musr 22. 1951

mi WESTERN

Gill-ARDIAN

rue GUARDIAN. CHARLO'l"l'E'l'OWNi

PRINCE COUNTY OFFICE

3 summer street.

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zrbo tluardlnn may be bought at any iunnaenld

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Momwmletand. Water street;

subscriptions, Advertising

erel Phone 3031. 3GPI'IIentatlvea llld GEORGE CLOW

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of the III 5 :

suninaeristreet: Gourllee Drlllllttfii 21 Central street.

Mark Galdet. 61 Granville street;

' ' Newe- wm ttc'n Grocery. Second Street; Inland Motor Tnnsport,

M" Dance

water Street: Alban'a Grocery. 120 ltueull trect." K

. L. Waite In Kcnalngton. WEST PRINCE OFFICE

Alberton: Frank Weelia. lupreaentatlve. Phone: 68-: Office nnd 88-! House.

V0-"CE. .. Notional Fllrrs -COMPISTENT complete ni- ml wwn Hall tonight aurannn Service. Iw Boyd Bend-.r,o ” .. (Iaualngton. A 5 -Mn.on, Optometrist

ell.-ii-ion.-ioii-n will be in his A-PANTRY-SALE at Kelrclarks Wm. Office this Saturday Kenslngton. Saturday. August. 35th. onilnlz. Aiigusi 25th. at SI P. M. sponsored by Sea View nolll: MADE its CREAM at '

mm. H Friday evening.

sponsored by W- l-

cluzsreir iuacuoN.u.o. 9,-, will be at the office of 5, ll. Matthews. 0'l.ea.-v aftcriiooll. AUEUSL 37'-'1- iall day) August 392?. afternoon Sept. L-vi.

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..W. mist elite -ndal Idnesdi-ll" a Saturday E .1l-"l'ir1It llI'RRI(lANE- rwclir-ii yesterday by 5 Lmin lllllf'Fi'Ilili'Il'l(l. Sunl- "'sm,.g moiicht the welcome us that her son Jock MlicFar- M of the ltmill Btlllk of Can ,'Kllip.-nil. Jilll'lZllL'll. nus slifc 'Ms (N,-pit iliut duling thi: I-mic liull'lc.ine which swept e counlrg liver the week-enn might li-ii- liven mnnnl: tho:-.

Deputy Chief Scout Speaks Al S'side

-The Suninlersidc Y's Men's Club was host inst evening at 'I special supper meeting held at Robson's l'l.r.-stnurnnt to Iilr. Jack- son Dodds. C.B.E., Deputy Chirf Scout of Canada.

Mr. Dodds. who is at present vacationing at Dalviiy. recently returned from the International Boy Scouts Conference nt Solz-

ii lost lllI'll lives in the storm Mn-i- llIi' uiird rcc.'l1'il(l 3'95 may t'0n'vS ;is .-i rzrcllt reli-f- ' Jnxlilllh rclzilivcs and - S. aLA.Vll PERITIIABED m The migcniciii or liarbuur View bins Rllfl Collages. Sllnlll'1el's'l'Ir'".'

- lnr-cc lot of limel- e of The Late Jihn 'l'liis land exlendsl .. lrecl l'I.l:.l' to thel irh alltl .l)1llx lllv Hzii-hour View! him lire-clll piopelly at l'.:.' are end. This will give the cool ny15ll'J tool of beach and wlrl lie R sl)l('llfllfI pl-o',.it,i'ty for anv sslble iiil-.lri- addition to their escnt fzicilzlics. Mr. F, E. Park- fl is niiiviiizrw or tni- company, it he feel. tllil this purchase i; icatiiv of his faith in the tilt-I not the mural lnclustry.-S. l

"Personals !

-Mrs .l A Ciillrii.-linn is attend-. glhr Catholic womeiiis League rentinn ii inch 15 being held in mersldc.

Mr. and Mrs, Clmrlcs Lee lino; lighter llnrv. of Bedford. N.S.i l'lSlllllC Air and Mrs. Earl Mc- ifal the home of Mr. Paul Gau-1

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Mrs Joseph Gillis and grand- Jackic Renr.:in of Charlc.-town K5. are (First: of the Misses. it and llliri Glllis, l . 4. l Mm Bessie Fielding return-' to Lnlircllcc Mass. filter 51 mm l'iS'i! iiilli tier sister Mlssl tel FiFl(illlt'. She also te fllfnlllPl'. l.l Col. P.S. Fielding Cll3flOll(”(ll1'll. - Mtss Grave Irwin. Arlington. i. is R cu:-.xt at the home of .and Mrs lliinter Weeks. Al- on. r. and Al" VVllll.'llll Delzlmn ltdauzlitr Bnrhnra of Boston. en:ly viziied llr. rind Mrs. bry llactveill of Wellington.

-lirs. James Frrn iind vthre-at li.Barbni-.-i, Grill and Judy it-ft. ently for their home in Boston Si. U. S. A lifter is very an- able visit with Mrs. Ferns ther. Mrs. w. F'l'Rl'1Cl.I of Free- .and sisters and brothers of ulomi and Kelvin

The name of Oro. 0nt.. near t stmcoc. is derived from the l lllsh word for gold.

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Earle Rickey A

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Canadian nanli of Commerce . Building Ilmmerslde. l' I. I.

PHONE MIR 5- E. Parlum. 0m-D.. R.O. OPTOMETIIIBI I!!! Examined

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hurt-3. Austria. and there he met representatives from 40 diff:-rel.t countries of the world who had

us representatives of the Scout movement. gnthercd to discuss problems connected with scout-

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At inst Tl-L'lll'S meeting he wu- introduced by Eric. W. W. Reid D.S.O.. E.D., Provincilil President

of the Boy Scouts Association who paid tribute to the guest spcnker .is .1 man known not

only nntionnlly but intrrnliiioni-l- 15' HS well. for his great work to so many 'iumlinilurinn efforts-- chieflv in 'he Red Cross Society.

Busing his address on the five "W's" of journalism. who. whnl. Will". when, rind where. Mr. Dod'i -Trlhlled these questions to th.- principles cf scouting. "The illi- swcr to 'viIlo' is simple" he said ”It is the boy". "But to know 'wIio' properly one must. tinder- stand som-.-thing nbout this hu- man dynamo we call the boy. so I think the first task to whirl- Wv might address ourselves IS zvtlinlz to know the boy, to ll.l- tlcrstand his. boundless energv. his nmhitiolis. his faith. and his lihundrlnt loyliily. llnrness their useful asset: und believe me you you hnve unincd for your couri- try its most vnlunhle nilturnl re- S0Ut'CI'. 51 lzood citizen."

Mr. Dodds. deal with the remaining ques- tions. the "what" of scoutinl;

"Wily" of :.couting which to stem the

exist: drciidful waste of initiiltivc in so mnny boys Tm "when" he pointed out is now for as Sir ll'llfrid Laurler hen stated that the 19th century he- lonlled to the United States so the 20th century would belong to Cnnndn. The ultimate nchievc- ment of this prophecy will de pend on our ability to so mould the character of our youth then there will he no doubt that the 2(;Il'l”CL'l1T.LII'.V does belong to Can- it :1.

"And so" he continued. "we come to the last. the 'uhcre'. Ol- vlously as individuals. we can d: little on the national scene bilt we can do much in our communi- ties and so that is where we must stlirt. A hundred years from now it will not matter whm your bank liccount was in 1951, what kind of a house you liver!

New Prince

-Yesterday afternoon under a warm Iumnier sun and in a beau- tiful letting provided by newly landscaped grounds. the ceremon- ler were carried out in .onnecti with the laying of the corner stone and the official opening of the new Prince County Hospital. His Honor Lieutenant-Governor 'r.W.L. Prowse using a silver trowel that was presented by the architect. Mr. Leslie R. Fslrn. applied the motar that welded the stone into position. By coincidence. the meson on the job, Mr Gerald Mcountd. had laid the first brick when con- struction started

The official opening of the build- ing was performed by the provin- cial Minister of Health. the Hon A W. Matheson who cut I ribbon permitting the doors to be opened and the main entrance to be used. Prior to the official opening Mr. M F. Schurmlm. President of M.F' Schurmnn Co. Ltd. the building contractors. officially turned over the building to the president of the board of trustees, Mr. J.F' Ar- rett, by presenting him with si large key which was n replica of the key to the main door.

Many Inspect Building

After the ceremonies were con- cluded the large crowd rf people present thrnnged the hospital cor- ridors viewing this new building cud its ultra-modern facilities Nurses were detailed to explain the features of the building to visitors. The members of the Okto Club served tea. It is expected that the transfer of patients from the old hospital will ommemu today. During the program selections were rendered by the Legion Band. The first part of the program was the laying of the corner stone and the Hon. W E. Darby. former president of the board presided. He said it was A pleasant dut.V MT him to preside at this part of the program as he win president of the board when the plans were innde. construction begun. and brought to the stage when the building Wns almost ready for oc- cupancy.

He thanked the members of the board nncl the puhlic generally for the. support given him at all times. The Invocation was then deliver- ed by the Rev. L.M. Murrnv, pre- sicient. of the East Prince Minist- erial Association, Before be per- formed his official duty of laying the corner stone. Lieutenn-.it-Gov- ernor P.-oivse spoke briefly.

He said: "we see here in this benutiflllly equipped. modern edi- f.ce the culmination of the efforts of the Board of Trustees to provide for the people of Prince Countv a

"10" Droceedcd twliospitnl second to none on Prince

Edward Island. .Men of vision planned and worked together to

lwmch '5 i" him” """"”"9'”- 7"” spark the drive for funds to build

this hospital and the results of their energetic leadership lino

guidance are in evidence before

us."

He said that the old Prince County Hospital has long been a familiar landmark but .11 serv- ed its purpose and medical sci- ence demanded I larger and 7710” modern hospital, He added. llrlcre in this new hospital we see the results of a truly community :1- fort in which people of all classes contributedpto provide for the needs of their fellow men. For what liner proof of an act of Christian charity could one Ask."

The President of the Board. Mr. J. F. Arnett. presided at the part of the program that (had lo d0 with the formal openinll. Wordi of welcome were extended to all present by His Worship. Mayor

in or what make of ii car you Henry Wedge who said that I drove. but it will matter what prayer of thanks should be of- klnd of in world it is then. For fei-ed that such an institution has good or bad. it will be the re been provided for the people of

' Mon lroae and

llult of the contribution we ol 1.. ("W make. or fail to make. through the development of char. actor in tho boys of 1951."

A civic welcome was extendeiv to Mr. Dodds by Councillor Lloyd Gorrlll who represented llllz Wor. IMP Henry W. Wedge. who was unavoidably absent. Mr. Gorrill suidd. "On behalf of the Town of

Summerslde I take pleasure lr W9'C0mlfIK you. Mr. Jackson Dodds. to our Town-and hope

your stay g with us will be a MPPY one. You Sir. are one of the leaders of a grand world-wide organization. the Boy Scouts, M... I feel sure that if we could get "H W? 13031 to become Boy Scouts our Juvenile problem would be ii thing of the past. We are honored as a town that you law or to include lll in your visit to our Island and hope

that you will continue to vim Summeraida often." At the conclusion of the ad-

dress of the guest speaker. chair.

rtiMi'?JtcRi:fplnllaMl:cFt”l1Tana Dexhmded n I o .

behalf of the club.-S.r odd. on

To field Evangelistic services In West Prim

-The Rev. Elmer Crockett of Worthington. Minnesote. U. 8. A.. begins his llvangeliatieal Camp- alln in western Prince on Mon- dny Aug. 20th when he wul hold special meetings in the Monlroee United Church. The second week he will speak in the lllmadale Un- tted church and the third week in the Bloomfield United Church. He is xi powerful and convincing preac er and during his evang- ' 1 campaign last year in the Elmsdale United Church: was heard by hundreds with splendid results. lven on Saturday nights and even during the busy potato dtuing auaon he churches lut year were crowded to bear this noted evangelist. All are welcome at. the meetings. The Lay Aaeootatlun of the United Ohurch of Canada in P. I. I. will meet in special session Montroao Church on Wednesday August

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Mid 'to hear luv. Mr. Crockett.

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the county. He complimented the Board. including ex?-melmbera. W00 gave much of their time to lhll great undertaking. He offered general congratulations on A Job well done.

Rt. Rev. Mgr. G. J. MacLellan. V.G. in his opening remarks said those who forty years ago l;IV0 the means by which a hospital could be started in Summersida should be held in grateful ri- mem-brance as should also the members of the various boaids trustees who continued to work for the hospital through the yolrl. He made particular referenco to the late H. T. Hol- an who was chairman of the board for 21 years. He referred to the various government gratltil that have been received but pointed out that there la.i-oom atlll for voluntary subscription. room still for the men and wo- men of this constituency to de- sire to own this hospital and etc that it will not pau entirely un- der govern-ment adminiatrntlon. "But. what is a building unless there is personnel to carry on the work of surgery and mod cine?" he asked. He then added that pride could be felt. in tin staff of medical men and aur- geons in this hospital and the nursing staff as well. Ha said that the hospital is a monument to the provincial. federal and municipal government: and to the voluntary -subacriberl. .Il well its to the construction firm of M. 1'. Schurman Co. Ltd.

lloeoital President speaks

In his official speech as proof- dent of the board, Mr. J. F. Arnett said that " resent. here today are two me on of the first medical board of the in- stltution, Dr. John F. Maclhill and Dr. Edwin T. Tanton: also two members of the firrt truateii board. Mr. M. F. Schurman and Justice A. I. Araanault." l-la recalled the early day! of the lnatltutlon and gave um. statistics to show now than have changed. He continued: "for sometime it wan felt byr the board of niananment the need of intro a lion to relieve

Official Opening Of

County

Hospital Yesterday

the over-crowding and take care of the long waiting list. In the year 191d an appeal was made for funds for the erection of a new hospital. which met with generous response. At that time it was felt. by the board that a hospital to take care of Prince County could be erected and furnished for between five and six hundred thousand dollara. However. when we were ready to proceed. it became evident that due to increased cost of materials. labor. - in fact everything no- ing into a structure of this kind that the amount required would be nearer one million dol- lars. Th-is. your board felt. win an amount. greater than they were in a position to finance -with funds available. However it in said that the darkest hour is just before dawn, which proved true at that time.-for in the year 1948 there came into effect the new Federal Health Plan. which provided financial assistance on a fifty-fifty basis with provincial governments across Canada for additional hospital beds. Thin gave your board assurance that

they were now in a position to proceed with 9. new hospital building."

After outlining the progress of the work and the facilities now contained in the building, Mr. Arnett llald "At this time I would like to remind the citizens of Prince County present here to- day. as well as those listening over the air. that, while th'u hos- pital is situated in Summerside it is a Prince County Institution - in other words it is your hos- pital and its success and the de- gree of services it can render will depend largely on your moral and financial support."

Mr. Arnett extended special words of thanks to Mr. M. F, Schurman for the donation of th.s beautiful site on which the hos- pital is situated and alcoithnnked the various organizatiuls who have given financial support. He ex- pressed thanks to the town for financial assistance ind special thlmks to Mrs. H. T. Holman for the donation of a beautiful mole for the Board room in memory of the late H. T. Holman.

speak: For Medical staff

Dr. John R. MacNc.ll spoke ow behalf of the medical staff and compared the state of medicine forty years ago when the hosirml was first opened with. Ct'lIldlllflll'i of today. He said that .1 hosplfttl 1: cne of the most vital necessities of life today.

Mr. Gordon Hughes. represent- stive of the federal Dcpartmexitr.-i Health and Welfare. Ottawa. rep- resented the Minister of I-leaith the Hon. Paul Martin nnd convey ed Mr. Martin's regrets that 1': could not be present. He said that the federal government has min.- a grant of 8141.000 for thLs ne"' hospital and the conversion of 'hc old hospital to be mod for the rhronlcally ill. Mr. Leslie Fairn the architect. spoke. briefly extend- ing his cnngratiilnvions to tn: people of the county.

Before presenting the key to the hospital, Mr. M. F. Schurmnn min he wished to take tnc opporf-.171 ity of thanking the buzlding com mittee. the trustees ind everv-WP. who assisted in helping to carry this hospital to n suczessfiil min pletion. He said it was a pleasure to work with the board and the-'r cooperation had zrcntfy I-1512085 the contractors. He said he wished to thank particularlv some mem- bers of the board who had retir- ed from their pcsilior. and no mentioned. Mr. W. E Darby .vhn had been president of the board. Mr. J. Henry Geudet chairman of the building commis- tee during most. of the construct- ion and Mr. M. L. Bradshaw. who

who was

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Interestingi

-session: were held all day yesterday and last evening at. nc Knights of Columbus Home. Sum merslde. in connection with the 29th annual convention of t.'io-. Catholic Women's League of Prince Edward Island. His Excelle-..y Bishop James Boyle ce.ebrnted the convention Mass in the Chapel of St. Mary's Convent at eight O'C'.0'1l Rev. Joseph MncLeod and Rev Francis MacDonald assisted Hus Excellency.

Bishop Boyle spoke most. ea::i- estly to the large assemblage on the intention for which he bed of- fered Mass. "Increase of religious vocations in the diocese"

Mrs. James Pendergnst. provin- cinl president. presided nt '.h-.- businesr meetings which followed The national president. M155 Ishbel Hutton of Ottawa. "vi-a present.

Mrs. Austin Murphy was nalre-..' registrar end voting delegates registered from: Alberion. Clia-- iottetown. Grand River. George- tcwn. Indian River. Ioi-:1. Kinkiira. Miscouctie. Morell. Murell Rear, St. Anne's. Lot: 65. St Margaret :. Summerfield, Summc-rs;de. Souris, Tignish. Trncodie, Vernon RlV'!r. Wellington, North Ruslico. l-lunler River.

Convention committees were ap- pointed as follows: resolutions Miss Florence Fisher. Mrs. P. .l

DeLory, Mrs, Edgar Hickey: IlJII'I- inations. Mrs. Henry Trziinor. Mi-zs Mar-zeret Wedge. Mn. Willard Gillis.

Afternoon Session

In the afternoon repcrts of pro- vincial conveners were received Miss Florrle Green of Bedeque reported for national ard diocesan scholarships. Mrs. DeL.nry spoke :of the coming annual meeting of the Cathollc Girls Scholarship 'AssnI:i- tattoo and urged the C W. L. mem- bars to continue their generous support of this project

Mrs. E. Rossiter. co:.'.'ener of .n.l retreats being unable to atle -rl. her report was read by Mrs. Keefe. The report showed that 31 mem- bers had attended the retrenc be at at Notre Dame Academy.

Mrs. D. F. MacNeil1. conveni-r of magazines. reported that 160 sub- -...:??..m.m

was chairman of the Finance com- mittee.

Ilon. lllr. Math cson

Mr. A. W. Math:-son prior to de- claring the hospital officially on-n congratulated the people of the county on the splendid new hi-3 pital they have erected and cum- plimented those responsible for the splendid grounds whir:.l surround it. He said that this hospital Wltl serve Western Queens County :3: well as Prince County. He said that the final amount which the provincial government will con- tribute has not been decided perni- in; B decision on the use that the old hospital will be pu' to.

He pointed out that hospitals are having an ever increasing main- ennnce problem and nave to curr- b1t labor shortages and he ex- pressed the opinion ihn' too ma -y special nurses are required. lie said that hospitals ale iindine if more difficult to get: studentnursr-s and some solution to this prob- lem must be found. He -said tn-it he had made a suggestion S()'nP izme ago that courses be started for nursing attendants and a corn- mittec is now studying proposed legislation to make this possible. M.r. Arnett linnouni-ed that 'e'- ters and telegrams of rongratu'nt- ion had been received from sisiei Paula. superintendent of the Charlottetown Hospital: Mrs. if R. Found; Dr. J. A. MlicMillavi; Prince Edward society, Dr. J. A. MaoMi'.len President: Dr. W. J. P MacMlllan