' Maxims of s More (Mail urages T deemer Church: (Front row) Cub Choral Group Smiling brightly after singing '3 I Q Q A pe],‘sOn cannot satisfy ,1} the world and his father. Competes as a choral group are these young Cubs from Holy Re- : left to right: Skippy Balsam. Hugh MacDonald, Tommy MacMiilan, Vernon Morgan. (Second row): Chester Gillan, John Mclnnis, Gary Chip- lnan. Alan Connolly, Reggie Proffitt. Watts, Donnie Blanchard. Kenny MacRae. (Back row): Clifford Meney, Paul Connolly. Willie (Bal‘ter’s Film Lab.) Coming Events "MsoMi1lli.n's seed cleaning Plant, now operating at Cornwall "Dance in Miilvicw Hall, every rridsy. . "At Afton Hall, tonight. Bobby Cook's program and dance. “Indian River Play it Milo Bay. May 10th. --Unloading oar Balad shavings. Wednesday and Thursday. E. J. Mncbougali. Vernon. "Glen Valley Women's Institute pments their variety concert in Hunter River hall Thursday, May 6, 8 pm. Sale of candy. "Don't miss Ha.l-rillgton Play- eia 3-act comedy “Uncle Josh Perk- ins" in Harrington Hall. May 11th. --Bingo North nustioo Friday. 0 pm. Jackpot OTB. Admission 85 cents. "Crultflflf min ~'sro.i‘da'y‘-s Issa- Seven Thursdays. J. Dan Msclseod, Glas- gow Road. "Home Moore and Msci.eod's. third oor. Saturday, 1 o'clock. Bunbury United Church. “st. Thomas Aquinas Mothers‘ Day Cake sale. Miller Brod, Satur- day, May lth, 1.30 p. m. "Bonshsw W. I. presents a one- not play, May lath. Speciaiues curtain 8.30. "Show, Morell Hall. Friday and Saturday. "Payment on Demand." Don't miss this picture. "Seeds! store open daily. also Monday and Thursday evenings until 9 p. in. Arthur vesey. "Cherry Valley W. I. variety concert and one act play, Wednes- day. May‘ 12. 8:30 p.m. "R.C.AJ'. choral club concert, Tryon Baptist Hall, Friday. 8:30. Admission so cents. "Weekly Dances will be held in Wlnsloe station Hall, commencing Til-arisy. May llth. Dolron Bro- (hers orchestra. Canteen service. "Lésion Meeting will be held in Mt. Stewart Memorial Hall. Thurs- day evening. May 6th, at 5.30. Im- portant business to be discussed "Show. Fredericton. Saturday. §30. "The sun comes Up" and dhassie." Also latest News of the my. ~ "500 Indian River Players pra- I-nt their play "Tempest and Sunshine" in North River hall. Friday night. May 7. Proceeds in aid of hall. “Wanted at once, number of mod thrifty pigs weighing over as “ll. each. Paying uo.oo per pair. Wellington MaoNaili as Son, Bun- tnin Bell's Wharf. "fies the surnlnanide Players ilresent their 8 act drama. "Apron -"rinse." written and directed by Yesterday. the fifth day of the P. E. I. Musical Festival. brought forth some high marks, as well as several interesting competitions. The high mark of 86 went to the following: Charlottetown chor- ale. for a professional performance of the lively "Keel Row"; Nancy MacNevin of Charlottetown. for her vocal rendition of "The Fairy Tailor": Prince street school. for their blend of voices in “Little Boy Moon": and pianists carol Ann MacDonald of Mount Edward Road. and Jacqueline Gallant. North Ruatlco. Of interest to the audience at the Community Centre last night was an original composition. "Cast Thy Cars Upon Jesus". the music for which was written by ‘Mr. Horses 1'. Ilscflwen. The mark -0! -, ‘ll... wunewardad of its rendition singers, Cherry Valley. Also at the center were heard a Gregorian Ollant by the ninkors. Junior Men’a‘Ohoir. who received a mark of M for their manly tones. vitality and expression of the thought of the text. The un- usual stage music went. over well. By STANLEY PRIDDLE GENEVA (Reuters) -— Prepara- tions for opening the lndo-China peace talks shifted into high gear Wednesday night——wit.h the first talks probably starting Friday af- ternoon—while the West nervously watched a new French govern- ment crisis approach a climax in Paris. An authoritative source announced the Friday date follow- ing a meeting Wednesday between Andrei Gromyko. Soviet deputy foreign minister. and Jean Chau- vel. French ambassador to Switz- erland. French sources said after the meeting that the two had decided that the chairmanship of the talks aimed at ending the war in Indo- China would be limited to the na- tions taking part. The French and Soviet delegates agreed to meet before Friday io confirm the date. which still is da- pandant on the arrival of all the delegations. and to settle the ques- tion of the chairmanship. Chauvel reported to the British and United States delegations on his talks with Grom¥k0- A French spokesman confirmed that the Viet Namesa delegation leaders would arrive here this morning from Paris. as would some members of the Laotian and Cu ‘ ‘ian delegations. Represented at the Indo-Chins talks will be: Britain, the United States, Russia, France. the thraa - . bull b; .f?la”‘8easide High Marks. lnieresling Compelilions Mark Fifih Day Of Musical Fesiival said adjudicator Earle Terry. and it craaiod a fine atmosphere through the performers’ sense of (Continued on Page 16 col. 5) Pioneer Radio Engineer MON'1'R.liAL. (0P)—l'...s. Payne. 66. one of the pioneers of radio broadcasting in Canada. retired Wednesday night after 42 years in the electronics field. Mr. Payne is one of the few re- maining engineers broadcaatisig station in Montreal. . Mr. Payne began permanently in 1923. marking his retirement. French Gov'i Crisis May Complicate Opening Of lndo-China Peace Talks ernment support. step at this fime—wiii in Geneva. A vote would knock talks fidence" Chins settlement reached here. While the conference spotlight was turned on the Indo-China pre- parations. the problem of divided Korea was still the prime topic in a series of private meetings. No full session of the Korean con- ference is due until Friday. Abandon Hope Of Rescuing Miners RIBOLLA. Italy (Reuters)-All in a coal mine explosion here was abandoned Wednesday night. Death toll of the mine disaster. 42. who worked with Guglielmo Marconi. inventor of radio. He was connected with the installation of Canada's first . mi. min-or-_ ing career in mid in England and came to Canada a year later on loan to the Cahs.dia.rl Marconi Company. He joined the company Transport Mllizster Lionel Chev- rler sent a congratulatory tele- gram to Mr. .'.-‘ayne at a dinner hurried along. a vote of confidence loomed in the French national as- sembly today which could leave French delegates here without gov- The big debate-—whlch Premier Joseph Laniel had hoped to side- centre around his government's handling of the war and the tentative pence "no con- the props from under Lanlel's regime. Diplomatic sources said Wednes- day night that Britain. the United States. France. Australia and New Zealand are planning to hold mil- itary talks in Singapore soon to discuss guarantees for any Indo- hope of rescuing 24 miners trapped one of Italy's worst. was given as The men were trapped 800 feet Founded 1872 CEAIIAVITETOWN. CANADA, THURSDAY. MAY 8, 1954 A big expansion program in- voivlng the erection of a $100,000 new addition to the Co-Op store here was announced last night. at the annual meeting of the Central Farmers Co-Operative Association held in the I-.egion Home. It was stated that a. large area. in the rear of the present Queen street store -had been acquired and when the new addition is complet- ed they will have an ‘L’ shaped structure with B. 55 foot frontage on Richmond Street. Originally announced by president. Mr. Malcolm Reeves, who Dresided. the plans were enlarged on by Mr. C. M. MscLes.n, store manager. in his report. He said plans were to have the whole set- up as nearly self service as possible, including self service meat. He also Three New Fires In Nova Scolia (By The Canadian Press) Three fresh forest fires biased forth in eastern Nova scotia Wed- nesday and Deputy Lands Minis- ter G. W. I. Creighton said the threat of further outbreaks in the province's rain-starved woodlands is mounting. Forests were closed to travel in 1'! of the 18 cmlnties. Special par- mits were being isaued by forest rangers in Ysrmouth county be- cause rain Tuesday night lessened the fire hazard. The latest outbreaks were re- ported in Antigonish.Guysborough, and Pictou counties. ‘ Biitang patrols of volurgteers and ‘ ..''.It.c overall at erinras iii giigprovince. ‘Mos? were under control. The Dominion weather bureau at Halifax said it saw no prospect of rain for at least two days. Lands Minister A. W. Mackenzie said the forest travel ban would remain in force until rain elimin- ated the danger. Violators of the travel lion are liable to fines of from $10 to 5100. Owners of woodland camps will be permitted to visit their proper- ties only if a highway leads there. Fishing on private land is per- mitted under the same condition. Use Deep Freeze To Cut Overtime TORONTO. tCP)—The produc- tion manager oi a large whoiuoie bakery in the United States said Tuesday that deep freezing of pas- tries. cakes and bread dough is being carried out by the baking industry to eliminate costly over- time work. John M. Mlilla of Boston told the annual convention of the On- tario bakers‘ association that bak- eries could now meet heavy week- end demand: without paying over- time wages. Exhaustive tests have proved, Mr. Milne said. that the iroaen products. when thawed, are as fresh as those still hot from the oven. the ' stated that the addition would practically eliminate the long do- lays customers simetimes encount- ered on busy days. Mr. Reeves announced that a re- bate of a percent would be paid to shareholders on groceries and two percent on warehouse purchases. He said the directors were sug- gesting that shareholders not take their rebates but leave them to help in the expansion program. He also said they were suggesting that only four percent be paid in cash if the (Continued on Page 6 col. 2) Spring Seeding On Prairies Delayed 0'I'I‘AWA, (CP)—5pring seed- ing on the prairies has been delayed by cold weather. but conditions are improving and within the next two weeks the entire area likely will be bustling with full planting ac- tivity. This was the gist of the bur- eau of statistics’ first tele- graphic report of croes-ct1untry ' grep conditions issued Wednes- ay. The bureau's observers found the weather cool almost across the country. However. Maritime farmers have made a. start on early potatoes and grain. Que- bec's spring is late but some early potato planting has been done. Army Units In lMidiiiglliy’Revtili “ BUENOS AIBES (AP)—Rcpol-ts reaching hers Wednesday said army units in Paraguay staged s. midnight uprising aimed at over- throwing the government of Pres- ident Frederlco Chaves. . The reports which lacked direct confirmation. said loyal govern- ment forces succeeding in quelling the uprising in the Paraguayan capital. Asuncion. They said police chief Dr. Roberto L. Petit was killed in the bottle with the rebels. These and sketchy radio broad- casts from inlide that central South American country indicated unrest had broken the comparative calm of nearly five years—longest period of peace in Psraguay's bloody history. A broadcast from Radio Telero. a private station at Asuncion. said a division of cavalry —- normally about 500 mounted men in the Par- aguayan Army—had risen against the Chlives regime. Loyal troops and police rallied to the govern- mantis defence. the station added. A Branlff Airways plane was ordered to bypass its scheduled stop at Asuncion and fly on from here in Lima via Bolivia. Other reports reaching here said rioting had broken out in the streets of Asuncion and the gov- ernment had declared a country- wide state of siege. vard trainer smashed into its 2. The right-of-way rule DIVIDE RESPONSIBILITY Mr. Howe, the minister who re- ports to parliament for TCA, said. too. that Trans-Canada and the RCAF are dividing responsibility for settling damages for life and properly resulting from the crash. TCA has assumed responsibility in connection with passengers in the four-engine North Star in- volved in the collision. The RCAF has taken on responsibility for set- tling damages for life and property on the ground. informants said the civilian end of the joint. examination of air reg- ulations will be handled by the government's air transport board, while the service part. will be un- dertaken by the RCAF. 'Prince left wing. did not relieve the TCA pilot from keeping a lookout to avoid collision. out of the way. Mr. Howe added: "This of course. does not relieve either pilot of the responsibility for keeping a sharp lookout to avoid collision." The RCAF trainer had come off the field near Moose Jaw on is navigation training exercise. In his statement, Mr. Howe said it was not doing aerobatics or inter- cepting civil aircraft. The RCAF pilot, a Briton training under Can- ada's NATO plan. was known as a mature and responsible young officer. ADVERTISERS PRESIDENT ' 'ron,oN-ro, (OP) —-Robert E. Day of Toronto Wednesday was Mr. Howe gave Parliament an interim report on investigations not yet completed by the transport department, the RCA!‘ and TCA. MUST ALTER COURSE He said "It cannot be estab- lished whether either pilot saw the other aircraft. but it. must be con- cluded that they did not see each other in lime to avoid collision, although both were in a position to have done so." He added that when two aircraft are converging. the one on the right has the right-of-way and the , one on the left must alter course to avoid ‘collision. This would put ‘it up to the RCAF plane, in this case. to get Rebels Wiihin Grenade Range Of Dien Bien Phu By LARRY ALLEN I-ZANOI. Indu - China (AP) — Hordes of Vietminh troops dug new trenches and foxhoies Wednes- day within grenade-hurling dis- tance of Dien Bien Phu's dwindling barricades. A few hundred yards away, nlore French union para- troops and tons of supplies dropped through sheets of rebel anti-air- crlirt fire to bolster the weary de- fenders. Despite tropical rain, Flying Boxcsrs piloted by American civil- ians and Dakota transports swooped low to drop cargoes into the beleaguered bastion‘s heart. with fervent preparations pushed on both sides of the bar- ricades for what may be the final rebel drive, U. S .a_ir iorce Globe- nlasters winged from southern France with the second load of French union reinforcements for Indo - China in less than three weeks. This contingent was be- lieved to number possibly 1,000 men. elected president of the Anocintion of Canadian. Advertisers. Athol McQuarria was re-appointed gen- eral manager. Covers Edward Island . Like The Dew _ ‘Imioslso Report Oueen is “Very Tired" VALLETTA. Malta (C?)-—Malfa toned down its noisy welcome to Queen Elizabeth Wednesday after a radio brnadcast said the young Queen is "very tired" and needs all the rest she can get. Circles close to the royal house- hold said the Queen probably is suffering from the after-effects of a swift change in climate-from irnpicai Aden, one of the world's hottest places. to this Mediterran- ean island. Some persons here believe the queen does not look well. and ap- pears to have a cough. It was reported she lost weight during her tour of Australia~part of a nearly-ended round-the-world Commonwealth tour. There were no long speeches or ceremonies for the queen Wednes- day. lnsiead she and her two chil- dren watched a polo game in which their father and great-uncle star- red. Both Prince Charles. 5. and Princess Anne, 3. C13Dl3€d 0!‘ cltediy when the Duke of Edin- burgh scored Navy's second goal in the annual Army-Navy match. Their great-uncle. Admiral Earl Mountbatten. scored another two of the Navy's four goals. Tile game ended with the royal side victorious. 4-2. MANHUNT FOLLOWS DOUBLE SHOOTING LAST NIGHT IN MINTO. N. B. DISTRICT Mm-ro, N. B. (CP) — Earl Thompson, a laborer aged about 56, was killed by is rifle bullet Wed- nesday night in the home where he lived alone on the post road a few miles from Minio. Less than an hour later, Rena Pntris. 45, ‘was shot in the neck while in his burn on the Hardwood ridge road a mile from the Thomp- son home. Ha was taken to hos- pital in Fredericton. The assailant. believed the same in both cases. escaped in ii truck owned by Patris and became the object of an intensive manhunt. Large Icebergs Seen In Atlantic Nrzw YORK. (AP)—'I'he slshtins of unusually large icebergs in the Atlantic was reported Wednesday- Officers of the Homes Linea ves- sel Itslis said they saw eight ice- bergs, some about 90 feet high and 400 feet long. 500 to 600 miles off Halifax. They said they never had seen such giant icebergs so far south at thh; time of year. Capt. Paul Thomoehlen. the skip- per, reported that the U. S. coast guard station in Newfoundland wlirned of the bel-gs well in ad- Vance and that the ltalis passed them without danger at a distance of 10 to 15 miles. A coast guard spokesman here said they probably would melt rapidly. The ltiiiia brought ills pas- sengers from Cuxhaven, Germany and channel ports. R. C. M. P. Mobile Traffic Squad For Province No motive was known for thd shootings. Two men visitors were reported with Thompson at the time. Pairis. able to talk aftas wounded. said he was milking in his born when he heard a noisl outside and someone called in: He peered from the barn door an was shot. Patris ran to a neigh- boring house. medical aid was summoned and he was then taken to hospital. Meanwhile. the assailant had escaped in Patric‘ truck. its RE .\ ‘(I-llN<.$ ‘NE want. cm’ CAM Arrolzo ‘.-film’ MAKE \.\FE;' TORONTO’ (CP)~—lt‘[inlmum and maximum temperatures: Dawson . . . . . 53 Vancouver . 41 59 Victoria .. . . 44 58 Edmonton 16 Mi Calgray . . 36 52 Regina .. 27 58 Winnipeg . .. 26 52 Toronto . 33 48 Ottnwn . 30 ' 50 Montreal . 38 52 Quebec 41 44 Saint John. 40 (R Mnnrion . . 31 46 Halifax ... 35 46 Charlottetown 32 45 Sydney . . . . . . . . '42 53 Yarmouih .. ., . . . 31 48 St. John's. Nfld... 34 41 HALIFAX (CP\ -—- The weathe- Commons Gets Report On Moose Jaw New $100,000 "Addition To C0-op Store To Be Erected ...,...-. a.-_-st...-us;-.._..e. .' Crash O’I'I'AWA, ’(CP)——Canada's civilian and military air authorities have opened a joint inquiry into whether flying regulations should be tightened because of the April 8 air crash that killed 37 persons at Moose Jaw, Sask. Trade Minister Howe, making the announcement Wed- nesday in the Commons, also indicated that three-way in- vestigations into Canada's most disastrous air crash show: 1. The westbound Trans-Canada Air Lines plane carry- ing 35 people had the right-of-way when an RCAF Har- underground Tuesday when a fire- dsmp explosion brought tons of earth and rubble crashing down on office here says the rain has prac- tically ended and the clouds an expected to break up. All regionl "vrmnn MacDonald. O.D.A.. in S“ View HI". PPM". my uh French union states of lndo-China (Viet Nam. Laos and Cambodia) V-00d specialties. "Unloading car Royal Feeds. Dairy Supplement ssso. Royal Chick luster £1.00. Royal Hog Supplement 05.00. Royal Dairy 3-tmn use at Mysl nod Wan- Mflllgae. Grafton Street East. Phone "Dan J. Campbell. his sons and d-urhval-s. noted violinisia and glflliltd. of Invarnaaa Oo.. cape MOI. N. 3.. will play in Legion liaii. Mt. Stewart. Saturday aven- nif. May llh. 5.30 o'clock. Admis- 'Ll°n we and sec. sponsored by 4-slon members. "‘in answer to many requests '1' salvation Anny wul conduct "Wither great Family Rally in the Ctvttol Theatre an Mothers Day. thy am at ‘Ll! p. In. special fam- 15' “as long of old hymns story gr children by Mrs. Tltoomba. W"’l° by Citadel land and long- _fi..:s(;mg.::ny’p'n. by lr. captain Lea ‘ _ tins ratio in our and the Vietminh rebels. sl.-1: COALITTONS 1-norosrzo When the talks open. conference circles believe. the Communist! may propose an immediate cens fire in the war. followed by est - llshrnent of coalition governme ts in the three associated states be- fore holding of elections. Even as the preparations were Tr Farmers Institute seeds no.1; iriortock. Please take delivery between May 8'-h and my Isth- Piease do not ask for credit. uguylng pigs at Fredericton. i :42 air for and pin W" :5-ypculllnds gach. V,lli also buy smaller ones. 81(1) extra pair for delivery of pigs before it) am. Saturday. Knud Jorgensen. " Mr. and Mrs. Murdock Buch- anan and Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Martin. Plctou. N. 3.. were week- end guests of Mrs. Bucllannns ing. Several miners were killed ‘on the spot, and '16 were brought to the surface with injuries. iodsn ralcss own Lira‘ ’ CAN?-Ila, (As) —Anthony An- nals. 45. who Tuesday night lost all his money except an francs (15 cents) at the gambling tables. walked out of the casino and put. his head on a railroad track. A passing train out it off. JUDGES NEED RAISE (YI'I'AWA_ iCP)—-A. R. Moahsr. president of the Canadian Omi- gress of Labor. said Wednesday Canada’; judges should have a pay increase. The head of the l'Ib,wo-member labor body said that wages‘ salaries have not kept up with the cost of living and the case for an increase "is therefore on the same basis as that of the brother, Mr. M. C. Reynolds. Mon- Mlllh ~~ workers in industry." the tunnel where they were work- A mobile traffic squad from the R. C. M. 1’. consisting of three cars and three new motor cycia units is scheduled to begin opera- tlons over the entire Province within a few days. according to infonnstion released yesterday by Inspector W. H Nevin following a staff conference. at "1." Division Hearquarters. The black and white ears are specially equipped with two-way radiol. sirens. laud haliers. first aid and other emergent equipment. the personal of the squad has been specially selected and speci- ally tralned for Highway truffle work. One member has recently returned from Vancouver after completing a course in the most advanced training while the other six are presently undergoing a concentrated course in highway traffic work at Fredericton. NB. The R. C. M. P. will work in close oo-operation with the Motor Vehicle Branch of the Department of the Provincial secretary wherl a‘ new traffic accident form for reporting accident: has been de- veloped which makes possible a quick and authentic spot check of various an-as. "si.itlstic.s from these reports plus our own rover- age will undoubtedly give us an opportunity to meet varied re- qllirernt-nts and give flexibility to the squad units." said Inspector Navln. Staff members were uni- form in their praise of this new set-up by the Motor Vehicle Branch. which they rats as up-to-date in every respect. "The policy of the R.C.M.P. in highway traffic matters does not call for a harsh or unrelenting an- are forecast to have sunny weather on Thursday. Regional forecasts: St. John river valleys. Bay of Chsleur: Cloudy becoming sunny during morning: warmer; north- east winds 15: low-high at Fred- ericton 35 and 00, Saint John 35 and 55. E‘munrlstori and Camp- belllon 40 and 65. Prince Edward island. eastern N. 3. counties: sunny and warmer forccment." the Inspector said. "but rather a balanced policy that will take into account the three major factors in highwny traffic problems; engineering. education and enforcement. in other words. we hope to check minor viola- tions by means of warnings when circumstances indicate such warn- ings are Justified." As in the past years. motor ven- irles will be checked by R.C.M.P. Personnel who are all i-oqulred to (Continued on Page 2 col. I) _ northeast winds ll; low-high at Charlottetown. 32 and M. Moneton I2 and 55. ‘Ray of F‘tmriy: Fiasl. winds 15: cloudy. clearing during mornlnt visibility in miles, temperature the low 40-. High tide today at Charlottetown at 127 a. m. and 12.47 p. m. Summer-aide tide eighteen min- utes later than Charlottetown. sun rises today at (.56 a. ll. an sets at 7.24 p. in. I —