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Behind Czech Crisis

Soviet Writer Blames Americbna: Labor r

llnlono Threw Support Behind Communists.

Dfflciai Visit To llueen- Charlotte

captain K. F. Adams. R.- C. N» Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel and Director of Naval Reserves, will carry out an inspection visit of four of Canada's naval divisions during the coming week.

His first visit will be at Quebec. on board H. M. C. S. "Montcalm" on February 23rd, followed by H. M. C.‘ S. "Brunswlckcr" Saint John, N. B., on the 25th. B. M. O. s. “Queen Chlirlotte", Charlotte- town, P. E. 1., on the 20th and H. M. C. 5. “Scotlanfl Halifax, N. 8., on the 27th.

Kcenly interested in sports and athletics throughout his naval career, Captain Adams has com- manded the destroyers bolne" and "Iroquois" and the cruiser “Uganda.” He has also held the important post of Dir- ccior of Warfare and Training at Naval Service Headquarters. He will be accompanied on his tour by Lt. Cmdr. J. C. Pratt, R.C.N.

Arabs Threaten To i’ Cancel Dll Concessions

CAIRO, Feb. 22 -(AP)—A re- liable Arab source said Saturday that ‘some British and American oil concessions in the Middle Best may be cancelled if the United Nations tries to carry out the partition. of Palestine by force. The informant said the Arab losgile Political Committee agreed in recommend cancellations to such countries as Iraq and Saudi Arabia as an Arab reply. The political committee reached this decision when it urged ah econo- mic boycott of countries support- ing Palestine partition.

Coming Events

"Card Party Legion Hall. Souril. Tuesday, February 24.

"Hockey tonight st Long Crook. ha: Creek vs. Canoe Cove. Skato r.

"Hunter River Milton Juveniles at tonight.

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WAST-TINCHON. Rb. 2! -- (AP) —Tho political crisis ln Czecho- slovakia was viewed by top Amer- ican diplomatic Authorities today as the outgrowth of a carefully planned effort by Moscow to com- plete the Communist domination of Dlstern Eumlk. ' _

These officials said they have no doubt that the Kremlin is direct- ing the political strategy of Czechoslovakia’: Communist fre- mler, Klement Qottwald.

This, in the official American view, fits into ‘the general pattern of expanding Communist power in Poland and the Balkan countries- with one great difference:

The Czechs traditionally and deliberately have been friendly to the Russians. This national policy has been respected both by oppos- ition political leaders and by the press.

Accordingly, the tense situation in Prague may disclose in a matter of weeks if not days how fer the Communist leaders are willing to go in smashing their critics, liq- uidating opposition parties and taking over the machinery of gov- ernment. .

Information which has been flowing into the State Department indicates that the Communists be-

over tha Czech police force. Trust- ed agents of the Reds were worked into the‘ force, those reports said, and lion-Communist police officials were turned out, \ .

A Familiar Slogan

PRAGUE. Feb. 2.2 —- (AP) — Labor leaders threw their support today behind the cannpaign by Premier Klement Gottwald to drive his anti-Communist foes out of the Csechoslovak Government.

Delegates to the Czechoslovak Trade Union told the Communist Premier they would call a one- hour country-wide strike Tuesday as a token of support for.hls de- msnds.

Gottwuld Mapped up his cam- paign with a speech before the "Trade Union , delegates at the

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$10,000 Fire At Pictou Saturday‘

Promo. Ne. rat. 2a - (or)- Volunteer firemen Saturday night battled a ailrhour blue which de- stroyed the Pictou flower shop building and left one family heme- less.

Occupants of a top-storey apart- ment, Mrs. lihnms MacSwaine and three sons. and a visitor and her son, escaped minutes before the stairway collapsed. Damage was estimated at $10,000.

The fire was discovered by 10- yoermld Roy MacSwaine who ran to a nearby phone to give the alarm. The rest of the family did not" know of the flro until they heard fire sirens and abouts of neighbors in the lkflt.

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IIJMONPON. Ibb. 22 - (OP)- Premler Manning's announcement Saturday‘ of the resignations on re- quest by a member of Alberta's Social Credit Government and a Deputy Minister aroused specula- tion tonight al ta whether it was the first open break between "Kannlngltes" and "Dougiasltoo" -~.followers of the theories of Major 03. - uglas, founder of Social Credit. ~ r ' '

Premier Manning disclosed that Hon. NJ. Ansley, Minllter of Ed- caties, and ten. nyrne. Deputy

nllter of licence-lie Development, d rosi nod.

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Falls Dverhoerii Ami is Rescued After 3 llours

ABOARD ‘I'd-TI; S. S. SANTA CLARA 1J1 111E CARIBBEAN. Feb. fl-iArl-A sailor who fall overboard and was rescued after three hours told today of s. loo bird which circled over him-dike "a good spirit come to keep mo’ company"-as this liner dilap- peared in the distance.

“I prayed to Cod to help me stay afloat", said Thomas Mon- tanez, 32, ship's carpenter, of New York City, in an aoccurtt radioed to the Associated Press.

Montanez, picked up by his ship Friday after it turned back‘ 2i miles to search for him, told of being temporarily blinded by salt water and of lashing out toward the ship when he hoard the pro- peller.

When rescued. Montana was able to walk to his shipboard room with slight assistance.

The Santa Clara, carrying so passengers, was enrouto from Barranquilla, Coloimibis, to New York.

Murder Anti Suicide in Winnipeg liospitai

WDTNDIB, Feb. 22 — (OP) — Police said today a 901ml hlllbllld stabbed his wife to death Satur- day in a Winnipeg hospital where she was a patient and then killed himself by thrusting a hunting knife into his chest.

The dead: Pierre Cbartler, S2, of Monimartre, Soak, and Mrs. Cecile‘ Chartier. M. mother of two child- ren. Police said the wcman had come to Winnipeg from her South Saskatchewan home Feb. 10 and had entered hospital fer treatment of a nervous condition,

Pugwash Resident Burned To Death

FUCPWASH. N. 8., Feb. 8 - (CP) —- Fire claimed its 18th victim. in Nova Scotia this month when Aubrey C. Van Buskirk, so who lives near hero, d-iod of luf- focation last night as his home was damaged by fire.

His wife and four children es- caped uninjured and tho fire was controlled before the home wes destroyed.

The victim and his family had retired for the night when the fire-of unknown origin-broke out.

Seven Foot Drlfts In Parts 0f England

ITONDON. Feb. fl-(Wi-Snow- drifts seven feet deep isolated 5k villages in the Southern England counties of Kent and Sussex to- day.

Fresh falls were general over France which. along with the rest of the continent, had the moot severe winter weather since

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. Split Develops In Alberta Government

supporters of the Alberta Covera- ment.

The “Manningitefl and the "Douglasltes" disagreed over- the question of whether further Of- forts should be made to institute Social credit theories in the Prov- ince or whether m. pgrey should concentrate on efforts to sleet e Federal Government 1M ‘than ia- sugurote the Party's monotll‘? reform theories on a oanadawrlde scale.

Some Social Credit members of

the Legislature-Nil Doualaoitao- have felt Premier Manning not exhausted all ulble a of launching Sec l Credit on a provincial basil. They oonts ed time Premier» has abandonliLaIiY hope of imp muting Social Ore- dlt within Al _ - It was recalled thet last Nev- omber lent-alter Nannie‘: ‘lane in‘ “"1 lhlufll ‘ . wife's’; “Dougfaoitevfl represent "anattunpt fo‘_llftdit‘" mine the loom Ondft sediment and d lie eonfldened’ ll the Alberta vernqpnt. ,

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To Participate In Commons Debate

OTTAWA, Feb. 22 - (Special)- For the first time this session, at least one and perhaps three Prince Edward Island members o! the Ccuunons will take part this week in a major debate. W. Chester S. McLure, Progressive Conservative member for Queen's had, handed in his name to speak in the Throne Speech debate to the party whip A.0. Casselman. Depending on the subject matter of his address, he vinay be answered by Dr. T.V. Grant, Liberal member for King's or J, Watson MacNeught, Liberal member for Prince.

3y this week-end, Mr. McLui-o had recovered completely from a

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Super Fly is Guy"

(By Robert l. Geiger) WASHINGTON, Feb. 21—(AP\— Science lus developed a "super" fly. It lakes three times u. mush

_ In Producing this tough guy in a laboratory the scientists were running a race with nature. Na- ture, too, was burning out s new model fly every year. Each crop

i was harder to kill with the power-

ful new poison, DDT.

These poison-defying flies ap- peared in great numbers in Greece and Italy, where DUI‘ was used in great quantities during snd after the war. 0

The United States Department of Agriculture decided to, find out whether this meant that some day there would be a breed vir- tually immune to poison.

Agriculture Department scien- tists decided to use nature's law of the survival of the fit to do this. Now. sfteir 40 generations. they have muscle-flexing house- fly, reslstant to DDT and other powerful lnsectides and just like the Italian-Greek wild flies.

The scientists sprayed a colony of flies with DUI‘. The feiw sur- vivors were permitted to rear fa- milies. Their offspring were spray- od. Once more a few survived.

In the 30th generation it took twice as much DDT as it took to kill most of the members of the first generations. And now, in the 43rd generatoion, it takes three times as much.

But if the spraying is stopped. "wild" flies from unspmyed col- onies interbreed. The immunity becomes so "diluted" new Benef- ations are almost as easy to kill as any other flies.

Southern California llarrl-liit ly Drought

' SAN FRANCISCO, Fab fl-Cen- tajel and Southern California. browned by drought, will dim out and further out shop production to save its meagre water supply. Even famed Hollywood Boulevard may fade to its wartime drsbneas.

The worst drought in some areas unrecorded weather history has caused Governor liar] Warren to proclaim 28 counties in an emer- gency droifght ares. They include foo Angolos and Ban Francisco, moat of the state's population and its richest. farming areas. As o drought area, they can seek lower {sauces for saiwin: in livestock

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Denmark Signs liew Contract To Supply Britain " With Iaoon, Eggs.

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WOODSTOCK, Ont, Ileb. 22 - (GP)-Afl1'i0llitll.!'6 Minister Gar- diner said hero Saturday that Canada will be able to supply quantities of bacon required un- der contract with Britain and s surplus will be left over.

He told the Oxford County Fed- eration of Agriculture there were 48 per cent more hogs marketed in January than in the same month last year. They were no‘. old brood sows either. he added.

Commenting on the butter prob- lem. the Minister said the com- modlty is a buffer for assured milk production. While butter must be produced to assure sufficient milk for Canadians, it is not possible in Canada to make butter at price for export.

Mr. Gardiner said he still be- lieves the United States market is the natural outlet for Canadian beef cattle and this country must

get back into it "as soon as we can." COPENHAGEN. ' Feb. 22 -

(Reutersl-Denmark is to send Britain butter, bacon and eggs at considerably higher prices under a new trade agreement announced today by the Danish Foreign Of- fico.

In exchange Britain will deliver to Denmark minimum quantities of British efmorts, including coal, iron and sfoel. Under the agree- meat. Denmark wfiilii vt

‘side the sterling bloc. “for example to buy nitrogen fertilizers from Chile.

‘trade talks between’. the i/wo countries had been going on since last September. They broke down first over Danish food prices and then over British deliveries.

Montreal Lawyer in 5 Million W_il_l__Case

MONTREAL. Feb. 22 - (OP) — A Montreal lawyer today entered the legal battle over a $6,000,000 estate contested by the widow of a British tobacco nw3nate__ageinat a former Iondon dancer. " y

Marcel Marcus said he had been retained by Lady Meurlcla Martha Cunliffe-Owen to upset the will of Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owsn, president of the British-American Tobacco Company, who died Dec. 14 at the age of 77. _ Sir Hugo's will named Marjorie Cunliffe-Owen as his chief bene- ficlsry. The former dancer chang- ed her name from Marjorie Da-w by deed poll at Sir Hugo's request just before his deat . Under terms of'th will, half of the estate was left to the dancer after payment of a number of be- quests. The other half was left in trust for her to distribute among Sir Hugo's three children as she sees flt or to be shared among them after her death.

Reports Mars is Chilly Planet

MAOSYPAPT‘. Aria. Feb. 23-- (APF-Dr. V. M. Slither, who calls himself s "long distance Martian weatherman," reported Saturday that a mid-summer day's mani- mum temperature on Mars is still below freezing. The director of Lowell Observatory said a 20-year teenperature teat, with an instru- ment known as the thermocouple. shows that Mars is much too cold for pleasant living. fte l4l.000.000 miles distance from the sun. com- pared with earth's 03,000,000. leave it with temperatures which each only about as degrees fahrenhelt

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Prepare To Dhserve Army Anniversary

Marshal Nikolai A. Builenln. Rus- sia's Minister of Armed Forces, said tonight that the world situation compels the Soviet Union to live “in constant fighting prepared- ness," Moscow radio reported.

Bulganln that “so long as imperialism exists, there remains a danger of attack on our country."

His message was an order of the day marking tomorrow's 80th an- nlversary of the Soviet Army and Navy's founding. It was reported by Tess agency and a broadcast of the dispatch was heard here.

The message. which gov, Russia sole credit for the defeat of both Germany and Japan. warned Rus- slans ugainst "tranquillity, com- placency or conceit in our rank|." Bulganln. who heeded the Mos- cow City Soviet during the war, succeeded Prime Minister Stalin a year ago as Minister q! the Armed Forces. He is a substitute member of the Politburo.

Bulganin said: "Successfully rea- lizing the great program of bulld- ing up a Communist society. we should not forget that while im- perialism exists there remains danger of attack on our country. "The situation in which we are living compels us to be in constant. fighting preparedness. 4

"In the postovar period our armed forces have made serious progress in the further perfection o1 their military and political knowledge.

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Three Arreste After Wild Chase in Toronto

TORONTO, Feb. 22 — (OP) — A wild chess through west-Tor- onto streets early today resulted in the arrest of three men-one shot in the stcmach—end clirnaxed In alleged break-in at the Ontario Licence Bureau office. Fort Erie. Ont. The trio are held- on charges of shopbreaking while a fourth man ls being sought by police. Fort Erie police said the men- Edward Blair, 28; Micki Metrunlts. 39, and VK. Stefsnicil. 30. I11 of Toronto-were caught in the Bur- eau about 2 A.M. today. After a tussle in which Metrunltz was ot in the sitmlch, they fled tow rds Toronto in an automobile. Amount of loot, if any. was unknown. About an hour later, a Toronto police cruiser sighted the getaway car nearing the city's west limits and gave chase. The men sped through streets, twisting frorn curb to curb to shake off police pursuers.

' On West - Central Northcote Avenue, the car, which police said was driven by Metruniiz, smashed into s police car which was parked as a road-block.

Constable James Oleesby suffer- ed cheat injuries when the two cars crashed.

lletrunltz was taken from the car and removed to hospital.

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Present Rent Controls Lifted 0n Tourist Cabins .

OTTAWA. Iieb. 28 —(CP)—Tlto Prices Board tonight announced that rent and eviction controls have been lifted from tourist cabins, summer cottages, ski lodges, winter chalets and hunting chalets which now are vacant or may become unoccupied.

Current tenants are still pro- tected by rental regulations and cannot be required to vacate so long as they are well behaved. If a tenant vacutes then the ac- accommodation will be free of control.

"Dream Enlarger" For New Camera

FORT MONMOUTH. NJ, Feb. 22 - (AP) The United States rArmy. which ls developing e "dream camera,“ announced Saturday a "dream enlarger" tq accompany it.

The enlarger can be operated in daylight.

It determines the exposure for a print automatically.

The paper is built in the easel in which it is exposed.

The Army announced the “dream comers" last November. It is im- pervious to bumps. wet and tem- perature, and takes pictures auto- matically ss fast as the photogra- pher can trip the shutter.

Youths Charged rritnfnrineu ilolihery

WOODSIOX. Ont. Feb. 22 — (OPl-Alec ‘roralr, 20. and Joe- epb Tanyl, 19, both of Windsor. are in Oxford County jail today following their arrest by police sergeant Sam Ham. Tillsonburg, in connection with the armed rob- bery of a Tilisonburi clothin!

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Bomb Tr-ucks Were Placed By Arabs

Nephew Df-ll-alifax Men Among Those Killed.

By JAMES M. DONG JERUSALEM. Feb. 22 — (AP) — Two truckloads of explosives shat- tered the heart of the Jewish bus-

and hospital reports put the num- ber at 43.

A previous British announcement said a5 persons were killed and at least as injured.

(Reliable Jewish sources reporter ed 5.1 persons dead, Reuters News Agency said.)

The Arabs said their Syrians trained commando” planted the explosives. Repri-ssl fighting fol- lcuwzd however, and nightfall nine British soldiers ha been kill- ed and eight wounded and one

HALIFAX. Feb. 22 - (GP)- Flt. Lt. Douglas Cox, nephew o! Col. A. N. Joneg of Hhlifaz was one of more than 40 per- sons killed when s vast explos- ion shattered buildings in the Jewish business district of Jer- usalem today. .

News of his death wsa cabled here by col. Jones‘ sister, blira. R. D. Cox.

Flt. Lt. Cox was a member d an R. A. 1". regiment stationed in Jerusalem. He wsa 28.

Jew killed and l2 other; wounded.»

1t woo the worst bombing of the warfare that has grown out of the United Nations decision to parit- ition Palestine.’ i

The blast was set of! by fwd trucks of explosives. It levelled building! along Ben Yehuda Ste-eel

a half mile i”! It tookplaeq‘ down.

Tonight, in the light o! pa‘ qaotlsmps set up in the ruins, dirk grimed squads of Jews still with picks, shovels and their

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store Saturday night.

‘lilloonburg police said" that two armed men entered the Benny- Joseph clothing store in ‘Iilison- burg, ordered the clerk. William ‘Wood, 21, to open the till, scooped the contents. approximately $97, and made flaeir getaway.

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Prominent Saint John Duslnassjdan Dies

SAINT JOHN, N. 3., Feb. 22- (CP)—A prominent Saint John business" man, George Lockhart Warwick. manager of Hayward and Warwick Ltd., china and silverware dealers, died today. He was engaged in the ‘ slness (o: more than 50 years. He was 70.

ACQUITTED ON MURDER CHARGE

WINNIPIIG, Feb. 22 — (CF) - Frank Ferraro, 33. of Belleville, Ont. was acquitted Saturday on a charge of_ murder in the dance hall death Jan. 20 of taxi driver Hugh Bchott, 4D. The jury de- liberated i5 minutes. Scott was killed in a fight at the dance hail.