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BuoyantdPicture Painted Of Canadian Trade

Canadian Shipments Off Beef To U. K. Will Be Boosted Under Agreement

OTTAWA, May 15--(CP)-Cam Mia's meat shipments to the Un- lied Kingdom. to start next week, will be even higher than origin- ally anticipated under a new fin- anclal arrangement requiring ex- lrn outlays of sterling by Britain.

The amount of the extra ship- menis will be linked directly with the amount of profits re- sulting from the sale of frozen New Zealand beef in the United States market under the tripar- tite Canada-Britain-New Zealand meat agreement.

Coming Events

"Farmers book your clover seed now. McGulgan A Boyle.

"Dance in Vernon River l-isllon May 28th. Sponsored by 0. W. L.

"Rummage sale Clover Club, tllny 17, 2 p.m. Auspices Mlllvlew Women's Institute. '

"The play of the year, "Cyclone sully" at Trscadle Hall, Frlduy llay is. Good specialties.

"Mail your films and nega- tives to Oarnhum studios, Char- lottetown.

"Notice. Booking orders for Ce- dar shingles. Car due any day. 0. C. Green, lhnerald.

"Dance every Friday night. South Ruslico hall. Music by the Charlctietonlans.

"Rummage sale. Saturday. May llth, s P. M., in t.ha,Baptist mm ball, by Dorcas Group.

"Dance in slnnott Road School Friday, May 23rd. Burke's Orches- tra. .

"st. Peters Dramatic Club pra- rents the play. "More Power to You," Monday, May litth, at 8.30 in the Legion Hall.

"show coming. M. 0. M's. great- est comedy starring Laurel and Hardy. Bonshaw Friday mn. show time 8.30.

"Rummage Sale, clover Club, Tuesday. May 20th at 1010. Pro-

ceeds for St. Thomas Aquinas Society. "Dance St. rm:-a lay Holy

Name Hall. Friday May idth; Mod- crn Old Tirns dancing from L30 - l A. M. Chaisson's Orchestra.

"Milford Buchanan Will COM- mencc hauling cream to Wiltshirs Factory on Monday. May Nth. once weekly until further notice.

"Pantry sale at Moore and Mac- IAod'I. Saturday, May 17th starting It 2 o'clock Mt Stewart Womank institute. -

"Dancing, . Islanders Country club. Traveller's Best, every Sat- urday night. Music by the Melody Boys orchestra. ,

"Sale of Perennial Plants, shrubs, vines. etc. continues all this week. Come and select some to Willi!!! your home. Joe R. Smith. Clinton. '

.3.- "Want to laugh? Then some to

lvhestley ltlver concert and see and Annie's Man" with spsolaitisa. in-L

tilniins sccos-clan selections. Friday, May lath.

"For fun and antsrtaininent come to Winsioe Station Ball and "'10! "Il'ilss My Western Miss" Lhree-act comedy. Mt. Stewart Y.

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For fun and. entertainment come to Wlnsloe Station Hall and lthioy Mills My Western Miss". glfee-act comedy by Mt. Stewart

.P.U. auspices I-ilghfield WJ.

"Revues . 70-id-lb Mllltored

"I1 treat. Attend the Kmtlnlton Junior choir concert in New Glasgow unit. may g','oVm1o9ri.ia nth! pg. a of tidy: ham y un lip ion

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Details of the complicated new financial arrangement were an- nounced in the Commons today by Agriculture Minister Gardiner.

Under the original agreement. Canada was to ahipj minimum 03 About 40,000,000 pounds of meat. moatly beef, to Britain to replace a similar amount of froz- en beef, part of Britain's order

under a long-term agreement with New Zealand. In theory, Britain will pay

Canada with New Zcaland beef. In practice, New Zealand will sell the frozen beef in the United States market. embargoed to Can- adian meat and cattle because of foot-and-mouth disease.

Through the U. S. proceeds, Canada would get for her fresh beef an amount in dollars equal to the U. K. price for New Zea- land frozen beel. Any additional amounts realized in U. S. sales would be split between Canada and New Zealand.

Under the new f'nanclal step. New Zeaiand actually has agreed to take her share of the profits in Canadian meat, which Britain will purchase. paying New Zea- land in sterling.

"All three governments will benefit." said Mr. Gardiner. "New Zealand will derive higher rel urns for her meat. The U. K. will obtain more meat, and Canada is getting an enlarged market for her surplus meat."

Here's a possible example: Say, New Zealand's share of the pro- fit comes to about 3100.000 or a little more than 530,000. Canadian negotiators will ask Britain How much meat aha wants for that amount. A figure is set. Canada will keep the N. Z. profit, send the meat and Britain will pay New Zealand the sterling.

Under the tripartite plan. Can- ads will be shipping meat at a loss. But it will help get rid of a surplus piling up on the Can- adian market. Mr. Gardiner prev- iously indicated the loss to the Federal Treasury may be about 310,000,000 if the plan runs for a year.

No Sign Of Either inflation 0r Depression

OTTAWA. Mhy 16 -(OP)- Trade Minister Howe said today that Canada is in the midst of ris- ing employment, income and pro- duction iind there is no reason to anticipate either inflation of de- presion.

The veteran, 06-year-old Minis-' ter. who has held the Trade and commerce Portfolio since 1948. painted a bright picture in the commons of record world trade. rising Canadian development and a further fall in the ccst'of living.

In a general statement as the house besan consideration of sati- matcs of 516,400,182 for his depart- ment in 1952-53, he said the cost oi living now is back "to about where it was last August” and "a further substantial drop in the cost-of-liv- ing index is in sight. for the month of May."

Canada, he said. is emerging from a period of initial adjustment to a defence program to a period Where supply and demand are in better balance with a onseque easing of the pressure of prices.

In the home market demands re- main strong. In foreign trade there "are indications that even where currency difficulties exist. many of Canada's basic.expcrt commodities are too urgently needed to be dis- pensed with."

"The outlook therefore, is for a further rise in the level of un- ployment, income and output."

M.J. Ccldwell, C.C.!'. leader, and John Charlton (PC-Branh wentworth) both said Canada was relying too much on one market- the United States. At one point Mr Howe clashed sharply with Mr. Charlion- concerning statements

which Mr. Charlton claimed 'had fallen below 1908 in more than a dozen Canadian farm products. Mr Howe, declaring exports to Britain were up 3'! per cent for the fist quarter of this year, said Can- ada has markets for everything she produces and at the best prices. John Blaclunore (sc-Leth-

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In Quebec M

HULL, Qua, May is - (OP) - A shapely, attractive 2!-year-old school teacher today told a Que- bec Superior Court Jury there never was any question of mar- riage between her and lthcal Leo Bertrand, now on trial a second time for the murder ofjhis bride of a few months.

Ruth Boucher of Gatineau. Que. said she first met Bertrand about two years ago. They went on dates termittently.

The crown charges Bertrand. 81, killed his 05-year-old wife of three months last autumn to obtain con- trol of a 330,000 estate. The first trial ended suddenly when the presiding judge suffered a heart seizure and died.

Mist Boucher said she did not know Bertrand had married dur- i the period when he was still

ling on her. During that time, Miss Boucher said she had had two other boy friends. one of the two had told her he did not want to wait more than a year to get

married.

In October-about a month be- forfgfs. Bertransra death - she , d the accused of the boy

"West Royalty Home and School Association meeting to- night.

"Dance in Wlltshlre hall to-

served.

"come to share the Wealth. in Fredericton Hall. Monday. May 19th. 8:3). Sponsored by Frederic- ton Athletic Club.

"Pantry sale at Ma'icl.ean's store, Wlltshire. Saturday, May

11th for Women's Missions 1 50- clsty.

"Dance at lsand.v'I. Mlrlhfield for Mount llewsrt Younl People. Iurbu Orchestra. Hides. Mav idth. 3.80 P. M. Admission oil.

"See "Meet Me In st. Louis" with Judy Garland and Marjorie Mains. is Rinkora Hall, May 10. I230 p.rn.

0-Barr-ington Bali. Friday. Ill! nth, Cornwall concert. singing and folk daneins. 00100104 will og boyal visit. festive weak. Stra- uagarines. and Jlullilhn ammu- Autisss of W. 1.

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friend who wanted to marry with- in in year. she also had told the accused she was in no hurry to marry for four or five years.

"Did Bertrand make any com- ment?" asked Crown cutor Noel Dolron of Quebec.

Miss Boucher said he had but she could not recall what he said.

Mr. Dorlon handed her a tran- script of the evidence at the first trial and suggested she refresh her memory. She said she was quoted as saying that Bertrand had suggested she wait for him. abet could not' recall having said

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when Mr. Dorion said she was attempting to change her evidence, ahechoked back who and said there was never any question of marriage with Bertrand.

A surprise development occur- red at the morning sitting. One of the jurymen said that on a visit yesterday to the death scene-a lonely loggcr'a cabin in the Cat- ineau Hills. 60 miles north of Hull--he had found a cap that possibly would fit two five-gallon cans introduced as exhibits by the crown. The cap was tried and fitted both cans. It was then entered as an exhibit.

The crown alleges Bertrand kil- led his wife in the cabin at Lac st. Marie. doused her body with a cleaning fluid and then set the cabin on fire.

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HALIFAX, May 15-(CP)-Im itiai construction of the Canso causeway. to link Cap'e Breton with mainland Nova Scotia, will likely begin this month, it was learned tonight following an an- nouncement that a lower-than-ex- pected bid has been accepted for rock-quarrying and filling. Announcement of the award was made today by Transport Minister Chevrier in the House of Commons and at the same time by Premier Macdonald in a statement here.

The 35,786,650 bid by Northern Construction, and J. W. Stewart Company of Vancouver was the lowest of nine received, ranging as high as 310,000,000. Mr. Mac- donald described it as "a good one."

Contract for the job will be signed within the next few days. calling for the work to begin immediately and to be finished

before Sept. 31, 1954. he said.

luming Point Reached in Poiaio Slloriage T

OTTAWA, May 15 - (CF) -- A turning point has been reach- as in Canada's potato shortage. Federal agricultural officials disclosed today.

sllpments of new potatoes from California and Alabama are helping to overcome p scar- city which sent potato prices to a record high.

Officials said the U. S. ship-

ments likely will ease prices slightly, but o sharp price fluctuation is xpected.

Wholesale prices for, Prince Edward Island potatoes aver- aged laal: month at 30.65 a 100 pounds at Toronto. triple the 32.05 average last year. At Montreal. New Brunswick apuds wer selling at a peak of 36.30 a, 1 pounds vvL lesale, four times the 31.72 a year ago.

The scarcity resulted from a short crop which totalled about 00,000,000 bushels, down from 07,000,000 in the previous year. Heavier seeding is expected this year.

True Bill In Pictou Murder Case

PICTOU. N.s.. May 16 -40?)- A grand jury today brought in a true bill against Ella Inch. 19- Oi nearby Stellarton, charged with the murder of her husband, Donald Venon Inch. last Nov '1. Mother of two children. Inch is believed to have shot her husband in the chest with a rifle after he had struck her during a quarrel over money.

MONCTON. N. 3.. May 15- (CP)-A choir of 19 inmates of the Maritime Penitentiary at Dorcheater, N. 3.. tonight was given a mark of 3 in the Monc- ton Music Festival. The choir sang in the chapel of the peni- tentiary and its performance was relayed to Moncton High School auditorium for the adjudicator and the audience.

Outbreak Of

MONTRIAL. May II -(OP)- Death of two prisoners was report- ed today from Bordeaux Jail- where suspected dysentery affected

tiolab said the men died primarily from natural causes.

Coroner Dr. A.B. Clement re- ported that Maurice Israeison. H, in jail since March at for drunken- ess, died from a rr which "Inisht" have been induced by dysentery. Be had been suffer- ing from cancer of the throat.

Ttiessoond death was that of 'i'homas Thompson. .40-year-old rigs: in ug jail's mmat wing. - 01'!!! lawn. a physic-

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Dr. aagnon said he could not say whether the death had been hastened by the dysentery cut- break.

Dr. Zenon usage. jail governor, said yesterday some so prisoners and 10 to lo mental wing inmates had been stricken with an illness believed to have been dysentery.

Police said four prisoners listed

"fairly seriously sick" are re- covering.

Dr. bessge was not available for further comment.

Israelaen had been confined to the prison infirinary throughout his imprisonment and, a prison doctor said he once had been

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Canso Causeway Project Likely In Begirjtis

Month

Mr. Macdonald said that in-the first engineering estimates, the rock-fill project was expected to be 40 per cent of the total cause- way costs of some 528,000,000. However, it was pointed out that costs of constructing a look at the east side of the causew y, requiring steel. may be more than at first anticipated.

In any event, the province's contribution to the long-debated project will remain at the 35,- 500,000 maximum, the Premier said. The province's obligation in- cludes the conslruction of the highway approaches on both sides, as well as highway work on the causeway proper.

The Premier said it is likely that, except for key men, labor will be recruited locally for the causeway, about three-quarters of a mile long. Some 5,000,000 cubic yards of rock will be chipped off

Cape Porcupine Hill, transported i

the short distance, and dumped for the filling operation.

important Judgment Given a Robertson Appeal Case

The Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island en banco gave judgment yesterday refusing to increase the amount of general damages awarded to the widow of the late Allan Herbert Robert- son, of Fortune. King's County, against the C. N. R. The rail- way'sccross-appeal against being heldilable was also turned down and the amount of funeral ex- penses added to the judgment for 05400 awarded last November by Mr. Justice MacGulgan and a jury. Counsel for the appellant were Messrs. D. L. Mathieson. Q.C., and J. W. G. Foster: for the .e.-zpondent Messrs. F. A. Large, Q.C. and J. W. G. MacDougall, the latter of the New Brunswick bar.

Following is the text of the judgment, which was delivered by Chief Justice Campbell and con- curred in by Mr. Justice Tweedy.

"The Appellant recovered, at the last November sittings for King's County, before Mr. Justice MacGuigan and a -jury, a verdict for 55400 in an action brought under The Fatal Accidents Act, (1938, Cap. 2; R.S.. Cap. 57) in respect of the death of the Appel- lant's husband. the late Allan Herbert Robertson. The deceased met his death as the result of a collision between a motor vehicle in which he was riding (owned and driven by one Cheater Burke) and a mixed train of the Respondent Railway which was backing up on the branch line from Montague Junction to Mont- ague. The collision occurred at the intersection of this branch line with the Lower Cardigan Road.

"In answer to the questions put by the trial judge to the jury, the jury found that the Railway was guilty of negligence causing or contributing to the accident.

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Farmers' Net Income Reaches New High-

OTTAWA. May 16 -(CP)- F'armera' net income from 1061 fanning operations rolled to a peak 32.22l.'N0.000. the Bureau of Sta- tistics reported today.

This was a gain of as per cent over the 01.101.100.000 in 1000 and almost one-third. higher than the previous high of Ol.&i.000.000 in 1040.

British Tea Ration Will be Increased,

LONDON. May is - (AP) - Food Minister clwilym Lloyd- Oeorge said today Britaink week- ly tea ration will go up to 2 1-: from two ounces July 18. He also told the Home the meat ration-wiu go up one shilling, seven mu June is.

But Lloyd-

sanction a retail meat-prion rise that will all but wipe out the benefit. '

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L STRIKE IN THE E. s; CALLED OFF

Shortage-Of Aviation Gas Will Be Eased

waarrmcvmrl. Mn! 15 - (AP) - O. A. Knight top lN'IWI'l"mlu1' of a score of unions involved in the country-wide strike, said tonight "We are calling off the strike," and government officials foresaw a quick end to the 46-day walkout.

Union and govemmeu officials said an actual and to tho atrike could come only through local ag- reements between union and man- agement negotiators. Bargaining in the oil industry is on a local basis, involving some 22 different unions and hundreds of their locals.

These officials stressed that an actual end of the strike will come gradually, as-Local agreements are reached.

Knight, president of the 0.1.0. ollworkers Union, voiced his state- ment in a film made by Fele-News Production, Inc.. for television sta- tlons. He said that "with proper co-operation" there will be enough settlemests by tonight to make a start at easing what he termed a pqesslng shortage of aviation gaso- ine.

Chlng Hopeful

About the saute time. Cyrus 3. Chlng, director of the Federal Mediation Service, said: "I hope the oil crisis has been averted." He told reporters that federal concil- iation teams have set up 15 negot- iating sessions around the country for tomorrow. .

Canada To Have National library .

OTTAWA. May Iii -(OP) -The government ssidi today Canada is going to have a national library.

Action on such a step, recom- mended by the Massey commission. was proposed today in a notice placed on the Commons order pap- er by Prime Minister st. Laurent.

The resolution procedea a bill to provide for establishment. of the library itself. for appointment and pay of a national librarian and an assistant as well as for a staff.

Establishment of a national lib- rary has long been urged and the requ t were backed by the re- port of ,th Royal Commission or. the Arts and Sciences.

Pair Arrested After Hold-up in N. S.

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NEW WATERFORD, N. 8., May 15 - (CF) - William Jewer, 23,- and William Handrahan, 10 were arrested early today short- ly after a merchant's dwelling was held up by two masked men brandishing a sawed-off shotgun and a toy pistol.

They were remanded for a week without bail. Loot taken from the home of Charlie Islth included a wallet. several watches and a piggy bank.

I02-Your-Old Up On Assault Charge

CHAT!-LAM. ont., May lo-lo?) Tanner Hooper was up in court yesterday. charged with assault oc- csssioning bodily harm.

Complainant Earl Greenwood. bl of nearby Thamesvllle, said Hooper cracked three of his ribs when he struck him with his cane.

The charge was withdrawn.

Greenwood wanted the court to warn Hopper against further sim- ilar incidents. The court declined.

Hopper is lm years old.

He WM defended by an. Arnold, 90.

MARITIME GRADUATES A'l' lt.C.A.F. STAFF COLLEGI - Recent graduates at the R.C.A.F. Staff College in Toronto were these three Maritime It. C. A. F. officers who now assume key positions in Canada's defence program. shown left to right are squadron Leader T. H. Fletcher,

of Gales Island, Queens County, N.B.; SA. A. F. Green. or Summcrslde. l'. l.'. 1.; Wing Commander R. M. Trities, of Moncton, N.B.

By Roger D. Greene

WASHINGTON, May 15-(AP) - Amy secretary Frank Pace went on the carpet behind closed doors today as demands erupted in Congress that the dminist .- tion disclose the full story he- hind the Communist prlsoner-of- war revolt on Koje Island in Korea.

Lawmakers denounced the in- cident in such terms as "disgrace- ful". "shameful" and "monument- al blunder".