1.3. McQusid. Mrs. 3.1.‘. Miller, 1m. J.J. Morris. Mrs. .H.V, Dlmhar, Mrs. A.I. Baker, Mrs. J. A. Mscllillsn. Mrs. 8.0. Peppin, Jars. George . Mrs. H. L. Ilraluler, Mrs. E.M. Bagnall, Mrs. p.12 Tompkins. Mrs V.A. Ains-

~ lor, Kensington; Ueorgeio '

'l‘he choices

like it or not, we are forever mak- llll are both decisions and Judg- menis,

MAXIMS

OIL

MERE MAN

which. whether we‘

iGreatest Year

In History Of

I. Red Craig“

Prime Idw cannon. val-kw. J. P. “Mum, ro c pres- wt,‘ at tin admin meeting oi he orsauisa on held yesterday at p; Charlottetown. mzsnscggrge and represent- oillosrs for the er : W , llgrssident-Ueut-Gov- [my B. W. IEPSQB- honorary Vice-Presldelsts-Mrs. Vll. Goodwill. Mr. W. l". ‘Ifldmarsil, llr. William Moran. Mr. GI’. Hut-

We

ill. 03E. Vice-PresideniP-lls‘. R. H. Rog-

‘ind Vlce-Preaidenig-JWM. mlyen Queen's oun y; s"cu».."..*"..;;- are; 1m. v s n .

Honorary Secretiry- .W. Low- ther, K-C.

Honorary Treasurer-D. A. Mao- ltlnnon. .

The executive comprises Mrs. C. a, puny, Mrs. ILA. Poster. Mrs.

worth, Mrs. J D. MoGuigan, Mrs. CH. Beer. Mr. W. S. Grant, Mr, l: C. Johnstonc, Mr. A. B. Fisher, ilr. w. 11'. Brawders. Mr. J. P. Crockett, Judge Strclair Trainor, Mr. Lloyd W. Shaw, Dr . J. Mur- oiliscn. and Mr. A. B. Belcher. Prom outlying centres. members -~si e executive are: Mrs. Charles

ies. ‘The need ior blood plasma i; -- M. present than ever be- orc. he said. and he urged that he peo le reflaond more ‘generous. y to e ca . During p44, 393g blood donations were given in Charlottetown; 408 in Summerside; 3T1 by the Summerside RCAJ-I; 456 b the personnel oi Mt. Pleas-

0osl lllns Tie-lip Threatens lll ll. S.

w. us. lib. e- (om-A tiei-lp oi all Nova bers i m

Ad? UNIV!!!-

blv the

ton in if to h . ~m~~r:.‘“*:.§~*J.‘;-. sail’? =~°°.:e.§,- community 3L mu“ last iall by the washout o! a section o! the load linking it wi 61m Boy. and recently it lost m on doctor The union has been

urgng th '00 to prov . doctor and makk‘:

Mayor Blanchard Reviews

the road usable. I

City Council Activities

MAYOR ILANCHABD

Pro ti. Alberton; Mrs. Wilfrid Tayt- Mrs; Laura Mo . wn. and Mrs. P. E. Hoi-

lanl Sourls

sepresentatives to the Central Council are Dr. W.J.P. MacMll- lsll, 0.512., Mrs. E. A. Foster, and llr. J. 1:. Campbell, Slunlnerslde.

Dr. MacMillan. in his presiden~ till! address made a strong appeal‘ sn behalf oi the Blood Donor Clin-

Coming Events

"Dance Oddfelluws Hall, Mon- issue, Friday. 2-6-81.

"Dance Kinkora Hall Frills. Feb. 0. 2-7-9- i - "Social and Dance in Lot 85 Hall Wednesday, I'd). 7th. Lunches IPYVBd- 2-0-21.

"Buying Live and dressed bold-

. s l‘? cliihséiinfbii.‘ "lfi-i-‘i;

" 41M hogs ve Thursd ior Davis do Fraser. Merlg Divine. Peakes. l-23-ti

“Loading dressed hogs and sows Friday. McGliigan and Boyle‘. 7 m

"Box social and dance Bonsh ' lob. 10th. Ladieswlth boxesairgg

"Pressed ha is wanted immed- i u . . ' - o.i'..£i:.c..i1“- ‘m’ “ital.

"Deuce Kelly's Cross Hall. Thursday night. February strh m

"bean Supper, Central Chris- Sohoo

tlan Church lroom Thurs- ‘ifly. Feb. B. 5 to ‘l. 2-7-21 "Notice-Wanted several cars

5°" NO- ed h . G C 8-»... “All. "m" . v

mfllf-qx fill!!! ‘$23 Dance. "y 7th- ‘ . nesday,

besllotlce-Wanted some choice WW8. steers. heifers, bologna

Sllfll- Febru- 2-5

bull metal: iat sheep. G. C. "M! hogs ior Davis and

at Vern Stati Thun- glywa-iternoon. oieeb. an? Ildiso Q - I-B-‘l-ii

ee "_“‘ h 30%! — Loading hogmt Al-

lly. ur soon until s o"clock rel mer- lld until mo. a o Gseedand A. °~ Gram. 1.35.3; hell at lbederlcton. 0th until ilso. ville until noon. D. 11. 2-1-21. _._

0 b Iriday m.“

' 2-1-11 u car mixed feed and “treat-i” ‘town's’

o, __, in

BINDING

norm r. n. n. To Meet Pope

.i._

lbNllfiN Feb. 0 - (GP) ~—'1'he Swiss radio quot-ed Rc-nlc reports today that President Roosevelt is making plans to meet PODe Pius.

The broadcast said Myron 0. Taylor, the President's personal m. 110v to Vatican City, was making the preparations and that Mr. Roosevelt may meet ihe Pope upon his return from the Big Three conference.

Sack. Premier Seeks Ruling

REGINA, Feb. 6 — (C?) -—Pre- n.ler T. C. Douglas said in an in-

' terview today that the Saskatche-

wan Government will ask for a tribunal decide whether the Dominion Government has violated the 194i tax ugreementlin its de- mand for settlement oi the $16,- 08362 seed grain debt.

l-le said the Dominion Govern- ment already had “deiaulted" in withholding irom the Province a payment under the agreement -

tr-

8582301 which was due the province Jan. 3i. In a letter delivered to the Pro-

vincial Government today Federal Finance Minister Ilsley said the Dominion would secure repayment oi the seed ‘grain debt in part by withholding sums from the Province payable under the agreement ntade when the Pro- vince l ‘inqulshed its right to corporation. income and “ taxes in i941 in return for pay- mcni. oi a grant by the Dominion Government totalling “$0,000 annusll in instalments.

Mr. lsley said the .891 in- stalment would be wit held until the Province made s payment in cash oi $009,012 on the seed grain e

d .

five are to challenge the war oi the Dominion to wlthhol this money," said Mr. Douglas.

WHITIJWOOD, Balk» Defence Minister McNa advised the QlYAppells 1 stituency Liberal Association that he is prepared to seek election as a Liberal candidate in this constit- uency whieh includes lloosomln, WJFEJPEJJ" w»_

the Board can issue debe

Revision oi the School Act will be liked 1'01‘ at the next session oi the Provincial Legislature, Mayor J. E. Blanchard stated at the an. nual meeting oi the City Council last night. The proposed revision agllllse to the Act insofar as 1t a ects the Charlottetown School Board and City Council in the number oi City appointed mem. hers as compared with members

e ov a v- llllwinted by th Pr iucil Go eminent.

‘Under the present setup, Mayor Bill ard said. the City "has ab- solu no control over capital

expen itures. and in current ex- penditure pays approximately 70 per cent."

The Act provides for the ap- pointment oi (our members by the Government and three by the City Council. This was uniair, His Worship said, as “irrespective oi the City members the majority of ntures to

mended in a resolution passed by the Council early last year.

Forward To Victory

Reference to the great signific- ance oi t-he year i944 on the battle ironts was made by the Mayor, who voiced the hope that all would cooperate to hasten the day of final vlctOIY. that the present year will see the homecoming oi Can- ada's ovcrsaas iorces, and that "we at horns may never lose sight oi the sacrifice they have been called upon to make that we may enjoy freedom."

"Although the year has ended in a deficit. the increased expendit- ures which have brought this about were most necessary and. in respect oi the increase to the teachers and the Fire Department, most necessary." His Worshipsaid. He continued:

" pleaslnl; event and a most generous gift early in the year, was the presenting to the Council oi a portrait oi Mayor Holman. by Mrs. Louisa Holman Fiske.

"In the month oi May, Mrs. E. G. Sounder accompanied by Coun- cillor and Mrs. LePage. proceeded in Quebec City where the christen- ing of the ll.~M.C.S. Charlottetown took place the honor being con-

illrs. Sounder . Council- lor LcPage. representing rne on this occasion, extended an invita- tion to Commander Harding to bring the “Glarlcttetowm to the home port; on the journey to the East Coast. On May 20th w; were most pleased to have them make their official visit and spend an all too short time as our guests.

"In the moniil, oi June, I. ac- companied by Councillors Gay and Rogers, together with Messrs. Ful-

rton and MacDonald, attended the meeting oi the Dominion Fed- eration oi Mayors and Municipal- ities held on board ship on the St. Lawrence and Saguenny Rivers. ‘rhis conierence was most pleasant and most instructive. I believe much valuable assistance is derlv- ed which is beneiieial to those oi us who are endesvoring to serve as City Aldermen. various types oi ‘municipal problems common to all cities and towns were discussed and solutions to these dliliculties gall after: ladecn found by an ex-

a o us.

‘Tubal: next meeting, in Ibronio, l feel should be attended by as large a , esentation as possble. Post war roblenls, the Dominion Hous- ing reme. and mariymother vital

hggeg o1 Municipal, vinclnl and

ion w. raments‘ .2 . will

465 To Leave Italy For 30. Days At Home

n: vvrnnulss loss wms m! CANADIAN on 11m ADRlAflCLJbb. s -(CP Cable -- sour hundred - five soldiers served the Mfiqrlivalergt ofiive ears m: days leave in ‘um nim- This will be the iive-yeesmentogoholneon eave

irom this theatre and .000 remain to R0-

nt the present rate all should

Muqihgcenadabytheend of

Julv. Th first cont ent. of N0. whlcl: went home or Christmas

vs was followed in January by a sec- ice 1 h m“ group W ouaiiilefiruior home '

These men . h lit f AVG yell! SS1’- lvaig,‘ seilvilceih "Sicily and Italy counties dot-ll“

'— ranger - asst-as.

Whitby‘

ar

itmllstiontjsfifblight s, srntxs: 1.. War

WiihAlliedhsavybosabesaatriklngatsas-geu " 3mg; central ulsirl. closely integrated Allied-Bunion efforts so force the issue in Owl-may because a rm waetllee by ielnt staff planning or n00. Mllllflblrl. l-eiplig and Dresden were among announced air tar. geia oi ydlerdafs massive long-range sweep into " o! Berlin by United States heavy bombers. Over Dresden. American m. lusnwsrewlthinfenrlleseelsssofthadeelestluaaianuenetration west oi the 0hr at Iona.

lfthalAlliedalriorsywaslutualiyplsnnedbylasalanaulAlliad must mean that Berlin is only one prime object of the and“ the Oder. It came precisely at the time and in the places were strategic air power could moot aid a Russian breakthrough into the plains of Belong." l. _

n

anions states in normal times. More than 5.000.000 Germans lived upon lie broad, fertile and highly-industrialised plains. That has been swollen incaleulnbly by new hordes oi refugees and by the thousands previously evacuated from

With loss to Russian forces of the Sllsslan industrial hub in the Up- per Oder Valley, the war industries of Saxony and the other strata apreadlngaeroestheesutralplalustotheflpsintheao tharevltai to auyorganisedrlsfesseecithsflerllneorbehlndit. tmadethe great Allied raid in the wile area south and southwest of Berlin a strategic mission of first consequence. '

Saxony also offered the big bombers targets of hardly lees signific- anee from the “war of nerves" point oi view. The attacks were eal- culaied to bring home io great masses oi the German people the fast that nowhere in Germany are they safe from Allied or» Russian attack.

&Legion Presents Brief TovPrime Minister King

OTTAWA. Feb. 6 — - The Canadian Legion in a brie! grepared ior reunltation to

rim ensi King

e e today called for prompt review oi’ the war manpowerpolicy to al- low the early return to Canada o: rnen with. long overseas ser- VIBE.

“international At A Glance

GERMANY -- Bunions cross 0-

der Rives southeast oi Brealall. netrute 12 1-2 mils beyond west

fink on SO-allle irons. .

he Legion renewed demands NR . rsonnel to be tor service any- .s‘li that. when de- mobilisation e veterans would t only be satisfied with a "first-in, first-out" plan. or 2:“: ... "u" we: eop men a routy until they are either killed fir; seriousl wo or become e

near gfrled fortifications.

PACIFIC - Japanese lire Man- he's business section.

ITALY — German Air Force sent

Line's pennaneu

y untied victims oi battle fatigue" was

Into action in cfiorL to revent "naming mo“ o; hxggy" yawn-d ""1"" desmwflil" ‘°‘ "M" the welfare oi Canadian soldiers. Pass rail line; ground action main- ma, amen 90mm“ e51- 1v confined W vemlllnl- dent oi the Legion head the delegation which wa ted on th

AERIAL — Allies hurl nearly l,-

°°° Vim“ m“ Mm‘ ‘u (“nunn ed E. J. Struthers. Dominion sec- gunman" M!“ film‘ oncl vice-president; J. c. o. Her-

w , eneral secretary: R. Hale, clfiei gptilflldlli officer and Lt.- Col. D. E. Maclntyre, general manager oi Legion War Services.

The brief also requested 1m- in the pension and

v planes strike V-bonib Installations 1n Holland; Canadian fighters and fighter-bombers attack German rail lines.

Included were: i. Application oi the "insurance principle" to pensions

2. Chsngu in succession duties

Allied Offensive ‘ll to exempt disability or widows ' perfavislon of the dual pen-slop

l scheme applicaglatlat vuetergngv oi

th t u rs rea ar.

STOCKHOLM’ n“ ' ‘- ma‘ 4°. %melx'zétl:ilfll'y power to allow gm“; 1km“ "“"°'9°“da‘$ z: payment oi war gratuities to sol-

uewspapers . “mined m“ n" Alma “if,” lliers estates in some cases where

. ,- m northern m“, h“. “new dependents allowances are no

ed a violent new offensive alo hem‘ paxg‘, f t u“. Mu” '5' "m" B°"'""F““" h“: ins‘ izrtilvrbazln artgasvaed‘ additional iinancial assistance to veterans in gmblishing themselves in small

dneafstishabllitatlon benefits tc auxilisriryh stetrvic; DQ803091 "l"

c oops o rseas.

v12.‘ Rveduction ln the interest rates charged under the first Great War Soldier Smtlement Plan to facilitate reduction oi outstand-

deb m‘ u dealing with Le-

The 1st Canadian Co? has been fighting as part of t e Bri- tish 8th Army in the northeast of Faenn.

There has been no confirma- tion of reports oi a new attack in Home said iroui. dispatches.

William Boss, Canadian Press War Correspondent with the lst Canadian Corps, In a dispatch mac-ax: ~ '9” l" m" n“ ° wer the brief ssld the "d" "m “mjmi "m" u‘ gigilmilsd lon believed the tilns ‘MU- would oonre w en s. review oi the

npower policy would be neces- sar to assure a rodllflfolll Ind United Canada lnm end iutllre- That

a v .

“Wrilgaw alltemthousands of men overseas who have completed ioul or ilve years service the Arm <>= "m" "r W" each"..-

sector

In

Report Gsrllrans list llsing Penicillin

LONDON. Ont" Feb. 0 — (C?) -0roup Ca t. G. Edward l-iall, newly-a in dean o! at the Elolverslty d Western 0n-

rio, said in an address to he

their hoiilgligr Th‘: years. had meg

lied rBFm Advance West 0n illier lliver

‘ LONDON. FOIL s - (cu) Germans were told by their own

that the Russian offensive could M6 he stopped at present, while u": “mime” 2::

Hrs o revo an spars e y "because no miracle can save Berlin any more."

D.N.B. Commentator Col. Kit, ter von Schramm admitted that the Russians still have the initla. tlve but added. "German counts _ grsurennar, beginning to be

LONDON, Feb. 6 - (AP) -- The Russian Army has stormed across the Oder southeast oi Breslau and penetrated 12 1-2 miles be- yond its west bank on a 50- mile front, Moscow an- nounced toniglli, while Ger- man reports said the water barrier protecting Berlin and the heart of the Reich had been crossed by the Rus- sians in two oiller- sectors as well.

Broadcasts irom Berlin, again reporting Soviet successes lo be- fore their coniirunation by os- cow, placed Soviet Army units west oi the Oder northeast oi Ber- lin, perhaps less than 30 miles irom the battered capital, and north-west of Braslau irl the area. oi steinau, s Silesian city which the Germans said they had eva- euated.

The announcement oi the Sil- eslan crosing, made first in an order oi the day by Marshal Stalin ‘and repeated in the nightly com- munique broadcast from Moscow, broke the silence that had blan-

S. Konev’s 1st Ukraine Army iol several days.

Glaxilon Plots-ell With Progress 0f Registration

OTTAWA, Feb. 6 — (C?) —Wel_ fare Minister Clnxtcn said today 40 per cent oi the families of Pr-Mt mwurd Island

since registration forms were Pllt

inulhg rnsilbFstbl. 1 “on so in ‘ u ng l reoep

overyoge in Slpfiilifl Edward 1518-1101

lg in favor oi iam‘ly snowshoes."

saidMr. Cleoctcnatamesawn. ferencs. "Everyone irom the Premier

down has been most coppemtive and the newspapers and heads 0i various organizations have been of the utmost assistance in mslllfla family allowances lhlflfmflfl-Ml available. A group o1 volunteers recruited through womens, voiun. tary service; has been help n8 B“- orm in handling the large

o/usly

mall."

l-re said the department has been iortlmate in obtaining the serv.ces oi Mei. Allan Nicholson as regional director tor Prince Edward Island A iormcr school principal at M011. rogue P.E.I., he has‘. been dlscharg‘ from the army alter losing a leg .n

Ital .

Wylth registration (or the allow. ances under way in the Blend Province the minister exlpects it will begin in other provinces in March Payment oi the allowances which go to parents or otherides

o

ignored persons in respect l lldren under 16 will start July l. llcre 0n Feb l8

Mr. Clapton said he will Prince Edward ‘island on Rb. and also go to Halifax on Feb Ii, Saint John no 22 and Frederic, matings, Heiwlllmes meet,

eee clt es. on. pas albly in the lust ilwowstks el Hinton’ rn-peeemeiiiniotralt’ “aegis w

e o p e

look glto the administration oi family allowances and visit other oiiices o! the National Health and enLmI-gie will meet

beer, nreans c! Copperntiilg in the educational work being carried on in con with family allow.

sncss.

S ihrawway ei prepare h“ trons Kn- allowances by any province, said

Mr. Claxtcn. He declined lo discuss the Nomi-

laced family

amiiy incial rights except lc say that Mills! nOt conceive oi any N- Ilect in which they did. It we. just a question oi the Dominion deciding in what we it

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keted operations of Marshal Ivan-

their children ior family snowshoes mcni

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Subscription Delivered, $5.00.

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Germans Gall

Diversionary

i . Fob. o - (AP: - Amen!

front 1h western Germany ex_{ tended their cps-rations northward; today with a two.direct’orl aitaciu against the lest enemy positions? west oi’ the Roer guarding the! river's important dams

(German

s. point not now active and termed the cpsmtions in the Roar sector dversionaliv They did not. how, (IWCT, predict where the lzlcw vroulci a

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The US. 3rd Annv advanced up to l 1-2 miles on an eight-mile front. while the United E-tates 1st Armv pushed within s hull-mile oi the Siegfried Line's permanent fortifications.

On the Alsatian front French lst Armv troops with American aid continued cleaning out the halved Cnlmar pocket oi Ger- mans while the Americans placed the fortress city oi Neuibrelsach under siege.

The British. Canadian and Un-

ited States 9th and ‘lth Al-mv fronts remained coulfflratlvely quiet.

Federal Cabinet In Brief Session

OTTAWA. Feb. 6 -- (OP) Prime Minister Mackenzie King and his Cabinet met in brief ses- glen today, their first gathering since Defence Minister McNaugh- ton was deiealted in the Grey

rth -ecc on.

N050 1:: as could be learned it was a routine session and the big uestlon oi the time for dissolu- torl oi Parliament and a general election was not raised. Gen. Mc- Naughton was not back in Ottawa

ing. l-le is elrlpected arrive tomorrow. The Grey North result. how- ever, was the chlei topic oi con- versation wherever POI-Bimini’ people, including cabinet The geri-

April. .

Party headquarters were busy making plans and all three oi the lend-mg anlzations, Libero-l

c ti d 0.0m’. vathgreeéeiyygs vergdy and eager for srl election.

The election ranged so far as it is go before the issuance writs. Special returninS to handle the votinS of and women in the services in Can- ade and overseas have made pre- liminary preparations.

Manila’: Business District Ablaze

MANHA peg 1 _. Iwednesday) —(AP)—-l.llberated Manilas 1111-2111- ess district Wltgroggslltb Mon sly irom Japanese -

god _ but thre

M xlioclelgmns :5“ were liclll- “ti.".'.‘......“‘°.il°.:2°€.i‘f .225?" ‘“ ‘ t . , .

ater mains were empty Md ill" Manila ilre de ent was hell“ less. ‘me enemy blew u pumping stations several

lloyal Family Visited Warship

GRDHiOCK. Scotland, Feb. 5- Reuters) - A few hours WW" bgtueghip Kins Geofle V gum hm i: the isr east she was visited by ° qfl Ellllbflh 5%». to ht. The disclosure came a day 51W a communique flvm A111"! 5mm- east Asia Hes uarters at Karldy.