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island Members (in The Sidelines

UiTAWA, Feb. 10'-—(Specla.l)—- 1,, _\,j)?£‘l3l-2i‘S' chairs, Prince Dd- wsm Island members of Com- mons and senate are following with close attention, the procee - logs of the newly-formed I-io or Commons prices committee. Their nztention was intensified yesterday following Prices Board's announcement that it was re- iinposm: markup controls on cit- rus fruits.

Should vegetable prices in Cen- sda advance to any notable ex- tent. it is believed that u similar markup control might be imposed in Canadian-grown potatoes and turnips. To date there is no evi- dence ihat such control will be rc- instituted. Even if it were, the control would be clamped down at wholesale-to-retail level and would not apply to the grower, The Guardian is infonrned.

J. Watson MacNaugiht, Liberal member for Prince, has obtained renewed assurance that imposition of price ceilings on potatoes at grower level "is not contemplated" by the Government. The early December flurry when potatoes from Prince Edward Island were selling up to $3 a bag has subsid- ed and their marketing ls ncvw be- ing carried on in n. nor-ma‘ way, it was testified today at the pric- es committee by George A. Rey- nolds, secretary of the Toronto rrult and Panama's-Indicate‘ Association.

Worst Blizzard 0f Winter 0n Prairies

WlNNlPEG. Feb. i0 —— (GP) — The winters worst Prairie blizzard swept a cold path through South- ei-n .\l'sliill0llf.l today utter buffeting Alberta and Saskatchewan.

In Manitoba, transportation Iwal diifiliited, power disturbances were "Ported and a number of motor- llls were stranded while some rural schools were closed and ut- "ndancr was below normal at other schools, ‘ Provincial highways were plug- Icd by snow driven by winds that "heed up to 60 miles per hour. The iii/outlier Office warned storm conditions would continue until late tonight and Manitoba High- WBYS Department officials said blows would not l0 out until the storm had passed. "

Coming Events

' kt 1p Rb. gt;- fll Creek tonight,

"Races New Glasgow ltlvsr “i-“Ydflii afternoon.

Mfiglglhifir Sliver “Juveniles vs. uve cs Milto to- me - “

“PM your Rink tonight, Bciiihport mblm vs. Dunstcff- "We Ros-sis. Skate after.

"Unload - 5M“ Coal at Coiwfileogiogmoltgdfl 30th! 1411M and "ointm- '

“lluoccted moi-try, . . m wheat. Bette: Mott-d: zlmitr lhnited. I-Avsltoit Feed

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Expect Television To Promote Tourist Trade

senate Committee llesrs Report 0f Prospects; Improved Roads Leading To Parks Needed.

OTTAWA. Feb. i0-—(CP)- The Senate Tourist Committee was

told today that Canada is pre- _

paring to exploit the “vastly great. er importance" that is anticipated for television in the United states this year.

Ross McLean, chairman o! the National Film Board, testified that the short-length film would dominate in television and that the Board was producing the sort of films that would fit in. He pre- dicted that the press t small tale- vision audience in th U. s. would boom w 0,000,000 this year.

Tre new medium would be add- rzl to the films and still pictures with which the Board already gave Canada substantial advertis- ing before minions of potential American tourists.

The committee heard Roy Gib- son, head of the Parks Branch of the Resources Department, say that for the first time in years it had sufficiently large funds to catch up with maintenance arrears and to do development work, par- ticularly on park highways.

He reported that in i947, a new park area had been acquired in New Brunswiclrs Albert Cowity where he prophesied that de- velopment would be rapid; that attendance had reached s record 002,000 and that tourist accommo- dation had been strained tn meet the demands of visitors.

_ Plan n. panslon

It was hoped this year to ex» pond campgrounds and ‘other la- cilities for accommodation "and ‘to make it more convenient for those of lower income." But at the same. time Mr. Gibson contended ‘that there was room for improvements!

r elsewhere.

Accommodation must be ln-

, creased and kept at a reason- nbls cut.- Bcth Federal and Provincial Guy nimenfs would have lo improve roads, pur- tloislnrl those approaching the parks. Planned recreation and guided nature trips should be extended; the Branch should have lls budget on a five-year’ basis so allow development of plans.

I-Ic told Senator John McDon- ald (L-Nova scotla) that he would suggest to Resources Minister Glen that“ he get in touch with Premier Macdonald of Nova Bcotio. about the establishment of s park at Cape Blomidon, N. B.

Herbert Marshall, head of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, testified that only 15 per cent of United States tourists stayed three days or longer in Canada but that that minority spent 83 per cent of all the tourist money left here. He made s. preliminary estimate $200,000,000 as the value of U. S. tourist-expenditures in Canada in 1041, compared with $216,000,000 in 1040.

Rrles 0f Crangss llrops in Toronto

‘IOHDNIO, Feb. 10 - (OP) — California oranges dropped be- tween d) cent: and $1.20 a crate wholesale today following the Prices Board announcement of a profit ceiling on impOrted citrus fruits, while grapefruit sold more than l0 cents a crate lower And

Hon. G. D. Dellols

Hon. George D. DeBlois, presi- dent of DeBlols Bros., Limited, yesterday handed his firm’: check for one thousand dollars to The Canadian Appeal For Children Campaign Committee.

In presenting the check to the Committee Mr. DeBloia said, "No one can question the need of the children of the war stricken coun- tries and I do hope this campaign will be an outstandnig success."

This generous action on the part of one of the leading business firms of the Province, who have in this very‘ tangible way so fully endorsed the necessity of The Canadian Appeal for Children, will undoubtedly stimulate others to give to the very best of their ability. Canada's program under The Canadian Appeal for Child- ren is geared to provide food and clothing for the millions of sui- fering little ones, who, in their short lives, have known nothing but fear, hunger, and want. For these tasks money is needed.

iiquitania To _ Carry Immigrants -

OTTAWA. Feb. l0—(CP) —-Rl'- sourca Minlstbr Glen announced tonight the Federal Go». nment has agreed to pay the Cunaid White Star Company a fixed sum to keep the liner Aquitania on the Southampton-Halifax run un- til the end of 1948.

The vessel, requisitloned by the United Kingdom Transport Miri- lstry since early in the Second World War, will be returned to company control March 3i. will return to the Canadian ser- viée about May 20.

Mr. Glen said Cunard White Star intends to boost the Aqui- iania's capacity from 1,460‘ pas- sengers to 1,125. Between May 26 and the end of the year she ls scheduled to make ilszound voy- ages. ' V . '

"As a condition d! the lgree- ment, the; Cunard White Stat Company undertakes lo provide space for priority bookings for ii:- tween 1,050 and 1,160 immigrants to Canada on each voyage, mak- ing s ‘total of 12,100 berths in uii for the 11 round trips," Mr. Glen

lemons ddln M-‘IO cents.

said in l. statement.

British People Hear Optimistic Forecast

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‘"33", ( -Whlle some sntl-goverrunent ,, ——' politicians predicted that Britain NW .in stoek- Pig is rushing Into bankruptcy and

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while’ thepublic nerved itself for further iusvy doses of austerity.

i Mvd pupil-known Britllh economist“

today published predictions that Britain would end the you with an spproclsblyhlshcr standard of "n". . .

Whstner the future mly hold. the record cg the past turned out to be better than vvss supposed. A new index of industrial produc- tion, by the economic service of Iondon and Cambridge Universit- lll. showed thct production lllt

Assuming fuHiin-ient o: the Gov- ernment's target of redrcsslnl Britain's over-all balance of ony- ments by the end or this 10h!‘ (which would still leave a dollar gap at the rate of 81.300.000.000 sn- nisaily) the two economists)?!“- Jamel Meade of Omnbridle end Frank Pallh of London. forecast that Britain's standard of living will be 13 per cent better‘ fhln 1047 and more than N Per "h! better than i906.

_‘l‘h calculated also that if the budge next April shows s lurplul of £400.000.000.000 (0l,000,000.000) which should be lttllnsble, since the present budget slrssdy ha: an ostensible surplus of more than £'I00,000.000 ' infistlonlry pressure

|J|E'S_ _ h Covers Prince Edward’ Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2o, 194s

Paper

orrliws’. no. is - (cm-s. Wesley Stewart, Liberal member for Charlotte, told the House a! Commons tonight that he could not agree with fellow Maritime members on the shipment of Can- “ sdian goods through United States ports. speaking during continued do- bats on the reply in the Speech from the Throne, M}. Stewart said that if freight rates were lower on shipments through Portland, Me, then it was logical that ex porters. take advantage of those rates. Otherwise, Canadian tax- payers would be subsidizing Can- adian ports. Recently D. King Haul! (PC- St. John-Albert) and Gordon Is- nor (Ii-Halifax) took the view that lowered freight rates to east

Opposed To Lower Rates To Portland

ed business dons through Mari- time Canadian ports.

Only a small volume of Cane.- dlsn goods went through Ameri- can pom, Mr. Stewart said, bu‘ a large volume of American goods moved through Canadian ports.

_I"or instance. the canning in~ dusts-y in Maine found it cheaper to ship through Canada. This benefitted Canadian railways and Canadian ports.

w. Stewart suggested that sot- ion should bc liken to develop I harbor on the St. Faye River in his constituency. l-le said Oak Point would make a suitable nar- bor. Little work would have to be done to provide s harbor that could handle any type of ship- ping. The port would be closer w the open sea than was saint Joan. It also was closer to Montreal by

coast American ports had damag-

railway.

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Revolutionize Power Stations

(By Howard W. Blskeslee Assoc-

luted Pren Science Edlfnr) NEW YORK, Feb.» IiL-(AP)

--New hill! of. Jfiif; change heat Info electric cur- rent were proposed wdsy ll possible power plants of to- mori-ow.

. The report was mode to the ' ' n Institute of Mining and M ‘ ' ‘ Engineers by B. D. Cullity of the Muss- sohusetts Institute of Tech- nology. He ls in France and

his report was read to the meeting. In this futuristic scheme,

wires hung out ln sunshine would deliver electric current.

Equally well, such wires hung in u furnace, or even In front of u hot stove, would deliver electric power.

They might be one answer to changing atomic energy in- to cl ‘ ' . Getting the heat of on atomic oven, or pile, so . the place when it will make Jteam and electricity ll handl-

onpped by the fact that shu- gerous radioactive slums also get out with the heat.

But these risky atoms do not travel in Ill electric our- rent. They do‘ not fnvcli through the wires that would carry electric If such wires inside l. pile delivered power, it would come out lufe

Culllty _ siomio power but mule favor-

able comparisons with steam power.

Labor Candidate Vllls lo Scotland

PMBLEY, Renfre-wshire, soot- lsnd, no. 19 —(CP)-A Liberal- Conservutive combination failed

to defeat Labor in the Paisley by- eiection where Douglas Johnston, Solicitor-General for Sootlmndmss ’ by s msdorlty of 0,545 in a

national candidate with the lup-_ port of both Liberals and Con- ssnutives. collected 30,06 votes against 27,213 for Johnston fin the bsllottisig Wednesday. The Lisbor

cisotfon when Liberal pendent cuididstes took some of the ballots marked‘ for llscCor-

Potato Committee Makes,‘ Timely Recommendations

Committee was mcsived. The Com--

-I mp c r t a n t recommendations concerning the potato industry oi the Province, including the sug- gestion to establish a central mar- keting bcurd, were released yester- day by the Potato Committees ap- pointed at the recent joint meet- ings of Dominion and Provincial agricultural officials.

Mr. W. R. Show, Deputy Minis- ter of Agriculture, presided at yesterday's adjourned meeting at which the report of the Potato

mittee comprised Messrs. S. G. Pcppin. chairman, L. C. Cailbeck, secretary, R. R. Hurst, C. W. Agnew, G. Ramsay, H. L. Mc- Lsren, W. R. Show, L. Warren, C. shaw, N. Black, D. C. Schurman, W. MacLeod, R. MacLean. The text of the report follows:

The Potato Committee met in the Dominion Laboratory building Thursday. January 15, Mr. s. b. Pappin, the committee chairman presided.

A numiber of important topics were on the agend for discussion but time did not permit for more than five that day. The balance were discussed at two succeeding meetings held on Tuesday, Jan- uary 20 and Friday, January 2S.

No. l-Boii Management leading toward maintenance of soil’ fer- tility st highest levels, including cover crops. '

This topic elicited considerable discussion. It was brought out the‘. considerable losses in both soil snd fertilizer occur each year from the action of running water in many potato fields subsequent to harvest in the fall and again in

(Continued on Page 11 an. e) Call Prles Controls Ineffective Gesture

MONTREAL. Feb. 10 -- (GP)- The Montreal Consumers Federa-

tion, which claims to P9011591"? 2,000 local housewives, today charged that the Government's

“decision to re-lmpose price cou- trols on citrus fruits is a puny alll ineffective gesture in face of the need for rc-knposlbion of price controls on all malt)!‘ "W"

Sharp fluake Jolts Los llngslss

1.06 ANGEL-ES. Feb. l0 —(-AP) -A sharp earthquake jolted hos Angels: and vicinity tonight.

The quake was recorded at 0:21 PM. Pacific Cont Time (11:21

P.1d. 11.6312). There were no rs- porte immediate of damage. The trqnor shook downtown buildings

ma: weemmy.

and rattled windows.

respectively, were $229,587; $226,333; and Lam ‘Burner, 000

side the n-novie field were Andrew Jen-gens aind Joseph executives of the Assure-w Jergms Company, Cincinnati. for sixth place, each with $5,000 salary plus $250,000 "commission."

Parliament At-ll-Clanee

koka-Ontarlo) urged the Govern- ment to allow interest rates to rise and thus dimuzage expan- sion that would lead to s deprec- sion. ‘

of allowing income tax deductions for expenses incurred by teachers

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Louis B. Mayor Top Money Earner

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wan-memoir. Ilsb. a 4gp) -I.nuils B. Mayer, the film mug- Illl-Q. tonight led n ‘Ibcssury listing o! top money comers in the ‘Unit- ed States.

The movie industry provided more than two-tlhirds of the 105 persons listed

Mwer drew 8602.571 from Lowe's Ins. during the 12 moraths ended August. 1945.

Behind him came producgr W51. tor Wenger and the Winnipeg- bom actress, Deanna. Duo-bin, both of Universal Pictures. He got $232,. 900, she drew $262,875.

‘Iihe list was confined to persons d-"llwibg $75,000 or more from cor- Wmtions as sailairy or other pay. It covered varying 12-month per- lods between 1944 and mid-IMO. A single person without de- pendents would pay $191,772 in federal tax on c $250,000 income. In 10th, 11th and 12th place, Clark Gable, Robert Movntgcvneiry, $226.-

Iriighest paid business men out- D. Nelson, Tbiey tied

(By The causal-ii’ Press) J. M. Mscdonnall (PC-Mis-

Revenue Minister McCsl-m said’ he would investigate the question

taking summer courses.

Two Opposition members sought infoimation —- and got none — on measures proposed by the Gov- ernment ooncerning beef cattle. Norman Jaques (BC-Westaslti- win) said Canada should not pa:- ticlpate in any military force cent to Palestine to enforce partition. Ten members participated the Throne Speech debate.

In the Upper Chdinber, Senator Arthur Msrcott (PC-Manitoba). said democracies could preserve peace l! they remained strong en- ough to awe their enemies. Friday:

The Commons will diiscuss Gov- ernment business. The Senate will

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FINDS $29,500

Pbr 27 years Cecil Bailey, T.T.C. (Toronto Transportation Commis- sion) conductor, has been going through his street car after each trip looking for lost items. Rec- ently he picked up a. black bag and found $29,500 in cheques and cash. Bag belonged to Vivian Edrwards of Toronto, who was on her way to the bank.

Robbery Reported

DAIITMOUTH. N. 8., Feb. 19 - (OP) - William Cross was bound and gagged ln' the hack of his store here tonight and robbed of 8150 by three masked uren who escaped in s. our, police reported.

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Unemployment

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y’ HALIFAX. Feb. 1e 4c?) -

Novs Scotia’s grooving unemploy- ment problem will undergo re- newed study tomorrow when the Maritime’ Regional Advisory Com-

Iubscrfptiou Delivered 80.00. ‘

35-00. other Provinces l U. l. IQ

137m PROFITS on FRUITS REASONABLE

s1,ooo Donation re Liberal Member Not Canadian Appeal

For Children's fund

Figuregllrel Quoted For ‘ Prices Probe

By R08! MUNIO

OTTAWA, Feb. 18 — (C?) _ High wholesale profits in citrus fruits in recent months were not out of line considering losses on other produce and the short sup- ply, wholesale representatives maintained today before the 0cm- rnons Price Committee.

George Reynolds, secretary of the Toronto Wholesale Pnlit 1nd Produce iilerchants Association, tool: the stand in rebuttal of charges made by retailers that the wholesalers were indulging in "gross prcflteering."

While Agreeing that there have been “substantial profits" in cit- rus fruits due to strong demand and limited supply resulting from the Nov. l'l import embargo, he

potatoes, British Columbia apples and Texas cabbage at a loss.

The witness told the commit“; ‘that prices charged by growers of Ontario vegetables have beg“ 1n. creasing sharply in recent monthg and produced invoices to prove hi] statement,

“I would like you not to third; that the grower i: a profiteer." Mr. Reynolds amphaslfcd.

"He is entitled to what the fall'- ket 831°?“ him. He did not creafb

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May Cash Savings At Post Offices

OFITAWA, Feb. l0 —(CP)—'f‘he Government is looking into pm- posals that holders of war sav- ings certificates be allowed to cash them st post offices sud e statement will be made within s. few days, Hnanoe- Mi - Ab- bott said today in the Commons in reply to John Diefenbsker‘ (PC-Lake Centre).

mfttee of tihe 1. ‘ In- sures-ice Commission meets in Halifax, home of half of the Province's 14,000 registered Jobless. The mon-thly meeting will con- sider potential work and other means to alleviate the situation.

' FIQCH HOPE FOR GOOD CROP

RAMS, Feb. 10-(AP)-A bump- sr wheat crop is in prospect for Hence, in spite of s. cold wave that has brought sub-freezing temperatures the last few days, the Agriculture Ministry said to-

not sit. l

O’I'I‘AWA, Feb. iii-Special)- Prince Edward Island overall pro- duction for export has undergone s steady and substantial increase in the post-weer years. it was re- vealed today in s. return tabled in the House ofCommons in re- ply to specific enquiries dude rs- cently by J. Watson MacNsught, Liberal member for Prince.

Mr. MacNaught sought figures on freight-car, truck and passen- ger iirtomoblie traffic from Bor- den to ‘Ibrmcntins and, in the opposite direction in i046, 1040 and 1047. since cor-loadings are ._"ssso-i ‘ ofgen- oral economics. the figures tabled

‘IURONIO, Feb. 19 — (CD- John Berezanski. blind garage pro- prietor. today offered $100 reward for lhearrestoftisc person or persons who shot and killed liis ggglng-QYQ do; while robbing his safe of $850 Wednesday flight.

A " dog, owned by his brother, was shot through the neck when the thieves sutured the out» body plant. 1k- is receiving veter- inary cure.

Brezsnski was forlorn st the loss of the canine companion and guide. "Wherever 1 went. he was thus m," he ism. "1 wouldn't

day.

Figures “Show Increase In P. E . Island Exports

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sded freight-cars travelling from Borden to Tormentine in 1047 (s. large proportion of them loaded with potatoes for export). totalled 23.064 as compared to 22.001 for 1948 and 20,117 for 1045. A’ similar increase was shown in the number of trucks and auto- mobiles crossing Northunjiberland Strait. Oars and trucks in 194"!

totalled 19,527 compared to 13.735

llu i046 and only 0,308 in 1945. Figures of car and truck move-