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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1951

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Six Dory Fishermen Outtox Bitter Winter Storm

Opposition Backs Govit Wfere Sehiifiieii

Into Comer On Defence Contracts Legislation

OTTAWA. Dec. 1a - (OP) - A united opposition backed the government into a corner Satur- day on plans to dispense with calling construction tenders in cases of urgency and won from works Minister Fournler a con- cession that he may be willing to compromise on the legislation.

In a swift uprising in the Com- mons, the Progressive Conserva- tive. C.C.P. and Social Credit Parties all demanded that the government withdraw the legisla- tion before it throws the Pi'0' icction of the tender system "out the window."

Finally, aa'the chamber rose fronl its first Saturday night sit- t;ng of this dying session, Mr. Fournier told the chamber "Per- haps we may amend it meet their (the Opposition's).wlshes in part anyway."

Indicative of the temper of the House. an unidentified Opposition member shouted: "Yong bad bet- tor."

The bill. up for. second reading. scis out the principle that tenders should be called for government

Coming Events

"Stallcliel School Concert, Dec- ember 20th.

"Cunavoy School Concert. ID90- rniilcr 10th. 8 P. M.

"Suffolk school Concert, Tues- day, December lath.

"Concert. Thistle and Sham- rock school. December 18th.

"Upper Montague concert post- poned until further notice.

"See Darnley School concert, December 17, 8 p.m. sharp.

"South Milton Christmas Con- l'ci'L. Wednesday. December 10th.

"Come to the Concert in Win- sloe station Hall. December 20th.

"Valleyneld Christmas Concert. in the Hall. Tuesday. December liilh.

"Reserve December 19th. for Millview Christmas Concert. Cur- tain 8.15.

"Christmas concert. Upper Montague School, Wednesday. De- comber 10.

"Come to Parkdale Christmas Concert (Senior). Tuesday. Dec- ember ldth.

"Christmas Concert and Dance wiltshire Hall, Friday. December zlst, at 7.30.

"Reserve Friday. December met for Mt. Mellick Christmas Concert in Pownal Hail. Curtain 8.15. I

"Come to Wheatiey River School concert in Wheatiey River Hail. Monday. December 17th.

"Glenaladale School Concert, Tracadle Hall. Thursday. December 20th. instead of December 19th.

"For Snapshots that will not this mail your Films and Nega tlves to Garnhum Photo Studios Charlottetown.

"The white gift service soiled- Died for the 16th will be held to- "Ialit at B p.m. in the Hampton United .Church.

"Buying live fowl and chicken dilly. We weigh and pay at farm Write or phone collect for pick up service. smith Broa., Pownsl.

"Don't miss the Dance, win- iloe Station Hail. Wednesday. Dec- ember lath. Music by Blue. avonsored by Highiield Women's institute.

"Notice to ratepayers of New London school. A meeting id be M” 500- 20. object to elect trus- iecs. 7.30 at the school. Earl Carr. NW London. .

h"P9""vTY Producers.-Will not 9 bilylnl lease or ducks remaind- al' of season. Require large quan- BW of dressed and live chicken. PM prices. Central Egg and ciluitry station. Grafton street. harlotiatown. Phone 2620. ,

P"Attentlon farmers Bouris to St. aefers: Loading hogs on car Bourls "- Peters every Tuesday beginning ember it with iok-ups at will! between. is schedule be offset for remainder of

Y '2' 0! as and new 0;"! weeks when we shall load 6. Wednesday rather than Tues- V' 0-0. Pratt dz Ions, St. Peters

works. but provides that

they may be dispensed with if the work "is one of pressing emerg- ency in which the delay would be indurlous to the public interest."

Striking towards a Christmas adjournment this week. the cham- ber swept four other items from its diminishing order paper. adopting bills guaranteeing bank loans to hard-up Prairie farmers; streamlining the governments fi- nancial administration; amending the Civil Service Act and provid- ing s55.8B1.000 for purchase of equipment by the Canadian Na- tional Railways.

On another bill creating an Agricultural Products Board to handle government butter imports, I-Iazen Argue (CCF-Assiniboia) introduced a motion calling on the government to increase its floor prices for farm products. Debate on the motion will come later.

In the Public Works debate. George Drew. Progressive Con- servative leader. M. J. Coldweil. C.C.F. leader. and Solon Low. Social Credit leader. joined, in urging the government to with- draw the legislation.

Fisheries Plant Gutted By Fire

HALIFAX, Dec. 18 - (CP) - Prelimlnary investigation will be conducted tomorrow by Fire Mar- shal 8.5. Wright and Fire Chief F C. Macoilllvray into the 5500,- 050 blaze which gutted the pro- cessing. packaging and storage plant. of Burns Fisheries Limited. Lower Water Street. early Satur- day.

"'We've decided to carry on in a humble way to provide immediate income to our loyal employees ra- ther than close down for more ex- tensive repairs," said a company official.

Puipwood Prices In N.B.

FREDERICTON. Dec. 16 -(OP) -New Brunswick pulpwood pro- ducers can look for a 32 to 33 per cord drop in prices going into the new year, local buyers said here saturday.

A 32 a cord early shipment bonus,on peeled wood established earlier in the year for shipment before Nov. 30 was extended to the end of the current month but ends Dec. 31. Shipments of peeled wood before Dec. 31 would con- tinue to bring 5.28 a cord to the producer but on Jan. 1 would go back to the 326 price paid during the summer and early fall. it was said.

Prices on rough wood are also slated for a similar slump due to s slackening of the demand from the mills. Current prices to the producer of rough wood are 520 per cord, but after Jan. 1. the buyers are offering 317 and :18.

Despite the price drop the province's puipwood cut for the season is expected to show an in- crease over last year's 1.000.000 cords. Combined peeled and rough wood cuts are expected to boost this season's production to about 1.500.000 cords.

from Mother Ship Off Cape Breton

SYDNEY. N. 5.. Dec. 16 -(CP) -Six dory fishermen outfoxed a bitter winter storm during the week-end to save their lives after they became separated from their mother-ships off Cape Breton.

The Newfoundland schooner Zahm lost contact with two dory crews-four men-off Northern Cape Breton and was forced to run for port when a blinding snow- storm and howling winds threat- ened the safety of all.

Later. one dory was picked up by the snapper Miss Smabro and brought to port, at Dingwall. in Northern Cape Breton. The other crew grimly manned the cars- aided only by a compass in the angry seas-and rowed to shore.

They made their way to a farm house at Sugar Loaf, near Ding- ivall. For many hours searchers feared they had lost their lives. Names of the fishermen were not available here.

Meanwhile, Clyde Burke and Ed- ward Miller. Newfoundlanders. waged a six-hour battle for sur- vival when their dory got separ- ated from the. schooner Phillis Jane. also off Cape Breton.

They made landfall at Catalone. about 15 miles from the coal town of Glace Bay.

Burke and Miller said that sev- eral times th-y saw the Phillis Jane pass nearby, looking for them, but their tiny craft. couldn't be seen in the turbulent sea.

Capt. Charles Munden of the

Phillies Jane. on arrival in port said: "It's our place to pick up our men. But it was impossible to find the dory lying so low in the waves."

None of the men was reported suffering ill affects from the ordeal. ' T

COA STING ACCIDENT

ST. STEPHEN. N. B.. Dec. 18- (CP)-A coasting accident after the season's first heavy snowfall in this area took the life of Ralph W. Mecracken. 11. near his home at Bay Road Saturday afternoon. He was struck by a car driven by Frank Palin. St.

the highest price ever paid for a silver teapot is the H.900 paid at Christie's Auction Rooms for a fine historic specimen belonging

Stephen. An mque” will b, of the storm, with particularly held tomorrow. heavy snow reported on the North Share in the Clifton, New

London district. Provided that no

LONDON - (CP) - Perhaps fresh snow falls, all roads are ex-

Third Death

Mrs. Urbain Doiron, the third victim of the tragic fatality at Travellers Rest railway crossing on Wednesday. December 12th. died in the Prince County Hospit- al early on Saturday morning. Hopes had been entertained since the accident that she would recov- er but on Friday evening her con- dition grew gradurilly worse and despite all medical efforts she passed away about 3.00 p.m. -of those involved in the truck-train collision only the husband and son. Rene, survive. Mrs. Sarah Dolron and four-year-old Marcel having died on the day of the ac- cident...

The funeral of the first two vic- tims was held on Saturday morn- ing and the body of Mrs. Dolron will be forwarded from the Comp- ton Funeral Homc by train this morning to her late residence in south Rustico for funeral on Tues- day. t

The coroner's Jury empanelied to inquire into the death of the first two victims met on Saturday to view the remains and the inquest will be resumed in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening at six o'- clock.

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Plows On Job

Working through most of Satur- day nlght and all day yesterday. crews of Government. plows rc- pcrted that -all highways. were pussable. although the going was difficult due to heavy drifting.

Twenty plows were on the job and will resume operations early this morning in an effort to keep the roads clear from the drifting snow which filled in the cuts al- most us soon as they wcrc made, and delayed the clearing of side roaris. most of iliem still blocked.

The central and eastern sections of the Province bore the brunt

pectcd to be made passable today.

City plows were also operating yesterday and last night, with a mechanized loader clearing the

to Lord Glentnnar.

areas nnd sidewalks around the

Allies Make On Prisoner But Demand

By Robert Eunson

MUNSAN. Korea. Dec. l'l-(Mon- day) ,-(AP)- The United Nations command bluntly sought a show- down today on exchanging lists of war prisoners in Korea with the Communists. Only 10 days remain before expiration of a provisional cease-fire line across the battle front.

Dual sub-committee sessions on the prisoner question and on the

deadlocked truce supervision issuc

U.K. Bids To Restore Confidence In Economy

(By Arthur Gavahoiil

LONDON, Dec. 16-(AP)-Hard- up Britain announced Saturday she will pay both interest and capital instalments. totalling S176.- 000.000 due Dec. 31 on her post- war loana from Canada and the United States. She could have claimed a waiver on the interest.

Prime Minister Churchill's Gov- ernment also gave the British pound sterling a small measure of fieedom to demonstrate its real value in foreign money markets. Subject to some continuing lim- itatlons, the Bank of England authorized private individuals to trade British pounds for foreign money for the first time in 12 years.

Both moves clearly were intend- ed to restore world confidence in Britain's" wobbly economy and weakened currency and to bolster the British case for more mili- tary and econom' help from the United states.

A highly-placed informant said the government will have to sell gold from the British-banked sterling area's waning gold and dollar reserves to pay the United States and Canada.

s600.000,000 in economic help alone from the U. S. Mutual Sec- urity Agency for the next six months and the United States ex- pects to be able to hand over perhaps half of that.

A British Treasury ment said:

"Under the relevant agreements, His Majesty's Government have

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the riglu on certain conditions to Korean. request. the waiver of the inter- The Reds indirectly offered to eat element of these payments. hand over their list Sunday but

but after is careful review of all the circumstances they have de- cided not to make such a request. The payment will therefore be made in full on the 31st of De- cember next."

The intercst accounts for 3110.- 700.000 of the total. The instal- ments are the first of 50 which Britain is due to pay yearly.

The United States will get 551,- 500,tX)0 on principal and 887,000,000 in interest; Canada will get 814.- 000,0(XJ on principal and s23,7oo,ooo in interest.

The United States put out 84.- 350.000.000 and Canada 31,185,000.- 000 for Britain in 1940 when she was reeling under economic ahoclg from the Second World

source indicates that of more than

Canadians. The Republic of Korea

Concession Exchange Red List

were scheduled to resume at 11 a" in.. today (9 p. m., Sunday, E's'ri in Panmunjom

Fully aware of the time clement. Allied negotiators Sunday made what appeared to be their final concession on prisoner exchange.

The Allies agreed to drop a. pre- vious demand for Red Cross in- spection of prison camps behind Communist lines before exchange talks proceed.

llowevcr, Rear Admiral R E. Libby did not budge in his insist- ence that the Reds hand over a complete list of the Allied troops

they now hold, before talks .con- tinue. Libby called on the Reds 11

times to hand over their list.

He bacioecl up his readiness by placing the bulky U.N. list of prisoners held in South Korea on the conference table.

The list contained 2.000 written pages.

Libby said the Reds could have it when they gave him their list. According to previously pub- lished figures the list was believ- ed to contain about 130,000 names --18.000 Chinese Reds and the rest

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not until the ti.N. would agree to bulk exchnifge of all prisoners.

Communist correspondents ilavc said the Reds were nfraid to hand over their prisoner list because they suspect the U.N. wants a man-for-man exchange. Information from an enemy 1.2.000 U.N. troops missing in set- ion. less than 1.000 are held by the

Reds.

In addition to 11.000 missing Americans. about 1,000 other United Nations soldiers are listed as missing in action. only five are

Defence Department estimates the Reds hold at least 70.000, South

In Travellers

Rest Crossing Accident

Had Satisfactory interview lie New Hiiisborollridge

Early possibility of the erect- ion of a new bridge over the Hillsboro Itivcr is seen as the result of an interview in Ot- tawa last week which Premier 1. Walter Jones had with Hon. II. II. Winters. Minister of Re. sources and Development. Also present at the time was Mr. Gordon White, Deputy lbllnister of Public Works and Highways.

Premier Jones stated on his return home yesterday that the interview was "highly satisfact- ory" and said that an Ottawa on- gineer had been employed to ex- amine the project. He will ar- rive this week.

The Premier on his return trip got as far as Moncton on Satur- day. but was grounded there and returned to this Province last even-ing by Maritime Central Air- ways.

Since Saturday

Making PEI Highways Passahle

parking meters. The snow was loaded into trucks which dumped it over the Pownal Vvharf.

While accurate rezidlngi” ivon-, virtually impossible due to high winds. the estimated full durinlz the storm was seven to nine inches at the Expcrimcnfnl Farm and the Radio Range on Brucklcy Point Road.

Winds were expected to abate during the night and in('rensc Io- day to west fifteen. with con- tinued extrcme cold lln('l snow

recorded yesterday was 10 above with winds 24-27 and gusting up

to forty miles per hour. At fen o'clock last night, the Radio Range reported the temperature as zero.

Airways were cancelled on Sat- urday, but file only scheduled flight yesterday. to,Monctnn and return, operated ns normal.

The cnr ferry "Abcgvvcit" made all scheduled crossings on Satur- day tind yesterday.

No damage was reported dur-

lng the storm by the Maritime Electric and Island Tclc-phone companies.

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SYDNEY. N. S.. Dec. 16 -(CF) --The Cape Breton Rural and Village Teachcrsl Association

served notice during the wcck-end it is in favor of a strike to start Jan. 7 unless "substantial" salary increases are forthcoming.

DONDON. Dec. 16 -IRcuicrsl- Prime Minister Churchill set out tonight. for France to persuade the French Government that he hits not sold the idea of a united Eur- ope down the river.

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS. Suez Canal Zone, Dec. 16 -1Rcut- ersl-A railroad locomotive over- turned and felescopt-cl five cars when a British military train left the rails between Suez and Ismniila Saturday. one British soldier suf- fered a broken leg.

COATICOOK, Que. Doc. 16 - (CP)-R. C. M. P. Saturday seiz- ed 970,000 cigarcts - CaI'IId(l'E biggest seizure against smugglers who bring in United states cigar- ets to Canadian customers. The seizure was miide on Ladss Mills farm hem and one man was ur- rested. His truck was impounded.

SAINT JOHN. N. 3.. Dec. 16 -- (OP)-A thief who entered the box office of the Empire Theatre on Coburg street shortly before 10 o'clock Saturday night made off with 5215 after slapping the cashier. Mrs. Charles weeks, when she moyed to sound an alarm.

COMMITTED POI. TRIAL

VANCOUVER. D00. 15 --(CP) - Twenty-seven of 83 persons charg- ed with conspiracy in- Vancouver's 03,000,000-a-year bookmaxing rac- ket will ba committed for trial in higher court Tuesday. Magistrate W. W. Mclnnes Saturday dismiss-

flurrles. The highest temperature Mk

All flights of Maritime Central "

Plane Catches Fire Shortly After Takeoff

ELIZABETH, N. J.. Dec. 16 - (AP)-Fifty-six persons were kill- ed today in a flaming crash of a Florida-bound airliner in down- town Elizabeth. It was the second worst plane wreck in the history of the United States.

Police said a passenger list showed 48 adults, two children. two infants, the pilot, two co- pilots and a stewardess were aboard the non-scheduled airliner which crashed just seven minutes after it took off from nearby New- ark Airport.

No Canadian addresses were list- ed in a tabulation of the casualties

The plane missed a row of frame houses. smashed into a wat- er company pumping station 9n the banks of the Elizabeth River, and slid on into ihc middle of the shallow. sluggish stream.

The plane was bound for Tampa. Fla

The wreckage formed a pile of junk 30 feet high in the river. Al- most the only recognizable re- malnlng part of the two-engine C-

46 transport was a tail section, jutting into the air at a crazy angle.

Burning Before Crash

Eyewltnesses said the plane was burning before it crashed. One wing dropped off. The plane plunged down like a stone.

Firemen "almost shovellecl bodies out," a reporter said.

They dumped the blackened bodies into blankets and passed them to shore in the knee-deep water on planks from a nearby junkyard.

In Washington. a Trade Associ- ation of non-schedule airlines said the crash was the first "non-sked" crash in 26 months.

The piano. operated by Miami Airlines, 11 non-scheduled airline, had taken off from Newark Air- port shortly after 3 p.m. EST.

Its right engine caught fire al- most inimcdiateiy, eyewitnesses said, and the pilot appeared to be turning lizick to the nearby air-

the

port.

Then the wing bucklcd and part of it fell off. All the wit- nesses to the disaster agreed on

this. Misses Many Homes

The piano dived into the ground "e a stone. missing many houses in the congested area.

J. P. Ward. is parking lot oper- ator who saw the whole thing. said, ”The pilot ought to have a place it. heaven for trying to save

Three priests waded out into the knee-dccp river to give last rites.

The crash scene was only a few

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An early Sunday morning fire completely destroyed store, ware- house. stock and equipment of Mr. J. P. Jenkins, operated under the name of the Central Grocery at the corner of Central and Fitz- roy Strects. The first was discov- ered by Sgt. Doyle of the Sum- merslde Police who immediately turned in the alarm at 1.20 a.m. Fanned by a strong north wind. the flames spread rapidly and on the arrivzil of the fire brigade had made such progress that little could be done to save the build-. ing or contents. '

Only a narrow alleyway separ- ated the Central Grocery and the Victory Cleaners but the firemen were uble to confine the flames to the Central Grocery property and preventing it from spreading. It is certain that had they been unable to save the Victory Clean-' ers the fire would have wiped out the rest. of the business cstab-iy lishmcnts down to First Street as they are all of wooden structure and closely situated.