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DISTRESS IN ATLANT

Through Pllllllllll’ Service Montreal To P.E.l. In Effect

A throl-ilh puliman service ban Montreal to the Island ia new in effect. according to word received yesterday by Ml‘. T. I. Hlckfl. president of the Bummerlide Board of Trade from Mr. J. Watson Mao Naught, MP. This matter had been discussed ‘at the last meeting of the Board at which w. Mae- Nauzht was present and he prom- ised to bring the matter to the at- tenlioli of the railway authorities.

1n his letter to Mr. Hickey. m.

MacNaught says that he discussed the matter with the railway and that, “commencing on 25th of this month the pullman to Prince Id- ward Island will leave Montreal on the Maritime Express at noon and the pullman will be transfer- red at Moncton to train No. 40 for Charlottetown. This will permit passengers to stay in the sanle puiiman from Montreal to Char- lottetown and through puilman will be attached to the Bcotian which leaves Montreal at 8.30. At Moncton it will be transferred to train No. 42. which arrives in Charlottetown between 10 and i1." -$.

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Sydney Steel Workers llcccptWagc Contract

SYDNEY, N. 5., April 28 —-(CP) - Elnpioyees of Dominion (Steel and Coal Corporation voted throe- (e-onc to accept a. new Wage con.- tract providing for an hourly in- crease oi 11 1/2 cents. Ed Corbett, local president of the United Steel- vrorkcrs of America (C.I.O.-C.C.L.). announced today.

Tile referendum. held yctserdasw-

affects some 4,000 worker: in Dosods basic steel plant here. The increase bring: the hourly basic wage to 94 cents. The new contract is retroactive to April 1 and probably will be signed in a few days.

Of the 3.249 employee: wiho voted, 2.458 were in favor of the settle- ment arrived at by company and union and ‘I91 ballotted against.

Coming Events

"Crystal Chapter pantry sale, i-iolmelrs, May lst.

"Hampshire Play in Belfast Hail llbstponed until Friday, April 30th.

“Dancing, Country Club, ‘Trav-

eller's Rest, tonight. Excellent utuslc. ‘ "Notice - Now operating to

fiber- sruirl until my 20th. Suth- erland Cousins, Baltic. '

"Legion Dance, Mt. Stewart. Thursday night. April 29th. Mulls: by Eastern Rhythm‘ Boys.

"Cleaning Grain every day ex- °°l>t_'i‘uesday and Saturday. John A- blllis. Flat River, P, E. I.

“Pantry Bale at Rogors Hard- vrere store. Saturday, May 1st, 2 P- M- by Bouth Milton w. 1.

"Come and hear "An Old Maids Cimflehib" by Kingston player: in Brocklield Hall, April 29.

"Farmer: w: can still it

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Your clover aeed order: at at low liliccs. Rush your order. Mefluigan and Boyle.

d "Dams in Fmleraid l-lall. Thur:- Oilcihcribril Rollie Macflonzie‘:

stra. mored Bummer- fiold Credit Union. w _

"Booking another ear choice Alberta 20W oats. Double re- i-‘lllhcd. nueh your order. Mc- d: Boyle.

“The Annual Meeting of Iloatnrn lbfiusslzarhlbluon Association will U0 hold in Mcquald’: Hall. on bat- Eidrv» May 1n. at z p. u. nah:

* PR9". Secretary. _

"Receivl V a; $3; nla..“‘i€‘“....%‘. gel‘: “Y- where ‘mssibit. Phone‘ i451. livestock “mill-ind Board- .

"Wileciina and trucking hogs "’°'Y Monday uu-ouarroano: om. “H”: "im- Ioua Creek. New Ar- igm. For detailed information con- lhd William Mcliinnon for prompt

effective service. ‘fiiittcwn Community Hall Yfiffmy- Mev m. : r. as. Local “HI lmunt "Anon lliek u Crick". A three act rural riot of

‘l0 curtain. (weather m elem: ammo» i » ~

Truce May Protect 01

As Vote

Income Tax Deadline ls Extended _

(by The Canadian Pres)

OTTAWA. April 28 - A month's respite for ‘housands of Canadian: busy with Income tax form: was announced tn- day 1n the Commons.

Revenue Minister McCaun said the deadline for filing 1047 individual returns ha: been extended from April 30 to May 81.

He cited "extreme weather condition: 1n various part: of

' the country" a: one reason (‘or the extension. This apparently we: a refer-chop ln part to the aerioua flood: in Western Can-

The decision applies to moat individual taxpayers, including farmers. but not to those re- quired to maira quarterly or other instalment payments. Nor doe: it apply to corporation er estate tax returns.

Two Progressive Conserva- tive member: naked Monday for Government consideration of a deadline xtenslon. C. E. Stephenson (PC-Durham) and A-Ie. Smith (PC-Calgary Welt) mentioned weather conditions and the stopped-up activity at. _ r Total tax offices. Mr. llloCann alld at that time that he would bring the matter, to Govern- ment attention.

During the war, tax dead- llnea twice were hoisted under emergency power: alnce relinq- uished by the Government.

Announcing the postpone- ment today. Mr. MoCann said problem: of delay in distribut- ing tanform: are the chief reason: for the 81-day breath- ing apcll.

Production 0f Sawn Lalaller llown Slightly

‘ OTTAWA. April llB-(Clfl-Can- adian production of sawn lumber. excluding sawn ties, declined slightly during February to an es- timated 380,276,000 board feet compared with 300,440,000 in Feb- ruary, 1M7. the Bureau of Sta- tistics reported today.

Pebruary estimates for the Mari- times with figures for February last year'in brackets: (in thous- ands) New Brunswick, 21,006 ("A3,- 301); Nova Bcotia. 01.701 (36,058); Prince Edward island, 76 (102) feet.

EARTHQUAKE REPORTED

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. April 28 - (OP) -- Severe earth trclmors lasting about 20 seconds shook this city and adjacent districts at 8.02 ADT today lifter three days cf intense heat. Al- though bulidinga shook and furni- ture shifted. there wore no reports of damage or imhlrles.

Margarine Debate Continues In Senate

ls Delayed

s By DOUGLAS now orrrawa. April ae-(ole) -'I'he

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waged more w:.r on the margarine bill today and delayed a. vote un- til at least tomorrow.

Based on a. bill moved by Senat- or W. D. Euler (L-Ontaric) that

' would remove the ban against the

butter substitute were these devel- opments:

1. A TOO-minute 5900011 by Senator Wishart_ Robertson. Government leader, in which he charged that it was a“crue1 deception" to pretend that the people would be ablo to set margarine for at least three years even if the ban were re- moved.

2. An unsuccessful, fiery at- tenapt by Senator JalnerMur- dock (LwOTTSJ to uljoum the debate so he could read Sen- ator Robertson's "absolutely untrue" statement? before an- swering. senator Murdock also accused Speaker J. H. King of “Communist? tactics in hand- ling his request.

3. Senator-L. M. Couin (L- Que-bec) said (i-latscnatoz-Rob: ertson's arguments had "con- verted" hiln to opposition to the bill and Senator Gustave Lacasse (L-Ontaric) urged its passage to help the poor.

The debate was adjourned by Senator N. M. Paterson (L-Ontar- lo) who said he intends to "shoot a. few holes" in Senator Robert-

shortage offats andoila would delay any significant margarine production or sale until i061 at least. .

Senator Robertson, speaking a- mid frequent interruptions. accus- ed Canadian newspapers of par- ticipating in "a conspiracy of sil- ence" about the fact: on oils and He said distribution of oils and fats is allocated by international agreement and Canada was bound itlot to import more than her, quo- a

At the request of Senator John Sinclair (L-Prince Edlward Island) Senator Murdock later agreed "most humbly to retract my state- ment that the honorable Senator (Robertson) is a liar." But there was irony in his humility.

Senator Lacasse said no one would deny that the senate dis- cussion had overwhelmingly fav- ored removal of the ban. He, too. favored it.

The authority of arguments of Quebec and Nova Scotia. senators for tho ban had been weakened by the stands taken by representative bodies in their Provinces.

lihlld Rescued Fran (Saved-In cesspool

(By The Canadian Preaa)

SUSSEX, N. B.. A/prll 28-400:- year-old Freda. McDonald was res- cued today from a caved-in ceas- pool where she had been trapped for more than two hours. She was reported suffering severe shock and exposure.

By JAMES McOOOK

IDNDON. April ZB-(CPJ-The Labor Party tonight brought down the axe on its troublesome left wing members, apparent; ready to face the possibility of a. ‘new critical independent Labor group being formed in the House of Commons. .

Badger-ed by backbench ‘critic: of foreign policy inc: the labor-Cov- ernment took office in Mo!» 1M5. the party national exectuive (ia- d a

ded. .

i. Tb expel John Iaithful Ibr- teaqu: Platte-Mills, 4i, left wing member the London constit- uency of Pineburym New zeaiand- btrn barrister.

if. To lend a final warulnl to M other Labor member: who defied (he party and sent a telegram of support to the pro-Communist Pi- etro Nenni‘: Socialists in the re- cent Italian election. Plates-Mills admitted supporting the telegram. Twgnty-dlib others have yet to don] adherence lb the 100N880.

a. To call for an explanation from Alfred Idvrardc. 00. a com- pany director and Labor member

. "for Bat lliddlasborouale. 1h‘ has

Labor Paa-ty Cracks Down 0:: Left Winger-s

been critical o! the Governments nationalization proposals and said recently that he would ignore a reaolutil-m by hi: local Labor Party asking him to resign.

If the majority of the i1 maln- bera decide to accept expulsion. they could form, the third strong- est party in the Common: whore labor new has 900 seats. tho-Coa- sarvatlve: 201, the Liberal Nation- al: 1a and the liberal: i1..

The vote for expulsion by the Party’: executive did not deprive Platte-Mills of hi: seat in Parlia- ment. but it exclude: him from caucuses and from Party alapport if he again i: a candidate.

The Conservatives. led by Win- ston Ohurchlll, have a motion pending for \ parliamentary in- vestigatlon into charge: by several of the signer: that their names ware used without perllnisaion.

The executive did not mention another group c! about I0 labor member: who are in the party‘: ill grace: at the moinant. They have aid that they will attend the Home meeting of ab: unity organisation _May Churchill will preaide.

scnfuaiiumcnt that, the _.wcrld'

Aerial Seeding llay Be Tried In West

WWNNIFIIG, April 28-(CP)- Western farmers, fearing that flooded acres will dry out too late this spring to permit a normal growing period for crops. tonight were considering a suggestion that aerial seeding could overcome their difficulties.

The suggestion came from Jack Dawson, skipper of the Winnipeg Canoe Club. "who arrived from England last November when that country was experiencing some of the worst floods in its history.

Mr. Dawson said in England alr- craft carrying special machines flew over farm lands. shooting the seed into the ground.

Through this method they were able to get crops under way six weeks earlier than would have been possible had farmers walled

for the ground to dry.

This summer, with large farm tracts inundated by water in the most serious floods within half s. century. more farmers are expect- ed io investigate the possibilities of aircraft. Many farmers, includ- ing those in the Virden district 1f Western Manitoba, fear their lands will not dry out until summer is well advanced.

Island Tourist

Preliminary

AgrccmcntMadc By Arabs, Jews

By NORMAN ALTSTEDTETI

LAKE SUCCESS. April 28—(CP) —Ropresen‘.atlvea of Arabs and Jews at the United Nations “P664 today on a truce for the old wail- ed section of Jerusalem. 101ml HP- ipwval must come from their headquarters.

The Ummsed truce would will? only to the section of Jerusalem which contains many of the places holy to Christians, Moslems and Jews.

The first apparent achieve- ment of this second special ILN. session on Palestine was temps ed, however, by continued wrang- ling in ‘the B-Bmember political committee concerning the over-all problem of Palestine.

There, a test vote on the UN’: partition plan for Palestine was avoided and lnlthe face of a dead- lock the ccimnllttee reverted to gerleral debate on the Unified States proposal for a. trusteeehip.

The lit-member Trusteeship

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Literature

Appeals To‘ Parliamentarian

lI.S. Plans Increased Expenlliturclnllorth

WASHINGTON. Aiflfii 28 ~—(CP) -'I'he House of Representatives Armed services Committee today approved extensions and 1019""- ments of United States defence establishments in the north, coat- ing close go $100,000,000.

The a-ppopriation: are to be spent in Alaska, Newfoundland. Greenland and Canada. The larg- m projects are in Alaska and amount to $76,000,000.

The bill provide: for spending 001-1000 for erliargemeng of qua:- ters and facilitles- at Roblsher Bay. bask. and Pbrtflhimc, Que- In Newfoundland the appropria- tlons include 08,500,000 for instal- lation of t/wo Air lbrce establish- ments, the location clf which ll not revealed.

Other Newfoundland urea are:

Harmon Field quarters and util- ities at Stephenville, $12,000,000. naval operations base improve- ments at Amends, $2,500,000.

Revision is made for a $1,000.- 000 naval radio station at an un- named place in Greenland.

The Alaskan appropriation: are for two unreveuled air- field aita: to cost $900,000 and for unis-fle- ments and improvements of naval and army air bases at‘ Kodiak, Adak, Whittier, Mile E, Bimin- dcrf, Ladd Field, Fort Yukon and Nenarla.

expendit-

NEW HONOR ‘ FOR GHTBUHILL

LONDON. April 20 — (OP) -- A new homa- lhas come to Wilwtorl Chan-chill. this ti-lnefln the world of Jrt. It was announced today

that he has been m-ade an Honor-

ary Acadamlolan Extraordinary of the Royal Academy, a title special- ly orwted for the forum’ VII-- time Prime Minister who like! $0 dabble in paint as a hobby.

VACUUM PACKID ALWAYS Illil

tUITAWA. Alpril 28 — (Special) -- J. Watson MncNaught, Liberal member for Prince today assumed a new retain the Ottawa m- tharoi; c850 JXOlL-l-hfla, .1’ 41° o: Prince‘ nomad Island.” The Prince nlernber who represents the Province on the printing committee which is one of the notoriously dull commitioe: of the House. brought to the committee room some new maps, booklets and brochures about Prince Edwarnl Island which he had just received from Lieut-Col W. W. Reid, head of the Provincial Toluriit Bur!“-

While the committee members were floundering around trying to arrive at a decision as to whctbcl’ or not fihey would authorize large- scale printing of tho report of the Royal Commission on the Cana- dlan expedition to Hang Kong. Mir. MacNaught saw his chance.

I-Ie passed around to the 44 mem- bers coplcs of “Prince Edward Islarld, the birthplace of Canada" with its colored cover showing 11 girls in bathing-Mitts on the Island beaches, To others he passed out map: of Prince Edward island. a list of places to stay and a. book- let, with‘: scene of white bircfles on a lakeshore on tho cover.

Forgot Bong Kong

1n the course of minutes. more mmibers of the committee were interested in Prince Edward Island than in the Hung K0118 "PF?"-

"Do wehllvo these bathinB-Ilfl! as hostesses. Watson?" fllqlll-‘Nd I hopeful Ontario member. “When

does the first ne leave?" Others asked Mr. ooNaught if the p; 1-1 Iglgnd soil really ~waa rod

or if this was just an unintentional error on the part of the illustrat- ors. The merlnbcr for Prince ascuml them that the soil of the Province was red as advertised-

Chalrman 1-1. R. Immersion. Liberal number for Westmorllfld» N. B. mildly chided "he m for their inattention to H60! Kong, calling the cozunittfl t0 ord

er. .

The question before the corn- mittee was. Mk. Emmeracn said I

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U. S. Rail

Strike Is.

Scheduled For. May 1 1

(By The Associated Press)

CHICAGO, April 28—A strike that would lock the brakes on the entire railroad system of the Un- ited States was announced today for 8 am, May i1.

The National Railway Mediation Board intervened immediately in an eleventh hour attempt to side-

track the strike. It called repre- "

scntatives of the railroads and three operating Unions involved to cneet with board members in Cili- cago tomorrow.

All other dispute-settling steps cf the National Railway Labor Act have been exhausted. The 150.000 railroad employees involved arc bound by the Railroad Labor Act but not the Taft-i-Iartley Act which Congress enacted last year.

The other Unions involved are the B erhood of Locomotive Engine and the Switchnserrs Union of North America.

The strike threat stemmed from a demand by the Unions for a 30- per-cent pay increase with a. min- imum raise] of to a day and changes in working rules.

The three Unions turned down a recommendation of an emerg- ency fact-finding board for a wage increase of 10V: cents an hour. Two-other operating broth- erhoods-tho Railway Trainmen and Railway Conductors-accepted the wage recommendation. Earlier. about 1,000,000 nonwperatlng rail workers in l6 Unions accepted the ibis-cents hourly wage increase.

However, the trains can not op- erate without the three Unions involved in the present dispute. Any strike by them would force a complete halt in rail transportat- ion. ' ’ * ’

‘The railroads ‘were paralyzed by a two-day strike of two operating Un!on.s—including the engineers- two years ago. The strike was call- ed orf just before President Tru- man was to have the army take over the lines under his wartime seizure powers.

Frank Douglass, chairman of the mediation board, said as far as he knew the President no longer has the power to seize the transpor- tation system as his wartime au- thority expired a. year ago.

To Tour Maritlmes

sum JOHN, N. 1B,, April 2&- National chairman of the Women's Progressive Conservative Associat- ion, Miss Hilda Hesson will arrive here Monday to begin a tour o! the Maritfmes. She will remain in New Brunswick for a month.

IURNED TO DEATH

ST. JOl-RWS, Nfld., April 28 - (CW-F. Andrews, 35, was burned to death in his home today when he re-entered the flaming building to attempt to save some personal effects. A few minutes before no had carried his wrlfc and children to safety.

19 (Tattle Lost In Barn Fire

(By The Canadian Preaa)

BATHURST, N.B., April 28 -Fanncd by.a high wind, nre today destroyed a large barn and l9 thoroughbred cattle at nearby Model Farm causing damage estimated at $100,000. _ A prize bull, led from the burning building. broke away from handler: and rushed into the flames and also perished.

Also destroyed was a large quantity of milking equipment, a quantity of hay and turnip: and a modern allo filled with grain.

The fire was believed to have started from combustion in hay stored in the loft.

The cattle were owned by Gloucester I ‘ Company who supply milk to a. largo part of the town's ieaidenta. The firm also operated a dairy farm at East Bathurat.

Acouitted 0f Murder 0f War-time Buddy

(By The Canadian Press)

WINDSOR, Ont, April Bil-Rob- ert Craig, 37. of Windsor, today was acquitted cf murder in the knife-slaying of his wartime bud- db’. William Fbarllklin Solomon, 33. An Ontario Supreme Court delib- erated 50 minutes.

Earlier Craig declared the stab- bing of Solomon with a German commando knife was unintention- al. tile said it followed a drinking bcu .

Jews Advance In Jalfa Battle

(By The Associated Press’)

JERUSALEM. April 2B - Irgllu Zvai Leumi claimed capture of the Manshleh quarter of Jada tonight and sped troops and equipment to the front to maintain the batter- ing thrust of its drive into the ali- Arab city‘. '

Before nightfall the Jewish un- derground army raised the blue and white Hebrew flag over the Manrhieh quarter's Hasean Beq hiosque. Manshieh sticks out like a mile-long thumb. into the no man's land separating Jaffa from all-Jewish Tel Avis.

Irgun troops and equipment con- voys were seen moving out of Tel Aviv tonight into the no man's land. A high Irgun commander said the assault on Jaifa. would- continue despite British warnings.

Offers To Begin Strip

Mining In Alberta

OTTAWA. April 9-5—(OP)—Sir Albert Braithwaite, British indus- trialist and former member of Par- liament. tonight offered to bring 8.000 British engineer: to Canada and begin strip mining. operations in Alberta. .

T-Ie made the offer at an unoffi- cial inter-party‘ dinner at which a demand for a national coal poi- iey, to reduce Canada's dependence on American supplies, was launch- ed. Sir Albert spoke before Liberal, hogressive Conservative, C. C. l". and Social Credit members of Par- liament. Municipal and industrial officials from all parts of the Do-

_ minion attended.

The offer was dependent upon

' satisfactory financiaLlm-angemcnts