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llaad 0f Manitoba's I Diglltllity Doard

Newly appointed chairman of Manitoba's Municipal and Public Utility Board is lib’. David L. Me.- llsh. formerly of Montague. P31, of whom the following account sp-

.pe|.rs in the Financial Post. Tor- inioi . < . T "The variety of questions and ‘The number obapplicatlons that have to be dealt with make the Job m chairman of the Manitoba Municipal and Public Utility Board one of fhe toughest in the prov- lnce's government service. Since the board was set up 20 years age. the post. ‘has airways been held by a lauryer: .~ The newly appointed chairman, Ipgvid L. Meilish, is not a lawyer 7 although he has assistance of one ~whc is a member of the three-ms.- ~hosrd_ long- experience in muni- "eipai affairs qualified him in the " first ' ‘ as a member of tne hoard when the first u t intmen‘ to it were made in 1029. Now as head of it his first lob is to rule 1n an, application oi the Winnipeg Electric Co.. for an increase a.- fares of its Greater Winnipeg transit system.

Went Harvesting

.A harvest excursion brought ufellish to Manitoba from his us" tive Prince Edward Island in 1W2. Born at Montague. noted then and now for its potatoes. he went West to teach school for a year. with a salary of C240.

"Mellish and five companions who came on the some train were bllleted‘ at Winnipeg for harvest work at Virden. Arriving on a Sat- urday afternoon their employer didn't show up. On Sunday a. young farmer from Pipestone came t6 Virden desperate for help ‘o take off a big crop. He hired the whole gang and Pipestone has claimed Melilsh as one oi its cltl- sana ever since.

1"‘A spell in the harvest fields at $40 a month induced him to give up teaching. He got a job with the local implement denier. Three years later he bought the business and signed a. contract with the

day his agencyis selling farm im- plements to grandsons of his first customers.

"His interest in, municipal af- fairs started in 1M0 with his elec- "tion as councillor in ‘Plpestone municipality. He was on the coun- cll four years before his election as reeve, an office he held for eight years. Ho was president of tire Manitoba Union of Munici- palities in i929 when the Govern- ment made its first appointments to the Municipal and Public Utility Board. Plpestonc municipality has the distinction of having given three presidents to the union. one of_ whom was Hon. Robert Forks. who represented Brandon con- stituency in the House of Commons and at one time was s minister is the King Government. ,,“Mellish is medium in height. "broad shouldered. and a little 0.1 the heavy side. l-fe has no par- ticulsr hobCies and if he had. ‘hr says,.his present job would Si" him no time to pay any attention i0 them. His spare time is occupied in reading‘ books, documents and reports connected with administra- tion of the department he now heads."

Sailing Vessel Rina ls Reported Safe

BRIDGETOWN. Barbados. is‘)! 22-(CP)-The sailing vessel Nlrla. built on a model of‘ Columbush ship for an English cinema-firm. reported itself safe today from t:.c Island of St. Vincent. about in miles due west of here in toe Windwards.

'I'he Nina had been the object of a sea and air search since it left on a cruise to try its sol-s Wednesday night. She carried a crew of 16 and three passengers.

No details were reported from 5t. Vincent. but it was assumed all hands were safe. The passengers included Robert Clarke, builder of the vessel. '

DEATHS _5Dc Par Insertion

BIRTHS

WEBSTElIr-At the Prince County Hamlin July n, to Mr. and Mrs. Vernal Webster, Augustine Cave. a daughter, weight 9 lbs. WARDEN -- At the P. I. I. Hoa- DII-al, July 1'! to Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes M. Warren, a daughter, ll. lbs. 9 oa. ' '

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MOORE u N’ _ A; Tflnfly United Church. Charlottetown. P. E. I.. on Saturday. July 17th. 1948. by the Rev. T. E. Mcbennan. Sarah

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Duri-nd proceedings of the monthly meeting of the Region-l Employment Committee which opened in this City yesterday "Wfflins- Mr- Gcorse RYIH. chair- man of the local Employment Committee presented a comme- hcnslvc report on potential sour- ces of employment in this ares.

Mr. Ryan elqpreseed the opinion that some of the sand deposits on the Island could be profitably developed for commercial use. He drew particular attention to the deposits at Norris Pond. Bell Riv. er and East- Lake which have been proven by test to be well- suited for sand mould in foundry work.

Government contracts for sand specifications are based on depos- its found in the Ottawa River, and Mr. Ryan remarked that Isl- and deposits have tested consid- "fl-bl? higher than the Ottawa "flllbles for good moulding and for cohesion prupgflllgg,

At East Point. a high quality of sand and gravel is washed up during storms which would make an excellent building mgtgrlg] 1°.- concrete blocks. with the dimin- ished Wood. supply in this pm- viiicc, ‘it is probable that in fut- 11" U19 Principal building mater- ial will be concrete. At. present. however. the shortage of cement Prevents an extensive develop- ment of this suggestion,

Chairman of the meeting was Ml’. H. D. Adamson of Monctorl. Other members of the committee are: Mr. J.J. Tralnor of Bedeque; Miss Leslie Pickett of coverdale: Mr- G. W. R. Myles of Moncton: Mr. TJ-f. O'Brien of Moncton; m. J. Grant of Wcstville. N. 5.; Mr. B.» W. Goes of Moncton; Mr 990180 Ryan. chairman of the local Employment Committee. This morning the 'meetlnga will conclude ‘its business after aal-lort “awn Th0 Rfidional Committee next meets in Halifax late in August.

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most 00 per cent of these eligible turned out.

The confederation majority how- ever yvould be small

This immediately raised the question of how- big a majority- would be needed before Canada would accept Newfoundland as a 10th. Province.

It seemed certain however that negotiations with the Canadian Government and the British Do- minion: Office would have to go ahead. It might mean that a pro- visional government would be sot up to negotiate terms.

The count continued from the poll-close hour of 8.30 p.m. A.D.T. until 12.45 p.m. when it stopped for the night. It will be resumed again at 0 am. when confeder- ation strongholds. including the great Labrador Territory, will be hes-rd from.

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to the federal nature of the Can- adian ccnstitutlon. there are many fields in which provincial and municipal ownership‘ is the most appropriate form.

"And. in particular, the c. c. r. has always emphasized co-operat- lve ownership as a highly desir- able form of social ownership. in view oi the opportunities for di- rect participation by the people which co-operatlves present." '1'he resolution calls for social- ization of three groups of indus- try: '

Key industries such as banking. iron and steel and transportation, particularly the Canadian Pacific Railway Company; industries vital to agriculture, such as farm im- plement manufacturing. m e at packing and production of fertil- izers and other agricultural cham- lcals; and power-producing indus- tries such as coal. elbotricity. gas and oil. s

It says that this program still would leave a "large section" oi business in private hands and that a 0.6!. Government would encourage private business to "ful-

‘Employing _Up To Date Methods At . P. E. I. National Park

The life-guards at the Prince Edward Island National Park are doing an outstanding Job. Mr. J. H. Atkinson. superintendent of the Park with headquarters at. Dalvey. informed The Guardian yesterday.

Mr. Atkinson said there are fopr life-guards at the Park who eats.- ed. upon their duties on June lD last and who will remain until Sept. l5. The mesh-Ralph Jenkins. Charlottetown; Gerald McQuaid. Kensington; Cyril Callaghan. Unaf- lottetown; and W. McDonald. Bed- ford—received their training under Mrs. Harry Cudmore. director and supervisor of Red Cross training in life-saving for the Province. .

At present. because of the exten- sive territory to be covered-the beach is 2i miles long-100 yards of the shore at Cavendish. Brack- ‘ley. stanhope, and Dalvcy have been roped off and all life-saving precautions taken to make those places as safe for bothers as mod- ern life-saving methods can make thorn.

A tower has been erected at each oi those places with a life guard in regular attendance. 1.1 addition. there is a rocket gun at each station and other equipment such as life buoys. respirators. etc.

Past Records Broken

Mr. Atkinson said the records for the number of tourists at those beaches this year show that this year's attendance will exceed that of last season which was the great est up to that time in the history of the Park,

The National Historic Sites and ltdonuments branch of the Depalru ment oi Mines and Resources. Mr. Atkinson said. is now preparing to erect a monument at Green Gab- les in honour of Lucy Maud Montgomery, world famous author bf "Anne of Green Gables" and other "Anne" stories. The work is to begin immediately and should be completed soon.

The road from North Rustico to Cavendish is virtually computed. Mr. Atkinson said. and the whole road. in his opinion. would be fin- ished within the’ next t/wo wccka.

Mr. Atkinson said the park nev- .er looked more beautiful than i-‘ ‘does at the present time. The golf linkrand other tourist attractions were in a. high State of efficiency so that all together. he concluded. the present season would be a re cord-breaking one for the Island's National Park.

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States arm the five Western_Un- ion nations of Europe. But that was “a long way off."

Provision of arms was a ae- velopment which would come i.i time from current defence talks among military experts of those countries in London, which Canada is attending as a’ non-member ob server. -

The situation was likened to one prelude: of E.R.P. aid, when "vhf European countries decided W-IBI. they could do to rehabilitate them- selves and what they would need in external aid.

They are now discussing quea- tlons of equipment surely and standardization-the latter a sub- ject that. has been under hush- hush discussion among the U. b. Britain and Canada for three years without any major disclos- ures about compromise.

Among varied fronts. Canada announced a shuffling oi posts amdng her foreign diplomats. m

eluding two in Moscow; the B“!

sian Embassy here denied that members of its staff are under re- call; and the RCAF. announced its first peacetime regular trail..- port service to Britain. a develop- ment which ccalled recent reports that Britain Ilad sounded out Can

ada on the availability of alrtl-lft to help buck the Berlin blockade.

.1. a. o. Wptkinl. 4c. heed o! u" European division oi the EXHIBIT! Affairs Department. was named to replace John Holmes as Char“ d'Affaires in the Moscow Embassy. M. A. Crowc. 2'1. was nsnled third secretary of the Moscow Em- bassy. a new appolntmlnll-

The B. C. A, F. said four-engin- ed North Stars of No. 42d Trans

port Squadron. based ‘at Dorvll. Que, started training flisht-s W England about .s month afo sod would make two or three a mont.»

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1%.: ma‘: speculation that this vtas linked with the Amie-Am")- can air cavalcades that have been flying supplies lllto Berlin. ever. there was nothing to ii. - cate connection.

fill lie legltimat‘ functions."

The resolution on constitutional amendments calls for a. "proper and Just" redistribution of powers and . lbilities between the federal and provincial 8W0"!- ments. It, suggests amendments to the British North America Mt to mablieh a national labor code. regulate trade and comrneroemar- tieuiarly prices anrmarketlns. and implement international treaties and w... "

The o. 0.1‘. would. it rm on. enact a bill of rishts for Clo-fil- end appeals to the British Privy Council, abolish the Senate

givs Canadians power to amend their own constitution.

Taa Late To Clarify

roa. as a-r-rssr nonoa run quarter-don truck. New motor, C099. 1941 international , light delivery. Sea them_at.Cobb b Crawford's Garage.

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lluge Payments Dy. Insurance Companlos

roaouro. July Ill-Nearly ear.- 000.000 was paid to the benefic- iaries ol policyholders in death and accidental ‘death claims by the life insurance companies op- crating la Canada during theflrat rive months of the ourrantyear.

In announcing. the figures. the Csnadiln Life Insurance Officer-s Association said that the figures were based on data supplied by companies doing more than O0 ptr. cent or the business in Can-v Ida; ~ . Beneficiaries under 10,00 cr- dinary policies were paid ended,- us t: e those under uses ia- dustria. policies were paid 0.3M.- 414. At the same time payment of death claims under 8.110 group certificates totalled 0438x600; During the month of my alone. the Association llso reported that

Commands Progress 0f Mater Safety Program n. P. E. I.

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DI. HARVEY DONIY

Dr. Harvey Doney of Toronto. National Director of First Aid. swimming and water safety for the Canadian Red Cross. reported favourably on the progress of the water. safety program conducted during the past. year by the Red Cross in this Province. Dr. Dorrey leaves the Island today upon completion of an inspection trip which has taken him to many parts of the Province during the past few days.

In paying tribute to the work being done by Mrs. Harry Cud- more. provincial program director he mentioned that Mrs. Cudmore is giving instructional training, through the Red Cross program in swimming and water safety which ls the equivalent to that given to university undergraduates Iflllorin! 1n Physical Health and Education. So far this year, Mrs. Cudmore has trained eight young people in the course.

Dr. Doney remarked that the aim of the water safety program is to take competent swi who are also qualified life savers and give them a thirty-hour course in teaching water safety. The young people who receive this "limbs then so back tb ureir communities and teach others.

As a result of this program it; i; hoped that. the number of drown- ings in Canada will be consider. W! reduced. At present the m. nual death rate by drowning in this country is more than athou- sand persons per year,

A second result of this program, Dr. Doney explained. is the pm. motion of swimming s5 g hum-p. ful outdoor exercise. Medical doc. tors especially are lngygasmgly YPCOBHIZIng the therapeutic value of swimming.

600d Work At Ebblfleet

As an example of the effect of Wm!’ “My tralnlnz in a small “Vlmlmity. Dr. Doney referred o. u" ""3 b91118 done this summer by M'- Jim Kelly at Ebbsfleet. Th9 People oi this community look on the swimming inatrueflpg P‘ "1 "d" 1M they regret that MT- K611i‘ is soon to move on to another community in an exten. sion of his work. other volun- teer instructors are performing a similar function in many other wmmmm" rlkht across Canada.

On a. national level, Dr. Doney pointed out that during the we years in which this Rod Oroga Pffilram has been operating, two thousand instructors have been trained in water safety and prob. W? another thousand will com- plete their course this year, These two thousand instructors have enrolled over forty thousand- poople of whom twenty-six thoua. and learned enough to pass the required tests.

‘This Red Cross edort is inter- national in scope and has been developing, in the United States for the out twenty-ave years. rr is estimated that the water safety Dffldram has cut drownings in m" @0110"? by one half.

Similar first aid and swimming‘ Work is being conducted by the Rad Cross in Ireland. Belgium, Australia ind the Argentine.

Probe Mystery 0f Ship Disapplmnce

IONDON. July 22—-(Reuters)—.

Tha 7.300-ton British ship Sal- lrey, which v-anished with a crew of 43 on a voyage from London to Cuba last January, is believed by experienced seamen to have been overwhelmed by some phen- omenal sea. it was stated today at an inquiry into the ship's dia- appearance. J. B. Hewson,’ a representative of ‘the Ministry of ‘Transport which owned the vessel, said that the ahl ‘was war-built, eflicicntly manned and had been surveyed bdore her voyage.

The last word from the Sam. kev was a routine radio message Jan. Si, seven days after the ship sailed.

-_-_'L_-___- PAINTERS ELECTBOCUTBD PHILADELPHIA. July 22 -—(AP)

—‘fwo painters were tumed into “balls of firs" today and hurled fl fast from a pols carrying - the main power line of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad. They were infrared critically. More than 11.000 volts passed through the men. Lawrence Sokafogio. s1, and Joseph Palace. D1. Their bodies were covered with deep burns.

death and accidental death claims were more than dva-snd-a-half million dollars. 1M4 ordinary poi- lciea accounted for payment of “SIMS; 2.422 industrial policies for 9000.120 and 46d group cer- tificates for 9701.907.

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YESTERDAY — ‘Inc funeral of the late Mrs.’A. L. Wright was held from her late residence‘ at 1 Green St.. yesterday afternoon. Service at the house

was in Sherwood Cemetery ‘line pail bearers were P. W. Tumor, J

A. G. Hogan and J. E_ Harris.

Personals

Mrs. T. A. White. Needham. alas... has arrived in the Province to visit her mother, Mrs. WJ-I. Townsherlo. ltoilo Bay. Mrs. Townshends many friends are sorry to learn that she has not been enjoying her usual good health and all hope for hcr speedy recovery.

World Council 0f Churches

Nearly 150 church bodleel in countries on. both sides od the “iron curtain" and from victor and defeated nations all-kc in the last was- will send delegates to the first assembly of the World Council of dlurches, to be held from August 23 to September 5 in Amsterdam, Holland.

The assembly promises to be the most representative gathering of Christian churches in history, ac- wrding to officials of the Canad- ian Council of Churches.

The World Council is intended to give the churches an official and permanent instrument for po- operative witness and action on u world-wide basis.

‘Ilhe Vatican will send an official observer to the assembly. Also at- tending the Amsterdam meeting W111 be "a few priests" who have ‘B9911 liven special permission to

listen ln" at the international Church gathering.

On Sunday afternoon. August 29th. the Assembly will go by gpgc. lal train to Utrecht. It was in Utrecht in 193d that eighty chm-uh leaders met to consider plans {or the formation e1 the world Couh- oil of Churches. ‘The 1937 Confer- ences of Faith and Order at Edin- burgh. and Life and Work at Ox- "NI. hid “Peed that it was time‘, that a World Council oi Churchgg should come into being. mergingl these two movements. The Utrecht meeting was the result. It was here that this large committee adoptedv a proposed constitution for the new’ organization.

In all. approximately 1.400 p53‘. sons are expected to attend the A ‘ dam assembly, which will formally constitute the World Council after 10 years a; g py-Q. vislonel body. They will include 450 ofifcial delegates; 350 alter-hang delegates; 10o youth delegates: and. 500 fraternal delegates. accredited V3190". observers, consultants, press and radio representatives and staff members.

All the delegates will be divided into four study sections and four assembly committees, which will hold separate meetings for five days of the asembly. Following this. each section and committee will report at plenary sessions for the entire assemblyh consideration and notion.

Prices Commission Prepares Groundwork

OTTAWA. July 2d—(CP)- The Royal Commission on prices-three new faces in a familiar field- started its "home work" today. The commisdloners- two men and a housewife-appointed H. A. Dyde. KC. of Edmonton as coun- sel. Mr. Dyde was one oi the two lawyers employed by the compas- sion's predecessor body. the io- man Commons committee which explored the prices field for four months during the last session of Parliament.

The commission also announced the ,, intment of A. G. S. Gr.f- fin as secretary and Miss M. A. Mosley as asistant. secretary. Mr Griffin. now of the External Ai- fairs Department. is a former sec- retary of the Prices Boards Mi.“ Mosley is on the State Secretary's staff and was seconded to the ri- iglnsl prices cgmmittee during the winter and spring. Today's‘meeting was the first formal gathering of Prof. C. A. Curtis of Queen's University. King- ston, Ont. chairman of the coul- mission and his two commissioners- Mrs. T_ W. Sutherland and i-l. C Boil.