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Legislature Meets Next Year Feb. 8th

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Tho sixth session of the 47th General Assembb of the Province i.'ili('l the fourth regular session; mil be opened on February 8th next by His Honour Lieutenant Govern- 0; Prowse. Announcement to this effect was made by Premier A. W. Matheson following a meeting of the Executive Council this week. The date set for the opening is one of the earliest in the long hi.story of the Assembly. The House met last year on March and.

The session will find two changes in the membership with six Pro- gresslve Conservatives and twenty- three Liberals taking their seats. There is one vacancy. due to the resignation of Hon. Walter E. Dar- by. QC.. as Attorney General. to

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To Be Continued

OTTAWA (CP)- The7 govern- ment's as-cent-a-dozen support pro- gram for eggs. which cost taxpay- ers about 5700.000 in 1054. will be continued unchanged is 1955.

But Agriculture Minister Gardi- ner, announcing this Thursday. in- dicated that egg handlers who do not co-operate fully with the agri- cultural prices support board in disposal of surpluses may became ineligible for federal support.

Under the program. the govern- ment agrees to buy all surplus eggs in storage at the end of the year. paying 38 cents a dozen. basis grade A large. plus handling costs. This provides a floor price of 82 cents a dozen to producers.

However, Mr. Gardiner told the lederal-provincial agriculture con- ference at its recent meeting that

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TAIPEI-l. Formosa (Reuters)-A force of 200.000 Chinese communist troops is poised to launch an in- vasion against the Nationalists-held Tachen island group. off Chekiang province; Nationalist military sour- res said here Thursday.

These sources believe the Com- munist troops would have the sup- port of 403 Russian-made planes and 66.000 tons of naval vessels. including gunboats. landing craft and submarines, if they decide to attack. , .

Taipeh newspapers Thursday quoted a former Chinese Commu- nist naval officer. Wen I-fau Ling. as saying the Chinese Reds believe they can capture Formos and "Wipe out" the protecting U. . 7th Fleet with the help of promised Russian submarines.

Nationalist military sources think

that the Communists are most ID

Lkcly to attack the Tachen islands first. The Communists tried twice last October to take Yichangaha . northwest of Tachen. and Pishan. in the southwest. The Nationalists Tebulsed both -invasion attempts. The Communists are moving more land forces into Chekiang in reinforce the 200.000 troops now "me. the Nationalists say. More planes have arrived in -Shanghai. Hangchow and Ningpo. they claim. lvhila Communist warships have

Coming Events

"Rink Meeting in Wiitshire f-fall.

Monday. December l'!tl-n s p. m. "Auction and dance, Vernon hllll. Dec. 27.

"Card Party. Mt. Albion Legion

Hall. December 20th. Lunches.

"Lot so Bingo and Dance. Tues- day. December nth. Refreshments.

- Accomplices Oi Beria

Four Executions In Soviet Union

Doiron's Orchestra.

"Dance. South Rustlco I-rsll Monday. December ma. Macxsnaiva Orchestra.

"Dance in Kelly's Cross School

Wednoedsn December ma. bunch

served.

"Bin . cards

"Showing at Mt. Stewart Salsa:

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and dance. Var- Rr; ltvar hall. hmday. Dec.

Mermaid", with such stars Williams. Victor Mature, Walter Pidgecn and David Brian.

as Judge of the County Court. for Prince County. One new member, Mr. J. A. Gallant of summerside will take his seat as Assemblyman for the Third District of Prince. in suc- cession to Hon. J. Wilfrid Araenault who resigned. Mr. Gallant won his seat as the Liberal candidate at a by-election on Nov. 29.

STORM KILL! 11

MANILA (AP)-A freak storm in the southern Philippine province of Isamis Oriental killed il'l persons Wednesday and left about 1.000 homeless. Philippine news service reported.

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some egg firms apparently make no attempt to sell their product. merely holding them to get the government support price at the end of the year.

The Canadian egg market was hit this year by heavy supplies and lower prices. some producers com- plained the support program was not working satisfactorily. Others said it was working mainly to benefit the dealer not the pro- ducer.

Fbderal experts feel announce- ment of renewal of the support program will help strengthen the egg market. though they estimate egg production during the first few months of 1055 will be higher than in the similar period of 1954. Thus prices may be lower than they were a year ago.

moved so miles south from their bases in shanghai and the Chusan islands. about. so miles southeast of shanghaig

Communist artillery units on the mainland facing the Tachen is- lands also have been reinforced. A Nationalist briefing officer has

By JOE BBADIS

PrI'fleiBUROH (AP)-An airlines pilot in a desperate. clipped voice, called the airport control tower: "I'm out of gas . . . both engines feathered . . . I'm at 750 feet . . . can't make it . . . going to ditch." second later silence. men a big in That was the grim dialogue Wed- nesday night shortly before a DC-3 airuner, carrying 28 men-23 oi them soldiers homeward boundfor Christmas - crash-landed into the icy Monongahela river. is miles south of here. ' Six bodies were recovered Thurs- day. Four others are missing and believed drowned. Eighteen were saved-four oi the-in crew mem- bera.

PILOT AMONG MISSING

The twin-engined chartered alr- liner was 'an route from Newark, N. J.. to Colorado and the west coast.

The pilot. Harold Poe. 33. of Seattle, skilfully guided the big iilp to a crash landing near the shore. He is among the missing.

Everybody got cut. but not every- body made shore. The plane float-

l3 Ottawa Girls Adopt Family

OTTAWA (CP)-Thirteen young Ottawa girls adopted a needy fam- ily this Christmas. They will be supplying the mother and five daughters with a turkey dinner. presents and clothing. The fam- ily's father will spend Christmas ill a sanatorlum.

The girls. all under is. got to- gether three months ago to knit and make over spare clothing. Call- ing themselves the Three-T club. they planned at first to give the clothes to a service group. Then they decided instead to adopt a family, and got its name from a charitable organization.

"The girls used to sit around wondering what to do with them- selves until they got this idea." said one of their mothers.

The young benefactors. who de- cline io make public t.he name oi the family they are helping. are giving the clothes and also a turkey dinner and basket of presents. pur- chased with 531.75 collected through'carol singing.

TOKYO (AP)-Brig. Geoffrey R. D. Musson. commander oi the United Kingdom lst Commonwealth Division in Korea. Thursday was named British member of iiie United Nations command military armistice commission. Brig. Mus- son succeeds Brig. M. A. W. Row- landson.

eds Threaten Taclten Islands Chinese Poised For I

told observers here that the Com- munists have almost finished con- struction oi an airiieid at Luchiao.

on the southern Chekiang coast.

The Tachen group oi islands. the briefing officer said, is strategically valuable to the Nationalists as a listening post on Chinese Commu-

lO Drowned When Big Plane Out Of Gas Lands In River

about 12 feet of water.

The victims scrambled for shore. Volunteers. forming human chains. snatched the oil-soaked men up the slipper river bank.

All 18 saved wbre taken to hos- pital. The chief ailment was ex- posure to cold,

PILOT PIIAIBED

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Capt. Robert Walker. 35. oi Seat- tle. and one oi the five crew mem- bers aboard, praised Capt. Poe. He

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Dr. F. Charles Dougan. promin- ent Charlottetown dentirt and one of Canada's outstanding harness racing authorities. died early yes- terday efternoon in the Char- lottetown Hospital, following an illness of one week.

Born in Charlottetown fifty-five years ago the son of the. late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dougan. the late Doctor Dougan received his early education at Queen Square

stan's College. Later he enrolled at Tuft's Dental College, Boston. graduating from that institution in 1923.

Upon his return to this city. he began private practice and has continued at this -until one week

ago. '

The genial Doctor displayed a great interest in all types of ath- letics but harness racing was his greatest love. By his death the race game lost one of its most outstanding officials.

As a race starter, Dr. Dougan was licensed by the United States Trotting Association with full authority to officlate as suc any- where in the. United Sta s or Canada where the United States Trotting Association had affilia- tlons.

He was connected with harness racing as an official for twenty years. and over that period of

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Greetings From Moderator

TORONTO (CP)-In a Christmas message. Rt. Rev. George Dorey. moderator of the United Church of Canada, Thursday extended greet- ings to Canadians.

"Christmas is afamily festival and I wish that all who celebrate it in the family circle may indeed have a merry day." he eald. "There will be some for whom it cannot be merry. Rot these may it nevertheless bring happiness. "May faith. hope and love find a place in all our hearts."

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FRENCH ASSEMBLY BE DEBATE ON GERMAN RE

Unexpected Death Of Dr. F. Charles Dougan

Flood Victim Went Home Thursday

TORONTO (CP) -- Little Nancy Thorpe went home Thursday. Not to the home oi her parents, how- ever. It was washed away in the flood last October and her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Thorpe. her brother. Bobby and her grandmother. Mrs. Ben John- son were swept away with it. Nancy's mother handed her to a fireman during the height oi the flood and the fireman brought her to safety.

For two days the four-month-old girl lay unclaimed in hospital. Then she was identified,

Now she'll live with her aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thorpe, and their baby daughter. Janet.

Lust Vessel Down The St. Lawrence

rivcr lighthouse for Christmas.

four days was not consi pen when t for ratification. But it showed lob done soon.

the outcome on that vote that he did not pose this question as a

QUEBEC. (OP)-The last vessel vote of conndencg. Even the Move. Of the S8350?! 19”? he” Thurldayv ment Republicain Popuiaire. which which means that the st. Lawrence has been smacking him and has KEEPS” 3"? mime announced it will abstain on rat-

nist -naval and air activities. They could also serve as an advance base and an ideal springboard for s counter-attack against the commu-

These islands stretch for more than 100 miles from north to

time his services were sought 6?

every track in the Maritimes. In his capacity as presiding-judge he showed no favors and gave his decisions according to the rules as laid down by the U.S.T.A.

His voice ends of fans and appreciated by all; his running description of a race left nothing to be desired. and the thousands of non-resi- dz-,nts who attended harness rac- ing meets here and who had the pleasure of hearing him for the first time. remarked "Asgcod as we've ever heard."

While pursuing his studies in Boston. Dr. Dougan played hockey in what was then the fastest lea- gue in the United States.

He shouldered the presidency of the Islanders hockey entry in the

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Charge Policemen Robbed Store l

SARNIA. Ont. (CF)-Two sarnla policemen charged with breaking and entering and theft were re- manded Thursday to Dec. 31 on ball of 35,000 or 510,000 property.

Sidney Binks and Douglas Mor- gan were arrested Wednesday in connection with the theft of 32,250 worth of meat and groceries. cloth- ing. luggage and appliances from four Samia merchants.

Crown Attorney 5. A. K. Logan said there will be at least five more charges laid against the men.

Police who raided the homes of the two men and a snowbank csohs said they found enough mer- chandise to fill a half-ton truck.

was known to thous-.

Drifting ice floes and a chain of the debate going.

empty lighthouses mark the ship channel from here to Father Point. 250 miles downstream, and ship- ping is over for another winter.

The little ship Savoy was last vessel to leave Quebec har- bor. licading for Sept lies. with a load of steel. Late Wednes- day the government icebreaker d'Iberville crunched her

man the lighthouse remote posts with names like lie Picnuctfs. Cap aux .,chlens...Iie Rouge.

Pope Plans To Broadcast Brief Christmas Greetings

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VATICAN CITY. (Reuters)-The Pope today will broadcast brief Christmas greetings to the world and from his aickroom will give pontlflcal blessing.

The 78-year-old Pontiff. subject to insomnia and occasional hiccups and still very week. has cancelled his usual Christmas party for his 10 great nephews and nieces, and for the first time in 50 years he is not expected to celebrate Christ- mas mass himself.

It was understood that the Pope made a five-minute recording Thursday of his greetings, but he himself will broadcast his benedic- lion. speaking into a silver micro- phone in the bedroom of the papal apartments on the top floor of the Vatican Palace. '

The Vatican announced Thursday night that the Pope's usual Christ- mas message to the world, which

the Bridle. who contended ratification votes should be deferred until an . Que., agreement is reached with Ger-

way to from several members who went Quebec. bringing home for Christ. to record their views on rearma- keepera from ment.

Iconfidence in an effort to rally as

seii'. There was no panio-no exi- citement. We were buckled down. The pilot made a beautiful land-

ing.

"she settled down Just like on an airfield. We all got out on the wing. We were wet and cold...

"It was a long. cold swim to shore. I helped pull a couple guys ashore with souls other fellows.

The people on share were ter- rific, They helped a lot."

In Washington. a Civil Aeronau- tics Board spokennan said the board had been informed by its in- vestigators that the plane had run out of fuel.

He said whether this was due to a slow leak, poor flight planning or other reasons had not yet been

ed for about is minutu. slipped back into mldstream and sank in

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IDNDON (AP) -- Moscow radio laid Thur night V. B. Abaku- mov. former viet minister of na- tional security and time others condemned to death as

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Soviet propaganda organs then painted him as a traitor of long atinding and meetings throughout the soviet Union condemned him. The announcement of Bel-la'a ax-

Opening Of .New Hope River Church Tonight

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No IIIOV hlllt MOI! ..3uy,n?M;,':u'::. "um, bccomplioes of the executed police ecution came Just a Year ago. cattle llonday at rrmricton ””.:',,1";',;f””',;'.:l'- m M mm The celebration of the ChriIt- test tile faclltates rapid heating Tuud I am. Irookfleld. so im- ' " I 3 Q '2” Dignngg Hqn mas ave me e rm. tonight of the building through a ther- ism; ”. 1 ciiari town; ngiru :;"100IIw,rm; "mono-mum-'n'm 1;; Dymtr: &ar.i:rAprieat. rm. a. :roatatItc'amllyo'controlhd some hot I V II. or lo . ' ' . . nn'I Rollin - lyl ucts plac- 2.30 Tran e. I Mtgbtrwart. 3'": m "" F”'””i M". ”' gut, chr am” ollc Church at Hue liver (above) ad in the floor throughout the Pown-1. I Vernon Ifayin 1”" W .-noarn BAY. Ont. (or) - The will mark the opening of this aunauig. 3! n peir4er good pi over cg MM fofmr limit: some vi” Wm family plans a quiet ohrIst- splendid and beautl In new church. lasting accommodation for can Ibo each. . gm .. 4 :3 min: and minister of internal at- am this year in view of the death An excellent creation of modern persons is provided in the ma smaller ones. some Joramoa. M5. was I number last August of aariiio. the Jollieal sremmairc. its is bsllev- pm as the church. while upn viralc that the vmm or the famous quintuplets. ad to be unique in the uaritime of too can be aaatearin a smaller . - - .- immediately af ltalhis lb Olin Dionne. the Quinta' fathu. Provinces. chapel which forms part of the 'l7o'moi-row being Christ- 1'5'- . S -14 rounds: the family will The church is built in the form Midi"!- mubu. ' ' lost in the r at-wells a good part of Christmas of a cross, and large clear glass The interior of the church. the AWN,-J. 10' Fltllt fer lmilie who died windows with colored plexiglaas da- seats. and fixtures are finished in -W. -0 MAJ. IignfrtantheenhoftbanavsblonmandiJh'sIdewindowaa- Hill 30 VII illtllld 110'! "50 Wm W '0 MIN it Mn! and fnnewh, providing brilliant round the have and tranaeepta are , aodarrdtodinaa peaaibleander the siruim-nahmiiliuipinaicsinnmmiout. madeeftinterieathadraiglaaaah as I traitor. stlIQf' The law idling in tow ranged to depict a cross in each . g , . .

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The exterior of the building is fintiied in plywood, and the base- lliant is excavaiad under the en- tire building to a depth of nine feet. and here also the heating plant is located in a fireproof room.

The general contractors in the constnsotion of the urch were the M. P. Bchurman o. Ltd. the architect was Keith Piekard; the dedgner. Gordon weish- the sup- erintendent. Gleason W llama; the foreman Ian Stewart: the painter. lat lawek; all of the It. P. lehurnaa Oo. bid.

The benefit phat was inltelied by "I0 Irvin! Oil Ominny. and

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PARIS, (AP)-The sembly early today voted treaties on German rearm officially reported at 270 t

(By Harvey

PARIS, (AP)-The French aside a move for delay by a vote of 430 to 181 early today and plunged into a final round of rearmlng Germany. until dawn or later.

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French National As-

appmval of the Paris ament by a margin un- o 245.

Hudson) ' National Assembly brushed

oi oratory on the question

session was expected to last

The vote defeating the measure to defer the question

It followed a new pics by Pre-

mier Pierre Mendes-France for a big vote for his solutions to the problem.

The premier was so confident of

ification votes. went along to keep

ASK SAAB. PACT FIRST The motion for delay was made by Radical Socialist deputy Vincent

many on the Saar. . After the vote the oratory began

Mendes-Fran:-e might make the final ratification vnle an issue of

in a Christmas Eve broadcast, will this yeiir be issued as written text.

no cniusriuss Than

A member of the papal court said there would be no Christmas tree and no crib in the papal apart- ments.

In previous years, the Pope's great nephews and nieces. children of two nieces and two nephews. have met him once a year in a decorated room where the Pontiff gave each of them a present and his blessing. It usually took place on the afternoon of Christmas Day, but this year it has been called off.

Thursday. for the ifth day in succession, the Pontff was driven for a brief outing in the Vatican gardens. where he strolled for a few minutes along a covered walk sup- ported by two doctors.

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lnwranoe Kelly.

Tonight the first service of worship held in the new building which is the 0th church in the history of the no year old pariah will be just four months and seventeen days after construction of the building was begun.

This parish. under the charge of Rev. rather Dalton for the past seventeen years. consists of about in families comprising about 000 poi-Iona who may well be proud of tilt flmlt. modern church which wi be vilted and admired

dered a real test of what may hap- he series of Western defence treaties comes up

the deputies want to get the

much support as possible.

As soon as the interlocking treat-

ies - which would bring 500.001 German soldiers into the Westcrr camp - are voted. Mendes-Francs promised to press immediately for a Big Four conference where its would try to "force the peace" be- tween East and West.

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