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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1952

Air Force Considers Blane Mystery Solved

U. S. Navy Reports Red Coastal Guns Improved

-Sir Stafford Cripps, Powerful U.K. Leader In Wartime Dies At 62

ZURICH. Switzerland. April ll .iAP)- sir Stafford Crlpps. tmll but powerful leader of Brit- .in's post-war economic and aus- 'o-rity program. died here tonight. He was 02.

Cripps mapped India's way to 'rccdom and shaped Britain's post- rar policy for recovery. lie was I ntrong advocate of increased trade at-tween Canada and the United Kingdom.

No Consultation With Provinces On Redistribution

OTTAWA, April 21-- (CP), - IPrime Minister St. Laurent today

He was scientist and lay preach-I pr, wealthy corporation lawyer and rociallst. idealist. As treasury chief )I the Labor Government from 1945 to 1050 he ruled the nation's

economy with a hand of iron- -nsny called him "Austerity Srlppd". .

in Asia he will he remembered above all for his leading part in the 1010 negotiations which turn- ed the old Ilndlanl empire into the free domlnions of India and Pak- stan.

The austerity he prescribed for Britain's economic ills-rationing, uesvy taxes, wage freezes-were matched by the austerity of his personal habits. lie was a teetot.al- er on moral grounds and s. vege- tartan because of his health.

Failing health in his late years made him change many of his ways nf living. He became a vege'arlan on doctors' orders and gave up

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Coming Events

"in stock all cake and soy- abean meal. Mccuigan & Boyle.

'"Salvation Army Bean Supper today it to 7. Tickets so cents.

"Dance every Friday night. Soutlh Rzustico l-fall. Music by Chas-lottcto ' us.

"Card Party. Stanley Bridge school, Tuesday. April 22nd. Pro- ceeds for rink.

"Dance Kozy Hail. Georgetown.

Wednesday. April .33rd. Refresh- ments served. "Cards at Southport School

W dnesday at 8:50. Lunch includ- ed. 30 cents.

"Booking ordersafor clover and timothy see . Benton as MacRac. Phone 2211.

"Partners. ask about the snu: Gain Feed Finance Plan. For part. zculara contact your local feed mill

"Car of cement to arrive this week. Please book your orders. J. F. Morris, Kinkora.

"Come to the communit bene- fit card party and dance Hunter River Hall Wednesday, April 23rd. Canteen service.

"Come in and talk over our Purina finance plan for feeding vnur chicks and hogs. Dillon st Splllett.

"For Snapshots that will not fade, mail your Films and Nega- Iivea to Garnhum Photo Studios. Charlottetown.

"We still have a full 1 e of high class merchandise sell ng at very reduced prices to clear. W. 0. Myers, Stanley Bridge.

"We have a supply of Coal on hand. Anyone wanting Coal. pleas. rontact our warehouse at Milton Station. Norris Kitson.

"Booking orders for Strawberry Plants. Dunlap 81.50 hundred. moo thousand. Premier 31.75 hundred. 812.00 thousand. Parker Jewell. York. .

"Tho winnr of lucky number osom at central Egg and Poultry was Albert Bruce of waterside. Ticket was drawn by John, flor- rims. Cherry valley.

"weakly Thursday night Dance, Mt. eta-wart Canadian Legion Hall. -mung Thursday. April ma. Macltsnaio and Bisokett orch- estra. Canteen service. Atknission 50 cents.

"Starting M it this to will close at near OI.) Wednsaldag It 0 p.m. on Mondays and Pri- 1l"”-i.”..?u'.'i' ".'P3'.'..?.5.'.'; ””"

try, an even- inu until I p.m. J. 1'. Morris. Klnkors.

"Come to Afton Hall 'f'bul'ldl!. Avril been had be entertained by Mrs. Gordon Maolfllan.

rejected a Progressive Conserva- tive request for consultation with the provinces on plans for redis- tribution of representation in the Commons.

George Drew. Progressive Con- servatlve leader, said a Federal- Provinclal conference should be called to obtain the views of the provinces before the decennial re- distribution is made on the basis of the 1951 census. A motion by Mr. Drew suggesting such a con- ference was ruled out of order on technical grounds.

Mr. St. Laurent said his party has always held the view that representation in the Commons is something which concerns Par- llumcnt alone and not Parliament and the Province.

The two party leaders spoke as the Commons, returning from an 11-day Easter recess, resumed a debate on redistribution.

Mr. St. Laurent referred to the particular problems arising out of redistribution. always a con- troversial issue. He outlined changes which might be made to the constitutional formula for fix- ing representation in the Com- mons.

Under the existing formula Saskatchewan would lose five of 20 seats in the commons and Manl- toba would drop two of its 16 seats. Nova scotla would lose one seat. British Columbia would gain four. and Ontario and Quebec two each.

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liadio Sales llown, Til lip Last Year

OTTAWA. April 21-(CP)-A decline in radio sets last year was matched by a. boom in sales of television sets. -

The Bureau of statistics report- ed today that radio sales amount- ed to 351,152,000 in 1051 compared with 359,100,000 in 1950.

Television sales climbed to a value of 320306.000 frbm 012,048.- 000 in the same period.

The lumber of radio sets sold

in 1951 was 754,000 as against 759,000. while 39,200 television sets w9e'roe sold as against 20,000 in l . Radio sales were lower in all provinces in 1951. In Ontario sales dropped to 282.000 units from 370,000. Quebects sales fell to H5,- 600 units from 151.000, Manitoba's to 42,000 from 44,600, and British Columbia's to 39.700 from 50,200. There was a. decline in Alberta to 35,000 from 45,800, Maritlmes to 36,400 from 51.500. katchewan to 10.300 from 20,000. and New- foundia d to 4,400 from 5.100.

But Host Of Skeptics Still Have Doubts

OTTAWA, April 21 -(OP) - The air force was pretty sure to- day that Southrwestern Ontario's Sunday ltmystery all-crs.ft." was a 600-miles-an-hour British let bomber. l-lowever. a lot of skeptics still had doubts-including Clix- Wing Commander who saw it.

Defence Minister Claxton oom- municated the air force feeling to the 1-louse.of Commons when he told Joseph Noseworthy (OCE- York North) the object "almost certainly" was an R. A. F. Can- berra bomber flying from Mont-

real to Omaha. Ncb, with Air Chlef Marshal sir Hugh Lloyd a-board.

But in London. Ont.. Wing

Cmdr. A. D. llayiett. officer com- manding No. 420 City of London reserve squadron of the R. C. A. F. estimated that the object musr. have been doing 2000 miles an hour.

It was Wing Cmdr. piston-driven Mustang aircraft vuhlch tried to intercept the "mystery! and fell far behind at 450 m.p.h.

The incident. he said. squelched his doubts about flying saucers. "It couldn't have been an aircraft." he said. "not at that speed."

Whether the object was going 600 or 1,000 or 2,000 miles an hour -1.000 m.p.h. seems to be the popular version among those who got an eye on it-it went so fast that aircraft control towers couldn't keep up with it.

Reports are that it was over Toronto and gone before a night plan for use oanbura reached air traffic control officials fl-cm Montreal. Toronto airport men called London city airport but. by that time the Canberra--or what- ever it was-had come and gone there too and the Mustangs were trying to catch up.

Within 12 minutes Detroit air officials reported its vapor trails visible there.

Another mystery developed to- day. Residents of the Georgian Bay town of Midland, Ont. saw vapor trails at 20,000 feet for more than half an hour and agreed that some object. was doing better than

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Goes Ahead -With Court legislation

Prime Minister Malan

CAPE TOWN. April 21 - (Reu- ters) o- The Nationalist Govern- ment today pressed on with its plan to make parliament supreme over the courts and beat down an opposition demand that the government obey a Supreme Court ruling.

Interior Minister Eben Donges said he plans to introduce tomor- row a bill to set up a "high court of parliament."

As Nationalist Government mem- bers cheered. he said the bill will define the jurisdiction of the su- preme Court which last month de- clared unconstitutional a govern- ment law changing voting regula- tions for colored (mixed blood) persons.

Prime Minister Daniel llfalan said this created an "intolerable situation" and it is the govern- ment's duty .to place parliament": laws beyond review by the court.

The House of Assembly todziy defeated by 78 to 61 a United (op- position) Party motion that the

1.000 m.p.h. overhead.

Protest To

o'I'rAiwA. April 21 --(CP)- Prime Minister st Laurent, expres- sing shock and regret. said today Red Chinese neglect or maltreat- ment may have caused the death of a. Canadian missionary for the first time.

He told the commons the death at. Chefoo Feb. 8 of Father Joseph Leon Arcancl of Champlain county. Que, was the "first case which has come to our attention in which there is some reason to believe that the death of a Canadian 'mimlon- ary has been caused or at least hastened by serious neglect or maltreatment on the part of the Chinese Communist auhorlties."

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Australia Plans To Boost F ood Production

CANBERRA. April 21 -(Reut- ers)-The government today out- lined in program to stop the drop in Australian food production and to increase the yearly yield from exports by 2i0,o00.000 during the next five years.

John Momven. federal minister of commerce and agriculture. told a meeting of state agricultural ministers that the plan calls fora 230.0(1)-ton increase in meat pro- ductlon over last year's figure. He also ,pt0posed a big increase in cotton and tobacco production to

ance. Surmyslde Hail. WEI- nesday night. Modern. oldtime. Burns Orchestra. '

"Plan to spend every Tuesday night, at Wlnsioe Station Hall. Modern and square dancing com- mcncfn May sixth. Excellent music.

"come to the Masonic Hail. Hunter River. Pridu. AM" "HI. and sea Trinity Yotml People ii'.'."...'1l .'.?J:.....a”'””' -2' uf."'i'&:l.'i:.'.'i Alooidtlon. '

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help halt the drain on Australia's dollar supply.

Mcliwen said huge savings can he made by reducing imports of tobacco, cotton and linseed. lie estimated dollar savings at 37.000.- 000 a year and sterling savings at t6.000.000.

Mclmen told the ministers that the proposed increases fall short of the government's desires. But he added, the targets were set. by experienced officials who said the figures are as high as possible considering the country's ,hysicsl llrnttatlona of ... ction.

Today's announcement follows by a month the government's drastic hid to halt the drain on Australia's overseas banner: by slashing imports from all sources by half.

At the some time all licences issued before March 8 for im- port: from the dollar area. Japan

anti Russia were withdrawn for review. I The production tenets an- nounced today: -

wheat: ld.000.000 acres-4.000:

on more than last. year. oats and barley: 4.500.010 acres -an increase of 1.000.000 acres. Tbscoo: ao,ooo acres-an in- one of 14.000. csoatlton: 00.000 acres-an 'noreua R

.000. Meet (beef. lamb. mutton and pork): l.200.000 tons-an inaeu!

izovernment accept the court rul- ng. '

Canada Joins In New Red China

Thre-it-t-eit;dRllam

rcontinues To Hold

SWIFT CURRI-INT. Sask.. April 21 - (GP) - Men and machines tonight continued the round-the-clock fight to bolster a precarious district dam and prevent it. from un- leashing a. wall of water on Swift Current 25 miles down- stream.

Battling against time, they worked to complete a buffer dam to protcct the crumbling concrete spiiiway at Duncairn dam which began to break up Friday under the pressure of flood waters.

Dr. L. ll. Thomson, director of the Prairie Farm Rehabil- itation Administration. said the situation was unchanged ;tnd could be considered crit- cal

The buffer dam. an earthen barrier in front of the dis- integrating splllway to relieve pressure on the damaged out- let. was expected to be com- pleted by tonight.

.C. N. ll. Forecast

O'1'I'AWA. April 21-rcP)-An over-all deficit of 318,025,000 for the C nadian National Railways in 1052 was forecast in the C. N. R.'s annual budget tabled today in the commons by 'n-anaport Min- ister chevrier.

The deficit compares with Gib,- 00l.000 for list.

Record high operating revenues of l068.000.000 were forecast. com- pared with the previous high of s62d.000.000 last year.

May Not Support Choose Prices

OTTAWA. April 21-40?) - Agricuiture iunirter Gardiner told the Commons today he is not in I position to say whether the Peder- al Government will support dices! prices. Questioned by W. 0. Blair (PO-Lansrk), he said the quasi- llon of cheese and milk has been "fairly well taken care of" by the Government of Ontario, main

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china-guns and t rowing tear gas

TOKYO. April 22 -(Tuesday)- (AP) - Greatly-improved Corn- munist more batteries guarding Korea's northeast coast have been shelling some United States war- ships nearly 10 miles at sea.

The United states Navy report- ed today in a survey requested by the Associated Press that this al- most certalnly means the Reds are using radar-directed heavy guns.

The navy did not specifically re- ports hits at that range but for the first time it disclosed that 41 United states ships have been hi' durlnsz the last iii months.

Thirty-one of the ships were struck off wonsan, the battered ooasal rail and road junction on the east coast which has been un- der constant naval bombardment.

Among the warships suffering damage and some casualties were the battl:shlp Wisconsin. the de- stroyer Ozbourn and the destroyer- mlne-sweeper Brinkley Bass. hi: twice.

However. casualties have been light.

The Communist big guns are well-hidden. the navy reported.

apparently

"For this reason intelligence officers rarely obtain an aerial photo of one of the guns. The

Reds are careful not to expose their guns to unrestricted counter- battery fire from destroyer guns. Neither do the Reds expose their guns when U. N. aircraft are in the vicinity."

The navy added that guns of 9.5- lnch and possibly l2-inch calibre are hidden in caves (lug into cliffs and hillsides.

The navy said that in the Yel- low Sea, off the west. coast. 11

commonwealth ships have ”been nailed by Communist shore bat- teries but damage. in all cases.

has been slig-ht. Total casualties have been two killed. none injur- ed."

First Jet Airliner Service Opened

R0iV.l.-1. April 21 -(Reuters)? B.O.A.C. opened the world's first

ing 34 guest passengers 927 miles from London to Home in two hours and 17 minutes flying time. The Comet aircraft, carrying a party of reporters. was inaugurating part. of the route it will use from May 2 for regular-.flighis between London and Johannesburg. South Africa.

CAMBRIDGE. England-(CP)- Cambridge University students are trying an experiment with :00 birds. They are trying to ascer- tain whether a. bird inherits its typical song or just imitates it. In turn they hope to learn whether humanr sounds and expressions

Chief V2? Sees No Cause for Alarm.

- OTTAWA. April 21 -401?)- Zlwelve head of infected cattle. showing some symptoms of foot- and-mouth disease are under in- vestigation near Onnlston. 50 miles south of Moose Jaw. agri- culture officials said today. Ormiston is at the southwestern tip of the South Saskatchewan buffer zone erected to prevent the disease from spreading. The last actual foot-and-mouth case was

disclosed existence of the new aus- pcctcd case during a speech to the Ottawa Rotary Club that dwelt

reported March 8 last and disposed) of March l4. Agriculture Minister Gardiner

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Morning Dally Founded N11. The Guardian. Five Cantu.

OTTAWA. April 2l-(CP)-De- fence Minister Claxton said today he has appointed a special invest- igator to inquire into thefts, secu- rity and accounting procedures at the army's big Petawawa, Ont., camp and elsewhere.

George S. Currie, Montreal char- tered accountant and former dep- uty minister of national defence. -has been named to handle the job. i Mr. Currle's powers and terms loi reference "have no restrictions whatever," the Minister said. Ev-' erything possible will be done to get. to the bottom of irregularities at. Petawawa which have resulted in the arrest of four civilians and 'an army captain.

Jet airliner service today by carry-,

largely with the economic rcper-l Mr. Clnxton made the announce- cusslons of the disease. mom in the commons as he re-

He mid he hopes m be able to vieued the situation at Petawawa. report that the mvesugaron by vgg.1l20 miles northwest of Ottawa. and erlnarlans, including a United Sta- esllmaled me me” 1955 35 mum

. m is as 550,000. :,:g:tx.8:.”' mm mm" C can Arrested on theft and conspir-

acy charges are Jack Jacobson. ill. Brockvllle junk dealer. and David C. Mawhlnnev. 30 and Amos Dur- I tbth tVt' 'ki .1- m'- Thllm” Chlldsr "'9 AK1'l'ldl?son;oMa(uridi:m;nHs;1?r Pertiilbx-oxide, culture Departments chiefxvetcr-om” sslvage dealer and cnplp inarlan. said the lnvestigat on is'Do,m1d wi1mot'3a)dnck.2g . m. routine and should be no cause forlmvee 01 Brandon. Man” ',md ,, alarm. Results of tests will he member of the Royal Canadian made available in a few days. Vet-llsnginccrs stationed at Petawawa. erlnarians have not yet identified; Drew suns” Debug the disease. but they had been in- vestigatlng "dozens" of such cases! George Drew 3'10?-E”:0:;ea:l;"V9d W 5' 1m””ld' servative leader. speaking after "1 ' - .Mr. Claxton finished his state- Mr. Gardiner, returning from armeng, moved mm, the nous; ad. Prairie trip. made these points: flit-regularities at defence establish- l. The taxpayer will bear part 0 ,ments. the economic burden caused by thef He said "wholesale looting of outbreak. Prices of beef had drop-illllllitgfyj progcrw: has beer; 3:- ped 10 and 12 cents .1 pound ortcose. ncu ml 00 ns En - more in the last few. months. 1.,u;.appearance of the Farnhgm. Que.. he was going to ensure that melmilitary training centre down to

.. . ,aand including the buildings.” aziecrfg do not so awn much N: l The outbreak of incendiary fires

2 Price at-pat military establishments. "signi-

support for both be , lficantly timed in such a way that am mrk hm been "Mud by lhclthey could have hidden the ex-

xtovernment. The boot floor was tent of my locum and mm”. Cm” P pmmd at Tmom" "'1 also hhouid be investigated. M”"”'"”v 1” 309d 3l””- Vim Mr. Claxton said irregularities -llmiinll DF1595 PTEVBWHK 1" the at Petawawa first came to light Maritlmes and British Columblapse.-em; month, ago, 1; w” found and slightly haw" Drices on the-that contracts for disposal of Prairies. lsmall arriounttss cg scrap! through Cf'Dll'l1 S39 OTDOYB On WCTC used to cover up about 380 addit- .lonai tons. 3. A floor or 5:, cent; 3 pound has! The material taken illegally in- 4,3", wt for 20.900900 pound; or cludcd used shower stalls, stoves. in camjwash Elftlkhi lantdkateei raalla. Canada would not likely find a "aw m3 9'” ”' 9" W” mm” market for pork at that price. lengths of soil pipe worth about Three Canadian officials now were!53'60o' in th United Kinsdom trvlns tel Some Material Recovered ifind market which would pro-l vide "some return to the govern-) A Comldcmble Pl” 01' U19 ml- mem, and the taxpayer: itcrial has been recovered, includ- 1. The provinces were co-operat- "W 9 "595 Wel3h'"5 "3" ""1 ' ing with the federal government inl5h0Vel b00""- ,, development of a national live-I 1”"5”g""m3suh”d. dlfclwelf in? mock markeung Douay. but foundation for re reports is eg n., . ., ., iirrcgularltlcs and deficiencies in ""”"m”"” W” "”i ""m”5 "Mn c nstructlo of bulldin a" at go into the beef business. l-le'Pet 0. B:1mhe,.m.eg,1nm therefore urged farmers to ke as! e awmui u -- K I FF les had been found arising out of much of their cattle as possible on the employment of engine" cm).

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JACKSON. Mich.. April 21- (AP)-One convict was killed and eight others wounded today as police and guards quelled a part nf the rioting in Southern Mich- lgan prison.

But the death of the prisoncr- victim of a bullet. fired by a law ofliccr-heightened the tension. Authorities said it increased the danger of the 10 guards held host- age in the disciplinary cell block that is the centre of the mutiny.

some of Michigan's most hard- ened criminals are inside the block. And they asserted earlier in the day that the hostages will be put to death if any prisoner is harmed.