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By DOUGLAS HOW

QTTAWA, Dec. 5 - (CP)-The government is believed to be tak- mg steps in advance to cushion the impact of criticisms that may emu-gp ill the Currie report on army administration.

The report, expected to be giv- en in the Defence Department within a couple of weeks, could become a key issue both in this session of parliament iand in I

Coming Events

"Cllfiioli School Concert, Dec-

elnber ilth.

"Last dance in Stanley Tuesday. Dec. 9th-

Bridge

"Card Pal-ty,'C"lintoii Hall. Mon- day. December 8th.

"Reserve December 22nd, for More-ii Christmas Concert.

"Eldon school Christmas Con- cert. Belfast Hall, December 19th.

"Reserve Tuesday, Dec. 16th for Whezitley River Christmas concert.

"Come to Springvale Concert iii Brookfield Hall. Thursday. Decem- ber llth.

"llnncc. Flat River Hall. Mon- day. December 8th, sponsored by South Pinette W. I.

"Pantry Sale at Fenneli and Chandlers. Decembe 8th, at P. M. Argyle Shore, L. O. B. A.

"Bilyilig live and dressed "fowl and chicken. Contact us for pick up service. Smith Bros, Pownal. Phone 1 R.-28.

"Reserve December 19th, Friday, for Lady Pane Christmas Concert. Admission 25 cents.

"Pantry Sale. Moore A; Mc- Leod. Saturday. December 6th, 230. I-liglifield W. 1.

"Dancing Stanley Bridge Rink 33" eiicry Tuesday night. Music by Munroe's Orchestra. 9 to 1.

"Farmefl. ask about the Shut Cain Feed Finance Plan. For part iculars contact your local Ieed mill

''I will be operating Hammer Mill 'i Kellys Cross Corner every Tues- ;i(Iy1'l and Friday until noon. Francis

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''In stock end all, feed. mol- uses. Book chicks now and save "i0M.v. Get our Calendar. Dillon

4: Spillett. Ch'l.Nlfl9 Mile Creek School rlstmas concert, Afton Hall.

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"Contest Fiddling. Dancing and

"Fins: also Highland Fling xitiezgnt Stewart Legion Hui, wed. Ry. December lotlf. "The A Em. nnual Meeting. of tho

"1 Kings Exhibition Associa-

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1953 general election.

Its exact contents are unknown, but both government and opposi- tion members, from what they have heard, now are assuming that it will find fault with some army methods and supervision. ,

The Montreal accounting firm of George S.. Currie, a former de- puty minister of defence, was named last April to make a study of army methods of handling stores and equipment after the thefts at Camp Petawawa became known. The inquiry has gone well beyond Petawawa.

Gov't. Getting Set

The government is believed to be getting set in at least two ways:

1. Prime Minister St. Laurent has told the commons that it is difficult foi' Defence Minister Claxton to oversee all the details of administration because of the size of the defence program. He has said that Ralph Campney, now solicitor-general, is being named an associate defence minister and that he will specialize on the ad- ministration side.

2. The Defence Depat-tmeiit, ful- ly aware of the sort of questions the Currie accountants have been asking, is making efforts to cor- rect now any flaws the report may turn up.

'Indications now are that the Currie report will be made pub- lic. It will be thoroughly combed by Opposition members for mate- rial to buttress their charges that the defence program is being im- properly supervised. opening the way for alleged extravagance and waste.

2 Man Who Wrote First

I Story on tlulnts Dies

OTTAWA. Dec. 5 --(CP)- Ed- ward H. Bunyan. 63. the news- paper man who gave the world the first story on the birth of the Dionne quintuplcs, died today after a long illness. ,

Mr. Bunyan had been a tele- graph editor on the ottawa Jour- nal for the last eight years.

He was news editor of the North Bay Nugget when the Quints were born in nearby Callander in 1935. and he sent out the first of the flood of new copy that was to re- cord, over the years, one of Can- ada”s greatest human interest stories. He hecame a close friend of Oliva Dionne, father of the Quints.

Basil" Bunyan of Montreal is a brother.

Burial will be at Notre Dame Cemetery here Tuesday after ser- vice at Canadian Martyis Church in Ottawa East.

New Commander of 27th Brigade

I-LANNOVER. Germany. Dec. 5- (AP)- Brig. Geoffrey Walsh handed over command of the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade to Brig. J. E. C. Pnngman at a re- veilie ceremony today.

The change in command came after the last 140 of 1,900 married officers and men' left on rotation for Canada.

They will sail from Liverpool to- morrow aboard the liner Franc- onia. schedued to arrive at Hali- fax Dec. 14.

Claims Training.

Casualties Down

UITAWA. Dec. 5 - (GP) - De- fence Minister Claxton said today excellent training; leadership and equipment have kept casualties among Canada's 5,000-man 25th Brigade the lowest in Korea and lower than in any comparable Canadian formation in the Second World War.

An hour before he took off for Paris. he disagreed with an Op- position statement comparing the casualties in Korea with those in the Dieppe raid of 1942. In doing so, he also said:

1. Canada has an adequate

chance to make her views known in Korea. 2. One reason ammunition

stocks have to be built up is the possibility that an armistice will come which would forbid further stockpiling. This made it essential to have enough on

hand if the armistice should end in new warfare 3. No Canadian casualties

can be attributed to a lack of ammunition.

4. More ammunition has been fired off in Korea than lll any past war by any force comparable to the UN army. The Minister delayed his de- parture for the North Atlantic Council meeting by 15 minutes to reply to statements made last night by Lt.-Col. Gordon Churchill, D,S.O., (PC-Winnipeg South Cen- tit .

jle said Col. Churchill created the impression that the rate of casualties in Korea is comparable to those at Dieppe.

Col. Churchill. in buttressing his argument that Canadians should realize that Korea "is war, with all its horrors, suffering and bloodshed". said: "Had there been no rotation of battalions and had the original brigade remained in Korea . from Febtiuiu-y .. of .1961 to the present time without replace- ment, the figllting strength of the birgade would now be one batta- lion, not three.

"In other words, the casualties have been approximately 63 per cent. the same heavy casualty rate as at Dieppe. The only difference is that at Dlcppe the casualty rate of 60 per cent was suffered in a period of nine hours and the casualty rate of 68 per cent in Korea has been spread over 22 months."

After the Minister spoke, the Winnipeg member said he had stressed the difference in the time clement.

Mr. Claxton took exception to the suggestion that there is any comparison, whatever between Ko- rean and Dieppe.

Atlantic Wholesalers Plant Damaged

SAINT JOHN, N. 13., Dec. 5 - (GP)-Fire of unknown origin to- night caused damage estimated be- tween h15,000 and 520,000 to the stock and combined warehouse and manufacturing establishment of Atlantic Wholesalers, Ltd.. at the corner of Water and Ward Streets. ' The fire started on the second floor and mushroomed up the sides of an elevator. One section -of the brick building is four stor- leys high and the other three.

BRUSSELS. Belgium. Dec. 5 - (Reuters)-Decontamination squads moved into Belgium's stately par- liament today after senators. scratching furiously. had complalli- ed of catching fleas there. Experts said the flea epidemic was brought in by a janltor's- cats.

Insurance If -

OTTAWA, Dec. 5 - (CF) -- A 62-year-old Progressive Conserva- tive phylician said today the gov- ernment should call another do- minion-provincial conference to work out a. basis for a plan of

contributory national health in- surance. Dr. W. 0. Blair. member for

Lanark. laid in the commons that he believes all provinces are anxi- ous and willing to improve health conditions "providing there is no interference with their rights to control health services.”

But there must. be a thorough investigation in , advance. The plan must have the approval of municipal and provincial author- ities and medical authorities must be consulted.

He left no doubt his party stands for the introduction of a contri- butory health plan.

He said:

"When we, form a government we will proceed towards contribu- tory health insurance."

Dr. Blair, Progreuivo Conserva- tive spokesman on health, was

among A number of speakers in

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the throne speech debate. Most. of the talk was about health in- surance.

Arthur Lalng (L - Vancouver south) expressed support for es- tablishment of a joint parlia- mentary committee to study health insurance, as suggtcd yesterday by David Eroll (L-Toronto spa- dina.)

He said he has no confidence in "socialized medicine." Any Canadian plan should provide for a continuance of the freedom of choice between doctor and pati- en .

Dr. Blair said the high cost of sickness is becoming beyond the financial means of the people. A national health plan was needed but than had been "too much glib talk about such a plan without getting down to certain basic And essential considerations.

The OCF visaged I plan pat- terned after the British system. But, as Dr. Blair said. the British plan "is unsatisfactory." It was a heavy drain on the trout: .y and because of its sociallstio nature it and features unsuitable to Can-

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GAAGETOWN. N.B.. Dec. 5 - (CP) - A key witness who refused to say a word at an inquest into the highway death of two men is serving a six-day jail sentence for contempt of court.

Donald Laird, 17. of -Jerusalem, was committed to the Queens County Jail here after standing sil- ent before Coroner Arlie L. Palmer of Hampstead. Repeated attempts by the Coroner to get the youth to testify were futile as Laird remain- ed mute.

Laird was driver of a truck in- volved ln an accident in which two men were fatally injured. When he refused to testify, the inquest was adjourned until Monday. Dec. 8. Another attempt will be made then to get evidence from mird.

The inquest was ordered to in-

vestigate the deaths of William

Claxton Disputes Opposition Casualty Claims Govil Anticipates Criticism ln Currie ReporL0n Army

. H Gets 6-Day Sentence Equipment Keep For Silence At Inquest

Reid, 80, of Summer Hill, and Rob- ert .l. Elder, 40, of Jerusuem. The truck in which they were passen- gers left the highway Oct. 17, at a cross-roads from the Broad Road to Gagetown, about 12 miles above Welsford.

Five other men were aboard the truck, some in the cab and others on the dump body. When the truck hurtled from the road Reid was killed. Elder died three days later in Saint John General Hospital.

A third man, William Simpson. 34, suffered a fractured skull. The inquest; was postponed pending his recovery. Simpson owned the truck.

Robert J. Fanjoy of Minto, re- cently appointed clerk of the peace for Queens County, examined the witnesses. When Laird steadfastly remained silent, his jail term was handed out by the Coroner through authority vested in his office.

P. E. I. Nalive Dies In Sydney

SYDNEY, Dec. 5 - (CF) Arnold S. Murchison, a. native of Prince Edward Island who came here 51 years ago, died in hos- pital yesterday after a. lengthy illness. He was 65.

Mr. Murchison, who retired last month as timekeeper at the Do- minion Steel and Coal Corpora- tion plant because of illness, is survived by his widow and three daughters.

Canadians Kept Wailing Seven Hours In Cold

SOMEWHERE IN KOREA, Dec, 5 - (GP) - Canadian troops waited for seven hours in bitter cold Tuesday for- the arrival of U.S. President-elect Eisenhower.

AP correspondent Don White- head who accompanied Eisenhower on his Korean mission said that on his first day's arrival in Korea he reviewed units of combat troops from Allied countries.

”Some cases of frost-bitten feet were reported among troops who had stood for hours waiting for the General's arrival," yllhltehead reported.

"One unit -- the Canadians - had waited in the cold for seven hours." Whitehead said.

The General obviously wasn't aware the troops had been ordered to assemble so long before his ar- rival.

A sharp wind from the north sent the temperature skidding to near zero.

The Caiiadlan 25th Brigade is part of the Commonwealth Di- vision in Korea.

Wire For Comment.

OTTAWA. Dec. 5 - (CF) -The Defence Department has wired Brig. M. P. Bogert for comment on press reports that Canadian troops of his 25th Brigade were kept waiting in the cold for seven hours to greet President-elect Eisenhower in Korea.

The reports appeared today with the end of censorship on the Eisenhower visit.

An army spokesman said he finds it hard to believe that any officer would keep troops standing outside that long but that noth- ing is known here about the in- cident. Brig. Bogert is being ask- ed to give his version.

SEOUL. Dec. 5 - (GP) - Presi- dent-elect Eisenhower apologized at a press conference today for keeping troops waiting in zero wea- ther for a review during his Kor- ean visit.

Canadian troops waited for seven hours in bitter cold Thursday for Eisenhower to review Allied troops. AP correspondent Don Whitehead said that there. were cases of frost- bitten feet among troops who stood for long periods.

Reuters News Agency reported that one UN unit waited seven hours in parade formation in freez- ing cold but did not identify the unit.

The General obviously wasn't aware the troops had been or-nu-en to assemble so long before his ar- rival. o

WlA.SHING'ION. Doc. 5- (AP) Walwr J. Donnelly, U. 5. high commissioner for Germany. has resigned his diplomatic post to enter private business, an admin- istration leader disclosed Thurs- day. '

Cost - Of -Living Creeps Upward During October

OTTAWA, Dec. 5'-(CPt- Call-

adians paid higher prices for it range of foodstuffs and other goods during October. inflatinx

living costs slighty and boosting the new consumer price index by one-tenth of a point.

The index. based on i949 prices equalling 100. reversed a down- ward trend shown during Sept- ember and climbed to 118.1 from 116. the Bureau of statistics re- ported today.

The change-one-tenth of a point- is the same that has heen recorded every month for the last half-year. It indicated. bureau of- ficials said. that living costs haven't changed more than one- tenth of one per cent month by month in that period.

In the see-saw drab and rise. the index moved from 115.9 in April to 116 in May, 1'l6.i in June. 116 in July. 116.1 in August and 115 in Selptemlber.

wholesale Prices Up

But there may not be that kind of smooth sailing in the months a- head. For the first time in more

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Transfers To Ship

GUAM. Dec. 6 -- (Saturday) - 4AP)-President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived here before dawn this morning on his way home from his historic visit to Korea.

From his plane he went directly to the cruiser Helena for A sea voyage to Hawaii.

The General and his party came into the 74-degree tempera-

ture of this sub-tropical zone iroin the sub-freezing cold of Korea.

The plane made the 2,119-mile flight from Korea in eight hours, 30 minutes.

The voyage was expected to last six days, during which some mem- bers of Eisenhower's staff will join him at island points along the way.

Soulit-Africa To Regard U. N. Vole Null Andihlid

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.. Dec. 5 -(CP)- south Africa declared it regards as "null -and void" the decision by the United Nations Assembly today to set up a com- mission to investigate racial con- flict in the Union.

Thirty-five countries voted for the resolution. It was introduced by is Arab-Asian countries who charged that human rights are being disregarded in south Africa and the situation is I threat to international peace. The commis- sion Is to report its finfings to the next assembly. south Africa was alone in up- position. Twenty-three countries abstained, including Canada. Britain and the United states.

Killed Crossing Street- To Soc Sonia Replica

PICDOU, N... Doc. 5 - (CP) - Joaeph Leblanc. 8, was killed in- stantly today, stmek by a truck as he dulled across a street to watch a. large replica. of Santa Claus in in store window.

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lilSENHOWER CON FIDENT FREEDOM WILL PREVAIL IN ASIA

Bul Sees-No Easy Solution To Korean Problem

By Don Whitehead

SEOUL. Dec. 5 -(AP) -Dwight D. Eisenhower wound up his ills- toric three-way search for a "pos- itive and definite" victory formula in war-ripped Korea today. He headed for home. confident that freedom will triumph in Asia.

The President-elect, in three days. saw the war up close, talked to high military advisers and men in the ranks and with officials of the Korean republic. He left behind him: ' l. A statement that, while there is no easy solution to the Korean problem. "much can be done" to impress the situ- ation without spreading the war to the Chinese Communist mainland. '

2. A promise that the South Korean army will get "bigger and better" during his admin- istration, and that economic aid will continue.

3. A.vastly cheered President Syligman Rhee, described by a spokesman as "more confident than ever" after his talks with

the General. Eisenhower also held private discussions about Formosa with

Maj. Gen. William Chase. head of the U. 5. military mission to tile Chinese Nationalists.

Unarmed and bundled in a parka. he travelled by jeep and light plane to within a. few miles of the stagnant battlefield.

Leaves For Home

He left. at 8:01 pm. tonight. (6:01 a.m. EST Friday) as quietly and secretly as he had come Tuesday night.

if the 10.336-mile trip llad. in- spired a solution of the war that has raged tip and down this land of cold and misery for nearly 30

months, he did not immediately say so. - . - ' Al: a press conference intseoul

he said that "We came over to learn. We have no pariacess. no trick ways of settling any prob- lems." l

lie conferred three times with President Rhee. at U. S. Eighth Army headquarters, again o the battlefield and at Rhee's hi lslde mansion near Seoul.

Eisenhower told the press, '11 am far from a defeatist...freedom is bound to be successful."-

Eisenhower began his secrecy- shrouded flight from New York before dawn Saturday. Members of his 18-man official party included Charles E. Wilson of Detroit, who will be the new secretary of de- fence: Gen. Omar N. Bradley. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff: and Herbert Brownell of New York. who will be attorney-general

Civic Problems

OTTAWA, Dec. 5--(5pecial) .. Charlottetown": Mayor J. D. Stew- art told The Guardian here to- night that hn. had "highly satis- factory" talks with Transport Minister Chevrier and Resources Minister Winters on the city's problems relating to these federal

departments. While Mayor Stewart was Pll route to Ottawa, Mr. Chevrier

had mailed him a letter outlin- ing the Transport

ment and improvement.

As to apportionment of costs for the extension and of mainten- ance, this is to he a matter of negotiation hctwcen the ment and the City. As a when matters of subject to negotiation. the Fed- eral Department is not a tough bargaincr, for the reason that il' only enters into such projects when it is convinced that they are necessary or advisable.