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TRUMAN OPENS PARLEYAWITH CHALLENGE TO RUSSIA

Red Losses Heavy Ir: Korea During August

Bridge Spans For P. E. Island Termed Bargain At S469,066

OTTAWA, Sept. 4 -- (Special)- The steel bridge purchased by the i:oi'0l'l1ll'icnl. of Prince Edward Is- land to span the Hlllsborough River at Charlottetown is listed in the i951 report. of the Crown Asets Disposal Corporation made public today as "sundry merchandise.”

Details of the item and sale are: ll steel railway bridge spans, 7.:i6,-100 pounds. acquired by the Liovcrnmciit of Prince Edward Is- land. Department of Public Works iiuri Hlgliways, Charlottetown, P.- E. 1., 0460.066.

Tlicse ii bridge spans constitute by far the largest single purchase of bridge material. other smaller spans being purchased from Crown A-.r-is by the Algoma Central and

Corning Events

"Dance, Belfast lfnll. Sept. 8. Music by George Chappclle's Or- licsirn.

”Resci'vc Wednesday. septem. her 26th for chicken Supper, Kin- kora Hall.

"Collecting Hogs for swift Canadian Co. Contact K. Mac- Donald. Brookfield.

"Reserve Monday. October 8th, for United Church Thanksgiving Supper in Victoria. Hall.

"Came in and talk over our Purina Finance plan, for your host and poultry. Dillon & spillett.

"Special Harvest Dance, Fort Augustus Hull tonight. Another lmnular barn dance, dont miss iti

"Old time fiddling and step- ianonx contest in Craplud Hall, rrl:l"5d-15' night, Sept. 6. Dance fl ff.

"sliow.. Morcii community Hall. every Tuesday. Friday and Satur- car. 8.30 P. M. Coming Friday and Saturrlay.

"Flor Snapshots that will not fade mail your Films and Nega- i-'-is to Carnhuin Photo studios. Charlottetown.

g Dance at South Rustico Hall. PI"-day. September '7th. Charlotte- iftgitians Orchestra. Canteen ser-

”Elimin;itions for fiddling and -'gl9u-Vdancinl Championships at 50HFlS. Friday. Sept. 7th. Entries 'cvclvCd St. Mary's Hall. night of Jt'lfllPSl.

"Legion Dance. North Rustico 3311- every Wednesday Dancing from 9 until 1. Canteen service.

Music by Go Ch 11 an orchestra. c We Hpnc an hm

"Dance. Emerafd Hall. Thurs- dalf mght. Music by Blue Haven Rdmlllers Oi-chestizi. Sponsored by Home and School. Ladies take i-akcs. p"Come to a chicken and ham Nilllcr at Cornwall Hall. Wed- '-Mar. September 5th. Supper lcrvcd 5.30. Sponsored by Corn- ”-l'Y01'k Point Women's in- siituiie.

g "Bu.riiu2 Live Fowl and Chicken il0'Niay to Friday noon. every f9f?k- We weigh and pay at your L-lhld. Get our price before selling.

one collect for pick up service. 3- -' Mcoougail. Vernon.

"Federation of Agriculture meeting to be addressed by chair- ””"l of Potato Marketing Board god others: Thursday. S...tember ghpai Eldon for surrounding dis- Fflihs. Friday, September 7th at

0” Augustus.

(0;l'Wlll be loading hogs at the :1 Wing points each Thursday. ”'"" Wlamore, Bradalbane, until M-30 AM. Borden Bagnall. Hunter Ho". uniiil noon. Gummerside until foo P- If. and Kemington until - P. M. Macliwcn and Caseley.

"Poultry Wanted Loading me , . -,0"! and chicken weekly for use ;IInndian and American markets. we',l1V9 you I pick up service and :h "it! my on farm. Paying ' Inarlnet prices. Write. or callil: 253 day. 1514-32 nignt. mi, -1 Em ring Poultry station. ,0"; Grafton treat, Charlorte-

II -T. Inflld Time lfiridiing and Step- mclns Contest to be held in the 5", 3;f0Wn Rink. Thursday. Sept. d' 30 - . Cub prizes lat. ,,md"'ll 311! for singing. step- Mm"l and fiddling. Special mm, for children. Refreshments Hock”-' In aid of the Georgetown

W 'g::l;b:dmisIion 50 cents.

Hudson Bay Railway Company, the Canadian National Railways and the Iron Ore Company of Mont- real.

Opinion in Ottawa is that P.E.I. Premier Walter Jones got a big bargain in his purchase of the new bridge for the I-Iillsborough River, provided always that it will fit the terrain without two much altera- tion or need of buying new steel sections. '

For some years past. Watson Sellar. Auditor-General of Canada. has criticized Crown Assets on grounds that "the value of surplus Crown Assets held for disposal is not reflected" in its reports. Im- plication is that ourplus war assets may be sold too cheaply.

The ll steel spans described in the report were originally made. cut. and put together for General Chiang-Kai-Shel: to span a river in China. Since the Nationalist forces of Chlang were defeated and forced to the island of Formosa be- fore delivery could be made, the bridge was declared surplus.

No Price Controls Planned. Prime Minister Says

OTTAWA. Sept. 4 - (CP) .. Canada is not going to have dir- ect price controls now. Prime Minister St. Laurent told the coun- try tonight.

He said overall price control might be necessary again "in some circumstances,” and the govern- ment would not hesitate to im- pose any controls that -would "really work" in the interests of Canadians generally.

"But: we are not going to rec- ommend any form of control un- less and until we can honutly tell the public we believe work." he said.

The Prime Minister's outline of this unchanged government stand against some demands partic- larly from latbor-for direct con- trols was given in an address pre- pared for delivery in the CBC's political frce-timc series. Mr. St. Laurent led off the fall series.

He spoke a few hours after the announcement that the July liv- ing-cost index had risen by 1.3 points to a new high of 188.9.

Mr. St. Laurent told labor- and Canadians generally - that the most constructive thing we can do is produce more." This suggestion. he said. came origin- ally in a recent British Labor Party pamphlet.

He coupled it with two other things which he said Canadians could do to hold down the cost of living:

.'The first is to do what we can

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Piciou Lod e Hod Successful ioson

PICTOU. N. S.. Sept. 4 -(CP)--- Plctou Lodge. seaside summer re- sort owned by Canadian National Railways. today closed its doors for the season.

Manager Frank Pcllerin said the lodge had one of its best years since it opened in 1928.

He reported that United states tourists outnumbered Canadians. In fact, New York state accounted for more guests than Canada.

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Enemy May launch Drive At Any Time

By JOHN RANDOLPH

11.5. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD- QUARTERS, Korea, Sept. 5 (Wednesday) - (AP) - At least 26,000 Communists were killed. wounded or captured by the Allies during the "truce conference" month of August in Korea. Gen. James A. Van Fleet said today.

The U.S. Eighth Army com- mander made the am ncement while his forces dug in and con- solidated gains of up to five miles in the wild mountain country of East and Central Korea.

May Be Brief Lull

The fighting died down Tuesday. But it may be only a brief lull The Reds are reported to have 400.000 troops in the Korean front lines. a reserve of thousands of Caucasian "Soviet. puppet troops," a huge air force, tanks and armored cars.

Van Fleet disclosed that the U.S. 2nd and 7th Infantry Divisions and the First Marine Division are lead- inc the East Korean assault.

Red casualties for August claim- ed by Van Fleet were equal to more than three Communist divisions.

In his breakdown of the fig- ures. he said about 15.000 Reds were killed, 10,000 wounded and Ltltlii captured. Van Fleet de- scribed the figures as "evalu- ated." meaning they were much more conservative than estim- ates made by front-line units.

There was one heavy action Tuesday and it ended in an Allied victory. It was capture of a ridge north of Yanggu.

Tuesday's comparative lull mark- ed the end of at least one stage of an Allied attack which began Aug. 18

The three US. divisions have been in action for some time but were identified by Van Fleet only yesterday. '

Limited Offensive

These forces. together with an equal number of South Koreans. and an Ethiopian battalion, are

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Declares Civil Defence

Is On Firm

O'I'rA A. Sept. 4 -(CP)- Health Minister artin. possibly replying to recent criticism of Canada's civil defence program, said today that the program is being built on a. "firm and steady foundation."

Mr. Martin, who has jurisdiction over Federal civil defence matters. spoke at the reopening of C. D. training courses at nearby Con- naught Ranges.

He made no direct reference to recent statements of Maj.-Gen. F. P- Worthington. Federal civil de- fence co-ordlnator. who said that Canada should either speed a civil defence program for the country or "kill" it completely.

”There is no point in publishing a book telling Canadians to go to shelters in case of a raid when actually no shelters are being built." said Gen. Worthington in a statement last Wednesday. "Time is running out and we've got to get action."

Later, the Federal co-ordinator issued an amplified statement and said he was not referring to what the Federal Government has done. The government, he added. was

Foundation

doing all it could but the public had to be aroused behind clvll defence.

In his speech today, Mr. Martin listed some of the things which the Federal Government has done. Then he said:

"The civil defence co-ordinator (Gen. Worthington) now is tour- ing the whole of Canada to discuss ,the next phase of development of civil defence with provincial lead- ers. Based on his reports, and re- ommendntions, the next step can be taken."

The Federal Government. salt: Mr.Martin, is well on its way to

400 people in civil defence by the end of the current fiscal year. Courses have been given to in- structors and doctors. Key men have been trained in defence a- gainst aiomlc, biological and chemical warfare. Provincial and municipal directors have been sent to the Civil Defence Staff Col- lege in Washington in order to ensure the fullest co-operation and understanding between the two countries. '

Living Costs Climb But Wholesale Price Advance Slowing

OTTAWA, Sept. 4 - (CP) An unrelenting post-war upswing in living costs continued to gath- er steam in July. but there were the first faint indications of n shnklncss in wholesale prices that

may cut survival costs in the months ahead.

The cost-of-living index. bar- ometer of price changes for the

family. jumped 13 points to ll record-shattering 188.9 to mark the ninth consecutive climb in

nine months, the Bureau of Sia- tistics reported today. The index. based on 1935-39 prices equalling 100. stood at 187.6 in June.

But on the wholesale side. the bureau reported price drops for ll group of essential materials-

from raw sugar to tin-pushing

Suggests Caution In Use Of U.S. Arrny Methods

OTTAWA. Sept. 4 -- (CP) .. Bill Boss. Canadian Press war correspondent, said today Canada should go slowly in any integra- tion of her army with that of the United States partly because the Americans "still have much to learn about the art of war."

Back in his home town on leave from Korea, he told Ottawa's Can- adian Club. too. that Canadian soldiers have shared in a general Western contempt for the Korean people which stems from a super- iority complex and suggests that "right here in Canada we are los- ing the ideological battle" Communism.

He said the army could have helped by indoclrinatlng the Canadian troops before they went to Korea in how to behave towards a people with a long. proud culture of their own. Instead the 25th Bri- gade was sent there "dead cold" on that important point.

50"” lhlnli the Canadians

R.C.A.F. Forming Two New Fighter Squadrons

OTTAWA. Sept. 4 -- (CF) - The R. C. A F. announced today it is formin two new regular fighter aqua was in the drive to build up a strong fighter air force as the keystone of Canadian de- fence and Ca'nada's contribution to European defence.

For dccurliy reasons. the an- nouncement. didn't any how many regular fighter squadrons there now are. The latest figure men- tioned publicly was four.

One of the new squadrons will be stationed at Bagotvlile. Que. north of Quebec City, and already is -being formed. The other will be at Uplando Airport. Ottawa. this month and will be the sec- ond stationed there.

The Bcgoiville Squadron, No. 418. will first fly British-typo Vampires and later switch to

long-range. all-weather C 2' 100 Canuok jet fighter: made in Can-

do. . its officer commanding is Squad.. Ldr. Douglas Lindsay.

D.!".C., O. Arnnrior. Oni.. and Ed-

monton, who shot down six enemy aircraft in the last war.

The Uplands squadron No. 439-will fly Feel: Sabres, the day- Montveai. Its commanding officer will be Sqdn. Mr. C. D. Brlcker. D. 1". C.. 30. of Grenfeil, sask.. an- other wartime Spitfire pilot.

Other regular squadrons are stationed in England and at Mon- treal.

No. 413 Squadron perpetuates a unit which served as a flying, boat squadron and later squad- ron oversess in wartime and than was revived cl 1 photo squadron after the war and disbanded last year.

It was a member of that squad- ron-Squodron I..dr., now Group Capt. L. J. Birehail-who lpotted I Japanuo fleet heading for Cey- lon in 1012 and was shot down after fluhing the vital warning.

No. Q was the City of West- mount squadron which wu form- ed in l044 in England and fought

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had done had been done because their brigade was only part of a large army under control of an- other power. Thus Canadians had hclpzd separate thousands of Korean children from their par- ents in clearing certain areas be- cause they were carrying out orders from a higher command.

This, he said, suggested that ttlnicgration into the armies of larger powers can be carried to dangerous extremes - to the ex- tent that troops of one country may be called on to do jobs can- ceivably neither they nor their home people would approve."

"For purposes of co-ordinated ucapons, war establishments and so forth, integration is a fine thing but if any future Canadian force is to be fielded in oper- atlons it should be on a scale large enough to ensure that local policy is Canadian policy.

Suggests Autonomy

”I say this on purely ethical grounds. l' submit there are equally cogent reasons for en- suring that operationally our forces enjoy the same autonomy that was g'fiai'aniecd by creation of the First Canadian Army in the last war. 1 submit that our friends south of the border still have much to learn about the art of war-much which in rule of thumb in our own and the British Army. ,

"I suggest, too. that an examin- ation on the e.pot-by Ottawa- wlll reveal that administratively. especially from the point of View of supply, the same power has things to learn. It is a strange theatre in which it is easier to obtain a whole new Jeep than something al simple as a car- buretor to keep an oiherwile good one on the road.”

car Price iioost coming in Tile ".8.

WASHINCPIUN. Sept. 4-(AP) A price control official said to- day an order pemitting higher prices for new tomobilec will

over Europe as I fighter-bomber unit

be issued before the end of the week, possibly tomorrow.

its weekly index for 30 industrial materials down to 288.2 on Aug. 24-ii 7.8-point decline from 296.1 for July 27.

Wholesale prices for farm pro- ducts aiso dropped, due mainly to a decline in the Canadian Wheat Board's initial , on wheat deliveries" by Ewcatern farmers.

Foodstuffs Lead Way

The housewife. doing her shop- ping in July. found price jumps prevailing for almost all family budget items. but the big head- ache was in foodstuffs.

There were new. higher price tags on pork. beef. veal. lamb, eggs. milk. bread. sugar. turnips. canned vegetables and jam. over- powering the effect of price drops

for potatoes, carrots, onions. oranges. lemons and ' vegetable shortening.

These food price climbs, usual- ly the main propellant of the ris-

lng index. were responsible for one-third of the total 1.3-point boost.

But all other sub-groups show- ed advances. too. except rents which were not surveyed. A wide range of clothing items, including footwear. boosted the clothing sub-index by 1.7 points to 204-6 from 202.9. '

Higher prices for textile furn- lshings. hardware. glassware and telephone roles. jumped the home- furnishings and services group 1.6 points to 199.0 from 197.4.

Coal became in higher-priced commodity pushing the fuel and light sub-index to a record 148.2. n gain of 1.0 points from 147.2 in June.

There were other price climbs for street. car fares. health char- ges. theatre admissions nnd news- paper rates. advancing the min- cellaneous sub-group 1.5 points to 14.1.? from 142.2.

Rents. surveyed on a quarterly basis only, remained unchanged at the record 139.8. The next survey will be included in the in- dex for August. ' '

The total index climb, while not as high as the June advhncc of 3.5 points and well below the record 4.5-point advance in Feb- ruary. was higher than the 1.0- point climb in the corresponding month last. ye.-iv.

Wholesale prices for August

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News In Brief

CHICAGO, Sept. 4 -(AP) -lit least 058 violent deaths-a record high for the holiday-marred the United States uibor Day celebrat- ion. A final tabulation today showed that violent death struck somewhere every seven minutes during the 18-hour holiday per- iod.

OTTAWA, Sept. 4 -(C?) - The question of Commonwealth sterl- ing-arca restrictions against trade with dollar-ares countries is tobe reopened at in meeting of Com- monwcaith Finance Ministers who held in London next January, it was learned today.

OTTAWA. Suit. 4 --(CP) --The army in sending its Director-Gerv oral of Personnel to Korea with power to make on-the-spot decil- iona to see that the rotation plan workI.Brlg. M. Leo Brennan will fly the Pacific in mid-September.

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Can ShovT Whether Want . Peace Ojlar

By Ernest B. Vaccaro SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 4-(AP)

President Truman opened the Japanese peace treaty conference tonight with a prayer for its un- lied support and a thinly-veiled challenge to Russia to show whether it wants to "make peace" or "prevent it."

"The treaty now before us of- fers more than talk of peace." be told delegates from many coun- tries assemblcd in the War Me-

morial Opera House. "it offers action for peace.

"This conference will show. therefore. who seeks to make

peace. and who seeks to prevent it: who wishes to put an end to war. and who wishes to continue

fulfilling its objective of t.ral:1ing 1!-

"Wc believe this treaty will have the support of all those na- tions that honestly desire to re- duce the tensions which now grip the world.

"I pray thnt we shall be united in taking this step to advance us toward greater harmony and un- dcrstnnding." -

Truman did not once mention tftussiri by name but there was no question he had the Russians and satellites in mind.

Truman appeared on television screens across the U. S. in the first coast-to-coast: television hook- up in history.

He said conclusion of the treaty will mean the taking of "one vital step toward lasting peace" and he sought to confine the conference in that one "great step toward gcncral peace in the Pncific."

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Other Steps Needed "There are other steps which need to be taken," he said. "The

most important of these is the restoration of peace and security in Korea. With Japan returned to its place in the family of na- tions. nnd.with the people of Korea secure” free. and united. it should be possible to find ways

to settle other problems in the Pacific which now threaten the peace."

"As we approach the peace

table," he urged, "let us be free of malice and hate. to the end that from here on there shall be neither victors nor vanquished among us but only equals in the partnership of peace."

Truman paid tribute to the gen- eral he ousted from Far Eastern Command. in telling of American pride in the way Allied occupa- tion of Japan was carried out.

"Its success has been due to the devoted efforts of many thousands of people serving under the out- standing lcaderchip of General Douglas MacArthur and his suc- cessor General Matthew Rldgway,"

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llepori Hurricane Misses Jamaica

MIAMI. Fla. Sept. 4 - LCP) - A killer tropical storm shaped like ti. half moon turned westward iu the Caribbean Sea tonight and spared the British colony of Jam- aica its second tragic blow in three vsccks.

Reports from Kingston. Jamaica said the storm with winds of hur- ricane force touched the eastern edge of Jamaica early today but missed the main portion of the is- land on which 150 persons were killed in a similar blow Aug. 17-18.