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Snowdiifts Block Roads But Trains, Planes On Schedule

Citizens throughout the Province hccan yesterday to dig themselves out from a snow storm which start- pd with a light fall on Saturday night and continued through Christ- mas Day. With the temperature ucll below freezing at all times, l.h:- fine dry snow was quickly whipped into drifts which in some instances were reported to be cle- vcn feet deep.

(iovernmcnt snow plows kept up a continuous patrol during Christ- mas night to get visiting h0lId8.Vt rs back to their homes and yesterday concentrated their efforts on the main highways. The road from St. Peters to Souris was said to he unopened at a late hour last night.

The strong ground drift of 25-30

miles per hour which persisted throughout the day made the forts of the plows rather fruitless. Last night a weary group of plow operators discontinued patrols to catch up on some well earned sleep before starting out this morn- ing. Two plows are kept at stand- by for emergency purposes and one of these was required to proceed to Rustico last night where they cleared the road for a sick call.

In spite of the adverse weather and ice conditions. as had as they have been in the Straits for the time of year, M. V. Abegweit made her regular crossings on schedule.

Canadian N at to n at Railway trains maintained their regular schedules on all sub-divisions.

Western Floods Receding

After Causing 43 Deaths

.5.-ix FRANCISCO (AP)-Floods cast of San Franctst:o, where the lllll'lI took at least 43 lives and population had mniy 45 minutes tto pelt more than S15(l,000,000 in dam- .movc out after a dike broke Friday ago in California, Oregon and Ne- lnight. rada were draining off into thelDELTA DANGER AREA Pacific Sunday, leaving behind a Of the dead. 37 were reported in trcioentlotis cleanup and rebuilding icalifornia and six in Oregon. No.

jolt deaths were reported in Nevada. The worst remaining danger .area in California was in the big Sacramento - San Joaquin river ;dclta. a rich farming region and the last stretch in the fioodwaterf route back to the sea. Some res- idents were warned they might have to evacuate if the rivers Icontinued rising.

l Meanwhile. thousands of Califor- jnians who fled their homes were lgoing back Monday. some to find silt-littered rooms. Others found only mud flats where their houses lonce stood.

In California's battered north- lwestern corner of -Humboldt and lDel Norte counties. more than 400 lhomcs were destroyed.

There were still several danger areas in California and new flood- ing was reported in parts of south- vleslcrn Oregon but on a lesser scalc than the devastating on- slaught of the last week.

Rain fell on the flooded areas of.

northern and central California for the ninth straight day but this was a normal winter rain. nothing like the torrents that sent rivers on a rzimpagc last week. tlommunlcations were still had and reports of missing persons re- mained to be checked out. indicat-

inlz that the death toll might rlse.l

Authorities fear more bodies will be found in Yuba City. a commu- nity of 8,000 about 120 miles north-

FIRST GRADUATE DIES

SYDNEY (CF) - Dr. John A. ltiii-lie. a member of the first class to graduate from Dalliousle l'nnersity's school of dentistry. fllNl here Saturday. He was 70. Hc was a native of St. Jacques. Ntld.

FORMER POLICE CHIEF DIES

NORTH SYDNEY. N.S. (CPl -- Fiinr-ral services were held Mon- rt-'t.l for Louis A. Clark, police rliirf here for 30 years before his rctiii-cment last May.

SUGAR STRIKE INDS

SAINT JOHN. N. I. (CP) iluiployees of Atlantic Sugar Rn- tinc-rirs here resumed their jobs Monday followings I Saturday all- ntlunt-cment of an agreement to re- lurii to work.

Family Wipod Out In ACCIJOIII

It'll”-NU. tuP)- Four per- .-...... were knloo Sunday in a su- Wil-ttt norm York level croco- ttil. accident that Vlbld out onto IWIIN in a train-ear collision.

-tic tread were hiultified as ll -t. :5. Stewart. 28; Id. sister, Mrs. Rn; Bun”, m; m-.. mun 3"! s husband. Ediwud. N; and the Hurseys' son. Ihymond, I.

nitnesses said the vehicle was vitlually hammered Into the imttnd by the rut Canadian Na- Imn Railways super Ouninental. -outhbould to Toronto.

and Iihe road sirfaco free of too.

oming Events

Dance It Bolfuttlal Tuuthv. . 27 canutled.

Dimer Vernon uver lnIl.!ua- Iy. December 1.

Central Y.P.U. Gnllt Marsh- eld Hall Wednedw Ildlt. 0.1!.

Alumni dance. Iiiora III! Odneeday. December I. rehutra.

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NEWS, W BRIEF

CLAIM DEFENCE CUT

MOSCOW (AP) - The Soviet Un- ion's finance minister presented to parliament Monday the 1956 gov- ernment budget which he declared Icontains a slash of almost 10 per cent in defence spending.

PREPARE FOB TALKS

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bri- tish security forces Monday strung barbed wire around a site in north- held in an effort to end the Mn- ern Malaya where talks will be layan war.

Heavy Fire Loss

In Winnipeg

WINNIPEG (CPI--Fire Monday destroyed the 53-year-old Enron and Eric building In the heart of Wlnnipegls downtown business sec- tion.

No official estimate of damage was available. However unofficial reports placed it at s'2:i0.000.

- One fireman was slightly injured when struck by s flailing hose while fighting the fire in the eight- above-zero weather.

Among the 21 firms housed in the five-storey building were W.C. Pit- field and Co.. bond dealers; the Huron and Erie Mortgage Co.; Canada Trust Co.; Peat, Marwlclr and Mitchell and Co.. accountants. and several brokers' and lswyers' offices. The third floor had recently

Wing plows were despatched to Borden at 5. a.m. and in the after- noon. Officials report that the going is fairly heavy with good- sized cuttings forming in several places.

Maritime Central Airways con- tinued regular flight schedules throughout yesterday.

City snowplows yesterday main- tained an all day patrol. Payload- ers were busy removing excess snow from the intersections and from -the business section of the City.

Some respite from the storm is promised today. With the snow- fall and the wind diminishing con- ditions should be restored to nor- mal within the ncxt 24 hours.

3200.000 Fire In Vermont

BURLINGTON. Vt. (AP) -- A three-alarm fire caused an es- ltimated 5200.000 damage Monday destroying 40 boats, a warehouse and a lumber yard.

Firemen from four companies fought the blaze more than 15 hours after the fire started.

Damage was estimated by Lewis P. Evans Jr., president of the Lake C h a m p l a i n Transportation Co. which owns the warehouse and operates ferries across the lake.

Several surrounding buildings were damaged and nearby Rutland Railroad ties burned.

Truck Driver Dies In Fire

MONTREAL (CP) - The driver of a fuel truck was burned to death Friday night after his heavy semi-trailer swerved out of control at nearby Ste. Rose and spewed flaming oil across the Laurentian highway.

A two-flat home and an auto- mobile were destroyed in the flames and another two-flat build- ing was damaged. There were no other injuries.” ' '

Ste. Rose police said the driver of the truck, not immediately identified. lost control of his vehicle and swerved into a. field.

hack on the highway but. cut ton sharply and his trailer separated from the cab. The highly lnflam.

the driver was pinned when his cab crashed against. in free.

An unidentified motorist aban- doned his automobile just as the toil burst into flames. and it too vwas consumed.

He managed to bring the truckl

mable oil burst into flames andieared bush m,.(.d in

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BED CHINA MAKE

SPECULATION NOW by the agents and many others regard- ing the fertilizer boat Mexico

The battle between ships and ice which has been going on in the Charlottetown harbour for ' the greater part of last week continu- ed during the weekend, with the ships gradually winning out.

The CGS Saurel. which had start- ed out Friday with the potato boat Seagull in convoy. finally cleared the ship into open water off Cape Bear at 4:00 p.m. Satur- day. She then returned to Char- lottetown. arriving at 4:30 Christ- mas morning. Sunday was spent

taking on storerancl giving the or a chance to spend Christmas with their families.

Then it was back to the grind Iagaln Monday morning. This time its was to escort the Irving Comp-

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1955

NEW BID FOR UN

Pact With East Germany

BERLIN, (AP)-Red China and Commu.rlie't East

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Germany have joined in demanding United Nation: membeirshlp for the Peiping regime, delivery of Formosa to title Communists and an irltemational conference on Korea, the official East German news agency ADN re- ported Monday.

'l'-hte agency gave the first details of the treaty sign- ed Sunday in Peiping by Premiers Chou En-lai and Otto Grotewohl.

The pact binds the two Communist governments to consult on all important international questions. with ”particular attention t.o safeguarding the inviolability .of their territories."

down in the United Nations char-

” I subsidiary (label they ter must be admitted as member ' agreed in promote culture and stamsh H and science mutually and in expand Grnlcwnhl also added that he trade. would welcome establishment d

normal -relations between Red

A joint statement pubii hcrl with China and the West German gov-

the treaty text assailed the West Konrad

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(pictured above). Is. how SO0I'IllIIIIO3dDll for several days is they will she be able to clear the har-tlast ship left at the waterfront..

soon the CGS Saurel becomes available to escort her through hour. The vessel which has been Hcr departure depends on how the ice.

lern "policy of strength” as bank- rupt. and particultlrlv attuci-tcfl American support of Cilt.iiig Kai shek's Formosa island stronghold

CONSIDER GERMANY

The East German premier said in a separate statemciir

"We are firmly convinced that

tBarter's Film Lab.l the United States will not much

any tanker through the ice, the two vessels leaving at 7:45 a.m. At 11:15 a.m. the Saurel report- ed they were abeam of St. Peter's Island, and at 4:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon the ships were reported ten miles east of Point Prim. At that time both ships had been stopped for a hour and forty-five minutes while the Seekonk cleared her main engine intakes of sludge ice. SOILID tctcm fth S L

he capta o e, ure,.re t; ed I solid sheet of"lc.i vslxeti-Iiiiiis from Point Prim to Cape Bear.

'taking on fuel. The length of her

Strenuous Work For Saurel Clearing Icebound Harbour

ed for Pictou for the purpose of

stay in Pictou will be determined on how soon her fuel arrives by tank car from lmperoyal.

The next scheduled job for the Saurel is to escort the fertilizer boat "Mcx-ico" out to open water. But her work in the ice will not be finished with that. There are still the bouys to picked up at tile Magdalen Islands and the light- kseper to be taken tiff Bird Rock. The large lrving.Company tank- er ”I.rvi:ogbrook" which had been hove to off St. Peter's Island.

U. S. Holiday

At 9:25 last evening the ship re- started to work herself llree late ported that she had left the See--Friday night and after clearing the konk four miles off Cape Bear in ice off Cape Bear Saturday, pro- npen water. The Saurel then head- ceeded to Sydney, N. S.

FLORAL BENEFITS

PORT ALBEHNI. B. (Y. 'CPl.- 'iarvesl of salal. a heavy broad-

wreaths and other floral arrange ments. is providing a new indus- fry in this area. About 100 cases yweighing 80 pounds each are be- ing shire” - cekly to the eastern Jniti-.d States.

Unusual Ice

l "Never in my experience have I seen so much ice in the Straits in December as this year”. Capt. Angus Brown. veteran ice ob- server of the Department of Trans- port said on Szitm-day. Questioned as to the causc of such condition. Capt. Brown said it was undoubted- Lv due to a combination of cir- cumstances in which heavy snow mixed rapidly with the salt water ice. and with the high winds pre- valling, along with the continued cold weather. crcaicd lII'I unusual situation. ”In a very brief day or two, the ice so formed became raft- ed and rapidly sprcatl out into the Straits, where considerable open water is usualli fniinri until much later in the .sr.-icon". Capt. Brown

been vacated.

IANDIIINGHAM, England (AP) -Queen Elizabeth Sunday tip- Puled for understanding and good- will arnon men and nations and declared .'we must adventure on if we In to llaltr the world a

it h Illa Indy of the royal home in this quiet Norfolk the Queen delivered tier Christmas Day broad- rnouwoslth. I clear voice. site

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Veteran Observer Notes

Conditions

A sturdiness found only in Nar- wegian built ships and to scaling vessels is ecessaty to deal with such conditions. In their con- struction. provision in mode to withstand the buffeting which ord- lnary,-thips are not required to cope with in the ordinary course of events. Oak shestrng and rein- forced bulkheads are used to off- isat the crashing impact of moving ce.

Capt. Brown. who has been for many years the air ice observer on daily surveys by air from early April until navigation open through the Straits and up the St. Lawrence River. made his obser- vations from his home at Wood Islands where he is spending the

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when they crossed uncharted seas into the hidden interiors of Africa and Aiistrnlla. in guide in NI our Journeys into the limits- eoversd realms of the llllrit.”

All the people of the common- wealth and Empire have I PAY! 14; play "in um voyage of discovery '

"Grout opportunities lie before us. Indeed a large part of 010 world looks to the commonwealth for a lead-."

ILLUNIINATI: NEW AGE sucgnuig on. of the Cllrlshnu

human

Christmas season.

Queen Urges Goodwill Among Men And Nations

alga before slttln down to a tur- KEY 411100? It I olidsy party ,al- tsndod by three generations hr the Itoyal Family.

Earlier. with the Duke of Edin- burgh and other members of tho f-ml! she attended Christmas services in the parish church and was ebeoredbv crowds in her only While appearance of the day.

FAMILY HOLIDAY

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longer be able to use the Chlang Kai-shck clique as a puppet and to dispute the Chinese People's Republic's place in the United Nations to which it is entitled. The return of Formosa to the Chinese motherland and the end of colonialism in all Asia are an indispensable necessity."

The joint statement contained what amounted to a suggestion that East Germany also be con- sidered for UN membership, and possibly West Germany. as a separate state.

"To promote international peace and international ' co-operation. membership in the United Nations must be universal. All states con-

Deaill Toll Country's Worst

CHICAGO. tAPt - The worst holiday traffic toll in United States history appeared to be a foregone conclusion M o n d a y night as highway deaths for the Christmas weekend mounted at an unparallelled rate.

By 8:30 p.m. E91": total of 530 traffic deaiths had been reported. Ln addition, 55 persons died in

ernmcnt of Chancellor Adeiiauer. Adenauer does not recognize the firnteivohl regime and has threatened to break off relations with any nation which does so.

AIM FOR PRESTIGE

For Korea. the two leaders pro- posed:

"Botb sides consider it neces- sary that for the peaceful solu- tion of the Korean question. an international conference of all states interested be called as soon as possible."

The Chinese-German treaty was the climax to Grotewohl's tour -of the Far East. He left for Oulnr Mongolia after the signing. The trip was viewed in Western dip- lomatic quarters as conceived by the Communist bloc to build IIP the East German prestige within the Soviet concept of "two Gor- manyis" for the indefinite future.

The pact is to be valid "until the re-establishment of the unity of Germany as a peace-loving

fires and 08 in all other types of accidents. making the over-all holiday scctldent figure 668. "There in no question in the world that this will be the worst. holiday weekatd in our history- unless there is a sudden about- facc in the way figures are being

forming to the conditions laid

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reported." said Ned H. Dear- horn. president of title National Safeltv council. OTTAWA (CF)-Members of the

The greatest number of ttrafflcl deaths ever recorded during a holiday period was 556 during the four-dlay Olrridlmas weekend of 1952.

Commons are expected to talk less and work quicker at the new ses- sion of Parliament opening Jan. 10.

and democ atlc state.”

Less Talk, Faster Work

Parliament

tinge will be supplemented It morning meetings. This will pop suit a maximum number of mem- bers to take part in thin debut: in which any subject may be slic-

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(By Th: Cnnadin Press) I

Sixty-four persons have been

killed in Canada this holiday weekend.

Street and highway accidental have resulted in 44 deaths and ll I persons have been burned tol death. a Canadian Press survey shows.

A Canadian Pre.s.s munt frotmi 6 p.m. local time Friday to 10.30 p.m. EST Monday shows Ontario had the highest number of vio-. lent deaths-27. Quehcc had 12.. British Columbia 7. Nova Scotzlai and New Brunswick 3 each, Al- berta 4. Manitoba ft and New- foundland 1.

Last year 52 C.-inarlians were! killed in the Christmas wcekenrl.l The total was 6:4 In 195.1 and Bill in 1952. I

Here's the provincial breakdown

in traffic and fire deaths British Columbia 4 traffic and 2 fire: lAlberta 1 traffic and 3 fire; Quebec 10 traffic and 1 fire: Nova Scott! 3 traffic and 1 firc. New Bruns- wick 2 traffic and fire: New-I, foundlond 1 fin-

Neither Saskatchewan nor Prince Edward Island has reported any violent deaths.

Three persons were shot to death and two frozen

Eight persons were killled in two I collisions between automobiles and l trains. Four men wore killed onl their way home from work Friday nllht in Montreal and in the sec- ond crash at Toronto, a man, lit. sister. her husband and their young son were all killed.

IN ATLANTIC PROVINCES

CHATHAM. N. 3. iCPl-Linda Johnston. three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Johnston. was fatally burned early Monday whlle playing with a cigaret light. er she found under a Clirlstmg.

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CAMPBELLTON. N. 3.. (Cpl- Roger Parent, 7. drowned in the Restlgouclie river near this our- thern New Brunswick tnwrltn burl. ness district while playing Sntuf. day. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Parent.

ST. QUENTIN. N. B. (CPI- Harvey Lavoie. 40. of Atholvllle. N. 3.. was killed Saturday when his car left the highway near Roblnsonvllle. Mr. Lcvole was on route bars from Atbolvllle at the

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MIDDLETON. NJ. tCPlAVola lleute smith. is. of Kingston. N. 8.. died Monday when I car in which she was a passenger left the highway near here and struck a telegraph pole. The driver Iawmsce William Frances madam. escaped with injuries.

DARTMOUTH. N.l. (GP)-Sana III Crlnp. 10, was fatally mur-

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by a truck while standing near his parked car.

LIVERPOOL. N.S. ICPl- George Whynot. 50. was killed Saturday when hit by a car near his Danesville. N. S.. borne.