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Pope Gives Apostolic Blessing To People Assembled To Pray For Him

By FRANK BllU'l'I'0

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Pius swallowed I few Ipoonstul of broth Sunday. took a long nap and um:-appearing stronger than at any time since his collapse Thurs- driv-brnadcast a benediction to the people of Rome by microphone !:om his sickbed.

It was a ''live'' broadcast. Vat- ii'l..l'l radio technicians had wsnted in make I tape recording of the Pope's benediction several hours .n advance. but his nap upset the plans.

Beset by the gravest allrnent of ms 78 years. the pontiff was sleep- ,ng when the technicians gathered .n his antechamber in early after- noon. His physicians declined to riisturb him. The Pope awoke only 1 short time before his words were 7”) be directed to a ceremony in St. Peter's Bas:lica. so the micro- phone was held over his lips for direct relay to the Basilica's loud- speakers and the Vatican radio.

SPEAKS FIRRILY

At one point the voice of the pnfeebled leader of the world's Roman Catholics faded slightly. But most of his brief message was stated firmly and with cadence.

The Pope said:

"To our dear children of beloved Rome. whom we feel as close to us in prayer II we are close to the Divine Master in our suffering and in our fulfilment of his ever mod and bcnign will. we impart. uith our hearts turned to the Lord and the immaculate Virgin. our paternal apostolic benediction."

Then he gave his benediction. a supplication he has repeated count- lr-ss times in the past. His listeners regarded it as specially significant Sunday. The great crowd in the Basilica cheered as he finished.

Radio networks oi many West European countries hooked in with 'he Vatican radio to relay the Pope's words.

The St. Peter's service was the ieneration ceremony for an Italian henedlctlne monk. Placido Ric- cardo. The monk. who died in liilll. was beatiflod earlier in the day. Six cardinals were among the high prelates at the heatifientinn. the i-.hunch's highest honor next to sainthood.

ILLNESS STILL CRITICAL

only four days ago. the pontiff was in grave peril. medical experts said. l-Iiccuplng. nausea and fever took their toll in recurrence of an

U. N. Approves Atoms Program

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. (C?) in a rare unanimous vote, the General Assembly Saturday en- dorsed P r e 5 id e n t Eisenhow- er'.I atoms-for-pt-ace program and added the hope it will be put in into operation without delay.

The sssembly's action came al- most a year after Eisenhower hrnught before the assembly his itrnposnl for sharing on an interna-

Ibdominal ailment. He was still critically ill Sunday. but he sp. peered no longer in imminent danger.

I-Ia rested fairly easily satur- day night and Sunday morning. After hearing mass celebrated at a portable Aaltar near his bed. he sipped broth prescribed for him by his personal physician. Dr. Ric. cardo Galesulllssl. It was the first food he had taken by mouth since last Sunday. His stomach badly upset. he had been existing on in- travenous injections of plasma and extracts of liver and vitamins. Doctors said Saturday they be- lieved he would oontlnue to rally if he could keep food down.

I At 7:30 p.m. Sunday night a Vat- lfm W955 Slwkesnian announced: "The Pope's gradual improvement continues."

only one doctor remained in im- mediate attendance. He was Dr. Luigi Vittorio de Stefano. who sat in an antechamber of the Pope's apartment. reading a book.

Four Killedfa Six Injured In Head-on Crash

BRANTFORD. Ont. (CP)-Two cars rammed head-on in early- evenlng darkness near here Sun- day night. killing four persons and severely injuring six others. At least one oi the injured was in critical condltlor.

The cars piled into each other on a straight and dry stretch of highway l0 miles south of Brant- ford. One of the vehicles crashed into a ditch. throwing bodies through windows and out the torn roof. The other car remained on the road. i

Authbrities at Braniford General Hospital identified the dead as Ja- cob De Jong. atijof nearby Scot- land. his three-year-old daughter. Alice. is l0-year-old son, Dirk. and Mrs. Stella Krutyhalowa of Brant- ford. De Jong's other son. Wadkja. 0, was in critical condition with A fractured skull.

Details of the accident were meagre. Police said the vehicles collided when one of the them ap- parently turned out to pass an- other car. The victims were pried from the wreckage in bitter. 20- degree weather.

HOME UNITS

VANCOUVER (CF) Van- couver will be the first city in Canada to have fluoridation units installed in private homes. Under a plan approved by the civic build- ing and town planning committee. permits will be required for instal- ling the units, costing about 8150 apiero.

iinnal basis the peaceful develop-. -A

merit of atomic energy. Coming Events

"Fig: Srhnol Christmas con- icri. Dec. 2151.

"Card party school tonight.

'-vvinsloe Road annual hall meet- ing December 8th, 8.30

Dunstaffnage

"Johnston's River Christmas rnncerf. December Zlst.

"Long Creek Christmas cori- N-rt Monday. Dec. 20th.

"Nin:- Milo Crock school con- i'!rl Dec. 21st in Alton Hell.

"Bingo and cards Vernon:

niver hall. Tuesday Dec. 7. 8 pm.”

"Fist. River School Concert in

Flat nix-or Hall. Tuesday. Decem- lirr 21st. "Christmas Concert. Lyndsle.

December 22nd.

"Plat River school concert in Flat River Hall. Tuesday. De- i-amber Zlst.

"East Wilfshirs Christmas con- vert in North River Hall. Tues- day. Dec. 21.

"Corns to the Christmas Concert at stanlw Bridge Hall, Wednesday llllhf. December 22nd.

"Kelly's Cross Christmas Con- cert. Wednesday. December 22nd. Tirris l.lI. Danes Iffer.

"Reserve Saturday. Doc. 1! for New Dominion Clrrislmas concert In Afton Hall.

"Legion muting Vernon Branch. Mt. Albion Legion hall to- night. All members rqguested to attend.

"Hear Montague Musical Dis- chords In Pownal hall. Tuesday. The. 1th. Auspicss Mt. Melllcls W.

"Shut Gain Amateur Caval- tlds Long Creek Hall Friday. Dec. 17 no a p.m. sharp. Contest- ants please send name to Mrs. Malcolm MscNsill. Long Creek 50.9070 Doc. Ilth. Sponsored by Wotlsirs Institute.

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OTTAWA. f edaral-provincial fersnoe opens hare

ricultural enn-

cllping farm income Ind'lts im- past on the farmer”: chances of survival.

Two national farm groups. the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and the Intarprovlncisl Farm Un- ion council. will gather with fed- eral and provincial Igrlcuiturs min- islets in a two-day study of outlook re rte on Canada's farm economy. ajor problem this year centre on the Prairie of-op failure. the a- cllns in wheat prices. I huge pi a- up of surplus butter and farm de-

ondsy and the Canada's farm cash stormiut issue likely will be ds- drop by about t300.000.000 this year Ottawa to demand more price sup-

WN, CANADA,

anaclian Released By Reports Americans

Founded 1

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Will Make Effort

PONCA CITY. Okla. (AP)-Or- ville H. Parker. Arkansas City. Kr-in., oil operator. Sunday an- nounced lplans for Canadian oil exploration in the 10.000 square mile lease of the New Brunswick Oilfield Ltd.

Parker said he Ind eastern as- sociates had signed. In agreement to begin fracture-treatment of sand zones in the New Brunswick field. beginning March 1.

Under the Igreement, Parker said. he will drill a minimum of six wells. If he triples the present 1.200-barrel production in the field after 500 days from the March 1 starting date he will receive I 50- per-cent interest in the Canadian firm.

Parker explained that the New Brunswick was an old producing area but that it had low permea- bility. He said he would use the

Snow Catches Fancy of Ceylon Prime Minister

MONTREAL (GP) -- Sir John Kotelawala. prime minister of tropical Ceylon. went sightseeing in Montreal Sunday while the city cleared up after 0. near-blizzard Saturday night. -

Mayor Jean Drapeau acted as host and guide for the two-hour automobile tour. that included visits to the top of Mount Royal. picturesque St. Helen's island-just off Montreal harbor -- and the Botanical Gardens in the city's east end.

The storm. that dumped some three inches of snow on the dis- trict. began shortly before Sir John and his party arrived Saturday at 6:15 am.. at Montreal Dorval air- port froiii St. Catharines. Ont.

Snow. never seen in Ceylon. caught Sir John's fancy. and stop Mount Royal at the lookout he playfully threw a small snowball at Gunascnrr de Soyza. Ccylonese deputy minister of external and defence.

"We don't see much of this back home." he qulpped to Mayor Dra- peau.

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Myers of Hampton who observed the 50th anniversary of their wedding on Saturday. They were married Dec. 8, 1904. For other picture and story

(GP) - The annual price. support.

There have been estimates that income mayi

to 82.400.000.000 and that net in- come-the amount lsft altar psy- ing opsrsiing expenses--may be down by about !d00.000.000 from last year. dipping to a seven-year low of about Il.200,000.000.

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SHOULD IXTIND SUPPORT!

These figures likely will be sub- stantiated by official reports at the conference. some farm groups feel that to counter the affects of this decline. the federal government should give credit sld and expand

inands for an expansion of federal farm prlcs supports.

To Triple Oil

Production In New Brunswick Field

fracturing method to stimulate pro- duction.

Fracturing is a process in which chemicals are used producing sands and expand the flow of oil and gases.

Parker said he would work with Halliburton Oil Well Cemcnting Co., Duncan. Okla., in the new venture and would send his own drilling equipment into the area. His geologist. Melvin Endacott, will arrive in New Brunswick in February to start operations.

Weaimlalis Exercise Bulldog

LA PEROUSE BAY. Man. (CF) Weather slammed the military on the chin with a sub-Arctic llll(lEr- cut and exercise Bulldog ll fell stsirmed on its frozen face during the weekend.

The blow was propelled by strong winds and 20-below temperatures that tied up some,500 men of the army and air force at Fort Church- ill and on the ice-gripped tundra 30 miles to the southeast.

For the fourth time in two days a scheduled paratroop drop on the exercise was postponed Sunday.

Paper-C Observes - 21st Anniversary

VANCOUVEII. (CF) - The Van- couver Herald Saturday published ii. sporlal 16-page section marking the morning paper's 2lst anniver- sary.

It in:-luded articles by former members of The Herald. launched as a co-operative venture by I handful of unemployed reporters and eltors in 1933. ns The News-Hcriild, was pur- Thomson. head of the Thomson group of newspapers.

y AUTO NIBBLERS

i GUELPH. Ont. (CF) -- A mo- 'lnri:.t ht-re reported to police some- one stnlo a tire. tube, rim. gasoline tank can. some gasoline and the hl:'ll'lP off his windshield wiper.

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AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE OPENS TODAY AT orrawa

Farm Income Seen A MaiorTopic

In Saskatchewan. the provincial farmers' union has called for I campaign to mobilize a march on

port for livestock. dairy and poul- try products and establishment of a national livestock marketing board.

The federal government. facing I decline in federal treasury revenue. is not likely to give way (to de- mands. Trade Minister Howe said in it Nov. 0 speech at Regina that he does not consider Prairie cash income will be unduly low.

other federal officials feel that while 1054 was not entirely it good year for farmers--and that this was mostly due to the crop failure

to split the,

lGranby Man Gels

MONDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1954

in Red China. He told United former prison camp.

sentenced by the Communist lsaid.

p MacKenzle. who was credited .with destroying 8 1-2 enemy planes during the Second World War crossed through the Bamboo Cur- tain two years to the day after he was shot down near the Yalu river while flying as an exchange of- ficer with the U.S. Air Force in Korea.

The Canadian government was notified informally by the Pelplng regime Nov. 23 that MacKenzla would be freed Sunday. ACCOMPANIED BY GUARD!

Three Red Chinese guards Ic- companied the Canadian to the border of this British crown colony. First to greet him were his broth- er-in-law, Wing Cmdr. Donald Skene of Toronto, and Lt.-Col. 0. TD. Simpson. U.S. Air Force attache in Hong Kong.

MiicKenzie's only statement to reporters as he posed briefly for photographers at a Hong Kong pier was: "I am glad to be here andiam looking forward to spend- ling Christmas with my family." I Skone said MacKenzia was un- lder strict instructions not to com- ment. further on his imprisonmentl ;beforc he reports to Canadian 1 authorities.

that some American war prisoners are

HONG KONG, (CP)-isqdn. Ldr. A. R. (Andy) Mac- Kenzie, 34. Montreal air ace shot down in the Korean war. reached Hong Kong Sunday after two years' imprisonment

States and Canadian officials being held at his

The Americans did not include any of the 13 recently

Chinese on spy charges. he

was in. but I am not authorized to give any information as to names or numbers. I have for- wsrded this information to air force headquarters in Washington." Maclienzie was wearing the typi- cal padded regulation Chinese win- ter garb when he arrived. Skene said he looked a bit thin but fit. MacKenzie will be flown soon to Canada to join his wife Joyce. two sons and two daughters. MecKenzie was stationed in Eng- land when he received orders to go to Korea. He did not know why he was not released in 1953 Korean prisoner exchange. Stem said.

LOST 30 POUNDS ' '

Skene Idded that he did not know if MacKenzle had under- gone Communist ”bi-aln-washing" attempts but that he saw nothing to indicate it in his condition.

Long-haired and haggard. Mac- Kenzie lost 30 pounds while a prisoner.

He xald he heard he was to be released eight days ago and had ibeen on a train almost continu- ally since then.

During the Second World War in England MacKenzie flew a Spitfire and won the Distinguish-

AMERICANS HELD

Simpson gave reporters Sunday night this account of his inter- lview it-nn the flier: . "I can confirm there are Amerl-I loans in the camp that Macxenzley

Two N. BfBrothers l iheld For Murder ,

l PEESQUE ISLE. Me.. (AP) - iirwo New Brunswick brothers Sat-

The Hcrald, originally launched .;,.my were held for April I,-and the

jury action on murder charges

is-lmsed two years also by Roy H. stemming from the beating death Reg. siocombe.

jnf a Micniac Indian farm laborer.

Omer Jullen. 10. and his brother Andrew. 20, both of Eel River Bar. N. B, had pleaded not guilty at an

lrarlier municipal court arraign-3, lI1f'l1l.. l Investigators said Joseph A.

Condo. 43. at Micmac Indian from .Eelgrounds. N. 3.. died from I f ruptured intestine caused by I sev-y ere beating. y

Condo's body was found last Mon-l day in a cabin he shared with the Julian boys on a farm in Maple- ton, some five miles from here.

Medical examiner Bernard Gag- non said Condo had suffered at least two violent blows to the ab- domcn.

State trooper Otis Labree said Omer Jullen told him he beat Condo on orders from P Andrew. Omer said he feared Andrew would beat him unless he complied. ac- cording to Labree.

The trooper quoted Omer as say- ing Andrew eventually joined in punching and kicking the Indian into insensibillty. No cause for the attack was disclosed.

Investigators said there was ev- idence that ali three men had been drinking heavily.

Death Sentence

SWEETSBURG. Que, lCP)- Marccl Bouchard. 2H. of Granby. Que. Saturday niizht was sen- ionccd to be hanged for the mur- tier of Ovila Coiirville in an al- lomptod holdup of n Notre Dame de Stanbridge. Que. bank late last year.

The jury deliberated 47 minutes before delivering th e verdict. Judge Francois Csrnn sentenced Boiicherd to be hanged March 4. 1955.

Adrien Lebesu. also of Grsnby. was convicted of murder earlier in connection with the fatal shooting of Courvllle.

which the government could not prevent-I better year for farm- ers can be anticipated in I055. Dele- gates to the conference likely will be told of In increased demand for food in 1055 and prospects of in- creased msrkstlngs of wheat which will bring more cash to fIrinerI' pockets.

As for dairy output. there an-

increasos next year It I time when the government's holdings of sur- plus butter are at a Iecord high. some of its surplus has been sold

of about 836900.000.

ed Service Cross. He met his wife. a Winnipeg girl. while based in England where she was serving with the RCAF women's division.

Winnipeg Transitq Strike Threat Ends

WINNIPEG (OP) -A threaten- ed strike on Winnipegls public transportation system was cancell-

.ed Sunday. la hours before dead-

line. when employees voted to ac- cept H. compromise wage offer from Greater Winnipeg Transit Commission.

business agent for the Transit Trainmen'I Union. an Ifflllats of One Big Union. an- nounced at 12:55 pm. CST that 85 per cent of more than 1.000 employ- ees involved in a. wage dispute had voted to accept the offer and call off the strike. I

l.'I' FOR. AUCTION

EDMONTON (CP)-A young pig given Edmonton by Mayor C. C. Langrill of Yorkton. Sask.. as a symbol of Edmonton Eskimos "bringing back the bacon" from the Grey Cup game. was put up for auction Saturday by Mayor William Hawrelak. Proceeds will go into the Community Chest.

Receives

Flight Lieutenant Sinclair MacLcod (right) Command- N!” to be Indications of further ing Officer of the Charlottetown Air Cadet Squadron was

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Being Held

Falls 20.000

SOUTHEND. Eng. (Reuters!-A Royal Air Force pilot was lifted. trzittcrerl h ut alive. from the Titanic: river c-stuary Sunday ifter falling 20.000 feet uith a collapsed l)at':lClil:'.F3 into full." fret of water

The airman. P0 Brian Cross.

Will Preside AT” Qpening Function

at tqwfyo )

L).. l. U. Lea, n e Charlottetown School Board. who will preside at the official opening .nf Queen Charlotte High School in the school atlid.tnriiim-gyiunasium this evrning at Eight o'clock. A full description of the Hlllh School appears elsewhere in todays Guardian.

The prortram will open with "O Canada." followed by a musical number by Queen Charlolie High School band. Devotional exercises (Continued on Page 9 col. 1)

island-born Contractor Dies

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FREDETTTCTON (CPI-William D. McPherson. widely-known New Brunswick contractor, died Friday in hospital after a short illness.

Born at Caledonia, Prince Ed- ward island. he had lived in Fred- ericton since 1926.

He is survived by his widow. two sons and daughter.

Trophy G

the proud recipient of the Group Captain Lewis Trophy from Mr. Gordon Raynor. chairman of the Provincial Air Cadet Committee at Prince of Wales College auditorium to the trade. but it is bslleved still last Friday evening. The trophy is presented annually to oo.ooo.ooo to '1o.ooo.ooo pounds. rep- the most proficient air cadet squadron in the province and resenting s taxpayers" investment is emblematic of the high standards reached by the officers

land cadets of Charlottetown: own squadron.

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collapsed lfihute, Lives

was picked up by a United States Air Force amphibian plane and taken to hospital. He was suffering from shock. exposure. a suspected fracture of the right leg and lacerations. But he was living af- ter a terrifying plunge of almost four miles with his ripped par- achute elternately billowing and collapsing over him.

Cross baled out of his spinning Meteor jet fighter after it had plunged 10.000 feet out of control from a height of 30,000 feet. As he struggled free from the machine. his parachute was ripped. it col- lapsed around him three times as he fell.

2 Killed In f.;.;i”.

A Train Collision

TI-IURSO, Que. (GP)-Two men were killed and two others injured Saturday in I collision between A truck and s. CPR freight train in a snowstorm at s level crossing near the centre of this town 25 miles northeast of Ottawa.

Killed were Donat Turpin. 42. and Emmanuel Lafrance, 33. In- jured were Henri Dube. its, head cuts. and Marcel Leveri. 33. two compound leg fractures and a broken shoulder. All were town employees en route to work in A three-ton truck owned by the town.

All four men jumped from the vehicle. Turpin and Lafrance land- mg on the tracks as it was hurled 50 feet through the air by the impact.

AMMUNITION EXPLODES

OWATONNA, Minn. fAPi large semi-trailer truck loads with ammunition powder caught, fire and exploded here Saturday. scattering unspent powder pellets" over I wide area. No one was in- jured. The truck virtually disin- tegrated. part of a gasoline fillinal station was wrecked and nearby buildings were damaged.