.1 gegeuiay. aiiisryaniiidiiiisdi Elirayer Service ,Is Continued. .

'The scoond in a series of Week in Prayer services in Montague v.-:.s hold in the Baptist church last i-vciiiiig. Rev. K. T. Norris presided and the szripture was rbad by Rev. 9. A. Campbell. The lemon was delivered by Rev. J. M. Fraser of the United Ohurclf on the theme "The eternal choice" and was baa

cd on liebrews 11:8-10: 32-40 and ,

l-lcbrews l2: 1-2. . Rev. Mr. Fraser contrasted the choice of Lot, who pitched his tent toward Sodom (Genesis 13) and whose life, based largely on mater- ial values, had a downward trend. and the choiccxmade by.Abra.ham who "looked for a city which hirth founda ions, whose builder and iiliyis God." as clemmie Macbean presided at the organ. Special music includ- ed a duet "My Jesus. I Love Thee". by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murray, nnd the hymn "King of My Life" sung by the choir.

The service tonight will be held ill the Presbyterian Church when the gucst' speaker will btedhev. Frank Smith of the chariot own Baptist Church.

Veteran Dies At Montague

..'The death of Hugh J. Gillis. formerly of Martinvale, occurred Sunday afternoon, January 2. at the hqnie of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Nelson, Montague! Although in failing health for some time his sudden prising was a great shock to his many friends and relatives.

The deceased. a veteran of the First World War. was, 61 years itlfi, and was born in Martinvale, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Gillis. He is survived by two nsters, Miss Margaret Giliis, R. N, of Brocton, Mass. who had slit-iit Christmas with him at the linitlc Of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson; and Miss Annie Giliis oi Charlotte- i0ll'l1.

The military funeral will be held this afternoon at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Cardigan. Interment will take place in the

rili.ll'Cil cemetery.

Eastern Guardian

i...'Mrs. Thomds Clair and her three sons. John, Roger and Wil- iism. spent the holiday week-end at the home of Mrs. Olair's parents. in Charlottetown. g

..'lil0NTAC-UE Week of Prayer Service tonight, 3 pm. in Presby- terian Church. Preacher. Rev. Frank Smith, of Charlottetown Baptist Churchw ,

..'LODC-E MEETING - Mrs. Lorraine Collin was honored at the regular meeting of Acme. RI- heksli Lodge, Montague. ii1'hurl- day evening, when she was pre- sented with a farewell gift prior to her departure for Springhlll. NS. The address was read by the Noble Grand, Mrs. Lillian MacDonald. and the presentation, on behalf of the members. was made by Mrs. Marion MacDonald. .Virs.,Coffin graciously expressed her appreciation in is few well chosen words. At the close of the meeting, lunch was served by the committee and a social hour w'as enjoyed.

....'GUii.D MEETING -- Mrs. Percy Myers presided at the regu- lnr monthly meeting of the Young women's Guild of St. Andrew's rreshvterlnn church. Montague, Monday evening following the Week of Prayer service. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Elsie Watterworth. and there were four- teen members and one visitor pres- ent. The hymn "At Thy Ieet. Our God And Father" was sung, follow- ed by the scripture read by Mrs. Wattcrworth and prayer by Mrs. Malcolm Macifenzie. The minutes of the last meeting were read and Improved. Mrs. Robert Murray re- iiorted for the visiting committee and Mrs. Byron Stewart read the report of the December sale of fancy work and food. The president" re- ported that candy had been sol- icited and packed for the Sunday school Christmas treat. and also. that members of the Guild decorat-

Personals

..'Mrs. Ethel Maclieod. Lower MON?-Ill-I6. is visiting her home at whim Road.

-"Miss Myrna Kem , Millto . who attends Grads x at Monugile Hlsh School. I a guest for the winter months at River View. ,

.."Mlss Marion Hughes. Charlotte- town. spent the ciirimiiu holidays at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jepome Hugheng

..'The many friends of Mr. John Clmpbell, whim Road. are pleased to know that he is much better following his recent illness. re-t-;ACd1 '13:-gr Niclmwn. a.o.:l.r..

rne raenw . N. 5.. te 596114111! the Ohrlstmu holiday: zivltigb hria ;1pal:ntI.whhl:-n;'anddMrl. o o n. ' V Ron . '..'Mlss Leah burrs. returned to her home after spending several days at her aunt and uncle's. Mr. (lid Mrs. V. Larkiri, Charlottetown". '..'Meurs. David and Angus Moore. who spent the Festival holidays at the home of thylr parents. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Moore. Albion. laftea. Sunday for Halifax. . -..'O;S.S. George Hughes rotta-n to Cornwallis, N. 5.. to continue, his tninlng after spending the clhrissmu holiday visiting his par- ents. Mr: and Mrs. Jerome Hughes. 8;. mryu itobd. t. ' 1-'Miu Norma Campbell. Char- . getozvn. spent the holiday wuku ? I Jill home of her It

r. and In-s.' Wesley caiiiiinll. Wltiarltoad. ' - .-'Nlu. Mari -Munro. student Hum. I , M4. ftonnia Munro. both of (mar ttetown, are spending the

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ed the church hall for the Christ- mas season. The meeting closed with the ' hymn "simply Trusting Every Day" and the Mizpah bene- dletion. Refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. My- ers and Mrs. Leland Nelson.

..'SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE at Beaver Club, discontinued until further notice.

....'Mr. Fred Delory, Georgetown, was a. recent business visitor to Montague.

....'Mr. and Mrs. Donald Camp- bell. Saint John, N. B., spent the week-end in Montague. gucsts of Mr. Campbell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. 1''. Campbell.

William Naddy has re- turned to his home in Greenfield' after spending several weeks visit- ing relatives and friends in Mas- saohusetts.

....'Miss Nita Munroe has left by plane for Boston, Mass..' after spending the holidays with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Munroe, Montague. '

Timmy Mair has returned to Montague where he is taking grldo ten. Timmy has been spend- ing his holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mair, George- town.

Police Veterans Change Name

OTTAWA (CP)-The old Royal North West Mounted Police Veter- ans Association has changed its name to Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veterans Association-Just 34 years after the force itself changed its name.

The title switch was disclosed Monday in an announcement in the Canada Gazette.

The association. formed in 1919 as a fraternal organization of vet- erans of the old RNWMP, clung to its name despite the fact the RNWMP became the RCMP in 1920.

The association is A private organization and is not sponsored by the, force.

Traffic Resu-Ines In Suez Canal .

ISMAILIA. Egypt (Reuters) - The first of some 200 ships held up by ah obstruction which has closed the Sues canal four days were able to start their voyage through the international water- way Monday.

lngineera Sundby night finally freed the Liberian tanker World Peace from the 1'16-ton section of ll Faddan railroad bridge which crashed on to her deck on Friday and blocked the canal.

Hundreds of engineering techni- clans and laborers had worked sllnca Friday to clear the obstruc- ton.

A new bridge was built recently to. replace the El Feddan bridge.

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Pictured above are the first aid instructors who attended a re- fresher course. held in Charlotte- town, December 28-31:

Brick Row: Miss Dorthy Derby, White Sands: Mrs. Mary T. Ke- oughan. Donagii; Mr. George Mul- lally, St. Dunstan's University; Mr. D. A. Maccormack, George- town; Mr. P. A. Arsenault, Tig- niali Run: Miss "Joan Rogorson, Dental Hygienist, Charlottetown; Mrs. Blair Andrew, New Glasgow.

Centre Row: Miss Dorothy Cox. Public Health Nurse, Charlotte- town; Mrs. Stirling Clow. Mea-

dowbank: Mrs. Reta Todd. Darling'- ton; Mrs. Lillian Livingstone, Hopoficlrl: Mrs. Annie MacCorm-

Mrs. Dulclnia Miss Kate Hygienist.

ack, North Lake; Andrew. Grccnvale: MacDonald. Dental Charlottetown.

Front Row: Miss Alice, Tralnor, Public Health Nurse, Charlotte- town: Miss Margaret Houston, Mayllclzl; Roy. Sister Emma Marl.-, St. Mary": Convent, Sourls; Mrs. Harry W. Ciirlmnrc. Director First Aid; Mrs. Reginald Palmer, Con- yvay: Miss .lc.-in MncG:lughey, Pub- lic Health Nurse. Crapnud.

Almost fifty candidates from all parts of the Province attended the first aid school which offered in- struction on three levels, viz: standard course. instructor course and instructor refresher course.

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The following doctors lectured during the WP,Ci(Z Dr. A. J. Mur- chlson. Dr. W. R. Stewart. Dr. A. A. Macvlcar. Dr. L. E. Prowse. Dr. J. A. MacMillan. Dr. 0. H. Curtis, Dr. B. J. O'Meara, Dr. Burton llownit, Dr. J. L. F. Burgc and Dr. XV. J. P.iMacMillan.

Lt. Col. Lon Macdnnald spoke to lhe iill”N' groups on the Red Cross Society and Mrs Gordon MacDonald on disaster services. Dr. L. W. Slizuv, Director of Edu- cation addressed the instructors on the principles of teaching.

Mrs. Hurry Cudmop. director of First Aid carried out the practical procctlurcs and tcchnlnucs of first aid.--(Biirtf'r'a .Film Lilli)

Candlelight Service Held At Georgetown

A beautiful candlelight service was held in St. David's United Church. Georgetown. on Sunday. December 26th. The choir and pul- pit were decorated with balsam and Christmas wreaths. Soft. color- ed lights replaced the usual light- ing, candles were grouped in every window. and a small tree was ef- fectively decorated ln silver with blue lighting.

The choir entered .from the porch with lighted candles and continued up the aisles singing "O Come All Ye Faithful." The Rev. Paterson's seasonal theme was on the ' gnlficat'. Special selections by

a choir were "Gloria in Excelcis," ”SanctLssma" and "Silent Night." A duct was sung by the Misses Ren- ton, "0 1-IolytNight". Mr. Barry Yorston sang solo "Legend of the Christ-Child" by Tchalkowslfy. The

Four Children

ST. ELZEAR. Que. (CF)-Four children died Tuesday, trapped on the.second floor of their flaming two - storey frame home while flames heat off an attempt by their 27-year-old mother to rescue them.

Dead are: Reml, 5, Lucille. 4, Rene, 3, and Pauline, 2, children of Mr. and Mrs. Yvon Vachon. Their landlord, Paul-Eugene Va- chon,(,climbed through a window to rescue a three-month-old in- fant boy, Gaetiin, lying in his crib an.the first floor.

The fire broke out while Mrs. Vachon was making a long - dis- tance telephone call in the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Wilfrid Gilbert, 50 feet away. She saw the flames leaping from the door as she left

Die Trapped

in Their Flaming Home

the Gilbert home. The woman rushed to the house but was driven back by flames. Mrs. Vachon was taken to the home of Ernest Blais, a relative.

HU,SBAND AWAY .

Her 32-year-old husband delivers bread for a bakery in this village, 60 miles south,of Quebec. He was at Leeds, 30 miles away when not- ifled of the fire. He joined his wife an hour later. '

Bodies of the iour children were recovered two hours after the fire started.

Rev. Joseph Labbe. parish priest, said the fire was believed by fire-

men to have been caused by a

British Rail Strilie May Be Averted

LONDON (Reuters) - Prospect of a national rail strike next week receded slightly Tuesday night af- ter union leaders agreed to hold a meeting with Labor Minister Sir Walter Monckton to discuss their wage dispute.

Industrial observers said that Monckton's session today with of- ficials of the 400.000-member Na- tional Union of Rallwaymen prob- ably will determine whether pri- tain will experience a paralyzing transport tie-up.

The labor minister invited the union men to confer with him after he had presented the cabinet with the preliminary report of a special court of inquiry that studied the rail wage dispute last week. The labor chiefs are being furnished with special copies of the stili-Ie- cret report before it is officially published at noon today.

short circuit. The house was de- stroyed.

The flames scorched neighboring houses and firefighters from near- by Ste. Marie de Bcauce were called to assist volunteer fighters. Damage was estimated at 31,000.

Mrs. Gilbert said the mother told her the four victims were playing on the first floor when she left them. She said they must

have rushed upstairs to escape the ,

flames and were trapped.

choir sang as the A i l hymn "Joy to the World." All special music and lighting

were under the direction of the or- ganist. Mr. Harry Yorston. Mem- bers of the Men's Association co- operated in the decoration of the interior of the church for this festive season.

ACCEPT! CHAPLAIN POST TORONTO (CP)-Rev. Richard J. Newsham. rector of St. Andrew- by-the-Lake. on Toronto's Centre island, has accepted the post of chaplain field secretary of the Brit- ish Sailors' Society (Canada). Mr. Newsham, a native of Timmins. 0nt., served with the RCNVR dur- ing the-Second World War. The British Sallors' Society, run for the welfare of merchant seamen. was founded in the 18th century. I

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The teacher and pupils 01' 340"" VQ1”, school presented their Ohristmas concert in the Hull on Thursday night, December .38. A large number of parents and friends were present and thorough- 1, gngoyoa the programme which nu .cu-risd out to- perfection. Much credit is due both telchef and pupill. who must have spent many tedious hours in preparing may 5 fine concert, they were as- gutga by the pupil"; 811181118 teacher. Miss Eleanor Minchin who capably presided at the organ At the close of the programme Santa. arrived and distributed gifts from the prettlly decorated tree The children were . given nut. by their teacher, Mrs. San- dra Maalkchern. the local mer- chant and the Women's Institute.

'1'ho following is the programme: Opening Chorus, iWo'll Shine To- night". Pupils; A welcome recita- tion. Christine Hutton: Dialogue. "hrowell to Uncle John"; Recita- tion. "'.'i'hia Years Request", Ralph Leand: Bong, "Away In A Man- ger", Shirley. Elaine and Beryl Mac- W; Recitation, "If I Were

". Lola. Shaw: Drill, "Birth- day of The Babe". Nine Pup ; Recitation. "Such a. Good ", Bobby MacEachern; Dialogue, "A Good Impression"; Recitation. "A True saying", Merlin Macfntyre; Bong, "Susie snowflake”, Pamela and naverley Hutton and Mac Enrgimon: Dialogue, "An After- noon Oall", Katherine Mac.Ka.ch- em and Elaine MacDonald; Re- citation, "The Morning After the Night Before", Isabell Crane: Chorus. "Deck The Halls", the Pupils: An Exercise, "A Letter to Santa": Instrumental Music. Isa- bell and Bennett Crane; Recita- tion. "Better Be Sure", Beryl Mac- Donald; Snow Flake Drill, by Six Girls: Recitation. "The Bethlehem Babe", Shirley MacDonald: Song. by Ralph Leard; Recitation, "A Gift for Santa", Karen Hatton; Dialogue, "A Mail Order Hat": Taibieau, by Sixteen Pupils; Recita- tion, "The Best Kind", Joan Mac- Intyre; An Exercise, "C”ririst.uuIs Time", 11 Pupils; Recitation, "What Shall I Do?" Beverley Hat- ton; Dialogue, "A Christmas Pres- ent Mystery"' Recitation, "Seeing Santa. Claus. Kenneth Callaghan: Song, "Cliristmas in Killarney", 4 Girls; Recitation, "Poor Deu- Susie", Elaine MacDonald; Solo, "0 Holy Night”, Miss Ray Min- chin; "Encore". "It came Upon the Midnight Clear"; Dialogue, "Wanted a Housekeeper"; Recita- tion, "Goodnight to Everyone", Katharine Ma.cEachem; Closing Chonis, "Just Smile and Say Good- bye". ,

MARTINVALE SCHOOL

The report for December of Martlnvale School is as follows:

Grade X - 1. Helen Myers: Grade XI - 1. Eleanor Player, 2. Stewart Show; Grade VI - 1. Walena Crane, 2, Jeanette Shaw; Grade IV - 1. Joan Pioyer; Grade

III (senior) - 1. Edna Shaw; Grade III (junior) - 1. Allison Myers, 2. Arthur Crane; Grade

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1-uppy New Year in 1956.

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.M:; I! - i. mi-tin Myers: Gr-do I - 1. Trevor Crane. 2. Bottle BMW- ). Kenneth llaolaod.

highest average in Junior crudel- Joan Player 877.. f

Highest average in senioj Ind”- Walena Crane 7805. I

Perfect attendance, Helen Myerl. Allison Myers. Merrill My?" In Kenneth Maolieod. . .

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