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MONTREAL. Jail. 8 - (CP) - Tbeitii-st woman alderman of su- burban town of Mount Royal be- lieves "women with outside inter- ests are more appealing to ' their husbands and children than women whose line ,are bounded by the walls of home." . '

Mrs. Joan Storey. charming 39. ,nearg- old Charlottetown - born iousbwife and mother of I two- ear-old daughter. yesterday won die council seat by defeating the town's prosecutor Aime Lacrolx. It was the first time a woman had sought election in Mount Royal.

Aftotal of 1,357 of the 2.648 eligible voters cast their ballots. with Mrs. Storey getting 958 against 401 for the lawyer. Her opposition failed to win any of the 11 polls.

(Reference to the nomination :1 Mrs.'Siorey, who is a daughter Dr. J. S. Jenkins of Charlottetown. appeared in Saturday's Guardian).

JOINS IIOTHSCHILD COM- PANY - Many friends in this Province will be interested in learning that Mr. Alex H. MacKiii- non; formerly of Charlottetown. has been adniitied to the firm of L. F. Rothschild and Company, members of the New York Stock Exchange, as a junior partner. The firm is widely known throughout the continent. Mr. MacKlnnon is a son of the late.Mr. J. J. MacKln- non. a former Charlottetown City Councillor, and the father of Mr. R. D. MacKinnon. the only mem- ber of the family now residing in the frovince.

Prince Edward Island's oldest surviving legislator piisud away at the Prince Edward Island Hospital yesterday morrlin; in the person of Mr. John Nederick Whear, of Char- lottetown. retired Postmaster-Irv specter. He died following a osvef Ulness, at the age of eighty-four

Ill addition to having represented Charlottetown in the Legislature at the turn of the present century. he also-served three terms on the City Council.

Mr. Whear was bcrn in Char- lottetown on Jan. 1. 1837. the son of John alid Margaret (Barna.'.'d'I Whehr. the former a native of Riohhampton. Cornwall. Eng., and the latter of Charlottetown. He se- cured his elementary education in the public schools, after which he attended Prince cf Wales College. Upon completing his education he comfnenced the study of law in the office of Hon. (later Sir Louis- Davles. He was admitted to the bar in January, 1890, at Charlottetown. andjremained in his preceptofs of- fice 'as managing clerk, Sir Louis belitg in Parliameilt most cd the Llm

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When the latter was appointed to the bench of the supreme Court. of Canada in 1901. Mr. Whear,e:l- tered upon the practice cn his own account, but shortly afterward formed a prirtllersllip with the late Maj, W. A. weeks: under the firm mine of Weeks mid Whear, Wilicil

of the Maryknrill Missionary Sisters and other Christianizing orders and social- lea ln.Chlna was graphically ile- scrlbeii last night to a very large gathering of people in the Holy Name Hall by Sister Mary de Ricci. a Maryknoll Sister home on ii leave of absence after twenty three years in Hong ollg. She" was formerly Miss Mary Cain; a slsieb of Mr. James Cain of New Perth.

Back from fl country torn by years of war nndostrif-. and now under Communist ruler-ship, Sis- ter de Riccl recounted the works or conversion being performed and the determination of the missionary worker: to carry on despite the ever increasing re- strictions of the Reds.

Sister fie mccl left lions Konc In July at which time the Ml!- Iloilary sisters received letters after they were censored by the Com ' ts. Nevertheless the Sis- ters were able to carry on their work in a cheerful and hopeful manner, she said.

"Since that time more and more obstructions have been placed in the way of the sisters." slie,,contlnued. "The Week hem"?

The work

Christmas two Maryknoll sisters were imprisoned and the Com- munists had threatened to b?- head one sister and also a Calh- ollc bishop. ' it"? e latest rule of the Com- mun sis is that no one can go

out andpreach--the doctrine. The People may come to the mission- Iry .quarters and receive instruc- lion'lf they wish." the stated.

Sister dc Riccl pointed out how' much It meant to the Christians to have the sister!

with them during these perilous limes. She stated (but there Wcr many Communl is in Hans Ko but they did not. interfere Willi their work. ' -

"he Chinese appreciate ho"- nea and charity amonii tilt mis- iio rles. They expect you to live by mm you preach and if you do '.the convert, become ardent Christians.” the" 'Italed.

i . wiiiiniix J val recruiting locally has - increased since the first

year. During that time in bavs..appeared at if,

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, . Magdalene Islands. aid Able sea- maif J. Arnold MacPhae of Pass- more Street, City. . .

The January meeting of the Charlottetown Ministerial Associ- iition was held on Monday after- noon in the Charlottetown Y.M.C. A. with the-President, Rev. J. D. Difvlaori in the chair and .l.he sec. rotary, Rev. W. T. Mercer at the desk. The worship was conducted by the president assisted by the Rev. M. D. Dunbar. The report on the Week of Prayer was adopted with an expression of warm ap- preciation of the ministry of the Rev. I.,J. Levy. who was the guest preacher at all services.

Reporting as treasurer. Rev. T. H. B. Somers stated that the Week of Prayer offerings showed a marked increase over those,ofelast year and, on motion. duly second- ed. the proceeds were divided as gifts to the P. E. 1. Hospital. the Protestant Orphanage. the Bible Society. the Canadian Council of churches and the World's Evan- gelical Alliance;

Several routine matters were

dispose of and arrangements were made for the next meeting which will be held on Fwruary 6th. A nine-year-old boy. James Bruce of Desahle. P.E.I.. only child of Mr. and Mrs. James Bruce. was drowned yesterday afternoon when he fell from a raft into the Desuhlc river while fishing.

At the time of the accident James had .been fishing for smells with a dip net. accompanied by his father. They were on a small raft close to where the highway crosses the river, and it is under- stood that the tide changed and the call. was swamped.

James was washed into the water and his father dove in after him. Although he was able to reach his son once. Mr. Bruce was unable to hold on' to him and the boy was swept under the ice. The body had not been re- covered last evening.

The members of the City Council at their monthly meeting last night moved that His Worship, Mayor 3. Earle MacDonald attend the an- nual meeting of the C adian Fed- eration of Mayors in Montreal on the latter part of this month and that he accompany the Federation to Ottawa where they will meet Prime Minister Louis st. Laurent and his cabinet.

Mayor MacDonald is vice presi- dent of the Canadian Federation of Mayors. The Montreal meetings will be held on January 24-25 with the joint meeting of the Federal cab- inet and the mayors to be held on Saturday, January 2'1.

Among the matters to be discuss- ed will be the taxation of Domin- lon Government property in Cities and old age pensions. Better re- latlons between Provinclal- and Municipal Governments will also be discussed. Mayor MacDonald stated he would likely attend the meetings although he has not def- initely decided. -

Last night's meeting was the shortest held for over a year with the business being transacted in about 55 minutes. No committee re- ports were given due to the prox- imity of the annual council meet- ing which will be held around Feb. third or fourth.

Pour homes-were evacuated at North Rustico yesterday afternoon when the highest nortlislde tide in twelve years batferegoghe harbour breakwater and fl ad houses more than to feet away from the shoreline. , .

The tide, wblppd to abnormal heights by the recent storm, smash- ed agalnst the sod foot breakwater throughout Sunday night and yea- terday. By four o'clock yesterday afternoon the front and top of the breakwater had given away and was described by fishermen as being in il uselessicondltlon.

The first home to be evacuated belonged to --a widowed woman. Mrs. Alfred Pineau. who with her six children were forced to leave their home at 2:50 P. M. with the water as hlgli as the oven in the kitchen stove.

About an hour later, Mr. and Mus. George B. Pineau with their three children had to leave' their home. Mu.-s. Plneau, the former Cecelia Pineau of Charlottetown. took her youngest child. three-year old Carol Anne, to her pat.-ents' home in the City. 1

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gallant left their house when the water had civered the kitchen floor. Nearby n ighbors Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Gallant evacuated when the water ieached the floor of their higb-lev- el home.

Plans have been prepared for relbuildtng. of the sumlnerslila Marine Wharf and the erection of another front I proof warehouse. The Guardian learned yesterdw from Mr. J." Watson Macrlaugbt. M.P. The work will be proceeded with unless the international sif- nation, should cause a reduction In gowmment expenditures of this

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Mr. Maeffsmbtlwru queetlo ed on the lndttsr as 'tha ruult resolution passed at the last relu- lar meeting of the 5 da Board of Trade asking that be done. The resolution stludiithat tiiewii fan illQliIInliIo0lI- ditlon a d that f it were put in proper condition greatly increased

gin: would result. -

.MaoNaught said that the Dad ant of, Public aware oftiia neces- k and has it

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"- 15 in-Oposed t5 use inter-iock:' lag steal piles instead of wooden. lilies as at present.-5. I

Mr. J. c. Lessard, Deputy Min-i later of Transport, and recently appointed chairman of the Cana- dian Maritime Commission. met, the council of the Charlottetown Board of Trade in a private meet. in! It the Charlottetown Hotel! last evening to discuss tranmorta-' tlon.p,rc-blema of the Province.

With Mr. Lessard at the rneet-i ins was Mr. W. J. Matthews. Di-I. rector of Administrative Services of the Department of Tranmoi'i,' who arrived with him last even- mg.

Among the subjects discussed were the ferry services between Borden and Cape Tormentine. and between Wood Islands and Cari- bou. Special mention was made by members of the Council of the tie-up in ferry service during the railway strike last Fall. '

Mr. Lessard stated after the meeting that it was his first visit. to this Province since his appoint- ment, and his main object was to View the new terminal facilities, at Borden and Toimentine ion, which some seven million dollars? have been spent. He-stated that he was very much impressed with the ferry ”Aibeg-weit" on which he made the crossing. .

The Canadian Maritime Com-I mission. to which he was recently itpgiointed chairman. is the Com- mission which has to do with re- i cemrnendlng the subsidy and ini- proveinents for the Northumber-' land Ferries Ltd.

Also accompanying Mr. Lessard cn his visit to Prince Edward ls- iand are Mr. A. S. Kirk, Dlrec-l tor of Traffic of the Board of Transport Commissioners, and Mr. V. Anderson. Director of Marine Services.

WEDNESDAY I I

The pounding storm tide at. North Rusiico returned to normal- yestetday after causing between. si0,000 and 312.000 damage to the- breakwater and "flooding several homes. A

The damage estimate was ob- tained iast night from an official. of the Federal Department of Pub- 3 ilc Works. 134 feet of the 850 foot breakwater will have to be rebuilt as a. result of Sunday night's storm.

In all about 273 feet of the breakwater wu badly battered. Approximately 140 feet of this section will be repaired as soon; as possible.

Residents of the five homes to their houses today. Yesterday these people spent the day drying out the first floors of their dwell- ings which were covered with water Monday afternoon.

The rebuilding work on the breakwater will not commence un- til next suimirner u it would be impossible to start construction at this time of year.

The Red Cross are planning to organize a disaster committee to aid the village residents in the event of another damaging storm.

A true bill against William Weeks. 43, of Charlottetown, charged with riurder in oonnect' A with the death of James J. Mullins. 80, Charlotte- town. cn December 4. was fcviind by the Grand Jury yesterday dur- ing the first day's proceedings of the January Asslzes of the supreme Court in Queen'a' County. The de- ceased was found dead from head injuries in the kitchen of his Doug- las Street home by police on the morning of December 5.

The accused will be arraigned at,the reopening of the court at 11 A. M. on Thursday.

Justice Mark M. MacGuigan pre- sided at yesterday's session. and in his charge to the Grand Jury briefly reviewed the evidence given at the ya "mlnary hearings of the case against weeks. He stated that it was one of the duties of citizen- ship to serve in this manner, and the sole purpose of the Grand Jury was to decide if the -crown had sufficient evidence to proceed with the case against the accused. Justice Macauigan then explain- ed the use of the word 'murder' and how culpable homicide is de- termined. He suggested the Grand Jurcrs should have little difficulty arriving at a conclusion in the case before them. and then named the witnesses who had been called pre- viously to give evidence.

Word that a contract valued at nearly a quarter of a mutton dol- iars has been let for work at the Bummeraide R.C.A.P. station has been received by Mr. J. Watson Macf-taught. MP. The job is the construction of an underground steam distribution system and the contractors are Connolly an Twiull Ltd. of Montreal. The amount of the contract is 8239.359.

This Iystam will connect with the new steam plant wb'ch was erected last simmer by M. P. sahuiuian Oo. Ltd. and will supply, heat to all the buildings on the swtion. including the hangars.

The heating system, a very mad- am one. which had been used at the Mount Pleasant airport was moved down and installed in the new building. The distribution mliui will. as mentioned. be un- der lid. and will consist of I can t down the middle of which

be surrounded by insulation. Tiisre will also be a smaller pipe. a return condensation line to the

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evacuated are expected to return ,Edwm.d Island Hospital corporal.

-will run ii steam line and this wl'i of

Dr. R. R. Hogg left this city P800310! -30 take up residence in I-Ollllvllle. Kentucky. after prac- tlcing here for approximately one and a half years.

D!'- Hon. who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W.n . Hogg. Charlotte-

,a'uoclated with the Kentucky State Department of Public .1-Iealtli, land was accom- panled on his departure from this Province by his wife and

five children. ,

He is a graduate of Trinity College. Dublin. and upon his graduation opened an office in EH0". P.E.I.. where he remain- ed for two years. A: the con- clusion of that time he entered a partnership in a clinic in West- ern Canada where he stayed un- til he returned t to open his Charlottetown office. ,

Lleut. Colonel 11'. J. Storey. Pres- ident of the Charlottetown Board of Trade announced last. evening that the regular January dinner meeting of the Board will be held on Thursday. January 25. in con- junction with the East Coast, Fish- eries Conferenee which will be concluded here on that day. All delegates at the conference will he invited to attend.

E. Homer zwicker of Lunenherg. N. S.. immediate past President of the Fisheries Council of Canada. and present National Vice-Presi- dent of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce will be the special speaker.

An interesting feature of the dinner meeting will be the world premier showing of the National Film Board's new film of particu- lar interest in this Province, en- titled "The Oyster Man.”

Being Bobby Burns night, the Board is arranging suitable en- tertainment in keeping with the occasion.

THURSDAY

ART SOCIETY MEETS The January meeting of the I. Art Society was held on day evening at the home of Mrs. K. S. Rogers with a large attend- anceof b-The. ”t Mrs. P. A. Creelman conducted. the business portion of the meet-. ing. Individual sketches, paint-.5 ings, and handmade christmasl cards were submitted by the mem- beta for display at the meeting,i and these were the subject: of lively discussion ng those pre- sent. In keeping with the Socie-' ty's policy of endeavouring to im- prove the standard of work among. its members, mucfi constryctive criticism was offered

The financial year of the Prince

ion which ends on March 31 will have to be changed ,to coincide lwlth the ending of the calendar year stated Mr. N. D. Mac.Lean. Chairman of the Board of Hos- pital Trustees last night.

Mr. MacLean was commenting on the purpose of the special meet- ing which will be held in the hos- pital Nurslng School on Wednes- day. Jan. 17.

Numerous reports have to be sent to the Government and other centres whose financial years and on Dec. 31 so that in the past we have been forced to keep two sep- arate sets of records, be explained.

By changing the date the fin- anclal year ends it. will also be necessary to change the date of the annual meeting, he continued. Also by changing the date of the annual meeting it will be neces- sary to advance the retirement of retiring trustees who are elected at annual meetings for a certain period of time.

The suggestion that a library and projection room he installed in West Kent School was thoroughly discussed last night at a meeting of the West Rent Home and School Association. About -75 members at- tended the meeting.

The library discussion was led by Mr. 0.1”. I-Iine. . Dramweil Chandler, supervisor of the Prince Edward Island Libraries developcri the subject and mentioned the fact that they would supply the books.

A thorough discussion on the me- thods of teaching and studying ariihn-ietic was led by four teach- ers. A demonstration was held on the subject through the aid of ten pupils.

A program committee, appointed to draw 11:! details for the next meeting, ts comprised of the follow- ing: Mrs. Frank . Mr. Hollis Jenkins and Mr. Roland Taylor.

Tile pulp----wood industry has developed into one of the busiest phases of business in the Province during the past month and has now reached the stage where buyers are practically tripping over one

ority of available woodlots, well informed source told The ua.rd- ian yesterday. and are practically no sooner into the woods than they are confronted with buyers wait- ing-for-the first cord to be out. With all the stiff purchasing competition the farmer baa bane-' flted considerably to date. Wood which was uliinc. for com rem-iii last fall is now selling araraund. 13.00 a can some dealers ting oisso yesterday and oth- ers may have gone, higher. About two doaen cal-loads of been Ihi out t weck.'

it was estimated. The wood, valued at--Glam a cord would bring more than 06.000 to the farmers. Bach as. load contains between 1'! and so euros; if the present rate oL,outtlng. continues it is that about! Mn cards of p wood will be expected of g the month. This would mean, 88.000 in cash la the in-new pockets. -idltisa considerable wood is being out that will be held and

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another in an attempt to procure on January 22. Commander Hen- tho Wood. nessey will be accompanied by -Farmers are cutting in the lnaj-'oommander (Bi 1". Harley, Lt.

.r'ederal Department of Citisenahip

Dr. John T. croteau cf the De- Dartment of lixionomi-ca of the Cath- olic Ulnivgslify of Arnerica. and

.- o " ' and sociology at Prince of Wales 001183-2 and St. Dunstan's Univer- sity. and managing director of the P.iE.I. Credit League. has publish- ed another lnterestlng bcoklet on the co-operative system of banks.

Dr. Crotenu has chosen the "Calsses Populaires Desjardlns" of

of the life of Alphonse Desjardlns. the originator of this particular illstitution.

The booklet tells that Desjardins was particularly affected by a story which he heard delivered in the House of Commons by a member from Prince ward Island. It was an account o the Bank of Rustlco, foufided in 1862 by a priest from France who had come to take charge of a country parish of poor Acadlan farmers. This bank had cp- erated successfully for 30 years un- til in 1892 it was forced to dlssolvel in order to comply with the new' Canadian banking laws. This was' one of the earliest people's banks in North America and was a major