The Sault Star from Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada • 1

a THE SAULT DAILY STAR FORECAST Morily cloudy and coder to night and Saturday Low tom per at or In tho morning about 40 DRIVE AS YOU WOULD HAV1 THE OTHER FELLOW DRIVE VOL No 159 SAULT STE MARIE CANADA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22 1950 FIVE CENTS A COPY I Liu 4 £: I I- Kyjf' A 14 A'- 20 Miles On Seoul Flank By LEIF ERICKSON The Alliod 10th Corps and North Koroan do-fondora battled bitterly for Seoul at cloeo quartan today oa both aidoa of tho Han River Some of the fighting waa at bayonet range i To aland off reinforcementa for tho Rod-hold capital tho Ailiaa put forcoa acroaa rail linea and highwaya north and aouih of tho city Unita of the UA 7th Division drove into Suwon SO miles south of Seoul from tho 10th Corps' Xnchen-Seoul heecKlieei Suwon is a vital communications hub astride the major route of communists withdrawing from the United Nations' expanding Pusan beachhead in the far south- CANADIAN -US DOLLAR PARITY EXPECTED SOON NEW YORK (CP) The World Telegrem and Sun aays that United State dollars are flowing into Canada at such a rate that "it is only a matter of time before Canadian currency will be revalued to place it on a parity with US The newspaper says in a financial-page story that the net result of a rush of US funds Into accounts has been a raise in quoted prices for Canadian bonds in New York Previously it says bonds could be bought here at discounts up to 18 per cent compared with the official Canadian currency diecount of 10 per cent Now the discount on such bonds was around 10 per cent "The theory Is that If Canadian and US dollars are on a parity the New York market ultimately may match the Canadian market on any given the newspaper adds It says the rush to buy Canadian securities recognizes this and other developments of the natural resources The newspaper says the explanation of the outflow of US dollars lies in the fact that the Dominion la In an improved economic position it Is expected in some quarters to get large armament orders from the US and ia reversing the trend of the flow of fuel with expected early opening of a pipeline transporting oil Into the US It adds that gold holdings' as of July 31 totalled $1320000000 and now are estimated at $1500000000 The last published figure of holdings of US dollars and gold was $1255000000 and this was previous to last July It is believed In Ottawa that the holdings now are much larger The possibility of a revaluation of the Canadian dollar is a matter of high government policy and no available source would comment on the World Telegram-Sun story However It was recalled that Prime Minister St Laurent questioned about the possibility in the Commons some time ago did My that the Canadian government was i not considering such a move NANCY OAKES DE MARIGNY Count Alfred De Marigny hopes new information recently given to Nismu police by Florida woman artist will give key to the hitherto unsolved murder of fir Harry Oak as Accused ia the famed Bahamas bludgeoning of the Canadian millionaire in 1143 Da Marigny says hia Ufa la "a becaiua people (till believe he killed hia father-in-law although ho was acquitted The count waa than husband of Nancy Oakaa heiress to the millions her father made when he discovered a rich vein of gold at Kirkland Lake Name of Sir Harry's alleged slayer was supplied by a Mrs Hildegarde Hamilton of Ft Lauderdale who says ha's a prominent Nssmu man A Toronto woman claims to know the murderer but is so terrified of reprisals that she refused to disclose her identity She claims that a half-cast was hired to do the Job ASK PREVENTION UNWARRANTED PRICE BOOSTS TORONTO CP) The Canadian Association of Consumers Thursday demanded protection against unwarranted price boosts following tax changes The annual meeting of the national women's organization Mid that boosts in many commodity prices after tax changes were un-necesMry A resolution asked Finance Minister Abbott to take action to prevent unwarranted boosts A second resolution asked that if it becomes necessary to impose price controls the base period for the establishments of prices should not extend past Aug 1 1950 The resolution presented by Mrs Newcombs of Winnipeg raid "the CAC feels that many prices have been advanced in anticipation of price control rather than because of Mrs Walton Jr of Oakville was elected president of the organization The CAC also: 1 Decided to investigate claims that some manufacturers are Issuing free coupons for soap at a time when soap prices have increased 2 Decided to ask Better Business Bureaus to Investigate claims of "fancy red Hlmon which fa neither fancy nor 3 Voted down a resolution introduced by Mrs Pat Conroy of Ottawa wife of the secretary of the Canadian Congress of Labor urging the government to control and reduce prices 4 Urged provincial governments to establish compulsory inspection and grading of meat torontFlabor COUNCIL EXPELS SUSPECTED REDS TORONTO' (CP) The Toronto District Labor Council (TLC) Thursday night expelled three members who were branded as communists or communist sympathizers by the Trades and Labor Council at its convention last week President William Jenoves a TLC vice-president told a council meeting that a list containing the names of more- suspected communists Is being prepared Expelled from the council were Sam LePedes top man of the United Garment Workers In Toronto Reg Wright president of the Consumers Gas local of the International Chemical Workers and Helen Weir business agent of Local 168 Hotel and Club Employees Union Only Mr LePedes was present at the meeting When he arose to protest the council action Mr Jenoves cu him off with: "Brother LePedes you no longer have a voice here You can either remain as a visitor or Woman Accused In Huge Lottery DETROIT (CP) Mrs Dorothy Hamilton 82-year-old widow stands accused of masterminding an elaborate scheme to raise $75-000 for two non-existent and' widowsK homes She was found by police after toe arrest of Harold Johnson 17 for attempting to sell lottery tickets and 2000 from letters soliciting funds for two homes for widows and orphans in Michigan and New York State Police Mid there are no suen homes ALARMS WOULD HAVE AVOIDED LOSS OF LIFE QUEBEC (CP) Belief that there would have been no loss of life aboard the burned cruise ship Quebec if a fire-warning signal had been heard was expressed here yesterday by a passenger aboard the Canada Steamships Lines vessel Charles Buchner of Verplant NY was testifying before an inquiry into the fire which cost seven lives last August when the Quebec burned outside of Tad-ousaac tiny lower St Lawrence River harbor town Mr Buchner told judge Fernand Choquette of Quebec Superior Court who is presiding over the inquiry that he had heard no alarm to warn passengers of the blaze Hearing no alarm but aroused by the smell of smoke Mr Buchner said he helped wield hoses and noticed that some crew members were wearing lifebelts while "some 30 who were with him had none He lead a group to the 8w of the 7000-ton vessel and there life-belts were made avallattr to them lie did not think firefighting apparatus aboard the vessel was adequate Mr Buchner had twice asked a crew member to prepare rafts but was told the captain was master of the ship A number of the passengers did not realize how close to land they were The other main witness yes- lerday Thomas Waldron of Jull NY also heard no He noted only one ship's assisting passengers off Mi Durning vesscL Earlier the inquiry which'con-tinues tomorrow heard additional testimony from Geoffrey Ald-croft Montreal engineer whose firm installed- fire-warning devices aboard the ship this spring The witness said it would have been for someone to disconnect batteries operating the ship's fire-alarm system Such an action would paralyze the systems and render them ineffective he said There have been unconfirmed reports of sabotage aboard the vassel Labor Shortage At Port Arthur FORT ARTHUR A severe shortage of bushmen is hampering timber operations in this district and there is little hope of relief until cold weather halts building work in the west This was reported Thursday by Duncan regional employment officer with the National Employment Service Winnipeg In spite of this however Indications were that this year's cut of timber in Thunder Bay district would equal or surpass the big season of 1948-49 The French sircraff carried Dixmudh her dock bare ot plena steam under the Goldea Gate bridge at Sap Francisco on route to the Alameda naval air station wbaro aba'll take aboard cargo of American made was planes for French Indo-China Re sowed guerrilla attack! and troop movements ia North Indo-China have increased speculation that a major Communist offensive Is la the offing: French sources claim that thousands of Viet Minh troops have messed along the border of Communist China and two Fronds outpoats have been attacked End Saving Daylight Saturday By the Canadian Ptom Most Canadian communities will go back on Standard Time at midnight Saturday but several larger cities will continue on Day light Time for a month or more to Hve electric power In toe others clocks will be set beck the one hour that they were moved ahead last spring Working from west to east the dock-shifting' routine will go' on In British Columbia Saskatchewan and Manitoba Alberta la un concerned about it all for that province holds to standard tho year round In Ontario' Toronto Oshawa Hamilton have approved an ex tension of Daylight Time to Nov 26 as a hydro-power conservation measure Only other exceptions in toe east are several citiee in Quebec and HalXax Nova first city will remain on Daylight Tima until Oct 28 That too la 4 power conservation move In most parts of Nova Scoffato Annapolis valley the switch back to Standard Time was Sept 9 The rest of the province changes tola week-end Montreal which normally seta the time pattern for Quebec city and Levis will go back to Stan dard Oct 28 Daylight dates of April 30 to Oct 28 were fixed by Montreal city council early in toe year and the council has turned down recent requests from board of trade railways and radio sta tioni to advance toe doeing date Thus Quebec Three Rivers Levis and Granby are scheduled to stay on with Montreal until Oct 28 Sherbrooke is due to switch back to Standard Sept SO 6 Smajl Children Saved from Fire Firemen parents and a 13-year-old girl ws-cued six small children last night when fire threatened a crowded Windsor home The house in which seven families were listed as living was filled with smoke from a basement fire No ore was injured Patricia Van Dyke 18 carried 14-month-old James Pierce to safety Firemen and parents carried five other 1 children through the dense smoko to toe street Wilmot Jackson owner or toe house raid the fire was believed started from a dgaret butt BIRDS START FIRES Birds have been known to start forest fires by carrying off lighted cigaret butts 000000 they poured Into the country last year But they are seeking better value for their money This trend towards greater discrimination is reflected both in the type of aceommoda- -tion sought and in goods purchased to take back home "A fairly definite pattern has emerged both here and elsewhere throughout the says Tom McCall deputy travel minister for Ontario shows definitely that the good establishment whether it be a resort a hotel a motor court or a tourist camp has enjoyed excellent patronage this Both Ontario and Alberta report far leu "Junk this year with fine-quality goods such as woollens and china in heavy demand Except for Prince Edward Island toe crippling right-day strike that halted railway traffic in Canada during toe last week oi August appears to have had little effect on the tourist industry due to the fact that the majority of tourists arrive In Canada by automobile In PXL where the strike halted operation of the Canadian Ns (Continued From Faga 6) COUNT ALFRED DE MARIGNY PROBE STRENGTH OF GUERRILLAS IN INDO-CHINA SAIGON Indo-China (Reuters) French units pushing northwest towards the fallen foreign legion outpost of Dongkhe near the China border were believed today to be1 feeling out cautiously the strength 'Of the Viet Minh communist guerrillas there They had not yet reached the burnt-out' town a French army spokesman Hid The French lost it Monday after the fighting in which 200 French- legionnaires made' a stand to the last man Other usually-reliable French sources were not sure Dongkhe was the' primary objective of the current communist operations Kaokay 120 miles west of Dongkhe' still' Is menaced Viet Minh guerrillas 'are missing in the rugged mountains around PakSa at the east end of an arc of defence posts defending Lao-kay La okay onthe Yunnan border commands the Red valley communications from China to the French-held Tonkin delta rice bowi 15-Year Sentence For Wartime Spying GREEN VILLE Alfred Dean1 Slack today waa 13 years for wartime spying for Russia Judge Robert Taylor In pronouncing sentence termed espionage- activities for Russia The judge thus Ignored the recommendation for a 10-year senasnee for Slack who pleaded guilty last Monday Slack-was arrested June 15 and charged with passing to Russian agents information on the manufacture of the high explosive RDX The government Mid he stole a Hmple of RDX and handedlt with technical information to Harry Gold biochemist also barged with espionage US Marines used bayonets and flame throwers to make a mile-wide swath through Seoul's industrial western suburb of Yong-dungpo on the southwest side of the Han Other Marines cut the rail and highway lines into the capital from the northwest These were the toughening phases of the amphibious assault aimed at seising Scout the distribution centre foe communists faltering and fleeing In the south -Barring effective reinforcements from the north it nlso puts the Reds in the tightening Jaw of a giant vise A tank-led Red mystery column reported yesterday by UA intelligence to be moving southward from Red Chine's Manchurian border remained mystery Washington army spokesman said they had heard nothing of such reinforcements and nothing mart was reported by the 10th Corps Friday A spokesman at Gen headquarter! said UR 7th Division troops entered Suwon without opposition In addition to blocking Red reinforcements for Seoul from the south Suwon provides an airfield that can handle good-sized planes The field had been used by US air transports evacuating civilians before the Reds entered Suwon July one week after invading South Korea Suwon la 120 miles northwest of Waegwan where the US 24th Division advanced two miles to expand the northernmost bridgehead across the Naktong River This was on the highway to Kum chon Taejon Suwon and Seoul Elsewhere on the Pusan perimeter allied forces punched out gains up to 20 miles Friday morning The fighting In Seoul's Yong-dungpo suburb was hand to hand in closely-jammed and shell-battered factory buildings The fierceness of the Red re? si stance in the suburb appeared to foreshadow the same tough struggle in Seoul a city of 1000000 where the Reds have some 18000 isolated troops Associated Press correspondent Tom Lambert with the forward fighting forces reported Marine casualties at Yongdungpo "relatively Tank-led Marines who the Han Wednesday eight miles northwest of Seoul had split into two columns: one striking southeastward down the railroad tracks to the outskirts the other hitting for high ground to the north The second column reached high ridge overlooking Seoul from the north where artillery could sweep the approaches from the Red Korean capital of Pyongyang 120 miles northwest of Seoul Marines on the outskirts of Seoul were dug in 2 1-2 miles from the heart of the sprewl- Page He said ha acted to prevent the spread of the Korean war Russia charged in the security council that Truman' action was an act of aggression against China and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky has asked that the assembly consider similar accusations Sir Gladwyn Jebb said at meeting of the steering committee that the Russian claim was "sheer and he could not understand it A British spokesman said last night Jebb had not changed his opinion but would make no Serious attempt to keep either the American called question of or the Russian item titled "complaint of American aggression on off the agenda A Russian spokesman said the Soviet complaint also includes Chinese communist charges of American aggression by bombings of Chinese territory In Manchuria He said the Soviet delegation had submitted a memorandum' outlining the charges to Secretary General Trygve Lie A UN official aaid the Russian document would be made public today i The US delegation circulated a memorandum signed by State Secretary Dean Aehesun yester- (Continued on Fege 3) Demand increase In: Pay for Steelworkers PITTSBURGH (AP) Philip powerful CJO United Steelworkers Thursday demanded higher wages from the United States steel industry' Murray did not fix a dollars-and-centa wage-increase goal Ha Mid the exact figure willbe set by the wage policy committee at Pittsburgh at meetings October 4 and The soft-spoken labor leader who heads both the USW and the CLO Hid the national interest requires a payboost for his 1000-000- member union 1 1 U-SW leaders -made io secret of their view' that higher living costs and wage 'gains won -by the United Automobile Workers' (C IOJ and other-unions are -making the steelworkers restive- Murray disclosed the union fatter pay drive at a press conference concluding the first session of a two-day meeting by executive board -That was just-a -few hours after- the Aluminum- Company of America offered its 45000 employees a 10-per-cent pay boost The CJO United Steelworkers represent -about 20000 of 30000 production workers Murray Mid Alcoa's voluntary offer will be considered by the URW at a meeting here Saturday which local union leaders will attend -The offer made by the largest UR aluminum producer will add pressure on the steel union to win a raise or Its members working in steel plants across the country The toilers scarfere- and other UR steel mill toilers now earn $170 an hour" on the average That Is higher than the reported Alcoa pay range-of from $108 to $lAlbut lower1 then the now earned by the auto workers The steelworkers and aluminum workers as well abandoned wage increase demands in 1949 in the aluminum and steel industries were settled with the URW agreeing to pension and insurance programs hi lieu-of a fourth-round of postwar pay raises Murray said the-86-man US-W executive boerd the policy-making body voted to send letters to 1400 steel companies notifying ths firms the union -is were up 25 cents Canadian gins selling before at now are Canadian Highland whiskies Satisfactory Night Spent By GBS LUTON (Reuters) Doctors Mid today that George Bernard Shaw might be out of the hospital in two weeks if the condition of the 94-year-old Irish playwright continues to improve A hospital bulletin issued today Mid he spent a Mtlsfactory night last night after undergoing his second operation In 19 days yesterday His recovery from an operation for a broken thigh Sept 11 has been delayed by a recurrence of a long-standing kidney disorder for which operation was performed Gather Data On Modern Warfare A scientific brain trust to gather all that Is known about civil defence hi modern warfare has been set up In Michigan Its Job Is to learn all that is known about protection and defence against atomic chemical and bacteriological warfare and firebomb attacks The group was organized by the Michigan State Medical Society THE WEATHER (Official report of the US Weather Bareev fault Temperatures Yesterday at noon 4ft Highest yesterday 52 Today at noon 53 Lowest isst night 49 Warmest on this date was SS In 1920 Coldest on this date waa 29 In 1904 fault Precipitation Precipitation to 8:80 am trace Accumulated during this month S4 Departure from norma this month Sun seta tonight 755 pm Sun rises tomorrow 725 am Expect Bitter Enemies To Join in Opposing Inquiry On Formosa CanadianTouristlndustry Headed for Record Year Despite Korea Weather Baby Budget Hit Ontario Liquor Drinkers Hardest By STANLEY JOHNSON NEW Nationalist China and Russia usually the bitterest of enemies in the United Nations are expected to join forces today to oppose an American attempt to hand the Formosa problem to the general assem- The United States proposal comes before the 14-country steering committee when it meets this morning Both China and Russia insist that the Pacific island is Chinese territory and therefore the UN has no right to interfere in its problems Moreover both countries have their own Chinese items they want on the agenda Chiang representa-V'-es oppose UN discussion be- the island is the last stronghold of the nationalist government and they want to maintain legal title to It The Russians insist Formosa Is Chinese territory because they want the communist government at Pciping which they claim is the only legal government of China to take it over without international opposition After the invasion of South Korea June 23 President Truman ordered the US seventh fleet to patrol the Formosa straits to stop the Chinese reds from attacking the island or the Chinese nationalists from raiding the mainland which sold in the range are up 20 cents A straight 20-cent Increase was also put on the prices of imported liquors Scotch and Irish whiskies cognac brandy gins rums and liqueurs In Quebec the increases took the form of a straight 20-cent boost on 25-and 26 Vi -ounce bottles and 30 cents on 40-ounce bottle Canadian ryes previously selling at are up to $350-8425 for a 25-ounee bottle Imported Scotch formerly $525 now is $545 for a 26V4 -ounce bottle Brandies nuns liqueurs and gins are similarly affected In Nova Scotia the 13-cent hikes apply to brandy (now $740) Canadian rum ($440) imported Scotch ($4 65) and imported gin (8465) Up 20 cents are Imported rum ($393) Canadian rye ($470) -and Canadian gin 83651 Canadian Scotch Is up 30 cents to 8455 There has been no change in liqueurs and wine Increases are expected any ft 1 1 Continued ca Page I By The Canadian Prats Finance Minister Abbott's "baby has cut deeply into' the pocket of eastern Canada liquor-drinkers The budget raised the tax on liquor to $12 a proof gallon an increase of $1 A Canadian Press survey shows prices of 26-ounce bottles In Quebec jumped 20 cents as a result Ontario prices were increased 15-35 cents a bottle There were 15-and 20-cent hoists on some brands in Nova Scotia Western prices are so far unchanged but are under review in three provinces The Quebec Liquor Commission attributed the 20-cent boost directly to the new tax The Ontario Liquor Control Board Mid its increases are the result of both the tax and price increase! by some Canadian distillers Mein effect appears to have been an equalizing of eastern and western prices Liquor prices in Ontario and Quebec were generally lower before the tax increase than were western prices Hardest-hit was Ontario The price of Canadian rye jumped anywhere from 25 cents for a $4 bottle to 35 cents for 3340 bottle Lower-priced brand By The Canadian Praia booming tourist Industry taking the Korean war and the recent rail strike in stride appears headed for another record year A survey by the Canadian Press shows the majority of Canadian travel officials confident that final 1950 figures will eclipse last all-time high when tourists spent a whopping $286000 000 in the dominion -Travel officials in seven provinces reported that toe of visitors crossing their borders In ths first eight months this year was well above the corresponding period of 1949 Only Manitoba plagued by toe devastating Red River floods this spring reported a drop No comparative figures were available lor Newfoundland or Quebec Ontario host to more than 2-000000 UR visitors already this year reports that traffic from across the border during July 296761 was more than anv month in the history Alberta and Saskatchewan rrpcrl "the best season both in number ct tourists and money spent American visitors are spending as much or mart than toe Conti mud On Page-1 New Highways Are Essential For Northern Ontario PORT ARTHUR George Welsby 1 of Kenora president of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce Mid Thursday that new highways are "absolutely to open up this part iff Ontario He addressed the opening session' of the 15th annual convention of the organization Mora than 60 delegates from municipalities from White River to the Manitoba boundary have registered and more were expected today Mt WeUby Hid there should be a more concerted effort to obtain highways and stressed the need of a road outlet for Atikokan which is between here and Fort Frances.