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Rumors Prisoners“ To Remain For Farm Work

Fire ‘Threatens Dntario Town

Lmwoon. out. Doo- l — (c?) - Fire raging in a (‘rain ielevrabor was believed be be threatening the entire main acc- tlon of this town. 20 miles north- west of Kitchener. A volunteer rin- brlgade, handicapped by a shortage of water, was battling flap blaze. 800 yards from tbs centre of town and close to the mm’, Canadian Pacific Railway station. -

Father 0f Brooke tilaxton Dies At CD

MONTREAL, Dec. 8—A. George Brooke Claxlon. 8-0. a Montreal lavr_\'ei' for 60 years and the fath- or of Health Minister Brooke claxton, died Saturday following | heart attack.

He was a past president of the Canadian Rugby Football Union.

Barley For Whisky By End Df January

LONDON Dec. 9 —-(Reuters)— Food Minister Strachey today told British distiller-s the present world grain shortage may end in about six months and that he may be able to allocate barley for whisky mak- ing by as early as the and of January.

Coming Events

"Movies at Bradolbane to-riight.

"Hampshire Christmas concert Friday, December 20, 8 p.111.

"Wheatiey School C o n'c a r t. Thursday, Dccatnber 19th.

"Christmas Concert. S o u t h Melville School. December 2o. "llllfllllston School Concert,

lYlday December 20th.

"Christmas Concert. Shauurock School. Wednesday, December 18th.

"Show. Mt. Stewart, Tuesday Tomado" plus serial, '

"Christmas Concert, Donagh School. Friday, December 20th.

"Reserve December 21th Card Filly and Dance, Tracadia Hall.

“Concert. Rios Point School, December 19th.

"west Royalty School Concert Friday. Dec. 20th.

"Unloading car feed wheat, liiilk. Wednesday till noon Thurs_ day. Court s; son, '

c"¢ome‘ro m. Mellick Christmal bgtfwfgtlh at Pownal Garage. Decem-

"Dfillfillis Country Club, Travel-

“l-‘Sl- liir-lsht. weather permit-

"Qllen to buy carloads of can- cattle. Write or telephony V" Campbell, Kenstngton.

osbue any day car Bu! Wheat- “ er immediately for delivery off .sr. J. R. Driscoll. MS. Herbert. ."¢°m¢ to st. 1......- aonbbt 623M in Mayfteid l-laii. Friday.

mber 20th starts at 0.30. If it" line. Deoauiber 28rd.

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(By The Canadian Prod)

VITAWA. Dec. b-Reports that the government was planning to allow some German prisoners of war to remain in Canada circu- lated here today, but no confirm- ation was obtainable from cabinet sources.

‘Though one oflicial indicated plans for tba nnai bomeward movement of prisoners wara pro- ceeding on the assumption that some would stay in Canada, oth- ers said cabinet had not resorted a decision on the issue and it was too early to make any an- nounosmsnt.

Up to now. government policy has been for the return to Ger- many of all prisoners. of whom there are still about 3.300 in Can- ada. If this were reversed. it was reported, prisoners staying in this country would do so on a volun- tary bcsis and only after screen- ing for suitability for farm work or other jobs.

Main purpose of the move would be to bolster the silpply of farm labor, in which a scarcity is forecast for i947. Shortage of labor in the lumberwoods has developed following the removal of 10.000 prisoners from that field. with about 8.000 needed in On- tario alone. but it was. not known if any consideration was being given to using any of the prison- ers in the woods.

The final contingent of prison- ers is scheduled to sail from Halifax Dec. 22. This group orig- inally included 2.200, but undoub- tedly would be cut down heavily from that number if the govern- ment swltched its policy.

iiIao-yoar-old Boy liososos Drowning Pal

Cl-HPMAN. NB. Dec. D - (OP) —Heoclsm of nInc-yea-roid -(=len Davidson saved the life ofyAxrtbur Knox. 14, after the latter broke through thin ice while skating alone on Red Bank Creek. After l5 minutes he hed given up hope when Glen heard calla for help, found a. plank and edged nut on dancer- ounv cracking ice, ‘He mavavd to mill out the heavier boy and they inched their wav back to shore.

Shipping Speeds lip At Halifax

HALIFAX. Dec. 9 — (OP) -— Thirteen ocean-going frelghters weoe either loading or dlschargiw 001110 at; Halifax piers todruy as waterfront activity qutckened with arrival of the winter season.

Wheat for Britain was spoutinz into the holds of the Fort Glou- cester and the Bari-M. Norwesliill- Beaverford. Aylesforrl. Manchester Shipper and Withrow Perk were taking on cargoes rsnaina 1mm Nova. Scotia apples 00 Pli-PYOPI 701' the Unitéd Kingdom. Loading for the West Indies were the William Brewster. Canadian Observer and Lake Traverse. Th? Pbrt Parrott and Cumberland County were scheduled to clear soon with freight for France. Thy Qlty 9f X11105 MTiVORl bfllliy with a welcome load from the N!’ East: Nuts. spices and tea. An- other long-awaited arrival was that 0d the uorweviw- The 909"“) freighter out of uverrml will" g pa", pump! scotch.

Freight Rate, lloarlng Jan. 8

UITAWA. Dec. D-- (CH-Hoar- ings into the Pilliiication 0! "I Canadian raliwm M’ I 30 it" cant tnmssa tn faith! "l" "l" open here Jan. I Were thrlcald of ‘transport Commissioner! l! was announced tots!-

said the board hsd not 90f 4W4" ed whether tt would mm outside m, capital to bear representations.

The board will open Jill Js so m» a mo» nubile-tie" widths Lake Pn-gbt Annotation for increases in mam-bio "fill" rates on the Great hires.

The Association, mos as vi steamship ‘line botanical-aw! i: so-per-can seas the rates of packosc ftvllfl- Th! appiiastianjoas not touch bulk 2mm such is {Mn and mi-

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Canadian Ship in Distress

HAMILTON, Bermuda Dee. 9- (CP Cabie)—A Unified States air- craft which flew from Bsflmfla to remove a. sick passenger from the new Canadian National Steamshlps Freighter Canadian Cruiser. re- ported in trouble at sea. was forced down today and the aircraft's crew were taken aboard the ship. ' United States authoritiu here who said the plane had been forced down were unable to say whether tiho fliers were hurt. Nor did they disclose the nature of the passeng- er's illness.

Built in Canada. the 1.500- ton ship entered service only recently. She was sailing un- der command of Capt. J. H. llnbiey of Dundaa, P. I‘. I., and Shedlac, N. B.

The CNS. agents at Hamilton said the 7.5004011 vessel which sailed from Halifax three days ago o her first voyage in the West Ind- ies service had reported trouble.

The agents said repairs were be- ing made and the ship would pos- sibly reach Hamilton under reduc- ed speed. Her position was given as 47 miles from Bermuda. eresumably she was in no danger because no tug had been sent out from here.

The ship left Halifax Dec. 6 under command of Capt. J.l~l. Hubley of Dundas P. E. L. and Shedlac. N.B..

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Early By-eleotion In Halifax Unlikely

HALIFAX. Dec. 9—-(CP)- Gor- lon B. Isnor- Idbi-ni neniber of Parliament for thw constituency.

, raid today that a Federal by-elec-

tion in this dn-t-le-sest riding would not likely be hold in the sear future end certainly would not be held in time to have the new member talo- hta seat at the opening of the new session of Parliament the eh-l of January. Mr. Ispor made this statement to The Canadian Press after he held a lone distance telephone conversation with partv officials In Ottawa. He sa‘d that winter weather conditions ‘n Nova Scott! were not suitable ‘or holding an election.

In the meantime. he aald, his natty still had a mciorlty 51f! was not afraid of a rrtep vote in the Commons turnlna out the zovern- ment. As for the riding itself. it was one of the two dual-member constituencies in Canada and was ‘herefore represented in Ottawa. Mr. Ianor was wil‘ m: to shoulder the added responsflulity for an in- ‘evlm period.

The seat became vacant. tbrouzh the death of W. C Liacdonald, Lib- oral

ii. S. Boosts Bonus’ To Civil Servants.

HALIFAX Dec. 9 -(CP)—An increase in the cost of ltvllpig bonus paid Nova Scotia civil servants ranging from $10 monthly for em- pioyees receiving less than S1500 annually down to $1 monthly for those getting $2.300 or more was annotmced today by Premier Angus l... MacDonald. The increase is ef- fective as of Dec. 1.

A government statcnsnt said the additional bonus was the thin! granted provincial employees sirre the original cost-of-livtng bouw became effective in 1941.

With the latest addition. the to- tal booms for euiplcyecs receiving between $040‘ and i900 annually will be 09s monohy. Total for those getting $1.500 will be 88'! with an extra l0 cents for married men. ‘ilotala for those receiving be- tween $9.900 and $5.000 will be 01D for shgie persons and $16 for mar- ried persons.

‘The additional bonus,” the said, "is to meat the in-

or ceased cost of itviul?‘

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national executive board cf

United. Automobile Workers (OJ.

O.) convened hare today to draw sounds for its

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Franoo Says ll. ii. iias iio Rights In Case

LAKE SUCCESS. N.Y.. Dec. 9-

(AP) - The United Nations polit- ical and security committee today. adopted a Belgian recommendation that all members immediately re- call their ambassadors and pleinl- potchtiaries from Franoo Spain. The same sanendmenlt, adopted by a 2'1 to ‘l vote. with 16 absten- tions, recommended that "if with- in a reasonable time there has not been established g Spanish govern- ment dra/wing its authority from the consent of the citizens, ‘he Se- ouriby Council will continue to con- sider adequate meas =- to be taken in order to remedy the situation." Under the Belgian reoorrtmenda- tion. member countries still could maintain their embassies in Mad- rid under charges dfisffaires. Thus the resolution did not go so far as the political committee's sub-com- mitee, which had recommended that the individual member states break relations with Franco Spain The sub-committee resolution had been rejected a few mlnute= before by a tie vote of ?0 to 20 in the iii-member committee. At the same time the committee rejected an American propose‘ that the United Nations invite the Spanish people to establish ‘heir eltgibility for US. membership by bringing about the. ouster of Fbanco.

Franco Speaks

MADRID. Dec. B-(APF-Gener- alisaimo Franco trn thousagdlol demonstrating ~_ Spaniards today that the United Nations had no right to interfere in the internal affairs of his country and that if Spanish liberty am, rovers-fatty iuecame endangerel "we would be converted into a rea- apple of dis- "ord."

He spoke from the balcony of the national pant-e cl-maxine a three-hour demonstration an the heart of Madrid against “forcgn ‘merferencefl’

He said that a "wave of Cum- munist terror is di-olatlng Europe and violations. crirres and per- secutions . . govern the life of 12 nations which were formerly m- dependent"

(He did not specifythem by name. but presumably referred to states he regarded f! within the Soviet sphere of influence.)

This Couple lucky In liotel Disaster

ATLANTA. Ga, "er 9--(AP)- Mr and Mrs J B. Phillips not only escaped from the 14th floor of the fire-swept Wineroff Hotel without serious injury-but they recovered most of their possess- ions.

Phillips who. ironically. l! 2m- ploved by a company manufactur- imz fire sprinkler sy-‘rfems return- rd to the hotel today He found ‘ll! two bags undam. wed any noth-

in»: in the room vorched although moat of the rooms on the floor ‘"“'.'e destroyed

Phillipa said he his wife and

two guests from an rdioininn room stuffed a mattress arvnimt the door i0 REID the fir; out. Thev strip- ped to their under-clothes and poured water-ove- heir bodies to survive the beat un‘ll firemen led them to safety.

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0| Synthetic Fabrics OTTAWA. Dec. o -(c1-\)-n>

raovai ofimport aisbaidies on knitted

fabrics. Plyons and fabrics made

"hello or partly of lilitilatie fibres was announced today by the Prices

. Board officials said the change f0 omaulner but would not affect

CANADIAN U. N. DECORATOB

OFFICIAL

A Young Canadian. Lloyd B. Herman. Toronto, has been re. ponsibi for spending hundreds of thousands of dollars for the furnishings and decorations of United Nations buildings at Lake 51.100658 and Flushing Meadows, He preferred a blue and gold color scheme as being most restful. He estimates two million dollars have been spent on U. N. bouldlngs and grounds. He also decorated the if. N. London confererica rooms.

Dttawa Mayor ls Re-eieoted

OTTAWA, Dec. il-Ottawa elect- m. polling o light vote in slushy weather, today returned Mayor Stanley Lewis for his 12th con- secutive year in oflice, re-eiacted the four-man board of control and voted in favor of a by-law authorizing purchase by Ottawa Hydro of the Ottawa light, heat and power system.

Mayor Lewis. who has held the ofiice of chief magistrate since 1906. received his usual substan- tial majority. Returns from 170 of the 29a polls gave him 12.985

- votes compared with 1.740 for his

only competitor. Sydney T. Check- land.

The mayor, four controllers, 22 alder-men and four public school bdard trustees will hold office for a two-year term.

Body Dmgged Miles Beneath Taxi_Car

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MONTREAL Dec. a-_ tCPl-Po- lice are seeking the ldfllllflmllm of a marl whose body. app refill!’ dragged for miles underneath a taxicab. was found Saturday at. the corner of dorwntovln Wmdsor and St. Antoine Streetl-

Licnel Morin toizl police he W" the man's body beinZ ‘P388911 along the street tut mouse of trouble in his ow‘: tar ha was un- able to catch up with the l“! l0 veil the driver of his gruesome find

Police said they believe the vic- tim was pulled htn-ath the taxi- cab some distance from the corn- q- what-e the bod: finally was re- ‘eaaed The only identification they have of the. man, aged be- tween ii0 and 00 is the name "J. Dufresne" tattooed on one arm

CAR. BATTERIES SCABCI

TORONTO. Dec D—(CP)-— Bat- tery manufscturers and dealers bald today the supply oi batteries uvmiabia to motorist‘! hers and throughout Canada was low but the shortage hadn't reached l point yet; where automobile own- ers would not be able to keep their

w. result in some increases in price of essential cloth-II.

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Roaring Street Fight Flares At Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 9—(AP) —A roaring M-minnte street; fight; between 200 police of- flcora and more than 600 plg- lwll “Plvtled at the electric control plant of the vast atrlkebound {Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Company today after a non-strikers automobile wag overturned and bunt info flames. At least 2i persona were arrested.

This latest burst: of strife, marking the 225th day of U. A.W.-C.l.0. local 248's strike, found a crowd of about 80D pickets at the film's twc doa- en gates when the duncn- stratlon, called by U.A.W.- 0.1.0. ' ‘ beadquartcra, began.

laluea in the strike, involv- lnr about 12.000 workers. in- clude union demands for a zi-cent-an-boar wage increase. a union shop and control of grievance procedure.

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OTTAWA. Dec. 9—(CP)—-A life- siz oil painting of ~3ii John A Mac- Donald. flrst president of the Rd- r-au Club was unveiled in the club here tonight by Prime Mmiater Mackenzie King. K. A. Greene. nresldent, outlined the history of the club. organize". shortly after Confederation and sidclignts on l/farrionalrYs life were given by H. M Dsly, The portrait was painted "ov Ernest Fosberv

5D War Brides Return From Canada

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 9 (OP Cable) ,- Fifty war-brides and their families returned to Britain from Canada, late Sunday aboard the steamship cavins which nur- maliy take; brides from Britain to Canada

Many of the brides spoke of “high prices" in Canada and said that apart from food which is "better than in Britain" other conditions such as housing and clothing were ‘twoo-ae."

Mrs. Nlnette Bowen. 20. of Reed- ing. Berkshire said that she left Canada after two months because she was “homesick for the sight of an English dance hall and an ED8- iish pub." She added that her hus- band would follow her.

With two children. Pauline. three. and Ivor. oucplvirs Malsafei Bann. 26. said that she left he!‘ husband in Sukatchewan because she was dissatisfied with “the shack we lived in."

BALA. Ont. Doc. 9 —(CP)— Joseph Derwnha. 27 was killed and Reginald Ferguson, 82, was thrown clear when an acetylene tank ex- ploded today iri a service station on the main street of this Muskoka re- sort district village.

ly ltaavt Uaderbili LONDON, Dec._9 —(CP Cablc)—- An exhaustive search of Germany! war-wrecked factories has produced many valuable hints for British and American lfllllllilfiluiwts. s11‘ st!!- font Criws president of the Board of Trade. told a pron conference

sir Stafford laid British and American investigators had visited 10,000 German factoriund mas promises ova a p0

year and bad turned ta reports makkq tbs manufacturing preces- sq availafls to Allied manufaotun m.

‘ma pool of technical knowiedlv contains many an processes and btihlbo eaoiusiva devei ants of equipment and than were

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The City Council at its regulat- monthly meeting last night up- lmlnied on industrial committee to work in collaboration with u committee appointed by the Pro- vincial Government to assist in the location o! Sites for indus- sslal PurPi-YBES- The committee will

o assist the Provincial Depart- ment 0f Reconstruction when it confers with representatives of adlacent areas such as parkdap, “ncernlllk Pills water supplies.

The c113’ Council committee consists of Couns. W. R. LePage J. Gordon MacDonald, and C. M’, Cox. The Committee to represent the Provincial Government com- prises the members of the Pm. vinciai Planning Board: Messrs, L. W. Shaw, director of edu. cation. chairman; w. n. Shaw. deputy-Minister of Agriculture; Gordon Wlhite, engineer for the Prwlllclal Department of Public Works; LieuL-Coi. P. S. Fielding, deputy-Minister of Health and Wailers; and or. Connolly, family-Minister of Reconstruct. on.

Another innovation was the appointment by the Council of a Prohibition squad to be beaded by Police Constable A. J. Lund whom the Council last nigxbt pro- moted Corporal. In discussing the formation o1 the aquadcoun, N. W. Isowther, chairman of the Police Committee, said his com- mittee had had several confer- ences with Attorney General P. A. Large and that the Attorney General hsd agreed the City should receive '76 per cent of all Prohibition fines provided it ap-

pointed an active Prohibition squad to work , within the City limits.

At present. Coun. Lowthersaid. file City only receives 25 per cent of the Prohibition fines collected.

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Temperature Record Is Set In Tomato

TORONTO, Dec. 9 —(C P)- Aii-tiurg high temperature reading for December hero was set today, when meteorol ion]. officials an- nounced the thermometer read 54 degrees against a previous nigh in 1924 of 53 degrees.

In New York Too

NEW YORK. Dec. 9 -- (AP) — A 57-year heat record was broken early tonight when the teznpera- ture reaehed 61.1 in New York City, g high for the date, The pre- vious mark was 59.7 in 1860.

Confer Dn Proposal To Tax The C._N.R.

Subscription Delivered $6.00. Mail $5.00, other Provinces do U. S. A. $7.00

Council Th Meet» in Moscow Next;

Favor Partial Break With Spain

City Council Appoints Industrial Committee

Also Appoints Special Prohibition Enforoemezzt Squad.

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German Reece Settlement Will Be Discussed

BY JOHN M. IIIGIITOWER

NEW v0.1a’. Dec. 9_iAP>< Tile tour-g ~r foreign ministers tcounctl zl- d tonight that its ‘next mucti —-on a German peace settlement Liouid begin in Mos- cow March i0, after Foreign Min- ister Molotov of Russia assured State Secretary Byrnes of the United States that the conference could be fully reported to the world.

In accepting Mr. -Molotov’s in- vitation to meet .n the Russian capital Mr. Byrne". made clear, ac- cording to person; in tonight's council session. t..-.'. he still had no intention of going to Eurc-pO tor another round o‘ peace-making unless he is convinced that real progress can be mide on a Ger- man settlement.