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Down 30 Per Cent From 7954 Immigration Hits Skids

and The Netherlands to 0,929 from 16,340.

ONTARIO GETS MOST

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OTTAWA (CP) - Immigration government has broadened its as-1 hit the skids again in 1965. drop slsted passage and now is. 5ping more than 30 per cent from encouraging winter movement oil ,; the.l54,000 in 1954. immigrants assured of employ- , Year-end figures issued by the IIYII in Canada. Officials believe Ontario still was settuls the t"v immigration department Wednes-,these moves may be reflected in largest share of the lmmlgrants- day put the 1955 total at 1o9,94o.liminlgration figures in the first 57.563ebut the total was down

I V 'I' It was the lowest total in five quarter of 1956. Previously winterlfrom 83.029 in 1954- Quebec took years. discouraged be.l22.ll7 compared with 23,419; Brit-

Department is usuailylisli Columbia 11,570 compared with

main reason is a drying up of im- 12.197- migrant pools abroad. P201" in The big drop in l955 was from. Destinations Of Other! With 1954 W, Britain, Germany, Italy and -The the countries which previously figures in brackets: Albrta 7,843 an Netherlands, which previously sup- supplied most of Canada's imml-I (13294): Manitoba 5.032 (9.219): ' plied most of Canada's imml- grants. Last year only 30.15) of-Saskatchewan 2.654 (4.125); Nova

'movement was all officials say the cause unemployment high in Canada.

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-, grants. now are less anxious to the new arrivals were of Britishlscotia 1.841 (2.207); New Bruns- .- because of better econ- origin compared with 44.59;) in wick 659 (1.011); Newfoundland

emigr

Omit conditions and job prospects 1954. The total from Germany.-144 (524l:

in their own countries. dropped to 18,082 from 29,845 inll23 (107); and the Yukon and In efforts to halt the slide thel 1954; Italy to 20,247 from 24,595; Northwest Territories 70 (95).

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Prince Edward Island

:E I I - 0 tress communlcat' at Hallfax.lGv K Peake. 115-0.. 15-D-. 0-C' I PUIDIISI1 Brief "M 'No. 2 Military Group. Lieut. Col.

Sydney and Mulgrave. 28 other of- A H P k E D 0 C P E Is . . E3 6. . -. r . . . r History Of 5tI1

ficers who had trained with thel Unit joined other branches of thelland Regt. (17 Recce) and J. K. services. L. lrwin, Lleut. Col., Officer Com-

, .o-,-v-av,-3,...

' ' manding No. 5 Medical Company. in. 5. Slgs Reglmeni L:iRl(l'Es'TgUtli” the Unit was Rgiliuc will deal with ”Signl ,1 . H - o owln e war. . er ar lc es - H '; ' The Curreffi I55”? 0' The -limo again reformed under Lieut. Col. D. ficant Events", a "Dip into the -' , my J0”",'31 v Pubucamln 05 5 Slgr-N. Bell, E.D. Thence onward the future” and the ”Remlnlscences of , M15 R98lmeni C-A (MN I5 d9V0t' unit increased in strength under the Island's Oldest Signalman". . .3 W i Near N

A pictorial section of a dozen pages tends to illustrate the pro- gress the Corps has made during the last half century. Heading a pictorial section on "The Panorama of the Years" is a picture of the Island's first sis- nalier, J. M. Murley and the sec-

ed to a comprehensive history of Army Signalling in Charlottetown, gathered from many sources and edited by Capt. J. H. Coyle, under authority of Lieut. Col. K M Johnston. E.D.. Commanding Of- ficer. It marks the 50th anniver- sary of signalling here.

successive commands of Licnt. Col. F. J. Storey, E.D. until 1949 when its present C0.. Lieut. Co. I(. M. Johnston, E.D. assumed Command.

The Unit is known now as No. 5 Signals Regiment, and is reputed to be the largest Military Signals Unit in Canada.

. '31;

can .A section-of Quebec and Lab- rador can expect, below-normal

Near - or above - normal temp- eratures are the outlook for most of Canada in the next 30 days ac- cording to the long-range forecast of the United States weather bur-

temperatures. The southern sce- tions of the Prairie provinces nlsol may have below-normal readings.

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mu! 18 4TH ANNIVER

cash-now.pay-la;l:er plan!

say or ACCESSION

The le3dln3 3l'”9l' deals with ""5 Commenting on the Unit, Brig tion ends with the latest recruit at . gstatllnlisbment of No. 12 Eisnfllltrlils A. w. Beament, C.B.E., v.c.. C.D., time of publication, Signalman Jay . . D f I- 99 0" under Wmman 0 9 Honora Colonel C andent, mes Batchllder. d h f f G I ' leted in the morning and e ore late Lleut. W. K. Rogers. in about Rnynl '3',,,,,,,n,,,, corps of signal, l C O Anglican YOUIIQ iidjourning the meetings. the presi- I. ,,.) Now you an at an cuh Md 1905. Lieut. Rogers retired in Islllm-on --During me (my yen.-5 inn: M t I H Inf dent thanked the members of 5!. F LA-I-En in my (nu nnyuwu -- Wm”? PAY 1" (W011? 0' N3 5011- l-he 39 have ne b our Unit has creat- ' ' S H b ' P o1es' for their 5 - . Lieut. Col. K. S. Rogers, V.D. ,en nngomajnytvaliied an enviable re- scrlpt wrluen A U ee n a I ax ::ildtssrflIlmIlli1glPlt:selltliI. Tile entire 1- fsgeiiii. r'1ovualtra'hPhoo.ns:lu;'x:'IuuI.n I The first group to leave the 18- cord-" 001- C- A- Peek 0-B-E F K' The Nova Scotia Diocesan Coun- weekend was very successful from K. melon-la. cash cash Cord. Phona, write, coma i. am, land at the outbreak of the First C.D., Director, Royal Canadian or In3nIen Lgengennng . genenl any Sim. cu at the A.y.p'A. me! in 5.. the ngnndpoint of nnsinn-55 complet. m why nun, 1 mun,” map” dim. 1." pm World War was a signal detach- Corps of Signals in noting the an- . . nndsl (33,, (:,13,1-;., 1),s,o,, c,D,,l . Paul-S Church Ham Ham” on ed nnd genowshgp enjoyed by the)? ment among whom was Sgt. E. G. niversary said "While the age of vufiefles SIIOW arrives Tuesday evening in this' Jmnnr. mm and 29m Wm, re, members, I. ”"'””9" ”5”""""'"l'f""v'l'll"'l0'lllI Weeks, later Maj.-Gen. Weeks, your Unit is in itself a matter for n,-nyince, wennnsnny morning Geni p,1sent'ame3 from Nova sooth y who won four of the units nine do congratulations, much greater sig- 1.-our experienced snowmen, era! Simonds will call upon the; Prince Edward mend attend, corationa for service in the field. nificance must be attached to the Ivan Doheny, Ambge wenme,-bge' Governor, the Premier and the, mg The delegate ham PEI. was , , I Major F. B. Conrad. M.M.. E.D., fact of you being a live and con- Ken Macxenzk Ind Lam” Macy Mayo, L10. d Pmfm Kensmmon. , ' ' . id aucceeded to the command of the stantly moving unit. Away have just about completed wednnsdny am,-nnnn Brigndm, Y S d . n I t Ivsrm unit until retirment when he was Other congratulatory messages wrmng the script for me Kinsmen G.G.K. Peake is holding a recept- I atgi:ld;-ii"; ":h:n";'e9r”v':cee iengaseg 's In gntxr GEORGE y s'I1tEEr CIlARi.0'l'l'EfoWN Second ieuni

succeeded by Major W. A. Smith, who commanded at the beginning of the Second World War.

On the outbreak of the Second World War. the Unit was sent in three detachments to provide for-

are contained in the journal from F. B. Conrad. M.M.. E.D.. Honor- ary Col. of the Regiment. J. N. Kenny, Lleut. Commander R. C. N. (R). Commanding officer H. M C. S. Queen Charlotte. Brigadier 0.

City, , and Central Guardian):

r by the P.E.I. Art Society. This

Page 2, The Guardian

WE TREAT THE SICK WELL.

Monday, Feb. 6, 1956

"YOUR DOLLAR BUY! MORE

Varieties of 1956 and are enthus- iastic about the prospects of pro- ducing something unusually good. The next move will be towards casting the parts and setting up the routine, which calls for the ap- plicatlon of their united exper- ience. Ii is understood that much of the talent in the city is available and willing to contribute to the suc- cess of the show which has for it's objective the raising of funds for Kinsmen -charities.

The willingness to make a con- trlbution towards the success of the charities effort on the part of the Kinsmen. has also been signified

organization, under President, Mrs. Elizabeth Davies has already started to paint an appropriate backdrop for the stage show. Sev- eral prominent local artists have

ion at the Officers' Mess at the' Armourics. I General Simonds will address a, dinner meeting of the Canadian Club of Prince Edward Island at the Charlottetown Hotel on Wednes day, February 8th., at 6.30 pm. Dr. Frank lilaclflnnon. the Presi- dent of the Club, will be the chair- man for the dinner.

P. E. I. Drama Festival Asides

Montague Dramatic Workshop makes its initial entry in a P.EI Regional Festival of Dominion Drama Festival on the afternoon of February 18th, with Pygmalion. one of the better known plays of that master of satire, the late

Paul's Church. Following this a delicious supper was served in the ball by St. Paul's A.Y.P.A. The first business session was held in the evening with the president, Joe Skerry of Halifax. presiding. One of the highlights of the meetings was a short talk given by Diocesan Chaplain Rev. J.W. Nowe, Glace Bay on Evangelism and the part the young people of the church might play in it.

Plans for the annual Diocesan A.Y.P.A. Drama Festival were discussed and finalized. The festi- val is to be held in Windsor, N.S. on May 12th. The winners of the six deanery drama festivals will compete for the winning shield. This is one of the major activities of the A.Y.P.A. in Nova Scotia and is anticipated with much enthus- iasm by the members.

A convener for the annual Dio-

As a concluding part of the Nat-

ional Youth Week program, a

group of boys who attended the Older Boy's Parliament at Sack- ville, last night gave their impress- ions of the sessions which they at-

tended. -

Taking part in a service at Trin- ity Church were: Alexander Flack, Gordon Macl-Ieath, Boyce Stetson and David MacDonald. Two theol- ogical students from Mount Allison University: David Hamilton of Campbellton, N. B.. and Avery Kempton of Halifax gave a pers- onal witness of what the Parlia- ment had done for them in in- fluencing their lives. iiamilton is Prime Minister of this year's Pari- iament and Kemptoll is Minister of Physical Affairs.

The Young People's Cll(Ilf' of

FlooI',P Iulldl Hlonosi-'51!-AIRIIIHIOYIIH

OPE! EVENINGS IV APPOINIMBIT-PHONE POI EVENING HOURS I '

I.-i-uintomla-h-lull-rmndlngtun - It-ndrls-ate-pnyoumu

APPRECIATION

The Benevolent Irish Society of Charlottetown wishes to express its sincere thanks and appreciation to the Patrons, Director, Frank Maclntyre, and cast of the Irish Minstrels of 56; the press, Guardian and Patriot; Radio Station CFCY, and all who in any manner contributed to the success of this year's

show. IRISH MINSTRELS COMMITTEE BENEVOLENT IEISII SOCIETY.

Giggey's Pharmacy, open 8 a.m at the Hughes Drug Store. George Bernard Shaw,

entered ath I tiall it th n u. H C y no e cu" C”"f9"”c9 W” EPWl'"9d- Trinity was under the direction of

to 8 pm. SELLING OUT. All this win-

L-GEN. our snuouns

k k t lied b . . . wot u 5 cc y J8 Taylor This conference is held on July

The play is directed by Mrs e lst .. ' ' plans for It will be

Elizabeth MacGowan and cast includes, Vivian Fraser, Ina

Royston F. Mugford. Soloist was

"CRASWELL for better photo- Miss Maida Rogerson. Rev. How-

graphs."

" ter's merchandise. Norma's La- -5:: dies' Wear. sgnum; our, An gun win. - Hickox. Elsie 1-iickoxi Peggy Beer, - finalized at the next Diocesan d mm H d In b , R IIEAB run Charlottetown Chor ""5. "”"”'””"d””i ”"""”" LA” Teach." F.d' I fr;ii:ii:lin:rii'icriilneSyilzlor Ni-aliiiiirisn Cotiiicil n3eeuIlIIgf)l'1Ill!I "iii. ate at 3;-""”"t S G pronounce e W W E I '” "ii p”"'” """'"”" '”l”' W M" we” Mt'lI(O8 Plans For Mchiblld "WW: John WW9: MRS. SAMUEL B. onuzsprn tended the Holy Cndmxnunion user i OF THE . i lcl”yemt'n ,i.""5(';”d if l:he7 vgrlgg 30TH. ANNIVERSARY. Year, Ed , w k James Glddings, Paul Dewgr hand vice in 5;. pnnr-n church gouowed HEAVY STUFF V V i oncer. ues ay. e . . . wm-urn Pharmacy. 200.000 Medi- ucahon ea George Boudreault. Many o t ese The death nccured in the Prince by n pnnpcommnngnn brenkfnng in Canada-3 cutout of had W3 21... ,1 A"d"””"'"' ' cal Prescription: Dispensed Pro lgjflgg” C”,',l:,lffcf,'e?, PT, glgy T'.l';l,',: f::,i,:'rd ',,5,l,j'"d,,,i;?”Pi,'8l,;,, M”"Sd3Y- the hall. l ooo tons in 1954. about one:-tenth ROQUIGT Ham 1: you Any, interested in vol. prietor, J. E. H. Worth, Registered A meeting of we ex,cnn,,, or Feminine Touch” "which wag dim W1 Gull; 5p1e';m her 7am gar PS1: The business sessions were com- of total world production. AT

since the Prince Edward Island Teach- ers Federation was held in the Federation office on Saturday morning. Feb. 4th. Those present were Mr. Elmer Plncau. Miss Mabel Matheson. Mr. John Hughes Miss Mabel O'Brien, Mrs. Mabel

late Mrs. Gillespie had been in failing health for the past two years, and in spite of all medical care and kind nursing failed to; recover.

She was born in North Milton. the former Emma Blanche Ne

Pharmaceutical Chemist July 1814.

TIIE SCOTTISH concert will be iepeated'!, by popular . , , Thursday, February 16. in Yoe's Theatre, Montague.

ected by Mrs. MacGowan and Gil- bert Clemens and in 1954 won the Samllman Trophy for the best play (rural section) in the P.El Drama Festival, sponsored by the Womenls Institutes, and also the Boener Trophy for the best play produced

log at the Civic Election to be held on February 8th, 1956. please check at City Hall to see if your name is on the voters list.

ALL ABOARD! for Switzerland. Thrilling travelogue-Iasclnatlng

ATKINSONS I

GIGANTIC ANNIVERSARY SALE SATUICDAIPS WINNER

' Attention R.C.N.(R.) Personnel Pay parade will be held-

h3"dl"3" "Id "'9 l"'""”"lm" . . Macswaine Mr Earls Jelie and I Kl ' C nt d h t 1

Gk”. Glee club. Queen Charlotte non-p msg the val-let con. M. E H1: 13- . Y n ngs on y. aug ter of he ate John and Ma

n... in... ........ on-ea so at. in .i”.5”..”.z”',ird;"':"m :.:.: .:.”:.-'.i:...... ...... -rT."..”...il.l.”.l5'i1..?':”5..iL”'ci..3l533:!.1Nf&C2ll?li3Eel2hi?o:"il5 MONDAY. 1930 nBs- rm 6 t ELI-EN 0-WAY cents. n;'n;ya.n:e'an novelty nufgblgz March 4-10. were discussed. It sculptor. who fashioned a female cept for a few years in U. S. A signed 55 Dorchester street

mm-m bvlo--I vow em svo-- ::;:.:::l..L"a:::..W:;; 115.1".-..::. "'::.l3.i”'l: ::2..w::r:: ..i:::.'. ii: ' i ' ' ' ' J. N. KENNY.

"g'”l""”n meemg Wm M held "red by w'I' School Associations. Catholic Worn "Shaw" at his best, and provides moved to Charlottetown.

She made many friends who will recall pleasant memories of her as a woman of Christian character, and gentle. kindly. spirit. She is survived by a daughter (Dorothy)

Mrs. Sterling Stead, Ii " , 0nt- ' ario: four sons, John, Vernon,

Leonard of Milton and Lloyd of Wlnsloe, eleven grandchildren. a brother Angus of North Milton; Milton Church Cemetery. '

'Acting Commander R.C.N. (R.)j I-I.M.C.S. Queen Charlotte.

undertakes to make a lady out of a poor Cockney girl and falls in love with the finished product. Satirical and amusing, this play is "Shaw" at his best. and provides delightful entertainment.

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Personals

The many friends of Mr. James Beer, Comwall, are sorry to hear he is a patient in the Prince Ed- ward Island Hospital.

at the Y.M.C.A. at I p.m., Monday, Feb. 6th. ", ' ' speaker, Miss Mary L. McLeod, Director of the Halifax Welfare Bureau.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS - Two traffic accidents occurred in the city during the weekend, one at the intersection of King and Weymouth Streets involving two cars, result- ed in minor damage to both veh- icles. The second a car pulling away from a parking space in front of the Sports Arena was hit by a second car. The first car suffered a damaged right front fender and the second a damaged left front fender and door.

POLICE COURT - Nine offend-

en's League. Clergy. requesting them to observe the week. It was decided to send display posters to Alberton. Souris. Morell, Welling- ton, Tyne Valley and Mount Stew- art. The prize winnars in the child- ren's Art Contest will be put on display in Charlottetown this year.

Many suggestions were given for the Easter Convention. These sug- gestions will be conveyed to the committee in charge.

Mr. John Hughes reported on the meeting held recently of the Ad- visory Council of Education.

Mr. Elmer Pinesu gave a short report of the meeting of the C.T.F. Board of Directors. held in Ottawa

EXTEND SCHOLARSHIP - The announcement was received on Sat- urday from Headquarter. of the I. 0. D. E. by Mrs. W. Brehaut of the Scholarship Committee that Robert Morson Agnew of Charlotte- town had been granted a further scholarship in order to continue his studies in England. Mr. Agnew. who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Agnew. is studying Bacteriolo- gy at Trinity Hall. Cambridge. Eng. under an I. O. D. E. scholarship which provided for his attendance in the 1955-56 period. The new scholarship will apply to his 1956- .57 studies at the same seat of learning.

bro THE ELECTORS

OF WARD FIVE .. A NO mtomsss - ONLY ACTION!

FRANK CURTIS

Your Candidate for Councilor In Word Five.

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WARD THREE ELECTORS

To you, I make one promise: To study the City's finances, and works projects, with a view to cut cap- ital and any unnecessary current expenses.

ARTHUR L. WRIGHT, Candidate - Ward 3.

deceased her some years ago. The funeral was held from the Cutcliffe Funeral Home to St. John's Church, Milton. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. C. Plercey assisted by Rev. Owen Mr. Wendell

very fcelingly

PEACEFUL CITY

Oslo, capital city of Norway. re- ported no murders and only 67

Phillips "The

Cochrane. rendered

flva sisters and two brothers pre-

ers were dealt with by Magistrate C g, In. - L... - v n , Martin Saturday morning. 1.. the January 23. 24.25. when tbelfollow- ,,n,n.,,.,e, ,,,,,.n,,, 1955, v:”Go;;t:t;l5llits.y Tine Evan case of three charged with drunk C dude Youth '5'! "ml" Wm d"g"'"d- -'01" NEWSPMM. P, NE R nmard ,,g,,y Mom" illndfn” YOU vora irtrazs: IF YOU NEED - and disorderly (street fighting). on ViI"C"(r)!i'tl3eIs odclzgetitcosu giiIiird.l:h' 0 E COWS Y:-fnehi Cliobbe Illd Efnelyl nuhlnblggora mQ5I;fPoRT' DIAL 1 ' ' ' ' ' PF-LHAM MANOR. N- Y- (AP) can-ii Interment was made in the 1-0 1'HE ELECTORS

One was given twenty days anoth- er fifteen days in Jail and the third was fined ten dollars and costs or five days. Of five drunk and in- capabies, two were fined ten doll- ars and costs or five days, two ten do and the fifth twenty days in Jai. A man convicted of vagrancy was sentenced to sixty days in jail.

-M.

Collcgc of Teachers. Educational Finance, C.T.F. affairs and the P. E.I.'l'.F. situation.

William N. Hurlbut. 66, a pioneer in the development of newsprint pi died Saturday at his home. He was vice-president of the International Paper Co. and president of the International En- velope Co. He formerly headed the Canadian Newsprint Co. and the George H. Meade Co.. Dayton. Ohio.

Week At Baptist Church Sunday

"Winning Youth For Christ" was the theme of the youth service ser- mon by the pastor. Rev. H.l.. Mitton, at the Charlottetown Bapt- ist Church Sunday evening which brought the special activities of Youth Week at the church to a

OF WARD FOUR

Brehaut, Grace Crosby and Mrs. I

Leigh Walker; Boy Scouts, Donald ' ' ' . Holden. Wt Mummy and con. Having served in many philanthropic organiz- at. John MacDonald; Wolf Cubs.