DECEMBER 6. 1949

rue GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

PAGE FIVE

icrippied Children's Clinics Held in , Chlowniside

5s Crippled Children's Cxnducted by Dr. T. B. orthopaedic Specialist. , galifax, held for the past. ten days , a, ‘Charlottetown and Sirrnmerslde ', have just been comlfflfiled- One hundred and forty (140) children, forty-five of whom were ‘n. ca“, mporlkd for examina- djion These new cases, recom- map-dad for examination by the '__ ffingiv doctor or public healtih ‘nmq-f, required advice and treat- . men! for such conditions as ric- . lccts, club and flat feet. dislocated him infantile, obstetrical and , was,“ parhlySlS, wry neck. spinal _ curvaqirr», bad posture. and tuber- - Ciliflll! bones and joints. Nine children were hospitalized . 1hr treatment includin-g operations, maniplllflflflffi and plaster casts. A g. anty-six months old child .. wit. a from dislocated hips. ac- mm nit-d the doctor to Halifax “mi enicrfld the Children's Hos- . nP-i‘. fr" treatment.

Rod . CLiniCS, l Ackel‘.

on... Plans To Make lerusalem international City

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Dec. 5 ', -t(jlJ'—Brituln and the United ‘. States cnmo out today try. ' to make Jerusalem a truly inh- nllinnal city. 110th Western Powers, however, -- min (illflliflPil support to new 3 romprnlllise proposals on the [u- ‘e tura of thn lloly City presented

i0 tho special political commit- “ tee of the United Notions Assem-

l

. ‘a. ,

bly. l" The new plans, one put for- ‘ Wflfii hy Bolivia and the other by .11)“, Nellierlanils and Sweden, coll

THE ceuraai. euanorau

This column is reserved for new-i of local Interest, but l- ining oi a nevuy nature may be inserted at live canto a word. srlotl! Pl!- abls in advance.

._.____.____._..,__-_--- COOK'S for Ynoovgramsl. JIMMIE’! TAIL Pnono B20.

F011 MASON AND IJSCII pianos, it's Holmanh. both stores.

HAVE YOU procured-your tic- kets for the George Huddad piano recital? Got them early and avoid (llllppiillilnluni.

STUDENT TICKETS for George Haddsd recital Thursday evening available at all city schools. Stu- dent price 50c.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the New Dominion Farmers Institute at Afton Hall, Tuesday, December 6th, at 8 P. M.

WORK AT WIIARF-Dredxlng operations at the east side of the Railway Wharf have been com- plcted for the season it was learned yesterday afternoon. The area has been dredged a distance of 50 feet outwards from the wharf and to a depth of approxi- mately 26 feet, Work is con- tinuing on the removal of the old dock with the torn up plank sur- face being hauled away at pre- sent. A small building, being erected for storage purposes, is almost completed, On Bruce Stew- art's Wharf concrete piles are be- ing made which will later be transferred for use at the Rail- way Wharf.‘ Large shipments of steel piles from the Algoma Steel Company, Soult Ste. Marie, Ont., have been unloaded at this wharf.

Meeting 0i

Trinity Men's Association

‘i More than 130 mamibers attend- ed a very enthusiastic meeting of the Men's Association of-Trinity

j generally for U. N. supervision of United Church held in the Social

' "Jerusalem's holy

Iiolir City.

John i‘. Ross of the

‘census-ulna;

f deal u-itli."

a Th- committee adjourned after _ its morning meeting until tomor- ~ rniv i.- give the Netherlands,

places and Hall of the Church last evening. gradual demllltarization of tho The president, Mr. J. A. MacNair

United

States said proposals for full ln- i .. C .. m lrfflhiiolllililfiCiflh "fail utterly to "mini of o fined“ and e tnlie into account the realities of

l ‘he ‘Wzmon W. n" trying m memlbers whole birthdays fell in

presided. The meeting opened with the Cordial

Doxology. birthday

greetings were extended to those

Nove-mrbes- or December. Several Christmas hymns were sung un- der ihe direction of Brigadier W.

3 Sweden and Bolivia time to work w- R91d~ n W55 Named m“ the

out n draft resolution amalgam- atinz their views.

BECOMES PRISONER

“QHQ-n-‘r-

veal-old former chairman

._$sl"

_~ orator: of a wartime - combine, were convicted July3.1917.

accused rt accepting more than $60.-

mtment favors for the Garssoris.

lilRTHS, MARRIAGES DEATHS

50c Per Insertion

000 in brilaos for getting war tie-

sum of $112.55 had been raised from the Sacred Concert held on Nov. 27. The money will be de- voted to boy's work in the con- gregation.

A very fine musical program

ASHLATQT). Ky, Dec. 5 _(A.P) -- was then rendered consisting of Andrew .1. May, pmteatiirg his in- a piano duet by Mrs. Mac-Rae and 'norence to the last moment. became Mr. O. K. Presiby, a vocal solo n federal prisoner for wartime brib- by Mr. Lona Macmillan and a en- anti conspiracy today. The ‘M- saxaphone solo by Mr. Jack Mac- of the Andrew, all of which were en- liouse of Representatives military cor-ed, affairs rotumittee and the Garsson brothers, llenry and Murray. op- by the report o; u“ canvqag-ing mlmmml“ committee who were carrying out

Great enthusiasm was aroused

a campaign for $30,000 to pay for

I for usltsz for profit May's consldcr- - ' able influence as committee chair- the removauon and repairs M the i. mun. ‘lltin former cun-QTCSSIITBII was meted‘

Church property recently com- Mr. Gordon Avard for the spe- cial names committee reported recedpts already in hand of over $9,000 in cash and $10,000 in pledges and expressed confidence that $20,000 would be realized by the time the campaign closes. Brigadier W. W. Reid for the general collection stated that $8,188.63 had already been receiv- ed in cash and pledges and he also

firm assurance that

W ninrns

1949- 10 Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Murn- Til-fhlillllll, p, 9gp,

‘j DEATHS

_ months,

SllAllPE-At the Prince County ; liospitnl, Doc. 5, 1949, William H. I Sheree of Nnrbnro, aged B0 years. y Funeral from his lots residence i “tdncsdny at 2 p.m. Interment lifariziile Cemetery.

I “oNEII,I1-—At Shorbrooke 'on De- Rfmlvllll‘ 5th, 1949, Sarah Martha rlflVfiil in her 90th year. Funeral R1001 the residence of her nephew. 111111111 McNcill, on- Wednesday ‘Pfmllllllr. December 7th. to St. . lllls Church, Sumrnerslde for F“"°"\1 hfoss nt 10.00 a.m. Inter- ""'"' 5t. Paul's Cemetery, Sum- "Wrslde. ‘

MPFFN ~ Suddenly at St. Jos- »_ if“ 11°$l11tal, Toronto, on Satur- 1‘-"» 11cc. 3. Mrs. Annie Moron,

0110mm’ n" remains will arrive in wll-Flottctown Tuesday evening and m} 11¢ transferred to tho AA. re__""t°)W-'y Funeral Home and will lere until Friday inornini: at i") when the funeral will take {lg-W to St. Dunstanu Basilica. fn- "Ylvflt in the Catholic Cemetery.

iiunulfoiian-ai the Charlotte- town Hospital on December 8rd. those who took part in canvassing

e they would _resch their dbjective of $10,000. '

Rev. Mr. Ashfoni thanked all

and stressed the fact that it was

lithe-n. (nee Florence Cullen) o! an adventure of faith which was

realizing such splendid results. Mr. C. I-I. Black culled upon those present to send in names and ad-

FLOOTk-At GreonbayqDecetnbcr 2. dresses of former munbers of / 1949. Teresa Flood, daughter of Mr. the Church now residing abroad and Mrs. Emmett ,Fiood, aged 8 in order that an appeal might be

sent tn them to join in the eilfort for the advancement of their own church,

Charlottetown Man liies In Monoton

MONCTON. N.B.. Dec. 5 —(@) —Jobn H. H. Ward, aged Q years dried this morning after a ling- ering illness. Mr. Ward had been a patient in the Monctnn hospital for several weeks.

He was born in Chanlottetown, P.E.l. and spent the greater part

“'1‘1°\\' of the late Charles J. of his life in Moncton where he

had been employed with the Moncion Transcript and the‘ Menc- ton Publishing Co., for many years.

Mr. Ward was an ardent spoils- man and took a keen interest in hunting and fishing. Ho was a ember of the First United Bap- tist Church, Moncton. and also of

"ASZ m" " E“l°"‘1 "l" "i" “l Wesimorlsnd Lodge No. s, Knights

a? gm" Edward Island Hospital Be t limdov. December 6. Evelyn 1 ,. “"1 Howard. asimicar of tho

of Pythias. Besides his wife. the former Greta Steeves of this city. he is

"11! Mr. Justice and M 111,, r-llm d r" ' survived by one daughter. Mrs. Mnmejfu- Higghlguaterfirl ‘smug n, w. Deir. st. John's. Newfound- P ' mm ' land, and a brother. Chephas

aul's church mmormw wean.“ "mti-"gr “i-‘Pvlce starting at 2 o'clock. ment Sherwood Came‘ y.

ll-li. Maotoan

u tvnnnraxsa

rmnanma

ftl. ‘n. North Will's-hire

PHONE l“

Ward. of Truro. NS. The funeral will be held Wed- nesday afternoon with interment in Elmwood Cemetery.

CAUSE OI‘ NOBTIIIBN LIGHTS ‘TORONTO. Dec. 5 —(CP) ~ Northern lilhtl may be caused by tiny fragments of the sun which have travelled tho QMOATOO Inles tom iheluntothooarth in less than M horn after Ming into Qaoo. This sulloltlon was made 1m nlriht b! Dr- mwaro c. Bollard. director of tiis University a: main ma» nnsastnna

guitars, violins, monicas, records, players, and ac- cessories. Music section, Furniture Department. both stores.

CONGOLEUM BUGS, all sins,

now in stock at: Helium's, both stores.

SPECIAL CIIEDBEN’S recital

by George I-Iaddad on Thursday

afternoon at 3:30. Admission 25c at door. No advance sale of tickets on afternoon recital.

111' noblvialvs. Complete stock accordions, har-

HEAR GEORGE IIADDAD at P. W. C. Thursday night, Dec. 8. Tic- kets now on sule. Gets yours early from any Kinsman or Abegwelt Gift Court, G, ll, Taylor, Jewellers or Jenkins Pharmacy.

Little Theatre Presents Three One-Actfiays

The Charlottetown Little Theatre Child's three one-act play product- ions. "Trifles", "OneMoming Very Early" and "Sunday Costs Five Pesos" ncnt ovcr with huge success at. t-he Empire Theatre last evening before a \i‘r-ll filled house as their secoirzl studio Night performance of the 19-10-50 season.

The third play on the progralm. “Sunday Costs Five Pesos" by Gosephine Niggli. was perhaps the outstanding performance of the night when a particularly well cast group of players, George di Carlo. Mildred Walker, Gwynneth Patter-

Evans put on an excellent perform-

professional and received ah ovat- ion from a truly appreciative audi- ence.

The scene ivas laid in a courtyard in a. Mexican village, which was depicted vividly with splendid stage setting. The story revolved around

(George d1" Carlo) and Berta. (Mild- red Walker) who had a violent wards a rich young Senorita.

which two other Mexican Senoritas, Tonia. (Joan MacCalltutu) and

came involved ill open warfare in

together again. The play had its

ers. who made an

gouging, hair pulling scrap.

The other two violent in their actions, but provid- ed good eittcrtainment and char- acter portrayal in a

8r a murder while being treated

tomey (Charles

to the scene of the crime.

back 1n the 1800's, one of whcm-

stei- friends, and causa complicat-

Carollne Grant (MB-W 1W8). who hopes to the ground by explaining that, the valentine was 011811181137 meant for her maid Betsy (Kathar- ine liutcheson) from her brother's butler.

The following are the plays pre- sented and their casts:

"TRIFLES" By Susan Glaspali

Produced by special arrlnfl"

ment with Samuel French iCan.)

tri. CAST OI" CHARACTERS County attorney Georse Hen- derson —- Charles F. Bentley. Mrs. l-lale—Mrs. W. E. Scantia-

bury

Mrs. Peters—lllfrs. Roy H. Ken- ncdy.

Mr. flair, a neighboring fbrmer -J. Alfred McKeafllty-

Sheriff Henry Peters -— John T. Place.

Scene: A country kitchen on a cold winter day.

Directors: Mrs. R. F. Large.

Properties: Lloyd Weeks.

Stage: Fred Pound.

Script: Ann Duffy,

"ONE MORNING VERY EARLY" By Philip Johnson Produced by special iii-mage- ment with Samuel French (Can)

Lid. CAST OF CHARACTER! Miss Elizabeth Pratt-Constance

N h.

ajgetsy (her maid) -- Kathanine Hutcheson.

Miss Julia Scatterpole - Pauline Haslam _.

Miss Amelia Chatterley — Eva MacMiilan ‘

Miss Caroline Grunt — M"? Ives.

Scene: The drawing-room of Miss Pratt's house o the morn- in; of St. Valentine's ay, Febru- ary 14th in the year 1820.

Director: Mary M0?"

- Stagez-Lelth Stetson ProperlieS-Georga Abbott Costumes-Hilda Jenkins and

the members of the cast.

Script-Mary Duffy

"sunnav cosrs rrvs rssos" By Goeophlnl Nlggll Produced by owl-l Imme- ment with Samuel French (Clo-l Ltd.

Scene-A courtyard in a Mexican

village. Time-The presentz-eutrly on a

Sunday Mwflwonl vi. .

h

of the advisory board headed by

son. Joan liiacCallum and Florine

ance which was nothing short. of

two young Mexican lovers, Fidel

quarrel over Flidels attentions to-

Celestma (Florian Evans), and in

Salome (Govynneth Patterson) be- an effort to bring the two lovers

humorous side but. predominated in stormy scenes between the two lov- outstanding portrayal of their parts. as well as did the other members of the cast. The action included a Mexican version of a fenlinlne brawl between Salome and Ceiestina which lack- ed nothing in the way of an eye-

piays were lass

quieter and humorous vein. Mrs. W. E. Scantle- bury and Mrs. Roy H. Kennedy stood out for their performances as Mrs. I-lale and Mrs. Peters in "Trifles". They unknowingly discov-

with contempt by the County At- Bentley), the Sheriff (John T. Place) and s. neighbouring farmer (Alfred Mc- Kearney) whom they accompanied

Constance Nash, Pauline Haslam and Eva MacMillan also made fine perfonnnnlces in ‘T3110 Morning Very Early" 1L5 three frustrated old maids

Miss Elizabeth Pratt (Constance Nash), 51111 has matrimonial hopes as the result. of a valentine receiv- ed thy mistake from a. TBWYQI‘. he!‘ next door neighbor. Her reactions are frowned UIPOII by her two spin-

ions with tho lawyer's sister. Miss eventually dashes all Elizabeth's

Next week citizens of the Prov- ince will be called upon for finan- cial help to the Institute for tho Blind. A subscription campaign will be conducted by the members

Mr. W. G. Foster, Chairman.

In an interview yesterday Mr. George Wood, Field Secretary, said that the Institute was giving aid to about 150 blind people 1n tho Province. Each case is investigat- ed and instruction given in Braille, knitting, leather work, etc. or should the person show aptitude for a. suitable trade, arrangements are made to give a course. On the successful u ,letion of this course gainful employment is found and that person enters a new life of independence and happiness. Mr. Wood said the sum of $6,- 000.00 is required to finance the organization and that he hoped that the canvassers would be well received when they made their

Splendid Work Done By Institute Of The Blind

rounds December 1B, 10 and 1A The Institute is making a, survey a: the causes of blindness and efforts will be made to lessen the dangers of occidental blindness o1 which 110 per cent might havs been pro- vented.

Members of the advisory board: W. G. Foster. Chairman, Co]. K5, Rogers, 1st Vice-President; Mr. Justice C. Bt. Clair Tralnor, 21d Vice-President; Mrs. H.L. Palmer, Secretary-Treasurer; Mayor B. Earle MacDonald; Dr. J. A. Clark; W. S. Grant. Lt. Col, Leo 1r, M“. Donald; Mrs. W.J.P. MacMillan, Mrs. Lloyd Noonan, Roy Cudmore. Willthttm Gaudet, Sidney Greer-i Sn, Edwin Johnstone, Dr. W.H. Super; Jack McLean, Souris; Percy Boudreau, Georgetown; Judge Tralnor, Montague; Emerson John- stone, Murray River; John Myriek, Tignish; Cyril Leard, Albertgn; Peter Pate, 'O’Leary; Frank Am. ett. $81M; Major .18. DesRoches,

Summerside; A.P. Surette, Borden.

Income Tax

Education Council Meets In Moncron

A meet"!!! of the recently form- ed Girls’ Work Board of the Marmme Religious Education Council was held in Moncton, N. B., over the week end. The Fri- day evening session was held at First Baptist Parsonage; the SM. urdny morning session at st, John's United Church. This meeflflg 0f the Board was held mainly for organization purposes; Officers were appointed as fol. lows: president, Mrs. Ralph Mer- rill, Saint John, N, 13.; vice Pfe- sldent, Miss Jean Boswell. Truro. N. S.; secretary, Mrs. J. R. Snod- grass, Fredericton, N. 13.; treas- urer, Miss Maxine Morse, Hali- fax, N. S.

Board Committees and their Possible 10b: were discussed, such as C.G.I.'I‘. camps and Girls‘ Conferences and Rallies. Ways and means or financing the boar-d were dealt with. Commltto" wgrg named for further study of the various phases of the work of the Board. The chief purpose of the Board is to promote girls’ work, both in the Sunday School, and the midweek program spon- sored by the Maritime Religious Education Council.

The meetings concluded at noon "1 55111111517‘. it is expected that the next full Board meeting will be held the week end following Easter in a Maritime centre to be named later.

Lively Campaign In U.K. By-election

LONDON. Dec. 5 —-(Reuters) - The La/bor and Conservative Part- ies today threw all their available campaigning resources int-o the final irhreednys of the critically important Bout/h Bradford parlia- mentary by-election contest which may be the last before the general election next year.

The stakes are high for both part- ies in this Yorkshire fight, on which voting will take place Thursday. Whichever wins will gain heavily in preelectlon-genoral prestige.

Labor-defending the seat-ls campaigning with a. two-fold aim. They seek victory to prove that the Government's post-devaluation sus- terlties have not weakened public confidence in the administration. Three candidates are contesting the seat. which Labor won with a 9.000 majority in 1945. ‘Ihey are George Craddock. Labor; J. L. Windle, representing the Conservat- lvcs and the closely-allied Liberal National Party; and Colin James Canning. I ‘ ,_endent. Liberal.

VICTORIA SCHOOL

The November report for the Senior Department of Victoria School No. 60.

Grade X -- 1. Donald Hart, 2. Gertrude Bell.

Grade 1X - 1. Winsor MacLeon. l. Don MacLean.

Grade vrn ._ 1, aylvio Boulter, 3. Joan Boulter, s. Robert Wrishi- Grade VII — 1. Gary lvlaeLenn. l. Eleonora Hart, 8. Anne Wren-

Grado VI - i. Sheldon Mae- Phall, 2. Edith Bruce, 8. George Myers.

Pupil receiving the five dollar prise for greatest improvement shown over September examina- tions - Edith Bruce - TIWPIOVB- ment 9.8 marks.

Receiving ribbons for improve- ment -- Sheldon MacPhail 8d, and Don Hort 5.1.

Pupil receiving the two dollar prise for highest averaze. —W1!\l°1‘ Madman, average ans per cent. Ribbon receivers - Sheldon MacPhail 88.2, and Don Hart 86.3 per cent. Prim donated by prin- cipal of school and will be Dm- sntod on averting of School christ- rnas program.

CAST OI‘ CHARACTERS Tidal-George di Carlo Berta-Mildred Walker Salome-Gwyneth Patterson Tonia-Joan MacCal-lum Celoltina-Ilorine Evans Music soon arnnged by Dodie Morris.

Promptor-Beth Qhoril

Costumes — Mary Gordon, Betty ‘Kannada

Lilli g — Bert Patterson, Fred 1M1

a

Sit-Hurry Morris, Milton Cut» cliffs. Fred Pound. Director-Vera Millar

Make-tip for plays by Miriam Matthews, Betty I-foil. Joan

Graham, Nlfioruhiv U-lilian "NI '

Official

Charged With Cheating

MONTREAL, Dec, 540p) _A 27-year-old former civil servant, Paul Picard, today w“ charged with obtaining more than $37,001) from the Federal Government by false pretence; Willie employed u; a public official.

Three other form i of the Federal Incoreiie Th)‘: 0Y5: partment also were arraigned in criminal court on charges of £91156 Dretences involving smaller sums. Like Picard they were granted hail pending preliminary hearing Dec. 13,

Federal officials said that at least two other civil servants will be arraigned in a day or two in connection with the affair, In ad- dWOII. 4° "Xnayers would be charged with co-operating with the M1191‘! 1n fill-zed frauds against the Government,

Plum. 1n the hotel business since he left the Income Tax pa. Dartment in Montreal, where he was an assessor, was charged specifically with breach of trust as n public official and 50 addi- tlonal counts of forgery, uttering and obtaining by false pretence! 51""! 11191111118 $37,344. The alleged offences were committed during 1943-47.

Crown of'icials said that he had presented false income tax returns to obtain cheques for tax refunds, These cheques hnd then been cashed on forged silhutures with the proceeds going to Pleat-d principally and to associates in smaller amounts.

Special prosecutor Gustave Adam said there was no question but that all the accused had co- operated in commission of the alleged offences.

The other accused are Joseph Lucien Lobrosse, charged with five counts of forgery, uttering and obtaining $915 by false pre- tences, Pierre Archambault, facing similar charges involving $193 and Miss Jean Burrows, facing charges involving $820,

Bail for Plczird was fixed hi; $5.000 in property or $2,500 in cash. Miss Burrows Wag allowed $950 bail, Labrosss $300 and Archambault $200,

St. Mary's Gains Decision ln Debate

HALIFAX, Dec. B -— (OP) —-St. Mary's College gained a 2-1 decis- ion over Acadia University in a Maritime Intercollegiate Debating League contest here tonight. The winners uptheld the affirmative of the resolution that "the. present move otf the Canadian Government to abolish appeals to the Privy Council is advisablq."

It was St. Marys first debate otf the current intercollegiate series. Acadia, winners in 1947 and 1948, defeated St. Francis Xavier University at Wolifville Last week. The Maritime winner ad- vances to the Canadian hials.