MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN Ilboxosllcnttohsnssianfs ghgngth, butitll tynnnouatouno 4 Provincial it like I (kill- 0lII'Illlol'IVIOOlIfl. urxalnglinllylonndodllll. l The Pe's ape Program Will Provide For Marketing Million Bushels Of Surplus Maritime Tubers An assistance program for the marketing of 1,000,000 bushels of Maritime potatoes was agreed to by numbers of the Provincial Potato Marketing Board. Depart- ment of ,A-griculture and repre- sentatlves of the Federal Depart- ment of Agriculture at a meeting here on Saturday morning. About 300.000 bushels from this Province will be handled under the program. The remainder will be from New Brunswick. The potatoes wil-l mostly be sold to starch factories at a price which will be equal to the present table stock prices. Experts from Ottawa feel that the marketing of this l,000,00(l bushels of potatoes will relieve any surplus that now exists. it was stated last night by Mr. E. D. Reid, manager of the Provincial Potato Board. Provincial Election Final announcement of the ar- rangements wili be made later after the agreement has been ratified with the Dominion Can - lnet. Mr. Reid believed the plan would prove satisfactory to the growers. The meeting was attended by Messrs. A. H. Turner. of the Agri- cultuiral Prices Support Board. and Carl Conger and R. W. Neely, Federal agrlailtural officials. The officials met with members of the New Brunswick Potato Board and Government yesterday morning before returning to Ottawa. The starch subsidy idea was proposed at a meeting of the P. E. I. and N. 3. Potato Boards in Fredericton last month. The mat- ter was then taken direct to Cl- tawa by representatives of the boards and the New Brunswick agricultural minister. Called For April 26 Opposition Leader Comments On Election Progressive Conservative leader R..R.. Bell has issued the following statement on the calling of the general election for Aprll 23: "The suddenness of the calling of the - ' election shows that it is an election of fear. The Jones Government is obviously afraid to let the public be acquainted with the facts of its mismanagement. "The Government is trying to conceal its keen interest in' the proposed amendment to give the Province authority to impose a. sales tax; to cover up the confusion and waste in reference to the Trans-Canada highway; to hide the loss and futility of the motor ves- sel Eskimo in reference to the New- foundland trade Ind the danger to our local lhlPpCn of losing our Continued on page ,5, Col.,a L.l..AA....AL Coming Events "Mail your Films to Gsrnhum Photo Studio, Charlottetown. "Garden Seeds! send for free catalogue. Arthur Vesey. York. "Will be cleaning Grain. Avril only. Ivan Pickering, Clinton. "Dance every Monday night in St. Peters Legion Hall, from 0.30-1. cliff Peters new Orchestra. "Cleaning Grain and Timothy till the end of the season. John Leard. Crllilnd. "Card Party. snanley Bridge School. Tuesday. April 3rd. 0.30. Sponsored by W. I. "Bhur-Gain Amateur Contest, Mt. Stawnrt Legion Hall. Wednes- dny. April mi. 0 P. M. sharp. Ad- mission 35 cents. "See "Take My Advce" pre- sented by nncrsld DrunIic Club, In summertield I-nil, Thursday ev- cnlngf April 5th. Sale of candy. h "Attention Drama Groups ni- irios for Fostivslvcloso April mth tlllltlld of April Nth). send to my Nsouod, GrIhIm's .0 . "Unloading Tuesday. Wednes- gly our Is gilalt shingles. Spri-Ielai Hell on I can-reason-s on If 'It0I'l.li: also booking orders for cement to arrive this month. P. J. Noy A Co. "luau Pin: We have a week- ly outlet for I lsrgc number. You would in well advised to contact in before uilng. Paying highest market pi-I310. Island Oo-op ser- mos Lia-ii . office over co-op. ro. "Come one come all to the farmers party at the Hunter mm Oi-Inge hsll. Iuoodly. Apr litl. 1.i..2.'.':.';.. ””.'.t. "””""' on. n the Hunter River L0. .A. bid 5! kill”. the Premier J. pounced here on Walter Jones on- Saturdoy that ' the 46th General Assembly of the Prince Edward Island Legislature has been dissolved and that a general election would be held on Thursday April 26' next. The present General Assembly of the Province was dissolved Saturday by" His .1-l nour,. I'.lou- tenant Governor T. . L Prowse on the advice of the Government and writs were issued calling for I new General .AsIembly. Nomin- ation Day will be April 12 with writs returnable May 17. The last general election in the Province was held December 11. 1947. At'that time 24 Lib- erals and six Progressive Con- servatives were elected to the Legislature. Several by-elections were held in the interim but the party standing was the same when the Assembly was dissolv- ed. "It has always been customary to call a new election after four sessions have been held." the Premier said. Four regular and one special session of the pre- sent Assembly have been held. "Calling of an election at this time to be held April 26." the Premier said. "places the polling date at a time when it will not interfere with the season's acti- vities of farmers and fishermen." Returning officers named for the several electoral districts of the counties are as follows: J. B. Edwin Reid, Rollo Bay. for King's: John L. Benton. Charlottetown. for Queen's. and James Mccardle, Kinkora for Prince. u Premier Jones also announced that the scale of fees for elec- tion officials. rental of premises, etc.. have been raised in all cases for the coming election. Officials will be paid as fol- lows: Election Clerk.. 520; lie- turning Officer-Return of Writ. 100: Deputy Returning Officer. 7.00; Poll Clerks, 5.00; Constables. 5.00; Booth in private house. 310; Mileage 10 cents; Holding Court. 5.00. NEW vonx. April l - (AP)-. Prime Minister Joseph Philien,of Belgium arrived from Brussels Saturday by plane on what he called I "private" 10-day Visit. The Premier said. however. ha "095: to meet President Truman. Canadians Mark lime Near PartMel WESTERN SECTOR. April 1-(CP)-The marked time in Korea today as action died down in their sector Just south of the 38th parallel. The Canadians spent the week- end patrolling their sector and improving position cred mountain peaks Korea. captured Friday by a company under! Ma- g jor Jack George of Edmonton. TOKYO, April 2 - (Monday) - - (AP) - Allied tanks patrols ap- proached the 38th parallel Sunday and hurled a. volley of shells at Communist forces in North Korea. American tanks blasted Red 003- ltions atop a ridge on the northern edge of the Chunchon valley but did not cross the old political boun- dary as they had done Saturday. American tanks blasted Red pos- itions atop a ridge on the northern edge of the Chunchon valley but did not cross the old political boun- dary its they had done Saturday. On the far east coast. South Kor- ean patrols pushed from in to i2 miles north of the parallel. They had support from the U. S. heavy ' cruiser St. Paul, whici blasted Red positions north of Yangyang. The South Koreans also captured iv. hill position five miles to the west. other-naval units. including the U. S. destroyers Massey and Wallace 1.. Lind and the British frigate Alec- rity. bombarded bridges and road junctions around Sonrllln. 140 miles north of Wonsan on the east coast. Fifteen miles inland from the east. coast. another South Korean patrol was on the 38th parallel. There was little other activity on the fighting front during the clay. United Nations forces were baclc in, virtually the-some bosittmisisloug the 38th parallel they had aban- doned just three months ago. In one case. South Korean.iii- fantry crouched in the same fox- holes south of the Imjin River they had occupied when the Chinese and North Korean Reds launched a massive New Year's offensive. Bad weather curtailed air strikes most of the day on the western and central fronts. Low-hanging clouds provided a break for the Chinese Communist forces in their massing of up to 300.000 troops for an expected new smash. Fifth Air Force night raiders spotted 700 enemy vehicles on the roads north of Seoul before midnight Saturday. This brought the number of Red vehicles sighted snce Wednesday to more than 6.3 . AP correspondent Nate Polo- wetzky said the heaviest traffic seemed to be moving south from Pyongyang to the front. c.c.r. To contest Several Seats Commenting on the announce- ment that nn election had been called for April 26th, Mr. Doug- las Mot-Farlane. Provincial Pre- sident of the C.C.l'-I Party. said on Siiturdny that "This election has been cnllcd an extremely short notice in order to place the opposition parties at a dis- advantage. However, the C.C.F. will contest several seats. its campaign will be dedicated to dealing with the real issues-geh ting at the causes of the troub- les fnced by the Province and the national and advocating true remedies for them." RO'I'rER.DAM. April 1 - (AP) -- A detachment of 236 Nether- lands volunteers for Korea" sail- ed Saturday from Rotterdam. Deplores Killing Of Tiny Seals By Norwegians HALIFAX. April 1--(CP)--Two bloody-decked sealing ships or- rived in port Saturday from the annual hunt for '”whltecoats" in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Halifax-owned Arctic sealer put into St. John's, Nfid.. with 32,000 pelts and the Truls arrived here with 12,000. Aboard the Arc- tio were the 30 crew members of the ill-fated sealer Lady Mac- Donald, which sank in the Straits of Belle Isle March 22 after I bout with ice fioes. The Arctic and the Truls were the first vonoll home this season. The starboard side of the 1'1-uls. manned by Nova Scotianl. was badly damaged. Crew mem- Il born sold on too jun shoved the vessel over until her brid was t laying on tho I one The hunters huddled on of hos. Admission no and Harm. - J h til en . Capt. did mil. hug: wmucuo veteran of 46 springs in t e hunt. said in St. John's that is actual count the ship had enough pelts nboard for a load and a half. I-lc deplored that some of the white- coats-hsby seals--were only 12 pounds. - Norwegian sealing ships in the Gulf and off Labrador are tak- ing the tiny -seals and the Now- foundlsnderi felt they had no Iltemstive but to kill them also, the skipper said. "It is a crime that white-coats should be taken at such an early date," said Capt. Hill. He is in favor of an international law that would prohibit the killing of whltecoats until later in the sea- son. some 15 Newfoundland and Nova Scotia vessels are taking part In the hunt this year. Num- ber of Norwegiani in the suit was not known. Pntriclas ' in snow-cov- ' Declares Problem Too Important To Be Left To Military Commanders There are varying expressions on the faces of these Koreans, young and old alike, as they are seen lining up for the mass inoculation of resi- ' dents of Yongdungpo. This is part of the war within a. war - the war against disease--waged by the U. N. to forestall attacks of typhus, small- pox and cholera. Two Jet Planes Crash Into St. Lawrence River SORJJL. Que., April 1 - (CP)- A Vampire jet plane crashed into the St. Lawrence River near here late Saturday and another jet is missing in the same area. The second Jetdalso is believed to liaveliln-ache . i .., ' Both alccrmft w re from 43,8 City of Montreal Reserve Squad- ron of the R. C. A. F. They were piloted by Sqdn. Ldr. Guy l-fackett, 9. Montreal lawyer, and Flt. Lt. Robert Lcxelper of Dorval, Que., just outside Montreal. The two reserve Air Force of- ficers were flying in formation on a training flight. They took off from Montreal's Dorval Airport late Saturday to make a sweep downriver. Residents of this town 40 miles northeast of Montreal said a loud report was heard about 4 P.M. EST Saturday. One plane was seen pl-unvging earthward. There was no sign of the other which had been flying alongside. The explosion was reported to the squadron's headquarters in Montreal. Wing Omdr. Andra Morrissette. otllficcr commanding 430 Squadron. ordered out the remaining planes of the squadron for an air search. He then drove here to organize a search. Police and civilians manned ' l'boo'1lll land found debris in the river. It was impossible to say whether the debris was from Sqdn. Ldr. Hackett's plane or Flt. Lt. Lea-pet's. Six planes covered the area early today but were forced to return because of bad weather. However. 12 aircraft from 438 and 401 Squadrons took off about 1 P.M. to make sweeps over the river and surrounding countryside. Hackett. one Olf the founders of 438 Squadron, had flown often with Leaper as his wingmatc. Leacper had been in the squadron about a year. Both had lengthy service records in the Second World. War and were both consid- cred top pilots in the outfit. They had only been in the air I shorttime when the explosion was reported. Their jets carried fuel for one hour. v Report, Armed Rebels Parachuted Into Albania Plead only To Abandoning Baby TRURO. N. 8.. April 1 -. (C?) - Rosc Marie Googoo and Donald wells. both of Sydney, pleaded guilty in police court Saturday to abandoning a baby at n Truro home in December. They said they placed the child on n doorstep and then waited un- til it was found by those in the house. It was understood that the baby. which has been cared for by the Children's Aid society, will be returned to its mother: Butter Prices Down At Edmonton EDMONTON. April 1 - (CP)-- Wholesale butter prices dropped seven cents in Edmonton Satur- day. New wholesale price is 69 cents a pound for first grade. Trade sourves said this indicated a retail price of about 73 cents compared with current prices of 30 Ind til cents. MANILA. April I - (AP) - Ramon Magsaysay. national de- fence secretary. estimated Satur- day there are 30.000 Chinese Com- munists in the Philippines. He told I congressional committee the Reds threaten the security of the island republic and should be dqiorted. MONTREAL. April 1 - (CP)- Oharlie Wagner and Keith Pear- son. taxi drivers. were acquitted Saturday of a charge of murder- ing Aaron Marks. 33-year-old carnival worker, who was sub- bed to death in I rooming house last June. 'i1le verdict came in at 10:15 A.M.-21 hours after” the Jury had retired. By Alex Singleton BELGRADE. Yugoslavia. April 1 -(AP)-Albanian refugees based in Italy are being parachuted into combat against the Soviet-backed Albanian Government. Premier Marshal Tito's official newspaper said Saturday. From abroad came reports, un- confirmed here. that Russia has sent jet planes and fresh men to her isolated satellite. Denounclng "Albanian fuedallsts and other hothc-ads" for actions it said might touch off the Balkan powder keg. Tlto's newspaper, Borbn. said "armed groups are be- ing pnrachutcd into Albania and may are fighting there." Yugoslav sources in London said about I dozen Russian jet fighter: were sent into Albania early this month. A Paris diplomatic source who has a representative in Al- bania said two Soviet fighters have been pntrollln sdaily over Tirans. the capital. ” Rome newspapers quoted refu- gees from Tirnns as saying the Russians have boosted their con- trolling personnel in Albania -- meaning military. naval. Dollce technical men--from 3.000 to 5.- 000. As much as they hate the pro- Oomlnform regime of Aibnnia'l Premier Enver lloxha. Yulzoslavs stressed that the growing troubles of their Adriatic neighbor might give Russia an excuse to launch an attack against the Moscow- hsting Tito. Albania is land-locked by Yugo- slsvih and Greece. some credence wIs given to the reported parachute drops inside Albania by previous statements from the official Albanian tele- graph agency that Italian spies had parnchuted into the country. INCREASED FLOW Milk production on British farms now is about double the pro-war annual total of 40.M0,- ooo gallons. - 1 , mats as well by Everybodyt Covers Prince Edward" Island Like the Dew ' Cl-IARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. MONDAY. APRIL 2. 1951 B ITAIN URGES CONFERENCE BEFORE CROSEIN G PA Ominous Lull ,DevieIopspAII Along. Korean Front: "Waging War" of Another Kind In Korea B.LACKifAlLL. England, April I - (CP) - Britain has told the "proper quarters" there must be full consultation before United Nations troops cross the 38th parallel in Korea, Defence Min- ister Emanuel Siiinwell said to- day. Crossing the parallel is I. mat- ter whilrh cannot be left to mil- itary exper-ts because it is of high political. slgnificance. he told a Labor Party meeting. Britain did not want a stale- mate in Korea that could lead to a conflict which might spread throughout the world. Shinwell said that when Gen. MacArthur first crossed the paral- ions. terrpretation. With U. N. vancing, the has made its position clear. said. Britain decided that the Pelping government should be recognized by the U. N. That was not sup- ported by other countries. lif it had been, the trouble in might have been avoided or end- ed much more speedily. "We want is situation which we can negotiate with China and everyone concerned to put the whole of Korea on a sound basis." Some countries thought they could treat Britain with contempt. "T.h.at's a very dangerous sit- uatioln." said Shinwell. "If peo- ple abroad try to twist the lion's tail, no doubt one day there will be for them some undesirable re- actions." . On Iran, whose parliament has voted to nationalize the British- run oil fields and refineries de- spite I contract with the Anglo- Iranlan Oil Company that still has 42 years to run. Shlnweli said: "I am convinced this thing can be settled by negotiation." forces again Pearson View A ternal Affairs Minister Pearson took a hefty swing Saturday night at United Nations com- manders who talk out of turn on international policy. Without identifying any com- mander by name, he said free U. N. military men who nmke "controversinl" statements that 1-to "far beyond" their military re- sponsibility and create "confus- ion. disquiet and even discord." It was time, he said in an ad- dress to the Canadian Bar As- sociation's Ontario section, for the specialist to "stick to his specialty." That went for diPl0' ss military gener- als. While the Minister did not name any military figure. there has been lengthy controversy over statements made during the Korean campaign by Gen. Doug- las MacArthur. United Nations commander in Korea. U. S. May Ease Run" On Copper. Aluminum WASHINGTON, April 1 - (AP) -- The National Production Auth- ority has postponed for 30 days its ban on the use of aluminum in more than 200 products for civil- ians. It was scheduled to take effect today. At the same time N. P. A. announced it is studying the possibility of relaxing present prohibitions on the use of copper. 14 PAGES MAXIMS V out 0 MERE MAN A Into fngratltude man In I nun thsn lying. valnncss. bsbbltng. or drunkenness. Six Drowned When Car Goes lel he might have thought he was v interpreting righ-lly U. N. instruci- I But others had their own in- adp ,5-can, was saved. He climbed on top Labor Governimentl Korea from , I OTTAWA, April 1- (CP)-Ex-' world unity was endangered by. Flood l Into Stream SHERBROOKE, Que.-., April I - fCP) - Six people were drowned at nearby St. Denis De Brampton to- day when the automobile ln which they ivere returning from a sugar- ing party plunged off a road into a swollen stream. Dead are: Gaetane Lacroix. 19; her sister. Hole, 16: Pierrette Char- iand. 15: Mrs. Albet Noel. 35: Ben- jamin Payeur. 22: Robert Paradis. 19. Bodies of the six victims. all residents of Sherbrooke, have been recovered. Driver of the car, Roger Bros- of the car and was thrown a rope by passers-by. The car apparently missed a curb, crashed through a wire safety fence and plunged into the stream. It was upside down when towed from the creek with grapples. The car fell about 25 feet into the stream. normally shallow but, be- cause of spring thaws, now much deeper. lit-acedes In Ontario Town ceded today atter flooding streets way between Owen Sound and Goderich. i Town Councillor Irwin Lob- singer said there was no immed- iatc threat of further flooding. The river reached its flood peak Saturday and then went WALKERTON. 0nl.. April 1- P- (CPl - The Saugeen River re- of this Bruce County town mid-a, subscriptions delivered 88.00; IIIII 06.00 other Provinces and lJ.l.A. II-00 RALLEL Makes Flying Visit A as E. Gordon Bradley. K-C- Secretary of State .0 unexpected visi- tor in Charlottetown last even- ing. Together with three other (gentlemen. Mr. Bradley had been lflying to Newfoundland in a De- ipartmcnt of Transport plane when it was discovered it would be impossible to land due 30 heavy fog, and the plane was set. down in this Province late in the afternoon. Mr. BI Graham Rogers. Director of Transporta- tion for the Department of In- dustry and Natural Resources has mndc arrangements for Mr. Bradley in pay a brief informal visit, to Premier J. Walter Jones this morning before they tnke off for Newfoundland. Representing the Newfoundland constituency of Bonavista-Twill- ingate in the House of Com- mons, Mr. Bradley in his Prov- incc's first representative in the Dominion Cabinet. to which he was appointed in April, 1949. , Mr. (above). Canada, was an No one is A , FLM FAll.trR.Ej,' wt... HA5 EVER --tlaico g down avlltcr a rainstorm stopped and the temperature fell. It left mud and debris on several streets and the cellars of main-street stores flooded. No citizens had to leave their homes. Begin Daily Ice Patrols Little change was observed in ice conditions yesterday as the daily extended all along the north shore of the Province and to the Mag- dalen Islands. Ice was some eight miles beyond East Point and yes- terday had drifted up the east coast of P. E. I. to block Souris harbor. Charlottetown harbor was open to ships coming from the Strait of TORON'I'0.i April 1 - (UP) a ice panel by the Department of Minimum temperatures observed Transport opened. Capt. Angus between 7:30 P. M. and 7:30 A.M Brown. the observer. isaid drift ice E-SAT-3 mtlxlmum l9mP9l'3ll1l'93 between 7:30 A. M. and 7:30 P.M.: Victoria 37, 58; Edmonton 29. 3?: Calgary 32. ill; Regina 9. 36; Win. nipeg 24, 42: Toronto 34. 43; 0t- tawa 30. 45; ontreal 36. 50; Mono- ton 38. 50; alifax 36. 44; Char- lottetown 39. 54; Sydney 35, 43; Yarmouth 38. 46; St. John's 34., 40. Canso but was closed to the west. with fairly heavy ice towards Bor-I den, i A sealer was observed yesterday? - a three-master-some eight miles' off Conway Inlet. the western en- trance to Malpequc Bay. He had dories on the ice. and a large pile of skills were seen on the ice some ten miles from him. but his chances of picking them up did not appear bright. ISTAN-BUL. April l - (AP) - The nc'wslpa.per Vatan reported Saturday that Emil Holina. Czech- oslovakian military attache to Turkey. has asked the Turkish, Government to permit him tol remain here as a political refugce.l OTTAWA. April I - (CP) - An investigation was started Sat- urday into the allegation that Canada approved an export li- cence for shipment of wool scrap to Communist Poland. Wo6l scrap is under export control. Trade officials started to check their records following I tele- phone csll from the Canadian Embassy in Washington Friday night. A United state: senator. Joseph C. 0'MIhoney (Dem.-Wyo.). start- ed the ball rolling when he called the U. S. Commerce Department's attention to I shipment of wool -waste on the docks at Boston ready for shipment. The U. s. Department uiid the diipmcnt. about 400,000 pounds. had originated in Canada and was licensed for export by the Cana- dlan Government. 'nie stopover at Boston was only I stage in its movement to Europe. The U. 8. bans the shipment of Probe. Canadian Export Of Wool Scrap To Poland wool to iron-curtain countries. Canada. which follows U. 5. ex- port-control pattern. also has- wool under export control. The U. S. Government called. HALIFAX. April 1 - (GP) - Official forecasts issued by the Do- niiiilon Public Weather Office bare and valid until midnight Monday, Synopsis: The sun will dissipate fog over the land, and at times will even clear away the cloud on Monday. In general, however, the cloud will persist, and with no change in the casterly winds fogs and drizzle will i be back again by nightfall. Forecasts: Prince Edward Island Fog patches and occasional drizzle im- proving Monday morning to cloudy with a. few sunny interva s, but be- coming fog patches and occasional drizzle again Monday evening. Con- tinuing very mild. Easterly winds 15. Low and high Monday It Char- lottetown 32 and 6. lligh tide nt 806 A. M. and 7.28 . M. Sun rises at 5.54 A. M. and sets at 6.42 P. M. summerslde tide eighteen min- utes later than Charlottetown. popper: .- csrn 1-onmrnvrrni sonar scavicn the Canadian Embassy at Wash- um” B"""' "”"' 0' 1' inwgton about the shipment. 9'" AMA :30 P'M' Trade officials said they had swung sgnvlc checked their records but had un- 13". 30,1". Lu!" (3, 1, covered no export licence for wool Q45 nu, 3,00 pg", scrap to Poland. The department keeps I sharp eye out for wool exports because I its . of the scarcity of wool and need for making uniforms. However. one official pointed considered a strategic material. Poland. he said. could buy wool MCA AIR. SERVICE Lv. Charlottetown for Moneton 5:50 A.M.-11:30 A.M.-0:45 P.M- Ai-. Charlottetown from Monsoon out that woorl. while scarce. is not 1:" A'M'-la, "M'-6:" y'u' Lv. Charlottetown for New Glasgow - Halifax 7:55 A.M.vNow Glasgow only: in the wool markets of Australia. H,” EH33", Gin.” . nuuug and other countries. . i if Canada actually had allowed the shipment. and this was not certain. it is because the material wIs not conside ed essential for Canadian defence purposes. he said. Ara (? rlottetown from New 6 and Ilnllfnn. 11:10 A.M. from New Glasgow only 4:26 PM. from New Glasgow and Halifax. Charlottetown - Sydney flights . .onry Monday, Wodnaethy. Iridsy.