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PARTLY ADOPTED

The report of the Education committee with one of the ori- gull‘ sections and the maior part of three other sections deleted. was passed in committee in the Legislature yesterday afternoon.

The Legislative members voted out the section recommending a revision of the salary contract be- iucen the Government and the Principal of Prince of Wales Col- lrge. According to the contract the College Principal receives an automatic increase each year. The lIl'i_’_'IT'IBI committee report had asked that Government legislation on this matter be rescinded.

The recommendation of the com- -niitee that the Principal of P.W. F should not include extra curri- .-i.‘.ar activities outside the Prov- uirn beyond the regular holidays of ;~-inlic servants was also deleted.

Several factors which the com- mittee considered were contribut- ~mz to the high failure rate at P. WC. were deleted. These factors urre (ii The tendency to expect

BY LEGISLATURE

Legislature To Prorogue Al Noon Today

The Legislature early this morn- ing passed the Appropriation Bill sfter is lengthy discussion of the estimates in committee.

The total appropriation bill was $10,680,739.

Second and third the bill will be given this morn- ing when the House meets at ten

rogue at twelve o'clock. The House commenced consid- eration of the

ccss the members resumed discussions at eight o'clock and

ma much in the high school grades icnntinucd on Page 15 col. 2)

continued until a short break at ‘clrven. The House shortly after one o'clock.

British Transport

All Comei lei Airliners Grounded

NAPLES. Italy, (CP)—Tl'le Brit- ish ministry of transport Friday :~..ght withdrew its certificate of ~<li\\'0I”I..hlnESI from all Comet jet- zihri-s pending "detailed investiga- iioiis into the causes oi recent dis- asters."

The action. announced in London \as taken as British warships re- :,‘il\e.l’Ed wreckage and at least six iiuriics from the Mediterranean 30 miles north of Stromboli where A Comet bound from Rome to Cairo i':'a.SIled Thursday night, killing all 21 persons aboard.

As Britain prepared for an in- li‘.llSIVO investigation. there was a new report to fit a strange pattern nf similarity between this and two riher Comet crashes of the last in months. .

A Us. Navy pilot who new -war the crash scene Friday said the jet apparently exploded in the air as did a sister ship which crashed off the island of Elba three months ago with loss sit as liics.

UT each of the three cases. the

iiiai_iflshod‘\gbout .30 minutes Coming Events

"Rummage sale below Hearts Hall, today, 3:00 p.m.

"King's daughters Pantry sale at. s. A. McDonsld‘s, Saturday at 2:30.

“Marshfleid Presbyterian Ladies‘ Aid Cake sale, today, 2 o'clock. Moore dz McI..eods.

“Shur-Gain Cavalcade, which i\.1s to be held in Pownal Hall April 13th has been cancelled, due In road conditions.

"Showing at Mt. Stewart Friday and Saturday—-"Woman of The North County." Starring Ruth Hussey and Rod Cameron.

“Booking your orders for ear- iond of bagged lime to arrive latter part of May. 0. B. Jones, Hazel- hrook.

"Auto and Farm supplies. 20! Great George Street, Sales and Ser- vice. Complete line of Da Laval Milkers. Separators, water Prea- sure systems, Automobile Parts, 0115. Greases, etc.

“The Shur Gain Amateur Cav- RICMG. Freetown Hall, Monday. April 12th at 8:00 p.m.. sponsored hi’ South Freetown Home and School. Please send entries to Mrs. Eldon Drurnmond, Freetown.

"Farmers: Requiring financial ivlp to raise Hogs. Chickens. Tur- k*‘.\‘s. do it the Bhur-Gain way. Contact our dealers or P. L. Mor- ris Shur-Gain Feed Mills. Kinkora, summerside, Charlottetown.

“Buying pigs Monday at Fred- mrinn, Tuesday Brookfield 9 a.m.: zlliidn 10, York 1 p.m.. Bedfnrd 1. iracadie 2.30, Mt. Stewart 3. T‘~‘..VInl $35 pair for good pigs "Mr 35 lbs. each. will also buy smaller ones. Knud Jorgensen.

"We the talk of the country. What is? 1I% Bhura-Gain Pig Booster. My sales have increased I00"?! in two months. Get some for your pigs today. cheap at double the price. ll. .7. MacDoug- flll. Vernon.

"We have told you that there is h

none better at any price. liven has is the same. ‘nut is enur- Gain 20% Chick starter. convince lmirself by trying it for chicks this year. I. J. lilacnougali, Ver. non.

"Come and enjoy the second “lmllv Rally. lunday next, 1:15 Pm. Capitol Theatre, Community Hymn sing-song. The singing police- "ltn. Band and Songslers. Plnin I‘"‘lrhing by Br. Capt. L. Titcombe. TOPIC "A Grown Despised."

“Arriving shortly a carload of No. 1 Barley Ideal 08.00 per beg. Clrload No. 1 Barley and oats m0 but bag.’ Oarload of cement. ‘Jamaica -ma Asphalt ahlnllcl. "41 on hand. Get our prices before

Minisiry Orders

l,000 feet a minute to an altitude of six miles.

Remarking on the similarity, Sir Miles Thomas. chairman of British

months all followed a "certain pattern on reaching or approach-

and rectified the cause of these tragedies. we certainly cannot Carry any passengers in Comets," he added.

In announcing that it was with- drawing its certificate of airworth- mess. the transport ministry said it had acted after consulting with the air safety board and Thomag, it added that the plane's manuie. turer. de Hvllland, concurred in the decision and said authorities _i;imi;ther countries were being not- i .

in... win Tree Hand . Al Geneva

PARI5. (Reuters)-—Premier Joe- Eph Laniel llid Friday “France WW“ '0 to to the Geneva con- ference with a. free hand."

Political observers here inlay. prcted this to mean Lanlel wag reiectina U. s. state secretary Dulles’ plea for a. five-power warn. ms’ to Communist China on the consequences of further interven. tlon in the Indo-China war.

Ontario Liberals Seleci leader

Toaomo. fCP)—Ontario Lib "ill Friday called back a veteran of political wars to lead their Petty.

Psrquhar Oliver. fifty-year-old retired Priceviile farmer and the Dirty’: House leader in the Ontario legislature. was elect- ed by a landslide vote at the close of the two-day Liberal convention.

Mr. Oliver. who was party leader from 1941 to 1940. was elected on the first ballot. recelv. mg 412 votes against 101 for Alb- 9l"» WISH. Liberal-Labor member of the legislature for Kenorn, and 43 for William Temple, 28-ycgr-old BCIIGVIIIO lawyer and alderman

Over the tumult of cheering dc]. cgates. bunting balloons and wild song. the exuberant Mr. olive: pledged “from this day on unti: the next election to spend all my time expanding and promoting the Libcrel goapel in this province."

Freight Traffic Across Sirail

carloads ferried from Borden to Cape Tormantine during March show an increase of 24 as eompar. ed with last year. according to a statement released by the slice of superintendent C. '1'. Montgomery

ere.

Pouto shipments were up I! can from not to N4 and the ship- ment of ten cars of oats as corn- pared with nu last year is indi- cated. Livestock carloaih were up from I to 91. One seven (3). nah an (1). meats 30 (I6).

Decreases last year in brackets: Household goods. ml 13:, hay and

straw nil. (2), lumber l (6), scrap iron i. 02!. v Prom Tormcntine to Borden

there was a decrease of iii cars from lilac last year to lofi this year. shipments included. last year in brackets: sum 67. (Tl). coal 100. (M). flour and feed lll. (MI), fertiliser 12. (IO), gal and oils in. (215) line 5. (lo), leal earloada 206 l ). meats in (10. machinery 5 «saw. vecet-ables 15

‘Wins. Phone or write B. L- Dickie- '°“- For Diaper. 5,,

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(0, building material '1. (10).

readings oi S‘ o'clock. The Legislature will pro- ‘i

estimates shortly . after five o'clock yesterday even- . lng. Following the six o'clock re- . _ their .

adjourned -

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. SATURDAY, APRIL 10. 1954

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A bill designed to freeze the real estate value of the Maritime Elec- tric Compsny Limited was given second reading in the Legislature yesterday afternoon.

The but will enable the com- pany to purchase more equipment to expand the rural electrification program without having to pay tax on that equipment in the city. The blll‘hov/ever does not freeeo the rats oi tax the company must pay. The City in still empowered to raise the tax rate on the pres- ent real estate.

According to the bill the com- pany under conditions. may pay a single annual tax to the City cal- culated at the rate of three per cent on the gross revenue.

This will occur only when the revenue of the company for the sales of electric energy for con- ,“ in Charlottetown in- creases to a certain amount. Second reading was given to a bill enabling the Oity to increase

(By Larry Allen) HANOI, Inlio-China, (AP) Thousands of Communist-led Viet- minh rebels dug like little moles nearer to the heart of Dien Blen Phu as rebel artillery roared Fri- day in prelude to a new massive assault on the French union fort- run. some army officer: believe the attack will cbme in four or five days.

French army head uariers re- ported Vietmlal and . a’

75- aada burrowed

its poll ii men from five dollars to El! and to impose a tax on women of 815.00. -

Mr. R.R.. Bell. leader of the op- poaitlon. succeeded in raising the minimum salary which‘ a woman earns before she must pay the tax. Originally the tax included all no- men employed in the City who were over ll ye rs of age and earning at least .00 a month.

Mr. Bell moved an amendment that the minimum salary for girls should be 01300 A year or sioo a month before theg,were eligible for the tax. The amendment car- ried. He pointed out that girls earning soon a year Just could not aflord to pay any extra tax after being forced to pay for board and buy clothes.

Hon. B. Earls MacDonald. Min- ister of Health and Welfare moved the amendment that all women paying this tax should be entitled to a civic vote. The motion car- ried. (Continued on Page is col. ll

I Rebels move like

millimetre guns hammered key defence airongpolnts furiously. Heavy rebel anti-aircraft batter- ies blasted at squadrons of French fighters and bombers hitting ro- bel ‘troop concentrations and am- munition depots.

The French, firing l05-miili- metre guns. put up a terrific counter-barrage, trying to knock

out the rebels’ firing positions. While the artillery duels raged.

Vletminh soldiers by thin ‘thous-

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Probe of Air Crash Launched

CITY TAX AMENDMENT BILL PASSES COMMITTEE READING IN HOUSE

By Graham Trotter Canadian Press staff Writer

Moosg: .lAW, sn.sk.. (OP)—- An official inquiry has opened into Canada's worst airline disaster. the mid-air collision of a Trans-Cain ads Air Lines North star and an RCA!‘ Harvard trainer plane which claimed 3'1 lives.

The inquiry was conducted br- hind closed doors Friday in the city ball by C. T. Travers of Ot- tawa. superintendent of air regula- tiona for the federal transport de- partment. who flew in from the

capital. . It is understood normal proce- dure will be for M1‘. Travers to

submit a report to Ottawa on his findings. to be announced later by the controller of civil nvlaiion. It is expected to be some time before cause of the crash, if deter- mined. is made public.

At the same time. an RCAF board of inquiry opened with in- terrogation of witnesses. The board is headed by Wing Cmdr. W. B. Hodgeon. nding officer of the RCA!‘ station at Clsresholni. Alta. TCA also is conducting an investigation.

Mayor L. H. Lewry convened A special council meeting late Pri-

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foxholes and tunnels all around

the dustbowl.

By burrowing these passages just big enough for one Vietminh to slip through at a time. the rebels hoped to bring themselves up just inside or near the French barbed wire mazes and destroy these with plastic containers of high explosives.

The way then would be cleared for massive infantry charges.

in attempts to smash the blurb- ed wire the Vletrainh usually have

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In. mummm “mu” " that June first was the tender 0 er." '

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Widow Commiiied To Stand Trial

BELLEVILLE. Oni.. iCi’l~—-A SR- year-oid widow was committed Friday to stand trial for murder in the agony death last January of her husband. The Crown says he was poisoned with strychnlne.

Magistrate T. Y. Wills commit- ted Mrs. Mary Boll for trial after the slim widou. Ilf'l' bend bowed stood before the bench dressed in black and said in a low voice:

"I am not guilty of this offense. Your Worship, and I have nothing to say at this time.“

Mrs. Bell probably will mine up for trial at the next assizes here in October

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MONTREAL. lCPl—-S. F‘. Dm- gle. vicoprmident of operation for Canadian National Railways. said Friday that last Tuesday's fatal train wreck st Montmagny. Que. occurred because a “switch was opened deliberately by A person or persons unknown."

In Quebec provincial police said a man may be questioned in con- nection wlth the wreck. They de- cllncd to comment further on re- ports that the accident was caused by A man described as “disgrun- tied."

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lrft a thousand or more mown down by French fire.

To bolster their "mole men." LIIL Vletminh hold ready picked suicide squads of "volunteers of death."

These are usually half-drunk on a native rice drink called "choum," and are sent into action to blow up defence barriers and

then finish off themselves with another plastic container of ex- plosive rather than die by

french gain.

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Star and an R.C.A.F. Harvard trainer. which collided , with 37 deaths. 35 of the victims were in the TCA craft, one in reckage set fire to a dwelling.

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PUBLIC WORKS M PLANS IN HOUSE

ister of Public Works, said in tion asked on the floor of the the new member for Queens. Later Mr. Winters indica

In reply to a query from

ing. It is understood that the

Overseas Airways Corporation ‘

which earlier ordered all its Comet ably larger than was at first

grounded, said the Lhrgg "mu. _> The Liberal member from

plicable tragedies" of the last to . iizueensh sotma t“’ar:1? tB:S_Ur3!:‘C€ . rom I I‘ A [HS 01" ‘.8 ll? 8-

pians with all possible speed. and

be called for the clearing of the the construction of the new building. ‘To this Hon. Mr. Winters replied that it would depend on how speedy the de- partment. could get possession of all the buildings from the present trnants. "it. will depend on our ability to get vacant possession of several properties on the site," ht‘ declared. The implication was that if all of the properties are vacated by .the time the plans are completed and ready for tenders to be call- cd. separate tenders will be called for the clearing of the site. Other- wise the one tender would be called for both operations. it was .

Rev. A. Bradley. Native at Kelly's Cross Dies in Oni.

News was received in. Charlotte- town yesterday oi the death in Kingston, Ontario of Rev. Austin Bradley. S..l. His funeral will be held in Kingston Monday morn- ing.

Father Bradicy. '71, was a na- ti\'e of lx'eily‘s Cross, a son of the late Frank Bradley and his wife, nee Eliza Donneliy. He graduated from St. Dunstan's University be- fore continuing his studies in the Jesuit Order.

Surviving are I brother and a sister, W’infrI-d Bradley of Cali- fornia and Sister Mary Austin of St. Joseph’: Convent. Charlotte- trwn.

A niece and A nephew. Miss i\'ar.v E. Bradley and Mr. Robert, Bradley. both nf Charlottetown. are leaving today to attend the‘ funeral.

Father Bradley had heen teach- ing at Rcgiopolis Coi‘.r-go. King- sinn. prior to his retirement A few ,\'r.-ars ago.

Child smothers In Shallow Mud-Puddle '

HILLSBURGH. Oni.. iCPv—‘l‘wo- year-old Ruby Caughili. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Caullhiil. smothered in death near her home Thursday when she fell face-down in three inches of mud and water.

l-It-r fnur - year - old brother. Wayne, tried to lift her out of the mudholr. lost. his grip. stumbled backwards and became stuck in A sitting position.

The father. helping a neighbor fix a barn door. was led to the puddle by an excited collie dog.

Hillsburg is 35 miles west of Toronto.

McCarthy Labelled As Headline-hunter

CHICAGO. (AP) —- A Roman Catholic Bishop Friday denounced senator Joseph Mccsrthy. a fel- low Catholic. as a headline-hunter, and the Bishop gave his descrip- tion of a true anti-Communist.

A true anti-Communist. Bishop Bernard J. Shell said, would be iriterested first in seeing that peo- ple have enough to eat and have decent homes.

The Bishop did not mention Mc- Carthy by name In his address but referred to "the junior Senator from Wisconsin" and a "city

slicker from Appleton." the sena-

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0T'I‘AWA. Oct. 9-(Special)—June target date for the calling for lenders on the new Federal Building in Charlottetown, l-ion. Robert H. Winters, Min-

today. The announcement came as

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INISTER REVEALS OF COMMONS

the first is the

the House of Commons here the result of a ques- House by Neil A. Matheson, tentative cost

‘ted that the

estimate of the new building is $3,500,000.

I Mr. J. Angus MacLean. the

Minister said that provision was being made in the build- ing to accommodate the departments toms, Income Tax. Agriculture, Public Works, Transport, and Veterans Affairs. The plans . commodation for the R.C.M.P. The original plans provided for an eight storey build-

of Postoffice. Cus-

now do not include ac-

new plans are for a six or

. seven storey structure, with the top floor space consider-

designed. indicated. Hon. Mr. Winters estimates Wire before the House through-

out the afternoon and evening.

J. Angus MacLean. Conserva- tive member for Queens congrat- ulated Mr. Winters on his ap- pt-intment. as minister of the de- pcrtment and expressed his satis- faction that plans are now under- way to begin construction of the building this year.

However. be criticized delays in starting the project.

Speaking later during consider- ation of Works Department esti- mates, Mr. MacLesn said Parlia- ment has voted money for the Charlottetown building every year since 1947. an accumulated total of $1,500,000.

He said he welcomed the news that a start will be made this year. but added: "The Canadian people are sick and tired of pay- ing real taxes for meaningless estimates proposed to build phea- tom buildings.”

A Poiiisuep GEN'l'i.EMAN is No-r ALWAYS

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TORONTO. (CP\—Min.i.mum and maximum temperatures:

llin. Max.

Dawson is in Vancouver as 52 Victoria 37 4': Edmonton 81 an Calgary . 13 fl Regina 32 an Winnipeg , 31 55 Toronto 29 45 Ottawa» ll 43 Montreal 23 3g Quebec 13 30 Saint John :1 3. Moncton .. 3 31 Halifax .. . 34 A3 Charlottetown ._ 3 34 S.vdne.v 14 as Yarmauth ...... .. )1 g St. John's . ,43 Ag HALIFAX, iCP)—-The weather

office here say: an area of high pressure over New England um cross the Maritimes late Satur- day. Until then there will be lit- tle change in the weather. In. creasing cloudiness and risixu tin. peraturcl will follow with Sunday forecast to be a dull. mild day.

Regional forecasts:

Prince Edward Island. snug. NJ. counties: lanny and mfllu light winds. Low-high at OIIAD louaussns 15 and 40, luck: it and 45.