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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY” DECEMBER 22, 1953

NATO NEEDS EQUIPMENT RATHER THAN MANPOWER

Mossadpegl-I Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison

Russia Agrees To Talk On

Eisenliowerls

WASHINGTON. (AP)-State Bec- rr-iary Dulles said Monday Russiala note on atomic talks is a "hopeful" sign, but "the Soviet Union seems not to have caught the spirit of the President's proposal."

In a 3.000-word note. Moscow ex- pressed willingness Monday to join in confidential talks aimed at a peacetime atomic energy pool. but laid the talks should also embrace discussion of outlawing atomic weapons.

Dulles made it clear in a state- ment that the U. 5. government now will follow up Russia's ac- ceptance to actually begin the pri- vate talks.

"It has long been evident. and the tons of the Soviet response makes it even clearer that little can be achieved by the continu- ance of public debate.

"The United States will, through the new channel which the Soviet Union now accepts. explore every possibility of secwing agreement and bringing President Eisenhow- er's historic proposal into the re- alm of creative action."

Soviet Critical

The President suggested the talks on an atomic pool in a speech Dec. ii to the United Nations.

The Soviet note was the subject of 'iutonse study at the state de- partment and the White House from the time it was received in the foreman.

Late in the day, mate depart- mont press officer Henry Suydam road the Dulles statement to re- porters.

Dulles said: "In its response. the soviet Union expresses its readiness to take part in confi- dential or diplomatic talks con- cernlh'g' the -Preslden”- proposal. This is hopeful."

At the same time. Dulles noted "the Soviet response criticizes the Presidentls proposal on the ground that it will not remove the threat of atomic weapons."

Coming Events

concert Vernon

23rd.

"Christmas Hall Wednesday,

"Christmas -Concert. Mermaid School. December 23rd. a P. M,

"New Haven Christmas zert. December 3rd.

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"Hockey Dance. Belle River

l.c;;ion Hall. December 23rd. "Dance tonight. Stanley Bridge Rink Hall.

"Come to Ebenezer school Christmas concert, Dec. 23 at 8.80.

"Christmas Concert, Crapaud, December 22nd.

"Anglo-Rustico school concert Tuesday, Dec. 22.

"Rose Valley School Concert.

December 22nd. at it P. M.

"Come to Pisquid East school concert. Mt. Stewart Legion hall Tuesday, Dec. 2'2.

"Concert and dance Harisvillo s-hool, Wednesday might, Dec. m.

"'KilIkOl'8 Christmas Concert. Tuesday. December 22nd. Curtain 8 P. M.

"Ccnce.rtr- Jteged by young and old of Rice Point. Afton llall. Wednesday. December 28rd.

"Kelly's Cross Christmas Con- vert. Wednesday. December 3rd. at 3 otclock. Dance after.

"Don't miss the Brockfielrl Christmas concert in Brookfleld hall Dec. 22.

"Midnight Dance. Cardigan ' Hail, Christmas night. Turner's Orchestra.

I "I-Iighneid Sunday school con- "rl-. December 38rd. e P. M. Win- sloe station I-fall. Sale of candy. lng Brook School Concert. French River Hall. December and. Adml-ion II cents.

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"Come to Ronnie's Road school mneert in Hunter River hall on Dec. H. sponsored by Ronnie's Road Women's Institute.

I "we will do custom grinding Ind mixing on Wednesday of this "OI. Friday being Christmas day. P- 1-. Morris. xii-ikora.

"Our remeotive lease of busi- ness will be oleeediiaeeernber nth IIII Nth. Jlnlfy int and Ind. Weddell . P. I. Oentfield. Cflbluil Ore 00. g

Atomic Plan

Woman Returned In Alberta By-election

MEDICINE star. Altai. top). Mrs. John Lyle Robinson 53-year- old grandmother. retained for Soc- ial Credlt the Medicine llat seat in the Alberta legislature by defeat- ing her lone CCF opponent in I provincial by-election Monday.

Mrs. Robinson defeated Edwin W. Home, 56-year-old railroader and former Labor alderman. in a contut. that was never in doubt after ballot counting started.

Slight Drop In N3. Christmas Tree Soles

HJALIFAX. (OP)-Nearly 2.500.000 Christmas trees have been shipped from Nova Scotia to the United States this year, A. A. Leaman. Canadian National Railways dis- trict freight agent. said Monday. The total is slightly less than last

year.

More than 1.700 boxcars were needed to carry the trees, which went to almost every state east of the Mississippi and many west of ii. Bi-idgcwatcr. on Nova scotia's south shore. was one oi the main loading points. shipping almost 500.000 trees.

Shah Mics ilih Hour Plea For A Mercy

TEI-IRAN. (AP) - A military court Monday sentenced former premier Mohammed Mossadegh to three years solitary confinement. It found him guilty on 13 counts oi trying to unseat the shah. whose ilth-hour mercy plea. he had just spurned.

Mossadegli. who could have been sentenced to death in the treason case, was charged with seeking to overthrow the dynasty of shah Ma- hammed Reza Pahlevi. defying the ruler's decree dismissing him last

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August and dissolving "illegally" the Lower House of Parliament lMajll.s).

The shah sent I. letter Sunday to the five-man tribunal appealing to the court to consider Moasadegh's glariy services to Iran in judging

m.

But when he heard of the aliah's appeal. Mossadegh hotly brushed it aside. declaring "I've not done anything wrong to this country or to the shah, I need no forgive- ness."

Nevertheless. members oi the court said they were influenced by the shah's clemency plea.

In his final plea. Mossadegh strayed far from the subject oi the case and made a tearful entreaty for Iranian neutrality between East and West because in "another war, the Western bloc will not be able to help Iran with troops."

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O'I'I'AWA. (UP) --A i0-year-old boy. pulling a wire pulg linked to Chrisiimas tree lights. Monday as- cidentally started a two - alarm 380.000 blaze that threatened to de- stroy a half-century-old school. There were no injuries.

Firemen battled the fire for more than an hour before controlling the flames that gutted the roof and top floor of the three-storey Cui- gues separate school on Murray street in lowertown Ottawa.

Four classrooms and its con- trnts of school books were de- stroyed. some two dozen school children. spending their lunch hour making Christmas cradles. were evacuated along with 10 teachers in the French-language school.

Fire inspector Phillip Larkin said the blaze -started when Michael Couture, l0. pulled out an electrical wall plug. One of the lights on Is ihird-storey classroom Christmas tree exploded. firing the tree dec- oratlons.

The boy and his companions ran from the room screaming. A ten- oher. Rev. Brother Lucien. at- tempted to beat out the flames with his coat and then ran for the fire extinguisher. '

some ,Chc-or:-d

By this time the flames had spread to the classroom floor. ceil- ing and walls. An alarm was soun- ded. followed by a second as the flames raced to adjoining Class- rooms nnd to the roof oi the brick- and-stono building.

The school holds about 800 chil- dren. some screamed and others cheered as the school belched smoke nnd flame,

Following the blaze. Aime Arvi-

sais. secretary of the separate school board. issued orders that all Christmas trees be removed

from city separate schools.

. By RON EVANS .

LANCER, Ii:ng.. (CF) 'rhls RCA! supply base's private radio staton. Radio -Longer, officially took the air Monday night with a program of news. sports. drama. western songs and a recorded mes- sage from Defence Minister Cl'IX- inn.

The station. built at a cost of about. E100. is on a closed circuit and can be heard only by the some 300 airmen and their families here. Officials hope in the future to have programs carried by telephone ca- big to the nearby RCA! station at North Luffenham for rebroedcaet there.-

Radio banger-'s manager. Flt. Lt. Jack Mofiai. of Regina. who is the base communications officer. planned a varl. opening program. It started wi Canadian news epecleily recorded by the CBC and sports nerve by Mia. Ned min- both oi Ottawa.

The half-hour opening ceremon-

Christmas Tree Lights Touch Off School Fire

Two Found Dead In Plane's Wreckage

LETHBRIDGE. Alta.. (GP)--A fledglng pilot and a young pas- senger he took on a practice

flight Saturday were found dead today in the wreckage of their light aircraft.

Killed. apparently instantly, were John McPhee, a 28-year-old oil company distributor who . re- ceived his pilot's licence only two weeks ago. and Ray Heggie. 22. a construction firm employee.

Both were from Raymond. 10 miles north of where the wreck-

O'!'I'AWA, (CP)-Appointment oi

Brig. J. M. Rockingham. 42, for- mer commander oi the 25th Cana- dian Infantry Brigade in Korea. as ommander of the newly-formed Ifrd Canadian Infantry Brigade, Valcartler. Que. was announced by army headiquartem Monday.

Brig. Rocklngham is scheduled to arrive in Canada soon from the United Kingdom where he has com- pleted a year's course at the Im- perial Defence College. He will as- sume his new appointment shortly after his return.

Brig. Rockingham was recalled from civilian life in 1950 to be-

Examination

French Fail 10th Time To Eleci President

PARIS. fAP)- France's dead- locked parliament failed Monday night for the 10th time. to elect a president. Party leaders were asked to seek a compromise can- didate to break the log jam.

Deputies and senators. split be- tween the left and right wings, failed to give the necessary ma- jority to Premier Joseph'Laniel. Independent Republican who has been leading in the balloting which began last Friday.

Andre Le Troquer, presiding of-

ficer of the congress, called on leaders to hold an emergency meeting this morning to try to

choose a generally acceptable com- promise candldate and break the historic deadlock which is causing a storm of criticism in France.

Prominent Montreal Physician Dies

MONTREAL. (CF)-Lt.-Col. Er- nest Rudolf Brown, 87, of Mont- real. well-known physician and sol- dier, died at his home Monday.

Born in Quebec City. Dr. Brown was in throat. nose and ear special- ist for many years here. He was also a member of the original med-

age was spotted early today by ,

one of 20 L,,u,b,.id" 1.-lying club ical staff of the Childrens Memor- pilots participating in an aerial 131 H05lm3l- '

,,a....:., A 5e.,e,,.1nCh Sm-,wg.,11 At the outbreak of the First ended in the ".319". gods,-, en. World war no went nvcrsr-as with abling search aircraft to enter the lath Battalion. and later served the hum, with the nth field ambulance.

22 American

Prisoners

Refuse To Ac

PANMUNJOM. (AP)-The Indian command today said that 22 Am- ericans converted to Communism had refused to accept a. 12 - page appeal from the United Nations command explaining why they should make a free and intelligent choice on coming home.

Their refusal to accept the letter appeared to leave only one way in which the allied command could make contact with the Americans before the explanation period ends Wednesday midnight. That way is loudspeaker broadcasts to their

R. C. A. F. Base Has Own Private Radio Station

prison compound in the Korean

lee included recorded messages from Claxton. RDA! diiei oi air staff Air Vice-Manhal C. R. sle- mon, and commander Group Capt. G. I. Mccoimick of Ottawa.

There was also piano music by LAC. Larry Ciravelle of Sudbury. Ont, and recorded CBC programs. some 500 shows have been placed on record inoonedobythscno and now are in the station's li- brary.

Radio Langar will broadcast about eight hours each day start- ing at '1 am. with a one-hour program of recorded music with disc jockey Don Mackenzie of Moncton. N. 3. Records will be supplied from the atAtion's library. under cpl. Jerry Chambers of Montreal.

The station return to the air at noon with three-quuere of an hour of news and mode and again in

demilitarized zone.

The Indian command notified the allies today of the American Pows rejection of the appeal let- ter. Previously, the Indian custod- lnns had ruled that it was 8. par: of the "explanation procedure" and therefore the prisoners would have to give consent before it could be turned over to them.

I The Communists have been per- mitted to broadcast appeals to nnti-Communist prisoners.

However, the text of any allied broadcast would have to be ap- proved by the Indian command.

Besides the 2:! Americans. there are one Briton and '17 south Kor- eans who have not been inter- viewed in "come home" talks. The South Koreans stalled explanations by demanding unlimited time to talk back.

After midnight Wednesday the 90-day explanation period expires under terms of the amiistlce agree- ment. The UN command has re- fused to extend the period. Captives who refuse to return to the com- mand after Wednesday will be listed absent without leave.

Gen. John 3. Hull. Allied Far East coirimander. flew in from Tokyo for the final hours of the explanation program.

Hull told newspaper men the UN command was preparing a. last - day offer for explanations which would givg the captives the "op- portunity. if they are interested." of changing their minds.

However, Hull said he felt the bulky Americans who were turned over to Indian custody Sept. 20 "have had plenty of time, to think the nutter over and if they wanted to return th could do what Dick- enson did, th no trouble smat- ever." '

'11:. Allied commander in chief was referring to opt Edward S. .m:m...........m..m.

the evening inn 0 pm tin mid- eight. .4

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Brig. Rockingham Heads New Infantry Brigade

25th Brigade in Korea. For his services in the Far East, he was made it companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

He returned to Canada from Ko- rea in April. 1952, and was ap- pointed directcr general of military training at army headquarters here. The following November re left to attend the Imperial Defence College.

A native of Australia, Brig. Rock- ingam was educated in Melbourne but has lived in British Columbia since his youth.

He won the DSO in Normandy and a bar to the order during the

come the first commander of the-crossing of the Rhine.

Chartered Accountaritsi

Results

The names of successful candi- dates in the recent cxaminations held by the Prince Edward Island Institute of Chartered Account-

ants were announced here last night. Successful candidates in the Primary. Intermediate and,

Final examinations were as fol-

lows:

Primary: Douglas A. Cameron. Charlottetown; J. N. Arsenault, Summerside.

Intermediate: David C. Andrew,

Halifax, N.S.; Hartley M. Condon. Charlottetown; G. Douglas Dennis. Charlottetown.

Final: Arthur J. Garrett. Char- lottetown; H. Raymond Hennes- scy. Charlottetown; H. Gordon Williams, Saint John. NB.

The total number of candidates writing Intermediate and Final examinations across Canada was 1565, and of the 848 who wrote the Final examinations 522 were successful. and' are eligible to be- come members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

"With over 9095; of Canadian public companies having their financial statements audited by chartered accountants, the results of annual examinations should be of considerable interest." said R. W. Manning. President of the In- stitute of Chartered Accountants of Prince Edward Island. "Char- tered accounfants now occupy a position of the utmost. importance in the economy of the country”, Mr. Manning pointed out. "It is not too bold in say that our whole financial structure rests firmly upon the skill, independence and integrity of our profession. Wr- advisc rlimpanics both large and small on cost accountini. fax- ation, and other vital financial problems, in addition to matters

of managerial and administrative

concern. Theer is no today which has as great ri knowledge of business generally in relation to the country's eco- nomy ns ours."

Search For Body Ofllcy

STE. ETIENNE. Que, (CF)-A; dozen men searched the freezing waters of Petite Rlvieie St. Louis for the body of an 11-year-old boy who rraslierl through the ice where he and his nlnc brothers and sisters weer planning to play hockey on Christmas Day.

Maurice Leduc f('ll through thr-

profession

ice Saturday with two of his sisters and a younger brother near this town 60 miles south-

east of Montreal. They had been working to celar a spot for the skating rink when the ice gave way.

Another sister. 'Denise, 10. ran in get her father when she saw them sink through the ice. He was able to pull out Madnlrin-. 12. and Lucie 10. Rene. 9. clamb- ered out by himself.

C.N.R. Order? 57 Coaches

MON'I'R.EAL. Dec. 22-An order for 57 first class coaches has been placed by the Canadian National Railways at is cost of 8'I,4M.m0. it was announced here today by l. A. Bi-ornley. vioe-president of pur- chases and stores.

The so - passenger all steel coaches are in be built by. the Canadian Car and Foundry. Mon- treal, now building 181 coaches of the same type for the C.N.R.. on orders placed last year. Deliv- ery of the new order will follow receipt of the care now being con- structed. the last of which is ex- pected to be delivered by next summer. All coaches have single veettbulee. air ccndittioning pic- ture windows. roller bearings and coil type springing.

Clarion Gives Review Of Paris Decisions

OI'I'AWA, (Ct?)-The North At- lantic Treaty Organization needs more and new equipment rather than additional manpower, De- fence Minister Claxton said Mon- day.

Therefore Canada will spend a greater proportion of her NATO contribution next year for alulp- meat and supplies out of new pro- duction. he said.

There will be no increase in Can- adais total contribution. It will be about the same as this year's out- lay-about s300.000,000. And there will be no additions to Canadian military forces in Europe.

In a. 1,200 - word statement re- viewing deolsions of the NATO council meeting in Paris. from which he returned Friday, Mix Claxton said chief items of equip- ment io be supplied by Canada next year will be Sabre Jet fight- em, T-33 Silver Star jet trainers, minesweepers. electronic and wire- less equipment, ammunition and explosives.

Canada also will train 1,200 air crew for NATO during each of the next three years. That is about the number now being trained.

Noting that agreement had been reached on common small arms ammunition for Belgium, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and the United States, Mr. Claxton said: "it is hoped it will soon be followed by agreement on a new fully automatic rifle."

"Ii this results, we would prob- ably go into production of the rifle and round in Canada, and their introduction would go on progres- sively over a number of years."

NATO Pressure

Mr. Claxton said arrangements have been completed with French contractors for construction of married quarters and schools at Metz, Marville arid Gros Tenquin, the three R.C.A.F. stations in France. The lighter wing now bas- ed at North Luifenham. Eng, will move to Marvllie next year.

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Visitors crowd Auckland To Welcome Royal couple 4

AUCKLAND. N.Z.. (Reuters) Visitors surged into New zealam-1'5 ”Queen City" Monday as Dre-par. None were completed for the wei- Mme l-0 the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. due Wednesday aboard the liner Gothic.

Pictures of the royal couple and signs of welcome took precedence over traditional Christmas decora- tions. Police were revising their Dlans as visitors crowded into Auckland at a rate far greater than they had expected.

The Gothic ls steaming from the Tonga islands on the last leg of its transpacific voyage.

The royal couple will spend 39 days in New Zealand before re- joining the ship at the southern

to Australia. ,

From Auckland on Christmas Day the Queen will make the sov- erelgn's traditional broadcast to the people of the Commonwealth -the first time this annual mess- age has been broadcast from out-l side the British Isles.

Christmas Message

A highlight of the tour will come on Jan. 12 when a session of the New Zealand Parliament will be opened for the first time by a reigning monarch.

An escort of warships will lead the Gothic into Wsitemata spark- ling waters harbor between two rows of flag-bedecked yachts long since moored in favorable spots. Soon after stepping ashore. the Queen will drive in state down Queen street. already nicknamed

by New Zealanders "the royal mile."

Newspaper. radio and movie fea- tures on the royal visit have

pushed popular excitement almost to the bursting point. Price for a "room with a view" in Auckland has moun-ted so--sso. and already the best tent-pitching spots and trailer sites overlooking bluff har- bor have been snapped up for the royal departure Jan. 31