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BM, , D00. 1-: - (AP) - Rwig-5 newest threats to act if Germans are resrrned. threw an

n of crisis over Atlantic lt;Ttml)eaed:ra assemb"-lg here to- defence

iuzht to seal western

i”',i.if' .. uurnorenoa Mlnistou of the 12-nation group meet formally tomorrow to consider the grand de- gign of defence against Communism. Their experts have drawn up this design after two years of talking.

me of its key provisions looks to m, use of a German contingent in a combined Western army in Eur- npe, To this the Russians objected in a sudden move which has blank- etmi tomorrow's conference under .1 crisis at:rn0SPh"9-

gmoke Claxton. Canada's De- ienrr Minister, arrived by air from Ottawa during a snowstorm Sat- urday. He will represent th Do- minion at the meetings of bot. the defence and foreign affairs chiefs.

Kremlin Send: Notes

The Kremlin rent notes. to Brit- ,in and France Saturday which as- sorted:

l Arming of Germans by the Atlantic Allies would violate the Potsdam Pact of 1946.

2. West Gel-man.v's inclusion in the Atlantic Pact siet-up would invalidate Russia's al- liance treaties with Britain and France. i

The Russians said they would not tolerate German rearmament. Thrv did not say what they would do. but they put the responsibility on Britain and France for anything that might happen. some Western diplomats here were asking today if this wasn't the kind of warning Red China made -- and later ful- filled .. no the United Nations forces crossed the 38th parallel in Korea.

American state Secretary Dean Acllcscn is due to arrive here to- morrow. He and his aides are ex- nl-cteci to urge that the best way in meat Russian threats is to trans- late defence plans into deeds.

some Miaglving

There is general agreement about this among the pact partners. It is. however. tempered with some mis- cirina on the part of one or two nations which have never really likcd the idea of putting Germans m? -

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Gernhurn P.-iota Studio. Charlottetown.

"Rom-xv Dec. 20th Christmas roncert ,n Donagh School.

"Rose Valley School Concert, December 18th. 8 P. M.

"Christmas Concert. Suffolk School. Thursday. December 21st.

"South Gram-l-lie Concert. December 22nd.

Christmas

"Come in South Milton School Concert. December 21st.

"Cliristmas Concert, Vernon Hall. December 19th, 8 P. M.

t a Christmas Concert. Wiimot

Valley Hall, December 19th.

"Folrvlew Christmas Concert, '1".105da.v. December 19th. 8 o'clock.

"Christmas Concert. Ndw Glas- gow Hall. December 21st.

"Christmas Concert, Uigg. Wed- nesday. 20Lh,

"f'nruwail Hall, Tuesday. Dec. 151 nlcndow Bank Christmas con- crrt.

"Rcmem-ber Marshilcld Christ- mas Concert, Wednesday. Decem- 'lJ8r 20th.

”Ohrlsimas Concert in Harts-

ville school. Friday. December 22ml. .

"Show Morell Community Hall. 'Wy Tuesday, Friday. Satuiblay. Show starts 8 o'clock.

"Will not be buying timothy W11 after December 20th. Mc- Glilnan 8; Boyle.

f'Wheatley -r;l.v'er iclulslmas Concert in wheatley. River Hall, Wednesday. December 20th.

"Cleaning and Buying Timothy send up until December 22nd. John I-eard. Crapaud.

"Murray illarbour North Hall, Christmas Concert, Thursday, December mat.

I "Annual Meeting New Domin- On Farmers institute. Afton Hall. December 10th. 8 P. M.

"Meeting of the Vernon Driving Club December lath. at the home 0i Dennis Docherty at 8 'P. M.

”Rcservc Wednesday. December B - school Concert. Stanley ridge. Sale of candy.

'”l.Viii be buying Dressed Chicken gm! Fowl at our store Thursday. ecember alst. Highest market nrlces. Mr. Macllachern will be the

g"::!i'- Vernon River Co-oper-

mggrffs-: Chaflwtietown "and. I a guest a to :1 "Well Hal. ednesday. December

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Bring Air

Pact Meetings

in uniform again.

instance. said the Ministers may make their-"decision on the use of German: provisional. pallding the outcome of a planned show-down conference with the Russians on Germany.

The big Western powers are due in the next day or two formally to lime to such a conference-which the Russians asked for early in N0V9mb91'- British. American and French noteswill go to Moscow pro- posing an early meeting of the Foreign Minlsters' Council on Ger. man and other questions.

Railroad Strike In The US Ends

Thai-IlCAGO'. Dec. 17 - (AP) - strilkecxtllzlltllllliz three-day railroad Christ 3 lttat the Peak of the me Urnitzd mailing, rush ended in Slmrdn States key terminal, a HY without any wagg get-

ement. Tum" Pressure from President vhru-rnan. the Federal courts and

elr own union officials, the "WT9 khan 10.000 striking yard workers ended a transportation i-1941'? that. caused one of the (realest frelghit slackuips in the C0l1MTy's history.

The Post Office Department can- ceuifd iii? embargo restrictions on Christmas packages and other par- Cei D053; FF9i8hit and mail stari- ed moving immediately.

The. Railway Express Agency also lifted lLs embargo on ship. meniis into and out of 15 eastern, northeastern and mid w e s t c r n states.

Mountainous stacks of Christmas nackages had been bottled up in Post offices and stranded freight cars. War shipments had been halted in transit. Some railroad; had curtailed pasenger train schedules.

Meanwhile. in Washington, preg. idenilai assistant John R. Steelman 13” i0d3Y called representatives of the railroads and negotiators of four railroad unions to White House negotiations tonight over iihelr long wage-hour dispute.

Says Russia To Train Chinese Army

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TAIPEI. Formosa. Dec. 17-(AP) - The China Union Press said Saturday Prime Minister Stalin and Chinese Communist leader Mao Tze-Tung have decided to

conscrlpt a' 3,000,000-man youth army in China. "for the coming world war." It said the army

British and French officials. for '

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DECEMBER 18, 1950

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llniied Slates Slaps Economic Sancilons On Bed Ehina .

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1'?-(Am; The United States slapped econo- mic sanctlons on Communist China Saturday night, freezing all its assets in this country and barring American ships and planes from going there.

The state Department said the freeze on transactions is to prevent Chinese funds in the U. S. from being used against the United Nations in Korea,

The new ship-movement re. strlction. effective immediately, draws tighter the Commerce De- Dartment's ban on American car- soes to Red China.

In addition to barring the ves- sels and aircraft from all ports and cities controlled by cnmmun. 153 Chlm. the order prohibits them from loading or unloading cargo my place in the world if officials of the ship companies or airlines have reason to believe any of the 800ds are destined "directly or in- directly for communist China.”

American ships previously have been prohibited from carrying any war-useful goods from port to port if they were to find their way to Red China-or any other Russian satellite.

"Dead" Man Returns To Life In-Edmonton

EDMONTON, Dec. 17 -- (CP) - The Edrilonton Journal says today in a nawspage story that an Ed. monion man pronounced dead 1'TT1da.V Yillllhl. showed signs of life while on this may to the mo,-. iuary in an ambulance and is still alive today. His condition was described as critical.

The man, whose name was not revealed. "was pronounced dead after a doctor had given him a stimulant. and had perceived no results," the story ms. Ambu- lanoe attendants noticed a flicker of life while taking the man to the mortuary and made a quick dash to hospital.

Theplournal says "It is believed the stimulant took effect after the

would be trained by Russians,

doctor had believed life extinct."

Naval Guns

By Robert Eunson

TOKYO. Dec. 18 -(Monday) - Unlted States naval guns laid a curtain of fire around the slowly- melting Allied beachhead at Hung- nam in Northeast Korea Sunday night.

Carrier-based air strikes and army artillery added to the weight ofmeiai that held back the menacing Chinese Communists.

American dougirboya and'some South Koreans were in the outer line of the narrowing half-moon perimeter around the seaport. Now and then they' rose from their snowy foxholes and drove bapk light Chinese attacks or struck at roving Communist patrols.

These last-ditch fighters were surrounded on three sides by icy hills teeming with Reds. In the immediate area. were an estimated 25.000 Chinese, while upwards of 75.000 others were moving up.

Clinnetio Fight Ag Hand

The climactic fight for the beach- head-last toehold of the U. S. Tenth corps in Northeast Korea- was near at hand in zero weather.

The Chinese moved cautiously in their buliduuandappearcd handi- capped by lack of artillery.

AP correspondent Stan Swlnton reported from the beachhead that the Chinese bypassed l-famhung. former United Nations military centre for Northeast. Korea. The city, six miles in from Hungnam port, was abandoned by the Allies Saturday.

'H8-mhlmg was made hot for the new rulers. U. S. fighter bombers

- VATICAN CITY. Dec. 17 - (Reuters)-Pope Plus with a silver trowel and mortar. will place three gilded bricks on'the threshold of the holy door of st. Peter's tomb Christmas Eve. to close the great- est holy year in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.

Since the door was opened a year ago the record number of be- tween 000.000 and 4.000.000 pli- grims- ve poured into Rome from all over the world.

They came to gain the plenary indu e -- full remittance punia meni for past sins--offered to all who visited the four main basilica: of the city during the Jubilee year.

As Christmas approeehesths city is filling with thousands of last- minuie pilgrims come to watch the

Ring Allied

Beachhead With Fire

fire-"bombed it Sunday. sending great clouds of smoke billowing from its northern suburbs.

Tenth Corps intelligence officers said between 4.009 and 10.000 Chinese advance forces were close- ly ringing the beachhead. These Reds were making, pinpoint jabs while the bulk of the Chinese Communist forces moved down to- ward thc heachilead perimeter.

The bulk of 25.000 Chinese. identified as the Chinese 20th Army, were said to be clambering into position on the frozen hills northeast of I-lungrram.

Another Chinese force of three divisions is believed moving south behind the 20th. Previously. the main Chinese weigh; had been to the west and northwest.

Cruisers. Destroyers In Action

The U. S. heavy cruisers St. Paul and Rochester poured eight- inch shells into Chinese positions. I-lard-hitting destroyers stepped up the thunderous volume of the bombardment with five-inch shell bursts. '

(There was no indication that any of the three Canadian de- stroyers in Korean waters partici- pated. A communique today said that Canadian. along with other Allied urrlfs. continued patrol and general support operations on the west coast.)

AP correspondent Tom Lambert said small numbers of white- cloaked Chinese soldiers attempted to rush American outposts in the night in "feeler” trusts. To reach the lines they had to pass through

final ceremony of the walling up

V of,:he holy doom

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Pope Pius To Mark End Of Holy Year Christmas Eve

They will crowd the Basilica and Portico of st. Peter's when the Pope. bearing a lighted candle. passes for the last time through the holy door.

Three cardinals legate will at the same time close the holy doors of each of the other three main basllicas in Rome-Saint Mary Major. St. John Latcran and St. Paul's Without The Walls.

After praying at the tomb of St. Peter. the Pope will move to the end or the Church where he will

of remove his jewalied mltre and lead

cardinals. blsimps and other clergy out through the holy door.

The Pope will bless with holy water a pile of bricks and mortar lying by the threshold. Then he will tie a. linen apron round his waist, over his damask robes and kneel to begin the wu.lllng,lip of

Pan

, on holy door.

- By John 3. Owen

WASHINGTON. Dec. 17 - (AP)

President Truman Saturday proclaimed a national emergency and the Government quickly is- sued iis first price control order- a rollback wiping out inueases on 1951 cars.

Simultaneously. Truman estab- lished a new office with unpreced- ented power to mobilize the coun- try at a fast pace against "world conquest by Communist imperial- ism.”

In proclaiming the emergency, Truman summoned every citizen to put the country's defence ahead of everything else.

Freeze Price On Carl

A few hours later, the Economic Stabilization Agency, issuing the -first of a series of mandatory control orders announced by Tru- man Friday night. froze prices of new automobiles at the Dec. 1, 1950, level.

The order will be effective un- til March 1 pending a study lead- ing to price and wage stabilization in the industry.

Officials predicted today that an honor-system ”freeze" will be is- sued early this week by the E. S. A. This may be followed by com- pulsory ceilings on some meats-

Truman Declares National

12. S. A. has called executives of

Emerggllcyln United States

the meat 'md1.lstry to 3 price par- ley tomorrow.

The Oilfice of Defence Mobiliza- tion, created by executive order with full authority over civilian agencies already at work building U. S. war strength, will have as its chief Charles E. Wilson. who is resigning as president of General Electric Company. He will have the say-so over production, man- power. wages, prices, transporta- tion and defence buying.

Wilson's appointment to the

Elmsdale Man Killed In till. I lumber Woods -

SUSSEX. N. 3. Dec. 17 --(GP) - Justin McKenna, 40. of Elms- dale, P. E. 1., was killed Satur- day while working with his son. Wendell, 18, in the lumber woods at South Branch. King's County.

The son said that a dead tree trunk. lodged in a tree next to the one they were cutting down, became loose and fell on his father.

The McKennas were employed by James Prosser, of South Branch. No inquest will be held.

022,500-a-year post is subject to senate confinmation. As G. E. pres- ident, he would have made an est- imated 3275.000. During the war -he was executive vice-chairman of the War Production Board.

Revive Emergency Powers

The White House said Saturday's

proclamation revived a number of emergency powers. Several of these involve the Government's

right, in an emergency, to take over control of airports or other property leased or deeded to cities and others.

Another which the White House said is revived by the proclamation is authority to close or take over any broadcasting station. or to suspend or amend regulations of the Federal Communications Com-

possi-bly beef, veal and lamb. The

Poiaioes Loading Here For Virginia .

be loading of 80.000 balls of po toes on the American freighter Western sword commenced at the Railway Wharf yesterday evening. The freighter tied up at the local wharf yesterday morning when loaded will sail for Norfolk. Virginia.

About 75,000 of the bags will be Cobbler seed. Loading operations are expected to continue through Monday and Tuesday nights and to be completed by WedneSd8Y- The potatoes are being loaded by Mr. H. B. Willis.

About 40,000 bags of Island potatoes have been shipped to V... ' this season. it was learn- ed. The shipments have been made at various times on motor vessels. More shipments will probably be made in the near future.

News In Brier

VVASHINGTON. Dec. 17 -(AP) -The United States called Satur- day for a. conference of foreign ministers from 21 Western hem- isphere countries to consult on Comrnunlsm's threat to "the ent- ire free world."

OTTAWA. Dec. 17 w(CP)-Cab- inet is expected to move this week into a study of greater Can- adian mobillzailon and defence effort amid indications Canada is heading toward a manpower crisis that will raise the old. tough prob- iem of conscription.

MARRAKECH, French Morocco. Dec. 17-(AP)-Winston Churchill arrived here tonight for a winter holiday in the sun. England, when he left. was covered with snow and his departure was delayed an hour while workmen brushed a heavy new coat of snow off his plane.

OTTAWA. Dec. 17 -(CP) - An External Affairs spokesman said tonight it was unlikely that Can- ada would follow the lead of the United States in freezing all the assets of Communist China in the Dominion.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 17 - (AP)-Two war damaged Ameri- can destroyers. the Brush and the

Golden Gate today. damaged off Korea.

Quebec City Boxer Wins New York Fight

BROOKLYN, N,Y.. Dec. 17 - (CP) - Je'rry Di-ouin. Quebec City boxer. made his New York debut last. night by winning a four-round ecision over Al C-raziano of Brook- l n in Rldgewood Grove.Arena. The Quebec City boy. who fought in slam-bang style. weighed 120. Craziano. a cousin of Rocky. weigh- ed l23'.i-- '

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VAl.il'.'l'rA. Malia, Dec. i7-meuh ers) -- Princess Margaret brought her sister. Princess Elisabeth. a huge Christmas cake from ling- iand. it was disclosed today. The cake was delivered to Villa Guard- amungia, where the sisters-are stay-

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'mission regarding any station.

Churchmen Seek To End South Korean Executions

SEOUL, Korea. Doc. 19--(AP)- Three American churchmen in Korea have appealed to the Un- lied Nations Commission to stop what they described as mass six- ecutlons of men, women and children by the South Korean Government. on Communist collab- ora-tlon charges.

The three. a Methodist mission- ary and two Roman Catholic priests. called on James Plimsoll of Australia, chairman of the . N. Commission on Unifica- tion and Rehabilitation of Korea. after they said they were unsuc- cessful in attempt to reach Home Minister Chough Pyong Ok.

Pimsoll would not speak for publication.

An U.N.C.U.R.K. source said. however, -that the commission met three times Saturday to dis- cuss the matter.

The protest was made by Meth- odist; Rev. William E. Shaw of Delaware, 0.. Who has llved 25 years in Korea, Rev. George M. Carroll. a priest from Mai-yknoli Monastery in New York who has lived 20 years in Korea and Rev. Patrick O'Connor of St. Caitlin- bus Mission. Omaha, Nah. Fnlilor O'Connor is a correspondent for the National Catholic News Ser- vice.

Today Yung Kcun

chief said

prosecutor Kim the Seoul dis- trict court has handled 9.330 Communist collaboration cases since its return to the South Ko- rean capital Oct. 1.

Of 4,200 found guilty, 390 were sentenced to death. Kim said.

Kim said "three-fifths" of the 390 sentenced to death have been executed. His figures did not in- clude convictions in military cou-r-ts.

Kim rlcnird a report. said to have been heard by a British of- ficer. that an eight-year-old boy had been executed. The report also was denied by Lleut.-Col John P. King, American adviser to the Korean army iud-ce advo- cate. , -

Rev. O'Connor told Plimsol-l. "We have reason to fear thiat the due process of justice is not he- lnc adhered to" in the executions.

Hundreds of prisoners accused of aiding North Korean Reds are still in jail awaiting trial. Revs. Shaw and Carroll said that the conditions under which the p'ris- oners are held "were so vile that sometimes 30 in A day die of starvation."

Former Editor Of Mdcleun's Weds Poet

OTTAWA. Dec. 17 - (CP) -W. Arthur Irwin, chairman of the Na- tional Film Board and former editor of MI.clean's Magazine. was married Saturday in Miss Patricia Kathleen Page, one of Canada's leading pools.

The marriage took place in St. John's Anglican Church and alter the ceremony the couple left by plane for New York. Before re- turning co Ottawa after Christmas. they plan to visit Toronto.

The bride is the daughter of Mrs. L. F. Page of Montreal and the la-ie Maj.-Gen. Page.

Vishinslly rxpnies Best Wishes To I.l.S.

NEW YORK. Dec. 17 - lAPI-- Andrei Y. Vishinsky sailed for -home-Saturday with a final blast at the United States but be ex- tended to the American people "wishes of peace, well being and happiness in the coming New Year!" .

The victim is survived by his wife and five children. Burial will be made at Elmsdale.

Soaring Prices Boost Cost Of Rearmanluli

By Sigrid Ame

WASHINGTON. Dec. 17 -(AP) -- Ten days after Pearl Harbor President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, then Brilainis Prime Minister. gave. a new combined Raw Materials Board authority to buy strategic nlaierlals for all the Allies. '

The idea was to keep the West- crn nations from competing ii" them and driving prices up.

It worked too.

Now President Truman and Prime Minister Alllee have agreed to take action againio keep raw material supplies and prices in line.

But nearly six months after the outbreak of fighting in Korea the nations in the U. N. forces are bidding frantically against. one am- othcr for tin. rubber, wool and a host of other itcms-and prices are zooming.

Primal donna of the Price lump- ers is rubber. which comes from British Malaya. its jump of 173 per cent since the Korean out- break is only part. of the story. In early November rubber prices were 143 per cent of a. year ago.