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Covers Prince Edward Island Iik_ert_he Dew

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May Be boldest llay This Winter

The tonipsrsture this morning guy be setting a new low mark for this winter. At 2 AM. today the unofficial reading in Char- lsrtetown was l5 below zero.

Lust night at 8.30 the official winpcrature at the Charlottetown Eixpufimflfibll Station was 5.5 be- m- zero. Mr. Warren Burris. the ueather observer. se‘d that was a iis-x low for the season for that 1.1m- c! night. He said the warm- ¢~,i yesterday had been one below rm, and the coldest Sunday night mil Monday monlng four below.

comparatively strong winds sc- campanled the cold. At 8.30 last.

night the wind was west. 20-min:-

per-hour. During the day it had varied from 22 to 2B miles-per- lioiir. . -

At 0.30 last niizht the tempers- ture at the Maritime Central Air- wsys office at the Summerslde llfp0fl was i0 below zero. A couple or hours later the unofficial read- ing in Summerside was 11 below.

SAINT JOHN. N. 3.. Feb. 9- iOH-Workmsn today started to clear the site for construction of a new $1,100,000 passenger and immigration shed to rapists one destroyed in e. fire which raced

through the West Saint John ivsterfronlt in i981.

. v - ' Coming Events

"Due to arrive. csr of pressed hay. Booking orders now. J. L. sisoliisohern, Mt. Albion.

"Second game of semi-finals c‘ billton rink tonight, Bracklsy vs. Milton. Admission 36 cents.

"Bell Wanted-Paying highest prices for used feed bags. We pay reisht on lots ot 100 or more. P. L. Morris, ‘Red Service Mill.

"Oar of Bay Just arrived; uu- loading Tuesday and Wednesday st Livestock Pens. P. n. I. Liva- stock Feed Annoy.

"Lon-ding Hogs at Fredericton for Canada Paiksrs every Thursday till 11 A- M. and Colvilis Until 12. D. L MLODOWOIL

"Hockey Match. Souris 1m. I-bbruary 10th, B o'clock. Char- lottetown l-leartbreskers versus

Soul-is Legioneires.

"Loading hogs at Kemington Wednesday, Feb. 1i, until 2 p. in. For information contact Oliver Oampbelli

"Coma to the W. A. Valentino Social in Hunter River Masonic B111. Wednesday evening, Feb- ruary iith. .

"Loading hogs at Hunter River Wednesday, Feb. 1i. until train time. For information contact Gordon Matheson, Lem Orasweli 0r Grant MsoLeod.

"Loading hogs at Albany Wed- "fidllll. Fob. ii. until train time. ilor information contact J. Gcorse MscKay.

"Hockey New Glasgow rink to- Msht. First game of finals, South Rustico vs. North Rustlco. Game alerts 830 sharp. Skate aftsr.

"A Meeting of loll! Branch

Farmers instituto will be hsui i-n "Win Oanefon Sdsooi on "mu-s- Iveninl. February 12th. III rotary.

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‘lieiitville’: Only Theatre Burns

KENTVILLE. N.S.. Feb. 8-

. (C?) - This Annapolis Valley

centre's osflytheatre was do.

IMHO‘! by fire today when the

oil furnace exploded. Damage was estimated at $180,000.

Olly employees of the thea- tre were in the building when the blaze started and no one was Injured. -

Firemen fought the confisg. ration in three degrees below- zero weather and prevented the flames from reaching two m". by commercia- . They also hsd to cope with a strong west wind. -

Arriving three minutes alter the fire started the fire de- pertinent got the blaze in the furnace room under control but It elmdv bad caught on the "B"!- When tho furnace ex. hloded o had been splattered through e cellar.

About 10.000 feetof stored films also were destroyed. Th; buildilll was Iutted in less than two hours.

Maui-sei- George Fielding ma the theatre would be rebuilt as soon as possible.

Satholic Sliurch. Destroyed By Fire

sm-rns rams. om, res. 9 ._ (OP) — St. Francis De Salles Ro- man Catholic Church was burned- to the zrcund in s $200,000 fire todlil. Despite the efforts of three Y"! departments to control the blaze. the man building was d9. strolled in s matter of minutes.

9"" °f the fire. which broke outlnthesait,h . been detcrminegis y u‘ not H“

Potato Industry In Ontario Big Business

TORONTO. Feb. 9—(CP)—Th3 Ontario potato industry, with u. annual crop valued at 820000.000 10 830.000.1100. is "big business". J- 5- 91TH". d actor, of exten- sion. Ontarlo A iculture Depart- ment, said today.

He told the Ontario Crop Im- provement Associiitlon. opening a four-day session. list growers should aim to ave Ontario-grown potatoes available for consumers every day of the year. l-le cited potato imports of 8.500 carlots iii 1047 a d 6.400 cariots in i940 as proof t irt the market still is avail- able for Ontario producers.

Potato Warehouse At Ft. FIIIIMLEIIIIS

FORT FAIRFIELD. Mo. Feb. 9 —(AP)-A potato house ccntainiaig N000 barrels of potatoes was de-- stioycd early today by a fire Whifiiin for t; while tlilreateried tihree gasc c s age tan s.

Firemen of this New Bruziswlitk border town battled in IO-beldw- zairo weather» One of the tanks stands only 40 feet frern the de- stroyed potato house. r-

yl-leavy Drifts Delay Trains; Highways

| Blocked By Snow

illlscusslcn 0n iiaiiaiilan Coast i iiiuaril Sonics

l UITAWA, Feb. 9—(Bpeciall— -'I‘remeurlous cost of maintaining a {coast guard service in Canada analogous to the United States coast guard uiilitates against es- ytablishment of such a service for the protection 0f mariners alone the coasts of Canada. Transport Minister Chovrier told the Com- mons this afternoon.

The Minister said, however, that iiof. only was the Government giv- ing the subject consideration but was currently welding a number of independent services together in the interests of saving life and property on the coasts. '

Mr. Chevrleru statement on the subject of a Canadian coast guard was prompted by s. question asked by Harry G. Archibald. O. C. 1". member for Skeena. B. C., who suggested the need of a coast guard in view of the sinking of a ship with loss of life recently on the Queen Charlotte islands.

"In the Department of 'I‘rans- port." Mr. Chevrler said. "existinz facilities for such service ere ma- rine service steamers. fishery pat- rol veaselsjtoyai CanadianMount- ed Police vessels and air-sea res- cue sqliada of the R.C.A.F. which iii-e devoted almost exclusively to air irescue but which oftentimes have come to the assistance of marine casualties."

P. E. I. Service

No precise request for a coast- guard service has been made to the Government, Prince Edward Island members agreed today. a.l-' though they recalled suggestions about improvement of a lifeguard service at the National Park.

“There is one thing in that con-

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Parliament At-A-Glance

By The Canadian Press

Resources Minister Glen "gave notice of a resolution establishing a joint Senate-Commons committ- pee on llidlllli’! affairs.

Transport Minister Chevrlerssid the cost of, establishment of a. Coast Guard would be proihbitive.

Vcforam Minister Gregg said a statement would be made as soon as , asible about increased ail- lows/nces for veterans attending universities.

Opposition memibei-s cflticized tihe Government's price invutigat- ion committee Liberal lfttfllibfll‘! ex- tended sispiport.

Tuesday ' "

The Oi... will discuss Gov- ernent legislation. The Senate will sit.

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Sunday night's storm. sweeping over the Province from North Cape to East Point. filled all the cutthcgs along the right of way of the Canadian National Rail- ways’ Island Division with the result that trains were hours be- hind schedule yesterday.

There were no exceptions. Da- spite the fact that a special snow- plow train left the City at 0 o'clock yesterday morning to open the road to Borden, the regular moi-m in; train leaving Charlottetown at 6.45 and due at Borden at 6.50, did not arrive there until 3.12 yes- terday afternoon, so quickly did the cuttings fill behind the ad- vance train.

Yesterday morning's train from Souris, due in the City at 1i o'clock did not arrive until five minutes past two, and the Murray Harbor train. due at 11.45 a.ni. dfd not arrive until 2.30 p.m. The morning train from Summerside due at 10 o'clock arrived at. 12.40 yesterday afternoon.

The ‘flgnish-to - Charlottetown train which normally arrives in the City about 1.15 p.m. made bet- ter time than the others and sr rived at 2.50 p.m.

The Borden-Charlottetown train due at. 6.10 pm. was over five hours late and did not arrive in the City until 11.20 11m.

Conditions improve

Outward bound trains from Charlottetown last night ive” t5 leaving due to the delay in arr s.‘ earlier. However. they were all making fairly good time. The Sour- is train arrived at the eastern ter- minal after a normal run. The Murray Harbor train, which did not leave Charlottetown until 5.35, two hours and 20 minutes late. arrived at its terminal at 10.05.

Tlifevenlng train to ‘rignlsh was delayed at Emerald awaiting the arrival of tho Borden train and did not get away from Sum-

rnersicle until after 11 p.m. - There was still consid ble drifting in the country. it was

learned and snow plows would be operated aliead of passenger trains again today. .

The car ferry Abegweit was making good time. Last night's crossing with paseeng s from Tor-

an hour and a half. Highways Blocked

It was reported by highway offi- cials last night that all main high-

ways were stiil blocked due to Sunday's heavy snowstorm, and although work had begun yester- day in the clearing of these roads. none had been completely open- ed as yet. Officials said last night that plows and workmen would be out first thing this morning to continue in the work of getting these highways cleared, and it is hoped that. some will be open for traffic by this evening.

The nonshaw road is open be- tween Chariottetowri and‘ Tryon.

_and the Charlottetown-Summer-

side road via Hunter-River. is open between Charlottetown and Hun- ter River. while the Sourls roan is only open as far as Marshlleld

Hog Prices Slump

CHICAGO. Feb. s 1- (A?) - Heg prices plunged to s 10-month 1W (may. Farmers reacting to

M; lass. week's commodity slump in

the United States overloaded the market with offer-ibis. Csttis and siiespisiso droflbsil shamb- Orains. however. made a sis-on! comeback“ with corn and whast closing, eight cents hither; Ma! 00th fliiflliod at 01.31% to "-91 I bushel. and may wheat at fl-Blit to stun. ‘ The recovery was attributnd to new ‘bbylnl. some short-covering. and pilrchssing ahead by mills. flog ‘pi-less solhpped fl-to M and more a hundr pounds to a top price At Hi8. the lowest since

Ruin. s. i011. Cattle followed with

decreases of l0 cents to S! and

i ' vs ts to i. ’$".'..“Z8l’;"....".'2.. i...’- 1.000 cattle were left unsold [at .‘.’..t~.'l‘.il.'~"'.:..."’ “°°i'..“°.l'. . jtrgxifli mitt. paint- sii Up! _ liefflt.»

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but dealings were aimong the slowest in five months. and many leaders closed in the minus coi-

urnn. i Retail prices of flour, lard. ba- con. steaks and bread continued downward, but the trend was not steoug snouln to indicate that it was general or permanent. Meanwhile. last week's spectac- ular market brash brought the foilowinrdsvslormsnts today:

i. At Weahinst-cn, a congres- sional committee ordered an invsstlga" into the broil! for possible evidence that “insid- ers" evaded s. l0sl._ 01' l"! profited it. _

I. A Se ate-House o! Repre- ggnlltlvgg economic committee, voted unanimously for restora- tion of controls on the liquor

. IOHAIIQYYI use of grain through

Si l. Agriculture leer dsraon declined to Io

t w» e . , ‘ on Ira-is reduced.

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fl-gm Fhfl' ‘ as. Th! Mon- tague highway is open between Charlottetown and cherry Vil-

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Pay Boost Fcrllisstern Miners lieconiinenileii

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EDMONTON. lab. 0 - (C!) —- A ems sppointsdby the Albert! Government to conoilists the I'l- day-old strike of 10.000 Aiblrtl and Brltil Columbia coal miners recouunen today in a mlhfltil

report a lbs-day wen 10°!!!"- retroactive tobecsl. _ ,

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Soviets llave Reply To ll. S. Revelations

MOSCOW. Mb. Q-(AH-An official Ruuisn statement tonight accused the Sovietb three war- time allies-—the United States. Britain and France-of being guilty of allowing Adolf Hitler to unleash the Second World War.

The accusation came in a reply by the Soviet Information Bureau to the publication recently by the United. States State Department of the diaries of Nazi diplomatic officials. ‘

The title the soviet Union gave the Allied publication was "Falsi- ncetions of History."

United States State Secretary Marshall Jan. 21 made public cap- tured Nazi documcnts baring pur- ported deals of the partnership between Russia's present leaders and Hitler's Reich for the division of Eastern Eiuope.

With Marshall's sanction. the State Department published the entire record of 260 formerly sec- ret records allegedly disclosing that Russia had backed Germany heavily against the west and had agreed with Hitler that the Un- ited Statcs as well s.s_ Britain should be shut out of Europe, Asia and Africa.

Russian Explanatio

The Soviet statement was giver. out at the press department to night with an explanation that the Russian press would carry it fo- mori-ow.

V,“ The statement said: ,'

“his order to iustiryun some way before world public opinion the unilateral publication of this coi- iecticn of unverified and arbitrarily picked-out records by a l-litlerit-e official. the British and American press fabricated and circulated an explanation according to which ‘the Russians rejected a proposal of the West to publish jointly the

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Archdeacon‘ Body Dies At Saint John

SAINT JOHN. N.B.. Feb. 0 _. (C?) — Ven. l-LA. Cody, Arch- deacon of Saint John and noted author, died here tonight. He was ‘l5.

He by! been in ill health for some fme and ivas forced lo re- linquish his rectorshlp of St. James‘ Church hero in 1043 after 32 years of service.

Besides serving various other provincial churches and spending six years engaged In missionary work in the Yukon. he wrote more than 20 novels. a book of poems. a biography and numerous short stories.

Krsm Alfred Cody was born at Cody's. N31, July 3. 18W. the only son or the late George Redmond Cody and Loretta Augusta (Doney) Cody. '

i-le graduated from King's Un- iversity, Windsor, N.S.. with his Bachelor of Arts Degree in i806 and in 1007 received his Master a! Arts Degree.

After serving in missions at Doskfown and Ludiow. N.B., ha was ordained deacon at Christ Church Cathedral. Fredericton.

In i004 he offered for mission- ary work in the Yukon and served afwhitohorss. 1t was there that Dr. Codywrote his first books.

Six years lstor he accepted a call to St. James Church here and was named Archdeacon of Saint John in 1921'

Some of his best-known novels included "The Irontiersmen". "The King's Arrow“. "The Fighting Slogan", "The Chief of the Rans- III", and "Under Sealed Orders" Ill last book. "Storm King Ian» nor,” was published in i007.

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iiaptaln llas Warm Praise For Ferry

MONCTON. N. 5., Feb. 9- iCPl-Superier “to anything on this side of the Atlantic" was the opinion expressed t0- night by Capt. J. ll. B._Ma.- guire of the Canadian Nation- ni Railways Icebreaker-ferry Abegweit on ‘the winter quali- ties of his command.

The Abegwell, sailing be- tween Cape Torinentine. N.B.. and Borden. P.E.l., across Northumbcraind Strait links the Provinces of ‘New Bruns- wick and Prince Edward l1- land and provides the sole means of transporting railway freight and express and motor vehicles between the Provinces.

Put into service last year the Abegwcit has mot its sterncst tests within the last two weeks —the heavy lcewhlcb chokes the nine-nrsiic-wride strait dur- ing th'e winter.

Fully sltillleil with till ship's performance, Capt Ma- guire said “she is performing exceptional], welliand operate!

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‘Prince Bounty iM. P. lie-elected At Party llaucus

OTHMVA, Feb. 9 qspseisiu-Jf Watson MaoNaught, Liberal mem-

t ber for Prince, was re-svlected sec-

feiary of the Maritime Provinces Liberal caucus at its meeting last week-end. Gordon Isnor, senior Liberal uieimiber for Halifax was ire-elected president and Aurel D. Leger, Liberal member for Kent, N.B.. vice-president.

Problems of particular interest to iihe east coast Provinces were dealt with at the Maritime caucus including past office and mail de- livery aind contract matters, fisih- eries and public works. Ream.- mendotions will be made to the next party caiucus. it was dead-ed.

Maritime Liberals will hold a dluincr meeting on Fbbrvuary for further discussion of himecii- ste needs for the east 'coeetal provinces. On this occasion, top- griide Prince Ediwervi Island oyst- ers wiilii be fimiiished the gather- ing by J. Lester Douglas. Liberal. ma-mbeii- for Ghicenfs and New "cnmswick by A. W. Stuart. Liberal matrix-Ber for Char. lotto. N.B. '

Trade Minister liovie ls Siisst Speaker At Meeting 0f Halifax Board 0f Trade.

19" their faces in the

Reports Canada In

Greatest

Investment Boom

- vorished Sunday nigh/t.

HALIFAX. Feb. 9 -(OP) — Wade Mirniiewr Howe told the Halifax Board of Trade tonight

that Canada now is in the middle of the biggest. investment boom in her history but "we are conse- quently forced to consider it, how- ever desirable it may be from other points of view. as one of the chief“ contributors to our United States dollar shortage."

He said that last your tshe Dominion invested $2.300,000.000 in buildings. machinery and cap- ital ‘miprovament and that estim- ates indicated Canadian business and Government planned to spend inn 1948 $2,700,000,000 in capital im- provements, an increase of l’! per cent over 1947.

lie added: '

“The present vi-ave of invest- ment is fundamentally encourag- lng. It is concrete evidence of the industrial growth of Canada. It is a tangible indication of our new position in the world trading sys- tem. It is ll. tribute to the speed“ and success with ivhiioh we convert» ed our wartime industrial machine to peaoetirne mlrpoees.

"But-and an important but-

this investment is involving uri- preoedenfod amounts of U. S. dol- lar imports. Almost every capital protect in Canada has, directly. u. U.S. delici- content. v ""021 hl-ia -sverage,»~every dollar spent on construction and crushin- ezy in Canada. involves some 30 cents in U.S. exchange.

"We are consequently forced to consider oin- current * invostm fl- bocm, however desirable it may be from other points of view, as one of the chief contributors to our U. S. dollar shortage.

“Tihe Government finds it necessary to take steps to regulate

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War Surplus licciis Burn ln Montreal

MONTREAL. Feb. 9‘ — 4C?) - Loss inm. fire which swept through

-a garage in suburban Verdun to-

day and into stoarge yards filled with war surplus goods and fuel was estimated at more than $200,‘- 000 '

Clouds cf smoke forced firemen to wear respirators which froze to sub-zero wea- ther hamperlng- their work. F.ve firunen, overcome by smoke. had to be revived by an inhaistor squad.

Breaking out in s, Church Ave- nue garage. the flames atelnto the yard in which Canadian Hard- ware Novelty Company had stored thouands of pairs of slimy and air

force trousers, boots and slices.

Up Ships

HALIFAX, Feb. 9 -(CP)-l-larry Mather-e, president ofl Acadia Overseas heighten Limited. Can.- sdials biggest ship firm, said to- night that because of a slump in the freight market two of the company's 10.000401: vessels, the Shelburne County and lnvemeas County, will be tied up here.

the blsckest week-end in so yea-rs in this port's history. Not a slim rnovcdinoroutofasi-yhcidofthe few ships berthed along the wat- Rfltlfiit. -> Mr. Mathers said the two" freighter-s were siil rigged out but had no piece to go. He added: "The freigiht uisiirst is bad sil over. Rates have dropped very considerably (witlnin the last. year while operating costs have increas-

ed." - l-le did not elaborate further tli t.

s Sltieiburne Coihity, now in Halifax, will remain tied in: and the Inverntsa County. Qua tn poi-i. within the next few days. "will

follow suit. Port R. W. Rsnerysaid the bad week-sud had resulted circimi-

fi-osu a eccnbinatten of incl

His armoupcement came sitar now

Shipping Slump Ties At Halifax

Locigshcrsiinarrs Association, said the recent lowering offi-eigiht rates from Central Olfilidl. to Portland. Me, hill contributed to lihot-lhlli-