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j _.,}oHN’S, Nfld. (CP)——More “ half this city’s 70,000 resi- 'were still without electric- ‘Monday night, three days

mung. power and communica-

'es. .« my .3 haindful of people out-

. watt steam plant and a 2,500 kilo- - watt diesel unit.

it ilored.

. ‘ dilamage but only Grand

uiiimniiities could be reached by

. Tiler, -so as many people as pos- - ‘would be able to cook and

Efioilllll up st. John’s on the Avalon

‘sula had power. Almost all rsections of the province es-

ins, Deer. Lake and Corner and a -few other central

ueplione. and telegraph. ilinesmen partially restored 15 I120 élty~ feeder circuits Monday I had hopes of adding three ieIoday.,However, power was ' rationed by taking it from section and giving it to an-

ethe chill off -their homes. TRANSMISSION LINES:-. Hydro generating stations cap- e of -producing 43,000 kilo- ttson the southshore had no smission lines across the pen- iai and into the city.. Power is being generated on the south ofthe harbor by a 10,000 kilo-

Officials said it would be w-eeks Iefore normal services were re-

lleanwhile residents are stock-

SCENE OF SCHOOL BUS TRAGEDY

River where bus plunged down lcarrying 23 or more children and bank and sank in 30 feet of water, I driver to deaths. Arrow shows ap-

ing up on candles portable oil burning stoves and coal in an el- fort to keep warm and prepare meals.

A.bou.t.30 linesmen and 70 laibo - ers were working around’ the clock, to remove fallen wires from porches, front lawns, streets and h1‘gh'Ways. Four additional crews of linemen, about 50 men,’ were scheduled to start arriving from Montreal Monday.

All schools and Memorial Uni. versity were closed Monday. ANTENNA COLLAPSES

The ‘CB-C’s 300-foot transmitting antenna collapsed early Saturday and a spokesman said Monday it would be about four days before it went one the air again.

VOCM al-so lost its 350 - foot tower but the station put out a weak signal Sunday with a make- shift aerial. It increased power Monday by building a 20-foot wooden tower.

_CJ ON radio had minor difficul- ties but managed to stay-on ‘the 311‘. Its TV ‘station was still off Monday, however. - —

For at least 12 hours Saturday not one home-had electricity.

The temperature hovered near the freezing mark since Friday and freezing drizzle continued to coat wires ‘and poles Monday. BELL ISLAND HIT HARD

It was too early to determine the extent of damage. One of the hardest hit sections was nearby Bell Island where “the poles

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were just stubs,” general mian ager V. A. Ainswort-h of the New- foundland Light and Power Com- pany said.

A few calls reached Bell Island

Monday for they first time since Friday. However, circuits soon collapsed again. The power com- pany relayed emergency mes- sages by short wave radio. « The United States Air ’ Force base suppliedgenerators to local hospitals '11 ntil there iiegular power supply was restored/Sum day night.

The USAF also helped by pro- viding food and shelter for 300 children from Mount Cashel or- phanage. The c hild r en were

scheduled toreturn to the

orphanage Monday nigh atfter the USAF installed an emergency generator.

RASI-I OF SMALL FIRES

A rash of minor fires broke out and at least one has been attrib- uted to the storm. An overloaded

‘fireplace set woodwork on fire in

one home.

E x t r a policemen patrolled darkened streets of the city and substituted for stop lights.

No TCA flights have left ‘here

being carried by train to Gander, Nfld., and flown from there to the mainland. Rail and water services were not disru.pted—as- suring a steady supply of goods from the mainland.

Wednesday night, Dr. J. A.

IIacMillan lectured the 56 mem-

hrs of twoilocal First Aid clas-

f in on “frost bite and burns”. . he lecture took place at Red

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: lI1dFal.mn ” Province.

~35'H°adquarters and was at- by the members of the time Electric and garage

I .'“I1’I°Y8e classes, whose regular

‘meter is Mr. Sinclair Cut-

Monday nigh}. Mr. Harry Ed- mm 9f Maritime Electric ac- Daiiied Mr. Cutcliffe to Wheat- We 01fVe1‘. where there exists the most active “Home Safety” groups in the

mrsfi-oEdwards traced the trans- Hui: of electrical energy from 9 It Was generated at the

J chm°IIet°W11 Dlant until it was

]d:“§?tI}Y the ‘rural house- ards a°1118 Various common The has he l3I'0gressed_.

Maud hllltre was quite. instruc. hythe numfiaesilng as indicated ,t the gu t of queries fired ulecomuy speaker following

new 31011 «_of his address.

“wees co Y mght 27 garage em- First Aid mpleted a‘ six-week CrossIHe"§°“r5e held at Red u- 3 Quarters. They will

elve t . . , we heir certificates in a

Ill .. ‘ lhmhoiiy‘ scheduled for Tuesday,

This ump1et‘gd35_ tile fourteenth class sspmje‘; the‘ current Red last game which commenced, laid. {Tiber Mr. Cutcliffe 0th ‘ eiu,f’F.°°ntr§§ which are in c1as1sfIe<;I' Home-Farm ml . ate being gnish° Souris Line Road, Slim,“ . e, Carleton Siding, Kensington and addition, Fill

icus st Aid and Safe-

se - S are 591118 conducted for

COMING EVENTS

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‘uh 5315 Ho1man’s Friday,

It Sponsored by Orwell

here . sn,‘‘’’‘c10nbe 11 ‘meeting of uzes gregation in the

33’. March 4. at 3

full attendance is re-

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se 1,‘. artbreakers. Fourth mi“ This could be the G 9- Game time 3.30. R V121,: filxfiateur Cavalcade, Leasesend 3 _ 011 March 21st. Ni; Vtrnonemiilrgs to Mrs’ Ralph

It March 15ml: Phone 13-24.

First Aid Clqsses Held; 4 AiRecI Cross House In ‘City I

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the residents of Mount Herbert and Southport, for Scouters at Birch Court, and fora number of interested ladies at Red Cross Headquarters. '

Besides Mr. Cutcliffe, the Red Cross volunteer instructional staff Include: Bruce MacLaren, Nor- man MacLeod,.and Public Health Nurses, Alice‘ Trainer and Char- lotte Gordon. Many other Red Cross, workers are qualified to conduct similar classes should the need arise.

Out-of-town classes are nor-. mally sponsored by thedistrict branch of the Women’s Institute, with the P. E. I. Division of“the Red‘ Cross “ Society supplying bandages, splints and other equipment in addition to the in- structors. «

This program has been carried years. - I YORK NOTES Mr. and Mrs. George White -

way, York, were visitors to Char- lottetown on Saturday, Feb. 15th.

Mrs. Elmer Brown was hostess to York W.M.S. meeting at her home on February 12th.

Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Minto Foster, York, of the recent death of her father, the late Mr. Peter MacGregor, North River.

Mr. Robert -Chappell, York, has returned to his home after being a patient in the P.E.I. Hospital.

Miss Helen Lewis, Charlotte- town, spent Sunday at her home in York, the guest of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis.

Miss Irene MacDowell, Char- lottetown, spent the weekend in York, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Laken Lewis.

Miss Norma Gail._iMoore, Char- lottetown, spent the weekend with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis, York.

Quite a number of York con- gregatioii attended the funeral of the late Mr. Peter MacGregor, North River.

Mr. and Mrs. Laken Lewis, York, spent Sunday at Glen Val- 1e_V at the home of Mrs. Lewis parents, Mr. and Mrs. MacLen- nan. .

Mr. and l\_’Irs. Jack Caswell and famjiy, were ,recent visitors to York at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Erviiig MacDonald and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest MacDonald-

Mrs. Fri-‘(I lvlacl)onald, Char -

ilottetown, formerly of York» "15’

out locally for the past several

itedwith her sons in.York ‘re-

cently. Mr. Irving and Ernest MacDonald. BO Mr. and, Mrs. George White-

way, York, were visitors to Char- lottetown on Saturday.

Mrs. Peter Proud was hostess to York Institute on Tuesday eve- ning, February 4th.

Mr. Frank ‘Watts, York, spent Friday in Charlottetown.

Mr. Allen Brown of the Mari- time Electric spent the weekend at his home in York.

Mrs. Donald Dickies-on, Bread- albane, was the guest of her sis- ter, Mrs. Laken Lewis, York.

Mrs. Ramsay Auld, Charlotte- ‘town, was a visitor to York on Tuesday, February 11th.

Mr. Willard Murray is ill with the flu. We all wish him a speedy recovery.

Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Craswell and family, Chairlot-tetown; were visitors to York on Sunday at the home of Mrs. Harry Swan.

Mr. Allen Keizer, Ti‘-acadie, spent Sunday in York, the guest of Mr. Gordon Vessey-

Miss Ma.rjorie Lewis, Charlotte- town. spent Sunday at“her home in York. "

Mrs. Parker Jewell, York, en- tertained the evening Auxiliary on

home in York.

Master Lowell Vessey has re- turned to school after having the flu. ‘

Miss Bertha MacLean, Sum - merside, spent the weekend in York, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Harry Welton and Mr. Wel- ton.

Service was held in York Uni-

since Thursday night. Mail was

Tuesday, February 11th, at her.

proximate location ofa bus. I (AP Wirephoto)

GREEN BAY SCHOOL

The following is the report for the month of January.

Grade X. 1. Barbara McQuaid, 2. Joan Costello. ‘

Grade IX. 1. Earl Costello, 2. Leroy McQuaid, 3. Linus Flood.

Grade VIII. 1. Evelyn Flood, 2. Peter Murray.

Grade VII. 1. Pihyllis McQuaid.

Grade‘ VI. 1. Maurice McQuaid.

Grade V. 1. Linda Cudmore, 2. Myrna Murray, 3. Eileen Flood, 4. Pa.u1 Murray.

Grade IV. 1. Eleanor Cudmore, 2. Francis Cudmore.

Grade II. 1. Manfred Ohlandt.

‘Grade I. A. 1. Ralph Murray.

Highest average in the senior grades, Barbara McQuaid.

Highest average in junior grad- es. Ralph Murray.

Teacher Donna Shea.

HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL

The following is the January report for Hampsihire school.

Grade X. 1. Bobby.C1ow.

Grade IX. 1‘. Marilyn Larter, Judy Easter.

Grade VIII.\1. Beryl Younker,‘ Fulton Proud, ‘Harvey Younker.

Grade VII. 1. Delano Moore, 2. Allison’ Larter, ' ~

Grade VI. 1. Doris Proud, 2. Dixie Easter.

Grade V. 1. Gladys Easter, 2. Jean MacPhee, 3. Fulton Younk- er. I ~

Grade IV. 1. Wayne Later.

Grade HI. 1. Keith Larter, Ro- ger Moore, 3. Hilton Larter. «Highest average for month. Gladys Easter 93 per cent.

Teacher, Kay Ma-cEachern.

SPRINGVALE SCHOOL‘ \

The following is the Springvale School report for the month of January. /

Grade IX. 1. Carol MacLaine, 2. Ina Peterson.

Grade VIII. 1. Clifford Sentner, 2. Wendell Sen-tner; 3. Barbara Crabbe.

Grade VII. 1. Alice Hill 2, Isa- bel Waite and George MacLaine, 3. Kenneth Waite.

Grade VI. 1. John Proude, 2 Clifford Dollar.

Grade V. 1. Freda Dollar, 2. Sally Neill, 3. Calvin Waite.

Grade IV. 1. Anne Proude.

Grade I-II Sr. 1. Doreen Dollar, 2.; Heath Johnston.

tGrade III. Jr. 1. David Mac- Donald, 2. Wayne Fanish, 3.- Rose- mary Ma-cLaine.

Grade II. Sr. 1. Alvin Coles.

Grade II. Jr. 1. Lois Proude, 2. Allison.Stewart. '

Grade I. 1 Don Proude; 2. Eric MacLaine, 3. Linda Dollar.

Teacher Vernon Willis.

Sentenced For Ri-nk Uproar, ,

A resident of Victoria was given a one-year suspended sentence for causing a disturbance in a pub- lic place (Crapaud Rink). He was also ordered to’ enter into a re- cognizance of $200.00 and to stay away from Crapaud Rink by Magistrate Gilbert A. Gaudet in Queens County. Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning.

A fine of $5 and costs or 5 days was imposed upon a resident of Vernon River for leaving a motor vehicle parked unattended on the travelled portion of the highway.

A resident of York, (Covehead Road) Pleaded guilty to a charge of joyriding and was remanded until March 10th for sentence.

The case of a resident of Char- lottetown charged with selling liquor to another person was ad- journed until March 10th.

ted Church on Sunday evening by the Sunday School.’ Mrs. Wil- lard Murray and Mrs. George

Whiteway as leaders. BO

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Sibpsons—-—Sears -

AN A.PP'RECI.ATION DINNER

. For LT.-C0-L. J. DAVID STEWART“

D.S.O., E.D-.

In recognition of his services to the community

while! Mayor of Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN HOTEL A March 61-Ii—7:00 p.m.

Limited number tickets available at

lfiugliosi Drug Go.

“To the help of the Lord

Retires After Completing 33 Years With Five And Ten

The managers came. The man- She has also been employed in agers went. Louise Turner? Well. all three stores that the Wool- she just kept toiling along until gWOI‘th Company have erected in last night when she finally retired I the city.

after 33» years loyal service with‘

The first was ravaged by fire in

the Charlottetown branch of the ’, 1941 and the new construction, F. W. Woolworth Company, Ltd. to." the same sight,.proved to be Louise joined the company’s Iinadequate for the growing de-

staff in October 1925 when Wool- worth’s were located on the pre- sent Co-Op store site on Queen Street. Her first job was in the hosiery department, a job that she appears to have been made for and one which she was re- luctant to leave.

After 33 years and nine local mana ers she never did leave the d partment, advancing to department manager and then refusing to go any farther.

At that time the store was a 5c, 10c and 15c store and any item that went for 25c was cryi- sidered to be an outrageous price. Even hosiery was rather dear at the time stockings went for 15c each or two for 30c.

Louise, who now resides at 30

mands thus forcing a -move to the present site in 1949.

Miss Turner’s outside activities include being a school teacher and active member of the Salva- tion Army.

The nine managers that have seen Louise about her week day chores over the past few years were Mr. Helm, Mr. Malibie, Mr. Stacey, who managed the Char- lottetown branch for 25 years, Mr. Clark, Mr. .Corbett, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Lehn‘en,,Mr. Kerr and the present store manager, Mr. Hennig.

Special speakers at last night’s banquet at the Queen's Hotel were Mr. Stacey and Mr. Lehnen while special guests included several of the “old” girls who

Bishop Street in Charlottetownlwzrked with Louise in the early is known all over the provinceldays.

RELIGION AND LIFE

BY VERV REV. GEORGE C. PIDGEON, D.D., LL.D. First Moderator of the United Church of Canada

.- ABUSES TO CORRECT WRONGS TO RIGHT

Another election is in the off- ing. Party leaders are girding themselves for battle. Certain issues of importance are loom- ing up before us, claiming deci- sion and action on our part.

What is the Christian citi- zen’s duty in Canada today?. ..

Certainly his attitude cannot be one of indifference. The moral passion of the prophets of the Bible blast the lukewarm as enemies of the right—~as worse than enemies. ,

Wherever moral and humani- tarian issues are at stake, the Christian is concerned. God counts on him. The curse on the neutral in the song of Deborah applies as directly to- day as it did three thousand years ago

“Curse Meroz,

of the Lord, Curse bitterly its inhabitants, Because’ they came not to the

help of the Lord,

says the angel

' against the mighty.”

Robert Browning, in one great poem, draws the difference be- tween manhood and beasthood

in these lines

“Man knows partly, but con-

ceives beside, '

Creeps ever on from fancies to .the fact,

And in this striving, this con-

verting air

Into a solid he may grasp and

use ' . Finds progress."

IDEALS

In this unceasing effort to bring ideals down to earth the Christian must always find his place. .

To the practical man of af- fairs‘ his ideats may "appear as airy nothings, but all advance- ment .in civilization is‘ just the idealist’s transformation of his dreams into the facts of history.

This was the function of the prophets of Israel. ulust before the time of the prophet Samuel bands of prophets roamed through the land; queer, ecstatic and_oftcn inartivculate, but tra- vailing in spirit for the birth of Israel as a nation.

It seemed most impractical-. The tribes ywere scattered. They

had few c o in m o n interests.

Through the centuries each clan‘ had developed a spirit of its own. But the prophets per- ceived, they had a common ancestry, a common faith, and a common future.

As things were, they were being conquered one by one; together they would be un- conquerable. What the prophets dreamed of, King Saul and King David achieved.

It had seemed impossible, but the dream was brought down to earth. Then everyone dis- cerned in history that it was the will of God for His people.

The air of Vision had been converted into solid fact.

ABUSES ,

This is the Cliristian’s place in politics in this twentieth century. -

Of course, there are abuses to correct and wrongs to right. The oragor who can find some- one or something to denounce will always get the cheers of the mob.

But it was not the wildly - cheering camp -followers who won: the battle of Bannockburn; it was the men who had a cause worth dying for, and who stood against the odds of three

to one. So now the future is with the patriots who think\ problems

through, and by their votes claim. the future for their people. - '

The Christian ideal is always positive. The negative has its place too. >

Jesus said to the few who followed Him “Ye are the salt of‘ the earth,” and salt resists the process of curruption. But side by side with that parable germ Jesus placed another “Ye are the light of the world,”. and light reveals theywayflwe are'_to ‘gor ' ‘

Who, then, am I to vote for? There are as many answers to that question as there are can- didates in the field, but this is one—The man of vision who sees something to be‘ realized

which has not been thought of _

before. TRUE PROPHET

It is so often assumed that the true prophet, the man of vision, cannot be practical, Was Isaiah unpractical when he dis- cerned in Assyrians the stuff of conquerors and in the Egyptian

leaders nothing but bluff and bluster? E

His description of the Egypt of that day as a reed that would break and pierce the hand of the one who leaned on it was vindicated by events.

Was Jeremiah a mere dream- er when he held that keeping faith with Babylon was the con- dition of Judah’s survival. Let the horrors of the captivity re- ply.

Often the prophets are con- sidered men who predicted the future; we fail to see how much of their foresight grew out of their insight into the character of the men and events. of their time. They were the only real statesmen of their period.

Looked at in the light of the outcome, they were men endow- ed with sagacity of the highest order illnmined by the Spirit of God. And they were God's champions living and dying fo -God’s will in His world. ’

God has a calling for every nation that He creates just as fle has for every individual. Our feeble imagination cannot picture Canada’s future place among the nations, but we can recognize and support men cap- able of leading us in the next step.

The toughtful citizen who faces the issues of the hour and sees his small part is the man God wants. We can pray “Thy will be done” in the nation as. incour personal affairs. '

City Lionettes, Hold Meeting

The regular monthly» meeting of the Charlottetown Lionetes was held on Thursday, Feb. 27th, at the home of Nancy Cox, with presiding. '

Queen Lionette Doris Williams

Various reports were. given and business discussed. Owing to the increased membership it was unanimously decided to hold all future meetings at the Charlottetown Hotel. A “Bring and Buy Sale” was held during

the evening. , At the close of the »meeting delicious refreshments were

provided by Lionettes Eileen Bagnall, Louise Finnimore and Edna“ Lord. ’

Butter Theft ’ -Cases Heard

The preliminary hearing of Frank Louis O’Brien, Charlotte- town, scheduled for yesterday morning was further adjourned until March ~10tli=., by Magistrate

Gilbert A. Gaudet in Queen’s , ~

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County Magistraite’s C o u r t. O’Brien was previously charged with the theft of three 50 pound cases of butter, property of the Provincial Government, to a value of $96.00. He pleaded not guilty and elected trial by judge without a jury.

Melvin Louis Ford pleaded guilty to having in his possession one 50 pound case of butter, pro- perty of the Provincial Govern- ment, to the value of $32.00 and was remanded until March 10th for sentence. ,Ford. was. schedu- led to appear last Wednesday, February 26 but was not able to be present due to road condi- tions.