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East-West Deadlock At Geneva

Softens On Both

By Stanley Prlddle GENEVA, (R.euiaers)—~’l'he Ea-B'- west deadlock at Geneva softened 0,, both major fronts Friday as the west soeipted a Communist out- line for Indo-China. armistice talks and South Korea presented a com- promise all-Korea election plan. The nine powers trying to reach an mdo-China peace settlemen- finally agreed to a five-point basis mg negotiations offered by Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov as chair- man at their fourth closed sesion. Earlier in the stormy meeting another agreement was reached, in- rorporatlng sections of both French and Vietminh rebel peace plans. But it collapsed the moment negotiators moved on to the critical question of Laos and Cambodia. smallest of Indo-China's three

mates. At. the same time Foreign Min- ister Pyun Yung Tel of south

Korea. moved to break the Korean deadlock by presenting a 14-point

Coming Events

t-Regiilar Dance, Bonshaw Inn.

Tuesday night. "Reserve May S for Alex- andra concert, Pownal Hall.

"Ruervs July 28th for Cardigan Tea Post)’.

"We will be closed Monday, May clth. E. J. McDougall, Vernon.

-‘Dance, Lorne Vslley Hail. Tiles- diiy. May 25th. Turner's Orchestra.

"Variety Concert and Dance, virweil Hall. Monday, May mu.

"Pantry Sale — North Milton W I. Fennell and Chandlers. Sat- urday, May 22nd, 2 p. in.

"Dance. Beaver Hall. Montague. Monday. May 24th. Bla.nchs.rd‘s Orchestra. Modern and old time.

"St. Theresa's Players present play in Iona l-fall. Monday, May 24th, 8.30 p. m. Dance after.

"Zion Church Scouts and Cuba Cake Sale, Saturday. May land, 2 nrlock at 5. A. MacDonald.

"Hunter River Stores will be rinsed Monday. May filth and every Wednesday afternoon thereafter.

"The Nation's Top Vocal Group. Bill Klll!Z9"l!!fl"'l1h5' “no Spot“ rorum, Monday. May am. a.l5 p. iii.

"For complete Shur-Gain Feed Service. Dial 8314. We deliver. les- ton 6: Macltse.

"Community Dance at Gordon's Lodge, May 24th. Music by the Wcatherbie Trio.

"Ladies interested in Souris Hos- pital Auxiliary invited to Annual Meeting. United Church Hall. Thursday, May 21th. 8 p. m.

°'In stock. all kinds of I-lny Seed. Clover Secd. Mangel and Turnip seed, Hybrid Corn seed, Wheat. oft‘. Dillon and Spillett.

"Ask some one who heard them last year—then you'll not miss the liik Spots. Monday, May 31st, at the Forum.

"Hampson United Church \vomen's Association variety Con- rert in Hampton Hall, Wednesday. .\fsy 26th. .

"Available until June 1st lim- :‘r-rl quantity of White Leghorn Mill N.H.. x W.L. cross chicks. Riiyner'a Chick Hatchery. Mt. Herbert

"Unloading Cedar shingles. All grades. 10% discount this week only. Free delivery 20 miles. We also have Cedar Posts. 3.. A. Mac- Phsil a Son, New Haven.

"Auto and Farm supplies, :0: meat George street, sales and Ser- lfre. Complete line of De Lsvsl Miikcrs. Separators. \ViHl‘-I PPM- sure systems, Automobile Part-'. Oils. Greases, etc.

"showing at Mt. Stewart Friday and Saturday. “The Lady wants Mink." Starring Dennis O‘Keefc. Ruth Hussey and Eve Arden. This is a romantic comedy that all the family will enjoy.

"Debating finals: "Resolved that the teaching of music in the pub- -ic schools of Prince Edward Is- irinti should be made compulsory" '-llii he held at Birch Court Experi- mrntal Farm. May 28th at lit. The public is invited to hear two iursl clubs. Emerald vs. Mt. stew- art debate this current topic.

"Specials, hsyseed ‘ID-—lb——lfi niiviure. Ill‘/. cents a lb.: also No. l Timothy. Alsike, red and Alfalfa. Laurentlsn turnip seed. rcgisterml No l at I! cents a lb. Mangle seed 45 cents per It). needs at lllis Bros. Central Royalty and Royal Feed Warehouse, Grafton Street East Terms.

"Buying pigs Monday at Fred- rricion: Tuesday. Brookfield. 0 am: \lilton. in: York. '1 p. m.: Bedford. 2: Tracadie, 2.30: Mount Btewsrt, 3: Pi-lfluid. sso; Fort. Augustus, 4: Walerville. 1.30; Vernon River. 5: ‘Want. sso. Wednesday. New om- l"“''. 9 a. m.: Wheatley River, l0: Holmes‘ comer, it: New Haven 1 It In. Bonahsw. 1.30: Dessble. 2: Kelly‘: cross. 3; sinimie, 4; Clif- '°". 5: Remington. 6.30. Paying 832.00 a pair for good pigs over 40 Winds cacti. 820.00 over 20 Kids- lbrtrn for in between. Will buy ‘mall ones. Also a number of fowl. T’-“rec cattle and calves are wanted Knud Jorgensen.

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plan calling for internationally- supervised electioris in both south and Communist North Korea.

CONCISSION STIR! HOPE

I-lis proposal. a big concession from south Korea's previous stand raised delegates‘ flagging hopes of finally bringing peace and reunif- ication io divided, ravaged Korea.

south Korean delegates had pre- viously maintained elections are necessary only in North Korea. af- ter which elected North Korean representatives could take places in the present South Korean As- sembly.

Pyun is expected to present his plan today at a full ill-power con- ference on Korea.

Veteran Temperance Leader Dies At 80

TORONTO. (CP)—Rev. John 00- burn, 80. retired minister of the United Church of Canada and vet- eran temperance leader. died Fr‘.- day. Dr. Coburn. who raised his voice throughout Ontario against the “liquor traffic." was one of the country's best—lmown and most- widely quoted temperance leaders. From 1945 to 1950 he was general secretary of the Canadian Temper- ance Federation,

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WN. CANADA,

WASHINGTON. (AP_)—A story of three assassination assignments. and how "the power of faith and the love of a good woman’ turned him again murder. was told at a public hearing Friday by a Si- year-old blonds Russian who said he formerly was an officer in the soviet secret police. -

The witness was Nikolai Khokh- lov. who appealed to the American people to help in saving the wife and infant son he left in Russia when he fled to the West several weeks ago.

Chairman William Jenner (Rep.

Announce Humor

Medals Won This

LONDON. 0nt.. <CP> — Joan

-. Walker of Kirkland Lake. Ont.. is ; the winner of the Leacock Medal

for humor for 1953. and Grace Mac- ol Vancouver has been awarded the University of British Columbia Medal for popular bios- raphy.

(Mrs. Maclnnis is the wife of Angus Msclnnis, a. native of Glen William. P.l-ll.)

The awards were announced Fri- day night by Dr. Frank stiiing. chairman of the Governor-Genen al's awards board. which administ- ers the Leacock Medal for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Coni- mittee of orillia. ont.. and the UBC Medal for the university.

Mrs. Walker received the Les- cock Medal for her book "Pardon

~—-P.C." Member ‘Say inadequate For Canada's Defence

OTTAWA, (CP)—Lt.-Col. Doug- las Harkness. Progressive Conser- vative membe for Calgary North, said Friday Canada's armed serv- ices do not have the minimum strength to defend the country. Col. ‘Harkness. Second World War artillery officer overseas, said

"Turkey Poults available. Rea- sonable. Mrs. Charles Roberts North Tryon.

"Bee Bedeque Players present "Calamity Kids", St. Peter's Legion Hall Thursday, May 2'Iv at 8:30.

"Dance Morell Hall night. Modem, old-time. Orchestra.

"Booking orders for Northern Grown Grass and clover seeds. Dial 9514. Benton 5: MscR.se.

"Pantry this afternoon. '4‘ Cornwall choir.

"Reserve July 14th for Immaculate Conception grounds. Wellington.

"Races at Hazelbmok Raceway. Monday, May 24th. Starting at 2 o'clock. Everybody welcome.

"New Glasgow Stores will be closed May 24th, and every Wednr-s. day afternoon following.

Monday Burns

sale. Slmpsons-Sears p.m. Ladies of

picnic church

"Opening dance Crapaud rink Wednesday, May 26. Modern and old time music. Burns Orchestra. Admission 50c.

"We pick up and deliver grain for custom grinding and mixing with Shur-Gain Concentrates. Dial 9514. Beaten dz MacR.ae.

"see the summerside Baptist players present. "Come Out Of Your Coma" in Fredericton Hall Monday, May 24th. Sale of candy

“Wellington Players present their play Thanksgiving Hall Tuesday. May 25th. Proceeds aid sick man. father and small fam- ily. Dancc after.

"The stage is all set for "Rise and Shine" by St. Theresa's Play- ers, Vernon River Hail. Tuesdav 2'5. Specialties. Dance after. Be there. won't you?

"Several varieties of Perennial Plants still available here at the Garden. Also cut flowers :Nar- clssus. Daffodils. etc. at very res- sonsble prices. Not for mail orders. .los‘R. smith. Clinton.

"Carleton Players present their 3 act comedy “Aunt Jerushy on the Warpath" on Wednesday, May um. Tyron Baptist Hail. sponsored by North Tryon W. 1.

"Specials. hnyseed 70-15-i5 mix- ture. i8‘. cents a lb; also no. 1 timothy, alsike. red and Ilfslfa. Laurentlsl turnip seed, registered no. 1 at 93 cents a lb. Msnglc need 45 cents per, lb. seeds at Ellis Bros. Cenfrsl Royalty and

s Armed Strength

the government is placing toomuch emphasis on activities abroad. De- fence of Canada was the first rc- quirc-mcnt of a defence policy.

Speaking in the second day of a Commons discussion of defence de- partment estimates. he said De- fence Minister Claxton gave a mis- leading impression Thursday by saying the country's air defences had shown they could stop nine out of lo attacking bombers.

Practice operations might have stopped 90 per cent of planes in a mock attack, but United states air force officials had said that coun- try's defence screen would stop only one plane in four. at the beat.

Canada's present radar system provided only shallow defence and Mr. Claxion did no service to the Canadian people by giving them a false sense of security with regard to a radar screen which did not ex- ist.

lie qiicsiionz-d the need for main- taining 12 RCAF squadrons in Eu- rope, at an annual cost of $800,000,- 000. A good proportion of them could be returned to Canada.

They could operate in a dual role

and as long as air fields \\'("l’( available in Europe the plans: could be flown back in a maiici

of hours to meet any attack.

The regular army had practic- ally no anti-aircraft units and as far as could be seen nothing had been done on ground-to-air guidm‘ missiles. Anti-aircraft had bP€niPll to the reserve army, which did not have enough guns or personnel.

Opposition Leader Drew said the reserve army is less able to take the field in an emergency than in any time in the last 40 years.

Mr. Drew. an artillery officer in the First World War, said the re. serve army was in better shape be- fore both the first and second world wars. In 1914, although war had not been cxpsctcd, the first Canadian division sailed for Europe loss than eight weeks after war started and went into action not many months later.

In 1980. most of the reserve units had equipment on which to start training. Today. after the govem- ment had spent ss,ooo,ooo,ooo on defence in three years, the situa- tion was different.

Russian Agent Testifies Religion And Conscience led To Desertion

Ind.) of the Senate internal secur- ity sub-committee, which heard the story. said Khokhlov is believed to be the first MVD official to test- ify publiciy in the U. S.

Testifying through an interpreter. Khokhlov said he was sure the American public could understand “the kind of decision‘ he and his wife, Yanina. had to make when he was assigned to carry out a murder plot against an anti-Com- munist leader in West Germany last October.

“We could not become assas-

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And Biography Year By Women

M_v Parka," recounting her exper- iences in the northwestern Quebec gold mining town of Val d'0r. Silt‘ is an English-born writer who had two novels published in England before coming to Canada after the Second World War.

Mrs. Maclnnls won the UBC award for the biography of 1131' father. the late J. S. Woodsworih. CCF party founder who died in 1942.

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Finds 350 Barrels Whiskey lost 1854

LANSING. Mlch._ (CP)~An B4- yair-oid man walked into the liquor control commission Friday and asked what'he should do with 350 barrels of whiskey he had Just found on the bottom of Lake Michigan.

Chairman Bunke of the liquor commission listened patiently, then told Julius Roth he could either sell it to a. bottling plant outside the state, or drink it.

Roth said they obviously couldn't drink it since each barrel con- tained about 52 gallons. He said there was enough whiskey to sup- ply the winter requirements of several lumber camps.

Roth said his divers have counted the barrels in the wreck of the package freighter West Moreland which sank in 1854. Bullion to the value of $100,000 may also be in the ship. Roth said.

Capt. Harold van Nirnan of Flint is doing the diving and Stanley Teasdale of Grand Rapids is a third partner in the venture. Both said the whiskey is about ready to bring up.

"If the whiskey is still good, it will be extra good." he said.

Provinces-(iffered Polio Vaccine

OITAWA. (C P) — Provincial lwalth departments have been of- fered the use of a poliomyelitis v.-icclne from the United States Polio Foundation, Health Minister Martin said Friday.

He told the Commons that the vaccine. tested extensively in the U. S. has been offered to Canada in limited quantity for experiment. but. only one provincial governmeni is giving consideration to accepting the U. B. foundation's offer.

He said no conclusions should b: drswn from the fact that nine 0.‘ the provinces aren't considering making use of the vaccine.

Later, it was learned that thc Alberta government is considering the offer.

Chlld~Toddl—;s~_|iit~o Brook And Drowns Moncmn, (op) _

Gallant. 1'! months, toddle brook near his home

derick into a Thursday

night. and was drowned.

SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1954

her three daughters.

Mrs. Daniel MacPhee, General ..pom._..

Surgeons other hospital,

at this Cape St. Joseph‘s,

the second as well.

Firemen found fragments of metal which might have been part of a cartridge casing on the kit- chen fioor and police sought tr. determine whether dynamite caps used in mine blasting had been mixed with the coal the MacPhet:s burned in their kitchen stove. FATHER. SON ESCAPE

Rescuers said Mrs. MacPhee was stricken "stone blind" by the explosion which hurled her son Murray. 19. through the open kit- chen door into the backyard where his father stood. Neither suffered serious injury.

Hospital authorities said Barb- ara. Macl-‘hee, 17, and her sister Agnes, 12, received multiple cut: and bruises. Both were suffering from severe shock.

The stove was blasted to bits Chunks of metal crashed through the ceiling into the second storey. Plaster and pieces of flooring piled up in the dining room. Pots and pans were driven into the living- room. A gaping hole was punched in the kitchen wall. The kitchen uindow. casing and all, was blown into the yard.

Residents said the whole area "quivered" for seconds when the explosion went off at about 5:30 p.m. _

INVESTIGATE CAUSE

Special investigators ..cm' on‘ by the Dominion -Steel and Coal Corp. were expected to seek the cause of the blast. Dosco mines all the coal produced in Cape Bre- ton.

There was no fire.

Neighbor James McMuliin who has spent all his working life in the pits of this Cape Breton coal- minlng town said he had. never heard "such a. terrific blast".

"I thought my own house was going sky-high." he said.

Persons who came running at the sound of the explosion found two of the daughters and Mrs MacPhee staggering aimlessly amid the wreckage. sobbing dazedly Two ambulances sped the injured to hospital.

Hospital where doctors

GLACE BAY. N. S., '(CP)—-An explosion lore apart the kitchen of a miner's home here Friday, mother who was preparing supper and seriously injuring

blinding the

51, was taken to Glace Bay

said her condition was

Breton coal-mining town's amputated one leg of her

daughter, Evelyn, 11, and said they might have to remove

sEifiiTi'iiii7

OT'I'A\VA. clety of Canada yesterday on- nouncccl the names of 2? winners of. Canadian government. overseas

(CP)-—-The Royal So-

:-vinrds for 1954-55. tsnahla in France and the Netherlands. They include )3 ft>ll0wshlp:‘-

worth $4,000 each and 14 scholar- ships worth $2,000. The awards. started in 1952. are made on selection by tho Royal Society from funds owing the Canadian government which are expendablc in the (‘O\lilll‘il‘S concerned.

Of the 27 awards this year. :2 will he held in France and fivc in the Netherlands. Seven of last ,\r-:ir's scholarships have been l‘(‘ll4"Vi'f‘d for a second year.

New si-holarsliips included:

W. K. Rogers. 33. Charlottetown.

.\‘lr. Rogers, a graduate of the Juiiliard School of Music. New York. \vill study musical composi- tion at the Paris Cons:-v‘vstory.

By SPENCER MOOSA

TAIPEH, Formosa. (AP) -—Th': Chinese Reds with Russian matc- rinl help are massing ships. troops and planes opposite the National- ists‘ Tachen islands, Chiang Kai- shek's chief of staff said Friday.

Gen. Chou Chin-Jou expresscci confidence. however, that these is- lands some 220 miles north of Fox'- niosa can withstand any attack TheTachens are the northern out- post of all nationalist offshore bases.

Chou said in an interview all precautions had been iakrn on the Tschens. He described as exag- gerated some foreign press rc- ports depicting the situation at ‘being serious or critical.

FORMOSA U. S-PIIOTI-ICTI-ID

In Washington, officials con- firmed reports of a Red buildup There was no indication they were alarmed over prospects of any im- mediate attack on Formosa, which the United States is pledged tc

protect. There also were indications ii‘ Washington that Red attack-

agsinst offshore islands such as the Tachens would not be con- sidered s reason for involving U. 3. warships or planes. The

U. S. 7th fleet guards Formosa lt- sclf against invasion.

Reds Massing Ships. Troops. Planes Opposite Chinese Nationalists’ islands

However. it long has been co sidr-red llTlilK9i_\' would moiinl. an invasion of For- mosa until it had knocked out some key islands.

Kyodo news service in Tokyo said private Japanese fishing com- panies had warned lilfll' boats op- erating in the Tachcn area to bc ‘cxlromcly millions" because of a ‘J055lbiE impending Red attack. RUSSIAN AID CHARGED

Chou charged that Riissia had been S,\'Slf‘n'lRl.il:niiy builcluig Iii‘- lhe alRl'P5Sl\'8 DOWET‘ Oi COnl|‘|'lllIl- nist China. He said the Russians zavs the Chinese Reds nearly all Japanese warships turned over to

:he Soviet Union after Japan's surrender in the Second World War.

Ciinu said Cillllf‘<P Red air force

units ironi Shanghai and Nenking nad bcen sent. down to bases in southern Chckiang Province, cp- jjosiie the Tachens.

The Clll(’l of staff pointed to oc- .".‘ISlOilRi air and naial clashes of the last 10 days off the Chekiang coast. as evidence the Nationalists sould handle the situation.

For the second straight da_\ there was no report of additional :lashes in the Chekiang area but Nationalist planes Thursday night dropped leaflets in south and southeast China.

OTTAWA, (Cl')—Two Liberals and an independent from Quebec Friday led an unsuccessful at- tempt to have Parliament step up the construction of a 011.000.0110 CNR. branch line between at. Fel- icien and Chibougamsu in Que- bec. .

The ‘Commons rsllwsy commit- tee best down individual tries by the Libel-ais'snd by the independ- ent to have the at. Felicien-Chb bougamsu line built concurrently with a branch the CNN. is to lay down between Chibougsmsu and

Royal Feed Wart-house. Grafton

street East. Terms.

Besttyville, Que, at about the

[1-

ssme cost as the other line.

The construction job has become a matter of controversy. with the Quebec government insisting the 140-mile line between st. Felicien and Chibougamau should be built. as quickly as the one to the west. l4! miles between Chibougamsu and Beattyville.

A gavemmsnt bill before the Commons—- and under considera- tion by the committee Friday- would give the cabinet power to food out authorisation and money for the building of one section or mother. It sets a lo-year time

for the Job. ‘

P. I. Gagnon, independent Com- mons member for Chlcoutimi— which wouldbe linked with north- em mines and lumber areas by the at. Felieien-Chibougsmsu log -—moved in the committee that‘, both branches must be built con- currently.

I-fis motion was ruled out of or- der, but not before Andre Gsiith- ier (L-lake It. Johni said he proposed to , rt it. Mr. Gauth- ier sdded he has confident-ec the

federal government will order at.’ ricr for the government and it was

Policien-Chibougssnau construction:

|Bai:l:|e Over New Quebec Rail Linesi

within a year.

Later, Mr. Gauthier brought in a motion of his own. It would have knocked out a part of the railway bill authorizing the cabinet to ap- prova “in whole or in part" the total line between Besttyviiie and st. Felicien.

The evident effect of this would have been to leave cabinet with authority to order only the whole project.

Mr. Gauthier-'.s proposal was op- posed by Transport. Minister Chev-

defested on an unrecorded vote.

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