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HALIFAX. March 8 - (OP)- Mgrch which came in like a lamb last week, turned the tables on the Maritime: today sending slim! the winter’: worst gale to shut off power in two centres and disrupt [dgphqllfi and telegraph communi- cation: in the seaside provinces.

shlprllna and transportation also w... glfectcd and a United Stalls»

flying Fortress was unre- Qfieya for five hours on a flight from Stcphenvi-lle, Nflds to Ber- muda until it established contact with the Bermuda ali- tower as it nested the island colony just be- fore landink.

Halifax and Moncton. N. 8.. were without power for p. large part of ‘h, day and home: with electricity- operated oi-l furnaces were with- out heat.

Telegriph lines between Quebec and the Marltimes were‘ dead for more than three h as were lines between Saint"? ha. N. B.- Hid Fredericton.

Barges Go Adrift

Six barges in Saint John harbor broke loose from their moorings and in Halifax, ships were report- “ tuiglng at “heavy chains.

On Cape Breton Island, ceremon- is; st Baddeck commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Graham Bell were cain-ellr-d as his monument was covered over by four fect o! anovr.

At one .tlme during the day when world news covem-ge facili- ties of the Canadian Press were disrupted. a Halifax amateur radio operator, Birt Fflfifil‘, was called lfi for assistance. Witii telephone lines to Control Canada temporarily out, Fader established contact with an- other “hism" in Longueuil, where news items were telephoned to the Canadian Press Bureau inwMont- rcal a few miles sway. and a 580' ond one in Liinark. 0m» \\_'|10 iclcglilpllvd it to the Canadian Press in Toronto.

Meanwhile, the packet Princess Pat which lost her rudder about $0 miles south of Halifax last neck was bcing towed into her home port of Yurmouth, N‘. 5., by the salvage tug Foundation Frank- lin. They were expected sometime

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Says 50 Per Bent .01 N. S. Fishermen Would ilo To Work i

LUNENBUHC. N. 8.. March 3- tOPi-Cspt. Angus Walters, pre- sident of the Master Mariners’ As- llltlltinn, said today that “over 50 llet- cent of the fishermen want to so back to ivorlt" and some of the \esscis now tied up in tha nlnm tween-slid deefp-soa strike would ui-l lo-r the lshlng bank: before the end of the week.

Car-t. Walters said many oi the men hid been questioned and “jfilllfijlltl! to return to work but \\i"l(' afraid of nasty names and other reprisais." \ wfhc Master Mariners‘ Association

ll mect tomorrow to further dis- cuss sailing plum, ._ ' Jgiyv

m] Hllllflvt. H. O. Meade. glow of the Canadhn Fishermen‘: nion (T.C.L.) to which a major- ity of the fishermen belong. com. lllvllted that "the situation rernulns

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Comingi‘ Events.

"lllflvica at Bredalbsne tonight. IO i m] "we South. woods-say. March "Me ii __+ h {ltd of the~ New Haven Tumors Institute in the school, "My ntoht a PM. "Meeting of the Central Par-

Manse 0o ttae in Clyde fly’; church. ursday night. "Meeting in Afton Tile-ll.

l“! 6th. to discus: farm pit-ob-

I "Nd!- etc. Agriculture rep- flentatlve will be tn attendance. urea will‘ be she . '

l’ Glasgow our game of

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‘flte Canadian Services in conjunction wi-th a small detachment of U. S. Army personnel are conducting a series of tests on equipment, and clothing to determine what changes should be maclc to suit thc

Shown lef-t above, U. S. chairman

of the permanent joint board on defence. Florella La Guardia, who was a member of an inspection party which recently visited Fort Churchill. The ex-mayor of New York is shown above in a typical pose in a Churchill store where he was delighted to find a stock of his favour- Top photo. laying telephone cables with the temperature

Winter Trials Underway_ At Churchill

at twenty-eight degrees below zero, and a twenty mile an hour wind blowing is no easy task as members of the Signal Corps section tit Churchill discover while testing their equipment and metfnods in lilo

snow swept barrc-ns north of the

fort. Bottom photo, hauling their

camping equipment and supplies on sleighs Canadian Army mcn on duty at Fort Churchill. start out on the second day of a route march across the frozen barrens, north of Churchill. The scvcre cold and \constant wind provide a stiff test for both men and equipment.

‘Labor liov’t Wins Fight To Speed llli iiationaliA-tion

(By James McCook)

LONDON. Match 4-—tTucsday)-- (OP) - The Labor Government majority in thc Commons won its fight early today to speed up na- tionalization of business and in- dustry when a motion to carry two major pieces of social lcgisl-i- lion out of comml-ltee by April I was passed by 289 to 150 votes. Ignoring Winston Churchill's cry that "liberties and the free life of Britain are in great danger from socialization" the motion was car- ried amidst boos nnd cries of "gag. gag" fro-m the Conservative Party benches of the House.

The bills would nationalize transport-railways. trucks and husses-ond put all future real estate developments under close

government supervision. Votes a1-

Png and when the committee re- ports them out on April 2 they will be put up for formal third reading.

Churchill lead the furious Op- position attnczk on the proposed limitation on the tlmc the legisla- ti-on may remain before the House

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inherst Power Plant sting BoaLShortage

AMHERST. N.S.. March 3 — (OP) - N31‘. Avon-d. general man- lger o! Canada Electric Co's power plant at nearby MaoOsur, said to- day that sufficient coal stocks were m hand for the wefl but added that if "we cannot obtain eu- coal needs locally to ms e s contin- uous service to the p 1e of Cum- berl-stid and Westmoreland coun- ties’. we will certainly endeavor to obtain it elsewhere."

Approximately six strike-hound mime would be leift powerless arid would fill -with water t! the power service felled to operate.

First measures to meet the pre-

dlcied coal shortage were taken yesterday when the ‘Prinity Church oondremtion decided to limit church

activities to two nights a week in

order to conserve fuel.

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Youth Admits Sex Killing 0f Child

MALDEN. Mass». March 3 (AP) — A few hours after the outraged body of 11-year-old Jacqueline Maxwell was found to- day in a field near her home pol- ice announced a youth. 1'1. with a previous record of two sex of- fences had tnade a complete oral admission of the crime.

The youth. identified as Robert L. Coom-bs. was turned ovcr to police by his mother.

Storm To Boniplloato Freight iiarfiltuatlon

OTTAWA. March 3 -tCPi———The storm which blanketed Eastern Canada from Ontario to the Mari- times is eitpeotcd to further ccm- plicate Canada's industrial trans- port situation. already under severe pressure due to an acute shortage 0f railway box cars.

’B.S. Liberty. Transport Control- ler. who recently ordered export wheat and feed graim movcd un- der priority order duo to the box car shortage said tonight that the weather undoubtedly would tend to tie up the hard-pr@d railways further.

"They will have to divert motive power to dig out the snowed equipment," he said.

Yarnroittb iillld losod tlfe..l_ii_|iltoii

YARMOUTTI. N.S.. March 3 — (CP) - A ditch overflowing from the torrential rains o: last night and this morning today claimed the life of IB-months-old Jeanette Allen". daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Allen at nearby Salem. The child was walking along the roadway with a four-year-old brother when she fell into the water-filled ditch. Her brother was tma-ble to helP llld the child 61mm» ed before aid could arrive.

LONDON. Mai-ch a, - (AM-- Prime Minister Stalin has resign-

ed as minister of the Russian lfll- ed fencer. Moscow radio said to- night. '

"The radio sdidt Bitalhlnbfos w. we i-osnp e acce s an ' F hirmsln ywork." The of the Supreme Soviet

appointed

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Stalin Busy, Drop’: 0sse 0f His Positioiss

iet ‘monitor:

"The presidium ofthe Supreme Soviet of the U883. has acceded to the, request of J. V. . Stalin, chairman of the council of minis- ters of the 0.8.8.11. to be released from his duties a: minister o! the armed forces of the 0.58.8. Gen. Btallnmade the request in view of accessive pressure of hla main work. The preaidium has appoint- ed ariny Gen. N. A. Itiinrun misi- ister of” the armed forces of the

U833. Stalin retained his poet n Prime Minister of the Soviet Union. '

N. S. Premier Gives Views Concerning Coal

HALIFAX. March It-WPJ-The Provincial Government's action to import United States coal was taken sclviy to protect the health of the Nova Scotlaii people. Prem- ier Angus L. Macdonald said to- night in reply to criticism of the move by Freeman Jenkins of Glace Bayg president of the striking Un- lted Mine Workers’ District 26.

In a telegram dispatched to the union official. the Premier said thc danger of existing coal sup- plies‘ being exhausted by a song tinued mine tie-up threatened the health and even the lives of more than 600.000 Nova Bcotians. It was the duty of the Government to sce that the health of the people was protected.

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"One of the most fundamental responsibilities qf government." Mr. Macdonaltl said. "is to see so far as it can that the health o! its people is protected. Consequently, if there is a danger of no coal being avuiliz-bie for homes. hos- pitals and essential industries. government cannot sit by without taking some action to insure a coal supply [or such itccdsi"

The Premier said the Govern- merit did not fecl it was rctllllled to consult with thc United Mlllt‘ Workers Union on matters slice‘- ing the public health before luk- ing appropriate action. as Mr. Jen- kins suggested should have boon donc. Neither could the Govcrn- mom's action be considered an ut- tampt to break the strlkc. now in its third week. nor an attcmi»! t0 hack up tho pfllUOll of the coal.

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‘Motor liar Accidents In ii. B. 0n Increase

FREDPJRIOTON. March 3—(CP) -—Automoblle accidents in New Brunswick last year took the lives of 6B persons, including 15 child- “an, w, S. Anderson. Minister of Public Works, disclosed Aoday. Major accidents increased to i.- 905 cs compared with B90 il"| the previous year. '10‘! persons were in- jured. an increase of 153. and there were four more fatalities. Suspen- sLon ol drivers‘ licenses showed 'a d0 per cent increase.

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ilenovied Battling liver Procedure At Freight Bates Probe

OTTAWA, March 3 — tCPi - Renewed battling over p:ocedu.rc broke out late today in thc rail- way ficight rate inquiry lzcfore the ‘Board of ‘Transport Commis- sioners and opposing counsel were still embroiled in argument at ad- journment time.

Conflict erupted when provincial counsel fought their third round qt cross-examination of C E. Jef- fersooi CPR. freight traffic man- sger and the railways opposed the move to extend further the offic- ial nine successive days cn the wit- ness stand.

The Board was to i-ulc tomorrow morning cur whether Mi". Jefferson might be cross-examined 011 a CPR exhibit allocating the company's rail freight revenue as between ezutcni and western Canada.

Today's sessions brought other results: ‘

1. Mr. Jefferson declared iiic CPR. expected to receive few if any of the 3.345 rolling stock units it would order this year.

2. C}! Locks, British Colum- bia counsel. declared his province was trot, pfEDGTCd to accept the CPR’; statement that it could not determine whet-her or not its in- dividual railway departments were profitable.

Ii. Tho CPR. presented ll tcrics

of l3 rate charges tlesigncd to off- set western claims that freight rates discriminate against western shippers in favor of those in t-he 01st and Mr. Jefferscn said east- west disparity had bccn been re- dtllcfd since 1915. 4. Tile CPR freight official said financial figures and the CPPUs United States operation ovouiid not change the railways general pic- ‘lure.

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Former illohy Baiiinet Minister ls Sentenced

I PARIS. March 3—(CP Rcutersl --I-1iul Baudoin. former cabinet minister in thc wartime Vichy Government of France. today was sentenced by the Hlih Court of Justice at Versailles to five yearl penal servitude with national in- dignity for life and confiscation of

all his property. Baudoi-n was tried on coilu-borationist charges.

. Mohawk Vulicy.

Eruption 0f Mount Etna lias Stopped

stoma. Mai-on 3--(CP)—Tho Ministry of tthe Interior said tonight the eruption of Mount Etna stopped today after the turbulant volcanic peak on Sicilyh east coast had belt-had molten lava and carved wide- spread destruction over the isthmus for seven days.

Norway Rejects Soviet Request For Army Bases

OSLO. March 3—tCP)—Not‘\vav's Parliament in secret session nas turned down a Soviet request for military ‘bases in Spltzbergen by a votc of 101-11. it was officially disclosed tonight.

The opposition votes represented Communists.

The Communists. suggested inst Parliament stand by the undcr- standing reached between Norway and the Soviet on Nnrwogilin pro- posals of April i945 where till.- Norwegian cxilc government cx- prcsscd the view that the defonce of Bpitzbcrgen was a Soviet-Nor- wegian matter. W» The majority voted for ‘there- solution. offered by the Parlia- ment's foreign committee. on the grounds that the present situation differs from that of the spring o! 945

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The majority. however. decided it was reasonable to re-ncgotiatc with other signatory powers the Spitzbcrgcn Treaty of 19-20 (which included Canada) on the hasl-s of special Russian privileges. Ex- empt from such negotiations wo-ultl be powers that belonged to the Axis durini; the war.

Pope Plus Suffering From Twisted Ankle

VATICAN CITY. March 3—(CPl --The Pope ‘is suffering from a [ainfully twisted ankle stistalned when lie trod on a loose stone while taking his usual daily walk in the Vatican City gardens ye..- torday-his 71st birthday-it wa learned tonight». .

Eastern ll. S. Snowed llnder

BOSTON. Mass. Maich 3 -tCP> —'I’lie weather liad thc eastern Utrritcd States snowed uiidcr today and March didn't feel very spring- like in Florida citiicr.

More than li-all of Now York State was snc-wbmliild Ylflfll‘ l1 “Wk- cnd fall WlllClT l'Cf1Cl1[‘.'i totals of as much as 30 latches in the north. Mflflv communities were isolated. innumerable‘ schools were closed and the toll service was cut in the

‘Thousands of dollars damage wng dong to powci" lines and 511011! propcrilcs as thc Maine ccast was hit by trcmeiidous seas picked up by winds til-at oiiiblew the i938 hurricane. Wreckage bearing the name Pcinaquicl II washed ashore on 01d Orclinrd beach tonight. The 48-foot VCSSC] Will] two meal aboard put out of New Harbor Sunday to fish south of Portland.

CAPE ELIZABETH. Min. Marcn 3 — (AP) — The United Status Coast Guard today rescued all hands from the stems-stricken coliior Oakley L. Alexander beached by her master after a huge wave ripped off thc ves- sel's bow and lifcboats.

’I‘he thrilling breechcs buoy operation over 1B0 yards of boll- ing surf between the i0.000-ton Iii-lip and the rocky shore took three hours.

Capt. Raymond Lewis, 58. last to leave the broken hulk, reached the crags of High Head. Men on the Coast Guards double life line a: a crowd of several hun-

Canadcls Position In Peace Talks Debates!

Braydon Bharges Government Made Mistake lit With- drawing Occupation Forces.

Breeches Buoy Used To Save Ship's Crew

fired cheered.

Lewis ~sald a wave which ewopt

OTTAWA. March 3 - (GP) Gordon Giraydon (PC-Peel) Clllilscd today in the Commons that the Government had weaken- ed Canada's bargaining position with the great powers by with- ‘ drawing Ciahstdlan occupation troops from conquered Germany.

He made the charge in opening debate on Canada's submission to the Big Four for a larger part in the drafting of the peace settle- ment with Germany and Austria [and said that Canada did not want to be a ‘keyhole’ participant in the peace-making.

Mr. Graydori successfully moved that the House adloum its regular business to discuss the Canadian submission. which has not yet brought an assurance from the Big Fcur of a participation commen- surate with Canada's csntribution to the winning of the war.

Had Canada remained in Ger- many. lie staid, she "would have had closer touch with the problems new being settled and would have been in a stronger position from which to bargain.

Ciaitfon Disagrees

Dcfcilcc Minister Ciaxion told thc Commons that Canada has gained cn the battlefield the right to engage in the drafting of the German and Austrian pgacg treat- ies and said there was no procf that withdrawal of Canadian 0t:- cupational troops from Germany n. year ago had affected that right.

The Canadian Government de- cided it would he better for Can- ada to secitl food to llmrope than to keep a small force in Germany fcr Canada was assigned no zone nor any effective role in the llFIICI- ling of thc defeated nation, said Mr. C-laxton.

He expressed belief that when the Big Four foreign ministers mcct in Moscow tlil; month they will find some way for Canada and other ccuntries i0 make a meful contribution to the peace treaties drafted. -

He asked the people of Britain and EHPODe to say whether Can- ada's contribution to tho war had not helped give the Allied mun- trics the right to say what the peace should be.

Tvio iluebeo Men Die In Stalled Bar

BROMPIONVILLE. Que. March 3 (CPi - Two men from nearby Sherbrookc were found dcad carlv today in a stiowbound automobile on thc highway hall a mile from hero. Their car. apparently stalled for hours. was almost hidden by snow.

The mcn. Alfred Audoitc. 33. and his brollici- Antonio. 30. were the sons of Mr. and Mrs. F. X.‘ Audctlc of Shci-brookc.

Tho two men met tictitii within ll 10w luliidrcd fcct of fluor- inrmliouscs where it would iTHVt" been possible for thcm to obtiirn shelter from thc storm.

Murder lifllldlillilfia-ld in Billiard flue flying

GEORGETOWN, British Guianu,

March 3—fUP)- Wilfred (Duf- chinl Gibson. 36-year-old cabinet maitcr. was arrested today and

charged with g capital offenco ir. the Sunday billiard cue slaying o’ Ignatius Grimes. 28. a car-washer The siaytiitg’ was iht- result oi at quarrel nvor four coins in g Recent. Street biiliartl saloon hora. Gih- son is alleged to have struck Grimes on the temple with the butt of o billiard cue.

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Y,JLITTLE OTHER EFFECT y i

Wind Redohed 46-M.P.li. In This Province

Pianos Grounded Until La o In Bay; Minor Damage Reported.

Yesterday morning's lfl-mflg-pgy. hour sale, interspersed with gusts reaching a velocity of almost 7o miles an hour. dislocated the car fmv revive: forced the cancella- tlon of the Maritime Central Air- ways flights; put telephone lines to the minland out of operation; and temporarily deprived residents of the BYiGhtOn district of light‘ aind power.

The car ferry required ten hours to nuke her first crossing to Tloir- mecrtine. Leaving 30mm gt 1,30 yesterday morning, the was within 150 yard; of her New Brunswick terminal three hours later. but that slight distance from het- pier was packed with solid 1m to such a depth that she was seven hours getting through it.

Return Trip Faster

Her return trip was made itni much faster time. {or leaving Tor- mentine at 3.31 yesterday after- noon. she reached Borden within four hours, docking at 7.23. Alter re-fueling, she left Borden for Tor- mentine at 9.10 last night.

The telephone people also had their troubles. For the greater part; oi’ yesterday all their circuits to the mainland were out of service but the lines to Halifax were re- stored in the BflCYHOCUL At 9 o'clock last night, telephone officlaL; rc- ported the New Brunswick circuits were open o5 far as Moncton. The gale caused no disruption of the local telephone lines and all psris c1’ the Province could be contacted- by telephone throughout the day. Disruption of the Maritime Elec- tric Company's circuits to the Brighton district of the City last- ed but a few hours and the service was restored yesterday afternsotni. Some of tho Company's lines lead-