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DECEMBER 21.

1948

triia GUARDIAN, LJHAKLUFFETOWN

ﬂigppe’: Heart Beats Strongly i For iianadians

BY WILLIAM BOSS (Canltliln Press Staff Writer) DIEPPE France, Dec 20 -—~

mp. Canadian liberation forces “an for Canadians a lasting wel- mte in Europe. . Amost. to the point of embarrassment this is mic in Dieppe, scene of the umoits 1942 landing operation.

The channel city's affection m Canada seems to the visitor y, amount to a second loyﬂiiy- bidding almost t0 eﬂilllli’ the n,“ The 194-2 raid. in which

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ymusands of Canadian soldiers w", taken prisoner and more than gm killed. has left unforgettable memories ‘

T}... waterfront up which the’ (mam-S stormed and streets along. “lhlfh scme managed to infiltrate, bear countless reminders. . ‘

There is a monument in Cana- dian trooixs ceiierallyr on Canadian qntiirc at the heat-h. There are mpqwrvfiﬂi.‘ to lndiV1dU31 rezlments. ‘nqpfﬂ is the Avenue of the Conl- lincd with maples —

titans -

Hmi there is Canadian Cross- rﬂis farthest point of the Cana- (tm. penetration that. AUQHSI lll"' '

F-Ypfltf week tho play of the “tar; on the sands discloses mm.- m-n- memento of the Canuck assault: rusted and corroded rifles 5rd Bren machine-guns. shredded p~t‘ilf‘< and webb liclts. and cart- ;..._-P l-astnﬂﬁ.

when recently a monument was dedicated at nearby Pourvllle- tiir-Mer three rifles were lined Ki n. font, n Bren lyintz hefnre than . a‘! four more decrepit than “Wtofl/in relics. so effectively‘ pgflncﬂf‘ 1s the salt spray.

Dicppe Legend

Already the raid is part of Dppiit‘ legend. as well as history. lllﬂtipOls tcll. with ap-pcarttiiccs‘ by believing the alleged incidents theriisclvcs of three Canadians a»... fought their way to tiie Cate des Tribunaux on the main

square and there paused for a Mo. pﬂvh before retiring tn the brim-h for evacuation by hoat.

Even more admlriiizlv they tall.- n! the "Canadien" who fought his way to the square and dlsap-, ppqynd into cne of its tall. gribledi hilllVW for a fcnv minutes‘ dalli-‘ nit-w tuih zi local b9118-

l-ivcivitiiesses to both occurrences

nr» siiid to exist hut they 0M)‘ d1. \\‘(‘l’_‘v'.

anadien" is a magic word. Uhlﬂﬂi-(tllg u-elcome and hospitality

to rhtindant. as in he embarrassing. sometimes Ettropczm cordially is £31790! of self-interest btit here it is patently open and sincere. (‘anode has become so much part of the city that is has changed its ~~'\l of arms N the city crest is itotv inset iii a cnatilc-lcaf httck- itrotinti. When a bronze replica rrcertly was presented to Premier T. t". Douclas of Saskatchewan tI-w itiavor said he hoped it would give the premier the feeliniz that the tieart of Dicppe bent as <il'til‘.t_'i_\‘ for Canada as for France.

BRUSSELS. Dec. 20 » - iAPl—- C-instritctlon of a. military base in thc Belgian (‘niign tvili be started in i940. a spokesman for the Bel- ptstn Defence Ministry said Satur- fiav Tlic base for lifliliﬂ‘ planes, a pints‘ school. a technical school i" Nﬁilro soldiers and a drill field

in lied Spy Base

O _ , y it (l m, hi f investigator for the House urn-Ameri- can “£35m? ‘Colmxmlttec. lcnde committee member John Rankin ti)"

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former Red spy, the conﬁdential

“Love Story

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Chiang Kai Sheks‘ Real Life Drama

By DEWITT MacKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst. Truth i.. stranger than fiction.

and no romantic novel has aro- tiuccd anything surpassing the real-life drama being enacted by one of lli!»'.Oi‘_\"S most notable coup- ics-tiie Chiang Kai-Sticks. There is a g: a: love story.

Over in Chtiici, Presidentclnaizz, 1s ﬁghting with back to wall to stave off disaster at the hands of cite C0flllllllllLSL rebels. The fate o! his government-of China it- i.clf-~is tit. stake. So is the per- sonal lain of this dynamic per- sonality \‘-l‘i0 for a score of years has guided his coiuitry through the ViCiaEilllElES of civil and in- ternatioiial war.

During that long time. Chiangs constant. help and inspiration has been his brilliant. American-edit-

cated ‘i tfe. whose genius has made her one of the most re- markable ivc-iien of our tzirle.

Throughout. this tragic phase of Chinas odyssey shc has stood by iim, even risking her life to savt his.

Small ivoiider that. all China has come to look on this partner- ship as a wonderful love-match.

So it. iszrt stranae that we ﬁnd tier iiotv ill Washington as Chi- .".iiiz‘s fllilrl trusted and efficient ambassariai. seeking aid for her country. it. is stated that thus far she has been unsuccessful however. Madame Cliiang‘; mis- S1011 needn't enter into our story further. I: has performed its ser-

TOKEN IMPORTS

WASHINGTON. Doc. 2U t.\Pi—~ The United States Commerce De- llBFllllCll' ttirlfiy said the British ‘token intport plan" will he cori- tzntied dllrlilg 1949. The plan per- mits United States manufacturers who had pro-war trade connec- tions with Britain to export "tok- en shipments" of certain gaorls whose import. into Britain was banned as a ivartzme iticastire for

It will take four years to build.

dollar-savor! purposes.

\;ce in emphasizing the con'inu— mg drama of this romantic team. _ Chiang first met his future wife tMai-Liiig Strong» in 1931?- Sh‘? belongs was sistcr-iii-laiv of Dr. Sun Yet Sen, father of the Chinese Re-

etts. He was 34, an eager follcwci of Dr. Suri, and already had won his spurs as a military genius. l-ie, too, came from a family of means

Mother Ubjcctcd

Five years later they were mar- ried, despite the fact that she was .1 Christian and he a Buddhist. l-ier mother had objected to tne match but gave lier consent when Chiaiig promised to st-udy Christ- ianity. This he did and three yiears after their marriage became a Christian. Since thin the Ch".- angs have been known as excep- tionally devout.

Mme. c-iiiang immediately plung- ed into affairs of state when hcr husband became head of govern-

l-ler influence on Chiang alivarxs has been great She has been his coiinczllor. and has performed no- table service as a bridge bet-ween him and the western ivorld. Many times sh: has acted as his private interpreter. and as envoy extra- ordinary nn delicate missions. She has been credited with creating Clilnas military air service. But always she has ‘submerged herself.

So runs the story of this great marriage until it would ﬁll a book. but. we l‘.t"EC1 add only one more incident to complete the drama. Back in 1936 Chitin: was taken prisoner hy rebels in Siaii Pro- vince, and for 1R days his life nun: in the balance.

It was then that Mme. C-Eiiani: gave perhaps her greatest disnlav of devotion. she boards-d a plane .:nd_ flew into the rebel camp in Stan to live or die with her hus- band. Ultimaicly he was released and China cave her the credit.

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tracted 6.530.617 fans who wager- ed Slbdiillﬁtftl. an attendance in-

t; with 1047 and a betting ‘I of 4i per cent compared with the , previous year.

Former iih’town Still Man Retires

MONCTON. n. B. Dw- iii-The retirement 0!’ C- C- GWEN)’ l5 electrical maintainer, New Glasgow. N.S.. and the appointment of C. t3. Gratin, electrical maintainer at Edmundston, N. 8.. to succeed him. is anounced by D. V. Gender. Ben- eral superintendent of motive pow- er and car equipment. Atlantic Region. Canadian National Rail- ways, G. S. Levy succeeds Mr. Gratto as electrical maintainer at Edmuridston.

Chester Charles Gregory was born in Charlottetown. P.E.I., and first joined the railway service as a freight porter at New Glasgow, NS, in November 1905. in which position he remained for a short time. l-ie was re-employcd as a boilermakers helper at New Glas- gow in October 1906 and in May 1007 was transferred to Moncton as a wireman iii the electrical sig- nal department. In May 1912 he went. to Mulgravc. N.S., as signal maintainer and returned to New Glasgow in March 1014, being made electrical maintainer in April i043. In his early days he was prominent in sport circles. playing with var- ious teams in the Maritime Hockey League including the old Monctoii Victorias with which he played centre position.

Cyrenltts Clark Gratin was born at. Triirn. N.S., and entered the employ of the railway as a vvireman

the electrical signal departirnent there in August 1917 and was made maintainer in November 1918. He went to Charlottetown. P.E.I.. iii March 1936, and in June 1944 to Campbelltoti. N.B., as an electrical maintainer, bclng transferred to Edniuiidston in Dtrcehlllfh‘ 1946.

Gilbert Seymour Levy was born at Little Tancook. N.S., and com- menced his service with the railway

Public. She 111511 “'85 ‘l4. ﬂ D9311‘ at. 'I‘ruro in Scpltimber 104i. being tiiul anti talented graduate of gfnplnypd [m- a 51mm mm as an Wcllesley College lll MﬂsSLlCllllr electrician. lie returned to the

railway employ at Halifax in Janu- ary 1942 and was transferred to 'l‘rtiro in April 1948. He served for a short. tine as relieving electrical maintainer at Ncw Glastzow from January 194T to June 1947.

Power Shortages Cause Worry In The United States

Bi’ GEORGE RONALD WASHINGTON. Der. 2U——lCP)--

mane she frequently has been Ontario's power s-lioriage has a __~;-ten-@d m as ‘pm brains Q1 troubZescir-e parallel in the United china," States.

Although neither as localize-ti nor llEIiY-y as serious. it is gzipiig Inc cuu:\.iy"s 18-! ritnjoi‘ e.'t::'.r.: nght illlii power companies a bud Lille. Las: year 6i had to curiai. LBIiVBTiEuw to get through the latc- December peak-load period.

Brovtiiotiis and partial shut- downs of some liidusirial plant's provided the 1047 answer i-itLLl

ilrobably uili have to be used a- gain this mblllll.

The shortest clays of the year, the rash of Christmas-tree light- mg, the “opcii evenings" metliotls of retail stores. the general pre- holtday partying: and celebrating- all these combine to make it. the toughest time of year for power men.

Experts say it will take at least .1 year to end the power-shortage threat. The ccuntrys installed generating capacity now is about 55.030000 kilowatts. with constant. orerhaiils cutting that to a. "de- pendable capacity" of 53,000,000. The "installed" ﬁgure includes a 3 OHM-kilowatt. increase this re r and a Ltootrooo-kilowiat: boost in i946. The major com- panics. about one-quartet- of which tire Dllbiii-mvned, plan an average annual increase of 6.000.000 for ihe next three ycars.

Even that is not too heartening. some pminers say. They point to two long-range international Projects as the "real" answers: St. Lawrence and Passamaquodny. Proposals for both huge clcvcl- opmcnts have been before the Canadian and United States Gov- ernments for many years. Prest. dent Truman said rcccntlv he ivill attain ask Congress to ratify the $500,000.00!) St. Lawrence seaway and hydro project.

The plan to harness the tides of Passauizaquoddy Bay—on the boundary hctween Neiv Brunswick and MHlllf‘—Wiil be reconsidered lint-o iii .7.’l‘.‘.'.l.'il‘_V by tho internat- iulllii jottii. commission. TheQiod- tiy scheme was started in 1936 but ‘-i'as shelved because of lack of funds.

Pari-Mutuel Figures

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A total of $9.l64.6'18 was paid by the l0 states to their respectiic treasuries, flcures compiled by the United States ‘Trotting Association disclosed Saturday.

New York led with $iil2.i36.3’76 wagered by 2.803.677 fans. The state's six tracks - Rposevelt Raceway. Saratoga. Batiivia, Ham- burg and twn at Goshen totalled more in mtittiels than the other nine states combined.

Illinois was runner-up with $28.- 121589 wagered at its three tracks -Maywood Park. Aurora. Diwns and Fairmount.

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