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L()NDO'N. Oct. nnlamvs security

for Britain's missins M, Dr. Bruno

to an enemy. ylgporbs. Still

a leave of absence.

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land to Leningrad. But Finnish

"Dance. Iona Hall. 24th. 0

"Mail your Films Photo studio. charlo

supper, Oct. 24th. 25!

' 'Masquersde Teresas Hall, Octob

Hall. Friday. Oct C

PFIZE5 for best costu

Dillon sr epllletc. . "Dancing every

"Dance, Donagh S October 27th. Orchestra.

Women's Institute.

' ' Reserve

bane tonight It 030. Chapter of Serial.

Hall. October 20th.

"l-Iot cu -

"Bonshaw Hall. 0 our-mic dance.

"Rummage sale. Saturday. Oct. 28 at

"Pantry sale at

men's Institute.

"Rzgui D: t london " M.-

tlnteen service.

old 1'3;

Pftviotul Instituib?

hung,

Pbntecorvo. me House of commons began a de- hate on the man who might have atom secrets of value

Dance

saiurday. '38?-h. Cake Sale. I-Iolmans. Auspices Alexandra Women's Institute.

"Bee "Rio -It:tEer" at Bridal-

Prizes ments. MacNelll'g Orchestra.

Chandler. Friday. October I 2 o'clock. South Melville Wo-

23 -(AP) - police were

m-dared today to scour the country

atom scient- and

admittedly

unconfirmed. iln

' newspapers said the Ita- ET-foin scientist. who worked in the British atomic research plant at Harwell skipped to Russia with his wife and three children during

Pontccorvo and his family were last seen Sept. 2 as they landed at the Finnish capital of Helsinki aboard a Swedish Airlines plane. The Stockholm correspondent for reported Poniecorvo family had sailed sent. 2 aboard a Russian ship from Fin-

the

authorities say if he did leave the country he did so

Coming Events

Tuesday, Oct.

to Gunhum ttetown.

"Oak River Bazaar ai-id chicken

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in St. er 25th.

"Masquerade Dance. Valleyheld 21

th. Prizes.

"Hope River Bazaar and chick-

"A masquerade dance in Long River Hall, Wednesday. Oct. 25th.

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"Masquerade Dance in Fortune Hall on October 20th. Modern and oldtlme music; Prizes. Lunches.

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

"Unloading Car Oil Cake. Tucs- day- October 24th. Off

car price.

Tue ay and

ssturdsy night. Islanders country Club. Irnveliers lust. Melody Boys five piece orchestra.

Art Galla.nl.'s

chool. Friday,

Country Cousins

"Masquerade Dance. Afton 1-fall. October aoth. bunches. Rice Point

October

Also 7th

"Masquerade Dance in Morell

Sponso ed by

St. Peters Lake Institute.

supper, Games. etc. Kelly's Cross Hill. October 30th. Dance after.

Monday.

ct 30th. mas- Refresh-

Clovcr Club 3 p.m. spon-

sored by the Oddfellows and Re- bekahs.

Fenneli and run.

skyline. 'NeW

every Tuesday night; Danc- lns from 0 till 1. Good music and

”Dance, every Wednesday night at North nostieo frail. Modern and from 0 till "III-is om-so Ohomlliu

"Hot Tlrkey supper. "'11- November nth. not announced. Women's

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Missing Atomic Expert Stirs Debate In British House CI 0 Commons

illegally because they are still holding his passport. He had ar- rived in Helsinki without the proper Finnish visa in his Canad- ian passport. and customs of- ficials held it until a visa could be inserted.

Pontecorvo never called for the passport and has not been seen since.

May Know secret

In reply to questions in the House of Commonssupply Minister George Strauss, who supervises Britain's atomic energy research, said the scientist may lmow atom secrets of value to an enemy. Top European scientists say he was a leading expert in work on tritium. the basic element for the hydrogen bomb.

Strauss said: "Though professor Pontecorvo has not had direct ac- cess. excepting in a very limited way. to secret subjects for some time. it would be quite impossible to say that he has not been able to gather information. while resid- ing atl-Iarwellorin canada.which might be of value to'an enemy."

Pontecoryo worked at Harwell. along with German-be as Dr. Klaus Fuchs. who is serving 14 years in prison after confessing he gave atomic secrets to the Russians.

One Conservative member of Par- liament. Charles Taylor, said the scientist was a,bosom, friend of Fuchs. '

"I do not agree with Mr. Taylor in his last allegation.” Strauss re- plied. "I do not think it is true. This man has been screened sev- eral times and. according to sec- urity officers. the screenings were completely satisfactory."

ilhseue Untied - Nations Day in Canada Today

(By The Canadian Press)

The flag of the United Nation: will fly from many Canadian flag- poles today (Tuesday) as the Do- minion marks United Nstions Day -- fifth anniversdly of the found- ing cf the world organisation dedic- ated to peace and progress.

Prime Minister St. Laurent pledg- ed Canada's continuing support of the U. N.

In a special message from Ot- tawa. he said the anniversary comes at "a criticarperiod of test for the United Nations."

The day is sponsored by the Un- ited Nations Association to make Canadians more familiar with the work and objects of the U. N.

Picked, TIE from Rail By ii. & Cutler

HALIFAX. Oct. 1 -(GP) - liight seamen. survivors of the ill-fated freighter North Voyageur. were watched from a bobbing raft in the North Atlantic by the united States coast Guard sorrel late today.

The R. C. A. P. here. intercept- ing a message from the Sorrel. said there is no immediate indic- ation of the fate of the other 12 members oi the Voyageurs crew. The 1.100-ton vessel disappeared early yesterday off Cape Race. Nfld.. after sending a terse 806 call.

Search and Rescue officials said an overturned lifeboat. part of the ship's cabin and other wreckage were sighted floating on the waves but there was no other "sign of life. It was feared the remainder of-the crew died when the lifeboat overturned.

Four vessels in the area-the Prins Alexander. the Selma Thorden. the Island Connsctorand the trawler Blue I-'oam-criss- crossed her position after the dis- tress call. yesterday but gave up the search when they met no suc- COSS.

Debris sighted

Three U. S. planes and izwo Coast Guard cutters. the sorrel and the Humboldt, renewed the search today and intensified their efforts when the floating debris was sighted. They were directed from the U. S. navy base at Argen- tia. Nfld.

Flormerly operated by New- foundland interests as a sealing vessel, the Voyageur was carryinl 800 tons of coal to st. John's from Philadelphia when sh some to grief. '

Built in Rostock Germany 61 years ago. the Voyageur was I prise -to-the Allies in the. First World War. Last summer she was

sold to a Greek firm by Clark steamship: of Montreal and sub- sequently came under the

Honduran flag. Most of her life she was a coastal and 1315381103- vessel and made Quebec her home port. The seven Canadian members of her crew were said to hail from that area.

The Voyageurs radio failed be- fore she had time to give details of her plight yesterday from a posit- ion about 50 miles southeast of Cape Race. strong winds sweat the area. the tail-end of a 40-mile an hour gale.

At first.offh-iaisexpressed doubt whether any crew members had managed to get into lifeboats.

Canadiena Rescued

NEW YORK. Oct. 23-(GP)-The United states Coast Guard said to- night six Canadians-all from Que- bec Province-were among the eight

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By HOWARD W. BLAKEBLEE '

(Annotated Press science Editor)

GRAND FORKS, .N.D., Oct. 3-- (AP) - A new source of power. big enough to operate American indus- try 400 years, -was described today at the University cf North Dakota.

The power source is a new gas from Lignite, perfected by the Un- ited Staies Bureau of Mines. in co- operation with the university.

Lignite is a black, low-order coal,

which is about as per cent water. The 0.8. has 000.000.000.000 tons. That's one-quarter of all our cool still unminsd. The Bureau of Mines is today putting the finishing work on 'a new nsomo laboratory. the any exclusively lignite laboratory in the 11.3,, to give industry answers to technical questions. The out al- ready in low enough to compete with coal shipped lolll 0mW0'-

The secret of gas-making is a red-hot steel bottle. lbw! ll 1095 high and marl 10 in diameter. The bottle has an inner linine. for-mini a eorrldor close to the rod-hot out-

th chicken supper mum” ”o..a.'...n-. Warehouse. oymr Bed midst. Wednesday. November lat. supper served at 0.30 P. M.

0 pg 1 i View Race 1ir:4Ilt:uVVe.(inescI:I;v' .af"ternooiI. Oct. am. Race Itartinl It 3 ”'”'””k- if not fine Saturday afternoon. Race 1. 1.. .14 or Mllivlew Drlvlng.Ciub.

l to uoroll community ndhawerdfiuday this week only- sxudln. mum amt A-rlchua gun-in; Donald O'Connor. Illi- .1-pguggyno,.Porcy Kilbrido. . uyucu at niiiajnt Mountain

mm euuzdo. Qotobtr m If ....."3'.i. not will be held

Wad one y. in aid or III: I:i1'l'v?l:'Drivil:l club. -.

U. S. Reports Lignite As Huge New Power Source

er wall. This corridor is filled with high-pressure steam. Lignite. fed in at the bottle top. slides down the corridor.

There. heat and steam convert most of the coal into gas. known to industry .as water gas. The sing-

le bottle makes enough gas daily.

to fumlsh power for electricity to a town of 10,000.

All but 16 per cent of the lignits turns into gases. 'I'he,remalnder is not ashes; it's good fuel. better. than raw lignite.

The new gas has many uses he- sides burning. It can be converted into gasoline. It will run a diesel engine. It can make alcohol. sm- monia. waxes. dyes and fats - even fats that human beings can eat.

Raw lignite already is burned by North Dakota power plants. one problem is reducing the mm in the llgnite. The Bureau of Mines here does this with steam. The steam pressure squeezes the coal until water can be seen running out.

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Canada has extensive deposits of iignito in southern and Weltern Saskatchewan, although no accur- ate estimate of the tonnage these fields is available. smaller

deposits occur around Vancouver.

in various parts of British colum- bla and the Yukon. as well as the ?.l:il'.."'-.3'..'.'.."".i'.'.':.... '"”'.:.'P V I II Norther: Ontario. north of Ilsa:-st and ooohrsns. - vi-.031 men. held of the Donia: ifun were being Ideas at Grand H0aIId,.:lIt rosaasob we; the 3 o?l'iIhiII as a fuel with- out processing. however. there had been no development such as met at Grand nun.

Rev. Dr. 0'iianiey On iiationai committee

At the closing session national conference of the Inter- national Student Service of Can-

of the

ads. held at Queen's University, Kingston. October 30-22. Rev. J. P. E. 0'-l-ianlcy. Pll.D.. St. Dunstan's University. Charlottetown. (above). was elected to the national com- mittee of I. S. S., in thecapacity of faculty representative of the universities of the Maritime Provinces. He succeeds Dr. Smith of Dalhousie University.

student representatives from the Maritirnes appointed to the nat- ional com.mir.t:e-are: Cyril. st. Francis Xavier University, reg- ional vice presidcnt:Rulpll Mosher. Acadia University, graduate stu- dent representative; and George Johnston, Mt. Allison University. undergraduate student represent-

ive.

The Maritime delegations, rep- resenting Dalhousie University, University of New Brunswick, Acadia University, St. Francis Xavier University. Mount-Allison University. and st. Dunstan's Uni- versity. left Kingston by train Sunday afternoon. and expect to return to their respective ccmrpuscs on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.

Christmas Ii Korea For Canadian Sailors,

OITAWA. Oct. 23 - (GP) -Ills going to be Christmas in Korea for the 820 officers and men aboard Canada's three destroyers now in far Pacific waters - unless there is a change of plan.

Vice-Admiral H. T. W. Grant, chief of the naval gtaff, told a press con- ference today that under present plans no one from the Cayuga. Ath- ,sbaskan or Sioux would get home in time for Christmas. The men have been told this, with the word that the United Nations still need.- them in the Pacific.

But the officers and men of tile Sioux may just miss by a week or so

Under present plans the sicux is scheduled to leave Japan by the end of December and be relieved by the Nootka, now at Halifax. The Cayuga is scheduled to point homu- ward early in March, relieved by the Huron, due back from 1 (Eur- opean naval cruise in November.

The Sioux may return later. af- ter a refit and with a fresh crew. to relieve the Athabaskan which is due back in April.

Vice-Admiral Grant did not think Canada wculd be called on by the U. N. to do an extended naval "policing" job in Korean waters. But withdrawal of her de- stroyer contribution from that area would depend on decisions to he taken in collaboration with the Un- ited Nations.

.. Begin Roundup Of

Allen Connlunisis

WASHINGTON. Oct. 23 - (AP) -The Justice Department today disclosed it has begun a roundup of top alien Communists in the United sum. and has arrested 10.

Those already in custody were described as "the most important" of about 3 persons scheduled for prompt pick up and deportation. if deportation is possible. i Officials said the to are those who have been most active in the fields of communist propaganda.

. ral body. 0 said the civil defence organization

HALIFAX. Oct. 23 -(GP) -- Maj.-Gen. F. I". Worthington. co- ordinator of civil defence for

Canada. told a meeting of civic and provincial authorities here to- day Halifax and Sydney, N. 8.. have been designated.as "target areas" under the proposed civil defence program for the Province.

The rest of Nova Scotia would be organized to supply assistance and receive casualties or displaced persons in the event of wartime attacks. he said. All municipalities of more than 10.000 population will be called upon to set; up civil de- fence organizations. .

Surveys to determine the avail- able resources and requirements of each district would be the first stop. he said. The civil defence or- ganization in Nova scotia would be on a voluntary basis. with municipalities bearing the cost of paid directors and other workers.

Target areas such as Halifax and Sydney would be subdivided. and each division would have its own organization to work with a cent-

Mayor Gordon Kinley of Halifax

would be costly to the city. Gener- al Worthington said full-time dir- eciors have been engaged by wind- sor, ont.. and Vancouver, with the municipality paying the cost. He agreed with Fire Marshal S. 5. Wright that fire fighting equip- ment must be standardized

De-silnoihn. Of Main force Still in ybi

UITAWA. Oct. 20-(OP)-Cam

ads has dispatched he: first troops '

direct to Korea-a small advance party of men who will set the stage for combat troops if and when it is decided to send them.

Defence headquarters announced a special force advance party of 345 officers and men are en route dir- ect to Korea aboard a United states

trsnppocrt. Neither its statement nor one by Defence Minister Claxton shed

further light on the question: will Canada send all or part of the 9.000- mm United Nations combat brig- ade to the far-Pacific country now that the military role there can be little more than occupational.

only Personal Equipment

The advance party sailed Satur- day frcm Seattle aboard the trans- port James 0'l-lara in company with American troops. Members are mainly veterans of the Second world War who have six weeks', basic training as members of ihe' special force. They carry only per- sonal equipment such as rifles and their Job in Korea is to set up a Canadian camp.

The transport's port of arrival has not been disclosed. The trip may take three weeks or more.

The advance party previously was expected to embark for the Pacific island of Okinawa. A defence spokesman said the decision to send them direct to Korea had been taken by the Government in , con- sultation with U. N. authorities.

The Defence Minister's statement and that of defence headquarters

High Prices.Ai Holsieinjaie

TORONTO. Oct. 23-(CP)-- Qmlditr -mirage '.saie"' prices of the year were paid to- day when '71 pulse I-Iolsteins were sold at the all-Canadian Holstein show.

They sold for a.total of 0'76.- 1-50. officials said the average price was the highest of any cattle show this yealr.

Premier J. Waltpr Jones of Prince Edward Island received 02,700 for a five-month-old bull from C. M. Boitema and son of Indianapolis, mg.

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TORONTO, Oct. 23 -(GP)--The University of Toronto said today its 1960-51 enrollment is 11.825. com- pared with 13,772 last year. There are 2,174 fewer veterans but 23?

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U. S. Cost ilfiiving Continues Climb

”l1VASHIN(7ftGN'.”aO&?'123:?KP)- The cost of living in the United States continued to move upward last month. The Government's consumer prlce.indcx for Sept. 15. announced today. inched up 0.5 per cent from the previous month and stood at 173.8, meaning 73.8 per cent more than the 1935-39 aver- age. ' ,

This was only 0.4 per cent be- low the record high of 174.5 in August and September. 1948. It was 2.5 per cent above the level of a year ago and 30 per cent above the index of June, 1946. when most p'rlce controls were abandoned.

Cdnada's cost-Po.-Viiving index stood at a record high of 169.8 at Sept. 1. This was 1.3 points ahead of

more students have come directly from secondary schools.

the previous month and 7.5 points higher than Sept. 1. 1949.

WINNIPEG. Oct. 23 - (CF) - Eastard pi-ping of Alberta oil is bringing lowcr gasoline prices on the Prairies.

Imperial Oil Ltd. today an- nounccd a four-cent-a-gallon cut in Regina. In Winnipeg. motor- ists will pay 1 8-ioths cents a gal- lon less. Other points in Saskat- chewan and Manitoba will also benefit.

Officials of the company have said that by spring the total sav- ing in the Winnipeg area as a re- sult of pipeline delivery of Al- berta oil will be between four and five cents a gallon. Other companies are certain to match Imperl'al's price.

Today's cut coincided with the first flow of Alberta crude oil through the pipeline to refineries at Regina. Further reductions will come when refining facilities at Winnipeg are completed nnd when the pipeline is put through to the Great Lakes at Superior, Wis.

Frank S. lnnes, managing direc- tor of the Automotive Trades As- sociation here. said the entire wholesale prke cut announced to- day would be passed on to the consumer.

Lower prices for kerosene and light fuel oils also were announced.

spokesmen for other oil com- panies said they awaited word of similar reductions from their head offices in Toronto.

The new price for Grade 1 gaso-- llne in Regina will be 40.3 cents a gallon. compared with 44.8 cents formerly. In Winnipeg 41.1 cents a gallon. against 43 cents.

Today's price decreases follow- ed a general out last week of 7-liiiha of a cent a gallon. That was a re- sult of the increased exchange value of the Canadian dollar.

The four-cent cut in Regina also will apply to most southern sua- katehewan areas which are sup- plied from Regina. in areas form- erly euwlied from Idmonton. but which now come into the Regina

sphere. lessor reductions are be-

ing mado. ,

Pipeline Brings Lower Gasoline Prices In West

1 The north and west sections of

meats in agriculture and construc-

Saskatchewan continue to be sup- plied from Edmonton and are not affected.

The new Saskatchewan prices take into account increases in trucking rates made by truckers early this month for carrying gasoline from the refineries to distributing points. These increases offset part of the price advantage resulting from piping of crude