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DURHAM, England, July 24- (CPl-Prime Minister Attlee said Saturday that every page of the new Conservative political plat- form was “a damning indictment n‘ what the Conservative Party did not do" while it held the reins of Government.

Attlee said the platform-pledg- mc. among other things. to do a potter job with Socialist measures nlready passed and to halt fur- the!‘ nationalization of industry- was dishonest and "only a great plFCt‘ of window-dressing."

Addressing a meeting of miners from all parts of the country, the

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Coming Events

" t 65 picnic Tuesday, July 26th.

"Covehond Parish Picnic, Wed- nesday, July 2'1.

"Tracadie parish picnic Wed- nesday, July 27th.

"Annual picnic at St. Anthony's‘, Bloomfield, July 1Z7.

"Dance Long River Hall every Wednesday. Good music.

"Dance in Donagh schoolThurs- day, July 28th. Good music.

"Come to the rcgtilar dance in Bonshaw every Tuesday night. "Mail you: Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Big dance in Vernon River R311. Tuesday, July 26th. Lunches.

"Dance in new school at Howe Bay on ‘Tuesday night. July 26th.

“Ice cream,‘ hirisn. 1°"?! H511- 12.30. '

“Dance Morell Hall Monday night. Rollie MacKcllzies Orches- tra.

"Dance Graham's Road Thurs-

day night. Rollie MacKenzids orchestra. "See "Pcck‘s Bad BOY". by

Kelly's Cross Players. in Cardigan llall tonight. July 25.

"In stock, Jr Bftilitford shing-

les; also car fresh cement. P-J Noy 8r Co. “Ice cream festival and dance

Cherry Hill School. wedncsday~

July 27th.

"Anniversary supper by Orv/ed Head Ladies Aid. Ulss; Oransv Ho" July 2'7, 5 to 9 p.m.

“Come to ico cream and danm a‘. llartsvilic School Monday. Jilly 23. Music by Jimmie 0706900310-

"Dance, old jhne and modern, Ellis Bros, Central Royall» F"- day. July 29.

"Regular Dance at the "BOB Breeze", Victoria. each Wcdfles- day. Dancing 9 till 1.

"Show Morell every Tiwsdfly‘

Friday, Saturday. 0.00 P. M. Ad- lisston 1504110.

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"Dance in St. Peters Cu"

Hall every Tuesday nil?"- Peters Orchestra,

"Bee Ches Cooper, Loman Mae- Aulay show in KeliY'5 Cross Hull, Wednesday, July 27. Dailce tiilcf- Show starts 0 p.m.

“Now in mar. Dione" W" materials and liquid D.D.T. Benton A: Multan. Shur-Gain Feed Ser- vice, Mill, Winsloe. Phone 2214.

"Regular d nee East Royalty Rink i-ml. TTllsdli-Yl Juli’ 251"‘- Esstcrn Rhythm Boys. Bus leav n: i.M.T. at 91540.00.

"l-iuluboro Junior Flflllcru meet- ing tonight, Mt. Herbert Schtwl- 9 p.m. Special lpflke" i" m’ i-‘lli-mers‘ Co-op Store- "gul pig], all kinds and sizes, poultry. M005" ‘t Fredericton. Buylnll you"! vi!‘ Tuesday I a.m. at Broolttleld; l9- Mllton; i p.m., York; I. 8811101111 3. Mount Stewart; 4. Wltéfvlle?

Vernon River: 5.30 Pflwmfl" Wednesday o a.m.. New ("WW5 10. Wheutley River: ll. l-lofmes Corner: t p.m.. New Elven? '- Bonlhnvv; S, Kelly's Cross: 4- Em‘ geld: I, Clifton; Mtlwlfefnllnairolk

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CHURCHILL SAYS FIRST STEP

Let For First a

Transportation Hearings Open This Morning

The Royal Commission on Trans- portation opens its three-day heur- ing in Prince lridward Island this morning at the Supreme Court Btiiltling at 10.30,

The three-man Commission con- sists of lion. W. F. A. Turgeon, KC, chairman and Dr. Ii. F. Anr-tus and Dr. if. A. Innis mom- hers and Mr. G. R. llunler. secre- tarv.

The proccctlings this morning will open with an nddrcss of wel- come by Premier J. Walter Jones. following which the Commission will hear from ltlcssrs. J. O. C. Campbell, K.C., and \V. E. Darby. K. C., counsel for the Prince Ed- ward Island Government.

It is expected that. counsel will ask that the Provincial Govern- ment's bricf, which has nirezldy been filed with the Commission, he placed on record. In view of the length of the brief, extracts only may be read at the sitting.

Witnesses will then be called to substantiate points raised in the hrief and counsel for the other Provinces and Railway clounsel nlnv cross-examine.

The morning sitting will ad- journ at 1 o'clock and the Commis- sion will sit in theafternoon from 2.30 tlntil 4.30.

Following the hearing on the bricf of the Provincial Govern- ment, the hrlcf of the Associated Boards of Trade and inter, that of the West Point Ferries Ltd., will he considered by the Commission.

Unfinished from the last sitting at Fredericton, the cross-examin- ntlon by Railway counsel of Mr. Rand ll. Mntheson, of tho Trans- porlntion Commission oi’ the Muri- time Boards nf Trade will continue.

Some menthcrs of the party of fifty which is with the Commis- sion, wcrc driven along the north

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Girl lfilled As Picnic

Truck Overturns YARMOUTH, N, s., Jtiiy 24- lCPt- Ono girl vvrls killed and

thrco others injured, two seriously, whcli a truck carrying picnicers overturned on the hldhway near herc today.

Dead is Geraldine Romaine, 16. of Ynrmouth. On the danger list in hospital are Lorraine LeBInnc, thrce, and her sistcl‘ Pauline. fivc. Both children suffered fractured skulls. A third slstcr, Bernice, 15. is in hospital with n fractured rib.

Truck driver I-‘rnnk Melansoli of Ynrmotllh said he scwcrvcrl into the ditch when he tricd to pass another truck. An inquest will he held tomorrow.

Brother And Sister Drowned In N. B.

HAMPTON, N. 13., .1111)’ Zt-(CP) - Everett Mercer, nine, and his sis- tcr Cnlnrn, 10, drmvncd Snturdny in the Kenncbecasls River near here.

Wading with other children, the younr: son and dnuchter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mercer of nearby Bloomfield Station stepped into a hole eight fcct dcop. The bodies

Congressional Witness Charges U. N. Staff Tools Of Communists“

By JOHN CHADWICK

WASHINGTON, July 24-(AP)— A shadowy unidentified witness has told Congress the United Nations staff under Secretary- General Trygve Lie is terrorized by Communist agents who force empoyees to become their tools.

U. N. officials promptly disputed the assertions, made by “Witness No. B" before a Senate Judiciary sub-committee.

Byron Price, acting secretary- general, called the story "fantast- ically untrue" ancl added: "This is the nuttiest story I have heard yet."

The sub-committee made pub- lic witness No. 8's testimony Sat- urday. It. was given the commit- tee some time ago behind closed doors. The witness spoke in broken English. No clue as to his identity was given.

The mysterious witness said Communist pressure comes “from the top of the secretariat of the secretary-general." He named no names in this connection. Nor did he indicate whether he meant those at “the top" were harboring Communists or being used by them.

He did. however. propose th

a “capable" successor. Lie is vacationing in his native

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Chase By Police Ends ln_lleath

CAMPBELLTON, N. 3., fury 24-fCP)—Chnsed by RCMP. before dawn Saturday, Leo St. Pierre, 40, of Lac Au Salmon. Que, about 30 miles from Cnmpbellton, met death near the outskirts of this town when a wheel came off his car and it left the road. He suffer- ed n broken neck.

Police said he was suspected of having illegal liquor in the car but would not say if any had been found. A'n inquest will be held .Wcdnesdny night.

St. Pierre was stopped- in Cumpbellton but jumped back into the car anti sped uwzly with RCMP. in pursuit.

Czech Premier Defies Vatican

PRAGUE, July 24—(AP)—Com- munist Premier Aontinin Zapo- tocky today bluntly defied the Vatican nnd pledged allegiance of Czechoslovakia to Prime Minister Stalin of Russia.

In n speech, Znpotocky snid that If Czechoslovakia is faced with a choice between Moscow and Rome. her answer would be: “Moscow- Stalln-Socialism." I Zapotocky stated ills defiance of the Vatican in the embittered state-church fight at a meeting of 15.000 trade unionists at Trutnov, Northern Bohemian town in tho

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MNITAWA. Ont. July 24-(0?) -.At least four new cases of dysentery were reported today in this. tiny Northern Ontario town of 3.500 and the surrounding dist- rict where the intestinal malady has already claimed trio lives of 12 children and afflicted 50 others. Two Ontario Health Department representatives are scheduled to arrive here today to study "W “use of the epidemic.

p; JA. Bergeron, Mattawa's medical ileum offiecr, is still hopeful that the sin-wt o! the malady is nbnting. Dr. Bergeron. the epidemic Friday- "too much emlihfil!" placed on the outbreak.

who announced mid today has been

"1; a been made to, seem worse than l is." he utd. '"I‘l-.e whole thing has been over-emphasized.

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Firat warning of the illness. he explsined, is extensive diarrhoea, accompanied by s rising temperat- ure and followed by vomiting. Some of the youngsters "died overnignt," he bald. while others are ill for weeks before recovering.

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bsptiatrwss buried here yen- terday. last of the l2 children to die from the sickness.

Origin of the malady still is un- determined. it is blamed by resid- ents on the vruter. on open sewers and on germs in the sir. But scientific analysis has not yet en- abled medical authorities to detect the bacteria responsible for the outbreak.

esidenl- of the town's G20 homes draw their water fiwn wells and frcm the two rivers. Mayor Ahert. Ruot started u. move last month for} 8675000 sewer system and

American Girl Crowned Miss Atlantic At Halifax

"SI'ECS“ TAKES 0VER.—Harold Lloyd, above, of Los Angeles,famet.i screen comedian. is the new imper- ial potentate of the 610,000 Shrin- ers through the U.S.A. He suc- ceeds Galloway Calhoun, of Tyler. 'rex., and formerly s/erved as dop- uty to Calhoun.

Retired Mt. A. Professor Dies

l, WOLFVILLE, N. s., July 24- ,-(CP)—1-Iarold Eugene Bigelbw. "retired Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry at Mount Allison Uni- vcrsity, Sackville, N. B, died here today following a long illness. He was 67. "

By Gord Pepper

HALIFAX, July 24 —(CP) —A long-stummed American beauty Fairfax Mason of Bridgeport. Conn, rode on the crest of almost constant applause here Saturday night to become Queen of the first Miss Atlantic beauty pageant.

A 20-year-old brunette, the cosy brown-eyed girl, winner of the 1918 Miss Connecticut title, was given the nod of the judges over 2.9 other contestants from Provinces and states washed by tile At- laiitic.

Obviously pleased with the decis- ion. 7,000 spectators roared their endorsaticn of the Atlantic Queen. She displayed a highly competent array o! pastel portraits in the talent rlivision and judges agreed Miss Mason was "tailored" for the Miss Atlantic they sought.

Second finalist was Miss Atlanta. 19-year-old Jerry Long of Atlantic, 6a., while third finalist hemrs went to Pearle Merrill, Miss Fredericton. who was a prize win- ner in last year's Miss Canada contest at Hamilton.

Miss Mason took the $1.500 cash first prize. Miss Long won $500aud Miss Merrill $250.

In divisional judging, Miss North Carolina, Patsy Anne Osbome of Lownrlale, was named winner in the personality division; Betty Kane, Miss Halifax of 1949. was champion in the beauty section and Miss New York State, Yvonne Fix of Niagara Falls, took the "most. talented" honor. Each won $150.

L00king us fresh as a mornirg POIO, Miss Atlantic was "thrilled beyond words" and certainly "the happiest girl in the world" as she took the throne oi’ office in this inaugural contest producted by the Halifax Men's Press Club and Nova Scotla Brnlch of the Canadian Women's Pras Club. It was one of the features of the city's bicen- tenary celebrations. w.

Miss Mason, escorted by several police constables. moved down from the stage 1nd over to a row of military hospital patients vvhzre rho passed out roses frorn her bouquet. she is currently studying at the New nglsnd Echool of Broadcasting and with tho 81.500 cash award received Saturday she will continue studies toward her

intended career n n. rad'o and television singer. Eighteen girls were from the

Maritimes. 10 were from American cities and two girls were entered from Montreal.

Miss Merrill, a tall, tanned hlonde. said she intend! to add ner $250 prize to a fund she is ae- cumulating to enable her to take a modelling course in New York. She now is a ltenogrupher in the office of Premier McNalr of New Brunswick.

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OTTAWA, July 24—(CP)— The defence Department announced to- day that shipyards in Halifax. Montreal and North Vancouver will build the first three of the navy’s new sub-killing escort war- ships whose designers 'think they will be just about the cleanest- looking craft upon the seven seas. Canada's answer to the submar- ine peril, they will cost ‘an estimat- ed $8.000.000 apiece, will be as big as a small destroyer, will have a complement of more than 250 men and, in naval heritage, will rep- resent the successors to the cele- brated wartlme corvette and fri- gate.

The department said contracts for the first three have been awarded to Halifax Shipyards Ltd.. Canadian Vickers Ltd. of Montreal and Burrard Drydock Co., Ltd., of North Vancouver. The first. of E-he three is expected to undergo its tests in the summer of 1951.

The navy said they will be cap- able of mass production and de- scribed them as "major war ves- sels" and "as such the first to be designed completely in Canada. . . their primary purpose will be the detection and destruction of sub- marines. . ."

The designer is Capt, AJ-l. Baker who recently transferred from the British to the Canadian Navy. He says a new flush-deck design, low bridge and considerable use of aluminum instead of steel for the superstructure are in advance of current. British naval design n1- though in line with Brit.ish naval

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News In Brief

TOKYO, July 25—(Monday)— Sixteen Americans were injured. one child was killed and millions of dollars in property damage was done by a 150-mi1e-an-hour typhoon which lashed the island of Okin- awa for eight hours Saturday.

LONDON, July 24-(Reuters)-— The treatened strike of 1.500 mine workers and renewed trouble on Brltairvs nationalized railroads to- day counterbalanced the expected return t. work'o.‘15,656 London dockers a ter a 25-day stoppage.

BOSTON, July 24—(AP)—An 8.- OOO-ton‘ freighter today rammed and split in two a 40-foot fishing party boat in the inner Boston Harbor killing a 42-year-old wo- man and injuring 10 other persons. The victim was Mrs. Mary Di Giov- annio of li/nithnm, Mnss. She and the injured were aboard the small- er vessel.

Boy Scouts Break (Larnp

CONNAUGHT RIFLE RANGES. South March, Onl., July 24-lCPi -—Scouts attending the first Cana- dian Jamboree puiled up tent pegs today and went home.

True to Scout training they ieft few signs behind that would tell 2,800 Scouts had lived here for nine day's. Holes dug for fires were fill- ed in lind only yellow srals where tents once were pitched indicated that activity had taken place. There were the usual scenes of departure, Scouts scurried around swapping last minute addresses. There were yells and shouts of “guod-bye" and "good scouting" as busloads of boys pulled out. They will travel home to every Province in Canada. the United States and Cuba.

Early morning church services were attended by hundreds of Scouts and Saturday night the camp turned out to a mass bon-

' fire.

Ell Boyaner of Saint John. N.B. and his deputy Maj-Gen. Dan Spry of Ottawa were presented with the "order of the poor fish"——u heavy brass ash tray in the shape of a split cod fish-by E. B. Foran of St, John's, Newfoundland, Com- lnloner of Scouts.

Speakin to the Scouts, Gen. Spry, chle executive commissioner for Canada. told the boys to take back the story of the Jamboree to the Scout: in their troops.

"You ur_e the lucky ones," he told them. "There are more than 100,- 000 boy's who weren't able to get here."

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Que., July 24 -—(0P) —Four wom- en were drowned and four others survived by clinging to a motor- boat Saturday when the small sraft upset during a squall on Lac dos lies in this Laurentian town. 73 miles north of Montreal. Drowned were Therese Labelie, 24, Louise Desrociers. 20. both of Montreal, Laurette Chabot, 33, of Verdun. Que.. and Denise Pepin, 21. of Ahuntsic, a Montreal suburb. Provincial Police attributed the multiple drowning to the sudden squall and high waves that buffet- ed the boat around before it cap- sized. ‘ Rescued were Jeanne Pepin. 27, sister of Denise; Pierrette Lajeunesse raddress unavailable) Therese Chabot, 26, sister of Laurette and Marcel Lafontaine, 12. of St. Emile. They were rescued by A. Ross and hls daughter, Elizabeth of Ste. Emile. who jumped‘ fully-clothed into the lake's deep waters to bring two of the helpless girls to safety after they had lost. their grip on the upturned boat.

Labrador Voters Go To Polls Today

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld., July 24-(0?) -Ne\vfoulldland's election mara- thon ends tomorrow with polling in the district of Labrador, where voting was deferred because of weather conditions.

The Newfoundland legislature -— now in session - will have its com- plete complement of 28 following the Labrador polling. The 2'1 Is- land seats were filled in the main election May 27. Present: standing in the House is: Liberals 21; Pro- gressive Conservatives 5; Indepen- dent one.

This capital showed little in- terest in the Labrador polling and it is probable that complete re- sults will not be known for some time. Complete results from the Dominion election June 2'7 still are not available from the Labrador area, parts of which were ringed

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WASHINGTON, July 24 —- (AP) -President Truman refused today; to slash his $1,450,000,000 “Arms for Allies" program in the face of a swift lvave of Congressional sentiment that it be held to stop- gap size until a unified defence scheme is worked out.

Charles G. Ross, Willie House press secretary, said the program will go to Capitol Hill tomorrow “as written."

This was his reply to reporters" inquiries whether a statement by= Senator Arthur Vandenberg of- Michigan, Republican fercigili policy leader, had changed the President's plans. Vundenbcrg pro- posed that a small-scale program be tried at first.

The President will urge that the United States give friendly pow- ers—in and out of the North At- lantic Alliance —- equipment for defence.

Military planners say such equip- ment could be expected to include radar to detect attacking pianesfl fighter planes to oppose attack- ing bombers and co-operate with defending ground forces, tanks, mortars, rifles and clothing.

In addition, Truman will ask dollars to help Allies develop their own arms plants.

Advocates of his program con- tend it would enable friends abroad to defend themselves agalst a Russian attack while the United States struck retaliatory blows with long-range bombers and naval power and mobilized reinforce- ments. They argue that, unless Allies are equipped to fight such a holding action. Russia might sweep over Europe and the Middle East end compel the United States to defend itself without bases near the Russians.

Critics are fearful, on the other hand, that countries getting arms under the President's plan would be overrun by Russia in case of war. In that event. they say, the weapons would fall into Russian hands.

ROYAL ROMANCE

WOODSTOCK, Oxfordshlre, Eng. land. July 24 —(AP) -—Princess Margaret is spending the week-end at Blenheim Palace. home of the 23-year-old Marquess of Blandford —long regarded as the leading eligible for a royal romance. The Princess and the handsome Eton- educated Marquess are childhood

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WASHINGTON. July 24-(AP)— Senator Bourke Hickenlooper (Rep. Ia.) asserted today that the United States must not sacrifice its front rank position in the atomic field by sharing weapons secrets with other countries.

The Iowa Senator, who has been critical of Chairman David E. Linlicnthafs administration of the United States Atomic Energy Com- mission, aligncd himself with Sen- alor William Knowland (Rep Calif.) ill an open fight to block discussed transfer of a-bomb ill- formatlbn to Britain.