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ADVOCATES BILLION-DOLLAR WORKS PROGBAM

Drew Says Party Ready

For Federal

Election At Any Time

Truro Group Wins li. S. Drama Honors

atturvtx. Jan. s4 - (c?) _ First stakes were driven here to. night for the raising of Canada's gala drama tent — the first sess- ion of the Wcgional festivals lead. ing to the Dominion drama festival in Toronto in April. .

A little group, Literary Player, Gtllld 0f THIIO. N S" mgrchgd O" "m! WP honors with their human and realistic presentation of John Kirkpatricks "Married at Sunrise."

111m nouns competed ln the Nova Scotia sub-regional festival |nd while the Maritime Provinces arc drawn up as one section by Dominion festival officials, other diam! ilroups will be heard from this week ‘in Charlottetown and Saint John. N. B.

"Married at Sunrise," directed by Miss Annie Feetham, was term. ed by adjudicator Robert Spcaight oi London as the "only play prQ. srnicd tonight favorable for the festival."

Liberal Party Meeting Opens

OTTA\VA. Jan. 24-—(CP) —~The inner council of the Lihcrtll Party met lodny to polish and pattern party policy and iuy the ground- work for the coming general elec- tion battles.

\\'ith an election in tho offing. possibly before the and of this .\"fll‘. 180 delegatcs from the nine Provinces opened the annual three- fifly meeting of the National Lib- eral Federation's advisory council. There were 20 delegates from each Province.

lt. was considcrod a certainty that. party organization would he high on the agenda. Party stal- warts, including Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King, have sharp. ly criticized organization and warn. Lfiuof the danger of defeatnl, the

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Coming Events

‘fhutrnmage Sale, Salvation Army, P511131’. February 4th.

"Cornwall Rink tonight Spring Park va. Cornwall. Skate after.

"Dance at Blue Haven tonight. Admission 40 cents.

"Queens County L. O. L. meets it grookfleld, February 1st. at 2.00

“Social and Weighing Parlv in Kingston Hall. January 26th. 1f not ‘M. 27th. Aid of W. I. .

"Hockey New Glasgow rink to- illiht. Hunter River Midgets vs. New Glasgow Midgets. Game starts l o'clock. Skltl liter.

“Dance. Bonshaw Hall. Thurs- illY. January 27th. Sale oi lunches. ibonsored by Women's Institute. McNelIPs Orchestra.

_"Hockey game North Rustico Rink. Tuesday. January 25th. I-lun-

-ter River and North Rustlco. Game

‘tarts 8 o'clock. Skate after.

"See a nice Western feature in Otnecolour at MacDonald Bros. Theatre tonight. "Adventures of "on More" plus Jessie James.

"Don't min the league game. Hunter River Rink. ‘Tuesday. Jen. 35- Smlth Eustico vs. Charlotte- mglv; Bombers. skate after. Good

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“Dance and Card Plrty, Kelly's ("on lull. Wednesday evening, "thulry ma. Lunch served. no» each night. Two fllhd prises at close of season.

"The Arlntul Meeting of wilt. nhlro Dairying Co. will be held in Wlltehlre Hall. Mondly. February

14th. at 2 P. M. Nelson l-letherley. Secretary. “UYlent-All shareholders ere

"quested to attend e special meet- "II concerning Cold Storage. in New Glasgow Hall. Tuelday night. Jan- "lPy 25th. New Glasgow Dairying

lliaurent and discussed

General

By D'Arcy 0'D0nnciS

UITAWA, Jan. 2A —-(OP) -_ George Drew, Progressive Conser- vative leader, said tonight that his Party is ready for a Federal gener- al election "whenever that time may come."

I“ reply t0 e reporter's question as he left a secret caucus of his supporters in the Commons. Mr. Drew said he was not as well in- formed as some of the Cabinet as to wlhen the Government planned to call an election. He had seen where Trade Minister I-lowe had predict- ed an election in a "few months."

Unofficial observers in the cap- ital have predicted a general elect- ion in either June or October of this year.

Mr. Drew said that he and his Supporters, meeting for the first time formally since his election to the national leadership last October. dealt with problems which would come up during the session.

Between caucus sessions. Mr. Drew met with Prime Minister St. procedure for the session opening Wednesday. Mr. St. Laurent said some time ago it was hoped that party leaders would agree to adjournment of the Throne Speech debate to pcrmit quick passage of legislation pro- viding for Newfoulidlandh entry into confederation.

Mr. Drew said no agreement was leached. This was taken as an in- dication that procedural matters will he scttlcd nn the 110m» or (.11;- Commons. possibly on the opening day.

Other Progressive Conservative sources said that much of the after-

noon meeting was spent discussing the policy tile party should adopt with respect to wheat. As far as could be learned nothing definite was decided.

Mr. Drcw said no decision has been taken on whether the Party will continue its systo-n of having a "shadow cabinet." In previous sessions. the Progressive Conservat- ives appointed marnbers to act as

lleputy. Prime Minister

NORMAN

Prime Minister st. Laurent is bringing one of Canada's three top diplomats back to Ottawa. to be- come his Deputy Prime Minister in one oi the widest reshuffles of senior posts made for many a day. Norman A. Robertson. Canadian high commissioner to London. and formerly undersecretary of state for External affairs returns to Ot- tawa to become clerlr of the Privy Council and secretary to the Cab- inet. Mr. St. Laurent described the post as that of Deputy Prime Mirt-

A. ROBERTSON

Sees Russia With Ont PolicyAt liome, Another Abroad

By J-M. ROBERTS. Jr. (Aelocilted Press News Analyst) If Russia had any idea of dis-

snnlng the opponents of her fifth columns in France, Italy and else- where with a "peace offensive" this spring, President Truman's inaugural address seams to have nipped it in the bud.

Italy's Togliatti and France's Cochin continue to seek converts through their "peace is possible" campaign and a. much. friendlier tone toward the Marshall- Plan. Boris Izakov. Washington corres- pondent of Moscow's Pravda, wrote a piece for the Russian Embassy in Washington along similar lines. Other Communist propaganda or- gans, including the New York Dally worker. took it up. But

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Saint John

ii. S. Fishing Vessel Seized By Oanadian Outter Off Oigby, ll.S.

DIG-Bl‘, N.S., Jun. 24 —(CP) -The United States drlgger Araho out. of Portland, Me.. was placed under 24-hour

official spokesmen for the party on some of’ the major issues debated in the Commons.

Seas Winnipeg Facing Possibility Of Floods

WINNIPEG, Jan. 24 -(CP) - City Engineer W. D. Hlust said to- day that Winnipeg faces the pos- sibility oi severe floods this spring because oi the heavy snovrfall this winter. Mr. Hurst said that if there is a late spring and the snow melts slowly. there should be little dan- izcr. But if warm weather hits sud- denly. the city is in for serious trouble. .

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Locomotive Engineers Threaten Strike in ll. S.

CHICAGO, Jan. 24 —(AP) --'1"he Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin- eers announced 25000 engineers would strike against. l5 railroads in Western ilnitcd States a wcck from‘ today. The dispute involves the Brotherhood‘: demands for a sec- ond englneer on dlcscl ‘locomotives

By ALEX SINGLETON

LONDON, Jan. 24 (AP) - Isreel tonight won a major vio- tory in her battle for world ree- ogrliticu as a new state.

The log-jam oi diplomatic op- position began to crumble when France recognized the young Jew- ish state and the British cabinet decided to take similar action within the next few days. Aust- ralia and New Zealand are ex- pected to go along with Britain.

There were indications in Rome

-thut Italian recognition also was

under discussion.

Predictions were med that Bel- gium, The Netherlend and Lux- embourg soon would get On the QNIQWIIOH. Those three countries co-ordinate their foreign policies with Britain and France.

Soon the Aral-t states may find themselves alone in their oppor- ltlon to Israel, it was nid.

The sudden flood of eppected recognitions would remove most obstacles from isrtel‘: lppllcetlon for mlnberztzip in the United Ne- tlonl. Britain heretofore has ad- vocated delay in admitting the

90-. per Helen Kelly, secretary.

Jewish state.

guard today after being uptur- ed by the Canadian petrol bolt Cygnus.

Officials said the Arnho was dragging illegally within the three-mile limit off the Digby Neck shore when captured near this Bay of Fundy port. Part of a fish catch was aboard the vessel.

Skipper of the Bis-ton vessel is Capt. Reuben S. Doughty. The dregger. which carries u crew of ebr. is reported to be owned by O'Hara Bros. Fisheries of Portland.

It was not immediately known what disposition would be made of the V6950]. Meanwhile, ehe was under guard at the gov- emmont pier.

Tho Araho is believed to be the first U.S. fishing veleel to have been seized by Canadian authorities since 1815. At tihlt time, the John .1. Fallow In taken into custody for a breech tot’ fishing regulations.

In a similar htcldcnt more than lSO years ago the American seiner Duvld J. Adams was seized and laid up at Dlghy for two years before being sold at

luction.

Israel -Wins Victory In Battle For Recognition

Twenty-tthree countries, includ- ing Canada. the United States. South Africa and Russia. now have recognized Israel. The French le- tion was taken in the form of "dc iacto" recognition - the type ex- tended by the United States lust after Britain surrendered its mandala and quit. Palestine.

It means recognition of Israel as an operating government, but falls short of "do jure" recogni- tion which acknowledges e gov- eminent as a legal authority and calls for an exchange of dip10m~ atic representatives.

The British action lll0 is ex- pected to come on or about the same time In the United States extends recognition to the Arab stale of Trans-Jordan, a clone ally of Britain.

The United Slates. Britain and France are known to be exerting heavy pressure on the Arab gov- ernments ringlng Israel. The three Mg Western Powers now ere said to feel that the Palestine wu- is over; that there ll nothing fur- ther to be gained by either aide. They want stability and pence in the Middle East.

Search For Weapon In

Murder Case

SAINT JOHN. N.B., Jan. 24 - tCPi-Search for the weapon used in stabbing Joseph Allan Morrisey, 26, featured todayks investigation oi the first. slaying here in three years. intensifying the hunt for the knife or dagger. detectives returned to the dingy Pond Street tenement where the war veteran was found dead yesterday in his bedroom. He had been stabbed several times in the chest and head.

Police said ‘the names of two women and a man held as material witnesses probably would not be made public until their testimony at an inquest. Date of the inquiry has yet to be set.

The trio were among numerous men and women questioned since discovery of the body early yester- day afternoon. An all night party had been reported held in the house but the vicious slaying oc- curred not long before noon. Mor- risey had visited Lilith‘ here be- tween 9 and 1O am. -

The slim. fair-haired veteran from Nordin, Northumberland County, was a Canadian Army despdtch rid- er in the Second World War. l-ie had a long record of illness and hospital treatment dating. his mother said at Nordin, from a motorcycle accident in England.

Regina's Transport System Oarrlas 0n

REGINA. Jan. 24 - (OP)

‘ ‘e municipal transportation system bounced beck today from I QLOOODOO fire Sunday at the street railway car barns.

Workers found a motley assort- ment of vehicles’ on the city's traffic routes - but. they worked.

Army vehicles. Saskatchewan Gov- eminent buses and other privately- owncd vehicles were recruited in- to service.

About ‘l0 per cent of normal transportation vehicles were de- stroyed In the blue.

NOW WORTH 815,000,000

Atlantic cout lobsters were once considered worthless by fishermen and tolled away or used for fertil- izer when caught in nets.

N. B. Man Sentenced To Hang For Murder

April 6

FREDERICTON. Jan. 24 —- (OP) — A jury in the York County circuit court tonight convicted Philip Nash, 24, of murdering Gerald Gaudet. 17. The verdict included a recommendation for mercy. .

Mr. Justice G. F‘. G. Bridges sentenced Nash to be hanged April 8. The jury deliberated three hours and Z5 minutes, returning thrice to the courtroom for instruction.

Gaudet died of a gunshot wound Nov. l9 following a quarrel at his home. Witnesses said he had knock- ed down Nash after the latter. ap- pearing intoxicated. had taken hold of the youth's mother.

Nash. according to testimony. then threatened to get a gun and "shoot the whole...bunch." He surrendered to police after the shooting. claiming “they broke my arm and stabbed me witir a knife."

The trial opened last Tuesday and the Crown completed its case today. No witnesses ‘were called by the defence. Today's proceed- ings included a visit. of the jury to the shooting scene.

General Motors Prices tAllvance lip To 8 H}.

OSHAWA. Jan. 24——(AP)-\V. A. Wecker, general manager, today announced prices for General Mo- tors 1949 model autos. Chevrolet prices are up an average of 7.6 per cent. from 1948, Pontiac eight per cent.

Increases vary with models. Mr. Wecker mentioned that a Chevro- let Stylellne special two-door se- clan on which the Oshawa-delivered price was $1.649 last year will bc $1,802, this year. the increase being somewhat nbove the Chevrolet average. A Pontiac which sold at $1.865 in 1948 is priced at $1.985. An Oldsmobile model is up from $2.055 to $2,480.

European Workers For construction industry

TORONTO, Jan. 24—(CP)~R. G. Johnston of Toronto. general man- ager of the Canadian Construction Association. said today it is plan- ning to use European workers to offset a labor shortage in the in- dustry.

Would Operate if Slump Oams in Private Building

By Forbee Bhutto Canadian Press Business Editor TOR/ONTO. Jan. 04. -(C.P)—

Canadian federal, provincial and municipal governments should get ready to spend 81.000.000.000 in public works if things slacken off, Reconstruction Minister Winters said tonight 1n a speech prepared for delivery to the Canadian Con- structton Association annual meet- ing.

However. he looked forward to continued high activity in 1949. with 1950 more uncertain.

Fully-planned projects exceeding $100,000,000 have been assembled, he said, but much remains to be done.

"We would like to have a shelf of at least 8300000000 of’ worth- while Federal projects. If provinces and municipalities would plan to build a proportionate shelf, this would mean a total of potential ipubltc projects of about $1,000,000,- 000

“Not. until such a goal la reached. can we really speak of a wortth- while cushion. If all governments and industry have the same aim in mind it should not be difficult to get together at an opportune time."

Looks Ahead Of coming conditions: "Looking to 1949. we see con-

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News In Brief

RHODES. Jan. 24 -—((IP) — Israeli-Egyptian armistice talks were kept alive tonight by a. decis- ion to postpone discussions until Thursday to give each delegation time to consult with its capitol. Disagreements over the touchy Negev boundary issue brought the conference during the day to the brink of failure.

TORONTO. Jan. 24 — (W) — Plans for a. wage drive in Canada's basic steel industry will be drawn up at a meeting here next week- end of the policy committee of the United Steelworkers of America (C. 1.0.)

BERLIN. Jan. $4 -(Ttlesdey)-- (Aw-At least seven persons were killed and 16 injured last night when a British air-lift Dakota. plane evacuating children and sick per- sons from Russian-blockaded Ber- lin crashed in the Soviet zone of Germany, the RAY‘. said today.

BY DOUGLAS HOW

OTTAWA. Jan. 24 tCPl A flood of protests against pre- sent veterans‘ allowances may force the Government to cont:- to the aid of the 29.000 persons now receiving them.

Government sources said today the allowances for aged and needy lwar veterans and widows of vet- erans. are under active consider- ation. Tht-y probably will be the top veterans’ issuc before the parliamentary session opening Wed- nesday.

The Canadian Legion said lt in- tends to hammer anew for higher basic rates. and supporting pressure is expected from other veterans‘

bodies and from within Parlia- molll. Mean willie. Veterans Minister

Gregg is believed to be awaiting the report of social welfare offici- als of his Department who under- took. at his request. a survey of the effects of the cost of living on W.V.A. recipients.

‘Officials say an estimated 4d to b0 per cent of the more than 23.500 men. 5.000 widows and b0 to 00 orphans who get. the allow-

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May Be Increase In War Veterans Allowances

lance have no other source of in- lcome. A single recipient with no tdependents can get. a maximum of s40 a month; married recipients _can get $70. Until Parliament ‘granted a.n increase at its last. lsession. those maximums were $30; land $60. The Legion has been afteri S50 and 8&5.

With a current total annual cost. nf roughly slB.000.000. the allowances are payable to vctcrans of 00 years of age and to veterans‘ widows of 55 vcho need them.

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the effect that the. Cabinet pro-

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iincrease in the. basic rates but ,mny work out some solution in other directions.

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0hlang’s Successor

Vice-President Li Tnung-Jen. a po- litical opponent of Chlang Kol-Shek Ind one of the Nationalist Govern- ment's ardent peace advocates. his taken over an President of China after Chlungdo‘ dramatic flight into exile.

Anglo-‘Oltllatlian Economic Talks Open Today

By JAMES hfc(.'()()K

LONDON. Jan. 24 (OP) British and Canadian representa- tives tomorrow begin discussions designed to ensure that good feel- ing as well as good business con- tinues to influence economic deal- ings betwccn their countries. They are members of the Anglo- Canedian continuing committee of eight. With Norman Robertson. Canadian high commissioner in London, as chairman they mcei: for the first time to review econ-

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Three-way Fight In Ouehec Federal By-election Feb. 7

NICOLET. Que, Jan. 34 —-tCP) Liberal. Progressive Conservat- ive and Independent-Liberal can- didates were nominated today for the Feb, 7 Federal by-election in the agricultural constituency of Nicolet-Yamaska.

The major-party candidates are lawyers; the other a farmer.

At. the nomination deadline, Paul Trahart. Liberal; Renaud Ohapdel- sine, Progressive Conservative. and Romulus Nlanseau. Independent Liberal, had filcd papers.

Henri Paul Picarti. expected to run as an Agronomlst candidate. failed to filo. ,

The Nicoiet-Ynmaska seal in the? House of Com-atolls bccnclle vacanti oi Lucien Du-‘I bois, Liberal ‘

Til the general PlPPtlOHS of i946, Mr. Th-ailan ran as an lndependent- ' Liberal and gave Mr. Dubols a close ‘ fight. Mr. Dllbois had a total votel of 7.573 against Mr. Trahtufs 6.658.

Much interest has been aroused in the presctlt mtlicsi. It is the ‘first test. M the Progressive. Con-i setrvative Party's strength . in that

Province of’ Quebec since Georgel tDrew bocamo party lcadcr last; October. '

lBill Would Require Civili

lServants To

(By D'Arcy O'Donnell)

OTTAWA. Jan. 24--(CP)~Legls- lation which would make it prac- tically compulsory for Civil Ser- vice appointees to be bilingual will be introduced at the forthcoming session of Parliament.

Bonn Arseneult. Liberal member for Bonaventure in Quebec. has prepared a bill that asks the Civil Service Commission to give prefer- ence to applicants with It know- ledge of the country's two official languages. .

The hill, one of several meas- ures to be introduced by private members during the session open- ing Wednesday, would make a dis-

rest of the country.

tlnctlort between appointment! in Quebec and appointments in the

In making appointment! in Que- bec the Commission would have to

Be Bilingual A

give preference to applicants. who have by cxaminitlon, shown themselves to: 1. ‘Be capable of speaking and writing correctly the l-‘rcnch lan- guagc.

2. Have a working knowledge of the English language.

Elsewhere, the preference would be given lo applicants with n cor-

rect. knowledge of English and with a wnrkinl! knowledge of French.

The provisions would he added to a section of the Civil Service Act. which already provides that prefercnce in Civil Service appoint- ments must be given to veterans of the world were.

Besides, the bill, Mr. Arsenault plane to introduce e resolution calling for the appointment of e Canadian as Canada's next Gover-

“Personal Troops" Of lien. Ohiang Oult Nanking Defences

Action Ooupllcates Efforts To Roach Terms With Reds.

SHANGHAI. Jan. 24 -—(R.eur.ere), ——Gerl. Ll Tsung-Jen‘: personal enn- voy from Shanghai said tonight that obstacles to peace talks hevd been overcome and that a cease- fire will be ordered as soon a4 negotiations begin.

NANKING. Jan. 25 - (Tue:- dayl — (AP) -- Advlnce pat- rols of Chinese Communist lrmies have reached the north bank of the Yangtze. the last banter before this tense capital.

The city awaited the arrival at the river barrier of the main body of the oncoming Red columns. mware that: there is nothing to stop them. Nanking is on the south bank of the big river, just across from Pukow, the rail terminal for points to the north.

SHANGHAI. Jan. 24 —(AP) -< "Personal troops" of Generallssian Chlang Kai-Shel: streamed sout out of the Shanghal-Nanldnc doc fences today. vastly complieattn Government efforts to beg weep able surrender terms from the Chin.- ese Communists.