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SINESS TAX ADOPTED BY ; CITY COUNCIL

Grave Situation

MCA Maintenance Work Being

Discontinued

The contract between the De- partment of Defence and the Mari- time central Alrcrafts Mainteti- ance Limited. Charlottetown deal- in with the maintenance of R..C.A. 1'. aircraft at Summerside has been terminated and as the school at summerside is gradually moving to western Canada, the work here will progressively become less. Mr. W. Farrell Gaudet, public relations of- ficer of the Company said yesterday that the work would be entirely discontinued by mid-October.

The Maritime Central Aircrafts Maintenance Limited was organized and became a going concern in September, 1951. with well over 100 employees of all classes. The mun- her of men employed gradually in- creased until at present approxim- ateiy 200 men are on the payroll. Between 60 and 70 of these are skilled workmen and technicians of whom about 20 per cent are Island- .-rs. all of whom are almost certain :0 be retained by M.C.A. for work at various points throughout the xiaritimes and Labrador, Mr. Gaudet said.

"We have sent out forms to all

Aircraft organisations in Canada zeveral of which have made over- urcs to secure good experienced neu here. MacDonald Brothers, tvlzltion manufacturers are sending .n Charlottetown to enlist the ser- vices of experienced men for their Winnipeg plant.

The less experienced employees have had the advantage of the training offered in our plant which no doubt has fitted them for posit- ions with other companies which under the circumstances are no iongeeg available here." Mr. ciaudet stat

CANVEY ISLAND. Ens. (GP);- sunshine instead of floods brought it record number of visitors to this

. Thames estuary island in July. A

three-mi-iequeue formed approach- ing the island, inundated by last winter's floods, when temperatures reached 78.

Coming Events

"Dance. Flat River Hall. Tues- day, August lath.

"Dance, St. Columbia Hall. Thursday. August 20th.

"Lot 3 Mission Parish Picnic. Tuesday. August 18..

"Picnic and supper in Vernon River I-Iali August 26.

"Dance, Lorne Valley every Tuesday. Turner's orchestra.

"Barn Dance in Kensington school, Tuesday. August lath.

"See "No Room !'or The Groom". excellent comedy. Canoe Cove Tuesday night. 0230.

"There will be a dance in Stella Maris Hall. North Rustico, Wed- nesday night. Good music.

"Eldon Bunch Canadian Legion will hold their monthly meeting Belfast Hall, Tuesday, August 18, 8:30. All members please attend.

"Seven Mile Bay carnival and chicken supper. Tuesday, Aug. 26. Meals served from 3:45. Adults Sl.00; children 40 cents.

"Chicken and ham supper Little Pond Hall, August liith. supper starts at 5.00 p.m. Dance after.

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"Dance every Tuesday night. Stanley Bridge Rink hail. Music by Munroe'a Orchestra.

"See St. Margaret's players present. "Nora Wake Up" in Trac- Idlo Hall. Wednesday. August 10. Dance after. ,

"A special dance will be held It Mount Stewart Legion Hall on Wednesday, August filth. Music by l,3Iu:na' Orchestra. canteen ser-

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"Buying timothy seed. We sup- Diy bags and truckags. Contact us before selling. Cedric lauern, Marshfisld. i

"Farmers ask about the shur Gilli Feed Finance Plan. For par- ticulars contact your local mill. .nrmers who break records "I! Shur Gain.

"Psnnor's regular barn dance. Braokley leach. Tuesday night. Best of music. canteen service.

Power fans for ventilation. Bus lmins r.as.'r. ozso. "Just received. shipment .of

Kerosene Refrigerators. family also 3300.50: small sisc smso. Electro-

feed .

Here In Oct.

P.E.l. Service Vole By Constituencies

. (Canadian Press)

Following is the Prince Ed- ward Ialsnd armed service vote by constituencies:

King's: Thomas Kickham (L.) '11. John A. MacDonald (PC.) 49.

Prince:

J. Harrison Mac-

Farlane (CCF) 21, J. Watson MacNaught Til-1.) 221, John H. Price (PC) 110.

Queen's: J. Angus Macl..ean

(PC) 95, Neil A. Mstheson (L) 140, W. Chester S. McLui'e (PC) 90. Cecil A. Miller (L) 116.

Siiuawldw Earthquake Zone Improves

ATHENS (B.euters)-Interna- tional assistance for the quake- stricken Greek islands in the Ion- ian Sea neared its end Monday as normal life slowly returned to the devastated area. still rocked by sporadic tremors.

Reliable eye witnessses returning from Argostolion and Zakantliias said Monday the situation is stead- ily improving. though distribution has not yet reached a level nec- essary to supply all the stricken areas.

With the improved situation. of- fltiials made -the first":-eiiable es- timate of. the toll of last week's earthquake.

They added up to some 600 per- sons killed. 800 suffering major injuries and more than L500 less severely injured. At least 100,000 are homeless and about 14,000 houses were destroyed in Cephal- onia. zante and Ithaca in four days of strong tremors.

By BERNARD DUPEESNE Canadian Press Staff Writer

FOREBTVILLE, Que. (GP)- Axe-wieiding volunteers Monday hacked out fire-breaks in forests surrounding two small Si. Low-

rence river north shore communit- .M..M.A:.....D.m....M..

"Dance at Gordon Lodge every Friday night.

"bdnce in Vernon Hall, Thurs- day. August 20th.

"Dance. Sinnott Road school. 'mesday. August lath. Ice Cream. Refreshments.

"Reserve Wednesday, September lath, for Hot Chicken Dinner in st. Teresa Hall, by St. Teresa Womens Institute.

"Dance in Goose River School. Tuesday, August lath. Music by Chalsson's.

"Csnsvoy szhodi... August lath. Dance, Hot Dogs. Steamed Clams. other amusements.

"women's Institute Chicken Ind Ham supper in New Glasgow Hall. August iota.

"st. Mary"! Parish. Montague. chicken supper. Wednesday. Aus- ust ilth. Besven Club Hail.

"st. Peter's Bay Parish Bazaar, Tuesday and Wednesday, Aiigusi 25th and 20th. Lllilon Hall.

"Ham and chicken supper Bel- fast Hall. Wednesday. August 26. snow from 0:30 to 10:00. spons- ored by Belfast Y. P. B.

"All interested please attend North River Hail Wednesday night, August 10. to discuss movihg hall to new location.

"The Pownai Circuit Tea Pnrly will be held at Waterside. near Pownal, Wednesday, August 19th. supper beginning at 4 P. M. Come and bring your friends.

"stock clearance sale of building materials. so sq. green Vee-lok shingles: 10 sq. green Thick Butt shingles: 24 grey stone and 24 red rolled siding: 20 rain green slate- surfsced roofing. All new stock

has (Canada) Ltd.. lilo Great Geo. Itrset. - -

Developing In Morocc

By-Election Writ Recalled

For Cardigan District Owing To Invalidity Of Resignation

French BTaTne Sultan for Call I To Holy War

CASABLANOA (AP)-Gen. Alig- ustln Guillaume, top man in France's seething North African protectorate of Morocco. has de- nounced its sultan for issuing what French colonials have brand- ed a "call to holy war". He flew to Paris Monday to report on "the extremely grave situation".

Gen. Guillaume is credited here with dissuading the sultsn'a pro- French rival, Thami El Glaoui, pasha of Marrkech, from launch- ing actual civil war. But the gen- eral was unable to prevent bloody demonstrations and riots which took a toll of between 30 and 40 lives during the week-end.

Urges Calm

Monday, for the second time in 12 hours, Guillaume took to the radio to urge Moroccans to keep calm and not ,to be swayed by the sultan's call for support in his de- termination to remain the sole sovereign and spiritual leader of the country.

Several persons were injured earlier Monday in scattered clashes throughout the country.

But outwardly Moi-occo'a big cities were calm.

Under the muzzlea of hundreds of machine-guns and rifles and the constant surveillance of motorised patrols and observation planes. tension continued to mount in the narrow streets of the native quar- ters.

l More and more supporters of the sultan poured into Rabat. Cas- ablanca and the other cities.

Recreational Centre Destroyed By Fire

GOBOURG, Ont... (GP) - Fire Monday razed Coboui-g's sZ00,000 war memorial community recrea- tional centre built three years ago as a tribute to the town's war dead. Fire-fighters managed to save the 830,000 ice--making ma- chines in the skating rink, which was being used by Canidian and United states figure skaters as a summer training headquarters.

Forest Fire Continues To Threaten 2 Qutghec Villages

tea in the path of wind-lashed flames racing through miles of timberland.

Winds, blowing across moun- iainous miles of forest. dropped early Monday night and no im- mediate threat'was seen for the villages of Ste. Therese do Colom- bier and Canton Lstour.

One official described the situa- tion:

"Serious but not threatening."

Reports that women and ren from the two villages be evacuated could not be firmed.

immediately

child- would con-

lo Miles Away

An official estimate placed the flames as "at least 10 miles away from Ste. Therese."'

J. H. Merrill. woods manager of Anglo Canadian Pulp and Paper in this lumber town 200 miles east of Quebec City. said "criminal carelessness on the part of blue-

berry pickers" was to blame for the disaster. Merrill said a police investiga-

tion has been started to determine the cause of the fire which started 10 days ago.

"I have an idea there was crim- inal carelessness." Merrill said in an interview. "I do not believe the fire could have been started by lightning."

"It has been learned that the

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The order-in-council calling for two Provlcial by-elections on Sept. 10 has been rescinded insofar as it affects the Third District of King's in view of a question arising as to the validity of the resignation of the former sitting member. Mr. John A. MacDonald, it was an- nounced yesterday in a press inter- view by Premier A. W. Mstheson.

This leaves unaffected the re- maining part of the order-ln- councii relating to the by-election on the above date in the Fourth District of Queen's resulting from the resignation of the former Premier J. Walter Jones on accept- ing a. seat in Senate.

In the case of Mr. MacDona.id the by-election writ for Third King's has been recalled as the re- signation did not carry the signa- ture of two subscribing witnesses required under the Provincial Act.

Following is the full text of the statement issued yesterday by Premier Matheaon:

"on Wednesday. August 12, 1 telephoned the Speaker at his home in Mt. Royal and he informed me that he had a resignation from John A. MacDonald. Esq., A5. semblymen for the 3rd Electoral District of King's,

"The Government on 'I'hursday ; (Continued on Page 11F-cdlfh)-T

Fatality On .

"That Sheldon William Mac- Qarrie died as a result of internal injuries he received on the night of August llth, when the is-ton truck he was driving overturned on the Brackley Road at Harring- ton, P. E. 1., and he was thrown out of the cab. Death took place at the Prince Edward Island Hos- pital on August 12th" was the verdict reached by a coroner's jury yesterday comprised of Messrs Russell St. John (foreman). H. H. Simpson, Jack Johnson. Eric Mac- Kinnon, Douglas Dennis, Fred I-line and Paul Cudmore.

The jury also recommended that extreme caution be used in the handling of accident victims.

Coroner L, E. Prowsp presided. Mr. J. P. Nicholson represented the Crown.

Coroner Prowse reviewed the facts of the preliminary inquest in which the findings of the auto- psy were recalled and the relative positions of the tire marks found at the scene of the accident. He explained the injuries which were

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Saint lohnFMtid May HeaulgU.N.B.

FREDERICTON. (CPI Colin )3. MacKay, saint John barrister, is being prominently mentioned as a successor to Dr. A. W. Trueman as president of the University of New Brunswick. Dr. Trueman was recently appointed head of the Na- tional Film Board.

A reliable government source said Monday Mr. MacKsy's ap- pointment will be made at a pro- vincial cabinet meeting next week.

Mr. Macxay was born in Rome- say, N. B., son of Colin MacKay, president of Macxay Lumber Com- pany Limited. He is a nephew of Hugh MacKsy. for Opposition leader in the legisls ure.

A graduate of UNB and the "Uni- versity of British Columbia. he was a navy lieutenant in the second world War and served in Etfrope and India.

PIERRE SAINT MAR.TlN,Fi-ance, (ltetuera) )- Three leaders of a French cave-exploring expedi- tion Monday night were trapped at the bottom of Pierre saint Mar- tin cavern, l,.'lo0 feet underground.

They became stranded in the

deepest subterranean caves when the steel cable used to haul them to the surface jammed.

A member of the expedition on the surface said: "rho situation could be very serious." osve-ex-

going at cost: cash only. Dial 3223.

Ellis Bros.. central Royalty.

A ,year ago. French

darkness of one of the world's.

plorer Marcel Loubetns died 1.000

Three Men Trapped 1,500 Feet Underground In Cave

feet below ground in the cavern -in the Pyrenees mountains near the Spanish border-after failing 300 feet when a .cabie winch snapped,

Loubens' body was found in a perfect state of preservation by the present team. '

The three man now at the bottom of the cavern are Norbert Oastorst, leader of the expedition: Robert Levi and Dr. Andrei Msirey.

'lVvo members of the expedition climbed down the son's shaft to try to slide the cable down to the three men. but it appeared to be caught on a projecting rock.

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Statement By Mr. Maclionald

The following statement was re- ceived last night from Mr. John A. MacDonald, Cardigan. Progressive Conservative candidate for King's

tion:

"It has come to my attention that the validity of my resignation from the Legislature has been questioned. In order to clarify my position i wish to make the fol- lowlng statement:

”Previ-ous to Nomination Day I consulted .the returning officer on the procedure to be followed and he informed me that it did not con- cern his office. I then consulted a Provincial cabinet minister and was advised to send s. simple letter of resignation to the speaker. This was done on July 25. prior to Noni- ination Day. and I presumed that same was valid as it was given in good faith and my deposit was paid and my nomination papers were ac- cepted without question. Thus I considered myself to be duly nom- inated as a Federal candidate and no longer a member of the Pro-

vincial Legislature.”

Inquest Held Over Highway

liepori Hungary Pardons British Businessntan

VIENNA, (Reuters)-Edgar sand- ers, British businessmen held for the last till years in Communist Hungary on it charge of spying, has been pardoned, Budapest rs- dio announced Monday night.

The British government and Sander-s' wife have made numerous appeals for his release over the last three years.

Hungarian minister Imre Hor- vath left London for retirement last week and carried with him a letter renewing the appeal from Mrs. Sanders, which'he promised to put before authorities. "Obvi- ously he hns kept his promise and this is the result," Mrs.,aan- ders said Monday night.

It was not made clear when Sanders, 49. would be released.

The reports heard here said only that the decision to pardon him had been taken by the presiden- tial council, headed by lstvan Dobl.

Hungarian radio reports monit- orcd in London said Sanders had already been released and "expel- led" from Hungary.

Disea-se Threatens 300,000 Horses

REGINA, ICP)-All 300.000 oi Saslutchewanls horses are threat- ened by an outbreak of sleeping sickness at ti time when preven- tative vaccine supplies are almost nil. It is the most serious epidemic in 12 years.

Suppliers of vaccine in Regina and Saskatoon have been swamped with orders. There is little hope of immediate supplies to meet the demand.

Sleeping sickness, omcialiv termed equine encephalomylltis. was first noted among horses in Manitoba and North Dakota about a month ago. and gradually spread to the southeast corner of Hask- atchewar. about two weeks ago.

No official figures are available on the number of deaths or cases. Humans are susceptible to sleep- ing sickness that strikes horses.

The worst epidemic of l in: sickness in Saskatchewan was in 1088 when l0I000 horses died. There were other outbreaks in 1985, 1887 and 194i.

LONDON. (Reutem) - Philoso- pher C. E. M. Joad. who died last April. at Bl. left 011.378 to the wo- man who nursed him through his last illness. it was announced here Monday. Miss Maude Matthews who gave up her Job as a teacher to nurse Joad was left his entire estate, except for bequests to his family and two other women.

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in the recent Federal general elec- an

Studies Plans For Korean Conference

By H. L. JONES UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. (C?) -The 00-country political com- mittee of the United Nations will thrash out the vital question of the make-up of the political con- ference on Korea, a conference that could bring lasting peace or resumption of fighting on the war- torn peninsula and perhaps

The question of what countries shall have a place at the confer-

and the United States dlvided-- was given to the committee Mon- day in a tense but uneventful sev- en-minute session of the UN gen- eral assembly.

The committee will meet today consider resolutions sponsored by other Common- do for. inclusion of India in conference. The U.S. has indicated its opposition to inclusion of India because she had no fighting force. but only a medical unit in the Korean war.

Queen Orders New Wardrobe

LONDON. (Reuters)-The Queen preparing for her Commonueafth tour starting Nov. 23. has placed orders for a new wardrobe. Buck- ingham Palace announced Mon- day.

As usual, her dressniaker, Nor- man Hartnsil. will be responsible for much of it. " He designed most of her clothes for the Canadian tour, and for the tour from which the Queen was recalled by the death of her fath- er, George VI. while she was in Kenya in February, 1952.

Claude st. Cyr, affiliated with Harfneil, Ange Thaarup, and Kate Day will make the Queen's hats, oil the face. as fashion demands. As long ago as May. when she was in the midst of the Corona- tion bustie. the Queen had fittings for some of this wardrobe.

Supt. Churchill Takes Over at Fredericton

FREDERICTON, (OP) - Supt. Norman .1. Churchill arrived here Monday from Charlottetown to take over New JBrunswick's J. div- ision. RCMP. He succeeds Supt. E. H. Perlson. who will leave for Ottawa, Aug. 24. to become supply officer for the force.

Gen. Andre 53:9. Corup Dies at 75

PARIS, (AP)-The death of Gen. Andre George Corap, 75. was an- nounced Monday. He was in com- mand of French troops when the German army made thllr big west-

yond it. be-

lSecond Headilfg-Given Bill

At Special Meeting Yesterday

An increase in civic revenues for next year is foreseen as a re- suit of a proposed new by-law to establish a business tax in the city. The by-law received first and second reading: at the reg- ular monthly meeting of the City Council be read a third time at the Sep- tember meeting.

The new tax will probably not crime into effect until the first

i

ltlon being paid on personal property lare greater. In general it will be ion the basis of rental valuation .with permissible allowances such operational costs as heating. j The prevailing tax rate will on

?gTl13ln and g lused as the structure on which W9 M1 00”n”I95- incllldlni C3nB'i the new assessmentlwill be based. thel

Primarily designed to assist praising the funds to provide money needed to finance the new City

High School. no estimates have been made as yet as to the amount of extra revenue which

will be brought in. Hospitals and similar institutions irxcluded as are rooming. boarding "595 Dart of the property for his or her

ers or market gardeners spect'lo their respective tions.

Another variation in the propos- ed by-law states that in every case where a business tax is as- sessed against a person in respect of any premises and for the same year a personal property tax is assessed against. him in respect of personal property used in his bus- mess and located in the said pre- mises. than only the greater of the two taxes shall be payable,

in re- opera-

Those Affected

Those who will be affected by the proposed tax are wholesale merchants, insurance Companies or agencies. loan companies, trust.

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Attacks Plan For Unifying Germany H

WASHINGTON (APi-The U. 8. State Department Monday at- tacked Russia's latest plan for uni- fying Germany, saying it was aimed at delaying a Big Four meeting and at postponing free. elections through German terri- tory.

A similar accusation was made in Paris by the French foreign office, which said the plan was a Soviet effort to upset the Atlantic Pace and delay a German settle- ment. i