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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. TUESDAY. MAY 9. 1950

U. s. MILITARY AID FOR FRENCH INDO-CHINA ANNOUNCED -

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

Winnipeg Wages Stiff Battle Against Floocl

Says U. S. Warship May -Have Sunk Strange Sub

More Than

Forced From Homes By Red River Flood

By ROBERT CLARKE

WINNIPEG. May it - tCPl Greater Winnipeg threw everything into a last-ditch stand today against the fooding Red River.

Fifteen thousand men. women and children .- one-twentieth of the population - tolled at flood- fighting jobs. They piled sandbags on the muddy. sodden dikes at a dozen dang:-r points along the riv- er's weaving course northward

Coming Events

"Mail voiir Films to Gm-nhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown

"Rummage Sale. Kirk Ilall. Sat- urday. 3 P. M.

"Don't. forget Concert tonight in New London ilall.

"Dance Plciisant Grove Hall. Friday. May 12. McKeiirney's Or- chestra.

--so Tracadle 3 Act Play at St. M2.rga.ret's Hall. Wednesday. May 10th, starting at 8.30 P. M.

"Dance in Cardigan Hall, Wed- nesday. May 10. Wcbster'I orches- tra.

"Dance Tuesday night in Wilt-

sliire Hall. In aid of Wlltshlre Rir.-Ir. Sale of lunches. "Show at Bradalbtine tonight.

Western Cyclone and Abbott and Costello short.

"Young Peoples concert in Fredericton I-loll. Wednesday even- ing. May 10th.

"Fat-riiers. now booking Clover st-eds. Rush order. Mcouigan st Boyle.

"Cherry Valley preseiits. '"'The Girl Who Forgot”. Morell Ifall, Thursday. May llth.

"The Sale of the esta'te of the late Joseph J. Doucette will be cancelled until further notice.

"St. Thomas Aquinas Cake sale. Prowse Bros. Saturday. May 13th.

12,000

through Manitoba's hfzest cit . . y, Mn” ""3" 12.000 persons in Southern Manitoba had been forc- Etillngom their homes from here to boundson. at the international My 80 miles to the South, At least 3.600 fled their homes :'r"e”: ,.ir';5Wrday in the Winnipeg . ousandsl of houses were surrounded by dirty water. Refug- 995 lammed into lll-equipped em. Cgsency hostels on safe ground as t e relentless 1- - i everywhem rier crept higher The dikes held. But Brig R E A M0"0"- the Army's flood-relief w""””"i Said they could crumble. r A; service men and supplies were rus ed toward Winnipeg from as r" Bray as Vancouver find 1-mi. tax. to ordered residents out of '99 101-lying areas in Norwood, Eimwood and East Kildonan sec- tlons. H At 8:30 P. M. compulsory i-vacua. on was decreed for 160 persons still in the Glemvood Crescent in en of North Winnipeg despiie lips warning last night mt . should get out, a meryohe mlf the Glenwood dike breaks, 5 R9-'1 15 expected to pour across ii blind Peninsula. through several residential blocks and Elmwooii fem! etery. That would effectively so late from Winnipeg proper, on lhe other bank of the river, on residents of East Kildonan and Elmwood municipalities. The Red. wood bridge. last traffic artery open

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Winter Returns To New England Area

BOSTON, May 8 (AP) Winter played a return engage- ment in New England today as temperatures tumbled below freez- 'mg in many areas.

It was one below zero on Mt, Washington, New England's high. 9-!l.iJeak. A Maine man collapsed while snow-shoeing out of a wild- erness campsite. A college base. ball game was called off because of cold weather.

The cold spell was preceded by gusty winds. which spread several forest fires that blackened thous-

ands of acres of woodland.

Enrouie To Moscow

GENEVA. May 8 --(AP) - Trygve Lie (above), United Nat- ions secretary-general, will fly to Moscow from Prague Thursday in ii special plane but at his disposal by the Soviet Government, it was announced today.

Lie arrived here Saturday to at- tend todayls opening of the tlhird annual assembly of the World Health Organization headed by Dr. Brock Chisholm of Ottawa.

"The time has ccme for all who work for peace and who believe in peace to join in new efforts bring the cold war to an end." told the assembly. Nearly all the Soviet-bloc countries have walked out of the organization during the last year, and their seats rc-.ria.in- ed empty during Lie's address.

Lie will fly to Prague Wednes- day and will spend about 24 hours in the Czech capital.

Large Dog Bites 12 School Children

NEW YORK, May 8 - (AP) - A large dog rampaged into a crowd of about 400 Bronx school children today. bit 12 of them, and sent the rest fleeting in panic. As the youngsters ran screaming from the school yard at nearby policeman. William Carr. grab- bed the dog's leather collar. and twisted ii. tighter until the animal was subdued. The bittcn child- ran. from 8 to 11 years old, were rushed to hospital. The dog was confined for tests to determine if it had rabies.

2P. M.

"Hauling Cream for Wiltshlre Creameries every Thursday. W. T. Scott.

paid to Telephone to Mrs.

"All arrears must be the North Wiltshire Company by May 15th William Easter.

"Don't miss his: dance at the Skyline. New London. Tuesday night. May 9. Good music and canteen service.

"Kingston llali. Wednesday evo- ning 8 o'clock. special ngricuitur-:

meeting. Speakers from Fede:- Hllfln.

"Federation of Agriculture meeting, Brookficltl Hail. Thurs- day evening 8 .o'clock. Special speakers.

"See Summerside Baptist Play- era "In Again Out Again". Cape Traverse Hail, May iiith. Ausplcee Carleton Women's institute.

"De seble Variety Concert, lil- cluding two one act plays. Hamp- ton I-fell. May 9th. BponIoi'ed- b Women's Institute. .

"C. W. L. Dance. Tracadle Hall, Wednesday. May 10th. Music by George Cheppeile and his Merry islanders.

"All interested in improvement of Hunpshlre Cemetery please be on hand Wednesday afternoon May itoh. If not line Thursdey.

"Pownel Y. P. U. will DFOBCM the three act plly "Meet the Hus- bend''' in Pownll Hail. Wednesday. May loth. Curtain 0.10.

"Dance in Mt. Stewart Clnldll-ll Legion Hall. Thursday night. Ml! llth. Music by 000118 channel! and his Merry Islanders.

"lee "Lost Honeymoon" iiterrinl Pi-anchot Tofie Ind Ann Richards. plus aerial It MacDonald lrol. Theatre. 'Mt. Stewart. tonight.

"ltownei Y. P. U. presents "Meet the Indiana". Kingston Hall. Tuesday. May 16th. ,AuIpicee w. II. a. Kingston United Ohurch.

"Mutter ut. smut Legion RIB. Queen: county Branch P. I 1. wt! Guns rrotoot' Associa-

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RJMOUSKI, Que, May 3-(OP) -The task of bringing order out of I horror-filled veek-end of fire and chaos went ahead doggedly in. Rlmousk: tonlglt.

The little city on the south shore;

"Pie social ai1dTdi'InCc l.':nl,VVai0; school. Thursday. May ll. Good, music. ,

"Reserve Saturday. May 2(). 21

p.m. rummage sale Holy iii-. deemer Hail. Sponsored by the Altar Society.

"Tickets available for the I. O D. E. Maylime Tea at the Y. iii. C. Ii. this afternoon (Tuesday) 3.1!) to 5.30 pm. Admission 50c.

"See Summersidt Baptist play- ers In their splendid comedy, "In

Age , Out Again". nt.Tryon Ban- tiai ail, Thursday. May llth. 8.30 p. in.

I "See "Bringing Up Mother" by Kenalngton players in Hunter River Masonic Hall. Friday May 12. Aus- pices of the United Church W. A.

"Don't miss seeing Mnyfield concert in Wheatiey River Hall. Tuesday. May 9th. Sponsored by Wheiitley River Institute.

"Unloading. Monday and Tues- day car of fresh cement. Special prices. Also in stock, cedar shing- lel. and asphalt shingles. P. J. Noy & Co.

"collecting Hogs by truck for Canada Packers every Thursday. beginning May 4th. Phone 27:-izi

Hunter River Exchange. D. L MIoDowi.-ll. ' "Don't miss 3-act comedy

drama. "The Girl Who Forgot". ill Morell Hell. Thursday, May llth. Presented by Cherry Valley Y. P. 11.. sponsored by Marie Y. P. U. Curtain 8.30.

"Don't min seelnl Mhyilekrl "Dear Departed" and Hunter River's "Thui-IdIy'I At Home" one- Ici plays in the Drama Festival in

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Relief Organized For Rimouski Fire Victims

oTthe St. Lats'rence-iiiver saw one

BY ””"”" ”"K"'"" ithlrd of its area wiped out in B.

roaring 30-hour confiagration that caused s20.fl00,(i()o damage and left 2.500 of the l.-..c00 reslzlcnts homeless.

Relief machinery was set up quickly after the threat of a fresh outbreak vanishw with an unsens- onable wintry down.

Daybreak found the western sec- tion of R-imousizi laio waste. its industry prnctlsally wrecked. many stores and business houses razed. a hospital. schrols. old folks' home coiirthowe and jail destroyed or heavily damaged.

llomeiesii And Jobless

some of the numeies. now with- out. work or prospects of it, thought the ion of putong Rimouski but: on the business map too much for them.

Little groups stared unbellevirig at. gaunt chimneys: where neat homes once stood. And some said: "Rlirnouski is finished for me."

Comparatlvely few of the 312 homeless families relied for the moment on emergency arrange- ments fiist. building up for them by the Army and Red Cross dis- aster crews.

some moved into rows of summer cottages along the St. Lawrence River which normally are occupied much later..

others were looked after by rel- atives and neighbors.

Plans for most, however, Iwelted word from the Municipal Council. which went into emergency meet- ing, and from Quebec Government officials who came to the stricken

ty. Then. it. was felt. more can be 3700 about getting the city buck something resembling normal

life.

Army Brings Relief

Truckloads of lrmy men arrived bringing.relief equipment. includ- ing tents end,kitchenI.

These had to be loaded on I freight train and moved over it railway bridge Icrou the Rimousirl

North Rustico I-lell. Wednesday- May 10. 8.30 iiherp. Specialties.

River. which empties into the St. Lawrence here.

WASHINGTON, May 8 - (AP) - Representative Stephen Young (Dem.-Ohio) suggested today that a United States warship may have "engaged a strange submarine and sunk ll. with depth bombs."

Asked about Young's statement, a United States Navy spokesman said the navy has investigated all reports of foreign submarines in American coastal waters and has yet to confirm that a submarine was actually present in any case. The spokesman declined to make any further statement. T

Young's comments were in I prepared statement, which he ela- borated orally to a reporter:

"I didn't dream this. I didn't get it out of my mind. . . but that's all I'll say on the subject."

Under a caption, "Soviet Union Aggresion," Young's statement said that ”war is being waged against us by the Soviet Union." It added cry-ptically:

"Submarines have been recon- noitcring our radar defences in

Alaska and further south on our

west coIst. If it is I feet tint on of our warships engaged a strange submarine and sunk it with depth bombs, a policy of silence is in contrast with Soviet policy."

That was a reference to a Rus- sian announcement of firing on an American plane which Moscow said was over Latvia. The Unit- ed States in I counter-protest. said the plane was unarmed and over the open Baltic Sea. Ten Americans were lost. and Young called them "war casualties." Young has been suggesting that the plane was a reconnoiiering mission testing Russian radar de- fences.

iiAre you talking of something you beieve may have happened within the past six months?" a reporter asked Young in refer- ence to his mention of sinking a submarine.

He nodded his head affirmative- ly. but declined to talk about it. There have been reports of un- identified submarines off the west. coast.

TORONTO. May 8 -- (CP) - ,Premier Frost today Ippeaied to Ontario residents for spare potato bags. The bags are wanted for im- mediate shipment to Manitoba. where they will be filled with sand and used to strengthen the threat- ened dykes. The Premier also sent a telegram to Premier Duplessls of Quebec offering any assistance in connection with the Rlmouskl fire. ' .

SEND BAGS BY PLANE MONTREAL, May 8 - (CP) - Trans-Canada Air Lines announced late today that two of their North Stars were being made ready to leave with 100,000 sand-bags for flood-stricken Winnipeg.

Each plane will carry 60.000 bags.

T.C. A. said the planes were charted by the Ontario Govern- ment. as aid for the sister prov- lncc.

Two more planes are to leave Toronto tonight with sandbags. T. C. A. reported.

The R.C.A.F. Saturday flew 200.000 sandbags from Montreal to Winnipeg.

"FROG MEN" ARRIVE

WINNIPEG, May 8 - (OP) Two "frog men" and a plane-load of underwater equipment from Halifax arrived here today to help fight the flooding Red river,

The men. Lieut. R.F. Titus of Halifax and Lieut. E. Thompson of Vancouver, will team up with Lt.- Cmdr. ll. (Dick) Bird of Kingston. Ont. stationed at the joint train- ing school at Rivers, Man.

The two men arrived in an R.- C.A.F. Lancaster which returned immediately to Halifax for I lead of clothing. blankets and life-joc- ket-S. They stood up all the way from Halifax in the equipment- loaded plane.

Cmdr. Bird will lead the three- iiian team in underwater demolition work. operating front on amphib- ' ious duck. Part of their job will be to rescue anyone trapped in flood. ed homes.

The frog me. carry out under. -water work in rubber suits which hold a supply of air. They wear paddle-like flippers pn their feet and propel themselves similer ts frogs.

France Mav Buy

Isotato Bags In Strong Demand In Flood Area

New Storm Threat To Flood Area

CHICAGO. May 8 -(AP) - A new storm reported develop- ing tonight in Eastern Colorado may bring further misery to weary Canadians and Ameli- cans battling floods in Meni- tooa. Minnesota and North Dakota. the Mather Bureau here said.

Forecasters said the new storm is similar to One which formed in the same locality last week and swept northwest to Manitoba, adding several inches rain to the flooded Red River valley.

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Federal Cabinet Considers Disasters

OTTAWA. May 8-(CP)- The Federal Cabinet met in special session today to con- sider Canada'I twin disasters- the Manitoba floods and the fire at Rlmouski. Que.

Prime Minister St. Laurent told the Commons he called the meeting this morning up- on receipt of a letter from Premier Campbell of Manitoba asking that the floods be re- cognlzed as a national emer- gency and that financial aid be granted.

While the session primarily was called to deal with the flood situation. it was under- stood the Cabinet's delibera- tions also embraced the Rim- ouskl fire.

Nevin Brief

MONTREAL. May 8 - (GP) -- Montreal today experienced its coldest May 8 on record. A low temperature of 27 degrees estab- lished a record in the 76-year his- tory of the McGill University Ob- servatory, the previous low being 32 degrees in 1923.

OTTAWA. May 3 -'- (CP) -- Prime Minister St. Laurent said

Canadian Pitprops

SAINT JOHN N B. May 3.. (CP)-O-pinion that France may buy Canadian puipwood and p",. props within A year was expressed here today by James P. Manlon, commercial secrttary at the cans- dlln Emhns-'5'. Paris. who is melt- ina a Canada-wicc tour.

He reported that pro , is of exporting other commodities from the Miiritimes to France were slim. There was little chance of illueur lng fish exports or opening any strong market for timber. potat- oes and apples Prence. suffering from the d0lll' shortage. could not import more goodi unless her exports to Canada and the United stltea increased sharply.

PIINOESI DELAYED

vaurrra. ueitI.. May I - (Routers) - Departure of Pi-inceu Ililubeth for Ehiclenii no post- ponad fade -for 24 hours because of bed wee her. Primeu liisabeth. wtioee second child ll due this sum- mer. is expected to leave Malta tomorrow morning. she has been visiting Prince Philip,

today in the commons the Federal Government is prepared to extend financial assistance to the flooded Red River valley area of Manitoba and indicated similar assistance may be given the fire-scarred town of Ririiouskl, Que.

BONN. Germany. May ii -. (AP) .. A wide range of West German industrial activity will be freed of controls June I. the Allied High Commission announced today. The Commission at the some time, however, pledged itself to guard egelnat n regrowth of German war power.

WASHINGTON. May I - (AP) w Paul 0. Hoffman. chief of the Economic Co-operation Adminis- tration, said today that Russia is conducting I. "ruthless purge" in her satellite states, and declared that unrest in those 5oviet-shed- owed countries is It "I very high

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Equipmeiiin And Money Available Immediately

By JOSEPH E. DYNAN

PARIS, May 8 - (AP) - State Secretary Acheson of the United States announced tonight that immediate American financial aid and military equipment will be thrown into the shooting was in Indo-China.

The U. S. Cabinet Minister be-- gan a round of cold war talks here by hearing French pleas for speedy help in the Southeast Asia territory to hold back the threat of Communism. French officials were said to be "very satisfied" with the results of today's dis- cussions between Acheson and Foreign Minister Robert Schuman.l

Qualified sources said United States aid in Indo-China, where gucrrila war with Moscow-back- ed Ho Chi Minh has been at a, stalemate for more than four years, will be immediate.

The bulk of s7.'i,000.000 already appropriated by the United States Congress to combat Communism in the Far East will go to the French-backed Viet Namcse of former Emperor Bao Dal and the associated states of Cambodia and Laos.

Arms and other military aid will be shipped directly to Indo- China - none of it will be chan- neled through France.

Schuman's main argument on behalf of military aid was that

the Soviet orbit now is pressing hard against and within Indo- China's frontiers because the

.Guerrillas in the jungle now can get aid from China's Communists. particularly since the Communist capture of Hainan Island.

In a statement, Acheson em- phasizcd that the United States expects a steadily-larger degree of self-government for the three In- do-Chinese regimes within the French union.

Will Represent I

Maritime Agriculture

Mr. W. R. Show, Deputy Minis- for of Agriculture. will represent Maritime agriculture generally .-it the I.F.P.A. Conference which will be held near Stockholm. Swe- den. Mr. Shaw leaves tomorrow morning for Montreal from where he will sail on Friday on the "Em- press of Canada."

Representatives from a large number of European countries iii addition to those from Great Britain. Canada and the United States will attend. The main theme will center on ways and means of food distribution.

Prior to the conference a three to four day study of conditions in Denmark will be made. Tours in- to Norway and Finland will he held after the conference. On re- turn to the Old Country it is an- ticipated that Mr. Shaw will at- tend the "Royal Show" at Oxford and the Scottish "Highland Show".

Potato Warehouses Destroyed By Fire

GRAND FALLS. N.B.. May 8 - (CP) S Damage was estimated at a minimum of 320,000 tonight af- i.cr fire destroyed three potato houses. two Canadian National Railways freight cars and two C. N. R. storage sheds at Drummond, near Grand Falls.

Attributed to sparks from a nearby chimney. the fire started in a potato house owned by Pierre Ouellette. Strong wind fanned the flames to potato houses own- ed by George Violette and Porters. Ltd.. and two empty freight cars on it siding. Three other cars containing potato supplies were” moved to safety. 1

WELLINGTON. N. 2.. May 8 - (Rleuters) New zeaiand's now Conservative Government has be- gun to overhaul the Socialists' medical care program. aiming to cut the country's annual health bill. During the last seven years, free prescriptions under the national health scheme was doubled. In 1048. 3.500.000 prescriptions mstlng 31,60,000 were issued gratis to the public. During the year ended March. 1950, this had risen fr 7.000.- 000 prescriptions costing 36,160,000.

Reduction of such costs is the Conservative Governments No. I priority in its house-cleaning pro- grain.

The medical scheme costs are borne through the country's social security fund. which is financed by I charge of roughly 20 cents an

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Fire Marshall

Chief lierbcrt Jewell of the Fire Department last night was ap- pointed the first Fire Marshall of at the monthly meeting of the City Council. I. part time duty. Fire Marshall appointment liecamc effective bn May 1.

Presidcd over by His Worship Mayor B. Earle MacDonald. the meeting was one of the shortest monthly Council meetings held for the past several months. lasting flft..I.-n minutes. I

The new police patrol is expect-