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China Reiects ALatestvCease-Fire Proposal
Very Heavy
Christmas
Travel In Prospect For Canada, Survey Shows
By The Canadian Press
Pity the weary waylarer as he frghis his way home for Clirlstmas dinner with his family. By the time ilc gets there. he'll earn it. '11-ntisportation officials. busy lining up everything that rolls. ilzes or floats to accommodate the rush of iioliday traffic. declined in marry cases to estimate its size. But it Canadian Press survey in- n'i.'('.iPd that roughly 800.000 Can- idians will be on the move before the week-end is over. . The first heavy rush was on last night as travrllers able to take irii-antzige of the full holiday week-ciiu. boarded planes. trains. bus-cs nlld boats. The rush is ex- Wm to hit its peak today.
some travel aiithoritlcs believed irecnrrl number of passengers would be canted on their over- lrirdened facilities because of the long week-end-many businesses r:ll hr closcd until Wednesday.
in Toronto alone. an estimated zoim persons will he on t.he nova tfl other centres. Montreal's nil. Ms and air lines expect to bundle 00.000 passengers .daiiy until tflr! rush abatcs.
snow (iomplimfcs Problem
Thick snow falling in the inter- tor of Quebec made road condit-
ions dliilrrult Ind Idded to the flow oiirail passengers. Extra. trains. and extra cars on trains
previotitly scheduled will be run to all puts of the Province.
Otto-q's multitude of civil ser-
t-uits were given an early start.
Tlioy were free today. will cele- brite until Monday and return to work Boxing Day. Most business establishments in Otiaiwa. and elsewhere kept their employees on the job yesterday and will remain closed on Tuesday.
Half the population of Halifax- iwme persons-is expected to do some travelling during Christmas week-end. Even local tnifitr is expected to increaseand four new street cars were rushed
I1-Wtcllserllice to help handle the on . Mild weather in Alberta per-
mitted extensive road travel from Calsaixv and Edmonton. but rail. iius and air travel are expected to be as lrcaw or heavier than last RIPS Christmas traffic.
Extra boats were put on Van- t0'll'cr island rims and numerous extrn aircraft flights were sched- Wul W up-coast points from Varco .rcr-,
Edniing Events
t"LHt:'r'v and his Eastern Rhythm !oi's. stinnyslde Ballroom tonight.
"'Auction and Dance. Vernon Hall. December 26th. Lunches.
"nr4i1('P New Haven School Thursii.-iy Di-ccmbcr 28th. "Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.
"P,-mety Concert and Dance, b:11i'S Cross llali, Wednesday. . Wmber 27th. i"W8 will not be receiving gleam Monday. December 25th.
iltshire Dairying Co.
,r,"Dace. St. Peters Legion Hall, cwdnv night. December 26th. lift Peters orchestra.
."Annual Meeting of Clyde
nller Farmers institute. December "I. at ll o'clock in Hall.
C "minor St. lvl:r;'r Parish Hall. gem". Wednesday Dec. 27th.
hn”d:3r9LChnhnei Ind hiI Merry II-
"Midniizht Dance at St. Peter's Ii Name Hall. starting It 12.05 MM December 26th. If travelling M weather conditions not favor- lre Dance will be held following , id”! Door Prizes.
"Will not be receiving Cronin Monday. December 26th.- or "div. January lat. Bring Cream : "ft!-v. December 28th Ind 33;? 3216. New Glasgow Dairy-
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Monday beln Chist- ; ""13 Day, theg nextr is- :i,'9 0f The Guardian 436" be 'moIday.
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Acheson Makes Reply To Hoover
VVASHINGTON. Dec. 22-(AP)- State Secretary Dean Acheson said today President Trumanls top advisory council has rejected as "catastrophic" any policy of pull- ing American defences back to the wcstcrn hemisphere.
This was Acheaon's reply to former President Herbert, Hoover. who urged in a broadcast Wednes- day night that the United States make this hemisphere into a Gib- raltar. with defence lines extend- ing from Britain to Japan.
lloover also declared the U. S. should send no more troops or dollars to Europe until Western countries themselves huge armies as I
against, the Red
have built "sure dam flood." Without mentioning Hoover by name. Acheson told a press con- forenre that such a policy would mean the "quick conquest” of all Europe and Asia by Russia's arm-
icouiiri ..EtintTT
What lie Thinlis On Rates Boost Move!
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Premier J. Walter Jones (above) had only I six-word reply when asked yesterday for I comment for the Canadian Press on iwhat he thought of the Raiirways' request
for it further immediate freight rates increase. "You couldn't. print whpt I'm
thinking!” he declared.
The Pra.-nier's attitude on recent general increases in freight rates is that they are highly discrimin- atory against the Maritime Pr V- inces. and particularly Igoinst Prince Edward island. He has ex- pressed this view on severIl oc- casions, notably before the Royal Commission on Transportation. ,
"Why didn't they wait for the Commission's report before trying to grab more?” he Isked. lie then added. when piusod. that hill opinion on the subject was really ton strong for publication.
West Proposes New Big-.- Four Meeting To Russia
By ldwnrd ll. Bonn
WASHINGIVON. Doc. 22 -(AP) --The Western Powers proposed to Russia tonight I new meeting of the Big Four Fbreign Minister! to seek means of using tho world's "serious tension."
The United stltes, Britain and Funco in min delivered in Men- cow bluntly blamed Rusoio for the tension Ind turned down I soviet proposIi for I meeting which would discuss German reIrmImont alone. They emphulud they wanted-to talk Ibout Ill rnujor is- sues.
Amid indlcotions of pmimlun over the chance: for Int. they suggostod II I prelirninIry thIti the United sum represent- Iuvu of the four Government; undertake to find -I "muIuIliy Io-
for I full-dress meeting of the lbrufgn Miniotars. If held. it will be the sixth Iuoh gout-war ounhrcuoo
-left for ChinI.
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lied rreitier Chou Caiisl Move Illegal
(By Jim Becker)
TOKYO. Dec. 23-tSaturday)- (AP)-Communist China Friday night rejected the United Nations latest cease-fire proposal as "ill- egal."
A six-point. statement by Premier Chou En lei, broadcast over the Peiping Radio. opened the way for Red China to wage war ixi Korea to the bitter-end, but left I loophole for accepting a cease-fire if the United States and the U.N. would pay Red China's high price:
1. All foreign troops to leave Korea. so the Koreans can "settle their own problems."
2. The U. S. to "withdraw from Formosa," which would leave it open to Red conquest.
3. Red China to take her itl w- ful" place in the United at- ions.
Unless these terms were met, said Chou. I cease-flire in Korea is "im- possible."
The broadcast also asked why the 13 "Arab Asian” countries on the UN. committee which drafted the latest cease-fire proposal did not "see through the American trick" of wanting I cease-fire first and peace negotiations afterward.
No Direct Reply
C "(At Like success. N.Y.. the U. N. still was uniting for I direct re- ply from Peiping to the proposal. and hIcl dispatched Thursday night. New York time. its third request to Peiping for such I reply.)
Meanwhile. the Pelping radio broIdcIst Chou's statement in both Chinese and English.
The Peiping radio also repeated in English at statanerit that the Red Chinese emissary to the U.N'.. Gen. Wu I-lsiu-Chuan, issued-before be
From Chou's statement. the position of the Chinese Reds did not appear materially changed ex- cept that it now was confirmed by the Red Chinese Premier.
Chou announced that the Reds "are not prepared to make any contact with the above-mentioned illegal "three-man committee" (for I cease-fire). .
He said this was because -the Reds did not help tot arrange it. never had Igreed to it, and had "repeat- edly declared" they would regard as "illegal and null and void all res- olutions on major problems, espec- iIlly those concerning the major- problems of Asia" which might be adopted by the U.N. without Red Chi.nI's pIrticipItion.
Mrs. Sullivan is Released On Boil
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OTTAWA. Dec. 22 -(C?) - Mrs. Marion Bullivan. released from I 33-day police custody on
32,000 bail. left. by train today for her home in Toronto to spend Christmas with her children.
She was accompanied by her son. Prank Jr.. 21. after appearing in police court to heIr Magistnte Glenn strike formIliy reduce fl 2 charge of murder Iguinst her to one of manslaughter.
The charge Irisgs from the . death of her husbond. I-Tun:-is..l. Sullivun. 52. prominent Ontario Government luwyor, in I Cl'iIioIu Lnui-for Hotel bedroom. Nov. 18.
New York.
All three Governments assured Rusaio they were "inspired by I genuine desire to put In and to the gaming intornatlonol tension." They gIvc Islurlnou that West.- . ern Germany will never be permit- lted to serve as I base for Iggress- . on.
The idontlcol notes were in re- ply to the proposal Moscow mule . Nov. 3 for I Dig rbur conference on the dilputo over Got-v.nIn ro-
Irrnamont. lnotthe background . of the on propIrItlonI by the Non Intio countries to build
up their dofonou Iuirnt Com- munist Iggrouion. RuniI gIve notice it will not "tolerate" the reaming at Western 0crinIny.' - The "North AtlInf.ie Council this week It Bruuols decided to go Iheul with piInI to bring west - 0ermIn forest into the Europun may. of which con. Dwight D. xisonhowor hll been puma ggw .--at--in--W
AMARJLLO. Texas. Dec. 22 - (AP)-Fire ravaged the main dor- mitory of a. convalescent home here today and police said eight to 10 elderly persons died in the flames.
Several other patients were in- jured in the blaze.
Police said other buildings were burning. and additional men had been asked of the fire department to gel. the flames under control.
The Walker Convalescent Home is in Pleasant Valley, suburb of
Amarillo. Firemen were handicap- out.
ped because Amarillo city water mains do not extend to the home. Mrs. N. P. Taylor. 57. of Amaril-
CYITAWA. Dec. 22 -40?) - Prime Minister St. Laurent today sent Christmas greetings to all Gmadlan armed forces serving outside yf Canada. '
The telegrams went to Camd- lan destroyers in the Pacific, the Canadian army special force in Korea and Fort Lewis, Wash.. and
R:G.A!ill,a1ln6 squadron in ngcopigr
Wash, and Tokyo. The messages: To Capt. Jeffrey Brock. I-I.M.C.s.
Cayuga:
I should be grateful if you would accept for yourself and con- vey to all ranks under your com- mand my best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. ii.M.C. ships Cayuga. Sioux rind Athaibaskan are serving the cause of the United Nations brilliantly and in I man. ner which has brought honor and credit to each ship, to the service to which they belong and to our country.
To Wing Cmdr. C. H. Musselis.
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,officer commanding 426 R.C.A.F.
Transport Squadron Mcchord
Field. Wash.:
-I should be grateful if you would accept for yourself and convey to all ranks under your corntnaml my best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. Your Squadron has been discharging a difficult and hazardous task in ii way which has brought honor and credit to its members. the service to which f-hev belmliz and to our country.
To Brig. .l. M. Rockingham. commander 25 Canadian Infantry Brigade. Fort Lewis. Wash;
I should be grateful ifyou would accept for yourself and convey to all ranks serving outside camda under your command my best wishes for Christmas and the New
Year. To Lt.-Col. J. R. Stone. com-
Severai Elderly Persons Burnett in H
I several others
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Prime Minister Sends Greetings To Services
ospitai Fire
lo, was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital. with. burns on her face. both hands, and arms. She said she was It the home when the fire broke out, visiting her step- mother. Mrs. W. P. Vinson.
"I saw some smoke coming out of the air vent.” Mrs. Taylor said.
"I. tried to get my stepmother out but fainted and fell. When I regained consciousness the room was full of smoke and it seemed like the building was aflarne. I felt along the wall to find ii. way
"I think my stepmother and were burned to
death."
mending officer. 2nd Battalion. P. P.C.L.I., Canadian Army, Korea:
I should be grateful if you would accept for yourself and convey to all ranks under your command my best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. The Canadian people are confident that whatever they may have to face the Princess Pats will uphold thexgreat traditions of that his-
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HTES SHOTS DOWN OVER KOREA
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Biggest Adria! Battle (Of t War Fought
American Fighters Suf- fer No Loss Or Dam-, age in Dogfight.
TOKYO. Dec. 23 - (BIturdayi-- (CP) Six Russian-made jet planes were shot down late Friday by American F-86 Sabre jet fight- ers in the biggest air battle of the Korean conflict. the Air Force an- nounced here today.
The Americans suffered no loss or damage in the dogfight with the Mig-15 jets.
The Sabre jets. rated as the world's fastest operational fighters. had downed one MIG-15 previously in their first fight Dec. 17.
Air Force headquarters said it was not immediately able to locate the scene of Fridayis battle, nor did it know how many planes particip- ated.
The result - six enemy jets downed - meant the American pilots had taken their biggest toll of enemy jets in any action of the war.
New (it round Offensive
On the ground. for the sccotid timr in not quite six months. North Korean Red HOOP! W97” south of the 38th parallel and driving towards Seoul.
As the new Communist thrust south of the 38th parallel took shape today it appeared to be a
toric regiment.
Expect Half
HALIFAX. Dec. 22 S (cm -1: you have the ”sharp end" of .. 5fh1'P to spare. Foundation Mari- time can supply the other and.
Capt. Robert Feat.-herstone. I: ve- teran salvage skipper. discussed the -trials and tribulations of his trade today in connection with -the tank. er Essco Rochester. which split in W0 In 3 NW 29 sale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. lger crew was rescued safely. .
The Foundation lug Josephine towed the stern part of the 524. foot vessel into harbor here yes- 10FdE.V. But Josophine's sister workihorse Lillian had to a-ban. don the bow end near the Prince Edward Island coast.
Lillian picked up her part of Essa where it had gone aground near Antlcosti island, near w-j-rich the wreck occurred. The Lillian llut I party aboard with air com- pressors to keep her afloat. put I line aboard and started the long haul to Halifax.
All was going well until last
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Christmas Neverchiaingingi
Three wise men and a star. a little town,
A Manger where I new-born baby lay, A message from on I-ligh,.I gift from God: Thus to all men on earth, came Christmas Day.
No earthly pomp norpageantry were His
Who came. His word That man should love
nd deed made crystal clear, is neighbor as himself, Not just on Christmas Day, but all the year.
This is the Christmas message long foretold, By Angela oler that far off starlit plain; "Fear not! we herald tidings of great joy. That are indeed to man's eternal gain."
"For unto you this day in Bethlehem
is born I Saviour. Jesus Christ the Lord": In honor sang that wondrous Angel host, Judea's hills re-echoed in accord-
Peace! "Peace on earth", they said "Goodwill to men", Thus cImI that Christmas message from on High; For God so loved the world, He gave His Son.
' That man should live--and living-never die!. I
ya; alobn Robert Lunom. cgmpbeukj
Ground On P. E. 1. Coast
lruman Confident
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Tanker To
iMonday's gale struck the cripple and the lug thead-on. The em- ergency evw had to be ilken from the B565: cad and the towline was cut.
At about the sIme time. Lillian got. an 5.0.5. from the freighter Marcella, in danger of being dash- ed against the rocks on Cape Bre- ton Island. Lillian headed to the rescue but found Marcella out of danger-"It least we were good Samaritans.” Ca-pt. Feaiherstone said. . Josephine and Esso's stern rode
8th Army Commander it Killed In Accident
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iuluto, Dec. 23 -(Satu day) (AP)-Lt.-General WIll.on H. Walk- er, (above) commander of the Un- ited States llth Army was killed in a jeep accident in Korea. if. was announced today. He had taken command of the 8th Anny lIsl., July.
No details were available immed-. iIf.ely. News of the accident was withheld until his wife. who is in Japan, wIs untitled.
To Spehd Christmas At Sandringlium
LONDON. Dec. 22-(R.eutei'sl- today to spend Christmas at sand- ringham. the King's country home in Norfolk.
with them were their two grand- children, Prince Charles and Prin- cess Anne, and Queen Mary.
Princess Margaret returned to- day by air from a Mediterranean visit. She planned to join them later. Princess Elizabeth is spending Christmas with her husband. the Duke of Edinburgh. in Malta.
The King will speak to the Comrrfonwealth in I radio broad- cast at 3 p. m. GMT (11 a. m. AST) on Christmas Day.
out the storm It Issac: Harbor. N.S. I
Then Lillian. assisted by aircraft. went to find the Essds head. They found it yesterday. but by that time the compressed air had leak- ed out and as the salvage crew watched. (the junk rolled over and drilled toward the bomb It East. Point. P.E.I.
At about line same time that Li1iian's crew gave up hope .lor salvage, Josephine was towing into harbor the 250-footinilct stern 0? Esso. owned by Standard Oil of New Jersey.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. W-tCPl- President Truman said tonight the American people "are in excellent shape" to meet. the world crisis. Ind predicted that the crisis will be solved. ,,
The President. .bIck home for Christmas. spoke extexiporaneously It I Masonic dlnn Ittsnded by I number of political leaders from both parties.
EHJMONTON. Dec. i-(CF) -A Canadian Pacific Airlines plane with 18 persons IboI.rd tonight was reported five hours overdue on I lilo-mile flight from Vancouver to Penilcton. B. C.
The plane. I DC-3 airliner. took off from Vancouver Ibout 3 P. M. (CST) and was due in Penticlon 1 1-2 hours law. It was lost re- ported flying It 15,000 feet over the snow-covered Rocky Mountains. 40 miles east of Vancouver. A
ldentity of those Iboard-lb pas- sengers Ind I crew of three--was withheld by C. P. A. pending devel- opmenis.
A C. P. A. official at Crnnbrook reported by long distance telephone that the plum was I regular flight from Vancouver. bound for Pent- icton. Castlegnr, cnnbrook Ind CIis8ry
He said the weather in the
Airliner Overdue C. With 18 Persons On Board
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Nolediionduclor. Composer Dies
NEW YORK. Dec. 22 - (C?)- Walter Dnnirosch, 86, noted eon- ductor and composer. died tonight.
A heart attack ended his life It his home.
The white-haired. German-born. musician retired in 1926 but cumei back I year later to begin a new, career of bringing music to schools; and homes via radio. j
He quit for good in 1947 with the. quip that he might try it comeback, later. I
Damrosch came to the United States with his father. also a mus-t iclan. in 1871 rind fitrsl: gained at-I tention 10 years later as conduct-i or of the Newark. N. .l.. Harmonic. Society. '
HONG KONG, Dec. 22--(APl- Milltary observers said today ric- ments of five Chinese Red div- isions hav1- arrived in the out- skirts of Canton this last two weeks. Canton is about 50 milusi northwest of this British crown colony.
showers. heIvy icing Ind (utrbul. once. It had been thawing for the last 48 hours.
Ordinlrllr. alternate landing places under such circumstances would be Kimberly or Cnnbrook. There was no report of the plIne at these 3. C. points.
An unofficial estimate was that the plane's fuel supply would hIve been exhausted It 8:16 P. M. (CST)
At Lethbridge. it. was reported that all nlr control tower men Ic- ross western Canada were engaged in a radio search for the plane.
Officials there said the Iii-crIft hbd enough fuel to reach Winni- peg. An aerial seIrch could not be hunched until davm tomorrow.
The airliner last reported by rIdio 40 miles east of Vancouver thIt it was flying at 15.000 feet. Snow up to four feet covered the western slopes of tho Rocky young.
The King and Queen left London O
Provincial Civil Defense, Planning Cominitte
eNamed
Appointment of I Provincial Civil Defence Planning Committee
made at this week's meeting of :lhe Executive Council was an- nounced ycslerday by Hon. .1, w, Arseriault. Provincial Secretary and Minister in charge of Civil Defence.
Col. P. S. Ficidiiig was nan1(-d chairman of the committee an-:l the members are as follows: Messrs. '1'. A. Caintpbcii. Fire Maimimi; w, K. Sharpe. sanitary crvztiicer re- presenting the Department of Health and Welfare; E. K. Ken. -'l9d.V. representing the Dtpartinenl of Public Works and Highways; Infpector N. W. Chiirchi;l, repre- senting the Royal Canadian Mount- ed Police: B. Graham Roger-s. re- presenting zhc De.pai'tment of In- dustry and Natural Resources (Trans-portalion): J. D. Stewart, 1-Q. presenting t-he City of Charlotte- town: Lorrie Driscoli, ropres-2n:.iig the Town of Summerside; Peter W. Pain. O'Lcary, representing Prince County, and P. A. Mci..ei- lsn, Souris, representing Kings County. I
Members of the Prince Edward Island Medical Association will also name a member to the Coin- mificc.
The planning committee will hold it: first meeting early in the New
t Year to discuss civil defence plans,
Col. Fielding said yesterday.
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HALIFAX. Dec. 22 (opt Official forecasts issued by the Do mlriion Public Weather Office Halifax.
Synopsis.
Rain was falling in the southern part of the Maritimes tonight and there was snow further north. A little freezing rain was reported” from Prince Edward Island but this began turning to ordinary rain as. the temperature rose during (lid night.
This weather was caused by a air. turbance moving eastward fro Quebec City. In the wake of the dis turbance northwest winds will brin colder air to the district. and in f ntures will be falling on sat
urdIy. Present indications are that an other disturbance approaching iron the Prairies will bring more sm to the Maritime: on Sunday. ' Regional forecasts. valid unti midnigllt Saturday, with an cutlool for Sunday: a ' Prince Edward Island -- cloud becoming sunny in the afternoon Colder by afternoon. with north west winds lil. becoming light i the evening. Low and high at Char lottetown as and 25. ' Outlook for Sunday -- Snow.
Bollbl-ZN - CAP! TORMENTINQ. Lena Borden lay. c 1',- mo AM. 10.85 AM. i l.4o' PM
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