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This column is reserved for new! u; ion] (purest. but advertising of. . “my nature may be Inserted .1 flu cents a wold. strictly DI!‘ able In advance.

rennin‘; Clover Club to- night.

HEAVY FOG IN CITY - Fog a snall's pace when it descended here last night. Pedestrians as well as motorists proceeded with utmost caution. more ilvere no accidents reported.

HERE FROM VANCOUVER — vlr. and Mrs. H. B. MacLean oi Vancouver arrived in Charlotte- mwn by plane yesterday after- 1min. Mr. MacLean is a brother of \lrs. J.M. MacFadyen, Mrs. B. Earle MacDonald and Mr. ND. ville-Lean of this city. Mr. and Mrs. ilacLean are staying with Mrs. Mai-Fadycn at the Ritz apart- ricnis.

POTATO BOAT LOADING —A in nor vessel. the Waller G. BWCCIICV, is being loaded at the Railway Wlhari. She arrived in Charlottetown early yesterday morning from Llvenpool. N.S.. licr home port. On this. her second visit lo Charlottetown. she is tak- ing a cargo of 6,500 bags of table .1001; potatoes, which are being nadad by Mr. H. B. Willis. She a eXpeCled lo leave for Venezuela '."li‘l_\‘ Thursday mommi-

l-‘UNERAL AT NOIITI-‘l WILT- RIIIRE — The funeral of the late \i.s.< Elizabeth A. Clark was held the North Wiltshire United 1 .ircii yesterday afternoon. Ser- l'll"(‘S were conducted by Rev. H. (‘hi-mic and Rev. A. Piercey. ln- Iclrmcnt was in North Wiltshire ‘Pll1l‘ll"l‘_\'. The pali-bearors wcrc »‘\"2crt Bowman. Bruce MacDon- rffl. Cecil Campbell. Morrison filacLean. Baden Baldersiton. Shel- don Easter.

LEGION CARD PARTY-At the regular Canadian Legion auction forty-fives card party last night lllr‘ prize- winners were as follows: Iiclics first, Mrs. Laurettrl Mar- iili: second, Mrs. Harry Gaudet: Mrs. Dewar Jenkins.

.\lcii's first, Hcnry A. MacLend;

l‘ >l"'4lli(l, I‘l~r:d DcCosic; consolation.

hcivar Jenkins. Door prize, Mrs. Pliarlos Bnisncr. Freezeoui. Mrs. Laurette Martin and Douglas Sims. The Ladies Auxiliary served lunch, Proceeds 8o to buy gig. arciics and other treats for vet- vrrlris in hospital.

Bhlna Missionary

Visits Gharlottetown

Miss Lelia MucLeod Sellon who 1°!‘ 1116 Dflfit 21 years has been a missionary to China, is visiting \\illl friends st the Queen Hoipi

_ in ihis city,

Miss Sellon whose parents are "W" Cfille Breton, Nova Scotia. is

, “‘1’\'l11B under ilib China Inland

Mission,‘ considered the largest

Wli mission in China, This world

r-aiioivncd mission was started

more than 85 ycnrs ago by Hudson Tflylor.

ljhvo China Inland Mission never snllFll. funds but in answer to WFLVPr for‘ tho supply of their "Ycliv nccd have at. present 900 missionaries in active service at ihoii- posts in Communist-domln. nlod Chinll.

Miss Scllon, who is considered an out-sianding missionary speaker llfls llccn educated in Boston and \civ York, Sh» has been speaking rhi- ll/larltimes Prov- lliccs of Canada. Miss Sellon was a prisoner In a ilopancsc concentration camp,

liter leaving Charlottetown.

I line Scllml will milk-o a brlcf visit

l" Sllmlilcrsitll‘ in vigil a gig,“ lfllc. She ivill be at the Bonnie l-rlio inn, lifter which silo will ill to Western Canridn where a

' lull schedule of speaking engage- .- inonis llwnif hor,

BIRTHS. MARRIAGES DEATHS

50c Per Insertion

BIRTHS

(‘FIIANLICY - At the P. E. Island "vlinini on December 24th, i049, 1'1 Mr. and Mrs. Roderick (TI-Ian- lcl’. iliee Mary MacDonald) of 11mm. a son. stillborn.

STOIlD\'--At the Prince County "ll-‘illial on December 24, 1949, i0

211-. and Mrs, William Stordy. .“l"lnler5ldt‘. a son, weight ‘I hounds ‘f oz.

DEATHS

ECLAIB-At tiis Prince County L°él1l1BLon Dec, 27, Mrs. James ‘ilalr 339d 50 yearn, Remains é! en lo the Compton Funeral

°m° ""11 W111 be transferred to- w to her lute residence at

°ll|118ton from where thQ gun-

' in“ Wm lull" Mace Friday morn- " "8 It 9 oclock to Egmont- Bay

(‘hurcli and Cemetery,

fiONNOIJ-Y-At the residence of K" i011. Austin B. Connolly. 15 mltllslflston Road on Tuesday, Dec.

- 1949. Mrs. Martha Connolly.

-W1dow of the late John B, Con-

"°1l.l/ lri her 77th year. Her re-

l hyains will rest at the residence . ° her daughter, Mrs. P. A. Mur-

"When. 126 Pownal Street from

. Where the funeral will take place

a“ Thurs“? morning at 8.45 to It. Dunstafls Basilica. Interment ‘l! the Catholic Cemetery.

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Charlottetown ala North Wlltallra

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NOTICE T0 ADVERTISERS. — Advertisers are reminded that their copy must be in the Guardian not later than noon the previous day w guarantee insertions. Out of city advertisers who telephone classl- fleds. etc.. should particularly bear this in mind.

50TH, WEDDING ANNIVER- SARY—Mr. and Mrs. James Stuart, West Royalty. Charlottetown, P. E. I., celebrated their 50th wed- ding anniversary on Dec. 23rd. 1t was also Mrs. Stilarfs birthday. Mr, and Mrs_ Stuart came to Can- ada from Scotland in Jline 1931. They are both in very good health and Mr. Stuart is employed at the Sanatorlum and has been there for a number of years. Their many friends join in wishing lhcni many more years of wedded life.

RED SHIELD IN ACTION by Scott Young (The Salvation Army Red Shield Wal- Services. 169 p.) is the Salvation Army's accounting to the Canadian people of its war- time activities and a. magnificent accounting it is. Iii the words of General H.D.G. Crei-ar. "It will give to all Canadians a record of great accomplishments. done in most difficult. and often danger- ous, conditions. with a minimum of fuss and a. maximum of human kindness and understanding. Ii not only tells of fine things well done. but it supplies an inspiiatioii for future conduct and action."

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DEATH 0F MRS. J. B. CON- NOLLY—-The death occurred in this city early Tuesday morning of Mrs. Martha Connolly. widow of John B, Connolly, in her 77th yeur_ The late Mrs. Connolly, a life-long resident of this city liad been in failing health for some- time, Her husband prcdcccascd her in 1940. Surviving hcr are fivc sons and two daughters, namely, Capt. J. J. Connolly, Postmaster. Leonard, Austin, William R., Char- ley. Mrs. P. A, Murnaizhaii (Gladys) and Sister Mary Mai:- dalene (Bernadette). A brother. James, and a sister, Mrs_ Gertrude Doyle. also survive. Her remains

are resting at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. I‘. A, Mur- naghnn, 126 Pownal Sh, from

where the funeral will take piano Thursday morning at 8.45 to Si.

illullstanls Basilica. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Allin (Budi

Thompson. of Montreal, will spend the Christmas holidays in Ottawa. the g-ucsts of the lattcrfls parents, Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Potts.

..' Mr. and Mrs. Phoncie Mac- Donald. Sourls West, left 'I‘hura- day morning on an extended visit to the United States,

Roman Catholic Schools Issue in ll. K. Ileclion

By DON GILBERT

LONDON. Dec. 2'7 (CPl Roman Catholic schools will be a lively, if minor. issue in Britain's coming general election.

Catholic bishops say Church schools are being "administered out of existence" under a 1944 act re- quiring elaborate assembly halls, laboratories and other facilities in school buildings.

They maintain that although these appendages in themselves are laudable. they have nothing tn do with religious education and the Government should Toot the entire bill. Under the 1944 act the Church must put up 50 per cent. an amount the bishops say is pmviilg “ruinous."

Education Minister George Tom- linson turned down the bishops’ proposals. The Conservatives and liberals joined the Labor Party in letting it be known they also op- posed a change in the 1044 aci.

‘The Catholic hierarchy came back with ll statement it ivould use every means at its disposal "to make known the staggering am- ount or money they are expected to pay. '

This amount is placed at £60.- OOOJXX) i$l86,00il.000i by the bish- ops, The original cstlmatc in 194i was D10.00i').000. The Educatirni Ministry disputes the bishops‘ rc- vised estimate, saying the now rip- ure should be between 53201100000 and 2301100000.

‘I'm-re are about 8.500.000 Ro- man Catholics iii the United Kins- dom. This ls only about seven per cent of the total population, but large blocs in places like Liver- pool and Glasgow make it. possi- ble ior Catholics to pull consider- able weight at election time.

In asking the Government to

take over loo-per-cent financial responsibility for the improved miilnes. 111v 171mm 011ml! 111 raturn w give local authorities sole power or regulating the secular curriculum in Catholic schools. Local authorities also would have the right to appoint teachers. sub- ject to approval of Catholic 8611001 mmagei-s as regards religious be- lief and character. The bishops say this latter res- srvation ls necessary to allow par- ents to “protect their children against such influence! srCom- munism."

Mr. W. W. Fowler Guts Appointment

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MONTREAL. Dec. 2'1 W The ap- pointment of W. W. Fowler as Ex- ecutive Assistant. Maritime and Newfoundland arm was announced today by Trans-Canada Air unes. His holdqluarme will be in Mone-

ton.

Mr. Fowler is well known in Eastern Aviation circles. havlnll been District Superintendent of Canadian Airways in the Maritime Provinces bsfors Joining ‘ICA in i987. HI was stationed in Char-

lottetown for several years.

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Protestant Orphanage Contributions

MI. HQIDGH by M!‘ I. B. Mum; .51] _ Winston Wood Orphanage Stall $3000 Russell Driscoll 10,00 Earl lngs 10,00 Milton Buell 5,00 Leslie Mutch 5,00 Junior Farmers 5,00 Mrs. Percy Mute} 300

ire-zoo Each. Earl Rankin; Frank l-lziincn; Allison Mutch; J.. R. M11110: David Mulch; Ralph Ray- "Drl SQWIOIII Wood; Mrs. Ernest Mulch.

81-30: Winston Wood.

$1.20. Kenneth Jenkins.

$100 Each: Frank Lund; Russell Farquharson; Russell Jenkins; Am. old Burlioe; Gay McEac-hern; Miss Amy Jones.

Total~$82.50.

Iillllvlew by Mn. Gordon Sheldon and Mrs. George McEachern

$2.00: Wesley Acorn.

$1.00 Each: Percy Acorn; Mrs. Anws Acorn: James Ross; Wilfred Iirake; Herman Ings; Harold Rob. crison; Robert Drake; Mrs Ralph Sflilderson: Mrs. Geo. Jenkins; Mrs. C. W. Siieidow; Edison sheidnw; Mrs. Gordon Shcidow; Mrs. Milton Smith; Mrs. Ted Crane; Mrs. Joe Smith; Mrs. Milton Jenkins; Claude Wood; Edison Drake; ‘Francis Drake.

60c: Mrs. Amby Weathering.

50c: Each: Mrs. V. H Jenkins; WW 1195s: Mrs. James Mitchell; Mrs. Richard Mutlow; Edison Storey.

35c: Mrs. Norman Sheidow.

Tota.l_$'.1.4.45,

(frapaud School District by Mrs. Percy Dawson and Mn. T. l-I. Best

Princess Mary Lpdge No. 516 35,00

Crapaud Women's Institute 5.00

$2.00 Each: Brent Wood; Robert Dawson; Wm. ivaddell; James Snmers: Robert Dawson.

$1.50 Each: Parker Canfleld; Clay-

ton Crosby. $1.00 Each. Mrs. W. E. Callbeck; Eric Lowthei": Hubert Harvey;

Wendell Mayliew; Dr. N. R. Bov- For; Dorothy Campbell; Joseph “108918011; 1111>.\'d Roger-son; Arthur Simmons: John D. McFax-lane; Earl Maynard: Wilmot McDonald; Raymond Molyneaux; James R03- arson; Mrs. Tlios. sturdy; Russell Cairns; Wrixon Moore; John Nicholson; Mrs. Laura. Williams; Ralph Myers; Fulton Dlngwell; Slafforrl Leard: Bruce Gamble; Avread McVittie: George Wotton; Mrs. lleber MacVittie; Miss 0a.!- sidy: Thomas Best; Lorne Hig- gins; Rev. S. J. Annstrong; Roy Siordy; Ernest Stordy; Harold Har- vey; Frank Harvey; llack Leard; John Simmons; Doris Myers; Char- les Harvey; Percy Dawson.

Too Each: Mrs. Geo. Myers. Ern- est Parker.

65c Each: Harry Ferguson.

50: Each: Adrian Rogersori; Jan- et Howatt; Reagh Wilson; Mrs. Albert McDonald; Mrs. LeRcy

Hovratt; Walter Trowsdale; Mrs. Fred Fall; Beatrice Connolly; El- mer McDonald. 40c Each: Mrs. Nelson Moly- iieaiix; Mrs. Annie Molyne-aux. 25c: Arlene MacVittie. Total-$60.70.

Crapaud by Mrs. Murdock Stewart

$1.00 Each: Fred Shcrrei-i; Mur- dock Stewart: Mrs. os. ll‘. Si-ordy; Albert Stordy; Ethel In- man; Joseph Trowsdale; Clark Fall; Frank Myers; Frank ‘McDon- ald; George D McDonald.

75c: Edward Fall.

50c Each: Ruby Btordy; Willis

Judson; George S-herren; Stewart

Sherrell. 25c: Chester stordy. 'Ilotal'—~$13.00.

(hlapoud by Mn Edward Shorten

$1.00: Edward Sharron.

50c Each: Geo. E. McDonald: Louis Sheri-en; Fred McDonald; Fenion Fall. _

Total—$3.00.

Grand Total Crapaud District-SBSJO.

Indonesia Snaps Colonial Bond

BATAVIA. Java. Dec. 27 —-fAPl -—Tll2 77.000000 people of Indon- PSlll today snapped their colonial bond with the Netherlands and took their place as a. new nation in Communist-threatened South- rnst Asia.

Throughout the chain of islands stretching nearly 3,000 miles be- l\\'t‘€ll the Pacific and Indian (moans. Indonesians peacefully celebrated their first hours of in- d ee after 341 yours of Dutch rule.

‘Thousands of lfhe red-and-lwhite banners oi the new United States of Indonesia draped the brick buildings and Chinese shops of Biitavias streets ihronged by PTOIVIIS shouting merdeka" (free- (loml. Street-cars claliging along lllc canal-lined streets were jam- med with cheering youngsters. and

'ory street corner was clsmorous with Javanese B0113 and tom-tom music from loudspeakers.

The only tie that remains be- tween the Hague and Indonesia. is the Netherlands crown. They are partners in a union under that crown. but each 1s free to go ‘her own way. The IIITMKNIIOIIB re- scmbles that of the British Com- monwealth of Nations.

The U.8.I. is the seventh new nrid independent state to be ferm- I'd since the war. Others are the Philippines. India. Pakistan. Cey- lon. Burma and Israel. In addition, Korea gained independence fmm the Japanese, then mill; into sect- inns along lilies of the Russian and American occupation zones.

el-lnalulo on IIEEIIGEE SHIP

School

IAILBOURNE. Dec. 2r -fAP) - An epidemic of measles and whoop- ing cough has stricken mostcf the 201 children aboard the refugeeshlp Castlebianco which ruched Mel- bourne today from Naples. Twb of the children died en route. Many of the victims were lskcn in Mel- bourne hospitals.

THE GUARDIAN.

Holy Year Slirs Much lnleresi in Great Britain

B! DON GILBERT (Canadian Press Staff Writer) LONDON f- ADDroach of Holy

Year has stirred inter-psi, in Bmr ain in the possibility that Pope Pm! will 11111116 a move in 195i) toward uniting Christians iii a 1155:8811! against Soviet Commun.

A special article in the Times said: "There is widespread hope that Rome will make a gesture to the Christian world in keeping with the realities of the hour." _

Publication of the article brought sacks of letters to the Tunes. Anglican bishops, Catholic priests and intellectuals, laymen of all denominations aired their views on whether a rapprochment is pos- Slblc. or desirable. between the Catholic and Protestant Churches.

Many thought that if agreement on dogma and yvorship were out of the question, at least a united front could be devised on political and moral matters such as the so. viet threat to Christianity in East- ern Europe.

"The struggle against ItIflfAlall paganism, in which the Roman Church has given so unequivocal a lemd. is creating a. common Chris- tian Sympathy." said the Times article. “There is much to support the view that the time now is ripe for re-exaniining the relations he- tween Rome and the other Chris- tian bodies."

Public Opinion

In a subsequent editorial -surn- ming up the exchange of views. the Times said the \'oll1mc of cor- respondence "shows how deeply public opinion is engaged by these questions."

Justification for the discussion. the Times said, could be found in the fact the Catholic Church is being fiercely persecuted in many countries, and “behind the iron curtain it provides the only organ- ized representation of the western tradition in thought and morals."

To members of the Anglo-Catli- olic. or "highchurcli" wing or the Anglicans. the debate revived memories of the Convcrsatioru of Malines during the early 1020s. when the late Cardinal Merciei- of Belgium and the late Viscount Halifax sponsored exploratory talks on healing the wounds of the Re- formation.

Many Anglicans considered that Pope Pius XI closed the door to conciliation when lie issued his 1928 encyclical "Mortaliuln Arli- mos." This view was countered in the current exchange of opinion by Robert Sencourt, Catholic writ- er. who went on:

"The Roman Catholic Church not only recognizes good in other Christian bodies. but is ready to co-operate in good works . . .. In short, the way is open to resume conversations as at Malines and to enlarge their scope."

Widely-Discussed

One of the most widely-discuss- ed proposals came from a Beno- dictine Father, Rev. Columba. Oary-Eiwes of Ampleforth Abbey. York. Dom Columbia. urged:

1. Joint action by the churches on political and kindred issues.

2. Meetings between representa- tlve Roman Catholics and Anglo- Catholics to discuss vvaYS 11ml means of achieving “the great re- turn. not by way of bargaining but by that of understanding."

A Jesuit. Rev. JR. Wingliold Dlgby of Oxford. endorsed confer-

ences between Catholics and Prot-

estants as "never more ursfillh" and added; "Humanly speaking, they are our only hope of draw- ing closer together in the hour of our common peril."

To very Rev. Arthur‘ Duncan- Jones, an Anglican dean oi Chich- ester. the correspondence revealed “n more widespread 1161"! l“ christian co-operalion on the W" of Roman Catholics "than somo would have suspcctcfl

FARNI PRICE

Continued fr0nl_ vise 1 support board.

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The resolutions vlcro sen. in for consideration at lodoi5 rim?‘ nct \\'lliCll

ing of the Federal rain _ will deal with suillilmk Tlmics‘ They stemmed from _ d1$1‘\1§91°11 yesterday afternoon wliii-lrccnlrcll around the present arirnflllllllal price crisis and tlic ncccssll." l"! stabilizing measures by ihc Fed- eral Government.

Throughout the discussion cm- pilasis was placed 110011 11"‘ l"! mt the rosenlion. aciinl on be- hllilf of the farmers. W15 lfl-‘klnl stabilized markets. not 111111 DFlQQ-S- Stabilized prices. ii was ‘cXiJlPlifl- ed. meant prices in line with olhcr industries arid at levels fair to the consumers.

It was broilghl out at tho meet- ing that a cilshioninl 1111111 "I 1w" hundred million dollars harl 119911 set aside by the Fcricral Givvern- merit in 194-4 for M1Ppnl'l'_ 111799! purposes and that only 0111111 01’ iiine million dollars of llliS fund had been used till i949. in i040 a fair share was spcnl as one! support for cheer-c and butter.

In reaction to the Government's support price of $32.50 por cwt. on bacon the Federation stated that. it was definitely not in kecpinl W111i the costs of production. 1t was pointed out that tho selling price had dropped ten pcl" ccnt while the costs of fccd. fertilizer, and farm equipment havc increased.

The Federation stalcd that lower prices would bc alwopiablo ‘in funnel-s providing ii-ial all prices came down proportionately at the same time. Their fear of this not happening was ihcir rcason fol" asking for some system of slipper‘. until orderly marketing arrange- ments could be worked oilt.

PORYIMGI LA PRAIRIE. Man.- fOPl-A new day-school for Indian children has been opened at Long Plain Indian Reservation near here. It. is one of 2o new schools W)" fin Manitoba reservations.

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CHARLOTFETOIFVN

Potato Crop Shows P. E. I Value In. Ex

nsiiaal. . Aggregate cess Of ’48

The first cstimaic of the value of the i049 potato crop was released

by tlic Domlnion Bureau of Statistics on Dec. l-llli. ers only the period from Aug. l to Nov. 30.

'i"nis estimate cov- The current estimate of

$86,909,000 for 1949 is 5’; sinailci" than the 3011137100 realized for the 1948

crop. The redilciicn as compared production and prices.

with last ycar is due to both lower

In some lilSlflllCCS, however, particularly Prince

Edward Island and New Brunswick, ilic decline in DIICC has bcen offset

by the increase in production and about cqnais ma» that oi‘ I940.

aggrcgalc vllluc exceeds (P.E.l.l or‘

Tllcrc wcrc only minor price changes

in Ontario and Que-bcc and aggregate values declined in about the 53mg

Dfbporiion as production. Provinces tciidvri to O\'f‘i‘(‘fllllix m.

Silbélililliillly lli;,'ll(’I' priccs in all the Prairie

nirs in production whilc the com-

bi" ‘l l ~ < . - "mm" t‘ ll-l-‘llll D1115 @1111 8 iii-Iii mop in B. l . Yrnlllit-‘Fl in a crop

vzlllzie largci" than that of 1941i.

1:147

Average ’l‘ni;ii

Price Value

S pcr bus. 000$

.. 1.06 10.395

. 1.37 4.186

. 1.22 19193

. 1.48 26.078

. 1.43 21.658

. . g Saskatchewan . Alberta . 1.25 4077 Br. Columbia 1.67 5:944 CANADA '_, 99362

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lnduslrial Employment In P.E.l. Increases

orrawa, DZTTZ-l" ._ dlistrial employliicnl. in (grilles-fl; 51111 Sllpllms: slightly. but those at ‘Wk "E taking home the fattest Paychecks on record.

The dipping trend in the num. gel‘ Of Canadians at work, “hid, . artednt few mouths ago. was Still evident at Nov. l according to Preliminary tabulation of me Domlnwn BUTE-‘Rll or Statistics’ monthly survey,

. But the FVCYBEP Weekly pnyrnli ml the eiglit_ inaior iiidiisii-iai 8101mm -- not including farming... was at an all-time 003i,- of 343mg

The advance index of employ. merit. at Nov. 1 was 201.9, compar- 9d with 203.6 a year previously and Mini a month beforc. Tho in. rlcx is based on the i926 figure as 1m, The index docs not, include Newfoundland,