MAXTMS OIL MERE MAN Iealonly, the tyrant of the mhsd. _ Ilia Guardian. Three Cents, Morning Dally Founded llll. , . CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1949 . Read by Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew Eve 1 6 PAGES _______l MAXIMS OFA MERE MAN Sweet ls pleasure often pain. Subscription; Delivered $6.00 Mall $5.00; other Provinces b L‘. B. 5'l_00 SPEEDIN G PLANS F fill PALRSLLIAMENTS LOPENiN G JAN. 26 EGYPTIAN, JEWISHWARSHIPS CLASH OFF TEL AVIV’ Say Initial Phase Of Occupation I King’s Condition is Improving LQNDON, Jan. 2 - fReutersi -— The King, confined to Buckingham Palace since his illness was an- nounced Nov. 11, will leave for Iandringham, his country residence s Ended BATAVIA. Java. Jan. 2 —- (AP)- ivetheriands forces nearly complet- ed today the successful occupation of all key areas of the Indonesian republic in Sumatra. publlcan points in Java already are iii Dutch hands. All major re- A Dutch informant said Nether- lands troops are advancing toward Benkoelen, 23f) miles southeast Padang, against light republican op- position. of Benkoelen. on Sumatra’s west coast, is the last important, lk, J . 8, l - - , Lguizlgosamrrrlig“ t w“ a“ city held by the republic. He Wm be aajompamod bv ‘he Republican units were forced Queen‘ t from Pnkanbaroe, nn the oust coast Court circles said that the an- Of Sumatra.’ a Nflhprlimds "m1" aouncement meant his doctors are ggfilllélriiznsdégd‘ girlsybuuzam nitlsflad with his progress and have decided that. the journey to Norfolk Pan do him no harm. lt is expected the King will ra- main at Szindrlnghnm for several weeks. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke l! Edinburgh. with their son Prince Charles, and Princess Margaret are also leaving the palace for Sand. ringham this week. l will}; s'.}.{. Make Island Trip Twice The party of ten Scottish Curl- ers who visited this Province Nc-av Years Day no doubt had an eventful story to tell their forty fellow ciansmen iv-hen they rc- loined the main group at Saint John yesterday. Originally scheduled to arrive by plane from Moncton early Saturday morning. the party did not llTiifi until noon and then only by making the trip by auto- mobile and boat. Thwarted by inlpossible fiyinz l weather, but determined to makcl the trip the ten doughty Scots sped by taxi to catch the Tormen- i t soldiers killed and since it launched its action against Dutch nuthorilics still refuse let. 43 UliilPd Nations military nh_ servers visit areas islands taken from the republic. 1T2 wounded he republic on Dec. l9. Netherlands informants said nitiai phase of the occupation tho of Java has ended. Dutch authorities, however. have cease-fire proclamation Java or Sumatra. issued no formal in either Mfiflflwhilt’. it. was learned that tn the in two Jerusalem Undergoes Two Bombings JERUSALEMmvlaVrc-‘Z isrii Fuidcntified warplanes bombcd Jcr-l usalcm t\\'ice tonight, injuring least five persons. time in nearly six months that lhc hilltop cily had bccn altnckctl from thc air. at It was thc first In Tel Aviv, an Israeli spokes- man said that if the pianos prnvorl a be Egyptian. it would bc suffici- cnt reason for the Jewish air force o rctaiintc nituitist. Cairo. Th» first rnid on Jerusalem. in flnbBm-den fen.» The}, were mehjuhivsh thrcc honibs wcre dropped ll the Island terminal by curlers and driven to the city. Charlottetown Airport at 11.20 for Moncton but. the plane after cir- cling the Moncton Airport await- ing a chance to land was forced to return to Summerside. After an hour or so t-he plane l again took to the air and success- fully completed the crossing. Accordirg to one of the visiting Scots tlic-y not. onlv kept to sched- ule but. made the Island trip twice. The curlers u-ere accompanied from Charlottetown by Chief Jlls- tire Thane A. Campbcll and .7. Finlay lviacLcod of the Print-e Ed- ward Island Curling Assorinlion. They arruccl back in the city, shortly after 5 p. m The v rs were met at Bor- dPn on Stuurdav bv ltfcssrs T. D Morrison. 1.. H. Poolc. E. F‘. ‘l Acorn anr’ F. MacLend. if‘ Coming Efvents i? i O El C uh-nwnnrl ha“. hlmull,l_\,l M“, 3N ifalling on liarrcn ground bclwccn n Women's institute duucc. |_ "Come to the Dance at Bonshaai. i lnn. Tuesday. i "Pictures at Moral] "p. 1*‘. “Y- "idly and Saturday. Show L00 P. M. e a . y '1 s "Bingo and Dance. Vernon River Hall. Monday, January 3rd. Mill- local l m‘ quarter. Yesterday morning they left. the dammwd "n" hmm" riosiona were heard but no details were avniiziiilc. rrunique issued in Cairo said Egyp- finn planes carried out long-range rtconnaissance TBldS OVOT‘ positions, with all planes returning safely to their bases. three bombs exploded. shaking part minutes lntcr. iusalem since the start of the cui- i rcnl Arab-Jewish war. was thc first time that bombs wet-i- n henvilyi-pnpulutcd Jewish injured five persons anil later another at< Scvcrnl ox- Thrce hours ack was curried out. Ari Egyptian war ministry com- Zionist Whcn the raid began a slick of l‘ the city. Sirens soundcd a few moments fter the bomb bursts and the alt- lcar signal wns heard about 25 It was the third air raid or Jar l-iowicvcr, it mfllicd in one of thc hilltop citys f‘l1$9|.\"i'~>i‘lll<'!1ed residential quart- I'$ Tho first ralrl on the Holy City ‘as some months ago when planes aidcd the outskirts. A second air fllfl inst summer rcsultcd in bombs ili‘\\'l§ll quarter and nn Arnb vil- igc. in tonight's ruid. the bombs .n(lcd in ihc city propc SYNTHETIC OI]: Syflllictw oils ltavr- been (hip- d that will flow at temperatures s low as I21 degrees below zero, ‘hey are used in airplane hydraulic Battle follows In Wake ill ility’s Shelling By James M. Long TEL AVIV, Israel. Jan. 2 _<Ap> -—A running naval battle was fought at dawn New Years Day between Ellyptian and Jewish war- ed Satuitlay. to have been inconclusive, was fought. after the city was awaken- ed at 2 a. m. by heavy naval, lire and the buzz of planes. Officials said two Egyptian corvettes pump- cd shells tit the blacked out. cii any casualties or doing any dam- ago. Correspondents neither sayv no? heard any shells falling in the city. An Israel spokesman threatened that. if the Egyptians attacked Tel Artv once more. by sea or air. the Israeli navy or air force, or both, would retaliate against Cairo, thc Egyptian capital. “In the present phase. of llgl1l< in: We Z-zave avoided attacks on areas of Eavpt. outside the battle zone" the spokesman told foreign reporters. "But. if after this action last iFridayW ixighi the Etlypiiavis azain attack Tcl Aviv we shall take appropriate action in HST“- on cairn in particular." The Ecvptian ships apparently iirrc five oi six miles off Tel Aviv when l-ria city was awakened bv the gunfire and air raid sirens. Most. pPtipW’ assumed at. first. that or air rs. ivris in progress. The Ixrricii announcement ithc lirc was "returned from Is- lracli $11011" biitlcries and after a ‘wort ivhlle the enemy vessels steamed olf." Latcr it was announced that the Egyptian ships were spotted bv planes and pursued by Israeli corvcttes in a running battle. The iContinvucdvon Page ’s"c..ifai ' tFllfllllil‘ Islander lPasses Suddenly TORONTO. Ont., Dec. 3i —-~ Following a heart attack at his home Frederic Carr Knight, M.Sc.- valuation 6113111501‘ for the C.N.R. suddenly passed away last night. Born June 3- 1886, a naliie of Prince Edward Island. Mr. Knight was cducated in public schools iii Halifax and graduated in civil engineering from Dai- liousie University, later obtaining a Master of Science degree from McGill University. He began his long rallwsrv career in 1916 with the valuation department. of thc Grand Trunk Raliwayi. 1n i923 after thc amalgamation. national railways, Mr. Knight moved to Toronto with transfer of the dc- partment with which he had been associated in various capacities. except for a period of two years overseas iu lhc First. Great. War. in Jflllll i946. he was appoint- ed iziluniinn engineer for the C N. R. Mr. Kitlgltts falhci‘ “as a Methodist minister and the grand- came the lir5l ‘istems. tContlnugflonu-Egehfr Col. view Orchestra. Auspices C. W. L. I03 TIIOBOUGII CLEANING and glazing lob on Fur Coats Money back guarantee ll’ not no. ialsotory. Betta Fur salon. "Real Barley meal in stork. Locally ground from choice tm-f ported Western Barley. Livestock Feed Agency, b0 Fitzroy Street. "The annual meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. Mn 0. A. will be held Tuesday, Jan. 4, 8.1! p. m. st. the Y.M.C.A. human interest. were chosen by ——-- Canadian newspaper telegraph "We invite farmers, having editors tn a Canadian Press poll as Itlantitles of home-grown mixed l III-ins for sale. to list. with us for selling purposes. Llvastock Red Altney, bit Fitzroy street. "This store will be closed ‘mes- lly. Wednesday and Thursday, lanuary 4th. 5th and 6th. for stool: taking and closed every evening ex- Mnt Saturday toi- winter months. I. I‘. Morris. Klnirors. "We have in stock and for sate 01min Island grown mixed grain we can recommend for Livastoc‘ feeding, Livestock Red Agency. B! Fitzroy QQQQ made the biggest 0f 1948. Close second was theliirtlt, 0f a son to Princess Elizabeth. i breaks of the year. desk men picked Prime King's retirement and the success- ion of Louis St. Laurent. Nnrrnwlv second and third were the British Oohxnbia River floods and June. and George Drew's elect- ion to the Progressive Conservative leadership. to select the six top world stories and the six outstanding Canadian. Truman Victory Best News Break ‘Of Year By The Canadian Press l-larry S. Truman's upset. vltfwri’ headline news These two stories, both high in ar and away the outstanding news story the Minister As the top Canadian last May The Telegraph editors were asked The selections: World news: 1. Tnman election; and airlift; 4. Bernadotte assassin- rition: 5, Gandhi Red sweep in China. Canadian: 1. Mackenzie King rc- RC. floods; 3. Drew Progressive Conservative leader- ship; 4, Newfoundland decision to _toln Canada: ti. Barbara Ann Scott's victory tn Olympic. European and ivorid figure-skating champion- ships. All but one of the editors voting pliiccd the Truman election among thcir world news selections; all but three included the birth of Prince Charles. The Reriln airlift. caught the eye of thrrequarters of the voters. Barbara Ann Scott got into the selections for the second straight year. Her winning of the European and world championships in 194'! won a place a year ago. Her retent- ion of those titles and addition of the Olympia crown assured her of , Royal birth; 3, Berlin blockade a repeat selection in 1948. said son of Dr. Richt-y who in 1836 be- ' [irzncipai of lipprr‘ Canada College at COilllTll \\'hi(‘.l'll was the first. PdilClltlmlhl insti-l tution of its kind to p so a. Recovery Programme Finances Discussed New Year’s Honors List ships oil Tel Aviv, Israel announc- , The battle, which was said here 3 l l l l . i for half an hour without causing - Canadian Press LONDON, Jan. l Three persons were raised to peer- nges, 30 were knighted and hurl- nreds were appointed to orders Ncw Years ed By Stuart Undcrhin Staff Writer —-iOPJ .11 honors list pub- today. The bulk of the list was devoied to civil servants and employees in i i1l ‘ ll"il‘.i)llfiil?i(‘fi industries, notably mining. But llicre also was lPcnllilililflfl for those prominent. of ‘ill’ J .crai fllPlll. Sit‘ the Australian state of Victoria. There afso were i merits to the Pill’); Council. includ- in; Dr. Edith summerskill. liamcniary‘ secretary to tho Food itlinistrv, llRi. rsaron Hailey. Wi the ill aria sports and service to com- munitv. sir John Boyd Orr. rector-general Agriculture Organization of Uiiiirtl Nations, was among zhrcri. crccied barons. The \‘F‘l‘c ._...,. Cumberland cliillllfiil)‘. l0l1‘.‘l'1Pl‘ di~ the Food and the the othci-s. , J. Adams, director and itizinager of the Wcst Industrial Develop- and Mrij.-Gi=n. imon Duaan, governor of of three appoin:- p11‘- 100 iiiomcn on chairman coninii‘ - cue of rolonial research tee, and H A. Maifluiifld- Wild"! T» minister. were similarly Thr- 11*? inc lost itonors for Newfoundland tConiinued on Col. l) honored. contained wha‘ mnv b? ___.__. By HARVEY HUDSON PARIS, Jan. 3 lhicndaf.) fAP) -—- The i0 governments par- ticipating in the European recov- ery program iE.R.P..) said today they will need $4.347.l')00.f)00 of United States aid in the fzscal _\'f‘3i' July 1. 1949, to June 30 1953 This is sazaocoooo less than rent fiscal year. The requests are included rcpoVi published today by the oi‘- Ranizatiou fcr Ellfopriatl (‘Pfllliiillll co-opcrntion iO.E.E.C 1 1'11.» rc- port. will be uscd by Ullllcfl Shim in a spite anticipated American aid. Vast Differences in Ecnrlnntias The report. emphasized vast dif- (errnt-cs in thcir ccononiics. .'~'\v‘- rcrlanri. Sweden and Bclgiuni, for lllSlilllCfi, were undamaged bv lb" war. but need ER f’ hr-lp to rc< viva their European lrridc. Bcllzvni ‘and Luxembourg have rrcovcr"'l Ialmost completely and have h gh living standards. but nccri doliiirs tn huiv things available rinlv in 1hr llniled States. Greece. is torn by civil war. ‘ltaly has almost 130.".- coo uncmployniid while 1.11"» =""t“~ as“ ping“? other p1‘l‘t“p'il'.ll_2 cnlilllTiP= Yet. WhPh their story." is distill- rd jnm a Qnn-pagp report there is ignfld news. too —~ if thev can get iuEKrfiiifiiéi onmlsag-iay 5 col. oi Qrderly Celebrations By Jugswiiroo Huge piLinerFrom Mud (iodfrey H.l‘. Anderson (Tl-IERBOURG. France. Jan. 2 M iAPi-l-‘our floated the liner Queen tugs re- Mary to- straining day after the world's second larll- cst passenger vessel had been stuck in the mud for l2 hours. l-ler 1.740 stormy night of wind trudged the ship muddy sand bar. passengers spent a aboard, after a ilusl onto a Apparently the vessel received no material dnmatle. Once freed. the Cunard Wliite Star iincr steamed to ifovces Roads o“ he; 1199,15 port. o.’ Southampton. Pingiand, for a detailed ion. Ccrnpairv ’ I Mary probably will not. be iible to c-xcmiiiat- officials said the proceed to New York before Mon- day afternoon. The S12i35-tcn res-- sel must gel a clearance certificate. -' from insurance agents. A l-‘rcnch iCiwiitinucd n11 Page 5 Col. 7t DENVER, Jon. 2 iing hrokc out as Denver welcomed ‘night ltiotingidars Coming 0f ’49 diver iAPv ~Rioi- 4h.» Nr-w Ycar Friday night. A moh formr-d in tho downtown lltmiire district as midnight. shows cndcd. rne stripped nudc. Shop windowsi l l\ ere broken. \V0l1lf‘l‘. wcrc assaulted and traffic was snarled and at least one auto ovcrturned. Police snid the rioting storied “vhon a gnngof teen-age boys be- tirernent, st. Laurent succession: ‘Li ma» grilliltlllfl girls and forcing them assassination; G, i in“, "n". dno-rnqpv, to kiss and unolest. them. Escorts immediately began fighting. Before police could restore order Year's D8? _ 9166MB" "Vibe mob mania had infected other- adnara it. rained New YPRYF "@- wlse orderly crowds of celehrators. There were no fatal accidents. l . i 'I\>i Qfigttf. dominant... 0S8 (yl CAN l‘.ili'-1i l ‘~i'li inspected the [dYiYlHQ FLOUR Mark Coming Cf 1949 i (By The Canadian Press) . Canadians welcomed 19-19 with Ii lhearty but relatively orderly cPi- ‘ebraticri _ death mil frcm fircs and HWY-fl" ents Whltdt saddened the ('l'il'lS'~ mas fF.=li\'iil€S. Ontario, Quebec and part.- of u... MlttlfimCS experienced blust- fcrv vi-cather for the .\lfll‘iiimf‘i but a mild spell set. in as the week- _ end drew to n close. In Sakai- rheivan. on the other hand. a Ncwi [Year's Dav calm nave “w i‘? 's\ll"l(‘lll_\‘ night to 4o-lllliPrflll-llfillr ‘winds "NhiCh drifted snow on prairie roads. A (ianadinn Prcss (Toss-enun- trv i-hcck showed that. ul-ilust Ievcrlwihcrc. P911“ PPPCTW“ New Years revellers well-behaved. with. 'llif1l(‘.l‘i<lS apparently needing pre- holidav a-arninas aaailist Wm- biniu; drinking and drivuiig. A iipical police blotter unis iihat u.’ Toronto which slim-Aral szx ‘persnw injured in 26 sizcci ctr-l three arrcsts for drunken. flFlVlTiL; and six othcrs on carclsxs irlinrgm, The. rnl_\' holitliiv traffic fatality took the lifp iii Mrs. Charlotte Stanton, an iilllVk ivy a gtircl-cnl‘. _ lilonii-cal's New Yrnifi ccicb-l ration was described as one iii iiiP quietest on record. Niizlu spits‘ reported crowds far bclcw cx“ccl~i ‘ions, lMFSibLV duo in the 2 AM i closing rule ‘which ivas ricidlv rin- mrcad hv police. Crowds also \f‘t'Pl disapphltlillll to opcraton of mid-l siywvs, whirn wen- hcWl inl most. of lha city's top motion picture theatres in dcfianci- of .1 city by-law. Police rcportiizi "ill quiet" with no main!" aciwiizts or fl1‘t‘S. Halifax citizens coniiiird lhcii celebrations to house parties. Po- lice said there were no lhflllliif’! ni- cutbursts of virilcucc. Rain New Year's Day washed all lrnrcs of snow from. city slfrcls. The sun stionr- for n time New in Saint John. NB. ADA . liliilif- 2r. it». iii t"! the cilr- r officials in asking Conarcss for ailditirinal funds. ‘ Coniimiccl shorlagcs, lirirri nork and living standards hclmv pvt»- war levels for most rif lllPil‘ pm- p19 confront the l9 countries. dc- Assasslnated i Mahmoud (abort-l Premier Pasha, in fairn. 'pllaii , l-"zilimy Nokrashy was tissassinatetl Police ari- ltfllflillg a young Egyptian medical student as the assailant. 1hr- kiIli-r, disguised as a police- man. pumped six bullets at close | range into the Premier. l {2 i... its; iln Apartment llouse Blaze FUDBUHY. 011i . Jan. IFPIM- Tun '.'\f“\ were ‘rm. today ,iri a f:i~‘ which gifted two fliiors of an apartment hrviiza on Bench l Street l Archie goiirzrins, 6.», was ‘found dcrid ill thp building. hi: . ibody slumped across a cot. Archie lBurzcroii. about 60. died of burns. a fcw ‘n: rs aftcr rcscuers drag- Igmt him illll his apariirczit. ‘ 1t. \\'.l.'\' believed that Rfilll'i,lf‘ll'bi\ icollapscd on the rut while lfffllll '1'.» roach a ivindow through which he had hoped to escape. l-"ircmcn found the Bourgcur-is 20 minutes l.fl\'€'l'f_'llE Paul and Riheai ‘boiiucnu rescued Bcrgeron. A hv-' standcr mid firemen that. he‘ tllfiiiih‘ a. second man was sleep-y bndv of after unmured_ h‘. H“, 1,0,,“- inz on the third flnm‘ and Dep- “nwmd- “h” "l" Allan!" PM! zity Fuse Chief Bob Scott search- ed the blazing buiiduig until h" ciiscovcrcit the body’. ' City fwcmen under Chief Wil- ilnm Aiidrcws restricted the flam- 0s to the second and third floors i Two stores on the ground floor suffcrctl smoke and water damage. 12 Lose Lives In i Transport Brash’ Iilliirl. Jun. 2: iwtAPi ~ Twelve imtiios, 10 burned lvcynnll recogni- t.on_ wcro pulled Saturday from‘ the urcckagc of n South African’ trzinsp-‘tri plane uliich tdflSllfifij utmost hlouni /\l'§Z"il|IlllO on the 'l‘_\i"i|\cni.iti vntist. i ‘Ylirrlcrn p.i..tin,:cis in itiltlition t‘: thc l‘l"‘\\' wcrc liOllI"\f‘(l to hzivc her-n nbouril. il'Ili-'I|’1 lll\'t"illl_'illtll'< said one body ww". idcuiificd as ihc rndin .1\)\t‘I'.ilf\|‘_ .l.in\cs \\';ii|»~i~ Spoon, ,. llritiin. | i as High Cash Crop OTTAWA, Jan. '3 iOPt “Rep. fleeting general Canadian prosper-j zty in the 19-17-48 pcrmd. Cait- sclak jiiincitwol ngriciiitiirol crops lFilFllPd a new high lti cross casn value, Int- gnvctumcnt s iatcsi. sht- ll=llI‘.”tl ‘.f‘\II“.\' iiisclixscri today. Unparalleled in Caimdinn agri- cultural h..<tor_v. the farms produc- c:l tibllfilifirttiflo n-ni-iii in the. 1947-411 pcriod, cxccodiiia the prev- :uis pcak of 191R by about $58,- 1100.000. (‘miv on two other occasions has ‘lie gross iriliia rif field crops eve? inched siiioooomrvxi, the. review 'i'.if‘l. Thv wns tn the bountiful harvest wars of i020 and i947. Greater production. urizcd l)_\' officials as the only mcans of fighting inflation, made possible the lilf‘l"-‘HFP in value of the crops from iht‘ 13-47 to the 1941i period. the review said. However, u added that the ion’: run incrmsg n-hich has takcii place slfife thc DTP-WHY period- viihile “duo in part to greater pro- uuction" ls largely attributable to price boosts. The gross cash value of Canad- ian crops is the total value of crops produced on farms. and in- trludas produce consumed by farm- ers and remaining gm farms as ircil its the part that is sold. l. qyqrrr~ 3 . Chr-r- i Many Important items On Agenda Canada - U. S. Joint Defense ‘Plan Prepared i » discussion during the session. i1i'i"r.\\\'.i. .lzin. 2 ivPi I mini ada and thc Fnited Siaics have bluwprintco‘ a plan for the joint dc lftncc of tho North American Con- i nrnt, Ttcfrinr-i- tuinrlcrs said lO' ma}, but liritl» primarily conicniplziti‘ ,'t[|i)ll l\\*"|,\";i'~ in tho ovrint of an}. , I\I‘\\' \\'.'il‘ in lllf‘ cnmpziruti\'i‘l.\‘ HM!‘ ‘ future. , lvpspite nu obvious and growing trend innards greater co-orviinntinn with tho ,\l'l\"llf‘i|n D1illlFiI'_\' world: lhrii fccl tin-i _.,p_v flow overseas “at lvnillri al=ii r- , at least in the b»; ‘grinning. a iri-val of the traditional‘ rriic of (‘Hiidian troops as a sag-l men! of a l-‘irilish army. ' Although Canada has been press-, ing for integration of (izinndian-l l‘.S. war pioduclion. qllilllliflfl sour- i-os tirintonti it would cost billions of ilollnrs for her to abandon entirely the Britis-n arms that have scan her through two wars and ivhich she. ‘still largely uses. ,i They think also that the Anglo- Anwcricavi standardization nf arms , for which (‘aiiadn has been pressing ltnr several years would come fairly §\\'lfli_\' in the crucible of war com- pared to the years it will take in peace. Ry the second or third year rii action. they feel. thv-re should he a biitb rlegrvn nf standaidization and njschiinge nf arms, t Defense Plan i‘ The continental fififfiitru plan i,‘ a child of the joint defence hoard which was established during the jwar rind uhosr- (Tanndian chairman ‘is (ion. A. C. 1.. McNaughton. Ti dctuiis thr- rcsponsibilities each , country would have in thr- event of loft.“ forcizn attack and provides for iAmPrlcnris to defend Canadian soil ‘as though it. were their own. it is somewhat of a corollary of the plan the western union coun~ lrics haw boon iirtifting for the tie-y fence of noslern Pluropc. Both are,‘ comes into existcnce. to become Stiltflffllflilv tn a mngirir ppm by the ‘vcn member powers for the con- ll-jfllllFtll and. if net‘c.\sar,\',i'0mh.1|. ling of communism anywhere. in tn.- world. Toronto Mayorls By D'Arcy O'Donnell .‘ ifariadian Press Staff Writer) f‘t'l'TA\\'A, Jan. 2 ~ 1GP] - Thl P.t‘l\' “wicks of this new year ulil Se; cabinet ministers and their of- imials speed preparations for tho iwssion opening, “Wednesday, Jan, 26 Already nearly 100 items havi been car-marked as likely topics o! the flih and possibly last in the life of the 20th Parliament. The topicl I __ . ranizc from extension of rent con- trols to establishment of a national library. lf usrccntcnt among party lead- rrs (‘Jln lib rcachcd. the usually pro- lmigcrl debate on the Speech from thr- 'l'hrrvne “ill be interrupted to pvrmli the passage of legislation. llul the. iflfClTllfillftTl will not come until after Prime Minister St. Laur- rni and Coors» Drew make maiden spcciihos as new leaders of their invites Mr. Drew, electedileader of tho i Progressive (Tonservative party last Oct. 2, will speak Friday, Jan. 2T and will be followed by Mr. Si. Laurent, who took over the. Liberal hndershio from Rt. Hon. W. L. iilavkr-nzle King last Aug. 7. M. J. (Inlrlwcil. C.C.F. leader. and Solon Low. Social Credit leader, will £011 low. Then it lr expected that attention Will turn immediately to emergency legislation. which has to be passed prior in March 31 if it is to remain iii force. Newfoundland First lmgislalion providing for News lnundlandk rntry irilrv Confedera- li'\l1 as a ifith Province will ba called first. Target for union ital been set at ‘March 3i. ‘The terml must. be ratified by Canada. Nev)- fcundland and the ilnited Kingdom priormifi That date. Extension of the rent control an‘ may’ then be trickled. Finance Min- ister Abbott has announced thad the Federal Government is prepari- ed to extend the controls for on; (Continued on Page 5 Col. s) if USED (o Bt A (no, SAVED HER Wtooma‘ DRtss FoR llER . z.» Diucinta , tiownms " SHE Savts n’ For.‘ HER svcouo ' Wiavbinc. 3,, ilfis“ j I g / Returned To Office s‘ ">- “b TORONTO, Jan. 2 w igp, ___l Tormith voter's Saturday sent Nlayoi- Hiram .\1.'C ‘ in back into his Si1.5i)ll-.'t-_‘i'f‘fil' job as Mavor of Ontario's la-zest ciiy -_ butt only fnr one year. Tncy rejected a controvr-iisin.‘ proposal to give TOR(').'\'TO, Jan. 2 --~ iCPi W. Cm‘ (‘otiiicil and ill!‘ Board of,\lin und max lcmps.‘ Vancouver Edui allnn a l\\ wqvrar term. v22 71H; Edmonton 11b 11th; \\"|l1l\ipP_§ .\f.'i).'tvi' .\itrC: Itim polled 97.715 1S '.‘.’i; London 25 (l0; 'l'ornnlo ‘.25 29; \rii0,< to brat lii= only opponent lfiitnuu 22 2T; lvlontrciii 31 2T; Quc~ Ross Dmvson, hands down, .\lr lwc Jill. Saint John 3ft. Moncton 30 Dl\\\~'ill_ r1 ntci I _' of [hp Trotsky“ "f. llilllldX 3S 4N; (‘lini']rittr~!n\\'n 3T; 1:; Rpvvl Wm“ \\i..,,-;,-,.,_< par,“ Sun/w .1842; ‘YurmoiitiiZiT-lii. a... 3377-, l..», i HALIFAX, Jan i’. --if‘.l"i ~01- _____..... l llfTlili inland forecasts zwucd by 11c (‘lfiliidlifill public “call-tar of- In imostly overcast in thc .\’ii'li‘i'llifl‘il"§. Thrve is ll‘.iPl'i'llii‘.f’ll' , . 1n the general productive pic». ‘Iii?!’ lime imidnigihi Monday, tonight. and valid until Synopsis . Sundsyi cvaitii: slur. wen 1am in vita outhcint YPllflrts occasioiiniiy mix- cti with ili-izzle. In in» northern liiiP "Pf ' ill" miiillflK “lily N"\\"p:irt. of the disliici the wcatho! Brunsn-ir}. and Prince Edward ls- p,“ my,” and m“; M...“ and land shoucri dccrcascs in "..c. [ypflzlflg fir‘ zip, “rye rnpnrtrid E"“f~* Y3‘ if‘ "l FUN“ l" ill“ 194"" The uruk iivw yiressrirc nrcn met u; ]‘rf‘i"."tll 'l"n.s_ i-hc statistical ri=~ gm (iulf t»! gt, Law-Np,“ p. s)‘. ‘new said. was hFFfillrP of the area‘. prciod m till up as .1 nmv»; aa-qv :mprirt."iiiro of the potato crop in suqmly mild»; nn- 1mm New tum- inn provinces, nrxinsivick and Maine will edge its "The piratly increased produr ‘ray (‘;{§[\',,4]‘(i and ,\I‘fllfl“l‘Pfl siiou. ‘mu of iitlilififls throughout (‘xiv {jun-lea can he expected Manda;- aria has lii-oiiaiu about a diasti: Fnrnrqilsj drop in prices," the TFVlPW said Pytnrp Eda-add mand- Atzrtrultura‘. FPHNHHTlSlS have re- Overcast \\iil‘l uiteiiniviwnt driz- ported a world surplus of potamn ma, dun“; the night snnivfhiy- in n y-cir u-itriit Canada rd an uirisuallv high potato rroo l Conr-equmiily the crop value ha". i dropped. On the other hand. Oniarisn Mauitoh. and Quebec produced 1 1hr» greatest pnrcrntage increases. (‘ompariiig 104T with 194R. On- i_ tariols .~ r. vrifuc jumped Ill prr ccnt; i\l.ii»itoba's Illl pcr cent and (Quebec's i1 pci" ccut. Most ififllfiflflhi. price jump was .‘lfiif"i in Canada's 1948 wheat. crop walued at $5fifl.~t0fi,00fi. This was $95.000.0oi1 or 2i per cent greater than tbc 194T value. Value of the oat. crop was up by 537000.000 in spite of a lower average price per bushel, while the barley crop fell in value by $2,000,- 000. l5. and high iii the afternoon at. Char- hflrvfli‘ ties l\fonria_v. Nnt niiuh chanze in emperaturr. Light. winds lflflTfl.“ rig by Monday morning to north Low cariy Monday morniuc ottetown 32 and 35. High tide toniehi ornorroa- 3.061 Suit sets this (‘Vflllilli at. ii 7J1 ant at. i." 03 and rises tomorrow morning at. 74o. Suimtnerside llClF. eighteen mm- utes later than (‘harlol.tcivtvn. Daily l-ixccpt Sunday CAR FERRY "ABEGWEIT" Leaves Borden, 0.10 A.. .. 1 I'M. 6.80 P. M. Lonvu Tmmenlina 10.35 A. M. 2.40 P. M, 7.80 P. M. SUNDAY Leaves Borden 6.45 P. M. Leaves Tormentine I l’ M. i‘. ‘~ I at. 1 j ."“l~*’*fa..'.f’” pwwr‘: =r;;;._:'-c=.. ,?-,_-€<gk-_r¢_‘-.t;._:4v ‘tag-ale w‘ q-F: -. _ a4 x. .1 i: