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“OTTAWA (CP) —\A Canadian company has refused to sell alu- to Communist China and

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i> ta mind thet & had toady Customers, many of whom were mot “favorably disposed to Red China.” It couldn’t risk losing

Montreal, the company’s head of- fice, and not elsewhere. Alcan’ is owned by Aluminium Limited, # Canadian company with a major- ity of shares held in the U.S. The es. ee

ASK ASSURANCES

-~Opposition Leader Pearson and Harold: Winch (CCF—Vancouver East) asked Trade Minister Churchill in the Conimons for as- gurances that U.S. pressures

-from. the list of exports

cannot be shipped to the Communists because of military Teasons. Surpluses have showed mp in world markets. Alcan has curtailed production to 6 per of rated capacity. It has to lay off about 650 work- at its smelters at Arvida and oe reaee tee Uaied. See

. such threats have been made against Alcan, we believe the names of the U.S. concerns should be made public in order that their Canadian customers can decide if counter-action is in The difference between Cana. dian and American policy in Chi- “nese trade has resulted in p ous rifts between the two govern- ments. Some federal officials said they believe Red China is more interested in splitting the two countries than in building up Ca- nadian trade.

FORD PROBLEM Early last year, there were re- that the Chinese wanted to buy 1,000 vehicles from Ford of the company had to reject neg on orders from its nea Tien company. The Canadian government eharged this was an infringement of Canadian sovereignty. However, once Canada and the

cue workers had believed the

in idinam Sale Decision

rela- Lim- ited, said the Alcan decision was

obi CHARLOTTETOWN,

CANADA,

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1959

an vehicles. | vidual case basis.”

(“The only pressure was our opinion as to what constitutes

a “Canadian, decision inthe inter- good business and customer rela- |" ests of a Canadian company. It tions:”,

Former City Mayor Foster. Dies In Ch‘town Hospital

:. The death of Ernest A. Foster, 79, prominent druggist and for many years active in civic af- fairs occurred at the Charlotte- town Hospital on Wednesday evening following an illness of! several months. ;

Mr. Foster was born in Char-

lottetown in 1879, the son of the |

late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fos- ter, and after attending West Kent School entered the. drug store of the late L. W. Watson as an.apprentice in 1895. He continued his studies at the Ohio College of Pharmacy, graduat- ing in 1902.

On his return to Charlottetown Mr. Foster entered the drug bus- iness operated by the late A.W. Reddin, and on the latter’s re- tirement in 1910 acquired the establishment which he con- tinued _to operate under the

In 1947 Mr. Foster was grant- ed an honorary life membership certificate to the Canadian Phar- maceutical Association. He was honored by the P. E. Island Pharmaceutical Association with

THE LATE MR. FOSTER

render service in the commun- ity, Mr. Foster was for, several ‘years a member of the Rotary

1 Club, the Board of Trade and

also served in various fraternal

-| organizations. He was a past

master of ‘Victoria Lodge No. 2 A.F, and A.M. ard a former grand lecturer of the Grand Lodge of P. E. Island. He was also a member of Philae Temple

of Shriners in Halifax anda past |

district deputy and president of the Sons of England.

Mr. Foster was a lifelong member of St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral and from early man- hood was a valued member of the church choir.

Surviving relatives in addition to_his wife, the’ former Doosie Day of Summerside, are three sons, Stewart and Bruce resid- ing out of the province and Alli- son in Charlottetown. One daughter, Mrs. Neil Sinclair

ter, B. C. Que sisier, Miss Foster, ‘Charlottetown

also survives. The funeral will take place at

consistent and active mem- of organizations designed to

10:00 a.m. on Friday from St. Peter’s Cathedral.

Four Men Are Snatched From Iceln Hudson Bay

WINNIPEG (CP) —. An ROMP pilot landed his ski - ‘equipped plane on the treacherous surface of an Arctic ice floe Wednesday and rescued four men marooned three days following a plane crash in the mouth of Hudson. Bay.

Cpl. Gordon Carter, stationed with the ROMP at Churchill, Man. made the daring landing at 2:30 p.m., about an hour before Arctic darkness closed in on the area, 1,100 miles north of Winnipeg.

Rescued were: Sam Bandareff, a pilot with Trans Air Limited of Winnipeg, owners of the downed plane: Gilbert Gagnon of Jan- quiere, Que., Maurice Veillette of Montreal, and Raymond St. Ar- mand of St. Johns, Que. All were reported in good condition.

They were taken to rescue headquarters at. Cora] Harbor, 65 miles southwest of the crasn scene.

Earlier in the day, RCAF res-

ROMP Otter would be uhable to

lke Emphasizes U'S. Will Not Be ‘Pushed

WASHINGTON (CP) — Pres ident Eisenhower. told the Soviet Union Wednesday the United ‘States is ready to match “reas onableness with reasonableness’ but refuses to be pushed around.

‘That, Eisenhower said at his

conference, was the import

a message he sent to Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mike-

an on the Soviet leader’s depai-

e for home from a free-wheel- ing two-week American tour.

He wanted .Mikoyan to take back to Moscow ‘‘accurate info. mation” and to make sure Miko “yan knew, Eisenhower said, “‘that America wants peace, is ready to conciliate, is ready to match reasonableness with reasonable ness, but it simply won't be pushed around.”

At the same time, Eisenhower

saw as the great hope for peace|- -

the fact, reported to him by Americans returning from the

poth sides, trying to show some

Soviet Union. that “the Russian

people, as such, want peace as earnestly, as seriously, as we do.”’

FIRST- PUBLIC REPORT

The press conference was his first report since be met with Mikoyan for an hour and 45 min- utes at the White House last Sat- urday.

That meeting, Eisenhower said, “was a statement on problems on

of the reasons why the positions in those issues were taken, as they are taken, by each side, and in an effort, therefore, to get a clearer understanding of the problems now. existing.”

He nad found that Mikoyan claimed “that every single propo sition that the Kremlin has ad vanced has as its purpose peace - and therefore when we do not agree we are negative

land on the 1,500-by-800-foot ice floe. Search crews which spotted the plane Tuesday had reported it was surrounded by 30-foot hum- mocks of ice.

The trans Air single -. engined Norseman crashed Sunday whil: attempting a 200-mile flight from Coral Harbor, on Southampton Is- land, eastward to Nottingham Is- land. Gagnon, Veillette and St. Armand, employees of the Fed- eral Transport Department, were on their way to do repair work at a transport department marine radio station on Nottingham.

A heavy storm struck the area Sunday after they left Coral Har- cs and continued through Mon-

ay.

(Phyllis), residing in New West-|

By Transport Bd. |

Fiery End Of Atlas Witnessed

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP)— The flaming death - plunge of America’s biggest satellite was apparently witnessed from two places in the Pacific, the Smith- sonian Astrophysical Observatory said Wednesday.

The observatory said it had re- ceived what appeared to be “very reliable’ reports from the naval station on Guam and from the. navy cruiser USS Rochester which was in the Guam area.

It had predicted that the 4%- ton satellite which broadcas President Eisenhower’s Christ mas peace message would proba- launched Dec. 18 from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Smithsonian officials said they received a radio message from Guam that a “fiery red comet” had -heen observed streaking through the sky at 9:10 a.m. EST.

The skipper of the USS Roches- ter radioed that a “‘possible Atlas sighting’ had been made at about 9:08 a.m. EST.

Both these times would be near midnight Wednesday night Guam time.

Mikoyan Is En Route Home

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — A Scandinavian airliner bringing Anastas Mikoyan, Russian deputy premier, back from the United States, landed here early

ARGENTIA, Nfld. (CP)—Anas- tas Mikoyan left for Russia Wed- nesday after engine trouble in a Swedish plane gave him an un- expected but restricted look at the top-secret United States naval base here.

The Soviet first deputy pre mier, No. 2. man among Russian Communists, cracked one last joke as he boarded the four- engined Scandinavian Air lines System DC-7C for a non- stop hop to Copenhagen.

Through his interpreter he in- vited personnel of the security- conscious base to “‘look me up if you're ever in Moscow.” Argentia is the Canadian anchor of the At- lantic barrier, a complex of men, pianes and ships guarding North America from ‘surprise Russian attack.

QUEMOY PEPPERED

TAIPEI (AP)/— The Chinese Communists peppered the Que- moy Islands Wednesday with 235 shells, the defence ministry re- ported. It was an odd - num- bered or shelling day under the Red system of alternate-day war- fare.

bly perish Wednesday. It was |

J.E. PARENT, Maritime man-; Board of Trade held last even-;of the board, Mayor Edwin .C. ager of Central Mortgage andjing at the Charlottetown Hotel.| Johnstone, Mr. Parent and Wil- Housing Corporation, was guest | Discussing problems prior to the

speaker at a general

dinner | start of the meeting are, left to

meeting of the Charlottetown right, Walthen Gaudet, secretary

Housing Needs Discussed At Trade Board Meeting

The Canadian census taken in 1951 revealed that one out of every ten Canadian dwelling

Parent, Maritime manager of the Central Mortgage and Hous-

ing Corporation declared that

houses was in need of some type|the 1951 census had shown that

of major repair, Moncton’s J. E.

350,000

Canadian homes were

Parent told the Charilottetown/ more than 75 years old and an-

Board of Trade last night.

other 500,000 were between 50

Guest speaker of the general! and 75 years old.

Board dinner meeting held in the Charlottetown Hotel,. Mr.

The federal housing official

declared that renewal of these

Jamaica Trade Fair Success, Fisheries Minister Declares

OTTAWA, (‘Special)— Fisheries Minister J. Angus MacLean has returned to Ottawa after repre- senting the government at the opening of Canada’s trade fair in Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 16, and was confident beneficial results would accrue.

This was the first of two trade fairs to be held in the Wes* In- dies. The second, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, will be open in February.

Mr. MacLean, who was chair- man at the inauguration of the Jamaican fair, declared that over 150 prominent Canadian firms were eager to make use of the trade exhibitions to “‘show their wares to the people of the West Indies."" After a brief introduc- tory address, Mr. MacLean in- troduced Albert C. Ashforth, presidem of the Canadian Cham- ber of Commerce and president of the Toronto Dominion Bank.

Afterward, he introduced Sir Grantley Adams, prime minister of the West Indian Federation. who officially opened the Cana- dian fair.

While in Kingston, Mr.

Lean was guest of the governor terest in Canada by our Jamaican | of Jdmaica, Sir Kenneth Black-’ friends.”

burne at King's House.

In his busy schedule, Mr. Mac- P

Lean met Hon. Norman Manley, chief minister of Jamaica, and Hon. Willis Isaacs, minister of trade and industry for the island.

Discussed in general was trade between the two countries, with particular emphasis on Canadian sak codfish, the biggest single item imported from Canada\ by Jamaica.

Mr. MacLean said he had a very interesting visit to the four Canadian RCN frigates in Kings- ton for the fair opening, in the course of their naval exercises.

“The visit to Jamaica by pro- minent Canadian businessmen and «government representatives has provided us with a much bet- ter understanding of the West Indies,”’ said the Minister “I feel confident this trade fair, as well as the one in Trinidad, will show very tangible results in Canada- West Indian trade.

“The success of the fair in Kingston exceeded my expecta-

tions, and the very encouraging |

turnout at the ceremonies evi-

Mac- ; dences a real and enthusiastic in-

Highway traffic had to be re- routed across the ice ae, the Morell River yesterday after- noon for over two hours follow- ing an accident which resulted in a large trailer truck. jack knifing on the Morell Bridge.

rigid and are unready to meet those peaceful gestures.” ~

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Leslie Kelly, driver of the Keith MacKinnon Transport vehicle,

— : ret peas une S C rae ‘

MORELL ACCIDENT BLOCKS TRAFFIC

stated that he noticed a car on, The truck jack knifed, he said,

the side of the St. Peter’s Roadia

as he approached the Morell Bridge and sounded his air horn to warn the driver that he was passing. The driver of the car pulled out in front of the trans- port and. Mr. Kelly had to apply

blocked the bridge for nor- traffic. Damage to'the cab of the truck was estimated at about $200. The trailer, which was emp-

town and Mr. Kelly hooked on to it with another ab.

Part of the three-inch galvaniz- ed iron guard rail was broken away before the 18,000- cab and trailer came to a stop.

ty at the time of the accident! Mr. Kelly was alone in the cab

was towed back about 100 feet |

the brakés to avoid a collision.'by Walter Burhoe of Charlotte-

and was returning from a run to Souris. No one was injured.

liam Hayward, ‘ president of the board.

blighted areas could. be accom- plished in three ways: conser- vation, or blight prevention; re- habilitation, or the selective res- toration of individual dilapidat- ed or rundown structures to pre-

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Castro Given Big Ovation

HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Fide Castro told a wildly cheering crowd of about 1,000,000 Cubans |: Wednesday that tle new regime will revise or wipe out burden- some foreign concessions granted by the fallen Batista dictatorship. The triumphant revolutionary chief spoke at a great. outdoor rally put on to celebrate his vie- tory and to convince the world that Cubans wholly support the swift course firing squad execu-

- e Daily Will Be OTTAWA (CP)—Canadian Pa-

cific Airlines Wednesday cracked Trans-Canada Air Lines’ long-held monopoly on transcontinental ser- viee, but got only a part of what} it wanted.

The privately-owned CPA will be allowed to move into a lim- ited amount of main-line territory within Canada previously held for the publicly-owned TCA, Trans- port Minister Hees announced m

The step by the government, backing -up a finding of the Air Transport Board, opened up the first chink in TCA’s transconti-

As the board put it after a hot fight between CPA and TCA—and as approved by the transport min- ister — CPA should operate a scheduled sérvice between Van- couver Winnipeg Toronto- Montreal, connecting with CPA’s existing international operations. The new service would be lim- ited to one flight a day, on which domestic and international pas- sengers could be carried.

The arrangement would be re-

OTTAWA (CP)—Small airlines

with TCA was announced Wed- nesday in the Commons by Transport Minister Hees. Com- petition likely wil] be charter passenger flights between cities served by TCA with scheduled passenger flights.

The government also has agreed that the board undertake ‘as a matter of urgency” an in- tensive inquiry into the position of regional carriers in the Cana- dian air transportation picture.

AIM OF BOARD

In its inquiry the board would aim at recommending a govern- ment policy on the number of re- gional lines the country can sup- port, areas of operation and the

tions for those deemed to be war criminals.

ing

Transcontinental oaikeuals |

Permitted

sition of regional air carriers, this should be authorized, and there would be an investigation of this

The sections of the Air Trans- port Board Recommendations ap.

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cessions for CPA which now runs . international services out of cert- ain Canadian points to the Orient

cial explained, the decision means CPA would be able to-fiy-a—pas-— senger all the way from Madrid to Tokyo. At present, a passenger on its transatlantic route would have to change at Montreal to an- other line—perhaps TCA—and re- ‘embark on CPA at Vancouver.

Small Airlines Permitted ‘Controlled Competition’

able economies.

ment officials, for example—be diverted from the RCAF and ether government agencies and turned over to these carriers.

But Mr. Hees said further care- ful examination of this suggestion will be necessary and he plans te consult with Defence Minister Pearkes about it. SIGNIFICANT POINT

The board said it is significant that three out of four regional carriers—TransAir Limited, Mar itime Central Airways Limited and Wheeler Airlines Limited— opposed the application of Cana- dian Pacific Airlines for trans- continental passenger routes competing with TCA\ All three

possibility of them growing to the point‘ where their size might en-

urged steps to strengthen the position of regional carriers.

By BOB THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD (AP) Cecil

most successful of all movie- makers, died of a heart attack today at 77.

It was the third serious heart attack for the producer-director. He suffered the first in Egypt in November, 1954, during location

epic, The Ten Commandments. He refused doctors’ advice to stop the film, saying, ‘I'll continue

quit.”

attack. But in December he un dertook a strenuous tour to ex- ploit the last film he supervised, The Buccaneer. The end came at 5:30 a.m. at his Hollywood home with a daughter, Cecilia, and her husband, Joseph Marper, at his bedside. yp

WIFE NOT TOLD

DeMille’s: wife for 57 years, also in ill health, was not told immediately of his death. But > borg said she had sensed some- thing was wrong.

The movie pioneer died at the peak of a 45-year career. His sec- ond making of The Ten Com- mandments was just overtaking Gone With the Wind as the big- gest movie money-maker in his- tery.

His other movies — tasteless Greatest Show on Earth, Samson and Delilah, The Unconquered— wére huge successes. He was proud thal his version of the story of Christ, Tné~ King‘ of

Kings, has been showing some- where ia the world every day

Blount DeMille, a founder of the}; Hollywood film industry and the] >

scenes for his last great Biblical} ==

working unti] God wants me to}:

Last June he suffered another |

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CECIL B. DeMiLLE

since it was released in 1927.

DeMille hada formula that has often imitated but never beaten. He combined big-name casts, opulent settings, minute re- search and lush dramatics that seemed to hark back to his early years with showman David Be- lasco.

LITTLE PRAISE

The formula brought more than $800,000,000 but little critical ac claim. He never won an Academy Award for direction. The Motion Picture Academy, perhaps in rec- ognition of his great recora, finally. named The Greatest’ Show on Earth the best picture of 1952.

“I have often wondered why the critics are hostile,” he once

Cecil B. DeMille, Famous Hollywood Producer Dies

DeMille’s death leaves Samuel Goldwyn the sole survivor of the triumvirate. that started Holly- wood in the big time in 1912. De- Mille had written plays with his brother - William and with Be lasco. A friend brought the young

: |playwright to a lunch with Gold iiwyn, then a glove salesman, and

his brother-in-law, Jesse Lasky, 8

| | cornet player in vaudeville.

HOLLYWOOD BIRTH Together they formed a film

company. They acquired the

rights to The Squaw Man and DeMille was sent west to finda sunny locale to shoot the movi in. He- landéd near a grapef grove at the corner of Hollywood and Vine.

The enterprise grew, making the three partners millionaires. Later they founded separate film . dynasties. Lasky, the least suc- cessful of the three in later years, died of a heart attack a year ago,

DeMille was born Aug. 12, 1881, at Ashfield, Mass. His father was a school teacher turned play- wright who introduced his sons te the theatre world._

Cecil started as an actor oll in 1902 married a fellow member of the troupe, Constance Adams. They raised four children: Mrs. Harper; Mrs. Anthony Quinn, an adopted daughter who was born in Vancouver, B.C., and John ‘and Richard DeMille.

The family announced that the funeral will be held Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church ia Hollywood. Private interment will follow in a $250,000 mausoleum

said. “If the people are enter. tained, that should be enough.”

DeMille built in Hollywood ceme- terw im 1953.