APRIL 5. 1948 i‘ \ HAVE YOU GOT YOUR FUN PARADE TICKETS m? HURRY! Tails-siesta IDNDON. April 4 — (Reuters)- yplygng through a fierce ivillllldlfe storm and battling agairst lid-mile an hour headwindl. a converted Lancaster air tanker today carried - out the fastest refuelllng operation [,0 date over the Atilni-it- me m- tanker- took off from Shannon Airport. Eire and, 800 onfllel oil the‘ Irish coast. trans- ferred 160 Ioliongo! gasoline to a British Overseas Airways Corpor- ;.,‘.lon freight-carrying Liberator flying from London to Montreal. Fuel was transferred at the rate p; (g5 gallons a minute. Iz-nankziz“ My“. zllvlll‘li'.i‘.lliliiiil rslill- 1' _ oliillib. MARRIAGE. IEATIIS 50c Per insertion , ..-. N sinus . [WELL-At the hcszne of we. n. Toll March 30th. 194d, to Mr. and j, Mrs. Ray Bueli, Menrnailci, a. son, l)av.d Earl. DEATHS (JAR-B—-At CIJBRYY. Aiberta. 011 April 2, i048, Mrs. Evan Carr. ace Mae Dennis. of Kensington. P.E.1. MacHtOIh-At Irishtowu, April l. Mrs.» George MacLeod, aged l8 years. Funeral from her late reli- dence Tuesday at. 2 pan. Inter- ment Geddie Memorial Cemetery. PATELAKlS-—Sudden.il' in Char- . lottetown on April 4. Andrew Put- siakis. need 5'1 yew- nu resting at the Outcllfle Pilnerai ylome. Funeral notice later. MAlUClIBANK-Buddenly at New Annan on April 4, Mr. J. Percy . hisrchbanli. sled l9 yem- Funeral j Wednesday, April ‘f. at 2 pan-from .. his late residence. Interment North Bedeque. "IIAYTER-Suddenly at his home. i ill Spring Park Road on Saturday. ‘ April 3. i048, Rev. J. W. llayter ‘ ln his 67th year. The remain-s l" resting at the Cutcliile Funeral iiome until noon Tuesday, then to the Central christian Church for service at 1.80. Interment in the People's Cemetery. llEFFLlT-At the Prince County , l-lospital Saturday. April 3, Bell J. Home. aged 44 years. Remains resting at Bovmess Funeral Home. . Funeral from Bowness Funeral Home. Summerside, Tuesday at 1 . p.m. to the Church of Scotland. . Cape ‘Pl-averse for service at 2.00- dntennent Cope Traverse. GAUDET-At her home 94 Dor- chester Street. Charlottetown. 8st- mrdayevening. April I. 1H8, Mrs. ..lohn B. Gaudet in her 75th year .l~ler remains are resting at her lute residence from where the Juneral will take place on/Ihlesday .-m0i'l'iiRI at 8.50 to St. Dunstan's Basilica. Interment will take place in the Catholic Cemetery. i' ‘CARD or TIlMiKS The fsmiiy of the late Mrs. Abraham Jackman wish to thank all their neighbours and friends oi lower Montague and Mont-flu! ‘who helped in any way during the illness and death of their mother, "and ‘to those who sent sympathy cards and letters. clan or rulllms The family of the late Mrs. ilail Sudsbury wish to express their nncere thanks and appreciation to friends and neighbors for their _r_l;any acts of kindness and mes- mgcs of sy-lnpathy during their bereavement. In Msmoriam In loving memory of our dear son Douglas M. MacArthur. W!" llL-ml away April 8th. i941. M night when all la silent And sleep loraaisce our eyes» Our thoughts are in the load! W - graveyard ' lvhese oar deer Dollllaa lies- " Though hla smile is gone forever - And his voice we cannot hear we shall {W1C lose sweet nellefl" ~01 the one we loved ‘so dear. Fooolv treason l»: his mother asad father. tin Memorlam In load and and iovlnl I'll!!! .iI sl ll! dear mother, ' 3 MIC. LAURA NICHOLSON _ Who passed away T51R87“ Away bask ed the pant ;:. Where iovellaen" never Ciel. 1,; BlseslNiIIa-thelaad oflllfy f: Beneath the blao smiths geld ef “ . the ables. l reasenbcefi by her lolli- ~, ier Marin. aad family. ‘ii. ll. lllaoLosn UNDERTAKII ‘MIN-MIR e lnillfand I was amazed to sue i ‘w, MacKins-lon. Scuthport. Lot t8. pum PUBLIC FORUM Ilabeolasssaiaopean. the denial by w"... handouts of questions m threat. the Uaariotuswu. ghsdha Metal not rseoaaaas Illllerlo e opinion fllbolsdaal. u (Continued from Page 4) that same was sup lbed b so... ... .... s....‘i$...... isfif Th6 advocacy of raw milk con. "mot-lun- vmlwurlv by children, i" "m! 4i! Ind Ieneration is no- iasing short of a blindness and a 1910411 b welcome lbs-egress, ()1 Bvuflle. Mr. South is‘ one oi tshe iaet six vendors at present supply. ing this City with raw milk. Ten yells 88o there were about twenev- Lve such vendors but most of than have been absorbed by our six pweunzins Plants. m. Smith is m9 0i! the. oid raw milk die-lwrds. 1f he will check our police court records over the years he will find that fines -for sedknont in llllik (dirty mJk) were paid” almost in 91791‘? W“. Oil raw tnvilk. (Let mc 00W in Passing that pasteurization does not remove sedimentation but it renders bacteria practically in- active). 1 suggest also that Mr. Smith omnpare the infant mortality rate in Montreal without general pasteurpatiosl as against that of Toronto where" same has been com- _ for many years. The Montreal newspapers have fought for action in this regard for many Years oh account of the high tn- fant ulortality rate which has been “mtiy attributed to (Minnie milk. Then why is Ontario the only Province in Canada with compul- sory pasteurization? This was due to the presence of Bang’: Disease wisiah causes undulent fever and which disease milk pasteurization ‘has almost eradicated. But, says Mr. Smith, “we have a disease free area." I cla‘m hhat we have not a. disease free area because we have had recent cases of the above disease and this where milk was unputeuriaed. This Province was i for this disease and T. B. in cattle about the year 1936. and I believe had a partial examination about four yea-rs ago. Will anyone say that 12B. and Bangs disease will not nt themselves at any tune? No area anywhere. in this. or any other country can be safely free from any dsease as affecting man or beast. Yet Mr. Smith wants children to drink raw milk. Contrary to all of this the Cit-y Council has been advised by ‘he Milk Board's representative. Dr Carson. and also by the Depart-- ment of Health to initiate compul- sory pasteurization. Again. Mr." Smith speaking _of milk production states that n15 cows produce twenty Pound! P" day only. O1’ will’ 618m (WAIT This is s very low production. I suggest that he either does not keep we proper breed of dail’! cattle or he does M41 i?“ "i?!" bu“. gnwgly, _ Many grade cows produce thirty lwilnds i?" 453'" Awmdlng to tho Farmers Advo- oats. Mlarch 11. a Holstein-Frleiifln ww, British carigbet Resell. broke aha or d‘ rewrd m 31.339 lbs. of milk with 1.492 =- ZBF. in one lactation. period occupied P!" °Y i‘ W“ ‘g; a wlhole gear she averaged over lbs. l)" BY- Foilowing is onetime: ngtlltifi from the some paper: A s My bv m, Igmgyxxmzmflsgglcmtzan. . Lamont 0 5 - . s-t- M“ w“ ."“.“..';'".‘;. mg shorthorns were ken eds ‘oat; producing 3372 90"" ‘ u fat in zss days ut milk. 119 PW" 1 . 1 $44.90 and Shortlioln a feed cost o d mu,‘ w“ “w,” 12.191 lbs. s02 lbs. m. in 365 have ll I w“ m... w... of sumo. With the above cows produced ill-m" can m. smith so “it” g t for milk. §‘Z€.’§’.3‘§“..§..é‘?u€os n" d" P” cow. progress. Paetelugligglonw 1:313; on “Md We not but w p“ gen-i; of ilhs ‘ufiorsriilk sum“? i5 Pummzx“ a" -- has two such plenu- gton l" be- gmnmvzlrséf». and 15 Contemf all: having n P)!" mm‘ s y“, islanders seek improvements. . n iffouli-Y in will“! mite? control, . u; toxicating liircasioolgucttzyolk £113" uh giiooireetc So let us be titankfug a I ' may», qompllidfiry listsgisatlon o ‘u mug f; well on r val. - - , i Poss ls Constables - (‘u stage livid-ll _,..-. my '11s; Canadian ‘Prelfil ‘ smrr JOHN. N. hflgiiccf; ‘cvhdwmw u contraband stables semi-lull °Y ed m, W.“ W9 men enter airman‘ hm” o; “ma; ladiiel‘ My us ~“"' “"" °‘ '23.... While one oi the men i" m" to search the house. the o "iii!!! men w”? gongeyvolver and “Quad-an still alt lam in" 1°‘ night. illitbiiilm. mo“; us, u e-(ltsut- ,,,)_.g\aed°wlth maturation in the incarnations! "m?" “d, i‘; pfltifllil! ms fluvial "W" M within so Dru“ "H" h‘ Dill“!!! Jufll- i ~ u" “(pup of were wal-“mu, neivlfilfltlfiflil ..i“,g,..-with~_1lr. BldLiHEL. Tile Central Guardian I'M: eolasrsp is reserved for news of local interest. but elves-flag of a aesvsy nature may he lsuertad at fiveoanlaasvorddrietlypay- able la advance. OONIIDEIATION SURANCI. PHONE SAUNDERS i800 for group and wedding pioturgg 9| location. AT YOUR SEBVICI-Arnfas‘ Coal C") Phone 240C CIIDCBETT b ITOQIY LTIL. located. temporary qua-rims. at b8 Grafton street. formerly Ciovor Club. Phone 834. SPECIAL MEETING Baptist Men's Association. at 6.30 tonight. Speaker. Rev. Frank empei. Spo- cial music. ATTENTION All! CADETS. 60 Squadron: A full parade at Prince of Wales College tonight at ‘l o'clock. Special instructor from R. C. A. F», Bummeraide, will _ be present. HORSE IN ICE—A call was seat to City Fireman Saturday for assistance in getting a horse out _of harbor ice at the Paoli Wharf landing. However. before the fire- men could leave the Fire Hall the call was cancelled and they were told the danger was over. POLICE COURT — At the Sti- pendiary Magistrate's Court Bat- urday, a man charged with va- grancy was sentenced to so days in jail. A party appearing on two separate charges. one under (ihe Excise Act and the other under the Prohibition Act, had both cases adjourned until April 7th. by agreement. Personals Mr. and Nka. Gordon Hughes. Char‘ tte u. are expected home tonight from Bermuda. Chinese Communists Clair- Overcoming Government Defence By JAMES D. WHITE (Associated Press-News Analyst) For the first time in the Chinese civil war, (he Communists an making the claim that they are overcoming the mainsiny of Gov- ernment defence stratefly._ If true, this claim could be more important than (he Communist de- cision to go over to a gene!!! 0!- fenslvc, announced Jan. 1. The claim was advanced recent- ly when the Communist radio told of (he capture of 10o miles of rail- Way in shanturig. It. added an in- nocent-looking- sentence-about how the Ccmmunist armies had "begun to shatter Chianx Kni-Shelfs ‘Pilint and line’ defence system." The point-and-iine system is a mctlhod of defending‘ railways. along which key battles take place in China‘. The Government armies took this system over from the Japanese. more or less intact. The Japanese. after three years of trying other ways. perfected it shortly. before Pearl Harbor. It did not always work, but it was more effective than anything else they tried, and for a time it contained tho Communists in certain areas rather well. The Japanese would figlht their way along a railway, estabiisllinfl grrlsons in the walled towns, which were the “points" in the Byltem. and organizing the Chinese" vill- agers along the "line" in between the "poihtsl" Gangs of villagers along the line were forced to build a deep moat parallel with the railway. throw- ing up the earth in a high bank alongside. This was formidable enough to make it. extremely tough for a gang of guerrillas to cross it. Along the bank small towers were built, manned usuaiiy- by puppet troops or village self-defence corps, Vil- lagers themselves were made to ps- trol the railway after dark to make sure nothing harmed it. if seme- thing did, the patrolrnenh village was held responsible and could be wiped out. Chinese Government command- era have continued using this sys- tem for the obvious reason that it was the nearest thinfto e week- abls wny of keeping the railIqe open. Now the Ccmmunlsts say they have begun to "shatter" it. They do not say ho-w, but since the key to it is control of the villagers. it is likely that the Communists-have figured out some wa to influence whole strings of vii es in con- cert with their military operations. l:".:.:.".'.:'l:;.l::. (By The Canadian Peeas)' mrwrrm, April 4~Oenadians aeess-ntw-bet-smruited. in the war between Arabs and Jews in Palestine. it was ‘announ- ced saturdey. Samuel nubiner. president of the Canadian League for tree Palestine, said Canadians who enlist on the Jewish side will be known as the llapieleal ing- ion- t NASSAU. Bahamas. -~ (W) -- Photographe of postage stamps approved by the ling and oom- memoratlng the anterior; of the landing of the Ileutherisn M- venturera in the Iehnlas ere on exhibition here. The stamps are being tinted in Ottawa. Ont. because could not be produced in malsnd in and ,. (Notices 9TH GHARLOTTETOWN T300? All boys oi the fith are reminded of the games pcriorl this evening in P.W.C. Auditorium at 8 o'clock In basketball. the Foxes take on the Wolves and dodge-ball games will be played with the Bulldogs taking on the Rams and the Lions playing the Owls. Immediately after the games, the regular weekly meeting of the Troop will be held at Headquart- ers. Second class badge work will be continued nd the monthly games contest w libs played. 11 In‘ Hospital After Accident OHATHAM. Ont., April 4 —(CP) --Eleven persons were admitted to two hospitals here tonight after an automobile collision. Some were said severely injured. Police said tlwo cars crashed head-on a mile south of (he Lamb- ton County village of Sombra. First names of injured available were those of Ronald Lauzon. ‘four, 0! Wailaccburg. Ont, broken nose and facial cuts, and Robert Mor. rison. 60. of Mooretown, Ont., head injuries and cuts. Both were ad- mitted to St. Joseph's Hospital Officials at the General Hospital said eight persons were admitted there and one other was treated for minor injuries. ‘Iihey said late tonight they had not yet determined the identity of the person! admitted. Some were “in too serious condition to obtain nrme-s." Party _To Explore liorth Australian Mystery Country By LESLIE BRODIE (Canadian Press (Jo-respondent) ADELAIDE. Australia, April 4- (CP) - A group o! United States and Australian scientists are as- ..§Q!IlPHlLK_, 950331019!" h"? 1°!’ l" expendlticn into little-known Arn- hqn land. North Australia. in an effort to trace the origin 0f the World's "timeless" people - the Australian aborigines. The scientists plan to leave Ade- laide by air and spend nine months surveying thc country under the auspices of the Australian govern- ment. (the Smithsonian Institute and the National Georgapliic 5o- ciety; Charles P. Mountiord, ethnolo- gist at the Adelaide Museum. will lead the expedition. He has taken part in a number of expeditions into the "unkncvwxl" parts o1 A“. trails and has lectured in the Un- ited States for the Australian de- parment of information. The party will study the history and customs of the natives in their natural state and will make a report on their health and prim- itive mode of living. One woman scientist will accom- pany the expedition. Sh: is Miss Margaret McArthur, of the Ans. tralian Institute of Anatcmy. Miss McArthur spent seven months in New Guinea recently‘ studying M. tive health with another scient- ific expedition. Little-Known Area Arnhem land is of particular ln. tereat (o the American scientists as it is the ias area of the Austra- lian continent yet to be expored thoroughly. ‘Iihe natives living in the country practise the same tri- bal laws as their forefathers dld before the arrival of the white man in Australia. Following a number of brulql massacres by natives, Arnhem Land has hed a ‘bad reputation lmoils white men and they have kept out of the area. A few buffalo hunters and miss- ionaries have ventured inland but since Matthew Flinders explored the coastline in 1801-3. the land has remained a place o! mystery and romance. » Home years ago the Australian government declared it e native reserve. It is situated at the north- ernmost tip of Australia and takes in an area of about 80.000 square miles of territory. m Two photographers will go with theMrpendition. sponsored by Richard Archbold, noted for his exploration o! the remote mount- sins of Dutch New Guinea jlslt be- fore the war. will work its way up through Cape York Peninsula. North Queensland. , The Archbold expedition will try to establish that a land bridlo once connected the Australian mainland to New Guinea. on. raopucnon sues-insures QINOAPORI. April s -- (AP) - Oll production of the Chell group n the Netherlands East Indies and rltialglorneo has reached nearly half the pro-war output. figures ______ GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN_____ To Double Power Cutput. 0i Skids Electric Plant At a cost of approximately one hundred thousand dollars, the Buanmersidc municipal electric ilBilt pisrll. will soon have its power output doubled. The last adjust- ments are now being made to a new 805 horse power Plairbanks- Morse diesel engine and it is ex- pected that it will he in regular operation in a week. The actual cost of the new unit was $14,000 but necessary equipment such a; piping and a cooling sysltm is ex- pected to bring it to (he vicinity of $100,000. The now unit was greatly nccd- ed as the old equipment could no more than handle the peak load 0f i160 kilowatts. If abreakdofwn should have occurred in any unit, at a busy time it would have been ilecessary to cut off part of the service. Fortunately. through mo- per care being taken, this did not happen. Srmmerside citizens, who take a pride in owning their own electric light plant, can feel that there is now sufficient equipment to handle whatever demands the}! may be on it in the foreseeable future. The new unit was installed under the direction of Mr. Louis Hacker. engineer. and Mr. George Morris- on, assistant engineer. Mr. T.D. Morrison is chairman of the Elec- tric Light. Committee of-the Town Council. His ccmmlttee has the re. Kiwlllibility of the operation of the plant which also serveg many yuml grail! lldlocent to Summersicle. - llecommend Canadian Chlldren’s Bureau OTTAWA. April 4 _ (cp) ... Child welfare in Canada moved in- to the spotlight at the annual meeting of the National Committee of the Canadian Save The Child- ren Fund. as members agreed to recommend (he creation of a Can- udian children's bureau. "In Canada the problems of the children are many and varied, as each Province differs, and the rights of the child. as laid down in our charter, are often seriously threatened." rs. J.O. Gallary of Montreal. told e 50 delegates who attended the week-end con- vcntion. She urged that among other things thc duty of thc proposed (illicit-en's bureau would bc study and disseminate information needs of Canadian children. isiation to improve the conditions of children. liars: Racing 0n Plialifax Coinmon y‘ Withrow, pacer from the Dau- phlnee Stables. won the Bree-for- All event in straight heats at a H108 Card on the Commons Satur- day. Fergie Baxter drove. lmu Kalmuck. another Dau- phlnee entry, was awarded the Class A win. but the third heat ended in confusion when trottcr Dizzy Dean bolted. Summary:- Free-For-Ali Jacob Withrow (Baxter) Judge. (Lovers) Previous (Turnem Winning owner: C. L. Daup Class A Ima Kalmuck (Douphinee) Evelyn Worthy (Boutiiier) .. Dizzy Dean (Craig) _Mary Stuart (Drake) . Winning owner: C. Dauphin Class B Tom Volo (Hector) .. i-Up Direct (Walker) f-furrykane (Smith) Lou Dillon iweeksl‘. . Tracey Direct (Walker) .. Winning owner: Alex Guy. TITLII OI. lllll. p 0181RPM!- 10l- um. 1h will lie-unveil»: thpmgthisyear- m released here by the Dutch cea- NNWII§Q seam’ idles’ einelll- to u" "with. welfare. and educational It would also be asked to support leg. HALIFAX, April 4—-(CP>--Jscob ‘rsamed again with Wallace Dis- lelmeyer, with whom she finished third in the pairs event at the pretty susanne Morrow figured in two championships at the Canadian tournament in Cal- gary, the senior pairs and the dancing. Miss Morrow was fifth behinqjarbara Ann Ccett ta the uuexgggrss (Continued from Page 1) Mr. Hayter labored faithfully for the furtherance of God's work. For the past few months he had no church and was semi-retired. However, he acted as supply min- ister at various places as the need arose. His uneaipectcd death came as a great shock to his family 3nd his passing will be keenly felt by a wide circle of friends. There are left to mourn his wid- ow, the former Miss Alva Moore of Abney, PEJ. and one son and four daughters. The daughters are Ruth. Mrs. JJ-i. Grimmer of Ciiuncook, N.B.; Lucile. Mrs. Em. elt MacCabe, Alexandra, P.E.l.; D015. Mrs. Austin Allan, River John. N.S.; and Miss Wlnnlfred l-layter, vice-principal at Spring Park School, Charlottetown. The The Late Rev. Mr. Ilayter son, Orville, is a fourth Year stud- ent a1; Prince of Wales College. Another son, James. predeceased his (other by 13 years, -.- Three brothers and a sister also survive. The brothers are James Hnyter at Georgetown. P.E.l.; Wt]. liam l-Iayter on the old homestead at High Bank; and Charles Hay- ter at Murray River. The sister is Sarah. Mrs. John Lund at. Rhcde Island, U.S.A. The funeral will be held Tues- day afternoon from the Central ' Christian Church ltere. Burial will be in (he People's Cemetery. lifisuruns (Continued from Page l) ab Apostolica Scde testimoniuln deferri, Rever- eudissimum Dominum Ray- nlunclum MacKenzie. e dlcecesi Csroiinapolitana. bone do re Catholics meritum, pro sua in eum singulari benevolentia, Antistitem Urbanum seu Prae- latum Domcsticum cllgit. facit atqe renuntiat. facultatenr eidem paritcr trlbuens honor- ibus. yrlvlicgiis ct praerogatlvis fruenoi. quae sunt. cum hsc dignitate conluncta. Ex Aaedibus Vaticanis, die VIII mensls Jnnuarii. anno MCMXLVlII. Joannes Baptists Montini, Substitutus Secretariae Status. honoris His Holiness Pope Pius XII, deeving it fitting that the l-loiy See honur priests who ilavc given distinguished ser- vine to holy Church. graciously makes public announcement that he has chosen and creat- ed Very Rev. Raymond Mac- Kenzie. of the diocese of Char- lottetown. n Domestic Prelaie. and grants him the faculty of enioldng all the prerogatives and privileges annexed to this office of honor, which he so richly deserves. Given at the Vatican. 8 Jan- uary. i048. John Baptist Montlni. Acting secretary of State. FOREIGN All) (Continued from PRC! 1) fault," the paper declares. ‘ The Tfnres also says chat. ‘the passage of the foreign aid act and the unfolding from now forward of the European Recovery Pro- gram mark a mlestone in the history of the United 506$!!- "The ask now is for the countries of Europe to respond vii-h n" equal courage and View" rsuslgLsssrs (Continued from Page l) sumably thc French. Russians offered lo try to re- movc some of the difficulties in moving military freizilt Mid DB"- engers. bu; insisted there was lit- tle po sibility of changing existing regula ons. Gen. Galley answered he ‘would be glad to meet with Gen. Dratvln. but made clear the United Bible! would not accept the boarding of American trains by Russians ill thc Soviet none. The cancellation of the "milk run" between Frankfurt and Ber- lin. ovcr which tons of food have flown the pm three days for H" 10.000 Americans in the cit)’. I'l- flected American confidence in re- sisting Soviet attempts ‘l- squocue the Western Powers out of Berlin. A United States military freight train passed through the Soviet zone yesterday with s large carlo n1 m“ and gupplied. it met no dif- ilcuity. The Soviet note said the Rus- gignLdCny any agreement exists for free and unrestricted use b7 the western Allies oi stabiished corridors connecting Berlin with the western sones. The western powers claim these agreements were made at meetings of the four-power authorities in Berlin. qnq one; signed minutes of the West Pt. Ferries Would Mean Big Mileage Saving O Should the application of the West Point Ferries, Ltd. to the Dominion Government for a sub- sidy to assist in the operating of u ferry service between WestPoint and Buctouche. N.B-, be Krsnted. the saving to the people of West Prince through the operation oi such a service will be great. a qiokesmaxl for the West PointFer- .i:s said isst week. That saving would be all the more appreci ted as a result of the 2i. per-cent freight increase recently granted the Canadian railways. Other bcncilts of such u service would be important and each of them though of a coul- bzned physical and psychological. character, would also play its purl in cutting down transportation costs to the West Prince produc- ers. There is. first of all. the factor of convenience. a factor that the inauguration of such a ferry scr- vice would give to those producers for the first. time. The second fac- tor, that oi the producer's perish- able goods being in transit to New Brunswick points for but. a com- paratively short time, would result from the third, that o! a silorter mileage. 12 Miles Saved At the present time. farm and fishery products from Tignish and vicinity are carried, via the Bor- den-Tormentine route, 136 miles before reaching Moncton. By way of a West Point ferry. they would only travel 64 miles, which would mean s. mileage saving of '12 miles. Were the same goods ship- ped to Saint John, the mileage saving would be 76 via west Point. as com-pared t0 the Borden route. The mileage saving for the ship- pers in Aibcrton, St Louis. Elms- dale. Bloomfield, O'Lea.ry, Eilerslie and other West Prince centres. would be equally impressive. Even the Summerside shippers would stwe six miles to Moncton over the West. Point route as compared to Borden. The greater saving. the spokesman said. would naturally be to those West Prince shippers who dc business west of Miscouchc. Shippers from Tiguish to 0‘- Leary. he said. would save from 125 to 130 miles on goods going to Fredericton; from 107 to 118 miles on goods going to Richibucto; and fvom 105 to 115 miles on goods shipped to Chatham. Australian Workers Get Pay increase SYDNEY, Australia. April 4 — (Reuters) _ Australian workers will get an increase of five shill- ings ($1) lrr their basic wages as ffoyn may l, thc arbitration court here has decided. The sharp in- crease in clothing costs, some of which are 150 per cent above pre- war level, is responsible for the award. The increase applies to all Uliivrl Toy-kc)‘; in Australia. Their basic wages are calculated on the cost- of-livlng index. The arbitration court revises the basic wage every three months according 1o the up- ward o;- downward movement of the cost-cI-llving index. Sunflowers have been grown for bird seed for many‘ yeere in Queensland. Australia. J___#___I'_A_G_‘Eg FIVEF“! ONE MINUTE NEWS \ scour f JOHNS-MANVILLE T IITILIZ 0 BASEMENT SPACE Perhaps you've been vvundcr- ing how you can bcst use all thc space in your basement. Separate rooms for thc laun- dry and furnace. for cx- ample. Or for a workshop or for‘- storing garden pru- iucc and tools. Thcn ' you'll be particularly interested in an iunasim: building material that is ‘Absolutely fireproof. Us Johns - Manvllle Asbestos l-‘lcxhoarsl — an ail-purpose building board which is ideal for partitioning and can be painted if desired. Made oi asbestos and cem- ent. Flcxboard comps in large sheets 4 feet by eight fcct for easy handling. Ami it can be applied ivy anyone handy with u isaulmrr and saw- l-‘lcxboard is ruiprooi‘, moist- urc-proof and never needs paint to preserve it. For complete details and free ‘nlwlcr. sec your slcnrest J-M dealer. Phone him today. or write Can. Johns-Manviiie Co. Ltd, 1062 Sun Life Bldg». Montreal. Que. Siczv increase in Cost-of-living index Reported urrawn. April 4 — (C?) r" The ratg of rise in the cost-of-liv- ing index has slowed ddwn but m. index itself. at 150.8, is a new high- The Dominion Bureau of Statis- tics reported Saturday that the in- clex advanced only 'l/i0ihs of a point (luring February -- frflm 150.1 (o 150.8 — which contrasts vividly with s jump 0! 1-3 001ml in January and increases ranging up to 2.7 points late ill i947. It wns the smallest increase re- corded in seven months. However, even with its diminish- ed proportions, the increase WM sufficient to push the index over (he all-tvne high 0i 150-5. 9553b‘ lishcd in July, 1920. during thc in- flaHOfiBTy years tilat followed tile prim, World war. The index is calculated on the basis that living costs in 1936-30 equalled 100. The Bureau said the snlali ‘Feb- ruary increase was “unusual’ in that the whole amount was con- tributed by the non-food sections of the index. The increase in food costs has been mainly responslbii for (he silarp jump in the 1nd“ over the last yt-ar. The sharpest risc came in cloth- ing, ‘Wilifiil advanced from 165.‘. to 169.0. Home furnishings and serv- ices shoved ‘up from 159.9 to 161-! and fuel and light from 120-1 t° 121,0, Til-re rent inclc-x remained un- changed at, 119.9. as did miscellan- eous items at 122.8. BURNED TO DEATH springhill. N. 5.. April 4—(CPl-- Thomas Beaten. 42. was burned to death here early today ill n fir! which destroyed his homo and drove ll other occupants from the house. Cause of the blaze was lm- determined. Mortgage Loons PLAN T0 BUILD YOUR HOME Under The NATIONAL llililSlliii ACT Wllh LONG TERM PAYMENTS uffungQd far Privte Residences, Multiple Family Homes, and Commercial Buildings. non-roar new, Local Agent easrsm rausr. BUILDING _ CHARLOTTETOWN-TEL. m1 you os promptly as possible. CHARLOTTITQWN i meeting; g; proof. " THE SPORT TOGGERY Will lo Closed iistll Thursday, April 8 0n Account 0f The llostll 0f Mr. J. J. iiornhy- FARMERAS' Swift Canadian Co. provide a ready cosh market i0!‘ u" Yfll" Livestock-Call us and receive the prevailing Market Priiei- We -llove Livestock Buyers stationed or convenient points oll (h. Island and a phone coil or letter will hove them contact MR. i). C. TOMPKINS, Summersidq Phone 789-4 Ml. G. O. WEST, Phone 7-2 Bededue MR. C. D. RUGERSON, SWIFT CANADIAN Charlottetown, Phone 784-1.. ca. m. g ~ " ~ PHONE i457