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CHRISTMAS

Moirs 3 1-2 lb. box assorted CHOCOLATES MIXED CANDY. lb. — -— — PEANUTS, fresh roasted, lb. — -- — — MIXED NUTS (without peanuts), lb. — —

WALNUTS, highest qua

NEW FIGS, lb.—-——-— — — — — —-——

ORANGES, new crop, Su

APPLES (McIntosh), doz. — -—- — — — -— GRAPES. per lb. — -- — — — — — — —

PLUM PUDDING (Pyre

Bulk Seedless RAISINS, CHERRIES. red and gre CRANBERRIIIS, per lb. SHORTENING, 2 lbs. — liARl), per lb. — — —- — 'I‘EA, all kinds, ii). —- — Quaker CORN FLAKES. llllXlill COOKIES, per l JAM, raspberry and stra IIAIUIALADE, 32 oz. jai

waassrests=

\".\Nll.l..~\, Artificial, 8 o

P.

Bulk Seeded RAISINS, 2 lbs. — —

l.l.\‘lE JUICE, 13 oz. bottle — — Raspberry and Strawberry SYRUP

SPECIALS

85c 32c

15c

15c, 25c. 29c. 22c 49c 11c 49c 29c

lity, lb. — — — nkist 29c, 39c and

15c x dish) —

i

95c 29c 3*" 25c

19c

1 9c

25c

lflc

(354: ‘ 23¢ , 15c I 29c ' 27c

23c 1 23c T l Sc - I

2 lbs.——

cn, 2 pkgs.

flpkgs. b.—--——-

w berry,

32 oz. —

z. bottle -

APIIIUIYPS, bulk. fresh, lb . — — — -- - 26¢ ‘ t Rlill ROSE COFFEE, lb.

ln addition to the above we carry a complete

— — — — — - 19c

line of everything in groceries. Also gift pack-

,M.L.A., John J. McInty-re.

The Central Guardian

This column is reserved fur news ti i local interest, but Llufktfiiblll“ ol ' o uewsy nature may be insertid l i

at. 5 cents a worn, strut-y pay- aiilo in advance.

IIEADQUARTEILS C ii r i s i in a s Chappell and Com- L-Tid-ill-LZJ-Ql.

Tree lights. puny.

i COOK'S for Photographs. y L-Lill-lll-ltl-llil. i

CONI-‘EDERAIIUN Lll-‘E IN SUR- ANCE. L-aitiu-miw.‘

COAL DISCHARGING TODAY.- Cars of Sprlnizhill. Invcrness. Sulli- van and Bras D'Or screen. W. D. Gillis 8s Co. Phone 176. L-fi33-l2-2l-2i.

THE FOLLOWING‘. War Savings Committee have bcen appoiuti-ti for Mount Stetvtirt: Rev. S. J. Boyce, Chairman, W. L. McLeod. ltfcLeod Douglas, Russell C. Clark, 11-722

CIVIC TAXES - Fllllflll install-

lnient disc0uiits_uuti. Dot-unbia- 31st.

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Tree lights. Chappeli and Cont- pziny. L-7l8-l2-23-2i.

ARRIVE FOR. H01 ll)»\'i\

Among" the PihSCllgPln

urciay night. on tlic S. i town to spend their Cllfksillllls days on the Island ivcre: Cut beck and Mrs. Callbetk. Sgt. Bishop and Mrs. Bi niersitlc; Lieut. S. Nit-N loiictowii; Cpl. Brown, town; Lieut. Bessie Mat-

Miss Jennie Clarke. R.

on.

TRAIN DELAYED- Passengers from the mainland. who were on- rcute to their homes Stiturtitiy for the holidays. arrived in iltt- city about five o'clock _\'(‘St€l'(ittjv moi-ii- ing when the train was hours late owing to heavy traffic and train connections on the mainland. Sonic passengers were forttniiite enough to catch an earlier train which arrived here about midnight. A/fiiil for citizens was also carricci on the

tin: his address on the Lukon vor-

HEADQUARTERS‘ Christmas 15m" °f

’VERNON RIVER , AND VICINITY

illany bargains at the S eclsl ‘i( fl" P‘ s‘ s‘

stile of HAROLD S. llfcI-EO ‘S.

i Don't forget to purchase s blg [of PUIWKY FLOUR. which will en- ttitle you to four guesses on th ‘weight of Jumbo Purity bag on display in the store. This bag will be presented free on January 8th to the person guessing nearest liorrect weight.

l _€____ ______________ __ I HARBOR. BECOMING ICE- ‘B0tlNl)—Cliarlottctotivn is fast be- |connng ice-bound although the 'i£‘l'i‘)' ODEPTAUIIg between the city and Rocky Point is still operating. The three tidal rivers emptying into the harbor are all frozen over but the tide is still breaking up the iharbor ice in places. 1t is not heavy enough on the rivers for ,ll‘&\'91llllg, however.

ST. JAMES CHURCH

_'I‘lie inoi-nfiiiz ore-Christmas ser- vice at S . James Presbyterian church was conducted by the minis- ,-icr. the Rev. R. Moorhead IAEREIB. l). . The sermon was preached by iftcv. J. lgeir Fraser. D.D.. who. bas-

_ the Nativity. pointed out that m the launching of all RCOd, Christ. was being re-born today. Shepherds. humble men. the min- ister said. were given the news of the great event. They were overv- dav workers. iincl by such revela- tions. humble. honest. hard-working iiccpc were honored.

The choir assisted with the ser- vice of sontr. A duet. Continue Dc Ncel (Adam) suniz by Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Reymonri-an anthem. "I Cattle Upon a Midnight Clear" (Stsiiiiert bv the choir. soloist. Mr. R. Rcvinond-and a ioint hymn of praise by the Boys‘ Choir and choir. The First Christmas Morn. (New-

ilianadian lled Gross

Sends Greetings

The following cable has been re- ioelved by the Headquarters of the 'Canaaian Red Cress in Toronto:- "The staff of the Overseas Office extends Season's Greetings from London to the National Executive and to all Divisions and Branch workers of the Society throughout Canada. The comforts and stipiiiies mace by loving hands oi Clllild- tan women have been and will con- tinue to be given to all nnnslof the ‘Canadian Forces and to victims of bombed areas and. evacuees.’ Dr. Rnutley, National Comiiiisaltnier, said that hqhad been informed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- ation that the Christmas Day broadcast at 9:00 A. M. from Eng- land will include a broadcast from the Canadian Red Cross Hospital therc.

Personals

Miss Jean Macdonald of Queen's University arrived home Saturday night to spend her holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Macdonald, Charlottetown.

Miss Lillian wonnacott of Bos- ton. Masr... arrived in the city

the Christmas holidays with licr

t sister, Mrs. Melville Androw.

Lieutenant James E. Burnett, R.C.N.V.R. arrived from the main- land by plane during the vyedceiid

ton) soloist, Master Kendrick Gor- ‘ don. comprised the special musical of ferina. The cveninr: service. conducted by ‘ Mr. J. O. Denniztock the form of a service of praise and song. Two solcs were suns. AngclsSerena/de (Brass) 13V Miss Annabelle Lawson -- and Jesu Bumbino (Pietro Yon) by Miss ltfai-guerite cudmore. .The Boys’ Choir stint: the carol. See Amid the Winter's snow. There were three anthems bv the choin-In Revcrert Awe anti Sclemn State (Nevin—f0r

to spend his leave at. his home in the city.

Mr. B. Graham Rogers. Super- visor of the Prince Edward Island Travel Bureau is ill at his home in Summer ide with influenza.

Hon. Cyrus MacMillan. M.P.. ill‘- rvied in the city over the weekend and will spend the holiday here.

Senator J. J. Hughes of Souris returned to his home recently after

siver the Greeks and black puffs mark where shells strike horm- ilessly. several hundred yards to: ishort. By MAX HARRELSON ENS. Dec. 22.-—(AP)—G

troois were reported today to have skirted the well-defended Adriatic Coastal Cltv of Chimera in Albania, leaving other units behind to clean out Italian oposition there.

The advance units pressed ori- ward toward the strategic port of valona about 30 miles farther north. timl in fierce htind-to-hand fighting

hundred Italians on important heights bordering the sea.

A government spokesman said Chlniara was under the "absolute control" of Greek artillery and that the Greek army alone the Albanian front was advancing "steadily and securely.‘

Choice Italian troops fighting in the Klisura-Tepelenl region resisted strongly. btit were unable to check the Greeks and suffered heavy loss- es. the spokesman added.

Frontier dispatches said a “verv

miles northeast of Chimera in the

Tepeleni-Kllsura area in one of the

war. "Brilliant

where units - struggled northwest-

rollaose of ii‘1 Fascist resistance in

over the weekend and will spciidrsflllfhem 11117811111

One report said an entire Wnlian

outside Teocleni one c‘ the

began their counter-invasion. Tl“ Fascist. regiment there. the repm‘! said. had put no a terrific several (lays before crumbling.

Another report. telling of the can- ture of important lieiahts in _ same BN3 said two Italian battali- ons ivei-e surrounded.

Some idea of their victories can be paused by the number of prison- ers. approximately 2.000. taken dur- int? the last seven days.

The Italians are now

int: of rear-line towns and villaets

l Associated Press Staff Writer ATH reek

iiireek Artillery Puiils taking

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were said to have captured several o ie

large sca‘e" battle was raging 20 l

maior battles oi’ the ItaJo-Greekt

successes" were an- ' French Doll. Veana Bueli: Japanese pounced by the Greeks in that area Doll. Joy?‘ Partridge: To y.

ward to effect a function with the ering: ‘Scotch Doll. Ede Rodd. Greek coastal units and to force the Canadian Doll.

t t

regiment had been decimated lust Scronlt‘: Chrlfltmls!

created victories since Greek trooN ‘ more: Bob Cratchit. Bernice Boyce; routed the Italians from Greece and t, Fred, Miriam Netting; Mrs. Dliber.

fight for mas. Past. Present and Yet t0

t"c Rita Tweel; Mrs. Fred: Adele Cal’.-

I _ relylns iJoseph, Verna Maclnnis: She herds. licavilv on their airplanes in an cf- l Mafgprqt MticLennan. Jeann eliow- fcrt. to halt the Greeks. The bomh- 1mm; Doris

Christmas enneert

The following pupils took part in the Christmas concert of Prince St. school which was staged at Prince of Wales College Auditorium Friday night last:

The Old Woman Who Lllved in a Shoe-

Charscters: ‘mic Mother. Mar rid MiicPherson; Mia Mulfett, My’ r Macmod: Jsc ‘Sig:

er: O oman. Marion Pyke: Boy on Hobby Stick. Dorold Tanton: Old Kim: Cole. Donald Collbec : Mis- tress Mary. Audrey Dalziel: Humpty Dumpty. Buoii: Bo-Peep, Nancy MacNev n: Queen of Hearts. Anna Matheson: Jack and Jill. Wendell Rodd and Roma Constable: King. Queen and Mal Cannon Thompson. Olive Downe. Joan Rod- serson: Fiddlers. Skippy Murlenv. oforman Kelly and Harry Allen G s.

Tho Runaway Soldiers: Characters-General. Neil Foster: Second-ln-command. Frank Clarke:

Jean Homm lsh D011. Bar am Pick-

m . Constance Cooke; Dutch Doll, Phyllis Brehsnt: Irish Doll. Noreen Smith.

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Characters — Scrooge. Iv0 Cud-

“DECEMBER 23.1940

G (tum Ant» sitnmmvli

' REDDIN’

Stop That Cough With REDDIN’S BRONCIIIAI SYRUP

It takes “Weeks” 1.; break up a cold.

W e ek s’ BREAK-UP- A. COLD 'i‘ABLE'l‘S-_ __ 35c Per Box

REDDIN BROS.

Margaret Lawson; Marley's Ghost. No ‘een Campbell: Ghosts of Christ-

Come. Marion Harper. Ruth Mac- Millati. Betty Lou Bentley: B0)‘.

b ck; Guests. Freda Blanchard and “(Ellnlll nine; Tiny Tlm. Earl Hen- nessey.

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Downe. Elizabeth Prowsc. Marjorie sptllett: wlsemen.

nsxu-sm n-m I.-

oiifkiiie When training Planes collide

he'd by the Greeks and the mach-‘ hie-guanine of Greek troops “We increasing. these reports said.

Elizabeth Simmonds. Helen Stewart. Btetty Kink): Attendants. Melds Mac- Neill. Miiriorie MacLean. Mildred More than 50 bombs were dropped Ami-n; Women. Florino Evans. Mary r-n P"f"ll'l6‘i in the central sector {f Wright, L_v_e Farquharson. Barbara un- Albanian front and were said . Nash, Myrtle Macbeod. Bessie 0011- to have caused heavy ciistialttes and mcp Rosemary Rogers; Children, ' Fernc Morcside. Morrison‘, airmen were aiding tlielJoan slllle-Y- Teddi’ MMDOI-lllal.

18W "5111- Women's Voices). soloist. Mrs. N. D. lvlacLean-Whiie Shepherds Watch- cd 'l'll€ll‘ Flocks by Night-and Hark What. lvfean Those Holy Voices? (Portnianskv). _

The choir was directed by Mrs. J. A. . rson. the organist Mrs. K.

spending several days in the Char- lottetown Hospital. He was receiv- ing a check-up in the hospital.

British sit“

TORONTO, Dec. 22 -—(CP) -- Lav. C. R. Dickie of Calming. N. S. titis kilicd Saturday when . t 1 plane in which lie was ly 4 t. i Temporary Sergeant R 'l‘. Jewit: of Bonclhead. Ont. collided uuh mi- other nischine of the Royal (Tin.-

S T U DE N T S ARRIVE‘ FOR Il0LIDAYS—Sttidents arriving in

ages of Cigarettes and (Tigars. the city over the weekend for the holiday season include. ' ‘s

ALBERT J. ZAKEM

Phone 1505 i=|Lorne McKay. all theological s

Lor. (iirafion and Weyniouth “dents M McGm Unwersnv. Mp“.

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lyrank McKinnon (Arts) and Mul- colm Reeves (Engineering: also oil McGill. Students from Diilhott-iie University arriving home wrre: Mes. ‘s. Lesl Stewart. Beth» Rive Block. O'Iictir_t': New Pei-tli atiti Bruce ivlcCannell of Charlottetown.

Douglas

AIRPORT WORK SEARS END —Work on the blillfllllt. (it ‘ the Bombing and Guniit at. Charlottetown. \ started about Aug. l. is ,.

‘be finally completed within a fort- Hnmk." “on, m each o‘ me audience night. At present only {l0 men are ——'-’——‘~ i rattling the

employed on the project Cittilllllll:

tlioitali the whole faJnilv were total ‘received. in a tin canister. as an in- 111* A‘ m‘? 1191131“ 01 m" “'°'~'=i dill“

austziincrs. custom ordained that it was to be oii_ hand for the enter. tattilnt-tit o1 visitotsi.

At Cliuieli

Alter lareaktiist, dinner was got under way. and at ha.f past ten tie a 1 (except one of the maids) went to church. "itneiv and warm." and the tvoinaii 12h is "s had >cnt the two previ- ttu» t ‘will tic-ruratizie it. “ll-ll holly. tirittcinniv, Hundreds of lciives had j been l.)1'.l('1'(t'(i from the branches and titreatietioti strum" to make "chains". Those t-liiiitis were wrcatltcd round: illf‘ fonyt. the tiiliars. and the chart-t u. tircii. Appropriate texts in. \\'llll(‘ cotton batting letters (silo-l llO.\[‘(i t» represent snow) on a tiink‘ ptottiiti. and bordered with holly. hung on" the walls and circled the art-ii. rioivers there iroi-e none. but tiir- altar seamed with the scarlet- of v berries and the sheen of the

‘c4. "l he SGTYICJ was shott 1' not cult‘ tiie choir but

. L.‘

f? . audience give them thrcepence or Talumas lind the t‘llill'('.1‘l s‘

ivas lilL-Clbli: and siioo‘d them after the first line lZTOQLlllE.

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centive to further generosity".

A Survival

‘Tlitast- iruizcrs illilllafcfi) a5 11.9‘: till; ll('illS(.'i\'CS, were perhaps a lvlll of tho 0id_"lll.‘y'ste1‘v play- ot iiiediacval times, Mcsilv the

with which they were perfectly

ilfJti. but t)t‘casioiia.l,y' they tick ti household ivlierc the heati! out I of their sudden’

i ' in the dining room. was a

some hat more stately affair than dinner. I thought. Four tall Cllllfilfs at the corners of the table. lent an actditional lustre to the silver tcapzt and clot

sugar bowl and the white "table h . 1 had been accustomed to

Ras-liizht. but. here I found wax and.

‘dip’ candles were commonly used.

There were three oil-lamps. one in the study and one each for the ircnt kitchen and the servants’ kitchen. Tlicv were looked on with disfavvor.

Hit-if.‘ boiigiegatloii "sane their however. as being dangerous. They

lirsF-tiittt is to say, their loudestl; Only the anthem was reserved forl the choir. and I noticed that all thel ‘

psalms ivei-o chanted -- not merely! age of the lighter Oils

recited. it

c had participntctl in a true st vice of praise: even the small bov t

felt that! t was cleared. and the members of t-he dirt roads in the 05.. 1 have said that all but one went. choir and other young folk to church. and this must be explain-l in.

ed, In England. Christmas is chief Din’.

border. and so both days came in

Christmas day we had a big round

We were not so far from the and what. these home-made entertainments.

were. too. there was no fractional distillation in those days. and so the

‘ke1'osene" oil had a good percent-

and lamm

_As we departed hometvard; blew up so frequently that at last s with a whole-hearted SPDS6;?1lIlACl. ‘Wéls passed regulating the RF l-DOIH .

After tea. the servants’ kitchen

rifted There weie games of all sorts.

thei and it would surprise us. in these festival. but. in Scotland thevt davs of ecmmerciahzed amusements seemed to think more of New YenVsi to not

e ivliat comedies would arise fun would rcstllt from

pint: contest (the floor was stone) in

for their share of the festivities. Qfilsmlléllmes they wotrd stage a skip-

ofthe “mighty roast beef of 0'd England" and for New Year's Dav we sacrificed the best goose of the flock. Hanging from the liiuh man- tel. before the huge cpen fireplace... “His a neat contrivance called at "bottle nick." In appearance it was cotacilv like a bilzlzish bottle

ttle" there hung a hook upon‘ which the roast was suspended. 'I'hej lack ivns wound un with a kev and‘ tlir- hock slowly ivcnt rotirid several times iii oiic direction then “click-l ed.“ reversed. and swung round as nisnv times in the other. continual-

madei taenalties. highly cr figobfilfi-E. but from the bottom of the . ingenuity of tli

which the servants were easily the VIIIIIIPTS. for thev came from Cum- berland. where skipping was a sort of national pastime. and it was as- tmiishinz what they could do with a rope. lvlostly. however. it was

sonic forfeit game. ivlien ridiculous

editable to the e party. were impos- ed. At half past tcn——whioh was late for Us in those days — grand- father came in and wished thcm ill“ coniplitiiciits of the 81335011. ni- timatiiig at the saute Lime that "time was up." though not in those words exactly. After a snack of

lv tiiminiz the meat before the fire. supper (the fourth meall) in the

A biz. polished metal tilaced behind it to concentrate the heat of the fire. and a. dripping pan underneath to catch the “gravy? It . was necessary for one tucrson fostav. at lioinc to make sure that the lack 1 did not run down, and to haste the l roast with the fat from the nan. Meat cooked in that way had a. flav- or that no oven could Rive.

SCFCGII WES [

Village Youngsters

Dinner over. we were sitting “in y measurcless content" when the dcorl was bunch of sootv voumz scallawnizsi from the village. "Open the iloor! and I enter in" was their RTPCHHQ at the ton of their voices. and forth- with they began a kind of drama in dotlgcrcl rhyme. in which figured such mcoiitzruotis characters as St. C-oorge, Napoleon. Alexander the. Great. and other heroes. all him!- gnig of their mighty deeds: and it.‘ ended in a succession of duels int which St. 0001119 always killed Ms, man. These tragedies W611‘. to-t wards the end. remedied bv the arrival of "old doctor Brown. the. best old doctor in the town." who produced frtn is surgical bait a ‘ohial which ha the untisual effect ot‘ reviving the fallen heroes. whom he pronounced capable of fighting attain. The audience was saved from i! repetition of the bloodv scene by the interposition of a lioiriblv-dress- oil individual with a sooty face and a loniz tail. who announced himself as "little Divvle Doubt." and made‘ plain the rbifKtt of his visit bv tell- ‘ his us that:-

"Moncv T want and itioiicv I crave. Il vuu don't uivo its iiioiir-v I'll sweet) ,' vim all to the izravc"-

. . . Brandlsltiiiita broom ilfillfllliiPf- ("l "t" ltrribl~ words Lastly flir-

big front kitchen. the nartv left for home. and I ivent of! to bed. per- fectly satisfied with my first Christ- mas abroad.

But now. in the words of Tenny- son-

"Toniclit untzaiherd let us leave This laurel. let this holly stand: We live within the straniters land. And strangely falls our Christmas

eve.

Our father's dust ls left alone. And silent, undcr other snows:

The violet comes. but we are lone."

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ti. F. lluteheson

O. F. IIUTUIIESON

itig tlic latter part of fie stinitnri- over 700 mcn y/crc \'.':')l'l>£llll‘, on illL‘ job. The buildi gs. iiiiiiiuciriig: oit-i" 40. have all 110M] completed for sonic time. Mr. J. C Finch, Cliict Eitgineer of the izttildiin; Dl\l.'>iOll of the S.:rins Contracting Coniiritiv was in charge of the tvtnk m-we

by Mr. lihl‘\t'_\' Thorn.

. Engineer for [.10 Dtllllllitttl (in ..

mviit. NEW GOVERNMENT PLOW Ali- RIVES — The new lfill-httrs er Walter's truck ploiv, by the Provincial G" ' '- rivctl iii the city re il_v and \ ll be put into operation on tli» . ways of the tirovincc wlzcn the ii arises. This is a V-sliap d. m-i: with a wing attached to lite I of the truck. It is a speed plow , signed for operation 3n ti‘ - pron..- icial highways. It i cd the ‘highways will be k ti. long; as it. is possible d1 n fY.l tlic amount of snow in the rfilliliil‘. Th.“ roads to the C. and .Summcrsitlo airpc _ open all winter. There arc tuo pious --a. tractor type a d a tttiwl ~s‘:i- tioned at Sunune ii- as wcll us lithe machine in t ' ". . t pr. rti‘. tall the highways one of ‘the "y are open ‘for wheeled traffic.