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Mrs. Johnston ilios Following Iowa 0f Husband’: Illness

OTTAWA. Oct. i4 (Special) - Rev. Dr. Robert Johnston, a farmer Moderator of the Presby- terian Church in Canada, and foliilfl‘ pastor of Knox Presby- mi-zan Church here, was reported as desperately ill inHalifax, and lilrillbefs of the congregation and all Presbyterians in Ottawa are disturbed over his condi-

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.\Il'E. Johnston who remained in oualva when. her husband went. on a trip to the Maritimes, col- lapsed and died from a heart SBlZUTB over Thanksslving week- enrl on receiving reports of her

husband's illness.

LONDON -- (GP) — A window dsplay of a tobaoconiws shop showed photographs of Sir Staf- ford Crlppa, Bing Crosby, Marshal szrllin, Laurel and Hardy - a few of the world's leading pipe smok-

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"Dance, Morell. liiriday night.

Eastern Rhythm Boys. "Movies - Morel], .

‘The noun-n lat-Rusty." i’ .

"Movies - Eldon, Friday. o...

Relurn of Rlusty."

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"Reserve ‘rhursday, Novenrber

20th for Trinity Tea and Bazaar. “Hospital Dance, Curling Rink, Thursday, 16th. PIS.

"Dance, Horton's Hall, Mur- 1a.

ray River, Wednesday, Oct. Eastern Rhythm Boys. _._._._

"In Stock - Cedar and Asphalt

Shingles. W. I. Bowman, Hunter River. “Regular Dance tonight, Sea

‘Blficzizo Pavalion. Dancing from 9

"Cornwall-York Point Women's Saturday.

Institute Pantry Bale Oct. i8._ at Rogers Hardware.

"Reserve Oct. 24th for Hamp-

shire W. M. B. Pink‘! Sale It

Rovers Hardware.

"hiasquerade Dance in Orwell Sponsored by MacLeank Orchestra.

iii-ill. October 27th. ihe Legion.

"Dance at Burlington, Wednes- dfil’. October 15th. if fine. Bernard's

Orchestra.

"Dancing Thursday night, Happy

islanders, Country Club, Travel- lers Rest,

"Special Meeting King William L. 0. L., Kingston, on Wednesday,

October 15th.

"Movies. Now Glasgow, Oct. 1s. Hunter River, Oct. 10, "Ilopalonl Csssidy,"

"Reserve Thursday, October 30th (sour storm Wlltshlre United Church

n er.

"Masquerade nines in Mlllvisw "all. Wednesday, October 2am. Pills for best costume. '

"Come to the. dance in Mount Stewart nagion Hall, Wednesdhy, Oct. 15th. Music by Rnllil Md- Kenzieh Island Roniblcra.

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Launch (By Joemweon)

_ HALIFAX. Oct. i4—(OP)-Ten

bronzed and "water-winged" mem- bers of the ILCAJ". tonight stood grinning and waving happily from the deck of the high-speed motor launch ‘rakuli as it. completed ‘Operation Poi-poise", a 7,800-mila taunt through the Panama Canal from Vancouver.

As the Tskuli streaked at near- ly 50 knots out an Atlantic fog in- to the harbor, Air Force officials were caught flat-footed and were forced to ‘call off elaborate wel- come plans which included both sir and water craft. The launch urrived hours earlier than ex- pected from Norfolk, Va.

Ottawa and Vancouver, cheery commander of the 70-foot vessel who wore a. four-foot wide som- brero picked up in Mexico. held his crow aboard the Tnkuli until they were tendered an official welcome. Other crew members were

W02 E. H. Nauffh of Dart- ~ mouth, N. 5.; I'll. Sgt. Paul

Hamming. Stanley Bridge, P.

B. l; Cpl. D. F. Fullerton.

Banficld’ B. 0.; Lac D. Swin-

mou, Mahoue Bay, N. 8.; W02

E. Jarrett. llllifaxi W02 F. G.

Maclntyrc, Patricia Bay, B.C.:

Fit. dgt. II. l5. Bennett, Vic-

toria: and ‘Pit. Sgt. E. Gaudet,

Summer-side, P. E. I.

Air Commodore F. G. Waite, 6.8.2.2, of Ottawa, officer com- manding No. l0 Group here, told tho crew they had brought honor to the Air Force in their "ox- cellent trip" and ended his talk

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was. tuniiorlaberr 1th" "flllihdfdr the Tskuii,‘ ton large for rail transport to meet Air Force commitments here undel- an international search . and rescue agreement. Three days ago a helicopter was added to the rescue unit's fleet of vessels and aircraft.

Dodged llurricnne

The crew, displaying non-speak- ing parrots, wood-working curios and other souvenirs picked up at their 1o ports-of-call enroute, told tales of adventure ranging from hurricane-dodging in the Carib- bean to participation in Mexico's

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Two Escape From — llow Brunswick Jall

FRIIDERIOION. Oct. l4-(OP) -James Reynolds, one of two ihort term prisoners who escaped Saturday from the County Jail at Gagetown, was captured by Royal Canadian Mounted Police this afternoon at Durham Ridge, I0 miles from Fredericton on the highway to Newcastle. The other escapee, William J. Fulton, re- mained ‘at large.

Reynolds had only. six weeks more to serve when the pair es- caped by sawing through cell win- dow bars and sliding down arope

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ln-FireEarly This Morning

lire curly today destroyed the barns of George d. Munn on the st. Peter's Road. oppos- ite the People's Cemetery. The blue was discovered about l o'clock. The Parkdaio fin do- partnient responded to the call and assistance was asked from the Charlottetown Fire Do- partment. Tho sprinkler was s ut out from the City, with a

ow of firemen, and was ulod In helping lava the dwelling.

It was reported that a cow was burned but a horse was lived.

There was no estimate of the amount of the Iona.

Mr. and Mrs. Munn are an aged couple ‘and do compar- atively little forming.

Origin of the flre was un- known.

A winter's supply of wood and a considerable quantity of hay was also burned.

It wla und ’ the ooupla had sold moot of their fann- ing equipment and the live- stock.

The fire was discovarod by neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Munn were asleep and unaware of the outbreak. _

Neighborl slid that. while firemen did not consider there was any difficulty in Iviug i the dwelling, they would have

had a difficult time without alistaucc.

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TORONTO, Oct. i4 — (OP) -~A procedure "for 6611081118 0K u" matters in issue" has been reach- ed by two of the three major strike- bound packing companies in M80- tiatlons with thrlinlted Packing- house Workers of America (C10,). Lgbqr‘ Mnlster Charles Daley of Ontario announced today. -

Soon after, the third couvpnny — swift Cgnadign _ Whllth Ml‘. DCIQY said in a prepared statement had refused to accept the proposed sot- ilement formula, announced that "significant progress" was made today in a negotiation meeting be- tween the Company and Union. Mr. Daley said the suggested pro- cadure was "predicated on an im- mediate return to work by ti“ "fl- ployaes of the two companies" - Canada Packers Limited and Burns and Company.

Admiral llIe_s_il_t ‘l0

WINCHESTER. Hunts" flig- land. Oct. l4 '— (AP) — Admiral of the Fleet Sir Osmond De Beau- voir Brock, 78, died today at his home. He commanded a cruiser squadron in the First World War Battle of Jutland and later be-‘ came ‘Chief of Staff to Admiral

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Doulrhobor

Iy KIN DIITIIIIAI. SOUTH BIOCAN, 3.0.. Oct. 14- (CP) - Bitter strife between rival ‘actions of British Columbia's l7.- 000 Doukhobors flared into the’ open today at the opening ssasion_ of’ a series of hearinls before Ips- cial ccnunlllionor Judse H-J- Hi1- into the 40-year-old Doukhobor problem. .

While polices and fire offoiials investigated "suspicious" circum- stances surrounding n 8100.000 fir! that early today destroyed a litm- bel- mill at. Taghum. no. about is miles northeast o! this plcturesqud West Kootemay village, orthodoor Donkhobors refused to loin the rival Sons of Prcedonr Ifflllli l" the gIngLng of psalms that pi-ecld- ed opening of the hearing herd.

Iohn verigln, direct descendant of Polar (the iordlv) Verllinand “eatery of the Union 0f Bplf-tiiol Oomliilinllill of Christi bluntl! ill‘

&'li?3$#s.."‘3.i.i.;“”.aa‘”~"' nglm ballads and their ao-ooei-a-

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Hearings

Begin In B. C. ‘Ifowu

Government regulations, would "go a long way" toward ending the ob- jections of its members to assist- ing in the maintenance of vital statistics, and ensuring that. chid- ren attend school.

Ho said that. the orthodox lroup now made it mandatory that all children of its members attend school regularly, but he said that the taking of the oath of allegiance to "an earthly king" or "any form of military service" were in direct opposition lost-lid‘; rollgiosls bd- licfl.

Opening the hearing, Judge Oui- livan gravely war the 1B0 Douk-

Barns Burned

$100,000 Fire At Chester, ll. S.

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CHESTER, N.S., Oct. l4 — (C?) — Fire gutted the Haw- boldt Gag Engines Islmited building- hero late tonight and first flmliol placed the loss at $100,000. Cnuso of the bins was not known. The phat em- ployed about I6 men.

Wage Rate For Gity Employees ls Increased

The City Council at its regular monthly meeting last night raised the basic wage rate of City em- ployees from 42 1-2 cents an hour to,50_cents. '

Councillor l". C. Dougan, chair- man of the street committee, in sponsoring the resolution, said it was ridiculous, with the rising cost of living, to assume an em- ployee could maintain a family on such a low rate of wages. Fifty cents an hour was not high on-

. ouch. out would, be better. than , eshnozralafwthe "men had‘ m» prov.- ' iously receiving. "

All the Councillors agreed. Very little new business was put through at the meeting.

Coun. M. A. Farmer said he thought the City should increase its efforts to collect the arrears in taxes. Many real estate tax y- ers had been in arrears for ' ev- eral years and a determined effort should he made to have them pay. It was those in arrears who were keeping up the high tax rate on the people who were paying. Coun. Dowan informed the Council that a. lot of work had been clone in the DesBrisay Crea- cent area. which would relieve the water congestion during the spring floods. A new culvert would also

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Seek To Sottloliaris

f Transport Tie-up

PARIS, Oct. l4 — (AP) - The French Government today took energetic measures to break what Premier Paul Raniadier called s "political" strike of Paris’ com- munist-led subway and bus work- ers which began spreading to- night to other industries.

While millions of Parisian: struggled homo from work alter having walked. hitch-hiked and bicycled to their offices this morning. the Government requis- itioned 300 privato buses to oper- ate a “minimuliW KNEW" 507V‘ lee throughout tbs capital.

The Government also issued s country-wide call for volunteer drivers to operate the fleet of buses and available trucks and private oars. ft_also sent 1.500 army trucks to transport pass- engers and iiollod placards about the city urging stikers to return to work.

But the walkout began to spread when workers of two sections of the Renault. auto factory voted unsnimoluiy to lay down their tools at tho urrinu o! deiontoe from tho transport workers union. In the Lyon region. the bulld- lng workers union voted to strike for higher wages and in sympathy with tho Paris walkout.

Post Office Building Plans Discussed At Trade Board Meeting

“Are we going to do something about the Post Office Building? The answer to that is Yes," de- CIR-fed Mi‘. W. J. Turnbuil, Deputy Postmaster General of Canada, in an address before the Chariot..- town Board of Trade last evening. Mr. Turnbull explained, however.

make any more definite statement on the subject at the present time.

“llhe situation in tlhe building game has been very bad, and I re- gret to say is not. getting any bet- ter," he added. "There has been some question about your Post Of- fice site, some question about‘ the type of building, and about the title to certain properties. I am down here to look over the situ- ation for myself."

I-le emphasized that tho Postal Department was concerned with giving the most efficient service to all sections of Canrda. "Whatever we do m any one part of Canada l5 of direct interest to yourselves," he said. "One thing we have tried to do is effect progressive lowering of air mail rates and improvement of the postal service generally. “The Department does not H115! for the purpose of finding jobs for civil servants, or for ntskirlg money. There is only one limitation we put on what. we do: we are not en- titled to take out of the taxpayers’ pockets luxury services to give to a favored few.” Mr. Turnbull referred to the many delays incident to the Prov- l-nce obtaining its new car ferry "Abegweit," and saidfihotii‘ w-cre 51,9 , tici a daft m‘ 9. wit‘. igruacllcngbifea new’ “Charlottetown post office he would be equally wide of the mark. We did. however. finally get the ferry. and he could assure his hearers that a new Post Office would eventually be provid- ed.l

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Believe Ice To Ba Delaying Rescue Ship

WINNIPEG. 14 — (OP) — The small northern vessel c8117‘ ing Canon John H. Turner. in- jurod Church of England clergy- man, from Moffatt Inlet to Arc- tic Bay near the northwestern tip of Baffin Island his not l!“ reached its destination and an

army-air force announcement said today that thick ice moi’ h!" forced the ship's return to the inlet.

Massages from Arctic Bay, 450 miles within the Arctic Circle where the missionary W“ whiti- uled to be taken pending evacua- tion by air to a medical centre. said that ice along the ship's t0- mile routs now was two inches

thick.

An. B. C. A. F. aircraft of Churchill, Man., is expected to fly to coral Harbor. N.W.T.. W0 miles north on the southern tip of Southampton island, some time today.

Unless word concerning arrival of Canon Turner, injured more than two weeks llo when an ac- cidentaily-dlscharged bullet pierced his head. is received from Arctic any by tomorrow the aircraft ls than expected to fly to Moffat Inlet. a lonely mission contra 500 miles north of Coral Harbor.

There it will drop n wirelell set strong enough for the two army slgnallers with the mission- ary to maintain contact with Arc- tic Bay and other northern points and keep them informed of Osn- on Manor's progress.

The signallorl. together with Capt. Ross Willoughby, army doc- tor, and veteran paratrooper Capt. Guy D'Artois, parachutod to the rnlaslonaryb aid last. week after a i,700-niila mercy ‘flight from Riv- era. Man.

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Early Action By Government ls Predicted

By D'Arcy O'Donnell GITAWA. Oct. 14 _ (OP) - U -to-dato reports on Canada's financial relations with other countries were given to the Cab- inet today by Finance Minister Abbott amid speculation that act- ion soon will be taken to boost exports to the United States or, alternatively, to cut down Can- adian spending across the border. With heavy Canadian buying and spending in the United States eating avidly into this country's wartime stockpile of American dollars, it is generally agreed here that Government action will have to be taken to stem the trend of the adverse trade balance.

To political observers the ques- tion appears to be what action can be taken that will meet the situation effectively with the least disruption of normal activities. The Cabinet will have the final say, but iii-rely will base its decis- ion on recommendations made by Mr. Abbott and his six financial experts.

Some observers believe that the Government will first make a bid to increase all possible exports to the United States and raise need- ed American dollars in that way. Others are of the opinion that restrictions on imports and cur- tailing of holiday travel in the United States will be used as stop- gap measures pending the bulld- ing up of new American markets. Much Canadian goods now going to European countries on credit may be available for sale to the United» dtntes ext year.‘ Abbott said on his’ return from financial talks in the United Kingdom that Canada will not ex- tend addltional credits to Britain or_to other countries. It is ex- pected that most of the loans will be exhausted during 1948.

These goods might be purchas- ed by the United States when and if the Marshall Plan goes into op- eration to help in the recovery of

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llnvoil Monument To Caribou il-oad

PORII‘ AUX BABQUES. Nfld., Oct. 14 - (OP) _- Five years ago today the steamer Caribou was, without warning, sunk, by g u". man submarine in the pro-dawn darkness off this port on tho southwestern tip of Newfound- land.

Today. It the foot of Lookout Hill, s 25-foot high marble cen- otuph was unveiled in honor of the 180 men, women and children who perished in|tho freezing Ca- bot Strait. The sinking was the worst single wartime tragedy for Newfoundlanders.

The shaft of the monument is

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The flying boat was forced down while en route from Shannon Aln port, Eire. to Gander, Nfld, after exhausting its fuel while battling a heavy headwind. Captain Martin then taxied the plane three miles to the Bibb.

Six of the passengers were Can- adians. They were listed as:

Albert E. Ritchie of Andovol’, N3. 80, former third secretary of the Canadian Embassy In Wolhlnrton: his wife. Ind their three-year-old son. Gordon;

Herbert Batorrsan-Ccok, 8b,

a Montreal, engineer.

Kathleen Islet. 83, nus-lug alatcrufrong y ._)[.Q.;_, .

Wmjiforanoe Rothcry, 41. No address was given for Mrs. ‘Eotllorr.

Ritchie was lisfod II one of several U.N, officials en routo from Geneva to the New York General Assembly meeting. Ho in attached to the ILN. Division of Economic Stability.

Mrs. Itothery was travelling with her husband and two children. all three of whcm were listed u Britons.

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Two persons were injured during the rescue operations. One pas- senger, the Bibb's skipper said. suffered cuts on the head.

A Coast Guardsman, while in the water rescuing s woman wlho had fallen out of a raft, was crushed by the boat and "received some very painful bruises around the back and chest, but m don't believe any bones are broken," he said.

Describing the plono-to-ahip operations. Crorilr said:

"The last trip was attended by some very hair-raining feat- ures. The motor driven lifeboat had IWIIIIPQITIDC the raft was submenged and both were full of people and crow but we drifted the ship down on them and fished them out of the water.

"Believe mo. we were all very

grateful and thankful when we got

topped by a. continuously burning, amber light.

those people on board. The family

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(Iy John Tracy)

IT. JOHN'S. Nfld-. Oct. i4- fCPl-A row was developing to- night over broadcasts of national convention proceedings as the 44- man body which is to recommend Newfoundland’: future form of government prepared to meet again tomorrow after. a four-day adjournment.

A steering committee meeting today decided that the convention, one of the few nationally elected bodies in the Empire whose de- bates are regularly broadcast, would adjourn alter opening to- morrow and immediately no into private session to debate the re- moval of microphones from the assembly floor.

Advocates of hderal union with Canada as a possible new form of government blamed the move on opponent-l who favor restoration of responsible government and promised to fight the move. Joseph Qmallwood, most vocal proconfedsrate and ‘a radio com- mentator for seven years, said after the meeting that the move aimed at cutting his supporters off from iistoners in the outports who nightly hear the convention au- sion piayld back from discs cut on the‘ convention floor by Broad- casting Corporation of Newfound- land technicians.

lmallwood declared he would al-

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