ocoioaaa “i; 1941 Lorrsro Holmium‘ "will" m on... Guardian Fine Choral (Continued from Page l l while at summer camp. From his own church at Lucknow Dorothy Douglas went to Formosa as a mis- rionary. and his brother George. now at Knox Church, Woodstock. “to the ministry. The moderators only son, R. Douglas- MacDonald, y, nqlnlster or st. Andrew's Church. rulsonburs. Ontario- O U or the line's daughters one u married to a minister in a rural charge, the RSV. William A. Hen- éorsun at Hillsdale, Ont. Marion. who lives at home, ls a specialist in children's music. Helen recsntiy married James O. Brisbin of Belle- vllle; in fact they were on their honeymoon when the Assembly met. . The motther of these- mlldren. Ellen Martin, who-m Charles Mac- Donald married in 1908. died ln 1040. Four years later he married Miss Catherine MacDougal oi Lucknow. who was present in,Cul- gury when her husband was elect- ed moderator. Most ministers have their own bit or vanity. It l: typical of Mr. MacDonald that the thing of which he seems most proud is the fact that year by year I01‘ 2'1 Yell" his congrcgatiOns at Iucknow and Duncannon have never failed to mcct their buczet allocation. There are 317 communicant members at Lucknow. The church rwords Show that last year their allocation for missionary and other purposes was $000. They raised $1336. This rural minister ls pleased with the way they attend worship, too._At Dun- cannon, ten miles from Lucknow. ho has a ntorning service at 9.45 daylight time during the summer, and seldom is a family absent. In the Presbyterian Church in Canada the use of the title “Right . Reverend" Is frowned upon offic- ially. Here ls one moderator upon whom, in some respects, it would sit ungraclously. Above average as a spiritual leader, 64-year-old Char- les MacDonald has never sought any titles or distinctions. The full efforts of mind and body have been directed towards the avenues of scrvlcc. He has been content as a plain man, serving in his own quiet and faithful way a plain but God- fearing people. To them, as to others. he will be known and» l’!- membered as "Mister" MacDonald,“ ho matter how the church may cflncsc to honor him. Throughout the Presbyterian Church he has another title, one that will go with him on his Moderatorial tour as a tribute to a rural ministry of extra- ordinary length and profound in- fluence — a title of which he may well be prouc": — MacDonald of Lucknow. Clings Under Truck To Escape From Jail HALIFAX. Sept. 30 —(OP)— Cllnglng to the undercarriage of a truck, 20-year-old Roy Burns Hubiey of Sheet Harbor, N.S., es- caped from the City prison here today where he was serving a one- ycar team for car theft. The escape was discovered l5 minutes after tthe truck had left the prison but late tonight police reported no results in their search for the escaped man. BINTNS. MARRIAGE?» auras 50c Per Insertion MARIIIAGES IIOWATT - IIOWATT — At the Manse, Carleton, September 26th, 1947, by Rev. J. H. Bishop, Wcndall Francis liowatt of Albany. to SYW Elaine Ilowatt of Cape Trill/PPS!!- MacKINNON - MaoFARLANE — at the Baptist Parsonage. MOM-saue- P. E. I.. ou mill!" 14Ul. 1947- b! the Rev. Mr. Crawford. ‘Genrtte Hartley MacKinnon of Kilmui-r- t0 Wanda Jean MacFariarle of LOW" Montague. DEATHS BETTON-At the P. E. Island Hospital on Tucsdoy- 39X”- 30m- Snndra Isabel Betton. infalli- daughter of Mr. and MH- John J- Betton of St. Peters. JAY-At the P. E. Island Hospital on ‘mesday. Sept. 30. 01W" 1'- Jay d Peakes Station. in his "It year. Resting at the Mad-Mn Funeraifiome until this afternoon. then at the residence of his ais- ter. Mrs. MacLcod D0081”. Mi- Stewart. Funeral notice later. MOASE-At the Prince County Hospital on ‘Tuesday. 59M- 39"‘- Mrs. Darrach Mouse. aged B? years. Funeral Thursday l5 3 p.m. from her late residence in Freetown. Burial People's Ceme- tey, Freetown. V, CARD 0F TNANNS Mrs. Stephen Bertram wishes to thank the Doctors. Nurse: and Min- hters, those who sent cards, letters, to. Also the staff of the P. E. I. oupltal for kindness shown her during her illness. Also the neigh- bours and friends at home who were so thoughtful d I her lb- lance. N. .'MacLoan UNDERTAKEA lMlAl-Mll This ll reacr/cd for new: oi local interest, but advertising of a noway suture may be inserted at five cente a word strictly pay- able In advance. ._____i___ I CILAIIWEIL for Photographs. ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS lust | arrived. Brown Electric. Kent St. l HOWARD MeINNIS’ Pit-ted Footwear at l7ll Queen Street. _‘.__. OONFEDEBATION LIFE [N- SURANCE. IIEDDIN 8808.. the only Drug Store open this afternoon and ev- enlng. l VENTION - Messrs. G. Elmer Ritchie, director of Income Tax, J.W. Dixon. ohlcf assessor and J.P. Campbell. chief intelligence offic- er. returned home Monday night, after attending the convention o! income tax directors, held in Ot- tarwa last week. This convention, which lasted from September 22 to 2'1, was held in the Railway com- mittee robm at the Parliament buildings, and was attended by directors from every part of Dominion. Mr. Livingstone, a member of the Income Tax Branch of Dawson City, U.S.A., also at- tended. Conference sessions were hold from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. and were devotgd mainly to income tax administration work. On Wed- nesday evening they SiZtSflCBd a dinner given by the Minister of National Revenue. i Personals ‘ The many friends of Mr. Fred A. Wotton of Crapaud. will regret to learn of his illness. He has entered the Prince Edward Island ~H0spital for treatment. Salvation Army llnilorm Skirts In Style Now ‘TORONTO. While skirts threaten to tumble to the pavement and women indulge in the continental pastime of hem- hauling. organizations are puzzled over the correct length of women's uniforms. Some say a uniform is a uniform and will remain unchanged come bustle, padded hips. hoop skirts or ankle-grabbing dresses. Others are anxious that women in their ranks retain the glslmor of fashion de- ‘crees. A Canadian Press survey shows |the Salvation Army to bc leading ,thc fashion parade in the unifolm department, with skirts at 14 inch- 1S; from the floor. The Salvation ‘Anny anticipated the style change by about 30 years-sklrt lengths have never changed. The nursing division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade decided today to hold the hemline at 16 inches from the ground. The quest- ion was weighed in Ottawa at a conference of 25 senior women rep- resentatives from across Canada. However about 1.500 Red Cross workers will soon step out tn uni- form at least one or two inches flonger. ‘libero has never been a standard length but Miss H. H-iolmested, chairman oi the Tor- onto branch, said Red Cross unf- fonns across Canada would be made a few inches longed when orders are filled in the near future. l Private duty nurse; are free to ,use their own discretion when deciding on skirt lengths but the "whites" worn by graduate nurses working in hospitals tends to be standardized by authorities. _ I The Victoria Order oi Nurses haven't “even thought about while officials of the Royal Canad- ian Army Medical Corps are Sure no changes will bc made in unl- forms for their nursing sisters. l Trans-Canada Airlines officials doomed today that stewardesses will wear their skirts 1 1-2 inches below the knee. prewar style- The move was made because materials now are easier to obtain than dur- mg the war. They said style chans- es had nothing to do with the decis- ion. Two Small Coats Reported Missing Ynalnomn. N. a. Sevt- 8°- (UP)—-'I‘wo United States 60bit Guard cutters and an airplane were searching the Atlantic 01f this western Nova Scotia fishing port tonight for two small lob- atel- boats with foul‘ Yflflmllih men aboard. On board the two craft. which left. here 8895- 31 Y" l-Ylln- M553" where the two boats were to be Isold, were Capt. George Watkins. his eon George. Jr.. his son-in-law Howard Sweeney and Capt. Her- iman Nlckerson. ' was given in Prince of Wales Col- ‘the recltalists being the fomoug _de Paurs Infantry Chorus, com-t y posed oi thirty-five coloured U. S. ATTENDED OTTAWA cowl the; l by contemporary composers, all of Sept. so —\v:1 -l ‘Ensemble Ncard 'To Attend Mectinfl Al P.W.C. llall The oneulns Concert of the season under the auspices of the Community Concert Association lege hall last night before a very large and appreciative audience Army veterans under Capt, Loon. ard do Pour. a gifted and exper- ienced conductor. This flne choral ensemble gave o. masterly performance of an ex- ceptionally interesting and varied programme, ranging from modern music to folk songs and great pg- liglous classics. In each number they showed rare artistic feeling as well as incomparable skill in harmony and attack. In "Private Roger Young." one of the great dramatic songs of World War II. they achieved o veritable tour de force, while their majestic rendering of "The Lord's PFBYBT." by Malotte. to a choral arrangement by Capt. de Paur. T1111 GUARDIAN, Mr. J. F. Connolly, Mr. J. P‘. Connolly. deputy-min- ister of reconstruction, leaves by plane this morning for Montreal to attend the first annual meet- ing of the Community Association of Canada. The meeting opens at the Mount Royal Hotel tomorrow morning and concludes Saturday evening. Mr. Connolly, in his address before the Association on Thurs- day will tell it something of the town planning organization set up in the Province; of the pro- vincial legislation passed respect- ing town planning; and of the possible amendments to that leg- islation for to make the provin- oial town-planning set up uniform with that of the other Provinces. Mr. Connolly will also touch on i Progressive estimated that the city had a population of 80.000 in 16.000 fam- ditions. he homes are being built in, the city CHAR v More Than 3,000 l "‘"""_§"“""‘ ztflfax Families (By The Canadian Prue) HALIFAX. Sept. (lo-More than 3.000 Halifax families are living in single rooms, attics. basements or w“ “We m‘ 9”“ m u" America" doubling up with relatives. Austin “mm “mtml pm“ because It’ WW“ E. Brownell. Maritime property manager Mortgage and Housing Corporat-i ion. said here today. regional of Central Speaking before Club, the Halifax Mr. Browneli lies and only 13.000 self-contain- ed living units. To overcome the crowded con- said, only 202 new ,-The United States Government the recent agreement whereby six of the Island's incorporated towns Incorporation for approval at the next session of the Legislature. At the conclusion of Saturday's final session, Mr. Connolly will go to Ottawa on business relating to his Department. was received with prolonged op- piause and wa repeated as an encore. ~ The Chorus sang llflnccompan- led and it was a pleasure to watch as well as listen as they respond- ed with such precision to the slightest gesture of their leader. The programme opened with a Felfeshlllkiy new group of songs very high musical content. These included “Morning Hymn" by Isa- dor G. l-ianschel; "Evening" and “Night? by Henry Cowell, com- posed expressly for the Chorus to lyrics by a. well-known Negro poet, Paul Lawrence Dunbar; two impressive chorales from poems by Rabindranath Tagore, arranged for the chorus by Paul Creston; and another especially written composition. “Speakl For You Must," by Herbert Haufrecht. The Chorus next rendered a group of folk songs from Latin America, two of them in the orig- tnsl Spanish, followed by a repre- sentative series of marching songs from World War II. In addition to "Private Roger Young" above referred to. the latter group in- ~cluded “I've Got Sixpence." fam- ous sons of the RAF. which wnsi later adopted. by the American Air Force; "Song of the French Par- ‘tisan," a very moving piece orig- inating with the gallant Maquis during the bitter underground struggle in France; "Chi’i Lai", a_ Chinese marching song, popular-l ized by the Eighth Route Armyfl, and "MeadowlancP, a rousing Red ,'Army cavalry song. "or I town. l b I ; The two 38-foot craft were ialt‘ reported sallin! "m" 9mm Manan Island. N.B.. Sept. 2B Iii-cl‘ putting lntc port for a few hours. THOUGHT BAD OMEN! ‘Clocks are seldom elven ll l seeding today with arrangements ddi esent in China. will" Nheey :0 Nzlonsidered bad omens. LOST-SMALL BLUE CHANG! purse containing ring. Reward. Notify or leave at Moon's Jew- ellery Shop. Summer-side. mo: lsn-nscrirc unto: ette. Cali im-a. _ HALF-TON eon sat: -- rm International truck. Good eon- dltion. To be cold on Market Scum. man. Oct. a4. These were followed by a group of Negro spirituals and “work songs" which were particularly well rendered. They included the familiar "Deep River" in a noble setting arranged by Capt. de Paur; also "Ezekiel saw de Wheel"; "Listen to the Lambs” “Water- Boy"; “Tor My Cap'n." and “Lord. ciis Timber Gotta Roll!" Tile last part of the programme was devoted to liturgical music,‘ opening with a. majestic Latin, hymn, "O Bone Jesu" by Pales- trlna. This was followed by “Eli' Eli", an ancient Hebrew invoca-| tion derived from the 16th centuryf notation of the Rabbi Shailitl specially arranged by Capt. do Paur; "Hospodi Pomilol." by Lvov- sky, one of many versions of a. famous liturgical chant from the‘ Orthodox Russian Church, and “The Lord's Prayer" above men- tioned. . Each number was enthusiastic- ally applauded. and there is no question as to the high rank which last night's whole performance will take in the list of Commun- ity Concert ccesses in Charlotte- t The performance was atlcnded y His Honour Lieutenant Gover- nor Bernard and party, and Pre- mier J. Walter Jones and party. Developments In Packinghousc Strike l TORONTO. Sept. 30—(CP)—Ofl- tarlo will accept a concillator agreed upon by the meat packers and their striking employees. Labor Minister Charles Daley said today, thus leaving the door open to settlement of the nation-wide. Itrike "if the packinghouse ow-n- en and union leaders can got tr gather." This step was supported by the Prairie Provinces at Saturday's conference here. SASKATOON, Sept. 30-(CP)— Livestock buying at the Inter- continental Packers Limited here came to a standstill today as S50 employees prepared to take a strike vote tomorrow. Manager Gerald Willows said there was en- ough cattle in pens to maintain operations for several days. EDMONTON. Sept. 30+(CP)— The Edmonton local of the United I Packlnghouse Workers of Am-. erlca (C.I.O.) which broke off negotiations for a new agreement with Gainers Ltd., a major Ed- monton packing plant. was pro- to conduct a strike vote the 000 union members among in the plant. i 4 1f Gainers workers vote for strike action, all four major plCkiilI plants in "monlcn will be idle. anc‘: more than 00 per rent of the city's meat supply will , be cut off. CONVENIENT AOOIISOIY Sea snails. equipped with a; "band saw" o! teeth. are able 0e bore holes through clam shells to obtain food. _ __ |Balieve It 0r Not, SeptemhcrWarm HALIFAX, SOP!- 30 — (GP) — had their furn- aces going full blast, were told to- day by the Dominion Public Wea- ther Office in a recapitulation o! the month's weather that. Septem- Marltlmers, who ber was "a. warm month.” will introduce a uniform Act of ium-prlced houses by contractors for sale to veterans. "If our Corporation had 1.000 more homes we could rent them immediately with no question at av. The Dominion-wide housing shortage was due to four main factors: l. The lag in building in the early thirties; 2. The non-building period dur- ing the war; 3. The movement of rural dwell- ers to the cities during the war; 9nd ' 4. The higher marriage rate during the past seven years. Only in one town—ln Pictou, N. S.—did Wartime Housing have any vacant homes of the 3,400 built under Government auspices dur- ing the war. -i25 by individuals and 77 med-I The Weather Bureau said that for the first 18 days most of the air covering the Maritime; was brought across the continent from the warm Pacific in a west-to-east flow, raLs-l 115g temperatures to the aos and- low, 9 s. l On Sept. 19 a drastic change oc-l curred with the flow turning north- to-south from (he ice fields, o; the Canadian Arctic. "But the_ backlog of above my- mal temperatures of early Septem- ber was enough to overcome the unseoconable cold o; the latte,- portion of the month. (thereby 31v. in; rise to the hara-to-believe re- port that the month was n warm one." the Bureau said. The Bureau also reported an ab- ave-normal rainfall but most o1 it came at: night pcnrnitllng estqb- lishment of new sunshine records in some localities. built for the Canadian _.ment at Vancouver shortly the First World War. the Cthomedy ‘ away empty. will be used for general cargo ser- vice according to authorities here. ,ian last night that the dispute with ' It is not yet known he-rc, however. ‘ the union men (was owing to a. Just where the Chomedy will opera misunderstanding on the part of ate. At present she is being refitted , the 1mm, leaders who had in Montreal. lloteran Steamship Chomcdy ls Sold MONTREAL, Sept. 30 —-(CP)— Ending more than a quarter of a century of service in the China Sea, the North Atlantic and off West Indies, under the National Steamships well-known {LEGO-ton vagabcndshlp sooos “are landed the responsib- Chomcdy has been sold Pana-mani-ah Fennex» the Canadian to the Shipping Company, The last of three sister ships Govern- after (Continued from Page 1) comes, will pretty certainly see tlu- I end of Western Europe, except as a site for a. few military outposts. American or Russian." He said that "if the issue were Jorced within the next year or two, only one side would have atomic bombs and the war might be so ohort as not to involve utter ruin." The 74-year-old Earl said there be an important step toward world government. "The only way to prevent war is to make it obvious beyond question ‘which side will win if war takes place." ‘l Afl-vofllmlnv (Continued from Page l) WASHINGTON, Sept. ZO-JAP) l’ is considering a proposal that it offer some high-priced foods to hungry areas abroad at “cut-rate" prices as a means of preventing further advances in grain and livestock quotations. Such foods would include dried fruits, citrus juices, fats and oils. dried beans and peas, dried eggs. and canned vegetables. A cabinet food committee reported to Pre- sident Truman last week that the United States could spare $650,- 000,000 worth of these. Under the cut-rate proposal, the Government would buy the food at prevailing market prices and sell it to foreign countries at prices which they could afford to P l’ a . At the Agriculture Department where the cut-rate proposal was iadvanced, an aide said it would (be "very much cheaper" for the United States to subsidize foreign sale of substitute foods than to try to fill foreign needs with grain alone. _ The official predicted $3.50-a- bushel wheat and corn at the farm if the Government attempts to export 570,000,000 bushels this crop year. These grains now aver- age about $2.50 at the farm. GOVERNMENT TAKES (Continued from P886 1) banner, the , (luccn Mary llisiis Radio Exhibition ' < (By The Canadian Press) LONDON, Sept. 30 __ To the raucous blare of boogie woogie "m" neighboring loudspeakers 80-year-old Queen Mary marched into Britains first post-war radio exhibition at the Olympia today and led officials oh a strenuous two-mile tour of 190 exhibits. In a powder blue coat, her tra- ditional high toque and a smoked fur. the gracious Queen Mother_ glanced nervously from left to right as she entered the dazzling display of 20th-century scientific skill. She winced slightly as the swing music rose to a noisy cli- max. Then as the music changed to a dreamy Edwardian waltz, she led Oliver Lyttelton. president of the radio industry council, and a group of black-coated officials on an exhaustive tour. pausing every few yards to examine new types of apparatus and ask searching questions. Her eyes quickly fastened on new nursery microphone equip. ment enabling a baby's cries to be heard simultaneously in the kit- chen. living room and bathroom. or if parents are out, by neigh- bors wired for reception. "Very ingenious." commanted the Queen Mother. Workman still were putting the flnshlng touches to displays as the Queen Mother passed. One workman. mounted on a ladder Painting a sign, dropped his Job abruptly as she approached. He took off his hat and raised his paint brush in salute. The Queen Mother spent in minutes inspecting an exhibition of the two-way radio used by metropolitan police in crime de- tection and concluded her tour with a visit to the BBC television studio. Canadian Nousowllo ls Buying More Cream OTTAWA. Sept. 80 — (CP) The Canadian housewife is buying a lot more cream for the dinner- table now that restrictions on its sale have been lifted. The Dominion Bureau of Stat- istics reported- today a 25-per-cent increase in cream sales last July above the corresponding period a L year ago. Class For $10,000 Fire Originally named the Canadian Freighter when she-made hermaizi- l en voyage China-bound out of Van- icouver in 1921, she later left the Orient service and in 1927 was con- verted at Birkenhead. England, to a passenger carrying cargo ship and ronamsd the Canadian Path- finder. she t-hen ran in and out of Montreal, Halifax and Saint John. She became the Chomedy when she entered the Canada-West Indies service in 1931. Great-Croat Nephew 0f Lord Nelson Iii-es t SALISBURY, En;lalld_ Sept so: l-mPl-Earl Nelson, great-great I I l t n phew of Admiral Lord Nelson. him of the Battle of ‘Trafalgar. died in a nursing home today. He 'was 89. l The Earl. christened Thomas (Horatio Nelson, lived as a recluse ‘on his Wiltshire estate. Trafalgar. . ‘supported by a QZQOOC-a-year, government pension which willl be terminated upon the death of the sole remaining heir to the title, Hon. Edward Nelson, the Earl's 87-year-old brother. The pension, granted in per- petunity for Lord Nelson's ser- vices was the last of its kind ever l voted by Parliament and provok- ed numerous debates in the House of Commons. The Labor Govern- ment introduced n bill, passed last June. abolishing the pensions on the death of the last heirs. The ‘pension had, cost British | taxpayers $2,820,000 in the last‘ I41 years but Earl Nelson repaid l part of his income to the state in recent years in the interests of national economy. Blame Magnifying PELI-IAM MANOR. N. Y" Sept. 30—(A.P)-'1‘he magnifying glass which 11-year-old John Lydgatc uses to examine his rare coin col- lection was blamed by Fire Chief Arthur Fawcett for a $10,000 fire at the homo of William A. Lyd- gate. Gallup Poll editor. The glass I fell from a third-floor window.| landing in a position to focus the sun's rays on dry cedar shingles. which caught fire. PROTECTED BIRD The bald eagle is protected from all hunters and collectors in the United States. B {OP Rf?/lk F i i. / fy” (l? [Q30 FLOUR "trailer of the plflnt, that if the illty for any violence would be that for the Government. It is understood that at this point Staff Sergeant Heliofs, R..C.- 'M..P. entered into the controversy ‘with (he result that the truck went Mr. wright informed The G-uard- not i 9i00i00§00i00~i€l0€>00i0 _ pw-traveliing go up. ~ ‘ anti-Communist split was as an afermath of vice-presidential D'Aoust defeated J. Eiphege Beau- doln of Montreal, president of the Quebec Federation of Labor. turn of president Bellgough his sixth term-Cari Berg of Ed- monton received an as James Whitebone of Saint John, N.B., defeated Halifax 418-100 for re-electiofi as Maritimes vice-president. treasuter of given an acclamatlon to the sec- rctary-treasureship. He J. A. (Pat) Sullivan. who resign- ed that office in May. I Competent In HAVE A MORTON Phone l7ll Eastern PAGE FIVE A FOR surancc Service TALK WITH DEW Trust Bldg Charlottetown For Sale i z system, also adjoining lot. celloneous items. the undersigned. Another echo of the pro and heard Quebec where the election Heated Speech On Isms In a heated speeoh after his de- feat, Beaudoin had a reference to "isms" at the meeting. "Last year I was labelled a Fascist," he cried. “This year. they labelled me a Communist. I don't understand that attitude." In the other featureless lions—besides the unopposed elec- for acclamation Prairie vice-president and James Wood of John W. Buckley of Toronto, Ontario vice-president last year‘ and decently acting secretary‘ the Congress. was succeeded Leather Shortage May Follow Strike (By The Canadian Peas) knc-wn that the Government had HALIFAX, Sept. {lo-Halifax ‘wtaken over" not only the plant shoe merchants predicted today , but. all hams and bacon store;- with- that the packingllouse workers in the plant. Asked if the hams and bacon had Govern- ment, Mr. Wright said no ccfinltc had been made but that the Government would pay been purchased by the v arrangement Canada Packers for the Z0005- H9 added that the Government would gscil the hams and bacon i0 10681 l firms. Mr. Borslrs comment on Mr. Wrght's statement was that ills United Packnghcuse Workers had an agreement with Canada Pack- ers whereby the firm was to have 48 hours to remove all meat Prud- uots from their plants before a strike went into effect and‘ that all goods remaining in the plants after the strike went into effect were to remain flhere until the strike was settled. While only 50 hogs were killed yesterday, Mr. Wright said the nilznbcr would increase as the Drei- ent staff grew more efficient. He EXDTESSSU the belief that if the union workers did not soon return. outside help would have to be brought into the plant. QUEBEKNIEMBER (Continued from PR8! 1) a been described frequently as Communist leader. The Quebec executive's impass- ioned burst came during a speech on the Federal labor code. when he hotly criticized the Labor- Progressive Party and the red- tinged Woodworkers‘ Union of the Congress for sending letters to the Government concerning the code while Congress officers were nego- itating on it. y - The other interplays between left and right elements came dur- ing the annual voting that saw the re-election of president Percy Q, Bengough of- Vancouver and all but one of the former execu- tive members running for office- Upaet in B. C. Vice-Presidency The upset came in the contest for the British Columbia vice- presidency, where Alex Gordon of Vancouver. a horse described by colleagues as a leftist, ousted Blrt Showler of the I same city, veteran labor man. Making his first appearance at the convention. Gordon's nomin- ation came as an avowe surprise to leftists. But the young member of the United Fishermen and Al- lled Workers‘ Union. working delegate during the ses- sions, eked out a 278-200 ivln- Toie election in which the left- ists appeared to have taken a setback was in that for Ontario vice-presidents in which Bill Jen- oves, stocky president of the Tor- onto and District Trades and Lab- or Council. emerged winner of e three-way fight. 15s opponents were William Edmiston of Toronto. vice-presi- dent end Canadian director of the reputedly Communlstlc Interna- tional Chemical Workers‘ Union. A fourth nominee~who withdrew -wa| Bruce Magnusson of Tim- mlns. Ont. official of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers‘ Union, which also is regarded as a fel- strike combined with removal of price controls would make leather footwear scarcer and more expen- sive this winter. 35-year-old dark l a hard- i A spokesman for the trade said the tie-up in packing plants had caused a shortage of cowhide, the seriousness of which would depend on the duration of the strike. At the same time several shoc repair shops announced price in- creases of 20-25 per cent, Youths 0n Trip, Spend Night In Jail THESSAIDN, Ont, Sept. 80 _ to?) - Two 17-year-old yodnls spent more than 12 hours in ous- tocly here before satisfying police that they were not Norman Kindy, 18. and Euwin Farringtnn, 20, wanted for the slaying near Niag- ara Falls. Ont, or 56-year-old James Bell. The youths - Karl Brant, l7, and Edward Grundy. 17, both oi Stratlhroy, Ont. - convlnccd police they were on a legitimate trip to Brilish Columbia. They were ar- rested here last night o5 they stopped their motorcycle to pur- chase gasoline. with today's development provnh a “false alarm," the search con. tinued throughout the Province for Kindy and Farringtc-n, named in a warrant charging them with the fatal shooting of Bell in his Stamford Township homo 1mg Wednesday. ROME. Sept. 30 —-(Rcuters) _ Britain will hold the key to the future of Italy's former African empire when speci-al deputies of the big four foreign ministers confer in London Friday, informed sour- ces close to the Italian Government said today. The Italian view is that it was Britain which encouraged Italy to make her first step in African colonization in 1889, when Italian BXDOrls first sct foot in Somalia. Britain now occupies these ter- ritories and stands to gain or lose by allowing Italy to continue (her work in Africa or by excluding hcr. BREAD PRICES INCREASE NEW GLASGOW. N. S., Scpt. 30 —(CP)-——The price of bread was raised two ocnts to 12 cents for the 20-ounce loaf here today as local bakeries announced pricc increases. Bakeries in Halifax. Sydney and Truro also announced price in- re- ‘ V 9%0 9%09§O0%Ol BakeryAnd- Apartment l At Montague ( Modern, wall-equipped Bakery with well-appointed apart- ment. Building hos running wafer and hot water healing Bakery equipment includes i00- Ioof oven, mixer, electric fan, sealing machine, ruck and mis- Business is active going concern. For full particulars apply to J. M. Clair, Montague, or l c i H. F. MucPHEE Solicitor, Charlottetown. _vvvv~ B. l. S. BINGO WHELAN HALL TO-NlTE - 8.30 anmssrozv 30c. USUAL PRIZES CHA ILITY FUN D <>fiqqos~cxcvx~c~oo ———-—_-_._.___ llolan Speaks ‘in Support 0f Conservation l l “\Ts %' (By The Canadian Press) OTTAWA- Sent. Sit-Dominion and Provincial tourist officials to- day talked oyer Canada's vast and srowing tourist industry-one which reaped close to $175,000,000 last ycar_and mapped new plan; after ilcaring a warning that uh. less there was a. wild life conser. vatlon program "we won't be in the tourist business 10 or i5 years from now." That was the warning that canle from Leo Dolan, director of the Canadian Travel Bureou o; he spoke to the tourist conference 111 Support of conservation after it was advocated by a numb" o; the delegates. The conference also heard Dr. J. J. McCann, acting Minister of Trade and Commerce. say that to develop Canada's tourist business "we want a lot better roads. sleep- in: places. hotels_and restaur- ants." Canada must sell some- ,thing more than mere scenery if 'she expects tourists-especially United States tourists-to come back year after year. Provincial representatives {ram every Province took part in round-table discussions during the day, along with representatives of transportation services. They n.- grced that tourists should not be exploited for their dollars and appointed a special steering com- mittee to co-ordinate Tourist Bureau activity across the coun- try. Ontario led all Provinces in tourist advertising. said T.C. Mo. C811. DBPUW Minister of 'I‘rsvel for the Province. Last year the central province's budget was 8335.000 and one-third of this sum was spent in promotion. Quebec spokesman Georges Le- ivellle told the conference that he [agreed the tourist dollar was not all Canada wanted. Quebec had spent $200,000 in travel publicity last year. but Quebec wanted to make friends of tourists so that they would come back again and again. The conference learned that Prince Edward Island has passed an “Innkeepers Act" which would take effect next year. 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