Georgetown . ind liicinitY

Teachers of Georgetown High school attended the Teachers Con- Vennoh, held in Charlottetown on

Friday. My. Peter Msrtell left on Thurs-

y for New Glasgow. N. S.. where he has accepted employment.

My, Benjamin Stevens; Canad- ian National Railways cleaner is

o“ duty for the past two weeks on ‘

hi; annual vacation.

Rev. E. R. and Mrs. MacVicar ‘m1 family of Pownal were recent guests of Mrs. MacVicaus parents, itir, and Mrs. B. H. Stewart, Water

Street.

‘Mr. Bernard Batclillder has purrhhSed the former Hessian pro- perly on Main Street and plans

0il occupying it in the near fut-'

UTE.

Mr. and Mrs. Romie Ceredine of New York who are guests of Mrs. cercdines parents. Mr. and Mrs. s, .1. Soloman, accompanied by Mrs. P. J. Henry and Mrs. Gerald Morrison and daughter Bonita motored to Summerside on Fri- CIZLY.

Friends in Georgetown of Mr. William Buffett of Souris, who has been s patient in the Prince Ed- uard Island Hospital at Charlotte- town, are glad to hear that he has improved sufficiently in health to allow his returning to his home.

Rev. Father Howard Wight of summerslde and Georgetown left s few dsys sgo to spend his vacation in Medford, Mass. Accompanying him was his uncle, Mr. Walter Campbell of Medford who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. William Wight of Burnt Point.

John Debory. son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Delory left on Friday for Montreal where he wll1 enter McGlll University as an engineer- ing student. John, an overseas vet- eran of World War II attained an enviable scholastic record in Georgetown High School and at Prince of Wales College, where he lcd the 1947-48 third year class.

BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. DEATHS

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BIRTHS

COUSINS-At-RME. 1. Hospital. Scpt. 28, 1947. to Mr. and Mrs. James K. Cousins, Charlottetown, A SOIL

STETSON-At the Prince County Hospital. Sept. 22nd, to Mr. and

Mrs. Alvin Stetson tnee Fausta Reeves) Freetown, a daughter. Weight ‘I lbs.

l-‘YFE-At the Prince County Hos- pilal on Sept. 25, 11147, to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fyfc, a son. William Watson.

DION-At the Prince County Hos- sital on Set. 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ozon of Summerslde, s. laughter. 8 pounds. 5% ounces.

DEATHS

CAMPBELL-At the P. E. Island Hospital, Sept. 28, 1947, ueslie A. Campbell of St. Avdrds. Char- lottetown, age 45. Funeral notice later.

RICHARDS-At Mt. Msllick on 58st. 27th. Mrs. F. C. H. Richards. iii her 82nd year. Funeral will be held from hcr late residence on Monday. Service starting

Z o'clock. Interment Cherry Val- ley cemetery.

BUCHANAN-At Elmwood. 58M. 27, 1947, Miss lJtlphemin Buchanan in lier 91st year. Funeral from the residence of her nephew. William Buchanan. this (Monday) afternoon. service starting at 2

pm. Interment in Clyde River‘

Presbyterian Cemetery. WARREN—At North Rustico on September 2B, 1947, Walton E.

Warren. age 68 years. Funeral notice later. SMITH - At the Charlottetown

Hospital on Sept. 28, Mrs. James smith age as years. Her remains are resting st the Frank Hennes- 5W Funeral Home until noon to- day. when they will be transferred to her late residence, 64 Great George Bt., from where the fune- ral will take place Tuesday morn- lhK st 8.50 to St. Dunstans Basi- lica and thence to the Roman Catholic Cemetery.

MncMlLLAN-ln the Charlotte- town Hospital, Sunday, Sept. 2B. 1947, Mary A. MacMilian of St. Andrew's in her 81th year. The remains will be transferred this tlvlonday) morning to the resid- ence of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Tralnor, St. Andrew's, from where ihe funeral will take plscc Tues- day morning st 0 p.m., to St. Andrew's Church. Interment in Church Cemetery.

OFFER-In the Charlottetown Hospital on Saturday. Sept. 27th, i947. Mrs. Catherine M. Offer,

formerly of 3O Iluston It, ln'

her 72nd year. Her iemllnrsre resting st the A. A. Hennessey Funeral Home from where the funeral will take place on Monday mornlnl st mo ii.ni. to tbs Church of the Most Holy Redeem- er. Interment in the Catholic

Cemetery.

liJLMacLoan-

UNDERTAKIR

IMIALMER

Charlottetown end Illltl Wllhhlro Issue II

‘—*-"' without a license.

‘to six months in lull. Pets had a

SEPTEMBER _gg,_ L951

'i'l.e ilentral Guardian

This column is reserved for news oi local Interest. but advertising of a newly nature may be inserted st five cents a word strictly pay- sble In advance. .

CB-AHWELL for Photographs.

MLcPHEBBONS-Men’: Clothing,

HOWARD MclNNlF Fitted Footwear at 1'15 Queen Street CONFEDERATION LIFE

SURANCE.

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TO HALIFAX in 55 minute- vla Maritlne Central Airways Phone 2061 or 540.

MARITIME CENTRAL AIR- WAYS three times daily to Monc- ton. Air and rail connections to Montreal and Boston. Phone 2051

‘ or 540.

R. T. IIOLMAN LTD., Char- lottetown, has in stock a limited number of trade-in Chesterfield suites.

I .‘ ATTENDING CONVENTION- Mrs. Allison E. MacMillan. presi- dent of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. left Satur- day morning for Ottawa to attend a conference in connection with [the organization of a Permanent I Consumer Association.

POLICE COURT—-At the Stip- |endiary Magistrate's Court Satur- i day morning a man chsrged with

disorderly conduct was fined $20

land costs or 30 days. while a party charged under the Prohibi- ition Act was fined s40 and costs or one month.

l Finn's ORIGIN UNKNOWN - Fire Chief H. H. Jeunll informed The Guardian over the week-end that the origin of i-he fire at the residence of Mr. A. L. Wrigiht on

{Green Street, Sept. 25. has ' not been determined. He said a. report that the fire was caused by a back- fire from the furnace was not cnr- rect as there was nothing to indi- cate that the fire orlginatcd in this way.

COUNTY COURT — At the I Queen's County Magistrate's Court Saturday. a man charged with operating a motor vehicle was fined $5 and costs or i0 days, while on a second charge of failing to report an accident he was fined $5 and costs or 10 days. A party charged under the Prohibition Act, _was adjourned for one week. i

i ENJOYABLE MOTOR TRIP- Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Manuel, City, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bagnall ! of Hunter River, returned recently from a very pleasant motoring trip through the New England States, and visits to some of the larger American and Canadian cities, including Buffalo, Toronto, Niagara Falls and Montreal. They made the return trip through Quebec and enjoyed a tour of Quebec City's historic sites. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel's son. Herbert. accompanied them to Kingston. 0nt., where he has resumed his studies at Queen's University.

FUNERAL SATURDAY — The funeral of the late Miss Olive Lowther was held Saturday after- -noon. A short service. conducted by Rev. '1‘. E. McLennan was held at the residence of her sister. Mrs Russell Leard. Hillsboro Street. after which funeral services were held in,New Dominion United Church, conducted by Rev. G. Ft. ,Woodside and Rev. Mr. Charman. Jnterment wss in New Dominion Cemetery. During the service Mr. W. R. Shaw sang "Beyond the Sunset". Pallbearers were: P. Fielding. Randolph Carrutliers, W. Currie. E. McCarey, P. Murnaglian and Harold Buell. Miss Lowther was accountant in the Treasury Office st the Provincial Building There were many floral tributes and the funeral was very largely attended. i

WEDDING BELLS-THE Presby- terian Manse at Montague was ‘the scene of a quiet but pretty wedding on September 18. when Marion Grace. daughter of Mr.‘ and Mrs. W. D. MacEachern, Mon- tague, became the bride of How- srd Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. MacLeod, Primrose. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. R. D. Macbean. The bride. who looked very Winsome. WON! h pale blue sheer, street-length dress with s flnge-tlp veil fastened to s halo of flowers. Her ccrssiv WM American Besuty roses wresthod in maiden hali- fern. The bride was attended by her sister Annie, who wore s. navy crepe street- length dress with white accessor- ies snd s ccrsoge of white carn- stions. The groom We: ably mp- ported by Hsddon Macbeod of Bridgetown. Following the care- mony there was s reception at the bride's home where a bullet lun- cheon wu served to the immedi- ate families and many lovely gifts were presented to the bride and groom. Later in th evening the newly married oou e left amid showers of rice for a motor-trip in the Msritimes.

._.,_____.._..__ i “PANT-BNATCIIIB” PITI

' WINNIPIG-(Orl-flvo yen-s travelling the "straight and nar- row" ended recently for 02-year- .old Ephraim Suchlnk, better ‘known to police so "Pete the PAM snstchcr." when he was sentence‘

habit of entering a house. grab- bing a pair of pants and running sway. "

IALAD PLATI SPECIAL

BRANDON, “lIle-(OPJ-A to- mato writhing one pound. nine ounces has been produced here by Joseph Barassuk. He believes

THE GUARDIAN. CljlARLOiTETOwN

SIOAN‘

LINIIVIENT

GOOD FOR n

fi” t

Mr. Ai-iisworth ls Promoted General Manager

i Mr. V. A. Aliisworiii, local man- HZPI‘ of the Maritime Electric Com- pany in Charlottetown Sllue 1935,

I'm“ been appointed general man- lugcr of the Company and takes on Oct. 1.

I 0W1‘ his new position I l-le replaces Mr. T.J. Coleman, 5g SYPPhQH. N-B». who has retired.

Mr. Ainsworili, who was boll ‘near Leamington Spa... Warwick. tsflllrs. 15118.01! March 1s, 19oz. | studied engineering LmEngland and

served Wllll several British electric companies, including the Midland Electric Light and Power Company, before coming to the United States Ln 1925. He served with the 5mm“ Island Edison Corporation for two years and was then called to Calais, Maine, .io take over the manager- Shlp of the Maritime Electric plant there. From Calais, Mr. Ainsworth Was transferred to Fredericton, N. B., as manager. and remained them until sent to Charlottetown.

In 1929 Mr, Ainsworth married Miss Doris Creamer of Calais, ltfainc. They have two children, Verne. 13: and Roderick. born in Charlottetown, age 11,

The recent transfer of the head office of the Maritime Electric from Si. Stephen, N. B., to Char. lottctown meains iihat Mr. Aim. worth as general manager will re- main in the City,

Personals

Mr. J. Walthen Gaudet, who has been attending the Maritime Board of Trade meeting at Si. John, N. B., is expected to return home today.

Miss Jean MacLeod, City. is spending a week's holiday as the suest of Miss Ruth Cairns at the latter's home. Dunstaffnage.

lidrs. Walter Dunham of Pownal. left Thursday to join her husband in Toronto where they will in fut- urc locate.

Miss Jean Currie of Formal left Thl-llidfly for St. Catheriines. Ont, where she will visit iher sister Mrs. Ernest Mathesori. also her brother Gavan and sister Mrs. Stanley Campbell of London, Ont.

Miss Frances Duffy left on re- turn to Halifax this morning after spending two “geeks visiting her home in the City. She also spent a few days visiting friends and relatives in Nappan, N. S, and Roseneatii, PEI

Mayor C. W. Turner and Mrs. Turner of Hollistcr, California, and Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Benton,

Boston, Mass, lcit on Saturday for their respective homes. While in the City they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Burhoe.

Mrs. J. M. McKenna and daugh- ter Anne left Friday morning on

return to Medicine Hat, Alta. They were accompanied ns far as Moncton by her mother, Mrs.

James R. Greenzin, Emerald, and Mrs. P. T. Power, Charlottetown.

Miss Myrtle E. MacLeod and Miss Phyllis MacMlilan of Char- lottetown, fourth year graduates of Prince of Wales College left Saturday for MacDonald College, Ste. Anne‘s. Quebec, where they will take courses in Entemology and Bacteriology leading to the degree of B. Sc.

Retired Locomotive Engineers Honored

The Brotherhood of Locomotive llmglneers. Charlottetown Divisiog held a banquet in honour of ro- tired membe s. and those cf the engine service who served with the armed forces during the last war, at the Charlottetown Hotel last evening.

During the banquet. toastmaster Everett Beagan read- letters of regret from Mr. John F. Leight- izer and Mr. J. P. Johnson, vice- presldenl. and general manager of Canadian National Railways, At- lantic Division, who were unable to attend due to previous engage- merits.

Mr. U. W. Carpenter. general chairman. gave an address on the aims and ambitions of the Broth- erhood, while e guest of honour. Mr. C. T. Mo tgomcry. Divisional Superintendent st Charlottetown, gave s very interesting address on general O.N.R. activities.

The program, interspersed with songs by Mr. Martin Power.’ Mount Ryan. stcirihncing, songs and Highland Fling by Misses Beryl, Margaret and Moreen Reagan. added much to the evening's ent- crtninnient.

This being the first banquet to be held hers by the Brotherhood. hopes were expressed that others would be held in the future. st which the wives of the members would also be in attendance. Earlier in the day s routine meeting was held in the Railway

the specimen, 1d inches in dism- eter. is one of the largest eve grown in the district _

Hall, in which matters pertaining

Rev. K. it. Macidilian

Last evening in the Holy Name Hall, Rev. K C. MacMillan, ohap- lain of the soc ety, was presented with an address anc- cheque as a token of the appreciation of the members for the splendid work ac- ccmplished by the Rev. Fathzr in the many aictivites of tihe Society.

Mr. Frank Maclntyre, President of the Holy Name presided and culled upon His Excellency Most Rev. James Boyle, Bishop of Char- ' lottetown, who expressed his re- grets at Father llfacMillzins de- purture an;- 11.5 best wishes for his success in his new field of laborfl The Bishcp was followed by Rev.' WH h-Iccordle, Roi‘. RP. Mac-l Donald. Rev. David McTague, Dr. W J P. ltlacMlllnn O BE , and Past President M A. Farmer, all testifying in highest terms of the klncly spirit and good work in the Diocese of Charlottetown.

'Ii!ie president then read an ad- drus and Mr. Joseph Callaghan on behalf of the Holy Name mem- bers presented Father MacMlllan wéth a cheque.

Father Mac-Milieu flttiagly rs- plied 8hr; feelingiy expressed his appreciation of this assodation with the Ho-ly Name Society.

The address will appear later.

lleadache i-‘or All Housewives

(By The Canadian Pressl)

As farmers and market garden- ers work under the crisp autumm sun to gather the prodillttts of the earth's bounty, Canadians can be

coming winter, even if it will cost more. k A Canadian Press survey showed today that removal of price ceil- ings with consequent higiher prices for mcst IOOCJ5 is the hcusrwifes main headache. And, while the meat packers’ strike has caused shortages in many sections, bhese are expected to be temporary. Scme essentials are still as elu- sive as, in the War years, Quebec rural rivrellers still find it hard to get sugar ancl- pastries tvhile in Ontario jcllcs, scap, canncd sal- mon snd rice are scarce. Icing sugar is a. rare luxury in Winnipeg. On the other hand Srskatchewan and Alberta; are pampering a sweet tcoiii w th incrcased quanttics of candy, sweet biscuits and syrups. The men who toil in the r'ch black earth of New Brunswck are digging a heavy yield of potatoes expected i0 equal at icast last ycnl-‘s leumpei- 160001100 rush is

Good m...“ an, exam,“ to spovmispolce on “Refrigeration Applica-

down prlics cf staiilc items. Nova Scct/als potatoes and ap-

ple, are down in bcth Guam-m, and teresting and educational to the

price. partly because the B-itfsh market is lost tn apples and t'"ere

are still potatoes left nvcr frrm o,‘ the meeting w M" P- E- Palmer- last yrnrfls liiwc crcp. The Prvcs! lntyv ‘vhodmd arranged hotel M’ is 1.!5".O0f) bl'.“llf‘l< of a‘ lies. a "~’°mm°d““°n

drop c!‘ 857,000 hirhels. wliie tl"e potato crop is estimated at 2,107.- 00!) hiirtdrcrlwcieihi, against lest year's 2,872,001).

Nova Scofin farmers made Sit-l GGIi/TCO for tile first sir: nirnths cf this your. a iii-mo of $1309.00) (vcr ' i948. Hebe-r prices for hcga poul- try and eggs are creditor: with tire increase.

While most prices are in line with ,‘ iihc-sc a year ago, these for "m-l

ported fonds." raised outside the, province. have risen. Prince Edward Island's report

was nOt so rosy. While grain pro-

duction is average, raw feeds and: the famous PEI. potatoes are low| in quantity. although me‘;- quarti-

is excellent.

Quebec's harvest was hindered by drought but the Province has no markcc- scarcfitv. Beets. csz-rts. cauliflower, lettuce, par5nlp5 apples are all in good supply,

Ontario's millions can PTlFume more fruits l

and

and vezctnble; than

Presented With Gift ‘

assured of abundant food fcr the '

Zldacliicol To Speak ilere 0n Oct. 3

slve Conservative member will arrive in Charlottetown

Wednesday, October 1. cities, is coming here on the invi-

speak st their monthly meeting to be held at the Charlottetown Hotel on October 3rd.

Reconstruction and Ice-establish- ment Committee in 1943-44 and a strong advocate of economic ad- vancement in the Maritimes, Mr. MacNicol will describe the pro-

R. A. Giles of Lachute. Que, who will be named president of the Canadian Weekly Newspgpgr Association at its annual meeting "1 Victoria. 8.0.. this month. He is a past-president of the Ontario- Quobec division of weekly news- papers. and for the past 10 years has acted as secretary of that or- ganlzaticn. He has spent nearly 40 years in newspaper work, grad. "Kilns in stages from printer's devil to editor.

recommended by the committee.

The Charlottetown Board of Trade has sent out invitations to other Trade Boards throughout the Province to attend this meet- ing.

srifite siruiirioii

(Continued from Page 1) offer was rejected by the

Char- R f ' tl lottetown local. e New Order-ln-Councll The Order-in-Council passed

by the Government last Saturday, reads:

“Whereas an extreme emergency exists regarding the primary pro- ducers of hogs and pork products in this Province due to the pro- longed strike of Local 282, United Packlnghousc Workers of Americs, which is a grave threat to our

Meeting ilere

Maritime Chapters of the Re- frigeration Service Engineers So- ciety were represented at s large- ly attended meeting held at the Charlottetown Hotel ‘Saturday. A banquet presided over by Mr. Norman Tait. Saint John, was held during the evening.

At the banquet, attended by delegates and their wives. His Worship Mayor B. Earle MacDon- ald extended a welcome on behalf of the city and expressed the hope .tliat all would have an enjoyable

visit.

Guest speaker of the evening jwas Mr. A. J. Pike, Saint John, Inter-provincial President. Mr. Pike referred to the aims and ob-

whole hog industry.

"And whereas Council has con- ferred with the local representa- tives of both Canada Packers and the said Local 282_ U.P.W.A.. and;

said Union.

“And whereas Council has rea- son to believe that the packing- house workers of said Local 282 will accept employment from the Provincial Government in view of the grave emergency.

tjects of the Society which had “Council did and doth order seven chapters throughout Can- that the meat-lmklns plant and nda, The organization we; first other facilities for the slaughter-

started in 1941.

At s business meeting held in the afternoon delegates from the Nova Scotls Chapter and New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island Chapter heard an address from Gordon Y. Dow, Saint John. Ed- ucation Chairman of the society. Mr. Jack Hutchinson, Brantford, Ont., Dominion representative Automatic Products (Wisconsin),

ing and processing of live stock 1n the Province of Prince Edward Island, the property of Canada Packers Limited, be and are here- by declared to be taken over tem- porarily. for operation by His Majesty in the right of the Prov- ince of Prince Edward Island.

"Council further ordered that the Honourable Horace Wright, Minister without Portfolio‘ be the Minister responsible for the care, control. and management of the said plant while so operated."

tlon." A film "Frosted Foods" was shown and proved intensely in- gathering. Premier's “tstemont

Mr. Tait expressed the thanks In releasing the Order-in-Coun- cil on Saturday’, Premier Jones stated that the Government be- lieved the farmers were incurring staggering losses. “We also think," he said. “that the local union is willing to work for us, but sp- parently they were dominated by forces outside the Province. "So we decided that we take over the Canada Packers plant in Charlottetown, or at least that part of it which packs meat. We expect to take charge at 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning. “Why not on Monday? The dif- ficulty of opening on Monday is that the Canada Packers have to close up their books and open s. new set. It is almost impossible to do that and have the office clear- ed before Tuesday morning." The Premier stated that Hon. Horace Wright, minister without portfolio in the Government, would be in charge.

for visiting dele- gates and made the plans for the meeting and banquet.