& Conic: Charlottetown. lunmerdtlo 515.00 per snnnn. much." II III. 89.00. Other Provinces and U.l.A. 11.00 per annum.

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1954

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DEFENCE APPROPRIATIONS TO BE CUT FIVE PER CENT

Russia Suggests. World Arms Conference

Alexanderis Defence Speech Raises Parliamentary Rumpus

By Fraser wighton LONDON. (Reuters) .. Labor embers of Parliament Thursday criticized Defence Minister Earl Alexander for outlining what they called a. "new policy of defence” at a Conservative clu-b instead of in Parliament.

Alexander told the club Wednes- day that the government aims at

reducing British military mmit- ments overseas. to enable tting up a mobile strategic reserve at

hurts which could be rushed to any trouble spot on short. notice.

Harry Crookshank. Conservative House leader, said Thursday there was nothing new in Alexander's speech-nothing that has not been said by other members of the gov- eminent.

Says Mistaken

Opposition Leader Clement At- tlee utorted that Alexander him- self then must have been mis- taken when he said he was dealing with a new policy.

Crookshankls reply-"ha may have been misreportod for all I know"-was greeted with cries of protest from the Socialist Opposi- tion.

In the House of Lords, House Leader Lord Salisbury said Alex- anderis proposals have been meti- tioned by Prime Minister Ch.urcii- 111. He suggested that the Opposi- tion was itmnking a mountain out of a molehill."

The cabinet Thursday discussed defence plans -for 1954-55. includ- ing the proposed mobile reserve.

The government will outline the plans in an official palper next. month.

See Difficulties

The cabinet approves the princ- iple oi a mobile reserve. but fore- sees difficulties in establishing it. due to heavy manpower demands in various parts of the world. Of the country's 860,000 men under srms. four divisions are in Germany alone.

The Government Thursday night rejected charges by an all-party parliamentary committee that the country's civil defence organiza- tion against possible atom bomb attack lacks "leadership. direc- tion and guidance."

Home secretary sir David Max- well Fyfe told the Commons the government does not accept. the committee's criticism. directed at civil defencd officials instead of the government, which is "solely responsible."

War Prevention

Fyfe said the government's pol- icy is directed at the prevention of war. not at preparations for war considered imminent or inevitable.

A-5 3 result. he said. civil de- fence. while important. is a sec- ondary consideration. lfs main ob- ject is to build up the nucleus of an organization which can be ex- panded rapidly if necessary.

The corrunltteeb report, which provoked many questions in the House. complained oi lack cf drive.

delays, poor recruitment and money not used to the best advantage.

Figu1fesTabled InCommons Re Potato Product Imports

OTTAWA. Jan. 28-(Special) - Potatoes. potato products and var- ious products snd various starches to the value oi nearly 35,000,000 were imported into Canada last year. This is revealed in a retuzn tabled in the House of Commons today in reply to a series of quest- ions on imports oi those commodit- ies asked by J. Angus Macbenn. Conservative member for Queen's.

From the return Mr. Mac-.Lezin hopes to prove that at least a proportion of the potato products imported into Canada could be manufactured in Canada and in the Maritime potato-growing areas in particular.

Largest single item in the table of imports was potatoes themselves imported into Canada from United States points in the late spring and early summer. value of the potatoes imported in 1953 was 32.- 6bl.825. Second only to the bulk potatoes was the value of t'vege- tables pickled or preserved in salt, brine. oil or in any other manner including frozen french-fried po- tatoes sndf potato chips." Value

Coming Events

"Dance in Mlllvlsw Hall. Friday.

"Warner Brothers Sheba. Fred- ericton. January 20th.

"Card party every Friday. St. Peter's Legion Hall. Dance Sai- urday.

"Kl county L. O. L. Annual lusting. Pinetts. not-usry and. at

s. in.

”Millcove Raffle for blankets. Fehnlary lst. Corrsn Iann Hall.

"Pantry sale at Prowse Bros. in aid of at. Charles Auxiliary, laturday, Jan. 80, 2 PM.

"Carnival in souris Rank. Wed- nesday. February 1rd. cash prizes. Judging at O p. m. skate after.

I "Ihowlng.at Mt. Stewart Friday and Sasllurday nights -- "About Pau" with oonion Mac Ru and Vlfgiulv Gibson.

"Queens County farts meals in Prince Arthur Lodu room. Orw-

aud. 17 2nd at 2.30 p. m. if

I fine day following. "A Ineetlnl of the stanley Rac- ing 0115 will he holdinthe Hall. on Friday, January

Masonic min. at 0.00 o'clock. Gavin Bur- goyne. lnretan.

"Iohooi hockey Saturday mom- lng at crapauti Rink. or-apaud vs lava. Orin. a.m.; Hampton M. Attuatlns Cove. in a.rn.: North Prim II. Victoria. 11 um: School

hide: altdnom I to l. M- rrrlnlon 10 cents. Saturday night. Particle va. cape 'rraverae.leaguo game.

of imports of those edlbles is given as 937.407. Starch and preparat- ions having the quality of starch accounted for imports worth 3385.- 915. and potato starch and potato flour were imported to the amount of 5186.124.

Quantltiu and value of this type of import varied slightly in the previous three years. '

Declares Canada's Textile Industry Being Crippled

MONTREAL. (OP) -- American Textile imports at "distress prices" are crippling Canadals textile in- dustry, Gerald L. Bruck. president oi Bruck Mills Limited charged Thursday in presenting his com- pany's annual report.

Bruck's position. a net loss of 3270.594 for the year ended Oct. 31. 1953. compared with a profit of 8373.539 for 1952, is typical of the industry, Mr. Bruck said.

The company's working capital was down slightly from 02.663342 to s2.o22.sa7. "A" shares paid sol cents (31.20 in 1952b and "B" shares paid 15 cents (60 cents in 1962! in dividends. .

ARRIVES HOM-E!

LONDON. (Reuters) - Chancel- lor oi the Exchequer R. A. Butler arrived here today by air after at- tending a Commonwealth finance

MololovEltes Surprise Move Al Berlin Parley

By Daniel De-Luce

BERLIN. (AP)-Russia surprised the western Big Three Thursday with a proposal for a world con- fcrence this year. including Red China. to deal with the East-West arms race and atomic weapons control.

Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov agreed to sldetrack temporarily his bid for a Big Five conference seaf- lng the Chinese Communists in the spring. then offered a resolu- tion embodying ihe new proposal

r a world parley on disarma- ment.

The resolution was presented

while the three western foreign ministers were again demanding that the Berlin conierees go on to the problems of Germany's unl- flcation and Austria's independ- ence. . It would pledge all four "in take measures within the framework of the United Nations to convene in 1954 a world conference on general reduction of armaments with the participation of both the members of the United Nations and the non-mernher states."

Phrase-d as if already adopted the resolution added:

"Full agreement by the Big Four has also been reached that the plan of measures for the gen- eral reduction of armaments would be linked with a simultaneous solution of the problem of atomic weapons."

Not Delmted

There wag no debate on the resolution. Introducing it was a)- most Moloiov's last act as chair. man of Thursdnyis fourth session of the Berlin conference.

express rams I Abandoned Bus

MONCTON. (OP)- The cast- bound Scotian Express rammed into an abandoned bus on the nearby Humphrey Mills railway crossing Thtursday nigh-t. but there were no injuries.

The bus became stuck in heavy. drifting show while on its regular run between here and suburban Lewlsville and Humphreya.

The driver. Arthur Lealanc fold the passengers to travel to their destinations on foot. An hour later the scotlan. two hours late be- cause of the snow. slammed into the bus.

The train was delayed another two lmurs until arrival of another engine.

Want Allowances For Penshrn Plans .

TORONTO. (GP)-The executive council of the Canadian Manu- lacturers' Association suggested Thursday that companies he al- lowed greater tax allowances -on money contributed to pension plam for employees.

The council. meeting under the chairmanship of president .1. D. Ferguson. Rack island, Que, said that in view of increases in wages living costs and pension benefits during the last seven years the tax exemption allowed under a find ruling should now be review- ed. The oouncil ako sugguted the association renew its efforts to

mlnlstersr conference in Sydney, Australia.

ulgo Canadians to buy products of Canadian labor.

U. S. Judge Says Women Juries Not Good As Men

s OI-IICAOO, (AP)-circuit Judge Richard 3. Austin lays all-fsrnalo juriu have brought in some "ri- diculous veniicts" and are not as good as all-male jurl aesmsng tho illena Club of the United Roflotuit Church in suburban Park Pbrelt Wednesday night. Judge Austin said it is the duty of all good male citlsans to serve on juries when summoned. But, he added. "the same ur-

kldnappiru a currency uchange owner and holding him captive while one of them burglsrised the exchange.

"One of the men was caught in the act of burglariaing the ex- change." Judge Austin mid. "The other was caught holding the cur- rency exchange owner captive.

"But the 12 women on the jury brought in a verdict of innocence in about 15 minutes. Why! They

sandy does not exist as far as said it was because the currency your wife is concerned, when she exchange owner testified that

is summoned for jury duty.

"The average lawyer would pre- fer an all-male jury to an all- femals jury.” he declared.

He ciud two matches of crim- inal trlaia before all-fesrtslt juries when he was assistant 1toie'a attorney during the second world War. He said they broughtin "rllcuioua verdicts."

He cited the trials of two bro-

thua who were charged with

someone brought him a soft drink and A hamburger while he was held captive. The women said they thought the states attorney's of- fice should have found out who bro hi. the drink and hamburger.

' a tried the same brbthal again on another charge in the same case. Again an all-female jury brought in a verdict of inno- cence. They gave the same reason when I add them."

- stop early Friday.

The sudden death occurred yes- terday morning of Mr. Fred J. Gal- lant, well known and highly re- spected resident of Summerslde. in his 85th year.

The late Mr. Gallant had been in his usual good health up to yesterday morning and had been out doing chores about the barn.

During the storm he had gone to the assistance of a motorist and! it is presumed that he suffered a, heart attack as a result of push- ing the car which had been caught in a snow drift. Noticed lying in the snow behind the car. he was placed in the vehicle and rushed to the Prince County Hospital wherel

New Housing Passes 186-2

Fires. Accidents. Deaths Blamed 0n Blizzard

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canada was a land of deep snow Thursday. much of dumped by a heavy Wednesday night snow - storm, the season's tmrsl. in southern Ontario and the Marltlmes.

Fires, deal1hs' acidenfs, traffic tie-ups and a Canadian National Railways freight derailment were blamed-on the blizzard.

Twelve inches of snow fall in many parts of Nova Scotia and Ontario, Toronto had nine inches and a city official said it would cost 020,000 a day to clean up 240 miles of snow-clogged streets.

On the prairies wami ohlnook winds in soubhvwestern Alberta brought an end to a 16-day at-ige of sub - zero weather. The worst cold spell in four years the frigid temperature was held- responsible for 3 deaths. .

See Flood Threat

Temperatures were relailvrl:r mild on British Columbia's lower mainland but residents WGf('f1'i al- together happy about it. New Westminlstcr has had 56 inches of snow in the last fortnight and Vvn- couver 40 inches. Any sudden warrning could memi serious flood- lng. M11301” F. H. Jackson of New Westministcr termed it the w:n'.st winter flood threat in 40 years.

Seven firms in various parts of Ontario Wednesday night left 106 persons homeless. The mlrl wmther was considered ll factor ir the two major fires. In Belin- vllle. a three - atcroy downtown building was destroyed foicint: 1:1 families out into the storm. Dam- age was eetimatod at 3230.000. In :1 3100.000 fire at Pickering. int- Blizzard Block. one of the coin-

nnmity'a l-tndmarka. was dc- strayed and nine families made homeless.

One ONR engine and two freight ears were derailed and a caboose destroyed by fire at Omemez-. in miles west of Peierbornugh. dur- ing the storm. The line was still blocked Thursday.

up TTTBTIEBEE Snow IngN.B.

SAINT JOHN. NB. (CF!-Moat of New Brunswick struggled Thursday under the second straight day of snow. whipped into drifts by gale force wind. The two-day norm, expected in up to 18 inches of swirling snow. Planes were grounded while buses and trains operated behind schedule. The Bay of Fundy ferry Princess Helene called as usual to Digby. N. 8., but stayed there overnght in- steld of making the scheduled re- fum to saint John the same day.

About 14 more inches of snow fell on already bank-laden Saint John as the temperatan-e sank to near zero. Th h the province. roads filled in almost as fast as they were plowed.

LAND SUPPLIES

EDMONTON, (CF) - An RCAF Dakota has returned here after landing supplies for 12 Eskimo fam- ilies on the verge of starvation at the isolated Arctic trading post of Perry River. 1.100 miles north of ldmonton. Crew members reported Wednesday night that the Eskimo band's 50 remaining dogs were near death.

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S'side Man collapses, Dies After Pushing flit;

he was pronounced dead on ar-

rival. The late Mr. Gallant was born in Cape Egmont. and had moved to Summerside a number of years ago. where he has since been em- ployed at the P. E. 1. Fox Breed- ers Association during the winter months. a-nd as caretaker of st. Paul's Cemetery during the sum- mer. He was for some years an active member in the st. Paul's Credit Union. and was one of the pioneers in the movement when it began in Summsraide.

He was a faithful member of St. Paul's Church, and a. member of T7:

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Legislation In Commons

OTTAWA. (CP)-The Commons

voted 136 to 2 Thursday night for the principle of the government's new housing legislation. Two CCF members, Ross That- cher (Moose Jaw-Lake Centre) and Colin Cameron tNanaimo; voted against the bill when it was given second reading-approval in principle.

The bill now goes to the bank- ing and commerce committee for further study.

The voted ended four days of debate in which opposition mem- bers criticized various features of the measure. The legislation am- ends the present National Housing Act to decrease down payments, lengthen mortgage repayment per- iods and peurn-it banks to enter the mortgage-lendi field.

Answers Critics

Works Minister Winters, oom- pleting the debate. replied to crit- iclsmis of many of the 53 members who spoke earlier.

CCF members, he said. had charged the bill was a "sellout to capitalist exploitation" while Pro- gressive Conservatives said it was "state socialism".

"1t seems that once again the Liberals have found the middle- of-the-road course."

some members had said it would mean an expansion of credit in the country, but that was the main purpose of the bill

The government had feared mortgage money would not be available at the rate needed for a high level of home building. It was bet N

MONTREAL. (CP)- Police said Thursday ni;:lit two new attacks during the evening rush hour have convinced them that two slashers are at work in the city.

The two attacks. spaced at op- posite ends of the city and occurr- ing almost simultaneously. were the 12:11 and 13th reported sinct last Friday.

In the east end of the city Miss Marcelle Cusslon. 24. told police a man slipped up behind her while she was walking home, clamped his hand over her mouth and struck at her right leg. lie turned and ran away without saying a word. leaving her with blood spurt- lng from a cut. Ten stitches were required to close the wound.

The other victim. not immediat- ely identified. told police she was riding up an escalator in Central station when she felt something hot on her leg. she lain noticed

blood and went to a. hospital for treatment. A baffled police department

Bfaiil Explains Coffee Prices

RIO D!) JANEIRO. (AIM -The Brazilian Government Thursday denied any responsibility for the recent sharp rise in coffee prices. it said it was attempting to en- ensure sdequateshipments to con- sumer markets, especially the United states.

The official state-ment, issued by Foreign Minister Vincenle Rao, re- plied to what the government called ”lnsinuations" that it had caused the rises by "direct or in- direct action." Brazilian sources have claimed the increases were due to increased world consump- tion and short sumly. resulting from front damage to many Dra- lilian trout

But Saving Will Be-Eaten Up In Other Departments

OTTAWA, (Cl?)--Defence ap- propriations will be cut about five per cent this year, an authoritat- ive aource said Thuranky.

That means that Finance Min- later Abbott will ask Parliamentto vote some 51.900.000.000 for de- fence in the fiscal year starting April 1 compared with appropria- tions of 32.000.000.000 for each of the last two years.

The sl00,000.000 cut might have provided a slight break for the taxpayer except that the saving probably will be eaten up by other departments whose requirements will be heavier than in the cur- rent fiscal year.

The reduction in defence ap- propriationa will not mean any slackening in Canada's defence ef- fort, however. It will merely re- flect the iact that stockpiles of many soft good; now are large enough to meet forseeable needs Ind HIM maior construction. such 85 airfield: and barracks, is over the hump.

No Major (tut

N0 major reduction in defence costs is been for the next several years at least if Canadians want their armed forces maintained at present strength -110,000 person- nel-or increased.

The RCAF is expected. as last year, to get more of the defence dollar than the navy and army combined. Last year, the RCAF get (1.7 per nen.-, of defence ap- propriations. the army 23.7 per cent and the navy 14.8.

The mutual aid program for supplying Canada": partners in the North Atlantic Treaty Organ- ization will be maintained at ap- proximately its present level- S300.000,000. But a. greater propor- tion of this aid will be for such items as aircraft. lninesweepers, electronic and wireless equipment, ammunition and i explosives.

To Probe Closing Of Cotton Plant

OTTAWA. (CP)-Unemployment hit directly at Labor Minister Gregg Thursday.

The minister left for his New Brunswick riding of York-Sun.bury to inquire into the closing of the district's biggest industry. the Canadian Cations. Ltd., textile plant at Marysv;lle.

The company announced at Montreal Wednesday night the plant is being closed indefinitely because of "difficulties in meeting United "States competition under the present tariff system.” It has employed 550 perstim in the town

a- just outside Fredericton.

Montreal Police Sure Two Slashers Operatingg

meanwhile threw all available men into the hunt for the attacker or attackers.

The two lair-sf. attacks followed an earlier slashing Thursrday. An unidentified woman told police she believed the man slashed her right leg with a razor as she was loav- lng her east-and home. A few min- utes later Szllfl saw from A gash in her leg. There was no one around.

Most other attacks have occur- red as women moved in crowds hoarding buses or street-cars. All victims told police they did not are or feel any blow being struck.

Suspect Cleared Descriptions of tho allnvkrr have varied in such an extent

police feared possibly more

Heavy Snowfall Yesterday

Cuts Traffic

Appointed To Rank of General

Lt. Charles Foulkes, (above) perman-

OITAWA, (OP) - - Gen. ent chairman of the Canadian chiefs of staff. has been apointsd to the rank of general.

Defence Minister Claxton. an- nouncing the appointment. salzi Gen. Foulkes is the first officer to be given the rank of general

in Canada's armed forces in peacetime. -

His appointment "reflects the increased importance Canada's armed forces have amumed throughout the free world and especially within the framework

of the North Atlantic Treaty Ur- ganization," Mr. Claxton said.

A career soldier, Gen. Foulkes was appointed the first full-time. chairman of the chiefs of staff committee in February, 1061, and will continue to serve in that post.

The 51-year-old military strateg- ist is the fifth Canadisn to hold the rank of general of the cans- lan Army. The others: Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton, Gen. H. D, G. Crerar, the late Sir Arthur Currie and the late Sir Wllldsxm D Otter