MAY 18. 1951'

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,1 WILL be absent from my dd... repair shop until June LL Ellison Baker.

, -'r;nvE May 29th. for Ken- ,,,;:.b United Church Junior ihuir concert in the assembly h:ill.'

-TEh'DEIi.s will be received for old Lower Freetown School; also outbuildings until May 31st. Scott C.'lll'nS. Secretary.

NOIITHAM PLAYERS

-.lEl-2 ,,,..5:..i, "Look Out. Lizzie" in Mal- llall. Friday. May 18th-

Sfyailhioltod by Baltic W. I.

...vi:iv LONDON rnr:sav'rr:n- IAN CHURCHES. - Services Sun- ”, uay zotli. Long River 11.00 ,.'.u. Clifton 2.30 P. M. Geddle Mflllllfldl 7.30 P. M. REV- 13- A- cgmpbell, MlIllSlEl'.

..n.VGAGEMEN'I' -- Mrs. Lucy lizit-Kay of Summersldc wishes to aiiinnunce the engagement of her (l:lllElllPr. Kathleen Joyce. to Minn llocsor Weber. son of Mr. mm Iilrs. Aaron Weber. Elmira, 0ul.. wedding to take place on June 6th at the Glad Tidings Chapel at 3.00 p.ni.

-RECEIVE DIPLOMAS-Among the students receiving their Grade XI Diplomas from Horton Academy on Monday were Garth Tnonlbs, Clive Macdonald. Joan iioz-risen. Hubert Lefurgey. May- nl1'll SL'lllll'l'iI3ll of Summersldc-: 53 Jane Fstey, formerly of Sum- n:e.-s.de and now of Moncton. N.B.. and Betty Toomibs of Kensing- ton-S.

-HONOR GRADUATE - Mr. Robert 8. Holland is one of the honor students to graduate this ;.a:- at Boston College. Boston. Massachusetts. He is a candidate ."..-tlie degree of Bachelor of Scence in Business Administra- l.-in. Robert is a son of Mr. Bla-ke rlollzind. formerly of Tryon, F. E l-S.

-HOME AND SCHOOL MEETS - The May meeting of the Sum- merslde Home and School Wel- fare Group was held in the High School Library on Wednesday eve- nng with the president. Mr. A. ll. Hubley. in the chair. Mrs. Biair Elderkin was appointed as secretary. Mlas Estelle Bowness has appointed convener of the llcmbership Committee and it has decided to have notices of cacti meeting printed and sent home with the pupils.

ur. George T. Clarke was ap- pt).l'l'iEd convener of the Ways and mans Committee. New program at-i-airgements were made. where- in lrle whole membership was d.i:ded into ten groups to ar- ran.-ze program and social for one month each.

The following are the names of t.;e captains: Mr. Hublcy. Mrs. Chister Robinson. Mrs. Franklin Caiiicroli. Mrs. Elderkin. Mr. A. S Hopkins, Mrs. Enzly Cgmpbell. ii:. James R. MY-urphy. Dr. H. E. Clark. Mrs. Crocilman MacArthur and Mrs. Allison Maeliean. it was decided to order at Home and School Magazines to be sold in- d:v.d'.ially at the meetings. Fol- iowinz the business session an interesting film was shown. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday. June 12.-S.

-TWO PLAYS PRESENTED -K('il'lll Grove players put on a line performance of their two one- W plays and specialties in Irish- Imvn Hall on Friday evening, be- fore a large and attentive aud- iencc. The very young cast gave an ciccilent presentation of "The Puree Beartr Christmas Eve." and the senior play "Remarkable 3ilb.V." was well out and well act-

by veteran performers. sbly Wnnoi-ted by one or two less well luioivn actors. other items on the itrogmni included: "springtime Lament," a gay skit by Phyllis Painter. Marjorie MIcMurdo. SW06 Yeo. Mary wetmei-. Ethel hallaghlini I charming pantomine 3' Ethel Callaghan. Edgar Mlllsr. Phyllis Paynter and Arnold Wal- ttr and heartily encored solos by Hfe and wlnsomc Astrid Mlllar

"Old Laird and Frank Burgess; M well received instrmnontal fnelciilons by Burgess Ind Reeves. tel;-nwillgl islthe cast of charac- M5 - The Three Bears' Christ- Lafrd , - Director Elsie km ' 518 Bear - Duncan Pic- cou:-t Middle-stud Bear - lttI ky . Little Bear - Sheila Cau- Ln-uCt0ldllockl - Joan Cuclay. Red: Brother - Errol Cssclcy. Wwltlding Hood Gwcnnythc 6, - ui-do. "Remarkable Baby"- wlzflctora - Elsie Laird. Arnold the :3 Marie Parks ollwiny .. mm 1315 mother - Ethel Calls- mm-mh I Bradford - the baby's Seam 91' Iry Wobble M” Xgltetl-ercon G'ilwiily - the Mn p the - ohn Piokctts.

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I. Mouton Summer Street: Gcuriics Dnigotcrc. Ii Central Street; ,';,..... New--hand. wuu simti unit a-aim. O1 oi-umuo Street; Dcncsttds Grocery. Second Strut: Island Ilotcr To ,

Water Street; Alban'I Grocery, no-nuugu Mn". l. L. Waits in Kcnsington

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-PANTRY SALE AND BAZAAR It the Presbyterian Church Hall, Kensington. Saturday afternoon. May l9th. at a P. Mr

-FUNDAMENTAL earner CHURCH. Central Bcdcque. Rev. D. M. Fraser, Pnstor. Services for Slmdlly. May 20th. Central Bedeque 10.45 A. M. Borden 3 PM. Everyone welcome. c.

-BEDEQUE UNITED CHUBCH CIIAIIAC-E. - services Sunday. May 20th. Eedeue 11 A. M. (Guest speaker at this service Rev. E. J. 10- Fraser. of Korea.) Borden 3 P. M. Albany 730 P. M. Rev. W. Burton Crow. 3. A., Minister.

-CENTRAL BED!-ZQUE BAP- TIST CHURCH. - services Sun- day, May 20th, ll A. M. Sunday school 10.16 A. .34. Evening 7.45 P. M. Religious play "Soul in the Desert". Special music. Rev. Charles A. Britten. Minister.

-CABIN SUPERVISORS - Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cain have been secured as supervisors of Harbor View Cabins, Summer-side, for this season. Mr. and Mr. Cain were previously on the housekeeping staff of Mount Allison University, Saokviile, N. B.-S.

-FUNERAL AT S'SIDE-Fun- eral services for the late Mrs. George Pope were conducted yes- terday with service at St. Mary's Anglican Church at two o'clock. The pastor. Vcn. Archdeacon G. R. Harrison carried out. the service and also officiated at the grave in St. John's Cemetery. St. Eleonora. The poll bearers were Messrs. George Hogg. Clarence Jones, R. 13- Ellll. Ross MacKenzie, R. A. Home and George T. Clarke.-S

-COMMUNITY HONORS BRIDE AND GROOM - Members of the community of Sherbrooke gather- ed in the Hall on Wednesday eve- ning to tender a miscellaneous shower to Mr. and Mrs. Prowse Chappell. To appropriate music. the bride and groom were escort- ed to seats of honor by Miss Marie Dekker and Mr. Adrian Dckker. after which many lovely gifts were presented. Delicious re- freshments were served by the ladies and the remainder of the evenlnz was spent in dancing.-S.

--HOME. SCHOOL MEETING- The annual meeting of the Tignish Home and School Association was held last evening in the convent with an' attendance of twenty-five members. President Clarence Gav- in was in the chair and after the singing of "O Canada." The year- ly report was read by the record- ing secretary, Rev. sister st. Hil- lary. Mrs. Walter Hogan, treasur- er. gave the financial statement. Remarks were made by several L embers congratulating the exec- utive on the great success of the past year's work and ii hearty vote of thanks was extended to them by Mr. A. A. Bernard. Then fol- lowed election of officers for the coming year: president. Mr. Ad- risn Richard; vice president, Mrs. J. 1". Gallant; treasurer. Mrs. Wal- ter Hogan.

Personals

-The friends of Mr. W. L. Coi- ton. Kenslngton. will regret to learn he is in St. Mary's Hospital. Montreal. for treatment.-S.

S'Side Y's Men's Club Meelhig

Mr. John Mungall was chair- man 'snd Claude Lecky flnesmas- ter of the regular weekly meet- ing of the Summersldc Yis Men's Club held last evening at Coyle's Restaurant. President Dr. H. E. Clark and gecretary Kcn. Walker were appointed delegates to the Msrltlma convention to be held in Moncton. June 2. 3. and 4. it was decided to extend an in- vitation to have the 1952 conven- tion held ln Summersldc. A motion was passed that the last meeting of the season would be on June 14th and would be ladlesi night. A letter was read from regional director Alf. Rey- nolds, Sydney, N. S. stating that this region had won the Bennett Trophy. which is emblematic of prompt filing of reports etc. This trophy was competed for by club regions throughout the world. James Murphy spoke on the urgent need of I Boy Scout ss-

sistant to Mr. Breed, who has

been I leader for some time.

The guest speaker for the eve- Mr. Davis Lldstone. of the ksummeilldo High School who we I on we- nilc delinquency. 10 to 13- whlch cause the in trouble. I-I: IIid it is often caused by lac of affection at home. He Illd that -BoyI' Towns Ind Bil 31'0- thcr snwImcntI help in lIrgI cit- lu Ind athletic, community 00"- tors have been beneficial in

other p on. He hoped that the

new re restloit area in Summer- sldc will have I loofl l:"9:'- MI . . a

Mr. Lidstonc llnuumon ' in Summersldc is not too Ier 0"! with the exception of a minor group now apprehended. He men- tioned one plrtlculsr local can In VH1"? .I't..inl.t'cc::iPi!cIihcPT::'Ie: new not-o , cums by the Y! Ion. no commended Boy Scout mcvemcn" and also the Big Brother movement. which

not IvIilIblI It home.-S.

lvel I boy someone to turn to or advice and help which it

Let's Talk It 0m

A Prince County Viewpoint b, Mull

How About A "Water-Safety - Wonk"!

some weeks ago we remarked in this column that the ruin of traf- fic safety should be dinned into school children's cars, stressing the importance of obeying such rules you by year as they advance throush the crude: until wisdom on the highways becomes second nature to them.

We are now on the verge of the swimming season, when hundreds of boys and girls will be hurrying to the beaches and whsrvu to in- dulge in delightful and exhilarat- ing sport. What it wonderful store of pleaure is waiting for them! But there is a villain in the piece. Every year tragedy stalks among the water enthusiasts. Drowning accid- ents In all too common.

Would it not be is good idea for the schools to hold I "Water- Safety First" week before the swimming season starts? Every teacher in every school on the Is- land might stress the "Water- slfety" rules to the children for one full week. Artificial respir- ation might be demonstrated to some of the older pupils, but pre- vention rather than cure should be the keynote of such a week.

Some of the accidents that be- fal swimmers and bathers may be due to hazards which no one could foresee, but. there are certainly many mishaps which could be pre- vented if proper precautions were taken. The water-safety instruct- ion which was given to classes on the Island last summer must have been beneficial. and the move- ment is a step in the right direct-

ion, but. not all of the children are reached in this way. Having the teachers give this

instruction to every child in school would bring the lesson to practic- ally all youngsters who play on and in the water. The teachers. although not able to teach water- safcty as thoroughly as qualified instructors who have been trained for the purpose. could still give

the children the important pre- cautions to observe. If such a "water-safety" week resulted in

the saving of one life. it would be well worth the effort put forth to organize it.

NEW ELECTRIC

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.::-:--2-Z-?--'? et who represented Montague and Georgetown. Mr. Gaudet pointed out that Montague had been in a slightly preferred position as its citizens paid less than the usual rural fees under the present rates.

Under the proposed rates Mont- ague will have to pay the same as all rural areas so that the town will be taken out of its preferred cat- egory and then have their rates in- creased.

The Village of o'Leary is exempt from the change in rates as does not come under the jurisdict- ion of the Maritime Electric Com- party.

Charlottetown consumes about 13,000,000 killowatt hours or 70.4 per- cent of the total while rural areas consume 4.000.000 kilowatt hours or 29.6 per cent. 49.95 per cent of the customers are from Charlottetown while 50.06 per cent are from rural areas.

About ll percent of the total gross revenue of the Maritime El- ectric Company is paid in Federal income tax and the Provincial tax of is per cent, it was stated Mr. V. A. Ainsworth. general superintend- ent.

in 1049 the income tax amount- ed to !34.938.3tl. The property and other taxes amounted to 330510.10 and the Provincial taxes to 57.062.- 31 for 3. total of S72.490.0'l or 10.9 per cent of the gross revenue of 386232535.

The income tax in 1950 was Nil.- 9lt5.3i. The income tax under the new rates proposed. would work out to 3l1.'l(B for 1951 if the rates were in use for I. full twelve months, he stated.

Heaviest Period

more electricity was carried dur- lng the week before Christmas than any other period of the year stated Mr. Ainswcrth. During the winter period between October and March the peak is in the evening from four until eight and in the summer the peak is It noontime. Asked by Mr. Martin if the plant were at its peak at this time. Mr. Kay stated that he would not like to make any predictions on the matter as the amount of electricity needed might increase in the fut- ure. Short term services will be granted to summer homes. hotels. rinks and other amusement cen- tres. The total bills paid for such serlvlces must equal six minimum bil . Mr. Austin scales. Freetown. op- erator of I private electric plant. was que's't'.onlng the Maritime El- cctl-lo Company on the installation of the high tension line to St. El- eanor-'s when the hearing adjourn-

AilllTEllll ATHLETIC Association

A M0411!!! of the Summersldc Athletic Association will be held in the Town HIllo It 7.80 pm. tonight. Friday. my min.

The general public is cordially invited to Ittend. Agenda: Executive elected '(live or more); wlyl Ind menu of financing the Anooclntlonx reports from various Iporl chairmen; ' illsciuslols on plum summer months.

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Secretory-Treuurer.

Mayor E10-Illilllil

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506)! acted in the best interests 01' the City they have had the honour to serve.

Dllrlnl my years at the Council Bolrd. both as a Councillor and as Mayor. great changes have taken place. Charlottetown has grown in population and also from its built up areas. Residential areas are gradually giving way to the in. roads of business houses. Outlying sections that were vacant fields or pasture lands have been taken over and Ira now the sites of beautiful. well laid out homes, I. credit to their owners and the City.

The City has expanded so much in recent years that many people in search of suitable sites for new homes hive been compelled to build outside the City. This has created 0. problem that is receiving the at- tention of all concerned and will eventually be solved. In-efer part- lculsrly to the matter of providing these people, who live on the fringe of the City, with adequate modern and up-to-date services. including water and sewerage systems.

"Fire and police protection is of paramount importance to these home owners, in what might be called "a greater Charlottetown". Any agreement reached must be on s. co-operative basis and agree- able to all concerned. The growth of Charlottetown and the Royalties has been such that this area now contains a population roughly equivalent to that of the whole of King's County.

"Most of us are in the habit of taking Victoria. Park for granted. but. what other town has anything to equal it, in beauty, with its fine roadway fronting on a landlocked harbour, a splendid setting for Government House which adds so much to its approach. "At the oth- er end of our Town we have the Charlottetown Driving Park. con- stantly being improved and now recognized as one of the best rac- ing plants in all Canada."

Wonderful Expansion

After referring in compllmeiiiarll terms to the local newspapers. His Worship continued:

"Along with the growth in pop- ulation. great strides have been made in many directions. A won- derful expansion in hospital facil- ities has taken place, Anyone pass- ing the Charlottetown Hospital canriot fail to notice this structure and rate it as a credit to any citv. We can point with equal pride to those two great institutions. the Prince Edward Island Hospital and the Sanatorium. I doubt if any city is better served than we are in this respect: nor must I fall to men- tlon the new Health Centre on Prince Street.

"The City school population has almost doubled in recent years as has also enrollments at the col- leges. Mention must be made of the new Vocational School. How many cities of the size of Char- lottetown have a Vociotional School? There are not more than two others in the Maritime Prov- inces.

"Do we realize what a great as- set the Maritime Central Airways and our airport are to Charlotte- town? No purely civilian airport in il city of similar sizes in Canada has better facilities, nor can it boast that it is the headquarters of an Airway Company. 'Ifhere is a great empire of iron and other mineral wealth to the north of us. when large centres spring up in Labrador. as they will. our airport may well be the hub of a bound- less development. When the day comes Ind it is almost inevitable. that farm produce will be largely moved into Labrador and New- foundland by cheap and fast air transport. our airport will be rec- ognized as one of our greatest as- sets.

"And now. may I take a few minutes of your time to speak of the Cltv Corporation in particu- lnr. Perhaps you do not recall it. but in 1784 Capt. Holland of His Majesty's Navy. who was also sur- veyor Genersl for new land. select- ed Charlottetown. Princetown and Georgetown no the County towns in Queens County, Prince County and Kings County. Charlottetown received its name in honor of George III's consort. Queen Char- lotte, whose picture adorns the wall of my office in city Hall. The rctual survey of Charlottetown was done by s surveyor by the name of Charles Morris.

"In the year 1855 Charlottetown was incorporated as I city. and the administration of its fiscal. prudenjil and municipal affairs and the government of the City were Ind still are invested in the

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y THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

Mayor and eight Councillors. The Mayor is elected at large. the Coun- cil by wards. The Mayor's salary at the time of the passing of the Act in 1855 was 8325.00 and on May l7. 1951, there has been no increase and 'the Mayor's annual salary is still 8325.00.

"As you all know. there are three forms of Government in Canada. Municipal, Provincial and Domin- ion. our Municipal Government differs from the others in that the head of a Municipal Government is not it direct representative of His Majesty (Lt. Governor T W. L, Prowse and Lord Alexander of Tunis). onsequently before mun- icipsl laws, or as we term them "by-laws" can be enacted, we must obtain authority from a sovereign body. Possibly if this were not so, we might make our own laws or amend our Act of Incorporation an that the Mayor or his Council- lors could be members of the Leg- lslatlve Assembly.

"By our Act of Incorporation. civic elections are held every two years on the second Wednesday in February. Also by our Act. month- ly meetings must be held and these are set down by statute to be "held on the second Monday of each month.

Account Committees

At these meetings the monthly business is transacted and the pol- icy of the City determined. As there are eight Councillors, there are eight Committees called Standing Committees of the Council. each Councillor being a. chairman of a committee, namely? Finance. Streets, Public Property. Market, Police, Fire, Light, Tender.