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WINNIPBG. May 80 — (G)- ltoyal Canadian Mounted Police said Saturday they expeetod early arrests in connection with I0 bush tires believed set by ursonlste in the Great Falls ares of Eastern Manitoba. A probe into the fires t. being conducted jointly by it. C. M. P. and provincial forestry offi- tlals.

Coming Events

"show cancelled Brcadelbane, Tuesday ‘

"Dance. Bright soot ‘rueadsy, lune 1st. canteen servloe.

"‘Dance, Lorne Valley Hall, June lst. Webster's Orchestra,

"Movies, Kingston, ‘Iuesd-sy, June 1. "Nocturne". George Heft.

"Play. Uhrdillfl PIIYOII ill Ti‘!- tadie l-lall. Monday. May 81st. Dance after. "

"Dance Mcreli Community llall every Wednesday. Eastern Rhythm Boys.

"Our Store will be closed every Wednesday at noon, beginning June 1nd. A. P. Gallant, Rustico.

"Pradalbane Play, "snare ma... Charlie", Emerald Hall, Monday, my 31st. curtain 8.30 P. M.

"Seeds. Open evenings. Monday and Thursdays only. Closed Bun- dsy. Arthur Vessey,

"Grain Cleaning. We will dis- continue Grain Cleaning on June 1st. Livestock Feed Agency.

"Dance Spring Valley Hell, Pri- My. June 4th. Rollie Msclten- z1e's Orchestra.

"Come to the deuce, Inc's, Bor-

den. Monday. ‘May 31st. Rollie Maclienzie‘; oral-mug. "Dance Larklns. Kensington.

Tuesday. June 1st. Rollie Mecten- IWS Orchestra. ‘ l

"Don't miss the big saaos st Bradalbanc. Thursday. June 8rd. Rollie MacKcnsieYs Orchestra.

"see "um Billy Ho; teiity", Presented by Mershfield- nstsff- “it Y- P- U. st Milton, eed nlsht. June l. m u

“Victoria v. P. u. will present 31°11; ‘misty Concert in Victoria bgxe-s Tuesdly. June 1st. Isle of

"In stock. Whitewash Limo in

‘Mala acid bags. Also Asphalt shmlllel and Cement. It. '... Dlckieson. .

"St. Andrew's Dramatic Club gelsients their play. Sourls Convent Pa; Wednesday, June 2nd. 8.80

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History

By George Finlay

VANCOUVER, May 80 — (C?) —Under s cioudless sky thousands tolled during the week-end in the flood-devastated Fraser Valley.

The swift-flowing Fraser River. rushing over fertile farmlands and into villages. and towns. continued its I180. but crumbling dykcg were reinforced. and no major breaks were reported.

Combined operations of the

. "IVY. Army and Air Force sent

hundreds of men into the flood- ed srea and to water-mensced dis- tricts.

_For the first time in railway history. Vancouver was isolated from Eastern Canada. Both C. P. R. and C. N. R. tracks were awash. and all services cancelled. To pre- "nli Pile-up of freight in rail- way sheds, embargoes were plac- ed on all shipments to the east.

Five hundred passengers were stranded in four C. P. R. trains at Kamloopfl. and two C. N. R. trains were tied-up.

Relief came today. The C. P. it. arranged an aerial shuttle-service to Vancouver. Three 25-passenger Canadian Pacific Air Llncsqalenes were flown from Montreal to the Penticton airfield to operate the service.

In the flood districts. thousands of civilians reinforced the armed services working throughout the night in the glare of searchlights and flares.

In the v sunshine-swept valley. the battle today was at Pitt Mead. ows. 32 miles east of. Vancouver. where the waters of the Fraser threatened to break through de. fence works.

From Victoria and Vancouver Ttiulsr army and‘ reserve men, were rushed to the danger zone. Crash boats and planes brought the men from Vancouver Island. Army true transported reserve forces from ere. -

Hundreds ‘were evacuated from the upper Fraser during the day. At Harrison Hot Springs 1000 men, women and children were concen- ‘YPW! Ind bis tugs and naval craft transported the evacuees to a relief centre at Mission, 42 miles esst of here.

A naval diving tender was st M88813. ‘l8 miles to the east, evac- uatinl the last of its residents. Th9 WWO 0f 3.000 was one of the hardest hit in the valley. with property losses estimated at more than $500,000. .

lleils Blast British Palestine Policy

LAKE SUCCESS. May SO-(APX —R.ussla blasted ‘Britain's Palestine policy Saturday ss hypocritical, cynical and imperialistic.

Andrei Grornyko, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister told the United Nations Security Council it must select Britain's resolution for peaceful mediation of the Holy Iend lssud. g

He said there is s clear threat to peace and security in Palestine and that the Council must. take s determined senses.

lsriler, the Council refused for the second time to accept Russian- Amcricsn demands for force to ship the fighting.

The vote on this strong course wee I to 0 with .slx abstentlons.

Italy's President

Luigi Elnaudi. 74-year-old vice premier, has been elected the first president of the new Italian Republic. Etinaudl. a financial ex- pert, has long been an opponent of communism, although one of his sons is s Communts‘. Another son is a Cornell University‘ pro-

fessor. .

Eyewitness Story 0f Flootl Scones Along Fraser River

av nay TIMSON

MISSION, B. C.. May so - (CP) - I went ashore with the Canadian Navy task force here

to see homeless hundreds work- ing like trolsns to conquer the turbulent I-‘rsser River.

Children shovelled heavy and murky river mud Into send- begs. Weary menthrew the bags like ping-pong balls to re- infer-ea crumbling dykee. The women cheered the Navy's arri- val. We arrived at this valley town of 1,000, now s flood focal point in relief work. only after a six-hour battle up 8B miles cf ‘the debris-strewn Fraser.

Throughout the trip. the mighty waterway triumphant- ly raced along at I9 miles ea hour, tossing klng-slsed logs and stumps the path of the Navy's ugs, cutters and skiffs.

Two drowned cows psued us swiftly as we tied up at the submerged Jetty here. A con- voy of truck; waited to tske re- lief supplies to the evacuees.

.A Canadian Army truck took us along the main street, four feet under water. Au abandoned store had this quip traced in lipstick on its window:

"Kilroy was here but he drowned."

Ontario Flrsi Seeks Mos ls llow Glasgow

NEW GLASGOW. N. S., May 30 —(OP)-lwpresentatlvea of the In- ternational ~Nickel Company of Sudbury, Ont, will arrive in New Glasgow tomorrow to recruit I00 men for both ground and surface work with the company. -

It marked the first l rge scale recruiting of Nova Sc workers for Central Canada employment this year. Last year 2800 persons were moved from the Province to

lobe in other erase of Csnsde.

Computers

Lively

' Isa Newfoundland

s; Dave ssssaisus lhwlnrdllflaltayso- _ in this New- foundland nerve-centre reached s

ous. pitch tonight se voters] pousoei leadm disputed the. three Issues of a ‘fbursdsy refer- enduoi- that will decide the politi- cal future of the Old 0olony.- ' The battle of Journalism and radio lied resolved mainly along. tve fronts -whethar to ‘confed- erate ‘with Canada or whether to return to responsible government Tbs third choice before the Jot- erse-reteatleh of commission‘ gov-

-- erumerlt ‘- eta not"'evoke inward- . iythe controversy of the other

sources seld, howevir. ts e stroll. nous-vocal ele- ashab ewfoundlsiiders . in

union bi said Confederation the country. .

"life's! only wsltinl to ‘sse how, big the majority ls going to be.“ lie-said today. ~ ‘

'l‘he possibility of economic un- ion with uis United tstss. foils». iitg s possible victory for respon- sible government. has been much mooted in recent weeks. ’

Advocates of such s course stole

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Corpus Bhristl Procession Was lleld Sunday

Yesterday the congregations of St. Dunstan's Basilica and Holy Redeemer parishes held their an- nual Corpus Christi procession,

which, despite the threatening weather, was one of the largest in years.

The opening ceremonies were held at St. Dunstans Basilica where Solemn High Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Lawrence Landrigan with the Rev. David McTugue as Deacon and tlee Rev. W.J. MacGuigan as sub-deacon, The sermon for the occasion was preached by the Rev. J.W. Mc- cardie. ~

His Excellency Bishop Boyle carried the Blessed Sacrament

‘and gave the Benediction from- a

beautifully decorated altar at Notre Dame Academy. Other clergyman participating in the ceremony were the Right Rev. RN. MacKenzie; D.P.; Rev. Ber-

’ nard Gillis; Rev. M.E Francis.

Rev. E. Baldwin, C.SS.R..; Rev. R. Mann, C.SS.R.; and the Rev. D. Coil, C.SS.R.

Ills Honour flout-Governor Bernard, Hon. Dr. W.J.P. Mac- Millan, KC.S.G.; and the Illourth Degree Knights of Columbus formed a, guard, cf honour for the Blessed Sacrament.

The Reece Band played appro- priate hymns during the proces- sion whose order was as follows:

Cross bearer and acolytes; St. Joseph Convent pupils; Notre Dame Convent’ pupils; Queen Square School boys; Women's Contraternlty, Holy Redeemer: Catholic Women's League; St. Charles Auxiliary; League of the Sacred Heart; St. Joseph's Sod- ality; Children of Mary; Nurses: Girl Guides. Basilica and Holy Redeemer: Boy scouts, Holy Re- deemer, Basilica; Holy Name So- ciety, Holy Redeorner and Basil- ica; Knights of F‘ ‘ , tBas- ilica Choir; Choir (Boys; ‘Altar Boys; Flower boys and girls; Torch Bearers; Pages; Clergy; Bishop with Blessed Sacrament.

The route of march was from the Basilica to- Notire Dame Ace.- domy by way of Great George. Richmond, Weymouth, and Syd- ney streets. After the Bahedic- tion the procession returned to the Basilica for Pontifical Bene- *“ ‘ion via Sydney, Hillsborough, Water, and Great George Streets.

fly-election In Yale Today

. By It. K. Carnegie

‘oTrAws. May 30 - (or) Political strategists on Parliament Hill are becoming increasingly el- ection-conscious these days.

Besides watching the manoeuvres in the Commons they have to keep their eyes on three Federal by-elections being held within the next week or so and on the cam- paigns for thr e provincial general elections durllé the next month.

One of the by-elections takes place Monday -- in the west coast riding of Yale. B. 0.. the other two, in the Ontario riding and Vancouvbr Centre elections will be held June 8. The provincial elec- tions are: Ontario, June ‘I; Sas- katchewan, June 24 and New Brunswick June 28.

DOOLITTLB T0 SPEAK

MONTREAL. May 80- (CM- Lt-Gen. James l-l. Doolittle. WM led the United States sir rsid on Tokyo in 1942, has accepted an in- vitation to attend sn It. C. A. P. dinner here June 11. it was sn- nounced. seturdsy.

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ICash Income Mounting For.P. E. Island Farmers

OTTAWA. May Ito-tbpeclall- Cash income received by Prince Edward Island farmers for their products has been mounting stead- ily during the last three years sc- cordlng to figures issued today by the agricultural division of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.

Total amount received by farm- 1947 was $18,978,000 as compared to $17,217.- 000 for 1946 and $16.468.000 for 1945. The total cash income re- ceived by farmers of all Canada in 1947 for their products was $2.- 002.000,000 of which Ontario farm- ers netted $546,810,000 or a little more than a quarter of the grand total.

As is the case with most of the other Provinces, October is the pay-off month for farmers of Prince Edward Island who last year received 03,063,000 or nearly one-fifth of their entire cash re- ceipts for the year in that month. December, November and Septem- ber are the next most prosperous months for Prince Edward Island farmers who received nearly ‘$2,- 000,000 in each during the last calendar year.

Potatoes continue to be the great cash crop for farmers of Prince Edward Island. revenue from po- tsto-saies in 1947 rising to $4,- 894000 or 8300.000 more than was paid farmers of the Province for their 1946 crop. and $90,000 more

l than was received from the abun-

dant crop of 1945. Potatoes alone account for a. little more than one quarter of the gross cash income received by Island farmers for all crops.

I Hogs Next

Next to potatoes in earning pow- er for farmers of Prince Edward Island are hogs which last year netted hog-raisers a total of $3.557,- 000. Sale of cattle comes in third place with $2,591,000, dairy pro- ducts fourth with a. revenue of $2,- 578,000, eggs fifth netting poultry- men $1,739,000 in 1047. and fur- farming sixth with a payoff for the past year of $1,054,000.

Vegetables including turnips which soldvery widely in Eastern Canada this winter accounted for

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nun. 200,000 Sand Bags To Flood Area

~ OTTAWA. May 30-101‘)- Alr Force hesilquarteaa tonight announced cancellation of ail regular R. C. A. F. air trans- port schedules in an effort to speed 260,000 sandbags from Montreal to the flood-stricken Fraser Valley in British Co- lumbia.

An Air Force official told The Canadian Press that sir transport command at nearby Rockcllffe tonight issued a call for all available aircraft to gather st the It. C. A. F. station at "Dos-val, Montreal.

The cancellation of all reg- ular transport flights will con- tinue until Tuesday when e flight will be made between Edmonton and Whitehorse to bring food into the northern ares.

The officer sslsl that s re- quest was made by long dis- tance teiephons from Van- couver for the emergency flight of the sandbags.

PLAN CONVENTION

WINNIPIG, May 80 - (CP)-_- Canadian Junior Chambers el Commerce will hold a national convention here June 11-20. with delegates from every province in attendance. it was-announced 5st- urdey, Speakers will include

Graham ‘rowers. Governors! be Bank of Canada.‘ '

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Arab Forces Gontinue To Press Forward

TEL AVIV. Israel, May 80 - (Al?) - Irgun zved Ueurni atp- pealed to Russia tonight for help in stamping out the “Arab-Brit.- ish aggression" in the Holy Land.

In an official radio broadcast, the Jewish fighting arm said it was appealing to the soviet Un- ion as a nation which recognized the now state of Israel and ag- reed to an exchange of ‘iplornatic representatives.

Irgun charged that Britain, with the help of the United States State Department. put through t-he United Nations Securit Council a proposal of s. "Spanis pattern." Irgun added that this pattern would result in banning arms to the Jews, but left ways open for the Arabs to obtain equipment.

JIRUSALBM. May 30 -(A.P)- The Holy City's beleaguered 100.- 000 Jews face long weeks of total \var without enough food, water, light or medicine.

The roads are blocked by the Arabs. Hllltops overlooking the city are Arab gunposts. Inside the city there is almost constant mor- taring and shooting.

One of the biggest problems is sanitation. Water is distributed by wagons and each person» is allowed two gallons daily for washing, cooking and laundering.

Food is equally critical although the exact supplies are a military secret. The last food convoy from the Mediterranean coast arrived s. month ago. Now each Jew gets three slices of bread every other day and the Jewish ceremonial rnatzo alternately. Meat, eggs. fruits and vegetables are non-ox- istent. Some. but very little, can- ned fish is available.

Battle for Tel Avlv

WITH ‘II-IE ARAB LEGION ‘IN CENTRAL PALESTINE. May 30- (AP) - Allied Arab forces ap-

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Conservati

MONCTON. “l. B.. May 30—(CP) -Four resolutions forming the basis of a "progressive Maritime economy" were passed Saturday at a Joint conference here of Pro- gressive Conservative Associations of the three Maritime Provinces. B. Roy Holman of Charlottetown vice-president. of the Dominion executive of the party 1°! the Maritimes, was chairman. Delegat- es included presidents and secre- taries of the three Provincial _as- sociations, two member of Parlia- ment and several members of the New Brunswick and Prince Ed- ward Island Legislatures.

The conference. called primarily to bring about closer co-operation of the Progressive Conservative As- sociations in the Maritimes. adopt- ed iour resolutions:

1. A resolution expressing regret at the Transport Board's decision Mugging a 21% rate increase to Canadian railways. The confer- ence also urged that the National Progressive Conservative Party

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river, according to witnesses.

cwcy. Survivors soid they were knew the water was in the town.

Hundreds of persons are cling- ing to the rooftops and being tak- en off by boats three hours after the disaster struck the town.

Wliis of Wat!

Walk of water. each higher than the next, poured through the town like ocean breakers. The waves tore the flimsy wooden houses from their foundations, sent them whirling along with the current.

Thousands of persons were res- cued. Men formcd human chains and passed women and children along them to safety.

Fuom the air, the great housing community looked like a child's toy village. crushed by s giant foot. The houses lay crushed at one end of the town. a

An Associated Press staff reporter on the scene within a few minutes after the water struck said it was “s msdhouse of people trying to save. their lives, their families and their goods."

Hundreds are trapped in the

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Program For Maritimes

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A supplementary put by Robert Stanfield of Truro. Nova scotis Association president. sought better and cheaper transportation for the Maritimes. It urged that transportation services be over- hauled and modernized. that the Strait of Canso be bridged and the Chignecto Canal constructed.

2. J. A. Gillies of Charlottetown moved that the Dominion Govern- ment be urged to continue its pre- sent policy of aid to agriculture and make the freight rates sub- sidy on feed grains a permanent. policy.

3. Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan of Charlottetown, moved that there be an immediate reconvening of the Dominion-Provincial confer- ence, and that such conferences be held annually.

4. R. A. Donahoe of Halifax mov- ed that the conference go on re- eerd as favoring the establishment of s permanent coast guard service. operated either as a 911M111! "Yviw or as an extension of the present

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Expect 300

TORONTO. May 30 - (C?) - It appeared likely tonight that around 300 candidates will oantost thewaestsststskeinthehme‘! Ontario election.

The field for the Provision third general election in six years takes final shape so 3 pm. ADT tomorrow whm nominations close in so constituencies. In the other two -- Ksnors and Rainy River in Northweetem Ontario - the close comes one hour later. .'

An unofficial compilation by the Canadian Press, based on iraformut- ‘ ion from political party headquart- era and nominating ccnvervtimas. shows nearly D0 candidates. Others are expected to file papers to- morrow. .

Only three parties are contesting the election in sufficient numbers to have any chance of foaming s government. The Progressive Con- servative Government of Premier Dremwhlfihhelgbbseetsinthe

R. C. M. P. Marine Sections.

To Contest

90 Seats - In Ontario

Legislature counting one vacant st dissolution. has so candidates-

The Liberals. official Opposition in the last. Legislature with ll manbera plus one Liberal-Labor, have s candidate in every coin- stituency - 88 stmilht- UNI!" and two Liberal-Labor. The C.C.F.. who held eight seats counting s_ vacancy at dissolution, has 01 candidates so far anfi may h!" others as late starters.

The total is likely to be well be- hind the record number of 3i‘! in the1945 election. The drop is largely accounted for by the differ- ence in number of Labor-Pm- gressive entrim. They had -31 candidates in 1045 and in this election expect to contest only two ‘Toronto seats which they have held since i943.

The Union of Electors. a group which believes in the Social Credit