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Alpha Ilehekah Lodge Installs New Officers

On January 6, 1940. at the reg- ular meeting of Alpha Rebekah Lodge N0. l0 1.0.0.1‘. the officers for the ensuing term were installed in regular form by Distrlct Dep- uty President Josie Howalt P.N.G.. Deputy Marshal Annie Garnhum, P.N.G.. and staff sisters Beatrice Lspthorne, P.N.Cv.. Inez ‘Laffcrty, P.N.G. Luly Nicholson P.N.G. and

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RUBBER. BOOTS just arrived. Tweel's Shoe Store.

CHILDREN'S

FOSTER’! DRUG STORE will be the only Drug store open thig after- noon and evening.

HIGHWAY REPORT — With

Letty Gill, P.N.G. Officers are: - Nobie Grand _ Alice Jewell. Vice Grand —- Lillian Smith, Recording Secretary 'Wattcrs. ‘Fraasilrcr - Mabel Worth.

Financial Secretary-Jean Croc-

kett. Chaplain - Marjory Cameron. Warden — Ila Stewart. Conductor -- Doris Roper.

R.S.N.G. - Moe Adams, P.N.Cf. L.S.N.G. -_ Phoebe Pound. P-

N30 R.S.V..G. — Frances ‘Peed. RN.-

G. LQVUG. — lidytlié Bail.

Pianist - Helen G. Mat-Eachl‘!

ENG. Jr P.N.G. - Loretta While. Inside Guard - llelen Turner.

Outside Guardian - Elsie Camp.

bell P.N.G.

Press Correspondent - Helen (3,. lifacEachcrn P N G'

After the installation refresh- ments were served and a social

hour enjoyed.

Indians Seek To Rescue

Crippled Trapper

NEW GLASGOW, N. 5., Jan. 0-

(CiiU-A rescue party left here w-

day to make a second attempt to reach 65-year-old, peg-legged Lou-

is Sapier, marocned on Indian Island in Merigomish harbor since Christmas.

Chief Bill Bernard of the nearby Pictou Landing Indian Reserva- tion and four young Micmacs, one of them the nephew of the strand- ed trapper, planned to push s dory ahead of them as they ivalk- ed over the thin ice.

Sapier, one of Chief Bernard's

men, went to the island to close

up his cabin for the winter months. He was caught in a swirling Christmas storm.

Bernard tried to get to the lone-

ly island laat night but plunged

through thin ice. He has already

chartered an aircraft to drop

food to Bapier, who was sighted from the air and waved his thanks for the pamcl. The plane was un- able to land on the rocky spit oi land.

There was no word on how the party had fared. It was possib that, if successful, the men would remain on the island overnight. They carried only small parcels o! food and axes.

Chief Barnsrd did not appear worried that he and his men might- themselves be marooned. -

The party left here by train and railway officials made arrange- ments for a special stop at Pin! Tree Crossing. from where they would start even-lend.

Indian island. about eight miles northeast of here, is unirfhabited and is used by the Micmacs for an annual religious ceremony dating from the dim past when they were converted to Christianity by French" misaionariu.

IIIIIIIS. IMIIIIIAGES. 0EATlI$ 50c Per insertion

BIRTHS

BURNETT-At the Prince Edward Island Hospital, January 6, i948. to Mr. and Mrs. Ian A. Burnett, a daughter, Jean Elizabeth Hope. PAYNTillt — At Plrelich RIVOI‘, December 26th, 1047. to Mr. and Mrs. Artihur Payiiter, a daughter, Sandra Carol.

KOBRINSKY — In Winnipeg, on Jan. 6th, to Dr. and Mrs. M. T. Kobrinsky (nee Wilma Davison) a daughter, Dianne Lynn.

MABBIAGES

‘INN — VAN ID On Saturday, January 3rd .1040. Lowell stirling Johnston of Murray Harbour North and Mary Eileen VanIdei-stine of Peters Road. were united in marriage at the home of the bride by Rev. Charles D. lien- den-son.‘

DEATHS

GALLANT - At his home on Water Street West, Bummersidc. on Tuesday, Jan. 0. 1948. Bmlllllil Gallant. aged 02 years. Body rest- ing at Compton Mineral Home until further notice.

Alimtlws - At the Provincial Sanstorium on Jan. B. i040. Ever- ett W. Andrews of Freetown. I804 l’! years. The remains are rest- ing at the Andrews‘ Fullflll H0019- iiunter River. The funeral will take place on nursday. Jan. 0 o‘. I p.m. from Remington Presby- terian Church. Interment in the

People's Oemete y. Kensinlton.

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all main highways in the Province open to traffic, Government plows are now engaged in widening op. erations. While the road from Charlottetown to Montague is open. it is ,oniy fully widened g; fur as Millview. Three machines were busy at that work yesterday, St. Peter's Road is all clear to Souris and a Government plow was working -yesterday on the York road branch, but had not reached York.

MONEY MISSING -— City Po- lice are investigating the circum- stances surrounding the disappear- ance or theft of forty dollars in "ulfellfy from a box lucked in the safe of a. business office in this City. The box, containing money and documents. had been locked in the safe on the night of Jan- uary 2, and on the following morning on unlocking the safe, tns box was found to be‘ empty. The papers were later found in a desk drawer in the office, but the money has not been recovered. City'poilce stated yesterday there was no sign of a break or of the safe having been tampered with. They are continuing their investi- gation.

::MO0RE b MoLEOD LTD, will be closed this afternoon.

Personals

Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Walker left by plane for their home in Marysville. N.B., after spending the holiday season with Mrs. Walker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Boisner, 80 Highland Avenue.

Mrs. Doris Thompson of Bex- leyheath, mgland, and her daugh- ter are being made welcome to P E. Island and are at present the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gorman of North Rustico.

Mr. W. Chester s. McLure, M. P., arrived home Monday from Toronto where he spent the Christmas holiday and will be in the city for a few days.

Mr. Kilmer MacMillan left Mon- day morning en route to Dalhousis University, where he will resume his studies in Science lifter spend- ing the Christ-mas holidays witn his parents, Professor and Mrs. J. F. MacMillan.

Miss Phyllis MacMlllan left Monday morning on return to Mac- Donald College, st. Ann's, Quebec, after spending her holiday Witn her parents, Professor and Mrs. J. F. MacMiiian.

Miss Mildred l". Brown of The Treasury Board Staff, Dept. of FL nance, Ottawa, returned to 0f- tawa on Saturday morning after

spending the Christmas season with her mother, Mrs. George Brown in Charlottetown.

I-Iis many friends regret that

Mr. Robert Hooper of Milton is it patient- in the P. E. I. Hospital but are glad to know his condition is somewhat improved.

Saint John Faces Water Shortage

SAINT JOHN, N. 3., Jan. I — (OP) — Unless rain fails within the next two weeks e "serious situation" may develop in the Saint John water supply. T. G. Bellontine. assistant Wnter De- partment engineer, said today as he appealed to residents to con- serve water.

The water supply situation, he snid, has shown no improvement since the fall freeze-up when the

city passed a by-law ordering conservation measure. . Lake levels were below last

year's marks at this time.

Plane Crash Near London

LONDON. Jan. 0- (AP)—-The piiot was killed and seven other persons were injured tonight when a British European Airways twin- engined viking plane crashed at a road junction 2 1-2 miles from London's "suburban Northolt Air- drome.

The plane was flying from Glas- gow to London and had 12 pes- sengers and a crew of four aboard.

$10,000 Fire At Elmira, 0nt.

ILMIRA. Ont., Jan. 6-—(CP)-- Charred embers are still spitting a steamy haze high over this tiny North Waterloo County town 1p Western Ontario, hours after fire-' men from miles around had won a pro-dawn battle to quench a $100,000 fire. the most destructive In its history.

MacPI-lERSON'S—Men’s clothing.

woobwoitrn OFFICIAL new —- Mr. WJ. Wilson, Toronto, u! F.W. Woolworth and Company waa in the City yesterday. It is under- stood Mr. Wilson's visit is con- nected with his flrm's proposed erection of a new store in Char- lottetown. Its construction will ne- cessitate the moving to other quarters of Jamlesons Drug Store. Crockett and Storey, and Wright's Shoe Store. All those firms are located on Queen Street.

T0 SUPREME COURT -I-Ia.i'- old McCauil, city, was committed for trial to the Supreme Court yesterday by Stipendiary Magis- trate K. M. Martin, K.C., on a charge of breaking and entering. The alleged offence occurred at the store of Moore and McLeod

R. R. Bell, K.C., appeared for the accused and G. R. Holmes, KC, for the Crown.

POLICE COURT-At the Stip- endiary Magistrate's Court yester- day, it man charged with breaking and-entering was committed for trial at the next meeting of the supreme Court at rt preliminary hearing yesterday morning. ‘Ihvo men charged with being drunk and incapable were each fined 86 and costs or l0 days. A party charged with vagrancy was dis- missed, and a case under the In come War Tax Act was further heard and adjourned until today

TRINITY EVENING AUXIL- IARY — The Evening Auxiliary of the W.M.S., Trinity United Church, met Monday evening of this week following the Prayer Service. There was a good attendance of the members, rwith Mrs. 5.0. Thompson presiding. Reports on the past year's activities were re- ceived from the various depart- ment-s, showing n good attendance throughout the year and a.sub- stantial increase in membership and givings. The officers for 1948 more installed by Mrs. Laura Bus- tln. who later spoke briefly on the duties of the officers. Following are the officers for the ensuing year: Past President. Mrs. George Paterson; President. Mrs. S..C Thompson; 1st and 2nd Vice Pres- idents, Mrs. Ix-igh Kennedy and Mrs. F.G. Osborne; Christian Stewardship Secretary. Mrs. John Simpson: "Frcnsurcr, Ziliss E. Dousc; Asst. Tlcil-Q. iliiss I. Rogcrson; Re- cording Secretary, Miss E. Mor- son; Corresponding secretary. Miss M. MacLcod; Supply Secretary’, Miss W. Schurman; Temperance Secretary. Mrs. E. Clark; Com- munity Friendship secretary, Mrs. G. Harding; and Assistants Mrs. AB. Cutcilffe and Mrs. E.A. Lav- ers; social Secretary Mrs, Hiram Howatt; and Assistants, Mrs. Nell Diamond. Mrs. William Coilcy, and Miss F. Dollar. Pianist. hliss L.M. Aitken. The meeting closed with the Mizpah benediction.

zzMOORE s- BIFLEOI’) urn. will be closed this afternoon.

Estimate Cost l 0f New Freight Ilates Increase

TORONTO, Jan. 6 -(C Pl-Can- a-dian industry still is trying to fig- ure out tvhat cost increases will re- suit from iihe interim 10 per cent emergency freight rate increase granted by the United States Inter- state Commerce Commission, the second such increase granted re- cently.

0n goods crossing the internat- ional boundary the increase is ef- fective since yesterday on both United States and Canadian lines because. under "joint through rate" arrangements, rates go’ up on both sides of the border when either country makes an increase. Accordingly virtually all rail- shlpped items of Canadian-United States trade are affected.

A coal dealer in Toronto said the latest increase would add about 10 cents a ton to the cost of United States hard (anthracite) coal in Canada, and he assumed it would ultimately be handed on to the public. I An oil company said it had not figured out, its added costs. Probably the increase would not immediately be mood to the retail price. but it was another item of added cost and if hhere were enough of than

they would result in retail in- creases. A steel company executive in

Hamilton said no immediate in- crease in the price of steel is con- tccitplated.

Newsprint ccmpanies will feel the extra cost in their heavy shipment» to the United States. It is assumed that, ime companies will have to ab- sorb it for the present, at least in_ the cases 0f companies which have announced flnm prices for the firlt six months oi’ 1048 at increase of $6 a ton in New York.

The freight increase will be felt in one my or another in the cost of hundreds of items. but it» Will N! n matter of each firm fifllifl"! WI- its toini costs. Generally it is un- likely that the increases will be handed on directly or immediately but ilhey will figure in east structures which ultimately affect prices to the consumer-

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Argentina llalts Meat To Britain

BUBNOB AIRITSTJan. 0 —(APi _ The Argentina Government was roportsd today to have halted

Through the day. the normal bustling life of its 2.500 people was at a. standstill as curious crowds gathered tovlew the town's sl-

most completely gutted Business section .

merit in pounds convertible -- _ United ltltd dollars

the Issuance of permits for ship- ments of meet to Britain-pre- sumdbly because of diustisfaction with its failure to obtain pay- into

on the night of December 1'1, 1847f

Boyne Lodge Elects Cfficers

Mr. 1!. Nelsen Robinson wee elected Worshipfui Master of Boyne Loyal Orange Lodge No. 014, Charlottetown, at the annual election of officers last night. In- stsllation ceremonies were con- ducted by Right Worshipfui Grand Master Rev. J. R. Skinner.

Other officers elected included.

Deputy Master. Harold n. Saunders.

Chaplain, Fred Chandler.

Recording secretary, G. Arthur Cudmore.

Financial Secretary, Fred Smith.

Treasurer. Norman Birt.

First Lecturer, J. K. Lacey.

Deputy Lecturer, C. D. Keenan.

Marshall, Joseph Duncan.

First Committeeman, James V. Cralbbe.

Mr. Fred Smith was the retir- ing Worshipfui Master.

Week 0f Prayer Service Neld In Baptist Church

’I'1he second service of the Unl- versal Week of Prayer under the auspices of the Charlottetown Min- isterial Association was held last night at the United Baptist Church with the Rev. M. D. Dunbar as preacher.

The pastor, tihe Rev. J.D. Davi- 5011, presided. The Rev. J.T. Ibbott, rector of St. Paul's Anglican Ch-urch, read the Scripture and the Rev. G. Carlyle Webster, pastor of

Zion Presbyterian Ch/urch, led in prayer. Mr. Dunbar built nis theme-

“Fai.th"—around the Biblical nar- ration oi’ Abraiiiamrs pilgrimage from Ulf of Chaldea. to Canaan. God, Mr. Dunbar said. bad told Arbraham to “Get thee out of thy land, and iron thy kindred. and come into a land that I will show thee." But Abraham, lacking faith in his God, had stopped short of his destination and had taken his fath- er, Torah, a man who worshipped strange GodE. wilh him. Not until Torah had died, Mr. Dunbar said, clid Gncl znsrr- Abraham into the laud of pronzisr».

In that incident. iiicrc was a spiritual lesson for all humanity, the preacher said. God calls people to go out into strange places, even into places of (lurknrss. He asks them to go without fear, in perfczt faith of Ills wisdom and omnisci- ence. lie asks them to separate themselves from the idols 0i’ 10B world and into a life which means obedience to l-Iis will. Abraham's failure to go all the way with God. Mr. Dunbar said, should be u 1058C“ to a‘.l C-Iiristlnns sacking light and direction in the guidance of their lives. _

Last night's congregation packed the Baptist Churnh to the doc-rs.

The soloist tvas Miss Pmlie Burn". This evening's service will be

held in the st. Jrlmes Presbyterian Church vinhcre the preacher will he the Rev. J.D. Davison.

Canadian Cheese Shipments Reduced

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TORONTO’. Jan. 6-(CP)—Can- adian cheese shipments to the Un- ited Kingdom have been reduced because of declining production and increased domestic consump- tion not only of cheese but of other dairy products, W. C. Cam~ eron, federal dairy products spec- ialist, said today.

In an address prepared for de- livery before the Ontario Cheese Producers’ Association, Mr. Cam- eron said Canada is "at least" the sixth largest producer of milk in the world today and the third largest exporter of cheese.

Chief of dairy products erad- ing and inspection services for the Dominion Agriculture Department, he said there have been marked changes in the production and utilization of milk in Britain which arc of "significant import- ance" to the Canadian cheese pro- ducer.

The fluid milk requirements JI

that country increased during the war and are still far from being met, with the result that only a ‘mule ppopoftiflfi is used for manu- fgcturing purposes. For instance. the total amount of milk “w! I01‘ the manufacture of all types of cheese in Britain in 1045 was only 51,72 per cent of that used for similar purposes in i000. He said it is imperative that only clean milk produced undfl sanitary conditions be delivered to cheese factories so that Can.- pdo may retain its position of be- ing the only source of select qual- ity cheese in quantity-

Cre-ek Communists Establish Capital

Afl-IIENS, Jen. 0 - (AP) -— A Greek war correspondent reported today that Markos Vefiadea had established a temporary capital for a separate Greek Communitt state in en isolated village in the heart of the Grammos Mountains l0 miles from the Albanian bor- der. '

Vseso Oeimberados, correspon- dent for the conservative Athens. newspaper Bmbros, said villagers fleeing from the Crarrirnos Moun- talus wid him the capital was s-

Presentaticn 0f Imperial Service Medals8tAwariis

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At an impressive ceremony held in the assembly hall in the local Canadian National Railway Sta.- tion buiidlng yesterday morning, five Canadian National Railways retired employees received the high honor of having the Imper- ial Service Medal pinned on their breasts in recognition of their long and faithful service. His Honour Lieutenant Governor J. A. Bernard made the presentations.

Included also in this ceremony were first aid presentations made by I-Ion. W. J. P. MacMlilan, O. B. E.. Chief Railway Medical Of- ficer, and Mr. D. W. Kyle, Menc- tou. Regional Supervisor of First Aid, in which one fourth year label Award, two third year Med- allion Awards, and fifteen first yea-r Certificates, were presented.

The presentations were presided over by Mr. T. C. Montgomery, Superintendent of Canadian Na- tionai Railways, Island Division, who opened the ceremony by wei- coming all the employees present, and congratulating them on the honours being bestowed upon theim, and on the splendid showing they have made.

Mr. Montgomery then introduced the Lieutenant Governor, who ex- pressed his appreciation at being present on this memorable occas- .lon, and then carried out the prg. sentations in which he added his personal congratulations to each individual recipient.

Dr. MacMiilan was then intro- duced, and before making the joint presentations with Mr. Kyle, he addressed the gathering, in which he outlined the value of having well trained First Aiders in times of emergencies, and refer- red to occasions in which he had personally observed the value of this training. He congratulated the recipients on their splendid achievement, and paid fine tri- bute tc the men receiving the Im- perial Service Medal.

The following is a citation accompanying perlal Service Medal:

Central Chancery of

The Orders of Knighthood. St. Jamcss Palace, S. W. 1. 10th. May. ‘.947

Sir: l am (rommhudcil to for- ward the imperial Scrvicc Mcdal which His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award to you in recognition cf the mer- itorious services which you have rendered.

copy of tne the Im-

I am, Sir. Yours faithfully Registrar of the Imperial Service Order.

Following is h list of the reci- pients of awards and certificates. Imperial Ser-icc Medal Mr. Ernest Clark Cameron, City, 43 years service; Mr. Jean Andre Gaudet, Borden. 29 years service, l/Ir. Louis Henry Davies McPher- son, North Wiltshire, 36 years ser- vi ; Mr. Ernest James McTague. Tlgnlsli, 52 years service; Mr. Gar- net Wolseiey Poole, City, 37 years service. First Aid Presentations:- Label Award, fourth year_- Mr. Fhcderit-k I3. Doyle. Medallion Awards, third _\‘eui'— Miss Margaret F. Irving; Mr James Ivan Hughes. Certificates, first Fulton B. Proude; art; Charles E. Small; Francis Arthur Walsh; Owen Everett Beagan; Edward J. Strain; John A. Martin; William Spencer; John H. Lohnes; Harry W. McInnls; Frank W White; Archie L. Vick- erson; Peter C. Hughes; Misses Jean MncFca hue; Mild re i Spence.

14 thin]; Plane Crash

PARIS, Jan. 6 -.-(AP)-F‘0urteen persons were killed tonight when an Air France DC-d airliner crash- ed and burned in the edge of a woods about two miles from Le Bourget Air Flcld.

Tlhrce persons were thrown clcnr 9g me w-yeckoge of the plane, which was coming in for a landing on a flight from Brussels, Belgium. but one of thtm died shortly afterward. There were 11 passengers and five crew members aboard.

The plane was gliding for a land- ing wihen it struck the tops of trees in the woods and fell in a clearing. 'I‘.he matte-red wings and iueelego burned, but there was no explosion.

E demlc 0f Measles A Geese Bay Airport

GOOSE BAY, Labrador. Jan. (C?) — Approximately 50o RC.- A l". personnel and Canadian civ- ilian workers are under quaran- tine today following an outbreak 0,! measles in the Canadian sec- tion of this big airbase.