II." 1951

Strange But True

MacArthur

New techniques are being work- ed out for handling and photo- graphing insects in flight. We now know,tl1nt the deer batfly is cap- nble of flying at the rate of 400 M. p, 1-1,; that the hawk moth. the nuibird. the bee. and the tropical damsel fly, to name but a few, can ny backward as well as forward; that the cephenomyia. fly. which 1,(,idg.,theV record for any form of me anywhere in the world. is as fast it not faster than the mod- em jet-propelled plane.

smell external cancers olten',successfully drawn means of a specially c

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- ' ”I don't seem to remember-" trlcts. Ways and means for im- Sm-ii-11 W85 nilliioinied lender. MYS- "Becausc you were just in g . proving the hall for this occasion, V Clinton Giydon in haw Prayer fur

You gel ll!" measure eyes baby ihcn .. .. verya pxigi- which will be held in June. were Mr. Charles Mactennan. Mm. missionary. Lunch committee for uni, baby, but rather on the sober discussed to some length by the. due, wishes to thank sincerely. next meeting: Mrs. Glen Ling,

of udc. omy, when you did Smile members, 1 Rev. F. N. Young. Dr. A. D. Mao- Mrs. Aubrey Cutcliffe and Mrs. , them was I dad-mg mue dimpkj The sick committee for that Kenzle. and the doctors and George Smith. Meating closed Ry

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III right near your lower lip. on month reported one call made.l nurses of the Kings County H" singing.” JGSUS 09- S US 061' 1 9 your chin-a lime to the ML The new committees appointed! pltal, and all who In any W” Tumult 50110WECi by benediction

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W'-" T1111 blaster was in use in Prince Edward Island until com- Difntiveiy recent times. some years ago I interviewed a. woman

successful cures. I U 0

Certainly one of the strangest cults known to man is that prac- ticed by the Leopard men of A1- rica. Dressed in real leopard skins and wearing claws of iron, they prowl through the forests. When they come upon a lone human they bounce upon him and sever the curated artery with their teeth, exactly as leopards do with their prey.

It is a secret cult. which has never been revealed to any white man. Not so many years ago 90 suspects were rounded up and put in jail pending trial. but the law was cheated. .The ninety commit- ted suicide by poison they had bid on their persons. a

In recent years, as savages be- come more civilized the Leopard man is fast disappearing, but centuries may yet roll by, before a the gruesome customs and sup- erstitions of backward peoples will be wiped out.

Most of us have seen Boston or some other city, in a nut shell, or the midget Bible so tiny that its print could only be read with a powerful magnifying glass but in the Bodleian Library at Oxford is a privately printed translation of Omar Khayyam's book which can rest on a spider's web. it is about 1-8 the size of an ordinary postage stamp and weighs 1 1-2 grains.

It is a matter of fact that few creatures are more cleanly than makes. The flesh is white, firm and tender, and is free from bone: and gristie. Those who have eaten snakes say it is a very fine dish.

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Crapaud is a French name and literally means frogs. The creek passing through this place used

to be the hangout of numerous frogs, hence the name.

It favorite food of the Chinese is shark-fin and bird's-nest soups. '1' .-e -rs are put together by means of a sticky gelatious sub- sance elected from the mouths of swlfts. This substance is clean and wholesome, delicious and

. nourishing.

Another favorite dish of the Chinese is century-old heirs eggs. These are not. however, as bad as they may sound. Why? Because the contents shrink and dry up to form a hard nutlike food which is quite palatable. at least to the C'..inese. .

It seems strange that civilians should turn up their noses at the sight of snails on their tables when they ---,":h cysters, scallops and clams.

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Europeans are fond of muscles and in France the people go for

. perlwinkles like we go for peanuts.

The thought of devouring hu- man flesh is most repugnant to us. yet we must remembe that cannibalism was a widely spread custom until quite recently. and in Britain's early history our own ancestors sometimes eked out their larder at. the expense of other humans.

Many years ago. a London bar- bcr and restaurant keeper actual- ly made meat pics from persons he'd killed in his barber shop. Fortunately, he was caught and hanged. but not before thousands of his human meat pies had gone down the throats of unsuspecting patrons.

The world's most famous ele- phant was named Jumbo. The big fellow put on a lot of weight after h entered the Inndon zoo. which he occupied between 1865-1882. Jumbo stood 11 feet in his stock- ing feet and weighed over two tons. ,

Incidentally, an entire library has been devoted to the elephant's place in religion and labor.

C R ESCE NT CARNIVAL

FRANCES PARKISON KEYE8

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anything but Aunt Eleanor when I was a boy." .

Come over here to the light and

at Brudenell who claimed many '

some Budget lilglillghts

UITAWA. 53:11 it) - (CP) - Hizhllghts of e fiscal portion of Finance Minister Abbott's budget speech:

Estimated budsetary surplus of 320d.456,000 for the 1950-51 fiscal year ended March 31 last. com- pared wlth 8l3l.525,000 for 1949-50.

Revenue for 1950-51 estimated at t3,l05.300.000. an increase of s525,159.000.

Expenditures estlmaud at :2,- 90l.844,000. an increase of 9153.- 000.

Estimated national net debt at end of fiscal year sll,4-11,100,000. a decrease of s20:-1.456.000.

N in the months ahead Canadians will face a test of nerves. of readi- ness to sacrifice immediate in- teresis for future security.

The rearmament program may revive the dollar problem to some extent. but it no longer do- minates the economic scene.

Indications are thlst plans for capital expansion are greater than the capacity to fulfil them.

Almost every significant econ- omic lndicaior in Canada estab- lished records in 1950.

A shortage of certain types of skilled labor is developing.

The government is not prepared to embark on a premature pro- gram of direct controls to com- bat inflation.

There is urgent need for a higher volume of new saving to cover anticipated capital invest- ment.

ALBERTON W. I.

-Mrs. Herbert

Weeks presided and Mrs. Callaghan acted as secretary. members answered the roll

cently. The school committee ported that display boards

us-er's report showed a balance 515.80.

Clayton Travers were appainted to the visiting committee and Mrs. Gordon Coffin and Mrs. A. C. Green were appointed to the school committee. It was reported that the Janitor of the hall had resigned and it was decided to call for applications for the position. Mrs. Arthur wllkie concluded the biography of Mrs. Hoodless, founder of the Women's Institute. Mr.-. Burke invited the members to meet at her home in May. Refresh- ments were served at the close of the meeting. I-lostesses were Mrs. Champion. Mrs. Wilkie and Mrs. Michael Ahearn.

WHIM ROAD W. I.

..tThe April meeting of the whim Road W.l. was held at the home of Mrs. Webb Nicholson on Thursday night. Eleven members were present and one visitor. Roll call was answered by ex- changing seeds and plant slips.

Mrs. Wesley Campbell, presi- dent, conducbed the, meeting which began with the Institute Ode, and continued on in the usual manner. Correspondence receiv- ed during the month was read by the secretary, Mrs. Lawrence Stuart. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Several pieces of finished Red Cross work were handed in.

A very interesting report of the leadership course held in Charlottetown was given by Mrs. M. J. Munro, who attended as district president for the coming local convention. This year Whim Road is to be the entertaining In- stitute for the surrounding dis-

Champion was hostess to the April meeting of the Alberton Women's Institute meet- ing on Friday evening. Mrs. C. H. Joseph 15 call with the name of a book read re- re- had been made ready for use in the school and the hall committee re- ported eeven rentals. The tress. of

The hall committee was re-ap- pointed. Mrs. T. J. Keefe and Mrs.

'Tl-IE GUARDIAN.

CHARLOFFTETOWN

THE CENTRAL. GUARDIAN

This column Is reserved for news or local lateral. but advertising of a newly nature may be hinted at an cents a word. strictly pay- able In advance.

JIMMY! TA X!--ruobo 63.

CBASWELL graphs.

DOWLlNG'S SPORT LODGE for Fishing and Golfing supplies.

to: Better Photo-

ALL POLL TAXES are due and payable April 15th.

HOWARD MMINNIS FOOT- WEAR. at 175 Queen street.

i ournoon SIGNS. Art 254 Kent.

Signs.

PLEASE BRING the first quar- terly portlon i your Tax Bill. when paying y ur civic Taxes.

VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH -Dr. 0. S. Nordland. who recently returned from -Ottawa, where he acted as a member of the Veterin- ary Academic standards Board for Canada. has been notified by the Executive of the Canadian Veter- inary Medical Association. that he has been appointed a member of

POSTPONED - The Auction Sale of farm machinery of Frank B. Clarke which was to have taken plzicc in Charlottetown yes- terday. but due to the weather and road conditions making it impossible to get all the machin- ery from the Keppoch farm to Charlottetown for yesterdayis sale, we are postponing it until one week from today, Tuesday. April 17th.

DIES IN TORONTO - Many Island friends will regret to learn of the death of Leo I-l. Power after a short illness at his home, '18 Blackthorne Ave. in Toronto on Monday. April 9th. Mr. Power was stationed in Charlottetown for a number of years as Maintenance Superintendent of Canadian Air- ways wherc he and Mrs. Power en- deared themselves to many. since his departure from here he has been employed in various positions of responsibility by Canada Air- ways, British Overseas Airways. and until the time of his death by the Del-Iavilend Aircraft Co. in Toronto. The sympathy of their host of friends on the Island is ex- tended to his bereaved wife and members of his family.

LIBERAL WOMEN'S MEETING -The monthly meeting of the Women's Liberal Club was held yesterday afternoon in the ladies room of the Canadian Legion Hall. The President. Mrs. Russell Roper presided. The

minutes of

K. SHOES FOB MEN-Madein

England-at Wright's.

Mus. .l0!lN8TON'Sv wean - Beautiful Coats. Suits. Dresses. Also Sale Stock.

THE FIRST INSTALLMENT of and payable

Civic Taxes is due April 15th.

IIUIE FLIGHTS WEEKLY 1.!

By time Central Airway: Liuaited. 2001

INTEREST at the rate

charged on all unpaid first install- ments after April 15th.

RAOUL BEYMOND. present a vocal recital over Radio

Station CBA. on Wednesday, April

elevenith, from 7.00 to 7.15 P. M. ATTENTION DRAMA GROUPS!

Entries for

20th (instead of April 30th).

Road.

Personals-at

Messrs. F. D. Bennett and Roy Burke of Morell were business

that Association's newly formed visitors in Charlottetqxvn yester. committee on Veterinary Public day. Health.

Mrs. J. A. Ma.cAnnally. of Sas- katoon. Sask., the former Phyllis Dawson. who is visiting her par- ents Col. and Mrs. U. G. Dawson in Yarmouth. N.S.. this week-end will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hansen, Lon-gworth Ave.

Fredericton and Vicinity

...Mr. C. B. Jelly, School super- visor, Summerside, was a visitor to Fredericton school on Wednesday.

Professor W. W. Jones, Tryon

has resumed his music class in the

Fredericton school following ' holidays.

Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Jackson are being welcomed to their home in Fredericton after spending the winter morths in New Brunswick.

Miss Tillie Prowse. Charlotte-

town, was a recent visitor to Fred- erlcton the guest of her aunt. Mrs. on Thursday morning for a. visit to

Annie MacEachern. She left

Amherst. N. S. 4

ergency operation. All look forward

LADIES

ey. Nova Bootia. Phone -Mars

of one half per cent per month will be

Bass, will

Festival close April Send to Mrs. Ray MacLeod. Graham's

. ing

The many friends of Miss Ellen Buchanan are sorry to hear she had to enter the Prince County Hospital on Thursday for an em-

Busy Year is Planned For ' Women's Institute:

The April meeting of the Women's Institute Executive was a busy one. Discussions centred around Plans for the annual convention. the biennial sessions of the F. W. I. 0., film scfvices utilization. reso- lutlons, musical festival and price controls.

with the President in the chair. the minutes were read by the sec- retary "and approved” as read. Correspondence relating to re- cent resolutions and visiting speak- ers for convention was read and discussed.

Reports were heard from Miss Bosweil concerning her recent at-

tendance at the Conference on Boys' and Girls Clubs held in Winnipeg and the committees

dealing with resolutions. O

Miss Robin announced that Miss Anna Templeton of the Jubi- lee Guilds of Newfoundland and Labrador has accepted the invita- tion io speak to Annual Conven- tion which will be held July loth and 11th. Arrangements have al- so been completed for Mrs. Davies to address one of the sessions. Mrs. Davies is now on a trans- continental tour. representing the National Fcdcratioii of Women's Institutes of England and Wales. Mrs. Davies lives in a small Eng- lish village and is actively inter- ested in Institute work. she is the mother of two young children. Several nominations were receiv- ed for Life Membership awards. The suggestion of forming ”spec- lal interest groups" to be taken on tour during one afternoon of the Convention was approved. It was decided that members pf the Exe- cutive would act as guides but final plans were left for submis- sion at next meeting.

The Policy Committee submit- ted the budget which was ratified fay the meeting. This will be sent ' to the Minister of Agriculture for approval.

A committee was appointed to compose the brief for presenta- tion at the Biennial meeting of the Federated Women's Institutes to be held in June.

It was decided to award the In- stitute Trophy to Class 83 in the Musical Festival Competition. A request from the Musical Festival Executive to hold a meeting with them in the near future was ac- cepted.

Discussion took place concern- the necessity of a short- oourse for tourist-catering and the policy committee were requested to confer with the Minister of Education about providing such a course.

It was agreed that an inde-

the last meeting were read the recording secretary, Mrs.

J. Rodd. The treasurer. Mrs. G.

MacDonald read the financial port. Mrs. Arthur Peake then troduced Mr. Simon Paoli.

eral,Assnciation, who gave instructive talk on A vote of thanks was

pre- sident of the Fifth Queen's Lib-

organization. tendered

to an early return to health for

by Ellen.

W. A. re- in-

A number of our hockey

an Sydney Millionaires.

fans attended the games in Charlotte- town last week played between the Charlottetown Islanders and the

Mn Leslie Weeks entertained

pendent committee be chosen to interview applicants for the Home Economics Scholarship. Members of the committee will be repre- sentatives from he Department of Education. the Home Economics Association and the Women's In- stitutes. Mrs. Maccuownn, Conven- er of Home Economics, is the nominee from the Women's Insti-

Budget Figures Reveal Huge Surplus FoLl:lie Past Year

OTTAWA, April 10 -- (CP) - A I950-51 budgetary surplus of s203.456.000 - the fifth consecu- tive surplus since the end of the war -- was reported tonight by Finance Minister Abbott in his Budget speech to the Commons. Last September. he forecast 8. surplus of 315,000,000.

The surplus of s208,-l56,000 for the year ended March 31 last compared with a surplus of sl3l,- 525,000 in i949-50; 5595.000.000 in 1948-49; s670,000.000 in 1947-48 and

d373,000,000 in 1946-47 when A lengthy string of deficits was broken.

Mr. Albbott estimated 1950-51

revenues at 53,l05.300,000 and ex- penditures at s2,90l,844,000. In the previous year. revenues were b2,580.l-11,000 and expenditures W.-l48.6l8,0D0.

The 1950-51 surplus was applied against the country's not national debt and reduced it to s11,441.l00,-

Mr. Abbott's figures were con- MM

The worship service was taken from the Missionary Monthly, under the leadership of Mrs. Crozier, the theme being. ”'I'he War for Love and Peace." Mrs. John Beairsto. Mrs. Morley Crozicr and Mrs. Ar- thur MncKay assisted the leader. The hymn No. 93. "Go to Dark Gethesmane" was sung. Scripture reading found in St. Mark ch. 16 1-13 verses were read in unison. Easter offering was taken and ded- icated by singing hymn 356. verses 4. 5 and 6. A prayer entitled. "A Call to Prayer" was read in unison.

The following members had Eas- ter readings, Mrs. James Hickey, Mrs. H. Crozier, Mrs. John Bealr- sto, Mrs. M. Crozier and Mrs. A. MacKay. Hymn 412 closed. the wor- ship service. The president and vice president being absent, Mrs. Jas. Hickey was appointed chairman for the business period. Roll was called with five members answering with appropriate verse on Easter. Min- utes of last meeting were read and approved. Correspondence, consist- cd of letter re Robert Simpson C0,, Mrs. John F. Scott re allocation. Donation of prints was passed around to be made into articles. It was decided to have thank-offering service and bazaar in two weeks time.

The friendship secretary reported two hospital cards. one call, one sympathy letter. four treats and 0110 Eet-well card. Meeting closed by Singing hymn 148. "Breathe on Me Breath of God" and repeating together Mizpah Benediction. Lunch

V

were as follows: 'Slok committee,

Mr. Paoll by Mrs. Ben. Jr. A ten. committee

bert Gaudet and Mrs. Guindan served tea at the close of the meeting.

LEAVE ON EXERCISES

namrax, April 10 '- (CP) - The Royal Navy submarine Thule and the Canadian destroyer Cres- cent left Halifax today for ex- ercises of! Grand Manon, N. B. The two vessels are slated to re-

turn to Halifax April 20. and

. tee, Mrs. Wcsley Campbell Miss Mary K. Munro.

A penny sale was given by Mrs. Lawrence Stuart. which was won by Mrs. Wesley Campbell, who in turn will conduct the sale for next month. Mrs. Bob Campbell kindly invited the members to her home for the May meeting. Roll call will be, 1'Sing, Say. Play. or Pay." At the close of the eve- ning a social hour was enjoyed by everyone, during which time. the hostess, Mrs. Nicholson. assisted by several of the ladiw. served delightful refreshments. The meet- ing closed with the King.

Cord Of Thanks

helped during his recent sad be-

Rogers comprising Mrs. Lemuel E. Prowse, Mrs. Gil- Arthur

thc '.easant Valley Women's In- stibutg on Wednesday evening. This meeting took the form of a social one and was enjoyed by all. A bazaar table added to the at- tractions of the evening. At the close a delicious lunch was served by the ladies.

Mrs. Milton Weeks was hostess to the members of the Mission circle at her home on Tuesday ev- ening. Mrs. Miller Weeks presided during the meeting. "In Christ There is no East or West" was sung. Scripture lesson Marl: 10: 17-22 was read by Mrs. George Smith. A poem written by a moth- er. "To My Son" was read by Mrs. Clinton Glydon followed by prayer by Mrs. George Smith. The advis- ory presldent, Mrs. Frank Qitcliffe led in the closing chapter of our study on Japan. In the study "Our Living Faith" Miss Evelyn smith read the part. "Man's Confusion" and Mrs. Clinton Glydon rend. "False Beliefs". Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Roll call was responded by a mem- orized scrlpture verse containing "Behold". Offering was taken and Easter envelopes were opened. Mrs. Melville Weeks invited the mem- bers for next meeting. Mrs. George

in unison. A delicious lunch was

served by the hostess assisted by

M.S. auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. monthly meeting on March 12th.

Robin Hood

FRESH E66

tutes.

Meeting adjourned, to recon-

vene on May 10.

i DARNLEY AND SEA VIEW W. M. S.

The Dnmley and Sea View W.- its

Harry W. Crozier for

was then served by committee in charge assisted by the hostess.

JENKINS PHARMACY

The Rexall Store

will be the only Drug Store open this after- noon and evening.