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Chinese Reds Launch Knockout Attempt At Allied Beaehhead

fly Olen W. Clement:

-ml-:l'O, Dec. 16 -- (Saturday) ,. (AP! - Frenzied Chinese Com- munist-. smashed at the Allied beachlileud in Norilheast Korea Fridav and Friday night in is roaring assI.u.lt aimed at annihilat- m; 1111' U. S. 10th Corps or driv- .ing it lnlo the sea.

The Western Korean front north ,,( Senlll remained in a two-week lull. b... the U. S. Eighth Army me;-e braced to meal. an cihecled

Coming Ex ents

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"Mail your Films to Gsrnbul-n Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

--Don't forget Ebenezer School Concert. Monday. December lath.

Vlcwrls

"Christlnae Concert. Hall, December 22nd.

--Christmas Concert in Clinton Hall, December 20th.

--.'llrl.stmas Concert". Suffolk School. Thursday. December 21st. "l.ll.l-rv and his Eastern Rhythm by-s.5unnyslde Ballroom tonight.

'l "Norboro school Concert. Dec-

ember 20th.

' ".N'or1h Milton School Concert In Hall, Tuesday. Dec. 19th.

"Will not be buying timothy seed after December 20th. Mc- Buigall d- Boyle.

"Cake Sale I-nd Bazaar at Clover Club, Saturday, December lfllh, 2.30.

"Clelfllllg and Buying Timothy Seed up until December 22nd. John lcard, Crapaud. A I

"Mllrrlly llnrbour North I-lull, Ohrlslnlas Concert, Thursday, December 21st.

"Re.-clwe Friday. December 22nd fol" clll-islmas Concert in Fort Augustus Hall.

"Allllulll Meeting New Domin- Inll Partners Institute. Afton Hall. December 19th. 8 P. M.

"Lyndale School Concert. Tues- da.i'. December 19th, at 8 P. M. Sale of candy.

"Concert and Dance. Grandvlew

Hall. December 2151. Curtain B P. M.

"New Haven School Christmas Concert. Wednesday, December iolh. .

"Pal-kdale school Christmas

Mncerl. junior concert, December tfith. srnior. Deoembe. 21st. A

"ifretlng of the Vernon Driving Club December 19th. at the home if Dennis Docherty are P. M.

"concert and Dance. Orwell llesd Hall, Monday. December lslh. B and B Ramble a orchestn. curtain 8.15.

"Official opening East Royalty school. Monday. December lath. gmhninr held in new school at. s

"Rummage sale. Y. M. C. A. Jr. Uiunze. Saturday, Saturday. Dec. 230. Sponsored by Phslanr

r"ChristmIs Concert. North Granville Hall. Monday. December lath. ll o'clock. Admission use. If Minty. Tuesday night. ..

!,"D0n't mile south. Wlnaloe "my Sale. Bauer and Fudge

mirday. December leul. at 2

"er. Moi-ell. 12.so lo 1.30 ml Sourls Watch for y

,0 9W A: In. 4:00 on Tuesday. ill! Sound car.

,"E"vinr pm Monday it Fred- ''"0"- Paving 21.00 per pair for 3'” Pill over 30 lbs. each. Will mm bill! smaller ones. Stan and K his will not be accepted. "W '0rlcnsan.

so '-'-" M Will be busing Dressed Chicken "W1 M. our store 'l'hul-sday. "mber 21st. Highest market . - Mr. Maclizaohern will be the mmer. Vernon River Co-open

. "See Santl ms. Ding-well 9 lg .n . 2.30

"ll-"I-'l'he annual mectl g f the hl'4"'f' "Whey Magda :llI be bh.n- Sew-low School, Monday.

mm attack. Massive Chinese Red forces were reported moving south to- ward the 38th parallel. headed for ;hLaenkElZh'1ll1 Army's rigiht (inland)

Across 8811: Parallel!

(Reuters News Agency said the Chinese-backed counter-offensive agalnst Allied forces in West Korea was reported Saturday to -have car-

ried south-ward acres the 38th parallel into South Korea. But the Sccipe and make-up of the

drive was obscured by a security blackout, Reuters said.

(Reuters quoted a South Ko- rean army headquarters commun- lque as saying the 38th parallel had been crossed by North Korean

"irregulars", locating them at Kaaimn. about five miles inside South Korea.

(Reuters said a U. S. Air Force communique during the day gold of Mustang fighters lattacking Chinese Communist troops trying to storm an American-held hill position near Chunchon. nine miles south of the 38th parallel. But this information was deleted from the communique later in the day.)

in the raging battle in the north- east, the first wave of howling, drum-beating. bugle-blowing Chili- ese overran American outposts on the. 1-lamihung-Hungnam defence perimeter.

Two Platoon: Cut Off

The outposts were abandoned. but we American platoons-par Sllbly 80 to 100 men--were c t off.

fA.Mo.-lcovw broadcast ' esrd Thursday quoted the North. orean command as saying U. S. troops were being evacuated by sea from the I-lamihung area. This merely confirmed front-line dispatches from American correspondents Dec. 13 that Allied ground forces were evacuating that Northeast Korean area by sea. A security blackout has prevented further details from the Allied side.)

Late Friday nifat the bark of guns in no-man's land indicated the surround-ed Americans were still fighting.

The Reds were under orders of their commander. 42-year-old Gen. Lin Plan, to drive the Americans off the Korean peninsula.

The opening blow was is fanat- ical smash against the west rim of the narrow northeast beach- -head by 2,500 Chinese - the van-

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Charge Parents- Vlilh Manslaughter

WDNINJPEG. Dec. 15 -- (CF) - The parents of ilwo unattended children who died in a fire were charged Wl"llll manslaughter today.

William Heywood. 29. and his wife Leonora, 26, were remanded until Monday in 52.000 ball.

The children - Robert William Heywood. 6. and Daniel Gordon Heywood. 4-died of monoxide poisoning when fire broke out in their home Nov. 28.

Testimony. at an inquest was that the parents had left Mrs. I-l'aywood's 10-year-old brother as a boiby-slider when they went out) one night.

When they had not returned the next morning. the brother left. Shortly afterwards fire broke out. The blaze is believed to have been started by one of the children al- tempting to light on oil stove.

will lnclilie Armored And Ack-Acll llnils

....1'.oNDON. Dec. 16 - (Saturday) -(AP)-The British War office today directed the transfer of thousands of trained British troops -including alrmored. infantry and anti-aircraft units-to posts in Western Germany.

The War Office said the troops were to be transferred from posts in Austria, Trieste and Britain.

These transfers mean British lir- my strength in Western Germany is being increased by at least 20,- 000 men.

Good Market for P. E. I. Pulpwood

There is I. good market for -pulrp-wood and there is a. big de- mand for it by buyers in Prince Edward Island. it was learned yes- terday from I man closely con- nected with the industry.

During the past month or more some-w-hero between four and five hundred cords of pulpwood were exported from the Province. Corl- sidera-ble more will. be shipped this winter, it was learned.

The pullpwood is being shipped 10 Quebec, United States. over- seas and the rest of the Mlritimese England is prepared to purchase large quantities of the wood and other European countries are in the market.

Iloll Strike Report Expected Next Week

orrmwli; IJeo-.15&'-450' -A-Ids Julltice R..L. Keiloots report set- tling final teirlns on railway wsses and hours is expected to be imued early next week. ,

The report has been completed and was due to be sent to the dis- puting parties about the middle of this week. But it has been held up largely through mechanical difficulties in reproducing a large quantity of material attached to the findings.

Mr. Justice Kellock. member of the supreme Court of Canada. was named by the Government in October as arbitrator to lay down binding terms of settlement In the wage-hour dispute that precipitat- ed a general railwsy strike in August. '

Funeral of Former N.Z. Prime Minister

WELLINGTON. N. 2., Dec. is - (Reuters)-Men and women wept today as they watched a gun car- riage beer the casket of Peter Fraser to Karol-l Cemete y here. Thousands lined the streets -un- able to gain admission to the Presbyterian Church where the funeral service for New Zealand's fonner Prime Minister was con- ducted. He died Tuesday.

Anorller Huge ' Diamond Found

J0!-IANNESBURG. South Africa. Dec. 16-(AP)-The Transvaal's Premier Mine. which produced the Culllnan diamond. the world's biggest, and the famous Jonker. has now given up a (third magnif- icent stone. i

The new find is of perfect blue- white color. half the size of a matchbox and weighs 106 carats. It is worth about 2.60.000 (about) 8100.080). Its value is in its perfect quell y rather than size.

Spend 01,600,000 Daily hole. nr Pennell and anmaluuion In

OTTAWA. Dec. 15 -(OP) - More than 51.600000 I day was I ant on liquor in Canada during use fiscal year ended March 31.

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In a report today the Bureau of st ' -- yhowed that during that 7911'. I will of I6l4,MN,Nh-gn In. men of 341000.000 from the Hrevlous fiscal year-was spent on quur. beer and wine.

The figures included purchase: by vlallam to Condo.

"It should be reillelrlberel-l..lhat I substantial proportion of the ...emounts-more than so per cent-was returned to the Federal and. Provincial C Goverrlnents as duties. taxes and other 'rcvenue," the report said. , ,

There Ilse were figures allowing the apparent consumption of al- coholic beverages and the Psdersl

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taxes collected on them up to last March

31. In the 1940-49'fi5cll.yeIr there

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was an apparent consumption of 5,930 proof allonl

I spirits,

A......jA.mA.AAA. 175400.092 gallons of beer and 4.-

'Iil0.986 gallons of wine.

In the 1949-50 fiscal year sp- parent consumption was 0.900.000 proof gallons of spirits. lBl.442.5(k3 gallons of beer and 4,094,049 gal- lons of wine.

Federal tax collections on the beverages totalled 810317.415 in 1940-50 compared with 314i.194.U6 in 1948-49.

Net profits figures by Provinces. with the 1947-40 figures in brack- els. follow:

Prince Edward island, 3550.120 (N02.061Y: Nova Bcotln S6.0I1.l31 (38.072.'l46l: New Brunswick 36.- 4&'i.537 (U0808391); Quebec 321. 51.519 (S3l.0'l3.i33): Ontario see.- NIMG 030- M13): Minlloba S7.- i291.04I (O0. .000): Saskatchewan

OMM1 37,020.51); Albortl 6i1.o&.2e7 ( mm): and Eric- ish Columbia 810,078.76: 010.090.-

). Newfoundlhnd. which entered confederation last year. is not in- cluded. x 4

Is Expected

MONCTON, N.B.. Dec. 15 - (OP) - Clarification of counter propositions submitted by the Fed- eral Government to the Govern- ments of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick were made at a meeting here today of the joint Potato Marketing Boards of both Provinces. The meeting was under the chairmanship of Donald Mac- Donald of the P.E.l. Marketing Board and PEG. McLeod of the New Brumiwick Board.

The counter propositions were the result of earlier meetings between delegates of the Boards and the Dominion Government. The first proposal or the Government on the request of the Provinces for sup- port. was not favorably received by the Boards and further discussions were carried out. Yesterday's meet- ing further clarified the problem for presentation at another meeting with Ottawa officials. steps were taken for the setting of a minimum price on pctatoes, and an an- nouncement will be forthcoming soon on the matter. it was stated.

Plan Minimum Potato Price; Announcement

Shortly

lng were 1-ion. Austin 0. Taylor and E. M. Taylor of the N. B. Ag- riculture Department, and the Hon. C. C. Baker, Minister of Agriculture for P. E.I.. and Deputy Minister Walter Shaw.

Three New Pla no

Three new plans for the grant- ing of support prices were drawn up at the meeting and will be sub-

mitted to Ottawa for approval it was learned from Messrs. D. A. MacDonald and E. D. Reid, over

long distance telephone from Mono- ton last night. The members of both boards gave a ecial attention of the possibilities export marketing and decided upon a minimum price which will be announced later stated Mr. Reid, manager of the Island Board. Hon. C. C. Baker, Minister of Agriculture and Mr. W. R. Shaw. Deputy Minister of AK1'1c'll1lrW'9. ll?" tended the meeting and spoke on the potato situation as viewed from

Among those attending the meet-

llews In Brief

whslllllnaron. Dec. 15 --(AP). -Senate and 1-irouse-cf'i'!llI3'l!liN6Y1l-4 atives Republicans today formally condemned State Secretary Dean Acheson and demanded that he be fired. I

DETROIT. Dec. 15 -(AP) - Nash Motors tonight announced price increases for its 1051 mod- els ranglng from 3.1) to five Per cent. The Nash price increase came a day after Chrysler boosted prices on all its 1&'i1 models. Earl- ier. General Motors and Ford took similar action.

OTTAWA, I)ec. 15 -(CP) -The Trade Department today an- nounced that all remalnlng im- port controls. imposed Nov. 17. 1917 as an exchange conservation measure. would be removed next Jan. 2.

WASHINGTON. Dec. I5 --(AP) -Prcsldcnt Truman said tonight the railroad strike ls adding to "the country's danger” and de- manded that the strikers return immediately to their ”posts of duty."

SEDLECK. Wash. Dec. 15 -

brought 54-year- old John Woltl lo the surface of the Big 4 Coal Mine safely to- nlghl, 54 hours and 25 minutes af- ter he was trapped by an avalanche 400 feet belowljust af- ter noon Wednesday.

(AP)-Rescuers

NEW YORK. Dec. l5-- (AP)- The new U. N. cease-fire Commit- tee goday hegnn In secret its efforts to stop the fighting in Koren. it received the views of Gen. MzlcArlhur's llniflcd com- mand. and the committee's Indlnn member nrranizcd to see the CIlln- esc Communists during the week- end.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15--fAPl-- The House of Representatives quickly approved by a voice vote today a 517.809.304.424 defence ap- propriation bill tagged as "the first instalment" on a mighty United States military program to ward off a third world war. The measure spell to the Senate where high military men were detailing plans for speeding mo- blllzatlon.

Ask Cut In Import Duty On cortisone

TORONTO. Dec. 15 -(CP) -- A cut In the import duty on cort- isone ueed in treatment of arthritis hos been asked by the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism society. The second annual meeting of the Association was told yesterday that arthritis sufferers are paying import duties of 22 per cent.

Princess Margaret Arrives At Moire

VALIYITA. Melts. Doc. 15 - (AP) - Princess Margaret arriv- ed In Main for a visit tonight after a bumpy alr passage from London. Bile was greeted by her sister.

Ottawa.

Accused Men Testify In Cattle Case At Geoltown

Twe accused took the stand in their owri defence yesterday at Georgetow I-s preliminary hear- ing on a cattle stealing charge was continued. After George Al- bert Allen Msdf-lit.-.his brother.

"-ChYr1es' Otwald iMacKay, both of

Ga-geiorwn. N.B., and Bernard An- tihony Christensen of Bass River. NS, had given evidence Stipen- diary Magistrate Joseph W. Mac- Donald adjourned the case until Wednesday. Dec. 20. at 10 am. Christensen had completed his di- rect evidence when court adjourn- ed yesterday. but had not been cross-examined.

The men were arrested Dec. 8 and charged with the theft of five calves, the property of Chester C. Fralt of St. Peter's. Value of I-he aninlals was placed at saw. The preliminary hearing began Thurs- day wlhen the Crown completed its case. The lccused were re- leased on bail early this week, George MacKay on 31,400 and the other two on 31.000 each.

George MacKay was the first witness yesterday. He said he was 35 years old, lived in Upper Gage- lown. N.B., and was a cattle drov- er. He had worked four years for himself and seven years buying for a firm.

Ships to Montreal

Previous to the present trip to this Province. the witness had spent the best part of two sum- mers and two winters on the Is- land in the cattle-buying bllsl- ness. He buys in the area from 0'Lcary to Sourls. On an average ihe ships two cars of cattle and sheep from the Maritimes each week. Ships to Mitchell and Beall, 316 Bridge St. Montreal.

He came to the Island on this trip on Nov. 26 or 27 accompanied

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Two South African Gold Magnales Sent To Prison

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa. Dec. 15 - (Reuters) - South Af- rica's longest. most complicated and most exlpenaivr trial ended here today end we wealthy gold magnartel went to jail for theft, fraud and contravention of the Companies' Act.

The end came when the appeal court refused Norbert Stephen Erleiph. 47, and J Milne. 54, permission to appeal to the Privy Council in London against seni- ences imposed last April.

But the count reduced the 10- year sentences on Erlelgh and Milne to four years each.

Erleigh's fine of 4195,1115 (3300.- 322) was cut to 540,000 or is years in jail and Milne's fine of 1:88.810 was also reduced to the some terms.

Immediately the court made its rul-lng. police arrested Erlelgh Ind Milne. one-time partners in the !l00.000.000 financial empire of New Union goldflelda.

Refusal of appeal was made un- der the provisions of an act passed during the last session of Parlia- ment llrbollahlng appeals to the Privy Council.

Princess Elizabeth. Ind Ellnbelhb lhluemd. the num at launch. I

In three years the trial has cost 553550.000 el 5.000.000 words they; been ea g.

Island Man Killed In N. S.

PUGWASH. N.S.. Dec. 15 - (CP) -Olarenoe Arthur Stuart, 27. of Woodvllle Mills, P.E.I., died of ac- cidental causes, I coroner's jury de- cided here tonight. Stuart died from injuries suffered when struck by a truck while riding his bicycle near here. Police said the truck was believed to have been driven by Yvon Gig-uen, Cocagne, N. B,

Appointments To Advisory council

OTTAWA, Dec. 15 - (CPI-.-Two; new appointments to the Govern-5 ment's vocational training advisory! council were announced today in the Canada Gazette.

They are:

J. W. McNutt, director of vocal- lonal education for New Brunswick. who will represent the Marltlmes in place of Dr. L. W. Shaw. Prince Edwalrd Island deputy minister of education. whose term has expired. W. A. Boss of the Saskatchewan department of education. who will represent that province in place of Marion Graham. Saskatoon leach- er.

Soviet Navy Paper Bitter Agoinsr Israel

Moscow. Dec. 15 Amp) -The mvlf newspaper Red Fleet. in the bltterest soviet editorial attack yet on Israel, charged today that the Jewish state is being turned into an American war base. Haifa is being made into an American nav- al base. Lydda into a huge Amer-'

WASHINGTON, Dec. i6-(AP)- President Truman said tonight the United States is in "grave dang- er" and announced plans for strengthening the country's milit- ary power and clamping down; partial price control. i 'i"l'uman, in II solemn talk to that country and the world fronl the White House, also said the Gov- ernment will 'undertake to stab- ilize wages." ,

Referring to rising prices. the President said the administration is starting at once to impose, con- trols on items important to "deny fence production and the cost of living." i

Officials said Truman will follow,

his speech tomorrow with lhei creation of an office of defenccl mobilization under Charles E.

Wilson and the proclamation of n national emergency.

In Grave Danger

I "Our homes, our nation, all the

things we believe in, are in grave danger," .'Ill'uman said. ”Thle dang- er has been created by the rulers of the Soviet Union."

”The future of civilization de- pends on what we do-on what we do now and in the months ahead.

He said that when the Chinese threw their armies into battle in Korea they demonstrated "that they are now willing to push the world to the brink of a general war to get what they want."

As for American armed forces, the President said:

"Today, our military strength has reached about 2,500,000. our next step is to increase the number of men and women on active duty to llealrly 3,500,000."

He said the army and navy will be able to raise their part of this goal within a few months". He said

lcan air base and highways are built throughout the nation for military purposes. the editorial asserted.

Retail Sales In Canada Increase

OVITAWA, Dec. l5-(CF)-Retail sales of Canadian stores in the first 10 months this year gained 5.8 per cent against the corresponding 1949. period. the Bureau of Statlsticsl

said today. ,

Details for the period were not given. - , -

Sales were up by 2.8 per cent in October.

Regionally. Manitoba had the largest sales gain In the month with an increase of 6.3 per cent, followed by British Columbia with an increase of 4.7 per cent. Sales in Ontario increased 4.4 per cent, Quebec 3.5 per cent and the Marl- ttmes 1.5 per cent. In Saskatchewan sales were down 'l.7"'per cent, and Alberta 1.1 per cent.

CLARES UNITED STATES IN GRAVE DANGER

British Transferring 20,000tTroopsTo West Germain!

Will Proelaim State Of Emergency Today: other Importantsteps

naunce fair standards for prices and wages in those cases where mandatory controls are not Impos- ed. I ask everyone concerned not to set prices and wagfs high" ma" these standards will allow. If these standards are violated, it will speed up the imposition of mandatory controls. including roll-backs where r.re:led."