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fir. lleporis Olfficuliy llecruiiing Aii' Crew: lloi Certain of Cause

n have Ildhtsm Canadian Puss staff Writ: 0'l'l'AWA. (OP)-this air force is having difficulty recruiting aircrew. It isnt Just sure why-

It has not reached the point where training schools are stand- in idle or reducing operations but officials admit they are having to scratch harder to get the men they

want.

An official said: "Air crew stan- dards are high. They have to be. There are not many people who can hurdle them." -

Proof of this seems to be that

the RCA? has not experienced too m

much difficulty in obtaining the necessary ground crews. whose qualifications in most cases do not have to be as high as those for fliers.

7.000 IN FOUR YEAH!

The air force has trained more than 7.000 air crew in the last four years. including 2.500 from other North Atlantic treaty countries. All these are not trained as Jets be- cause the RCA!" has some 2.700 planes of 24 different types Less than 200 are CF-I00 Jet intercept- are.

The RCA? will not disclose its present air crew aintake on the grounds of security. Officials said such figures would allow an enemy to Judge reasonably accurately the air force's' actual and potential strength. RCA! personnel new number about 41.000. still some I.- 00n short of its target.

short-service commissions in the air force are for six years. Many youths are. not willing to devote six years to the RCA! in case they might want to switch to some other field. On the other hand. the air force feels it would not solve its problem by reducing the length of service. It would spend a lot of money to train a man and then perhaps lose him.

Long-service commissions are for 20 years. If every' flier were taken in for that length of time. there would be practically no pro- my

Girl Accused Of Selling Fire

MONCTON. (CP)wA 11-yggpold inmate was charged in magi - trate'e court here Thnrgagy. my setting a fire which eutsedlsso, 000 damage to the lnterprovlnclal Home for Girls at suburban Cov- erdale July 21.

Anna MI! Magoo appeared with counsel to face the arson count. Magistrate W. F. Lane gave her permission to write a grandfather living at Loulaburg. N. 5., for help in getting a lawyer to con- rluct her case.

The girl was remanded for a week to the Westrnoreland jail at Dorcheater.

The fire destroyed the crafts room and part of the roof of the home before firemen from Manc- ion got it under control. The New Brunswick firs marshal's da- partment turned the results of an investigation over to the RCMP. gggggggggjggjggg

Coming Events

"Dance in Millvi E Fridays .' w. W.”

"Ions Chlk In ,3 egg. bereth. C” m. .p

"Dance. August Ioth

"Dan s t Gordon l.od ma-y rfigiil. " '""

"Dance. douth Melville school, tonight. Dancing! to 12 so.

"F-Otillar Dance. Howa's Hall, tonight. Music by Dofron Iros.

"Dance. Little Pond Hall every Mmidli. Ohaisson's orchestra.

”"st Cleo a"s oniosufsupoor. dednoldly. tembn iat. Meals begin at five. 1

"DI-nos in st. Peter's Holy Name Hall. is postponed due to ii death in the parish. .

"Dance at Mt. Ryan Hall at Johnston's jun: qyggy mag, Burke's orobutra. y

"In stock Baler Twine, Binder Twine and Top Killer for potatoes. Dillon & spiliett.

"Now available fir custom ”"35hing. New International bteel grllol.-' Douglas Ilstbescn. Albion

Orwell Hall. Monday.

"Due to s death in the com- ;:""g:'u:iei'; will be no dance . . .

"mum. Y Oi! Name Hall

"Provincial Plow Match and Flir. Dundee aeptssn er 15th and liih-r'I'wo full days of competition .I;u'l"entertalnment. Prise list on ,. ”N0lI- Albert Assn, Issrs . um R. I. 5. . h"

"old Time Piddup; gag guy

D-ncins Contest in It. ltewart Memorial Hall, n-id”, Augugra-uh. All entries must be addressed I5;:::;Ir:Maslt.wshwan an I I M AI-sun sotii. "”"'

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for the B

a pro- " vincial and municipal politician in-

lnotiop because nobody would be leaving the service.

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some officers say they believe there is some objection by parents to their sons flying high-speed jet aircraft. Every Jet crash, no mat- ter what the reason. creates in it- self bad publicity for the air force.

But the RDA! maintains that the crash rats for Jet aircraft is no higher than for any other type of plane. There have. been more orashu in the last few years but the RDA! is doing a lot more fly-

g. so far. the air force has been able to fill its air commitments” at home and abroad. But as Jet planes come into greater use..it may find it more difficult to obtain the men to fly them. The problem may event- uallg be solved by pilotless air- cra .

Begin Ferrying Truce Commission

OTIAWA. (OP) - Four North Star aircraft today will begin ferry- ing some 00 Canadian military per- sonnel on the Indo-China truce commissions to the Far East.

The RCAP said the first plane will leave Trenton. 0nt.. today and the other three will depart Satur- day, Sunday and Monday. The truce commission officers now are assembled at Kingston, cm.

The North stars. from 426 Thun- derbird squadron at Dorvai, Que., will possibly also carry 2,000 pounds of antibiotics. a gift from the Can- adian Junior Red Cross to the Ind- ian Red Cross.

The plans will cover approx- imately 100,000 miles on the round trip. They will fly to Hanoi by way of Gender. Nfld.. the Azores. Gib- raltar. Malta. Cyprus. Basra on the Persian gulf, Karachi and Cal- cutta.

76-year-old Woman Lost In Woods 2 Days

NOETH UNION. Me. (AP) -An elderly woman berrypicker lost for almost two days was found Thurs- dby in critical condition lying nsarl hidden in brush. Mrs. Em- ma la. -70. was, semi-conscious and ineohe it wlrsnrvsearehos-s found her nearly a mile from her home. Members of a posse had passed within co feet of her Wed- nssday.

OTTAWA (CP) - A ship-by-ship withdrawal of Canada's destroyer flotilla in Korea is expected to be- gin in a few months.

Officials said Thursday the with- drawal probably will coincide with pull-out of Canadian soldiers and follow a reduction of United States naval forces in the Korean theatre.

Officials said plans for with- drawal of the three Canadian de- stroyere in the Far East were drawn up some time ago but no action was planned until the U. S. made a move.

CAYUGA FIRST OUT!

Th. Iroquois. which suffered the only Canadian naval battle cas- ualties of the Korean war-three

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De Gaulle Throws Full Against EDC On Eve OF

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FRIDAY, AUGUST! 27, 1954

OTTAWA (OP)-Trade officials are concerned over President Eis- enhower's decision to refer foreign barley imports to the United States tariff commission for investiga- tlon.

President llsenhower ordered the commission a week ago to consid- er the effect of barley imports on the U. B. price-support program for the coarse grain. He also asked for a second study of the effect of foreign oat imports on a similar price-support arrangement.

The U. I. had big crops this year. Heavy imports during a pe- riod of peak supply might under- mine price-support programs.

Canadian officials said Thursday any decision to cut off or reduce cat and barley exports to the U3. would be a hard blow. It is ex- pected that Canada will make an early objection to any more in that direction.

Canada protastsd strongly last year when President lisenhowsr ordered the first check on the ef-

fect of Canadian oat imports. The

20 Million Face Flood Threal

CALCUTTA. India (Reuters) - More than 2o.ooo.ooo persons were threatened in northeast India to- day by one of the worst floods of the century.

The line of destruction stretches 1,000 miles along the fertile Gan- ges and Brahmsputra valley from Sadlya, in the tea state of As- ssm, to Deoria in the neighbor- lng stats of Blher.

Tnegrms Trust of India said 60 persons had lost their lives so far and-damage ran into millions of rupees.

The floods were brought on by heavy weekend rain in the east- crn Himalayas.

Expect Gradual Withdrawal of Canadian Destroyer Flotilla From Korean Wafers

Communist shore battery during an earlier tour of duty-has lust replaced the Crusader. which is due at Esquimalt. B. C.. SePi- 3-

The Huron now is on route to Korea to replace the Haida. which will leave for home about Sept. 15. The Cayuga is the third destroyer in the Far East and may be the first to be withdrawn.

Officials said it has not yet beeh decided exactly when or how many destroyers will be brought home.

Eight C s n s d i s n destroyers participated in the Koreln WIT. some of them doln two or three tours. 'l'hay steame nearly 750.000 miles on patrol. convoy endp bom- bardment tasks. The first three sailed for Korea July I. 1950. 10

man were killed on deck by I

Claude lodoin of

REGINA. (or)-ciauiie Jodoin. 41, of Montreal. Thursday W35 elected president of the Trade! and Labor Congress of caneda. "13

oungest head of the T140 in "1 0-year history.

Jodoin. a brawny six-footer who has been an organizer for the Lsdiea' Garment workers' Union and Quebec vice-president of the congngs, succeeded 'll-year-old Percy , ml: of v- . who had retired after a dozen years as president.

He won over E. K. Roly Ger- vin, 40. of Vancouver, British Co- lumbia vice-president, and Allister P. MacArthur. 13. of 1 ronto. pru- idant of the 110's Ontario Indore- tion of Labor.

HIITIAIJAOTWIN

he the 'I'LC's first presidential election in la years-Bsngougls was always eoolsimedqlodoin won Oah- adian label-'s most influential post on the first ballot. '.HlO vote was:

Jodotn 856; Gervln 172: Mac- Arthur 151.

A clear majority of 340 of the I'll ballets cast was needed for election on the first count.

rive years a vice-president of Oaneda's oldest and central

labor cfficn and has been

aid H.:isamamberoftbsIsonsreai oisyoouneilendisaforincfsberal rasmbsr of the Quebec itshlsturs. rs-3.:-r ....."- i4.:::.-.::..'-'-'....." s ecogi-nJoblIbv.1. UOUlAIllA!l'&n

In a series of votes while the

days after the war's outbreak.

Monlreal Elected

President Trades And Labor Congress

tlon of a president. the delellll-93 reiterated established cnnlfell policy on a number of points.

They instructed the executive to continue to press for:

1. A comprehensive scheme of national health insurance. on ii contributory basis but subsidized by the federal government.

2. Amendments to the National it easier for

Housing Act to make ' ' to build

.. persons homes.

3. Better provisions for old-age pensions and mothers and wldows' allowances.

4. Improved unem ioyrnent in- suranpe legislation, including higher benefit payments and in- surance. for workers put out of work because of illness.

. . BERLIN (lleuters)- Communist East Germany produced a refugee West German politician at a press conference iii in I fresh

move aimed at the European Da- fenca Community project.

an Democratic member of the Parliament who I t asylum in East Germany-with is w and is a week ago. sai chaose oorad Alienati- er's goverllmsel made a secret ggillitsry agreement with Isa ” u at be otl

S gr I V! rmany - Ga instead of the' dig?

in an IDC formula. Iessi replied that

decks more beins olesred for elec-

OANADA OONOERNED OVER POSSIBILITY

A US May Cut Barley Imports

tariff commission urged restric- tions snd Canada asked President Eisenhower not to act on the rec- omiriendatlon.

CANADA com-sissrso

The president sought Canada's co - operation and a temporary agreement was signed under which this country agreed to limit ex-

Esllmale Onl. Polalo Crop Down 18 Per Cent

TORONTO. fOP)-- The On- tario Potato Growers Associa- tion has estimated that this year's potato crop in the prov- ince will be b5.000,000 bushels. is per cent less than last year.

Dome dealers say this means grinds will probably hold their

igh summer levels for the neat few months. Traders said this year's southwestern Ontario po. tatoes have already been sold and supplies from the rest of the province are beginning to run low.

C.ll.E. Exlfibl-llon To Open Today

TORONTO,

(CP)-A royal fin-

unfurl a flag today. signalling the opening of the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition. the world's le..raest.asnusl,1.air.. -- i

The Duchess of Heat. who ar- rived in Toronto Thursday night, accompanied by her daughter. Princess Alexandra. will take part in the official ceremonies at the CN!: bandsheli. CNE president Robert H. Saund- i-rs said Thursday the prospects for the ”biggaat and best ll-:x' ever" look bright. Officials are aiming for an attendance of 000.(I)0 during the two-week show. Last year's attendance-2.619.500 -was reduced by a severe heat wave.g

ALEXANDER AT EVEN-SONG

LONDON (Reuters)-Earl Alex- ander. minister of defence and former governor-general of Canada. attended evensong at Westminster Abbey Thursday to hear a visiting choir from Kingston. Ont.

News Briefs From

HULL. England. (Reuters) .- A 10-day strike of 4,000 longshore- man. which had held up work on more than I0 vessels. ended Thurs-l dllf night. Thus was to be a gen- eral resumption of work this mor- ning.

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.. (Reuters)-A close contest was re- ported devslopi today between Dr. Eelco Van efferls, of Holland. and Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand. for the presidency of the United Nations General Assembly which opens Bopt.2l.

WILDOIPORT. N. 5.. (CP) - Illevsn tuna ruled in during thi- last. two days off Soldier's rip and Lobster bay have boosted the num- ber of bluefin caught so far this year to 1:0. 10 more than the total for loss. Biggest of the 10 was a 000-pounder.

SHANGHAI, china -fEeutsrs)- British Labor party leader clement Attlee told a banquet here 'I'hure- day night he hopes his goodwill visit to Communist China with seven colleagues will lead to "the stabilisation of world peace every-

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ports of cats to the U. 3. That pact is due to expire in just over a month. and now a new probe has been ordered.

Canada supplies almost all U. B imports of cats and large quan- tities of barley and barley malt. EXDONA of oats in 1952-53 totalled 59,500,000 bushels, while barley shipments amounted to more than 33,000,000 bushels.

in announcing last year that Canada had agreed to limit oat shipments to the U.3.. Trade Min- ister Hows said he was not happy about the development. However, said it was the "lesser of evils."

The decision by President Eisen- hower is expected to be con- sidered soon by the cabinet which next meets Sept. 1.

Texlile Mill Shutdown Seems Likely

MILLTOWN, N. B. (CF)-Per. manent shutdown of the textile mill here appeared likely Thurs- day nlght after a three-party con- ference on the plant's future ended on an uncertain note.

While Mayor Ralph Eagan of Milliown felt the talks justified a slim hope that the industry may yet be saved. the president of Tex- tile Sales Ltd. was less encourag-

:r to

ing. "The conference did not break said

Alan C. Salter of Montreal. who was closeted for about 75 minutes with municipal aldermen and ex- -ecutive.-enemliers of- the textile-

union. Reporters were excluded.

Toronto Man Heads Accounlanls

WINNIPEG. (CP) - J. Grant Glassco of Toronto was elected president of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants at the group's annual conference here.

other officers included; First vice-pruident, Gerald E. Martin. Halifax; second vice.-president. W. Givens Smith, Regina: treasurer, Thomas Hutchlson. Toronto; re- gional representatives, James A. de Lalaririe. Montreal; IL W. Man- ning, Charlottetown; John L. Hel- liwell. Vancouver.

Home and Abroad

LONDON (Reuters)-British and Japanese officials will begin pri- vate talke here Sept. 7 to review the Anglmlapanese trade pay- ments problems. an authoritative source said Thursday.

GRAND BANK. Nfld. (CF)-The RCMP carried out a. raid rem- iniscent of the bizarre x'iim-run- ninl days of the 30s when a squad seized 150 bottles of bootleg liquor and "a number" of tins of alcohol at the Burin peninsula village of Lawn, it was disclosed here Thurs- day.

LONDON (Reuters) A Thirty

ballet dancers in the famous Elud- ler's Wells company Th u rs d a y

night accepted new pay offers and ended a deadlock which threatened

to cancel an eight-week provincial

tour.

TORONTO (CF) - Metropolitan

counall chairman Fred G. Gardiner predicted Thursday that a 33,000.- 0O0 funnel from the city in Toronto island will be started early in l955 if the federal governrnent.agrees to pay the cost of construction. The tunnel is part of a plan to develop the island as a park area.

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debate.

He predicted that a "national refusal" would wreck the contro- versial plan once and for all and called on France to take the lead in building up a substitute Euro- pean alliance system and promot- ing world disarmament.

De Gaulle's statements came as both supporters and opponents of the treaty manoeuvred feverishly for advantage 4!! hours before the crucial debate's scheduled opening Saturday.

DECIDE FAT! . The parliamentary showdown on the treaty. postponed for the last two years. will almost certainly decide the fate of the ambitious plan for a six-member West Euro- pean political community defended by a common army including West German forces. Only France and Italy :3 far have failed to ratify the pact. approved by The Nether- lands, Belgium, Luxenbourg and West Germany. Most forecasts Thursday night were that the treaty will be re- jected in the vote cllmaxing fire Parliament debate. Pro - EDC Parliament members took the offensive Wednesday by helping inspire is new Belgian com- promise proposal on ratification of the plan. But Premier Pierre Men- dea-France Thursday was reported to have turned a cold shoulder on the undisclosed Belgian plan. sorcea close to the premier said the plan was not essentially dif- ferent from other Belgian propos- als offered at a six-power confer- ence in Brussels last week. when the other five countries reiected sweeping amendments to the treaty proposed by France. Four member premiers-Conaen Antoine Pinsy, Moderate Paul Reyrisud, Radical Rene May- or and Popular Republican Geor es Biclault - are maatermlricling t e last-minute drive to salvage the treaty. CONDITIONAL AIM Their chief plan is believed to aim at having the Parliament rat- ify the treaty conditionally. sub- ject to gaining ncesslons from the other five EDC partners before 3. second reading of the ratifica- tion bill. A second reading is con- stitutionally necessary for passage. The steering committee of the French Socialist party made a new effort to whip 59 rebel party mem- bers into line behind the party's

ESCAPE IN ACCIDENT

SAINT JOHN. N .B.. (OP)- Two women escaped serious injury Thursday when a small car and slowly moving Canadian Pacific Railway freight train collided at nearby South Bay. The car driver. Mrs. Frank H. Morris of Saint John. suffered a. bruised knee. and Mrs. George W. Lawrence. Ren- forih. N. 3.. escaped injury.

For Troubles; Are

TORONTO (CP)rHenry Werjc- felt and his family left here Thurs- day under an order of deportation to Sweden. three years after com- ing to Canada for a new start.

”This is my home; this is where I belong." Werjefelt said.

He blamtd a series of mlsfor tunes. culminated by a charge that he had withheld information from the immigration department. for his forced deportation with his family of six.

He said that last November Mrs. Werjefelt was attacked by an uni- dentifltd man and suffered a ner-

vous breakdown. She went to a

an New,BIow Ai soc

erases french suspicions of the treaty before the four-day debate on ratification begins Saturday in the French National Assembly.

A formal statement in Bonn 'ibursdsy night denied his allega-

,. .

GLAIX DENIED

Iehrnidt-Wlttmack's claim that Allied supreme commander Gen. Alfred oruentlier held secret tam with I dormer German general. Adolf Heusinger. at bed Godu-

a

bus. near Iona.

F A u. a hip. eommfsslori spokes- man eoidi "there is nothing to

slate is Qchnlidt-Wittneask hoped to in-

thil It all."

A spokesman for Heusinger said the former general knew of no such plans.

Schmidt - Wittmsck told more than 100 East and West reporters that his information came from an "inner EDC circle" of Christian Democratic deputies. He said Ade- nauer. the party leader. told them about the plan.

Schmidt-Wittmack said he has never met former West German security chief Otto John who a- peared at a similar press confer- ence earlier this month.

BOUGHT PLATFORM

Like John. Schmidt - Wlttmack said he has no intention of becom- ing a Ccmmut-list but went East to