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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1954

MONTREAL POLICE BELIEVE SECOND SLASHER

Russia Stalls Conference

Blizzard Dumps 8 Inches Snow On Southern Ontario

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

A blizzard wihjch dumped eight inches of snow on southern On- tario continued to lash the prov- ince Wednesday night. Western Canada counted its asth death from a 15-day cold spell while warm winds in British Columbia tlireaterved to bring floods to coas- tal centres from melting mountain shows.

any Quebec and the Maritimes got off ligh-tly. These areas had some light snow and rain.

snow fell continuoiisly for almost 34 hours in southern Ontario Wed- nesday, forming drifts up to two feet deep in the season's heaviest snowstorm. Though the pruinceb whole road-clearing force was at won: some secondary roads were lmpassble Wednesday night and the province's highways depart- ment urged motorists to stay home.

Urban traffic jams miles long formed in many arens when cars got stuck on icy hills. Thousands of persons were late for work and late getting home again.

The storm, severest of the winter struck the province from Sarnla. to the Quebec border and north to Huntsville 180 miles north of Toronto.

'I1ie Domonlon Weather Office said southern Ontario's storm probably would end at midnight. Light snow is forecast for 'llhui's- day.

Train Derailed

Show was blamed for derailment

of a CPR locomotive and baggage

car at Waterdown, near Hamilton. A paaengcr car behind stayed on

the tracks. No one was hurt.

In Caledon township 30 milm west of Toronto, road - clearing crews gave up a losing battle. An official said:

"The snow is blowing in faster than we can plow it out."

Toronrto police put an emergency ban on parking on all city streets to let plough: and trucks get the snow away. l-I-esvlly-laden branches

fell from trees, causing some power cutoffs. Lacombe, Alta., Benjamin

Browner. 08, died of frostbite, Bth victim of bone-chilling tempera.- tures in the western provinces since Arctic nlr first spread over them little more than three weeks ago.

Fear Floods

Residents of British Columbia feared that floods would result from forecast mild weather which would melt snow med eight feet deep In drifts in some mountain areas. The situation looked partic- ularly bad in the Fraser valley erg! at New Weetrnlnister.

At Edmonton and Vancouver, more than a score of postmcvi have been treated for frostbite in recent days. Many persons have been hurt in Vancouver in falls on icy streets.

In British Columbia. more than 100.000 pupils went back to school after a two-day holiday enforced by i possible roads. Milk and bread deliveries to homes were re- sumed.

At Winnipeg temperatures ne.-.r zero-highest in days-were re- corded Wednesday. That was the

warmest it got to on the Parlries,

Seeks Information On Potato Product Imports

0'I'!'AWA. Jan. 2'f-(3peclal)- Imports of potato products into Canada in the past four years is the subject of an enquiry being made by J. Angus MaoLean, Con- arvative member for Queens. A close study of the tariff structure as related to potatoes and their by-products has indicated to the Queens member that possibly Can- ads is importing products of a nature she can produce cheaply and effectively herself.

Mr.MsoLe.an'a question as direct- ed may to the Ministers of Trade and Commerce and National Rev- enue. reads as follows:

"What has been the total am- ount of the imports into Canada for each of the last four years of the following items;

'1. Potato starch and potato flour, (tariff item, 30. (ll.

"2. Starch and all preparations having the quality of starch, (tar- iff item 30 (2).

"I. Dexitrine and combinations and preparations of starch and dextrine, (tariff item 89. (3).

"4. Combinations and prepara- tions of starch and dextrine with admixture of foreign material, tariff item 39 (4).

"5. Potatoes as defined in tariff flan 83A.

"0. Dried or dehydrated potatoes as defined in tariff item 833.

"'1. Vegetables pickled or pre- served in salt, brine. oil, or in any other manner including frozen hvnch-fried potatoes and potato gage as defined in torlf! item

"I. aluoooee as defined is term but 100.

"10. Mucilage and adheslvepaste

Coming Events

"Dance in Millview Hall, Friday.

"Orohinole Party in Wheatloy River Hall, Friday night.

"Warner Brothers BhoM.1'red- uleten. January 20th.

"Carnival in Sourie Rank. Wed- ridq, rlsbruu-y Ird. Cash prism. Iudgiaue.tOp.m.&uesfta.

"Show. lforell 1-fall. Friday. "Hanoi: Goa to the Races." Don't min this swcellmt horse picture.

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"rho annual meeting of the NHMIIIO Dairying 00.. Ltd. will IlIIIlnNCthW.i'l:Isir;e'1-la,l1o;i "W II - - vaniauacimsomury.

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"9. Vegetable glue as defined in tariff item 232.

"10. Cereal or starch products as defined in tariff item 232E.

"ii. Mucilage and adhesive paste as defined in tariff item 232

Total volume of imports of these commodities together with their annual value. Mr. Macbean said. will give a clear idea of the am- ount of business Canada is losing through these imports.

Potato products and their many by-products was the subject of extensive study over the years on extensive study over the years on the part of the late I-1.1-l. Hntileld, former Conservative member for Victoria-Carleton. Mr. Hatfield be- lieved that there was a future for further Canadian development of this field and in his own plants had carried out numerous experi- ments. In some of the experiments, the cost factor ruled out manu- facture but in others .the outlook was promising.

Cotton Mill Clos;d At Morysville. N.B.

MONTREAL, (OP) - A Cann- aisn cottons Ltd.. mill at Marys- villc, N. B. has been closed for an indefinite period, president L, C. Bonnycaetle announced here Wed- nesday.

In a statement. Mr. Bonnycastle said difficulty in meeting United States competition under the pres- ent tariff system made the move necessary,

The mill employed 560 persons. working recently on a par-time basis only. Its output was mainly colored goods sold to the clothing industry.

o-rrawa, (0!')-- The commons Wednesday rejected an opposition attempt to cancel 3300.000 owed by 20hPlrIt World War veterans who settled on farms more then so years ago. Ab6ut 35.000 veterans took ll) farming in 1010 under the

”' Settlement Act.

Munbers defeated by 113 to 75 a motion asking the government to oonsidc writing off the debt atul owed by the 390 veterans.

Robert Pair (K!-Battle River- Oemroeel. qaonaar of the motion. said:

"These farmers am still hoping that before they die they will get clear title to their homes."

A retired Alberta farmer. he hee. ned linoe 1N1 for a better deal for the soldier eett lie has been a Oomanons rnanber lervstive and CD! members voted since 1000. social credit, Progressive con- eu-vatlve and our numbers voted

Moloiovlibfuses To Accept "No" From Alies

By DANIEL DE LUCE

BERLIN. (AP)-Russia stalled the Berlin conference Wednesday fmm '-8111113 up the German peace problem and fought to compel the Western powers to recognize Red China as an equal.

SW19! FOTHEH Minister Molotov refused to accept. an Allied "No" to a Big-Five parley in May or June with the Chinese Commu- nists on world disarmament.

He countered with an B0-minute speech repeating his big-Five pro- posal in detail and conjuring up a prospect of settlements in Asia from such a talk.

Foreign Secretary Eden. chair- man for the duly. said Peiping should first prove its sincerity for world peace by enabling the Ko- rean political conference to get started.

If the German and Austrian questions were solved here, Eden said, the Big Four would be better situated to look at other questions.

Stale Secretary Dulles said the conference here should not "frltter sway time in discussing whether and -how to set up a. new confer- ence" but should get started on discussing the unification of Ger- many and granting Austria. inde- pendence.

He emphasized these two prob- lems are the whole purpose of the Big - Four meeting here. if they are solved "then, and then only, can we stand before the world as

capable of assuming other and heavier tasks." Supporting Vietmlnh France's Georges Bidault said

the Big-Five parley would serve no good as long as Peiping was "indirectly supporting" the Viet- rninh rebels in Indo-China.

Bidault added. however, that if the facts and situation of the Red Chinese rulers were to change. a Big-Five meeting might ultimately be considered.

Western arguments for taking up the German settlement with- out further delay had no effect on Molotov. Although he had waived at the outset of Wednesday's ses- sion the right to speak again on Peiplng's behalf, he launched into a prepared address as soon as the three Western foreign ministers had finished.

Molotov hinted that the French might get a settlement of the war in Indo-China by playing ball

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On Cl-iina Issue

Boy Burned

T 0 Death

In Fire Near Dartmouth

DAR.'I1MOUTH, N, 8.. (OP) -A live-year-old boy burned to death when fire destroyed his home at nearby south woodside. ROMP re- ported Wednesday night.

The body of Jams! Nlckerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Nickn- son, was recovered from the eimbeis less than an hour after the fire started. about 6:30 pm. ASP.

William Sheppard, a neighbor, said tihst Mr. Nlcker-son told him the fire started when one of his sons dropped a match in a paint can while playing in his bedroom.

Mrs, Nlckerson. about 36, first noticed the flames. he said, and

ran upstairs to get her Z)-month.

old son. Weldon, Then she jumped out the window with the baby in her B11115.

She received a few bruises in the fall but was otherwise unihurt. Mr. Nickerson received minor burns about the hands and arms.

Two other children, George, 12, and Loddie, 11, escaped without.

injury. It was at first reported by I'lElBlhll)0l'S that several homes

were on fire. The flashing house an a hilltop, lighting up dozens of rooftops apparently gave the li- lusion of several homes in flames

Declares Fire Sale Of

Farm Surplu

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To Underfed Countries

Reveal Name'0f Pilol Killgl

HALIFAX. (CF) - Lieul. T. H. Terry of Chlselhurst, Kent. Eng- land, was the Royal Navy pilot killed Tuesday in the crash of an Avenger aircraft, the navy an- nounced Wednesday.

The plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Shearwatcr naval air station across the har- bor from Halifax. Two crew mem- bers escaped with slight injuries.

Terry, on loan to the R.C.N.. will be buried here Thursday with full military honors. The young pilot was believed to be single.

Earthquake Rocks Southern California

BAKERSFJFELD, Calif, (A P) - A rumbling earthquake rocked much of southern California Wed- nesday but there were no reports of damage.

The shock-some said it felt like a series of tremors-lasted about 15 seconds.

NEW IJISKEARD. On-i. - (Cl?)- If crows in Northern Ontario at this time of year are a sign of early spring. there's plenty of evidence. local bank manager A. S. Meisner reported slgihting more .lhan 100 crows flying a few miles north of here.

Report New Incident 0f Damage 0n Ii. N. carrier

By ARCH MACKENZIE Canadian Pres staff writer LONDON. (CF) - Another in-

cident in a rash of "minor mall- cinus damage" cases aboard Royal Navy aircraft carriers was an- nounced Wednesday to I. nation concerned at the state of the Senior Service.

Authorities said that a rating has been detained in connection with the breaking of a gauge glass on the 13,000-ton carrier Ocean.

The incident, classed as "minor malicious damage in no way re- tarding the efficiency of the ship," was similar to those reported re- cently aboard the carriers War- rior, Indomitable. indefati- gable and Eagle. the destroyer Barfleur and the depot vessel

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CommonsHearsNewP1ea For Soldier Settlements

posed by the Liberals and two in- , ” in. Paul Gagnon Chic- ouiimi and Raoul Poulin Bsauce.

Able Te for

Veterans Minister Lapoinla said that through the years the gov- emment has sllmved remimions of nearly 547,000,000 in debts of sold- ier nttlera. Of those still with debts. 121 were not eligible for re- ducuona. The great majority of these could pay off their debts.

"in all fairness to taxpayers and veterans who have paid their debts, those who are capable of meeting their obligations should not get a clear title to their

farms.

Mr. hir said there had been a great number of ooncanlons by the government, but the total amount never oompenea the "unnecessary load" settlers at the beglnlng of the

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was more than one incident.

"They all seem to have sprung from disgruntled personnel" an admiralty spokesman said Wed- nesday. "Most of the damnge was cleaned up in 15 minutes."

The outbreak is to be cliscussedl in Parliament next week, when the admiralty will be asked to mane a statement.

A stoker - mechanic was sen- tenced Saturday to 15 months' de- tention for breaking gauge glasses aboard the Eagle. The sentence, departing from the orthodox, may stop the outbreak.

The rating will still be in the navy when he finishes his son- tence. contrary to past custom. His, sentence will be added to the time-1 he had yet to serve in the navy.

"The motto has been-break a- few gauges and you're on clvvy street," laid a senior officer. "This sentence may stamp out the rot."

so far. the admiralty had made no slaloment as to why the inci- dents have occurred. other than to any that Room 1001-the special in tiuu department guarding against sabotage. fire-bugs. the thief and the spy - has checked each one.

There were evidently no Indica- tions of sabotage.

The navy itself came in for some of the blame Wednesday in an article in the Daily Sketch titled: ”Whatls Wrong with the Navy" It said the senior Service may be living in the past. ,

"It hates to reliqulsh old ideas, old habits. old traditions." said the newspaper, arguing that the salty spit-and-polish imposed by centuries of seafaring fall on a different type of sailor these days.

"The old A. 1!. is being replaced by the technician. who requires discipline of I very different type." The newspaper also said that the navy ms fallen down in providing living accommodation for the men. who may grow ruentful in part when they eompsre their lot with the luxuries Afforded officers.

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LONDON, Onl.. (CF)-Canada's minister of external affairs said Wednesday that "fire-sale" meth- ods of marketing "massive United States surpluses' of farm prod- ucts are not in the interests of the under-fed people of the world.

Lester 3. Pearson told the an- nuai meeting of the Canadian Fed- eration of Agriculture: "Move- ment of massive United States surpluses . through give-away programs or through sales at cut prices . are almost bound to effect ordinary exports directly or indirectly."

It was not in the interest of needy countries to have surpluses "distributed in a. manner which will dlsorganize markets and thus reduce production elsewhere."

He said the United states com- rationnuw has on hand'nb'out” '3 , 00,000,000 worth of farm produce. It was not sur- prising that so much attention was

being concentrated "by others than Americans" on future ISN- culture policies of the United

States. Not The Road

High prices are not the road to

real and lasting prosperity for farmers, he said. "Except from the most short-

sightecl point' of view. it is not in the interest of the farmer in either

exporting or importing countries to produce at prices-often sup- ported by government action -

which will discourage consumption and involve subsidies which can- not be sustalned indefinitely."

He said expedlents used in some countries to meet temporary prob- lems "should not divert Attention from or postpone action on the more fundamental problem of en- couraging normal exporis, partic- ularly to the food-dificient areas of the world through a healthy ex- pansion of international trade in all directions."

Through the joint United States- Canadian committee on trade and economic affairs and other meet- ings, Mr. Penrsnii hoped "that ef- fective intornational co-operation will be secured."

Seek Substitute Ban

Earlier the federation approved a brief calling for restriction on butter substitutes such as marga- rine io "curtail unfair competi- tion" wlth the butter industry.

The brief. presented by Gilbert MacMillan of Quebec, president. of the Dairy Farmers of Canada said increasing butler stocks and milk production were also a threat to the butler industry.

Federation delegates also AD- proved in principle an 880,000 a year program to push the sales of red meats. The money would come from a levy on producers of five cents a head on all cattle brought to public stock yards or packing plants for sale.

8250.000 Fire In llollevillo, 0nt.

B-EZLlJf.VlH..l2, Ont. (OP)-A 3250.000 fire Wednesday night de- stroyed e downtown block occu- pied by an appliance store and a fish and chip shop and made 10 families in upstairs apartrnents homeless.

A northeast. gale and below- freeslng tunpe .ture hampered firemen. who mid two hours sits the fire started that they expectod to confine it to the ruined three- storey block.

Fire officials blamed the out- break on an oil stove explosion in the fish and chip shop. All the families made their way to the snowy streets without difficulty. No one was injured.

lalesi A?s-aiulis Bring Total Number is 10-

MONTREAL, (CP)--Three. more women Wednesday night reported being attacked with razors on Montreal streets and police said a second razor-ssdist has appar- ently joined the-slasher who has assaulted seven women since last Friday.

All Wednesday night's attacks were reported within an hour at the peak of the busy rush-hour traffic. Police said it would he impossible for one man to have been responsible for all three.

The new incidents occurred only three hours after 15-year-old Mar- ielle Boudin reported she had suf- fered a four-inch cut on her leg while riding north on a bus near Si. Denis and Beailbicn streets.

One woman was cut whiln boarding a street car on Si. (falli- erine St., one of the cilyls husieat traffic arteries. She was admitted to hospital but her name and thr- exleni of her injuries were not immediately revealed.

A half hour later anntlier

Call Ford Wage Offer "lnsuli"

WINDSOR. Ont, (CP)- Local .200, United Automobile Workers Unon C10-OCL said Wednesday line four-cent wage increase of- fered by Ford of Canada insulting ultimatum" and the offer down.

The company Tuesday offered a four-cent increase if the union would agree to extend the pres- cnt contract. due to expire Feb. 10, to June 1, 1955, The proposal was made to the union negotiat- ing oommiltee after it was out- lined to workers in a letter.

A union statement rejected the offer and protested "the com- pany's attempt to by-pass the legal bargaining agent of the workers by entering negotiations-by-mail with its employees. .

When negotiations began bhe union asked A 30-cent wage in- crease. three additional paid holl- days, wider insurance and other benefits. Wallace H. Clark, Ford vice-preddent in charge of public relations, said the company could not now, or in the rureseeable fut- ure. accede to these demands.

Will Ask Conciliation

Mr. Clark said the union de- mands totalled 30 cents an hour plus 27 cents in fringe benefits and would boost cost of Ford pas- genger cars by 0210 and trucks by

190.

The union said Ontario law re- quires 50 days bargaining which will not be up until Feb. 7. It said Local 200 will insist on the com- pany returning to the bargaining table in an attempt to find mutual grounds on at least some of the problems.

"Then, what we cannot work out with managernent." we will just have to take to a conciliation board." the statement said.

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WASHINGTON. (AP)-The fed- eral trade commiss.ion. with the approval of President Eisenhower, announced Wednesday it will dis-. cover why the price of coffee lni the United States has jumped so' high.

it promises in see whether laws have been violated in the recent sharp rises. and then will publish its findings.

Coffee is over 81 a pound at retail stores and it costs 16 cents I. cup in some restnilrants.

President Eisenhower told his press conference Wednesday that the federal trade commission be- gan looking into the situation Jan. 13 and has already found enough to justify a full investigation.

Commimion chairman Edward F. 1-fowrey. said the commission has reason to believe "the recent

Advancing Coffee Prices

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