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Vote Indicates Opposition To Tactics

. '..’.5— halted Nations today ~. Mario-American peace .ili the largest majority 1,, if h‘, hzstiiiry- on a top issue. Ether it defeated‘ decisively a Ruggifm peace proposal which in- cluded a condemnation of United Stat-i and P-liiiiifl as plotters of I iiPW \\'1\l'.

Br a iota of 53 to 5. the U. N. Assomhii"! political committee backed tho Western Powers in their n1] for pcrntnnrint peace based |quarely an the United Nations Iililrter-"Nti- most solemn pact of

are in history.”

The Russian bloc alone opposed p, Yugoslavia was the lone tib- stainer. The section of the Soviet resolution which indicted Britain and Unit-iii States was re ected by | ms of .72 to F» tSlav b no) with fuocsiiivla and Yemen abstainine.

Tim iv-is the opening paragraph of the Soviet plan which also pro- posed a peace pact among the Big- Flvo powers and simultaneous pro- hibition of atomic weapons and in- ternational control of atomic en- ersy.

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Strike Leaders in France Disappointed

PARIS, Nov, 25-(AP)—France's 24-hour general strike drew near a calm close tcinight—far short of its goal of country-wide paralysis.

The strike, called by the coun- try‘s two big labor unions, suc- ceeded in shutting down most mills, factories, mines and ports. 1t partly disrupted transportation. putting millions of bus. train and subway riders afoot.

But there was business as usual in nearly all rctail stores, hanks and offices, ivhose employees the unionists had invited to join tho strike. Hundreds of thousands of persons walked, blcycled or hitcii- hiked to work. Food supplies were unaffected, Telephone and domes- tic light and gas services were normal nearly cverytvhcro.

8'1‘. JOHN'S, Nfld. Nov. fi-(CP) -.A survivor of the wrecked motor ship Harcourt Kent told today how he and 17 otihcr members of the crew huddled together on a rocky ledge throughout the pight n heavy seas pounded their ship to bits.

Marmaduke Collins. an able seamen aboard the ship. opeititcd out of Saint John, N.B., told this story of the ship's grounding near St. Shotts, on the south coast, ‘Tuesday night:

"I guem it was around 9.15 when we struck. I hauled on my oil skins while running on deck. But l had to go to the bow of the ship

before I could see the cliff 20 feet away. “Visibility was so poor ‘that

even the lookout couldn't see the lend before the vessel struck near the entrance to a tiny cove.

"Big waves piling high on the cliff caused the vessel to roll back and forth and her bow was constantly being driven to with- in 10 feet of the cliff and off again. We couldn't. stay aboard. Something had to be done to get off.

"The first move at rescue was made by the chief mate and the mesdboy who climbed ashore on a ladder swung over the seas. They tied a rope around the only pro-

. lecling rock they could find and . rigged s bosun’: chair.

“One by one we came ashore.

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Capt. Knudsen was the last to

Pictured above are the members of No. 2 specialist air navigation course now underway at: the R. C. will leave on the first long-distance flight connected with the course on Sunday. Pictured from loft to right they are: front row - Capt. L. G. Flt. Lt. E. J. Haugen, Pelly, Sask., Fit.

Record Breaking Harvest For Oystermen T iiS Year

AF. Station, Summerside. The men

Prince Edward Island oyster har- vest this year is expected top inst year's high of 15.000 barrels with the biggest dollar production sea- son la history, according to unoffi- cial reports from the industry. Tn- tai figures will not be available this month.

Fishing will continue on the cultivated hcds as long as the weather permits. The season on the public fishing grounds ended yesterday. Some 60% of the har- vest comes from the cultivated oyster farms of Malpcque and Cus- cumpcc hays.

"More barrels may have been shipped in the twenties, but iiiu

quantity of first-class oysters has

Seaman Tells of Escape From Wrecked Freighter

leave the ship and his trip over the waves was cven more danger- ous than the others.

"About halfway across the rope from the chair to the ship became tangled and the skipper was left dangling between ship and shore. The mate threw him a knife which he caught on the first try and cut the line to the ship. He was hauled onto the ledge.

"The ledge was so small that we couldn't mqve a hand. You had to stay where you sat. Some of us who had ollclotihes fared bet- ter than the engineroom gang who were drenched la a few seconds with spray, but the waves for- tunately didn't come near us.

"Towards midnight the storm got ivorsc. The ship began break- ing up. We huddled together for warmth. We watched the waves sweep over her and praised God we had got. ashore when he did;

"it was a cold, wet night. On Wednesday morning we saw some residents of St. Shntts. We about- ed to attract attention.

"A lino was fired to us seamen from a rocket gun and the job of hauling us u-p the cliff face was

ed up the overhanging cliff. "Oniy one man was injured. His hand was gashed when he was pulled over the brow. Loose stones kicked off the cliff by the dangling feet of seamen being pulled ill) were s danger to us below but eventuglly all of us were-pulled ..

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viii utilities in legislation To Curb Price-Fixing

By Mel Sufrin

OTTAWA. Nov. 25 —1CP) — A le-ssure making it easier for the Government to prosecute corporat- ions on charges of conspiring to curb competition was passed by the Commons today.

Final reading of the bill to plug loopholes in anti-combines legislat- ion brought to an end the bltterest debate of the session.

For days the Government has been under a concerted attack for failing to make public within l5 days the report of alleged price- fixing activities in the flour-milling industry.

The report was delivered to Justice Minister Garson last Dec. 20. It was made public early this month.

The Opposition accused the Gov- ernment. of breaking the law by withholding the report. Under the Combines Investigation Act, such reports must be made public within 15 days of receipt by the Govern- merit. _

F‘. A. Mc-Gregor, combines if‘i\'iSi.i- gatlon commissioner. resigned be-

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Amazing Results in Egg

Production

Astonishing initial results in egg production from "jungle fowl", in an experiment believed to be unl- que in the poultry world, were disclosed yesterday by Mr. Frank Tiancy, assistant to the superla- ‘ic-ndcnt in poultry and cereals at the Charlottetown Experimental Station.

The first year's results of the experiment, which was initiated and is being carried out by Mr. Tinaey, were described as being little short of "amazing". They have given rise to the question of whether the breeding and selec- tion of highly bred fowl for egg- productlon purposes is justified.

Compared to the top ten layers in the experimental pen of high- ly bred Barred Plymouth Rocks. Mr. Tlnney found that the top ten layers of "jungle fowl" were only 44.6 eggs short of the 281.4 aver- age of the Rocks.

Called "jungle fowl" for want of a breed name, the gaily-colour- ed, nondescript birds have never been exposed to the blood of any known breed. They were discov- ered on a farm near O‘Leary a

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OTTAWA, Nov. 25 (CP)—-A Saskatchewan Government plan for reducing Western freight rates with the aid of subsidies would cost the Federal Treasury about $40,000,000 a year, the Royal Com-

Li. N.W. Emmott, Nelson, B. C. Back row — Flt. Lt. W. M. Gurnctt, Sbillmouth, Mam, Flt. Lt. W.M. Burnett. Vancouver, B.C., Fit. Lt. J.H. Riva, Rivets. Man, Flt. Lt. 0.5. Comishen, Regina, Sasle, and Flt. Lt.

G.J'. Sweanor, Port Hope, Ont.

never been so heavy and the price has held as high as last year," said Mr. J. J. Larabee, Dominion Fish Inspector,

Across Canada

Island oysters are marketed wholly to the luxury trade in Montreal, Toronto and as far west as British Columbia. Lust year the dollar embargo kept American "shucked" oysters out of Canada and boosted Island production. This year, with the Americans back in the cheaper market, Is- landers are harvesting more of the top-grade sea-food than ever. And the market can't get enough of the "fancy" grade.

Most. of the Island crop is grail- ed, packed and shipped from three warehouses at Bentincks Cove at the southern extremity of Malpe- quc Bay. Two more warehouses at Ellerslie handle the remainder. Each warehouse at Benedict's Cove. as it is called locally. has it's own distinct trade.

Lorne Beaten, the biggest ship- per, supplies the wholesalers mostly in Montreal, with shell- fish collected from various parts of the Island. Brenton Clarke, is the biggest producer-shipper on the Island and Grant Travers is developing a “fancy" trade to in- dividual buyers in attractive boxes ‘as small as a peck. A volt-ran him- self, and the son of. a veteran who started farming oysters in 1036. Grant Travers’ biggest problem l: to fish enough “fancies" for his developing specialized trade.

Only Planned Aral

In the only planned fishing area in Canada, Island oyster farming is fathered and supervised from the Biological Station at Elierslie with Mr. R. Reed Logie of the Fisheries Research Board of Can- ada as officer in charge. The Ellerslle station is a sub-station ot the Atlantic Biological Station at St. Andrew's, New Brunswick.

The harvest of the cultivated oysters is the result of some five years of careful farming on the leased oysterheds which produce a higher grade product than the natural or wild shell-fish.

Oystermen must catch the spate or larvae, some halt-billion of which can be produced by o healthy female oyster. Mr. Logic says it has been estimated that, given 100% survival. a pair of oysters could produce a world

On Sunday morning at ten o'clock two Lancaster aircraft from the R. CAI‘. station, Summerside will take off for Dorval, Que. bearing the members of the No. 2 specialist nav- igation course on the first training flight of their course. Last year the No. 1 course made considerable news for their long distance flights which included n. non-stop trip from Sacramento, California to Summer- side and the first flight over the north geographic pole by an R.C.A. F. aircraft.

This course will take the same trips that. last year's course did but this first flight ls to visit establish- ments in Canada w-here informat- ion may be obtained of value to the officers on this course which is the most advanced navigation course in the R.C.A.F. and may be compared to post-graduate work in university.

The members of the No. 2 course are: F-L E. J. l-laugon.

Peliy, Susie; Fi-L G. J. Sweanor.

Port Hope. Oil-t; F-L NW. Em-

mott, Nelson, 12.0.; F-L J. H.

Riva, Rivers, Math; F-L “KM.

Burnett, Vancouver, B.C.; F-L

0.5. Comishen. Rcgina, sask;

F-L W.M. Gsrnett. Shilimouth.

Man; Captain L.G. Phillips,

United States ALr Force. Al-

bany. Kentucky. .

The course will first visit thc main Meteorological Office, Dorval where they will study iwatiier fore- casting problems and procedures for the North Atlantic and Eastern Canadian area. At Dorval also they will visit the ground controlled ap- preach school to study procedures used in landing aircraft in bad weather and No. 426 ‘Transport Squadron for discussion with nav- igators of this unit of problems en- countered on world widt- transport operations.

From Dorval they will proceed to

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Souris Man fi Severely injured

A Souris man. Mr. Leonard OT-ianley. 50, received severe skull injuries when he was struck on the head by a piece oit falling ice while working on a potato boat in Souris Harbor Wednesday evening. Medical authority des- cribed his injuries as including a badly fractured skull, severe head- ache and temporary loss of speech.

Mr. OT-Ianlcy was operated on in the Charlottetown Hospital Thursday morning after being taken from Souris Hospital Wed- nesday night. His condition last night was described as being satis- factory. a

He was working in the hold of the ship at the time of the mishap. The ice fell off the boom about

eight times the size of our own in about five years.

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35 feet. above his heed. Mr. OTfsn-ley is s married man with two children.

mission on transportation was told today.

The estimate was made by Dr. G, E. Britnell, versity of Saskatchewan's political economy department, who earlier this week presented to the com- mission the proposal for reducing Prairie rates with an expanded version of the system now in use in the Marltlmes.

The Saskatchewan plan would he on a considerably larger scale than that of the Maritimes, which costs the treasury about $5,500,000 a year. It would include assistance to shippers on types of haul not included in the 22-year-old Mari- time Frelght Rates Act.

Suggests Opposition

Possibility of “violent reaction" from the Maritimes to the Sask- atchewan proposal was suggested to Dr. Brttneil by Commission counsel Frank Covert of Halifax, but the Prairie economist said he did not think there would be a great conflict of interest between the two regions.

Mr. Covert! suggestion was bas- ed on the possibility the Mari- timcs might resent tho removal of part of the advantages in reach- ing the Central Canadian market which they were supposed to re- ceive undcr the M.F.R.A.

Sees No Conflict

Dr. Britneli explained he did not think the type of Saskatchewan products reaching Central Canada would come into great competi- tion with Maritime commodities. oven should they be subject to a ZO-pc-r-ccnt rate retiuciion as he proposed.

His government's suggestion was for the reduction to apply on the full le gth of these hauls, In the Mariti es, the rate advantage on outbound hauls applies only to those portions of the hauls within the "select territory." which ends near the New Brunswick-Quebec

Put _C0st of Sask. Rates Plan At 4O Million; Based On Maritime Act

head of the. Uni-..

border.

Report Plan To Wipe Out Tito

NEW YORK, Nov. 25—-(AP) -—Secret reports reaching diplo- matic quarters here say the Russian-led Cominform has a plan on paper to destroy Pre- mlcr Tito of Yugoslavia some time between Christmas and Easter.

The prelude, say these con- fidential reports, i| scheduled to be a staged revolt in Bel- grade. The puppet leaders of this faked insurrection would then call for help from Hun- gary and Romania to help them against the "tyrant Tito.“

This uprising is reported to be timed to break out at any convenient moment after the United Nations General As- "mhly meeting ends about the middle of December.

The aid from Russian-dom- inated countries, kept ostensib- ly and ostentatlcusly free of direct Russian participation, would take two immediate forms, the reports say.

First, parachute trnops from the satellite countries would descend on Tito's capital at Belgrade, At the same time armored forces would pour out. of Hungary and across the Danube into Yugoslavia.

Formlby Gets $500 From Overseas Tour

LIVERPOOL, England, Nov. 25 —(Reutcrs\ George Formby, ibuck-toothcd Lancashire com- edisn. landcd here today from Canada with $50[i—all that was left of his tour earnings after Bri- tish taxation.

Fnrmby and his wife have been on a coast-to-coast variety tour of Canada during which they earned $50000. The $500 ivas his balance after tax, devaluation adjust- mcnts and cxpcnscs.

Formby was undaiinted by the small profit.

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ST. JOHN'S, Nfld., Nov. M — (C?) —— Premier Smallwood said tonight: "I am going to make the most important announcement made in Newfoundland for many years tomorrow eftemoon."

The Newfoundland Premier de- clined to elaborate and added only that the announcement would be of a "very pleasing nature."

This immediately touched off a flood of speculation -- some ridic- ulous - ranging from e bridge across the oo-mtie-wide Cabot Strait to helicopter service for the outports.

Serious speculation tool: in these possibilities:

1. Increased wages for some 9.000 Newfoundianders now on low-paid, part-time relief jobs.

2. A new freight rate structure for the Province. Mr. Bmailwoud has said that Newfoundland is paying "millions 0f dollars" more freight rates than it should under the terms of confederation.

Nfld. Premier Promises Big News This Afternoon

3. Aid for fishermen. Most of the Wbfkifig population are fishermen.

i. Food subsidies. The cost. of living is higher than in mainland Canada.

s. A large-scale health program. including new hospitals in the out- ports.

6. An increase in the Federal grant to Newfoundland. This might necessitate a review of the terrrs of union.

'7. Improved transportation. New- foundland has. only a boo-mile narrow-gauge railway and thore is no car ferry service between North Sydney. us. ‘and Port aux

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couple of years ago by Mr, Tin.

noy and brought to the farm for experimentation.

Original Problem

The original problem was \ discover the egg-producing ability of unselected mongrel stock corn- parcd to that of highly selected high-bred stock. The veteran Pllllllryman is attempting to ans- wer the question as to whether housing, feeding and general care and management were not just as important as the extensive efforts put into breeding and selection.

Mr. Tinney in no wise belittle! the work of the breeders and is a firm supporter of present methods. He is anxious however. to find the answers to the questions aris- ing out of these results.

Cross-Breeding Program

Consequently. he has an exten- sive crom breeding programme ahead of him for a number of years in addition to the routine selection work with the Barred Rock flock. He is assisted in the work by F. A. Driscoll, poultry- man and Lorne Ramsay, assistant poultryman.