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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1949

IIPECT CABINET DECISION TODAY 0N EG

Newsman Says Chinese Reds Plan Invasion OI Formosa

Vast Hoard Piles Up As

Of Gifts Stalin

Reaches 70th Birthday

\'. Dec. 20 —(AP) -- Iii of tribute-from Rus- fricnti and frcnn the, lll) at the, tonight as‘ v gifts to Russia's Prime _ Stalin, who Willbe 70 t0-

‘ of parcels and cratcs, r rcilaiidise. of trinkets and ires. books and horses. wines zoys. (ielieacles and automo- , - lwre funnelled toward Mos- frt-n the lillbe to China. from the :\l'CilC to the Black Sea. The flood of adulation was as gll Honors. pledges of special ,. k, five-foot shelves of books of

greetings, poems. plays, music

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"'Rruzil Flour now $5.50 per big at UcGuigan d: Boyle.

"Christ-mas Concert. Emerald Hall. December 21st. Curtain 8.30.

"Carri party in Stanley Bridge lchool, Wednesday, Dec. 2

"Christmas Concert tonight. Union Road School.

"Sea. "Rachel and the Stranger" it Hunter's River tonight at 8.00.

"Harrington Christmas Con- tllt. December 22nd. at 8 P. M.

Christmas Concert.

“possible December 22nd. "Christmas Concert, Spring

Brook. December 22nd.

"Reserve December 21 for Riv-er- dih School Concert. Dance after.

"Nine Mlle Creek Christmas lfllonl Concert in Afton nail, wed. llllley. December 21st.

"51. Ignatius School concert in Hayfield hull, Wednesday, Dec, 21 ii B p.m. Admission 35 cents,

_"Christmas Concert in French itu-cr liall, Dee€mher 21st, b98111. lllls s30 P. M.

"Come to the Christmas con- fett in Brackley School, Wednes- day. Dec. 21.

"Borden School Concert, in gown Hall. December 21st. 1.30 .M.

"Coal-Unloading car Bayvicw gigiehf. Thursday. Court a Son. ~ iU

M"Dll-llco. Corran Bann Hall, Mlllmv. December 26th. Melody 502-‘! Orchestra. "

“Dunstnffnage School Concert,

M“"‘lllll‘lfl Hall, Thursday Decom- ber Zlhicl,

"Brooknoid School Concert in Pail-I Fllday. Doeembe 23rd, st B

"C198 Traverse Christmas Con- "l~ Care Traverse Hall, Thursday. camber 22nd.

"Klllsiton Bohool Christmas “Cllt- Klnerion Hall. Wednesday l. December 11st.

Pillllll in groceries until

tristmas, good selection of gifts.

Kggyfben evenings. McGuigan S. -

(fllorlh Wiltshiro Christmas ncert in North Wilishlre Hall.

ednesday. December 21st. If not ll! on Thursday.

ltAllction and dance Vernon m", Hill. Monday, Dec. 26th. he I’ "t" C-W-L. Mlllviow Or-

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“Owls to the Christmas 0on-

"Mlllngoroll Wodncodly H ma newline. ‘Admission

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‘UJTYOII Intercommunlty School “htmlll Tfyon School concert to- " h? 5-09 D-m. in Tryon Bap- . Mn‘:- Admlssicn 25 cents and

"Jlllllvf Farmers udder-pup rlllllo at st. Dunstan‘. university. r377 3N t0 7th @911 to gll M“ 15 tn so years old. Bend II ontiom to 3o: p‘ n”; mull"- Charlottetown.

"Will ho loading no gs at the 11”“! Points ssoh Thin-Ida: ‘oiawllllloro. Brsdslbcno. until “r - M. Bordon Bllnsll. Imam ,_ P-lllltil noon. summertime until - M. sad xensington until 3 - - llsolnn and Custer.

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and portraits dedicated to him. tnountauls and cities namgd [qr lllm—a1l these were heaped at the $96! of the giant of Communism.

No one man could over use all the klfts, or read all the honors. Probably no one man could ever distribute them.

For weeks the Communist press and radio has been reporting the rivalry of Communist leaders everywhere to contribute imposing tokens of obeissnco to Stalin on the tbree-score-and-ten annivers- ary.

Worth Millions

What it is sll worth was any- Ono's guess, but certainly millions of dollars.

Eastern Germany alone collected '70 freight-car loads of gifts-one car for each year-as a sort of whimsical reparation.

A locomotive, almost hidden by a huge portrait of Stalin, pulled out. of Warsaw with 11 cars loaded with gifts.

Obviously Stalin would have no use for the 17 dolls from Italy, ‘the shipment of nylon women's stockings from French admirers, the motorcycle from Prague, or azi Italian racing bicycle.

The size 0f Stalin's foot, like most things about the Kremlin, ls a mystery. 3o the boots, shoes. slippers, sandals spats and boo‘.- jaeks sent. in dazzling array from France ranged in size from nine to 12. Some ought to fit.

Impoverished Warsaw needed six halls to display the gifts; Riga. capital of a reluctant Soviet state, Latvia. needed eight.

Among the carloads from Rom- ania wero working models of machines, ornamental rugs. and a radio which lights up a picture of Stalin when it is turned on to Moscow broadcasts.

Communist Chimp-whose Mao Tze-‘Iung is in Moscow for the celebration-sent sculptures, rare books and silk banners.

Rename Cities, Mountains

Bulgaria's cabinet, by decree, re- named a science school, a city. u dam and a mountain for him. The city is Vama. where 80,000 people live on the Black Sea. The mount- aln is oboe-foot Mount Mussala.

Besides piling up a mountain of gifts, Czechoslovakia also renam- ed bei- highest peak. BRIE-foot. Mount Gerlsvchovka, in Stalin's honor. A 40-foot statue of Stalin was unveiled at Bratislava and the foundation for another laid in Prague.

The soviet news agency, Tass. said Stalin's face and bust now appear in 38 of the highest mount- ain peaks in Central Asia. Climb- ers have been installing them since 1937. The latest so decorated was a z1,140-foot summit‘ in the Pamirs.

Communist poets and writers outdid hemselves in finding new ways of saying "happy birthday, dear Stalin."

The satellite countries did not just wrap up their gifts and send thcvm with a birthday card. They sent them in care of official dole- gations. Romania's delegation of 17 was headed by the feminine foreign minister. Ans. Pauker. East Germany's Walter Ulbriclit. vlcc- promler. headed his delegation,

In Moscow. Foreign Minister Vlshlnsky is giving s reception for diplomats Ln Moscow tomorrow ill honor of Stalin's birthday. The in- vitatloiu 1t out today. ,

By James ll‘. Fowler

STUART, Fla._ Dec. 20 —(A?)— The Mayor of the United States’ largest city, William O'Dwyor of New York. toop, lovely Elisabeth Sloan Simpson as his bride today and sailed sway on sn oigbtdsy honeymoon cruise.

The rsdlmt couple exchanged vows in s simple single-ring core- mony In the little. wooden St. Jol- ephb Roman Cstholio church in this town of 2.000.

Only 30 minutes frcm the time they entltcd the crowded. flower- bsdocked “ they stopped aboard the fifoot cruiser Almar l! and glided down tho so Lucie River toward tho fir!!! us.

Then was s br lsat rsiiiiow in the sky as the 59-year-old ehiof

of executive of New York and his 38-

yosr-oid bride entered ills church.

Rev. Timothy J. Gary, who like Mayor UDwysr was born in Iro- land, performed the eight-minute marriage ceremony.

David Martin, general manager of the New York Athletic Club and s long-time friend of ODwyer. handed the simple loll nodding

Communists Used Girls To Lure New Membersl o Party

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 —-(AP) —- Girls who had “no morals what- soever" and who “went to any ex- tremes“ wecre enlisted by the Communist Party during the war to lure United States servicemen io Communism, a Senate commit- tee has been told.

The committee also has testi- mony. made puiblic tonight by Senator Patrick McCarran (De-m.- Nev). that the Communists have "taken over or infiltrated" labor unions in key industries in the U. S. and are in position to call "extensive strikes.“

The testimony was given tinder oath by John J. Huber of Mit. Ver- non, N. Y., who told a Senate judiciary sub-conunittee he was an undercover agent '1)!‘ the Fed- eral Bureau of Investigation from 103R to 1947.

The F. B. I. declined in com- ment on that when the sub-com- mittee, headed b_v MeCarran. put out the first installment of Hubefis account last Saturday. The. wit- ness testified behind closed doors last September and October.

McCarran's group is studying legislation designed to bar the immigration gates to subversive aliens and to get rid of any already in the United States.

New Ice-breaker Hos Successful Trials

QUEBEC, Dec. 20 -(CP) -—The Transport Department ice-breaker C. D. Howe. launched at Lauzon Sept. 7. has completed St. Lav:- rencc River trials and is expected to be fumed over to the Govern- men-t next month. The modem. 2'16-foot steel-hulled ship return- ed to Quebec hiinbor last nigh-t after a run 80 miles down the St. Lawrence. The trials were describ- ed as satisfactory. Transport Min- lster Chevrler witnessed the Sep- tember launching of the vessel, built as a replacement for the ill- fated Arctic supplyvesscl, Nascopie.

Ceiling Prices On Poultry In Nfld.

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld., Dee. 20- tCP)—The Supply Department t0- duy set ceiling prices of 70 cents a pound on geese, turkey and duck, This closely approximated prevailing prices. Chicken was pegged at 65 cents a pound and sugar at 1O 1-2 cents. .

Local Men Receive ll. F. 0.

Pictured above are two Char- lottetown men who received dec- orations yesterday at Summerslde during a wings parade at the RC.- A.F. Air Navigation School. Left is former Flying Officer D. M. Reid and right. former Flying Officer DE. MacLean. Both received the Distinguished Flying Cross.

The citations accompanying the decorations ucre as follows:

Citation of F/O Reid: "This officer has displayed the greatest tenacity and courage throughout many engagements with the en- emy. In July, 1044, he attacked an enemy vessel off Leros, During this artion his aircraft was sev- erely damaged in the port wing

Interesting Ceremony At Sside-Air Station

A memorable and impressive ceremony of Cariadian-lvlde sig- nificance was carried out yester- day at the R.C.A.F. station, Sum- merslde. with the graduation ex- ercises oi’ t-he first post-war clam of air navigators who were pre- sented with their wings and com~ missions. Present for the affair, along with many other dignitaries. were the chief of the Training Command. Air Vice-Marshal C. R- Slt-noii, 0.8.. His Honor lieuten- ant Governor J. A. Bernard of Prince Edward Island and His l-Ionor Lieutenant Governor J. A. D. MaoCurdy of Nova Scotia.

At the some ceremony eight Distinguished Flying Crosses and one Bar to the Distinguished Plly- lng Cross were presented. to six serving R.C.A.F. personnel and two ex-RCAF. officers.

lN/Ienzies Gov’t Acts To Discontinue Rationing

CANBERRA, Dec. 20 - (CP) - Australiab new Government, which stressed the lifting of controls in its campaigning for the election which defeated the Labor Gov- ernment i0 days ago, today took the first steps to implement its decontrol program.

The new Cabinet, made up of representatives of the Liberal and Country Party who united in n. coalition to defeat Labor, held its first meeting under the new Prime Minister, Robert G. Menzies. At the meeting it was decided to lift restrictions from Australia's three

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_.__-_______________ band to the Mayor. Mrs. Edward M. Berneciter. wife of the former New York commissioner of hospit- sls and o'l>wver's personal physic- ian, wu ma ron-of-honor and the bride's only attendant. No mem- bers of the families of the bride OI‘ BT00!!! WQIQ pfefllflf.

The new Mrs. O'Dwyer, who had chosen blue for her second man riiige. wore s, simple dark blue suit trimmed with n denser blue velvet collar. A velvet beret, dirk blue suede shoes and matching pocket- book. Her only jewelry was s flflfllGfiItflfld pearl necklace and matching pearl esrrniga

The Mayor had s dark blue double-breasted ‘ ‘ness suit, grey tie and black shoes.

O'Dwyer was a widower. His bride was born in Dallas, Tex., daughter of the late Ool. William Sloan Bi-mpson, cotton and rice planter. A one-time model. she recently has been a fashion stylist. Bho was divorced from Carroll Dewey Hipp of Tcnneck. N..i., several years ago. l-fer first mar- riage did not tske place in a Rom- sn Catholic Church

remaining rationed commodities - tea, butter and gasoline,

Authoritative sources said a sub- committee was appointed to free. butter and tea entirely during January. Gasoline may be taken off the ration at the new year. but if this proves too difficult an alternative deadline of Feb. 1 ha! been set, the sources said.

Before the meeting. Menvlvfi made a broadcast to the people outlining the aims of his Govern- ment. which, he said, would work for a united British Emil!"-

When Government departments have been reorganized. he llmlll" iced, the Government will boldly attack its tasks. the greatest 0i’ which he named as the present alarming rise in costs and Pllcel The Government would Dllt- lllw“ value into the money people film‘ ed. This would not be a simple lab- Menzies warned. It would reqlllle leadership, close co-owfellllll by employers and a real understand- ing n the piu-t of all that llflll prodiiotion is necessafy- h

"it'll?" 8ft?‘ that? ° spar e o c rou , feredtan explanation for Labor! dofea .

aichud o. osscv. the "Wuftlzlé later of Supply. told the t m States News and World Refill“

a telephone interview till" "m" uborul-Oountry victory" m“, from public fear Ovsl‘ Ml“ “cf, ism" and "tho all-vdwtfllll ""- Cssoy is a member of the Liber- al P

“t1. “The issues were qlllt! Qllllllllli” he said. "We were flzlllllll ‘l°lll'

winflm‘ and the vole for us and against the Labor Government was very definite and val’! 906"" ivo all over Australia.

"It was not. discontent u much as fear of deft-wingiim‘ and the ail-powerful state . . ."

He forecast that. the labor dc- fostl in Australia and New Zes- land would have "at. least. some innuendo" on the coming election in Britain

Time llndzllain But Likely In Next Year

(The following story of Com- munist plans against Formosa was written by Fred Hampson, chief of the AP China staff. who reeen-t got out of Red China and is cu route to Hong Kong.)

By Fred Hampson

TOKYO. Dee. 20 — (AP) —The Chinese Communists are massing landing craft of all sorts for an assault on the Nationalist fortress of Formosa.

When they will make the at- tevmipt ls uncertain, but it is likely to be sometime in the next year.

Collectin Landing Craft

I left Shanghai aboard a block- ode-runner Dec. 9. At that time there was plenty of evidence along the Whangpoo River front that the Reds were building steel barges and. scraping togetyer all the small craft the Nationalists had led-t behind.

The Communist press lisrped constantly on Red intentions to take the big island 100 miles off China's coast, but remained vague abouit dates and methods.

There is no question that the Reds must do something about Formosa. As long as it remains in Nationalist hands and as long s: the Nationalists have any naval or air strength left. the China coast is subject to blockade.

The Nationalist navy and air force have continued to use the islands as a blockade and bomb- ing base.

Despite this

F/O Reid orbited Ills base for one hour

and fuselage.

while an emergency flnre path was laid before making a success- ful crash landing. In September, 1944, he attacked enemy shipping an a number of occasions; several of the vessels attacked were de- stroyed. This officer has also tak- en part in a number of successful reconnaissance soriies through- out his tour of duty, He has set a fine standard of keenness and cool judgment."

Citation of F/O MacLean: “This officer has completed in various capacities many successful oper- ations against the enemy in which he has displayed high skill, forti- tude and devotion to duly"

Risky Venture

To assault Formosa. across I00 miles of open sea. will be s risky venture unless the Reds can get together an air force and a great deal more amphibious equipment.

In the course of the civil war the Reds have captured many Na- tionalist planes. Aiamen have de- serted to them with others. Yet they never have used any of these aircraft against the Nationalist bombers which still roam over Shanghai unmolested.

An additional feature was the formal opening of the first house of tile 150-unit housing develop- ment now under construction for R.C.A.F. personnel. The ceremony commenced at 2.30 after luncheon had been served to the. guests in the officers‘ mess.

The wings parade, ccmposed of officers and alzmcn from the air station. was formed up in a hollow square under command of Wing Commander R. F. Gross, station commanding olificer.

The Central RCAJ". Band from Ottawa in their new band uni- forms and under the coirninnd of Flight Lieutenant A. E. Klrkwood was in attendance to lend color and add smartness to the whole affair.

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May Mean Crisis

When the Rods do make their move, it is likely to precipitate an international crisis.

The big island, held by Japan for 50 years, was returned to Nationalist China after Vii-Day, pending conclusion of a Japanese peace treaty.

The Communists constantly ac- cuse the United States of having designs on Formosa. Britain, eag- er to resume normal trade with China, is uneasy about the island's status.

The lnvestiture was conducted by His Honor, Lieutenant Govern» or BBFHB-Nl and the following are

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UITAWA. Dee. no - (c?) Si ‘tfhe Cabinet is expected to dgcidg omorrow whether to holster can. adas falling agg market Wm, G0,’, ernmcnt-ensured floor prices.

The issue will be placed before the Cabinet by Agriculture Min- ister Gardiner, target for a Sim-m 0i Protest and appeal h_v egg pm. rlucers across the i"f‘lllflil‘_l.'_

It allocated likely tnrlay that, the Cabinet may give serious con- sideration to establishment 01 g support price for the egg produe. er of between 3,5 and 38 cents s doren for grade A large

Only about a week ago produc- e75 “P79 gelling 4S cents a tirweu. Prices since then have dropped i0 and Z0 cents a dozen in some parts of Canada.

What started the egg slide and a hail of protest from producers was an announcement by Mr. Gar- diner zit last week's Dominion- Provincial agricultural conference that the United Kingdom will not buy eggs from Canada next year.

This wiped out Canada's biggest egg market. In 1949 the U.K. or- dered about 40000000 dozen eggs at an average price of about 4d cents a dozen.

Britain's purchases have usually cleaned out the egg surplus in Canada — about 10 per cent of total production.

The conference was told egg production for 1950 may be even greater than in i949. This year chick hatches amounted to 79,- 000,000 — l4 per cent. higher than in 194-8. -

A trend towards greater produc- tion became evident in mid-Nov- ember when commercial egg mar- ketings were about eight. per cent higher than in the same month last year.

Telegrams and telephone mes- sages piled up in Mr. Gardiner! office after he announced that Britain had not earmarked a sing- lo dollar fer purchase of Canadian eggs or poultry in i950.

The Canadian Federation of Ag-

riculture, representing some 4130.000 farmers, appealed for price support at the es-cent-a-dozen level. Other appeals came in from Provincial Premiers and Provincial Agricul- ture Ministers. Previously it Md been believed that the domestic market would absorb the surplus once prices dropped.

Michigan Holstein Holds World Record

FLINT, Mich. Doc. 20 —(APi - Minnow Creek Eden Repeat. I- four-year-old Holstein owned by Fbrbes K. Merklcy of Flint, is the new holder of the world's milk production record. She set the mark Monday-ails! pounds of milk ln a year by a vow milked three times daily. The former mark was $.20? pounds. set three years ago by Armieo Reta Roberts, a Holstein at the Ontario Re-

the names of those receiving dec- orations: F-O J.D.A. Roussell, D. l=‘.C., Montreal, P.Q,; 11-1, E. W. Bakhelor, D. F. C. and Bar. Saaniichton, BC.; F-L WJN. Bur- nett, D.F.C., Vancouver, BC; F-l. NHW. Emmott. D.F‘.C._ Nelson. B. C.; F-O A. Lyon, DFC, Maribel-in. Pa. U.S.A.; Lac (ex-F-L) R. l’. Patterson D.F.C., Regina. Saslc. ex-F-O D. E. MacLean, D.F.C. Charlottetown; ex-F-O DJM. Reid, D.F.C . Charlottetown.

This was followed by the pres- entation of wings to the newly qualified navigators. Unlike their predecessors, trained during the war under the British Common- wealth Air Training Plan, the successful course members yester- day received a double wing. The new navigators badge, similar i/J the pilot's, hasa globe in the centre which signifies the individuals ability to guide an aircraft any- where in the world.

The present training course cov- ers a period of 3T weeks. During this time, the students complete 150 hours of day and night flying in Dakota aircraft under varied weather conditions. 'I"heir ground training includes instruction in prmure pattem. ,Ifld and polar navigation.