MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN Thought blooper than lpeeeh, Tbe Guardian. ‘three (lento. Morning. Doll! Pounded ill‘!- SK C SR xv; u: u: \i“‘\. , Read by Everybody Coverrgflice Edward Island Like the Dew , CANADA, SATURDAY, octopus 9, 194s i Feeling is deeper than thought. MAXI MS OIA. MERE MAN iii-n lp-sa-i-n-n-nn m. 16 PAGES Subscriptions Delivered _ Hail $5.00; other Provinces I UJ. 11.00. FOR RUSSIA IN BERLIN CRISIS Steel Workers Seek Wage B_oost Exceptional Year orroses saunas CINCINNATI, Oct. I —(AP) _- lohn L Lewis today won support from the United Mina, Workers convention in hLs drive to defeat President Truman. whom he des- cribed as "an enemy of your union." Coming Events‘ "Rummage Sale, Market Build- hi. Saturday at, 4 P. M. - "Dance, Belfast Hall Monday, October 11th. “Masquerade Dance, Forest Hill Hall, Wednesday, October 13th. "Long Creek Chicken Supper. 001.0110!‘ 38th. "Come to the Dance at. Bonshaw lnn, Tuesday. _1-_ "Dance in Waiervale School._ Wednesday, Oct. 13. Good music. "Annual Chicken Supper in Wellington Parish Hall. Thanksgiv- ing, October 11th. "Thanksgiving Boys. Auspicea C. Y. O. "Chicken Supper and Dance, Sh. Teresefs, October Orchestra. "Canoe Cove Movies -- Wed- nesday. “My Pal Trigger" with Roy Rogers. - "York Concert November 2nd, 8rd. 4th, 8th, 9th. Watch for sale of tickets. "Pantry Bale. Rogers Hardware. Saturday. 2 P. M. W. M. A. S. 4 "Hear the Bonshaw st. Clyde River, Sunday night, Oct. 10th, at. 7.30. "Reserve November 10th. Brewer Boyle's. .__4 "Dance. Montague Curling Rink, Tuesday, October 12th. Don Mes- ser's Orchestra. "Pantry Sale. Rogers Hardware S3ll1YdBY~ 0699b" 33m- Nori-h ilcuiariy of racing ability, are in Milton W. I. popular demand and arc bringing remuncrative prices to the breed- "Dance, Lorne Valley Hail ers. Tuesday, October 12th. Webster's Orchestra. "Pictures at ‘Moreii every Tues- (lav- Friday and Saturday. Show 8.30 ‘M. Swine and Poultry "Thanksgiving Chicken and The swine industry has been 11am Supper. Victoria Hail. Octobcr 11th. Five o"ciock. United Church "Our Stores will close Wednes- MacKay Bros, Grant McLeod, W. I0. Myers. day It 5.30 P. M. “D-mce every Tueidkv st. Pei- fi», ugh)" "an Cxlfl-ord-s orch, pnsi monlh u cziriond of outstand- eslrm Ing breeding grits wns shipped to the Stnic of Iown. This lust cur- “Bmemld "In nanksswmg load was of outstanding quality Monday. October 11th. Bingo and DilnCP. Lon-h served. Good music. Auspices C. W. L. "Notice ~ Racnsiifis Millsdiun ier River. will c105! October 9th until Rough Bsgnali. "It's at Maebenall Bros Theatre, tonight folks. don't mis It. we mean that great feature Body and Soul. Show time 8.30., "Hampton. Tuesday, Ofilflb?» 12th Clyde River Players three act ccmedy "Good Old Sum mertime." "Buying niga Monday ll 7"‘! ericton. All kinds. Pnvinl $21 Ml for good pigs over 30 lbs each. ‘Wil not be buying at any other poln until following week. Knud lensen. "New unloading car of baled shavings at railroad wharf. ‘Better let your supply at present prices. Phone 2511-1. or call at car. L. MacDonald. MONDAY being THANKSGIVING DAY , and e PUILIC HOLIDAY time out lune of THI GUARDIAN will be TUBDAY, 0C1’. 11 Dance. Moreli Hall, October 11th. Eastern Rhythm 11th, Webster's ilazeibrook Qusrtetie for New Haven Chicken Supper at for repairs. further notice present Jor- For Fiel Anoiher- year of outstanding achievement in field crops. dairy and poultry production is being chalked up by Prince Edward Is- land farmers at this Thanksgiving season. The following review of farming activities has been sup» piied by Mr. 5. C. Wright. acting Deputy Minister of ‘Agriculture. The year 1948 has been exceed- ingly good as for as the production of field crops was concerned. Spring seeding was approximately two to three weeks later than In the previous year, but an abun- dance of moisture during the growing season has resulted In in- creased yields in almost all field crops. The hay crop in the Province this year was exceptionally good with an estimated yield per acre of 2.2 tons. This is in comparison with an estimated yield in 1947 of .8 tons per ncre. Pastures were excellent during the whole season and have provided excellent graz- ing for all classes of livestock. Re- ports to date indicate that the yield per acre of field crops during this year is higher in most in- stances than in the previous year. Potato acreage has been in- creased ihis your over the previous year and indications are that. the production will be in the vicinity of 200 bushels per acre, a yield which will return a total produc- lion approximately the some as the previous year. Livestock According to the June survey there has been a decrease in the number of livestock in the Prov- ince. The demand for dairy cattle has been keen and large numbers have been shipped out _of the Prov- ince. The demand for bee! has also been exceptionally good and the export has been unusually large. The horse population has been decreasing due to the trend io- wards’ mechanical power on the farms and particularly on farms where outstanding draft horses were formerly an important phase of production. Light horses, pm‘- The number of sheep has de- creased due to a great exieni, lo the ravages of clogs running at large in various districts. maintained on _u fairly ievcl foot- ing. While the totni numbcr of swine is down to some extent, the number of pure bred breeders has increased. During the past year Is- land Yorkshire: for breeding pur- poses have been shipped as fnr wwsi. ns Cnigzir)" anti during ihc and received very iuvornbie com- .________i_ d Crops Farm Productio Figures Compared The following comparative fig- ures of crop and livestock produc- tion in Prince Edward Isiandhave been supplied by Mr. 5.0. Wright, acting Deputy Minister of Agri- culture. . The 194.8 figures are an estimate based on a. survey made in June: . 1041 1940 (acres) (acres) wheat ..... .. 4.000 5,600 Oats ..12i,800 122,000 Barley . 10.700 11,000 Buckwheat . 1.000 Mixed Grains 63.500 Hay 226,100 225,000 Turuips 10,700 11,700 Potatoes 50,000 Mangies 1.600 Corn ____ .. 1.200 Horses . 23,100 Cattle . 94,700 Sheep s; Lambs. 48,600 42,800 Hogs . 88.700 67.000 MUSHROOM GROWTH ‘The cap of a true mushroom vcry slciom exceeds five inches in diameter. Ask Increase Based 0n 00st 0i Living Index (By George Ronald) TORONTO, Oct. 8- (CP)—-'1‘he United Steelworkers of America (C.I.O.) with a weather eye on the climbing cost.’ of living. decided lo- day not to state its 1949 wage goal In dollars ahd cents. C. H. Millard, Union national director, said at a press confer- ence that the objective will be "a minimum subsistence for the steel- worker's family,” based ‘on a 40- hour week. The decision was taken at the opening session of the union's two- day national policy conference, at- tended by representatives-of the 187 Canadian locals. The confer- ence was closed to the press. The sieeiworkers, who claim a 40,000 membership, traditionally set the wages-and-hours pattern for a large part of Canadian labor. The fizst start their careers at Mount lison University, Sackville, N3. 1f they maintain the requfl-ed gtgn. darda and complete their courses they will be aided by a iota] o; $11,000 from the Beaverbrook ben- Beaverbrook schoi if} Al- efactic-n in the next. five years. From left to right: Kathleen Bar. Prince Edward Island Student Among First Lord Beaverbrook Scholars barn Yeomaus, and Mrs. daughter RR- 2. Pilii-Zl‘ 303k. NB- — AllliMrs. Wilfrid '1'. Lastman, Si. and Education; lirroll C“"“'*h“*‘- m“ i)‘ M“ "ml Mn-lliibblee daugnter oi‘ Mr and Lorne Orr uthcrs Augustin: Cue, ‘Harold h Dimhe’ 2B5 Dgke 5pm,,’ Saint, John, N.B. _ Arts. P-E-l. —'-' Science; Margarcl Eiz- abeth Keeley, daughter cf Mr, mo, Mrs, Peter Keeley, Windsor, N.S.-— i U of NlrmAris anl Eziucltion; N0 man we-llflsion Yeim ns. Robert Eosintst, son of Mr. and SLO- “"1!!!” iphen, N.B.-l=‘ine Arts; Grace Ann Mrs. In Margarine Base QTTAWA. Oct. 8 ——(CP) —The Two other goals for negotiations next spring are elimination of wage differentials as between steel plants in various parts of the Do- minion and an "adequate" basic pension plan applicable throughout the Industry. The union last year adopted a basic $45-n-week objective, based on the 1947 subsistence budget of the Toronto Welfare Council. Cleve Kidd, union research director, esti- mated Ihe EB-per-centrise in the cost of living since December, 1947, (Continued on Page 5 Cblis?‘ Believes Armor To Play Greater Role War I OTTAWA, Oct. a - tor) -i Maj.-Gen, William G. Livesay, commandant, of the Armored School of the United States Army, said tonight he believes armor will play a constantly greater role in any future war. "I arn convinced," he-snid in an address prepared for delivery to the Royal Canadian Armored Corps Association, "that we shall sce the necd for land forces con- tinuously so long as mankind commits the frliy of engaging in warfare." In summarizing his ideas on the future of armor during the next few years, he said. "I am not un- mindful of the effect of the ut- omic bomb and guided missiles on military operations." These are his points: 1, Armor will continue to be an increasing important component of the army team. 2. Tank development will con- tinue ard thcre will be srefllfy- improved armored fighting. ve- hicits of all kinds. 3, Increased need for teamwork within the army and among allies in the national defence team. (Continued on Page 5 Col. 7) S LONDON. Oct 8 —tReutcrs) -- Prime Minister Attlee has ordered a full judicial inquiry into alleged irregularities in operations of the Board of Trade. It was announced here tonight. , A statement from 10 Downing Street said the Lord Chancellor. "Collecting and ‘Trucking. Hogs every Monday and Tuesday morn- ing for Swift Canadian Co. Ltd. Harry W. MacLauchlan, Stan-hope. Phone 1-11. "Turkey Dinner will be served as Blue Haven Restaurant. Mai- peque Road. Sunday. October 10th. from 12 to 2 and 5 to 8. "Big. Concert. Cherry Valley Hall. Monday. October 11th. Brooklyn trio. Caledonia pipers and other entertainers. Come and e13 joy yourself. Auspices Y. P. U. i‘ r I I! ‘i "Attend Chicken Supper, ' s1. Mary's 1-1111. Bouris. October 12th and October 13th. Delicious meals served from Ii to 10.30. Attractive games. "Old time fiddlerr and slep- daneing contest. Kelly! Cross Hall, Wednesday night. November 3rd. No entries accented alter October 20th. Good prises. Dance after. ems entries to litre. Clarence Cur- iq, Kelly's (koal- .... 4, Tank unitswiii continue as Attlee Orders Probe Of ‘ Alleged irregularities Lord Jowitt. has been asked to in- quire into charges that "money ob- tained frccn a member of a firm of football pool (betting) promoters had been used to influence ‘he cmlrse of action ofvthe Board of Trade." The Lord Chancellor. Britain's highest legal authority, was brought lnto' the case “since the name of John Beicher. parliament-- iu-y secretary to the Board of Trade, had been mentioned." the Board of ‘Hilde while another investigation was being conducted by the police in the course of their normal duties, the statement llid. This investigation was into com- plainta that. in retunn for a sub- stantial payment of cash. facilities for the import of equipment for side-shows and penny arcades could be obtained. , . "This allegation. also. has been covered in the inquiry by the Lord Chancellor" the statement said. John Belcher is b3. a former railway clerk. He is Labor member of Parliament for the- Yorkshire constituency ‘ of Bower-by. He is married. with two daughters. H.- took a diploma in economics and social science at trondon Univers- it . ' ,Be1oher has hem an active tnde unionist for 20 years. His special parliamentary interests up trade. industn. nuance and minimal The allegation came to notice of ' ._.___ __ -—~----l components of the infantry div- isions of the modem aivrny, either as organic elements or as units capable of being attached to such divisions. ' 5, Modern armies will continue to have Armored divisions to be teamed with infantry divisions in a corps of field army framework. Supreme Court of Canada took un- der consideration today the tickllsh constitutional question of whether Parliament has the iigvht to bar margarine from Canadian dining tables. The case, referredtothis highest court in the land by the Federal Government, revolves around the validity of s. 62-year-old Federal statute which prohibits the impor- tation, manufacture and sale of the butter substitute in this country. The court reserved judgment at the end of 3 1-2 daysof argument in which proponents of the legis- lation held it was within Federal jurisdiction while opponents con- tended that it fell within provinc- ial competence. Court sources said the decision likely will be announced a week from Monday. VICTORIA. Oct. 8 -—(CP) — Communism will hold the -top spot. in discussions at the conventionof the Trades and Labor Congres of Canada opening here on Monday. More than 800 delegates from across Carmda will attend, making the 63rd convention the largest In the history of the organization. ,_ Whose beauties red Where fertile ploin o! Mn. us thonkf Where orchards wit OI Make us ihonkf That devastation’; Hus left unscathed All, oil give thonks Tltot oil con proise The God who rules Loud swell the song All pruisel O God, To uil, Thou giivest The God Who reig WW2 0! Muke us thankful for o land ch the sky; ond wooded hili— Where loke and river-brook and riii Weave mogic, for the eye. ul too, tor homes Within this land so foir: h their luscious yield- Where seo, and prairies‘ golden field- Bring plenty, everywhere. ul most, that wur Hus left our country free! ieorful bone this vast domain,- to Thee. o! Make us thankful most, rm The Art hare within this loud; Thee — us their right- through day and night With bounteous, loving bond. of tlionkfuiness, to Thee! from Thy store; ns forevormoro! Our mighty panoply. -John Robert Lamont. Campbell. ‘Jim: Qua-MT» "SALAIIA" house: rskos Judgment Reserved i Potato Floor Discussed By Prince County M. P. With Control Bd. Head Sir William Slim SucceedsMontgomery LONDON. Qct. 8- tCP)—- Gen. Sir William Slim has been appointed chief of the Imperial General Stuff, the War Office annnuncml tonight. (ion. Slim sncceotis Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, who has been chosen military chairman of the Defence Coun- cil of the five-country Western European Alliance. Gen. Slim was Britain's com- mander In Burma during the wnr. lie has served ns head of the Imperial Defence College. Violence Spreads In French Coal Strike . PARIS, Oct. 8 (AP) Spreading violence today broke out. in France's Communist-called five-day-oid coal strike and one person was killed and as were in- I t jurcd. The strike spread to ports and railroads, and the Government ordered coke oven operators back to work, under threat of fines and jail terms if they refused. liicheviiie, near Nancy, where 500 iroops batilecl striking coal miners with clubs and tear gas for five hours. NEW RATES OF PAY’! I i the pay S‘l‘ll"iill"’ for ib" ihrce, S6i‘\iC£’fi_ i réfifim nsconn ST. JOHN'S, NfIdo-Oct. 8 -—(CP) - Fishermen on Newfoundland}, northwest coast marketed 1.250.000 pounds of Iivo lobster through co- operatives this year. it was an- nounced today. The figure was an all-time high. HAMILTON, Bermuda. Oct. B - iCP) — The Halifax salvage tug Foundation Josephine and the British freighter Leicester were driven aground near here today by n,_hurricane that. mauled the is- land All 16 crew mornbera aboard the i.000-ton Josephine escaped uninjured and it, was probable the iwo ships would be refioatcd in a few days, 1r, wgg m ironic position for the Josephine. Th powerful tug had just com- pleted an ouisi-dnding salvage 10b in towing the abandoned Leicester to haven here. She had been busy trying tn right. the listing when the storm struck. It was the 8PM- that forced the CIOW off Halifax. Seven men were swep to their deaths frtrn the ' 3.634 Millie!- I Most prolonged lighting was in] OTTAWA. Oct. ll — 1C?) — Maj-Con, EG. Weeks. zdjuiant-i gcneroi, today told delegates to; the 26th annual meeting of the“ Royul Canadian Anznored Corps Association the Defrnco Depart- mcni. is ponsuerinp a rcvisicn 0f} vessel- 15 hurricane of the uicester to abandon ship 750 miles atom.- OTTAWA. Oci. 8- (Speciall- Foilowing his work earlier this week as chairman of a committee laying the groundwork of the Newfoundland-Canada conference on terms under which Newfound- land will enter Confederation, J. Watson MacNnught, M. P., for Prince and parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Fisheries. has taken up the subject of potatoes with J. G. Tnggart, director of agricultural services. In exploratory conversations on Maritime potatoes, the subject of a floor price was discussed, if and and when such a price should be- come necessary or desirable. Mr. Taggart, who is in charge of ld- ministration of the Agricultural Prices Support Act, agreed with Mr. MacNaught that a selling rush of Prince Edward Island potatoes would result in two undesirable elements. First is that market pric- es might be hammered down by over-supply, and second that such selling \vouid result in e shortage of refrigerator cars. Result Encouraging Mr. MacNaught said the result of the conversations was "encour- nging" and that now the Depart- ment of Agriculture has the mut- ter In hand nncbwouid be in n posi- tion to take speedy action if such were required. Yesterday, the Prince member iheld conversations with Fisheries Minister Mayhew both on the sub- ject of Newfoundland! forthcom~ ingeniry into Confederation and ‘on modification of Canadian fish- eries poiicy.,Mr. MacNaught is leaving Ottawa to return to Sum- merside tomorrow. but will return i Ho the capital in a few weeks Iimc on fisheries business. i i _ I lilo Solution To \ lllonirsal Mystery . MOI\"1'RI-I.\I.-.”_C)_ci. R (CPM-An elderly East-End property owner and his 34-_vcnr-old niece tonight were too dazed to help police un- rnvci the mystery of how they irore poisoncri by coal gas Tiulrs- dny and why u small fortune- ncuri_\' 316.000 -in crumpicd hank notes was iuckcd away in scatter- ed hiding places in their Fuiium_ Street fiat. The two. G-t-ywar-oid Napoleon Beinnger and Aline Belanger. were found unconscious when neigh- bors called a police emergency squad to the dingy apartment in Montreal's East. End. Gas was; pouring from three open Jets on a 1 stove. Tug, Freighter Driven .Ash0re In Hurricane ____,_ _.____ Meanwhile, crews were cleaning up the wreckage paused by the 90- rniie-an-hour blow. several persons were injured, though not seriously. when they were swept off their feet by the hurricane. Power lines. Just recently rt- stnred after the storm that. struck the British colony last month. were torn down again. R0Oi5 were ripped off scores o houses and roads were blocked b‘! fnlien ireee- Electricity and tele- phone services were completely dis- rupted. ' The Belmont Manor Hotel, whose moi hm not. been fully repaired lfrom ihe inst hundcane, was bad- ly damaged. The rémaininl rm of the roof was tom sway and wat- er poured through the rooms. i the storm struck. , valid until l 4.so p. Warships of the American and West Indies Squadron rode out, the storm at. sea and most planes in the colony were evacuated before Anasiiuur; OFFICIAL HAS likllll (By Francis W. (‘arpentcrl PARIS, Oct, 8 -I.\P) - Foreign Minister Juan Brnmugiia of Argen- tina talked privately with Andrei Y. Vishinsky today in a desper- ate bid for a face-shying comprom- ise between Ens! and \\'r=st rm Ber- lin. An Arm-mine sonrcr- snid “the negotiations arc going along perfectly." After his secret conversation with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Bramugiia scheduled o. night meeting with another Rus- sian Icadcr~Dmitri Z. Mrmuiisky, Foreign Minister of the Soviet Ukraine. - Bramugiis pushed his peace ef- forts as State Secretary Marshall of the United States was quoted by the American Embassy as say- ing "if there ever was, in timd of peace, a threat to peace," it in the Berlin blockade. The Embassy said Marshall told a group of labor leaders of Weat- ern Europe that there had been a long series of provocative acts since last March in Berlin and that “almost any one of these acts —30 years ago-would have been the basis for a serious breach." Newspaper men were not per- mitted at the meeting and the Erm (Continued on Page 5 (101. 1) 9 -iCP)-—Minle TORONTO. Cir-t. mum and maximum temperature“ Victoria 37, 59; Edmonton 34. 501 Regina 41. 48; Ottawa 50, 54; Montreal 48, 63; Quebec 50, 62; Saint John 44, 64; Moncton 41. 66; Halifax 45, 59;‘ Charlottetown 46, 62; Sydney 46, 62: Yarmouth 46, 66. HALIFAX, Oct. 8 -(C P) 40h ficiai inland forecasts issued so- night. by the Dominion ‘Public Weather Office at Halifax and midnight Saturday, i with an outlook for Sunday. Synopsis: A ridge of high press- ure has been causing fine weether over tho forecast district the inst few days but tonight it is moving 0W8)’ to the east. A disturbance over Lake Ontario, moving north»- ward, will indirectly affect the Maritimes Saturday. causing 3J1 area of rain to spread over south- west portions Saturday morning and to xeach most. of the Mariiimrs by Saturday evening. Tnniqlit easterly winds are causing cinucl m spread over much of Nova 5mg“, while New Brunswick skies will also become overcast during rho night. There is still some risk vi frost but the dllllfl i! lflsoned by the lnereaatng cloud. Sunday's went-her threatens to be urisotilm‘ , with showers expected. Regional forecasts: Prince 4d- wnrrl Island-Clear becoming over- cast by morning. Rain commencing by Saturday evening. Little change in temperature. Light southerly winds increasing to south 15 Sat- urday morning. Low early Satur- day morning wiih the high in the afternoon at Charlottetown M and 62. High tide this afternoon at 4.08 and tonight at 2.45. Sun sets thLs afternoon at 5.7! and rises tomorrow morning at First quarter moon June 9th: 0.10 P. M. Dally Except Sunday CAR FERRY "ABEGWWIIT" Standard Time Leaves Borden, 11.10 a.m., 1 pm. m. Leaves Tormeniin 10.85 a. 111.. 2.40 p ns., 1.30 p. m SUNDAY V11 Leaves Borden 0.45 I’. M. Leaves suimeniine B l‘. M. WOOD ISLANDS — CARIBOU Daily Including Sunday t Standard Tlmo it a.m., 1. p. m. ning l a.m.. 1 p-m- Prinee Nova. ii e.m., l N!- Toronto 50, 54:3‘ Leave! Wood islands, PPIMO F"! Charles A. Dunning. 11 a.rn.. 4pm". Leaves Caribou. (‘hariea A. Dun-