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TALKS AIMED AT AVERTING POSSIBLE NATION-WIDE RAIL STRIKE BREAK UP

MON'I'l~u:AL (CP)—’ralks aimed at averting a possible nation-wide rail strike broke up Tuesday with. out any plans for further meetings.

Representatives of is non-opera. ting unions and railway officials said a report on the meetings has been forwarded to the federal labor department in Ottawa.

Labor Minister Gregg called for it resumption of negotiations fut week after earlier talks ended in a stalemate. One session was held last Thursday and another ‘rues- dai‘.

Strike ballo have already gone out to the lift. employees repre- sented by the unions. Results of the vote are expected to be known around August lb.

The workers constitute virtually ;lte same group that went on strike inr nine days in 1950. They are asking for fringe benefits. The railways say the requests. if granted. would cost 360,000,000 ycarly. No demands for pay in- creases are involved.

FONCILIATION FAILED

Workers involved are those who man the shops, freight yards. of-

Coming Events

"Dance, Cardrom School, Friday. June 25th.

“Hear Clyde River Play at Canoe Cove tonight.

"Reserve Parish Picnic.

"Regular Dance Crapaud funk. Wednesday night.

"Unloading Wheat $3.00 per cwt. Mccuigen as Boyle.

"Annual Meeting of Afton Hall Thursday night, June 21th.

"Reserve Wednesday. July Idth, for Pownsl Church Tea Party.

July 21st. Tignish

“Palmer Road picnic on church grounds, Wednesday. Aug. 18th.

“Chicken Supper. Fortune :3;-igge Hall on Wednesday. June r .

"Lobster Supper. Legion Hall, St. Peters. Tuesday. June 29th. Dimer served it p. m.

"At Hunter mm. Juno ssu-i, Wheaties! River present their play in aid of Library.

"Hunter River barber shop will be closed from Thursday 5 pm. till Friday noon.

"Cavendish hall Thursday. June 24th see Harrington present "l'ncle Josh Perkins.“

"Dance in Orwell Cove. Wed- nesday. June 23rd. Morrissey and MacDonald Orchestra.

“Dance in st. Andrew's Hall. Mt. Stewart. every Thursday. Good

music. Canteen service. "Dance, Wat Royalty Hall. Wednesday. Rollie MaoKcnsie's

orchestra. Canteen service.

"souris Jamboree, Bonshs W. I. Roll. June 23rd. Sale of ice cream and cake. Dance after.

"Ice cream festival in Freder- icton hall, June 30. Sponsored by the Christian Church W.M.S.

"Dance_ tonight and every Wednesday night at South Rus- tiro Hall. Rollie Mac]-(enzie's Orch- estrs.

"All interested in Hampshire rcmeiery please be at grounds Fri- day June 25th. at 1.30 for cleaning up.

"Reserve June 30th for Hamp- shire United Church supper. Pro- t;«Mdds for cemetery and local church

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"Regular Thursday night dan-

PM in Emerald Hall. sponsored luv the B.l.S. Music by t h e O'Toole Trio.

"All taxes owing Upper Bells Creek School not paid by June doth. will be passed in for collection. By order of Tnistees.

"see three act play "Feminine T°U0h"- by Montague Players in Miilvlew Hall, June 24th. Sponsorud by Millview United church.

"All taxes due Bangor School No. ill. must be paid by July 0th. 1954. otherwise they will be handed In for collection. By order of ‘nua- lees.

"It. Margaret's Hall grounds. Wfllfllldly. June 23rd. 4 p.in. Par- ish lobster . supper and picnic.

Lads and Lassiss Pipe land. It not fine Thurs ay. "Hur ur. John Maclnnis.

Prince George, B. 0.. formrly of l-larisville. at C. O. Pfaaily. Ken- atrtsten Town Hall. Thursday Evening. June um.

"All the arrears of taxes of

beach Point school District must »

be in on or before July fat. loss. or books will then be handed in for :olloetlon. 5 ‘ y of Trustees

"Coming to Bonahaw Hall. Wed- nelday. Juno Ilrd. Lem Paquot's Jamboree. featuring Jiarraia chev- :.i:IrIosuaf‘t‘e°s'm3"Iis-ofm. dy '

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nouns; W. llear Mia B ::.'...‘:° ...."°“i'...':'¥:‘...°. ..... e. a . door prise. near Wilfred lama: Canada's top Yodolc. bar none. Admission I cents and I nuts. Curtain M0.

fices. express services and other M|1‘°P0|'|“Dl POI“. The commer- cial telegraph systems are also in- voived.

The unions rejected the report of a. federal conciliation board, appointed to hear the dispute, on the grounds that the three mem- bers failed to follow proper pro- cedure. Each man filed a separate report on his findings.

A. J. Wickens. the union repre- Ieflf-Itlve. necornmcnded seven of the eight paid holidays asked for by the unions; three weeks vaca- tion after 16 years’ service and two weeks for hourly-rated work- ers after two years; and study of

_ hum, mm _ orrawa (OP)-—P'or both polli- supnm. Conn Justice R_ L_ icai and fnancial reasons. there Keliock. chairman of the board, I‘ "° °h"‘°' °' P°“°°“m° °°“'

recommended three paid holidays. three weeks holidays after 25 years‘ service and a health plan. M. M. Porter, the company repre- sentative. rejected all the demands.

George Medal Is Awarded Nurse

LONDON, (Reuters)—'I‘he Queen Tuesday awarded the George Medal. one of Britain's highest awards for gallantry, to Freda Holland. 41-year-old nurse who res- cued l5 infants from a smoke- filled maternity hospital ward in Reading. England, April 18.

WOULD GIVE MARITIMES

Decentralization Is Urged

OTTAWA (CF)-+A government- guided program of industrial de- centralization to give the Mar- itimes and western Canada a better break was urged Tuesday by mem- bers of all opposition parties.

The theme was stressed in the Commons ‘by Ciarie Gillis (CCF—- Cape Breton South) for the east and George Hahn (SC——New West- minster) and Colin Cameron (CCF —Nanaimo) for the west.

An Ontario member. Donald Fleming (PC—-Toronto Egllntonl. also argued against over-centrai- lzation of industry in Ontario and Quebec and said the whole coun- try would benefit if defenc purch- ases were spread throughout Can- ada to boost industries in other provinces.

Defence Productipn Min- iater Howe said his department is attempting to do that, and places defence orders in east and west wherever practicable.

Replying in particular to Mr. Gillis. he said the department has gone to some expense to help the economy of the Maritimes. Rec- ently he had pcrsuaded a British aviation company in open a plant in Halifax. An electronics industry also had been established.

SAYS SUPPORT GIVEN

If Mr. Gillie would look around Nova Scntia. "he will find that the department has supported existing industry and has brought in any industry willing to go to the Mar- ilimes and capable of surviving after the war."

However. it was useless in estab- lish industries to do a war job that could not survive under peace- time conditions. Having an idle plant was more harmful than not starting the project at all.

Says U. S. Coat- For Sacltville Armories Mistake

OTTAWA. (CPI —— Production Minister Howe said Tuesday pur- chase of United States anthracite coal to heat the Sackvllie. N. B.. armories was a "pure. mistake."

The situation wniild he recilfir-d he told Clarle Gilils (CCF-Capt‘ Breton South) during study of defence production estimates.

Mr. Glllis said In the Commons that until last year. the armnrlos purchased coal in Springhlll. N.S.. at Ii8.50 a ion. This year. how- ever. lt was getting imported anthracite at 335 a ten.

WILL II-PUICIIABE COAL

Mr. Howe said a specification calling for anthracite coal for the armories should have been spot- ted before it was adopted. and drawn to the attention of the na- tional defence department.

When the present contract runs out the armories would alllln pu chase coal at the lpringhill mlhs.

Mg. Hows also replied to crit- icisms by Mr. Giills concernlns some 10 or 15 kegs of nails he saw at the Royal Canadian Navy station in Sydney. 33- 3-

IIADI IN HAMILTON

fir. Oillis said the prlntlnl fl" the kegs Indicated the nails were manufactured in a Hamilton PI!'“~ Yet, nails could have been pur- cmug in ii Sydney plant at a lower cdst than in Hamilton.

Mr. I-Iowa replied that possibly the nails were ship!“ '0 'Yd"‘-V from some naval stores close to Hamilton.

He had 'ao doubt that nails manufactured In Sydniy WP" szld in central and western Can- a a.

In any event. the number of keys Kr. Qlllls claimed to have

scrlption in Canada, defence of- ficials said Tuesday.

Sectional opposition to conscrip- ilon forms a long and well-known chapter in Canadian history. And the expense for conscription would be.heavy.

The officials were commenting on a Saint John. N. 3. report quoting Lt.-Gen. Guy Simonds as saying he feels the majority of Ca- nadian afficcrs share his view that every youth in the country should receive two years‘ training,

The chief oi.’ the general staff added that conscription is a mat-

No Chance of Peacefime‘Conscriplion In Canada. Defence Officials Say

with the whole-hearted support of the government and the people.

WELL-KNOIVN VIEWS

These views of Gen. Bimonds have been well known for some time. They are the views of ii commander who would want avail-_ pble as many trained men as pos- sible in event of an emergency.

Defence Minister Claxton said he could not comment until he had seen the report or talked with Gen. Simonds.

some officials here say they be- lieve that conscription would be es- seniial for Canada in the event of a third world war, particularly if Canada itself were attacked with

ter for political, not military, de- cision and that it would work only

BREAK

Mr. Howe, initiating a study of defence production department est- imates. also announced the govern- ment will seek Parliament's ap- proval next sesaion to put the de- partment an a more permanent basis.

He said the department, set up in l95l on a five-year basis. has to be geared to a "long haul” approach to rearmament.

Mr. Cameron said government defence buying provides an oppor-

lleceives Message From The Oueeit

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OTTAWA (CP) — Thibaudeau Rinfret, who stepped down Mon- day as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada on reaching the retirement age of '15, Tuesday re- ceived a cable from Queen Eliza- beth in which she wished him long years of ease.

Text of the cable follows:—

"I have heard with sincere ro- gret that the time has come for your retirement from your position as Chief Justice of Canada. "Not only have you served your country .with distinction for 30 years as a judge of the supreme Court of Canada but‘ you are a member of the judicial committee of my Privy Council and I know that on many occasions you have acted as administrator and deputy governor-general.

‘Your services in all those ca- pacities are remembered with gratitude. and I am especially glad that it was possible for you to come in my coronation as one of Can- ada's representatives.

“My husband and I send to you and Mrs. Rinfret our best wishes. We trust you will long enjoy the

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tunity to disperse indListry as a defence measure. Southern On- tario's industrial concentration was an ideal aerial target.

Mr. Hahn said when the govern- ment wanted supplies on either coast, they should be manufactured there. rather than made in the central provinces and shipped to the coasts.

Mr. Gillis said the department could serve as a planning commis-

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Storms Kill Three.

Cause Heavy Damage

TORONTO, (CF) --'I'hundcr- storms swept.-._across sout_h_grn_ ‘Ontario Tuesday night. caus-

French And Chinese

Meet In Conference AI Berne

PARIS, (AP) —Premier

N0 PROGRESS

GENEVA rfleutersl Russia Tuesday opposed a French pro- pnsal that the nine-nation indo- China peace conference establish .1 technical committee to thrash out the whole problem of armistice control. K. N. Novikov, acting head of the Soviet delegation. objected on grounds that British’ Foreign Secre- tary Anthony Eden had said earl- ier that the full-scale conference should continue. Therefore. he ad- ded, there is no need for a tech- nical committee. Tuesday's session »- the i'i'fh closed meeting of the six-week-olci lndo-China talks-— was the first not attended by the Major foreign min- isicrs. Eden. U.S. State Secretary Dulles and Foreign Minister Vyach- eslav Molotov of Russia all flew back to their capitals during the last week. cuou SEEING FRENCH PM‘ Chou-En-iai. premier and foreign minister of Communist China. was also absent. l-l:| was preparing for his meeting in Berne today wiiii Pierre Mandes-France. the new _Fi‘ench premier and foreign min- ister, and his impending departure for New Dclhi, where he vtiil con- fcr with Premier Nehru of India. Conference s o u r c e s rlescrlbcd Tuesday's four-hour meeting as “an exhaustive discussion which made no real Droizrcss" on the crucial issue of armistice control- onc of the major remaining nb.<tac-

Chinchilla Pelis Have first Test Al «Public Auction

NEW voruc (AP) — 5...... ‘.-in

ing at least three deaths. dis-. rupting some coniiiuinicatione and resulting in witicsprearl destruction. Though there was no official cstlmate of total damage some reports said it might go into the millions. Near \Vnorlstock and London. three barns were struck by lightning and crops valued at several hundred thousand rlnl- lars ruined by‘ high winds that also toppled trees and tore off branches.

Steelworkers“ Reject Offer

PITTSBURGH ‘APl—~TI1e C10 United Steelworkers’ powerful l70- mcmber wage policy committee Monday turned down a contract offer submitted by the United States Steel Corporation, bellwei.- her of the industry.

David J. McDonald. president of the steelworkcrs union. said at a press conference immcdiatcly after the policy-makers‘ meoting that U.S. Sfcel‘s proposals are “com- pletely unsatisfactory."

US. Steel had no comment.

Indians Start Out On Pilgrimage

WINNIPEG. (C‘Pl — Minus than I\'Il' paint and feathers, I87 Indiar..~ from Western Canada. the Yukon and the Northwest Territories lei‘- Winnipeg Tuesday night for it pil- grimage to Trois-Rivieres. Que. to visit the shrine of Our Lady of the Cape

Approximately 400 Indians from caslern Canada also will make tliv: two-day visit. June 26 lo 28.

Rev. Paul Piche. provincial su- perintendent of the Oblale fath- ers for Saskatchewan Manitoba and Ontario, will lead the western group. He said it is the first time in Canada that representative.

years of case which you have earned so well."

from every tribe will gather for such an occasion.

years ’ago. 11 South American chinchillas were imported into [hp United States for breeding pur- poses.

Since then. breedcrs by the thou- sands have nursed and babied the temperamental little descendants of the original ll, hoping some day to sell their pelts in the same price range as mink.

Mmldly. the big test came off at the first plibllc mass auction of domestic chinchilla pelts. It was halted half-way through to stem the tumbling prices.

Mink pelts have sold as high as $350 each. The top price for it single bundle of 20 cinciiilla polls was $175 a pcit. They were bid in by Leo Ritter, a‘ New York fur- l'li"l'.

The average price for the better grade pclt.-t was estimated at $i0l. I80 CANADIAN SKINS The over-all average for some 5,000 pelts was only $38 75. Among the skins were I180 pelts from the National Canada.

And when the price dropped to

ally schcduled for sale‘ were with- drawn from the auction under a device known as buying back. Tin- aiictioneer was simply instructed

Chinchilla Breeders of

$14 a pelt, half of the i0.000 origin-

Pierre Mendes-France will

leave Paris Tuesday night to meet Chinese Communist premier Chou-En-Lal at Berne. it was announced following a cabinet meeting Tuesday afternoon.

les to ending the seven-year war in Indo-China.

it had been expected that the meeting would agree to the form- ation of a technical committee be- cause this suggestion was sup- ported by Chou last week. So the Soviet objection caused surprise in conference circles.

Western and Communist dele- gates generally restated their op- posing positions on the armistice control issue and decided to meet again Thursday.

ICMA Secrctary

Dr. Arthur Dill Kelly of Tor- onto. was appointed general sec- retary of the Canadian Medical Association at the- 87th-‘ annual convention in Vancouver. Dr. Kelly, is child specialist and for- mer deputy director of RCAF mcdical services has been ilopuiy

Premiers To’

VANCOUVER. fCP)«Voters go in the polls here today to decide one of the city's top issues—Wcd- iiesziay closing.

The "dcad Wednesday” by-lau has been the focal point of contro- versy and bitter wrangling since it was passed in I947. The by-law, unique in Canada. requires outlets LU shut. down for the full day com- pared to the half-day common in many sections of Canada.

First. storm over the by-law arose less than a month after it was passed and the bill has been damned and praised alternately ever since.

Major criticism of the bill comes from mercliants who claim they lose thousands of dollars yearly because of the enforced closure. They have complained bitterly every summer over the loss of tourist business.

The “save-the-Wsdnesrla_V" group contend that 40 per cent of the permanent retail workers have been placed on at part-time basis in cities where the six-day shop- ping week prevails. Many of the 9,000 clerks employed by some 2,000 retail outlets have expressed fear they will lose their hard-won five-day. 40-Imur work week. SAVING .5-DAY WEEK

Merchants, however. have guar- anteed that the five-day week will be maintained.

Hntcpaycrs also will be asked to approve the proposed sale of the city-owncd Sea island International airport. to the department of trans- port for 81.000000 and expenditure of $2,000,000 for a sewage exten- sion and improvement program.

Much of the edge has been taken from the full-day closing by

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Driver Rescued From Blazing Transport

CORNWALI». (C?)-—A Montreal man was pulled from his blazing transport after it rolled over on No. 2 highway five miles east of here Monday night. Damage in the vehicle and cargo was esti- mated at $25,000.

In hospital here in good condi- tion is Gerald Leclur, who was pinned in the cab for 20 minutes while summcr cottage re-sirlcnls fniight. the flames with small firs- cxiingiiislwrs and pricd hlnl loose. llo SllflPl'PfI a brokon arm and minor in_iuria.<.

Urged By Board

MONCTON rCP>-—A July meet- ing of the Atlantic provinces eco- nnmic council was urged Tuesday at an executive session of the Mar- itime provinces board of trade.

Earlier plans for such a meet- ing were temporarily shelved after the rlr-nth nf Nova Scotia's Premier Angus L. Macdonald.

It was reported that Premicr Harold Connolly of Nova Scoiia will call the first meeting of the council. bringing boards of trade and government representatives to- geiher in cffnrts to promote. eco. nomic development of the four }'Il’(lVl|’ICPS.

'I11c ltlariiime pi-nvinccs board nl trade cuclorscd programs aimed at increasing use of Maritime coal b_v Maritime-i's.

not to accept any lower bids. TI'7GUCIGALPA- Hflndllfl-‘ I-AP‘ Ncvcrthelests. sptikcsvitcii for Kim --Official spokesmen for Guate- Nationai Chinchilla Breeders nf.maL..-5 lam“ guvnnmem Claimed

Anicrira, lnc.. said the i'cspcn.<c in tho sale was "not rlisnppninling." Among 500 bidders who turned out were some of the biggest names in the fur designing industry.

The NCBA saw this as evidence that there is intcrcst and demand for better grade pclts, if not for the poorer oncs. WORK STOPPAGE INCREASES

0'I"T‘AWA l(‘PI Work atoppngcs caused by inrliistrial riispuioa rc- sulieri in a loss of 278.885 man- days In the first five months of this year. This compared with l53.lO2 days in the same period of i953, the labor department said Tuesday in its monthly survey. in tho I954 months. there were 74

strikes or lockouts lnvnlving l0.l64 radars back on all

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Tm-sday their forces are beating back the invaders in all areas. but the rebels disputed this.

The Guatemalan rlelcgaie to the Uniiod Nations. Alnbassarinr Ecl- uardo CatilIo»ArrioIa. announcrd at l'N hcadquartcrs in New York he was asking for another urgent meeting of the Security Council to deal with continuing "aggression."

lie acicd after the UN had re- Icascrl a cable from Giialcmala stating officially that "acts of ag- gression" were continuing dispitc the Security Council‘: resolution Sunday calling for a cease-fire.

Earlier. 'lho Guatemalan delega- Iinn at UN had said the govern- ment forces were driving the in» sectors. it was also disclosed in Washing-

ly FIASIII. WIOHTON

LONDON. (R.euters)~Pt-imp Min- isier Churchill pledged Tuesday to do what he can to secure "a real improvement" in relations with Russia.

The Prime Minister was reply- ing to Labor questions in the House of_ Commons about his trip with Foreign secretary Anthony loan to Washington this week-end. The Labor Party wants Churchill to talk President Eisenhower into a three-cornered conference with Go- viet Premier Georgi llaienkov. Churchill said: "The IDVEYBMOM does not propose to lose any 09- portunity of securing a real im- provement in our relations with the Soviet government. but it should be realised it must be more than a one-way affair."