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_____.___..._._. i 2 The Guardian, Charlottetown, Wed. June 10. 1964 t
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Bernard Touesnard. left. find Mary Handrahan of fig nish Regional High Sc h o 01 were presented with prizes of
S25 and 520 respectively for having won first and second
BLIC SPEAKING
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place in public speaking nvel Miscouche and Kensingtnn re. gional high schools and Prince County Vocational school in a‘ competition held at O'Leary recently. The Topic was the
Centennial Ra
At Local Elementary School 7
KENSINGTON—Lorne Moase. principal of Kensington Region- al High School. addrezsed the pupils and visitors of the Ken- sington Elementarv srhool f‘Centennial“
' Following is the program ofl
. n I at their rally held
IIy Day Helcl I
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the morning session‘ remarksl by chairman of trustees: read-. ing. Cathy Beairsto; grade hi chorus, instrumental music by‘ band members: paper, confed-'
recently. [oration on Bobby Mur-l The school principal. Mrs plw' gr?“ 5: piano 5°10: Almaf Margaret Cousins. welcomedflielinski. grade 4; reCitation.
(the parents and distributed cen- tennial medalions. and riegh- ton's “History of Confederation” to the 280 pupils.
' The teachers. with guests Mr
Moase and Nelson Casely. wholprwm
as a representative of the school
board chaired the morning ses-;
Iion which included a varied program presented by the pu- pils. were served. salad lunch.
Debbie MacArthur. grade 3: chorus'. mixed grades: musical duet. Donald Clark and David Walker. grade 6: aper. His-i
‘tory of Confederation. Bethanyl Journalism"
MacKay: vocal duet, Janettel and Marlene Turner,‘ grade 4: choral reading. grade 2: trio. Nancy Kennedy. Melisfi
sa Mayhew and Valerie Mac-{HI WAS UNWORTHY" Ewen. grade 8: paper. History; Alan Montgom—I
of Kensington.
Mrs. Cousins expresswd appre-‘ cry. grade 7; solo, Margo Clark. elation to Mr. Moase for his grade 5. and presentation of co-operation during the years medalions.
he had been principal of the‘ Kensington High School and lat- er f the Kensington Regional High
The afternoon session consist- ed of sports events and a bicy- cle roadeo conducted by Csts.
School and voiced the re- L. Robbins and D. MacLeod.|
WINNERS
trot of the elementary school RCMP and Kensinzton Town! Itaff on his resignation as prin‘ Policeman Vernon Reeves. cipal, Miss Olive Thompsonsports program was under the presented Mr. Moasc with a direction of Mr. asely and copy of “The Cradle of Cooled-.Sharon Clark. Prizes were do- nation” by Lorne Callbeck. lnated by town firms.
The:
biography of one of the Fa- thers of Confederation. Ber- nard chose Sir Charles Tup~ per. and Mary spoke on Wil- liam Pope.
relationships. he commanded fierce loyalties and powerful antipathies. Almost from the beginning his papers took a strong Em-
O'LEARY —— A Centennial school rally on Monday drew together more than 900 teach- ers and pupils from some school districts. A parade mov- ed from O’Leary Public School to the Regional High School au- ditorium, with each school ro- present by its banner. '
Alden E. Weeks. principal of the public school. was master of censmonies for the program and Mrs. Harry Hogan was in charge of the music.
“0 Canada". sung in both French and English was follow-
School Centennial Day Attended By Over 900
30 ed honorable mention. :
ed by a brief address on “Our Centennial” by Hon. . G. De- war. MD, minister of education. Heather MacWilliam, who won; first place in a short story com- petition, and Allan MacDougall. whose one act play was judged but in a similar competition. were presented with award by the village of
In a bicycle roadeo held ear- lier the winners were: junior. Brian Dewar. Watson Silliker. and Arthur Dennis; senior. Myles Gotson. Allan beard and
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Everett Corni
-“The Island Hymn.
Mount Royal; Kay Waite. Amy
Sweet and Glenda Rodger-son of O‘Leary public school receiv-
Each pupil received a Can» tennial medallion and a booklet. containing the tory of the' Charlotteown conference in 1864.; PUPILS COMPOSE SONG i
The program included a shy-l thm band selection and a Cen— ’ tennial song with Wayne Jchn-. son conducting; Centennial cho-I rus by grades two to six: “100 years ago," by boy's club; “0 Canada. We Proudly Hail Thee". by grades seven and eight: and a recorder ensem- ble. The closing selection was
‘ Words the centennial song were com- posed by pupils of the schooll with some assistance from Mrs. Rogan and Mr. Gledhill.
From the auditorium the as~ semny moved to the athletic grounds where all the districts of O'Leary Regional High School unit participated in a program of sports directed by Terry Carrier, physical educa- tion instructor at O'Leary, and his trained leaders,
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Marlene Smallman and Mar- garet Anne Woodside of Knuth ford School the Centennial penmanship con- test. Phyllis Lidstone of Knuts- ford; Sandra MacDonald of
pire line. His “Empire cru sade" became a faith to some. a mockery to others.
Only recently Lord Francis- Williams. an expert on Fleet Street. wrote of the Beaver:
“At 85 he can look back on a career as a newspaper pro- prietor that, if it has not pro— duc all that he wanted and a good deal that many dislike. has made him, for good or ill, one of the biggest formative influences of all time in Brit- ish and. for that matter, world
Yet Beaverbrook himself. poi- haps with a tinge of self-drama- tization, often described him self as a failure.
“I was unworthy," he told a i reporter before his 85th birth- ;day. "Yes, I was unworthy. It itouches me very deeply. If I . had been a better man . . . Ad, 1 if only I'd been a better man.’ i Shortly after his 75th birth-
ay said: I have labored on behalf of Empire commer- cial union for nearly 50 years without rest—and without suc: cess. I have been a failure— but. be sure. another propagan dist will arise and will arouse jthe British people to take an interest in their Empire."
38 Students Attend Retreats ALBERTON Twenty-five
girls and 13 boys, all high school students. attended
Heart Parish house in Alberton during the last two weekends.
Conferences were given by Rev. M. J. Rooney, Rev. Clar- ence Pitre, Rev. Nazaire Gal- lant. Rev. Reginald Whelan and Rev. Gerald Steele.
Mrs. Maurice Perry cared i for the house and provided the meals.
A vocational rally held Sun- day evening concludod a series of retreats held during the past wo months. It consisted of a holy hour and adoration con- ducted by Rev. Wendell Mcln- tyre, director of vocations for the diocese, after which there was a showing of films on the life of the sisters and the priest- hood for all high. school stud- ents of the western deanery. The films were shown in the WI hall.
BEAVE‘RBROOK
(Continued from page ll in 1933 but returned to wrch theatre reviews.
At the May 25 dinner mark- ing his 85th birthday. Beaver- brook made what proved to be a prophetic reference. He re~ called that when he first came to Britain he was apprentice to the House of Commons. then apprentice to one - time Minister Lloyd George and later apprentice to journalism. Loos
g to the future. he said:
"It is time for me to become an apprentice once more. I am not certain in which direction, but a o m e w h e r e. sometimu.
oon. . . ."
He was born William Max Aitken. one of 10 children of Rev. William Cuthbert Aitken, a Presbyterian minister, on May 25, 1879. at Maple. Ont., just outside of Toronto MOVED TO NEWCASTLE
linto his cabinet. as minister of‘
. evor vans. Ex res. .war production and Beat r E p
' I writer. said after Lord Beaver-
Prim-r .
_ 'Ef - brook fired the British aircraft t industry with the vigor that pro- duced enough planes for the
l crucial Battle of Britain waged t
over London skies later .vear.
I Before resigning from tne cabinet in 1942 f minister of supply, minister of 1 state and minister of \var pro- duction
But his war service did no; end there. He carried on in
. that
iWashington as Britain‘s brain.
in the problem of pooling war 5 resources of the United Nations. . Before the war ended. he also served as lord privy seal.
In the First World War he had served for the first three I years of that conflict in France . as a representative of the Cana- ‘dian government and operated ‘ so efficiently as Canada’s offi- I cial eyewitness that British .newspapcr editors used to ask
. he served as.
1brook's death that although ls could be said he was a failure . “In the technical sense. because the policies he pressed for were never adopted.” Lord Beavel- ‘ brook could in no way be called a failure as a man. » As a symbol of the steady ‘ collapse of his campaign fol ‘ Empire trade. the Beaverbrook papers appeared daily with a picture of a Crusader shackled . in chains. He was not without opponents. . A left-wing view of him lexpressed in The Guardian of .Manchester March 6 by An '. thony Wedgwood Benn. a Labor Member of Parliament, who said that the “flag - waving hysteria of Lord Beaverbrook‘~ newspapers is pathetic, irrel ‘ evant and totally obsolete." Many diared the view. per- i haps in gentler terms. but a I plauded the Beaver for his
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With his family, he moved to 3 plaintively whether any troops l journalistic acumen. There was
Newcastle, N.B.. as a child and received his grade school edu cation there. His teacher de- ac bed him as "a born imp of mischief who will become a leader of man."
4 His fantastic leap to wealth began when he became secre- tary to Join .P. Stairs. Halifax financier. By 1906. he had moved to Montreal and floated the 838,000,000 cement merger which started him on the way to fortune.
same year. he married '
In the
Gladys Drury, of a family so- mminent in the Marl- I. They had three children gal-Ion. Max Aitken. Peter Alt- on and Janet Gladys. Peter
died in 1947. , ‘ Beaverbrook's first wife died $1 1927 and a year ago he max dad Lady Dunn, widow of Sir James Dunn, the mum-million- Canadlan steel magnate Who died in 1956. They had been duoclated for many years With be Beaverbrook Art Gallery in
Find ton.
A millionaire by the time he was 30. Beaverbrook moved to Britain in 1910, was elected to lie Commons almost as soon do he landed. developed as a power behind the scenes in Drltish politics and became a ' six year; later.
He turned to newspaper work and took over a dying morning newspaper, the Daily Express, and literally breathed new life
to it. He founded the Sunday
apreu in 1921 and several on later acquired a control-
g interest in the Evening Standard. making his group one
the most powerful newspa- tn Britain.
when the German we! ‘ “magma
iwm'cnmnm «nos am
i but Canadians were fighting on the continent.
In 1918. he became British .minister of information, a posr lhe filled brilliantly.
i PHILANTHROPIST
i After the Second World War Lord Beaverbrook turned to philanthropy on a large scale and the chief beneficiary was the province of New Brunswick. where he had spent his child- hood. Though a native of Un- tario, he always regarded New Brunswick as his home terri-
ry.
His gifts to his adopted prov- ince included an art gallery and a valuable collection of paint- ings to Fredericton; a series of buildings for the University of New Brunswick. located in that provincial capital: is rink in the same city named after his first wife: a library and park in Newcastle; a house in Saint John which was turned oVer to the University of New Bruns~ wick for a law school, and 18
varsity at Sackville. The Fredericton Art Gallery gift included an endowment of $1,000,000 and 300 pictures. Before he disposed of direct control of his press holdings in 1954. Beaverbrook fought vigor» ously for Empire free trade. But. eventually, he wearied of the campaign and in the end commented on this so - year task: "There 1 no use any longer in carrying on that strug- I
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With their snappy modern processes and North American - style edltlllg. the Benverbrook papers hrougnt iatlcstion to the suburbs. NO FEELINGS Editoil'latlhley, tboizl wer- mpod wth spec pun- :‘m 01 the Seaka per
iayou.
sanctity. , A man alternately said and charming in personal
paintings to Mount Allison Uni- j
terse. ‘
I general admiration for
; "sharpness" of his newspapers. . ALWAYS CLEAR
l Despite disagreements about i the worth of what h w a say- , n . nobody could ever accuse l Beaverbrook of not being clear. 1His newspapers from one end 1 to the other are noted for their I incisiveness, their sharpness. .their total lack of ambiguity. I His love of short. pithy sen- I fences is everywhere apparent. . He wrote as he talked. and his lsubordinates followed suit. e 1 had the habit of telephoning hll .office and talking into a tape recorder. His words would then come out as an editorial in the next day's paper.
As an editor. Lord Beaver- brook’s courtesy and charm . rarely deserted him. He w I great believer in listening and.
through long practice. managed ‘ to discover the art of aring 1 three conversations at once and
putting all participants at their . case.
But when he had made up . his mind abort something, he l was inflexible. Hugh Cudlipp. 1 best known as former features
editor of the Daily Mirror, Lord
Beaverbrook’s major rival for
circulation in Fleet Street. : worked on the Denver's Mildly l Express for two years. no tolls ‘ this anecdote about the Can:- . dian publisher’s obduratsnou: i "He was on the tolephons : shou‘lng: “No, no, no. no. no.
no, no. no, no, no.‘
"He replaced the receiver. walked slowly around the room. returned to the phone, picked up the receiver and as he . jumped six inches into the air. §d§liverod one final thunderous
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"He was not. it occomd to me," concluded Cudllpp. "I proprietor it would be easy to persuade."
Sir Winston Churchill om
paid tribute to Lord Beaver- brook in these wor :
“Lord Beaverbrook rendered signal service. His remarkable qualities fitted the need. His personal buoyancy and vigor were a tonic. I was glad to be able sometimes to lean on him. He did not fail; this was his hour. His personal force and genius, combined with so much persuasion and contrivanco, swept aside many obstacles."
That personal force a eaied to the late Arthur Christiansen co, and drove "The Great Dane." as some called Chris- tiansen, to work 16 hours a day as editor of the Daily Express. shoving circulation up and up.
Christiansen once said life with the Beaver was a way of life all of its own.
"The belly-aching. the
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bur-
dens, the headaches were all part of that life, the wearisomc parts of a that was
thrilling, exciting. d r a m a tic. colorfu and all-consuming. The. parts without the whole were
received prizes in.
Manchester, came to Canada 55 years ago. As a student for the ministry he served home mission fields at Elgin and Lindsay, NE. and Winsloe, ing his theological course 1 Mt. Allison he was ordained in St.
NE.
to the following Grace York and Pownal, P.E.I.; Luke’s. leton, West Saint John. NB; Petite Riviere, N.S. and West- field NB
years service, suaded to supply Gordon United Church. Reserve Mines. N.S. After five years there he re» turned now resides at 18 Euston St.
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Honored For 50 Years Of Service
At the Maritime Conference
of the United Church held re- cently in Sackville, number of clergymen who had completed 50 years of service were honored. Among was the Rev. Frank H. Little- johns of Charlottetown.
N.B..
these
Mr. Littlejolins was born in England, and
P.E.I. Upon complet- t
Luke's church Chatham,
In 1914.
Since then he has ministered charges —-
Charlottetown.
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Church.
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Chatham. N.B.:
He’ rented in 1952 after as but was per
to harlottetown and
During Mr. Littlejohns' early
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Appointed
SUMMERSIDE — Master of ceremonies for the Mics P.E.l. Contest and Lobster Carnival Week we» announced last night at a meeting of lobster carnival directors at the Log-
ion.
Bob Schumsn will Emcee the Miss PEI. content while Bob Hogs will be Master of coro-
Carnival Officials
lady Slipper Dr. Opens This PM
MISCOUCHE -— An Informs! ceremony hm tbs afternoon at three o'clock. during which
around Prince County whi
gins and ends in Summorstda. Attending the ceremony will
be Dr. George war, minister
of education Welfare and Labor
Minister Henry Wedge. a
McNeill. minister health.
Survey Report To Be Heard On June I7
Uniconsult of Canada. the firm that carried out a $23300 survey of transportation and other fac- ilities in Prince Cotmty, expects to report to the provincial gov- ernment on June 17.
Company official Jan Folkov sen has the govern- ment that representatives of the company will arrive in the pro- vince June 16.
Another firm. Arthur D. Lit- tle Incorporated, is also carry- ing out survey work in the pro- vince.
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At S'side
monies for all the other enter- tainment during carnival week.
Reports were also given on the program booklet. folder. on- tortsinmont on Water Street.
RCMP musical ride. parade, bingo. RCMP ban. livestock show, Audion day. suppers,
spacial entertainment and orac-
tioally all phases of emmil '
week.
Earl Manhattan announced that tickets for tho RCM Musical Ride are now avallabls and awono wishing to pun-
0- v
m roam on c- kots can obtain them “trough
the ma . It was also pointed out than be no refunds on the"
afternoon or night's no. c along with the sky diving per- formance.
Plans for Acsdtan Day were
Thomas Aquinas Society would be serving Acadian meals on Wednesday of carnival week. Chairman Francis "Ginger" cQuai-ria. who expressed ap- preciation (or the cooperati glm by the various depart- ments of the provincial govern- ment, the town and RCMP. felt that the carnival was well on its way to being completely or- ganised and the only thing need- ed ensure success of this annual affair is fine weather.
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ministry he took an active part in musical circles as soloist in both violin and cello.
NORWAY GIVE! TROOPS
OSLO (Routers) -— Norway's Parliament M o n d a y unani- mousl agreed to allocate 1,300 troops for the world's first per- mament police force to go any- Where at any time on peace- keeping missions for the United Nations. The Norwegian contin-
gent would be part of a planned I Scandinavian b r i g a d e which also would include 1,600 Swedilthl and Danish troops. 1
GADUATE
Walter Smith. son of and Mrs. E. R
Mr. . Smith of Ni- pigan. Out. and formerly of Pownal. has graduated tram th‘e University of New Bruns- w c
ith a bachelor of science degree in civil engi- neering. A grandson of W. E. Smith. Pownal, he has so- ceptod a position with Bell Telephone in Fort William. 11 .
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‘Wins Ch’shlp ‘
TIGNISH —— The West Prince County fish and game trout fishing contest open to mom. bars from May 1st to June 1st. was reported by the president E. C. Perry Tlgntsh as highly
successful. with a great deal of competition. Alton Selliker of O'Leary
proved to be the champion as he won the contest. by landing a 3 lb. 2 oz. trout that measured 18% inches in length.
Caught at Little Pierre Jaques near O'Leary the fish was weighed by William Gorriu of O’Leary.
The contest is an annual event promoted by the Fish and Game Ass. to arouse interest
for a greater membership.
The estimated cost of cor- rosion to British industry is $1.683,000.000 annually.
Celebrates 20 Years In Priesthood
Rev. Edward Baldwin. C533. is .celebrating the silver jubilee of ’s ordination to the priest- hood this month in Montreal.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baldwin. former- ly of Baldwin's Road. Prince Edward Island. Father Baldwin . received his elementary educa- ; tion at Baldwin's Road school. I He is a graduate of St. Mary’s College. Brookville and. St. Dunstan's University, Char-l lottetown. After teaching school ; in this. province for several years. he entered the Redemp- torist Novitiate, Saint John. N.B.. an was ordained to the priesthood. June 18. 1939 at St. Alphonus Seminary Woodstock.
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Father Baldwin was stationed in Hol. Redeemer parish, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and was pastor of Holy Re- deemer parish in Charlottetown from 1945 to 1950. At present he is stationed at St. Ann’s Church. Montreal. Fathe Bald- win will celebraie a Mass of Thanksgiving in St. Ann‘s Church, Montreal on Sunday June 14 at 10 o’clock. 3
intolerable. the whole was all."
Lord Beaverbrook desperately wanted to have the largest- selling daily paper in the West- ern world. On occasion. he had his wi h.
r a while in the post-war years his Daily Express outsold the Daily Mirror. But recently The Mirror forged ahead again. And Tuesday morning. when
e Beaver lay at home near death. The M i r ror devoted nearly its entire front page to telling its readers that its aver-
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A few hours later Lord Beaver- brook died.
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