llazis lisrd llp Tor Manpower —gpeeenlwlluluedds u-gqqpskhndedfi WN. CANADA. riuoAv. doom 29. T1943 *“ Read Priaoeldward lslendbiketliellew Everybody -_.._......... 8 PAGES I Ila eivieg admit; his in- ‘me MAXIM! OIL MERE M AN lesser-lotion Delivered, 00.00 bl. 06.00; other Provinces end u.s.e. some, . _: EDS THREATEN TWO VITAL RAH? JUNCTION f; fgooseveit Confers __wmi President or Brazil Social , Insurance “A Measure Promised In Throne f tlne Killed Five Injured At Halifax MLIIAX. Jan. I —(CP)— One airman was killed and five others grjured in an accident near Pine iiili Divinity college hers today the eir commend announced tonight. The anen, ell from the it. CAP. Jtctlon et nearby Dart- mouth, were on e scaffolding work- m u: “en electrical installation” when a su rope broke end the slnictuiv co the announce- lient said. one men wee mixed beneeth future gg fell structure. The other five were aken f0 Camp Kill Mili- tary Hospital. but the extent of their injuries could not be deter- mined lmmedlliliy. Next of kin heve been sari names will be re mort- ir, the statement said. . IANDQN’, Jth. D-(CPL-A drastic new decree institution com- pulsory labor cornice for all Ger- man men frfifu 16 to d0 and ell co ued the eastern front and that the situation cells for the most bitter sacrifices, In their discussions of the grow- ! seriousness of the situation reealrs fre y on the dete of Jan. , the otli anniversary of Hitler's com- ll to power, end ere were numerous suggestions he might use the occasion Saturday to dis- cuss full impliations of the drastic W. including the death pen- toming Events "Tillie — leans asunder. t i-ae-ii. "TW .’ x teirue Bl-turilngi-u‘ "Int novelty rune toniabt w I ‘alallgmty vs Rural Roughlriggrfi u ._.._ ssumifyo 3gb “rttiiftvafiffinfi Institute 1.37 3i '-——-w- emu Jflhjidl/OXVI Riv? nos-ill. “w” i- ' swrmy, "we are bliylnl iive end dress- td chickens end fowl daily, nay- WP market value. Phone or write W Drices. island Cold Bwraaea in li-uooi ..._..__ Queens County Orange Indira oi session at Can lie-ts in annu 31°75. T5832" 5§3fo““fioo32‘°s£ r . - "m7. 1-30-11. "loadin at, Wiitshire. m Al Spgech (ll ILAKBUIN (Oeleirilnn Press Staff Writer) UITAWA, Jan. 30-(OP)_A pyg- mlev 0! government ect- 1011 9° llrflvlde e national ian of ‘ hich stitute ‘a. charter social recruit! for whole of Canada." was con in the speech from the Throne by which parliament was opened , ‘Ilwsoce ireodbvtiiellarl of Athione. said that it is "in the eral interest that freedom from ear and freedom from want should b0 $118 assured uoaselion e " United nations governments had dlfilmlllcd. the snecch seid, that the wan aims should include not only the defeat of the Axis were but the rendering im 1e 0h. “Achievenent of their aims re- auiree the establishment of ‘con- tions under which ell peo lea may "I107 ity oi common v end e se o security," the speech said. r this obieotive inter- national discuss hed eircedv canted cut. one with the immediate plans or niutue! assist- ance in the ion of munitions end foods. Immediate ste in Canada's move toward soc s! security. e speech disclosed, will be the creat- ion of s select commons commi tee to examine and report on the most practicobie measures of social in- surance end r r notional!!!- mlreii " m heel ce. Of the larger field of endravor‘ lookilrig fltioward heecxirlty of all bcoo es. e suecc aa 1- "My Ministers have alr-eadv beaun to explore the international aslee- inents and domestic measu c: which will help to secure adequate incomes for primer-v orodiroev-s and m‘! employment after the war. 'I‘he select committee rm recou- structlon and I'd-establishment ‘ ‘(continua on nave '1. Col ‘ll ._.____._...____._._ 0.8. Revises Jan Policy WAAHINCIOII. Jan. I --(AP) --A revision of policy to ease m- etrictionsmiosn ‘dsrlcalns of sugar; ces en emu 0y oyu 39:1’; work was indicated today in an announcement of plans for e. unitrnsrietes army unit 0f JIP‘ - ca-ns. “H”. orig: unit is to lnfilud! m‘ fentry, artillery, ensirieer and med- woi personnel organized in a com- bat beam. Ball llp More British Women LONDON. Jen. 20 --(CI)- ‘fill government esve notice today "Iii we 913m prme Minister Churchill formulated with President Roose- velt for miitary offensive; in i948 will require even greater efforts on the home front. The cell-u a of women for industrial mo - ilsetion is to be raised from 30 to 40. yefibor Minster limest Bevin told the House of Commons tire vern- merit plans to seen race vth the expected step-up in military og- eretiona. Besides e raise in f e call-up ege,_he said that thousands of British women not called no w!!! b; required to do pert-time work. of North Africa to oev his respect! i» " with‘ one intervening stoo- ‘mezi and $5 for women levied last ls En Route llome From ilo. African Talks U.S. President Stops Briefly To Inspect Negro Troops In Liberia. ado m: JA . leu- l — (APL-Prmldent Roosevelt and President Cetulio verses BM" 04' have conferred et Natal. BR811- it was announced tonism- Natal is the main tcrmiuu! In tihe south ‘tlentics airplane service to Africa. MON. Jeri. I —(APl _ The White House announced to- nisht that President Roosevelt hid paused in Liberia on his we? M103 from the historic conference in President lidwin v r0- e. to ed tlh m N ‘A dlspeaatch deteiined at Mon- rovia yesterday end Nuelved l‘ the White House tonlsllt said M1‘- Roosevslt also hsd ted e urea firesione rubber Wm l" republic founded n 1027i by Nesro Freedman from the United States. ‘Ihe President and Prime Minist- arr Churchill, uoon ccncludi their conference at Casablanca. W119" they mapped plans to force uncon- ditfiorial surrender upon e Axis. motored some 150 miles lflllthwifc to Mes-rekecli end roent the nishi in that ancient Berber and Arab town at the foot of the Alli-l magintaumrted th fllowing day e o . end arapgtooaevult flew to Liberia‘ Bercleand tIOWI Confer 0n Loss 0i Liquor Revenue OTTAWA. Jan. 28 —(CP)--A de- legation of provincial premiers and members of pfpVlflClBI governments conferred late today with Pfme Minister Mackenzie King to d18- c1188 ‘us; of “venue to the provinces resultinr from recently-Mllffllllwd restrictions on liquor sol“- prgmiq Gordon Conant of Ont- ario, who iqi the deleuetion, said nt the end- of the 90-minute con- mi?" “t. “$41-83 iiéiimiill .23 ma e on e e a - ' comment fortbcomin from the other delegates. devsral cabinet ministers were vrescrit for all or ne/rt of time meet- ing, including Finance Minister ‘rlslgy, Resources Minister Crerar, and Pension Minister Mackenzie. It was held in the King's office in the Centre Block of the Parliament buildin . Premen- Adelard Godbout rem-e- eented Quebec. hwmler John Mc- Nsir New Brunswick and Premier A5 MacMflan Nova Scoila- Others vii-silent ineuirled Mark R. Mr-fllua- on Prince Edward T-loud Minister of Delineation end Welfare. ‘Poll Tax For Men Reduced In St. John SAINT JOHN, N.B., Jlfl. I -— (0P)—- The city poll tax 0f $3 f0!’ year is automatically revised, un- der DIOVTSTOHQ of the new Civic Assessment Act opium/Ed It m! last sittina of the New Brunswick Legislature, so that ihu year the poll tax rate will be $5 for every- one, providing. of course, that they are 31 years f age or over. ‘fhe extra d3 was levied against ell rnale citizens last year to enable the city to pay for various civilian defence costs, for which 020,000 was appropriated in i942. This temporary measure was taken wltli the enticipa“ that the 08 Th; gguletlcne will lo l-uw d!!!” mt, IO-Minute “Blitz” Smashes Dusseldorf one» s. Au. v (sol-Tubs trees its” writer) mivnorl. Jan. I-(APJJW fit force cf Rw simian ......-‘tl~'..'.'...'-"~".. GQPMIDY- i the llet raid cu t u¢l="*-i.r~i~~ sail-ifs.- auux-sei meet of ‘c’: liilfliltl 0f thl W“ g utersld. Y5. some; dtifl“t§:°:i Mar... Be noted 3;: enti- gall terrwouldbereducedtosdinl . little. if enkoflll. leet amforos gggally 1% § r. c c? s2 i i3; s as ii Ei-asééii??? _ greater care in The later trans-Mediterranean offensive O O O it is ,, '“ the ' The Asrlcuituri sop i‘ Com- mittee met yostacieday aixtetinoon in Ail; office of the of first question discussed wee that cf seed groin and its; supp for next spririfs seeding. It wae pointed out that there would be some demand for seed and quite a large demand for feed for live stock purposes. '1\1e scorers wes instructed to draw the attenton of farmers to the need of holding any present seed supplies of proper quality that might be now in their hands and if purchases are to be made to utilize grains com in llfldeu- the free freight policy. Ls would affect the saving in general, expenditure. Farmers are warned that grains coming in for feed. no matter how good they may opwear, should ziot be utilized for seed in that they may contain mixtures of noxious weeds. and be subject to frost. thus destroying germination. ‘me committee is to undertake the lo- ostlm-i of seed supplies, so as to in- form farmers where these may be secured. The more general use of baggy and mlxeq feeds was advo- ca . The diecmsion on fertifsers end ground limestone indbsred a. lack of supply of the latter material, the Departnrt of Agriculture is now investigat n~ supply sources and further information will ep- erection. flog ProbI-m Discussed Tn the discussion on hogs, it was advised that the attention of lar- mers be drawn to the need of the handling of brood sows. e use of reduced iron for little as and the feeding of Potcseiuon odide to the brood sow was advocated and erroneo- ments were made to supply e min- eral mixture containing this inure- dient for feeding purposes. It was also intermied to encourage the use “Feast-aura on na-ze‘ 7. Col 1) CURFEW LAW DISCUSSED SAINT JOHN. N.B-. Jan. I "7P)—'1'he question of s mirew law for this oitv has been resur- r-Mted again when the prey soun- oil today decided to call s public vnrsl-eutimlzl of the mutations which 0 Bnl yrequcs au eiemerid ooen to ail others interested in the matter, W-ai-rgtuatiori Last Night u iu vhmcnt mmvtlv dcdlloal term et Ceeebienca. both es to ultimate unification of Ill Allied forces in Afrlee under a ll t0 "Pig l!" bflorltice to be ill! lute effect o notion is made. Committee Discusses Plans To Solve Pressing Problem Of Farm Labour Shortage vines peer in the press later in this ccn- g g (lylir-IeI-llnpelqdeeeclatedrressvverdneiyse) Whatever the eotlel lfllfllose s! the follow-up conference of British end American military lenders with Gene, Dwight Eisenhower and llr Herold Alexander in the welrs cf Gambia-nee deveiopsnenta, le sen herd- l) contribute to Axis peace of mind- O O O O O O eclninicruoleibettlecflinlsielitbltiieoeaatrelpivotcf Casablanca. war policy-making, Elimination cf the lest Axis toe-hold in Africa. is the quickest reed to achieve any of the strategic objectives revealed or intimated in connection with the Casablanca session. Whetlierltfstoliclpltwesleteevletcrytbstwiiidcstroy Nssipcwer lllih te tehe the offensive h the seat, to curb the grave U-boet men- ece to Allied see communications es to prepare an African qirlngboerd for Allied invasion o! the continent» Tunisia is the obvious hub of the global wer wheel at this moment for tho brightening Allied some, O O O O O O Oncetbeflneleieeeiiaseeisrwnsleeresctejamtioneftbeeast end west Jews cf the greet Allied nutcracker around the siege perimeter will be edsblisbed. At that moment, if not before, military expediency would dictate the establishment ef e dlllie Allied over-ell commend in Africa. Its icb would be to oversee the siege operations and also to plan for subsequent action to consolidate the whole North African coeet for operations. O O O m 1 ic-swsredshn- command and Sub Wolipack “jhiinirsi-‘our Ships, III-WI. m. Jen. as —(A.P>— A WDMiPBKk 0f Axis submarines struck a hwvv blow st s convo chant ships oif the B011 P611 @911)’ in January and sank four vessels, seamen return- IIIG here reported. ""15 0f the tlack, the first a pack of subs in the area, 1m er. scores. the warn of high Gov. ernment officials that the subma- rgie, menace remains serious ti l . Despite the rapid fire attack by undersea raiders the loss of life was slid to have been lliiit. Survi- nora from three of the ships said J8 men were missing from their "b85818. and some of these were be- lleved l0 have reached safety. Suing Bob llope For Alleged Wages 1% ANGELIB, Jul. I -(0P) ~80!» Hope's sister-in-law, Mrs. Marie Towns Hope, claim in court today she was underpai for caialocui thousands of jokes and 0913's radio programeand ‘mBhe is suing the comedian riope filed g cross-complaint e- rrors‘ the r-‘z-i-iaiv and her husband, i" James Hope, his bro- Lzcr‘, demcréhgr $1,425 which he "lid he lent the cmiple and which has not been repaid. Jane Planning Early Offensive CANBERRA. udfl. 2B—(CP)._3e. 11¢! thlt Jinan _is oreoorins a mnior military opczalion aRainst North- ern Australia was expressed today Australian government quarters. Covernmrnt informants sold in- formation has been received that the Japanese are increasing their concentrations of troops and shin- ping in areas from which northern .\"~ xnlia would be threatened. (The dispatch did not mention the bases st which these concentrations were reported) 60F ammo “ .9 u FEE llity To Pay $900 Towards A.R.P.Supcrvisor Ad s IPQcieI sheeting or the City Council held lest nlg-ht the follow- ind resolution was passed: “Where- Ie the Council has been advised by the Provincial A R P. Comm- ittee ohat it has been recommend- ed by Dr. RJ. Manion, Federal Director of Air Raid H-ecautions that a full time supervisor be em- ployed by the Civilian Defence Committee A.R.P in each cltv of 15,000 population end whereas the Provincia All. P. committee has agreed to pay one-half of a mlary for euch emgéoyce, providing that sud-i salary fixed at $1800 per annum. Therefore be it resolved that a sum of 0900 be included in the estimates for 1043 and that the Cltv Clerk be authorized to pay to the Provincial A R P. Committee the sum of $75 each month durin such period as similar and equa payment is made by the Provincial A R P Committee, also provided that such Payment should not be continued after December i948 unless authorized by further vote of the Council." This resolution was moved by Coun. R C. chandler and seconded by Coun. J E. Sterne, and without any iTBCUSBTOTI. Hi; Worship, Mayor B. Roy Hol- man presided at lest niuhfls meet- ino, which was attended by all the members except Councillors Meo- Kinnon end Blanchard. Ileb Market lento! A communication was reed Rom Cont. 1" H stnnlev stating the terms on which he would be wi'i- ind to rent the Flsh Market. Capt. the rum market n. he would have (Continued on pane d. Ool. d) ‘Jap PaperTakes Pessimistic View IONDON, Jan. I -tC‘P)- The Moscow Radio broadcast tonight a pessimistic commentary of the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri H0- ohi 011 the Churchill - Roosevelt meeting at. Casablanca. As recorded here by the Boviet Monitor. the newspaper said:- "When we recall how carefully the Anglo-American invasion of North Africa was prepared and the scale on which it was made, there is no ground for further optimistic conclusions the fu outlook." Conner-nine Russia. idle Moscow Radio quoted the 9890i‘:- "In her large-scale summer of- fensive, Gennn/ny scored compara- tively little success md swbwquent- _ was even comrvellcd to re- treat which testifies to the enor- mous strenrrlh of he U B s R " Mutinies Reported In German Units MOSCOW. Jim 28 — (AID-The Toss News Agency published toduy a dispatch from Bcrne which said it was reuliaby zcoortcd that mutlnies broke out last month in German units stationed at Bayonne and Dijon, Franco when they were ordered to the Russian front. Four German officers and 18 men were shot at Bayonne. the dispatch said. while a platoon of infnntrv at Diion which protvsted aiznlnst be- ing sent to Russia was dlsermed and sent under escort in sealed cars Soviets the Soviet radio monitor. With the seizure of Kain Kesiornoye, intersection of Similar» also submitted e plan of p” T‘ were taken,” it sddedt At were whit doomed unxry, win- ter-woim Nest legions that once numered" 820,000 men. During the dey three German prisoners. the communique said, were released to to their unite. ‘rhey bought beck ‘i0 more officers and men "who bad decided to lu down their arms.’ with the t of biped-ten capture Kastornoye on the Vomneadi front the Russ pa! control vital ln- stretching for no mles on this batik-south reiilhwev down upyenek. e n iris objective of the illusions i north-south line between Iurslr and Kharkov. German resistance apparently was stiffenina on the southwestern end lower Don fronts because the Russians did not claim env gains. Irhe Red Army lest reported only e few miles from Voroshilov- grad, Donets Basin industrial centre, in the southwestern drive, and only 06 miles from nostov in the bower Don drive. Moeeow dispatches said the Ger- mans were throwing in large num- bers of fresh troupe and tank forces in the effort to hold the approaches to and prevent the entrep- ment of Nazi Caucasian fonees to the south. Tikhoreislr ie 9d miles south of Roetov and its leisure would blodr the escape of rneny Germans and further complete the noose the Russians intend to flirow around Rostov. Canadian liavy To lie Expanded OTIlAWA, Jen. $—-(0P)—Wibb ilie submarine menace growing s/zid eve-n now restricting Biqvemgni, or munitions and supplies overseas, e. Pmgfesfill/e expansion of Canadau anti-submarine navy was forecast in the speech from the throne read 13t- the obenifla of Parliament io- fli’. ‘ Expansion of the air force was also forecast for 194d but for the army the speech predicted "matri- romance and reinforcement" as the main features 0f the year's pro- gram. Thus. for the first time since the war began, e veer opened without‘ an official forecast in Parliament of a program of army expansion. It was assumed that the army. which now totals eight divisions and several army tank brlgadq in- cluding a two-corps army overseas. has now readied something like the objective fixed for Canada's to Germany. war effort on the military aids. Spring Into Growing Indications EDWARD D. BALL (Asegeyieted Press Staff Writer) LONDON. Jan. AiL-(AP) — The completion at the Allies’ North African headquarters of e 40-hour conference iunon tho mines; mi]. authorities in th ion for the ultimate Eu ope. saying conoen Mendez El B rcsry have ' stlrhst the the nylons ' sector strong American end Tfomea ere mosaics for e May Follow Big Drive Upon Enemy In Tunisia. R of Britain end the raised strong in- dications today that e. arrest Allied into blow soon will fall upon the enemy a Mediterranean in preparat- surins into Axis, apparently anticipating the all-out attack, put out reports through the Paris and Vichy radios that Audio-American forces trated in and Bou Arads al- imri an offensive Axis forward positions" in ‘hinisia and that in the southern French Europe Cf Allied Plans To Fall LONDON, Jen. 28-(CP)—The Rueeiaris encircling the two key Ceueeelan railway Tlkhoretslr and Kropotkin, and also the ell lolris at Mul- kop, tonight, while on the Voronezh front the Red Army seized the important junction of Kstornoye, from the big Nell base of Klreii. These developments were reported in two Russian cornmuniquee broadcast by Moscow end reported here by Seize Important Rail Town NearKursiiz‘ Maikop Oil Fields Al... Under Threat From Advancing Russians. is-vro uriclioiis fast lit 75 mill-s ibolotekays In the Caucasus, the Russians were only 18 miles northeast of Tlklilll'i'i§k. The occupation of Guikevichi put the Red Army only eight miles southeast of Kropotkin. A special communique announced the capture of the Voronezh-Kirrsk and Vsluiki-Yeiets railways. “War materials and prisoner-n "trwqv": ::~..—1_.1 Interest liolds ‘A llp Well At Fur Auction ‘Ti ‘lbs following or the lbtlih- iii-y’; lnlo q the Cumsuliiir) Fur Auction Ofrmfwu’ Lo‘. was received leet evening by Lia-vol. D. A. Mecxinmn, Choriotreiown Montreal. Jan. Ii~untor1o show polls, comprising slivers. plati- nums, white faces and pearl pint‘..- mims were on sale mdoy Ami T1, ‘per cent wore dimmed of an. am everege 0d $1.0‘! flu Comedian For notion; 5px- clels, which h-iclnnded were. pin.- nums and vrfiite faces overs rm cent sold at an ever-age of 500.36. A special selection of ring woolen was 10o per cent sold st em aver- ede of $8.00 One-half to three-quarter ordiri. tme silvers were ‘f1 per rcrrt sfih etenevsrege of $9204 inferior W990 of silvers arr-re "ii Der cent sold at an average r11‘ $18 B0. ‘Ibmorrow. hkisv. til? 1'1"" "l" lection of 8,000 sllivr for Pei?!‘ W?“ norvluvo sltinor bg auctioned. ‘this will the largest auction sale n? and new type formic: fir" Canada and possiblv on flit‘ r" icesi continent. Ilvcrvr“ 1-‘ M“- " ~ up Iplendldly, nnturlthxvnnxllmr ti»: luwe quantities diriW-Wi "Y. 0501mm A. (‘Arvnrcw Mhnazer, Canadian National For Breeders Asaoclntirm. Am 1'0 Rnssra r61. , Jan. I0 ——if7Pl - Today’; subscriptions tn The Pm- ~dian Aid to Rxissin Fund '“"\'l*<\ cum. chairman .1 s. WT Mn cu- nounced iacdnv. The fowl rlov: ‘f: mceived $1,074.00!) in can owl oledzes. M (yrs Moment“ ALL 111v. Wonio l5 VTWNSf ME. As it WERE. _ offensive No such activity was indicatrd from Allied North African heed- ing that activity on the Tunisian front was confined to patrolling‘. The co-ordinated drives. w lch seeintobsinthema-Iina wouldbe eirned at cutting the Axis corridor erm . on ini. This would involve drivi e spearhead from Medea If‘ Be to l e coast, isolating e Tunis-Bis- erte arse; and mother from Mair- nsssy to the coast between stair end Gabss, seoeretine the central Axis-held sector from the enemy forces which Rommel is trflgil it: %r:ieh¥|‘gii:iha: gfilio debacle in more. quarters, the communique report- “ High ride this iilurnvmvi at. use 1nd tomorrow mornhvi: Ht 5*’- Sim sets Wk "l "l“"“1‘- ‘i than Charlotlcl "Wm JiRY aauviva 026g rrgxcnrv fillYiIAY hem Bnraic-n-Jxenvo 9.05 il.40 e.m. 2.00 urns 4.30 om- B-Ill» l.“ D-Il- IIATLY AIR STHVIVE (EXCEPT glfvilfl ti cilhrloticfuivn "~il"\Til(T‘\;'TQ‘ wit] 0nd rises inmnrrrviv mrnn 11;. i" "95- uut Gum-gm- nvrvflll, Jun 7". H3 .m. Snmmcrsirio liilr lfl minutes 1.1 of e m- 7.00 In Capo Tcrvncniine - i0 30 em. T35 cm. 8.05 9.1m. 5.45 rum lilvinflfnu Leave Cilnrirrtiviuivn 8.30 em. 12.80 . m. 4.30 p. an. a ve Charlottetown l o. or. 8.8 p. he. 7.00 p. Ia- .-