SEPTEMBER‘ 17. 1949

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id Shipments By Car ferry

of oorly turnips is reflected in the traffic figured for the month of August

The heavy msrkotlnl

which were released yesterday 5.0m the office of the Divisional superintendent of the C. N. Ii... Charlottetown. The report showed that 5D cars had been shipped as against 38 in August 1948,

There was a big increase‘in flour end feed imports last month, the figure being 186 carloads in com- parison to 138 for August last ycgr. On the other hand 10 csr loads of hay and straw were ex-

i-ted this year while none were exported in Alllust. 1948- ,

Three cars of blueberries were ghrpped last month while none “we shipped in August, 1948. Fer- irillfll‘ imports fell off greatly, the ugure being 3 cars last month as iiillllflfli. l2 in 194B. '

There was a considerable de- crease in both livestock exports and imports. Exports for the corres- ponding months dropped from 92 m i940 to 71 in 1949 and imports (irnpped 'from 19 in i948 to 9 in 194.".

Exports of potatoes and meats '11‘? down from those of August 114.". Meats dropped from 14 to 7 ‘timid potatoes fell from l2 to 9. m ‘r and cheese showed n large 1 rise there being B cars ex- p.» d last August in comparison '.\'i.il two in August 1048.

Other shipments by ',',‘i'.i‘t the corresponding for Aug- ue. i948 in brackets, included:

l~i~~om Tormentine to Borden: Mains 22 (i2); coal 1'71 (183); fruits 2i (11); gas and oils 152

(til); hardware 0 (45); lime 15 (l4); lumber 69 (34); less carloads it’: (263); meats 7 (8)7 ‘hachinery i; (l8); sugar 18 (l6); salt 9 (l0); srlrfltfd waters 2‘! (31); miscellan- eous 172 (341); ccment 54 (24); Llliwily coal 40 (57); molasses 0. in; railway material 6'7 (44); can- nod goods 20 (13); stone, sand and gi-avcl ill (O).

Borden to Tormentine: Fish 10 '21); hardware 0 (30)? hide! 1 (o)? l-ss carloads 81 (84); miscellane- ..z (67); moss 4 (2); autos 1 (0); lumber 2 (4); vegetables 1 (0); machinery 5 (0).

Toti incoming shipments via Tormiritilie amounted to 142d cars last month as against i452 cars in August 1948. Outgoing shipments via Borden totalled 350 as against (W) in August last year.

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p.31; was e. police informer who trapped Communist university stu- dents in 1903, and threatened to unmask him unless he followed American orders.

(in New York, Rajk’! statement was declared "strictly nonsense" by Koviich. who retired from “)6 army as a colonel and went bad! to civilian life as a hotel manner.)

nhjie said that tn 104s his orders mine from a Martin Himmler. member of an American Army counter-intelligence force that d0- livcred fugitive Hungarian wsr criminals for trial in Buds-pest af- ter they were captured in Germ- onv and other countries.

Later in 194s. Rajk said. nimm-| ler told him that he could set his. orders thereafter from Yugoslavia.‘

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,' BIRTHS

. . DAY-At Prince County Hospital on September 11th. 1949, to Mr. and Mrs. Harland Day. Norhoro, PILL. -a daughter. Marlene Florence.

normals-lint the P. E. Island Hos-

liitni on September 10th. 1949, to Z Mr. and Mrs. Hugh MacLean, City. - a daughter. Weight ‘I lbs. 11 one.

.. .FRIZZELL—At the P. E. I. Hospi- _tal. August 24th, 1949, to Mr. and , Mrs. Elmer P1121611, Cornwall, s t W1. William Leigh.

f DEATHS

i MURRAY - At Fredericton, Sept.

' 15. 1049, Nelson Murray, aged 78 roars. Funeral will toko pllso 0n

I Sunday, Sept. 18, at 1:30 p.m. from Fredericton Church, Interment in Fredericton Cemetery.

WARD - At Kingston, on Friday, . 38M. 16, Eileen Ward in her 19th

utter. Funeral from the residence ,. 0i her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl i, wlfii- Kingston, on Sunday, Sept. 18. Service starting at 1:30. In- E torment Kingston Cemetery.

i IN MEMORIAM

In memory of Mrs. William I. Aw‘. who passed owey lopt. u.

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CHANDLER B308. for s11 Ply. wood requirements.

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FLIGHTS to St. Pierre. Migue- ion. For information call Maritime Central Airways Limited st 2061.

UBURCH NOTICE. — The Pres- byterian Church in Canada. Service st Caledonia September 13"., u; 7.30 P. M. Rev. J. Irving Fletcher. will be the Guest Speaker. special 511181113 by the Brooklyn Trio.

COVEIIEAD - UNION ROAD UNI- TED CHURCH. — Services for Sun- dly. Beptcmber 18th are: West Covehead 11 A. M. Union Road 7.30 P. M. The Rally Day Service will be held st the Union Road Service 37.30. Rev. Thos. A. Wilson. Illn- er. i

NOTICE T0 ADVEBTIHERS. - Advertisers sre reminded that their copy must he in the Guardian not later than noon the prev- ious day to guarantee insertion. Out. of city sdvertisers who tele- phone classitisds, etc.. should par- ticularly besr this in mind.

LARGEST S. D. U. CLASs _ The largest graduation class in the history of St. Dunstarfs Univers- ity registered at the College Thurs- dsy. There are 48 members in the class. The total number of students registered Ls on a pa: with that of the lest two years as 2'16 students have registered to date with about 25 more yet to enroll, The enroll- ment tn College years shows an 1n- creneo over previous years, but the nilmber of students in Grade XI is slightly smaller than that of for- med- semesters.

ATTEND CONFERENCE -6ev- crsl Island delegates who attended the annual conference of the Can- adian Education Association held st Fredericton this week returned home last night. They included the newly appointed Canadian President, Dr. Lloyd Show, Deputy Minister of Education, and Messrs. Malcolm Mwxenzie. Charlotte- town. J. Giknore, Boston's Mill, C. B. Jelly, Bummerside, Mr. C. Callaghan, Alberton and L. Doiron, Charlottetown. Mr. Chand- ler who also attended the meeting continued on to Montreal. Dr. Show presided st s meeting oi‘ the directors held In Fredericton Thursday night.

Personals

Mk‘. Edwin Steele left this morn- ing for Holy Heart seminary. Hali- fax, where he will begin his studies for the priesthood.

Mrs. Ina. J. Clarke of West. Palm Beach, Florida, Mrs. Edna. G. Shaw, Oiney, Md.. Mr. s-nd Mrs. Charles P. lknery Ind Mrs. Hilary's moth- er, Mrs. William E. Houston of Concord, N. 11.. are the guests of Mr. arid Mrs. William Molyneaux. North River. Mrs. Houston was formerly from Charlottetown.

Most Merchants Favor Installation 0f Parking Meters

'I'he general reaction of merch- ants who may find parking meters in front of their stores when the proposed “our loiter" control on Queen and Grafton Streets is in- troduced is almost entirely favour- able to the meters. The Guardian learned in a survey yesterday.

There was no discussion of park- ing meters at the City Council last evening, but Councillor Farmer said he thought the matter would be settled at next Tuesday's session.

As far as could be learned. it is proposed to place 121 Mic-o meters along the west side of Queen Street trcm Richmond to Kent and on the north side of Grafton from Queen to Gt. George Street. Should these prove successful. the meter system may be extended.

This particular meter is similar to those installed in Summerstde, Halifax. Moncton, Truro. Glace Bay. Sydney and elsewhere in the Marl- times.

A nials will allow om hour's parking. This can bo divided into periods of 14 minutes for one cent.

Most merchants thought the principle was sound as the meters would force “permanently” Plfhd cos-s sway to allow n steady flow of customers’ osrs to P"! i“ 9°!“ of their stores. “Instead of keel)- ilig cars sway, it will lot them lei in," was the comment of Mr. 6.1-1. Chandler of Fennel Ind Chandler and I. D. Ross of ROI!" M9041"-

Howevef. Mr. A. Bruce Mec- yherson feels "N! ml? b! l“ eight in largo centres but. could be s nuisance in Charlottetown. "Anyway. they will awn the ‘amid- stsnd‘ sitters who wstch the Bot- urdny night parade-oil Saturday night." someone else russerwd 15¢ would no cheap for those who liked 8 hours of such entertainment.

Ab Moors and Mscheodb. - WA. Stewart, vice-president sold he n; strongly tn favour of the meters two yosrs ago and hlllft cbnngod lls mind. Mr. JP. Gor- don agreed with him. Mr. W-O- lseohod sold it would. be nocos- ssry to soo that me verllns will remain conveniently available. .

Messrs. JD. MacDonald, 1I.C. Atkinson and '1'. m! ' M" would like to soo s consul!" l?!- stsllotton in the business section. If‘. MacDonald feels that il "would be dnsdsquoto to make n hi!‘ test on ottslu streets only."

Mr. El. lsller of ifolnians says that dimlnsntdo is "delightld with

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Ontario Cabinet Member Pleased With Visit Here

“The Trans-Canada Highway will be of immense value in bring- ing us together so that we may know each other better. Our Prov- inces will be only two days apart." stated Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy. Ontario Minister of Agriculture yesterday.

"This is my first visit to the Milfiiimfll. outside of the ocean 11°)“. Ind I've fallen in love with the people," continued the seven- W-YBAI-Oid ell-Premier of Ontario. “I haven't the least doubt that. my family will visit Prince Edward Island next year. You have a, won. derful country here."

A fruit furmerhimself, Mr. Ken- nedy said that he vislted an Island Orchard yesterday with Premier “"95 "B5 800d as I've ever seen in my life." _

Here on departmental business. the Minister of Agriculture said that he was making p, kind e1 our. vey "to see what you're doing and so find out how we can better our methods. I like everything I see. 1 believe your records of seed pota- toes wlll increase and agree that it's wise for you to go into seed. I know your potatoes well. Our best stores in Ontario use them."

Mr, Kennedy referred to the failure of the Ontario turnip crop. He Isaid that they ship an average of 4,000 carloads a year to the states. Because of disease this year, they will ship only 1,000.

Maritime Boitlers Hold Conference

Mr. L. S. Saunders, Moncton, was re-electcd President of the Maritime Battlers of Carbonated Beverages at. their 7th annual con- ference held at the Charlottetown Hotel yesterday. Approximately 80 delegates from the four Maritime Provinces were in attendance.

The meeting was addressed by Mr. J. A. Whitmore, Toronto, exe- cutive secretury of the Canadian Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages. He stressed the necessity of keep- ing high standards in the beverage business.

Mr. Lee Saunders, president, spoke about the enlarged associa- tion whlch had for the first time bottlers from Newfoundland. He stressed the importance of con- tinued quality control in all phases of the soft drink industry and the fact. that increased recognition of beverages as a food placed n, greater responsibility on all bev- erage manufacturers to maintain the high standard set.

Mr. O. L. Vardy, Newfoundland. told the group about the new prov- ince's beverage difficulties and Mr. H. Hughes of Diversey Corpora- tion spoke on bottle sterilization. Mr. R. F. Streb, St. John, told of the smaller bottler and his place in the community.

A reception was held at 5:45 yes- terdny evening. It. was followed by the annual dinner and enter- tainmcnt.

Following are the 1950 executive: Hon. Pres, Mr. J. A. Ferguson, Sussex; Pres, L, S. Saunders, Moncton; Vice-Pres. for N.5., Mr. H. R. Murphy, New Glasgow; Vice- Pres. for N. B., Mr. A. G. Neal St. John; Vlce- res. for P. E. 1.. Mr. F. R, Seaman, Charlottetown: Secretary Treasurer, Mr. R, Streb, St. John, N. B,

Directors for 1950: Messrs. L. S. Saunders, Moncton; A. G, Neal, Saint John; F. S. Gorharn, Fred- ericton; J. W. Walsh, Chatham; W. L. Morris, Dartmouth; R. Mac- Kinnon, Glace Bay; N. R. Mur- phy, New Glasgow; Aubrey Bird. Springhtll; J. T. Morris and F. R. Seaman, Charlottetown,

Federal Grants For School So_c_ial Work

OTTAWA. Sept. 16 -—(CP) - Federal grants of $50,000 to Canad- ian schools of social wort: were ap- proved today by the Health De- partment. "

Each of the seven schools operat- ing last year got $1.000 and the rest of themoney was divided ac. cording to enrolment last year, the department announced.

Grants to each school were: Mar- itime School of Social Work, Hali- fax, $2,400; Laval University, Que- bec. $6,280; University of Montreal, $8,240; McGlil University, Mont- real. $6.040; University of Toronto. $13,150; University of Manitoba. Winnipeg. $3.890; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, $12,- 1M.

AMPHIBIAN

The oiimtbiltg perch is e fish sble :0 travel overland by means of its ins.

them" and intends to tend them to the side streets.

A number of merchants were non-committal saying that they knew nothing of parking meters and so could not. psss an opinion.

Claims Potatoes Proof Against Late Blight

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SAINT JOHN, N. B., Sept. 16- (CP)—’1‘hree acres of potatoes being harvested near Alma, in Albert County, may revolutionize the potato-growing industry and eventually save the world hund- reds of millions of dollars a year, the Telegraph- Journal will ssy in a newspabge story tomorrow.

They are owned by the Federal Department of Agriculture, which will take elaborate precautions to assure that nobody profits orl them exorbltantly. says the report.

Their ttemendo value lies in the fact that they resist late blight, the worst scourge of potato farms. There are two varieties, now desig- mated simply as F—394 and F—43l. 1f iill goes well they will be named officially in the spring. multiplied next summer and distributed to farmers lri 195i.

"lt is expected that they will prove to be one of the greatest agricultural developments of all time. They could easily be an im- portant factor in easing world food shortages," the story continues.

Spraying commercial potato fields against blight in New Bruns- wick. Nova Scotia and Prince Ed- ward lsland costs $500,000 a year but even in these sprayed tlelds the loss from blight averages $2,500,000 annually. Blight resist- ant potatoes could eliminate both the need for spraying and the loss, saving farmers of the three prov- inces $3,000,000 annually. On an international scale. the saving could reach hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

The new species are the result of 16 years of intensive research by horiiculturists, pathologists and entomologists at the Fredericton Experimental Station of the Fed- eral Department of Agriculture. F—394 and F—431 have a common ancestor in Mexico, a wild cousin of the ordinary potato.

They are produced by crossing established varieties of potatoes with the Mexican species, and by a long, slow process of selective breeding. More than 175,000 seed- lings were grown and tested.

Of this number, two seedlings measured up to requirements and have passed the "laboratory stage." This is the first year they have been reproduced in any quantity. About 1,000 bushels are being dug, and unless there is sn unforseen hitch there will be some 7,000 to 8,000 bushels for general distribu- tion after they have been multi- plied again in 1950.

The new species are still sub- ject to approval by the Dominion Plant Inspection Service but pres- ent indications are that they will pass with flying colors, says the report.

Blight-resistant potatoes grown this year in districts where blight is bad showed no sign of the dis- ease. Their foliage remained green and rotted in the same fields.

City Council

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ed scheme at least the widow will be eligible for continued pert pay- ment. thereby increasing the li- ability of the City.

"The situation is much more alarming in the case of the female

F- employee who can retire at 60.

The some amount of $5,880 would have been paid into the fund on her account for the some period but she can retire five years ear- lier. As the female life expectancy is greater, there would need to be $11,160 to her credit to give her the proposed $60 s month pension for life."

Coun. Johnstono declared fur- ther that he believed the time was not far distant when there would have to be adjustments whereby government and municipalities would have to share in taxation. "If this happens in the near fut- ure, it is desirable for the City to have a true picture of its finances. This it would not have under this scheme." He asked if the plan was designed "to be sound or just all we can afford end better than nothing?" ,

Coun. Farmer: "f think it is de- signed to be sound."

Coun. Johnstone: "When the defects being to show up in the far future it will cost future tax- payers tens of thousands of dol- iars more than now appears on the surface. Would you like o few Do- minion Government figures."

Mayor MacDonald: "We have been working on this for s you: now and the Council ls prepsred either to pass it now or throw it into the waste popt basket."

Councillor Johnstone then quot- ed his figures and concluded, "This present council need not wony when this comes about. The evil effects will not become evident for perhaps 20 or 25 years. If it's the only thing we can do, let us at least make it closr ‘to the citizens what they may expect."

coun, lsowther: "All that may be perfectly true. But this scheme is based on the Provincial Ciovem- lncnt plan which seems to work."

Coun. J ‘ ‘ : “it hasn't gone

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lecturing st: classes; also groups of Registered Ayrehtros, "Females only”. Generous prises and cruelt- sge allowance.

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long enough for us to know if it works. It's weakness will not show up for some time."

Coun. Lowther: "It may be un- sound - but it works

Coun. Johnstono: "I don't sgrso that it works. It can't work from these figures.”

Record Martin: "The Provin- cisl Act suggests that this scheme is inadequate."

Councillor Johnswne: "I would like this Council to go on record that such is the cue."

The council adjourned until Tuesday evening, September 20 at ‘I o'clock for further discussion of the scheme. The question of the suporannusttonmnding with s 80% allowance to the widow during her

od of widowhood, or whether

A t should be extended to the do-

pendents of the deceased pensioner will be taken up st that time. It was suggested that senior civ-

$5.000 Grant To lied Cross For Blood Sgvices

A grant of $5.000 to the Red Cross Society for blood transfusion services has been made by the Pro- vincial Government. it was learned yesterday following a meeting of the Eocecutive Council. '

Miss Doris Easter was appoint- ed assistant instructor in mathe matlcs at Prince of Wales College and Mr. Arnold Godfrey, Mt. Her- bert, sanitary inspector in the De- partment of Health and Welfare.

Text of Letter to Provincial Premiers its B.H.A.A. Changes

OTTAWA. 5011C. 12 -- (C?) Text of letter sent to provincial Premiers regarding British North America, Act amendments;

“Eor some time the government has been giving consideration to devising s satisfactory means of removing the necessity, on every occasion on which an amendment to the British North America Act i8 Ieql-ilffld, 0f going through the form of having the amendment made by the parliament of the United Kingdom. it does not ac- cord with the status of Canada. as s. fully autonomous nation, that we should be obliged to have re- course to the parliament of an- other ccuntry, however close our association with that country, to determine our own affairs. More- over, it. has been made increasingly clear to the government that the parliament of the United Kingdom has no desire to perpetuate the ex- isting anomalous situation any longer than is absolutely necessary.

“Before the recent election I stated, on several occasions, that it was the view of the government that a method should be worked out to amend our constitution in Canada, and that any such meth- od should ‘iiclude the fullest sate- guards of provincial rights and jurisdiction, and of the use of the two official languages and of those other rights which are the sacred trust of our national partnership.

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"I stated also that it. was the in- tention of the government, after the election, to consult the provin- cial governments with a. view to working out s method of amend- ing the constitution in Canada, which would be satisfactory to sll Canadians.