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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew Ci-IARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1950

33 PERISH IN GASOLINE TRUCK-STREET CAR COLLISION

Bank Bandit Wounds Two In Dash For Freedom fierce

Prince Of Wales College Pass List

Following is the pass list and

list of graduates and honour atu-.

dents. in alphabetical order, at Prince of Wales College. the an- nual commencement exercises of which take place this morning:

Iourtls You Honour Diploma; Alphabetical

Sheldon Cameron, Albany Beverley Fitzgerald. Ch'town Raymond Griffin, Montague Jana Johnstone, Charlottetown Greta MacDonald, MacNeill's Mills

Sydney MacGowan. Kilmuir Elmer Maclsaae, Ch'town

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Gamhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"To arrive. a car 2 CW oats. Book. McGulgan & Boyle.

"Dance. Caledonia Hall, Tues- day. May 30th. Good music.

"In stock. clover seeds. cedar posts and cement. McGuigan and Boyle.

"Farmers, limited supply of clover seeds on hand. Rush orders. Vernon J. Noye, Hunter River.

"Vernon River players present their play "Pigtails" in Pow-nai l-iali. Friday, May 26.

. "Lot. so Players will present "The Colonel's Maid" in Fort Aug- ustus Hall, Friday. May 26th.

"Fresh cooked Lobster daily at Edison's General store. Vernon Bridge.

"Community Films, Hampton Hall Friday May 20th. Everybody welcome.

"See Morcil Players in Tracadie Hall. Wednesday. May (fist. Car- tain 8.30. Dance after.

"Pownai Y. P. U. will present a repeat performance of "Meet The Husband” Pownai Hall. Mon- day, May 29. Curtain 8:30.

"Hunter River starch Factory will be operating daily until Wod-

neaday. May slat. Appointments not necessary. "Spring Valley Players will

present their play "The Path Across the Hills" in Long River Hall, Friday, May 28.

"We still have a limited quan- tity of clover seeds, aI!o acme purple top turnip seed. .1. Russell Drie- cull. Mt. Herbert.

"Kelly's Cross Hall. Friday. May 26th. Seven Mile Bay present their three act comedy. Curtsin 0 o'clock sharp. Dance after.

"Charlottetown B. Y. P. U. play. ”.'V'obody's Home" (3 act scomedy). Clyde River Hall. Thursday, June lsi. 8.30 P. M. Auspices Y. P. U.

"Don't miss a single thrill. See the show "Beau Gcste". Friday, May 28th, 8.30 P. M. South Rustico lloli.

"Regular dance at Skl'"I'i! "WV London every Tuesday night. Dan- rlng from 9 still 1. Good music and canteen aervloo.

"collecting Hogs by truck for Canada Packers every Thiuaday. beginning May 4th. Phone 27-121 Hunter River ltxchsnse. D. 1- Macbowoll.

"Charlottetown B. Y. P. U. play f'Nobody's Home” (8 act comedy). Kingston Hall, Thursday. June 8th. Ila) P. M. Auspioes Womonls In- atltuto.

"You never laughed until you iec "William Benedict” in "Life of Riley" plus "Three Stoolsf It Naobonald Bros. Theatre. In. Stewart tonight:

"Unloading car Quaker-Ml! flog Grower and Dairy ilstion. Frida and anuraay st J-if Sid- ing. on prices. Ellis Bros. COI- tray Royalty. Phone mo-.7.

"Unloading today. rrid-v Ind Saturday hullk feed wheat 345 Mr cwt. lrlng bolI- Mill in '”c”- csrload of cement. asphalt shins- ies. quantity mixed clover Iced. low "in. to clear. it. D. Dlckieson. New Glasgow.

"laying Pigs Monday until noon at Fredericton. paying 331-00 our for good pig: over so lbs. each. Will buy any kind and sizes. will not be buying at any other voiaio until the following week. laud Jorgeuen. . ,

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Ian MocMillan. Charlottetown Frank Pigot. Mt. Stewart Gloria Read. Brae

'Charles Rogers. Ch'town Margaret Stewart. West Point

Graduating Dlplomu

.!1arle Coffin. Moreli

'Noreen Connolly, Ch'town Eriand Henderson. Freeland David Hurst. Charlottetown Edward Lund. Charlottetown Wendell MacKinnon. Ch'town Angus MacLean. Flat River Arthur MacLean, Vernon River Donaida MacLeod, Victoria Gower Mullln, Ch'town Frank Veroni, Ch'town.

Fourth Year Pas: Lia!

'Theo Crozier, Dnrnlcy

'Claude Godfrey, North Wiiishire Wendell Horton, Meadow Bank 'Lioyd MacLeod. Summerside 'Neil MacLeod. Summerside Warren Macitae, Ch'town

James Morrison, Hamilton 'Wiison Ramsay, Summerslde Robert Vanlderstine, Peter"; Rd. fLorralne VanMaarion. Ch'town

Third Year Certificates Alphabetical

Robert Agnew, Ch'town Kathleen Bolger. Stanley Bridge Etta Coffin, Mt. Stewart

- Carol Marie Coles, Ch'town Allison Holmes. East Royalty Lila Howe. Murray Harbor P.hIiip Jardine. Charlottetown Albert Johnston. Montague Blair Kelly. Souihport Shirley Lewis, Freetown Willard MacKay, Freeland Elmer Macifenzie, Ch'town Heather MacLenn. New Wiltshirc Neil MacLean. Miscouche Wallace MaeLenn, Vernon River 'lsabel MacLeofl. Ch'town Stanley MacNnir, Ch'town Dorothy Mnchin. Charlottetown George Martin. Kinross Kathleen Pratt. St. Peter's Sterling Robbins. Kinross Dallas Santry, Charlottetown Clara Simmons. Summeraide Anna Veale. iPori Hill John Wood. Charlottetown Ann Woodaide Summersida William Wrigllt, Kinkora

Third Year Paaa List Alphabetical Malcolm Campbell, Graham's Road 'Faul Cudmoro. Ch'town Leith Douglas, Ch'town -Agne. Duffy, Webster's Corner Flora Gillies. Ch'town .

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Childgonly Survivor In Plane Crash

BOGOTA. Colombia. May 25y- (Reuters) A 10-year-old girl. only survivor oi a DIEM CV35” last night which killed 25 Colom- bians. said today that she was saved by being flung through is window-she did not know how.

The girl. Olgo Racla, told a res- cue party that she stood dazed 300 yards away and watched the blot- ing wreck oi a Larisa airliner which crashed into a mountain near Posto. in South Colombia.

Her only injury was a slilhi Ci” on the right leg.

The 22 other passengers and three crew members died.

Horseplay In

lloses N-ewe When Girl Teller Screams

Ml0N'l'REAL. May as -(OP) -- fOP)-A-vlone gunman today shot down a policeman and a bank manager in a wild. panicky dash for freedom after unaucceastully trying to hold up a Bank of Tor- onto branch on downtown Beaver Hall Hill.

Sergeant Alex Gammon of the R.C.'M.P. was shot in the side. one bullet lodging near his heart. His condition was reported critical by hospital authorities.

Bank manager Stanley G. Blok- ley, shot in the groin. was report- ed in satisfactory condition.

Both fell to the sidewalk just outside the bank. I-luindreds of noon-hour pedestrians crowded

about them, shoving and pushing. until a dozen men mm the City's Mounted Police sq-uad rode their horses through the milling throngs and cleared a passage.

The gunman escaped through the crowds. twisting and turning in his dash for an alleywayl

Only four employees were on duty and there were no tuners when the bandit entered he bank.

Girl Teller screams

Dc-ris Paris. pretty blonde teller. stepped into her cage to serve him.

The gunman said quickly: "This is a holdup. Hand me the money."

was Paris screamed and fell to the floor.

The gunman turned and ran for

the front door, chased by unt- ant Douglas Dunstan. - The bandit. tried to push the door instead of pulling it Failing to get it open. he turned in panic and ran back through the bank to- ward the rear" entrance.

Manager Blckley ran from his office and Joined the chase. He was shot. down as he reached the sidewalk. l' At. the same time Sgt. Gamma-n, on his way to lunch from his guard duties at the nearby Bank of Canada. ran up and he, too, was shot.

Av customer just entering the bank fainted.

As the guns 1 n ran past Clam- man he fired two more shots into

the Mountie, doubled up on the pavement.

Polite. who began combing boarding houses and garages in

the district. said they believe the gunman is the same man who has staged six minor hoidups in the last month.

some bystanders said they be- lieve an accomplice was waiting outside the bank. They say they saw a man, dressed in khaki clothes and holding a gun. flee when the first shot was fired.

GETS 32.800 PAYROLL

M0N'I'R4EAlL. May 25 -(CF) - A lone gunman robbed a truck driver of a. ta.8oo payroll on em- and Rcuyn street today.

Police said the driver. Ephraim Lecavalier. had left the bank with g payroll for Paramount Service linterprises Limited. The EU 1! jumped on the running board of the truck and snatched the Day- roll from the seat beside Lecavalier.

The bandit disa peered up a back street sfte; rid for several blocks on the side of the truck.-

BALKAN AGRICULTURE

About 60 per cent of the area of Yugoslavia is devoted to agricul-

ture.

Commons,

Senator Member Charges

UITAWA. May 25 -- (OP) - Tho senate launched a formal move for reform of the House of Commons today with char!" Nihi- uho,,,p1.y" goes on there in the making of the law a Chit Fl?- lfamentarlans are won to ensue in vote-catching activities.

These charges - and others :- eamo from senator 0.8. moss. 72- year-old Liberal from Call!!! WM gponaored the motion and from samtor John '1'. Hair. I-rooreuive oonservativo leader. who SW90"- od it.

Bonaior Roar motion proposed a Sonata-commons commit"! 90 study "suggested constitutional changaa affecting the House of commons. including the batta- funetloning of the House of com: mona in our parliamentary system.

It suggested Iuchhsuconsmitioo

requested the on of the Oonanions bo uted to he decide their on reform fats. on lonator noes. whose sno- tionullowo by two days a renow-

ed debate in the Commons on Sen- ate reform proposals. had a few things to say. He said some Bens- tora might be in "the evening of life" but without their sage advice Government might be expected to follow a perilous course. No critic could point to a sinsh imi-IMO in which the sonata had failed in its

duty.

Ho said the Commons was the home of the "clever aphorism" and added:

"All this campaigning for votes on the floor of the Commons. all this fllibustering. all this hone- play take up much time in the commons and is of enormous cost to the country. The House of com- mons shouid be reformed."

Senator lfaig agreed and went further. as called the commons a "merry-go-round” of talk. He said in any Commons reform one point to consider would be the caning to order of any member "altorhohsdspohuswitimoain one auaion."

Ha wouid also douoo that "every man over title would be inelig- ible forever of becoming a mom- DC of tho leash."

OTTAWA. May 25 - (CP) - A new increase in freight rates- smaliest in the post-war series- was awarded the railways today. spokesmen promptly said it would be appealed to the Federal Ca- binet by aeven Provincial Govern- ments.

Indications were the Govern- ments, which already have an ap- peal pending before the Cabinet on the last previous increase, would ask that the new one he stayed before it could be applied on the June 0 effective date.

The newlyauthorized increase would yield the railways about 013,000,000 a year and would amount to 3.4 per cent over ex- isting ratea on the traffic to" which it applies. Many rates would be exempted altogether or would receive only I modified applica- tion of the hoist.

Major exemptions include the bulk of the grain traffic between the head of the Lakes and the Pacific Coast. coal and coke, feed. grains traffic generally and ex- port and import rates to and from Canadian ports which are on a parity with corresponding United States rates.

in awarding the new boost, the Board of Transport Commission- ers upheld the contention of the lrlailwaysthat it had made a legal,

error" in a March 1 judgmcnf awarding the railways an increase Of Only 16 per cent on an applica- tion for a 20 per cent increase filed in the summer of 1048.

Effect of today's decision was to boost the 16 to the full 20 per cent requested. which amounts to an upward revision of 3.4 per cent onvthe rates effective through the March 1 judgment.

At that, the Commission con- ceded it had fallen short by about Si.000,000 of meeting a deficiency which it found in the i040 revenues of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

The legal error, as contended by the railways and now admitted by the Board. came in the way the Board went about covering this deficiency of the Canadian Pacific. "yardstick" line for rate-mak-

In the March 1 decision, it found the deficiency in C. P. R. income for 1949 was 320,971,000. But the 10 per cent boost it awarded would yield only 822,361,000. That :1,"

New Rates Boost Worth 013,000,000 To Two '

Railways, Is Estimate

Today": increase, the Board said. would yield a total of ss2Ei.954.000 against the deficiency, failing to meet it by roughly si,000.000. However, the Board said it was not going beyond the 20 per cent because that was all the railways had asked for. .

Dr. l. W. Shaw Speaks M C. M. A. Convention

TORONTO, May 25 - (cpl .- Canadian industrialists were told today they may have atomic-pru- duced electricity feeding their plants about the time their baby sons of today are in engineering school.

The forecaster was Dr. L, G, cook of the National Research-Councis, Chalk River, Ont.. and his aud- ience the annuai general meeting of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association.

summing up current views. he envisioned a pilot or experimental plant in eight to 10 years and a plant available for special uses to selected ers in about an- other 10 years.

Dr. L. W. Shaw. Deputy Minis- ter of Education. Prince Edward Island, and president of the Can- adian -Education Association, told the meeting's education group:

"Infonned public opinion is the first necessit, to imIprove.ed-uca- tional conditions 'in any country.

e t -'- is a tremendously im- portani; agent, In the matter of selecting, training, engaging and paying our teachers, where does Public opinion stand? Is there any- thins We can do to rouse public Oillnion and make it well-informed in this connection?"

He asked for an education pro- smm "which recognizes the one- ness of the individual, the indiv- idual differences between and mi- ong individuals, and the import- ance of the teacher and program of work in developing individuals to the end that they may be good professional men, good business mm. good workmen and, above all, good citizens."

Their Warships, Mayors B. Earle Wedge, Summers? ;

itoba Flood Relief Fund. set up

the work of the Provincial and

Cross or other agencies. Its main purpo.

THE GUARDIAN

Manitoba Flood, Relief Fund

PATRON S:

His Honour Liaut.-Governor J. A. Bernard " The Hon. Premier J. Walter Jones

MacDonald. Charlottetown; Henry

W. H. Lane. Montague; Edwin Lavie, pouria; Charles Profitf. Alborfon; W: F. Taylor, Kenalngtong P. L. Boudroalslt. Georgetown: Willard Leard, Bordon.

From Winnipeg headquarter;

it is emphasized that the Man- to help the farmers and towns-

people of the Province to get back on their feet, will not duplicate

Doniinio Governments. the Red

is to aid all flood stif-

ferora who need assistance. to buy or repair furniture, clothing. bedding and appliances to make homes livable.

Imagine a lake 60 miles long and from one to ten miles wide. and one Illa a rough idea of the size of the inundated area. More than 600 square miles have been struck by the writers of the Red River and now what was once thriving farm lands. busy agricultural towns and rural centres have become abandoned farms.

desolate towns and water-logged

communities.

Prince Edward Island contributors are responding generously

to the appeal in these columns estimated requirement will be at counts.

on behalf of the Fund. but the least 310,000,000. and every dollar 0

MI'l- M--E F-Ola . 3.00 The Ch'town Clinic .. -Crapoud W. I. 5.00 Clarke Fruit Co. Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Windsor Bell Mia; M. A. Doull,

South MOIVIIIQ 5.00 Cape 'Pg-aver-so , 51.0 A Friend. Bodaque . 1.00 Judge H. L. Pnim 2000 Walter Clark. New Wiitshiro 5.00 w, )1, Crulkghgnk M 5m 8. A. McDonald 25.00 Mn,1rm-quh" Mum..." , 9,00 Edssr 6. Giddfnss. rm. Mam. Horne - ..-.. .

Mum! River . 100 Peter .1. Conroy ..

Min R. E. Bell 4.00 M", Bun Kelly, ME "I0 M"- A" ll 9 5-00 Summerside 200 Earl of Hiiiaborough Chapter, M", Hm,” Mgcdomm,

1- 0- 13- 13- -------- 50-00 Georgetown .. 500 MIT. H. E. BOWMIII . 2.00 My-g, Mgnj, Rage;-g, Jr, 5,00 nonshaw Inn ..... .. 10.00 mu mug; in, puma , um Leonard Cudmore . 10-00 Dr. F. W. Tidmarah Ell) P- 8- 1- Mutual Firs East Royalty Sunday School moo

Insurance Company 10.00 g, C, mum, :mo G. M. Grant . 2.00 A friend H 200 Mrs. S. E. Howard .. 2.00 M”, L.,.-,,,. saw,” 200 Mrs. A. 1!. Simpson . 2.00 Mg” Louil, Shaw.

Group 3 Zion W. A. ........- 10.00 gmckjey ggach ,, -gnu Min Helen Maebougall ....... 2.00 mvid & 9,0, Likely moo w. stowage Pierce .. .. N0 Maple Leaf Bakery mo Mrs. W. . Pr-owse . - -2.00 punk plug, 186 Queen St. 300 Michael Bros. .. -..--- 35-09 Miss Elsie Hooper. Milton 1.00 Robert Compton ...-- 10-00 Harrington Jr. Red Cross . 5.00 Mr. and Mtl. B. N. Kayo ...... 5.00 sum," Empioyee, CNJ;

Mb "Id We -Willi! Shim! 10-00 Charlottetown .. 21.03 Miss Bessie leer 5.00

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Fire Follows Crash in Chicago

CHICAGO. may 3 -(ASP) - Thirty-three persons perished to- Ffllht in a fiery collision of a, crowded street car and a gasoline truck.

Burning gasoline engulfed the street. The flames shot high and wide. destroying five lruildings. housing about 50 families, Two other structures were damaged.

Coroner A. L. Brodie some bodies might yet be found in the charred wreckage of these structures but the escaped resi- dents said they had not heard of anyone missing.

The houses still were severai hours after the 6:30 p.m. CDT.

(The accident recalled a similar tragedy in Toronto in May. 1946. when three persons died and 42 were severly injured when a gaso- line truck-trailer crashed into a crowded streetcar at. Bloor and Bathurst. Streets and flames. The truck. its brakes de- fective. hurtled do-wn Bathursti Hill. with the driver jumping cieari -before the crash.) ,.

The collision occurred at state and 62nd Streets on the south side during the home-bound traffic rush!

buming crash at

Truck Driver Killed

Thirty-two of the dead were in the street car The other victim was the truck driver, Mei Wilson. on employee of Sprout and Davies,

Incorporated. a Whiting, Ind, transit-r firm. His fin.-n's office said such

truck-trailer units usually carry between 7.0 0 and 8.000 gallons of gasoline. The truck was believed to be full.

It was estimated that about 20 persons were injured.

Most of the street car dead could not be identified at the moment. Their clothing was bum- ed off and their personal em.-as reduced to ashes. r

A police official predicted that a search of the five one-to-tluce- storey buildings destroyed by the fire would reveal more dead.

The bodies of many of-the streetcar dead were piled up in one charred mass at the rear doors where they had been

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59.000 Paid For Holstein Bull

ANTIOCH. Ili.. May 25 - (AP) - A Canadian stockman paid 59.- 000 for a purebred Holstein four- year-old bull at an auction today. George McLaughlin of Elmcroft Farm, Oshawa.iOnt.. bought the bull, Ravenglen Hariog Triune. sire of many high-priced Cattle- at a sale of 325 Holstcins owned by E. H. Ravenscroft, retired busi- ncssman.

Penalty For S

OTTAWA. May 26 - (GP) The forces are making it an of- fence punishable by up to life im- prisonment for servicemen to ad- vocate governmental changes by force. it was disclosed tonight. Defence Department law offic- ers said the change. spelling out the offence of "sedition" for the first time in Canadian military law arises from the cold war and is directly related to the menace of Communism.

At the same time informed sources indicated that some mem- bers of the permanent forces have been quietly discharged for hav- ing Communists tendencies.

The Gonunona defence committee approved a clause in new defence legislation which for the first time spells out as an offence Coin- munisnrs advocacy of the over-

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Subscriptions Delivered 56.00 Mail 85.00; other Province: 3 U. s. (1.00

010,000 Loss When Barn

Burns At Spring Valley

Ch'Town Student I

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Miss

Ruth Milton, of Char- lottetown (above), who aiorg with

four other graduates of Mount Allison University has been num- ed a Lord Beaverbrook Ov:rsr-as scholarship winner and will be- gin post-graduate studies at the University of London in Sep em- ber.

Miss Milton 1:. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C, W. Miitcn. of Charlottetown, formerly of Camp- bellton. N. B. she took her jun- ior matriculatvn at Sackvilie and graduated from Mount Aills:n in 1945, B. A. cum laude with first class honours in mathematics. Be- sides having a brilliant academic record she gave outstanding lead- ership in student activities.