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Secret U. S. Air ,ForcepProieicts Are Approved

See Possibility Reds

Outsmarted

Allies In

Arranging Peace Talks

By John Randolph

MUNSAN. Korea. July 13 - (AP)-l-lave the Communists out- smar the Allies at Raeaonz?

Recs lng Yaita, Potsdam and other conferences where clever Communist manoeuvring made the most of a not-so-strong position.

4 it is a. natural question.

There are numbers of United

States officers in and near this ”peaca" camp who are unhappy about the way things went at

Kulong.

This was .in effect conceded to- day in Gan. Matthew B. Ridgway's demand that the Reds either move their armed forces away from Kaasong and make it vi truly neut- ral none, or else start armistice talks all over again in an altogeth- er different place.

Ridgway mentioned that lie had first proposed conferences aboard the Danish hospital ship Jutlandla. where "a completely neutral at- mospliei-e" could be attained. The communists apparently did not think so.

The Jutlandia is Denmark's con- tribution to the United Nations ef- fort in Korea, and while it is a mercy ship without arms, the Reds certainly regard it as "on- omy" territory. ,

So the RJECS proposed ii meeting at Kaasong. From their point of view they had good reasons. 111083

Coming Even "Rollo Baymic. Wednesday July lath.

"Kelly's Cross Pa'.'.ish Picnic. Wednesday, July lath. Dance after

"Dance Vernon Ilivcr liail. July 16th in aid of C.'i)'.v'.L. "St. Brigid's Picnic. Lot ll.

Wednesday. July 35th.

"Reserve Wednesday. August 8th for Belfast Church Tea.

"St. Teresa's day. August '1st.

Picnic, Wednes-

"Ioe Cream social in Millview School. July 18th. Mlllview W. 1.

"Dance. Lorne Valley. Tuesday. July 11th and every Tuesday.

"Picnic in aid St. Patrick's Church, Grand River, Wednesday, July lath.

"Dance Fort Augustus School, Monday, July 16th. Burke”: Or- clioatra.

loo July

"Head Hlllsboro festival and dance. Homemade ice cream.

cream 18th.

”Covehead Picnic in aid of Bt. Eugsne's Church, Wednesday. July lath.

"Long Creek H-all. ice Cream Festtival. Monday evening. July idt .

"The annual meeting of the Cavendish Hall will be held in the Hall on Monday, July 16th. 8 P. M.

"Strawberry Festival with Movies. Monday evening. July 16th. on the United church lawn. Tryon. Enjoy a pleasant evening.

"Dance every Tussuay night stanloy Bridge Rink Hall Music by George chiippsirs Merry ls- lenders.

"Show at laonshaw tonight. starring Edward G. Robinson. Margaret o'srisn, Butch Jsnains. in "Our Vines Have Tender clrapss."

"New Domini W. 1. Picnic. Thursdly. July 10th. near Afton liall. supper served from I ii. M. 5'. needs for school.

"Annual Meeting of Belfast Hell company. will be held in the gall on iuesday. July 1'lth. at I

"hr snapshots that will not fade mail your Films and Nega- tives in aarnhuiri Photo studios. Charlottetown.

"Come. in. and tall: over. our Purina Finance Plan for feeding Mu! hogs and poultry Dillon D Slilllatt .

--on tlma Fiddlilll and Dancing Contest. St. Margaret's Hall. Movi- Mr. 1 16th. 8end,eniries to

Mrs. Pa Kelly. Bear River. "Sandra out-door Temtro.

Will patrons please refrain from "Mt . the operator in the "mm ;or Qih laiilogmwiilwifaum "kn". ii , at-

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of them propaganda-connectad. Kaesong was the only south Kor- ean town of any size that was within reach of the Red armies.

There was a lot of talk from the Allied side at. the time about it being in no-man s-land. This was only partly true. The Allies had sent patrols into it several times. and appeared on the point of occupying it firmly when the Reds suggested it as a cease-firs site

Still, it was in Communist ter- ritory at the time. As soon as Rldgway said okay to 8. Kscsong meeting. the Reds pushed their 'lroops back into the town and set up road blocks to the south.

Taking advantage of the neutral corridor proclaimed by the Al- lies. they also sent company-sized patrols down to the Imjin River and sent scouts south of the river to spy out Allied military posit- ions

Several of these have been captured by the Allies in the last few days. All have been in uni- form. so they could not be charg- ed with espionage.

Beds Gain Advantage

The Communists thus have been able both to boast to the world lhat the U. N. was coming to them to seek an armistice, and also have taken some military advant- age.of the situation.

They have ushered the U. N. parties in and out under guard as if Kaesong were a Communist fortress and have pre-empted the right to decide who can enter.

Allied dissatisfaction was brought

to a head Thursday when the Reds stopped a party of 20 news- paper men that Etidgway had

authorised to visit -Kaesong. al- though not to attend the meetings

As a result. the whole convoy returned and the Allied delegates did not go to Kaesong.

Critical Fire Situation in B. C. Conliniies

VICTORIA, B. 0.. July 13 - (CP)-amoke clouded over British Columbia forests today as the period of "critical" fire danger continued with no sign of major improvement.

A new blaze. started by light- ning, struck the greater Victoria watershed area in the soolsc Lake region today. while a 300-acre fire just west of Horton Lake. 20 miles southwest of Victoria. continued to de efforts of more than 200 flrefig ters.

The major sooke Lake blaze raged out of control late yesterday burning over 300 acres. but some headway was being made tonight

Mlghiy Global Ring Of Base: Rlmmlngliussia

WASHINGTON. July 13 A (AP) - A secret billion-dollar air force building project in Europe and areas rimming Russia was approv- ed today by the House of Repre- sentatives armed services commit- tee.

New and expanded American air bases are included in the project.

In other moves to forge a mighty global ring of American air bases against any Soviet aggression:

i. The State Department said Saudi Arabia has p,gl'EEd to let United States bomber and fight- er planes use strategic Dhah- ran Airfield for the next five years. The big Middle-East base is only about 1,500 miles from Russian territory.

2. The House armed services committee tentatively approved 357,606,000 in construction at eight bases in the Alaskan area. and Puerto Rico and six within the us.

3. Senator Henry Lodge (Rep. Mass.) proposed that the U. S. speedily build a 150- group air force, the mightiest in the word. to avoid the risk of "national disaster."

The air force said yesterday it is rushing the construction of a sys- tem of North African bases.

The armed services committee action was part of its item-by-item consideration of a 30.561.282.000 in world-wide military construction program. The committee approved the spending of 81.071.038.000 for the secret air force construction.

The U. S. helped build Dhahran field during the Second World War and since has been using it on s year-to-year basis. a . .Tl'ie.aw.te Department also dis- closed it had agreed to lot Saudi Arabia buy weapons and defence materials in the United states. It added that training in the use of the equipment would he offered so "Saudi Arabia may maintain its internal security. its legitimate self-defence. or participate in the defence of the area of which it is a part."

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Rifle Mo Caused Nona Crash July

DUNNVILLE. Ont.. 13 -(GP)-An exploding rifle may have been the cause of a plane crash yesterday that claimed the lives of three Americans near here. De- partment of Transport investigat- ors said today. -

Apparently blown apart, the shattered .22 calibre rifle was found three-quarters of a mile

from the crash scene. Investigators said they believe the rifle was in the plane's luggage compartment and may have exploded while the plane was in flight.

Witnesses said the single-enillnc plane exploded at tree-top height

against the flames.

before crashing into a field.

New Naval Ships To Be

Fought With

OTTAWA. July .1-(CP)- The new escort vessels Canada is building for the navy are expect- ed to be fought and manocuvrcd by men who see the enemy only through the magic eye of rad-ir and other electronic apparatus.

The whole low-slung. minimum- sllhouetta design of the sni.l-sub-

"Dancing every Tuesday and Saturday night. islanders Country Club, Travellers Rest. Music by New Haven orchestra.

"Donit fail to attrnd the big Dance at oovshead itacs track Hall. July lath. Music by the pop- ular ch rlotietonisns. Admission to cents J

"Dance. St. Peters Legion Hall every Monday night from 9.30 to 100. George Chi polio and his Marry Islanders. A iulon soc.

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"Come to the ice cream soclril in Long, River hall on July id. In aid of Long River Presbyter- ian Church.

"Ice cream and dance Bald- win's Road school Nlry Friday. Good music.

"Buying pigs and cattle. Mon- day at Fredericton. Will not be buyln at any other points until the allowing week. Knud Jor- Illllills '

"Uriloadln car of shingles: also asphalt shingles and aiding. all grades. Also to arrive Mat waalr. car of cement. Compare our prices before buy-

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marine craft is believed to tie in with the dangers of the atomic era. including those of atomic radiation.

It is believed to incorporate an Important departure from the system of fighting a ship under the direction of a small group standing on the open bridge ex- posed to enemy fire.

in lha new craft. that group would be inside, under cover. us- ing riidiir. lisdlc and other elec- ironic devices-more than on lnv comparable Canadian siiip up to now-in special control rodmz. Fourteen of ihcm are to be built across Canada but the first wont be finished at least for a year.

It is likely that only a tiny fractian of the crew would have to be on the open deck during action. It is even possible none will have in be out there. largo- ly depending on whether the guns can be fully handled by radar and other electric devices. The navy isn't saying since many facts about the ships are ae-.-- rat. At any role. they will be afar cry from the days when the decks of ship! in action swarm- ed with men.

Those facts were indicated to- day in the wake of disclosure that Britain is about to tut a group of rebuilt anti-auii rrigai-s specially protected against atomic ra iatioilu

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OTTAWA. July 13-(CP)--Web ter 8. Thompson, retired director of public relations for Canadian National Railways. was appointed today to take charge of informa- tion services for the October rov- al visit of Princess -Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.

An official announcement said Mr. Thompson will nave charge "of all matters relating to press. radio. photographs and other in- formation questions connected with the visit."

Mr. Thompson. who retired from the C.N.R. last fall. hand- led the press arrangements for the 1939 royal tour of the King and Queen.

When he retired last October. the press and information people of Canada gave him a iestimonial banquet in Montreal that set some sort of a precedent for such af- fairs - they also gave him and Mrs. Thompson a new automobile.

The huge - close to 300-pound - figure of Walter Thompson. his broad. genial countenance and his almost casual way of smoothing out difficulties, have dominated the stage of most of the major news events in Canada in the last 30 years.

In the King's list of civilian awards for July 1. 1946. Walter Thompson was made ii. Com- mander of the British Empire in recognition of his many acts of public service.

He was born in Newcastle on Tyne Oct. 22. 1805. son of a Scot-

Retired CNR' Publicity . Man Gets Royal Tour Job

Mr. W. S. Thompson

tlsh newspaper editor. He slatt- ed his riewspaper career on Fleet Street after his education at Rutherford College, Nortliumber- land.

Later. he worked at his pro- fession in Australia before going to Montreal as editor of The Wil- ness. He joined the publicity staff of the Grand Trunk in i914 and has been a railway man

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New Appolninieni

Group Capt. Richards

OTTAWA. July is .. (GP) -- The staff of Canada's first Air Defenc command. equivalent of Britain Fighter Command, is be- ing built up.

On the heels of announcement that Air Vice Marshal A. L. James will take over the command Aug. i. it was announced today that Group Capt. J.O. Scott. :7. is hem? posted to the headquarters at St. Hubert Airport. Montreal, as sen- ior alr staff officer.

Group Oapt. Scott. from Bobcay- geon. 0nt., has been assistant air attache on the Canadian joint mil- itary stsif in Washington. He is beinglsucoeeded there by Group Capt. H.G. Richards. 42. former commanding officer of the R..C.- A.F. station. in Bummeruidc. P.- l!l.I. and a native of Portsmouth. lingland.

Also announced today was post- ing of Group Capt. 0.1.. Tracer- ten. 44. of Ottawa. as commanding officer of the R.c.A.F. station at Aylmar. 0ht., succeeding Bqdnr Mr. J. W. McNce who has been acting as 0.0. for some inonths.

Toronto llnli Awarded Cup

OTTAWA. July 13-- (CP)-- A Toronto unit. the 2nd Field Reli- ment of the Royal Canadian In-

iiloars. has been awarded the

sowslii Cup at the best all- round reurva force engineering unit in Iiaatsrn Clna a.

The unit. oaniman ad by Lt.- col. 3. Mitchell. won the troplw Yuan last year the sun la-

aaowsiii. an iisnoi-ai-y meado- camp to Queen Victoria and a

noted Canadian engineer

Dept. To Permit Earlier Setting Of Lobster HTraps

sir-mnrac. N. 3.. July 13 -(GP) -Lobster fishermen will in fut- ure be permitted to place out their traps on the day before the season officially opens in their district. Hon. R. W. May- hew. Minister of Fisheries. an- nounced here last night.

Permission to set the lobster traps out early so as not to lose the first day's fishing has been sought by those engaged in the industry for some time. Mr. May- hew's announcement no doubt will be welcomed by fishermen as signalling I move which will have great economic advantages.

Mr. Mayhcw said that the an- nouncement would be made of- ficially from Ottawa within is few days. He was breaking the good news in advance of the Ottawa. statements. be indicated. because he was officially opening a festival so vitally concerned wiih the lob- star fishing industry.

Mr. Mayhew spoke in connection with an official opening of the shediac Lobster Festival, moved indoor when inclement weather frowned on outside festivities.

Other speakers at the official opening were lion. Milton F. Gregg, V.C.. Minister of Labor;

Judge A. A. Dysart; Mayor Jos- eph Li.-Blnnc. president of the Festival; Hon. J. Andre houcet. Minister of Industry and Recon- struction for New Brunswick; rind Lt. Col. E. W. George, M.P.. for Westmorland.

Shipment Of P.E.i. Swine For New Brunswick

Another shipment of Prince Ed- ward Island swine will leave for the mainland on Monday morning when about" two-tlilrds of a car- losd of Yorlishires will be forward- on to Hotel Diru Hospital Farm in Madiiwasca county. N. B.

The swinr, numbering about 30 purebred Yorkshire rows and one boar. were purchased during the past two days by Mr. Antoine Landry. manager of the farm sc- companied by Mr. I-la-wold clay of the Dominion Dspai hnant of Agriculture here and Mr. R. L. Farmer of the Dominion Depart- ment in New lrunswlck.

The animals were bought from various nations of the Province from Margate to souris. Most of them are safely bred sows.

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Meanwhile. New lied Buildup is Continuing

By NATE POLOWETZKY SEOUL. Korea, July 14 - (sat- urday) - (AP) - The Allies await- ed a. communist reply today to Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway's de- mand that Oommunist soldiers get out of Kaesong and the Reds show other proofs of good faith if cease- fire talks are to be resumed.

Since shortly after l:l5 P. M. Friday 01:15 P.M. E. D. T. Thurs- day). the next move has been up to the Reds.

At that hour. radios beamed to the Reds a statement by Ridgway. Allied supreme commander, on why there have been no tallis since Wednesday and the three ”prlm- ary prerequisites" for getting them started again,

He accused the Reds of objec- tionable tactics from the start of the talks Tuesday.

(Voice of America broadcasts from the United states accused the Communists of ”bnd faith" at Kaesong and also charged they were building up -land and air power in Manchuria ari Red China).

Rldgways three demands:

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1. Clear Kaesong of armed l guards and also the five-mile i area radiating from its cen- . tre-or pick another site with such a neutral setting.

2. Permit complete freedom of movement to and from the conference site.

3. Allow each side to send anyone they wished, up to 150 persons, including "represent- atlves of the press." to the conference site.

"If you agree to these proposals." i Rldgway said. "the present recess can be terminated and the con- ference resume1 without delay and with some expectation of progress."

Eighth Army reports today show- ed the Communists were consoli- dating their grip on Kacsong while the Allies awaited an answer to

Gen. Ridgwayis demand that the cease-fire town's neutrality be guaranteed.

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Hit By

Record Flood; State Of Emergency Proclaimed

KANSAS CITY. July 13 -(AP)-i

The worst flood in local history surged into City. Mo., and Kansas City. Kas.. today bringing near

paralysis to this metropolitan area

of 900,000 population.

with three major industrial dis. tricts under wn'. and fire brrnlng in an oil storage tank area of two square blocks. City Council of Kansas City. Mo.. procla'-"1 a state of emergency.

The Mayor and ....y Manager earlier had requested iiiiii all non- o' antlai businew clrfe in Kan- sas City.

Residents WK. 3 asked to rvvnln

at home unless on essential bus- iness.

The wnler su-iply - I(”'"-15 City. M0,, and suburbs was re- d" '. sliarply by l'.e ”J."illZ of Turkey Creek pumping station. which s:i;;;:. lvilf the normal

water supply for 600,600 persons.

Meanivliile, army engineer: rc- commend evacuation of North Kansas City. an industrial area.

They also advised the munici- pal airport to move its equipment to lilgher ground.

The evacuation was ordered after the Weather Bureau pre- dicted a. flood rcst hdif fl foot higher than the 1903--greatest flood on record here heretofore. This would porr the water over the dikes.

Eye-witness Story (Rene J. Cappon)

KANSAS CITY. Juli! 13-(AP)-.

A 60-mile areal trip survey up the berserk Kansas River today un- folded a nightmarish panorama of watery destruction.

From 2,000 feet up. the Kaw--as Kansans call the g em--looked like n giant snake slow y digesting his prey. t

For mile after mile. is was the some: homes roof-high in water, bridges awash and weakening in the current. factories swamped and cities lr o-formed into weird networks of yellow canals.

Cape Breton

There is a definite shortage of farm labor in the Province. So say officials of the local office of the National Employment service, thus supporting the statement made in Wednesday's edition of The Guar- dian by w.l-'t. Shaw, Deputy Min- ister of Agriculture. However, the problem of supplying haymakers had been tackled -well in advance and thirty-one men will arrive in the Province on Monday after- noon by way of the Wood Island ferry. Twenty-two of these are destined for points in Queen's and Kings counties, the remainder will work in Prince County. The men are all from Cape Breton.