MACALDUFF, President I the Charlottetown and Dis-I ' t Labor Council, presents a 'e1d trophy to Mr. Reginald representing the Electrical

than fifty representatives “fig? venteen Red Cross Blood mm. clinics throughout the met at the Red Cross

3 He ' I arters on Prince Street on Mo" “afternoon for the first meeting of the clinic re- p mtstives ever held.

‘. R. C. Baetz, assistant Na- tional Commissioner of Blood . I , f speaking to the ’_ ated that the blood ‘donor were now in operation in nces except Newfound-

that he hoped that one wguld be in operation there in the near future. He also stated that it was their responsibility of at enough blood was col- . the Island andthat, he tmost confidence in the

etz also said that the

cents if it was not for donors. ,

p F. A. S. fgiving the annual report at in the face of reports whi show an increase of less than one percent in the national tntaI,"Pi‘ince Edward Island sup- pulled the Red Cross by increas- in‘g‘tlie, number of donations by l"«.-neicteiit, and providing the supply of blood since the "on of the Clinics‘ ten Mr. Jones stated that

ceived in 1957 was the manificient sum of 4,947. "

Mr. Jones said that the satis- factory result of the 1957 Clinic 3150 means that our obligation to obtain the 3,162 bottles of blood that were needed in Prince Edward-Island during the I931‘ Was--met and-“will provide for the immediate future until further clinics can be held.

In his report Mr. Jones said that many terrific increases were obtained where no Clinics had been held since‘ 1953. Tyne Va11€y._under Mrs. Horace‘ Lid- stone, Jumped from 30 in 1953 to 112. Tignish Canadian Leg- “ l1_11de_1‘ Mr: Arthur DBSRJOCIIGS heading the drive, turned a fig- of-39, in 1953 to a wonder- L 178.‘Eldon Legion, under Mr. sester MacRae, had 156 against 7}“ 1953. Alberton Canadian .L°§10n‘under Mr. G. G. Ben- felt. more than doubled its 1953 .otal of 71,

11} Charlottetown and Sum- merside results have been ex-

céilent-‘ The spring Clinic in ..:'=1T1f§ttetown was below its °l.°»3<‘-ctlve but still the largest

°Vr€1‘ held. The fall Clinic, under emont Archer,’ exceeded its

cowuo EVENTS

Crokinale Party

Han, Wednesday’ in Kingston

February 19th.

' \ tofuirfilt Party South Miltonischool I 5 Sponsored by W. I.

Dance in Bonshaw WI Hall Tuesday, -Feb. 18th. ’

Crokinole and

val _ ml: School,

lunch at Spring- We-diiesday , Feb. - Game time 8:30. ' l\_lorth River riday,pe 3 Stead’ “Ooh.

Rink Carnival b, 21, Prizes on display 8 Phramacy till Friday

flthe Brooklyn Trio and El- “, Uilrtethe at the Variety Con- ; .»1-figs School Hall, Febru- 501 d at 3-30 D.m. Lunches will

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9‘ 5999 the Montague Play- esent “See How "They - three-ac-t comedy in 11. Monday, Feb. 24. by Eldon Women’s

,9 the attention of €11 15 the fact ECON- ---.-ELLMAKER produces -‘.333 shells.. moi-. _rade

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mediate C. ho c k e y at

i l”€l‘- Rink (tonight. First :'I‘°mevand home series.

_R,Vs- Bedeque 7:30.

06111 vs. S-ummcrside 9.

3“ Adm. 25 and 35 cents. » Tget carnival Feb. 21.

MONIIMENTS I-9'8 Beck & Son Ltd.

MONTAGUE °“ARLor:rErowN

ski“ \ I ed Memorial Craftsmen since 1870

Workers Union. Local No. 1432 for the highest percentage of donors in the Fall competition with other Labor Unions,

Representatives’ Of Blood . Committees Hold Meeting

objective by ten percent. Sum- merside Canadian Legion, under Walter Duggap, turned in al. most 500 donors in one Clinic, against 262 in two clinics in 1953.

Three trophy-s were presented for different competions among blood donors These tnophys were won by Saint Dunstans Uni- versity, Electrical Workers Union, Local No. 1432 and Cardi- gan.

Returns From Conferences

, Dr.‘ L. W. Shaw, Deputy Minis- ter and Director of Education, returned Friday night from at- tending conferences in Toronto and Ottawa during the past two weeks. , ‘-

At Toronto, Dr. Shaw attended meetings of the National "Ad- visory Council on School Broad- casting at which all provinces were represented. -

The first conference at Ottawa, a meeting of the Advisory Coun- cil on Vocational Education, was scheduled for two days?” sittings, after which the initial meeting of the Canadian National Commis- sion of UNESCO was held, also sitting for two days. ,

Dr. Shaw will represent the Canadian Educational Associa- tion on both the National Com- mission itself. and on the Execu- tive. I

The first meeting was address- edgiby the Righ Honourable John Diefenbaker; Honourable Sidney Smith, External Affairs Minister; Mr. Brooke Claxtqn, Chairman of Canada"‘C‘duncil, and ‘Dr. A. W. Trueman, Director of the Can- ada Council. .

- Receive Two Weeks Holidays

—REGINA (CP) —- Employees in Saskatchewan receive two weeks’ holidays after one year and pro- portionate holiday if they have been employed less than a year under existing provincial legisla- tion. ' - ‘ Saskatchewan civil servants now’ are given three weeks’ holi- days after six months, the same as federal civil servants across the country.

In ‘a story outlining holiday leg- islation across the country, 'The Canadian Press said erroneously Saturday employees in Saskat- chewan now a-reassured of one weeks holiday after one year and two weeks thereafter;

NORWAY ‘ ORE

Iron ore shipments from Nar- vik, northern Norway. Peiglched 3 record of 10,427,000 tons in 1957-

Prince Edward Isléilfidanliilgil gates to the seventeen F I meeting oi‘ the Air Cadet League.

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of Canada held at the Selgflioiry

The report of F. A. S. Jones. Ch_a1i‘nian for the Blood Donor Cl1Il1CS, indicated that a record year was enjoyed in that divis- mn» Approximately five percent of the population turned up donors. This compares, Mr. Jones explained, with some four Percent in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. ’ V '

_ Junior Red Cross again en- l0y§%d an active year with 632 active branches and 16218 mem- l)€I'S- High School branch pro- Jects included assistance at blood donor clinics, visits to elderly folk, assembling school and health kits for overseas relief, Sewlng. apple sales. albums and

broadcasts.

_A shipment of school andphealth kits, toys and afghans, with sewing done by various branches made a shipment of 2,565 arti- cles worth $426,29 which was sent to refugee children in Viet Nam.

This was a part of the many and varied acitivi-ties of the _group, reported by Clarence Mer- cer of Summerside for» K. A. Parker, who is absent from the province on business. >

_Rep-united for voluntary ser- vices Mrs. H. L. Palmer said It is “amazing and also frigh- tening” to realize the amount of detail that has to govinto the planning of the Disaster Ser- vices Commmittee. The cam- paign committee, she said, is Working at top speed.

Hundreds of volunteers are as- sociated with The Nursing, jun- ior red cross, first aid_ water safety and blood donor commit- tees and all of them, share in making these services possible and successful.

' CRIPPLED CHILDREN

The report for crippled and handicapped children, tabled by Roy lVI.acGillivray, showed that

. 168 children were helped during

the year. The program comprises ozrthgopvaedic clinics, medical and surgical /treatment, physiothe- rapy,, provision of appliances_ travel and home visits.

108 children reported at the four clinics, held in Charlotte- town and Summerside during the year. 34 children were hos- pitalized and 17 of them -sent to

By FRED POWLEDGE CLINTON, Conn. (AP) -— For therbet-ter.part of 15 years, John

J. Egan has lived inhthe shadow of a maddening nighltmare.

He spent five of those years in and out of mental institutions in what the U.S. Court of Claims called a case of “mistaken ident- ity ‘and almost incredible negli- gence” on the part of the gov- ernment. " . ‘ _ ' And, for the last 10 years, he has ‘ been ’ fighting’ to convince neighbors ' and employers he ‘is not only sane but nevergwias. in- sane in the first place. ’

Egan’s record is legally clear now. But, after 15 years, he’s a broken man. He has no job and little money. He"s almost a so- cial leper.

The story started during the war on the Pacific island of Sa- moa.

Egan, born 45 years ago in Waterbury, Conn., was an army officer who transferred to the Marines. He was serving on Sa- moa when he had an attack of bronchitis. Egan was being reated for mental troubles. TRAGIC MISTAKE

.Egan started to separate the two. The next thing he knew, he was being‘ restrained ‘and _a needle was going into his arm. When he woke up, the tragic mis- take had iiap-peiied. As far as the navy department was concerned, he was insane. ‘ I

The Cdurt of Claims, ruling on the case last month,’ found that

, witnesses'to the fight had lied-to ' make it easy on the soldier. They

said the fight never happened. The navy concluded Egan imagined it. ’

as.

fwalkers, 10 with crutches,

tape recordings for International‘

Red Cross Activities lri Province Are Outlined

various children's hospitals Moiitreal, Toronto, Boston and Halifax for special treatment. In the physiotherapy clinic 42 children were fitted with glasses, 2 with. braces, 2 with artificial legs, 4 with wheel-chairs_ 3 with 11 with shoes with special adjust- ments and one with a hearing aid. Tryansporrtation was provid- ed for 17- children and escorts who were sent out of the ~ pro- vince for specialized treatment. 6,500 articles 500 of them pillow cases and sh-eets——weru prepared for shipment for Hun- garian relief by the women's work committee, it was indicat- ed in the report tabled by Mrs. E. E. Clawson. Of the 6,500 arti- cles 6,114 were shipped over- seas. They went to Austria, the League of Red Cross Societies, France, Switzerland and Tur- key. 15,000 wipes and swabs were made for the use of the blood transfusion service. Reporting for Nursing Ser- vices Mrs. Lois MacDonald not- ed that nine home nursing cour- ses were given during the year with an enrolment of 108 women. To promote home nursing in- struction in rural areas a two- day home nursing course was offered in ‘late September to nurses who would be willing ,to instruct a class in a community. Congratulations were extended to Miss Helen lvI‘ac.Ai-thur who received the Florence Nightin- gale medal during the year, the highest international nursing award. It is awarded for out- standing contrubutions towards the development and prestige of the nursing profession. ’ Loans of sickroom equipment during the year included 1,510 articles with a total value of $25,- 714. They included a wide var- iety of articles useful in a sick room from hospital beds‘-there were 129 of them-to cranes and bed trays. DISASTER SERVICES The story of the disaster services was for the most part one of assistance to people who were fire 1‘ victims during the year. Assistance was given to 28 families involving 118 persons with a total expenditure of $659.

Fights IO Years To Prove That He Was‘ Never Insane \

Egan was shipped back to the States and began the rounds of various government mental insti- tutions near Washington. No one in ,tlie ‘institutions believed his story. Most insane persons are sane to themselves.

“All that time,” recalls Egan, “there were three people who be- lieved- I was sane — my wife, Jacklyn; my father; and my father-in-law. And, of course, my- self."-

He hired a‘lawyer and fought his case. Hewas officially ‘re- leased from the mental institu- tion in“*1943, a year ' after the Samoa mixup. , , P

Then another Egan came into the picture. -

SAME NAME

,_ A search of records showed a John J. Egan had _been dis- charged from the army on mental grounds in 1942, the year Egan transferred to‘ the Marines. The names were the same and the serial numbers were similar. The Marine corps, thinking the two men were one, discharged Egan. He appealed and lost.

Egan, now a civilian, found a job with the Veterans’ Admin- istration in Hartford. The VA learned that his military record was not clear. They fired him on Christmas Eve, 1945.

He appealed and was re- instated; then fired again. In 1948, his .case was reviewed by the secretaryof the navy and he was declared sane. His record was cleared to the satisfaction of the VA. He got his job back.

Then the VA cut its working staff. Egan was discharged. He became a‘ field representative for the social security administration

PLAN FOR AIR CADETS‘

13th, are shown discussing. the 1957 annual reports, left to rigli

ty C61‘,

IClub P. Q. February 12th and Bowman, Air Cadet Liaison Offi-{James Maritime Air Command, IOWII; and G- M- Mulhouand °f lare; Squadron Leader H. M. Halifax; Provincial Chairman Cliarl9tt€'E0VV11-

in 1 Reporting

.,fi-res, staffing donor‘ clinics

for the committee Robert Youiiker for cl1ai:iiiap Gordon MacDonald said that this did not represent nearly all of the help because many gifts of used clothing and bedding were received and turned over to fire Victim-s. ,

Spetial mention was made of the addition of the Kensington unit during the year and ap- preciation voiced for their help- ful co-operation. '

The report of the water safety division was a long and com- prehensive one indicating the great deal of work done through- out the entire province during the past season.

It showed total enrolment of more than 5.000 in «swimming and water safety classes with 2.620 pupils tested, 1,487 passed. There were 683 beginners, 367 juniors, 188 intermediates and 80 seniors.

The report was tabled by Rev. M. D. Dunbar.

Mrs. Benjamin Rogers re- ported for the Red Cross Corps. It told of work done in ‘filing blood donor cards, a job which has been expanded in.proportion to the clinics, and asked for volunteers from any interested women to help in this wothwhile work. .

Some of the other work done included providing coffee at at furnishing

services

Chai-lottetown and workers for disaster committees,’

A very active year was re- ported for First Aid Services by Dr. Ross Stewart, the commit- tee chairman, who paid tribute to the great amount of work done by the director, Mrs. Evelyn Cudmore, during the

year. Some forty classes were’

held during the year.

Reference was made to the acccident -preventilon drive which has taken on new impetus with the ’addition of the farm and home safety program.

The forty-two first aid posts throughout he province con- tinued to render valuable as- sistance during the year, the report indicated. _Three new posts were established in areas relatively far from medical aid.

—until his superiors checked his record. They decided he was un- fit to administer federal law.

That was in October, 1956. Since then Egan has not held a job. Employers don’t like to hire workers who have been in mental institutions even though their records may be clear.

AWARDED BACK PAY

Egan didnit quit fighting. His lawyer took the case to court and, after an involved legal process, the claims court ruled that Egan was due a captains back pay for the five years he had been de- clared insane.

The court also termed Egan’s mistaken identity an “astounding piece of misinformation and care- lessness” on the government’s part.

Egan is calm about it all. (

. “I’m not bitter against any in- dividual in the government, ex- cept a couple of people,” he says. “All the others are victims of circumstances‘ like myself.”

How has he stood his 15-year ordeal?

“I think it’s just basic consti- tution. The fact ’ that I went through it and didn’t break down shows there’s possibly more fibre there than in the average per- son.”

.« How has his wife taken it?

"‘She’s demonstrated a tre- mendous sense of loyalty. She says’: ‘I know what you are. I don’t care what they think.’ "

ARMY RESCUES GIRLS

WASHINGTON (AI-’)——An army helicopter Sunday eiucuated 18 Girl Scouts_ from a snowbound camp along the Potomac River in Virginia. The scouts viewed;

the affair as a lark. The girls had gone to camp Friday and had taken only enough food to last through Sunday.

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Currie of Charlotte-

‘ presented with a huge bouquet

Contest ’’Care

The ess ay writing contest “Care of Your Eyes,” sponsored by the Lions Club and the Cana- dian Institute for the Blind will be held this year from February 17 th March 15. This Contest is open to all Grade VII pupils of Prince Edward Island. Informa- tion pamphlets on Eye Care for the Essay Contest can be had free by writing to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 1421/2 Gt. George St. Charlotte- town, P. E. I.

Angry Young

By WILLIAM GLOVER NEW YORK (AP) -— Appear- ances are deceiving with John

Osborne, Broadway’s new dra- matic sensation.

External calm conceals an inner volcano.

And, conversation with the

author discloses, sudden success is not taming the rebel mood. “Boring, tedious and meaning- less,” is 0sborfie’s retort to those who label him young man.” .

The words are something of an Osborne slogan in other direc- tions too. He rarely says the ex- pected.

TWO HIT SHOWS _ Osborne, whois 27, has pro- vided two sizzling hits thi." sea- son on Broadway.

He has just followed up Look Back In Anger, a drama that has been packing them in since October, with The Entertainer, a frank portrayal of some seedy souls that has enticed Sir Laurence Olivier back to Broad- way for one of his rare appear- ances.

The Entertainer set box office records during a two-week stop in Boston and arrived this week at the Royale amid a record ticket scramble. Olivier has promised to stay only eight weeks, but sponsors are hoping that Sir Laurence’s noted caution about long engagements will be overwhelmed by the public de- mand. ‘ ,

The twin success has had cer- tain effects on Osborne, a man with long curly sideburns, calm blue eyes and a liking for rumpled sports jackets.

“The whole pace of my life has changed enormously since I came here,” he concedes. “But some-

OTTAWA (CP) The CBC board of governors has postponed a decision on whether to regulate broadcast contests, quides and give-aways.

It announced Monday the defer- ment to study representations submittedylast Friday by the Ca- nadian Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters and indi- vidual program producers.

The CARTB recommended that the CBC test public opinion on what it described as a “discrim- inatory” regulation.

The CBC proposed a prohibition on such programs except where participants are in the studio at broadcast time. If entries were accepted by mail, the winners and size of the awards would be judged on merit. '

The regulation would, in effect, embody “minimum standards” proposed by the CBC board last autumn initially with support from CARTB which later with- drew its backing. ,

NEW rv STATION ’

The board also recommended toe’ the government Monday- the licensing of a, new television sta- tion in\New Carlisle, Que., on Gaspe Beninsula’s south shore, to broadcast 65 per cent of the time in French and the rest in English. The station, on channel 5 with

CI-iurcI1iI~I Dines In Italian Town

VENTIMIGLIA, Italy (Reuters) Sir Winston Churchill made a, brief trip across the French-Ital? ian border Monday to lunch at a restaurant in this Italian Riviera town. '

The 83-year-old statesman was

of poppies ’ by the. restaurant owner as he stepped out' of his car. . I

‘Churchill, vacationing on the French Riviera, was accompan- ied by, his daughter Sarah and Aristole Ona s s i s, millionaire Greek sliipowner.

CHINESE PM RESIGNS TAIPEI, Formosa (Reuters)-—

ter 0. K. Yui, who was im- peached in December, resigned Saturday after 31/2 yea-rs in office. President Chiang Kai-shek for- merly reprimanded Yui Friday after the control Yuan, the high- est supervisory body on the island, had voted to impeach him.

TOKYO FEELS QUAKE

TOKYO (AP)——An earthquake of slight intensity hit Tokyo Sun- day. No damage was reported.

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