MpxiMs OIL MERE. MAN honour. It is beyond doubt that one's best interest can uever be opposed to min Guardian. Founded 1001. rifariotgetown Guardian- 6 FREIGHT CARS ARE DERAILED NEAR COLEMAN TwoOIstl. Mia- CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1947 iii ; Read by Everybody __ Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew 12 PAGES l MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN War ls sweet only to those who nave not fried it or benetlfled from n; v ‘t ' Delivered $6.00. Mill $5.00. other Provinces I U. l. A. 87.00 RIEIOTS Bread, Butter Prices To Advance orraws. Jun. ze - icri- ltumors circulated on Parlia- ment Hill today that the Gov- ernment would remove aub- sldies hcidlna down "fir" prices of bread and butter this spun; and allow these opus- modiiles to advance. _ _ The” reports. unoonf in any official quarter, said the elimination of the payments would result 1n the price of bread advancing 15 to 2S per cent a loaf and the price of butter eigbt-centa-a-pound. Gnremment sources declin- ed comment but it was rooull- Qd that Agriculture Minister Gardiner told a prose conference several weeks ago that subsidies on milk going into productlo of butter Ind ' " y. ’ ‘ would be reviewed before April 30, (he date they are due to ex- pire. ilrlneass Elizabeth Attends _Fashion Show LONDON. Jan. 20—-(CPl—Prln- cess Elizabeth today attended her first public fashion show at the Dorchester Hotel. viewing the spring models of Associated Mill- inery Designers of London. Her own list was a hyacinth blue silk halo; open crown surrounded by heavy swathlng of platted silk and ending in a bunch bow at the nape. Vlill Dfiiciate At Cardinal's Funeral QUEBEC. Jan. 20 —- (OP) - James Cardinal MoGulgan. Arch- bishop d Toronto. will officiate Friday at the fiuieral service for Rodrigiis Cardinal Viileneisve. AIiChiJlShGp of Quebec, whn died , Friday at Los Azngeles, it was an- l nvimced st the Archbishop's palace today. Francis Cardinal Speliman. Archbishop of New York, is ex- pected to arrive here Thursday and will nfiend the service. Palace official; sisid Cardinal lifcGuissnb five assistants - hon- orary deacon. honorary sub-deacon. sub-deacon and priest-acolyte -- hlve not yet been appointed. A funeral proceaion from the iovi-errown railway station to the palace will follow the arrival of the 50d? from Montreal tomorrow and for the next two days tiie body will lie iii slate at the palace. Coming Events "Horse Racing at Oyster Bed 300st. Wednesday afternoon. "Auction m in Parkdale mo, tonight at 8.30. _ "Dance in K. of C. Hall. Sourls Tuffidfli’. January 21st. Clifford‘; Orchestra. "Piifilboned dance in Sum-mer- licld l-iall. Wednesday, Jan. I2. srmfidine Hflirat Montague Pilllon each Thursday for Canada sckers Ltd. S. C. McLean. Phone O ‘C0010 to Dulce at Iilfl‘! l!!! Boil-shew. January zaas. flood "Til 800d 11111316. "Remy East Royalty tonight. Cookie-Dusters vs. Royals. Skate liter. "Wins Hos: at Peakes sta- gzlikeach Thursday for Canada i: era Ltd. Merlin Davina. "Hockey at N 0i . “mm- Norlh Rurtioo 5mm. Rusllco. Came starts at I30. i "Attention farmers of Iaatarn fir"! We want a quantity of saurlsattls. lasfarn Packing 00., so“ i‘ ' ,0“ agility‘?! Ramblers n. mf- —were keeping the road groomed for the time when it will oeconis an infuralpsrt of the liilhwair system of Canada hell‘! now on the h Illll’ and traffla hll been light dlsptte the sushi of restrictions. ‘They'll help Admiral ii. S. To Cut WASHINGTON, Jan. 00- 8611 troubled with surplus potatoes from last yearnre- cord crop, Agriculture Secre- Ande laid tonight 1941 production goals will be out snuob more sharply than previously announced. ‘lihe original 1047 goals cali- ed for 100,000,000 fewer bush- ell of potatoes than laat year. This was to avoid repetition of an $80,000,000 loss the Gov- ernsnent suffered in- buying surpluses to sulrbort grower . prices. The Department last week announced It had allotted growerl 2.070.000 acres for potato-growing this year. lVostviiie. Miners To Join ii. M. W. WBSTVILLE, N.S.. Jan. 20 - (CH-Mlneas of this Pictou Coun- ty coal town. for years members of the Independent Co-operative Lab- or Protective Association, today vot- ed 190-159 in favor of joining the dominant union in the Nova. Scotia United Mine Workers (C.C.L.). coal field. The 350-odd Westvllie workers. employed by International Coal Company, were the last large group of miners in Nova Scotia to remains outside the U.M.W. At a similar referendum last fall the Westville miners voted in favcir of joining the U.M.W. but the mar- gin of only two votes was consider- ed indecisive and no action. was tak- en. 48 Frolglitsrs In Port At liallfax HALIFAX, Jan. 20—(CP)—With 88 freightors, large and small, at Halifax cargo docks. five shins had to drop anchor in the harbor today because of lack of suiisfle piers. Although five berths were va- omt, port authorities said some ihlipl preferred to wait in tho stream until a dock. suitable for handling the type of cargo they carried, was clear. Meanwhile, because of bed weather .on the Atlantic ususilsl shipping schedules to be thrown out of line, the congestion was expected to be aggravated tomor- row. although shipping men said ' harbor activities would return to normal later in the week. Potato Acreage , C Off for the Antarctic are the U05 Burton Island, reported tough Byrd's Task Force 06 around the south pole. Fa tlaer or Volstead Wait Anti See Policy in iiew Prices Ruling (By The Canadian Preset Restaurateurs, used car dealers and shoe merchants across Con- ada tended today to follow a “wait and see" policy before act- ing on Prices Board authority to raise their prices up to a moxi- rnum of l0 per cent. Even in Ottawa-where the an- nouncement was made last Satur- duy——dealcrs felt they would ra- titer have more information about the order before putting it into effect. Hotel and restaurant owners, in many places, said they would ii- bide by their local association's decisions at meetings to he called shortly. a survey by the Canadian Press revealed. Though in some places meals irecelvod a blanket nickel increase. elsewhere caterers felt competih. ion would leave prices much where they were unless such sup- plies as meat. poultry and fish 1n illrn became more expensive. Used car dealers reacted more immediately to the permission. Tn up-scaiing their prices they felt. hotter fortified to combat what they alleged to be a continuing black market in used cars. They felt that. assured of receiving prices more in line with their black market value. citizens now would bring in vehicles fondle- posal and‘ sale in the n al way. Shoe dealers were alniost un- anlmous in their agreement that retail prices will remain un- changed until manufacturers’ pri- ces to t-hem go up. One said he wasn't aure whether the order mighfn't just legalize increases which have been in effect for th= past two months. rather than tol- erate new ceilings. ANOTHER BOMB SCAR-I LONDON. Jan. 20 — (Reuters) -— Lnndxm experienced another bosfli scare today when a man with s thick foreign accent threatened the Stamford Rlll telephone exchange. Police officers took the neoesear precautions. Last week the Regent Theatre in the same district was cleared after a similar explosion warning. OTTAWA. Jan. 20 — (OPh-A group of Canadian Army personnel has managed to keep the tricky Alaska. highway in "fairly good" state of repair since maintenance of the road between Idmonron and Alaska beclna the Dominion‘: responsibility last April l, it was disclosed today. Army officials laid ‘T00 army rsonnel-volunteers for tho job Commercial traffic is fairly hway built the was by ms sum" Civilian and tourist Anyone may pply to -tha North- west Defence Ionalasiea ta Id- Groom. Alaska ‘A Road For Civilian Traffic I montonfeaapsrsnitte valooer the 1.200 miles of gra ad high- wuy. If the applicant can show that lis is in good‘ health and la sufficiently well-equipped for lhe trip his application la all likeli- hood will be approved; Chief drawbacks to tourist traf- fk: along_the highway is the lack of facilities, such sa civilian ser- vice atatlons. rest camps grid sup- piy depots. There are many isolat- sd points along the highway as it winds ikons Idmonton through Dawson vacuum»: It. John. lea-e lhison, Watson like. ‘hslisu, and Whitehorse so Ilalrbsnks. The commercial traffic from Canada and tbs United ltlhi‘ ebu- slats mainly of food and supplies for tarmy personnel alo routs and for Y Economic and Political cw Famous Act Passes GRANITE FALLS, Mlnn., Jar. 20 -(AP)-Androw J. Volstead, 87. former Minnesota congressman and father of the Volstead Prohibition Act died today. Volstead. e. lifelong dry, had been in poor health for years and had abandoned dolly visits to his Gran- ltg FalLs law office four years ago. lie had lived the life of a country lawyer. devoting himself largley to Helicopter, Ice Breaker To Join Byrd ' ..' " .. . .. .0 enough to cut through 15 feet of ice, and the helicopter pictured above. December Fish Catch And Value lip in P. E. i. EALLFAX, Jan. 20- (CP)—The Dominion Fisheries Department tonight announced the total De- cember catch for the Mariiimes ‘was 22.045400 pounds with a land- ed value of $1,766,783 representing an increase of 2.536.200 in ‘Wvifiill and a decrease of $80,096 in value» probate cases and took little part in community activities. Even appeals from his frisnfs that he icarrthe fight arelrisi es- tablishment of a municipal liquor store in 1942 went unneeded. The "wets“ war. A native Minnesotan, Volstead was elected to Ccnzrefis Oil the Re" Nova Scotiu was the only Prbv- , lnce showing a value decrease over lhe previous year. The catch ro- lallerl 183775.100 pounds an increase of 821-900 pounds but the value was only 914118.760, a decrease of $132.- 050. - New Brunswick fishermen caught 4.403.100 pounds of fish valued at publican ticket in 1903. lle resumed his law praclicc 111 1922 following defeat by Paul J.l Kvale. also a dry. Throughout his life he declined to be iniervlewchi or photogrsphied and refused rum-i cruus offers in write about his life,’ 1th; Volstead Act and his philos- ophy. Veteran liewsman Dies At Montreal MONTREAL. Jan. 20 -—(CP)- Georges Pclletier,‘ 64. whose unwis- paper career with the French- language daily Le Deuoir dates back iuinriy 40 years, died at his honic here today after a long iii- ness. He was a director of the pap- er at the time of his death He was a former director of the Canadian Press and also of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Associ- ation. ' Mr. Pelletier, who was born July 10. 1882. in Riviera du Loup. Que. received his early education at Ste. Anne tie la Pocatlerc College, .at- er entering Laval University ‘nt Quebec from which he was cradli- ated in law" in 1904. ' In that year he was admitted to‘ the Bar and carried on.hls profes- sion at Riviera du Lcup ‘until 1908 when he decided to make journal- ism his career. . lle was the first parliamentary correspondent for Le Dcvoir. fYCm 1910, the year in which the iicirvs- paper was founded. to 1915 and served as editorial secrete-rt’ 1Y0!" 1915 w 1923. lie was. administrative director until 1932, when ha became director. F Mr. Pelletier was professor 0f} journalism at the School of Sonia.‘ Sciences. University o! Montreal. fr time of its foundation in 1 no 1 Society of ain't‘; burn-elected in 1019. I ENN. Germany, Jam. 20—Dr. Max Planck. world-lemons Cer- man physicist, is seriously 111 with pneumonia at Bonn Univer- sity Hospital. I ‘ Dr, Planck, originated fill quantum theory in 1901 and re- ceived the Nobel physio! D1486 l" 1016. iNegro, Albert Hedges. wihom , - ._ _ ‘pro-Communist sGOVCIT-“tient g: lwgijolligxlfi;5lgggriigngirgfit\oxgficlé ipfbfiitls. apparently assuring thorn 7mm“ scum" m’ w" ‘ i 3rd,‘: m; Parliament. $269,353, an increase of 1.489.000 in weight and $20,945 in value. Prince Edward Island l-augiti 867,200 pounds of fish valuml at $60564, an increase oi 225.1100 in weight and $22.00!) in wilue. Expect Break in ll. S. Fish Strike LUNENBURG, N.S.. Jan. 20 —~ (CM-Capt. Ben MacKeinzle, presi- dent cf the Canadian Fishermens Union i'l‘.L.C.), told ll. massmceling of striking deep-sea fishermen here today that a. break in one strike was expected shortly and he urged the fishermen to stars! by the union until an agreement was reached. He did mt elaborate. Condemned Negro Painted ills Judge LITTLE ROCK Ark, Jan. 20 — Jutlge LQWTCITCQVAIIQEH is exhibiting o portrait of himself painted by a he had sartenced to die in the electric chair for raping a white woman. Hodges painted the picture from memory as he awaited electrocution at the state prison farm. Auten said Hodges had seen onlv twice The picture and a letter asking a Judge him stav of execution were received bv Judge Auien Snturdav-Jlteiday af- ter senior-re was carried out. Communists Load {In Polish Election WARSAW, Jan. 20 —(AP)-—- iLandslide voles in cities and heav- mfiiy populated industrial areas gave _ In in. mounting majority tonight lo the bloc m. of the seats in Pol- volunteer More than 100.000 militia men stood guard as election boards contir-uied canvassing ballots from Poland's first parliamentary elect- ion ainoe 1035. A i110 Sunday's vollng— near-maximum S’side Had Deficit 0P $1.784 For 1946 Grant Dniy One Both Revenue And Expenditures lip; Town in Soandiof crew lnlured Financial Condition, Chairman 0f Finance Declares. Details 0f Tax Settlement liot Yet Available cent financial settlement other. The Premier left Charlottetown by Dlflllc at 5 o'clock last Pfldfly af- IHHOOH. arrived in Ottawa a few hours later. and met the Dominion Covernment authorities the follow. mg day. Sunday. the Premier went lo Montreal to see his Provincial- Treasurer. Ma‘. W.E.,v Massey, whu at the time was confined 1Q o, Montreal hospital suffering from a slight illnes. lvlr. Massey, the Pre- mler said lost night, will gu to Ot- ts/wa from Montreal to represent the Province in the settlement of various details relative to the con- cluding o,f the financial agreement. At the present time. any definite statement as to the nature of the Islands agreement with Otiawg is impossible. the Premier said, since several phases of the proposed set- tlement have not been worked out. He stated, however, that the peo- plo of the Province would be given the complete story at the earliest date and that it would be "good news." l. Did Not See lllinlster OTTAWA. mier Jones Jan. 20—(OP)-—Pre- _ of Prince Edward Island made a. brief visit to Ot- tawa during the week-end and ‘discussed taxation zigreomentmat- lcrs with Federal financial de- l pertinent oflldals. y He had not been expected to ‘open his discussions here until itoday. However” he arrived in Ottawa late Friday and Saturday met Dr. W. C. Clark, deputy Minister of Finance. He did not see Finance Minister Abbott who had left town for the week-end. It was believed Mr. Jones was given an outline of the new ofler made last ivcek to New Bruns- wick. Manitoba and Saskatchewan. l-lis brief stopover was taken as an indication that he was satis- fied with the new proposals. Fornfiar Conservative M. . Died Yesterday MONCTON, N.B., Jan. 20 - Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for Dr. O.B. Price. 69. former Cnnscrvullve member of, Parliament for Vveshmorland, who‘ died Saturday. A native of nearby Petitcodiac. Dr. Price practiced dentistry here for nearly half n century. l-le sewed as a member of the Provincial LEg- ‘ islatlve Assembly from 1912 to 1917. i was elected to in! House of Com- mons in 1925 and re-electcd in 1926 and 1930. R.C.A.F. Veteran f Killed 0n Highway LOCKEPORT, N.S.. Jan 20 ~11. CAF. veteran Arthur Locke was killed and Farish Lewis. his com- panlon, was seriously injured here, last night when the car in which. they were driving struck a ditch‘ and overturned vnhiie trying to pass anotiher car. Lewis suffered a broken buck in the crash and was on the danger list in hospital at Shelbourne. A third occupant of the car, Ernest Levy. escaped uninjured. Premier J. Walter Jones return- ed from Ottawa yesterday bringing with him for SfJldy the formula Which formed the basis for the re- between Saskatcheivan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick on the one hand and the Dominion Government on the A deficit of $1,784.87 for lisun, chairman of the Flnonc Committee. His Worship Mayor F‘. Arnett presided and Council iors W. E- Sinailman, Lloyd Gqr fill, R. L. Moliisan D. Nlbrrison was out of town. 210.26 and tc-tal expenditure $164,995.13. ment Councillor 000.00 over last year pendi-tures had whole he thought it spent and the citizens had receiv- ed good value. He pointed out that the sinking fund appropriation uses up a large proportion of the‘ revenue but he said the town is in a sound financial condition. Street Committee Councillor Gorriil the Street Committee and said that n lot of money had been ‘spent during the year on the istreets. Two or three new streets had been opened and a number of streets ivcre gnu-veiled. The work I ~ ‘ma reported for (Cidlltlllnled 011 Page s cam.“ interesting Talks At Gyro Club Eighteen persons were killed in the Province during the last two Sgt. John Helloffs. R.C.M.P., told a dinner given at the Charlotte- town Hotel by the Club 171 honour of the City schools’ junior polled traffic squads. In addition, staff- Sgf. Helloffs said, more than 120 persons were hurt during the past two years in traffic accidents in the Province. In all, 417 accidents were reported to the Police, a figure. the Staff-Sgt. said, which meant that 834 vehicle; were in- valved and, consequently, were more or less damaged, It was. therefore, g great work that the school-boys were Sheff-Sgt. Helioffs said. They were learning to take responsibility! they were doing a noble task in-i asmuch as they were directly 0011-‘ tributlng to the physical sofetyi and well-being of their sw-hool- mules. many of whom, being much younger. were exposed to great danger in crossing the streets to, and from hooi. In concluding,‘ r~-~~-~ -- ~ -._ (Continue on Page 5 Col. 5) l Postpone Arms Q Talks Two Weeks l LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y, Jan. 20- (AP)—Over-ridir-z Ruslaii and P01. ish opposition. ilic United Nations Security Council today approved on American request lo put off consid- eration of world-wide arms reduct- ion for two weeks. The D to 2 vote on bhc arms mot- ion came after the Soviet Union lost a fight to keep British chargesi agalmt Albania off the councilk, agenda. The ballot there was 10 to‘, 0 with delegate Andrei A. Gromyko abstaining. vote of 12,000,000 waa_ A IUIVU! 01' ' . meanwhile, showed that 138 persons were killed in antl-govemment un- dcrgimimd attacks during the cam- 0530 i» xii ‘"1 i '/\ FLOUR army and a personnel ll Allele. paign, including 23 on election day. v hat industrial firms LONDON. Jan. 2 —(CP)—Tho coal allocation for Britain's steel in- dustry was cut 26 per cent today. , threatening scores of factories with ~ the prospect of going on abort time. * This is the most serioiu known, result of the Government's new sys- tln for distributing coal Jupplil. which are estimated below require- ments by 300.000 tons weekly. The southwest and northwest regional fuel announced during the may weak-end expect torsoeiveaotlesstbsnhakoftlieh Cut Coal Supply To British Steel Industry ipresent allocation and that con-spam‘ its lmiuded in undisclosed lisis of "vital industries" will be advis:d as soon as any additional supplies can be allocated. At least one (hasgow factory has posted short-rims notces to its em-, ployees and .Slr Miiq Thomas. managing director of Nuffields. automobile manufacturers, said his factories may have u. close for pxi of snob week. l-le predicted loss of production ibr. the whole industry would be thel merslde Tnwn Council, held war evening, by Councillor R. L. Mol- J-l and Henry Wedge were present. Councillor T. Total revenue of the Town for theyear was reported as $163-- as In analyzing the financial state- Mollison stated that the revenue of the Town had increased by approximately $7.- whlie ex- increased by ap- proximately $12,000.00. There were many demands for spending money and much was spent but on the was well years in traffic accidents. 8taff~ the local Gyro Club last night ati doing.‘ I ' TOR/ONTO, Jan. 20 — (CPlq ‘Brakemaii C. V. Brakeman C. V. Grant of Char- lottetown was injured. but. not: critically when six cars of a Can- ‘ freight itrain were derailed last night on a curve west of Coleman. He was itaken to the Prince County Hos- pital at Summerside and will be given an X-ray examination to- day. Last night it was reported that he had several broken ribs and a cut on his head. Five empty refrigerator cars and an empty van were derailed and at least some toppled over an eight-foot embankment. Some were damaged considerably. The injured brakeman and the conductor. Cecil Stewart. were riding in the van. it was report- ed. Except for Grant, the train crew escaped unlnjur The cars were part of a freight extra. The accident occurred at about 5.20 p.m. Cause of the dc- raiiment was unknown. A wrecking train left Char- lottetown at 7.30 and reached (he scene of the wreck at about 11.30 last night. The wrecking crow worked through the night in pouring rain and a strong wind. They expected to have the lino cleared for traffic by this morn- ing. Passengers on the regular train from Summerside to Tlgnish pro- corded by train as far as Port Hill last night and ihen were transferred to buses for the rc- maindcr of tho journey. it was learns-d. The injured brtikeman was fak- cn back to Siimsnerside ‘by taxi. DAUGHTER 0F MISSIONARIES G Pearl Buck ls the daughter o! American missionaries, and was taken lo China at an early age. ho wanorn. 4i: BIRTH RATE is FALUNG oi=i= Vllliii ANY Dov Micirr qaow up Ann ac PRESWENT 9 Minimum and maximum temperi- ulures:— Vancouver . 33 4i Edmonton . 25B 1B Winnipeg 14B 4B Toronto . 33 39 Ottawa . . 3 34 Montreal 5 I47 Quebec . 2 33 Saint, Jc-lm . 8 35 Monclon . 5 28 Halifax . . ., l0 35 Charlottetown Zero 24 Sydney . Zero 33 HALIFAX, Jan. 2o — ((7Pt—- Weather synopsis and official in- i-md forecasts issued by the Do- minlon Public Weather Office at: Halifax at 11.16 p.m-. Monday. Synopsis: A siorin now cornered in Southern Quebec is onus-dig snow In Northern New Brunswick and rain in the remainder or‘ iiie Maritimcs. The winds have riscis to gale force this cvcnlng. Tomor- row, as the storm moves toward Labrador, the winds will decrease and the snow and rain will stop. Temperatures are rising tonvghi: and will be in the forties Tuesday. Forecasts valid until Tuesday midnight: Prince Edward Island: Snow turning to rain in the early m-nn- ing and ending Tuesday afternoon. Snow flurrlcs in the evening. Milder tomorrow but becoming colder again at nighl. southerly gaies 35, decreasing slowly i0 23 by afternoon and shifting in the evening to northwest. High Tues- day at Charlottetown 41. High tide ihls morning at 110s and tonight at. 9.50. Sun sets this afternoon at 4.50 and rises tomorrow morrlng at 7.31. New moon February 22nd, 3.34 .A. M. _ Summerside tide eighteen min- utes later than Charlottetown. CAB FERRY "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND" Daily/except Sunday. Leave Borden at 9.05 AM. lliflllftearaandtrumsnmssllv. leave Tosnientine at I PM. .