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CHARLOT,FETOWN. CANAUA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1954

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BIG WINDSOR CHEMICAL PLANT CRIPPLED BY CAVE -IN

Queen Mother Hopes To Visit Canada In Nov.

C. F. A. Makes

Re Egg. And Poultry Prices

cyr'rAwA, (OP: -The Canadian prderatnn of Agriculture today sought a higher floor price for eggs and a price support program in poultry meats. .

The CFA was making its annual submission to the cabinet. its dele- gation was headed by President H H. Hannarn of Ottawa. Acting Prime Minister Howe and agricul- tnrr Minister Gardiner were among cabinet ministers who heard the brief and then discussed it with ol7A officials.

The Federation asked that the floor price for grade A large eggs be raised to 45 cents a dozen from Sil cents.

It also recommended that floor prices be established at the pm- durer level on poultry on the basis of an cents ii pound for grade A :l'..rlv(Pns weighing more than five polliids 27 cents for fowl weigh- ing more than five pounds. and 39 mils for tirrkeys under 18 pounds.

The CFA brief said:

"i'lie relative over-all economic position of agriculture has been on the decline during the past two or three years. with farm prices

reduced substantially, and with farm costs virtually at an all- time peak. The future, in the

iarmers' eyes. is uncertain and word 'sul'plus' is. with reason, in- creasiiigly heard. We need the niacliiiiery for it strong policy of crdoriy marketing and price lup- poris for agricultural products in the home market. and a more hf'lNl'.i.'liP international program from expansion of trade the dis- pozill of burdensome aurniuaes."

But while the brief, presented

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Canadian Press Staff Writer

VAi.CAR.'I'IER, Que., (GP) - Canadats defenders shifted inio high gear Friday to box in alien in- vsders in one of the nation's big- (Psi poace-lime exercises.

Troops of the Royal 22nd Regi- li'if'rii loaded Arctic fighting equip- ment Ill preparation for a move of several hundred miles to their forward striking position at Goose Bay. Labrador.

Tho ist Airborne Battalion. sup- ported by airborne artillery, moved inio position to hurl back make- beiitwn enemy forces dug in the

Coming Events

"itumniago sale. Hearts Hall. Saturday, February 20th, 130.

"New Haven Jamboree, Bon- Ihnw Hall. Monday night Feb. 22.

"i"rol(lnolI party at Protestant Gfnlianage, Mt. Herbert, Wednes- dsi, Feb. 24th.

"Horse rave at Stanley Bridge today. Saturday.

"Pmvnal Institute Concert. Pri- dalx February 28th, at 3.15. If "0f'm.'v'. following Friday.

"inns Crock Rovers vs. New lhven Royals at Forum, Saturday Fm 99th. 10 p.m. after skate.

"Dance in stanhope-Covehead Community Hall, Tuesday, Febru- "Y 23rd. sale of lunches.

'"5Declal meeting of Trustees P But Royalty Rink I-fall, Mon- dl)'. February 22, I:3o p.m. at :t Royalty school. Orwell Mor- "'3!.l'. ucreiary.

t"”"0ltPy at North River rink ixlllhi. intermediate C. Hamp- Eire vs. Crapaud at 6:30 sharp. ten-ahead rlyers vs. Cornwall Me- 'f''" in second game of semi- nali at 8:30. ,."lWuInsion Rink, Saturday. m -"20. Doubleheader intermed- ,, ' C hockey. rim game Rus- .rn vs. Harrington. 6:48 sharp.

S ';;flh;n:i;nis Springfield vs. Glas-

A ltuomei see! "the Minister's cunt. a three act musical and lfmtdv drama presented. by con- " Rwalty Glee Club. in the new on 1':'1"nd'tv Hall at central lteyalfy Hi Is. February am Good lvecialties. Curtain l.iD.

"Minna pm Monday at me- :;:f.lon- "rue-day. lrookfield s a. m. "I I0: crmriotutoum Mai-set ll: York ip. m. Bedlord 1' "'9' or sood visa 2:: .30.?-oracle t':.""...'.”'.'.:".: ..,vm"m- . u

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Representation

Price Support Of Buiier Likely Unchanged

orrawa. (GP)-The Canadian l government's price support policy on butter is not likely to be af-l fected by a drop in the United States government's support price. Agriculture Minister Gardiner said Friday in a commons reply to R. E. Anderson ti:-Norfolk).

Mr. Gardiner said the reduction l

in the U. 5. support price brings

it down to 58 cents a pound, the.

same figure at which the Canadian government buys producers' sur- pluses.

The U. 3. reduction is part of a lowering of "parity" farm prices on some products.

316 COPPER FIND

DARWIN. Australia, (APl-Dls- covery of a large copper dEp0Slt.' in the Alice Springs area was an- nounced Friday. It is understood that it will be developed by the National Lead Corporation of America. Brig. N. M. Louttit. member of the syndicate which took up a 4.000-square-mile explor- atzon lease of the site three months ago. said he had been told by U. S. geologists that the for- mation is similar to the huge copper deposit! in Rhodesia.

Sept fies area of northeastern Que- bec. The "enemy." drawn from the let Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment at London. Ont... struck at Sept Ilea Thursday in exercise !.mip-Oarou-rrronch for werewolf.

As troop-carrying aircraft and bombers moved eastward from base: in central Canada. and the west, the Royal 22nd and other defending forces awaited arrival of aircraft for the move to Goose Bay.

Long lines of trucks and buses moved out of this camp near Que- bec for Aricienne Lorette airpoi't.i 20 miles away.

Mobnlns Up

Advance forced under Maj. Aime Knot were expected to take off later for Labrador. The defenders are expected to parchute into Sept lies to map up the enemy and re- take an airfield and the town of 2,000 persons.

Thursday's attack drew quick re- actlop from the army's Quebec command which immediately call- ed on Canada's. Tactical Air Com- mand at Edmonton for help,

Reconnaissance aircraft were out over the enemy salient Friday and at least one bombing run by 3-25 Mitchells from the RCAF war sta- tion at Rivers. Mnn., was believed to have been made on the air- field. Results of the air strike were not immediately known.

Sept fies. 250 miles northeast of Quebec City, is the railhead link

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Tour 0fPV-I-Iiole Country is Seen Unlikely

OTTAWA. (OP)-Queen Mother Elizabeth, who captivated Cana- dians on the royal tour of 1989, 15 pllktly to pay another-but much briefer-visit to Canada in No- vcmber.

Buckingham Palace has advised Governor-General Vincent Massey that she "hopes very much" to come this country again while she is in North America for a trip pto the United states on President .Elsenhower's invitation.

so for, government informants said. neither the official Canadian glnvitation nor the Queen's condi- gtional acceptance include Princess rlvbargnret, younger sister of reign- . ina Queen Elizabeth.

The lovernor-general extended l the invitation to the Queen Mother after the recent announcement that she will be going to gun, 1 United states for a 10-day tour in ;the fall. Since the announcement &did not mention the Princes. the Canadian invitation did not in-

i elude her. "Heard indirectly'

The .l:ii'ospective Canadian visit was discussed in the Commons Friday when Donald Fleming (PC- Tonronto lilglintonl asked Acting Prime Minister Howe if there has ben a reply to the Canadian in- vitation.

"I have heard indirectly . that the Queen Mother has stated that she hopes to come to Canada," Mr Howe said amid applause.

Later, government officials said the Queen's reply to the invitation had expressed hope for her visit but had stated there could be no definite answer until plans were arrsnsed further. ; ,

However. one highly-placed in- formant sald it could be taken as likely that the 53-year-old Queen Mother would come to Canada.

No Tour Likely

But there appeared no likelihood that she would engage on a tour of the country to any extent-cen tainly not anything like the scale

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News In Brief

PES'liAWAlt. Paklslaii, (CP) - Prlmc Minister St. Laurent. tir-

rivcd in the mountainous north- I west frontier province Friday for a two-day visit with Provincial

Governor Shahabuddin.

DETROIT. iCPl--- Six Michigan Communists. convicted of con- apiracy against the federal govern- ment. were given a choice Friday of serving Jail sentences or going to Russin. They rejected the offer and chose to fight their sentences. in the courts. ll

'EDMONTON, (CP)- Most Rov.. John Hugh MacDonald. 73. Romani Catholic Archbishop of Edmontoiin was reported in serious condition in hospital Friday night following: two strokes, A native of Arichntn N. s., he has been Archbishop oil Edmonton since March, i938,

INVERNESS. N. S.. (C-Pl- Wil-A llam N. Macl.ean was sworn in asl mayor of this Cape Breton town Friday by his brother, Roderick MacLean, Liberal member of the legislature for Inverness. Macbean succeeded Francis N. Joyce, A mine company executive who did not seek re-election.

Scandal Threatens Life

Of Japanese

By JOHN RANDOLPH

TOKYO, (AP) - Prime Minister lhigoru Yoahidra govamment was threatened Friday by a bribery scandal.

The press said secret testimony of a big Tokyo money lender about deals made at two restaurants linked some of Yoshida's highest cabinet and party members with large-scale corruption. -

"rhis is a very important docu- ment that can topple the eobfnet if I release it.” said shell Tanake. chairman oi the House of Repres- entatives committee which heard the testimony.

Tanaka is linked with a faction of the dominant Liberal party

which has challenged Yoshida's leadership. The permnal integrity of 10-

year-old Yoahida never has been questioned but nevupap - were speculating openly for the first time that the scandals may prove

Govit

Taxes squandered on Geisha Quar- ters." implying misuse of taxes paid by an impoverished country.

The disclosures came from Mu- amitsu Morlwaki. a multi-million yen money lender. Asahi said the deals involved bribes and lavish favors handed out by subsidized shipping companies to government officials.

Tanaka, who has worked closely with Ichlro 1-iatoyama, Yoshida's party rival. said his committee would not try to suppress the af- fidavit "but we pill have to re- check ii. before releasing it to the public."

For A month, the Yoshida ad- ministration has been rocked by disclosures of corruption in sub- sidies and loans granted ship builders under a government pro- gram to restore Japan”: merchant marine.

Two officials have been indicted. One was a deputy chairman of the

too much for his administration. Aaahi bannercd its story "Blood:

To Visit

sir Edward James Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin and the Countess whose proposed visit to Char- lottetown next August 4th was confirmed last night by the Cole- rionlan Ciiib of Prince Edward Is- land, will fly from the Old Coun- try and proceed directly to this Province. They will be giir-st.-: of

Province

honour at the anniinl Caledonisn Club Field Day which this year will be held at the Charlottetown Driving Park. the grounds having been offered for the purpose by the directors of the P. E. I. Ex- hibition Association. From Char- lottetown Lord'and Lady Elgin will go on to the week-long Gae- lic Mod at St. Anna. Cape Breton.

Unemployment Still A Major Problem Locally

Oppose Pay Boosi To Prime Minister. Cabinei

O'1'TAW,A. (CF)-Two opposition parties indicated Friday they will fight legislaton providing

Minister and 55.000 to other cab- innt iniiiislzcrs.

Opposition Leader Drew pay raises may be in said the question should be refer- red to a select parliamentary com- mittee or royal comniission.

CCF Lander Caldwell said the iiicrcase is "more than is war- l'Rlll.Cd at. Nils: time."

They expressed the Common. opened debate on a bill to increase the prime min-

agreed

l ister's salary to 525,000 from :15,-

OOO and salaries of 21 other cab- inet miiiistcis to sl5.000 fi'om 310.- 000. Thc discussion will be resumed

T Monday.

s.-mi... Bits Sirike Continues

SAINT JOHN. N. 13., (CF) Saint John became a city of pedes- trians and increased car traffic

salary , increases of 310,000 to the Prime.

order, but 1

their views as, .

l the defence department announced.

Although the number of people drawing Unemployment Iizsiirniice beoieflts in Kings. and Queens counties declined by fifty during

the past week, this made very iit- '

tie impression on the total of more than 2800 still on the list of claimants.

Nine hundred of these are resi- dents of Charlottetoivn and the near-by rural arrest, the remainder live in the country in Kings and Queens counties.

1 Officials of the local National lEilil)l0yffitnl. Office look for no .sign.ificniit chaiigc iii the unem- ployment figurcs uiitil mid-March or later in that month. By that time the various construction jobs which are already under way now, or to be started later. should be making inroads on the ranks of p the unemployed. i.A..

.c3Ef.".I.';.i on Pa-ge7iToi.i2iP

Navy Awards Are Announced

OTTAWA, (OP)-The Queen has approved awards in three mem- fliers of the Royal Canadian Navy liar their services aboard Canadian idcsti-oyers during the Korean war,

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Sudden Wood Erupis From Old Mine

WINDSOR, Ont., (UP) --A giant: chemical plant in Windsor's west' end lay crippled Friday nlght,' some of its buildings almost van- iehed from view and others tilted at crazy angles in a sudden flood that erupted from old mine work- ing in the bowels of the earth btlaw

The cave-in occurred under the: chlorine-manufacturing section of- the big 36,000,000 Canadian Indus- tries Llmited plant, which lies less than a mile from a. S-15,000,000 On- tario hydro-electric project. It cov- ei.- some 80 acres.

Five hundred workers of OIL I and the adjacent Canadian Saltv Company plant were evacuated ,

when muffled explosions gave warning of danger and buildings began to settle.

No one was injured, but chlor-l lne stored in railway cars on I: spur had to be quickly pulled away. For a time it was feared. the cave in might tilt or bring. crashing down it big globular tsiikl with its dangerous hydrogen con- tents. But it was still standing Friday night.

Damage to the chlorine mauu-, fracturing and storage plant halt-l ed operations in the entire Cil layout which manufactures caus- tic soda. chlorine and hydrogen.

Warehouse Under Water

Friday night a one-storey zon- by-60-foot warehouse was almost completely under water in the low- l lving section of the Canadian saltl Company.

On OIL property ii one-storey 17-3-ht.”-60 foot pump house was? submerged to its roof, in two-i storey Z30-by-BO-foot llquciicn-l tron plant was partly submcrgodi me in one-storey cement build-1 lllK was well down in the water. i

some other buildings were tilt-; ed. Officials said the settling is 5'1” 301112 on. but slower than atl first. Due to the water floodingl the property it was difficult for observers to determine Just mv far the affected buildings had actually settled into the ground.

H, L, Watts, an engineer at an' adjacent steam plant. said buildings actually sank as he watched them and lame went down

R .

Other witnesses said the explo- sicins from beneath the earth's surface were folowed by a gush of water upward.

OIL plan officials could make no immediate estimate of the

loss would be the enforced tie-up of the whole plant. Other parts of the plant cannot opt-rate witi;-1 out the chlorine section. It will be months before the plant can re- open.

Engineers expressed the opin- ion that disused salt workings at the i,000-foot level under the plant were responsible for the cave-in.

iconic general throughout farca by

, Alliance of Canada for his third six or eight feet within mlnlliP!.,itVe,-mv at the annual meeting mire

! Thursday. . ltionai organization guarding the

ireligious observance of IWRA attended by

damage. They said the greatcstlh

lRev. W. Charles Anderson. Hali-

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Worst Dust Storm Since

193013 In U.

MARILLO, Tex.. (AP) - The,- worst dust storm since the mid-'. 30s whipped the midwest froml Nebraska to the Mexican border Friday uith winds up to so miles: an hour. I

The stifling dust cut visibility to zero in some places. closed schools slowed traffic to a crawl, and, piled dust deep in the streets. Thei high winds uprooted trees, un-i roofed small buildings and flat-l toned radio towers and televislonl antennas. l

Tornado warnings were issued for the area between McAl.-stcr, Okla., and Little Rock, Ark.

Su'li'llilg snovistorms and rain

,showers that accompanied the dust

at many points were due to lie-l a widci today. l

Weather bureau and soil con-S servation officials warned that the high winds and the prolonged drought could result in severe erosion but they said that a recur-l, rcncc of the dust-bowl days of the mid-10305 was unlikely. l

In western Nebraska taliinn snow was turned a light brown by the dust. At Garden City, Kan... merchants shovciled piled 'up silt three inches deep from the side- walk. Later the sidewalks became quagmires as a heavy rain turned: the slit to mud. i

In the Panhandle of Texas-heart i

i of the old dust bowl in the mid-l

'30s-schools were closed at Strut-l ford. The dust blacked out many cities. ,

"We're in I complete blackouts street lights are on and cars arei barely creeping. It's like midnight” an Amarllllo newspaper mun re!- ported.

Heads l.0i'il'8 Day

fAiiiante of Canada

I TORONTO, (CPI-Rev. Ernest.

"1? i Marshall Howcsa of Toronto wasi

elected president of the Lord's Day

The alliance. an inter-dcnomiria-

Sunday.

reprsentatives

cm across Canada.

Orfficers elected included:

Vice presidents: Rev. C. 0. How-

iett. 0'Loary Station, P.E.l.; Rev. W. Patterson, Wolfville. N.S.;

ax; Rt. Rev. W. H. Moorhead. Fredericton; Rev. William Briggs. SaLnt John, N.B.; Rev. F. Scott Mackcnie and Rev. J. 3. Thomson, both of Montreal.

ly naNai3)'iwaei.uixiN

forces are missiles which will seek; out and smash enemy bombers and submarines, scientific sources said Friday.

They were comnieniing on a government announcement Thiirs- day that A-weapons now are in production in Britain.

RY. . Capt. William Moss l.niidymore,l 37. of Brantford, Ont. has been i

They said a beginning may also have been made on a small stock- pile of atomic bombs but British strategists regard this as less ur-

Britain Makes Progress In Atomic Defence Arms

lfor defensive weapons.

Friday after 125 bus drivers and , m,d, ,,, 011.3,, 0, Ln, Om" of sent at the moment thin the ""6-

mainieeonce men went on strike at 5.30 am. The general result was inconvenience rather than dis- ruption.

No immediate prospect of settle- ment appeared in sight as the em- ployees of City Transit. Ltd. re-

mained firm in demanding a lo- cent per hour wage increase while the company insisted it could not afford any increase. The employ- ees are members of the Amalga- mated Assooiation of Street and of

Electric Railway Imployees America (an.-'rwi.

Ontario Poiaio Growers prganize

TORONTO. (CP)-Ontario potato

growers have formed the Ontario Potato Growers' Association with the aim of promoting a regulated , marketing program and irnprovinl

Liberal party. He resigned two days ago.

Irnde and qualItl'- Officers of the ;;';c':M5:"fls':fff. A,'":';: :Jr';'s',';”,-,",' lr?&'::"l,r;fn"":;':" K':lr”5'h "';hn',:j

;::oldu::cqh.uon1;”:l .:",'melm' the. Opinion "Ill thin! W110! 01 l!- graph was not satisfactory but. "'- "" "3 "v V” sistance could and should be ex- said they are extremely pleased

president. Clarence Leach, Allis- tended by nwrygns it u hm" .

P0"? l0C"f'4l'.'v”"Cl8Ul'CP. Rn I with even greater benefits to the 1 three-qiiarter, heart-amt-nhoiiirt

Goodin, Toronto.

the British Empire for his "fine example of leadership and cour- 1 age" while commander o HMCS limquois. He made two nura of 1, duty with the United Nations fleet. lcommanding the Iroquois from October, i05l, until November, 53

Ordnance Lleiit. Gerald Joseph Giroux. 27. of Ottawa and White Fox. seek, and CFO. Lennox Clark. 20. of Victoria were mentioned in dispatches while serving aboard HMC5 Athabaskan.

lirgea Federal Aid For Maritime coal

SAOKVILDE. N. B. generate electric power was

dmiiriaiist from Amherst. N. S.

tario.

llocai coal mining industry."

(CPl-Fcd- eral aid for Maritime coal used to ad- vocated here by N. T. Avard. in-

He said federal aid now is gllven in market coal in Quebec and On-

Speaking before a student aud-

Proiectinn of the exposed island,

LONDON, (Reuters) -- Atomic , against air attack and sea block-; arms being supplied to the British ; ado has No. 1. priority. i

Pressed by military chiefs with, this in mind, the nation's scientists have made impressive progress in developing missiles with atomic war-heads that uiil guide them- selves iinerringly on to their inr- gets.

These new weapons, which can be fired by ground anti-aircraft batteries or from planes, officials said. have almost pinpoint accur-l ary up in a range of 17 miles by,