MAXIM?’ MAXIMS i or A ‘ M, A MERE MAN MERE MAN f ll 110M bath I»: i nolm truth l. e “gm are sooner bent __ Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew i‘ iiii..?.";'i‘i‘.'i'i". l‘.'.f.'i.°i.°.i°"i';'ri. CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1949 16 PAGES 335,2,fi,;2?,;,,,°ll:l,.§:3,;"§§f;t,“ "- ’~ “'°°' '= i"; GiTIi"§-‘ --r.-1-:r- ,~.-i- -»_- _ y, 1;;- OARDINER SAYS U. K. GOV’T OPPOSED TO Kufisirelian Labor Gov? Defeated Qy Coalition €1I1t Food Talks Open At Ottawa Today lir Dispute _ ‘Brings Complaint UITAWA, Dec. l1 — (OP) -- A public inquiry into a New York- Montreal air-route dispute has brought a mass of complaints to the offices ill Canada's External Affairs Department and the Air filinspdfl Board. The hearing. ordered by the wwman Air Transport Board, rill open ilere tomorrow. It will inquire info iviicther Colonial Air Lines of Nciv York has observed Canadian iaivs in opposing the request by Trans-Canada. Air Lines for a licence to compete with Col- onial on the New York-Montreal run. Government spokesmen say that the hearing has attracted such great attention in New England that their offices have been “flood- ed" with various types of com- munications, most of them “nasty" ill tone. Emallatlng from a variety of Jourtes, the communications say that ih» hearing is a "deliberate campaign" to usurp the "good re- lations" between Canada and the I18. Some oi them accuse the Gov- munent agencies of "prejudicial" end "arbitrary" action in request- ing Colonial to "show cause" why lls licence should not be suspend- ed The wave of protest started af- ter Dec. i when the Board issued ‘the "show-cause" order to Colon- l. An official conference to invest- lms the roots of the dispute - llle Canada-US. bilateral air ag- mmml- l! eXDected to open here next Thursday. Dec. i5. to probe the clauses of the egreementyfrhe but was signed here last June 4, bytiierlisirmen of the Air Trans- PW’! 50ml and the Civil Aero- mlllitl Board of the U.S. Colon. h vfillms the agreement should ale had congressional approval. Widow of Senator 009p Passes Away NCKVLLLE. N. 13.. Dec. 11 - gfms- A- B- Ceen, _ widow of Mm‘ "T '\ B- COPP. died at her weekc hero Saturday. less than a N" ullr-r hor husband's death at castle. NB, A llaiivc of Newcastle, Mp5, com; allgiairbecln prominent, in community uni..." Sailfml“ ‘mill 7°69"! L,‘ fffll! felling llenllh curtailed qulxiililtics. t ~ ' ‘iii! are one sis er_ Mrs. G, gwsggllql-wf of Newcastle. and three H ‘nc;,~--1fli- -i- E- Beil and Robert B-y - of Toronto, and Abfumm el. cf l‘lill uni-rs, r113, p, ,., . ‘tmgiciblni uill be held Tuesday d}- Coming Events "M111 your rlliiir to Ga . rnhum Photo Slllfllu. Charlottetown, "Clinton llall C0 Pmi" “Oriel-xv. Decemllilil-aliltlncud "Nliooi C0 y ‘u’ Uucvmbellicggédsprlnfl Valley "B iii ‘W Conrail?‘ Twigs: 1552001. oriigrtgriirr "51- ‘Teresa's December 19th. School Concert. "Reserve De i cember 21 for River. ‘l! School Concert. Dance after. "New Gliszgw Schoo “‘ l Christmas Concert, December 23rd. "Gleualadale T School concert. rscadle Hail, December 31 "Discnntinumr; ‘m! living timothy nuizartlflgirlld Ifiltlygflléer notice. Mc- “Nlm Mile or ‘ghoul Concern eek Christmas l1! . ‘may. Dumb; gun Hall. Wed gram"! 50 riu 30-40 sis. Pay- msrket i _ q. mo“ 1718231.! Olin Ellis, York. rowan ll m,‘ mmllll" Dnnee and ° 0! Lunch may,‘ Dectfgarwggghlre Hall on e0 W‘ hufigrllllltmll Concert. were, g0". bu, “I Wednesday. can. Ann *“ y“ uel Meeting of Derry o‘ L~ Will be held on December P- M- All members please --_- I ‘Qloo rr "Pi- uimi-flfif.“é'é'if-‘if .23.? By HAROLD MOB-ltllfi OFITAWA. Dec. 11 — (GP) - Cenadifs biggest annual food talks will open here tomorrow amid un- certainty about future grain, bacon and dairy markets. Agriculture Ministers from 10 Provinces and officers of the Can. adlan Federation of Agriculture ff-Dresenting some 400,000 farmers will go into a three-day huddle with Federal agricultural experts to discuss some of the weightiest farm problems in the post-war era. This basic industry still is in a relatively-buoyant position. Help- ing to a great extent is the fect that Canadians are buying more food than ever and farm revenue this ycar is expected to hit near- FKOId levels. The threat comes from possible loss oi’ the United Kingdom mar- ket which Canada has built dur- ing the last quarter century. Ciwsht in the dollar crisis, the United Kingdom has been forced i0 reduce Purchase from dollar countries. including Canada, With fewer dollars available, the U. K. is expected next year to cur, food purchases _ except wheat _ by half. Where Canada shipped 872.000.1700 worth of non-cereal foodstuffs tn 1949 to the United Klflfilom. it appears the amount will be sficed to $40,0(D,000, The outlook for next year is that Canada will get a. contract for wheat. bacon and cheese, Prices for bacon and cheese likely will be lower but the volume is expected to be main. tained at about i940 shipment level. There likely will be no contracts for eggs, salmon, fruit pulp, or apples. Agriculture Minister Gardiner, who already has forecast a srllell. er British market for Canadian foodstuffs in 1950, likely will be Dressed at the conference to give price support to products which will not be sold to the U.K, a; well as others. Price-support action likely will be asked for potatoes. eggs, cheese. milk, honey and apples. Red Cross Bill Killed ln_Senaie OTTAWA. Dec. l1 ——(C1P) - A bill to eilipend the Red Cross Soc- iety died in the Cnnmons Saturday. Earlier, it had been amended iii the Senate in a way described by one Commons’ member as "high- handed." The bill was a private one, passed by the Commons Friday night. It reached the upper chamber iii. a time when all but about 20 Sen- ators had gone home. In the Senate the bill engendered a. laborious procedural tangle. It finally emerged with two of its three clauses lopped off. The only one remaining was a clause which established that the legal name of the society in Hench shall be "La Socie-te Canadienne de 1n croix- Rouge." Suleim- Jacob Nicol (ls-Quebec) led off the Senate's opposition to the mCBGUIG. He Slld the public was _ (Continued on Page 5 Col. 2) (By Mel Sufrln) OTTAWA, Dec. 11-(CP)—The first session of Canada's 21st Parliament closed Saturday night. Prorngatlon came at 10:35 p.m. AST after the longest continuous sitting of the session. Fjor 10 hours weary members of the Com- rnons had alternated between sharp, extended debate and speedy approval of proposed government spending. The session concluded In a flurry of hand-shaking and beck. slapping-an atmosphere of inter- perty goodwill that contrasted lightly with the verbal tongue- lasblngs exchanged during earlier debate. Two contentious issues-com- bines and trade-llvened the final sitting. Aside from the two main (le- batea, it was essentially a ques- tlon-und-answer day during which the estimates of seven depart- menta were considered. Determination to prorogue re- sulted in fewer questions and the estimates of lame departments were approved with exceptional a pee . In the final rush the Commons agreed to forego lunch and din- ner breaks In order to net busi- nen done as early as possible. Membe - looked tired aa Cen- Y- Ieeuretoet- eda'| law-making business finally Menzies_Sure 0f 26 Majority In 121 -Seal House By ANTHONY WHITLOCK (Canadian Press Correspondent) SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 11 (OP) - The Liberal and Country Party coalition tonight widened its margin of victory over the de- feated Labor Party, as counting of votes continued in Australia's general election. The victorious coalition appears assured of a majority of 26 seats in the House of Representatives over Labor, defeated after eight years in office. There was a pos- sibility that when counting was completed the majority would be 29 When counting was suspended tonight, the Liberal Party headed by debonair R. G. Menzies and Arthur W. Falddens Country Party were certain of at least ‘i1 of the 121 voting seats in the lower house. Prime Minister J.B. Chifley's Labor Party, which has governed Australia since 1041, was sure of only $5. Five seats remained in doubt but the anti-labor coalition had a good chance of winning four of them. That would give it a total of '15 seats to Labor's 46. There are two other seats in the lZff-seat House of Representatives, whose members have no vote ex- cept on issues affecting their re- spective electorates. They are the Northern Territory and the Nd- erai district of Canberra, the cap- ital. Canberra. opened in 191i, is an area of 540 square miles with a population of about 17,000, and is controlled by the Interior Depart- met. Until now it has operated like the Federal district of Colum- bia in the United States, with its people having no vote. The vote meant a new political chapter in Australia's history. The coalition group had made anti- socialism the main plank of its campaign platform. The Liberal and Country Parties are broadly pledged to halt the march towards socialism, increase production, reduce the cost of liv- ing and increase the real value of the Australian pound, maintain full employment, ban the Com- munist Party and introduce con- scription for the armed forces. How Count Stands When counting ended tonight, 3,931,126 of about 4,900,000 votes cast had been counted. Of that total, the votes were divided as follows: Labor-i,838,222; Llbcl-ai—l,559,- 63d; Country'—3l2.863; Communist ~32,489. The remainder were scat- tcrcd among smaller groups and independents. Only a slnall proportion of the voles for the Senate had been counted by tonight. But Labor will in any case have a majority in the Gil-seat Senate. At dissolution, ll hold 33 seals in the old lid-seat lloilsc. Normally. half the Senate lllfifllibPfSlllp retires every three years. Consequently, 42 Senate seats were at stake in this elec- film. A Labor-dominated Senate might bc embarrassing to Menzies, but iColltiliuecl on Page 5 Col. 2) First silgidii 01 21st Parliament Prorogues ground to a close. In tho Commons a group of Lib- erals joined in singing “New ls The llour"-inier switched to Christmas carols as they awaited nrrivnl of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to summon them to thr- Senate chamber for pro- rolzniion. Thr- nlr of easy informality van- ished ns the members crowded in behind the brass rail at the rear of the Senate. Then Chief Justice Thlbaudeau Rlnfret. acting for the Governor- Gel-ieral. read the Speech from the Throm- closing the session and reviewing its accomplish- manta. He, gave royal assent to some 38 hill; passed in recent days. then read in French and Eng- lish the 750-word summery of the session. Ono of the hills to which he "ye royal assent wan i0 make the Supreme Court the final court 0f appeal for Canada. Oddly, the hill contained a provision increas- ing hlg own salary from 800.000 f0 $25,000. Another blll-- one that drew wide interest in Canada-was the measure to outlaw crime comic hook; by bringing the llW l0 b,“ on people who publish or distribute. the objectionable liter- ature. Maximum penalty is two ya" in prison. TRJJNTON, Ont, Dec. 11 —(CiP) — The commanding oflficer of the R. C. A. F.'s Central Flying School and three other airmen were killed today when a training plane crash- ed and burned near the Treniton air base. Sqdm-Ldr. Deriiis Charles Leslie Webber, D.F.C., 37, the school's commanding officer, was pilot of the twin-engined Mitchell. It crashed on a farm seven miles from the big air base, 120 miles east 01f Toronto. Also killed were: Flying Officer Leo Pepin. 25; LAC. William Nesom, 24, of Wetaskiwin, A1ta.. and LAC. Vin- cent Macintosh, 29, of Dunlbarton, Ont. F0. Pepin. born in _Sen Diego, Calif, was not married, His par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Pevpln re- side in Ottawa. LAC. Macintosh, who served as a flight engineer during the Second World War, is survived by his widow and three- year-old daughter, Margaret, who new live at Trenton. Details of the crash _were few. All that was known early tonight. R. C. A. F. officials said, was that the plane, on a routine training fliilht, plummeted on to the farm The co-pllot, Four Air Force Members Killed‘ In Accident of John Weele. The plane was seen trailing unoke from a burning engine as it scraped a hilltop on the south shore of the Bay of Quinte and then crashed into a farm field near the big air base, 120 miles east of Toronto. The plane bed gone aloft on a routine training flight this morn- ing with the sky overcast and a drizzle of rain. A few minutes be- fore noon the R. C. A. F. control tower here received a message that one engine was afire. The pilot said he was over the Bay of Quinta and trying to make land. There were no further messages. All memibers of the plane's crew were dead when rescuers reached the scene. The plane was dstroy- ed in the crash and subsequent fire. Fire-fighting equipment wasi brought from Believille. 12 miles northeast of Trenton. The R. C. A. F., said Webber came to Canada, on exchange post- ing from the R. A. F.. last Febru- IFY. His widow and daughter. Susan. reside in Trenton. _A coll-rt of inquiry was estab- lished to investigate the crash. Guards were posted around the wreckage. By Norman Altstedter NEW YORK. Dec. 11 -<c1=>- Russia's charge that the United States and Britain are preparing a “iblack plot" against world peace Jarred the closing session Saturday of the fourth United Nations As- sembly. A brief rebuke by sir Alexander Cadogan of Britain to the Soviet blast delivered by Jacob A. Malik, drew a salvo of cheers. The state- ment by the Russian Deputy Min- ister was received in silence by the SS-lrnember Assembly. After the consluding East-West exchange od the session. Assembly president Carlos P. Romullo of the Philippines said world opinion is exerting steady pressure on the big powers to solve their disputes through conciliation. He said the session. which began 12 weeks ago, had "neither yielded to despair or acknowledged defeat." Secretary-general Trygve Lie said earlier that the UN. ihad moved forward to the point. where "the world has every reason to hope for a. step-iby-stelp resumption of real negotiations between both sides." ln s. statement to reporters, Gen. A.G.IJ- McNaughton of Canada said: "This has been a session marked by intense efforts to complete the longest agenda on record. where progress had been marked up in some important fields and in others where much useful experience has been gained." The final actions sembly Saturday were: 1. Adoption of the 1960 U.N. budget totalling $49,64.i.7'73. This includes $8,000,000 estim- ated necessary at the outset for internationalization of Jerusa- lem. 2. Eiiectioil of Adrian Pelt of the Netherlands. a U.N. assist- ant secretary-general, as UN. commissioner for Llbia to guide that former Italian colony to independence in the next two years. The Assembly had dealt. with 68 iterns since it convened Sept. 20. It heldifl full meetings and its sev- en main M-ilnemiber committees had 304 meetings. 0f the As- $9,000,000 Issue of Nova Scotia Bonds TORONTO, Dec. 11 -- (CP) - A new issue of $9.000.000 Prov- ince of Nova Scotln three-per-cenit debentures has been sold to l syndicate of investment 49510" and bankers. The syndicate l: heeded by Wood, Gundy and Co. 1nd,, Mc- Leod, Young, Weir and Co. Ltd; Cochran Murray and Co-i Lid. and the Bank of Montreal. The debentures will be dated Don. l9, 1M0, and will mature Dec. 15, 1067. The offering price is 09.75 and interest, to yield about 8.02 per cent. The proceeds will be used to the extent of $4,800,000 for refunding the balance of an iuue due Dec. 15, 1049; $1,800,000 for the Id- vanee to the Nova Scotla Power Commission; and the remainder for handing eqlltai expenditures 0f the province, almost entirely flqillnmerlt. Russian Charge Jars Closing U. N. Session for pdelie buildings and thefr Cpndemn Exterior Sun Visors on Automobiles TORONTO. Dec. 11 — (CP) The Ontario Safety League Fgiur- day joined with a coroner in con- demning exterior sun visors on automobiles as a hazard to 5am driving. Coroner J. P. Williams suggested the ban at an inquest into the death of e man hit by a car. B. W. Buyers, League man- ager, said the League felt the shields restrict vision. DEER. IN TROUBLE SABNT JOHN, N. B., Dec. 11 - (OP) - ‘Three deer tried to cross one of the frozen Loch Lomond lakes today. They spent three hours slipping around and getting nowhere. Then. when they were exhausted and unable to protest. residents grabbed them by the horns and slid them to the safety Called lnipring OTTAWA. Dec. 11 -(OP)— Wonks Minister Foumier told W. Chlxster S. McLure (PG- Queens) Saturday tenders for an $800000 puiblic building ln Charlottetown will be called next spring. Pulblic tenders would be called for and the lowest tender, "if 1t is regular, will get the contract." To Discuss Potato Floor OTTAWA, Dec. 11—(CPi— The Government will discuss with Pro- vinclal Agriculture Ministers the possibility of extending price sup- port to potatoes, Agriculture Min- ister Gardiner said Saturday in the Commons. Replying lo A. J. Brooks (PC- Royal), Mr. Gardiner said he would meet with the Provincial Ministers sOme time next week" probably after the Dominion-Pro- vincial agriculture conference ends. The three-day conference opens Monday, Mr. Gardiner said the United States still was maintaining its embargo against the import of Canadian potatoes, beyond the quota limit. Father 0i Local Man Ifihed STELLARTON‘. N. S., Dec. 11 — (CP)—Th0m.as Walton. 65, was kill- ed here today when he slipped on the highway and fell into the path of a passing truck. The driver was blinded by the lights of a car ap- proaching from the opposite direct- ion and did not see a signal to stop. A wroriers jury brought in a. ver- dict of accidental deaf-h. Mr. Robert Walton of Charlotte- town is n, son. He is leaving by plane this morning to attend the funeral. Coldwe|l's View Of Labor Defeat OTTAWA, Dec, 11—(CPJ—-M. J. Coldwell, C, C. F. leader, said to- day in an interview that Satur- day's defeat of the Australian La- bor Government held no par- ticular significance for the so- cialist movement. "The pendulum swings politically from time time. us we all know," he said, “I suppose, as in New Zealand, the people wanted s change. "I don't think it means anything ln the rest of the world. Socialist govern- ments are still popular in a num- S: of the opposite shore. ber of countries. . ." Tornadoes Kill Nine In Arkansas, BALD KNOB. Ark, Dec. 11 — (AP) - Tornadoes bounced around Northern Arkansas and Missouri this sultry. rainy Sunday after- noon, killing at least nine persons and injuring about 2'5. Property losses ran at least 5.50.0110. The known Arkansas death toll was three, and at least 10 were hurt as three or more c0mmun~ itles were hit. The lvfissouri death toll was six dead and l5 'injurc<i, mostly around Poplar Bluff. It was the third time this year that violent wlndstorms have dealt death and destruction in the area. On Jan. 3. a fierce tornado struck Warren, in South Arkansas, kill- ing 54.5 persons; two others were killed near El Dorado. A twister March 26 killed 1'f and injured nearly 100. Today's series of tornadoes be- gan at Clinton, Ark, about '70 miles northwest of here. where four homes were destroyed and several others damaged. An hour or so later. a small. but vicious tornado slammed into the communities of Cross Roads and Providence, about 10 miles north of here. _ At Cross Roads, John Winning- hem. 09, and his wife were killed. At Providence, Arch Talley, 62. was killed. Then tornadoes struck Missouri just before dark. Four of the vict- ims in that state met death when their six-room frame house near Poplar Bluff was demolished and the wreckage caught fire. The deed were Tom spsrkmsn. 4'7. and his three daughters. Mrs. Spark-man was pulled from the debris critic- ally injured. Andy Freeman. 55. and his wife, who also lived near Poplar Bluff also were killed. ., The Sparkmens had entertained e. number of their friends and rel- atives in observance of Mrs. spark- man’: birthday. The guests had left only a short time before the storm hit. otherwise the death tell might have been greater. All the injured, who lived in Missouri ANADI (By Mel Sufrln) OTTAWA, Dec, 11 lCPi-A rousing trade debate exploded in the Commons Saturday as Agricul- ture Minister Gardiner stated that on the official level the United Kingdom does not want Canadian food. 1n a 70-minute speech which George Drew, Progressive Con- servative leader, described as one of the most "significant" made in the House in years, Mr. Gardiner said: “The British people still like our food and still ivzlnt to take it. blit I am pointing out that offi- cinllyi Great Britain doesn't want it.“ Mr. Gardiner reiterated the con- tention of his Brantford, Ont. speech of last Manda)’ l" which he charged that there is an offl- elnl move in fhrl United Kingdom to drive Canadian products off the British market. Since 1e49, he said. the l?- K. has told Canada she doesnt want Canadian food products except wheat, at any Fri"- She wanted wheat only at the price it Was sold under the four-year contract between the two countries. That Pr!“ l! $2 a bushel this crop year. th! inst year of the Bllfeémeflt- The crop year ends July 31- Mr. Gardiner said Canada W8"?! the U, K. market and is current- ly negotiating for sale of food products in the coming year- However, despite unwillingfléll of the U. K. to buy from Canada. this country had been able to dis- pose of its surpluses. M, J. Coldweli, C.C.F. leader. objected to Mr. Gardiner! descrip- tion of U. K, action as a "irleliber- are onslaught" against 1381111018" food products. "I think it is a deliberate on- slaught, when officials come to you year after YE". B! they did in 1947 and again in 1948 and‘ as they are doing now, and any we do not want your food at all, Mr. Gardiner replied. "What are you going to call it if it ls not :1 deliberate 0n- slnught? At the same time they 53y, ‘we are still going to buy that fond, but. in some other area.’ Sometimes they even come to this continent and buy the food in another area, paying for it in dol- lars. . ." Takes Issue With Gardiner Mr. Drew later took issue with a suggestion by Mr. Gardiner that the dollar problem is more the responsibility of the U. K, than Canada. He said Canada should lead the ivay in attempting to find a so- lutlon to the dollar-sterling im- passe, a situation under which the U_ K. ‘was fureerl to curtail buy- ing from the dnllnr countries through shortage of dollars. Mr, Colclwcll sold the dollar shortage was a problem as much of concern to Canada as the U. K. A way would have to be found to arrange for the U. K. fo suprll’ Canada with goods in order to AN FOOD T°|1d°T5T° 3° D Remarks Lead To Lively 'Trade Debate In House ‘eggs; 160,000,000 pounds of bac- on; 140.000.0171 bushels of wheatli 500001000 pounds of cheesfii $7.- 000000 worth of salmon and $100,— O00 worth of fruit, pulp. Only 501100.000 pounds of bacor. had been shipped by the end oft September, indicating little pos< slhilitv that the filil amount will be sent. Mn Gnrrllnvr said the present! U. K. nitlturln rlnies hack to 1947- Up to that limo, hi» said, the U. K. had indicated she would et- rempt, to take. as much food from Canada as possible. ln the fall of 1947 the policy had nhrilptlv changed. Canada was fold the u. K. lind areal diffi- culty getting the necessary dd‘ lars to pay for Canadian food. A delegation came to Canada a110- said the UK. did not want B-"Y products at any price except wheat; and wanted wheat at the COMYME price. Mr. Gardiner said some people ha“; suggested that Canada givq food to Britain. That might be tilt right. he said, but if it was done th burden should not falll 600F013’ 0 the fennel". Significant Speech Mr. Drew described Mr. Gardiner‘ speech es one of tiie most significant speeches that has been made in this House for many years." The statement ulould have a furs reaching impact in considering iiht! future of that export market. But. he said, the situation u des- cribed by Mr. Gardiner was incon- sistent with views exipressed b Trade Minister Howe who has "left. the impression that there was no reason for concern" about the fut-i ure sale of food products f0 thfl‘: United Kingdom. "Iif the Minister has been aware that there wins a deliberate on- slaught on our sale of food M00110“ . the U. K., then What I find: extremely difficult lo understand is how it was possible for him to continue to assure the Canadian farmer of the advantages they were gaining by contracts under which they were receiving less than t-ha world price because of the assured! long ifinm markets at those prices."- Mr. Drew said a way must b1 found of bringing about free con- vertibility of sterling and dollar cur- rencies and that Canada. should not wait for the us. to lead th way in solving the dnilzir-sierlin _ impasse. ____..____--- COLOR TELEVISION Color television is now being ‘ produced in Britain as a . prac)»: ticable commercial proposition. pn_v for Canadian farm produce. Mr, Coidwell added that Canada the twister, were taken to two Poplar Bluff hospitals. No serious damage was report- ed in Poplar Bluff, blit telephone lines were blown clown and some streets flooded by the heavy rain which followed the twister. Hardest hit in Arkansas was the Providence community where 1'1 blllllllnis were destroyed or dam- aged. Two houses at Cross Roads were destroyed. The storm near Clinton took out several sections of telephone line. Utility lilies were knocked out in other storm areas. l: losing the U, K. market for two reasons: failure to fulfill such undertakings as bacon shlpmentsi‘ and maintenance of relatively high‘ l i tariffs on U. K. goods. Dismisses Current Tnlka Discussing current contract negotiations. r. Gardiner said be would not attempt to say-at. the moment whether or not Canada is going fo get any contracts for 1950. i Canada's exports to the ll. K.; this year were carried out underl agreements for 46,000,000 dozen Waste . In N- (By Ed Craaghl NEW YORK, Dec. ll~fAPl The thin man with "police" on his armband looked a little self-con- scious when he rang the bell of apartment Il-C, "Well?" said the woman opened the door. "Water Warden", the thin man said. "We're supposed io-maybe you read about it ln the paper~ we‘re checking for leaky faucets and things like that." "What's this about?" the wie- man demanded. "I ‘got no leaky faucets. What's it to you. any- how? Who are you?" The thin man held out an iden- tification card. “It's nil right," he soothed her. "1‘m frnm the city. We're doing like the air raid wardens during the war. Going around and check- ing. ll‘: for everybody’; good, you know, Thi- water shortage. . ." l1 was happening all over New York this week, and for 40 miles around. Thc- fnct was that more than 11,- 000000 people crammed into a spaci- too smell for them had oilt- grown their water supply. Water Commissioner Stephen I. who farm houses along the path of Carney said: lvolrs boon so low or water con- Water Wardens Check Y. Famine i "Never before have our reser- sllmptlnn so high. l "New York City is faced with a recurring crisis until 1956, when tho Delaware- system will he com- pleied." Could New York City avoid ra- tioning, with nil its expense, con- fusion nnd hardship? City officials hoped they could-Al’ the public would save enough winter volun- tarily. Out went appeals by news- papers, gaudy subway posters. radio and television. Tiles:- things helped. The drain was cut from 1.200.0(lfl,00fl gallons a day tn l.1i7,0fi0.00(l. But Com- missioner Carney said this was for from enough; "we need the co- i Light u-iiids in i l High llde today at 2Z1 A. M. and HALIFAX, D00. 1i -—iC-Pt -Of- ficial forecasts issued here tonight by the Dominion l-‘ubi-i Weather Office. Synopsis. A vigorous storm has niovlcd til, the Great Lakes ‘region and is af- fecting a largo nrca as far east as the New England states. The area of rain and snow produced by thiB storm will ll!) odginr: closer to the Mariiinlos ‘ftionddjy. e or min is expected in New Bun. soutinvcsfc-rn Nova Scotia by Alon- day llfiilii. Temperntilres are ewpeottwi to rise above thr- freezing point in rnosl of the biarititnes biiondnj: but there will be a risk of n short period of freezing drizzle or rain in The 601W afternoon, br-fnre titr- milder tem- peratures have been reached. Regional forecasts valid untiil mid- night Monday": Prince Edward lsirlnd-dvionday cloudy‘ and‘ milder with drimle 0! rain commrilcinct in the evcniml- crcasin: hlonday ll- ernnon to south i5. Low and higu at Charlottetown 17 and J12. operation of every New Yorker to ll 491 M- koep “water use hare“, ]_00t'),l)(\(l,fi0f1 Sun rises at _'!.42 A. M. and sell gallons a day. . ." l“ 431 P' M’ v5.0.1?".i."“f§ii"l3i‘;?i..§“‘.332 Boilers - reRMgm-"r "n" them armband! and MM fllPm WEEK ‘T ‘h‘ from house to house to ask for T-V- 30'0"‘ I-V- ("PP H“ co-operatlon nnd report wnter- 0-", A-M- i" warm-rs to flv- police. 1-00 P'M' 2‘ o IQM‘ “fuelling of automobile‘: Son: 4-30 P-M- SUNDAY‘ 7'5 ' ' rallroilil cars was banne . u - _ ~ way si-ltlon walls went un- Y-Y- 30'0"‘ L‘ (‘W ecruhivc l, Every day brings new 9J0 A-M- *0‘ in" restrlc‘ ms. 0.45 RM. i‘. 0 -