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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, JANUARY

C. F. A. WANTS HIGHER PRICE FOR CANADIAN WHEAT

Truce Tallts Nearing Complete Stalemate

Canada Rejects iiFee1er” For Jet Squadron To Serve Ont Korean Front

By Douglas flow

t)'i."TA.WA. Jan. 23 -(CP)- Janada was informally sounded cut by the United States recently nn the possibility of sending an n,c,.A.:e'. jet. fighter squadron to Korea to joint in the United Na- :.nns fight against Russian-made all-2 fighters showing up in the hundreds on the Communist side. The "feelers" didn't click.

Canada took the stand that the R.C.A.F. has a big enough job on its hands in preparing to fill the rcmrnitmcnt 'to field an 1l-squad- i-on air division in Europe on be- half of the Atlantic Fact. The air clivlaion is Canada's No. l. commit- ment under N.A.T.0. for Europ- ean defence.

A second fighter squadron is go- ing to England next month and a third. to round out the first wing of the division. will go later in the spring. The aim is believed to be to have two wings or five or six squadrons across the Atlantic by lhe end of 1962.

No Formal Request

There was apparently no formal approach from Washington about more Canadian help to acid to I national effort which already ranks second only to that of the united States on a per capita basis.

There was instead a quiet, in- formal "feeler" which didn't ask for anything point blank. but made it clear that a Canadian scuadron would not be unwelcome 9 it happened to be available. such feelersioften precede formal requests.

Canada's Korean effort now em- braces nearly 10,000 men. mostly iv. the armyls zsth Brigade but also including an R..C.A.I-". trans- port squadron and three naval de- stroyers. Mbre men and equipment are needed at home to keep this effort going. The navy for instance ties up five destroyers to keep three off Korea.

This is not the first time that the possibility of posting a. fighter Stluaoron to Korea has been ex- amined here. Canada. is under- stood to have offered originally in .950 to send either a fighter or a '-"m5D0I't squadron and the high command in Washington picked "19 lmmport squadron because that was the type most needed then. In the months since. the At. laniic Pact commitment has been undertaken.

0'i'l'AWA. Jan. 23- (CP) -A immortal service will be held here Saturday for Kenneth R.

Wilson. Ottawa editor of the Fin- nncial Post killed yesterday in a lrlnne crash at Elizabeth, NJ.

Coming Events

Heads S'side Board

Mr. A.B. Hopkins who Tuesday was elected president of the Sum- merslde Board of Trade. He suc- ceeded Mr. Fred Bell.

Potato Prices Not Too High. Grower ileclares

TORONTO, Jan. 23-(CP)-Pm tato prices are the highest in years but potato growers at the

Ontario Crop improvement As- sociation convention were told yesterday that. their product

merely seems too expensive.

Edgar Hewitt of Simt-oe, Ont., said in an address to the assoc- iation's potato section:

"This is not another step in the inflationary spiral. but an adjustment of potatoes to their

proper level in our national eco- nomy. They have been too cheap for too long a time. This con- tinued cheapness is also the rea- son why potatoes are in scarce supply today."

He said growers receive more attention ”than when they could not get rid of their potatoes at even 25 cents a bag in the early '30s. but unfortunately the whole story was seldom told.

If an average of the prices re- ceived by growers over the last three years were taken. it could

be seen that the average price did little more than meet the needs of the growers. Several

years with normal production and prices at the present level were necessary before the growers' lonif term income was in inequity to their needs.

Report Chinese To Invade lndo-Chino

use d 1,. S i TAIPEI-f. Formosa Jan. 23'- ........i.' nii.”.i.l..., "3"J.i.” 2.?.i.”'& MPH” chtnese' N-non-me .,-cyock. spomond by wp I defence Ministry today said Gen.

Lin Piso. one of Communist

"Reserve March 10th. Ladies Axillary Y. M. C. A. Afternoon

"Don't miss the I-lighland Danc- inr. Burns Concert, Victoria Hall, Jmusrv 31st.

"nfmerl. ask about the Shur If-min Feed Finance Plsn.1I'or part- .euisrs contact your local Iced niill.

"Miilvalb horse races will he held on Thursday. Jan. 24, race "mine It 2 pm.

T"H0CkIl' North River Rink rhuraday, Jan. 24, Milton Hornets vs. Covehead Red Wings. Game -Ims 0:15 sharp. skate after.

' "Ivr snapshots that will not J33. 3'i:.i'..l.'.'..'””.”.'.7.""i' ""' Charlottetown. u w mud!”

"Get your beef cattle ready for

"'0 ht Stock show. Use your own see on Henry. Purina Feed

".Mutch's store, Mount Herb.

:;:i is now open every afternoon I". 9V".llnI. except Wednesday

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ml Victoria Rink tonight. Thurs- wg3d"""d Ielilue game for the H A Tfobhy. New Haven Royall mu Ilpin Road Bulldogs. Skate

- Admission 25c- to nil.

"A' W0 its only setting to 3f.d:b"l'. 9!" Mild. it would be ad- Mby M" my person wanting Muchc eke for February and mm delivery to place their

V112! can immediately. Dil-

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China's top commanders. recently visited South china to complete plans for a Chinese invasion of Indo-China if peace is reached in Korea. The Ministry said Lin's visit resulted in stronger yr-otect. ion for convoys carrying supplies

Dangerou? Turn Seen By Red Negotiators

By WILLIAM C. BABNARD

MUNSAN. Korea. Jan. 24 (Thursday) (AP) - Korean armistice negotiations are drifting toward "a complete stalemate." Rear-Admiral I-LE. Libby. chief Allied negotiator on the prisoner- exchange issue. said Wednesday.

(At the same time a. Chinese Communist negotiator on truce supervision, Maj.-Gen. Hsleh Fang. charged the talks were taking a new dangerous turn" due to four "provocative" incidents by Allied aircraft within ll days. He was quoted in a Peiping broadcast heard at San Francisco.)

Negotiators scheduled new ses- sions at Panmuniom at .11 A.M. today (9 P.M. E.S.T. Wednesday).

No progress was made Wednes- day on either prisoner exchange or an Allied-proposed ban on con- struction of Red airficlds during a truce.

Stepping out of a fruitless two- hour and 50-minute session on prisoners. Libby looked weary and discouraged.

He said the negotiators would meet again but added: ”i don't know exactly why."

"I don't know if we're coming lip with a. complete stalemate - it looks like it."

Other Developments

In other developments Wednes-

ay.

1. The UN. command admitted that an Allied plane dropped a !.000-pound bomb by mistake in- side the Kaesong neutral zone Jan. 17. The pilot inadvertently pushed his bomb release when intending to drop a wing tank. the Allies re- ported after an investigation.

The Allies also said that fur- flier evidence indicated a Com- numist armistice convoy was straf- eci by Fifth Air Force planes on the Pyongyang-Kaescng highway. Jan. 18. Allied investigators said planes struck near Hsnpo Bridge, about two miles north of Kaesong. but did not see convoy vehicles on the road.

3. The Communists agreed to give the UN. command today a map marked with the exact loc- ation of 11 prisoner-of-war camps in North Korea. A staff officers' meeting conferred on safeguards for prisoners as the result of an alleged Allied bombing the night of Jan.-14 of a prison camp near Kangdong.

u'These were three of the four "provocatlons" Hsish c h a r g ed against the Air Force. The other was an unconfirmed flight over Manchuria. Jan. la).

Ford Workers Threaten Siriite

WINDSOR. Oct. Jan. 23-(CP) -Ford of Canada workers will strike Sunday if the company does not seeds to their demands. George Burt. Canadian director of the United Automobile Work- ers of America (C.I.O.-C.C.L.) said tonight.

Ho made the statement in an interview following a company announcement that Ford will not accde to union wage contract de- mnnds. The uncement came late today after the break-off of 1951 contract talks which began

to fndo-Chinese rebels.

QUEBEC. Jan. 23-(CPY-3En- glneers today estimated 3250.000,- ooo could be spent on successful development of hydro-electric pro- jects on the Saint John River. in Eastern Canada and the Un- ited States.

The figure came from the In- ternational Saint John River En- gineering Work Group after a two-day meeting to discuss data collected on three sites for pos- sible hydro developments.

The three projects, with en es- timated cost of Sl25.000.000. would

double the river's hydro output In 10 years. The four-rnan international

group. seconded by 40 represents- tives of Canadian and American Government and private interests. has other projects in mind when cost would bring total expendi- ture to the quarter billion dollars mark.

The group was appointed 1! months ago by the Saint John River engineering board which will make an over-all report to the international joint communion of Canada and the United sum

last spring.

Continue Discussion Of St. John River Projects

possibly in 1 N2 years.

Projects discussed at the meet- lng dealt with river conditions at Rankin Rapids in Maine. and at Morrell and Beechwood in New Brunswick.

The 450-mile river flows through Quebec. is the boundary between Canada and Maine and crosses in- to New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy. Its water- shed of 26,000 square miles makes it the second largest stream on the Atlantic seaboard.

The Marrall project. six miles upriver from Andover, would cost 319300.000 and would supply 513.- 333 horse-power. The Beechwood project. 34 miles below Morrell would cost 8&.700.000 with an out- put of 000.000 horse-power.

An 8!l.000.000 project at Ran- kin Pspids.would produce 1.200.- 000 horsepower.

The group decided all three schemes and other smaller ones such as timber dams costing 33.000 and 815.000 would be feas- ible and worthwhile.

The projects, whether under- taken by government or private interests. would be hand on plans

when field studies are completed

drawn up by the group.

"A credit to the parish. to the city and to the Province as a whole". was the way various speak- ers described the new Holy Re- deemer Community Centre which was officially opened last night by His Excellency Rt. Rev. James Boyle. Bishop of Charlottetown.

The new Stewart Street build- ing was packed with a solid mass of humanity come to view it for theifirst time. They saw a struct- ure designed to present every con- ceivable convenience for the crea- tion of a full parish life. The main hall with its beautiful panel fin- ished walls and hardwood floors is arranged for basketball and bad- minton as well as other sports, or for use as a meeting hall or thea- iie. It was noticeable that the acoustics were almost perfect and every word spoken from the stage

Very Large Attendance At Community Centre Opening

could be heard in all parts of the big hall.

The building also has many smaller rooms for use by study groups or for committee meetings and in addition has 9. large down- stairs room for social functions as well as a bowling alley with four alleys. Pride of the women of the parish is the ultra modern kitchen offering every convenience for the preparation of lunches or full course meals. A fully insulated projection room will permit the showing of the films which are planned for frequent occasions.

The visitors last night were we!- cozned by Dr. J.A. McMillan who acted as chairman and introduced the various speakers. He said in ills opening remarks that the new building represented the latest in

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ilrge More Home Building This Year

TORONTO. Jan. 2! -(CP)- The Canadian Oonstruction Association today urged that more homes be built in Can- ada.

A resolution adopted at the association's annual meeting asked the Federal Government to recognize that an annual program of from 100.000 to 125.000 dwelling units should normally be considered as a. minimum national target dur- lng 1952.

This compares with some 82.000 units in 1951 and 91.000 in 1950.

Conservatives Gain Seal In Nfld.

ST. JOHN'S. Nfld.. Jan. Ki -(CP)- The Progressive Con- servative opposition gained a seat, for a total of five. in the New- foundland Legislature as a result of a recount in the Ferryland district.

chief Justice sir Albert Walshis recount gave the seat to A.M. Duffy by two votes-a total of 1428 as compared to LQ6 for Miles Murry, Liberal. Result of the re- count was announced today.

The Liberals now have 21 seats.

Europeans Bet Canadian. Dollar To Go Higher Than U. S. Counterpart

By Sun Dawson AP Business Columnist

NEW YORK. Jan. 23 --(AP)- The Canadian dollar has climbed to parity with the United States dollar at the same time that eight other Commonwealth countries launch a. drive to save the shaky pound sterling.

(The Canadian dollar dropped slightly to 1-16 of one Per 0901 discount at New York Wednesday after reaching parity Tuesday for the first time in 10 years.)

The financial health of Canada compared with others under the British crown or in the sterling area is striking enough. 3'11"! Europe many are betting that the Canadian dollar will climb to a premium over the American doi- lar.

They cite as reasons: The Can- adian Government is opcratinz with a. treasury surplus. and the American is operating with s treasury deficit. Canada is reduc- ing her national debt and the Un- ited states- is increasing its debt. European and United states money is flowing into Canada for investment in Canadian resources such as oil. hydro-electric plants and iron-ore deposits. and to buy grain, newsprint and metals. And some of that foreign money is a refugee from the instability of the European economy.

with the Canadian dollar at or near parity with the American. it means that Americans must pay more in U S. dollars when they buy Canadals products. but since these are badly needed here-es- pcclally newspring, nickel and al- uminum-imports from Canada

Extremely Mild Weather Yesterday

HALIFAX, Jan. 23 - (CF)- Southerly gale: brought extreme- ly mild air and record temper- atures to the Mnrltimes today, the Dominion Public Weather Office reported.

Records for the date were set in three provinces. Saint John. with 50 degrees, beat the previous high of 49 degrees set in 1910. Fredericion's 48 was one degree higher than the 19i6 record. and Charlotte-town's 48 broke the re- cord of 41. also set in 1916. Yarmouth had a temperature of 48. where the previous mark was 47, set in 1943. and Halifax had 50 degree. breaking the re- cord of 48 set in 1910. Rain torrential in this swept across the Provinces.

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Ouebec Legislature is Prorogued

QIIIIBEO. Jan. 23 --(CP) ---The fourth session of Quebec's 23:-d gegislsture was prorogued late to-

ay.

The session, which opened Nov. 9. is the last of the present legis- lature It is generally agreed the legislature will be dissolved at an undetermined date and provincial elections called some time this year.

ATHENS. Greece. Jan. 23--(AP) -King Paul agreed today to grant amnesty to 16 army offi- cers, including four brigadlers. held in connection with military disorders which followed Field Marshal Ale f Papsgos' re- signatlon last May as head of the armed forces

will doubtless stay.hlgh.

Americans are also going to pay lily, cents more a pound for tin- first fruit of the deal lllill. Wash- ington and London mndc whereby Britain get steel and the U.S. gets tin and aluminum.

The United States will pay Brit-

ain s54.500000 for 44.750000 pounds of tin at Singapore. The money will help but won't solve

Britain's financial difficulties by any means. That is made plain by the eight countries out to save the pound sterling. They are Australia, New Zenland. India. Pakistan, Ceylon. South Africa. Southern Rhodesia. and Brit. n.

Freak storm Ties lip Traffic in it. B.

SAINT JOHN. N. 13.. Jan. 1'! - (CP)-A freak storm over much of New Brunswick today caused the worst driving conditions in years.

Freezing rain followed snow. with the temperature just right to cover roads with ice. Lail-r in the day. as the mercury mounted.

the ice melted, permitting re- sumption of traffic. Btmet and highway traffic in

much of the province was practic- ally at a standstill for hours. souirhem counties had only a slight snowfall before the rain but in not-them areas the snow rang-

ed up to six inches. High winds caused heavy drifting.

For about three hours saint John. like other sections, re- sembled I huge ice rink. Motor

transportation was impossible. and pedestrians slided. slipped and skidded. Buses parked wherever they happened to be and none left the city until conditions Improvd. bray school classes were canceli- , .

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Also wild ' Boost Egg Price Support 6 Cents

By Harold Morrison MONTREAL Jan. 23 -(CP)- The Canadian Federation of Agri- culture decided today to seek a higher price for Canadian wheat and to have the Federal Govern- ment boost the wholesale support price. on eggs to 44 dozen from 38.

Jack Wesson of Regina. president of the Saskatchewan

Co-operative Producers, said

that the climb of the Cana-

dian dollar to par with the

American dollar may be a

feather in Canada's cap but

it has brought financial trouble to western wheat pro- ducers.

since the price of Canadian wheat was fixed. under the terms of the lnternatzonal Wheat Agree- merit. at 51.80 tUnlte:l 5'2-fes funds) per bushel for No. 1 north- ern Canada had been getting sl.98 a bushel in Canadian funds when the Canadian dollar was priced at roughly lo per cent be- low U.S. currency.

Now with the value of the Can- adian dollar about even wlth the ll.S. dollar. the price of a bushel of wheat in Canada is the same as in the U.S.-sl.80-a drop of 18 cents.

Mr. Wesson proposed-and the Federation agreed-the domestic price should be cast loose from the terms of the International Wlteat Agreement and should be adjusted in accordance with fluctuations in farmers” production and living costs. '

Urge Seaway speed -up

The Federation urged a speed- up in development of the St. Law- rence seaway and called on the government to seek renewal of the four-year international Wheat Agreement, though with higher ceiling and floor prices.

The multi-lateral pact termin- ates July. 1953. but countries must indicate their decision on renewal a year before termination. The ceiling is 51.80 tU.S.) a. bushel, with a floor ranging down to 81.30 this year and 5120 in 1963.

Delegates endorsed the Feder- alionis policy to seek international commodity agreements to expand trade and stabilize markets and urged the government to expand preferential tariff concessions to the United Kingdon "to give the utmost encouragement to the sale of British goods in Canada.”

STELLARTON. N.S., Jan. 23- (CP) .. The MeGregor mine ex- plosion here Jan. 14 was like I "ball of fire in a dirty snow- bank," Fraser Lorimer. a. me- chanic who survived the blast, told an official inquiry today.

Lorimer. the 28th witness call- ed in the inquiry that began Mon- day. was the first to testify re- garding the actuai explosion that took 19 lives. The others describ- ed events preceding the accident.

Judge .1. Wclsford MacDonald. conducting the inquiry. will V15"- Abcrdeen Hospital tomorrow to take evidence from James Haw- hoidt. another survivor. William sewell. the only other man to es- cape death in the blast. is not yet. in fit condition to be questioned. Lorimer was 600 feet away from the explosion and suffered only a small head out

Five men who worked the nil-KM shift before the explosion testi-

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MONTREAL, Jan. 23-- (CF)- Finance Minister Abbott. while in London, may have achieved

some success in arrangements to make it easier for the the Unit- ed Kingdom to buy more goods from Canada, A colleague of his intimated today.

Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the annual convention of the Canadian Federation of Agricul- ture that onc purpose of Mr. Abbott's attendance at this month's Commonwealth finance minisicrs' conference was to see whether "financing can be ar- ranged" so that markets could be found for increased production in Canada.

And reports coming back from London. he added. appeared to in- dicate that Mr. Abbott may have 'iiad some success. Mr. Gardiner iwas asked later by reporters ,whether he meant that the pound lwas to he revalued. or whether it was to be made convertible, but he said he had no informa- lion other than that placed before

The question of non-resident gunners who visit the Island every year was the subject of much discussion at a special meeting of the Queen's County Fish and Game Association held last night at the Vocational School. President Erskine K. 'MaoNutt was in the chair.