* i : en aS <Jand, where the winter aporis 16 The Guardian, Charlottet ‘Forecaster’ Says Hard Winter Due ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CcP)— Levi Drodge, an amateur fore- caster who has been predicting Newfoundland weather with un- canny accuracy for more than 40 years, has decided to branch out, Mr. Drodge has issucd his first long-range forecast for all Canada In a statement to the FEve- ning Telegram, Mr Drodge. 8, a retired fisherman from the Trinity Bay community of Hill- view, said: ‘There's a hard winter coming up—don't say I didn't warn you." His first forecast for the en- tre country: “It's going ‘to be a very hard winter for Canada. lt is going to be very cold and plenty of snow and frost" He predicted extremely heavy snowfalls FORECASTS FREFEZY¥. He also predicted a had year South African School Teacher Is Bitter Against Government MONTREAL (CP) — A south African school teacher has been | reunited with his wife and / eight children bitterly | denounced the regi in South | Africa “T'm grateful to the Canadian government for giving us this | home after 15 months of perse- cution in South Afriea,"’ said William Alexander as he watched the Dutch hiner, Ryn- dam pul! into the harbor. “South Africa is an absoli‘e pohce state. for a year I was unable to find work and my fa- mily was sustained only through the generousity of friends who cut across raciallines.”’ Mr Alexander, a Negro, said he came here to escape the co- ler bar and religious persecu- tien . | At present he wt a history | teacher at Montreal's Cardinal | Newman ‘high school. His edu- eationa! background includes | degrees fram Cape Towr Uni- | versity, Allahabad University | sare aed Neeley Damen Ss Sp | RNS Seeeee Oe See United States When the Ryndam docked Mrs. Alexander made his way come and ‘‘white South African aboard for an emotional reun-|and Rhodesian -fon with hie wife, five sons and ‘accept the penalty of history." jIt's been a long trip.” She came | African white supremist regime |is based on a perverted form of own, Thurs. Nov. 25, 1965. for ice in the Gulf of St. Law. rence. The Canadian forecast’ ended with. ‘That's ali I am going to give you.” For Newfoundland he pre dicted a cold winter with a late spring and numerous storms. In 1963, Mr. Drodge forecast a heavy snowfall and during that w ter the St. John's area re- ceived a total of almost 3 feet from November to May. Last winter, he forecast a cold win- ter with little snow and he was right again He said he predicts the weather by watching the tides and ‘‘scenting’’. the winds. The best place to predict weather, according to his calculations, would be Sable Island, off the Nova Scotia coast, “Tt I was there for about 10 days, I could give the weather for the whole of North Amer- ica,” he said three daughters whom he hadn't seen for our months, FAMILY TIRED Mrs. Alexander had little to day—‘‘we're all very tired . . from South Africa via Britain, where the family boarded the | Ryndam. Before leaving South Africa, she was told by officials there she would lose her citizenship if she joined her husband. “I don't know why they've done this to us. I love South Africa and it has been my home and the birthplace of ‘our child- ren,” she said at the time. Mr. Alexander said the South posed by .a wider - Christianity evoking both Cathole, and Pro- testant support.” He said the situamon is far from hopeless in his homeland and “there is still an effecti Christian force to South Africa é that a day of reckoning would families must Social Credit Will Seek Way To Realign Political Views. EDMONTON (CP)—A search fer a means of bringing about | a ‘realignment of political thought’’ in Canada will occupy Social Credit party members at | their. provincial ond national | conventions here this week. Alberta Premier FP. C. Mann- ing, whose Social Credit govern- ment celebrates 30 years in of- fice at the provincial convention starting today, has heen tajking of political realignment for sev- | eral years. He has said the public image | ef Parliament and politics is be- | img harmed because the Pro- | gressive Conservative and Lib- eral parties. lack direction:. He says these parties put party politics ahead of princi- ples and the result is bickering in Parliament and futility on the hustings. | . — tion this year only five were re- ‘ee ee h , Ee to Parliament. Britis Gas, convention will be National Power Firms To Cut Ads LONDON (AP)—The British _ government has ordered the state-run electricity, gas and’ coal industries to ban all ad-. vertising in an effort to prevent @ repetition of last k's power cuts. — High - powered advertising campaigns by the fuel indus- tries urging Britons to install domestic central heating sys- tems and other appliances have been. so. sucé®ssful. z Hardest hit by the govern- ment move is the highly profit- able gas industry, which is cur- rently spending £4,000,000 ($12,- 000,000) on advertising. The electricity and coal industries are spending £2,000,000 each. The privately-owned oil com- panies are not affected, but are meeting today to consider a government appeal to drop their own advertising “in the na- tiona! interest.’’ This is to pre- vent them Cashing in while the other industries are at a dis- advantage. A sudden cold spell last week caused electricity and gas cuts in scattered areas throughout Britain. Most of Britain's power cuts in the last few years have becen due to inadequate generating capacity. Demand has con- sistently outpaced the building of new plants. In a survey carried out in Britain, Austria, Holland, France, Norway, Sweden, don Sunday Times says it found | onjy Britain and Austria had the cells and I figured they'd suffered power cuts due to too find out the truth and let me little generating capacity in re- | cent years. he newspaper | points out as an example that | the excess generating capacity | over anticipated peak demand for this winter was 4 per cent in France against gight per cent in Britain. | Meanwhile, the weather turned steadily colder over Brit- ain Sunday. Snowfalls of 2° 18 inches blocked roads in - if |Hays has been granted a re only other Social Credit govern- West Germany, Italy, emptying two revolvers into two Switzerland men in a parked car last March and the United States, the Lon- 17, was “invented.” jthen the. shooting took place. me,” he said. a “There must bea realignment im Canada with those favoring free enterprise on one side and those advocating statism and state control on the other.’’ This would offer voters a clear choice of political philosophies, Mr. Manning says. { FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS While the provincia) Social Credit party—officially this is a | convention ‘of the, Social Credit | League of Alberta—ie celebrat- ing 30 years of unbroken power, the national group, the Social | Credit Association of Canada, will have less to crow about at | its convention in the latter half | of this week. The national party's fortunes have dwindled since 1962, when | they won 3% seats in the House of Commons. In the Nov. 8 elec- those attending the Laader Thompson and H. A. Olson, -Social -Credit MP for Medicine Hat, who has been touted in recent days as a possi- ble agriculture minister in the federal Libera) government. Agriculture Minister Harry Among count in Calgary South constit- uency, where, election night re- turns had him defeated by Con- servative Ray Ballard. Premier W, A. C, Bennett of British Columbia, who heada the ment in Canada, will not attend the national. convention. The B.C. delegation will include Health Minister Erie Martin and Highways Minister Phil Gaglardi- Montreal Man Sentenced To Hang Jan. 21 MONTREAL (CP) -—— Roger Chevalier, 20, of Montreal, has | been found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to be “hanged Jan. 21 for the shooting earlier this year of Laurier‘ Labelle, 23, Mr. Justice Francois Caron of Court of Queen's Bench sen- teneed Chevalier after a jury deliberated four hours before returning the verdict During the trial Chevalier said a confession he had given police, .in which he admitted “TI was fed up with being in go,”’ he said. Tony Calabro, 37, testified that he and Labelle were forced at gunpoint into Calabro’s car as they came out of an east-end night club. He said he was forced to drive for awhile and He admitted having seen Che- Valier inside the<club but claimed the man who forced him into his car was not the ar- cused. “I don't know whe shot ® Sg Bear and Boo. @ Miss 1857 bd @ Cinderella @ Donald Duck and sori Mickey Mouse © Gorilla oa @ Pinocchio ® = ide Major- @ Dinosaur @ Bands @ Snow Queen @ Little Red Rid @ 3 ‘Little Pigs and Hood and Bad Wo Big Bad. Wolf @ Toy Car @ Clowns @ Elephant @ Davey Crockett @ Polar Bear. LOOK! Boys and Girls! Mom and ad! SANTA’S COMING TO HOLMAN’S SATURDAY -Nov. 27th Special Good News for all Boys and Girls: Immediately following the parades, Santa Claus will be in Holman’s Toyland—then, starting Monday, daily at the following times: Summerside — 2:00—4:00 p.m. and Charlottetown — 1:30—3:30 p.m. Don’t Miss the Big Exciting Here are just a few of the wonderful, wonderful things you'll see in Santa’s ¢ big Parade: + + » and of course, SANTA CLAUS oe Bots GONG Boys and girls—be sure te come and see Santa, te tell him what you're hoping to get this yeer. It'l be a wonderful chance, foo, fer you to see the wonderland of teys at Holmen's. Be sure to bring mom end dad with you—Child- ren visiting Sante must be accompanied by an adult or Here are the 2 parade routes! Keep for future reference! 1 Ps QUEEN G+ BOTH STORES OPEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON fer your gift shopping convenience ! | Why not take the opportunity to increase your | gift buying pewer by opening en OPTIONAL CHARGE ACCOUNT |! NOTE In the event of inclement — weather necessitating an: ehanges in times or routes there will be special announce ments on Radio Station CFCY from 8 a. m. to 9 a.m. on Sat. Nov. 27 and on CJRW from 1: te 1 p.m. the same day. oe ett tread etal Aint ar Ae nin = gente a opine A et, ee ee