MAKING or 1 MERE MAN $11- Nils. “its! IIveII ng-qgelesperteutthinllsnot ggeeureee euduottc s A '0 The People's Paper (lovers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew +7 eerelee, heeded III. .:,"',|,%s Guardian. ‘Iwe Cents. i} R. A. F. ‘i=- p? ltsuvius Lashes ilut Again; Borers im With Ashes POMPBY. ITALY. March 22 _ (AP) — Mount Vesuvius lubed out anew tonight when the erupting volcano covered e strip’ cl ‘the count!!! e with a i o its“: 5'1.» and pelted inhabit- unis with n rain o! lave stones ems gn inch in d! tel’. winds carried the volcanic m, g miles south- ilee you seierno but the heaviest. rel at luvs stones and uh fel windward along a strip three- usrters of e mile wide por- hnrisri around romoel. lube itants of the area. with wsehtubs over their bcede end their children wrap- in blankets, began torllee e area. afoot es showers of elniiere end hot ashes blfleked transport and hampered or- pulled evecuetion. Fields were dam ed by the ashes but no sddi null eas- were reported. ‘l'he eruption, since those Vesuvius usueli lest five or ||s days end one belau leturdey. lair Meeting iii Big-B Possible m e tiha there unsuited-ions 0n the D iubiect for renewed wt between the principal Alli es. "l am not oreporecLto embark im the subject at question time to- day further than to state that the Atlantic Charter stands as a cl tlaration oi the spirit and purpose in which its signatories arc waging n this war-not without succe that it impliu no pact or bargain with our enemies." WINNINGS BOON LOST - Aman who had won about ii. the races. iciliiiio rvaiiis Red llrive Forces Hitlgr in a racing lottery a year before‘ er leaves the couniry,she is al m 1 . . _ a..i°‘l.°‘f“..*it"..f€:i.;il3“i...tigy °_‘?_‘.‘S?_'1‘.°_‘L"‘"‘ "““"S.P‘ “m” i iliendon lias Brief iAir Raid Alert "l will not be loading hogs at ‘BNIGBYJRDS this week. next load- iig date Friday, March 81st. Arthur “who 3-22-21. LONDON. March 22—(CP)—- German raiders returned t0 Lon- i "We will not be loading hogs at don tonight. while the capital still Hunter River this week- Next was clcaninil up the damage ‘liidliil; dais Friday, March 31st. caused by the attack of more than Buliman and Bagnall. 3-22 2i 10-" Nazi planes early today. Tile return visit. however. was "Loading hogs for Davis d: of minor consequrixce and the alert Fraser at Albany Friday after- early in the night, lasted onlv iicoii until 3.30 PM. R. N. Dawson, ml’ an hour. honours. 3-21-31. "M05111! a}... for Davis and “Her at Vernon Tuesday after-i rch 20th. E. C Nelson. luau The early-morning assault, caus- 0.1 inanv casualties and fires. The enemy lost at least i0 planes. ""‘""”' Decentralization ls "TB-kink live Hogs for Davis dz Prater cvery rriiday tlll--~-l-i».a0.- irthur Hsslam i-B-Thu-Mon-if. l "Due to aTr-lve. of No e . w‘ ' ‘l - -£“%..r.;‘...."’r:.'.io€?:1° 5”“: Reconstruction Plans Beebe-m. Mt. Albion. a-az . Ll -2l.l "Unloading oer flour and feed ' ' ' Ill . OTTAWA. Ml! h ZZ—(CPY— ‘iigoxirggrsnlfgy: {find n” ho?“ Senator Eli Bcautregard (Is-Que- iogrr N AWN“ fern‘; '° ‘a’; ‘if bee) today urged a policy of de- ' y c“ ”' 3' ' ‘ centralization in Canada's recon- struction progrsm with full use \ ‘Norbom wmmn" Imam“ being made 0i provincial agencies. Vi] ‘mlmiiaillfltlllntry ule and silo oi’ Senator Bauregard s oke in sup- w" Kmmm’ port of e motion wh ch he intro- [o ' 9n .e B ‘n, Saturday, March with lat; l1’,- duced in the Upper House asking immediate action of the Senate in "imam." h a ‘an, Bu,“ a studying legislation intended to r New “m”; ‘nemoon termination of war production, the; Y forum. one,“ gumm- imm, economic life of each of the P Qreena 3.1.94. "Km _.__ I "11 notdlgg fiffiinw‘ "hum ‘a: Ermifiineii. labor. transwfmw" i w"! Thursday, March 30th. Keith and industrial groups. Wnnon, Meringue Norman The wide experience of members "Rkenzle, ugyqium ' 3.31.51, oi the senate would be of great In am __. odvanitciitge ilnumakinglsuciil altstigigyd. l H besa.W esocssecry, "i"... ......"F'~=h°i5=1~'°'-*°"r'~"i==i‘3 i". “our” "':"..:a...:’:;"“" i A. ur, was s M. and comm m] rrcongtruction wh h was the Irwin 3.31.31, task to be faced. _ If Canada was to remain I 0°"! rise the poet-war would g further "‘- "- mile MacDowell. "lo "m W‘ - Sole of pies. . i f i! m‘ lhwifitlg hm- “Xeoiisoirjfufifi groblfug co up" .. - e ' ' m‘ I’ not fin‘ M 31".’. get-fifitmtao IDOVQIUIHGM I114 sea-at. free enter-win- safeguard , immediately after the vinces." He asked that a PRINCESS ELIZABETH lovely camera study by Karsh, the celebrat- ed Canadian photographer, was especially posed in London a fcw months ago to mark the coming of age of our Princess on April ready scrious- l 21st next. Her Royal Highness, Princess Elizabeth of England, is nearing her 18th birthday. —-"- Heiress presumptive to the British throne, muucrswll. ‘IY-ilflaill“ "Cpl, with the rank of senior regent if her fath~| P0714 TO GROWER ANNUAL MEET] Mr. E. B. McLaren. Georgetown uuzs nelscied president. of the RE I. Potato Growers Association ul which was held immediately fol the annual meeting of th Hon. Horace Wright, M.L.A..‘ Be- dequc. was elscteu Vice President Boulter secretary 0h'town Officer Killed In Action Llcut. Goa-old Garfield Ferguson son of Mr. lilltl Mrs. l-lurry G. For- guson of 3'! Park Street, Char- lottetown, was killed in action in lialy on March 11f. were informed in a telegram from Ottawa yesterday. The contained no details. Lieut. Ferguson had been on ac- slnce the outbreak of with the P. E1. Hilli- lanuers. Before that he The Association's meeting was held in the assembly hall OlPfilwE! of Wales College yesterday after- noon. There was g good attend- ance. President McLaren presided with the ditilcultes which thg nr- ganization had overcom tb ement on the excellent showing mad». in the year ending June 30. i043. l-le referred to the C ol. C. absent for over four 111C858 K8 with the Canadian Arm in England. A brother. E er. is at home. Seven sisters also survive- Shifts Large Reserves To Balkan Front By ROSS MUNRO C. P. War Correspondent Balkan front. Some probably had been slated for west- .-_,rn Europe to combat the forth- to the Red anny. not only for the west but also to meet the Russian threat through the Balkans, howver. exceeded anything anticipated by the Ger- Turtle; and they were not prepared or . The enemy is not denudlng France or the Low Countries to t these new troo for the Bal- ans but it is hig y probable that divisions held in reserve near the Swiss border of the Siegfried Line area and in Germany itself have been rushed southeast. This would weaken the western front for the man who wins battles is the one who has the last reeervr- in hand The Russians arc about ll5 miles from the Carpathians which ring Hungary on the south and east. The only good pass through the Carpathians is the "iron gate" whore. the Danube river . curls “ through the mountains '90 uniles southeast of Belgrade. The Ger- mans probably as. iortlfylng the Pass now to make it a. strong- polnt like Cassino ou the central Italian front Meanwhile. relationship between the Balkan front and the western European invasion is receiving at- tention from some lnudon observ- crs. "I look upon Anglo-American forces assembled in Britain as the grand strategic reserve of the United Nations. writes Douglas Brown. military correspondent for the London Evening News “They will be launched against the ene- becn exhausted. Fiver-y day the balance on land and in the air moves against the Germans. Thus every day improves the prospects of the Anglo-American grand strategy reserve.‘ Remove Restrictions 0n Furniture Metals and parts made in Canada. iwniturc for tne prices board. so vroducis used in beds. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE e JOHANNIBBURD. ~10?) — mnnbar ct‘ the militia. TWO broth- vocational guidance bureau to help‘ ers, Roger and Donald an; also children. by scientific aptitude and are tests, to choose their careers has Commons election committee re-i been started in Johannesburg by uh ‘ Transvaal Education Department. years The manager, Mr. J. W. Boulter grad disaster which LONDON, March 22-(0? Cable) leek aimed at cracking t. —Tlm Red Army's over owering surge over the Dniester liver into pre-war Rumania has forced Hlt- | K [I on ler to make efie of his bigg " m W‘ 2 “m” m‘ 9*" firm the impression that the ms ggféyl” °§ ‘m; ""1"" "5' l‘ ‘Elf shifting northward. The veteran lat Ukrainian on o prec ous, B PB 8° the task of breakin throu h to Iwow and the rn unteins be onrl he- heserv to bolster th totterinfl _ . x ' ' o y .,,. o cd t1 B ‘t i 1191i? e e itween the rise oi‘ the Dnieeiier and the Polish Bill. even before the 3033;“ m Yijuunéfl" had ah coming Allied invasion but lhcqter.“ ‘Gffmillglsufliiiilfif had a! throw‘ hi“; German armies to the south. It obviously p; orces n unlafl’. uman a an nouncemnut n!‘ n “IIisengagen-ient" In the sou Bulgaria 01' Wncede m9 Balkans a roH-eai. that in turning into e rout. u d _ p Without question, ' forces attemp ng s. eeili ,,f,*,‘y‘l°;ulggygijsi°,ogjflaf"pfggsfgfan German and satellite forces in th g _ ' sight ni striking the year's heaviest blow at German manpower end cap- I The lack of aerial resistance was turlng the bigger-t beg of booty. German troops which finally escape from the Crimea 0r from the in subsientiallv the some B A ' They will leave the bulk of their z w bomber taking n“ "cm m, m... Poland. The Soviet push toward; closinrz Odessa imtilret will be and French soldiers at Dunkernur. equipment and store's behind them. Afr Force for taking express mat.- giving additional spacg for refrig- ed at the lack of bilge water. “Con- siderlng the amount of ice that. my when his own reserves have‘ OITAWA. March E—(CP)--The braces board annmnccd tonight the removal o! restrictions on the quan- tity oi metal wnich may be used in manurlacturing furniture doing AC uuthrie, administrator oi bed-ding, metal and upholstered greater availability of angle wire and _tubing has ciraoled the administration to drop all restric- tions on the use of metal in thcsc ~ Cl-lARLUFPETOV-VN, cannon, THURSDAY, MARCH 2s, 1944 By Kiri: L, Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst Berlin liroedceste ‘ ly are , home front for worse news from southern Russia than even tho statin- etarted the German debacle In the east. Aleeiuto Implicit! wle the chsreetciette the lee et Gee. sNhi g the bomb-racked MAXIKS OI L urns um r-ii eltllslolohllgef lubeeviptlee Dslleverd. lb.“ Ill. 04-00: other Provinces I lLI-A. I.D Q Berlinllard llit By Yanks In Daylight No FiQhYQTBPPOSltlOH Encountered Over gut Nazi Capital. By w. ivfushciiun LONDON. hlarcil ZIi-Ufhursdafi They report development of e powerful new Red Army flanking ut- l _(Apj__,nm R A F qnabhed at whoii Nazi front east oi tliieyltl-mrtlsli-elistuth: u‘ ‘he Frankfurt and other unspecified German targets during the night Coupled with previous Berlin reports of heavy Russian pressure s- gym- a dayngh; r314 on gem“ by dgvmon, M‘ this “Se,” lsian trap to the south is completed. her northwest in Poland, it tends to cun- in weight of the llllssiln aitncii ‘ is cost l3 bombers and nine fighters army has been nssigircd from the strong escort United States heavy bombers that Earlv today the air nllnlstry in- tacked Frankfurt and other izn- Tlic Berlin broadcast said the Red Armysflnnklng drive was iin- E mauled Lamas m Germflmq n c, ideriaken to old other forces “advancing in the which is n virtual admission of the grave p ves the way for Gel-mun rfl- . th. the Nazi euphemism for ; 5m New General Manager‘ Of Atlantic Region Visits Charlottetown Hope that it willTt-ill b. possible l to move potato shipments before serious loss is incurred was ex-- grassed yesterday by Mr. J. P. olmson. C.N.R. Vice President and new General Manager dfthe At- lantic Region who arrived here yes- terday ou his first visit since ms appointment. I Mr. Johnson brought news tha the arrangements have been com; eluded with the Royal cangdian ter by plane to and from the Pro- vince as a temporary measure, thus orator cars. He reported optimistically on the condition of the car ferry. stating that he had been in every part of the ship and was greatly surpris- thls shill has contended with over a period of several weeks." he esirl ‘I had expected that there would be work for the pumps to do." Mr. Johnson was accompanle‘ by Messrs. W. E. Robinson, Ger.- eral Superintendent of Trans or- tation, E. B. Robb. General he ht Agent. and F. I... Dougan. General Passenger Agent. Moncton. Tho latter is a native of this Province and s brother of City Councillor Dr. Chas. F. Douxan. ‘MR. J. P. JOHNSTON Potato Shipments "The loa oi’ oer iced tonnage‘ of potatoes w ch I have seen ev- erywhere between Borden and Charlottetown,‘ Mr. ,, on "yd "is reminiscent of the heavy vea- evlb": loading that takes place in Western Ontario. I sin hopeful thtat regardless of the unfortun- at‘. ice conditions in the Straits we will achieve our goal. That is that all of the tato shipments that require to moved will be moved early enough to prevent. However, sheet steel may not be c . m fur- nlture. benches. card tables. czhairsu! — coat racks. flower stands and fem- erles. footstools. kitchen cabinets hi8 llflrehi-I or all kinds. tables, garden fur- niture and the arms or backs for studio couches or upholstered fur- nlture. ‘ on DIG . Col- O) i A. g . gave his report fo Queens and W. B. McLella Prince, were on motion of Shaw. seconded by J. J. Tr osentntivo for the Marltimcs. d on the fertlliaar situatior“ ' n u s Mow those who hed no fertilizer id he token care of. in. chief inspect- s oke brie y on seed source ty seed for planting next ‘S: i tee of economic studies be ID‘! study representations Hon. Horace Wright, side of the Associetio a public meeting ‘their! Interesting addresses were given by Mr. it. R. Hurst. pleni path- ‘isiiiiur COFFEE ‘WW5, 7rd?" '1 “foohtipdirfififpfii. "ooi. of‘ OTIWWA, Much 22 - (GP) — I Senate Rsiwsy Committee to- d to recommend immed- I o late steps to have s urvey med; of tirerwnaslbllég ‘of dfvclo Bitty s k s d a wa ers ar. a -. evidence from o. Maritime delegation includ- Premler J. Walter Jones sons. chairman of the Moncton. N. B. Board of Trade and W. Rupert Tumbull, Roth say, N. 8., engin- ss. "The trcmend delay that we o_e_si he _Str_elts Recommendations Re Election Act md “ day be vices‘ vote. recommendation to the (1.. — New; orunswl ed atl I i l$ Oppelhlity Mr. Persons said the develop; fflnuy; (“a rnent of natural resources in IJITAWA. NIICh @—(CP)-—Th0\ "moud ded today that in the next m” ener e on e i time ei lecti th lapse fficisl nomineiign deb‘ l!!!’ 14 to 8 days to allow more ""- bm i e for the taking of the armed ser- The committee will present its Oonunnns end sweat that the dominion elec- the extension Judie is of tints w-hlchjvould allow cand altegwto irtetion. t-ske the Jules Canto cars muld an cotton wee to withineebort " for m o weelu following their official nom- _ ucts now going w waste coud be utilised. said Th rgecuimend u t adopteed . the oo§sr?i“..§"§.‘. p210 M“ pun“ "11"" i" etedthetastudyof t convpeienl . b w give elecetion officers meg: ting: tn tli armed e spread over el Power Co. was Divlflred to sur- render all its right to the govern- ting company with. forces who may be various fronts by the time elections are cel ed. e conunittse also recommend- c the-t. a return o suooiwrhted lent days before Need law-Cost Power Premier Jones eeld Prince Bdwerd ed of low-cost SUNDA! sEltViCI Leave Charlottetown l2 neon. Arrive Charlottetown Ml e. n. hie l officer. said it“. ‘in? ovllflelnttnent of retuming - begin immefletely the committee's le- by the ne- The appointment o! the officers would not necessarily indicate that be expected Island had greet ne power. Once a centre of ‘ ifibiifld- i118 the Pmivinoe had lost h of direction of the Dnies- y A.F. bconbcrs presumably particip- light nf the shattered i atcrl in the raid. The American bombers yesterday were estimated to l vc. ilrorwtl g‘- ioiis 0i exp on BTIIlll. "They: cncotiltiorcci no fighter r s- “Ms” “kmmlposition but. the still-aircraft lzre e Bug-Dniester pocket nrc uithin i w“ ‘ma-anew heave treilectted in tho announcement WhiCll instead oi‘ tciiiil". of the lshootlng down cl dozen.“ of ‘NY-i dighters. said only that "om lira- ficld was destroficd by our flfll" ers." ilncome For ‘Fishermen lip For February HALIFAX, March 22 — (CP)—- ‘The fish catch of the department‘. cl fisheries’ eastern dwision m February amounted to 1l.4-B8,00i1 -~ pounds valued at $514,000. it wan .- announced today. a 541L000-pound I decrease in vrcicht but a $42.000in— crease in value as iOfllllz-‘Jfifld with. I the some nwnth last year. In Nova Sootiu. the landed lw lit was 5.485.000 valued at i .489. down 2.148.000 pounds but up 860.000 in value. New Brunsvricks February catch ‘ was 5.396.400 valued at $221.00: wxpared with 4.203.000 and $120.- i In Prince Edouard Island. the icatch was 207.000 pounds worth $15,000. 34081115. l93,(i00 and $9,000. ALL-INDIAN rsriioi. i NEW DELHI -—iCP>— The pat.- czvpt a few technical non-commiss- ioned officers, nate Committee Hears FundyPower Plan (aged of COP‘? rol of the Northwest, Pmntier is now entirely in the hands o! the Indian Air Force, all of the officers and rnen of which are Indians, ex- LONDON. March fl—(CP)- ce Edward Islanm-J. F. Par-iPi-ime Minister Churchill will broadcast to the nation at 9 pm. (4 o-m. E.D.T.—-6 pm. A.D.T.) Sunday. March 26, it was an- . M. Robinson 1i.- nounced officially tonight. New Brunswick) introduced the de- ‘i legetion and sens 4n bloom (no SMALLER ....."§.‘.;"l“l.'.‘.l...i“ "£2. . cep by s lack of low-cost power. The availability of low cost. power Ontario arid Quebec had meny industries from the times The level topography cf New BrurIwick preven e scale power dove layout at the oonf uenioe of‘ Petl tee and Memremcoolr Riv-l a: held Possibility of tihec w. ptrwq- deveopment n en . tide rose to a height. et feet and 445.000 horse be devel . with power eysilsblo 1811a salt could sed es the bes- is for e big chemical developinent_ in the. h tide this morning at il-ili it was estim- Bnizkwmgm n ]1_(|1_ DFOJW- sun se this evening st 1:15 and 0 9 mimihs "id C05‘ rises tomorrow morning at. 6.67 wh h the New Bruns- N" gnoqn ck government was prepared to ' pay a share. ‘Hie Petltcodiac Tid- DAILY All BIIVICI Charlottetown - sumuiereide '- Monettm VI Charlottetown ‘IJI l. I- Lee . use u. ‘Ndns-iotteziw: no e. s.“ e. in. 7.05 o. In. Mlfllh 24. I30 l-Ih