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EISENHOWER DECIDESTO c ENTER U. S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Four Speci:acuIar'Air Battles Over Korea

Toronto Bi-aced For Big Test Today

In Transit

TORONTO, Jan. 6 -(GP) - Toronto braced tonight for the big test. '

Can a modern city of 700,000 live and work indefinitely without a pubic transit system?

Tomorrow's first.-day-of-the- week movement of the working population to the city's heart may provide an answer.

The flow downtown Friday. first day of Toronto's transit strike. was slow and unorganized. The walkout of 4,700 street-car and bus operators in a. wage dispute caught the city by surprise. And a Friday, when many persons be- gin extended week-ends, was not considered a normal working day.

Saturday was a day off for most and today was quieter than most Toronto Sundays. which are quiet anyway.

Tomorrow was expected to set the pattern for the duration of the strike. Tens of thousands of mot- orists who normaly leave their automobiles at home and the thousands who ordinarily drive to work were prepared freely to, of- fer lift: to those without mecnsof transport.ation,'The movement was expected to be organized. Friday's was hit or miss.

It. was smooth motoring Satur- day when no rccurrcnce of the previous day's snarls when irnfflc was three times heavier than nor- mal. With far fewer automobiles on the streets, trips from llic suburbs that took an hour and a half 1-Tiday, took any 30 minutes Saturday.

The city, recovered first jolt of Friday's unexpected 5 a, m. walkout. prepared for a lengthy strike. The Toronto Trans- portation Commission stood firm on its offer of 51.45 an hour. a five-cent increase. recommended by the majority report of a con- ciliation board. The street rail- union tA.F.L.-T.L C.) held out for a lswent. boost to 31.56.

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Costly To Men

The strike. first serious walkout since the system came under pub- lic ownership in 1921, is costing the men an estimated 856.000 a day in lost wages. The T.'I'.C., its 1,095 trolleys, 85 trolley coaches and 620 buses idle, was losing 315.000 9. day in fares. The system daily carries about 940,000 revenue passengers.

Also affected are T.T.O.-operat- ed bus services in 12 adjoining municipalities with a total popu- lation of some 000.000. Idle. too. is Gray Coach Lines. 'r.'r.c. sub- sidiary which operates 350 buses throughout Central Ontario on routes which no other of several competing bus lines can serve un- der existing franchises.

The commission contends it cannot pay the men's demands, which include fringe benefits es- timated by the T.T.C. at 20 cents an hour, without an increase in fares to 10 cents. They now are three tickets for 25 cents.

sharp Decline in Bnslneto Extremely sharp declines

Coming Events

"Card Party in Clinton I-fall, Monday. January 7th,

"Our Store will be closed Janu- ary 9th. for stock taking. Parker Canfield, Crapaud.

”WlltIhire rink tonight,

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'"key'pracilce and meeting to de-

tide line-up of Miracles.

"Hampshire Church meeting postponed to at 7.30 p.m.

"The New Wiltshire District Lodge will be held at Kingston, Wednesday, Jan. 9th at 2.30-sharp.

"Hockey North River Rink Monday, Jan. 7. Milton Hornets vs. Glasgow Road Maple Leafs. Game time 8:30. Skate after.

annual Jan. 15th

"For snapshots that will not in 0 mail your Film: and Nego tlvn to Gornhuin Photo Studio: Charlottetown.

"The Stanley Horse Racing Club will have their annual meet- ing in Stanley Hall, Monday, Jan- usry 7th, at 8 pin.

"Meeting of Hope River Credit Union, Tuesday. January sth. spec- ial speakers from League in stand- IITG.

"Public Meeting P. E. I. Feder- ation of Agriculture. Wednesday; -"mu-ry Mb. 3 r. M. Agricultural Room. Vocational school, Guest 5DOIker Mr. Bydney or-am. Presid- ent of the N. 8. federation of Lather.

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business were reported. Depart- ment storcs were particularly hard hit though some recovery was noticed Saturday as many persons off work drove into downtown shopping disfricfe, Neighborhood stores in outlying areas reported improved business but sales gen- erally were restricted to buyers living nearby. In almost every line. telephone orders skyrocketed.

Parking regulations went by the board. Motorists were per- mitted to park almost anywhere- providing they kept through streets free for other traffic.

The wnrtime practice of carry- ing multiple loads in taxis was re- vived, with police approval, Taxi companies reaped a harvest - some "gouging" by llegal inde- pendent drivers w reported- wiih every available cab in ser- vice.

P.E.l. Turkey Wins Hearts of louisburg Kids

LOUISBURG, N.S.. Jan. 8 - (CP) - A turkey bought in Prince Edward Island lives in the Marine Hospital here because the town's children don't want it killed.

Fire Chief Lewis bought the tur- key as a. raffle prize to raise money for a new truck. Alex Bryan won the white, 23-pound bird. who had taken the eye of every child while on display.

Bryan took the turkey home, prepared to kill it. But neighbor- hood kids pleaded that "Mr. Tom" remain alive. I-le consented and foot: the bird back to the fire de- partment. They gave him a dress- ed one. -

Red Negotiators less Truculeni

MUNSAN. Korea. Jan. 7 - (Monriay)- (AP) - Communist negotiators appeared less t.rucul- ent in Korean truce talks Sunday. but still turned down all United Nations proposals for compromise.

Ncxcrtheless, new sessions were scheduled for 11 a. m.. Monday (9 p, m.. Sunday EST.)

An Allied plan for exchanging prisoners and displaced civilians was labeled "untenable and im- practical" by the Reds even though they showed a willingness for the first time to listen to a de- tailed explanation of the proposal.

The Reds also held out for the right to reconstruct airfield: dur- ing an armistice.

This met strong Allied object- ions and I reminder that the Com- munists are shipping a "consider- able striklng force" of Russian- built Mig jets into Korea in crates.

"'r-hese military aircraft. com- blncd with airfields. would con- stitute a grave threat to the U. N. forces during an armistice." con- tended Mal.-Gen. Howard M. Tur- ner. chief of the Allied irucc sup- ervision sub-delegates,

BIG TERMINAL

There are 1.000 miles of track in the vast railway terminal at Oi-ewe. England.

lied Pilots- Are Described Very Aggressive

SEOUL. Korea, Jan. 7 -(Mon- day) - (AP) -- U. N, jet flglhters shot. down five Russian-built Migs and damaged 10 Sunday in four spectacular air battles over North Korea.

There was no announcement of any U. N. losses, Under a new policy. the U. S. Fifth Air force reports losses only in a weekly summary, The North Korean com- munique claimed ihrce Allied planes were shot down during the day. but didn't say where or how.

Altogether, 79 U. N. jets were opposed by 196 Migs. In one of the battles. Sabres of the U, S. 51st. Fighter Interceptor Wing were outnumbered 21 to 100, but caught the Reds before the enemy planes could drop their cumber- some wing fuel tanks.

The Fifth Air Force communique described the Red pilots Sunday as "very aggressive." -

Col. Harrison R. Thyng, com- mander of the U S, Fiourth Fight.- er Interceptor Wing said. "it was definitely the roughest battle we've ever been in.

"The Reds were really out for blood. They are getting better every day. They fire more shells from their cannon at our F-885 than ever before."

In ground fighting. meanwhile, there was a. continuing small but bitter battle on the western front west of Korangpo.

At last reports moderate to heavy fighting was still underway. the Eighth Army said. The fight- ing wus only six miles from Pan- murtjom. where Allied and Red truce negotiators were battling with words over armistice terms.

Tug Makes Progress Towing Freighter

LONDON, Jan. 6 - (GP) - The battered Flying Enterprise and her ciauntless skipper. Captain Kurt carlsen. headed into rougher wea- ther tonight, still confident the towing tug Turmoil would take them safely to harbor.

The United states destroyer wil- laid Keith, shepherding the tri- umphant procession, radioed that the 6,711-ton freighter was 202 miles from Falmonth. England at 4 RM. (11 A.M. E.B.T.) - about 118 miles from the spot where the Turmoil latched on with as towing hnivswer Saturday. .

C-arisen, with. Kenneth Dancy. mate of the Turmoil. now aboard the Flying Enterprise, had a hot Sunday dinner of steak and got his first good night's sleep since the hurricane cracked the freight- or across the middle ichristmas Day. The destroyer delivered the dinner.

Carlsen's'supply of candles, only source of heat and light, also was replenished by the destroyer.

Warnings were given of south- westerly gales not far to the north but the destroyer predicted the En- terprlse would "come through in tip-top shape."

DIES OF BURNS

HALIFAX, Jan. 6 - (cryi- Raymond Brinnd. two, flown here Dec. 11 after fire swept his home in the Cape Breton village of Smelt Brook. killing two broth- ers and a sister. died in hospital Saturday. He was the only sur- viving child of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Briand.

Ku Klux Klan Being Revived In Florida

By DON WIIITEIIEAD

MIAMI, 1711., Jan. 0 - (AP) - Tho Ku Klux Klan is recruiting new members in Floridl. where night-riding terrorists in recent months have struck at Negroes. Jews and Catholics with bombings that left two Negroes dead.

The Klancmen have been brand- ed as "Hooded hoddlums and sheet.- ed jerks" by Florida's Governor miller Warren.

The United states Attorney- General has listed some Klan org- anizations among the subversive groups, along with the Commun- fats and their fellow travellers

But still they are trying to build up the "invisible empire" which once spread fear throughout ,tho south with beatings, flogging: and murder: by groups of men who took the law into their own hands.

Newspapers, civic groups, coin- munltiu and the state are fight- in the Klan at every turn.

Put a Klansman openly has an- nounced ho is a candidate for Gov-

ernor of Florida. And one Klem- man told me: "I'd rather be a Klansman than be President."

There is no direct evidence the Klan has been responsible for the bombings at Minis, l'1a.. which kill- ed A Negro leader and fatally in- iurcd his wife. or the dynamltlnga which have frightened the big Jew- ish community in Greater Miami.

City. county. state and federal investigators have not been able to track down the bombers.

Rabbi Simon April of this city told me: "We think it is an org- anised move and not first 5 single person who is responsible."

In one attempted bombin , "XKK" was splashed in red paint on the door of the temple Israel. In an- other. a cross - the Klan symbol - who left against the door of s I Jewish centre.

Greater Miami has I population of about 48.000 Jews. other thous- ands of Jews flock into Miami and Miami Beach during the winter season. Florida's not-incl popula- tion is about one-fourth Negro.

See U.S. Potato Ceiling Holding Prices Down

HARTLAND. N. 13., Jan, 8 - (CP)-Imposition of a price ceil- ing on table stock potatoes in the United states, bitterly opposed by growers and shippers in Aroostock County. Maine, will have the ef- fect of holding Canadian prices in line with those in the U. S.. local dealers and growers said today. In recent weeks the price to farm- ers on the New Brunswick side of the border has been 75 cents to S1 a barrel higher than in Aroo- stock County,

The U. s. celllng price is report- ed between s4 and S5 per barrel. Seed potatoes are not affected by the ceiling. In the Hartland area. dealers have been paying 36 per barrel.

Locally. it is believed that the price will drop to the U. S. level. There is no duty on U. S. tubers

entering Canada, and Maine has been shipping small quantities to Montreal and Toronto markets. If a. sharp difference in price exist- ed, dealers in consuming centres would turn to Maine supplies in increasing volume.

Price Rollback Ordered

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -(CP)- The government Saturday ordered a rollback of five to 10 per cent in the price of white potatoes in the United States,

The Office of Price Stabilization said the reduction would be re- flecied in consumer prices after Jan. 19, effective date of the ord- er.

Price Stabilizer Michael Disalle said the brake this regulation will apply to the accelerated rise in potato prices will save the con- sumer millions of dollars."

5 Aged Persons Lost In Apartment Building Fire

Westfieid Mass. Threatened By Fire

WBSTFIELD. Mast. Jan. 8 -- (AP)-The entire business dist- rict of this community of 24.000 was threatened tonight by fire that roared through two four- storey blocks.

At least 11 persons rescued over ladders from apartments on the upper floors. were taken to hos- pitals, Firemen said they believed everyone was out of the struct- ures.

Embers al-lowered wide sections of the city and firemen of several departments were battling in freezing temperatures to confine the flames.

Help was summoned from Springfield, West. Springfield and l-Iolyoke.

Opposed To Sending Canadians To Europe

SAINT JOHN. N. 13., Jan. 6 - (CP) - Maj.-Gen. G. R. Pearkes. V.C.. said Saturday he is more convinced than ever that the policy of sending Canadian in- fantry men to Europe is wholly unwarranted.

The Progressive Conservative member of Parliament for Vic- toria, a delegate to the United Nations cbnfercnce in Paris. made the statement. in an interview on his return to Canada aboard the liner Empress-of Canada.

Mai.-Gen. Pearkes. who visited Canadian troops in Germany. said that "Germany requires technical troops and more economic aid for rehabilitation rather than huge outlays to feed. clothe and arm our Canadian infantry brigade.

Deploring the 012,000,000 coat of sending the brigade overseas, he said new barracks were required to house it while the German peo- ple badly needed living quarters. Canadian soldiers were among the most highly paid and best fed overseas and obtained special milk from Denmark.

"Canada is not helping to give Europe full value for the amount of tax-payerr money being spent." he said.

Other arrivals included Senator J. R. I-lurtublse. Sudbury. 0nt., also a U. N. delcgat . and Pierre Lefebvre, London. who Will ad- jigdvlcate drama festivals in Can- a a.

Margaie. 'P.E.l.. Soldier is

Promoted

AUGBBURO. Germany--A Mar- gate soldier now on duty with the 43d Infantry Division in Germany has received a promotion. it was announced here.

Promoted to sergeant First Class was Earle 3. Crane of Morgate. Prince Edward Island. He is I member of Headquarters Battery. 903d Field Artillery Battalion.

.-.l7llL9utflt. engaged in the South-

west Pacific in World War II and recruited in New England in the poatawar years. this fall become the first U. S. National Guard division to join General Dwight D

Eisenhower: Ationtlo Pact orrniu

MONTREAL. Jan. 6 - (CP) - Five aged persons, trapped by s fast-spreading fire. were asphyxi- ated Saturday in their quarters of an apartment building oper- ated as a private home for the aged.

Four of the victims were wo- men. two nearly blind. Another was bedridden with a broken hip. They and the 84-year-old man who died lived on the top floor of the three-storey building.

All other occupants escaped; some helped to safety by res- idents, and others by police and firemen. ”

One mother, Mrs. Eldon Clarke, snatched her three sleeping chil- dren irom their beds and struggled safely to the front door. carrying all three at once.

The dead:

Mrs. Janet Griffiths. 68, al- most blind.

Mlsg Georgina. Webster, ill, partly blind.

Mn. L. Davidson. 84. bedrid- den and loufferlng from a bra- ken hip. -

Mrs. L V. Cole, age not given.

Frank Iluelton. M.

The fire-ravaged building is at 2329 I-lamlpton Avenue. near Sher- brooke Street West. in the Notre Dame de Grace section of Mont- real. An adjoining building, which forms part of the 16-apartment block. suffered little damage.

The fire started in a basement of the block. Firemen and police

began an investigation of the cause. Some residents in the neighborhood said they thought

the fire had its origin among ash cans.

The two-alarm fire. at. the height of a morning snowstorm, brought equipment and 200 fire- men from 10 stations.

British Take; Drastic Action In Suez Area

ISMAILIA, Egypt, Jan. 6- (Rcutcrs)-Britnln's Suez forces

took drastic action today to pre- vent recurrence of the -18-hour siege of the filtration plant stip- plying all their drinking water.

The small village of Knfr Abu. from which guerrillas launched their sustained attack last week. was ordered evacuated. The vili- ngc will be cleared of all persons and sealed off.

Some of its mud hovcis nlrendy have been flattened by British bulldozers. sent out last month to clear in new and safer road in the canal zone.

In another step to protect the major aource of drinking water for British troops, the guard at the filtration plant will be atrengthened.

The steps were described as part ol li get-tough policy de- Ilgncd to foil l-'Ig,vptllin attempts to hurry the British from the canal zone. .

Policeman's Wife On Murder Charge

CALGARY. Jun. 6-(CP)-Mrs. Gwendolyn Dreher, blonde wife of a Calgary police constable, Sat- urday was committed for Sup- reme Court frial on A charge of slaying her former fiance. Clar- ence M. Franklin. in the ,Dreher's basement suite Nov. 30. A former hoirdreucr, she in alleged to have shot I-1-anklin while prepar- ing to wash his hair. Her hul- band. Count. W. L. Drehor. was reported listening to the radio in

another room at the time.

Will Seek Nomination As llepulllkan

WASHINGTON, Jan. d-(CP)- General Dwight D. Eisenhower's name will be entered officially in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, it was announced today.

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge 'of Massachusetts said he has person- al assurance from the General that he is a. Republican. On this basis, Lodge said. he is entering Eisenhower's name in the New Hampshire presidential primary.

He said Eisenhower "is prohibit- ed by army regulation from en- gaging directly or indirectly in a nomination campaign" while in uniform. but that ne.is certain the General is in the presidential race ”to the finish".

His announcement included no written statement from Eisenhow- er approving entry of his name in the New Hampshire primary or saying anything about party af- flliation. ,

However, Lodge suggested at the press conference that newspaper men check his statements about Eisenhower's party affiliation at the Generalls headquarters in Far-

North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- tion forces.

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A presidential primary is, in ef- fect, a -small-scale election in which members of the Republican Party choose their delegates to the national nominating convention. Prospective delegates make known whom they support before the primary voting. If chosen, they are bound to support that delegate as long as his name remains be- fore the national nominating con- vcntion.

There are three announced can- didates for the Republican nomin- ation: senator Robert Taft of Ohio. Governor Earl Warran of California. and Harold stassen. former governor of Minnesota now on leave from the presidency of the University of Pennsylvania.

Lodge heads an Eisen.hower-for- President Republican group.

Charges Christmas Spray Causes Deaths

-A Berkeley. Calif.. surgeon charges in a 8277.100 damage suit that lethal vapors from gold and silver paint used to spray Christ- mas and youngest child. Dr.

California Medical sued the paint makers, the Alum- ntone Corp. of Los Angelea. and a hardware company. Dr. Ewe-r's lawyer. said laboratory tests dis- closed poisons in the paint.

HALIFAX, Jan. 6 -(CP)- R.C.A.F. Search and Rescue here, reported tonight that a Mustang; fighter disappeared this afternoon, while on a test flight near Chat- ham. N.B. l Officials did not pilot, only occupant. The silver and grey plane, with red wing tips, took off from Chat- ham air base about 1:30 p.m. AST and had fuel for two hours and 45 minutes. ,

A search was being organized. The Air Force reported good weather prevailed over the area. Visibility was good with a north-

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WASHINGTON, Jan. I - (GP)

Winston Churchill, again in Washington as British prime min- ister. today resumed his self-ap- pointed task of rallying to the cause of peace the combined pow- crs of the English-speaking peo- pies.

The 77-year-old - British prime minister. seeming little older than when he began his momentous :.e'.'ies of talks. with President Roosevelt. 10 years ago. made a typically Churchillian arrival here Saturday.

He was given a warm welcome bv President Truman, members of the cabinet, the chiefs of staff and the Commonwealth diplomatic repre- sentatives in the capital.