nl In‘! 01A MERE MAN animus- rdlal. Two US“ IQIIIIIOII [III FORTRESSES BOMB Gil n 727/7” The Peopiesaper ..;.... '--.__,._-<\ \\i. liar Bea tidal Officer Transferred. Concert. live owl Feven Japanese Ships Banner Year For Potato Growers A Estimated Value of Crop Marketed flutside Province Between Three And Four Million Dollars " mos scenes 155-, farmers of Prince Edward Is ‘several years, reports Burn“ lnonv. 0x6?“ cradle lflit. leaves today for 111L003)’ 0th Toronto. where he has been llllvinied to the staff of Capt, ER. hoe Officer Re lrve Divisions, R.0,N_V,R,, luntract Let ior Building toggle firm of MF. Schurmarl and _ I hi" wt sunllmereide has been alluded the contract tittilon oi the Dehydr- "summfiiilde. it was leaned yes- bqzin lflikl) . jofhrivt-lturigllttlt of the contract was fit bulletin: will be of wood con- mttlfn. It will be e stormy and s. M “will; and 130 feet lone by 6i thave the Dim 1n I gghgrsvrvsa Doiawes rn-lrlelpally at taming Events Milton Christmas d. 12-14 ,'T“.““l>vrl~ School concert Mo Ii. n. 12-19. "chilly Valley Christmas Coul- tm in hall. December 32nd. . in: “‘l“"*‘° MflGlilzun and Boyle. 12 16 t0 Western No. .1 001s. Dillon d: Bpilzlcpt, 48-19-21. Well, no l; "i" "trill? rial-till?‘ 2153c“ Dulce in mnenldh H‘? Mo,“ 12-10123-20- Is __ Li m, Burn: live and dressed cmslr- u, odncsdsy. Pay- P. . Nov. O-IG-S-M-tf. 25;“- Oilfllinn Hall. Decem- ices Cardigan Fire- Webster's F’ *“' rvenin: at v-se t . pm. the mo" Mim Pro t lo “ma, my Cltade, P rlt f “él fiwor prices.“- d School and I . h° Cfilncert in Brsdllbane Halli held on the: l ff 0.8. Subs Genre New. Successes % WABEBQGTQN, DGC. 1Q -—(AP) -Un1ted Smiles submarines, ‘yr-slant’- ms time strength, have serlxzfill h" mun m'°"‘h “a f“! fir“? ship! to the bottom of the Paulie. the Navy announced Numb,“ s, us. brilliant stroke, the British sth Army» nu today listed the latest dam“ "ma" u ‘ thoae trapped forces reached Tripoli or Tlmlsll. to throw the Ad! He" a!” ‘hip’ . med‘ '1'.‘ completely lllt d AIHQ. two medlmn-sized c vessels. one medium-sized t These vessels raised to 15d the The Allies light i; not only to win Africa as a base for possflllo guhhberlfivsnewnallwéstsxfillll;qfi Invasion of P0. “and by “m,” spam mbmah It is their purpose to turn the Medliarrtnenu Into a highway over in", Th; we“ “may, which troops and weapons can nova els sung, 2t probably sunk and EH1. to Bu!!!» smage . o rt all strategic picture that days saved there may be compounded into would be around 37,000 acres. The 10d season was early for planting, the the rapid and the potatoes were lar enough tor marketing before have so many shipped from Prince in the mouth of Augusta; are shipped this year- Petain Gov’t May Return To Paris was too early. however ‘ "_"* ' “Dom D°°" 1°"‘s°“°“““”" By denying him the time he would like t» have, the Allies ease tatoes and the shippers the tasks ahead of tihem once victory ls won hr Africa. Vichy France has been cut oltf oom- Sicily uld other islands whose effectiveness Its Axis bases must be ue to deterioration of the u bllgh which causes the rot down before the ex- tremely heavy rains of late Sept- October were badly ths affected and the loss from very considerable. Heavy Isl! shipments continued heavy October being almost a 005 of lb .. a eeteokto Canadian drip- ments was an urlusu certified seed Cobble mostly to Ontario p0 for sad Cobblers, Katahdins was navel‘ bushe plane remained fairly constant tablestoclr varied ld average well up to lemma. Dec. la - (AP) - The ernm cenmcelrrumrrt mil}; Review OF War Says Churchill To Visit U.S.A, 10—(AP)—* I pey Alums-pa, By Mal-Gen. Sir Charles Gvvynn v. q n Usbon" as m Wm, maroon, Dec. 1&—(CP)—Under N ' and without oonlftrmatlorl from Gm Sir Berna-rd Mwtrwleryr , , films-t Prinle , Minister Gaul-chill intends in leave ‘rs Mountains in the entire season. Gobbler tablestock lnlllht n0 age quite so hlrh as the we or cobbler tablestock was The y'eld of all varieties was erg-t may mm, has taken mom" 5,9,9 u” oeptlonrfly good an been for the rot in _'('CTEtlnued' on page '1. 601-5‘ Big Bombers iiit New Jap Airfield WASl-IINCHON. Dec. 1B—-(AP)-- arrrly by f fer planes have bomblnl visl "m" u. out m‘ Almlfiggiaqifig. Mmd‘ ROllllllcYs army in North Africa. W show that the 8th elmly damage. m‘ leaders are Prawn: on with the Fire fighting applrttus from gm?“ ' WWW-st speed and skill nearby North Sydne Ind Syd- ebrulu-y, It Funeral 0f llev. F. X. Gallant case mum-cl qf m; m, My 115x, have had w pause in order in close head. the fire destroyed s che- was held yesterday lncnl- up his own forces and improve com- Inicsl plnrifi two warehouses“: W in rnons. the United States navy New Georsla. to the westward of Clnuia-l i’! (Solomons time). ‘rhls was the all!!! ions on Gualdalcanal. li.A.l-'. Meets Bad Weather N. Dec. 1U -(0P)— ‘Bio turned from Italian is!!!" nigh to bomb Germany for third time this month '5 la FnilherGdllarlt ‘°M“““““"“°“' tweenthemtiscolurruislsnrlout- tho lime wharf itself w» e99.’ f" l-lartsvllls 1 December‘? If not ‘new uds prev tlon of the reeu ts. said. It added that min m“ m" , meted by turn“; vliuoh v-eovorbrltelnlsstnlgh pnmprhnotmfl-nont when l0 enemy D1100! est hlllnd lest night but they caused some damage casualties. a Argyle Shore ilian Wgnded unclear- mo. Canadian (w; u: usefing m m“ Calvin a considerable amount To... mum“ m‘ ’““°" " "° "’ "°' ammo Adrniss 12- Jill. Hllnrket value. We also Tyne Valley Air Bomber Graduates rs and sir bombers were goparads at Ne. QM hero today. Irsduetss included s, Tyne Valle! (sir (lovers Prinseldwerdtlsland more” C ‘i? CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1942 AXIS WARSHIF AT BIZERTE Are Sunk In ...._.__._.__ Tlseolitlnloffof per-Mpg some of urrrnerr best more m! h" m. rsmalnln] mun, s spectacular and drums" fest in itself. in!» on Its greatest significance not from the number of Nssls killed or captured but frdm its relation to the time factor and the war u s. whole Thole ll l. poniblllty that some of the cull-alum! All! "W" "l! I reduced immeasurably the time which mlifllt hi" be"! "dulled. h"! Anslwlunlfithsblodlterransalfllllteslnlllblfllllullltllifi months in the winning of the war. in bums qusntltisa to the Middle to India, and. eventually, to Chins. This vvolid cffccl a tremendous saving in dripping by cutting out the long haul around Africa. e o s e it Ie Hitler's purpose to deny the Allies free use of that scl- To do so. he must have time-tine to make Sicily, Sardinia and Oren Into secure bases from which his planes and submarines mo! h"!!! All"! shipping if he loses his foothold in Africa. time to erect all along the north Mediterranean defences against n-vssicn, time perhaps to prepare some oountcr-st-oke to offset the Allied success in Africa. Pacific Learn Gun ls Well And. Safe M3‘. and Mrs. Moffatt Mlwlseen of Summerside, notified earlier this week that their son, William inald Madman, serving with the Royal Canadian Navy was missing received another telegram yesterday from Naval Headquarters at Ottawa advising them he was safe. The nlessnge said to disregard the in- formation in tile earlier telegram anfd said the sailor was "well and so» e." Mr. and ma. l/laclloeln did not loam why their sou was reported missln8>8 Papal Broadcast 0n December 24 R0003. (From Italian Broad- casts) Dec. l8—(AP)—Pope Plus XII will broadcast s Christmas ad- dress Doo- 24 when he responds in the customary expression of de- votion by the Sacred College of Cardinals. it was announced in Vatican City today. The Vatican radio, it was announced, also will broadcast the Christmas Holy Mass which the Pope will celebrate in his private chapel. destroyed to secure the Mediterranean will be lees difficult to solve rem est ‘w’ ‘we’ “Y! and “wt m9" or neutralise by bombing if Hitler cannot win needed tins to perfect! peltble mystery about wihat “M, idem“ The news ls u"... dlsvatull F i ll I ‘Md- Hmlas- So far as Japan is ooncemed, the Allies are racing against time to mum New‘ Aancy‘ Sh“ “w” n‘ get Into position to tats the offendvo before she has made herself so strong that her defeat may his yearn. fitfimfffi wlu. the Allied advance n mo». u. time before u» offeudvb . ere not allowed in travel can be hunched is running out. One day the strength of the United their giving infcrmat std the border — the dispatch Nations will be flowing through the Middle Sen and across the Indian bly 3,‘) ocean, rolling u... Japanese back u. their islands. It is not too much to say that the fast-moving British column which slashed Romano!‘- retreating troops in two bu: saved the lives cl thong. ands of soldiers; by lncalculclily hl-ltorllnj the M! bl Events For Week Written For ‘lilo Ccuuflnn Press brilliant leadership the British 8th ward fulfillment of its original and mwaverinz purpose —- th des- -"- truotlon of fuels Marshals nrwlu (C§,\,'_l1§::f- has; “flee-n I'll;- The full reward m be gained. from bank head of u... Bras D‘0r cutting off a. section of the Axis Mine It Bras D’0r. N-E-l Home WASG-IINGGON. Dec l8—(APl-- ‘moss retmqung from g1 53119119, 30 miles from here this morn- gm?“ 7mg: lginatehzrhm Mgllm may il-ol; be known fou- some time. in; and burned all day, caus- Undted states were uddialnlsscd President .t ay Bergman: that that wields l‘ n. I-lic waiswssgceéimsgnlils press con- without offering serious resistance Mu,’ m,‘ “m. 5|,‘ hm," m,” but enough ls evident air-class ‘a In: an estimated $150,000 1's retreat tronl El 58116115 ney Mines were cal ed to the W" “WW5 "- Wfilbullh but the ceeded in getting the flames a?‘ u“ gllgflchacfi°nmfifi under corltroL rcnmle ‘in t it was undar- Guu‘ Bwmm- muu" taken some 100 mules from its cvr- “l u" mm- "m "°"k l" u" lgdnal main supply base. u rwm- "m"! "u" 1w Ililwnflei "1- mel hoped to delay the advance of “mmdi- "h'°"|“l w‘ °' w" British forces at an Agiheila his P'°Ym°"'- 15° min"!- bluff can new be seen clearly in 9"" "I "it ""1 W" have failed. 1c was evident in any lhwsht to he defective win-ins- ult Gen. Montgomery would Besides levelling the bunk- trsin of oars loaded Gallant ‘,1, - mulnlcatloxls before undertaking any m‘ 1° i°l°°k “T m“ oamwu“ attempted advance of the ADO-mile coal and three one. coal curs “mm leg towards ‘lltllpoll Thu/t Gen. standing on s. sldlnf at the cmnch Montgomery was ready to follow up plthead. Conveyors ea bum Rcnunela retreat make the di t the company's wharf orlmllra: audacious sweep around and be- Ivor Lilo also were destroyed. stamgrlg feat cf wtnrlimtlon and layreh. p“ “n h ‘number 0d pacddloners were - m“ ‘ ° ‘n. w‘ ' ' m 59m *0 D83’ 90°11‘ h“ ""534 w Air (Jo-operation (‘Blmlllgrewtlfi-llllllflhcnlllixfl‘ £2112: their his realm" - without injury, Mlasawas ‘llhatlseq "mraoftlhemled Firemen tosavclo Mecrleuan; m attack vniulgny u taking s llllllillllll lr lslo vio- Rooney; Bub- vittl part in the offensive and bat- inity ef the bnnkhend. How- - , Master the "boxed" section of ever, all machinery and equip- . A. 0. Murphy. the forctes, which inclluded rnent st the bank were des- a ions Roman ins manager Bur- wu form troyed. and nl afford to lose, and columns and chell said that because of ths 011s lmlh further back. difficulty of replacement, the Alemwhils Tank is also being collie would not work again bOd c011 this l6 land and air lt wssnerpeetcd the men ' Pmllbearerstwere “mo o m‘ Bu‘ m“ w dn '32: m, eo strikingly demonstrated thrown out of work would be advance from Id absorbed by other pits in the district. 8M4 we???’ W‘ ‘mmm Seeks To Soothe ev ve wn m‘ gently ha‘ been vhlhdrs from " '" “:1. m... ,3 "m... ...s:r.c.:l=e..:s Rllfflrd Italians .—$. guns‘ toeorlsoildaie seen. fir? counter-attach. it ssun. have been local affairs and smut, Dec. ls - (AP) - mu- s; glxlxllnlfifllirllll of a serious eourl- lsollllfalwwlplpgp (odgy “m” ' . g . 1n rnoet stisfactory featured ti}? real“ o‘ ‘l? “rfilfietffinnfi lsed in chsr- to m“ 1c, J sired in the nrovbion of air raid “I'll Store. PI. it his been don to Axis ' _ old. Ho was mom of stion. Elsfilclerat ‘L lgbllulllllkceglxurlg" m newkim allot: lliklfilmlfldzl-b y: to dlf- that a seneru s vision of private a ren meme e. ut un- m- um ghgflgp‘ g, u, “on,” titer. Marla, and elm-rte slrflelds from 1am w, l, o, my", ‘m, "I m ll who 11m It Mafia disclosed. ave written 4000' letters wensv - __.__. ' ' l on mm‘. ‘Ian’- lmnl0ltflwflflntllflllli- Q the lllvllllllbfl ll the KYO effloi- 99m l; of m m,“ no ... l l1c: M“ tor-id?» "m1. u i: 0 and dllded those who “gm “p.51; Sea Gadets Are Inspected 0n the occasion of Uclit- 1w A- Burnetts relinquishing command of the Sea Cadet Oorpo to so on active ‘out last nlllht bv Lieut- M-G- Mo- Crlrtlly. Captain of H.M.O.B. Queen Charlotte. The Citizen's Committee was rs- presmlted at the inspection by Mess s. Wulicr s. Grant, W. D. Gilli; and LB. MacMlllan. The Captain inspected the five divisions of the Corps and also the band. 'l‘ilcn followed the march past and presentation of badges to two petty officers. Harry BcnJBJ-Illll. Mid Enter Corbett; seven pett offlcers Raymond Buotr. Lemue White, Blair Dougan, Frank Kelly, Louis Pggugfi, olive ‘McKay and Robert Kelly; five leading acumen, Harold Sample, John Glluihlel‘, Wn-lter Conrad, Buddy Stems and Vincent Lund. A baseball, autographed by Babe Ruth, was awarded to Arthur Mccarviile for showing the atest prugress since the organize. ion of the corps. At the close of the inspection, Cnpt. McCarthy ccmnlended the officers, and cadets of the Corps oll their fine appearance, also the citizens committee for their sn- couragement and interest. Ha ex- of Ueut. Burnett but said that his Navy would serve as an inspiration to the corps. Lleut. Burnett then forms - Lieut. Norman Saunders, who will be his temporary successor. A feature of the evening's pro- the corps. p_r_es§p' last night. Employment official 12mph ment situation for October. DOM. lecturing classes." Women hnploysd pressed regret on the departure being on active service with the re llnqulshed command to sea arlet gram was the rcsentation of the Sea Cadets‘ Dscharze to Lieut. Burnett, This was signed by all the officers and petty officers of Sub-Lieut. Trotter accompanied Capt. McCarthy on his Inspection, Mr. E A Cummings. retired mar- iner who has helped with the 1n- MAXIM! or A MERE MAN 0h, the Shepherds in Jules!- Do you think the Shepherfls how llovv tho whole world is brihtened In ths ruddy Christmas [WIT 1s PAGES .i‘.‘i:.".'.'lt‘:":..... .-...‘.-..:2:":.. ...... econ. Ship” ls fit Flaming After Allied Attack’ 8th Armyln Command of Air; Pursuit‘ Of Rommel '3 Forces Is Continued, (By The Canadian Press) ‘ ‘ The wail spotlight centred last night on Tunisia when! Flying Fortresses smashed at an enemy warship in con‘ tlnuallon of their daily attacks on tho Tunisian naval bead of Bizerle. Dispatches from Allied Headquarters reported that the warship, believed to be a cruiser, suffered a direct l1’ and burst into flames. Other reports said s troopshlp h been hit. The stgck occurred 15 miles from Bizerte. Meanwhile, other Fortresses battered the Bizert docks for the eighth day in a row. A number of bombs fel squarely on their targets before the Fortlesses tough their way out in s 15-minute running battle with Na fighters. On the ground, British and American patrols were he creasingly aggressive as improving weather condliionj gave promise of large-scale fighting ln the near future, All Allied communique reported Allied patrols were active all slong the front. blttlillfmcilt, the British 8th Anny e un-neslrnerse Alr Gunners commences. W... Graduate wed or the nut cf his new flight at El Aghlelh. " GflD._M0l‘lilflml'lfl1Ill7WlIkS MONTJOULQU1,Des.1 tihm 300 miles from Tripoli, his (CPl-A group of air gwmners hrwnedlcte oblecuve we the only grfllirunted idem No. a Bombing W89 Gity left ltdllmsolllnfs Mri- Gmmery School ‘nece today, can Empire. arcane/tea iraoiuldled Nova arm On the "nanny-covered Rmdsrl W. A. ‘Hood, Bras D'Or; R. A. flrorlt. the Soviets again advanced Kay. 'f‘ruro. zlfllfvrlikle lmkthilllne more than PETL: L. B. Owen, Mnlpeqzzo; ‘l, 30o GQYXIIRIITS and de-itrflyim! 26 C. Matllcson, Glen William ' erlemy planes. The extent clf this gullln-rrlnde on the central sector- was not disclosed but an official mmim‘ m““‘"“~"t=l~t“r 0.8. Faces n. were Smolensld and 1cm than so miles ‘Nxpgvljli Iffcgldnxltllbigduerl-leadquetr- tiers lrn New Gulllnea said that the tlgirtenimg of Allied rings about tfrletlrcwed-Yclpeocleltjhhaelgzleaf 3mm V1114!‘ HWIMPQ ‘V? 14mg Ngw gum WABI-HNGTON. Doc. ll -( flgh m noflhmst m" -La.test surveys on this year's I ' ' pertinent Olfifflfil said today, i e the United States face; a sho age in 1943 of between 800.000. and 1,000,000,000 pounds ofdfe I This shortage would be equi ent to between seven and nine p nun. son of Mr. and Mrs. . . Brennan, 121 Cenmal Street. Sum- by government orders res merslde was listed mixing last night industrial use. in an official casualty list fromOt- b0?“ Serving 111 ilht 5111mm Clim- olecmarlzcrlne, cooking compoun 951'!" cottonseed oll, soy bean oll, pean son od Mr. and Mrs. Brennan was rapomd “med dud an" b” auut and babaseu oll. ing re ed missing earlier. Ho was Sgt. John Robert Brennan. A third son, Flt. Lleut. William Brennan i; also serving vrlth the Royal Canadian Air Fierce. He is} somewhere in the Middle East. ‘ 5.0. LEGISLATURE RLA Dec. lB-(CP) -‘mei we're . ‘ " British Columbia Legislature will‘ wiiapnm Yu‘ {mam 0F A FELLOW open Tuesday, Feb. 2. Premier John structlon of the Cadets, was also Continues Upward l OTTAWA. Dec. l8 ——(CP)—- The trend of empoymcnt. almost un- intezrupteclly favorable since the Will‘ b08811, wag "upward" at the beginning of October, the D0lfllll- lon Bureau of Statistics reported today. and the trend of payrolls also showed an upward slope of the Compared with Sept. 1, employ- ment increased 1.1 per cent and payrolls 1.6 per cent. tile bureau mm said ln its survey of the employ- "The largest percentage gain in dhployment was slightly above the average for Oct. l in the experience of past years, although. as in pre- ccdinl; months. it was not equal to that indicated at the same dais of 198G, i940 or 1941," said the re- industrial distribution of the persons added to the work- ing forces was abnormal. with greatsr-thsn-sversge advances in manufacturing. and mailer-than- usual increases in the non-manu- "Also, in recently precedln months, me ' Hart announced today The Imls- ‘ lotus-e has not been in session since l last Feb. l2 _ Trend who WOULD QNE ills played in Canadian industry. ‘the 13.200 employers reporting to the Bureau said they employed 1,403,353 men and 412,319 women. Women thus comprised 22.7 per cent of the When figures for financial fn- d mum‘ m a.” We!‘ l d to 1,438.68 ', Mlimincweogsnlen, with tnzmiymligg “M ""5 “mm” ‘“'°'“1" constituting 20.5 per cent o1 they ‘gun moon Dec l. “The ferrules in trade. number-z mew“, ing 11.483. constituted the second “M: “éatacsgtnla! SERVE.‘ largest group, with those in finance but‘ axe!" sum)!“ totalling 28.837. services 21.275 and communications 13391 coming next "w." in omen '11,, remaining 13,379 ash. 2.00 pm, 4.30 p.m. u amen: the lossinz. mining, trans- portation snd construction dlvls- u‘ N.‘ “it 1mm! a nvrcs Within the manufacturing dlvls- may‘: u. Dec-Ill‘! incl-Id"! >- O uunsion in activity in iron and Leave ‘tormcntlne 10-15 l-lll- amteiiaeanélmvesetsblc road plants." p-ru. Y "86 I110?! 10,200 and 1.200 additional werlrgrs, re- "i" *"w§',fl'y'§" spectlvely. There were srlaller 5x03" "mung,"- vrim in the tobacco. chemical. cummflwn- electrical apparatus and non-fer- while the trend in the remainini zroups was downward. us I. m. ‘L05 v- fl- W..- ductlon indicate, an agriculture d: til r. u t! Is visiiglebgllllllgogéll: for food an indust- l-‘lt. Lleut. Charles Arthur Bren- cent of present requirements, which A R- hnve been curtailed to eometcixtéea l‘ C l The major products listed as fats tewa- It was understood he 1W1 and vegetable oils are lard, butter, (ml? G few mmm“ 51° "will" oil, olive oil, fallow, linseed oll, coco- t t l .81 ,6 2. _ ,_ osl btreonne ofl e '1 ‘out “w: m“ momma M m“ l 1 . an sttut one were included. the figures sun w“ m“ am! n M’ s’: n, 11.08 am. ‘ Bummerside tide 18 mlsmin m B rd n--l.c 9.05 . o e ave em women on the staffs of ths co- "m operating firms were distributed kklf5czg_lg$gn°ggf"az ion. there was "further marked ex- Leave Borden 9.00 s.ne.. 6.45 I‘, hlouetou , llbr the first time. the bureau ln- Tillllulnifiirlfi‘ w: ‘giggling: uw”m9l,is'qlhéfgrllfn no .' a eluded in it; October report p mg. Ann. Ch.r|0‘.°mn 1 y, - vey of the number of women sm-