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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

Four Children Lose Livesln Flash Fire

OlTAWA. Dec. 23 -i (C?) -~A tragic, pre-Christma; "flash" fire in a converted air force barracks today took the lives .01 four child- ren and sent their mother to hos- pital with severe bluzris.

The dead. children of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sovlgny. we're Jean, ix years. Andre. tour. Louise. three. and Michael. four months.

They died in flames which took less than an hour to sweep through the H-shgled, two-storey barracks lust outside the R.C.A.F. air ste- tlotn at nearby Rocltcllfie which recently had been converted into homes for veterans and their fam- ili ‘

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The father, at work when the fire began shortly after 8 AM. did not know qt tho blaze until police broke the news to him hours later.

Seven other familieallved tn the wooden building, occupied by the veterans only last month, but _no other; were injured in the fire. which fire authorities believe was Mined by a Christmas tree in the sevigny apartment touching a.n electric grill.

Later. in hospital, Nlrs. Sovigny told physicians she had been awak- ened by the crackling of the flames “d the heat and ran to the bed- room window, smashtng the glass with heir bare hands.

As flames licked about her silken nightgown and burned every hnlr from her head, siie stumbled back toward; t-ho children still in their beds and fcii over a chair, sprawl- ing head first into a mass of flame-

Siio struggled to her feel and boiled back to the window. But it wus loo small for her lo crawl through unaided. She hung there. half inside and half out. the splint- ered glass nboui the frame tearlnll her body. Finally. a JI-SSIIXQ milk delivery man and a resident of 'flle building pulled hP-r into U16

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Bleeding and blackened. Mrs. dt-vignv stood by the window. W3" in: for the rescue of her children. until an RC A.F. hospital creilv forcibly tock ller to the station hos- pital. seriously burned.

oiltilvois citizens‘ Housing Com- mit-te» round temporary shelter for iiic ‘l0 persons left homeless by the fire.

ll. B. Pelt Show January 2 To 7

FltEYlEB-ICTON, Dec. IS-(CP) -'I‘he New Brunswick Fur Farm- ers" Association will hold its en- ninil fox pelt show Jan. 2 to ‘i at: Sull-shury. The show is opt-n also to Nt-lv Brunswick breeders who WISII is become members of the lirovinclal association. New typos of fox fur were prominent in Previous displays. and while no new types are anticipated this time. breeders have concentrated tin improvement in quality.

Fells will be received. classified. "l" Judged at the warehouse of 51m R. Oolpitis, Salisbury.

Following the congluglml of Willing on gaturday. Jan. 4, the lrito belts will be placed on pub- lic display here from Monday literncon to ‘Tuesday night. The Itlta later will be shipped to

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"D D ' . amfi Christmas night Yeol

“Poultry - Buying any iivo and ‘WING try. Paying top msrlnat wit» vls a mael- u.

"Hpoetfng cor of Royal Feeds It Vbtnen Christmas week. Please I OM08!" IWI. I. O. Kellen, Volley.

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lianadian Ship -Has Rough Voyage

HALIHAX, Dec. 23 — (OP) Tho Canadian naval submarine auxiliary San Peur ls back in port here tonight with eight unident- ified members of her crew nursing flight injuries as a result cif a rough return trip from Bermuda.

The 856-1011. steel-bullet! ship was pounded by angry Atlantic gales on the trip to Hamilton and back and her ports were smashed and g, lifeboat lost. Her accomp- anying submarine Tdten also ro- ceived a buffellng.

The ships were on o. training cniisc. tThe Canadian Press today err- oneously reported that the ships were at Hamilton. Bermuda. their turning point.)

Contaminated Milk Found In St. John

SAINT JOHN, N. 8., Dec. 23- fCPl~Police continued investigat- ion tonight into Lmldenta ln/volvirlg mixing of gasoline aild kerosene with milk shipped lo this city since the association of producer-suppli- ers for tihe Saint John area began a. strike two weeks ago fol" higher payment.

The contaminated milk was found

in two shipments from the liar-ii- inond River anti Apohaotii areas. Dairies emphasized that routine

tests always prevented any puss‘.- bility of impure milk reaching con- sinners.

In other reported incidents. a producer at Norton found hi5 milk- house saturated with agasolirloliko substance. and salt and sugar were dropped into the gas tank of a truck owned by s mil-k shipper at

Hammond River.

In a strong statement today, Mayor James D. McKenria appealed for immediate action to increase the supply of milk here. This has been estimated at about 60 per cent of normal tints week with receipt of additional amounts from new ship-

pcrs. "There must be within the prov- ince of New Brunswick ample autihorlty to put nn end to this un- nhriatian-like and horrible torture of children ihrougih lack of proper sustenance." said the mayor.

FewarSllIps Going To Halifax This Year

HALIFAX. Dec. fld-Mayor J. E. Ahcrn said tonight he intends to take llp with authorities at 0t- tawu tho complaints of Halifax stevedorol that wort on the wat- erfront hero has been lineba- ing.

Ha said the men had protested the rouitng of lilpl to Saint John instead of Halifax and that work was "not as good as this time last year.”

Alberta win Appeal To Privy Council

IDMOWION, Dee. fl — (CPL. lfumloi- l. 0. Manning announced today the Alberta Government would appeal direct to the Privy Council on the decision of tho Appellate Division of the Alberta luromo Court that part of the Al erto bill of rights was ultra vireo.

m a three-pogo statement. Mr. Melanin” sold his government had given careful consideration" to the judgmlnt. but that it does not baliovo the htliors of 0on- fatlemfim intended tho provinces should ‘ assigned doflnlto r0- sponolltllittos without necessary oonotltntlonal authority to finan- cially lltoonarao lino responsibil- lttoc. ‘filo answer can only be given by the Privy Council, an.

Illflnhlgflld. In ljtldglnent lllrldetldnvvn Dec. II Cl! Qltlho dtvlk bill

Jones Government Accepts $2,000,000 Minimum Offer From Ottawa

‘In Principle’

Mr. J. Watson McNalulit. M.P. for Prince. has been advised that tho Goverzunonl of Prince Edward Island has accepted "in principle" the proposal of the Dominion Gov- ernment for a minlrrlum annual liayment of two million dollna for five years in exchlnw for certain provincial tax rtghtswhichwillgo to the Dominion Government.

Tho acceptance of the ariaull aimolmt of two uldllioins isatlbleot to gross national production which. it is claimed. was not the case in the first offer received from Ottawa. This will result in an estimated additional amount of 5177.000 to the Province in 1947.

As previously armoumod. the Federal Government has agreed to restore 30 per cent of the awards under the Duncan and White Com- missions, which will amount in the case of tihla Province to 382.500. The Federal Government has also vacated the gasoline tax field s0 that an additional $150.00‘) 01' m0" may be collected by this Province without increasing the present price of gasoline.

The total amount to be received by the Province during the next year in lieu of lattes is estimated 1° be in the vicinity of 82.400.000-

Arw further concessions given to the other provinces will also be giv- en to Prince Edward Island auto- matically.

It is understood that the azfw- merit will not come into effect un- til April. The wartime tax 88W?" ment between the Province and the Dominion expires w» PM 31-

Franee, ll. S. Al 0dds liver Saar Situation

BERLIN, Dec. 23 — (APi-Thc French and United States military governments ln Germany were at odds tonight over French action in sending 1.300 men into the coal- rlich Bsarland to set up l cllstflml barrier between the Saar and the‘ rest of Germany. .

Lj-GQH- Lucius D. Clay, deputy. American military governor. charg- ed that the French move con- stituted “an entirely unilateral action which was not presented to the A'lied Cc-ntrol Council."

The French, who desire separa- tion of the sear from Germany or 0t least its economic integration with France. contended officially that their action was an antl- black market opceation designed "to prevent the exporting of foqd products from the Bur and an in- flux o! currency into the terri-

tory." In London a British foreign of- fice spokesman supported the

Ironeh action, saying that it was a stop against currency manipul- ators end black- market operators and that tho French had lnfonned the foreign ministers council in

ultra viros part 1 of tho Alberto

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bill of rights. latest attempt by tilo province's Social Credit 00v- arnmont to lriatltu‘ its philosophy.

Part l provided that cltlnlu should have a minimum income of It llllt M0 n yler and declared that ovoryono not! s right for goin- ful employment. Social ooolirlty

nalonn ware also proposed for

on who did not roach this mini-

mum.‘ Dealing with n’. tho judg- ment found d provincial-

lurisdlctlon the provlnlon that the ‘

province could talro control and management of "all credit in- stitutions" if these institutions did not II! a flannel.

‘rho apeal oollr! sold tho prov- ince was its powers in trying to lloonco flotation: of

New York that such action was ‘

Canadian illilitary. Estahlishment in London “llnwinds"

(By Ilium MoCoolr)

LONDON. Doc. 38-(0? Cable)- There wasn't e Canadian uniform on the. street from Ludgate Circus to Piccadilly today and in one of the echoing rooms at the once- busy Canadian military headquar- ters at ‘Trafalgar Square. Lt -Gen. John Murchle spoke to The Can- adian Press of the approaching shut-down of the vast Canadian undertaking of the Second Grcat War.

Gen. Murchie, ehlef-of-stisff of the Canadian Army overseas, him,- self will sail Jan. 3 from Liver- pool on the freighter Beavvford for Saint John. N. B. He [rails lo spend a short time at lllS Ed- mundsion. N.B., home before going on to Ottawa.

The last big draft of Canadians-- about 1.200 strong-sails Jan l4 and after that there will ‘to only those who arranged the shipment of others. Tilt-y loo will go in February.

The top strength of the Cana- dian armv overseas at one time was 287.000 Nnd practically every one knew Canadian military head- quarters.

Gen Murcliie, who was In Lon- don during the most savage d-aya of the early blitz and later was chief-of-staff in Ottawa before re- turning: to London last year to flllpérviSg the "run down" of the Canadian establishment. 511d the success enjoyed in moving Cana- dian personnel back to Canada was due to the loyalty and hard work of the staff under him

It also was due to great co- operation on tho pnrl. of tile "mr office. the war transport ministry and the steamship companies.

After seeing many cf his ‘ronps and British war wives of Can't- diuns alvay on lop-class shit-s, Gnu. Murchiiv-(ld years a SflIdlPT-Sfllll he preferred to return home on a freighter and fulfill a long ambi- tion to travel thus.

Tilers will be en acting chief-of- staff overseas until all troops are gone.

ll. S. Fishermen Oppose Move To Lower Tariffs

BOSTON. Dec. 23 -_ (CED-Irma Massachusetts Fisheries Associa- tion protested today that tile Un- lttd States State Department was preparing to lower tariff rates on imported filletcd fish and took aci- lon to meet what it called a "gar. lous threat" to New Englandh 050.000.0430 fishing industry.

The action’ was the appomtmeni °t B wmmltlee of nine prominent members of the association to nt- tend a meeting of the stale De. partmerii/s reciprocity committee

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liainpllolltoil Teachers lot Salary l_no_roaso

CAMPBELLTON. N. 13., Dcc. 23 ~—(CP)—'lilu Campbellton school board has decided to grant all Camiheiiton i ‘ a l , ‘ salary inorosas. offootlvo Jan. 1. of $100 a year on basic salaries with an additional $50 each year up to the 12th year. From then to the 18th year a further $100 will be giv- en each three Years. A previous increase was lrontod in 1944-

Tllo civlcemplayees‘ union isoon- siduim a counter-proposal of the town council to a request for West Increases overoaiiid 1° P" m“ 1°‘

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NEW 'l‘lt.\lh'lNG ()0- l ORDINATOR Appointed CO-Ofdllliltfli‘ of all

Canadian army training, Col. W.

icy for individual training com- mands as methods are framed to meet the needs of lilac atomic age. At the age of 27. he was the youngest brigiidiei- in Canada's history and commanded a fight-

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Disappeared y After Reporting Engine Trouble

MONT JOLiT, Que. Dec. M~ (CP)-- A twin-engined passenger piano, believed carrying woodsmen home from the bush for the Christ- mas ltolidays, disappeared today on a (SO-mile flight across the Si. Lawrence River leaving no trace of her pilot and hi; six passengers.

Twelve search planes scoured the chili, grey waters of the wid- ening river from shore to shore through tlic daylight hours with- out finding a trace c-f the Quebec Airways plane. a Rapids whose pilot reported about il am. that ills enijlnes were in trouble.

A Quebec Airways spokesman to- night released the passenger list qf six. The names. ‘m addition lo pilot John Robert Hartley of Mont Joli. are:

‘Florian Simard of Montcalm. Rodin County. Clement Bergeron or County lvlatin, Leo Levesque cf 5t, Antoine, Kiamouraska County. JD. Ryan. Albert Motrin and Aurel Gagnoh. Addresses of the last three were not known.

The plane left Godbout. a small lumber town 60 miles across the St. Lazvrence from here. at 10.30 a.m. and 24 minutes later Hartley sent a message by radio telephone reporting engine tro-uble. No fill"-

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elwo Lose Lives In Hotel Fire

QUEBEC, Dec. 23 — ((.‘l")— Tlvn pensons were burnt-d to dcatih tonight when fir, i-iwcpl. the Mount Royal Hotel on lmvrr-fnlivn Henderson Street hero.

"Firs-men searched the gutted building for possible further victims. _ ,

Firemen fought the flames for lllree hours from ice-linden ladders before the three-alarm blaze was brought under enn- trol.

The two bodies removed from fihe hotel were thnso of wnnii-n. Neither wan identi- fled.

Soviets lleorganize Planning System

MOSCOW. Dci‘. 23- (AP)—TIIL“ Soviet Government dot-reed today a sweeping post-war ivnrgmtizutloll.

of ill" Soviet Unions ccrallomicg‘ planning: system, involving more piannino Dywei-s for individual ministries.

The reorganization also calls for a special new planning organ for science and increased emphasis on verifying the degree to which plans are carried out in practice.

These measures were outlined in the jolrntal of planned economy.

LIZZIE l5 BUSY

LONDON, Dec. 23 -- lRlHll/QYS)— During the first ll weeks of her post-war service, the liner Queen Elisabetta carried more than 20.000 passenger; across the Atlantic. Dllflfll that time slle steamed 28.000 miles, and brought nearly 9.000 riidiéflflfll to Britain from New

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‘Liberal Wins In i Quebec By-Election

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SORBL, Quin, Doc. 23—Clcrarrl Cout-noyei- won llclielieiu-Verch- eves for the Liberal party in a federal hy-olecllon today. outdist- anclng his nearest opponent by a margin of almost two to one. based on returns still not com- plete.

With 108 of the constituencyks 114 polls reported. Mr. Gournoy- or’: total stood at 11.749 against 5.948 for Roland Cor-bell, candi- date for Union Des Electeursand 1.873 for Etienne Duhamel, Pro- gressive Conservative.

Mr. Cournoyer. a lawyer, takes over the House of Commons seat made vacant by the death last fall of Hon. P. J. A. Cardin. vet- eran Liberal cabinet minister who split. with the government over the wartime conscription issue and was returned in the last gen- oral election as an independent. Mr. Cournovcr was a law partner of Ml‘. Cardin.

The result nf the vole in the six polls still missing inniflhi would determine uticthcr Mr. Corbcil. whose party supports tho

Social Credit movement. would lose his deposit. Mr. Duliaimel inst his.

Bright. llrisk Weather broutzht

out the electors as the spirited campaign ended with electlrn d-iv.

‘ Some roads in rural districts were

snow-bound lint voting in muni- cipal centres was said to be heavy and 40 per cent of the electors

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U. S. Seeks Details 0n Soviet Ultimatum

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23-(AP)- The State Department tonight sought. full details on a “verbal ultimatum" issued by Soviet mili- tary authorities ordering a United States navy craft to leave tne port

of Dalren. lVl-a-nchuria, within N minutes or risk unnamed con- sequences.

A State Department spokesman said the department was awaiting a report on the incident from l-l. Merrill Bennlnghoff. American Consul-General at Dalren. and that lf a report were not forthcoming shortly. the department would pron for one.

A dispatch from Dalren said the American ship. an unarmed war- time troop ianding craft, nuilcrl out after receiving the Rilsshn ultimatum.

Under Soviet pressure. the ship departed so hurriedly that ‘ta com- manding officer. Lleut. Rny C. White. and the American diplo- matic courier. Harris H, Ball.

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PLANE MISSING IN ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AREA

Freight

OTTAWA. Dec. 23 -— LOP) —- A majority decision (if tlie Board oi Transport (Zonunizsioiiers today POSIDOned from Jan. 8 t0 Feb. ll U16 hea-Tllifl 0f an application by the Canadliiil railways for a 30 per cent increase in their freight. rates that would add an estimated 35.000000 to their annual reven- ues. . Chairman Col. J.A Cross im- mU-Yified a defiision which struck a compromise between the conten- tion of the railways that any delay could have “disastrous results" and that of sevcii of the provinces that my Postponement of less than three months would not give time to make an adequate preparation of their case.

Col. ltalsfnn’; Argument

The five-titan board Ilcard more than four l-iours of argument by Ool. JJ... Balaton for the Trains- BOTH-lion Commission of the Matri- time Board of 'I‘raide and spokes- men for the [our ivesten-i provjn- cos rind. on the opposite side, rep- resentatives of the Ftailway Assoc- iation of Canada and the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways. when iiwiq cmereed. Col. Cross said e majority h-ad decided that the request for a three-month; ad- journment "would have the effect of delaying the proceedings to too great an extent." Alternately, g asset‘ adjournment would be grant-

Thc chairman uirged the provin- cial representatives to state spe- fiillcfllly 1W5! ‘Vvllat statistical mat- erial they wanted from the rall- ways. If the railways were not ag- reeable. then an application to the board for a. ruling should be made as quickly as possibly,

His statement brought forlli a curtain spirit of acrimony that had tinder-laid the proceedings all day.

It pivoted on the provinces‘ rc-

lndict Three Hotel Operators In Probe , 0f Wineeoff Fire l

ATLANTA. 0a., Dee, 23 _.(Ap) ~Lnvo1untary manslaughter indict- mfif-‘s today were brought against the operators of the Lil-fated Winc- coff hotel after a grand jury luvs-S. ligation into the disastrous fire‘ wiiicili claimed 119 lives in the early hours of Dec. 7.

The indictments were returuedl after the Grand jut-y heard a spe¢_i ial ngclli for the National Board‘ oi Fire Underwriters attribute the rapid spread of the flames to arson.

Aruiirews. Fulton County solicitor. said the indictments were brought against AF. Gcelc. Sr,‘ and A.l~‘. Grele, Jr.. of Sliobnvgiin.‘ \Vls.. and RE. O'Connell, a Chicago detective. who have leased the ltolel since 19x4.

One of the three indictments charges that the three “wilfully and wantoiily“ operated a llolcl lvllicli had no outside fire escapes. "well hlowlng that the probable con- sequences might endanger the liv-

es of guests."

minute before the vessel left. Both bed been ashore awaiting til, OUTCOTTH; of an appeal to the Soviet military commander of Dali-en to permit an American business man to go ashore.

The dispatch quoted the Rus- sian commander. MAL-Gen. V. U. Korzhannff. gs sending word lo the ship that "unless you leave within 20 minutes we will not be responsible for thi- consequences"