JANUARY 14, 1953 THE

WESTERN GUARDIAN

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PRINCE COUNTY OFFICE Summer-side. Phone 8031. News. Subscriptions, Advertising Representatives GEORGE CLOW and GEORGE WOTTON House Phones: 8032 and 8033. The Guardian may be bought at any of the following store's in Snmmenide: Bell Bookstore, Summer Street; Gourlies Drugstore, 21 Central Street: gguyu News-stand. Water Street: Mark Gnndet, 6'! Grenville Street: Alyre Doucette's Grocery. Second Street; Island Motor Transport. Water Street; Vince's Grocery. 120 Russell Street; Enmanls Self-

K.L. Waite in Kenslngton. WEST PRINCE OFFICE

Alberton: Frank Weeks. Representr ve. Phone: 68-2 Office and 68-3 House.

-CARD PARTY. Murgate School Friday, January 16th. 8 o'clock.

-SHUR-GAIN Amateur Caval- cade. Seavlew Hall. Wednesday pvenjflg, January 14th. 8 o'clock. S.-ile candy and lunches. Sponsor- ed by Women's Institute.

-sAD NEWS RECEIVED - word has been received by Mrs. Joseph Bell of Cape Traverse, of the sudden death of her son-in- lgw, J. W. Kennedy of Vancouver, B. C. Mrs. Kennedy was the for- mer Minnie Bell of Cape Tra- verse.

-ATTEND FUNERAL - Mrs. Elmer Bownees and Mrs. F. N. pidgeon both of i.'.)iitario, were guests of Mayor and Mrs. W. ll. piirrach. while in Kensingioii where they attended the funeral of their mother, the late Mrs. Heath Bowness. a much loved and highly respected former Kensing- tnn woman, who passed away on Saturday, January 3rd. at the home of Mrs. Pidgeon iii Streets- ville. Ont. Before leaving to return home. Mrs. Bowness and Mrs. Ptdgeon called on their nunf. Mrs. iv, E. Profltt. Burlington, and were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs H. B. MacI.eod.

--VISITS IN TRI ON AND VIC- TORIA - Mr. E. '1'. Glydon, Mar- gate, motored to Tryon and Vic- ioria. on Saturday. January 10th. lie was accompaiiicd by Mrs. Gly- dnn and Miss Annie Fyfe. wiio visited their sister in Tryoti, and by Mrs. Elmer Bciwncss and Mrs. F. N. Pidgeon. who called on Mr. and Mrs. Profitt at the Orient Hotel. Mrs. Murchison and other friends in Victoria, where Mrs. Pidgeon with her husband and family lived for a number of years while Mr. Pidgeon was manager of the local bank.

-LEAVE FOR ONT. - Mr. and Mrs. Don Bowncss and family lcft by car on Sunday morning. Janit- ary lith after spending the past few days at Margate where they were guests of Mrs. Bowness' par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Glydori. and at Kensington. where they at- tended the funeral of Mr.. Boiv- new mother. Mrs. llcnth Bowncss They were accompanied by Mr. Bowness' sisters. Mrs. Elmer Bow- ness of Barry. Ont.. and Mrs. F. N. Pidgeon of streetsvllle, out, who will be their guests for a few days before returning to their respective homes.

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punishment of the foul niurderei-s"

Typical of the Moscow editorial reaction was a statement in the soviet Trades Unions organ Trud: "Damnation and shame to the foul degenerates and murderers. soviet Justice will crush like a poisonous reptile the criminal band which sold itself for dollars and pounds sterling. Nor will the Amercian and British insplrers of the murderers and wreckers escape retribution."

The official announcement said state security organs uncovered the plot "some time ago."

Members of the "terroristic group of physicians" under arrest were identified as M. S. Vovsi, V. E. Vinogradov. M. B. Kogan. B. B Kogan. P.I. Egorov. Y.Ci. Etinger and G. I. Mayorov. therapeutlsts;

A. M. Grinshteln. ncurophatholo- gist (nerve specialist) and A. E. Feldmui, an eye. ear. nose and

throat specialist.

"Most of the participants in the. terrorist group." the announce- ment said. "were connccted with J. 0. I. N.T., the internat;onal Jewish bourgeouis nationalist or- ganization set up by the American intelligence service, allegedly for rendering material aid to Jews in other countries.

"But actually this organizatiorl. under the guidance of t-he Ameri- can Intelligence Service. conducts hi-cad scale espionage. terroristlc, and other subversive act.vlties in a number of countries. including I-he soviet Union."

(The American joint distribu- fiion committee has sent millions of dollars to aid European Jews since the second World War. In New York, Edward M. M. Warburg. chairman of AJDC, said the char- ges are fantastic. and denied them completely. He said the committee "has never engaged in political activities or deviated from its principle of exclusive adherence to its humanitarian role.")

The announcement said other members of the "terrorist group" proved "to be agents of the British Intelligence Service of ilong stand- ing."

GREAT WATERTALL

-...... Higsest knowri waterfall is the Angel Falls in Venezuela with a

--HOCKEY Bedeque Rink, South

Shore League, Wednesday, Jan. l4lll. Albany St. Pals vs. Cape Traverse Rovers. Admission 35 cents.

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-THERE IS to be a Card Party and Dance in Spring Valley Hall. January 15th. Sponsored by the C. W. L.. Cards at 8 P. M.

Personals --Mr. Ralph Profitt, student at P. W. C. and Mr. Don Tinhcy, Charlottetown, visited the formers parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Prnfitt and family, Kciisington, on

Sunday, January llth. --Bur.

-Mis Sarah Glendinning, Hens- ingtoii. will leave by plane this week to be with her sister, Mrs. Charles Conpland who .is ill at mr home in Ontario. Mrs. Coupland is

the moihcr of the f-lev. R. W. Coupland, rector of New London Parish.

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Tells O.P.ll.

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per cent on its rail investment (the figure the company wants and about double its current net earn- Illlgsi, then railway traffic would be eroded at an alarming rate.

"The area of freight traffic presently free from truck compet- itioti would shrink rapidly. Still higher rates would be called for. It would not be long before the public would demand that the Canadian Pacific rail enterprise be taken over by the Federal Govern- merit."

The company has asked the board to set a value of t1.l46.000.- 000 on its net rail investment for rate-making purposes under the "rate base-rate of returns" system it advocates. Dr. Hope argued that by the standard of the earning capabilities of the C. P. R35 rail system, it is much less.

Not The Solution

Apart from expressing opposit- ion to higher rail rates. Dr. Hope said that was not the practical solution to the railway problem in Canada.

They would have the effects of ”creating economic maladjust- ments throughout Canada. causca still-greater relative decline in railway freight traffic (as com- pared with the gross national product and competing carrlersi and result in a pyramiding of rates in an endless attempt to reach the so-called 'fair returnf”

"Carried to its logical conclus-

ion" he added, "it would hasten the day when public authority ,would find it necessary to take ,over the rail znterprise of the Canadian Pacific Railway." Dr. Hope put tip these other yargumeiits against the C. P. R. 1 proposal:

1. It is a "theoretical and practical impossibility" to sort out the rail and non-rail in- vestments of the C. P. R. to get an investment "rate base" for rail operations.

2. No courts in Canada or the United States have ever favored the proposed method of establishing rates for an enterprise of the imiquely wide- spread character of the CPR.

3. There is no urgent need for bolstering investor confidence in the C. P. R.. as the company contends.

4. The proposed "peculiar" formula is not economically sound. because of a. transport- ation "revolution" caused by competition. and would shift the burden of rates to those areas where competition is les-

ser. The rates would be "tin- fair and unreasonable" for shippers.

Dr. Hope said the answer to

Canada's railway problem-in view of competition-is not higher freight rates.

"The answer." he said. "Is for the shareholders of the C.P.R. to be content with a relatively low return on the rail investment if they Want to stay in business."

After today's evidence. the board adjourned the hearings tentative- ly until Thursday because two other U. S. witnesses for the Prov- inces cannot reach here. before then. It was expected Provincial Govemment evidence would be completed by the end of the week. with the case closing out some time next week.

PROVIDES ROIJGIIAGE

Ground-up oyster shells ore a valuable source of grit to mix with poultry feed.

The nrst commercial shipment of tee from India was sent to Lon-

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Veteran S'side Smell Fisherman Goes Through Ice

Mr. Henry Desnoches, Russell street, Summer-side. had a most unpleasant experience yesterday afternoon. When returning home across the Summerside harbor ice he plunged into the icy water about seventy-five yards from shore. The ice at this point is usually very thin and had the tide been high at the time the oonsequen might have been different.

Mr. DesRoches. who is about 85 years of age. was coming in from his smelt shanty when the accl- dent occurred and he was unable to get back on solid ice unassisted. He was forced to remain there for some time before his calls for help attracted the attention of Mr Howard Waite. who rushed to his assistance and after getting him out put him in a. taxi and brought him home.

Last night he was reported to be suffering no ill effects and his many friends hope that he will not suffer in any way from his harrow- ing experience.-S.

Conway and Vicinity

-Rev Harold Lloyd Henderson. Portage La Prairie. arrived home on Christmas Day to be with his aged mother Mrs. Robert C. Hen- derson. who is staying with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Banks. Poplar Grove.

Mr. and Mrs, Lowell Matthews and family. Brenda. Roger and Judy, Black Banks, visited friends and relatives at Halifax during the Christmas holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Milligan rand family were visiting at the lhome of Mr. and Mrs. William Wagner. East Bideford, on Christ- mas Day.

Mr. John Macxinnon. Summer- side. has been visiting at the home of his brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. William E. MacKln- zion.

Mr. William MacNcill was in Summerside Saturday. December '.27th on business.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Morrison were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert MOrl'lSOl'l. Argyle Shore, on Saturday. December. 27.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Adams and daughter Reby. Borden, were "15- itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs Sterling Milligan on Saturday, De- cember 27th.

Mrs. Arthur Adams was in Surr- merside Saturday. December 27th on business.

Mr. John J. Murphy was in Simi- merside Saturday. December 27th on buslnem,

Mr. Wendell MacKay. Mr. John W. Palmer and Mrs. Arthur Smith Sr. were in Summerside Sunday. December 28th to visit Mr. Arthur Smith who is a. patient in the Prince County Hospital,

Mr. Eddie Ellsworth. Bedeque. was a visitor at the home of Mr. liand Mrs. Frank Brocme. Freeland. at Christmas.

Mr. Alan Fraser and Miss Bessie Bridges were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Broome on Friday, December 26th.

Mr. and Mrs. Ingham Palmer and son Lloyd. Moi-icton, were vis- iting friends and relatives at Free- land and Poplar Grove. recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Banks W'L'I'C visitors at the home of Mr, and Mrs. E-rving Smith on Friday De- cember 26th.

Mr. Kenneth Arsenauit. Moncton. N. B., spent the holidays with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Arsenault, Murray Road.

Mr. George Henderson, Moncton N. B., spent the holidayslwith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hen- derson. Freeland.

Mr. Eric Ramsay. Moncton. and Miss Joyce MacDonald. Borden, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ramsay on Satur- day, December 27th.

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Miss Faith MacDonld and Miss Delores Bigger, Halifax. are spend- ing the holidays at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. James MacDonald and Mrs. Thomas Biggar. Portage.

The many friends of Mr. Eric MacNelll. West Devon. will rc- gret to learn he has entered the Prince County Hospital for medical care. and all join in wishing him a speedy recovery of good health. Mr. Oscar W. MacNelll is a bro- tvher.

Mr. Encil Morrison, Portage. has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Morrison.

Miss Louie Banks. Freeland was visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs, George Banks. Poplar Grove on Friday. December 27th.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hardy and Mrs. Juries Winn, Freeland. were in Summerside on Saturday. De- cember 27th on business. P

HISTORIC COLLEGE

Christie College at Cambridge University was founded in 1500 by Lady Margaret Beaufort. mother of Henry VI-1..

ANCIENT ART .L.M.

The art of miking glass bottles and drinking glasses was known to the Romans euly in the first cen- tury .l

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of war in Korea the army units had neither the personnel nor the equipment to handle the expans- ion.

No Dlsgr-we

"It is no disgrace on the men in the Works Services branch that they were few in numbers.” said Gen. Pearkes.

In his speech Mr. Claxtcn seem- ed to be "almost defending the army." said Gen. Pearkes. The Government and not the army needed defending.

In resuming the debate that was interrupted by the Christmas re- cess. Mr. Claxton said that the de- cision to have the RCMP investi- gate how the CCF got an advance copy of the report met with the approval of Mr. Currie.

Given prolonged acclaim by Lib- eral members both before and after his hour-long speech. Mr. Claxtcii caused an uproar among the Op- position when he moved that the report be given priority by the de- fence expenditures committee.

The motion to set up a defence expenditures committee was made by Prime Minister St. Laurent with a. mere formal nod to the Speaker when the resolution standing in his name on the order paper was call- ed.

Thus, officially, Mr. Claxton was the first speaker to the Prime Min- ister's motion and the first member of the Commons in a position to move an amendment 'to it.

Both the Progressive Coonserva- tires and :01? assailed this tmmed-E lately but the Speaker, Ross Mac-i donald, climaxed the argument by: ruling the amendment in order. l

George Drew, Progressive Con- servative leader, charged that the amendment was a device used by the Government to block the trad- itional rlghts of the Opposition to make counter-suggestions through amendments of their own.

He noted particularly that his, party has said it would serve no, useful purpose to send the report to thet committee but that a far-? wider investigation of the whole' defence set-up should be launched.

He charged that the amendment was an effort to "emhalm" the re- port with its description of a gen- eral breakdown in control of the Army Works Services, of "serious" flaws in security and its statement that there is an indifference to ad-I ministration among ”higher-ups”i in the Defence Department. 1

Mr. St. Laurent argued that it is- within the powers of the House to, instruct the committee to give priority to a certain subject as long,

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as that subject does not enlarge the scope of the committee.

Stanley Knowles vCCF .. Winni- peg North Centre) touched off this side-debate bv contending that the amendment is otit of order. Either. he said, the amendment. enlarges? the comniitt.ee's powers or it servcsl no useful purpose. In either case. it should be ruled out.

Main Claxlnn Points

Mr. Claxron made these points in 'rcplying to statements in the Cur- rte report itself:

1. He is responsible for the three armed forces and "I have no inten- tion of trying in dodge that respon- sibiliitv there has not been and there will not be any effort made to find a scanelzoat. When we found there had been v'ronc:do- ing. we laid nroseciitlnns. When it appeared there had been crave ir-. reeiilarf "es, I annolnted M". Currie to investigate the cases and to sue- gest some means to prevent recur- rence."

.2. In any operation of the size of "the defence effort. there were bound to be mistakes. thefts. fires and frauds. Every effort was made to crack down on wrongdoing. If he had been overenthiisiastlc in de- fence of the forces. it was because of his admiration for them.

3. The Petawawa irregularities cost about 550.000 but most of the materials stolen were recovered. Mr. Currie had not Pncovered those irregularities-the R.C.M.P. did and he had not found any others in his examination of the works services.

4. The main cause of what han- pened-he would not agree with the term ”breakdown" in the army works service was the big ex- panslon after Korea and the fact skilled men could not be obtained. The service now was short 1.700 civilian and 250 service personnel. Until these people were available the situation could not be com- pletely rectified. This shortage had prevented full implementation of a new accounting system which Mr. Currie had approved.

5. Of Mr, Currle's 44 recommend- nfions for strengthening the exist-g ing sei-up. 27 were being put into effect before 'the report was receiv- ed. Foiir more were urgent and would be introduced as soon as manpower was Available. Others needed further consideration or were not considered advisable.

6. The Department itself along. with other Government agencies was making a survey of the Works Services manpower situation when the Currie investigation started. This investigation was suspended at that time.

tor reported in March-before the Currie investigation began - that the new accounting system for the Works Service was good but skilled men to rim it were so short that even tradesmen and laborers were doing accounting and stores duties. But the auditor had said corrective measures were in train and all poss- ible was helnv done to remedy the "adverse conditions.”

8. Many of Mr. Currie's recom- mendations for tighter security reg- ula'tlons had been out into effect but the costs of full security mea- sures were often "out or all monor- tion" to what I.l1EV achieved. Can- itsl costs for adequate security measures in the works service alone would t-un to sl.7T4.0llO and it would cost another Il.fn8.Il00 a year to maintain them. And none of the Petawawa losses was due to lack of security. '

9. It was lh" Tlefoiiec Mini-fer who suggested that a draft of the Ounle report be submitted to the

CHARLOTTETOWN

Summerside Driving Club , Annual Meeting

-The annual meeting of the Summersld: Driving Club was held last evening in the Town Hall with Mr. Robert Dewar in the chair. There was a good attendance of in- terested horsemen. Mr. Dewar was re-elected as president and Mr. Ensor Bowness was elected as vice-president, with Mr. Andrew Perry as secretary treasurer.

Mr. Dewar, in his report on last winter's racing activities, said that it had been a very successful sea-

Eliersiie & llideford

Mr. Stuart Waite was a visltorl

to Sum'merside on Saturday, Jan- uary 3rd. 3 Messrs Wendell Phillips and 3

Harry Ctillis motored to Summer- side on Saturday, January 3rd.

-Mrs. Theodore Gillis and; daughter Williva were visitors to; summerside on Saturday, Janu-: ary 3rd. i

The many friends of Master Wil- liam Cooke will learn with regret that he is confined to his home with pneumonia. All will Join wishing him a speedy recovery.

7. The Departments chief audi- ,.

son and expressed his thanks (Q Mr, and Mrs. Ernest, pa,-nteru all the horsemen from various parts accompanied by Mrs, Me).-.n 01 the PWVWCG Wm had lake” I-ltitcheson. motored -to Summer-

part and made the events worth while and displayed such excellent: gggg A sportsmanship throughout. ; M,- d M.. E .1

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Gllzlvegllsfhlg 5:0 Potll()111ltP1:,ean,.1..a1I-5a12,l;l Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hutchin many 'a hard fought battle were .50”. Summeliside. W91”? T999” . present and gave assurance tl1atiWP.ekg-end ll”?-935 07 M-'- and 31”: they would do all in their powerlwllllflm Cram and MF- and Writ to assist the officials in I'l'l8.lClIlg!H9l'hErL Hutchinson.

side on Wednesday, December Elst. Simmons.li

this season the best yet. -4- - Committees appointed last eve-i Mr. and Mrs. Erland Ramsay. hing were: iconway. were guests of Mr. and, Ice committee: R. H. Phillips, Mrs. Bertram Ph.ll:ps on Thurs? Ralph Baglole, Bob Dewar. Andrew ic-jay, January lsi. l Perry. ; Classification committee; Char- l Mrs, Annie stonelimise spentj

les Cahill. Chilrmfllt V la week recently with relatives and The 5131111111 3619 Will be Used friends in Albcrton and vicinity. i again this year.--S. i

Mr. and Mrs. Slll('lllll' MacCauli.i

Summerside, were v.s.tors to - -lcrslie on Saturday, January 3rd. i Borden and s-- i o e o . Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hardy and, , I isnn Herbert left for Halifax. N. i gggg ;S., recently and they plan to be gluiss Amy Macusan of sgfeniployea there for the winter John N B has returned honieim0””l5- 7 ct" ii Ch' t s noii-I arm span mg L 6 Us Doug-I Mr. and Mrs. vermin Grant.

clays with her brother, Ca las Marhean and Mr. Mac Borden.