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STRIKE POSTPONEMENT INSURED IN BILL BEFORE HOUSE

Cabinet: Considers Federal Aid For Shipping

Allies Expect More PoWs To Come Home

By FORREST EDWARDS

PANMUNJOM. (AP)-The United Nations command today looked for other Allied prisoners to follow the lead of the us. soldier who turned his back on the Communists in a new reverse for the Reds.

Tre expectation was based on 8. statement by Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson, 23. Big Stone Gap, Vn., who Wednesday asked to be re- patriated and was turned over to the Americans.

He said it was "more than likely" that others of the 22 Ameri- cans he left behind in the neutral zone compound wanted to come home.

These 23 Americans, one Briton and 335 South Koreans were listed by the Communists as refusing re- patriation.

"But He Inaisted"

Dickenson came back without being coaxed. The UN command has not yet begun its "explana- tions" to the prisoners.

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Coming Events ,

Millvisw hall ovary

” "Dance in riday. .

"Hope River bazaar and chick- en supper Oct. 21 and 22.

"Rummage sale at Clover Club on Friday, Oct. 23rd at 2:30.

"Masquerade Dance in Vernon River Hall. Monday. October zotii.

"Buying logs from 8' to 18' long. Wiliia.a1'-Whltufdyil-Murray River.

"special Meeting Iibegweit R. B. P. Kingston, Friday. October '.l3rd. 4th Degree and up.

"Show. Morcll Hall. Friday and Saturday. "Santa. Fe". This is it real good picture.

"Masquerade Dance in Souris Line Road South School, Monday, October 26th. Prizes. Good music.

"Weekly dance Winsloe Station hall Thursday. Oct. 22. Doirpn Bros. Orchestra. Canteen.

"-We-he-lo Club Rummage sale, Kirk Hall, Saturday, October 24th. at 2.30 P. M.

."BlhE0 and Card Party. Fort Augustus Hail. Monday. October 26th. sponsored by the C. W. L.

i'Dancs Mermaid day. October chestra.

school. Pri- 23rd. ' Fraser's Or-

"The Fish and Game meeting which was to be held in Victoria liail tonight is postponed until 1'hursday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m.

"Chicken and Ham Supper and Bazaar tonight, North Milton Hail. sponsored by st. John's Anglican Church, Milton.

"Come to Shur Gain Cavalcade in North Wlltshire Hail, Thurs- day. October 29th. Please send en- tries to Mrs. Harry Baiderson.

"Gospel Meetings at Brackicy Point. commencing l.ord's Day ii P. M. All welcome. R. Harris and Albert Euhsay.

"Masquerade Dance. st. Peters Bay Holy Name Hail. Friday. Oct. 33rd. Dancing from 9.30-1. Chais- a0n's orchestra. Judging at 10.30.

"Farmers ask about the Shur- Gain Feed Finance Plan. For par- ticulars contact your local feed mill. Farmers who break records use shur-Gain.

"Unloading car Quaker and Ful-0-Pep feeds and flour at Grafton Street East siding Wed- fifsday and Thursday. -Oct. 21 and 22. Ellis Bros. Dial 3223.

"Shur-Gain Amateur Cavalcade Ill Mt. Herb:-rt Orphanage, Tues- iiR.i'. Nov. 10th at 8 pm. Spnnso Ffi by Mermaid Women's Institute. inntestanls send entries to Mrs. Ru.-sell Matheson bcfore' Novem- ber 5i.ll'., I

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"Shur-Gain Cavalcade in Stella Maris Hall. North Rustlco, Mon- diiy. Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. Sponsored ihv Msyfii.-id Women's Institute. fonicstants send entries to the ”""l'iM”.V. Leis Andrew before Oct. 28th.

"Prince Edward Island Listeners

'ill have an opportunity of beer- ml Pastor Perry P. Rookwocd per-

. "iilaiiy next Monday night at 6 o'clock

at the Rollaway Club. 88 Grafton Street in Charlottetown. Hi: will bring with him special music. Be sure to come early for a Kccd seat.

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patriation. so far 131 of the 22,063 Chinese and North Koreans turned over by the Allies have done so.

The Communists made light of Dickenson's decision.

A Pelping broadcast asserted that the Communists tried to per- suade Dickenson ."more than a dozen times" to return home but he "insisted on staying back."

Dickenson's own verdict given at a press conference was: "I didn't want to live with the Com- munlsts.'

Meanwhile, India as chairman of the repatriation commission strove to get the stalled Corrmu- nist "explanations" rolling again.-

Lt.-Gen. K. S. Thimayya, the chairman, called a meeting of the commission for 10 am. today.

In effect, it was an invitation to the Czech and Polish members to end their three-day walkout on the commission which controls the destiny of the prisoners who are balking at going home.

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LONDON. (GP) -- Dr. Cheddi Jsgan, deposed leftist prime min- ister of British Guiana, Wednesday night challenged the Churchill government to take him to court and prove its charges that he planned to set fire to the capital city of Georgetown.

Jagan flew here on the eve of a parliamentary debate on the government decision to suspend the colony's constitution. He told gs piece conference; . A A ' " theyhsve evlds-'nee”ive plan- ned to burn down factories and

No Decision is Reached Al Meeting

OTTAWA, (CP)-- The cabinet

Wednesday considered the ques- tion of federal aid for Canada's ailing deep-sea shipping industry but reached no decision. . Prime Minister St. Laurent, after the day's regular cabinet sessions, said the question of sub- sidies had been discussed but did not indicate how close the minis- ters might be to action.

The prime minister made these other statements to newspaper ITIEIII

1. A draft schedule for his globe-girdllng tour early next year, calling for departure Feb. 4 and return March 22, is being considered but has not been settled finally.

2. The cabinet confirmed a pre- vicus decision to move the head- quarters and staff of the Nation- al Film Board from Ottawa to Montreal, reieciilil 8" Omii” city appeal against the decision.

3. Several departmental appoint- ments were recommended by the cabinet, to be announced later by ministers. No consideration was given in filling the 13 vacancies in the Senate.

Owners Hard-Pressed '

On the shipping issue. the mil” isters were believed to have had before them recommendations from an interdepartmental com- mittee dealink with measures to help maintain the Canadian deep- sea fleet of about 35 ships.

FEAR POISON

TORONTO. (CPi- Small child- ren in suburban North York were kept indoors Wednesday following the strydhnihe poiso ugh! aidog. Seven dogs have been poisoned in the district in the last few

buildings, why don't they take us to the court."

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several interesting reports were heard at. the semi-annual meeting of the Provincial Council of the Prince Edward Island Girl Guide Association. held yesterday after- noon in the Summerside High School library. and presided over bp the Provincial Commissioner, Mrs. F. Gordon Hutcheson.

Miss Gladys Hart, Camp Oom- mlssionier. reported on the three camps held this summer, attend- ed by l'l2 campers, and stressed the importance of camping to the Guide movement, urging leaders to work fof their camp licencss this winter, as there are only two active licenced camp leaders in. the Prov- ince. Mrs. John Dlngwell. Field Secretary. reported l'i active Guide companies and 11 Brownie packs. with the probable formation of another company soon, and she too stressed the need for leaders. Mrs. Hutcheson gave an interesting ac- count of the Dominion Annual meeting held in Vancouver in June, which she attended.

The highlight of the meeting was a very colourful and interesting report from Miss Nancy Hyndsnen on her seven weeks' trip abroad, when shb represented P.E.I. Girl Guides at the Coronation in June. read by Mrs. J. Sutherland. Dep- uty Commlsioner.

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Mrs. J. H. Gerry announced that Raisin Day receipts amounted to 5773.09. with more to come. The minutes of the last semi-annual meeting and the financial report were read by Mrs. W. R. Burnett who. Mrs. Hutcheson announced, would replace Mrs. J. J. Connolly, whose resignation as secretary trea- surer was accepted with regret. Mrs. l-lutchason expressed the deep regret felt by all upon the re- signation of Miss Carrie Holman as Lone Guide Commissioner, ex- pressing hope that someone would be found to take her place. and paying tribute to her tremendous accomplishments with Lone Guides in the Province.

Following a business discussion. wtrranls and pins were present- ed to Mrs. Anne Greefiough, Tawny Owl and Mrs. Frances Wanna- maker. Brown Owl, Siemon Park Brownie Pack, and Mrs. Harvey Wideman, captain of Slcmon Park Guide company. Pack holiday lic- ence pins were presented to Mrs. Ralph Emery and Mrs. Ferric Rogers. who conducted the first Brownie Pack holiday held in the Province. .

Following the meetinrg. informal discussion over tea served by sum- merslde members of the Council brought the afternoon to a plea- sant close.

BELFAST, (Reuters)- North- ern Irelsnd today elects its eighth government since partition of the island 32 years ago into a free state in the south aml a govern- ment aligned to Britain in the six northern counties.

Nobody expects the pro-British Unionist Conservative party to lose the majority it has held in the 52-seat House of Commons since 1921. Even the Nationalists, advocating union with t e Irish Republic, withheld their fire dur- ing the listless campaiilm

For fcar of losing votes through general apathy, Prime Minisicr Vincent Bronkenhrough warncdi "This is no time for Ulster to It" off its guard - - - The Unionist pnrtyt is determined that the question of Ulsti-r's constitutional future shall be the supreme issue at every election until the men- ace is removed."

Border guards have g been strengthened to prevent Irish Re- publicans from slipping across thn

hordes, but few persons here let

Northern Ireland Elects New Parliament Today

any "menace" this year to the links with Britain.

Twenty-one members of the government pariy- just seven

short of a majority-have already been returned nopposed to Par- liament. Furthermore. the Nation- alists still are quarrelling among themselves whether, if elected. to sit in a Parliament they wish to abolish. Four of their number have been returned unopposed to the House.

Main opposition to-the govern- ment is expected to come Rom the revitalized Labor Party which lost all its seats in the 1949 elec- tlons. Nine Labor candidates are among the 60 men fighting for the remaining TI seats.

The Northern Ireland Parlia- ment is responsible for domestic affairs. according to the 1921 con- stitution, while foreign policy is handled from London. Northern Ireland voters have 12 represents- tives in the British House of Commons. Their seats will not be contested until the next British glcctlofb

Financial Aid

The first session of the Pro- vincial Legislature since Premier A. W. Matheson took over the reins of power from the former Premier, Senator J. Walter Jones, opened yesterday with an absence of the usual pomp and ceremony common to such openings.

it was the Fourth Session of the 47th General Assembly, but actual- ly it is a. special session called by the Government to deal with lin- portant matters which have arisen since the last regular session of the House.

His Honor,..l.leuienant-Governor T. W. L. Prowse, was ushered in by the Sergeant-at-Arms, Usher of the Black Rod. Charles Mclnnis. He was accompanied by his Naval aide. Capt. J. J. Connolly. E.D. The brief Speech from the Throne is carried below.

Due to the hurried naiure of the session the Premier, lion. A. W. Matheson, moved, seconded by Hon. Walter E. Darby, that the customary moving and seconding of the Speech from the Throne be

Enabling Legislation For

To Fishermen

the attention of Hon. Forrest E. Phillipe. that there had been a change in the Govern- ment with him taking over from former Premier Jones. At the same time he told of the by-election in Fourth Queen's where Mr. Harold smith. Pownall, was the success- ful candidate in the election for the seal. vacated by Premier Jones when he was named to the Sen- ate. The new member of the House was escorted from the spectaiors' area by the Premier and Hon. Mr. Darby and presented to the speak- er. Mr. Smith then took his seat after his formal recognition.

The Premier asked, and received. approval of suspension of Rule 51 in order to permit the speedier handling of. the proposed hills which are before the House.

Mr. E. P. Foley, Summerside. in- troduced a Bill to enable the TJWII of Summerside to borrow a sum of money from the Provincial Gov- ernment to assist in the erection of a new artificial ice rink.

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Freighter Damaged in Collision; liner Delayed. at i

QUEBEC. (CF) - Two foreign freigihters were damaged Wednes- day in a collision on the fog- shrouded St. Lawrence river. No one was injured.

The 7,258-ton Stugard. out of Tonsberg, Norway. and the 1,450- ton Carla Maria. G. out of Palermo, Italy. collided near Poi-tneuf, Que.. and 31 miles west of here,

The Maris, damaged slightly for- ward of amidships and listing about 15 degrees, was towed to Quebec. She was expected to enter drydock at Lauzon, across the St. Lawrence from here for repairs. The Stugard, damaged in the bow. continued her trip to Montreal.

While the Maria was being towed into harbor. tugs were busily pul- ling the 20,000-ton liner Samaria back to the berth she left Tues- day night. The liner, bound for Europe with 850 Canadian troops, was forced to drop anchor neai Quebec when mooring lines fouled the ship's propellers,

When the liner returned to har- bor, divers went down to free the mooring lines from the propellers. She was expected to sail later. The liner csirried replacement troops for service with the 27th Canadian Brigade in Germany. The troops included the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricla's Canad- ian Light Infantry; No. 54 trans- port company of the Royal Can- adian Army service Corps and No 25 field Ambulance.

Canadians In Germany Begin Rotation Move

BOEST. Germany, (CP) -Ad- vnnce parties from major units due to join the Canadian brigade in Germany have arrived in this L300-year-old city.

Brig. W. A. B. Anderson. who will succeed Brig. J. iii. C. Pang- man as brigade commander Nov. 24. greeted the .100 new arrivals. Brig. Anderson will open his head- quarters in the Boost area within a.' few .days.

First major unit to arrive in Europe under the present rntstion scheme will be the End battalion. Princess Patrlcla's Canadian Light Infantry. due at Rotterdam Oct. 31. This battalion was the first Canadian army unit to reach Kor- ea. Dec. 19. low.

Other major drafts will follow about one week apart. When the movu are completed, the units will 'form the newly-designated lst Canadian Infiintry Brigade.

THROUGH RUSSIAN. EYES

MOSCOW. (AP)--A new soviet color movie portraying American business men and generals as us- in six Negroes as human guinea pigs in testing a fearful secret. war weapon is now playing to packed houses in many Moscow theatraa

Assin Annual Meeting

Merchants

-Willi iho. president. P. M. Mc- Caull of Ellerslie. presiding the annual meeting of the Prince Ed- ward Island Retail Merchants As- sociation iR.M.A.) was held in the Baptist hall in Summerside yes- terday afternoon. followed by a : banqu6t'-1n”th'e evening?" . g

The following directors were chosen by the meeting, and from the directors the executive offi- cers will he clccted: Desmond Gaudet, Richmond; Albert Noon- an. Albcrton; W. G. Ellis, Spring- field West; Edmund Bernard. st. Elcanors; Harry iVlacWilliam.:. 0'Lcary: Sheldon Dixon, North Tryon; P. M. McCaull, Ellerslie: Frank Jenkins. Summerside; Neil M.1cKay. Coleman; H. A. Jolly. 0'I..eary; H. E. Phillips. Freeland: and H. L. Palmer. Roseviile.

Annual Reports

In '1 report as secretary. Mr. H. E. hillips said that 12 direc- tors meetings and two special meetings had been held during the year, and that niembership -it the end of the year included 57 merchants.

In his report as president, Mr. P. M. liIcCaull referred to the possibility of a visit this fall from representatives of the National Retail Merchants Association. At that time, he hoped. it would be possible to arrange for a meet- ing or meetings with a view to furthering the interests of the R. M. It. in this Province, and also expand the membership in other parts of the three counties.

Indicative of the growing in- lercst in the organization, four Montague merchants. Messrs. E. if. Stewart, Cccll Beck. Archie lliichey. and Arnold Vanlderstinc were in attendance and expressnrl

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MONTREAL, (CPL--A spokes- man for owners .ol Canada's deep- sea merchant ships said Wednes- day "drastic steps" will be taken in connection with the strike of seamen that began Sept. 28. He did not elaborate.

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IsraelDTi;? Defying The U.N.

WASHINGTON. (AP) - lii'aCi denied Wednesday it is defying the'Uni1i-d Nations in its de-

velopment of Jordan River re- sources. A statement. released here and

in New York by Israeli diplomatic missions also rleclarcd that "it would be unfortunate if any KM" ernmcni. called upon to consider this intricate and important mat- ter of Middle East water develop-

ment did-not enter the investiga- lion with ii completely open mind."

st.-no S5'Cl'PlRF)' Dulles press conference Tuesday that the Uniied States has suspended allo- cation of an aid program to is- raei, estimated at about 560.000.- O00 because the Israeli Kovcrn- ment wits pressing its water de- velopment plan in defiance .of.a United Nations truce is-am decis- lon after a complaint by Syria.

Admit Slaying Taxi Driver ,

MONTREAL. (CF)-Police said Wednesday that three men held in connection with the slayiiig -of Robert. Taylor, taxi driver who was fatally beaten and robbed of s2.50, have signed statements ad- mitting their part in the attack.

Taylor, a widower and father of 10 grown children. picked up thice passengers in mid-town Montreal Monday. Police say that at a sparsely populated section of the city he was beaten with a lead pipe and robbed.

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The threat of a strike of Tele-I phone Company employees which has been overhanging this Prov- ince for several weeks was lifted.

insofar as immediate action is concerned, by introduction of an amcndnieht in the Trarle Union

Act in the Provincial Legislaiurc yesterday as it met in the first special session since the Matheson Government came into power. Your primary bills were intro- duced to amend the Trade Union Act, lllf' Fumnwrsidc Incorpor- ntiou Ar-i, an Act to Authorize ihr: Grnuiin: of Loans to Lobster Fishermen to replace 1953 storm

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Trap losses. and an amendment to the Electric Power and Tele- phone Act. A bill for a minor amendment to the Village Ser- vices Act was introduced for the first time by Hon. Eugene Cullen. Minister of Industry and Natural Resources.

No action Was taken by the Legislature yesterday as the bills were introduced for first reading only, with debate, of necessity. postponed until the House meets today. Second reading of the bills will take place this morning as Premier A. W. Matheson moved adjournment until elveen o'clock

todn.i1 lfnrler the Trade Union Ari many of the regulations hereto-

fore miide were classified as Or- ders-in-Council and these have now been brought into definite sections of the Act. '

New Regulations

One of the sub-sections states that where the employer is a pub- lic utility and all procedure has been followed the Commission shall. within fifteen days of cor- iifii-niion. fix in date for a public licurinz. At ilie samc time the Act states that every public util- ity shali be entitled to earn an- nualiy such return as the Com. mission considers Just and reason- ilblc.

When A strike vote is taken by rmplruccs of it public utility cer- tification of such vote is to be given to the LleUl.Cl'l&f1t-Gl”Vern0t- in-Council within a week and I copy must be mailed to the Pub- lic Utility Commission. The latter iiinn, within a period of fifteen

iimi-ing before it. The Commission ihcn. within its own authority, may confirm. modify, reverse. ex- icnrl or vary any award made by A Rnorrl of Arbitrators.

The .-inicndmcnt to the Act be- fore the Legislature at the pre- sent time also states that "the jiidgmeni. finding or decision of the Commission upon such hear- ing shall be final and binding on all parties in the dispute.”

Terms Told

Last month Premier A. W. Maiheson. following a special meeting of the Cabinet. announc- ed that the terms and times of a strike vote by public utility cmplnyecs would be fixed by the Provincial Secretary, Hon. William Hughes. He also stated that one