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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTET OWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1949

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' bscrlptions Delivered l0.00_ llsii $6.00; other Provinces l "U. l. 819i

DREW STRONGLY OPPOSED l0 CONTROL LEGISLATION

PROVINCE ores

OUT AFTER BLIZZARD BLAST’

Capacity House Sees Presentation 0f Irish Play

'f'lie annual Benevolent Irish Society play "The Finnegan Twins" scored s ten-strike at the Prince Edward Theatre last night when d capacity crowd were kept in rollicking laughter in each. and Fifi)’ ilvi of the three act. comedy that ulas produced by special gr. rsngement with '1‘. B. Dennison 00.. Chicago.

Going from one riotous scene to the other before finally winding up in the usual satisfactory iiilililsl’. the big crowd were high in their praise of the entire par. formance with Director J. Plus Callaghan and his cast. of ten plgy- crs coming in for equally high praise on the splendid perform- slices they came through with.

Likewise the specialties between

the acts drew down the house with encore-s being called for after the opening numbers hsd

been completed. Tile always popular Don Messer .________________

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Highway Report

‘mills throughout the Province was completely blocked by yes- terday's st/orm as ths fins_snow drifting before a high wind filled in sil cuttings, Snow plow opera- tors, who are ovorking on all main iliBhIWlLYs. are finding the snOW "FY heavy and are making very iiilie progress. reports from the iltcparlment of Highways indic- se.

The Summerside highway was Ollsntti from Charlottetown to liiitoo yesterday. and a. tractor lliow was continuing on towards liunlcr River. On the Charlotte- town-Souris highway the road was lllsncd for three miles from Char- lottetown. Plows working on both rnds oi the Charlottetown-M nia- Yiiil iiishviayl were making sight Piillzrcss. On other main highways lislsulsy there was practically in advance. Snow plows ‘were in operation all night in their re. ilitvtive sections but. the amount °i llloircss they made was not obtainable

Coming Events

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"s" "its lei of Ilsnnen" at Ql-lfséggipegy‘. March 11m. Legion

OI “nice add in Central Guardian to rning Indian River-Reusing- ii 5t. Patrick's Play. I! Hugo“! bookin: clover sesd. M“ "l. our prices will save you Gmiilfi- Rush your orders.

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"igli-ioe - see the ihrse sct play ma‘ i-‘l-lle from Lima. at Stanley m ' Hall. March 17th. Bale or

"Celebrate Bt. Patrick's Day l,“ "itiimo lllsy in Emerald ‘IL lllonso “Wan

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Maine Senator Continues Str0ng_ Opposition To - Canadian Potato Exports

ZMBIHWMON. March 10—(AP) nutm- Owen Brewster (Rep. Mo) susrested today the State Di-‘Dartinent is tooslow in checking tile import. of Canadian seed po- tatoes into the United states,

At the same time Maine potato "Wows uriicd the rederai Gov- emmlml £0 Bi-OP import of all Canadian potatoes.

Nearly soitooo bushels of Can- adian seed potatoes have entered the United States since March 4. Brewster said in a letter to State Secretary Dean Acheson,

“The Canadian Government, we

are told. pays the freight on all

silillments by rail which ,enter the Uiilted 5W9! ihIM-llh Vanceboro. Me.. as well as those curried in sea commerce",

The seed potatoes being sold for table use, he said. go at prices be- low the United States price-sup- port level.

Brewster flied with the Depart- mcrit a statement from 3E, Brv. illii- Rsnerai manager oi the Maine Potato Growers. ovhich said:

"Seed potato buyers of the uh- ited States have no need to im- nort seed potatnes...we have a larva sumvus of both seed and table stock potatoes in this coun- try."

Bryant added that Canada this last. season took away from Maine seed producers more than 50 per cent of their normal business.

"This business was taken awov from them on price alone." be said.

“Practically Pvrrv market in the eastern hart. of the Tlnlteri States is flooded with Panadwn shod h». tatocs being sold as tsblrsfork. This ls in violation of the nor-cc- rrlcnt between the United State: cnii Canada."

Sees Canada Supplying Own Oil Needs By i958

OITAWA. March l6 -- (CP) - If current production increase is maintained. a prominent oil executive said today, then it was safe to predict that Canada would be self-sufficient in oil by i958.

To reach the day when -' Canada

will no longer have to import petroleum products from the United States, will entail con-

struction of a network of pipe lines across the country, J. R. White of Toronto told a Canadian Club audience.

The vice-president oi Imperial Oil Limited, in a spec-ch prepared for delivery. said the first nf these pipe-lines would be one stretching from Edmonton to Regina.

It would be constructed by i950 at an initial cost of $35,000,000.

lie said current transportation. by means of rail, was putting the skids on production because of prohibitive costs.

WOULD PRESERVE FIR! PORT ALBERNI. B, C. - (CP) George Tranafljd will urge the British Columbia government to preserve as park a stand of giant fir trees near here. There are about 100 of the trees, more than 300 feet high and from 88 to 45 fest in circumference.

Report Murder Attempt. Suicide At Sydney. N. S.

(By The Canadian Press)

SYDNEY. N. 8.. March iii-Fred H. I-iandly. l0. of Montreal. at- tempted to kill his father with a knife in a Sydney hotel tonight and then committed suicide by plunging the blade into his heart, police reported.

iikank Handly. 55. nf (5589 Queen Mary Road) Montreal was

taken to hospital with knife wounds in his stomach. He was expected to undergo an o-nergency operation later tonight.

Police said a note was found on Fred Handleyis body. Its contents

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Western» Powers Levy Charges Atalied Satellites

Takes Mindszenty Case Before U. N.

NEIW YORK, March 16 - iAP)

- Eildardo Anzc Matienzo, Boliv-.

iafls pemianetrt representative to the United Nations. said today he has asked that the case oi Jnseph Cardinal Mindszenty. Roman Cath- olic Primate of Hungary, be plac- ed before the April meeting of the General Assembly. Anze Matienzo said he has written Trygve Lie. U.N. secretary-general. on instruc-

tions of his government

Lively Discussion On

Town Planning Bill

Suggest World Wheat Agreement Without Russia

WASHINGTON, March l6 — (AP) -— Canada. the llnitsd States and Australia to- day proposed drawing up a new international wheat agleement without Russia.

Dir. Charles F. Wilson ‘of Canada. chairman of the 51X- country exporters committee. said the action to elwi-llde R115- sia was taken when it. was real- ized the Soviet Union was not willing to compromise its resol- ute stand.

He said Russia insistedupon participating with a minimum export quantity of 751190.000 bushels of wheat annually. Wil- son said the exporters fell. that an allotment of 50.000000 bush- els was enough for Russia.

Th; offering by the three ex- porters was for 4501100000 bushels of wheat annually for {our years with a ceiling price ofdllif) a bushel.

The minimum wo.uid be $1.50 a bushcl in tile first year. 1949- 50. It would drcp l0 cents B bushel annually until the fourth year when the niinimurrn would be $1.20 a bushel.

Awarded Damages Against Hairdresser

BIRMINGHAM. England. March i6_1Reuters) -A il-yPflPiiid llil‘ man, whose hair was said to have "stood on end like bristles" after a permanent wave. £0113? W" a‘ ilvasrried £300 ($1.200) damages against a Birmingham hairdresser.

The woman's sister told me iudgc. Mr. Commissioner Roberts- tihat her sister's hair ,"u'as unnat- urai, in the same way as Yfllll‘

wlg."

"1 cannot help it-I have to wear this thins." replied ii" judge.

Giving judgment. he said that the permanent wave was not car'- ridd out "with that degree 01f Sklal which a person has a right to ex-

Indentifying Shamrock

Tough Even

By Michael 0‘Mars DUBLIN, March 10 —- tCP) - When it's St. Patrick's Day in the morning, lrishrrien all around the world mart shamrocks in their button-holes but hardly I nqgthdx-‘s son of thdm could tell you what a shamrock truly ll. Identifying the Irish national entblem has been s botanist! nightmare for years, with Irish- mln from different sections oi the country swc in; that their own local three-l fed plant ls the only true k. Some yssrs ego s Dublin scient- ist sent s circular letter to every parish priest in Ireland. ukinl for a sample of what was con- sidered the limllns shamrock. Replies brought in s hetero- geneous collection o1 plants which the Dubiinsr fdonflfied- as yellow sucklinl. b! per- cent; wild white eiovsr. 4d pa: cent: black medick. rod cloves. wool sorrel and vari- ous otber plants. two per oent. Today most Irish botanists ac-

cept yellow suckling as true abun-

For Irish

rock.

The yellow suckling belongs to the clover family and its scientific name is trlfoiium dubium (doubt- ful trefoil). It dies down each winter and comes up fresh from seed each spring.

In summer and autumn the small yellow flower of yellowv sucklinglis plentiful in most Irish upland pastures.

Plants of the species do not survive if transplanted and there- fore the legend» has arisen that shamrock: will grow nowhere but in the native soil of Ireland.

Wild white clover, in contrast, is a perennial which creeps along the ground and does not depend on seed to llfvlllnte itself.

The shamrock has been a symbol of national and religious sig- nificance to Irishman since the misty times oi St. Patrick. 1.059116 runs that the Sl-int. having diffi- culty explaining the knotty doctrine of the ‘trinity tors group of, Irish unbelievers. s shamrock growing at his feet to illustrate

his sermon.

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As a preliminary to the steady criticism by Opposition members of the. Legislature of Premier Jones‘ hill on Town Planning. all mem- bers agreed on the serious unsan- itary situation in certain districts surrounding Charlottetown. Dr. W. J.P. Maclviilian, Leader of the Op- position. said it was only fortunate that serious epidemics had not broken out. .

Hon. A. W. Maiheson. lilinister of Heal-til and Welfare. continued in the position oi promoter although the Premier arrived in the Legis- lature after the noon recess.

Reading from the "Jouinals cf the Legislative Assembly. 1947". Mr. Matheson told the House that a special committee, appointed in i947. had reported "serious mn- dliions" in the non-incorporated arras around Charlottetown b9- caiise of the lack oi proper water and sanitary facilities.

Answering the continuous snip- ing oi ihe QDDNlllOXl. Premier Jones stated. "You have been after this government for year-s for a Sanitary Erng-ineer. Now we've got one. This bill is lo clear the way

to get the Sanitaiflv Engineer to work."

D. L. Mathieson 15th Queens) and RR; Bell 12nd Queens).

WllilSl not objecting to the bill. ob- jected to the "arbitrary and unlim- ited poive-rs" given-to the Provinc- ial Planning Board which would be created by the Act.

This five-member Board could administer any non-incorporated or built-up areas. It consists of the Deputy Ministers of Agriculture. Health and Welfare, Education. Secretary of the Department of Re- construction. and the Construction Engineer.

Under regulations passed by the Cabinet. the Board could make ar- rangements for housing. iii-e pro- tection. water and sewage disposal.

William Hughes 15th Kings) ask-

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Murder (Iharge Laid At Amherst

(By The (lanldl-ln Press) AMHERST. N. S.. Maren 16- A-libert Rmk today was oharged ivith murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Fred Allen

y .

Police said the two men were driving in a. ear. A loaded rifle in the front seat discharged and the bullet hit Alien under the eye and penetrated the brain. Allen died in hospital a few hours later.

Rock appeared in court today but. no evidence was taken and he was remanded to March 24. A cor- oner's Jury will hold an illqllfli Friday. .

Crown Prosecutor A. R. laishv said no motive had been advanced for the shooting. ‘Bile two men were regarded as intimate friends

rid hsd driven downtown to pick

p some groceries. Both were vet- erans of the Second World War.

Police gave no further details. Previously. it hsd been reported that the rifle in the oar hsd dis- charged accidentally.

New "Sell" Grows Bamboo In lriteln

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A new type of scientifically-com- posed "soll structure" which help- ed to reproduce fungie conditions in Cornwall.‘ Ins-lend. so that bamboo would now there, will be shown at the British industries fair next May. This product pro- vides nourisbmlnt. which compen- sates for the loss of continual sun- shine slid lim-nldit which bamboo llfi in if! new!‘ momma.

IDNDON. March l6 _ (AP) -

Western Powers accused Burris and three of her satellites today of coins back on their commit- menls.

Britain declared communist-rut. ed Bulgaria. Romania and Hung- RW. now in the Soviet. bloc after ital-time partnership with Germ- illly. were secretly rearming, 1h violation of their peace treaties. with Russia's connivance and sup- port.

The ‘United States State Depart- ment, in a-note in Moscow made Public today. accused Russia of violating at least six separate Dromises to return all German will‘ prisoners in Soviet hands by the end of 1948. It renewed s de- mand that they be turned loose.

France and Britain sent similar notes, the State Department said The British note estimated at least 200.000 German P.O.W.’s still one in Russian hands. Russia ‘contends she was never bound by flrlvngrrement to iepatrlate the cllllives by last Dec. 31. The Un- lied States. Britain and France contend the Big-Four foreign min- isters reached such an agreement lli April of 1947.

State Minister Hector Mr-Neh told the House of Commons Bui- llflrls. Romania and Hungary are guilty of “flagrant violations of the peace treaties“ in reanming and hinted Britain will take the matter to the United Nations.

Bulgaria and Rctnania have al. ready increased their armed forces beyond treaty specifications, he said._a.nd Hungary is reported ex. pandinlz her military strength,

ed down a British-American quest. for information on their armed strength oi-i the ground that Russia, one nf the Ailirs con- cerned in the treaties. did not Join in the requesh

‘A member of Commons asked what Britain would do in view of the “flagrant. violations." McNeil said the treaties provide for an lllllleai to the United Nations by Elly of the nations which signed "l9 Darts. A special United Nd. tionrs commissionuhon would be assigned to investigate. .

Howe To look into New Potato Permit Regulations

OTTAWA. March 16—1Speciai)-- Trade Minister Howe prcmised 1h the House of Commons this after- noon in “look into the matter" of new permit regulations governiilz ills stun-nine of Prince Edward Island seed potatoes to the United States.

Mr. Rowe's pledge spouse to a question from W. Chester B. McLure. Progressive Conservative member for Queen's. who asked for a statement on the new regulations for the benefit of 5iliiDll9i5 and producers of the Province.

Prince Edward Island potatoes and Nova Scotia apples are the niilv two products which Canada has difficulty in selling. Mr. Howe told a group of newspapermen in the Press Gallery recently. It. wasi unfortunate. he said at that time, that. potatoes are iri_ excess supply all over the world.

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was in re-

Grdin To Start Moving lnl-o Montreal Elevators

MONTREAL. March 10-10?)- Port. officials said today that train loads of grain will start streaming into Montreal elevators during the creek-end and by the time at. Lawrence River navigation opens the middle of April 1.000.000 bush- els will be ready. The whole ant- ourit is earmarked for shipment to Britain. An estimated 2.000.000 bushels of wheat are also flowing into Quebec City elevators.

Cardinal MeGuigdn Arrives Ar Vatican

VATICAN CITY. March‘ i6 (OP) - James Cardinal McGuig- an. Archbishop of Toronto, who

rrived here early this week. call- ed todri upon the Vatican secre- tariat o ntate.

The Canadian Cardinal will be received by Pops Pius in the near future. It, will be his second meeting with the Potstiii since the istteir made him a cardinal in the consistence of htrusry

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, I T'_T‘I'_E_ McNeil said all three h... turn- i Expect British Meat

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Plows Batile To Re-open Highways And City Streets

For the second time in less thhn three weeks Prince Edward Island. ers yesterday were digging them- oslvss out of huge snowdrifts as n nnfeastel‘ roaring in from the Atlantic struck with fury early yesterday morning. Accompanied by winds that. at times. reached a velocity of forty miles an hour the fast driven snow fell until near noon and once again traffic of all kinds was either halted or de- iayed.

was at. a standstill iiiihl! Cit-Y with many pedestrians iiiiiiltl unable to get to their places of employment, but by noon with the streets being irlcared by snow plows traffic was being resumed!

slid ill the late afternoon taxis W"! ‘attain making an appearance. TfRliIS were ail running behind schedule with the hardest hit be- iii’! the train from Souris which did not make the City until last "iilili- The early morning train was an hour and twenty minutes “lie ieaiiilfi the City but made the run to Borden on scheduled time. Plows however were clearing the tracks and schedules were expected tn be back to normal by today. While power lines in the City and suburbs ght away lightly y; was a different story from Mt. Stewart to Souris, power being disrupted between the two points. Extent of the damage could not be learned due to the impossibility of travel on the blocked highways but a Maritime Electric spokes- man said a truck was proceeding

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Ration To Be Reduced

LONDON. March l6-1AP)-The meat ration will be cut 20 percent uut-hin i0 days. food industry ex- perts predicted today. They blam- ed the cut on failure of Argentina to fulfil her contract for the de- livery of beef. The reduction, in- (iustry spokesmen said, would be from i0 pence to eight pence (16.5 to'132 cents) a person each week.

By Irving C. Whynut

HALIFAX. March i6 — (CF) _ A bill designed to prevent traffick- ing in babies between Nova. Scotia and the United States was given second reading in the Provincial Ingislature today.

Introduced by Attorney-General L. D. Currie. the bill ‘provides that the director of child welfare must. investigate and approve the homes in which adopted children are be- ‘ing sent. before the child leaves the Province.

"Members will recall the rather unsavory incident in trafficking in‘ babies some years H80." Ml- Cur‘ rie said as he explained the bill. Court action had been taken at

By rm. lmaanrs. Jr.

(Associated Press News Analyst)

Fgnr of a Russian invasion is hem; expressed in Iranian offic- ial circles.

They any the Russian pYOPBK- ands campaign. may be "l "l" lem1pt to establish an excuse for involving an Old "Elli-Y lliliiviiml for Soviet military intervention if she is threatened tlirousb Iron-

The treaty was made after the First World War when Russia reared the Middle-East land bridge might be used by the Went- ern Powers for another of tbs small invasions by which they tried, for a time, to block the Red revolution. The Iranians cilini that it ha; been outdated by sub- sequent agreements and the Un- ited Nations charter, But they ap- parently fear that Russia might make just enough of a showing under the treaty to interfere with prompt Western action if a new occupation were attempted.

Russian interests in Iran have been taking it on the chin ever since United Nations Pressure forced her to live up to her war-

t those who have fallen iii the past

N. s. To Stop Traffic In Babies To The U. S.

Iranians Express _Fear Of Russian Invasion-

Says Butter Down ,. To Floor At Toronto

JPORDNTO. March 16 —(OP) -Earl Kitchen. secretary of the Dairy Farmers of Canada. said today butter was selling in Toronto today at 5B cents a pound wholesale - the floor price established by the Domin- ion Government. Retail prices were from 6.3 to 9'3 cents a pound.