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cnanwrrsrowu, CANADA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 194s

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s. islanders Iii New Year's.

Awards

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E of the Nsvyis suno‘ imeed ‘ gs“ Services Headcuaxteigswiytfi v grammars your Edward 151811039111’ .. o m

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. John Joseph. V.D., QYRWJA sggm¥ilvl$iisimiiiic xi Charlottetown. ins.) ° ' wn8l!i1€rl;s smith k gm nuts d. MacKmsie mimics‘

rllwlLiih-CL ‘OZDBKCWXI.

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‘lb be Lieutenant Commander:

Kenna. Rczixieid it... 0 B lira. Margaret K . ( ‘iqgflr, Halifax t so Morell. P.

The following Prince Edward anglers are liated in the New cars Honours awards anounced vsrtmlav t Ottawa:

loyal Canadian Navy

‘ Ientioned In Despatchss

Lieut. Roy Howard Sylvester. R. O.N.lI.R..' whose grandmother. Mrs. Cyril 8 D at

. well. es

luston Street. Charlottetown. The citation reads: -

‘fThia Officer has served at. sea smitinuouslv in mine-sweepers and escort Coast of

veara. under trying nnd ar-

u >- o

ducus conditions He has set a fine

v his zeal. chceriulness

and who carted devotion m duty.’

Chief e _ O ioer Harold Pai-

er. Jttltfl. whtzsao wife. Tks.

all! r. ves a nway. e 1i tion r ds"

» “site"s “=:."i".‘:.“....°i.."“; a ce s o

mtilitles, dining which t months of which It d-ocoan convoy duty inHM. C. destroyers and corvettes. Par- tisullrlrv during his service in H. 10,8; Stratford. C.P.O. Palmer ' layed arrest devotion to dil i. marked initiative and has flhduowd himself in such a man- “ Ia to be a fine example to the

'a ccm hy as o. whole.

P er ls s. scsi of Mr.’ and John D. Palmer of Conway. _h wlfs‘ is the former Miss Verna and, with their young sac. is raiding at Freeland CPO

Palmer ears old and

ton . The cita-

'."P.O. Dbvey has served in the H. since i988 Since l9-

fioming Events

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‘J !'Nsxt shipment dressed has: usry 5th. Book. Mcfluligea) ‘L

i" ‘ti: iuiawmu Be Cold Storage ma. u-i-i-u. ‘ftlnlosiding car of Hulk Wheat

afternoon and

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' Isnsdwi ecu. u .'M.C. %ao €wtfAIi..B-l¥JIils._Al€s-.0har-vp°mmbh W" teiown. (also Saint John). °

. .r.-.. wife). Ox- 4°

LT. CIIDI. WJ. McISAAC

40 he has served almost continuous- ly at sea in H.M.C. ships His en- thllilfl-BIII, H1975’. and loyal dev- otion to duty have set an outstand- glhfln gxanwle to the retinas under

All, IOBCE

‘Rio following are among the New Year's honours awards an- nounced by the Royal Canadian Air Force:

Air Force Cross

soup Clot. Alexander Lewis.

Commanding No. iCenei-ai Reconnaissance Station. “ s A native of Bristol. England.

e . Grog? Capt. was employed

Mentioned In Despatches Pilot Officer 3.1‘. Hunter. whose

wire, Mrs. rile Wanda Hunter. lives in Kenaington. PO. Hunter is a native of Fort La

attended the

mu git” Pgiifi ver y o r

_ _ ~- "yenlisflnl iivvan- ouver in 1901.

Warrant Officer J.A.V. Gau- thier. whose uncle. Mr. P. . Dou- cet. resides ct St. Louis. . Gau- thler was born in Saskatchewan. Ho enlisted in Charlottetown in 19-

lflight Sgt. J.B. McIntyre. whose parents, lilLr. and Mrs. Joseph Mc-

Born at Bedfo . It'd-Sgt, McIntyre enlisted in Mono- ton in 1940.

Sift. W.A. Crawford. whose is.- ther. Mr. William Crawford. lives at Cherry Hill Silt. Crawford was born in Meth-uan. Mass- in will. Be enlisted in the R.C.A.F. in Chafilottetown in 1940.

Cp . C A.P. Bears. whose moth- er. Mrs Norms. Bears. lives at Car- leton siding. Opl. Bears is a native oi Brooklyn. P.E.I. He enlisted in the R..C.A.F. at Moncton in 104i.

Supplementary List

fn supplementary list cf operat- ional awards. overseas personnel. Mentioned in deapatches:

Flying Officer 3.1". Hunter. Ken- sington. PEI.

Toronto Has New Mayor

(By The Canadian Press) TORONTO, Jan, 1—Electi0n 0i frwrwr c~-'*o"~r Robert H. Saun- ders as Mayor oi Toronto was conceded PM]? ioniqht hv his only‘ opponent in the msvoraltyeicction, Mayor Fred Conbov. who held the

post for 21c lest four years.

Awards T0 Members 0f Women's Services

Tbs Csusdian Press) (YITAWA. Jan. i-Awards to tstanding members of the Wom-

en's Services-from the Wren dir-

ector to a CWAC private-were in- cluded in the King's New Year's honor list made public tonlsht. The awards. recognizing thevital work done b service women. ranged from o icer of the Order of the British Empire (03.21) to mention in dispatches. Others were Members of the Order of the

British Empire (M33) and the

British libnpin Medal (HEM)

ing sisters were honored

with the itoysl Red Cross (12.3.0)

and the associate of the RoyslRHl

msa (A.R.B.C.)

Cmdr. Adelaide i-l. G. Sinclair of Toronto. Canadian Wren Director was made an 0.B.E.-—tnp award to a woman in the st.

Members of the medical services who received the Royal Red Cross included Capt. Lillian King. River Philip, N. S.

Illtl.’ INVISTIGATOII INJURED

JOHN. N3. Jan. 1 - (OP) - R. Plant, Monctcn. special agent for the Fire Under- writers fnvcetlgaticn Bureau of

Canada.‘ is indhgltal hers bier cbaerv t an -ray exam a- c’! onbsck injuries suffered when he fsli six feet to the base- ment while examining ruins of a

school fire here.

it

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in the battle of the Belgi meat is in progress.

togne-Marohs Highway. section of the Lisge-Bocliefori-A ‘ virtually close tho up between 8rd

be but Illlht.

marked the the ' ' out it the “

his armies.

W??? Reconstruction Dept. Appointed

Mr. Jclin F. Connolly. Charlotte- WWH. has been appointed secretary of the new Provincial Department of Reconstruction. over which Premier J. Walter Jones presides as Minister.

Authority t0 establish the new department. which will deal with Postwar rehabilitation and other Problems. was taken at the last session oi the Provincial Legislat- ure. Recently Premier Jones took over the new portfolio.

Mr. Connolly's position, it is un- derstood. will be equivalent to that 01 deputy in other departments. I-Ie has already taken over his nev: duties.

A native of Charlottetown. My. Connolly is forty-three years of age. He was educated at Sydney. NS. Academy and St. Dunstsnb; University. As a young man he W88 enraged in newspaper work in Sydllty and Saint John. After returning to Charlottetown in 1929 he took over a coal agency. For the past seven years he has been em y as accountant at the Ne ional Park. He was returning officer for Queen's County during the election of 1940.

Mr. Connolly is well and favor- ably known. and his appointment to t responsible new position will be learned with much interest.

Moscow Dances In The New Year

MOSCOW, Jan. l — (AP) - Mcacow danced and sang the new yesr in with the greatest demon- stration of siety since the war began. The ceding hotels opened their long-closed special bsilrooma and kept dance bands playing un- til 580. Vodka. sweets and other luxury articles were st the lowest prices of the wartime period.

Merchant Seaman Stabbed T0 Death

(l! The Canadian Peed) JOHN, N. 3., Jan, 1_ Stabbed through the smmqcyg,

Henri Cuesou. s French merchant seamen from Brittany, was found dead by police aboard his ship hers tonigh . Police held one sea-

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nation Laslfi-Nigh

By “Ill Ii. SIMPSON. Admitted Press War Analyst

The time lag Imposed b,v the Allies an revolution cf developments bulge continues to mask the exact situation.

But there seems little doubt in view oi a belated report of an addi- tional six-mils American advance west oi Bsstngne that sn enemy rc- trcst from the dangerous Western loop of the bulge to escape entrop-

While the direction or width of the new 8rd Anny forward IIPIQ i“ thc.St. Hubert ares is not indicated. a certainly put American forces asirlde s considerable section of the Bas- It also probably would restore an important

Army iorc in the south and United States 1st Army divisions on the north of the line position. splitting the German bulge through the

With that advance tho line so isr as it can be traced has been flattened .out on the southwestern angle of the German bulge to such an extent that enemy hopes of regaining possession oi aatogns can

German failure to take Bastogne from its gallant American garrison ' g point in the German counter-attack. Baatogna is key to the whole centre area oi the bulge. ‘With- oommsndofs hope oi reaching the Mouse Valley either to the west or to the north on a scale to force Allied evacuation of the Aachen-Boer bulge into Germany was doomed to failure once the shock cf surprise had passed and Gen. Eisenhower had regroupod

Lose of the western loop of the Belgian Bulge would convert the German foothold into a relatively shallow dent but one sufficiently wide at its base line to make it a difficult lob to reduce it and throw the foe back behind German frontiers. There sra intimatlons in some front line dispatches that despite the progress of 3rd Army troops. Allied prospects for turning the enemy's gamble offensive into the worst Ger- man defeat in the west are waning. There has been llttls for several days to indicate any substantial American gains on either tbs north or p1 south “shoulder” positions at thaesatcrn base of the bulge.

Review Of Farm Activities 1944 ~ Fiitetflroductidntflecorsl-Aéhieved -

By P.E. I. Farmers During The Year.

i " advance there would

‘ s_v to Allied use. It would

Bastogns-Msuhsy waist- middle.

By W.R. SHAW

(Deputy Minister of A ' " e)

Farm roducticn in the year 19- 44 was n view of national needs the largest and most valuable in the history of provincial Agricul- ture, In field crops, livestock, d-alrying and poultry divisions re- turns were eminently satisfactory. Tilled areas and livestock holdings were well maintained and in many cases increased, and generally fav- orable conditions for production further assisted ultimate cbiec- tives. In view of the urgent need for food materials, the years re- cord must therefore be received with sincere thankfuiness by all our citizens.

Form producers are to be highly commended for the courage and resolution shown in carrying into effect. under serious labor n- dicaps an expansive program oi production. In this respect great praise is due farm women and children. who assumed in many instances the heavy tasks oi active field operations, and thus ably contributed to the fruitful returns. The history of the war will never fully recognize the great contri- bution made to victory by these people of the soil.

Quietly the farmer and his fam- iiv have toiled. sacrificed and bro- ken under a heavy load. gailsntly carried beyond the limelight of notional effort. Without thought of and not desirinl that dramatic recognition that accom ni s war effort the farmer as per- formed a meritorious task. and still continues to derive from the good earth, the most vital war iiecassityi-focd.

The sprinil season opened es-rlv and subsequent favorable weather conditions enabled farmers to make use of limited help to best advan- ta . Seeding of all crops was ter- nated at an earlier than normal date. gennination was excellent and growth vigorous. Early pastures were also satisfactory. but less than normal rainfall iniured midamn- mer grazing and temporarily re- duced dairy supplies. showery waim weather. however in fall months. improved grazing to a’ remarkable

degree, and pcrrnitt posturing until a late period. thus offsetting to some extent earlier ‘ ‘norm-v

Favorable weather also

fitmiiilcivm and other pie-winter tasks. This ‘happy condition will so far to speed

Huge Attacks 0n Allied Air Fi_e_lds

By JOHN A. PARRIS, ]r.,

LONDON, Jan. h-(AP) — The German air force lost at least 24f of its carefully-hoard- ed planes today, with most of the downed planes-2o8—sac- rificed in a desperate attempt t0 cripple Allied aerial superiority _by bombing and strafing Allied air fields iii France. Belgium and Holland. _

—Canadlan figihtcr pilots ln

one of their greatest triumphs

(‘luring the war destroyed at

least 86 oi iii Germans shot

down today by the lt.A.F. 2nd

Tactical Air Force.

The surprise offensive was the greatest by the luftwaffe since its gay da s of 1940-41. but it failed to ch the momentum of the Al- lied aerial offensive that sent at least 6.000 R.A.F. and American shes over t/hc continent on New Year's day.

A front dispatch said some of the German planes that struck the Allied air fields shortly ai- ler- 9 a.m. were American craft captured by the Germans in the recent break-through into Lux- embourg.

The dispatch added that they had been repainted with German markings but were identifiable. R.A.F. fighters blasted down 8A enemy planes with at least l0 of

another 83 and anti-aircraft gun- ners picked off an additional 41.

Enemy Throws Something New lntc Night Skies

A U.S. NIGHT FIGHTER BASE, FRANCE, Jail. 1 -~ (AP) -~ The enemy has throw/n someth rig new in o the night skies over Germany ——t~be weird, mysterious “foo-fight- er,” halls of fire which race along- side the wings of Allied Beau- lightlers flying intruder missions cver Germany.

Allied pilots have been encount- ering the eerie “foo-figliuar" for more than a month in heir night flights. No One apparently knows exactly what this skv weapon is.

The balls of fire appear suddenly and accompany the planes for miles. They aippcor to be radio- oonurollcd from the ground and manage to keep up wi h the planes flying 300 miles an hour. official Intelligence reports reveal.

‘The pilot; of this night fighter squadron-in operation since Sep- tember, 1943—find these fiery balls

the Werdest thing they have as yet encountered They are con- vinced that the "foo-fighter" is

designed to be a psydcolcgical weapon as well s5 militarv although the fire balls have no? attacked planes

Fire Guts Sydney Church Bulletins:

SYDNEY. N 8.. Jan. 1 —tCP)-— A six-hour fire Sunday destroyed the George Street Methodist Church building, brulit 20 years ago at a

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Department, which was stored in the building, also was lost. This included 300 beds mat- tresses and other supplies for ar. emergency hospital

For some ears. the brick build-

ing had not used as a church. was utilized by the Red Cross. Sea Cadets and other

organisations. and as a recreation

lined to have started from a

the flames thoroughly gr ted the interior of the building. leaving only the walls

standing .

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than figure goi to Canadian flhaigitfwhlfeizli tss- sch 1 Air Force fighters oeked down

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Awarded D. S. 0.

LT. COL. W-W. REID

Another Island officer in the person of flout-Colonel William W. Reid of Charlottetown has been decorated for distinguished service in the field.

Colonel Raid won the D.S.O. last August while serving as a Major in the Italian campaign and since then has been promoted Lieut- Colonel.

f-fa enlisted as a Captain with the P. E. I. Highlanders at the cut- break of war and was prflmfited Major in 1940. In 1942 he went overseas with the Princess Louise Fusiliers and. when some tint’: later he landed in Italy. Colonel Reid was second in command with the Irish Regiment cf Canada. As Licut-Colonel he was transferred to the Perili Regiment with whom ‘he is serving at present.

Prior to the “or. Colonel Reid was on the stair of West Kent School. His wife. formerly Eunice Storey of Charlottetown, and his gym bgys, gge; glpgllfld three. live nioovrince s: t - ~

R. (i. A. F. Awards

UITAWA. Jan. 1 -- (GP) —- Alt‘ force headquarters tonight an- nounced the award of three bars to the Distinguished Flying Cross and of 22 D.F.C.'s to R C.A F. personnel serving overseas.

The T).F.C. Recipients include: Lt. DB.

pie, Rodd. Concord. Moss. F0. WK. Carr, Grand Bank. Nfld

rd. DH. Kimball, Oromocto. B

PO. A M Sauve of (63 Dollard St.) Hull. Que

ed Slates 7th Army while the

effort in three years.

army front.

Front dispatches said the ns- saults were launched Sunday and were mostly in small strength.

These enemy blows came as in- formation on the fighting against the enemy's bulge into Belgium. still subject to 24 hours or more delay for security reasons. told of gains up to six miles by United States 3rd Army forces at the southwestern corner cf the Ge:- msn salient.

Fierce Armored Battles

In fierce armored battles on both sides of the Bastogne corridor the 3rd Army destroyed or damaged 94 German tanks and smashed a counter-attack launched at the corridor from the east. In the same area fighter bombers of the United States 9th Air Force dis- abled 123 tanks and motor vehicles before noon today.

Most of the action was in the air, with sky battles raging from one end. of the sprawling front to the other as the Allies met the challenge of the German air force.

Potentially the most dangerous threat to the extended Germans was the Allied thrust immediately north of Bastogne. where the waist of the enemy salient had been re- duced m l3 miles. From three to five enemy divisions were estim- oted to be in the exposed western end of the bulge and in danger cf entrapment.

Supreme headquarters confirmed the recapture of Rochefort, at the extreme western tip of the enemy salient. Front dispatches reported

See-Saw ilattles Around Bulge 8n Western Front

By AUSTIN BEALMEAR ALLIED SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, Jall- 1 — (AP) — The Germans lashed back on the west- ern front by both land and air today, lunging in a series of five ground attacks against the northern flank of the Unil-

PARlS,

Luftwaffe sent hundreds of

clones roaring against the Allies in its heaviest offensive

German forces gained some ground in a wooded region south of Bannsicin, five miles southeast of Bilciiie, but were held or thrown hack at other points along the 7th

Ocveliead Native Killed At Winnipeg

worms-ac. Jan. l -- (or William K. Bearisio. 70-year-old native of Covchead. P.E.I-. was killed Saturday nlrht when struck bv an automobile at an intersection near his home neighboring Si. James. He was a plumber and had lived in the Winnipeg area since 1903.

$00,000 Eire At Halifax- v

HALIFAX, Jaii. 1 (OP) Fire today levelled the 54- ear old Labor Temple here. hea ilfrtta of the Halifax district Trades and Labor Council and lta affiliated A.F.L. unions. The loss was esti- mated at more than $30,000.

Starting in the basement. the flames raced swiftly through the old wooden structure. despite s. heavy down pour of rain. Cause of the outbreak was unknown. iii

only patrol actions along the nor- thern ilnnk of the bulge. United States patrols failed to contact the enemy along a stretch of nearly five miles in the vicinity of Roche- fort, possibly indicating the Ger- mans were withdrawing from the

i sir-o. WR. Week-s, Loggievielle. j N n ,..-_-__

iBy The Associated Press»

NEW YORK. Jan, i-J. Edgar Hoover, director of ihc Federal Bureau of Investigation. announc- ed tonight the arrest of two men whom he described as German agents landed from a U-boat nn iiie coast of Mninc last Nov. 29.

Mr. Hoover said the men-one of whom he said was nn American citizen-were landed from the sub- marine in a rubber boat near Hancock Point at Fionchniuirs Bay. Maine, and then came to New York City after siOpplng bricf"; l: Boston.

Mr. Hoover identified the men as William Curtis Colepaugli. 26. a native of Niaiitic. Conn. who said he was n former student at the Massachusetts Institute cf Tech- liolqiy. and Erich Gimpei, 35. a

em‘ “med by m9 “dam: native of Merscberpz, Germany.

The F.B.I. head said the mm had in their possession when ar- rested a short-wave radio. special ink for transmitting messages and a__q\1an_t_ity__of __fraudu1ent__docu-

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Fury On

Former Missionary

TORONTO. 'Jziii. l——~Dl'. Jessie Ann MacBean. who served foi‘ as years as a medical missionary in South Chino for the Presbyterian Church in Canada. died suddenly Saturday. She had retired iii i933 0n account of ill-health. A native of Toronto. size was the first do:- tor from the Presbyterian Church in Canada to go to Souih China and at the time of her retirement Was head oi‘ the obstetrics depart- ment. of the lluckctt Medical C01- lese st Canton.