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MAKING ‘ OI‘ A

MERE MAN

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become Io by n1 and I

put and beautiful chsraeterhsgiiisrh has nQt

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Russian Troops Cross ifru

Red Armies Gontinue To Gain Ground

apbilead Heard In liew Ferry Inquiry

HALIFAX, March ZO-JCP) .-.-l federal board of inquiry at s rc-opened hearing into 1911 sinking of the Northumb- erlsnd Strait ferry Charlotte- town h from her master today the s king had been an "act oi God" and the Captain should not have been blamed

for it. _

Capt. John L. Read of Bor- dcn, P.E.l., the master. said it was the striking oi a sub- merged object that sent the $1,000,000 ferry to the bottom oil the Nova Scoiia coast in the summer of 1941. The obicct was not charted. he he

d.

Today's hearing was before the same board that originally investigated the sinking in 1941. At that time, the bo_ard held

0'“- "f" ml”“"""° '““‘ m: received the dee tion snow orrlered suspension oi his m ‘m in B H i?“ P h i“; masters ticket for six months. naval“ “gait, a Spain‘

The investigation was opened at the skippefs request.

lie said today the court had erred in finding his na tion faulty, and said he sho d not have been held responsible for striking n. submerged object. According to the evidence o! the course he took, he declar- ed. it would have been physio- sliy impossible for the vessel to strike Devastation shoal or any other chartered liiill

ills navl ation and chart

work had n accurate, Capt. llcrld said. Tile vessel. largest loc-

breaking car ferry in the world. was proceeding from Charlotte- town to Saint John. N.B., ior thevtima of the

sinking. The re-hearlng was presid- ed over by Mr. Justice M. B. Archibald of the

headed the originalcourt. The other members were the lama as previously. The inquiry will be continued I tomorrow.

liclean Gives Away Lange Sums 0f Money

WINDSOR, Ooh, March 29-(0?) -illll'ry F‘. McLean, Carlado/s most generous eltizen—ha gives away thousands “to make peo 1e happy" has scattered broadens? an esti- mated $5.000‘ ill.’ cash and at least $11000 in cheques since his arriv- al in Windsor Tuesday night.

The wealthy Merrickvllie. Ont-. contractor tied up traffic outside his hotel in downtown Windsor today when he emptied the cou- tenls of a bank money bag from his fourth-floor window. Nearly 500 persons milled about in the street below, scrambling for rhare in the shower of dollar bills B1111 rolls of sliver coins-time worth in all.

(Mr. McLean is a native of RE. i. his former homrbeing on zhc iqulh shore oi the Province s few miles from Murray River.)

GGEAING EVENTS

‘fl-finding hogs at Fredericton. Flu-iv. March a1 until 11.30. Les- lle McDowell. a-ao-m.

“Victory Seed Oats to arrived. Book now. McGulgan dz gthleio

“Receiving hogs at Crapaud for Davis a p; q; . R u. 'DlWl?7:r m y ‘“§’f§},‘i‘,',_

"Unloading wil BU ti 0 t8 It Auburn. Thursday? afrild Fig .

“- E Griffin "m hi" "is: "l “u l I . ' ’ slid-ll.

(er River March 30th ‘Tall-Ins ilv h f De ie a “"1" every 6 Frdayortill vlico. tlwr Hselman. S-D-Thu-Momtf.‘

"Come to Stanchel Pic Social in it? volley Hall. rrlqsy, ‘March

"Uulcadi cor oi bran and tlrlgllvle me at Albany. 3mg ‘nulls. Dawson d: Johnson, Crag‘-

~ ~ 3-30- -

“Due to arrive April let. Erfrgovlfll- 1 Fe Oats. 800:“-

Fred er. winsloo. ii-BD-li

"Medina ho s for De is d; Ti" every ursda aftzrnoon i vllllonrnv and nun-sill Every rri- q_cc_ G2? until further notice. . "Livestock Marketl Board Mil"! ll at Bedio Tuesday _;‘,{,°“°<"=. 4th. until train

" peri

Liana

' Jury later declared be: death was

Captain (Matron)

rikht, Ueut- (N-S) K. 1. (Canadian Army Overseas Photo)“

To Help In 6th

1.500 iifid. ram. Workers To Aid

dairy farm worker; for the hard-pressed farm- ers oi the north eastern states und- er an agreement recently completed between the war food administrat- ion and the Newfoundland govern- ment, it was learned here today.

The Esleflillflii, ls similar to those under which workers have been

brought, in frcrn Mexico and West Indian islands. , Recruiting for the workers is

about to start ii not done so ai- reiuly, and the intention ls to lve first preference to single men en to married couples without child- ren.

Those ted must pass a physical ex nation and sl an agresment to do farm work on y on a year-ncluid basis. Their vlausport- at on will be provided by W. F. A.

In the event of a farm labor re- cruit desiring to end his agreement or ii he proves unsatisfactory, and in any event when he is no longer needed, he will be returned to New- iOlllKlwilfiilld- The ti

or the fic purpose cf farm work during the od of the labor shortage here. Arrivals, first oi which will be placed on farms in New York and

veiling rates oi pay and condi ons in the areas to which they are sent. porting the workers- ronriati voted by congress for the purpose of bringing farm workers from other countries. |

Vichy-Claims Canuck Parachutists Dropped Lennon, sin-I; -_ (o s)

The Nest-controlled vi y Rladl claimed today that trench-Canad-

hills 0i flggg recorded by the Ministry of infer-

motion.

The Vichy broadcaster made no further references to Canadians.

London military circles refused to comment in line with a policy of silence on such reports.

Charges Laid In Ghild’: Death

SYDNEY, N81. March N-(OP) ‘—Charges oi criminal negligence have been laid against Mrs. Elisa- beth Cafflsr and John ll. Keigon as the_result of the death of the wonurls four-year old daughter y Bras 0'0: Feb.

Marcella at nearb

ounced today. l e l died after a all out- side the Csfiier home. A coroner's

dufi to neéligenead h an w o at thew home

" A. .Mlcintyl'i he . ’ “ll-sill.

Ganadlan iiurss Decorated ily ills Majesty

Margaret Amelia Smith.

lldaoleod (Keuron, P.E.T.).

Wood From Ruined Cathedral

IN ITALY. March 29—(GP)—Cn- nadian soldiers had driven (‘lei-mans

’u”:"s""gkwldl eight-gay light ‘iigiOi-tona. r ' Ruthless paratrccpera were des-

troying overyuhing to delay the Ca-

dlldihfid and much which could

‘w M M” 29 (C?) never servle any millijtary urposblaels. ASKING!“ - - " At six o'c oc as t e eccm r Newfoundland ls ex led to lllr- night closed over the ancient Ad-

mm“ pm’ a “m” °xpl°s'°“ ma: pelts of ohmic and P.E.T. will be

Pennsylvania. vvil‘. work under - the

‘crypt is ‘rlome of but the relics

u“ At A Glance

>;%//’ The People's Paper

(lovers Priaoe Edward

Island Like the Dew

things of lif not 9.1:: mainly but coins-go Ill with g like a schoolboy":

Kithuawt-ask sauce to

(Moslcton, N. It) from the King at a recent guests on the occasion were (Hamilton, Ont.) and,

“Victory Loan

__-_-.

By notion". AMARON C. P. War Correspondent

WITH THE CANADIAN CORPS

the Moro Valiev '

the I _ibe . _ bitter.-

from

the air followed by the crash falling masonry,

The Germans had blown up the Basilica of st. Thomas the Abus- tle, the protector oi the Abbruzzi. This was Dec. 21, the feast day of St. Thomas, the day pilgrims. ficcked for centuries to the Apos- tle's crypt so their subsequent journey to Rome might be safe

From this historic cathedral, built upon the stones of a temple which the exiled tmjans, who fourlded the town, dedicated to Janus, have come nine chestnut planks. They are to be used bv the nine provinces of Canada 0n the occasion oi the Sixth victory Loan campaign Opening next month.

when the Canadian Army public relations unit was asked for the wood the request stipulated only that it be obtained from the Ca- nadian battle front, from a build- ing dam-reed by enemy action. The planks which were chosen came from a bench in the crypt of St. Thomas. Don Pietro Di Ffuivia Par- roco of the Basilica gave it will- insly “to a good cause."

rtona was the scene of one of

Russian troops forced across the Prut river today, fo

ou ti), cs tel of Bucovirio, and cap-

tcwn in the foothills oi pathian mountains only from Moscow announced tonight-

pounccd in Bessarabie. and southern Ukraine, notably the cap- ture of Ball/ll-

tohighth soviet communique, is n significant victory but does not. in the Russian view. Army inside Rumariia i; p in the portion oi Bucoviua. can... to

i l 0.

“Madrid dispatches said German‘ clviii.“ refugees and officials were fleeing across to Hun nry from Poland and nor- them werle said to have taken over com- mend oi the Csrlluthians thenia but roads and rail lines were reported

LONDON. March N—(AP)— ht into the

tsklrts of Czerriowtz (Cernau- olunea, Prut River railway the Cal‘- 30 miles

the Czechc-Slova border.

Other, Soviet gains were

The Prut crossing, reported by

place the Red as yet, since

Russia by the Rumaninns

the Carpathians ln-

umania. The Germans

in Ru- the refugees clogging

delaying Nazi military transport.

Sale Df Silver Fox Pelts Opens At Montreal

. ._ ....-_.......~..... t. . ..

MONTH-EAL, March 29—(Spec- ial to the Guardiun)-—The Canad- ian Fur Auction Sales Co., Ltd. commenced selling silver fox pelts this afternoon at 2 pm. Only a small percentage was sold.

Tomorrow the sliver fox show

offered at ljl s.m. and the sale of tee remainder of the first and part of the second section oi sli-

SENATOR. BUCHANAN RONTO. March 29-409)-

TO Senator W. A. Buchanan, president “ml mllllllging director of 712E Lethbridge Herald. today w“ e1- ected president of The Canadian PIN. Ho succeeds Arthur R. Ford Editor-in-chief oi the London Fm’- PTBSS. who had been presi- dent for two years.

F. I. Ker, vice-president managing director of the 9°11 3990mm‘. was elected vice-president and All. West, ex. ecutive editor oi the Montreal Star second vice-president.

H. P. Duchmein, president and editor of the Sydney Post-Record was elected honorary president. lie succeeds Henri Gugnoli, president and managing director of Queoec Le Soleli. who retired from the Board after e. service of 26 years.

The new president has been a »ll6Wl)7BpOIm8h"il'i"“'Cii!tCfil ' ‘an?! western Canada 51 years. His news- paper career started in Peterbor- ough and took him to Toronto, Se. Thomas and finally to lethbridge where. he bought the Herald. then 8 Weekly. and started its publica- tion us a daily in 1907. He has been a member of the Senate since 1925.

and Hamli- first

vers will be continued.

(Prior to the opening of the‘ above sale egeneral sale of furs. consisting of mink, marten, beav- er, red fox, etc» was held.

(It iviii be remembered that at the January auction the white face, platinum silver, platinum und| pear latinum show pelts Ontaro and Prince Edward Isl-

und were sold)

(The above information was supplied by Mr. George A. Cali- beck. Summerside, manager of the fur marketing department of the Canadian Sliver Fox Breeders As- scciation.)

Berlin Reports That Premier Stalin is ill

Canada's most famous battles and tall. pleasant priest was proud the even in its ruins his basilica mtg t find a place in Canada's further contribution lo victory.

When the basilica was destroyed‘ llv the Germans Don Pietro remov- i ed ‘the casket and the silver bust, containing the apostles skull. The rshambies, the great the basilica a half-shell around which tl(_/ were built were unharmed.

Parliament

T. L. Church (PO-Toronto Broad- view) moved o. bill which would provide that judges b, not allow- ed to serve on ' outside their judicial duties.

Revenue Minister Gibson said no decision had been reached on a suggestion that further time shouui be allowed firms for filing income tax returns beyond April 30.

The Commons glossed an inter- im supply bill all orlaing expend- iture of tidwlhlil or one-sixth of the non-war estimates.

The Commons passed an interim‘ war appropriation bill, totalling

.000.000. Thursday the Commons will deal with the War Appropriations Bill.

Young Soldier Killed By Train éLBathurst

BATHURSI‘. Nil!“ March D -

(CP) - Cpl. C. . lnrseu. M, was killed instantly here today when ha der the wheels of the

slipped uh Canadian National Railways‘ west- bound Ocean Limited. The young soldier. travelling from Buses-s. N. 8., missed his footing in trying to rd a cor after the train started. e-was born Danmaru. A sister.

LISBON. March 29 — (AP) - A Berlin dispatch by the German News Agency said today that Pre- mier Marshal Stalin is iii and "doc- tors fear he may have another coll. apse soon."

"Stalin apparently had a collapse and fainted while working late hours one night in February," the report said.

There ‘has been no confirmation

in “three-line whip" order-e most

Ghurehill Demands Gonlidenee Vote

LONDON, March 29_(OP)--Ti'ie British Government issued tonight

urgent summons to members-to b: present for the confidence-vote debate Ht the next sitting of the House oi Commons. This means that unless they are ill or have a similar unquest enable excuse, all membe of rorliament must up- pear at the sitting.

Prime Minister Churchill had an. nounced earlier today that at the Milt Sltlllllt of the Commons s, vote would be taken on an amendment to the education bill to provide eq- ual pcy ior men and women teach. ers and added that. "if the govern- ment does not secure adequate m..-

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. THURSDA}. MARCH 30, 1944

ills DOWNED u AERl

fliers;

___liew G, P. President

By KIRK! l. 1n , —' ltolomes, Ionian Ilwow-Csernowits-ilucharest railway to southeaster Creche-Slovakia. The town lies north 0i city to the Siret Valley down is the direct route to Romania man war machine a ‘ves It lull I

dustries.

or at other points southward llolll

cf Ceernowits. but Russians to attempt to force any 0i

certed Russian push down the Slret the Duirver, once the

oil resources are the break-through The iniury to

at Kolomea- Nazi war-making

be lncelculable.

Senators

Senator J. E. Sinclair (L-Princc‘ Edward Island) expressed hope W" day in the Senate that the leder- ol gpvermuent will not delay lll-l vg5ngiliiOll oi the possibilities of developing hydro power from the tidal waters a: the confluence of the Petltcodiue and Memrencook

rivers in the Province of New Bruriswic before

Senator Sinclair spoke

--pssptisn-- of~ 12:11:13; ~--

ccrrimitteek ‘roller for u federal government. investi- gamm o; the possibilities olde- veloping the tidal waters- _

1i properly harnessed, ma tid- ‘1 wagers would produce approx‘- mateiv isuooo horsepower. sad Senator Sinclair-

Resldents of the Maritimes hop-

ed the project would mean lower electricity rates and an eXPEP-"llm of rural electrification. Among folly»: participating in the debate were Senators JP. Mcln tyre (L-Prince Edward Island) A. D. lVlcRae (PC-British Columbia). William rhiier (ll-Ontario). F. B- Biuck (PC-New Brunswick), J. A. Calder (PC-Saskatchewan). JJ-l. Kin -

tariol.

Senator Sinclair said that the Maritime Provinces are farther bo- hind in rural electrification than practically any other lace in the world. This was unfor uncle since one kilowatt of electricity did more work in a few minutes than one man did in a whole day. and at l! cost of about five cents.

no was asked by Senator Hardy if the development was not a pro- vincial rather than a federal ai- fair. Senator Sinclair said the

iority. it will entail the usual con. stitutional consequences." means resignation and formation of u new government.

The House had voted 117 to 11g esainst the government on the am- endment Tuesday night.

slx- noun SNOWFALL V133. lllilgiflnd —(CP)— snow

D0 fell for six hour. i in the Straits o; 5:321

from Moscow or other Allied quar- mser tlllsfilcmen rem,

NAPLESJdrhH-(r _ _ dian and Newizceaiand trgfiis hiiie awn withdrrawn from the sleep cu-

rn ace M the hlcodyoltmistgiisltfirlitlrlllilhae ll: midable height will hove to be “n. dertakcri anew when ‘the Allied Egg/lo‘ for Cassinc ggim mmmmum

Indian Gurkhas Whoclunglpthelr l ld-“v-‘fé’; if]??? °u'.‘.“.‘.‘.i‘..'$"£..‘.‘.‘.“ I ictine Abbey ior nearly two week;

came back down last ililht, hm; they were followed by New ders wl_i_o_ hgd I-Till 3031s the;

Christina, lives in Calgary.

allies Withdraw Troops On Monastery Hill Area

channel.

the slope. 1'! 's Hill - so called be-

ifll“ e 8- We once stood there _

436 Wda u id . “Mgr Hm. vlnlficli luiifisiié lifi

hlK . will! Allied troops inside Cassinc

there was no point in holdirizecyfi

itself unable to so to the

advanced Positions 9 °Wn by Allied

other Point last nishiltiirllrlolirtkfi and New Zealandcrs slipped back

lllY longer,

Zeaian- do u“ _ .._.'l9!'n loivligd theiri-ullovgggila". 1°“ “d "'

This‘

heaviest fall of the winter Ln the’

e strons diversionary fire was

rc- ject was an interprovlncial aiiuir because it, would su ply electricity to the three Marit e Provinces. It was too cost? s. grcject for one (province to un erta e and it was lhoped that the federal govern- } merit would loan some of the mon- 'e_v needed for ca ital expenditures- Serlator Euler cit that peo le in ovlnces which were dove oping heir own power projects would ask for a reduction in rates if fed- ‘eral capital was used to finance the development in the Maritlrues. senator Black said the Mari- time; were not asking for char- ity. they were asking for a thor-

ment.

‘Bracken Visits ii. S, Legislature

Conservative Leader, visited th

train tomorrow morning.

Nazis Start Flooding Lowlands In Holland

lands inf

Europe .

War Situation

Asaociatedhess Wei‘

of a mountain pass ladder that leads over the besieged Csernowiis (Cernauti).

t flank i ’a“:llis.l|sb,1’loeeti:thl°lllll Wlllell i!" 6"‘ hlghgf proportion of lubricants for plafltl.

1t doubtilul that Russian battle plans call for an attempt to storm the Carpathian mountain passes,

lt mania. There are two other rail-threaded u the" seems no discernible strategic reason for the

Greater resume-military and Wllillllll-IPE lllllllflllllc by I °°"‘

Odessa trap has been closed on remnants oi the

in . Th ' little do he ‘m! In the ‘Kahlil; Isltfitegeic obierliige ior Russian forces south of

destruction of Romanian oil fields, their outlets and

discuss Tida , Waters Power Project

Senator J. E. ‘Sinclair Hopes No Delay

ough investigation of the feasibil- ity of the project and a reasonable amount cf support in its develop-

HALIFAX. March N — (CP) — John Bracken. national Progressive

Nova Scotia legislature today and

The national leader. who has been here on a three-day visit with Min, Bracken, will leave for Ottaws by

March 28 - (C P) _ The Germans have started flooding lowlands in the Hollands, the Neth- crmation bureau said tn- day. is part of a plan m combat, me fllficted Allied invasion of western

labaarlption Dellaverd. lbll u." u...

sees; other Provia I

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Nazi Airmen Give Battle In Day Raid

First TimZEii-ice Marcil 23 That Enemy Fight- ers Took To Air.

LONDON. March D-(AIW-q

United states heavy bombers ati tacked the Brunswick area of coma

Last Night A

. SEBON ‘ A5517‘

have finally snanllfll l" foot on the bot"!!! "m! Carpathian ramllI-Yll in‘ l

tron!‘ and let

gateway the Carpathians. That high test fuel and a far

third f its o ‘U-boaia and vital in-

tanks,

however, either from Kflllllll" the north-south ranle W“ Wm‘ Carpathian passes south

tm] Germany today and Na' lighters for the first time sine March 23 rose to give serious bai- ti: over that vital aircraft factory

them. urea, only to be routed by escortir. 8th air force fighters who sho and Prpt as well as westward from down 39 of the Nazis. _ Simultaneously’ other American

heavyweights bombed the Pas-De- Caiais area of the French ccas THCPHTTQ opposition (ililiyifffl? mod -a cra ll.’ "“m“‘ ‘mm "pm" ‘r I ‘sill Tllefixiitiziiirols, nirne Amcvie: imumnhm‘ ‘mum | Cfli‘_bfilllb2l's and nine fighters fail- ‘ed .o return, it was announced tn-