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. :1 tion of the estimates for Ellzuigerilartment of lduoatlon in ,5. Legislature yesterday iii"-

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and impressionable. He can not smoke. and at nilht he ll 0'- homg reading BOOK! It I. time W110!) nsnsnouid be roadins them . 1 on. Dr. Macmillan rscoiurted mg own youthful days as I school teacher and be challenged the pi-emier's recent statement that he (the Prem' ) was the best teacher m the province in his time.

Premier Jones U-gain attacked a statement in the House of Com- mons that Island teachers were the lowest, paid in the Dominion. our llcensed rural teachers. are receiv- ing” an average sallry 0! 31.008 which is higher than that,. ivcd in Quebec and New Brunswick. 115

stated. ' Suggests Bonus

years leader

Mr. Philip ldatheson opened the

lscussion by inquiring if it were he intention of the Government to pay a cost of living bonus to teachers. He was supported by Mr. George Seville.

Hon. 1". A. Large. Minister of Education. pointed out that it was the,dual responsibility of the Gov- ernment and the districts to pay the salaries. The province, he thought. paid the largest per-centsso of the salaries of any province in the Do- minion.

"The initial salaries of teachers are good in comparison with other business groups but the older teach- ers do not get enough. stated Mr. D.L. Msthieson. "It is impossible la;,a ' d teacher to live de- cently and there is no incentive to keep our better teachers in the pro- usion. ' L-"There is still too much to be

ne by a teacher in a one room

ooi. A . gional high school is rhaps the answer. In the mean-

e, until we have these high .-idliools. we should, if we could,

lid two or three room schools at c tain centres where the last three g cs could be accommodated.

.i'”rhis would enable primary stri-

nts to get the attention they . ould be getting. Many people tell that a great number of the young people starting work today can not spell properly."

Mr. Philip Matheson stated that young people will never be at- tracted to the teaching profession as long as they can get jobs with better pay. A first year male teacher averages sl.300. he con- tinued, while the ordinary male help on the farm get from 500 to 875 a month with their board. it works out nearly as high as a young fellow going into teaching and a farm laborer is lower paid mgr most, he stated.

e suggested that equal, fixed supplement should be estalblisheci lp all districts for teachers.

Dr. MacMillarr. in challenging the Premier's record as a school teacher stated that he taught

rn ii!!!) to'l9(Xi. He submitted lis own record to the House and cided to let the member. decide fpr themselves who was the better tlpacher.

Asked by the Premier what ski-

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PUICIIAIII PIOPIITY -Mr. A. B. Cutciiffe. proprietor of. the Cutciiffe- Funeral Parlors in Charlottetown. announced yester- day he has purchased the under- takirll business of Clark Bros. Mt. Stewart. He said he would construct a modern funeral per- lor on the new property and that Mr. A. M. McLaughlin would be the agent in charge.

DELTA ill-! MEIHNG - The weekly meeting of the Delta Hi-Y was held Wednesday night at the v.u.o.A. The meeting was open- ed by the devotional and reading of the minutes. A financial report was given by the treasurer, Joyce Irving. It was announced at this meeting that there will be a dif- ferent chairman each week. It was moved and seconded that the meet- ings in the future will be opened by a ritual. In April the club will have a cake sale to raise money for a donation to the World Youth Fund. The club decided to have a Teen Town anniversary dance this Sat- urday night.

MB. IBBOTT GUEST SPEAKER -Rev. J. T. Ibbott. Rector of St. Paul's Anglican Church. was the Iiiecinl speaker at the second in a series of pre-communion ser- vices being held this week in Zion Church. Mr. Ibbott took as his theme. "The Resurrection of Our Lord". He spoke of the new life and power and enthusiasm which came to the Disciples at the coming again of Our Lord. He stated that these qualities are not only needed by the church today but are available to any who will receive them. The meeting to be iiied this eve- ning wiil be conducted by the minister. the Rev. G. Carlyle Webster, who also will deliver the sermon.

IN THE LEGISLATURE - Con- sideratlon of thp estimates in com- mittee was continued throughout moat of the day in the Legislature yesterday on the following De- partments: Health and Welfare: Education, Agriculture and the De- partment of Justice. Third read- ings were given to the following acts: The Quieting Titles Act: an Act to Amend the P.E.I. Corpor- ation Income Tax Act. First read- ings were given to bills to amend the following acts: Electric Power and Telephone Act; an Act to authorize the School Boards of Charlottetown and Summerside to provide pensions for public school teachers; and the Workmen's com- pensation Act. Second reading was given to an act to provide a retir- ing allowance to Stanislaus Mc- Wade. retired gatekeeper at illus- boro Bridge and John Cobb. retail vendor at Summsrside. The Legis- lature adjourned last night at ten o'clock and will meet this morn- ing at eleven.

Personals

Mr. Lloyd Robertson of Char- lottetown is a patient in the P. E. I. Hospitaii.

The marry friends of Mrs. Anna White. Queen Hotel, are sorry to hear that she has entered the P. El. Hospital for an operation.

y he received. he replied 5300 a .ear and I 325 dollar ,,' A "f...left Eltneraid school because

they raised mysupplementslo and

met iiitfnthe people raised hell u . cl-is also stated that he could

L ailenge Mr. Saville's reputation a prophet. He quoted an ad- ess he made in l903. as. Presi- dent of the Teacher's organisation. irrrwhich he propheslsed a bright future for school teacher Walter Jones who took over the principal- Shin of Haslebrook School that .VCll'. ' e warned that Prince of Wales Co on should not try to rival a university. The origin and intent- ion of building P. W. C. was to de- velop teachers for this province. he stated:

Provided Opportunity

He stated that together he and the Premier had provided a great chance for the people here to re. ceive education. "The Vocational school was his part. he stated. Ind Prince of .Wales College and the Carnegie Libraries were my plrt.". . im. a. E. Bell ontended that the who of school books was a ireavy..ioad on people with school

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children." It seems that the prim- ary grades require two or three readers a year, he stated. In Ontario. he pointed out the Gov- -vument had undertaken to buy all school books for children up to the eight grade. Asked by the Premier if he would do the some if he were elected. he said he would.

Mr. Hector Richord.l"irst Prince suggested ihat the Department should issue an agricultural book for rural school students.

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tion and control of the said Min- ister, wherefore immediate action should be token by the Govern- ment and the Legislature lo de- termina all-fscis and circumstances in respect of such charges."

In its preamble Mr. Mathia- son's motion represents the mat- ter as one of "urgent public im- portance respecting the alleged inefficient and corrupt adminLvi.ra- tion of a division of the Depart- moni of lnduatry and Natural Re- sources in that by virtue oi an Act of the Legislature intituled the Industrial Corporation Act. 1949. Chapter 2i. a Corporation known as the Prince Edward Island ln- dustrial Corporation was estab- lished and incorporated and de- clared by the said statute to be deemed to be for all purposes an agent of His Majesty and its pow- ers might only be executed as an agent of His Majesty and would be responsible and subject to the control -of the-nlinieter (meaning the Minister of Industry and Na- tural Resources) who would- be an ex-officio member oi the Baird. and pursuant to the said Statute and "the powers conferred on are said Corporation. five Directors were appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. all of whom were Deputy Ministers of various Departments of Government or otherwise Provincial Government Public servants. and by the said

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Attacking working conditions and travelling low wage .rates gen speakers at a mass labor

eating last night advocated in- creases for casual labourers em- ployed by civic and provincial governments. '

Held in the Labourers Pro- tective Union Hall the meeting was presided over by Lem Rush who told the large gathering that it was called to discuss wages and working conditions in this city. He told of a request made to the City Council for an increase in the hourly wage rate for casual labor from as cents to 75. Al- though an increase was granted it Wu only to so cents. Said Mr. Rush "we know it is almost kn- pcssible to live on less than one dollar an hour”. He said the idea in requesting the increase was be- nuse in the near future there would be Federal Gvverninent contracts to be filled hue and the wage rate prevailing 'in the city would be used.

He had asked the two candidates who will contest the Federal by- eloction in Queens to be present and make their stand known be. fore they get to Ottawa. Both Cecil Miller, Liberal candidate, and J. Angus McLean, Progress- ive Conservative were present. Mr. Miller spoke only briefly, but Wing Commander Ma.cl.ean dealt at length with conditions here.

He congratulated the L.P.U. on its efforts to raise wages generally and expressed the opinion every working man should belong to a union or have a union to bargain for him. He said wages were lower here because Prince Edward Is- land has long been a depressed Ri'0I- 1'19 pointed to the need of Is- landers supporting local industry and as an example mentioned the lam quantity of bread scld here though baked elsewhere. He at.- tributed the decline in population here to lack oi industry and said young people iltowing up had cnly two choices - to starve or get out.

"We need more fight at Ottawa

to get fair treatment in ,, .. of industries- here. Maclean added." The building of a new armourles and naval barracks

would provide a great deal of em- ployment here.

He emghasizcd the need of a marine slip which would provide employment for many men especi- allyin winter and so remove them from the ranks of seasonally un- employed. Speaking of the , con- centraticn of new war industries in the Central Provinces in the last war he said "There will be mililcns of dollars spent again and if I am in a position to do so 1 will see that we get a lcok-in."

Mr. Miller spoke of his own former labor union affiliation and 101d the Bathering that when union

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men want something they have to do it themselves. He added that there was room for more organis- ing in this city and pledged what help he may be able to give in the future.

Representatives of several local unions spoke briefly. of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway employees stated wages were tco low here. mentioning the Four Freedoms be recited them and said he doubted that any man receiving only so cents an hour had real Freedom from want. He warned that every country which had reduced the standard oi living of its people is a hotbed of Com- munism. The only wly to beat communism. he said, was to give the average man enough to eat and wear.

Jack Brown. of the Internation- al Brotherhood of Electrical Work- ers. said there should be more trade unions in Charlottetown as it was the only way to raise wages. He added "Both our leaders are apparently anti lsbcr. They talk about farmers, not the labouring man. We need. a Minister of Labor."

other union men heard briefly included Henry Gauthier, Packing House Workers of America, and Clifford Murphy, financial secret- ary of he I... P. U. -

Arthur Gormley. City Councillo for Weird 1, and a member of the LP.U., said he was surprised when the council recently increased the hourly rate from 55 cents to 60. He had not known it was to be dcne and expressed the opinion that "the city Council should con- duct its business in the open". He disapproved oi "four or five men” hcidirrg caucus meetings and de- ciding things. "Questions oi im- pcrtance to citizens should not be decided by a few."

He spoke of the salary being paid members cf the Assessment Board. None of the Council had dissented, but they objected. he said to giving casual labourers more mcncy. He agreed that "We should have a Labor Minister in our Govemment."

The chairman thought the time was opportune icr bringing pres- sure to bear on Ottawa for a marine slip and in addition we should have some war industries. Referring to Provincial and Civic governments, he said "We have a man at the head of government who has been death on labor since he went in and apparently the Mayor is following him."

Mr. P. R. Mcormac agreed with other speakers that wages should be higher. He said the City Coun- cil makes donatlona to organizat- ions."We are not paying taxes for that. The money should be spent cn lai:-:r."

Statute and the By-laws of the Corporation it was provldtd that the Acting Minister of industry and Natural Resources in the name and behalf of His Majesty in the Right of the Province of Prince Edward Island as owner thereof would be the holder of not less than 90 per cent of the shares of the Company.

"And pursuant to the powers conferred on the said Corpora- tion a shipping business, known as the Newfoundland Shipping Ser- vice, Prince Edward island indus- trial Corporation was established, and a ship known as the M. V. Eskimo was purchased and a ship- ping Manager, one C. P. Reddall was employed. and I Master, one Captain E. T. Terfry, and a crew were engaged, dncludlng among the officers of said crew, on; Leonard Haliph Herring. and the said ship operated between the Port of Charlottetown and Ports in Newfoundland. St. Pierre. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for a period from June 1949 until De- -cember 1950, and subsequent thereto."

After making his motion. which was seconded by Mr. R. L. Burge. Mr. Mathieson said that the charges may be true or false. but that it was his duty as a member to pre- sent them.

Hon. A. W. Matheson said the relevant factsgwould be required, and that the alleged actions ap- parently occurred a nsiderablc time ago. ”The contents suggest that the matter is rather serious." he said. "This is the first knowl- edge the Government has had about the change." He agreed that it should be looked into at the earliest possible opportunity.

"This alleged happenin-g cer- tainly comes as a complete our- prise to me," said Attorney Gen- eral Darby. "l'his charge is of a very serious misconduct. They could have come to my Depart- ment and have the matter dealt with, and if anything like this happened the Government would conduct an investigation."

He added that a Commrisslon wouid'1Te'"5ip"pointed immediately to inquire into the charges.

Asked by Mr. Dougald Mec- Kinnon when he received the in- formation about the charges, Mr. lilalihleson said he only obtained the reliable information Monday.

Mr. Maclfinnon commended Mr. ldathieson for his action. The charges were serious and the Gov- -rninent should take every step to see that the perpetrators. if guilty, were prosecuted to the limit.

By mutual agreement. it was de- cided to awlit the findings of the 1'' 'ieioii to be appointed as in- ihnsted by the Attorney General.

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roadless. mountainous sectcr lit- eraliy means moving it by man- power over miles of hills.

so: the present operation, the Pntrlcias have almost doubled their staff of porters.

Besides campaigning under new brigade commander. Col. Wiilinm Burke of London is com- manding Brigade in the absence of Brig. Basil coed at. Hong Kong on com- psssicnate leave buause of his wife's illness. Burke is deputy commander of the 29th British Brigade.

Expect Spring Drive

TOKYO. March 29 -(Thursday) -(CPI-Allied forces on the Korean front Wednesday edged closer to new Red defences from which the enemy may loose a spring offensive.

Patrols moved near parallel as behind artillery fire.

south Korean troops were six miles inside Communist North Korea on the east coast, but that sector was considered relatively minor. The bulk of Chinese and Korean Red manpower was on the central and western fronts.

No big Allied gains in those sectors have been reported since last week. The comparative lull rc- vivcd speculation of peace talks. Rumors of "a big deal" swept along the Ginsa-Tokyo's broad-

way.

But the ominous massing of Chinese on the central front and the U. 5. Eighth Army's cautious advance appeared a preliminary to icrce spring battles-perhaps a matsive Red attempt to crack the United Nations line.

Murder Case Before Grand Jury in ii.S.

HALIFAX. March 28 - (CP) - A grand jury today returned a true bill in the case or George 5- Rum- ley, 30, charged. with murder in connection with the ahootins dnm of his fetheruat their home in near- byq-l.,:r:Tr:-untamed no em in the case of Basil G. Boutilier on a charge of murdering his Wilt Mi”- Justice L. n. Currie then presented . reduced charge of manslaughter against Boutilier to the iii!!-

l-Ienry numiey's death occurred early in January. Mrs. Boutilier was shot to death in the bathroom of her nearby apryfieid home during a Ohristmll PM!-

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Discussion On , Agricultural iiems Iniiouse

L The relative merits of beef and dairy cattle as beef animals were argued in the Iegislature last night between Premier Jones and Oppos- ition Leader Bell as the members considered the estimates of the Ag- ricultural department in commit-

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Agricultural Minister Baker, pro- meter of the bill. was outlining a proposed bull bonusinr policy when the Premier asked him if beef and dairy bulls would be bonused by the same amount. .

Mr. Baker replied that this was the plan and the Premier stated that dairy bulls should be bonused more than beef bulls as farmers in order to make a living would need three times as many beef animals as dairy cattle.

"Why, a dairy bull will bring more on the market than a beef bull." he stated. "A Holstein bull on the Toronto market brings two cents a pound more than a short- horn bull."

He pointed out that a dairy cow could provide a farmer with thir- teen calves while a beef animal is taken to the market and slaughter- ed. This Province is pre-eminently a. dairy country according to the opinion of the experts at Ottawa.

Mr. Bell replied that Holstein beef was of poor quality. "if you want Holstein beef, go to the mar- ket and open up is can of spam." he said: "if you want Bhorthorn beef go to the market."

Premier Jones suggested that breeds should be bonused accord- ing to the number of animals in the breed. There are more Hoisteins in Canada than all the rest of the dairy breeds and the shorthorns put together, he stated.

I-le strongly recommended the soil analysis of land by every farm- er. Every farmsr should have an examination of his land and know its P-H. he stated. If it is below re- quirement, enough lime should be added to bring up the P-H so that they will be able to increase their crop production. '