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01-r,avl'A Dec. 0 -(OP)-Cam mm, destroyers covered the night- mg evacuation of United Nations rsonnel from Chinnampo, the ,9 or Pyongyang this week and mm "knocked hell" out of the mortani Korean Harbor. There was some resistance but no Can- adian casualties.

at home. the Government cleared the way for the. 3.0. A,F.'s 12 North Star planes of No. 426 Transport Squadron to fly straight into Korea in case they are coded for evac- uation purposesf because of the present frontline crisis. For five months they have been living between Tacoma. Wash. and Japan.

News of those two developments

Coming Events

"Mall voiir Films to Garnhum Photo Sl.'JClO, Charlottetown.

"Buying Timothy iicciuigan and Boyle.

seed daily.

"Rummage sale, Heartz Hall today. 3 P.M. Trinity Junior W. A.

"Christmas Concert, Victoria

liall. December 22nd.

"at. Teresa's School Concert. Thursday. December 21st.

"Christmas Concert. December lilth. 1950. in Spring Brook Hall.

"'Clll'l5i.nlB.5 Concert, Flat. River Hill, Thursday. December 21st.

"King William L. O. I... Annual lleetiiu. December 11th. Kingston.

"Unloading Coal Friday and Saturday. Also in stock Asphalt and Spruce shingles. P. J. Noy Co.

"Parkcliiie community concert he iiixhu. opening Feb. 28.

"Chri.Ii.ma.x Concert and Dance. Own Bar School. December 20th.

"ll"-sr'rw ii."-K.-. 20th Christmas concert .il ll-iiiagh School.

"V3rlt'l.V Concert. Hearts Hall last Ro.vally. Friday. December l5lh- R P M. Admission as cents.

't"Ci'nkiiioio iinrcard Party in limiiizion Hall. Tuesday. Decem- ter 12th. Sale of Fancy Work.

"Almu-11 Meeting Kingston Telephone Co.. December 18th. NEH Ncwson. Secretary.

”Reserve December Fredericton school Fredericton Hall,

2lst for Concert in

"Notice-Islanders country club Hall is officially closed for

'lo"T:e official Openln of win. ms .Dciiool will be hel on Mon- ,m- timber 11th. at a r. M. an

Dams are cordially invited.

;IC0nle tn Bradalbane

M1331” and Pantry Sale, r 9ih. at 7,00

merits scrvcd.

L.O.B.A. Decem- P. as. Refresh-

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mm” W? eclrlc Light Fixtures. vrs ” fishers. lilecirlm Frigi-

miceg eblc.. in stock now. Get our

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marrow at 31: M. 3”. - . service an- ouncemeiit inside. ,

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Canadian Destroyers In Action; Aid In Evacuation Of United Nations Group

broke about the same time today as the Cabinet prepared to meet Prime Minister Attiee of Britain tomonrow for talks about Korea and what should be done abut it.

Navy headquarters reported that the Sioux, one of the three Can- adian destroyers which spear- headed the bombardment of Chlnnampo, was slightly damaged in getting into position in the harbor under cover of darkness. she struck an unlighted buoy but was quite capable of carrying on.

Chinnampo is 50 miles southwest of Pyongyang, North Korean cap- ital. I

Capt. Brock In Command

one Australian and one American destroyer joined the Canadians-- ali five of them under Capt. J. V Brock of Vancouver and Winnideg --in shepherding the evacuation ships into the harbor through ex- tensive rnine-fields, shoals and shifting mudbanks which cons- tituted an "extremely hazardous" approach.

The five warships "provided cover for the vessels which effect- ed the withdrawal of non-essential military and civilian personnel from the port to more advantage- ous positions." The evacuation ships were loaded and withdrawn without incident.

Port Rende ed Useless

Capt. Brook's fighting placed in positions to cover the whole harbor area. waited for their departure and then let fly. The Canadians here called the operation "successful." In wash- ington, a.,U.s. spokesman said the "port was rendered useless to the enemy."

"When they finally left," said a statement issued here. "the harbor was littered with burning oil and wreckage. Flames from burning buildings. oil storage tanks and ammunition dumps ashore were reported to be visible 50 miles away."

Capt. Brook's ship is the Cayuga. The Athabaskan is commanded by Cmdr. Robert P. Welland of Vic- toria and Mccreary, Man.. and the Sioux by Cmdr. Paul D. Taylor of Victoria. It was one of the most important operations carried out by the destroyers in more than four months in Korean watera.,

ships,

N0 TRACE REMAINS The hanging gardens of Babylon. one of the seven ancient wonders of the .world. were built by Ne- huchadneazar about 600 B.C.

final Appioval H By Gov'i Expected Next Week

OTTAWA. Dec. 8 - (of) --.'!'he Government is in the last stages of consideration of pay increases for the armed forces and final ap- proval is expected next week. euth- oritatlve quarters said today.

Defence Minister Claxton has been pressing for months for in- creases; arguing both that they would help the recruiting drive and that they would relieve gen- uine distress among some of the 63,000 men already in the three armed services.

Informed quarters said virtual approval has been given now but- .the final details remain to be work- ed out and sanctioned. probably at next Wednesday's Cabinet meeting. Earlier it was reported final ap- proval has already been given.

There was no official confirma- tion immcdiately of speculation that the increases -will run from 314 to-son a month, depending on rank. and affect both officers and men.

It was estimated that increases of that magnitude would add about eight per cent to the current my, bill for the three forces. They con- tain about 63,000 men.

T11:-re has been debate within the Cabinet about the date when the increases should go into effect. Finance Minister Abbott is report- ed to have vetoed a move to make them retroactlve to last July 1.

Pay problems have been blamed for some of the absenteeism that has hit the army's special force. some of the men have contended they canlt support their families on the money they get.

Search Woods Fol Missing Child

McADA-M. N.B.. Dec. 8 - (CP) --Searchers scoured wooded sec- tions four miles west of McAdam tonight for a three-year-old boy who wandered from his father's cabin this afternoon. The young son of Gordon Yerxa became lost in an area where pihprops are being cut. R.C.M.P. from Mc- Adam led the search, planned to continue all night if necessary.

Gorgeous Gussie In Traffic Small

OTTAWA. Dec. 8 - (CP) - On or off the courts, Gorgeous Gussie Moran can't stay out of the public

eye.

The shapely young tennis pro. now on tour. got into the news to- day by smacking her Cadillac into it telephone pole in a three-car -pile-up on an Ottawa street. No

one was hurt.

TORONTO. Dec. B-(GP)-Present indications are that demand for

Expect Demand For Farm Products Will Continue

...?.............m...:.. domestic market for expansion is probably considerable. as is indi- cated by the fact that per capita

review of the Bank of Nova Scotia. - The domestic market for food, ,aaya the review. is buoyant: pop- ulation is growing rapidly; pur- chasing power is high and likely to remain so with defence spending innreasing and the economy func- t ing at a high level. It adds: .''Moreover, the capacity of the

"The Annual Meetins K1118 William Lodge L. 0. L. Kingston. will be held Monday. December 11th.' Kingston Hall at 8 o'clock. All Brothers please attend.

"Last day for buying live Fowl. Chickens and Capons will he Tues- day. December 12th. 8 A. M. till noon. 1!. L. Diokieson. New Clas- gow.

"Be at winsloe Road Hall on Wednesday. December lath. to bear Mrs. Malcolm MacLeod speak on her trip to Copenhagen. Ad- mission 36 cents. Children free. Also more shown by National Film Board at 0 o'clock. sale of lnnches by South Wlnsloe Wt I.

"Collecting 1-logs for swift can- adlm 00.. Ld-. every Tuesday morning through Pownal. Mt. Alb- ion. Viilage Green and cherry vai- ley. hr trucking service Phone Arnold Bruce. Vernon River Ibr- ehange 11-11.

”" R""- 5 Powml W-dneb '--we in no dressed um. ' 2, ' m- Now meow. 10 also -....i.'.ll'. ducks Indchiokenl. M 8;; River. 11 no as Corner. we can pay the price but must de- ,-', "V "Wen. I, Bonthaw. 8 livsrorade A birds. Poorly dressed up 3 '12:. ha gale, 18- ",3 rain nltisyoyivte can gnlhyg pay son. yng market) OI. u ry u g -

"" mid air: over so . ll red not later u-ian.3iday. Doc. Galao buy nnallar odes. A :1. . IL L. DiaiIaon.,Nn Gill-

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gum pr 4 -- and V ' lly for tin" of, for instance. meat - uilmgl products, will continue and milk is still below the peak strong. says the current monthly levels reached in wartime and

immediately after.

"And. if defence activity should restrict production of consume:-'5' durable goods there may be so e overflow of purchasing power to

food as well as other consumer goods. "Demand for Canadian agri-

cultural products in the United States is large and has been grow- ing; and, with the prospect of stepped-up defence expenditures in that country. it is no't likely to show much slackening. It may well continue to be a. powerful in- fluence in keeping the prices of meat and feed grains at relatively high levels.

"The change rate might have been ex- pected to exercise a restrictive effect on 11.5. purchases from Can- ada, but it is worth noting that exports of beef cattle. which falt- ered in the weeks immediately following the Ciovemmentb action in adopting a market-rate of ex- change. have now isbounded. and during the first three weeks of Novembeir were the largest for any period since November, 1940..

"Evert in the British market. where purchases of many Can- adian farm products have been sharply restricted or cut off al- together, the outlook is a IQ,le better as a ruult or improvement in British exchange reserves. Though the I tish Chancellor of the lxehequer stated categor- ically that his Government has no intention of relaxing eestrictions on dollar imports. there are signs that the curtailment of fnritian purchases will proceed no further.

rise of the Canadian ex-

Indeed. some enlarggqtent may be forthcoming .

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lillglaer Pay Coming For Car: adieu Armed Forces

Talk Evacuation In Northeast Korea

TOKYO. Dec. 9 - (Saturday)- (AP)--Growing but unoonflrmed rumors of a possible sea.- with-

drawal of United Nations forces in Northeast Korea were heard today in that sector.

The rumors were reported by Associated Pvress war correspond- ent Stan swlntori from the north- east front. They coincided with the struggle by more than 20,000 U. S. marines, and British commandos to escape a Chinese Communist en- trapment over an icy road leading down to the east coast. This force was reported to have made good progress Friday.

Commanders Confer

Maj.-Gen. Edward M. Almond, commander of the U. S. 10th Corps forces in the northeast, coriifenred today with vice-Admiral C. Turney Joy. U. N. naval commander in Korea. There was no announce- ment on their discussions.

This conference followed one yesterday by Joy and Lt.-Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, commanding fleet marine forces, and other of- ficers. They met secretly on a shit? off the east coast.

In the northwest, Allied planes attacked large Chinese Communist convoys moving south toward the Red capital of Pyongyang in a build-up for smashes against the new Eighth Army line. That line is between Pyongyang and the (filth parallel boundairy.

Fifth Air Force planes alone flew 350 sorties in Korea Friday.

They reported they inflicted i,l00 casualties on Communist troops.

Heavy Opposition Eighth Army headquarters re- ported at 11 A. M. (9 P. M. Friday, EST) that the main body of the -:-s.sm-sm-m.--.-

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Local Soldier Is Charter Member Of NeWHairSty1e Club Aboard Troopship

By BILL BOSS

AT SEA. WITH 2ND BA'I'l'AL- ION. P.P.C.L.I.. Doc. 8 - (CP) - The influence of a. Winnipegger called Query - Cpl. E. W. Query (of 745 Bannerman Avenue) m on the appearance of the 2nd Battalion. Princess Patric-ia's Canadian Light infantry. has been incalcuiable.

Query was aided by the pioneer- ing c-curagevof L.-Cpl: K.-1. Dunvhv of Carleton Place. Ont. -- - ,

Superficially. when the battalion paraded Dec. 2 at Ford Island. Ha- waii. en route to Korea. it was the same unit which marched for De- fence Minister Brooke Claxton at Fort Lewis. Wash., before embarke- tion. -

But off parade. aboard shin. their berets below docks. they're different men.

Ilair All Gone If wives and sweethearts could

, see them now!

No hair! or almost none; a few still sport crew cuts.

The fashion Query started when he shaved Dunph.v's head the sec- ond day out took an inexorable. ranacloiia course through the bat- talion. shearing bales of hair away into the Pacific waters. '

Men who laughed at. first lived to wilt. in surrender. The mode was more comneliing than any women's parish fashion whim.

Query said he and eight others in the olatoon led by Lleut. Murray Edwards of Kelc-wna. B.C.. dream- ed up the idea of starting a "Cue Ball" club. After preliminary nerv- inz-iin. Dunpliv's clipping made him the first member. and in quick suc- cession the others became founding members.

They were L. Col. E. A. Evans of Calgary: Cpl. H. A. Sziahetka of Toronto; Cpl. A. Kozak of Lang. Sask; ptes.. W. 1-1. Donne of Newmarket. Ont.. W. H. Tur- lock of Brooks. Alta.. -Mill Goodwin of Charlottetown, P.- E 1.. and R. W. Ulner of Castor, Alta.

After their ceremonial dumping of hair and combs, now suuerfluous. into the Pacific. the "cue ball shave" became the rage,

Query and Co. tried to hijack Csm. Glen Laird of Winnipeg and do a shave job on him. Laird said. "Go ahead, if you're prepared to see yourselves confined to barracks until it grows in again," and was left strictly alone.

Americana shocked

Meanwhile 400 American troops travelling to Kcrea with the 2nd P. P. C. L. I.. watched in shocked amazement. "Isn't their C. 0. going to do something libout it?" they asked.

Lt.-Ool. J.R. Stone of Salmon Arm. 13.0., said he "couldn't care less."

"It's clean, and easy to keep that way, and that's the limit of my con- cern." he said.

"As for their looks . . . . it'll grow in again. Their wives and girl friends needn't worry that rii take them home looking quite like that."

Dutch tFlerlsts Enter Canadian Marker

OTTAWA. Dec. 8 -. (CP) - The Netherlands flower dealers are go- ing to invade the Canadian market by air. A Netherlands Embassy of- ficial sald today that the first shipment of fresh-cut flowers- lllacs-from his county will reach Canada next weak. L

Truman Names Press Segeiary

....W.ASHINGTON, Dec. 8-(AP)- President Truman today appointed Joseph H. Short. Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,.iis presidential. press secre- tary. He takes the post Dec. Iii.

Announcement of Shows select- ion was made by Stephen T. Early, who has been acting as press sec- retary since Charles 6. Ross died suddenly Tuesday night.

A former member of the Assoc- iated Press bureaus at .Rlchmond. Va., and Washington, Short has

been assigned to the Baltimore Sun's Washington bureau since 191.3.

He severed his connection with

the Baltimore Sun today upon iacceptlng the white House

appointment.

u. 5. Leeds Wins III For Cupifu Income

NEW YORK. Dec. R - (CPI - The United States leads all other countries by a wide margin with an average per capita income of b1,450, says a United Nations re- port on National incom-e. Second tnthe U. S. was Canada with an average of 5870. At the bottom of the income ladder is Indonesia with s25. China's figure is 327.

leave DooT0pen For Disarmament Offer Fronl Beds

No Agreement Reach- ed On China Block- ode.

By JOHN SCALI

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9 - (AP) - President Truman and Prime Min- ister Attlce signalled today for a faster build-up of the West's milit- ary might but offered to halt the rearmainent drive if Russian and Chinese Ccmmunist leaders would "modify their conduct" and make an acceptable peace,

The leaders pledged meantime that their countries will "act toge- ther wlth resolution and unity" to meet Communist threats -with "no thought of appeasement or of re- warding aggression."

l The joint British-American pol- icy statement came at the end of a

alder the world-wide implications of the Chinese Communist attack on Korea.

A 1,350-word communique. issued after the sixth and final meeting. disclosed Truman has promised At- tlee he will be kept "at all times informed” of developments that might cause the United States to decide to use the atomic bomb. Tl-ie statement emphasized. however. the President's "hope that world con- ditions would never call for the use of the atomic bomb."

The President apparently reserv- ed for himself the right to make a final decision about use cf the A- bomb. Despite this. British officials said Attlec is well pleased with his understanding with Mr. Truman on this mint.

Attleo announced before leaving for the United States last week that one nf his main objectives was to obtain a promise from the President. that Britain would be consulted before any such decision.

Leaves For Ottawa

Less than two hours after the conference ended. Attlce left by oianc for New York on route in Ot- tawa, Aides described him as "very well satisfied" with the results of his talks.

Attlee was accompanied by L.B Pearson. Canada's Minister of Ex- ternal Affairs. in Ottawa he will meet with the Canadian Cabinet ll tomorrow. Sunday the British Prime Minister will make a r-ountry-wide broadcast over ibe CBC.

The final communique reveal- ed that while the President and Attlec had agreed on 11 positive steps that should be taken to counter Communist threats tliioughoiit the world. they fail- ed to agree on it oommon stand toward Communist china.

Britain continues to believe the Peioing regime should be given Nationalist China's- seat on the Un-

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Report China Preparing For Possible U. S. Invasion

'(By William Parrot. HONG KONG. Dec. 8-(Reuters) -For the first time in modern his- tory China is thrrowinlt up 8

"great wall" against the threat of invasion, building defences agllnst an attack she fears will come from

the Western world.

Twenty-three hundred years ago built a 1.400-mile wall to guard their back door. from

the Chinese

. suggestions. Another indication of China's defence preparations is seen in

six months.

ation.

attack from Tartar tribes. I-fer rear now made secure by treaty with I"x1.lsSlB.tCll;ilnl.b llooks appre- henslvely a or llllll 0038- C d R E line. ' avg I Reports reaching here spank . openly of "war preparations" by -1-

Communist China. but insist they

are defensive. ' . The Peipina Government

if not the United Nations. At the same time reports filter-

ing through to Hong Kong say an construction program is in progress. New air fields are being built and old ones extended. Air raid shelters are be- ing built in many cities and pill- boxes and other defences erected

enormous military

at strategic points. "' Persistent tumors here

and central seaboard.

Such coastal cities as Shanghai and Canton would be abandoned. suggest, and the Communists would fell back on a defence sytem built around the

these rumors

rich industrial north. -

The concentration of Chinese troops in Manchuria and Korea is taken here as supporting these

has long harped on the theme that it must prepare against the danger of an attack by the United states

are to the effect that if a general war did come, the Chinese would not try to hold" the southeast or south

previous year, the annual report o the force shows.

and Quelrc.