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Russia Demands Western Troops Leave Trieste

Crapaud Makes First

Application Under New Village Services Act

tfrajaallrl reslsl :: have asked 30' 3 Dir-biscllc to determim whether or not the citizens of that village arc In l.lVf)l' of inccrpcmg.

1133- it was i srrcd yesterday ('rP..D:l'Jd thus b..ClIl8S the first x.liage to take action under the

Vlilage Services Act passed at the last sitting of the Legislature. Ql1e,en's County Sheriff John Bsatorl received the petition yes. .erday signed by at least 25 voters -x vote of the iesiderlts must be

Amp held before May 27 to determine the op.nlon of the majority, xi Us Smfd by the Sheriff last night that a meeting would be Mid. in Crapaud as soon as the roads permit to discuss reasons for incorporation. g

It is expected that the petition frc-.-u Parkdale will be forwarded to the Sheriff today or tomorrow. Thfse villages are taking action under In act which enables cert, ain villages to supply certain ser- vices for themselves.

Railways Disagree On Freight Rates Issue

OTTAWA, April 20 - (CF) -- Major rifts between Canada's two big railways developed today be- fore the Royal Commission on Pransportatlorl.

The session saw the Canadian National Railways and the Canni- lan Pacific Railway clash on these points:

1. A C.N.R. spokesman ex- pressed disagrcement with a C. P. R. statement that freight rates have not reached any- i where near the level where the Canadian railways would be "pricing themselves out of the market."

2. The C. P. R. expressed fear

. that a proposed sl.00o.0o0,ooo capital reorganization plan of the national line might event- ually react against the priv- ately-owned company.

8. The C. N. R. disclosed it would refuse to support a 0.- P. R.-sponsored legislative am- endment for a statutory change in the method of setting freight. rates. Tile 0. P. R. is proposing the change before the Commis- sion partly as a means of pro- tectlng itself against effect of the Canadian National reorgan- izatlon.

The splits between the compan-

ies on the major issues were toe first to be made public since they first joined forces in the freig-vt- rate cases that led to the estab- lishment of the Royal Commis- slon. Today's situation arose while a. W. Falrweathor. C.N. R. vise- president of research and develop- ment, was explaining some aspects of his company”: reorganizaticn proposal.

M.A. MacPhers-m, counsel for Saskatchewan - one of the Pl"uv- inces fighting rate increases brought out Mr. l"alrweather's dis- sent with the C.P.R. on the rate question. .

Under his questioning. Mr. l"ail'- weatller said he disagreed with ll. December statement of Geo '39 walker. C.P. R. lresldent. to the effect that rail rates were not near the level that would price the

Coming Events

"Clokinole Party. Uigg Orange Hall. Saturday. April 22nd.

"Dance at Mlllview llali Moli- ?'-".V. April 24th

"Card pnrtyrilniistu jl Friday. April am. I. '

."Mail vour l-'lims to Garnhum Paolo Studio. Chtrlollelown.

"Don't miss Variety Concert in Stella Mark Hall, Tuesday. April ill?-. at 8.15.

"Farmers now booking Clover Seedd. Rush order. Mcciuigan dz Boyle.

"See Ginger Rogers in "It Had To Be You" at MacDonald Bros. Theatre tonight, Diur short.

"at. Thomas Aquinas Rummage Sale this amt-noon from 2 till ii in C. W. L. Hall our Provincial Bank. lad Richmond street.

"Trucking Hogs for Canada Packers. Milton. winaloo and vio- wita allfford chandler. North

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"Tho Annual Meeting of the Ora Hall Company, will DI MI in ma Hall, Tuesday evening. April men. it I P. M. Brent wood. secretary.

"We offer minimum or larger Iuorted our whole andyor lnotlnd grains for immediate shy- mcnt. It costs no to gut our prions. The Atlas a com y. axis of rndo luildiu.

rail carriers out of the 1.1-aim market. (Mr. Walker's statement was

made before the last increase of about eight per cent was granted.)

Mr. Fairweather said the Can- adian economy was geared to tn-3 prduction of basic conimodi.ig-5 moving at low rail rates. and is.- viewed "with reservations" my prospect of increasing rates beyond present levels.

Mr. Kicllham Pleads Cause Of Veterans

OTTAWA. April 20-(Special)- A shadow is cost over Canada's excellent veteransi legislation by failure of the Veterans' Affairs Department to meet the require- ments of a small number of needy cases, T. J. Klckham. Liberal member for King's said in the House of Commons tonight.

In the debate on amendments to the Veterans Allowance Act. Mr. Kickham said many veterans had appealed to hlmlaffer seeking us- sistance from the Department and having their claims rejected.

"Veterans have told me that they have not been treated as they had been led to expect they would be treated." Mr. Kickham said. "I am not criticizing the Government. but it is my infor- mation that in many cases. doc- tors examining these veterans for disabilities are too rigid and don't give the veterans the benefit of the doubt."

"I agree that Canadian veterans in general are better treated than those of any other country. but I know of some cases where their claims were disregarded."

The member for King's gave an instance of one P.E.I. veteran who enlisted as category "A". wont to England and was culclzorv ”(7" when discharged. He said author- ities failed to recognize the lower- ing of the man's category when he applied for assistance.

He spoke of another Prince Eri- ward Island case Where ll vei- cron an pension died and his pen- sion was immediately. cut off dc- spiic ihc fact that his widow was in need. He felt at least it POW"-1

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' ' - ither of This veteran's pension should Y9? Cant mm 'm' . W" e have been continued for the hme 0"" kmd Oi C”f-”m" "' me widow. other-and you cant have both.

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Handed British. French. Ajericans

MOSCOW. April 20 - (0?) Russia tonight demanded the .wit.1- drawal of British and Ameri:an troops from Trieste,

The demand was contained in a nine-page note hended to the British, French and American en- voys in Moscow by Andrei Granny- kn, First Deputy Russian Foreign Minister.

The note, which charged the three Western countries with fall- ing to fulfill their obligations in the strategic Ad.l'i.stiC territory un- der the peace treaty with Italy. also insisted on the appointment of ii governor for Trieste, a matter on which the United Nations Security Council has consistently failed to agree.

The note said the Soviet Gov- ernment considers the situation in Trieste "intolerable" and accused the Western Powers of creating a military base there.

It also called for the liquidation of the naval base at Trieste.

The note pointed out that under the Italian peace treaty. effect- ive Scpt. 15. 19417. "all foreign troops should have been withdrawr. from Trieste already by the end of January. i048."

By that time. the note said. the Free Territory of Trieste was to have been set up with A governor reporting to the U.N. security Council. and foreign troops were to have been pulled out.

(Government sources in London. Paris and Washington refused to comment pending receipt ofv the note through diplomatic channeasi.

Actually a governor for Trieste has not been appointed ” the Russians and the western Powers in the U.N. have been unable to agree on a candidate. In the ab- sence of a civil regime under a governor. Trieste continues to be occupied by American and Briiisil troops in zone A and by Yugoslav troops in zone B.

SCILAMBLED EGGS

READING, Pa... April 20-(AP) -A large truck. carrying a. load of eggs. overturned today after side- swiping an automobile and crash- ing into a pole.

An estimated 75.000 eggs were damaged or destroyed.

LONDON-(CF)-The 7,776 - ion El Nil, last of the wartime British hospital ships, is to be sold or brok-

l LONDON, April 20-(OP)--The Government toviay denounced the spreading strike in l'..ondon's clocks as part of a Communist plot toi win control of British unions.

Leaders of the walkout, which already has made nearly 7.000? dockers idle and tied up 41 ships.l answered that the talk of Com- munist influence in the dispute' is a "red herring."

Labor Minister George llsaacs told the House of Commons the work stoppage "is clearly Com- munist-insplred." He said it "shows once again the length to which the Communists are prepared to go to gain control of the trade union movement."

Hundreds of trucks laden with export merchandise were jammed in dock areas, unable to unload.

The port labor executive com- mlttee, representing labor unions and management. condemned the strike as a "breach of national and local agreements" and called for an immediate resumption of work. '

There was no indication the call would be headed. Strike leaders urged the rest of London's 27.000 dockers to join the strike. which began yesterdav.

Isaacs told the Commons .lhe! airike was due solely to the de- cision of the rransport and Gen-

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Edmonton Residents See Light In Sky

EDMCINTON. April 20-tCP)- Hundreds of Edmonton residents stared into the southwest sky last night at "the thing" which glowed for on-.--half hour like a giant red flare. Observers des- cribed the phenomenon as a pale. thin beam of light which varied in intensity Its bearing appeared fixed. As mary as four other faint pencils of greenish light al- so were observed close to the main flaxe. some claimed the dis- play was nortllem lights. But no other aurora beams were visible at the time.

Maury Fallow, secretary of the Edmonton Flying Club who was about to take odf in a plane to investigate when the light faded, said it was "entirely different" from northern lights.

Many persons phoned newspap- er offices to report another flying

an up.

Barber Shop Revealed In

TORONTO. April 20 --tCP)- some Toronto barbers say they won't cut ll nc.;ro's hair.

Asked about suggestions that an "unwritten law" among liar- hers prevents la white barber from serving a negro customer. Ben Bradbury. n blrber for 20 NETS. said today:

”Yml bet your life a white har- her won't give a negro a haircut.

B. C. F ishermeng Fear Return Of Japanese

VANCOUVER. April 20 -(CP)- Pacific coast fishermen, Canada and the United States. to- day four a new Japanese invasion of rich salmon and halibut fisher- ics.

Canadian fishermen have ex- pressed concern over. the return to the coast of Japanese fishermen who were sent beyond the Rock- ie: during the war for security reasons.

Along the United States coast. the fishermen fear a return of Jnpuleso fishing fleets which be- foro the In: made the "long soil" to Alamo and coastal waters. They harvested rich catches.

I-Ilmdrods of J have ro- turned to the Bri ish

Columbia coast from their vn:- a home: since the ban was lifted at year.

my have roturnd to the fish- bom and others have taken jobs In coastal oanneries. rcpluing Indian and white workers. In use have taken out 1!) fish- ing on this your. and in 1949 tn were granted

1'10. rlditlonll fllllilj ha of tint Ind- from

the salmon-catching ions, however. are not trap

the throat of Japano infiltration. lilhlmcn olclra. Japanese

both in 1e

have entered other coastal fisher-

S.

"The livelihood of the Indians is lmperilled." Harold Sinclair of Skeen-A told a convention at the northern fishing village of Bella Bella this week.

Protests have been made to both Federal and Provincial Govern- ment fisheries authorities with de- mands that the influx of Japanuo be halted.

Fishermen oflboth Canada and the United states were told hora this week that when a peace trelri-V is signed with Japan the fisherman from that country may return to their pre-war fithirm grounds.

The Japanese st have large fleets of fish boots. new confined to operations in home wmrr.

Edward W. Allen. luttio. wuit. merino attorney. told a Pacific Nortbwext Trade Automation con- ference here that 5 return of tho oriental tiahermen could create havoc in cont flshoriu.

"They threatened the extinction of some of our fisheries before the war.” he said. "They concentrate upon production. with apparent in- uuferonco to the future. They have

body's nnlr-black, white or gmn

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Color Bar Toronto .

"The colored people have their own barber shops. They only go into white people's shops so they can cause troublc and yell about racial discrimination. They know perfectly well they won't get ser- ved in our shops."

Another downtown barber. who refused to give his name for pub- ilcatlon, told a reporter:

"We don't cater to colored people. when one comes in here- they do occasionally-we tell him in a nice way that we don't want his business, rhe class of people we have in here wouldn't. stand for having colored men in the some shop. We may not like it. but It have to do what our customdo want."

The situation came in light af- ter H. Morgan. a negro. complain- ed to police that his son, Marshall. 7, was refund is haircut two months ago by barber Victor Mak- lns, The complaint has touched off an investigation which may result in the city requiring ap- plicants for bsrluiring licences to pledge themselves not to practise racial discrimination.

Mskim told I newspaper man that he refused to cut the negro child's hair but said it was not because of personal feelings. He said that in his so years in the -harboring trade, he has never soon I white barber out the hair of I negro.

"It has been In unwritten law that I white barber doem't out n lnogro's hair I have never seen this chanted in N years and I have worked in barber shop: all over the province. It isn't I per- sonal thing with me. but I know that some customers will simply refuse to get into the chair if I negro has had I haircut before them."

other harbors. including 0. V. wottlauffor and Lou Disantis. said they draw no color bar. And A. Johnston boosted: "We cut any-

no regard for the coast fisheries M othn nations."

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U. K. Govit Denounces Dock StrikegAs Commuinistllt

Signs Reds Winning On ' Hainan Island

TAIPEI. Formosa, April 2:; (AP)-The Chinese Nationalists tonight report:-d heavy Commun- ist Casualties in the fourih day of battle for llainan Island. and again boasted mat the Red beach forces soon would be wiped out.

(The COmmlZf'lStS. however, said "line after line” of Nationalists defen- ces and had captured the hamlet of Fookshan, ")5 miles southwest of Hoichow. island capital. Rook- shun, which appears on some maps as Fushan, is 10 miles inland and of

they had broken through

40 miles by

Hoihow. (When Communist

operations go awry, they

road southwest

the Halnml invasion with

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military

never mention them. Their treatment of such fanfare indicates strong Red op-

To Head Conunlnoo

OTHA-WA. Finance Minister Abbott today an- nounced establlshment of .an ad-

April 20 -(CF) -

Visory committee of industrial leaders to study means of bridging .th:- dollar-sterling gap. The com- mittee will be headed by Gordon R - Bali, (above) general manager of the Bank of Montreal and will comprise 10 leading representatives of Canadian business and industry. Establishment of the committee stems from recommendations made at the close of financial discussions at Washlngtrm last September be- tween Canada. the United King- dom and the United States.

i Mink Ranch Awarded

Damages From Air Line;

Case To Be

HALIFViX. April 20 -tCPl A Supreme Court jury tonight de- cided that a Tran-s-Canada Air Lines plane was responsible for the death of 203 young mink at a nearby Musqtlodoboit l-la.rbor mink ranch and awarded 510.000 damages to Nova Mink Ltd.

The jury deliberated for three hours before bringing in a verdict in the case, believed to be the first of its kind in Canada. J. E. Rutledge. T. C. A. counsel, said the verdict would be appealed be- cause the important principle in- volved could affect the company's operations throughout the country.

Nova Mirlk sued the Government- owned air line for 513,120 in dam- ages which it charged were caused by s low-flying T. C. A. plane on May 28. 1948. The jury's verdict supported the mini: com-pany's charge that the plane flew directly over the ranch frightening the mink so badly that they destroyed each other.

Mr. Justice Hall. who presided at the hearing, told the jury it had to decide whether the air llllc exercised sufficient care under ex- istlrrg circumstances. The question of the plane's altitude was not of major importance but it bad to be decided ufhethor the plane flcw low enough to cause the mink to panic.

There would be no difficulty in finding that the plane flying from Sydney. N s.. to Dartmouth. N. 5.. did pass over the ranch on the day concerned. he added Although .1 Transport Department circular asking pilots in avoid fur farms was not ti legal regulation. all pilots were supplied with the circular and should havn been familiar with the danger of frightening animals during the whclping season.

Mr. Rutledge said there was no regulation forbidding planes from flying over a fur ranch. The pilot could not be considered as negli- gent since he didn't know the mink ranch existed and it was Nsrctful that the animals were lost.

Leonard W. Fraser. Nova Mink

to handle his plane so as to avoid

doing harm to another person. Re- gardless of the plane's altitude. it

flew low 1-nough to cause the mink to kill their young and this con-

stituted a "negligent disregard for others."

fire Destroys

Kelple lodge

DIGBY. N. S.. April 20-(CP)--

Fire today destroyed picturesque Kelple Lodge. former home of the late Bishop Thomas A. Jalllbr II! nearby Jagger-'s was estimated at 350,000.

Point. Damon?

Also tielirnycd was a valuable theological library collected by

Bishop Jagger. former Bishop of Ohio and later Bishop of the Am- erican Episcopal Church of Eur-

ope.

Following the death last Decem- ber of Anna Louise Jagger. Bishop Jagger's daughter. this

properly used to her brother. Dr. 1". ll. ugger. volcano expert of the University of Honolulu.

Appealed 20 Injured When Trains El-liiifie

BOSTON., April 20 -(AP) .. some 20 persons were reported slightly injured here tonight in a rear-end collision of two New Haven railroad trains.

A preliminary check showed eight persons in hospitals. This. however. did not include a num- ber of persons who claimed injury.

The collision involved -two local trains outbound from South stat- ion at the rush hour. one was en route to Providence. R. I.. the other to New Bedford. Mass.

Railroad officials explained the two locals had been sent into I siding to permit the New l-laven's

crack Yankee Clipper express to pass.

When the Clipper had passed the railroad account said. both

local: started from the siding but the New Bedford local caught up with the slower-moving Providence train and crashed into its rear car. The crash left commuter trains jam-med all the way back to South Station, about 4 1-2 miles away.

.Womon Charged In 'Murder of Grocer

EDMONTON. April 20 - (CP) - A 19-year-old married woman walked into police headquarters early today and was charged with murder in the butcher-knife slay- ing a few hours earlier of a Chin- csc grocer in his downtown store. Police said Mrs. Marie Smith, ac- companied by her husband. enlar- ed the police station about 3:45 AM. and gave herself up. No mo- tive for the slaying was advanced by police but a trail of blood through the tiny premises of 42- yesr-old Weigh Hon Pon indicated there had been a fight.

(Editor's Note: Here is the first direct account of the new Chinese Communist air force. The author. Lynn Chase. formerly of New York. has just left. Red shanghai. where she and her husband. Amos Landmsn. radio and newspaper special umespondent, lived for more than two years.)

By Lynn Chou

ABOARD AN AMERICAN FREIGHTER EN ROUTE TO JA- PAN. April 20 - (AP) - The new Chinese Communist air force now has jet planes.

These fast. V-shaped planes first appeared in Shanghai skies early in April. Eight is the maximum number seen. but the total in the air force is unknown.

ii is cvory-bodyla assumption that the jet: came from Russia. but