ZY 1,0111 occasions during rm hour and ’ resolutions iinilo this House cxtioct- i House that. ihcro is no lYfvl/lsllm l" ' our Act to take voles of our sol- ‘ dim overseas. and that the Oppos- yotliei- governments do it?" is; , "Kt-“ifl? AfRlL I6. 1’41 Twine challenged by the Oppos- ition to discuss his Government's ruin! electrification Policy in the mgislalure Wednesday hleht. Pre- mier Jones avoided this issue on g liall’ speech on the Budget. ‘Rio 101mm; report of his remarks ls .,, addition to the recou- flavour- ‘ng Thursday: Referring to resolutions moved Qpposition rneunibeirs on feed “m5 and potato floor prlceg which h... been thrown out. the Preouor "m “they got. a rough deal in this lloiise because they take up a 1o‘. o; time as a rule, niid you wouldn't. M‘... had a chalice to get home ‘hi; ivce-k uiilnsg they were roughly “andlfill; and that. i5 the reason why they We're 0°" 59mm‘- ~Moreovei~ I submit lii-it resolu- “ons Coming from farming com- muumns should go first l0 the ym-nn-rs Fedorallnn. ll’ the farm- rrs can't agree iimciig tliemsclvcs. \\'llli their own Federation of 58-‘ rrpyiinre, they needn't bring those h... to inivs au oillflvllllulh" ‘The last speaker ‘Mr. Mullin- w.» talked about capital account. “e mid $100,000 vii-as spent; on tlic ltiisin-o highway Would itbo fair in charge that roa up l" Olllllllilll account, since it is good I01‘ lid/filly nr iiilrty years more? Willi adequate iinlring funds such as we DTOl/lde ihP road would be paid for during -_- Premier Jones Side tops Rural Electrification Issue In Budget Speech in subsidies 1 percent - or fow- flmes as much - from the Domin- on. “AntiquairrP The question of fiscal need, he Mid. had first been raised by George Brown of New Brunswick at tlie lime of Confederation. Luurler and Mackenzie Kins had enunciated it. ‘lilie late Chief Justice Maihieson had done so in presenting Island claims at Ottawa and in his min- flllly fellorli as a member of the While Commission. ‘That idea nmv," said Premier Jones, “is ant- iquated. MackeiizleKing says that Willy. He lakes tlic sinnd that lhc gross national production must be kept ilp by the prosperity of each individual Province. He will keep them on their feel, instead of have them coming i0 otlawn as bcggflrsf‘, Capital account, the Premier maintained. is iiiiide up of roads, buildings. nharvcs and other par- mancnl. ‘works which are assets to tlie Province. He figured they could not be replaced for fifty million dollars. The ‘Dominion Govern- nienl had an even greaici‘ "invest- mciil, in capital account. in tlie Province in tlie way of harbors, ferries, lighthouses. health and ag- ricultural (icpnirtinienls, surveys, etc. Besides there is a huge stukc owned by private individuals. 'I‘lial: is wlint makes the Island belle: than it was before we took it over m,» term of its Own life. 'l‘liat is m.- propcr type c! financing." He chided ihe Opposition forAcrit- klsiilg the method of Mr. Phillips election in Second Princb, and went on lo predict that Mr. PllllliPs ii-niiid be re-elccted because of his own sterling qualities. soldiers’ Votes The member from Oi-rdizlflu (Maj. MacDonald) had criticized the Government several limos for not. giving a vote to overscas serv- ice aim in the last general elec- tion. “Wa reminded him across tho iilnii have not DTOPOWll filly 11m; endnient: so‘it couldn't be douc. Mr. MacDomld: "How did tlic Premier Jonas: "Because they an.» their Acts fixed that. ‘way. Iii in, British Columbia election illvre vvgrc 39 service nien from that Province at the Silinimerslde air station, so altogether in ihe P-"lv- inco . They came here and set iip g mu, 'me_v vlcirked for three days and ll. cost about $65". Only 51X volt-d. It cost over ll hundred dol- lars n vole to gel them ln." Mr. Mltiicson: "But they did have ihe vole." Premier Jones: "Willi our sold- icrs scattered nil over the world. how could you do it. lllnst of the real soldiers were lifillllilll l" ll“: front, only some officers andulu‘ fellows working in tlic kilCllfiiTS. and not many more. you ‘Wmlld have got.‘ In any case, as I said be- fore, we would have to have am- ended the Act." if-c. MacDonald: er iiim- since i009." Premier Jones mint on to tioil with the. new tax agreement Wl the Government's‘ presentation of island claims at Ottawa. When nun-r subsidies were obtained "l"? ma: nothing but rciolclrifl l" llllg Pzicivincc, and he "marvelled" at illf‘ crltlml attitude now taken by l “You had lot s 1hr- Opposition. Island subsidy cliiinis under previous 011N189- Ilicnlfi. lie said, were adequately protected by thr- terms of the Il- sift’ budget at Ottawa and by "W; liix agreement itself. Ho llfild W. ill. tabular statement prepared by Ml‘. Massey on illstirilclions from Provincial arranui-er Hughes. and said it on; the niost remarkable document to ‘be presented at the Dlillililifili - Provincial Conference. H" road from tho Confer-once dis- ciusions and from statements by from the Indians. I hope the Op- position will slop talking about till: capital account. because it means very little in our annual estimates." Dr. MacMillari: “Phat i; what we have been trying to tell you." Sinking Fund Sinking funds. the Premier maln- fained. had not been deducted from ord-in-ary revenue in previous years.- If this Government had followed‘ that practice it would be about a million and a half dollars to the good. Dr. Mani/Kilian: ‘Tell us about ihe debt." Premier Jonas: "The debt wales from day lo day. It iwili go up and down. It will cost us, less to serv- ice the debt now. If yciu had bor- rowed tlie money at tlie rate wc borrowed it. instead of at 6 per- ccnl, you would have saved over $500,000 in interest charges." Dr. MacMillan: “Could you get money at a 111W!‘ rate at that time?" Premier Jones: "Anyway that is what you lost; in interest charges." Ho wont on to discuss the tax ag- Ml‘. |.. W. Shaw All education system broad "W021i to fit the interest and nbh. ily o! every child is needed here, in the words of Mr. Lloyd w. snow, PrOVLD-Olli Director of Education, Speaking at the Thursday Supper Yfleellllk of the Y's Men's Club at the Qllecn Hotel, Mr. shew gave in outline of educational require- ments with particular rgferencu 1n Charlottetown. Public thinking, he said dclemnines the typo or on... Oailonll system in a community. "Kl the altitude of the public here is imost important, and should be directed along modern lines. Com- pulsory attendance al. school is al- right in tlie elementary gradcsybut he believed it should not ‘be forced on students of hlghsohool ago, u... less there is provided tihc type of education suitaible to the student. The chief fault in most educational systems. including here. is that it ls generally designed for one type of student. In this day and age it is thought that what was good enough for our fat-hers and grandfathers may not be good-enough for our children. As the centre of a rural community, Charlottetown should be able to provide technical edu- cation for those who are not inter- ested in or adapted to further stud- ies along professional lines. Unless this is done, those remaining‘ iii farming and vocational trades iclld to have an inferiority complex. as compared to llhOSB itvho have coni- pleted higher professional odu- calioir. This would not be so, Mr. Shaw stated, if these types were to have specialized education in their own fields. Mrs. J.P. Lanlz and Mrs. J._G. MacDonald, President and Chair- man of the lflgilischool Coii-imitice of the School Improvement Lea- gue, were present as guest: and spoke briefly on high sciiool- needs in Charlottetown, Professor Ralph MacLean of Prince of Wales College was Chairman of the meetilid A"- other guest was Mr. Glen Cool!" of Winnipeg. administer the loans. A bill i185 gone through to llccnse all tlic best" pieces. so that “sturdy growth‘ in‘ tourist development may be BX- peeled. Hard-Worked Ministers f-re also dealt with the new Dej pertinent of Industry iuul "lllllll" Resources which it was llfflfmsed to establish. This would rciieve iluf wm-k in other departments. sev- eral Ministers are already lllllldllllg more than one portfolio, bllii they do not get paid any m0“ mlllieyi The pressure is tremendous. e}- peclally on the Minister of Public Works and i-Iigliwayfi- Mr. RR. Bell: “The Minister of Health. too! " Premier Jones: Heizlllh will be a ilffiliy lillfly‘ when- we got down to ‘it. Ii will be "The Minister of lliflil TGGIIICHE quoting from Hansard a statement. by Prime Minister King‘ regwttimg his inability to include plfollc investment and scclal secur-‘ ity but promising that. these re- mained an essential part of the Dominion Government programnidl Dr. MacMillnri: “That: is denied now by Finance Minister Abbott.’ You have got all the social secui-I ily you are going tn got. It is iii-i diiided in tlie $8,100,000," romier Jones: "You talk that‘ way when we are getllilk Tliililly‘ allowances? That brings in over. two million ilollars a year to this‘ Province. I think they are going‘ to stay." ‘ Dr. Miadilliilan: "That was un- animous in the Fkrderal House." Premier Juries: "We have Efll the old iiga pensions, tiavsivt wa7", Dr. MaoMilian: "And who 80'.‘ them. lo Prince Ed/wirrd Island? Ill‘ was not your party." Mr. Hunter: “You expect to sol; more money for social security?" l Premier Jones: "Yes sir." | Ho went on to say that the 0P1 position leader was agreeable to‘ taking over the TelenhnnQCompa any. That. might cost a million dol- lars. and it would add to the cap- ital debt. of the Province. “ShOI-llfil mat ‘re added to the overall debit)", he asked. “Don't be afraid to step‘ ahead with capital investments. If. yon get it into people's heads to be‘ “mud n! capital invcsiments you llrciiiier Drow of Ontario ‘to allow that this Province received bfililcl‘ liar cnoila treatment than nub’ other Province. He wcnl on lo Boy il‘.‘.\' Prince Edward Island pflys t'l"illl anti-quarter rif l pct-Buni- 0i all tlie taxes, and we receive batik Bill“. MARRIAGE. DEATHS 50c Per insertion —_.__ MARRIAGES WIQcSWAIN-BIJTQIHRT- At iii..- Manse Murray Harbour North on Mull 21st. by Rev. Charles o: ileu- dvi-son. Alexandcr Durward Mac- SWBlll to Ethel lviae Butler, bath of Pcters Road. P. I. basins riniiosn -_. At lso liilehoro st. - Milli 24. 1047. Mrs. Milly A- Pa" den. widow of the late John Pear- - dru. in hcr 88th year. Remains are msllni at the Cutcllffe Funeral . Home‘. where the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon. nervico : starting at 2.30. inilmnant in the . Pcoplefi Cemetery. ll. Ii. Mccican UNDIRTAKII IMIALMIR Charlottetown and" North WIIHMIO Illflll l“ are going in inlllre l;ll@ cllllllwlfd You iiiivegoi to sci blazer ldeu-i- i ‘he iwent on to sneak o! ihe Med of faith iii_ agriculture as the Is- lnid’: basic ‘industry, and of var- ioug grants to Charlottetown and‘ other municipalities. i Health Tax "rhea ins been a ltulhbalio about oin- not spondiiis llu health. in properly." he continued. "TlW l“ w“ pm on by a committee of this House in 196i 0f Whit!!! U19 tonne.- of tlie Opposition was a‘ inembcr ‘Ilicy did not think ll.‘ would amount to very much at‘ that time. $254,000. we have tried to keep‘ ubrcasi of ii and stead ll. and‘ over the six years we are only 040,- {mood the development. of indust- tlic gm behlmid the tax. At tlie_ rate‘ we are going we will catch it up completely. So that nuts o pinhole in that balloon." 4 ‘ The roquesl. for mothers’ allow‘ zincos. lie continued, came in too‘ laio to get action in tlie Legisla- turo this Belilinll. We decided lo‘ leave it wllti our relief committee this yiur. We are not Ilvlll! lllfil statutory iliwmim a! yel- l»; cause most of the mothers doul need allowances; but vra Ilva it lo those who are in ii-ccd- g, oqnmgndrd ihe secretary of‘ the Reconstruction Dmrimaul- Mr. JP‘. Connolly. tn connection‘ with Maple l-lills. The GovernmenlYl-iiivion before y and "read with the Dominion hi Premier Jones: lake over the project. when the that." city had slapped out alter heavy losses. and the IIPWIYQI" W" l° ahrro the loans on a ililihillly basis. But there lied been ho iowfl to date. thanks to Mr. Connolly: efficient llundlfcr; of tho task. Reforrlrg i.» lcans roi- promotion of tlie tourist industry. he said it warproposcdvostfiullllfilfill" a busy department of governlriant when ll gets properly organized. These Ministers all woi-k hard, I can bet] you. They stay iii their of- fices all dflifi" Mr. Bell: “Does ilir- Attorney General stay in his office iili day?" Premier Jones: "It has nlwayl been the custom to run his 0W" business. and have an office on the aide. But this Attorney General is 50 busy that I don't know how he gets his work done." Mr. Bell: “Is he not a full-time n,» Premier J00“? "We lll-‘PB l" Bel relief for that. I am rot juil fifly- iig what our policies are. but we hnpe to met relief." Mr. Bell: “A new mun?" Premier Jones: "I am not say- Ia H; did not agree with those who asked a floor prlvfi oucllfilllilllfis- Tl was not tlie floor price but because We had an extni- quality of nota- toes that got iis ihe British order. he maintained. That. deal nets the bushel, all farmers 60 cents n through good management al. Ot- inwa and by the Prices Support Board established hm- “llll you mve got. to do is keep on grow- ing the best potatoes. and they will kenp 0n coming here ‘aut every- thing yOll do to kePP B Prlcl‘ ° them injures the trade. I kno- somelliing about the potato bus- iness. I raised E000 bushels ‘oufl year and sold them as low as erslil cent-s a bushel. I grow ‘Cl-lbs. hull tho last tiring I want to do l5 llX the price. l don't want any ccli- ing cii them. 0;" floor cillici‘. awe Wm away‘; get a preference in the market for our Island POW" toes, but when we lisd a ceiling prlco rn we didn't not the prefer- ence. r could say a lot more, bill; ~'> y mum" 1 have talked long eli- duzll." Mr. Strong: ‘ V thing about rurnl ‘els-ctrifi You forirci that.” The Premier went on in rcviclv Qnnnilafl; liidustirinl diivelcipmoiit. starting with tlic first sell 61's and "Let us hear some- ration. Last year it yielded hllhllghlinll Ont/Mia's progress af- l‘ tar harnessing its water power and producing cheap clectrrcity. He Central Provinces e of the nf tax- larse tn- rles in lilo throng. nirli tariffs, rpok new Dominion n¢l‘cv liig big cnniorations in dustrial orcas so as to distribute the Woiillli Fmniitt illi ll"? Pmv‘ lllCllli. This he sold vns the idea. ‘ptfnd tlie D3~milll0l1-PTO\‘lil‘i‘L'ill lnx agreements. He concludrd by "XPYOSIWI WY" fldcnce in Prince Edward lslind’: ability lo develop under such a poYcy. as one of the very best Provinces of Canada- Mr. strong: "I thought you were olng to rel down to eiirlli ‘ird give efhing abcut rural electri- oii rat r'o n." “We will Elva Wu I us svm Mr. Strong: "When?" The Premier did riot answer. Tho staple product of the Aus- tralidn pear-ling industry iu hor- ma! limes is not the pearl but the shell, and the discovery of a pen-l is considered so much vel- vet. THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN Major ANV. Rogers Is BEIITRAL suiiiiuuii Sneaks To Y‘: Men Elected President 0 ,Local Legion Branch Major A. W_ Rogers was electe ad president of tlie Charlottetown Branch Of the Canadian LCgIOXI, “BJELSL. at the annual meeting .heid Thursday night in the Leg- ion Home. Grafton Street. Other ‘officers elected were: Executive, Intent-Col. G. G. K. ‘Peake. W_ Bennie Peters, Roy D. . McGlliivrayi. Chaplains, rlev. T. E. McLen- Isl. Vice-President, J. J. Con- nolly. 21d Vice-President, H. R. Ves- 56y. nan. Rev. R. V. MacKenzio, Rev. T. J, Ibbott. - Sgt-at-Ariiis, . J. Trainer. Mr, Charles . Hine was ap- pointed Honorary President tlie branch Mr. Arthur McGulgan was ihe uctirlcig president. ‘ Secretary - Manager branch is Winston Smith. Q Reports presented at the mcet- ling included the iliploymeut ‘Committee report by LlcuL-Cei. ‘Peqkc which noted an improve- ‘ment. in the unemployment sit- ;liaiio¢i over last year. The nigh point of unemployment the prev- ‘iuus year was 600 compared lu 300 i‘ for‘ this year. J. E. Trailior reported for the Parade and Sl-ck Committee and R. S. McBeth for the House Com- .‘ mitiee. ‘ The Dance Coninimittee~ headed by J. J. Connolly tabled a most successful report and indicated a ‘surplus of 544B in dances staged ‘at tlie Clover Club over s, three ‘nic-iitlis period. The Mcmberslilp Committee re- llport by H. H‘ Court showed tlie ibraaich to have some 1200 nieni- liers but only a paid-up member‘- ship of about 355. R. C. MlieMillan reported for the Entertainment Committee and P. E. Palmer for the Building and General Purpose Committee. ‘ A vc-le of thanks moved by Comrade Harry MacDougall and unanimously carried was extend- ied to the Ladies Auxiliary of tlie Branch, the Press, CFCY, the Contact Club. the Red Cross Corps and the outgoing officers and ex- ecutive. The retiring president in his re- port. announced that "our mem- of of the Major A. W. Rogers hen-hip has now peered tlie 1,200 mark. This i creasz- of course L; made up mos ly o1‘ vclcruns of tlic recent ivui- ard ii is indeed grat- ifying to realize iiiai. so miiiy of iiicni are joining lliis tirgunization." The membership included, too, lWEllly-flVc lady nicinbers and the hope was (>‘X‘|‘.l‘l‘5Sf‘li that “many, morc lady vetrrans will Join- this year." The president. ilieii went on to mention a sugtlcstinii that 11nd iircen made that the Charlottetown branch be divided into at least two branches. Reference Was made to tlie wiri- niiig of tho intermediate hockey championship by a legion team for the second time. ' Compleiintl of tho veterans’ wing at the Prince Edward Island Hos- pital "represents a major victory for u; as previously it was neces- sarv for Veléyllns to go to Camp Hill Hospital for treatment. It was due in a great part to the effort and urging of the Canadian Le- gion. and especially this Branch,‘ that we have horpltilizaticn for veterans in this Provlrce We hope _to sce veterans wings to the other hospitals completed by next year." l !illharton And West Prince Board 0f Trade Annual Meeting > | -—The annual riiceting of the Aiberton. and West Prince Board of ‘Ilradc was held in tlie Court House, Aiberloii on April i6. 1947. Thu President, Mr. Tarilon oc- cupied the chair. The first bizsliiess was the read- ing of the miiitutcs of the 1115i; flu- iiual meeting and the financial statement for: the year. It was ‘moved by the Rev. W.E. Mona- ghan, and seconded by Mr. Cyril Iienrd that lliis report be adopted. After some discussion, the fol- lowing slate of officers was elected for the ensuing year. President-Mr. Sanford Phillips. Vice-president. -Mr. Fred O. Ramsay. Secretary — Mr. Merritt Calla- itlill‘ Members of Council-Thr- J.M. Fraser; tlie Rev. WE. Mona- ghaii, Messrs. Carl Weeks, Iiinimeit McCus, John A. Callaghan. How- ard Clarke, Cedric Hunter, Wilfred Tanton. l Board of Arbitration ' Messrs. 0.1‘. McCarthy, Harry Prldham, Jchn P. Wallace, E.A. luccuc. J.W.D _C-a»m'pbell, Ever- ett Williams. tlie Rev. P Walsh. Messrs. Howard Dunbar, John Mc- l Intosh, H. Jelly. HD. Corbett. Keith Pratt, Qedric Hunter, A J. Matthews. \ _ Auditors: Messrs. J .W. Waugh and James Pike. Agrlzuliirxe. MeEsrs. A.D. O'Brien, Leo Daltcu. Cari Weeks, John Wal- lace. Herbert Matthews. Fisheries: Messrs. Johan McIn- trisli. Jcliiii C. Matthews, William Lcavitt, Peter Murphy, the Rev. Eric Robin. Transportation: I'll-e Rev. W,l-‘.. Monaglian. Mcssvs. Walter Bor- nard, Carl Weeks. Jc-hn A. Calla- ghan. Sanford Phillips. Publicity and Tourist: Messrs. Albert Noonui, Cyril Leard. J.W.D. cnmpbcll, the Rev. WE. Moiiaghan, Messrs. Omerr Bernard, John My- rick. Claude McNeill. Meinbcritiiii: lilcrsrs. Haber Cor- bett. Earl Stetson. J.B. Morris-soy. Albori. Bernard, Cyril Leafd, Mer- ili Oallrghaii. Mr. Phillips, tlie newly clcclcd President ionk over the lzuslncss 0i meeting. Hr cxpreiised his pleasure at being clcvtcrl Presid- oyii, and ass-turd tlic meeting that he would do all in his pcwver to further lll/g i|it£"l‘.‘5‘s of tlie onloo- lzailon, l-lc-lhcn callrd Cn all m0" present to bring forth any new buslnrss iticy might have b0 dlS- cuss. Tlic question of paving roads in this part of tlie Province was discussed at srmri lenfllili- The irarsoort-zlion committee was instructed lo contact the proper authorities in PHD"! l0 this Witter. Tho question of bcltar bus sar- vlce was discussed urd it WI: R0- ommended ‘that tlie Bus Comp- any te petitioned to have an ad- ditional bu: on llin Tlgnlsh-Sum- moi-side route this Summer. i Several moinfccrs voiced their views cn tho lack o! lntel 0400m- modalion ln this pzi-t of the Prov- lncc. _ ‘The Tcurln. Committee was then asked to investigate the possibility of having hotels established in Al- bai-lon and Query. In order l0 stimulate greater in- Rcv. . tcrest in the Board of Trade, it was decided to hold the meetings of the Board in AJberton, Tignisli, and O'Leary in ttieir turn. The next meeting is to be held in Tignish, June 11 at 7.130 p.m. ‘Tile follow meeting is to be held in ()'Leai;'y. Before the meeting adjourned. a vol." of thanks “as tendered tlic retiring President. lvlr. Tanion for his untiriiig efforts on behalf of iliC Board cf Trade during tlie past. two _vcar.=.. ‘Appoint Standing ilommiltoes For Year Skids Y's Men The regular weekly meeting of tlie Y's Men's Club was held» Thursday evening in the ‘Presby- lcrian Hull with the new Presi- dent Arch Hopkins, ‘m the chair. As this was the first ins-cling of the new icrni, it was devoted en- tirely to business. ‘ Recommendations from tlie Directors’ meeting liefd earlier in the week were read and approv- ed. On motion by Hillard Clark. $26.00 was donated to tlic lirnl Dental Clinic. Lucas Allen read a lcttcr acknowledging receipt oi‘ postage stamps donated towards, the Bishop's Fund. It was decided that instead of disconliliihng meetings during tlic summer inoiiiiis, a monthly meeting would lie held, which would possllfy lake the form of a picnic or gath- cring at one c-f the member's ‘summer cottages. - . Plans for the Y's Men's conven- tion at Sydney were iliscussed acid Horace Mnr-Farlane was iiinfie ‘ chairman of the committee to make tlic necessary arrangements. I Appreciation to tlic ladies of all Chllrclfis for the very fliie meals \\’l‘li('ll liiid been served was ox- presscd by Alan Holman. The following arc the tees iianicrl for the year: Program: Roy Diiye, chairman; Clarence Mr-rcer, Frank Caineior... cum i u lt- Bocl-al: Clarence Mercer, ciulh‘ man; Chas. Lliikleltei", Lowell Hancock. Y. M. C. A_: Gcol Mcikle, chair- man; Morlcy M. Boll. Edwin llliiey. Bathing Projects: Ross Mac- Kcnzlc, Chairman Fred Blnglism, Jock Hcipkirit. World Cutlo-uk: Rev. Chas.‘ Carnegy, chairman; 1,’.:iilsliy' Wil- lcti, Frank Jenkins lPhilRtelrail. Service Activities: Alan Hol- man, chairman; Ralph MarFai- lane. Clill) Property: Arthur Rogers, chairman; Aid Sliccii. Boy Scouts: W. A. Currie. chair- man; Horace MacFarlutie, Chas. Liiikiclior. Edwin Ester. Club Extension: Alli-son Mac- Leali, chairman; David Liilslonc. Membership and Attendance: Allison MacLeaii. Gun‘ Lindsay Willell, chairman; Lloyd Geri-ill, Hillard Clark. 8. Y. C. 1_: Lowell Hancock, chairman; W. M. Mellisli. Bulletin and Publicity: Geo. Meikle. chairman; L» R. Allcn. Herbert Slrlght. Finance: Gcn. Clarke. chair- man; H. T. Iiolinun, Jr.. Roy Daye. Don Scars. Historians: R. B_ Hinton. chair- man; Harold Rodd-S. ‘ I-‘Ety LARGE CITIES Then- or, only 58 cities with n popui-z-licn of more than 100,000 in Ill of India. .whei"c Requiem High Mass This column l; reserved for new; of local interest. but advertising 00 g newly nature may b; liuerul ll five Mata a word ltgintl! pay- oatuzn FOR rims Frau The firemen were called to a flue fire at 85 Woylnoutli Street at 0-35 yesterday morning. There was no damage, FUNERAL AT CHURCHILL- The funeral of the late Mrs. Neill MacDonald was held yesterday afternoon from tho residence at her son, Percy MacDonald. Chur. chill. Services at the homo and Brave were conducted by Rev. G, Carlyle Webster. Interment w“ in Argyle Shore Cemetery. m, pallbearers were: W. K. Rolerson, Daniel MacKirmon, Fred Buchan- n. Nell D; McFadyen, Lemuel Lamont and Gordon Lgmonl; "FUNERAL SERVICES -_ Th, funlerai of Miss Gertrude Smith l"’_ Place yesterday morning at 9 oclock from her late residrncg at‘ Johnston's River to tlie Church o the Sacred Heart, Mt, Rygn celcbrat rt b was . l? y Rev. Louis Cali. alhan who also conducted in; Sell/l“? at the grave. The pail- hearers were Messrs. Joseph gralil, Thomas Brazil, Marlin "Wei. Frederick McKenzie, A..- llIQII-i’ Bengali and Herbert Bea- san. Interment was in Fort Aug- ustus Cemetery. ' srznvlca AT lNFlRMARy_ TTlllily Y_P.U. held a short cun- cerl last evening for the bengfifi l . of the patients at the Infirmary. AllCl" ‘lllllly-five members made llle lFID. accompanied by Len Jordan and lii-s Eastern Rhythm Boys. Items of the program were, l!‘ Piano duet by Peter MacDonald and Phyllis Altken, also solos by Slilflee Dalziel and Beverley smllll- Hishllicht was the enter- iainmcnt provided by Lu; Jordan and the Eastern Rhythm Boysl Earl ‘Hardy obliged by a fin selections on the guitar. Between pieces Peter MacDonald led ivn a llvely Sink-song. The concert closed With uie singing or “Ania Lang Syne." MURRAY ruianoua NORTH LADIES‘ AID-The regular March monthly meeting of the Ladies’ Aid met; at the home of Mrs. Chester MacLure. ‘The president, Rev. Mrs. C. D. Henderson pre- sided. The meeting openad with singing Psalm 7'1 followed by the L°T°l'$ Pfllye!‘ in unison. The Scripture Lesson was then read responsively from the 5th chap- ter of Acts, verses 27-42. Expo- sition of the Lesson was given by Mrs. Wm. Kennedy. Mrs. MacLure then led in prayer. The routine business of the meeting was tlien carried out, after which a very pleasant feature was the presentation of a Presbyterian Book of Praise to the retiring president, Mrs. Bent. Clow, for her faithful services rendered for the past forty years. The president read the address and the presen- tation was made by Mrs, Malinda’ Henderson. Mrs. Bell]. Clow made |a fitting reply. thanking nie Soci-l loty for the gift and trusting that the work of the Ladies‘ Aid would continue to prosper in this place. The meeting was brought to a. close with singing Hymn 454 and lrepeating the Mispah Benediction. Mr. Erngst Chapelle of Van- couver. has arrived in the City on a visitto his old homc in BPllfhic-ti. He plans to remain r. ‘couple oi’ ninntlis and is stsgaiiig ‘with his mother al tlic home of Act, Mr. Prod Chappelle. 1 STILL l0 SIGNAL (Continued frcm Page l) alien the fire broke out. Another, Tralan Lucaci, 45, was asphyxi- aterl when he triad to reach saf- ety through the dense smoke.- “Thc smoke ll definitely less now and things are beginning tol look considerably better," said Mr. McLean. llc would give no opin- imi as tn the men's fate or when they would be reached. A Clgaret Stub’! He said lie had no idea how the flre started, although earlier- reports attributed it possibly to a. cigiirat stub. He said there is no "lllnCh room" witere the fire broke out, but described the spot as "a place where the men cat their lunch and blow smoke." Carson Miller, one of the res- cua squad from the l-lollinger mine in Ontario, came up from his shift on the eighth level to- day and had a good chance of surviving "if they stay down there where air is going to them all the time." Guasses as to the trapped men's chances of survival ranged from 100 to 1 against to fervent hope " they had been able to go stiflin- iently deep into the mine to es- cape the fire and smoke. Too Late‘ To Clasify rmr sans-min sTAivLi-zv as plane. Phone 2582-J. roiimsAts-liiisi cnnvsbpufmfs motor, good tires. To ba seen at Town Taxi. Summer-side, if am. to ti p.m. l50AR—SA-I.Iil Ilia? "iiofiifilfiiif- luxe sedan: 198B Wlllys couoo, Hornsby‘: Bakery. Phone 1468. iFFRMEKiIii llpiinnwoob"i'ii'vi'i softwood. Phone 486. Ra" iilimcl-Icocicsnvrr‘ mac? , tor 70. condition like new; also disc harrow and lever barrow. Apply Earl Willis, Kingston. FOR DALI-ZN BUSIIELS COB- bler Foundation: also 2J0 bush- els Foundation Seconds and Bcbago Certified. R. F. Con- nolly, Dunlteffnagc. said the trapped men‘ Competent Insurance Service St. Joseph's lionvent Observes feast Wednesday, the feast of Patronage of St. Joseph, was fit- tlngly observed at Si. Joseph's Convent. In the morning, at; ‘l o'clock, mass was oflered by the .Chaplain, Rev. Leo Harrell. A large number of sodallsts, and pupils of tlie school, attended, and received Holy Communion. l At 1,30 in the evening Pontifical Benediction was givcii by I-lis' ,Excellency, Bishop Boyle, assisted‘ by Rev. A. L. Harrell and Rev.‘ ‘Kenneth MaoMlilan. Rev. F. L,‘ Connolly, Rev. John Gaudet, Reixi D, P, Croken, and Rev, Bernard Gillia‘ were also present. Approp- riate hymns were pleasingly" ren- dered by the Sodality Choir. The impressive ceremony of the At the conclusion of tlie ser- vlce the members repaired tn the Scflallty Hall where a dainty‘, lunch was served by the cniiimit- 5 tee in charge. | PIIFRIIGATIINFOF (Continued frcm Page 1i ‘, islative duties, I have inuclil pleasure in congratulating you on the earnest and thorough marlin-r with which you have applied yourselves to the public business and upon the useful measures‘ which you have enacted. - "I thank you for the liliriziil ‘provision you have made for carrying on the public services ofi lthe Province, and I assure youl ,that the monies appropriated will be carefully and economically ex-' pended. ‘ 1 "May the hand o! Divine Provi- |dence which has guided you dur- ilng your labours of the Session, protect you during the recess,‘ and bring you back to another Session endowed with Lhc sazne‘ spirit of devotion to duty as _\nu have already displayed." c. J.‘ Bills Assenmd To ‘ Following ‘is the list of bills assented t0 yesterday by llLi Honour: i Ari Act to amend the Dal ry- men‘s Association Act. I An Act to amend the Apprenlice- l ship Act. l An Act to amend the Children's ‘ Act. An Act to provide for unifor- mily of time throughout the Prov- ‘irice. , An blem A-u Act. An Act to amend the Statute ‘o! Llmitfllioiis. I An Act to amend the Judgment and Execution Act. ‘ Ari Act. to amend tho Intestaoy Act. An Act to amend tlia Registry. i Act respeciing a floral cm- for Prince Edward Island. Act to amend the Judicature An Act to amend tlie Evidence Act. l An Act to amend “the Profcision Act". l An Act to incorporate tlic Ken- ‘si-ngton Driving Park Association‘ Limited. , An Act to amend an Acl. to in- ! {corporate Sinclair and Stewart Limited. i l An Act to provide for the lie-i Legal ensllig or registration of certain corporations and persons. An Act to suspend temporarily ‘the imposition of income taxcs, success] duties and certain col‘- poratiom taxes_ The Prince Edward Island Cor- ‘poration Income Tax Act. | Ari Act to amend the Soiirls ln- corporation Act. 1010. l An Act to ‘incorporate the trus- tees of the Murray Harbour Ccmt- ‘ All Acl respecting the uniform itciillil of bread. An Act to anicud tlie Chancery Act. An Act to regulate and license inns and restaurants. Ari the , liava A Talk With MORTON DEW RUMMAGE HIE MARKET BUILDING TODAY 3 n. Ill. rustic iionci: Thompson Pond located u! the Suffolk Road is incloied properly. No fishing or shoot’- ing permitted. Trespussers will be pro"'"‘2d. .._...-i ‘All’ All iuziiiciidfilwlirraiilfttlra? . Ealéla-lirl All. reception of new members into A“ A , ‘n l m‘ we V“ . = . i- ii i: : l ggxeflgflilyllvtkxailggfli;115st?‘bvhis Sltlllsiivs A... ‘ ' O , '10 I15!) A . ,, ,. preached ‘m ‘nstrucuve mm h“ Afllii Ati in ii.i.ciirl tlic Insurance spmn“ 5erm°n befilllng the "U" Ail Ail reaper-thug the ’I‘rea5ury cashm- ‘ D('l).1i|l‘iil'iii Act lii niiicnd llie Real Pro- All. Ai-i in nnicnd tlie Game Act, .‘\tl tzi fllliElZlCi an Act to in.- ‘nit: tlie Charlottetown Hos- Act to further amend a‘ Act l!ii'Ql‘llC‘i'£1l.lliQ R. T. Holman Limits-Ll. An Acl lo amend the town 0C Hirdoii Incorporation Act, 191B. Ari Act to incorporate the PIiIiCI Eilivard Island Innkeepers’ Assoc- laiion. Au Act to incorporate the Prince Edward Island Rural BEGUUIICDI lion Society. An Act to incorporate Wnghl and Bell Limited. An Act to amend an Act rc- speirtlng bacterial ring rotmnd other plant diseases and pests An Act to amend an Act r0- spr-i-iing the Legislative Assembly An Act lo amend the Public D parimciiis Act. An Act to amend the Inlnrprl- laiion Act. Au Act inspecting the Trust“ Boairi of tlie Presbyterian Church j 1n Canada An Act. to amend an Act to in. corporate tlie Dunk River Dairy- ing Company. An Act iu constitute the Prov- ince of Prince Edward Island d certified sccrl arca for the pro- ‘(lUCliOII of potatoes. ‘, An Act. to amend “The Public Service Superannuation Act." An Act to authorize the Gov- ernment of Prince Edward Island to cnlcr into an agreement with the Government of Canada with respect to the collection of cor- poration income tax. An Act in amend the Road Act. 1936. An Act to amend Act. An Id respecting the produc- tion. procellng and distribution of fluid milk and cream. An Act to amend tho Teachers’ Stiiperannuation Act. the Probate An Act to amend the Publid Utilities Act, An Act to amend the Public School Act. An Act to provide for the estab- lishment of g reformatory or 1n- duslrlial farm for juvenile of- fenders. An Act respecting well drillers. An Act for appropriating cer- tain monies therein mentlonedfor the public service for tlie fiscal year ending 31st March, 1948, and for tlie first part of the year end- lut! 31st March. 1949. TOURISLIRAFFIG iConiiniied frcm Page 1) his predictions on the thousand! of lclicrs of enquiry received by the Bureau during the past faw weeks. In tlie past lit‘ iiiuiibcr of lctlci-s mcclvcd from ))l‘O$pt‘L‘ll\’-3 'v':$li(‘.l‘$ to Canada provrd a very fuir lQPQFGIIlClII‘ for prediction its to the tatnl number lo visit the Dcniiniciir. Sliic: T-‘Llfiilfiiili iiiid hnicl rates lii Canada ccntlnruc to be relatively cxplnincd tlic Act to make uniform the. . . ‘h l()\\‘(‘l‘ than lii the United law respecting bills of sale iiii-i mu‘ c _ . ., ~ Wham!‘ nlorlgngps Stats‘... lii. Sillflhfilalfldliili resorts A A“ xveslmml‘ ‘Top mm,“ i‘il]ii_\ a vcry gloat adlantngc over ‘ n ' 5 those south of tlic llihtcd States gages for securing tlie IHIFCHHFC price of seed potatoes and fcr- illizer. ._ An Acl. to amend tlic GZlnlJlJlE Tax Act. , , An Act. to consolidati- and anicnil the acts to incorporate tlic Cnsr- Jotletown Young Men's Christian 'Asiioclation. ' ‘ An Act to incorporate tlic Cliill- .nlic Women's Lcaguc Scholarships Association diocese nf Charlotte- town. Ari Ari to amcilil :in Act to ‘n- corporate the tiiwii iif Miiiitaiguc. An Act to further amend tlie Sumnierside Incorporation Act, 1901i, and amciidmriiils thereto. An Act to authorize tlic issue of debentures by the City oi Char- lolielowci. An Act. to anieild an Act to in- corporate the town of Georizcloivii. An Act to authorize the lssiic of debentures by tlic City of Char- loitetown for tlic Commissioners of Sewers and Water Supply. An Act lo incorporate Church of God-West Dcvoii. Ari Ac_t to incorporate tlic Wliu: Spot Raceway Association Liniried_ An Act to amend an Act to iii- corpnraie tlic lnwn of Alliertiill. An Act to amend illl Act lo l1.- corporate Maritime Hospital Ser- vice Association. till.‘ border. Nr-iv 'I'i,urlst Bonk linimiisiica‘ tourist . dii Vacations lliiliiniit- ca" ova.» ( cred in iiicnibcrs of the ilniisc of Cmiiiiioiis and Senate. ‘Losing llri llllZ.‘. iiicinbcrs scanned H5 pain-s anti illustrations l0 see if lllvll‘ cniisiitilciiclos wore, icpre- seiitrd. .\lli’lllJi‘l'5 found mi page rig-fit ll iiliriiirgriiiili of "ii typical lialliliin bcncii. Prliici- lidlvard Is- land." (lii page R4 is a lillllf‘ llllllli)‘ 'ai:.‘i of Cave ah Bunch at the Nfitlhllul Park. Emphasis is laid in ilie bticiklcl on Canada's “uncrowd- ed bcaclics." One of the few ccnlrcs ignored lii tho booklet lssucd by llle Trill" and Cc-"iiiiicrco Department is the city of Iodmsriion which Trndc and Coniiiicrrc l\li'.ii~i HncKinnon | i‘0l1l‘i58lil‘. in pa: iiciii. . \lr Cl‘ CPR EARXIYGS ltrril 24 - iCPl - Canadirin I’ Railway minim“? tcdav rriieri Gross carbine: o! $5.72i.i‘.Ih fire ii;c “tick Flllillfl April "ll, 101,7. . n ‘iicrrnse nl $801,000 or ‘n 7 Illl’ t'c‘::l iriiiii tlic Stlitiicfill i total for the lilac period last y?"-