The People's Paper

Covers Prince Edward

Island Like the Dew

Man ls miserable only so far as he thinks himself so.

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, MARCH 21.1942

(HINESE G0 lNTtl FIJRIOUS ACTION IN

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Russians In Hot Pursuit Of Cold Nazis

Billie-clad Russian troops, pursuing the retreating Gonna“, ‘N notarized equipment in the Starnyn

sector of the

flrlsions are threatened witlrentrapment.

Increase Pressure On "Trapped 16th Army

MOSCOW‘. March 20—(.-\1‘l~'I‘he Russians put more pressure on lie trapped German 16th army at Starayn. Russo today and reports lmn the front told of the capture of an important Nazi defence centre till slaughter of hundreds of desperate Nazis trying by any means to

imk out of the cncirclement.

Tan. Soviet ncws agency, salil the defence centre on the north cen- lnl front ira; captured nficr only its commander and 15 men were left

litre

Other dispatches said 1,000 Germans were killed at a fortified Junc-

lin point. it ivus not clear whether these accounts denlt with the some

rr rem" eflivne- P"£_!!l.'.¢i¥'5i=..~eld.ih¢ fl-IIzsIu-duwtno-liobtsr-

‘lllli tighter about the starving, frost-bitten 16th army. (The Vichy radio broadcast a report that the Red army had gm". itStaraya “"553. Where the 10th German army long has been entrnp.

Iii-l

lays Hungary, lumania 0n lifriendly terms

KINDON, March 21—-(Ssti diiyl JON-Hungary has mil tizrily "tllflhclfcd her boaters with mi- m“ ‘Sc (if Romania's giflpw- ‘ rievances, the Lon-

corres-

lll I

u. nn ""1 “'41s iIISHYDCd "by vrsrds and llgilggs“ in _ *

Iloncscilis spfcgh "Vi" by =hcuts of "wr want Trllisylvania," th" diwyrtdi said, "itfmlil in the sl c: of t rritcry vlicn Rrnriinin l ' to Hungary through an Arfs-dwtnted M111. iii Vienna,

was inter-

settle-

toming Events

_0_ Notice: in tliln I cont: per word

is; -._.-.._. .__._.._ . "CB-kc Sole Saturday. March 21st. w“ Hardware. Precious Blood "WT. L-IOZB-l-ll-li. n i- “izlnlfy Sale Parkdnle Women's Elwin-t. Saturday. March 21st. ‘m5- 14-1036-3-19-21. It

‘ufgwins Hons every Tuesday ill

h“ "I column

P. M. at Five Houses. Justin "IB- L-ins-a-zi-rri-sst-n.

- "b"? in arrive another car oi FB-oyktflt. Book now. McGuignn - , h-iilli-a-fli-zi.

"“c°ll°°t1'\8 hills Tuesdays and will)? till noon at Crapaud. R. ' “m. L-1125-3-2l-2i.

W1 st Emerald Jct. ' L-IISO-S-fli-Il.

Qmlins younz pigs at Frederic- nriiil“; . . Will also bit!

m" ‘"188. Knud Jor enscn. L-il 8-2-1l-8-tt.

to *-§— loading ho s at Frede icton B??? lmlil 0 X M. at Bradnrlbane -M- Knud Jor ensen. L-ZgG-Z-H-B-ti.

us“ ‘M

m“ mout- provlnce-wlde Live- qn a ewlllflii service advertiser! u c: gig“?! paper. ‘Efficient 1| ' or ces. vestoc “m” Wrd- 1.4120.

‘rarities-Arriving next week one M retail leech "m;

a m o“ fiour. ‘ed - v r requ re-

qg: mg the esr at rock tlzgtfom - a ,

n. er L-IDDI-S-IO-ii.

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House passes Protest re Price ceiling

Agitation against the imposition oi u p.ice CUAAHIR oh potatoes was CYyhnttlk/Cd ih the rurm oi a strung- ly worded IGSOIULIOII passed Ytiolrcl" any afternoon lll the legislature. sitcr running the iiduiitict oi crit- iuisni on constitutional izruuiius AILDI P10111113‘ Ualhpoeii. aiiu aowiiiiizht OHPKLMJOU ironiiviiz wiiiiam rruuhes. hi. ilris.

‘inc colistinuiional question riiiscd by inc l.‘i'\.llli(.l' ivas ace-lurid ov Mr. n. r‘. ivicr-iice to pc purclv 1X11- nginiiry, who suiu 1L viuis obvious that iui excuse was pcun; sought ior niuciiucttiiilt tile resolution.

1t was strongly supported by Dr. Macivuiiiiii. leader oi (he uDDosliicui.

ivimco by nun. Dennis. Minister oi Aiziicuhurc. uhu soc- ohueu oy non. nor-ace ivilghi. Pre- siueni. or the Executive Council. the resolution reads as ioilows.

wncrcus on wiarch lentil a ceiling was placed on potatoes bli the ivartihie Prices iuiu ‘l raue fltliilti.

Aiiii whereas iiio busic mriou ivas February the sccolid l0 reoruary the seventh and ilic ceiling is to be hiuintiiiiico at the highest. prices which prevailed durinil that basic period.

Alld whereas the placinil of a cciiinu disrupted the market. to such n degree lilfil. prices have been con- ilituully uroppinil; in fact no sales were mode after the ceillniz became effective that realized to the Rrowe: the price hc received durinit the basic period.

And. whereas the highest price re- alized previous to the ceilinit was about $1.10 per bushel to the farmer. WhiCh price immcdintelv dropped to 00c, n bushel and this price cannot be maintainer} wtiigy anél tailing;

cw uycrs or e p0 a

offering and it is only with diffic-

ultltv] that n. car when loaded can o

be s d.

And whereas we feel that. our formers are accepting a lower price than is warranted when the avail- able supply of potatoes in Canada is considered; this supply accordins ‘r§‘."i$..'“‘°l.' "“““;‘s.itl€il.“l.lti

m on ureuu o 02.057 wna as ailainst. 144.4471 in l9- tl or about 36% less.

And whereas with the preaentten- dency on the part of the farmer to pose his remaining stock. it i5 evident there will be n very drastic shortage of potatoes in Canada be- fore any new potatoes are ready 101 market; is will necessitate the importation of potatoes from the United States and the Canadian consuminhnubllc will be obliked to pay a hi: r ca. which will R0 to producers ou ido of Canada. than the price set by the - resent ccilins pelrmits our own pr ucers to N- ce ve.

‘Ihereiore resolved that the ire- glslailve Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island petition the Government of Canods that the present ceiling eo lshed as minimum price for the balance of the i941 crop: _thst_t.he_ oeilinirbe _re-

(Continued 0n pus 1L GI II

also , i front northwest ofwliosczztvis n‘

some abandoned where several Nazi

ls Congratulated -

HON. R. B. HANSON

CYITAWA. March 20 — (C P- — Conservative House Leader Hanson was consrratulated by Prime Minist- Mackenzie Kins and other warty lenders in the House of Commons today on his 63rd. birthday.

A basket o: spring flowers adorn- ed the opposition leader's desk when he took his seat at the start of the afternoon's sitting lllld he was creel-

d with a round of applause when hc entered the chamber.

Reveals huge Poultry Market’ In Nova Sootia

A waiting market in Nova $602111 capable of linnilling cnormo-is sup- plies of eggs and poultry prociucerl in this province was held out a. an incentive to Island poultrymcn last. night in an address by Mr J.F. Haggcrty. senior Poultry Pimiscts Inspector for NOihl Scotiii. ‘He was speaking in Prince of ‘(lalcs College at a meeting of tn: P 131.1 POlUDPd Industry Committee which was at- tended by many interested poultry roisers I-le told those present that they could safely expand the poul-

i‘.

try industry were as they" were.

sured of this near market: (iUJIIZ last yenr Nova Scotio lmporzed 150 ciirloads of eggs, and 931,000 pounds of dressed poulltry between Christmas and New Years

In addition to last night's pub- lic, meeting. sessions of the P.E.I Approved Flock Association and the P.E I. Hntcherymenis Associaizon were held in the afternoon Many matters oi interest to the industry were discussed at these meetings and routine business trimsacied.

Mr. Haggerty, in h‘s liite-esting address lost evening, deal briefly with the workings o. the hatchery problem in Nova E-cotla and $901“! oi the effect of sexin"! arid its in- fiisrf-ce o" ‘b’__’-“~“Y£°;L-§L£4“£‘

(Continued on me 11. 001 ll

Remove special Duties 0n tea

cyn- M h 20—(CP)-'ib My“ 1:31am “anodes general pfiCQ ceiling. the, government has removed speclallélfliles frowned 0n ‘M111? ?lliiitiir‘r‘inl duties amount t0 mo cm“ g pound when the duty value is less ilmn 22 1-2 M1118 l Fmmd, '1 1-2 crnls whrn duoy value i between 22 1-2 wit‘ v-"Qvh" cents. and l0 cents ii pound en the w“ my“, i; more than

so (mother) h».

. ._i

‘mm

lttnck upon Japan itself.

ed in Tdiyo.

carries that assuranoe_

in Tokyo together," he said. , O

PWar Situation Last Night

(By KIIIKE L. SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst)

The ringing simultaneous declarations from army officers assigned to pivotal commands that their orders call for offence preparations against Japan were to be expected. It was im- pllcit in their selection to mobilize and lead the cutting edges, stecled with American weapons in American hands, of a was: ultimate pincer

Neither Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Australia nor Lt.-Gen. Joseph Stilwell in Burma had it in mind. however, to suggest that the day for that double assault on the foe could come soon. Both were intent on extending assurances, not only to the American people longing to revenge Pearl Harbor, but to the people oi the China. that the war with Japan will end in Japan; the peace be dictat-

MacArthufs terse statement that the primary llllfllfllt 0f hi: transfer to Australia was to organize "the relief of the Philippines

"l came through (from the Philippines) and I will return," he said.

Stllwell. Chinese chief of staff under Chiang Kai-Shell. was even more specific. He now commands Chinese divisions holdin! "l9 "Q'- flank of the British-Chinese line ln Burma and also all American troops in or destined for China and India.

"We won't be satisfied until we see Amer

The two most obvious bases for actual invasion of Japan. Islde from Russia, are Chins. and the Philippines. 0f the three. China i! both the closest and tn.» location of the crests" IWHI°W°P '°‘-‘°"'°"- China. also has the §Illflm95t accounting to make with JaPIIl- H" war dead, civil and military, are numbered in hundreds of thousands.

Better

Terms

Probable

Had Campbell Government

Shown True

‘Iliat. Pmmc Edward Island may have lost in the vicinity °1,$1°°.~ 000 a year under the ne-w Dominion- Provincial financial agreement be- cause of the Campbell Govern- ment's failure to show the actu 1940 deficit, on which federal sub- sidy calculations wsre based. WM charged in the Legislature yester- day by Mr. '8. F‘. MacPhee, ‘Ihird District of King's. _ .

Mr. MaoPhees noun-var raised in discussion in committee on an Act to suspend tcmpsrsrily the imposition of inccme taxes, corp- oration tnxes and taxes 0:1 secur- ities. Mr, A. W. ll/lathcscn was in the chair. ‘The Bill, which 1111016- menhs legislation necessary under the terms of the D:mlnion-Pro- vlncfnl agreement», was subsequent-

ly reported agreed to without a- mendment. "The important clauses," Mr

MacPhee said. "are sGCLiChB l0 and 11 which deal with the amount w be pnld to this Province in lieu of the income and corporation tax revenues which it surrenders t0 t-ho Dominion. I gather Form whnt the Pruner hm said that the calculation of this amount was based on a rccosultirn of certain factors. The first of time was the revenue wlfch we would lose as a result of surrendering in the Do- minion the right to impose and Qolicc‘ the taxes in question.

"The second was the row/mitten on the part of the Dcnurrcn of the obligation on the part of the Province to make some provision for sinklnq fun-Es for debt retire- mcnt. True (he Premier so.“ the ‘Dnviinion d‘d not do very far in that rciznrd, but there was some reccvnition.

"Tm- tliird was the recovnltlon on the part of the Dominion cfjhe necessity of nllcrwmrz the Pwvince smneihirw in the wry of a cushion for additional clcpmses in» Pro- vince will incur in the administra- t-ion of affairs duririz the war.

Three Factors

‘There Me three factors which might he weonsidered- more or less variable. but apparently the ‘Do- minion took whet it reminded as an actuarial fhruiv rs to the act/uni deficit for the veer i940. and vised 11.; qwn mdwnent as to the. amount which shcnlri be awarded to pro- vid» for sinldnv funds and for a cushion for mrvlanhie additional ex- penses of nrovipchl administration.

"Vile have nlrwdy "kcmscd ‘his matter infonnallv. rm" the Pre-

(Continued on pane 8. MID .

Islander 0n Casualty list

OTTAWA. March 20- (OP)- Royal Canadian Air Force casualty list A-Zl’! tDdB-y contained names of four men killed overseas, one who died °t injuries suffered over- seas, five presumed dead overseas. one reported prisoner of war and one killed in Canada.

One man was reported seriously ill overseas. in Canada one man was reported seriously injured and two seriously ill.

The latest list of casualties with official ntifnbfl‘ and next-of-kln included.-

Prevlousl re oi d missing now (figrdofilcisi, guipeoses presumed

a :

Arsenault, Tbussslne Joseph.

Sgt. M4658. Mrs. P. I". Arsenault Box 27. Abrnhiims Vil- P. I. I.

I940 Deficit $300,000 lire

a, in ll-. B. Capital

FR-EDDRICTON, March 20- (CPJ-Thrco buildings in the heart of Frederlctonu business district were destroyed by fire tonight. They were the Pitt building, on York street, and the Inches and Edgecombe buildings on Queen strect. All had been occupied by business establish- ments and offices. Early esti- mates put the loss at upwards of 5300.000.

Embers, blown by n strong wind, were flying over the city but. it was hoped the damage would be confined to the three buildings.

Volunteer fire-fighters. in- cluding hundreds oi‘ soldiers. nidcd regular firemen. and ap- paratus was sent from Saint John. .

It was the second major fire in the city's business section within three weeks. Previously the Loyrlist building. near the scene of tonight's outbreak. was destroyed with u loss of about 5150.000.

Sensation in Australia over Casey appointment

CANBERRA, _ March 20-40?)- Aii Empire family clash of person- alities, pclcies and purposes be-

tween Prlmc Minister Churchill

and Australian Prime Minister John Curtln came out into the open today and crested a sensa- tion that almost crowced war news from Australian front pages,

Caught in the middle was Rich- ard Casey, the Australian Minis- ter to Washiflstcn who is going to the Middle-East as Minister of Stale for the British-not Austral- ian-war cabinet.

News of this (mum-chill appoint- ment reaohed Australia. on the Landon rad-lo before Curtin had announced it himself, and today Ailsiruliafis [tailor Premier made it known, in the House of nt- atives that he would ta-he next week a lie paper oontalninz s complete documentation of how it iiaipizened.

This, it. was disclosed authorita- tively will relate-

1. Ourblnb extreme reluctance to have Case leave the service of Australia Washington.

2. Churchill's tartly-e ,. ssed "some; at the tone and sub- stance" of Cllftin‘! public . action to the Casey appointment.

Australian public reaction, as expressed by the important Mcl- bourne Herald. was “s rise, shock and disappointment," and a feeling that "if it is not altogether too late the matter should be rem- edited."

The Australian Associated Prem said the BBC Broadcast of the op- poininleat embarrassed the v- eminent and diseppolntrd in nia- ierlal circles. although ihe “signal honor" to Onaey was appreciated.

TIUINGS 0F ITALY

PREIORIA -—(C P\- Vatican radio is devoting three hours a week to broadcasts in English of 111688589; from friends in Italy to their friends and relative; in the U111“! 0f loath Africa.

two United State!

Philippines and of

ican and Chinese troops

Armyrechnica, Casualties ‘Off

Enemy Column Heavy fighting-spreads.

Development Board named

Will

Develop And Test New Ideas For

northward; Seaborne attack

Weapons And Im- may accompany land drive. provement Of Ex- -——

isting Ones.

BY FRANK FLAHERTY (Canadian Press Staff Writer)

VITAWA. March 20 - (C P) -- Creation 0f an army_ technical do- vclopmeni; board w direct and pur- _sue research and experiment on ilie "nml-‘Vemflll 0,! “canons of war “as announced torught by Defence Min- ister Ralslon.

Victor Siiion. master-general of the ordnance. has been flUDOInKEd chairman of the board with V, Young. dcpuiy master-general, as vice-chairman.

Other members are I-I. J. (Jar- rnicheal. chairman of the produci- io_n committee. Department oi Mun. 11.10115 and Supply: R, E. Jamieson. director oi the arinv engineering de- slim branch 1n the some department Dean C. J. MucKenaie, acting may- man of the National Research Council; and Col. G. P. Morrison, director of technical research. Nat- ional Defence Department.

The board's function will be to de- velop and test new ideas for weap- ons ahd the improvement. oi‘ exist- lllil weapons. and to allocate the re- search and development work n- mong the agencies which can best carry n. on. _

_So 1N‘. said Mr. Sifton who was Wltll C01. Ralston when the ann- ouncement was made. Cfllliltilllll technical men have been lnipmy occupied with getting production on weapons. using British designs.

They accepted the nriiish weapons but made many alterations and im- provements in methods oi 1110.11- ufocture to adapt processes mm; 0105913’ to the techniques of Can- adian industry,

Now. however. the technical brains of Casiudu are to be sci to work im- proving Oll the actual weapons,

Armouiicement of formation of the new board was made by Col. Ralston at a press conference.

The work of the board will be co- ordinated closely with ordnance re. search in both Great Britain and the UnitedStates and insofar as possible it is hoped to maintain e. degree of‘ uniformity 0nd inier- changeabllily between the weapons produced in Canada and those pro- duced in the other two countries.

Coax Farmers t0 Grow more Flax

OTTAWA. March 2(l—ICP)-Ag- riculiui-e Minister Gardiner told the House of Commons agriculture committee tcdny that western farmers had to be “COll.\I€d" to grow flaxseed, an unpopular crop WlLil prcdu" - wtiILh is urgently required thlfi year brcdilse of loss of normal sources o1 imported veg- eta-ble oils.

The govern-men; 1s providing for payment oi $2.25 a bushel on flax in 1942. and 110,105 for a prcduct ion

of 20,000,000 bu hols, thrcc times 1941 output. Mr. Gardiner said representa-

tions had been made that a price higher than $2.25 would be neces- sary to obtain the required enlarg- ed production,

MELBO URN E-Maic-Arthui" says

President Roost-volt

ordered offensive i0 drive Japs from Philippines.

CHUNGKING—Stilwell

ies.

discloses he commands all U.

S. forces in India, Burma, China, besides iwo Chinese arm-

NEW DELHI, March 20-—(CP)—The Japanese already

have suffered 700 casualties

in heavy fiiyhting now in pro-

gress south of Toungoo, Burma, where tough Chinese cav- alrymen spurred into action against the inviders’ armored cars, infantry and horsemen, British headquarters announ-

ced tonight.

Official advices placed the scene on the Sittang front on the left wing of the British-Chinese line defending cen-

tral Burma.

The fighting had spread north- ward from a point some 35 miles south o1’ Toungoo. where the Chin- ese troopers swooped down on the Japanese yesterday, and the Bri- tish forces-in a new defence line in the vicinity oi Toungoo~ were heavily engaged today.

Hard fighting continues, a spec- in communique said.

It is generally believed that the main force of the Japanese offen- sive will proceed up the Prome road and that it may be linked with a seaborne attack on the im- portant coastal province of Aral-ran. northwest of the present location of the British forces.

Successful Japanese occupation o.’ this province would threaten Gen. Harold Alexander's armies from the rear and would place Japanese bombers and warships ivithin 400 miles of Calcutta.

Restrict Bakery Deliveries; And llo more icing

CYITAWA. March 2)-—(CP)-De- liveries of bread and bakery _pro- duels to housihoulcer. retailer's. hotels, restaurants, and canteens will be limited to one a day on week days with no special or Sun- day deliveries, and the number of varieties of bread and rolls will bc reduced, William H, Harrison. bread and bakery‘ products aid- ministrator of the Wartime Prices and ‘ITndc Board, announced 0o- nlght. .

Mr. Harrison's ordcrs._ effective Monday, “cliimmatxs entirely 511F111 iime-coiisumiiig and non-essential frills as docking, Atwistlnfl dough- cross-panniniz, splitting or ciitiin: dough before baking." t-he board said in a stiterneni. ‘ v

s, R, Noble. sugar ndcmnlslratol" of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, announced erirlzhi‘ that starting April 1 frosting 101112 0‘? sugar dusting will n01 be 81100160 on bakery products. Srclc excep- (ims will be Wflltililfl, bmllidnyi and nnniversary cakes.

Regard Russians “Better

Prepared T71

an In 1941

Germans still hold four-fifths of territory

taken last

B J. F. Sanderson (Jana ian Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, March 20—(CPi -The Russians probably aren't paying any attention to l-hem but conflicting reports Come 0111 0i Germany last week about a spring offensive on the eastern front.

Hitler first of all suggested on offensive might not b: possible un- til the slimmer. Then German re- ports to Swiss newspapers suggest- ed Hitler had discarded what he 11m prcvlousl implied was an 1:1- fallible intuit on all-d had called back most. of the generals he dis- missed during the winter, resigning hi; personal direction on the Rus- sian frimt and gaining ready for an imminent offensive.