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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1954

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The Giisrdlsn. Five Cenlc Morning Dolly Founded 1801.

U. S. SENATE APPROVES SEAWAY AFTER 20-YEAR FIGHT

Canada To Buy 25 Neptune Planes From U. S. C. C. F. Proposal To Boost

Famiiy"gAliowances Rejected

OTTAWA, (GP) -The govgm. iiient Wednesday rejected a CCF prr-pnsal for a 60--per-cent increase in fimily-allowance payments.

Health Minister Martin said in tho Commons that the proposal by ll.ir.cii Argue iCCF-Asslnlboia) "lacks any serious practical quai- itr” in the light of what the gov- rwnmenf. is doing in other fields of social welfare.

The increase would cost between sl70,000.000 Lind Sl90,000.000.

He said Mr. Argue had shown "no appreciation of what it would il'lf"'ll in additional tax burdens."

Estimated family nllowririce ex-

pfl.'l(il'tlll'CS in the present fiscal yen r were 25 per cent of all social - security eicpenditura in

Cniiiida and is boost would jeopard- :7e ridvnnces in other important fields of health and welfare.

Talked Out Debate on the resolution contin- ued until adjournment of the

half-day sitting. This means the proposal was talked out and is un- iikrly to come up again this ses- slon.

CCI" and Social Credit speakers supported the proposal. Pmgr;-egg- ire. Conservative members did not take part in the debate.

Mr. Argue said the country can aiInrrl the increase.

ills resolution asked the gov- ei-rinient to consider increasing family allowances in line with ad- vzinrce, in the cost of living since "H payinents were authorized in 1014.

I”:lIlliiV sllownnccs have not been cliriiiged since then, he said.

Since 1944 the cost of living had r:.sc.n 55 per cent and the cost of the two main items on which fam- ily allnwaiiccs were spent, food rind clothiiiz. had increased 73 per cent and. 05 per cent. respectively.

Mr. Argue mid minimum pay- ments, for children from birth to the sixth birthday, should be in- rrr-nsed to st! from so is month, and maximum pnynir-nts. between thn lilth and lfith birthdays, should be boosted to sit! from s8 a month.

Denies Grr-at Prosperity

iiitcilmodlate payments at pres- riit are :6 betivcon the sixth and Irlfli liirtlidays and 37 bctzwecn the ,cth and 13th birthdiiys.

Mr, Argue said Canada's D105- l"li'll,V is not so great as the gov- miiiient would have perple be- ltr-vr. A recent government survey si7ml'F(i that 19 per cent of wage r.r.i'llt'r8 were responsible for the sire of 34 per cent of the coun- irvs children, but that in 1961 3'7 per cent of wage earners earned lrss than si,500 3. year.

Ur Martin had said last year the iflCTPl'lHP would cost 3200.000,- nm a year. But last yrrir the gov- rznmont had reduced taxes. rr inly on the well-tc-dc, by an

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Coming Events

"Dance in Mlllvlew Hall, Friday.

"Races on Vcrnon ice Saturday Zirvl at 2 o'clock.

"iliinimn,zi- lc, Clriri-r iii.-lay, Jan. 22nd nt 2:30.

"Shaw, Morel-l Hall, Friday- "liirihly 1)nmgrsroii.s." Dfm”t miss it.

"Barn dance in Moreii hall. 'llivir-da,v. Jim. 21st. Good music.

Club.

"Rummage '8:lt:-SlIllrdl.V. Jan- ii.-.rv Zlrd, 2 pm. lleartz Memor- ial lliill.

"Hockey at North River rink vniurbt. Covehead Fiyers vs. B. Y. C. Game time 8.30. skate after.

"Rummage ssle Flatt lb Mue- Rar-'s Jan. in at 6 pm. Ausviepl Spring Park Community Club.

"See "Lediee Fashions" in In "niouo fashion show at olydt River mu, n-idsy nitrit-

"Come in Hampton Hail Jun. 21. I o'clock. and hear Dr. Lloyd 3hBW lecture on Robert Burns.

"Come to Hampton hsll Jun. ?2. and hear the Crspaud Mule Quartet also soloist Mrs. John -Ii3PQucri-ie.

f'Come to Hampton Hell Pride!

miliii. Scottish 50!!!! end danced.

iccnmpsnied by Piper Msciieren.

:3 Scottish readings by oeorrc rs.

"Cockerel ehlek special in say- 'l'lY'I Chick Hatchery. Mt. Herbert ind-.v only. con mi feathering

Rarml Rocks, also N.i-I. x W.L- Iraiinble February and March. ftono -nu.

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Maine's Huge Potato Surplus

FREBQUE ISLE. Me., rAP)-- Maine still has nearly 40,000,000 bushels of potatoes left in its stor- Ige bins out of ii harvest of al- most 58,000,000 bushels.

U. 8. government sources re- ported tl-ict at the same tithe last year, there were 33,160,000 bushels still waiting to roll to market. The fertile soil that season yielded less than 52,000,000 bushels.

Potatoes are moving slowly this year from Maine, which raises more than any other state. The price is low, 85 cents to 31, a bar- rel. compared with 54.50 to 54.75 a year ago.

Polio Victim Rescues Sister

LOS ANGELES. (AP)-A five- ycsr-old girl, critically burned when an electric heater ignited

her nightgown, will owe her life to her paralytic brother if she survives.

The brother. Reginald Griffen, 19. c polio victim paralyzed from the waist down, dragged himself from his bed Tuesday and crawled after his sister Diane, fleeing in terror from room to room.

Griffen managed finally to ever- take the child. He rolled her on the floor and best out the flames with his bare hands.

Both Griffen and the child were triken to hospital, where Diane wus given two blood transfusions. Doctors said she was burned over A large area of her body.

Police Say Armed Bandit Gets 52.000

MONTREAL, (CP)-Police said an armed bandit escaped Wednes- day wlth approximately 52.000 after holding up it teller in ii branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce at east-end St. Eliza- beth and St. Catherine streets.

Oscar I.eBlenc, an accountant in the bank, tried unsuccessfully to catch the bandit who fled in s waiting taxi.

Frenclilleslorei Supply lilies

HANOI. lndo-Chins. (APH - French Union forws reoociipicd the Mekong river port. of Thakhck Wednesday without firing it shot sncl sealed a big part. of the gash the Communist-led Vietmlnh had cut across the narrow waist of

oe. .

The strike by tanks and infantry. gunboats and marine commandos served to lessen is red threat to Thailand, across the Mekong, and open the way for resumption of river and road traffic between thr- Nortih and south of Laos, one of three associated states of Indo- Chins.

Five PArresred Ill-IS leer Theft Swindle

MONTREAL. (CI?)--Police said

Wednesday five men were ar- rested, and more will be taken into custody shortly, in connec-

tion with what they described as I 325,000 beer theft swindle.

Warrants for the arrest of 13 men were issued Tuesday by Judge Rene Thehorge. in criminal court on application by Dow Brewery. Lid.

Police said checkers were pair! 81 I use for beer which was sold by truck drivers for 53 in case throughout Qucbr-c,iProvlnr.-e. Half the loci has been recovered.

Reconnaissance Aircraft Will Cost 35 ljillion

OTTAWA. (OP) - qvhe Canadian government has decided to pur- chase about 35 United States Nep- tune reconnaissance aircraft for the RJCAF at a total cost estimat- ed roughly at s35,000,000.

informants disclosed Wednesday that preliminary procurement neg- otiations already have started and it is hoped first deliveries of the two-engine American aircraft will be made some time this year.

The propellor-driven Neptune will be placed on Maritime patrol duty to assist the Second World War Lancasters until Canada is able to go into production on Brit- ain's four-engine turbine-propellor Brltannias.

Canadctlr Ltd. of Montreal will prepare s. prototype of the Brit- annia. modified to suit Cansdirin reqiiirememts. This may take some time to produce. when the proto- iype is approved, the Montreal company will get a production con- tract poslbly for 50 of the crsrft.

Coastal work

The Neptune hasn't the power or the range of the Britannls, but ex- perts believe it will have a Marl- time role to ploy even when the Britannia is ready for duty.

The Neptune will be used for short-range coastline s.nti-submar- the and patrol work while the Brita.n.i:ia. does long-range work to protect shipping and hunt down enemy subs on the Atlantic.

The reason the govemmentwanis the Neptunm quickly is that it re- quires a. plane which can be fitted with secret anti-submarine de- tection devices that cannot be fitted on the Lancaster. The Brit- nnnias also will be fitted with this detection equipment when it comes off the production line.

Announce Sale f 0f N.B. lielienlures

P'R.EDER.IC'rON. (OP)-Sale of an 08,500,000 Province of New Brunswick debenture issue to a Canadian investment syndicate headed by Dominion securities C0113-. LLd.. Gouirilock and Co., Ltd., and Nesbitt, Thompson and Company, Ltd.. was announced Wednesday by Hon. D. D. Potter- son, provincial secretary-treasurer.

The 15-year issue carries im in- terest rate of iv. per cent, Mr, Patterson said 38,250,000 will be used for refunding previous imues, 33,000,000 for advances to the New Brunswick electric power comrmls. sion. and the remainder as fol- lows:

Bridges and hard-surfaced roads 5500.000; oamrpbellton mm- tal hospital 3250.000: Fredericton medical centre 300,000; grants un. der the Rural Schools Assistance Act 3000.000, and vocational grants 3600,000.

LONDON. (Reuters) - The Bri- tish aristocracy lost its third bar- cnr-t within a week Wednesday as another man elected to skip the hereditary title and traditional "sir" in front of his name.

The latest refugee from baron- r-tcy is Christopher Wlnwood Smith who lives in Grafton near Sydney, Australia.

Wlnwood Smith works for thr- lnral water board and thinks hi- would he laughed out of town if word got around there that he was I baronet.

succeeds Father

He succeeded his father. Sir William Sydney Wlnwood Smith. the fourth baronet, who filed last

July. He has not used the title since, and announced Wednesday

Livestock Marketing Bd. Opposed By Gardiner

REGINA, (CF) - Agriculture Minister Gardiner says that II livestock marketing board airing the lines of the Canadian when board would be imPTHF""'-

Mr. Glrdiner, on his Way 10 Lemberg, sunk. to open I My post office building. 00m"'9""" Tuesday on proposals advanced by the Saskatchewan Farmer-s' Un- ion and other prairie organisa- ti

?"I'.ve always 0DP0"d "'9 9'”

ponl because I dontt think it

could be made to work." he said. "It. would be impossible in estab- lish an adequate inspection and yrsding system to cover consump- tion in the same way the wheat board, system covers grain."

Mr. Gardiner said he has been given "s ciesn bill of health” by the Mayo Clinic If Rochester. Minn. He was there all week for A physical check. .

He said he had been advised to take it essy for three weeks and

By Douglas B. Cornell

WASHINGTON, (AP!-President Eisenhower sends to Congress to- day a trimmed down federal bud- get to finance the government through the 1955 fiscal year start- ing next. July 1.

It will be the first complete bud- get in 21 years from a Republican administration and congressional leaders are predicting it will be around 33.000.000.000 out of bal- ance.

Once again, the budget is bound to be heavy with expenditures for national defence, which now ac- count for roughly two-thirds of all federal spending. But even this big program has been slashed substan- tially.

Eisenhower himself has said the administration can get more fight- ing power for lea money through a "new look" defence policy plac- ing the emphasis on air-power and

llfscape When Aircraft Makes Belly landing

BUFFALO, N.Y., (AP)-A twin- engine American Airlines Convair made a belly landing in ii field Wednesday just after taking off from Buffalo airport, but the 21 passengers and three crew mem- bers walked away.

Anvnmerlcan Airlines official said 3 few of the passengers were shaken up, but that none was injured ser- iousiy.

The cause of the wheels-up land- ing was not immediately determin- ed. But an employee at the air- port, one of the first to reach the scene, said the left engine appar- ently conked out. r

Ambulances and fire. engines were rushed to the scene. The plane, however, did not burn.

One eyewitness said the left mo- tor apparently quit when the plane had reached an altitude of 200 to 300 feet. He said the plane made a left turn. lost altitude rapidly and pancaked into the field.

The plane bounced rilong the field and through a shallow ditch, com- ing to rest with its nose pushing against it stand of small trees.

ENVOY RECEIVED PARIS. (R:-iitr-rsl -- Jenn new Canadian ambassador to Francig presented his creclentiziis

Desy,

had been put on vitamin trest- inents. ' '

to President Rene cnty at the Elysee Palace IlPl"i' Tuesday.

Third Baronet In We-ek Decides To Drop Title

he never (Jiiiri.

Eisenhower Sends Trimmed Budget To Congress Today

Ian asortment of atomic and other new weapons,

A high administration authority disclosed last November that the Eisenhower team was working to- ward lopping between s5,000,000,000 and s6,000.000,000 from next years budget and it was obvious national security must share in any such

reduction. This official mentioned 83.500,- 000.000 or 3s4,000,000.000 as the

likely slash in security spending.

Eisenhower had indicated in ad- vance some of the things that might be expected in his budget- cancellatlon of reduction in corpor- ation, income and sales taxes on such things as gasoline and liquor. set automatically for next April 1 under present law.

He told Congress in his state-ob union me.-sage earlier this month that it would find in the budget a 25-rpolnt program for a thorough revision of the tax law.

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Suggests Private Firms Develop Atomic Energy'

STE. MARGUERITE. Qiie., (CP) --The government should allow private enterprise to develop at-

omic energy in Canada, John Diefenbsker, Progressive Conser- vative Commons member for Prince Albert, said Wednesday night.

Mr. Diefenhaker said national progress call: for full develop.

mont of atomic energy along pri- vate initiative lines, subject only to the requirements of inter- national security.

. At present, atomic activities are in the federal government's hands. Some products are available to industry and to organizations such as research lnsitutions and hes- pitals.

Rovollitinnnry

In an address prepared for de. livery to the Canadian Food Pro- ci-ssors' Association, Mr. Dielen. baker said "the convcrsoin of nt- nmic energy into power will ,un-, per private enterprise. revolution. ize our national devr-Inpment."

Two reasons for freer private use of atomic energy in Canada. Mr. Dlcfenbaker said, are that Canada is a leading source gf UT87ll.Um'iInd that Russia now has atomic information, thus remov-

inf. part of the previous nced for secrecy.

Niiolear Raul

"lndusiriall,v", he said. "Hu- Wnrid may shortly farm among lhfi zifntinna A nuclear power race, and : Canada handicaps herself by Lmiiing atomic development ni- m”-"- 9'1llF0l.V 10 governnieni-con- trolled power plants, the phenom- "f”'i Progress that should he anti- ciririted will he nunmpd,

To leave this patent and or-on. f"miFIIl1.V revolutionary source or mecliaiiical power in governmpm ?"”'d” F '0 fit-'".V the expansion indiistrially that will he posslblei if the imagination and industry of private enterprise are given the PFiVil9Kf? nf (I('V6i0pmenQ,"

Lust Frirlay, Georgi- Goold of Port. Pirie. irnlin, said that following the wishes of his into father. Sir George Patrick Gnnld, IIP would not assume the title of sixth bur- our-i.

The Gnold title was awarded about 150 years ago to It forbeiir who had "rendered material. po- litical or pecuniary services to the government of George Ill."

Sir George had worked for a living as a foreman in A smelter

lgnatlilx Smith Aus-

Stlcky Title:

Last Tuesday Philip A. Writer- low, chairman of a family print- ing business which makes bank- notes and postage stamps, said he would not assume the l00-year- old title as fourth baronet, suc- ceeding his father, Sir Edgar Wiiterlow. '

But inherited till:-s are as stir-ky as fly-paper. It's Just about impossible to get rid of them com- plr-rely.

"Three bnrcm-is in ii week de- claring their intention not to use the title is A happening absolute- ly unprecr-rlenterl," C. F. J. Han- klnsrin. editor nf f')ehrr-His Porr- age said here Wednesriny.

"The titles will remain, how- ever," he added. "A bsronet who does not wish to assume the title cannot get rid of It. While he lives It is invested in him. He cannot resign it in favor of th- next heir, for instance. After his death his son can ttike it up, if he likes and have himself placed on the official role. by providing

llloi Homesick 'For White House

KANSAS CITY, I'APi -i-isrrys. Truman looked back on ii year out of the White House and said he isnt s ibit homesick for; the place,

A year aim he shared attention with president-elect Eisenhower at the inriugiirstion ceremonies in Washington.

Wed"?-8dIl' he drove his own car here frorri his Independence, M0,, home and was met by one rg. porter

The former president said with a smile that he still is making his "ndjustrnent to civil life,": that his memoirs are taking up most of his time, and as for being home- sick for Wrisihlngton, he daurrt miss it ri bit..,but does miss his friends there.

"The only place I've ever been homesick for in Missouri.” he said IIONOIIING ATOM

CHIEF

OTTAWA. (OP)--Prof. Archibald Vivian I-fill, one of Britain's lead- on in scienti develqxnent and research, will arrive here satur- day for I brief visit. Prof. Hill has accepted sin invitation from the nofusionll Institute of the Public Service of osnedri to join Canadian scientists in honoring Dr. C. J. Mackenzie. president of Canada's atomic energy control bol.rd.Itn dinriumbogivmhy

Vole iii? long Debate Was 51 To 33

WASI-iING'ION. lAPi-Support ers of the st. Lawrence seaway, after 20 years of effort, Wednes- day night won Senate approval of legislation to authorize the United States to join with Canada in building the controversial project.

Passage of the bill, which

debate a week ago, came on s roll-call vote with 51 senators vot- ing yes and 33 no.

than 50 years, would be a 27-foot-i deep waterway in the St. Law-, rence river from the Atlanticl Ocean to the Great Lakes allow-

rectly into lake ports.

The outcome became apparent after the bill's supporters beati down an amendment Russell Long (Dem., La.) thati would have required the project to be nuanced through annual appropriations.

And, when the Senate voted 51 to 32 against pigeonhollng the bill. by returning it to committee. as proposed by Senator Ralph Flan- ders (Rap. Vt.i, it was all over but the shouting.

Had Ike Hacking

The House of Representatives has yet to consider the bill.

The measure had the strong backing of President Eisenhower. his cabinet, the policy-making na- tional securitv council and the joint chiefs of staff.

Eisenhower said in. his state of the unloii message that the pro-

fence as well as for reasons. And Admiral

floor Wednesday that the seaway was "necusary to the interests of national security" and said the joint chiells "strongly" recom- mended passage of the bill.

Plan Issue Bonds

The sr-away has been tradition- allry opposed by east and Gulf coast port cities. coal and rail- road interests who claim it would divert business from them. The Senate had rejected bills to auth- orize it four times before during the last 30 years. The House hasl iiever voted on the proposal. l Under the present bill. the United States would build only that part of the seaway in the In- tei-national Rapids section of the st. Lawrence. Canada would builril the remaining portions in its fer-A rltory. A

Estimated cost of the U. 8. share is sl05.000,000. The

bill would set up 1 development cor-i partition to issue bonds in th-iitl smoiinrt. i The bonds would be retired Il'Oini tolls on shipping using the water- wsy. '

21.809 Red Prisoners March To Freedom

By GEORGE MCARTHUR PANMUNJOM. (AP! -- 'I'lie lust of 21,809 anti-Communist prisoners of war marched back to the Al- lies today in the cold drizzling dnrkness of early morning.

The return of the Chinese and or-th Korean prisoners from the neutral zone was completed with- out it major incident while a North Korean broadcast protested bhe action "destroyed" the armistice.

The Indian command said 104 out of the thmismiris decided not to come back at the last moment They remained in the ncutrrl zone witfh 93 other former UN command Paws and 349 former Red Pnws, including 21 Ameri- cans. who don't want to go home. Returnirix Chinese came back down a muddy flare - lit road.

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me 7 pared pro-seaway forces had been freely 'w,,od5 and Gordon. predicting since the beginning of agempm

imaster - lng ocean-going vessels to sail di- iguperior cnurf, judge

by Senatoryby William Haniiltpn

i OTTAW.-i. 'Prinre Edward island was umonzlion and delay,

: lion:-d in l Gordon ,thn post. office department ll, was! ,rr-vealed with the tabling of ihisi , report i here. ioda).