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CHARLUITETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1946

14 PAGES V

Subscription Mali $5.00, other Provinces l U. I. A. 01.00

Delivered 80.00.

ASSEMBLY, SPE

Ottawa To Lose 30

Million In Gas Tax

lala. laiiava Pravims likely Ta lnaraaaa flats

llldll Dominion iiuits field.

(By Illtrey O'Donnell)

<'J1'1'AWA, Dec. 15-16?) _.R

iY.0\8l of the Federal tax of three on gasoline next

rents a gallon

t,‘-

72 Tomorrow

April l will nlvan a loss of $30,-

nnutrtlo in Dominion revenue, hut

i:t=i_\' not mom that much of

mm; to motorists if tile provinces rlcCide to increase their gar tax,

a government official said tods

Decision to remove the gu tax. inlposed by the Dominion for the first time in 1941. was announted Saturday by Finance Minister Ab- bott. The announoemantrcamc after provinces had re- quested the Dominion to quit the

practically all

gasoline tax field, These request

some believed, meant that 2i’ the Federal Government removed i-ts Provinces would llnost

tax the theirs.

Present Gasoline ‘hxea

The present rates of gasoline tux, per gallon are: Dominion" thres- 10 10 cents; New _ Quebec eight Cfthli,‘ Ontario, eight cents; Mam. trba, seven, cents; Saskatchewan, msili cPnts; Alberta, seven cents;

rents; Prince Edouard Iglgqd rents; Nova Scotla Brunswick 10 cents;

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PRIME MINISTER KING

OTTAWM. Dcc. l3 —(CP)~—'i‘hc|

Banned Fruit is Taken tiff ilationed List I

orrawa, ' Dec. l5-(CP)-— cranberry

Canned fruit and mince are removed from pa.- tlonlng, effective tomorrow, the Prices Board announced to- night.

Sugar preserve coupons, nor~ mally used to purchase these items. now will be avullshlc for purchaso of the other alter- natlvea-Jsnu, Jellies, mar- mllldea, honey. auger.

Decision to remove the items from rationing, the announce- ment said, WI! in lino with the Board's policy of decon- troiling as rapidly as conditions permitted. Tho action was made possible by "record or near-record" fruit packing this year. ,

The order freeing canned fruit included sweetened and unsweetened v ' " as well as thoeo specially prepared for babies. Not effect of the move will be to give consumers an increased amount of about .1 1-2 per cent of the remahlng sugar - preserves alternative

coupons. Board also clarified

The regulations respecting ple fil- lers, fruit fillers, baker's fruit

British Columbia, seven Centrf n13“ who h,“ dommnled or be,“ fillers and fountain fruits. Any YUM", "IP61! cents. nu“. me mp m cunama" palm“ of these items containing morn l“ mflklflif his announcer-ileum {or g gQgQ pal-r o1" three decades than 66 per cent sugar content Mr. Abbott safd.'- will be 72 years old Tmsday, are classed as jams and there- "The Dominion gasoline tax was William Lyon Mackenzie King, l0" Pbmfllh 0!! the Illiflll- riut on in wartime in order to meet the bachelor who has. been Prime Those containing less are "e-

llifl "PBcnt needs o! war and it was to retain it as a

not intended feature of the Dominion my smu-

Minister of Canada longer than any other man, living or dead, was bor-n in Kitchener, 0nt., then Berlin, on

moved from ratio-n restrictions.

lure l pose tim l Dec. . 17, 1874, the son of than 3a: necejssryeryFuny M!" John King, K. C., and Isabel (Continued 0- rad s C01 at celsioxnbgflistliglgighlfrliilidillwg. 4 i I ' ' - . 0, c _ _ .1 - . ""'"*-“r~'--—~ . -v '1)!‘ Feapoflsible?“ government

Butter still...

Looms in N. S.

KENTVIUE. us. (OP) - A butter shortage is 10931.. i": 1n Nova Sootia, creumery oper- ators said here today 8s they sn- nmulccd that creamery quotas for lPi-‘IIIPFS had been slashed 15 pol" criii 13.91. week.

ES. Illsley, oraanlary operator at. “Willi! Berwick, said creamer-let normally hold back a wnsiderabie mlauiity of lmmq- in C550 o; an vinrrtlclwv but the slur-plus now was rwitntlgigd,

Hr said that ltnloss butler wuid "‘ '"'°"8ilt tn from Western Can- aria. there would not be enough to w» around in this province.

Coming Events

"Movies at Borden to-nigult. "Clyde River School Concert, Saturday. Decetnber 21st. "Christmas Concert. Union Road lwol. December 18th.

"tfhristnlss Con-cert and Dlll‘i’.‘6 Lot 65 Hail, December 23rd. "Xi ngsto n School Concert Thursday, m. w. at a pm.

"Christmas Concert ._ Lake Verde Bchool. Thursday, use. l9. _ "Pmllll? ~ Buylm daily live and ‘MM Bouitry. Paying top market Pr!“ avia a. Fraser Ld.

in

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"Receivinl Hogs at Crspaud for Davis l: Fram- Ltd.. every Tuesday until 11 A. M. ll. N. Dawson.

"show. Mt. Btawsrt. ‘maaday. gelrfflflibl with Popeye Cartoon and

“Oonla one. some all, come to

Pmwl Qlriatmas Concert. h1- l". Dee-mm 2o.

ltction,

"Runw- lttver farmers. loadinc moo hogs ovary Thuttday and 30m!- Bock. Mecmigm and

2

"M! a "i i vi: 1?. ‘$5.21. sill’, Qr Ibrtuna

"A lmul Mutter a an share- " 10d Ill other: interested in (Mats momma

Dealt-

for Canada vnho was exiled for his participation in the rebellion o!

u

As the leader of a Liberal party with a slim majority in the House of Commons, he stands today faced with 11L; statement. in the 1945 gen- eral election that it would be his last. But recently, as by-eleciicn defeats continued to plague his party. he told a press conference that bctwccn now and the schedul- ed 1050 (tale for lilc next election "l rlilull have to consider whether I stlouitl reconsider wilrihel" l should not lead my party again." Tilerc urc tilosc observers on parliament hill who are willing to bet that. this; surprisingly sprightly mull will again hcuti the Liberal forces which launch Ihclr J10.“ election canlpuigu.

0n June 8. he had served 6.938 days as Canadian Primb ltinistrr,

one day longer ihan Sir Joli-n A- lilscDonald. Within the life of tlic present

parliament-on April 20. 194F119 could become the Drinle minister‘ with the longest record of service in any British country- 0n lllll (late he would surpass the record of Sir Robert Walpole of B11181!!-

Dl-lltlflgllalfl-SQENATOR DIES

RALEIGH, N. C.. Dec. l5 ——U\Pl Hgenatnr Josiah W. Bailey, North Carolina, Democrat. died at his home here today.

Barley, 73, succumbed to a 061c- bral haamorrhase while members of his family were at his bedside- He was chairman of the smB-ifi commerce conunittee and was in his third term Ha had Dlanncd to return to Washington for the new

In Federal Cabinet

OTTAWA, Dec. 15—tCP)—-Prlme Minister Mackenzie King's ringe- by-stage reorganization of the Federal Cabinet is keeping capital correspondents on the hop trying f0 divine Just who will g2: what post and when and why.

Ml’, King iiiillounrtid six sitifts wlthrn ihc council this week. breaking the licivs in stages at two press conferences, and It WI! thougili-and' ilopetl-for a lime that the gilcssirlg garlic was u-vcr ,1.» the time being. But Ml, King let. it be knmvn iilut it wasn't by this statement on possible fututc i-ilangcsi-

"Nothing is completed everything ls donc."

Thai, prompted another crop ot reports and speculation wilich in- cluded such guesses and these: That Speaker GaspI-Pd 941W"!!! willgo info the cabinet and will be replaced by Works Mznister Fournicr; that Reconstruction Mili- ister Howe will succeed Resources Minister" Glen who, m turll. may retire.

About the only thing that docs seem clear is that the next ra- ghufflp likely will involve minis- ters aiready in the cabinet because the government's narrow majority of four in the Commons makes it unwise to hold s by-elevllm l" bring in outside cabinet material. This does not, l‘°"""’" ore-l elude the possibility that Mr. K111i! Iill chose to elevate a prildfb

uutii

Iflitm of congress beginning 1 3. His term expires l" 194"-

On British

LONDON. Doc. l5 -— (OP 00H!) -British politicians IN Pttlllhilll their speeches" for the bllggeat tie of the prflw U" lam" session-the three-day debate on t-ha government's bill to nutimalila railways. long distance Ned ill-fl- oort. canola and wrtl- ‘ Debate on the measure opens Monday and the conservative 0P- poeition will fight it lmder the slogan "nationalism; in the dark." They any the me u means l" more falter-lemma Wliltlhaihd liberty of the average man n. for fl- atarlce, the bill for nationalization of the cool mines which already haatbeen carried thrown parlia- men . The Nlenlmult in reply so?! that transport has been a near monopoly, aapaoiaiiy in railways. audit willbabettertahevathe rather than» private

Expect Sharp Debate

iii-l? (Qmfinuetl on Pogo 5 C01. 3)

Transport

u Anthony ram. sir David all-ir- wolf Hi0, a former Conservative solicitor Ienersi, and Sir John An- derson, former lord P1001601»! 0i the Council and a Canadian Poe- ifte Railway director.

to be the

hiding W008i!’ points: 91W

. all‘? conduotnd were any natimalla atioa action la taken. _

2. Railways elmdiv an I0 aloabl)’ Oontroiied by u» govern- ment that further intarftance ll tmnecaaaary.

I. The proposed transport earn- miaaiou to control transport ma! be llbleet to political affluence.

4. nut Y": the railway: poll! 90,000,000 in interest and divid- ends com with

urglumlga fizz-uncut some‘. uni-tr m‘ museums.

London's

War Brides, Army Veterans Arriving

urdny night from England. band's ilolne is in Bunbury. Three

personnel sra due to arrive in Halifax when the ‘Bamaritfldocks there tomorrow. They are, Mrs. D. W. MacLean whose new home will be in North Wiltshire; Mrs. J. A. Gallant who will go to Oys- ter Bed Bridge; and Mrs. A. E. Gallant whose husband's home address is South Rustico. Four Canadian Army veterans will also arrive on the Samaria: Cpl. G. E. Graham, Montague: AcL-Sgt. R. L‘. Younker, Clyde River; Sgmn. H. H. Kelly South- oort: and Opl. l". H. fieady, New Glasgow.

Dartmouth Man iirowned When

Bar Goes Over Bridge

KENTVILLE, N.S., Doc. 15 (OP) - Earl Harrison, 36-year-old Dartmouth, N.S., electrician, was dic-wnad tonight when his car plunged through a guard-rail on a bridge over the Gospcrcaux River near here.

the tldeflyvvas high, res- ‘ to make attempts " o

The accident was witnessed by Harflstwrrs bmther-in-law, George Butt, Halifax. who was following him in another car. Butt said he saw Harrison's car skid on the curve leading to the bridge and crash through the guard-rail.

Gales Oause Damage in Yarmouth Area

smashed u 50-foot. gap in 1hr

thousands of lobster" trap; have been smashed.

The fishermen have not been able to leave port for the last three days so no definite Cstlllllllc of damage could be obtained. Veteran lobstermvu said howeverytilat pots set in shallow water would stand little chance cf surviving the gates.

Meanwhile. fishermen were won- dering what effect the curtailed harvest of lobster would have on the price on the American market, biggest buyer of the Nova Scotia delicacy.

The prcvailiut; Price now has dropped three cents below the sea- eon-opening mark of 30 cents a pound at Dec. 2. and water ship- ments to American buyers during the last three days have been im- possible although shipment; by plane have continued.

Yttlllifui Navy iiat iiiliad In Accident

(By Tho Canadian Prom FR-EDERJOTON. Dec. 15-Oct- sld Kenneth Poster. i9. of Pred- ericton, was killed late last night when a car skidded and overturn- ed on an icy road at. Frederic- ten's eastern lines near the Lin- coln railway crossinl. The driver. Ionton J. Bcott, is in hospital with injuries not regarded as aerioul- Miu Frances Alkin suf- fered l. cut leg, and two other occupants escaped injury.

Foster, a former University of New Brunswick student, was dis- charged from the navy a month ago. Scott ls a Junior student at U. El. No blame was attached

I11 I-y

One English wife of l Canadian veteran arrived in the City Sat- She is ltlrs. E. E. Duffy whose llus-

oiher wives o! Canadian Army

Wors

(By William E. Madlim LONDON. Dec. 15 -- (APJ-A choking fog. described by til, Rovui

Automobile Association

EDS THROUGH FINAL

New Jewel Thefts In Arms ileiduction t Fog Plan Adopted

"the

worst in living nlemoigv," fititt the

British Isles and most of Northern Europfi in its grip for the fifth straight day Saturday and gave s Sherlock Holmes setting at night to new jewel theft muster-ins.

lmdcn with sooty grime, the for: snarled air, sea, highway and rail traffic-even the subway trains.

It complies-ted the precautionary guarding of Scotland Yard head- quarters and historic Marble Arch after callers threatened to blow up than struts.

which hobbies

_ encircled anonymous

telephone

lures.

Operating in thieves cut the l»; i)! the

eluding diamond brooch.

ring. Strangest crime

coins from a sealed shipment. worth £10,000, opened at Cardiff.

of clocks and

Am bassador. Don lzuez Azpuro.

Andres

daugllter-ln-iaw Oilllvle Forbes. All Slllp

cancelled" m United‘

dock-ed 2O hours ampton Friday,

the “pea souper." strap of the hand- Amerlcan-bom Mar- quise De Zahara and got away with £5,500 ($220001 worth of jewels, in- s Russian smerald and a diamond and ruby bracelet and a ruby solitaire

was the dis- appearance o-f £900 worth of silver express car bound for Wales. The rest of the was found untouched when the Car “its

Two motor trucks with rss-rgoes shoes worth more than £1,000 vanished in London. Thieves darkened the galety of a dinner given by the Venezuelan Rodri- Tlle)’ Stole two fur capes and a pearl necklace, all Worth £600. from the daughter and oi’ Sir George sailings from South: amnion. busiest smallish, .c.-.;wsrr ‘B libs liflél‘ America. docked 24 hours late at Le Havre, France. The America's smaller relative, the Washington, late at South-

LIAJLMOUTWI, N.S., Dec. 15 ~~ Sit-long gales lvlilcil havs swept, the coll-st for the pusi. three days have

breakwater ill. nearby Short. Bcncil and fobsiormell said tonight lilal. l

Six Injured In S Fire At Guelph

GUELPH, Ont, Dec. 15 -<cr>-i Six firemen were injured Saturday | in a store‘ tile

‘night fighting a blaze and upartnlt-nls next dour lu Palace Theatre on street.

MacDonncli

About 900 patrons of the theatre!

quietly made t-heir way toiile street and occupants of 10 itbove the store safely made their ‘way down n burning staircase to

cd at about $50,000.

Says'Situation in India Grave

LONDON. Der. 15 _ (AP)- Mahnmmed Ali Jinnah. president of thr- All-Indls Mosiem Lergun, sard today that his differences with the British authorities over Indian policy were "serious and acute."

“We have tried to make them understand and realize the gravity of the situation." he added just be- fore he left by pit-me to return to India.

Jinnah expressed belief satur- riay that the only peaceful solution for India lay in the creation of two independent states-Hindustan (I the Hindus and Pakistan for the Moslcma.

"ltlitins Scholar ilova Sootiallamod

HALIFAX. Der. l5—lCPl—~Allun I}, Blakeney, 21-year-old Dslhouaie University law student from Brirlgewster. N. 5-. was announced today as Rhodes scholar for Nova Bcotla for 1947.

A son of Ml‘. and Mrs. John O. Biskeney. Bridgewster, he was selected from a field of six ppli- cants for the scholarship.

Graduating from Bridgewnter high school tn i042. he received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Dul—

to anyone and no inquest will be held.

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5) CLYDE BLACKBURN NEW YORK, Dec. world stripped by e

and control of mass-killing weapons. no necessity of a vote,

Canadian delegation an important final assembly/is action as a

ent.

council.

mcnt conventions approved the general assembly,

night sessions. many important crowded week-end.

rushed In

assembly:

1. Approved by a id-to-‘f vote the site committee's re- commendation to build a sky- scraper headqusrtors "-ln the heart of Manhattan's East Side on an $8,500,000 area donated by John D. RoCkefeller, Jr.

2. Approved u budget of $l9.300,000 for 1946, $27,740,000 for 1947 and a working capl- lal 0f $20,000,000. (Canada's share was assessed at $2,177,- 245).

3. Sci up a irustceshlp_ counsel of l0 states lo super- visetllc administration o! ter- ritories formerly under bes- i gllo of Nations mandates.

4. Rcjccted by a IlT-to-o vote South Africa's request for approval nf its annexation of the mandated area of Southwest Africa and recom- mend ‘ that South Africa submit a trusteeshiip agree- ment plan for the former German colony- ‘

Molotov, Bevin Sail

Vyecheslsv M. Molotov, Russian foreign minister who introduced the arms-limitation proposal Oct. 29, five days after the assembly opened in the Fluslline Meadows Park hcsdquartr-rs. embarked for home on the liner Queen Eliza-

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200 Germans May Romain In Canada

OITAWA. Dec. 15 - (OP) —An undetermined number of German prisoners of war -— possibly 200 — will be allowed to remain Ln Cain- sda after the last 0t their fellow- capiivss sail from Halifax Dec. 20 for their broken homeland. it was learned Sattrrday.

These prisoners will be selected. probably by n careful screening process, from among the many who have asked to be allowed to remain in 111a DOml-nkm and for whom similar requests have been put for- ward by their Canadian farmer-

m vsrfiipnvu As Site 0f iflorid iiauitoi.

l5—-(0PJ-A ommon CD11- sent of the means to wage as. gressivc warfare was llie unanim.

dent Paul-Henri speak 0g Belgium put the question on the political committee's report recommending reduction in national armaments atomic and other There was

Hun. Paul Martin, leader u! the which played part in framing uhe resolution. described tbs "historic 5WD" toward general disarmam-

“We have done no more, how- ever, than take the first step," he said.

The resolution places the task or disarmament planning in the hands of the il-member security

It will present its recommend- ations to s special general assem- bly meeting on disarmament and the last stage will be ratification by the nations of draft disarma- by

Delegates, wearled by day and through decisions in a g addition to the’ glisarmalgleat action the

SESSIONS

sl rill

GIVEN

KEY ASSIGNMENT

In an attempt to augment Brit sin’: slim food rations, Sir Roi ande Wall is due in the

cult.

Detroit Student field For Robbery

DETROIT. Dec. 15-4-4?) ~—A 20-

"pln money" educational allotment from the government, was held Saturday on charges of robbing Detroit homes of $15,000 in crh and jewels. .

He was identified as Percival H. Hobbs and charged with nresking and entering. Police aaid Hobbs admitted thelooting of l5 homes in the Palmer Park section, where many of Detroit's wealthiest people - live.

The dark-haired. studious-ap- pearing youth, a Marine veteran, drew a $20 weekly allotment under the Veterans‘ Bill of Rights.

"I couldn't follow my f-lncv," he

was quoted as saying. "I couldn't live on $20 a week. That was just pin money."

Hobbs yearned tor a diamond ring. and, unable to find one in ills night-time forays. used $525 "rf ills loot to purchase one.

illisahied Dutch Ship Taken in Tow By flutter

HALIFAX, Dec. 15—-(CP|

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gave no details of the Irving's rare through heavy seas in her llidi‘.

‘n. Marleen was expected to remain in Gaspe harbor overnitlht and will leave tomorrow fm" nn- other port where repairs van he made to her engines.

RCMP. officials ilerc said that all members of the ship's crcw re- malftgd aboard and there was no report of damage.

The Marleen was maklnl’ h" maiden voyage from Clarke City.

empioyerl.

Que, when she ran into trottble.‘

WASHINGTON, Dec. i5 -(AP) - President Truman Saturday night wiped out the Unified States‘ hauling priorities system, removed the 810.000 nlea ceiling on new homes and opened up home build- ing to all citizens.

Moog with this swaepln, liberali- sation of federal housing controls Mr. Truman announced that ‘snwil: eroua housing program" w pushed throughout 1941, with em- phasis on rental homes.

In making it possible for non- vaterana to build. Mr. Truman said this will be allowed only if the owner pleas to ilva permanently in the new dwelling.