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Fish Landings In P. E. I. Down

OTTAWA, April 22 - (OP) — canadzan fishermen landed a total or 351384.000 pounds o! sea and gheiLflSil during March, compared with 16,106,700 pounds the previous month. the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported today.

Increased landings of ground- tlsil. lobsters and herring in the Atlantic were reported while Brit- 15h c lumbitt showed increased catches of nearly e11 varieties. cumulative landings for the first illifi‘ months o-f i947 amounted to 145.394.1100 pounds compared with 128035.600 in the corresponding period cf 1946.

Landings in the sea-fishing prov- inces in March were: Prince Ed- lvalcl Island 1,800 pounds; Nova

.Scoti:\ 4,165,000; New Brunswick 0.551.500; Quebec nil; British Col- unlbiu 28,065,000 pounds. Cumula- tive totals for the three months, in pounds, with i940 figures in bravke , were: Prince Edward Is- land 11.100 (764,600); Nova Sco- llo, 10,966.30.) (44.005,700; New Brim- swick 14.590300 010M200); Que- st." 211.200 (105,000); British 00l- llnbirl 119,012,800 (72,587.100).

Coming Events

"Dance in Emerald llall, Wed- nesday, April 23rd. Ausplces C.W.L.

"DAME, Kinkora Hall, Friday, Avril ‘Jfiiil. Good lunch and music.

"Dance. Pownal Garage, Wed.

llviiial‘, April as. MacKenztes Orchestra.

"To arrive. cur choice Seed Oats. double re-cleancd. Booking

orders. N. Aubrey Cutcllfie.

"Cur Store closes each Wednes- day a‘. noon. Clark Bros, Mon- tsguc.

"l-"alimcrs. we can now supply You with Warble Fly Powder. Crspsud Creamery Company.

"Loading Hogs st Fredericton every ‘nhursdsy till 11 AM. Colviile till 11.30. l). L. McDowell-

"itv-crve Friday. April 25th, for 0mm at Coveheacl Hall. Admission 3a cents.

‘fbegion Dance in litorell Hall. Friday. April 25th. New Legion Olchcstra,

"Dance, Baldwin's Road School, Friday, April 25th. Webster's Orch- Cilia.

"Just received Part Carload (‘lisstcrilcid Suites. Studio Couches anti Bedding. also 100 Army Blank- Ils. Stewart & Beck.

“New All Steel Farm Wagons for liars: and 'l‘ractor. on display It Hill Mtg. Con, 125 Kent Street, Charlottetown, J. J. Mustard, Rep.

fbanclilg, Ilapipy islanders, W000‘? Club. Travellers Rest, Thursday. Good music. Modern and 01d Time.

"Llveflock Marketing Board M30301! hogs at, Charlottetown Thursday and Friday until 11.30 AM. this week. Trucking service Where rind when possible.

"Ste "She's My Daisy" in Vernon Hall. Thursday. April 24th. Bllonsored by Vernon W. 1. Eldon “mi Friday, Msy 2nd.

"loading hogs for Canada Peek: "i st Murray River. Monday, “Pill wit. Fodihla Tuesday. 29m. John J. Bock, '

7 "steel Briggs. mixed ctoverseed. ‘lilipslmothya 15% Allihe. 1:1 YDoun.Buyyour no‘ e- gleiits while our stock lute. R. L. “H9100. New Glasgow.

u"Canadiafi Northern Grown

0W1" Seeds. Supply limited. Book

{zin- orders st once. Roland Boston.

u" Bfleton A Macftsds Mill, Win- °'- Phone 2214-3.

"Loading live i-iogs Thurldsy m" 24th, as follows: Simmer- P till 1.30 P. M. KOIIIiDIIOII H113 “M- Borden Illnlll. Hunts:- River k354i! sll day. Elmer Wimore ‘hxllblm, Thursday till train nmflTmotlng service when loads

l- inemen see Cecily.

Car F erry Vote Referred To Sessional Committee

OTTAWA, Avril 32 — (I91!) —- In tabli-rlg the annual report. of the Canadian (National Railway system for 1946 in the House of Commons this afternoon, 'I‘1"ans- port Ministmr Lionel Chevrter moved that, the reports, together with the vote for the Prince Ed- ward Islam cur ferry and tenn- inals deficit, b; referred to the ses- cional committee on railways and shipping operated and controlled by the Government.

The original so-called deficit for 104'! as listed in the main par-lia- mentary estimates this yea-r was $701,000. but the supplementary es- timates tabled some weeks later showed an additional sum of $180,- 964 bringing the total i0 $387,964.

Mr. Chevricrh motion as sub- mitted to the House and read by Speaker Pimlteux was agreed to without comment. but members of the House of Commons committee on Government-owned railways and shipping are still in the dark as to when sittings of their committee will be called.

Expressed Doubt

Prince Edward Island's repre- sentstive on the Commons com- mittee. W. Ohcste: S. MoLtue. Progressive Conservative member for Queen's today expressed doubt as to whether the committee would be able to hold meetings at all this year. "I particularly" hope arrange- ments will be made for this com- mittee to slt this session." Mr. Mc- hum said after the ‘Transport Mill- istcus motion had been carried "I am very anxious to question Custodian National Railway offic- ials and auditors on the alleged oar ferry deficit. I want to know. and I believe the-people or Prince Edward Island want to know, wily this deficit is listed at $707,000 in Iilebrilary and then suddenly climbed to $887,964 in March.

lVIr. McLurc said he did not in u-ny way charge irregularities in accounting as for as the ferry def- icit was concerned but. was cage: to lonow how it was made "P and to have o. breakdown of the $180,- 964 which appeared in the 5011' plementary estimates. He did not feel that tille word “d@il¢il" WI!

it might be.

"It ls not. n deficit in U13 rcgll" lai- sense at s11." he explained to the Guardian. y

"It is e. charge on the pubhc

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Negro Faces Second iTrip To Electric Chair

(By The Associated Press) new olumANs. April lib-The Louisiana Pardon Board today denied a plea to save Willie Frail- cis, 18-year-old negro from 1i second trip to the electric chair. The board was unanimous in

its decision.

Francis, convicted slayer ‘of Andrew Thomas. St. Mnrtinvlllc dfugg]5fi_ escaped electrocution

Iggy May 3 utren the dcatli (hair failed becuusc of n loose wirr‘. Ho asked for a commutation of tilt; death sentence on the grounds that s second trip to the choir would be cruel and ltnusual pun- ishment. forbidden in tho United States constitution.

Today's action by the Pardon Board appeared to close the last door on Francis’ hope to have his

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Increase In

Population

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,But P.E.l. Shaw-ls liccreasev 10f 1,000 Since 194i.

CIITAWA. April 2Z—(0P)—Cun- ads’: population increased by 188,000 last year, rising to 12,7107,- 000 from 12,119,000 in 1945, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics re- ported today.

The report. based on the Bur- eau's annual population estimate. showed the largest population rises since 1941 in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia, with de- creases of 66.000 in Saskatchewan, 3.000 in Manitoba and 1,000 in Prince Edward Island.

Over-all gain in population since the last Dominion census in 194i was shown as 800,000, or more than sevcn per cent.

Ontario's population rose by 319.000, Quebec, 298,000. British Columbia 185,000, Nova Scotia 34,- 000, New Brunswick 23.000, Al- berta 4.000, North-West Territor- ies 4,000 and the Yukon 3.000

Estimated population in 1948 by Provinces. with 1941 census totals in brackets;-

Prince Edward Island, 94,000 (05,000); Nova Svcotla. 612,000 (578,000); New Brunswick. 430.000 (457,000); Quebec 3,630,000 (3,332,- 000); Ontario, 4,107,000 (3,788,000); Manitoba 727,000 (730,000); Sask- atchewan, 830.000 (898,000); Al- berta, 800,000 (796,001); British Columbia. 1.000.000. (818,000); Yukon 8,000, (5,000); Northwest Territories, 16,000 (12,000).

Young Jewish Couple [Married After licath

(By The Associated Press)

ALBANY. N. Y.. April 22~A young couple who died in an automobile crash the day their cngugonicnt was to have been an- nounced were united at a “black wedding" beforc they were buried together.

Johanna Wolrl, 20. of Albany, and Norman Saltziburg, 2b. oi’ Utica, uwz-rc killed early Satur- day. Rabbi Reuben Slonim per- formed the old European cere- mony Sunday. The double funer- sl was yesterday.

“This is not a part of the He- brew religion." RabblSloniln said. “It is all old. sentimental, ro- mantic custom of eastern Eur-

0pc. Ho said he read the Hebrew marriage writ. omitting referen- ces to joy, and placed s ring on tlu- girls right index ilngcr. as custom dictates. A copy of the writ was put ln her casket. “There was no tvinc...and the ancient custom of the breaking o! a glass was not performed." the Rabbi said. Ho explained that the parents of the two llnd uskcd for the "hluck wedding." and told him it was tllcir children's last. with.

Mourners Move Body As Firs Breaks Cut

NEW GLASGOW. N. 6-. Apr. 8'3 —Mourners hastened to remove the body of Mrs. T. J. Wilkinson (age unavailable) who died yes- tel-day. to an undertaking parlor n-hcn fire threatened her home hers todsy. Ehe will be buried Wednesday.

sentence reduced to life impris- unrnent.

Retired N.

xwlvrvnm. N.s., April W - (OP) — John Douglas ‘Iurner. 86- year-old retired logger. who had a fortune in bonds lulu cub nirmfli to his shirt when he was admitted to a King's County institution be {on his death two weeks use. left an estate wo:th 050.000. il- Wfll ("P

a closed in Prolnte Court her; indiv-

Tho will. discovered iu- the lonely North Mountain cabin o! "i! l1" clung who grew rich thrill-Uh hi"! work and prudent investment. be- queathed most of the esvste to his bivllle: Roderick Tum?!‘ O7 U" Angela, 1.159 nsmed executor.

nmler had $24,000 in mh Ind bonds 1n his clothing when he was brought into hospital here Much ii). After he died it wu discovered that h, lisd 880,000 in cash and securities. $10,000 in the Dwilflim potent Qevngs Bunk and $10,000 worth of timberlsnds on the North and Smith Mountains.

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Extensive dsmsge was done by the fire, but none was injured.

S. Logger 00' Estate

haul lived alone for 31 yearn impov- eml the will 1n a. strong box.

Although his brother was willed the bulk of the estate, smaller be- qusts of several thousand dollars each Wtfq made to a sister, Mill Lillian Turner. u mphew. Charles Edward Turner, and s niece. Miss Olga i“, Turner. all of Ins Alngeles. Two other sisters and s brother, now deceased, were med.

The only beques his family was s. $1,000 bond. left to the Scott's Boy Methodist Oiltthlil, MW the United Church.

Turner un-iuiwted his wealth by doilli his own 1088508, llvinl his fllffllty and investing it in tim- berlsmds. He lived on Scott's Bay Road -where the misty Bay of Fundy cnnd be seen from the height of lsn .

Often he would walk the 2S miles from his home to this King's coun- ty shire town to make his business transactions.

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S’sidc - Built Boat Goes To Alberta

and. shipped separately.

srds . watched the operna-tiom-S.

Texas City Nas Another Scarc g

‘ITIKAS CITY, ‘Team. Aiprll @- A warehouse containing 1.000 tons of ammonium nitrate caught fire and burned for two hours today. threatening this devastated coas- tal city with new explosions be- fore it was extinguished.

It was ammonium nitrate that vxploded seven days ngo, almost to tire exact minute. in the French ship Grandcamp. to set oi! the chain of explosions and fires that killed an estimated 4'71 persons in this area.

The Grandcantp, two other ships, a huge chemical plant, and much of the city were destroyed.

N. S. Minister Critical 0f C.N.R. Service

(By The Canadian Press) HALIFAX. April 22 - Labor Minister Currie told the Legis- lature today the Canadian Nat- ional Railways had succeeded in "putting the clock brick." Criticlzing C. N. R. service ill Nova Scotiu, 11c said n train travelling the 200 miles between Halifax and Sydney today “takes longer today than ullon the road was first constituted 70 years ago."

The c. N. R. trip between 1-fol- ifax and Montreal he described as "long and boresome."

He said. however. he wanted it distinctly understood he was not making reference to those oper- ating the roads such as brake- men and station stuffs.

I! the men operating the rail- road were in charge of making policy there would be great im- provsment "in a short time." Ons of the difficulties was that the railroad hsd "the worst equipment in the world."

"We've been sitting out hers on the edge of nowhere s11 our lives and I think we've stood about enough," he sold.

"If any delegation will go for- ward to try to improve the CN. R. they will have my very happy endorsstion."

Palmer and Williams Co Ltd. of Surnmerside. who constructed many small bouts for the Navy and Atr- force during the war, loaded the latest launch to be produced by them on a. flat-car yesterday to be shipped to Alberta. This particular- boot ls built to ply shallow inland watem and Ls known as a tunnel hunch because the propeller is housed in a tunnel for protection. The launch is 4'1 feet long, 13 feet wide and has a draft of only eight.- cen inches and will be used at times in vezry shallow water. It was con- structed on order of the Dominion Government for survey work. It is powered by s 126 h.p. diesel er.- gine but this was taken out of her

The llull of the boat was built lost summer in the curling rink and completed later 0n the water front below Palmer and Williams Md. plant. To be loaded. it was necessary to put it on runners end tow it with s tractor up to Water Stmeet and down to the railway A large number of people

Army Officer To Retire

Fluid Milk Regulations . Adopted In Legislature

A sequel to the report of the milk survey tabled 1n the Legis- lature last week. a bill intitilled "an Act respecting the produc- tion, processing and distribution o! fluid milk and cream" was given second reading in the House yesterday afternoon. It provides that milk containers shall be properly labelled. with contents 1n butterfat, that milk shall be regularly inspected and analyzed. and that certificates of registration must be obtained by all operators-of dairy farms. It also provides for grading milk according to its bacterial, chem- ica] and physical condition. and according to tile sanitary condit- ions under which if. is produced and distributed; and for protec- tion uguinst communicable dis- eases, and care in the handling and storage of milk and milk utensils. etc.

The bill tvas moved into colu- mlttee by Hon. W. F. A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture. wilt-i Mr. Morley Bell in the chair. In re- ply to a question by Mr. Heath Strong, Mr. Stewart said it had been introduced by the Govern- ment as a result of the milk sur- vey conducted last; year.

Mills Board

The bill vests authority in s Board till-itch is interpreted as nlenning “the Board as appointed by the Licutcnant-Governor-in- Council." Mr. Eugene Cullen urg- ed that this subsection be am- ended to mcall “the Milk Board“, which is representative of both distributors and consumers. He made a motion to this effect but later withdrew it.

-?rcmler ». Jones did.not agree- with Mr. Cullen's proposal. The Milk Board. he said. comprised a member named by the consumers of Charlottetown. a member

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Seek Federal Aid For N. B. Potato Farmers

FREDERICTON. April 22- (CP) —-'l‘hc New Brungwlck Legislature will recommend immediate Federal action to mmllmdlte New Brunswick potato fu-mcra for looses they suffered on lust year's crop by being forced to sell their stock tit prices below the floor sot for starch factories by the Agricultural Prices Support

‘Board.’

The Ltgillflhllo Will 1.14m 1e- commond that the policy of the board be adjusted to take care of market recessions and meet the requirements of the Industry.

Demands for such lotion were endorsed boday when the House adopted a Government. amended motion of G. W. Perry (PC-Carleton). Agrlcul- ture Minister Taylor's Intend- rnent wal nsmed by the House after lengthy debate in which all Carleton and Victoria County members as well as others participated.

Also demanded by the mo- Hon was immediate action by "IQ AKricultur-e Minister to “NOW the ‘ sought. nnd tabllng of all correspondence "ll Potato _ between lie Agriculture Department and the Agricultural Prices Support Board. Mr. Taylor “bled the correspondence st the close of the debate.

Ylllliflse of the ‘original mo- tion was joint action of the Government and Opposition members. through the Legis- lflhlrt, in assist farmers not serviced- by the starch factory .

' as flnndshllwllheTs-ovinee’: other oiareh factory at Hag-t- land burned the any after m, hoard instituted the plan for purchase by the factories of surplus potatoes It a floor price.

A well- attended and enthusiastic organization meeting m lnuml, “he Charlottetown drive in tihe cancer camilllmi was ilreld at the Chur- lottetoum Hotel yesterday evening. Mr. L. l". Macdonald. chairman of the Charlottetown campaign, presided and opened the meeting by stating that he felt sure the drive would be successful as the team member; were experienced in "putting across" campaigns of nat- tonal importance.

There never was a campaign launched in Canada, Mr. Mocdon- aid said. which had a more worthy object. For every Canadian who lost his life oversees during the last war, cancer killed t/wo in Can- ada. There were 40.000 Canadians killed oversfias in World Wal- ii but during that time 83,000 died at lrc-me as cancer victims.

Most of the money collected in the Province during the campaign would be spent in the Province to

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(By The Canadian Peel)

Cancer Campaign Is Launched

At Meeting

To More Than Double N .B. Premier's Salary

FREDERICION, April 22 --(CP) Jntroduottcn 0f 10 Cover-lugging bills and presentation of one pl-tv. me petition today raised the total number of measurm at the present session oi‘ the New Btnmswicl; Leg- islature to a revsocd high 143. 'I'l1e Previous record was last year"; 137,

Todlly’! bills included provision for expenditure of $7,000,000 on reads. bridges and a new pmvlm. clal administration building here. other bills would increase the OPPQSUOII leader's annual allowance from $1.000 to $2.000. and the Pre- mier's salary from $2.100 to $5.000, both effective from Now 1, 194g

TORONTO —— (C?) -— Telegraph and cubic companies in comma pm year p- ssessed 391,476 miles of wires Inn 1936, the total was 363.180 miles.

OTTAWA. April 22-'1'he man who supervised the return to Canada of servicemen and their dependents. Col. George H. Ellis, director of repatriation, of Ot- tawa and London. Ont, is retir- ing from the army. Defence Min- ister Cluxton announced today-

A native of Port Rowan, Ont-, and l veteran of the First World War, Col. Ellis formerly com- manded the 7th field brigade. Royal Canadian Artillery of Lon- don, and later was camp oom- mandant of the reserve army ar- tillery camp at Pctawaws, Ont. He was appointed director of re- patriation in April. 194d.

Utmost in Quality

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NEWBURSFPORT, Mass, 22-(AP)—Merchanis of this old seaport took a cut at the cost of living today by knocking down their prices 10 per cent. They re- ported from crowded counters that the day's business was "much better than average."

The first day of the "Newbury- port plan" brought out crowds of buyers and business observers lo watch the 10-day experiment in which more than 90 per cent of retailers in this city of 15.000 risked their own profits in the hope that "the rest o! the country will follow us."

Biggest. demand at the stsrt of the co-cperntive prim cut wu for men's furnishings and auto- mobile supplies, sud those shops reported lines of customers "load- ing up" at the counters with the new price tugs.

One automobile dellel- announ- ced p, IO-per-cent slssh in new- csr prices for the i0 days.

Still waiting out the experi- ment. merchant sources said. were the big ‘chain shops which plan sponsors said they hope to em- brscs but which were reported to

- purpose of the plan was to cre-

Little U. S. Town In Price Reduction Move

April

I SSIBL CANDIDATE

Shown here is the Most Rev. Alexandre Vachon, D.D., of Ot-

tawa, who is considered n pos- sible candidate to succeed the late Cardinal Villeneuvc. The

new cardinal will be most likely announced at: the Marian coll- gress ln Ottawa.

Boston Seeks 200 Maritime Nurses

BOSTOtN. April 22 - Mayor Curley announced today that a representative from his oflice will vlslt Canada's Maritime Provin- ces soon to recruit at least 200 student nurses for training at Boston City Hospital.

The project will be financed by the Mayor's office in an effort; to increase the number of prospect- ive nurses here and alleviate the current critical hospital situation.

As an incentive. each student will receive $26 monthly in ad- dition to the usual room and board during the three years of training.