l ass-ta: . MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN‘. fi truth. marshals-novel!“ The Guardian Tbroa Cente- “ma; Daily III. \ Readby y , g ~ Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew ~ CHARDOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 194s C. C.F.Candidate\ ,,.____.* 10 To 15' Feet orvvnm Still Cover Wrecked Town 0i V airport, Ore. Flood Threatens Big Race Track PORTLAND. Ore» May I1 — (pp) ._ Another Columbia River dike burst north of Portland late tonight, sending flood waters crashing toward the $1,500,000 Portland Meadows race track. Coming Events "Show cancelled Bresdaibane.‘ ‘mesday "Dame, Bright Spot, Tuesday, lune 1st. Canteen service. - "Hear Clyde River Plhynl in Long Creek Hall, Filthy, Juno 0th. "Reserve Wednesday, July 8th, ilracadie Parish Picnic. "Unloading Wednesda , cats. Wiitshlrc Dairying ,Co. "Sea Breeze Victoria, and: Wed- nesday. Danolni; 9-1. "Legion Dance - Gnndview liall, June 8th. McLean's Omhdn-a. Cl! "Cardigan Hail - See ‘lracadie igayers, Thursday. J1me 3rd. Dame ter. "Dancer Mt. Stewart every Ilahursday night. Eastem Rhythm oys. ' "See cardigan Play in St. Ter- esa's Hall on June 7th. Dance after. . "Don't forget the Dance at Bori- Ihaw Inn. Wednesday, June 2nd. i till 1. McNeilPs Orchestra. \ “m l "see “l-iiil Billy Hospitality", ilrcsented by Marshfleld-Diinltaff- nave Y. P. u. at Milton. Tuesday night. June l. "in stock, Whitewash Limo in barrels and bags. Also Asphalt shilltiles and Cement. a. 2.. Dickieson. j "Juniors Fanciers Organisation Meeting. st. Margaret's Hail. $25081’ evening, June 3rd, at 0.30. - S. "Bl. Andrew's Dramatic Club presents their play, Souris Convent gag} Wednesday, June 2nd, 0.80 "See North River Players pre- sent two one-act plays and apes. lvltles. Bonshaw Hall. l asday, June lst., 8.00. Dance following. "Betlllmlng June 1st, my store ‘"11 be won Wednesday a“ Ind every eveninl‘ until further notice. N. A. Cuteiiffe. . "I" Stock. Asphalt Shingles, air :1“- Asllllfllt Paper, naiil,_lnsul lei aidinr. N. a. Outcliffe, ma. ericton. P. E. I. ‘ J "Reserve Wednesday night. F-xune and for Dance in Rustico e". Rnstico. Relfllhmeflfg and I004 music. ‘ggntii further notice densely Rustic-yo grtiouwfi m’ m“ Q _ c lav nights starting st'e’r.- at. "s~‘° Klllllton present 3333i»; wt Nay "Ari om Maid's “Militia. nldoii nan, moan. “Notiee- Starting Wednesday. w“ inc this mu will bs closed “minder afternoons and ova- "flls until Sept, Ith. J. Dan “"0- Glllsow nos/d. Hrwm be loadinl boas at the ° "Ilnv points aeii ‘lburadayi _" Wllmors lrada as. until ‘W l-m-z lordsn‘ nas- m River. until noon; “m”. M 0 until 1:00 p.m.; and Isn- cillton until s pm. llaclwen and 5010!. - ’. . "lunns ciu u ‘t nad- §§u'f’"1=°1amv f“... infytrool; ‘"1011: 8' r w’ u} i . m" ‘Vania awn-i W H .1 l Wednellls I a. sir-inn oiaivw ‘ port. seeking victims I! Ann lbeed Burns IORIILAND, Ore., May S1. ._ (Al?) — Search boats today plied throulh the drowned city of Van- amid the shattered houses and submerged streets. Twenty hours of hunting failed i0 find a single body in the 10 to l5 feet of water that still swirled over the great housing town. No one knew how many of Van- portia 18,700 residents had perish- ed in the flood that broke through a dike Sunday afternoon and roar- ed through the town. Chalk marks indicating no bod- ies had been found stood on thous- ands o! the flimsy frame houses. But rescuers could not tell what the splintered apartments, the un- reachable lower floors of houses, and the hundreds of flooded cars might conceal. Many Misalng The Rod Cross rreported “doz- ens" of missing—but could not yet tell how many lay buried in the flood. Evacuees. crying frantically for missing husbands. wives. and chil- dren, were barred from the de- vastated zone by the danger of still more floods. The waters swollen by the flooded Col River, smashed at other dikes today. Vanport, once the greatest lioualng project in the United Stat-as and Oregon's second larg- eat town. lay in complete dc:- trucflon today. Only the Water towers and one radio rtower allll stood» on their foundations. The town's library, stores, schools. and houses floated craz- iiy. or lay in splintered frag- nienta. The worst flood in Pacific coast history broke without warning Sunday upon a town that hnd been assured its dikes would hold. While children played in yards and men and women chatted in the streets, the flood water tore a six- foot-' breach invthe railroad fill that diked one side of the sunken town. In waves two fest high, then five. then l0, the water roared through the breach. “Buildings seemed to burst as the water hit them,” said an airplane pilot. Cal- vin Huibert. who saw, the disaster from the air. "I saw the whole wail of an apartment pop out like a balloon exploding.” 2.90 Nominate in Ontario Election TORONTO. May S1 — (C?) - A total of 200 candidates offic- ially ‘entered the field in B0 con- stituencies as nominations closed today for the June '1 Ontario elec- tion. A compilation by the Canadian Press shows the election to be a three-party fight. The Progres- sive Conservatives and Liberals are contesting every seat and the 0.0.1’. has candidates in Bl. The fourth-largest group is the Union of Electors with 12 entries T e total is 20 lower than the m rd Si’! candidates who ea- tersd tho last election in lOll. l Possibility _ Retain Present ow: and the deep blue" ny navb McINTOSII sr. JOHN'S. and. May si - (o?) Commission . govern- wia_§ ay-E1cciion 1n vale Conservative liad Held Seat Since 1924 A, 3.0., Miay S1 (CP) — 0.1.. Jones, 02-year-old ibusiness man, outdlstanced Lib- eral and Progressive Conserva- tive candidates in the Yale by- election today. Two hours after polls closed W.A.C. Bennett, Progressive Con- servative candidate, conceded Jones’ election when 91 o: 12g polls gave him a lead of over 3,000. At that stage only two votes separated Bennett and the Liberal candidate, EJ. Chambers. The bY-elecrion was called to elect a. successor to Hon. Groin Stirling. Progressive Conservative. who retired due to illness, though he was able to take some part in the campaign. Mr. Stirling rind been member for Yale since 1924. with a QCF. victory in today's election, standing in the 245- mam. ber House of Corranons will be: Liberals, 125; Progressive Con- servatives, 6d; C.C.F.,' 29: Social Credit. 13; Ind, 4; Bloc Popuiaire, 2; Ind. Lib.. 1; Ind. P.C.. 1; Ind._ C.C.F.. 1; Union Des Electeurs, 1; vacant 2. State 0f Emergency Declared In B. 0. j VANCOUVER, May 8i (CP) - Premier Byron John- son tonight declared a. stale. of emergency exhaled in Brit- ish Columbia. l-le empowered the commander of the army to call out all troops in the Province to “combat the flood as well as any other matters arising out of this emergency.” Col. ‘LE. Snow, 13.0. snty commander, was given auth- ority to "call on nil citizens" to help and “wherever neces- sary, acllclt transport or ea- aentlal materials." Premier Johnson aald the “ousness of the flood sltun- tlon in. the Fraser Valley and the lower mainland of 3.6. made necessary a unified con- trol of all agencies engaged In combating the flood menace. -. Salacious Ilalifaii To Greet Canada's iiewiiarrier HALIFAX. May 81 — (GP) — The staid old port of Halifax has seen many warships come and go, but none ever will have received the vociferous welcome planned for Canada's newest aircraft carrier, If. M. C. S. Magnificent. The grey-hulied, iB,000-ton float- ing airdrome is scheduled to ar- rive hero tomorrow afternoon. Of the same class as the War- rior, the Magnificent is a much more modern vessel, winterized to withstand the cold blasts of the North Atlantic. One of her first cruises will take her into the Canadian Arctic with her escort of Canadian destroyers. The Warrior was turned beck to the Royal Navy some’ time ago and her crew transferred to the Magnificent built in the Delfas‘. shipyards of Harland and Wolff. 'l'he Magnificent, launched in 1944, was, commissioned last April 7. After that she engaged in shake-down exercises off Ports- mouth, Eng. She embarked her aircraft of the 19th Carrier Air Group-fleet-yvinged Sea Furies and Fireflies-at Belfast just be- fore sailing for Halifax May 25. INSURANCE APPOINTMENT HALIFAX, May ai-(CP)- Ap- pointment of J. Cecil Stuart of Toronto, as general manager of the Halifax Insurance Company, was announced here tonight by Hon. l". n. McCurdv. president of the com- pany. He succeeds Frank I. WIQ of Torcntopwbo has resigned. Nfld. May ' federation so; of responsible government, these persons may vote for com- nisnt are will choose their future form d government. ‘ Where government is badlit is roundly berated and when it- is 10nd it usually gets a good daal of credit. Durinl the war years conirnissiongovarnment showed a nirpius in ach budget. It has . done other-i. gs for this island II. Will. ‘ It loaned more than 81.000000 to start a fresh fish industry. built hospitals whore there was none ," put dia nurua into thadioid and rs stabiiahad ulny m veterans on farms on the was coast. »_ - who would have vowdr impacts guarantors ' ooaladara iidva‘ as 1s- by he ‘vaissniant cani- ' otboth parties. Caught as iiewaui the devil afou- F ever. / . @ '- bg ‘ -‘ out ' ‘o lit 10f‘ 85001101’ th run ing in Thursday's refer- five years. anliurn ‘in which Neovtoundlind- Many. frankly the! persona say have not yet rnada up their minds how to vote. They add they prob- ably won't know "W! “W? l"? infothe polling booth and then will mark their x baalda the first form of govarnoisnt that comes into their heads. Here is where conirnissiongov srnment may catch a lot of your in powsrfor fiva Both confederatna confadaratas lay that if the votm plmip for‘ the commission they are marsiy in: the issue. At tha and of gain zonvantion to racolnniaod future caniollanlhl for one side or the other possibly more furious than M‘ .. __._. ' Federal authorities -just enough. pouioiy; is rsiasiii» , another five years ‘ the cycle would start all over 7 -- election o! a national l some of aovarsmsnbfoiiovvsd by . National I.O.D.E. Meeting Seeks‘ Action To Curb Literature BY MARILYN 1150180118 HALIFAX, May 31 -— (C?) - vnli ‘be request- to take "rcunedial measures against the sale and. distribution of salncious literature published in Canada or the United States, it was decided today by more than 400 representatives of the imperial Order Daughters of the lilnpire meeting here in annual convention. "Magazines and books poor in literary style and vulgar, suggest- ive and obscene lncontent" were condemned as a waste of time, money and a. destructive influence on the reader's strength‘ of character and. social efficiency “which ultimately tends to injure the moral tone of the community." The resolution was included in the report of Mrs. J‘. D. Detwiier- of London, Ont., national educat- ion secretary. who reported her committee had examined many publications found on news-stands. in cheap lending libraries and sold in barber shops. As a. follow up to a. survey 01" salacious literature ‘and "penny- (Contlnued on Page 5 Col. 5) Aaultanla Docks- With 1,848 Aboard nALrv-Ax. May 31 —- <01’? - The veteran liner Aquitania, larg- qgr; gmp in Canadian immigration service, arrived here Willem 90m Southampton with 1.943 P0880118- ers. More than 1.000 are bound for new homes in Ontario, 500 in West- ern Canada. 150 111 Quebw and lllwiil remain in the Maritimes. Shipping officials said the im- migrants formed 'the largest body of civilians ever landed It l Canadian port. An indication that youth is oe- ing stressed in Canada's immigra- tion plans is the fact that 400 are children less than 12. The immi- grants will be transferred to trains early tomorrow for the final leg of their Journey. ' ‘a... vr.c.r.u. Worker lies At iii ‘IDRDNTU. W31 -.'. (GP) - msny years a leader in the Can- adian Woman's Christian Tempor- anca Union. will bs buried hora tomorrow. The widbw of the late Rev. David Reddick of Denver, 001., aha diad rriday. We. Uulu Lawler Reddick. ll. for ' ' Gardiner Says Projects FortMaritime Provinces Planned But Shelved. By D'Arcy 0'Dohnell GITAWA, May 31 — (C?) Agriculture Minister Gardiner in- dlcated in the Commons today that projects aimed at improving the economy of the Maritimes likely will be tackled one by one. Ho said that two years ago -the Government had planned to intro- duce legislation covering a series of projects which would assist the Maritimes, but. the measure was never brought forward. He did not explain why the legisla- tion was withheld, but indicated it was because of arguments over Dominion and Provincial responsi- bility.’ He spoke before the Chamber adopted a_ bill providing for the reclamation of 80.000 acres of marshlands in the Maritimes. Rep- resentatives of all parties sup- ported the legislation and expres- sed the hope that it is the first of n series of moves which will im- prove the economy of Eastern Canada. The Doniinion and the Prov- inces, said Mr. Gardiner were in- ciined to get a bill which would cover different projects. “Two years ago we had on: drafted to bring into the House, but for certain reasons I do not need to discuss now, it never reached the House," he said. "So, having reached that stage, I rath- er took the position that it would brvery much betterto take some (Continued on Page 5 Col. B) Report Shipping Slump At Montreal MONTREAL. May 31 -‘- (GP) — Montreal's far-flung waterfront looked quiet today and proof of a. shipping slump was given by an announcement that-hundreds of longshoremen were without work. One port official said the har- bor was quietest it had been since the depression of 1536, blaming it on the dollar shortage and the lack of ocean vessels. _ Only 31 ocean vessels were in port Saturday compared with 50 on the some day last year. Thirty-six gangs of longshore- men with 20 men to a. gang were idle last week. “The United States is not buy- ing as much as was expected," a 19-‘ for the Iungshoremerfs Union said yesterday. "A lot of people thought the Marshall Plan was going to make the port busy." he added. "Now. nobody setms to know where we are going." Grain shipments at present _rnake up most of the vessel move- merits. - This’ slump is the exact opposite of eaoly season predictions when a busy year was forecast by ship- ping officials. Fire Sweeps Stockyards SOUTI-“ST. PAUL, Minn. May Zil—-(AP)—The tinder-dry wooden pens of the south St. Paul Union stockya-rds today were attacked by fire which spread over a two- block area in less than 30 minutes. Yards employees turned their first efforts toward saving an es- timated 2.000 head of livestock. Many of the animals were turned loose and fled to swamps near the fringe of the yards. Firemen lamented the lack of wind, saying the flames spread in all directions whereas a wind would have driven them in one. An un- usually dry spring contributed to the hazard. Smoke cowl be seen for i0 miles. , t,’ / /.f if; .0380" t‘ ‘ /\ N fi i.) i). iiiiOUfl “tianadakliiatilorial I Income May Set Record This Year . Mav Si — (GP) — Canada's total national income will probably reach an all-time high of more than 015.000.000.000 this year, Trade Minister Howe predicted here tonight. In a speech prepared for deliv- ery to the Industrial Dwelopment Board of Manitoba, he said the forecast was dependent on an ab- sence of work st ages to slow production. The forecast. he continued, was for s. national income of from $1.500.000.000 to 02.000.000.000 high- er than last year and three times as high as in 1009. “In spite of some shortages in fuel, power and certain basic ma.- terials such as steel and lumber. the national outlook for 1048 con- tinues to be promising." no said. "The general economic outlook for Canada. this year has been greatly improved by the successful culmination of E. R. P. discussions," Mr. Hows said. "Airs gements have been made to maintain our flow of major commodity exports to the United Kingdom." Mr. Howe said Canadians must appreciate the necessity of lim- iting E. R. P. funds to essentials which would promote economic re- cover-y. "Specifically. for example, fertil- izers arid agricultural machinery to increase food production will be given preference over foodstuffs such as fish, and even meat and eggs .. .. .." he warned. Woman Makss-illlstory In British itchiness ' UONDON. May 31 - (A?) - Fbr the first time in Britain's ‘history, members addressed the Speaker in the ‘House of Com- mons tonight as "madam." For Mrs. Florence Paton, a. labor member, was presiding as pro tum Speaker. The House Iwas sitting as a committee of the whole to con- sider n Scottish financial bill. As Mrs. Paton took her seat she was cheered. I LONDON, May 31- (Reiiters)— Council truce proposals for a cease- fire in Palestine lasting one month was generally forecast on behalf of both Jews and Arabs in well- informed quarters here tonight. At the same time, it was clear that neither Jewish nor Arab quar- ters in London were completc‘y satisfied with the Council's truce resolution. ’ Both sides are likely to propose amendments or to make conditions. Whether in this case fighting will actually stop in Palestine at 8 p.m. ADTHtomorr-ow or whether there win be a fresh move to se- curc a postponement of the cease- fire order while ccnditlons are dis- cussed. was still considered doubt- ful here tonight. ‘While Arab quarter! were confi- dent that the Arab states would accept the cease-fire order, they considered that any attempt to interpret acceptance of the truce 12 PAGES Acceptance of the latest Security ted MAXIMS 0F A. MERE MAN Party honesty is party r upon. fences. 1 t ‘w Subscription Delivered $6.00. ' ‘ "l" 55- . other Provinces i U. S. 01.00. FROi/i CABINET AT rm) 0F JUNE Announcement A ls To Many 0n Parliament Hill‘ OTTAWA: MW 3i -— (C?) — Justice Minister llsley on- "mmad i'°'"9lit in a statement that he will retire from the Gov- ernment of the end of June to resume his low practice. w ISM’- ilikg. _no_w 54 and wartime Minister of Finance, sold ha Rcr see c mission to the Bur of Quebec and enter the firm oi 09m". Kearney, Duquei and MdcKcy of MonQ-rgqL Col. Rolston, former Defence Minister who died recently hod a been o member of the firm. The matter had been under dis- cussion by himself and the part- ners 6! the firm over a period of , months and a. "decision became ' necessary on col. Ralstorfs death." At the same time Mr. Iisiey said IIEWSPfl-Der stories that he would soon be appointed a judge were "unfounded". He added that after 22 years in public life it now was necessary for him to attend to personal affairs. This was the "sole reason" for de- ciding to retire from the Govern- nient._ Elected In 1926 The tall, angular Justice Mill- istcr represents Digby-Annapolis- Kings in the Commons, He first was ‘elected in the general elec- tion of 1926 and was returned suc- ccssfuiiy in four other elections. In an interview-Mr. Iisiey said that no announcement will be made as to when he will relinquish his scat in the Commons until after conferences with party lead- ers in his constituency._ ‘ He entered the Cabinet in 1935 (Continued on Page 5 Coi__4)_ liio Surprise, Mr. King Declares OTTAWA. May 3-1 - (C?) __ Prime Minister Mackenzie King tonight said that Justice Minister Iisleys intention to retire had been known to him for some time. The decision made by Mr. Iisiey "months ago" would be generally regretted throughout the Dominion. Expect/Truce To Be Accepted In Palestine that the state of Israel has come to stay would certainly be repudia- =KYRENIA, Cyprus, May 31- (Reuters)— Arab reports received here from Cairo claim the Arabs have already accepted the security Council proposal for a. four-week cease-fire in Palestine and this dc- cision will be announced at the Arab League meeting taking place in Amman, ‘Irons-Jordan. Only Arab reservation was said to be that the Jews do not take advantage of the situation and that time be given to inform fighting forces. AMMAN, Trans-Jordan, May 3i _(AP)-'I‘he Trans-Jordan Legion announced today it had smashed a Jewish assault in the Latrun area and that the Jews had left behind 114 killed. _ Latrun is in Arab territory on the important Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway. It lies 22 miles south- east. of Tel Aviv. Both sides said s major battle was fought than proposals as a de facto admission DONDON. May Sl-(CEW-Hugh Dalton, who resigned the Chan- cellorship of the Exchequer last November after confessing a bud- get "leak" to s. newmaper man, has returned to Government office as chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- caster, it was officially announced tonight. Dalton succeeds Lord Pakenham, who has been appointed Minister ' of Civil Aviation in place of Lord Nathan, who resigned recently. Dalton‘s new job is a sinecure, the holder usually Ming given im- portant non-departmental Govern- ment or Cabinet duties. In recent times it. has carried with it ministerial responsibility for the British occupied sons of Germany but todayit was announ- cefi that the "Chancellor no longer will have this job. Administration of the German and Austrian zones will remain within the general responsibility of Foreign Secretary Bevin: arrangements for assisting him all last week. Dalton Returns To British Government ____________ still under consideration. As a member of the Cabinet free of departmental responsibilities, Dalton will help in the work of the Cabinet generally. He will be available to undertake any special duties which may be alloted to him from time to time by the Prime Minister. Dalton's return to the Govern- ment fulfils generai prediction that his eclipse would be temporary. Dalton resigned last November one day after presentation of hi5 general budget. He had been ac- cused cf giving a London news- paper an advance tip on tax changes he was making. Dalton remained popular among Labor members of Commons no surprise. Aviation has sharp criticism shire Britain's na- deiailcd tfonaiizcd airlines reported ii large‘ over-all doficitflor the last you’. I.O.D.E. Offers Aidiri Floods HALIFAX, May 3i __'rcr) I; Emergency flood conditions i British Columbia today’ prompte _ the Imperial Order Daughters o, the Empire to offer the hundreds of homeless there the clothing collected by the British Columbia: Chapter for overseas shipment. The 1949 annual national meet- ing of the Imperial Order Daugh- ters of the Empire will be held at Victoria, it was decide‘ here to- night. i f All. lioRK _ Aao no hm MAKES JAGK? Au’ Lois or n‘! TORONTO. May 3i — (GP) — Liiinimum and maximum tempera- tures: Victoria 48 6B; Edmonto 53 80; Regina 45 83; Winnipeg 82; Toronto 50 '15; Ottawa 4-1 77[ Montreal 55 '16; Quebec 48 '17! Saint. John 51; Moncton 4'7 53' Halifax 50 57: Charlottetown 4 50: Sydney 45 50: Yarmouih 50 81 HALIFAX. May 3i -— (GP) - Official inland forecasts issued tonight by the Dominion Publiq Weather office and valid untfl midnight Tuesday. Prince Edward Island: Vurinihle cloudiness during thg night. with for: patches. Tuesdn] clear and warmer. Light winds Low early Tuesday morning ant high in the afternoon at Char- lottetown 45 and 65. High tide this morning at 5:44 and this afternoon at 5:16. Sun sets this evening at 1:39 and rises tunnrrcov morning at 4:11 New moon Juno '1, 8:55 p. m. Summerside tide 18_ minutes later than Charlottetown. CAR FERRY "ABEGWEIP Daily Except Sunday Standard Time Maven Borden, 9.10 a.m., 1.00 pan 4.30 p-m. . Leaves Tnrmenilne, 10.35 a-nn, 2.40 p.m., 7.30 p.m. and his return tn the Cabinet caused SUNDAY JA-avur Burden 6.45 p.m. ~Lesves Tornieniine 8.00 p.m- woon isusxns. - cannon ' daily including Sunday Stoddard Time The resignation of Inrd Nathan bee"! Wood Illlfllll. Pill!" NWI had been expected in Govemmentfl-W l-IlI-i quarters. His Ministrery of Ciriifliharlsg. A» Domini- been mubjected to li- l.00 p.m. ~ 1.1.00 am. 5.0! vii. Leaves Caribou, Charles A, 0on- ning 8.00 a. nv. 1.00 p.m- Prince Nova 11.0. I-m. I00 P45‘ _' .5