be shaken by “the war of nerves" and to sink their political dilu- ences. addliil:

"Make up your minds to stand together-against these gentlemen who, with democracy on their lipl and "s trunoheoo behind their backs, will nun German freedom from you."

All the Prime Ministers cl- l!" Provinces in the British-lone list- ened attentively u sir Brien I014 of the bieonal counoill

“We hsve lsld a foundation for future developments in tlfi belitt- osl field st makfurt. that we ‘can build end build quickly.”

German unity must be minted. he slid. "I mun reel unity with sn independent, freely-elected and representative government.

“That Inuit 5 mo i681 151250 future- But for the time being we must accept u s fact that the ‘iron curtain‘ splits Germany."

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Find New Way To Be Nasty To Us, Yanks Say i

WENNA, April '1 - (AP) -The Russians have demanded removal of the United States Army radio range station for the Tuiin Air Base from its present location in the Soviet occupation zone, Almer- ican aubhorities disclosed tonight.

An American spokesman said the demand did not presage a disin- texratlon of four-power relations here as in Berlin but he added: “The Russians have found a new iavay to be nasty to us."

The range station is five miles from the airport, which itself is 14 miles inside the Soviet occupation zone. The station form‘; no part of the air installations turned over by the Russians mihen the Western Powers entered Austria.

The Russians asked that. the sta- tion be moved by Saturday. The request was received last Friday. '

The Americans have tentatively agreed to move the range station. but have pointed out its transfer nughf. lead to inadvertent viola- ticn of the IZ-mile air corridor over the Soviet zone linking Vien- nu, with the American zone, Amer- ican sources said.

Any incldenu resulting would be the fault of the Russians, Soviet authorities were told.

‘The American view was set forth in a letter from Lt-Gen. Geoffrey Keyes, com ander of the United States Occu ation Forces in Aus- tria, to his Soviet counterpart, Lt.- Gcn. L.V. Kurasov.

There was little hope that the Russians would reconsider their stand.

the range station on the basis they lacked sufficient troops to guard the installation. The Ameri- can spokem-ian said this was fal- lacious since the Russians have never guarded the station. It is op- erated by remote control from the Tulin base.

Pump Crude till From Portland To Montreal

(By The Canadian Press)

MONTREAL, April ’I-—The first. tanker shipment of Arabian crude cll to Montreal refineries, still ice- locked, come overlend- The oil, pumped out. of a tanker berthed at Portland. Me, poured into the refineries here today at the rate of 100,000 geilons an hour from the 236-mlle Portland-Montreal pipe line.

ExpectMajor Move By Italian Communists

Work To Begin 0n Woolworth Bldg.

Preliminary work on the site of a new building for the PW. Wool- worth Company. Ltd, will begin in Charlottetown this iveek, M:- J. R. Hilselin. vice-president of the Company said last night. He a.r- rived in the City yesterday.

The new structure will be locat- ed on Queen Street, in the same block as the present Woolworth store, but further up the street. The premises already have been vacated by stores which occupied them formerly. Present buildings on the site will be torn down, it is understood, and a new structure erected.

Mr. I-iagelln said that Mr. Joseph O'Neill of Montreal would super- vise the construction work and would arrive in the City today. It was expected that work would be- gin immediately.

Probe 0f Butter Sales Continues

OTTAWA, April 7—(CP)-—I"ab‘.o Monet, legal counsel w the Com- mons Committee on Prices. told its members today investigation of certain butter sales in Halifax had turned up “very valuable infor- mation." However. the informa- tion was not. made public immed lately.

R. H, Winters (L-Queens-Lunen- burg) obtained that answer from the lawyer in following up his statement yesterday that Halifax newspapers had reported grade butter was being sold there as first grade.

Mr. Monet said an investigation had been made in response to Mr. Winters request for one. l-lis words touched off a brief flurry of debate as to whether the infer motion obtained should be releas- ed publlcly immediately or later. Chairman Paul Martin. Health Minister. said the information would be made public but it was 1 question of when. It. was not a1- ways wise to show one’; hand pre- maturely.

Jean Lesage (L-lilontrnagny- filslct) asked the counsel if ho had any objection to its release ‘as quickly as possible." lvLr. Winters pressed for immediate release but the decision was left with lvlr Monet and he decided he would "prefer to wait".

Mr. Wlnterest asked when it should be released but at no an- swer from the chair. How-ever. this was expected to happen tomorrow The committee ended by going

ROME, April fAPi-Italiar. Communist leaders have sent s desperate appeal to Russia to offer a. major concession to Italy on the eve of the April l8 general elec- tion. a foreign informant said to- night.

"Either the Soviets have abund- oned their Communist allies in I‘..- sly in face of snow-balling Cov- qnmcnt strength or they are pre paring s sensational lest-minute diplomatic blow," the informant said.

Top-flight American observers said Communists were lveifll ground in the election and they anticipated a spectacular props gands move by the Communists to

‘into a closed session.

Report Cnblack Market Gas In ll. K.

LONDON, April 7 - (OP) -- Brltish motorists used 47,000,000 gallons of black market gasoline in 1947. it. was dLsclosed today m l 14,000-rword report made public by a committee appointed last Jan- nary to "beat. the black market." The report recommended that

commercial gasoline be dyed red and that gasoline for private auto- mobiles retain lts present yellow

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[Application Heard For Increase In Phone Rates)

The hearing on the Island Tele- phone Companys application for increased rates for the Charlotte- town exchange was adjourned sine die yesterday‘ evening for Judg- ment.

Judge C. St. Clair Trainer, chair- man of the Board of Public Util- ities, presided, The other members of the Board. WR. Brennan. en- gineer, and LnB. ltlcMillan, secre- tary, were present. at. the hearing as was also RM’. Manning, ac- countant for the Board.

The Island Telephone Company was represented by AM. nfacKny, general manager; J.E. Richardson. ‘ solicitor: F-H. Doyle, controllen, D.M. Cass, local manager; and RR. Bell. KC. K.M. Martin, K.C., and B.M. Sears, accountant. represent-

Mr. hicKay, in outlining the dc- taila of the Company's increasing

had advanced approximately 35 per cent and that the materials used in maintaining telephone son/ice had. in many cascs, advanced 300 per cent.

Abnormal Years

The year 1947 had given the Company, Mr, McKay said. a sur- plus of $31,425.15 but both that. ' ar and the previous one had been abnormal. In fact, toll service rev- enue had increased steadily since 1943. That year, it amounted to $101,000; in 1944, it. jumped to 512i... 000; and continued to climb until, in 1947, it had amounted to $167,- 000. He admitted operating 93(- pensea had not kept pace with in- ‘crealsihgdblhfeviinifé but. said that was owing to the fact that mater- ials werc impossible to secure.

Mr. Richardson said the value of the Island Telephone Company's plant and equipment was $1,140,- 000 and that the usual accounting

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interest on the stock. The Island Telephone Company had never made sufficient profits t0 enable it to pay that.

'I‘here was considerable discus- sion over the valuation of the plant in 1929 when it was purchased by the Island Telephone Company at a price of $640,171.30 with a de- preciation reserve against it of $232,000. Mr. Martin maintained that the real price of the plant

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Parliament At A Glance ‘

Transport Minister Chevricr an-i nounced the Government will not interfere with the freight-rate in- crease and ls ordering an investi- gation into rate structure.

M. J. Caldwell. C. C. F‘. leader, moved a motion of non-confidence in the Government for its refusal to delay enforcement of higher freight rates. ‘ Communists and mine operators‘ were alternately blamed for labor troubles in the gold mining dis- tricts of Ontario and Quebec.

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operating costs, said labour costsl

Tues elected a. member of the In- iternational Committee of Twelve

llfr. Jackson Dodds. (above) of Montreal, Dominion

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Commissioner of Canada's Boy Scouts, is on his first official visit to the Marltimes and will arrive in Charlottetown this evening. Ac- companying Mr. Dodds will be Lt.- Col. George Simmons (below), Executive Commissioner for Ad- ministration, of Toronto.

Mr- Dodda became Dominion Commissioner of Canada's ‘Boy Scouts in April, 1941, on the nom- ination of the Chief Scout for Canada, His Excellency Viscount Alexander oi’ 'I‘unis.

A veil-known figure throughout Canada, Mr. Dodds some five years ago retired as General Man- ager of the Bank of Montreal. At that time he had been an active supporter of Scouting for nearly a quarter of a century. '

He officially represented Canada at the International Scout Confer- eilce held in France in 1947. fol- lowing the Sixth World Scout Jamboree at Molsson (which he also visited). The first Canadian to attend such a conference, he

from amongst. the 35 countries re- presented. He presided at the pen- ultimate session and eiypects to z-cprcsent Canada at. the next 1

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NEW YORK, April 7 _- 1GP) -- Thr- lincr Queen {Vlavy bcltercd her own mark for the fastest turn- around by half an hour today when she sailed [or Southampton with 1,738 passengers. The Queen Mary

'f‘hursday:— The Commons will discuss var- lous Government legislation. The‘ Senate will not sit.

By EDDY GILMORE MOSCOW. April '1 - (AP) - Returnlng to the soviet Union from the United States. one i8 struck by

' the absence of war talk among the

Russian people. One simply doesn't

_ hear any.

Glknpfe, chief of the Asaocistad

Pres: Bureau in Moscow, has just

- returned to his post by way of Ber.

lin from’: trip to the United States.)

In Berlin the United states Press Department. wia ma I'd better take l Russian-speaking American officer from the liaison section with me to the soviet alrdrome to catch the plane.

"We'll give you a military escort. too." they nld.

Showing up at 2 AM. V. was met by s liaison officer who said if it was all the some to mo he wouldn't go along into the Soviet sector. l told him I spobe Bunion and it wsant necs y.

Nepr the airport in the Soviet _ zone was a roadblock. A young simian soldier stepped out. end

No War Talk Heard Among Soviet People

left here at 4.30 PM. E.S.T-. lust 23 hours, 35 minutes aftcr arriving Tuesday. The previous mark was 24 hours. fivc minutes.

held up his hand.

“Where to?" he asked.

l told him.

"Got any documents?" _

I told him no-iust a _Unrtcd

tales passport with a Soviet V15!»-

c examined them by the head- lights.

“What about documents for 1h! jeep and driver?" he asked.

“Don't have any. Yesterday was Sunday.“

"Oh, well." said the gulrd. "1 guess everything is all right."

This certainly was not ominous.

At the airport gate it was tilt same story. Again I got thrvulh with no trouble.