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NEGOTIATIONS TO AVERT RAILWAY STRIKE BREAK DOWN

Drew Reiterates Demand For Defence Inquiry

Eisenhower Tallies Oath; To Work For Peace With Honor

By Douglas 3. Cornell

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -(AP) -Dwight D. Eisenhower became President of the United States to- riny and, with a prayer on his lips, set for his new administration a goal of peace with honor.

It must be a peace based on strength and unity in the. free

world, he said, and there must be

no appeasement, because:

”A soldier's pack is not so heavy :

a burden as a. prisoner's chains." in a ritual as old as the U. S. itself. the smalltown boy Kansas took the oath that him the country's 34th chief exe- cutive. Then. in 8. brief inaugural

great grey dome of the Eisenhower laid down for "free men everywhere" a challenge to join together against the world menace of Communism. Bareheaded under a warm winter sun fighting through a haze, Eisen- hower slowly repeated after Chief Justice Vinson of the Supreme Court. the oath that brought to an end a 20-year era of Democratic rule and embarked the Republicans on what he promised to be their "great crusade." I Republicans followed through with an immense inaugural victory parade. Mile after mile it rolled nlong Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House.

Hamil. Day For Republicans

It was a happy day for the Re- publican Party which so long had wandered in the political wilder- ness. And the man who made it all possible with a smashing election victory last Nov. 4 took it all in easy stride.

It was 12:31 p.m. EST when the scarlet-coated marine band struck four mffles and Eisenhower step- ped up to a lectern and began repeating the oath of office pres-

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Coming Events

"Auction and Dance. Mlllview Hall every Friday.

"Dance in Kelly's Cross School. Friday, January 23rd. Lunch served.

"Card party, Long River Hall, tonight.

"H o c k e y tonight. Stanley Bridge rink, Breadalhane vs. Stan- ley Bridge. Time &:30.

"Try our Purina Finance plan, for feeding your hogs and chicks. Dillon at Splllett.

"Unloading today and tomorrow, car Albion Egg Oil Treated cool. I. 1''. Morris, Kinkora.

"Dance at Mt. Stewart Legion Hall, Thursday, January 22nd. Burke's Orchestra.

"Meeting at North River rink Wednesday, Jan. 21st, at 7.45 to organize for school hockey.

"Movies, Freetown Hall. Janu- ary 22nd. Public discussion about buying Projector.

"Reserve Saturday, January 31st, for C. W. 1... cake sale at S. A. McDonald's store.

"Card party and dance, Hope River Credit Union 1-liill, Wed- "Mday. January 21st.

i "Crokinolp and cards, Manh- field liiill, Wednesday, Jan. 21st, at 8 pm. Sponsored by Msrshfield XV. . "Hockey North River Rink Wod- nesday, Jan. 21st, Nine Mile Creek Bulldogs vs. Cornwall Meteors. Game time 8:30. Skate after.

"Bouris Hospital Auxiliary Card Party, st. Mary's Hall, Wednesday. Nit. Bridge, Auction 40 and Crib- bl-le. Admission 50 cents.

"Pantry sale, Princetown Road United church at Fennell and Chandler's, 2.00 o'clock Saturday, January 24th.

"Unloading E" Master Feeds and Concentrates, Wednesday and

Thursday, special off the car Drices. L. D. McLeod 8: Son. Albany and Victoria.

"Don't miss the big Variety Con- cert at Emerald Hall. Friday. Janu- mi 23rd. one-act plays, monolo- iiuel. longs. music, dancing. Fun for :11. sponsored by B. I. 5.

"Hockey at North River Rink. Thursday, Jan. 22. Sandy's Ram- bler: vs. Covehend Road. at 7-30- Diinstaffnago Bombers vii. West Sivehead at 9 o'clock. Skate

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Fur Coat Leads To Death In Fire

MONTREAL, Jan. 20 - (CF) - A child was born dead today to Pie.rette- Gagne, whose 20-year-old husband, Rene, was burned to death in a fire at their home early yesterday.

Mrs. Gagne in in hospital suffer- ing severe burns and in "critical" condition.

When their orie-room home burst into flames yesterday the couple left the apartment without injury. Mrs. Gagne, eight months preg- nant. decided to return and save her fur coat. Her husband went to help her. When they were in- side. the oilstove, believd have originally caused the 'blaz,, ex- ploded, pouring burning oil over them.

PARIS. Jan. no - (AP) Ln-ance announced today she has agreed to take part in four power deputy foreign minister tal in London Jan. 30 on a treaty o independence for Austria. The U. S. issued the invitations. Britain has already announced her acceptance. There has been no reply thus far from the Soviet Union.

, George Drew,

l root of the trouble. ' ernment was

DecIaresTiov't Not Getting Al Root of Trouble

OTTAWA. -Jan. 20 - (CPI - Progressive Con- servative leader, today accused the Government of trying to be- little the controversial Currie Re- port and restated demands for a sweeping inquiry into the whole of Canadals Defence Department.

He said the Currie Report, with

. its disclosure of "fantastic irreg- " ularities" in one branch of

the army. was "a symptom of a great disease, not the disease itself." It

I was beyond the bounds of reason . to suggest that

only the small rurny branch involved had. broken

, down.

There was a need to cut to the But the Gov- ”applying poultices of one kind or another to the sur- face irritation." In the month since the report of George S. Cur- ric, Montreal accountant and for- mer deputy defence minister, had been made public. there had been no "apology" and no action by the Government.

He urged the Government to state immediately that it will act on the report and that it will make a. full inquiry into the Defence De- partment by Mr. Currie or some- one competent to do the job.

He indicated that his party will support a CCF motion now be- fore members to appoint Mr. Cur- rie to make a board inquiry.

The Opposition leader was join-

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City Rubbishm Proves Profitable

TORONTO, Jan. 20 -(CP)- City rubbish is turning out to be a profitable sideline, street Com- missioner Bradley reported today.

Last year. he said, 542,994 was realized from the sale of corrugat- ed and waste paper, tin cans, metal and leaf mould.

The rubbish is even worth stock- piling. In a report to go before the works Committee tomorrow. Mr. Badley says there are 7,600 tons of leaf mould on hand with an esti- mated value of s'l8,000.

He states there is it great fu- ture for leaf mould-leaves picked up from city streets and treated

for use as a soil conditioner.

Economic Sur

An Economic Survey Committee, headed by Dr. Frank M.a.QKlnnon, Principal of Prince of Wales Col- lege, has been set up by the Char- lottetown Board of Trade, it was announced at the monthly meeting of the Board at the Charlottetown Hotel here last night. -

The purpose of the Committee will be to study and bring in recom- mendations regarding the need here for some form of some permanent economic development body for this Province similar to the Nova Scotia Research Foundation. with Dr. Macxinnon on the committee will be Messrs. E.D. Reid and F.W. Curtis.

In reporting to the members of the Board on the business trans- acted at the last Council meeting Mr. A, Walthen Gaudct, Secretary, also stated that three resolutions had been sent oirt. Two to the Con- adirm National Rnilways and one to the City Council of Charlotte- town.

The resolution: to the C.N.R. requested that an early morning crossing, at approximately 0.30, be made by the carferry Abegwelt

Board Of Trade Appoints vey Committee

from this side and also that better connections be made available at Montreal for passengers from P.E.l, who wished to on to Ottawa,

In regard to the latter it was rec- ommended that either an Island pullman be connected to the Ocean Limited or that better service be provided by the Scotian.

The resolution to the City Coun- cil requested that the Council take steps to amend the Provincial Time Act in order that daylight saving time be permitted here.

Correspondence read by the sec- retary included a reply to a resolu- tion that originated here and was passed at the annual meeting of the Maritime Board of,Trade, The,r-es- .oiution requested that a Provincial breakdown of statistics be given from an industrial and retail sales standpoint instead of having the Maritimes in one group. The reply came from Mr. Herbert Marshall, Dominion Statistician, who assiired the Board that in the future indus- trial statistics would be given in detail where feasible and that the merchandising or retail sales stat- istics would be broken down as re-

quested--provinclally.

MONTREAL. . Jon. M -(CP)- Two of nix men sought on charges arising from immigration irregu- larities were arrested today by ROMP. Names of the two were not immediately known.

Warrants-were sworn out and signed today by Judge Armand Olouticr of criminal Court against three former immigration officers two travel agency employees and one former employee of the Labor Department.

They were identified as: Jean Marcel Bourget, Charles M. An- folsl and Lawrence Sullivan. im- migration officers; Puosl Petu- cca and Gustavo DI:-rico, travel

Two Men Arrested In Alien Smuggling Ring

tcrcd by the Labor Depnrtmnct. The six will be arrested on char-

ges of having illegally accepted

"gifts" or of having provided

gifts" ranging from 0500 to 35.- l.

' D'll:rriw and Petr-econ will face charges of having allegedly given immigration officers large sums of money to obtain certain favors The former immigration officers will be charged with having ac- cepted the money. contrary to re- gulations,

it was reported rem will follow.

that other M'-

Tho signing of the warrants ended I lengthy in. iution in Canada and in Italy into 9. huge

Italian black

Iggncy employees; and Armand Tnorlsult of the UnemPl0Ym9'" Insurance Commission. HdmlIWi'

market immigration organisation '

At a. meeting of the Potato Marketing Board held yesterday afternoon it was decided to change the existing minimum price levels for potatoes, and accordingly Board Order will be issued today changing tablesiock from .0130 and 51.85 per '75 pounds bulk to 51.55 and 51.60. Irish cobbler seed will remain at 33.25 per hundred pounds, while other varieties of seed will be lowered from was to 52.50, all prices to be minimum prices quoted and paid for bulk

graded stock at the producers farm.

The changes were thought he- cessary because the January

storage stocks in the U. S.A. had been higher than anticipated, and ' the present estimate is correct. there are some twenty million "bushels more than a year ago. However. Marketing Board offic- ials stated last night that there is no good reason for undue alarm or panic, The Canadian market. should be able to absorb all avail- able supplies in this country be- fore the end of the shipping sea- son, and there is also the prob- ability of substantial shipments of tablestock going forward to the southern U. S. markets within the next two months.

So far this season potato values have been held at the highest possible level as long as possible. The Potato Marketing Board is endeavouring to keep some sup- plies moving without permitting a drastic price decline. It is hoped that this price reduction may be of a temporary nature and if sea- sonal weather conditions develop within the next several weeks, the Canadian potato trade my soon realize the actual facts of the sup- ply position and a firmer market tendency may develop.

Mr. MacDonald. Board Manager. stated last night that the newly established price levels must be maintained. producers should in- sist on receiving those prices. and if lower values should be offered, the Potato Board should be ad- vised immedately.

Seespliconomic Outlook Bright For Canada

HALIFFAX. Jan. 20 - (Cpl - Canada's economic pulse is beating firmly and the long-range diag- nosls is that it will stay healthy. Rhys M. Sale. president of Ford Motor Company of Canada said here tonight. ,

In an address prepared for de- livery at the annual banquet of the Halifax Board of Trade. Mr, Sale shrugged off fears of an economic setback.

"I do not agree at all with those few businessmen who see a paral- lel between economic conditions in Canada todnv wi'th those which prevailed in 1929." he said, "As far as I can see at this moment. there is no hint of a depression or even a serious recession in the picture."

Mr. Sale called for enlargement and diversification of Canadian markets to meet shifting trade pat- terns. with less dependence on the

traditional British and United States outlets. Import restrictions applied by

many countries are of greater sig- nificance than tariffs today and "often throttle trade more effect- ively fhan any tariff.”

Ciqurefs. Beer for Canadians In Korea

WITH THE FORCES IN KOREA. Jan. 20 - (GP)--Canadian soldiers today received their share of gift cigarets and beer sent from Canada. The men each got three packages of clgarets from the 500,000-shlp- rneni. sent to Canadian forces in the Far East by the Province of Ontario. They received also I bottle of beer apiece, the gift of Ontario breweries. Each man will be issued a bottle a day for the next five days.

'Flii Outbreak Closes- Schools In Florida

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla., Jam 20- (AP) -An outbreak of influenza has forced the closing of all schools here. Dr. H. E. White, county health officer, said the disease which "spread like wild- fire over the week-end," is affect- ing young children in particular. As many as A third of the stu- denili in some classes are ill and absent. About 4,000 pupils attend schools here and in the country.

Minimum Price Levels Cut Potato Marketing Roaitil.

Coleman lady Celebrates Her 101st Birjday

-The oldest lady in Prince County, Mrs. Hannah Rogerson of Coleman, celebrated her l0lst birthday yesterday at the home of her nephew and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. MacKay. She re- ceived many cards, telegrams and numerous messages of congratul- ations as well as many gifts. Two sonst, John and Jeff Rogerson, motored, from Bangor, Maine, to be with their mother on this special occasion.

Many friends and neighbors dropped in during the tlav to congratulate Mrs. Rogersori. and to partake of the large attractive- ly decorated birthday cake, "Aunt Hannah," as she is affectionately known, enjoys good health and maintains an active interest in the affairs of the community and the church. She was born at De- Sable on Jan. 20. 1852. and was the former Hannah lV.'i:icKay. Her legion of friends wish her God's continued blessing.

Nexl Mo; Up to Federal Labor Depl.

MONTREAL, Jan. 20 -40?)- Negotiatiops aimed at averting a nation-wide railway strike Feb. 2 ended in di.sag'ree.ment late today with no plans for further manage- ment-unlon meetings.

Officials of both Canadian Pa- cific and Canadian NationalR.ail- ways and the Brotherhood of ;Raiiway Trarnmen said they had" no plans for further negotiations. A spokesman for the union, re- presenting 26,Cl)0 operating train- men. said the Brotherhood has ad- vised the Federal Labor Depart- ment ill Ottawal that its negotiat- ing committee is holding itself in readiness here for any step the Department may wish to take. The disagreement arose as to whether the negotiations, resumed today after the union announced Friday it would go on strike Feb. 2 at 6 a. m. local time unless a satisfactory settiementnis reached. should be based on the majority or minority reports of a Federal conciliation board.

The union , seeking a 35-per- cent wage boost for its members,i wanted to proceed on the minority report-. which recommended a 20- per-cent raise in pay.

The railways suggested the ne- gotiations be based on the major- ity report and its recommendation for a 12-per-cent boost.

The union met separately with the two railroads-in the morning

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SIOUX :I.0OKOUT. ()ut., Jail. 20 -(C P) - A speeding passenger

early today and hurtlecl off the track at the edge of a Northwest-

and injuring '14 other persons. Canadian Natfonzll Railways of- ficials said most were minor, but listed 20 treated in hospital here. The dead man was

1!. section hand travelling as a. pas-

zero weather when it hit the faulty section at 3:10 am. EST. near Ghost River, a fur-trading post. 275 miles east of Winnipeg. The train had left Montreal Sunday night forlvancouver. '

The locomotive rolled clear but the train's 11 cars lunged crazily from the rails. Dozing and sleeping passengers were pitched from their seats and the cars ended in a zig- zag heap alongside the r'tght-of-

New Freight

OTTAWA, Jan. 20 - ICPD --The railways made a surprise applica- tion today for a new freight rate hoist of seven per cent but im- mediately ran into procedural difficulties before the Board of Transport. Commissioners.

The boards cl' f commissioner. Mr. Justice J. . Kearney, and counsel for provincial govern- ments were criticiil of the way the railways have moved in what now is a triple-barrcllcd rate case. The chief commissioner asked the rail- ways--unsuccessfully-io withdraw a nine-per-cent rate application filed last July and still pending.

In today's complicated proceed- ings before the board, there were these developments:

1. The Canadian Pacific Railway completed evidence in an applica- tion asking the board to establish fl new principle of rate-making in Canada, under which the CPR would be allowed to earn a stated annual yield on its railway in- vestment. In this case. the com- pany says it is entitled to consid- erably higher earnings but does not specifically ask for I. freight- nte boost.

2. The railways two hours later filed their new application for a seven-per-cent increase tabout 335,000,000 a year. which is in ad- dition to the earlier nine per cent (about 345,000,000 a year). The latter is based on the principle of the proposed but still-undecided new system.

3. Mr. Justice Kearney urged that the nine-per-cent application be withdrawn. saying it confuses the case. It could, he said, he rcfiled later if the board's decision on the principle of the CPR's method war- rants this.

4. John L. O'Brien, senior coun- sel for the railway auociatlon and the CPR, said his clients feel that nine-per-cent request. is an in- tegral part. of the whole applica- tion. He wanted to proceed first with the seven per cent-on Jan.

29-but leave the other in the case.

train crunched into a broken rail

ern- Ontario lake, killing one man

of the injuries

Wasyl Chelak, 59, of Unity, Sask.,

Local Man Among 74' Injured In Train Wreck

way. Two day coaches, the baggage express and mail cars tipped over. Sapper John B. Mclnnis, who is reported as having received minor injuries, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mcfnnis. Vila Avenue, City, His wife, Marion, and four children, live at 84 Brighton Avenue. Jack was on his way to Chllllwack, 13.0., after spending leave with his family. He returned from Germany the first week in December after serving one year there. He is a

senger. veteran of the Second World

The crack train, the Continental war, in which he served for five Limited, was pounding along years, going all through the war straight track through 30-below- with the North Nova scotia

Highlanders. He returned home in June, 19-15, and joined up again in the spring of 1951. His fam- ily are anxiously awaiting furth- er news.

From the wreckage dazed and in- jured passengers crawled into nine inches of snow and the bitter cold of a clear night. some were dis- placed persons from wartorn Eur-

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Railways Apply For

Rates Boost

Tewari Government counsel. charged lthe seven-per-cent application hadlt been made in "complete disregard" of the boards October dismissal oil an eight-per-cent application made ,nn somewhat. the same terms Hi the new one. i

6. J. J. Frawley. Alberta counsel; also noted the October dismisstall and called the new application ”absolutely premature" until the thoard has disposed of the pending .359. , t 7. After an hour-long, wrangle.- ,the chief comiriimiouer finally di-5 lecicd the railway lawyers to con-, slder amending their new applica-, ::r't:;t::i n:..i:..:2W.;.:;'t OPE ' l " ' ing.

with the CPR and this afternoon gg

With Ilnanimo

solid support in the attempt to obtain 8. marine slip for this city was voiced last night at a large- ly attended meeting held in City Hall. Tile meeting was called by 'the local union employed at the plant of Bruce Stewart and was presided over by Mr. James Carr, secretary of the union.