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island Sonnector seamen 0n Strike

HALIFAX. Mart-la 10-401’)- Salami!!! and dcelrhaaads walked oft the freighter 0on- nectar here today flolnandins higher wages.

spokesmen for the Canadian gcameifs Union (TLCJ. 01 whim the 15 strikers Ito meth- bm, said they weep ddhalnd- m‘ wagon u! $l50 l. month 00m- piired with the N0 monthly fljgy were receiving.

The ship, which was loading cargo at d Hllifil! wharf b0- m-Q stilling for Newfoundland pm tomorrow. is owned by Clarke Steamshlps. Her offi- cers and crew member! Ire all from Quebec.

Expect Acquittel 0f Iiany “Witnesses"

MONTREAL, March i8 -- (OP) Jriie Star said today it has team- ed Oil good authority that "because ot the iailure of Montreal con- stables to gather the proper evid- usce, the city can expect to lose up to i5 per cent of its 1.200 cases

ding against Witnesses of Je-

vah in recorder’; court." -'I'he charges against the Wit- mseg are that they di-Stfllflltbd plmphieis without first obtaining permits from the city as required by municipal lie-w. The Pileup ra- llited from unsuccouful attempts byooiinaei for the Witnesses to ob- lain a superior court ruling that adtoieuts to the sect are ministers

ltaviiacke School It Iestroyed By Flro

WBWIACKE. N’. 8.. March ll - (UP) —- A four-room. two- atorey wooden school building ms destroyed by an “ply-mun- ing fire of undetermined origin ‘my at this vliioeo. is miles leuiti of Truro.

A meeting of ratepayers l; b;- ing hold intimediiutely to docldo on trrripcrhry quarters for the Wilson's children.

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fiolotov In New Move

hybrid-wide Reaction To Truman's Speech

By TOM WILLIAMS "LONDON, lurch 13 - (AP) _.. Greek and ‘Ihlrldsh spokesmen to- doy voiced reiior and si-atitoao st the Fmliosal of, President Truman to throw the economic weight of tho United States behlnid those countries against my subjugation, but Russian sources still withhold comment.

Wilild Bfitiiill"! Offblll spqkq- men hailed the ‘lruanm policy as "vary much in accord with Brit- ain's views," the Rtusian prsg still had not printed o. report oi tho President's message to Congress.

Greeted in many countries so of historic significance, the message to Congress was generally approv- ed by Britain's mooning anq event. lug newspapers, although there was a mined reaction in the influential weekly journals.

Premier Maximo: of Grceas told United States ambassador Lincoln Mawveoth in Athens that the Greek Government and people were fully conscious of the historic sig- nificance of the American action and expressed gratitude for assist- ance 1n Greece's struggle to pre- serve hes- indopeoidenco and integ- rity.

lsitist Reaction

The spokamiam at the office of SAM, leftist Greek political or!- anisotion, in Ioridcoi. declared. however, that Greeks would "con- tinue to resist United States inter- vention Just os they resisted Brit- ish intervention in the wit". and

‘rrumm Pmwsal would mean "the death wornant of the United No.-

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War bevicenToiAiil ‘ Sliurchill Route

lam-ran. March l3 -- (CP) — A war developed dovlco known. as Decca which enabled ships 0o do- tornrino their position by boom signal was described hero last nigh-t by Peter Dalgloish. mem- ber of a British shipping firm. os potentially usoiful for increased trade throwls the Hudson Bay routs.

Ho told Rogina- businessmen that ships from the United Kingdom would definitely soil for the port of Churchill next simmer. Goods already available for shipment through the Boy route he sold included heal/Y mactiinory, wines and qiirits, books. cement, fertiliser. chins. ‘linoleum ‘and motorcycles.

$25,000 In Seized Furs So 0n Sale

TORONTO. March 1S -— (GP) — As; estimated $36,000 worth 0f fill‘! sou?“ by Ontario game wardens in tho last year went on sale this week at headquarters of tho OntarioDe- of Lands and Forests.

gay inéltrds more than_l,000 bel-

wh vq- pairs. aoo iooaiaiat aura. loo"

raccoon pelts and more than 100 II fi this as wall Q ooita of inlet. otter and other animals. Tbs annual ao-ie oontimies until March 1T.~

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that Congressional approval of the 0am

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. ' Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dow - TOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1941

GETS HOLLYWOOD BID

Hollywood career has begun for Frances "Frankie" Conley of Saint John, N. 3., who. dunlng the war was a star in “Moat the Navy". m-ancas has boon given a part. in "'1'.h.s Big Clock" with Roy Mlltlond. ~

Denies Wheat Being Iiivcrtcil To II. S. Ports

and said it always bad been the practice to abip some ass-in to over- seas destinations thmigh the un- itqexg Sbetes.‘ , , h i

' . qlald oroelfloa-ltgd.

had been diverted of Halifax or Balntlobri“, and cooitostded that the ohinmuat (I! Gilli-dim Wain the-won Uhltsd states harbors had not xooultod in unemployment among Canadian dockside workers.

M1‘. Olieviriet £00k the unusual procedure oi debating third and final reading of the Goviornmmtb Wheat Board bill to deny ohareoo which had been made, both inside the Commons and out. ls a. insult of a recent dispatch which reported

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Sugar Boot Brewers Seek Subsidy Boost

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OTTAWA. Marcia ll --(CP)- Representatives cf the Canadian armor-beet industry today placed before Finance Minister Abbott. a proposal for incroosoddomestte stqsr subsidies of s 100 pounds which. they claimed. would boost Canadian sugar pro- duction by i0 per cent.

A nine-man dsloeatloia froap Manitoba. Ontario and Quebec, representing the Canadian Sugar Beet Producers Association. Pro- sented figures to show that the present sizbsifi of- 01.24 a M100 pounds paid on domestic ousor to bring it to "parity" with im- ported sugar was actually 01.02 below th "true parity."

Iliiatio silt-riots: Abbott told ftha prom ho woods confer visits Prices Board and Sula: Admin- iatration officials and answer

their domanbmin a fsvr days."

Crimson Air Route- ‘ Now Used For Peace

The aortas of " mush tho fighters anode the . , We taorn the Pal. Man. to ‘

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Prince Sounty M. ‘P. Suggested For Sabinot Post

UITAWA, March ls-(Spcclali- The moot question of cabinet rep- resentation for Prince Edward ls- land cams before the Carma-ions in the dying momenta of the Throne Speech debate here on ‘Wednesday when Phileaa Cote, Liberal mem- ber for Mstapedlo-Mstane propos- ed J. Watson MacNaught, Liberal member for Prince, for s. cabinet

PW‘- _ Al; the outlet of his remarks. Mr. Cote sold: "I should like to cun- gratulate my honored colleague the member for Prince on his od- drosa in moving the rep . Ba has provsn once more that t e Crown Prince of Prince Edward Island is good timber for the King's cab- inet." Mr. Casio's remarks were heartily applauded. particularly In the south west corner of tho oblon- bsr whu-e Mr. Machlouglit ia seat- Q .

vvhiio the suggestion that w. MacNaught be called to the cah- inet to represent his Province in

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Parliament At A Glance

to give it third and final read-

ing.

Two Cabinet nsInisters-flksde Minister MacKlnnon and Aigrl- culturo Minister (sardines-do- fended bile Wheat Board biill.

JohnBrs-ohen, ProgrossIveOon-o so tatlve leadexumovedtltat the

eat bill he returned to coon- rraittee for revision.

M-J. Ooldiwell, 0.01‘. loader, said his Party lllwortad the Tarot Board legislation in prin- o o.

ikonsfrort Minister Ctbovrlor denied wheat he" been diverted to American poi-is.

The Conumons voted lit-St! in flvoeof on Easter recess. ox- tending from April 2 to l4. ‘ In the Sonata two members called on the Governmentt to ad- mit some of Europe's displaced poisons.

Pridoy.

The Commons will continue discussion of Government con- trol legislation. The Senate will not sit. '

Northern Britain lias Rev: Blizzard

IMQDQN. March ll - (Rotat- on) — Northern Britain today

laid in a little more than o month wihiio the whole country still was in the‘ backwash e4

of anowdrifta from main highways, fresh gals-driv- lsmnow piled i» and stat offputr-

The disndl. boiacadatro. lut- drid the Iioat Yorkshire suffered aavsroiy. and Ireland was said 0o be in p‘? of tbs worst blinaaliof

tor. _

oat or the sonata-yawn

baa-sand by‘ throats of. floods

vlhhdi bad become a aarioii-l lot- t: in tho Boilflsweot and and-

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Rs digging ’out of its fifth bli- m!

Forces

By JAMES McCOOK

LONDON, March 1a - (GP) _ Wdr Secretary Beilenger said in the Home of Commons today that Brill-Lil's wartime total of 618 in- Milly battalions had been reduced to 148 and by the end of teen ah- other b2 battalions will be placed in o. state of “strspended anima. tlon."

The War Secretary announced hr-mohins reductions ‘in the forces but commented: "It would be a Very bold man who would es- cort there is peace today and that therefore we can dcmobiiize armies not only in this country but in those other countries where very largo utilities-y fmces are retained."

Sluice August. 1945. the forces had released 2,500,000 men and women and in 194'! practically all those with war experience would be back in civil life. '

If tho regular army was to com- prise about 200,000 men as now proposed. o, monthly intake of 2,800

would be needed to maintain strength. Bu»: th army now was only about 139, and recruiting

must b0 on the basis of 4.000 month- ly to build and maintain the limit’ at the required strength. Recent recruiting had been at the rote of 2,647 monthly and an early tn- crease to 4,000 was necessary. _

The Anny would be i.l'l' two parts _the regular army and a. territor- ial army on a part-tints basis consisting o: permanent staff, vol- unteers and reservists who had oompiet - o. period in the Insular army under compulsory service reg- uiations.

Bel-longes- presented estimates totalling $388,000,000 ($1,550,000,- year and

s erpoi. present army strength of more than 1.000.000 coma from Labor bod!- benchers. G H. Chevwymd, labor mstnbui" for Stockton on Tees, said the Army headquarters was “bio-it- ed" with men and E.O. Roberts. Labor, Merioncth, said the British economy could not maintain such forum. _

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w‘ HEAT BOARD-Bi ILL GETSAIIPIPROVAL IN c0 ' To Discuss China’s Affairs

Sharp ‘i Reductions In British Armed

Foreign Ministers Atvsit Russian Reaction To Truman

3y Wes Gallagher

MOSCOW. March 14 —-(B‘riday) -—(AP)-—Russia sent notes m the British and United States foreign secretaries last night sskih go;- p, discussion of the Chinese situation. Authoritative sources said early today that the United States would "matte in such tmforanal discussions if the Chinese Government likewise Dl-ftlci-pates.

It was believed that Foreign Sec. retary Bevin also would agree to Foreign Minister Moiotovks note. Official word from the British dele- gation was lacking, however.

The somewhat vague wording of the Russian note left Ln some doubt exactly when the meeting" would be held. and it was not clear wheth- er the Chinese govemmenrhad yet been invited.

The Chinese Dumbo-say sold no in- vitstlon has been received by Cl-iina_ For these reasons there was a strong probability that some sort of interim note would be returned by the United States asking Molo- tov to make his proposal more ex- pliclt.

Thorn woano doubt. however. that regardless of how the note was worded Molotov intends the meet- ing to take place during the present foreign ministers’ council in Mos-

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lt. S. Shlld Fatally Burned In Brass Fire‘

nainwrar. N.S., March la _ (OP) - Lester Hoinkllsi Chose, five._of nearby Windemese, cried in receiving a gross

The younirim found a match and sot tire to grass in his father's field Whoa he ttled to extinguish the blaze his clothing was ignited and he rushed home.

Hi6 llwlllfll‘. Mrs. Leslie Chase, put out the flames tn his clothing but not before part of the kitchen flood- was burned.

Truman Plan Would

By CHARLES A. GRUMICH

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 13 —(A.P) — President Trurriarrs pro- STMH to hold the lino on Commun- ism in the Eastern Mediterranean, as outlined by American experts today, would provide American military training and equipment for 100.000 Greek soldiers to com- bat loving leftist bands officially estimated at more their 9.000 in the mountains o; Northern Greece.

The plan would also bolster a much more able Turkish military establishment to a point where, in the event Ttnkeys position on the Doidmciles should become Jeopard- lsed. the country would not fall ov- ernight. those informants arid-

Ftrrthcrmore, economic boosters would be applied to both Greece and Turkey under close American staporviaion of expenditures on s acala which WOURLBIIIMIYR to sub- matlgl aid to Greece‘ for an in- Hittite time and s. grBd/uated dim- Ililfls ism-om of help for "mo-

Those bold outlines foo- procedure were given by American officials at a conference called to provide reporters with the booligroiuid of the long step token by Truman:

yesterday.

The special our-‘ereoice was called in the midst of flowing concern 11f Unload Nations circles over the President's decision to bY-PIBI "l! 17.11. on the ground that it was inadequate to meet the time!“ imb- loma posed by iniiltrations 1n Greece. continuing mflsure o! “fits-hey and economic rehabilita-

tloa in both.

MAOIIJ POPULATION ‘libero are about 96.000 Meal liv-

lnginNewZeialond.

Equip 100,000 Greeks

Air Travel Safer In Sanaiia Than In Ii.S.

OFITAWA, March 13 -— (OP) — Air travel in Canada. was almost 50 per coo-it safer than in the Uh. ltfid States in i945, it was indicated 0111181008 toblod in tho Commons today.

Canadian authorities previously have “kept their fingers crossed" when asked about comparisons be- tween dominion ah- saeaiiiioa and those of other countries, but o ro- tum tabled for Stanley Knowles (CUP-Winnipeg South) shows Canada tn 101.5 had a record o1 only 1.300 fatalities per 100,000,000 pas-

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HERCULES AT ONE

Demonstrating his acrobatic prowess. Robert Msrik, one, chins from a bar held by his mother Ln their Chicago, £11., home. ‘ripping the scales at Si. pounds, "big" Bob, according to his Mom, moves all the furniture in the house with ease. He stands three feet high, wears size seven shoes and nze six overalls.

Preferential Tariffs Likely To. Sontinue ,_

OTTAWA. Marci: l! - (OP)- Canado will not be prepared to drop all British preferential ter- itifs unless the United States makes unexpected concessions in i-edudng imtpests against; ‘Can- adian goods, tariflf experts here believe. Ymey do not share the views amassed in the Australian House yesterday that preferences are doomed.

The instructions to the trade mission headed by Dans Wllgreos. Canadian Ambassador to Moscow, are a closely-guarded secret. The mission is en route to London where the situation will be dis- cussed with otlier Empire coun- tries before proceeding to the inter-national trade talks nenti month lri Geneva.

Iio Sutixpoctod In British Ration

LONDON. March 13 — (GP)- Food Minister Strachey, back from g three-week visit to Canada and the United States, said today he lees no reason why Britain's bread or meat ration should he reduced.

Asked when bread rationing might end, he replied that the 100i Canadian wheat cmp was not yet in the ground and tliua ho

could not make s forecast.

French Expert Gives

Idea 0f Atomic Trigger

NIIW YORK. March 13-(AP)- h-ederic Joiiot-Curio, harm's ranking export on atomic energy, speculated tonight that the atomic bortVb explosion might result hem shooting s. chunk of uranium weighing "say s0 kilos" (S6 pounds) down a tube at a, similar ploco of uranium.

Writing in the magazine United Nations World, devoted to cover- ing United Nations affairs, Joliet- Curio, Bronco's high commissioner of atomic snotty. gave a rough outline of his idea of 'tho trigger

p ‘ ‘ of the atomic bomb.

Juliet-Curio! estimate of the poaaiblo weight of tho two piocoa oburanium ho said figured in tits

bomb is tho first from a hlgh nuclear physicist.

American iniornirtlon on tho amount of ' hooded. given in the smytlr report. olsee it so between two pollfida ' nd 200 pounds.‘ Anything loos than tho

aocrot weight bstwsn theao two

figures i'a too small to exp‘ ‘ .

In his article, the French scion- stat, Nobel Priaa winner and aort- i -law ‘of tho Ourioa of radium ants, sold the principle of tho

. bomb could be along this lino:

"Imagine g sphere of uranium 35 large enough to be susceptible to explosive chain reaction.

"Now divide it into two homi- aphoro; each below ‘critical mass’ (tho point at which they are dan- get-our).

"Place theao hemispheres weigh- ing, say, 30 kilos. apiece. at. the two onda of a, cylindrical tube. Ono hemisphere la fixed, the other mo- bile, ao that an explosive charge placed behind it can cause it to slide swiftly into contact with the other half.

"Between the two, s aource of N

omission of. rapid neutrons con- I, bombard. with neutrons tho piano surface of tha fixed hornlmhore. Such a source would ho a small amount of polonlurn. whose alpha rays act upon a ‘aut- flcient quantity of giuclnium. When tho two hemispheres coma to- gether, tho conditions for explosive chain reaction are fulfilled. "You can form some idea of the xpioaion of the two hemispheres wellhing so kilos each when 1 tetl you that the explosion of one kilo of uranium is equivalent to I00 tons of the most powerful ex- plosive." i

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Final lie-to Was 172-7 As Lively Debate ls Ended

OIITAWA. its-roll tl- — (or) The Government's Wheat Boar

Oil its Plum! through the 00m- mons. Won final approval tonight by o. thurriPi-ilk vote of 172-’! in as sudden letdown of opposition.

Just a. few minutes oarllor tho Home had voted 91-70 against a. Progressive Conservative motion which would have returned the measure to committee for revision of sections setting up s, five-yea; pool of wheat partlclpsttion certif- Icotes. ~

The two divisions ended o. “baby” filibuster which developed as ths bill came up for third and fomtaii final reading. v The second vote was forced by MJ. Caldwell, 0.0.1", leader, whose followers had supported tho Oppositi amendment, in appareri was s, strategic move to 910cc on the record his Party's ap- proval of the principle p! the mess- tire even though the group had op- posed certain rnovisiom or tho

As the final count was called. Progressive Conservative om‘ * who had fought the bill step-by- step through the House rose in their seats to give it approval.

The seven dissenters were John Hackett (PC - Stanwood), 14m. rerice Slrey (PC - Toronto Trias- tty), WR. Aylesworth (Pc —Fr0n- tenac-Addington). FT. Stanfield (PC - Colchester-llsnts), Jean Bkaincols Potlliol: (Ind lr-Tomia-

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y pooling plan.

POLISHING STOVE PBOVES FATAL

SAINT IIOHN. N. 3.. March l! — (OP) -- Mrs. Beatrice lldaioui- lier‘. s widow, died in hospital to. day, the result of burns suffered yesterday at her homo. lho was using a cloth to polish her Itdvo when it ctr/tight fire and the flames spread to her clothing.

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‘TORONTO. Monti 18 —(@)- Mlnimium and naaiaimim tom- perstures: Dawson l0. b0; Van- couver 43. hi; Edmonton lit, 30; Regina 3b. 111; Winrilpcl W, l0; Toronto as. 4.4; ottawa 1s. so; Montreal N. 4d; Quebec I), 3; Saint John 17, 4B; Moncton 1b. 4B; Halifax 28. 52; Charlottetown l4, ti; Sydney 14. 38; Ysrmouth Si, 42.