_’ DECEMBER 22, 1944

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—KENS __gmEQUE RINK opens Christ- atre. December 22, a night a. 8 p. m._ e and A30 and 0.45 PM. m“, your friends. AQfIllSGlOn 2s tello in l-iit the M15 plus tax, promenade w v 12

_. p081‘ IN Charlottetown, be- men Charlottetown and Kensing- (on, or Ken; n, man's brown “Me mitt, right hand. Finder ad- m Preston Woodside, Marggtofi n

JTIIYOK UNITED CHURCH‘ pastoral Charge. The services for mday, December 24th, are as ibl- —M1=i Dianne Downing and Miss lows: Tryon a.m.; Crapaud 3 Katherine Becky have arrived p.111; Cape '.l‘raverse 7.30 .m. home from Acadia University to 111m will be special violin music Spend their Christmas holidays. s n tile service in Craliaud. Rev. —— l, A. Jardine, B.A., B.D., Minister. -Ml‘- Marshall McLellan andiris

' 12-22-11 daughter. Louise, of Grand River, .__ were visitors to Summerslde re-

murwmo CHANGES _ The ecntlv- s

m, storey wooden building belong- -_-- m; to Mr. George Bishop, located -—Miss Janie MacLellan oi Grand m, water Street, summerside, bs- River has been spending a few tween Toronto Bakery and the days as the guest of her sister, olympla Restaurant, is being mov- Mrs. Arnold DesRoches of Wel_

g1 across the Toronto Bakery “Hilton. g in Granville Street. which also be- -—- h5g5 Mr. Bishop. A small —Miss Elsie Ferguson of Wel- wooden building on this land is linston has accepted a position ping torn down to make room. It with the firm oi R. T. Holman i1 understood that another bulld- Ltd». $ummerside. s

m; will be constructed imrned l iiell’. on the Water Street location. —Frlends of Mrs. Harry Arblng s of ‘w odstock are pleased to know ---;- that she is making good progregg GHOME FROM OVERSEAS - after her operation in the Prince cpl. Louis Ranalran, R.C.A.F., ar- Cvllnty Hospital. s

rived home on Wednesday mvrn- i gr after serving for three years —Mr. Alden Donald_of Malpeque arglngland, in time to spend has accepted a n with the traas with his parents, Mr. P. E.I. Fur Pool Ltd, Summer in. 1rd Mrs. Thomas Ranzlran, Fern- S mod. 21c is on a thirty-day fur- i- bu , Cpl. Ranahan enlisted short- —Sg't. Reginald Morrison of the the outbreak of war and Canaoian Army has arrived home urv in Canada till August 194i to spend Christmas holidays with when lie was posted overseas. He his mother, Mrs. James A. Morri- n; employed with R. T. Holman. 50H. Spring Street. Summerside. S

ltd, Eummerslde before he joined —— n, A brother. Emmett, is over- -Mr. Shelton McEwen of the iuiswith the Navy. S international Fox and Animal Foods. Ltd. has arrived home rif- ter a visit to various parts of the -MAIL1NG RECORDS BROKEN Maritime Provinces. I-Ie spent some -'i‘i1e volume oi mall passing time in the lumbering section of lilrough Summerside Post, Onice the ooul". ry and he reports to‘. lis been the largest in its history; an un 1.31 large number- of men aver 23,000 letters assed through are employed in the industry this ill: cancelling mac ine on Mon- year. and all indications point to o dry, which was the biggest day. record cut. S Seven extra men assisted the regu- lar stair with a minimum oi error. however. the lack of proper facil- ities for delivering mail in Sum- lrlcrside was glaringly evident. Th public area, which had been mndc much smaller during the recent renovation, was jammed most or the time. en every one t! the people in the town have wcome to the Post Ofllcs for their mail.‘ when there are not sufficient boxes to go around; and “hen it blrecessary to crowd around a riclc-t for parcels, there is bound i1 be a series congestion. Too. litre is lock of space but the staff imaged very efliciently. S

-WELL—KNOWN MERCHANT llES-A widc circle of frirnds will liallrlr ihe passing of A. J. Pratt a illlc Prince‘ Courtrtyhflospitalf on tnuiy morn ng a c age o . lnrs. One of the Island's better fffefi °’,§,,}"§‘,’,‘,‘“§,§},f§, ‘ggtéfiifi horn business men. he had ahost format on has been obtained tl friends everywhere. For many The department received t” m." he carried °n a large me?‘ turns from 1.075 active co-operat- liiltilo bueiness in Bloomfield we assoclaumkt m these 853 ma,“ illltlr ire look over from his filth-f 35w ram-r products and '13.“; Fur- rased supplies for their members

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His Orchestra, Matinee Wednesday at 2.30.

12-22-21. Personal:

Returns Received From 1,675 Cir-Operatives

orrawa, Dec. 21 - (on) -f‘i1e agriculture department economics branch said in a report today that. shareholders and members fin- ancially interested in Canadian co- operatives number 583326 and patrons are estimated at 608,080.

$352,785 .598 . The report said the figures were

or operated oo-o erative stores.

Total assets, ter making orc- vlsion for bad debts and de rc- ciation, were $187,888,195. of w. ich the book value of plant and equip- ment was $37,273,480.

The member equity was $62,- 850,226, consisting of paid up cap- ital of $13,335,580 and reserves and sur lus of $49,524. B, an increase g 4,910,155 in new worth over 19-

From 1942 to 1943 total working capitol increased from $20,442,155 to $25.576.746.

At the end of 1943. almost 1.800 credit unions were chartered in Canada, an increase of about 20 cent over 194.2. During the year they loaned $16,900,000 for "pro- vident and productive purposes."

British Advance 0n Road To Mandalay

CALCUTTA. Dec. 31 — (AP) — Remnants of three Japanese div- isions fell back down the Myit- kyina-Mandalay Railway in Bur ma. today, offering only slight on- position to pursuing British troops who occupied the rail town of Wuntho, 135 miles north of Miln-

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The Japanese a. rently were making a full wt drawal in.o Southern Burma, it was stated ln field “ ‘ “ received here at head uni-ten bi the Allied land I01‘- cee o southeast A a.

h: ass to includ Lid rciil estate. His wife pre- iicéascd him a number of yells I10. nlrd with the exception of r1 isullcrv, Keith Pratt, ullo is serv- iii in Holland with the Canadian ihe late Mr. Pratt leaves no The funeral was held from te home in Bloomfield on Interment in 01111111112!‘- tcry 5

Princesses Perform Ii Amateur Concert

SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND, Bic. ll -- (CP Cable) -- Prin- lill Elizabeth and Princess Mar- Nct Rose were joined tonight by tcaliacity audience in singing mar songs at the opening per- ince oi the Christmas Pan- "mliilg "Old Mother Red Riding ‘W. an amateur production "ltd in a country hall. “The Princesses took part in the °"- hizrtidflthe eudienced rein-tier’; ey sang an ance llvell as the stars. The pan- e W“ produced by the Prin- mf with the aid bi the local h: master. . cast included local school Rom an members oi the household staff and both h fie! danced in e ballet with children.

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Hon. G.H. Barbour. Minister of Public Works. in Justification of the recent removal of the Prince of Wales College rink states that the tearing down of the fence and re-

boards to Falconwood Hospital served two purposes. One

marry m,“ Aubrey Bovine“ Km: was the improvement of the gen- - 12-22-11.

Owner

March of Time and comedy

Shows at 7.30 and 9.15 Saturday matinee 2.30

Monday and Tuesday Ann Sheridan

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eral appearance of t e College grounds and the other the supply- in: of boards which were bad needed at F‘B1C1:l\','.‘00d. . B hour said.

The Minister stated he could not understand the "fuss" ruade re- garding the loss oi the rink .as the College students only used it three‘ times last winter I

The Government, he intimated.

Bciftlefront

By JACK WILLIAMS UITAWA, Dec. 2l—iCP)—Battle- front trends in Western Europe are being sharply reflected in un

. r r w n """ increased tempo for Canadian rvar ‘ “ . . .-- ~ . y nclustry. ‘QIQIIEIIEIILLILQIEIEIE-Jggi Targets for 1945 productionllave not; yet boon grmouriggd and _ believed they kilrixdve not yfit been finally determ e . But e cur- c. "a B. rent Allied reverses in Belgium i leave no doubt] irtr tire minildlsi (at ob- servers here i111 ilcrc \v e 11o let-down in the production sched- Iulc of Canadan war industry as a year. whole in the early part of the new That means that ihe output of ..___ , wilr plants wlll~ continue-as farus

MONTREAL, Dec. 21—"Mucll 11.151911" be Soon no“! fol‘ at 13m the been demand“! of the Qgmfldinniflrst three months of next yczir— National System throughout tile fit licflk- OVBY-all 1944 pivdlletion. year. But the com/puny and its stuff | when 1i 15 "mmunceii 15 eximcled have been equal to all oi these oe- . t0 be only a small fraction below mancls." said R C. Vaughan, the peak year of 1943 and orders chairman and president of the rr-il- 51006101.’ 111M115 Within the D351 way, in a. message telegraphed to- ' 59W WEEKS Wm 5W1“ "P that Pa“ day to all officers and employees. in the immediate future.

"As the year 1944 draws m s. Irr some lirres~ships and prob- close," he said "I should like to ably motor lricles-the demand thank every member of the Can- will be lighter next year but this adinn National family for what will be more than off-set by a de- has been accomplished in this lugs of orders 1'01‘ eventful year. Much has been de- Top output of heavy and small manded of ihe Candlzrn National arms ammunition with chemicals Systcm throughout the year, But nlrd explosives in 1943 had a com- the company and its staff have bined value of $418.001l.009- V-"lh been equal to all of these demands. this year's figure expected to be, For the untiring efforts of all I about $7,000,000 louver, it had been, should like to express my person- thought that further reductions; al thanks and appreciation. were likely in 1945.

The year 1944 has been one of, - ;- -=— ~ .- sucoessive victories for Allied arms and we all pray that before 111v- ther year has passed there will nrrce I again be peace throughout the world and a re-unlon of families now separated by war. Cherlslling this hope, let us continue lo give the best we have, whatever our tasks may be. To all in the service and their families, wherever they may be. I extend my best wishes for Christmas and the New Year."

Follovlring_ commentary 011 inc German olfensivc 1s ivritterr by William Stewart. Canadian Press War Correspondent _who has f."- turned to Canada alter‘ covering operauons in Sicily. Italy, France and Belgium.

By WILLIAM STEWART

The German counter-offensive into Belgium and Luxetrnibourr; being carried out with larger loi- ces than won _the_battle of bronco in 1940 arm fits into the defence ivhlch l-ha eicrlnuns lluve b.er1 lighting in the west since last sunrmci‘.

lt is also the most serious Allied setback since the American land- ings in North Africa two years ago achieved a turning point in the war. and in tlln lvcst ihe first GU"- man COUHCCP-IIIEIISRITC Ull ("ill IIIIDOTY" ant scale since the enemy iri-zd without sumess to drive the Allied landing forces back into the sea last June.

since the end of mans have icd t _ offcnsivesbv ihe ALILE; 1 ., mun territory by cling Potts which were rrcetlcu to blrlid up supplies. Tim Ruhr with ihe aid of the river lines was successfully protected against "rcurd attack.

Apparently the aim was to up the Allies i

Promise ‘Stroke-lip 0f Chicago Team

(By The CHICAGO,

Associated Press‘) Dec. 21—Prcsldcnt Bill Tobin of Chicago Black Hawks. hockey team tolu the players to- day “there are going to be sweep- ing changes” in the_ playing por- sonnel. The Hawks last night dropped their 161th game in 15 starts, losing to New York Rangers -1.

Tobin announced that Johnny

Harms and Harvey Fraser would be sent to Providence of the Am- erlcan League for a two-week per- iod while Joe Papike has been sold lto Cleveland Barons. He said. however. iirnt these shifts had r10- tmmv in do with the threatened shake-up. I “I've token over the respflllilbll- ity of this club." Tobin said. and I'm not going to ask the Chicago pump; u, put up with that kind oi hockey any more." Aliliafently. Tobin referred to the Ranger vic- tory which firmly entrenched ‘tire Hawks in the cellar of the lxat- ional Hockey League.

The Hawk president also an~ nounced today a new player would Join the team Saturday night in Montreal where the Hawks meet ihe Canadiens. He added that a school for Hawks rookies would be established next spring in Western Canada.

Coach Johnny Gottsellg left to-. day on a scouting tour of the mirr- or leagues to comb the lllnterlflnds for talent.

{GFCCR Question ‘Continues To fAgitatc House

LONDON, Dec. 21 — (OP) - ‘Strife - torn Greece continued to agitate Parliament today and Tom Drlberg, independent. irrzerl in the House of Commons that the Bri- ‘tish Government "lnvite’ King George II of Greece to remain here iuntil his former subjects decide whether or not to hove him hack. In the House of Lords, mean- while, Lord Samuel said Britain probably would have to resort to some sort of "inter-Allied action" to settle the Greek situation He 'contended that "there is no reason why Great Britain should be call-

ed upon to bear this burden alone.’ . King's "premature" return

The iberal Leader's assertion came after Lord Farirr-rdon. Labor, Clement R. Attlcc, deputy Prime

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ir-carr interference bv the superior Allittl tactical air forces.

Tire Germans relied on surprise to gain for their attack the mom- entum it needed to achieve im- portimt success. By aiming it through the corridor of their 1940 ujcsitwiu-d offensive the Germans directed their forces ulrerc they would do ihc most dzinrzigc.

e s tire chance cf splitting

sharply criticizing Britain's armed intervention, cautioned that "munity" may arise among Dri- tisli troops dctniled to uueli civ- ll strife in Greece.

This contention, plus Lord Far- ingdorfs claim that British terms for peace in Greece were conditions of "surrender" rather‘ illllir o.’ ar- mistice. di‘e\v a stern rebuke from Lord Samuel and cries of “mon- strous“ from his colleagues 1n the usually sedate and placid Cham-

eBut the Greek Monarch was an issue in both Houses of Parlia-

men .

10rd Faringdon suggested that "the King cf Greece d no‘. dc- servc and was in fact on unsuitable recipient of the respect and a1:- thoriiy with which the British Government has invested him."

In the House of Commons, Mr. Driberg, an Independent, unsuc- cemfully sought Government as- surances that lng George of Greece be asked “to state lribllcly that he has no intention of re- turning to Greece until after the question of monarchy has been settled by a free plebiscite." contended that such a "might be preiudiced

came ‘r0 A HAl-T DIRECTLY Aoovc ‘TH! o-Avion.

is fer of some workers

ammunition. ti

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~ Minister Discusses Preparations For_

Training

does not propose to erect any block- smith or machine shop upon this particular site. but is considering the erection m ...rr-.z cr an adhiinigtrative building. r. arbour: suggested that there might be a possibility some of the buildings at N0. 2 Nav- igation School as technical shops. should the air stati ha, closed

1y within the next few months.

The property now occupied bv H. 14.0.6. Queen Cha bv the

which this building would be ou

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Trends

Reflected In Canada

Then. in the latter Part of this year. intensive artillery technique resulted in new and bigger orders for lrcnyy ammunition. In small arms ammunition, ilrc picture was brighter and stockpiles had reach- ed a size that enabled the trans- from small arms to heavy ammunition plants.

Immediately before the launch- ing of the German counter-offens- ive those demands were continuing to increase and coupled with them lrow lire new orders for small am- munition. In efforts to meet these requirements the highest hurdle manufacturers have had to over- come lrus been labor shortage and slncc autumn they have been mak- ing intensive efforts to find 10.000 ncw workers. 7,000 of them. ivo- melr, but with only limited suc- cess.

This year Canada has produced about 1,000,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition: compared with l,500,iX)0.000 rounds ‘ 1,200,000,000 rounds in 1942. new demands for small arms ani- nrunition come largely from the United States, which also has plac- ed big orders for heavy ammuni-

Oil.

In the heavy ammunition field. completed rounds flllcd in 1944 are expected to be only very slightly below the 1943 figure of 30,000,000 rounds. The number of empty cases and shells manufactured for export is, however, more than dou- Lzlc the 1943 figure of 20.000900.

Nazis Using More Men Than In 1940 Invasion

inc Allied front in two and presen- ting a rearward threat to the Bri- tish and Canadian urrmes to the north as \veli as overrunning im- poirlant supply installations at a time when the American forces have been reported short of some type of ammunition.

The reason the troops of the 1st Anrcrlcail Anny have been havuuz

1s diiiicultv stopping the offensive is

that apparently they were disposed for attack themselves rather than defensive positions. If the Allied air iorces were able to operate at full strength such aircraft as locket-firing thunder- bolts and tybhoons as well m light- er-bombers would rake the German attackers mercilessly and wreck supply coluinns and the bridges they need. I11 the meantime strong gorund defences could be arranged in iront of the German armored

c umns.

As it is. the deeper the German penetration comes more dif- ficult lt will be to bring to a dead

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Unlcss the Germans are holdill. back other forces also intended to be thrcu; rlrto the tii-cllzlvc ut i1

i0 be- lieve u.., to strut: back us . as German prisoners inc reported to have ae- clared to their 4-11 captors. German olileers rrudllv tell stories like these to their men to Deb them

up.

At the start of the war i-t was es- tlmatcd the cost of smashing the western German defences would be 1.000.000 casualties. If this is still true the Germans probably would regard it as worth while to carry out such counter-attacks as the present no matter if thev were cost- lv in the lrolre of achieving an eventual stalemate.

Minister, refused however. t0 g0 beyond Foreign Secrets Eden's statement yesterday in w ich Mr. Eden said that he and Churchill had advised the King to stay in London on the grounds that re- turn now might eause political dis- turbance

In the House of Commons the suggestion also was advanced that the British arrange a week's Christmas irllec in lire Greek fight- ing, dravzing 1mm M1‘. Eden retort: "Our object is not to stop it for a week but to obtain a final solution of this business."

Would Keep Ulster's Ports Within Empire

TORONTO. Dec. 21 -— (CPi Sir Ernest Cooper. Canadian-born adviser of the Ulster Govern- ment. today suggested that an Empire policy be adopted to nre- vide for keeping Ulsterfls ports within the Empire. He was speak- ing at a meeting of the Empire Club here today. Sir Ernest said there was little reason to assume

ter would accept home rule, but if to "tidy up" Ireland were attempted he trusted Car:- adn would exercise its influence to avert thorn.

in 1943 and __;.

This column is reserved for news o: local interest, but advertising o a newsy nature may be inserted | at live cente d iri tl - l R I s h I able in advan:e.wor ' ' a 7 9'7 I c s DON'T WAIT until Eh! last date’ to pay your civic taxes. 12-21-01.‘ Correspondgncg com“, 1n pub r T‘? lic school curricul h - KILLED IN ACTIO — . - 3 5V9 K0118 Ollt ert Carr. NewLnndonN M“ Rm) w. U"? 1°110Wlng scllool districts: . received the Alton Road Co ii sad news stating that her son Pte. Glencorradale srifavcli’ Rockbam’ Stanford was killed in Italy. De- v.11“. ' - "mba- and tails will follow later. i According to M,- y_, w s; . . i" ’director oi educatio. ‘h ' m“ crrrs r-‘rscar. 1' "- i e lessons December 31st. After tnffiatfngli Eff, [Lem wcwked out by ‘he Pull" taxes in arrears are subrect to r, Fain m°5l c3595 have been interest at the rote of 6%. eAulkne for °x“m“"m°“-, iz-zl-ail papirjd nghoshiggiidt 331x131...‘ tire . - - s a u 4 . queen's CANADIAN rulvo-, gfliisements had been made by the The Royal ‘rzasi, co, acknowledge epartment of Education to have the following with thanks-Mrs. “chm in the City public schools Harry Uunszord, Bonshaw, $2.00; t 5Y3“ ihe lliibfrs. Barbara Ann MacKinnon, Milrrayf n“? °X3m"15l1°"5- Cvverlllk Grail- Harboul", $1.00, both for children's c5 one 19 stvvn. were mailed io Christmas |scl1ool districts which had no