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Record Year For The Navy In Peacetime Development

OTTAWA (CP)--The navy says that its growth in 1954 has been greater than in any single year of its peacetime history.

.In a year-end review. the senior service notes that its strength in- creased by nearly 2,000 officers and min to 18,800. a record in peace- lime. Personnel target is about 21.000.

Twenty-five new and converted ships joined the active and reserve fleets during the year. Canadian warships visited more than 30 coun- tries in the course of operational trips and training cruises to all six' continents of the world.

There now are 49 ships in com- mission. an increase of" nine over 1953. They comprise an aircraft carrier. two cruisers, 10 destroy- ers, one Arctic atrol vessel, eight frfgates. five co stal escorts. eight cnastal mincsweepers, an auxiliary coastal mineilweeper. I repair ship and 18 sma craft. In addition, there are ll2 naval auxiliary ves- sels manned by civilians.

5! SHIPS IN RESERVE

The navy also had another 53 sllipl in reserve by year-end, 25 of which have been modernized and most of the remainder in pro- cess of modernization.

Under construction are an air- craft carrier. 14 destroyer escorts. six coastal minesweepers. eight patrol craft and 32 auxiliary ves- sels.

Btllnning in March. the Royal Navy will base its three-ship Sixth Submarine Squadron at Halifax to provide more training facilities for Canada's anti-submarine navy. About 200 Canadian sailors, all vol- "n'e!?rs. will serve either with the squadron or in other British sub- irlari a. First draft of Canadian tht-sine a left for Britain In Novem- Pf.

NW! Ships steamed hundreds of

thousands of miles during the year. Probably the most noteworthy cruise was the Arctic patrol vex- sel Labrndor's historic voyage through the Northwest passage and her subsequent circumnavigation of North America-the first war- ship to accomplish either feat.

TWICE AROUND GLOBE

Tile destroyer Haida became the first Canadian warship to circle the globe twice when she returned to Canada from Korea in November. A dozen Canadian warships partici- pated in three major NATO excr- cises in l054 in the North Atlantic.

In an overhaul of its air arm, the navy is buying 100 Carndi:iii- manufacture G ru m in R n SZF planes to rep ce the Avenger anti- submarine aircraft now in use. The navy has also arranged to purchase from the United States Navy some 30 -Banshee jets to replace its oarrier-based Sea Fury fighters.

Formation of a second utility squadron at Patricia Bay, B. C., early in November incensed to eight the number of active naval air squadrons. Number of reserve squadrons rose to five with form- ation of two units. one at Calgary, the other at Quebec City.

CUT KOREAN FORCE

In line with a decision by Com- munweaith nations to reduce their armed forces in Korea by two- thirds, the navy late in the year withdrew two of three destroyers, leaving only the Sioux. Eight Calla- dian destroycrs and about 5,000 of- ficers and men have servczi in the Korean theatre.

Highlight of the year's training expansion was the opening of the new junior officers' training estab- lishment, HMCS Venture. at E5- qulmait. B.C.. where some 160 cadets began their two-year course in September.

Campaign Against Yugoslav Red Leader is Warming Up

By JOHN IAIILI

IE3-RADI (Reuters) - Rebel Yuaoolav Communist leader Vlad- imir Dedilcr blithely toted a New Year's tree Items for his five clin- dnsn Wednesday while the govern- ment prepared for his trial on a mlrilc of spreading hostile propa- sands.

..Thc husky six-footer was seen on A bill? Belgrade street, accompan- ied by his blonde Slovene wife as he carried the tree. communists in Yllcosiavia have their blgghuiniay lg New Years Day instead of Dec.

The campaign against Dedller. President Tito's wartime friend Ind his official biographer. warm- "1 up Wednesday. lie was expelled Mm the Serbian Journaliats' Aa- aociation and from the Yugosav Association for International Law. And his 4-onstituants at Pancevo.

clteti town north of Belgrade. Ital: held a demonstration against

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Tuuday he was suspended from the odpinisniste party's central committee;

He found himself in political hot water after criticising the 'Com- munist par leadership In a state- ment in. foreign press, and complaining of personal pressures Ollinat rliim. i

Dedijericttll is nominally a mem- ber of parliament. but his im-

munity was lifted Tuesday to allow the public. prosecutor to chute lgilmdwith. spreading hostile D s an a

under Article no of s

was withdrawn Wednesday. And a member of his household told call- ers: "For the moment he appears to be a. free man."

DETAILS SCARCE

A government spokesman said he. could not give 'iniormation on Dedi,1er's position. Nor could he say whether action would be taken against DedtJer's friend, Milovan Djllas, who last week called for the formation of a Social Demo- cratic party in onc-party Yugo- alavia.

Dpilas was stripped of all his of- fices, including that of member- ship in the poiltbureau and his vice-presidency, last January for "pro-western anarchism."

Dedijer, a wartime partisan here, was the only member of the party central committee to defend Djilns. Both men are regarded as pro- Western in some ways. and both are personal friends of numerous politicians and trade unionists in Europe and the United states.

CORNWALL W. M. S.

The annual meeting of the Col wall Auxiliary of-the W. M. S. was held at the parsonage on Dec. ill, wmi the president Mrs, 0. Bath presiding the meeting opened by singing "Joy To The world". Mrs. Bacon Howard gave a reading on stewardship after which Mrs. Mac- Parlanc led the Christmas devo- tional period. Mrs. Gordon Mac- lwan nd Mrs. limer Frlazell as- sisted, I ,.rasenting India and mnada respectively. Carola were lung through the service led by Mrs .Colin Murray at the Piano. Mrs. Macrarlanc read a very in- teresting letter which .0110 recent- ly received from Dr. Florence Mur- ray of Korea. Mrs. I-tarry Hyde

of closed this partyof the. meeting

with prayer, 'rwcnty-Ix mambue answered the roll cal! with a Christmas vane

Airmen representing both coastal provinces and Ontario rehearse one of their numbers in preparation for their part in the opening oii tlic first Variety Show to be held at the R.C.A.F.'s 2 Fighter Wing base in Grcstenquin, France. which all the cast feel will be "one that the members of the station will long remember". The quartet are from left to right; Leading Aircraft-

man V. R. Alexander. son of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Alexander of Lang- ley, B. Q. Lac R. B. Bruce. son of Mr. and Mrs. gliarold Bruce. 54 Chestnut Street. Charlottetown. P. E. 1.; Corporal V. K. Moore son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Moore of 23 Walter St. Toronto, 0flt., Cpl. R. A. MacLachlah son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel MacLachlan of 419 Welland Ave., St. Cathcrines, Ont.

TORON'1"O( CP)-Marilyn Bell, a 17-year-old schoolgirl who last September became the first person to swim Lake Ontario, today was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding athlete of 1054.

Informed in Atlantic City, NJ., that she had WOI1 the award, the Toronto girl said she was "sur- prised and delighted."

"It's the nicest Christmas pres- ent I ever received," she added.

The deed of the trophy, in mem- cry of the late Lou Marsh, former sports editor of the Toronto Star, says the judges are to pay partic- ular attcntion to handicaps over- come in making the alVtLl'Cl to "tile year's outstanding athlete, amateur or professional. male or female.”

FOR "HONOR OF CANADA"

In making the swim. Marilyn was handicapped from all sides.

When she set out from Youngs- town, NY., the lake was rougher

ed a successful year financially. The Mission Bands including York Point and Meadow Bonk branches was met. During the year, Mrs. Malcolm Ma.cPhail, York Point. made herself a life member. It was decided to appoint girls of the Mission Band to solicit subscrip- tions for World Friends.

Mrs. Weldon Lowthcr read a letter from Mrs. Stanley Thompson rc Presbytcrial matters. A Christ- iras story was read by Mrs. Char- lci Hyde and Nnss. Waltcr Bo,i-'.c rend, "Bring Back Christ to Christmas. Mrs. Reginald Mac- Ewen presented the Chapter from the study book on The Growth of The Indian Church. Mrs. G. R Bain, the retiring President voiced her appreciation of the co-opera- iion during tlhe year, and a vote of thanks was presented by Mrs. Harry Hyde and unanimously carried by the meeting.

Mrs. Hazcn Howard invited the members to her home for January meeting, Prayer and the Mlapah benediction closed the meeting.

The following officers were cl- ected for the coming year and Dr. A. s. Weir conducted the Installa- tion Service: president. Mrs. linzcn Howard: 1st vice president, Mrs. Elmer Frizzell; 2nd vice president Mrs. Stanley Murchison: rec. sce- retary, Mrs. Earl Lowthcr; trea- surer, Mrs. L. H. Drake; corms- ponding scc.. Mrs. Walter Boyle; literature sec., Mrs. Reta Mitc- Phail; missionary monthly sec. Mrs. Pearl Scott; supply secretary. Mrs. D. J. MacArthur; associate members eec.. Mrs. Wat.-ion Liv- ingstone; temperancc sec.. Mrs. Everett Boyle; Christian Steward- ship aec.. Mrs. Bruce Maclilnley; community friendship so:.. Mrs. Mack Vlckcrscn and Mrs. Gordon Macawen: Organist. Mrs. Colin Murray: preu secretary, Mrs, J. D. Macllhi-lane; superintendent; of Mission Band. Mrs. Geo. Mac- Millan and Mrs. Stanley Willis. Mrs. L. H. Drake. Mrs. Colin Mur- ray, Mrs. Clarence Murchison: Baby Band superintendents, Mrs. Stewart Drake and Mal. Earl Moore; candidate secretany. Mrs. Reginald Macilweni.

PORTABLE SCHOOL!

I-IERTFORD, England (CF) -- The county education committee has ordered portable classrooms in e ase overcrowding. These wooden shacks can be dismantled. shifted to another school and re- built in less than three weeks.

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Lou Marsh Trophy Award Goes To Miss Marilyn Bell

than usual. Also in the swim was Florence Chadwick, considered by many to be the world's leading marathon swimmer. Miss Chad- wick. along with Mrs. Winnie Roach Leuszter of st. Thomas, Ont., and Calgary. later dropped out.

She started out with idea of no reward except the "honor of Can- ada." Canadian National Exhibi- tion olticlals were sponsoring the Chadwick swim.

Miss Bell, barely more than five feet tall and not then 17 years old, fought the waves for nearly 22 hours while swimming an estim- ated 40 miles across the lake.

FOLLOWED TH ROUGH

An estimated 100,000 persons crowded the waterfront at the ex- hibition grounds for a glimpse of her as she swam the last few miles.

What happened in the next few weeks endeared Marilyn to the public as much as her swim. Un- affected by gifts reaching an esti- mated sl00,000 in value, by motion picture and stage offers and by television and radio appearances, she returned as soon as possible to her normal life as a student at Torontola Loretto College high school.

Two men shared second place in the voting. They were Pat Flet- cher. the Saskatoon golfer who be- came the first Canadian to win the Canadian Open in 40 years, and Toronto's Rich Ferguson, who rim third behind Roger Bannister and John Landy in the British Empire Gnmes' mile.

Miss Bell becomes the fifth fe- male wlnner of the award in the last 10 years. Golfer Marlene Ste- wart won it in 1951 and skater Barbara Ann Scott won it in 1945, 1047 and 1948.

The 1953 winner was world cham- pion weight lifter Doug Hepburn of Vancouver.

Two Automatic

Aids To Air Navigation

OTTAWA (CP) - The invention and development: in Canada of two automatic aids to air navigation was announced by air force head- quarters Tuesday.

One is called the R. Theta com- puter, adoptcd by the RCAF for

se in high-speed aircraft. In- vented by Wing Cmdr. Jerauld G. Wright, 37, of Liverpool, N, S., it tells the pilot the direction to steer and distance to go to any position he sets into the device.

A later navigational aid, the position and homing indicator. has been developed under contract from the RCAF by Computing Dc- vlces of Canada Ltd., Ottawa.

Both are based on the same gen- eral prlnciples but the second one differs from Wing Cmdr. Wright's

Report Wild

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Wild life and human beings were killed in average numbers during the fall and carly”wint.er hunting season in Canada.

Provincial authorities still are compiling reports on the season which continues into early 1955 in coma parts of the Dominion, but a Canadian Press survey indicates a normal bag of animals and bird! and only slightly fewer human fa-

lities than in 953. y

Incomplete figures from fish and game departments. police and press accounts show 4'1 persons killed so far this season. This com- pares with more complete figures of '10 the previous year and the total is certain to mount when the final reckoning is made.

QUEBEC HUNTING UP

Most provinces still are awaiting word from game wardens and other officials on the success of the seaizon, but ritelimlnary surveys indicate the 1954 game bag, was little changed from 1953, although Quebec and Saskatchewan report better hunting.

Licenses for moose and carlboc still are being issued in Newfound- land where the season continues to Dec. 31 in some parts and to Jan. 15 in others. Partridge and duck shooting was on a par with other post-war years.

Nova Scotia hunters shot 43,000 deer in 1953 and the 1954 total is expected to be about the same. New Brunswick, too, is believed to have had ,an average year which would mean a kill of about 20,000 deer, 22,000 ducks and 450 pheas- ants. Moose hunting is banned in both provinces.

There are no figures for Prince Edward Island rwhcre hunting is

selected positions are indicated on push-buttons mounted in the ins- trument. Homing lndications to any of these positions may be obtain- ed simply by pushing the button giving the name of the base.

The air force said wing Cmdr. wright): instrument is independent of radio transmission for its opera- tion, making it immune from "Jan- mlng” or radio interference. Its smallness and lightness make it specially adaptable for jets.

The inventor, who has been mak- ing aerial nnvlgation tests since 1945, has headed the RCAF's in- strument development division at air force headquarters here since 1949. -

NEW SHIP OSLO, Norway (CF)-Capt. Olaf Bjornstad, skipper of the S. S.

Stavangerfjord of the Norwegian America Line, will leave for Eng- land soon to supervise construction of the new 18,500-ton passenger ship Bergensfjord.

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CF)-Police chief Llewellyn Strange says New- foundland policemen are known as the biggest in the world, and he aims to keep up the tradition. He

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The deer bag was heavy. too, with many poachers 0'pcra.tli1z- Some 350 persons were arrested for hunting at night with ligthe and have been. or will be, prosecuted for this illegal "jacklfghtlng." Ontario lands and forests offi- cials have not yet completed their survey but say reports indicate that hunters had fair success ex- cept for grouse.

Manitoba authorities declined to estimate the amount of game shot, but Saskatchewan reported gener- ally excellent hunting.

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vxcronm, (OP)-Lieut Arthur many, so, of London. Eris-. W4: killed Tuesday when thrown out ok his car as it crashed into a me well 30 miles north of here. .

Lieut. Bibby was en route to tom the cruL:cr Ontario when the ac- cident occurred. An GDIIMGT 9m"'' in the Royal Canadian Naizv. he recently completed officers .trnl,r:- ing at I-IMCS Cornwallis. ncin Ha -

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AUCKLAND, New Zealan-d (CF) The demand for tobacco in New Zealand has increased 16 per cent in the last five years. New Zccl;ind- ers use three times as much to- bacco as ice cream, and nearly as much as cheese, according to weights.

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