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OHARLOITETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, APRIL 1'1. 1954

. S. Troops To Sliay In urope Until Need Past

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ST. JOHN'S. NFLD., EXPERIENCES ONE OF WORST BLIZZARDS OF SEASON

or JOHN'S, Nfld. /CP>—'l‘hoti-.l““‘k-‘ sands of church-goers in Si .lohn'sl 5””'~‘ ll-‘W’-‘ i'Pt''‘ll’ 10-’ «“t”'|i’l“" slqghpfl mmugh 3 st“-ynn; h;;7,Z3,.-pmoiliiialls spent, the da_\' bl‘f.’al(lll'.' Friday as one of the season's worst idoun fast-ZTOMDZ bank-5 35 53”“

Parlidale Meeting Votes For $200000 Water System and Sewage Disposal Unit

A resolution calling for a water laps Fear Huge

New Pledge Of Support To EDC

systein and sewage disposal tinit By WARREN ROGERS Jr

in the Village of Parkriale at a

o - cost of 5200.000 was passed at n WASHINGTON, (APi—President , . , special meeting of the ratepayers Eisenhower reassured France Frl- snow storms struck the Avalon trucks Cmered slippery hii.s Nn held at Parkdale mu on Tliursday.da_v um American troops will peninsula. ~‘°“°“-‘ '-”““° “‘“‘1*"“-‘ “C” _"j“

' night. Chairman of the Commls-‘stay in‘ Europe as long as needed‘ The lat!‘-5635011 storm hli Si 330"“ "‘m7°“3h 50"“ “H15 “S”

sioners Mr. Ernest Lorri presidedfiitl rciwttlso any "threat to that,.lohn‘s early Vidal’ 05 iZfl5€-l'li'i“’t““‘d “"1” “O3-‘ed “"5" l " winds swirled the Cl l-'1-inch snm\- Culr.tnunli'.tt..oils urre l‘.f)i af-

The resolittlon COlllall'lf‘d the pro--a1"‘?'-

ls- fail throiilzh h;lly streets, disrtipt-‘,i-”C‘.Ctl bl‘ 1'1!‘ Sifirni. Fflillimfl '”

The president's dcciaraiinn,

"Emerald Players present their }act comedy drama. in Emerald

llall. Easter Monday lain 8:15. Dane; after.

"Rummage Sale st. James Hall. Wednesday. April 21st., at 2 o'clock.

"Crapaud-Victoria Board of Trade meeting, Mnn(lIi.\'. April 19.

night. Cur-

"Dance in Vernon River Hail, rueaday. April 20.

"Card party and dance Corran Bari Hall, Easter Monday night.

“Dance Kelly's Cross School, Easter Monday night.

"Show, Fredericton. tonight 8 pm. "The Red Badge of Courage."

"show. Morell Hall Thursday and Saturday, "Hiawatha". This 18 a good show.

"Easter Dance, Belfast Hall. Monday. April lilth. Sponsored by Eldon W. 1.

"Showing at Mt. Stewartmt 8:30 "loa.,—oi ~Eniefa.oe’' --

Ruaael and Bob Hope.

"Annual meeting Hillaboro Roy- al Boarlet Chapter next Monday night. Borne Lodge Rooms. Pleau attend.

"Joint dance in St. Peter's Lel- ion Hall, Easter Monday night. Starting at 9.30. Legion and C. Y. O. Chaiason's Orchestra.

"Wellington Dramatic Club pre- sent. their three act comedy in Thanksgiving Hall, Tuesday, April 10th.. 8:30. Good specialties.

“At Kensington, Easter Monday, souria Players present "A Quiet Honeymoon". Curtain 6.15.

"Don't forget the dance at South Ruetico Hall Easter Monday night.

"Opening dance Bonshsw Inn, Easter Monday night, April lilth. Watch for regular ad.

"Dance. Easter Monday night,

Moreil Hall. Modern. old-time. Burns‘ orchestra. Sponsors. Mor- ell C. Y.-0.

"St. Theresa players present 3- act comedy in Si. The-..~sa‘s Hflll,

Easter Monday. curtain. 8:30. Dance after. "Opening dance Beaver Hail

Montagtle. Tuesday, April 20. Don Measei-s's Orchestra. Admission 50 cents. Regular dance Saturday, April 24.

"Listen to St. Vincent's Orphan- age children over CFCY at 4.30 Saturday. your shur-Gain show. sponsored by J. A. Driscoil, Mt. Herbert.

"Farmers: Requiring financial help to raise Hogs. Chickens, Tur- key; do it the shur-Gain way Contact our dealers or P. L. Mor- ris Shur-Gain Feed Mills, Klnkora, Summer.-ldc, Charlottetown.

"What's new in feeds? 22% oi Shut-Gain swectened Ca.ii starter and Grower. The results are ex- tellent. Get some at E. J. Mac- Douga.ll'a Feed Service Mill, Ver- non. ,

"Attention Hog Producers in Montagu and Cardigan areas. Muara. Bid McLean and Norman Maoxenaie will be loading hogs at Montague and cardigan on Thursday April ma, and on every 'rtiursdiIl' hereafter. Canada Packers Ltd.

"Arriving shortly a canned of No. l Darley Meal 82.35 D01’ bl!- Oarload No. 1 Barley and Oats $1.00 per bag. Oarlosd of cement. Complete stock Asphalt ahinsies. etc. on hand. Get our prices before buying. Phone or write R. L. Dickie- son. New Glasgow.

“Evangelist B i i I 3' Graham’: outstanding Christian ‘film "Oil Town. U. S. A." will be shown in the Rollaway Club. Charlottetown. Monday. April 3. Murray River Dublic hall, Tuesday. April 27. Yea’: Theatre. Montague, Wed- nesday. April 28. Each night in il Illa. Come early to get a seat.

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students and a girl..employed in the Department of Education to the P. E. Island Hospital on Thurs- day evening for treatment. The accident occurred on the pave- ment directly oppositc Pownal school. shortly otter 5 p. m. The above picture was taken shortly afterwards.

The injured girls, who proved to be suffering from face lacera- tions and severe shock were Genevlve Praught, Summerville. Marina MacMlllan, Alberry Plains and,Doris Campbell, 1'15 Euston Street. Miss Campbell was releas- ed from hospital and permitted to return home late Thursday night and the others. after undergoing x-ray examinations, were permit- ted to return to their homes last evshing.

Other passengers on the bus ser- vice car. driven by Don Kennedy. were Florence Dunn. Summervlllc, Ethel Mcquarrie. R. N., Monta- gue and John Outhouse, dresser captain of sound. all of whom were able to proceed to their dea- tination by car. following the ac- cident.

driven by Austin Brown. Brighton Avenue, carried as friends coming from it fishing trip to Vernon River. Messrs. Irvin and Ernest Vail and Anthony Gal- lant, all of whom received a se- vere shaking-up with bruises and abrasions about the face. All were confined to their homes yes- terday recoverlng from shock.

by is fortunate circumstance. twn constables of the R. C. M. . were on the highway in the vicin- lly of the accident, coming upon the scene almost immediately and were able to take charge of the sliuation. making provision for the care of the lnlurcrl and divert.- ing the traffic. Dr. Harold Stew- art on arrival had the girls rush- ed to the city for hospitalization and released the others to proceed to destination.

Tornadoes Cause Damage In Ala.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. (AP) Tornadoes and high winds wal- loped at least 11 communities in Alabama. Georgia and Florida Friday but no one was killcd and only one victim was reported scri- ously injured.

Smashed houses and barns. up-

rooted irees and fallen power llncs were loft in the wake of tornadoes which reached from

Panama City in Florida to Wet- umpka in south central Alabama.

PAST CATCHES lll’

PARIS, (Reuters) Alexander Nicolaieff. D3-year-old Russian ref- ugee. drew a suspended sentence of three months in prison for swindling and disobeying an order telling him to leave France 21 years ago. The white-bearded refugee. said to be the oldest of- fender in France, explained he was a former soldier in the Czariar. army and could not go back to Russia.

"Dance at Vernon Hall. Wed- nesday. April 21st.

"Jambora and dance Legion Hall. Mt. Stewart. Easter Mondav night. Any outside talent be at Hall at 8 pm. Burke‘: Orchestra.

"Reservn Friday evening. April 13 for Kelvin Grove Entertain- ment at. Graham‘: Road Hall. apoxflored by Graham‘: Road W.!.

"An Easier drama "The Light oi the Cross“ will be presented by the local churches at New Glasgow Christian Church on Easter Sunday ""1101 It 3 o'clock.

"Buying pigs Monday at Fred- ericton. Tue-diI.\'. Bronklieltl 9 a.m.. Milton 10. York 1 P-"I-. Bed- ford 2, Tracadie 2230. Mt. Stew- art 3. Paying $38 a pair for flood pigs over 34 pounds each. Will also buy» smaller ones. Also num- her cow: and hulls for slaughter- in; wanted. Knud Jorgensen.

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WASHllING’I‘ON. (AP) The army has reported "some success" in preparing a defence for a taste- less. odorless, invisible poison gas which Russia is known to be stockpiling.

Maj.-Gen. John P. Uncles. chief of research and development, told a congressional committee last month that "we must be sun that everything necessary is done to give us an adequate defence" against the gas.

“We know our potential —enemy is making and stockpiling" it, he added_

Col. A. W. Betta oi the same office said a soldier attacked by this gas probably could not detect it by his senses “before symptoms oi serious and perhaps even fatal injury appear."

The testimony was given in secret last March is and parts oi it were released Thursday.

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LIVERPOOL. England. (CF) - Sir Andrew Jones. lood ministry representative who has been on a seven-week salmon‘-buying trip. arrived home Friday.

Sir Andrew said he bought 0.000

It said Japanese fishing boats 2.200 miles southwest and 1,000 miles northeast oi the Bikini atoll test site have become radio- active.

In all, 20 fishing boai.s—ln- eluding three whaiera from the antarctic —— have shown radio- activity. the board said.

The government plans to send at survey boat out next month to check a 2,000-quare-mile area outside the Bikini "danger zone."

Meanwhile, two areas on the main Japanese island of Hon- ahu reported a fall of radio- active rain in the last few days.

Hai|e‘Selassie To Visit Ottawa

OTTAWA. (OP) —- I-laile Selas- sie. emperor of the Kingdom oi Ethiopia. will make a one-day state visit to Ottawa on Thursday, June 8.

Government House, announced

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to the Italians when they ever- ran his country in 1935 and 1036. will fly to Ottawa from Boston. It will be his first visit to Can- Ida.

During his brief stay in the cap- ital. Emperor Selassie will be

tons of canned salmon. most of it from British Columbia.

guest oi Governor-General Vin- cent Masaey at Government House.

Declares U. S. Should Send Troops To Save lndo-China From Reds If Necessary

~_News In Brief

LONDON. (Reuters) — Commu- nists Friday seized on the resigna- iinn oi Aneurin Bevan from the parliamentary executive of the Labor party to bolster their cam- paign for a ban on the hydrogen bomb.

BOEBT. Germany. (AP)—There'a no Easter holiday for Canadian

soldiers in Germany. At dawn Saturday they start off on a month’: intensive training, living

under active service conditions.

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PALERMO. Sicily, (AP)—Viole>nt

winds and heavy seas battered

shipping Friday from Malta in the

mid-Mediterranean to the Riviera.

Freakish Eastertide snow storms hit many parts oi Italy.

PAEIB, iAP)—Oi.to Abetz, who won notoriety in Frnnoo as Nazi Germany's ambassador to Vichy, was released from prison at Lille. Friday night, Agenca France- Press reported.

LINCOLN, fAPJ—Mrs. Eva Bow- ring. Nebraska ranch woman and vice-chairman oi the Republican party in Nebraskp, was named Friday to fill the vacancy in the U. 8. Senate created by the death

WASHINGTON, (AP)—- A high administration official declared his belief Friday that, ii lndo-China. cannot be saved from the Commu- nists by any other means. United States forces should be sent there.

He said he believes Ihdo-China can be saved without troops. But he declared that if there were such an event as the withdrawal oi French forces. the U. S. govemmeni would be obliged to send troops into the country.

"We cannot afford any retreat in Asia." this official said. repeal- ing words President l~:isenhovi'er used recently. The official, talked to newspaper mcn but specified he was not to be identified by name.

Sees French Pressure

He said that in his opinion a negotiated truce would deliver Indo-China to the Communists, and that the Frcnch government would apply considerable pressure to conclude such a truce during the April 26 Geneva conference.

The official also said that in his opinion hindsight indicates that l "better decision might have been made during the Korean War" ihat would have "inflicted a substantial defeat on the Chinese Communists at that point and take the risks"

The and of the Korean War. he added, produced the present crisis in Indo-China because if permitted the Chinese Communists in step

East Royalty.

The meeting was called to hear the findings of the engineer ap- pointed some time ago in make a preliminary survey of water and sewage disposal in the district, a matter which has been under dis- cussion for A number of years.

Mr. W. G. Crandall. from a Marl- time engineering flrm in Moncton. who made the surve_v. part. of which was conducted from the air. told the meeting that a \Vl\li'l’ sys- tem consistlng oi two welLa with a reservoir with a capacity of 100.- 000 gallons and ii sewage disposal unit. to treat raw sewage before it enters the river. could be provided at an approximate cast of $200,- 000. On motion of Ml‘. A. Mac- Lean and seconded by Mr. Richard Carson it was decided to pl‘OCt‘P.¢‘l as outlined above. The mniion was carried without ti dissenting vote.

Mr. M. L. McAlcer who is one of the Commissioners. spoke at some length describing the finali- cial circumstances of the Village and what the proposed expendi- Lfiontinued on_Pa;:e 6 c0l.Ԥl

no Murder Charge; Slain Within 24 Hours

MONTREAL. (CF) — Pi’lllf‘P rc- poi-ted little progress Friday in their hunt for thc killcr or killr‘l's

ruled it was aimed at bolstering the French government's politic- ally precari'nus move Thursday to- ward action on EDC after years of delay.

EDC calls for a unified Euro- pean army. including German troops, to defend the continent

against any Russian aggression. France's delay in ratifying it has been due in large measure to leaf of a rearmed Germany.

in Paris ,a spokesman said Pro-1 tmier Joseph Laniel's cabinet was cniircly satisfied that Eisenhow- er's assurances were fully as valid as Britalns er-ir'ller pledge of closer ties with EDC. Britain promised Thursday to keep troops on the continent and also to put an armored division and RAF units in EDC forces.

In the U. S. Congreu Friday there were rumblings that Eisen- hower had not consulted legisla-

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iliavigaiion At

riaiiehead Opens

PORT ARTHUR. (CF) —— Navi- gation for 19.54 mm the iakehoad ‘ports of Port Arthur and Fort William opened officially at 7:05 a. in. Friday with arrival here of the City of Starbelle, a grain frcightcr, travelling light.

A fcw hours latcr the Paterson sioamsliip Mantadoc arrived back ‘in Fort William from Ditluth. Minn., but official opening of linvigatinii there was credited to

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of Frank Battaglln, whose. l’1.’\l.ll"l‘(‘d‘L‘.“-3 Carl W_ Meyer, “him an-iv- body was found in a vacant cast-,pd M 1 n_m,_ “uh 3 mad 0, can end lot. Thursday loss than 24 il(llll'S‘Th9 Mamfldoc 1,.” F0” Wm-mm to pollce termed a gangland slaviltg Minn” not leaving LI“

The 39-year-old formcr Oal:villf‘,l -rm, _qm,.b,.”e is ,.,p,.1.Med by the

A head_°n common between I TOKYO. (AP) — Th‘! -7393“ :;i;:::ed:',gal“.;3,e oeirojsloirdlmgglldthgi,Slli"fl from his vacation headquar- jug bu, 5e,‘..C,.5 and forcing .uiin.lilte Avalon peninstila. and no small seven passenger Meteor runningl “Sheri” mud am Friday 1" the Provincial Government allow “’” 3‘ A”5“5'3-i Gan “'35 id‘ met-ionizing motorists to i‘rsoi't- to ships MP0 in mi’ “'3' “'h“‘ “ ' » ' i 1051'! Ah“ h}'dT°8E11 bcimb 3957-5 ' - drcsseri in the prime ministers of h '~ .1 1 as ; mwlhw Co E a jttney bus service between Char-is S I t . the village to become separated _ _ , c aii.s an _ n some c .c.. . . mmg vents ,,,,,,,,,,,,, _,,,, M,,,,,,y ,,.,,.,,,,,,- ome UCCCSS ll w*;;,f° °f_"d‘f;"j‘§;‘;‘,',y"‘°,0r"‘”,;§go from School Unit No. One \\‘hii-ht;)rI‘_:?)“_‘(:_':( ,t.<g,t,!fj;tCtg; t,=;;;;;;<: incoigf,->——~—-— . d a city-bound Ford car gent . 3 include the village of Spring Park, ‘. ‘ ‘ ' I 0 «DIM, in Mumew Ham Am.” ‘“ t G D f miles east and west of Bikini d Lh h H“ t ._t _ I W , tnurttiy. _ _ F d L t 33;-d, lw° Prm" M Wu“ Cone“ Km e atoll. égntmle ggyaityl $vre'5LL3R‘:Wa“;”5a‘:1:" Btit U. S. officials clearly indl- n 0

Tugboal Chelan Off Coast of Alaska

VANCOUVER, tCPi Canadian seamen are missing and believed drowned following the} sinking of the Vancouver tug Che-J isn off the rugged Alaskan Pan-V

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handle coast Thursday night.

One membcr of the big ocean- going tiig's crew was from St..i .lnhn‘s. Nfld. The remainder froml the greater Vancouver area.

The i40-foot lug, under Capt. H. Roberts of Vancouver. was en route from Skagwav, Alaska, to Vancouver with a barge load of‘ ore concentrates when it sank four miles west of Cape Decision, 150 miles south of Juneau. Alaska. and some 650 miles north of Van-

lvreckage Sighted

An S O S from the stricken lug and a cryptic "sinking" were picked up at 7:23 p. in. Thursday by the Cape Decision lighthouse. Wreckage of both the tug and the 240-foot barge it was towing were sighted by U. S .coast guard planes Friday. There was no sign of sur- vlvors.

The Newfoundiaader aboard the bug was identified tlttaobert A. Thistle, whose mother, Mrs. Eliza- beth Thistle. lives at St. John's.

Cause nf the coastal tragedy was not immediately known, but the weather in the area was known to be. f0sR.V with some show falling. High winds were kicking up 1(- font. waves.

The coast guard sent. the cutters Sweetbrier and Cahoone to the scene along with four planes and an immediate search was started for any possible survivors. The RCAP‘ said it had search planes standing by at Vancouver to send

Ont., resident was frocd \Vr=rliics-.p0“.,.” “me 0‘ Winnipeg

into the area if needed.

day together with Jatncs Rogers ---———- 2i. of charges of killing Charles-p (The Kid) Wagner in April 1053. Battaglia ucnt free aficr Mr. Justice Wilfrid Lazurc rulcd imri- . mlssable verbal statement: ihe'F 0 D men allegedly madc to police. Rowl 0 n gers was detained overnight. on a further charge of falsc prriciit-csl but was released on bail miniiicsi }-mwoy, Ind.) ching, (,qp;._ bl’-Y0" B3“flKllF|'3 h0fl.\'. FWPDPIA French tanks, artillery and infan- of all identify. was found thrown n-_\- kopf, [hg \t'jguninh rebel‘ {mm 310008 U18 Wflds in 3 [I010 l\\l('lf‘lllll5I their foothold only 800 Police said Batiaglia's killing mi-ds from the heart of Dien Bien was a result of gangland vcnizr-iicc Phu F.. xv. The French Union and added that marks on his neck forces cashed with the rebels at indicated he had been hanged or all points around the northwest strangled with a rope. 'Iiido-China ioi'ti'css. -~————-~-~~———~— mspiic mitsiant harassment.

Boy Angler Finds ille Communist-led rebels clung to

the trenches they carved oitt of Body of wgman the northern part of the main air- strip lll their closest approach to SYDNEY, ICPL-—A boy for trout Friday dl.<(‘0\t’l'(‘i‘.l

fisljingjlllt‘ fortress headquarters oi Chris- body of a young woman ill il brook from

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colonel to brlgadier-gen»-ral

near the litglttvtiy iirc milcs froin‘\V-15 fl1lll0iiUi\<‘Pd dimnll the d.a.V. here_ Police said llli"_\' llllfl no l'('— lindcr cover of dai'knr.=s the ports of any missing pcrstiias. ti-cbels planted more explosives un- The fact and hood of the l).'I('ll,\' der thc steel matting oi the sir-t decomposed body were covered by strip and blow up stretches to parts of clothing. The woman, pave the way for additional trench- about 30. had brunrlte hair and digging. The digging wrnt on dur- was wearing a plaid sklrl An au-‘lug the dav under covering Viet-

By LARRY ALLEN

Monday Of Republican 5911150!’ up their aid in the Communist-led mpsy will be held in Halifax Ilcxtlnllllll mortar fire. Dwight P. Griswold. Vietmlnh forces. week By holding to the airstrip, the O O O E II I 8 fl‘ US‘ ar 0 ISIOII

MONTREAL. (OP) -— A soldier. hospital at l-lawkesbury. Ont. They said they were checking One of the passengers in the In airman Ind I CIVAHIII loll: i-Mil‘ reports that the car sidcswlped bus, Eric Lloyd. 16. of Montreal, lives Thursday night when their Expect Inquest Today another automobile before it colli- said he was sitting next. in the M0|'|i«I’0ll-bound Cl? Dl°W€d “"0 ded with the bits. driu-r when the accident hap-

the front of a Montreal-Ottawa holiday bus near Hudson. Que.. some so miles from Montreal. in- juring 30 persons.

Dead are: LAC. Paul-Emile ’mr- mel, 22, of Terrebonne, Que. an airman stationed at Uplands. 0nt., near Ottawa: Gnr. Frank William McKc-nsle, so, of Sydney. N. 3., stationed at Petawawa. Ont... with the Royal Canadian Horse Artil- lrry and John A. Telfer. 46. of Toronto. the driver of the car.

Three passengers on the colon- ial Coach Linea bus. including the driver, anuiony Kirkofi. 30. of Ot- tawa, were seriously injured and