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Plans

Provincial Total lid tress llollectlon llow 0ver $90,000

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Headquarter; of the Red Cross at Toronto was advised yester- d]! that thh camps receipt! In ee Edward ll- land to date totl-l 800040.50. Many of the rural school dlatrleia have atlll t0 he heard from. tbollsh iiflhortlnnatvb‘ QM"! county seems to have mule a particularly nod showing t0 date. when more than three

rtcrl al the dbtrtcta hlve lent g-thelr complete returns

The ma! areal

nerally show‘ yer-y eo ble creases over last year's relarna and it is hoped that iihoae which have not yet tlteh lo will

comma“ film.- tl: next

d! ‘egarullyllll olfiolah arc confid- eut that all returns an complete the Provincial QlIIOCllVO wliufer-‘the second sari been ou eesscn ave “bu.”

muss win of the Charlottetown whs yesterday at noon mp1s.

bu. s. Sets Fann yialteli. Ernst, lifld."

this week-end. Herold Preston, ares director of the farm emerg- Incv labor program, said today. Under a recent ogresm tween the’ united Newfoundland, United states authorities have been seeking labor in‘ the colony. ‘We hone to have some 500 or 000 men's-nu women before our campalgnwthere ends May l," so

Mr. n. Newfoundland”; will be dlg- t buted on dairy farms thro h- out New England, New York, ew Jersey. Dmvlre. Maryland and

Pennsylvania. "We have orders for about 2,010," ldr. Preston stated "Those who

responded will be divided on an 1°"

equitable basis among the states the am."

“were. Cliffs or Dover” Author Dead

m‘ w.- lflmilnkfl n";

WOT-LYWOOD. March 93-11% 3MP“ 4" 1*"! "rote the wnrd= f» "nv- whit- Cliffs of Dover." "lovvt liver Change" and rnsnv ltlw‘ some. died of a heart attack in his hotel apartment last night.

Coming Events

"M14318 110D every Thursday l D Pr“; glrtnnelmhaaies. r I'M-

"Basilica Altar Society Pam; a1: Holmazrs, Saturday Marc 3-H.

"Boom aw . Vic , torn mo. W.“ w”??? 5% music. . a-zs-it.

"Mew F‘: n ls s: Mar . gunfire-rd‘; nth at m. Herbert until “mum . LI _

train time. s-n-si. Illa. i-l- I §lnrll>l1mldon egg‘ Kiglh l?! . . fill C- hute. Cardigan. l-fi-llrl-Sat-tf.

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“Minn. McNeil and Acorn. I-Uell

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fir. Howdrd Green Gives Outstanding Speech 0n For World Security

id sat in on the daily caucus o

ie s-as-tr. h,

(Special to The Guardian) OfITAWA, March 22—'l‘he out.

tan ech f t rd is... flirty-ll diéndeféff Vancouver South C) on e

B. . motion to send 'dele ates to Francisco con erence next

n stone of world security.

Mr. Green understands the pres- ent relationship of the British Commonwealth of Nations as do few other public men in Canada today. His speech was earnest and the deep conviction ‘with which he spoke of his understand- ing of the Conutonwealth as a world peace organization was deep- ly impressive, and he was thund- erously applauded from all parts of the House when he concluded.

The Progressive member's chief pc upon the plans of the resent Government in regard to t e San Francisco conference was over the suggestion that a place should be created for secondary powers. such as Canada, on the security council of the new world security organiz-

As both debate, Arthur buck (L. Trinlt , Toronto, Ont.) said there shoul be no con- ceivable reason why Canada should be content to consider herself a secon ary power, and her contri- bution to world peace and could be second to none. ' Mr. Green did not suggest that the Prime Minister eiberatsly kept away from any possibility of the Commonwealth speaking with s united voice, because r ning his own show. he. t have s. greater v 6,. . v ha were ,» ". Pace a- longside the other Domin one. and! tcoutinued on page 0. Col. b)

Prog. llonservative Bandidates Attaucus

Conservative t ck

lauPren

a and- Pro- rssslve Conservative members

the commons

election came to Ottawa tcd

‘ailment s ng opene pm. The candidates came from Brit- ish Columbia, Alberta and the eastern provinces. After the cau- cus they were to watch the pro- ceedings of the house from the gal-

fore at

“s:

es. The visit is part of the part 's lnn to bring 75 ndldatzlr w o ave never sat in Parliament to Ottawa in roups of 36. noun will at nd a caucus of party members of r rllament.

Floods liecede onst. Lawrence River

MONTREAL, Mardi I! —- (OP) -— The flooded St. Lswremze be- gan to recccic towards its normal sprlm limits today, as prevailing cool weather slowed down the rush of water into the river.

Several families of nearby Laprairle from their homes by rising waters earlier this week were backre-

111118 flfllfllse and pumlllns out

cuts today. some water still streets

c the

remained on town officials la Huge ice flees still b shore road below In ever, and worker, of cr , usuc tranqaorted and train to their work, were travelling by train only.

Canada May Get More Tractors From The U. S.

lBv The Canadian Prom

OTTAWA. March ‘il-Msmltiona flows said today in Commons that there was a pearl- bilitv that the number tractors coming into Canada this vearfrom the United States mlirh be in c

e-Q

. re States. M tion .

To Manufacture Cars In Australia

rs e Canada. rscrlzived a quota Am tractor produc-

lippl up Bogs bv truck . ‘ , I Tl! Ullllllllll "l. from l0 “tlmlllo cyan‘ ‘Australia, 11%’ 2- 0 , pa.‘ ‘rho first definite mm manu- " m?’ r no Win30”: marge General 2:"- v ateli- w‘ ’. M. informed the v "ugh Wh- lfodhla Tuesday , government it la to pro- ‘Mlll; W212 onlgulmure yrnotol-lnae ielea, g. . erg-ill otuoins and enslave.

h st the meeting w

ed Assoc stion‘s histo

V" ability MY- d the m‘ hgdpilote

‘Inspection To cover Imported Baby llhickcns

l6!

lalation to insure chicks imported rom bh

that e main

YM- tcnhl’ 1n the House by Hon. WJLA. Stewart. Minister of tun.

- ‘s statement, made during the Draft Address debate, followed an address Lt. Col. ELI-l. Strong, Fifth Prime, in which reference to tine danger to Island poultry from this source was made.

Col. Strong took exception to s. statement in the ‘Iihmne S that pullorum had been "practically Wlved out" in Prince Edward Is land as a result of laboratory tests. instance of official inmm ‘ a Lh no precaution being taken to avoid infection, and chal- lenged members to "go fo the ex- press office and see the numbr of

Hon. Mr. Stewart pullorum was "a very insidious dis- ease." Island poultry are subjected to tests throughout flhe season. He did not understand why Island breeders persist in lfnporling chlohs from “’ the. ‘ ,aud rtmning danger of recontamina- tion of their flocks.

“we have been waited on by- the Poultry Association in r to this matter," he said "We cannot pass a law which will prohibit the importation of these chicks, but at least t _ ought to comply WW1 the some s fit: regxlatioru whlcl: an be lntfodifig‘ ‘mm this very much desired order pinto

force.

Mr. Stewart gave a detailed re- view of last yearbjarrn produc- tion figures in the course of his address, covering much the s Q ground as was covered in the it 1'- end review appea in The Guar-

expressed regret that 011E111

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than her crumbling accomplice.

one stage no more than 00 znllaa

ping high in Japau. commanders in Preach Judo-Chine.

F0 Tokyo said. There was Japanese w

at moorings in inland sea harbors

was to Formosa.

“llight Riders!‘ Gauss Trouble In 0st.

-4-'__ TORONTO, Match Z - (013- ' b’ dlfficuw l!!!’

lPhewneos -

renrtly confronting viuclal Police is provided by gen of youthful bandits called “Nig t Riders” who swoop down to loot pro-selected offlca and stores in small cert-tree. Commissioner W. If. Stringer said in his annual report tabled in the legislature today.

A favorable balance after taking care of all liabilities was reported by Mr. J. W. Boulder. secretary of t e Prince Edward Island Potato Growers’ Association, at the an- nual meet _of the organization yesterday sf rnoon. Presldenrufi B. Mcbaren. Geor etown, ,

ch was helt in Queen Square col hall and at which there was a larger attend- ance than for many years.

The meeting opened with brief remarks from the president. who has been connected with the Asso elation since its beginning.

Retiring directors l-Ion. Horace Wright, Bede ue, for Prince Coun- ty, and Mon Annear, Montague, for King's, were re-elected Mr L. '1‘. Benton, Bo to replace the late Mr. W

Crosby.

Af r the secre had submit- ted the financial sta ementfor the year ending Juno 30. 1044 he pre- sented his yearly report for the directorsii in which he reviewed brief] t e twenty-five years of the

. t full report appears elsewhere n ".oday's issue. was niscussed by “LA gar, llslihaSagille, . . ers, . . - , MacDonald. hell‘. beacon and several others, all of about spoke in complimentary

rim.

A general discussion on the in- dustry followed dealing with mat- ters of legislat on now before the nuvincial Assembly

Evening Heath‘

o... of the moat successful meetln in the histohof the Aaeocla ion was hel flight with Hon. Horace W t. a H1116!

County director, n8.

wrig ooufraulafed th Aarnliatlon ‘Al’: ita ipancial l s; read by J.W. Bouter.

l-Ie ascribed much o the success of the organisation to the executive of Boulicr who, he said. Association throvlh gems arduous times and to whom much of the credit should It; f0!‘

the outstanding position

Qltlll. m». Boll. I-lurst Pliho lat at gm local Dominion melatonin! melon, made some interest- ing oouanepts an ‘the film. The

source uber . diff...» anid. v" i-M Mill one. for it is the main cause of late

‘tllrrller Htlie new fiscal setup the liglble b01106 Protection. the“ report of his department for the gangs commit break-ins and ra- 1944 3994 would not be tabled beries and are away before e

ntli theoxlllouse meets next year. that is disoggered.

Annual Meetings P. E. I. Potato Growers ’ Ass ’,n

nshaw, was elect: Th W. Qypg

Trenton Sets 0-rder For 500 0. ll. ll. Box Bars

MONTREAL, March W-Canad- ian National Railways today an- nounced thst an order for 500 new box cars had been placed with Eastern Car Company Limited, Trenton, N.S. The cars will be of 50-ton capacity.

The x cars will be of steel- sheathedm wand-lined construction.

nouncement said, will give greater strength without increasing the weight and provide for more end- laddcr clearance and semi-light- weight steel side doors for greater ease of opcrati by

Kesselring Goes To Western Front

IlST ARMY GROUP . QUARTEBS. March Zb-lt was ofllclally stated here ht that Field Manila! Albert on

been ap tel -ehlaf of the in the west.

eemmau er-iu German arlnlel

Keaselrlng was commander of the German forces in Italy until this appointment.

YORK. lh-foh Z-A met.“ ....".i."‘i.‘:i. "i s... on” that 2rd vou ltrmdstedt had amt an armistice envoy to Gen Eisenhower’ head- quarters 10 days ago. before his removal as n of Gur-

BBO NBC

{NS/or ‘Situation ‘Lest N

By RIB-KB L. SIMPSON. Alocfated Pleas War Anelyat

evolution of Allied-lilacs concerted operations ln Germany to disclose where the battle of lunar Gonna will begin. events beyond the Paclflo leave Japan hardly leas oopfased and uncertain

Within the last ll laoura Allied alr Japanese defensive deployments from Western Burma to the hideout: of Japan's battered fleet iu the inland sea. ‘The swooping planes. laud- or carried-baled. were obviously paving the way for something. but for 1 lust what Tokyo could not tell. Powerful naval forces were reported at off-shore from Japan's homo lalauda. Tokyo broadcasts‘ glve certain evidence of the invasion fears run- The same fear ls dominating Japanese army

reported heavy air attack up lllman appendix dominating the Gulf of Toukln and the ncrthealt coast of the French colony. Through it runs the slend psnese communications life line linking her armies ll China with Burma, Malaya and the Netherlands Indies.

, the JapaneseChlna Sea Gibraltar, got another blasting,

force from which navy bombers caught nearly a score of war craft

perhaps to strike Into the centre of the Ryukyu chain of islands that runs from the southwestern tip of Kyuhu in the home islands all the

Stalin Announces New Soviet Drive,

‘Wile’ A tario Pro-

_ e so the had launched against the Baltic

CHARLCTTETOWN. cannon, FRIDAY,‘ Manon 2a, 194s

T) 7e"! l

has rlu the gamut of

by the enemy-

lt was island. the big - southern

and vulnerable J a-

ord for lt, too, that the great task

was movlpg southwestward again,

BY BOMNEY WHEELER

LONDON, March 32 —- (AP) — Russian troops, in a. powerful new offensive in extreme scutheostcm Germanyhave cleaged a. major ares. of industrial u r Silesia and battered within ee miles of Cecelia-Slovakia in a twin zb-mile break- r0 ed st least l . “' square mile trap. Marshal Stalin announced tonlg t.

‘roppllng the big industrial city of Neustadt, 58 m 1G5 southeast of besieg , Marshal Ivan S. Kcnevh Ukrainian Arm surged

throng; more than 400 o r towns 3rd in a mighty drive west 0

at capturing the last German we:

production centres in Silesia. Konev‘: offensive dove-tailed

with a thunderous assault which t l‘ id Russians

port of Sfettln and with a fast- drivlng Red Armv offensive in Hungary that Berlin reported was hammering westward within 95 miles east cf Vienna.

Urges Dropping All Prefixes; To Canadian

WINNIPBG. March 22 - (CP) - All prefixes to the nlmc "(I811- ndlan" should be cropped. Rev- ‘LB, Person of Gilbert Plains, Man, urged here last night.

In an address to the 13rd annual meeting of the Grand Orange Lodge of Manitoba Mr. Pearson said "such prefixes should be ob- solutcly abolished in official rec- ords in the public m» m! in every other way.’

‘ nity cannot be galned by any policy oi’ appeasement." he Edd"! "Canadtans should siri: their dif- fererroeg in bullcllng a real Can- adian citizenship-

llnentployment Books Expire 0n lllarch 31

OTTAWA. March fl - (CP) -- Lstbor Minister Mitchell announced today that 2,500,000 unemployment insurance books covering insurable workers throughout Canaan will expire March 31 and must be 9X- changed on that date for new

l'br' thoae- who are employed, their esnsloyers must orranBe with bh -‘ l al Bud

e . 0c .- alectivebzeorgceucffioelfor the fest’: new . nemvpoyed persc u others who have their boots in their own possession must apply for renewals themselves. The Uinearvployment Insurance Mt provides penalties for failure f» apply m- renewal March 3i or failure to turn in expired books.

Budget Speech In Legislature This Afternoon

e

The Budget will be brought down by Hon. William Hughes, Provin- cial Treasurer .ln the Legislature at. 3 o'clock this afternoon. It xc-l- lcws close on the heels of the dc- bate on the Draft Address which was concluded st 10.30 inst nlgm.

The estimates for the org-rent year ending Munch 31, i946, which are usually presented in moving‘ the House into committee on Sup- ply, were tabled by MI. Hughes on Wednesday. They showed large estimated deficits both on cur- rent and capital account.

Yesterday's speakers in the Draft. Address debate were Messrs. Eli. Strong. Flfili Prince, Hon. W.F.A. Stewart. Minister of Ag- riculture. R. R. Bell. second Prince, and Hon. Horace wright, Fourth Prince. Much of the letters runarks were devoted to defendlni; the Prohibition Act.

The House promstlv edlourncd last night at the conclusion of the debate. It is understood that it. was the intention to have the Budflet delivery this morning, but it was decided later to have s. Liberal caucus in the morning and to have the House meet ct 3.

or... tries“... Explains Stand. To City llouncil

Variety Of-Slxlljects Dealt With At Special Meeting-

At s eclal meeting of the City Councll llast night. Councillor TUB. Rogers gave notice that at the next meeting of the Council he would bring in a resolution advo- cating’ local option in place cf the Proh itlon Act. The next m - ing of the Council is scheduled for March 29. Last n htls meetlng- heard the of Councillor W. R. LePage as chairman the We committee read, to become effect- ive in one weeks time and an explanation b Councillor LePage of the even s surrounding his

mgylle meeting decided to etitlon the Legislature to authc se the Provincial Board of Health to re!- ulate for the compllllflfl’ lflslflla‘ tion of sewerage connections and flush toilet facilities in all d - ings in any area or areas within the limits of any municipality in thfll lastrgglaxhgl" resolution the Coun- cil decided to petition the Legis- lature to include within the limits of Charlottetown an area. in Sprln! Poi-x, owned by the City and b"- der-ing upon its boundary. . Authority will be sought "Q"! the Legislature for the City to rs- sue debentures to the 810011!" °f $28,000 to refund expenditures for permanent works for the yell-Ts 1941i and 19M.

Post-War Brief

council decided that imme- mgg leaps glwuld be taken to 9"" pare a brief on post-war Drolects in kggplng with other municipa- litles in Canada. The brief will l" presented to the council on April 8, the “ decided, for appro-

__—(Continued on page B. C311)

The

Commissioner 0f Saint John Trade

CARTOON!!!‘ T0 WED ANGILIS. March fl-AA!) -Dave Fleischer, M, reducer of animated cartoons. an his secre-

comma p forces on the Western Front.

tary Mae iriam Schwart...

32» obtained a marriage lice today.

| Board liettres I,

SAINT JOHN, N.B.. March 22 - (CP) — Retirement of FM. Sci-an- ders as commissioner‘ of the Saint John Board of Trade was an- nounced y. Well known

oughout Canada. he has had s lngulshcd career. rn ln Glasgow, Scotland, he went in west Africa for a trading company, saw service ln nativ wars and uprisings and came to Camd In i900 after eulfcrln". malaria. Follcwinr; ioetvsnsuer wort: at . John and Hrllfax, he became oommlsslonrr of the Sask-

major resistance west c.’ the Rhine

in the great valley cities of Malnz

4. of

_ destroyed

LONDON.

lery fire.

Rhine crossing.” Great Disaster

PARIS, March 22—(AP)—TWo United States armies crushed .~.‘l

today, including last-ditch stands

and Ludwigshafcn. and only some 000 enemy troops still fou ht an ter one of the worst dsasters ever visited on German arms. Even as 8rd Army strategists turned to bolder plans. thousands of Allied bomber began smashing transport bottlenecks for the com- ing battle of the Ruhr to the north, where the Germans said the Allies are massed in great strength for a Rhine crossing that might come at any hour.

The butt west of the Rhine was being carried to a swift con- _c_l _ g ,,Iln_lted States 3rd and le’ . ' I

Fighter-bombers speeded the

clean-up by catching a concentra- tion of enemy vehicles trying to pull out beyond the Rhine and 200 of ‘them. It was this kind of beating from the air and ground that had de- stroyed 350 tanks, 200 heavy guns and more than 5.000 vehicles on the 3rd Army front alone since the 3rd broke across the Mosell River into the rear of the Saarland and the Palatinate.