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JANUARY 13, 1954

High Drama in World Events Made 1953 Year To Remember

WASHINGTON - A truce, a death. and a coronation gave mo- ments of high drama during 1953 to a world racked by continuing uncertainties and conflicts. says the National Geographic Society in its annual summary of inter- national developments. '

The Korean truce, signed July 2?. brought an uneasy halt to three years of undeclared war he- tween members of the United Na-

tions and the Soviet-backed Ntll'iii lx'orc.'in and Chinese coin- muiiists.

Early in the year (March 5)

the sudden death of Josef Stalin raised far-reaching and still un- answered questions as to the fut- ure course of Soviet Russian for- eign policy. After a short, heliind- the-scenes strulzizle, the No. 1 place in the Soviet government went to the former fourth man in the Politburo. Georgi Malenkov, promoted to Stalin's post as pre- mier.

Meantime. for a brief the problems of l:2ast-West cold war were pushed off the world stage for an act of romantic pag- eantry. On June 2. the London' coronation of young Queen Eliz-i

period.

abeth ll presented a glittcringl spectacle-aitil a icniliiricr lilllli the throne is a .N)lllii(li of British Commonwealth union hctwc-en F-l0.000.0fK) people around the globe.

New King! in Near East in the Near East. tlirce Aral) rulers assumed the thrones of Iraq. .lordan. and Saudi Arahia.f By coincidence, two of the king.s.l Iraq's Faisal fl and Jordan's Hus-l seln I. came of age and took ovcr' the royal duties on the sonic dn,v.' May 2.

The new monarch of and oil-rich Saudi Arabia Ihn Abulaziir. al Faisal al Saudi inherited his kingdom on tho death of his warrior-autocrat fa- ihcr. i

The young Shah of nciglibnrim: crisis-ridden Iran fled his country in August. only to return to it in triumph six days later. The out- come: Overtiirow of Prime Minis- ter Mohammcrl Mos-s:idcgli's gov-

strat egic (Sand

crnmcni and thc in-iicnril of rim- lontiiiiit relations lwlwccn Iran. and Great Britain. With the gov- ernment tiirnabout came a more conciliatory policy toward the West. than had heen in effect since the iFl;'il nationalization of Iran's llritisli-(levolopcd oil indus-l try.

In Egypt. royalty was officially abolished and a republic pro-

claimed. General Mohammed Nail- uib. the military leader who oust- nri King Fzirnuk last year. hnramo the nt'ilinn's first prositlcnt as well as premier. l

Syria received a new parliamen- tary constitution and in A presi-. dcntlal election voted by 99.6 pew cent for the unopposed "strong- man". Col. Adih Shlshclrly.

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IN MEMORIAM

MR. TIIOMAS TROY Early in the evening of Dec. 2 the residents of Greenfield and. vicinity learned with tlccp regret. that. Mr. Thomas Troy had sud-. denly passed away at the ad-l vanced age of 83 years.

The late Mr. Troy win a life-. long resident of Greenfield. a; son of the late Mr. and .V'lrs.p Anthony Troy of that place. By. his carnr-st endeavor and tlirousziil hard and well planned work. he huilt up a beautiful homestead and farm with the help of his late be- loved wife (nee Josephine lx'car- ney) who predeceased him about. three years aizo. ;

Always uiliing and rcatlv to help a neighbor or friend. lilr. Troy was widely known for his cheerful disposition. and many a good witty story he could recount from former years to his neigh-

Wostern Europe political and economic unity in a

hors and friends who loved to visit him. i During his illness at the has-

nltal and prior to the time of his death. he was visited by his pas- tor. Rev. J. W. Mccardle who can- soled him with the lost rites of Holy Church.

Three sisters survitc ililll' .VIr.s. Annie Kearney. Wnitham. Ma. Mrs. Katie Rice. Nantuckett, Ma Mrs. Mary Kearney, Souris. P.E. .; two sons. Frank. Somerville, Mass. Frcd at home, and two dnughtr-rs,V ti-Ilorenco) Mrs. Frank llyncs. Al- and tlininiai Ml'S.i Danlrl O'Donnell. Avnndalc. An-l other daughter. Laura. prcdeceas-l on him in l.'l3.'l. Earlc. a grand-i son. lived with his gundparents

from infancy. All are left to mourn n klnnii father. a good citizen and a irun.

Christian.

The large number of Mass Cards and letters of sympathy testify to the love and respect of all his friends. '

On Dec. 5 a large concourse of friends and ncigliliors alicnded the funeral at St. Mary's Cliurch. Montague. ..t Solemn Rcnulem Mass was celebrated by Rev. .1. W. .VfrCardlo. R:-v. F. L. Mullally. Sturgeon and Rev. 0. higglns. Georgetown. a former pastor. oc- cupied the siinctii.'ii'y. Rev. Syl- rcre Gallant. Vcrnnn llivrr. assist- ed the choir. llis remains were tenderly laid in the adjoining cem- etery hi-side his beloved wife and daughter to await the final resur- reciion.

l"alllr:arers url'l" Bic-'-i'.s. D. M. Xichonaid. l-Ildwnrrl Kelly. .losnplI Rrnthcrs. Vviliiam Natldy, Joseph l"nwer and William Troy.

May he rest in peace.

Cord Of gfhonlis

The family of the late Thomas Troy sincerely thank Rev. J. W. Mccerdle and all who assisted in

their recent and bereavement.

series of historic meetings be- tween the co-operating countries, France, West Germany, Belgium. the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Italy.

The European Coal-Steel Com- Commuflilyman important phase of the Joint program-inaugurated a single market for heavy indus- try without restrictions of na- tional tariffs or other barriers.

France and the coal-productive Saar District signed a new eco-

noinic agreement that also gave the Saarlanders more political autonomy.

By decision of the International

Court of Justice at The Hague. Britain won title over French claims to the English Channel

lslcts and rocks of Minquiers and Eerehous.

Greece and Bulgaria agreed on I boundary line througs three islands (Alpha, Beta. and Gamma) in the Evros River. Turkey. Greece. and Yugoslavia signed a Balkans arms pact.

Chancellor Conrad Adenauer was re-elected head of the West. German government. The Czech parliament unanimously voted in another Communist choice, An- tonin Zapotocky. to replace the late Prcsiclcnt Klement Gottwald.

New Voters And Methods

Under Denmark's new constitu-

tion. the former colony of Green-

land gained Danish citizenship rights and voted for the first time in pariianicniary clcctions.

Iraq held its first direct parlia- mentary elections.

Africa's vast jungle and desert land of the Sudan, ruled jointly by Great Britain and Egypt since 1899. also saw its first national election. The issue was the na- tionls future form of government. The voters included painted and illiterate tribesmen from the re- motest interior. The choice for members of the new House of

lleprcscntaiivcs went overwhelm- ingly to the National Unionist Party. which favors close re- lations with Egypt.

Elsewhere in Africa, prospects for native self-rule were both

furthered and set back by various ;;nvr-rnmcnt cltangcs.

Gambia, the British can possession. was granted a new constitution. providing for more African participation in the colony's administration.

Londonls armltoval of the Con- tral African Federation hctwern Nyasaland and Northern and Southern Rhodesia initiated a "middle-of-the-road” program in racial relations.

West Airi-

Nntionallata Win South Africa

On the other hand. South Africals Nationalist Party was re-

turned to power with a large parliamentary majority and a promise of still stronger "white supremacy" policies.

llnrcst. continued in British henya, East Africa. Military for-

ces stepped up punitive and de- fcnsive measures against the Man Man terrorists, while British com- missions and officials sought rem- edics for deep-seated economic roots of the native revolt.

Next. door. in normally peace- ful and productive Uganda Pro- tectorate. the British deposed the Cambridge-educated King of Bu- ganda for failure to cooperate in

administering his kingdom as part of the central colonial govern- mcnt.

Across the continent. the

.French protectorate authorities in

Morocco unsealed and banished the Sultan in the face of threat-

cned civil war over religious and nationalist issues. More nationalist violence in

French Tunisia erupted in the assassination of the French-favor ing heir to the throne. despite the fact that protectorate offl- clals were instituting pioneer ru- ral elections around the country

IN MEMORIAM

MR. JOHN S. MHHKINNON

The death occurred at Prince County Hospital on Jan. 2 of Mr. John S. MacKinnon at the age of 68 years.

The late Mr. MacKinnon was born at Grand River in 1835 and spent his entire life as a farmer in that district. He was in Iillng health for the past two years. but death. nevertheless. was not ex-

pected so soon. Mr. Macxinnon was a devout Catholic. a member of the choir at St. Patricks

(lhurch for many years and sung the Mass daily for i5 years. For many years he was a trustee and was always willing to give of his time with matters concerning the church. He will be greatly missed not only hy his immediate fam- ily but also by his host of friends and acquaintances.

The largely attended funeral took place from his son's home on January 4 and interment was in Grand River cemetery.

A High Mass was celebrated by Rev. P. Murnaghan with Rev. Fr. Rooney of Bloomfield and Rexf. L. MacDonald of Wellington pres- ent in the sanctuary. Pallbearers wcrc Messrs. Alphonse MacLellan. Alexander MacDonald. Nell Mac- l.cllan, John MacDonald. William Grills, Michael Morrison.

He leaves to mourn five sons, Ray at home; Norbert. Grand Riv- er; Urban, Halifax. N.S.: Philip. Fredericton, N.B.; George. Mont- rcal, Quc-., and four daughters. Mrs. .l. P. Blssonettc (Iris) Mont-

rcal. Que: Ilev. Sr. St. Veronica. (',N,n,, Charlottetown; Mrs. R. A. Barrett. (Vera), Montinal. Quin.

and Theresl. R. N, Ottawa. Mrs. Mackinnon predeceased him two years ago. There are also three slsterl. Mrs. J. W. O'Brien (Mary). Elmsdaie; Mrs. Edward Leonard (Gertrude). Edmonton, Alta.: Mrs. A. Knowlcr tl.aura). Edmonton. Alta; also two brothers. Joseph. Boston, Mass. and Neil. London. England. There an also olght grand-children.

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Quick Action Averts Loss of Life

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-The quick actions of a father and his tlirc-c sons saved the life of an injured uoman trapped in a bui'niii': car three miles ucst of Treiituii Ont. The fire staited when a car driven by Jim Dennie of Sniithfielcl imlcli 9- 385011113 Pump in front of Don Freeman's service station and motel. Fifteen feet away were underground storage tanks holding 3000 Zallons of gasoline. Acting quickly for fear fire would reach the broken supply line, Mr. Freeman--.seen above with sons John and Yrcd-a third son and a neighbor (li':ir:c.cd the i'.ci'ccly l)lll'lllll'1 pump filYlll' lrom the spilled gasoline. Trenton tireinrn said the six ilioiis oi" easoiiiie in the burning pump's pressure t.'il?.l'llb0i' might have caught lite and caused a ”chain reaction explosion that nouicl have blown evervthing into the riznth concesion." '

as 8 lmsls for mine tioiiiociuitzc ion in St'lliiiiilt' ticwtics. promised

udniinistnititiiis. ' FAlt'nSiY(' Pt'tll'l0ltll(' fiiti. to Vortli

Korea. 'i'hc l'nited States si ned

Ash Pot Sl""""'3 a S500.000.000 agreement gvith

M . - South Korea for postwar recon- Asias iialioniilist and (.'onimun- striii-lion.

ist isstics .'-'iiniiicir-ti ml. with uc-l The l'niicrl Visit:-s coiicliiclcd '1

cusioiial lioiiini: ovcr. l;,-,.;”.. M fH,.m1;ml, wmnwrmzl

111 Indo-China. near the end at and Alliivlgfiliirll uitli l'ip'tti Thei

the year. the Communist Viet,cmmi5e National”. gm.e”',mem

Mlnh la"-10" PF0D058d 8 V-Fl-ice lnlrenounced its treaty of friendship Eh” l9"3sd””'t'"'0Ul WHF allainstland alliance with the Soviet Un- French and Viet. Nam forces. '

Jion. , V-hftullt of the cninalilctl Yicl The lllniippim--. an iininpciiil:-mi 5-Hltl arc-sis. the former l-ircmli 1.-public sinrn pm; ..i.......,. 3 nm. protectorate of Laos. uhich had president. Ramon Alazsag-sup been invaded and then myster- i ' iously evacuated by the Commun-l .TfnuhIg rn Lam, Am,,.gu

ists earlier in the year, signed a new treaty uiih Flrancc. it pro-l Disiuriiani-c.s in Latin America claimed iiic small kingdoni lull) ll""" iittoriiiinrzlcrl uiih reports nf independent and sovcrcign witliiii'iu'ri;:rv:s and .-myp;-I-min", the French Union. l British Guiana, on the northern Neighboring Cambodia also Coast of South Anierica, lost, its gained complete independence ln- 1953 ?0n5”lUtl0Tl and F9F?Ht1.V side the French Union. The trans-IPlPF"'d government when officials for to the Cambodian governniontinf the new administration gave of Court. police. and nnlit.-3,-y ,-nu. evidence of prrinmiiii: nnii-British troi followed the licndiincil flight and (wimmunist-oiicntcri of the king to Thailand. in an giam.s.. As unrest. mounted in the admitted effort to dramatize his wake of strikes and declining eco- country's desire for sovereignty. nomy. an interim government un-

Thailand. geographically in the tier close London supervision was middle between Red activity inisct lln. British shins Mill WDOPK Indo-China and the operations of were dtspatciied to maintain or-

Nationalist Ciliilfi gticrrillris inldcr.

Burma. closed its horrlcrs againstl Imitist Giiatom:ila withdrew Indo-China. and protested disturi)- from the (ii-ganizaiion of ('1-ntrnl ing incidents to Bur'ma. American states. charging that its neighbors were plotting with

pro-fform a British Carihiir-an Peder-

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Tribute To Chief Justice

The following poem Wll read at the opening of Rldeau Curling Club at Ottawa this season. The guest. speaker was Hon. Thane A. Campbell Chief Justice of P. E. I. and the poem pays him and the. Province a curling tribute.

Good golfers love the months ofd Spring And August and September: But curlers raise their voice in praise of chilly, dark November. For then we open up the club. And all is rush and hustle. While every curler. skip or dub. Tries out his curling muscle.

And here's the day. the day.

For which we've long been hopln'

And soon the President. will say,

"The Curling season's open".

h-pm

Our spacious lounge takes on new class; We see it: old face lifted. Though all ex-presidents. alas. Have had their profiles shifted. This colour scheme, just like a dream, f Should every spirit. heart-cn. While each proud Scot and Hull!- not Sits gazing at his tar-ten.

How each new light is shining bright;

lHnw clear its twain, and steady!

lwhile good old Tom, with great aplomb.

Stands eager at the ready.

And here. on this November day ,Without prolonged preamble, .we gather near with eager ear ,To hear Chief Justice Campbell. rl-le's. by the bye. from P. E. 1.. His Christian name in Thane, boys.

A curler he of high degree. ll-lc's Expert. wi' the stane, boys.

lso, thanks to good old P. E. 1.

Because they did entrust. us

with curler braw, learned in the law.

Their skip, and tice. p

their Chief Jus-

..E.s

and intervene in its internal af- fairs.

ln Colombia. army mined the president in a blood- tng.-s revolution that rcvcrsctl tiic usual course of such upheavals by bringing in a. more moderate reg- ime. One result: Negotiations ending the long and bitter war- fare between Liberals and Con- scrvalivcs.

The Turks and Caicos Islands. linked with Jamaica. held their first popular elections.

The British West Indian colon- lea. the Leeward and Windward islands. Barbados. Jamaica. and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to

leaders re-

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ation, looking toward

eventual self-government. ct

Vote: For Women

Universal adult suffrage was introduced in British llonduras, lremoving former financial limit- ations on participation in elec-

lions. Women Voted for the first time

Intlla-Pakistan Agreement other nations to dcfame its na(ne

in Costa Rica. Mexican legislators

India and l":il.'istan n);'rccfl hr settled the status of small poc- kets of land held in each other's

territory by permitting the in. habltants a choice of nationality.

Inside India. the government set up the big new state of Andliro along linguistic lines. a

beginning in the proposed pro- gram for dividing the nation into such cultural units.

The Maldive Islands (a British

protectorate off the soutiiwcst coast of India) lwcanw the world's youngest. rcpuiilic at the

start of the year. The cliangc uns a peaceful one. due to the death of the last of the Maldive sul- tans. Nine months later. the Is- land's first president was ousted by his cousin, the Vice President.

Behind the hanilmo curtain of Communist China, the huge north- west province of Sinkiang was declared an "autonomous region." like Inner Mongolia. The Chinese authorities also announced that Tibet, along with Thai and Citing- po groups along the ucxt Yiiniimi

horder, had gained autonnmnut status. ' Treaties Made And Ranonnood

Under the terms of a 1950 part. Soviet Russia turned over to China full control of the Chang- chun railway through Manchurla.

Both China and the soviet L'n--

oration was no chore to construct.

HE "Al'T0" BE ON Tllilll-Clifford Cattell. of Adrian. M'ich.. times lis auto trips uitli this huge clock on his garnze door. Cattell designed the utilitariiiii decoration. powered by an electric motor. in response to his wife's plea for something to cire.

ss up the garage. The"t.imely" doc- aa Cattell la a clock designer.

vi i R .- .x . . 'J-ill.) .' o w Guessing Game Here's a parlor game for those long winter evenings. This

Calif. Of a model apparently dating from the late Tucniie-, the lin

judging by the height of the shruh growing tiirmigii the front tinny-lmai-rls. presumably round holes. two between the

give their answers to the questions it poses: Who were the are they now? How did the car get tl'cre? Those small

"3"; one on the crossbar of the "A"; another between the "R" and

wood "Married"-an the; bullet holesi If so. who was the "heawy!' who find the about gt g

abandoned car. with messake. was found at the bottom of a small canyon in the Big Sur country, .70 miles south of Monterey,

its once-gay

lwen there for some time. Let amateur sccnario writers happy newlyweds? Where "U" and the "I": and three in a line below the

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Oppose Transfer l

of Junior Hockey I Player: From West

WINNIPEG. (CP)-The Canadian; Amateur Hockey Association Sun-2 day supported a western Canada' proposal banning the movement all players of Junior age from west to oust. W

rut.-L L. ,1 .,i' a revision of the financial arrange- lationa took up most of Sundays merits in respect to playoffs so that 558510"- Junior clubs competing in the Me-' Dr' W' 6' Han” 0! E'””””'””

. , Mia member of the CAI-tA'.s neguii. mom” cup WW” "M 1”" mm”-i'ating committee. said the first

5- Pbr provision to curb Inter-'inuit the CAHA made in its agree- ference in respect to players with ment with the NHL was allowing professional clubs, senior A, Junlorithe pros to sponsor teams. gil'll)L' A and Junior B clubs. -them "fingers down into the vital'

While the meeting would notlilafl-5 Of the CAHA-" agree to the transfer of Juniors) 1' NW new 3K1'9e"'f-ill lldv from. west. to east. and also banned signed. he pilld the CAHA "Ill:-'- bmnch.w.b;-.mch moves to juv,n..inake certain it is ”m.aster .n ll'.

By a 12-to-10 vote. delegates at lies. the CAHA did agree it wouid,0Wn house-"

the CAHA's semi-annual meeting instructed the negotiating commit- tee to inform the National Hockey League that. the, CAI-IA is against

the transferring of junior players and a ban on tampering of players.

out of western leagues. ; The two groups are to meet: again to try for a new professional- amateur agreement. Last summer, the NHL served notice on the CA1-IA of termination of the agree- ment, effective June 3, 1955. Nego- tlatlonl have since been under way.i with the NHL asking for these con-i cessions: l 1. Distcontiiiuaiicc of the rcstric-l tiona on transfers of Junior play-j era from west. to east, imposed for the 1952-53 and 1953-54 season; i 2. Discontinuance of the restric-l tions of branch-to-branch transfers of juvenile hockey players: . 3. Use of uniform rules: i 4. That consideration be given to

Admits Extortion Aiiempl On Bail Player

PYITSBURGI-I, (AP) - Josepli Bruno, 28. former Cab rii--vcr, pleaded guilty Monday to trying to extort. 56,200 from baseball piaycr Ralph Kiner.

Bruno was given a suspended five-year sentence and placed on probation by Judge Joseph Willstyn after pleas of leniency from wit- nesses including Branch Rickey. general manager of Pittsburgh Pirates.

Kiner. grounded by bad weatiir-r in Chicago did not appear. He re- ported to the Federal Bure;iu of Investigation that he received a note in August. 1952, telling him to pay the money or risk being shot. while playing for the Pirates at Forbes field in Pittsburgh.

An FBI agent. posing as Kincr. followed instrurt.ion.s in the no” but the let.t,er writer failed to an- pear. Bruno was arrested several months later.

Kiner. forn-ier outfielder with To- ronto Maple Leafs of the ram- natinnal League, now plays for Chi- cago Cubs.

passed I law permitting women a voice in the next election. l

Out in the far Pacific. the wn-j men as well as the men of Am-1 ericait Samoa voted in what was described as ”thc first dcinocratici election by secret hallot for island, natives of the South Seas." l

And. as one of the oddest news notel of the year, Ohio became I state of the Union. Congress leg- alized its sfanrliiifz as such in at joint resolution that cleared up? an omission in the original admis- sinn legislation of iRf).'l. l

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