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house canvass this week to help reach the campaign’s objective of 312500.00. They are standing ileft to right) Mrs. Sterling In- man. Mrs. Edwin Cook, Mrs. Bar-

. ampaign Leader Stresses eed Of Making Objective

Bureau was at the present mo- ment operating “in the red" due to the act that last year's appeal fell about $4000.00 short. of the ob- Jective.

“Regardless of the many other appeals for funds,“ said Mr. Tait, “it is imperative that we raise our present objective, otherwise we shall e forced to curtail our services, ‘and we know that our citizens would be loath to acept such a curtailment."

INTENSE CANVASS

He urged each canvasser to make an intensive canvass of every card in his possession and “not to be content until every pos- sible dollar was gathered in for

Kr. M explained that thel this great Christian work, that of

tram Foster. Mrs. Wallace Rodd. Mrs. Blair MacDonald. Seated; left to right; Mrs. J.H. Bishop. Mrs. Waldo Bain. Mrs. J.A. Law- son, Mrs. W.R. Aitken, Miss Lilli-

being literally a good Samari- tan." ‘

Walter Baker. the field secre. tary. told briefly of his work in: counselling families in an mdea-' your to eliminate the causes of their various problems. Each canvasser was given a copy of the annual report together with a resume of the bureau's aims and services. and urged to study them so as to become thoroughly familiar with Bureau‘s work.

Rev. T.H.B. Somers. a director of the bureau, expressed the gra- titude of the churches for the wise and kindly approach the bur- eau‘s secretary made to the prob- lems of those who came seeking help.

Such persons needed a special- 1y trained person such as Mr. Ba- ker. to guide. investigate and help them solve their social problems. To the workers he said. “You are

much in the position of the small

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an Wonnacott. Absent from the picture: Mrs. Arthur Love. Mrs. Gordon Haynes, Mrs. O.K. Pres-

by. Mrs. G.D. Steel.

boy who brought the loaves and fishes to Jesus, who blest and multiplied them and as you give your time to this great cause. Christ will just as surely bless you now and in the ages to come."

Special guests at the meetiig were the women Zone Leaders who are making a door-to-door canvass of the city and environs this week.

The bountiful supper was donat- ed and served by the women of the Junior W.A. of Trinity United Church under the direction of Mrs George Shelfoon.

Mr. A.J. Haslam expressed the thanks of the meeting for the supper and Mrs. Sheldon Carson responded on behalf of the wo- men. Rev. Victor Jackson of Calvaiy Temple asked the bless- ing and Rev. A. E. Johnston. a visiting minister from Vancouver, pronounced the Benediction.

\ l I'\ i‘ . In "J 1 on . ’II A ,Ilnh.‘ _ mm hm: : duct, Mr ‘2‘ kind 0; axed “.Hh Ill" ,31 n Ullllkpl, 1. ll‘llln D lll‘nr_ says he, ‘ .auh. “Human”. IT] 5 ‘ hat E ('ornwau D ARE the Zone lea- "m’ can , [of the Women's Division of Pm'oduce. Family Service alcr. This '3 current campaign for who rum was, They will make a house-to- ator mm - l think of r I" Ilavg m-‘mf‘ort \‘ One hundred men and women “I?” m for the Protestant R5 AGO ' Service Bureau were told ) cycling that the amount of way r objective of 512500.00 is ab- cm'n let” E necessary if the Bureau 03v 9“ ' mldequately take care of e m. em‘ ' for which it was orga - H I.“ ‘ ~ “ “we over two years ago. [.mnzsp‘lal ' moccasion was a supper meet- b . "l “l “the eve of the annual ap- uildiniza “- funds for the work of the ad. to b. , 1‘?" *1“ mnesidem Alfred Tait who alcon. in general campaign chair- commended the busy men h h. _ women in attendance who ,0 ‘3‘“ ’9‘ you their time as well as “n after to the cause. 'e plaster. c contract College. IC. N.B i. work 1m. g" wood wng . nstrue- ‘ -‘ mmer. GO ) l“ nwood. N. Col. Basil

puty m. ‘VI'I‘AtWA (GP) _ Fire Chief

y of Of. . Dohnan said late Mon- .A.F. sen. migation of Saturday’s the Gun explosion has been con- their way , , on an unused gas inlet ning. The In” the basement of a build-

stntions n- ltthe centre of the blast.

being i We. the Journal said “a

s of vnr- do! light switch in a fume-

locnl con- cdlar" of the building set

’ I! explosion. It based its

in statements from an un-

empressed ' I investigator said to

supply of 'ewed the critically-in. the next ' ' caretaker of the building.

said that huff-Jumper said 45-year-old

e to route ' hhderson went into the

“reefer” . , Addressograph-Multi-

time. the toll , \ ada Limited build-

the prefer~ .A.‘ logfivestigate a persistent memes u ‘7‘ In. The story added:

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“lie first noticed what he , was water seeping into Then he‘ noticed a in the wall. The open- ‘plugged with rags. He . out the rags but in the has he could see little. ,"Ile said he walked over and ya the light switch. "ll! building blew up."

very” Ill(Clint Dolmen told a Cana- ' ~ reporter gas was pre» ' the blast areal-in in: ‘ ~ B re belll' mot Slater and“ 122m; mm 5 V the explosion. ' I! d It was traced to an un-. "‘ EASTERN GUARDIAN JRED ‘

MON “45” Score Cards

‘ ille- at Guardian-Patriot

ll Printing. v

“‘YELLER, Yeo Theatre.

21. 23. 29. 30th. The best i i ever. See.

MEN. FUNERAL —— The fu- " Udlelate Mrs. Charles Hic- ' “me death cecuinred on Oct- ' 31¢. was held at Sturgeon Ouch on October 23rd. " ‘*' was conducted by ' V-A- Paterson assisted by Currie. The pallbearers 1’- Geovze Graham, Lester " v We}! Hicken. Laughlin . newRowan Sencabaugh. " ellyn. Interment was “Fm: Cemetery. The fu- Fat 1898er attended.

"MEAL HELD _ The fu- t" be late Mrs. Rebecca ‘ ' away in . N.S.. was held _.lt‘ternoon from Little vaulted Church. Services “FINNh and grave were " by Rev. L. s. Wool— ‘hd Rev. 'r. n. Goudge. ' Beck were: Lem Bucll. ‘ ‘ . Sam Beck. Spen- hnm. Fulton Rumley, [Mean Flower bear- “: George Blue. Stew—. NW. Neil MacNeill. " M“Fan‘lnne. Interment Fume Sands Cemetery.

Wilson FUNERAL —

of the late John L. 30! was held on Mon- ' from his late re- ' 3- Georges. to St. Church. where Solemn .‘ ' Mass was cele- _‘ by Very Rev. Bennett ' assisted by Rev. ‘ Concoran. Deacon. Rev.

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dutif- M can [9..—

l- MacDonald as sub—Dra‘ ‘3“ Rev. William chfc as we 0‘ ceremonies. Palllwar-} W FEE: Leo Fay, .lohu Sum-I “Hunk MacPhcrson. Al‘l‘l‘di

v ter Morrison. Hugh. the - Interment took 13130e Church cemetery. 1110 ‘9‘" _ “8 conducted by \cryl W nnen Macdouald 'l‘ht‘l was very lai‘uC‘ll 3‘"

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used inlet pipe in the rubble-filled basement of the Addressograph firm‘s premises. The pipe was uncapped, he said. and the Qt- tawa Gas Company was asked to cap it and this was done.

What still must be determined. however. he said. is which came first: the gas or the blast.

John Spence. general manager of Ottawa Gas. said the Illa-inch service pipe into the building was inactive as no one in the building was using natural gas.

Such a pipe, he said. is capped and is supposed to be reopened only by Ottawa Gas employees. on the request of a new customer.

In another development today. Mayor George Nelms appointed Maj.~Gen. F. F. Worthington, for- mer federal civil defence co-or- dinator. to head a five-man in-

nspecl Unused Gas Inle’r Cause Of O’rfawa Blas’r

It is to look into all aspects of the explosion and report on the cause and possible safeguards against such‘an occurrence in fu- ture.

Residents of the capital still were marvelling over the miracle that no one was killed in the ex- plosion. On a week-day morning the casualty toll might have been in the hundreds. '

A total of 39 persons were taken to hospitals for treatment but only five were admitted. in- cluding c a r e t a k e r Anderson.

Badly burned. he was the only r

person critically injured. Property damage was unoffici- ally estimated as between $2,000,- 000 and $5,000.000. Dozens of rtore’s remained closed in the, blast area Monday as gas mains in the area were

checked for leaks.

vestigating committee.

Hold Loyalty Dinner On Eve Of Financial Drive

At a Loyalty Dinner, held a: the Charlottetown Hotel last even- ing. some 200 members of the congregation of St. Peter's Ang- lican Cathedral of Charlotte-town gathered there as a pledge of. their duty and support to their Parish on the eve of a financial campaign to assist the Parish in its functional duties during the next three years.

Presiding over the function as General Chairman, Judge H.L. Palmer opened the ceremonies by calling upon the newly appointed Rector of St. Peter’s. Rev. Can- on J.R. Davies to say Grace.

Following a dinner, preSIch over by ladies hostess chairman. Mrs A.G. MacMillan, and hos- tess vice-chairman. Mrs. L.H. Davison. Mrs. E. Callaghan, Min. HM. Simpson and assisted by 20 other table hostesses. members of the Church and laity gave brief addresses on the aims and purposes of the campaign and the plans. obligations and pro- blems of the church that necessi— tate such a program at this time.

The predominant factor of .thc-ie talks by the carious speakers was not one of financial need. but of the spiritual need of the “Give:

to Give”. and in so doing. find- ing a new interest and satisfac- tion in the church and worship, individually and collectively.

BISHOP SPEAKS

Rt. Rev. W.W. Davis. Bishop Coadjutor of Nova Scotia. was a guest speaker. He referred to the reflected warmth and sincerity of the gathering which he sa‘d was a “joy and inspiration“. in extending his own congratulations to the congregation and Parish in their united effort. he carried a message from Rt. Rev. Bishop Waterman. Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia and his blessings for the success of this undertaking.

Other speakers of the occas- sion were: H.B. Armstrong, Pu‘o- lications Chairman: Arthur H Peake. Canvass Committee Chair man: A.D. Cameron. Arrange ments Chairman: Rev. Canon J. R. Davies, Rector of St. Peter’s Cathedral; Lt. Gov. F. Walter Hyndman.

Other members of the campaign committee are: Lt.-Col. J.R. Pa- ton.SpeciaI Gifts Chairmans: George Michael. Initial Gifts Chairman and William Shama, Teams Chairman. ~

Montreal Slum Area Is Site

Of Big ‘Housing Development

By ROBERT RICE Canadian Press Staff Writer MONTREAL l(3PI —— An over-

crowded lair of poverty and promiscuity in the seedy heart of Montreal is being ripped apart and rebuilt as a low-rental hous- ing project. I First sod. soggy with rain. Is to be turned today to signal the beginning of construction on the $16,000.000 Jeanne Mance housmg lo ment. deg: fiext year. the first famil- lies' are expected to shift their hopes and homes into new apart~ mcnt buildings raised in an area

one architect called "as had an.

i - id be example of slums as (on found anywhere in .\orth Amer-

ica." YEARS OF DELAY ‘

It took five years to achieve actual building of apartment

blocks~1ive years that saw in: . . H T

slum-clearance pl't)_lC(l dldggt

past delays. through courts. :3—

“ I ' ' I('l'lllt'l[. .

> .(‘(I. deuounted am

Im the need

llvci'youc agreed on . I for rcmovmg the blighted aiea— least 11 slums in Mont-

one of at r ‘ N rc'il But the disziurccmcnis tame ovcr llo\\ ~ lilld .viicrc-zn z'clioufic 'Ill" 4.001 pcoplc livm: in l c

blocks 111~1 .llf

sillidil‘l l"’“"’“““‘

du\lll'.0\\ll St Catherine Street.

Foes of the project. originally known as the Dozois plan. con- tended that the people should be moved to north-end Montreal to a new area. leaving the down- town district for industrial and commercial development.

Ex . mayor Jean Drapeau. an anti - vice crusader, condemned the project and tried to force a city election over it. He said the project involves “an abhorrent and dangerous concentration of low income people" which leaves

the basic social problem un- touched. SHARE 1N COST

Supporters said the idea of

'leaving pockets of people in well-

nned. park areas in commer- Eilgl districts is widely supported by town planners and soc1ologists. The project is bacde by the city council, provincial and fcdcral governments. all sharing in the chlic ('in and 1hr federal gov. ernmcnls <plll tho 50.000000 cost of tcaring dmiu the 322 properties in the 20-acre arca.lbounded by Sanguinet. St. Dominique and on- tario Streets along the rear lot line 01 Si. Catllcrinc. ’I‘hc pi-ovin. rial :m‘ernmt‘nl flan? the City 51000000 01' this (“\I.

The federal government is pay-

Trinity W.M.S. Has Meeting

MONTAGUE — The October

meeting of the W.M.S. of Trinity United Church. Montague. was held at the home of Mrs. Alan MOSher. with 17 members and three visitors attending.

Mrs. Arthur Bown conducted the worship service assisted by Mrs. Arnold Wightman who gave the scripture reading. The service opened with the call to worship and singing of the hymn followed by the Lord's Prayer in unison.

Following the worship service. a moment of silent prayer was ob- served in tribute to the memory of Miss Martha Townsend and Mrs. Joseph MacGregor. who faithfully supported the work of the W.M.S. for many years.

The business session was led by the president, Mrs. Bert Hane- veld.

After the correspondence was read a short discuSSion was held concerning the work and progress of the C.G.I.T. and W.M.S., and a committee was appointed to pro- vide transportation for the mem- bers of the C.G.I.T.. when attend- ing special meetings and confer- ences. '

A report of hospital and shut-in calls was made. and an introduc- tion to the new study book “con- cerns of a Continent" was given by Mrs. D. Macintyre.

‘ Following dedication of the of- fering the meeting was closed with the Mizpah Benediction.

Fire Dept. To Help Springhill ‘ With Tug-Of-War

MONTAGUE — The 'Montague Fire Department will challenge the MontagueiBranch of the Can- adian Legion to a tug-of—war to raise funds for the Springhill Dis- aster Relief Fund.

The contest will take place in front of the skating ring at 8 pm. on.Saturday night. and will be for the best of three pulls.

The opportunity to contribute to the relief fund of 1958 will be gi- ven to all people in attendance when a hat in which the fire de- partment will place $25.00 will be passed.

The dccision was made at the regular monthly meeting of the fire department. held last night in the council chambers.

The opinion of the members was that this would be an oppor- tune time for people who would like to contribute to do so with a minimum of effort and the de partment hope for an overwhelm- ing response for this deservmg cause.

Fire chief Douglas Coffin of- ficiated at this mcctng.

Found After 2 Days In Woods

SDDN EY 1 CP l—Stcelworker Victor Barrett. 32. was picked up unharmed by a seaplane at Green Lake near here Monday after spending twc nights lost in deep woods.

Barrett became separated from his son and another companion Saturday afternoon while hunting deer in the nearby Catalonia- Rocky Bay district.

ing 75 per cent of the rebuilding cost. with the city giving the rest. in- cludes four lQ-storcy blocks. has been planned to provide 40 per cent of the arm for parks and

The development. which

playgrounds. 13 per cont for park.

ing, 15 per cent for buildings. and the rest for streets and vacant

land.

Rents will be ticd to wages— wol'king out to about :10 per rout

of a \\tll‘l\'(‘l"\ pay Awrauc rciital

includan: “eniccs is estimated at

$56 monthly.

' duals.

main indelinite.

raising projects, K. M. Sedgewick of Montreal. general manager of

‘ to 10.000 tons—transported about

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

llrtncy is pcuring in from across Canada to aid the grief- sti‘icken community of Springhill. NS.

Thousands of dollars have al- ready been collected from indivi- firms and organizations but plans for a television pro- gram that would raise a hoped- for $1.000.000 in a single night re-

To co—ordinate the varied fund—

tlic Royal Bank of Canada, has been app0inted national chairman of the Springnill Disaster Relief Fund. established by Premier Stanfield of Nova Scotia as a con- tinuation of the 1956 fund to aid the families of 39 miners killed in another Springhill mine explo- ston.

WANT 'I‘V PROGRAM

A Toronto group headed by A. G. Sampson. a native of l'Ardoise. NS. announced it planned to or- ganize a TV program—«perhaps Sunday night—with the aim of raising $1,000,000.

But a CLBC Official said Monday there is “nothing yet definite." He added. however. the CBC "is more than happy to promote any such program."

Scores of cities are donating.

Money Is Pouring In To Aid Grief-Stricken Springhill

Toronto intends to give $25000;

By ARCH MacKENZIE Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (OP) Northern

shipping lanes this season carried almost double the supply tonnage moved in 1957 and will reach for fresh records next year when Canada assumes the full load. Thirty-five vessels — including 22 char;er craft ranging from 250

73.000 tons to the growing north. Still to come out for the season. the transport department said to— day. are the icebreakers Monst- calm and N. B. Machan plus a barge.

Frobisher Bay. headquarters for the Eastern Arctic, took 27,- 000 tons and the rest was dropped at a wide range of settlements and outposts. some by air. The most northerly sea .run was the annual sprint by the icebreaker d'Iberville for Eureka Weather Station on Ellesmere Isl a n d, about 700 miles from the Pole. MORE NEXT YEAR

Transport department officials said Monday that an extra 10,000 tons probably will have to be carried next year as a result of Canada assuming the full Arctic srpply job. The United States un- til this year had been sending ll’ll'Ct‘ convoys to supply bases on the DEW radar line which it built

Shipping Tonnage In The North Is Almost Doubled

and operates. This was cut to one

LONDON (Reutersl—Two lead- ing British newspapers Monday rapped retired Field Marshal Vis- count Montgomery for his recent attacks on the United States and NATO.

In an address three days ago. the 70-yearcld Montgomery ac- cused the US. of inconsistent world policies and called for a drastic Overhaul of the cumber- some NATO organization.

The Manchester Guardian said anyone who wants to reform NATO had better first think “of our principal ally.”

"A political 'standing group' to co-ordinate policy with the Amer-

By CAROLYN WILLETT Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA iCP) ~ The annual

invitation is out for Canada's amateur and professional play- wrights to try their talents in the Canadian playwriting competi- tion.

Mrs. Roy Macgregor Watt of Ottawa. chairman of the competi- tion committee. said in an inter- view the contest is the oldest con- tinuing playwriting competition 11 North Amerca.

Sponsored by the Ottawa Little Theatre Workshop. the first com- petition was held 21 years ago.

Mrs. Watt. who has entered plays in the competition herself. handles the entries and will send out contest rules from her home “office” at 244 Powell Avenue, Ottawa.

The competition is open for original. one-act plays in English. The plays must be submitted un- der the author's pen name—wilh the real name and address in a sealed envelope.

Contest rules state that a con- testant may enter a maximum of three plays. using a different pen name for each entry. Three prizes of $100, $75 and $50 go to the winners.