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One of the worst November norms ever recorded swept into pasterii Canada from the United states, Saturday, leaving a trail of mm injury and widespread ;i-opcriv damage.

Wiiidr of heavy gale force, with gusts of hurrican-e-velocity, whip- ped fif'l'OSS the eastern half of the zonlinent. from the Maritimes to Lakg superior, wreaking their heaviest damage toll in the Great Lakes muon-

Thc storm. which left at least nine per.-oils dead in its wake. was the rr-mplciion of s one-twopunch from the -elements: a quick follow- up in (that was described by On- tario iorvcaste-.i:s as the worst gnowstorm ever to hit the area in Noveinlicr. .

Lain Sunday. the wind storm was centred along the south shore of Lake Erie. sitting between Cleveland and Erie. Pa.. while los- ing momentum.

Probably hardest hit by the gale winds was the wedge at the western end of Lake Ontario where the storm whipped huge um up on the shore.

Heavy Damage

At Van Wagner's Beach. New Hamilton. damage was unofficial- ly estimated at 5500.000 as the winds and waves pounded cottages and llUl'fleSi0 pieces. flooded scores of othrrs and left hydro and tele- tihnne wires snarled.

The winds reached 85 miles an hour in gusts there. wrishing away midbat: dylres, the work of sev-

eral thousand volunteers from Hamilton and the Niagara Pon- iluula who-toiled to save the'iow- iyirig community.

The Ottawa Valley also took a booting from the gales. Many small

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Coming Events

"M1111 Vourll-011013 to Garnhurn Photo Studio, Charlottetown.

"Buying Timothy seed daily. iiccuigan and Boyle.

"(.'arnWRli concert postponed until Dec. 6. 1

"Don't miss Comwali Concert tomght. '

"Variety concert in sea View 3-11. luesdav. November 28th.

"Jimmy Power'a Variety con- Lert in Bradalbane hall. Monday, or. 27 at 8 p.m.

p "Come to Farm Forum, Whcai- f-l'8lRg1l'f?i” HRH. Monday evening 1 Li.

"-”'"!C9- My force in now open hr business. Plus Hughes. Fort luriisiiis.

"Corrie to the regular Dance at

the Bonshaw inn Tuesday night. llacNell1's Orchestra.

."Card Party and Lunch at Hope liver Credit Union Hall. Tuesday. Mvember 28th.

p"Rcsc-rve December 15. 1950.

mm and dance in Afton Hall. In ,

lid of West River Telephone Co. "'-Show Morell Community i-lail. jileliv Tuesday, Friday. Saturday. 3 Ow starts 8 o'clock. .

A"C”'d Party and dance, Fort "Klmus hall. Tuesday. November Y”'- Sponsored by St. Patrick's Olllh Club. HuIheI' Orchestra.

"Auction (commencing 8) and rice. Vernon River Hall, Novem-

er 27th. Auspicesalberry Plains W001 Pond. Lunches.

"B"Ym8 live fowl. chickens and "9005. Tuesday till noon. Highest

I'll k W; Elmiigrgszl. n. 1.. Dlckieson.

"Rtxullr Dance at skyline New i,If'"d”" "'1'? Tuuday night. Danc- till 1. Good music and

orvioe.

"Come Crockinole ."”"mber 29t 011 2.5 cents.

to the Harrington Y.P.U. P5119. Wednesday. . I o'clock. Admiss-

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"3'"II' and Lunches in cherry l:'f,f,”, gill. November 20th. it, w: by Cherry Val-

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Heaviest Damage In Great Lakes Region; Eastern U. S. Hard Hit

cations disrupted and power cut off for varying periods in many communities. including Ottawa.

Ottawa and I-full firemen ans- wered more than 100 calls satur- day as chimney fires and snapped hydro wires increased the fire hazard in winds which were meas- ured at 81 miles an hour.

Little damage was reported in the Montreal area. although just north of the city three men were killed when their car smashed into a tree which had been blown down.

The Quebec area suffered some damage. mostly minor. Low-lying doc-ks were battered by high St. Lawrence River waves and win- dows were broken in warehouses.

The Franconia (locked at Wolfe's Cove Saturday night with no trouble. Tugs gave the ocean liner extra care in guiding her into a berth.

other November Storms

Weather officials said storms in November. 1942. and 1945 had winds wllich were probably as strong as this one. But the 1950 storm was felt more along the Great Lakes because it came from the south and not the north as did previous gales. Tremeindous waves were the result.

Shipping was delayed through- out the lakes. The Welland Canal had locked only three ships through usually-busy look No. 8 up to 5 p. m. Sunday.

In the Maritimcs. the gales struck hardest at shipping. There was little dnmage inland. The winds were strong at Saint John. N. 8.. but apparently had little ef- feet on points further north. such as Moncton; and on Prince Ed- ward Island.

Five navy ships due for Halifax were delayed. They were scheduled to make port Sunday but decided to wait overnight.

11. 8. Hard Hit NEW YORK. Nov. 26 - (AP)- The Atlantic seaboard tonight

counted its dead in (rapidly grow- ing numbers following Saturday's savage gale. Property damage mounted in the millions of dollars.

At nightfall the loss of human life along the hard -hit east coast stood at 84-more than double

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Pessimistic lie Ouicome Of 7 Potato Mission

Potato marketing officials are pessimistic regarding the outcome of the mission to Ottawa last week for a potato support price al- though no official confirmation that the proposed plan was re- jected has been received here.

Commenting on support price plans. Mr. E. D. Reid. Manager of the Provincial Potato Marketing Board stated that there was still a good chance of some worthwhile support plan being worked out hilt that the Dominion Government wanted to enter the Provincial Governments into the scheme.

"Ottawa will likely be more prone to provide support later on in the season when the potato sit- uation clears a bit." Mr. Reid stated. "The Federal Government considers it impossible to give Maritime growers support without bringing in the rest of Canada."

Enlarging on' this statement. he said that there were 50,000 small growers in Quebec and a large

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Princess Pats Sail From Seattle For The Far Eas

SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 26 - fCPl - A sleek, grey-painted Un- ited States troop transport today is carrying Canada's 2nd Battalion of Princess Patricia's Light In- fan-try to the Far East.

From this rain-shrouded port. where the advance force of Can- ada's United Nations contribution sailed for Korea a month ago. the Pa.l.s.omtharked,Saturday.- A

R1 es slung over their shoulders. the infantrymen carried full packs. as they marched up the gangplank

500.000 U. S. Cigureis Seized

SHERBROOKE. Que.. Nov. 28 -- (CP) - R. C. M. P. Friday night confiscated a truck carrying 500.000 United States cigareis smuggled into Canada from Vermont. The seizure was made on the highway at nearby Paquetviile. Police said no arrests were made at the time but that some could be expected shortly. The cigarets were valued

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U. S. May Be Losing Cold War Battle To Reds In Iran.

By ROBERT HEWETT

TEHRAN, Iran. Nov. 26 -- (AP)- The United statcs is in danger of losing the ccld nvar battle to keep Iran and her oil fields from slip- ping into the Russian orbit.

That's the fear of U. S. diplom- tits and other foreign observers here. They are worried about Sov- let economic and propaganda gains in recent weeks.

In the same period American prestige has fallen. This is due to what many Americans and Iranians here feel is a fumbling. half-hea.rt- ed program of U.S. economic and military aglstance for Iran.

The U. S. Embassy announced Saturday that Ambassador Henry F.

"Benefit Dance in Mt. Stewart Canadian Legion Hall. Wednesday evening. November 29th. In aid of John C. Peters and family. Cam- voy. P. E. I. P

"Dance. St. Mary's Parish Hall. Souris, wednesday, November 29th. Modern and Old time Dancing. George Chappeil and his Merry Islanders.

"Amateur content. fiddling, dan- clog. rinsing. Tuesday. Dec. 12. Whclan Memorial Hall. Charlotte- qgwn. send entries to Box 127 caro Guardian.

"There is an excellent demand for'iiumber five and number-.lix wheat for poultry. one thousand bushels or more per car. Get our prices. The Atlas Grain Com- pany. Montreal. Que.

"Poultry - Buying live poultry weekly for American and Canad- ian Maekeca. Poultry weighed and paid for on farm. Contact Urban McQuairl. Central Egg and Paul-

iottefown before selling elsewhere. Phone-Day 2520 Night 1501-IL

"C. 0. I. Annual Convention. King George Hall. xenslnr Tuuday. November run. at Lorne Iugle.

pruent. Publio meeting at 0.00 an. when Mr. 1111! will be , chief

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Grady is being recalled to Wash ington. He took a plane today.

Informed sources said the real purpose is in let Grady make a. first- hand report on the decline of Am- erican prestige and the rise of pro- Soviet sentiment in Iran. '

He is expected to press for speedy action to complete a 325,000,000 ex- port-import bank loan to Iran. on which negotiations have been drag ging since July.

While world attention has been focused on open Communist war- fare in Korea. Irido-China and Tib- et. the Russians have adopted en- tirely different tactlcs to win in- fluence with their nervous south- ern neig-hbor.

The soft voice of professed Sov- iet friendship E backed by is 820.- 000.000 trade treaty - has been substituted for the Kremlin threats and frcntier incidents that -have made Iranians jittery during the last. five years. '

The signing of the Russo-Iranian barter trade agreement this month was greeted by a relieved outburst of pro-Soviet sentiment.

"The war of nerves is beginning to pay off for the Russians here." is the way one Wealem-educated Iranian described his countrymen's reaction. "our people . have been frightened - with reason. of course - at Soviet Russia's hostile attit- ude aince the end of the war. Now they are grasping at the sudden Russian friendship move like a drowning man-at a straw."

It's too early to be certiiln. but there are signs that Prime Minis- ter All Raamar's Government may be headed in the direction of Soviet appeasement. A few straws in the wind: g Radio Tehran has stopped relay- ing Voice of American programs: Soviet eccnomi influence is on the increase in the northern provinces: antl-American press attacks and Parliament apeeohea are growing in intensity: court action is underway to free leader: of the Tudeh (Corn- muniat) Party who were jailed last year; there are increasing restric- tion: on travel of foreigners in the country - a move that hits Amer- icana harder than any other na-

The late Mr. Strong, K.

of the United States Navy Ship. Pvt. Joe P. Martinez.

The ship sailed under sealed or- ders. Military secrecy prohibited naming of the Far Eastern part.

But to the smiling. cheering men of Canada's 25th Brigade there was only one destination - Korea and the war against Communism.

Brig. J. M. (Rocky) Rocking- haim. cotr!rnandei'"of”the 'bpeclaT 11,000-man brigade from which the Pats were chosen for the first major overseas movement, said:

"They will serve in Korea or anywhvcre else they are required to "

This. he said. applied (both to the 2nd Battalion and the brigade as a whole.

The Pats' commander. Lt.-Col. J. R. Sion-e of Salmon Arm. B.C.. had a broad smile for "his boys" as they boarded ship.

A long stream of buses brought the men from Fort Lewis. Wash., the big United States army base.

Peitcd by rain. the men were saber-faced as they boarded the ship. "llhcy look like they mean busi- ness." said an American officer watching the embarkation.

But within an hour. their kits stowed. they were back on deck. lining the rail to watch departure preparations, whistling and cheer- ing.

They came from the snow-cover- ed camp at Wainwright. Alta.. to Fort Lewis, whom they halted but a fcw days. They are prepared for inoie snow in the mountains of North Korea. They have full win- ter equipment on -board ship.

Rail Exports Show Big Drop For October

Indicative of the drop in turnip and potato exports this year are the figures released by the P. 13.1. superintendents office, Canadian National Railways, for the month of October. Turnip shipments from Bcrclen to Tormentine during the month totalled 77. as against 353 in October. 1049. Potato shipments am-

ited to 330 cars. compared with 4 for the corresponding month last year.

Total outgoing shipments amount- ed to 758 cars, against 1196 during October, 1949. Total incoming ship- ments were 1.425 carloads.

Livestock shipments last month were 129 cars. compared with 124 last year. Fish shipments showed a sharp decline to eight cars last month, compared with 21 cars in October. 1940. On' the other hand. shipments of oats numbered 12 cars as against one car for the corres- ponding month last year. while nine carloads of canned goods were ex- ported. compared with none last year.

other outgoing shipments. with October. 1040 figures in brackets. included: meats lo (10); railway material 9 (5): hay and straw :16 (29): roughwood 2 (3); mass 4. (6); lumber 3. (none); blueberries 3 (none): vegetables 1. (3).

Incoming shipments included: coal 311. (290): flour and feed 104. (143): fertilizer 1. (15); gas and oils. 173 (I87); lime '70 (70): lumber 33 (108): livestock 4 (2);-"meats 11 (10): machinery 14 (17); sugar 12 (15): ale and liquor 12 (ll); rail- way cooi 13 (89); railway material 20 (23); cement 31 (19); canned gcods 25 (27); sand, stone and grit-

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Violent November Storm Ilni Eastern Canada A Former Speaker Passes Suddenly At Summerside

A former speaker of the Prince Edward Island Legislature. Mr. Heath Edward Strong. K.C.. died suddenly at his home in Summer- sid-e yesterday. He was 68 years of age.

Mr. Strong had not been feeling very well last week but there was no indication of any serious illness. Yesterday morning he was out and about noon came in the house and complained of not feeling well. sat down and passed away. Death w instantaneous and without pain. .

The late Mr. Strong hadlbeen a (prominent figure in the political life of the Province for several years and was one of the leading .m-en in the Conservative Party. He was first elected to the Legis- lature in 1931. rcvpi-esenting the Fourth District of Prince and dur- ing the life of that government served as Speaker, in which of- fice he was noted for the fairness of his decisions. Mr. Strong was again elected in 1943 and served four y'c:n's in Opposition. He was defeated in the last election by the present Minister of Agriculture. the Hon. C. C. Baker.

A past president of the P. E. 1. Bar Society and the senior lawyer (practising in Summerside. Mr. Strong was held in high esteem by his colleagues. For many years he gave freely of his services as solicitor of the Children's. Aid So- ciety, without remuneration. He was admitted to the Bar in 1907 after having studied in t-he law offices of the late Neil MacL-eod and J. E. Wyatt. He was appoint- ed 3 Kings Counsel in 1924. g

As a member of the Presbyterian Church he held the office of pres- ident of the board of managers and (president of the male choir. He was also a member of the board or .tho.Prol.eatant Oaphaaa-ge. '

The late Mr. Strong was a man of forthright manner, straightfor- ward in his way of speaking and honorable and u-prlight in the con- duct. of (his professional and politi- cal duties.

A son of the. late C. Edward Strong and Davis Ellison of Sum- merside, he attended school there and was an alumnus of Prince of

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War Supplies 1;: Holland Loaded

MONTREAL. Nov. 26 - (or)- Tanks. guns and ammunition were put aboard an-outbound Dutch freighter Saturday. the first of three shipments to be sent to the Netherlands as part of Ctmildlis contribution to North Atlantic treaty states. The 350,000,000 E1” of equipment. enough to arm a Dutch infantry division. will leave Montreal before the end of the shipping season. ,

Expeclfariiamenl To Open About Middle of Feb.

OTTAWA. Nov. 26 -(GP) -SThe next session of Parliament Nob" ably will open in early February.

The opening date likely will be on or close to Feb. 14 -the date tentatively set last September for resumption of the emergency ses- sion called to settle the general rail siike and to authorize the raising of troops for use in Korea or elsewhere. The plan is to prorogue the emergency session one day and start a new session the next.

There has been acme speculation in recent weeks that the Govern- ment would advance the opening date to mid-January. This now seems unlikely.

Prime Minister St. Laurent has accepted an invitation to a Lon- don conference of Common earth Prime Ministers in January. The conference opens Jan. 4 and is ex- pected to continue for 10 days.

It is possible that Mr. st. Laur- ent will take advantage ofhiso trip overseas to visit a number of countries on the continent.

Saint John-Digby Service To Resume

SAINT JOHN. N. B.. Nov. 20 - (CP) - Daily steamship service across the Bay of Fundy between Saint John and Digvby. N. S.. will be resumed tomorrow by the Canadian Pacific Railway vessel Princess Helene after an interrup- tion since Sept. 15.

She has undergone the most ex- tensive repairs and improvements. including a new sprinkler system, in her 20-year history. In pre- paration for her return to aervlm the Princess Helene made a four-hour ":hakedown” cruise Saturday V I .

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Chinese Tells launch Series Of, Counter-Allacits 1

TOKYO. Nov. 2'! -(Monday) - The U. 5. Eighth Army's "end-the- war" offensive jolted to an abrupt halt Sunday as Chinese Commun- ists hurled I series of blazing counter-attacks along a 35-mile front in Northwest Korea.

Field dispatches which reported the Red blows referred to the halt as possibly momentary. however. An Eighth Army spokesman late Sunday said stiffening enemy re- sistance had been anticipated. He indicated the United Nations drive would continue in all sectors.

(Reuters news agency reported that Communist forces ripped a hole seven miles wide in the right flank of the United Nations forces. The news agency said the South Korean forces were hurled back 12 miles.

(Reuters quoted one American spokesman as saying the situation is "grave."i

American casualties were not Yet reported. but field dispatches said they would not be small.

The Reds. with bugle calls and whistles signalling their attack. pushed back the Re- public of Korea 2nd Corps six to 11 miles at some points and recaptured Tokchon. Th at highway town is 58 air miles northeast of Pyongyang.

The Eighth Army spokesman s id the situation in the 2nd Corps Etrlea was "obscure."

U. S. Isf Cavalry Division troops. held in reserve during the first two days of the United Nat- ions offensive aimed at ending the war by Christmas, were rushed to, bolster the right end of the Allied: line. as it bent back perilously. E

In the centre, 1?. s, 25th Division forces pulled back two miles, and the U. S. 2nd Division was heavily engaged.

Chinese Reds. wading across the ipartly frozen Chongchon River. cut?

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By-election In N. 5. District Today

HALIFAX. Nov. 30 ((':Pl - Electors of the apple-grmving rid- ing of I-lants West vote tomorrow in a by-election to fill a seat in the Nova Scotia Legislature vacant since the Provlnce's Supreme Court declared last year's Provincial elec- tion resuit in the riding void, Polls open at 11 A. M. A. S.T.. and close at 6 P. M.

Candidates are Liberal W.C. Dunlop. at Halifax lawyer for sev- eral years a magistrate at Wind- sor. N.S., and George Wilson. man- ager of a co-operative fruit market- ing company, who also ran last year for the Progressive-Conserva- tives.

VEND-THE-W R” OFFENSIVE JOLTS T0 HALT IN KOREA,

York Point Man Life When Truck Brakes Fail At Ferry Landing

PICTOU, N. S.. Nov. 26 - (CPl - Colin MacPhail. 43. died in hos- pital Saturday after being crush- ed in a truck which he crashed into a bank at nearby Caribou in an effort to avoid injury to others.

A native of York Point. P. E. 1.. MacPhail was driving to the ferry ramp here when the brakes failed on a hill.

MacPhail'a 10-year-old son quot- ed his father as saying. "I hope 1 don't kill anybody else". as he swerved his vehicle into the bank. away from the crowded ferry ramip.