y or _ MERE MAN If perpetual tel sewn-straw" ""- ls a blessing. of .._-_-___.._.____‘*—' llerullg Guardian. Iouuded i881. Charlottetown Guardian. Two Cents. Covers Prince Edward Island Lin. n. o... ETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1948 l 8 PAGES OI A MERE MAN igme cannon srgaxs r0 EMPIRE‘. Pope Pius Makes Strong Plea For Lasting Peace BY GEORGE BB-IA S. S. John Cabot At St. John cry. and oirtlin “frmidsmeatal ...._. prerequisites for s true and lasting peace.’ _,“,y°mg¢, ~195Mb The llsitbmeailedforau r-P-‘frioircharomvrrm st. wag-r» io-khmznmmr-yy I , Q 0 Johns, Nfld.,on BatuniayJJac i5. mMMflp-u mud“ for me m” arrived at her destination on Sun- day. Dec. 28. according to a telo Wm reoeived loot. Monday by Mr. .E Agnew. trade emit for New- foundland. Became of the severe snowstorm the western and southern land. file Cabot, which having trouble with her boilers during reocnt weeks was forced to nut into ‘Ifi-epamcy, Nfld, where she was supposed to await the arrival of the tug "Cachelot" with S0 ions of fuel. Mr. Agww could not say last t whether orr nnt the tug had reaching the "Cabot" All he could w“, with or r had succeeded. tea- or nharicttetown for eight days. in rnnki-nn St John's. and that the 190 cattle aboard were in good con- ditlon. London Fur Broker Iii In [low York 1mm‘ CITYfDec. 2s - AP) — John Cobb's contemplated "ill to Utah to begin preparations for his efforts to boost his world land speed record was cancelled when the London fur broker was conflnerl-to his New York hotel by illness yesterday, He has booked passage on the Queen Elizabeth Dec, 30 and will return to his home. Cobb said he would come to Utah in April or May and look over the Bonneville salt flats where he set ihc record, 369.7 miles per hour, in 1939. (Mr. Cobb was in Summerside, P. E. I. only recently.) N. S. Dehydration Plant To Re-Open KENTVLLIE, N. 8.. Dec. 25 — (CP)-- The Canadian food plant here will re-opcn Thursday, Jan. S, to resume its potato dehvraiion contract for the British Ministry of Food. The potato contract was cancelled Nov. 23. The Unemployment Insurance Commission office here is busy trying to get in touch with all former employees of the dehydra- tion plant. Widow Of F. L. C. Bond Dies In Montreal MONTREAL. Dec. '5 — (C?) — Mrs. F.L. C. Bend. widow oi‘- ihe late sac. Bflfld. former vica- resident of Canadian Natlcnai ailwaevs. died in hospital today Bi- tar s mree-mcnths ilbiess M1‘. Bond died two wrecks ago. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs Rpbgrf, ‘i’ Tnomtcn of Mon-- Corning Events Social and Dance. I Frida , December 28th. m“ m‘ ‘ y 12-22-31. daily all kinds of live ul Paying to ' ‘Bllyilll "Signed Davis 11-2841. and d sled po marks prices. Fraser Ltd. "Danes Reception. Kink l-lsll, Deoeurberm "Come to dance it mm Grove loam Wednesday Dec. .- u sot u", gsrrowmfmgrrc, lI-lC-li "Uulosflm car oi bulk wheat. and w Thursday. wru- .00. rim-n _Pirilade VATIOAN CITY. Dee. iawllnsg of hate, persecution and "the uni vcoratrion of h toluene" throughout the world, and warned the nations not selves the crimes to His Holiness. who tray in s livinr marm eraality of the Church. lty. he said. is more lmpwtant today than ever before. with mankind facing the sisantic task of resiorinw peace. ordcr and prosperity to the world. ‘Eris universal commit them- for which they than usual. and spoke in firm toms. About 200 prelafes, including l0 cardinals. attended. along with three cardinals-designate. yesterday cres- ted 32 new . includinfl Archbishop James}; McCvuisan of Toronto. said he that. the arreatest of races and peep resented in the College of Cardin sis m that "this creation may pom er the univ- hadbeeoraxud ble 10' Bast-Crossed Women In World NEW YORK. Dec 25 - (AP) - Mrs Stanley Mortimer was named the best dressed woman in the world for the second con-secuitve year today while the Duchess of Windsor. who barely year's list, moved up to fifth place. The selections were announced bv the New York Dress Institute which conducts an annual poll to select the world's beat dressed woman The 11st: Mrs Stanley Mrrtimer. the for- mer Barbara Cashing, sister oi Mrs. and Mrrs. Vin r. Mrs Hymn Fey. daughter of the late Waiter Chrysler. Mrs. 11w was John ‘Hay Whitney cent Asia second last Mrs Mi socialite made . veer. lllcent Roger's. New York 5 -(A.P) his ind- measage to the world Monday, exooniated totalitar- ianism as the root of human mis- nrumber would be rep- 01.18 last First Peaoetimo Christmas Talk Since 1938 underetazrdisn in the fire of battle. rem his residence Broadcasting i st Nandrlnfllham. Norfolk, His Maj- tv staid" es. . Fbraixyeairsoastlhavc spoken It Christmas to an Emiplre at war. During all those years of sorrow and dancer. of weu-iness and strife. you and I have been upheld by a Vi8|0n of the world at peace. And now that vision has become a reality. By iliimntic efforie and aaoriiica a great work has been done. a great evil has been cast from tlfc earhr. and no peoples have done more to cast it out than you to whom I speak. With my whole heart I pray to God by whens grace victory Eras been wen. that this Crrrisvnnas may bring to my peoples all the world over-every joy they have d of in the dark days that are gone. This stmes a zeal home- coming to re all, a return to a world in which the hcnreiy and friendlv fillings of life can again be ours To win victory. much that was of great price has been given “'0. much has been ravaged or de- by the hnmd c-f war. But the things that have been saved are beyond price. In these homeiands of the Brit- ish i hi h.- . - ' ed ismffiéé“...lisii~v'éis‘liriisa'ilm. iihe thinks that make ii c precious and we shall find them strengthen- ed and deepened bv fires or battle Faith in these thins: held us in brotherhood tirromzh all cur trials. arr‘ h-a- carried us to victory Perhaps w better understanding of fhatbrethorbood ‘Io the most precious of s11 the mills that re- main with us after bheee hard years ‘Iloeefner all cur pennies round the globe have met evrrv d-wnser and friummhm over it' Prvl we are toe-ether still Most nf ~11 are we inscribe-r. as or" ‘world-wide family, in the iflv c! Chri-iimmw T think oi “My "W1 women n1 aviary-v ‘Inna wfl-Hin Qhn Wynyflp’ Tsg. fvvwwinq from their ‘(mu em-rvigo in their own families. f0 mm»- own “"11" nr-“l ‘n the vusvs of name 1‘ vhinlr m the cbiidven, freed fro-m "p-"Wnr More evvl o h"*c"='1-ciif WW1". celebraH-o m!» Fbrisimes (Chpflvvnyl nv-rfiiliio-a IT-fl 9y M-rs. Lawrence Tibbeti. wife of fl“ opera star ‘Pile lhrchess of Mrs (‘scorer Sch Windsor. lee. f amnion de- sivner known professionally as Val- eriina Mn- qwrrv Hopkins. the former [oil's-c ‘Macy “csalird R-usseli. film aim- lWrs Fore" Samcff. ihcform- er “me O'Brien Clare “nr-‘h I we. Ifw- rv-vu-rywcsw-om-pn "W: on lswt year's mil Connecticut Luce placed Battered Troopship Arrives At NEW yoax Dec. as States 1111c her United buckled and her guns shields and wind sud waves. 1.200 military , twisted today vain nel. . "We did everything get tho boys home and still preserve the Robert W B lli _ arry . A roll of ii degrees and 00-foot the vessel, waves ded 100 Holiday Fatalities Reported In United States 14min. . her hull plating rip fl arri. ll. Y. poaaibl 101' he Je-(W Iflflhl‘ “s: a. Iii e h Chrilmea nap," o‘pt_ )1‘ .41. Olin liow Air Freight Service Planned 25 — (AP)- BALTIMORE. Dec. service will Charter air freight bring lobsters from Newfoundland. rsrc orchids from the Amazon. ‘I0- pical fish from Peru. and shflmil from New Orleans info Baltimore within a few weeks. , George R. Hutchinson, manager of aviation service for the John C. Knipp and son. Co. who M1- nounced plans for the services. said the concern already hid W0 reconvened C47 cargo planes in Baltimore and expects soon to ob- tain three forsr-enslne C-ois. Th; Qgmpflny recently p - sad ths Curtiss-Wright airport for s sum reported to be over S300 00°- "We already have s contrac to fly shrimp from New Orleans to markets in New York. Boston and other cities," Hutchinson said. taks off from Balti- 80. ‘John's. Newfound- other northern iobsters and ca-lers in New e and New l. IVIIOG The struck W38 P £1383 tin! f At azine First Provi Ont, treal, Heav Publi assist tcd. To fire house anus bars. Wh and Wh highway, rail and air Smw, driven by a starred failing in Ottawa early yes- terday and continued tirrouglnout the diey- W" more moderate than in the last few days, with the mercury hovering and gun around the 35 deuce mark. ed eastward. and around three and district the o'clock yesterday afternoon, blanketed tire surrounding in a matter of minutes. At height of the snow storm. visibility envpcra- traffic couver, Takes Al Kinds.’ Jean Howarth of editor Herald reporter, $500 prize for Wzfiiii. For You All My Life rs. J d' were Hugh Macbe Moxtrgeirsi, author oi Tw itudes"; Gwethalyn Gra itorial director of editor of Maclea charge of flctio Some 2,10 BBOSTON DeC. 3B — (AP h bulldog. KIW° Win s. an Hnglis iiy as his lfe today to save his fam through the home 0i Edward . early Christmas morning. The buiidol race wakencd Powers. fan WQIQ Mrs. w outside the door, fall 111411114 Rough Weather Hits Much Of United States Christmas Weather By The Canadian Pres After waiting for many days in the hope of iravlng a white Christ- mas. snow began falling Christmas Day in the Ottawa and St. Law- fi?“ “m Valley district, w mo‘ wind. The temperature too-m push s Montreal oor. but moderation; t removed some of the hazards Light snow fell over the Quebec City district. and tempera tures were somewhat colder than at Montreal. The MH-rii-lzme Provinces missed out on the Cirrlstmas Day snow. ai- thougiir the sky throughout the day recent snowfall left the district fit- Wis However. or a. whim holidasy season. ‘Toronto, smace - var-gr m: Lilli-mull.“ but" ‘traffic o Bile 10a econ cnnhed this info slush. . Short Story Contest Winners Announced TORONTO, Dec. 25—~(CP)- Two writers from Vancouver and one from Sarnia, Ont, have won prizes in Maclean‘s Canadian short story contest, the editors of the mag- announced today. The winners are: Kay Webster (Mrs. Paul Balan- ger) of (3530 West 34th Ave) Van- l,0i)ll grand prize for “It (2660 West women's Daily Vancouver. the Vancouver a former Caigar Ave.) of nce and of Anka Stewart Sear.’ $500 prize for “The n O author 0f "Earth And H!!! emu shing 00.; W. ant editor Msclean's Tl Bulldog Gives Life Save 5 Persons swe t Powers, jr» The ed their ll, an " sounded an en firemen arr safe out: two where sh en and en the flames were ex s second floor. OVCICBBC 8 the weather was mild throughout the day, but tem- oeratures began to fall after dark Ida/ht. snow. mixed with sleet, fell and left. sidewalks slipvlfy. An icy "r11 i Ssrlnia. nnan, ham, Mon: H. Napier Moore, ed- Maclean-Hunier Arthur Irwin. n's; Arthur Mavse. of l" stories were submit- ) __ d through the barking frantically until he mothrc children-Bar- d Edward, l2, while he! alarm. ivcd the child- idc the house Powers lay unconsciou her f!!!“ ugh: origin of the blaze, which d d the single fsmi $533.1“... was not date ly wood»- rmlned. tin- ih d fir men found Wings‘ gdcyfhuddlsd in a charred corner o ‘Ah storm mixture wmeéelytbinfl ~ e barman‘ w” s ostaiemre Enisland New virtually all ting ohcUnlted States esatof the Rock- ieslockediszmovnslectorgluae. Rail. sir and highway traffic wea ward sa Northern Georgia which had all the varieties, and westward through Nebraska. some the snow- fall ranged upward to 11 inches at Lincoln. ‘Ihroughmst the entire area, trains and biases were liar off schedules in many instances and plane fligtvts were “ ‘ entirely some. The snow fall was heaviest in Upper Michigan and Wisconsin. measured at Ebe- snow in the North Central States, but the glaze conditions extended over virtually the entire area. In some sections, rising tamper- amres today reduced highway haz- ards and maids traffic possible, but more snow was forecast The Wbahher Bureau in Boston expected the first phases of the storm there to be in the form of sfiowwfollowed by elect and freez- r n. At Miami. Fla... the largest win- ter-izimc vacation omwds since 61c WM‘ went Chi-saunas Da-v on the beach in ‘is-degree tmperai/ure. ilew Value For -..._,-__..,,,_._, .. ,,;__,_,_ __ ,, . Franc Announced PARIS. Dec. 25 — (Reuters) ._.. The French franc has been deva- lued to a rate of 119.1066!) to the United States dollar and 4:80 to the pound sterling, the French Min» rsi-ry of Finance announced to- night. Decision i-o devalue the franc was taken by the Cabinet last Sun- day ai- a specially called meeting, and attempts to keep the pm. ceedings secret were ineffectual. The old rate was 300 francs to the pound sterling or 50 to the dollar. Judging from France's current 6°59 0f “V1118. conrparcd with pre- WB-r. the franc is worth only about one-tenth of its prewar purchasing power. Domestically, the devaluation of the franc merely recognizes offi. ciaiiy what was already an esta- blished fact Official circles hoped that devaluation would not b; 101. lowed bv further rises m internal n ces, Official financial circles as the devaluation ss essentially vs, triumph for the sold standard i516‘ United States and the ve non have viorol fended. g u” d’ It was asserted here that Britain's adherence to the Bretton Woods flsrfement means that Britain is returning to the gold standard, af- ter leaving it in 1031. The devaiuatiozfs immediate ad. Vliltlae for France will be a profit for the Government 0n tbs rc- Vfllllflilon 0f the Bank of France id stools. This will give the French "wry a nest egg o cover expen- ditures for three months m- more, Catholic Church At Sudliury Burned BUDBURY, Ont... Dec. 2e -_ (c?) - A Christmas eye fire which started as Father Isabelle and five parishioners put up Christmas de- corations destroyed Saint Mat- thew's Roman Catholic Church at nearby MacFarlane Lake. The fire broke out in the roof and had made considerable neod- ws before it was discovered. "H. priest and the, five, parish- ioners, assisted by persons living near the church removed a movcsbie furnishings from the church except a statue of the Vir- g Mary, Collapse of s section of the roof made it impossible to save the statue. y h i801 tbs person o! Roderick E. northassoward into tosfllh-taiffotrlesviargw“ nertbes-nhalfof rncswimcxwiaaauisr-mna- ‘ rtcd where the freezing rain followed and ._ Arctic Circle" where. hid “left snow-blocked lgloos to 30ft?“ Prominent City Business Man Iliad Yesterday A prominent City buainea man will posed away yesterday at Iii Street. nervsierv of Music s d ng - le hy colour-n in the United Sines. h» was organist of the s0. later. oi the Scotch Presbyterian Church, Boston, Mass. 11¢ h“ ex. tenalvs business connections in Boston and was financially inter- eetcd in the United Shoe Machlno rv Company. Boston About d ther, will. ha retumed to Charlottetown took over the drug businus of Johnson and Johnson. The late Mr. Coiwill is survived by his widow and a son, Frederick, Hide”? iléwé 5°13 H’ “*3 h“ in Tgnasaowfi ' ma’ m‘ s remains l be forwar Boston to-morrow for lntendlgndt.“ Marry Christmas In Canada's Arotio OTTAWA, Dec. 25 -(CP)- 1r, ‘"8 l merry Christmas today in Santa Claus’ back yard in the tra pets. missionaries and other‘ pa: sons at lonely out oats for feasts which at one spo included ice cream. It was a black and white Christ- mas at most of the lonely Canad- ian outposts where there was little or no daylight, Celebrations were held under the flickering light of seal oil hurricane lamps. However, a cold pale moon mir- rored in the snowy whiteness furnished an eerie light for the chill outside. At Port Harrison on the bleak Quebec coast of Hudson Bay, two little girls-possibly the most northerly Canadian white child- ren--got a big kick out of being first on Santa's list as he started south of his round-the-worid vis- Canada’: most northerly radio station is Arctic Bay far up on the icy rim of Bafflnland where five men and a women enjoyed s fare that included soup made from ptarmlgsn birds, a fish entree of Arctic char, polar bear steak. plum pudding and mince pie. The Transport Department sur- veyed ita northern outposts to sec how they were celebrating Christ- mas and these are highlights of some of the reports from spots scattered from Resolution Island on Hudson Strait in the east to Copper Mine in the Northwest Passage in the west:- The Resolution Islands post treated Eskimo neighbors to ice cream, cake, candy and nuts. Port Harrison saw Marion Stewart, daughter of R.C.M.P. Cpl. Stewart and Faith Shepherd. daughter of the Anglican mission- ary become the first Canadian white children to receive a visit from Santa. The Nottingham Island post ,at the entrance of Hudson Bay ate roast chicken and boiled ham while th, Eskimo visitors sang native son s. A: Chesterfield Inlet on the west coast of Hudson Bay the post went to midnight mass following which the natives lolned with the whites in singing carols to the accompanyment of a portable or- gan. —(OPl -Eidht of 10 IDNDON babiu born y with their nwthcre. said Dr. Dor- othy Taylor. senior- mediosi of- icer of the Maternity and (fluid As scvenrinch snowfall blankets the nation's caDita-l. President Tru- man smerses- from the White House, for a brief look and Play- iuiiy tosses snowballs at photo- gr It was Washington!» ciphers. heaviest snow oi the season. Message From Frosiditni" Truman WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 --(AP) -President Truman. in o. message Monday to the people of the United States, said they must strive without ceasing to make real the prophecy of lsaiah that nations shall beat their swords in- to plowshares and "neither shall they learn u'a.r any more." _ He offered this counsel to the nation after turning 0n the ilgrhts of the national community tree on the south lawn of the White House, the; first time the tree has been lighted since the United States went to war in December. 1041. 40o Yanks on 0n Wrong Trains WASHINGTON. Dec. I -—(CP) —'1‘vvo trains pulled out of the Union Station during the holiday travel rush, each carrying about 200 passengers haPiJy at finding places on the crowded cars, Their joy was short-llved-they all were on the wrong train By error 200 passengers who thought they were boarding a through train for the Carollnas, Georgia and Florida had boarded a local; those who wanted the local were aboard the fast train. Both trains halted at Fredcricics- burg, Va., and unloaded, but those aboard the local missed the fast train and many of those on the fast train already had been carried past. their stations. The stranded groups, unable to squeeze onto following trams, finally were accommodated on extra cars the railroad rounded up for them. FOIDER SAILOR XIII) PERTH, Ont . Dec. 25 — (CF)- Garth Walker. 22, recent RUN-l mnadian Navy ass-charm- W" killed isratmitly and Clarence Lam- bert, 98. died later in hospital, from injuries guffered when a oar which thev were riding left the subscription Mail. SUI; DeliveredU-OI. etlIITfluoesIUJJ-IIH- -___- Traffic Crashes Responsible For 11 0f The Total By The Canadian Press As Eastern Canada celebrated its film peacetime Christmas in years, l’i met aecid death Monday and ‘Iliesdny. Traffic accidents. two in g trains nook 11 lives. Three bee men died following exrplosion of a still. an Ontario main aiccumbed to bums. a woman's body was taken from the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. and a search party found the body of a soldier mising in Nflrthem Ontario. J’ A LaPolnte. 5i. and his wife hristmas 52. were killed in a C Day collision bet/ween an Mrtomobile and a tram car in Quebec city, Hi1 "lief-f e Rmgmfl wirl‘: fsihér. Arthur Renaud. and her brother. Ronald, aged 13, When the automobile in Walker. 22, recent! dgsgfi n" g the Royal Canadialin Nev-y, val; ed and Clarence Lambert, M, (Lied later in hospital. Immed were Mm, Elsa Walker. momer or Garth Walker: Mrs. Gertrude Kingston and Richard Buaih. All are from Smock by an automobile when on 1101' Willy home k001i ‘In uncle’; lhgiwlse when ehc nad gone to bor- Christmas e ou , Dog- een Peterson. 13, was idllcd in can Ibronto (Jhriairrnas eve. Her nine- yearr-old brother. Harold. suffered sliniht injuries. » another f‘ ‘ ‘ eve accid- mo. two brothers, Gem-ac Bwwn, 511M011 Bro-Wu. I), the automobile in which a." r1 was struck by a Canadian “Miami Railways train at a level mes-sins Their» cousin, Robert Oamnbcn. 1a. was severely injured, In Newcastle Bridge, NB , Clar. once S Yeamons, 56, a coal nuns operator. died Monday after a Can. (Continued on Pug, '1 Q01, g) Halifax Woman Was 104 Yesterday HALIFAX, Dec. 25 —-—(CPJ-_ Believed to be Halifax county's oldest citizen, Mrs, Rcbecca Skier of Halifax quietly celebrated Christmas and her 104th birthday at her home today. Able to sit up every day, she takes kccn interest in current events, She was born at Tracadie, N. S. Clara 0P! have: 4m’ Paasasr ‘on Wmfso Buf 01o m’ Gar Wool.» W1’ time Sumo Aurwmf '9 METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, Toronto, Dec, 25 - (OP) -— Min- imum snd maximum temllemi-"Ifl Vancouver 34. 44: Edmonton 1 be- low, 12: 4. i; wmrupes 15- 11; Toronto N. 38: Ottawa 6- 2'71 Montreal—, 29; Quebec 'l, Z1; St- Joilm l0, ll; Moncton l8, ZS; Hal- ifax m, 2a; Charlottetown 23. 23; Sydney 27, 30; Yarmouth M. 39‘ m St. Paul l8. hi. FORECASTS: hiaihway and struck a culvert a few gWblilteaffilmliiinisitryoffleaii-h. In Places Dy The Canadian Press A world st peace for the first yuletidg m six celebrated Christmas with the holiday spirit dimmed in many lands by priva- ngil Bethlehem, the birth was mi at midnight Christmas eve in the Church of the Nativity by high chlrch diqiitanies before an over- flow of oii-Irina from all over ‘lb manylsudl. fusi. the lesson sin bum than shortonfoodand bldmorsthreat more Holiday Spirit Dimmed By‘ Privation mils from here last niulvt. owners offered free meals to child- ren. ‘Ilhg starving people of cold. war- Poland received 10000 gift parcels from the United Nat- ions Relief and Rehabilitation A6- ministration. Itaiians. desperately icrw on fuel. gave thanks for unaessonsbly warm west . time ration; their dwlefnd larder: sands of Canadian and American soldiers awaiting tr home. In Russia, although Christmas is not an official holiday, there was s festive atmosphere in Aloe- cow snd many other of the larger cities. For Russians. New Year's Dsyissneveumorclrrqaortantoe- iabrstiosr than the observance of her ‘M In Britain. civilians still on war- 738 shared the best of with thou- 3 A Lower St. Lawrence: Easterly gales with snow r part sleet. Lake st. John: Stro easterly galcs and a little mil er with snow. Gulf and North Shore: Easterly winds; increasing to gsles wit n . s iiy Ciraieus-z East and southeast gaies with snow. lihrii-iuso West: Southeast to south gsles m snow or sleet ban to . c Mslriiliflne East: fol- lowed by strong lou halt winds and gsles with suuw and rain w" i‘ “ifw“"si.r"r‘lsw (Dally Imp: Inlay) Insvs Charlottetown 1.10 "#57 i’? “$3 I-ll I 5&1! Ill have aodiwfim: louse restaurant Christmas ‘i-by the lluniau cslcn ar. ours-cum ran Airmen-mucus no idlled M; Mount Forest. Ont, when WE’! ' .M sranmeride tide inh- uiu latcthan Cbsr ,