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Regional Drama Festival ' Is Assured For P. E. Island
The holding of a regional fes- tival of the Dominion Drama Festival is assured for Prince Edward Island next March. En- tries closed on Saturday. Novem- ber 15th. and the regional secre- : tary, Miss Lillian Duchemin. re- ports that entries have been re- ceived from drama groups in Montague, Souris and Charlotte- town.
This is of particular interest to all those interested in theatre as the director of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival recently announced that Stratford is hold- ing three vacancies in the 1959 festival company for two of the winning actors and one winning actress from the Dominion Dra- ma Festival.
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pave the way for the Stratford Festival.
Many of the Stratford company received their first theatrical ex- perience among groups competing in the Dominion Festival and Stratford‘s offer is motivated by the hope that through closer col- laboration more amateur actors and actresses may receive pro- fessional training.
The winning members will jom I the festival company which goes into rehearsal in early May and will play with the company dur- ing the 12 week summer season at Stratford.
Island theatre enthusiasts will, have the opportunity next March of seeing possible future Strat-
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Christmas Seal sale ..; his seals from , president of the Island Tubercu-
MAYOR OPENS T.B. SEAL SALE
IEdWin Johnstone of way. Seal Sale Secretary. pack- wn, (rightl, opened the i ets of seals have been mailed to
over 15,000 Island homes.
The knowledge that 74 Island, ers were admitted to the vain-l cial Sanatoriuri last year, is a ieminder that in spite of public complacency tuberculosis still
ranks a formidable crippler. The public are reminded that
funds obtained from the purchase
of Christmas Seals will be used
to further tuberculosis preven- tion and education in this pro- vince.
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no Miss Blanche Con- ‘Y E99 2 Nut
. ICP) —— A federal—pro- .meting Monday estab- ‘Nformat for a national in 1960 on Canada‘s " natural resources. W, water, fisheries, ’ ad recreation facilities a it was announced Mime meetings con- the federal government . .. by representatives 0_provinces. Minerals
“rner '. ’ conference will
- ‘ . the management and Humble resources at I? as they should be, ’ emphasis on research to provide the utmost the public, said a state-
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' four main points that preparatory work and discussion — present of resources, the weaknesses in that u « . those areas requir- W and, finally, the required to sharpen for the importance . conservation.
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Albion Hall.
1 and old time dancing armors Recreation Cen- 1asgow every Saturday 15.30 Doiron’s Orchestra
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Mill .View Hall Thurs- -‘ 20th. Weather- thhedra, Charlottetown.
. Morell Hiall, Wednesday. with. Sponsored by Wo'me-n's Institute.
meet'mg to-night Rich- Ireet group, 130 Rich- Sheet (upstairs).
Chicken Supper and Victoria Hall, Saturday, 3th. Serving 5 - 7 pm.
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dance, Bonshaw Inn » .- Tuesday night. Burns K Admission 50 cents s tax.
Bilation of Hillsboro at Coronation Lodge ‘ ' Wednesday,
. Island oates daily in three quantities. Highest es. E.J. MacDougall,
, car oilcake meal, Ind Wednesday. l\ov. 19th. Ellis Bros. Cent-
Number Phone 3223. ervice ' Cavalcade show at
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Id Coal. 20th, 8 p.m. Admis-
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dance. Springhill Disas- . Cardigan Legion Hall. 27th. Admission .50 ' donations, contact
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to participate. The Canadian La- Ibor Congress and the Canadian Manufacturers Association were two bodies mentioned.
The provinces agreed to submit details oft heir present resources conservation programs by next| March 15. it was decided to ap-
ISlcnd Truckers
Prince Edward Island truckers
were given an outline of new re- gulations governing transportation of certain types of goods into the United States at a meeting held in the Dominion Building Monday. Spokesmen for the Interstate Commerce Conmiission and lthe enforcement branch of the Maine Public Utilities Commission, were on hand to clarify the new re~ gulations passed recently by the US. Congress. Speaking .to the group were Joseph W. Balin of Portland, Me., a representative of the ICC and Donald Weller of the Maine State Police attached to the enforce- ment branch.
Present also were three mem- bers of the P.E.I. Public Utilities Commission Judge C. St. Clair Trainer, chairman, Ste-wart Ives and W.R. Brennan. More than 40 Island truckers attended.‘
The group was told that car- riers of such goods as fro'zen berries. bananas and frozen knit must be in possession of'authori- figon certificates issued by the
DEC. 10 DEADLINE
The ICC will deal with such authorization only until Decem- ber 10th, it was declared by Mr. Balin. After that date applica- tions must go before an'Ameri- can court where the petitioner
Speeding Charge Brings $50 Fine-
A resident of Tnacad-ie Cross was given a $50 and costs fine or 30-d‘ays in jail when he pleaded guilty to a charge of speeding in Magistrate's Court Monday morn- ing.
Magistrate Gilbert A. Gaudet presided.
It Was noted by the crown» that it was the second such con- vietion against the accused with- in a month.
The case against a Hunter Riv- er firm charged with unlawfully allowing sawdust to escape into a stream frequented by trout, was further adjourned to Monday September 24th.
A plea of not guilty was re- gistered for the defendant by de- fence counsel R.R. Bell, Q.C.
The case against a Souris man charged with drunken driving was. adjourned until tomorrow. The crown completed its case against the accused Friday.
The case against a Mount Ste- wart man charged with being in- toxicated in a public place was also adjourned until Wednesday. The accused did not plea.
A P-arkdale firm was fined 35 and costs or five days when a spokesman for the firm pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing a vehicle with defective equipment on the high-way.
A Savage Harbour resident was fined $5 and costs or five days when he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving without an op- erator's licence.
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MONTREAL (CPI — Agricul- ture department quotations:
Eggs: Wholesale dealer prices to country station. wooden cases. extra-large 48, large 44, medium 36-37. small 3263., B 34435, C 23. Receipts 61. ,
Butter: r‘uvrrent receipts tend- erable 63%. not tenderable 6312: fresh grade creamery prints, Job price 64‘: . 66; fresh wholesale 6414-64141.
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point a. steering committee com- prising representatives of the fed- oral and 10 provincial govern- ments.
Each province was represented by one or more cabinet ministers with the exception of Quebec, which was represented by Ottawa lawyer C. A. Seguin.
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Will be required to prove “public convenience and necessity.” Those affected by the regula- tions, it was explained by Mr. Balin. are private carriers trans~ porting personally owned mer- chandise and any type of car- rier transporting goods in tran- sit. They are subject solely to 10% and state safety regulations, sai .
Applications for authorization must be accompanied by proper tariff schedules, proof of cargo, public liability insurance and a list of statuary agents, one for each state through which the trucker wishes to operate.
Mr. Blalin said applications would be almost matically ap proved by the ICC prior to De- cember 10th, provided the ap- plication was in order. LICENCE PLATES
Mr. Weiler told the group that the State of Maine requires every truck using the highways to dis- play plates and carry a matching certificate.
These he said could be obtained in Augusta for a fee of $25 plus $5 additional for each plate re- quired. Tandem vehicles require two plates he said.
Both American officials warned that all enforcement agencies had been ordered to give rigid en- forcement to all regulations from now on.
34, colored 34; current receipts Ontario white f.o.b., grading sta- tion 35. colored 35-35%. No quota- tions for wholesale Ontario. v
Potatoes: Quebecs new 755 1.35- 1.45: N.B. 755 1.501155.
GRAIN
WLNNIPEG (CPl—aMost prices were firm in moderately active trade Monday on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange.
Class two, IWA and domestic wheat prices, basis Lalkehead, all were one - eighth cent lower than Friday's prices.
Oats: Dec Vs lower 71%-; May unch 73%b: le unch 723th.
Barley: Dec 1/4 higher 97%; May 1/4 higher 1.00%; le 1’4 higher 98%a. ‘
Flavx: Dec 41/4 higher 3.01%b;‘ May Silt-1%.» higher 3.06%b; le 3%—3% higher .300V4sb.
Rye: Dec 5/3 higher 1.07%; May 3/; higher 1.13%lb; le 11/4 higher 1.12%b.
Prices for class two wheat for export to countries outside IWA: 1 nor 1.63%; 2 1.60%: 3 1.50%; 4 1.39%; 5 1.38%; 6 1.34%. 1 durum 1.85%; 2 1.82%: 3 1.69%. lWA and domestic prices: 1 nor 1.63%; 2 1.60: 3 1.50%; 4 1.39%; 5 1.38%; 6 1.34%; l durum 1.85%; 2 1.82%:
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According to Mr. Langham. the Dominion Drama Festival, whicn its national competition every spring has long been one of the strong supports of theat- rical interest in Canada, an )r- ganization which did much to
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ford players on the local stage.
More detailed information will be available in the near future as to the specific plays bei"g entered in the Prince Edward ".- 1and regional ’estival of which the regional chairman is Charles F. Bentley.
reparing To
Die In Snow When Found
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah IApl—One of the survivors of an eight-man parachute jump from a crippled plan-e said Sunday he had just lain down to die in the snow when rescuers reached him.
As Sgt. Reyno Feltner, 36, Haz- ard. Kan. told his story in a hos- pital at this big air base the tally of the eight ’chutists stood at twa dead, two missing, and four res- cued.
The two who d i ed while struggling through deep snow to- ward civilization were Sgt. Ivan Promasco. 31, of Buhl, Idaho, and Master Sgt. Joseph A. Reagan of News Air Force Base, Nev.
Still missing were the co-«pilot. Lieut. Donald E. Born, 28, of Andover, N.Y., and navigator, Capt. Donald Liggett, 40, of In-,
dlanapolis. Ind.
The plane commander. Capt. Harry 0. Brlount, 33, of Great Falls, Mont, was found within a few hours after the men jumped in a storm just before dank Fri- day when their 0119 developed engine trouble.
The others. rescued Saturday night while the storm still raged more than 24 hours after they jumped, were Feltner, Sgt. Wal— ter P. Bigelow, 28. of Ogden, Utah, and Cpl. Ray Copeland, 22, of Entiatt, Wash.
The weather cleared partially this morning and helicopters and planes joined ground crews in a frenzied search over the moun- tains for Born and Liggett. One search official gave them a 50-50 chance.
Stanley Bridge Men's Mty. Held
The monthly meeting of the Men’s Association of the United Church was held at Stanley Bridge on November 7th. The meeting opened with a short sing-song led by Red. Mr. Haley followed by Scripture reading by Robert MacKenzie and prayer by Elmer Fyiffe. Hymn number 7 closed the devotional period.
The minutes of the last meet- ing were read and approved, and subjects dealt with. The next meeting is to be held in New Glasgow on Monday December 1st.
It was moved by Blois Mac- Ewen and seconded by Elmer F‘yuffe that John McLure be press secretary.
Rev. Mr. Haley volunteered to arrange for public speaking by members future dates. Archie Johnstone of Burlington was guest speaker for the evening and showed slides of the British Isles, which were both interest- ing and informative.
A vote of thanks was extended {to Mr. Johnstone for his valuable entertainment, by Olaf Steven- son, also a vote of thanks was extended the ladies for serving refreshments, and to the organ- ist a vote of thanks by George Clark. . .
Rev. Mr. Haley closed the meeting by pronouncing the benedrc‘ tion.
Heavy Docket In City Court The heaviest docket in some
weeks faced Magistrate KM. Martin in Charlottetown Police
A Pownal Street man was given a 10-day jail sentence and a Southport resident was handed a five—day sentence in the Queen's County Jail.
A Euston Street man was fined $30 and costs or 20 days and a fine of $25 and costs or 15 days was, given a Gt. George Street man. A Cumberland Street man was fined $20 and costs or 10 days a Beach Grove resident was fin- ed $10 and costs or five days.
Four others were fined $5 and costs or two days. Two were residents of Charlottetown, one was from New Glasgow, NS. and the ot er from Clyde River.
A arrington man was fined $2 without costs when he appear- ed on a charge of driving an un- covered load of refuse through city streets.
A Bayfield Street man appear.
Charley’s Aunt Cast Is Chosen
Rehearsals are now well under way for the Association Play- ers' local 'presentatiOn of the west famous farce in the English language, “Charley‘s Aunt” by Brandon Thomas.
Mrs. W. Scantlebury, direct- ing the production for the Provin- cial Drama. Festival Association, told the Executive of that Organ- ization at a meeting over the week-end, that the first perfor- mance could be scheduled the latter part of January.
After that time the play will be for appearance throughout the Province to create interest in the 1959 Provincial Drama Fes- tival.
“Charley‘s Aunt". one of the most successful plays in all thea- trical history has well earned its reputation. Ever since the first production in London back in the mid-Victorian era of 1892, hard- ly a day has passed when some group, somewhere in the world, and in one of almost all the lan— guages known to mankind, hasn’t been playing this famous comedy before packed houses.
H. Barry Budgen " be seen in the leading role, a part in which many of the greatest ac- tors of stage and stzeen have ap- peared in various of the success- ful productions of “Charley’s Aunt” down through the years. The original star was W.S. Pern- ley, most famous English corne- dian of his day; and others who have followed Penley in the role are: Jack Benny, Jose Ferrer. C‘harles’Ruggles, John Mills, Syd Chaplin. Ray Bolger, and many. many more.
Those who have been cast in important supporting parts are: Arthur MacLean, Marjorie Har- ris, Tom Scantlebuny, Kay Anch- er. Tom‘Hu-nter, Vera Bryden, Henry Purdy. Muriel St. John and Allison Mrs. S. Giddings is acting as assistant director.
ing before Magistrate Martin on Saturday drew a 30-day jail sen- tence when convicted on a charge of obstruction.
The accused was represented by R.R. Bell, Q.C. \
Residents of Cherry Valley and Hampton were lined $10 and costs or five days when they ap- peared on charges of failing to stop at a red traffic light. A re- manded case against a Gt. George Street man saw the accused draw a fine of $5 and costs or two days for operating a motor veh- icle without an operator's liceEE
Piclou Gets In Tax Arrears
PIUI‘O'U. NS. (CPI — Pictou County oilficials have received the hoped-for result from their threat to auction 213 properties today to collect back taxes.
Municipal clerk Helen Carson :aid Monday the number of prop-
Court Monday morning.
A Ken-t Street man was handed ‘ a fine of $50 and costs or 10 days ‘ and had his operator's lcence sus- pended for one-year when he , pleaded guilty to a reduced. charge of driving, while impair- ed
The original charge had been drunken driving but the accused pleaded guilty to the lesser charge through defence counsel R.R. Bell
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QTwelve of the 14'cases on the docket appeared on charges of being drunk and incapable. Two of the men were admitted to Riverside Hospital. One was a Pownal Street man‘and the other a resident of Gt. George Street.
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*rties put on the block would i'obaibly be reduced to 100. Many wners have paid the outstanding :xes totalling as much as $400. Most of the 10,080 acres are 'lassified as woodland but a few on the fringes of towns contain small farms. Several are mil-ls or mill sites. These are among those whose taxes have been paid.
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A Halifax construction firm, Foundation Mari-times, has sub- mited the lowest bid for sub- structure on the Hillsborn Bridge. The firm‘s bid was $556,557.50. The tenders were opened in the office of J. George MacKay, min- ister of highways Monday;
Other firms making bids are McNamara Construction and Lindsay-Parkinson Construction, both of Toronto, Atlas Construc- tion of Montreal and Diamond Construction Company of Fred- ericton, N.B.
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