APRIL 29. 1953

Minister Makes

"inspection 0f

0EllTRlil. cuiiliiiiiiiil

Tiils column in reserved for new of local interest, but advertiain of a newly nature may be lnserte at five cents a word, strictly pay able in advance.

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

if Will Among P.W. C. Spring Graduates

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Club Meeting

Mrs. W. J. Rodd was

Women's Liberal

Island Soldier Home from Korea

Arriving home for -u extonded leave after a. tour of duty in Korea

elected

president of the Women's Liberal Club at the annual meeting held yesterday in the Canadian Legion.

island Highways

lion. Dougald Macliinnon. Mln- W" MC”! J L mm". um D . . .W. . . 1

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rogers. 200

, fairly good

5191- of Public Works and High- 11-ays completed an inspection tour iii the paved highways of the pro- ,-11,t;c inst eveninig after an active week which also tools him over inniiy miles of gravelied roads.

in speaking of his inspection the i,ii.hister said "I was agreeably surprised to find the highways in condition, especially .llle experimental portions. The 1,1111.-merit west of suinmereildc is gator this spring than it has been my years, willie the Seaman mix

'..111criment in the vicinity of O'- . Leary has stood up fairly well.

"We took our worst beating on

the St. Peters Hishway." the Min- ister continued, "and we expect to .1111-t this week on it very bad patch :1: a illile and i1 half at Dingwe-ll's -11,115 to put it in better shape for iii ' L" Igllcellklllg of the Trans-Canada llagllway between Charlottetown ,,,(1 "1fden, he said the pavement 5 in excellent shape "ml with the -umplction of It strip of three miles between New Haven and 1';m151mw, this summer, which is an the agenda, completing the Job ililnl Cornwall to Borden, another wp forward will be completed. ivork on ...o same highway will ilso he started soon between Char- lottetown and Cornwall.

Mi: McCullough. the onl1n9Cl'1Tl 1-iiarge of the Canso Causeway. llllS here last week and checked till the Hillsborough Bridge situa- tiilll in addition to nmining ma- lrt'lai taken from the Maclxay .1i.lrtrry.

"Forty motor graders and scrap- ors are working throughout the 111-oriuce now." concluded the Min- istoi-, "and when we realize that such work has been started about five weeks ahead of the ll-11131 'illl('., we are hopeful that great improvements will be in evidence earlier than ever before in our -yperiellce. Last May was a total loss to its in l'0ilu..'0x'l( because of the excessive rain."

HOWARD MclNNIS

FITTED FOOTWEAR H5 Queen St.-Currie Bldg.

JlMMY'l TAXI a-l"-loul H0. MUSICAL FESTIVAL bcllns

Friday, May 1st.

"YOUR DOLLAR BUYS .ll()B.Er- II. the HUGHES DRUG &T()BIS.

WALLPAPER - 130 patterlu; Bryenton at Macxay. 1

BUMMAGE SA L E, Baptist Church hall, 4 o'clock 'llhlli'sdiiy.1

KEROSENE. Electric and Pro- 1

pane Gas Refrigerators. Bryentcll end Maoxay.

WINSLOE norm hall, tonigiitf waiting for Brackley Players;

Follow the crowd. 1

IF YOU ARE I'LANNlN(ii on building a Chimney why not install a Selkirk Metal Chimney for saf- ety. E. M. Cudmore, Representative.

FUNERAL YESTERDAY - The funeral of baby Robert Andrew Hunter. who died April 26th, was held yesterday afternoon from the Charlottetown Funeral Home to the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Tile pallbearers were Jack Nelson,! Ralph Dennis. Maurice Cllrlcy and James Curley.

ON FISIIERY BUSINESS - Mr. E. M. Clorman. Director of Fisher- ies, Department of Industry and Natural Resources. and Mr. Frank Campbell, of the same Depart- ment, left yesterday for Nova Scotia. on business connected with the fishing industry. They expect to return later this week.

TO OPERATE RESTAURANT - The new proprietor of the former White's Restaurant here will be Mr. Alan Wong, not Mr. Dan Chan as previously reported. Mr. Wong is coming here from Nova Scotla, but is no stranger to Charlotte- town as his father formerly oper- ated a Chinese restaurant in this city several years ago.

LEAVES FOR. HALIFAX - Pte. R. D. Stewart, Carleton and York Regiment, who has been spending a 30-day leave at his home here after ti. year with the 27th Bri- glide in Cvermarly, will leave in- morrow for Halifax for further posting. He is a son of Mrs. Slew- art and the late William Stewart of this city and is residing with his wife, the former Miss Helen Har-

Bay Higgins Ray Higgins of Hunter River, who plans to continue his studies in arts at Molult Allison University.

"Nancy" llyndman

Winnlfred (Nancy) I-Iyndman, of Charlottetown. Nancy. who is rep- resenting P. E. 1. Girl Guides at the Coronation in June. expects to bake science at king's next year.

Gordon Jenklna Another graduate who plans to continue studies in some field of science is Gordon Jenkins of Mill- view. '

Earl Jewell

Earl Jewell of Charlottetown. whose plans for the future include study in arts at Dalhouale Univer- aity and later Business Adminis- tration at Western.

1949 as Director of 'Gaelic at the Gaelic College, St. Anilcls, and is now Gaelic adviser in the Nova Scotia. Department of Education. Major Ma.cLeod will meet and be welcomed by members of the Cale- donian Club of Prince Edward Is- land at the Vocational School Thursday evening.

PARKDALE CARD I'AR'l'Y-Fol- lowing were the winners last night. at the weekly Parkdale card party: Ladies' first, Mrs. Kenneth Gallant; second, Mrs. J. MacGregor; thirll, Mrs. A. Mc- Kearney; consolation, Mrs. T. W. Weir. Men's first, .l. D. McAskill: second. N. C. lilnchidyen and James Davey, lied, consolation, Allison Ferguson. Door prize, Mrs. 'l'. lV. Weir. Free'1.ollt, Miss Rose Glludet and Frank Doyle.

PRESENTATION T0 SEA CA- DET - At a recent Navy League meeting, Mr. J. J. Morris, presi- dent of the P. E. 1. Navy League, made a prcselliation of cash to Sea Cadet P. 0. George Court who will represent Kent Corps at the Cor- onation. Mr. Campbell MacLean was elected vice-president of the League during a meeting which heard considerable discussion on tile re-establishment of the Beta. Cadet band. Joining Mr. Morris in the discussion were Mr. Harry R. Gillarrl, National Secretary of the Navy League of Canada, and Capt. J. J. Connolly.

Holes Benefit Of Recent Advances in Pork Prices

That the recent advances in the price of pork, though surprising at this time of the year, are a good thing for all concerned was the opinion of Mr. H. W. Clay, senior livestock fleldman with the Federal Department of Agriculture. Mr. Clay pointed out that this would stimulate interest. in pork production alld had there been no advance the present shortage would be so serious by the autumn that the retail price would be "out of right."

He said it meant approximately 1 1-2 cents per pound to the farm- er on the whole animal. He also pointed out that the average hog has only 18 pounds of loin and ap- proximately the same amount of breakfast bacon per carcass.

Yesterday the wholesale price of pork jumped another 8 cents per pound after taking a hike the previous day. The retailer is now paying from 01 to 62 cents per pound. However, one retailer said he would not be selling it at a reported '19 cents per pollnd. but believed it would go to 14 or '15. He said there was no change in the price of bacon, a statement can-

1ileath In Winnipeg

Of Rev. M. Rooney

Rev. P. Michael Rooney, former-' ly of ions, P. E. I., who for more ihan twellly years served in one of the most difficult missionary areas of Edmonton Archdiocese. died recently in a Manitoba. Holi- piial at the age of 49. Death came to Father Rooney on Saturday evening. March 21. in St. Boniface Sallitoritllll, st. Vital, Manitoba, where he had been a patient for more than a year. The following details are condensed from the Western Catholic:

A humble aild saintly priest. an indefatigable worker for Christ. were the characteristics of the late Father Rooney stressed by Rev. Richard O'Neill (formerly of Char- lottetown, P. E. I.) in a eulogy preached dllrlng the Soleum Mass of Requiem ill St. Joseph's Cath- edral, Edmonton, on Tuesday morning, March 24. His Grace, Archbishop MacDonald, gave the final absolution and the Mass was celebrated by Rev. Joseph Sullivan (formerly of Cardigan, P. E. 1.). assisted by Rev. Patrick Rooney (Cherry Valley. P. E. 1.), and Rev. Adolphus Gillls (St. Peter's Bay, P. I.l. Father O'Neill, a. friend of the deceased since early clllldhood, remarked that Father Rooney was utterly devoted to the people of his

Meetings in June

To Hold Maritime Pharmaceutical

For the first time in several years there will be I. joint conven- tion of the phuunaceuticai socie- ties of the three Maritime Prov- inces when they meet at the Al- gonquin Hotel, St. Andrews, N.B., June 21 to 23.

In addition to the many open forums in be conducted. there will be serious discussions by dele- gates on the Maritime College of Pharmacy, regulations pertaining to the Pure Food and Drug Act, the role which pharmacists may assume in Civil Defence, pharm- aceutical vocational guidance, var- ious aspects of merchandising cou- pled with the service of a drug store in its community.

Among the principal speakers to be heard will be Mr. Emmett O'- Grady, professor of English at the University of Ottawa, and Mr. Cyril H. Landt-rs, president of the National Drllg and Chemical Com- pany of Canada.

Co-chailiman of the convention will be Mr. R. E. Boates, Summer- side, president of the P. E. I. Phar- maceutical Society. while other committee members include R. H. Jlenklns and L. A. sample of this c ty.

she succeeds Mrs. Gordon Avard. Guest speakers at the

the forthcoming Federal

Messrs. Cecil Miller and Matheson. They were in to the gathering by Mrs who presided thanked for their Mrs. Cecil Stewart. The minutes of the last and of the last annual

tary, Mrs. W. J. Rodd. were presented by Mrs. G. Donald and Mrs. J. J.

presented by chairman

responding secretary, Mrs.

utive are Mrs. B. B. Jones, 3. Cutciide, Mrs. J. J.

Rattenbury, Mrs. Mrs. Cecil Stewart.

To Executive

Tile executive officers

adian Legion were the

orial Building on Grafton The Legion officers were

Wilfred Smith.

thanks were extended to gion executive for their

under construction.

retiring president

were the two Liberal nominees for

and later appearance by

were read by the recording secre-

The proposed slate of officers was nominating committee Mrs. Edgar Hearts. At the close of the meet- ing tea was served by Mrs. L. E.

weilner and Mrs. J. J. Trainer. Other officers named yesterday

secretary, Mrs. Russell Roper; cor- MacDonald; treasurer, Mrs.

MacDonald. Members of the

Mrs. W. H. Johnston, Mrs. James Cvormley,

B.l.S. At Home

Canadian Legion

Charlottetown Branch of the Can- uished guests of the Benevolent

Irish Society last night at an at- home party in the Whelan Mem-

ly welcomed by the retiring 13.1.8. president, Mr. Edgar Hogan. and the immediate past president Mr.

Expressions of gratitude and

The Legion guests were shown

Dorchester street, who returned by plane yesterday afternoon.

Cpl. Rogers first enlisted at Number 1 Personnel Depot, Hali- fax, in August 1960. and proceeded to Plcton. out. where be trained with the Artillery. However. in January last year he transferred in the Provost Corps and went across the Pacific in March of that year. landing in Japan. He arrived in Korea in September and said there was some tough fighting there, but he did not elaborate nor ment- ion any specific battles. He will re- main home on leave until July 2 and expects to receive his discharge in August.

He expressed real pleasure at belllg back on the Island again and remarked that Seoul was something he hoped we would never see in Canada. Cpl. Rogers is happy to he ollt of Korea. but did not one on

meeting

election, Neil A. troduced . Avard were

meeting meeting Reports A. Mac- Trainor.

of the

were: Honorary president, Mrs. J. dwcu” M5 expmence” m9"- Walter Jones; first .... , .slclellt. Mrs. Eugene Cullen; recording

Premises Destroyed

B. Ezlrlet

Mrs. A. Trainer. Arnold

Loss of his store and dwelling llilarters was suffered by Mr. 13",. iel Currie when fire of undetermin- ccl origin broke out Monday after- noon on his premises at Webster; cornei'. between Johnson": River and Mt. Stewart. Neighbors gath- ered ln a bucket brigade and suc- ceeded. in preventing the fire from -Sllreadlng to other nearby build- ings. A heavy rain a short time previously also aided in confining the blaze. Mr. Currie also ope;-. ates a store in Johnsonls River. No estimate of the loss, or what if an.,i' insurance was carried, was im. mediately available.

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?n":gf;,, and ordered the case to proceed. T e union argued that the court, ha no right to issue such an in- iunotion; that it was allegedly ob- talned in a. way not sanctioned by

Of

of the disting-

the court's ruin; and th t it 11,, Le, usurped the court's jurlsd cticin 1,,1,,d,,,,5 limited by .B.C. trade union laws.

in granting the Legion facilities tom my case. the action was not the 13.1.5. during the interval in which the new Whelan home was

criminal and should come under civil laws,

Chief Justice Disagrees

ZION YOUNG PEOPLE'S S0- CIETY - Last evenillg. Zion Y. P. 3. held its last regular weekly meeting of the season. The de- votional period was led by Ish-bel Farqui-Larson and Davida Mac-

firmed by a packing plant official,

lay, at their home on Gerald Street. He still has approximately one year of ills enlistment term to serve.

through the building and particu- lar reference was made to the Se- ciety's quarters in the basement which were completed in their en- tirety through the efforts of the

parish and missions, slid that the only vacations he ever enjoyed were those taken under doctor-'s orders.

Present in the sanctuary at the

IN MEMORIAM

Chief Justice Ferris disagreed :19 He found the defendant; guilty is criminal contempt of court. 11 handing down the supreme Cour

critics claim

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BIRTHS. MARRIAGES. IJEATIIS

50: Per Insertion

BIRTHS

MANN-On April 24th, 1953, It Fredericton. N. 13. Victoria General Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. George 1. Mann (nee Olga Reeves) a son.

lloiipital, April 21th, 1953, to Mr. Ind Mrs. Borden Campbell, Irish-

Hospital, April 25th, 1953, to Mr.

SINCLAIR-At the Prince County Hospital, April 20th, 1953. to Mr. and Mrs. James N. Sinclair (nee

Tilt. and Mrs. Elmer McIntyre (nee Zelda Jay) a daughter, Brands Marion. Weight 6 lbs. 8 ozs.

DEATHS

yiiil-av-at-the l"-trlnce County Hospital on April 29, William M. Murphy in his 'l5th year.

mini April 28, William Carr, 108 gluing Park Road, in ills 42nd

l.AWi.F.SS-At the Prince Counly llosptifal on April 28th, Mrs. Wil- hr-rl. Lawless of Norlioro in her .'19i1i year. Fllnernl from her into it-sidcncc, Tllursday at 9215 um.

Elizabeth G alto in her 81st year. Remains wil be transferred this "Wnlns from the Cutcllffe Fun- rrll Home to the residence of "'1? Ion. Peter Hennlgar. 248 Dor- , -93”-r St. Funeral Thursday morn.

FAREWELL DINNER - A fare- well dinner in honor of Mr. Char- les W. Rowe, plant foreman of 1m- perial Oil IJtd.. was held yesterday evening at the Rendezvous Ban- quet Room. Mr. Rowe will retire shortly after 35 years of service with the company. Following 'the dinner Mr. J. H. Cerry, resident sales representative for Prince Ed- ward Island presented Mr. Rowe with a travelling bag, a gift from

served with the company as an agent in Sydney. N. B.

for the past 16 years, is retiring

plane to reside in Halifax. His fellow workers last night honored him with a dinner at the Rendez-

epiendld loyalty and service to the company during the past 39 years of his connection with it.

FESTIVAL ARRANGEMENTS -, At a meeting of the executive of the P. E. 1. Musical Festival As-

wishing to attend portions of more Jhan one session taking place at

the festival for fifty cents, and the same tickets for non-members will cost 31.50, and these will be Oil sale at the door. The scllolnrsllip committee announced that an ad-

quet on May 1st. Plans were also made for the spring rally which ll to be held at Merle. The group was then addressed by Rev. Mr. Macbeen who spoke on the Ex- position, which is being held May

Prise. In 1087 he ms the young-

Eacherls. Scripture reading was Romans 12. The topic was entitled "The St. John's Fund". The pres- ident, John Phillips, occupied the chair during the business period. Final preparations were made re- garding the closing banquet which is to be held on May 5. A com- mittee was appointed to be in charge of activities during the summer months. Following games, the singing of "Auld Lang Sync"

Humphrey.

son Merrill Jr.. and Jimmie Leight- izer. atteanded the hockey match

Queen Honors

conferred honors and decorations on '11 persons who helped to save lives in floods which devastated many communities along the east coast of Britain the night of Jan. 31. One of three women honored.

Empire, it was announced Tucs- rlny night by the Londoll Gazette

two elderly persons in a flooded house and at great peril to herself dmgzged them up fl. steep cliff to safely.

The Queen also conferred three

The United Steelworkers C10 has decided to ask for A general wage increase for more than 1,000,000 members in steel plants through- out the United States.

of 84,000, excluding conversions, compared with 68,600 in 1951. A total of 93,000 houses were started in 1950, but in the last quarter of last year there were more starts taking place than in 1950. Completions. on the other hand. declined to 74,000 last: year from 81,000 in 1951. This decline, the minister said. reflected the small carry-over into 1052 of dwellings

more new family

marriage in

There were formations through

mortgage loans for new residential

stability of costs. Lacks Sense of Urgency

was placed on what had been ac- complished, but what had been accomplished was not enough. From 1946 through 1951 the num- ber of houses completed totalled some 405.000, yet family formations were 513,000. And in 1952 the in- dications were that there would

lie reiterated ll Progl'E88ll'6 COH- servatlve demand for a federal-

the municipalities put up schools, construct streets, sewers and light- ing for housing projects. Lack of serviced land was s most pressing problem.

M. J. Caldwell. CCF leader. said

Not Where Needed

Oiarie Gilli: (CCF--Cape Breton south) said mortgage companies are not providing housing where it is needed. They made surveys

funeral were is large number of clergy, including Right Rev. How- ard Griffin, D.D., (Lot '7, P. E. I.), Rector of St. Joseph's Seminary. Edmonton. and Right Rev. Eugene Rooney, (Cherry Valley, P. E. 1.5, nastor of Westlock, and a cousin of the deceased.

Funeral services were held in St. Rose of Lima Cliiircli, Onowsiy, on Wedllesday. March 25, at 10:30. Rev. Peter Sullivan (Cardigan, P.

Rooney preached the sermon for the occasion. The final ahsolution

Born At lone

Christine Ellen Griffin, on August 4. 1903. He was baptized, received his first lloly Communion, and was

his theological studies and there on December 21. 1921, he was ordained a priest by the late Archbishop, Henry J. 0'heHry. Father Rooney celebrated his first Solemn Mass at St. Patrick's Church. Watert-own. M331 H9 W35 I-5-Silrlied to Onoway and Mslsions where he remained

sociation held yesterday afternoon Miss lleien Barclay, Norfolk Red ,, 111 I . , . , g 1,111 be p, lag between house com- I1 orced to retlle because of Rev. Clarence Pitre. The pall- -. 2- m-- is ms

death. In November 1951 he wu taken in Si. .Bolilface Sanatorlum,

”3l'a Rest-Imz at the Macliead . . 1 k c St. Vital. Manitoba where h - An Plnesll

. ,, . , 1 1 l , , provincial conference 0 war ou , . e re gus l .

1'l1l1v.lfil Home. Funeral notice t,,1;:o:1a,,'3g,,",',?1?1 1,f,'"','f,'f:",,,” pr): w1L1r1L; ”15':li:12”,” ilf,i:,”,1lfl,:,,””",c1ff,;,,,,1, a reallocation of taxation by which C91V9Fl Ucaimtllt for ,a tubercular "Eternal rest grant unto him, 0 Hm cure tickets valid for the length of sivift. water hi darkness rescued ti” Pmvimu '”'”m be "bu N help condmnm L"d"'

Father Rooney leaves to mourn his loss two brothers, William and James of Boston, and a gjgtu: Mrs. A. Tllonlpsoll, also of Boston, Mr. William Rooney and son were Dresent for the Requleml services