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Director 0f Saint Dunstan’s Extension Dept.

The Rector of St. Dunstarrs college has announced the 1p‘- potntntfirtl of a now director of

their Extension Deipaictnrent in the ‘W110i’. m’ Mr. EJ. Gorman. Rev. ME, Pwanris who has been direct- or of tt~e department. for the past five and a half years is obliged through ill health t0 give up fihi! atrentious work.

During these years Father Fran- ru has accomplished a great deal m th- organiza-llon of Credit. Un- [rips and Fishermen! Unions and p. in» organizing of short courses tn otanv rural districts through- rvlt lhP Province. Not. only in the organizing nt new units in these fit- s, nut in the sponsoring of eetiiiiaiioiial work so necessa-ny for the maintenance of the units al- Nady in existence, has his wc-rk been singularly effective. Father Francis will remain with the de- partment for the present as an ildvisor flilfl an assistant when his health prtniits,

Mr. German graduated from Si. Duiistans in 1941, spent three and a half years overseas with the Canadian Army, and on his return want with the North Rustico Ffishermenls co-c-perative as man- ncer H» ntade. a splendid success of his work there, and has gained a wide and practical knowledge of the whole ctr-op movement. Wit,h this background it ls felt that Mr. Grirmiin will be able to make an important contribution to the work of the Extension Department of it Dtitistaifs,

Coming Events

"Coin-art New Haven School, Der. 21:-

"iiititte in di-amview l-lall,‘ Fri- ilfll‘, itc i-tiiber 3rd. -

"Fhiisiiias cioncertp Donagh 5Ph""‘., Wednesday, December 22nd.

"Dr-same school Concert, Tues- ilflh Iicceinber 21st,.

"ftcsrt \ e her Klllltflrli School Concert.

21st

"-\ir\"e Shore School Concert \\'erlttc.'-i'11.\'- December 22nd.

_"Uo ‘it in Pownal Garage flail, Mtrmner 9th, lviiliview Orchestra.

"fiance every Thursday,‘ Mt. Sicivic Eastern Rhythm Boys‘ llrclicsirn,

"Annual meeting Wllumilton

2min“ (‘title River tonight. Mem- 9" flltitsc attend. _

c"~‘ff" ‘Tim McCoy in "Roaring Aiuis In Ri-iidalbane llali tonight. lso selected shorts.

c "Dance tonight, Islanders Gmllilfv Club. Travellers Rest. ocd music.

. ‘Jul-militia’ Meat. Market. Mount Hessian, will be open each Wed- P 1y and every evening until 0 -M. until Christmas la over.

ngPlan to attend the Christmas sohaar and Tap in the Baptist

col Recon. Thursday. December W. 3-4. .

"Will he unloading another car ‘ajhlitir-Galn Feed Friday, Saturday Gm‘ ‘Will’ at Canada Packers’,

Mon Si. Call MacKle k Con per

Q-Donald.

‘ésf’ You need baled shavings? ufloadfitimrtrl {in oxpectinl a Jwfljonnd’ Y- aelfie h 60.. Der

"Th? Annual Meeting of the “nigh” Credit Union ma. will n" ‘will St. Ann's School. on Pri- nn-e‘ n "mber 3rd. at a P. M. If not

"l plant followin|,

"will be loading h fill at the ’°u°'""l Points each Thursday: “'1,” Winn-m. iii-saunas, un nrv-"m-tnmrdoa Ismail, Hun- ' flOOfli lilfllflll- "ti tiiitn 1m p- m: ma Kan-

Increased Army Service Approved By British House, Of Commons

(By Jamel McCookl

LONDON, Dec. 1 -—- (CPl-The Commons tonight approved in principle the Labor Government's bill to increase the compulsory service period for young men in Britain's armed forces from one year to 18 months.

A "rebel" Labor amendment for rejection of the bill was defeated 338 to 51. The bill was given sec- ond reading.

Winston Churchill and the Op-

position welcomed it although they charged the Government with in- efficiency. Churchill said Britain has a "highly organized Communist fifth column small in numbers but, act,- ive in all parts of the count '-—in our trade unions, in our Inc orles, in our camps."

In view of ihla, he said, "it is inconceivable that the Soviet Gov- ernment should nof. have a fairly accurate measure of British re- sources." l-le added:

"The only people not informed are the British nation and the. House of Commons. We. have a right to know as much as the Kremlin knows on this point." Liberals voted for the rebel La- bor amendment on the ground that conscription is not the best method of building Britain's armed for- ces, ‘

Last year 87 members, including T2 Labor supporters. voted against the provision for ‘l8 months com- pulsory service. After that vote. the Government agreed to reduce the service period to one year.

But today Defence Minister A. V. Alexander said that the interna- tional situation warranted the- rio- mand that. the National Service Act now he amended to require 1d months‘ duty.

War Minister Shinwcll said he investigated allegations of misuse of manpower and had v concluded “the British army of today is for various reasons receiving less train- ing than it should and could."

Officers were heavily encumber- ed by office work, Shlnwell said, adding there was a lack of balance between the total army strength and the proportion serving over- seas. At the end of this year. total strength woilld he 300,000, oft which 167,000 arc overscas.

The Commons also heard:

Alexander ask for strong British 4 forces because the United Nations had failed to make “substantial progress" towards a situation which would allow Britain to rely on (‘Olloctlve security.

In tho House of Lords. Lord \"!\l1§il1m‘t.\.,fornicr undersecretary at thc Foreign Office, said that "ni- most cvcryavlicrc behind the iron

f icurtain to he pro-British is almost or -

o death sentence." He. said this sit- iiatlrin is due in part to "sheer lack of righteous wrath" by the British Government.

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Automobile Ass/n Elects Officers

TORONTO, Dec. i »_ 1C?) -— H. A. Staples of Toronto today NR3 re-elected president of the Canadian Automobile Association. Heads of motor leagues in their respective provinces, the follow- ing were named vice-presidents of the national body: C. R. Wasson. Saint John, N. B: R. .1. R» Nel- son, Halifax, and F. A. Large, Charlottetown.

ADOLISREB ARMY

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, 17cc. l- tAP)—-The Costa Rlcan army was abolished today. Jose Figueroa, pre- sident of the revolutionary govern- ment, said the tiny Central Ameri- can country lovea peace and there is no need for keeping a standing army. '

By Richard K. (YMaiioy

BERLIN, Dec. i —(AP) —CO‘.‘l"i- muniat becklera precipitated a fiat fight in Western Berlin tonight when they tried to break up a poi- iticai rally.

It. was the first outbreak since a Communist-called meeting in the Soviet sector yesterday declared the _regiular city government. out, of of- fice and elected a new Red regime

m by a show of hands.

An audience of several hundred in Netikoiln was being _urged to- night by sot-m - Democrat speak- ers to turn out a big vote against

liii . q,:;f.';,_“"l" 3 b. in. Idealism: and

Communism in next Eiuidav‘: elec-

Fishing Vessel Reported Afiro

HALIFAX. Dec. 1 —t0l=l— The

R..C.A.F. reported here tonight that

the fishing vessel M.L. Lodge was in distress and believed afire some 50 miles off Sydney, N.S.

A second vessel, the Golden Eagle, was reported standing by.

No further details were immedi- ately available.

News in Brief

HALIFAX, Dec. 2 — (Thursday) - tCP) - The Halifax Chronicle said in a nevvstiaga story today that t.he huge Oornivaills naval base at. Deep Brook. N. S., near Digby, may shortly swing back in- to its wartime role as a training centre for thousands of naval rc- cruits.

FORT WILLIAW, Doc. 1 -- 1GP) v A world's record for grain ship- is believed

ping in a single dnv to have been established by the twin ports of Fort William and

Port, Arthur. 7,000,000 bushels of grain were shipped out from the lakeliead yesterday lll 27 vessels. The previous mark - 6.344.808 bushels -— was set 20 years ago. WASHINGTON, Dec, ‘l - (AP) — Madame Cliiaii: Kai-Slick reach- ed Washington today lo sci. off an urgent, iiciv t-aiitpziigu by Chinese Nationalists for firmer American hacking against Communist foes.

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Two Injured In Glider (trash At Halifax

HALIFAX, Dec. 1 -— (Q?) _ A navy instructor and his army student were in hospital here to- night with injuries suffered when their glider plane crashed at nearby Dartmouth airport today.

Chief Petty Officer R. W. Few of Dartmouth suffered concussion

and Private E. H. Trudel of i755 115th Street) Lachine, Que, fr“. lured both ankles when their

engine-less craft plunged onto the airport, from 200 feet. Trudel also vtns suffering from moot;

‘ Navy officials said neither was 1n serious condition. The glider, operated anan organized sport, had been "towed off" by i; truck and diverl out of control from a sharp turn while the instructor was at. the controls at. 200 feet.

ill. S. Plans To 000d 48.000-ton Liner

WASHINGTON, Dcc. 1- The Maritime Commission today said tit plans to start; construction early ‘in 1940 on a 48,000-ton $67,000,010 .lincr, liic largest ever built i_n the ilinitcrl States. It will have a cruis- ‘ing speed of 28.5 knots. about thr: ‘ same as the 83,673-ton Queen Ellzn- beth. Aa a troop transport it could haul 12.000 men.

Gov’t Officials Pack

As Reds Move Nearer

To Chinese

ftTaEE-iiitw" Appointments Announced

OTTAWA, ilcc. l — tCf‘)—- Prime Minister St. Laurent tonight announced two uciv ap- pointments t0 the Senate — both Liberals — boosting Lili- erai representation in the Upper (‘linmlzer from 03 tii 65-

Joscph Willie fonirou. 74- yciir-oid minister without port- ftilin in the Nova Scotln Gov- emmcnt and a imcmiicr of the Nova. scotia iicclsiatnre for 4i years, will rcprcsi-nt that Mar- itime Province in the Rod Chamber.

George H. Ross, 70-year-old Calgary barrister, and (‘om- mons Lliicrni uicmhcr for (‘ni- gary East front 10-10 to 1045, will represent Aliicrta.

The two appointments rcduc- ed the number of Scnntc vac- ancies from 15 to 13 nnd loaves the Prmrscssive (‘onscrvniivo representation eitiii rcmaininit at ill. Total number of seats is 90.

Titus the Liberal Govern- ment assured itself of unpro- oedented power in the Senate.

Until the two nppoilltmmtfl were made today, vacancies were as follows: Four in 0nt-.. ario, one in Manitoba. hue in Saskatchewan, ihrac, in Alber- ta, one in British Columbia, three in Nova Scotla, one in Prince Edward island and one

in New Brunswick.

Red Hecklers Start Fist,‘ Fight In Western Berlin

. tlona when a Conununist heokler in-

tei-rupted. A dozen

men began throwing punches. German police. with the enthusiastic aid of Social ‘Demo- crats, threw the rowdies out. of the hail. Outside the lieckiers sang the

Capital

BY HAROLD K. MILKS l NANKING, Dec, 1 — tAP) With 350,000 Government troops trapped on the Suchow front. a‘ thin new defence line was thrown

scant, faith in the new line, manu- , ed hi‘ but 80,000 soldiers. Officials‘ packed, Archives were boxed. Diplo- mats expected official word ‘with- in 24 hours that the city is no t longer safe.

tCiiincse official sources in Shanghai said an “auxiliary” Fflllilfll will be set up at Canton. ion the South China coast.)

The new defence line against the Communist offensive is heink dug along the south bank of the l-iivai River. it will be anchored tflli Pcngpu, about. 105 miles up the lflllwli)‘ from Nankinfi-

Reports from the front said the bulk of 80-000 men in the Sixth and Eighth Army Groups man the line.

iThe liwai River, if it could he

veterans of Gen. Chen Y1’; East Cllllili armies are. sweeping south, hoping to encircle and demo! till two army groups before they can fortify the river line.

Mcagre reports shroud the fate

south of Suchow, 211 miles north- west. of Nanking. Here is the best available picture:

Tile 250,000-man garrison of Suchoiv has been stalled 25 miles south of the city in an attempt to fight free and rejoin the battle to save Nnnkinfl.

Units of the Second and 16th Army Groups from Suchow were in the spearhead which struck against a hard line of Red re- sistance. The 13th Army Group was following the other two.

The Conimitnists were believed to have numerical superiority on this front. and had three fresh columns -- possibly 45,000 men — ready to throw in if needed.

About 40 miles farther south. superior‘ Communist forces bad a tight ring around the 12th Army Group of 100,000 men.

FATrA-ijnnvflivoulti-m

"Internationale." There were no - ~ ~- arrests. HALIFAX, Dec. l-JCPM Angus Meanwhile. Comriiuitisls began Lawrence Cameron. 16, of ltlabou

entrennhlng themselves in the city

ball in Eastern Berlin.

They locked tho regular mayor out. of lils office in the. Soviet sector, piled ‘his furniture in the corridor.

N. S.. died in hospital today after being injured in a gravel slide near his home, R. C. M. P. report- ed here. Furtherdetalls of the tic- cldent wcre not, available here.

m-e his name an the (tony and pre- Coroner J. A. Prouclfoot said an in-

pared to install the Rel regime.

quest was not. necoslary,

nil 1013M‘ ‘mil’ 109 T111165 "Om per cent of their offerings ivev» shaken Nahking. accepted. The offerings included The Capital seemed to have Q3900 30M mink whtm Fold n,

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(By John LeBlanc)

OTTAWA. Dec. 1--(CP)—Present indications are that Canada's 1949 food contracts with the United Kingdom will largely follo\v this year's pattern, Government offi- cials said today.

As the Government prepared to negotiate new agreements, inform- ed aourcea said prospects were for prices about the some as those pro- vaillng this year and for littlo changes in the volume contracted for except in wheat and beef,

For cheese and eggs. there have been no indications of impending price chaugt-a. How- ever, it possibility iii that Bri- tain may tighten the quantity of egg imports because of lack nf dollars.

By earlier agreement, the wheat contract automatically drops from 160,000,000 to 140,000,000 bushels, The 1948 beef contract was termin- ated by Britain early this year h»; cause of exchange difficulties. Tito officials said there was little chance of reviving it.

Negotiations for the iniiiti-mil- lion-dollar contracts, a basic factor in Canada's current. farm economgr,‘ will open about mid-month on both , sides of the Atlantic.

The wheat contract is duc to b:- slgned by Dec. 31 with a price sot, for the 1949 crop. Last _vear'a price was $2 a bushel. Canada would like to heilci" that for 1940.

I The wheat, contract runs for ifour years, of which 1940 is the third, with only the price to be negotiated each year. _ , _

While there has been lid million- tion of the new price for bacon. Canada may try to boost it slight ly in thc renewed contract to on- ‘Pflilrf-igfi falling hog prniliictinti The .1943 price was $.75 per 10ft‘ mounds for grade "A“ Wiltshii-n, [sides at the Canadian seaboard. ‘The target was 225,000,0t'\fl pounds.

tMink Pelt Prices Below Last Year

MONTREAL, Dec, 1 -— (OP) —— Officials of the Canadian Fur Auction Sales Co, of Quebec said that. on the opening day lcflfl)’ 5U

Drives 25-30 per cent below thosc, of last year. i

CONTRACTOR DIES

xmtrvxmn.‘ 1L5, Dec. 1 - iCP) — J. Lloyd Conzlon, member of a well-known Kcntvillc corn.

here today. I-le was 4-2, He harl al-t tended Acadia Univcrsityi and the‘, Milwaukee School of Enginccrlng' where he received his degree.

.value of Canadian exports in the

jrcported today by the Bureau of ‘ Statistics.

tlic lorrrtiler group to“ $5,324,. t compare ivtth $8,482,000 and - . i _ _ ' lopcrator many interest-free years in the cumulative period. $43.253,-‘,0 p“. n“ ‘he dams, he Sam .

Sales To ll. S. lip; Dollar-Short Ii. K. Buys Less

OTTAWA. Dec. 1 - tCP) -_ A nine-per-cent increase in the

first. 10 months of this year was

Increased exports of wheat, cat- tle, meats, base metals and ships boosted the value from $2,255,- 600000 in the first, 10 months of 1947 to $2.465,l00,000.

The Bureau report reflected the currency problems facing Can- ada and other countries. In an effort, to correct the adverse trade balance tvith the United States, exports to that country were boosted to 31.180.719.000 from $835,399,000 in the corresponding period of 1947.

Dollar-short, Britain bought loss

from Canada in the 10-month per- .

ind. Value of exports to that

lfflillllfl’ vxas $581,723,000, compared

with $609,403,000, in October the exports amounted to $65,573,000 compared with $66,776,000.

The Bureau said October set a iieiv peacetime hnzli figure for the value of exports at 5307.000,- 000. This was 524,000,000 higher than in September~the previous peak—an:'i $56,000,000 higher than October, 1947,

Latin American purchase-s for the month were $11,209,000 com_ flared tviin 081356.000. and for t-he 1° mouths. $99,293.000 compared with $l0;l,l9li,00il.

Exports to British countries in America. fcll from $11,737,000 in October inst. year to $9,341,000, and in the 10 months from $109,731,- flfYt to $94,318,000. The months "Kiwi-ts to British countries in Africa. rose from $7,185,000 to $11,.

1341.000. and in the l0 months from $71,003.00.» to $75,753,000,

Plllfhail‘ b)‘ British countries in Asia anti Oceania (mainly Aus- tralia and New Zealandl were low- er both in the month and cumu-l

lative period. The month's total‘

000 compared iviil-i s59_370_00n_ OCP-"illift-‘i fillure for October was $3,318,000 compared with $7,195, i100, and in the l0 months, 34p. 118.000 compared with $77,170,000.

ShlDmi-iirs to European countries ivcre up substantially in October but. wern lower in the 10 months The October total. at $38,043,000 as Rllainst $26,782,000, mainly r9. flcctcd sharp increase to Frances, "ml Itflli’, In the 10 months the Flrmm total ivas $260,554,000 as‘,

tracting fir . died t ii. l» ,,, ,- m R ‘g ‘(me i filmfl-‘llwl “Ill! $286,497,000. shlD- and sun brought somc relief tn foo,-

mcnfs being higher to France], Bclzitim, Czechoslovakia, Neiher-l

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adequately defended, is a great.

military barrier. At. places it is y wider than the Yangtze.)

Neutral military observers re- “m”

ported that, 100,000 Communist OnWWA‘ DP“ 1 >_ (C?) __

ltilllion-dollai" questions are staring Canadians in the face these days as their government, prepares to link them with an Atlantic dc- fence alliance that. marks a revolut-

fl ‘he 350mm flrsmmc- troop‘ ionary step in national foreign caught in the Cnmmunlst n" poiiiiier than generalities. there

have been no answers from offi- cial sources. The reason given ls that. the seven powers involved have promised not to give any information until decision has been reached, probably within the next few months.

Here are some of the questions:

1. How long will it, last? There have been suggestions that the French favor 50 years, the British as. the Americans 10 with qualified pledges of renewal, Canada has said nothing.

2, How tight will its commitments be? Franco has been after guaran- tees that the U. S. will use its full force against any country attack- ing a pact nation. The U. S. wants protection for its constitutional provision that Congress declares wars, might accept the principle of taking action against an ag- gressor whlle retaining the right to determine whether it, goes to war. Traditional Canadian reserve may well argue. for some similar degree of sovereign decision.

3. How much will it, cost? Ex- perts have been discussing the economic and financial implicat- ions but, noboelv has even guessed publicly.

4. What would Canada's major

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urity system, once established, agree upon a fair duties under which each country

inflation Fighter

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Dr. Edwin G. Nourse (above), chairman of the Council of Eco- nomic Advisers. has been chosen bl’ P79511180’. Truman to head a new anti-inflation project which will ' be submitted to the l 315i». Congress. Dr. Nourse Willi mill Yhf‘ lllYiirfl-‘n with Cabinet members.

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u. Sjiiishflffdttlvliwffifle Increased Competition

AUGUSTA. Me, Dec. 1 - tAP) ~ Maine fishermen to meet Cana- dian and other competition need more Federal protection and an expanded domestic market, Fish- eries Commissioner Richard Reed said today.

Reed recently inspected fisher- ies in Nova Scotla, Newfoundland and the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.

All those places, be said, are be- ginning to develop their fisheries resources in earnest.