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REPORT LIGHT SIGHTED m AREA WHERE PLANE

Truman Pledges To Work For Peace, Plenty And Freedom

Silver Fox Pelt Prices Much Improved

M\)N'I‘REI\L, Jan. 30 -—lSpecial to" the Guardianl-The Canadian Fur Auction Sales 00., Ltd. Janu-

ary auction of silver fox and mutation pelts was concluded here lodav with prices for silvers much improved over the December sale.

The following are the results: Plallllums 65 per cent sold at an average of $15.03; inferior platin- ums 70 per cent sold at an average of $11.79; pearl platlnums 50 per ccrlv sold at an average of $13.41: n-Izllle marked silvers 80 per cent mid at an average of $12.42; one half to lhree-quarter silvers 86pm‘ cent sold at an average of $15.43; select- ed lull silvers 42 per cent. sold at an average oi $15.29; regular full slivers 65 per cent sold at an aver- aze of $13.72; inferior types 92 nor ccllt sold at an average of $10.- 96; low grades 100 per cent sold at an average of $4.87. The total of- fcrlllc was 10 per cent sold at an Horace nf S13 08.

lTilP above information was sup- pllcti bv lflx George A. Callback, mallacr-l- of the fur marketing de- partment. Canadian National Sil- ver Fox Breeders Association. Sum- merslde), s -- —

ilew Red Cross Commissioner liamod

TORONTfX Jan. 20 --(CP) -Dr. W Stuart Stanbury. formerly of Si. Calhnrlncs. Ont. and one of the a-nvlrlfis leading medical authorities on blood. has been named national cclrrnlssioncr of the Canadian Red Cross Society. the Society nollncerl todav. i-le succeeds Dr. ‘Pl-ed W. Rclltlev. whose retirement was announced last Dec. 31-.

Coming Events

Hall tonight.

"Lot. as Show

"Peeks Bay Boy."

"Rummage Sale. Social Hall, Trinity Church, February 19th.

"Regular skate at New Glasgow rink tonight, 8.30.

"Bean Supper at Crapaud Hall,

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ly George Ionsld

WASHINGTON. Jln. 30 - (C?) — Harry Truman today pledged himself to work for "peace. plenty and. freedom" and issued a scath- ing denunciation oi Communism as ha took the presidential oath of office in a short. solemn cere- mony on the steps of the Capitol.

His inaugural as 32nd presi- dent was the biggest show in Washington's history and an esti- mated 100,000 persons were on hand to see it. ‘

At least five times that many witnessed the three-hour inaugur- al parade along broad Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House.

He warned bluntly that peace everywhere is threatened by Com- munism and said what. is involved is “material well-being, human dignity and the right to believe in and worship

Note 0f Optimism

But Truman struck a cautious note oi optimism:

"In due time. as our stability becomes manifest, as more and more nations come to know the benefits of democracy and to participate in growing abundance. I believe that those countries which no-w oppose us will abandon their delusions and join swith the fr” nations oi the world in a just settlement oi international differ- encer.

“. . .Wa will continue to give unfslterinl suwort-to-tha United Nations and related agencies. We will continue our programs for world economic recovery... We will strengthen freedom-loving nations against the dangers of ag- gression. We must embark on 8 501d 00W Program for making the benefits of our scientific ad- vances and industrial progress available for ‘the improvement and gorwth oi under-developed areas

1n a reference to the Rio Inter- Amerlcan defence treaty and the proposed North Atlantic security alliance. Truman said:

"If we can make it sufficiently clear. in advance, that any arm- ed attack affecting our national

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Montreal Teacher Strike Continues

MONTREAL, Jan. 2O -—- (CF)-

sallll-day, January 22nd. St. John's W. A. ‘

"lilose wishing to join Summer- llclrl inscmirlniioll unit will mcct in the hall Friday 21st 8 p.m.

"National Film Board will show films in Fredericton Hall, Tuesday. Jan. 25.

"i-lnoklng orders for car hog mower to arrive soon. W. 1. Bow- man. Hunter River.

"No more crushing until fur- ther notice. Charles Mclnnia. Nine Mile Creek.

"Rosa Credit Union Icgular Meeting Monday. January 24th. at 7.30. Co-operative Meeting at 5.30 in Pownal Hall.

"Central Queen's Hockey Lea- lue at Covehead rink tonight, be- tween Southport Ramblers and Coverlead Red Wings.

"Dance

Farmers.

"Cornwall, York Point Women's Institute are having a. Pantry Bale Hardware. Saturday. Jan-

at Roger-a llry 22nd, at. 2 o'clock.

"The feature playing at Mac- Donald Bros. Theatre tonight. is ‘"1! you will never forget. James Olivm- Curwood’: great. novel, God's country and the Woman. Don't mill

this show.

"We have a few cars of the top cranes of oats like Number Two Canada Western and Extra Nun- bcr ‘Hires Canada Western Oats in 5111K, and also bagged in new or Iscond hand sacks. for prompt and Also Double We aim "l! quality Blrliy amt. and Olhil‘ "Ne. and solicit enquiries from The Atlas Grain

Board of Trade Build- ""91;

February shipment. Rccleaned Alberta Oats.

serious buyers. Cwurnnv. In

in Johnston's River R0001. Friday, January 21st. Danc- lnir 9 to 12.30. Sponsored by Junior

Meetings of the Montreal Catholic School Commission and the execu- tive of the striking Catholic Teachers Alliance, possibly to dis- cuss new strike settlement propos- als. were called tonight as the walkout of 2.000 teachers ended lt| fourth day.

One settlement proposal was dia- posed of late today when the Al~ liallce and the English-speaking Federation of Catholic Teachers rejected a suggestion they return to work with the question of pos- sible penalties being investigated by a special tribunal.

all-mole raaazaa 1o our!

ASHCROFT. 3.0.. Jan- m __ (OP) Alan Malcolm Cardwell, 51-year-old author, was found frozen to death yesterday at Spat- sum, near here. Cardrwell had Just left Ashcroft with a S200 royalty received for a recent novel - "The

Dairy Farmers 0f Canada Meet

EDMONTON, Jan. 20-— (CF)- Two reports presented to the an- nual convention of the Dairy Farm- ers of Canada today said the in- dustry has every right to ask re- moval of all restrictions on export oi dairy products since protection from margarine competition has been removed.

The reports were read by Erie Kitchen, secretary-manager oi the association, and J. J. McCagua of Alliston, Ont. president.

"The Supreme Court ruling (that margarine may be made and sold in Canada) is a most upsetting in- fluence to the industry,” Mr. Mc- Cague said. "Just now, however, it is difficult to comment on the sit- uatlon. We first must know whe- ther or not that decision will llc appealed and. secondly, what auth- ority provinces have over market- ing of margarine.

"Ii the sale oi the product in Canada is inevitable, it is the duty of dairy farmers to impress on those responsible the necessity of leaving no loopholes whereby it could he sold as butter."

He tolri the representatives of 400.000 dairy farmers and dairy products distributors to plan no drastic changes in their produc- lion programs because it was dif-

F arm Problems Highlighted

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Sea Peace Prospects l Slim In China

NANKING, Jan. 20 -(AP) — China's Nationalist Party leadership endorsed a cease-fire resolution to- day but governmental double-talk and Communist silence made peace prospects as dim as ever.

in North China, terms for sur- rendering Pelplng to the Reds were reported accepted “in principle" by both sides, but nothing had been done to implement this separate deal.

On the war front. the Commun- isis maintained their close siege of Peiplng and were edging steadily south oi the old Hwal River line 100 miles north oi Nanklng.

Principal activity. however. was the hastened flight of government departments and officials south- ward from Nanking~a movement which was difficult to reconcile

ficult to see what is ahead.

with talk of a negotiated peace.

MontrcalhaMystery Kidnap Story ilas “Blown lip”

MONTREAL. Jan. 20 — (CPI- Montreal's mystery kidnap story blew up today with a police an- nouncement. that the whole thing was a. fabrication by a poor mother who willingly parted with her infant and then became panic- stricken.

Less than 24 hours after six- month-old Armand Bouchard was

S-Year-old Boy Drowned Yesterday At Tyne Valley

William Bloice Sheen, five-year- old only scoot Mr. and..Mrs. Nel- son Btofce Sheen, ‘Tyne Valley was drowned yesterday morning at Boates Bridge about a quarter of a mile from his homc. He was last. seen by his mother about eleven o'clock and a short time later she was informed by young daughter of .\lr. Ivan Mc- Kay that a boy had gone out on the ice and had fallen in.

At the point on the stream where the fatality occurred the distance across is about thirty- five feet and thin ice had formed about half way over and the balance was made up of shell ice. Apparently the thin ice was sufficiently strong to carry the weight of the boy until he reach-

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carried from his Dorchester Street home. Chief of Detectives Wilfrid Bourdon said: "It was all a case of worry and misunderstanding."

Officers who investigated Mrs. ‘Fhade Bouchards story of a mys- terious vwman coming to her home and walking oii with little Arm- and gave this version of their conclusions!

“The Bouchard family is a. poor one and Mrs. Bouchard probably wanted to see the child get a bet- ter upbringing. Then. when she saw her baby carried away, she became afraid of what her hus- band would say and decided to tell a story of kidnapping."

The mystery woman. whose name was not released by police, last night. took the baby to nearby Mackayvilie. where she lives. There she asked a garage owner and his wile to care for the child until morning. She wanted to tell her husband about the baby first. police said.

"When she heard the report that the baby was kidnapped she returned Antnand immediately." said detectives.

BREAD IATIONTNG TO ED

Feb. 1, the

Yellow Cat."

LONDON, Jan. iik-tCPh-l-‘ood Minister John Strachey today aalrl in Commons that the Government believed long-term food contracts were "profoundly necessary" to give farmers security and to in- crease output.

The government had announced earlier that a price of S2 a bushel for Canadian wheat had been agreed on for 1949-50, the final year of the four-year Anglo-Canadian wheat agreement. No s-langemeat has been made to continua the agreement.

Strachey was speaking on the second reading of the Minister of Food bill which would authorise long-mm commitments when the present legislation lapses in 1950. He laid there ara l0 long-term contracts in force, ranging from one .00 10 yous in length.

decided today.

Strachey Sees Long-term Food Contracts Necessary

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Ha added that it could be shown that. long-term contracts had "pre- vented this country from having to pay prices ior essential foods over the past three years which it would have been quite ruinous to have paid." ,

Britain's long-term interests would not benefit from a catas- trophic fall in producers‘ prices. Britain imported wheat at 50 centa a bushel in 1938, but "we imported a great many million unemployed along with it."

A crash in farm prices would have a serious effect on an export- ing country such as Britain and long-term contracts prevent such falls. Strachey said.

But "moderate and cline" in primary producers’ food

. eat." to Britain, ho laid-

PARIS. Jan. 20 -- (Reuters) -

Bread rationing tn Francs will end French Government

steady de-

prlcas is above all of "great inter-_ p

ed the shell ice. His body was

later recovered lying under the shell ice 1n about six feet of water. His body was rushed to

wellington and upon cztfiinalion by Dr. Raymond Reid he was pronounced dead.

Dr Austin Delaney, coroner. de-

ference yesterday at Birch Court.

al Council

Concluding the busy two-day con-

\\'ilh an election of officers, the Prince Edward Island Agricultural Council named as president, Mr. R. C. Parent. Superintendent of the Experimental Farm; vice-presi- dent, Mr. H. W. Clay. senior live stock floldman. Dominion Depart- ment nf Agriculture; and secre- tary. Mr, S. C. Wright, agricultural representative, Provincial Depart- ment of Agriculture.

Committee reports were heard by the Council. discussed and accept- ed. The numerous recommenda- tions will be directed shortly to tho relevant authorities.

A feature of the Council's recom- mendations was for seven specific skilled agricultural technicians and personnel required to implement the projects which the Council coll- sidcr necessary for the develop» mcnt of Island agriculture. Thc Experimental Farm requires an 515- l sistant in Animal Husbandry; the‘ Science Service an extension of, ficcr in Plant Pathology and En-l iomniogy. The livestock commit-l tee recommended that trained agrl- ‘

cultural representatives were re- , qulred for King's and Prince l Counties. l

Forester! Services Needed All agreed that the necessity for a PTOViIlClill forester was long overdue and the marketing com- mittcc recommended that an offi- Cllli be appointed in the Provincial

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Worried About Mental Ailments

Expect cunts To lle Set lip Shortly In Every Province.

By Harold Morrison

OTTAWA. Jan. 20 - <0?» Mental lfflments~signposts of nation's state of anxiety-have the Health Department a bit wor- ried.

Health Minister Martin said to- day in an interview there are 50,000 cases now under treat- ment-cnore than the total for cancer, tuberculosis and infantile

clded that under the circumstances no inquest would be necessary.

Tvrri Missing ll. S.- Flshermen Are Safe

DIGBY. N. 3., Jan. 20 -- 1GP) - ’I‘wo fishermen are safe today after drifting for more than 1': hours in a 35-foot open boat dur-

ing a Bay of Fundy storm last night. A vessel from Bay View lifc-

boat station rcscued Gerald Hand-

skipel- and Wilfred Murphy of

nearby Culloden after the men

set off distress flares. The dis-

abled crafr, was towed to shore.

Russian Ambassador

ilas Good Poker Face WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -—(AP)

— Alexander Panyushkln, the Rus- sian Ambassador to the United states, has one oi the world's fin- est poker faces.

President Truman lashed out at Communism in his inaugural ad- dress todayi But if it had any ef- fect on Psnyushkin, seated 20 feet behind Truman. he didn't. show it.

The Soviet Ambassador's fare displayed no more emotion than 41f Truman were discussing the weather, which was windy but

paralysis combined. At least one of every 20 Can- adians is hit. by the disease at ‘one time or another. Patients ‘are filling hospitals at a greater rate than ever before. Additional lhospititl beds and equipment are l needed. ' “Not one of Canada's mental in- stitutions has one-third the

one-tenth the therapeutic equip- meht. required."

To meet. the problem the De- partment. plan's:

l. To establish l6 menial health cllnics—at least one for every 100.000 persons in Can- ada.

2. To plug away at the Pro- vinces to help build a reserve of trained mental health per- sonnel. ““'

3. To bring in more modern equipment.

The Health Department hopes tn announce shortly completion arrangements for the establish- every Province: four in Ontario; Scotia: another two for Alberta. and others in British Columbia, Manitoba, Isskatchewan. Quebec. New Brunswick and Prince Ed- ward Island.

Mr. Martin said Canada's men- tal-health program has "leaped the bounds of politics.“ Federal- Provinelal co-operatton has been attained. -

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Sent To Make l investigation

HAIMJLTON, Bermuda. Jan. 20- iCPl-The United States destroyer Roberts raced tonight tmvard an ocean spot. where a searching air- a light and a floating object while hunting for a. lost British commercial plane.

The crew oi a British Overseas Airways plane reported it had sighted the light about 300 miles south-southwest. of Bermuda. The Roberts. speeding north. was ex- pected to reach the spot sometime tonight.

It was the only clue so far in the search for a British South that dis- appeared Monday on a flight from Bermuda to Kingston. Jamaica. Twenty persons were aboard.

The B.O.A.C. crew said it had seen the light again-about half an ‘hour later-before dawn. They had spotted an object floating in the

.samc locality but could not make

it. nut.

Planes from Klndlev base here. flying wlngtip to wingtip, combed the area during t-he day but return- cd tonight. tn report they had seen

Jlfltitllll. Despite this. the Roberts

was diverted to the area.

Five flights lcft Kindley Field to- lnlzhl to keep up the search and from 'hcre will continue the hunt tomor-

between 20 and 30 aircraft low ian returned in port. at nearbv St

George's after covering square miles of ocean.

Capt. Norman Crowe of the Lill- ian said he was "the most disap- pointed man in Bermuda." The tug

had stayed out for 43 hours.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 20 -- (AP) _ The United States Air Force it testing more

for 5200000900 to get started on the

asked Congress today to let build a rocket range for guided missiles that soar than 150 miles. It. asked

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l. QUEBEC. Jan. 20 - (CP)—-An English-speaking law-maker spoke

out today for Premier Maurice Du .plcssis as a champion of minorities l William M. Cottiniham

,Argenteull) addressed

I l ‘the Speech from the Throne.

lProvince of Quebec. l lhas been fairr-r and more generou ‘in their dealings with minoritle

equipment it needs." he said. "Not |. one m, our mental hospmfls has ,ln all domains. than tho present

‘chef’ said Mr. Cotlingham.

"It is no idle. boast. in affirm that lif ever freedom. sfllhillkv. security. from every they will still he frlunrl allvt- and thriv-

lprospcrity. disappear .nlher country lil the world,

.ing in the Province of Quebec." Mr. Cotlinghanl aitrlckcd

‘The Halifax tug FCUllCHZlOH Lill-

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' (UN- Quebec's ‘Legislative Assembly as the sec- onder of the address in reply to

"I am happy in affirm as an Eng- ‘llsh Canadian that no prime min- lister and no government of the nor of any oihcl‘ Province since Confederation. nor of any roulliry the world over.

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MISSING

Israel And Lebanon hold Peace Talks

TEL AVIV, Jan. 20 - (AP) - Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok told the state council today that Israel and Lebanon are negotiat- ing but have not yet reached the decisive stage of straight armistice talks.

(However, a Reuters dispatch from Naharlya in Northern Pales- tine quoted Israeli military sources as confirming earlier reports that an armistice agreement between- lsracl and the Lebanon xvas con- cluded Wednesday.)

Bail hi]; m Murder Case

TORONTO, Jan. 20 —(CP)-—A 28-year-old tobacco worker-accus- ‘erl of murder in Belgium-today was freed on hail of $10.00 an act- ion "very, vcry rare" in Canadian court procedure.

Arthur Matthys. hero of the wartime underground. was reunit- ed vvlth his wife and four-year-old daughter until March ill.

On that dale. a request by the Belgian Government for extradi- tion on a murder charge will be heard. '

Judge Ambrose Shea acceded to a request by defence counsel. that hail bc granted "due. to the un- usual circumstances of the case." Mntthys, however. must report each week from his Straffordville. Ont... home until March 31 to po- lice. '

Maithya is charged by the Bel- gian Government with being a mcnlbcr of a party of five which shot and killed Armand DeVoa at lialltert. near Brussels. in Septem- ber. 1044.

DeYos. Matthya said. was a Ger- man spy and Nazi before the war and became a collaborator when war was declared between Belgium and Germany.

lEnglish Speaker Praises -_ lDuplessis ForFair Dealings

ler and added the "well-planned campaign" evldenty involved “some ignorant. or dishonest magazine writers."

Mr. Colilngbam said groups in some English-speaking quarters of Quebec. elsewhere in Canada and in the United States sought to "in- sinuate" falsely that Premier Du- plcssis and his government arc "unsympathetic" to Quebec's Enz- lish-spcaklng population and other minorities.

‘They also charged wrongly that the l'ni0n Nationale administra- tion was “autocratic in the exercise of legislative rind administrative powers," said the Arlzcnteuil lncnl- her, elected last. July.

"The accusation of autocracy ls lill-founrlcd." lle dcvlnred. "Tho llnion Nllllonllle adnllnlslrniion has given the Province stability. rllrity and prosperity while serving frecdnm of thc lnrilvidual