. MAKING OIL. 145R!) MAN ¢-¢—— 11ml P! m’ a" 1. bottom .11 the M: wh- M l . religion“ problem. 727/ The People's Paper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew Guardian, Founded ll", Guardian. .- 1 r f,".'.'l..'.'..o-- z-Y ‘I'm: Celti- CHARLOTTIITOWNPCANADA.THCRSDAY, FEBRUARY u, 1944 DRIVE 0N BEACHHEAD PROBABLE The Chrlltlln Church hu n world mission or no mission It Ill. MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN 10 PAGES ,»fl__ gyros -wA1l WORK r011 1111111191111 February Fur Sale Opens ll Montreal hi. ~ Ltd. 1.15’ '1) (r1111 fared. my \\'i“1 C1" ' the following results: 1X \\' 1L1 [.1 . ci- cc Blue ill’) s held 1111111 ll] ' lc iollowiiig are the uif “-ilii2ll.‘lCl silvers sold at .111 average of S c1111orrou' Iiloriiiilg the .111-.1;iiai1 ivur Auction conuiienced here :.llfiC1l'_y' iurs being of- 111111. 11:111. concluded at noon as '13 per cent sold . 10x was 72 per p111 lulu 111. 1111 advance of l0 p91‘ . ~11 mink pelts were 42 per 11111. '1 at .111 udrvunco o! l0 D0 - " -' uvorngrxl $21.13. Other of silver icx pelts start- s .11te1"ncon and will c9 con- 1~11_ lllllUlTJw and possibly the results: -i to three-quarter " per cent sold at an 0' regular one-hall .1. were 43 >11 cult .1110 nt an average of $37.. Sell-cred full silvers were 41 pei 64.04. regular 11d 11111111" types will be 501d. 1111c above information he sale) fi-um the United 111111102; miod in Canada have a1 ‘smchl w. arrangements made . 1rd llcro today lloulroul wlls allotted 40 Poioiors. it was explained. were .. 1 1 Ship- 2101,10 C-"iflda was part of the ..1or. mad: by United States ag- last new- lldllll in Maine and their ilfiillllffll officials to clear ‘theirs potatoes before the tfrvv Toronto Pilot Downs 2 Nazis 1111111111 ‘ " W“. LdXrYlIIélIlAES of T"? Sq11arli"o\1 The r101 ln1s~-his in (‘C111 l1 11 fxrst iljrinz~were p. lersizn <1‘. lhe win-engine £021" 1111c ~ -- Ava His, ésullilltllhgiglalT, sagufilafi, I a '. , . . , ,_ __. |To Save Rome mm} 11.1k whcnt that beat the warkhiigzlkélllllzfldll}! at Brookins‘ z ' ‘ m“ “gm” 2 ,3 m LONDON. l-‘oh- 2s-1cc1 ~ Pope -.. ~—~ P- ‘ ' ' P“ ctr“ “*i::"'§".c."1:.1:1.1" ' 1 . ve m r . - T1111s§l°.-""{,‘fflk Wednesday and tgiccirnnbv lillqallgfflltnlfillt. similar to 6t Boyle“ I “heat Mcsuigan i-hone which spared Calm ‘and Ath- ' 2- '21- one. m. vlblflfln Radio 5111a last "Pure barle- whm PM‘ cvgt - . $1.75. b" Mcfiuieon a. Boyle. U 1 bulk 1:312:11‘ B; we: $1.15‘ pg ‘nail 51-55 per bAI. R. L. " nt Hunter 1.55 per cwt.; u m "lo-din: at Hue! o1 l; brook. 111v. ms.m‘h°‘§-r ozfldnv and 29a T,;'°<>o1—‘u1111.,1.,11 n: cru- Bcyfgilly onri Frllihy. .. _ —§- Prnsmxmmk M85 for Davll was llipplicd bi‘ Mr, LIOYK! K. Lockerby ‘ 1s rcprcsclltlnlz the Canadian . 1:111:11 l-“ox Breeders‘ Association 150 Cars Cf ll. S. luhers For Canada . te MONTREAL. Feb. 28 — (CF) —! N 5 ll had I Co: iiuuclrrcl and fifty carloads o1’ ,,,‘},"....§," 9:15 mifl g Smtes Wlu blowing. The sncw started fal- fOUOWVHKUIl-lg with the thermometer . lclitzll agcncl-,"'_ n w“ 571.! car- lilds 1h: announcement added. 11nd hi: balance of curs were consigned ganttltrilvn, Toronto and Hamilton.‘ ‘ b. 23—(OP CABLE) (lcriuon aircraft des- t 11lgl1t's attack upon 1 (11111 were shot down in 20 fighting by . Anderson of Tor- on1o.o pilot in a Canadian Mos- victories _ Junkers “"0 -“~ Junkers 1E8. an 1m rorcd EVENTS "ll"1<1o<u11;_t-u loud feed wheat i1~idny. Sootts Mills; 2-24-21. Pubic-y nild Apron sale} meal and ground m!“ oxcludi 2-3-5 . River feed l‘ bog: pure barley Dickie- a1 2-20-21. Cl!’ tu1'-' Screened. Court 6r. son. 2-23-21. I‘ {Storm Brings "lleavy Snowfall To Province Ferry Stuck For Hours In Ice Off Pner At Tormentine. A snow storm which held the Province in lu lrrli» all day yester- cluy showed wind still caused a heavy dim. 1L5" pcclally 111 rural areas. _ Earlier in lhc night Mr. Walr- en Burns, weather observer at 1118 0112.1" I ttelown Experimental Ella- tion estimated that between 10 and wind velocity during the afternoon varied from 25 to Bunnies: 11E!‘ hi)" but shortly before nine oclcck lust night it had increased to 42 mlllcs The storm disrupted common-Wt- ion between this Province and lhe .moinland The ferry left Tormen- tlnc pier at 8.23 P M. for Borden and zit 3 dclock this morning was still Soinlyta. short. distance out 111 the r11 . ' Railway officials in Charlottet- own said that the boat had remain- ed locked feat for hours and thcfcl was no immediate prospect of con- ditions improving. The wing! all day yesterdfly W131 frcm the east. with slight variat- ions toward the south and north. | Roads in rural areas were said 1c. be badly drifted. In Charlottetown} tho snow plow o erpted all ilieht but for liclirs sect ons of streets on the outskirts of thc city We" blocked by drifts. The storm was general through- out the Maritimes. Halifax repor- d early yesterday that central five inch snow 40 mile wind just nbiaxetlifiopiaovlncc the tclhl>°1'*\i\"'° was above 20 when lhc storm star- ted and last night was 28. It fill- [pr-nrcd 151 be dropping lnffl? 1 "rains operated without much i..'.1b1e although some were run- ning behind time- 11 Your: All! ell-known Charlottetown cit- lZBAli vii-canon 111.-r 1111mm that 21 years ago while he was uttendinlzfi meeting of the Canadian National Fox Breeders Assoclarion int Sum; mcrsldc a storm cnmc up nlmOS identical with the one yesterday. It began on February 2o, 1923 flnfi lasted LWO diwfi. On the third day the gentleman and several others from the Lit)’- also caught in Summersidc. started for Charlottetown with horses. . They arranged o tcmWYPFy “We I of fur couts with men from i118‘ western capital, who were 111 Chnl- l lottebown. ‘file-two parties met at, Hunter ltlvcr and switched coats again, then coiltlnueli on i0 the!‘ respective homes. '1he trip "Cm Summersid-s. it was recalled. 0c- cupied from 7 run. until 8 pm. The mcn- 111w to a sielgh. “hiked "11"" hung on to the sleigh. The 1on6 was through fields cil the way pncl llCuVy drifts were everywhere» l" some places the snow was to the tops of the telephone poles. A hcckcv lciun from Charlotte- town returning by train from a ""111 to lnnmersidc “'11s caught at. Em- erald Junction and was there a MVECK before train service was X01‘ stor Pope Makes Appeal Rome still. in spitcnof the Wei’. 1.; o. contra o1 ml-ilrlon. the c was uoted u soylno- "The be l- gemn cod to score "l! 1mm‘ umenra Athena and Cairo. Phil in the some "way Rome should be saved. The abbey of Mount Ogr- no already hos been destroyed. The broadcast was recorded by Th; Associated Prom. Funeral Cf Gandhi's Wife llolli Yesterday d; l2 inches of snow hnd fallen. The Red standing the storm, good Farmers Fed. Stresses Transportation Problem i Mr. J. J. T rainor Is Re-Elected President; Inter- esting Discussion And Addresses At L": lyleetingrsmyesterday. Red Cross I this inorningsigltshotfiggbfittngsfiggg Gathering Members o1 the executive q! the Cross Campaign organization were entertained at rllniicr at The Charlottetown last evening by the general chairman and notwith- there was a attendance of enthusiastic workers in the great. cause Mr. DJ. Bonnell who has been the capable and outstanding leader of Prince Edward Island's War Services Campaigns for four suc- cessive years pointed out that in the three past drives the large sum oi $238,000 had been realized, while. last year's cosh ailll ledges totall- ed a shade over S911, . This year the hundred thousand dollar mark must be well surpass- ed, we've got r0 do the job, ring in the money. and turn it in to the the officers of the Rcd Cross Societ .' organize -1 the great international icn which is doing such magnif- icent work on behalf of suffering humanity. He vrarncd c. net com- pleisency oi" over confi encc. Over confidence moy be our greatest danger. Dr_. W.J<P. MucMillun, the en- thimiastic President of the Prince Edward Island Rcd Cross em- phasized the fact that after nearly thirty years‘ association with th Red Cram Society, taking in two wars. he knows its splendid and meritorious record But while the record is grand the important thing is as to what we do now. The months immediately ahead are certain to test the or- ganization's resources as they have never been rested before. The dc- mankis on its manifold services are certain oo be immense. And we in this Province must use every means ll‘l our power to get nil increase over last year of ten poi" cent. at the very least. The women of the Province have done a. glorious work for the Red Cross and we must all make sure that when the day of crisis comes in this momentous year of war that the lied Cross needs are flully provi ‘l Cblittinue on page Flood In Ca|if., Cry In Florida LOS ANGELBS. Fbb. 28 — (AP) Four persons are dead and more than 300 had been evacuated ' from flooded homes today as a four day storm. marked by ioodwaters, snows, damaging tides. lightning, wind and a tornado, began tapering off. Improving weather, with occas- ional moderate showers. was fore- cast Rainfall totalled 7.17 inches, MIAMI BEACH. Flu, Feb 23— (AP) - Hours fer lawn sprinkling. n necessity occasioned by lack of rein and temperatures i-car a normal 80. were ordered staggered yesterday by Supt H. H. Horn of the Miami Beach Wlter Department Partly clouded blue skies and balmy breezes indicated that cnly most. could be expected Temper- atures: High. 79: low, 74. the heaviest dcwrgloilr 1n six years a hoverlng} carrier plz-("cs light, intermittent showers It the. Mr. J. J. Trainor of Bedlord was re-elected president, of the p, E. I. Federation of Agriculture at the annual meeting hero yesterday. He was rimmed at a meeting of dir- lectors, f-cllowlng the afternoon 5egg- on Other officers include, vice pygg. idcnt, M1". Allison Profltt of Frce- town; and secretary treasurer, My, W» R- Show, re-elected. There was o. gcod attendance at both afternoon and evening meet. lugs despite the inclement weather. Elflhty one were at the opciling meeting and 102 lit the night sess. n. on. The three day series of meetings‘ of farm organizations concludes today with the annual meeting cf the Central Farmers Institute. At the opening meeting yesterday af.crnoon Mr. Trainer gave an exhaustive report of the past yearfs operations The text appears else- where in today's issue Mr. W. R. Shaw read the inli1- utes of the last annual meeting which were adopted. He said that 6011165 of the various resolutions Passed lust year had been given" to the Provincial Government and to the Canadian Federation of Ag- riculture who in turn had handed them to the Federal Government and that a number of good results had been obtained. Some of the matters dealt with during the year where Ilrnin supplies and freight iégtcs.‘ fertilizer distribution, pota- pr ccs rum stun n o 1 and ceilings," buttercuzgnrtlg prices income tax assessments on co-opcrativc organizations, New- foundland markets especially for meats, reconstruction programs, new bacon contract with Gregt liritahl. and many others. He re. 1ei"red to the fact the P.E.I. Fox Breeders Association had bccome a member of the Federation. Both Mr. Trainer 11nd Mr. Show stated that the contribution oi the P. E. I. Federation to the Canadian Federationpf Agriculture was not 3-‘ i118 as it should be and m", this should be remedied. The resolutions Ccmxiliitee was thcn unpainted, consisting of Messrs. J.W. Boulter. Allison Pro. fitt. MrFui-iiess or Vernon Craig wclrichevcr of thes; two latter could Resolutions Resolutions were adopted urging the Provincial Government to take steps that the present veterinary undertake the study of moulds and yeasts in butter and that the lab- lnraiorv facilities be expanded ecnerally: urziiuz that the present subsidy nn milk used for manu- facture of cheese and also subsldv on butter for. for production of butter he continued: commending (he ei-al fiovernment__ n _lle iwjContlnued on 15;; 7, Col. 3") Carrier Planes Raid 2 Strong Jap Bases 1 1 PEARL HARBOUR. T. H . Feb. 3 - (A P1 -_ Several hundred yesterday rained "lbombs on l=,;\lpan and Tinian ls- lands, strong Japanese bases 1n the Marianas group about L3G) south of Tokyo Nazi Plants In ‘Interim Report ‘is Tabled .111 llouse Cf Commons peace returns and the transition lrom wor to peace economy 1:. cum- pletecl, there may be available to Canadians from 1,030,001) to 13:00.- 000 more were available before the wor, said an mtcrim report on rehabilitation tabled today before the Commons reconstruction committee. GJVI. framing in the pensions depurtmuii. and tabled by Pensions Mackenzie. port said ll. was based 011 the 0P- Thins of more than 00.90.) pccplc 1 11.1fm iiiicu cut 11;." 017,000 liiclnbcrs of the armed loiccs. Canadians. the iclmrt said. it is be- post-war period is feasible; lcs will bc increased by about 50.- 1101) with need iur cmctors and don-I tists headinz the List. on assumptions that growth of pop-- 'university courses, teaching hook- ] n City nublicity men appended note: Southern Callfornllt paper! please copy. Tiny Stoves lloat Machine Guns NAPLE. Feb. 22 -- (AP) - Ameritan heavy bombers today at- tacked German aircraft. factories pt Steys, Austria. (I1, was the fourth consecutive. day of American aerial bombard-y ments of German aircraft plunts.| and followed the co-ordinaled pin- cer; blow into Germany yetaerday ecl locked fast for liourn end there CIIESTNUTS “OR. POWDER Dried, grateg-wfictientnulc ere being used in Holland in place NEW YORK, Feb. Kl - (AP) - Rubber stoves weighing three mm- cea. Pmblbly the lightest wellht heating plantain existence. are warming 1S0 calibre machine guns of United States fightigg planes. Tho stoves, of a new type 0f rub. bei- which conduct: electricity, in- stead of inaulcting ulnar. it. are made of not sheets, ops than a quarter inch thick, formed to wrap around the broechel of the guns. They generate 200 to 2S0 degrees , This new rubber in impre ated Pr u BrERdHlb “"- d , nne every Hl- , _ (GP)... lily“ 1m l-m- Arthur iw- mfiilaiifiifllfi“ 1351;? today "7“m'fl'm- for Mrn. Mohandas Gandhi. XI‘- " i‘ . mid pres cnticicm of the 8°"! ' is. F"! hoes for Do is a. g 11 in t re- l. f,‘ "wry Thilrsda alibi-noon E31‘: tfiffirli f; 31': lrhrigmoina- 1111- m“ PM Frmeral ‘Owing r “hilly ope l’. . m ‘o Cfi-gflvy Bummeraldo, H. B. Mclwon g . . Every Pri- q, umll further larvae}. 4 the storm will load- b- 25 foilowcl s“ ‘ . , B!‘ 1pm ° D-m- Remington till $1.115.» his arrest ~ shined _ H“ body 2-24-11. grounds of er from inlcrnmcnt before h" each l d Gandhi. who long has schooe himself cabinet. diaplaymf! Pm“ an wept, gllently over th! bier 01w _ 74-year-old wife who died ye‘ l’ h“ ed his confine- lnct MIN"- ln the Palace. l0 was creme _ the AC3. Khont into a sheet of cotton. whlc off- ers resistance to produce the heat. e type of iruuletlng nibbcr. or its synthetic counterpart, 1s layi over the outside to seal 1n ihol heating current. ‘there are no wir-l yes running through these b; r- pad iitovee: the wires merely con-l necr. to the edges of the rubber ' The heaters are efficient at Ml below oero Ind colder. L058 EANAUA 0 almost non-existent wra§i§§ig_ powder. _,____(Cont1.nued on UITAWA, Feb. ZIF-(CPJ-Wllen peace-time jobs than ‘rne report was prepared by Dr. weir, JCilllg director of MA his lei" An official sununary n1 (he rc- Cailadu and uh ‘J. lllhibuflll‘ Based Oll inc opinions o1 thcsc loved.- i. chat full employment 1n the 2. That professional opportunit- I 3. That construction and building-i manufacturing and agriculture will offer the greases; opportunities icr unployment for men iii the armed services; uncl that the three cipal fields for women will professional, personal and miscell- aneous service. vocational and cle- rical wor ll - lll Dr. Weir said his report. is based; ulation and industrial dcvelolpnlentl lifter the war will continue at as rnpid a pace as i11 the past; that fairly full employment. and gra- dually improved standards of liv- 111g will be realized; that. govern- ment controla will be relaxed; but that there will ccillimle to be gov- ernment direction and .111 extensive program of public works if needed. The report 11cc assumes, he said. that social sci s will be devel- oped fairly rapi y; tho-t post-wor expansion will not primarily invcl- ve increases in jobs arising from "boom" conditions; that there will be effective conversion of war i11- dustries 1c peacetime rsuits; and that. in order to prov de full 1m- ployment. a reasonably high nm- ional income must be maintained to assure decent standards of living and adequate social services Mi" Mackenzie said in a. state- ment to the committee that on the basis of the survey it is estimated that provisions should tentatively be made for the vocational train- ing of close 1o 200,000 young peo- ple now in the armed forces. Dr- Weir is 11 former Minister 01f Education in Blltisn Coliuniola and rigs conducted several national sur- Y8’ What Women Want A survey of women 1.11 the armed forces had shown that “an ex- traordinary preponderance" was 111 favor of stcnuztallhy as o. post-war occupation. other high-ranking choices were hmnemaklng. nursing. keeping and clerical work. In the case of men, a question- naire directed lo 18.720 students in 4B R. . training centres a- cross Canada showed the two prin- cipal prefereilcus for post-war training to be electrical engineer- ing and radio A total of 1.201 wished to con- Muilrc, Canadian Press war corr- B-Siivndvht. who visited a Northern Ireland anti-supine 1.... of the "Killer Grcups"-the small naval vessels that are carrying the offensive to the undersea raiders LAND, Feb. 23 —- The “Killer? of the North Atlantic are the destroy- erssloopsfrigates and corveties of the special Royal Navy groups which man submarines lurking in the cc- eon for the great lnblulpilnn believer-ll. ".00 ' Illl. ".001 olhll Province: C U-l-l- 0.0! Newsman Tells How Killer‘. Local 1E1. Groups Hunt Nazi U-Boats 11love Thrown lii the following article Ross has: tells By Rose Munro C. P- War Corrclpondgnl, A PORT IN NORTHERN IRE- are on the offensive against Ger- conyroirs from Canada and the United Jtates, Fhese groups, with a. number of Canadians serving in them, go out frcm this port and others 1o hunt the U-boats up and down lllc North Atlantic Tile killers have p. warning rissigilnient from the Az- ores to the Arctic Selk; and new- iourdland tn the Bay of Biscay ’I‘helr utrk is entirely offineive and they supplement the lob done by the regular escort vessels which stick with the convoy; and fizht off direct attacks on merchant ships and tankers New Tactic is Success This new tactic o1’ hunting out the submarines ha: been 3 huzc success in beatinz the enemy on the , Atlantic and in this anti-submarine port when they talk of the killer groups. the veterans in the busln-l em immediately mention “Walker and Grctfon," the top commanders on this job. They are Capt. H. J. Walker. C. B, D. S O . in the sloop "Starling" who commands the top scoring group, and Commander P W. Grettoii, D S. 0., and bar. 0 B. E, and D S C.in the des- troyer “‘Dun.".an“ irhcae group is rivht on Walker's heels. Walker's group has destroyed a number of submarines and dama d more in ille past l0 month offens ve nclion against U-boet concentrat- ions while Grcttonhs group has nearly as many destroyed and damaged submarines ori its tally. DEBA Speeches Yesterday By G. E. Saville, R. R. »1 Commons Bid llot Sit Yesterday OTTAWA. Feb. 23 — (C P) - The House of Commons did not l-itl rbday. the first Wednesday to be set aside solely for committee work under a government motion appro- ved Monday. This is the first session at which such a one day midweek break has been put into effect. Wednesdays have been designated Linus in the R. C.A F . while 1.1 said their preference was for acre“. autical engineering and mechanics." Inquiry among 4.000 naval ratings gave radio, motor mechanicsfl machine shop practice. electrical‘, Lngineering nlld weld the 1rinci-pral DTBIPTCXICLIS. T ose wish- ng to continue in the nfwv were sixth on the list. Mr Mackenzie sold a nucsiiou- nnire‘ based on the possibility of cd-' ucational and training courses be- ing provided between the end of the war and ultimatc dischnrge v.11,- directed to 9.435 soldiers. of whom all but U per cent had completed public school or had lakcn more ad- vanced educational courses 1111 1o and including iiniverslly degrees. Of these. 8i per cent indicated s desire 1c have trade training, asked for further educational cour- ses and 21 per cent asked for both ty of tra mg . Mackenzie who would register for university courses was 30.000 to 40. From Questionnaire The o inion o1’ Canadians that oyment i: feasible after the 5 nlnly _from _a full emp war uJ p... o. Col. 214 SmoofhSaillnq For All your Bukinq When you use MM “said the number of persons now 111 the armed forces expected to be from 000. for committee work onl_\" ICntario Roads More ‘just a camouflage for TE "ozv Die/mug” ADDRESS CONTINUED . of Queen's. . 1 l but the two men have the 1110c; i111 ' pressire record of an'.i-submer-| iiie activity 111 (he Royal Navy. In their groups there i-z SCiil'C"l_\' :1 commander of n shin who 1 not won the Distniguished 5011 r1 Cross c1‘ more Lt -Cul;li'. Jinn "Plomcr oi’ Winnipeg and Sainti John. the lone Camdian COXYIKIITlli-l der of o. ship in these groups al- though there are a numb?" of Canadian officers serving illicit-y‘. Pritish comniailders, has a D S 1 C The men who sail in these urcuu. are to the Navy whet the Co 111-l andos nrc 1c the army-men withi unusually daring assignments ‘with; a thrilling record of 8Chl"‘\'f3“\ .1 lo frcm and the Germans knnv: 1' well. Several limes 1hc.\"\ special 1cm‘ range bcvnher and dcsiro" the groups h.. failed Walker and Grcitcn proirl lll"; seas A Colorful (‘rolvd 'I'l1ey're a colorful crowd, llicsc men who sail with Walker and‘ Crctton Talcc the lieutenant -1 commander of one o1‘ the sloops, an officer who has been '20 ,\"e in the Royal Navy, who but pirates in the China Seas bandits on the Burmese coast He has a neat llttlc Vanriyke beard and talked of submarine kills‘ with o, whimsical smile. But it was, the cold. deadly rzlint in his eye when he spoke of the German U-bcats and, their crews. , This officer sailed with Walkerl for more than a year and he ex-i plains the autoulshilg succesocsl, simply: Walker, like Gretton, just‘ smells out the subs. Then we go to work on them a5 u team. TURN!‘ aren't many orders given in on at-, tack for we know our jcb from long practice at this game. We pa- trol up and down. dropping depth charges and then attacking with 3111 surface. It Ls uncanny. hcw our group leaders locale enemy." and ‘ These groups have seldom gone.’ to so; without seeing at least one Exact figures are not obtainable yet action. Messrs. J. P. Mptheson, Bell, H. S. Francis And E. H. Strong. Farm problems and other mei- t/ers were dealt with in the Legis- on the Draft Address by Ml". J . Philip Matheson Second District Mr Mathcson termed the Speech from the Throne "a mis- terpiece of evasion" so for as evad- ing government election promises was concerned. He was glad to note that. an extension to the San- atorium was to be provided, though the federal grant of $75,000 is not large considering that the Doni- iiucn Government has been using this institution for the nccom- modntion oi’ t. b. service men. He hoped that with propel‘ representa- tion the Dominion will assist l1’! maintaining the Sanaiorum Mr Mhtheson lirgul considera- llon of a policy that would provi e allowances to families 0f t b vic- tims, especially where the victim 1.; a blood-winner. He cited a dis- aThan Repay Cost TORONTO, Feb Z3 cd $209,080,003 more 1n revenue frcm its highways since 1932 than it has spent on them, Glw R. Marstcn of Simcoe said today in his presidential adores to the 50th annual convention of the Ontario good roads association Mr Marston, county engineer for Norfolk county for 31 yours, said “it would appear" that the money “has been diverted for other purposes." "In 1920 the bonded indebtedness for principal highways was $128,- 000,000" said Mr. Marston. "In March. 1943. it was $332,000,000 That is o debt of $46,000 a mile for the provincial highways. Cnly Cne Cf (loads Still Survives -leav1ng only one. a girl. olive. yesterday a month 1 dropper Mrs. satisfactory condition. The province of Ontario has recciv-' tressing case in this connection. The Piemior, he said. had made 11 very unnecessary attack on (he leader of ihc Opposition charglnf lhim with discrimination in using‘, — 1C1 -—‘,l1is influence to place two doctors, doctors1 " should 3 have been a matter of cornmeudol- ' a _ 101" - in Prince County These were badly needed and 1t ltion rather than of political ‘tack. If the senior member , lOQlfly U] 0'1 Bruno Kai/ll ileum aluunfl I iho"1v_h.; the‘ lature on Wednesday in a spexhf A Back By Allies Roms: Rzldio Reports Nazis halt Operations South Of City. 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Press Acclaims Churchill Speech LONDON, licb. \CP.‘——~Pl'i1llB Minislci" Churchill war i"evieu' 111. the l-lcuse oi Commons YCSEEYCLY,’ ups licclainled by the 31111511 press today as an illuminating stalcmcn: o1 British iorcigii policy and n21 encouraging rclissllrliilcc oi liariii- opy in lhc Allied camp. Almost without exception 1.1111- clon editorial writers seized upon the Prime Minister's assertion-i yesterday. that Britain, the United Suites and Russia are "absolute- lv united 1n thcn" aclion 338111;’; the common foe“ as an 01.1151111111- liic, fcaillrc of his address. "No part of llic Prime hfiiiislci .~l spccch was received by the Hol a or will be reccllcd by the col!i111,., Y-‘llll greater sazlsiactiuil than his firm declaration that 111 Yfllfllluflti between lhe illrcc inajoi" nllics 110110 o1 the ground nmdc good at Mus- cow and Tchcrun has been 105;.‘ said the Times of Landon The Daily Ninil declared 11111‘; Churchill's speech was "full of 111- formation and therefore one o! thqmost valuable he has deliver- d. f . "His most valuable assurance." the Mail sllld. "was that no polit- ical ground has been lost onion: the Allies since the Tcheran con- ference. . " The Nous-Chronicle also dr- clarcll the Prliilc Ministers "forth- right statements 011 llllCY-Alllfd relations, on lhc Soviet-Polish 111s- lpute and on internal troubles lil Yugoslavia, Greece and Izoll ' should go far to "$50056 "T 11111‘- ‘orings. lvhispcrlhgs 11nd ill-found- icd guesses yrhich hnvo been pois- ‘onlng the atmosphere." l The Dally Telegraph called 1110 llndramlitic" ‘review "remarkably _ _ iand said the real justification for Churchill giving first place to the air offensive the prospect that the air deicnccs of Germany can the knocked out ouiiig to Allied production. And ihat Gcrmnn ‘vcur production c111 then be com- lpictclv paralyzed." ABERDARE. .Radi1:n1 worth from the A‘ 1 l NOTHIN’ 1 1S AS Coop AS ll USED 4‘ BE AN‘ DMATUR, Altn , Feb. 23 _ (A 1P) _- Two more of the quodruplets born to a paratrooper! young wife died in Benevolent Hospital today The bay. Edmund Hutto. 17.. died last night. and this morning two of .1115 sisters. Sherlanne and Yvonne succumbed Dione, one of 1011i" born prematurely. still clung to life, fed by on rye- Hutto. m, was reported in First Prince (Mr Bernard) lverci to express ‘himself he would n01 ,doubt say that. this was "loweringg who standard of political debate." The Liberals had made “hillh sounding promises" with regard to education. It was pleasing" to note that some progress will be ‘nlaidq 1n establishing a technical school. In some respects. however this WES "putting the cart beorc the horse." .Too many Island pupils are leav- ring the Province to seek higher leducation. The primary need is B‘ revision of lhc whole school sys-, um . There 1s no indication 111 the‘ Speech that the teachers will re- ceive higher salaries Mr. Melheson said. The Premier's remarks in- dicnted that he was satisfied that the teachers were receiyiriS Plenty Rs compared with government min-l isters. 1 The Liberal platform states that "to encourage the payment of llu-iz- er siipplcmenls to teachcra in rural districts and to further in- crease the salaries in the some the Board of Education will dunlicatc up to 9V5 the amount voted over the minimum required by the statute." Mr Mntheson oblecied to (his as a discrimination again-r. tho poorer school districts. (Continued on Page ‘l, q High tide (his nftmnnon n1. 12.11 and tonight at 12.07 Sun sets this (weniulz at 8.39 rind rises tcmorrow morning at 7.47. First quarter rrocn March l. 5.44 Summer-slap tirlc iii minutes lulu than Charlottetown. Chnrlotletown Mont-ion Iclve Charlottetown 7.35 n. III 12.00 1 Arrive . $.45 p. m. l noon. 0 u. m 7.05 p. in. SUNDAY SERVICE Leave Chlrloitefown l2 noon. Arrive Charlottetown 5.45 p. m. DAILY AIR SERVICE inmmersld. — .3 . 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