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By DON HANRIGHT Ciizuidlan Press Stat! Writer SILVER. GREEIK. Yukon, (GP)- nis Oanadlan Militia Rangers- North America's first line of Arctic defence-are demonstrat- ing for the army the guerilla tac- tics Vltey would use if an enemy mrariod sub-Arctic Canada from

secret. It is brown. however, that they extend from the Yukon to Labrador and are rapidly being

Abbott Asked To

Militia Rangers Demonstrate erilla Tactics

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Tobaccogowers . Present Brief To Finance Minister

Cut Cigaret Tax 5 Cents

OTTAWA. (CF) -- Snip five cents from the cigaret tax and re- duce costs to consumers possibly by 350.000.000 a year. Finance Minister Abbott was urged Friday.

spokesmen for Canada's tobacco growers. heart of an multl-biliion- dollar industry that employs more than 300,000 Canadians. called on the cabinet's budget man with this suggestion as they sought.

Active Year Reported By Red Cross Society

Lieut Col. L. F. MacDonald was ro-elected President of the cans.- dian Red oi-cm Society, P. is. Is- land Division at the annual dinner flleei-ill! held last. evening in the Clover Club. Commissioner Miss Iphigenie Arsenault submitted a comprehensive report touching briefly on the reports of the vari- ous committee chairman which were also subrnitted in detail and ap- proved. The Financial statement

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The Guardian, Firs Cents Morning Daily Founded III1.

Cold Reception From Thellest

By DANIEL De LUCK BERLIN. (AP)--Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov knocked out Aus- trian hopes of independence in the foreseeable future with new de- mands which got a cold reception p from the West Friday. i A Soviet resolution. proposing completion of an, Austrian treaty within three months. insisted: 1 l. Soviet troops must rennin in Austria as long as Ger- , many is divided between East and west. 2. An independence treaty for Austria must depend on assuring the key Adriatic sea- !

Electric Workers Discuss New Agreement With Company

A new working agreement be- tween ths Maritime Electric Com- pany and members of Local 1432, International Brotherhood oi Electrical Workers. was discussed yesterday by union and company officials.

Although no agreement was reached it is believed that an ac- cord will be reached on the basis

of a reduction of working hours from 48 per week to 44 With no loss in take home pay.' plus a

general five percent increase in wages, Originally the workers were also

Two Battalions in Korea To Be Replaced

infantry battalions in Korea are to be rcl.eved next month, the army said today.

dian Regiment. and 3rd Battalion.

OTTAVVA. (cP)- Two Canadian

The 8rd Battalion, Royal Cana-

lhe ll"-"'-it organized in the isolated northern Wm 0! boosllnz sales and -masiv submitt. d by M. H. R c i.- ll mmml 9! Emmi" A” mu”! sections of the provihces. In the 1"! smuggling from the United hers. Hgn. Treasiirer was readniihd DON 0iTI'1e8le is WOW! used It iseeking it five-day week. but it is Rmal 2.,nd Rvimem are m be M" "B ”e”L” H” D” 11' B event of hostilitim. they would im- 5””'-'5- approved, a Western military base. ruporied that this request was m..'h,ed" by mg gm; Battalion W W” B! men T”d'"1u1pm""' modlately go on active duty. Ml" Abbmh I Mn-Smvker. was Foiiowmg me nddres, of ML H. U.S. State Secretary Dulles said dropped and that the company ol- Q5515. Ow R” d th uh” LllY0 8 W0 Cf”hP3Ne3 0! me '1')” miiit.ia'a ni-st, workout. with quoted by the l0bICC0 d9PUi8li0h 1-1. Leagher, chairman of me 'the Molotov proposal "gives me a fer of the increase will be ac- Banhnim an m1j-.ae;:' 8:” MET” Pflil F55 Pill-H0135 Cilnadllil L13” me army game 155:, year during 85 Dl"8lSlllK the 8l'0Wer5' brief but gen”-R1 councug Canadian Red cold chill." A British spokesman A cepiable to the Union. President 2nd B...,'mm IPO, 1 H hfarmili M Ir-fal1'-'1' in the-55 "W9" WNW" Exercise: Bulldog near No,-man Iddihl that the KOVHHMCM need! C,-0,5 5oc1.,ty' H1, Hon L1...” called it an attempt to perpetuate of the Union is Mr, Jack Brown. Camp-Ti RV); .1 gm” .531,” mm” H00 mum nonhwe” or WC"-':. N-W-T-. hlV01Vlh8 "18 PPC- 3 H” M "wney. "ext y"""”b0ut Governor T. W. L Prowse Prem- R'"”i”'” 9CC"p'”'l”” An” ' mwk "Am maded me work": delegauc" on dtitl iirltorea iiriliilTnexi.efnTl 5”i””'-AWL . LI and the ROY!-l 22nd Regiment. u'750'000'o00t Final"? the m0".eyl ier Matheson Hon 3 Earl M1c- "e5t0"9'Wm 01 Ausmi” mdePe”d' W ""9 wnrewme ”'c”m93'”1ed by The yonnounceme t sh s lhil Til” R.""3e” ”" ””3”” '''i The only military equimnem ”” "” '' my ” " "M ”.””'i Donald Minister or .Hc-alth find ""39- :Mr- H. 0- Tm-lh lhmhrilvndi Canada intends tonkecpowher 1:- P”l'”d h”fa"d'm” WW” ”" W5 doled out to the Rangers-all of thThe03?l'T""i'l'l7"iCw9”Qd 'f19"l:'i!'f”i weuare and M... p. R. McCm..mac' French Foreign Minister Bldault, p Representative of the internation- mum, brwade In Koren at mu mmtrmpus ummpmm to dwuoy mam experienced o'u"door'5men-' Me k t'n "iii "'2 -L"? 0 3”? rcprescntlnz the Mayor and City Mm W33 cmihmanv 3314 We Ru” M B”"h"h””d M Elecmcal w”k' strength. (The t'nited states is R mmmeucnl e 1rdes3;i; cansbu 9: ,' rme md m "mm- buutr iPtln5vou1dSoi:.l:l;on :...,';ff.,”.f":;f Council each spoke briefly (-1- 51”” were i-Wml W NY" We ”5- withdrawing two i divisions frcm . .- 0 , . . . - W" Jl ""3 5"” m ”" closed amount of arrununition. an nwmt can we um.d.,.. Dressing appreciation of the work ciigilgnifgggfng; mgmzm &l?:' in. n;lhg0mi;lteI-iidecrll hustrllglnng - - . l or a o ere

nezir Kluano Lake.

'l'l-re. ilve-day attack on the 10- milll wireless unit. the first mobile strllziirg force operation of the ex- in is scheduled to be com- pmirri Sunday.

T.-.1-, Rangers participating in the

Roads Again Blocked By

of the Red Cross throughout the world in peace and war.

.0ldesi Commons

:MemberL8l Sunday

OTTAWA. (OP)-The Commons Friday extended birthday greet- ings, two day: early, to its oldest member, Rev. Dan Mcivor, who will be Si Sunday, St. Valentine's

identifying arm band. and one of the khaki berets discarded by the army following the Second World War.

They receive no pay except for

(Continued on page 15. col. 3)

troops for Indo-China.

The navy here also said it has no plans to reduce its forces in Korea. They will remain at three destroyers. Two were relieved re- cently. The RCAF says it has no plans for withdrawing its one- squadron airlift to Korea.

Kilied' When Car

nouncod he could "not. remain in- M' Le Ln 1 h, l E . definitely in Berlin." but must get r 5 er n 5 addnu and back to Washington next week to

itThls is a small Island but you . .

have :1 terrific Red Cross splr:t ' irepan to Pmsldem Elseimow"

and have always done it good Red i 'mdi”;3:s: bFj0"?1Fi91”n1”j Lt. Col. (Continued on page 15. col. 2i

Cross job". He expressed great Canada's Prime Minister

Would Cut Revenues

The growersi proposal. to cut the excise tax on cigarets by five cents on a pack of 20, would pore the retail price in most provinces to 27 cents a pack. lowest in many years. But it would reduce federal revenues by about B19.- 000.000 in the next fiscal year

Mai-Donald pleasure at the splendid blood bank response but would be glad to see an increase in view of the need in the maiiirrncture of gamma

Consumer! by four years by the Maritime Cen-

wishes while OYSTER POND. N.5.. (CPD A.

d 9 S Sillriirllz April 1. globulin to be used in the flgllli I I 5.”. WS Here's what the proposal would against polio. He spoke of the ter ' mmh A Mdtkmzi, ,1 Lamb C ' rnl . . . A - " . r - rushes r es S doi umusand umts ""W" "1 the 135i ton-Konil who sits behind the B 'dg. 1. Cut. costs to . , --- Liberal member for Fort William.

lock yesterday Wemhl. aboutlS50.000.000 or 360000.000 a year. i tial Airways free of char e and '

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F A L” ””"d ”m' A" ” W" four inches of snow had fallen 2- 300” "A95 W at '95" "W also similar work done by other By WILLIAM STEWART At Grps Tenquin. Prime Millie" '. member! applauded. Seventeen-year-old Donald Power St. Laurent stepped from his "I don't. feel very old yet." re- '

Prnviiico has been hit with or i0 per cent. A peak total of earns” here HI wish WE ' "mid Canadian Press Staff Writer of nearby East shi p Harbor was

-u30l'niS: the latest yesterday - up with such suddz-ncss that n- of automobiles were left ulc-A in the drifts all alonul licliwny. onous to 3:30 p. 111. some light, .K"Il'i' lnri been fnlling but very 'lv the wind gained in velo- to 35 miles per hour with drifts resulting. Last night . of 42 ITHTPS per hour pan t- :--1 with little promise of abntng; 'i" I this morning. Snow flui-rles "posted for today. By 9:00 o'-) .......A....A...... .

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Coming Events

"('3l”illVill at North Rivet rinkl Frltlay, Fob. liltli, good prizes.

"Valentine -Bsoclai. Hammon llnll. February 15th. Proceeds W. I.

"Feed wheat now 33.20 per hun- drodwelght. McGulgan and Boyle. "ltc.wn's March 10th. 'n'lnii.y ll". A. Turkey Dinner and Bazaar.

""Jamboree" Lot on Hall, Tues- day. Dance after.

"Afton Hall. Thursrlny. Febru- r-y lath. New Haven Jrilriboree."

"Pythlan It-uhdrhage Sale. Hol- nuiii's Little sum-. Bailhrday. 13th. a' 2 o'clock.

"St. 'rhomas'-A:qTi.ina"0 Cake sale it! Fcnnell and Chandler. this after- iimii. 7 9- m. t.

dance after. K, Tuesday, at 8 sharp.

"Showing at. Mt. Stewart, Fri- Hay and Saturday, iAbbott. and Costello in "Meet Camain Kidd."

"Variety concert. in Vernon River hat lrllrunry 16th. Curtain

"Valentino Dance. all Mem- nnnl Hall. Monday 1: Ii. Burns urclicstra. . f!

"we will not be dol " any cus- tom grinding on Thur . Friday

or Saturday as our mi will be uzidrr repairs. E. J. ougali. Y-rrnon.

"S. D. U. hockey it re Roll- I'-vny Ballroom an M0 day. Feb- Fllilry l5th. Music by a Down- iownrrs. Dancing I to 32. Admin- Slon 50 cents. -

"The annual meet Farmers Institute will North Tncri school. at 3.30 after school. It tormy MI?- -ilne day. Fred A. Learii . Secretary.

"The Annual Mes. ing of the "Hound Creamery C any. Will

ii on Tues- st 2 o'clock

he held in Ci-apaud 093'. February lath. ll m. Everybody is an

"Auto and Farm upplies. 203 Great George Street, 3 les and Ser- Virr. complete line i De Laval Milkcra. separators. Fllre systems. Auto 0113. Greases. etc.

"Buying pigs M nriay at Fred-

"lrion. Tuesday. Brookfleld 9 ""1-. Milton 10.00, Charlottetown Vrukot Square 11. . York 1 p.m..

In-rlford 2.00. Tra adle 230, Mt. Stewart 3111. Pay 1.; 333 a pal: '"' R004 pigs ov r .12 lbs. Moll.

53? for over It lb . Will also buy "Mill. Ciel. clslssnua. ;,

and the temperature which had been 25 degrees in the afternoon dropped in zero during the night.

Government snow plows were forced to abandon any atismpn to keep Iimhlghwaya open, so quickly were in behind them. The last plow to reach the City yesterday evening

at 7:30 reported drifts of over seven feet. City plows worked throughout

the night keeping the main streets open but motorists who ventured out found the going heavy and uncertain

The Borden train was three hours late arriving in the City. the delay being caused by late connections with the mainland train which was held up due to the storm. Wing plows were dispatch- ed early this morning to sourls. Murray Harbour and to Borden in order to clear the way for pass- enger trains arriving in the City and Bordi-n.

,Maritime Central Airways flights were disrupted to the extent that both evening trips from the main- land had to be cancelled and the plans making the afternoon flight from Moncton was obliged to re- main st Bummeraide. It is cir- peoted that regular nights will he resumed this morning

Using Fish In

'Cancer Research

AL. (OP)- Dr. Myron

Gordon. United states geneticist and research associate of the American Museum of Natural Hia- tnry. said Thursday night fish are proving useful in cancer research Addrwting the Montreal Aquar- ium Society, Dr Gordon said can- cerous fish now were being us-d in research because it is possible to watch the growth of tumors and submit them to a variety of tests. Studies miide after crossing tnvo varieties of tropical fish had shown heredity played an important part. "You can take two normal fish

the duttings fitliflir

21.000.000.000 cigarets went up in smoke last year. up from a con- sumption of 17.800.000.000 in 1952...

3. Require another 5.lXl0.000 orl 7.000.000 pounds of tobacco from: the growers. .

4. Dlscourage smuggling of low- priced American cigarets.

5. The government would lose in revenues but by 1957-58 it would begin to show a net gain in total tobacco revenue river the entire four-year period.

Gamble: Bandit's Gun llot Loaded

TORONTO. (OP)-Walter Zuz- inaky. 40. bet his life Friday that a gun wasn't loaded-and won.

when a holdup man poked the gun in his stomach and told him to hand over the 31.000 he was carrying. Zaainsky wrested the gun from the bandit.'s hand and hung on to it despite being hit in the face and knocked to the ground.

zazinsky. who is a messenger for a printing company. was car- ryirig the money from the bank to the company offices.

commented zazlnsky who suf- fered a black eye in the scuffle: "I always figure that in nine out of in holdups the guns are not loaded.”

The bandit escaped.

(By John Duilmnn)

LONDON. (Reuters)-The gov- ernment. told the public Friday that there is a "relationship" be- tween smoking and lung cancer.

Ian MacLeod, minister of health made the statement in the House of Commons on behalf of a gov- ernment-appointsd medical com- mittee which has been studying smoking and lung cancer for the

and predict the proportion of their offqiring that will have cancer". that three years. He said he no- hg, um, rented the committee's report that

Montreal Police Make Arrest In Baby Racket

MON"I'R.IA1... (OP) - Gsrnhlned police forces of two countries Pri- day bared the operations of a tune international black market in ba- bies and took into custody a 3.!- yesr-old Montreal lawyer.-

Moro arrests are expected i.-i

what official sources ducrlbed as

it a3.000.000.ring of doctors, law- yers, nurses. social workers and others-a ring with many ram- liicatlons in its mlpments of more than 1,000 illegitimate babies from the Montreal area for illegal adop- tion in the United States.

aiortly after suthuitlas had told of their investigations they took into custody Herman Dollar. I0- year-old Montreal lawyer. at Mait- real airport. .

Both cIty.polloe and provincial police were on hand when Iullor was arrested as he prepared to claim his anal. mama several

days ago. for a flight to Iteal. He was accompanied by his wife and his parents. A

Butler was taken before Judge Gerald Ahnond in criminal court and arraigned on two charges: Having falsified the entries into a birth certificate and giving coun- ssl and advice in correction with an indictable offence.

nail was set. at noon and pre- liminary hearing fixed for Fan, in

Police in the Montreal area were Joined two days ago by lrneat A. Hitler. anistant dbtrict attorney in New Yon. in the latest phases of the invoatkatlo . He was assisted in his work here lyry a woman detective from New

oft.

Mr. Mitler fold newmaper man that many of the babies went to Jewish coimll who believed the

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Sentenced For Damaging" Currier

VALLETTA. Malta. (AP) Scottish naval all-man mas found guilty Friday on 12 dharges of ma- licious damage aboard the 13,000- ixin aircraft carrier Glory at Malta Airman Dnvid Carslaw. 22. of Glas- gow. to la monthsl detention

The prosecuting officer

the night of Feb. 2. Oarslaw told the court he was rlnink at the time.

The court ruling is subject to confirmation. '

Teach-er-And Pupils Marooned Three Days

COLLING-WOOD. Ont... (CF)-A school teacher and 13 pupils ma- rooiied since Tuesday by a bliz- zard in their tiny school house three miles south of here. were reach-ed Friday by farmers who tramped through to them on snowshoes.

The teacher, Mrs. D. Durant. and the pupils were reported "well but hungry".

British Govit Issues Smoking-Cancer Repo

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"statistical evidence points to smoking as a factor in lung can- EDI."

The hrnlih minister said the disclosure of the exports" findings had hot-n speeded up its an "ex- ceptional measure" to inform the public.

”lt is desirable that young peo- ple should DP warned of the risks

A

court-martini sentenced Naval

said Carslaw damaged "one third of the ship's armaments. the nrivigationai radar and telephone lends” during

ROME. (OP) -Prime Mimster St. Laurent arrived here Friday from Bonn after I five-hour stop at Gros Tariquin. France, for a visit with more than 600 RCAE personnel and their families

Bad weather dogged the Cami- dian leader and his party both in France and at Rome. and forced cancellation of a visit to RCA? units at Zwc-lbrucken. Germany The plane was unable to lanc there.

At Roma's rain-swept Ciomplno airport. the Prime Minister was greeted by Mario scelba. It.alv's new premier. members of his cab- inet. Canadian ambassador Pierre Dupuy and his wife and almost 300 members of Rome's Canadian colony.

Photographers" flash bulbs and television light lit the. scene. A military band played "0 Canada" and Italy's national anthem.

The Prime Minister and the It- alian offlcials walked from the four-engine RCAF transport to a stand nearby while cnrabiiiieri in dress uniform held back the crowd.

Common Undertaking

Prime Minister St. Laurent siiid, in French. that he brought with him "the very cordial greetings of the Canadian people . . . to the Italian people."

"You are engaged in a great common undertaking for the hap- pines and welfare not only of out two countries but for the whole world." he told the gathering.

Re-plying in Italian. Bcclba said: "Italy has the closest feeling for

cause so many of our own sons have gone to live in your great country."

Newsln Brief

VANCOUVER, iCPl An Ameri- can jet fighter plane disappeared ii: mountainous terrain north of iV'anrouver Fridziy after rnrlioing

the Canadian people partly be-I

tar plane to receive a salute from a 100-man honor guard made up of .members of the ROM" No. 2 iFigi-.-tcr Wing. stationed there. and the No. iboth parts of Canada's European defence contribution.

While in Rome. the Prime Min- ister. accompanied by his daugh- 'tar. Mrs. Hugh O'Donnell. and his son. Jenn-Paul, will stay at the .Grand Hotel as guests of the Ital- lian government.

Today the Canadian leader will gplace ii wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier. lunch with President Einaudi and have talks with Sceiba and other prominent Italians on Monday. He will be

1 Air Division from Metz. A

plied the Irish-burn Mr. Mcivor. "He who keeps His eye on the sparrow will keep His eye on old Dan."

V Although the eke. Commqggh M: Mlviclvor, (member since 193 . is not drun in point of service.

honor is held by Hon. C. G Power. Liberal member for Que- bec South since 1917.

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older: person in I the

PARIS, (Reuters) - The French atomic energy commission said Friday deposits of pltchblcnde. said to be the richest yet discovered in

the guest of the Mayor of Rome lat a reception and will lunch all lthe Canadian College.