RoonrFbr Improvement In Fishing Industry, Production, Marketing

P. E. I. tlas Pleased Summer Visitor In Mr. Pouliot

“It will be most useful for the philosophers of the Royal Com- mission on Transportation to have visited PrincevEdward Island in the course of their pereginations," declared Mr. J, F. Pouiiot, K.C, veteran Liberal member of Par- liament for Riviere-du-Loup, who is visiting the Island this week and who mmented enthusiastic- ally to a Guardian representative yesterday on the hospitality of the Province. ‘

"In crossing over here the Com- mission will iearn something of the geography of the country at first hand," Mr. Pouliot said, with a twinkle in his eye. “The pleas- ant surroundings of Charlottetown cannot but be good for them. and will give them the right in-

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Coming Events

"Reserve August 8th for Junior homers Field Day,

"Rustico Chicken Supper and Bazaar, August 3rd.

Wednesday. August

"Reserve

' are for at. Andrew's Picnic.’ ,.__. .

"Ice Cr h D o, "Npwffi

School Ions; will’ y'20th'. ' ‘ "Mali your Film! to Garnbum

Photo Studio. Charlottetown. p

"Dance, Vaileyfleld Hail, Pri- day. July 29th.- Good music.

"Dance at The Outside Inn, Pownai, fiiday, July 29th.

"Bonshaw Institute Lawn Party, Stephen Maclreorfs field. Friday, July 29th. MacNeiiYs Orchestra ,

"Movies. New Glasgow tonight. "False i Colors" starring William Boyd and Bnpalong Cassidy.

"Legion Dance, Orwell Hall. Monda. August 1st. Proceeds to go to srtin Fund.

"Ice Cream and Dance tn Al- borry Piairl Hall, Friday. July 29th. Webster's Orchestrm.

"Dance at the Gordon Indge Friday night, July 20th. Dancing from 9 till i.-

"Dance Mt. Stewart Legion Hall every Thursday night. rllllllc by Al Blanchard.

"Dance Graham's Road. Tllllfl" day night. Rollie MacKenzids Or- chestra.

"See that big show "Swannee River". Eldon Friday, Bridgetown Saturday.

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"Dance, old-time and modern.

Ellis Bios. Central Royalty. l"l'l~ .

do)’. July 29.

I'm-re Movies in Wheetley liver Hall. Thursday, July 28th. bale of Ice Cream.

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"Reserve mo», July ma for the open air‘ dance in Uigg. spon- sored by Uigg-Kinross, Junior Partners.

"Don't miss Open Air Dance at Rustfcoviiie. Thprsday. July 3th- Danc frolniiiiili .M.Good nusip. Canteen service.

"The IntenCoaa-nunity Choral Club wtirnoid an Ice Cream Social

Hill, ‘ling-Tm Tmfibun ammo“

"hr your noing pleasure some to tho fa era Count-r! Dlub. ‘travellers antpvm Th1!"- la! nuns.

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MONOTON, nlsl, July 27 _ (WT-Representatives of the fish- eries industries oi New Brunswick and Prince sidward Island were

‘ told in an all-day conference here

today that there is some room for isnprovernent in production and

' merchandising methods ii the in-

dustry is to supplant lost markets "l llfllllll areas with more sales on homo markets and mo" in enm- doilar-eoonomy w ' _

fisheries Minister Mayhcw, who, with other meanbers of his depart- ment. confirmed with N..IB. and P. E-I. Government officials and in- dustry representatives, expressed the view that there was m "un- derconsumptiou of fish in Canada and the United States.

The road into these markets lay through some chanflb in methods °l production as well as ill merch- agdiising techniques. the Minister 5 .

IMustry IQPNGEIIiu-tivea earn- piaihed that a large amount of ii- legal lobster fishing is going on, oonstitutinfl l. threat to the lobster population in the New Brunswick area. Both Mr. Mayhsw and his Deputy Minister. Stewart Bates, said the Government was ‘ of the threat, but would need in- dually (so-operation in couabatring t. -

Reference was made to difficulty at the present time of marketing canned fish p- ’ a on lhiropen and Empire markets because of dollar shortages in those areas. This difficulty extends ' to West Indies markets, the Minister said. but applied not only to fish, but to other rimary products-

Salt a pickled fish products did not suffer in this respect as did canned products. it was stated. The-Minister said that in the salt

" bracket» prices-

were h arilfinarkets good.

Freak. Storm In Three, tillers

(By The Canadian Press)

THREE RIVERS. Que, July 27-—Trees were uprooted and roof-tops of several homes rip- ped off during a freak storm with gale winds reaching up to 75 miles an hour in Three Rivers and district late today.

There were no casualties but damage was expected to run into thousands of dollars.

The sudden storm, accomp- ied by torrential cloudbursts which flooded the cgliars of numerous homes and business establishments affected Three Rivers, Cap - de - la - Madeleine and several small parishes within a five-mile radius of the city.

f2 CATTLE KILLED ICINGSTON. Jamaica. July 17 — (am-A lightning storm last night killed 22 prize pure bred cattle at nearby Treiawny Estate.

Negro Brothers Hanged At Fredericton Yesterday_

010M. July 21 -—(0P) and Rufus Hamilton, id with their TTmOeaIT-Toutbi: 1110mm for the igying of Norman P. (Sliver) Burgoyne last January. Aaiid the silence of s fur select- ed official witnesses and thousands assembled near the York County 3g“ yard, a single trail W" lilllml u 339 ‘p1,, A.D.T. as the killers stood back to back. In the early- mwnin; quiet, the clatter of {he released drop was clearly audib e. The men were pronounced dead by jail alsraeon Dr. JAM. Bell I few minutes lam- l-Iuisdrads of cars surrounded thl jail block. mo! o! "w" 1M W" there since 9.30 pm, although the

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Two Island , Army Cadets left yesterday morning by train for their two-week camp in Banif, Al- berta. The cadets are Majors, Ed- wards Mullins (left), Queen Square Cadet Corps and William Mac- Andrew (right), Went Kent Cadet Corps.

Both are cadet commanders for their respective Cadet Corps. Just recently the announcement that they would represent the Island at the camp was released by Army Headquarters at Halifax.

Former Pacific

VIJCIORLA. July 27 -(CP) ,- Major General R.O. Alexander, C. 3., D.S.O., 6i, died irs hospital here today. .

I-le ccmrnanded the Canadian Army on the Pacific Coast from WK .1. .. . Jtmll. ....il“1l=.-.-1W- d‘ the‘! fénttnfrigfinya" flier" Pearl Harbor. l-Ia retired fromthe army in March, 1945..

At his retirement he was in- specter of the army in Western Canada}

For more than four years he had not been in good health and dur- ing the last year and a half was a patient at Veteran's Hospital here.

Surviving are his widow and a son, Ronald Lennox, at the family home here; a daughter, Mrs. J.

Aylan-Parker. in Toronto; four grandsons and a. brother in En!- land.. -

The Generals death marked the end of a long and varied military career.

I-Ie was born into an English family in Kandy, Ceylon, and re- ceived his first commission as a lieutenant in the Victoria Rifles in 1908 and joined the Royal Canad- ian Regiment with the same ran; in 1910.

After the First World War he was general staff officer at Milit- ary District 4, Montreal. and served as professor of tactics at the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ont.

Gen. Alexander's first military district was MD. 7, at Saint John. N.B. From there he was trans- ferred to the command of M.D..4‘. and in 1938 took over MD. 2

Maj.-Geh. W.W.P. purine.

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ion was slated for "after midnight

standard time." This city is on Daylight Saving Tibia. . - Thousands of pedestrians were

waiting on the sidewalks, in‘ trees. on roofs and" at other vantage points and remained thnagsilent- iy for many hours. From, Ci! best vantage point all that could be seen was the briiliaa, dighted

jail yard and the atorsy- a half shed which was used for, hang- ing. The gallows was hid from

view in the shad loft. _

A few minutes before 2.20 the death-procession wslkins briskly towards the stisd from the

iaii proper. The church bail of St. p,

Damian's Roman Catholic Church which bad been tolllhl for a half-

ilailets Leave i-‘or Alberta (lamp

i dinate all

The two cadets have just return- ed from a cadet camp which was held at Camp Aldershot, Nova. Scotla, They received very high recommendations from the Cadet Officer for Eastern - Command, Capt. W. Matheson.

Cadet Major Mullins is The son of Mr. Wendail Mullins, 230 Fitzroy Street and the late Mrs. Mullins.‘ and Major MacAndrcw is the son‘ of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. MacAndrew. 58 Green St. 2

Coast Army

Commander Dies In Victoria

Evidence 1.... Yesterday lietore g

v

The hearing of the final wit- nesses on tho Prime Edward Is- land Government brief. and wit- nesses on the briefs presented by the associated Boards of Trade of the Provilflze and the West Point Ferries Ltd. together with rc- presentatiohs made by Mr. R. E. Mutah regarding Northumberland Ferries Ltd. concluded the busi- ness of the sittings of Royal Com- mission on Transportation in Char- iottetown.

Replying to questions by Frank M. Covert, Commission counsel, the morning ' opened with Mr. B. Graham Rogers specifically recommending the addition of a.n-' other new ice-breaking ferry on the Bordcn-Tomentilie route. This ferry, he stated. would not "need to be-as elaborate as the Abegweit and we would like to see both free of all charges.”

Answering questions on the con- ‘tinuing of Feed Grain Assistance. witness stated, “We want some as- surance for a definite period of time that feed grain will not sud- denly rise by 50 or 60 cents per bag, and upset our farming econ- omy."

Mr. Rogers stated that PJLI. ‘would be the ideal place to co-or- transport services "to the advantage of all and for bet- ter public service." He did not express sn opinion as to whether the railway should operate a bus service but believed that "truck- ing rates should be set by the Pro- vincial Motor Carriers’ Board." l-le stated further that "the Pro- vince would have to’ be shown pretty definite ‘advantages. before giving up its control of trucking in orJcl- to co-ordinate transport services."

On the question of the route of the Trans-Canada Highway, wit- ness said he believed it should go from one end of the Province in the other. linioina up the present ferries and the proposed ferry at West Point-which he felt sure would be a “commercial proposi- tion.’ - . ‘

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Mir. R.‘ I. Mlutch presented two spared ‘ tern ts on the freight on turnips and the North- umberland ferries. Ha quoted our-

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sated briefly tbs requirements of

. (CP)--Austrnlia'l coal strike today

' leaders scheduled mass meetings to

' of emergency covering sea and

r- ed to be held. The decision to move

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, gTl-IURSDAY, JULY 28, 1949

l.- JET AIRLINER MAKES i‘ TEST HOPS

Australian Coal Strike Moves Towards Climax ‘Gov/t oil's.

All Troops Into Coal Fields

SYDNEY, Australia, July 21-

moved toward a climax when the Government deblded to move all available troops into thecoal-fleids immediately and mining union

discuss a return to work, Meanwhile, in Melburne,,the Vic- toria Government declared a state

land transport, fuel, light and power throughout the whole state.

The troops are ready to work open-out mines but will not start before Aug. 2, the day after the miners’ mass meetings are expect-

in the troops was taken at a meet- ing of Federal and New South Wales ministers, attended also by union leaders.

The call for aggregate meetings —-gafherings of miners‘ locals in key mining centres-was issued by the Council of Australian Coal-min-

‘ clded to walk out without await-

(ivlelr-Jl‘ '.'-'

ing Unions. It is believed the meet- ings will be held Monday and. should the miners decide to return to work within a week, the troops will not be used. Such a decision would end the mid-winter strike- just one month old today-on the Government's terms.

These terms are for the miners to return to their Jobs uncondi- tionally while the coal tribunal considers their ‘emands for a 35- hour week, a pay boost of 30s. ($4.80) a week and long-service leave. The tribunal was reviewing these claims when the miners de-

ing the decision.

Mild Polio Epidemic Reported Ila-Now York

gency appeal for special nurses to deal wiiharlsing number of in- fantile paralysis» cases was issued today by city officials. The appeal followed 19 new polio cases re- ported in an officially described “mild epidemic" in New York City. The Health Department put the number of cases since Jan. l at 247.

Maritimers Buy less Fertilizer Than last Year

FREDERICTON, N’. 13., July 28- (Clfi-Smaller tonnage of fertilizer was sold in the Maritime Provin- ces in 1949 than in 1948, members of the Maritime Fertilizer Council were told here today. The tonnage reduction was 21,778 or 11.8 per cent, according torecords submit- ted in the annual report of the secretary-treasurer, Moncton.

The report. one of several plac- ed before the annual meeting which opened this morning at thc Lord Beaverbrook Hotel, showed also that increased interest in higher grades of_fertiiizer mix- tures is being manifested in the

I -I ‘ a ",1 T . ’ “mam! 27”“ emerjrtislifi filrirzn azdmlriglgstiilfil

Maritimes. This is borne out in the

tatemen. given that total plant food units sold in 1949 as compar- ed to 1948 showed a reduction of 4.15 per cqlt as against the 11.8 per cents drop in tons.

Al Bearnc, Windsor, N. 8.. was elected president. succeeding E. M. Taylor, Fredericton. S itll AuHil- ton, Fredericton, su ceclicd Mr. Bearne as vice-president. J. V. Ile- Intyre, Moncton, was re-electod secretary-treasurer.

Directors include Dr. Smith, Truro, N. 8.. A. Kentville. N. 8., and W. Black, Chariottetowm.

Time and place of the next an- nual meeting was left for the et- ccutlve to decide, with a sugges- tion it be held at Charlottetown at the time of the national convention of the Agricultural Institute of Canada.

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NEW ARCTIC PO51‘

OTTAWA, July f‘! - (C?) — A néw Royal Canadian Mmintod Police post is being established in the Arctic at Spence Bay, in the vicinity of King William Island. Commissioner 8. T. Wood said t0- day. The new depot-will share the isolation of a new Hudson's Bay Company post.

George Keisali. Norman

IUIOIDI VIIDICT

SAINT JOIN, N3... July 1f - (Ol-A verdict that Mason, s1. oonunittod suicide and that no other person was knpli- catad in the fatality wps returned at India tonilbt.

late yester- day ter woii his sister-in- lavr. Mrs. Joseph . Little. swis-

ence of ninl vntauau imiiidsd’ a

people.- cf King's County as: an

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. pitai with-amb-

lw 1B8. Little, BOI- l1

John Malay nearby

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Proposals 0f Trade Boards Placed_ Before Commission

B! JOIN IIILANC (Canadian PNaa Staff Writer)

Broad recommendations aimed at improving Prince Edward Is- land's transportation services were placed yesterday before the Royal Commission on Transportation in Charlottetown.

The Commission heard proposals from Provincial Boards of Trade and representatives of farming and other industries as it. concluded a. three-day session in the Island Province on its tour of investiga- tion into national transportation problems.

From here, the Commission un- der Hon. W. F. A. 'l‘ur'geon moves to Quebec City for a sitting open- ing Saturday. It riow has covered all Provinces except Quebec, On. tario and Newfoundland. .

Today's sitting ended a. Mari- time tour that began at Halifax July l1. In New Brunswick. the Commission sat at Fredericton.

Today the commissioners heard from the Boards of Trade of this Province that ail forms of trans-

Awarded seeiersiiip“

Mr. J. A, McKiel, of the Domin-

ion Entoniologicai Laboratory,

portation in Princeldward Island should be co-ordinated to obtain faster services and greater effici- ency.

The brief was submitted by B,

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Prniior milieu To Speak Tonight in Pictou bounty

(Special to The Guardian) NEW’ GLASGOW, N. 8.. July 2'1 --Premier J. Walter Jones will be guest speaker Thursday night ata special dinner meeting of the Kiwanis Club of‘ nearb Steilarton

Illtlilbltlch. going all this week‘

Subject of Premier Jones talk has not been disclosed but his Slllflestlons on solving the Canad- ia/n railway problems rnsde head- lines in Pictou County where a great many former Islanders now

ve.

When it was learned that Prem- ier Jones hsd s. meeting. of his Government on for earlier Thurs- day afternoon, arrangements were made from Pictou County to chart- er a special plane from Maritime Central Airways for him.

Robert L.. Stanfield, Nova Scotia leader of the Progressive-Comer- vative Party. will also be present at the dinner along with mayors of the five county towns and Warden Frank McNeil.

While in Pictou County, Premier Jones will be guest at the home of ars old Island friend, Dr. John C.

Ballem of New Glasgow.

Fredericton, N. 13., who has been awarfded an Agricultural Institute scholarship for advanced work in entomology. He has been working since 1946 on problems affecting the blueberry industry in the Mari- times. and particularly in New Brunswick, where this crop an- nually exceeds the apple crop in value. I-fe ls a graduate of the University of New Brunswick and will take his advanced tratnin; ‘I'- that institution. During thewar ha served with the Royal Canadian

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Premier Smallwcod To Visit Ottawa

SP1‘. JOI-mflwltfid. July II—(CP) -Premier 8mbllW00¢Jfil__A$Tflf!J!l General Leslie Curtis will visit Ottawa next week, the Pron-lier announced today. -

Mr. Srnaiiwood said the legisla- ture will adjourn tomorrow night until Aug. 8 to free them for the Ottawa talks, which would be of a routine nature to allow ironing out of problems arising from Con- federation.

smlx cauamalv ooons

OTrAWA, uly 17 - (C?) —Can- ader will probably sell s. lot of wheat to Israel, the Consul-Gen- eral froin the new republic said in an interview today. Abraham l-Iar- man, who with Arie Ben Tobin, Consul, presented their credentials to the Canadian Government yes- terday, said Israel would also like to buy such products as timber, farm machinery and building sup- plies from Canada. ‘

Young Girl Acquitted In Murder Of Married Lover

WAUKEGAN, lll., July 27—(AP) -—A Jury tonight acquitted 17-year- o1d~ Joyce Schumaker of a charge of murdering her ihbyear-oid mar- ried lover.

After the verdict was announced. the thin, nervous high school girl exclaimed.

"I feel wonderful. It ls a wonder- ful surprise. I have never stopped praying in four months." '

Earlier, Joyce had testified she fatally shot Carl Reader, 53, a clerk in the high school she attended but she insisted the shooting was accidental. ‘

She told the court she had been intimate with Reeder before she knew he was married, but not afterward.

She said she had taken a pistol to a meeting with Reader "to scare him."

Under gentle questioning by her lawyer, Sidney Block, Miss Schu- maker described a struggle for the

pistol as she and Reeder sat in his car April 4 with another girl her

own age.

She told thejury that she had brought the pistol along on the ride in Reeder’: car. She said she was determined to end her rom- ance with an emphatic declaration that; she wanted nothing more to do with him.

"I only took the gun along to frighten him," ‘she said. "He had threatened me with a butcher knife the day before." . .

She said Reeder had ‘declared he intended to divorce his wife so they could marry.