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""0 ADVANCE ERASES DEEP DENT IN

'iiu Continues Erratic Ctiurse

(Cansdlnn l;l'0II)t M continue to rice ..:::::E:::.... -- dm, with practically noiihillld-9 Micah, when it would strike

"PX: unpredictable as its lPl'9ld through the country was the dia- essc's choice of ViMlml-

Dr, G. D. W. Cameron. D9- puly liinisier of Health for the Federal Qovernment. said there dmm seem to be much 11009” cm do :9 avoid getting the flu.

People who stay at "Omit I61 ll jun as quickly as those mixing in Crowfls, he laid-

Intiimtions are the outbreak is generally 0" the wane through- out Cannrlo but it is still moving and ihcre now are reports of flu 1...... communities previously -1- most free 01' the dll""- -

D.-, Cameron said the belief is that iiu doe-n't spend Ions in

any one centre. a possible EX- ppnsi ion of the haphazard spread.

-"rhe general impression is that when it comes into a community it sweep: through very fast: gen- pi-ally going” through in two or (hfep ll"PEl(!.

Tllp Federal Department of Health has no up-to-date fisures on just how many Canadians hm been stricken with influenza. Reports from scattered sections at the country indicate. however. they the number must be in the hundreds of thousands.

Four Killed---in” Crossing Jrash

WINNIPFG. Fdb. 20 - (CP) - sou mm died today in the wreck- age of a five-ton garbage truck winch collided with a C.P.R. pas- senger train in suburban Elsi. Kil- donan.

Peter Petrusen. 22. and John Doherty, it). were killed instantly. George Parkcs, 27. 1nd David Parkes. 20. died in hospital.

A slight fog hung over the area as the train crashed into the truck. swept it 100 yards down the track and split it in two.

Coming Events

"Mail your Films in Garnbum Photo Studio. cnarlottetovrn.

"Crapaud library concert post- iiuned unlll further notice.

"Concert at Brook-field tonight iloiilponcd until further notice.

"Horse races at New Glasgow Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

"'Victoria Rinik Wednesday msht. school hockey. Tryon. Cra- iilud. North Trycn and Hampton.

"Carnival North River Rink to- Mini, February 21. Good ice and rsnieen service.

"Card Party. wnal run. Wed- nesday night. lb runry am. Paw- ssi women's Institute.

"Racing at Millvalc Driving Club Wednesday. If not line. ursday. ltouiropsn for cars.

"Coilectln f ,Dwi!t ' '32.'.'m. "is u... kfleld. r

v"l'i-iera will be I meeting in 'llnon Hill today, Fcbru F. M. to deeido if

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Georgetown-Mabou Ferry Advocated In N.S. House

HALIFAX. Ebb. 1)-(GP)-Com structlon of a new highway along the shores of the Gulf of St. Low- rence from Inverness to Mabou 1-lnrbotu-. establishment of harbour facilities at Mabou Mouth and an auto truck ferry to operate be- tween Mobou and Georgetown. P. E. 1.. were advocated in the Nova Bcotia Legislature today by Rod Mlacliean - (L.-lnvcrness) in speak- ing in the Throne Speech debate.

"This innovation," Mr. Macllean said. "would. result in a much im- proved economy for Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island."

Thomas A. Giles (Pc-cumber- land West) sold the Legislature there is ample opportunity to de- velop shipbuilding. particularly of small vessels, in the Province.

He notsd' that Pursboro and Port Greville once were well known for shipbuilding activity and urged

that it be revived. He also urged

speeding-up of the Government's rural electlflcation program. any- ing that many farm homes have been r” :d for some time without the power being available.

Mr. Giles criticized Nova Scot- ia's proposed sales tax both in principle And in method of ap- pr-ouch.

Labor Party Wins By 7-Vote Margin

LONDON, Feb. 20 - (AP) - The Labor Party tonight defeated by seven votes a Conservative mo- tion censuring Prime Minister Att- lere'smGovazgnent for listhandiing 9 0 icon peqnu,-gmwng

. The vote was 302 "to 295.

The Motion in the House of Commons was the fifth try this month by conservative leader Winston Churchill to overthrow Attlee's Government.

Churchill demanded that the House of Commons reject a Government bill to write off a loss of 236,500,000 (about 3102.- 000.000) in a venture by the Gov- ernment's Overseas Corporation to raise peanuts on a gigantic scale in Tanganyika.

To Bovine Plans

The Government bill proposed to spend 56,000,000 more. but on experimental projects alone. and turn the scheme over to the Colonial Ministry. The Food Min- istry had lllilervlslon of the orig- inal plan to clear thousands of acres of Tanganyika to grow pen- nuts for food fats.

Conservative Capt. H a r r y Crookshank said the Govern- ment's plan to put the new or- rangement in force on April 1.. AP?" F0015 Day-was "approp- riate."

Food Minister Maurice Webb llld the Government had to ad- mit its plans to mass-produce fats from African peanuts "have Proved to be beyond attainment." But he added the scheme may Ply its way in time and to ab-

andon it would mean loss of many tangible assets. The Overseas Corporation, he

said. is now experimenting with cotton and tobacco.

New Cur Ordered in Steel for can lnhllig.

.wAsHlNGTON, Feb. 20 -(AP) -4- Steel for passenger cars md other consu-met durable goods will be out 20 per cunt during the second qunrtcr of this-year below the IWMI9 quarterly level of the first half of 1050. The reduction program. announced today by the National Production Authority will will! to radio and television sets. washing maritime and other house- funitun. utensils and s mmber of other products.

Rubber Companies Lose New Round With Gov't

'ron6N'm. too. so - (CP) - Twnty-one rubber companies lost another round todcyiss their fight to prevent the Federal Govern- ment from them un-

as ' I dar he Combines Investigation- ” Act.

The Ontario Appeal Court ra- ioctpd the compenior request for an injunction to prohibit the Gov- I-uncnt from acting on a report

upon me an alleged price- flxlng ::-bbgasnent in the rubber

Debate M-the By Gov't For Stand-bylowers

OTTAWA. Feb. 20 - (OP) - opposltion Party leaders said today in the Commons that the Govern- ment should act immediately to halt inflation and the rising cost of liv- ing. They spoke as the Government sought broad stand-by powers to impose controls -when it deems them necessary.

George Drew. Progressive Con- servative leader, M. J. Caldwell, C. - C.F. leader, and Solon how. social Credit leader, said it was not en- ough for the Government to place control legislation on the statute books. The control powers should be used immediately.

Prime Minister Explain:

Earlier Prime Minister St. Laur- ent lntroduced a resolution to a bill that would give the Government wide powers to reimposo price and wage controls and to adapt various other measures it considers neces- sary for the security. defence. peace, order and welfare of Canada.

"It is not possible for us at the present time to say which and when and how these powers to control the economy of the country will have to be exercised." said Mr. St. Laurent.

At another point. he said:

"It is my hope that there will not be many of these powers being sought by the legislation which will havet.obeused....

"The existence of these stand-by powers may make it unnecessary to deal with abuses that might oth- erwise arise if they were not in existence.”

Drew Disagrees .

Mr. Drew disagreed and said ex- perience had shown that one sure way to drive up prices was to issue loosely-worded warnings that there might be cr would he controls if prices went too high. The existence

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Report More Chinese Troops Enter Korea

TAIPEI. Formosa. Feb. so - (AP) - The pro-Nationllist China Union Press said today 150.000 more Chinese Communist troops recently entered Korea from Man- ohuria. The men. comprising five Red armies, were moved Korea because of huge Chi-ncsc casualties suffered on the battle- fronts. the agency said. An ad- ditional l50,000 men were reported

to Manchuria as reserves for the Korean war.

Opposition Paprlriesr Want. Immediate Controls

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being shifted from China proper-

Pictured above are Prince Ed- ward Island's oldest twins. Messrs-

George and Joseph Younker of Brackley and Ntxth Wlrisloe re- spectlvely. They celebrated their 96th. birthday on February loih.

George (left) is livins on his farm at Bracklcy and takes his tirn at the barnyard chores daily. He has always specialized in Ayr- shire cattle and was usually well up among the topi prize winners at the Provincial Exhibition. He has three children, namely:-William, living with his father on the home-

stead: Louise. Mfrs. H. Firiuell. Psrkdalc; and Edith living in Boston.

Joseph (right) resides on his

celebrated 95th Birthday, llecently

farm in North Winsloe. This wint- er for the first he is staying in-. doors as much as possible, not; taking any chances with the in- fluenza on the go at present. How- ever, he is waiting patiently Y0? the return of spring when he will be at liberty to enjoy his custom- ary outdoor activities. He has three children also. namely:-Eh mer, farming on the homestead; Bruce. farming on his own farm in North winsloe and Susan, Mrs. Richard Ford. Brackley Point.

The following sisters and brother also survive: - Mrs. Henry Ford, Miss Emily Younkec, and Mr. Oliver Younker all of North Win- sloe.

MONTREAL. Feb. 20-(GP)- Resources Minister winters told the National House Builders Asso- ciation today that "su.spenslon of the additional one-sixth loan is temporary and will be restored as quickly as the material situation

will permit." Cancellation of the Govern- " ment's one-sixth loan provision

in the National Housing Act was termed yesterday by president F. A .Masec of the Association an 'alarming move." He said it would mean an additional down payment of 51,000 on four-room houses and sl,500 on five-room houses.

Mr. Winters said the house field "wili be mphasized by the Gov- Cl t second only to the nut- ional defencc preparedness pro- gram itself."

The Minister said the one-sixth loan provision was eliminated "to protect home owners by ensuring

that higher mortgage financing

By Sydney Gasnpcll Reuters Financial Editor LONDON. Feb. 20 -(Reuters)- The inflationary frenzy which has swept the world since the Korea outbreak may have about run its

course, London market experts said today, h

They were impressed by an overnight break in wall Street

and other American markets. Whether this would turn out to be only It. temporsry crack in the inflation, or something more im- portnnt. would depend mainly on American money policy. they said. There have been several signs that the inflationary pendulum has swung about as far as it can go without wrecking the mechanism. A acrlmble for rubber shares in London yesterday was lyplca of a late-stage of in- flation. auch things as wool have

who would present it to the gov- esnnfent. A v

The Combines Commission is a division set up by the Federal Government to investigate and re- port to the Government on cases or suspected tllcgnl price-fixing in Canadian industry.

The report on the rubber in- duatry was started when trod Mo- Clregor was chief cornmlssioner. He has since resigned and Thomas D. Macncucld now heads the cunt- rnisalon. '

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Inflationary Frenzy May Be Ending, Experts Say

risen to heights which actually embarrass Australia and the other producing countries.

Portugal finds that she can ex- act high prices and high export taxes for her wolfram-used in I vital steel alloy. But she reports that other countries will let her have raw cotton only if they can have an ownership in her cotton

industry. While inflation lasts. sellers have the whip hand. Argentina

can ask Britain for more and more money for loss and less meat.

High industrial output and sev- eral other factors could be im portant anti-inflationary force: if money policy stopped pulling the other way. -

In 1952, defence will take only 17 per cent of the total United states, output. Civil supplies will remain big by previous American standards and fs.bulousVby those of most other countries. A

In the lrltish engineering in- dustry, which carries the main burden of Britain's defence out- put. the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer reckons that four-fifth of the output will still be for civiii n purposes and only about one-fl! h for defence. wartime proportions were the reverse.

Some London econtznlsts take the view that disinflationary tendencies in the U. 8., have been offset by an inflationary creation of credltrw support Government bond prices. They admit it would be difficult to change this policy.

But they suggest it might be accomplished by inducing banks and insurance com antes to keep their holdings o Government securities. regardless of the red- sral Ruerve's offer to buy them at honed prices.

The effect on prices might be instantaneous. llconunists at the University of Chicago calculated Nclntly that. had it not been for this money policy. prices would orobabiv be little above their pre-

Reports Housing Loan Suspension As Temporary

would not be passed on to them in the form of higher prices."

In the latter part of 1950, stead- ily-increasing costs of building made the loan provision "increas- ingly ineffective."

He said the Government was deliberately making the financing of homes "less attractive" to ire-- lieve the pressures which attract- ive financial terms will place upon physical limitations."

"The important thing is to get as many houses completed in 1951 as possible. We believe this can best be accomplished with a lesser number of houses under construct- ion at one time."

let Bomber lias Brush With Gull

BELFAST. Feb. 20 -(AP) - Britain's first twin-jet bomber - the cunbcrra-seeking to race the sun across the Atlantic, today landed slightly damaged from a brush with n. seagull.

The big machine. in which Brit- ain hopes to break all trans-At- lantic speed racords. ran into the seagull shortly after taking off from Warton. Englnnd. The bird made a. small hole in its starboard wing.

As soon as repairs are complet- ed, the bomber will take off for Gander. Nfld.. and fly on to the Wright-Patterson airforcc base at Dayton. 0.

The machine will be studied by Air Force experts in the United States as part of the program of exchanging information between Britain, Canada and the U. S.

C.M.il.C. Selling Rented Houses

OTTAWA. Feb. 20 - (CP) -The Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation said today it is in iihe process of selling iliousnnds of its renied houses, but this does not mean that tenants "will be tossed out on the strcets."

A spokesman was commenting on a Niagara Falls report which said veiernns living in C. M. H. C. houses have received "buy or else!" ultimatum: in a C. M. H. C. circular letter.

"In time of sale." said the Fed- eral agency official.-"we always of- fer the house being sold to the tenant veteran. if he does not want to make purchase and some other veteran does. we offer to remove the tenant to com vble accom- modation elsewhere n the area. "repent: will not be tossed out on the streets. unless. of course. they refused to take the altern- ative accommodation: or in cases where they do not pay rent or dpmagc pm y."

The of i said the Federal agency had obout 40.o0tl,,housi.nz rails under ran: across the coun- try. Somc 10,000 have already been sold. Another 13.000 now an

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CENTRAL FRONT

Allied riiiois Advance lip To Five Miles

By ROBERT EUNBON

TOKYO, Feb. 21 - (Wednesday) - (AP) - United Nations troops erased s. deep dent. in their east central front Tuudpy and sent strong patrols five miles north af- ter retreatlng Chinese Communists farther west. North Korean troop! broke and ran in the fsce of is tank and art- lllery-powered 117.5. task force which hammered out the dent. once 10 miles deep.

The task force then captured Chuchon. 10 miles” north of Che- chon. The North Korean push nod closely menaced Chuchon. road and rail key to any enemy advance into South Korea.

A U. S. 10th Corps officer said the

enemy was pulling c-ut of positions around Chuchon. 18 miles east of southeast of pivotal Wonju in the mountains.

On the west central front. AP correspondent Tom Bradshaw said strong reconnaissance patrols push- ed five miles northeast of Chip- yong before smashing into Chin- ese resr-guards covering the main Chinese route of withdrawal tow- ard the am. parallel.

Up to -Hln River

On the western front American. British and Turkish troops brought their lines up tight against the icy Han River in I continuous line all the way from central Korea to Seoul and the Yellow Bea.

These front-line developments gave dramatic emphasis to Gen. MacArthur's order to Allied field commanders to resume the offen- aive.

MacArthurls order wss given dur- ing his 11th visit to the Korean war front Tuesday for a first-hand inspection of the central sector.

Before flying back to Tokyo. Mac- Arthur also:

1. Assured his British Allies that he would not "arbitrarily execute" his authority to re- cross the atlth parallel without. giving consideration to "cogent. political reasons" against cross- this old pre-war boundary be- tween Communist North and Republican south Korea.

2. Retorted to Stalin's recent prediction that U. N. forces fac- ed annihilation in Korea by

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News in Brief

orrawa. Feb. 20-(CPI--The Federal Government is KM"! "3 launch an investigation into the prices paid for fish in Newfound- land. even though a similar probe may be undertaken by the Province itself.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20-(AP) -The United States is consider- ing a formal defence "alliance with Australia and New Zealtmd as a start toward a broad Pacific pact modelled after the l2-couv.-.,

try North Atlantic defence treaty. ST. JOHN'S. Nfld., Feb. 201-

(CF)-Premier Smallwood said to- day that la paper mill in Labra- rdor is "feasible, possible and eco- nomically sound." according to a report just received from lite international Basic Economy Cor- poration-thc Rockefeller OTB!"- lzutlon in New York.

CALCUTTA. India. Feb. 20- (AP)-Dcnths from Calcutt.a's smallpox epidemic broke all known records to total 462 TOT the week ending Feb. 17. it was reported today. This was an in-

,ernment had a revenue surplus of

Automobiles

P.E.l. Man Heads Engin-coring company

Mr. Richard E. Hearts. D.sc.. (above), is native of Prince Edward Island whose appointment I! pre- sident of the shawinigan Engin- eering Co. Ltd. was announced last week following a meeting of the board of directors. He is is non of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar.I-leartz. East Royalty, and was educated at East Royalty School, West Kent school. and took his degree in engineering at McGill University. He served in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. and. on dis- charge joined the shawinlgan Company with whom he gained rapid promotion.

The largest engineering firm in Canada, their new head office building in Montreal was complet- ed this fall. and provides accom- modation for two hundred engin- eers. In addition the company sup- plies power to 537 municipalities

developments in Northern Canada dertaken. These include 3 M0 million 325,000 h.p. development at Tranche on st. Maurice River ex-

pected to be in full production by late spring-

B. C. Gov't Had Surplus for Year

VICTORIA. B. C.. Feb. 20 - ioP)-The British Columbia Gav-

sa.319.73o for the year ending March 31. 1950. Finance Minister Herbert Ansccmb reported today to the Legislature.

In presenting the public ac- counts. he showed all-time high reveml: of s111.3oa,oss with ex- penditures of SitY1.9B3.l31

For the current fiscia year. ending ML-5'1 31. 1951. it has been for;-ast that revenue will exceed s112,000,000.

Hoods In Many Sections Of Britain

LONDON. Feb. 20 - (Reuters) .. Flood; covered wide ..reas of Britain today and, with more rain on the way. the position threaten- cd to go; worse. The River Thames. already over its banks in low- lying areas, was bank-high further upstream and flowing swiftly. Flood warnings were sent to local

crease of 145 over the previous week. '