CHARIDTTEIUWN. CANADA; FRIDAY. OCTOBER Us - 1950 , 15 PE SONS INJURED IN Covers Prince Edward is... use use Allies QuicicIylOccupy V Most Electrical Storm Causes; Damage To Barn Is Destroyed The Maritime Electric Plant in cnarlottetown was struck by lightning causing damage to a large power transformer and one of the main switches, and a barn was burned to use ground in White Sallds yesterday evening, in the worst electrical storm experienced in the eastern part of the Island this year. . A house was also reported to have been. struck and burned in me Mount Stewart vicinity but confirmation of this report could not be obtained as the telephone operator in that area could not oe contacted. A barn belonging to Mr. Roy Nicolle. Little sands was struck at 7.30. In addition to losing the ham Mr. Nicolle also lost two, pigs and two barracks of grain be- hind the barn. All other livestock were saved. The fire was noticed by Mrs. Nicolle and daughter Margaret. 4 - A lightning bolt rode into the Coming Events Hall, "Barn Dance. l Moreli Monday. F 23!!!- "Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo studio. Charlottetown. "Hope River Bazaar and chick- in supper. Oct. 24 and 25. "Pantry sale at llennell or Chandler's. Blturdlis October met. ugyig snore Womufs Institute. "Pia -- K--.: t L '. ,'.-...., in aid of Rink. . ....... "see Oorran Bass Play in Vern- p;l River Hall. October 2Il'd. Dance l ter. 1 t "Kinkora, Friday. October Nth- "Adventures of, Chico." 8.00 and Lao. "Masquerade Dance. Corran eann 1-fail. Friday. October 20th. Prizes for best costume. "Reserve November 7th. Chicken supper and Baaaar. south Rustico Hall. "Regular Dance. last. Royalty Rink Hail. Friday. Bus leaving 3'' lsrmlnal 9.30 and 10.00. "Pantry Bale. Parkdale Women's institute. Group 3. Saturday. Oct. list. 2 P. M. S. A. McDonald. "United church Chicken and Ham supper. Annandale Hall. Oct. bth. supper from 8 P. M. ....m I "Hot Hamburger ind scallop? supper in Crapaud Bali. Saturday. October-.21st. supper served 5 to 7- Urapaudl w.i r. "Chen and Loman in Rose Val- iry postponed until Friday. 0”- -iilh. I "Come to Hunter River United Church chicken supper in the gzsurch basement Thursday. Oct. "Bean supper. bingo and other amusements. refreshments and moving pictures. North Rustico. - Friday, October-Nth. upper at I it in. 1:. O ' 'Rusnmaga V sale ris. Kent, st. on eatus-day. at 6.50 pm. I "N thl terssxings' "sundae Echooiwoonvzetiess. Dundee sep- 8 church. Tuesday: October sun "Notion oa- cliicirasu and Fitch week. beginning aldfhest prices. 6. 0. IF” &vs' 70!; the Green. V ..:.W'. :..:;t."r.. 't "3" loin: ci'saissen'a or-eisastra. v-,'h . tlcassss to use. Chicks and "subs- .. smha;-2?.-lg&g?;;.fggg.; as w 1 i ii '""ilii-ll 0 O tit I ll . mn'p ns isaa Izctm, It '5 intheuaeof the '''''”z nt:mt.a'nkbuatin Power Line; Maritime Electric Plant on the Montague circuit line knocking out all power in the Men- tazue area.. A number of transformers and fuses were blown out in Charlottetown leaving some sections in darkness for about twenty minutes around 8.30. One of the switches was blown out in the Charlottetown Hotel leaving the building without lights for five hours Guests were forced to use oil lamps supplied in each of the rooms. staff members also used similar lamps in performing their duties. Emergency connections were made last night at the electric blant to supply power for the blacked out areas. The transform- er will be repaired today. A few private telephone lines were knocked out-of order. Among them were the two lines running into the Maritime Electric Plant. The western section of the Prov- ince escaped the storm with Sum- merside reporting thdt all was quiet in that area. Seek Million And I-leif in Damages 'ron.osrro. Oct. 10 - (GP) .. The Great Lake Lumber and ship- Dlnk Company has filed a. suit for li.bii2.0ii in damages against the Great Laloes Paper Company, Lim. ltcd. Both companies are located at Fort William. The suit was filed at Osgoode Hall in Tomato. The.1um. her company claims the paper com. -Pally failed in live up to an agreg. mgst covering supply of saw-logs. i U NT. MIAMI, Fia., Oct. 19- (AP)-A new storm began to develop in the Gulf of Mexico today while Florida took another look at damage creat- ed by Wednesdayfs hurricane and revised loss estimates upwards to 315.000.000. 0 The newcomer. not yet a full hurricane but growing hourly. moved eastward toward the Flor- ida coaat at about six to 10 miles an hour. It is expected to curve "nor-theastward. , Peak winds wore estimated at between 55 to 70 miles an hour against hurricane force of 75 miles or higher. The new blow-about 240 miles south of the Louisiana coast-is a late-born twin of the 125-mile an hour devastator that battered douth Florida before whirling thirough -the -centre of the penin- III I The old storm is dying out over Northern Alabama. In its death throes it delivered vicious swipes at North Florida and Georgia beaches and inland areas. At last reports its ,heaviest winds were only 40 miles an hour. and all storm warnings were lowered. New storm warnings went up from Corpus Christi. Texas, to Morgan City. La.. for the new- born disturbance. A The earlier hurricane killed three persons. inlured 65. left 500 families homeless, destroyed 128 homes. damaged 13.464 residences and mashed so many thousands of windows that a lien shortage was reperted. 1 arm. man won Th maeaaae fan acre tradition- :vas the .3. that a piowsnan End oldies Korean War New In Sight scour. Korea. Oct. no - (irri- ' is... - (AP) - speedy United Na- tions troops Thursday occupied most of the soviet satellite capital of Pyongyang in North Korea. Complete conquest was believed 'io be only a matter of hours. American and Korean republic- an troopa slashed into the city in lightning drives through crumbling Red resistance within is niinutes of each other shortly after 11 A.M. Tllursday. The small hard core of the crush- ed North Korean regular army and the Communist regime that spur- red lt to invade south Korea June 26 fled northward from Pyongyang. The remnants headed for the hills, presumably to wage guerrilla war- fare against United Nations forces as long as possible. The expendable troops the Red elite left behind to cover its head- long flight surrendered by the thousands. End in Sight In its 17th week, the end of the bitter war was in sight. (Continued on Page in. col. 4) Two Deer Arrive Here from Ontario Two deer, me first to set foot in this Province for several hundred years, arrived in Charlottetown last night aboard an express train as 8 gift to the Provincial Government from the Government of Ontario gr Rtlle New Glasgow forums of Mr; Be . Leader of Opposi- tion and will be transferred to their new grounds by truck this morning. The importing of deer was men- tioned by Premier Jones in the Provincial Legislature last year when he told the members that he had received an offer from out- ario, They are to be tried here as an experiment to find out whether or not they wul find Island condi- tions suitable to habitation. warburtorrs history records that deer roamed through the province during the days of the early set- tiers. The young deer arrived here last night in good condition, each,in a crate. They were fed and watered by members of the Canadian Na- tional Express with the feed, bales of hay being provided by the De- partment of Lands and Forests in Ontario. Drifl Away-from Farms Continues Oi1'I'AWA. Oct. 19 - (GP), - A drift away from farms is indicated in Dominion oi statistics figures issued today. They showed that in the year up to last August the farm labor force declined froln 1.238.000 to 1.153.000. . ' The Bureau reports that the non- agricultural labor force increased during the year from 4.015.000 to 4.111.000, The new figure includes Newfoundland for the first time. Without Newfoundland. the labor force at August stood at 4,005.00). The labor force consists of per- sons above 14 years of an available wi esseosseeiudturnovergaa ' on-rawa. oot. 1s-(or).-cansu da'a spacial United Nations lsrleadl biagit ilibeaguip'pedwiiess w ' IcIlUll,iliI'i0rea0l'liaa- for work. , is Brigade Trains rith Anti-Tank Bazooka -mm--k-.-ma-....a.......... hurry when the lighter model prov,- ed not powrful enough to stop heavy ltueeiass tanks in Korea. it 0N0 usesareoket with as Of lPyonigiyadn5 e deer. buck and s doclhbout '' i t' ' u Hbepartment of.Landa and serum. v Ontario; They will be kept on one Polaris was locked in Arctic ice at one time for almost 10 days. command of the Regina Polaris. prairies 1000 -wheat crop was piec- Experts Bel QUEBEC. Oct. 19 - (OP) -Two experts called before a court in- qulry by the owners of me cruise ship Quebec said today they be- lieved there was "criminal" inter- ference with electrical alarm sys- urns before the ship burned with loss of seven lives. The experts were Dr. Lucien Gra- vel and Dr. Roger Potvin. Laval University science professors, who searched the wreckage of the SS. Quebec destroyed by fire Aug. 12 at Tadoussac. They displayed for the inquiry court headed by Judge Fernand Ohoquette charred pieces of elect- rical equipment which they sa.id in- dicated the ship's alarm systems were cut of commission when the fire occurred. The two professors each declared their conclusion was that a "crim- inal hand" was active on board the Canadian Steamships Lines vessel, Dr. Gravel produced a scorched, four-blade switch, four metal clips that go on the terminals of the May Recruit Women For . iieserve Forces may soon be openad to recruit women's" forces for the ruerve branches of Canada's navy. army and air force, it was learned today on good authority. An informant said a plan to re- vive. in a reserve category, the women's forces which played a vit- ai role during the Second World War now has "gone through a number of stages." Action on it might be expected within a few weeks. During the last war, women hand- led scores of Jobs from signals to truck driving and even mechanical work, releasing men for fighting roles with the services. The wom- en's divisions were disbanded after the war. Arciic Supply Ship Back ill Montreal MONTREAL. Oct. 10-(GP)-'.l'he little Arctic supply ship. Kiegina Polaris. arrived here today. her wood superstructure battered by bouts with Hudson Bay ice. Captain '1'. C. Bannerman brought his ship into port after 12.000 miles of some of the worst weather ever experienced in Hudson Bay and on the Atlantic. 1 The vessel. operated by the Ob- Arctio Circle taking food and sup- pliea to mission posts. The Regina Captain Bannerman took ever built three years .ago. after com- pleting "a term as harbonnasier at Churchill. Most of the crew are Mmstrealera. Prairie iiheaicrop UITAWA. Oct. ll - (ll?) -The ed today by the Bureau of statis- tics at eb0.000,000 bushels. down 25,- 000,000 bushels from a previous es- timata of This reduction the Prairie trimmed the all-Canada wheat harvest to 006.000.0130 bushels from the previous estimate of 00.000000. The iureatre estimate of grain coveredtheparioeeoOot.s.ztswas eapeoialiiy made far hthe expeatg mourns lillllfl 0 at the annual loovnisiion-m:-hsnelal agrieuitm'e oonfesanee, to be held here Dec. 4. s and a. The previous gtimate of crops was made Capt. FIND ANOIINT Tlldlllll amine Ships Alarm Damaged ieve Cruise wet-cell batteries, and the carbon cores of five dry-oeil batteries. All were key parts in the Quebec's elec- tricais system of alarms. Dr. Gravel, whose deductions later were corroborated by Dr, Pat- vin. said the metal parts found in the wreck were fused by heat in the positions in which they were be- fore flames reached them. Two oi the fear wet-cell battery clips were closed and the witness said this indicated they had been removed from the battery termin- als. bresking contact. before the fire. The switch was burned and fused in a neutral position which meant that electricity from the batteries did nptfiow through the ship's main alarm system, said Dr. Gra- vel. . . Questioned by Gerard Lacrcix ment which ordered the inquiry. both Dr, Gravel and Dr. Potvin ex- pressed doubt the interference with the alarm system was due to vib- ration aboard the ship or to any First Visit Here Of New Govlt Supply Ship . -Lorzrrvawa. ..oe:.,ae-toe)-caesiu- late Pathere from their base int Churchill. MIIL, travelled inside the ilooial Credit platform. was snadrto the outline of the other accidental cause. s ...... The Government owned steamer "C. D. Howe". a new 2.800-ton sup- ply boat, docked at the Marine Wharf at 1:30 yesterday afternoon for a three-day tie-up here during which supplies will be taken aboard for the servicing of lighthouses in Newfoundland and Quebec areas. Mastered by Captain A. Chouin- ard. Wit, i red the ice break- ?&imhrai eyea”s"s:”ihe' big supply ship has only recently returned from a summer trip to the Far North which lasted slight-l ly over two months. - The boat was issioned on June 20 this year and is operated by the Federal Department of Transport. amed after the Minister of-”; rade and Commerce. she is equipped with the latest in modern facilities. including radar. and is powered by 4.000 h.p. steam engines. A sixty-five man crew operates the big boat. Among them are seven engineers and fifteen stew- ards. The chief officer is Paul Fournier who was formerly chief officer on the "Saurei." There are no Islanders among the crew. Last summer's trip to the North representing the Transport Depart.- ' u tflgrs maiii"lin'e i.n”'tl-le heart aton- 16 ii. v. cuFai Train Derailed by Sieei Door York Central train bound for Cleve- landandTon-onto was derailed and wrecked by a steel car door strad- dling the track. The engineer and fireman were killed when the 11-car North Star to-bound passengers in'five sleep- ers and a coach bound for southern Ontario. Jack-knlfed and tore up hundreds of yards of track. The injured included Mrs. Pearl line of Toronto, who was admit- ted to hospital here for observation when she complained of head pains. None of the injured-1 other pas- sengers and a brakeman-was ser- iously hurt. ' Mrs. Fine, 4.2, said she was asleep at the time of the accident. Her hulband, Alex, was unhurt. .”I don't know what happened." she said, "except that I was very lucky." Canadians On Train Other Canadians aboard the train included Maj.-Gen. Brock Chisholm. director-general of the world Health organization, who was trav- ellingtoTorcnto to address a lunch- eon meeting of the Empire Club, and Graydon D. Saunders of Tor- onto, aasistant-treasurer of the Can- ada Life Assurance company. other Canadian aboard included: Adeil Williams and Jeannette O'Quinn of New Glasgow. N. s.; and Mr. and Mrs. A. Brown of Vancouver. The North star was zooming westward at about '75 miles an hour when it was derailed by the freight- car door. A railroad official said the 14-foot-high door had fallen in the passenger express track appar- ently from a. freight that had pass- ed the spot 12 minutes earlier. The steam locomotive and all 11 cars plunged off the track and tore soo yards of the New York cen- eida. a Central New York State city of 11,500. The locomotive hustled off the tracks and broke away from the train. It plowed about zoo yards ahead of the train, spun around and overturned. This locomotive fireman, rtrank Romeo, 38. was killed in his cab. Engineer Prank Ronny. so, died in hospital. All of the cars rems.i.ned upright. William M. slaughter of st. Louis, Mo..Fa club car attendant. was doz- ing when a steel trail shot through the floor and roof of the car. He was knocked under a table. 'That's when I thought about God," he said. SHOOT! SHARK was made in two sections. The first. included the trip from Que- bec City around the Labrador coast to Hudson's Bay and Fort Chur- chill, " l t . The second lap was made from Churchill. up past the Baffin Islands as far as Devil's Island and other nearby points. The boat brought .medical sup- plies and attention and food sup- NEW GLASGOW. N. 8.. Oct. 1'.) -(CF)-Lewis Home shot a lhPi'k yesterday. Hunting on nearby B18 Illumi- he spotted a big dorsal fin cutting through shallow waters so he let go with both barrels Then he gaffed the six-foot fish with a pole and spike ripped from a near- ..m..m......:.......... (Continued on Page 15 Col. 3) REGINA. Oct. lb -- (UP) - Ex- cept for a few minor changes, the national convention of the social Credit Party today approved a new party manifesto draftad by the social credit National Council in Winnipeg lest Audi. The social creditors called the manifesto a "blueprint for liberty for the people of Canada." As in 105. when the party swept into power in Alberta. financial re- form poiicles, basically the same as in 1085. form the nucleus -of the In the manifesto preamble so- cial Credit policy is defined asv"the soientifie distributors of sufficient consumer purchasing power to es- tabiish and maintain a balanced economy; and to ensure fair prices to both products and oonsuniers." The religious atmosphere connect- ed with the movement was emph- aalsed today when an amananent Party's piuloeophy. is specified a democracy "must reeognim the fa- therhood of God from which spring: the brotherhood of man .. . ." Delegates also gave final approv- al to I new constitution which cells for tisealaetion of a national president - I new office - who will be the administrative and or- I leader. sales: In . t is" -.aeiii:&.ee...tiib.poiltio:l noasaaii. . use pm; The calls for a Social Credit Party Approves Manifesto by fence. "Pretty nasty teeth." Horne. said representation which formerly was restricted to 32 voting delegates. The manifesto covers social Credit policy in 10 sections or ONEIDA. N. Y., Oct. 10-(OP)-” Two trainmen were killed and 10 persons injured today when a New express, canrying about 100 Toron- ' PAGES sir Stafford Cripps Sydney Area . Blaclied Out By Power Failure SYDNEY. N. 5.. Oct. 19 -(GP) -A 40-mile stretch of Cape Bret- on's industrial belt was plunged into sudden darkness early to- night and officials said power may not be restored until sometime to- morrow morning. The blackout. caused by unex- plained trouble in a power house. started at 6:55 p. ns. A.S.T., forcing cancellation of work at the sprawling Sydney steel mills and more than half a down coal mines ,in.,,tl,Lear.ea. . - The streets of , Sydney. a bustling city of 40,000 population. were deserted after theatres and stores were forc d to close. Neighboring lace Bay. with is out fdr a time but the lights flickered back on after several hours. A few isolated streets in Sydney also had power restored but most of the city was without service at 11 p.m. More than 1.239 workers at lilominio steel and Coal Corpor- atlon's after the failure. several coal mines operating from steam boil- ers continued to operate but most were closed. The Halifax-Sydney plane land- ed at nearby Reserve Airport with for Newfoundland without delay. Bu: airport officials said other Bras Dior, Florence and other centres in the area were in dark- Bay. The Sir st...-2.... Resigns A: British Treasury Chief A . population of 31,000, was blacked . eel plant were dismissed - the aid of flares and took off again i nights into the base t prdsabiy ' would be cancelled. -' North Sydney, Sydney Mines. ness along with Sydney and Glace .. . . . s . to . LONDON. Oct. 19 -7 (GP) -Sir Stafford Cripps, Brltainls aziuel treasury chief, has resigned with the aim of getting a year's rest. Economics Minister Hugh Galtskell was named today to succeed him. This was the first major Cabinet change since the Labor Govern- ment was reiurned to power with a tiny majority last February. Prime Minister Attiee appointed Gaitskeli to the treasury job, of- ficially called Chancellor of the Exchequer. Gait'skeli's post will. not be filled, an official announce- ment said. . Gives Up Seat Cripps. gaunt. bony architect of Britain's post-war. spartan stand- ard of living which earned him the name of "Mr. Austerity," also gave up his seat in Parliament zvhere he ivat for South-East Bris- ol. D He is 61 years old and is troubled by a chronic digestive ailment. colitis. Gaitskeil is 44 r Cripps went to the west of England seaport which has sent him to Parliament for 19 years. to announce his retirement from politics. He said he is doing so on the advice of doctors. The stomach complaint has been aggravated by overwork. An executive member of the constituency Labor Party saidi Cripps told them the doctors thought he "might not be, alive in three or four months" if he continued in his job. In his letter of resignation to Atilee, released at so Downing Street. Cripps expressedlthe hope and expectation he would "re- sume public work" at the end of his year's rest. Attiee. in his letter of accept- borne a greater burden than any previous Chancellor of the E - cheqcrer andieddedrf” '”” ”"” "I hope a year's rest will res' '9 you to your full vigor and that we shall then be able to welcome 'N (Continued on Page 15 Col. 2) fie icscarnvhixcai Mitts ills Lwmc. , of His rgqzen d ASSEfs 21,. yr Geoige's River, about 40 miles away. City Council held its regular Thursday night sessi by candle light and criticized Eastern Light and Power Co. for its failure to provide a standby plant for such emergencies. It asked company of- ficiais to appear at the next Coun- cil meetin to explain its position. Later. o ficiasis said a combina- tion of factors probably caused the failure. Unusual high tides had forced salt water into the plant's boilers and the unit was overload- ed because of increasing demand for power. The summer also had been dry and water supply sources (Continued on Page ss Col. 3) were low. N. Y. Poet Found Dead In Home From Heart Attack AUSTERLITZ. N.Y.. Oct. 10 - (AP) - Poet Edna st. Vincent Millay was found dead at her home here today. she was as. I-fer physician. Dr. Oscar Wilcox. said she died of a heart attack, Her body was found at the foot of the stain in her home in this llastern New York community. Dr Wilcox said he believed the attack caused her to fall down stairs. The body wast found by James Pinnie, a caretaker at her home. where she lived alone. Pinnie had come to fix a fire for the night. in 1020 abs was awarded the Pulitzer prize for verse .for her "The Ballad of the Harp-weaver." Mill Millay. best known for her poem "Renaecence." moved here 22 years ago from New York City with her husband. Eugen Jan noisie- valn. no died about a year ago. Kiss Miliay. a poet since child- hcod.wasaneofthesnostpopu'.a.r ofhertlrne. Herbookawerebest. sellers and ooileetorr itams. ml "9 .m..m..m....mm....mgg, seegtary and buffer against the c. '6 C she was still a student at the age of 19 when her first major puis- lisheri v-poem. "Renascenoe." smear- ed in 1012. In the ensuing years she became a pre-eminent figure in New York's Greenwich Village - the home at one time or an- other of many outstanding artists. writers, poets. some of her poems aroused a furore. but chiefly because 0 the period when they appeared. in he: first volumes. lizdna Miliay was the voice of "Fleming Youth.” of the young rebels against convention who became so articulate in the years following the First World War. To quote Miss Millay, the wriurs of Greenwich Village than were merry." I! one bIograplsy':oys sheb;n a or young people were on gathering 'fige fiun thistles.' and burning their candles at both ends. to asrve'aa his wife's free standards as men.” . "very. very poor and very, very. . g for girls who claimed the same , HALIIHAX. Oct. 10 ---(CP) -Of- ficial forecasts issued by the Dean- inion Public Weather in- night: Synopsis: . Five inches oisnow feliat seven Islands along the nwth ore of the st. Lawrence today. Ra was falling in the northern regions of the Maritime and in the Gauss ions skies were overcast and fog was present in some localities. ' will move eastward through the district accompanied by rain snow in the .northern regions and showers in the Maritime regioip. The disturbance is followed by ;a brief period of clear and cool weather. . .- Regional forecasts. valid until midnight Friday: , .-. Prince Edward Island-cloudy with showers in the afternoon then clear by evening. Hunts warmer. Wind southwest D shift- ing by afternoon to northwest 1,). Low and high Friday at ch lom. town 42 and do. 3 High tide today at one A. sis. and at 1.12 P. M ' A A Sill! HIE! at 521 P. M utes later than charlottbt IOIDIN - CAFI TIIRY IIBWOI own. . ance. told Cripps he had probabi,v- V this evening. In the southern reg- I A disturbance in hsternj Quebec ' at. slid A. K. aumsnerside tide eighteen-mil-s