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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1950

TST WINTER STORM HITS POWER, COMMUNICATION LINES

Canadian Battalion II:-andsl at Pusan, Korea

Efaiit Battleshipis Guns Aid Allies On Beachhead

Albert Jo-hn Aiiihei-ton. 2.2-year-old railway telegraph operator, said

his failure to comply with rail- way regulations in transmission of train orders resulted in the Nov. 21 Canoe River train wreck which caused the death of 21 per- son; and injured scores of others. The adznission came during the board of lransiporit commissioners inquiry at Edmonton. Alberta. in- to the head-on collision between a troop train and a. qaassenger train. The crash occurred on a ffloliillain curve on the Canadian Naticnal Rai-l'way's main line throizgh the Rocky Mountains in northern British Columbia, 312 miles west of Edmonton.

Coming Events

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"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo studio. Charlottetown.

"Christmas Concert and Dance. Green Bay School, December 20th.

"Reseric Dec. 20th Christmas concert :n Donagh School.

"('hristnias Concert. Suffolk lctiocl. Tliursday. December 21st.

"linmpton Christmas Concert. Vtfednosday. December 20th.

"Cliristmas Concert. December 10111. 19.30. in spring Brook Hall.

"Christmas concert. hall. December 22nd.

Victoria

"Kingston school Concert, Dec- Imlicr goth.

"Dance at Gordon Lodge. can-

t Iellcd until further notice.

"C-t'iliam's Road school Con- cert. Thursday. December 21st.

"Stancliel School Concert. Dec- Qnhcr 20th.

"Clirlstinas Concert. Vernon Hall. December 19th, 8 P. M.

"Fiilrvlew Christmas Concert. Tuesday, December 19th. 8 o'clock.

"Diinslaffnage School Concert, M3-1'.-hrftcld Hall. Thursday. Decem- her Elsi at 8:15 PM.

"Nm'tli Wllishlrp uoiicert in North Wiltshlrc Hall. Thursday. D90 21. Programme begins 7.45.

"will not be buying timothy Md after December 000:. Me- Glltiian dz Boyle.

"Reserve Decemt r alst for Fredericton School Concert in

eiierlcton Hall.

"Cleaning and Buying Timothy 5 UP until December 22nd. John lrd. Crapaud.

"Murray Harbour Nomi run. qumlnls Concert, Thursday. December 21st. c

"Chrititmas Concert and Dance,

in gale school. Friday. Decem-

"sge. "City Across the River" "5 'Cody of pony lxpreaa" at .PD&na1d Bros. Theatre tonight.

"nu: Charlottetown Mala M370! and at guest artists in all Hall. ediseaday. December

hzg 3 o'clock. Admission soc

”Elmwood school mildly. ncocinocr mi.

on ”"'t nuheserve December wilt for ” deiit Christmas Concert. sale

&:”0- If not due. followinl

Concert.

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TOKYO. Dec. 10 -(Tuesday) - (AP)-United States lnfantrymen fought ferociously all day Monday and far into the night to contain fresh North Korean and Chinese Communist forces attempting to break through the contracting Hungnam perimeter in Northeast Korea.

Off shore. the mighty battleship Missouri added the heavy power of her nine 16-inch and 20 five-inch guns to the defence. The heavy cruisers St. Paul and Rochester and a host of destroyers already were hurling constant streams of fiery metal into enemy positions ringing the beachhead.

A U. S. 10th Corps spokesman identified a "very aggressive" North Korean regiment as spear- heading the Red attempt to drive the last remaining United Nations forces in Northeast Korea into the sea. Previously only Chinese troops have hpposz-cl United Nat- ions foreaa along the perimeter.

An estimated 100.000 Chinese are taklni: part in the drive. with at least one fourth of this force committed to the I-Iungnam plain.

The 10th Corps spokesman said "The right flank is the only place where the danger flag is flying right now." U. S. 3rd Division in- fantrymen held firm there in their frozen fox holes.

The spokesman confirmed that so far the Chinese had been un-

able to burst through the line curtained by naval gunfire and strafing planes.

Missouri Dig Help

Bringing up themlssouri. might- iest warship afloat. was the equiv- alent of adding eight destroyers and nine railway guns to the fire- power already shielding Hunizrram. Her guns have a. range of well over 20 miles.

AP. correspondent Tom Lambert. also at Hungnam. said U. S. 7th Division lines on the left flank of the perimeter had a day of quiet Monday.

On the left flank and to the west; toward bumlrag Hamhung the Reds were pinned down by the navy bombardment.

Thus far the big Red force has been unable to bring artillery into play. Air reconnaissance reported Monday night that only one Red field piece had been sighted west of liamhung. Carrier pilots swoop- ing over the same area. also re- ported numerous Red supply and troops movements.

Satisfied

The man in charge of Allied op- erations in Northeastern Korea was well satisfied.

"Things are going just the way we planned them on the Hungnam heachhead." said Maj.-Gen. Ed- ward A. Almond. commander of the loih Corps.

Hungnam itself. a busy manu- facturing centre before the war and site of a sprawling fertilizer plant. was a tangle of wreckage. correspondent srwinton said.

"Sunday School Concert. Harts- ville Hall. Wednesday. Dec. 20.

Commander

"Reserve December 20th for Springfield Christmas Concert. Starting at 8 P. M. Sale of candy.

"Concert and Dance, Grandvlew l-fall. December 2151. Curtain 8 P. M.

"Collecting Hogs by truck for Canada Packers every Thursday beginning November 16 Phone 2'!- 121 Hunter River liioiianga. D. L Maobewell.

"Don't forget. Hampshire Christmas Concert. rriday. Decem- ber 22nd.

"Come to Christmas Concert in Bradnlbane Hall. December 21st. at, 0.16 P. M.

"We will not be receiving any livestock at our pens, Railway Wharf after 11 o'clock Thursday morning. December 21st. until Tuesday. December 3th. swift Canadian Company Limmd.

"sea Clenaladale school Con- cert in Tracadlo I-fall, Wednesday. December 30th.

"York Christmas Concert. Pri- day. December 2211!. at 0 P. M.

"000 Santa Claus. -'i011y'I. . Thursday 2 to 3:!) P. M. Watch for Paul's sound Car.

"Harrington "School Concert in the Hall, Thursday. December 31st. 0 P. M.

"Kinkora -Christmas Concert. Thiirsday. December 21st at I PM-

”OhfiltntI0 Concert. NQIII Bodequo. December 20th.

uepringvale School Colco-rt. Thursday. December flat. at 0

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Transport And Stores Already There

By Bill Boss Canadian Press staff writer PUSAN. Korea, Dec. 19 -

(Tuesday) - (CP) -The 2nd Bat- talion of the Princess Patrlcia's Canadian Light Infantry. Can- ada's contribution to United Nat- ions forces in Korea. landed at Pusan today.

It was indicated Lt.-Col. J. M. Stone. battalion commander, would go north at the earliest opportun- ity to see Lt.-Gen. Walker. com- mander of the Eighth Anny fight- ing in Western Korea, to reach a firm understanding on the status of the Canadian troops. The Fat- ricias have yet to undergo their final training for battle.

The battalion. which left. Seattle Nov. 26 aboard the troopship Pvt. Joe P. Martinez. called on route at Honolulu and Kobe. Japan. where they put in Saturday.

Their first mall since leaving North America was waiting for the

men.

Unloading of the bst:tallon's equipment began immediately. Bulk of the transport and stores had arrived 24 hours earlier aboard the as. Manderson victory. and had already been unloaded and put in readiness for the unit's instant use.

Delayed By Gale

Arrival of the Martinez was de- layed more than 12 hours by a gale in the straits between Horr- sl-iu and Kyushu; Islands. where the ship's master decided to heave to rather than take the transport through the narrow channel at night.

The Patricliis were given a per- functory welcome by local author- ities at this chill and desolate port. They dined aboard the Martinez andlin the evening darkness mov- ed to a tented blvouac on a. nearby island.

The unit's advance party. head- ed by Capt. Andy Foulds of Van- couver. was waiting on the dock to welcome the battalion while near- by the hands of the south Korean army and navy played martial airs.

Expressionless Korean school girls lined up on the pier mechanically waved homemade Canadian flags. Two carried bouquets-one for Cal. Stone and one for the ship's master.

Col. stone left the Martinez briefly to be greeted by the Mayor and to receive the flowers while the bands played "O Canada." Then he returned to the ship to discuss dobarkaiion orders.

Two schoolhouses, previously re- ported tsken over again for Unit- ed states forces after being designated for the Canadians' use. will in fact. be occupied by the Canadians and used for regimental headquarters. kitchens and messes.

The men are to sleep under can- vas. 18 to a tent. They have one

hunk each and two ollsioves in each tent. llowever. the advance party

gathered the impression that tho accommodatlon will be required

only briefly and that the unit will head iiorih once its equipment has been unpackodiiind more issued.

ANTWERP. Belgium. Dec. 13 - tAPi-While Atlantic Pact min- isters discussed European defence. 27 miles away at. Brussels. 750 volunteers from Belgium and Lux- embourg sailed from here for Korea.

OTTAWA. Dec. 18 - fCP) - Canadian imports of steel from the United States will be boosted sub- stantially as the result of agree- ment reached between Trade Min- ister Howe and U. S. officials at Washington. Trade Department officials said today.

These officials said the immed- iate arrangements made for a flow of steel products were satisfactory. but more important were the

along-range effects of the agree-

ment reached last week.

The conferences between Mr. Howe and Commerce Secretary Sawyer of the U. 8.. these inform- ants-aaid. established the intent of the United states and Canada to co-operate closely in developing their production programs. -

Under a method already in ef- fect. Canada has Oaual priority with U. 3. plants for steel to be used in defence work. The new

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ESCAPE BY SEA-The U.N. Corps-Marines and

loch Gls-was evacuated by sea from, Hungnam.

after it fought its way through encircling Chinese Communists for 30 miles to reach the port. Rear guard elemen1s.trom the 3rd Division, beat off Communists

Too Soon To F rom China

LAKE SUCCESS. N. Y.. Dec. 18 - (AP) - Canada's L. B. Pearson today told the 60-member U. N. political committee that it was still too soon to expect. an answer from. Coimimunistv China for s meeims to discuss a cease-fire in Korea. ' '

The three-man U. N. cease-fire corrirriittee. of iv-liloh Pearson is a member, appealed directly to Pei- tping Saturday for such a meeting. They indicated a. willingness to go to Pei-ping or anywhere else to talk over the plea.

The political commit-tee adjourn- ed all its work until the negot- iators have something new to re- port. It refused to heed Jakob A. Malik's demands to take up Rus- sian charges that the United States' Formosa policy makes it guilty of aggression toward Red China.

Besides Pearson. Sir Benegal N. Rau on! India. and Assembly pres- ident Nashrollah Entezarn of Iran are the other cease-fire negot- ..lators.

Some diplomats foresaw a final answer along the line of the state- ments made by Wu Hsiu-Churn. head of the Communist Chinese mission here to discuss the For- mosa question. Wu and his aides have refused to meet the U. N. negotiators on an official basis. Pearson said they pleaded they lack:d authority to talk about anything but Formosa.

But Wu told reporters Saturday that memibersthirp in the U. N. for Red China. withdrawal of all for- eign iroops-U.N. forces--from Ko- rea. and moving the U. S. Steven-ih Fleet away from Formosa should be the basis of negotiation for a Korean cease-fire. '

The message sent by the negot- lators to Chou En-Lai, Pciping For- eign Minister. told him ”the pur- pose of this cease-fire in Korea will be to -prevent the conflict from spreading to other areas. to put an end to the fighting in Korea. and to provide an oppor- tunity for considering what furth- er steps should be taken for a peaceful settlement of existing

issues."

To Boost Canadais Steel Imports from the U.S.

day. sets up a basis for the alloca- tion to Canada of the remaining steel left after defence require- ments are met.

The basis is the amount of a U. S. steel mlll'a purchases made by Cltfadian warehouses in the first nine months of 1050. If a Cana- dian warehouse took 10 per cent of a U. S. mill's production in the base period. it will be entitled to that proportion of the mill'a sup- pl(iica after defence orders are fil- le . Another part of the agreement calls for the U. S. to furnish 8,- 000 ions of steel products per month throughi 'MIrd1-June of 19.11 to enable the eonstructlnri of 11.000 Canadian railway freight cars.

Mi-.41-lows also obtained a spot allocation of 1.000 tons of steel as an initial order for use in 0 im- gram of shipbuilding including the

agreement. .ugi:inM to-

eonsti-uctlon of on carriers and tubes! .

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attacking in American iinlforrns. e of the wliihdraiwing 10th

Bauk Bandit To ! Be Hanged Today

S-IIMCOE, 0ni:.. Dec. 18 -10?)- Josoph Herbert McAu1lffe. 32. will be hanged early tomorrow for the machine-gun slaying of two tobacco farmers who pursuui him after he staged a 523.000 bank rob- bery at nearby Langton June 21. He was convicted of murder in the death of Arthur Llcrman, 31-year- old tobacco grower. He also was accused of slaying William God- dyn. 34, Lierman's employee. Liar- man and Goddyn, in Lierman's automobile, were cut down by ma- chine-gun bullets as they closed in on the bandlvs car on a lonely slderoad in this southwestern on- tario tobacco-growing region.

The bank loot was recovered in and hear the getaway ear.

Coma troops will probably he landed south of the 38th par. allel, to reinforce the UN. mm awaiting further attacks by the

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Expect Reply

On Cease-F ire

N.Y.To Have Raid Alarm

NEW YORK. Dec. 18": (AP) Plans for immediate installation of a master air raid warning sys- tem for New York City were rm. nounced last night by Arthur W. Wallander. director of the City's civil defence. The New York Tele- phone Company will install alarms in 1,831 key locations.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Dec. 18 - (Reuters) - About 10,000 Dutch immigrants will go to Can- ada nexai: year. it was announced today. Altogether 40,000 people are expected to leave the Nether- lands for new homes in other coun- tries in 1051.

General Motors Stops

Sale of Cars

By David J. Wilkin

DILTROIT. Doc. 18'-iAPt - Gencral Motors Corporation stopped the sale of 1951 model automobiles today.

The world's biggest car pro- ducer was reported to have asked the Government to modify its order rolling back prices on new cars to the Dec. 1 level.

A spokesman for the Economic Stabilization Agency in Wasli1mz- ton said price stabilizer MiCllaf'l V. Diaalle has already been given "rough details" hf G. M.'s ideas.

The Corporation notified its Chevrolet. Pontiac and Cadillac dealers that until further notice all cars delivered to them on or after today will remain the prop- erty of G. M. and are not to be sold until further notice.

To Examine order

Thc action was taken. 0. M. said. "pending an examination of the discriminatory order of the Economic stabilization Agency of-

fecting passenger car prices, in- cluding the possible effect... on wages."

Last Saturday the agency ord- and car prices cut back to Dec. 1 levels. This affected increases an- nounced by Chevrolet. Pontiac. Buick. Cadillac. all Chrysler divis- ions. Ford, Mercury and Lincoln and Nash.

Following the price rollback ord- er Walter Reuther. the United Auto Workers Union (C.f.O.l. said his union would fight to retain advantages obtained in new wage agreements with the auto industry. He referred spaci- flcally to the cost-of-living clauses that automatically move up wages as living costs mount and also to annual wan improvement provis- ions.

This was one of the fears ex- pressed by Reuiher. and soon after its wire to dealers, G. M. gave out a telegram to unions representing its workers. The wire to the unions said the price roll back action "places in jeopardy" all phases of the new five-year wage agree-

menu.

A price freeze. General Motors laid. "would seem" under the De- fence Production Act to "require an equally arbitrary wage freeze."

C. 1 Wilson. 0. M. president, said.

Jehovah

president, of-fetched. out British

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1 orrawa. Dec. 1s- (CP)-The Supreme Court of Canada, in a five-to-four decision. today acquit- ted :1 Quebec farmer of a charge of seditious libel arising out of the distribution of a Jehovah's Witness pamphlet. . The court ordered the acquittal: of Aime Boucher of St. Joseph do 2 Beauce. Que-.. on the grounds that l a paniiphtlet he distributed in 1946 t contained no seditious libel. But. four of 1.ho justices dissented and laid in their opinion Boucher, should be Ordered to stand a new; trial on the charge. I The judgment is final and can- not be almealed to the Privy Council in London. But just wh the effect of the judgment w" be on cases pending against Jehovah's Witnesses in Quebec

was not immediately clear. In Quebec a spokesman for the Attorney Ge-neral's departmentl

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that. many Cases in that Province

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for the Witnesses. said there "are

well oi'er 100 cases that will be

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in the U.S.

however, that the Corpornuon in. tends "to do everything possible to preserve its labor agreements."

A spokesman for General Mot- ors of Canada Ltd, said at Osh- aiva the price-freezing policy by General Motors in the United States would have no effect what- soever on Canadian prices. He added that G. M. prices in Canada Bi-eslndependerrt of those in the

Officials of the Ford Motor Company of Canada in Windsor. Ont. declined to comment on pos- sible effects of O. M. policy on their actions. Ford of Canada an- nounced price increases recently on the heels of a similar increase

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High Windrgofi: Wei: Snow Cause Widespreai Damage

Practically all telephone, telegraph and electric lines in the Province were knocked out of order last night during the first sizeable snowfall of the sea-

son. About four inches of snow fell ac-.

companied by winds which raged from 30 to 65 miles per hour.

All telephone and telegraph communicat- ions with the mainland were out. The only

circuit functioning out

len into the Hillsboro the wiring. Electric light lines

of Charlottetown was

lone between the City and Summerside. Along ihillshoro Bridge six telephone poles had fal-

River along with zlll

were out to Borden,

Souris, Montague, Georgetown, Cardigan,

from Charlottetown.

Many circuits in the

City were affected and the Guardian was

without power from 10.40 p.m. until 3.15 mi. .

Food Shortages Threaten 12,000 in Northern Sask.

miles MP3 ' of Green Lake. An estimated

PRINCE ALBERT. Sask.. Dec. 18 - (CP) - Travel conditlcns said to be the worst in 70 years are threatening 2,000 Northern Sask- atchewan residcnts wth food short- ages, a Government official said today.

George Burgess, welfare officer returning from an arduous trip to the northwest section of the Prov- ince. said many residents of the scattered settlements in the area will have only fresh fish to eat un- less fresh supplies are taken in.

Floyd Glass. Jr.. manager of the Saskatchewan Government Airways. said food and Chrlmnas supplies for tho settlements depends on hunters. trappcrs and fishermen marking out runways on solid por- tions cf lakes and rivers for air- craft.

That involved trainplng down the snow with snowshoes and marking the fringes with evergreen boughs,

Trucks that usually take lllfOiJ;!ll supplies from Green Lake. 113 miles northeast of Prince Albert. have

by Ford in the United States.

bogged down in deep snow. One

(By Fred llampaon)

SINGAPORE. Dec. 10-(AP)-A rising fear swept. through Singa- pore today that Communists intend to fan the bloody bitterness over the fate of a 13-year-old Dutch girl into a widespread clash be- tween the Mohammad and Christian worlds.

some consider this view a bit far- colonlal au- thorities here were worried enough that they arrested six leftwlng Moslem leaders today-a danuro step which carried the threat of new outbreaks in this strongly Moslem community.

Polica jailed Mohamed Abdul Karim Ghani, president of the Singapore Moslem league, and five other Mloslem ' "era. Ghani him- self is considered leftwlnl but anti-communist.

The others arrested in the raid were Mohamed Taha Bin Kiitu. former vice president of the left- wlng Malayan Nationalist Party which was banned by the Malayan. Government shortly amr the out- break of Communist terrorism there: Dr. nurhanuddin tin Mohamed Nur. an '1onuiIn