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‘IOROMO. Dec. a7 —(CP)— Premier Drew announced to- dsy an On

ea company where-

by a $16,000,000 paper mill and

townsite will be constructed

130 mllfi; east of Port Arthur. e

and plans call for the site to be in operation by 1040.

Plans embrace s modem che mics! ruin mill to give employ- ment to 3,000.

Veteran Injured By Mortar Bomb Blast

MONTREAL, Dec. 2’! - (c?) A discharged soldier, 19-year- Gerard Latour. was taken to hos-l ital in serious condltlo today allowing the explosion a two- lnch mortar bomb he was carry- ing ia front oi his Barre street. home, in southwest Montreal. The explosion sent bits of shrapnel crashing through the roofs of two army trucks nearby and broke a number of house windows.

Valentine Labour, Ger d's young listen, said her brother ad taken th, bomb from a shed" in the rear‘ oi their home. It was thought thdt‘ the e lesion was caused by the bomb eing dropped on the sidewalk.

Brig. lleialanne Reported Retiring

OTTAWA, Dec. 2'! - (C?) - he retirement of Brig. James A. de- lanne, CB1, M.C., of Montreal after six years of service in the Canadian Army was announced to- night by the Defence De artmeni. An accountant in civil l! . Brig. deLalanne held various appoln ments at Defence Headqu-rrters, the last being vice adjutant gen- ga. As deputy adjutant general supervised organization mon- Dower and repatriation and made several trl s overseas.

He is WPdely-known as a s orts executive, being a past'D1‘9ld"‘YW of both the Quebec Hockey A8- suocietion and the Canadian Rugby

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Rev. Br. Legato Passes Away In Paris, Ontario

oLtha few Canadian norr-perman- tcrisar

ent force officers to gain such a

high ranltrfi is retiring from his Be

post as A, utant-General and ill

return to civilian life within a cw Dr

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dlcate the civilian pultion of Gen. A

Walford, who before the war was -secretary~trcasurer of James A. O and Bone department store of Montreal. Neither did it give an indication as to Gen. Wal- fordl: succlsigorb“ a ere n spooula on. however. that Gen. Walford ma be succeeded by MaLGan. I. . is. a native of Charlottetown, P. .11, form" administrative chief at Canadian Mllltlry Headquarters he Lon- don. llehrecfintly returned

when he enlisted in 1914 to serve in the First Greet War, first as signaller and than as gunner. Ha won the Military Modal and a commission and during the between the two wars too active interest in the non-perman- ent militia.

He went overseas in i939 as de- puty sdjutant and quartermaster general nvith the lst Division. He rose to the post. of D.A. and Q. MG. of the 1st Canadian Army and then was transferred to defence headquarters as “AG” Oct. 1. 1944.

In i942. he was appointed A.A. and Q.M.G. of the ist Canadian Corps. In April, 104.1, when the army was at the height of its in- tensive training for the invasion of Etrro e he was appointed DA. and Q. .6. and as such was the senior administrative staff officer of lat Army.

He was made a commander of the Order of the British Empire

the New Year's Honor List of i044. For his part in the campaign in Normandy following the invas- ion he received a mention in ills- patches.

Medical Missionaries To China Honored

N10 Dec. M -— (UP) -- Fiyntgnadisn medical missionar- ies to China have been honored with fellowships in tional College of Surgeons. They an. Dr, A. stew“; Allen. Montreal; Drs. Fdwsrd and Gladys Gunning ham. Vancouver: and Drs. EC Wilford and R B McClure of Tor- onto.

French Plan Return _To Grand Banks

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MONTREAL. Dec. 2'7 - (GP) - Nonoe hopes to reestablish her fishing industry off the Newfound- land oosst as soon as fishing traw- lers are available. Maurice Berm- svie. newly-appointed lmtnch Con- sul to New!

te to St.

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Majority of the French trawler-s used during the pee-war May-Nov» crrrber fishing season in Newfound- land! 13m hiidtegllhh su n n ports a e begin ~ hing o! the war or ion while doing convoy dut vrith the British mer- chant merc t service

VETERAN nunsnsstfin rassas

5'!‘- BTIRPEEN. N.B., Dec. 2'1 -— (CI) —'Bre funeral of John O. Hlymsn, a pioneer in the pulp- wood industry in this district. was held iyesterdsy. He died an Monday at Hayman Hill, near her .at the use of 01. In 100i he

e isad u» cutting and mini s first carload of ulpweo to be sent from the 8t. roix Val- ey.

the Irstoma- ‘ 1‘ "186

0d 3,, Hamilton. Ont, 0on1 Ont... and Chen-lotte-

Ho retired in L941, alter-lily after the death of hh wife. the former Illiasbefli do Conley whom he mar- ried in Anabolic.

Hie is survived by sons, Robert M. Iregate of Calcutta, Indimywvdd M. De C. DB8 (B, Ot- cwwa llsmezitoz-y oorrespo for the Montreal Stu‘.

James De C. Logistic d! Hludso Batiste. Que. and bwo brothers. Rev. John J. Iiegarte and ore “biggie of Ooleraime, Norther-n Ire-

The funtml will be held in Mon- ma.) flmnday with interment at misses. Que

amen Ciao-rob, Grarlioiketcwn. as substitute minister during the ill- lwmoftheRdinlIhHMuiLn-nd after the latter! death 1n i931 ro- ceived and accepted the call to be his suooenor. He remsimd wl st. James‘ until his reflrunent 1n 1M1, which occurred, as above noted, shortly often‘ the death h of(M1s. Legal/e, p’ d

Outstanding as a each an

adtolar, Di‘. be also took a keen interest in ama theatriofl-ls. and urea in Canadian Legion l0 N- IFWNI . . ~- aoted as chaplain at. Rcanembraurce Dav ceremonies at this war immanent. and was known

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Student Veterans Hold ‘Stellarton Without First National Meeting Water F0r8 flours

MONTREAL, Dec. 21 — (OP) - Tho-flrst national conference of student veterans. called to discuss problems of 15,000 servicemen at- tending Canadian universities, got underway here today with ad- dresses by j.-Gen. E. L. M. Burns and Brig. M. F. Gregg, v.0.

More than H) delegates, repre- senting 25 Canadian universities and three technical schools, were present when the three-day con- ference, sponsored by the Cana- dian Legion, Air Marshal Brcadner, Vice Admiral Percy W. Nelles and hcadsdof 12 Canadian universities, o nc .

e-piltiviubisl. mansion dele- ‘ gates he paricll clisctisslons

which will occupy most of the con- ference time. These discussions.

w,” m “m”; very Iglgfld, concerned chiefly with mainten- ngm-an X, m, grimy, world w“ ) {once grants, housing and unlve -

Seek To Keep Ring Rot 0ut 0f ll. S.

KENTVILLE, N. 5.. Dec. 27 — (C?) - Seventy - flve Annapolis valley and Colchester County -<;tato growers met here today to ecautionary measures to keep e Province free of the destructive potato bacterial ring rot disease. A committee was ap- pointed to report back in January

Growers, fearful the Provinces ex ort seed potato market would s fer unless they kept the quality high, said Nova Scotia was the on- ly Province in Canada entirely free from ring rot and expressed the intention to make every ef- fort to prevent the disease from entering the Province.

liooti? Aoquitted 0f Common Assault

MONTREAL. Dec. 2'1 -- (CP) -- Dr. Percy Roberts, charged wit common assault after allegedly slapping a slx-year-old boy on the "seat" while attempting to make a blood test rtecently. was acquit- tled today by udge Armand Clou-

er.

Mrs. Eva Crowe testified that she accompanied her daughter. Mrs. Mary Grist. and her brand-

son to Dr. Robert's office Nov. 9%“

for examination. when the doc-

tor so t to obtain blood from

the e dbqann, she said. the boy . m" .

oo youmster be- old

oasne nervous he tried the fash- ioned spenking method. This was dons in the presence of Hrs.

Plans To Steal Machine Guns Revealed In Court

It the cbafle of auoe.

city needs, are closed to the pu

Gen. Burns, director general of rehabilitation for Hlg Department of Veterans Affairs, told delegates the Government wants "to see that they are generously treated, bearing in mind that they cannot be unduly favored at the expense of others."

Referring to the question oi in- creasing maintenance grants, he asked if it would be equitable to pay different benefits in differ- ent university or college centres in Canada to conform with the varying costs of living. He said his Department might give stu- dents questionnaires to fill out. giving figures of subsistence cost.

Brig. Gregg, honorary President of the Canadian Legion and presi- dent of the Universlt of New Brunswick, told the de egates the conference will be watched lth the utmost sympathy and inter- est. or proposals you may malt» wil. receive tinder-standing study by the Dominion Council of the Con- adian Legion and ....by the De- partment of Veterans Affairs," he said

.He told the delegations that while they had been away light- ing the war a group of Canadian Legion “watch dogs" were con- stantly flizhtlng on their behalf since 1040.

"In my opinion the leading ‘watch dogs’ on your behalf and on be- half of the other 30,000 veterans qualified for university are Wnl- ter Woods, Alex Walker and George Herwlg. Stcadlly and potently they bent together the things-which now are being ns- sembled into the ‘veterans chur-

"Now you have had some of it. Already it is very obvious that you ...are seeing to it that you shall utilize these scholarships in the most effective manner possible.’

BEEBS ARE FREE

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“Conclusions you may reed. -Fleld Marshal Sir Harold

S. 0. ll. Represented At Conference

MONTREAL Dec. 27 — (OP)- Twenty-five Canadian universities and colleges and three technical schools are represented at the first national conference of student veterans which opened here today.

includes: Loyola Col-

' McGlll University:

11 y v , 5m“ Anne de Beilevuo,‘ Qua, niversity of Mon- treal; Laval University, Quebec;

‘r George Williams College. Montreal; Bishop's University. Lcnnoxviilo, Qua; University of New Brunswick; Mount Allison University Sackvllle, N.B.: St. Joseph's College, College Bridge, N.B.; St. Francis Xavier Univer- sity. Antigonish, N.S.; Acadia Uni- versity, Woifville, N.S.; Dalhousie University, Hktlifax; St.

Stan's University, Charlottetown.

The technical schools are: The Occupational Training and Re- habilitation Institute, Toronto; Nova Scotln Technical; Nova Sco- tin Agricultural.

No more than three delegates represent any one institution.

‘tcwn Yonge Street

liew Gum-General 0n Honors List?

, LONDON‘, Dec. 1T — (OP Qkllflé)

8X- nnder, Canadian Governor-General designate. probably will be elevated to the Peerage in the King's New Year's honors list. informed sources here said today.

Sir Harold is expected to end his duties at tlhe War Office and take

c-ver s. Canada. House office here b,

early in the New Year prior to assuming his poet in Ottawa, wired-c he will succeed the Esrl of Aibhl .

All 1d of Canada's previous 31w- emors general have been peers. Cir Harold hirnorlf is the third son of the Earl of Onlodmi and his wife. Lady Msrwnret. is the daughter of the Earl of Norbury.

Chinese Communists. Submit Truce Plans

CHUNG-KING, Dec. 2'1 - (AP) -Chlness Communists, meeting government leaders to arrange for ull-dress peace discussions, sub- mitted in writing today their plan for a truce to end Chlmfss civil turmoil.

“All we can do is ho ," said Chou Err-Isl, head of he Conr- munlst delegation, on emerging from the preliminary conference at which the rival factions met for-

ly for the first time since Nov.

Chou insisted that the text of which was withhsl ed for an "unconditional" truce. ‘nae Central Government however, asserted that as made orally last week it contained some booby raps.

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STELLAR/ION, N. 8., Doe. 2'l—iCP)-—Thia wn was without its regular water sup- ply for eight hours today. The heav rainstorm sud ice block- ing tire East River forced water to back into the pumping sfa» tion, forcing in the doors and flooding the station. ...’.’.“°...Z°“°" "mtfiti 1°"

pumps s p , eav-

ing Stellar-ton without water. The electric motors were raised on chain blocks to prevent d e. The water receded and pumps were

Town er Gerald saoo laid. it might be ary to dynamite the loo lam to clear the waters oom- pieceiy If they did not rcoede by tomorrow morning.

Toronto llruggist Robbed 0f S100

TORONTO, Dec. 27 _- (up) _ Two men, one armed nrith a man automatic, tonight walked m. t0 ‘he Potent medicine drug store or Pascoe and Newman on down- and robbed Jack Pas-cos. one of the partners. c! I100. his wrist watch and his overcoat. t 1 0e 0 d p ii of th ores-sec the n3.°§s§'i‘§n na° m“ and, recalling the fatal shooting of Toronto clothier Myer Tobias by holdup men Wednesday night, he offered no resistance. The sec- ond thus rifled the cash register. The robbers were “tough look- ing. he sahl-"Ilhe one with the Run was about five feet nine inches tell and wore a brown overcoat, The other unarmed. was about the Sag-e height. some said he knew guns and Wwtlfllzed the one carried by the

ndlt as a small t 1 automatic. . Hie o German

96,000 Traffic Deaths In The U. S.

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by traffic accidents Ln i945, Sttifisll¢_ ians of the Metropolitan Life In. surance Co. said today. This is an increase of 1,000 ave;- 1944 M. cldents and was attributed r3 the 1'1"‘ "f motor vehicle fatalities fol- lowing the end of gasoline ration- mg.

__._._____,____ WED-KNOWN NURSE DIES SIYBIYEPIIIDN, N.B., D . __

(C?) —~ Miss Doris Gale, EE_N?|7 a well known nurse, died at her home here yesterday. After the late Mrs. James Roosevelt. mother of the late President Franklin Roosevelt, made her last visit to her summer home on Campobclio Ielan N.B., Miss Gale acrom. ornle her to Hyde Park, um, and remained there until Mrs. Roosevelt died.

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Tallts Revealed

LONDON, Dec. 2s - (Friday) — (GP) — Ferries Nb- lsters of Great Britain, the United States and Russia fob molly announced today agreements on United Nations our trol of atomic power and on governing Japan and Korea. _

In a lengthy communique, they proposed in effect“

the United Nations Security

energy is used “only for peaceful purposes.

Council sea in it that a

The communique summed up results of as 11-day cs0- ferencc in Moscow of Foreign Secretary Bevin of Bel Stale Secretary Byrncs of the United States and Foassiln Commlssar Molotov of Russia.

moepsrntneyesrecdr-hntfl-rw sinshouldjoinarevlsedFar-Easb- licy commission and serve tairncihlna. and the Un-

ited States on a ooniiavoi council. ..Ma.oAItl-sursli11i

council authority for the Allded WWW‘! 111 awn ..

Times" Ibreign Sams- tbey were in aoooni. wrgenizlng the Romanian Government so “free and unfet, tered elections" will soon. as posible and Britain and ti“: United Bbaios can rocfltnim upended gov.

2. the Burlap-rim Govemsnenn. so Britain and the i."“"d.3f3*.€.e“d..i°'l.ma..

. t 0 Govemmenie c4 both Romania. and Bulgaria.)

ti. Batting up for Koo-es a Ni‘;- vlslonsl "democratic government’ and a four-power. five-year mis- teeebin-witlflavlewtotisoro-

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pen en ."

‘I'm three Foreign Secretaries re- affirmed adherence iio s 9011M 0! "non-interference" in the humid! affairs of China, and Mr. Bdrm! and M. Molotov said they were in "complete accord as to. the desir- ability of withdrawal o! Soviet and American forces from Chino at the earliest practicable moment con- sistent with

J . ‘Ilhn " tarieo as? too, on: 1. RI

Secretaries were “in carer-mom

to the need for a unified and demo oral-lo Chins under the National Government and for cessation of civil strife."

There was not s. wood about the situation in Iran 0r problems in the occupation of Ger-roam’.

The communique was released simultaneously in Iondori. Wash- ington and Moscow. Most of its major pol-Ilia had leaked out ahead of time.

'I‘.‘ne three top diplomats at the conference had amsotuwed. (Jhrisrrmas eve, plans to call s Zl- power conference by May 1 to oon- sider peace treaties for Italy, Bo manta, Hungary, Bulgaria and Finland. The communique repeat- ed that announcement.

Plans for Atomic Cbntmls

iii. wound uo with the plan for safeguards against atomic destruc- t-ion. In general, the plan fol-looped the arrangements recommended last November by Britain, Canada and the United States -- the

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Sugar Rationing To Continue lluring '46

OTTAWA, Dec. 2’! — (OP) —- The Canadian sweet-tooth, curbs by a restricted sugar allotment in 1945, will be on short rations a- gain in lildii-ond perhaps into l0- 4

brioes Board officials said today

, in a. review of the world sugar sit-

uation that there was little likeli- hood of the Canadian sugar ret- ion of approximately six ounces per person per week being remov- ed or even increased dilring the next year.

A spokesman said the "simple fact" was that there just wasnt enough sugar in the world to g0 around. surplus stocks had been consumed and the world now was eatlnil its "sugar capital.”

The present Canadian consump- iiiii‘. "if"? “m” °°’ “T” ‘£35

ns a o pounds in i039. m WY

Brothers Drowned

In Ottawa

PEMBROKE, Ont. Dec. g1 _. (OP) - The work of clearing ice from the Ottawa River continued until nigihtfiall tloinlght in ain effort o perm r ng operat o-is or the bodies ogfcur brothers drown- ed yesterday near Bheenboro, Que, 8 miisaflcgsst of herei a ms, sons o or an

mo. Ilmon Downey of Sheenboro, were Victor, BI; rdon, I;

Arnold, as, and Iarl, i They were trapped when an automobile crashed through who lee while crossing a marked route between flhsanboro and the De- fsnosjndustrill. Ltd. atomic en- ergy plant at Deep River, Out. A Clarence Morris, also

River

, of Sheenboro, escaped and today

took a leading part in attempts to recover the bodies. The place where the vclrlrlc took its fatal plunge was describ- by Col. MaoKis of Ottawa. an authority on the river bed, as the “second deepest fresh water river in Canada." He said it was "man hundreds of feet deep" at th s point, known as Deep River.

e use of divers was not con- sidered fdsibie because of the depth of the water, but recovery of the bodies dragging is thought possible because the cur- rent is moderate in this stretch of the river

ll. S. Potatoes Pouring Into Central Canada

OTIWAWA, Doc. 2’! — (loath!) Hundreds or! oar-loads of United. Stata grown potatoes are Dourini across the Canadian border wed- 1y from Maine to the 0%“ to make up tge dafiol an unuauay poor pa toorop the Rrovlaces of Ontario and Que- bec. the Guardian's Ottawa. cob- respondent was told today by PA. Crossman, potato-marketing spec- ialist of the Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture.

"Only the Maritime Prostate’: have grown sudflclent potatoes meet eir needs and have a sur- plus to export this year." m. Orossms-u said.

his year. also New

Bmnswick, and Nova Bootia near-

so. But Ontario and Quebec ll

addition to their potato‘ insporio

from the Maritimos. to call

on United States growers for a large proportion of their needs.‘

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Fortunately for the Central. Pso- vincee, Mr. said the United States potato-arc o! 10in was unusually large, wth ample quantities to export after filling all American demands.

He predicted that rmlesa- some very extraordinary condition was encountered, there would be no potato shortage in Central Can- ada 1111946 as there was b11045 before the new crop came on the

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market.

Owing to longed wet weather in the fall o 1945, a large pro rt- lon of Ontario and Que/boo p0 ato- ‘fields were wiped out by lets blight and rot. This lowered the 10- 44 crop total of C2 million bushel)