Maxims of a More Man Hear and see and say the best. T4 PAGES 9 Qliuur 'l'Il'I PI OPl.I'O PAPI CHARIIYPTETOWN. CANADA. SATURDAY. AUGUST 6. 1955 l-lurricane Connie Now SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico iAPl- Htn-ru-ane Connie posed a threat Friday night to a long arc of is- lends from the Leewards to the Boonmas. It was boiling in from the Atlantic in the region's most .(PTltltl! storm of the year. The ueather bureau said that it gt holds her present course west amt ut-ct-northweslward. the hut- lcanc's centre will pass near Purim Rico's north coast Satur- dnl ncltt Winds up to 125 miles lit. llllll" were reported whirling ll ,3, ;. G3 mtlrs from the centre. F...-..-mt motctucnt was 17 miles an htvttt 'l00 Above In Boston Friday tlllltiAt;0 tAPl-Temperatures eased in a large section of the mid- ur-tcrn United States Friday. but fllPl' boiled up again in New Eng- latul tho tt-mperature hit 100 in Bos- w .n tn;tl-ollernoon. It broke the VFH l'tl of 99 for the date and also not ti high for the year. The torrid spell persisted in the east the south and the desert atlas of the soulhwcst. Readings art-ttttl mitl - tlay included New it'l'i- ('lll' M2 Portland. Me. 96; ltllvlillll N. H. 95; St. Lotus 9.1: linlns 20. To Sponsor Seminar l;xI.ll'AX WP! S It was an- .mtmt-rd here Friday that the At- trlilllll provtttt-es economic council in” sponsor a seminar in Frede- rirtton Snpl l5-I7. Details of the tttrce rial program are incomplete. - . T C omtng Events Pmwc Belfast Hall August nth. lour Saturday night Jamboree; -Fort-m. ntnwp Vernon River l-lall, Tues- dzty. .-ltluxtst flth. Ice Cream festival in Wbeailey liver Hall. Tuesday August 9th. D a no e reireshments Kelly's ('rn-s School . Monday. August I. H il st ti ' . mggtgrmn ur or meat dance lot 8 parish picnic at West "ii" W738". Tuesdly. Algust I. R"IIUiIr Stock Car Dance Tues- day night. Covehend Raceway. Danes. Fsnningbrook Icbool. MI. ltl. Burke's Orchestra. Barn Dance. Vernon Iall. I'ednesda,, August 10th. Showing at Mt. Stewart Satur- dhv night: "Johnnie Stool Pig- eon". detective story. Time 3.30. llegular Saturday night dance. St. Peter's Hall. Al Blanchardis Orchestra. Dancing in Norhoro School. Mon- day. August lith. eponso ed by Norboro W1. Sale of lunches. l Fire Outlook In Ontario is improving By THE CANADIAN PRESS Fire - fighters. begrimed and. caustic. declared Friday that an acrid whiff of victory is discern- ible amidst the smoke of Ontario's fire-ravaged forests. Officials said prospects for quell- ing Ontario's worst-ever fire out- break look better than at any time in three blistering months of smoke, sweet and destruction. "it's better than it's been all summer." said Jack Dillon. chief of forest protection at the depart- ment of lands and forests. "Thurs day's rain made all the differenctv we could have hoped. At last we've- got the upper hand and we're nutl to keep winning." US L00 Regular Dance. Stanley Bridge Pvery Tuesday. Rollie McKenaie's DRAW NET TIGHTER Thursday's s u d d e n downpour. . ending weeks of drought in many. areas. didn't last long. But it llavel 4,500 tire-fighters a chance they were waiting for. With renewed vigor they set out to draw in the net of firelines they have manned all summer long. In some districts more rain fell- Frlday but the flash of lightningl gmong the leaves may well offset its benefits. foresters said. In 24 hours to Friday evenlng,! fighters reduced the province's fire total from I30 to 123. lowest in six weeks. Twelve were out of con- trol. but none were moving. Mr. Dillon said. QUEBEC tCPl The Uniledl states Navy cruisers Osberg and! Snyder arrived here Friday froml New York for a three-day courtesyl visll. Sightseeing tours and other; activities have been arranged fort the 460 officers and ratings tromy both ships. Potato Acreage Up Ottawa Orchestra. llnnce Stanliope and Covehead Community Hall Saturday. Aug. Gth. Dancing 9 to 12. Dance Ellinlvale School. Mon- '1""- Mlllllsl 8. Boudreault's Or- til1t'Kll'Fi. Hutu dance at Oiitf Peiers'. Rclln Flay. Monday. August I. Now to it! .10 Canteen. (.tIlll(' - to atiniversary supper St Dnxtd Church Hall. George- Icwn. Wednesday, August ltlth. Inner. West Royalty Hall, llwlnesdny. Rollie McKenzle's l'Wll;c;;rs. Canteen lervice. 0.3) 0 .. . Just arrH'('d fluc bricks. Large Mwrttrient asphalt shingles on hand. R. L. nickleson. New Glas- lots". Notice .- Buying live fowl every ;""5'iH5'- Will pick up at farms. 5” rush Pliruc (i.(l. Green and Sons. Emet-aid. ' ice cream festival Bauer and we of Home cooking Bella River Ch )1 Mgrlcn illitlillids. Thursday evening '1 lttll be buying fowl every Mou- '-ufrnm l to 7 pm. and Tuesday ' Mil pick up and pay at the "m5 Fnyintz hisbeet met-lm prices A P. Gallant. Rusttco. o,n,AwA (CF)-Cmadw. when There will be a pantry sale is acrelle has dropped this year to 5' Legion Hall in garden as up a 11-year low of 21,504,000 acres. - . p.m. by the bureau of statistics reported a Ladies Auxilliary at an 391-. Friday. The swing to coarse grain 9" Lesion Branch. tings has been bigger than an- B"Vl'1tl Piss Mon gem Ru '1”, 543531) mm": T""d”- PMWM 9 acro plant: to wheat last year York 1 am: and the 1 mm average at 41- 3-00: Mount ss.Iss.9oo. e prairie wheat acre- tluld 3-80: age is estimated at snstzono. down M, "Mr -F P A from .en.soo last year and the .m,". 'N - 0WMl 5-31 10-year sverlle of a1,tss.oon. The whom; aw Glasgow I 'n.m.: estimate is based on a bureau eur- M n..yV Iver 10; Holmes CQI'- of farms last June. ,,,,, ' gotw Him I P-ll-f IoI- bureau gt an indication of - . Deseb ' arch when Cana- IIIJXI acres to low. but prairie caused farmers pinata still fur- I dlyatPred- Wed- white mum-"A5 lmisslon to Charlottetown. stating Crop Statistics acres of spring wheat and 582.000 sharply. the bureau reported a few days ago that prairie grain R095 are showing excellent progrest and la- an-ecast that yields will be above- average. estimated at sossoo. with Hm last van. in Navy fraternize at the Railway Wharf yesterday shortly afer three warships docked. The Buckingham. The ships are schedued Coastal Shipping Hearing UNDER rwo FLAGS IN HARLTTETWN Sailors from the United States from the U.S.S. Cross. the USS. Navy and from the Royal Canad- Johnny I-Iutchins and li.M.C.S. to re-l men are main in port until Monday and of- .35 floors and men have a busy pro-l gram for the week-end, including aquatic sports today and church parade tomorrow. National Defence Photo Strong lslancl Prese-niation9 For Low-Cost Rates Great Britain must secure dollars l in existence in Canada. He show- ”If we restrict the commerce if Britain in Canadian waters and deprive them of dollars that they have previously earned we will be depriving our i)I'lmtIl'.V producers of a part of their live- llhood." said Hon. Eugene Cullen. Minister of Agriculture. IPP9-W in before the Royal Commission on Coastal Shipping which met at the Court House in Charlottetown yesterday. Justice Wishsrt Spence ol the Superior Court of Ontario was chairman of the Commission which included Mr. William N. Wickwirc. Halifax. and Mr. Mar- cel Belanger. C.A.. Quebec City- Premler A. W. Matheson wel- comed the members of the Com- that Prince Edward Island is in- terested In low cost shipping. He said that water shipping is and glways has been an important item in the economy of the Prov- ince. He went on record as sup- porting the other three Atlantic Provinces regarding the shlpplnlz agreement in effect with "IE United Kingdom Mr. .l. O. C Campbell. Q.C.. who represented the Government of Prince Edward Island I00 West Point Ferries Ltd. at the he”-mg. emphggiud the fact that Issues flier and increase plantings of coarse grains. WHEAT ACREAGE BMALL The bureau forecast the wheat acreage as the smallest since 1943 and the rye acreage the smallest . since 1947. But it also a record barley acreage end sharply increased acrellu of oats and flaxsced. For all Canada the wheat esti- mgtp -is made up of 20,922,400 of winter wheat. While the estimate is down nu ' to oil yearspota acrugg edtothe if they are going to buy Canadian t ed that in Canada where com- products. As an instance he cited) petitive shipping is allowed. the the fact that some years ago. the British taste was for Denmark bacon. "The Canadian bacon has to some extent captured the pal- ate of the British consumer and we would suffer greatly if rate on potatoes from Prince Edward -Island to Florida with all; Girl Stowaway y On Destroyer LONG BEACH, Calif. tAPl-A ldyear-old l-Iawiian girl Friday was reported a stowaway aboard the Canadian destroyer Athabas- n The girl, identified as Docelyn Pilapll. got aboard the warship with some men and officers of the Royal Canadian Navy in Honolulu. naval sources indicated. Just how. the naval said, was a mystery. The Athabaskan and its sister destroyer Cayuga are due to ar- rive Sunday fram Pearl Harbor. Invitations for the press to meet the warships had already been is- sued when the stowswsy was found. Canadian consuler attaches said all invitations have been ac- cepted. IOLIICIS LOBSTER COMPLAINT HALIFAX (CF) - Halifax County's trade committee com- plained loudy about lobster canteen Covers Prince Edward. Island Like the Dew PRICE5e T0 RUSSIAFOR MARKETS Farm S-utplus items May Go Behind Curtain y OVID A. MARTIN . WASHINGTON (AP) e- Now that world tensions are easing, the United States may try to sell some of its huge farm surpluses to Russia and satellites, officials said Friday. . I I These government farm officials said they expect the Eisenhower administration to re-explore soon the feasibility of resuming trade wlth Iron Curtain coun- tries. The administration has been re- luctant to do this largely because of a belief that American consum-1 ers would disapprove such sales at prices below those prevailing in the U. S. The lower prices would be necessary under world compet- itive conditions. Federatinn led the ofllcials to pre- dict early review of the matter. CONTRIBUTION TO PEACE He said resumption of trade relations with Russia would con- tribute to world peace and would operators along the highways who doused their wares with water from nearby streams to make them look fresh. ipowerful American Farm Burcau be a major step in expanding markets for U. S farm products. Other developments which were said to be exerting an influence toward trade reopening included: A speech made at East Lansing.- Mich., Thursday night by Pres- ident Charles B Slittmau of the A shocking tragedy claimed the. life of a nine year old Mount. , Stewart child yesterday afternoon when Brenda Affleck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frances Affleck. was killed instantly as she iclli from a tractor on which she was riding with her eighteen year olrif brother Jackie. A trailer loarledi with hay being towed by the Contracts In The following Prince Edward Island projects were among con-, t.ra'bts awarded by the Federal De-l partment of Public Works during the month of July. according to an official release from Ottawa yes- -Apples Baked Trges Graham": Pond dr dging- Il d LONDON. Ont. (CF)-Now you yllverett Wellner. Jr., Charlotte- can get baked apples right off town, 338,925. the trees. l Neufrage. dredging; Lloyd Eve - ny. ., . Poverty Beach. breakwater and landing. Morrison and Summerside, 321-L295. ChildKilled In Fall From Tractor At Mt. Stewart Federal Public Works 1. Recent action of Canada in selling surplus butter and grain to Iron Curtain countries 2. Easing of tensions between East and West as a result of the recent Geneva ctmfei'etlce and the exchange visits of American and Russian farmers. MOUNTING SURPLUSEB A third factor influencing gov ernment thinking is the admin- istration's desire to find new out- lets for the mounting farm sur- pluses Russia. because of lagging agricultural production at home. is known to be in the market for grain. butter and food fats-items in the II. S. surplus supplies. Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson announced Friday he will go to Europe this fall to confer with U S. representatives there and with foreign governments on disposing of farm surpluses. The trip was suggested by president tractor passed over the child crushing her skull. She was dead when taken to Dr Shepherd's of- fice a few mnules later. Besides her sorrowng parcnts surviving brothers and sisters are: Jackie 18. Grace 16, Dianne 7 and Lorne 6. At a late hour last night It was not known whether an in- quest would be held. P.E. Island ett Wellner. Jr.. Charlottetown. WL500. E Contracts for all Canada totalled lsenliower. At the same time, the depart McRac, for dredging contracts. 99,057,008. The amount of new works was 37.145358. the Depart- ment reported. Of the remainder 3826388 went towards repair and maintenance of existing govern- ment structures and 3974.121 was ment announced that its exports of wheat under the International Wheat Agreement for the market- ing year ended Aug. 1 tell about 56,000,000 bushels short of its quota of l95,000,000 bushels. Other exporting counnles also failed to fill their quotas. Good crops in im- ,porting areas held down the inter- natlonal movement of the grain. Largest contract. valued at Sit.- 134.379. went to Ross-Meagher Ltd. Ottawa. for construction of a new chemical laboratory bulding for the mines department in Ottawa. Fruit growers in this rich west- ern Ontario orchard district don't like the idea though. Continued hot weather had reports circulat- ing that apples are "cooking on the trees.” t "Near the tops of the trees you can push your finger right through them as though they were applesauce," one grower said Apparently fruit and vegetab- les are not even safe in cans Canned goods in is London store i Naval Person A joint service parade of visit- .-ing Canadian and American Naval 1 personnel will combine with mem- t bers of local Army Units to attend church tomorrow morning at Trln-l any United Clutch and at st. Dun-l zstanis Basilica. The R.C.C.S. Band' . . have been reported exploding m PEI R , Hp H t dd . , . e . .. cg.tReccel Band and :21; (l,nt'l'll:ldC'tl1gll. giilatgliee all:-verdlge bfucraezi-" "A "'9 high '9mP9”t ghe'Boy;tSctt;ut's Bugle Band will, 55 cents per cwt. while in the 9 "l U 9" "cm i we State of Maine which is closer to were to lose this market. acquired Florida than this Province, the after so many years." he said. Mr. Campbell made sons between the shipping rates cents per cwt. I COmDHl'i- exist. is rate where no competitive ratesl in the vicinity of 67 The army parade will move offl from the armourles at . 10.35 and' the Navy will leave the Railway L. POPULATION INCREASE at Church Parade Tomorrow A SAFIDAN: LAMS PERSONAUTY. nel in Big Church: R.C. party to St. Dun- st.-.n's. The Army will parade along . Kent to Prince where the R C.; party will break off at Richmond to Great George to the Basilica. E The combined parades will re t form on I-lillshoro Square and will proceed along Richmond Street where the solute will be taken in front of the Provincial Building by His Honour, Lleut. Governor T. W.' Prowse. The parade will divldel Queen Street with the The population of Venezuela last year increased by about 249.558 to Navyv Wharf at 10.40. The routes of march are: Navy Protestant onrty party going south to Water streetl and the Army going North to Kent. in the United States and those (Continued on page 10. col. ill bring the will to 5.058.000. I810!!! 9111109 Stud '5 Tl'l""'y The C0lTlblHt3t'i Parade will be . I A H ' under comand of Captain J. J. ,3... .,..,..,.,”.,W .,.,,,-. . --?y -..r . . -H e.V939--vye-us-up(5-yx-vwy3,wpow2IVirS!gf?yg't”ty4"r1fyy5dqq7i”VVFW ',.;.-.-e-n:-- H;-. "auburn-,' Commnyy VRD RCN 1R1 Herd . l I t - I ... ;I ' No Aid For Ont. Farmers Minister Thomas of Ontario said Friday there is little likelihood of federal financial aid being grant- province's drought- stricken farmers. he minister denied earlier re- ports that aid lied been offered I: Ottawa and said there" is no t for such assistance be rented. Y His Honour I'. A t Gover-t” not Prowse being welcomed yea- wt. NAVAL .1-4.; (yr. WELCOME a by Roberts. Li. C Search For Cigaret Cause Of Accident TORONTO tCPl-by searching trol of his car and it rolled over for a cigeret in a speeding car three limes A carpenter. Tuesday Donald Patterson. 31. of h hospital from injuries. nearby Pickering and a native of AHDIIIGHSOP mffcred I broken in e. Halifax, caused an accident that resulted in his death Friday. survived Pattwsna is Police said Patterson lost con- widow and one son. Barry, he died it read: "Congratulations. You 1' by his abletovisithersishr.TIIycssne 4. ” ”- 102 In Toronto Ierday on board H.M.C.S. Buclo -Dept. of National Defence piiotntl TORONTO tCPt - Mrs .lsne TORONTO (CPF - Alrlc-.mirc ' from her elder sister. Mrs. Sarah Second in command will be Lieut Colonel A. W. Rogers. El). The ldlutant will hc Licttl Jnmesl C1HPi""- RC-V Regimental Sort:-i cant Major is J J. Smith. E.M. Windstorm Hi: Vermont Town BURLINGTON. Vi. lAPl windslorm with gusts of tlhan 60 miles an hour. struck the Illurllnglon arco lntr l"rtr1av Police said several buildings. trees nnrl automobiles were rinm-l aEPd by falling limbs Power llnbsl were also down in South Burlmtz inn -- A more I Actress Susan Ball Dies At 21 L08 ANGELES 'AP' - Motion picture actress Susan Ball died at 4:.1S p. m. PDT Friday in a private residence to which she had been taken recently from the City of Hope Hospital. She succumbed to cancer of the lung She was 2i years old and the wife of actor Richard Long More than ill months ago she underwent an operation for re- moval of her right leg below the hip because of cancer. Since then she married and appeared in a movie and on television. It was hoped the surgery had cured her. However, the ailment recurred and last July it her condition was described as serious . Tutty of suburban North York.i nRAA::(I)'; mm?" t-Tm" mm ....... ........".::. e...t'":." much as .s.ooo.oon bushels of bar- ley to apbie. D. A. Brown. as- oistaat Iupcrlntendent of the Dominion Experimental Farm. said Thursday. fie said accurate aguree could not be calculated but a conservative loss estimate would be close to the 5,000,000 mark. Sisters 100 And celebrating her Thursday. received a telegram Johnston who is 10!. made it." Mrs. Johnston. who also lives to oronto. is bed-riddu and was im- here from England 70 years ago. TORONTO tCPl-Minimum and mazimum temperatures" Min Matt: Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . .. 46 87 Vancouver . . 54 72 Victoria 52 76 Edmonton 40 73 C1ilL'iIry . . . 45 76 Regina 48 79 Winnipeg 82 ill Toronto 74 95 Otlavta 70 ll! Mnulreal 74 9!- Qttehec . 71 R! Fredericton . . 57 N Saint John ., . 55 no Mnnctnn 5R til Halifax .. 58 70 Charlottetown . no It Sydney 5.1 M Yarmouth 50 70 St. .lohn's .. ... 49 72 HALIFAX (('Pt- The weather office here says cooler and tirier -air is spreading sottlheastward over eastern Canada and tern pcratuaes will return to seasonahle levels in most forecast regions Saturday. A high-pressttre area over Lake Superior is moving eastward and will result. in fine wt-other nvr.-r eastern Canada on Sttnday. Northern Nova 5CotlR' Cloudy; showers, clearing about noon; cooler; l-lght winds; low-high at New Glasgow 65 and 78. Outlook for Sunday: Sunny. Prince Bowen! Island. oeesui N. 3. counties. lower It. Join river yaiiey: Saturday cloudy, ltzrfillll I; tr: ivenlng: I ele uni : ibt anrtIwQ- itrly winde: ! town and Monet:-st Orlcton Ill Saint 0I1llnI for Sildlyz 81153,, Rish tide Ind t on... at 12.34 a.m., .l:dy l.2l.lilu:r:1l?gt pg, tico at 7.10 a.m., and 8.01 sun 33. marslde ll minutes later 1 tide Charlottetown in an. and 1'3 base. as mi vs. nag. Ins rises at I 7.34 pm. Standard low-high at Charlotte. Julia 05 and D.