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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1954

Hog Prices May Reach Record In July, Augus

Big Four Decide To invite Austria To Treaty Talks

BEIIUTN. (Reuters) - The Big Four foreign ministers have de- cided to discuss an Austrian iteaty no later than next Friday.

A brief announcement after a ntrictldi-guarded four-hour session Monday said Austria will be in- vited to attend the dlscuuions.

In Vienna, the Austrian govern- ment announced Foreign Minister Leopold Figl will head a delega- tion leaving today for Berlin.

Austria has been under four- power occupation since the second world War. some 2130 meetings of the four foreign minieters' depu- -.ias have been held slnce- 1947 without agreement being reached )1! a state treaty, granting full mvevreignty to Austria.

The conference announcement said the four ministers also dis- tuated Russia's proposals for a ire-power meeting with Commun- at China. It gave no details.

No mention was made of wheth- er the restricted session discussed the soviet call for a world dia- mnamerit conference. i

Extra Precautions

The closed meeting came after the 12 open sessions held since the conference began Jan. 26 got no- where.

so guarded were Monday! talks that during a break for refresh- mcnis lesser members of the four riels-gntions waiting in nearby moms were not allowed to mix with those attending the action.

Extra security precautions were imposed both inside and outside the conference building to ensure privacy.

Unlike previous sessions. there um-e no press conferences by the four delegations.

The situation contrasted with the glare. of ...nublicil.v. spals...of propaganda from both sides and "fish-bowl" existence of the four ministers in the 12 previous sea- HIOTIB.

Conference officials hoped the cloned meeting. attended by I) in- stud of the usual 180 officials, would prove more fruitful as a i-i-suit of the secrecy.

Officially, the closed conference was called to take upinternational problems and a. five-power meet-

B. Child Burned To Death In Home

HOYT. N. 3.. (CF)-Three-yeah old Linda Aubin died Monday as A result of burns suffered in a fire at her home here Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Aubin and two of their 10 children were i-hopping in Fredericton when Simon. 13, the oldest boy at home, rescued six brothers and sister: ruzcd two to 12.

He rolled Linda and Elvina, 3. in a anowbank in extinguish flames from their clothes. Elvina was able to leave hospital Mon- (TRY.

Seven-yciir-old Stephen rushed in quarter-mile for help in the iiirni commuiiy but his French language could not be understood. The neighbor realized something was wrong however, and help was man on the way.

The fire. starting in the kitchen. was put. out by Simon.

Coming Events

"Weakly card party in Nswtn school Friday, Feb. 12th.

"Jtilrbome" .TiE......... ionight D('m't miss iii

"Feed wheat now 33.20 per hun- riredwaight. Moouigan and Doyle.

"Orokinole Party in Pownal Hall, Tuesday. February 9th. I 11- In- Auspiou Pomial Y. P. U.

"Cuts to the Card Party at 13:05: Royalty school. Febmarv

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Wedb&ay. manna filth. 200 D. In. '

"There will he races on Mill- vais ice on Wednesday, rdprusry 10th and 1'ii.h. Clause for all hints rrisss for all best winners on the f'Itti. lntriu to be in on February ioili.

"Buying pigs at usual points today, paying 5! a pair for good pigs over 92 lbs. each: will also buy smaller ones. Knud Jargon- sen.

"Doubleheader at North River fill tonight. North River versus York. not game of semi finals, 7:3). Long Creek vii. Dunstaff- nose. In sudden death to break us. Game time use

Navy To Name Smaller Boats

OTTAWA. (CP)-The navy is going to name its smaller boats in future instead of identify them by numbers.

An announcement from naval headquarters Monday said nix Fairmils motor launches on the Great. Lake: for training have been christened HMC Ships Cou- gar, Beaver. Moose, Reindeer, Wolf and Racoon. A seventh at Esqulmalt. l3.C., has been named HMCS Elk.

The animal names perpetuate the names of large yachts taken over by the navy early in the Second World War and converted into patrol vessels.

Bird names have been picked for seaward defence patrol craft now under construction. They will be HMC Ships Loon, Cormorant, Blue Heron, Mallard. Arctic Tern. Sandpiper. Herring Gull and Kingfisher. These water birds commonly nest in Canada.

The change to names from numbers is being made because it is easier to identify the ships in ordinary usage. Each ship will have her own badge bearing the name.

u. s.7ii.F.T.Z iias Newgaii

WASHINGTON. (AP)-The U. S. Air Force introduced Monday a s nge new 0 who Moaoiineil X 1 convertip ane-a crou be- tween an airplane and a helicopter.

The experimental machine has stubby wings like a half-shown air- plane. yet is topped by it three- bladed rotor which is spun by small jet exhaust units at the tip of each blade.

It also has a small propeller in I ttpusher" position in hte rear. a. twin tail boom, an elongated plastic nose compartment housing the pilot and three passenge n, and sled-like runners as landing gear.

The purpose is to enable ill to rise or descend verticali , ilk a helicopter. and yet fly as list as an airplane.

'nhe machine. made by the Mc- Donnell Aircraft Corp., St. Louis. will make in first flight next summer.

Promigshi-g-lead in Monlreais , Torso Murder

MONTREAL. (OP)- Provincial police said Monday they have "it promising lead" in oorinection with Montreal! torso murder mystery of two months ago.

Detective-Captain Leopold Trot- tler said an officer from Quebec has been sent to the remote Gaspe village of Bale du Sable to investi- gate a report that the unidentified victim was a former resident of that community.

The information came in I lat- ter written to a Montreal relative by a woman in Bale du sable. The woman claimed she knew the man.

The torso was found in Montreal. Later legs and finally the head of the man. believed to be around so years old, were found in the rural area. near Joliette, about to miles

Ont. Breeders Hear Forecast; Qualify Stressed

TORONTO. (CP)-W. P. Wit- aon. Ontario livestock cpmmls- sioner, said Monday hog -prices may reach record level during July or August this year.

He said, however. such a price level would be reached for A short time only because "there is a limit to what people will pay for meat."

Speaking to the Ontario Swine Breeders' Association, Mr. Watson said there will be a slight drop of prices in the fall.

Mr. Watson said the export of pork products is better than ex- porting live hogs because it car- ries with it the name of Canada and also provides employment for Canadian workers.

Professor R. G. Knox. professor of animal husbandry at the On- tario Agricultural College in Guelph, advised breeders to at- lt-lmlil 10 improve the quality of iheir hogs because the United States hog is rapidly approaching the Canadian standard.

Canadian Army Has Grocery Store in Germany

orrsws, (cpl-The army 1... gone into the grocery business abroad.

A defence department announce- ment Monday aald wives and chil- dren of Canadian servicemen ata- tioned in Western Germany flock- ed to the recent opening of the army's first grocery store abroad. The store is located at Fort Chsmbiyu barracks. near Germany and is for the use of service dependents. .'

Until the store opened. service wives had to travel as miles to a store to do shopping and some- times had difficulty making their wants known to the German clerks. The army's grocery has German clerks who speak fluent English.

First customer in the store was Mrs. Alice Molt, wife of Lieut. Reid Molr of Halifax, and her 11-year- old son. Ross.

St. Lawrence River May Be Open In' Feb.

MONTREAL. (OP) - The ice- breakers D'Iberville and Ernest Lapointe were reported Monday working in the lower half of Lake St. Peter after clearing drift ice off Trcia-Rlvieres.

If conditions remain favorable, the annual clearance of the st. Laiwrence route to Montreal may be completed about the and of this month. The icebreakers are ex- pected to be in Srorel, about 50 miles from Montreal, some time this week.

VATICAN O'l'I'Y.i (Reuters) Signs of improvement in the health of the Pope continues to iaise the hopes cd physicians and Vatican officials.

Condition of the 77-year-old Pon- tlff. gravely weakened last week by stomach disturbances and con- stant hiccups, Monday had im- proved to the point of taking mild exercise in his room.

But his personal physician, Prof. Riccardo Galeazzi Llai, spent Sun- day night at his bedside for the first time since the illness began two weeks ago.

Monday, the doctor kept the Pope under close supervision "for reas- ons of prudence," the Vatican press office reported. It said the pos- sibility of a relaspe or new com- plications still exists.

Takes Liquid Food

Gradual improvement in the Pope's condition has been reported for the last three days. The chief sign of a turn for the better came Sunday night when he was re- ported able to take liquid food for the first time in days. Previously he had been nourished by injec- tions.

The Pope was able to take liquid nourishment again Monday and his stomach clisti-u-bances have abated, "IF press office said.

As usual. he received holy com- munion at morning mass, cele- brated by German Jesuit priest Robert Leibe-r, parpal secretary and archivist.

Throughout his illness. the Pon- tiff has insisted on keeping in touch with church developments through daily talirs with leading Vatican officials-

boas. - The -if-nticen asiwspapart dai&gva-

lore Ronisno said Monday tele- grams and letters of syrnpnthy for the Pope now have reached a total of several thousand. A steady clamor of telephone cells has also voiced the anxiety of Catholics throughout the world.

conservative iliins Ontario By-election

ORILLIA. Ont.. (OP) .- Lloyd Letherby retained Simone East constituency for the Progressive Conservatives in a Provincial by- election Monday. bringing the party's strength in the 00-seat legislature to 00, Liberals have six members. Liberal-Labor om-. COF two and Labor-Progressive (Communist) on:-.

Final count in the central Ontar- io rldings: Mr. Letlierby 7.713, Wil- liam Moore, Liberal 4.929, Wil- fred 1-ioult. OGF 1.444.

The election was called to fill the vacancy left by the death last December of Dr, John McPhec, who had held the seat for the Pro-

grcsslve Conservatives since 1043.

Canada Willing iiouzenko

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By Dave Mclntoah Canadian Press staff Writer

OVITAWA. (OP)-Canada is will- ing that the testimony given to a United States Senate eub-com- mittee by Igor Gouunkio five weeks ago be made public, it was learned Monday.

But after the international dust-

norm of Montreal. The hands of the victim still are missing.

up over the affair. the sub-oom- rniiiea has apparently lost. all in-

Pearson Queried On U. S. Senatorls Korean Views

OTTAWA. (OP) -- Internal Af- fairs Ministsr Pearson said Mon- day there has never been any 00- jection from the United states

eminent concerning the size of sasdaa w effort in Kora. Cd in the Commons is ooaunsai. on a Ivteon by Sen- ator William P. Knowiand mop.- Callf.) U. a. Senate majority lead- er. at waliington Saturday. senator Knawland was quoted as saying that the United states had furnished 00 per cent of the Unit- ed Nations forces in Korea -nd that this was "not a fair dis- tribution.”

It would be a dlhervice. Sen- ator Knowisnd was quoted as say- ing. if "we let our allies believe that we approved that perfor-

rnancs.” "I wish All our allies were as stout as the 'nn-ks and the south

Kafetfil,” lid VII fwtifld to IIIVI said.

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Mr. Pearson was asked by John Dlefenbakar (PO-Prince Albert). Opbultion salemal a.ffI.lrs spokes- man if he would cars to oorranent

Though there Vlad no official comment. some govarnaiam auth- oritied.wera known in be annoyed, if not shocked. at senator Know- ia.nd's statement.

Canada stqmlled the lalgut force in the Korean war excluding south Korea. the U. s. and Britain. The Canadian Infantry Brigade was in the front line during most if thd fhht. The Canadian Navy has three destroyers in the theatre as early at July. 1000. one month after the war started. Three de- stroyers are still opt-sting there. One of tbs ht Canadian de- stroyers whic saw action, the Orundc. was the top train- buatar in the UN float The ROAF

lied a one-squadron airlift at least a score of fighter pil- 015.

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tereat in (iounenko and his test- liiioiiy. Though informed three weeks ago of the Canadian view. the senate group has made no request that the testimony be made public.

This would bear out the original Canadian contention that Gou- zenko. former cipher clerk in the Russian ambamy here who re- vealed operations of a Soviet spy ring in Canada had no new in- formation to offer the Commun- i a t a-in-government investigators and that any interview would be fmiilean.

The Gousenko tesiimony was taken Jan. 4 by Senators William Jenner and Pat Mooarrln.

Obieet 1-. it wants ,

Canada. asked only that as words in the transcript of testimony be

eliminated if the iestimon were published because it woui be im- possible to prove A3 carges against persons nani among

these as words.

It was learned reliably that these names come out in Questions ask- ed by the two senators and Gouzenko knew nothing About them or. if he did. he had given the names previously.

The Canadian governrnmt has said repeatedly that all informa- tion aumlied by Gouaen-kc, in 194.5 and in subsequent interviews with ihe ROMP. had been passed on to the U. 5, Federal Bureau of In- vestigation. Besides. the FBI also quiaaed Gouaenko and another Us. Senate sub-committee talked to him in 1040.

Oouzenko himsel said that he

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Signs Of improvement in Pope':HeaIth continue

Grumbling in Soviet Zone Of Gt-rmanypiiies

BERLIN, (AP) Soviet mnc grumbling over the breakdown of German unity talks in the Big Four conference has died to a whisper. Informed quarters reported Mon- day night there have been no incl- dents for the last 48 hours.

Swift action by the Communist police who arrested about 500 dia- gruntled workers last week - chiefly in l-Ialle, Dresden, Gera. Oelsnltz and Erfurt-appeared to have smashed the incipient rebel- lion before it got beyond the stage of hot-tempered talk.

The well-informed Free Jurisis League of West Berlin commented that there is every reason to doubt the existence of any active demon- strations in the East zone at this time but that there were some cases last week where workers ob- jected it) the Russian plan for imi- fying Germ-any Arrests followed

1; Gov'i Bhlied

For Delaying Announcement

O'I'I'AWA, (GP)-The penny post card has slipped further into ob- iivion.

Postmaster - General Cote an- nounced Monday that the rate on post cards will be increased one cent April 1 to four cents from three.

He made the nniiu moment in reply to a question by Stanley Knowles (C(7P' - Winnipeg No:-th Centre) during clause-by-clause study of government legislation in- creasing first-clau rates by one cent an mince.

Mr. Cote said the one-cent boost in post cards is expected to not the post office about 583,000 a yer-r. The other proposed increases in first-class rates would yield about 314000.000 to be used to offset higher operating costs and implo- mcntation of the five-day 40-hour week,

Members of opposition parties accused the government of not playing fair with Parliament in withholding announcement of the higher post card rate until Mon- day. It will be established under a clause in the Post Office Act which gives thin postmaster-general authority to set rates not lncliidcd in the legislation.

Calla it "Insult" Mr. Knowles dPSCl'ibEd the an-

when some demanded free elec- tions. Western style.

Heavy 4-iiay

SYDNEY. Australia, (Reui.ei's)- Queen Elizabeth today races the busiest stretch of her two-month- 'bjd.,royal tour after dodging Syd- ney crowds for Iin afternoon of rest Monday.

A visit to the smoky coal and steel town of Newcastle this morn- lng will start her and the Duke of Edinburgh on a four-day. 1.500- mile trip in 14 major cities by train, plane and car.

schedule here has drawn protests from newspapers. slipped away from Sydney's ever-present sight- seeing crowds Monday for a quiet lunch engagement.

Mobs hoping for an unscheduled royal appearance gathered in sev- eral parts of the city. But the Queen and Duke avoided fanfare on a. quick drive to the waterfront and crossed the harbor in the barge to the home of Lt.-Cmdr. A. F. Albert. honorary aide de camp to the governor of New South Wales. They had lunch and spent the afternoon there.

It 1 the royal couple's first free a y since landing in Aus- tralia laat week.

Five Speeches

Security police surrounded Al- bert's home. stopping sightsecrs and newspaper men. and a police launch warned off other craft dur- ing the royal couple”.-i barge trip across the bay and bilck.

An official spokcsinan denied newspaper reports that constant crowds and a heavy schedule of engagements were exhausting the

The Queen. whose heavy 0ificini'

nouncement as "an insult to Par- ..n:..n?a..nn.

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Queen Elizabeth Faces

Program

Gives Figures On Ciliie Layoffs

mpclianlcal department employees in the Atlantic region since last.

' Ocinber.

In a reply tabled in the Com- mons Monday lo questions asked by Henry J Munphy (1..-Weattmoiw laiidi, Transport Minister Chevrier said the duration of the layoffs will be "determined by business requirements."

of the total. 240 were from the railivayis shops at Mcncton. N. B.

Asked if there are any more lay- offs to come, the minister said staff requirements are affected by business conditions.

Will SEEFTB” Form iialian Govemmeni

ROME, iReulcrsi-Bandlt-huti- for Mario Sdelba, the ”Iron Sici- lian." was- named Dl'CmiEf-d9- signate by President Luigi Eihaudi today and prepared to tackle the tough job of forming a new gov- ernment for leaderiess Italy.

Scelba. 52, was the Christian. afierl

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Queen. He said the young mon- arch has not been "unduly tired" during her busy week. This work the Queen will makel five speeches in two days Premier .1. J. Cahill

tour would be quickly revised there was an evidence it was wear- ing out the Queen. He said offi- chain planning the iour were in daily touch with the royal house- hold.

Crowds have already swarmed into Newcastle for the Queen's ar- rival and the normal population of 150.000 is expected to treble be- fore she leaves.

Elsewhere along the royal routs, officials are making hasty prepara- tions to ease the strain of the trip as much as possible.

Bebelforcesw llepoded ilear Capital of Laos

LUANGFRABANG, Lacs, (AP)- Advance columns of the Commun- ist-leti Vietrninh were hammering at the outlying defences of Huang- prsbang Monday.

The French command said the battle for the city. royal seat of Laos. was imminent.

The French, estimatiru that the bulk of the rebels were only a few daya' march from the city, said they had completed their major defences.

Leading rebel columns had earl- ler been reported within as miles

aging ox-premier Alcide de Gha- peri declined office.

iialy has been without ft pre- mier for 10 days now, since the collapse of Amintore Fnnlnnrs

RE(l(-HID TEhlPk'2RATl'BT.

FAN UIEGO, Calif, iAPl - Hf". high winds puslicd ihc iliormo- nicicr in Ii record 88 in San Dir-go Sunday in it gusty blow that inp- piod scorn: of lrees. There WA! also a light aarihqukkc. There were an estimated i0,m0 people ht hcnclics.

LONDON. (Ame. Colonial Sec- retary Oliver Lvtieiton outlined to the House of Commons Mon- day nn economic development program for British Guiana to cost an caiimated ii5,000.()00 for the ncxt. five years.

Detailed plans for the next two years rnsiing iS).000.000 have been prepared, he said.

Britain last 3-Mr abrogated the new British Guiana constitution and expelled iiif' icftist govern- ment of prcmier Cheddi Juan. charging that it planned rs revo- lutionary seizure of power.

Lyttclion said details

mission is proving it great hrlp

of Luangprabang.

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for the fivt--year plan are being worked out in British Guiana and it rc- port by recent inicrnaiinnai hunk

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POST CARD RATES HIKED FROM THREE A TO FOUR CENTS A

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0'I'I'!.WA, Feb. 8, (special) - An all-time high of 03,l82.(D5 was collected in Prince Edward Island for income tax in the fiscal year sliding Manzh Til, 1953. it was re- vealed today. The information was given by Revenue Minister Mc- Crinn in reply to ii question asked by J. Angus Macbean, Conserva- tive member for Queens.