JANUARY 12, 1950

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PRINCE COUNTY OFFICE I Summer Street, Summeraids, Phone 23a , Advertiaiug Bepreaentativea

Nawa, Subacri “

J. ELMEII MURPHY

Th9 5'11""!!! "Ill! be bought at any of the mu Bo katore smfiffiii‘! ‘and: “it suiimemd° ° I "i l" 9| "llliore I1 Central Sir - usur- Newaatand, Water Street: Mari Gaudet, 01' Granville 552i; Doimm- Grocers. Second Street: lalaud Motor Tranlport, Wlifil‘ Street: Aibln‘: Grocery. 1Z0 Ituaaeli Street. If. L. Waite In Kenalngtnn. Guardian will be delivered to any home in Summeraiiis by Carrier Bey at 8o per day or l8_o per week. Phone 280 for this aervice or give the boy reapanalhie for delivery on your mu”,

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your order to

and GEORGE GLOW

murmur. INSURANCE Ralph G. Muttart, summeraide.

..-EMPTY MOLASSES barrels and tierces wanted at Brace's.

vNlWLY BUILT houae avail- able at St. Eleanora. Beat offer takes it. Apply Guardian, Sum- merside,

-KENSINGTON C It E D I '1‘ UNION, postponed meeting Friday. January 13th, 8.30 P. M. Films, Refreshments.

-HOCKEY Bedeque Rink, Fri- day, January 13th, South Shore League game, Borden Abegwcits vs, Freetown Royals. Admission 30c. Rink directors meet ‘in their office after first period.

—NOTICE TO ADViiRTlSl-IIIS- Advertisers are reminded that their copy must b: in the L-rardlan “iCl

later than iii-tan the uucvioits day to guarantee insertions Out of city advertisers who telephone

classifieds, etc.. lsrrould partlculaizy bear this tn mind

_'1‘ ll b‘ RIIGUIAR monthly meeting of the Borden Branch Canadian Legion will he held in the Legion Hail, Bordon on Thurs- day, January 12th nt 8,00 p.m. As this is our annual lilccting n full ilttcndnnce is requested. E. A ilarruch, secretary.

-FUNERAI. OF MRS. DANIEL DUNNING- was held on Sunday Jan. 8th int-he afternoon from Konsington Presbyterian Church. The service ivas conducted by her minister the Rev. J. A. McGowan. Hymns sung were". “The Lord's My Shepherd." "All the Way My Eav- iour Leads Me" ard “The Sands of 'I‘ime are Sinking." The Pall- bearers ivcre Messrs, Charles Mac- Kay, Cyril Connie, Ben Cham- pion, Frcd Sorple, William Prof- fit. and Ernest MacEiven. Inter- ment in Kenslrgton Cemetery.

-LAID T0 REST-The funeral n5 Mr. George Cenxpbcll was held from the home of his son, Mr John Campbell, Freetown on Saturday December 24th in the afternoon. The service was conducted by his pastor the Rev. J. A. McGowan. Hymns sting hy a mixed cho‘r were: “The Lord's my Shepherd," "Rock of Ages", and “Peace Per- fei-t Peace." lnteimelit ill the Freetown Cemcterv. Pallbearers Albert Campbell, John Campbell, Austin Scales. Austin Rogers. Leonard McCarville and George Niayne. The funeral was under the direction of Mr. J. L. Davison, Mor- llcian.

S'SIDE POLICE REPORT Monthly report of Summerslde POiiPo Department read at the rcguinr Council nleoiing Monday evening: Drunkclncss: arrests 30, convictions 30; intoxicated condi-

lion: arrests 5, convictions 5; school cases: cases 2, withdrawn 2; (children wont hack to school). Driving with inadequate brakes: vases l, convictions 1: drunken driving: arrests l, convictions 1; driving‘ to the common danger:

vases 2, convicti ns 2; vagrancy: cases 1, convictlo s ‘l: taking cars without the owners‘ consent: ar- rests 3, convictions fl. Fires and co. s, $410.50: dciivcry‘\liccnscs. $52.00; milk licenses. $68.00; dag licenses, $3.00; plumbing licenses. 52.00: taxi licenses, $100.00; theatre licenses, $100.00, ..The Police Chief said: "I wish to state that the holiday season vvna the quietest thnt this town has cvar hnd during the twenty ycnrs oi’ my experience in this Town. I may say that I lir-llcvm this was duo to the early closing of all places of business, including restaurants, nt a very early hour and remaining closed ‘luring the holidnys."-S.

—ENTERTAINS MISSIONARY SOCIETY- Mrs. C. B. Jelly. Sum- nerside, entertained the mem- aers of the Laura Bain Missionary Society of the Baptist Church at oer home o_n Monday evening. ‘The president. Mrs. Roland Gay, open- ed the New Year meeting with the hymn "Jesus iozviour Pilot Me.“ Mrs. Ted Poole was pianist. The Script/lire reading in Isaiah 5516-10 by the president was followed by an article "A New Year's Chal- lenge" by Mrs. Clifford Smith and a prayer in tinison beginning with ‘Another year is dawning." The Parable of the Builder read by Mrs. Roy Lidstone with the singing of the hymn "My Jesus I Love Thee" and prayer by the president brought the devotional period to a close. Fourteen members answered the roll call with a Bible verse con- taining the word "Beginning." Two visitors were present. Mrs. J. F. MacNeill gave a detailed repozt of the Executive Meeting of the Dominion W. M. S. which was held in Saint John N. B. The hostesses appointed for the Feb- ruary meeting were Mrs. Nelson MaeKay and Miss Ruby MacNelll. At .the close of the meeting del- tcioua refreshments were served by Mri. Strong and bit-s. Lidstone-S

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—Mrs. Walter Toomba, Tryon. left to visit with her alater, Mrs. Charles Bond, Waltham, Mass.

—"1'ill-: MEETING of Kenslngton Home and school Association Wlil be held in the town hall on Thurs- dlv. January 12th.

-.-DON"1‘ FORGET the regular K of C Card Parties will be re- sumed on Thursday evening, Jpn. uary_ 12th. Auction and Bridge. Delicious lunch served. Admission ~10 cents.

—RFK§ULAR MONTHLY IIIEET- m6 Keminslon Biranch N0, 9

Canadian Legion B.E.S.L. will bc held in the Town Hall, Kenslng- 13th. at 8

ton, Friday, January P- ‘M- W. L. Delaney, Secretary.

—C0l\Il\iUNITY PARTY — Rcsi- dents of lifargnte and other friends waited upon Mr. and Mrs, Fred Howard on Monday evening and pleasantly installed them in their 719W hflme by way of a "house- warming." They ivere the recipi- ents of a well filled purse pro- senled by Mr. Keith Warren, on behalf of the community, An ud- drcss was rend by Mr. Arthur Profitt, and Mr, Keith Thompson Was the capable chairman,- Mr. Howard adequately thanked their friends on behalf of himself and Mrs. Howard. Refreshments were served hy the ladies. Crokinole and cards were played during the evening-Bur.

Personals —C/O Lieut. Arthur Dirkiesoit. New Glasgow. left on Tuesday ‘Twining lvr Camp Borden. Ontario.

—Mr. William Graham has rc- turned to his home at Kcnsing- ton after spending New Year's with relatives and friends nt Bradalbene.—Bur.

—Mlsa Elaine Sudshury, student at P. W. C,, has returned to Charlottetown after spending the holidays at her home in Spring Valley.—Bur.

-—l\llsa Sheila Connick has re- turned to her studies at P. W. C. after spending the Christmas vaca- tion at. her home in Kcnsingtun.—~ Bur.’

~Miss Glennie Sudshutgv, student at I’. W. C., spent the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Reagh Sudsbury, Kensington. ~Bur. _

~-Mrs. Lorne Bowncss of Win- sloe, formerly of Kensington, lcft. recently to join her husband and gm Arthur, in Vancouver, B, C.-—

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-—Miss Frances MacKinnon- and Miss Joan Bearisto, students in Charlottetown, spent their Christ- mas holidays at their homes in Malpequc.

—Mrs. Robert Kitchen with her young son, Robert Junior, arrived from Baltimore. Md. on Saturday evening to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Bowness, Surn- lnerside-S.

—Mrs, E. W. Johnstone, Burling- ton, is spending a few days in Charlottetown ivhere she is the guest of her son-ln-law and daugh- ter, Mr. and Mrs, Vernon Wil- llama-Bur.

—Mr. Carle Getson of Kildare Capes and Summerside, spent, the New Year's week-end at Kensing- tun, where he was the guest of lair. and Mrs. Reagh Sudsbury. -

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—James and Barbara Grif-fin re- turned to Charlottetown on Tues- day after spending their Christ- mas holidays with their parents in Burton, Lot 7. Barbara is a sili- dont at Noire Dame Academy and James at St. Dunstan! University.

---Miss Helen Shelfoon left OI Tuesday Jan. .'l for Ottawa to re- sume her Grade 12 studies at the Glebe Collegiate in the Capital City after spending the Christmas season in O'Leary the guest o‘ her mother. Mrs. Nesry Shel'ooi.

—Lt. Col, E. W. Johnslone, Bur- lington, was a visitor this week to the Capital, where he was one nf those addressing the Junior Farm- ers, attending the short course at St. Dunatanb: University. His suh- ject was Community Beautifica- lion-Bur.

--Mra. T. A. Elliott and little daughter, Myrna, left lest week for their home in Vancouver after spending several weeks pleasantly with the farmer's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Alonzo Webster, Norhorn. They were accompanied by Mrs. Elliott's sister, Miss Marjory Weh- ster, who will he her guest.—Bur.

' —-The minister and members of the chnlr of‘ Kenaington Presby- terian Church, and other friends. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reagh Sudabury on Sunday after the evening service for an hour of fellowship and song. A dainty lunch was served by the hostess.- Bur.

._.________._ FIRST INDIAN MISSIONARY

The Apostle Thomas is said to have preached and died in South India at 5t. Thomas Mount.

___________.__ "DOWN UNDER" SETTLERS Governor Philin with eleven

anlpa arrived at Sydney. Australia. in 1788. to found the first per-

By MEL BUFBIN Canadian Preaa Staff Writer _O'I'I‘AWA, Jan. ll (C?) Like a shnp with no one at the

helm. the Dominion - Provincial conference weaved warily today ihmuih °h'°PPY constitutional seas,

The Federal Government could provide a means of steering. But Prime Minister St. Laurent evi- iiflflily saw more hope of success in letting the i0 Premiers chart the course before committing him- |ei.f.

The work of finding an accept. able method to amend Canada's constitution at home was slow and plodding.

The conference has been call- ed to find a method of amending the constitution without the ne-i ceesity. as now, of going to the United Kingdom Parliament for approval.

As the morning sitting got un~ cler way today, the Prime Minister as chairman reiterated that the federal government will not take the helm just yet.

His remarks indicated that the government would like to know more about which way the Pro- vinces wanted to go before com- ing through with any definite statement on how to get there.

No Specific Proposals

"The Federal Government," he said, "does not intend to submit specific proposals because it seems obvious that the Federal Parlia- ment would have some part. in any, appropriate amending proccdure1 thatsmight be agreed upon."

The result was a series of sug- gestions, overlapping in some areas, divergent in others, with no one sure just how the recom- mendations might be assimilated.

Latcr in the day the conference attcmptcd to get do-wn to details on just what matters would come. under what categories. But the going was heavy and progress slow.

in a general way, these are the matters on which some degree of agrec-me-ni was attained:

l. There is no doubt that the constitution should be Canadian in

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an over-all formula for making constitutional amendments the Federal legislation would be re- praied.

it would he repealed" not be- cause tho Federal Government considered it an enroachment of provincial rights, but because the over-all machinery would make the legislation unnecessary.

Committee To Report Today

The wrangle came before the delegates agreed to establish a committee composed of Justice Minister Garson and the Attorn- eys-General of the 10 Provinces nl‘ their representatives. The commit- tee will meet at 9.30 AM. ES. T. tomorrow and report to a plenary session of the conference at 1i

A.M.

Specifically the committee will try to co-ordinate proposals made to the conference by Premiers Frost of Ontario, Maedonald of Nova Scotla and Campbell of Manitoba. All the proposals sug- gest that the powers in the con- stit/ution be listed by categories.

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according to their degree of im- portance. The procedure of am- endment would vary for each cat,-

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Premier frost of Ontario sug- gested that tiie consent of a maj- ority of the members 0f Parlia- ment and of n majority of mem- bers ln each and everyone of the 10 Legislatures on matters affect- ing the use of the English or French languages, education, the rights or privileges granted or se- cured to any clnss of persons -with respect to schools; or the legisla- tive jurisdiction of the Provincial Legislatures,

He suggested that in other mat- ters of interest to the Federal Government and all the Provinces the consent of not less than two- thlrds of the Legislatures of the Provinces and of Parliament be re_, quired before any amendment is made. i

Premier Macdonaldfis suggestions went into greater detail. They also} included a proposal that the con- stitution contain a section tlllder which the Federal Government and a Province or Provinces could ag- ree to delegate powers for a teni- porary period.

In the last half-hour before ad- journment. delegates accepted the principle that some clauses of the constitution should be entrenched. This would make it impossible for the clauses to be changed without the consent of n majority of Par- liament and a majority of mem- bers ln each of the Legislatures.

They ‘agreed to the entrench- rnent of such constitutional mat- ters as education. solemnizatlon of marriage. administration of justice and with representation of the Provinces in the Commons and the Senate.

The question of representation in the Commons was raised by Premier Smallwood of Newfound- land who said such provinces as Prince Edward Island, Newfound- land. Nova Scotia and New Brun- swick might one day find their populations drifting to Upper Can-

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manent settlement in the "Great

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WHY respect; that it allould be located in Canada and not the United Kingdom; and that Can- ada should be able to amend it without going outside the country.

Fundamental Ciauaea

i. There are certain funda- mental clauses in the constitution ——such as the use of English and French, minority rights — which should be amendable only by con- sent of all Provinces.

3. There a_re some clause: which do lfot affect the Provinces direct- ly and thus should be in a group which can be amended by the Federal Government without con- sent of the Provinces.

4- Questions of constitution which atfect only two or three provincei should» be amendable w-ith consent of the affected pro- vincee and a majority in Parlia- ment.

5. Provisions of joint interest to all provinces and the Federal government should require a ma- jority of Parliament and either a majority or two-thirds of the Pro- vinces consenting.

Extent of progress at ihc second sitting was general agreement on the fundamental olauses- those which are so vital that they cau- not be changed without unanimous consent.

McNaiHs Suggestion

Along with tho specific points. ‘there appeared to be greater in- terest today in the suggestion of Now BrunswiclCs PTCmiCl‘ McNair that the constitution be scrapprd and replaced by one written in Canada.

Premier Manning of Alberta and Premier Smallwooci of Newfound- land thought the idea had some merit. Nova Scotlifs PICXIIITI‘ Macdonald said it would be “an- omalous" to give Canada full right to amend the constitution —- Bvlt- ish North America Act — when that Act was the statute of an- other country, the Uniicci King- dom.

On Prime Minister St. Laurents suggestion, the question was put of! until later.

Large Crowd Attends Skate At Crystal Rink

Getting a late start

Sumniersidc opened for the scaso on Tuesday nig-‘it with sitating

Approximately 450 pecple, the Inig- cst crowd in years, attcnded and on a pcrfccl

enjoyed themselves sheet cf ice.

Although tho old rink has seer. przity wcll torn apart by vandas during the summer, the managers have gone and ex- pense to make the building and its

better days and was

to considerable trouble

facilities serve the public.

All the boards have been replac- and the painted

ed in the promenade iv-‘iola thing has been white, The old balcony balcony on the south been removed as they

and the

had been

badly damaged and were a soured

of danger.

The building has been complete- ly re-wlred and the ice surface is well lighted both for skating and hockey, Waiting rooms for skaters and hockey players have been cleaned as well as the canteen and put in good condition.

Lavatories have been and painted and are disinfected regularly. All rooms are well heat- ed. Both the south and north s-id- es of the rlnk have been lined ivith paper to cut off the draft on spec- taiors.

New goal nets were purchased last year and are in perfect con- dition. While the need for a. new rink in the community grows in- creasingly apparent. the Crystal

CHARLOTTETOWN

_________ Sport Echoes

From Prince Bounty

Weather permitting. the old Crystal Rink will resound to the cheering of the fana tonight as the old perennial rivals, the Char- lottetown Abegweits and the Sum- merside Crystals, meet for the first time in the 1049-50 season. The Abbies have yet to be dc-feat- ed, and you can bet all those Christmas necktiea you received that the Crystals will b'e out to hand the league leaders the first trouncin-g of the year. This will not be an easy task, however, and the game should turn out to be nip-and-tuck affair from whistle to bell.

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There is atill very little stir- ring among midget and juveniles ranks in Summerside. It is not clear as yet who will sponsor these teams. Rumor has men- tioned two or three different or- ganization and firms but noth- ing definite is known as we send llllS column in. George Walker, athletic director at the Summer- sidc iiigh School, is getting ready to start his boys practising at the Crystal Rink. The High School team will practice on Tuesday's. Thursdays and Saturdays. it will be remembered that George led his team to the Island inicr- scholastic championship last year.

The news that comes in over our phone as we write is defin- itcly not good. Two periods are ovcr in Charlottetown and the Charlottetown Vlcs are leading our Crystals 7 goals to 2. After the Summenside victory over the Prin-ce of Wales sextet, this is a little surprising, but we will know more about it when ail the ailbls are in.

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Last Friday night we saw the best basketball tc-am to appear on the local R.C.A.F. count. The Har- mon Field Huskies are twenty or even thirty per cent better than they vccre last year and they were

n’cbody's pushovers in 1949. ln Ewing, Emlmons. Ross and Cu. they have a group of smoothies

that are a delight to the eye ivhen they are in action. lt seems the star of last year's quin-tet, - Biso, is still with the club though he was on leave when the Americans played on the Island. Add Biso

side have

cleaned

Rink is in probably better con-dit-I

ion than it has been for a. number

of years and the managers are dc-1

tel-mined to keep it that way.—-S.

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HONOR ROLL FOR IIEUIKWBER Grade X — l. Mildred Cameron,

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Friday night and you've really got

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Another phone call! Don Davis has scored and the count is now to 3. Good old Don! He's got the fighicnest heart in the blis- iines. Tlng-a-ling. Drat that Game is over in Char- Final score —— \"lcs ll. Crystals 4, Laysh Sclx-ul-man go‘. the last one. Real poison in frun‘. of a not, this youngster.

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lottetown.

We've been around Summerside for over a wcck now and we haven't heard a whisper about a new artificial rink for the town. This issue, a very live one just before Christmas. seems now to be as dead as King Tut, Is some- body getting information a-bout community c-fforts in other centres? Has the cost of bililding such a structure being looked into more closely? Has the matter of hold- ing a plebiscite before the Provin- cial House ails been considered. and is there a possibility that this cc-uld be d-one ivithout. manhand- ling any existing statutes? Why doesn't someone get up and howl that the whole idea is outrageous and that we'll all be in the poor- house before ii'a over? Any- thing but this deathly silence‘.

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1 Personally, we think the candi-

dates who are standing for elec- tion tzo our Town Council next month should be asked to declare on as re- queslion. If they are against the proposition lei them so afifinm, and lbt the Legion, who pioneered the movement, nominate candidates to run against them. It is a pretty important issue and there is no reason why ii 000113 not be the main plank in an aspir- ing candidate's platform. lf we can't hold a picblSCiif‘, land \vc‘rc

garcls this

2. Marina Df-‘Yie- 3- Wilma 59"‘, still strictly from Missouri as far klflS. ‘ as that premise is concerned), then Grade IX -— 1. Shirley PBTTY- 7- let's throw the ivhole question 357M!" Dill-m"- 3- D°Y°m1 into the laps of the contesting Pfallfiihb i candidates. Then we shal-l see Grade VIII _ l. Florence Gal- “ha, we 51,311 5,1 lant, 2. Ivlarie Peters, 3. Audrey ___.f.____.~__________v~~» Graham, 2. Philippa McNally, 3. Patricia Grade VII —1. Joan Marie Lc- Grant. Clair, 2. Mary Thompson, 3. Doro- Grade III - l, Norma Fitzpat- thy Gallant. rick, 2. Lorraine Potrier and Grade VI-l. Catherine Prauzht. Claudette Poirier, 3, Betty Blac- 2. Mary McInnis, 3, Ann qulere. Wedge, ‘ Grade Ill — f. Emmet Alrliltire. Grade V - 1. Julia Sonier. 2. i Parker Gallant, Ernest (lallant. Geraldine Noonan, 3. Nandl ‘l, Brian Moon, 3. Foch .\lcN.\lly. Gallant. ‘ David Murrby.