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iilscount Alexander Receives High Honor

LONDON. Dec. 8-(Cl'l- The King has appointed Field Marshal Viscount Alexander of Tunis, one of Britain's war- time leaders now Governor- Gencrill of Canada, and six other leading war figures. to l... Knights of the Garter, Bri- tain's highest order oi knight- hood, ti... government disclos- ed tonight.

An honors supplement in the otiicinl publication, the, Lon- don Ganetto. named in addition u. Lord Alexander, these new

knights: Viscount Addison, government lnder in the House of Lords: Viscount (Yranborno, opposiflon leader

in the House of Lords: Field Marshal Viscount MOIIIKDIIICI‘; oi Alumcln. present Chief of the Imperial General Staff: Field Marshal Viscount Alan- hrooke. wartime (‘ihlei oi the General Staff; Marshal 0| the RAF. Viscount Portal oi’ Hun- geriord; and Viscount Mount- battnn nf Burma

Prime Minister Attlee's of- five said Mr. Attica and the op- position party had agreed that ihc King should make such appointments “without any formal submission‘ from the govornmcnf. A govcrnment oi- ficiirl said the goal was to re- move the order from party politics.

OLDEST DRIVER-

TAUPO. N. z. ‘rep. _. New Roland's oldest moon-m“- 5,4,." h DI" T. C. Moore, who r-newed his driving licence bore recently in h" 91!! year. Dr-‘vers over ‘i0 " “ " 1"" hove lo pass a driv- 71! i951 annually in prove their ~r~ntinued fitness to hold a licence, o“ Mime passed tho test easily.

Coming Events

"Movica at Borden to-nigi-lt,

"Dance. Powmrl Gare c, W dn hi)‘. Dccunber 4th. lgollic eMlletia: Konzics orchestra.

whlTrljilh-doy. December 17m, Em, ‘S vrc and York Pt. School Con- =cr. horth River Hall.

I"N\»u‘ in stock, asphalt siting. Bee land air-tight heaters. W, 1, ‘minim. Hunter River,

"Buying Poult . "l! hishest markleyt. drn/yi.

Market Building. Charlotte-

"Nmi?" Receiving hogs for Rigisvhhfi Fraser as usual Friday ucok at Emerald and Albany.

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33;“ i" m" 3"" Thursday. Dec. - l! 2 o'clock.

"Livestock Marketing B o a r d

"m"! hm at Charlottetown Thursday nnd Friday of this "°°"' “hello: service be:

"l" l" bssssbis.

"Come w Bernard's Store. Brad- "hlm. ior your mil-fumes shop- “ m" 0180b! oi gifts for men ~..s“".::-.-w "z we. c"

‘ 0P8! aul. “cancer 1m. 2 to o r. n.

égfilchta Claus will arrive. at a rds store, Bradaibena, latur-

Y~ December 7th. loaded down sun toys, p

I008 t; _ “firth”. in person from? P. M.

"Tim win be a nous Meeting b“ ‘I'll Hell, on Wetilday. tmber 4th all P. u. to discuss Crliuud and Victoria Mail atr- h All tholl interested. m on- bttend, _

P.E.I. (To Havel Sleparate Fisheries Dept. Division

(By The Canadian Ind)

HALIFAX. Dec. S-Reorganlaat- ion of the eastern division oi the Federal Department of Ifitieries is underway and it is hoped by the first of the year to have sep- arate divisions for each o! tit three Maritime Provinces, Col. A. L. Barry, Halifax, chief supervisor said today.

Thlll. he said. will enable super- visors in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia to keep closer check on fishing conditions in the respective areas.

The supervising stat! of the eastern fisheries division will be increased from seven to 15 mem- bers with five supervisors for Nova Scotia, eight for New Bruns- wick and two for P. E. I.

Sixty-three new miiery‘ inspec- tors will be appointed. Col. Barry

‘said. ‘The travelling board oi the

civil service commission new is sitting in New Brunswick select- ing candidates for the positions.

Study Restaurant Price Schedule

(By The Canadian Prods)

OTTAWA, Dec. zi-—'l.‘nc Prices Board ssid today it was studying “the need ‘for price adjustments in restaurant meal Prices to of!- set the various food cost. increas- es, including the added cost oi fluid

In a statement, it said "the

evidence necessary to reach a de- cision is at. the moment being collected and studied and an an- nouncement. of policy la npected in the near future." The study ls being made in conjunction with restaurant operators. , simultaneously. the, wiped. bounced edprstmems in" ' e ‘max- imum prices of a la carte serv- ings of iluld milk and milk drinks sold by purveyors oi meals and refreshments.

Restaurant operators now may charge one cent an ounce for fluid milk sold by the glada and l0 cents a half-pint. bottle or half-pint carton. The following prices have been established for milk drinks containing not. less than l0 fluid ounces: milk shake without ice cream. l0 cents. with ice cream, l5 cents; malted milk without ice cream. l5 centa. with ice cream. 20 cents; egg malted milk without ice cream. 20 cents. with ice cream. 25 cents.

The order, effective tomorrow. does not require any operator whose lawful prices for fluid milk or milk drinks was higher than these prices to reduce them to the new levels. It merely permits those whose prices were below the levels listed to increase their prices accordingly.

CLEMENCY DENIED

TORONTO. Dec. 3—(AP)—The ‘Toronto Star said today in a newspage story it had learned that clemency for Mr. and Mrs. George Popowich had been» denied and that tho couple would be hanged as scheduled ln the Wel- land County iall_'rhursdly~

The pair were convicted at Welland for the murder of Louis Nato, South Thorold storekceper. who died after a beating June 22.

In a death bed statement. to police. Nate named the leer

Potato Exports lip, Turnips Q llcwn This Year

‘Phrcc thousand and nlr-‘tty-clght cars of this season's potatoes were shipped to (the mainland up to Mon.- dll’ His-ht. Dec. 2. it was learned yesterday. For thg corresponding Period last year. 2.4.82 care were exported.

While this season's figures repre- sent a. gain oi 61B ears over the same period last year, railways oi- iicials point out that the quarltlty oi potatoes exported this season n’ greater than is revealed by one n ” of cars shipped as the cars were much heavier lopded than in former .

Eimoris of turnips, however, show a decrease. Three hundred and eighty-five cars have been shipped so iar this season as compared to 479 for the same period last yesr. l

Talks Open With Indian Leaders

(By The Canadian Press)

IJONDON, Dec. 3-Prlme Minis- ter Attlee and his cabinet minis- ters opened talks with India's political leaders today against a background of simmering civil strife and warned them that world peace is related to the stability of the populous sub-continent.

Urgency was the keynote oi the discussions, with the schedule out short by delay in the arrival of the Indian leaders and with only three or four days allotted to the effort to break the deadlock which has threatened the fruition oi the British plan for Indian inde- pendence. Civil conflict might a- rise from a breakdown.

An India Office spokesman said , ed fl- irankily and on the broad issues. with Britain stressing the import- ance of peace in India to the general state of world peace.

Russian Paper Says Small Group liuns il.S.

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LONDON. Dec. I — (AP) -Mos- cow radio, quoting the Soviet Jour- nal. New Times. said today the “real masters" of the United States were "several dozen financial and industrial magnaies who have formed g powerful organization the National Association of Manufact- urers."

"Big finance and industrial cap-

ital, which (Frsnklln D.) Roose- vglt, prevented from exercising dir- ect control over the Eiivemmehlv has regained its position of domin- ance." the article was quoted as saying. The radio quoted the New Times u saying also that Britain's Labor government "to all intents and purposes is following the program of an Anglo-American bloc which was advocated by (Winston) Churchill at Fulton" (Missouri).

CHINESE PLEAD GUILTY

M Dec. 8 — (OP) — ‘rwo Chinese seamen, arrested two weeks ago by l-‘wyal Canadian Mounted Policc. pleaded guilty be- fore Judge Rene Thebersfl iOdIY W a charge of possessing three polmds of rm opium. Sentence was dell- red to Friday.

wlche u his attackers.

OAKLAND. Calif, Doc. I-(AP) -_'I‘he sprawling O\lflllld"7'liltf0- polltan area, with 1.000.000 Pol!"- lotion, wucrlppis-i today by I man strike that halted public transportation. view! Mlincdfi four daily newspapers. most stern end brought industry to a stop.

About 130,000 American Federa- tlon of ‘inbor- Union members cult work. DWI"!!! 514F419’! 90"" escort which cons-eyed i1 truck- loads" of merchandise through pic- ket lines at two department atores.

The stores, Kuhn a‘ and Hastings. have been jpleketed for a month

The Retail Clerk's Union (AJLL) says the owner-a have refund to grant. an election to determine a

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ship. The stereo have to operate and remained neon to-

The strike today, closed restaur- eate end» food stone. ban and

theatres. ltroetoarl. bum and

Oakland Crippled By Transportation Strike

axicaba quit running. No trains operated on the B -.,r socioec- Oakland Bey bridge _ h serves l20.(Ii0 cominu a

‘rho bay bri o walldeerrying at nuch as a no pulwuni overload of

1utomobilce. and ..siiic was beck- ed up for ll miles on main boule-

vards in the Oakland area is‘ commuters struggled along at mall's pace.

The strike did not effect reli- road operation in and out of Oak- land.

Between IMP and M00 persona crowded aropnd the, intersection whore the Kuhn and matings ltorea are located. The situation was mostly orderly. but there were several firt fights in the, crowd.

Pickett marched four abreast around Kahnkniow customs - en- tlrtd either store. ‘

The yvalitotit was called after uriouo unions. including the teamstcra‘ group which la domin-

ant. voted to take loch action,

Milk Producers’, iicndcrs’ Ass’n Annual Meeting

Mr. Andrew MacRae, East Roy- alty, was elected president last night of the Charlottetown Milk Producers’ and Vendors’ Associ- ation. He succeeds Mr. Wendell Mutch, Bunbury.

‘Oi-her oflicers elected were: Sidney Taylor, Winsloe, vice- president; Eugene Cullen, Ml..A., Charlottetown. secretary. ‘lhe new directors are: Messrs. Guy Rodd, Brackley; Percy Gay, Charlotte- town; Harold Heartz. East Roy- alty, and. Harry Wood, Bunbury

Mr. Andrew MacRae reported having received word from the P. iii. Island Milk Board that the Board was unwilling to consider a further increase in the price oi milk until an economist lied been sent from Ottawa to study the situation. It was decided that the Association continue to press for an economist.

A committee was appointed to ask the Minister oi Agriculture to have a check test made at each paateurizing plant twice a month.

Aussies interested in Antarctic Tcc

CANBERRA. Dec. 3 -- (OP) — Australia ls llkelynio sen”: gm ex- tipn,tgi_,.t_ gm t_ - n the “fi hslfofwdt? to investigate the possibility of development oi mineral and fishing resources, gov- ernment circles in Canberra said today.

A special committee of the De- partment of External Mdalrs pres- ently is considering in Melbourne the advisability of sending men to the cold south in the wake oi rear admiral Richard E. Byrd's United States fleet.

Australian polar explorer Sir Douglas Mawson recommended to the special committee that an ex- pedition should be organized as soon as possible and it was said the government might announce its de- cision in a. week or two.

u. s. no; Scflapscs ilndcr Truck

ST. PETERS. N. 5.. Dec. 3—(CP) —A single span steel bridge at River Pierre, two miles wes: of this Richmond County vdlagc, collap- sed tonight carrying e lflrgc, mov- ing van into the w-rters below.

The bridge broke down alter the top of the van, owned oy Hoyt Transport Limited of Halifax. struck a top girder.

The driver, John Beldon swan. Denmark, N 8.. was pin-red be- hind the wheel of the trick for more than an hour before h: was fined by workmen using en acety- lene torch u they worked in hilp deep water. He was unable to walk until after a doctor and re- stored the circulation to In: leg: but did not require hospital treat- merit.

Hia helper, Robert Ros: Clark. Truro, N. 5-. escape! by breaking the truck cab window.

‘Puffin, on the It Peters-Port Ba-wkeabury highway was tied up but highway offlcvels expected to have ii detour ready for light traffic by tomorrow. It was be- lieved that. a complete now bridge will be needed to replace the col- iapled structure.

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flinch main and came up with the diamond.

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e................ Club Held Enioyable Dinner, Last Night

Eur-Premier A.s. MacMlllgn o; NOVB. SKDUB. {Old the Caledgnian Club of Prince Edward Island 15s. 1118M that love of religious freedom and of education were two of the cardinal virtues of the Scotsman. ggcéigdsfotcholchsracteristics were,

. ove o n nd of frendiiness. c u u? a a spmt

The one hundred and twenty. second anniversary of the PE. Lg. 111ml Oaledonian Club was celebra- ted last night at a dinner at the Charlottetown Hotel with an “n. ll-filflllydliarge attendance.

c nner ided the nreioenr."iv‘.r‘i.'°‘ss..s.‘i.v°f..il’, after his opening remarks of‘ we}- Mme. offered the toast to the King.

Rélilying to the toast. His Hon. our bionic-Governor J A. Bernard welcomed the Hon. A.S Mach/Iii. hm to ‘the Province. His Honour then congratulated the officers and members of the Csledoni-an Club for the fine celebration they had Ql-g. anized and said he had found from practical experience that the 5mg was always an upright and worthy citizen.

Governor Bernard Oqngrattulatgd Mr. Beaten on his elevation to the

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Britain To lie-build llcr iicttcn Industry

MANCHESTER. liinsland. Dec. 3 --(A'P) - A comprehensive five- yesr plan for rebuilding Great Britain's cotton industry - to raise Ilwdilctiun despite a drop in manpower below pre-war levels - was armounced today by Sir Stai- ford Cripps. president of the Board

of Trade.

Sir Stafford told a meeting at- tended by representatives of all sections of the industry that lie government would pay 25 per cent qf the cost of mechanical re-equlp- merit with the remainder to be borne by the industry itself.

Average output per worker must be increased through introduction of labor-saving machinery, the minister said, and the mills must work two shifts a day - instead oi one as at pfggfini. - for more ef- fective use of the machinery.

Turkish Papers Say Stalin Ill '

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Dec. S— (AP) -'I‘wo Istanbul newspapers published assertions today that Prime Minister Stalin of Russia i-s seriously ill.

The political coP-iapondent oi Tanin. crediting his information to "authoritative reports" said Premier Stalin's lirness is so ser- ious that “all high ranking Snviet officials and his closest friends now are near him." The account said Premier Slam did not re- cover from an illness last spring and that his condition is "getting more and more serious."

The newspaper Tasvlv quoted political circles at (he Bulgarian capital oi’ Sofia as saying Premier Stalin's "illness has taken danger- ous course. desnite doctors’ efforts."

Neither newspaper indicated the nature of the repnrcd illneal.

Minesweeper Still Agrcund

HALIFAX. Dec. 3 - (C?) —Bal- vago tun ltandllll by the grounded Canadian mimsweeper Mlddlesex reported today they had been un- successful in attempts to free the craft from the rocky beach at Half Island Polls, about l5 miles ficm here. Naval men acid the 1.000401: chi-P to be in a worse eon- dltion than when she became

the Atlantic gale daymmm lately under tow of reo- cue o t and wore beinl brought

to Halifax for repairs. Th; lpanhh freighter Santi was under tow by the Halifax tug

inundation Ihnklin after break- liI her main shaft about 450 miles aotitheast of litre and the Boston dragger Ohio wee mduutow of the no m. cotter French.

The. out a line aboard IieAmer-iean ship yesterday after locating her near the {Nltilltégllll

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bod asked for assistance after loa- ian res-scum

Agricultural Targets For 1947 Studied

OITAWA. Dec. 3 - (C?) -X

egdtes to the fifth annual Domin- ion-Provincisl Agricultural Con- ference, meeting behind closed doors, today studied and approved Federal recommendations for Can. sdian farm production targets in 194.7. It was reported that. when the recommendations are made public tomorrow the 1947 wheat acreage target will be set at 24,000,000 acres, a decline from the 25,900,000 acres farmers seeded to wheat this year, with increases sihown in the acm- akes foo- feed grains.

Today's dlscusdons were said to have centred around means of stimulating the production of feed Grains in an effort to increase the output; of meat and dairy products,

Th0 lhM-dav conference. at- tended by representatives of Do- minion and Provincial agriculture depa-Ti-Ulfllli and leading farm or- ganizations, ends tomorrow.

Delegates said increasing stress has been placed during the confer- moe discussions on the need for greater supplies of feed grains in both eastern and western Canada if the declining trend in the output of hogs and such dairy products u butter and cheese is to be halted,

They added that generally the wpresantatives appeared to be 1n favor of retention of controls on the mounds that if thcse were 1m- ed the costs of the things the farm- er had to_ buy would 8o up as well as the pncelof the things he 901d, There was -said to be a feeling that my such rise would be followed by a collapse which would undermine the agriculture industry,

Scck Tc Boost ii.il. Winter Egg Output

' FREXRICTON. Dec; S-(Olfim New Brunswick poultrymen gm being asked to plan increased pro- duction of fall and early winter 98E! in 1947 and sirccessive years. in response to Britain's demand 1M‘ cgssat this season, Agricul- ture Minlswr A. c. ‘Iaylor vuld to- night.

"Although it is unlikely that New Brunswick will have a sur. plus of eggs for more than a few Weeks "1 the 811F111: of any year in the future, we rvgllze may the nearer we come tu gupplying 0,,"- °Wn needs the more eggs will be available for exp“; from the provinces which produce in excess of their needs." said M; Taylgr.

Prcpar; 1.. Sail of Elliptic itrdylouiiflfllly

LONDON, Dec. 3-(0? Cable)_ After nearly two weeks’ delay 1n London. 476 wives and children of Canadian servicemen today re- turned to Liverpool by a specisl train to sail for Canada Wednes- day. The 476 were the first con- llflscnt of the 900 who were dis- embarked from the bride-ship Empire Brent after it collided with a cattle steamship in the Mersey River two weeks ago. The lilmpire Brent, which suffered damage to her bow, has since been repaired.

DIRECTS CASE AGAINST LEWIS John L. Lewis, key figure in the soft cool strike, returned to court after s Thanksgiving recess, and Assistant Attorney-General John

Sonnett, above. who is directing the government's case against the U. M. W. president. is expected to ask for a special session to speed up the hearing.

0h'tcwn Man 0n Ayrshire Board For Maritime:

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA. Dec. ti-Malfli‘ McRae of Giarlottetown has been elected a director of the Canadian Ayrshire Breeders’ Association for (he three Mari- time Provinces, Prank Napier oi Ottawa. secretary, an- nuuncedgtoday. The election, made by mall. is for a two- year term.

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licss Throws Away His Bicarbonate

NUERNBERG. Germany. Dec. 8 —(AP) - Rudolf Hess has thrown away his bicarbonate.

For the first. time since the one- time deputy fuehrer became pris- oner. he is free from stomach cramps.

Prison doctors said today Boss's stomach aches were genuine but were caused simply by nervous strain. Now that he no longer faces trial and his late is setled - life imprisonment -- his nerves are re- turning to normal and he is in good health.

Saint John Man Sentenced To Hang

IAINT JOHN. NB. Dec. 3 — (CP) -— Chief Justice J.E. Michsud in circuit court today sentenced ‘Thomas H, Heffeman to be hanged Feb. 12 for the murder of Miss Leversey Powers of Grand Fall-s. N.B.. at. Ashbum Lake near here 0n the night of Sept. 30. A Jury last.

night found Heffernan guilty.

(By Finis Mother-ahead)

PORT BLISS. Tex., Dec. 3—-(AP) -—A young Geriran schoolboy’: dreams of “going to the moon" inspired studies leading to de- velopment of the V-i rocket.

Birtlal lifting of a tight our- tain of military secrecy brought the disclosure today that the V-Ts rxincipal ‘invent-Ir, 34-year-old Baron Wernher V-m Brsun- has been in the United States for a year as a civilian consultant in the Army Ordnance Department's guided missiles research program.