Daily News, 1955-12-06

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Vol. 62.   No. 274
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND,     TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1955
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Separate Air Force
For Canadian Army?
Aircraft Essential To Soldiers
Lieut-Gen. Graham Tells Govt.
Eden To
OiTAW'A uTi -Ll.-Gen. How-
,rd iJrahaiu. e"ie( ol the general
Ir. <3id Monrlay lhe army will
SWneiul io the government
°Wn «ix m^ths a plan for crea-
, '0[il? mn airforce.
He was quick to emphasize at a
nKii conference, however* that
L army has no intention of enter-
L wo competition with the RCAF
i'-H flat there will he no duplica-
5'm-hetwMn tho two services.
"lle did the army wants planes
and helk'fi'tevs to move troops
i*a tfipplie.f over short distances,
trcraft "°',v worp "almosl cssen*
-j''' fur armip? in the field.
"(;,n Graham, who look over
irom LL-iJen. Guy Simonds as
drel of staff Sent. 1. also said
Canadian soldiers are being
trained in thc field of guided missile* in Britain and   lhe United
WANTS Gl'lDKI) MISSILES
The army Imped io pet guided
n;*si'« in the future bul many
'jcurc still had to be ironed out.
He added that he wouldn't like to
say which arm of the services
eventually would acquire control of
guided missiles,
It was known previously that
somc 50 Canadian soldiers have
been trained in Texas on Nike, the
U. S. Army's ground-to-air guided
missile. But Gen. Graham's state
ment was Uie first Indication that
this is a continuing program and
that it has been extended to Brit*
ain.
Thc question of a small air force
for the army Is not new here—It
has been a matter for dlecusslon
in the defence department for
years—but Gen, Graham indicated
It now is comparatively close to a
decifirn. The decision would be
taken by the combined chiefs of
staff, the defence council and
finally the cabinet.
Thc army has used light planes
for years as artillery spotters. But
now It wants comparatively inexpensive transport aircraft to increase mobility and improve sup
ply.
Gen. Graham declined to say
how many planes the army wants
but he Indicated that initial plans
would call for airlifting of only
one battalion. The three-battalion
mobile striking force now ls transported by the RCAF,
Other points made by Gen. Graham:
1. The army hopes in manoeuvres next year, mainly at Camp
Gagetown, N. B., to try out differ-
ent tactical concepts which so far
have been discussed only in a
theoretical way.
2. A further reduction of Canadian troops In Korea is possible
in the next few months. There are
only some 200 Canadian soldiers
remaining in Korea,
3. There has been no suggestion
that thc Canadian infantry brigade
in Germany be increased.
4. Commanders have been giving
close study to new weapons but
no conclusions have yet been taken
on new tactics or reorganization.
QUADS BORN TO PARENTS OF SEVEN—Mrs. E. E.
Xelsnn of Alma. Georgia, shown above with her hus*
rar.d. *■?.$ the mother of quadruplets born recently, Two
w ihe onikiren later died, but the other two are reported
Mrs. Nelson   had   seven   children
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io be doing well.
previous.
WPRtm'  COURT
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Reserves Decision On
Coffin Murder Advice
OTTAWA—CP—The Supreme Court of Canada re-
served decision Monday on a motion by the Quebec
aitorney-iieneral for dismissal of a federal request for
advice on what to do about Wilbert Coffin, convicted of
imirderini; an American bear hunter 2y2 years ago.
^cbu- claims that the federal
tijmot d(ics not have jurisdiction
';■ "l" the yi,.c ti) tlie Supreme
claiming thc cabinet has jurisdiction to ask the court for such ad-
l'wrt for ;,n ,,|,i„jon t|,at prcsum-! vicc'
^ v,ml,i «ui(!c tIlc m/tl.a| a|J. 1 SAYS TRIAL UNFAIR
ih"My ir. (I'riiiini; whether to or-
»rr 4 iii-n- lria] f0l. ihc 44-ycar-old
,Ji]'c (jne., prospector or com*
ni"f lik flcath sentence to life im-
iruonnirnt.
Cofiin i> H-lieduicd lo bc hanged
^ li> st Montreal's Bodreaux
Jhc fCdcrai justice department
•Woscd  the   Quebec   argument,
While the court—with seven of
Its nine justices on thc bench-
took the motion undcr advisement,
it began to hear argument by Coffin's lawyer that the convicted
man did not receive a fair trial
at Perce, Que., in July, 1954.
Coffin was convicted of killing
Richard Lindsey, 17, onc of three
Holldaysburg, Pa., hunters whose
bear-gnawed remains were found
World News
—Briefs
TRUMAN RECOVERING
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) —
Harry S. Truman recovered sufficiently Monday /rom an intestinal ailment to make a short visit
to his office in downtown Kansas
City. The former president, who
became iU Friday, spent about an
hour in his office and then returned to his home.
WAR ON SQUIRRELS
..LONDON (Reuters) — Britain
launched an all-out effort Monday
to rid the country of the destructive grey squirrel by doublings
successful "shillings-tail"\ bonui
to trappers. In the last 24 years.
828,0110 grey squirrels have been
killed and £32,000 paid out.
NUDE PICTURES STOLEN
,.SOUTHAMPTON,. Eng.. (Reuters)—Police are tnyestiffatinff the
disappearance of charcoal sketches
of nudes from the 20,000-lon Cunard liner Samaria, now beinq
stripped down at Southampton to
be sold or scrapped,
BLAMED ON BOMB
STOCKHOLM (Reuters)—Radio-
activity produced by Rttsua's re*
cent H-bomb explosion may be the
cause o/ poor television reception
in suthern Sweden over the past
few days, Lcnr.art Stigmatkt physics professor at Lund University,
said Monday. Dust coatings on
aerials and cables were examined
and found to be radioactive,
in the Gaspe peninsula bush in
July, 19W. The other hunters were
Richard's 47-year-old father, Eug-
ene Lindsey, and a hunting companion, Albert Clear, 20,
The Quebec Court of Appeals
unanomously confirmed the verdict and Mr. Justice Douglas Abbott rejected Coffin's application
for leave to appeal to the Supreme
Court The whole bench of the
court later ruled that it had no
jurisdiction to over-rule one of its
members.
However, after Justice Minister
Garson was informed that- some of
the other judges on the bench said
they would have granted Coffin
leave to appeal, the cabinet referred the case to the court for an
opinion.
PjrNTv ■• (NEA Telephoto)
■ttiafct °? 8N°W IN BUFFAU>-&°wnlown Buffalo, N. Y., and the surrounding area is covered witb
la to*       *Wte *litt *lmMt lfl lnchM of inow fcNi causlngrfone of the worat traffic tieups in history.
"«center o picture U the new Buffalo Skyway,
GRADE V PUPILS at Holloway School were present cd with a copy each of the New Testament at the
regular morning worship period Monday morning. After the service, which was conducted by Rev
L. A. D. Curtis, Mr. George Snudden, Field Secret ary of the Gideon Society for the Atlantic Provinces, presented each pupil with a copy as their names wcre called by the Principal, Miss Helen
Leslie. Mr. Orville Lyons, Manager of Canadian Liquid Air, Cashin Avenue, represented the local
Society. The picture shows, left to right;—Rev L. A. D. Curtis, Miss Leslie, Mr. Snudden presenting a Bible to one of the pupils, and Miss Davis,   teacher at Holloway.
Canada
British Leaders To
Discuss Failure Of
Big Four Strategy
LONDON—Reuters—Prime Minister Eden announced Monday he and Foreign Secretary Macrnillan will
visit the United States and Canada early next year at the
invitations of President Eisenhower and Prime Minister
St. Laurent.
Captain Pardy Withdraws Charges:
Absolve Freighter Of Blame
In Sinking Of Local Vessel
OTTAWA — CP — The
transport   department   has
found    that    a    Canadian
freighter acted properly in
a collision off Nova Scotia
last May 24. *<*
The freighter is the Sunprince,
owned by Saguenay Terminals,
Ltd., which collided with the Newfoundland schooner Miss Glenburnie in a fog at night. Thc
schooner sank, but her five men
were picked up by another vessel
seven hours later.
After reaching land, Capt. Samuel Pardy of the Miss Glenburnie
was quoted in an interview as calling the collision a "hit-arfd-run"
incident. He filed an official report
with the transport department
which, thc department says, alleged misconduct on the part of
the larger ship.
The deparmerit said Monday he
later filed a second report withdrawing any suggestion of misconduct by the freighter. The department said that when the discrep
ancy between the two reports wai
pointed out to him Capt. Pardy
said the first should be ignored.
The department, which had been
preparing to launch a formal investigation, then called it off.
"There is every indication that
the master of the freighter did
everything he could do," Deputy
Transport Minister John R. Baldwin said. "The freighter took the
proper precautions when the
schooner appeared ahead, and shc
stood by afterward to listen for
calls or signals."
Diplomatic sources said lhc
Western leaders will engage in a
general discussion of W e st er n
strategy in the light of failure of
the recent Big Four foreign ministers conference and the forthcoming visit of Soviet leaders to
Britain.
The British leaders arc expected
to travel by sea to New York and
vvill arrive in Washington Jan. 30
for a few days of talks. After thiil
they will go to Ottawa around
Feb. 4 for several more days of
discussion with Canadian govcrn:
ment leaders. They probably will
flv home.
"in addition to providing the leaders of the three countries with an
opportunity to exchange views on
the new Russian diplomatic offensive, thc visit was hailed here as
an encouraging indication that Eisenhower is making steady improvement after his Sept. 24 heart  vantage.
In the Middle East, keyed by
Czechoslovakia's arms sales tct
Egypt, and the resulting threat to
the Western position in the area.
Another major item in the talks,
British observers believe, will be
the projected visit to Britain next
April by Russian Premier Nikolai
Bulganin and Communist party
boss Nikita Khrushchev.
Eden is under heavy pressure
from some political sections and
the Conservative press here to
cancel the Russians' visit in view
of Russian vilification of Britain
and the West during the Soviet
leaders' current tour through Asia.
REDS ALTER VIEWS
The belief is growing here that
Russia became convinced as a result of the Geneva meetings that
thc West will not resort to war
and now is determined to exploit
that situation to its own ad-
FIRST SINCE GENEVA
The meeting between Eden and
Eisenhower will be the first since
they tool? part with Russia and
France in the "summit" talks at
Geneva last July. That meeting
produced the "spirit of Geneva"
and prepared the way for la*.cr
talks at the foreign ministers level.
However, the later talks failed :n
attempts to solve problems of Germany and disarmament.
Diplomatic sources here expect
no dramatic foreign policy decisions to result from the Eden-
Eisenhower meetings. There will
be   no  formal   agenda   but   the
After Eden announced plans for
the trip, Labor party leader Clement Attlee replied: "I am sure the
House will welcome this announcement. I am sure I express the view
of all of os when I say that we
arc so glad the president of the
United States is so improved that
he is able to receive distinguished
visitors from overseas."
Eisenhower's invitation was received here Saturday and since
has been approved by Queen Eliza-
beth.
Among the first countries to react to the announcement was West
Germany. The foreign office in
Bonn said it hopes the German
sources say the talks will probably; question will occupy a high place
centre on: in the forthcoming talks.
1. The deadlock between    E*st
and West on how and when to
reunify Germany.
2. Future relations between the
West and Communist China and
an over-all review of the political
situation in southern Asia.
3, Russia's new cold war front
It had been generally anticipated that Eden would confer
with Eisenhower before the Rusr
sian leaders visit Britain if for no
other reason than lo emphasize
that the Soviet-British talks did not
pignify any defection from Anglo-
American unity and h:.rmony.
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Urges
Support
Open Sky"
Program
By FRANCIS W, CARPENTER
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (AP)
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. urged the
UN political committee Monday io
endorse President Eisenhower's
"open sky" program for mutual
aerial inspections of the Soviet Union and Uie United States.
The chief U. S. delegate drew
a verbal picture of Soviet planes
flying over the United States and
United States planes flying over
the Soviet Union on peaceful mis-
ions of aerial photography.
He said Nikita Khrushechev, Soviet Communist party chieftain, in
a talk to an Indian audience Nov.
26 seemed "to find this picture
fantastic."
"We Americans do not,". Lodge
said. "We believe that many, many
others do not find it fantastic.        0.4I . „ .    ..
"We believe that this vision o4!LriUsh/*°lu^^T.v^!!db.el^en
'sentinels of peace* crossing each
other in the 'open skies' Is some
thing which millions of everyday
people in,every country can see
plainly."
More Makers Hike
Newsprint  Prices
Duplessis Again Threatens Control
MONTREAL-CP—Consolidated Paper Corporation
Limited Monday became the llth Canadian company to
increase its newsprint price when it gave notice of a
$4-a-ton boost, effective Jan. .1,
The increases have brought wide
spread protest and a threat by
Premier Maurice Duplessis to impose price controls unless Quebec
newspapers get "price conditions
that take into account their status
as co-owners of the forests."
Consolidated^ boost was the first
announced since Premier Duplessis
issued his sharply-worded warning
in the legislature Nov. 24 and then
repeated ft next day while addressing a labor delegation.
"If those people want price control, they're going to get U," said
the premier, stressing that the
controls would apply only in Quebec province.
The increases — announced by
companies from Newfoundland to
ASSAILS SOVIET
Lodge assailed Soviet demands
for the immediate elimination of
nuclear weapons before establish
ment of adequate controls satisfactory ta the West. He said the
United States will not lend itself
to such "hypocrisy and obscurantism."
After Lodge spoke, the proceedings erupted into shouting confusion as Fadhll Jamali, Iraq blasted
thc Soviet Union on the Baltic
states, Israel on the Palestine issue, and communism Jn general.
Jamil started it fy a reference to the Algerian case which the
Assembly dropped recently, Jules
Moch, French delegate, interrupted
to tell the chairman,' Sir Leslie
Munro, New Zaland, that JamaU
was out of order. France just
ended a boycott over Algeria.
Munro ruled accordlngly'and then
was busy for several minutes handling anory points of'order from
Soviet and Israeli delegates.
Lodge outlined the U. S, position on disarmament. He said:
1. The Eisenhower program is
not a substitute for over-alp disarm
ament but is a necessary beginning a .summit scheme. It is insurance against surprise attacks.
$3 and $5. First to come out for
a hoist was the St. Lawrence Paper Corporation, which announced
a $5 increase late in October.
A New York sales representative said a few days later, however, that St. Lawrence, contracts
called for a price no higher than
the average charged by Canadian
International Paper Company and
Consolidated Paper.
Canadian International subsequently announced an increase of
$4 a ton—similar to that, disclosed
Monday by Consolidated".
This gave rise to speculation that
the St. Lawrence increase also
may be shaved to conform but
qualified company spokesmen were
unavailable for comment imme-ii-
ately, attending a board meeting,
A trade source said however that
"if Canadian International and Consolidated are both going for tne
$4 increase, it should be simple
to figure out what the St. Lawrence increase will be Jan, 1."
St. Lawrence, with a rated capa-
city of 377,000 tons of newsprint
last year, is a giant of the Canadian industry. It has timber limits
totalling 9,091 square miles. I
Prior to lhc increases newsprint J
was delivered in New York al 512
a ton. Basic Canadian price was
0122. Quebec newspapers, however.
had won special price condition;
Although details of individual ar
rangements   have   not   becn   announced, it is known that some
newspapers paid $117 a ton, picking up the newsprint at the mills
Similar arrangements were worked
out in Ontario.
Anglo-Canadian Pulp and Paper
Mills Limited, which produced 226,
6 9 tons in 1954, has announced
an increase of $3 a lon, while Bowater's Nfld., announced an in
crease of $4.
Dragged Beneath Car,
Local Man Injured
A local resident whose name has not yet been
released by the R.C.M.P. was seriously injured last
night when he was dragged underneath a car for
some distance along the Torbay Road.
At about 9 p.m., airman Jack Connolly of Pepperrell Air Force Base was entering the gate at
Torbay Airport, when the guard on duty noticed
what seemed to be a body beneath the car.
Upon investigating, it was found that the man,
a civilian, had become caught underneath the vehicle in some manner, and had been dragged for some
distance. He was rushed to the General Hospital,
but no report on his condition was available at press
time, neither was his name released.
The driver of the car is reported to have said
that he struck an object on the road which he took
to be a carton, but had no idea that he had struck
a man.
An
investigation is being carried out by the
R.C.M.P. and Air Police at Pepperrell.
POLICE BLOTTER
Cily police arrested two persons
last night. Onc was an American
airman from Pepperrell, on a
charge of stealing a car, and the
other a routine drunk. Yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock a 11-year-
old boy, Richard Howard, 11 Field
Street, was beaten by a man. The
young victim was playing near his
homc when a car drove up, stopped
and a man stepped out and beat
■him. Thc child's mother has asked for police investigation.
Today's
Weather
Rain ending about noon. Scattered snowfiurrics during the
afternoon.  High to-day 36.
TEMPERATURES
Saint John ......... 20
Montreal     34
Halifax    23
Sydney     24
St. John's   29
28
36
35
35
34
Strong Support For Mendes-France
May Regain Power As Head  Of   Coalition  Government In  France
By HAROLD KING
PARIS (Reuters)- Pierre Men-
ies-France, who became a French
i a tion a I hero by bringing an end
:o the eight-year Indochina war,
.vas moving strongly Monday to regain power in France's" Jan, 2
elections at the head of a coalition
hedged to giving France an econ-
imic "new deal."
His supporters, predicted Mendes-
France would succeed in an attempt to form a new left-wing
''republican front" to battle centre
md rlghtwing forces led by Edg*r
7aure, the outgoing premier.
-The new group, recalling the led-;
wing "popular front" of the 30s,
will comprise Mendes - France's
ieftwing Radicals, the Socialist
party, a near • Radical group
headed by Francois Mitterand and
a Gaullist group led by Jacques
Chaban - Delmas, But unlike the
popular front it will not include
Communists.
Faure has been ousted from the
Radical party at Mendcs-France's
instigation for calling the new
elections after lhe legislature dc
lea ted him on a plan to hold early
elections. The polling had not been
due until late spring or early
summer. i
SOCIALISTS KEY FACTOR
The "republican front" would
probably command the support of
just under a third of 627 members
of the outgoing Chamber of Deputies.
A key factor is the attitude of
the Socialists. The national council
of the Socialists, who have also
been Invited to form an alliance
with the Communists, will meet today to decide whether to throw in
their lot with the new republican
;ront.
The much-criticized "alliance"
system gives parties which adopt
it the right to divide up among
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constituency where they poll more
than 51 per cent of tbe vote.
Parties wbo want to take advantage of the system must declare their intentions in the next -
five days.
Guy Mollet, secretary-general 6$
the Socialist party, is expected to ■'-..
irge the party's council today to ' ,
reject the Communist offer. But he. •':
will be under pressure to avoid/1
being too definite. :?*
In 27 of tbe country's 103 constituencies, tbe two parties could ■'
have had all the seats in 1«1 tt -
they had been allied.
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