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lTSTfiéiviiiiliéFs Ask Wage Boost

(By The Ascoclated Prclg) PITTSBURGH. May 5 — The United Steelworkers of America 40.1.0» tc-day demanded "a gen- eral wage increase" plus pensions and social insurance to be paid for by the steel industry.

The amount of the fourth-round wage increase was not announced.

The demands were drafted by the big union's ' ternational ex- ecutive board an approved today by the Fill-man wage policy com. mittee.

The statement handed out by C. l. 0. and steclworkers president Philip Murray said!

"This wage policy covers all contracts which may be opened or which are about to terminate."

Coming Events

"Dance in Bellevue, May 9th,

"Mill Your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio, Charlottetown.

"lifeeting of Ratepayers of New Haven School tonight. Gus Tier-he Secretary, I

"Car Cement to arrive at Vernon lsst of this week. Phone collect. J. F. Morris, Kinkors,

"Unloading Thursday and Fri. day, cement. shingles, fertilizer. P. l. Noy & Co.

"Runmoie sate: Baptist ‘Church- gchfdul room. May 1th, at 0.30

"Opening Dance, Montague Willis Rink. Sstlldsy. May ‘Ith. Webster's Orchestra.

‘fReser-ve May 18 for ice creami "mill Clyde River hall, auspices Presbyterian Church,

"Rebekah Pantry. Sale, gap". (lly. May 7th 2 dclott. Moore & MacLecdk.

"Kinkora. School Plays. Friday, May 6th. st s P. M. Repeat per- fcrmance.

"Reserve Tuesday, May 24th, for Dance in St Teresa's new School. Wei-aster! Orchestra.

"$60 Stanley Bridge Players liresem "Mr Beane From Lima" in iglttilrrington Hall. Monday, May

"New looking clover seed. "Fimlfl. our prices will save you "Whey. Rush your orders. Mac- Giilsln b Boyle. t

"The Mt Stewart Branch of the

Canadian Legion will hold its monthly meeting Monday, May 9th, B P. M. ""Powrrsl Y. Y. U. presents lieve a Heart". Brocltfleld Hall, "may. May 6th. Auspices Brook- ilild Wc-.ne.n's Institute.

“Jimmie Power's variety“ con- Et-rt at Murray Harbor Friday night May 6, starting at 8.30. Sale of cakes and lunches.

"om Guide Nort District mine, lilac Solo, Market uilding, BgtuI-l "v- my ‘ma. 4 r. u. om second hand clothing.

"Clyde River Y. P. U. will con- duct a Mother's Day Service in Canoe Cove Church, Sunday, May 0th, at 7.30 l". M.

“Dnvnt miss "Mr. Bean helm Lima s 3 act play by Stanley Bridle Players in New Glasgow Hail, Friday. May 0th. at 8.30.

"Dance in Dcnagh School. Pri- ily» my can, Lottery ticket to be lll-irmMDanoing from a r. u, till

c. "ti. “M: ay . usp cos agate.’ llillview Orchestra. Liunch

"Reserve June 2nd and 3rd for "nus oz m. Drama mum and Malon- nm-n‘ Oratorioal Oman in ma: m»: t Auditorium, m-

"0. Al. Riaaelya Truck will start “Wine Cream to North Wiltahlre “W”! Monday, lhy 0th, over "l! mute as last year, once a Walk until further act-ice.

‘s Road Ball, Friday. Illh 2 one act fauna Festival by the Jurdor

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BY THOMAS A. R-IIEDY

leaders served notice today the establishment of a truly demo. cratlc Germany will be their price for agreement with the missions at. the forthcoming Big Fom- 10,. eixn ministers’ conference.

Foreign Secretary Bevin oi ‘Brit- ain, and Gen. sir Brian when. 86h. British commander in Ger- many, set the keynote.

The cold battle for Britain has been armed by agreement. Now the East and West face a greater zest of strength-u struggle for all of Germany.

A four-power communique con- firmed that the Russian blockade of Western Berlin and the West.- ern Allies’ counter-blockade of the Soviet zone of Germany will be lifted May l2.

The bulletin also said the for- eign. ministers of Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and France will meet in Paris lvtsiy 20 "to consider questions relating arising out of the situation in Berlin, in- cluding also the question of cur- rency in Berlin." It will be the

seventh such session since the war. The communique was issued

simultaneously today in London, Plrll. Moscow, Washington and New York.

Who won the strange-battle here? Both sides claimed victory. While there was more than one way of looking at the turn of events, the claims of the West apmared to be the most valid.

Sir Brien voiced the West's de- termination not to bargain away i‘ -' ‘l democratic rights at We Peril talks. Ho told a press conference here:

"The solution of the whole Ger- man problem depends more on freedom of elections. of the press, speech and radio than on any-

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Navy Pilot Lands Plane On One Wheel

VDARTWNHOUTT-I, NB. May b - (CP)--A Royal Oenadisn Navy pil- ot landed his single-sector fighter plane on one whe¢l today at. the Dartmouth Bhecrwater air- base. The pilot, Licut, Douglas Fisher of (90 Vaughan Rd.) Toronto, was practising simulated deck landings when one wheel broke off as he touched the "deck." He got his plane, a Firefly V. into the sli- again. came around and landed on one wheel without serious dam- age to the aircraft. Fisher also escaped injury.

He was commended by senior of-

BERl-YN. May 5-—(AP)—West.ern ‘

CHARLOTTFETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, MAY a.‘ 1949

Dr. Kenneth D. MacLeod of Leith. Scotland. new on the medical staff of the Provincial Sanitarium.

OTTAWA. May 5—(CP)—Prlme Minister St. Laurent is expected to define eeneral electionussues from the Liberal Party viewpoint in a 80- minute broadcast over the CBC trans-Canada network next Monday Yilillil. it was learned today.

Bad Fire Al Salisbury. N. B.

SAILSBURY, N. 3., May 5 —- (C?) - Fire tonight levelled three business buildings in this village, l2 miles west of Moncton, causing damage esti- mated at $35,000.

Cause of the fire, which start-

ed in a restaurant and quickly spread to two other buildings on the village's main street, was unknown. Destroyed in addition to the restaurant were s grocery store. a retail shoe- store, and Canadian Legion rooms over the retaurant.

Lack of water hampered ef- forts of volunteers from the village. They were assisted by firemen from Moncton.

Highway traffic bet/ween Moncton and Saint John was held up for several hours while firemen fought the flames. The street on which the buildings were located is part of the main highway link-

ficers for his "coolness."

ing the two New Brunswick cities. -

DEMON‘. May ii _ (AP) — Half of Ford Motor Company's work force went c-n strike today and the world's second largest au-to fCYlPiPC faced vcnvplete par- alysis.

Some 66,0?!) workers thronged out of two Detroit plants sharply on the 1 p.m.. EDT, deadline. Shortly afterward frantic lact- zilnzuie negotiations between fie y and the United Automo- bile Workers (C.I.O.) broke off abruptly. No further meetings were scheduled. ,

The union charged that Ibrd was running assembly lines too

“Figance at the Gordon Lodgl. May 6th. Dancing from 9 till 1.

"Unloading at Coivlllc Station Friday and Baturdsy, Cafeteria Poultry and Live Stock Feeds. At finest prices off can. James G. MacLeod, Hampshire.

"In stock. Timothy and Cltwer seeds, t Bhlnglas. Barb Wire. Cement, Purina and Happy Chick Feed, Happy Hog Grower. Gasoline and Electric Wuhi Mac-films. W. I. Bowman, Hunter vlr. ' "It's fun and fancy free, playing at MacDonald hos. Theatre night. Ildgas- Bergen, Diana shore. Charley McCarthy, Mickey Mouse, Jimmy Cricket, Donald Duck. This I a real funily feature.

"Feeds: The following is our prices on feeds: 10$ Pig ltaftn $8.05. 10% Bog Grower 03.30. 10% B 1m t! 5

og Finis m. 17 Halli 88M. 11$ C “U. llfi Chick tame “.40.

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Bu! shut-Gala fled: and be sure. legs excluded

will Qwfidnd Wen-lion's Insti-

. Phone or write your order. I. l. lfaebougall, Vernon.

Big Ford Motor Co. Faces Complete Tie-Up-

fiut at its big Rouge plant and the Lincoln-Mercury factory. The company denied the speed-up charge and said the strike violat- ed the librd contract with the U.A.W.-C.I.O. ,

"A Ford spokesmen said the walkout would tie up Opemtiona in Ford's 4'1 other plants around the world within about a week- Thls would hit a total of 103,000 ~,~:oduct.'.ori uprkers and a_ml.all number of other employees. More iiisn 10,000 Pond employees at Windsor, Ont, are included.

Effects would also reach out to 3.500 smaller firms supplying parts to Poul. the company said.

As workers streamed frrm the plants, there was none of the dia- oirder which marked the U.A.W.'s first and only other meJor strike at Ford. That was the bl°°<ly 10- day battle for reooflmtion in 1041.

rresitlent tvaitcr Reuthcr of the UAW. said today's strike, first big cine in the auto industry since the Chrysler walkout a year ago. would not interim with forth- mming contract negotiations.

But many observers failed to sac how it could help but have some effect if it lasts. Coma-act v... ‘ingatlbrdildale to start May l0.

Speed of production has been an issue slime lata leaf year at the Rouge plant. when UAW. local 000 represents 02,4110 work- crs.

International officers of the union made repeated efforts to head 01f a_ strike. but the local fomad their hand lucid-a! by call-

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Policeman Shot By Shopbreakers

HAMILTON, May 5 — (OP) ~_ ‘fihfee pollctmen were shot and wounded early today at almost Joint-blank range by three shop- areakers trapped in a dark five- foot-wide alley.

Poi-ice are holding one suspect and are cfmtln/uins an intensive manhunt for the gunmen, ,

The policemen, wounded as they tried to trap threq armed shop- br-eaikers in a five-foot dark alley, were described tonight by hospital Oftfllilflls as in favorable mmdftion. ‘Hwy are: Sgt. Arthur Ellis. 5s. shot through uie left. shoulder; Constable Hebert Connolly, 30, sl-iot through ihe left leg, his shin borne severely fractured.

Electric Power Rate For Summer Cottage Service Before Utilities Board

The Maritime Electric Company agreed yesterday to submit to the Public Utilities Board an "interim" elesctric power rate for summer cottages and commercial cabins

- lnd-hotibfiilftth a rate ‘t0 bellied

by the Board purdy for informat-i ion purposes, and without: predilldice to the company's further submission regarding gen-e eral rates." l

The chairman of the Com- mission, Judge c. st. claii- Trains}, stated he would circulate copies of the submission to the interested parties before the next meeting, which was set for Wednesday, May 18 at 2 p.m.

After considerable discussion be- tween Mr. W. R. Brennan of the Commission. Mr. V. A. Ainsworth. representing the Maritime Electric Com-ruby. Mr. x. M. Marlin, KC. representing the P E.I. Innkeepers‘ Association, and M. Alban Farm. er. representing a private con. sumer, it was tentatively agreed that the num-ber of rooms would be used as a basis for the service

News i}. Brief

LONDON, May k- (Reuters)- Forelgn Secretary Bevin said today In the House of Commons he l: hopeful the Big-Four meeting cl‘ foreign ministers in Paris May 23 will find an "enduring settlement" of the German problem.

WINDSOR, Ont., May fwfCPb- A large portion of Windsor industry is expected to be stalled within the next fcw days as a result of the strike now tying up the River Rouge and Lincoln plants of the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. Approximately 10,000 workers will be made idle in the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd, should the strike continue.

Ottawa To Take Over Murshlcind Protection

OTTAWA. May 5 ~ (CP). - The Federal Government under an agreement with Nova Bcotla and New Brunswick will take over the Job of building dykes, breakwater: and other protective structures to help reclaim and preserve marsh- larids in the two provinces, it was announced today.

A statement from the Agriculture Department said that a new ar- rangement had been worked out {Qplltlihl one of the last few years under which the Dominion paid one-third of the cost, of repllrs of dyltes and other wcrkl.

Hemsfortli the Federal Govern- ment will assume the entire cost of construction while the Provinces and the marsh owners will assume responsibility for canals and ditches behind the main works, and for proper organisation of the marsh bodies.

The statement described the marshlsnds of the Maritimea as some of the most fertile agricul- tural lands in Canada and esti- rnatcd that about 100,000 acres of excellent ‘farm land will be re-

claimed in time.

RUPTSTNTO

“'“"'°""" "““' 40,000 Lbs. Herring Bait

Now Being Handled Daily At can. Freezing Plant

This week marked the opening of the Hovlncial Government's $70,- 000 central bait freezing and stor- a/ze plant on Esher Street. In op- eration for the past two days, the plant is working at full capacity, handling about 40,000 pounds cf herring bait daily. 1t is expected to put in about 800.000 pounds before the end of the season-enough to meet the requirements of all the shore fishermen of the Province.

The plant is being operated by the newly formed Prince Edward Island Industrial Corporation, es- established as a Crown company with Mr. John l". Connolly as general manager

The bait is being oibtained from the Mo-unt Carmel and Eg-mont Bay Fisherman's Co-operatlve As- sociations, and Mr, Connolly does not anticipate any difficulty in securing the iiull season's bait quota. Arrangements have been made with the two cO-operatlves to obtain sup- plies frcm other Island sources if they run short.

Day d: Night Shift!

The plant is a veritable hive of well-organized industry, employing a. staff of thirty men working day and night shifts.

1n order to facilitate operations, the bait reaches the plant in four Z-ton truck shipments daily. spaced about two hours apart. The trucks are unloaded immedi- ately on arrival, and the bait goes into 10-fon vats of wat- er, where it is thoroughly washed and removed with a large net.

The bait is then laid on tables, withcthree. sorter: to" cannula-bill.‘ in huge pans holding about ten doz- en herring each, the fish being

laced, as in sardine tins, head to tall on their banks The pans are wheeled into the freezer room.

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Campbellion ilas Fourth Major Fire

(By The Canadian Press) OAMPBELLTON, 11.3., May 5- Two buildings were destroyed late today in Carnpbelltorrs fourth

major fire of the year. Damaiiii

was estimated at $75,000 Foil!‘ men were rescued by means 0i ladders to upstairs windows.

The fire apparently started at the rear of a brick-cased buildin! owned by Ulric Slmard and con- taining his hotel. general store and a doctor's office. Four mail clerks, who liad been sleeping. were rescued by fin-men. _

The flames iumrped to a wooden building owned by Mrs. Grace Duncan. E. R. Glguere, furrier. occupied the main floor below two apartments. Six persons were lcft homeless. Mr. Giguere estimated his loss at $10,030. ‘

Little could be saved from the two-storey buildings on Roseberry street. only the chimney of ono and partial skeleton cf the other remained standing tonight.

Three business establishments were gutted by previous fires this year.

Father of Six ls Sentenced To Hang

QUEBEC. May ii fCP) Roger Liz-ntie, 30-year-old father of six children, was sentenced to- dw 1o b9 fling“! Aug, l9 101‘ till murder of Gerard Beaumont after a drunken taxi‘ ride nearly two years ago.

Lizctte was the first of three lNn to be tried for murder in a case re-opened by Provincial ‘Po- lice last full, 10 months after Brgyrngflifs body was found in the St. Charles River.

Auguste Vsllias-es, l0. and Naur- lq- Legare. 20. also accused. NI!- ifled a5 crown witnesses during Mloite‘: eight-day trial.

Lilbflg was described during the tr-lal as the driver of a taxi that left Quebec the night of June 14. i947, for Bit. Gerard with four pas- sengers, Beaumont, Vallieres, Lo- cae and Armand Deniers, a Mon- lrtalei‘.

An argument broke out during the trip and Demers testified that Vallieres and Legal-g struck Beau- mont wlth beer bottles bbfore Lis- ottn gave the man a beating with his fists Ind feet.

Liilotte, Valliem and Iegare were acid to have undressed Beau-

mont, divided Q0 in his pockets and. carried him unconscious to the river. A policemen spotted his

floating body a week later,

To Read Biol Act To _Slrikers

MONTREAL, May 6 _. (Fri- ill-y) —- (C?) — Deputy direct- or lfilaire Beauregard of the Provincial Police said early to- day he had instructed officers en route to strike-bound As- bestos to take sheriffs with them and have the Riot Act read to In"?! 0! more than two per- sons.

The director said he had issued these orders directly to Inspector-General Norbert Labbe of the Provincial Police who was leading lc:aa:vI'Cenlen',§ ti, break road blocks set up by strikers.

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By ALAN RANDAL DANVILLE- Que, May 5 -—(C|P)

_ The long-dozmant strike o! 5.000 asbestos workers erupted tn- diay irito wholesale bloody viol- ence.

By nightfall 1a provincial co- licemen were injured - some beaten into UYlOCYIF/‘ifl-USYVJSS, dis- armed and handcuffed — and

hundreds of strikers were defin- itely maintaining road blocks that completely cut off the town of Asbestos. Police cars were attacked and overturned. One was stolen. Captured end injured officers

End of Blockade

MO3CQW. MB? 5 — (Reuters) — Moscow residents heaved a s'ghi oi’ relief today when t.he Mosoowi radio officially con-firmed nws of lthme four-power agreement on Ber- The full text of the agreement was broadcast twice within a short time.

Typical ccmrnents from men in the street:

“'I‘h.is is ihq best bit of world new: for a long time."

“We had begun to thmk the Western Powers did not want to reach any kind of agreement. Novw there ls a distinct ray of hope." "It is a good start. Now let us hope the four powers will reach wider agreement on Germany in the foreign ministers‘ talks."

A cab driver's first reaction was: "This must be the consequence o! (Gen. Lucius D.) Clay's dis- missal." After a pause he added "and the replacement of Amer- ‘ion’: crazy Ywar" minister." ‘

Con. Clay ls re-ti-iring from the post of United States military governor of Germany. Kenneth

C. Royall resigned as army sec- retary April 2i to return to priv- ate business.

Brltain Reinforces Garrison at Hang Kong

LONDON‘, May 5 —(R1euters) - Britain is sQndIng "substantial re- inforcements" to the garrison at Hong Kong, Defence Minister All. Alexander told Parliament today. They will include elements of all arms-land, sea and air-—he said.

Sarah Churchill To Visit Canada

DONTDON’, May 5 —(R.euters) -- Sarah Churchill, actress daughter of Winston Churchill, ~ leaves for Toronto tomorrow to attend the Torcnto Men's Press Club "by-line ball" Saturday. During a sdosequent two-week tour of Canada, she will make several personal appearances.

QANADKS LOBSTER! The Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Maritimes coasts provide most of the world's lobster catch.

Of Trouble

Written for the Canadian Praia by Alphonse Saumier of Silur- lirookc Le Tiibunl.

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ASBi§IOQ Que. May 5—(CP) 1 was one of the few newspaper- men allowed through the road blocks which the strikers have set up on the six roads leading into this strike-bound industrial town.

I managed to get through by asking to see Rodolphe Hamehihc president of, the strikers‘ union. He passed me after properly identifying myself.

Nobody else can get through unless they have good reason. That means the only people al- lowed into the town are doctors, clergymen, mllkmen and such.

The roads are blocked by u-rrlcsdes with several hund- red men at each. Meat of them have sticks In their handn-two-foot lengths of- wood torn off trees.

The first car the strikers allow- ed through this morning was s police car and the four plain- clothesmen in it were trapped by a ruse. When the police identified themselves to the pickets as offic- ers, they were showed to pass the first barricade.

After they passed they found their way blocked by a big truck and the road was closed behind them. ‘rhea a big crowd gath-

erad. I wasn't there but I'm told that one of the policemen fired two

were taken into Asbestos, paraded .

By ALAN RANDAL ASBESTOS. Que, Mav 6 - (Frldny) — (C?) -- Scores of striking asbestos workers gird- ed fhemvlvca early today for a battle with nollce reinforce- merits expected momentarily. More than 1,500 pickets on ‘road blocks were, called into the town of Asbestos for mid- night mass and a sneclal meet- ing afterward for inutructions, which bluntly told the men: "Hold fast, don't let the p0- lice In."