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cover. Prince Ediii-d Island Cl-IARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, TUESDAY, AUGUST." 29. 1950.

OF LEGISLATURE CA

CanatIa"To Train I2. A. F. Pilots And Mamas...

Expect Swift Action. By Parliament In

Railway Strikes Crisis

OTTAW. Aug. 28-(CF) -Par- liamen-t is expected to move swift- ly tomorrow on the railway strike.

The Government is believed to be preparing to ask Parliament. without any delay and with a minimum of form.alizty. to give

quick, brass-tagks treatment to its

plans to bring the country's par- alyzing. week-long rail walkout to an end. I '

In a normal arliiatrientory op- ening. the Commons and the Sen- ate meet to hear the reading of the Throne Speech. outlining one Government's legislative program. and then adjourn to the following day after other brief opening for- malities. ' '

Tomorrow, however, the Gov- ernmcnt is .expeoted to press for a trimming of formalities which will enable it to bring down its strike legislation within hours. '” at ll sitting tomorrow night. In that case, debate on the Throne Sprodl itself may be adjourned until some later point.

Plans Completed

Cabinet is understood to have" put the finishing touches to -the legislative mechanics today d

Coming

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"Dance Vernon Hall. Thursday."

Aus. 31. Mlllvlew Orchestra. '

'fCnrnlval at Borden postponed until further notice. .

"Marie United Church chicken and ham supper. August 30.

"Dance. Morell Rear 1-igll Thursday. August 31st.

'”Dance at New Glasgow Hall luesday. Aug. 29. Dancing from D-12.30. Good music.

."Dance at Crapaud. Wednesday Night. Aug. 30th. Dancing from 9 to 12.30. Good music.

"United Church chicken supper, Wednesday. August 30th. at. The Beaver Club Hall, Montague

"Dance. Emerald Hall, Tuesday. fusiist 29th. Good music. canteen once.

"Don't forget Women's Institute mgilltlllil 1" Clyde River Hall, to-

"Dance at Gordon Lodge every Friday nllht. Dancing from 9 mi 1 Music by Western Ramblers.

"580 "Jig-saw" plus short. plus zigglltnt MacDonald Bros Theatre,

l"D.ance. Oovehead Race Track loll. Thursday night. Autusg am Lastcm Rhythm Boys. u"rlsnce and Refreshments in u mood school. Wednssday. Au!- uiteaoth. Good Innate. cantons ass.

"Regular Danes at skyline. New 307' every Tuesday night. Dm- Ila from 9 till 1. Good music and canteen aarvlcs . 1

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meeting bnlght.

. He likely will ack their approv- allof Government plans to short- cut the ou.atom.u-y opening form- alities and permit quick action to get the lM.000 striking railroaders back on the Job.

Mt. St. Laurent told reporters following lthe Cabinet meeting that he could not say precisely when the strike legislation will be Introduced in the Commons-but it would be at the earliest pos- ayile moment.

The Government did not intend. he said. to place the legislation before the Liberal Party caucus before its introduction in the House. The legislation naturally was something for which the Gov- ernment itself would take respon- sibllity.

He declined to indicate wheliher the Government plans to ask Par-

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'Air -iraiiiiig

j Expanded

Program is

0'.l'l'.AWA. Aug. 38 -(GP) .. Canada. plunging heavily on air power, is ordering more than woo,- 000.000 worth of jet fighters and sharply broadening her growing ctr training program to take in British as well as European alr- men, it was dtscloud today.

In probably the btggest. day of - nouncements the peacetime R. C. A. F. has ever known, at least two major developments became clear.

one was that by next year can- ada will be training an annual av- erage of more than 300 air crew for her Atlantic Pact. Allies and con- slderably more than that for her- self. This is the beginning of in program that will be sharply ex- panded If war comes and may be considerably broadened tn the months ahead.

A second factor was that the orders for hundreds of Canadian- mnida jet fighters will enable the

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By JOHN LeBLANC

l OTRAWA. Auk. 20-(CP)-Lead- era of Canada's l34.000 rail st-rtk- on sold today the strikers will go

dud-so under new legislation ex- pected from the energy ses- sion of Parliament openln "tomor- row. V

These forecasts were made to- day by Frank H. Hall, negotiation chief for 00,000 members of 15 International. Union in the strike, now seven days old. and A. R Masher. spokesman for the two Canadlanllnlons with 34.000 mem- bars.

The tatementa were made as the Cabinet did last.-minute work on measures to end the transport crisis. The Government will in- troduce leglslatlon soon after the session's opening.

"If a law is passed ordering the men to go back, they will obey it but. they won! like it." Mr. Hall said in an Interview.

Mr. Moaher said he COIICIITLIH: in that. and also in Mr. Hall's fur- ther statement that "if the law requires the resumption of negot- iations. the Unions will no doubt comply."

Meanwhile. as the strike moved through its seventh day. no moves.

Strikers Will Work For I it But Wonft Like I nion Head. Says

A-Uses Ancient Car I

To ReawclLSchool

,,N,I.I30N,, . Aulw 9; JE -year-old aiaigt '- 'i.-.-c ton is determined to get ' Winnipeg in ,,..tlme . . Stranded . at: Grlmshaw. Alberta. when the rail strike started. he got a 1919-model "T" car and set' out for home.

Whl-ttleton's car chugged into Edmonton Saturday after two days and 350 miles of bumpy mo- torlng. He had to repair his one flat. tire on the spot; he had no

spares.

The model "P" was in "fine mechanical shape" when it reach- ed Edmonton. But some police- men along the route disputed this point, stopping Whittleton to check the brakes, lights and horn.

He plans to reach Winnipeg next weekend. Hisgold-er brother. Cliff. made the same journey tra- velling in the opposite direction in a 1916 model car four years ago.

N. S. MAN DEOWNED

SYDNEY. N. 8.. Aug. 28 - (GP) Seventy-two-year-old William Goodwin stumbled into deep water and drowned today while digging clams at Myra out, about 17 miles

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from here. The body was recovered.

OTTAWA, Aug. so - (GP) - Brtg. E.O.' Plow. 0.8.1.. (9.8. 0.. so, was named tonight to head the army's Intern command with

headquarters at Halifax. Ho Isccaods Maj.-Gan. Barry W Poster. ' 0.3.3.. D.S.O.. 40, who

has been appointed to a senior post with the Imperial war Graves Commission of lurope. The Coin- nuuton looks after the gravas of Commonwealth soldiers.

The commission post was left vacant byrctlremcnt of Ilsa.-Gan. J.I!. (Ram) Roberts, 0.). 13.5, 0.. IO. formerly of Hamilton. the man who conunandcd the aanadfans at

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.m-m-a-j---w-"T'T'”TTT Dlcpps in 1042. Clan. Roberta is re- turning to Canada.

Brig. Plow has been aervlna M senior Canadian army liaison of- ficer in London. ln!lIM- Ind 9120;" to that ,, A t com- British Columbia Area with head- quarters at Vancouver. I-Ia will re- wn his present rank. Durlm "I9 second world War he commanded the 8th Held Regiment. n.0.A.. and later was commander of utili- lot: at iiudqqunrtm- 1-9 0"" ' gm corps before being appointed 3-tamer, Royal Artillery, at tint Oariadian Am! in 999"" lttt. i

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Spends,4 Daysln Locked Eight Car

CALGARY. Aug. 18-(CP)- Nineteen-your-old Jack Mac- Doncldgof Toronto. who spent four days locked in a strike- bound refrigerator car was given a suspended sentence by Magistrate G. H. Rose in police court to y. Heplcsded guilty tots c e of trespassing.

MM-.iDonald, who was with- out food for 101 hours. has been odered a job with 1 Calgary construction firm.

He was in the west looking for a harvesting job when he fell asleep in the C.P.R. yards last Monday night. The car was locked up that night. He wasn't discovered until Friday afternoon when youngsters heard his weak calls for help.

Fresh Fish Leave! Halifax Iy Truck

HALIFAX. Aug. I -(OP)-First large shipments of fresh fish to go lnland from here since the rail strike began started moving early today in refrigerated trucks. The fish is for Montreal and Toronto.

Two fishing vessels arrived here today and discharged a total of 350,000 pounds of fresh fish. which vflsh companies said they would have no trouble moving to central Canadian markets. Another vessel is due tomorrow at Dunenburg. ;

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; roaorrro. Aug. 3-(CP)-Sir Henry Drcyton. 81. Canada's Minister of Finance immediately after the First World War, died today at a resort hotel in Mus- koka. north of Toronto.

Knighted in 1915 for his work

on Canada's rnllway problems. he became Federal Finance Minister in 1919 and held office until 1921. His last active connection with politics was in the 1945 Federal election when he was unsuccess- ful Progrcsslve Conservative can- didate in the British Columbia constituency of Victoria.

In his later years. he was set- ive in the work of the Church of England in Canada. serving on several important committees.

Born at Kingston. Ont... April 27. 1569. Sir Henry read low with his father in Toronto and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1891. He handled many important cases before he became chlef commissioner of the .- Dominion Railway Commission In 1912. During his seven years on the coinmlsslon. Canada was suffering from over-development of rail- ways and fighting the First World War at the same time.

He was a member of the House of Commons for nine years. be- ing elected first for Kingston in 1919. He was eleccsd In York West in 1935 and again In 1026. He served as chief commissioner of the Llqisor Control Board of Ontario from 1928 to 1032.

During the second World War and after. he spent much of his time at Victoria, B. C.

Sir Henry was married in 1092 to Edith Mary Oawthra. They had three -' '-tar-, of whom two. Mrs. R. B. Messarvy of Toronto and Mrs. Gordon Bell of nrockvfllo. Ont., survive. In 1043 he married Con- stance loulse Musgravo of Victoria. (sir Henry's daughter, Mrs. Mes- servy. is the widow of the late Mr. Robert B. M . a brother of Mr. H. A. Mcsservy. Charlotte- town.)

Wool Prices Strong In Australia 4

IYDNIY. Australia, Aug. 2! - (AP)-lxparts described as "sen- cs " today the bidding at th- o of thu lydnoy wool sales The ydnog sun laid the opinion among 1) Valthat prices were at lsaat so. 4cm higher than thou paid at last year's sale.

A d crowd saw the first lot

Heavy Red Pressure

(By The Associated Press)

TOKYO. -Aug. 20-(Tuesday)- South Korean defenders Monday regained some of the ground lost to attacking Commun' t at the dented east end of the -Korean Ilront.

American warships. planes. ar- tillery and tanks nred into the enemy during the day as the South Koreans edged forward in the Pohang sector. But field dispatches Monday night and in Tokyo head- quarters summary early today told of continuing C t t pressure and fresh feeler stabs against the United Nations defence line.

The Communists were reported using 40.000 of their esumated 64.- 000 troops against that jagged, I20-milelong line. but the main lighting was on the northern cap. from the Naktong River town of Waexwan eastward to the sea near Pobang. '

U.S. EIGHTH ARMY HEAD- QUARTERS IN KOREA. Aug. 38-(Tuesday)-Kigye has been recaptured by South Korean troops, front dispatches said to- day.

Situation Confused

Field dispatches Monday night from the Pchang. sector acknowl- edged that the military situation there was "confused and uncer- tain." -

Torn Lambert. Associated Press correspondent. in a midnight dis-

tih from Pohang. said the South

oi-sans had moved towards Com- munist-held Kigye.10 miles north- west of Pohang. There they ran into strong .enemy positions. The d to alnedw ,n disclosed.

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Missing Schooner Arrives In Port

PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. Aug. m-(OP)-A tlny missing schooner arrlvcd here during the week-end. her 11-man crew and one passenger ragged and tired after a 17-day boating by storms and living on raw tortoise and shark meat.

The as-ton '” manual 8. Gordon had been missing for more than two weeks on I! voyage from Bar- bados to Port. of spam.

Capt. R. A. Patrice .sald'his crew and passenger lived on raw meat as the tiny craft made 26 separate attempts to beat into Paris Gulf In the teeth of a bowling storm. Each time the Gordon was turned back by the winds and currents.

Driven close to the Venezuelan shore. the schooner almost ran aground on Margarita Island. Fin- ally, however. the ship succeeded in entering the Gulf leading to the safety of Port of Spain Harbor.

Non-Strikers. Entitled To Insurance Benefits

OTTAWA. A112. 28 -(GP) -The Unemployment Insurance Commis- sion announced today that mem- bers of railway unions not involved in the railway strike will be en- titled to unemployment insurance benefits.

These are the Brotherhood -of Locomotive Engineers. the Broth- erhood of Railway Tralnmen. the Order of Railway Conductors of America and the Brotherhood of motive Firemen and Engine-

Scc, N A I ForgI'ru:lVilng

TDRON10. Aug. N -(CP) -The good Job trucking companies us doing in keeping supplies inovlnu dui-Inc the railway strike ll proof

Hill the Federal Government should not take ovvr control of highway transportation. A. H

Muir, president of the Canadian Automotive 'rranspcrt.Ion Aasoclat. lcn. said today. ,

us said both the railways anu tho railway unions hlva oi-cum

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gratifying. Cars licenses leavlngthe Province are very few, and almost every case of application for a one of absolute necessity.

Ice Cream Pris; Advance. In Toronto

five-cent. increase in brick cream and I small increase In bulk In Toronto was announced lcdav. Manufacturers said forced the increase. (Jones will re- main a nickel, though they may bz smalls

Yank Officers See Need

' TOKYO. some high-ranking American floors say they believe there is ii. nod for a radical change In the organization of the United states

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Following a meeting of the Ex- ecutive Council yecurday. a pro- clamation was Issued by the Lieut- enant Governor lsa Council calling for a special meeting of the Legis- lative Assembly of the Province for Thursday, September 7th.

The purpose of the special in , as stated in the proclam- a. on, will be to discuss questions arising out of the present railway ltrlke.

The hour of meeting on Sept. 7 will be 3 p.m.

The proclamation was issued under Section 12 of the Legislat- NI. Assembly Act, 1940. which reads: y

"When the Assembly stands ad- journed for more than sixty days. the Lleutlsnant Governor by and with the advice of the Executive Council. may imue a proclamation declaring that the Assembly shall meet on a certain day to be there- in named. not less than ten days

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SACKVILLE. N. 3.. Aug. 28 (CF)--Five high school grad- uates in the Marltlmes have been awarded Lord Beaver- brook entrance scholarships for 1050-51 at Mount Allison University here. it was an- nounced today.

Valued at 0500 yearly and renewable if the student main- tains an average of 75 percent during the year, the scholar- ships went to:

Reginald Andrews. Shubeir scadie, N.S.; James Mart-in, Moncton. N. 8.; Phyllis Mac- Gowan. Hampton. .B.; Rob- ert Nelson. Charlottetown: and

from the time of tuning such" proclamation."

Over 1,000 Motor Vehicles t

Edison Skinner. Louisburg, N. S. '

Registered, Since Friday At Controlleris Office '

Since opening last. Friday noon the Emergency Controller's office has registered almost 900 cars. and trucks have been registering at the-rate of approximately 30 a day. for passage on the Wood Is- lands ferries.

Vehicles which have been reg- lstered started moving off the Island y-on Saturd atithd run 91: .13.&.,1tars.:?.:and”- I day. It is understood that these figures are maximum totals for the eight trlpsct the two fer- rleg at Wood Islands, and that the flgures for tomorrow will be considerably lower as one trip of each ferry will be eliminated for that day.

Capacity loads for each trip are being worked down to the last car. and yesterday. upon con- clusion of the dw's ferry oper- ations. not one car was left waiting on the dock for passage to Caribou. Three trucks were there but these- had taken per- mlts'to board should space be available at the last minute. Be- cause of the closeness of the schedule. cars or trucks missing their scheduled trlp are placed lahthe bottom of the waiting 3 .

Permits for car transportation are issued each noon for the following day. and truck listings are booked for as far ahead as Sunday. Sept. 3. A driver of A Nova Scotla automobile was in yesterday requesting a permit to cross on September 20.

Trucks carrying prlorlty goods off the Island are not sufficient to fill the space allotted to trucks. and the vacancies are be- lng filled with trucks carrying other shipments which have been back-logged.

Emergency Controller Storey the co-operation re- the natives of this has been extremely with P. E. 1.

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Troops Reach Korea

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be :- In Korea rIeI':”' ” .

The carrier. bringing mun Hong Kong the veteran lst. Battalions-of the Argyll and Sutherland High- lander and Middlesex Regiments, tied up at a Korean port a few minutes after noon.

Waving and shouting, the Uti- lted Nations reinforcements were greeted by an equally enthusiastic crowd of American and military of- flclals.

Korean school children and the British advance party of 32. which arrived Sunday, also were among the greeters.

As the carrier pulled alongside the pier in warm sunny weather. the dock echoed with strains from an American brass band. And then came the bagpipes of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.

The Highlanders and the Mid-

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South Africa Offers Fighter Squadron

WAS!-nNG'1'QN. Aug. 28 -(AP) An offer by South Africa of an alt fighter squadron for use ln the Korean fighting was accepted to- day by the United States.

The State Department said tho offer was "very much appreciat-

ed."

There have been Tokyo reports that Gen. Douglas MacArthur as commander had

turned down the south All'lCB'!

offer on the ground that transport planes rather than fighters were

needed. - CAREER GIRL

OTTAWA. Aug. 28-(CP)-Rose Alexander. 17-year-old daughter of Canada's Governor-General and Viseountess Alexander. ,has be- come a career girl. She joined the staff of a local insurance company a couple of weeksyago as a typiot. Folks at Government House say

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For.Army Reorganization

By 0.Il.P. KING Aul. I8 - (AP)