i h. It. I MORE I'll KORE i WHICH no ‘ MG 8 a v an“ Cl'lvn ourth wruuovas Icelankq. { cm. I Wayl- g unnum- I i I CARDIGAN l Roomsm; l UK Threatens ReprisaIs m 12y DAVID MASON p_ . (AP) — Britai notice Monday night thatnshielmlgg take economic reprisals against me European common market if the six member countries refuse w agree to a broader free trade area. The blunt BritiSh statement brought angry retorts from the six countries. They expressed dc- tenmination to proceed with their plan to start the common market area Jan. I. WON’T TOLERATE THREATS The statement by Sir David mics, president of the British board of trade. came on tl‘. heels of his earlier proposal to match me trade liberalization measures of trhe common market as a stop- gap. The common market part. ners had told Britain to put this —\ KEITH CARMICHAEL LTD. PLUMBING and HEATING AUTHORIZED DELAVAI HOUSEHOLD and FARM EQUIPMENT DE ALER O McCulloch Chai O Scott-Atwater n saws Outboards 0 Bolens Garden Equipment DIAL 6423 Belvedere Cornel Central Royalty Charlottetown OH . h , , . swig writing and it would be iczreiéch Foreign Minister Maur- “ V ouye de Murville said- fFrance Will not negc‘iate in an. way under threats." y fBillie blangry exchange deepened LY tat the common market ' eaty might lead to a trade war among the non-Communist coun— tries of Western Europe. In Common Market Issue With almost unanimous agree- ment that some sort (7 nTulti- lateral association is needed to serve as a framework of continu- ing” co-operation between “the SDI. and “the eleven." But the Irriéglstterts) bleigan disagreeing over i o ' ui u I ' DRAMATIC 015E115? frame“ ork' Eccles, with the broad support and the Evelux co ' _ untries grum, The Netherla embo-urg make u nds and LUX- market area. 9311 Powers make Up Organization for Euro nomic Co-operation. wh: offered some discri proposals unacceptable. of Sweden. Norway and Portugal. 1:3 catme up with what, in eco- c e r In 5. dramatic offer. amounted to a It was that Brit' would be ready to match any tradinlg con- ceSSIon, in cutting tariffs or ‘atéostmg limports, that “the six" re ma in , b v - wavy lbaSis. g ut only on a two “The six” then went into con ference: but it was clear that they could not imediately agree on. accepting or rejectinia the British proposal. a At that Eccles warned: “In this case Britain must retain her right to take defensive action to protect her trade." Delegates later gave the im- prcssmn that there is likely to be a new meeting of OEEC minis- tors in several days to consider the next steps. The French, Germans, Italians of Be]. p the common These six plus 11 other Europ the larger pean Eco- . . Rh ‘ . Sidering the rival plans. 18 con The common market six had proposals de '0 to reduce the possibility 0:15:21: net mination against countries members of the c0mmon market. Britain and the other non~memiber countries found the The OEEIC conference began Santa says “The man of the house will go for Thelcffice of Canadian high commissioner in London, Eng— land, was created in 1880. these Gift Items from Rogers” Stanley Electric Tools Disston Saws Stanley Hand Tools Eveready Flashlights batteries. C. C. M. Skates and Sticks Savage Guns . C. I. L. Ammunition The ROGERS HARDWARE Co. Ltd. WHOLESALE & RETAIL 137 Queen St. Dial, 8591 . . C . . and . . ordinary m throat MONTREAL (Cli’l ~ The ice breakers d'Ibcrville and Ernest Lapointe. forced to halt opera- lions when a blinding snow storm hit the St. Lawrence lowlands. late Monday resumed the battle to clear a passage through the ice for ocean freighters trapped near Montreal. A dozen ships were imprisoned in the ice below Montreal and an- other 17 waited in Montreal liar- bor for the two icebreakers to make possible a dash to the navi- gable waters of the Atlantic, 800 miles away. Eleven of the vessels were helpless in ice off Lanoraie, about 25 1miles downriver from Mont- rea . FORCED DROP ANCHOR The snowfall Monday forced the icebreakers to drop anchor when visibility became so poor that the river banks could not be seen from the channel. Late Monday they were work- ing in the vicinity of the Sorel is- lands, about 50 miles northeast of Montreal. where ice has been pil- ing up in the narrow passages between the islands. “A large span of ice has let go on the south side." a harbor of- ficial in Montreal said. "and that‘s what they're working at right now.” Stopped at Trois-Rivieres, 90 miles downstream from Montreal. were the British Selkirk» Norc and the Consuelo. The Elimarie, trapped Sunday by ice near th'. Sorel islands. was rt_ rted moi. in; again on its way to Trois—Riy ieres. Meanwhile three ships, escorted by the icebreaker Montcalm, left Quebec city downrivc for the Gulf of St. Lawrence and com- parative smooth sailing on the MOVING! LONG DISTANCE FURNITURE MOVING ETC. AGENTS ALLIED VAN LINES JENKINS TRANSFER . emu-lay... ram-imm— Gillette Glllom Christmas Glfl So! « -- . O A complete shaving outfit for ' I any man. 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They were the Liberian fi'cizli- ter Zephyr and two German ves- zegltsfi the Transcrie and the Ma- Elbe nutrition “Covers Prince Edward Island Lille 7713 Dow” WEATHER NO WORSE SECOND SECTION Weather conditions all along the channel were “no better. no worse.“ an otficial said. “For a while we thought the snow this morning would cause real trouble. but it's cleared now and temperatures are s‘ill below freezing. “What we need is a real thaw." Five canal freighters and two German vessels—the Transmich- igan‘ and Transontario — were making’ slow and steady progress through the locks cf tic Lachine canaL The Wyatt. Prescodoc and the l’erseverence Bay w. all wait- inlg in Montreal harbor after suc- cessfully battling icy lock condi- tions Sunday with the help of 8 ONE locomotive and several tow- trucks. Move New Ship Ahead Of Ice HALIFAX lCP) —— The news new destroyer-escort Gatineau is being moved out of Lauzon. Que, to beat the winter freeze-up in the St. Lawrence River, shipyard of- ficials here report. The G a t i n e a u- built and launched at the Davie Shipyards at Lauzon, is being towed to Halifax by the Foundation Mari- tibes Limited tug Vigilan‘i. Neither tng company nor ship~ yard officials would estimate when the ship would arrive here. A shipyard spokesman said river ice has already delayed their passage. Commissioning of the destroyer by the navy is expected some- time this winter after the ship completes trials stated in the St. Lawrence. REAR-ADMIRAL’S SON SHOWS TALENT- THE mosr ENSATIONAL BARGAINS EVER ATHRED uAnEA our ROOF! Ioin the Crowds Daily and Enjoy the Tremendous Savings at this GREAT SALE! New Bargains put out Daily - - - COME SAVE! NEW CHRISTMAS STOCKS ARRIVINC DAILY! TII GREAT GEORGE STREET BOYS’ CAR COAT Regular 12.95 7 _ I MEN’S EIDERDOWN BATH ROBES' Regular 7.95 ° 4 I MEN’S BROADCLO'I‘II PYJAMAS 3.00 To 4.95 MEN’S LINED DRESS 2.49_3.49 To 3.95 \ MEN’S DOESKIN SPORT SHIRT Reg. 2.50, l BOYS' FLANNELETTE AND PYSADMTAS 1.97-2.“ o 3.50 MEN’S DIAMOND DRESS SOX SWEATERS MEN’S ALL WOOL GLOVES 9 C STORE HOURS OPEN EACH EVENING . TILL CHRISTMAS BUY. .2 i i \ GREEN SUBIIR MEN Black, Blue, Grey, Checks. To 24.5‘.‘ ‘ 14.95 BIS SALE CONTINUES FROM NEW TILL CHRISTMAS ’ LADIES’ WINTER COATS VALUES TO 49.50 — SALE 19.47 to 24.47 fl Just Arrived—LADIES’ PARTY DRESSES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. NEWEST STYLES. PRICED FROM 6.95 to 19.95 — NEW Housecoats In Nylon. Flannel or Corduroy. Priced from 7.95 to 14.95. 10% OFF — THIS IS JUST A PARTIAL LIST OF THE III'NDREDS OF ITEMS AT THIS GREAT SALE GOING AT A GREAT SAVING TO YOU FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON! :t- CH. LIE. CHARLOTTETOW ARRIVING DAILY—LADIES' . ’S BAN COAT Slips & Half Slips 1.00 to 3.95 _ LADIES’ RAYON 0R NYLON PANTIES PLAIN 0R FANCY TRIM. 59c to 1.95 ARGAINSITHOUT EQUAL ANYWHERE VALUES T0 99.50 —- LADIES’ Borg Coats & Jackets 44-50 to 59.50 New Shipment of PULLOVEB or CARDIGAN STYLE SWEATERS in Wool. Orlon a_nd Bunion—all sizes 2.95 to 7.95 Children‘s Sleepers and Flannelette PYJAMAS 1.49 to 2.95 GIRLS' CAR COATS VALUES TO SSS—SPECIAL SALE 5.00 LADIES’ STRIDES VALUES T0 SSS—SALE 2.87 to 3.87, LADIES’ SKIRTS IN PLAIN OR TWEED VALUES TO 8.95 — SALE- 3.97 CHILDREN’S Snow Suits 2. to 6x. VALLES T0 SSS—SALE 4.97 FOR CHRISTMAS AT BIG SAVINGS! Charlottetown, Tues, Doc. 16, 1958 11 William Pullen. elg‘ht-year-old son of Rear-Admiral HF. Pullen. Flag Officer Atlantic Coast and a gunnery specialist. draws a beed with a three-inch. 50 calibre gun at an imaginary target. Lead- ing Seaman Raymond Lawrence. of Fredericton. N.B.. a gunnery armourer in HMCS Restigouchc, gives him discreet coaching. For- ty students of the newly-formed Halifax Grammar School for boys were touring the ultra-modern destroyer escort at Halifax when the photo was taken. (National Defence Photo) Strike Looms At Westinghouse HAMILTON (CPL—The United Electrical Workers of America moved Monday to call a strike vote in their contract dispute with Canadian Westinghouse. The union announced that tho oo-ordinating committee of six Westinghouse locals recom- mended holding strike votes in Hamilton. London and Toronto. Largest of the groups is Local 504. representing nearly 4,000 employees of three Westinghouse plants in Hamilton. The locals’ own policy committees will de- cide when and how the vote will be conducted. The central committee recom- mendations also .affect 20 mem- bers of Local 547 at the com- pany‘s apparatus service division here. who have already autho- rized their executive to call a strike vote; 105 members at the Toronto plant and 180 in London. Conciliation boards have al- ready sat in these four disputes. but have not yet made reports. In its pattern-setting Hamilton talks. the union has asked for s l 31 cent an hour package. Of this, '20 cents is for wages and 11 for welfare and the establishment of an supplementary unemployment benefit plan. The present base rate is $1.61 an hour. CHURCH PIONEER Rev. John Cook, Scottish-born clergyman who died in 1892. was the first moderator of the Pres- byterian Church in Canada. 1 l BEDEQUE Mrs. Judson Blackmore of Be- deque had the misfortune to fall on the slippery street recently, and although an X-ray did not re veal any serious injury she got a bad shaking-up. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood- side, Clinton. paid a brief visit. here on Thursday afternoon. De- cember l'lth. On Sunday moring. December 7th. Rev. G.A. Cowper-Smith de- livered an impressive address based on Hebrews 4.12 “The word of God is living and powenful". Special consideration was given to the work being carried on by ‘ the British and Foreign Bible -' Society. W‘hile showing that splendid progress has been made. he urged that much more needs to be done. The Bedeque branch of the society has taken an active interest in the work for many years. There are sev- I oral “life memberships" in this , 1 ama of the society. The annual Sunday School con- cert of the Bedeque United Church was held in the Church 'hall on Wednesday evening De- cember 10th. There was a large attendance. Arthur Murray the assistant superintendent, presid- ed. Mrs. Edna Jenkins was in charge of the musical part of the programme. The pupils of the different classes had a part in the splendid programme. Spe- cial numbers on programme in- cluded a well-rendered solo by Miss Ann Leard. and the sen- ion choir. which is under the .‘ leadership of Mrs. ltlna Jenk— ins gave a fine seiec‘gcn. 'i he children were then. treated to candy and fruit.