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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. SATURDAY. MARCH 31, 1951

IHINESE COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED BY ARTILLERY

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Canada Suggests

rge Controls To Aid Easing Serious gx .. Car Shortage

LVFYAWA, March 30 - (CP) - cmda, with its defence produc- tin ahlfting into high gear, faces I-shortage of freight cars to move tb goods. Railway spokesmen said today e shortage is "serious" as they ked the Board of Transport Com- zssioners to reinstate wartime gu-lations aimed at getting the rxirmum use out of available ling stock. The proposed regulations. which are in effect up to 1949, would rce shippers to load more goods to each car and would stiffen mun-age penalties for keeping is on sidings longer than spe- ied times.

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Developing For Months

Railway witnesses told the ard the shortage has been -veloping for severa-1 months (1 has been largely caused by bpped-urp United States traffic hich has prompted US. rail- lays in retai-n Canadian-owned tight cars going south with fltight from this country.

They said that, despite their ef- frts Canada's "adverse balance" 0 cars in this traffic has increas- e sincc Jan. 1.

Most serious scarcity is in box- cgrs. in which the adverse bal- a co at March 21 was about 15.-

That is. the Canadian rail- ys had 15,000 more cars in the f

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. than they had U.S. cars on ir Canadian lines.

Howard Grayston. Canadian Na- tional Railways chief of car scr- vxze. and R. E. Taylor. renenl su- p intendent ohtransnortatlon for t e Canadian Pacific Railway. slid some relief has been given iv a Feb. 20 order in the U.S. Inder which Canadian empties :n tie U.S. eastern and Allegheny -lxiriot were to be returned home xlt-llC-'ut loading. But it was not eiough.

. Would Extend Order

He added attempts now are be- ing made to have the car-return order extended to other U.S. areas. pirticuiariy the northwest to help meet heavy Western demand for cars to haul grain.

He said there now are 5.800 ears of grain awaiting shipment

at the lakehead. for which cars-

Coming Events

!'Mail your Films to Garuhum Photo studio, Charlottetown.

"Cleaning Timothy seed for the month of March only. John Leard, Crapaud.

l'Dance every Monday night in St. Peters Legion Hall. from 9.30-l. Cliff Peters new Orchestra.

"bonding Hogs for Canada Packers Ltd.. at Belle River each Tuesday. Ben Bears.

"Receiving I-loga It CrIpIud for Canada Packers Limited, until 12 noon cuch Tuesday. Robert Daw- son.

"Shur-Gain Amateur Content, Mt. Stewart Legion Hall. Wednes- day. April 4th, 8 P. M. sharp. Ad- mission 35 cents.

'i'Comlng io'on two one act with specialties. Winaloc stdtion hail. Iponlored by High- fieid Women'I Jnuitute.

"Bee "Border Incident”. I shocking. thrilling Drama. plus Stooge Comedy at Maebonaid Enos. Theatre. tonight. trridly. Saturday. Show time 8 P. )4.

"Provincial affairs. Mrs. L. 0. Ramsay. vice president Prince Edward Island Co-operative Com- monwealth Federation will "speak Over 1g!'CY latu Iy, March 31st

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:"3uying Pigs. Cattle Ind Poul- try Monday It Fredericton. All kinds Ind rise. Peyinl 330.00 I p for good ptga over so lbs. each. W 1 also buy unellcr onu. Knud J nun.

blacker Pigs: we have I week- ly the for I largo number! You -be wxeI1tln'Idvi;e;dMto' 0 so . ii: In rim Mere. island Coin) lor-

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cannot be found. Puipwood and lumber shippers also were "thous- ands of cars behind."

F. A. Hollyman. usistant gen- eral freight traffic manager of the C.P.R.. said the shortage of transportation also has caused the stoppage or curtailment of pro- duction in flour-milling plants, western coal mines and paper plants.

He said the shortage exists from coast to coast.

Will Negotiate Here Today For Support Program

Negotiations for a potato price support program will be made here this morning at a meeting of officials from the Agricultural Prices Support Board. Pl'OVlf'iCiE1 Department of Agriculture and the Provincial Potato Marketing Board.

An indication that I plan for general support is under consid- eration was obtained from Mr. A. H. Turner of the Support Board. who said last night that the dis- cussions would not be confined to I subsidy for starch plants Hone-

Asked about plans for I general support program he said that he had nothing to report. I! ytbliv Mr- Turner is accompanied by M955”- Carl Conger and R. W. Neely-

The meeting this morning will tak par

Flood Tiireai ls-Worryi To Medicine Hal

MEDICINE HAT. Alta. March 30-(AP)-More than two tons of high-explosive bombs. hurled Ivy dive-bombing air force planes. 10- duy only chipped in Elam We dam on the South Saskatchewan River here and I new assault was planned tomorrow with I single Looopound bomb-

The big bomb arrived at the nearby Suffield Experimental Station from Rivera. M”!-. III fighter-bombers returned from their latest attack on the em!- shaped natural dam. The block poser a maior flood threat to this city of 16.000 persona.

Results of the latest attack-- the third-were not known im- mediately.

The ice piled up yesterday at a hairpin bend. five miles east of here. as the spring break-up started.

Truck Loaded with Jewelry is Stolen

ST. LOUIS, March 30. (AP)- The -theft of a trunk containing sample jewelry with nn estimated retail value of 5125.000 from I sidewalk in front of the Stniler Hotel was reported to police to- day.

The jewelry had been shipped

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Joinl: Defence Program To The U.

Urges 4-Point Fronial Attack On Huge Cosi

NEW YORK. March 30 - (CP) -The Canadian Government to- night placed before the United States public a major four-point program for even greater defence co-operation, including a "frontal attac " on the staggering costs of the tools of war.

It included the St. Lawrence sea- way. a lot more U.S. war orders for Canada and I campaign to sell democratic aims to the world.

Defence Minister Claxton. in explaining it. said defence equip- ment costs now are so enormous that the Western Powers can't get "what we know we need without going on an all-out war economy."

In a speech prepared for deliv- ery tot dinner given in his honor, he didn't suggest that the two countries go on an all-out war economy. But he did ca'll on the U.S. to join Canada in a drive in slash equipment costs to make more effective the partial mob- ilization now functioning in both countries.

The Canadian Plan

Mr. Claxton said Canadian-U.S. defence co-operation has gone far. There was complete agreement. on doctrine, plans and preparations for the joint defence of .Nci'th America." Over-al-1 co-ordination was unsurpassed elsewhere. Bu- it should go farther and this was the way Canada felt it should :0-

i.'Trhe St. Lawrence water- ways development lishould he proceeded with as an urgent- ly needed defence measure."

All Canada. he said. n0Vi

knows it"'is urgently needed.

2. Canada hopes for further industrial defence co-opera- tion. a statement he coupled with prodding for more U.S. war orders in Canada. He said the Ufs. has been lagging far Pnehind Canada in reciprocal placing of such orders.

3. ”The armed forces and in- dustry comblncd must make a frontal attack on the cost of defence equipment. Thu has become so costly that neither we nor our Allies can get what we know 'we need with- out going on an all-out war economy."

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Quebec Village is Flooded

Oi-IATEAUGUAY. Que.. March 30 -(OP)--More than 50 homes and b u s in e I s establishments in Chateauguay basin, 20 miles south- west of Montreal, were flooded to- day when the ice-cho' r' Chateauguay River over-flowed.

olice Chief Jean-Baptiste Prejent sold the flood was the worst in -to years.

Water began to fan - out from the river late today Ind soon I!- most every building in the village was affected. Water was four feet deep in some sections.

Residents along the waterfront were evacuated to higher ground.

The flood was caused by a huge ice Jam near where the river joins the St. Lawrence river at Lake st. Louis.

Most of the community's 700 . sidents used rowbonts to travel

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from New York to a firm here.

in and out of the village.

, i (By Alan Harvey)

LONDON. March 30 -(CP) - Two new appointment: to the board of I famous Piccadilly de- partment store stirred fresh Inoculation today about ultimate control of the company.

The new directors are Garfield Weston. millionaire Canadian ” ' company executive, Ind his son. Howard. Financial sour- ces mggelted the Ippointmcntl Indicate that the Weston fnmily may have acquired enough ehIreI to gain an effective voice in com- pany affairs.

The firm in Fortnum and Man- on. when chief property iI I uven-Itorey. grey atone building I Itono'I throw from Piccadilly CircuI.,f started II I tiny Ipicc and can 0 shop in the reign of Queen Anne and grow gradually

into I London institution.

Canadians May Control Famous London Store

wears I black morning suit and frock coat.

The first intimation that Was- ton was ihterested in the com- pany came last week when it was dilcloled that he had bought I large block of Iharel. Thll Ieems to have come In I surprise to company chairmen Ian Anderson. who Int night iuuod I circular to shareholders. The city editor of the Daily Telegraph IItd to- day he underlt d the circular criticlau than who sold Iluru to Weston without informing the chairman.

One report here. which cInn6t

be confirmed. in that Weston hope: ultimately to distribute- Iome of the British , company”:

qunlily food'productI in Canadian chqin Itoru. ' .

Records trace the company.- origin: to I man named rorunun.

I fxounnn in Queen Ann's housi- hol, when b was to replace old, candies Iortnum kept tbs lumen Ia: started in hunt- ncu-by ' Iolll , than to the royal household. Under

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Old Lan.dmark At Pownal Destroyed ;

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Pictured Ibove is the dwelling at Pownal. one of the landmarks of the village, destroyed by fire

yesterday morning. Mrs. Park Jenkins was seriously burned arbour.

Seeking PEI Contacts For Half Million Dollar Order

The Prince Edward Island Fisheries Federation, through their secretary, Mr. Walthen

Gnudet. has received I wire. dat- ed March 27. from the Export Division of the Department of Trade and Commerce, stating that the United States Army is anxious to procure up to 5500.000 worth of canned fish for June 30 delivery.

The nhfpment would include canned herring. mackerel. sar- dines. salmon nd chicken haddie. The wire aske for bids on the above shipment. i

Immediately upon receipt of the wire. the Federation con- tracted all its assemblers inquir- ing as to what. produce was immediately available and what was expected to be available by the June 30 deadline.

The information received was wired to the Department on Thursday. The wire also pointed out that if the deadline could be advanced by September 30, a substantially heavier quantity would be nvailable.

In yesterday”: issue Mr. aton Chew. President of the Maritime Board of Trade. was quoted as stating incorrectly ut Summerside that the Charlotte- town Board of Trade had receiv- ed an order for canned goods for the armed forces. Mr. Chow was evidently referring to the order above referred to.

Pay iiiinsi For Engine piirivers

MONTREAL. March .'1t1-Nego- iiations have been successfully concluded between the negotiat- ing committee representing the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers Ind thelcnnndlan Na- tional Railways governing the services of 2.025 locomotive en- gineerl on the Atlantic and Cen- tral Regions in Canndn it was announced today.

The agreement provides for I wage increase of eleven per cent in current basic rate: effective from March 1 last. These loco- in C.N.R. Iervice from Halifax and Sydney west to Port Arthur and Arm- strong.

Call Oil Search For Missing Plano

LONDON. March so -- (Reu- tera) - United states Air Force hendquu-tel. tonight called off the search for the American C- 124 Globemuter inluing for eight daya over the Atlantic wi& 53 persons Iboanl. i

The intensive air and can search rolulted in finding In in n;itcIIe. Ionic eleri-eta pat: o I pack ng cue I .I woo fuel-tank platform Ilmoll

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the feet. arm and head. Her hus- band was not inciured. The blaze. of unknown origin. -began in I back kitchen of the log structure. Firemen from Charlottetown help-

N. B. Teachers Ponder Mass Resignation

MONCTON. N. 13., March 80- Mass resignation of 3,900 school teachers in New Brunswick was seen as a possibility today.

The teachers, meeting in an- nual acssion here, discussed the mess resignation as a means nf backing their demands for higher Ialaries. If the demands are not met. it was decided to poll the teachers of the Province on the mnss resignation action. ,

The executive of the New Brunswick Teachers Association also approved in resolution cali- ing for investigation of reports that temporarily-licensed teachers in some insinnces nre receiving higher salaries than fully quali- fied members of the profession.

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IIALIFAX, March 30- (CP) - The Nova Scoiia '1'eachers' Un- ion today decided against n "slow- down" strike to bring salary de- manda more forcibly to the atten- tion of the public.

The discussion came on the final day of the union's three-day convention. Representing some 2.- 000 fcnchers. the union yesterday decided against "strike nciion at the present time" to back up Iai- ary demands.

Over 2 Million

Liquor sales in Prince Edward Island through the Temperance Commission for the yen ending March 31. 1950, totalled 82,146,972, according to I report tabled in the Legislature. Liquor permits were issued during the year to 14,588 residents and 15.095 tourists. i

Sales in Charlottetown during the year amounted to 8i.242,6i15; in Summersido to 3561.231; in Souris to 3133.005; in Cardigan to uflllsi: in Aiberton to :105,743.

The Provincial health tax on the gross sales amounted to 0195.208.

Profits on liquor sales grossed 3709.715, plus 333.31) on permits. administrative ex- penseramounted to SMASO. leav- ing I netyrofit for the year. which was trInIfen-ed to the Provincial Treasurer. of 3670.505.

The profit estimated on liquor Ialos last year was 3.500.000. which proved to be 8176,!!! under the merk. For the present fiscal year. ending today. the forecast is for I profit-d 8675.000 Is Ijlillltvth original-aectinute of 3025.000. Next yIIr'I liquor profits Ire also esii-,

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ed prevent the outbreak from spreading to nearby buildings, some of which can be seen Irbove. (isee page five for story). --Photo by Smith

News In Brief-

MONTREAL, March 30 -(CPl -First Canadian air link with

continental Europe was officially inaugurated inday when Trans- Canada Air Lines' initial Paris

flight left Montreal airport. WASHINGTON. March 30 - (AP)-The Senate topped off the sensational-packed hearings of its crime committee today by voting contempt citations against 12

. American-occupied Chunchon.

I ahead against stouter resistance.

Men prize the thing ungained more than in worth.

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By ROBERT EUNSON TOKYO. March 31 -- (saturdavl C (AP) -- Fresh Communist troops hit the Korean central front and today seized positions a mile (mm of- fensive springboard for either side.

This was not the expected Red offensive but it may be I forerunner of it. Heavy move- ment of enemy traffic toward the front continued despite un- relenting Allied aerial assaults. Allied pilots said they destroyed about 100 of 1,800 vehicles sight- ed Friday night.

American forces. still driving reached within two miles of the 38th parallel at one undisclosed

May Build

Charlottetown may become at shipbuilding centre this sum:.'ner.i though on a limited scale. Two or three fishing draggers may be built here wiui Provincial Gov- ernment assistance. it is reported.

Meantime one of the two drag- izers now owned in the Province is expected to commence opera- tions about mid-April. sailing out of Souris.

The draggeinq which will constructed locally are not peeled to be ready for until autumn.

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WARE. Mass. March 30 -

halky witnesses headed by Frank Costello, reputed New Yorkl gambling kingpin. I

(AP!-A "strong local earthquake" shook this town and Belchertown last night. There was no damage.

Potato Support Touches

Off Debate In

FR.EDERlCIlON. March 30 -l (OP) - The New Brunswick Leg- . ialature. on a straight party lines voice vote. today defeated an Op- 5 position (Progressive Conservat..ve) ' motion commending the New; Brunswick senators and Commons 1 members who have advocated help for the potato growers of this province.

The motion by G. W. Perry. ve- teran member for Carleton Coun- iy, touched off a full dress dc-, bate lasting nearly two hours.! Addresses of Liberal Govern-men: supporters ranged from .bittcr. criticism to ridicule. ,

The motion named Senators F. W. Pirie, G. Percy Burchill and H. R. Emmcnson and Commons members H. H. Hatfield (PC-Vic- ioria-Carletonl and A. J. Brooks

Question Of

In France Tricky One

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PARIS. March 30 - (AP:--Then French and the United States Government - sooner or lItcr- Ire going to have to decide the

issue of Allied bomber and fighter bases in France. A French Government state-

ment today began the tricky task of preparing French public opin- ion for it. '

A Western defence system with- out Itrategic bomber and fighter bases on the French main-land. In in-formed source explained today. would not be much of I system.

The French and American Gov- ernment! signed an agreement last December. giving the U. S. the use of five bases in Morocco but un- der French command.

The juestlon of American bones in France is 1! delicate one for the French Government. It drawn the wrnii of the Cormnunlet. PI:-ty, II well In critlciun from other French groups.

France has contributed to West- ern defence. in the form of basel. poril. daeota Ind supply lines. in addition to the blue in or-o:co:

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Agriculture Minister A. C. Tay- lor said he believed such I motion was unpreceden-ted inlany legis- lature or the Commons. He could not support it because it gave no credit to the New Brunswick

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It was the first time American North Korea since the Chinese Reds' break-through on the Imjin River last New Years Eve.

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Subscriptions delivered 83.00; Mail 88.00 other Province: Ind 0.B.A. I8-00

Fresh Red Troops Hit Allies Near Chunchon. On Central Front Today

BULLETIN

. ON THE 38TH PARALLEL, Korea. March 31-(Sat- urday)-(AP)-United States

tanks crossed the 38th.par-

The crossing was made at 10:21 a.m. (8:21 p.m., EST,

troops had entered

point.

The lunge close to Chunchon was the Reds' strongest push south 01 parallel 38 since the Communist Chinese and North Korean began their withdrawal six weeks ago.

The Communists from the fresh 26th Chinese Army Corps appeared to be trying to hold high ground in the sector between the Uibongju- Yonchon road and the Uijongbn- Changgc road, two main highway routes leading into Seoul.

There was evidence of I com- munist, withdrawal across the Im- jin River in the Munsan area 21 miles northwest of Seoul. U S, troops pushed north for substant- ini gains Friday south and east of the Imjin.

At. least 30.000 rested Chinese

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Fishing

Draggiers In Clftown

JAE ONLY Stilf - (AM NEVER siiamks is A DAMAGE

mum temps between 7.30 I.m. and 7.30 p.m.: Victoria 39-50; Edmon- ton 31-38: Calgary 36-51: Regina 3-25: Winnipeg 22-36: Toronto 57- 52; Ottawa 36-42; Monti-earl 43-50; Quebec 32-38: Saint John 31--ii: iMoncton 29-49; Halifax 31-51; lcharlottetown 28-V46: Sydney 31- 349: Yai-mouth 29-49; St. John's

and Prince Edward island Potato 134-40-J

Marketing Boards for their ef- forts towards arranging a su-pporti program for the potato producers. The boards' members had worked just as hard. or harder. than those