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FEDERAL GOV’T DECIDES T0 SUPPORT

U.$. Renews Charges Against: USSR In China

85,000 Chrysler Workers

Strike Over

By GLEN ENGLE

DETROIT, Jan. 25 (AP) ._ The C.I.O. pension drive erupted

into a s ll\0 of 851,000 er Corporation workers. ntract negotiations between he company and the United Autu- iuoinic Workers Union tClO.) vrokc up in a tight deadlock. They ~ad gone on for more than six uionihs.

‘in :0 was agreement on the ‘iilltflplt.’ of SIOO-u-month pension

. n. But tiie U,A.W. \vouldn‘t a<cept Chrysler's terms for 0p- erating it.

So llfilii'l}'-l‘ilif_‘(l workers -—- uvcept for office and maintenance r-‘nployees — in Chrysler's plants iii-ross the United States marched on’. to an uncertain future. No ilircc‘. path to a settlement was .11 sight. .

tiovernment mediators, however, were hopeful of bringing thc parties together again for more regntiations after a "cooling off" period.

A gruelling 24-hour bargaining nssion preceded the break-off of ioda_v's talks at 10.45 am. AST.

Fifteen minutes later a mighty llflL‘ of men poured out of the itinipanys main plants right on the union's 10 a.m. deadline.

All work on Chrysler, DeSoto, Plymouth and Dodge cars in 25 plants stopped.

Affects Other Plants

The strike also brought layoff of more than 20,000 workers at Briggs lifaliiifricliirillz: Company IYlBITlS in Detroit. and Evansville,

Ind. Briggs makes bodies for Chrysler.

A lengthy strike will put al- most all Chrysler's 110,000 em-

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Ciarnhuni Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Auction and DLUICB. Belfast ilall, Friday night, January 27th.

"Rummage Sale, Salvation filmy. Friday. Fc-bruary 11rd.

"Show Mareli every Friday only. R rfcioik. ‘Hockey match ill Sea Vie-v

ilink tonight, Baltic vs. Sea View. ‘f not fine, Friday night.

"Outstanding-attraction of sea- mu. Burns (Iuncert again to- ::l,'ht P.W.C. I-laii 8 p.m.

“Dance Murimgiian Warehouse, Friday, January 27th. If not fine.

Monday. January 30th. Good music.‘

“Dance in Stewart. January Burke's Orchestra.

Legion Hail, Mt. 26th. 0 P. M.

"Hockey at New Glasgow Rink tonight, New Glasgow vs, Hope River. Game starts 8:30,

"Best in Scotch music, dancing. iiioriises, bagpipes — all at Burns tfonccrt, P.W.C. llali tonight 8 hm.

"Come to the card party and Il.ill('f! at Hunter Rivcl lilasonic. ilall. Thursday niitlii, Sponsored

"N Hunter River hockey team.

"Hunter's River tonight at 800. Show "Ev:- of St. Niark." Also “was by Jim Austin. Please note change of night.

"Federation of Aifflfllllilfe meeting in New Glasgow bail. Friday, Jim, 27th at a v-iii- New Glasgow and surrounding districts Please attend.

"North River rink hockey match Friday, Jim. 27. League game, Monarchs vs. Southport.

Game time 8.30. Skate after.

"Ilockcy ga-m-ci North Rusiico rink tonight, South Rustico Rani!-

Pr: vs, North Rusticn Leillflfl- aircs. Game starts 8.30. Skate after. Canteen service. '

"Notice-Unloading car baled shavings Wednesday this week. Barley Mall. Saturday, twenty- clghth. Three dollars from car. Book orders now. G. C. Green. Emerald. '

"Federation of Agriculture

meeting in Crapaud hnii, Jan. 26 It 8 p.m. Farmers, CriiPIIINl- Hampton, Victoria, Westmnreiund. K@|ly's Cross, South Melville. D9‘ Sable please attend.

"Btlnldy Bridge sporuns Club will hold annual meeting in Stan- lcy Brl e Hall, Thursday. Jan- uary , Q P, M. Any party dis- turbing the meeting will be dealt with awarding to the law. Emer- son Matheson. President. Buddy Moltwm. Secretary-

Pensions

pioyces, union and non-union, out of work. An estimated 10,000 workers in supplier plants and auto dealerships will be affect- etl soon.

Imp t of the walkout on the country's economy ivas reflected in a decline of the stock market, partly attributed to the Chrysler situation.

Here is the core of the dispute:

Chrysler" is willing to grant a pension plan allowing workers to retire at 65, after 24 years service. on $100 a month, in- cluding social security benefits. lt also would finance an improv- ed health and welfare program.

The company insists, however, that it retain complete control of the pension set-tip, making pay- ments as they fall due. It also wants the present contract ex- tended for five frcars. reopens-bio annually only on wages.

The union demands a voice in pension payment administration. It is holding out for a trust fund, run jointly by the union and company, into which Chrysler would pay a set amount for each manhour of work.

Pension payments would be drawn from this fund.

Both sides agree that the trust. fund arrangement would cost the company more in the next few years since it would be laying aside money for pensions far in advance.

Hiss Appeals 5-Year Sentence

NEW YORK. Jan. ‘.15 ~~ tAPi-- A1091‘ Hiss today was sentenced to five years in prison. A jury decid- ed Saturday he lied when he den. led passing Confidential statp pap- ers to a DIE-WWII‘ Russian spy ring.

Pale and tlglit-lippcd, the nlnn who advised the late President Franklin D, Roosevelt at the Ynita conference with Prime Minister Stalin, still miiixitiiincd his innoc- ence. He filed notice of flppffll n! his case and ivas released cu $10,- 000 bail.

Last Saturday a jury of eight women and four men found Hiss lied when he denied pfl/Sfiillg State Department documents hers, self-styled courier for a 11W‘- Will‘ Soviet spy ring, and iicrl again vrlien he denierl seeing Chambers after Jan. 1, 1937.

Judtie Goddard sentenced him to concurrent terms of five years each in a Federal penitentiary ou the two perjury counts. The white- haircd judge declined to levy a possible $4,000 fine against him.

Killed By Truck Driven By Friend

SYDNEY, N.S., Jan. 23 -— (CP) —-Chai'ies Sherwood, 49, of Roihc- say, N.B., was killed here today when struck by a truck driven by Malcolm Pitcher, n close friend. He died of head injuries.

The accident occurred while Sherwood was at work in the coke ovens department of the Dominion Steel and Coal Cor- poration's Sydney steel plant. 1'} 0

was the plant's first fatality 1950.

A coroner's jury absolved Pil- chcr of any blame. Witnesses

testified that Pitcher had warned Sherwood to exercise care around the loading platforms bellliflO trucks would be backing sway from them at regular intervals.

SupporlsTecenl Accusations By Dean Acheson

WASHLNGTON, Jan. 25 - (AP) The United States State De- partment made new charges today that Russia is absorbing four of China's richest northern areas.

Supporting State Secretary Dean Achesons recent accusations. the department issued a detailed "hack- grourid document" which said that Russia's designs we're in part sup- ported by “two secret agreements signed by the Chinese Commun- lsts with the U. S.S. R."

It said these are known as the "Moscow agreement and the Har- bin agreement. These purportedly grant further special rights to the U. S. S. R." in Manchuria.

In n speech before the National Press Club two weeks ago, Acheson charged that Russia is detaching Iilanchuria, Outer Mongolia, sin- kiang and Inner Mongolia and ty- ing them to the Soviet Union.

Foreign Minister Andrei Vishln- sky in a special statement during the week-end denounced Ache-son's charges as a. monstrous lie,

Weather Record Broken Ar Toronto

TORONTO, Jan. 25~(CP)—-The mercury climbed today to a re- cord 58.2 in Toronto, upsetting a January high mark that had stood

100 yours, In Hamilton the Jan- uary record also was shattered when the temperature reached

ti4.5. Both readings were at 3 p. m. Residents of Windsor "swelter- ccl" at 63 degrees.

Sees Modest Storm Warnings In Business

SAINT JOHN. N. 3.. Jan. 26- (CPi-Jl‘. H. Atkinson. general manager of the Royal Bank of Canada said here tcday there are

“modest" storm warnings in the economic picture and business should budget for a 10 to 15 per

ccrii: recession during the year. However, he said in an interview. the new wealth in Alberto oil and Quebec's iron ore was bound to have a terrific effect on the whole

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an inspection tour.

Acheson Declares He’ll Stand By Alger Hiss; ‘Fantastic Says Senator

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 —- (AP) -"I do not intend to turn my back on Alger Hiss," Stale Secre- tary Dcan Acheson said today.

He delivered that dramatic pledge of continued loyalty to his former State Department associ- ate a few hours after lliss was sentenced to five years in prison as a perjurer. Acheson ham- mered home a somewhat similar statement he made a year ago, when Hiss was under indictment but had not been brought to irial On Jan. 13, i949, while up for eon- firmation to his present high post, Acheson had said “Alger lliss and I became friends and we remain friends. My friendship is not given easily and it ll not easily withdrawn."

Today's renewed commitment

Storms Threaten Meat, Fuel Supplies In B. C,

VANCOUVER, Jan. 25-(CPi—- The threat of meat and fur-l short- ages loomed toilny us another storm swept toward British Co- lumbia from the North Pacific.

Gale warnings were hoisted along the coast, Winds reaching a velocity of 40 miles an hour were forecast by the Wvlitliflr 0f- flca here. Four to six inches of snow are expected on Vancouver Island and the lower mainland.

Packers said fresh meat Wlll l!" In short supply by next Wcck if the snow keclis fflllllli"and ti"! weatherman says it will. Thous- ands of head of cattle. hound fnr Vancouver dinner tables, are in stalled CM‘! near kraiioops. Iii the interior.

The Canadian Pacific Railway "ld ll hope! to get a cattle train info the city by Friday if there are no more slides.

C, P. R. work crews today slic-

ed a nan-ow cleft through a 35-

foot barricade of snow on the line

__ between Yale and North Bend, in the Fraser Canyon, restoring rnii connections east after a five-day interruption.

The truck likely will be ready for normal traffic tomorrow night.

Fuel supplies are becoming in- creasingly short throughout the Province. City fuel inspector Cal Munro said another week of con- flnued cold will see all types of fuel virtually exhausted.

The Weather Office said the storm should bring milder tem- peratures in its wake. '

Freeze-up of water lo turn hydro-electric power turbines has resulted in a power shorlale in upcoast Prince Rupert and at Knmlnops.

Overnight, the mercury dropped to a low of 50 below in Prince George, zero in Vancouver and 10 above in Victoria, Prince George is 500 miles north of Vancouver.

In Vancouver. sailings of deep-

QUEBEC, Jan. 25—(CP) — Dr. Jean Gregoire, Quebec Deputy Minister of Health, said today im- mediate arrangements are being illilfle to fly victims of an infan- tiio paralysis (‘Pl(‘l(‘l‘|'iil' from the rcmotc settlement of St. Augustin

to ltlontrezil, a (lisltntec of 1.000 miles. Dr. Gregoire said information

supplied to him by Red Cross of- ficials indicated that 10 persons are suffering from poiiomyeiitis at St, Augustin, a coastal settlement on the Strait of Belle Isle n; the northeastern extremity of Quebec territory.

The sick are expected to be flown t0 Montrezil either late t0- day or tomorrow by the R. C. A. F. which earlier this week brought one of the victims, cight-year-old Pierre Leon from Si, Augustin t0 hospital here, The child ciicd yes- lerrlrrv.

The plight of the tiny popula- tion of St. Aucustin was revealed by Dr, Claire Neville-Smith, young British woman docior temporarily in cbargewif a Grenfeil Mission hospital at Harrington llarbor, 100

Polio Epidemic Reported In Quebec Settlement

miles away.

Dr, Neville-Smith made a from Harrington Harbor to Augustin late last week and

trip St.

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ported the number of infantile paralysis victims. Dr. Gregoire and the Health

Department $09M part of the day making arrangements for their transportation to Montreal hos- pilals.

Will Send Plane

OT'l'AVi'A, Jan. 25—-tCPi(.-’\n R. C. A. F. ski-equipped Dakota will attempt in land at the remote settlement of St, Augustin and pick tip 18 victims of an infantile paralysis epidemic.

An R, C. A_ F, spokesman said tonight that the Goose Elev-based Dakota would make lilo

lions permitted. _

reaching the village today.

to fly out the most critically iii.

Rogers Brot Family Demand Probe Following Fire

TORONTO, Jail. 2f: - Suburhpnw, l1» siness men today cl anded an investigation into their area's fire protection services following u $200,000 mid- night blaze that destroyed the ISO-Sear-oid Tlinrnhlli Hotel and half the community's business sec- tion. -

'l‘hornhill has no water supply for firefighting other than a north- ciid stream from which firemen from eight subtirban municipalities pumped ivater lo battle last night's biinc. Persons supporting the dc- mand for nu inquiry include Vern Griffin, former recvc of Markham Township.

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was given at a press conference.

In a matter of minutes his words were relayed, to the Senate floor by Senator Joseph McCarthy (Rep, Wis», who called thc Sec- retary's statement "fantastic."

The Senate happened to be dis- cussing the lliss case at the time that i\ciieson's ncw statement be- came public.

Senator Kari Mundt (Rep. S.D.) had told his colleagues that the Hiss case siiouid spur Congress into extending the statutory time limit for trying men and women for serious crimes which involve United States sectirity.

(The statute of limitations for crimes involving the security of thc U. S. in peacetime says the Government must obtain an in- dictment within three years af- ter tiic offence was committed. Hiss was charged by the Gov- ernmcnt with passing secret State Department documents to Whit- taker Chambers, confessed ex- courier for a Soviet spy ring. in February and March. 193B. Un- dcr the statute lliss was given immunity on spy charges after March. 1941i.

Acheson seemed fully prepared for thc question posed at his pressconfcrence by the New York Herald Tribune's Homer W. Bi- gai-t._

"Do you have any comment on the Hiss case?“ Bigart asked.

Reporters thought Acheson‘! voice sounded more tense and emotional than usual as he re- plied:

“Mr. Hiss's case is before the courts and l think it would be highly improper for me to dis- cuss the legal aspects of the case or the evidence or anything to do with the case.

"I take it the purpose nf your (Bigarts) question was to bring something other than that out of

me.

"I should like to make it clear to you that whatever the out- come of any appeal which Mr.

l-liss or his lawyers may make in this case. I do not intend to turn

The capital, stock and business of the wcil-known firm of Thc Rogers Hardware Company, l.t(i., (Iliariottclown, iuis been acquired from Mr. Benj. Rogers, Sr., by Messrs, (icorgc J. and ’l‘homas N. Rogers, sons of the late Mr. George J. Rogers, it was announ- ced last evening.

It is the intention of the new proprietors to curry on the whole- sale and retail hardware business of the firm as in the past, under the old name, with Mr. George Rogers as President and Ml‘- Thomns Rogers as secretory-treas- urcr. The services of thc experi- enced staff will be retained.

Both partners are young men with business experience nntl are wcil and favorably known in

Charlottetown. Gcorilv. filler 59"" ing in the Air Force during the war, has been with F, it. Mac- Lninc Ltd, automobile rir-aicr, for the past four years, ‘Thomas, who is a graduate of Dalliousic Um- vcrsity, has had several years eX- perience as a chartered‘ account- ant and since 1947 until March lnsl was secretary-treasurer with the Rogers Hardware COmPBYIY- Their father, the late George J- Rogers, owned and manallfifl Th]? business for several 3'01"? "mil his death in 1929, when it was

lacquired liy his brother. Mr. Benj-

Roizers, Six, who is now retiring‘ from active business life,

One of the best known firms an the Island, and oecutkvliii! Ont‘ "f the most central and flcSlflllllfl sites in Charlottetown, thc busi- ness was established in 1357 85 Dodd and norms. the Oiiflieei partners being the late Thomas Dodd and I-lon, Bcnj, Rogers. 0b Mr, Dodds retirement in 1392 ll passed into his 1111110?‘ 175N091“ hands and since that time it has remained in the ROROFS fflflillY- I The fact that the family owner-l ship and tradition is being con-I tinticrl under the new manage- ment will be n matter of satisfac- tlon to the firm'.< mam’ lifllffm‘ throughout, this Province and the Maritime-s flNwT-“lly-

West Novies Nome Honorary Colonel

OTTAWA, Jan. 25 -—- tCP) f- Veterans Minister Gross. their wartime commander for two

years, has been named honorary colonel of the West Nova Scotia Regiment. the Defence Department announced tonight.

A private at th-e start of the First World War, a Brigadier at the end of the Second, hehoids the Victoria Cross and two Mili- tary Crosses. He commanded the West Novies in England from February, i940, to March. 1942, an important period of training for later actions in Sicily, Italy and Northwest Europe.

The Unit now is part of the reserve army and is commanded by lat-Col. T. M. Powers of Hali- fax. Headquarters are. at Kent- ville and companies are recruited from Middleton. Kingston, Law- rencetown. Bridgetown, Deep Brook and Bridgewater.

Brig. Gregg was president of the University of New Brunswick from 1944 to 1947 when he was appointed to the Federal Cabinet. He was sergeant-at-erms in the. House of Commons until 1930

mercy flight tomorrow if weather condi-

Bari weather prevented an R, C. A, F. ski-equipped Norseman from The aircraft was carrying an Air Farce doctor tn the village and planned

iers Acquire. Hardware Business

Expect DEBllS To Be Made Public Today

(By Harold Morrison)

OTTAWA, Jan. 25-—tCP)— Th0 Cabinet, after a month's consider- utlon, has approved the principle of a guaranteed floor price for f-‘Bgs, it was learned today.

Details of a Federal price-sup- port plflil—~\\'lliCh may be linked with provincial marketing boards ~likeiy will be announced by Agriculture Minister Gardiner to- morrow, He has called a press conference for 11 a.m. EST,

It is believer! the Government will fix the floor somewhere be- itween 32 llflil 40 cents a dozen for gracip A large, probably below thc United States guaranteed price of 37 cents.

However, Mr, Gardiner is likelv

to stipulate that the Federal Go\ ernrncnt. wants to stay out of the em: business and that provincial marketing boards will have the [responsibility of taking delivery and dfiposing of surplus eggs, ‘i The Federal plan may allow provincial boards to charge to Federal expense part nr all the loss involved in maintaining the floor price,

Last year the Federal Govern- ment fixed Iinor prices for butter and cheese and soon found itself in the business of building up heavy stocks of these dairy pro- riticts. The Gnvernmcn now is in tiir- process cf selling thc butter but has not _\et disposed of the cheese, estimated rt about 20,000,- 000 pounds.

Th» United States market price for eggs likely will he a big fac- tor in the Canadian support level. Bi‘, keeping lhe price lower than thc American, Canadian producers would br- in a better position to moot competition when exporting in lhn ll. S,

American importers already have grabbed a few car-loads of Canadian eggs as a result of the crack in egg prices from 48 cents a dozen to about 32.

Egg production last year amounted to 330,374,000 dozen. decline of l5 her cont from the 1048 total of 338,570,000.

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lArresl Trio ii; lSlolen Fur Ring

NEW YORK. Jail, 26 -~ 1A?)- The Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion today arrested three men de- scribed by the Government as "the nucleus of a $1,000,000 stolen fur ring."

They were identified as Nicholas Proscia. 42, president of’ Loren Furs. incorporated; Max Davis. 40, secretary-treasurer of the Loren firm; rind Thomas A. Carr, 51, a railway express agency driver since i917.

Proscia and Davis were held in $10,000 bail each by United States commissioner Pidivnrd McDonald. Carr was held in $5,000 bail.

All three are charged with con- spiracy to steal merchandise in in- terstate commerce.

Edward Scheidt, special agent in charge of the New York F.B.l. division, said Carr stole quantities of mink, ermine, chinchilla and other furs entrusted to him for delivery, as ivell as furs which oth- er drivers were scheduled to de- liver.

Investigators found, Seheidt said, that while Carr had nn vis- ible income except his driver's sal- ary, he maintained n summed home at Fayson Lakes. N.J.. drove a costly automobile and took expen-

PRICE OF EGGS

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l Commission

Rt. Hon, Vincent Massey. iformer Canadian Ambassador to lEngiand. who heads the Arts. Let- i ters and Sciences Ccirnmission which islts here this morning. Other cem- missioners who will hear the briefs lsubmittcd are: Most Reverend G. H. Levesque, Dean of Social Studies, Laval University and Dr. Hilda Neat-by, Professor at the UnlVClslly of Saskatchewan. They arrived in the City last nilzilit. Dr. Norman A. M. MacKcnzlc. President of the University of British Columbia. a member of the Counmission has returned home. Accompanying the commission- ers are thc legal adviser Mr. Guy Robergc, Quebec City and the sec-