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o.vja w- 1846 Injured in Wreck G.I.'s Too Young to Police I -i HAROLD A. ANDERSON. 44. 1662 1 Train Breaks Down, Auto Traffic Snarled An 80-car Boston Maine Railroad freight train, bound to Boston from Mechanicville. N.

caused Continued from the First Page Two boys reported lost in Portland Harbor in a 12-foot skiff were the object of a search, by sea and air at Portland, yesterday. Fear for their lives was expressed as a search last night of two harbor islands where they might have camped failed to yield any trace of them. there are not enough men to WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UP) Commercial East Weymouth. IRS.

ALBERT BELANGER and son, Edgar, 334 Silver st Manchester, N. II. MRS. YVONNE SABROURIN. 4355 Bordeau Montreal.

MRS. MARGUERITE D. ADLARD, 43, Cape Elizabeth, Me. W. S.

CRITTENDEN, Farnham, Quebec, engineer of freight locomotive. E. I. SHEPPARD, Farnham, Passengers Continued from the First Page asleep when the engines came together. "I was knocked onto the floor after bumping my head on the seat in front of me," he related.

"Somebody helped me up and we raced out of the car to the front of the train to see what had happened." "Two fellows and myself helped put the injured engineer on a stretcher and he was taken to an ambulance parked nearby." a traffic delay of 28 minutes in North Cambridge and West Somerville early last evening, when trouble developed in the air brakes of one of the cars. The faulty brakes were discovered just after the locomotive passed the Davis-sq. grade crossing about 5 p. m. The trainextending Jllylt InLHL VWfimHma, from Willow-av.

grade crossing. West Somerville, to Massachusctts- av. grade crossing. North Cambridge, halted all vehicular traffic. Fathers in Search The fathers of G.

Howard Hayes, 16, of Id Vivien and Gaylon Beck with, 16, of 23 Myrtle were aboard a Coast Guard tug as the vessel scoured the waters of Port conductor on Alouette. GEORGE APPIGAN. Gatineau Mills, Quebec. MRS. MELODIE HERAULT, 4538 1 1 QUEBEC QUE8EC JCHRRD fe" rife guard property," he said after an inspection tour.

"This involves not only a loss of property but of prestige, because Europeans cannot understand our failure to maintain adequate security measures. "Eighteen and 19-year-olds have neither training nor maturity to take on the job." Consensus of fellow legislators was that since teen-age youths are considered too young for police duties in this country, "we should not countenance their assuming the more important task of policing Europe." Cautioned also that the new Republican Congress must not cut occupation appropriations until the job overseas is A group of Senators and Congressmen agreed tonight that teen-age United States soldiers are too immature for occupational duty in Germany. Republicans and Democrats alike, said they concurred with the conclusion of Senator Wayne L. Morse, of Oregon, that this country should send older, better-iramed troops abroad and should appropriate sufficient funds for them to do their job. In a London interview Morse aid he would demand Congress send well-trained troops abroad iid appropriate enough money -to maintain United States prestige.

"We have left military officials so short of manpower. Lesber Montreal. land Harbor until dusk in search of NORMAN CAHILL, 1165 St. Law w.t. Vermont mmm-W Excitement, But No Hysteria "We were about three cars behind the engine," Anderson contended, "and we felt every bit of it.

But there didn't seem to be much hy rence Montreal. MRS. OSCAR CABANA, 2261 Germain sU Montreal. MRS. II.

MORIN, Farnham, Quebec, the two boys, who are believed to have left Willard Beach in a flat-bottomed, 12-foot skiff at 7:30 p. m. Saturday "to ride the waves." High winds were the outstanding feature of the first day of Winter, which began yesterday at 5:54 a. m. WHERE TRAINS COLLIDED sterics.

There was a good deal or ROGER and LAWRENCE BENOIT, excitement, though." Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cahill of Temperatures were seasonable, Kingston, Ont. MRS. A.

E. BOX, 2087 St. Luke st, Montreal, who with their three chil dropping from 40 to freezing last night and will continue cold today, dren, were en route to visit rela Wreck Continued from the First Page A switching engine was sent from Boston to end the tieup. The train was split up until repairs were made. The Elevated added extra buses to speed passenger transportation.

Bevin Continued from the First Page The Foreign Secretary took mild issue with the 100 or so parliamentary critics within his own party, some of whom have accused him of teaming with the United States at the expense i of Russia. Britain, he said, does not tie herself to anybody and extends the "hand of friendship and cooperation to all." Acknowledging that the peace tives in North Attleboro, said the the weatherman said. Montreal. GERALD LAPATRIE, 474 Dupont Montreal. An unidentified trainman.

crash came just as Mrs. Cahill was about to feed the children Norman, Airlines Resume Wavrll Returns to India CAMBRIDGE, England. Dec. 22 (AP) Lord Wavell, viceroy of 5: Andrew. 3.

and Richard. 2. Railroad officials explained that the' collision. which "It threw the food and a bottle X4 Happy Anniversary of milk all over the place," Mrs India, left by plane for New Delhi today. Cahill asserted.

I didn't know what Airlines in Boston and New York reported operations back to normal after cancellation riday and Saturday due to the storm. The winds which lashed Boston Harbor yesterday ripped the unloaded barge Cutler, at anchor off had happened, but I grabbed the children and held them close to me $700 Medford Fire Drives 19 to Street 4 Oo (while my husband went outside to MEDFORD, Dec. 22 Nineteen Castle Island, from her anchorage. The barge was blown into the main i look." Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred Betard, 51 Cheever Lowell, who escaped injury, said they were in one of the persons were driven to the street RANNY WEEKS end his Orchestra No cower. No minimum. snip channel. makers at times caused "anxious early today by a fire in a first The passing tug Athena, inbound f) floor apartment of a six-family FIREPLACE COCKTAIL BAR FIREPLACE KITCHENETTE DINETTE Combination Units It's New A full line of firpolace mantels, all priced far below our manu- ISbaTmodernizing CO. 88 WASH.

BOSTON. MASS. HS. from Beverly, came to the aid of the Brides Continued from the First Page Billy, who arrived only last Winter with his Swiss mother to join former Lt William M. Leiser at his parents' home, ordered "a wittle sister" for this year's Christmas gift, along with a stuffed pink elephant with large nose, and a blue duck.

Billy got all of them, with the live gift named Sandra-delivered from the, hospital three weeks before the usual date for Christmas gifts to be unwrapped. With 17 boys born to G.I. brides at hospitals, and Sandra the only girl baby, Billy is sure Santa Claus can be depended on to fill orders with exact precision as well as extra speed to give a fellow what he wants for the Big Day. Billy is also lucky this year in the prospect of a home of his own right after Christmas where kiddie cars and play pens have plenty of space. dwelling at 42 Almont st.

barge, and returned her to anchor. No damage was reported. The blaze caused damage esti 4: rear cars at the time of the collision. "It's a good thing we weren't going very fast," Mrs. Betard said.

"I thought it was an awful wreck at first because of all the excitement, but railroad men started to come through the cars soon after it happened to tell us about It." The Boston bound tug Pejepscot, moments" when they failed to agree, Bevin appealed for patience and expressed the belief that they were on the right track. "I believe we have entered the first stage of establishing concord and harmony between the great powers." he declared. mated at $700 in the apartment of I derailed one wheel of the ''Alouette's" locomotive and tied up traffic for 5V3 hours, occurred when the freight engineer, thinking the track clear after the first section had passed, pulled out onto the main line directly in front of the second section of seven cars. An unidentified brakeman, riding on the cowcatcher of the freight engine jumped to safety down a ravine seconds before the two engines met head-on. He sprained an ankle.

The engineer on the passenger train which had just left Cow-ansville and had not yet attained full speed, saw the freight in front of him in time to set the brakes. Passengers were thrown into the aisles. Baggage spilled down from the tracks over the Harry A. Watkms. Other residents were evacuated as a precautionary towing a loaded oil barge, parted lines in Narragansett Bay yesterday In the high winds.

The tug was 411 COMMONWEUTH AVEMC RcMTvotm KEMxer 2700 measure. able to recapture its tow with the aid of a Coast Guard motor life boat from the Castle Island Lifeboat Station at Newport, R. I. The Boston collier. Berwindvalc, bound from here to Newport News, radioed the Coast Guard headauar- ters here yesterday she had sighted 'i a mine 12 miles off Block Island in the main channel leading into Providence Harbor.

Warnings were radioed to snipping and the Coast Guard dispatched the cutter Legare to destroy it. The Legare tinued the search at dusk after failing to locate the mine. The: hunt will be resumed today. ii New Apartment, Too A new apartment for 3-week-old "Bobbie" Hasselbaum. another pre-Christmas gift to the R.

O. Hasselbaums of 101 Lake Ar Nowiiyto seats. -E. I. Sheppard of Farnham, conductor of the "Alouette," was hurled to the floor.

In four baggage cars at the lington, was a special international Christmas gift, along with Robert difference. Department stores, how pmsDunca ever, issue catalogues of Christmas toys from which the children pick what they wish Santa Claus to bring, and number the gifts to make the himself. The young American son of a Welsh girl has a big Christmas tree, and his mother has her first sight of home trees light with multicolored bulbs, and windows aglow with tapers and lighted wreaths. "Turkey and plum pudding are things we are used to at home," ra letters shorter, as I recall. As for her own Christmas gift, Mrs.

O'Reilly says it arrived in the form of her mother, Madame Genevieve Gieules, directress of the Rose ST. LGUZS she said, "but all this excitement and fuss about Christmas and the head of the train were 20 truckloads of Ice-Capades props and costumes, said by Manager McDonald to be valued at Twelve Russian wolfhounds, used in one of the ice acts, were sealed in a car. Railroad officials said only two cars were damaged, to the extent of $200. Skaters on the first section did hot learn of the wreck until their train reached Newport, Vt. It went down through Woodsville, N.

and arrived at North Station, Boston, at 8:05 p. m. The second section was not expected to reach Boston until between 1 and 2 a. m. tomorrow morning.

Valois millinery establishment, who many lights are new to me and very lovely, of course. First Wish Arrives il When the dark-haired little Eng lish girl who married Jake Siegel of 281 Homer Newton Center, Far nwufotu, phonai LAFAYETTE 3OO0 came to Boston last Winter she told reporters at South Station that she came to New York on a business trip and will manage to get to Arlington for the holidays before returning to France. On the whole, Santa Claus has given some of the most desired gifts to those who celebrate in nearby communities for the first time this year, a pre-Christmas survey taken last night showed. Greek Ship Hits Mine, Sinks ATHENS. Dec.

22- (AP) The Athens radio said today the Greek freighter Syra struck a mine and hoped to have "three babjes, a house and a puppy." So few with JWA Airtight Mrs. biegei got the first or the order delivered at Newton Hospital on Dec. 18 a daughter. But she'll On Edge of Ravine have to celebrate Christmas in the The accident occurred miles hospital instead of with her husband and his parents. south of Cowansville on a slight up sank while entering Volos Bay in grade on the edge oi a steep ravine.

And wait for the rest of the order TRANS WOU) AlRUNt I eastern Greece. One person was Had1 the train left the rails and till next Christmas, anyhow," her o) killed and four-were wounded, the toppled down the gully casualties broadcast said. might nave been neavy. husband mother said, Only one of the brides who Is spending her first Christmas in Greater Boston spoke of Christmas Canadian Pacrflc officials said the trains were going only 10 miles an hour when they hit. A spokesman for the Boston Maine said there were between 75 and 100 passenger" aboard.

Conductor Shoppard of the Alou ette, W. S. Crittenden of Farnham in her native land, but without regret that the picture had chantted. The attractive French bride of Holy Cross football star, Robert P. O'Reilly of 110 Gray Arlington, remembers Paris as it was at Christmas in the days of the Nazi occupation.

Midnight Mass at 6 "Midnight mass had to be held at 6 o'clock on Christmas Eve," Mrs. O'Reilly said, "for a strict engineer of the freight, and Mrs. Yvonne Sabrourin of Montreal were taken to a hospital in Sweets- 10 LDS. AND OVER UP TO 18LDS. burg, but later were released.

Harold A. Anderson, 44, of 1662 Commercial East Weymouth, one of the injured passengers, was going home from a business trip. He is a bus mechanic for the Boston Elevated Railway, Boston. Mrs. Albert Belanger, 334 Silver HALF TURKEYS i.

52c curfew made all of the French remain at home after midnight sometimes after 8 o'clock if there had been any trouble with the Nazis. FJ -nocn WHOLE OR EITHER END Last Christmas was. of coursej the second in Paris after the Ger pv -rr CAT MILULl mm Manchester, N. was going home from attending a funeral for man occupation ended, but even LB then there was little food for a Friday. Christmas dinners and the turkey Mrs.

Belanger telephoned to Man and truffles a traditional dish chester that she received a bruised nose in the collision. XSk to R9r imEt The Alouette is operated bv the LB hard to get. "If a large party was to be given, it was necessary to get permission of the police during years of occupation, and few of us felt like celebrating with much gaiety at Christmas." "In other years, though," she recalled, "thai public squares and monuments are brightly lighted with white and the trees Canadian Pacific Railway to Woodsville, N. where the Boston Maine Railroad puts on one of its engines for the run to Boston. Wrecking and shifting crews worked more than five hours to clear the track.

The four' baggage cars were left in Newport. to be 'taken to Boston Some of the passengers also stayed LEAN mi ni riJRED TO ALL OUR. CUSTOMERS Ahl6 F8IENDS BEST OP GOOD WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS LB Kl(y)ILE)llIS are lighted with candles. We Put out our-shoes in front of the door overnignt in of apartment rooms instead of hanging up stockings, as. it is done in America." "In war times there' were few AN0THE NEW WASHED AND TRIMMED ANDY BOY -PASQUALSHEU Arj Baby Ma Continued from the First Page DOUBLE BUNCH CELLO.

CARTON itfcurt-proor carton urti ILjLSuXa LI crisp frashn. New York immigration officials refused to allow the baby entrance shoes to put out. But when a package was too large to stuff in a shoe, even a bedroom-slipper could be put on top of it to show the one for whom it was intended. "The holly and evergreen wreaths on the doors are something I never saw in Paris, for most of us live in large apartment buildings there. "Otherwise, there is not a great to the country.

They said the mother could leave the little girl with them while papers were 23 LB strut 5. 1 st CALIFORNIA IMPEROR CRAPES 11 cleared. They promised to ciye the baby ooi25e FLORIDA PINEAPPLE the best of care, but the mother ORANGES ONIONS SQUASH 9c v--, FANCY LBS Yf LLOW BLUC LBS HUBBARD AM P. E. LBS YELLO Jit 2S LBS APPLES SKffi.

2 NATIVE KJ 5' TURNIP ASSORTED FRUITS FOR FRUIT CUP OR SALAD ASSORlu CALIFORNIA 29 Ac miiT rrrfTAlL can $oq HAVE EXTRA BREAD would not be parted from her, Amico said Mrs. Felice was born in Chicago and left America 14 years ago to marry an Italian. They lived in Saleme, near Palermo. He said she told him she had worked months to obtain passage for America. The baby was born only four days before the ship sailed and, rather than leave it behind or cancel her passage, the mother carried it aboard secretly.

"Our house was already sold and had my ticket," she was quoted by New York immigration officials as saying. i Tomorrow," Amico and Mr. and 0,1 CnAPEFRUIT assss- as 19 CALIFORNIA 29 PEACHES FOR THE hOUUMi BETTY ALDEN WHITE SLICED DREAD FLORIDA OKAnoc 7 GRAPEFRUIT or BLENDED CAN I ar CITRUS J' Mrs. Maggio will appeal to immi gration authorities in Boston, they said, for permission for the woman OCEAN SPRAY 18 ox LOAVES Cranberry Sauce FLAKO 2 to go home with her baby to Winchester for Christmas. Charles Quinlan of the Boston of PIE CRUST PURE LARD fice of the Bureau of Immigration HIGHLY REFINED LB AS IISTEO and Naturalization, said tonight the ABOVb CALIFORNIA MIXED NUTS WALNUTS child, if in good health, might be LI 31 PK i3 33c 31 li 59c NEW tKor HILL'S POULTRY KASOMIMC oom.

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