B O A C Plane Sets Record

LONDON (Reuters) - A BOAC Douglas DC-7C airliner flew from New York to London airport Thursday In the record civil air- line time of eight hours and 2! minutes.

Aided by strong tail winds, the plane best the previous record held jointly by BOAC and Pan American World Airways. by 20 minutes.

The airliner landed at London airport nearly two hours ahead of schedule.

A Pan American Douglas DC-7C also set a record Thursday for commercial flight by travelling from New York to Paris in eight hours and 50 minutes.

The Pan American plane made the Atlantic crossing at an aver- age speed of 475 miles an hours The previous record for the New York to Paris run was nine hours and is minutes. set by Pan Amer- loan with a Douglas DC-7C Jan. 1.

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RECEIVING the symbol of of-, flee from Past President. Vicl Bowlan. (second from left). i 1957 President. Spurgeon

Comrade Spurgcon W. Leard was elected 1957 president of the Charlottetown Branch of the Can- adian Legion at the annual meet- ing of the organization held last night at the Clover Club.

Comrade Leard was elected on

the first ballot in a five-man con- test with Comrades V. Larter, P. Smith, E. Campbell and C. Sin- clalr. - Comrade Joseph Hughes was elected lst. Vice-President on the second ballot. Comrade Stan Bryanton was elected 2nd V.P. on the first ballot.

This year's branch elections featured the use of a ballot book for the first time. This Idea, pick- ed up at the Dominion Convention,

till

provides each qulgllfied voter with

TO OTTAWA

Mr. w.n. slmv, a. Sc.. ra.s.i:., who leaves this morning for Ot-

tawa to attend the annual meeting of the Canadian Horticul- tural Council. Mr. Shaw is past president of the Council. and for the past six years has been chairman of the Council's Nation- tl Potato Committee which has

ixorously epsa -headed the pro-

l 'fnoiloa of potato itarifl reform. lie

ti UITAWA (OP)-Talks

feels that this question will he amo issues to be dis- meet-

sardfhg the final outcome.

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HALIFAX (CPI - Two Trans- Canada Air Lines planes carrying

1 40 passengers landed here within nve minutes of each other Thurs- ' day night after being delayed in

New Bnluswick by a "bomb" I scare.

FREDERCTON (CP) - An anonymous telephone cau sent

two Trans-Canada Air Lines planes back to New Brunswick airports Thursday while RCMP and army

V; demolition squads searched them

for a supposed bomb. They found Inf-hill and the planes. carrying

H Plllnlers. r umd their nights. The scare started at 8:10 p.rn.

AST when a man's voice told a TCA switchboa r' operator In Montreal: " have got some In- formation. Your next flight to Balifax is not going to make It." 'I'he unidentified caller then hung

IIP- .

The airline had two Halifax- bound planes in the air at the time. light No. 401. a North star

"' from here, and

who &lttwrldInitt

"Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew"'

CHARIDTTETOWN. CANADA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY COI.I.IDED WITH JET FIGHTER

Airliner Falls Into"Yard p Full Of Playing Children

Air Of Urgency Evident At UN

Ireard. (second from right). Look- ing on are the newly-elected Vice Presidents, Joseph Hughes. left, and Stanley Brysnton, right.

5. W. Leard Elected Head Of. Local Canadian Legion Branch

to record his choice in the carious votes taken.

Presiding at the meeting was the 1956 President Vic BowIen- The meeting opened with "0 Can- ada." followed by one minute's silence in memo y of fallen com- rades. After the reading of the minutes of last year's meeting and their adoption. reports of the various standing committtees were submitted for approval. All re- ports were adopted with the ex- ception of Finance, which was tabled for further ” -:i....

Reporting for the poppy Com- mittee. Comrade J.A. Gallant com- plimented the members of the Ladies Auxiliary and the teams of school girls who had made this years campaign such an outstand-

Continued on page 2. '3ol. I

Bomb Scare-r:F:or)

Planes A

ephone call apparently war the work of a crank.

RCMP here rushed two mem- bers uf the 0th Works Company, demolition experts, from nearby Camp Gagetown to help In the search.

Airman was removed to the customs office while Maj J. K. Chisholm and Capt. T. K. Sweet.-

man of Fredericton systematic- ally went through it. Plane captain G. S Quinn of

ru

Montreal said he knew , about the supposed "bomb" until he returned to Fredericton air-

port.

on lending five passengers. eo- pilot A. F. Kyte of Sydney and stewardess Audrey Mclntyre of North Bay. 0nf.. left the DC-3.

The crew. RCMP and army bomb disposal experts returned to make.the search.

Crew of the North Star com- prised Captain John Wild. flrlt of- ficer J. V. Kerr and stewardess Thelma Taylor and Catherine MecLean. all of Montreal.

One of the stewardesses broke the news of the emergency III!!- ing to the passengers.

A flight dispatcher in Halifax ordered wild to alter his course over Pennfield. about 50 miles explained what was wrong. The passelllell VIII! not told of the bomb scare until they were safely on the ground and in the airport terminal.

As the plane landed. It was met

' by ac lg lrens of a crash -I-r'."3.i'.."".'. ”r'.ii':" ""'.&".l nr'?r's'rl”u'Jrl”'.ri".'i'.;'l"u.m.'”'"”'.l wk '35" ''"-'-''W M" " from he nltsday. , the our .m. rs. sum son. an... "N ""l' "'3' f;""""'”' P” gwg,.ag3Iu..uuqggnJ.'nm,mud.,h.unmMumbumn a :".-:-..."-...-.':.'..'.:.-'--- '- '-:...:: .. 3-"-&'-5il - M -- ' : i an M. would be unable to leave ' O Duncan Sandy: Discusses U. K.

ATO Program Ojitnwa

-between Duncan minilfar,

ence Ecru may have a long - range ring on Capada's military com-

mttmentein Europe.

hfortnanis dtscumed was future plan ' Is North Aflatztuie Alliance.

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Queen's Birthday,

Thanksgiving

Day Now Fixed OTTAWA (CP) - The Queen's

birthday and Thanksgiving Day,

glvlreriliglilgiliatys fixed each year by

the Canadian calendar.

State secretary Plnard an-

Victorla Day. the Monday preced- tuber.

eat years.

that permanen: fixing of the

is

the Canaldlran Chafnber of labor organizations. that her birthday should be ecl-

ebrated In Canada on Victoria Day.

proclamation. have been made permanent dates on

nounced them Thursday: The sov- erelgn's birthday to coincide with

his May 5. and Thanksgiving to be on the second Monday of Oc-

Theso are the dates that have been set by proclamation in rec-

Mr. Pinard said in a statement dates from Com- merce. tourist organizations and

The Queen gave her consent

All official Canadian holidays

1. 1957

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (CPI -An air of urgency was evident Thursday as key United Nations delegates held last-minute meet- ings on a last-ditch plan for a- Middlc East settlement. Canada's External Affairs Min-p later Pearson, regarded as co-nu-I thor of a new two-phase proposal aimed at breaking the Egypt-ls- raeli deadlock. canvassed delega- tion chiefs for support.

In the form of two resolutions. It would call first for an imme- diate israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the Gulf of Aqaba area. then for posting of the UN Emergency Force on both sides of the 1949 armistice line to meet Israel's calls for protection from Egyptians.

The assembly is prepared to meet through the weekend if nec- essary to give passage to the res- olutions.

Pearson emphatically denied a r.-port published in Canada Thurs- day that he had warned that his country would drop out of the UN force unless steps are taken to prevent further hostilities-

DENIES REPORT

"I have not said that at any time to anybody." he told The Canadian Press.

He recalled that in a Columbia Broadcasting System television in tervlew last Sunday he had been asked about such a withdrawal should the force. in the words of his questioner. remain "under the dictatorship of President Nasser."

He said he had replied that Can-

situation at present.

Pearson has expressed the opin- 'o.. all during the crisis that the whole future of the world body depends on a settlement between Egypt and Israel.

If the UN intervention col- lapses. he has warned. the results would be deplorable."

Since the assembly adjourned the Middle East debate Tuesday Pearson has managed to get the support of the United States on the new proposals.

STILL TALKING

In addition, Egypt's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi is un- derstood to have at least kept the matter in the discussion stage.

Israel's latest stand on the mat- ter was expressed by Premier David Ben-Gurion in Jerusalem. when he opposed any suggestion that the force be stationed on the Israeli side of the frontier. Pear- son conferred with lsraeli del- egate Abbs Eban, presumably on this threat to agreement.

Lodge also conferred with the Egyptian and Israeli delegations.

Complete Probe Of

Sugar Price Boost

ada did not tldnk that was the

about 13 noon AST.

now are They

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by

Iundays: New Year's Day Jan.

OTTAWA (CP)-The restrictive trade practices commission has completed an investigation into an alleged combine In Prairie sugar refining. it was learned Thursday. The report. new in the hands of Justice Minister Garson. will be made public in Parliament today

1: Good Friday and Easter Mon- day whose dates vary with the religious calendar; Victoria Day and the sovereign's birthday on the Monday preceding May 25; Dominion Day July i; Labor Day the first Monday in September; Remembrance Day No. 11 and Christmas Day Dec. 25

Fur Industry Had Big Year-

MONTREAL ICP) - Canada's fur Industry did an estimated tI0.ooo.ooo to s7o.ooo.ooo worth of business in 1966.

Andy Anton. president of the For Trade Association of Canada (Quebec) Iuc.. gave the figures In his annual report.

"The quality of Canadian furs is recognized as the best in the world." Mr. Anton said. ”further- IIIOIG, Canadian styling of furs

States or Europe."

Baffin Expected In Halifax Today

maiden voyage from Qoe.. is expected hrm today.

I side of the harbor.

wouldn't have

new is recognized as equal to of better than that of the United

HALIFAX (CP) -- The hydro- ITIPME lhlp Baffin. delayed by tee off Antlcosti Island on her l.riu7.on,

The 81,013,000 ship will dock at navy pier on the Dartmouth

Prime Minister of Canada. will be the recipient of nation- wide greetings today on the oc- casion of his 75th birthday anni- versary. To celebrate the event.

WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT! Passenger Tells Of Scare

William Messervey of Halifax and Peterboro. 0nt.. said no one suspected the real reason for the after they were In

sum JOHN. N. B. (CF) - "I make it." missed this for the worId' guipped T. P.. Tsyler of llutspeet. N.S. as she boarded a fhiaoughty-combed 'I'rans-Caa- this certainly Akliaas North Star to com-

"I wouldn't miss flying again tor -nythiaa." said the widowed mother of two sons. "A scare like isn't going to stop

a "long. .?.'...r Ick, Icotland af-

II. was Itrs. Taylor's firstl

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CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY

The Rt. lion. Louis St. Laurent. a dinner will be held In who Prime Minister's honor in Que.

It

bcr on Saturday evening, which more than a thousand per

;sons from all parts of Canada

are expected to be present.

I

landing until the terminal. While passengers In the

m

terminal

I IUTVNIDIUDI MIN "3 - . laaturedly Montreal. Two RCA! offices en route to some asked jokingly when t& "W& they told me about the Inter wte lass enthusiastic could buy insurance. j soars. it about the then: that sent sergeant A. II. Gardner of fan tithe the two sea with a total of now completed the nose-to-tail anon said no 47 screen aboard scuftling to north of the four-engined. D-seat WHUIIIW laadtngsetrrederienorthstarthatlandedwitai 3 WI JUN "'9 the IN John. passengers and four crew mm- .-'IO 80 ot& IIISIGIIB!-TI "0!!! "'5!!! WC no panic or any-pbers. ISM Ct. Montreal Halifax. ." said one "Of course we, Baggage carts. empty of all but f.&Vll fllhod ffvm "19 "WP if at the real reasonia few unsrarched mailbags. lay a Hikoaded till"! '0 "'9 MTWH until we were on few feet from the terminal ea- hiltlal at 4:10 AST as three cu-...(-es A poglgl If-1!? officer: prepared to dill to give their watched the our opened nu Hm I . mail belts and re-sealing then.

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Asks Questions Re Plans For Hillsboro Bridge

OTTAWA (Special) - A series of questions to ascertain the Go- vernment's intentions for bridg- ing the Ilillsboro River were plac- ed on the house of commons or- der paper today by Neil A. Mathe- son. Liberal MP. for Queens.

Mr. Matheson asks:

I. Are tenders being called for the construction of a causeway and bridge across the I-lillsboro River?

2. if so. on what date and in what manner?

3. What type of bridge will he built. of what length and with what type of piers?

4. Will separate tenders be call- ed for the causeway fill and for the bridge?

5. When is it expected steel will be available for this bridge?

P. E. I. Senators On Committee

0'I'I'AWA (Special) Two Prince Edward Island Senators have been named to the special Senate committee on use of land In Eastern Canada. They are Sen- ators Elsie lumen and George B. Barbour. .

In the draft address debate last week. Senator lnman devoted an Important part of her speech to the decline of farming in Prince Edward Island and urged meas- ures on the part of the Govern- ment which would encourage re- settlement of land now withdrawn from agricultural production.

The committee will hold its first sitting on February I.

Tug Strike Near In N. Y.

NEW YORK (AP)--A midnight strike on the barber's 300 tug- boats seemed inevitable Thurs-

day.

City and federal mediators shil- fled between tugmen and their employers to try to get the two together but the last word from fflderal mediator Thomas G. Daugherty was that they still were far apart.

Even a last minute settlement probably couldn't keep the little workhorses of the harbor operat-

big.

The United Marine Division of the National Maritime Union said It would take at least three days to reverse the strike machinery and get the men back aboard their tugs. Wages and hours for 4,(Il0 tugmeu were the chief is-

Special Aid

Ordered For Flood Areas

BARBOURVILLE. Ky. (AP) - President Eisenhower designated portions nr Kentucky and West Virginia disaster areas Thurs- day as Im-Hemperatures and rain added in the misery of thousands left homeless by floods that lashed four states.

There were eight dead In Ken- gucm; three in West Virginia and one In Virginia. Property damage in the states and in Tennessee ran to millions of dollars.

Eisenhower ordered the use of whatever federal funds are nec- uaary for relief in those states. The small business administration In Washington also designated .23 countries in Kentucky. w95l V"" um ma Virginia as disaster areas

Col. li.I-1 smyser Jr. army on- gineer from Cincinnati, said the worst of the flood is over in Ken- tacky "If we don't have any "'0" heavy r

DAKAGI IN MILLIONS A.D. Chandler's office mid it plans to send National Oaardsmm into Prestouburs. fly. 5 halt loding there. ugh: nu-ry Sandigs said dent Loon were forced to flee

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At Least Six

VAN NUYS. Calif. (AP) - A a schoolyard full of playing chil- dren Thnfsday after colliding with a jet fighter plane at 20.000 feet over populous San Fernando Val-

ley.

Hours after the tragedy-it oc- curred in perfectly clear weather and was witnessed by residenisy all over the surrounding Los An-. geles basin-the casualty toll still! was uncertain.

The four men aboard the trans- port were killed. One of the two In the jet was killed. At least one student was killed and an esti- mated 45 or more were injured. Both planes were on test flights.l There were about 75 boys iny gym suits frolicking on the nth- letic field of nearby Pacoirna Jun- ior High School when the mon- ster airliner. trailing smoke and sporting flames, smashed down. The children were bowled over like tenpius. After the first shock came a rain of fragments-bits of aluminum. wreckage of every kind. A church and school across the street were badly damaged. Another school three blocks away was peppered. So were houses for miles around.

Dazed, shocked children. some wldmpering and some calm. picked themselves up. some didn't get up. Teachers rushed out with blankets to cover the injured. Au armada of ambulances took the children to hospitals all over the valley.

WORDS CHILL LISTENERS Meanwhile. tape r d rs at airport towers recorded these final chilling words from the stricken DC-7 transport:

"Mid-air collision. . .Mid-air collision. Ten-how (an abbreviated Identification numbu).

”We're .' 2" J" uncontrol- lable . uncontrollable. .

"Say goodbye to everybody." The jet survivor. Radarman Cur-

LONDON (Reuters) DIP- Iomatic sources said Thursday Britain is planning prompt with- drawal of her forces from Jordan. In negotiations opening Monday In Amman, they added. Britain also will seek prompt liquidiation of all rights and obligations cou- ferred under the 1948 Anglo-Job den Mutual Defence Treaty. Britain's agreement to begin discussions with Jordan Monday was announced Thursday.

For the last few months. Jor- hn's new government has voiced its intention to seek an end to the treaty, which provided Britain with bases in the Arab kingdom In return for an annual subsidy of more than 532,000,000.

About two weeks ago, Egypt. Syria and Saudi Arabia agreed to provide Jordan with financial as- sistance during the next If) years to replace the British subsidy. Diplomatic sources emphasized that the Anglo-Jordan talks will not seek resctivization rights at Mafraq. a British air base in Jor- dan. and Auaba. where some British troops now are garrisoned.

sonn. Germany (APl - Fob eign Minister Heurich von Bren- tano solemnly warned the West Germans Thursday that they will risk "deadly da ." If they bolt the North Atlantic Alliance to pur- sue on independent policy. Striking out at the opposition so- cialists. who want to dissolve the rival East-West military alliances. Brentano declared: "No European nation. large or a-nail. is today capable of deter- mining its future alone and

is

friendly co-operation with the free world." '

Brentano spoke at the start of a I2-hour foreign policy debate is (lower house).

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Killed, 45 Or

More Are Reported Iniured -

tit. A. Adams. 28, of the BB Scor-

giant alrllner fell like a bomb into piou. parachuted into nearby Glen?

dale. He said at a hospital when he was treated for burns Ii bruises:

”We had just completed the geo- ond of three passes we were mak- ing to test our radar. I saw some- thing loom up on the left side. . e There was a crash.

"We lost our cockpit canopy. Fire came In. There wasn't time to think of anything - everything was fire and we were spinning toward the ground. I guess I bailed out. I canit figure how we collided with that airliner. if that's . .I just can't figure it."

CIIILDIIEN STUNNED

The jet crashed in La Tuna Cau- yon to the east.

On the school ground. sheets H flame sported hur' ntsll, as the 52,000,000 sky giant. being tested for delivery to Continental Air- lines. plunged in.

Some children were scorched. sI'II0ldel'laa5 clothing and shoes. scorched volley balls and other equipment littered the ground. A metal goalpost was bent from a blow. There were great holes where the engines dug in.

One child said of the crash: "It was like an ear hquake."

The dead:

Aboard the transport: William Carr. as. pilot. of nearby Pacific Palisades; Archie Twitcllell. I0. 50. co-pilot of nearby Northridge: Waldo B. Adams. 42. flight engi- neer. and N . II It dio operator. The latter two are from Los Angeles.

Pilot Curtiss A. Adams. 28. on a production test flight out of his hometown of Palmdale. rode the Jet in his death. its crash caused 15 small brush fires

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