i02nd Birthday

" FoTmer Island

progress shs has seen in the Un-

, 102ml birthday.

' year." _ press. "I hope we'll all be here."

' that important military informat-

V Americans in the anxious pro-was-

DECIEMBER 16._ 194s

Lady Ilhserves

The following interesting item i; from a Seattle, Washington ex- Chhyrge of recent date:

You wouldn't guess. to look at her, that she was 102.

"Yes. thank God, 1'm in good health," Mrs. Agatha Hamill said yesterdaY- ,

Propped up in her bed at Burks e Res; Home, 4903 Phinney Ave., Mrs. Hamill-believed . by her son. Arthur, to be the oldest living wo- man in Seattle-was celebrating Tier

Mrs. Hamill wore a gay ribbon 1n her gray hair and her eyes warmed, lighting up her wrinkled face.

She was impatient for her son to arrive so she could cut her birth- jay cake. It was lettered "Happy Birthday, Grandma." and had been rout tn hi-r by her granddaughter, iiis. Helen ltciyea of Sunnyside.

Iiirs. Ella Burke, owner of the riumo, cxplnincd that Mrs. Hamill, trim ramc there to live last. Jan- nary, has been bed-ridden for more lhair a year. She calls Mrs. Burke "mother", sometimes “grandmo-

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Mrs. Hamill was born December >3, lii on Prince Edward island, off t|i~- ianiist of Nova Scotia. At that I'I‘,',F James Knox Polk was presi- (lent of the United States.

She moved to Maine when she uris two and reared there, coming u- Scottie in 1892. Her husband. I-j-itiord Hamill, a flier in n shingle l‘1"|. riicd 21 years ago.

Iiirs. Hamill’: recollection is some- what hazy about the full century of

ited Slates. Asked about the Civil War, she looked blank for a mo- motif, then said:

"Yrs, I remember that trouble."

Her son, Arthur, 63, is a Boeing employee. She alsrfhas a grandson. Daniel Patrick Hamill, Sedro Woolley. and two great-grandchild- ran.

"Come back for my birthday next Mrs. Hamill invited the

Age has not (dimmed Mrs. Ha- mill‘s vision. She was able to read her greeting cards with ease yester- day, even the "fine print".

"She never wore glasses in her life," her son explained.

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this week. Representatives Kari Mundt (Rep. S. D.), acting committee

immman, told reporters the man la on leave because of illness. He would not say that the man is a suspect in tihc bomb sight case, but other members so described him. These members disclosed that. the eomntllibee had I116 170mb Sight. 1n muid when it charged yesterday

ion was taken from the Abdsrdeen testing post in 1938. Mundt spoke 0r "wcapom" in the plural in dis- cussing the Abderdeen charge but did not. exlpIl-In use of the tars-n.

Mundt also tnid reporters that a committee investigator has been l-llisned to try to learn wdiether a spy ring is at work in the govern- merit these days.

The report nsminl tbs bomb aizht. as a stolen weapon came out today.

This was an instrument that

‘leis read about as s. super weapon,

undor closest guard and pheno-

menally accurate.

There was no immediate confinin- ation or denial of the reported i938 leak. will!!! officials said Pill/Rich! they never had any re- port. of the bomb aight's theft. Ex- lrmns security precautions were Alien rishi up to the beginning o! she war. they llld. ‘

The bomb eight. devised m: ao- ziéfllfr frvm mat heights, w“ m. ‘mmncd in 1931 for the navy and

p hxrindopted by the air force. Ai rsi .t. was hailed enthusiasticallg. ls capable of dropping u banb in

l Dickie barrel. Fliers said this

S!" "1 vr-rgtstcment but it never-

eiess was a superior weapon.

SEARCH FOR OIL ‘

JYDNEY. Australia - (or) _. no Shell Co. intends to spend '9'“? (SS-COCA!!!) in the next “" Years searching for oil in Qllrriisimid. The company has time 2250.000 since 1940.

Mill-FREE CHEESE

BRISBANE. Australia — (OP)- m bane research workers believe “t? have found a substance to

k6 the crawl out of cheese. An experimental shipment of cheese (reaird with dichlou-ethyl ether "l! rent to‘ Iondon. A cheese ex- beri said the test proved sisccess- IilI and it appeared that a prep- flraiioii had been found to erad-

"au rrritea without harming the time“;

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filffglil-Arthe Prince Edward 194811 Hospital on December 14. chm-Ill: Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Glover. m ‘o! tetown. a daughter. 7 lbs. 3 ,. " "Burst Elaine.

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Ch-rlottetown and North Wlltahlro lions Ill i

I irawn turkeys, 60-3 cents for roast-

CENTRIII. IiIIAROIAIl

than column in reserved tor nmvs of loos] lsstorolt. but advertising of a newly nature may be inserted at. flvt cent: a word. strictly pa; able In advance.

_ THURSDAY NIGHT, Dec. 16, at K. of C. Home. Christmas Party.

LINE 0F Best Form Bras, reg- ular price $1.50, clearing at $1.00- S. A. McDonald's.

CHRISTMAS PARTY K. of C. Home tonight. 8.30. All members, wives or lady friends invited to at- tend.

FUNERAL Al‘ BREADALBANE —The funeral of the _iate Mrs. Harry Keating of Springfield was held yesterday afternoon from the home of her uncle, John J. MacLcod. Breadalbane. Service at the home and grave was conduct- ed by Rev. W. B. MacPhaii. as- stated by Rev. Donald Nicholson The pallbearers were, Nelson Matheson, John I-Iickox. Suther- land McKay, Elton Somers. Elmer Wlgmore, Arthur MacLean. Inter- ment was in Breadalbano Cemet- ery.

DON'T FORGET K. of C. Christ- mas party in their horns tonight, Dec. 16.

NAVY DINNER _ A Mess Dinner, celebrating the 25th an- niversary of the establishment of a naval barracks in Charlottetown. was heid at I-l. M. C. S. "Queen Charlotte" last night with Captain J. J. Connolly. V. D., presiding. Guest speaker for the occasion was Commander G. H. Buntain. Among the guests present were Mr. Justice G. J. Tweedy. president of the P. E. Island division, Navy League oi’ Canada; Brigadier W. W. Reid, D.S.O.. E. D.; and LieuL-Coi. G.G.K. Peake. D.S.O., ED.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING — -- At a special meeting of the City School Board yesterday, plans were made to open afternoon rlasse for grade one pupils in Prince Street School. They will attend from l p.m. to 4 p.m. The afternoon classes became neces- sary in order to accommodate the large number of beginners. School Board authorities said more than '10 grade one pupils were enrolled in two rooms at Prince Street — entirely too many f0: two teach- ers to handle. The afternoon classes will begin when school re- sumes after the Christmas holi- days. Mrs. Marjorie H. Coffin was added to the start of Prince Street School. Other routine business was transacted at yesterdays meeting. Board chairman Dr. I.J. Yco pre- sided.

Parsciials

The many friends of Mr. Sinclair Cutcliffe of Charlottetown are pleased to see -him out of hospital where he was taken following is car accident 10 days ago..

Poultry Prices Continue High

Poultry meat prices have been high throughout Canada and there has been a keen demand for the product reports Mr. F. M. Nash. supervising poultry products in- specter. At this time. some idea can be formed as to the price which consumers will have to pay for their Christmas and New Year's dinner. The retail price of both tur- keys and chickens will be high and considerably higher than last year.

Due to high prices. dealers and retailers look for lower sales and a possible carryover of the product beyond the Christmas season. A1- though thera is no quantity of poul- try being offered in local stores at present, it is reported that retail- crs are asking 35c per lb for un-

lug chicken and 43c for fowl. it is required that poultry be sold on grade. Consumers buy by grade- look for . the tag—-By doing so. money will be saved and you will be assured of a quality product.

There has been no change in (be market price during the past week but higher prices have‘ been paid than those quoted. Dealers are now offering for dressed poultry turkeys under 18 lbs. Grade A 58-60, B 56 over 18 lbs. A 56-8, B 54. Old lien turkeys Grade A 50, B 48, old toms four cents under. Ducks over 5 lbs. A 3B. B 36, Geese all weights A 42, B 40. Chickens 5 lbs. and over Special 50 A Milkfed 49, B 45, C 25. Under five pounds, two to three cents less per lb. Capons 6 lbs. and up four cents above chicken prices. Fowl over five pounds Special 35c. A 34, B 32. Dealers are quoting for live poultry chicken over 6 lbs. A 38, five to six pounds 37c. Fowl 5i‘.- lbs and up Grade A 29.

Egg production "has held steady during the past wcek but receipts arc-lower by 59b than for same period last year. The market ap- peared to wveaken through the week but regained strength and oper- ators of grading stations are now quoting producers _ for upgraded eggs AL 46-47, AM 44-45. A pulls-t 40. Grade B 44. C 33. Dealers aro quoting stations for the graded pro- duct fob shipping point AL 51. AM 49, AP 40. B 44. C 38. Eggs are re- tailing at Charlottetown to consum- ers in cartons AL 65-68, AM 63-65

To Lift-lair (ls-ll. S. Cigars Ami Cigarst:

OVITAWA. Dec. 15 - (OP) - Unitcd States cignrets and cigars,

a rarity on Canadian tobacco counters, may soon mahe a re- appearance.

finance Minister Abbott an- nounced that a year-long ban will be lifted Jan. 1. In addition, the tariff will be somewhat lower

than Canadian makes which sell

than a year ago. However, tariff experts said the Imported cigar- cts still will be more expensive

‘Candle Light Service At Zion

Last night Zion Church choir under the direction of Mr. Frank Johnson, A.T.C.L., presented its Candle Light Service which is now becoming an annual feature of the Christmas celebrations at Zion. This year's service was up to the usual high standard and the church was filled to capacity by an ap- preciative audience. The beautifully decorated choir loft and alcoves was a fitting background to the singers which included members of the junior girls and senior choirs. in particular the angelic-like white robed figures of the very junior members of the choir presented a heavenly picture long to be remem- bered.

All numbers of the well balanced program were well received by the audience and it is impossible to single out any item for particular mention.

The program included the follow-

Seiection of Carols by Girl's Choir: (a) "See Amid the Winter Snow"; (h) "Come With Torches, Jeanette, Isabella"; (c) "O Holy Nighti"

Hymn for Choir and Congrega- tion. "it Came Upon the Midnight Clear".

Antiicnrs: (a) "Christians Awake", soloists, Harry Craswcil nnd Mrs. Juno Lurter; (b) “And There Were in That Same Country," soloist, Mrs. Bruce MacPherson.

Junior Choir: (a) "Polish Carol"; (h) "O Evergreen", soloists, Basil Phillips and Freddy Hickox.

Hymn Anthem: “In the Bleak Mid-Vi/inter", unaccompanied). Solo: "The oiy City", Mrs. Ar- thur Roper.

Male Octette: “Lord I Want To Be a Christian" (members, Harry Crasweli, John Mustard, John Mac- Leod, Malcolm MacKinnon, Arthur Farquharson, Geo. MacDonald, Wendell Phillips, Norman Mac- Pherson.

Anthem: “Hail Sniiiing Morn". Hymn for Choir and congregg.

(ion: “Hark the Herald Angels Sing".

Male Octette: (a) "0 Holy Night": (b) "Sleep Little Child Divine".

Hymn Anthem: "Silent Night.

HOIY Night" (unaccompanied). Anthem: Solo and Chorus: "O Thou that TeiicsW-Handei. Solo- ist. Mrs. Bruce MacPherson. Anthem: “Arid the Glory of the Lorci"-Handel.

Reading: "Christmas Belis"_ Longfellow. Rev. G. C. Webster. Chorus: ‘Halleiujah"—l-landel. Benediction.

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it were profitable for hog breed- ers in Western Canada and in the United States Com Belt to im- port carloads of our qualified sows Y" bfliedlni; purposes, it should be profitable for them. The sec. 0nd reason was that the low price of potatoes afforded Island swine men on opportunity of securing ilflrt of their hog feed at a much- reduced price. ~

Scientific Breeders

There are now, Mr. Clay said, "Pm-ill 199 "KEY" swine breeders in the Province from whom the com- mercial ha! raises-s can secure their breeding stock. Thosg men, Who have made scientific swine breeding the main work of their agricultural careers, are scattered throughout the Province so that no commercial hog raLsq- ha; more than s. few miles to go in order to secure a pure bred gqw, MI- CIEY said he and his three assistants. Messrs Roper, Saund- ers. and I-Ieartz, have been co.- sistently striving to impress those commercial hog raisers with m’;

ecessity of their going to one or more of those "ksy” breeder; 1°;- theiir breeding stock. On no sc- cnunt, should they keep a young sow ‘from any of their litters for breedins needs. When the brood sow they have purchased from the "key" breeder has. for any one of a number of reasons, including 01d age or accident, become rm. satisfactory, they should return to their "key" men for one or more sows. In that way, the quality of Island. hogs will be not only maintained but increased.

Despite the fact. that local de- mand is now greater than the local supply 0f pure bred boars and sows, a. few individual ship. ments have been made within the last few days to widely scattered sections of the United state; and Canada. But those. Mr. Clay said, "constitute only a drop in bucket." '

Mr. Frank MoAuiay, 30111-15’ y". ierdny shipped a. pure bred boar I0 Melville. Sask, and is shipping another to Eaton. Ohio. Mr. Al- mon Boswell, the Island's best known breeder of pure bred york. siiires. has stripped three sows to Mr. Earl Sabitz, who has s large licrd of swine on his farm-near Toronto. Mr. Boswell has, also shipped the grand champion bnar srrw "Cornwall Empress 1A", to Mr. J. R. Poplan. Chesterville,Ont.

Melville. Sash. is also getting another pure bred young sow, this one from Col. I". I. Andrew of Roy lty: the well known firm of S. . Stewart and Sons, Dunstan- nage, has shipped one sow to a. m. Sevlgny of Princevllie. P. Q, and a boar and a sow to Mr. Cote of the some place. Those two sows respectively won first and third place in their class at the recent Winter Fair in Amherst, N. 8.. and were bred by Mr. Monty McLeod of Cherry Valley. -

Si. lfyaeintha Order Mr. Clay, said the district live Quebec, bfr. Joseph Fieury, is or-

ganizing a Junior Boys‘ Swine Club at st. I-Iyancinthe, P. Q., and has

or June.

at 30 for 36 cents.

the-

stock fleidman for the Province of

placed an order for from 25 to 30 young 'gilts for delivery next May

Mr. Kenneth Clark, representing

ms Quantum,

I IZ-Day-nlfld‘ Rio Defence Treaty Meets First Test

By George Ronald

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15 -—(CP) -The Rio Defence Treaty. enacted only 12 days ago and already being put to its first test, is a. far-reach- ing agreement designed to hold western-hemisphere “family squab- bles” to a minimum and present a. powerful, two-continent reply to any outside aggression.

The pact went into force Dec. 3. Eight days later Costa Rica corn- plained she had been invaded by a small force from neighboring Nicaragua. The Council of the Or- ganization of American States went to work and announced here Tues- day night a plan to deal with the situation.

It declared itself a provisional conciliation body and appointed a commission to make an on-the- spot, investigation. Nicaragua, which denies responsibility for the “invas- l0n," was as pleased as Costs Rica about that action.

Robert Lovett, acting United States Secretary of state. said t0- day at a press conference the Council showed "very commendable speed."

Concrete results 0f the Rio Treaty are being watched here with special interest because the agreement is suggested as a basis for the proposed North Atlantic security alliance. Tlhat would link the United States, Canada, Britain, France. Belgium, and The Nether- lands and Luxembourg as a milit-

Zion Men's i Organization Annual Meeting

Zion Church Mons Organization heid its annual meeting on Tues- day evening. Dec. 1. This was a supper meeting. The supper was provided by trite Women's Auxiliary of Zion Church. ‘

The meeting opened with the singing of s. hymn. Then Rev. G. C. Webster asked the blessing, after which all sat down to a de- ' iicious supper.

Much important business was transacted. Many of the members spoke of the great work that has been accomplished by this organ- ization ulid of what could be done in the future. Reports were given by the chairmen of the various committees and by the secretary and the treasurer.

The following, officers were el- ected for the coming year: Presi- dent, Mr. Ernest Reid; vice-presi- dent, Mr. Joseph Rodd; secretary, Mr Miihir Macl-"adyen; treasurer, m. Maxwell King.

‘llhe following is the list ofcom- mittees and the chairman of each: Program. Mr. George Mac- Leod; membership, Mr. George Douglas; visiting. Mr. A. A. Mac-

Messrs. A. A. MacDonald and Herbert Jewell were appointed as representatives of Zion Men's Or- gsnization. to the Affiliated Lay- men's Council of this City.

Mr. Ernest Reid, the new presi- dent, thanked ihe members for the honour which they had con- ferred upon him in electing him president and promised that with the co-operation of every member he would try to do his best in furthering the work of Zion Church through the Men's Organ- ization.

Says II. S. Will Turn Down Power Project

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—(OP)— Senator Alexander Wiley (Rep. Wis.) predicted today that the Ontario-New York pla.n for a St. Lawrence River hydro development will be rejected by the United States Government.

"I have assurance," he told a‘ reporter, “that the (Federal) Pow- er Commission and the State De- partment will definitely shelve New York State's application.” He did not reveal the source of his information.

The $460,000,000 proposal to har- ness tho mighty St. Lawrence at the International Rapids ma!‘ Cornwall, OI1I.. would mean 2.200.- 000 horsepower of electric energy to be divided equally between On- tario and New York. The State's application for s. licence was heard in Qctobcr by the Power Commis- sion, which reserved judgment.

__._..___n_.____ SUNBURY-ON-TT-IAIMES, Mid- dlepex, England — (C?) A fiahmonger found a swordfish in one of his crates of herring.

(more, Maryland, wants this Pro- vince to supply him with a car- load of pure bred boars each year and has asked Mr. Clay to go to Baltimore in tho near future to tell hog raisefs in that vicinity the story of how Prince Edward Island Yorkshire swine have reach- ed their present high state of de- velopment.

Many of those orders for next Springs delivery will be niled, Mr. Clay said. By Island breeders utilizing all their own pure bred stock during the winter months. they will have a Spring surplus. but it is highly important, Mr. clay said, ‘that. at this time of year, all good pure bred stock should be kept at home.

In the meantime, Mr Clay said. an offer of $500 has come from faraway Prince Albert, Saslr, for Canada's champion boar, Wood- stock Duicc, l4 A. The ofier has been made by the Prince Albert Live Stock Breeders’ Association.

n larva nnrlrinir nnmhlnv

the Dominion as a wholly pendent country.

considered an

Rio Treaty any time she chooses.

' and the Secretary, Rev. J. D. Dav-

Donald; song leaders.,Mr. Harry Diary 0f Governor Bradford of Crash-en; 1513mm, M11 Frank Massachusetts which, though writ- Johnsom ten in the 1620's. was not made

CHARLOTTETOWN

ary team to offset Russian aggress- ion. Lovett is among the United States officials who have said the Atlantic pact might follow the general lines of the Rio Treaty. He represents the United States in current talks with the ambassadors of Canada. and the five European countries.

The Rio alliance comes within the terms of the United Nations matter-as an Atlantic pact would have to do. It also meets with the United States constitutional re- qulrement that. Congress alone may declare war.

Canada, biggest country in the western hemisphere. is not s. mem- ber of the organization of Ameri- can States. Nor is she a signatory of the defence arrangement draft- ed in Ric tie Janciro last. year ..iid brought into force this month.

She has not sought membership. presumably because of other war- born commitments and her front- rank role in the Atlantic-pact pro- posals. But the door is open boher anytime she wants to step inside.

At one time, her close ties with Britain were frowned upon by some American republics which feared European interference“ in herni- pherc matters. ’i‘liey now accept iride-

Although not a republic, she is "American state“ and, as such, entitled to sign the

Charlottetown Ministerial Association Meets

The monthly meeting of the Charlottetown Ministerial Associa- tion was heid on Tuesday after- noon in the Kilk Hail of St. James’ Church. with the president, Rev. E. R. MacVicar of Pownal in the chair,