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CHARLOTTETOWN. CAfNADA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1952

RESIGNATION OF DEFENCE MINISTER IS DEMANDED

8 Bags OF Mail For Canadians In Korea Losl:

Railways Will Get

Rates Boost

To Cover

New Wage Increase

OTTAWA. Dec. 16 -(GP)-The railways will receive a freight rate increase to cover the coat of their new wage boost to non-operation employees, the Board of Transport commissioners made known today.

The increase will be nine per cent-as asked by the railways- lf the board finds that is the I- mount needed to meet the added wage bill caused by the compa.nies' decision to raise wages by an aver- age 16 cents an hour from Dec. 1.

Mr. Justice J. D. Kearney, chief commissioner, said at the close of -. 1 I-2-day hearing "it. seems pretty clear" nine per cent is the right figure but the board wants to make a careful check of rail- way evidence before issuing a for- mal order for a rate increase.

Record-Breaking Speed

In the hearing that moved with record-Ibreaking speed, railway witnesses yesterday told the board their application for a. &da3,35l,000- n-year rate boost contains no ele- ment beyond that of wage costs involved in their acceptance of the majority report of a federal con- niiation board.

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Coming Events

"Brookvale school Concert. Dec- ember 23rd. Dance after.

"See Long Creek Christmas Con- cert, Friday, December 19th.

"Cornwall Christmas .concert, Dec. 22nd.

"York Point school Concert, December 19th.

"Christmas Hail,

concert, Victoria

Monday, Dec. 22nd.

"Christmas Concert, Road. Tuesday, Dec. 23

Rermie'a

"Winsloe school Concert, Thurs- day. December lath.

"Christmas Concert. Saturday, December 20th.

Vernon,

"Christmas Concert. Iona Hall. December 15th..

' tPownal

school concert in Pownal Hail, December 22nd at 8 p.m.

"Christmas concert, Protestant Orphanage hall. Tuesday. Dec. 23rd at 7:30. Public invited. "Travellers Rs-at school can- CPN. Friday, December 19th, at 3.00 p.m, c "Rosa Valley school concert Thursday. December the 18th at 8 p.m. in Rose Valley school.

"Eldon School Christmas con- cert, Belfast Hall, Dec. 19, 8:30 fkm.

"Crushing and mixing on Tues- due and Saturday"a. Concentrate on hand. A. Larsen.

"sileclal dance, I-lower Wednesday evening, Dec. Giasifow Road Hockey Club.

Hall. 17.

"Toronto Road school Concert in Mayiield Hall, Monday, Decem- ber 22nd. Curtain 8.15.

"Come to Ebeneze Christmas ggaicert. Friday. December 19th, at

"New London school Concert. 'aFlil;lrsday. December lath. Curtain

'"come to Mountnellick School Christmas Concert. Pownal Hall, Thursday. December min. a P. M.

"Card party and lunch. Hope River Credit Union hall. Wednes- day. Dec. 11th.

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DeSable Man Killed Yesterday By Falling Tree

Mr. Daniel Darts, of Desable, was killed by a falling tree egrly yester- day morning as he worked with two companions, Harold Gould and Plus McMurrer in the woods near his home. Dr. Angus MacLeod was called to the scene of the accident at 9.30 a. m. and pronounced the victim dead on arrival.

The remains were taken to the MacLean Funeral Home and after being viewed by Coroner Dr. L.E. Prowse and statements taken as to the nature of the accident, death was pronounced to be purely ac- cidental, and no inquest would be held.

Mr. Darte was 58 years old. Be- sides his wife, he is survived by tyvo sons. LeRoy at North Tryon. and a younger son. Gerald, who resides at home. The remains were returned to his late home in Desable yester- day afternoon.

Ship With Engine Trouble Makes Port

NEW YORK. Dec. 16 - (AP) - The navy cargo ship Veia's engine went dead and left her helpless in a. gale off Newfoundland today. but she later got up enough power to crawl into port.

For a. time the 2.600-ton vessel, navy-owned but manned by a civ- lllan crew of 45 men and 10 or 15 officers. was drifting without pow- er in a 45-knot gale. with gusts up to 75 knots. In her path was a wild, rocky stretch of Newfound- land coast.

But. the crew later got the en- gine going so the Vela could pro- ceed at about three knots, and she arrived tonight and anchored in Cape St. Ma.ry's Harbor.

ROME, Dec. 16-(AP)-Farouk and Narrlman. former sovereigns of Egypt. escaped injury last night when an automobile in which they were riding collided with another in of Rome street. The two cars were slightly dam- aged, but none of the passengers was injured.

Dumpedhbm Plane To Save Passengers

OTTAWA. Dec. 16 - (CPI Thousands of Christmas letters, destined for Canadian and other Commonwealth troops in Korea, were dumped from a plane some- where between Japan and Korea to safeguard human life.

The Post Office Department to- day announced that nine bags of Canadian mail were included in the cargo jettisoned by a Com- monwealth-not a Canadian-air- craft which operates between Ja- pan and the Commonwealth divis- ional headquartera in Korea.

Only one of the Canadian bags was recovered. A search is be- ing made for the others, but there is a "strong possibility" that they will not be found.

The department gave few de- tails, other than the letters were those mailed in Canada in time to reach the army post office in Van- couver on or about Nov. 22.

First Loss For Korea

It was the first loss of Cana- dian mail for the troops since the Korean war began.

It was understood that the mis- hap occurred on Nov. 27 when the Cormnonwealth DC-3 aircraft, car- rying passengers as well as cargo. experienced difficulty in main- taining altitude after the take-off from Japan.

The pilot decided to ditch the postal freight, dropping some of the bags on land and others at sea. This lightened the plane's burden and it succeeded in reaching Korea.

But for some of Canada's 25th Brigade in Korea, this may be a sad Christmas. Postal authoritios, thoughyunsure of the total number of letters and packages in the bags. believe they contained a big portion of first-class Christmas mail.

Possibly 25,000 Letter!-

A postal bag in Canada averages normally about 3,000 letters. This would bring the total loss possibly to about 25,000 letters or small packages shipped as first-class mail.

Army postal authorities recalled that similar mishaps occurred in the European theatre during the Second World War. Sometimes mail was recovered six months after it was presumed lost.

There were other cases where sealed mail bags were found float- ing on water.

But that appeared to be a re- mote possibility. For Canadian mothers. wives and sweethearts who had sent letters to theirl loved ones in Korea sometime during the third week of November, it ap-

peared bcst to repeat the letters. the authorities said.

Sabres In. 13

By George A. McArthur

SEOUL, Dec. 1'! - (Wednesday) -- (AP) - Sabre jet pilots clashed 13 times with Communist Mlga high above Northwest Korea Tuesday and shot down at least four Red jets. probably destroyed another and damaged one.

The U. S. Fifth Air Force said it was investigating a claim that still another Mlg was destroyed Any Allied planes lost will be an- nounced in a week-end summary. Allied fighter-bombers s w e p t North Korea in low-level attacks on Red supply and troop installa- tions.

Ground fighting along the frigid 155-mile front was the lightest in several days. The Eighth Army reported only brief patrol con-

act. south Korean troops turned back

Clashes

With Communist Migs

wa on the central front. South Korean patrols stabbed Red lines on the Far astcrn front south of Kosong.

Two U. E. jet aces added to their scores. Col. Royal N. Baker of McKinney. Tex.. who previous- ly had it 1-2 Migs, shared a Mtg kill with his wlngman and ran his total to six destroyed. Capt. Leonard W. Lllley of Manchester N. H., bagged his sixth Red jet.

Licut. Ira M. Porter of Houston, Tex., encountered a. Mig at 40,000 feet and crippled the Red in a burst of fire. Then he pursued the Mlg down to mountain-top level in a screaming dive that exceeded the speed of sound.

The Red pilot pulled up before crashing, was caught in another machine-gun burst by Porter and was last seen "going around an- other mountain upside down at about 800 feet and heading down."

Chinese probing forces in the sni- per Ridge sector, north of Kumh-

The air force studied gun-camera film: before confirming the claim.

.WA8i-IINGTON. Dec. 16 -(AP) - Well-informed sources said to- day the United States is willing to put up Sl00,000,000 to back I. plan for settling the Anglo-Iranian oil dispute. These officials reported the U. S. Clovernmentis ready to advance as much as s1oo.ooo.ooo into Iran's treasury as emergency financial aid if Iran and mi in agree to co- operate in ending their long and bitter quarrel over nationalisation of British oil properties in Iran. The money wouldbe used to help restore Iran's financial equilibrium. The strategic Middle Eastern more than revenues e British closed down their on and pulled out. when Iran's premier. Mohammad

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Report Yanks Ready To Back Oil Settlement

year ago he warrsliably reported to have asked the United states for s12o,ooo,ooo in financial aid to pre- vent his country from becoming "paralyzed through lack of funds."

Last March the U. 5. Govern- ment crisply told Irlh it must come to terms with Britain before there is a chance of any substantial American aid. t

Now. it is reported. President Truman has inatrueud state see- retary Dean Acheson to start ex- ploratory discuuions for a "vpl- untery agreement" between Amer- ican oil interests and the angle- Irantsn Oil com fly for a re- sumption of the ow of oil from Iran. i

Acheson waslald to have taken up the question with Anthony Eden. Britain's foreign secretary. at the conference of North Atlantic Treaty Nation! in Paris.

I

Agreement

HALLFAX. Dec. -(O'P)- Premier Macdonald announced today that Nova Scotia has sign- ed a new financial agreement with the Federal Government but at the same time called for a new federal-provincial conference to study revenue fields.

Announcing the new agreement under which the province will ic- celve a guaranteed minimum pay- mcgt of sl5,3-18,220. Mr. Macdonald sal :

"I do not think such agreements offer a permanent soluglon to our fiscal problems. Nova scotia has consistently taken the view that he tax agreements while lucrative for this province. are not the best system under which the federal, provincial and municipal govern- ments could operate. . .

"I think it will be necessary to re-convene the federal-provincial conference to re-examine the spheres of jurisdiction and the sources of revenue available to

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N.S. Signs New Financial With Ottawa

each jurisdiction."

Mr. Macdonald said terms of the agreement are "basically the same" as the old one which expir- ed in March.

In return for the annual grants the province suspends its right to collect individual income taxes, corporation income taxes, corpor- ation taxes and succession .dutie.s.

Biggest change in the new a- greement, the Premier said, is in the method of calculating the ad- justed annual payment. The a- mount will be based entirely on data relative to the year preced- ing payment .

Under the old agreement the payment was an average of the data for a three-year term preced- ing payment. ,

Mr. Macdonald said the provin- ce was given the choioe of either a one-year or two-year period and picked the shorter because ”with the constant rise of the gross na- ional product it was felt it would be more beneficial financially."

On Fisheries

Sees Danger To A Dairy lndusiry

BROCKVILLE, 0nt., Dec. 16- (CP)-Colin Rogers, is vice-presi- dent of the Ontario Whole Milk Producers' League, said last night that if the government allows vegetabl ,4 ls..to:- -imported. the entlrdi'i2lsalr!y'LliIidusIlg3y'wiil be de- moralized.

The Brockville Whole Milk Producers' Association, which he was addressing. approved a reso- lution asking the government to ban the addition of synthetics to dairy products.

Roper; Simonds Threatens To Quit

TORONTO. Dec. 16 -(OP) -- The Telegram says today in a dis- patch from Ottawa that Lt.-Gen. Guy Simonds is threatening to re- sign as chief of the Canadian Army General Staff over the Cur- rie report on defence spending.

"Gen. Simonds was closeted for several hours this morning with ranking Defence Department of- ficials," the story says. "He is re- ported to have told some fellow of- ficers that,he will resign unless the government acts quickly to absolve him from all blame in con- nection with yestei-day's disclosures of inefficiency and waste in the handling of defence spending."

Two Killed In Collision

STONEI-lAM..FEQue., Dec. is - (CF)-Two men were killed today when their delivery truck crashed head-on into a bus in this small town, 20 miles north of Quebec City.

The dead are identified as Harold McKee of Valcartier, Que. and A. Bergeron of Quebec, owner of the truck.

No one was injured in the bus, police said.

Police said the accident appar- ently occurrsd when the driver of the truck attempted to pass a parked vehicle and crashed into the Provincial Transport Company ibus, coming in the opposite direct- on.

Windsor: Not To Attend coronation

mums. Dec. is -(or)-1 The Duke of Windsor today equciched llloculation that he and his Amer- ican-born wife would attend the coronation next June 2.

"The Duchess of Windsor and I will not be present at the Abbey on June 2. "N because it would not be in accordance with consti- tutional undo for the coronation of a king or queen of Inland to be attended -by the sovereign or ' mer sovereign of any state", the Duke sold in I statement is- sued here today.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that it is traditional that no mon- arch or former monarch attends a coronation. The practice which has been followed by Queen Elisa- beth is to ask heads of state to

send - repreeentetivu.

To File Interim Report

Development

A decision to file an interim re- aport based on its findings to date was reached by the Fisheriu De- velopment Committee when they met yesterday in a full session held in the chambers of Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell, chairman.

A thorough review of a consid- erable amount of material present- ed to the committee over the past year and one-half was done by the members. Prasentfor the men were Chief Justice A. H. Needler, of the Biological Station at st. Andrews. N. B.-. Mr. John Macintosh and Mr. Eugene Gorman, committee secretary.

The material under review yes- terday was that collected at var- ious hearlngs attended by Island fishermen during different months :ll);5;.hl.! year and the latter part of

When the interim report is filed. probably in February when the committee will hold its next meet- ing, it is believed that it will make many suggestions based on the evidence given by a wide variety of speakers, especially during the spring and summer meetings... on those occasions a large number of fishermen, particularly those inter- estedcin the lobster fishing, were present to state their views on the matters of having one season for all parts of the Province. and the problem of poaching.

At a meeting held in October the Courtroom was filled to capacity and a great many of those present at the hearing expressed opinions. The reason for the iobstermen feel- ing that the present two fishing seasons, one for the North Shore, and one on the South Shore, should be left strictly alone is that they claim that though lobsters may be plentiful on one share in the spring they do not arrive on the other till the fail.

To illustrate their point fisher- men in the Tignish and Rustlco areas wanted no change in the fall season as it is laid down at pres- ent. On the other hand a fisher- man near St. Peter's Island said

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Named To New Command

By Arthur Gavahan PARIS, Dec. 16 -- lAP) - The Atlantic Allies today named Ad- miral Earl Mountbatten boss of the Mediterranean sea lanes. but left the American Sixth Feet in- dependent in that ass under U. B. Admiral Robert B. Carney.

Prodded by Prime Minister Churchill, proud of Royal Navy traditions. the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- tion acted to:

I. set up a brand new command in the Meditprrenean with the mainly defensive role of guarding the Allied lifeunea between 0lbrtl- tar And sues. I

2. Placed it initially under Mountbatten. M. a Second World War hero who is a second cousin of the Queen, but specified that he must be subordinate to the Supreme Allied Commander in lurope. U. 8. Gen. Matthew B. nidgway. .

8. Le t the U. 8. Sixth-Fleet as the naval arm of the Naples-based southern European, Command headed by Carney, who aka re- ports directly to Eldgway. The primary wartime Job of this fleet would be to support land oper- atione.

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Opposltlt-in Blasts liov't 0n Currie Report

0'I'I'AWA.' Dec. 16 -(CP)- A tense House of Commons .today heard Progressive Conservatives de- mand the resignation of Defence Minister Claxton and propose a full-scale investigation of the De- fence Department as a result of the Currie report.

Donald Fleming (PC-Toronto Eglinton) went further and sug- gested that perhaps Prlme Minis".- er St. Laurent should go,

He said earlier statements by the Prime Minister on thefts. at Pela- wawa military camp indicated his belief that the government should not be held responsible.

"Well," Mr, Fleming said. amid many interruptions, "if that is all the Prime Minister has learned about. the essence of responsible government. then it is high time he made way for somebody who does understand those elementary prin- ciples."

While attendance in the Com- mons was not great and at many times fewer than 100 members were in their seats. the chamber buzzed and rocked with cross-fire as oo- position members attacked on the basis of the report which charged "a general breakdown" in the army works service.

Cabinet Members No cabinet member spoke and they sat. silent under questioning as to why they did not speak on the report. The Prime Minister was in the chamber part of the time; circulated often among his ministers and is believed to have held a long conference with them when only one minister was in the chamber-Works Minister Fournim: George Drew, Progressive Cor.- servative leader, charged the gov- crnment with complacency and warned against any idea of "mak- ing scapegoais" of officers of the General Staff or members of the armed forces. . . . Mr. "Drew said that Mr. Claxtou. due back Saturday fro a meeting of the Nato Council in Paris, had forfeited the right to be believed in view of the assurances he has given the Commons and the revel- ations in the Currie report. Both CCF and Social groups sent spokesmen into the battle but it was the Progressive Conservatives who led the way. The report cllmaxed seven months of investigation by the George S. Currie accounting firm of Montreal. It was tabled yester- day.

Silent

Credit

Throne Speech vote

In the midst of the fray, mem- bers took time out to reject a Soc- ial Credit amendment to the throne speech by a vote of 118 to 20.

Although it amounted to a vote

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Reveal Names In Safe Theft Case

FREDERICTON. Dec. 16 -(CP) The names of three men and three women arrested by RCMP Sunday near Gagetown, N. B., after a safe- cracking incident in Nova Scotia were released today.

The names were given as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wellington Gif- fin, Ralph Allan Fabian Connolly, Thomas Archie MacDonald, Irene Ruby Kyle and Helen Virginia Mair, all of Toronto.

Three members of the Glace Bay, N. s.. police department and a" police matron arrived to escort the six to Glace Bay, where they will be arraigned on charges of breaking, entering and theft. The

.charges resulted from theft of a

sale and 37,000 to 38.000 from the Metropolitan stores in the Cape Breton town.

when arrested the six were in an Ontario-licensed car, which also,is being takent to Glace Bay. Some of the stolen money has been reported recovered.