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EALIAN COMMUNIST URGES AID TO RED_ ARMY’

Churchman Says He Was “Rotten Tool” Of Anglo-American Money

Extension 0f Farm (iourses is Suggested I

The powibility of an extension or agricultural education through

ah o r t courses. w. resporldencc courses and night classes was mooted Saturday by Pro mier

J, Waller Jones and D1‘. L. W Show at (he closing meeting of the slx-ucek Short Course in agriculture at Birch Court

Mr. R. C, Parent, Superintendent of (he ExperimentslFarm. express‘- ed his pleasure in being able to as- sist in tils- course. He promised the (‘O-ODCHIHOII of his staff in any future work.

AL<n prcsont was Messrs. R Snazcllc, Department of Educat- ion and J L. Dewar, director of the agricultural Short Course.

if the rnqulred number of ap- pilcrllinus are received. a second work's t-oursr- in live stock first sid illii bo held in the near future. Ill this course, farmers are given instructions ill the use of tha in- jection llrcriio and other means of ldfllllll-Sivrillg modern remedies. At tho annual meeting of the Swine lirecdrrs‘ Association last week. .\ir. Clay advised the swine breed- era lo take. advantage of an sp-. DOIiUHiiY to loam to innoculate. for uripplng fever particularly.

Applications should be forward- ed. as soon as possible. to the Department of Education, Char- loltetcwrl.

North Carolina liay Take P.E.l. Swine

Prospects of the U.S. demand for Print-a Edward Island swine. (‘Xlrudilrx to North Carolina. was "Dressed by Mr. l-LW. Clay, Sen- lor Live Stock Fleldman, Pro- duction service, Domlinion De- llartnlcnt of Agriculture. An en- quiry to Ottawa was forwarded to Mr- Clay. who is looking into the ulaitcr further

Mr. Almon Boswell. was re-eiect. ed to ihr- presidency of the P.1d. island Swine Breeders‘ Associa- tion at. a recent meeting or the directors. Mr. Alex Hamilton. New Perth. was elected vice-presid- ent and Mr. Clay was re-elected secretary-treasurer.

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By RICHARD KABISCEEKE

BOFIA. Feb. 2'i—(AP)—Rav. Vassil ziapkov, chief defendant 1n the Bulgarian spy trial of 1d Pro- testant clergymen, pleaded guilty Saturday and called himself "a rotten too " of British-American capitalism.

Ho launch-ed into a four-hour talk. tearful and sobbing.

Two other ministers who pre- ceded him i4) the Witness stand in the Sofia district court also had confessed and similarly denounced thclnaelves as guilty of treason, espionage and illegal currency dealings. ‘ °

Zlapkov said ho had studied in both the United States and Brit- ain and that this was the cause of his downfall.

"My foreign education abroad plucked mo out of Bulgaria and transplanted me on foreign soil," he wept. "I repent strongly.

"I repent completely that we pastors became tools of the enemy who was bribing us with money and education, that we pastors be- came tools of an Enemy who wanted to organize disorder and dlasension in Bulgaria. ‘

"We became tools of American capitalism, to that strong and dangerous enemy who was bribing us with money and education in MT!" W Profit out of us."

He told the court. as the others

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Ontario Youth l;- iiilarssli With Murder

BROCRVILLE. 0nt., Feb. B7 — (OP) —- Leo Parent. l7. of Com- wall today was charged with minder in connection with the death of 72-year-old Michael Den- nis Skelton who was brutally beaten ill his suburban shack Saturday morning. Police said two other men are being held as material witnesses. skelton. Mlo lived alone, was locked in his cabin after he had been beaten Into unconsciousness, police said. He. regained consciousness shortly after and climbed through a window and made his way to‘ neighbors. He died in hospital 8 p.m. Saturday.

Vancouver Stores Prepare For Boom

VANCOUVER. Feb. I’! - (OP) ~ Merchants here today prepared for a buying boom, sparked by a $31,500,000 nest egg coming to 400.0(1) British Colombians in in- come tax refunds.

_ Full store shelves. tax refunds. and possibility of increased em- piryment are the good signs re- ported in a survey by Lloyd Tur- ner, business editor of the Van- couver Bun.

Released from power shortages and the lvorst. winter weather in nearly 50 years, merchant; fore- cast one of iilambiflgdsb business seasons in many a. year.

A huge government and priv- ate building and construction pro- gram is a factor. It will be getting under way soon and will mean more work, more wages and more general prosperity.

liovl Weather-making Schools Proposed

JOHANNESBURG. Feb. 27-- (Reutersl-A scheme for towing 200 icebergs from the Antarctic and anchoring them along the South African coast to provide rain in dry seasons has been proposed here by T. D. Van Eggen, a former Netherlands Arctic explorer. I-Ie believes that heat off the South African coast would melt the ice- bergs and draw cold winds to in- land centres of the Union, produc- ing rain. He thinks it would take two years for each iceberg to melt.

As Fire Des

(By The Canadian Prtm) MOB-DEN‘, Mann Feb. 27 — Six young people ranging in age from eight to 21——f1ve of them sisters- perished today when flames swept through a home here. The deadh Nettie Neufeld, 21, and hBr sisters, Annie Iii. Helen ll, Sadie l0. and Marjorie night, and 19-year-old John Storey.

a boarder at the Noufeld

dwelling. - Morden is 70 miles southwest of Winnipeg.

Cause of the fire was not im- mediately known.

Tllle house was levelled by the flames. The firc started in tile middle of the night and apparent- ly trapped the five sisters and the boarder in their sleep.

The mother, Mrs. Kathleen Neu- icld. was in Winnipeg on a visit nt the time. Slle returned to Mor- den after being informed oi the tragedy by police. Another Neu- fcld sister, Katie, had been living in Winnipeg.

Six hours after the flames razed the dwelling, searchers were able to llunt through the ruins. They found a body which was identified

tentatively as Stanley's.

Expect Lower Prices But P No Depression In U.S.

By SIGRID ARNE

WABHINGNN. Feb. 2'! - (AP) — Is tho United ‘States on the slow dUWn-grade to another 190G. low point of the depression?

Unemployment jumped by more than 1.0113010 during the last three months of 19$, from 1,610.0!) to 2.100.010. Daily sales are off by $l.00il.000.000 from the post-war peak in Dscenlber, 1947. Railroads, textile mills, shoe factories, ars either laying-off employees or working them shorter necks.

Government economists gencr- ally agree today's events mean ghe- United States is shifting to lower prlces._ But they say this need not moan continuous une-mploy- meat.

The United Auto Workers Union (01.0) has s solution in one

contract -—- with General Motors-

file situation ill contract permits the cost-of-

whlch may case Detroit. This

lower wages when living index drops.

Here are conditions which econ- cmlsis think could prevent recur- rence of a depression:

1. Both labor and managcmvnt know more about economics and are more alert to the danger o! unemployment

2. Many morg workers belong to trade unions, and union leaders will resist goo fast g drop in gilher employment or wages.

3. The federtl reserve now re- quires peOple buying on install- ments to make a substantial clown payment.

4. The government now supports prices of some important form products so they cannot drop too foe. r

Montreal Negro Theatre Guild Cops Drama Award

(By Gladys Lennon)

MONTREAL, Feb. 27—(CP)- A powerful performance of Eugene O'Neill’: "Emperor Jones" Saturday night cloud the week-long West- ern Quebec drama festival and won for the Montreal Negro Theatre Guild the top regional award-tho Martha Allan Cup for the beat pro- sent tion in French or English.

A udlcator Robert Speaigllt de- scribed tllc production as "impec- cable" and the acting of Percy Rodriguea as Brutus Jonas. the Am- erican ax-convlct fleeing from the vengeance of the African tribe he has ruled and cheated for ‘two years. "beyond criticism?’

Faults were minor-insufficient lighting in the forest, scenes and “too realistic" decor, which tho sd- judicator felt called for imaginative treatment.

Racine’; "Plledre". presented by be Conservatoire LaBallo took top lloaon among hunch plays, win-

ning the mo; Dame de Grace

Women's Club shield, given for the

first time this year. for the best presentation in the alternative lan- guage.

Both winning groups qualify to compete for Dominion honors in the finals at Toronto.

The adjudicator expressed regret that. neither of "Montreal's out- standing groupW-Montroal Reper- tory Theatre and Lea Compagnona de St. Laurent-who ‘represented Western Quebec in lsat year's fin- als. had ason fit to compote this yaar.

it. was a "cloac decision" in the English plays between "Emperor Jones“ and B. Anskyfi ‘The Dybbuk" presented by til. Little Theatre of the Young Me '| and Young Woman's Hebrew a- tlons. - =

This "remarkable production of a Jewish classic, strange and ro- mote to many of ua, but full of atmosphere." llo regarded as “an extremely complicated job dcna with great skill." .

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—Mrs. Elnma Tymn Moir. ‘grand oitl lady of this Quebec- Vermont. border community.

will need more than a hearty puff when she.hlm\'s out the candles on her hlrlhfty cake tomorrow. Shdwill he 105.

Born when Queen Victoria still was in lho early years of her reign, Mrs. Moir WEHTS hr-r years lightly. Although her hearing is slightly impaired she has possession of all her faculties, roads the Bible and lrelvspapers and writes to her friends.

She told a reporter during the week-end that her secret‘ of longevity is avoiding worry.

For tho repnrter she recited file cilzhfverses of a poem called “I Am Not Growing Old" urithout a slip.

She still looks after tile two rooms she has in the hCtIle of her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. J.A.. Doulals.

She goes up and downstairs sevrral limes a day and likes

' to knit. Her miniature souvenir mittens are famous in the bor- der country and the proceeds from the 150 pairs she macic last yerlr went to the United Church.

Born at Clarencevilla in the ltlnslarn Townships, sht- was mnrrlcd in 186i to Jnhn W. Moir of. nearby Granltevllle. lie died in 19/05.

Ford Company To Boost Production

(By The Associated Press!

DETROIT, Feb. Zfi-T-he Ford Motor Company announced today it would boost production "sub- stantially" during the next four months, but would ml: follow Gen- eral Motors‘ lead in lowering prie-

es.

Executive vice-president Ernest R. Breech also disclosed that out- put of Lincoln cars would be cut sharply because “demand in the high-priced field has diminished materially."

i-fe added. however. that the in-

‘ production of Ford cars. trucks and Marourys would "more than offset" the cut in the Lin- coln line.

Earlier the other member of the auto industry's big three. Chrysler Corporation. aaid it “welcomed" the GM price-trimming. But A. van Dcnlee. vice-president in charge of sales, indicated that Chrysler did not intend to follow suit.

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MOMRIAL Fab. I1 - (C?) — Loss in a fire which swept through half a dosen stores on 8t. Cather- ine Street in Central Montreal Saturday was estimated at $300.- 000. The firs. which broke out in a beauty parlor near‘ the col-nor of 8t. Catherine Street East and 8t. Lawrence Boulevard. for a time threatened the whole busi- nosa block east as far as 8t.

Dominic ltfelt.

Highway, Traffic Stalled By (iidtifinow ifizzard

Blowing in from the north, northeast. accompanied by-a wind that reached a velocity of thirty- two miles an hour, the worst snow. storm of the season struck Prince Edward Island on Saturday, blank- etinB the Province with from I2 to 16 inches of snow and bring- ing all motor traffic to a halt. It was general all over the Pro- Vince with many centres report- ing extreme conditions existing.

Beginning about noon Saturday. the storm gathered in intensity and in the early evening had resul- ed near-blizzard proportions. Snow continued to fall throughout the night and most of yesterday and when the fall had ceased a heavy ground drift filled 1n the- cuttings almost as fast as the scores of plows that were operating could clear them.

All railway lines were reported clear last evening. Yesterday after- noon three wing plows were in operation from Borden to Sum- merslde and back; from Charlotte- town to Elmira and Souris and

from Charlottetown to Murray Harbour. Work was heavy. it was said. due to the hard-packed

drifts being encountered.

in tile City three City plows and three Government plows were at work all day attempting to open streets for traffic. Again the heavy drift driven hy the high wind was the big obstacle. Crews continued work all night. A City official stated that if the wind died down the streets and inter- sections would be open before noon today.

Deep Ilrffts Reported

Cuttings reached a height of ten feel. in places just four miles out- side Charlottetown. operators of Provincial Government plows stated. Five government machines‘ made efforts to clear Bonsilaw,

North Sydney a Hard ilit By Snow Storm

HALIFAX, Feb. 2'1 -— (C?) -—— 'I‘l1e little shipping town of North Sydney. NS, lay bchin-d a “white curtain" tonight after winter's worst storm laid a snow blanket

,of varying thicknesses over the Maritime, Provinces this week- end.

Tclcpllone and telegraph conl- munications and the hillhwfly leading in to North Sydney were till-ottled by the storm. It was felt ill nil parts of the Maritime: but the stolm dumped its biggest load

. some l3 inches - over CW9 Brown's northern reaches.

Several Trans-Canada Airlines (‘rrwmen were stranded from midnight until four p.m. today

until a snow plow finally punched its way down the road connect- ing Sydney, Reserve Field and Glare Bay. Snow completely (died in the field at. Reserve and the ‘trans Atlantic plant. scheduled ‘r

w aiivll n! ‘he Mrpc" on to Montreal. Off‘. ..= other flights booked lo iani a‘. Reserve ‘would be sent on 1.1

Moncton.

mews at Reserve who tried i‘ clear the runways battled for hours with gusts up to b3 miles an hour. The wind filled in ills furrows as soon as they were plowed.

Sydney-bound trains and buses were tied up at New Glasgow and a, Sydney io Halifax train, due to ar-rlvo here at 11.50 A.M.. is not cicpected until laie tonight.

One bus, headed for Yarmouth on the south chore, got 1'7 miles out of Halifax when its driver turned back. "It was too big s chance of getting struck and mar- oonrd down there." said the driv- or. However. another Yarmouth- bound bus left shortly after noon today in tho wake of a snow plow-

Bus trips go Amherst, 11.8., were cancelled. Several bunt stopped at Trill-o in tho hope that bull- dossrl and road crows could shortly open a road "through the see of snowh" as highways in tho area are described.

Communications were out for a. tfmo around nearby Ftairvlew, but were restored early today.

New Brunswick escaped the moat. of the storm. There was snow in the Moncton area but most of the remainder of the Province had no snow. .

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B! PHILIP CLARK!

HOME. Feb. N - (AP) — Com- munist leader Palmlro Togliatti as- serted Saturday it would be Italians’ duty to help any Russian army which might pursue "an aggressor" onto the soil cf Italy.

‘The statement. made in a published interview with the rightist newspaper Giornale Della Serra. did not say what form Togllattl believed the aid should take.

1t did. however, go further than last Tuesday's declaration ‘of the French Communist leader. Maurice Thorez, that French Communists would welcome Russian troops if they ever had to pursue an enemy

'into France.

French and Italian Communists have shared joint slms, particular- ly opposition to the Marshall Plan. Together they number about 5,- 000.000.

It came at a time when the country learned of a threatened cabinet crisis. Vice-Premier Giu- seppe Saralzet submitted his resignation from the cabinet, and announced his anti - Communist Labor Socialist Party would con- sider whether to continue to sup- port the government.

He said he was withdrawing be- cause of a dispute in the party. not. because of any trouble with Premier Aicide do Gasperi. The Premier indicated he would re- ject the resignation.

' Arms Seized

' ‘The 'cnrabil'lié4ri.'in ‘sweeping raids. seized big stores of arms and munitions in the Naples area. They arrested 100 persons. The government charged that much of (he contraband was owned by Communists.

Togiiattl. replying to questions. saiddlr knew of no plans by Russia to attack anybody and continued:

"As to lire hypothesis that a Russian army would pursue on our soil an agressor. I think in this case the Italian people. . would have thr- ovident duty to aid in the most efficient way the Soviet army in order to give that sg- grassor the lesson he deserves."

Official Italian Government circles took a light view of Togli- stti's remarks.

A government spokesman said the Communist leaders statement "was very carefully worded. and Tflgiitti could not have said less."

Report liretio Waters Are Becoming Golder

LONDON, Feb. 27~(AP)—Eur- ope! hardy Arctic-Ocean fishermen are worried. The Arctic is getting colder. The fishermen don't mind

ice and snow, but the fish do. ‘They're apparently moving to warmer waters somewhere. The

British Government has fitted out n ship with echo-sounding devices l0 find out where.

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Only four pen" cent of the work is done by animals on a modern Canadian farm: 92 pcr cent is done by machines. the rest by men.

(By the Ottawa Staff of tile Canadian Prell)

OITAWA, Feb. Ii‘l-(CP)-—-Mlr— garine and butter are expected to ma", head-on in June and the collision may force one or both of the products to dIOD 1n FY109-

A government dairy expert. slid that June ls the month in which new butter production starts and butter stoclu mount into a surplus. June, he believed, also would be the time that Canada's infant margarine industry would beready to hit a substantial production stride.

Quu-elltly, margarine is doins well, said the expert. Producers now are turning out the substitute at the rats of 8.000.000 pounds a month-and this is not enough to meet demand.

At the current scale, he said. Canada could produce almost 100,- 000.000 bmmds of margarine ayear —-a little less than one-third of Canada's annual butter produc- tion.

Now that fats and oils have been removed from the restricted

Will Visit Sh’town 0n Welfare Survey

. assistant executive director of Canadian Welfare Council and secretary of the council's public welfare division. will arive in Charlottetown this morningnMiss Touzei is making a tour of the Maritime Provinces to discuss projects of the Public Wel- fare Division with municipal and provincial public welfare officials. and to discuss wltll community leaders the local organization of welfare services under both public and private auspices.

One of (he projects of the division Miss Touzel will be dis- cussing is the needs of the aged in Canada — pension rates. hous- ing. recreation. employment. ,The division is conducting s. study on this which will culminate in re- commendations to governments at municipal, provincial and federal levels.

Residence and settlement rules will be discussed with the provin- cial welfare officials in all three Maritime Provinces. In Charlotte- town, Miss Touzel will meet with Col. P. S. Fielding. Deputy Mini- ster of -Weifarc. Public assistance for the unemployed will also be talked over. While unemployment is not now a major problem in all parts of Canada. welfare officials are concerned about the need for proper planning for any emergency that may arise.