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Trailing by eleven points as l result o1 the Navy's victory Mon- diiy evening, Air Force to our way of thinking will have to show a much better brand of ball if they are to overtake the imposing lead that the "Tars" have built up.

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It is t. fact that they were minus

' 1 key players for the opening

le whose presence on

llligill. or might not have

swung the tide of battle in their

favor. but where the Air Force fcll

down hiidiy was in the matter of cotiiicctiizg for field goals.

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during the tussle the basket. tiiziiiy ivlien they

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niaiicr of shooting ‘ere nearly 100 per .orinu eleven points equalling their field

. o - Tlicy v.11‘. very likely be much improved tonight but they will have to be if they are to take the c‘ s ‘l ‘l’ ,_ Navy team. Navy l a steady brand of the "' in every appear-met: t- l flll‘ coins to be tough to teat out for league honors. . . .

'I'lis_\' floor ll well-balanced team ll t" tixtinually inn-l; in for close- (‘illlllllllflliflll tilays.

re they throw (lcfciicc that . osing tcarn to

i i uttli oi; l 3 ill up .1 In hart} 1o ti brcnk through. 0 a Tonight's guxnc. however, should be a close-knit. hard-fought affair from SLlIl to finish. On both line- )l‘\'€i's‘ who have played in}; tor-ins and ploy- ii. old stories Hut going out on a limb we expect to see Navy hang onto their clevrn point margin and by so doing aut- omatically gain a nlaynfl spot “flan the time rolls nroitiitl for the ira- guc title to be (lecitlcd.

A familiar figure in Island sports activities the past year will ‘oe missing in future. We rcfer to Pa\ Patterson of No. 2 A.N.S. who has recently been transferred else- where.

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Put. as he was familiarly called, played basketball. softball and hockey with the Station team and was considered above average in all three. He particularly excelled lit softball. tilaying shortstop for inc winners of last year's City League and at bat was a very dan- gerous hitter to face.

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A quiet, likeable chap, he took to the fancy of sport fans here and was proving to be quite a. pop- ular t"'ure. Always a sportsman. his flfllljc will be missed in local fliiliCllCS but sport fans will hasten in wish him good luck in his new environment, wherever it may be.

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The followting by DOllg Vaughan of ttn- Windsor Star will prove in- tcrcstine, reading to readers who rtinenilni‘ Bill Cowlcy played centre for the Halifax Wol- verines in the days of the Big Four.

"The wind and the snow and the slush underfoot had driven the to} to cover. Tlicy got to talking hockcv tiizzl comparing the war- fiine brand with what was oficred in the N.H.L. bclorc Hitler and the rest. of the maniacs started turn- ing this ivorld upside down. Such a conversation can be as foolish as it is unreaso able-and this one was no cXCcp . _ '

"But finally’ the talk narrowed down to individual players and, specifically. centre ice performers. Names like Milt Schmidt, Howie Morena. Syl Apps, Frank Nighbour, Frankie Poticher and Bill Cowley were mentioned among others.

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“Since BUSLOPS Bill Cowley was the only onc currently active to be nicntionecLit xvas only naturalthiit his name should bc bandied around more than any of the rest.

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"Tlicio is no denying that. Canv- ley deserves to be ranked with the best, of the modern clay centres and all that the namc implies.

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"One of the fellows in the dis- cussloii drcw dcrislve stating flatly that Cowley was the laesl: centre lic had ever seen and he ntlinittetl that hc had seen Morena, Apps, Schmidt and Boll-

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"'Oku3.'.‘ he said. in answer to the cat-calls. ‘My idea of a centre is r. ll1“li \'.'l(.t can really make pl:t_\'5. And l think that Cor/icy was, and ls. the best playinakc; of any of those we have mentioned. Look at Cowlcys record ycar in and year tint. He not only man- ages to finish among the leading scorers l1llll°('ll' but whoever plays on th ainc line with him always m l(l (lit all figlll. Ask fcl. ' like Roy CCJIIIIUIEI‘. Ray Gotllflc. Buzz Boll, Ilet-bie Cain or any of the others who have played alongside Cowley and they'll tell you what kind of a centre he ls.

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“ ‘I adnilt that fellows like Mor- enz and Apps and Schmlo\ may be rrogiiized as greater hockey play- ers out. in my book, they weren't greater centres with the possible exception of Schmidt. Milt was llso |\ great playmaker and. in ad- dition, was stronger and more rug-

ed than Cowley is so that. when he necessity arose. he could bull his way through a defence or stlckhandle arotnitda

“Having tmused brlefiy for breath he'Cowl»c-y booster continued‘ '1.’ hlnk Morcnz serves as the best xlmplc for the point I'm tryl g . make. Yes, I'm one of the guy: who travelled many a mile to see Howie ln action and I only wian I still ‘had the opportunity of doing v0 He was the greatest and most. t-olo lul player hockey ever had. "- Moron: was an individualist.

m he wound up and started

_ Ted Ward

SPORTING NEW

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Bruins By

BOSTON. Dec. l9—-(AP)—After pulling into _three deadlocks, the Sliecdy Detroit Red Wings rapped lIl lflur 891115 in the final period to Kain their 11th consecutive Nat- ional League victory over Boston Bruins by a 6-3 margin‘ tonight before a crowd of 12.000 at the Boston Garden. Eddie Bi-uneteau

a pair of unassisted tallies 9W1!!! the last minute of play.

Detrolts deciding tally, however. was made by the irrepressible Flash I-Iollett. who takes great pride in the fact that the Bruins have not beaten the Rcd Wings since they traded him last season.

Bruneteaws tallies, made with- in the space of 45 seconds. came when the Bruins cast aside all pretense of defence to make a fu- tile last-mlnute drive for a tie

The Bruins, thanks to cottntc-re supplied by Herbie Cain. Kenny Smith and Pat Egan, who came here for Hollett, had a 3-2 lead go- ing lnto the finale.

Rookie Steve Wochy. pulled the Wings on even {Jar the tihird time in the y

however, terms. Janie, converting Joe Carventhk as-

“ slst. The first two Detroit scores

were blistering 45-and 40-footers rifled in by Don Grosso and Jill Quackenbush.

Jolie of Swissvale. a beautiful Doberman Plnscher female who has been doing some nice utinnitig tit recent itfariiime Dog Shows gained three points at. a. Montreal show December 1 and thus has attained her championship. This beautiful dog ls owned and was bred by Mr. Raoul Raymond. Southport, and is believed to bc the first P. 13.1. owned and bred dog ever to gain its championship. She was expefrtig handled by Mr.

More Juniors But Fewer Seniors In Maritime Hockey

(By The Canadian Press) HAL-WAX, Dec. 19—Incre.=ised Participation by the younger cle- mfllt Bud a thinning of the ranks of the seniors Llpp<1l>I1lly willmark FMS SlXIh Wartime hockey season in die Marltimcs.

As the season gets underway it looks as though only two senior leagues of major calibre will be Ollirratlng in the til-province area. These are the Halifax City loop (which is strictly an armed forces Olllfitl. and the Nova Scotia main- land's A.P.C. League, where half

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hoots by te

the teams are from the services.

oapc Breton. which has produced strong contenders in past years, has dropped out of the senior field flliflsether and is concentrating on the Juniors.

AS91110!‘ llrflfipects in New Bruns- wick also are dim. The only leag-

wnen nelucs are the Saint John Army Gar-

son and the Saint John War Workers. Saint John Beavers, which put up a sun battle for Maritime championship honors test yfifll". will resume if they can org- anize a team and arrange exhibi- tions untlh playoff time.

Prince Edward Island, it appears, will have Just. one senior circuit- tho Charlottetown City League, This will be made up of the Navy, and Air Force teams from Char- lottetown and Summerside, and the Collegians.

Most of the senior power seems to be packed into the Halli-ix league. which is well studded with N. H. L. stars on the Dartmouth R. C.A.F. team and that of I-I.M.C.S. Cornwallis of Deep Brook. which won the Maritime title last: whiter.

But at the moment the league- leaders are the Halifax Navy, a group of youngsters with plenty of punch and staying power.

The A.P.C. League lineup. for the

first time in many years, lacks the Truro ‘Bearcats, long a powerful force in Maritime hockey. The Army Bearcats of nearby Dcbcrt are keeping the name in circula- tion until '.f‘ruro can scratch up a team again. Others in this league are Debcrt RCA F" New Glas- gow Bombers, and Plctou Refit- rs. ' Junior hockey this year prom- ises to be better than evcr, with nearly athousand new players reg- istered. Amherst Ramblers, last; winners of the Maritime Juiitor hockey trophy, were, at the begin- ning of this season. a. little anx- ious to see their prize before risk- ing it again. The previous liold- ers. a Cape Breton team, nave never delivered the trophy to Arn- herst.

The games played so far have had no surprises. Saint Mary's, Oxford and the Maroons are on top in thc Halifax Junior cycle.

In the A.P.C Lsfiguc tile All‘ Force Flyrrs have taken two trim- mings. ttic first from Pictou Refit- tclfli. and the s:cond from New Glasgow Bombers. The Refittcrs have also cleaned up on the Debert Army Beat-cats. so thus far Plctou seems to have a more than fair “JEEP- ' out from behind his own goal it was like watching a streak of lightning go down the ice. He could start and stop on a dime. We'll probably never sec another Morcnz. But Howie believed in that adage: ‘He travels fastest who travels alone‘. After all. any wing man would need a head start to keep up with him.

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"'Apps. in a minor sense, was like Morenz. He possessed a great deal of speed once those long legs of his got churning and he could start and finish his‘ own plays.‘

"Having had his say the Cowley booster arose and went out. to try his own speed in the new fallen

snow. Those he had left behind, while they may not have been convinced that he wau right, were] much more subdued."

Red Wings Defeat Boston ‘6-3 Margin

LC/iarlottetown- Owned Dogs Are Winners At Upper Canadian Shows

THE cttarymtturwn qttARbieN

SKATING TONIGHT

P. E. I. Girl Brltlo

A SEASON SKATING TICKET IS AN ACCEPTABLE XMAS GIFT ENQUIRE FORUM OFFICE

While the Red Wings were pull- ing the game out. of the fire and gaining the victory that boosted them into second place. one of Lht- spectators, Achor B. Campbell of Stoughton was stricken with a fatal heart attack.

S UMMABY First Period

i~Boston, Cain (Crawford) 10:47

2—Detroit. Grosso 15:23 Penalties Grosso, Egan, A. Jackson.

Second Period

3-Detrolt, Quackenbusli 5:13

tf-Boston, Smith (Mario-Cuticle) 11:57

5—Boston, Egan Jerf iiingsl 16:40 Penalties ault.

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8th Clrtown. Guide Company

On December 18th we liad the pleasure of having Miss Lillian Duchemin, District Commissioner, at our Guide Meetln, and also the mothers of the glr who were being enrolled.

During the meeting Miss Duclic- miii enrolled Betty Auffrey, Eliza- beth Coaoy, Kathleen MacKennat and Adele Kaiys as Guides. and also presented the following badges and service sturs:

Second Class-Patricia Richard. Helen MacInnls, Mary Nickcrson, Betty Ricliard.

SwliiiineYs-Mary Bourke.

Cook's Badge-Teresa Doucette, Mary Glllis, Elaine MacDonald, Betty MacDonald.

Book Lover's-Mary Glllls.

Needlewomanb-Elaine MacDon- aid, Patricia Richard. Betty Mac- Donald.

Athietes-Patrlcia Richard, June Doyle, Marlo MacIiinis.

(gymnastic Badge—P:itrlcla Rich- ar

(Cowley, Hollett.

Gaudre-

~Thlrd Period

ti-Detrolt, Wocliy (Carvethl 3:15 7—€%rolt, Hollett (Quackeiibusii) ll-Detroit, E. Bruncteau 19:12 fi-Detroit. E. Bruneteau 19:57

Penalties - H. Jackson, Clap- per.

Service ‘Stars were presented ‘.0: June Doyle, Mary Nickerson. Janet

YOUR PLEASURE ncsonr - THE

Girl Guide News EnjQvQbIg [of (;_

known professional handler who exhibited o large numbcr of dogs. at the CharlottetownKennclClub's 30g Show held here last Septem- er

Another Cliarlotteown o w n e d dog, a very fine Irish setter female; Sivcet, Solemnlty of Wildair, also did some distinctive winning at the above-mentioned show in, Montreal and gained two more points, thus chalking up eight. oi.’ the required ten points for a championship. This beautiful spe- cimen of dogdom was brought to P E I. by Cpl. OF. Denkin, R C. 31f P., and was later purchased by

is city.

MacDonald, Elaine MacDonu-d. I-ielen Mat-Innis, Betty Richard. Shirley Nicholson, Edna Qiiillant. tMiu-l: Maelnnis. Cecilia Thistle, .Bctty MacDonald, Mary Gill

tPatrlcia~Richard. . W-Sylvla/S

Nancy Mullins, Marian HY Teresa Doucette, Annie Campbell. Maureen Blake, Mary Teresa Mc- Neill.

A prize for the Patrol with the highest number of paints for the last four weeks was presented to the "Forgct-me-not" Patrol, Mary Nlckerson. Patrol Leader.

This week's meeting will be on ‘Thursday, Dec. 21st. 6.30 11-111,. l“ the Brownie Hull. above the Pro- vincial Bank.

B. C. PRIVATE-

(Coiitlnucd from Dafle 1) in this action, in which respect he was luckier than thrice-wounded Maj. Mahony.

But in Sicily, he recalled, "a mortar got me through the chest just One hour before we went out of the line for a rest and I was in hospital for thrcc months."

Smith was described as a “one- man army" for lhe action in which he and two companions were at- tacked in the bridgehead by three Panther tanks supported by two self-propelled cuns and 3O infan- trt

y.

At a range of 30 feet and in full view of thc Germansfiinitli fought off the enemy. brought out a wounded companion and main- tained his position as ordered.

Smith refused to elaborate 0n the description in the citation. As lic sees it. “it's okay to klll man

J. A. Simmonds of As ivith Mr. Re_vinond's Doberman Pinsclier. this Irish Setter has also been doing some nice winning at Maritime Dog Shows, and won top honors for her breed at Toronto, December 8. as well. She was han- dled ln an expert manner by an- other well-known professional han- dlcr, Mr. Paddy Bouglzs of Toronto, who handled a number of dogs at the Charlottetown show including, the Miniature Pinscher which wast the admiration of all who had the‘ opportunity of attending this fine exhibition. .

For the benefit of those who arc unaware of what a championship consists, we are informed that it is made up of tten points which are awarded to dogs placing first in their classes. The p0 ts are based on the number of dogs shown in the particular classes according to breed. Also. ln order that a. dot; may win a championship it must be shown at not less than three shows under tlLrce different judg- cs. All points awarded to any dog are retained by some from year to year.

Congratulations are extended to these two dog enthusiasts and it is a good litdication that P. E. I- owned dogs can win even ivhcri competition is very keen as in the above-mentioned shows.

sense talking about it later."

decoration calmly, explaining that although he was “plcased" to take the V.C. home to his mother for a "Christmas tart-sent", he figured it was “a fine job done by a Ilnc team of men and I was lucky cii- ough to be picked out."

Jerome (Dizzy) Dean, who man- (By The Canadian Press) aged to hit the sports pages all OTTAWA. Dec. 19—Prlvate Er- year, was voted sports biggest. dls- .nest Alvis (Smokey) Smith, 90, of tippolnttneut of the year. scvetfNew Westminster, 15.6., and a Sea- years ago today. Twentv ofufltg fqrth Hiégnlanderivttiho WES “mm-

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the s»- wut» ‘$5355.. tt.i"°ei.ll’.ll.“'ot..l‘iii.‘i."“ti.

gamflnals- He “l” became a 59°" win the Victoria Cross of this war madame“ for almost single-l-ianoedlky hold- CANADA mg a éital Itallanksbr (lg? cad fi- PROVINCE 0F - ga nst erman tan , so -prope -

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ed guns and infantry, Defence

Headquarters announced today. THE 16m d" o, December ’I‘wicc wounded before the action 944 In Re Estate of Veronica Moonev

won him the Empire's highest a-

ward for valor, “Sinokey" has been late of Charlottetown in Quc lis _ County in the said Province. slin- ‘hr m5 won‘ Oct‘

‘described as "a one-man army"

‘m 1 I 2i a Slavic

gle Woman, Deceased. Teatnfe. V" 093ml?“ f?“ “m5 VH3 w

To the Sheriff of the County of M)": calm"? mgcd‘nglanfj m‘ ad‘ Queen's County or any Constable Vance m He ‘mm vel- at

- , - citation said that ti or literate person within said range m. 30 feet Smokey showed county I

GREETING. "utter contempt" in exposing him- WHEREAS "W" reading ‘he "self to the enemy and knlocked out petition on filo of Reverend Lot-is i‘ Pmilhcr mnk with a bash 70'“ A. Dougan of Charlottetown afurc- p15 P1“ gun‘ , . said, Priest. and M. Alban Fariiicrl 5m?“ l5 m‘? flfsc cunathflrf o; Chnrlouctown flfol-eflm. narflvictoiiu Cross winner of the wal rlstcr, the Executor of the ubovfbebw the mm‘ or conumssloxled named Estate praying that. a cltl-l°fl1°°r' He 15 the Sixth “my V's‘ lion may be issued for the purpose Wmd halls fmm the “me wwn " hereinafter set forth: You are Mal- Joh“ K Mmmny- another v‘ therefore hereby required to clto 0- wmnen , ‘all persons interested in the said Smokey had been l" action "m1 55mm h, he ‘m; appen- imgo" the Seaforiii Highlanders through- m, Jud" pram,‘ n l pm“... out, their long and tou hcampatgn your; n, b, h,“ h, m, Con" in Sicily and Italy, wtn the ex- ‘House in Charlottetown in sold “PM” °7 Wm mclmhl We“ d“ Cuumy, h, ‘h, u“ Provlnm,‘ on hospital in North Africa. He was Wednesday the twenty-fourth day first “minded l" 51°“? AWJ- 1943i o; January n“; comm“. n; u“. and was shipped to North Africa “our 0| “even 0-01.,“ “ream”, M |for hospitalization. He was wound- tha same day to shew cause if any Ed 589111 ll! Wbfllllll’. 1944 Wllyfl u,” c", why ‘h, Accounts u; m, the Scafortlis crossied the sheil- said Estate should not be passed mm MW" RWPT- 510cm"! the ">55 and the Estate closed as prayed m Grimm» for in said petition and on martian 5m°k°Y "lllsled l" l 393' of M. Alhan Farmer, Esq., Proclortlfifllls March 5. 1940 f m the for sald Petitioner. ‘ranks oi’ the unemployed. He has Am) n, 1, m"; "h"; "m, tbeen overseas since July , 1940. a true copy her-MI t", gammy" He is the son of John Alia and published ||| 50mg ngwgpgpgf mm. Flora Smith of New Westminster. llshcd in Charlottetown aforesaid Hi8 8011001 sprinting prowess once in each week for at least fniir Ellflled lllm llll Yllfilmllme. “$11101!- consecutlve weeks from the dale e ." hereof and that g m“ Qgpy M“. When he left school, Ernie woi-k- of tie forthwith posted in the fnl- ed at day-labor tasks. He was me lowing public places respectively. of httntlreds of thousands of Can- nauiely, in the hall of the Cour! aditm bars who were unemployed House in Charlottetown aforesaid. dllllng the deDWSBlOII- at. or near the Royal Bank of Of English parentage and a. nat- Caruda, and at. or near the Bank lve of New Brunswick, his lathe!’ of Nova Scotla both in Charloth- (W611i west in 1900 and marrlerlEr- town aforesaid, so that all per- 'nlc‘s mother. and for the last 20 sons Interested in the sald estate Will's llR-‘l b13911 EITlDlOYEd l5 I as aforesaid may have duo notice truck driver bv the City of New thereof. (Westminster. Mrs. Smith was born WITNESS Illa Honour Ilarolfl in Quebec. Leonard Palmer, Judge of the nldl All three Smith boys are carving Probate Court at Charlottetown in' the Canadian Active Army. aforesaid. the dny and yen first Jack. 25, is with the Canadian above written. Scottish "somewhere ‘in Europe ’ By the Court. and Burton-father o! three chil- (Slgned) E. Margaret Palmer. dren-is with the Saint. John (N. 12-20-21-340 B.) Fusiliers.

Remember When

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when you have to but there's not‘ -battering-ram smashed into the

He appeared to take winning the‘

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cllflillllli‘ Party

The Knlgts of Columbus an- nual Chris ,as party last evening was largely attended by members, their Wives and families.

Santa Claus. the role being tak- en by Robert Bradley, held away in the early part of the event and each member as he arrive placed a present under the tree und these were allocated to mem- bers by Santa Claus in conjunc- tlon with a "quiz program" con- ducted bv Mr. RA. MacDonald, assisted by Mr. Edward Gallant, a

feature which was entered into in i1;

fine spirit by all present.

Following this, two lovely num- bers were rendered by the Misses Doreen Grant, Doris Jay and Stel- la Horgan. Then Mrs. Joseph Don- ahoe gave a sketch. “My H08 ll-Rl Experience", which brought wn the house. The problem broad- cast, conducted by Dr. J.A. Mac- Millan and Sgt. Prank McIntyre, assisted by Mrs. Robert Brodleyd Mrs. Alban Farmer and Mrs. J.A.t MacMillan with Messrs. Connie LeClair, D. E. Noonan and Eugene Kelly was voted "tops" of the eve- ning‘s entertainment.

A dainty lunch was served and the program was concluded with l few‘ dance numbers.

The entire program. Wlllflh W95 arr-untied by a committee headed by Mr. Wilfred McKenna. was voted the best: of a series held at. the local K. of C. Home.

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__7(cqnt,lnued 9438c KY ' 1t that a mu ard acggilitiii of the reverse .6». the lst Army front would be given the public at the earliest moment consistent with military security. A front dispatch from William F. Boni. Associated Press war cor- respondent, sald Liz-Gen. Courtney H Hodges. 1st Army commander. was throwing all available forces into the effort to stem the most

t in Washington

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oldest Ion of W G001‘: Poole-Warren. the to ma. Poole- Ooufi. Otte d e. N1‘

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. "monster. Hank. my. Charles T- wfi'r'T°§.°1f“s'$'eii. of Montreal gave the bride in man- . Shel

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gown of white ma 2% ‘m gei- in lenaith MP C0 . " veil was caught with n. coronet of‘

CHRIS rril. f In d n. =~=“=t“‘- r-"‘"mh?z.t~="ilcrfttfie u. ' the wane.

mvobe M! - ldou mother wore d t-h blackeaocesso

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wigs ‘Iiieut. dr- B. N. Ushers were oom- RJE. ; gomdnti; , nymas

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Berlin lllaiiiis II. S; 1st Anny Out In Two By llazi llrivo

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By II.V.W. JONES Associated Press tafl Writer LONDON, Dec, Ill-Berlin claim-

ed tonight that the United State's‘ 1st Army had been "cut- ln W° t by the German counter-offensive

107:" at‘? 93a zlvesternlFi-onlt. pllgdi ea a ac was panne - sonally and is being directed by Hitler. ,

Although a news blackout on military developments was main- tained by the Germans as it was by the Allies, Berlin broadcasts to listeners both within Germany and] abroad said stmnk German rB-t serves were available to kc¢p up the momentum of the drive de- spite "considerable losses in the last; few months." I

"It is clear that more than two

serious setback to Amfllfiflh "m5 on this side of the world since Kasserine Pass in all.

Boni said the main German ef- fort had been fairly well channel- ized and contained on its flanks but that the enemy still W95 probing into Belgium. with ele- ments of crack divisions provid- ing the impetus. A pm“ 2911‘? was evacuated to the rear Mon- day night.

Late today an emergency‘ ca" brought a lilg force of .A.I~‘. Lancasters and United Slat-c! heavy bombers from Brlllsll fields to some 2.000 11ml e! fragmentation and high C(- pluslve bombs on _rull and road Junctions immediately lwhlflfl the attacking enemy forces. They were forced to bomb

nuough thick ground-clinging clouds and fog which shrouded tl~e blazing (iii-mile front and denied the hard-pressed infantr the in- valuable support of Ill! l-QYS "Id fighter-bombers.

Attack Continues '

As Field Marshal Rundstedls

deeply-dented Unit/ed States 11119 south of Aachen. Allied Head- quarters lmparted only We W"? information that "the attack l! continuing." This curtain of sli- once appeared to indicate tha. the enemy's forward momentum had not- been halted. The Ger- mans still were packing the road: with equipment and men.

(The German High Command asserted that tank forces "nave broken through, smashed and dic- pcrsed units of the American 1st Army deep into the enemy rear. Like the Allies. however, the Ger- mans dealt only in generalities.)

Up to tonight the only 9'91"" clue as to the extent of the Ger- man penetration was the report that RAF. Typhoons had attack- ed a score of enemy [armored vehicles “west. of Stavelot.’ a town 22 miles by road from the German frontier. Stavclot is 4 1-2 miles southwest of Malmedy and 2i miles southeast oi the fortress city of Liege.

Enemy Convoys Raldetl

In one of the few fighter-bomb- er operations carried out during the day 24 fighters sprayed two long enemy convoys of tanks and guns near Zolplch and Monschau, damaging at least five tanks. Re- vised United States 9th Air Force figures claimed 112 German tank‘. half-tracks and other destroyed or dam ed Monday.

As weather perm tted, the Ger- man Airforce continued to hit back hard in support of the coun- ter-offcnsive, and it was estimat- ed the enemy was dipping into his gasoline reserves at the rate of 9110.000 gallons a week. . E. Al‘. officer indicated the enemy's fuel short e was becoming acute.

Despite t e terrific cnemv prea- sure against its right, the fst Army sustained its pressure along the Roer River east of Aachen. sending patrols across the stream into the enemy stronghold of Duren, 30 miles west. of Cologne

Fog rolled like grey surf along the United states 9th Army front Just to the north, while ever-in- creasing floods in Holland limited the British 2nd Army and tho 1st Canadian Army farther north to patrolling. Clouds clung to the treetops.

(A front dispatch from- tho Can- ndlan sector said the only activ- ity was recapture of a ruined house in no man's land which the Ger- mans bad held for two days.)

German resistance stjfeued markedly all nlon the Siegfried Line from Luxem ou to Swit- zerland and it was pla that. "in Allied winter offensive had been fought to a temporary standstill.

SMELT season 0171575 LATE

BATTTURST. 19.13.. Dec. 19-(C1=i —-Tho smelt fishing season ll ex- pected to open her; t week- the latest. opening at: In many years as a result oi mild weather. Brisk demand is anticipated. and an effort may be made to have the

season extended owlnl to the Into start.

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vehicles -

‘This Small Boy

said. "but how big our reserveante and where they are 1311904 to the ljfuehrer and a.

ectted bout giving details. another-

few so Wit _ ' broadcaster said German armor

lies to the punch.

The whole secre of Hitler's sli- ence now is revealed. a German announce told German forces in the west. __

"The Fuehrcr is excellent. h? sa-ld. “In all tranquility we let- Lhe enemy guess, lie and Pwvllke because we didn't want: to tell the world the reason theFuehrer sur- rounded himself with a veil of sil- enoo-bec he planned and pre-

ared the German offensive .dur-‘ g1] these last days and W093i 9° the last detail.’ '

Capt. Ludwig Serttorlus, German military commen‘ w: asserted that g5 gresult, of the German counter- blows, Gen. Eisenhower would have‘ to use reserves he has been bulld-_ ing u poses.’

The

counter-offensive.

Jap Headquarters 0n Leyte Bapiuretl

MACARTHURJB I-mADQUART- Ens, Dec. 30 - (Wednesday) — (AH-The Japanese headquarters of Valencia on My"! 151m“ h" been captured by United States troo . today's headquarters com- mun que reported, and an aufleld taken intact.

The airfield now ll in use. Wid- quarters said. It will provide m- other base for American planes which have been pressing a war of attrition against the enemy.

Headquarters also announced that the 1st American Cavalry has taken Loloy. six miles north of Valencia on Ormoc corridor.

Big llay For

ER. Dec l9 —- (AP) - tiiztiitv to his daddy's hand. time.

today walked t. of Hoa- pitul to go hoaiu. > This was the nia day for the Cheyenne. Wvo child who cele- brated Christmas more a

month ahead ofdtilno becauareahléllsl

MINV Holding Forest (Nitbbinsl Hoofman.

ou Mercy

In tobacco manufacture and of the p

=1; _

MOSCOW, Dec. Joseph Vlsvarionvlch Stalin. wh has made a greater impression on gussia than any other man in his- liv

Georgian cobb er - born Joseph Kiislsarionvich Djugashvlll is "Tova- rc

"our Leader and Teacher."

employing "more than 1W0 dlllli- p? _°___

ll. 0. Gollege Christmas Blasting

iclosed for the day.

Moran Diplom divisions have been flung into the w” “m1”? m“ “Km The Princi-

attockfla Gctman Army broadcast lggltstfigtégrtgttélxtlitgglek mm 15 n

.r lent showing in the s partment. geek.‘ g, d e s udents for their 1535.15 'l~i§..“'.t.‘.‘.2'.‘".§'v‘. ‘bolt-f we It w indication that the idea behind the sllfl- Relerenc ofiensive was to stabilize the entire gml}! Western Front by beating the Al- ‘a? 9" lachl work done by returned men in at- IEIIGBIICB are to be congratulated result-s.

In closing‘ ferred to to she Vice Prin $515“: and assistant Miss M. Mur-

8' '1 Certificate and Prize winners.

Liewis, Mt. Edward Road; Myrtle Ross. Swnhope; Ruth Irving, Mur- ray I-Iarbou

p for "purely offensive W!‘ t

Germans still were cautious lottetown; Velma Burktawestitoy- .bour; Lona Kitson, Annie Pound, Frederic

Louise Raven Aldsirlam Praug ne lColl Murphy: Mary Cnvanugh; Rum Keeping; Doris Coffin; Eileen Mc- Innis; Della Brien; Mary MacKinnon; MQKGIIHB: Wilns MacPuail; ion MacDonald; Gertrude Flem- ing; Mlldred McEwen; Bernice gttzleilrgnt; Marlon Carr; Catherine

edspteglat prize for spelling award- Road. 100%.

merl iottetown and Ruth Irving, Mur- s" ll

work. Commercial Dept, awarded to Lewis Ward, Charlottetown.

ln Webster 100, Kathryn Judson 99.9. Ruth Irving 90.9, Faith MacDonald 99.6. Vc..ia Pa 9

MlcPherson 99, Agnes Beaten 99 Mom. Moran 99, (l9. mid Slackford 99. Catherine "icholson 99, Freda

plarents. Mr. an Mrs. Ma _ offman. feared he would not live until 13cc. 25.

Nubbins had been omwrht to the hospital almost a month ago. suf-l rating from n febrous rowth on the neck of bk bladder wh h had dam- age kidneys. An operation performed Dec . he Denver urologist who tau-formed th_u oper- ation termed it ' lsful.’

“There wont be moth m” ‘ “ than gr ‘ * any sort when wo get home." father said.

ti. ll. L. Standings l

(By Ilhe Asndllod Prue)

NEW YORK, Dec. 19—Americant Hockey League standings:

Tum W L l‘ A

Buflalo 14 0 2 B179 Hershey ll l0 3 77 00 Providence 7 1s 2 82108

Western Division

Indianapolis 18 7 8 90 M Pittsburgh 12 II I l3 W Cleveland 8t. Louis

Ho. 30 25 l9

S! 28

I14 I407!

Blanchard 99, Dorothy Moore 90, Phyllis While 98.7, Eva Show 98.7, Lewis ward 98.8. 98.8 |Ma

l!

l ma.

l N3,

or Chrlst- Mayo B

97.8, Ruth Keepin

m Campbell .97.6. Catherine Steele $4. Cathy White 97.4. Jenn Bilrt. Kemile 98.7. Mai-gent. MacFadyen 96.6, Mary

Jean Jean Mnoliaohern 08. Betl Mllllll 90 Don Ethel 9b 95

oi-d occurred 1i 7 I ‘ll 87 22:0 Selina rose Si ft. 4 in. above nor- ma

Stalin, Loved

‘Russia, Is 65 Thursday

in M where

gnddy Sta1in"——and they bellevt

his birthday wthis country and its many m“ ns who occupy one-sixth of ti;

By EDDY GILMORE l9 - (AP)

will be 65 years old Dec. 21.

To his peo le, this son of a lio

Stalin", "The Great Stalin" of The genuine respect and love lcis pl h Id f is

flerted

OI‘

The Union Commercial College holidays On Tucs- in December 19th. Principal presided and presented the as, Certificates and prizes t a the huge body id work Special the excel- pclling De- Tests are held each Thanks were extended to accept- the Prlnc pal and e was mule to ti that existed between and students, without ch it would be impossible to eve the results obtained. The

the last four months. eference was made to

gi s

will

SO

was excellent, and they

on the

Principal Moran m. good work done by

cipal, Mrs. C. Mc- is

College will re-open on January

945. Following is a list of Diploma,

sllltfllwnd Diplomas. _ Lillian

r; Helen Hughes, 11bit Blanche Holmes. Bent-

harlotte- av Har- Hampshire; (.011.

Junior Commercial Certificates- hill: Myra. Rodd; ht; Rita Redmond; Baton: Cathywhtte; Kaye Lavinia McLe l Theresa

s B ins;.

MacKay; Irene 0'- Myrtle

Mar-

PRIZE LIST

Mary Webster, Covebead

Special prize for spelling equally

led by Kllltllryn Judson, Char- Harbour, drawn by Kathryn n.

in

Special prize for neatness

Students making 95% and over weekly Spelling Tests; Mary

airato 99. Dorothy

Ir no Ch eli f one. Glorlaapgell ‘A

Iaurettn. Shea . Mcfniiis 98.9. Wilnl. cPhall 98.4. Catherine Macnni-

98.4, Sybil MacDonald 98.8, ary Cavanagii 98.8, Jean Agnew Joan Peters 98.2. Verna Watts Laurel MacLean 98.2, Gloria.‘ 98.2. Velma Burke 98.1, Thel- 981, Myrtle MacKln-

l‘.

Eileen

B d.

97.9,. Ora Bai-

979. Mary Ca ns 91.7, Adeline

ed

Marian Carr 97, MargaretMac-

Power 90.0. Kaye Map- acherri. 96.4, Bertha Stewart 988. Poole 98, Irene O'Brien 95. Mac- .0. Jessie Lord

aid 95.2,

Moore 95. Aylene Delaney

, Rita Redmond 98. Doris Colin to

The greats t Paris 1T0! 0n rec- . in 1910, when the

The famous "sailor" trademorkhaiymbolof all tfioll: but qua rontsos that ,, will maintain Player's world 9km for xcellanco and dependable quality.

‘PLAYEIPS NAVY CUT

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wor Russians

His blrthda would j tlonal holida y b’ " m‘ fact that he allows no servance of it.

There undoubtedl

gards unnecessary sentimen

I e l. little but.

I Mal school-house on the bank of thu Don Rive _

"Stalin," ha said. hoisting l full gins of vodka. "his blogriiuli -_

stru .

"Stalin," I remember hearing n returned Russian emigre say. “I never behaved the this man's name could stir me u deeply as it. does." ,

“Stalinfl I recall hearing a six- year-old" boy Year's tree loaded with present last and daddy

P9 a: w“ ucterlzed by a ‘til-small? mrlrhb ch18

Perry iim desperate miffed M!

Pate

oonnclssa his death o . p He awakaecna to mid d Id airman. Here Barrymore, that. he ha! "eggwvilol; ll. §§f.§.‘i%..f’”fi°'“°“ “iw $33 Boon trots of his h “up u» ION" in V“ i

the Content; -wlde reputq.

widely

t;

oaco and in t M children speak hgf lcilgim,

at

means much n,

id's surface. it

his life

To the m;

moans another “n”

‘mi?

v here. except for 1 _ public 0b,;

no mention of t.

ibf Stalin pr bob] ebration DSC81120 h: _ tailtlck

least when the titan is llire

This is my fourth winter in R ala, and I've travelled it from White Sea to the Baltic -to the Caspian, from the German-Russian front to Ber-