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TWO DAYS-TODAY 8i SATURDAY

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"I Inside the thundering stagecoach sit two women and even strange men . . tense with the sense of danger on every side. Each with 32s- a hidden secret that will amazevi you when it is revealed!

A WALTER WANOER production v directed by JOHN FORD with CLAIRE TREVOR ' JOHN WAYNE t Andy Devlne ' John Carradine Thomas Mitchell - Louise Plait s George lancroit e Donald Meek

The Central Guardian

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THE HOME FRONT I5 THE FAMILY-Keep it intact by help- ing the Boy Scouts. L-i

FUNERAL TOMORROW — The funeral of the late Janws P. Duffy will be held from his late resid- ence $40 Euston St.. on Saturday morning at 0.40 to St Duhstanb Basilica, thence to R. C. ‘ "y.

POLICE COURT-In the lice court yesterday morning a was fined $5.00 and costs or ten days in _1ail and a second, a fe- male, received-a similar sentence.

WILTSIIIRE VALENTINE S0- CIAL-A Valentine social was held at the home of Mrs. G. B. Noye on Thursday evening; February 15th. The social was rouglrt to order by singing O Canada. The remain- der of the meeting was spent in games and contests which soon whiled away the evening. Admission amounted to $7.95. Lunch was ser- a the close of the social.

WILL RETIRE FROM MINIS- TRY-Rev. E. S. Weeks, stream, NB. expec

the active ministry in June next when he will have completed thirty- seven ears. M1‘ eelrs will ta e up res dence in Sackville where he has bought a home. II older daughter is in the Civil Service, Ottawa and his younger daughter Jean. this spring raduates from Toronto University n the Depart- ment of Social Science. Both hold B. A. degrees from Mt. Allison.

RECFVES APPOINTMENT — Rev. ES. Weeks. MilLstream, N. B.. has been informed that his son Ernest. has been appointed as Senior Assistant Specialist in the Department of Empire Affairs, Lon- don, Engfand. Mr. Weeks is a grad- uate of Oxford University. bein a B

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Rhodes scholar for . . Dur g his course at Oxford e specialised in Economics. He has travelled

exensively in Europe and has a knowledge of several foreign lang- uages. which he will find a great advantage in his new and respon- sible position. Mr. Weeks gradu- ated from Mt. A‘lLson in I933 with high honors in Economics. He and his wife visited Canada in i938.

JERSEYS IN AUSTRALIA —A few years ago the Charlottetown Jersey Club purchased the imported Jersey bull, Wonderful Standard 2nd. His owners will be pleased to know that lic is cwncd by W. J. Hammond. Roserliff Farms, Narel-

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ALSO: NEWS—0UR GANG-CARTOON

tan. New South Wales. and named Rosecliff Noble's Marve‘ and Rese- cliff Dreamin Biddy. These, according to in ormation from the Canadian Jersev Cattle Club. are outstanding animals and cannot fail to make a, real contribution to the ever increasing popularity of the

Saturday Mat. 2:30

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most popular dairy cow "down un- der"—the Jersey.

DAILY 3.15 — 7.00 — 8.45 P-M.

CAPITOL-Today all’.

SAT. MAT. — 2.30 P. M.

FLIGHT 0R FIGHT?‘

No one knew his name...but they remembered the sound of hie gun. Roaring romance of lo old West at its flghtln' bflil

ON VOYAGE - Word was re- ceived here Wednesday from Mr. Arnett Ives formerly of Montague, who is in Tipoiis, Syria. Arnett. who is a noted globe-irctter. i021 Halifax about Dec. lst last and cu the Imperial Oil tanker S S.

Zane Grey’s “Heritage Uf Desert” At 'l‘he Capitol

Gun Dial‘. fierce filllltinlr. ruthless treachery and tender romance-all expertly interwoven by Zane Grey- came to the screen of the capitol iheatre last ngnt wlien "Haulage of the Desert" had its local premnre Fllmgoers will reaoliy recognize such HoJyv/ood luminaries as Donald Woods. Evelyn Vcnabie, Husseli Ha den Robert Barret, Sidney Toler an C. Henry Gor on.

e film unfolds the fortunes of phisticate, who weary rsy life, goes west to search for adventure and fortune. He gets a good measure of both, and more. when he encounter. a lovely. damsel of the desert who save; nls

e.

The tenderfoot is almost murder- ed by his treacherous representative w en song comes a n y. pous

h l k d1 i rancher who saves his life from an a nizing death in a quickstand pit.

e rancher's daughter nurses him thrfigh the crbis. Not much time is was . For before long the tender- foot discovers he's fallen in love with hi]; benefactress. A Jealous cowhand tree to make things tough for the stranger but only succeeds in ruin- in he own chances.

e romance is adroitly subordin- atnd to the wild. lusty action thus makin "Heritage of the De ert" not only easing film fare to the ladies but e very acceptable to he-men.

“Stagecoach" At Prince Edward Today And Tomorrow

A chapter out of the making of the west unveils when fstagecoach" opens today at the Prince EGWB-Nl 'i.‘hcatre. This new production, an epic of frontier life and courage. concerns the adventures of a band of men and women in the days when America was young. '1‘ne production cu-stars C.alre 'lI'6VOI‘ and John

“George S. Jones" and sailed to ll"'\ce

South America and to Southampton. En . port the boat wen

will visit Ln Havre; France on the I'€i.ll‘.I1 voyage and expects to be back in Canada in May. that is he said, “if Hitler Ieavcs us alone." He is ihe son of Mr aiid Mrs. Wm. Ives, 11 King Square, Char- lottetowil. Another brother, Lorne. is in England alt-h the C. A S. F.

an eastern g0

of his soft, e Y's lllEN HEAR ADDRESS-

Tho weekly his-cling of tli-e Y's Men's Club was held last night. Mac Irwin presided, Dick Hurst and Frank Tiniicy were guests. Frank Tlniiey 11.5 resident of the Camera Club out‘ ed the activi- ties and aims of the club. Hc dis- cussed photography as an art. compared it. with painting. Hc pointed out that the artist. paint- ing with oils, has lnuch liberty in the choice of colours and in the form of what he represents. bu‘. the camera man shows himself an artist in the choice and grouping of his subject and in the finish. ing of the picture. A first class photographer can make a print

aving all the appearances of a fine old painting. Though the Camera Club has been organized only a comparatively short time they have made very good progrem. They have about sixty prints on displa this week in the Harris Art Lbrary.

BROTHERS MEET AFTER 23 YEARS-Up in British Columbia. on Hardy Island. is a hardy son of Prince Edward Island, born in Summerside. a son of the late Mr. and Mrs, James B.azil, who will be remembered by the “oid-timers" in that town. Thomas B. Brazil came West, many years ago. Being a trusswoluhy young mail. he was given the care of all the animals and birds on the British Colum- bia islands. Tile greater alt of

A Paramount twlvlllt- .-.t|b

VQNAID woops

mit- ALQQ COMEDY — NOVELTY COLOR RHAPSODY

EYESIGHT EXAMINATION

Filling and svonlrlng Glasses Etc.

ll. J. MABCII

OPTOMETIUST om Montague, P. E. l. cc Hours: fro r21] A u,

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Wayne with prominent roles played by Andy Devine, Ioiuse P.att. ueorgs Summit, Donald Meek, 'l'.m Holt, ‘Ihosnas Mitchell and John uanadine.

The picture agate as the Overland Stage is about leave ‘ioronto lor Lol-usbur . Driving it is Buck Ricka- baiigh, w o is accompanied by Curly

the year "Tom" Brazil is t e only human resident. During the Sum- mer months many tourists visit here. The birds and anlmalsknow and love their keeper so well they eat out of his hands. of Hardy Island is Mr. . Maccinber of San Francisco. Dur-

wmox‘ u-Qvelmg Mm the coach u ing the Christmas holidays Mr. shot.,gun gum- _ 0n! by one m; Brazil had the great leasure of ssengerg board the stage- there is meeting his bro er, rank. and

Bay Mgllcry, going to oln gear wife. who came from their home

RELIEVE HEAD and CHEST COLDS with

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society. is heterogeneous Eon is otned at. the outskirts ol e ti»... y Banker Gatewood. with the funds of hi; bank nestlin in his heavy valise, and, a few m es fur- ther on, b the Ringo Kid, pla ed y John lryayne. a young fugi ive jus co who is on h to to settle a feud

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of on; ‘thrown together by the exigencies

of tegecoaoh travel. his strange as-

sor nt of passengers soon flnda 1t-

seif involved in s. senes of dramatic

adventures. Lucy's child is born en

k k . route. Dallas and Ringo fall in love. \ \ . _ 1y, ll stage is crossing a , ateau, it is attac ed b a feroc- § Heuhqp ous band of avaioe Apac \ ' - ‘gene of the In tan attack which \ - cl climax of the film. \ one“: the irlosgthrliltng sequences 5 v i b I t b I001! 011 Q 6079GT! T01‘ mAIiY \ ' - illtthnlsls "l!!!" - r0 s M o st \\ I _

Wheri those praengers who have IIYVVQG the attack at last. reach Iordsburr still urther adventures

Ire in s . In in n. aivrnenrefvl denouement they i1 or trendy that

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army officer husband before she in Alberta. to Vancouver. Thomas comes r mother; Mr. Peacock. a and Frank had not, met in 23 years. clerical- coking whiskey drummer; The latter is a rancher and cattle-‘ D00 B00116 I 949ml" 300i“; man. Another brother, John. lives the mysterious i-latneld. s notorious in Edmonton, Alberta. —(Oaklnfld gamb. r- and Dalian played by Maple Leaf.)

lelre Trevor. an lmfortunate lady of the town who is bein forced to

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

QT DIE: M E A TS “Good ltleat& Fish"

For YOUR Order, Phone 8i. J. M. ROOF, Prop. Market Building

Red Cross

Annual Meeting, Canadian Legion It o o m s, Monday, MIMI! 4th, 8:00 P. M.

. Change 0f Address

Dr. J. P. Miller has changed the location of his Dental Offices. New address 127 Grafton Street. Phone 434.

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trinity ilnited Church FRIDAY, MARCH 151.

3.30-6th Brownies-Social flail, 6.30-6th Guides —- Social Hall. Mil-Scouts.

7-v0—-Utiolr Rehearsal -— Heartz Hall 7.00--Choi.r Rehearsal-Full attend-

ance requested. SJS-Y. P. U. -- Heart: l-lall,

SIGNALLERS LEAVE —A grou

of Slflfmllfifg attached to the Big medium battery leit for the maln- Mld yesmrliay. They were llllutl‘ the command of Lieut. Regis Arsen- Ellie and Sig. Sat. ltaiial

HOLD DINNER. -A very enjoy- ab.e dinner was licid in the Blue Roorii of the Old Spain by the Cai- eaonian Club last ngllt. Ml‘. Alex W. lvla.hcsou presided. Mr. Malcmm Macrilnlloii has ihe Ptlumpal speaker and he gave all interesting talk on Robert burns.

BLOOD DONORS CLUBMEETS —'I‘he Blood DOnOrs Club of the Charlottetown Hospital held their quarterly meeting in the lecture hall of the Nurses’ home last even- ing with the president, Mr. J. F Might-illn‘. iii the chair. The speak- er of the evening was Dr. J, D. MacGuigari who gave an instruc- tive address on the chemistry and circulanon of the blood. A report of the work done by the club was read by the Secretary, Mr. l... Cor- coran and a very beneficial dis- cussion followed which showed the interest these young men are tak- ing in this work W-h.cli the hos-

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Sudden Passing 0f Mr. Arnold llattenbury

The sudden death oi’ Mr, Arnold Rattenbury. sch of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Rattenbury. who pass. ed away at his home shortly after partaking of dinner yesterday came as a. severe sheds to his family and friends.

The late Mr. Rattenbury was well and favorably known, not only in tilts city but throughout tile en- tire province over which he trav- elled in the interests of the Quaker Flour and other ls. Ho was par- ticularly well known among the

ighest esteem. Of a quiet and friendly disposi- tion. the deceased enioyed a large circle of friends outside his busi- ness associates He received his early educa ion at West Kent School, after wl ch he matriculated into Pr‘ of Wales Colleflc ind aftler grglduat-I

rece Practical busi

alning before entering the

Hill’. figurglwitlihgtihe foam; t awa. a e ve good co of hhilseli’. a u

He leaves to mourn his sudld n passing, wife and son. a hi l- cal student at Dalhousie Univer-

sity. Also surviving are five sis : Mrs. T. F. Dawson in Bri

te a ci- Coldwill. Montre ; Rae O0

Some years ago when hoc ey was flourishing ho was sang: -

umbla: Mrs.

Mrs, Geo. Read. ads me; Mrs. (Rev) M. K. Oharunim. A- berton; and Mrs Him-y 1.

John M. Rattenbury, City, To a1 of whom the Guardian exten sincere sympathy,

Former Island Man Passes In Ne. Dakota

The Dickinson State Teachers C01 92c and ivcst-ern Ncrth Dakota mourns the loss of belov- ed educator. R. E. Smith, 59. his- tory instructor at the local iii- stitutlon since 1927. who passed a,- way at the Dickinson hospital a- bout 9 o‘clock Saturday morning.

Although not wholly unexpected. his death came as a sevee shock to his countless number of friends. A_ heart and kidney aljmenr. was Elven as thecause of death. He ,was first stricken last summer, and again this fall after showing a marked improvement. Compelled to leave his teaching post just be- fore the Christmas holidays. he had been bedfast ever since.

Plof. Smith tivas born at Char- lottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on April 8. 1880. and came to the United States in 1903. He was a graduate oi’ Prlnoe of Wales

pital is doing in this line.

ONE SNOW PLOW WORKING —~Orle snc-w plow went into oper- ation on paved roads in the coun- try yesterday, it was learned here from officials of the Provincial Department of Public Works and) Highways. The plow widened cut_ tings between Charlottetown and Upton Airport and broke rhroughl drifts for several mills from the city on the Malpeque highway leading lo Summerside. All other highways in the province remain booked with huge drifts of snow. I-Iillsboro Bridge, closed since Feb- ruary l2 for rc-planking. would be open by next Wednesday unless unfavorable weather caused fur- ther disruption of the work. it was announced.

JUDGMENT IN CHANGER!!-

In the Court of Chancery yesterday

Judgment was handed down by

Albert C. Saunders Master of the

RolLs in the suit of Daniel J. Mc-

Neill Complainant and Violet E.

Croucher and Harold Croucher

Defendants setting aside with l costs a Deed of property in Sourls made by Mary McNeil] the step- mother of the Complainant in favour of Violet E. Crouchcr. The said Mary McNeill had previously made a will in favour of the Coin- plairiant bcqueathing him the said property. J. A. Macdonaid. K. 0., and M. Albali Farmer were solicit- ors for the Complainant and Don- ald McKinnClfi, K. C., for the De- fendahts.

PERSONALS

Miss Mercedes Flood. South Mel- ullle. spent a pleasant week end in Lot 65, the guest of Miss Blanche Murray.

The many friends of Mr. Daniel McFadycn. C.N.R. Sectionman, Hunter River. regret. to learn that he is confined to his home through ess.

Mrs. T.A. Johnston and Miss Grace Winn of Quebec. have left for Grand View. P.E.I., to spend a short time visiting lt/Lrs. Johnston's brother and sister-in-law Mr. and

“m. Harold V. Bchm.--Montreal Star. Lieut. Regls Arsenault of the

8th. Medium Battery stationed at Beach Grove Inn left yesterday morning for Halifax where he will take a special course in signalling. After leaving Halifax. he will be sent. to Petawawa for further training. Lieut. Arsenault was for- merly a. non-commissioned officer in the signalling corps in connec- tion with the 8th Medium Battery. Lieut. Arsenault is the son oi’ Mr. Justice Arsenault and enlisted for service overseas at the inception of the war.

pillar-ZS .ears Ago Today

(k The Canadian Press)

MARCH 1, faith-Prime Minister H. H. Asquith in British House of Commons praised "gallant and ef-

J-lenry Connolly, Charlottetown. P.

co'lege and St. Dunstans univer- ytv. Canada. and of the Univer- sity of North Dakota. Prior to coming to the Dirwitisnn college in 15727, he served as lilgll school principal lit I-larikmson. Michigan. and at Michigan Cltv. N D. He was an active member in Modern Woodmen of the World.

A member of many important college committees and organiza-l tions, Professor Smith was for, many years adviser of the Newman t Club to whlch about half of the students of DSTC belong, Prominent in Democratic pol- itical circles in North Dakota for many veers. Mr Smith ser- ved on many colivontloli com- ml“e=s and in 1924 rrccivrd the nomination for congress on the Democratic ticket.

Besides his wife, he leaves three daughters and two sons. ey are Mrs. H R. Lalrh. lvlir-higan City. N. D.' Mrs R, ’I‘. Kiley. James- ville. Wis; Mrs E. T. O'Connor, Evnriville, Ill., and R. H. Smith of Cleveland. Ohio, and Willem E. Smith of Dickinson, He also leaves two sisters. Mrs. John F. Trainer, Calgary. Alberta, Canada, and Mrs.

E, I —(The Slope Teacher. Dick- inson, North Dakota. Feb. '20.)

ninrn.

JAIIDINE-At Freetown. P. E. I. Fob. 2. 1940. to Mr. and Mrs Andrew Jardine. a daughter, Hazel Adele.

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MILLAR-MacNEVIN — At the Manse. Hampton, on Thursday Feb. 22nd. 1940, by Rev. D.J. Mor- rison. Rat h Nelson Millar and Reta Mur el MacNeviri, both of Victoria.

GASS-CUDMOItE-At Zion Church Manse. on Wednesday. Ne. 28, 1940 by Rev. G. Carlyle Webster Miss Ada Noble Cudmore of Charlotte- town to Mr. John Douglas Gass of the same place.

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DEATHS

GALLANT-In Dorchester, Mass, Feb. 21, 1940, Michael J., beloved husband of Marion McAskill.

CLARKE —At Edmonton, Alberta, on February 24, 1940, James Mutch Clarke, formerly of Clarketown, P. E. I. aged 83 years.

GALLANT -At Rusticoville, on Feb. 26 1940, George Douglas. son of Mr. and Mrs. Alyre M. Gal- lant. aged 3 years, 8 months.

RATTENBURY -- S 1i d 112g

Charlottetown. Feb . Arnold Rattenbury. Funeral ‘from his late residence. ill 0t. Geor e St. tomorrow Saturday at 2 o'cloc . mineral leaves at 2.30 p. m. In- torment People's Cemetery.

nly at . 1940

ficien-t work" of the Princess Pat- ricla's Canadian Light ,, Infantry.

Russian troops occupied Khopa. southwest of Batum on the Black

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a beautiful Grand River East.

ness field on his own account. |

' miles in the dcep woods accompani-

- hunt and came up from Mitchell

“manna-aw Social Evening ‘

Young Men's National Con- servative Assoclation wish the {tloflsurc of the attendance of he ladies at a social eve- Conservative

Street. rllsav. March 1 at s o'clock.

‘vooawwww "lt-BZ-Z-QIV’!

RElATES:lll

U BEARSTURY‘

Related By N eil Banks Of Olympia, Wash., Formerly Of P. E. I.

(In Oakland Maple Lean During my young oays on Prince Edward Island, nly lather owned a farm bordering the shore of Th ere

|I spent many happy days. We could‘ .wa.lk along_ on the eel grass at low ‘tide and pick up a basketlut OI lob- sters, o1 row out a, quarter 0f a mile and catch mackerel. Long before 1 left. home the Yankee seiiiers and lobster canrlers sent. us to deep wat- er for both. Finally my father cold me farm and moved several miles

I have more

became alcquainlod with the Canad- 5t? tan black bears, thieving scoulidrels, service for there is no advertise- ment in it. Up and down the Domin- a ion too. whercverlhave gone-alidl have gone pretty far afield-I have found companies of Scouts inspired by the true Scout tradition, as fine specimens of youth as you will find in from you a very great deal. You have given me far more than I have been able to give you. In leav- ing Canada not the least of m re- grets is that I am parting such a splendid company.

that made inroads 0n our stock.

I‘iley would run 9. mile from hunter. but were terrlble ltght/eis when cornered. During the wlnler when the snow lay oli the ground, my cousin and I went hunting snow shoe rabbits. We were about two