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Unless women are never free. never to be respected. there must be martyrs.

MAXIMS

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MEREAMAN

to in-

a generation of

lsAsEs modellers

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Delivered IMO. other Provinces I 0.8.0. $5.00-

VATIVES CAPTURElwl ST “PRINCE

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Robert ‘moanpson, left. 20. olCarnden, Nat,

driver cf the truck which crashed

l. Patton's car shows how it happened. At right, Ho, Horace‘ L Woodring, l0. of Bturgis, xy, _pam¢'|

into Gen. George eral's car. Both

as driven

chauffeur, looks at the smashed-in front of the gen-

drlvere were dismissed without

disciplinary action because of their excellent records

Coming Events.

"long Creek Christmas em, lrlday, Deoesnber 21st. 12-18-

"Coownt Hamel Grove lrldsmDedesnea-Ziet.

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Livestock Feed Agency.

"Om- Chick Fattenar sure on the‘ finish. Livestock Agency.

"Union lined Clnistmes lest, EH03)’ December 21st.

fiddly‘. Dec. 31. at B pan. "Concert and dance in Gr hero's Road Hell riday. i

tine I

.'w r Oi i er" Edd a...“ v1.53... p rec'd. some’; ‘not

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"Christmas Concert. Hunts»: Riv-

"Dsnos — ' Montague latusvisy.

12-12-20. "Sp-ind? School h:

Iprirlgileid all, December 20th. DIS-ill. “ Qmlstmas Concert, IZ-lii-fll-fli.

"no th as... loner Iseodellllil wi-pgsi; 825:1: ‘lo-d-o-ti.

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12-20-2i. "School Concert Victoria mu 122cm

tonight, if not 12-00-11

5“Bl ' daily all kinds of live and» l t ~ P slhu ‘rglgseaaylilllastol e v r use. 11-2a-u.

Christina; Concert and rents as ssuwsfhéli . _ Q1. lowing night. 1241-20-21. "Whostley River Christmas Con- Decunber 21st. If , géssnber 22nd. rnzlio- m‘

L‘ lfHllL-A y. Deoetn r20. 12-10-3041 "Christians Concert, Vernon Hall, Friday, December 21st at 8.15. 12-20-1l. . "Box Social Dance Emorol Bali. December 26th, c. w. u. - 12-19-22-244”. “can: Cerdl- ‘ _ g3‘ nsu, - , December _ . , 12-20-11.

% 4-04! ‘ to Hsrtsvlile School Con in Hartsville Bali. Tins-s- ill’ . Dccunbealoth.

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Potato Steamer Loading in Kings

Theh%n8.l“I;;ne Park", whlc: oa g ce med see potatoes at Bourla since last 5st- MWQIWQ ' own t: f IDOQI‘ the remainder of her complement. 911040.000 bag: of 150 lbs. each. The ~ rne Park , which is being load- ed by Associated ship rs, Chap- lotteiown, expecte to flnlgh léeerékcargo, consigned to Cuba, this

iiew Record At Local Post 0ffico

The Charlottetown Post Office bids fair. to exceed all previous re- cords for number of letters mailed during the Christtnss season. Tues- day's record of 82.000 letters going

through the automatic machine was beaten yesterday gh mm. Diets figures were not- available

last n t. But st 11 o'clock p.m., with t e am deliver-lg; not in,

to beat last year's record for day's sales. Owing to the freshly painted interior. the working quarters of the radii clerks have do. mo?‘ brigh r appearance an part the increased efficiency of the present staff is partly attributed to the brighter interior.

Messenger Says Was Robbed 0f $18,000

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(By The Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Dec. ill-A mes- senger emgloyed by Canada and Dominion ugar Company Ialnrited re rted to police that he was d up today on his way to the nit. by two merited gunmen. who forced him into a waiting automobile, tapped him on the head with the butt of a revolver and took 018.000 worth of non- ceehable cheques from over- coat ockei. late: umped out of the, automo- town Colborn

said he was Mr

bile onto down e Street. -

Coal Shortage Delaying Dehydration Plant Opening

The dehydration plant at Bum- merslde which wss,to re-open this week is forced to remain closed due to s. scarcity of coal. it was 19517195 Yesterday. The plant has been closed for over a month as a result of the British Ministry of Food cancelling lis contract for dehydrated potatoes. The slttlat. ion recently changed, however, i“? l“ m... '1 031-00100 sltshco echo! 900* tans of dehydratedmllroduct for the season.

When Mr. Austin A. Scales, pre- sident of Island Foods, Inc, who Operates the plant was asked yes- terday when the plant would re- open hesald:

"We would begin operations im- mediately but for the lack of a

llllllily of suitable coal. We have “'9

endeavored to obtain some through the provincio fuel ad- ministrator and othe channels without success," he said. "We are told that there ls a great shortage of coal for household consumption and that while such IMP!!!» exists there is not mich hope of our being supplied. As a result the re-o enlng or our

plant is lndefinltey delayed." Every week that the plant pa. mains closed means n loss of $3,. 000 to the community which l; disbursed filrough wages. when "berating normally the plant, em. 9105's .150 persons, mostly female. B

Mother And my Are Fatally’ Burned

VAL D’OR, Que. Dec. lli — (GIN-liars. Gerard Poulln, 18, and her l 14-year-old baby. died in hospital here today from burns

- suffered in a fire after a wood stove

in the kitchen of their home ex- ploded. Hospital authorities said ate today the condition of the husband who is suffering severe sums. is critical.

The explosion was reported to have occurred this morning when Gerard Poulin attempted to_llght the stove with the aid cl’ gasoline.

saifirTrfitTflszns OTTAWA. Dec. llF-(OH-That

!h&8ement_ were _ hope; _

Shipping Warned 0f Storm

WDIDSOR. Ont... Dee. l9 - (CP) - Striking production w - ers of the IPord Motor Company of Canada, outainoeflept. l,ina vote announced s-lsoztly after l0 RM. 5.8112, (ll. R-M. A.5.'l‘.) tonight decided to accept the lied- eral Government's plan to

work

'I‘he vote by members of local 200. United Automobile Workers of America (CIO i which ended the for union security was announced as:

For the Government plan to re- lrurntowork: ‘nperoent; Isa-inst. 2S Der cent. »

Thus was finis written to the longm and most serious strike in the history o! the Canadian auto- mobile ind -‘ ,.

Actual voting figures were not announced immediately But it was said that this second vote on the Government plan was heavy, Perhaps as much as 25 Per cent greater than a previous vote which rejected the Government, proposal.

Tile workers are to be called back to heir Jobs as quickly as pmsible but it is considered unlikely that many will be back at work before the New Year. First to be taken on will be cleaning Buuads.

The Ford Company is expected to issue a statement tomorrow on the re-opening ~04’ the plants.

About 250 special police members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Ontario Provincial Police, brought to Windsor early in November to maintain order at the strike seem. probably will leave aiillnclsor within the next day or wo.

It was announced that pickets, which have been in constant et- tendonce around the widespread 301E101‘!!! here since Sept": ti. s withdrawn tonight.‘

Uhofticially it was said that be- tween 5.000 and 6.000 union mern- bers voted. The union has claimed membership of some 8.500 workers in Flood local 000.

Oman/rim; of ballots started about 8 P M., an hour after polls closed following two full dayscf opera-

n

The vote was on a straight "yes" m- “no" replv 0t acceptance or re- iection of the Government's re- tum-to-work plan.

The plan was a slightly-modified version of the Government-spon- sored proposal which some 5.000 voting mambers reiectsd in its or- final zigorm by a 52-48 percentage

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s. r. c. Awarded To P. E. I. Fliers

Two Prince Edward Island names are included in a list of All‘ Force awards announced yes- terday for services rendered over- seas. They are:

Squadron Leader A. B. Green, A.F'.C., whose father, Mr. A. C Green, resides at Alberton.

Flying Ofllcer S, D. Turner, whose wile resides in Summer-

dc.

Both men have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. The citations follow:

“S/Lmqreen is a determined and skillful captain of aircraft. Most of his attacks have been against

in Germany and enemy occupied territory. The high standard of devotion to duty displayed by this officer has been an insplrat on to his squadron."

rare henomens of bridge-tour lay own hands-occurred st F/O. ‘ms-nor: ‘This ofllcer has night in Ottawa. Mrs. O. Harris completed o tour of operational

dealt the shuffled deck, picked up her hand and promptly laid i

down again in surprise, revealing hearts. Her partner, Mrs. H. Less got l8 Mrs.

b . The four wer so ‘iulprlssd they forgot about bl ding.

British Commons Passes _l llngland Bill a

duty on which he has displayed outstanding courage, determinat- ion end devotion to duty. On one occasion his aircraft was fore

trying experience he has

example to his crew.

the most heavily defended areas

ed son, District down on the sea but despite this oonlln‘ ued to show undlminished enthu- siasm for operational flying. F/O. Turner la an excellent captain of aircraft who has consistently set o a high standard aod_an inspiring

res-o Strike at or Over

Puncher iiot liue iintil Sunday

(B The Canadian Press)

HA Dee. 1i) - The Canediaru-manned II.M.S. Pun- cher, scheduled to arrive with approximately 500 Csnsdlau war veterans Friday. would not arrive until Sunday mop- ning. nsvnl authorities here said tonight. The voyage would be the last repatriation run of the big flattop to this port before being turned back to the United States. She is a lend-lease ship.

Decorated By iiutch Government

OTTAWA, Dec. l9—RrECOK!lll-10fl of the part played by Canadian troops in the liberation of land l8 seen in the ann uncemcut today by the De rtment of Nut.- lonel Defence tnt the Nether- lands Government has conferred various decorations upon can“. lan Army personnel,

Following ls a llsl. of Island men to receive th awards;

Militalre llieme Order, lie-

!” 01 KflllilLpi the Fourth class: Lance-Corp,'~~\lose-pl| w“. ham Campbell, Canndlgn 1.11am“. golrps, hewport, (Killed in Act-

Gur. James Elmer Gill‘ , R. Canadian Artillery, Howlelli, 0y“!

Bronze Lion:

. Earl‘ Richard‘ Thompson, Canadian Infantry Corps, Albany,

Efle. Ivan Gregory Gallant, Con. adlon Infantry Corps, Oyglér Bed Bridge.

Bronse Cross:

B01‘. George Whitfield Bentley, Royal Canadian Artillery, 14s Cumberland Street, Charlottetown,

Credit Cat With Saving 3 Lives

BATTLE CREEK, Mich" Dec. l9 (APJ-Tile Thomas Lloyds’ black cat today saved his own nine lives and three others. He Jumped on Mrs. Lloyd's bed and cried until she awakened. Mrs. Lloyd, an in- valid. detected gas and attempted to call police but collapsed before completing the call. The telephone operator summoned firemen who revived Mrs. Lloyd. her husband and a woman guest. In another l5 minutes. firemen said, all three would have been dead.

$850,000 Fires In Tulsa, Okla-

(By The Canadian Press]

TULSA. 0l:ln.. Dec. 1B - Two fires that .tarted almost simultan- eously in ifferent parts of the city swept through a laundry and a downtown department store to- day to leave damage estimated at

$850,000. No cause for either blaze was given.

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BEBE CHRISTMAS MAIL

TORONTO Dec. 10 — (OP) - Torontohlans are sending 20 per cent more Christmas mall than they did a veal‘ ago. Alex. M. Gib- t. W3‘??? “smltl 3°‘; v e r ay. anc a o machines show 2.750.980 passing through in 24 hours approximately 2, from outside points About 10.000 excels, too large for letter oar- riers to deliver are being distribu- ted today from 98 trucks

.3 3:3 2F?

letters and 750,000 coming in

Formeryllorvetts Aground 0ft . Gaps Breton

sw~ “s. " s. our

song a no t

seaggartl, still reeling from the

worst storm of the sea-son. tonight. » ‘ blizzard

received a was sweeping over the Maritime

Prov-

lnoee. Directed mainly to coastal ship- ping and the Nova Sootls lobster- cest. id the gale

urlng the next B4 hours. Ships were still crippled by the force o! last week's blow. From Port Hood. on the West Coast of Cape Breton. came word the commissioned corvette Sorel hard aground on tiny Henry Ls- land. in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The vessel was driven ashore dur- ing She storm and “nor ilisnan crew reached satiety after one of her crew swam 7S yardsdrl the icy water with a line.

Unidentified Cell

Shipping officials in Halifax to night still had no further inform- ation on an 80S report by naval authorities from an unidentified freighter. The United States freighter Altkeh Victory relayed the coll to naval operations but could not give the position or name of the Stricken

Naval officials reporiiledMtlge

about . Nfld. lsut was proceeding to United States navel bese the“ lin- der her own power. Toe American Coast cons vesserhlodoo was on . the, Burma's aide in case she required assistance-

The ZSO-rtion freighter Cope Bleu. several days near the Strait of Canso, was still battered by heavy seas as her crew went out in a small dory in an ef- fort to rescue part of the calto 01 llvo cattle, turkeys and other live- stock. Another vessel. the Boston dragger Gale. was swept aground on Sable Island during last‘ weeks storm and it was ’ she wouldbeelotallou llercrewoi’ l7 was rescued.

The Greek freighter Demetrius Chandris, which sent out an S08 yesterday, was m rted by Halifax waterfront auth ties to have been taken in tow by an American vee- sel. The call for aid gave t!!! and; shtpqrposltiosr as northwest of the Azores. She was reported to have been on her way to with a cargo of Canadian grain aboard.

Mystery Continues

The whereabouts of the United States freighter. Pierre L‘ Blatant

continued to mvsuly shipping cir-

cles. Bound for Europe. she was reported by B13100 sources lest Thursday to out a 919!

have sent for assistance. Inter in the week she was said to have arrived in Halifax but this was not so and the vessel has not been since.

The storm lost week tied up communications in Cape Breton. in some sectors for as long as four days News about ‘the grounding of the crarvrtfv- Borel. on a voyage from Borel. Que.. in - Liverpool. Eng _ was held up by the stb

crippled lines. Details worn received today however. exnlalnlnir how one

member of the crew swam ashore and other crewman followed over the line he towed. seeking shelter in a lighthouse.

Durinr the first day. four mem- hsm of the. crew were unable to leave the flnin A boat manned by Port. Hood volunteers took them food srui clothinc and they were brought ashore the next day. The mew. said to be French and Yugo- slsvs. were reported to be in fair condition.

American Sailors iilssh With Brazilians

alga, miles northwest of red th hsl a rants. “s...” t: as hosestlaeo PIN-to hold 0k "l! Dispatch; from Geo Paolo said some of, s sailors apparently had been ‘gums and see-nil"- lng the II

rte sou a waiting in llse for e bus. Angry lien char

~ eral

mflirlrsalllans and several navy P’

vacuum

Wins Easily 0ver

A sensational Conservative victory representing a swing of over 700 votes compared with the Liberal majority in the last provincial election. resulted from yesterday's by- electiun in the First District of Prince.

The winning candidate was Mr. Clarence F. Murrissey. Tignieh farmer and lobster packer- who polled 114.0 votes to the 1079 given J. Syivere Desltoehes, Liberal, and the 2.03 to W. B. lasilsn, C.C.F.

At the lsst general election the present Lieutenant Gover- nor Bernard received 1,943 votes nmLlbernl candidate, his Conservative opponent receiv-

13-50, while the C.C.F. re-

ved 186.

Regarded as one of the strongest Liberal districts in the Province, First Prince pre- viously had not returned s Conservative since the days of the Msthieaon Government, during the first World War. In First Prince, where a by- electlon was also held to flll the seat vacated by Mr, E. H. Strong, a.n easy victory-went to the‘ Lib- candidale, Mr. Morley M. Bell. There was no Conservative opposition. Mr. Boll Summerslde barrister, defeated uglas c- Farlane, Bedeque farmer and C. 0.1", candidate, by 560 votes to 5i. The result of the two contests leaves the standing in the Provin- cial Legislature unchanged from the last session, the Liberal Gov- ernment having 20 seats and the Progressive Conservatives the oth-

r 10. Following are the results of the balloting by polls:

(Continued ‘on Page 9 Col. 4)

0anada’s Export Trade Declines

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UITAWA. Dec. 19 - (OP) — Reflecting the continued reduction in export movement of goods class- ed ae war ranted-leis, the value of Canada's merchandise export trade fell from 8812591000 in Novetnber last year to 8238037000 in Novem- ber this year, a decrease of 23.6 per cent. the on Bureau of Statistics reported today.

Wer materials include in the total were valued at s44,1so,ooo as compared with $138,504,000 a year

ago.

The total value of merchandise exported during the first 11 months of this year was 52.983.504.010. com- pared with 83.173,0’l4.000 in the cor- responding perlod of last year, a decline of six per cent.

British Tommy Gets Pay Boost

LONDON, Dec. lB-(CP Cable) -The nmuu tummy and hi!

Former Liberal Stronghold Goes AgainsLCotft

Morrisscy Victor By 70 Maiority; Bell f

0. 0. F. Opponent

In Sumnlerside.

British Ships Stop Buying Supplies in Canadian Ports

MONTREAL. Dec. 19 — (OP) — The British Ministry of War Trans port was reported here today to have ordered all British troop- ships bringing Canadian service- men home. to purchase all ell-D- plles and foodstuffs in ‘llixiglaud and no more in Canada.

Reason for the change was be- lieved to be the sterling-dollar area exchange situation and the policy was expected to remain in force until some sort of loan can be neg- otiated between the Canadian and B Governments along the llnm oiLthat which has just been ratified between Britain and the United States.

More than $1,000,000 worth of Canadian supplies would be effec- ted by the move.

Because qt the large quantities of zoods and foodstuffs reported to be held here for the supply of zmoopships. concern is felt of- ieial circles as to their disposit- ion. It was thought that much of the supplies might be used to sl- leviale shortages on the civilian market.

At least seven big troopshlps are due in Halifax during January, car- rying approximately 40.000 Can-

adian servicemen, and several o- thers are scheduled for subsequent months.

The new order would cover British n

freighters and tankers Cen-

adian ports.

4a: MODERN ‘itltsicn l5 ‘meow

touts A ‘H-M“

(By The Canadian Press).

METEOROLOGICAL OFFIO Toronto, Dec, l9 - Minimum an maximum temperatures:

Vancouver l0, --; Regina 6b, 0; Winnipeg 12b, b; Toronto 9, 1B; Ottawa 2b, 12- Montreal 8, 1i: Quebec Bb, s; saint John 10b, 1s; Moncton -, 12; Halifax 8, 171 Charlottetown 1, ll; Sydney 15, l5; Yarmouth 18, 21.

FORECASTS

d l th All‘ Force and 313$“ .2.1.;‘ teamed they will set pay increases which will virtually double their pro-war earnings.

Under the new scale,‘ effective July 1, 1M6, basic grades of train- ed men in all three services receive a minimum of a2 shilling! (about $9.46) weekly which Wm‘ allowances, is estimated to eq aclvllian wen of l5 (about 037-59)

weekly.

(In the Canadian Army tylflml weekly levels of are l0. rlvate, $15.40 for a sergeant .3 for a molar.) . Beore the war s trained in-

recei iii tiTllllt-mlla now receives 3i shil-

those who stew longer.

ranking of air crew

new pay rates. It will vids for s reduction in the nu of air

u east

lm-illt-"gsiiitmcht also annoui-‘l- 8

The statement forecast reord- anization in the categories and as soon as

slble after the introduction of . ll: DW-

qqy . piled W. cars but alrmrnpgrlafivlna tint? r ction.

Lake Si. John: Fair and decid- edly cold,

North Shore: North and north- east winds; partly cloudy and cold, followed by light snow chiefly in ortlon.