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GORDON SEES RAILWAYS GETTING INTO DIFFI

Chinese Reds I.-anucla Heavy Attacks In Korea

Spencer Company Plans New Modern Drive-ln Theatre Here

One of the most modern drive- in theatres in the Maritime Pro- vinces will be constructed in the vicinity of Charlottetown during the coming summer. This was an- nounced yesterday from the head office of F. G. Spencer Company, Ltd., which operates the Prince Edward and Capitol Theatres in Charlottetown under the man- agement of Mr. George A. Wal- ters.

Located at the intersection of the Lower Malpeque and Royalty roads on a site covering eight acres. the new drive-in theatre will provide each car with indivi- dual sound reception and will be constructed as to give an un- obstructed view of the screen from all parts of the ground. En- gineers will arrive here next week to work out the details and con- struction will start as soon as weather and conditions permit.

The new theatre will mark an- other milestone of achievement in the long entertainment history of the F. G. Spencer Company, which through its founder, Fred G. Spencer. of Saint John, N. 13., pioneered the presentation of mo- tion pictures in the Msnitlmas. Last year the late Mr. Spencer was honored by the Canadian mo- tion picture industry as one of the six Canadians who had pioneered the era of the silver screen in this country. Today his sons. Gordon and Gerald Spencer. continue in the same tradition. As Charlottetown was the first motion picture venture of this circuit in the Maritlmes, it has been chosen on this occasion as the first of several new drive-in theatres planned by the Company.

Kaiser-Frazer Taking Over Willys-Overland

NEW YORK. (AP)-Kaiser-Frw zar Corp. announced Monday night a plan to purchase the business of Willys-Overland Motors, Inc., for an estimated 362,300,000.

The transaction was described as "one of the largest of its kind (ally the history.of the auto indus- It will make Kaiser-Fraser the fourth largest auto producer in the world.

The deal is subject to approval by Wlllys-Overland. common stock- holders. !t is expected to be com-

Reds Charge ll. S. Plane Was Spying 01 Russia

LONDON, (AP)-The Mos- cow radio charged Monday night that a U. S. weather plane fired on by Soviet fighters March 15 off Kam- chatka peninsula was spying on Russian terr tory.

The broadcast said the So- viet government had rejected a U. S. protest of the inci- dent. The Soviet reply charg- ed the American plane had opened fire on two Soviet jets, which returned the fire.

wt... And Cold Weather Yesterday In Mariiimes

HALIFAX, (CP) -- The weather man pulled a mickey on the Marl- tlilhee Monday, dealing out; reooyd. breaking warmth to some spots and near-freezing temperatures to oth. ers. Halifax had 57 degrees. better man the Drevous high for the date set back in 1919 and Saint John also had 57. four better than the old record set in 1931.

Cold air swept in from the south to send the mercury near freezing in Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island. . .' Warmest mot in the Maritlmes W” 1-1V0l'D0ol. on Nova Bcotia'.s south shore, where the tempera- ture hi't 60.

lnviles llaly To .loln Pact

BELGRADE, tReuters)-Yu;zo- slavia has invited Italy to join the Balkan pact set up" last month by Yllzflslavla. Turkey and Greece.

Vice-president Edvard Knrdelj said Monday Yugoslavia is "ready to co-operate with Italy" 'and urg- ed that the two countries post- Ipone talks on the sore-point issue

Dleted next month.

of Trieste for the time being in order to get other problems solved.

Speaks At?Peterborough , On P.E.I. Attractions

OTTAWA. Mhrch 33--(Bpecial)- Prince Edward Island's place in the overall Canadian scene was outlined by J. Angus Mecbean.

ive F votive member

for Queens. speaking at the an- nual meeting of the Young Pro- Rrseslvs Conservatives at Peter- bnrough, Ontario industrial centre between Ottawa and Toronto. introduced to the large gather- ing by Gordon K. Praser. Progres- sive Conssrvatlve MP for Peter- borough West. Mi-. Maclsean spoke of the many attractions of his Province to these seeking restful and interesting summer vacations. He touched on the policy of Prince

Coming Events

"Farmers. ask about the Bhus Gain reed Finance Plan. For part- icullrl contact your local food mill

"Victoria rink. Wednesday night. second game finals. New Haven Royals vs. Tryon Arrows. Rink open at 8 pm.

"rpm car bulk wheat this week. special price off ear. Nathan Irving. Murray Harbour.

'.'Come and hear the old son: and one act play in Pownal Hall. Friday. March 21th at 0.00 P. M.

Donsored by Pownal Women's In-

B atitute.

"Master Feeds - another car hll lust arrived. Preston Rackham. Wheatley River, also grinding and in service. neders who keep Reco use Master:

. "Collecting Hogs for Canada Packers Ltd, on Thursday. instead of Tuesday during period roads are closed to heavy trucks. will be loud! on car at Cardigan. John G. 11 aid. Annsndale. phone

Edward Island farmers for quality products and the renown of Island potatoes in centres upwards of 1.500 miles from where they are grown.

The Queen's member congratu- lated the Peterborough Young Conservatives on their initiative and their interest in public affairs

g both provincial and federal. The

time and attention given by younger people to national affairs augumd well for the future of Canadian democracy, he said. He spoke briefly of the highlights of the current session of the House of Commons. touching on the budget, the Currie. Gordon, and Ma.cNaibb reports on Government spending. and the role of the op- position lnParlis.ment. on the side of national defence. Mr. MacLean who has continued his active as- sociation with the R..C.A.F'. since his retirement with the rank of Wing Commander, emphasised the ever-growing importance of air power. Canada. a first and surest line of defence, was in the air over the Arctic coastline, he affirmed.

Hurl Shogck Troops Al Four Allied Priilions

By GEORGE A. McAllTllUl. SEOUL. Korea. (AP)-Chinese Communists unleashed the heav- iest attack in five months Mon- day night and early today. hurl- ing more than 3,600 shock troops at four Allied hill positions on the western front and seizing one.

Heavy fighting raged along a three-mile front around Old Baldy, 11 miles southwest of Ohorwon. That major Allied position guards the main invasion route from the Red capital of Pyongyang to Seoul and has been the scene of repeated bitter clashes.

Allies Fall Back

Incomplete reports said Allied troops fell back from Pork Chop hill, 3,000 yards west of Old Baldy. Fierce fighting raged on Old Baldy itself. The Allies crushed two- attaoks on T-bone hill. adjoining

White Horse mountain sector. ll miles north of Old Baldy.

The co-ordinated Red attacks started with comparatively small thrusts Monday night near Old Baldy. Within a. few hours they were built up to a massive blow.

It was the la.rgest.Commun-lst attack since the late last fall when fighting raged on Sniper Ridge and Triangle hill along the central front.

The heaviest single blow up-

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Pork Chop on the West and bat-, tied furiously on an outpost in they

peared to be an assault on Pork

Birthday Anniversary

W. J. P. MacMillan, Provincial, Premier and former Leader of the Opposition,

Hon. Dr. O.B.l'J.. dean of the Legislature, former

who will receive the fellcitation of many friends today on the oc- casion of his seventy-second birth- day. anniversary. Dr. MacMlllsn was first elected to the Legis- lature in 1923. and with the ex- ception of one four-year period has rr-prcsentcri Fifth Queen's in the House continuously since that time.

Flatly denying that he was an enemy of labor, Dr. W. J. P. Mac- Milian yesterday took sharp issue with a letter appearing in The

senatlve of the Laborers Protective Union.

lature on a question of personal privilege and said he regretted that apparently he had not made him-

about unions last week. The speak- er said he could offer a whole life- time of work to offset the charge.

., "If I gave that impression it was

done unconsciously as I am an enemy of no one," Dr. MacMillan said to a burst of applause from both sides of the House.

The Doctor made no retraction of anything he had said and made

doing so.

he pointed out that in his re- marks last week in the House he was referring to railroad unions.

lengthy strikes in the Province of Quebec and to the automobile strikes. which he said cost the people millions.

Dr. M.aoMdllan said he hated to see anything injure Prince Ed- ward Island and the railway strike should never have, happened. In referring to strikes in general he stated that a. man's individuality was lost when he entered a. union and regarding the use of the word Russianism he stated that when the strike was in progress at the present Canada. Packers plant "they sent a Russian to talk to the men."

He maintained that all the big unions were regimented and had an insidious influence on the peo- ple. He thought. union members should be reasonable while at. the

been one of the "prime movers" in the organisation of the Teachers Federation. Of the L.P.U. he said that the letters comparison to Johnnie Walker "is a. pretty poor yardstick." .

The speaker referred to an en- cyclioal issued by Pope Leo lath in the last century which he said described the proper relations be-

tween employers and employees.

Guardian last week from a repre-

Dr. MacMillan rose in the Legis-

self plain enough in his remarks

it clear he had no intention of "I still say those unions are a desperate menace." However,

He also called attention to the

same time recalling that he had-

Strongly Denies Being An Enemy Of Labour

Moscow Radio Drops Peace Talk

LONDON. (AP)-The Mos- cow radio suddenly switched off its peace propaganda Mon- day night and lashed out on the old line. declaring the pro- jected Western European army is an instrument of American imperialists.

Broadcasting in German, Moscow aimed this time for an audience in West Germany, whose Bundestag-lower house of Parliament-has just ratified the army pact treaty.

Boris Leontycv.Ru.ssian com- mentator who flapped the peace dove's wings hardest sat- urday, made the new attack.

He said: "It is clear that those Iisuropean statesmen who support the formation of a European army are guilty of national treason.

1n the Saturday broadcast, Leontyev reminded the Rus- sians and foreigners-as they have not been reminded by the Soviets for some time-that the U. S. and Britain helped Russia win the Second world War.

Ask Permission For Colored Margarine In Onl.

TORONTO, (CF)-The Ontario legislature was asked Monday to repeal legislation banning coloring of margarine.

A bill to repel the section of the Oleo-margari e Act was intro- duced by Albert Wren, Liberal member for Kenora. He said it. was "useless" to ban coloring.

Mr. Wren spoke only briefly in the House. but he issued a pre- pared statement to the press in which he said prohibition of color- ing served no other purpose than "to deny a large section of the

KINGBION. Ont., (CP)-Lt.-Col. I. M. D. McNaughton. 32. son of Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton. has given notice that he will seek to change his name to "Leslie" in aooordancenuith the terms of a will left by his aunt, Mrs. James Norman Stuart Leslie. of Kingston.

A legal advertisement appearing in Ottawa newspapers Saturday gave notice that Edward Murray

el lhwsus-hton will apply to a county court judge in Ottawa April 21 to change his surname

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to Leslie.

Will Change Name To Inherit Quarter Million

.....e.........M...... Last August Mrs. Leslie's will left a. home and 0200.000 to Col. Molilaughton on condition that he change his name "legally and pub- licly" to Leslie. hen the legacy was first an- nounced Col. McNaughton was-on duty in Korea.

Two wash ago Col. McNaugh- ton's legal representative. '1'. J. Rigney. said in Kingston that the amount of successio duties was being determined.

Col. McNaughton now s in Korea with the lat iegiment. yet can- adian Horse Artillery.

,. ,. ' tlon the right to make use of foods in a manner most pleas- ing to them." .

Mr. Wren said colored margar-

i me would not harm the daily in-

dustry. He said the "discriminat- ory ie tion" played one section of the agricultural industry against the other, referring to dairy nnd soy bean farmers.

U. S.-Sn-orig Buyer At Big Wool Sole NAP .-M

United main buyer in the opening day of

. N.Z., (Reuters) - The

strong competition from Canada and European countries. Prices for

7 1-2 per cent higher than at last week's sale at Wanganul.

CNR President Comments On Bus Service Proposal

has opened the doors to more lib- lcral trade with Western Europe by

tes appeared to be the the wool 'ssle here Monday. against

the catalogue of 212000 bales were

OTTAWA. (OP) - Donald Gor- don. Canadian National Railways president, said Monday the Prince Edward Island government is not taking a "sensible position" on the question of the ONTR operating a bus service in P. E.I.

Appearing before the Commons railway committee, he said the CNS! wants to switch its Island rail pas- senger servlce to buses, with the proviso that passenger trains would be ru-n when highways were block-

He said the service would be more convenient and efficient.

However, he added, "I cannot get them to take a sensible position on it." .

Mr. Gordon said the latest pro- posal of the C.N.R. had been turn- ed down in the P.E. I. Legislature. The Railway was re-examining its position to "see what it would do next."

The C.N.R. plan about llW0 years ago.

Gardiner Says Farmers Better Off Thanmliciler

OTTAWA, (CPI Agriculture Minister Gardiner said Monday night Canadian farmers now are better off than ever.

No one, he said, realizes that more than the farmer.

Speaking in the Commons. Mr. Gardiner said opposition members should stop shouting that Canada

was proposed 1

Ad-mils Freight Rates Starting 0' To Hurt Business

OTTAWA. (C-P)-Donald Gordon president of the Canadian Nation-

al Railways, sald Monday railway operating costs and increasing freight rates resulting from them

have put the railways in a dilem-

ma.

He told the Commons railway committee the railways are pric- ing themselves out of some busi- ness and, beyond that. high rail charges of commodities could ef-

fect the sale of Canadian pro- ducts in foreign markets. The answer. he said. is ”self-

discipline" so as not to "kill the goose that lays the golden egg." though he said specifically he was not aiming this admonition at railway labor. The CNR payroll accounts for 56 per cent of its operating costs.

Other Points

In his annual appearance be- fore the House committee looking into the CNR's affairs, Mr. Gor- don said:

1. The CNR feels there must be nn loss of revenue to the rail- ways from the current freight- rate equalization studies being conducted by the board of trans- port commissioners.

2. -The company is trying to find a means of producing cheap- er meals in its diners, which now are giving an expensive and "too luxuricus" service.

3. The CNR is "not too happy" nhnut its accident record but is doing all possible. to tighten up safety precautions. However, the record is no worse than those of other railroads.

4. On passenger operations. the CNR probably makes "a little money" on its main lines and loses on practically all branch lines.

is a bad country in which to farm; that markets for agriculture pro- duction have been lost. Farmers knew better.

He spoke on a motion by John Diefenbaker (PC-Lake Centre) urging the government to consider more use of floor prices to support Canada's farming industry.

First (lddfellow In Nfld. I Dies

WINDSOR, N.S., (OPT - John C. Phillips, 79, first Oddfellow to be initiated in Ncwfoundland, died here Monday following a lengthy illness. ,

A native of St. John's. Nfld., Mr. Phillips became the first Oddfellow in the province on Aug. 20. 1894. when the Atlantic lodge was form- ed.

The funeral will be held Satur- day from the home of a son, Char-

e

5. The CNR does not. expect to lose out from water competition created by the proposed St. Law- rence Seaway, figuring that any- thing good for Canada generally is good for the railways. New business created by the se-away will be shared in by the com- pany.

Expresses Apprehension On the question of how much

higher freight rates can go, Mr. Gordon expressed some apprehen-

sion, in response to questions from committee members. The problem. he said, is complicated

by competition from other car- riers. chiefly highway transport. "We are in a dilemma,” he said,

"and it is getting increasingly

worse. With each freight rate award, the area in which we can get an effective increase is nar- rowing, and we are pricing our- selves out of the market stead- Hy...

Of the 98 per cent in freight-

les, of st. John's.

LONDON, (Reuters) - Britain

slashing import. restrictions on a wide range of foodstuffs and man-. ufactures.

In addiiton, the government Monday increased the travel .11- lowance of British tourists on the continent from 9125 to 240 yesrlyw Prime Minister Churchlllls gov- ernment tightened thc import and travel all o w e. n c e restrictions shortly alter coming into office in October. 1961, in order to reduce Britain's ad-verse trade balance.

Trade chief Peter Thorneycroft told the House of Commons the import changes will raise from 44 to 58 per cent the amount of goods which can be freely imported by private traders from Western Eur- ope. This compares with about 90 per cent before the 1951 cuts.

Goods on which import restric- tions have been lifted completely include cheese, textile yarns. foot- wear. gloves. carpets. plates. sheet glass and cork products.

Conference In Paris

Rchard Butler. chanceller of the exchequcr. announced the conces- sions at a meeting in Paris of the 18-na-tlon Organisation for IEUTOP. pean Economic Co-operation. To- gether with Foreign Secretary Eden. he sought to allay European fears of being left in the lurch by the British Commonwealth pro- gram for strengthening sterling.

Butler also promised Britain's suppoi-t.for a 12-month extension of the European Payments Union, the OEEC's financial clearing house which was due to expire June 30.

European nations feared Britain might try to withdraw from EPU

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Great Britain Opens Door. Wider if” or European Trade

convertible. Despite the new trade conces-

sions and pledges, many smaller nations

expressed disappointment

that Butler and Eden had not

shed more light on the long-term economic program drawn up by Commonwealth countries in Lon- don last fall and discussed earlier

this month in Washington.

But all continental nations were delighted to hear Britain has de- cided to lift import restrictions im- mediately which will throw an es- timated if0,000.000 worth of addit- ional sterling business their way.

Of this amount. 20 per cent will come from increased travel allow- ances for British tourists. The rate goeswup Tuesday from :25 yearly to 5'. .

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ULTIES

A hornets nest was stirred up in the Legislature ywterday when an amendment to the Charlotte- town Inco"poration Aot came up which would have permitted the City to raise the assessment rate on automobiles from 5500 to 3800.

The bill was called for third reading but Mr. B. Earle MacDon- ald. Fifth Queens, rose to object to it and made a motion that it be referred back to a committee of the whole House. This was done and the bill received a thorough going over from a large number of members.

A previous clause in the bill would force employers to collect poll tax from their employees anl several of the sitting members took exception to it. However, on is called division only I-lon. Eugene Cullen, Hon. Keir Clark and Mr. William Hughes voted against me section.

When he rose to speak Mr. Men. Donald said that last Saturday had been the worst day since he came into the Assembly as people complained to him regarding the PYOPOSBCI Change. He moved that Section 3 be struck out.