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Like the Dew cuaawrrssowri. CANADA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951

LLIED T oops cross NORTH or THE 38th PAliALL

An estimated loss of 335.000 was mused by fire in Hunter River Bat- ...g..y atternaan when a warehouse my three other buildings were de- ;tro)'0d in less than two hours.

Last in the blaze in addition to the warehouse were a buildinl coh- Lalulng a meat shot and a beauty ..1c..-, .. shoe rem shop: and A barn.

Mr. J.P. Noye, general merch- ant. owned the warehouse in which tlw fire started. Messrs. Douglas anti Cyril Smith owned the meat nurket and Mrs. Fred Jeffrey oil-

rppnlr 5 up was owned by ML bor- onzo Smith and the barn by Mr. Russell Bemurd-

Origin of Fire

The fire is believed to have or- iglnabcd from the stove pipes in

Coming Events

"Mail your Filnis to Garnhlun Photo studio. Charlottetown.

"Garden Saedsl send for free Catalogue. Arthur Vesey. York.

"Parkllalo community concert. five nights. opening Feb.

"show. Morel! community Hall. every Friday only. Show starts 8 o'clock.

"croklnole Party, Pownal Hall. February 12th. sponsored by Pownal Y. P. U.

"Come bus.-come all .l..,;...e- alhane I-lali. February 13th. om- lnolc, Fish Bond and Lunch

"Victoria rink. hockey tonight. xcliy'a Cross Red Wings VI. Air pin Road Bulldogs.

"Hockey at Graham's Road to- night, Bradaibane vs. Graham”: Road. Gama time 8:30.

"Hockey Ssavlew rink tonight.

Snaview vs. Malpeque. If not line. following night. "Hockey tonight. New Glas-

goiv. Cavendish Red Wings vs. New Glasgow Imperlals.

"Crokiiiole Party. Cherry Val- ley Hall. Feb. 14. Auspieea Y. P. U. Admission, lunoh included. 35 cents.

tonight. A League game. South Rtisiico vs. Hunter River. Skate niier.

"Hockey in .Sianley Bridge rink tonight. French River VI. Stanley Bridge. Game time 3230- Skaie after.

"The Stanley Racing Club will hold their annual meeting Mon- day in 7 .p.m. in Stanley Hall. If not fine. following night.

"Hockey at Long Creek rink ' tonight. canoe Cove vs. Long Creek. Game time 8230.

"Hockey match Long River rink Monday night. between Nor- hnra and Long River. If not line first fine night.

"Hacks North River rink tar” night. onday. Feb. 12. Char- lntlclotvn Monarchs vs. Cornwall Meteors. Game tlma48:30. Skate after. ,

"Emerald School. Wednesday. Fabrulrf 31th, card Party. I00!" med by Home and school. lunch scrvedu . ' .

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Four Buildings Burned At Hunter River; Loss Estimated "At 335,000

the warehouse. Last night Noye. who has been ill for the past two weeks. stated that a very small fire was burning in the stove at the time. The blaze was discovered about 1.30.

Loss of the warehouse and its contents amounted to about 515000 estimated Mr. Noye. The three storey building. about 150 yards from the corner on the road to New Glasgow, was partially covered by insurance. The contents. which included ” ' .ei-cam separators, potatoes and lumber. were 3 intal

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The other three destroyed build- ings were situated around the warehouse. The meat shop and beauty salon were south of the warehouae and near the corner. East of the waIa8hMlSO was the shoe repair shop and on the north side was the barn .

Engine Pulled To Stlrt

Efforts of a volunteer fire brig- ade w put the village's fire engine into operation. proved unsuccessful Is the engine refused to turn over. It was stated that the r '”' might have been saved had the en- gine worked or a bucket brigade started immediately. r

The Charlottetown Plre Depart- ment responded to the call by send- ing out a pum -and crew and they were credl

other buildings were nearly destroy-y ed before the ptanper covered tbi 15-mile trip from the City.

All livestock were saved from Mr. Bernard's barn: A quantity of hay was lost in the large building,

Mseretlon equipment in the blaze. The oontenia of the beauty salon and shoe shop were also destroyed.

ectly across the road from the fire.

Eighiii Deaih in Bus-TraiiiErash- 0

SUDBURY. Out.. Feb. 11 -(CP) - 'Nie bus-train collision at near- by Conieion ialmed its eighth victim today with the death in hospital of David Martin, 45. of Coniston, one of I the 32 persons injured in the accident early Fri-

ay.

Marlin died as a result of mult- iple injuries. including a crushed dicat and fractured skull. Seven others on the seriously-injured lzat were slightly improved today.

The accident occurred when the Canadian Pacific Rai-lway'.s west- bound Montreal-Vancouver express crashed into a Nickel Belt Coach Lines bus at a fog-shrouded level u ' . Edouard Carries-e. 24- year-old driver of the bus. has been oharged with manslaughter as a result of the accident.

Carrieie was remanded till next Saturday on 03.000 bail in a brief court. hearing Saturday. interna- tional Nickel Company police. who laid the charge. said it was rouune la view of the number of fatal-

es.

Martin. who moved to Conlaton 14 years ago from Trail. B. C.. wu an in the pilot mill of the Interna” l Nickel Company's ameltar. .

Mr.-

witb aaving the house of Mr. Russell Bernard. Thje” smith Brothers lost. any their

Mr. Noye's home and store, dir:,,

warehouse. were unharmed by the

Will tannin Commonwealth Brigade hiline .

Bynllllloaa

(Canadlan Press Staff Writer)

WITH THE CANADXANS IN KOREA. Feb. ll - (CF) - Eng- lish. Scottish. Australian and New Zealand troops will be the battle companions of Canada's ground

action. Lt.-Col. J. R. Stone. commander of the 2nd Battalion. Ffrincca

Patrician; Canadian Li t Infantry. broke the news" to h men Sat- urday at their last battalion parade before they move north from their South Koren training headquart- GT5.

The Patricia: will line up with the 2701 Commonweaih Brigade --which already inclu es the lat Battalions of the Middlesex Reg- iment and the Argyll and Scottish Highlanders, an Australian in- fantry battalion and a New zeal- and field artillery brigade.

The Patrlclu' uslgnmeritr is temporary. They were originally scheduled to join the 20th Coin- mon-wealth Brigade. but Eighth Army headquarters advised Col. Stone of the switch last week while he was It the front-line headquarter: of the 29th dlacuu ing the in) ding move.

Stone men Saturday that he is ' fiderit that they will acquit th vea in a. manner worthy of "and incidental-

1:! live to-to the reputation we have altered! been given by the pleas of Canada."

' 5 Advance Party Moves

The Ba1taiion's advance party moved north today "hdcr Major 4". r . endei-tog, .9 tr- swas. flambaol-my . r headquarters and-will also confer wiifi - 270: Brigade. officers. Maj. Pat Tighe of Victoria, B.C., will command the Patricia: in the sub- -sauce of Stone, who is not ex- pected to rejoin the Battalion be- fore it moves north.

The arrival of i2 replacements Saturday completed the Plll'iClIl' first draft of reinforcements. Ap- parently the Battalion will be ap- proximately 00 men below strength when it is committed.

A new Protestant padre. C t. Ray Cunningham of Stir ll, N.S.. also arrived to replace Capt. Roger Num of Scotland, 0nt.. who h returned to Canada on med- ic l grounds.

New Training For Reserve Forces

Ofl'l'AWA. Feb. 11 - (C?) - The amry said yesterday it is go- ing to try a new system for train- ing Reserve Force soldiers this summer. one that will put an est- imated 050 of them into uniform for a full two mouthn.

"eadqunrte-ra said the plan is to give thatmany recruits between lvbeagesoflvandiiiliesuna eight-week basic training active Home recruits get. The mining would be given at special schools at eumme carnpa across the comi-

The big question mark. an of- ficial said. is whether enough men can be found who can get away from home and work for that length of time. :

in addition. it is estimated that

another 10.000 reservists will go to summ ca for the usual two week per! .

Rains Cease

rob. ll - (er) in south

Valley Is Lakes

But Fraser

feet deal-p lg; salvage furniture and persona a so

One flood death was reported.

'lbe body of Willa Foreman. 70.

who had been ill. was found float-

ing in has flooded home at Grilli-

00 miles east of here.

in Gslllisvaeir a city

hraatatiad. Two of

from which he

V I) were con-

foroe in Korea when it goes into'

Korea Being

By JOHN M. IIIGIITOWER

WASHINGTON. Fab. )1 - (AP) - iihiemy weakness in Korea the last few days has forced a reassess- ment of the United States strategy aimed at an early end of the fight- lng..,lf;.poealble.

Within the last two weeks high watts." relatlval,m stiff res , neg Vie IDDPJ , the am pirallol. had d and that the line ahoulld nor, erosseti. They took account of the possible out in United States lives and the political advantages which might be gained by remaining on South Korean territory.

The swift pace of the U.N. ad- vance, however. and the need for keeping contact with the enemy now has oonfmnted policy makers with the quastlon whether it may not be ad. ntageoue to drive on into No th Korea. l

A f decision on this probably will not be mlde until the exact

Strong objection has been taken on the part of Cooperatives to allegations made at the annual meeting of the Provincial Potato and Turnip Dealers Association as Reported in The Guardian of February 10th.

Reached for comment yester- day, Mr. Guy Rodd. President of the Central Partners Co-operative Association Ltd: denied that his organization had can '

receive ' N weateopentoanystsggeatlonala to how we may go about obtaining

. little French-Canadian soldier who

i adfana and then had a auecmril

such a windfall."

Coricernlrig the dealer.s' object- ion that ”ithe Co-operative Services went levy free”, Mr. Jerome O'Brien. manager of island Co- operative Servics, stated yester- day that his group was "one hun- dred per cent behind. the Market- ing Board levy”. and that this levy has been paid monthly by his organization January's pay- wt being made on February

Approval of the efforts by the Prince Edward -Island Govern- ment. the P. E. I. Federation of Agriculture. producer and other groups, "to bring about I. more orderly marketing of potatoes. was exp:-ease! By the olfioe 0! the Co-operative Union of P. E. l. Mr. J. G. Dennis. secretary. W3! also quoted as denying the allega- tions of the dealers above referred to. "We Ire ready "at all times." hg um, "to provide factual in- formation which will dispell an! of these false rumors any time the public wishes to call on us."

Canadian Play this Brief Run On Broadway

By JOHN TRACY NEW YORK. Rb. ll - (OP) - Oratiend -Gcllnas' record-breaking Canadian play "ri-O00" closed Bat- urday night after three Broadway performances, a casualty of adverse

notieea.. "Ti-Cog", the story of a cock!

ed for a family and saw his ondlat dream dashed. blind In French and maiiah to 250.000 can-

fortoigntia Htn ia Chicago. - t most of the New York anti-,l. can make or break a play. damned It with faint praise and

00!! twins for another -week but the show's

-baekta were reached too late Saturday to

make manta. 00- r-old Montreal . d.l'r:ctor and "Ti- aa . ahntuhi those tfiingaff The plans to have his his play on a It had more than Prov-

Il'l'IlIIO- n

'9 in on a rtnanoe which has been

vPrincess Pats Ready ,-To Go Into Action In Korea See U. S. Strategy In 0

Revised

military and political conditions existing whe U. N. forces get much closer to he Seth parallel are known.

Responsible informants say the decision then wl be reached in the light of two bIsl aes:

i. To -gain a y ment of the Korean conflict comisient with the U .Natlons' objective of de- f the Red aggresdfon. That so t or mlkht. not include prompt arrangements for the unification of all Korea. Borne thought has been given by authorities here to the

"'2: To get American forces out oi Korea as soon as that" can be done without in any way yielding to or encouraging aggression. Obviously that would be possible only after a cease-fire and evidence that the Communist assault would not be renewed.

Co-operatives Deny Dealers” Statements

lie curtailment of Potsttidilnaients For Title . Week

There will -be'no serious curtail-

ment or a page of potato ship- MGM! Eek due to Marketing. Board orlttealgrs actions or read '- ' 35: 'lC50.l'd1!,i statements . , - ”” .'President of"the It-. .21. erg! Association and Mr. D. A. Macbonald. Chairman of tho'Potato' Marketing Board.

"All dealers definitely will not ICOD shipments on account of the levy question." stated Mr. mm. Donald.

The dealers will ship the crap to the best markets

sible unless the Marketing Board stops them, said Col. Full.

Queried about a statement that some one else would be handling the potatoes the next day if all dealers in the Province quit on the day before. Mr. Macopnald declined to elaborate.

Over '15 per cent of the Prov- lnce's no odd dealers have paid the Marketing Board levy to date. only several of the larger dealers have refused to pay the levy. it was stated. .

Levy payments. by order of the Board. must be made by Wednel-l

day of this week or the delinouci-its will have f.h0lfy'llC0f'lSC-S cancelled.

What action the Board will take if all dealers cease levy payments las agreed upon Friday by about 30 of the Island dealers) has not

y of an agreement which W would divide the coun- of

South iio-rEaii; Cross line On Easiem Front

Enemy A-tldclt Forces Allied Retreat On Cent-rol"”FronI'.

By ROBERT IIJNSON

TOKYO. Feb. 12 -- (Mondayi - (AP) -. Aiiiee troops we-red north of parallel as on Korea's east coast today but fell back before-attach ing Reds on the central front. Art- illery again pounded Beoul in the west.

A field dimatch reported leadinz elements of the south Korean Cap- ital Division marched across the parallel Sunday and occupied Yanc- yang. The town is five miles north the pre-war line that divided the Korean Republic from the Communist North.

The crossing of the 30th paral- lel was announced later in I-h'8 morning's U. 5. Eighth Army com- munique.

It was the first wtime north of the parallel for United Nations forces since they withdrew south- ward in the face of the Chinese F munist offensive, last month.

nu teci-on nlvsr

on the western front. Allied ar- tillery eontinuedyto pound lrurned and battered Btoul for the third straight day.-0' U.N. tf,00II8 W379 against 9 Han River on the

and northwest of the pld south Korean capital. -

But Allied patrols which had penetrated the city were driven back across the Han. Others tried to cross the river but couldn't make it.

Red self-propelled guns and mor- tars poured s withering fire on Al- lied. troops mung the defeneeavof

i old South Korean capital.

i mi tn Army an- H l line a Kon- ean resistance "appeared to have vanished" south and west of 50001. the Reds apparently did not intend to yield Seoul without a struggle.

At the same time. Gilneac Red forces made a general sldesllp to the northeast. Their resistance

continue unstifferied along the eastern end 3400400000

of the western front and farther east on the central front in moun- tainoua interior Korea.

Heady For Defence

A? war correspondent Stan swin- ton. in a two-hour flight over Seoul in a light artillery spotter plane Sunday. reported the batter- ed tepital was a '1iometa' nest of Coinmunlstg errtrenchments. men and sum."

He said the city was studded

with machine-guns. self-propelled guns and anti-aircraft batteries. ' Trenches twisted for hundreds of yards around clay hills just north of the Han River. .-oxholes dotted the face of south Mountain inside the city.

Another spotter plane flying be- side 8winton's was shot down by ground fire but south 'Korean

been decided. "We will deal with that later." stated Mr. MacDonald.

Of Egyptian

CAIRO. Egypt. Feb. 11-(AP) -The engagement of beautiful. 17-year-old Narrlman Sndek to King Farouk and the King's 31:; birthday were celebrated to- night at a brilliant reception for the King, ii1e.royal family and the cream of Cairo society. No wedding date was set.

The party at the Sadck family villa in suburban H" ,, wen attended by Prince Mohammed Aly. the King's iisyear-old cou- sin and heir presumptive to the throne; tlre”PrlncI.-nee Fswzlna. Fairza and Faika. the King's sis- ters: oiher members of the royal family. Prime Minister Mualaia El Nalias Pasha. and palace offi-

of the ngagement was rt'ileha:ed by the aiace Saturday a .

Throughout the day Cairo citizens flocked to the Sade): home to sign the official regist- ers. one for men and another for women. a procedure by which they were considered to have ex- tended their beat wishes to the King's fiancee.

Thus the official lce'waa brok-

rumored abroad for more than I year. a romance reported r d to have blossomed when Farouk saw miss Sade): shopping for an engagement ring with a younl tian economist for the Un- I Nations. i

Ida on the lime day Nov. 17. 100-that the Shah of Iran dia- e to Farotiit'a waia.

By coincidence. Shah Moham- nna Pahlsvl. too is marry- a tonnage: of his own coun-

and III N?

Thu King divorced Queen !'ar- an human

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Announce Engagement

Monarch

Ian tribal leader.

Neither monarch had it son by his first marriage. a serious mat- ter in Moslem countries where the crown descends only to males. Queen Farida gave Far- ouk three daughters.

Friends describe Miss Sadek III a serious girl who reads a great deal, play: the piano. and la a

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Canadals Income Sets New Record; Value Of: Goods, Services Soars

OFITAWA, Feb. ll -- (CP) .. Canada's income smaaiied record. in lii50 as the value of production of goods and services soared to an all-time high.

The Bureau of Statistics Salut- day reported 1950 national income Ft 3”-104900.000. In eight per cent increue over the previous high f s1s.m.ooo.ooo in ma. ”

Salaries. wages and other in. come by Canada": lnbor to.-ca 3?V90l 10 3 Peak 88.300.000.000. a six per cent. gain over the i049 total of 87.800.000.000.

All Sidns pointed to unprecedent- ed economic activity. with the gross national product - stun total of all goods Ind services produced -dhaikins up A 81.300.000.000 gain 10 3 record 817.700.000.000 from 515.383.000.000 the previous yen-. 5'59” ha” 1319 Gilt-ht per cent climb was due to nctual product. ion volume increases; the pemund. or to price spreads.

This spectacular increase in pm. duction and income was shared by most iiidultry with the exception of farming. Lower initial pgy. merit: for wheat and increased op. flillllf costs pulled down not tum Moms six Per cent to 31,424,000.- 000 from 31.518.000.000.

These varying economic trends

developed:

1. Consum spend” g lied U3 011.810.000.000"-I fillne ofarleihost soog.ooo.ooo from eii.oee.ooo,ooo 4..

southeast. south. southwolt. West 194

2. Indirect tax collections in- creased to 82.001.000.000 from 31,. 319000.000.

3. Government! increased their ?dnd-isig to 32.330

3200.000,000 from 32.120.000.000. he Korean campaign and the need for more defence equipment wag Partly reqionaible. ' i

4. Personal savings declined to itm.ooo.ooo. down. rmm.sao we we in late

5. For the first time total in- ternational trade in and services cracked the 30.000.000.000- mark to touch 88.700.000.000. But imports lumped to 06.500.000.000 from 83.837.000.000 while exports went up only to 04.300.130.000 kom . . . . The result was a deficit. of saoo.ooo,ooo. against, an. pl-uses of 3l61.000.000 in l049 Ind 5418,000.000. in 1948.