MONDAY.

Address and Presentation

Aypleasant surprise was given Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Swan, Mt. Ed- ward Rd. recently. when on re- turning home they were met by about thirty of their friends. who had invaded their home in their absence. the occasion being their twenty-fifth wedding anniver-

uary.

After all had gathered in the Ivlclous living room Mr. Leo Mc- lbanc. as ”Master of Ceremonies," live a short. speech. congratulat- ing the bride and groom of twen- ty-five years ago. He then called On Mrs. M. F. Rodd who read an Iclresa.

The presentation of a suitable

, gift. was made by Mr. Nelson Good. singing "For

and all joined in They Are Jolly Good Fellows." A delectabe lunch was served by the ladies in charge and time was pleasantly spent over the tea- CUDS. After singing Sync" an evening long to be re- membered came to a close.

Dear Charlie and Leah:-

We are gathered here. to-

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RALPH B. ADAMS

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night to axtond to you happy telicitations on this auspicious oc- casion. your twenty-filth wedding anniversary. This estimable lady of your choice has proved to be a worthy partner. an excellent homemaker. ever solicitous for the care and welfare of her family. when you took unto yourself The island of Nangue Ngose in your better hair. you chose wisely Africa is the bedroom oi count- land well. In Charlie you have less numbers of parrots, These liouncl a true companion. one who gray birds are said to live to "3 sympathetic in illness, and one be 120 years old and come to the who is also ready to share Island every night to roost. with you the troubles and joys of Towards three or four o'clock in everyday life. You have both the morning their cries pierce the given freely of your time when air with a terrific din, making called upon to work for the bent:- sleep impossible to an but me ng. fit of the community. tives who do not seem to mind This fine home which you have their chattering and screeching. established stands as a monument Why do the parrots come each to your teamwork. industry and night from the mainland to spend tihrlfl. When you lived in the ”old the night on the island? Because ii-tome” we recall. the welcome there are no wild cats to pounce sign vvas always out. the Same kind upon them and disturb, or rather ihospitallty is extended here, to devour. them at night. lyour friends and neishbmsi When a. man in the Fan tribe in l we wish you good sailing down Africa wants a wife, he has to pur- lthe river of life to your Holden chase her on the installment plan. weddlnz Rm1iV9T5NCV- 1” 51113 J0y- The husband must make an annual lflll season or Christmas. may payment to his father-in-law for iGod's richest blessing be bestow-Ins long as the wife livgg. .ed upon you and yours. and now., ' ' - iwp ask you to accept this gift as a. Pity touched the heart of Bill ltond remembrance from all your!Sivnllow of Wentworth. N. 5.. and (ponds, he stopped his car to give first aid 4 to an injured dog. who repaid his

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN . ” 'Donald nu... warns achiever Christmas concgft Allison MacNavin. lullertuucnutcf . Helen Moolnnis and Vicky Mac- Nevin. e a number on the first part of the Pmliflri-l was a 10?. "Jingiine uiieils". by Margaret The annual Christmas ocmcort. of Y T.,2",l,'i.,..3 ,',,,.t ,g the pwgnm Zion Church School was held in opened with a hymn. "The First the hall of the church Frjdgy Noel". and a dramatization of the gvemng. The capacity mmmce Christmas story by the classes oi

enjoyed the splendid program pre- Ml” G”m'"'m md Mm M'”' sented by the children under the E”h”m' direction of their various teach- A chm” by the member” M "M um P"”i.'i”Ni”li3l”S ii...- The minister, the Revpa. oai-- 9”” '” ”- " W 3 - V V me websm. mad .3, churman MacDonald, a recitation by For- and the following members of the N” HML and” E -lumo-r whwl school acted as acconvpanists: Mrs. 3:?” 'l”3lm Aw” I" d Mm' Peter MacDonald, Faye I-lickox. ' Janet Mingo and Sondra 5uther- H"th" M"?,1"m W” h,e,”d "' land. Mr. J. E. R, MACE...” Ind a- recitation. Lord Jesus. and Mrs. G. C. Webster and the super- M"' 1.1"” cu” ""13 Joy W the ,mendem5g World . A very amusing recitation pan 1 of the program Opened entitled "Christmas Arithmetic" with a chorus by the beginners, W,” 'l"" b? M”"”t B'ld'”t'O”' "Away In A Manger", which W” who was followed by a. chorus of m”Ow'Ed by "cmmom by EM,” six gills under the direction of beth Douse, Cheryl MacQuarrie Ml” F”:9”h""”.” "M R9”- and Mary Bernard Ann Hickox. smgmf The Fir” Noe) ' md d Judy Lee, Audrey MacMlllan and 235:; J32: Candy Kl” ' by M” Elaine Reynolds wele heard in a ..1 saw Mummy” was Mm! u A

song, and Roberts. and Claudia 8010 by Pm. whuen, -and three

R id i d' meuch lg.-0';,ed lggoggg alnglggcefvu choruses by the Brownies, followed A lecitation by Norma Birt.Bar- :1:;g'”'tlBo;ltL:Vh'::d15 lsgltsri; b t F te' - ala os l and Margaret Burns, 5010' .,A Christmas Dnamnv by

kld.. lit hi. (1 the ' -- in ness by ling m Then he an axle el dialogue, plesenting sand” Sutherland. Judy Macnony

called the police and wound up by Gull

being arrested alld charged with driving minus a license.

0 . o b No doubt some of olir Island

on occasions to make a decent liv- ing, but they do not have the posi-

rarmers today have hard struggles Bliydmv

and Lynn Loitiea. Betty Moore and Carol Ann Giilis. were followed by a solo, "Away In A Manger". by Domthy MacEwen. Recitations were given by David Brent MacLeod. Barry Aitkens, Gordon Ranahan, Scott MacDonald, Douglas MacDonald,

aid was heard reciting "Santa at Work".

The program was concluded with a play, "Aunt Serena as is Christ- mas Present", starring Raymond MacLean, John Lane, and Robert Simmons; two exercises, "Christ- mas Stars" by Mrs.

and "Here Comes Santa mag". sung by all. in jolly old gent and the distribution of the usual Christmas treats brought a very happy evening to . a close.

MILLVIEW W. I.

The December meeting of Mill- view Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs. Victor Grant with the vice-president presiding. The meeting opened with the Creed, repeated in unison. call was cnswered by an exchange of Christmas gifts. Ten members were present. and one visitor. Three members paid dues.

Minutes of the last meeting were read, approved and signed. Cor- respondence consisted of letter from Mrs. Cudmom concerning first aid, one from the ma. League and three letters of thanks. It was moved and seconded to send 32.00 to the T. B. League. The sick committee reported nve visits made; a bill of sub paid for fruit. ' and chocolates were sent to a sick member.

sell apples at the Christmas con- cart, and that We be paid for try er school book. Collection a t st to 65 cents.

The program consisted of guess- ing the number of beans in a bot- tie. and title contest was won by Mrs. Emma storey and Mrs. Jos- ”nA3DE1x25K)g. 1'; 51'-sop)-A 1”” eph smith. A delicious 5' ' " ii" "5 served by the is t

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evening to a close.

W-1 vi"ur-7””-53"-3w'3ud3"5-”l3u”'- To Spend Christmas In.K0rea

l'ilAYlM0tND. Alta. lunch arrived Hunters and others in the disil-ll-I named by hose kxiecenalyih The ilgneily do! Mr. wlere treated to at rare sight when d h b h an rs. emus rar usCox t ey saw abou 100 h" ""7 wr mug t an enjoymle came here to join Mr. and Mrs. white swans alighting Laurens Smoienaars and their 12 Lake sollth of here.

Th n tm ti itobehicl Darrach's at thg hgrle ogeldnrf. Jsoseph Smith. flkelgedren on " asoinre farm M” agguii 350 mil” Wlml 91 Pimonr

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.DECEMBER 193

I .5 d A Two members or the Princess the 3rd Battalion, PPOLI. are pt. l W move nd mxmded to Patricisls Canadian Light Infan- P. J. Collins, Port Elgin, N. pp spare to board a ship aail- left. ing for Korea from a west coast North Rustico, P. E. I.

port. The men, reinforcements for (NATIONAL DEFENCE PtHo'IY)l

and Pie. E. Douceita

' OUTDOORS BEAUTY

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beautiful on Alkali The area ill

tively ruinous times that their sires faced during the low priced period following the settlement of the Million Acre Farm.

Some of the older residents can recall something of this struggle. when it quart of good nlilk sold for one cent; butter fetched 10 cents a pound and eggs six to eight cents per dozen. Why extend the list? Those were tough years and most of ollr yollilg men rushed to the United States to help swell Uncle Sam's population. Someone has well said that the United States caused a serious drainage of young folk from our rural districts.

But the top of the century brought a rllilnpe for the better. Land went up ill value and tllcl price of farm products soared to new heights.

Other cllallges. mostly for the better. soon belzall to come about after the step was made across the threshold of the 20th century. isola- tion, the curse of Island farm life was beginning to be overcome by better trnllsporiation and communi- catioll. The drudgery of farm life lias yielding to the magic of mod- ern farm nlachiliery. Soon U16 day dawned when Islanders began to wake up to the fact that farming was a real business, requiring the same training and skill and experi- ence necessary in any other compli- l cated profession.

In the last quarter celltury there

spirit. among farmers. and added appreciation of life and its mean- ing; a clearer vision to see that farming with all its still a place where real happiness may be folllld.

. o Locust plagllos ill Africa and Asia are the worst since Biblical days. Indeed. they have created an in- ternatiorial problem so serious that the cold war has been forgotten for a. time and the Russians have ptched ill lvith U. N. to beat the swarms.

Here's the picture in Iran: one million acres of land is covered 03' the locusts. which multiply faster than they can be destroyed.

Alld strange but true, the swarms have blackened out the sun in many coulltrles.

At a B. C. Experimental station

has heeli a great uplifting at the Rf

problems is .-

the result of cross pollination by insects and wind has been llnder control in hand-pollillnted blos- soms of fruit trees by applying It hit of vaseline to the newly pol- linated stigma. This does away with the method of covering pol- linated blossoms with cotton bags. "59 UNDERWATER TV. NANAIMO. B. C.-ICPV-Under water tclcvlslon teats made with equipment developed by the elec-

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'0', per umed exqum ey 9! howdy 3 cakes , 0. tronics division of the National

'If'IllII IXIICOIQIII II I'D gift boxed lllie precious iewels Resnrcll Council were recently completely here. The tests were

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HALIFAX-lCPl-Mrs. Walter Curry of nearby Sheet Harbor re- cently iound a bouquet of five vi-

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