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Founded 1872 OHABLOITETOWN. CANADA. THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1954
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‘Mr. H. J. Kennedy. vice president and manager of the Provincial Exhibition Association, turns the first sod in the construction of the new Agricultural Exhibition Build-
ing at Charlottetown.
On hand to witness the ceremony
yesterday were Dr. J. P. Lantz, president of the Association (left) and Mr. Frank Acorn. race secretary and classifier
(right).
, Barter’s Film Lab.
EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED WITH TEACHERS BY DEPUTY MINISTER
That an effort will be made by me Department of Education to lessen the burden on students writ- ing entrance examinations for Prince of Wales College vms fore- cast by Dr. L. W. Shaw. Deputy Minister of Education. when he told the annual convention of the P.E.I. Teachers Federation yester- day that consideration was being given to extending the writing per- iod over four days instead of the present three.
Dr. Shaw felt that such a course of action would give students a greater chance in that it would not impose such a heavy burden on them. He said it was felt by some that too great a load was now on those writing the papers. _
In replying to Mayor J. D. ste- wart's criticism of the previous day regarding the compelling of children to attend school on sat» urdays ii a day were missed due to stormy weather. he said the reason for this was not a fin- ancial one at all. He stated that when some years ago the term was set at 300 days those deter- mining it were not fixing a stand-
Coming Events
"Dance in Millvlew rfall, April lard.
“Orokinols Party. Riva Hall. Friday night.
"Hampton Hall. Ham and Scal- lop BUPPOT. Wednesday. April 23th
“Come to ths debate in Em- srald Hall. April 22 at 8:30.
“Don't miss card party iquars dance at Hunter Viasonic Hall tonight.
“Holy Redeemer C. W. L. Rum- nags sale. community Centre, l-‘ri- tay. April 28rd. 2 o‘clock.
"show, Morell Hall. Friday. ‘The Pathfinder". This is a good picture.
"Brookfisld grain cleaning plant. is operating daily from April 2? till further notice. Sign- rd Ralph Cruwys.
""Jambores" Hunter River hall rmorrow night. sponsored by Rennis’s Road Women's Institute.
"Meeting of the shareholders if the grain cleaning plant will is held in Marshfield Hall on April 23rd.
"John Gass. New Haven. will zollect cream for crapaud cream- PYY. on Tuesdays and I-fiidays be- llnning April Iard. Crapaud Cream- sry.
wheatley
and River
“Wanted at once. number of
flood thrifty pigs weighing ever 3! lbs. each. Paying $40.00 per pair. Wellington MacNeill as non. Bun- ’-aln Bell's Wharf.
"Buying pigs at all usual places next week. Paying $42 a filll’ for gnnd pigs over 42 lbs '4f‘h. $23 over 20 lbs. extra for wbetween. will buy any sine. Knud Jorgensen.
"What's new in feeds? 22% of Shur-Gain swaetsnsd Calf Starter and Crown. The results are ex- ceilent. Get some at I. J. Mac- 33111111" I-M service Mill, var-
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ard of days for payment to teach- ers, but rather a stnndard of days for instruction in be given.
On this point Dr_ Shaw remark- ed that he always had the idea that a school was for the children.
He said the suggestion advanc- ed by the Mayor had actually been tried one year. but had been quick- ly dropped. In some cases where the instruction period was sev- eral days short of the standard due to weather conditions the teach- ers had becn paid just the same. Because of this action a group of teachers, he stated, with a spokes- man unafraid to present their ar- gument, had told the Department that it was unfair to those who
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New Federal Health Grants For P. E. Island
OTTAWA, Additional federal grants under the National Health Progmm have been approved for extension of health services in Prince Edward Island. it was an- nounced Wednesday by Hon. Paul Martin. federal health minister.
The minister noted that, under the Program's laboratory and Radiological Services Grant. a sum of $4,404.20 has been approved to cover expenses incidental to the training of technicians i.n extens- ion and decentralization of P.E.l.'a laboratory diagnostic services. The grant provldeasiipends for stu- dents, for two technicians to attend courses in medical mycology at the Ontario Department of Health's central laboratory and for two others to take training in bacter- iology at the Laboratory of Hygiene. ' Mr. Martin said that Prince Ed- ward Island is also to be aided to the extent of SL927. under pro- visions of the Crippled child:-en's Grant in the National Health Pro- gram, for procurement of gamma globulin to be used to reduce the paralytic effects of poliomyelitis and to produce passive immunity to certain other conditions.
Former Keeper Of Vhny Memorial Dies
vlmoouvnit. (or) —Oeorge Herbert atubbs. 60. First World War veteran and keeper of the Canadian memorial at Vimy for 23 years_ died Tuesday.
Mr. Btubbs served overseas with the 17th Winnipeg battery. Cana- dian Field Artillery, returned to Canada for discharge in loll and the following year became keeper of the memorial.
In the fall oi i940 ha was cap- tund by the Germans and intern- ed. After the war he went back to Vimy when he rsrnainad until io4s_
All. CHIEF IN ENGLAND
LONDON‘ tReuiera)—Alr Mar- shal C. Roy slemon. chief of the Canadian air staff. arrived here by plane Wednesday for a three-week visit to England. France and Ger- many. He will attend a five-day NATO exorcise opening next week and also will visit RCA!‘ estab- liahmenta in Europe and confer
with RA!’ officials,
Queen Aiiends
"Birthday Dinner
Aboard Gothic
ABOARD GOTHIC (Reuters)—' Queen Elizabeth had a shipboard
night a few hours after 50,000- cheering Ceylonese saw her off from Colombo on her voyage to Aden. in the Persian Gulf.
The Gothic’: marine band played "Happy Birthday To You" as the Queen cut a cake decorated for her 28th birthday. Tropical light- ning flashed through the skies and a rainstorm beat down on the deck awnings.
As the gleaming white Gothic moved slowly away from Colombo. a choir of 300 children sang “Here's Health Unto Your Maj- esty." The marine band replied with "Auld Lang Syne."
Elizabeth stood on the after deck. waving to the dockside crowd] with the Duke of Edin- burgh. dressed in the uniform of an admiral.
Before embarking, Elizabeth—~ wearing a pale blue lace dress and white hat—unveiled a plaque naming the dock in her honor.
MANY GREETINGS
Earlier. she was handed birth- day cards from Prince Charles and Princess Anne along with per- sonal messages from members of the royal family. Other greetings poured in from many countries.
Officers and crew of the Gothic presented the Queen with a French globe clock.
Mrs. Peirov Joins Husband In Secrei Hideout I
DARWIN. Australia (Reuters)- Mrs. Evoklta Petrov was smug- gled out of Darwin behind an elaborate screen of guards and decoys today and flown southward toward the hideout of her Russian diplomat husband.
A mysterious "veiled woman" who fumed out to be a male sec- urliy officer led reporters astray while Mrs. Petrov took off in an Australian air force C-47 flying under secret orders.
The destination of the south- bound plane was not disclosed. But it seemed certain Mrs. Petrov was headed toward a rendezvous with her husband Vladimir. whose whereabouts have been kept sec- ret since he sought political asy- lum in Australia early this month
Mrs. Petrov had believed him dead until she heard his voice over a telephone last Tuesday--imd then left the plane oarrying her back toward Rumia and asked to stay in Australia.
DECEIVED REPORTERS
The disguised security agent dc- ceived waiting’ reporters from the moment he stepped out of the gov- ernment House building. WI"IF.l'(‘ Mrs. Petmv was being questioned by Australian officials.
Wearing a heavy veil and holding a newspaper in front of his face. he left the building shortly after midnight today and entered a pal- ice car. At the airport a. fake em- barkation was staged aboard a floodlit plane.
Melnwhlle. Mrs. Petrov was driv- an to the field in an unlighicd cm and entered the C-47 concealed behind a hangar. The plane was heavily guarded until it took off.
Pouring rain aided the elaborate deception.
Diplomatic furore over the case reached a peak Wednesday with Russian charges that Petrov had (Continued on Page 5 col. 1)
OTTAWA (CP)~A former United States Communist identified Ray- mond Arthur Davies. Montreal writer. as Rudolph Shohan. ii major figure in the U.S. Communist movement in 1920-80.
The testimony was given Wed- nesday by William O. Nowell of Detroit at ihs trial of Davies on a charge of giving false informa- tion to obtain a Canadian passport. Nowell. who said he broke with the party in lD3d after seven years. testified that Davies was known in him as Shohan. a leader of the U.S. Young Communist League. Davies. who was arrested in June. lD.$I. and committed for trial here in October of that year. want on trial Wednesday before county court Judge A. G. Mc- Dougall.
'l'he crown claims Davies is Ru- dolph Shohan. that he was born in Russia and came to the United States in 1921. He is charged with
birthday dinner party Wednesday. ..
To Receive Li. D. Degree On May ll
Rt. Rev. R. V. Macxenzie. Rec-
tor of st. Dunstan‘s University. will be among three outstanding edur-ationists of the Atlantic Prov- inces tn receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from St. Mary's University, Halifax. next month. Announcement to this effect has been made by the Most Rev. J. Gerald Berry, D.D.. Chancellor of the University. The other rocipienis of the degree are Prof. Frederick Henry Sexton. C. 3.22.. former president of the Canadian Education Association and of the Nova Scctia College of Art, and Mr. George Alain P‘rcckei', Deputy Minister of Edu- cation for Newfoundland. The degrees will be conferred during the convocation proceedings of St. Mary’: on Sunday evening Msy~‘1o.~ ' ‘ ~‘~‘--" The announcement states that the late Premier Angus L. Mac- Donald was also scheduled to re- ceive the degree at the May con- vocation, but the urgency of an election campaign at that time made it impossible for him to be present. The following sketch of Man- signor MacKenzie‘a career is given
China Shows Signs of Anger Al “lnierference"
By ROGER. D. GREENE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defence Secretary Charles Wilson con- firmed Wedrieaday that U.S. Air Force planes are flying French paratroops from France to Indo- China to reinforce the Communist- besieged fortress of Dien Bien Phu.
Wilson said the move is being undertaken “at the request of the French government" and is "in line with present United States pol- icy" of providing military aid to allies of the US.
He emphasized that the planes will land at airfields outside the combat zone to unload the French troops who will then be dropped into Dien Bien Phu from other planes piloted by French airmen or American fly-for-pay civilian pilots.
Officials here also confirmed that U.S. Air Force planes will fly ad- ditional French reinforcements- possibly including famous Morocco Goum fighters-—from North Africa to the lndo-China war theatre.
TENSION GROWS
Wilson's statement at his press conference came amid a series of other developments indicating a quickening of tension in the crit- ical Far East situation. These in-
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P.E.fNdHiI; Dies In West At 103
WINNIPEG. (CPi—One of Manitoba's oldest citizens. 103- year-oid Mrs. Julia Gallant.
died Tuesday at her home here. Mrs. Gallant was born-. in, St. Nicholas. P. E. l., and came to Manitoba his years ago.
Drought Reported In Much of Britain
LONDON, tReutei‘s)—An official drought was declared Wednesday in London and most parts of Brit- ain apart from northern Scotland
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HANOI. Indo-China (APi—Vict- minh besiegers squeezed Dien Bien Phu's French union defend- crs into a shrinking circle of red- dish mild about 114 miles across Wednesday. The rebels kept dig- ging ever closer to the barricades in a downpour of rain.
Besides tightening their band around the fort in apparent pre- paratinn for one final mass assault the Communist-led rebels were cutting down the “drop zone" by their constant digging. it will be harder for reinforcements and sup- plies to be parachuted into the fort.
But reinforcements were on the way. Huge U. S. air force troop cargo transports were airlifting French parachute troops from Eu- ropean and North African arena 8.500 miles in bases in lndo-China outside the combat zone.
Some of these troops will be [dropped into Dien Bien Phu. nu- thnriiative sources said in Paris.
The French army secretary. Pierre de Chevigne. said sending the reinforcements would permit the use of troops already in indo- Chlna for quick reinforcement of heavily outnumbered Dien Bien
because no measureable rain has fallen in i5 days.
RED BESIEGERS SOUEEZE FRENCH INTO SHRINKING CIRCIE AT DIEN BIEN PHU
The new rains here forced French fighters and bombers into virtual idleness except for hitting targets outside the area.
KEEP DIGGING
Wherever the rebels had fox- holes and trenches. they dug more with their hands. picks and shov- els. They kept. burrowing despite barrages from French guns.
When the Vietminh think thu have forced the French to con- strict their defences to a point they can no longer pull In any further. the rebels are likely to launch their third massive general assault.
The fortress commander. Brig.- Gen. Christian de Castries. ap- pealed to the people of Hanoi Wednesday to provide canned jucies and milk to be chuted in for the wounded men. The rebels refuse to allow hospital planes to hnd in take out the wounded. None has been moved since March 25.
French forces trying to keep the Hanoi-Haiphong highway open for the flow of American supplies were reported ambushed by the reblls 25 miles east of Hanoi. An authoritative source said they suf-
Phu defenders.
Canadian passport that he was Raymond Arthur Davies, a British subject born in Montreal and with no other nationality.
USED ANOTHER NAME
A defence witness. Roger Oui- met. Montreal lawyer. also iden- tified Daviss as a former Commu- nist, but said he went under the name of Roy Davis.
Mr. Ouimet said he met "Roy Davis" at a meeting of the Cana- dian Youth Congress ln Montreal in 1035. Mr. Oiilmci. who said he attended the meeting as an ob- server for the Montreal Junior Chamber of C n m m e r r 9. said "Davi.<“ went in Montreal from Toronto as a representative of the Young Communist League.
The surprise testimony of the day, however. came from Mr. Nowell, 49-year-old Negro. who said he has acted as a consultant to the U.S. immigration service since I948 on questions of communism and
stating in a 1936 application for a
naziism.
fered heavy losses.
as Shohan at s 1929 convention of
the Trade Union Unity League aiIprints taken from Davies fo|lnwingI
Cleveland, 0., and again in l930 at the seventh national convention of the U.S. Communist party, held in New York City.
Defence counsel Peter Newcombe of Ottawa. in cross-examination. asked Mr. Nowell how he could recognize a man after 24 years.
Mr. Nowell said Shnhan was well known in the Communist party at the time as national organizer of the Young Communist League.
Mr. Nowell said he quit the party in I930.
FINGEIPIINTS IN CASE
The special crown prnseculnr. J. J. llnbineeta of Toronto. called other witnesses to uppnrt the crown's charge that Davies and Shohan are the same man.
Leroy Goodwin. former head of the identification bureau for the Youngstown. Ohio. police. said fingerprints taken in 1931 from a
US Planes FIyTro ps From France To Indo-CI-I
ina Area
Teachers
At Government House
Attending the Teachers Federation annual convention being held in Prince of Wales College are the above representatives of the three Counties. From left to right are Miss
Helen Yeo. Charlottetown,
Miss June Darby. Kings County, and Mr. Earle Jelley and
Miss Estelle Bowness. Prince County. Mr. Jelley is the president of the Federation. and Miss Bowness is the general secretary. The picture was taken yesterday when the teachers were guests at Government House for afternoon tea.
Reports New Royal Plan for Residences
LONDON. (CP)—The Weekl)’ News. a British newspaper which devotu considerable space to royal activities, says today the Queen is bringing back from her round-the-world tour a plan for B. permanent royal residence in every Com- monwealth country.
The Weekly News describes this as “the most startling new ro_val plan since King Edward VII made the first great Empire tour to Canada last cmtiir_v." Edward VII visited Canada and the United States in 1900. He was then f.ord Renfrew.
The Weekly News says the Queen's plan includes provision for residences in Canada, New zealand, South Africa and the Central African Federation. it I was based. the paper said. on I
an informal proposal by the Australian government con- cerning a royal residence
"down under."
Montreal Minister
Delegates to the P. E. 1’. Teachers Federation annual convention were guests yesterday of His H0113: Lieutenant. Governor T. W. 1.. Prnwse and Mrs. Prowse at a re- ception for them at historic Gov- ernment Hnusr-. The splendid weather prevailing saw upivaisls of 300 teachers take advantage of the hospitality offered.
They were received in the main drawing room where llis Honor and Mrs. Prowse warmly greeted them before they filed into the reception rooms where a wide variety of refmslimcnts were serv- ed. Assisting the Lieutenant. Gov- ernor were his three aides Capt. J. J. Connolly. who introduced the guesis to their host and hostess; Lieut. Col, A- IV. Rogers. who greeted them as they entered the room: and wing Cmdr. Alan Mac- mlllan. who ushered the guests to‘ the receiving line. Also present W35‘ His Honor}: private secretary, Dr
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Gals Royal Carper
MONTREAL. <CP)—A section of the carpet that lay directly in front of the Coronation chair at‘ Westmlnlster Abbey during the. Coronation of Queen Elizabeth has. been delivered to a Presbyterian minister hare.
Rev. William Brown made an‘ application for the carpet before‘
the Coronation. He, believes it is Bien pm.
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Shohan" are identical with finger-
his arrest in 1932. '
RCMP inspector Joseph Vachnn. another fingerprint expert. said the two sets of fingerprints are. “be- yond any dnubt.“ from the same man.
Another crown witness. Mandi-1 Shohsn. M-year-old Boston plum- ber. identified Davies as his nep- hew. “Rudia Shohan."
Mr. Shohan said his brother. Naiim. hrought "Rurlla" and his second wife. Rahissa, from Russia in Boston in lll2i.
Mrrvyn Black. a special niiu-or with the RCMP. said Davies ramp in the RCMP office in Toronto in 1939. just after the nutbreak of the war. and offered his services to in- vestigate Nazi activities.
Mr. Black said the offer was re- fused. He added. however. that
Davies introduced himself as RoyI Louis. l6. are lshock and burns.
Davis.
Al Dien Bien Phu
l-‘Ll-‘.NSBl'R(i. ('.vi'uian_\' iAl"\ ——‘ Aformer high Nazi SS il"Illt"‘ guarrli ronininnrler is i'r‘pni‘irliI guiding (‘nmiiiiinist strategy in the haiilc of Dien Bien Phu. a Grimrml \\'Im fnughi fur the l-‘rriicli lIl(‘l'(‘: said \’i‘o.dii(-sday night I
Horst Lrmkc. \\'I\n lcii Dirn last month after five
‘nairc. said "I-'.\'r'i )'I):x(i)' knmi s
, about this man. Ho is I'I’il(‘T ni staff
I Left-Wing Writer Tried Al: Ottawa I
He said he met the man he knew vman who signed his name "Rudolpl
Ifor irhcl (‘mncial (imp But no-‘ lbody is rcrinin “ho ho is I "lie is known as .<r-hroerlor I'l‘hcy say he really is Fir-id Mar-‘ Ishal Schnernor. That cmilri br- true."
Field Marshal Ferdinand S(‘Ilf'\¢'i‘v nrr f‘E‘ii‘llt‘i‘I a l‘f‘DlliIlliiif‘l im‘ mil- iiiary i'iilliIe.<.<ncs.< \-.l1ilr~ hr mkcri ‘his way up irnm non-cnmmisslnncd Inificr-r to top rank in the Srwnncl <‘WnrId War. lie tried int-nrry on Iihc fight in (I7.cchr-.=ln\-akin after Iihe German surrender. but fell ;intn American hands and was Iiiirncri nv'rr by them in the Soviet Army.
4-year-old N. 3. Child Family Burned
l2l).\lUNDS’l'ON. l\‘ 13. «(SP1 — ‘Niir-year-old Anne Michsud died in hospital her» 21 hours after fire destroyed her home at Upper Sit‘- gas Tuesday. A sister. Loretta. 7. died in the fire. Their mother. Mrs Loon Michaiid. and her son, Jean- recovering from
Barter’s Film Lab.
RECEPTION FOR TEACHERS HELD AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE YESTERDAY
L. E. Prowse.
A large number of those present were seeing the famous house for the first time and took full advant- age of the invitation to ramble through it.
‘THREE Mmu-iQ.s LOST ON A BUSY cnossmc. is
\3n1‘4‘E.R THAN ‘ii-WEE MONTHS IN A HoSP\'1‘ei_i.,
TORONTO «CF»---Minimum and maximum temperatures: Min .Max. D:i\\~<r\n . . . . . . . . . . .. 8 30 \'.'mcmi\ci‘ (I 56 Virlmiii 41 5!! l".dmr\ninn . 23 .1] (‘alsznry 23 51 Rnfzinzi 20 3| “inniprg . 29 34 Toronto 49 Gi- Onawa 42 0.9 45 63 Qurhcc 31 02 Saint John 39 64 liirvnrlnn 39 60 Iifiilinx . . 42 06 ("lisirlnlielnwn 39 58 S_vilnc_v . .'i.’i bl Yarmmiih 38 M St. .lnhn'< . . . . . . . .. 38 39 HALIFAX. 'CPi — The vieathai allure Iif'l‘D says ('0IdCl" air hai pushed south across the district and temperatures on Thursday
will not be quite so high. A dis- turbance ecntred in Michigan is moving northeast. and the Mari- times will experience a law show- ers Thursday.
Rs-gionsl forecasts:
Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick: Cloudy and cooler. with a few showers; light winds Low-high at Charlottetown 35 and .'-0. Mom-inn 35 and 55. Fredericton so and 53. Saint John and Edmund- ston 40 and M. Casaphaliton 33 and 50.
High tide lnday at Charlottetown at 135 a. m. and 12.36 p. m.
summarside tide '_"tsen min- utes later than Charlottetown.
Sun rises today at 5.1! a. in. and sets at 1.06 p in.