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('ll.tltLOTTETOWN tCPi-The guide i-arefully turned the brittle paces til the old guest book and in a rolling Scottish accent read the sinnature: Name. John A. Mai-donald; address. Ottawa; oe- cupotion. cabinetmaker.

"Yes." said Comrnisslonalre n..h.-rt (raig. "That was our first prime iiiiiiister, and quite a man he was. iiere's his chair."

Hp walked across the old Con- federation Chamber past the long table. where 26 men sat in ills to lay the foundation for the Do miuioii of Canada. At the head of the table he pulled back a chair and lifted its seat. exposing the 5t'l”lI)I)lEd name "Macdonald.l

”l don't know who wrote the ritiiiie,” said Mr. Craig in his Ayr- shire act-ent. "but this chair has aiiuiys been at this end of the table where Sir John A. sat. and it must be his."

KIIEPS OLD LOOK

The famous chamber now is get- ting an average of 80,000 visitors ii year, 90 years after Confedera- tion and 93 years after the found- uitt parle.V-

The guide, who has become an authority on Canadian history dur- ing his 30 years in Canada. and seven years as boss of the Con- it-dcration C h a in h e r.

with pride.

"She's exactly the same as she nos when the Fathers of Confed- erallnn were here," he said.

"Look at those three chande- licrs; they've gone from candle to

O'LEARY

The mcmbe . of the Missionary Auxiliary held their meeting at the lioine of Mrs. Lewis Bernard on Thursday night. Next meeting will he at the home of Mrs. Donald .MarKenzie. Mrs. Macltenzie will he the leader for the devotional period. Mrs. E. W. Turner will hate missionary for prayer.

Miss Joyce MacDougsi1 who is employed in St. John. N.B.. and a friend of hers. Miss Elisabeth Christcnson. also of St. John. were weekend visitors at the home of Miss Macl)ougall's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce MacDougall. tn Untonvale.

Mrs. Harvey Amas and daughter Elaine who has been visiting at the home of her parents in Oxford. NS.. have returned to their home in t)'l.eary.

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Jelley. 0'- i.t-aitk. motored to Summsrslde on Tltiirsriay to visit Mrs. Jelley's mother Mrs. Fred Allen who is ill at the home of Mrs. Thelma Sarby iii Suninierslde.

The members of the 0'l.eary llnnii-ns institute met at the Irhool on Wednesday afternoon iurp their meeting.

Mr. Harold MacLennan who is elitpltiycd in 0'Leary. spent the wt-ck-end at his home in Summer- sitie recently.

llr. Bud Ellis and Mr. Donnie Ellis. 0'l.eary, have gone to Toron- to where they will seek employ- NIPIII.

Miss Sylvia Silliker, who is a fttttdent in Charlottetown. spent the weekend with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bloyce Ellis and Grand- mother. Mrs. Ruth Siliiker. in 0'Leary. . C

ELMSDALE

Miss Lillian Maclnnls of Char- lottetown spent the weekend with friends in Elmsdale.

llr. fiaynmond Brennan was a visitor to Summerside on Friday. March 1.

Friends of Mr. Amos Coughlln secret to learn of his tune" gn wish him a speedy recovery.

The following have returned to their homes after spending the past four months in Toronto: Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Hardy. Min 'mm"' ”"" M'- Douslu

lhlr. and Mrs. Lyman Cassly. lnlfllgszt sltggt; I'h(;('9IIIFKl-IQIII d and Mr. W; . rs. rank You

' HOWLAN

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Eta: oi lllonmficld were in Hawlu i. I r"t"ctit evening.

WVF and Mrs. Leo Arsenatm gm

' and Mrs. Alban '1'. Anna llrlv in Bloomfield on a raced elf-tttng,

'15 it Marie Luce Pltre til Wod- g"” '5 NOW I patien in Prince

""'"l' llosnttal. All wish an a W”dl' get well.

H51"? 30"! Areenauit roeentb

” While Playing at school.

llllltrtnsz her arm.

looked j around the medium - sized roomv

CRADLE OF CONFEDEIIATION

..ConfecIeraiion Chamber is Mecca For 30,000 A Year

I" l-0 9l90ll"lCllY. but even the take. That table is from Quebec ggthgred in, concert had to be. shades are the same. 'l'he 3 and Confederation was signed on cncened on account or I storm. Bank It Tyne v.u,y.

chairs were re - upholstered five years ago. and I suppose there's;

same."

The second-floor room.,uccupy- ing one end of the stone legislat- ive building that has been in use since 1848. is trimmed with white and dark drapes hang by the high. windows. A narrow gallery circles. the room overhead.

HISTORIC BELICS

Pictures of Prince Edward Is- land's governors. lieutenant - gov- ernors and premiers are on the wall between high bookcases that hold hand-written accounts of leg- islatures back to 1785. Prince Ed- ward lsland got responsible gov- ernment in 1773. but the first few volumes are missing.

High on the wall is a large pic- ture that has beenreproduced in some school books as The Sign- ing of Confederation. And this pic- ture brings Craig some h e a v y arguments. l

"Some school teachers comei here and say tltat's the actual signing. and I have to keep ex-

gates in that picture - Ambrose and Shea-and they weren't at the signing. No. that picture is of the Quebec Conference 1864

"(lne fellow came.hcre and ar- library holds the Charlottetown

table on which Canada was map- ped. That seems to be a big mis-

IIGNISH

Kevin Gavin, eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gavin,

in October,

.las

it."

TYNE VALLEY

' A Clld party was held in thei all on Wednesday evening spon-it isored by the women's Institutes 1 Prizes for highest score were won by. Mrs. Preston Grigg and Mrsp Arnold Nisbet. Consolation Mrsy Dean Crosby and Vaughn Ramsay. The Variety concert sponsoui by the Hospital Ladies Aid was lto have been held on Friday evo- lning Mar. 1st, but after the crowd

but will be held at a later date.

Centre on Pride! of Mr. Basil Morrison. Deepest sympathy is lextendod to his sorrowing family.

Miss Louise MacLean. Miss Muriel Ellis. Miss Caroline Will- iams and Miss Sheila Sharp were among the many who were storm stayed in Summerside on Friday evening.

Friends of Mr. Woodland Coiwell. are very sorry to hear he is a patient in the Prince Co. Hospital. and hope for a speedy recovery.

Miss Erma Grigg. Northam has accepted a position in the Royal

Miss Minnie Biggar has resigned

Th" wiry Ve'"'" 0' H" Hr” A number from this vicinity were her position in The Royal Bank

the then Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh int

lHockey match in Summersid-2. The Women's institute met att

a new covering on the table and World War has lost none of his 1 1 ed - I-.3 . 1.-t, - . floor, but otherwise she's theiscottish accent. During the visist :mo;?i:h?yane:.n.,y:,e,: ::,”:e:":(, Lseiand Wm M": manly for onmrm

Friends of Mr. Hugh Stewart, Summerside. are deeply sorry to hear of his illness. and hope he

0'9” "" "0" "M CW8 "W1 the home or Mrs. Leigh M-ynar-ttwiii mt. be restored to his usual

long he'd been in C'""d" whmlon Tuesday evening. Feb. 26th. good hulm,

Craig told him the Duke shook his head in amazement. SIGNED TWICE

During that tour there was some question whether the Princess and the Duke would sign the guest hook which Queen Mother Eliza- beth and the late King George VI opened in 1939. or whether they would start a new one. Craig worked against some opposition to settle this question. He got the Princess and the Duke to sign both books.

"Now here's an interesting item.” he said as he opened a bookcase. ”Look at Prince Ed- ward lsIand's budget for a 15 - month period in lillii-about 87.- tl00." Today's budget for a 12 - month period is more than 510.; 00fl.000.

Around the walls he pointed to

plainlng that it's not. You see pictures of old history - makers, there are two Newfoundland dcle-I letters ”

written about in , confederation. and plaques pre sented to mark special occasions. One glass case holds the first flag to fly over Canadian troops in the First World War.

Craig's eyes twtnkled as he op-

gued that the Regina legislative ened a later guest book. "Look

here." The signature read: Doug- C. Abbott. Ottawa, taxgath- ierer. 1952.

Kensinqron Y. P. 5. Hold Weekly Meeting

T h s Kensinglon Presbyterian

Tlsnlsh. who was lniured on Snt- 1 Young People's Society held their urd-it February 23rd. when struck weekly meeting on Tuesday evo- hv an automobile on the lutihway. ning. March 12. In absence of II I10! I! leFl0lI!l)' lllll'l 85 llfslpthe president. the vice-president. reported and will soon be return-..ianet Mann. opened the meeting in: home from Western Hospital. l with the call to worship. The de-

ult singing while attending Tigniah

The boy was coasting and his sled shot out on the road way and al- though the driver of the car ap-- plied his brakes at once, he was too war the lad to avoid hitting him.

Mrs. Nelson Gaudet'and little daughter Julia of Dartmouth. N.S. has come to Tignish to visit for some time with Mrs. Gaut:let's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alphie Per- ry. Mrs. Gaudet's husband is ser- ving with the Royal Canadian Navy and is at present on his way to Ireland where he will he stat- ioned for some several months.

Mr. Frank Hogan who for the past three months had been em- ployed in Toronto. Ont. has return- ed to his home in Tignish.

On Wednesday evening the win- ner of the prize for the highest score in the card tournament. play- ed in the Dalton Hall. was Mr. Howard Shea of Anglo - Tignish. The freeze-out prize was won by Mrs. Fidelc J. Bernard and Mrs. Earl MacDonald. A cake donated by Miss Margaret. Conroy was won by Mrs. Hector Gallant. Rs- freshments were served by the committee in charge.

Mr. Albert McPhee of Toronto, Ont, is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Michael McPhee, Tignish

Mrs. Loretta O'Connor. Tignlsh has gone to Chelsea. Mass.. to visit with her sister Mrs. Delia Perry. for several months.

Rev. J.H. L:Clalr. P. P. at Rusiico was visiting in Tignish for a day during last week. Father LeClalr was accompanied on the trip by his father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas l.eClair, also of Rustico. While in Tlgnish they vi-

E.C. Perry. Tignlsh Village, and Mr. and Mrs. Bradford LeClalr and Mr. and Mrs. Gerard I.eClatr. Ascension.

Congratulations are extended to Miss Paula Gillis. R.N. who re cenfly graduated as an Air-line Stewardress. Miss Gillis whose home is in Alberton has many friends in Tignish. having resided in the village with her family: while her father Mr. Alfred Gillla was stailo ed at St. Felix Airport ggnving wllth the Canadian Air- force in the Provost Divishin dur- ing World War 11. During this time Miss Gillis attended primary school at Tlgnish. and later when the family were again felldllll In Alberton. she returned to 'l'tl' nlah where she received her Hill! School Education and High School Graduation DlPl0m- W" cm” .1” .(udIgd piano music. took

mg); and is quite an accomplished pianist and a very ""0 Her Tigntah friends sly "9004 Luck" Paula in this new ventun. '. hop. you gr: very aucceuful.

KENSINGTON.

'""d " "” Mm” M M” "d M” 'ted in as fast as they were plowed

p of tlieiraon-in-law

MR1 I p Mi-s. able MacDonald.t')"LoaI'y.

votirins were in charge of Louise Corbett. The study period on the subject "Home Missions" was led by Mr. Bean.

During the business in e e t l n g plans were made for a pantry sale on March is. The society a- greed to pay their share towards the piano for the church hall. The meeting concluded with the Mis- pah Benediction in unison. after the programme period which WI! in charge of Janet Mann.

O'LEARY

Mr. and Mrs. Earle Ellis of West Cape wt-re recent visitors to re- latives in O'Leary and vicinity.

Mr. Jack Ellis. o'Lesrv. . la spending a few days with lflelldl in Campbelllon. .

The many friends of Mrs. Jar- vis Dynient are sorry to hear that she is confined to her home through illness. All wish for her I speedy get well.

Beatrice. little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Matheson. 0- Lcary. is a patient in the Turner Nursing ilome in 0'Leary. We all hope that she will soon be well enough to return home again.

Mr. Herbie Dennis. 0'Leary. has as her guest. her cousin Mrs. Edward Gorrill of West Point.

The O'Leary and viciinty Broth- eriiood held their crokinole party in the basement of the school on Monday night. There was a good crowd considering the bad weather and blocked roads. which had drif-

out. Winning the prize for the high score was Miss Doris Strang. for the men Mr. Claude Jelley. Booby prizes were given to those with the lowest score. Entertainment consisted of two relay race! which were very entertaining and caused a good deal of Merrimeni. A de- llcioua lunch was served by 010 ladies. assisted by the member- of the'Brolherhood. Closed Wm! the Queen. Pianist Mrs, Heber Kean. '

Mr. and Mrs. Alinn Maclucc of Hebron were recent visitors to the home of Mrs. Maclsacc s P"- otnl. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cm coran in Piusviile.

Mr. and Mrs. Wendel Turner. 0'Leary. motored to rthlll oll Sunday and were the Kllellvl 01 Mrs. Turner's sister. Mrs. Roy strongman and Mr. Strand!!-

Mr. and Mrs. James Burleigh and family Paul and Ann of litter- sile. were visitors to 0Leary on

. Sunday, guests of Mrs. .lelleY'I

parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Jelley. Mrginl Beulah d Maclrillllamha "I; spen a few ayt a or o in 0'Leary. She has been taking care of Mrs. J.l-:.C. Hunter in Alberton for some time. While III! is in omggry, Mrs. Violet Gilcasa

Dr. no .Mrs. Orville,

' with a good attendance. Next meet 1 ing on Apr. 2nd at Mrs. Horace. Lidstones with Mrs. liorace New-' combe. Mrs. Dean Crosby, Miss Millicent Stewart and Mrs. George Ellis on the baking committee. Mrs. l(.R. MacKay and family Stanley Bridge. spent a few days recently all the home of her par- ents Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Map

l i

Dougall. Mrs. Frank Bell. Stanley Bridge spent a few days visiting her

daughter. Mrs. Lloyd Darrach and Mr. Dnrrach

The Presbyterian Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. Spurgeon Ramsay on Thursday evening. Feb. 14th with a good attendance.

Mrs. Bessie Sharp is visiting tnp Stimmerside. guest of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hansen.

The death occured in the Health

IIOOII.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wood and family of West Cape were recent visitors to West Point., guests of Mrs. Wood's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Dyment.

Mr. and Mrs. James Baglole and little son. 0'l.eary. were visitors to the home of Mrs. Baglole's par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. Bayfield Betta in Glewnood.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Silliker. O'Leary. were recent visitors to Summerside.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hudson and family of Cascumpec. were visitors to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Siiliker in 0'Leary recently.

Mr. Harold Jelley. 0'Leary. was I visitor to Summerside. at the Prince Coounty llospital where his wife is a patient.

Mr. Stanley Dumville. 0'Leary was a visitor to Murray River re- cently. guest of his brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kennedy.

Mr. Stirling Frizzell of Spring- field West. had the misfortune to out several of his fingers off while working at wood at his home.

storm and bad roads so he had a bad time getting to O'Leary for attention.

Mrs. Margaret Dumville of 0' Leary. suffered a very painful injury Wednesday. when she was washing. and in some way got her hand caught in the electric wring- er. bruising her hand and arm badly. She is now a patient in the Turner Nursing Home in O'Lcary.

The many friends of Mrs. Alice Smythe of Bloomfield are sorry to hear that she is confined to her home through illness. All hope to see her out soon again.

The members of the O'Leary Women's institute met in the school for their March meeting on Wednesday afternoon. There was a good aitendanc of mem- bers and two new members were added to the roll.

Wednesday afternoon was open house at the New Hospital in 0'- Leary and quite a number visited there. The carpenters are still at work and there Is a lot of work to be done yet'before it will be fin- lshed.

Mr. and Mrs. George Stewart of Summerside were recent visit- ors to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edsel Dumville in 0'Leary.

The Board of Trade meeting which was to have been held on Thursday night in the ()'l.eary school Basement was postponed for another week on account of the bad roads.

The snow plows are having quite a time to get the road broken to Alberton. They say it will take a

This was right in the height of the 19

Wheat Sale To Poland Agreed

OTTAWA (CPt - The Canadian government has agreed to provide sufficient credit to finance the sale of some 12,000,000 bushels of wheat to Communist Poland. it was learned Friday.

An exchange of letters. formally acknowledging the deal between the two governments. likely will take place during the weekend and announ ” early next week.

About 317,000,000 worth of No. 5 low-grade wheat is reported to be involved. Poland will take the wheat during a two -year period

beginning in the current crop year. The Communist government

asked for a federal loan of about three or four years to finance the purchase. it is understood the Ca- nadlan government agreed to pro- vide a combination of credit terms. the details of which have not yet been disclosed. However, it is understood Polish negotiators are satisfied with the tuna.

Emigrant Air Lift Launched

By KEN METIIERAL Canadian Press Staff Writer

LONDON (CPJ - Two planes carrying British and Hungarian emigrants left Britain Friday, forming the first span in a huge transatlantic air bridge to Canada.

A four-engine DC-4 took off from London for Vancouver and a sec- ond chartered airliner left Prest- wlck in Scotland for Toronto.

The Vancouver-bound plans car- ried 46 Hungarians and B Brit- ons; the second plane carried 60 Hungarians and 19 British sub-

cts.

The flights marked the start of the Canadian government's Air Bridge to Canada plan-one of the greatest airlifts in the history of emigration. By August 15.000 Brit- tins will have flown to Canada in 350 nights.

Big Nickel Rush In Nor. Quebec

QUEBEC (CF)-A prospectors discovery of high grade nickai and copper deposits over a 60 - mlla area in far Northern Ungava has sparked one of the largest single exploration rushes in Quebec's his- tory.

Premier Duplessls announced Friday 32 companies have been granted exploration permits to carry out intenslva exploration over 1,022 square miles of terri- tory between Cape Smith and Wakeham Bay.

Cape Smith is on Hudson Bay and Wakeham Bay is on Hudson Strait. each in the northernmost section of the province. Hudson Strait separates the eastern sec- tion of the northwest territories from Quebec's northern tip. Wake- ham Bay is about 350 miles south of the Arctic Circle.

The companies, which he said are all incorporated in Quebec and largely owned in Quebec. are committed under the Quebec Min- ing Act to carry out exploration work for three years starting this

couple of days to get through. C

P year. Thais permits an renewable

ls Reaction To

By THE (TNADIAN PRESS

A mixture of groans and griiis Friday greeted the federal bud- get's ration of tax cuts and social benefits.

The groans were quite audible in a limited sampling of opinion.

into public view-were relatively rare.

Tucked away in millions of homes the average Mr. and Mrs. Householder were making up their minds, and what they are really

will tell. Mrs. Housewlfe's chief interest probably was seeing how many cents were off the prices of tea. coffee. and a variety of other food items. Some of Friday's less critical comment was more ncquiescent than approving -- accepting the lack of general tax cuts as re- grettable but perhaps inevitable under current circumstances. Others. however. held vehe-

posaible and necessary. CoC DISCONTENTED

The Canadian Chamber of Com- merce said the significance of the budget lay "in the hard. inescap- able fact thnthig h government ex- penditures allow little ieaway for reducing the burden of taxation."

The Chamber. which had sug- gested that tax reduction might be granted through a compulsory savings plan. said it had not sought immediate extensive reduc- tions because of the inflationary forces now operating.

The Chamber approved the new provision for tax allowance on ap- proved retirement plans.

The Canadian Congress of Labor welcom ” increases in various forms of social assistance btit said they fall far short of meeting the increase in the cost of living.

The Congress felt the govern- ment had "missed an opportunity to check the investment - boom type of inflation." which. it said.

for three more years. Mr. Duplessis making the an-