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WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1950

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FIERCE FIGHTINGRREPORTED 28MiLES FROM SEOUK

Mdneioini Couple Killed In. Head-Ont Auto Crash

Scotland Yard Asks Public Aid In Search For Stone Of Scone

LONDON. Dec. 26 (CP) - Scotland Yard appealed to the sountry tonight for help in track- ing down prowlers who stole the stone of Scone, a priceless his- toric relic. from Westminster Ab- hey Christmas Day.

Baffled Yard officials asked the public to be on the lookout for inn tiiieves and issued to news- ...-inrrs some photographs of tilt! V15-pound stone-on which 27 monarchs have taken their car- 1IlEliiOn oaths. Usually the Yard Hittps silent about a case until it is ready to be cracked.

The stone is regarded as a sym- ool of the union of the brown: of England and Scotland. The or- lgln in lost in legend. but for centuries before the stone W.'lS brought to London in 1296. it was iiseti in the coronation of Scol- t..-li kings. Scots refer to it as their "Stone of -Destiny."

Shop All (here

Operating on the theory the theft was the work of extreme Scottish nationalists. police stop- ped all cars travelling throuiih the north of England and in Scotland.

The drasnet failed to turn up any sign of a small British Ford car which police said had been parked near the Abbey about the time of the theft. :

This and the damage caused to the coronation throne when the stone was detached from it and rlritgccd through the Abbey all but summed up -the clues in the f'.'iSP.

Time was spcculitiion. hovvcvcr. that carving of the initials J.F.S. in the gliding along the front. of

the throne might be the work of.

lhe thieves.

The Dean of Westminster. Dr. Alan C. Dan. said:

"The disappearance of the stone is the most devastating thing uhieh could have happened. It is impossible to but a value on if. for it is the most precious relic that we had and We shall never ilr-"lllIpl'I,V until it is returned to

ill. soottttah Comment

In Scotland. whence- has taken by King Edward I of England. leaders of the Home Rule Movement were jubilant but Euarded in public comment.

The man-In-the-street reaction in Edinburgh was summed up by a Scottish editor as: mfhc stone belongs to Scotland. so its place is here and not in London."

Public officials. however. ex- pressed the view that the re- turn of the tone to Scotland ought to have been left to con- stitutional procedure.

J. U. Primrose. Lord Provost of Perth. said: "I take a very Door view of the taking away of the stone . . , it was taken to Scone. I little Scottish parish. by the country's first king. Kenneth I. That wa's in the ninth century. But. the Celts from whom he took it already had worn it smooth as :t coronation sent."

Sir Andrew Murray. Lord Pra- lost of Edinburgh. expressed tur- ttrise that it shoud he assumed

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Lucky and his Eastern Rhythm Boys. sunnysido Ballroom tonight.

"Psriety Concert and Dance. Kellyls Cross Hall. Wednesday. Deemnber 27th.

"Annual meeting of Rice Point

Farmers Institute. Dec. 28 at 8 o'clock in school. "Annual Meeting of Clyde

River Farmers Institute. December 27th, It 0 o'clock in Hall.

"collecting llogs for swift Canadian co.

Donald. lrookll y "Denee St. Mary's Parish Hall. souirs. Wednesday Dec. 27th.

george Chanel and his Merry ls- anders.

"Don't forget Csrdel 0-10. Dsnoe Ifllr. Millvlew Hell. Pri- dny. December 29th. Music. 3. and 3- Ramblers. Millvlew Iristitut0.

"collecting 1-sou by truck for Canada Packers every Thursday hesinttins November 10 Phone 27.- 13! Hunks sum lxcltange. D. L Mscnewell.

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the stone

that "some red-haired. red-whisk- cred Scot" had stolen the stone. And wasn't. it astonishing that England. entrusted with its care under the 1707 Act of Union be- tween England and Scotland. should have failed to look after it properly. he asked. But he de- precated the theft.

But M155 Wendy Wood. a lead- ing Nationalist. remained as blunt as she had been Monday when she hailed the theft as "the greatest Christmas news in years."

She had run up the SC0lUSh ling-lion rampant on yellow background-on the !'00f 01 ml” cottage in Argyllshlre.

724 Holiday Deaths In li.S.

CHICAGO. Dec. 20 - (AP! - observance of Christmas this year cost the United Stata I violent death toll of at least 724 persons during the three-day holiday.

Traffic mishaps took the greatest toll. 545. more than 100 above the number killed in traffic accidents during the 1949 Christmas holiday.

Another 1'79 lives were lost. due to miscellaneous causes, including fires, drawings and falls. The death to- tal from both traffic and miscel- laneous cause: was rel70f'-Gd 1mm 6 )).m. local time Friday to mid- night Monday. The 1040 Christmas total was 580, including traffic and miscellaneous accidents.

Ned H. Dearborn. president cf

the National sa.tehi...council.cd..-the

11.5.. which had estimated 440 per- sons would die in traffic mishaps this Christmas. termed the higher toll "a. black Christmas indeed for America." .

Only one state - south Dakota- escaped without I reported fatality that could .be attrib-.'ted to the Christmas observance '

Texas. with 03 fatalities - 47 from traffic alone--led the country in the number of persons killed by vio- lence.

Can Hold Formosa. Nalionailsl Says

TORONTO. Dec. as --(CP)- China's Nationalist Government can hold Formosa. Dr. Cheng Yin Pun said todsy.

Formerly adviser to the National- ists' United Nations delegation, he is an it tour of North and south America enlisting aid for Chianti Kai-Shek'e Government.

"1 think Formosa can be held by the Nationalist Government because the Communists have lost. end are still losing much ground there." he said In an interview.

Dr. Cheng said the Nationalists have a well-equipped and well- trained army of 600.000 in Formosa and e guerrilla force of some 1.500.000 studded throughout the mainland. .

1.222 Drunks Jailed In Les Angclcs

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20 -(AP) - Holiday drunkenness waned today after a three-day week-end that sent 1,222 drunk: to jail in

Oontect K. Msc- . eld.

Los Angeles. More than 000 per- sons went to hospitals as I re- eult. of traftflc accidents-asnd ii to the morgue. Police said 362 of the drunks were driving care when arrested.

Decision-it Ilse Car In Place Of Plantialal

TRURJO. N.S.. Dec. 20 - (OP)- A Moncton. N. B.. couple. Mr. and Mrs. I. M. McCarthy. who decided to return home from a Christmas reunion here by car rather than by air. as originally planned. died today when a car in which they were driving hit another head on in a blinding snowstorm at lower Economy. 3'5 miles west: of here. seven other perscns are in hospital. one in critical condition.

Mr. McCarthy died soon after the head-on crash and his wife died in hospital here I. few hours after being admitted.

Seriously injured and in hospital at Parrsboro. N. S., are William and Min M003”-hy. both of Tniro. ne- phews of Mr. McCarthy. who was driving one car at the time of the collision.

Everett Gates of River Hebert. N. S.. believed to have been driv- ing the other car. is in critical con- dition in a springhlll. N.s.. hosp- ital. In hospital It Parraboro are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bridges of Truro and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Gates of Birch Cove. N. s.. who were pas- sengers in the Gates car.

Two inquests were held tonight. At Parrsboro one inquired info the causes of Mr. McCarthy's death. It

Drug Store Hold Up: Delivery Boys Read On

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while two delivery boys sat en. grossed in comic books in a Tor- onto drug store. Kenneth Appel- bcrg. a clerk. handed over 8100 to an armed bandit. Appeltberg. Itbove. said the boys, sitting in the corner, read on undisturbed

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iiishwatmidenisiw Reported in NB.

WOODSTOCK. N. 13., Dec. 26- (CP)--A Christmas night. highway accident near Upper Woodstock took a second life this afternoon when David Tompkins. ynuniz man from Canterbury. tiled in hospital. His brother. Lee. 18. died while being taken to hex-

pltal. Another brother. Ross. and their father. I-lerbert. suffered less

serious injuries when a car wen: out of control on an icy road. A sister. Pearl. and the driver. Douglas Brown. of Good's Corner. escaped with a shaking up.

No inquest will be held.

RICHIBUCTO. N. B.. Dec. 25-- (CP)-Apparentiy hit by an un- identified car. Napoleon Thebcnii. 71-year-old widower. was fountl dead last night on a roadside five miles from Riehibucto. An inquest was adjourned to Jan. 15 after the jury viewed the body and accident scene.

Secrerc To Leirc Mackenzie King Dies

OTFAWA. Doc. 26 - ICP) - John Simpson Nicol. '77. a secretary to the lai.a,P.rime Minister Macken- zie King from 1010 until his rc- tirement in 1948. died today. He travelled with Mr. King constantly during his years on the staff of the Prime Minister's odfice.

ITEEET FAIIES UP

(YPPAWA, Dec. 28-iCP)u Bus

R.C.A.F. Predicts Vital Developments For 1951

throughout the hold-up.

0'I'rAWt;s.. 13.e.i:...ae; -- (cm -5. H? C? 1? F! tbdly callc't1.I93ll)i 'tiie most significant peacetime period in ills history" and predict- ed”l95l will -be more important sti .

An official year-end review said this was a "year which saw the Air Force authorized to proceed with plans for recruiting many more c-fficers and men. ordering hundreds of new aircraft and gen-

erally expanding its activities at home and abroad." At year's end. one transport

squadron had been busy on the trims-Pacific airlift for Korea for five months. A fighter squadron was preparing to go to Britain to train with the R. A. F. in the Bri-tish Isles and on the continent.

On Nov. 30, the total man-power for the force was 17.284 and an ti-nparalleled peacetime recruiting drive was on. Construction or rcnovai.i'cn of airficlds was pro- ceeding fiuter than ever in peace-

Giant Exodus Underway As Reds Threaten Seoul

. that most families were

SEOUL. Korea. Dec. x-(AP)- Residents of Korea's ancient, cap- itel began leaving their city'again

today. There was no panic. but fear was In the eyes of the people

who moved slowly southward. burdened with all the earthly goods they could carry.

President Syngman Rhee told the citizens Monday it would be better if they de- parted, so that military traf- fic would not be impeded in case the war situation be- came worse.

Shortly thereafter Republic of Korea army authorities issued 3 statement that Chinese Commun- ists were "appearing" along the defence line.

Seoul newspapers correctly re- ported the announcement but it started a wave of Christmas Day

May Be dlari Of Expected lied Offensive

By ROBERT EUNSON

TOKYO. Dec. 2'1 - (Wednesdayi .. (AP) - A fierce battle within 23 air miles of Seoul erupted Tues- dsy between Chinese Communist forces and south Korean troops again defending their capital and, homeland. t

Republic of Korea headquarters announced the action was "in pro- grass" in the Korangpo area That is about two miles south of the stub parallel and 10 miles east. of the road and rail hub of Kat-song There was no immediate indication of the size of the fight.

The battle may be the first In an overdue full-scale Chinese offensive -which United Nations forces have awaited tensely for clays, The attack had been ex- pected Christmas eve.

Republican headquarters also re- ported that Red patrols were spar-

rumors that the Chinese were at.- tacking.

The big southward movement of civilians began early Tuesday. Main thoroughfares were lined with refugees. Many shop win- dows were boarded up.

Streetcars were not operating. A Korean said motormen and conductors were busy sending l.ht'ir families south.

AP correspondent Bill Shinn. I Korean. talked to people in a residential district.

"An old man told me that the young people were leavinlz hill leaving one person. usually an elderly one. to guard the house." Shinn said.

Governrntani: R4.-nialnhig

Rhee rind his top Government officials are remaining in Seoul.

until nsdcmblymen elreadwhavc departed.

The National Assembly. upon adjourning Monday. announced it would reconvene Jan. 15. It was indicated the Assemblv would meet in Pusan if the military sit-

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Big Pulpwood Cut Expected In N.B.

FREDERICTON. Dec. 26-(CF -1! weather conditions are lav- orable. New Brunswick pulpwood production in 1951 will be about 500,000 cords or double the amount in the previous season. ti prominent pulpwcod operator in Fredericton predicted today.

A 52 per card increase advan- ced prlccs for peeled wood to 521 R cord and for rough wood in

time. A big program of radar construction was unfolding.

More money was being funneiled into the Air Force buildup than into either of the other two ser- vices and this emphasis appeared likely to get. greater.

Hundreds of two types of Cana- dian-made fighter planes were on order and were expected to flow into big production in 1951 for the "considerably more than five fighter squadrotns" slated to come into existence.

These were the CFl0tJ Canuck. ith-e long-range. all-weather fight- er. and the F86 Sabre, American- designed short-range plane said to be the world's fastest.

To them, Canadian production was adding the powerful jet en- gine known as the Orenda which will power the Canuek and pos- sibly the Sabre.

New R. C. A. F. bases sprang up or were earmarked for North

and street car tickets. new four for 25 cents. will go up to three for a' quarter beginning Jan. 2. the Ottawa Transportation Commission Inn- ouneed today. Cash fares will be 10 cents. compared with the present seven-cent. fare.

Fatality Toll Mounts Nears End

As Holiday

fly The Canadian Press)

Sixty-four Canadians tiled vio- lently during the long Christmas week-end.

A Canadian Press compilation showed 41 deaths traffic mishaps, 22 of them in Ontario.

The national total last Christmas was 40 deaths. including 18 high- way fatalities.

snowstcrrne in Ontario were blem- tid for the heavy traffic toll in that Province. nut police drives eashist drinking drivers probably saved lives in many cities.

In Toronto, for instance, law of- ficers impounded 120 automobiles whose driven were thought to have bout drinking Ind that city had only one holiday fatality - in I

occurred in '

mishap in which there was no mention of liquor as tractor.

Thirty-nine week-end fatalities were raported in Ontario. six in British Columbia. five in Alberta. three in Quebec, two in Manitoba Ind one each in Nova scotis and New Brunswick.

'PrInCoftstlon' officials said the holiday increment. of travellers was one of. air they could re- elli. It was estimated that upwards of 000.000 Oansdlsns were on the move for part. of the holiday. while many Americans came to oansils to help in the celebration. ,

Sub-sero weather settled over central Canada as the festivities neared an end. To Iturcs drop- ped sharply in the srttimes. where Christmas boy had been compar- atively mild. but stayed Ibove frees- lng in southern British Ooitirobis. on the Prairies. the weather re- mained clear and crisp. Forecasts generally were "continuing cold."

Ltlmeteble of invaslsn.

Bay; 0nt.. Chaiham, N.B.. and Ottawa": Uplands Airport.

operationally. the big news of 1950 was No. 426 Transport Squad- ron's logging of 1.000.000 miles and more in the trans-Pacific airlift. flying American troops and equip- ment tto Japan.

The nortthland made its usual d-emtnde. The Search and Rescue Section handled scores of mercy flights. notably in the unsuccess- ful search for an American trans- port pllne that vanished in the northwest in January with 42 s-board. '

The year 1900 also sew virtual completion of the air mapping of Canada.

The summary ended:

"As 1050 closed. all members of the service looked to 1051 as I year of even greater activity."

Says Reds May Take Over Philippines

MANILA. Dec. so - (AP) Mai.-Gen. Claire Chennsult. wer- tlme eornsnuider of the United States lltti Air Force. says the Philippines are in immediate dan- ger of being engulfed by Corn- snusslats. In route to Formosa. where he heads the China Air

Moe. Chemieult told re- porters he is convinced the Philip- pines are included in the Red

516-the highest since peak prices of the First World Wtir. The present prices are 55 and -35 higher than in 1949.

Three operators in Central New Brunswick alone. said the spokes- man. plan in ship some 150.000 cords to Quebec. the United States and Great Britain.

U.S. Astronomer Reports Strange iiRivers” Of Stars

By ALTON L. BLAKESLEE OLEVILAN 0.. Doc. 20 -(AP) - Discovery of vast rivers of glow- ing gas md stars formed by cosmic collisions was reported today by Dr. Edwin F. carpenter of the Univer-

sity cf Arizona.

Long and thin. they stI.'etch like I faint. filament or link be'.-.vcen two galaxies. the great ttlar Lilies of the universe. he told the Ameri- can Association for the Advance- ment of Science.

He proposed they were formed by I great side-swiping collision of two galaxies thgt lasted for 1.000.- 000 years. Hot gases were sucked

out Is I long streamer of wreckage as the galaxies bore th'.'ough each

other. and then fuelled on apart. The swirling river of gas appar- ently eondcnses into stars as it

ml. and thus keeps glowing all the

e.

The rivers give I clue as to how some stars are created. tsnd' indic- etc that more stars are continually being born.

Dr. carpenter said he found 15 cases in which pairs of galaxies are engaged in 0. oolllalon. or emerging froiTi"'o"iie. Galaxies are great col- lections of stars. containing up to i00.000.0m.000. Our Milky Way is

. one of the largest.

some are spiral shaped. some globular. Ind they may be 100.000 light years wide. I light year being the distance light travels in one year. There are millions or billions of galaxies in the universe.

stars in I galaxy are so widely separated that one galaxy can so right through another "without eith- er group -being aware of the other." Dr. carpenter said. But gas etcuds In the galaxies collide and grow

jhot and the glowing filament of

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ring with the defenders all along the l-'t.O.K.-held section of the. frcnt lines. i

Chinese and Korean Red forces are estimated to have 33 divisions of 300.000 or more men along or immediately to the rear of a 120- mile front running from west to east along the 38th parsllr-l.

Exodus From Scotti

A giant new excrius of civilians began from Seoul Tuesdav follow- ing a wave of Christmas Day rum-i ors that the Chinese had bewuni their attack in force. .

Associated Press correspondent William J. Waugh said there wasi no panic but there was fear in the: eyes of men. women and cliildrrn alike as thev streamed out of the citv in long lines.

It was exactly six months ego to- dn-y.:.tnti.t Seoul first fell to the North Korean Red invaders. It was liberated Sept. 2'! by U.N. forces.

A North Korean blow .'-in-.crl at. Chunchon. 45 miles northeast of Seoul. was t-urnecl back Tuesday and the situation there -was better for the time being. R. O. K. headquar- ters said.

There are other indications that C:mmunist forces may be as close as 21 miles from Seoul on the north- west liinze or the U. N. line. Gen. MacArt.hur's headquarters previous- ly mentioned an "enemy force" of undisclosed size operating around Sinsan. The Reds used mortars there Saturday and sent out prob- ing thrusts Sundav. There has been no subsequent. reference to them or any clariflcaticn as to whetlier they were regulars or rnierrillas.

Warning From Chinese

While a fitful lull continued over the rest of the war front, the Chin- ese lilgh Command broadcast fl special warning again demanding all "foreign troops get. out of Korea and Formosa."

The United Nations commander. Gert. MacArthur earlier had firmly

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gas is pulled and trailed out as the star clusters race on away.

Some are relatively thin. forming almost thread-like streams. Others are wider and fuzzy in appearance. some look like In axle connecting two spiral-shaped galaxies.

Dr. Carpenter found the rivers in studying pairs of galaxies, or even larger groups, far out in space.

Three other wtmnomerr announ- ced the finding of what seems" to be I new type of star. I bitue dwarf. ..m...,.gm.,,g,?m..m,g,.

Trygve Lie Urges Remain in Korea Even At Risk Of War With China