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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1947

1a Paces

Asi- ma... At sauce Toslleoume Training

llrges Better Treatment For Mail Garriers

OITAWAH OrnL, Feb. 21:53:13; 1'11 a or nvvre E ' ifitidimglxllie of mail couriers in the constituency °i' Qllflefl’! 5nd T?‘ movai of discrimination against rertain routes W111 NW0 id ‘h. House of Commons by W- 9110"" 5, hlrLui-e. Progressive Conserva- ‘lvo ntenther for QUQBWE i" the House debate on 5111391971195", payments for mail contracts.

In response, Postmaster General Bertrand asked the Queen's mem- l," to give him specific cases to- Iathor with names of the couriers ind numbers of the routes so that her might be reviewed b)’ "i. Poi‘. Office Department and re- vised if it were decided that in- iuslire was being done.

Supporting the bill to incorpor- ste former bonuses, in thg new mail contracts. Mr. McLure con- ‘ended that not only should this nc don:- hut that the contracts ihould he reviewed by the depart- ment to even out disparities.

Pew Bonuses

"We have '78 mail contracts in lhc constituency of Queen's." he raid, "and of those 78 fewer than l0 per cent have received the b)!!- us. The rate per mile on the dif- Felent conlnacts in Queen's varies 'rom $18 a milc up to $40. sumo at 155, g few at $74, and. one 1 thmk. it $110. I take no objection to sicn the highest rate for it is not mo high. What I am objecting to is the lack of uniformity through- aut the ivhole constituency. a

‘in different laces two men tendered on lfferent contracts wvrritlg a distance 0f eight anti I ‘i-ilf milcs. I know the routes very well and the condition: are the

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Coming Events

"Movies at ‘Pi-yon To-night.

"Bi-critic; vs. Milton at Milton rink tonight.

"Cllltiilllg grain as usual. John- lion Mliis. Suflolk,

"Recriving Hogs at Crapaud for Canada Packers Ltd, every Tuesday luiul l1 A, M. R. N. Dawson.

"Loading llogs for Canadli Packrra l.td., Tuesday until further notice. Dingwell and Romiter.

"Loading Hogs st ad»... sta- lion each Thursday for Canada Packers Ltd. Merlin bovine.

"M50111: Hogs or. Montague station each Thursday for Canada

Packers Ltd. S. C. McLean. Phone

"Lwlllnx Hogs at Cardigan ra- lflinn cacti Thursday for Canada

factors Ltd. Norman McKenzie. oardlgan

"Loading hogs at St. Peters for Catiada Packers Ltd. each Tuesday for truck pickup service from farm lo car Phone Roddle Pratt.

fpfvsrtsslve Conservatives of Minn Wlltshlre Pole are requested lo meet at Lytnan Trcmereb. Tues- isr- 15th. s P. u.

"W0 now lnve in stock Seed W4. Barley. Buckwheat. Wheat and Field Peas. All number one im- Wrtcd feed. Book your require- Iuenis now. Wholesale and retail Halifax Seed Co.. Ltd., 72 Queen.

"Collecting hogs each Tuesday it" Canada Packers Ltd. for truck- “18 service through llernscliffe glint-y valley. Vernon. Orwell snd

"town. phone warm Crone tt-ia

n“8econd lame of the playofl nals at New Glaqow rink to- "ilhl. Boulh Ruslico vs. Hope m? Game mm at no. Skate

"uremia and roads‘ permit ‘£11158 Pictures will be shown in thd FWW Bridge Hall, - Tuesday.

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(By Dave McIntosh

HALIFAX, Feb. 21-(0010-‘18! s. peacetime reorganization to os- sible lower status looming. R. U. A. F‘. Eastern Command announced today that all- stations at Green- wood. N.S., and Summerslde, P.E.I.. would be soon re-opcucd. Goose Bay, Labrador, and Eastern Pas-

‘ use. across the harbor from Hall-

fex, would be retained as perman- out bases.

Skeleton staffs of about 20 men have been maintained at Guan- wood and Summerside since the end of the war gwaiting final de- cision on disposal of the bases Whllg Goose Bay and Eastern Pas- sage have been kept in continuous operation.

Colon-land gsve no further de- toils concerning the re-openlilg of the war-born bases but merely added that it. had not yet been de- cided whet type of squadrons would be stationed at the four different airdromes.

Summerlide was a bombing and gunnery school during tho war and there was p, possib- iilty that it now would be used as a training station for oper- ational outfits in Eastern Com- mand. Air cadets could spend their annual two-weeks camp period there.

More than 12 R.C.A.l=‘. Maritime dromes have been partially or to- tally abandoned as ntiiitury sta- tions since the end of the war. These include Charlottetown and Mount Pleasant in Prince Eduard Island, Pennfleld. Bllssvllle, Chat- Moncton and Scouriouc in New Brunswick and Reserve, North Sydney, Yarmouth. Debert. and Stanley in Nova Scollu.

Together with Greenwood, De- bert sent Mosquito crews to fumed 418 squadron. a single unit of some 25 crews and the R.C.A.F.'s only night intruder squudron. which destroyed more lhun 1'10 enemy aircraft.

To Load First P.E.l. Potatoes In March

OTTAWA. Fob. 21-11 is expect- ed that first 51111311101115 on a Bril- 15h order for 2.500.000 to 3.000.000 bushels of Prince Edward lsluiitl potatoes will be loaded on ship- board early in March. J. G. Tag- garl. chairman or iht- Agricult- ural Prices Support Bout-cl, sniti tonight on his rciurrl from a trip to the Marltlmcs.

He reiterated a statement lic made recently at Saint John. N B.. that he believed thc export to Britain would solve thc present glut on the potato market and that thcrc would bc no uccd for lldarltlmc potato grolvcrs to plow under some of their crop in thc

spring. 1t was just possible. too. that experts from the British Food

Miyiigtry, now 0n route to Saint John to inspect tho potatoes be- fore they are loaded. might ex- tend the area from which they would take potatoes beyond the boundaries of Prince Bdwvsrd Is‘.- and. Should this be done such ml extension mtg-ht include Nova Scoita. Now Brunswick and pos- sibly Quebec.

Prim Minister lllng Reported Muelt Better

OTTAWA, Feb. 2l—tCP)—-Con- dltlon of Prime Minister Mic- kenzie King. who has been clin- flned to his homo this week with 5 hflvy cold, was reported ted“ to b0 much better", although D still imrcmairnlng at home;

SUBS NEW YORK

Victim of the sensational New Year's live "camera-gun" shooting in Times Square, 28-year-old Olga. Ruocco is suing the city of New York for 8200.000, ccmtendln! sue was gi-vcn inadequate police pro- tection against attacks by her vx- husband, Alphonse Ruocco. Mrs. Ruocco is in Roosevelt hospital where a leg was amputated at the hip as s. result of the shotgun wounds.

Parliament At A Glance

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The Commons adopted a motion giving Government business pro cedenoe until Match 3.

Progressive Conservative mem- bers rmewed requests that the Government find some uniform buds for paying rural mail oar- rlers.

Stanley Krlorwles (CCIFMWinn-l- pcg North Centre) moved that the Governmmtb bill for redistribu- tion o1 seals be referred to an "in- dependent commission." N0 action was taken.

Monday.

The Conn-none wi.l1 consider var- ious Government legislation. The

Senate will not sit.

New Price

P.E.l. Fish Gateh lip in January

(By The Canadian Prcll!

OTTAWA, Fcb. 21-January was :1 good month for Canadian fish- vrlncn, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported today. Durlvg lllc month. they pulled o total ot ‘~1l.09‘7.000 pounds of salt-water lsh out oi the sea.

The report. was the first of a ncw scrics issued by thc bureau in response for current iniomi- olion on landings and intended 1151705111011 of thc products of Jzmttclian flshcrics. Landed value *1 the month's catch “"115 $1.882.- "00 compared with $1392.00!) in ‘armory. 1940.

The strike of deep-sea fisher- men in Nova Scotla is reflected in the lovrcr landings for that Province. the total being 4.043.000 pounds, a doclino of 4d par cent. Deep scn fish caught by New Brunswick fishermen ln January amounted to 4.223.000 pounds. a decline of l1 per cent. and Prince Edward Island. 418.000 pounds. an increase of 31 per cent.

Records of thc landings of in- land fish are available only for the Provinces of Manitoba and New Brunswick. the total for the former being 5.255.900 pounds and tho latter 8000 pound-i-

Sehool Short 0f Goal

JOGIGLNS; N. 5.. F61). 21-111! first report of a coal shortage due to the Maritime ravine Wvrkerfi strike cnmc today from Jollifllv tome of two mines.

The town school was reported short of coal and suplllleli ill The area said thcv W?" \° guarantee any supply.

Freight Car Situation

By The Canadian Preel

One heartening ray pierced the gloom of the Canadian freight car picture yesterday with an‘ an- nouncement. from Ha/mlllon that. full-ooale product-ion has been re- stoned in the plants of the Domin- ica's major producer oi b0! 0H1 and rolling stock. .

The announcement was made b! the National steel Car Corporation and president R8. i-lerl. said nor- mal production levels would be oohloved within a week or 1n do?! Shortages in row materials had r0- strieted the plants to partial PW‘ duction for several months. Th; new; from Hamilton tore- aildowed- s turn for the better in diabox ssr sho-mgawnlcn has dislocated the Canadian M00001! but it did not alter the present sltudllon which continued critical and showed no immedlst- all" 0f

Uni.

m m o! the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and Canadian

Co ntinutes Critical

estimated at 13.000 cars. but. 8.8. Liberty. Transport Controller. said the situation was fairly unchanged.

Meantlsne, the grain trade and tho newsprint industry continued to make the heaviest. demands for

cars,

It was reported from V that one-third of the ships in post to load rain were loll-III ‘LSD-a- day earning power due to charter elsmes in contracts wludi do not allow ships to work until they are tn their lmdlng berths.

Newsprint companies indicated they have not yet felt any favorable effects from priorities for earl whicfi have been- granted some of them.

A Consolidated Paper Corporat- ion spokesman in Montreal mid his comps-n is still "vary short of ears." ,

8t. Lawrence Paper Sales Con» pony slid the sittltion “he! filin- ftau worsened." A few can wan received Wednesday but new has oomelnstncethlnalsdthelelne

glge. National Railways declined mm-

ynusdoy on tho sborllll.

immediate prospect of impmve- merit.

Strong Resentment Over

Increase In

Wheat For Feed Purposes

A recent order raising the do- mestic prlca on wheat for feeding purposes by w»: cents per bushel is causing a great deal of concern to Island livestock breeders and dealers. particularly those engaged in hog and poultry raising. ‘The Guardian was informed yesterday.

'Pi‘l0 following outspokcn letter on the situation, dated Feb. 20. was received by a local dealer from a Montreal broker in reply to an ordcr for supplies:

“Received your wire of even date, with specifications for a 600 bag car of grain and grain prod- ucts. ‘

“To begin wit-h, we haven't got. a pound oi barley at St. Pic (or elsewhere) and neither have we a pound of wheat at the ntonwnt. That redllccs your quantity to 400 sacks of whole and ground oats. We haven't even got them at the null, but. we have thcm ordered from Bayports. and We are presently waiting for empty boat cars to loud.

“Even if we had the wheat cn hand, we would have to report it. and pay 3315 cents per bushel on it. at once. to f-he Feeds Admin-

NEW YORK, Feb. 2l—(AP/— Eaaterners dug paths back to nor- mal tonight through the heaviest snowfall of recent years that wok at least 33 lives. closed schools, clogged transportation and slowed

industry.

Freezing winds tripped the northeast United States on the heels of the storm which swept

hum Alabama to Maine and grad- ually abated at. sea. Dickenson County. Va., reported record snow- fall of 2'1 inches.

Chief causes of death were ovar- exertlon from shoveling and traf- fic accidents.

IN P. E3]. '

Some three to four inches of snow fell in P. E. I. yesterday af- ternoon and last night before the storm turned to sleet and rain. Motorists arriving iu Charlotte- town early in tho night reported that travelling was becoming dif- ficult, but apparently many roads rorrmined open to car trafiic.

The storm calmed cancellation by Maritime Central Airways of tale flights to the mainland and cor.- tributcd to a two and a. half hour delay in the arrival of the (ran with mails and passengers from the mainland,

Four Inches ln N. B.

SAINT JOHN, N. 13., Feb. 21-- Four inches of snow fell here to- day in one of the few storms of the whiter to date in this pat; of New Brunswick. The peak reach. ed by a northeast wind was lti mI-les an hour but northwest gulcs were predicted for early tomorrow, followed by lowering tcmpcraturcs tomorrow night. The inert-airy stood at 19 above tonight.

HALIFAX, l-‘cb. 21- (CPI-After; unprecedented mid-February boat-t lng ill this city's hllllulls North-g west Arm water playground. win- ter made a belated and stc-rmy up- pearancc totlan. A blizzard (ifOYu snow and hail in its teeth anti! piled up drifts in inland Nomi Scoiia slowing rail. rotd and 811': (Continued on page Y, Col. 1) i

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S. A; Veterans Plan For Paarlleberg Day

Local South African war veter- ans are planning to commemorate the forty-seventh anniversnrg; of the battle of Paardoherg with n church paradeon Sunday woek.

istratofs office. by certified che-

QUE. "We are wondering Just how much longer thc farmers and

dealers in grain in Eastern Cad- ade‘ are going to be crucified by racks-tears up at Ottawa and Win- nipcg.

Coatlier Than flour

‘$386.00 per 1.000 bushels is over 55 “m; per 100 pounds. so take ground wheat at $39.50 P" 1°"- olus $11.00 per ton. makes 850.50

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Box Gar Shortage Gloss: Plants In iihlo

COLUMBUS. 0.. Feb. 21—(AP1 ,»Industrlel Ohio faced widespread unemployment and curtailed pro- ductlon today as a result of scar- city of boxcan.

The National Milling Co. of Tol-

edo, the country's largest soft wheat mill. closed vestredey Ii noon. '

In the lime producing area of 'I‘01edo{larsy-8andulky. the world's largest, pmductloi. was down to about 4o w" wit o! vacuity-

Tha Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company at Akron was ready to slash production and other Akron Industries already were reducing

March 1.

‘Ihe actual date of the battle was Feb. 2'1. 1900. when the Can- adians. especially G. Company oi the 2nd Battalion (Special Ser- vice) Royal Canadian Regiment. composed of men from Prince Edward Island and New Bruns- wick. fought a crucial engage- ment. resulting in thc surrender o! the Boers under General Cronje with 4.000 men. The Can- adians continued marching and fighting right through to Pretoria. which fell on Junc 5. 1900.

Two Prince Edward Island sol- diers. both of Charlottetown. fell in action in the campaign. The South African war monument bears their names: Roland D. Taylor and Alfred Riggs. 'l‘he latter was killed on the day of the battle 0f Paardebcrg and the former a few days before.

‘lime has thinned the ranks of the-South African war veterans. but the following survive in this Province. moat. of than hale and hearty: Col. W. C. Cooke. Messrs. Charles Hines. D. R. Kennedy. Harry Hyde. Reginald Cox. Fred Purse, John Lawior. M. J. Mc- Certhy, all of Charlottetown: and

Ambrose Rodd. Highfleld. and lidward McDonald. ‘Iimerald. Comrades who passed away

during the past year were Messrs James Malheson. Edinburgh. Soot- land: Picton C. Brown. Charlotte- town: and Fred McRae. Western Canada.

output.

The Quality Tea.

- nuance retro:

Lumbermen Welcome Snow |

Cap Breton South). Mr. Howe said thc subsidies generally were lbased on production anti thus

Tax Bill Introduced In liuehee llouse

QUEBEC ,

lflbilc tonight the submitted to the Quebec Legislature to authorize the Provincial Govern- ment to conclude with the Federal Government any tax agreement "which it may deem appropriate, effective and Just."

The bill. which indicates that the Quebec Government is prepared to reopen tax discussions with the Federal authorities. received first reading in the Legislative Assembly today. '

It would have effect only until March 31. 194.8. and would "recover and safeguard as the case may be, the constitutional rights of the Province" and “search for and ap- ply the best means of attaining the objects of the Federal pact."

It would be designed “to sim- plify the methods of collecting tax- cs, to reduce them to reasonable proportions and to lighten the bur- wicn for the tax-payer." 1i would come into force on the day of its sanction.

British-Publications

[To Resume March 3 l

1 coupon. Fob. 21 - (Rcllielsi-r-ilooik Fur ‘Markat

Publication of all British wectcl)’

;1\‘5l1ll'1€d iur the w:ek beslnnlua the Fuel Ministry an-

periodicals and magazines will N. s. l

.March 3. 1510111112011 tonight. ill which include such will lkncw“ periodical; as the Spectator hind New Statesman and Nation. “V111 have missed Publication for ltWO wccks because of Britain's 1110i crisis. Publication is b03178 ("Timed .(his week and next week.

llowe Explains

OTTAWA. Feb. 21-10?) -Re- construction Minister Howe iolrl the COmnlOns today that except m the vase of Dominion Coal Co.. SllilSidiCS paid on coal production in tho Maritime Provincrs would ho suspended while the cilrrrnl strike was in progress.

Re lyina to Claric Gilli-s (COF-

woulti cctlsc when production ceas- ed. In the case oi‘ Dcnninlon C061 Co.. tho subsidy was paid under a contract. based on the company's losses. It expired March 31 this "car.

3 Coal subveniions for thc move- ment oi v03] would cease when thc shipment of coal ccascd.

See Montrealliartier As Two-Party Fight

MONTREAL. Feb. 21—(CP)—The Sun- in a ncwspage story today said lh-tt although no official ail- nounccnlcnt ilns born made. "ll is believed. according io vcry reliable sources" that the Progressive Con- servative Party will not enter n candidate in the Montreal Cartier" Federal lit-election.

‘Fhc Star adds that from [JYCsPfli indications the by-Eiflliiflll ltlarull 31 will be a two-party fight b0- lween Maurice l-lartt, K.C.. M.L..A. for St. Louis. representing the Lib- erals antl city councillor Michael Buhav, Labor-Progressive standard bearer.

HALIFAX, N. 5-. Feb. zlt-(CP) -Predicted winds of gale force swooped down on this Iirovinciai capital late today and the first reported effect ivas a huge brick chimney toppling down through e skylight into l. theatre (Orpheus)

Feb. 21 -(CPJ -—- Premier hlaurlce Duplessis ma.“ text of a bill

These lymblica- i

iirfliiiinfliitihitiiy of potntncs‘ to clctlr

DRADLATIC SLEEP- WALKER

Overvvroughl 111101‘ a tluy W311;-

lliil in a dramlitir scene requiring hysteria, Jctm Caullieltl. Holly- wood Still‘, ui1i<n0\\'i11giy' Climber] out of bed at 1 .1.m., ivanderetl out on g balcony where a nlisstep ivvould have brought disaster and ,st_'l'eametl llcr [r1105 into the murky illlkht. Hcr startled mother put hcr ,haci§ lo hcrl without Joan cvcit ‘1'(‘2iiiZl11g wliut ltad happcnctl.

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Potatoes

KENTVILLE. N. 5.. Fr‘). 2;_ Willi n surplus potato stock of 16.000 tmis on hand. Nova Scoiia farmers lodtvv were wondering yvitat arrangements were being mode fur their salc.

At a meeting of the Nova Sco- iia Friut Growers Association a rvsollltiovi was passed urging thc ‘iPf0V1TlC1ZL1 Agriculture Mmislcr to Isa-ll to the British Ministry of iFood Lhrougti thc Federal Gor- otherwlse. ‘n suffic-

Worltluiiiay 0i Prayer Service ileld lniiity

Thc Wotlrl Dziy of Pi-iycr was hclrl yesterday l\ii("l'llOO11 at 3.30. p.m. in thc Central Chrtstlan Church “liil a good attendance oi women from the Protcslcnt churches; of the vlly.

Subscription Delivered 86.00. Mall 86.00. other Provinces l U. B. A. 57.00

ii-lii-i-‘i-‘Sii HEAR ‘WORK 0R PERiSH” ULTIMATUM

33 Death's In Snow Storm In Eastern U.S.

Stem Spreads Into Marltlms But lessens In Severity.

Production Targets For a ‘T 947 Revealed

LONDON. Feb. 21—(OP)—Pi1an- ned economy-which the Social- ist Government promised Britain -was carried another stage today in a white paper combining pro- duction targets for 1M7 with a "work or perish" ultimatum to Lhe people.

Without more coal and power. a. blgZPr and better placed work- ms force. higher individual out- put and sharply increased ex- llorts. the vlhlte paper said “we may never restore the foundat- ions of our national 1ife."