MAXIMS OFA - ‘MERE MAN wuss was only a path te kin-v..- |sa¢a la nmv a high-road for all to invent. .-..-._..._. . >—- _..._____. pharlotsesown Guardian. Two Cents. Ipflllll‘ Guardian, founded 1087. UNITED KINGDOM PROMISED BALANCED BUDGET i Covers Prince Edward Island CHARLOTTHTJTOWNA,DCANADA,— WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1941 will Make Start 0n Cornwall-Tryout Road Says Works Minister tiueen Elitaheth ls FreedflFrom Sand Bar SOUTHAMPTON, April 15 __ (AP)-—The Queen Elizabeth. Brit- ain's proudest ocean liner, was freed tcolitihl- 511ml a sand bar in the harbor entrance which held her fast for 26 hours. Simeon tugs strained, the liner‘; engines dulrned powerfully on the third try at. high tide and uhe $3,- OOO-ton vessel eased slowly ln-to deep mater eight miles from her dock. No one appeared to know deliri- ttely whether the ship had been damaged to any extent. Officials said divers would make a careful examination tomorrow any bmt plates. for Jevq Is Hanged Asglllhce that a start would he made this year on Widening and Sllbzrading the Borden road from Cornwall to TTYOM was given in the Legislature last night by Hon. George H. Barbour, Minister oi’ Public Works. He said it was expected to call for tenders for this work as early In the Spring as possible. The width o! the rlght-oi-rvay will be 80 fecl. Mr. Barbour was speaking in the Budaet debate. Asked by Mr. Philip Metheson when it. was proposed to do the road mm Ccmvmll to Charlottetovm, he said this had not been decided upon. The Minister sldestepped queries from Mr. Mathleson. Hon Mr, Prowse and Hon. Dr. MacMillan concerning ill; Government's in- tentions with respect to building the Brighten Bridge. He elaborated on the acquire- ments of the pwple oi! Cmpaud, Victoria. New Haven and Bonsllaw for a paved road from Borden to Charlottetown. Paved rcads, Mr. Barbour said, are becoming more and more cost- ly. The cost has increased 50 per- JBIILUSALEM. April 16 —. (Wed. nesday) -- (RMIIBIS) - Dov Bela tin-mew. 86-year-old Humor-tan Jew who was sentenced to death in January oi’ this year for an attack on Tel Aviv police station, was hanged today at Acm Prison, of- ficial Jewish sources stated. Three other Jews were also executed. Fall To Settle ll.S. Telephone Strike N, April 1s -um=) 4.0km- Seeretary Schwellenhaoh announced tonight that both sides bed turned down his proposal to ltd the sons-country telephone ma» and siid both have failed to ettww "any recognition of the public responsibility they have." "The company, on one side. says it i; mgula-ted in each state (as grounds for refusing nation-wide Irtfitratiom) but fails to recognize that the reason it is regulated is that it. has a monopoly." Schwei- ienbach said. Corning Events "Will be cleaning grain April 10th. i0 2501i. Jack Gillls. Flat River. "Unloading today, car bran. lilrtm and flour. N. Aubrey Out- c e. . "Clipper cleaning oats from April 15 to May l0, at Lewis Bel-cram’: Mill, Fredericton. "Unloading car bulk wheat Tuesday. Special price of! car. McGuigan dz Boyle. "Loading Hogs: at Fredericton every Thursday till 11 A.M. Colvllle till 11.30. D. L. McDowell- "Se; "Lavender and Old Lace" by Vemon River Players, ln Vernon River Hall, Friday, April 18th. "The Institute Dance lh Cam- bridge Hall, postponed to Friday, A17?" 13th. "Unloading car of choice A1- bcna oatl Wednesday. Get your lequirements now. McOtllgan b Boyle. Happy Islanders. Counts-y Club. Travellers Rest. ghureday with Happy Islanders and. "Commencing Monday, April 21st. we will be cleaning seed every day until further notice. Mt. Stewart Seed Cleaning plant. "Pow-ital Y. P. U. present. the three act play, “She's My Daisy" in Pontal Garage Hall. Thursday. Ail-ii 17th and niday, April 18th. Curilln 8.15. "Loading live H088 Thursday February 00th u follows: simmer- I100 till 1.80 P. M. Kenslngton till S P- M. Bordon Bagnall. Hunter River glandu- all day. time: Wismore. album. Thuusdsy till train time. Tgucltl mvioa when roads Dtrmlt. Mac and Castle)‘. "Farmers. York, Oovehead. Btanhope. Union Road and vicin- ities: Attentioni For mur co - paslabl Yoldl. we will be loldlnl hogs Y0!!! Station Thursday ‘of thc We! until S o'clock in the after- "Wh. Make a determined effort. i0 sot them therh u motor ftslgnnztiefinavgh m? i» aunt u - an YOU. VQI 0C “flitting Board. O (Continued on Page ‘Tirol. 6) liany Couzsnko Charge lie Ald To Itussla Fund TORONTO. April 15——(CP)—'1‘he Canadian Aid to Russia Fund ls- sued a statement tonight emphasiz- ing that all its collected funds were spent in Canada, the United States and Britain for purchase cf relief supplies which were deliver- ed to Russia. The hbaiement flatly denied oh Iu-bylsor __rl,ko in an tilttllgllflnithcfilfdy’ sue of “Ne\v Wotldfinget monies collected by the fund eventually went to Sov- iet agents in Canada. ll. S. Marine Corps To Be Reorganized WASHINGTON, Alpril l5-Gen. A.A. Vandal-grill). commandant of the United States Marine Corps, announced today that: the corps will soon reorganize its forces “co provide for the possibility of at- omic warfare." Units of the fleet marine forces in the Atlantic and Pacific will be reduced in size and made more flexible for fast striking power. Tlhey will be equipped with- "new weapons now being developed," Vandergrlft. said in a- statement. "Ihe reorganization to be ef- fective in the near future will provide s greater number of com- bat ready units. increase the fire power of the units and provide for highly mobile striking units." Buttrfat Ceiling f May Be lifted HALIFAX. April 15-((lP)-'Ihe price ceiling on butteriat may be lifted by the Federal Govern- ment this month or next with resultant increased returns to thc farmer and a higher charge for to the consumer. Agricult- ure lvtinister MacKenzie said in the Legislature today. I-Te said Dominion authorities had bccn urged to_ release the ceiling on but erfast and the rc- ply was that ii would be removed or ralscd at a time suit the producers best. n That: might be “April or May. he said. when l-hers was little butter in storage and thc farmers would gel. the benefit rather than the wholesalers. (ly The Canadian Press) April 16, i047. will be a sisnific- ant. dale to Canadians when comes time to winter's coal bil Effective on tile heels o! aOecent increase in fuel oil ces. the cost oi coal is higher. n some areas the in- crease has been ll 87001 l! "~75 a ton. Generally. coal prices Will reach the high point o! the last quarter-century. rim indication of the price boost came recently when Tor- onto coal dealers said household- erl would pay from 00-85 to 81-75 more a ton to: coll mined in the United States. Based on last win- ter's consumption of coal. it was ed a increase would cost Torontonians about 08,000,000. but night. a survey by the Can- adian Press showed that the in- creases-in some case less. in oth- that: would . budget for next ll imidnlght ‘Tuesday. and the re- today. and following Will Ask Cov’t For Workmenb Compensation Act Christian an; Council llolds Annual Meeting; To Ask About Social Service Worker. Decisions to call on the Pro- vincial Government to enact work- men's compensation and‘ mothers’ allowances legislation and to make inquiries as to the intentions of the Government in regard to the appointment of a social service "worker were features of the an- nual meeting oi the Glrlstian Social Council of Prince Edward Island hcld in the City Hail yes- terday afternoon. Venerable Archdeacon GR. Har- rlson, Surnmerslde. the retiring president-was in the chair and Rev. J. W. McOal-dle of St. Dun- stan's Basilica was elected presi- dent for the coming year. There was an excellent attendance of re resentatlves of all the cooper- atve churches. In the absence of the secretary, Rev. E. J. Bar- rass. Rev. Charles Carnegy of Summer-side was appointed to act: as secretary. In his presidential report Arch- deacon Harrison ex ressed great regret that through is prolonged indlspositlon the required meet- ings of the Council had not been held but nevertheless he felt by the attendance at this meeting there was evidence of maintained interest in the work of the Coun- cll. He stressed the need for co- operation between this ofIicial Council and other bodies that might be reviewing social service matters. Ii: being reported to the meet.- (Continued will?! 5 601.3) .1 Claims +Maritime Apples Barred . Qua. April 15- (ISpeciaD-Charges that apples from the Mafitlmes were being barred from the United Kingdom while at the same time British Food Minister Strachey permitted entry to Britain of hothouse grapes and iangerines from Italy. were levelled here tonight by Jean Francois Poullct. Liberal member for Temlscouata. Speaking before the Board of Trade of this Quebec industrial town 20 miles from Ottawa. Mr. Pouliot vaho a short time ago at- tacked lVLr. Strachey while the latter was in Canada to negoti- ate wheat purchases, reiterated his charges of incompetence a- gatinst the Socialist cabinet min- ls er. The Quebec men-liter produced letters he had recently received from several towns and shit-es of England commending him for ills attack on Mr. Strachey in the Canadian House of Commons. From one oi’ the letters sent him ‘by a firm 0f florists. frultarers and greengrocers in Esssex, Mr. Pouliot quoted the following sent- ence: "As you see I have a small bus- iness and I am informed that this British Government has refused us Canadian apples, the main thing we cry for; it refuses us apples. but it sees clear to allow our late enemy Italy to bring in expensive grapes, tangcrines. cau- liflowcrs which we cannot afford.“ "I am a Hollscwlves League and with some 00 women. went to the Houses of Parliament and demanded to see some of the members to ask for better conditions for the house- wives. but to our disgust we re- ceived no satisfaction or any straightforward answers." I The charge that. Food Minister Strnchey was admitting high- priced fruits from Italy whilc erecting a barrier against Canad- ian apples was not made by him- (Ccvntinued on Page 5 Col. 2) Coal Prices Reach New ll-ligh Today In Canada are more-would he eflective throughout the Dominion. This followed the removal of price controls which were effective at movai of subsidies by the Federal Government on lm rted coal which was effective a the begin: hing of this mouth. (In Charlottetown American soft coal rices advance $3.00 a ton, bring ng the retail rice to 015.00. Apparentl not all eaters re ad- vancing l air prices imrn lately. some continuing the lower price while old stocks last.) While some areas have had no indication as yet what the price boost will be, others learned soon utter the Toronto announcement that their bills would be greater next winter. The greatest increase indicated (Continued 0h Plla 5 O01. I) member of the British, llo Federal Election llniil 1949 or 1950 EDMONTOX. April l5-—(CP) —Therc will bc no federal elect- ion until 1949.01‘ 1950. Recon- struction lilinisher Howe said in In address here yesterday. He told a group of Edmon- ton Liberals that there was "ex- lirW-na danger" in tho multiplic- ity of political parties. France was a-n example of lhla danger where a number of parties made ll: difficult for the gav- ernmeni: to obtain a clear una- jorlty and work out its pro- gram. The only danger to the Liber- al government was in "most unlikely" united action by the opposlclolb. Rs said if Albertans couldn't send a Liberal to 0t- tmwa "you should at least send a. Conservative . . . . someone whogg political philosophy we all can understand." Couzenko Made British Subject OTTAWA. April 15—(CPl— Igor Gouzenko, the stocky little Russian cipher clerk who pull- ed the trigger on Charade’: Sov- iet spy inquiry a ymr axo- hi" been made a British auhlect ' by Cabinet action. a lllcll I"- emmenh III disclosed tonight. This source said the cabinet action was taken three or four weeks ago. It was tmderaiod that Gou- aenko had applied for Canadian ' Tllfilllfillhlp; which would be a natural step if he desired to stay in Canada. The spokesman said Gou- zenku long ago had expressed a wiah to become B B1111!" subject and a Canadian citizen and, in the circumstances. cab- inet action was the only why in which this desire could be achieved. "This man had done a Km" service to Canada." the spokes- man continued. "The cabinet considered the nutter and de- cided no harm could be don’? by making hlm a British aub- Ject. “Actually. it is an not of the sovereign as the sovereign has the perogative of conferring citizenship on anyone he may wish to take as a. subject." Materials lIs-ed By Canadian Breweries OTTAWA. April 15 —(CP)—Can- acllan breweries, czincries and dis- tllleries in 1945 used approximately $30,000,000 worth cf grain and oth- er foodstllfis, a commons return from the trade department shelved today. ‘Ilhe return. tabled for A.M. Nich- olson (CCF»~MacKenzie). gave a detailed breakdown oi the quantit- ies and amsunts spent on each material by the three types of bev- erage mltlllufocturers, from 1939 to 1945. the last your for which figures were avallablc. Largest item was 360472.179 pounds of wheat used by distillers. costing $7,884,302, exclusive of duty and tax. Barley malt used by brew- ers during the year cost $7,770,281. other items of more than $11000.- OOO used in 1945 (cost in brackets) were: Wheat flour 73,440,114 ($2.- 229990): fruits. 32,480,726 pounds t$1.l20.319); Ca-nadian hops, 1.- 774.001 pounds tF11..':Tl,444); im- ported naps. 2075x216 pounds (S1,- 7562831; malt. used by difiiillcffl. 64307328 pounds ($2.146.715). House Committee Finds Serious Condition In Nearby Ch’t0wn Areas 'l‘ha existence of a “serious con- dition" with regard to watcr sup- ply. tenth-lion and housing in rows Wllliglllflls to Charlottetown is confirmed ill a report preseliLed to the Legislature yesterday by g. special committee appointed last We!‘ t0 inquire into the mutter. Fbllowing is the text of the rc- port, which was presented by the chair-mm, Hun Dr. W111’ Mat:- Millan: ‘ "The Conunittee or this House, appointed to investigate and re. P0" "Don conditions o! housing. sanitation. light. power and streets in crelas contiguous to the City of Charlottetown. met with the Pro- vincial Planning Board, as direct- ed, and studied the interim report of the survey of these areas, now being conducted by the Planning Board. "Your Committee views with cor.- ocrn thc scrzous condition existing in these areas as revealed in this preliminary report, particularly in respect to water supply. sanitary facilities and housing regulations "Your Committee would strccsgly recommend: "1. That provision be mzdc for the immediate employment of a qualified sanitary engineer for the Rpvince. "2 That the compilation of a building code be proceeded with immediately. "3. That a W501 Diggers‘ Act and regulations in respect to the oper» ation of the same be immediately prepared. "4. That barn and sanitation scmdards be immediately prepared with a view to improving the milk supply. , "tSlguled) W.J.P. McMillan. 6.11’. Barbour. T.W L. Prowse. Fred C. Ramsay. L S. Hunter." Leather Dealer Left S1,051.914_E_state (By The Canadian Press) OTTAWA, April 15-—An estate valued at 81,051,914 was left by Hugh Carson. Ottawa leather goods dealer and sportsman who led Feb. l. it was disclosed to- day when his will was filed for probate in Surrogate Court. The estimate was made up of: Real estate. $164,613; life insur ance, $72,638; mortgages. $210411: securities, 0618.756; casll, $165,787. and other assets, $8.170. Bulk of the estate is divided between his two daughters Mary Margaret Carson a. n d Eleanor Frances Grant. - ll.S.Attorn~sy-Ceneral Says Wallace Lies WASHINGTQN. April l5 —(NP) -Attomey-G'eneral TOm Clerk got into thc Henry Wallace foreign policy fight tonight with an assert- ion that any one "who tells the people of Europe that the United States is committed tc‘-'a ruthless imperialism-and war with the Soviet Union-tells a lie?‘ Clark did not name Wallace in his speech prepared for a Jefferson Day dinner in Philadelphia. But. it was obvious that he was talking about Wallace, for the former vice- prcsident only last. week told an English audience that the United States by its proposed Greek-Tur- key nid is being committed to im- perialism and is risking war with Russia. HATS PRICES INCREASED OTTAWA. April 15 —(CP)-Ef~ fectlve today, maximum prices 0f inedible animal fats have been in- creased by 4.8 per cent. bringing these prices in line with those in effect for edible varieties. Prizes Board announced today. BLACK SEA RESORT Tho Billgarim port of Val-nu is one of. thc most popular resorts on the Black Sea. Supreme in Quality "SALADX n-rna a cor-run Read by Everybody Like the Dew iln Ten Years m} Will Be First Tax lnereasé Ex- pected To More Till Offset Reductions. By JOHN DAUPHINEE LONDON. Apr. 15——iCP)_-Hugh Dllwn 19518!’ Save the United Kingdom its first balanced budget in 10 years and frccd 750.000 per~ sons from luconlo lax. Ho did it 111,919 HD9115" of u cirustit- price nllse in cigarcils asntl tobacco in- tended i-o cut consumption bv 25 per cent to save dollars for more vital imports. Giving away £84.000.000 ($336.. 000.000) in 1947-48 through tax and duty reductions, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer lhcn inl- 1105911 £100.000.000 worth of new Lakes and forecast a surplus of -27Q.000.00O for thc fiscal year ending next March 3-1, Main Announcements ‘These were t-he main announce- ments affecting the little man: ‘Ifhe tax-free portion ofcarned incomes was boosted from one- eighih to one-sixtll-tlle pre-tvar Nvel-uith the maxinlum crcemp- tion raised from £150 tc £250 at a cost of 255000.000 this year. '. No single _n1an will pay income 140K until hlS earnings cxcccd £2 12s ($10.40) weekly; u married man without children. £4. 5s; a married man with one child £5 1Z5; a married man with i ll- (Wflfiflucd cu Page 5 Col.- Labor Minister Accepts Clarie iCillis Challenge OTTAWA. April 15—~(CP)-L'.\b- or Minister Mitchell today accent- sd i, challenge from Cleric Giliis (COP-Cape Breton South) to have the Federal Government transfer 2.200 jobless war veterans from Cape Breton Island to sections oi Canada where work is available The Nova Scotro. member threvv out the challenge while speaking on second reading of the govern- ment's omnibus control bill de- claring there were 2.200 unemplo-y- ed men on the island who were veterans of the Second World War and many of whom never had had a job in their lives. "If the Government will pay their transportation." he said, "I will send 2.200 est-servicemen to- morrow to any part of Canada where jobs are available." "I will take you up on that," Labor Minister Mitchell interject- ed from the other side of the House. "All right, you get’ the jobs for men," Mr, Gillis replied. "If the Government will provide trans- portation and employment-I am not qui-bbllng now-I will send a wire tonight and have a mobiliz- ation of these people. They will 14 PAGES-M stances to yourself and not yourself lu circumstances. MAXI MS 017A MERE MAN Iflllflvollr lo subdue ehcum. Subscription Delivered $6.00. Mall $5.00. other Provinces d; U. B. A. $7.00 Course Of Reynolds’ Plane This is the route that Milton cook on his round-the-world flight. bomber. Reynolds, millionaire nlunufnciurcr, in a converted A-Zti twin-cngillt-d 79 Idlours To NEW YORK, April 16 —tWedn2s- day)-(AP)—The Reymolds "Bcmb- smell" plane roared over La. Guar- dia Field st 12.06530 A.M. EST (1:- 06:30 AM AST) today. completing a. round-the-world flight ‘ The converted A-QS Attack bomb- er, carrying pen manufacturer Mil- ton Reynolds and 1W0 other crcw members. streaked over the field nearly 79 hours after taking off from La Gilardla at 5:11 P.M. EST (6:11 P.M. AST) last Saturday. Circle Globe 'i'lic arrival sliced by gppfgxj- mately l2 Hours thc lulofiiclal globecircllng record set. by Howard Hughes in 1938. Bushes completed tile mp in s1 hours and 14 mllluKS, Reynolds time lrcm Edmonton was just under seven hours. the approximate iknc ulilicil Ifrankiiu Lamb. his fight manager. and northwest airlines had estimated the Bonubshell would lulzc 1.1a last-leg of the world-circll g flight. Aid Unem (By ‘Hie Canadian Press) SALINT JOHN. N. 3-, Aipril 16- Governluent assistance in the form of public works projects is needed immediately for the relief of un- omployvnent in Nova Scoiia. the Maritime Elmploymenl. Committee ct the Unemployment Insurance Commission told the national committee today in a summation of their two-day presentation o1 the emplo ent situation. They po nted specifically to the bridging of thc Strait. of Canso as a project that would alleviate much of the job shortage in the depressed areas of Cape Breton and New Glasgow. Other sections of Nova Scotla such as Halifax. Amherst. and Yarmouth would] need similar assistance, the com- mittee said. There was a much better condition in both Prlncc Edward Island and New Bruns- wick where heavy construction take the work." and other projects would be get- lncome Tax (Canadian as a result of changes announced in Income U. K. Old Rate Single ...... .. .$ 2.000 s 484.50 i Married. One child . 3,000 073.50 Married Three children 4,500 1,326.00 Married ,'I‘\vo children 10,000 3331.00 The following table shows the old and new British income tax roles parable rates in Canada and the United States: Comparison Press) the budget Tuesday and the com- Tax Canadian U. S. New Rate Tax Tax $ 447.00 S 371.00 8 249.00 v mp0 moo Incl 1,272.00 484.00 290.00 3.49700 2,870.00 1,510.00 ‘Expect Great Things the‘ i From Sand Chemical By HOWARD \\'. BLAKESLEE Al‘LA.‘~l'I‘lC CITY, April l5--. tilPi-Spectacular new chemicals made oi sand, that act like plas- tlc quartz, that spread like paint or make good oil, but. possess thc durability‘ of stone. were cosmo- ed to t.hc American Chom- ical Society today by Dr. Charlos A. Reed of the General Electri’ Conlpany. i ‘Those chemicals arc known as organic sillcones. They are made by replacing some of tho carbon in sand by a little oxygen. Dr. Reed bald that they promise ta cause a spectacular expansion of United States chemistry. They are expected. he laid. to provide glossy automobile finishes that will last the life of a car. unaffected by weather or by sun- light. ‘they will make possible cheaper enamelled kitchen stoves. They The siliconrs mako some of tho long-host. kinds of oil known. uso- fui for great hydraulic proccsscs. Ihoy can be made so that. it is impossible for water to wet them. This quality. Dr. Heed predicted. will be uscd to make better high- ways both tor riding qualities and for durability. In Llllnlllvl‘ report the radio- active yaroriucts made by alchemy in atomic (wens were described as giving innumerable possibilities for cxpansiou of chemistry and industryz- Illa-so alchemic pro- ducts nrc new kinds of atoms. many of which do not exist in nature, some of which last from thousands of years to millions. Although they do not exist nat- urally, these new atoms are chom- lcaily exactly like natural atoms. so that. they can he used to re- place natural atoms in molecules and thus discover chemical and metallurgical processes that can- not be seen with microscopes nor Need Public Works To plo y m ent ting underway thlsvyear. R. J. Tallon. chairman of the national committee, said his cum- tnr nastiest" tlhtlnlsf is fur. cuv ‘duo {limits (Haunted i HAW. is om a I unicrtaav Mhtttk! L If‘ “ TORONTO, April 15 -— (CP»-_. Minimum and maximum ‘tempera- lures:- Vancouver 43. 36; Edmc-ltioii 2'1, as; Regina 25. 46; Winnipeg l8, 45; Toronto 32. 52; Ottawa 28, h; Montreal 34, 49; Quobgi; 33, __; Saint John 33. 57; Muncion 31, u; Halifax 31. 56; Sydney 28. 44; Yul- m0llil1. 36. 47. HALIFAX. April. 15 —(CP)-~ Weather synopss and official in- land forecasts issued by tllc Dcm inn Public Wcatiier Office llerc ab 11.15 P.M. tonight. Synopsis: Cold dry air from Central Quebec is moving across the Maritimcs tonight and clear cozdcr wrnthcr is cxpcctcd in most rogiolls nu \\'(‘Clllv* v, A storm of! the Lilblfldul‘ ("t st is causing strong northwest winds in thc northern regions but higher pros- sures, and lighter winds prevail in the south. Forccasts. valid until Wcdnesday midnight: Prince Edward Island-Variable ciolldinoss and cnidcl". Light winds increasing \'Vednt=sdn_v morning to northwest 20, High Wednesday st Charlottetown 35. High tide this morning at 7.41 and this eventing at 6.21. Sun sets this evening at 6.45 and rises tomorrow moming at 5.14. New moon April 20th, 11.19 P. ‘M. Sunu-ne side tide eighteen min- utes later than Charlottetown. CAR FERRY "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" Daily except Sunday. Leave Borden at 9.05 A.M. are unaffected by heat of 000 dc- grecs or cold oi 70 below eel-o. \ with any other instruments known to science Leave Tormentine at 3 PM. (oOIlllDUEdAVOnVPBgVQV 5 Coir?) ‘h ." Al .4 ‘w l