or a

Atomic “Itescorhichi . iii/sill

Cost Canada Millions

ilstive Ci’ “Charlottetown is. Speaker At ilailfax

Prices 0f Monk, Boy‘! uni , ' clothing Boosted

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GITAWA, ~April lo-ICD-The Prices Board announced tonight it has‘ authorized increases in the selling price work clothing "to compensate manuhcturese tor ‘the increased cost or fabrics. as a result of the reduction o! the cotton subsidy.”

Board officials explained that the retail prices o! work clothing i.n the lower-priced brackets. will in many cases remain the same, but in lnstanca where prices do rise the increase should not exceed ,5 cents and will generally be ess.

ilcse Trial" To Begin May 2C

llOWlI-IAL, April 164C?)- Fred Rose, Labor Pro essive mem- ber" oi’ Pajrliamﬁiat, k0 lidstand ‘tidal 8 OI‘! Q ury y 8 8 8Q 0- dayg m. Justice Wiltrid Lnzi in urt of King's Bench, on charges connected . with Canada's ionage investigation. signed on a preterred in- Iictrnont listing four counts o! snlawtuily communicating infor- mation to Russia and one o! con- spiring to communicate such in- tor aion, the member for Mon- treafartier pleaded not guilty charge. _

Yorkshire, Ing- land, _April l8—'-(Reuters) —Tn a last minute attempt to save the grounds‘ of his three-ceutury-old mansion here, the Earl or Fitz- wiiiiam will see‘ Prime Minister

ttlee today and ask him to hold

0t men's and boy's ill

HALIFAX A ll lb-(CH-Ix- diture of mi ions ot dollars will necessary it Canada is to hold

her cplace in atomic research Dr. G. . a member o the Nati earch Council stat! at the Chalk River, Ont. stoniic ea- erg said here tonight. Jot-spared tor de-

livery at a rnee ng ot- the. lneering Institute ot Canada, Dr.

, urence, who is a native o! Char- lottetown, said ditticult scientific and technical xrobiems remained to be solved an one oi the, estndigicultles in this trega

n ng youngs s . "rhcre are Juli-scale manta to be done and exp tal plants to be built," he said. “As taxpayers we must realize that our niggardiy pro-War support o! re- aealrc: is! not Rigatoni-ch an eveopmen e ne ew

ears, it we are to have these

in Canada, may cost us many millions o! dollars- while the United States will spend hundreds o! millions o! dollars ior the dame purpose.”

At one oint in his address Dr. Laurence inted that lack o! ade- quate tunds had hampered Can- ada's wartime atomic With "typical Canadian thritt- isiesa" uranium oxide borrowed Mininl Ind and 10 tons o!

urest lorm o carbon we could

nd that was cheap," .had been used in experiments which were inconclusive because mater is were not pure enough and qusn i- tics were too mall.

Meanwhile, similar ‘U. S. experi- ments with a good qualltg’ graph- iteedizid place ct the coke us euc- ce .

The Chalk River plant, which was pure! a iiot rolect and ot little miii ry mpor ance, was de- signed for entirely peacetime re- eearch and an impressive research program had bee? prepared on that basis. One o‘! t e‘ finest bene- iitrwculst comets: the treatment of disease, including cancer, thepiant would shortly be pro- ducing radioactive materials for that purpose at a cost much below that oi radium. -

Plans already were being made for handlinl and distribution oi these matbriaia. The plant would. tor a time, be the most poweriui source ot neutron radiation in ex-

ck the giant bulldozers which are iaten

to sacrifice his estate to Britain's .

urgent quest tor coal. -

‘Hi grounds oi Wentworth Woodhouee are the only-open air playground which many coal min- Gl1_ and steel workers of Southern Yorkshire have ever known, and the men have been lighting to preserve them from destruction! ~

Within the coming week local union leaders will decide whether toimplement‘ oioooesls for calling e 48-hour protest strike.

Parts o! the SOC-acre Wounds already are ploughed up and some at the ‘beech trees have been felled in ‘Weller-story work. a

In some outlying, parts at the estate outcrop coal mining has

going on for two years. Total r uction so far is estimated at

. tons and work is going

on day and night.

Coming Events

“Movies at Bradalbane toniﬂtt.

'"o Kink Hall, Easte Monday nhht. o“ . eta-ii

' "Notice-Unloading oer o!» teeds 006a . G. C. G an Y aud- tomorrow

"roles-rive soon. one ﬂltl. V’ UN CO1‘ O1 ‘hilt. unbleac- co. . v

ll 4-15-31-

ca. "Do not lei; anyone persuade you that the atomic bomb , at another weapon," he said. ‘The atomic bomb and other-technical developments which were scarcely exploited before the close ot the last war have a dreadful signifi- cance tor Canada. ‘they have elim- inated our isolation from Ibis-ope and Asia.

"They make it practical and profitable to launch a decisive rit- tack on our civilian population. In the next major war that in- volves us we can expect that Hali- lax and other key Canadian cities may be reduced to rubble with a?‘ survivors in a matter ot sec-

"Clliillﬂ/ Situation" May Become, Worse

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. CoveralPrince Edward Island

BhownhemiaPiimeMluiater

' congratulating Field Mlllhli Aiellﬂnddl‘ on ewe at Parliament, in Ottawa. iollowing the swear-

Parliament At A Glance

(By The Canadian Pauli Finance Minister Ilsiey said the Prices Board would not authorize _ in {arm implements un- less absolutely necessary.

Lead oi Conserv-

ative. ggCJl‘. and Bggial Credit Dllﬁﬂdlliiﬂliﬂﬁvl. ill-l, can

e debate. " ‘transport Minister Chevrier tab- led a reioontshow-ing a surplus tor the C. NJI.

‘ru

The Commons will eminent legislation. will not sit.

dieoues Gov- The Senate

Russia Planning ' _ BigSporte Contests?

MOSCOW, April 15 --(Reuters)— Recent reports that the Soviet Union plane to organise ior the fir time international athletic con is on a. large scale appear to be confirmed, by e number oi new ‘stadiums auringirg up across Rus-

Following M tadium w beﬂlﬁli nggnesoszigwvsathat building will commence this year on a new

announcement that eh

tor 000M will include both outdoor and in- doosaswismnins D0015.

Predicts Black Market in Breiiil in The United States

oday ' b

president o‘ ers Association, an‘ h ‘ant torcse a I per lid hour tor» “as

in .1 .. ‘lumiulrswizﬂdﬁatedr to‘

it... .ia_ Jail»:

Mackenzie lug lug-in ceremony o! Caxmdifs new Governor-Gen. the eral. Lady Alexander, holding a bouquet, smiles as

the two men exchange greetings.

Bitter U. N.'Debaté Ouer Iranian Issue

By MAX IIABRELSON NEW YORK, Aiprll 15- (AP)\- The United Nations Security Coun- cil adjourned without o. vote to- llikhi alter a bitttcr three-hour debate in which seven o! the 1i 111mb?" @°P0.8Ed Rllssiifs mcveto h‘ e". srounso the Ii‘- Jrcnn its-agenda, RUSSIA! aDDBNntiy facing defeat, Dr. Que "rai-Qhi, chair. - m-an oi’ the Council. suddenly an- nounced the meeting -was ended 811d the question would be taken up ‘asain at _1l am. tomorrow. The pustpo emeni or the vote until tomorrow delayed action on Pciands charges that Generous. simo Franco's Government in Spain is threatening world peace, Tim simnth case was on to- bgousbt umdelr control without the gﬁygitaéentiik gggitlmceclatsgwali a o r u 1i , summoned“ 5.05. 33y: craegigdiig: $.‘.,.'.’,°,,,‘d“_“°“ up “hm m” ca” l‘ Mounted Police divisional head- Fernando De 10s Rios. repre- quarters in Winnipeg and that senganve o; me Spanish Govern. “w” 9°11” depanment- ment-ln-exiie attended today's see- Oiiicers refused any further de- “m, as an omen," bu‘ decumd

ls or comma t, , Prlvtii-‘liiy all windows in the :- ﬁlniﬁeiiltegxésdbtililser the spam“

three- tore j il b k

yard ﬁves Siittiredversvitiia gisiigd d a“ chm‘ mint” M u“

iulrrziiture, hurled from the barred sategezfnbglzwetbydzlgi:

wri owe. -, I

t It, was learned that the iirst dis- w; ‘ti,’ ‘gxlazllmsuméi h;

ur anc tart d 5 d "I

9 eveseiinsg mzal W‘ili2lla¥h: 15.2%.? m’ "Mud mnldiim “d 11°‘

Ihomed Md ennui “we want want to see a ceial saint-

sood food. we are on strike." Egan?) u" "ti s; ""- ———---__.__.... accuse ward R, seer. i, UBICBd StB-tés delegate,

Order Restored

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. April id>‘—-(CP)--Porta e La Prairie police said tonight o er has been restored at the Manitoba Provin- cial Jail where 46 women had rioted during the day and the “W119i! WQPc beinz returned to their cells.

They said tiic situation had been

British Commander In Japan liaineii

TOKYO A ril 15 -—(AP)-—Lt.- can. itch. obertson, c. a. DS.0., who authoritative sources said today would succeed Lt.~Gen. John Northcott ls commander c! British Commonwealth occupation h tomes in Japan. is a veteran oi’ ilI-nsle bsMies in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.

Kbrgiwn as "lggd Robb he cur- rea comma-n e sou em area oi Australia-sonic includes Vic- toria South A

the American and British dcleeotes seemed to be more Iran- ian than the Iranians themselves. Both Mr. Stettinius and Sir Al. euiuder Oadogicn. British cum

lion-Paying Customer Cats 162 Pairs ilyiose

e vanes across North- Autos.

Prices Strong .At Sack. For Sale

I-IIINA, w?” lb-(OP) Ap- proximately Q worth tors use ass-listed at the sale aaaasrm I0! WABTING FOOD

. ll 16 — iCPl-A c ma‘ to“; 9 m ‘nail-ceding breadd to ' cttmalrﬁlatu“ ifsmiviiidiis” ‘Kiayfiioiﬂilw ‘raw Ag‘;

i ' a in {i smooth shown’ "It ‘h; Wlstglogtblvlad m ma - -- I s custom," she plead-

“also was dismissed with a wam-

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llsley Clicks lip Action 0f Prices Board

diwrs’ l’ p0 f‘: National Reallways. T:

The decision to authorize the in- crease was made after "a careful stud o! cost information submitted by t e farm implement industry."

Mr. llsley. “The analysis oi’

bv the Prices

Board indicated that a price crease o! upwards c! 30 Per

WA, April 15-40?)- Finance Minister Ilsley said tonight in the Commons that the Government had not put the cart before the horse in allowing a l2 1-2 per cent in- crease in the price c! tarm im iements.

r. Ilsley said the price oi farm pro-ducts at present were up over 194i figures all along the line.

They included these precept- age increases!- wheat,

oats, 05; barley, $2; hogs, 51 and due to go up to 70 per cent with a recent increase: rattle, 40; ﬂuid milk, 2S," butter, 29; and eggs. 28.

All In all, the increase in the prices of farm products over .1941 was 44 per cent while the increase in the prices of farm implements in the same period was a bare three per cent.

The new increase in farm im- plement prices would apply only to domestic items which would mean the over-ail in- crease since 1941 would be nine

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above 1941 levels would have been required to regain 1941 proiit per- centage margins tor the term im- clement industry.

"Consequently. the price ad- vance oi only 12 1-2 er cent means. admittedly, a serous proiit squeeze u n the industry, ‘but in

ticn period the Govern- ment believes the Prices Board ap- proach in the case oi iai-m

be fully Justified in oi the imperative need for holding down to a m imum coat adJust- merits in the important basic in- dustry oi agriculture.

John Bracken, Progressive Conservative leader, said he wished to protest against the increase because there was no corresponding increase allowed in the prices tor farm prod- ucts. ﬂe felt that the removal o! controls iiould he better co- related.

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M. J. Ooidweil. C. C. F. leader. said he could see no iustincation tor» the increase in the price implements or for the recent boost

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Six Little Girls Sale After illglit_ln_Swamp

BATH, Me., April 15 —(A P)- 1Six iigtie girls téiladaxy‘ retgdmedh salts; . an or _ o ea ti. the ﬁr. gilxiliytory “and Naval Children's Home alter spending a night loci: in a huge. swampy

They became lost yesterday while picking ma lowers.

Home o! ciaia said the showed no ill effects from their night in the woods in near-treading weather.

‘Iihe girls are Elizabeth Choale. eight, and her sister. Nancy, - Nancy Ryder nine; Jean Marie G s, 10; Winona Garland, 13. and

s Johansara 14.

wit:

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lie evil devices of“ be peo- eiteot,

loolnone

Will Probe Details Of Car Ferry Deficit.’

In Commons

OTTAWA, Ont" April 15-(8900-

on railways shipping owned and controlled by the Governmmt iollo l m0- ui-m passed by the House day.

In tab the annual and the rts o! the Canadian ansport Mlxr later Chevrier inov d that vote 469 Malling $707,000, calculated ‘to be applied in aymetit o! the daiicit in the opera on ot the Prince Ed- mrd "floss...

nr 8 e 1946". be reierred to this committee.

Detailed Discussion

Amount provided in the 1846-1947 estimates to meet the deiicit is slightly less than in th year- when: a 3:111 ol ggtiililﬁghegiei-‘ssngclixtlign is that the

year select

ithiheid from the rczulm‘ commit- ttvee of supply until it his bten d1!» cussed in detail by the committee.

As c. member oi the select com~ mittec re resenting Prince Edward island. Chester 5. McLurc. Pro- ressivo-Conservstive member for break~

f l i Mr, Ciievrier or combed com”

uni whm it

ggwaiseoazowtitteeu alﬁﬂdﬂ- He iurtlier hopes to 11-well ‘~° m,‘ Minister's sense of equity 9-55-1115" ice so that Mr, Chevrier will take a closer persomi interest in Prince Edward Island's dilemma.

Mr. Brwhenu Contention

As the House opened W8 “m” noon opposition leader 10*“; Bracken deiinitely took the side 0 the farmer as against the manu~

Charlotte Junior Chamber o!

R0 . Y's Mcn‘s clubs were present at g: meeting. which was h

and Han. George vincisl Minister of Public Works.

Committee‘

M» w» Tourist Bureau "' " ‘° ‘liead Addresses Large Audience

D. Leo Doian. head o! the

Mr. Dominion Government Tourist Bur- eau, told a large audience at the we “my”. Charlottetown Hotel last night that a highly developed tourist in the Pro

vince would mean thous

ands o! dollars oi added income to Island iamiers.

Large representations from the town Board oi Trade, the ce. and

he . Kinsmen, and

tary Club auspices. Seated from

right to left at the main table were terry and terminal estimate will be Hon. W. F. A.

o! Agriculture; lion. Madiviillan. 0.3 E. Areenault; His Honour, Governor J. Leo Doian: ldeut-Atoi. K. ers. president of the Rotary Club; Premier J. Walter Jones: His Wor- uceirs, said today he would ask 5h;

Stewart. Minister

Dr. W. J. P. Es. Mr. Justice A A. Bernard; Mr. D’. S. Rog-

p Mayor B. Earle MacDonald; H. Barbour. mo

$100.000.000 Business Mr. Dolan inioltned the audi-

ence that the tourist business in ifliisixlll-“mln Canada last year amounted to

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ii. S. To Pave 750

iﬁ°“ié°’.liii..éii‘“.i’“iiifi‘.iésé‘" MiICS 0f Highways

later lialeyfe. announcemen prices oi’ agriculture imlillmmgf would be hiked twelve and a ha _ percent. Mr, Bracken arsed B w!‘ responding lifiin! ram products.

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N. S. To Aid , Tourist Hotels

HALIFAX, April l5-—(OP)--C:ap- ital estimates totalling 812.330.1771 were tabled in the Nova Scotia Legislature tonight as the House put on pressure to finish its busi- ness Wednesday.

A new item in the estimates was a $250,000 loan tund for assistance to Nova Scotia hotels. Aithouizh there was no ex anation, it was understood the und was being established to help hotels provide

o; tourist accommodation.

One of the largest items was $500,000 for construction of rural consolidated high schools. An- other $250,000 borrowing would be to re-ccnvey lands to the Crown.

lien Charges in Torso Murder Case

HAMILTON. Ont. April 1-’>— (CH-Two new murder charge! were laid today in the torso slay- ing oi John Dick, the 40-year-old Hamilton bus driver whose dis- membered body was found by fivﬁ children on a hike on March 16.

The charges laid today are against Mr. and Mrs. John Mac- Lean. whose daughter Evelyn is Dick's widow.

Announce Terms Of Service in New Anny

OTTAWA, April l6—(0Pl--The army annoimcing terms oi service for its three- ranged peacetime torce, disclose legs degrees tor oiiicers d junior metric tion uivaleats or other ranks will be he

1g detailed, seven-page. 3.000- wonl nimary-much o! lion or confirmation ot reports-it outlined out otii

come eﬂective Oct. l and “mach- inerv is al

tonight that col- ‘the

or apoli- canta will be stoves-nod by the new terms.”

‘rlsreaforoe Army

-'l‘he army will consist o! three

areas. I active, the reeereve an‘: e s ementary r.

be rgasdsed i

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o! ceilings. on

a iieid m". oi Tu

{By The CanlIilll-Ptclit-

HALIFAX. April l5—l'rcrnier Angus L. Macdcnald told the lngisiature tonight that Nova Scntla was embarking on a "ﬁve-year plan" oi highWlY paving that will sea about ‘I50 miles oi‘ new hard-surfaced roads completed by i950.

llc said the undertakilnl would begin this year with a $4.l30.000 expenditure on pre- paratory work, including a small amount oi paving. that would give the Province is total oi 1.700 miles oi llnved road at the end oi ﬂve years.

Total cxpenditure by till Highways Division this year would be $8,821.01». hisheel since 1937.

Wttiiilififon is You. or Bic. aims 4m’ me Jusf Snoofii Boa-as

METEOROLOGICA Toronto. Ont, All!‘ .1 - Minimum anti maximum tcmperq aturee-Vancouver 41, 59; Edmon- ton 42, ; Regina 1B, 56' 26. 57; oronto 46. 60: 62; Mont-real 39. 54; Quebec 36. 38 Saint John 34. 42; Moraton 27. l-laiiiax 29, 49; Charlottetown - 50; Sydney 19. 55; Yarmoulih 36.

HALIFAX, A ii i5 — Weather sync ss issued‘ by tho Dominion Pubic Weather Oliice at l-lalilax at 10:20 D-m. Monday:

Synopsis-The storm which il giving rain over most oi the tore- cast district was located in south- ern Quebec at 9 p. m. this even- ing. it will pa hrougii the northern gaunt oi the Ouil ot Sta Lawrence esday and is expected to give lee over all areas. Gala warnings are displayed in all coastal areas this evening. Tom- iﬁraturee will fail to near freezing

esday night.

Forecasts, valid until midnight" esdey: , -

Edward lblandhovercasl with continuous rain and some ie|~ until daybreak. Cloudy with wido-

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