MAXIMS ' A av a “n M“ urns um I Ifl Ivl than ls a sanst =ivltlscplavssrallflll dréwwm iii-Will's}? Mp0s it Info the hearia of his bear- Csvers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew . ' ""‘"----"""‘--'-'-l-‘i"-1‘-'" - CHARDOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, MAY 2s, 1944. s moss ..,..:;,:;_-':;-,-..,';.';:-:,3.: "e "c Z1 Haz B. Growers indignant Over Gardiner’: Stand On Potato Price Floor BAINTJOl-IN, N.B.llla,y35_ lfastatemsutmdsinthsi-lcuse sf Comllm by Hon. James Gard- lnsr, fed minister of agriculture, really means he hs-l no intention placing a price floor under potat- oes, he can aspect more hrickbats man bouquets from New Bruns- wick farmers. A survey yesterday showed there lrcldy wides d g a pres indignation in the u river potato counties over m. inei-‘s assertion that a floor under potatoes would lead to large ‘sale potato production in the prai- ries and flood markets now sup- plied largely by New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island with western tubers. Growers admit there would be a danger of thin ii the floor were high encinh to allow a margin oi wont. Few of them want that. hat they do want. ls a floor that would amount. perhaps. to B0 per- cent. o! production costs. and simply nerve to losses in bad years. ‘Phys con end. emphatically, that if price ,. otection is to be given other branche; oi culture by floor legislation whic Mr. Gardin- er said would be brought clown at tho present session of Parliament, then the chief cash crop of New p rBunswick and Prince Edward Is- ‘and — potatoes -— is entlt‘ to smilar guarantees. . aimia Ia usurious proposed that this floor on P0 prices should be restflcted to tihcse Provin- ces which have made a business of growing potatoes for shipment else- where — New" Brunswick. Prince fod- wsrd Island, British Columbia. and. in some years. Nova Scotia. He contended there was a preced- t for this in the wheat pool pol- which was the Bqlllvfllelll 0f B floor under wheat prices, and which applied only to thp prairies. “Ii Mr. Gardiner is really serious." he said, "about wanting tact to pro our in- of dustry in New Brunwslck, he could easily do somethirllf like that.‘ New Brunswick and Prince Dd- ward Island have a distinct edge over provinces like Quebec and on. tario in tato growing. since they s?!» very yields per sen. This adds u to low production costs. A150. t eir potatoes are of except- ional quality. Their most dangerous potential competition lies in Alberta, Sas- katchewan and ivihniiiobca where bumper yields can he obtained without the use of fertilizer. Fert- ilizer costs New Brunswick grow- ers around $40 per acre. New Bruns- wick had some advantage over the prairies in freight rates, in shipp- ng to Montreal and Toronto mar- ket. and this about evens the score. Just the same. the chief growers in the Potato Belt worry over the fact. that the west. may become a mayor competitor. This worry has t been eased by the establish- vhe federal dpartrnent of rlcul- W". of two potato dehy atiun lants in the prairies. These plants aregacontractlng with flsrmctrs 1g o toe; now, vlng mpe us guber growing flit the west. New Brunswick rowers claim these unit; should ave bcsn- ed in this province and that pu flhem in the prairies was inconsist- ent with the avowed aim of Mr. Gardiner of protectl Maritime farmers. The reply- o federal of- ficial; is that had they been loc- gted in New Brunswick, they would avc curtailed the flow of New Brunswick tatoea to Central Ca- tlme Prices and Trade Board was "°"'Y_m“QL9PD°!9d wJhl-l ‘nadian mar ets. and that the War- Actiae Year For P. E. I. Hospital CCHIB EVENTS l cooks ici- 1mm. "PantlyJSale. Bradalbane Hall y uric 3rd. armioané Society. ll- -u. "luv mm Sprina r sale n.fl- "Unbadhg as‘ bulk wheat Friday. Saturday. Monday Mc- Guigan a Boyle. 5-36-14 l "Murray Harbor ship us Club y 29th, M. D nay 5-8-11. l hogs n a.. from lo 11.x. w“; ll Bfcoksflocrctary. “Don't. forget. play by Milton Plays-s. Mt. Herbert Orphanage. y. May 36th. Specialties. Bale “trachea. Ausalccs Cross Roa Crocsand omens instigate!‘ Ms h "livestock Marketing Board N01‘ be loading hogs at. the shipping points until week o June 5th: Bourls, Eunira Melville. Breadalbane. Kinkora. Is markets srs still somewhat con- Itstod. bid-Qt. "laying at Fredericton lo- ly. May . Paying $80 a pair or good pigs, 40 pounds each. Will also buy smaller ones. Please your today as we only s few the future. Knud l-M-ll. "l! ve Conservative Ill Charlottetown. on Mllld xvnextstlllls. m5. . 5-20-31 "Livestock Marketing Board week of May 30th as : day afternoon, Mont- - ~=*~..r~"~.:.~::;"- "P Ill ly until Charlottetown. Wilb- sr lluntsr River: Kensinlton Albany till-Ill dsysoctmrlo hours. Tl Finn are asked mp fifllacld over until the C-U-ll. Bale Saturday. May 21th, O P, . Lower Hall. Bggtist Church. 5- J0. ark W. I. t L. H. Kennedy's. i atii o'clock. s-aa-u. m) "U Whole Barley and Whole Whoa at Suffolk. Thursday and Ittduy. Roy De nis 5- 2i. ° Progrusive Conserve a...i"‘i'.i“i‘fim Poll. A Meeting"?! ti‘ Oommittsspolliodiii “fund? of i E c naming, Grafton gum, being rebuilt and likely wo be ayfiaatn 1n operation h eves. Develo . still in the __-_- A year of exc tionsl activity. inwhich over apartment was taxed to the it. was r e last night by Dr. J. A. Clark. vice chslnnsn of the board of trustees at the list. annual mestingqof the Prince Edward Island capital. Dr. Clark resided in the absence through i1 ncss of the retiring chairman. Mr. Alfred Pickard. The meeting. held in St. Paul's parish hall, was well attended. The board of trustees was el- ected ss follows: Dr. J. A. Clark. hnrmsn. - . . Vice Chairman. Mr. W. 8. for the trustee board year ending March 31. 3.57 pa- rom the tar sands along Ath aticn estimates for the tar There were many pscblssns to so incrclsl succ The tion. said Mr. Orsrsr. _ Mr. Crersr ma "s srsat des oflinéorrgieiuttlon has yat wube g:- ane ore any c - ._ 0K0! Ml h CBO i Rail no ment. witlrttie blessing and aid or Secretary Al . Miss Ada . H rris Re rung Dr. ‘Clark stated that durin the tlents were discharged compared with 2.061 last year and 2,530 the year before. an increase cf 61B patients 1n the year and of 1,040 n two years. The daily average was 90.4 , ‘ against 78.1 the ds previous year. The yenncloaed on rc 81 with l1‘! patients-an all-time record. Last year the FuriousbAir Offensive ls Continuing llDOfl, May MON thin CMD Allied concentration of explodi Irou d defe One of the feat of the tactics openi- iona now In progress rom Bri- tish bases is that, out of approx- imately every 400 planes sent out by the Allies expeditionary air force (medium, léght an fighter-bombers), 3 have some bac . > This rats of loss lg a quarter cf one per cent and has been held"? that figure for the last mon . leaning heavily for defence of fortress Europe were pounded in this seventh day of furloin pre- invaslon air cnslamht. g day in which the attacks ranged from Toulon in Southern France to the German oanital itself. them Canadian. From '1 the rail centre of Lyons. 200 ml aircraft were destroyed in last night’ msda defend today's targets but auS merited anti-aircraft batteries throughout the occupied lands threw up a terrific barra e of flak. in- cluding green and b ack fields of explodina rockets. Z Chinese Deny Loyangiost Piovinc (bofitili Extraction Of Oil From Tar Sands Is Discussed qrsilw/i, may zi-(OI-‘t-ilh- t sands proisct is pabl of 1m ts in the extracting" of oil s-ulcmflul commercial c‘ deveelw- i l rth Alberta wlblllwgs zrglimgd rwtthiiimthe next few months. resources ml er Orerar said today in the 0w- mons. A sc ration lsnt. is ucarlnl complet on near aterways. Alta. and will be in operation by June _ i. Mr. Crerar said durinl exam- ination of an estimate of C145!- 000 set asidq in his war appropr- develcpemeht ands. A Illlflilgmill a day of M hours opsrs- counter-attacks. fnmt." isfied will what was to develop the tar sands. more than it should being carried on by h hldi ‘ erations were being carried on hald ncthyllrag to do with than. IOMGIINQ fill entres Bombecl BylfkialxlissasasaAsasslasssrcassIn-Analvat yawning Allied traps ct line upon which ui retreat in Italy to escape 'g admhalon although the exp plain; by American elements hhesd and the southern front. fol- from the whole coastal area. Con- tho head of the lower Llri Valley Aquino and Piedlmonte. th of Cassius, also have been evncuuicd that the whole German front ia being The foreshadowed N ls in full Iwlng by Berlin a __ (A P) _ of the 5th army, linking the Anllo pm“. M, lowed a German night time flight tacked German airdiromes and °l “He” "' m" 2mm ftgtglon centres onaw coh- a more than tons oi bombs today in s crushing two way assault during which Ameri- can heavy bombers, the westwall. ran into unprecedentid and unofficial Nasl reports that of the collapsed Hitler line nor lend to confirm the impression There yet no lntlma othst the foe intends to a andon Rome for Am“! upatiou .. "w ’ reinforcements filling the roa Allied ‘air scouts have re- roc - ds north of Rome etg thrown up by suddenly ncreased P“ moving southward. I ‘ is indicate that the retreat rom he covering front along the sou from the south. Canadian and Fre h army are knnckinir at the southern Aquino and rlerlimontc on the m“ "orgy, m"! ullizhtlv west qhflffttlllfig Fcrman n nccs. At least 21 rail centres and 15 air fields on which Germany has been 5t al nlficant- was ordered to let up a temflflfll’! of the Such velley route to Rome troops on the rlgh entrance to that valley- muthern slopes "9 "'11!" of Cassius. has a-ao been rel rggdiuatment of the entire trans-p The decisive battle ern and eastern sectors o If the Natl grip on t Cairo 6.0004011! _ axed it Indicates a lne. enlnsuln front is in nroZPC-W to rlavclnp on the north- poaition now linked with p", Appig,“ way and other plemented liv sea s; powerful forces f the Anslo beaclihead utb. Quick repair of f. lines crossing the Pauline plain. all!) ander opportunity to ma t off a nmslble Gennnn major h in or hcvnnd Home. lanes, should give Gen. Al“ there promptly either lack or to drive throng enast. beyond lt. to take enemy l) Rome hub in the rear. “Prince Of Wales College Pass List The commencement exercises of Prince of Wales Grllcse take plus.- ‘ ‘lllx: Dlvflflflbifli UZQS list. us posted 111 me College yester- y. Tne names are not iilven in or even leap-fro: ll icnllcn: centrlng in the mess rs s followed a night smsshbymoto‘! R. A. F. and R A. I bombers at railway yards at Aachen in western Ger- many, a motor assembly plant at Antwerp, Belgium. military objec- tives 1r‘ Pranfie lall€ln?Q1Qllllfl and an R. . P‘. osq oray agalqgpq Berlin. The night's operations; which included mine-laying in on- emy waters. cost I bombers. six of tioviots i-lntsrccda 0n Behalf 0f British Prisoners 50 to 1.000 American hea» vies based in Britain rained explos- ives on four airfielcls, nine freight yfrds and other military targets in ortheaatern France and Belgium today while another American day- light fleet from Italy attacked the Mediterranean port of Toulon and ‘ es Fourth Year. Gfulllfll!‘ Class Waldroii Auld. Freetown. Richard Bagnall, Hazel Grove. _ 1m Beck, Afontugue. William Hoazsun. lottewwn. Angus Macaroni. Lorne vaugey. R0 W lottcvown. Henley Palmer. Roscvlllv- Ralph Phillips. Arlington. Ward. Charlottetown, Iveme Bell. mum. Jean MacQuari-ie. RKJSEXICHUI. Eleanor Wood. Crpliaucl. Fourth Year Gradustlns Diploma Douglas Dowllnx. Amold Lane. Third Year Ccrilflcalesb Lia you , May 2:'>—-(CP)—'Ilie Soviet Union has made re resen- tations to Japan on behaf oi British war prisoners. forrlsll 89¢- retary Eden revealed in Mr. Eden said he requested Ru;- sia to approach the Japanese and while the Soviet replied that these matters usually were l the protecting power Switzerland, Rus- in had agreed to intercede. Tho Foreign Secretary said the three points on which satisfaction was wanted were: . The right of the protecting power and the international Red Cross to visit the camps onera and lnternees and a list. of those who have died. a ree to receive Red Cross sup- pies sent by neutral ships and to farther north. the funnel to the southaastem French defence zone. A U. S. strategic air force com- munique reported that nine enengy sweep against the weatwali. against a loss of four American bombers and d, 12 fighters. The Luftwaffe. frayed from cop- rig with yesterdaifs simultaneous assaults on Berlin and Vlennu and s R.A. - A F. ar- did not risk their alrforce to ‘Feresa. Cviuldel. Jean Gillie. l-livlcn Kerr. Georgie King Dougall, Wanda MaoMillnn, Morrison. Elaine Illuteh Jenn ivesfl. e Coady. Alexander Large. Donald MacKenzie. Kenneth Macbaren. Noel MacNew. in, Alvin MacRac . hy. Roy Newcombe. James Reb- dins, Gordon Simpson, John Twee- Lcmlon Papers Feature Canucks Third Year Pass List OHUNCKING. Ma 25—-(Al>)— The Chiilflg High mmand an- nounced tonight. hours after s Japanese claim to have occupied Lo ang, that Chinese forces still lied the ancient walled city. stronghold of the embattled de- fenders of northwestern Honan LONDON. May 3-40? Cable) _.“Ounadian tamks chasing ri In limb-blah typv the Mirror thus gave leading front- Recommendations lhde At Physical Fitness Conference e. However. the situation there was confused. Tonight's Chinese communique covered only de- velopments through yesterday when it reported “further pro- grcss" for the defenders in bitter which were fmlll-Plifléd l" R1 corpfl— officially at Nap- les Wednesday to be fighting for C Ed through the Hitler Line in the Llri valley to capture Pontecorvo - Chronicle used s hree-column head which GITAWA, May 2i — (C P)_ — Recommendations designed to 2m- provo the physical fitness of Canad- ians were passed yesterday iis dele-. gates to n two day conference of the national council of concluded their dell The confemnce will direct future course of Canada‘: physical fitnus program. instituted under the Members of the council include one representative from csch province Among recommendations made by the council were:- . That communities set up their own izliysilvl flllleSg programs in ill co-o ration with the provincial and ls. it. That; in view of the lack of re- a Sir William Mulock J_ n, uugrwo] (QC. qwomnw Ill WGQk COndltlOn Davenport) said he was not sat- ""“' di not favor a government lant. for developing the sands. e oper- ation already had cost much u home by illness "is in a ve Ha said the operations were not. ________ dartook thewdevelopuistnte ‘in. “n. (oom/muu-Logwfiel in government and u» compan; Join the Host of Home Bakers who - oompan liculd have . been left in charge bgegug. m were the only ones who knew hi: vsd hsfora the at tstiou of to extract l the sands could res in com- said w. llaciliccl. y had axperimulntsl plant would iflfiiswmti 2am‘ ‘m; e s error a we a capacity of handling about thgy were doing a pretty n ns o . "According to one report I ha 1 they produced 80.000 barrels of gt‘! in i042 even with the difficulties . L wl-‘BL LID v 14d [Mega c°l- '57- M~ Hfilllills of Toronto,. Ont. who has recently returned} from Italy to take over hi5 new appointment ns Chief Instructor at the Royal Military College. Kingston. Col. Harding gained valuable experience Willie serving a Csnudlan Division in me aian teatre-(Can Photo). Hm“ “my Farm Labor Agreements OTTAWA. May 25-10?) — Agreements have been completed between the Dominion Governc merit and six rovinces for a Do- mlnicn-Provinc a1 farm labor ro- gram along lines similar to f use followed last year. the Labor de- partment sald today. Provinces with u-liicli a ree- ments have been signed are rit- lsh Columbia. Alberta. Manitoba. Ontario. New Brunswick. and No- va Scotia. . The plan is designed to organize methods of recruiting. placing and moving farm workers with ex. pendltures shared equally between Dominion and provinces. l To Take Part In Sack. Election UTIJAWA. May 25-<CP)—'f‘he capital is witnessing an exodus of Commons members as the various parties train bl guns on the Saskatchewan ovinclul General Election June i5. A government roster of speak- er! is headed by Agriculture Min- ister Gardiner who leaves at the and of the week. Wcr Services Minister LaFleche is going to the coast next weok and may possibly participate in the campaign on his way back. There is also a possi- bllty Resources ftlliilstcv Crcrnr will narticipzitix .““:'rl scvcral Snsk- atchewan members. The Progressive Conservative interests will be upheld by John Dicfen-bakcr of Lake Centre, 51E. Parley of Qu'Appelle and A. H. Boncc of Saskatoon City. Party sources said the Party leader. John Bracken, would not. take part. Mr. Colclwell. CCF. leader. ls the only federal party loader making the trip west. His QTDUI) the Commons provided the Saskatchewan C. C. F. leader ivlicn T. C. Douglas resigned his sect in parliament to run in the provin- c d. Tlio party has launched an in- tensive camnaim with most. C.C. F. members of parliament. pinn- nlng to take part in the election and a system has been worked whereby they will relieve each oth- er on the hustings. SAINT JOHN. N.B., May $- fCPl-Memhcrs of Kinsmen Clubs in the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland arrived today to at- tend a “war services“ convention of the organization tomorrow and Saturday. Visitors will include Harold A. Rogers, Hamilton, Ont. founder of the association of Kinsmen Clubs and chairman of its National War Services com- BATTLE 0R ROME APPEARS lMMlN EN T Beachhoad Force NAMES. May 25—(CP)--Tho final, decisive battle for Rome sp- peared beginning tonight after Canadian infantry and tanks rip- ed through the heart of the Hit- er line in the Llri Valley and An- zic baachhcad forces to the south Joined with others of the main 5th arm front in a dramatic long- aw ted meeting in the Pontlne marshes south of tli: Eterml City. While the Canadians swept on to the Melia river, five miles far- ther along the road to Rome. ab‘ trr capturing Pontecorvo yester- flfll‘. the united 5th army forcesi closed in along a GO-mile flank of the hard-pressed Cicrmaii armies. which had relinquished the entlic Tyrrlicnlsn coastal araa of Italy southward from the Molletta 1'1"- er only a. score of miles south of Home. (A German broadcast said that Aquino._another Llri bastion of the Hitler line attacked by British 8th Army troops. had been evacuat- Id.) Polish troops were reported still fighting grim street battles in 4 Isl. A Joins Main Arm Jlortham Man é Helped Keep lTanks In Action By Doug How WITH THE 8TH ARMY IN IT- Y- Mal’ I5 — ICPI —The s':'u;- gle for the Rzipirlo Riser Was "1 its first confused, dubious phase-H IThere was ciic bridge across its ' 5189f) bunks. then tuna; our: squadron But iii lhosc firs". few hOLlfn lldlliQi were bogging clown (.ll the far side 0i’ the river. churning vainly w. 11a the Germans blazed away with light mid heavy weapons from the slopes beyvcnd And that‘: where Sig‘. I. A. Hint lof Lamond. Alta, and h; men came 111 Eome of his men "err of the Royal Canadian Elccirical Me- chanical Engineers light Pledlmorite. in the foothills five We!" “isms “lib 1hr iuimsnu miles west of Cassino. and a com- bined _Frencli-American force pressed lll northwest froiri Plco against bitter resistance. Field dis- patches said the Germans appar- ently were running short of tank strength in the Llri valley. Tank-supported United States infantrvmen crumpled German positions at the heart of Cisterzia c-nemy stronghold on the Appian Way. and were battling to v1.1a out tJhe last sniper nests there. atliwart the road to Rome. The Nazi command had hop-id to make a slow, methodical with- drawal from the entire Hitler line, taking time to pull back all heavy equipment. That intention WBs thwarted when the Canadians spearheaded by Sheridan tanks, crashed through north of Ponie- corvo yesterday and caused what the Allied command called “con- siderable confusion 1n the enemas rear." (Toronto's 48th Highlanders were the first troofinto hit the Hitler line. outilui g lt while other units enetrated it to the north, Ma. ert Wemp. Toronto Evening elegram, war. corr- spondent. said in s dispatch tn his newspaper today.) 11w finish of the Hitler Line came when the Canadians broke through on s front of nearly 3.000 yards. ‘Ibday. infantry and tanks of the Canadian Corps consolidated positions on the banks of the Mel- fa after a rapid drive which net- ted at least 500 prisoners. Doug- lss Amaron. Canadian Press War Correspondent. reported. New Forest Fires Reported In B. Ck PRINCE GEORGE . B.C.. M86’ fi-(C-ZH-Fbur new fires in north- ern British Columbia were rcport- century. provincial forestry of- cd today by Ffllflflll Members tQltSEsCli. s".=..:.".:'s..:r..2s vi lit f" “l” miter m. now resins in the w»- WO \\‘<'"'=5 7m vlnce. 4 Brvono ms sfmiu Fares ~ Ceiling Effective Juno 1 OTTAWA. lhv I-(Qt oeilns point of departure. Canada, Peru To Exchange Ambassadors havc the rank of Ambassadors. partnicni officials announced th - ‘I new 01o payable by members of the armed forces when travelling home on annual leave or embarkaf- . ion leave in Canada becomes ef- i iective June l the defence depart- many. Under the plan. members of 111;» forces, when travelling oii such 1cm. vcs for bona fide homes in Canada.‘ will not have to Dav more than $15‘ for the round trip no matter how far their homes may be from the OTTAWA. Mnv iXS-(CH-Prlme Minister Mackenzie King announ- 11,00 “mm, s, o , n, ccd today in the Commons that ‘my; chm-hugs nun l." p, 5 Chile iind Canada have agreed to 5,45 9_ m, 1,05 n, m, the elevation of their diplomatic representatives to the rank of Arn- ors. MixKing said that in a forthcom- ing exchange of representatives with Peru, both the Canadian and P |;_ |___N_ s_ Peruvian representatives would p51“ nqcuymgq gUNDAyg .- Leavs Wood Islands-LOO A. M QUEBEC. May 1*~‘>—‘CPl—- Farm 11.00 A. u. aoo r. M. fires were snrcadinpr at. several dlf- u"... clflwhgw L m up fercnt points in (hi5 province to- p, M_ 5m p_ M_ night and lands and forcsts de-t gum,‘ M" "m h” ‘he M,“ l1 y. Tuesday. Wednesday a traffic through forest-s was stopped Thursday 11.00 A. M. sud 1.00 PM. in wrtcln dlctflc l sailings will ba canoellel. _ They released eight bogged tanks |tl1at day while the shells kept coni- |ing down and lllf‘ combatant tank: rorcd the fields and slmzcs bcvmirl. In the first lhrcc clay; they i-elcssed l4 and restored thin to a battle Ilia; needed them Today, Sgt Hart's helmet bears a dint as the memento of the dan- gers under which they worked 'i"lie men who tolled with him lncludcc‘ ii. G. Frost, Norihziin. P E. l. Allow Newsmen To Return To Canada LONDON. Mal‘ ‘25»iCPv—'1‘h‘. l3 Canadian ncwspapcrmcn uhr came to Britain l0 cover Print: Minister ivfackenzie King's visit and the conference of Empire Prime Ministers are expected tc be back in Canada shortly. it was announced today. At first it was believed the} would have to remain in Britair until after the invasion because of the security ban which forbids all but. high government officials to leave the country. However, the ban was lifted in their case. Channel Weather Turns Cooler 4 LONDON, May 25 —- (CPI -A istrong‘ southwesterly wind whipped u w ite Cilpg in Dover Strait to- nght as the weather turned sud- denly mudti cooler. The sky wag overcast after a sun- ny day and visibility was limited to two or three miles. ‘ The first chamber oi con-imemc was formed at Marseilles in the 15th orfzu Mlssra m. 4am y tide this afternoon axt) 2.39 fllldh and tomorrow umrninnz at 4. l Hill tide this cveiliiu: nl. 83? Ighd rises tomorrow momma at . First mnrter moon Maw 190i. lP. M. tide l! minutes Siunmeraide late-r than Chariot-lemma. DAILY AIR BEIVICE Charlottetown - summersida ~ ' Moncion leave Charlottetown 1.35 a. in SUNDAY SERVICE leave Charlottetown l! noon. Arrive Charlottetown 8.05 u. In. FERRY SERVICI