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Text Of Queen's Annual Commonwealth Message

SA.NDRlNGHA.\lI, i; [I g 1 a n d tftivzttcrst--Text of the Christmas Illt~~8gC broadcast Wednesday‘ by Queen Elizabeth:

lltippy Christmas.

Twenty - five years ago ni_v _~i.indfathcr broadcast thg [Stat of l rse CLll‘lSIIllit.\‘ messages; Todw - .inother landmark bec t-ion has made it pos Q‘ tii.iti_v of you to see tne in Q hitllll’ on Christmas l)ay

.\ly own family often gather Itllllld to watclt television as they ﬂit‘ at this moment and that is him I imagine you now.

I very much hope that this new medium will make my Christmas l'Ilt‘\SHg€ more personal and di- I’f‘(' inevitable that I should wcm a rather remote figure to inan_v of you: a successor to the xiiius and queens of history; ~om(‘0ne whose face may be familiar in newspapers and films but who never really touches _\t)Ill' personal lives

Hut now at least for a few min- .l‘t'\ I welcome you to the peace; of my own home I

That it's possible for some of‘ wit to see me today is just an- example of the speed at things are changing all aiotttid us.

llccause of these changes I'm not surprised that many people‘ tt-vi lost and unable to decide \\ll.tl to hold on to and what toi fl'~l.tl'd. how to take advantage‘ at lltt‘ new hie without losing the! hf‘-I of the old.

lint it's not the new inventions‘ \I’l t-ti are the difficulty. . .;

The trouble is unused by un- tlivntini: people who carelessly "Wt -“-way ageless ideals as if lit“ were old and outworn ma- f‘lll.’lt'.'\'.

'l””’.\' would h a ve religion Illltldll aside. morality in per- iniial life made meaningless. hon- N_v' counted as foolishness and (ell-IHIPFESI set up in place of sclf-restraint.

\t this critical moment in our lIslnl‘)' we will certainly lose the trust and respect of the world if we Just abandon those fundamen- tal principles which guided the lllt‘Il and women who built the IIll‘lilIl('SS of this country and t itinmonwealth.

lfiflatv’ we need a special kind of t-ouriige. not the kind needed in battle but a kind which makes its stand ‘up for everything that we know is right, everything that is true and honest. We need thg kind of courage that can with-- stand the subtle corruption of the """"" S0 that We can show the \\til‘ld that we‘re not afraid of the future

I’ has always been easy to hate antl destroy.

‘it build and to cherish is much mote difficult. That‘s why we can IBM‘ a pride in the new Common- wealth we gr. buudtng‘

'll'll\ year Ghana and Malaya Jmnctl our brotherhood

Botli these countries are now "IIltl‘(‘l_\ sell If‘lHcved their new status amic- lljlv and peacefully

This advance is a wonderful "Will? to the efforts of men of Rtwlwill who have worked to. zethcr as friends and I welcome 'hl';f;~r¢: two countriu with all my

(‘Lastvoctober I cpened the new ‘“““l“"! Parliament and. as you now. this was the first time that

In)‘ sovereltn had done no in Ot-

_ lntto nope Riva: Hall to- Mtlit.

Christmas Dance in Mt. Ryan Ifall Thursday Dec. Ith.

New wiltahlre District visita- llnn January at Barton Lodge Milton.

showing at Monti Friday Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis In “You‘r Never Too Young"-.

Dance Pariah Hall Iouria Fri- dI.v. Dee. I'M honored Grade XII 8. H. 5. Good lune. ‘Variety Cucort With Film. ‘The root acids at the Anui-tic"

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Once again I was merwheltiiud by the loyalty and enthusiasm of my Canadian people.

Also during I957 my husband and I paid visits to Portugal. France. Denmark and the United States of America.

In each case the arrangt-nit-nts and formalities were inanagt-d with great skill but no one could have “managcd" the welcome we received from the people.

In each country I was wel- comed as head of the (‘oiiitiioii- wealth and as your representa-

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These nations are our friends‘ largely because we've always tried to do our best to be honest and kindly and because we have tried to stand up for what we be- lieve to be right. I

In the old days the nioiiarch led his soldiers on the battlefield and his leadership at all IIITIPSI was close and personal.

Today things are very differ- ent.- |

I cannot lead you into battle '

I do not give you laws or ad-‘ minister justice but I can do. something else. I can give you‘

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my heart and my devotion to mas.

Shopping Is For Useful Gifts For The Family

By THE CANADIAN PRESS Its a down-to-earth Chnstmas. as Canadian shoppers flock iiito,l the shops with still-bulging wal- lets but with less expensivei tastes. ! A Canadian Press survey lllfll-l rates the emphasis this Yuletide is on practical gifts as opposed to luxury items. Retailers antici-. pate a sales voltinic not miiclt greater than last year. ‘ new trend in Chrtstiiiasw shopping has appeared In Win- nipeg mum and dad are combin- ing to buy something for the o rather than tndividuall gifts Fttt'nitiire stores report anl unusual demand for chcster-, fields, easy chairs and television‘

. ts. FOR THE KITCHEN

Hi - fi sets. electric mixers. waffle irons. coffee makers and other things for the kitchen are favored in Edmonton. Sports oods—-skis. golf clubs are go- ing like hot-cakes for that special gift for the head of the house. Store officials attribute the de- mand to increase in leisure time due to the shorter work week. In Medicine Hat retailers note the trend is towards imported crystal and china.

Housewives in Saskatoon ft-ivor electric kettles. trying pans and table lamps for the house. Shav- ln mera equipment

sets and ca are leading the parade in men's

these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotlierhood of na-

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I believe in our qualities and in our strength. I believe that to- gether we can set an example to the world which will encourage upriglit people everywliere

I would like to read you a few lines from Pilgrims Progress. be- e can say with for truth, these words.

“Though with great difficulty I am got hither. yet now I do not repent me of all the trouble I have been at to arrive where I am.

“My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrim- age and my courage and skill to him that can get it. My marks and scars I carry with me. to be a witness for me thatlhave fought his battles who now will be my rewarder."

I hope that 1958 may bring you God‘s blessing and all the things

on long for

And so I wish you all. young and old. wherever you may be. all the fun and enjoyment and the peace of a very happy Christ-

gifts

Rcgina store officials say the‘ old stand-bys for lots. shirts and shaving kits for men and lingerie for women —— are

boostiiig sales.

Vancouver dealers report shop- pers havcn‘t the zest of previous years and sales volume is down.‘

One store official says: “We- are rcl_ving on the late male‘ shoppers It's the men with no imagination--tlic_v dash in at the last minute for ladies lingerie anti perfumes- who will eep sales up "

CRAZI-I I-‘OR MINK

Matty Ontario women can look forward to a heyday Christmas as department store officials say mlI‘ll(S are going like hotcakcs Mink jackets and stoles are mt- ladvs choice

the to_v department every- thing pertains to outer space with helmets. space ships and rockets in the lead. .lunior will have his own Sputnik from St. Nick on (‘hristmas Day

In French (‘anada men are buying their womenfolk frilly items such as lingerie. perfume. jewelry. gloves and handbags Women are buying mainly im- ported ties for men.

In the Maritinies a trend has been noted to lowcr-priced ar- ticlcs Women shoppers are buy- ing sport shirts rather than dress

-disarmament.

shirts for men. Th; perennial.

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favorites. ties and socks. are as

popular as ever.

Trends by male shoppers are hard to discern because men are "notoriously late shoppers." says one department store manager. However. the line-up seems to be headed by

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Though the \laritimes have been campaigning for “ear Christmas buying" gers forecast a rush the day be- fore Christmas on candy. cigar- ets and cosmetics

Newfoundland shoppers are buying practical gifts Lingerie and cosmc-tics are sure to please the fair sex while men will re-

ceive tics and shirts.

Queen Sings I With’ Choir SANDRINGHAM. E n R I a n d’ (APi_'1‘he Queen sang Christmas‘ carols with a village choir Mon-1 day night at a frnily party by' die royal firesi e l ' turned ling outside Sandringham House. l where the Royal Family is spend- ' ing (mi-istmu. I A soon as they got throuzh ‘Hie First Noel the front door was opened vited them to the drawing room. There round 0.100 hﬂrlh 5 were the Queen. Prince Philip, their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne. the Queen Mother Elizabeth and P -en Margaret.‘ They all joined in to sing threel carols Then Princess Anne piped; up th her own request—Goodl King Wenceslas. { they started singing‘ again. Then the choir left. and it.‘ was back to the fireside — and family chatter.

No Request Federal Aid

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Protestant orphanage Dontriliiitions

The Trustees of the P E l. Protestant Orphanage gratefully acknowledge sum 0 wo Hundred and Fifty Dollars to Endowment Account from the Estate of the late Senator J. P. Mclntyre.

The Trustees of the P. I-I l. Protestant Orphanage gratefully acknowledge the sum of

men! Account front the Estate of the late Ada W. Irving

825.73——Crapaud District L. 0. L. Church Service

$l0.(Xl——Dr. R. D. Mac.\-eill. Charlottetow n Carleton Siding District. Iectors Mrs. John Qtiiglcy Mrs. John Myers.

$2.00 e'c Leith Caiiieron, Jack Campbell. Morley Muttari, Mrs. Hedley Lowther_ Ralph Mat-C . John Myers.

and

Howatl. Hedley Mut- tart. Mrs. Albert Craswell, Frank Muttart, Arnold Hill, Randolph Steven-

son. Kei ord. Austin Camp-

bell. Mrs Cook Howatt. John

OTTAWA ‘CPI — 50 931- "0 Quigley. Calvin Howatt, Wen- request for federal and has been dell Macwilliariis, I-Jrle 'I'honi-

received by the prime minister's office from authorities at Beauce- ville. Que. a spokesman said Monday.

It is expected that any such request would come through the provincial government. That is the normal procedure.

Mayor Paul Gigu.-re said Sun- day night in 'eaucefulle —- hard hit by the ﬂooding Chaudiere River—-that a “strong appeal" was to be made immediately to the federal and provincial govern- ments for relief assistance.

Such municipal requests usu- ally go first to the provincial gov- ernment. If the provincial author- ities feel it necessary to seek fed- eral aid. they would normally pass on the request or make one I their own.

INTERPRETING THE NEWS

East And West Will Likely Resume Negotiations Soon

By ALAN HARVEY Canadian Press Staff Writer PARIS tCPt It now seems likely that East and West will resume diplomatic negotiations early in the new year.

This is the inference from the

meeting . clearly shown its desire for new talks with Rttssia

The first step is likely to be a move to break the deadlock on The foreign min- isters of Britain. the United States, I-‘rancc anti Canada will sound out the Russian foreign minister on ways of getting dis- armament talks going again. WIDI-ZR RANGI-1

Those were broken last September. The exact terms of reference for the Western for- eign ministers will be determined by the NATO council. If disarma- ment talks are resumed. he . sibility might then be raised of an East-West summit meeting on ‘a wider range of problems.

off;

that NATO's permanent council in Paris will discuss dovetailedt replied -by the Atlantic Pact re- cipients.

Premier Bulganink letter to Canada calls for “all-round devel- opment of co-operation between U.S.S. . and Canada in the field of science and technology. culture and art, education and health. and for wider sports con- tacts."

The letter also says Russia is prepared to receive a Canadian -trade mission on a “reel-procal" basis. Canada is expected to re-. ply soon.

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Newsprint

n. Sheldon Nicholson. Herbert

Haslam Gordon Sutherland, omas Mat:‘Ml(‘ken Herbert Stewart, I-rank Bell. I-‘rank Howatt Cook Howatt, Harold Muttatt .75 each llurrv Muttari

Mrs. Avalah Mac(‘allum. He-bet‘ Myers. Charles Paynter _ .551‘. Donald MacDonald I .50c llazen Luwther, James Nathan Bell. Frank Wilbur Cairns. Raymond Harvey. Irving Mut- tart. Louis MacDonald. Kcit Stordy. llazen Gillespie. Stordy. Lloyd Macwilliams, Mrs.‘ John Stewart. Albert Stewart Total—$49.90.

Wlleatley River. Collector Mrs. Harry Ling.

$1.00 each Athol Rackliam. Locksley Bowen. Lloyd Stead,‘ Reach Barrett. Theo. Selar. Harold Buntain. Mrs Milton-

Rackham, Mrs. Cora Ling. Mrs. Walter Ling, Mrs. Harry Ling.} Mrs. Leonard Ling, Mrs, Hamid Chandler. Mrs. Preston Rack- Chcster Rackham. Ross. Mr> Nelson! Stead. Roulie and R a i n n I e‘ Bakker. > .50c each Mrs. Herb Smith.l Mrs. William Daye. | Total-8l8.00.

Central Bedeque. Collectors glrml Edwin Lord in d Mrs. .llls‘ Webster.

$10.00 Ralph Cailbeck

5:00: Henry Callbeck

$5.00’ Miss Louise Callbeck

$5.00 Miss Mildred Callbeck

$2.00 each Sterling ’l‘uckei',- John Stewart. Earl Leard. How- ard Schurman. Ivan Dawson. T. J. Inman.

$1.00 eath. Mrs. Otto Doull, Roy Campbell. Clare Bradshaw‘ Clifford Wright. Leslie Hooper. Mr. Coston. Robert Reid. Wal- Mrs. I-‘red Jewell. .. 3 Webster. Mrs. Harold Bagnall. Mrs. I-Jllts Web-

Output Down

MONTREAL ‘CPI ,— Canadian

Pm‘ newsprint production in Novem-

November I956 the Newsprint

Associatioh of Ca

Prime Minister Dicfcnhaker of nada reported Canada is known strongly to 3- today. vor such negotiation Some feel Canadian shipments in Novem- that President Eisenhower’s state ber were 520.477 tons. a decrease of health might be a barrier of 23.040 tons from November. Thus. surprisingly. the question 1956. Canadian SDIDYHCHIS I0 US- of East-West discussions has consumers were 417-313 was or

come to dominate the NATO con- ference

This represents a shift of em- phasis from the original objec- tivcs of the meeting but is prob- ably inevitable in view of the overwhelming pref e r e n c e dis- played Monday for another at- tcmpt to probe Soviet intentions before passing the point of no re- turn in nuclear armamcn. RELUCTANT ASS!-INT

Before the NATO meeting. the United States firmly resisted the idea of new talks with Russia Now‘ the American silente in face of the new mood shown by NATO partners is taken to signify reluctant assent.

NATO‘s disposition to test Rus- sian intcntions springs partly from or is conditioned by the Bul-

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ganin letters. The probability is .. \ ,

80.2 per cent of the total and 6.3 per cent lower tlnn in Novem-

ber last year. Production for the 11 months totalled 5.961.232 tons. an in-

crease of .l per cent from the corresponding period last year.

Shipments for the II months were 5.892.748 tons. a decrease of .l per cent from the correspond- Ing period last year. Shipments to the United States were 4.687,- 344 against 4.784.203.

Nasser Leads Egyptian Cheers

PORT SAID. EELVDI lAP‘ President Nasser led a cheering celebration Monday of the first anniversary of the British-French troop withdrawal from Egypt and he claimed victory on “battles of the cold wer. starvation and iso-

lation.

Paying his first visit to this Suez Canal port since the British- French intervention nearly 14 months ago. Nasser reviewed a military parade. mostly Soviet-

made equipment. and addressed‘ thousands packed into the sports stadium.

Nasser oiled for world peace. supported the C unist gram for banning nuclear tests. and disclosed what he said was an imperialist plot to depose him a year ago.

He said the plot was hatched in Beirut. Lebanon. who ~ unnamed

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ster. A. I-I. Wright. Dr. C A. Britten. Ralph Lord. Leonard lschurman. Edwin Lord. Mrs. Amy Leard. Charles Green

Mrs Edwin Clark

5tk' each: Mrs Rufus Wadtlell. . Ethel Iiaslam.

25c: Mrs Lillian Schurman

Total-$57.85 Illlverdale & (‘htirchIl|. '.I. A. Maclilnnon . $6.00 -(‘hti.rchi|l School

82.00 each: l)tiiict-in Mackin- non. Mr. and Mrs. I-‘inlcy Mac- I-‘adyen.

$1.00

Collector

Lord's Day

Guy MacLeod. Orvin Corney. Oliver MacLeod. John MacI~‘adgen. Donald Cur- rie. Percy MacI)ona|d. Robert MacKinnon. John I). ray, I-‘redcrick Buchanan. Oliver MacDonald. Daniel Mac- Kinnon. R. T Livﬁngstone. John A. Mat-Kinnon. .50c each. Mrs Fadyen. (larfield Mrs. Somers. Total-$24.50.

Nctl Mac- Macl"ad_v en.

Collectors Mrs. Elmer Mrs. Malcolm Irving. $2 00 each: Sterling Ings. I,cvi

SI 00 each George l)fN‘ll(‘ll\'. Ivan Docherty. Monty Macl.eotl. John Mat-Leod. Lloyd Martin, Mrs Lewis llayden. (ieorge I) Irving. William Hayden. I-‘red

elson. George Hayden. Mrs. Margaret Irving, liv ing. Elmer t'lov\, I- n _ Mrs I-Earl lugs. Mrs lngs

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Russcll

MI l‘l(ll.\m1 .\lac- Irving.

William lrvi each ‘\It‘s ‘Donald. Duncan Total-—$2l.75.

an friends of former King F rouk He identified them as Hus- and Ahmed Mortada el Maraghl. former interior minister.

lISGltao¢GooI'ge8L

Albert Morrison. t

“'imperialists" enli;t—ed—two’I1g_yp ti

” Tllursday at 5.30 pm. I

aein Khairy. a relative of I-‘arouk,

' Choir Presents Sacred Cantata

On Sunday evening December ﬁnd. the choir of Trinity Un- that (hut-h. Montague, pm. Ienlt-(l a sacred cantata en- titled "The Inn" under the dir- .ection of Mr Ivor G Phillipa. By song and story it depicted

the nativity. with the story being effectively read by Mrs. Cyru Shaw.

Mrs. L. A Johnston was organ accompanist for the following rus. “

“City Of Olden" by Mrs. L quartet. “Wh

He Come‘’‘' by Mrs. . and Mrs. D. lCoffin and Dr. A. E Ings. duet. “O Holy Night". by Mrs. Wight - Phillips. choruses.

' Ye Shep-

herds‘ “And. There Were

Shepherds"; solo, “Had Ye No

oom’."' by Mrs. Coffin. trio, "‘Christmas Gifts" by Mrs. L. :D. ohnston Mrs Coffin and lMrs Wigth nan solo “Gesu

Banibino" by Mrs Wightman; 4,-horns Ye The Tidings Excelling."

At the close of the program ‘Rev. J. M. Fraser pr ced the benediction.

S. S. Concert At Montague

The annual Sunday School con- cert of Trinity United Church. Montague was field on Thursday evening December l9th. in the A. . Mackenzie Hall. before a large audience of interested re- latives and friends. Rev. J. M Fraser was chairman

The proi:_ram included “Wel- come" by Karen White; chorus-

es; R(’(‘lIallOIlS by Annabel Illi-

Glenda Clements. I-‘enton Stewart, I-‘ay Peardon,

Clayton Bulpitt.

Vera Nicliolsutt. Joanne lngs,

Senator Inman Arrives Home

Senator Elsie lnmati returned from Ottawa over the weekend to spend Christmas with her son and daughter-in-law. Dr. G.S.A. Inman an Inman and children of Montague. She expects to return to Ottawa early in the new year.

EASTERN GUARDIAN

HEAR John A. Macdonald. Re- port from Parliament Hill series, tonight at 7:45 P.M. on C.FC.Y.

PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs Carmen Carle and children of Summerside are jspending the holiday with Mrs.

tCarle's parents, Mr. Mrs. J. Stewart. Mr. Calvin Hilchev has re-

t.tirned to his home in Montague after visiting friends in Sack- ville. Amherst and Cape Tor- mentine.

Mr and Mrs Ivor Phillips ‘and son Gwyn are spending the l(‘.hristmas holiday with relatives In Nova Scotia

Mr Stephen Hessian. Jr.. is the guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Hessian. Montague

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See and Hear I THE HON.

1 JOHN DIEFENBAKER

Elizabeth Swanson. Fraser In man. Pauline Ferguson. Imith. Donna Campbell.

Karen White. Florence Mac Donald. accompanxd by Mrs D. M MacDonald P no solo Allan Coffin

"Bethlehem Lullaby" by the Mission Band. a Christmas drill by I4 boys and girls. nongs by junior and intermediate pupils: drill by five boys.

Pantomine "Mother and Tom- my" by Phyllis Nicholson and Brian MacLure. duet Sandra

press “by Mrs with duet by Joan Coffin Elizabeth Swanson ‘ M . Fraser was piano accompanist for the musical numbers. Al the conclusion of the concert Santa Claus arrived and distributed treats to all the children.

Rocket Firing Said Dangerous

BOSTON 'APt — The National Fire Protection A.~.ociatio.. Mon- day term nt'- danger- amateur rocket programs which it said, already have re- sulted in "two fatalities and nu- merous non-fatal injuries " l

The NFP, an international clearing hoi.se on fire safety mat- ters, said in a sta ient that rocketry as prat ted by some teen-age buys "has become a‘ serious problem in many areas " Beside the set'ititis explosion hazard associated with rocket‘ launching. the NI-‘P said. thercl. "lesser but reall

ling and mixing of rocket tllf‘lS. not to mention the threat to life and property fro missiles cre-‘ ated by successfu rocket launch-‘ .ngs',. ‘

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TEL AVIV. 'st‘ael fReutersl— "I guess I am about the loneliest soldier in the world." a semi-par-. alyzed Winnipeg native S(‘I‘\'lIli{,‘ with the United Nations I-Zmer-‘

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””'°' Thurs, Dec. 26. 1957

- gency Forces said Monday nlﬂlt.

Without Christin card: or I decorated tree, ionat Chevreftla resigned l‘IIn')n9lf to the emptied Christmas in his 24 years.

Chevrefils was in)ured three weeks ago vvlier the ieep In which he was riding str I land

mine in the Sinai Desert.

“I guess I am lucky after all. My buddy was killed in the mine explosion.’ (‘hevrefils said he lay in the Tel Hashomer hospital near here His spine was severely injured in the blast.

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Thanks again to the to you our season's greet

NCTICF Town Of Montague

the co-operation-90': residents of Montague regarded the merit regulations according to the Town by-laws. The remaining 10'-'r. the non-cooperative citizens have made it necessary for us to choose one of the

To employ a permanent man to enforce our traffic by-laws. To leave the broken pavement as is.

To have permanent pavement replace the light pavement already existing, at a cost of

phenomenal rise in our town taxes.

MAYOR BRl'(,‘E H. YEO AND TOWN C0li'N(‘lL.

ol the light pave-

town police-

This will necessitate a

co-operative citizens and ings.

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