MAXIMS l. 01A. MERE‘ MAN unicorn. The diild of Nature Iecnu do’ The GIIlfflll-IL Three Moraine Dells founded ilfl. Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew ' CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. fTUESDAYr I OCTOPFJR 19, 1948 14 EIIIERGTSN‘ C-YEFSES SMION or SECURITY COUNCIL PAGES Canadian Steel Imports From U. S. Are Slashed Clarni"; Blackout On Det i’ Of Potato Brief iaihhSubniitted- I-‘ormar P. E. I. Man Killed At IIow Glasgow NEW GLASGOW. N. 5.. Oct. i! _ (CP) - John James Newbury. 52. a native of Charlottetown. was kdlcd here today when he fell from a freight ear wihile unload- ing lumber. A resident here for more than as _veai'S. Newbury was an em- ptovee of the C, N. R. carpenter shop. I-Ie was unmarried. BUDBURY_ Ont.. Oct. 18 —(CP) - A Zii-yv-ar-old Nova. Scotian. Pulo Smith of SydncY- hoday was n-vilouccd to four months at hard ‘abnr when he was convicted in court. here of the thef'. of clothing from ll truck Oct. B. Two companions, also Nova st-niians, Morris Breen, 29. of Rvdney and James-Wilson. 32. of fiiricn Bay. each was sentenced to rhrca moaths in jail for the some offence. Coming Events "Sea Breeze Victoria. each Wod- nesday. Dancing 9-1. "Dancing. Woods’ Mill every Thursday night. "Masquerade Dance, (Jorran Bami Hall. Monday, October Nth. "Hear Clyde River Play at New Pcrih Wednesday, October 20th. "Hear Clyde River Play at New Perth Wednesday, October 20th. "Dance Orwell Cove Hall, Thurs- day, Oct. 28. _ "Dance, Montague Curling Rink Tuesday. Oct. 19th. Don Messefs Orchestra. "Hot chicken supper, bingo, dnucc, 010., North Rustlco, Wednes- da_v._ Oct. 20. Meals 5-9. "Dance every Tuesday, 'St. Pet- er's Legion l-lall. Clifford's Orch- estra. "Bonshmv Annual Goose Sup- pcr, October 20th. Auspices of bodies‘ Aid United Church. "Dance. Winsloe Station Hall, Tuesday, October 19th. Eastern Rhythm Boys Orchestra. "I-lot Chicken Supper, Hampton I-iall. November 11th. Hampton Women's Institute. "Rummage Sale. Christian Church schooli-oom. Saturday. October" 26rd. at 3.80. "Chicken supper in Winsloe North Hall, postponed until Oct. 27th. "Masquerade Dance. Trlcadie Hall. October 25th. Eastern Rhythm Boys Orchestra. “See Sreakfasl, In Hollywood playing at MacDonald Bros, Theatre. Mt. Stewart. tonight, "Dance. Thursday, October 21st. at Ellis Bros._ Warehouse. Central Royalty. Music by Downtowners end Rollie MacKenzieb Orchestra. "Buying live fowl. chicken, and oapons Friday from 10 a.m. until 3 D-m. R. L. Dickieson, New Glas- gow. "Beginning this week Mr. Archie McKinnon will I.ruek cream 0n Thursdays only. Crepsud Creamery Co. "Oysters-We are buying aub-' standard oysters daily at our plant 0h Queen Btreat Wharf. Lewis Packing 0o. ' “We can offer a. very special price on 1.000 pounds of dressed chicken, Thursday from l0 mm. until a p.m. R. I... Dickinson. New Glasgow. ' "Unloading another oar of lbur Gain Hog Grower. etc" n, Canada Packers siding, Monday. Tuesday’ and Wednesday at nma prices this car. Phone 2511-1. or gall at car. - "superior quality barley meal, bagged wheat. bagged oats in straight or assorted culoldl. also all gains in bulk. Telegraph or write to; delivered prices. _'f‘.ha g1: Groin Company. Montreal, V _ cry-u OTTAWA. Oct. ll - (CP) — Provincial and. Federal Ministers met here today to discuss orderly marketing oi Canada's potato crop and disposal of the countrys 10,- 000,000-bushel surplus. Five Provinces 4 Nova. Scotia, Prince Edward Island. New Brun- swick, Quebec and Ontario - sent representatives to the meeting, at which a form-ii brief was submitt- ed to five members of the Federal Cabinet. Premier McNaIr oi New Bruns- wick snd Agriculture Ministers MscKenzIe of Nova Scotia and Stewart oi Prince Edward Island were the top-ranking members of the provincial delegation. They were received by Trade Minister HOWE. Milli! Prime Minister. backed up by four other members of the Cabinet. The provincial representatives emerged from Mr. Rowe's office under a. self-imposed pledge in say nothing about the contents oi the brief they represented. It was learned that the reason for their silence was a desire Io Continued on page 1S, Col. 8 War Ilot Worst III Evils-Archbishop The Archbishop of York called lipon the Christian world to fight the cold war to Its bitter end and. if that did not subdue Russia, Io "recognise that war II not the worst of all evils." The archbishop also recommended that the In- ternational control plan lubmlttml by the United Nations etomlo en- ergy commission. based on the American plln, be adopted at once as s "matter of extreme urgency.“ - ‘“ ‘ Gar-heft spoke from London. First Snow 0f Season IIot To Linger Long By The Canadian Press That first snow of the season isn't going to linger long in south- ern reglons oi Canada. The assurance comes from the weather men They predict that warm air will spread today across Southern Ontario and theMont- real and Eastern Townships reg- ions of Quebec. By Wednesday. the snow is ex- pected to disappear from North- ern sreas of both Ontario and Quebec. It was raining last night in Halifax and other centres in Nova Scotia. as well as in the New Brunswick cities oi Moncton and Saint John. Yesterday's snow n-iissed most sections of the Marl- limes. Warm Pacific air rolled across the Prairies towards the lake- hesd. Westerners so far have had only a trace of snow. Prlms Illlnlstor IIIng's Iiondltloa Improving LONDON. Oct. l8 -- (GP) Prime Minister Mackenzie King. today described as "showing sub- stantial progress toward recov- chatted this afternoon ‘with Malcolm MacDonald. United King- dom CommIssIoner-General in ‘Southeast Asia. MacDonald is in Iondon ls an adviser to the Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ conference and to Illoreign Secretary Bevin on problcms effecting Malaya. and Singapore. ‘Ilhe Canadian leader also re- mained in close consultation with m. Ron. Louis 8t. Laurent, who Sunday represented Canada. in the conversation on Dire at Prime Minister Attlee‘a country home. Chequers. BERLIN. Oct. 18-—(AP) -- An American air lift plane was shaken but not damaged today by a my- sterious land explosion in the Ros- slan zone of Germany near Berlin's Gatow Airport. The transport had just taken cit from the airport when e concus- sion severely jarred the craft. Am- erican end British officials iiiurl they believed‘ the iolting came from s ground explosion which oc- curred oo near Gaiow field that it rattled windows. Then offlc! ~11 sold there was no indication of anti-aircraft guns being fired. The Fronldun German unwarra- Report Filth, D.P. Camp Near Winnipeg; Federal Probe Promised Misery In ININNIPEG. Oct. 18 -(CP) _A report on displaced persons work- ing and living in Manitoba under conditions described by some camp residents as "worse than DP. camps in Germany" was publish- ed today by the .Winnipeg Trib- unc. A Federal official confirmed the story but ‘passed the responsibil- ity to the Provincial Government which had no immediate com- ment. l The Tribune, reporting the re- suits of an investigation of living and working conditions of DPS. within 60 miles of Winnipeg. said D.P.S. working on sugar beet farm. endure privations which in- OTTAWA. Oct. 18—(CP)—De- puty Minister of Labor Arthur MacNamara said tonight his Department will launch an im- mediate investigation of living conditions on displaced persons ramps near Winnipeg. The Deputy Minister's decis- ion followed a report published by the Winnipeg Tribune de- scribing conditions on some L). P. camps as "worse than D. f‘. camps in Germany." clude poor accomodation, "qcanty and grimy blankets." food of poor quality and insufficient washing and sanitation ‘facilities. Fred J. White, regional super- visor of the Unemployment In- surance Commission. commented: “Basically. the story is what 1'. understand it (the situation) to be." Q . Mr, White a ded that his De- partment was not responsible for camp conditions and legally had no power to correct deflcianolol. l-Ie said that questions of health raised by the Tribune's investigat- ion were matters for the Mani- toba Government. His Department “erred morally In not. seeing that the camps were decent this year." The newspaper's survey disclos- ed that: . i. Three Ill-pl]!!! shacks, "crawling with mics and bed- bugs," housed 06 men near Zg, s cliff’ Yank Plane Shaken By Explosion. Near Berlin or Neuo Prone reported in a dil- petch from its Berlin correspon- dent that the blue was caused by the explosion of 35 railroad can loaded with ammunition at the So- viet airport of Rengldorf. The report llld 16 Russian soldiers and one German civilian-wen believed killed. There was no confirmation of the report eluwhere. Three United States fliers died early today in the air lift oper- ations. The crash of their plane near Frankfurt increased to 13 the number of Americans killed lines the Western Powers bllln flying supplies over’ the Soviet lend blslilkiliib Small P.E.I. Plane Reported Missing, Pro-Winter Gold Spell In The II. S. CHICAGO, Oct. l8 — (AP) - A sharp pro-winter chilly spell in the midwestern United States moved into the Middle Atlantic States and New England tonight. Sub-freezing temperatures were predicted for much of lihe north- ‘eastern part of the United States by tomorrow morning. The cold- er weather was preceded today by widespread snows in the Appalach- ians and New England. The snow ranged in depth from four Ir.- chcs in the upper New York state mountains to a. iew flakes in lowland areas. Tlhe frosty breezes were felt as far south as Mobile. Ala. where three schools closed after a 3|- degree low because the heating systems were unprepared. Ileath 0f Well Known Georgetown Man The death occurred yesterday at‘ his home in Georgetown of Min’, Innis H. Douglas, 75-year-old, retired Canadian National Rililfi ways station agent. He suffered a; heart attack about a week ago. Surviving in addition toms wife. the former Jfnthildic Macdonuld of Georgetown, are two sons and four daughters. The sons are Ralph in Montreal and Gordon In Cran- brook, BC. The daughters are Marion, Mrs. Rodney Bruce. Mon- treal; Bet-h, Mrs. Edgar Lanna-n, Needham. Mass; Grace, Mrs. Frank Millni", East Royalty; and Helen, Mrs. Karl Cameron, Char- lottetown. Funeral arrangements were not cnsnplcte last. night. pendins tilt arrival oi members of the family. Ralph arrived by plane on Sun- day. Eight Appointments To Ilalhousie Staff Announced HALIFAX. Oct. 18 -— (CPI Dr. Alexander E. Kerr, president oi’ Dalhousle University here, to- (lay announced appointment of eigiht professors to the University's faculty. Appointees: LG. Siephena-Newsham as aa- sistailt professor of bio-physics and assistant research professor of physiological physics. Dr. Steph- Jns-Newsham received his BA. at ‘the University ‘of Saskatchewan land his Ph.D. at McGlll Univer- siIy. CA. Reilly In the School of Medicine, he received his MSc. at ‘Dalihousie and his M.A. at Harv- Yard. WR. Trosl. as assistant profes- sor oi chanlsil-y. Dr. Trout receiv- ed his B.Sc. at. the University oi Alberta and his PILD. at McGIil. Mose O. Morgan, as assistant professor oi chemistry and chom- Istry lecturer for 1946-40. He re- reived his M.A. at. Dalhousie. J.H. Foddcn. MB. Ch.B., MM. M.R.C.A., L.R.C.P., London Univ- ersity as assistant professor oi pathology. ' A.M. Purser as professor of pharmacology. Dr. Fraser received ' his Ph.D_ pt. MoGill, Ilia M.A. It Harvest-ford and his 38c. at Dal- houaie. Dr. J.W. Dobson, 0.8.0.. Del- housie as professor 0i dentistry. Paul Chevy, Agrsge defLsttraa, Paris, as interim professor of French. I ,, I CAN A light aircraft with two aboard , is missing on a lilo-mile hop from New London. P.E.I. to Blissvlile, near Fredericton ,N.B. Pilot of the two-place Fleet Finch machine was Paul Sharpe oi Charlotte- town. an Air Force veteran. The passenger was Elton C. Woodside of Clinton. P.E.I. The latter i5 5 pilot-owner and is known as the Island's "Flying Farmer." The plane took off about 6 am. yesterday iii fairly good weather. However, it was reported that there was fog and rain over much of New Brunswick during the day. Will Mean But In IlominIon’s Gonsumerfioods (By The Canadian Press) Canadian industrialists predicted last night that the la-per-cent reduction in steel imports from the United States would prove a set-back to this country's manu- facturing. < A typical reaction to yesterday's Ottawa announcement came from Edmonton. Oil company officials there said that an already tight supply situation In oil casing and tubing would be aggravated fur- ther. In Vancouver, the steel cut was Royal Canadian All‘ F01“? termed "a sledge-hammer blow" Sea?“ and Rescue "Iflimlis M to British Columbia industry. H511!“ Sliid they Ilfld been i1)- Manufacturers said stamped steel formed the men wcrc unreported and they would send search air- craft up at dawn today 1i the plane was not reported by that plumbing fixtures manufactured in Vancouver. new in short supply for home building. would become still more scarce. time. They said. however, it was "quite possible“ that the aircraft had landed safely at some isolat-‘ ed place. The flight would take the plane over about l0 miles of water- Northumberland Strain-and over many miles of woodland in New Brunswick. ‘ A group from Charlottetown travelling by car noticed a plane‘ flying in rain and fog near Minto, ‘ NB. yesterday. some five hours after Sharpe and Woodside left New London. However. there was nothing to indicate that it was the same plane. One of the party» remarked, however. that it ap-i peared to be bad weather for a’ small plane to be out in, niréc Killed, 2o Injured In Blast TEXAS CITY, Tcx., Oct. l8 —(/\I')—At lenst three persona were killed and morn than 20 Injured In a blast that rocked Texas City tonight. None of tho dead was Identi- fied. The bodies were found at a. railroad crossing nf. tho en- tranci- of the Stone Oil Com- pally tank furm. The explosion occurred about 8:15 p.m. Telephone service to Texas City was restricted to emergency’ calls only and de- tails were not Immediately available. 0n report was that. a gus line It either the Stone or Republic refinery broke and spewed vnp- orized gas about 200 feet along i the Galveston-Texas City high- way. i Something Ioucheil off‘ the gas and between 20 anil 25 cars which 11nd been stalled on the highway by a switch engine caught fire, It was reported. Two more big explosions fol- lowed. Iiuartlsmaiimlo flllaiigv For Rape-slaying : LANCASTER. England. Oct. 18, -_iAP)-A young Welsh Guards-i man was sentenced iodny to hung for raping and slaying a three- year-old girl. It took tho jury only 23 minutes to convict Pcicr Grif- fiths. 22_ of murdering June] Devaney last May 15. Grlffithfi counsel pleaded he was insane. when he snatched June from a‘ hospital bed. raped her and then‘ beat her head against a wall. PRISONER BREAKS FAST KENTVILILE. N. 8-. Oct. 18 -‘ (CP) -- Enos Trehon broke a three-day protest-fast tonight Just before he left for penitentiary to serve a five-year term for wound- ing with intent to cause bodily harm. Trehon-n husky six-foot- er-hsd refused food since he was convicted Friday of striking Pat. Belly on the (head with a rock when me farmer surprised him stealing chickens Oct. 4. "$30 ADA ililll. I-‘i (I) I4) .14 (maintained pumps. ventilator Spokesman for steel companies in the big industrial city of Ham- ilton said they felt certain the re- ;duction would have serious effects ion production by their factories. iThey rely on imported steel as imaterial for much of their pro- ccssing. OTTAWA, Oct. l8 — (GP) The huge United States arma- menis program will be reflected in a smaller Canadian supply of srme consumer goods in which steel is used, it was indicated to- day in a statement from Trade Minister I-lowe. Mr. I-Iowels statement said the Canadian Government has agreed (Continued on Page 5 Col. 4) Learn To Stop Worrying Beaverhrook ILIvIses WINNIPEG, Oct. l8 ~46?) Worrying doesn't help any. said Canadian-horn Lord Beaverbrook when arriving in Winnipeg for a one-day visit today, Intorlm Prsialer Premier Drew from Toronto he will resign premier of Ontario as soon as ar- rangements can be made with the has announced B! lieutenant-governor. I-le will be succeeded by Hon. T. L. Kenne- dy. minister of agriculture, (above). A convention will be called Inter and Mr. Kennedy will not contest the leadership cl. the convention. Premier Drew said. No date has been act for the con- vention, Premier Drew uid. but it. will be called at the "earliest practical date." Newsjliiirief CIARO. Oct. 18 ~ (AP) - Five enemy planes attempted to raid Cairo tonight but a heavy anti- aircraft barrage kept them from reaching the city, official Egyp- tain sources said. ROME, Oct. 18 -(AP) —Stete Secretary Marshall arrived in Italy on a brief visit today and told the Italian people he hopes for a long peace. PARIS, Oct. 18 --(AP) -Ar- gentine sources said today Andrei, Y. Vishinsky of Russia has re- ceived from the Kremlin a “new Soviet stand" on the Berlin block-i The British newspaper publish- er, who ison a western tour re- fused to be pinned down about‘ world affairs during a brief inter- i view. “But," he said. “I would havej been dead long ago if I hadn't; learned (he secret of how to stop . , i worrying. ' i , ade crisis. SNOW-FREE IN AUGUST Except for GPeIPhI-and more than 90 per cent of all Arctic land ll snoiv-free in August. Violence Flares In Coal (By Carl Hartman) PARIS, Oct. 18—(CP) — The French Government's efforts lo save tho coal mincs from possible damage by action of Communist-led strikers erupted in violence today. Police clashed with 1.000 striking coal miner's at Si. Etienne In South (Zcntral France. leaving wounded on both sides. The police used {cor gas during the batiic. The Government had dispatched troops and police to the mincs threatened by flood and explosion by strikers’ rcfuszll to work walri pumps and other safely devices. Tho mincsdlovi: been idle for more thou (wo weeks, hut crews slill sys- ‘tems and other security devices. i Communist Union leaders had or- dered all security measures halted lMine Strike In France sence of police In the mine fields. When news of the clash reach-rd Paris the Communist strike leaders said they would retaliate by not authorizing any security measures ufllalsoevor. . In at least three mines (he police anri troops arrived too lato. The pumps were already undcr water. Iutcrior lvlinister Jules Moch. in a radio speech announcing dis-I patch of (hr- Irnnps and policeu] warned that flooded yiumps woulni mean wator In all (he pits. dcsfruc-i linn of limbcrim: and weeks rind‘ mouths of ropuir in pny for “Prim lnal neglect" h)‘ tho strikers. Tho slrikc. now entering its third wcok, has cos! France about , 2.000.000 tons of con]. All bill. a~ handful of mincs have conscrl opcrU ntions and some 3.15.004) miners for 24 hours in protest against pre- hnve been idle. E. W. Patters (CF) - In one of the closest civic elections in the history of Saint John. Ernest W. Patterson ‘was elected mayor today with a major- ity of 1M votes over Charles R. Wasson. ' Mr. Patterson, e member 0f the present City Council, succeeds Mayor James D. McKenns, who was not a candidate. ' The voters also elected six coun- cillors. Including Mrs. Percy J. Steel. first woman councillor in the city's history and the first woman aver to seek a council seat here. Endorsed by the Saint John Council of Women in he: candid- ature, Mrs. Steel is a member o! the Saint John Board of School Trustees and the executive of the New Brunswick mum of Music Association, a former staff mem- ber nf the Prices Board here and is prominent in church work. She is a widow and has s daughter , in college. Answering two plebiscite ques- tions on the long ballot loom. cit- Mayor Of Saint John “T i SAINT JOHN, N.B., 0d. l8 -—-| Subscription Delivered $6.00. Inll JIM; other Provinces I ILI- fl-ll. CALLISI) iwin oimsiilero Renewal 0f Palestine War PARIS. Oct. 18 - (C?) — ‘flit United Nations Security Council tonight was ordered into emerg- ency session to cope with the new war in Palestine. The session was set for 10:30 mm. tomorrow, only a. iew hours ahead of mother meeting on the Berlin situation. Dr. Ralph Bunche, U. N. medi- ator, requested the special meet- ing after Israel rejected hi! plea for a three-day cease-fire, ini the Negev, southern Palestine desert region where Israeli and EEYptian for-es are battling. Dr. Bunche declined to say whpb he expected the Security Council to do to halt the Jewish-Arab fighting. The 1i delegates have before them from a. previous ses- sion a Joint British-Chinese res- clutlon prdering both sides to co- operate more fully with U. N. truce personnel. The Council sl- ready has passed a series of rel- olutlons calling for an and tn fighting 511d to go beyond that la would have to vote economic sanc- tions or some penalties again" ><ia (Continued on Page S Col, 5) film films fir. ‘itifcn Sohuihliuusii wit. Atwers wows , its BRoilltirs j ' Slots. Willie wauimdi. l ‘Iii NS Sim Q TORONTO. Oct. 18 --(CP) 4 Minimum and maximum temper- atures Victoria 39 I541: Edmonton 27 Si); Regina 20 63: Winnipeg 2! 51; ‘Toronto 32 43: Ottawa. 33 40;- Montreal 35 41: Quebec 34 41p Saint John 53 55; Moncton 56 62:1 Halifax I13 64; Charlottetown M as; Sydney 48 06; Yarmouth 54 ‘I0 HALIFAX. Oct. 18 — (GP) —- Oificlal inland forecasts issued by the Donunion Public Weather Of- fice here tonight and valid un- til midnight Tuesday. Synopsis: Cold air had pushed across most: of the Maritimes by Monday eve- ning. Only in Eastern Nova. Scotia the temperatures were still near sixty. In Prince Edward Island temperatures “we near sixty in the late aitemoon but bv evening had fallen to the forties and will go lower during the night. In New Brunswick temp- eratures were mostly in the thir- ties and in some sections had already fallen below the freezing point by mid evening. There \\'RI min mo" the lcrgriiuc cdgc of the cold airmass while further north Ilierc were suo\v_flui'ries but a1 (he cold air spreads across the dis- trlct tho iveatiher gradually clears. Below freezing temperatures will bc general In New Brunswick dlu- ’ mg the night and there is a. rlsld of frost in Western Nova Scoiia. >The weather will be generally on icold and cloudy on Thursday. i Forecasts: (Prince Edward Is- __.___ I izens voted 3,386 to 3.075 in favor ‘of selling the city market build- ling, and 3.360 tn 2,1128 in favor ‘of public ownership of the ctiy's, tronspciiniioil systnu. z-iliors will take office Nov. l. Mr, Pal/lemon polled 3.23m votes against 3,075 for Mr. Wssson, a present councillor and mayor from 1940 to 1044. Totals for the two other maiornliy candidates were E. Ronald MacDonald, 1,404. and Edward SO. Hansen 019. Nineteen candidates contested the six council seals. Winners were George E. Howard, J. Frederick Belyea, Mrs. Steel, Charles F. Leonard, Malcolm L. McPhail. Charles P‘. Wholly. The only mem- bers of the present council In the field were Messrs. Patterson, Was- eon and Belyes. . in the last election. In I046. about one-fifth of the 18,812 eli- gible votera went io the polls. To- day. despite inclement weather throughout the day. almost hell of the 17,200 eligible franchise. ‘lamb-Rain _endiug by morning. l“|(‘$day cloudy and much cooler. ‘,l\'orth winds twenty, gusty. Low Pearly Tuesday morning and high. ;n the afternoon at Charlottetown 41 and 50. I-ligh tide this morning at 11.5! and tonight at 11.35. Sun sets this afternoon av, Bil and rises tomorrow morning s14 Last quarter moon Otrtober 25th 9.41. A. M. Surnmerside tide eighteen min- utes laler than Charlottetown, Dolly Except Sunday I CAR FERRY "ABEGWEIT" ‘ Standard Time ,I.eavu Borden. 9.10 p.m.. 1 pan ‘Lad p. m. iLenveI Tonnentlne 10.85 l. lib, l.“ i, m., vao p. m SUNDAY The mayor-elect. and new ooun- 622 Leaves Borden 6.45 l’. M. Loaves ‘Iormentine I P. 1W.- WOOD IBLANIIS - CARIBOU Bully Including Sunday Standard Time Ian-ea Wool Islands, Prince Nova '8 a.m.. I p. m. Charles A. Dunning. t1 p.m.. lpnw. lLeavea Caribou. Charles A. Dun- oiea the i nlng a a.m.. 1 am. (Prince Nova, It am. I 9-m-