- I In Memorials: lln Memorials Trans p0 rtation Report To Ch’ town Trade Board ‘Ilhs following report of the Transportation Committee of -the Charlottetown Board of Trade for the year 1947 was presented at the Board's annual meeting last night by the committee chairman. Mr. B. Graham Rogers: Numerous events of fat‘ reach- ing importance to Prince Edward Lsiaild took place during the year i947. Most. of these were favor- able events. At the same time, however. numerous matters which still require urgent attention have been brought rat-her vividly to the attention of our citizens. This report will deal firstly with a number of things which have actually taken place. and second- FARM PROBLEMS __,_. Contlnuciicfrom page l farm debt. In view of ihesehfacts we must ask ourselvcs quite 'serl- iously whcrc this trcitd. if con- iinucd. will curry our iiuricillturc. la it Wile that we should lnport nit-h large quantties of commer-y :tal fertilizers and apply from ninety to ninety-five percent. on 1H0 particular crop? Lct us be frank and fncc tho questions fairly and squarely‘. "is ullrprcscitt .\\.\il‘Ili of potato production and iondinl of our toils and growth oi other crops the right, policy for lh's Province? Are we getting basic cntilnton sense ideas across to, the Tnrm produc- rrs’) “Can we, at this tlnlc. justify a hush, push policy on the use of lime on our soils as was practised by practically every person who promoted the growth of potatoes in this Province and sanctioned by s grcnt majority of the technical mcn in the Province? Can we give out to the farm producers a chart coveztng the use of mnnures. fcr- tilizers. and ground limestone that will be o,f lasting bcncfit to them? "The importation of large quan- tities of commercial feeds has a double purpose. li helps finish concentrated lIVestOck and live- stock products, the transportation rate of which is low in compar- lson with value, and at the some time returns to the soils of Prince Edward Island tiaturds soil food. barnyard manure, Can we afford to reduce our livestock levels and place dependence on the ever in- creasing supplies of commerqlal fertilizers? . "Those who have observed the use of increased slipplics of fert- llzcrs in other areas have seen tremendous immediate crops grown from large applications and in this connection our farms will not- tc- day produce the large yields of tubers that resulted from lessor fertilizer apnlications a few years Iago. Why? If we were completely atnnts. mlnntaces. DEATHS 50c Per insertion BIRTHS MIIcEWEN - At lln- Manse. Carle- ton Siding. January 10th. ‘i948, to Rev. and Mrs. Horace F. MacEwoi-i, a daughter. Eunice liopc. WOODSIDE - At. the Prince County Hospital on Jan. 8. to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Woodsldc. Sununerside. a daughter. a sister for Audrejz- ’ In Memorials: In fond and loving memory of lur darling baby, Joseph Derrill Mclfenm, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Foch Mellenna. who passed lwly one year ago today. Ile was only a little While roaebud A sweet little flower from birth. God cllicd him homc to Heaven Before he was soiled on earth. Lovlngly Remembered and Sadly Missed by Mother and Daddy. ‘In loving memory 0'.’ nny dear husband Ilcnncth L. 'l'oombs who departed this life Jnnuury llith. I945. Just. three years ago dear Kenneth Though it seems to me much nroa-e To! wen called up home h! Heaven Whore pain and suffering are no more. You will never be forgotten Never will your mammary fade Loving thoughts do always linger Wrcund Uhc grave where you arc Ever Rcmembc u] by Ills Wife. MsellNLEY-ln loving memory of William Mwlfinley, who died Jan- uary 15th. 1942. flood in; his heart. hhTi-lcndahlll wag sound laced and respected by all around, Tc a beautiful life cnmo a peaeelul end, . lIe died as ho lived, everyone‘: friend. a Inserted by Ilia Wife and Family ltltllatztoan UNDERTAKEI EMIALMII JANUARY“ 15. 394s iv with a number of things which should take place. Th0 Irlnd old carferry Prince Edward Island under the guidance °! h" "liable captain and crew again performed Herculean ta 4181M the winter months of 194 . In addition to regular 595.5055] freizht a very iarac orderof some three million bushels of potatoes for Britain had to be moved quick- ly and the outstanding work of the Bflltlllvyees of the Canadian National Railways in handling this huse shipment is worthy of the highest praise. 'I‘he arrival of the M. S. Abe- 8) observant we would have noticed so.ls that lacked life and tlth, grain fields of vcry ordinuiy pm. duction and hay lands that were wretched. The effect of fertilizers on soil balances, soil life, tilth, livestock breeding nltlsf, also be analyzed in order to accurately gage results. If we are not able to give an answer to some of these prob- lems that tire involved in ugrtgu]. turai practises we are scarcely able to assume the position of expert technicians.“ Mr. Shaw went. on to refer to the present crisis in livestock pro- duction due to exorbitant feed- ing costs. He also dealt with breed policies ill hog. sheep and Doultry production; with the maln- tenance and protection of forest growths, which hetsaid are being seriously endangered; with mar- keting processes, field services and other matters. EXPERIMENTAL FARM A very comprehensive report on all phases of Experimental Farms services was submitted by Messrs. R. C. Parent, G. Whiteside and B. F. Tinney. Following are some of the high spots: The station at Charlottetown. established in i909. now consists of I63 acres. "It is our plan to materially increase our acreage in the very near future as we are seriously handicapped by lack of suitable land for experimental work and for the production of needed feed for our livestock." The Station is responsible for the foundation seed of Charlotte- town No. 80 barley and is at pres- ent processing Abegwelt oats with a view to having this variety reg- istered. For manure and commercial fertilizer tests 99 plots of one- fortieth acre each are used. the object being to determine the long-term effects. Uip to the present the beneficial effect of manure. both alone and in com- binatlon. has been outstanding. In the past. l5 or so years, 100 varieties of apples have been test- ed. Of these only seven are con- sidered to have real merit (Mc- Intosh, Red Delicious. Hume, Bandow, Cortland. Lobo, Red Melba) although some 2i other varieties might have limited value for the home orchard. Four 2- aoro orchards for dotnonstration purposes are mat lned. at Alliston, Belle River, V on and Central Bedoque. In variety testing and ulturai experiments in vegetables, em- phasis has been placed on cucum- ber. potato and tomato work dur- ing the past year. “With all due respect to other agencies in the field. it can be safely sold that our station did most of the pre- limlnary work in getting our new cucumber industry under way. During the year we canted on very extensive tests for the Oom- pany and were able to assist the farmers in many ways. We now have consideihble data on var- ieties and fertilizer treatments and hope to expand this work in the coming summer. C erclsl cauliflower growing will be st- temipted in s limited way this season and we are piannins W work along with this undertaking as well." ’ Potato lnvestis "onatl work is receiving increased attention; Ii? present very extensive tests are being conducted with scab and blight resistant varieties. There are nine illustration sta- 1on5, eight dealing with senorai farm problems and one with special investigatlonal studies rela- tive to cranberry P1060610" in upland areas. soil fentility studies in con- nection with all malm‘ CrODS Dm- duced on Island farms have been pursued durins the 988i- ifi" W9"- Applicotions of iutrogeneous fer- uuze" m- hayisnds have realit- ed over s 9-year MP1“ l" m‘ creasing the yield of timothy ha)‘ by 952 pounds. 1X81 pounds and 1013 potlinds per acre on reQIJWW/Q aptplioat ons. m, poultry work. the Station has embarked on a. new program to dot/ermine the relative place and importance of genetics and environment in broediflfl‘ DTB°u°°5~ About 1.1 per cent of the total land area of the Province ha! been classed as susceptible to severe erosion. by "i" "Wm- Th, ‘regim- proportion. of this area. ‘ll per cent. could. no doubt. be maintained in agricultural use with spacial conservation prac- tlces-codtotu working. ltrlfi MVP‘ ping and eliminstiM muffin" crops. Much of n, however. vmlid be batter in grass and pfcfdflltll’ forest. The remlinlfll 93 V" cent can only be classed as non- agrieuliuiial land. Much 0f ti" better arable land t: also aubiwi to erosion activities if probe!’ cultural practices are not follow- ed. (Continued on Page DAIRY IIVIIW Possibility that "aevenl car- oada" of butter will be lrnmrted to this dairy Province before the next production amen. was en- visioned by Mr. I-f. J. MacDonald. ______i____ THE CENTRAL GUARDIAN __ THELGUARDIAN» "CHABPQIIETQWN CBASWELL for Photographs. JIMMIIPS TAXI. Phone 520. UONFIDERATION LIFE BURANCE. MARITIME CENTRAL IOU. 0i‘ AT YOUR SEBVlCE-Arufast C081 CO- Phone 2498. INQUEST OPENED-Ail inquest into the death of an infant child was opened at N. D. MacLeans Funeral Home yesterday with Dr. J. D. MacGuigan as Coroner and the following jury: Albert MacLeod. James Power, Thomas White. J05. rub Duncan. Harry Hardy, w. s. Scantlebury, George MBICLEQd. The proceedings were adjourned’ until 7 p.m. Friday. DAIRYMEN NAME DELEGATES The Prince Edward Island Dairymcns Association has ap- polilted its president. Mr. John H. Myers. Hampon, and Mr. Earl Ings of Mount. l-Ieibert to attend the annual meeting of the Can- adian Dairymens Association at Brockvilie, Ont., on Jan. 22. dlistrv, stressing tlic fact that in the face of good prices there has oten a continued decline in pro- duction of cheese and butter dur- ing the past two years. “A million pounds more butter could be sold annually to Nova Elcotla if we could only produce it," Mr. MacDonald said. The Do- minion quota of cheese to New- foundland had been increased hom 714,000 pounds in i947 to 1,000,000 pounds in 1948. and the quota on butter by 275,000 pounds. This would be an excellent market for P. E. I. ll supplies were avail- able. Unfortunately, "our stocks of butter are the lowest in the history of the Province." In order to stimulate produc- tion the Department is encour- aging the building of modern creameries will: mechanical cold storage in ordc", not only to keep all butter in good condition, but also have a portion of the sum- mer's make for winter. "The high cost of commercial feeds which prevails at present adds greatly to producers’ over- head costs." Mr. MacDonald said. Even though butterfat may be seventy-five cents per pound or higher at present. we will not ex- pect a greater production this win- ter than last. It could even be as- sumed that when the farmers‘. home grown grains are exhausted a very marked decrease might be expected." Butter quality, he said, had been well maintained for the past few years. As arranged at present, however, the Cream Grading Act is not suited to the price paid for different grade: of butterfat. 1f the spread were greater there would be more inducement for the producer to supply the best quality cream. There/ are also different prices being paid for fat _in almost all creameries. This fosters n competitive spirit which is harmful to good creamery prac- tice. It. has been suggmted that an organization of manufacturers be formed to set a standard monthly price. ‘ Mr. MacDonald dealt with the laboratory services, which ho said ncrc a wonderf“ asset to dairy work. At present they are begin- ning utnew test to determine the acidity or alkalinity of the serum, a’ factor of great importance in preparing the cream for butter. POULTRY INDUSTRY The fact that cash income from the sale of poultry and eggs in Prince Edward Island in i947 amounted to 02,274,900. or ap- proximately 20 per cent of the total Island farm income. was stressed by Mr. F. M. Nash‘, in dealing with activities of the Poultry Marketing and Production Services. Of this cash income, $1,645,000 was from eggs and 8525.000 from vouiirv- Est! DYQdHB- tion he cited as "the key to suc- cessful poultry raising." The i947 total represents an in- crease of $727,600 or 47 percent over i942. or a three-fold in- crease over 1030. the first war year- Many people connected with the industry predicted a curtailment of 50 per cent in chick purchases in 1m unless ecu prices Wm M1- justed to bear more relationship to feed costs. lvhulvash said. The inaction was so serious tin-cush- out Canada that mnnv hawhmel did not plan to operate in 1048 and others had arrsnaflfl lr° liber- ate at much reduced capacities. 'I'his demoralizing situation has been corrected for the time bcln! by mg ngw egg contract with Great Britain. Many leadlnl pouitrymen state that. the rela- tlonship between feed costs and egg prices has been adjusted and that the industry is back to the season of liMd-fl when poultry raising was so profitable. "The industry in this Province," m. Nash said. "is organized W handle out present pmdllOtidh or any increase which can tskc place for some time. Itt is operating in high gear." r There are now thirteen Govern- ment approved hatchcrlea operat- ing with s. capacity of 270,200. 111s Island's 50 modern n! 0141118 stations could handle three times the amount of our present volume. Registered poultry kllllnd IM W0- ceaslng stations an sufficient to meet demands. Before next sea- son. than will be in operation at inst two plants set up with mod- ern automatic poultry IN- All- WAYB three tunes daily to Mone- Air and rail connections tc Megan! and Boston. Phone_2061 procuring. coll CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY annual meeting. Friday night, c ty Hall, 5 o'clock. All interested in child welfare urged to stung, T9 "ALlFA;Y55 minutes. via Maritime Central Airways. phone 2061 or 540. CITY roucs: comm- _ A, m, Stipendlary Magistrate's Court ygg, larder. a man charged with being drunk and incapable was dlscharg. ed after spending four days 1n p‘; A case under the Income War Tax Aft was further heard and adjourn. ed until today. THREE SLIGHT ACClDENTS-_ Th?“ 5118M car accidents, which occurred in the city, were report. ed i0 01W Police yesterday. The first was st 3:15 PM. when g truck parked on Kent Street. for» i118 685$. was struck by u second truck which was proceeding cast on the same street. The parked vehicle received slight damage to its left rear fender. ‘The second Ocourred alt 7:15 P.M., when a car going east on Fitzroy Street and a bus travelling south on Prince collided at the intersection of the two streets. The left front fond- er. headlight. and radiator of the car were damaged. A car going north on Elm Avenue and slid. lng into a. car proceeding south on the same street. was the cause of the third accident. which took place alt 8:35 P.M. Damage was caused to the left front fender of one car and to the left rear fend- er of the other. Agricultural Institute Meeting 'l‘.he regular monthly meeting of iihe local branch of the Agricultural Institute of Canadrrwas held on Tuesday evening at Birch Court, Experimental Farm. Mr. R..C. Parent, Maritime Dir- actor of the Institute. reported on the recent meeting of the National Executive held in Ottawa. He pointed out that 1,000 students would graduate from Canadian Agricultural Colleges this spring. and that the numbers of graduates would reach a peak of 1.200 in 1050. Tihese graduates. if assimilated in the organization. would increase the membership to over 5.000. The speaker" of the evening was Mr. S.G. Peppin, chief inspector for the Province, who presented an interesting history of seed potato production in Prince Edward 1s- iand. In 1914 the United States placed an embargo on Maritime potatoes because of the powdery scab disease which was prevalent here at tihut tfme. Washington ‘authorit- leg hhen agreed to accept our potatoes provided they were prop- erly lnspected and certified. In- spection and certification of seed potatoes was thus instituted. Mr. Peppln traced the early ex- perimental work conducted here in the control of late blight dis; case and the various diseases suozi as mosaic and leafroll. The first car of fully certified white potatoes. variety Irish Cobblersmasshlpped in 1918 Mr. Peppln stated. Duvrln‘ the last growing season. over 50 pit cent of the certified seed potato acreaqg of Canada was planted in this province. Following Mr. Poppins address Mr. John Martin of the National FlinfBoard showed thc fiin "Certi- ficd For Seed.“ ber of recommendations for inn- proveiment OTHER. REPORTS _ Other activities of the Domin- ion Livestock Division were re- viewed by Mr; H. W. Clay, who dealt with cattle. sheep and swine. Re referred to s suggestion that a Livestock Advism’ Committefl be appointed. representing the Experimental Station. the Provin- cial Department. the Dominion Livestock Division and a repre- sentative from each breed associ- ation to make recommendations covering all livestock field. activit- ies. He believed this suggestion should be considered. Dealing with the marked pro- gram in improving Yorkshlres to the extent that this Province now produces the best bacon carcasses in Canada and in higher percent- ages, Mr. Clay said this result has been due to careful selecting and mating. and close breeding when outstanding individuals are dis- covered. It is hoped to have every commercial swine breeder in the Province using sows and boars from tested qualified sires and dams. To further this aim the nunfber of breeders of registered stock has been increased from 10 in i045 to 100 in i047, and it is still increasInS- ~ Other interesting reports sub- mitted yesterday ‘ncluded reviews of the policies of the Provincial Department of Agriculture; Pro- vincial Department Extengion Div- ision; Junior Clubs and Science and Forestry services. COMMITTEES The following committees were appointed at yesterday's meeting: Soils: R- Parent. G- B. White- side. D. Schumann. N. 15h!“- 9- Ayen, B. P‘. Tlnney. L. Ford, L. P. Mclsanc. R. Mncbean. Potatoes: S. G. PflDlJifI. R- P81‘- ent. R. Hurst. G. AYUPS. l-I- C311" beck. W. R. Shaw. G. Warren, C. Shaw. H. L. MaoLal-cn. Ci- Ram- say and N. Black. . Livestock and Poultry: W. n. show. R. Parent. 8. C. Wfllht. F- M. Nash, If. W. Clay. L. W. Roper. 8.. l". ‘rinney. B. C. Scranton, Dr. 0. Bishop. Dr. Ii. Netting“ If. MacDonald. Ii. Adams. I’. A. Drls- equipment. m canning chicken and fowl, there are five Govern- ment approved plants capable of handling 2.000.000 lbs. per aeaacn. Mr. Nae-h urlld tfl impel-tones of rctlininl the‘ industry at in Dairy lvllnnuneani. wne m. p caulslflvs review sf tbs ls- ismslcvalsad W II“ l llllllefl ilortlctllture: o. warren. n. hunt, P. Gannon. I‘. s. Reeves. Mseuoa Plant Disc-sacs and Pests: R. R. Hurst"!- Olnnon. L. Callback. Don't Make This Mistake When Child ls Constipated Don't upset a child already unset b! don- stlpatlon with nasty-Inning lsxatlvfl or harsh grlpi cstbartica. Give Children's Oivn Tab] . his new corrective made es- pecially for growing youngsters’ nseda is so pleasant to take-acts so gently and nor- rnsliy without disagreeable reactions that even the fusaiut child won't obiect to their use. Make laxative-taking time any on the child and yourself. mother! Get Children's Own Tablets today at your druggiat. 25¢. ANNOUNCE- MENT - Mr. and lvlrs. J. Walter Jones announce the engagement. of their daughter, Vimy Margaret, to Earl A. Siegrlot, London, Ont. ENGAGEMENT CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY — It is expected that Mr. F. R. ttfat-Kinnon, dlreotor of Child Wel- fare, Halifax, will address the an- nuai meeting tomorrow night. All interested invited to attend. Personals Mrs. Fordcn Young of this city gcceivcd the sad news of the death of her brother-ln-laiv, litfr. Mag- nus Munn of Stoughton, Mass, on January Sth. Gentraltihristian Church Annual Meeting Held The annual meeting of the Cen- tral Christian Church was held last nighit in the school room. The business meeting was pre- ceded by a supper, sponsored by the ladies of the Church. iVltl‘. M. C. Stewart presided. and all church organizations reported an active year's work. It was decid- ed to entertain the Youth Con- ference of the Christian Churches in October next. The present board of trustees. consisting of C. L. MacKay, chair- man, M. C. Stewart. treasurer, W. L. Henry, secretary. H. W. Platte. Allison Owen, and Charles H. Chandler, was rc-cieotcd unani- nioilsiy. ' A hearty vote of thanks was extended to the pastor and his wife for their splendid work diur- ing the past year and an unani- mous call was extended to them for the ensuing year. A resolution: of deep sympathy was extended to the family of the late J. H. Williams. who was a lifelong member and a strong sup- porter of the work at Central Christian Church. Mr. Williams held the offices of church clerk and trilstee for upwards of fifty years and later held the high of- flee of elder. Resolutions of sympathy were also extended to the family of the late Shirley Biggar and to the fa-m- ily of the late George H. Stewart of Winnipeg. chairman All-Canada Committee of the Churches of Christ. At. the conclusion of the busi- ness session sound filins were shown. through the courtesy of the National Plhn Board. . soliin or ran: Continued from page 1 t’on. "At our October Lflccting, Mr. John McNichol. M.P. addressed the Board of Trade on Maritime Re- habilitation. Mr. l\lcNichol's ad- dress, wlih accompanying illus- frations, was very enlightening, and we are indeed indebted to him for his interest in our local prob- iems. "Members of the Board 0f Trade, were given the oPDortunity of meeting Mr, W.R. Turnbnll. Deputy Postmaster General of Canada. preceding a dinner held in his honor, at the Charlottetown Hotel. Mr. Turnbull assured the Board that the Post Office Depart- ment were planning the erection of a post office building in Char- iottetoilrn. as soon as a suitable sitc could be procured. “At our request. the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of Montreal arranged to have Mr. I-LC. Scho- ficid qt their Branch visit Char- lottetown to address the Board at our April meeting. Mr. Don Mar- lett of the Canadian Climber was also a guest speaker at one of our meetings. “The Board of Trade was rcp- raaented at the Canadian ‘much! Convention held in Charlottetown in August. The services o; the Board were offered in connection with the visit of the "Know Miss- issippi Better" train. "The Charlottetown Board was represented at the annual meeting of the Maritime Board of Trade in Saint John by tho president. the secretary and Mr. Morton Dew. "Details in connection with the visit to the Province of ten as- sistant Trade Conlmissloners of the Department of Trade and Com. merce st Ottawa. were handled by the Board. interviews were ar- ranged with the leading exporters and Government officials. A flight over Charlottetown, Summcrsldc and other points of interest in the Provinci- was part of the cnicr- tainmenf. »"A delegation was appointed to approach the Governmenlfund ob- tain infownation on the packing house strike. A report or their findings was submitted in the Councl cl. a special meeting. "A half-yearly report 0n thc ac- tivities of the Board of Trade was faaued in July. ny favourable comments l-isve been reccved on this Ides. as it brings to the at- tention of members and other: s summaq- of the projects in which the Board is presently engaged and its‘ accomplishments during the previous ax months’ period. Annual Meeting St. Peter's Cathedral _ Senior Branch W. A. The annual meeting of St. Pet- ers Cathedral Senior Branch of the Women's Auxiliary, which was well attended was held on Tues- day, January 13th, in the Guild room. The reports "for 1947 were read by the various secretaries. All were vtry gratifying and showed great interest in the work. The president. Mrs. H. L Palmer, who is retiring from office gave a splendid report of the year's work and welcomed the new president. Miss Cotton. Mrs. H. L. Plckard was elected vice president, succeed- ing Miss Cotton. A vote of thanks to all the offl- cers was proposed by Mrs. Cosh. During the year bales of cloth- ing were sent to St. Philips School, Fort George; Hospital sup- plies to St. Philip's Hospital; also clothing sent to St. Faith's Mis- sion, Swan River; articles 1f clothing were also sent to the Protestant Orphanage. and gar- niezits of various kinds to Rpd Cross. The following is the list of offl- ccrs for coming year: President, Miss Cotton. Vice President. Mrs. H. L. Pick- aid. Secretary, Mrs. H. Burt. Treasurer, Mrs. Malone. Dorcas Secretary, Mrs. H. Pickard and Miss McKinnon. Prayer Partner, Mrs. L. H. Dav- lson. Junior Secretary. Mrs. A. Peake. uttie Helpers. Mrs. V. Saund- ers. Living Message, Mrs. R. L. Cot- ton. Literature Secretary, Mrs. Nelson. Social Service, Mrs. H. L. Palm- cz and Mrs. DeBlois. L. 5. establishment of a composte high school in Charlottetown. A fur- ther report on this subject will be presented ‘to the Board by the Chairman of this Committee." Reference was also made to the appointment of a, National affairs committee f0 study government iegislat on and to keep our MUJi- bers of Parliament fully advised of the community's interest in. and opinion on, developments at Otta/wa. Regret was expressed by tho President at the death during the year of two highly esteemed mem- bers of the Board, Mr. Gil. Tay- lor and Mn. WTF. Tidmarsh. both original charter members of the Board founded here sixty-one years ago. Secretary's Report During the past year the Board received a total of 221 requests for various information regarding Is- land tourist attractions. stated Secretary A. Walthen Gaudet in surmltting his first annual report. These requests came from every Province of Canada and from every state of the U.S.A., 5S well asNew- foundland, England. and the Brit- ish West Indies. together Wlh s variety of 89 other different types of requests from all corners of the globe. One of the chief requests was for a booklet on Charlottetown, asked for in all parts 0,! Canada and the States. "Who knows4some of thcsc rcquests may be from people who might be interested in coming here to retire or open up small busin- esses and each of such would be an asset to this City", Mr, Gau- det stated. "I have to report how- ever that no such booklet setting forth the life. the clmate and the advantages of this City exists and I strongly recorrmend to the in- coming Council that study be given to this matteoearly in the New Year". Mr. Gaudet noted that Boards of ‘Trade in other cities have special committes to organize tours through industrial plants and the lke, in order to give their mem- bers s better appreciation of local industry and their problsms. "I feel“. he said, "that we all could learn something more here in this City of our own local plants and smaller industries and I recom- mend the early establishment of such a committee in this Board by the incoming council." l-Ie reported 23 Incorporated finn memberships. 14 unincorporated firm memberships, and 30 individ- ual memberships in the Board for the first year under the set-up. He expressed the hope that these fig- ures would be doubled during i048. "The is much work at hand for an active Board of Trade in this city and it is scmewitst discour- aging to see the lack of rcal in- terest by so many of our leading business men who should be show- ing experienced ldjsddrship in this organization", Mr. Gaudet said. "Perhaps we are inclined to take boo much for granted lifldél" this way of life of ours when we knew as free enterprise. That system has fallen before the Communist ham- mer and sickle in many countries of the world today and our Rus- sian espionage trials revealed that serious inroads have likewise been made in this country. This and many othcr problems exist today in the national sphere to engage our earnest gtttnfofl. There are nnlny matters of im- portance at home sa well demand- lng our immediate consideration. as for instance. the aite for the new Federal building. a proper bus terminal. and mort- equitable representation in the local Legis- lature, to mention but a few in the c'vle field, as well as numerous items in the Provincial field. ‘ "When you reflect that any and all of the local service clubs prac- tically fill this room at their week- lvfand til-monthly iuncheons and dinners. as a beard cf trade we surely cannot flatter ourselves in iffmfn} it difficult to fill 26 or 30 ‘Divorce Court In fipen Today In Charlottetown Ten applications for divorce are slated today to come before the Divorce Court comprised of Chief Justice Thane A. Cantpbell and five members of the Government. The Bppiicutiotls uie. Verna Muriel Stewart. Chai- lottetown, plaintiff, versus Alex- ander Kaye Stewart. Long ClGe-l, and Rosalie Tasulak. Ho! tax. de- fendants. Eric Elijah Gass,,Nr\w Glasgow. P.E.I., plaintiff, versus Eleanor Stella Goes and Charles Alt-yan- der Srpratt. both of Ottawa. de- fendnnia. John Samuel Gamble. Crapuud. plaintiff, versus Rosa Josephine Gamble and Douglas llaig Sher- rcn, both of Charlottetown, dc- fendants. Peter Wlbur 'I‘hompsoit, Char- lottetown Royalty, plaintiff. versus Maiiuret May Whitioek 'l“iiornp- son, Hunter River. and Elmer Con- neils. Chariottctcwvn, defendants. Joseph A. Gallant. Borden. plaintiff. versus Muriel Gallant, Summerside. and Frank M. Camp- bell. Cape Traverse, defendants. Dorothy Bryenton. Summcrside. plaintiff. versus Elmer Brycnton and Marjorie Bigger .\tl2illl.~', both of McAdam. N.B.. defendants. Failnlc Bertram, Charlottetown Royalty, plaintiff, versus Frederick Joseph Bertram and Evelyn Mc- Leod. both of Bonshau‘. tlofcnd- ants. Margaret filat-Kinncn. Derby (Prince County). plaintiff. versus Leo MacKinnon and Ruby Mc- Donald, both of Derby, defend- ant_s. Theodore Carr MacDonald. Mono- ton. N..'B.. plaintiff, versus Mary ‘Arilla MacDonald and Clarence Wood. both of Covehead Road. dc- fendants. . Mddred Flora I-leeschen, Fair- vlew. N.S., Versus Eric Roland Heeschen, Halifax, and Gladys MaoWilliams, Lower Suekvillc. N.B.. defendants. In addition, eight judgments nisi will come before the Court for ab- solute judgments. They are: Philip Stanley McInnls. Halifax, plaintiff. versus Beatrice ulcInnis, Willard West. and Lester Alexan- der. all of Cilariottetotlrn. defend- ants. Murray Bernard Carmichael. Charlottetown, plaintiff, versus Mary Elizabeth Carmichael and Henry Toni. both of Charlotte- town, ‘defendants. Margarct Mill Rankin. summer- side. plaintiff. versus Herbert Brenton Rankin, Summer-side. and Gladys Elizabeth Rsnsbottom, Montreal. defendants. Frances Mary Duncan. Halifax. plaintiff, versus Gordon Wilfrid Duncan. Charlottetown, and Mar- tina Gallant, Halifax, defendants. Leslie Charles Crawford, Char. lottetown. plaintiff, versus Ruth Rhoda Cra-wford and Lorne Nich- olson, both of Charlottetown. de- fendnnts. W. Bayficld Ramsay. Mount Pleasant, plaintiff, versus Hilda Belle Ramsay and Clarence Strong- man. both of Summerside. des fendants. Francis Raymond McKay. Chari iottetown, plaintiff. versus Elizabeth Irene liicfiay" and Frank French. both of Truro. N.S., defendants. Jolt- Alfred Mycrs. Charlotte- town. plaintiff. Versus Marjorie Eleanor Myers. Charlottetown, and Curtis Meianson. River llcberl. N.S., defendants. Sister 0f l.leut.-liov. Bernard Passes Away At Sacred Heart llama The death occurred last night at the Sacred Heart l-lccne. Charlotte- town. of Miss Winnie Bernard, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bernard. Tignlsh. and sister of Lieutenant-Governor J.A. Bernard. She was 69 years of age and had been an invalid for sever- al years. _ Beside; the Lieutenant-Governor. the late Miss Bernard is survived by two brothers. Will. of Boston, Mass.. and Frank of Charlottetown; and also two sisters. Mrs. .7 ll. Gul- lant and Florence, bot-h of Chat-- iottctown. The remains will be forwarded today to Tignish for burial. salty-w. It was announced last evening by officials of the 3rd and 9th Charlottetown Troops that the hockey teams of these two troops will meet in a game at the Forum, Baturday morning at 9.00 nan. it w» also announced that the line- up of the 0th Troop will be posted at their regular weekly meeting. Friday evening. we are to be a strong organiza- tion gentlemen. whosc voice will carry weight and rcsport in the community and elsewhere and if ‘we gre to fulfill our rghtlui 01ml‘ tn the life or the city then uc must cast aside our evident selfishness and be prepared to give something of our time and our labors in the interests and progress of our city. our Province and our country.“ INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT Following are bxccrpts from the report of Mr. IILW, l-lyndman. chairman of the Industrial Devel- oyment Committee: "It is generally gccepied that Continuation page 11 Too Lats Io tlaslfy and» - ouu. roat non-sh"- work. Apply Mil-s. B. C. Vail. "A Contnittce was named and a o. Pawn. L not l. O. Wright, lam. , ____ ....._..,.....- paeluticn passed recommending the places st the majority of our monthly meetings during i047. If Provinc- iii i that engineer J. ll. Crotcau cred lakc at Ciovn. l5 miles sway. i l in van! or r lb Iinu en tissue ' ta Tiilhiinn“ Ask your to s es you. hlnoveld today. I. I.” China o for C Public Servants Association Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Prince Eduard Island Public Ser- uints Association ivas held iasl evening at the Clover Club, with one of the largest attendances on Itcord. The meeting was presided 0\C'l‘ by the retiring president, Ml‘. J. F‘. Connolly who, in his annual report. thanked the Provincial Government on behalf of the A8- sociation for the consideration given to the employees at all limes. Mr. Connolly also thanked the tneinbcrs of the Assoc! ion for their loyal support, and ma e par- ticular mention of the outstanding work of Miss Hilda Harper, tha retiring secretary-treasurer. Among the guests or the even- mg were His llonour Lieutenant G0\Gl'lli)l' Bernard and iVfrs. Ber- nard, Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMllial‘. and Mrs. blot-Milieu, Hon. William Hughes and Hon. Horace Wright. Lieutenant (‘overnor Bernard. Dr. lVlacMillan. Mr. Hughes and Nit". Wright. addressed the meet- ing uitii ll fev- ivcil chosen words. After the addresses by the dis- tinguished guests, the following slate of officers was elected for the ensuing year:- Presldent. Mr. W. E. Massey. Vice-president, Mr. P. A. Mur- naghan. Secretary 'l‘reasurer, Miss lam MacDonald. Executive: Colonel P. S. Field- ing. Mr. W. E. Agnew, Colonel W. W. Reid, Mr. W. R. Show, Mr. P. S. Bradley and Mr. John F. Con- nolly. On the conclusion of the busi- ness meeting. an enjoyable pro- gramme of entertainment was staged. Taking part in the enter- tainment werc. the 17th Rec-cl Regiment orchestra. vocal selec- tions by Misses Frances I-lennetsey, Pearl Burns and Mrs. Elmer Gal- lant. A sing-song movie was shown by Mr. John Martin. of the National Film Board, and Messrs. Roy MtGilliway and P. A. Mur- naghan ran a successful Share the Wealth program. This part of the entertainment was followed by s tasty lunch. served by a very capable commit- tee under the leadership of Misses Miriam MacDonald, Joyce Anthr- son and Ruth Ross. After lunch was served an hour of dancing and cards was enjoyed by all the younger memdbra of the Association. 35 BELOW ZERO Continued from page 1 _i- failed. signalman Marcel PowliI went back to place a warning tor- pedo on the track. Before he could do so. No. 21 came roaring down the transcontinental line. 1t plowed into the stalled train. A steel sleeper on the res: end was sent hurtling into the ncfl car ahead. the part-trend coach. The coach was shaiieieil and -~ ‘tvgcrs in other cars of the trains. made up of both sleepers i...“ coaches. were thrown from their bcfths and scata. Passengers and crews alike. stumbling from the cars in con- fusion and many cut and biecd- ing, struggled to the smashed coach. They tried to render aid ta the injured but it was an simcaa hopeless task to dig into the tang- lod mass Iwithout wrecking equip- ment. First-aid was given the in- jured and the rescuers carried on unt'] the arrival cf the special trains bearing doctors. nurses and wrecking crews. Mir- Elghf. Passengers Killed Eight of the kilovm dead were pasengers but. identtification was difficult. some of the bodies were mangled. From their dress it was believed all were men on their way to lumbcr camps. Eilrllci- reports from La 'I‘uoue. a (liifiSl0Il3i polirt 50 miles east. and brskemail Arthur Dussault. of Inv- is, Que. had been killed wuc discounted hero. lit was known that Croteau was among the seriously injured but information here and from other points indic- ated he is alive and was taken in hospital. Dussnult was said to be less seriously hunt. All the injured were resident! of Quebec Province, most of l-hetm from north country areas. An hoisted Spot The little Wykes station is sh isolated spot in the heart of Noithern Quebec's logging indus- try. There was no way of reach- ing it except by train because the rugged iiillc bush road long hid been blocked by snow. Plane! were able to land on a snow-cov- Hero in Parent. 253 miles WM of Quebec on the transcontinent- ‘nl line stretching across North- ern Quebec towards Coohrsne. Ont. thcrc is no commercial tele- phone service. Reports from Wjzkes latte to- night did not definitely indicate whether the line bad, been clear- ed sufficiently for fsfllllf traffic. Prom the companyu statement it was indicated l9 of the injured persons were on No. 11. the ma» med train. and 9d on No. ill. At the time of the crash the weather was heavily overab- 300 PitmyQL daylight had scarcely appeared- but there was no now fslilal.