NOVEMBER 28 .1946

Visiting Ch’town

MR. I. I. FOWLER

World Service Secretary of the Canadian Y. M. (l. A. who ud- ilressed a large gathering of the Y Grads Club at the local Y. M. C, A. yesterday evening. Mr. Frank Storey presided,

The subject of Mr. Fowler's ad- dress was the economic conditioa of the world one year after the ending of the war, with special mention being made cf the Y's activities throughout the world. Mr. Fowler's first hand account of the European countries was lis- tendcd to with much interest by the club memb

Find Saint John Man Fit For Trial On Murder Charge

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SAINT JOHN. NB" Nov. 2’! - (CP) - A mecial jury in the Saint John circuit Court today fcumi Thomas Heffernan. 28. sans and tit to stand trial on a charge of murdering Miss Leversey Powers. 04, whose body was found in Ash- burn Lake Oct. i. A regular jury will be selected tomorrow.

Witnesses testified yesterday that l-Ieffe-rnan had been confined in the provincial hospital for about four months in i036 after beating his sister and that he had violent headachbs and acted oddly for some weeks before his arrest.

Today, the hospital superintend- ent. Dr. EC. Menzies. said he felt lieffernan had no mental disorder then or previously. In an examin- ation of the accused after his re- ccnt preliminary hearing, said the witness, he foimd Hdferrian “par- ticularly alert, his powers of ob- scrvaiion are alert, his memory is mod and his power to express himself excellent. Ln- general. he is anther above the average."

Dr. Menzies took the occasion to :riticize "a pernicious habit oi un- ‘oziding on our institution persons who have committed acts of vio- ciice when they should be charged ind brought up befure s. court."

li charges had been laid againsti iicrreman after the attack on his| sister. continued the witness, "Ii wouldn't have been able to lift a hand to helP him. He would have had to accept the consequences oi his act.

"As e form of protection, the penitentiary is a far better place than my poor, long-suffering in- stitution. The police liad to do something -- either charge him or scnii him to me — and it was munch (‘flhiilr to send him to me. Lt hap- pens all too often. I have three of ihcni unloaded an me now,"

Two other psychiatrists, among Crown witnesses today. expressed opinion I-ieffernan was sane at luflsent and had a superior men. la ty.

DIRTN$. MARRIADES. DEATHS

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ROSSITEII. -- PIERCE - At Saint Patrick's Church, Montreal, Quebec. JllIThursday. October l7, 1946, by “Pl-firm! Phelan MoKenna of Moir-

By FRANCES W. CARPENTER

LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y.. Nov. 27 (AW-The United Nations politi- cal cmi-imittee today approved a world-wide troop census and de- villi/sly reiected repeated Russian fli-WmPi-I to have atomic and Jet- PPOPBIM weapons accounted in m“ Amen"?! of forces.

Russia originally put the 14¢; of l troop count before the Unit- Jfi Nfllforis. Bilt the plqn wmw "Ilfliod from a tumultuous rive hour and 40-minute meeting, af- Mflsix days or debate, virtually W" “lubed "Mada in Britain."

The crisis came on a British motion to enlarge musty; u“- 1M1 proposal which had called only for a count o: soldiers on alien soil.

Britain won 40 to 10, with two abstenticna, on her move to en- umerate domestic forces as wall.

Esybt surprised the committee ‘his "Wfnlhg with a proposal that t-he general assembly recommend that U. N. members having aimed forces stationed on territory of other members, eineape in ca”, covered by the U. N. d-iarter. "withdraw them without delay."

The United States contended it must have time to study this pro- posal. "

mypt at present is negotiating wzlth Britain for withdrawal of British forces from Egypt,

The decisions taken today were:

1. Britain won o. declaration stating the belief of the commit. tee that troop reports and arms limitation, proposed separately by Russia. were part of the same question.

2. ‘Iihc British delegates won on their amendment to the eflect that as the “first step" in the study of disarmament. the United Noxious must submit troop infor- mation specified in the resolution.

3. The committee unanimously approved sections calling for re- ports on troops in alien non- enemy lands, as originally pro- posed by Russia. and on former enemy soil, as accepted by Hus-l sis at the suggestion of the Unlt-| ed States. A British amendment to include “military type organiz- ations" also was approved.

4. The committee adopted thct British amendment, supported vig- oroualy by the United States. for the domestic troop count also.

5. The committee approved a United States proposal for the reports to be made as of Dec. i5.

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O. Vyacheslav M. Molotov. Bov- iet foreign minister. lost on ef- forts to widen tshe inventory to include reports on arms including atom bombs. rockets and Jet- propelled weapons.

‘l. Mr. Molotov lost a fight to require that information on troops at home be submitted to the sec- urity council when it considers mat problem of disarmament.

ii.M.W. To Open Wage Negotiations

GLACE BAY, N. 8., Nov 27- (CPi-Witli a strike mandate given them by their thousands of mem- bers district 26 officers m’ ihB United Mine Workers (6.0 L.) ta- nlght put final touches to their preparations fcr the opennlng of the new contract negotiations ti» moi-row with’ Nova Scoiia rind New Brunswick coal companies.

Freeman Jenkins. dlstric‘ pro- lideni. announced today Maritime coal miners had vc-ted 7.068 to l.- 930—almost 4 to 1-in favour of giving a mandate to their, union officers to call a strike if deemed necessary to obtain satisfactory settlement of wage-and-hour dc- mands.

It was the first time since ihc U.M.W. gained recognition in Nova Eco-tie in l9l7 that the union had been able, to enter negotiations r " of a strike mandate.

"It is evident from thc size o.’ the vote that practically every member available voted on the matter." Mr. Jenkins said. ‘Piic ro- sults iriciuded all but those from three small locals.

Til, P, E. l.. Anna Agatha Pierce cf. lvlmira, P. E. l.. and Leo Francis Rossiicr of Morell. P. E. l , Klein-JOHNSTON -- David Guy iield of Murray liarbour North to Muriel Bernice Johnston of Char- lottetown. by Rev. Charles D. HQ-

Chiei’ demands the union will present to the coal firms urc a basic wage increase of $2.50 a day. rm added increase of l5 oii‘ can! toi- workers at the coil-lace a royalty of i5 cents per ton on all oeal mined and a 40-hour week half .for week

British Resolution On Troop Count Approved

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bodied in an agreement to become "sway. Nov. .21, mo, sci-s. char-;°"°°""° m’- L d“ m" °xplry ii-s Stuart in her Dist year. Pu-l Cirmm bu“: w‘ e rate m MB“; time mime for a hour week is

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Enjoyable Evening At Canoe Cove

Last evening at Canoe Cove. a. owst eniovobla and Pwfitable eve- ning's autertainment wok place under the sponsorship of the Canoe Oove Ladies Home and school Club. There was a large attendance at the gathering which was pre- sided over by W)‘. MacKinnon. Ad- dresses were delivered by L W. Bhuw. Director of Education; Ed- ward McPhail, Provincial Attend. Mice Officer. and Lt. Ool. w.w. Reid. Director of Physical Fitness. A vote o} thanks was tendered the Speakers by Mrs. I. l-liclrox. 11b1- iowing the various addresses, some musical timbers were rendered a1- ter which the auctioning of baskets took place. The evening closed with angmost enjoyable period of danc-

Tenipsranee Fed. Meets At Ottawa

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Nov. 2'l—Rev. John Cvbllrn of Toronto. general sec- retary cf the Oanadian Temper- ance Federation, in an address before the Federation today charged that influence of liquor corporations on politicians and political parties threatens the in- tegrity oi public life in Canada.

He called for "complete re- organization of temperance forces in Canada" to meet “the threat of liquor conpcraticns-“the greatest menace of our national welfare."

"The liquor forces today are sirens and sssreasivo." said Mr. Ccburri. “So-called goodwill ad- vertislng together with the pres- sure in so many provinces for increased outlets for liquor dem-

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THE CHARLOTTETOWN

CENTRAL GUARDIAN

This column is reserved for new: of local interest. biis advertising ol a newsy nature may be Inserted at five cents a word. strictly pa] able in advance.

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NOTICE T0 ADVEBTISEBS-.

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The third estimate of Canadian potato production in 1946. as re- leased by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. indicates an upward revision in aggregate production, as compared with the previous estimate. of 2%. ‘Ilhe crop is now placed at 80,052,000 bushels as compared with 78,301,000 bushels I month B80. 59,916,000 in 1945 and the B-year (1040-44)

All advertisements to appear lo “mm?” Guardian must be in office bit "I 12395900 bushel‘ Tm” w“ noon of dav previous to truergog considerable change in the esti- to ensure publication. mates for individual Provinces,

the most pronounced oi which is

Fur Coats. Cloth Fur Trlmimedt Coats and untrimmed Cloth (Joats.| Kennedy Ladies Wear. 166 Queen‘

friends of Mr. A.i.i. Hennesscy of Charlottetown will regret to learn that he has suffered a stroke and has been admitted to the Char- lottetown Hospital for treatment.

IS IMPROVED-His friends will be glad to learn that Mr. A. N., McInnis. wiho became ill on Bot-t urdey last, is mum improved and expects to be about again in a day or two.

POLICE COURT —A theft case was further remanded until today, in the City Police Court yesterday. A person charged with keeping liquor for sale was fined $50.00 and costs or one month, A drunken driver was sentenced to 15 days im- prisonment. A d-rur): and disorder- ly was fined $20.00 and costs or 30 days and a drunk and incapable was fined $10.00 and costs or 2O days.

POLITICAL EE-ISTING — Mr.

onstrates that, they are determ- ined to still further increase their

sales."

The Federation. had become, "weak and ineilective." He urged’ increased effort iii research work. literature. films, finances, special. projects. education and suggested there was an urgent need for a strong temperance paper with a nation-wide appeal.

Provl cial reports presented in- cluded thosc by J. l-l. MscFar- 18119. Bedeque. Prince Edward Is- land; Rev. A. Langley. Saint John, N. 8.. and Rcv. P. A. Fitzpatrick. Nova Scotia.

The increased number of accid- ents. murders and suicides in Prince Edward Island was blamed on the increased sale of liquor by Mr. MacFarlanc. lie-said the sale of liquor had lumped from $46000 in 194:5 to $117,000 in the first six months '0! this year.

Homeless Children Of Poland Pose Problem

WARSAW. Nov. 27 -—(Reuters)— The orphaned and homeless child- reii oi Polund-—and of Warsawdn particular-pose one oi the most

difficult post-war problems to Ya government which can ‘are only the mirJmusn for relief rehabil-

liation.

Official figures put the number oi orphans in Poland at 1.200000 but no one knows the exact figure: because of the enormous displaced! persons problem throughout Europe following slave labor deportations under the Nazis.

To date the stale has handled 45,000 orphans by placing ihcm in shelters or boarding 4 thfm with private families Half a million children iire receiving food relief. The remainder of the estimated 1.- 200000 shift as best they car.- livlng with relatives or frie .sell- ing newspapers and black-market goods on street corners and or. rail- way trains.

weittrsiingaiiigiar’ Educational Grants ‘

TORONTO. Nov. M — (GP)- Wondng people. caulking til largest single group in Ontario, should be given greater educa- tional oppcrunitles as a moons of promoting industrial peace. Drum- mond Wren. general‘ secretary of

ticn. argued today before the Royal Commission on education. He urged that provincial grants to the association be increased.

The average could not make use of facilities offered by the universities.

"Workerv education is a power-

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’ wdildlssnlirfarlcn~goizli fllilfliisloe North

“Judging-begins At

worker, he aaid- .

Stewart Ross, Pinctte, was elected president at the annual meeting of the Fourth Queen's Liberal Association held at Eldon on Tuesday night. Other officers are

Messrs. John MacRoe, Cherry Valley. vice president; Milton Furness, secretary treasurer; ex-

“HLDRENS A") SOCJETY an increase of 4 million bushels, annual meeting tomorrow night, City Council Chambers. Public 5 urged to attend. (lsigf; niacaivr ARRIVALS. _ Ladies P E Island “vzfgg;

Nova Scotio New Brunswick .

street Quebec ~ Ontario CHILDREN'S am sociarv Manitoba .- annual meeting tomorrow night, Sflskllwhewfl" City Council Chambers. Public Alberta v urged to attend, British Columbia IN HOSPITAL - The mgny Qllil ........................ .. TLNG

C.C.F. Leader Gives Report 0n ii. N. Meetings

(CP)-— to tlie

NEW YORK, Nov. 27- The Canadian delegation General Assembly of the United Nations is unanimous on the im- portance of international disarm- ament. and even a measure oi suc- cess will improve living standards throughout the world, M. J Cold- well, C.C.F. leader and a member of the Canadian delegation. said tonight in an address prepared for delivery.

Mr, Caldwell spoke on the trans- Canada network of the CBC in the political frce time series. He dc- voted his entire folk to a report on the U. N, meetings.

He said, lie personally was op- posed to ihc broad veto power of the Big Flwe but he rercgnizerl that “any attempt at this time ic

ecutivc. R. C. MacLeod and W. H. Mr. J. E. McEnchcrn, Cherry Valley,_ presided. Rotor- ence was made to tilic regrettable‘ death of former President Hor- bert Gillie. Speakers included Premier J. Walter Joni-s, J. Les-l tor Douglas, M.P., and Dnllgnldi MacKinnon. M.L.A.

GYROS VISIT MONTAGUE Last evening, the Gyro Club Charlottetown chartered a bus to] Montague where a delicious goose dinner was waiting them at the‘ Poole Hotel. Brief talks were given! by, Morton Dew. i-iorb Pir-tch aiid= Dr. ma. Macmillan: a slat: soncl led by Mr. Walter Hyndman, and| the presentation of a baby mug to.

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included, Mess/rs, Ernest Parks, 0H. Kidd, Wilfired Inman, Arthur Sul- livan and Dr. Gco. Inmaif: The chairman fcr the evening was Gyro, president, Di‘. Eric Found. |

T0 CONDUCT POLIO CLINIC —-Dr. T. B. Ackcr, orthopaedic; specialist, accompanied by Miss» Wolfe, physiotherapist. arrived in Charlottetown last evening. -'I‘hc' doctor will commence the examlrv’ ation of patients suffering ire-m poliomycliiis throughout the Prov- ince. Patients iii the two local lios- pitals will be examined Tliursdav and Friday, November 28th and 29th.. while tihose outside the i125- pitols will be examined at the Rod Cross from Saturday, Novcmizcri 30th until Wednesday. Decembe 4th Appointments for the clir have been made for over 50 pa enis.

Personals

Mrs. E. T. Webster of FYPBIGZVIT is’ in the city undergoing irrat- meni.

has accepted a position as clerk in toylnnd at R. T, l-Iivsmniz. Ohurloiictuwn for ihc season.

W. E. Agnew. Cardigan. Province Tuesday on an Western Cane-

Mrs. left the extended visit to

Agnew will visit her son Douglas and daughter Daisey in Calgary. and daughter, Mrs. Dave Evans iii Victoria, B. C.‘

(N. 8. Fox Exhibition

(By The Canadian Pres!) BRDOK. N.S.. Nov. 27

_S. U. Messenger, Bridgetown.

N.B.. was leading with a total of

ful tool," he said. "It will 1p build a atronl. reliable andJnts - gent working clan kn Ontario. It will be. a constructive fort-e in promoting. industrial place."

The average workdr nqpirod enough knowledge to negotiate wage agreements Ind wags eon- trsctl.” he said. That called it! trlinlnl hi elementary economies businnl finance. production mal- agement and labor law.

c, h. rtiiiuc. national airmai- of the United ltoolworkers of Am- erica (0.100 told the commission he believed the minimum VIII t»

31, points today after tirqend of

the first day of judging in the

13th annual Nova Bcotia live fox

show. He scored his points in

the class for standard silver black

foxes.

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HAL-WAX, Nov. 2'7—dCP)—It

was like the boy who cried‘ I!

Iii-en the alren sounded its eqnpeili shrill whine, automo- bliss p eil 0VEI‘.10 the curifand street cars slid to a stop on slip- pery rails-then operators looked in vain for the flre engine or ambulance.

Three times they herded the

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. than ll aluminum rolling iiiiii in miiaio

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lfretvl call-thi- fourth they wiscd up to the fiict that it was not a

Christmas! _ , us sect yrcro

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dian provinces. While away Mrs._

amend the charter to abolish the veto or seriously restrict its use would wreck ihc organirutioii.

On ilie (iticsiion of diszirrriamint; lic saldt- i

“Undoubtedly disarmament i urgently dcsircti by ilic nziilnns but, none are prepared in undertake ii, alone. Indeed. as with ale eiily so with tllsurmhmi-ni, ( menis can only lie rout-hop] when, all the nziiizms arc ivilling in sub- mit to inspection hv it rvminiisslon of the United Nations. ,

". . .uniil the world polio-r forcei has been sci, up by ilic S"('lli‘ Council nub-oils, iiii-iiidiiig Cii are fart-ed to consider thtir national riclance

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n ,. _ Dr. J.A. Murchison were the ‘f-j" gas, fee?“ ti’. m“ _"',;"'_’, highlights on ‘he eveningas Wm con cicnr, as a previous cm. Cir: gramme. Guests from Momague chorus sirilic the ivrii. too rum‘)

speeches in Flll-‘lnfi oi’ higl idcnls

have been nicide for pro purposes, But. , ,\v0rld rl ment is generally necessary to the welfurc of nirinlcirid. If we could!

incliiovc it. oven tit irst In part,

i~ would mziito possible n sflfiClflilii-i lnr rise iii iii:- standards of ii rig’ of all the peoples of the varili." i,

Another major problem facing, ilie U. N. was that cf ilispizicctl persons, No nation could nffnrd to ivnsli its liniirls pl’ the and particularly nations twill. mzirsv yicpiiinilons. Tin- Citintlidn‘ delegation linri irivcri mucli oiinnW tinii and stipport to the nfurvisfil‘ to establish ll special intcrnaiiorin‘ rciiigrc nronnizntinn, but», intrrnst anti sup-icri was nnt suiiZiir-n‘ when m "in was l‘\il(‘t‘f"il.

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iliieiiec Makes Drive i OnWiiiiesses’ Sect -

. (By Tliu Carmdiisii Press) , MONFREAL. Nov. ZT-Tllc Quc-i iicc CI(l\’i‘f‘flli"i(‘lll.'S compriien .1- ii'.ii~ Witnesses of Jclinvzili‘ ct gathvrvri mnnii-nium today more than 30 members of the; arrested in Montreal:

tributing literature ulhiiout a

Meanwhile, foiir~incn andthroe women were released on hail 0950 bond nr cosh deposits of’ $500 each following thclr appear-

cliargt-s of conspiracy defamatory libel, conspiracy tni publish scditiniis libel and pub- iidalng and distributing dr-fnmri- tory and seditious libcl. Prelim- inary hearing virus set for Der. 3.;

They were: Marv Sngcn, Halon Johnson, Alma Gormzm, Louisa? Lazor, Cl. Gilbert. Gordon Pond and W. Weaver. _

'I'hay were returned to pnlfflfi cells pending production of ball bonds or caah deposit.

Earlier. Kathleen LindhorsLLll- lien Hanamy and Margarcfspiil- ding, arraigned ‘riiosday on simi- lar charges, left the court after bgllvbonda of C050 each had been furnished for them.