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VOL. LXXVII. N0. 316

CBARLOTTETOWN, CANADA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1964.

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Three Men Lose Lives When Thin Ice Breaks

Travellers Disappointed

o By THE CANADIAN PRESS Several cargo vessels were to! Alberta as temperatures

Dozens of Canadians hoping to standing outside the New ans- l climbed over the zero mark for 1 get home for Christmas were wick port waiting for visibility lithe first time in disappomted and delayed up to to improve for

a day as and inclement weather closed several airports in Eastern Canada and the United State .

Railway officials in Toronto said service to Montreal was tripled and doubled areas to meet the additional load of passengers whose planes were unable to take off. They

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Low ceilings Halifax and Toronto airports for much of Thursday but Tor- onto's weather cleared in the evening to permit flights to take off and land was ex-

to other pected to linger over the coastal

sections of all the Malritimes un- til later today. Meanwhile, in the far West,

weeks. - l warmer weather. how-

centres. including Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie. Lethbirdge and enhold. in Alberta all set Christmas Eve records hover- ing in the 30-below zero range.

By Friday most centres re- ported readings of zero or warmer and temperatures were expected to hold near zero box-

‘ l dock g. ‘ The 1 locked In the ‘ ever. did not arrive before fouri

IWealher“ Closes Airpor’rs,‘Nfldl Gets one Escapes

o F h ' AS Car SlnkS j SUMMERSIDE BUREAUisupply of compressed air ran i 01“ THE GUARDIAN out. The cold water also took a Three men were drowned 3 hand in cutting the recovery op- Thursday afternoon when a car eration short. went through ice crossing from. The divers located the vehicle lPOl‘f Hill to the Indian reserva- shortly after they entered the ition at Lennox Island in Malpe- ‘ water but had d' ' ty re- lque Bay. lmoving the bodies as the car Dead are Moses Sark, 35. of; had landed on its roof and the :Lennox Island; Michael Com-ldoors were jammed.

‘ ‘ By DAVE BUTLER Sfl‘. JOHN’S, Nfld., (CPI — Premier Smal‘lwood said Thurs-

,f lpanion, 57 of West Devon and‘: perations are expected to gggrgfid feloadggglleglftmggollgilFred Thomas, 44, of Charlotte‘ continue today. weather per- ' ’ ltown mitting. to recover the third

000 fisheries development pro-.

.gram for the province, puma; The car broke through ice in- body. A number of civilians also

assisted

said h o o k i n g s were already heavy for the two days preced- ing Christmas and many of the gate-comers were not accommo-

temperatures rose slightly but 13 inches of snow which fell earlier in the week remained on the ground in Vancouver and lthe Fraser Valley. giving the area its first White Christmas since 1951.

ing Day and then drop slightly during the weeken claw-zero weather continued to grip Saskatchewan and Man- itoba with little hope of relent- ing before next week. In Ontario. temperatures rose 5 high as 57 while most of the ther southern sections reported

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Heavy fog which has hamp- ered travel in the Maritimesi since early Thursday forced clo—Q ' sure of Saint. John Airport Fri- i BROUGHT WARMING TREND day. and left hundreds of Air.

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Christmas Day brought with it I unseasonabiy high readings tori

ing “the biggest Christmas pm“ : to about 20 feet of water after it sent in hist'ory {or Newfound_'had crossed about half of the lland fishermen." approximately half-mile dis- The premier said the pro-3t gram. approved by the federall cabinet Wednesday after two. .years of study‘ imple_‘Mf. Pleasant. manage IO menth during a fiwqear per_>scramble out of the car through Iiod and may eventually cost the i 3" 09““ ‘deow before 'I sank

ance. A fourth occupant and the owner of the car, George Bell of

1 into the chilly water. He could

NO HO'LI‘DAY FOR THIS BOY

Boxing Day is a holiday for many but not for Billy Bur- den seen here. He is a car- rier boy for The Guardian and will be delivering .his papers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - ’I’hod water's which in six days c. used more than 40 deaths and property damage in the millions of dollars posed their grc test peril Friday night at Portland,

re. The business district in that city of 373.000 was in danger; ‘ts railway station was closed: ' s main rail and highway links ' -o the north were cut. .. To the south. in storm-bat- -- red northwestern California. is US. aircraft carrier Benn- igton arrived off Eureka. Calif. lth 20 maine helicopters, five ictors and_ medical

supplies 1' p-

and private through fog

grantin- to a man with a broken

c . Another warship. s destroyer. ‘unloaded enough food in th urea Friday to serve flood vic- tims 30.000 meals At Portland. the mollen .Wll-

lsmetie River. 12 feet above M stage for lowland areas. ally sbov In

ictu rose e ma scswoli protecting the business invader for more than a mile of

B JAMES M. LONG VATICAN CITY -—P Paul visited a "red belt" .35: urb on this Christmas Day and prayed at the bedside of s sin psrolyser‘ since she was three

d7-yosr-old pontiff stood

up in his open our in the artists

cry “Merry stuns" to

crowds along the streets in the

:uthslde 'rrullo suburb. south v t.

No a side s to at tho Kiri and s crippled

, can rinter. 3m Paul stopped It~ths

- o‘ of a road worker to car th- in": ll-yosr’fold our. Loretta dbl Vocchfo.. ‘alélChrI-tmnd” I Is ltlho‘nost 0 ‘1': It ' tho and on mo in mi. oft- no WITH Pope also talked with o onus

as usual this morning on his route in the Parkdale area. He is one of many who keep services functioning even on holidays. sharing the distinc-

STORM, FLOOD DEATHS EXCEED 4o

Hood Waters Are Threatening lo Overrun Portland, Oregon

the river's length. Only an addi- tional concrete barrier. three high and six inches thick. stood between the rolling waters and Portland's dowmown area. WATER NEAR TOP

The water level was less tnan two feet from the top of that barrier. and anxious owners were told it would be at least another 24 rs before they could know whether the danger was past.

Oregon.‘ in workman trying to clear away .a log was swept over a Deschutes River Dam to probable death.

Government agencies and the ed Cross spu a» massive relief effort to aid 30,000 sf. fected families in California. Oregon. Washington. Idaho. and Nevada. The Red Cross cared for more than 3,500 refugees at California and Oregon shelters.

he d yer escort Walton steamed into Humboldt Bay at Eureka, Chili. with 52 R Gross disaster workers. stores of blankets and rations. and tons of emergency power equip- ment for flood-torn Humboldt

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Canada passengers stranded.ia slight warming trend in partsl (Continued on page 3 Col. a»

tion with police. firemen, telephone and power company

employees and hospital staffs to mention only a few.

state‘s maidr centre of Christ-

mas misery.

The fog halted helicopter res- cue and relief flights. frustrat- ing the major means of reach- ing hundreds of refugees from flood-smashed towns along the Eel River Diking crews worked through- out the Christmas Eve night pi - ing sandbags against a three- foot concrete fence topping Port-

would hold for 24 hours at a level just over the main seawall structure.

Harbor Drive. the major north - south highway arterial

through west Portland. was blocked by water seeping through section joints of the

seawall fence. TUGS CL’EAR DEBRIS

Busy tugs cleared debris from piling at 10 bridges linking west Willa. mette flows through the hear; of Oregon’s largest c’ty.

The toll of dead reached 15 in Oregon. 10 in Ca.ifornia. 8 in Washington. four in Idaho and

and Del Norte counties. FOG SBROIJDS CORNER 0! s California

Heavy western corner. the

stroke of midnight. was in the presence of the Vatican's ac- credited diplomats froni more than 50 countries amid the magnificent Rescues of Michel- angelo in the Sistine Chapel.

Ho omats to ro~ member'hc is seeking to help in the quest for poses on earth. He told them to remind their nations ' Roman Catholic Church is “on organized centre. not for some personal interest temporal order. but for spreading In the world. for its

POPE MT! 00'!

At 0 mm. the Pope set out. n he did lost your. to celebrate Christmas moss in o

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He went to the parish church

of St. Bapth the archangel in the Truilo quarter.

There he addressed himself

f hrouded this north- ‘

greater good. love and peace." '

two in Nevada. The critical relief need in l (Continued on page 3 Col. of

Pope Visits Red Suburb,

ys For Paralyzed Girl

directly to the poor and the is- boring class.

"Who were the first to meet Jesus?" the Pope asked. “The poor. the working people. the simple folk: Truly you. You are the first to whom c . you who live outside the city. who must support such fatigue. who do not have a distinguished place in society. Remember you are the most beloved of God: For you has been reserved the first place in the kingdom of heave " third mass at noon who side St. Peter's Basilica. the world‘s largest Christian church. Rain fo cancella- tion of plans to conduct the mass in St. Peter's Square. MUST WAKEN HEARTS

"It is necessary to awaken to the paper. iron and cement heart of modern man the urge for human sympathy. for slib pic, pure and generous love. im-

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After the mass the Pontift appeared in his studio windows overlooking St. Peter's Square and gave his annual blessing— urbe et orbit—to the city (Rome)

Then added: ‘ "we wish you all I marry arm.” . .

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Christians throughout

"As we celebrate. in joy and

mostlwonder, the birth of Christ our lments

As World Marks Holiday

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSI

1 There were

in current

these develop, global hot-

of the world turned today tofsavior. let us humbly ask God ‘ spots:

normal

weekend with spirits uplifted by: ful servants. Christmas celebrations centred

the themes of love

on peace. Buthiet Nam. Malay-l

sia familiar trouble spots.

pursuits of a holiday » to use us as he will. as his faith-

President and Mrs. Johnson

and} had a quiet holiday in Texas.

Winter sports lovers were out

Congo remained i where conditions w e suitable.

ut “white Christm rr'"was just

Crowds thinned in Bethlehem i a song to mans

and Nazareth where sands of pilgrims Friday at sites of Christ's birth and youth.

Pope Paul imparted the tra- ditional Christmas blessing of

Roman Catholic pontiffs to the;

city of Rome and to the world.

Speaking from the main bal- n; of S. Peter’s Basilica after celebrating three masses, one in a predominantly Commu-

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“We wish you all a Merry Christmas. The meaning of hristmas . . . must spread to all mankind."

STATEMENT BY HEUSS.

Typical of seasonal sion

in the United States statement

Church in New York:

Ronald Baker has a happy smile as he embraces his mo- ther at Van Nuys. Calif, Christmas Day after return- ing home to make a big deci- sion — whether to amputate his cancerous leg. eri‘nnie ran

unto '

thou- 1. worshipped ‘= mg

lands’ downtown seaw . , ‘ The US. weather bureau said 1;“ quarter of Rome. the » the Willamettes 30-foot at one said.

Queen Elizabeth who is spend- ' the holidays at Windsor

iCastlc. reminded her family of

nations in a Christmas message l that they are bound together by lthe love of freedom. In words ‘that seemed directed to Asians 'and Africans of the Common- wealth. she add . “Yet freedom.

ed: to be effective.

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t Berliners. d through the red wall with seasonal pase {ses to visit relatives and friends «in the Communist sector.

ISENDS GREETINGS

; In Warsaw. Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski in a Christmas ser- mon at Warsaw Cathedral of St.

I expres- John sent greetings to the Com- 5 in thousands of churches munist government. But he said was a he expects

the “words and

by Canon John printed letters" of the univer- Heuss, rector of Trinity Protes- sal declaration of human rights tant Episcopal (Anglican) to be lPola d

“followed by deeds" in

week after hearing a doctor‘s recommendation about his leg. He came home to his l frantic mother. Mrs. Lois El- senbeiss. 5i. Christmas eve after hearing of her worry. She said Ronnie's father died of cancer when the boy was

. Security officers probed the lterrorist bomb explosion that [killed two Americans and in ijured 107 persons and shattered

the US. officers‘ billet. in Sai- gon Christmas Eve. An Ameri-l can captain said the bomb. det- onated in or near the ground

floor of the seven-story building. probably had been secreted in a jeep or a small car. Congolese rebels make good their boast

failed

attack on Le0poldville. Troops called out to guard strategic buildings in Premier Tshombe's capital back to barracks.

In Kuala Lumpur. the British- backed Malaysian government announced the. British frigate Ajax intercepted a flotilla Indonesian guerrillas seeking west coast landing and captured 22. Prime Minister Tanku Abdul Rahman called on the Malay- sians not to worry. adding: “May this festive season bring joy and happiness. peace and good will to all men." Most of the people of both Malaysia and Indonesia. its hostile neighbor, are Moslems.

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FACES BIG DECISION

four months old. She remar- ried but is separated. Ronnie came home to find a big fam- ily reunion awaiting—«he has two brothers. three sisters and two half sister.

(AP WM)

.Repor’red Broken

Moise were sent v

provincial and federal govern- ments as much as $100,000.000."

Mr. Smallwood built part of his 1962 election platform around the fisheries scheme and . soon after sweeping to victoryl dumped the whole plan in th

the ice. He pulled himself out

Three scuba divers recovered

5 the bodies of Companion and i where he called. R

T h o m a 5 yesterday afternoon.

in yesterday's opera- tions under the supervision of ‘RCMP Sgt. W.L. Bigclow. NCO in charge of the Summerside detachment. . The divers taking part were Skinner of the Silmmerside RCAF‘ Station and i Elmer Crosman of Summerside.

lswim he managed to saw him- REPORTED TRAGEDY self by holding onto the edge of

The tragedy was re rted to Ithe RCMP shortly after it hap-

i and reported the accident to the pcned by Bell who managed to RCMP

.get back to shore an to New ‘, comli's store in Port Hill from ’mmedi-

ately proceeded to the scene

itawa's lair in order to obtain the but had to call off the operation ; but the most they ..ould do at the

i needed finances.

yesterday afternoon when their

'Wea’rher Marks

1 HAILIIFAX (GP) --- Hopes for a white Christmas disappeared with the melting snow Friday as most areas of the Atlantic IProvinces reported spring-like

tol temperatures and some sections they were sprinkld with drizzle and‘ihazardous. would stage a Christmas day ShNUded by {03-

' Unseasonal temperature read- ings were general and three

aritime centres recorded new highs for Dec. 25.

At Greenwood in Nova Scotia's [Annapolis Valley. the mercury .- o 56 degrees. beating the lprevious high at 45 set in 1952.

Summerside, P.E.I., had a reading of 51 degrees — one de-

more than the ord es-

gree rec . taiblished in 1906. while Char-i

lottetown recorded a lempera-ipivignms worshipped, churchl of the Virgin Mary. 50. one degree higher bells pealed and hawkers did‘

i It forced concellation of all Air Canada flights to and from the Saint John municipal air- port, kept several vessels from entering harbor and made travel on provincial highways

,time was mark the spot where lthe car had gone down as that time it had turned dark.

A route across the ice to the island had been ma by placing trees vertically in the ice and vehicles versing back and forth along ‘this track. Mr. Bell is reported [to have. said that Companion ‘was driving the car and that

the men had doci . to follow the usual route but to take a short. cut.

Afiter he had got. out of the car. Mr. Bell said he turned around and saw another head come out of the window. (Continued on page 3 col. 5i

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Bethlehem

lAs Birth. ls"

BETHLEHEM, Jordan (AP)—

Ihronged Recalled

I “Here Jesus Christ was born

The mass in the Roman Cath-

than the prev-nous mark set m;a thriving Christmas businessioiic (vhurch or St, Catharina,

ture

I 19w. 1 ' Moncton‘s temperature of 501 degrees tied that record 54

years ago as the warmest for[ the date. | Halifax had a high of 45 de-g grees along with rain and fog: Sydney had fog and drizzle and a temperature ; it was foggy and warm at Stephen- ville. Nfld., where the tempera- ture climbed to 49 degrees: and Fredericton had a reading 47 with overcast. skies and fog. St. ' , cooler ! with 36 degrees. but the port : city also was blanketed in fog. 5 Saint John, N.B., was ed by temperatures climbing to; 52 degrees. but was shrouded by swirling mists which settled; over the city Thursday after-; noon. The fog is expected [01 continue blanketing the areai today. .

LONDON (Reuters) - The Queen today called upon the outh of the Commonwealth to se their “brains and courage. imagination and humanity" to build a new world.

Millions of people of all races and creeds around the earth who acknowledge the 38-year- old monarch as head of the Commonwealth of 20 independ- ent nations. heard the Queen make the appeal in her annual Christmas Day broadcast.

To the young people of those countries she said: "Upon you rests our hope for the future."

This year's broadcast. by tel-j

‘ evision and radio. introduced a

new element into the Queen's traditional Christmas message.l

first time the Queen a picture faded out. at intervals: from television screens duringl her broadcast. to be replaced' by film sequences of royal events—tho n at a dinner party In ham Palace last July with Commonwealth rim! ministers: Royal cnuly on Do

Friday in this oi hill where Christ was bo C cobblestones of Manger Square. aifiter showers of Christmas Eve.

Protestants. Orthodox Roman Catholics from many lands were among 5,000 tourists who visited this half-Christian. half-Mosleirf centre south 0 Jerusalem for the anniversary of the birth of the Prince of Peace.

Tourists lining up at the Manger Square post office to send Christmas greetings with Bethlehem postmarks were he- sieged by souvenir sellers.

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Warm‘ ;guides and shoeshine boys. Thel

town thrives on the tourist trade.

Religious services centred at the Church of built above the. grotto where a

silver star is enscribed with the word.

palace watching a Royal All“ Force fly-past on her official birthday last June; and the Queen and her husband. Prince. Philip. at a children‘s play- ground in Sydney during their Australian tour in 1963