Ndaxims of a Mere Man lg. as as The share has perils unknown to the deep. 16 PAGE! 3 AMAZING INVENTION GIVES USEFUL ELECTRIC POWER Ry ALTON L. BLAKESLEE NEW YORK (AP)—Just sun- shine and sand can give useful siecmc power through an amaz- mg invention announced Sunday. it is a battery made merely of -azor thin strips of silicon. the stuff that makes sand. Sunlight striking inn silicon creates a flow of elec- mr current in atoms in the strips. rm-, "fuel" is free and the strips l‘.‘if1 last forever. The sunshine battery was devel- .,,_..-d by Bell Telephone Labora- FROM SUNSHINE ity. Each strip of silicon is about two inches long and half an inch wide. The battery makes electricity out of the wave lengths which form visible light. and little or none from either infra-red (heat) rays, or ultra violet (sun-tanhing) rays of the sun. Even light from a table lamp creates electricity in the batter- ies, raising the possibility of put- ting reflectors around your light to get more current to run other gad- UHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, Founded 1872 MONDAY, LONDON. I AP ) -—Prime APRIL 26. mics. l8€t5- it already can create enough The sunshine battery was in- ...-,i-n~ to carry your voice for a vented by G. L. Pearson. physicist, .h4irL distance over telephone G. S. Fuller. chemist. and D. M. .ne.<. broadcast from a miniature Chopin, electrical engineer. pmlilble radio transmitter. run 11 Cost of the batteries is not yet -_..v f(‘l‘l'lS wheel or do other work. known. said Bell officials. It now with further development. sun- takes i0 man hours of work to -Illllf‘ batteries cach a foot square. produce one silicon strip. Mass pro- piI)lIllS8 to supply all the power duction by machines could make for long rural telephone lines. Bell them inexpensive. officials said. The batteries would Is Charced gupply power by day. even cloudy days. and charge up storage units _.- permit night operations. _ They could run walkie-Calkle ariios. be us 4 or power in mobile electric equi t for military or l‘l\‘lllaTl purp even Jul“ “P I flashlight by A. for readiness at nigllt. Or Doss 1Y'—" I-Ill)’ 13°“-Id be made big enough and cheaply mmugh—give you all the current for lights, TV set and refrigerator at home. CAN PRODUCE 50 WATT! The battery now can convert six per cent of the light falling upon it. Bell scientists say they are sure they can make it convert 10 per cent. A battery with enough strips side by side to make a square yard. :ould produce 50 watts of electric- rors GREETS sinoi-ms I VATICAN CITY (AP)—'l'he Pope ippeared Sunday at his apartment window to bless 4.200 choir boya assembled in Rome for the fifth congress of the International Fed- irailon of Little Singers. The Pope- mpo.-lring for the fifth time since tls recent illness. stood for IQVBHI niniites whilcbtllie choir8in.Stfiy:‘cr; ; g ow san - ..L;~.rd‘a“gI:;IvI:l of more than 100.000 -her-red. By STEWART MacLEOD Canadian Press staff Writer ST. JOHN'S. Nfld. (CF) -—- Dr. ‘Alfred Vs-“' ‘ was charged . E n fatustliaydwltia defrauding the N oun on government of $150. . Valdmania. who as boss of New- foundland’a industrial \'E:v lopment CHARLOTTETOVIN BOY IS VICTIM OF DROVINING ACCIDENT ON SATURDAY Jerry Webster, ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Webster, they were reported to have Best information indicate Saturday afternoon when he slipped from a loading rump while at play on the Bruce Stewart Co. wharf into the water of the harbour. Jerry. accompanied by I school companion. Wayne Boston had picked up a heavy plank on the wharf to which they tied a rope with the object of launch- or of other Indo-China war. and planes to Malaya, an ea battlefronts. Britain might would be aimed at bolstering alarm which was heard by crew members of a govern- ment dredge on the wharf across the dock. They hail- ed a nearby cruising taxi and had the driver notify police headquarters. Police and firemen rush- ed to the scene of the accl- dent and recovered the body an hour and twenty minutes later. Coroner Dr. L. E.Prowse on being notified. reviewed the circumstances surrounding the death and decided that an inquest Extremely Serious By Larry Alien T-IANOI, Indo-China. tAP)— The situation as the battered, French Union fortress at Dien Bien Phu was described Sun- day night as "extremely serious but not desperate, That analysis came from R qualified French source who gets up to the-minute reports on what is going on at the besieged bastion. The fortress is hammered down into a circle Commons To W‘; ';:idimf1°!:;r¥~th t less than 1 1-4 miles in dbl- ° 95"“ 5- R ametcr. crias-crossed y sister Gail.R5 years old and a trench“ and honeyucombed brother Douglas aged five months. Wm, bunkem dugout, gnu miles are members of the family. The deceased was an active member of the Zion Church Wolf Cubs. oi barbed wire. but the morale of its defenders was described as “sky high." Somehow. the defenders feel that they can hold out no mat- tel‘ how often the Vlctmlnh at.- tack from any sector. ‘But if Debate Today ‘mm v O'I'I‘AWA. (CP)-- The Commons \VlII resume consideration of Pi- nance Minister Abbott's budget ways of helping France to 1954 (By Jack Smith) Minister Churchill met with his top ministers in an atmosphere of crisis Sunday andj support to save embattled Indo—China from the Reds. 9 King square. was the victim of A (Ilnwniilg accident of four o'clock_I,r0ops and planes was shelved, at least temporarily, in fav- 30"“ “"9" Reports circulated that Britain may send more troops‘ along the Indo-Chinese coast. Shows of force of this kind-and buses morale in Indo-China. ing it in play. As they a'1:I;eIs‘;m‘e‘I°{lfDusIhIt"II:) .;1nedI,-(daeI;°I;S, ‘had pools of water on some streets. Pushed I-he” m3k9'b‘-‘II?’ . S gmmn Em,-sh gmimal. strength Sections of the trans-Canada. high- I3°5i d°Wn "19 Tami? 3! if E m gMu1a which ywould be I\\'£|)' near Jcmsrg to the south on ImmchIng- II’ the “Him 0 IIl?98I.El’lf3d if Ilndo-China fell Col- I"°”t“ “me are “I50 “polled was carried along or siip- D. B Lmial gecrclary Oliver Lyn'(.1mn flooded. "ed ”"° IV“ “"‘I""' HIS u I ~ - y . by 1- I. The city pumping station reports‘ °°"‘I“"‘I“" "H395 the ‘I6 H met mlms or xespmm e m the l'l\'f‘l' is 21.5 feet above normal’ Malaya. conferred at length with Churchill in two separate meetings during the day. staff conferred. crowds jammed the pavement outside 10 Downing street in scenes recalling the crisis days of the Second World War. Churchill. hurrying in from Cheq- uers. his country home, called his dvisers into their first Sunday ses- sion since 1947. The talks came after Churchill and Foreign Secre- tary Anthony Eden had an unex- pected midnight conference at Chequers Saturday night. RETURNS FROM PARIS Eden flew back from Paris Sat- urday night aftcr having conlcrred there with U.S. State Secretary John Foster Dulles and French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault. Eden‘: retum flight had not been scheduled. it coincided with re- ports indicnting that Dien Bien Phil, embattled French fortress in Indo-China. was in grave danger I While ministers and chiefs of Author. Joseph . . Monday providing members do not llergeshelmer Dies i.“.l‘.°.‘§‘.“.‘:“.§:.‘é°.;‘?‘., ‘err ' there is a general assault soon, it looks like the French Union- uflqtilar Dance. Bonahaw Inn. rueeday night. \ --Reserve July ‘Illa, North T1103 Presbyterian church Picnic. "C a r d p I r t y Dunstaffnage school t0nIKI“- oephy . River Hall, Tuesday evening. Cur- lain 8:30. ---m stock. Barb wire. Asphalt Shingles. Aiao Bulk Oats. W. Bowman. Hunter River. "Cleaning Grain and Timothy Bred for the rest of the ECHO“- lilmer MacDonald, Crspaud.. .-Annual Meeting of the Crap- Nd Hail co.. will be held on Mon- lay, April 26th. at 8 p. m. "Come to the films in Wheat- |r-y River hall Monday night. April 26. Sponsored by Calf Club. “Amateur concert. Belfast pub- IlC hall. April 28th. Sponsored by .\lscEwen L.O.L. --In stock 10-8-5 gallon muk rans. milk strainers and filter disks. Dillon .5; Spillett. "Variety concert in St. Mar- garet‘: Hail. Moods)’. APT” 25- "South Granville Variety Con- rcri. Breadalbane Hall, Tuesday. April 27th, 8 p. m. sale of curd)’- "Starting to clean grain April 26th until further notice. Ira. D. MacDonald, Covehcad. "Dance. Morell llnll tonight. Modern, Old time. Burns Orch- csirn. "Sn St. 'Thcrcsa's players pre- sent 3-act comedy in Mt. SIPWMI llull, Wednesday. April 78. Cur- lnln 8:30. “Wellington Players present their If-act comedy in comrnunltv hall. Wellington Station. Friday. .\prlI 30th. ""Ni-w Haven Jamboree" will be presented at North Riv” HI” Tuesday. April 21th. Final pre- sentation of Jamboree. “The play which was to be hcld in Cavendish Hail tonight has been cancelled owing to a death in the community. "In stock Moan’: Prince Man! Man. Turnip seeds and all kinds if Timothy and Clover Seeda. 3lIIOI'I A lplllett. "Meeting of the shareholders of Long Creek Rink will be held in the hall on Thursday. April at 8 pm. (regarding sale of rin i. "All farmers and fishermen in- Ivrr-sled in a co-op in Murray lzari--or Ilflcnd meeting In hail Tuesday, April 27. 8 pm. 5 la! speaker. Reid sangatar. also int etc "Orders for Leghorn II- Hampshire as Wlllte «mas brad chicks should expect to co IIl)“l HR WI‘ and dance in Vernon' I‘ rot police pick on two leaders of ”2i'"~‘~l*‘-?*--- I.1lnl'ing for season last of ay. nim ever to agree to this. He Raynor‘: Chicl: Hatchery. In Her- bert. I program was once probably the highest paid civil ur_v'a.nt.bi Can- ada. ahowed no outward emotion in Magistrate Hugh O'Neil refused ‘him bail and remanded him eight days only 35 minutes after his ar- rival here under police escort. The fraud charge came as a surprise. Premier Joseph Small- wood said Friday that Valdmanls was arrested in St. Andrews. N. B. on a ‘charge "that he extorted 1_ very large sums of money from various firms with whom he dealt with on behalf of the government of Newfoundland." Attorney - General Curtis said earlier that Valdmanis was or- rested on only one charge involv- ing $160,000 but additional charges would be laid. The official charge said he de- fcontinued on Page 5 col. bl Author Joseph I-Iergeshcimcr died in Mercy hospital Sunday after a short illness. He was 74, He sold his first novel in 1914 but gained no financial return. A publisher bought out 900 copies were sold. The following year “Mountain Blood" was published and from that time on. averaging in novel a year, he gained widespread recog-. nltion. ! “Gold and lion" in 1918 was at best-scllcr. and “Java Head" in. will led to worldwide acclaim. He wrote 20 books in all during the,’ 20-year period between 1914 and 1934. and was a frequent contrlbu-. tor to national magazines and ac- casionally to newspapers. l ALLIED OFFICIALS By GARY LEVY BIIRLIN, (Reuters) — Allied of- ficiaia here said Saturday night Russian fear of infiltration of her troops in East Germany prompted the mission by Russian Capt. Nik- olia Khokhlov to murder Georgi Okolovlch, chief of the psycholog- ical warfare branch of the anti- communist NTS. The same fear was behind the kidnapping last week of Alexander Trushnovlch. another official of N13 (Union of Creative Tollersi, an organization of Russian ref- ugees, the officials said. The dramatic plots against the’ NTS leaders point up the rebellion in the ranks of the Soviet Army itself. they said. ' In Bonn. United States officials hinted that I-fhokhlov might be flown to the United States soon from his hiding place in western -Germany. Two months ago he abandoned his plot to murder Ok- oiovich with s poison-bullet gun. and handed over top-secret soviet icsplonage information to Us. of- Ificials. ,rssn nisoohrrsiv-r The Allied official: in Berlin asked: "Why did the Russian see- the N13 instead of going after of- ficials of the many other Russian exile organisation?“ The answer, they said. is that Will Accept Only One Korean Solution -— noun. (AP)—Prealdent Syng- man Rhea, said lunday south Ko- rea can accept only one solution at on Game conference. starting under united Na- doesn't expect the Commu- SEE RUSSIAN GOV'T FEARING REVOLT IN ARMY the NTS has them worried, be-v cause it may well have sewn seeds of discontent among the Russian soldiers themselves. * They believe the refugee group’: work has definitely crippled the morale of soviet forces in East Germany, which the Kremlin be- lieves is the "softest spot" for sub- version anywhere behind the Iron Curtain. NTS circulates an underground hens sheet inside Soviet territory and smuggles leaflets across the frontiers. some by bnlloons_ others through the West Berlin check points. Every lime a Russian soldlcr‘ deserts. NTS distributes leaflets giving his photograph. personal de- tails nnd quotes from him on why bolted. ' NTS leaders are convinced that any anti - Soviet revolution must start among Russian soldiers and officers. ‘ SEA BL! OITY. N. J.. (AP)—-- "Lay An-‘Laurent, were thony" on a royalty basis and Just‘ on vacation during the recess. fighting men are going to need a lot of luck to turn back the Red tide. ,ment'a attention. ' . Parliament has been adjourned since April it for an ii-day Easier ‘recess, the last holiday members ;will enjoy berfore prorogatlon of - the session this summer. Most mem- ybers, including Prime Minister St. away from Ottawa when the House opens. the gov- eminent will submit a motion to permit introduction of estimates concerning four departments. if it in approved ‘the budget debate will bn resumed. Hnwever. a motion of this type enables members to de- bate problems they think’ the gov- ernment shouid con.sider_ The government. has set aside Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the budget debate in the hope it can be concluded this week. On Thursday and Friday the estimates ‘of the departmcnhs of public works iand northern affairs will be coli- sidered. WASHINGTON. (APT -- Policy leaders of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce Saturday urged on in- dustry a. national program of plant. atomic and hydrogen sault. The chamber is expected to ap-‘ prove the resolution at its three-1 day annual meeting opening here Monday. - The committee on policy, head- ed by Clem D. Johnston of Roanoke.‘ Va.. was ready with a resolution calling on industrial firms to: i. Duplicate vital records and plans and store them in safe caches for possible use in rebuild-I ing bombed-out defence plants. l 2. Develop plans for dispersal of workers. protection of machinery. prompt evacuation, the transfer of Two N. B. Couple: Suffer Injuries ‘ CLINTON. Me. (AP)-~'I‘wo New Brunswick couples were injured Sunday in a head-on collision fo lSolI Em To Poul ikeynoud Saturday PARIS. lReutcrs)—Fi'axice's '16- ycar-old deputy premier, Paul Reynaud. temporarily broke up Saturday's ‘cabinet meeting with the announcement that his wife had given birth to .1 10-pound baby son. President Rene Coty and the whole cabinet left their seats around the conference table to can-I gratulate the Conservative leader. Rcynaud's second wife. once his of being overrun by the Commu- nist-led Vietminh rebels. ‘Eden left 10 Downing street late Sunday afternoon to fly back to tContinucd on Pace 5 col. 3) U. S. Chamber of Commerce Leaders Urge Planl Dispersal As Defence Move munitions production from dam- aged plsnts to undamaged ones_ .1. Screen employees to prevent Communist agents or sympathiz- 30 RFiS0l.liTi()NS This resolution is one of more than 30 proposed positions on do- mestic and foreign policy awaiting tcontinued on Page 2 col. 6) St. Laurent Back From Bermuda Trip I... p.,...,.... O’I'I‘AWA, (C-Pi——Prime Minister} St. Laurent returned to Ottawa- Saturdav niizht after a 10 - da)-I Easter vacation in Bermuda. l The Prime Minister. tanned and cheerful. flew to Montreal froml Bermuda and made the remainder} accompanied by his son-in-lawn Hugh O'Donnell. Montreal lawyer.‘ Mr. St. Laurent said he had nl‘ pleasant holiday playing golf and resting. It was the first rest the‘ Prime Minister has had since he] MOSCOW. (Reuters) -— Russia Sunday night withheld permission for the Australian einbaal! Mai! here to leave for home. aa-sched- uled, at 3 p.m. Exit vine and railroad tickets to Finland were not processed. Ii- ihough charge d'affairo Brian Hill called at the foreign ministry 3 1-2 hours earlier. He tried to see a center official. but was abletotalk only witha duty officer. I The Moscow-t... 1-ielaln I express pulled out without Hill and nine others in his party. making them miss a deadline set by the Krem- lin two days ago. The heat through train to Hel- sinki leaves Tuesday night. rriday, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Grolnyko handed Hill a note pmtestingAustralla’s treatment of diplomat Vladimir thinks they must be driven out by force Petrov and his wife, l:vokika—and told him he wanted the embassy ‘ec1.c.m,_v‘ is 40. They were mar_ two automobiles on route 100, returned to Ottawa March 17 fi-omisuppo,—l ., ngx-,i,|c approach. Dawn” rlcd sl1orLI:v' BTW‘ ‘he w,-u-_ Roy. Taken to hospital in Watcrvlllc his round-the-world tour. Mrs. SL1 In Asia itsclf. uherc communism Vnncoiixcr nsud has two other childrcn—n ""9: I-"“”9“i-_ WIT" WW55‘ 10 IvT3"i‘I b.".lias been dcxcrlbco as mcrcly “na- \'irtm'n seven-yenr-old boy and a nvc-y¢u. MP5» Mary K. Conncll. .'il. of Dian’-*4 did 110i flCC0mD3nl’ I‘1"l- M‘Lioii:ilism painted Red", the pro. Edmonton “M “M. Saint John. N.B.. who suffered a Drffsfihiv Sh“ 15 Bt_ih¢ 51 I-3“"‘"i occupation is less with the rizhts Cnlzarv __a,..,-_,,__ possible skull fracture; her hus- home in QM-‘bee CHM and wrongs of any rm-om-_»v um“ Regina go lb-1nd. PIIIIIID. 3!. broken rib: Nor-. —~-—- —-----‘——-- IV\liI‘l the issue of colonialism. A.<- \\‘inn.;wg .. 45 LONDON <(‘Pv -- The Duke ofiman Jackson. 32. also of Saint TV LANDMARK l;a,._5 nmimy OWN. ms mm of -I-m.,m.n 6‘ I-jdinhurgh will attend an ice showIJohn. broken rib and fractured‘ ‘C£‘ln‘II)Riill1R communism b_\'su)1pni’l-:Ofl,a\l:I 5; 31 LIN‘ Emlliw W701 -IIIIY ti in aid knee Cap; and his w,‘gc_ Made“-m._ LONDON (cpl .- The FII'IU5I‘Iinztl1i= status aim or bi but.tres.sli1sr‘ Cliai-lo"r-lo-.ui H of the British Empire and Com- 33. a possible leg fracture. Jirnadtasilnif C0l‘ll"‘"iI"" I135 "VI wlmi litfv woulcl call ‘corrupt rcr;- S\‘rIn(V\‘ 4, monwcalth Games Appeal. The The New Brunswick residents dered a 640-foot If‘lt"VISIflf| mast Ml gm” ‘ 3?-.1-m.3.m,y. ‘Q duke later will attend the games were returning to theIr_ homes be built at the new Crystal Palace _________._,,- __. , ls. Johns _ __ at Vancouver. after a Maine vacation. ‘transmitting station. ’ i .{“on(-gnn ‘O ‘Well Known U S «- ‘ ' Saint John 41 I o o .\'fonti'rnl . ,. Q Qur-hrc . . . 38 82 staff out of Russia in two days. lltobert G, Menzies said Sunday Hill had a brief conference wlah Australia will do its beet I0 facili- a high soviet official Saturday. tate the evacuation of the soviet during which it was reliably re- embassy staff, which was recalled ported the official told him the by the Kremlin on Friday. Australians’ departure will be held Hill said he did not think the up pending “new developments" in Kremlin is likely at this point in Aliatralla. ‘consider the Australians as private In Canberra. Prime Minister individuals. CANBERRA REFUSES TO NAND FUGITIVE DIPLOMAT PETROV TO SOVIET UNION By STAN IIUTCIIINEON Ilary In Canberra who abandoned CANBERRA (AP) -—- Australia communism and obtained political refused Sunday night to hand asylum here nearly two weeks ago fugitive diplomat Vladimir Petrov has been branded a "criminal" by and his wife over to the Russians. the Russians. They demanded that The Soviet Union has severed dip- he and his wife be turned over to lomatlc relations with Australia as them. a result of the case. Acting Foreign Secretary Petrov. Soviet embassy secr¢- (Continued on Page 2 col. 5) Sir Australians Held By Russiansl "The attitude of my government is that they expect my full diplo- matic immunity to continue until I leave the country." he said Russia's surprise action in the Petrov case touched off specula- tion in London that the Kremlin may delay Australian diplomat; leaving Russia to prevent possible moves to offer asylum to Russian embassy staff in Canberrs_ Diplomatic observers in London believe Russia may fear a repeti- tion of Mrs. Peirov‘s dramatic last- minute acceptance of Australian offers of asylum. The R.U5lllI1 more follows press reports from Australia that secur- ity service men would board any ship or aircraft taking the ietu:n- log Russians back home. if it ap- peared likely that any were being sent to Moscow against their will. These press reports have no: been officially confirmed by tho Australian government. Covers ' Prince Edward Island Like The Dow PRICE 56 UK Gov’! Ponders Crisis In Indo-CI-Iina; Sunday Session I considered lending military d that the idea of sending F‘REDERIC'I'0N.h (t1CFL-—'Il'hehStt rent is is fig es ‘ _ level in 18 years over the week- victory in Iht‘. end as spring floods hampered ‘road il':l\’Pl and filled cellars in the Fredeiuctun area. Sunday route two was flooded Sy springboard toward .theII)niIIorr1aocIIrIi“f3latsa$lCnIutIl1i fJhIaIl’Ief‘€I."}I'l'liI(I:gI 3150 Parade “S “a"aI rnIghtIL0l'S pulled stalled <-nrs through \\cl‘(‘ able to navigate }the frozen .~‘(‘t'Ll0llS under their ‘own power. Low-lying Fredericton summer l(’\’r~I. ’Majo'r__Meeling Of Big Powers Al Geneva Today EV ALAN HARVEY Saint John River Reported Al Highesf Traffic Hampered Death Saturday Of Mr. H. Winchester Canadian Press Staff Writer GENEVA, Switzerland. (CP)——I,n. tcrnational diplomacy goes back to- day to the big white palace on Geneva lake where the d.rcam of peace died 20 years ago. In the council chamber of the Palms des Nations, where the League of Nations lived and lsh-i Suishcd between the wars. 19 coun- tries V\‘llI assemble for a confer- ence on Korea and Indo-China, the two great areas of conflict in Asia.‘ It will be the first major interna- tional political meeting in Geneva since the ideal of collective seclu- ity perished there in the 19905. f I It inny aL<n be the tautest. and iiiiost significant. of any post-war’ lgalhering among the great powers. External Affairs Minister L. B.— Pearson. heading a five-man Cans-I rlian delegation, defined it Sunday‘ night. as one of the most difficult and complicated conferences West- crn statesmen have confronted. Forhaps never before since the end of the Second World War have Allied statesmen approached of major international conclave withl dispersion and protection against era from committing sabotage or 379354‘? PP-‘lsimlsm. mounting also‘ bomb as- obtaining secret data on weapons. 10 f0I‘eb0dinR- Althoullh nobody says so officially. most delegates would probably agree either that :the issues are too big to be solved ,easily or that the Communist posit- ‘loh. if exploited ruthlessly. may be in some ways the stronger. I I vlsws narntiuvr I It brings acutely to the fore rm‘ pieblem of resurgent Asia, expoy‘ differences of ap-‘ proach among Western power; om’ how that problem should be hand-I led Bi'oadl_\'. what. mirzht be oer.-I cribcd as the right-vuinz or "lnIlgh",‘ view on Asia. powerfully held by the United States, might be that encroaching Communism must be ION the trip home by train. He was’51appcd m [hg I-31; 15351, ‘L whgy, evsr c-os' 0IIl4"l‘ llllD0l’I.’llli (‘Uill’lil'll‘s of the Western alliance. such as Britain and l“l‘fIl‘l(‘t’. though subscribing to the view that communism infiltra- t.on must be stopped. would likcly WARRENTON. Va. (AP)-— Strickland Giilllan, 84. humorist best known for his “Off agin. on. agin. gone agin. Finnigin." died‘ in in hospital here Sunday. Gillllan. a onetime newspaper man, had remained active as Ii- writer and after-dinner speaker until he broke his hip in a fall about five years ago. ‘ He llI(f‘(I to tell of I-‘innigin as a character he created when. as a. reporter for the Richmond. lnd.. Daily Palladium at the turn of the; century. he could find no news to \\'i'iic He wrote the poem to take} the place of the news he couldn't find. It was the story of s railroader IOHR l”('f‘IfiI‘ts he made of train. wrccks So after a derailment! uhcn Finnigin's train had been‘ put back on the tracks and sent on! its way. the railroad man scnt his sllpniors the famed line II the‘ bricfest of reports. _ A ‘acts at 7.12 p. in. - I office who h d been criticized for‘ the 40 A promenent citizen of char- lottetown Mr. Harry Winchester passed away in the P. E. Island Hoa- pltal, on Saturday afternoon fol- lowing a lingering illness whicl confined him to hospital for the past two and a half years. He wu in his 76th year. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs Joseph Winchester. he was born in this City and following attend- ance at West Kent School and s course in business college joined ‘the staff of Carvell Brothers. Later .he was with the P. E. Island Tele- _-phone Co. for a brief period. on the opening of the Charlotte: town Condensed Milk Company. Mr. Winchester was placed in charge and eventually acquired full ownership. operating the plant until it was destroyed by fire in 1933. He retired from active busi- ness at that time. following a .hilzhly successful career. Mr. Winchester was a trustee of the Cundall estate. the Stamper icontlnued on Page 2 col. 6) NOTHING UREA SPRu-ic. DAY 4'0 Mom: A CHAD FEEL ‘sen I M car i‘ TORONTO. <CPl Minimum am l'fli’|.\'llIlLll‘I'1 TCTTITJGTRIUTASI HALIFAX, (CF) — The Weathfl licre says a weak distur- ‘bance centred over Nova Sootla it nioriiig solit-hcast. resulting in brighter and milder weather eye! the Marltlmcs Monday. Regional forecasts: Prince Edward island. Cullen N. B. counties: Variable cltmdlnul and milder; north winds ll. Lov- high at Charlottetown and Mono ton I2 and 50. St, John river valleys. Bay of Chaleur: Sunny and milder light winds. Low-high at Fredericton and Saint John 32 and 50. Edmund- Sunny; visibility in miles; little change in temperature. Ray of }"urld_v- North lllldl ill slon .12 and 45, Csmpbellton 30 and High tide today at Charlottetown at (24 a. m. and 824 p.m. Summeralde tide eighteen Iain- .utrs later than Charlottetown. sun rlsu today at. 5.18 am. and g» .- o . t._ '1 f.- ';. I