TIIIPHONI1506 uijg I g ' Buyer meets seller with Ouch dicn Want Ads. Dial I506 ask for classified Id taker, for quick results. WEATHER Cloudy with intermittent min beginning in the afternoon; warmer. Low-high of Cher- loffofown 45 and 65. ("Cover-s. Edward Island Like The Dew" WN. CANADA. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1956 K,u,hd,,y mum CONSECUTIVE VICTORY FOR LIBERALS Samlng Smallwoodls Government 18 PAGES 1,300 DELEGATES alts sxrscrsn I Oiiayva Picked For Dec. A . Al Cominform I Conservative Convention LONDQN (AP)-Russia's Jlikita s, Khrughchqv was reported Tues- day night to have asked President Tito of Yugoslavia to loin - new OTTAWA (CP) - Progressive Conservatives from across the country-some 1.300 or more-will Irhet in Ottawa during the week of Dec. 10 to choose a new party leader and hammer out a plat- fonnfor the next federal election. This was decided Tuesday at a closed meeting of the party as- Iociatlon's national executive. The convention. which will name the successor to Hon. George Drew, will be held in the Colisc um. an arena-like building on the grounds of the Central Canada Exhibition which housed Liberal and Conservative conventions in 1910. Mr. Drew. who resigned 12 days ago because of ill health. Was named leader there eisht yew! ago. A few hours before Ottawa was chosen, the city's board of control voted 2 to l against tendering an invitation for the convention to be held here. Mayor Charlotte Whit- ton. a prominent Conservative member, cast the deciding vote. Winnipeg had tendered an invita- lion. -CHOICE NOT CHANGED The party executive rueellnb I" tended by some 50 of its mull- bers..decided that the olco 0! voting delegates for the conven- tion will be on the same basil II in 1948. That would produce a maximum of L475 delegates. Part! l0ll!'c9' said 1.800 or more are CXPGCW1 In 1948. I total of 1.7-41 V01" W9" cast for the ieadcrshlm Most of the votlnx Ilwllllll Will be chosen so the basic level of party organization-bl! C0IW9l'Y4' tive associations in the constitu- encies. Each ridinl Gill 1'3""? three voting delegates and three memggegg with the exception of Halifax and Queens. P.E.I.. which have two Commons members and can send six delesaiel End ll! 3' tcrnates to the convention. Thai would make a maximum 796 rid lng delegates. IPEID ESSENTIAL Party members said speed is es- sential in choosing a leader in view of the nearness of the next session of Parliament. which '.ilt- eiy will start in January, and the fast-approaching federal election expected next June. The field of leadership candi- dates remained bare of declared contestants. But it was reported that George Hees. to-year-old Commons mem- ber for Toronto Broadview who has been prominently mentioned as one of four possible candidates. might drop out of the race and give his support to John Dlefen- baker. Saskatchewan lawyer and MP for Prince Albert. i CONVENTION ON TV The coming convention will be the first in Canada to be held be- fore television cameras, Canadian television didn't start until i951. CRASH WITH REBELS NEW DELHI (AP-Press dis- patches Tuesday reported new clashes between Indian troops and rebellious Naga -trlbesmen near the Burmese frontier. Casualties were described as heavy. The re- ports said the action took place during the last few days at sid- huma village near Ghaspani in the south Angaml region. The Nags hills tribesmen demand an inde- pendent Nagalsnd. Word was recleved from Ottawa yesterday by Neil A. Matbesonn M.P. that the contract for the bull- ding of the officers residence for the R.C.M.P. here has been award- ed the County Construction Com- pany. The contract price is Sill.- no ' 530,410 Contract For R.C.M.P. - Officers Residence Awarded ed on a lot located at the corner Asks Review Of . Defence OTTAWA (CF) - Maj.-Gen. G. R. Pearkes. VC, called Tucs- di day for a thorough review of the top administration in the defence department. The Progressive Conservative spokesman on military affairs said -.ii..:.:-3"'i:.'.;l::..'”n.'tl:"t.?r overha sta tiled. Under the present system. the chief of each of the three armed services is Individually responsible to the civilian defence minister. There is a chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee but he has no defined responsibility. Gen. Pearltes. a regular soldier in both world wars. suggested there be an overall chief of the services who would be the minis- ter's chief adviser or that the three chiefs be responsible for co- ordlnatlns policy to Present to the minister. SOMETHING WRONG The Conservative member for Esqulmalt - Saanich said recent statements by Lt.-Gen. Guy Sim- ondl. former army chief of staff, and Ma).-Gan. W. H. 8. Macklln, Dept GO.-Pearkea also said'the do- Eica department would help solve its manpower in by altruis- atlng the duplica on which. he contended. exists in the services. (Strength of the armed forces is less than 1is.ooo. its lowest in two years.) "The tail we had during the Sec- ond Wonid War was too big and this has canted over into peaco- time." the general said. (In service parlance. "tall" rs- fers to headquarters and adminis- trative staff as against front-line. combat troops.) ' rt. Peal-kes said 'many dupli- cated lobs can be eliminated in such branches as,-supply. service police and the chaplain. intelli- gence and medical services. Un- der the present system. the navy, army and air force each has its own services in these fields and others. Virginia 3. Jaaperl. 83- ear-old children's nurse. will be hharged with two counts of manslaughter, comlaform - type association of European,0oiftmunlst countries. lav representatives have let it be known uni this was a main pur- pose. of the Soviet Communist party cater. surprise visit with Tito at his mouth. received a neilflve " Perhaps in . conclusive response from .Tim. 1 has had the effect of underminina soyiet leadership in East Europe IMPRESSED WITH ISSUES . chcv in tha'Brionl talks were re- ueg and dangers that could arise The new residence will be erect- ' state's attorney Abraham s. Ull- 3 man said Tuesday after a coro-l wen". diplomats Illd Yugos- Brlonl retreat last Khrushchev was said to have Tito'g independence in the DESI The issues raised by Khrush- portcd to have centred on difficul- ln East Europe - presumably along the'llncs of the bread riots at Poznan, Poland in June- through the more liberal policies) that have followed the Krcmlin's downgrading of Stalin. Tito was said to have bccn sul- flclently impressed with the im-. portance of these issues to agrccl to fly with. Khrushchev at once in the Soviet Union. Tito is there. now, in daily conference with the, rulers of Russia and possibly ill!) satellite countries. It was assumed in londnn ihal: the association would lnV0lV0l Elected In Newfoundland Members Elected By THE CANADIAN PRESS Following is The Canadian Press list by parties of mi-mbcrs elected in Newfoundland: ix-mcrnix-r of last legislature) LIBERAL Fogo - xlsaac hirm-r zaccl). unchanged.- Labrador South-Gcorge Sellars (accl). unchanged. Pjacentla West-xP. J. Canning (accl), unchanged. Carboncan - Bay de Verde - George W. Clarke. unchanged. Gander--B. J. Abbott, new seat. Placentia East-xG. J, Power, unchanged. Bell Island-J. D, OlDriscoll, gain from PC Bonavista South-Uriah Strick- land. unchanged. . . Burln-Eric Jones, unchanged. Humber East - John Forsey, new seat. Humber Westrxcharies lam. unchanged. Burgco - Lapolle - John Cheescman, unchanged Trinity Southexs. J. I-Ieiferlon. Bal- T. of Crestwood Drive and Admiral game system of consultation unchanged. . 8!. and will be of modern design. among the ruling Communist par- Tflnliy N0"-ll - Arthur Mlfflln. Work (I the building will be stlI'l- ties of the Soviet Union. Yugns- unchanged: ed immediately trailer the super lavla. and the East European sat- Grand l-alis-xE. 3. Spencer. ylslon of the Federal Department gllites e Poland. Czcchoslovakia. unchanged. of Public Wltl. i mm!”-y. Romnnia and gulgarm. White Bay South-xF. W. Rowe. The old cornlnform. dissolved unlchanigleda 1 . 4 . I list year. also included the Com- chaflgg;-'" '”xMy 9' Mll"”" '"" chIldPOlI 8 NH"! snunlst parties of FY3153 taly. Tour 19. .. Cimrggd "n Genn”, '1"! Br n' Harbour Grace - Claude A. t Sf ,,, rd. L NEW HAVEN. Conn. (AP)- Port de Grave - Llewellyn Leona old. .1: ill. p . The coroner hlarneda Miss Jasp- ,or's "uncontrolled fits of temper" for the baby deaths. lie noted "it would not have taken a great deal" of effort by the nurse, a "very robust" woman six feet tall and weighing no pounds, to in- met the fatal injuries. SAUSAGE IOAKID MONTREAL (CP)-A transport tnrck went out of control, struck a lamp post, and overturned in suburban Tetreaultville Tuesday. Damage was the cargo-lo tons of ham ans sausage soaked and spoiled by drlpplngs from s quan- tity of level water. also in the load. . N. Y. Stock Prices Toke Shqrp Uplurn NEW YORK (AP)-'-The stock -5 if 2 gs lHees May Put Aside Ambition lTo 'SupporiJohn Diefenbaker OTTAWA (GP) -- George it may set aside his E ins ms-on Toronto Eglinton. to the No. 1 spot in the ie 3' 3-fill? l is unchanged. ner's Ending hold the woman White Bay North-C. Maxwell 4 ' - responsible for the Lane. new seat. deaths two infants. Total 2.1 cm; Jam .1, can-igan, fa lonavista--North-xJ. R. lrnall- his il&ll-hsiduthat.-Miss Jupera wnodt.u;chIlIl9d,, AANM. ' ACCLAMATION P. C. leader Malcolm llollettt. 62. was returned by acclamation in the Newfoundland election. A llhod es Scholar, he has been a magis- trate and liewspaper man. He was w party leader in 1953. .m.....m..MM....agggMgg CONSCRIPTION PLANS BONN (AP) - West Germany will start screening youths for compulsory military service this month. defence ministry officials said Tuesday. The first draft call for one-year of training is planned for April 1, 1967. An estimated 100.000 youths will be drafted next year. Strange. unchanged. g "ort au Porte-Steve K. Smith, new seat. Twlllingaieexlleslie E. Curtis. ins-rb.o'-nr. We .- . . 19....hslk.cr-2n- Fortune Bay-llermltago-xllohn It. Courage, unchanged. Harbour Main-xP, J. Lewis, unchanged: Matthew Wheian. new seat. st. George's-xwllliam Keough. unchanged. Grcrn Bay-W. R. Smallwond. unchanged. Labrador North - Eal Winsor, new scat. St. John's North - George M. Nightingale, new seat. st. Mary's-James M. McGrath. new seat. Total 32 PROG. CON. St. John's West-xMalcolm Hoi- lett iaccl). unchanged. St. John's Centre-A. M. Duffy unchanged. St. John's East - xtiames I). Higgins, unchanged. PREMIER SMALLWOOD Smcillwood Says Not Surprised i At The Extent Of His Victory ST. JOHN'S. Nfld. iCP)-l're- mier Joseph Smallwood said Tues- day night he is "not surprised" his election victory was a "land- slide.'5 The 56-year-old Liberal leader said: ''I had expected to get 28 or 32 of the 36 seats. and it looks like that is the way it will be." He also said he was not sur- mised "thai.gthc CCF did literally nothing." Opposition leader Malcolm Hol- lett. himself returned by acciama- tion. said there was a trend away from the Liberals in industrial . areas. "This election has shown Traffic Up At Wood Islands In September Trafllcifigures for the month of September on the Wood Island- Caribou ferry service. released yes terday by Northumberiand Ferries. show an increase over the corres- ponding month of last year. Passengers increased 359, autos ' 254 and trucks 98 The totals were (1955 in bracket ): Passengers, st. John's South - x.W. J. Browne, unchanged. Totald Party Standing Nfld CP Final Party Standing Elected ' 12,159 ill,800l; Autos 3.601 (8.347); Trucks 885 (787). The May - September figures show a decrease in all three class- ifications; Passengers 67.563 (70.- um; Autos l9,064 (19,182): Trucks 4.365 H.583). Decrease. Passengers 2.665; Autos llii: Trucks 218. BIG IMPROVEMENT Canada had 189 cases of diph- theria. with 15 deaths. in 15155. compared with 2,801 cases and 287 Is Fifth Provincial Premier To Be Re-elected This Year ST. .if)ll.V"S. Nfld. iCP)ePrve- .miu- Just-ph Smallwood's Liberal government was returned to office, TuesiiB.V in the third provincial: election since Confederation in" 1949, 1 Progruxxive Conservative leaderl Malcolm llollcttt conceded the elec- tion at 9:55 pm. NST, less than two hours after polls closed. .third victory at the helm of the Liberal party since Newfoundland became ('anada's 10th province. Mr. Smallwood. credited with most singlehandcdly, led the Lib- ; erals to victory in 1949 and again . in 1951. FOUR MINISTERS RETURNED Four cabinet ministers were among those re-elected in early returns. Municipal Affairs Minister S. J. llefferton and Fisheries Minister John T. Checseman. a recent ap- pointee. were reelected in quick succession. They were followed by Finance Minister G. J. Power and Welfare Minister.B. J. Abbott, an. other recent cabinet appointment. Mr. I-lnlleit was returned by jg. clamation. Mr. Smaliwood was the fifth pm vinclal premier to lead his gov- ernment back to power in elections this year. New Brunswick. Qua. bee and Saskatchewan voted 1. June and British Columbia last me the people are beginning to think. I am sure of different re- sults in the future." Samuel Drover. leading the CC! for the first time in Newfound- land. and a defeated candidate.i said "the CCF wag a new party, and didn't have the funds to fight: pmonth. sixth election will be iheld in Nova Scoiia Oct. 8). The Liberals also took the for. . me!” Progressive Conservhtive rid. fl"? 0' Bell island. There J. D. 0lDriscoli unseatcd veteran D. 1, It was the 56-year-old premiers bringing about Confederation al-- vote was the lowest since Conf eraliun. Some voters apparnmi were confused by changes in dl. tricts under the Redistribution A of 1955. "BEST EIGHT YEARS" Liberals based their ambal ion the claim that their " ihad brought Newfoundland 1” ibest eight years yet” with eipen ditures totalling nearly ssooooo. 000 on roads. education. health welfare and loans to industrle and the fishery.' In the Liberal manifesto) MI Smallwood pledged himself xi elected to work for greater ill: provements in the same field plus a new electricity program.- Progressive Conservatives us oer 62-year-old Mr. Build pledged efforts along similar lines Their platform also promised N peal of the three-per cent sale tax of food. revival of the coasts fleet they say the Liberals-scui tied. and repeal of "an act the permits the government to rd cruit civil servants as election candidates. They said the government's rec ord has been one of waste at inefficiency and asked for "4 chance to clean up the mess." Mr. Bmallwood. a five-foot-in ball of unpredictable energy. at tacked himself during the can pain for "making the mlataha of impatience and trusting it wrong people." He was oppose in Bonavista North by Paul Thou of the CCF. Mr. Srnallwood predicted befw tho election that his 35 candidate wouldwinmorethanliofthgl seats at stake. - i p at man. aacx Education Minister- Jaclrman. F. W. ousted CCF leader low. N... . ....,.V.s,..,,,. , ...... V. ,q-,qvo,- .g osrenrso CCF laadcr Samuel Drover. 45. was defeated in yesterday's New- foundland eiection. A former school deaths in 1942.. teacher and policeman. be split with the Liberals in 1954. 4...... J .. ..-.1..- The first of eight new 3,.” went to the Liberals when John Fl-"'59! was elected in Humbu- West. a Corner Brook riding. Labor Mini t Charles Balieln and Works Minister E. S, spgncgp were other members of the Small- mm cabinet in the 're-elected s . NAME as MEMBERS in 1949 the Liberals got 23 seats "id 55-5 Per cent of the 167,556 votes cast. Progressive coaaerv. atives won five seats and Inde- pendents one. In 1951 Liberals captured as seats and Progressive Conurv. atives five. Liberals took 68.7 per cent of the 130.252 votes cast that time. Progressive Conger-vgfjveg 34.5 per cent. Legislature standing at dissolu- tion last month was: Liberals 17. Progressive Conservatives four. CCF one. vacant six. Five Liberals and one Progres- sive Conservative resigned. Sam- uel Drover, present leader of the CCF. brought the party its only seatewhite Bay-when he left. Liherai ranks in 1954. i Redistribution in 1955 increased representation from 28 to 38 seats.l vormo snow A total of l89.240 vnlers regis- tered for Tuesday's election. On. the basis of a.l955 count New-l foundlantfs population is 415,000.! The Popular vote was DI per; cent in 1949. 74 per cent in l95l.i However in Tuesday: election- Progrcsslvo Conservative leader! Malcolm Holiclt and Mr. Small-l wood mo one of their chief dlf-l flcultiea was getting voters to thel ls. Weather was poor. Rain fell al- most continuously in southern ind eastern Newfoundland and show- ars in the western and northern areas during the I a.m. to 0 p.m. polling hours. The early turnout was slow. lame poll clerks said the foreman the election. Next time when the V p v whit s'm"'l'D"”' ml" "5" '35 Nd?” W ll people know more about us we'll ' 1)e,:,v,:.n Jump; 51:: """"”"”'”""'l '"k8in1g64Io maths only iossutu-sasntiamissiesa ' fie: l' 9 "4 leliIla- fast. A-fa-mar scholndi 9 more of the 2 seats tasted. ” A total of W candidates -its nominated. as Liberals. 8 Pa greaslve Consqvatives. I0 0011 three Independents and use - pendent Liberal. Four won seats by acclansr tfon: Mr. llollett. the Progressive Conservative leader. and tires Liberals-Isaac Mercer. (Pogo). P. J. Canning (Placentla West! both members of the last house. and newcomer George Bell v (Labrador South). The CCF contested its first New- foundland election under Isadore ship of 45-yearold Samuel Drover. He ran in White Bay South against Liberal Education Minis- tu F. W. Rowe. Sharp Blast Al ishkov In Soviet Paper MOSCOW (AP)-A. A. Ishko head of the ministry for the fis lng industry, was criticised Tue day by the powerful literary G sells: for his fish production po cies. It hinted that he and h sides ought to be removed. in one of the strongest attacks ever published against a member of the Bulganin government. the Gasette accused him of fllli market quotas by stripping fl preserves "at the expense of fn lure generations." The article all the ministry po- iicy of filling quotas threatened to leave the Axov sea as barren M the desert. .- fshkov was a recent visit g Canada and toured fisheries ' both coasts. BLACKPOOL. Eng. (Reuters)- Aneurln Bevan. who ll months ago was pearly expelled from the Labor arty. Tuesday climbed Bevan Back In Key Position in Labor Party Organization a K? I