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Highways Blocked ' In Many Sections.

winds that. in goats. reached a velocity of 50, miles an hour. yes- terday whipped a 7 1-2 inch snow- fall into deep drifts causing a traffic tieup .on many of the Is- land roads for the greater part of the day. Even with govern- ment enowplows patrolling the roads, it was reported that the going was heavy and in places im- possible.

That the storm did not have more serious proportions is due, perhaps to the fact that the mer- cury at no time dropped below 2! degrees and although it rose to 32 last evening. ground drifts in the country still continued. Traf- fic in the City continued on an almost normal basis but many motorists felt it wiser to leave their vehicles at home and take a taxi or walk. some relief was seen about five o'clock yesterday

to freezing rain and ice pelletc.

All trains and the carferry maintained their regular ache- dules. CNR. freight trucks made the round trip to all destinations except Sumrneraide. The driver of the Souris truck became stalled at Marshfield on his way to town, but a plow coming in the opposite direction cleared the way. Trucks coming from the south and east reported very rough and heavy going.

Government plows will be out early this morning clearing the, main highways. The heaviest go- ing encountered by these ma- chines yesterday was at Brook- fleld, Dunstaffnage and Tea Hill.

Telephone and telegraph. com- munication was not seriously in- terrupted by the storm.

Jfowever considerable difficulty was experienced during most of the

evening when the snow changed

Offer s5o,ooo Reward

For Capture Oi

PANAMA CITY. (AP)-Panama is to offer a. 860,000 reward for in- formation leading to the killers of President Jose Antonio rtcmon. The government also has asked the National Assembly to appropriate another 850.000 to defray investi- gation expenses. .

As secret police pushed an all- out hunt for the aiayers of tin se- year-old president. the assembly Tuesday unanimously. approved first reading of an administration hill authorizing the payments.

The vote came as authorities in- dicated that identification of the weapons used in the Sunday clay- lngs implicated ex-president Ar- nulfo Arias. one of 66 DOTSON-I I1" rested in a. country-wide sweep for Rcmon's assassins.

RAD GUNS LIKE THEM

Ool. Bolivar Vallarlno. head of Panama's National Guard, said the weapons w e r e German-made schmeiaser 9-mm. machine-guns. The secret police .-chief. Jorge Luisalfaro, said guns of this type have been conf ated on previous occas'ions fro Arias, who was ousted from the presidency of this Central American republic in 1951 in a bloody coup by the National Guard. Remon was head of the guard at that time.

The popular "strong man" pres- ident was machine-gunned to death as he chatted with friends at the Juan Franco race track. Two other men were killed and three wound- ed in the exchange of gunfire be- tween the president's bodyguard and his assassins.

Arias was arrested shortly after the killing at his coffee plantation

Ont. Minister " Of Highways Resigns Posi-

TORONTO. (GP) - George H. DWCME. 57. resigned Wednesday after 11 years as Ontario minister of highways.

In a. letter to Premier Frost. he said a minister must accept full responsibility for his department. In that respect, "recent disclosures ibf irregularities in the department of highways" have given him great concern and persuaded him to ten- der his resignation." he said.

Early last year disclosures re- vealed that some road builders had falsified records and reports to ob- tain more money than they were entitled to. Demands were made at the time that Mr. Douoctt rc- Illn as head of the department.

The minister however was never accused personally of wrongdoing in connection w'th the frauds.

Western World Press is

night with newspaper wire services.

Remon Killers

300 miles west of the capital. He ap- parently still is being held there. col. saturnino Flores, deputy na- tional guard chief. said other sus- pects were being picked up. includ- ing known rebels and others who had "been talking too much."

5100.000 Fire On Saint John Waterfront

SAINT-J01-IN. N. 3.. (CP)- Fire rsoed through a four-storey rubber company building on the saint John waterfront this morning. causing damage estimated at 8100,- 000

For a time the two-alarm blaze threatened to spread to nearby buildings and while it did gain a toehold for a. brief time on one structure, was quickly extinguished.

A policeman turned in the alarm as he noticed flames in the Dun- lop Rubber Company building and 30 minutes later the fire had spread to all floors of the struc- ture.

irlreman Leonard Crawford suf- fered undertermined head injuries and was taken to hospital.

Flames spread to the Maritime Transport Company building rvxt door but were quickly extinguished Contents of t-he building received heavy water damage.

Pope Pius Walks Without Support

VATICAN CITY (Reuters)--The Pope. who passed through a grave crisis a month ago. Wednesday walked for the first time almost without being supported on either side by his octore when he went for his daily outing in the Vatican gardens. a Vatican source said Wednesday night.

It was understood that his doc- tor considered him sufficiently im- proved to grants. privstbaudience to French Premier Pierre Mendes- F'i'IlkiCO when he visits Rome next wee . .

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BUMPER BONFIIIE PLANNED

QUEBEC (CP)-The Quebec win- ter carnival committee has asked Quebecers npt to destroy cheir Christmas trees this year. The com- mittee will do it for them at a giant bonfire in late January dur- ing'ihe 40-day carnival opening Jan. 0. Garbage men Wednesday began collecting discarded trees. An ex- pected 3.000 trees will be used for- the bonfire.

Target For. Yugoslav Press

IELGRADE (AP) - Commu- nlst Yugoslavia's press today in- tensified its attack upon the press of the Western world for alleged- ly magnifying and distorting the facts in the cases of former vice- president Milovaa Diilas and Via- dimir Dediier.

In bsecce of Pr ldent

a state Visit e In- rma. the government brought formal criminal charges against Milan and Dedu- cr. Tit a biographdr. based on the claim that they attempted to undf-rrnlnc the state with pro- paganda.

But both Borka and Politika. the .ceuntry'g two largest news- papers. i diverted their direct. at- tention today from the Dill!!- Dedifer cases and concentrated their attack upon a "group" of lelgrade foreign correspondents for alleged unprecedented decept- ion of their readers.

Coming Events

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The Dorba article mentioned in particular an Associated Press re- port from Calcutta Monday quot- ing the Yugoslav foreign secre- tary. Koca Popovic. as telling a press conference that the action against Dedi.le,r was undertaken without consultation with Tito.

Borbs 'aald some correspondents accepted "this invention" and "quickly hurried to inform their Inglorious companion, Dedijer." It asked: "From where comes this systematic seal which has nothing to do with newspaper work?"

it continued its queries later in thcsrtlcle. "Why is this group of newspaper men doing it? Whom do they serve? What is their real tack here in Yugosla- vial”

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it arcuedvthat the foreign eer- rocpondentc "are here, in .our country to inform the public op- iaioal of their country objectively and truthfully. They are free to Q about in Yugoslavia. in I to whom they wish about

has they wish. The doors of state political and public institu- tlg. are open to them."

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Drama Judge

Andre Van Gyssgham,

adjudicate regional drama

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Big Thaw In South England

in over southern England

cover in seven years. The

general.

Kerosene Fire Claims 13 Victims

48-year- old British actor-director who will

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vnls across Canada. starting with the Newfoundland festival in Cor- will choose eight plays to compete in the Dominion Drama Festival Regina May 9-14. Mr. Van GyseK- ham, son of a Belgian actor. is founder of the Nottingham Play- (CP Photo) 1065

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LONDON (AP)-A big thaw set

Wales Wednesday, slowly reducing to heavy slush the deepest snow

fall of' dense. sticky snow let up during the night and by dawn rail and road travel gradu- ally raturned 'to normal. The gov- ernment meteorological office said at mid-morning that the thaw was

Tuesday's storm belt extended over 55 countries south of a line from Liverpool to the Suffolk coast.

gale-force winds whipped up drifts of eight. 10 and 12 feet in places.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. (AP) - The splash of kerosene that resulted in the death of i0 children and two adults last Christmas Eve ciaiin its islh victim Tuesday night. Raul Montana. 47, died of burns Another

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in a Memphis hospital. survivor, Albert Santana, ll, re- mains in critical condition. The kerosene. often used kindle quick fires. was slashed into the kitchen stove at a plantation

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spewed flaming fuel cons.

Ship Labrador Tree Seeds To Greenland

-ST. JOHN'S. Nfld., (CP)-Forest seeds from the Labrador woods are being shipped to Greenland

- where forestry officials think they

can survive the cold climate.

balsam fire and paper blrch'will be shipped to the Danish state for- est service for experimental pur- oses. other hlpments. he said would ,go to the Canadian experi- mental station at Petawawa, Ont. and others may possibly gp to Nor-

ay.

He said Danish officials think the tree eeedoffrom northern Labrador would have a better chance of sur- vival in Greenland than trees from any other area.

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MONTREAL. (OP)-Uniol chiefs of Canada's raliwaylnon not here Wednesday and heard angry pm tests that their right to strike was vanished.

some no npresentativec of the country's total railway working force held a closed in and than emerged to bitterly about what they .to:-med. pulsory arbitration lnipmlil by the edTenralc.go-vtemment. M

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man committee esid chatted today with specific proposals for a new legislative deal. ,.Prank If. ilall. ehairlmn. said

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Fishing Boat, Freighter Ask

HAMILTON, Bermuda. (AP)-A ' Newfoundland fishing boat. and s Panamanian freighter reported themselves in distress northeast of Bermuda. Wednesday and a United

. states Coast Guard cutter was

faced with two rescue missions 100 miles apart.

The 2&5-ton fishing boat student

- Prince II, listed by Lloyd's reg- . later as owned by Grand Bank , Fisheries, Ltd.. of St. John's, Nfld.

radioed that she was taking on water fast, in very heavy weather 135 miles northwest of Bermuda and the Coast Guard Cutter Bibb went to her aid. The student Prince had a crew of lo.

The Blbb earlier had been dis- patched to the 7.048-ton Panaman-

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isn freighter Vori, which had re- ported herself in a serious plight from a. leak in one of her holds at a position 85 miles northeast of Bermuda.

Later, however. the Vori, with a crew of about 30. was reported steaming under her own power for Bermuda. The Bibb was escorting her with the intention of taking the freighter in tow as soon as weather conditions permitted when the Student Prince called for help. The Bibb apparently was the only ship near the distresed fish- ing boat.

The Vori was reported proceed- ing towards Bermuda. at five knots, and at that speed would take 15 hours to reach St. Georges. ,

Garson C

O'I'IlAwA. (OP)-Justice Minister Garson says federal Judges have full freedom to accept appoint- ments as chairmen of provincial laibor conciliation boards.

In a statement defining the fed- erai position, the minister said, Wcdnuday his department has never taken the position judges should not act as conciliation board chairmen in Ontario or any other province when authorised by law to do so.

Mr. Garson was commenting on a statement by Ontario Labor Min- later Daley Tuesday'in whiclr the provincial minister said a new fed- eral attitude had resulted in Judges refusing such appointments. Mr. Daley also was reported to have said Ottawa officials had indicated judges should not take outside Jobs. for which they get extra re- ,muneration.,l,Le,c.auI,g they Rare about to get I"'iii'iry "increase."

Mr. Garson said extra. allow- ances Judges receive for work on conciliation boards have "no bear- ing upon the question of whether

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UNIFORM SYSTEM IUOGESTED

The minister said, however. that the department of justice has sug- gested s. "uniform system" should be followed when Ontario Judges act on ooncllatlon boards.

He said Attorney General Dans Porter of Ontario, now is working on legislation to that end and when it is complete federal authorities

TORONTO (CF) -- IIIY Crotty

tenant house near Parkin. Ark. will probably be going home to smouldering coals beneath the St. John's. Nfld.. within two ashes touched off an explosion that months.

lggy's new friend. William Low- den of Toronto, said today nurses at the hospital have told him lggy will be, all right. as far as they know.

Last May the nine-year-old was on his way home from school in st. John! when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver who has never been identified. He was in a coma 115 days with severe brain in- juries that left him like an infant.

But since hv. came to the Hos- pital for Sick Children here-at the end of. October the situation has changed greatly. He was a bed

Relources Minister ROWE 611- patient then. Now after two oper- nounced Wednesday that aocdb ntionl. he can walk around. use from white spruce. black spruce. his right hand and is beginning

to speak. His right leg and arm were use- less.befora the brain surgery.

MUST HELP OIL! NOW

"The' hospital says it's all up to Iggy now," said Mr. Lowden. a bakery union business agent who came to know lggy through a re- quest by Steve Conetalntlne. head of the Newfoundland Bakery Workers' union.

Mr. qonstantine asked that Mr.

Will-Ask For Better Deal men Protest Arbiir

arifies

Position Re Judges

will decide whether federal legis- lation will be necessary.

Mr. Garson later told a reporter that he can not elaborate now on what is meant by a "uniform sys- tem."

Judges are appointed and paid by the federal government but get an extra 325 a day from the prov- ince when they act as chairmen of conciliation boards at the request of the provincial minister of labor.

Eden To Visi Asian Capitals

LONDON, (AP)-Foreign Secre- tary Eden will visit a number of Asian capitals on his trip to Bang- kok for the Manila pact parley opening Feb. 23, the foreign office iaas..a.nnnunccrl. '

A spokesman said Eden would "take the opportunity of visiting the capitals of certain countries. both within and outside of the Commonwealth. These plans are being discussed with the govern- ments of the countries concerned and no dates or further details are available at present."

The spokesman would not com- ment on speculation that Eden might go to Peiping. but, this ap- peared unllkely since relations be- tween Britain and Red China hay; become distinctly chilly since the Churchill government denounced Peiplng's Jailing of ii American

Iggy Crotty Going Home .. Cured Within

airmen.

Few Months

Lowtlen do all he could for while the youngster is here.

The request led to a new. found friendship hetlvocn the dens, Iggy and Mrs. Crotty. g

"The wife and l were talking about Iggy last night." said Mr. Lowden. "If the little fellow is home next summer we're going to visit him. We've taken a great liking to him."

GETS-LETTER OF THANKS

Mr. Lowden said he had receiv- ed a letter from Mrs. Crotty. lhnnklng him for having Iggy at his home fbr Chrialmas and in- viting him to visit Newfound- land.

He said Mrs. Crotty told him she didn't think she could visit Iggy in Toronto because of five other children in the family.

However, if Mrs. Crotty wants to see Iggy before he goes home. the Mkery workers here and in St. John's will try and obtain the necessary money.

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VANCOUVER (CP)-British Cn- lumbia's hotel bevcrnge rooms or: no longer beer parlors or public houses. They're "taverns." The change in their designation was ordered by the liquor control board

. years ago. Its nature is not known he said but it is similar to that which struck Prince land oysters several years ago.

ncss Mr. Robichaud said.

done to" control the disease until its cause is isolated. So far, he said. noticed in oyster waters off North-

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New Chairman

13. J. Roberts, 62-year-old membe

been succeeding

1936, who has

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(OP Photo

Gets Extra Leave For Honeymoon

for the honeymoon of leading sea

HMCS sfadacona at Halifax. The sailor and his bride married here New Year's Day. H was to report to his ship in Hall fax Jan. '7.

mending officer at Halifax It was.

ship Jan. 14. Disease Hits

Oysters In Two Areas Of N.B.

NEWCASTLE, N. B. tors in the Richibucio and Cncaizn

Wednesday night.

the disease started four or

Edward Is-

.An oyster infected with the sick- is not harmful to humans.

He added that little could he

the disease has not been umber-land and Gloucester coun- ties, the province's chief prod-

The problem was discussed in Newcastle at closing sessions of a conference attended by fishery protection officers from six N. B. counties. The annual meeting

of the National harbors board since appointed

retiring R. K. Smith. 0'1. in Ottawa.

NIAGARA rams. Ont.. tc'r)- A plea for an extra seven days' leave

man Jock Depottle and ms bride. the former Alice Reid of Cardinal. Ont. passed from a local citizen to a parliamentarian in the captain of

were

John Hughes. a long-time friend of the sailor, appealed to William Houck, Liberal member of Parlia- ment for Niagara Falls. Mr. I-icuck. injgurnl got in. touch with the goon; an asked that the leave be extended.

The sailor now will report to his

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areas of New Brunswick are being wiped out by a mysterious dis- case. a district supervisor for the federal fisheries department said

A. A. Robichaud of Moncion said live

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--Parliament. opening Friday. is fac-

' OTTAWA (C?) A heavy

scores of private members'

one.

A skeleton outline of the govern- ment's main proposal will be given in the speech from the throne to be delivered by Governor-Gem eral Massey after the senate and Commons meet together at 1 pm. CST Friday, an hour earlier than the customary opening time. '

The advanced starting time is to give the Commons a chance to get a flying start. Normally. only open- lug formalities take placm the first day. This year. speeches of junior members moving and secondlng the traditional address in reply to the throne speech will be given Friday. The main debate will start Monday.

DREW ABSENT

For the first time since he be- came Progruaive Conservative leader in 1948, Hon. George Drew won't load off the debate. In his absence recuperating from memin- gitia, I-Ion. W. Earl Rowe. acting leader, will open the debate in a speech expected to end with a non- confidence motion against the gov- ernment.

Prime Minister St. Laurent will be on hand for the opening but is expected to leave before the end of January to attend the common- wealth prime m.inistcrs' conference in London.

TV cameras wul record the Sen- ate chamber ceremonies for the first time.

on the legislative aide. priority will be given to a,bill by Labor Minister Gregg to increase supple-

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mentary unemployment insurance payments during the winter for persons whose normal insurance

benefits have run out. These pay- ments. now 80 -per-peril. of regular benefits, will be brought even with the regular ones.

Lezislation on municipal grants is expected to make these equal to full municipal taxes on federal property where its value exceeds two per cent of total municipal as- sessment. Now. grants equal to 75 per cent of taxes are paid where federal properly is more than four per cent of the assessment.