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Announced

WASHINGTON. March 28-(AP) -A new

States

reductions than increases.

stcr es wholesalers.

mg-cific percentages which for food items.

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OTTAWA, March 28 - (GP) -.4. high Government official said toniait that a system of controlling margins between wholesale and retail prices in Canada is under active consid- eration.

For that reason. he said. close attention is being id to steps taken in the United Statu. Hei expressed imierest in the U.S. order tonight. launching a new "prrcentage mark-up" system of

tfood price controls.

based on their newest costs food deliveries.

'No Big seduction

sails toilvdagg;

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wiuh localities.

Edward F. Phelps. O.P;S. assist- ant. director. said the "most im- portant aspect ofttlie new orders

for effective dollars it-onmrunlty prices' which is the prices."

The Office of Price Administra-

followed the same pattern. Per- ccntage mark-ups first were set. Theue were followed by specific dollars-and-can-ts ceilings applied

across the dmntry.

Under the new O.P.S. mark-up orders. both retail food sellers and wholesalers are broken down into l0lil' classifications each. These are based on the type and volume of buslnes done. Different mark-up percentages are allowed for the

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garuhum Photo studio. Charlottetown.

"oysters-Fresh Oysters daily

"Amateur Csivacada March 29th, I P. M.

"Annual Meeting of Hunter River Presbyterian Church, March 29th, at home of Stephen Burns. Rev. Donald Nicholson.

"lliiere svill....be a business meeting in the Tryon Baptist Church Vestry. Friday. March 30th. at8P. M.

"Sucker Pigs: we iy outlet for a large would be well us before selling. Paying highest market prices. Island Co-op ser- glcces Limited. Office over Co-op.

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"Bran and Shorts in straight 0r assorted carlosds. Bulk cats in carloads for rand deferred Ihlomant right. up to the and of -NM. Oil Cake Ideal etc- The Atlas Grain company. Montreal,

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"percentage mark-up" sy5f,gn1 of food price controls was ordered tonltlfl by the "filled Government and officials predicted it will bring more price

The Office of Prince Stabiliza- tion issued three regulations a-p- plying to about 560,000 retail food and about 10,000 food

The orders affect about 60 per cent of the food on shelves of gtocers and about 520.000.000.000 of the business they do each year.

The new pricing method fixes food sellers can add to what they pay The system must he put into effect between April 5 and April 30. After the April

30 deadline. grocers must recal- ulatc their pricest every Monday; 0

Price Director Michael V. Di-

htit - or big general reductions. Ha said some price changef will be up- ward. and the changes up or down will vary with stores and

is that they will pave the way and cents

most effective way of controlling

lion in the Second World War

in individual items in communities

at Edison's General Store. Vernon. .

Concert. Protestant orphanage, Thursday.

advised to contact

of Hoes Wanton: the Ifl".;Io:'Tl'IQl- p tlon Commission. the pro-

New ”Mark Up” System Of Food Price Controls 0

In The a

various groups. .

Among major foods covered in the new regulations are:

Butter and package cheese at retail only: baby foods, cocoa, breakfast cereals. coffee and tea. flour, flour mixes. canned and frozen fruits and vegetables. jun-is and jellies. lard. mayonnaise and salad druslngs, shortenings, can- ned meats and canned fish.

Major grocery items not covered by the new orders are: Fresh milk and cream, bread. fresh fruits and vegetables. sugar, ice cream. soft drinks. candy. and fresh meats.

Stock Market Falls Sharply

NEW YORK. March 28 - (AP) - The stock market fell sharply today after a short burst of selling.

Lossesrantoasmuch asfza share. and the volume of trading stepped up to 1.7701100 shares as compared with 1,230,000 shares.

The Associated Press average -of so stocks lost also at 591.80. the lowest point in the general fall from the peak of 899.90 reached Feb. 10 when the market stood at a high for more than 20 years.

The drop started shortly before noon when a sudden burst of sell- ing put the ticker tape behind in reporting floor transpctions.

Among larger, lasers were Santa Fe off 83 at 0150, -Atlantic Coast Line 32 at 066. American can also at am. sears Roebuck a1 at s51.'l5. anclnwestinxhcmo lEN'(lqJ.Q1'jI

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Butler Prices I Decline lllllesi

REGINA. March 23 - (cm .. Wholesale and retail butter prices dropped th s cents a pound in Regina t at cream stocks from Saskatchewan dairies began pour- ing into crealneries faster than at my time during the winter. But- ter retailed at 75 cents a pound.

T0413"! drop was the second this week. it Monday the retail price d1'0Pl5 to 78 cents a pound from an all-time high of'80 cents.

A similar three-cent price drop occurred in Winnipeg. who-re mer- chants said a further decline of three cents a pound is expected by the end of the week. Top-grade butler sold in Winnipeg at 73 cents.

OTTAWA. March 28 -(OP) .. Appointment of Lt.-Col. Herbert Arthur Millen, 39. as military sg- sistant to Lt.-Gen. G. G. simonds, chief of the general staff, was an- YWHICGG lbdllh A native of Hailey- bury. Opt. and resident of Ottawa. he hss.beon serving on the sec. retariat of the chief of staff com- mittee.-

OTPAW A. M .. - The railways s:ii:ti"tatt'o Bboard of Transport Commissioners today to let them put into effect higher express rates on fish that have MN! MW up by the bard more 131;: tags. years. . o nadlan N ti al . ways and the Canaaaiim Pawn moved for complaint. S no: flhl, an wu un er Ifflllliht by counaal on pea: s lourncd hasrtngsuunu.l plalnt n.....t22"'o.....ti "'”' organisation

from the of Canada. an and

users and shippers of,Albsrta the Northwest Territories and the Saskatchewan nova

and solid ram. "aw in Janus . . new r cent. a .o".'it'.t":'.' iytli: artitilnas and?

Hope ForBigi Four Mieetingigkeportecl Brighter

Gromylioi-llrops insistence 0n Demililadraiion

By EDDY GILMORE

PARIS. March 28 - (AP) - Andrei Gromyko today dropped his insistence that the Potsdam agreement on the demilitarization of Germany become a topic of a now Big-Four foreign ministers meeting.

The Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister agreed for the first time to inclusion of the question of the "level of arms" of the United States, Britain, France and Bus- sia on the proposed ” .

He also abandoned his stand that German dlsarmamen-t must be discussed as a separate topic.

Thus developments in the 10th

eetin-g of the four powers' de-

- puty foreign ministers led West-

ern authorities to say guardcdly that the four powers at last may

.wa8

A resolution calling for.organ.z-

' ed labourers to make the 'strongest

demand possible." on Civic and Provincial Governments to increase the hourly wage rate for casual la- bor was passed at.a mass meeting held last night at the Labcure.-3' Protective Union Hall.

It was signed by representatiyes of the United Packing House Work- ers of America, the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees. the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Labour- ers Protective Union.

The resolution was drawn up fol- lowing the meeting at which several speakers referred to the low wages paid by the city for casual and un- skilled labor. It reads:

e Inca-ease For Casual Labor Urged

"Whereas the coat of living is continuing to increase;

"And whereas there has been lit- tle or no action on the part of em- ployers to increase wages to con- form with the cost of living;

"And whereas the Provincial La- bor Law does not permit the organ- ization of employees in an industry which employs less than 15 men;

"Be it therefore resolved that we as organized labourers make the strongest demand possible to the Civic and Provincial Governments of Prince Edward Island to increase the pay of unskilled and casual labour to the rate of '75 cents per hour with time and a half for over- time and double rate for Sunday:

and statutory holidays.

- be making some progress toward

arranging the work sheet for a foreign ministers conference to ease world pensions.

"The proposal, at first glance. soetms to indicate that Russia has moved a step toward meeting the West. but really we must study this item," a high official said. "Obviously it contains some flaws".

A French source commented that "it certainly permits the dis-

Dropping of the Potsdam agree- ment casioned special interest among Western observers. It was at Potsdam in 1045 that the chiefs of state of the United States. Rus- sia and Britain decided that Ger- many should be demllitarlzed and

be destroyed. Since then the West- ern Powers have accused Rusia of violating the agreement. and titba-Russians have accused the western? fiowers VUPVYOIBRIETK it.

Federation Convention Continued

The 28th General Convention of the P.E.f. Teacher-s' Federation entered its second day at the Prince of Wales College yesterday morning with Dr. L. W. Shaw, De- puty Minister and Director of Education as the principal speak-

or.

Addressing the large audience of teachers who gathered for the morning session at 9.30. Dr. Shaw apokegto them on "We The Teach- ers" and stresiod the fact that they must realize the importance of the work they were undertak- ing: He stated the teaching pro- fession in this Province had never enjoyed the prestige which was its right. and asked the teachers to look within themselves for the cause of this. -

"Public opinion has never been as favorable to teachers as should be." he said. and continued by saying the teachers could remedy this by knowning their work and the needs of their pupils thoroughly. "In this way we can build up the prestige which is so important to our work if the teach- ing profession is to give the best service possible to the public." he sad. Various discussion groups were continued during the day. and among these, were a discussion on the teaching of Algebra. led by Mr. .:.m..:...:...Am...

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Prairie Provinces. The Alberta incantation today

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Railways Present Case g For Rate Boost On Fish

said any express-rate increase "would result in lower returns to Alberta producer... It was "re- grettable" the railways should have proposed increases of the

also contemplated. l William Slater. Edmonton fish 0 d the "exceptionally

wholesaler who ...

brief. said the

health!" c men of railway revenues in ted the railways could not prove they need the ad- ditional revenue from fish

do :3: should sis: they more In C , mt-Ion -ta. emu"-tints be 335 to set it by increasing rates on traffic other than the long-haul flail movements.

The Jaskatchawsn oovammsnt forwarded a brief in which it said it "strongly opposes" the increases. They would an "vary on tho- that province.

duslry of Duff the last

cussion to be usefully continued." .

that her power to make war should .

fishin- old

Chinese Reject Peace Offer

IIONG KONG. March 89 - (Tlsursday) (Reuters) Pelplng radio today broadcast a statement rejecting Gen. Doug- las MaeArthur's offer to meet the North, Korean commander in the field discuss peace.

The state fat from the Chla- ese Communist capital was made by a spokesman of the "Chinese People's Committee

V i .- .1--A4,. . - .MacArthur snadoi bis. peace

offer as "mad" and "shame- less.” It said "war iininal MacAr-

thur” had attempted, through the offer. to extend the war to the Chinese border regions.

It added that MacArthur had indulged in the "vain hope" of controlling the Korean people by extending the war.

A News In Brief

DETROIT. March 28- (AP)- The spare tire today became the auto industry's first major cas- ualty of the United States de- fence program. Several manufac- turers disclosed they have noti- fied their dealers they no longer will be able to furnish the spare tire with new cars.

VICTORIA, March 28- (CP)- Reports clrculating in military circles here today Indicate that Brig. William J. Megill. D.S.O.. will command the new brigade to be formed at Fort Lewis, Wssh.. for an Atlantic Treaty defence role on continental Europe.

ST. JOHN'S, ;Nfld., March 28- (CP)-Premlsr J eph R. Small- wocd told the glslsture today "I repudiate with scorn" a state- ment by former Naturiil Resour- ces Minlstar Russell that New- foundland is headed for financial run.

Missing Plane Report In Error

HALIFAX, March 28 -- (CP) - A small plane was reported strand- ed on the ice off New Brunswick today but an R.C.A.P. search re- vealed no sign of such an air- craft.

An United States C-54 navy transport, flying at 8,000 feet. re- ported a plane on the ice abo t 10 miles off the Ne-w'Brunswi share on a line from Moncton. N.. 3.. to Charlottetown.

The R..C.A.F. sent searching air- craft from Summersitde. P. E. I.. " d” and Ga T to scour the area. The crews landed -t.o- night without sighting a strand- ed plane.

An Air Force officer said here apglrently the American flyers had mistaken a crack on the ice or some debris for a snail plane. No private or military aircraft were reported missing.

IO! DIOWNID

' at Union Station opened a cere-

. greeted by Truman and his cabinet.

To Discuss Details Re Support Program Here

FREDERICTON. lMsrch 28 - (CP) -- Negotiations toward working out it 'support price pro- gram for. New Brunswick potato growers opened here this after- noon and will continue tomor- row. F. George McLeod, Black River. chairman of the New Brunswick P o t a to Marketing Board, said tonight.

Mr. McLeod and members of the New Brunsw ck and Prince Edward Island Marketing Boards met with Federal and Provincial agricultural officials today. Later the P.E.I. delegation left for home. but the Federal represen- tatives at the meeting here will go to the Island Friday to dis- cuss further details of the plan with' officials of that Province.

Mr. McLeod said hehelleved a joint announcement of, the new plan would be made Saturday.

Attending from the New Bruns- wick Department of Agriculture were Hon. A. C. Taylor, the min- ister. and E. M. Taylor. field hus- bandmnn.

Representing the New Bruns- wick bosrd in the negotiations are Mr. iMcLeod. H. C. Greenlaw. M.L.A.. Millville, and Harold L. Day. Hartlsnd. manager. Mem- bers of the Island delegation were W. R. Shaw. Deputy Minis- ter of Agriculture. and D. A. MacDonald. chairman of the P. E. I. Board.

Federal officials attending were Carl Conger, A. H. Turner. R. W. Neely and R. G. Robinson.

French President Warmly Welcomed At Washylon 0

WASHINGTON. March 28-(AP) -The President of France. Vincent Auriol, arrived today on an un- precedented trip of goodwill and the capital gave him a grade-a welcome.

He pledged at the start of a five- day visit of state as the guest of President Truman that France will "stand side by side" with the Un- ited States "in peace and liberty." The echoes of s. 21-gun salute moniicus reception after he wus A crowd estimated by police at 225,000' cheered as the two Presi- dents rode down flag-bcdecked Pennsylvania Avenue in an open automobile.

Then as 43 jet fighter planes roared overhead. Auriol was pre- sented with a key to the capital and with Truman reviewed a mili- tary parade which included tanks. guns and continvgenis from all branches of the American armed forces.

The French leader is here for an ll-day visit in the United States and Canada. While here he will have talks on mutual problems of defence and economics.

President and Mrs. Aurlol to- night were guests of President and Mrs. Truman in Blair House. across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House.

N. S. Legislature Resumes Sessions

HALIFAX. March 28- (CF)- The.Novs scotla Legislature re- sumed sessions today following the Easter recess and moved through a quiet day featured by Opposition criticism of provin- cls highways.

Hlshway conditions. especially In rural areas of the Province were attacked in the Legislature and also after the House moved into committee on supply to con- sider estimates of the highways

Spend am In Pouring Rain After Advance

By Bill Boas

Canadian Press Staff Writer

W!'S'l'ElRiN BECTOR. KOREA, March 28-(GP)-The Patriclas went back into action today after 14 days of rest.

They made a 2.000-yard advance from one bill to another in a sec- tor ncrtheast of Seoul-the mount- ain climblng actually meaning about five miles travel overland.

Tuesday the Canadians moved to the village of Porungol where they bivouacked overnight in a drenching downpour about four miles behind the lines.

Thanks to United States army ponchos-s. ground sheet cut on sensible lines-issued last Sunday, they were perfectly dry when they moved northward today.

Major. Stone Ill

Maj. Henry Tlghe of Victoria, in the absence of Lt.-Col. J. R. Stone who is in Japan with an attack of smallpox, led the battal- ion on to an American-held 3.000- foot mountain four miles north which was its kickoff point.

Rain on a still-frozen riverside made the going treacherously slippery and the Canadians needed five hours to reach the mountain. After resting there briefly, they spread out to comb the forward slopes and then scaled a 1.500- foot mountain.

The job was completed Just be- fore nightfall. A company com- manded by Capt. Bob Swintcn of Vancouver led the way, followed by 'righe's headquarters and a company led by Maj. Jack George of Edmonton and Capt. Gel Harr- iscn of Calgary.

Moving through territory ap- parently sbandoned by the Chin- ese, the Canadians found "dove mosaic:-slants apt description than "war" for their cover. operations. It seems mainly a matter of check- ing the hills to make certain the enemy has gone.

Biggest Problem

The biggest problem in operat- ing in the present terrain is faced by Maj. George Flint of Montreal. temporarily sc J in command. who has charge of supplying the battalion. Getting ammunition. rations and mail to troops in the

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Charges of alleged ineihticient. and corrupt administration of a: division of the Provincial Depart- g merit of Industry and Natural Re- sources in connection with the op- eration of the M.V. Eskimo un- der a Crown corporation. will be, investigated by a Commission tot be appointed under the Public”

inquiry Act. Assurance to this effect was given in the Legislature yester-

day by Hon. W. E. Darby, At- torney General, following a mo- iion by Mr. D. L. Mathieson for an adjournment of the House to discuss the matter. The motion was accompanied by an affidavit signed by a former mate and cap- tain ol the Eskimo. in which the alleged charges are contained.

Mr. Mathieson's motion set forth that blue affidavit was made under the Canada Evidence Act on March 26. 1951. by Leonard Ralph Herring. presently of Hali- fax, and formerly of Murray Riv- er. ship's captain, "which solemn declaration is hereto attached. that he was employed for a period of i0 moniihs or bhereabouts in the year 1949 and 1950 as First Mate, and for the period of 20 days in l950 as Master of the said M. V. Eskimo. and that the said ship was operated by the staff of the said Shipping Service in an ine-fificientt and negligent manner;

"And it has been further de- clared by the said Leonard Ralph Herring that the said ship's stores were stolen by members of the ship's crew and were exchanged for rum and were otherwise il- legally dealt with to the knowl- edge and with the consent of the said Captain Tar-fry and the said Shipping Manager C. P. Beddal.