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Prime Minister King

May Retire Soon]

Ottawa Souroee Suggest Announcement May Be Made This Week; St. Laurent Likely Successor.

a Forces Briton ToP.E.I.

LONDON. Jen. 1B-(C.P)- Be- r1030 of the wltlrdrawallof the basic gasollhb ration Leon Weyntark, '50, 501d up his Worthiug. Sussex, garage and with his wife and four mlldren flew to Plrlncc Edward island.

“The ban on basic made it lun- possible for me to run my business

pfqpdfly," he said before leaving. ‘Apart from that, under present conditions in ED810110 H0 PilTlli-i can give their children a fall‘ chance in life."

Gold Wave llits Midwest States

CHICAGO. Jan. 18 —(AP)—T.he United States’ bitterest cold wave of the season today spread sub- zero temperatures as fair south as ‘Petmessce and brought hardship and discomfort to most oi the mid- west and south as fuel oil supplies ran short in many areas.

At least 19 deaths were attributed to the severe col-d which crackrd water pipes. froze automobile radiators. and caused WidBSPYPHd shivering amcng residents of some usually balmy areas. _

The Weather Bureau at Chicago reported the countryis lowest tern- peraturc Sunday morning nus ~14 below-zero at Land 0' Lakes. Wis. i0 degrees ltiglter than the Satur- day minimulm of 54 below reported at Gordon, Wis. Wausau, Wis, had a 42 Sunday.

The sub-zero area spread south and east across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regtons,_ entbrac- ing Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Il- linois. Michigan. Indiana. Kentucky and parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

llave Explanation For “Strange Seas’?

WOODS HOLE. Mass» Jau- 18- m?) - Dr. rm. Seiwell. physical oceanographel" at tho Woodsflole Oceanographic Institute. provided a possible explanation Saturday for 212t- "strange seas“ reported oil Nantucket Tuesday by Commodore Harry Manning of the liner Ant- crtcs.

Manning said his vessel was 1'.’ hours getting through huge "life- less" seas that rose sometimes as illih as 40 feet, yet there was no llllnd.

Dr. Beiwell suggested that tin: America had passed through the centre of g, cyclonic storm just af- ler the winds had passed from lhe lmmednte location.

"filth seas are always confused in storm centres," he raid. “They Will rumln in a churning. choppy condition for some period of tmo liter the storm has continued on its track."

TRY 0U!‘ NEW TELESCOPE

PASADENA, Calif.. Jan. 18- fAPl-Astronomers have taken a tentative peek at the firmament through the zoo-inch Palomar Mountain telescop , destined tn W"! uputew vistas c1 the universe 1°’ M18060. it was announced Sat- "NIY. The observations were both ‘Pl-lull and photographic.

Coming Events

"Mill new closed for repairs until further notice, Mcqutgen and Boyle,

"Rloelving Hogs at Orapaud for Canada Packers every Tuesday m"! until 1.1. while roads are Nllble. B. N. Dawson.

“Oar Baird Shavings arrlvtntf "P! soon. Book orders at once for "f! our price. P. a. I. Livestock Feed Meow. t _

‘Gusting of Victoria Branch Oaaadtea Legion will be held in Vittoria flail Monday evening, Jimmy 1o at s o'clock.

"laolrq New Glasgow Rink tb- llsht. weather permitting. south lW-Itlco ve. nape sum.

By GEORGE KITCHEN

OTTAWA. Jan. l8 -— (CP) The biggest political story of the year may break on the national Capital within a few day's.

If 1t does come, if. will take the form of an announcement by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, that he ls resigning as leader of the Lib- erai Party, with possibly an added word as to whom he wishes to des- ignate as h.s successor, at least until a party convention selects a permanent leader.

The man he may choose to re- place hlm. it is strongly believed here. ls Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laur- ent. Minister of External Affairs. who came info the Cabinet in i941 as Justice Minister and since has become one of Mr. King's ablest lieutenants.

Mr. King may make this sn- nouncement to the Advisory Coun- cil of the National Liberal Feder- ation, the backbone of the Liberal organization across Canada. when he rlrlivcrs the main address at the Council's annual dinner Tucs- clay might. v

Several factors prompt. the belief that Mr. King is suOn to rctirel One is his own statement in the 1945 general election campaign that he did not intend to load the Liberal Party through another election and later indicatlolts that he planned to retire before that contest was called.

There is. too. the question of his age - he has just turned '73 ~anll the fact ho suffered u severe iii- ncss last. minim‘ which ncscsslfnlcd a prolonged rcsl. in the south.

An annouhcement that he is rc- tlrlng does not mean Mr. King is relinquishing the prlnfe minister- ship immediately. He would rc- moin in officc until April at icnst

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First ll. S. Ditizen Killed In Palestine

JERUSALEM, Jan. i8~tAP)—The Jewish agency announced today the death of the first United States citizen to be killed in the 50-day old partition warfare m Palestine.

The American. identified as iiloshelt A. Pcarlsiein. ‘J2, of Brock- lyn. N,Y., was ne of 35 Jews slain in an Arab ambush on a camel track through the JllflPilll hills Friday. Jewish sources said.

(Pcarlstellt was graduated in 19.16 from Yeshiva University in New York City, went to Palestine in March 1947 and was enrolled as a studcltt at. the licbrcw Univ- clsily in Jcrilsulcln. Ho hurl slud- ied lo be a rabbi if Yeshiva Un- zvcrsllv and was oxclnptrrl from the flruff. ltccatlse of his status as a divinity student.)

u‘. r. rm new... To Enter llospltal

LONDON, Jan. l8 -~ IRPHICPSF- Food Minister John Slracllc_y' Sal- llrrlhy pnslpnnrtl n scrim of lnlks lo housowivcs in Scutlnml llcczlusf‘ of illness. lic is cxpeclvd to Fnicv .1 nursing home for a few day's.

(By G. Milton Kelly)

NEW DELHI, Jan. l8 -(AP)-- Mohandas K. Gandhi today broke his fast and declared he is con- vinced that a pledge oi harmony given him by Indian religious lcadens will set the country back on the road to peace.

Gandhi told a huge prayer meet- ing he broke his lat-hour fast on the "pledge and counsel" oi friends from Hindu India and Mosfim Pakistan. He said they had assured him of "com plete unbroken friendship" between alhcommullltill- .

"if today's solemn pledge is ful- -ftued it wlll- revive with doubled force my intense wish to live a full span of life doing servlovto hu- manlty," the 18-year-old Indian patriot asserted. Ho said that ny a full‘ span he meant "at least 125 years, or as some say 133 years."

A person close to the Hindu spir- itual leader said that when Gandhi ia sufficiently convinced that emity has been restored among Hindus, Moslems and Sikhs in India he plans to go to Pakistan tic-cen- tlnue ltia experiments with “truth and “ca-violence.”

He spoke to the prayer meetlni

{Storm Disrupts

Electric Power iii S’side

i Last night's snow storm caused ‘some trouble with electric light circuits in Summcrside. Three 'l‘o\vn circuits went out for 45 nun- utes at about 7.10 pm. ‘Willie a llnc to the airport was out until 9.45. At Borden. power was reported lo ltave been off during the day, but service was restored at night. The storm was probably some- what more severe in Summersille than in the Charlottetown area. Rflih turned to snow in Charlotte- town at about 4.45 pm. At 8.30 the weather observer at. the Experl. mental Station said the wind was north, 25-mllcs-per-hour. and the temperature was 28 above zero, Heavy drifting was reported from rural areas and practically all the

motor traffic were expected to be blocked this morning.

HEAVY IN N. B.

FREEDERICTON. Jan. 18-(6?) —Snow, ranging from two feet to eight inches. fell over New Bruns- wick during the week-end, stalling traffic, blocking highways and disrupting communications.

The storm. believed the heaviest in the Province this winter, added to the plies oi snow which already this mouth totalled more than half oi that which fell all last winter.

The heaviest fall was recorded in the southern . portion of the Province willie the extreme north- em section reported only eight inches.

lion. W. li. Clark Former LieuL-liov. Df N. B. Dies At 82

PREDERICTON. Jan. i8 -—(CP) -W.G. Clark. who rose frcm a arm equipment alliCtfllflll to become Lieutenant Governor of New Bruns- wick ulld a motnber of the House ‘of Commons, died in hospital here today. llc was 82. | lie was admlttr-d lo hospital sev- ‘oral Wfifks ago aftcr suffering a {weak spell in his office.

Before being appointed Lieuten- ant Governor of the Province ~in March, 1040, Mr. Clark served as an

alderman of Fredericton and as Jiayor for 10 years. FREDERICTON. Jan. 18 -

tCPl~A tribute f0 W.G. Clark, former Llfilllullfllli-GOVEFTTOI‘ of New Brunswick. who riled here today, “'21s paid tonight by his successor l0 office, l-lon. DL. Alacbarcn.

Mr, MacL-arcn said "few men have nuulo such a contribution to the busltlrss gull pubFr life of their Province as he did ills wllllngucss at all times to assist in any worthy cause was "arioristlc of the man."

l-le was cloctcd a rnombel‘ of the liouse of Commons after running on fllr- Libel-n] ticket in the gener- nl clocllrn of 1035. lie had run in

tho previous general election Ln 1030 bui- wns defrutcd. lip was born Oct. l, 1,865 at

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(Qlll‘l‘rl.\illll'_\'. N11. the son of John 'l‘. Clark and Hctu-lctta Clark.

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Gandhi Breaks Fast: Hopes For Harmony

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flvc hours after" taking his first sip of sweetened llme Juice: He was too weak to leave his room. but addressed followers over a loud-speaking system.

Four doctors said Gandhi's or- deal had left him "far from well" and appealed to all to refrain from disturbing his convalescence.

He appeared stronger than many had expected as “he sat cross- legged on the bed and spoke into the microphone. The doctors em- phasized he needed rest and nour ishment before he would return to normal. o

The Indian Government moved quickly into the peace movement by announcing amnesty for all members of Pakistan military for- ees who had faced criminal or court martial charges for any act- ion datlng from Aug. 15 INT-In- dependence Day-‘to Jan. 10 this year. It will include remission of sentences already passed and re- turn of any fines. The number affected was not disclosed.

The fast ended at noon. but celebrations over its end ran far into the night with much speech making, shootings of alogensend

displays of fireworks.

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175 Firemen Fight

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Blaze In Montreali

s. e. Police Probe Bombing Attempt

GRAND FORKS, B. C, Jan. i3 —<CP)—-Speclal guards patrolled strategic buildings in Grand Forks tonight as top-ranking officials of the British Columbia police lkad- ed here to investigate an attempt to blow up the $100,000 Growers‘ Exchange building.

A bomb containing 35 sticks Oi dynamite was found Friday, hid- den in a rubbish-covered card- board box, under a loading plat- form. fifty workers were ln the building. I

Civic officials and business lead- ers blamed Doukhobor fanatics for the attempt, coming i7_ days after the dynamite-fire destruction of a downtown building. _ 1.

Did Pine Tree Dosts Bridgewater $4,500

HALIFAX, Jan. lll-1CP)-The old pine tree, because it; wasn't cut down and carried away to the mill, ltas cost the town of Brldgowatcr, N. 5.. $4,500.

The town was ordered by the full bench of the ‘Nova Scotla

I lilON'l‘R.EAl.l./ Jan. 18 -— (GP) _.. A three-alarm firo which begglll lin the cellar of a sporting goods! ishop “as burning l‘llCUllll'Ul';i?il: flllrulléih two utijucnut thrce-siolwyv‘ buildings at midnight tonight ric- spttc the efforts of flrcnlt-n llctll 20 stcLons. i Four hours after the star’. of‘ the blaze, firemen hampered byl Zero weather Hill v. trying to} gain control of the flames as they‘ roared through the roofs of the two buildings on St. Catherine; StreGt. just west of Bleury in the; heart of Montreal's shopping dis-i trict. l Thousands of spectators jammed‘ lvlontreaNs bilslest thoroughfare to watch 175 firclnen "worinng from‘ the top of four aerial ladders coated-with ice, Seven pumps were. oUSEd to suDPly water for 30 hoses. Firemen were hampered by the location of tin,- buildings in the middle of a block and they could not get near the fire cxcept in the front and frrm adjolmng 1031's, Flames were visible for a con- siderable clstance and attracted thousands of moviegoers who had difficulty going ltome as all main tramway lines were rerouted. . Patrons of the imperial ’l'heu-. ire on Blcury Street which is not‘, far from the back of the burnlngi buildings were not evacuated but= several pol cemen were in thel theatre ready lo direct the patrons;

to exits if it became necessary. The two buildings on fire lnuscrl the J00 Rlchman Sporting Goods sholls- Slflll-anll-Shop Gvoccicria. lCapiiol Furniture, itlllrrerv and

1,020 Fox Pelts Entered For 10th P. E. l. Show

Some 1,020 prelts are entered l.l’l the 10th annual Prince Edward Is- land fox pelt show. which opens today at Suntm-ersldc, it was learn- ed last night. The number is practically the some as 5, yea: ago.

The Classification cutmmittgg hgd not curlupleted its work yesterday. 8nd Judging would not get under- way before noon today, it was learned. There virus also a possibility that the storm might delay arrival of officials st Summerside this morning and that Judging might not. begin until tomorrow.

However, the annual banquet, a feature oi the show, will be held

e entries are topped by the 400 tlnum pelts. follonved by 270 sil- vers. Other types include. 150 pearl plntinums, 150 white marked sil- vers and 50 glacier blues.

The show is‘ being held at the Union Hall. Mr. Douglas Bell of Carleton, who has placed the pelts for several years now, is uhe Judge.

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Mont... Truro Dver Week-end

TRURO. N.S.. Jan. 18 — (GP) -

Supreme Court Saturday to pay ‘lO‘Shea Jcwcicrs and the offices of The second of two fires here to-

$4.500 to Ida Mny Conrad for loss of her home and its contents in a fire five years ago. - The plaintiff claimed that the fire had been caused by negligence in operation of the town's power system. While her house was Vila. cant. in January. 194:3, she said. a pine tree had fallen across a high voltage line which had been car- rlctHon the same pole as second- ary. wires leading into hey house. Reversing the earlier decision of one oflts members, the full bcncn found that the fire had been caus- ed by the high tension current and that this in turn had been caused by the pine tree having beer. blown across the high tension wire. The town was found negligent ‘ in allowing the tree to stand when , officials had known it was partly rotted and likely to blow down.

Drama Festival To Dpen At Saint John

SAINT JOHN, N. 8., Jan. 1S— (CPL-With only five plays enter- ed, and one of them a gllBSL per- y formalise and not in strict com- l petition, the New Bruuswtck- l Prince Edward island regions-m drama festival will open here to- Z ntorrow for three days. y ‘

There are no entries front Prince . Edward island and tho one guest i company. the Kentvllle, N. S. 1 Theatre Arts Guild. will not. be ‘n , competition with the New Bruus- | wlck- groups.

Lack of entries prevented a Nova scotia festival but the Kcntvllle , group ls eligible to represent that. i Province at the Dominion llftlillll.“ festival at Ottawa in April.

Liner llueen Mary Sets Turnaround Record

NEW YORK. Jan. i8 -_ 1A?) _— After a bustling but brief stop in port. the liner Queen Mary left Saturday night for Britain just 24 hours and 2'7 minutes after her stortn-delayed arrival, breaking her own "turnaround" record. The ling;- ducked at; 9 RM. EST. Fri- day 37 hours late because of a sev- ere Atlantic storm. when she sail- ed Saturday night at 9:27 P-M. shc had discharged ' 1.432 passengers. ‘ loaded 355 tons of csrBo. 2-500 bags of mall, six automobiles, fuel. ws- ter and food and embarked 1.14‘! new passengers. She originally had been scheduled to sail at S ll-fll-

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‘path of an oucc-nung tram head- iing toward Chicago.

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War In Dhina

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l (By James D. While, Associated i Press News Analyst’)

With startling violence like the] Boxer rebellion of 1900 and the na- l tionaiist revolution of 1925-27,, antl-fnreignmna burst out in China . last week.

Behind this is the big fact in China: the Communists are win- ning the civil war. '

From this stem the undisguised preparations of the Government to abandon Mukden, the hub of its defence structure lu lilo far north. even as its mission in Washington seeks a $300,000,000 American aid program to prop up this falling war against Communism.

Whining. the Communists hold

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Three Trainmen Die in Blazing Wreck

BXITLE llilvh. Juli. lB ~ Tim-c trainmcn were believed klliccl today in the blaz- ing wreckage of two Grand Trunk

freight. wins which collided lhrcc miirs whi. of hcrc.

The tun lone: trztnl». lvnvrlllttr. in opposite directions, crashed

when several cars of the eastbound frelch‘. jumped the tracks tinder a viaduct. and were tllvowlt in the

T‘wo tank cars of fuel oil and

into a blazing lnfcrlto as the trains met and flreuneu from four departments battled the‘ flames seven hours brforc subduing them.

Still missing in the charred wreckage were l-iovrard Stewart, 52. Battle Creek, engineer; Henry J. smith. 44, Climax, Mich., fireman. and John G- Bennett, 40, Battle Creek. a bmkeman. The three were believed to ha-ve been in the engine of the westbound train.

Before the flames were subdued. an excited crowd of 10.000 persons gathered to watch the oil fire shooting ~80 feet high.

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day and the third serious one with- in a week tonight caused damage estimated at $12,000 in the base- mcnt of a ltardware store.

The blaze started in a llme pile and firemen removed a drum of napthg gasoline minutes before

day guttcd n section of the Canad- ian National Railways station lhere and damaged an adjoining building housing C.N.R. and Gov- crhlttenl. offices. _

All but four of the 57-man fire

|hrigade was called out to battlelillfves

the early-rooming blaze. was set at $15000.

Damage

l Cause of both fires was unknown. i

The station blaze was believed to hay,» started in the tralnmens room.

llctress’lln_nabella

Sues For Divorce

LOS ANGELES- Jan. l8 - (AP) —Annabelln, the pert little French film actress who has been separat- rd from actor Tyrone Power for more than o year. sued him for divorce Saturday, alleging that his "dunantls for frcédom have caus- cd her extreme menial anguish."

Churchill Leaves" Africa For Britain

MARRAKECH. French Morocco, Jan. l8 ~-- lAPl _ Winston Church-

1-10 sccmcd in good health and

with his wife. 'l‘hc wartime British Primr- “ulster. 73, arrived lterc

illcc. ll lo write his mcmcirs.

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Mercerlzed cotton is named aftrr John Mercrr who discovered ordin- ary cotton could b0 made stronger and more lustrous by treating if. with caustic soda.

Casualties

iLarkin

Sisters Are

Trapped 0n Third

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Two young girls are dead and. the father and one son ore in the City Hospital cs the result of o fire which, breaking out in the early hours of yesterday

morning, completely gutted u’ three-story dwelling house of Zl-t King Street. » .

The deed are Phyllis Lurking?

i3, and her sister, Hilde, ugel

The injured are Mr. Joseph Larkin, painter and decorator, who, before leaping from a sec-. end-story Jvlndow, wrapped hi; seven-year-old daughter, Marie, inl a blanket and dropped her safely}

‘Ion to a suotvbank below; and! Joseph Jr., 18, who susyalned a

broken wrist and other Mnjurles when he leaped from a third- SLOPY Wlhdmv. Both are in the! City Hospital. \ l