A hie! The Omaha Wednesday, Mar. 18. 1955

f IEWELL - MacKINNON h At . Izlll. 1955. by the Rev. A .s. Weir.

' Macvittle ' both of Barrie. Ont.

IIEMPHILL-At Georgetown on

Recalls Work of Late Col. Rogers In Radio Field

"Out of the thin air came forth the miracle of sound...the dreamoftheboyand theman was iealized." These words. spok- en quietly by Mrs. Flora Rogers. cllmaxed an inspiring address given before the regular monthly meeting of Trinity United Church Men's Association.

With president, Ches Cooper in

chair the large meeting was treated first of all to a fine sup per following by some excellent musical entertainment provided by Miss Thelma Teed and her

Mrs. Rogers, the guest speaker of the evening. was introduced by Dr. C. D. Steel who spoke of his long friendship with both Mrs. Rogers' family and that of her late husband. Col. Keith Rogers.

"The story of the life of the late Col. Rogers is the story of the progress of radio from its very early inception with clumsy. noisy equipment to the present day of expensive. efficient machinery.

"The towers." said Mrs. Rogers. "symbolise the efforts of Keith Rogers to bring his boyhood dream to fruition, and many tow- ers were to be built only to be: cut down again. Each successivel tower was greater than the one before and each setback only served as an incentive to strive even harder to attain the goal."

Mrs. Rogers stressed the help Col. Rogers received from his family. from Tony Shelfonn (now Group Capt Shelfonn. with the R. A.yF.) and from the very many. friends on P.E.l. and elsewhcrel who knew and al1f)l'S('I'1lo(l ii-ni tremendous efforts being made to brinv radio to this part of the world.

Even as far back as 1931. when)

the charter of The Island Ratiiol ORATORICAL CONTEST e To-.

Broadcasting, Comnnnv was drawn;

UP -3 clallse was inserted which? read. in part . . . "to transmit pictures . . . and today there is

every prospect of seeing another tower erected in r-arrv l "pictures" envisioned by Rogers twenty-five years ago.

Mrs. Rogers was thanked by Dr L. W. Shaw.

The meeting closed with the benediction by Rev. Mr. MacLean.

Col.

minis. MARRIAGES. IJEATIIS 509 Per Insertion

aiitriis CONNOLLY-At the Charlottetown Hospital. Friday. March 11th. 1955. to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Connolly. a daughter. 8 lbs.

LLOYD-At the P. E. I. Hospital on March 15. 1955. to Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Lloyd. Charlotte- town. a son. Harold Gordon.

MURPHY-At the P. E. I. Hos- pital on March 14. 1955. to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Murphy. a son. Lee Irwin.

MARSHALL - At the Charlotte- town Hospital on March 10, to Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall. (nee Shirley Buchanan) a son. 0 lbs. 12 ozs.

MARRIAGES

the Parsonage. Cornwall. March

Velda Dorothy Jewell, North River. to Kenneth Winston Msclflnnon. Churchill.

PALKA-MacVITTIE-At It. An- drew's Presbyterian Church. Bar- rie. 0nt.. by Rev. J. Ferguson. on December 24, 1954, Lois Vivian and Edward Palka,

DEATHS

March 15. 1955, Henry C. Hemp- hill in his 75th year. Funeral from his late residence on Thursday. March 17. at 2 pm. Interment in the United Church cemetery. Georgetown.

GALLANT-At the Sacred Heart Home. Charlottetown. on Tues- day. March 15th, Mary Gallant. wife of late Peter Gallant in her lard year. Remains are resting at the Com ton Funeral Home from where e funeral will take place on Thursday morning to St. Paul's Church for Requiem High Mass at 9:00 o'clock. Inter- ment ln the St. Paul's Cemetery.

BUCHANAN-Suddenly at Dixon Road Bradalbane on March 14. 1955. Malcolm Gordon Buchanan. aged 71 years. The funeral will take place on Thursday. March 17th with a short service at the home at 1:30. followed by'a ser- vice in Rartsvllle Church at 2:9. Burial in the church cemefe :-

N. D. MucLeen

UNDEBTAKER EMBALMER

Charlottetown and North Wllteblre DIAL 550

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cert were finalized. quharson then directed a round of

The pail bearers were:

was held last

City and Central

ILl(.'l'ROLUX IS BETTER. -

Better Buy Electrolux.

BANANAS 15 cents pound the Narwood Market. Open day Wednesday.

REAR SEASONAL unemploy- ment discussed tonight over CFCY I to 8:15.

COME AND SEE Zion Y.P.S. Variety Concert in the church hall. Tuesday evening. March 29th at 8:30 p.m.

FREE CHURCH of Scotland service Thursday, March 17. Charlottetown 8 p.m. Rev. Wil- liam MacKay. guest speaker. Rev. J. 11. Bishop. minister.

ENGAGEMENT-Mr. and Mrs. Truelove Taylor, Upton. wish to announce the engagement of their oldest daughter. Mona Kathryn to John Claude Math- eson son of Mr. Norman Matheson and the late Mrs. Matheson. For- est Rill. marriage to take place in the near future.

PRIZE W1NNERS- Prize win- ners at the weekly card party held in Spring Park Hall on Mon- day night were: Ladies' first. Mrs. Lloyd Archer; second. Miss Florence Kelly; consolation. Mrs. Gordon Rodd; men's first. Jack Macl(innon: second. Henry Mac- consolation. J. Cheverie. Freezeout. Mrs. Lloyd Archer and Mrs. Nelson Whitlock.

CARS COLLIDE a Two cars received extensixe darnagf When they collided at the corner of Prince and Grafton ten o'clock last night. An Oldsmo- bile proceeding south on Prince ended the run with front wheels to the curb and front bumper crushing a telephone pole. The other car. a Morris. heading West on Grafton was badly damaged at the front right tender and bumper and other damage to lights.

at all

night the St. Dunstanls High School oratorical contest will be held in the Alumni auditorium. Sponsuled by the St. Dunstan's Dcbating Society. both senior and

II" 0 junior contests will be held. The

.inner of each will receive tro-

.-hairman and judges will he Rcv.

W. 1'. Mat-llonaid. Rcv. George

..iacl)orvald and Rev. W, A. Keefe. -'l'he public is welcome to attend

i Mr.

Streets at

"I believe that this Govern- ment would be justified in going in debt to have roads built that would adequately provide a high- way for tourists. and carry our agricultural and fishery products of this Province." said Ron. Eu- gene Cullen. speaking on the Budget debate in the Legislature on Monday night.

"I believe that the future of those industries will he determin- ed by the system of roads that this Government is able to pro- vide". Mr. Cullui said. ”We talk about it. but if we are not willing to take a chance or give a penny to someone who is will- ing to take a chance. who is go- ing to do it? Have we the cour- age to take a calculat 4 risk?"

He went on to say that the House has approved the spend- ing of 3200.000 a year in health grants. "What could this mean in the way of additional develop- ment each year?" he asked.

Mr. Cullen said that the sum of 58.600 had been spent last year in the Government's indus- trial development program. This included investigation into the processing of certain products. provision for a course at M.l.T. for a horticultural economist. ad- vertising and other things. Bell: "Would you be pre- pared to spend some money in-

'vestigating the processing of Irish

moss?

Mr. Cullen: "There have been a number of people looking into this matter, but I believe that our people who galiber Irish moss have a great little product and if greater care were exercis- ed in picking and grading the price could be raised so that it would be more profitable than it is now”.

Mr. Bell: "Apparently it is used in everything from tooth paste to shoe polish".

Mr. Cullen thought that a De- partment oi' Labour would be a

good thing since. as 35 per cent of the Island population live in the city. towns or villages. Thcy

- ' - . W -H are interested in legislation that limes mchard A edge WI benull IUCI. after their needs and. ii is only right that the Govcrn-.' .ment should have someone who

can oiersee such matters.

ZION Y. P. s. - A Bible dis- FORESTRY PIWGMM

cussiun led by Mr. Malcolm Mac-I

Kenzie began the vvcc...;.' nv. of Zion Y.P.S. A worship p...v,u

under the leadership oi Dam-;lai,',.

MacEachern and Islihel Fnrqu'nm'- son followed after which the presi- dent conducted a business meet- ing. Plans tor the variety con- Lloyd Far-

gamcs and relays. The singing of "Blest be the Tie that Binds" brought the meeting to a close.

FUNERAL TUESDAY - The funeral of Mrs. Jeremiah Gallant was held Tuesday morning from the Charlottetown Funeral Home to the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer where "equiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. Ed- ward Doyle. C.Ss.R.. who also conducted the service at the grave. Hubert Blanchard. Reginald Cronin. Ray-

mond Campbell. Joseph Tierney.

Maurice Hughes and William Mul- lins. Interment was In the Roman Catholic Cemetery.

TRINITY Y. P. U. - The re- gular meeting af Trinity Y. P. U evening in the social hall, opening with a lively recreation led by the recreation conveners. This was followed by a very interesting address on "Modern Manners and Popular- ity" by Mr. T. M. Lothian. A short business meeting was led by Charlie Frizzell. The evening closed with a short period of Bible study followed by "Auld Lang Syne". Pianist for the even- ing were Norma Jean Gay and Nancy Lee.

Personals

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Warren. Mr. Ern Bevlns, Annie Burke Diam- ond. Mr. Albert Diamond and Miss Violet MscNeil. spent Sun- day in Sea View. visiting Mr. Wm. Burke who is ill and Mrs. Burke.

In Memoriam

In loving memory of Ci-eelman

Dickieaoa who passed away

March ll. II64.

Just a tribute of love and re- membrane:

To someone who was one of the

best. The toys that he missed on life's highway. May he find in God's heaven of at

re . Ever rememhe at by Phyllis Macbarea.

Cards of Thanks

I wish to express my sincere thanks to Dr. Irwin and Dr. A. Maclaeod. nurses

New Brunswick would be

the rc"encr- ated growth in this Proiinrc was not equallcri in any other part of the world.

Large numbers of trees of several varieties have been plant- ed in the nurseries and trans- planted in various parts of the Province. One of the greatest obstacles encountered in re-fores- tation is the alder trees which spring up quickly in de-forested areas.

Speaking of the spruce bud worm. Mr. Cullen said there was heavy infestation in certain parts but that ii spraying program such as was undertaken in im- practical here. The only hope. he felt, was to try to grow trees that would not be infected by this pest and in this connection felt that a start had been made. lie was of the opinion that the prolific regenerated growth of Island forests would be a de- terrent against a serious deple- tion of woodland lots.

NEWFOUNDLAND TRADE

Refuling the argument of the Opposition that trade with New- foundland had fallen off the Minister gave detailed figures for 1943. 194-8 and 1954 which indicated that with the exception of cheese and eggs the shipments of all agricultural products and live- stock had shown a marked in- crease. The decrease in cheese export he said was due to the fact that Prince Edward Island could not or did not meet the competition of the Province of Quebec. in regard to eggs. Mr. Cullen said. there were two fac- tors involved: Flrst. Newfound- land is producing eggs in large quantities itself and second. they want their eggs put up in car- tons and we are not doing that as most of our eggs are shipped to Newfoundland. packed in trays. thirty dozen to the case.

PUBLIC IERVANTS

Mr. Cullen noted that the Bri- tish Civll Service takes pride in the reputation for integrity which its organization is re to have and said that it was not equalled in the world. "The same". he said was true of Ot- tawa and although there may he remote cases of derellctlon of duty. other countries lookupon us with envy."

"We have in this Province, a group of civil servants who -not only work from nine till five in the evening but spend two and three nights a week in the interests of their Department. It is true of the Department of Agri- culture and I know it is true in my Department. You cannot blame them for leaving the Pro- vince if they receive an offer of more pay and shorter hours.

Dealing with the Opposition cri- ticism re

V! I0 III! dtlflll III! flcclll trip where the delegate was able illness Prince County 1100- toe b .butiain in- pltal. aisowiehtothank thoeeetancesthstrlps were inadeat wheviai thoeesniohroubt greatlnconvenlencetotheparw niaflowsrs andthose sometlinessthis wheant lwaaapersonalexpenee.

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Minister Stresses Vital Importance Of Developing Highway Transportation

to pay a price with which our Island csnnerles cannot coni- pete. I agree with Mr. Gaudet from First Prince. that this is a short sighted policy because by selling their lobsters alive the fishermen are eliminating a great deal of employment in the Province which in the long run would be a more economically sound procedure."

Speaking about the new plants at Souris, Mr. Cullen said "I predict that they will be suc- cessful". He also told of a smok- ed fish plant at Egmont Bay which was meeting with consid- erable success and expected bet- ter things when the fishermen ac- quired more experience in this form of processing.

In rising to speak Mr. Cullen said it was a difficult matter to decide which of the Opposition members to answer. "They were given a nice new room to discuss their problems but they didn't seem to make very good use of it". he added "One member says we should put the electric line right in the farmer's yard; another says it is costing far too much; One member praises the Department of Health and Welfare while another says we are not doing enough. One mem- ber says that light pavement is no good; the other says it makes a good road and will last for years".

DRAGGER FISIIERY

The Minister again reviewed the history of the dragger fish- ing industry giving praise to the Fisheries Director (Mr. Eugene German) for his foresight and perseverance in bringing the in- dustry to the position it enjoys today. He also paid tribute to those who were willing to invest their money in the first drag- ger. They were required to mor- tgage their homes. assign their life and fire insurance or in other words offer all that they owned to see the thing started. "They showed great courage and faith in the future of the Province" said Mr. Cullen. "they have met

all their payments promptly and in eight years from the time of' starting will have the loan all paid off" "It was

stated that a man

a loan to build a draggcr". con- tinued the Minister". One man. North Rustico made appli-pl a loan but when he

.rirom North Rustico was refusedll

from

latlons. the loan was withdrawn." Another instance brouftht up by the Opposition and dealt with by Mr. Cullen was the case of a

man who was a native of Nova Scotia. Mr. Cullen said.

"We all agree that Nova Scotia is a part

of Canada and the man in ques-

tion came to live in Prince Er- ward Island. He had been living here for four years before he made application for a loan and he got it". he added "I have great confidence in the Fisher- men's Loan Board. they have done a great deal for this Pro- vince." '

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Frozen Food

swer to the problem. Under this system they can have both." said the Premier. "This Government is fully conscious of the import- ance of the frozen food market; what farmers can produce and the future there is for the farmer in this field of operations and I feel sure that we can go forward to great things."

OPPOSITION CRITICISM

The Premier in an affable man- ner dealt separately with the Op- position criticism occasioned in the budget speeches. In referring to John A. MacDonald's criticism of matchinggranta. he said, "We all know that matching grants can become dangerous but we must consider some of the bene- fits that have been enjoyed by this Province for a number of years." He listed welfare grants such as Old Age Assistance. Dis- abled Persons Act. the Bllnd Act. Federal Health Grant. Venerial 1” Control. and hospital con- struction. The last nemed. he said, would soon be all used up and there would be no further need for it.

In dealing with Mr. MacDonald's criticism regarding the delay in completing the Health Centre. the Premier pointed out that the architect who was in charge of this work died and a young man took over the plans after him. necessitating considerable delay. "Had we continued on a cost- plus basis I'am sure that the building would not have been completed as cheaply as by ten- der." he as .

"or, llacMlllan said we should give more to hospitals and in his speech, he stated. "I would not advise this (hvernment betfl do amvthing which I did not eve to be right"--The question of hos- pitalization is not an easy matter -what the solution wlll,be I can- not say; it may be state medicine

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per cent good.

the Federation

position criticism. the next dealt with the providing a dormitory for Prince of Wales College.

llaptisf A.

Mrs. P. J. Bentner presided 3

Al

the regular monthly the Women's Auxiliary of the Charlottetown Baptist Church held on March 14th. Mrs. Lolita Sim- mons conducted the devotional period reading Psalm 111. and taking for her topic "The Trust- ing Heart". Using passages of Scripture and some excerpts from the book "The Man Called Peter". Mrs. Simmons brought to her listeners a very interesting talk.

The business portion of the meeting followed with the minutes of the previous meeting being read and approved; also the treasurer's report was approved. This report showed that various groups had been very successful financially. Correspondence was read and arrangements were made for the choir banquet to be held in April. .

The Mizpah benediction brought the meeting to a close. after which a pleasant social hour was spent with the Princess Elizabeth Group serving delicious refresh- ments and Miss Florence Mc- Donald providing piano music.

ment in failing to build an all weather road to the Wood Islands Ferry. Mr. Matheson quoted from the platform of the Government as it appeared in the press: "An all weather road will be gradually completed etc." To point out that the Government had not reneged on its promises. the Premier said that this was being done and made note of the fact that the road from Murray River to Montague is hard surfaced leaving only the road be- tween Montague and Wood Islands to be done." This program will continue to be implemented to its fulfillment." he added.

AGRICULTURE

The Premier made reference to remarks in the House "that agri- culture was going to the dogs" and the comparisons made by the Opposition Leader with the Prov- ince of Quebec. Reading from a couple of well known publications the Premier showed from these reports that the farm income in Canada, with the exception of the Prairie Provinces was up. Re- ferring further to the Province of Quebec he said that statistics show that the farm population in that Province had decreased from 880.- 0()() to 702.000. "I don't say for a moment that the situation is 100 but it is not as gloomy as the Opposition is trying to paint it."

Mr. Bell: "I was just going by of Agriculture rief. '

Continuing his answers to Op- Premier question of

Mr. Bell: "The Women's In-

Mr. Matheson: "Yes. the Wom-

stitute ai'e asking for it now." en's Institutes did ask for it and

when they were before us. we questioned them and as a result had a check made relative to 1947. We find that the picture has changed greatly since that time and due to the number of students who now take grade eleven and twelve in their home communities. The survey shows as follows: