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Western and Central Districts | The Guardian, Charlottetown, Mon. Dec. 6. 1965. 3,
‘Christmas Club’ Idea Draws 400 Followers
By MAUREEN DRISCOLL [Corietmnas bells = Haging oad
Does that almost-new pocket- what have you got. | -froz- | book of yours look like some- en big toe and a sock that needs | boy's been scrubbing it on /|to be darned. grandma's washboard? Have 400 SAVING | you reached the point where But the 400. people who lave everytime you take out~anothér |been putting money faithfully in- dollar to pay for a Christmas to their savings plan will be gift you can hear it squeak and |getting & cheque to help pay or you're beginning to thimk you pay all their Christmas bills. had better add’ your family's | Around Nov. 15 the bank staff is name to the Christmas dinner | busy sending out cheaues to list of the local: welfare bureau?) the es be cs te che
course you could be the type que wou . ot Christmas shopper who cording to the payment chosen breezes through the yearly dol-| by the individual. : lar squeeze with never a bill to| These folks can then do their pay—until February of '66. shopping without the constant
WOUNDED BY BOOBYTRAP
Seriously wounded by shr Vietnamese jungle by embu- me] grenadés planted in a lance helicopters being sum- boobytrapped Viet Cong prop- moned by a radio operator be- eaganda stall, a U.S. soldier hind him. The soldier was at- ewaits evacuation from a tempting to tear down a Viet
Cong bamboo structure used to dispense propaganda when two M79 grenades planted in one of the poles exploded in his face.
Successful Year Reported
' | The modern world, with its ever |families,
Whichever you are, don’t start | wonder of where the money is pulling your hair or throwing up | going to come from and are per- your bands in despair or writing |haps better able to enjoy the long pleading notes, begging Christmas season and really get Santa to leave a crisp million - ens ee ee
i \Instead o under the tree. There is hope. | ae tees can ven | ustant vancements, has {help supply Christmas dinners | ce up vith the Cheistnes and gifts to the less fortunate. Club. jIsn't the true spirit of Christ-|
Come now, take those plugs | mas that of giving, not with the | out of your ears. I’m not talking | hope of receiving something in about the type of club where you | return, but just giving for the have to attend $10-a- plate din- | sheer joy of it? ner meetings, buy the wife a NOT TOO LATE new dress every whip-stitch or| So, you're saying why tell us jcontribute to aid the study of about it now. Haven't you looked ithe migratory habits of thejat the calendar lately? Well, it | whooping crane, may be a bit late to do anything | The Christmas Club actually | about it for this year but, you helps you save money, honest..| must admit Christmasisa |There are no meetings to attend, | yearly event. Perhaps when your ino dues to pay and no fancy last miserable little red cent iclothe. necessary. | has been released into the hands SPECIAL PLAN \of the waiting clerk or when you | The Christmas Club is a spec- |.have to rent another mail box to ial savings plan for Yule shop- |find room for those February
: | By MacNaugh
| SUMMERSIDE — _ Guest | speaker, Hon. J. Watson Mac- Naught. garbed in bright red tartan kilt and necktie; enter-
™ tained the Scotsmen gathered at
here Saurday night with a fF speech in praise of Scotland and the Scots.
The head table guests and the haggis were piped in by Shirley Linkletter, who played several selections during the banquet. Ed MacAusland carried in the haggis, which was addressed by ‘society president Jock Hopkirk.
After the supper, Melville |Campbell, accompanied by Tho- |mas M. Hamilton-Irving at the piano, led a sing-song
Gladys Dyment -and_ Edith
ey,
NEW CONSTABLE
Cst. Howard Foley was sworn as policeman for the town of Alberton Wednesday afternoon by Magistrate How- ard Clark. Cst. Foley has been police officer in the village of Tignish for four and a balf years. In Alberton he succeeds Cst. John Arthur who has
served the town on two separ- ate occasions.
ANOTHER re
( i from )
Comimens pane Jack Maclisaac, chairman of Many of those who voted for the committee, last night ex- one of de Gaulle’s opponents |pressed the hope that all eligible but not Mitterrand, Sunday jdonors in and around Borden might be reluctant to support would respond generously to this Mitterrand, a 49-year-old law-|one-a-year appeal in an effort to yer and veteran politician, in a keep the province's blood bank straight fight against de Gaulle, |in good condition. because of the official support} In the evening from 7 to 9, the he has been given by the Com-|mobile Red Cross blood donor munist party as the “unique team from Halifax will be at the candidate of the left.” Kensington Legion Home where
It was considered ,extremely the clinic is being sponsored by doubtful that any significant the local branch of the Royal | percentage of the votes given Canadian Legion with Earl Car- Lecanuet, Tixier - Vignancour, jrier *s the chairman. Marcilhacy and Barbu would; Over the years, residents in switch to a Communist - sup-'the Kensington area have esta- | ported Mitterrand on the second blished an enviable record of at- | tound. i'tendance, and the chairman is confident that the minimum quo- | high school teaching staff as ta of 150 will again be exceeded. well as to renew acquaintance The Kensington area won the
Final Clinics Start Today
The fifth and last series of Red Cross blood donor clinics for this year get underway this after- noon when the Borden Legion and the Carleton Siding Wom- en's Institute will jointly spon- sor the annual clinic at the Bor- den Legion Home between 2 and \4. with a minimum objective of
the annual St. Andrew's banquet ed the guest speaker: Mr
|gall,
m' Scotsmen Of Fame Praised
t At Gathering
Mungall performed a Highland fling and a,sword dance to the bagpipe accompaniment of Mr. Hamilton-Irving
Cameron MacDonald introduc- Mac- Naught told his audience of the importance of several Scotsmen in modern science, especially in the development of the steam engine, anesthetics, radar and television. He praised the Scot- tish contributions to English li- terature, especially mentioning and quoting from the work of Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott.
Mr. MacNaught interspersed his speech with anecdotes under- lining such scottish character traits as thriftiness and blunt ness of speech.
Ross MacKenzie thanked the guest speaker.
NOMINATIONS LIST
Secretary - Treasurer Alec
Campbell read the minutes *‘ of ,
the last banquet, and the nomun- ating committee of Jim MacDou- Norman Macdonald and George Clark presented the list of nominations for the new ex- ecutive, which was unanimously adopted.
The new executive 1s, presi-
j@emt, Preneis MacHeMl; vee president Ross MacKenzie di-
ors, Robert Humphrey, Kem -
sinzton: Ed MacAusland, Blo om. field; ana Brad MacKay, Cole mar New secretary-treasveet is J. Melville Campbell.
Honorary president is Chief
Justice Thane A. Campbell, aad -
honorary members are Lieutem ant-Governor W.J. MacDonald,
Premier Walter R. Shaw and Mr. MacNaught Among those seated at the
head table were chairman Dave Miller, Chief Justice Campbell, Hon. Dr. Hubert MacNeill, Rev. David MacDonald, Mayor George Key Jr.. and Mr. Mae- Naught.
Quebec Team Nips Halifax
HALIFAX (CP). — Thetford Mines Aces, league-leaders 1m the Quebec Provincial “A” hockey league, tied and de- feated Halifax Canadiens in a pair of exhibition games here Saturday and Sunday.
The fast-skating Quebec Jun- iors tied Canadiens !-1 before 3,- 200 faps Saturday night, and edged the Halifax team 3-2 be- fore a crowd of 4,000 Sunday af- \ternoon.
DATE
Thurs. Dec 9, R.C.A
-PLAN:TO ATTEND
BLOOD DONOR CLINICS IN PRINCE CO
PLACE Mon., Dec. 6, Borden Legion 2-4 p.m. Mon., Dec. 6, Kensington Legion 7-9 p.m. Tues., Dec. 7, S’side Legion
Wed., Dec. 8, S'side Legion
CROSS
TIME
2-4 p.m. — 7-9 p.m.
2-4 p.m.—7-9 p.m. -F. Sta. —
Junior .
5 @ @ o |ping. At least one local bank has ecreation ASSOCIATION Ba iieistneste: ' similaf savings plans although
; Ae \not called Christmas Clubs. TIGNISH — The annual meet- nic held in the aréna’was a suc- directors are: Kenneth McRae.; The one bank that has this
ing of the Tignish Sports Re- |cess. Alcide Boudreault, Robert |club has a membership of ap- creation Association was held in| ‘Along with a full sports pro- |Keough, Russell Perry and Mrs. | proximately 400 this year. Mem- the Dalton School with president |gram" Mr. McRae. said, “we/Reg_ Eldershaw. jbers make a total of 25 pay- Kenneth McRae reporting the|can see that the arena has play- | Following the meeting the/ments into the club. The pay- past year one of success for the jed a big part in the life of the |board of diréctors appointed the| ments are made
bills, you'll decide that a Christ- mas savings plan might not be such a bad idea after all.
| To Get Prizes
|
jwill report and new officers will repeat performance this year.
of Piusville. is in the lead so far this year BE ONE! M . |. The meeting is scheduled for |having achieved a 127 per cent please clip and save for reference At eeting 7.30 p.m. result during the past summer.
9.00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
2:00 pm.-3:00 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 9, Effersiie Legion 7-9 p.m. 1,230 DONORS URGENTLY NEEDED
with those who were here pre ‘‘Manning Trophy’’ in 1962. and viously. again in 1963, and the chairman The nominating committee |has every reason to hope for a
be installed. The retiring presi-|To do this will require an atten- dent is Mrs. Herman Corcoran ldance of 200 donors since Souris
sports association, due to. the community since first opening
fact that a closed-in arena for /doors less than a year ago." — He urged the directors an djdent;
jmembers to continue to work to- |vice-president; Franklyn Perry, he |gether and try to interest more |treasurer; Mrs. Reg Eldershaw,
the community was construct- | ed
“A -great deal of work,”
following executive for the com- ing year: Phillip Harper, presi- David Harper, re-elected
6aid, ‘‘was associated with the |parents, so a successful program |re-elected secretary.
building of the arena."’ He ex- |for youth can be worked out, |
’ tended thanks to both the pro- |that will apply to both the com- |
vincial and federal govern munity and the schools. ments. “Without tance’, he .said, ‘“‘the present building of the Arena which cost |
structure could not have been $56,000 to date and money still | income | He gave credit to many firms, |and expenditures was given by
erected.” ‘owing, along with the
organizations and
have been .4 success."’ He out- for the youth. lined the work that is now being |SPORT REPORT
* carried on under the win fer! As chairman of the sports |proximately 100 extra employe- |committee, Mr. Keough report- The board of directors held 17 ed on the minor league hockey
works program
their assis- The financial report on tee! Staff Growing
| Let's not be deceived by all
Christmas parcels as quickly }as possible,’ said Post Master | William Griffith.
| Mr. Griffith stated
that ap-
jes will be hired to cope with the y overflow of mail during the sock at home but sd often that
meetings during the erection of |and baseball. The little league |Christmas season.
the building Two quarterly and |team, he said, enjoyed their first | As the quantity of mail in-
two picnic meetings were held, | outing of competition ‘when they |creases, the working staff is in- A fund raising project with Au- competed at Summerside during |creased. The first major crew
bin J. Gallant as chairman was the past summer with other Is- reported a success. land teams. They won one The women's working auxil-'game and did well in other {ary of the association operated games they played. He spoke the canteen and were successful highly of the voluntary coaching in promoting summer activities. done by Hank Landry with the Sweaters were purchased for Aces that netted them the Island three minor league hockey |Intermediate B. Championship. teams. ~The midget -B-- hockey |-- The swimming course under champions were given a banquet |the leadership of Mrs. Reg. El- and presented with sports jack- \dershaw was very successful. ets. A trophy was presented by }The canteen managed by Mrs. David Boswell. director of phy- |Alcide Boudreault turned over sical education ~~ - |its net profit to the association to : ‘ help with the sports program. SPONSORS COURSE | Mr. Keough was ‘re-elected The association sponsored the | sports director by. unaminous de- Red Cross swimming course cision. hased equipment for little) Gregory McInnis spoke of the gue major and minor league {board of directors and congratu-
baseball and hockey. ‘lated them for a year of hard The Lobster Bonanza and pic- |work that resulted in the build- ao een o Segueerags ing of a much needed commun DE ATHS ity rink for Tignish. He extend-
ed sympathy to the Allen Family
; of Summerside and spoke of Bill
STEWART — At the Provincial Allen's younger years in the Home For The Aged, Sunday, school and in the port life at Tig- Dec. 5, 1965, Mrs. Albert Stew-| nish, where he was well known art, formerly of Peake’s Station, ang admired. : in her 72nd year. Resting at the; wr. McInnis made a motion
MacLean Funeral Home from \that a Bill Allen fund be set up
where the funeral will ,be ;held
y the Sports Association in the
ea
Tuesday, Dec. 7, with se rice |? commencing at 2 p.m. Sater. lio" tue tomdat fund Gon Gor We ment in Birch Hill Cemetery. in Summerside. All - donations CURRIE — The death occurred were agreed to be handed at the at Charlottetown on Dec. 4 of Credit Union office in the « vil- Mrs. Alice Currie, formerly | lage. Alice Murphy, of Hope River.; ‘David Harper, vice president Remains resting at the Hennes- of the association reported a sey Funeral Home from where meeting is to be held on Dec. the funeral will take place on|8 concerning minor hockey. De- Tuesday morning at 10.45 to St. |legates from the sports commit-
nstan’s Basilica for Requiem |tee will attend the meeting.
igh Mass at’11 a.m. Burial will Rules pretaining to school take place in the Catholic ceme- community hockey will be put ‘ery. into effect.
ae John Hackett was appointed
rn, Pl et cian oe Ha cm son, ‘age “15 years. Remains will |for the winter months. Free be forwarded from the Davison Skating time will again be ailot- Funeral Home to the home of }ed to the younger children. his . grandmother, Mrs. Grace |GIVES ENCOURAGEMENT Holmes, Kensington, Tuesday; Very Rev. M.J. Rooney ad- evening. Funeral service will be dressed the meeting on the im- held from the Kensington Unit- portance of a good sports pro- ed Church on Wednesday at 2 gram in the community. He en- ..m. ‘couraged the members to con
tinue their work. Money spent on STEWART — At the P.E.1. Hos- ‘promoting sports, he said, is not |wasted. He spoke of the tremen- dous help in building the arena
pital; Dec. 5, 1965, William Wal- lace Stewart, Dunstaffnage, in
his 69th year. Resting at the Cutcliffe Funeral Home where funeral will be held Wed- nesday service commencing at 3.00. Interment Central United Church cemetery.
DOIRON — At his late resi- dence, 30’ Grafton Street, Satur. | tion of a “Bill Allen fund”.
day, Dec. 4, 1965, Lawrence A.| Also addressing the meeting Doiron in his 48th year. Resting were Wilson J. Shea, retiring di-
under the winter works pro- gram, and urged the members to look ahéad to having artificial ice. In his'closing remark:, he said, “you have the support of the clergy in all your undertak- ing.”” He endorsed the sugges-
at the Charlottetown Funeral |rector, and Emile Gallant.
Home where funeral will be| Roy Handrahan reported for held Tuesday morning, leaving |the nominating committee. The funeral home at 8.45 for Re- | following directors were appoint- quiem High Mass at St. Duns- | ed: Franklyn Perry, Phillip Har- tan’s Basilica at 9 o'clock. Inter- |per, Gerald Keough and David ment in the Catholic Cemetery. |Harper were re-elected. Other
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will begin work Dec. 10 and will be increased as the season pro- gresses until it ends Dec. 22.
About 400 applications have)! been received and out of this number 60 women and 40 men will be employed, Mr. Griffith | said.
The staff now includes 56--men | ‘and a stenographer. Today an extra shift of men will | be taken on to begin handling | Christmas mail. Their work will | include heavy lifting, handling parcels, loading and unloading }mail trucks.
Women will be employed start- | ing Dec. 10. to carry out sorting operations.
“Women are more efficient, jhave quicker reflexes -and poss- | |ess more patience then men) which is required in this sort of | job,” said the post master.
distributed in three shift:, work: | ing around the clock, until the | Christma. rush is over for an-| other season. .
Funeral Service Held Thursday
Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 2, for Mrs. Della Champion MacKenzie whose death occurred at Toronto on Sunday, Nov. 28 after a brief illness.
There are left to mourn three daughters, Dolly, Mrs. Herbie Friedrich of Hamilton, Ontario;
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Thelma, Mrs. James Champion, | Lower Malpequé; “Cora,” Mrs. | Ivan Dickieson, Darnley, and Jane, Mrs. French of Somer- ville, Mass.; also two brothers, Edison, Summerside, and Ver- non of Somerville, Mass.
The service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Tannahill, and. the hymns sung were ‘Just As I Am” and “Nearer My God To} Thee”. The choir sang ‘Jesus Savior Pilot Me’’
The. flower bearers were Ed-)
|
ward Champion, Elmer Hickey, | David Cousins and James Dickie- son. }
The pallbearers were: James)
Champion, Ivan Dickieson, Bruce | MacKenzie, Junior Hickey and'
| Harry Tuplin.
Mrs. Roy Easter was organist. Interment was in the Peoples Cemetery, Malpeque. Funeral was under the direc: | tion of J. L. Davison.
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By now all the pessimists are | saying “‘sure, payments every two weeks and I'll bet they're beyond my means."’ Not at all. You choose from $1, $2, $5, or $20
yments and are pre sented jwith a payment booklet to re- leord the amount you're paying land when you pay. All made
individuals. the treasurer Gerald Keough, |this good weather but mail our |yery simple. There is no inter- “Without their support,”’ he said, |\Oyer $2,000 was spent on devel- “the present structure would not | oping cultural training prc j:ams
,est on the money you pay but lyou have the satisfaction of ‘knowing that when you need it, |it will be there.
| ALBERTON .— Presentation | of women’s institute prizes to. the students from Alberton re-| gion who had highest marks in the grade eight government ex- aminations will be a feature of, the December meeting of Alber- | ton Home and School Associa- tion Tuesday evening. : | Cancellation of the November | jmeeting, owing to, inclement | weather, brought about post. | |ponement of this event. Since this is the first meeting | of the season there will be op- | | portunity for parents to meet, new members of the regional
Heres an ideal sift for (ristmas
Perhaps you're thinking that ou could save money in an old
lsock has a ‘hole in the toe and |
little by little the money drops | | out. Soon snow is falling and |
BANK OF MONTREAL
These extra employees will be| ,
Salvation Army Begins Program
The Salvation Army will begin
| its annual Christmas carol sing-
ing program today.
Each year during the Christ. |
mas season, the ‘Army’ band
plays the familiar Christmas |
Carols, rhoving from street to
/Street with a team of collectors | so that the public will have thé | opportunity to assist in a finan- |
cial way. os Army representative can
fieial canvasser.”’
the Salvation Army's shi the os ———— Friday, the Christmas " will be placed on sev. eral locations in the business section of Charlottetown. This Christmas cheer money is used to help with the cost of Christ. mas and winter relief.
identified by a badge with | the name “Salvation Army of- |
They will | also be carrying a red box with |
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