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Will Mean Revival 0f Industry Dormant In Nova Scotia For

Years. _____. rTt°"§£€l; h “Ill-ii G Q B:

533%,?“ building ram ii her, Pictou th c construe

will be builders in figiggesflrigiinliilith Wartime Mer- ohent Slllpplglg, Limited, a company

t will? steel slllp construction. ‘The work will commence as quickly 5;! mp yard can be properly 6011109“. (no department sold.

The new construction will menu g revival of an industry domllm 1n Nova scone for many years and. the announcement. said, will “place Nova seotis in the forefront of the ship- building activities in Canada.’ Up to now, Nova. Scctian yards have been building for wartime purposes fast patrol boats. minesweeilflfs B" snail harbor craft. All have been of, wooden construction.

size of the Piclou plant will be lpcrersed icr the shipbuilding, and the department said tne town coun- cil there had ratified sale of tends owned for the eXPdIl-“Oll-

‘lne ivork Will serve as somctnlng or a rebirth for the port of Pictou, 0h the irorrh shore of Nova. Scotia. once a famous shipbuilding centre, its warerlrotit was lined with ship- viirlls and around a. century ago lrhre lilltll e00 vessels were register- ed there. in one your alone lqrlbrft-Ilggeis were

more than 50 built there.

PBOIIINENT UANADIAN PASSES

VICTORIA, Oct. 7-—(CP)—Col. Seneca ieilt MeMullen, 88, Err-si- deut. 0f the Midland Coal Company, aied suddenly last night at. Strengt- wood, his garden home at IIEBLDY cordon HGMI. rlom at Truro, N. n. Col. Mcwiulren went to Aibena as I young Illilll and soon entered one BOul-lllllllllg industry. He was a. ulember oi the Metaliurglsts’ So-

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" to Dance, museum lohool. October 13th. L-lBB-IO-fl-Ue. eowunbd m I I d Cold stat-l.‘- L-zxilti-"lgii-Yi £00m w’, m1’! Fort Augustus, 11-166-10-7-21. Chicken Supper.

and nlllllw. November 4th and . L-loo-io-o-ll.

November 10th for Boner and Bu per. Is-IBI-i -B-1i.

roaster I-Iouse,

October Bth. L-lld-IO-i-B.

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ea ‘ik- gprsraeattshr “i... tr: ldllen Supper in Whentlc School. 14-1’! 40-5-11. "Wilma l. s Kl and fgfljilggéiisenoee ‘linen.

To 100 Tanks

— Dominion receives request from Britain tgjpeed production.

Minister

Fall War

Discusses

Savings

Campaign Program

Prince Edward Island Asked To Provide

Through War

Savings Certificates One

Anti-Aircraft Gun Per Month To Canada's

War Effort.

Nazie send troops, Tanks east from Greece, Bulgaria

ISTANBUL. Oct. ‘f-(Aifi-Ger- man troopsp and tanks are stream- ing from Greece B tc- ward Rumamla, as ibly for use in tine giant Nazi offensive on the Eastern front, dippiomatio xepprted tonight.

‘Iuiese infommnks said mainly light and medium tanks were being moved out of Greece across Bul-

d garla. and that rail siding: ct Sofie.

were choked. Endless contlngents of troops were reported moving eastward by night and day,

Some sources here drew the in- ference that tank losses on the Russian front were continuing so heavy the Germans were having tc draw on reserves o: light tanks in the Balkans to replace heavier types knocked out by Russians.

Four-year-old Burned t0 death

SYDNEY N. S. Oct. ’l—(CP)- Four ear 'old William McIniils. burne in the flames that destroyed

his home today. died in hospital t0-

m me boy's mother Mrs. Dan P.

Mclnnls, who carried her son .rom his flame filled bedroom was tak- en to hospital but later discharged.

A defective chimney was believed responsible for the early "Wmmll fire.

Ship

OTTAWA. Oct. 7 -—-(CP) —Mun.l- tlons Minister Howe said tcnlih" an effort will be made to shiP 10° cruiser and infantry tanks to Rus- clu before the cnd of the year.

Mr. Howe said the Canadian gov- ernment had . ‘ ’ I - -. from Britain “only l. few day! 18°" w increase tank production with a view tc siding Russia. and that 100 tanks had been Dot B! ‘he Canodhln objective.

"We an doing what we can m speed up production to meet. phi; request," the minister said.

He said the tanks which would be manufactured for Russia would be “over and above" Canada's cr- dfnrn-y production schedule. Th0! will all be built in thg A118"! ShOPI at Montreal and the Montreal In- comotlve Works.

Mr. Howe said pr ‘ucticn of tanks is the only way Could: h" lllfll asked to aid Russia o0 far nlthoulh the Soviet has made prlvdld mir- chases of war material in Canada and some cohesion aluminum for Soviet airplane plants has already been shipped overseas. -

Man kills Brother in

Mistake for deer ‘

PERTH. N. 3.. Oct. '1 —(0P) — The first fetnlity of the only“ hunting season in New Bruuswck occurred this afternoon at Trout. Brook, near Birch Ridge on l-lw Tobique River. Ce-ul skinner, f1. mlstlben for n. deer. was killed In- stantly when she. through the held by his brother, ma. Donald Skin- ner.

The brothers wars on s huntlnl trip with Ptc. 3.10am! "rnith. the two soldiers being on leave from! military unit etotl-isod in Cl?‘ Bretch. Young BkLun-r and smith were only e few rods from Private Skinner when the accident occur-

red. Cccllflkirlnerwuoocnoflh‘ flurry ckinner, B-Nh

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“Gilt Ill! bl held.

'Ill'io War Savings campaign rg- opens across Canada. on Tuesday, Oct .14, the objective for Prince Edward Island being m provide funds sufficient to supply one anti- aircraft. gun Jel- month. to the no.- thénlskl worley

ormsl e campaign c .. ed here yesterday at a lunchcomn Charlottetown where Hon. .11.. 11819! Mini-BIB!‘ of Finance, con- ferred with chairmen of the var. lous War Savings Committees throughout the Province. Mr. E31‘. gilggs. provincial chairman, presid-

Mr. Ilsley held similar confer- ences in the Western Provinces and at Halifax and Moncton. i-Ie leaves today for Saint John on a similar mlsson. He reports finding much enthusiasm and determination to make e. success of the cam-

ign with tfie War Savings Cer- ifieates.

Accompanying the Minister tc Charlottetown were Messrs. p Mansur and J.M. Bkead, Ottawa, representing the National war Savings Comm c, and RJ. Lou llzi. Saint John. campaign ad- min trattcr for New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

In order tc reach the objective set for the fall campaign an in- crease of about so per cent is re- quired from the province in War Savings Certificate purchases.

local committee chairmen to the 40 met Mr, Ils- ley yesterday, and‘ discussed com- Kaign plans. Monthly objectives

ave been set for all local com- lnltltees.

Reviews Provincial Effort.

After introducing Hon“ Mr. Ils- lfi» mt yesterday's luncheon. Mr.

ggs gave a review of the work of the War savings Committee in this Province since the work started May 2'1, 1940 to Sept. 30, 1941, the latest date for which full particu- lars are available.

"At first," he said, "Canadians were asked to raise fifty million dollars this was afterwards irr- creased t» ei20,000,00o or $10,000,000 per month.

“Originally, figures were com utcd at. the face value of Certif ates but this was afterwards changed to the cost value of Certificates. The face value of Certificates is 25 percent greater than the cost

value. All figures now released by Ottawa represent cost. value. ‘This Province was asked

raise $20,000 per month and‘ this we exceeded for during the sixteen months we invested in certificates $848,723 being $27,244 average per mouth face value or $21,795 aver-

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Interpreting The War News‘

-. (By Klrkc L. Slm n) (Associated Press Sta. Writer) The pattern of Hitler's vast new offensive in Russia. is be- coming clearer as the Russians rush up reinforcements to meet terrific onsieughts on the cent- rsl front. and the Germans claim star ing advances in the

louth.

Moscow the vital hub cl ltussian defensive communion t ons. appears to be the focus of ‘t. uzi

hree of the N thrusts. Yet ls far to the south of this central bastion that the Hitler Itdanfltfbmlillfllld cllalnns an 1m; r vctcry n a “glee. ggttle north of the sea. of Ascv." 0th German sources o further and state that. the N have occupied two ports on the He: of Azov, Mhriupol an

d 0e- afwould appear to

the main attack not on the Mos- cow front; but. as a drive east- ward from the southern bend of the Dnieper River toward the Rcstcv corner around which lies the road tn the oil-rich Cm- “i?

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llnti - aircraft Guns roar 0n So. Wales Goast

LONDON. Oct. ‘F-(CPI-AIM’ aircraft guns roared into action tonight all along the South Wales coast, where n number of persons were In nnd sev- cral house: dsuuged by Germ- nnbombs on one heavily u- laulted town.

A hit-aud-run raider bombed l. south coast town and filo" were some casualties. The blast. of one explosive ste-llcred act- on in a theatre 100 yards nwa-Y but the show went on and the audience stayed for the final curtain.

Br. iuthcrYoung Elected t0 head Maritime Synod

STELLARTON, ‘N. S. Oct. 7- (CP)—Rev. Dr. Luther I... Young. pastor at Oxford and Pugwash, N. 5., was elected Moderator of the Maritime synod of the Presbyter- lan church tonight at the opening meeting of the 68th Synod.

Dr. Young, for 40 years a. mis- sionary in Japan, returned to Can- ada. only last year when the Jap- anese evicted many missionaries from that country. At tonight's session, he was enrolled on the | synod as a. new member.

Others nominated for the Mod- erhtorship were Rev. J. W. Paul of Woodstock, N.B., and Rev. Finlay McDonald of Merigomish

Rev. G. Carly‘e Webster of Zion Presbyterian Church. Charlotte- town, the retiring Moderator, open. ecl the session. He pointed out that the music for the meeting was taken from the old choir book,

In accordance with a. resolution passed last year. Confidence in the outcome of

the war was voiced by lvlr. Web- ster in his remarks to the clergy- men from the three provinces. “Tragedy and devastation are stalking through the land, laying their hands on the population,’

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Island Airman Gets Wings at N0. 1S. F.T. S.

CAMP BORDEN. oht. Oct- l-(C P)—All provinces cf Canada and l0 _ spares o; me United states were ic- presented when a IBATBB a“ t

llo.s received their Willis W“ F}

o. 1 service flying trainlni H; 3° of the Royal Canadian Air olce

heaeén, W, Bteffens of the R0511 Norwegian Air Forcekgiead of the Norwegian military m will to Calrlié ada, made the presentet om I took the salute. h Lt.-C0l. It. J. Henderson of l“? Royal Canadian Ordnance Con». inspector of ordnance service at No- tional Defence neadauv-rterfi-kgYq-lél; wa, flew from Halifax to naps W ggesentation of wins! W 5“- t. Pilot Bruce Gordon o; ‘rm-mic, one of the graduating

“graduates included:

Nova Scotia: 1111116131511 Blair Mac- Kay, New GluseW/i 1W1" 355mm“ Mlggigcefikxgrlowngdpo%landi George xillielisuiBrlu/igvsiglt‘: iiiiitiyhilrttyrirah McCully. Petiteodiac.

Jail prisoners Make escape

NEW GLASGOW, N. 5.. Oct. ‘l- (QP)-TWO prisoners escaped from the town jail tonight after over- owering the woman jail caretaker. Mrs. Nellie Otle. and polled 1m- me-ilately opene a counW-Wlde search.

‘lfle prisoners, Harvey I-‘Ioey and George Aiicrn, both from Nova section Cumberland County, were tlmril“ .“i"‘““...‘é‘.?..°.“i.2li‘a€

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Halifax shipping Agent charged

Co]. A.N. Jones Pleads N o t G u i l t y T o Transmitting Ship- ping Information.

HALIFAX. Oct. 'l—(CP)—Col. A N, Jones, shipping agent here and member of. a. distinguished Halifax family, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate R. J, Flinn to- lia to a charge of transmitting shpplng information to the United States in violation of the Defence cf Canada Regulations.

In camera, evidence for the pro. secution was completed and the

Officials have revealed that an SOS signal sent from n Norwegian‘ frdlzhter by Fem Blodgett, | (ABOVE). Toronto girl wireless op-; "I'll"??- played fill: part in saving; the ship and cargo lifter It was at- 1 tacked by a. U-hont in mid-ocean.‘ The submarine came to the surface. about 300 yards sway from ehemi Ind hid its sights trained on the shin. ready to fire a torpedo into‘ her hull. Miss Blodgctt sent ontl 1118 50S. which was intercepted h '

"$5189 "N! Ill added burst of ‘P995 “l u" IMP. discouraged the U-bont commander and he sub-I

merged rather than risk capture.

Ganucks form

3.11m, an." “sum The wirehsg{mation so transmitted rvas

Spearhead in

Manoeuvres

Week-long War, Games‘ Spread Half -* way Across ng-l land,

(By Ross Munro, Canadian Press War Correspondent

WITH THE CANADIAN CORPS IN CENTRAL ENGLAND. Oct. 'l-— (CP Cable) - Britain's southern army, its spearhead formed by hardened Canadian troops, defeat- ed and turned into chaotic con- fusion an army of the eastern com- mand seeking to invade England in the biggest mimic battle in British history.

Designed as training for con- tinental invasion as well as United Kingdom d "rice, the week.long manoeuvres were spread halfway across England and for the first_ time pitched a com lete army against an equal. oppos tion.

Never in British history have,

there been more realistic training manoeuvres.

Armored and infantry divisions

°Y and tank brigades clashed in en-

gagements lasting for days. Pris-- oners were captured in thousands and sent down the line to prison camps while casualties actually wetifi transported back to base hos-

s. Tanks were used by the hun-

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Roads Convention Formally opened ,

By Jack Williams Canadian Press Eltaff Writer

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., Oct. 7— (CP) — The three-tiny session of the Canadian Good Roads Associa- tion, attended by more than 500 delegates from all provinces of the Dominion. was formally opened io- day by Lia-Gov. Albert Matthews of Ontario. Hon. T. D. Bouchard, minister of roads and public works for Quebec and president of the

Association, presided at today's meeting. Greetings from the provinces

were extended by: Hon. A. '1‘. Proc- tor, Saskatchewan; i-lon. Errick F. Willis, Manitoba; Hon. W. S. An- derson, New Brunswick; i-lon. J. P. McIntyre, Prince Edward Island.

Delegates were guests of the Ueu- tenent-Governor and Mrs. Mat- thews at a hes after todayu busi- ness sessions.

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(For Oct. 30 Braftees

trial was adjcumed a week after the defence moved for dismissal. Col. Jones, an alde-de-camp to the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Seotla and a military general staff officer here in the First Great Ivar. is accused of telephoning to New York "information with re- spect to certain captains of ships, which Ships formed part of a con-

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hasty tempt-r. anti 0.] poisons that riot. the mind to the body.

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counter-attacks

MOSCOW, Oct. 8-(Wed

front before lluscoiv but Ru

German mechanized offensive. Particularly heavy clashe ections of \'_\':lzm:1,

important rail centres, 1-10 m

voy _on that. date (Aug, l6) pro. seeding to the sen from the port‘ of Halifax. . ."

The charge declares the infor-

“that surh captains were not with the said Jones and would not, be with nim any more. The person in New York was identified only as "Cap- taln Mills."

Royal Canadian Mounted Police lodged the charge.

Text of the charge:

“That he did on the 16th day of August. 194i, in a manner likely to prefjudlce the efficient prosecu- tion o the war. . .to wit, by long distance telephone message to a IWFSOH 1n‘ New York communicate to said person kn wn as Captain

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Provincial Quotas

OTTAWA. Oct. '1 - (CP) _ The National War Services Department tonight announced the breakdown by provinces of the 2,000 men called for the 11th period of compulsory military training which will start Oct 30 at all centres except ut Grande Prairie, Alta.

There, because of transportation problems, the men will report Oct.

1.

Distribution of the 2,000 men fol- lowsz-British Columbia 120; Al- berta 152; Saskatchewan 168; Man- itoba 132; Ontario 629; Quebec 0'18: New Brunswick 7B; Nova Scolia 83;

imovement launched by the capital.

In one sector of the southern

front-(unlocawd officially but presumably along tile shores of the Sea. of A/mrl- --llie Russians I

announced the lit; air force dc-

SIPOYQIl U4 Germ ill 111KB and arm- ' orcd cars, llill zr-in. with llifan. try and a rust amount of guns and other vrar materials. i

For behind the German lines in the south, the communique said. Odossai: defenders in a two-day t hrttlii‘ routed four battalions of l Rlllllziiiinn infantry and the 75th ' infantry rohilnent of llie 27th Ger- man division.

In the north soviet airmen de- fending Lt-nlilgrad were declared to have smashed a Nazi motorized column, destroyed 51 trucks, a 15- glm anti-tank gun position and l1 battery of lICTlVy guns.

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i BERLIN, Oct. ’l—(AP]—Nszi sources claimed tonight that German forces prcsslng eastward

:11] n massive six-zluy-olll tiffrn-

s sivc halve “lllllifll the i-it-li Stivil-t

4 industrial DUIIPlS Basin by occu-I p pyiiig the pol-is of Mariuptll and, ; Ossiperiko, tivu-tilinls 0i’ tlie iviiyo l across the north shore of the scat» t

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Muriupol. 125 miles exist. of the‘ Dnicper River and 100 miles west, oi‘ lllc Don River cily of ltostrrv s and Osslpvllko, d0 miles mirth-y west. of Mariupol. ivcre (IQSPPIIIOCI. by the Germans as the most im- portant. Russian grain and can],

Prince Edward Island 18,

Armed revolt ;ln former l Yugoslavia

BERLIN, Oct. 7-tAPl—E_t.e'oel builds of armed farmers and unet- niks led by tne dilllgillcl‘ of p, m?!‘-

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the capital oi conquer-xii

‘t (‘es liar] mmlc “virtually inllcll-n-z

Belgrade, . Yugoslavia, but. have been slllB-‘illffll

troops supporled by t\\{o(

b N l y “z Usiacnns, it

companies oi Croat was announced tocluy. The Chetnlks .ll'c gucrillu flkllieYfi openly in rebellion agnllist the ‘rel:- ' the Ustirchus from lire ini- formed guard oi Dr, Ante luivcllc. chief of the Croat. state which was created from sections of dismem- sexed Yugoslavia. _

The Nazi commentary Dicnst Ans Deutscliiand. givingtthe first NEWS of the assault upon babuc, claimed the city's German garrison \\l\s ..lr outnumbered in the original attack but. offered ‘a. heroic resistance until support came from the Us- taehus, and in the end had all branches of the armed forces al its

bornly to seize the city. One section which initially surrendered to them was laid in ruins and all males to compulsory labor camps. Dlenst added.