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JUNE ' 24. 1950

TOUR NEWS BUDGET -oi; OUR SATURDAY suosciziiseasl

MONDAY

Rev. Allan MacDonald offered his first solemn Mass at St. rick's Church, Fort Augustus on Sunday, June ll. He was assisted by Rev. Walter Ms.cGuigan as Deacon and Rev. Vincent Murma- min as Sub-Deacon. Rev. Claude

as was master of ceremonies.

Present in the sanctuary 'Wel'o Raev. K. MacPherson and Rev. 1.. P. Callaghan. The sermon was preached by Rev. John A. Mac Donald of Ottawa. a cousin of the newly ordained priest. He spoke of the mission of the Catholic Priest-hood and of the powers giv- en to the priest to carry on the Work of Ohrist.

Rev. A. D. MacKinnon. B.A.. B. D,. D.D.. of Little Narrows. Cape Breton was guest speaker at both services yesterday at Zion Churcnl on the occasion of the observancei of the 90th anniversary of the

.foLindiiig of Zion Church in Char- lottetoivn.

The church was filled to capac- lfy at both services and special music waa provided by the choir undcr the direction of Mr. Frank Johnson, A.T.C.L. The male quar- tette comprising Messrs. Harry Craswcll. J. A. MacLeod. Wendell Phillips and Malcolm MacKinnon was heard in inspiring numbers.

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Taking as his theme for the morning service, ”The Church's Mission". Rev. Dr. MaeKinnon

based his discussion on the words of Chris: to His disciples contain- ed in John 20-ill: my Father hath sent me, even so send 1 you." He reviewcd the early history of the Presb,i'tcriun Church in Scot- land. how it had survived disloy- alty from within and persecution from without and developed I strong church. The church today, the speaker said. must continue to fill this mission. that is of inspir- ing Ciirist-like living among its members.

Still greater effort is necessary in order to cnsure the continu- ance of progress towards world reformation on Christian prin- ciples.

A collision between 0. west bound extra freight train and 3 road maintainer drawing a heavy trailer occurred late Saturday afternoon at a crossing of the main highway near New Annan. derailing the diesel locomotive and three freight ears and wrecking the maintainer.

The driver of the maintainer, Mr Hamid Champion of Sum- merslde miraculously escaped in- aury as he was thrown some dist- ance from the cab of the machine. The accident occurred about five minutes to five and is believed to have been caused by a cloud of dust obscuring the vision of the operator of the maintainer.

At this point the highway is be- mg re-built wth much light clay on the surface, and this was being atirred up by ii strong wind. The

train apparently struck just about the rear of the machine as the trailer remained on one side of the) treat: wnile'the maintainer was: crumpled up and dragged some Hstance on the opposite side.

The motor of the maintainer was sheared off and thrown about fifty feet into it field. The front of the diesel locomotive was slightly dam- aged and one freight car loaded with automobiles was off its wheels and angled over on top of the wrecked maintainer.

A wrecking train was sent out from Chai'loii.etoivn and the line

was re-opened about eleven o'- clock Sunday morning. but the damaged freight car was not re-

stored to the tack till about three

o”ciock in the afternoon. Ap- proximately 300 feet of track were torn up.

The driver of the train was Mr. St. Clair Paquet of Charlottetown and the conductor was Mr Henry Douglas of Charlottetown. The maintainer was the property of M0l':iSCll and Mackae Ltd. of Summerside and is a serious loss as, it is understood. there was no insurance carried. ,

Passengers on the Borden ex- press Saturday evening were tak- en into summcrside bvtus fiomthe scene of the wreck and anextra. train was made up more and pro- ceeded in Ticnish.

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Daniiigng rsiimatcd at 59.000- 3l0.0()II v:oi'c suffered by Mr. Gcorgrs film-Donald. Mermziiii. Sat-

urday night when fire destroyed three of his large barns. two ad- joining slis-rig and ii granary in a flash outbreak discovered about 8.45 p.m.

Twn race horses. Mia: Adela W. Ind the prnmiaing Bo-Peep were lost in tho conflagration. These animals were valued at S1500 each.

Also lost were a work horse and ring brood sow. All harness including two sets of racing har- ness, hopplca and other racing equipment. It binder. thi-either, grain crusher. engine. fertilizer spreads-r. milking machine and quantities of oata and hay were destroyed. but prompt respondence to the

call by the City Fire Depart-

ment and the efforts of nearby neighbor-a prevented the fire from causing further damages.

Mr. MacDonald waa in the City i It the time of the outbreak. He left home about 8.15 to do aome shopping and heard the fire alr- ona shortly after arriving In the

City. On the way home he learn-

Od of hia flra lanes. The bai-iia 1? were completely ablau when the Win was first diacoverad by a Jallhbour.

Tho racing mare. Min Adela W. .0aa a green pacer and winner of giho Clan B pace In Int winter'- Vice meet here. She had worked Vila mile this aprlng in 2.19 doing zlha lau half in 1.07 . lo-Peep was It promising four- ;9oar-old who did the mile this yaprlng in 2.2I. going the last half ;'In 1.0:. This mare svaa a alater rot June Morning. 2.091-6. who TV sold In Woodstock for shoot.- .- 3: was .a partial lviluraiice ion 0 building but the other.

A high wind fanned the blaze,

Gracie Fields, world famous cri- tertalner, arrived in Charlottciuwii on Saturday afternoon for it four day rest before appearing at the' Forum on Wednesday evening.

Looking much younger than ,iCl' years, Miss Fields stepped off the plane to be met by His Worship Mayor B. Earle MacDonald and Mrs. MacDonald. City Clerk J. A.' Fullerton. and a group of mem- bers of the Kiwanis Club. intro-i ductions were made by Kiwanis President Lawson Jenkins. and a bouquet of crimson roses was pre- sented by little Miss Patsy Jane- MacDonald. 4

An enthusiastic crowd of fans. were present to catch a glimpse of: "our Gracie". and the attractive; star of screen. radio. and slagel sm.icd happily at those close, enough to talk with her. and an- swered qiiestions in the plcasziiit, easy manner for which snc 2; so famous.

James Gilbert. of Sourls. B prisoner in the King's County J.-iil' at Georgetown. escaped from cus- tody in the eurly hours of Satur- :- uay and was still at liberty lastp night. Escape was effected by prying apart the bars across one: of the jail's basement windows

Gilbert was serving a six-month sentence for having possession ofi stolen goods and on Friday. June: 16. he had been sentenced bv; Stipendiary Magistrate for King's! oounty, Joseph W. MacDonald. to' 9, two-year term in Dorchestcr, Penitentiary for being unlawfuliy' at large from the King's County Jail on the night of May 21. 1

when the escape was discoveredl members of the R. C. M. P. in- Montague, scvuris and Charlotte-I town were alerted and King's County sheriff J. B. Edwin Reid of Rollo Bay. notified. A search: was immediately organized and: was being continued last night.

TUESDAY

- RETURNS TO THE NORTH' WEST TERRITORIES -Mr. J. H. Bat-wise, snare River. N w. T.. who was called home by the death of his father, Peter Barwise. left for home the 19th. by plane. Mr.'

Bar-wise is Superintendent 05' Dominion Government Power ! Hydro Project at snare River, '

which is 90 miles north of Yellow- knife. He was accompanied as fat as Moncton by his brother Regi-I nald.

-doth BIRTHDAY .. The re-i cording of the 80th birthday on June 5th, of Mr. J. Bradford. Millman, Kensington, ii-minds is reader that Mr. John N. Proiiit.l Freetown, on June 2nd also passcdi his 80th milestone. He recalls that Mr. Millman and Mr. Profitt werel baptized together at the Anglican church at Irishtown.

Mr. Profitt ls' sometimes called the "smartest, man in Freetown".

for he continues his business of; y i Colonel Baker spoke appreciat-

selling and laying roofing and thinks nothing of climbing a high bam"roof and walking the sadd.e- board in the course of his daily work. , . .

Medical Association in Halifax and participating in round table dis- cussions. A number will remain in Nova south: for meclicai meetings

following the Association confer- erices..

Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan. lslaiid representative on the Medical

Council is taking part in the meet- ing and Dr. H. H, Pierce of Char- lottetown is attending the secre- tary's meeting.

Dr. Henry Moyse of Summerside is taking part in 9. round table

discussion while Dr. J. K. L. 1rwin' and Dr. L. E. Prowse both of char-l or

lottetown are participants in dis- cussions.

Dr. R. G. Let: and Dr. Prmwse will give clinical papers at the meeting. other Charlottetown physicians attending are Dr. J. D. MacGuigan and Dr. Coady.

Following the Medical Associat- ion meetlng the Association of Otoliaryngologlsts will meet in Digby. This meeting Will be at- tended by Dr. J. P. Lam: and Dr. G. (3. Houston

The Canadian Society of Obste- tricians and Gynaccologlsts will also meet in Dighy and among the members attending will be Dr. J. K. D Irwin and Dr. J Malonivy of Charlottetown.

Following is a list of contribu- tors to date to the relief shipment of Yorkshire gilta to Maniboh:

Hon. C. C. Baker, Chariottofmm

H. W. Clay, Charlottetown.

Col.'F. 1. Andrew. Charlottetown.

John D. Mac-Phail, Argyle shore.

Wylie Gibson. Marshitcld.

Willard Proud. Kingston.

Aimon Boawall, Dunstaffnage.

John Thompson, Frenchfort.

Stanley Willis. Cornwall.

Hector Jenkins, Marshfleld.

David Wright. Lower Montague.

Walter Burdett, Dundas.

W. E. -lohnstone. Long River

Wm. Found. Long River

Donald Bearlsto Malpeque.

Val MacDonald. Winsloe.

Geo. Boawail, Frenchfort.

Jamca Mundy. Charlottetown.

P. J. Callaghan, New wiltshlre

Cecil Macxenzle, Long Creek.

J. H. MacPhail, New Haven.

Geo. Mackenzie. Mt. Stewart,

Boyd MacQuari-is. Hampton. Allison Macltachern, New Argyle.

J. J. Mofnnls. Eamscliffe.

ll. Louia calms. Prvecfown.

Johnston and son. Ma ate.

with Sanderson, Greenwich. Alex Hamilton. New Perth. Wilfred Thompson. Dunstan- nage. . Ralph Youqker, New Wlltshirc. Donald Bernard. Freetown. The objective of the shipment is no head. Breeders wishing to con- tribute a weanling now should notify ID. If. W. Clay. Box no at an early date. It may not bi.- blc to make the shipment un-

lta were a total loaa.

the above number in aecurad.

:among the Czechs.

, cd lsome 2,500 others are doing some-

lihrnughout the M:-iritimcs

i Several local doctors are attend-i ally. ing the meeting of the Caiiadliml

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MR. ROGERS AT PRAGUE- Word of his safe arrival aiPrague. Czechoslovakia. as Charge d'Af- fairs of the Canadian Legation has been received here from Mr. Ben- jamin Rogers by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Rogers. In a letter dated June 13, Mr. Rogers states lhal he has been in Prague for over a week and finds his new duties very interesting, He broke his journey at London and Paris. icaving the French capital by the Orient Express on June 4. He notes that Coirimunist youth move- ments are strongly in evidence On the Sun- day following his arrival he wit- nessed a parade of 100.000 mem- bers of what is known as the Youth Association. The house oc- cupied by Mr. Rogers and his staff at the Lcgation IS a spacious build- ing. oiice apparently used as a re- ligioiis institution.

A ravaging army of cutworms aided by the dry. hot June weath- er is rapidly destroying grain crops in the Eastern section of Queens and Kings counties with the infestations appearing to range from Alexandra to Iona and from French Port to souris.

The attacks, first noticed less than two weeks ago in scattered sections have increased to alarm- ing proportions. The pests have laid waste to a 50 acres grain crop on the Union Road and to another 50 acres in the Fortune area.

Another farmer's grain fields bears ('i0Se resemblance to an over- ly large tennis court. He rolled his grain last week and when it commenced to shoot upwards the cutwcrms moved in and the grain moved out.

Of the M1000 blind persons reg- istered in Canada. 1.800 are engag- in fulltime occupations and

thing in their homes at various handicrafts, statcd Lieut. Col. E. A. Baker. O.B.E.. M.C., managing director of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, who was heard in an inspiring address at the Charlottetown Rotary Club yesterday. ,

Blind since 1915 as the result of his service in the First World War. Colonel Baker has been indefatig- able in his labour on .behalf of others similarly handicapped. and the ovation tendered him at Ro- tary yesterday was indicative of the high regard in which he is held throughout the Dominion.

Accompanied here by Messrs. A. V. Weir. general manager of the C.N.I.B.. H. C. Murphy. 0.B.E.. chairman of the Maritime Board. and F.H. Flinn. superintendent of Maritime branch of the same or- ganization, the party visited The Guardian office yesterday morn- ing. accompanicd by Mr. Gordon Foster who is chairman of the ad- visory board of the C. N. l. B. in this Province.

ively of the work of Mr. George E. Wood. Provincial field secrctriry for the institute. and also of the activities of the organization EOHOI"

l WEDNESDAY

i -RETUIINI-l FROM PACIFIC COAST -- Mrs. l-inrold Wondside ireturncd to her home in ltiargate ilast week after it most enjoyable trip in Vnricouvor and important cities on route. in Yiincouver she spent some time with her daugh-

Iter Phyllis. who was going to 'Hong Kong to he one of the principals in an important event ,on Juno lst.-- K. Mr. Georcn Rogers. co-owner Rogers Hardware Store,

foiled fl burglar fit his attempt to steal goods from his hardware es- ltablishment about 10 o'clock last night and almost single handedly captured the thief in his attempted , getaway. The slight business man and his wife were working in the office on

'the ground floor of the store when ,they heard the

burglar moving upstairs Mr Rogers immediately l'Bl'l into the shop. giabbed a shot gun off the shelf. loaded it and pro- cecded up the steps.

He met the burly. six-foot bur- glar on the stairs and backed him up the steps. At the top he got be- hind his man and marched him down. But the burglar was not giving up without a breakaway ef- fort and when he reached the bot- tom, he bolted into the front room of the shop.

He ran towards the door facing Grafton street and jumped throush the glass plate. Mr. Rogers laid the gun aside, jumped through the broken glass. and pursued him down the street. The fleet footed business man overtook the flee- ing man by the Prince Edward Theatre and with ll. low tackle brought his man to the ground.

The alleged burglar broke free again and again Mr. Rogers gave chase. He caught the man in front of the Unemployment insurance Office and this time aided by James McT:igiic. son of Police Sgt. Ernest McTague. overcame the burglar.

Together they hauled the captive hack to the store at which the City Police had arrived. He was promptly placed in custody suffer- ing from a slightly cut forehead and elbow. injuries which he re- ceived while breaking through the door.

Actually the man was first sight- ed on the roof of the building by a pnsserbv who notified the City Police. He was leaving the store. however. as the police arrived on the scene.

The man. police report. gained his entrance to the store from I skylight. He climbed onto a roof top on Richmond Street and pro- ceeded along the roots to the hardware store. En route he was forced to use a ladder in gaining access to different roof tops.

Ironically. th- man was told v Sgt. Gun Dowling that he won a

probably be arrested before the night was over about an hour and a half before he was actually placed in custody. Sgt. Dowling was talking to the man on Hughes Corner when the burglar told the police officer that he was all through with "that kind of busin- ess" and the Sergeant made his doubtful reply.

A little while later he visited the Police Station and spoke to the police officers. On both occas- ions he was wearing a clean white shirt. When he was caught he was wearing a dark sweater and dirt- stained brown jacket, a strategic move, police believe. to offset sus- picion in the event he were sight- ed, but not caught.

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The Grand Jury yesterday re- turned "No true bill" in the bill of indictment preferred against Mr. N. W. Lowiher, K.C.. alleging misappropriation of trust funds and uttering of a forged document. The Grand Jury's return means that they consider that the Crown has not made out a case against the accused which would warrant his being put on trial.

Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell presided at the opening of the Queen's County Assizes at which only one bill of indictment was preferred to the Grand Jury. His Lordship noted that by Act of the last. session of the Legislature Grand Juries have been relieved of the duty of appointing con- stables and fence viewers, these ap- pointments being now made by the Judge. Going on to instruct them in the matter of inspecting public buildings the Chief Justice voiced appreciation of the recently com-g pleted redecoration of the court- room. 12 years after its last paint- ing. The Minister of Public Works. he said, had well ignored the er-, roneous theory that the law should' be administered amid dusty hooks and grimy courtrooms. The report of the High Sheriff showed that: since the January sittings II6i prisoners had been confined in the Queens County Jail, almost all of, them for offences connected with intoxicating liquor. it is by check- ing minor offences. stressed the Chief Justice. that the commission of major crimes is prevented. The total number is rather less than for the corresponding period dur- ing the last few years. At present there are 21 prisoners.

The Chief Justice charged that the evidence was technically suf- ficlent for them to prefer an in- dictment and that they should bring in a "true bill" if they found that the intention of the accu- ed was dishonest. I-lls Lordship went on to discuss the accounts of the estate as passed and what purported to be a copy of an amended dClT?D of the Probate Court showing an additional S4000 payable to the United Church and ii-hicli had been forwarded to the church treasurer together with a cheque for that amount. No such decree was issued by the Probate Court. The Grand Jury were to hear the Crown's wit-

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nesses for themselves, however-,. and not take the facts from the; Chief Justice. They were to de-i

clde whethcr there had been any attempt to defraud. The accused was to remain at liberty on bail bond until the finding of the jury.

The Grand Jury went out and twice returned for instructional His Lordship advising them that they should interview all thel Crown's witnesses and that there was no question of giving the accused the benefit of a reason- onable doubt. That consideration would only be for the petty jury if the case should go on to trial.

The Grand Jury came in at 4:25 P. M. and returned "No bill".

Counsel for the Crown were the Hon. Walter E. Darby. K. C. and Mr. J. P. Nicholson. for the accused, Messrs. W. E. Bentley, K. C. and D. L. Mathieson, K. C.

Following were the Grand Jur- oi-s:

Messrs Lloyd Carleton, Char- lottetown: John Cameron, Clyde River; William Mccarron. south- port; Ivan Redmond. Lake Verde; Irvin Tweedy. Vernon Raiver: Wendull wood. Central Royalty; Kelsio J. Burhoe, Charlottetown; W. R. McNei1l. Charlottetown: Wilfred stretch. Long creek: Earl Foster, Central Royalty: Maurice Bradley, Kelly's cross. ,

THURSDAY

COMPLETES X-BAY COURSE -Mr. Stanley C. Allen. of Graya. Essex. England, has completed I course in Radiography (X-ray) in London, Eng. and is now a junior member of the British Society of Radiographers. Mr. Allen is the husband of a former X-ray tech- nician of the Prince Edward II- land Hospital. Miss Elizabeth Reid. and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Reid of Middleton. The many friends of Mr. Allen can re- call his being'with the R. A. F. iii Charlottetown in 1942-43. He is at present doing practical work at the Scamcn's Hospital. Tlllbury. Essex, and intends to continue his studies in X-ray and deep therapy treatment of cancer.