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Vol, 63.   No. 35
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND,   MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1956
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Worst   Winter
urope's Death Toll
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image In
lillions
L.\ vr-W^tem Europe
L ■ itaih wli of 232 Sun-
P'-Jw.^m i'»M wave of the
^r-rred -• '!m'd wcck'
Kti'icrw" re-ported some
!. ,'^v f.ir Italy, Britain
|.^"!lVut rcjwi> continued
L.\ kw all Europe of
r.v-1 \;".iir.«.   paralyzed
i-■!:;.':..' sll(- millions of
r*:'r,-:f ;.. rri'p-> nml livc-
(.:.:■_, .r\rr.i]   fc r t   deep
■ j->;r.ii t'vrenaic-i, Libya,
': "-Aiad.- -f">»m Uic desert
iv.-u lo Tripoli,
l-j. I*. *> ni ins Boxcars
rr* jr.-m lu-rmnny today
• [.ir victims of Italy's
I,,-,, at Ki-mc. Naples and
L -j.(, L". >. MHitlicrn Eu-
■ •^'i f.Ttf headquarters at
[-"(ifcrnl  «   tiainload   ot
'jo-.-'rf. milk, sweaters,
irJc.'.-.'cr.r and sleeping
Ji- ciikcn S;cily.
lion IW v:l!.iscs in Italy
I'.^ej bv drill* and ice
ks-;> ir^ni Siberia. The
■ tiUr fn'wn 1*5 miles in*
l::a \'e Adriatic. A young
CtHrlH': 'n lhc hills near
Wi i rsr*v "£ ^'er? 'n l^c
•! uc;c at: a eked by wolf
■r.'.K to *cck fowl in the
Fk> on skis
rrra! schools wore closed
E.A jki rescue team was
k».:r. vaccine* to check an
ptpid? fii i c in the ma-
ttjjje nf Pellegrini) in
hpvir-ce.
h prions  were frozen   to
li i t-nard swept down the
ptcjst df Y-jiSttMavia. The
■rfxibsat S;m Donna ran
a thc storm near the
la: por: of Sibcnik, but its
Ins iivcl
[His in the English Chan-
hivoc wit]] coastal ship
!brought mr.nv ferry serv-
iniacil-ttill. The Brazilian
:, Icicle ■ Honduras, 5,408
uiEtound nr-ar Felixstowe,
|ii 70-lon  French   trawler.
it! LwitT.t, went aground
itali wart. But both were
.Thf Dutch motor vessel
Jpia at Ddver In land thc
[Ch! Hconii engineer, who
Uarasinc room explosion.
Opens  St.  John   Ambulance   Appeal
HIS HONOUR, thc Lieutenant Governor, Sir Leonard Outerbridge, Knight of the Order of St. John and Patron
of thc St. John Ambulance in Newfoundland, opened the 195G appeal for funds of the St. John Ambulance by
recorded radio address before leaving for Corner brook. His Honour is shown here presenting a cheque
for the splendid sum of $100.00 to Mr. D. R. Thistle Chairman of the Campaign Committee, as Mr. Lloyd
Bishop, Secretary-Superintendent of the Nfld. Council, looks on. His Honour has long been a great supporter
of the St. John Ambulance in all its work and "this con iribution is tangible evidence of his continuing interest.
Communists Start
National Congress
First In
4 Years
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Delegates
representing 8,000,000 members of
the Soviet Communist party meet
in the Kremlin Tuesday for their
20th national congress.
The Valentine's Day congress is
thc first since October, 1552—
when Stalin was still alive. It is
being held eight months earlier
than Uic statutory provision (or a
congress, every four ycars.
As the supreme organ of tho
party, il is theoretically the official arbiler of Communist policy,
ranking in the importance above
the Supreme'Soviet, Russia's "Parliament," which meets onct or
twice * year.
But in -practice, the delegates
will approv* decisions handed
down by the ton Communist leadership. Any real discussion in the
western sense is unlikely.
In the early years of the Soviet
state, party congresses were often
the occasions for violent arguments about policy. Now, con
sresses are organized in such a
way as to show complete unanimity,
PROVIDES FORUM
According lo Communist phraseology,  the delegates will appear1
"in monolithic unity around thcir I
central committee." This   means j
thcy will approve everything proposcd by the parly's central committee.
The presence In the Kremlin of
an estimated 1,600 delegatej from
all regions of the Soviet Union
will provide Russia's Communist
leaders with a forum it which
they could announce new developments in policy or changes in
leadership.
They can use the congress ti a
platform for any new foreign policy "line" they may have evolved
in an effort to regain Soviet initiative after the failure of th« last
Geneva conference.
Every indication available to experienced foreign observers, however, is that the Kremlin leaders
will concentrate »t the congest
on tlie vital unresolved problems
they face at home.
Experienced Western observer!
believe the Russians are still anxious to secure a reliable period of
detente in order in concentrate on
domestic problems.
In Grand Falls
2 Unions
Striking
PACE QUICKENING
New Members Give
Senate New Life
GRAND FALLS, Nfld. (CP) -(    n,msm. ,™,     M v
President Frank Chafe of the New-1 u 0™VA (CP) - New members
foundland Federation of Labor' havo injected new ltfc into the
(TLC-AFL) arrived here Sunday to : Scnatc- ^times described by its
help one of two striking unions;
negotiate today with two local con- '.
struction  firms. i
Local 1523 of the United Brother-!
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of]
America is seeking recognition and
a contract agreement with the
Newfoundland Engineering and!
Construction Company and' Good-
critics as an "old mens home."
If early performances are indicative, the 13 new senators  appointed last July will help quicken
MontarviUe Mob on, Montr « a]
brewery executive, is -48. Four others are in their fifties.
Awaited with interest ire Iht
maiden Senate addresses of Senators Molson, an independent, John
T. Hackett of Montreal, a Progres-
sive Conservative, and Calixte F,
Savoie, Moncton, N.B., educationist who has given no political affiliation.
The others of the 13 still to bs
tlie Senate's pace and perhaps set
a few parliamentary fires burning
on questions of national interest.
Alrcady tlie upper chamber has
hoard the caustic tongue of Senator
VMranrSra^^^^^ PfluIiot- old * Umc heard bm  are a11   LlberaIs -
£ ion h alsJ litikinn: 4aini  East   c™°™ <N"npaignc; from Que-; Senators Donald Smith, a Nova Sco
I^     Woodwo°rltetf Unfiled   ' ! bee's Temiscouata riding, attacking, tia dentist; Harold Connolly   for-
thc CBC. [ mer Nova Scotia premier;  Mrs
It has heard the polished oratory Florence Elsie Inman, Montague,
of Senators Donald Cameron, Uni-i P.E.I.; Thomas Leonard, Toronto
vcrsity of Alberta professor, and'business executive; and Dr. Fred
William Wall, Winnipeg education-' A. McGrand, one-time New Brun*
The other union, Laborers Local
41(3. is striking against Eastern
Woodworkers but has agreements
with Newfoundland Engineering
and Goodyear.
Missing   British   Diplomats
In   Sensational   Appearance
\k. U.S.
peement
Radar Net
Burgess And MacLean Turn Up
In Moscow
i mure thc American    government, ■ party leader,     was  head oj thc
| was at thai time seriously working! American department at the for-
WCP}-Canada a"d the
■SUtM have signed agree-
[w \ia construction of ra-
■^tions in Newfoundland-
*» -Jfova   Scotia, Ontario
^Columbia.
Ml tabled in thc Com-
W lie go;ernnicnt Friday
is in Newfoundland-Lab-
*fc; up the Mid-Canada
TOrn "Pinctrcc" lines.
j1?! in Nova Scotia, On-
fetish Columbia to aug-
M nnetrcc chain.
JfHme-iis were negotiated
r*-N became  effective
iw;,*- lhe U. S. would
F&Mlblhty   |0r   cons(rucl.
relating thc new installa-
M Canada   retaining thc
y «tc« she wishes.
ISfte'"  PrcM-  reP°rted
.MOSCOW (Reuters)-Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, British
diplomats who vanished five years
ago, reappeared here Saturday for
five minutes to issue a statemcnl
denying thcy had ever been Communist agents.
In the meeting with two British
and two Russian reporters in a
hotel roof, they dodged questions
on what they are doing now.
Asked whether they are working
for the Russian foreign ministry,
thc 44-year-old Burgess replied:
m:
for this aim."
They said lhal "as a result of
living In Uie U.S.S.R."' tliey are
convineed that we were right in
They said  thcy havc  been
Russia  since their disappearance doing "wh7t wc'dS
from England in May, 1051, and
now arc living in Moscow. Maclean said his American-born wife,
Thcy denied that they had ever
i been Communist agents, but ad-
Mellnda, and three children who
vanished from Switzerland in September, are with him In Moscow.
milled tliat thcy had been Communists while studying at Cambridge University. Burgess said lie
had always "sympathized with Soviet policy and become increasingly alarmed at the post - war
trend of Anglo-American policy."
In their statement, Ihey said thai
only lu Russia "there appeared io
be some chance of pulling into
CONVINCED WERE RIGHT
In a three-page joint statement,
they said they both went" to Russia
"lo work for the aim of better
"H is not that I refuse to answer! understanding between the Soviet
that question. You would not And Union and thc West, having both) practice some form of the convlc
me outside thc foreign ministry, of us become convinced from of*j tions which tliey had always had,"
We do not wish to say where wel ficial knowledge in Jur possession Maclean, son of the late Sir Don-
are working." that neither the British, nor still I aid Maclean,     a British Liberal
Trading Wipes Out 46
Million  In  Ford Stock
cign office
ance,
before his disappear-
Press
Propnscd Mid-Can-
fif- from the vicinity of
^.southeast tip of New-
M,:J tfl* e«t coasts of
^Mid   Labrador   to
parallel.
.^NATION
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;'t r,-V .0lJ,fe»lan;ed tht
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NEW YORK (AP)-Ncarly $4B,
000,000 has been wiped from thc
market valuation of the new Ford
Motor Co. common stock since it
was first offered to the public
loss than a month ago.
The 10,200,000 shares were sold at
$84.50 cach for a total of $657,900,-
000. At thc end of last week they
were quolcd in the over-the-counter market at around $60 apiece
for a paper loss of 545,900,000. Thc
shares are duc to bc listed on thc
New York stock exchange around
March 1.
For a time immediately after thc
sale of thc issue was cleared by
the securitcis and exchange commission Jan. 17, the shares were
quoted at above $70. At that figure,
investors had a paper profit of
$56,100,000. '
POOR TIMING
Wall Streeters were agreed that
the steady decline in quotations
from that high could be attributed
to unfortunate timing. The shares
wcre sold, they said, at a time
when auto makers were cutting
production and when the stock
market was In a decline. ,
Brokers also reported soon after
the offering that some investors
sold their shares simply because
thcy weren't able to get as many
as they wanted at the offering
price.
ln any event, thc facl is that you
now can buy, at a much lower
price, shares of a stock for which
there was such a demand that
Ibere wasn't enough to go around.
For a time after thc offering,
the underwriters of the issue stabilized the shares at the offering
price. That is, thcy bought any
shares offered at $04.50. When the
group was disbanded, however,
this stabilizing ceased and 'the
stock's price gradually worked
lower. On Thursday, it hit a low
of $0.87 bid, $60.12 asked.
The typical small investor hasn't
been hard hit by the downtrend.
For one thing, if ■ he bought thc
shares, during the public offering,
he'paid no commissions — those
came out of the fees paid the un*
derwriters by the Ford Foundation,
which sold the shares.
Presumably, most small investors bought the shares not as a
means of making a quick profit,
but as something to put away for
future growth. In that casc, the
daily fluctuations of the stock will
be of little concern.
Plante Case
Again Postponed
Miss Germaine Plante who
was In the news headlines for
several weeks, Friday appeared
in court in Montreal lo defend
herself against a morals charge.
Latest word from Monlreai is
that the case has once again
been postponed, this time until
April 6.
Burgess, a bachelor, was second
secretary at Die British embassy
in Washington.
Both appeared in good health
during the interview in Moscow's
National Hotel. Thcy were dressed
in heavy Russian coats with fur
collars and Russian felt hats.
\ye had becn summoned by a
telephone call from Tass, the official Russian news agency, to be
at the rpom. Tass refused to say
what the purpose of the call was.
Burgess and Maclean chatted
freely with us and two Russian
correspondents, but dodged every
question put to them by us—tlie
two British newspaper, men.
NEW P.E.I. SPEAKER
CHARLOTTETOWN CP—Pre-
meir Batheson said Friday hc
will recommbnd lhat J. Augustin
Gallant L-Third Prince act as
speaker for thc Prince Edward
Island 'legislature, which opens
Feb. 21.
Thc unions arc seeking uniform; '?'- ««ine. ^.^ ald for educa*
agreements   with   all   contractors i ll0Tn ?.t aIi Jevels-      t      _    _
operating  in  Grand  Falls. I  AJlstc;fid  aS      ?•        • '   •
The strike halted construction of; (Cubby) Power, wartime air mm-
four buildings. More than 100 men!Ister and Llberal politician for 50
wick health minister.
are involved.
New Girl Guide
Commissioner
Praises Work Of
Salvation Army
TORONTO (CP)-The Salvation
,    n   :. «  ii n.      , t»   Army, whose work since inception
Senator David Croll Toronto Lib-i „ yea„ ag0 haj speUed hop^ Jor
years, declared he does not be
lieve in lhe "infallibility of the
cabinet" and suggested senatorial
restraint on "an otherwise omnipotent ministry."
Mrs. Ralph Colyer, who lias re-
ccntly becn appointed Division
Commissioner of Girl Guides for
the City of St. John's. Mrs.
Colyer was thc former Miss
Laura M. Smith of St. John's,
anil has been residing in Buchans for the past 23 years where
cral noted for his outspokeness in
the Commons, used his first Senate
speech to urge that there be no
federal tax cuts until a national
health insurance plan is launched.
And he has served notice he intends to launch a Senate debate
pointing up the need for Canadian
penal reform.
Old-time senators agree these
men, and others of the new group
still to be heard, have brought
fresh interest and experience to the
upper chamber.
■ Most of the new appointees arc
comparatively young. Senator Wall
is only 44. Senator Hartland  dc
the downtrodden, was praised Sun-
day by Governor-General Massey
for its "selfless devotion, unflagging zeal and Christian unity."
Mr. Massey officially opened th»
army's new $1,500,000 headquarten
building for Canada and Bermuda
at an impressive ceremony, Tht
U-storey building is in downtown
Toronto.
"There are very few Institution!
nf which it can be said of them
that they have countless friendi
and no enemies. Among these, ai
a shining example, is the Salvation Army," he said.
Morc than 2,300 persons attended the ceremonies, includini
External Affairs Minister Pearson
and Provincial Treasurer Dana
Porter.
Mother And Child
Killed In Car
HALIFAX (CP)-The young wife
and two-year-old child of a Bap-! 4-J- Cf*   PiArrP
Ust minister were killed Saturday| A"- OU L IC11C
night in   a   two-car  collision   atl
Porter's Lake, about 20 miles cast     ST.   PIERRE,   St.   Piem   «i
of here. i Miquelon (CP)—An edpidemlc of
Eight others were taken to hos- measles   has  seriously  disrupted
Measles Raging
lhe business life of this tiny French
island off ihe Newfoundland coast.
pital but none is in serious condition.
Mrs, Arnold Langille, 21, and her! It is not known how many per-
two - year - old  daughter  Pamela I sons are affected but a large fish
wcrc kitted when a car driven by: processing plant here is operating
she was District Commissioner, i Mr. Langille, 27, collided with a  with a skeleton crew as trawlers
Mr. and Mrs. Colyer returned to \ car driven by George Newcombe - dock wilh record catches. Adults
;  make their home in St." John's j of Dartmouth* Mr, Newcombe was I and children havc been struck by
i about two months ago, not injured. the disease.
(NEA Tclcphoto)
HEROIC DRIVER—Bu^ driver
John D. Hearon, 38, recuperates in
a hospital bed at Tucumari, N.M.,
from the effects of a 13-mile walk
in" a blizzard to get aid for his
stranded passengers. Hearon pushed through the storm to get help
for thc 15 persons aboard his bus
when it stalled in a deep snow drift.
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WEATHER
Snow, starling about 5.30 this
morning and continuing until
noon, then changing to rain.
Winds cast 20 increasing during
morning to 30 with gusts to 50.
High today 35.
Africans Angry-Blast Press
For Coverage Of Royal Tour
1BADAN, Nigeria (Reuters)—An
angry.attack on "scnsationarBrit-
Ish-press coverage of Queen Elizabeth's Nigerian tour came from
two west Nigerian officials here
Sunday as the Queen spent a quiet
day with only one public appearance.
One of thc officials said he had
"heard suggestions" earlier that
censorship might be - imposed on
royal tour correspondents and
claimed some reporters had
"played into the hands" oft those
favoring censorship by the'ir reports.
The. attack followed almost nonstop criticism in the Nigerian press
of some British correspondents
covering the three - Week royal
tour, which now is In its final lap,
It came as thousands of Nigerians crowded around St. James'
Pro - Cathedral here to sec the
Queen and Duke attend services, in
their only public appearance Sunday, - '    .       ■
The two officials, Chief Rotimi,
minister.of,-iinance and local-gov
ernment, and Chief Anthony Ena-
horo, asked correspondents at
press headquarters to dwell less
"on lhe monkeys, lions, elephants
and snakes that seem to have occupied an undue proportion in
some of your, recent dispatches.'
IMAGINATIVE REPORTS
Chief Enahoro said some British
newspapers with large circulations
had done great harm to.Ahgio-Ni-
gerian relations by "their imaginative rc port s." Chief. Williams
echoed the complaint but said most
of the reports had done "a good
job and the majority arc fair."
Enahoro was asked whether it
were true that there was a move
: before the royal tour to impose a
censorship on British correspondents who would be covering thc
tour. He said he had "heard one or
itwo suggestions of that."
"Youhave played into the-.hands
:of those who.wanted it by some of
your reports," he added,
Sunday an estimated 10,000 Ni-
gcriani S'v'ivm'lri the churc|« and
stood-(or .hours in steamy heat
awaiting the Queen and Duke's arrival for the service. Every tree
in the vicinity was laden with men
and boys who munched bread and
bananas as they waited.
Cheering, and the now familiar
rhythmic clapping, swept up'-from
the crowds iiiiing both sides oi the
route as the royal couple drove by
in their special car with a partly
opened roof. They stood acknowledging waves and shouts of "good
luck" after entering the church
grounds.
SPECIAL* ANTHEM
•The Duke read the second les
son from a lectern set in front of
the altar. Bishop A. B. Akinyele of
Ibadan, who is over 80, preached
the sermon.
The congregation of more Uian
1,000 heard the bishop pray that
Uic Queen be given "a fruitful
country and healthful seasons, victorious fleets and armies, and a
quiet empire."
The service was conduclcd in
English, but the 23rd psalm and
tho JiyniDs were.sung.ia the'Yw-
uba language.
A special anthem for the royal
couple included the words: "Almighty God almighty, we thank
Thee, almighty God, for thy care
an<l preservation over our gracious Queen Elizabeth the second
and her dear husband in their journey to Us in Ibadan . . . ."
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