MAY 1. 19o Welcomes Rate Investigation Says .0.P.li. Head L. May l-ifiPl-W. A. Mather. ,.!Blld€!it o! the Cen- “iien Pacific Railways, said today ‘h; eompany welcomes an investi- tion into Canada's general freight-HM structure and that the recent increase granted is still out oi fifOpOIlJOIi to the company's 10-year cost increases. Addressing the O.P.R..'s annual meeting of shareholders, Mr. Mather reviewed the recently published financial etatern ‘ end apoké oi the need for further im- provement and emansigi o! oper-l ations to keep pace wi Canada's development. e He also made formal announce ment of acceptance by the com- party oi conciliation board awards recommending a wage increase o. seven cents an hour for employees. or the freight-rate investigation m be undertaken. by the Trans. port Board. Mr. Mather said:— . “Your company welcomes the invbstlgfltlOll of this complex yob- lsm which is under way. It wia! enter upon the inquiry with an earnest desire to remove any legi- timetc basis oi complaint against the structure of freight rates and will, so iar as it is able, expedite the preparation of the necessary dam upon which the inquiry must r i A -—-e:——— m.“- rue GUARDIAN, cnaawrrerown Rebekah Degree Team - ' ' ‘ eAca NINE . big stores against undercutting. "Our best customers are those high profits to meet overhead ex- penses, but it was ruinous to the small outfitter. Shown above is the Decree Team of Aloha Rebekah Lodge No. 10.10.01‘. Charlottetown, P. s. structure was ~ years ego. proceed." , Although the company was granted a bi-per-cent increase ill freight rates, etfective April 8, "the levei of ireight charges in Canada remains lower than in any other country in the world." Lacking application to grain and grain products within Western Canada. the actual increase "is only is per cent." At the same time, in- creases in wage rates and mater- iel prices since 1930 amounted to i6 per cent, while the freight-rate last reviewed 20 Mr. Mather said because of the -need to keep the road modernism} through heavier track. new signal systems, new rolling stock and other improvements, there is "ne- cessity for adequate railway earn “a. To replace the company's current roiling stock inventory would cost ‘$800,000,000 which is $413,000,000 Island. 4 Connie Williams. Hilda Johnston, Mrs. Ruby Ross, P.N.G. Mrs. Agnes Dickson. P.N.G. Front Row (left to right): Mrs. Ila Stewartflliira. Marjorie Cameron, Dimple Smith, Vice Grand. Mrs. Alice Jewell, Noble Grand. ms. Loretta White. Junior Past Second Row (left to right): Mrs. Edith Baht. Mira. Frances Red. P1120. Mire. Helen ‘rumor, Mrs. Miss Muriel Roper, Mrs. Mae Adams, Last Row (ledt to right): Degree Mistrex, Miss Adelaide Seestner, P.N.G. Mrs. Eileen Hlckox, Miss Myrtle White. Mrs. Annie Bradshaw, Musician Mrs. Helen Mcliachcrn, P.N.G. Mrs. Dorothy Graham, m. rm.’ Lillian Noble Grand. Mire. -.'Phoioby Gernhum. more than "the actual cost oi the rolling stock now in service." Other comparisons show similar “iniia- tionary increases in ‘costs!’ Freight operations oi the com- pany's ‘eamshlp services ere‘ ex- pected to be maintained "in good volume" through eastbound ship ments‘ under the European recov- ery program. p , The United Kingdom's etforta to increase exports to dollar coun- tries “may be helpful in provid- ing westbound tratfic." lei, gorgeous J E W E l.‘ RY Watches! She'll love a Bai- ova watch-smart- ly styled and completely de- pendabie. $2415 l’... lustrous pearls . . . latched. 849s simulated" lFlF/7"M,l;.7» . lllf-‘Zfiiliiii/ll/ e lovely 14k geld ring . . . large spavkilan Jlamnd. ' V5?“ lesutihri Gruen watches -- with accurate precision movement. For lifetime servim. Community - SILVEIPLATE Cheese from has smiths WWII .. us‘; jlalallton. ‘demand illornlns By NORMAN CBIDBENS IIDNDON. May 0 - (OP) - Buyers from all parts of 17111090. as well as from most countries o0 the British Commonwealth, today expressed admiration at the range and variety o! British goods on- Court sections of the British In- dustries Fair. 4 The general opinion appeared to be that British industry now is better placed to meet export demands. The question rnI-rk is whether British industrial (inns can de- liver goods overseas a-l 310ml)!!!’ as claimed. a Twenty-six British Cohmb- ians and 10 trade representatives from. Saskatchewan voiced ap- proval oi the consumer goods 0N display at the Olympia section andl dominated by aglamorous die- play o! diamonds. “Considering the difficulties of reconversion, British manufact- urers have obviously done a meg- niflcene job.” said Leslie H. Eyres, British Columbia Minister of Trade and Industry. Buyers Impressed At British Industries Fair display at the Olympia and Earle to ,. has been recognized in Saskatch- “The quality o! the goods is undeniable. What will delfifmllll! their success as ewort meterid are the questions oi price e-ndl speed o! delivery." As leader o! ‘the Saskatchewan.‘ delegation, Jl-I. W on said that the jewelry exhibit as “a credit British enterprise and skill." "Hitlsh cralftsmanshlp airways‘ ewari and if British manufactur- ers are able to deliver their goods in n reasonable time, I have no’ doubt that Britain's exvport trade to our Province will be increased." he said. or, the tihwsands at buyers, the majority seemed drawn to the display of diamonds, jewelry. silver, cutlery, clocks and watches on viow. The largest uncut dia- mond in the world - a ‘HO-carat stone from Sierra Leone - at- tracted a line-up 300 yards long.- At Earls Cohrt, British leather is diqplayed in l00 different forms. Novelties include fountain pens in reel crocodile, lizard, mor- occo a-nd- pigskin, ell specially treated to protect them from inlo stains. St. Louis Paper Wins “Pulitzer Prize- qmw yonx, May 6—(A.P)-'i‘he 8t. Louis Post-Dispatch today won the 194'! Pulitzer Prize for the most disinterested and meritorious pub-- lic service rendered by an Ameri- 'can newspaper during the Past ear. y The award was for the coverage of the Certtralia. 111.. mine disaster end "the follow-ill! W311i?“ mum“ in impressive reforms in mine sal~ ety laws and regulations." "A Streetcar Named Desire". b? ‘Ifenneasee Williams, won the en- nual prize ior an original Ameri- can play. The prise for distinguished fic- tion went to "Tales o! the South- Pacific," by James A. Michener. Other journalism ewarde went to: ' Distinguished exam?" 0! I690"- ing of international affairs-Pay] W. Ward of the Baltimore Bim- Distlnguished editorial writins - virginius Dabney of the Richmond, vs, Times-Dispatch- Outstandi example of news mguphy-rrank Cashing oi fie Boston Traveler for his shove; graph "Boy Gunmen and Hostile - The other prizes m the field oi 1 we were: ' onlzlingulshed books of history of the Unitod wfi 4° Voto for "Anrosl the. W1“ "l" souri." ed Ammo? 3W h -M aret olecr 01' " t" 523a), firs‘? Citizen: John Bill- low.” Distinguished volume es verse- W. H. Auden tor ‘The. All Anxiety." lllillillllt Pllii lllllllKLY EASE! Doubt of siting better quick- to lief when scietiol. h’ m“ trailed peaetretins powers are moat unu ~inthw sink to the painful er wherethe aore nerves and muscles are ioeeh ed. Hundreds lei! relief comes ’ because certain Made oi long if ink r ‘~- Ancient Village Needs Renovation (OP) -1- This ancient Suiiolk vil- lage said to be mentioned in the Domesday Book and the place where Jane Taylor wrote "Twinkle, twinkle little star," is fighting hard to keep its name on the map, Since it lost its grip on the cloth-making industry in the 17th. century it gradually became a show place. but it is feared the quaint houses, some of them 14th. century. will cease to be even that unless 24,000 ($10,000) for renovation is found quickly. Col. T. G. Gayer. president o! s committee for the preservation oi Lavenham, said: “We are get- ting our contributions from ail over the colmtry, the United Btatos and Canada. But we have some way to go yet before we can save the place." The National ‘trust hes offered to take over but the village must provide some of the money needed to buy it. - Foreign visitors will be encour- aged this summer. ‘They can get food in e ten..- century inn." said the colonel. “There is still .one old family who makes tweeds on e hand loom. Un- fortunstoly all the other looms now. have been broken up. “Lavenham has never indulged in commercialism. although it is probably one o! the most outstand- ing examples in the country o! a Tudor village." The village has not encouraged visitors in the pest. Americans. some or them twine to trace "Pil- grim" ancestors. would comb. the parish registers, but were discour- thd ‘United 10.8. Sank Statement OTINWA, In l - (OP) — levinga on deposit in Canada‘! sihartcrad banks at Memh 0i lest amounted to 08.05.000.011) against Ifibflfllil) Ebb. I and SS,- IMQMO the same date lest yeermthe char-tend bank state- ment for March showed today. Oall loans in Canada to‘a'led 806M091!) Mains‘. QSOJIDGEOO the previous month. LAVENHAM, Erlgland, May l - Mcliair Makes Statement 0n Freight Rates (By The Canadian Press) GTDN, May 5 - Th5 recent freightrate irwreeses grant- ed Canadian Railways were im- posed illegaily and should be can- celled, Premier MoNair told the New Brunswick Legislature today. In e. 5.000-word statement on the recent conference of seven Provin- cial Frontiers, Mr. MaNair implied that the principles o! Confederat- ion had been violated and ‘that the Province was put in a grave economic position by the 21 per cent boost. waiving of tho income tax pay. rnents o! the Canadian Pacific Railway, application of Rderal Government revenue from the l5, per cent tax on passenger tickets against the company's deficiency, and provision o! $5,000,000 subsid- many of the problem caused by the trelght increase, the Liberal Premier said. The C. P. Ria requirements for the present year-$i9.000.000—- has been used as s. yard-stick in the establishment o! the new rates. The contpanyh actual need could be provided by the three proposals ho had adlvanced. He asked appointment of a royal commission to review the entire railway structure. cancellation and annulling of the recent incrdaae and payment of subsidies to the railways while the‘ proposed com- mission was studying the matter. The increases, the Premier said. were imposed illegally and violated the Railway Act. Floods Continue Serious In Some Areas In West WINNIIPEG. May 5 — (OP) _. Western lldanitoba and North- western Alberta today were dare patches on an otherwise brighten. lng Prairie spring ilood picture. Ice jams at the confluence oi’ the Pembinl imd Paddle Rlvgga constituted a threat to Manolo. 30 miles northwest oi Edmonton, where low-lying farmlands were submerged and telephone communi- cation with Edmonton cut off. Rail- way traffic still was moving bridges were nearly awash. Whit-woo t. 120 miles to the northwest and earlier threatened with inundation, ms reported out oi danger, ice Jams in that region having broken u-p. with "the lesni beginning to dry under bright sum- shine. Soirthem highways were re- ported open: The iiood-strickon Drrmheller valley district was N- tuming to normal. a Operations at ths Welliern Crown Milne at East Coulee, about i2 miles southeast of Drumheller; were almost at a standstill. Flood waters were reported dropping steadily in Saskatchewan. Say Prices Fixed ~ in South. Africa namam. South Africa, May I _ -(OP)‘ -Price fixinl ‘Ln . leotmure islid-te belzdealag minutes! of sueeees h the lov- erummfe Redooi (reduce the ooet of livins) pleas. Clothing manu- facturers, it is reported, are. fore- ingreteli tokeepupiheeestof cloth. some factories with a mon- opvlit in "bread and butter" lines ~011Mb. trousers and ready-made suits - are alleged to be imposing their own terms on their customers. A email business men said that required Jo sell at e profit or not less then 57-1-2 per tent and that those who sold to" the public below the fixed prfce hed their supplies cut nlf. This practice-was convene.» to the big storq, which —" ' fies ior the railway would solve‘ He said he himself was prepar- ed to work on a margin of as 1-3 per cent profit. but if he did so the manufacturers would refuse to Sllilbly him. and no business like his could carry on without their lines. ‘ A Duriban representative of one of the big factories admitted that prices were fixed to protect GREEN C ROSS ORIIN C ROSS l $17.1 9 invested in Green Cross Prod- ucts for potato protection pays off with en increased yield worth an extra $44.00 per acre with only 5 more ap- plications than the average schedule. That's the average increased profit made by Maritime potato growers who used Green Cross DDT Bast-Cop sprays ordusts on test plots last year. Figure it out . z . protection actually costs you nothing. 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