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No Federal Govlt Aid In Maritimes Port Traffic

Mr. W. E. Robinson vice-prcsi-” dent and general manager. Atlantic Region. C. N. R.. Moncton. (right) expressed his great pleasure on presenting the Island - Division through Superintendent C. '1'. Montgomery. (left) with a beauti- ful bronze plaque as representing the lowest casualty ra of any div-

ion on the Atiantl ”

resentaiion took p ceremony held in Hall of the C. N. R

Recreation tion here

By Alan Harvey

Canadian Press Staff Writer

1oN'DoN. Nov. as - (CF) 1-ending minister's of 'nine coun- tries meet. EOFHOITOW L0 dlSCUSS money matters affecting every man. woman and child in the free world's largest family of nations.

The occasion is the Common- wealthls fifth post-war confer- OME. heralded as the most im- portant in 20 years. and the issue broadly is whether sterling-ares countrlesrcan agree on ways to "wire the Pound and the dollar Work in harmony.

A SUOHK Canadian headed by Prime

delegation, Minister St.

Coming Events

'"Cnrd Party in Clinton Hall, 'n"1F5dlIi!. November 27th.

"Dance. Mlliview Hall Fri

every day.

"Dance. Rowen Hall. Brackley 5"Wh- Friday. November 29th.

"Try our Purina Finance Plan I" iecdlna your hogs and poultry. Dillon 5: Splllett.

T"Dance. St. Charles i-fall. every hursdnv. 9.30 to 1. Chaisson's Or eheatra,

n';Farmers. ask about the shun 'caln Feed Finance Plan. For psri.-' - Ulrs contact your local feed mill

n ilipalllllv Sale and Bazaar. Fen- P9 wand Chandler's Saturday, 2.30

:

m'd'Buvina live and dressed fowl chicken. Contact us for pick

gig Iervice. Smith area. PownaL one Ia-23.

.. ' Niiars of Don Meuer will hold Hm SI?! and dance in Victoria ,m' Aueldav. Dec. 2nd at 8:30 1 1 "Spices Canadian Legion.

"Card Duffy and dance, Earns-

"mb School Th

b . ursday Novem-

:'0"od 27”i- In aid of how rink. music.

to MT

,0 B:'yJd'iR "Va poultry. chicken. It mm ;HD0nl. To prices paid memuO- ruck load ng Thursday

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yesterday morning.

Upwards of a hundred employees, including department heads were called together for the occasion which marked the success of their all-out drive to avoid accidents during 1951.

Mr. Robinson stressed the point that the plaque was won on a "man hours worked" basis. so that the relative size of a division had no bearing on the winning.

"The matter of eliminating

Iinportdifti Conference On Money Opens Today

Laurent and Finance Minister Douglas Abbott, which was sched- uled to have arrived tonight, was delayed overnight at Prestwlck be- cause of weather conditions. other participating countries are Austra- lia, New Zealand, South Africa. Pakistan. India. Ceylon, Southem Rhodesia and Britain.

Prime Minister Churchill will preside at. the sessions, to be held largely in an oak-panelled cham- ber or the Treasury Building with- in sight of Big Ben. The confer- ence is expected to last about two weeks.

Whether or not any immediate results are announced -- the daily sessions will be private this gathering of what might be called the "Commonwealth Cabinet" can fairly be regarded as a crucial stage in the sterling area's uphill struggle for solvency.

wider Discussoions KOSSIDIG

At the same time. Common- wealth proposals to some extent must be muted by the mighty Americon dollar. The blunt fact is that the United States - liken- ed in one picturesque metaphor to a giant department store sur- rounded by sterling-area slums-- has had an annual post-war aur- plua averaging between 55,000,000,- 000 and 08.000.000.000. '

Thus the tendency here is to regard the conference as an im- portant prelude to wider discuss- ion: involving the free world's three major trading areas -- the sterling area, North America and Western Europe.

Canada, as the only dollar coun- try in the Commonwealth, can only advise her sterling cousins on what she thinks should be done As popularity portrayed in the British Press. Canada is the rich relative, assured of prosperity at home. somewhat complacentiy ad- vising the rest of the Common- wealth to solve its financial prob- lems by deflationary measures.

some British Government offic- ials aces t the Canadian view that the uteri ng countries can do more to help themselves, but in turn

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PIITI. Division Receives Coveted Award

- Photo by Gamhum fatalities or personal injuries is a serious one." said Mr. Robinson.” and should be taken to heart by all officers and employees. In these days of world stress where the cause of freedom is in jeopardy, there is the loss of man-hours in the production schedule where there are personal injuries. or ac- cidents, end. of course. there is the loss of a. valued employee where fatalities result. There is .P- loss

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0'Dwyer Quits Mexican Post

WASHINGTON. Nov. 28 ... (AP) - William O'Dwyar, for- mer Mayor of New York City and long a. target. of Republican fire. resigned today as United Statm ambassador to Mexico.

The White House announced that President Truman accept- ed the resignation "with reluct- gmce." It becomes effective Dec.

0'Dwyer, who quit as Mayor of New York two years ago shortly before a. police graft scandal broke around his ad- ministration, gave no hint of his future plans in his letter of res- ignation to the President.

The 62-year-old diplomat eng- rily denied reports last summer that he planned to become a Mexican citizen and practise law in Mexico.

India Continues To Work For Korean Truce

UNf'ri!iD NATIONS. N. Y.. Nov. 20 - (OP) - Foreign Minister An- drei Vishinsky today told the Un- ited Nations that Communist China has notified India of its "negative reply"- to an Indian peace plan for Korea.

some western delegates inter- preted this as Chinese rejection of the proposal, but a high I-ndian source made it clear to reporters he believed there has been no out- right rejection yet.

"You can call it rejection-we call it objections," this source said. The objections had been received via New Delhi Nov. 24, he added. in- dicatirig the Chinese had suggmted amendments to the plan.

The source said the objections serve only to make the Indian del- egation redoubie its efforts to fur- ther the plan, to which the United states also has voiced objection.

Edenis Plane After Delay

(SANDER. Nfld.. Nov. 26-(CP) -A thrice-delayed aircraft carry- ing 31-itilh Foreign Minister An- thony Eden and Australian Prime Minister Menzies to London took off from Gander International airport today at 5:30 pm. NST (4 p.m. EST).

They were duet In London at me can. our after s direct

filth ,

,'f'hs British Overseas Airways craft was iforced by, engine trouble to land at Gander today

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Gets Away At Gander

9:30 s.m. Newfoundland time. Then the flight was delayed un- til noon and again to 1:30 pm.

The plane. carrying the two. statesmen to London for the Com- monwealth conference which opens tomorrow. turned back last night after an oil lssk developed over the Atlantic.

The faulty engine was replaced at Gander, taking more time than was originally expected.

Mr. Eden slept aboard the plane while Mr. Menzies. his wife and daughter stayed at Gan- der's famed Jupiter Hotel. '

Established By

The manager of the P. E. Is- land Potato Marketing Board an- nounced last evening that at a Board meeting held yesterday it was decided to establish mini- mum price levels for tablestoek potatoes at once. Accordingly a Board order will be issued today to the effect that producers must be paid at least 81.90 per 75 pounds, bulk. graded, delivered at produc- ers shipping point.

Minimum prices on seed ranging from s1.80 to 51.95 per bushel were established last September, and have. been effective in maintaining values since that time. Direct ac- tion on tablestock prices was not. taken until yesterday as prices. up until now, have been fairly sat- isfactory. However during the past. few days some weakness has

Queries Minister Re Complaint Of local Labor Union

OTTAWA. Nov. 26 - (Special) - Transport. Minister Chevrler prom- ised an early answer to a question asked in the Commons today by W. Chester 5. McLure, Conserva- tive member for Queens. seeking better working conditions for work- ers at the Charlottetown railway wharf warehouse.

Mr. McLure asked if the minis-

ter had received a petition from the Laborers Protective Union No. 9508 asking for electric lighting at the Canadian National Railways wharf and a proper road bed for workers pushing their hand-loaded truck to load cars or boats for ship- ment at the Charlottetown ware- house. He also asked if action Will be taken. to meet the workers de- mands. In reply Mr. Chevrler said he had not as yet seen the petition dds- cribed by Mr. McLure but that it might have reached his office. On the suggestion of Mr. Speaker, the question will be placed on the House of Commons order paper for detailed answer.

Siorms Leave 10 Dead In U. S. Mid-West

CHICAGO. Nov. 26 -(AP) - The weather gave most of the midwestern United States an early winter knockout punch today. leaving at least 10 persons dead and traffic tied up from the mountain areas of Colorado and Wyoming through Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota. It hit Illinois in more moderate form.

Winds up to 50 miles an hour combined with snowfall as deep as one foot in some places to tie up traffic and maroon hundreds of motorists.

Colder weather was moving cast- ward after temperatures plummet- ed below zero in the mountain area-32 below at West Yellow- stone on the Wyoming-Montana border.

Eisenhower Makes More Appointments

NEW YORK, Nov. 26--(AP)- President-elect Eisenhower chose two more members of his official family today-his White House

general.

Eisenhower named Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr. son of the law Michigan senator, as secretary. He will succeed Matthew Con- neliy.

The General also appointed Wil- llsm P. Rogers. of Bethesda. Md.. young but experienced corruption and racket busier. as deputy at- torney-general.

James C. Haggeriy, his press secretary. said Eisenhower would spend Thanksgiving at. home and return to his office Friday to he- gin R. schedule of ppointments running through Sunday.

Vandenberg has been a member of Eisenhower: staff since the beginning of the Ci.-neral'a Cam-

paign for the Republican preli- denilal nomination.

secretary and a deputy aitorney- to

Minimum Tablesiock Prices

Potato Board

developed and it was thought he- cessary to take action to prevent a further price decline.

”The potato movement from this Province for some weeks past has been very heavy." Mr. MacDon- aid reports. "Already about thirty- two hundred carloada, about one third of our production. have been moved from the Island. sales commitments already made would indicate that by the end of De- cember. we will have shipped near- ly 4500 cars. It would seem there- fore that we can afford to take it a little easier and give the mar- ket a chance to recover some strength. Most of our remaining potatoes are in good storage as supplies which were in temporary storage have already been ship- Fed...

P. E. I. Only Province Without Increase In Mental Cases Since 1931

OTTAWA. Nov. 26 -(CP) -The number of Canadians in mental institutions has increased proport- ionally by nearly 31 per cent in the last 20 years, the Bureau of scat.- lstics reported today.

The first survey on the subject since 1931 shows that 394 out of every 100,000 Canadians are in mental institutions. This is an in- crease of 93 from the 301 per 100,- 000 registered in the 1931 census of mental institutions. The report issued today is based on the 1951 censusi --

The bureau warned that the high rates "have no necessary connect- ion with the incldenee of merit illness. Important factors which must be considered are the avail- ability of hospital beds and of pro- fessional care of patients.

The number of patients per 100,000 poulation increased dur- ing the 20-year period in every province except Prince Edward Island. By provinces, with 1931 figures in brackets, the totals were:

Newfoundland, 199 (1931 figure not available): New Brunswick. 291 (205); Prince Edward island 301 (301): Nova scotia. 380 (3121: Quebec. 377 (302): Ontario 407 (321); Manitoba 414 (316); Saskat- chewan 556 1249); Alberta. 345 (:2,28i and British Columbia, 444 1 T2).

The report showed that mental institutions house more men than women; that the greatest percent- age of the men are in the 45-54 age group. and that -more single persons are in mental institutions than married persons.

It also broke down the figures by religions and racial origins.

The number of patients per 100.- 000 was lowest for Mennonites at 218. followed by the United Church with 204. It was highest for Uk- rainian Catholics at 596, with Presbyterians next at 559. The Roman Catholic figure was 399. the Church of England 411.

During the 20 years the number of patients per 100.000 increased faster among males than females.

iCcFmuedDonIAi:agev75 col: 1)" C To Reconsider

locaioin of New N. B. Army Camp

OTTAWA, Nov. 20 - (CPI - A delegation from Saint John and Lancaster. N.B., today said De- fence Miniater Claxton has pro- miaed the army chief of staff will reconsider the location of a new 525,000,000 army camp in New Brunswick.

The delegation, including mayor- elect Tommy Horaler of Lancaster. urged Mr. Claxton to build the camp near saint John instead of 50 miles away in the Oromocto area, 12 miles south of Frederic-

n.

Mitchell Franklin, spokesman for the group, said Mr. Claxton told them it would cost between s2,ooo.0oo and Il.000.000 more to change the location.

Mr. Franklin said the delegation replied that the better railway and port facilities of Ssiht John would offset the cost. Further- more, Saint John provided medical and recreational facilities which would improve morale.

VAi.ET'rA. Malia, Nov. 28 - (Reuters)-The Duke of Edinburgh arrived by air today for a weeks visit. The Duke. who has recently begun flying lessons, took over the controls of the private airliner for a short while over the Mediter- rsnesn when the plane was at 20,- 000 feet.

Winters -S-e-es No Adverse Affect From Seaway

HALIFAX. Nov. 26 -(CF) -Re- sources Minister Winters tonight expressed the hope that Canadian ports can recapture some of the flow of Canadian goods going through United States points, though he indicated the govern- ment will not intervene directly.

Mr. winters, Nova Scotiats feder- al cabinet representative, also ex- pressed disagreement with some Nova Scotian views that the pro- posed St. Lawrence deep waterway would adversely affect the Mari- times' economy. It would benefit the seaboard economy in many ways, he said.

Mr. Winters. in a speech prepar- ed for delivery at the annual din- ner of the Port of Halifax Club. said the two questions were caus- lng "some concern" along the At- lantic.

Addressing a group devoted to furthering the port business of Halifax. Mr. Winters conceded that Canadian goods valued at 5257.000.- 000-or 16 per cent of Canada's overseas exports-had been shipned through United States ports last. year.

The l'most disturbing aspecL" of this situation, he said, was that during three years the total had risen from 11 per cent.

Many factors had contributed to it. Most important were the fact that U. 5. auto firms were using

their Canadian subsidiariesl pro- duction to supply some markets. and cut-rate and more frequent

shipping services from U. S. ports.

All these factors." he said, "lie in the category of those stresses and strains normally associated with a free economy. They are not of the nature where direct government intervention is feasible or desirable.

informers To Share. Fines

QUEBEC, Nov. 26- (CP)-The

Legislative Assembly t c n i g h t adopted a government bill to authorize sharing of fines with

citizens who lay charges against violators of the ban on butter substitutes.

In a vote the House divided 60- 22 in favor of the bill. attacked by Liberals as an "arbitrary meas- ure” during two days of debate.

MODENA, Italy, Nov. 28 -(AP) -The words "Viva Ii Duce" flashed across a movie screen last night and police had to rescue the op- erator from an angry crowd. He explained he had used some Fasc- ist-era film to splice a broken reel.

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Captain Vernon MacDonald. M. C.. (above) who arrived in Quebec on Monday after spending slightly more than a year with the forces in Germany, reached the city last evening. other city members of the armed forces who arrived by the

same steamer and also reached home last night were Bombatiier Gallant, Gunner Donovan and Private .Viacl-Iariane.

Britain IPiansmTo End Egg iiationing

LONDON. Nov. 26 -(Reuters) - Egg rationing will and next spring and eggs will be sold free of price controls, Food Minister Gwiiym Lloyd George told the House of Commons today.

Socialist members protested that the price would go so high many families would have to do without. But Lloyd George said egg ration- ing had broken down because too many were finding their way into the black market.

lfens' eggs have been rationed since 1941. Consumers get. one or two, each week. A government sub- sidy of 122,000,000 a year keeps the price at about fourpence and five- pence each.

Other eggs, chiefly sold unrationed.

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Boy Describes How He Rescued Injured Pilot

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COMOX, B. C.. Nov. 26 -- (CF)- A schoolboy today told how he rescued an injured pilot thrown from a burning Lancaster bomber. The RCAF bomber crashed near the Airport here late Monday as it came in for a landing from Vancouver.

Eight men died in the crash; two survived.

Shy. 14-year-old Bobby Waters told his schoolmates of the scene. and repeated his story to news- paper men.

The plane came out of a fog. crashed through trees and burst into flames

lie and his nine-year-old bro- ther. Eddie, watched the horror scene as a neighbor. Albert De- cuyper. came through the brush. Decuyper rescued the co-pilot from a. flaming wing.

"It was hot." related Bobby, ttbut we tried to search the broken cockpit.

Nfld. Girl Seeks Medical Miracle In U.

By Alan Harvey Canadian Press Staff writer LONDON, Nov. 26,-(CF) --Fat Parsons. a 19-year-old Canadian girl, arrived today to start

her home in sandy and was taken by

don. A hospital

plane journey. Her with her.

The girl came to Britain hoping for a medical miracle. As a child she drank a cup of lye, nearing the

digestive passages in her throat

since then she has been fed

through I stomach tube. Now

treat- ment that may enable her to taste food for the first time in 15 years.

Miss Parsons arrived by air from

Point, Nfld.. sutqmobiio to Gordon Hospital in downtown Lon- spokesmsn said she was "very tired" after the long mother was

she is to be treated by Ronald Raven, an English doctor

"Suddenly. I saw a man lean- ing against a tree very close. He seemed dazed. As I reached him he fell. He was still crniscinus. I put his arm around my neck and shoulders and dragged him away from the flames. They were get- ting worse."

The man was F0. R. F. Johnson of Springhiil. N. S, who with his

co-pilot. PO. M J. Wright of Vancouver. was thrown clear of the cockpit

Minutes later there was a ter- rific explosion as Dccuyper pulled C0-pilot Wright. from the starboard wing. uhcre he was almost en- circled by flames.

Wright uas tiirnivn 50 foot and Docuypcr about 10 feet into near- by willoivs.

The pilot. and co-pilot. wcrc t.aken to hospital at Cnmox. vihere they are reported in "fairly good" condition.

An official im'est.igaiion into the crash is expected to open today.

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More ThanD2-7'5 Patients

Building

In West Virginia Town

HUNTINGTON. W.Va,. Nov. 20 - Fourteen women and children perished tonight in a. fierce blaze that swept a three-storey building at the Huntington State Hospital, a mental institution.