FEBRUARY 26-2214. AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ‘A DAY TO- DAY ’ THE OF ENJOYABLE SKATING YOUR BIG DAY FORUM - ' ' ' er-Maritime lce rac- 1},°,,,‘,’,“...‘§‘i..t., the worst storm me season hnd caused post- em9n1 Wednesdays and mrarsdayg races until yesterday noon, over sixty members of lmrflplifax and Dartmouth Driv- Clllb5 clinic over to lend their pm fllld welcome presence to n. The officials of the ‘lying Club, sponsors 0! . ., .11 ~un smoothly and Wagelrlilrelrllfil lthe history vi’ the Mil in the Maritimes was there Fpetter class of horses brought together for an ic: raclnl m9“- __Q_ 111 Wliu is a partial list of mggilsehtgegflillg. . . . Fred Laney. we Tumor, Don Turner, Gco- . Dartmouth. Jack Scott. RI‘. 11115511 gyrll Dauphinee, H. Mac- .. ‘iu. Griffin, Home. p1.’ walker, Sam We er. Ch"- ' Walker, Barney Emmy. Phil olsky. Tom Watson. Frank Pep- . Jack Mclnnis. Gordon Mitch- ,'acorge Sharks O. V. Kennedy 1y clldinore. t scallion. Pat Layers, . , a Andrew. Jr.. lllvlthe. Harry Goodman. Wal- .. Johnston, Ro Kidney, Harold 110p, Al Hodgns. Bill Savoy. ‘ Flynn. Claude OT-Iearn, Bill crlllclislianxs, I. R. Rilpley. Will “sq-once, George C arke, H. wdsde, all from Halifax. and will jardine. Chathflm- _ -_0-_. fired J. E. Wright. Secretary of t. Prince Edward Island Harn- Racing Club, Sunlmersid». P. l. 1., reminds all owners of youth- . ‘trotters and papers that the lid payment of the 1044 two. es and iour-year-old Futurity takes will be due March lst and mist bc sent to him. Otherwise U15 may cannot be accepted. The mar tiling to do in I. case of this is to do it now-memory is iilctrtain iind those possessing Ill eligible candidate should not ne- llalt the matter j0__- Elmer Ferguson. Sports Editor tliile Montreal Daily Herald. riots voice is heard every Satur- iiy EVEIIIILZ giving the three star idection on the hockey program litllil Toronto. has the following hills column. ..“Ernie McKenzie. dull tlf sport in Pictou. NS. is in itrll ior oiie oi his periodical vis- its and smouldering slightly be- nllse Kiiigstoil instead of Halifax ns ciloscll as the l site for the llttkcy Hall of Fame. Ernie's son lby. overseas. recently was beat- m by a whisker in the 220 yards tleilt ill 1'1 3-5. which is stepping. lie will overhaul any Nazi- Bsltept Rommeli-going at that t: ‘o? lliloh C. Lasbury. one of the prominent New Eliglanders in the illness horse sport oi 25 years Ill. passed away on February llth ll Hartford. Conn. As a young llll lic took up tobacco growing W llirfliilzh time enlarged his op- eritions until he had a 500 acre llliniatioll in Connecticut, with as iiany as ‘.100 acres under crop Elly and lit: became one of the ling packers of cigar leaf in ill western states. He. owned and Med a great many horses. the mast notable of which was Furl l1». 2.01 1-2. a magnificent grey Mist that was “one of the top- ittcllers of the Grand Circuit ior “lily yours. Bo *0‘- me idea of his quality may ‘Pilstheljed from the fact that he “l 99 limes) first or second and will’ Plkht times back of fourth "My ill 129 starts. His total win- lliizs were over $40,000. Other fast ""1" Cfllllpflisners owned by Mr. bllrl’ were Ethel Chimes. 3.01- Battle King 2091-4 and Ardell 12- i0 (lllotc a few i“? “Tilt; ilt-o-ycar-old son of a mill} clllinlpion. Rick. by Billy irc. 1.5a. out of Del Frisco 3. (lied at the ho e of his , Frankfort ... T o youfigster gave 0f being avatar perform- thc loss to the" turf is great. -—- er and (Fix milk‘ Luccllle. N'.Y., is annually 1m “l?” 0i programs of ice rac- m lit draw large numbers of ‘ climfi- At a recent race meet. u s ‘if! A Pace was won by An- lm Mn straight heats. best time mm“ - lass B Pace by m“); C. Grattan, best time my G and the Class C. by Wor- rattan. best time 1.10. c‘ _ _..Q_ 1 “Milli? brick in retrospect "lcmilryls pages the writ- ,“ acgénbcrs when as a boy I mnm 600d an afternoon off to ior ire b“ ‘P0 races on the Har- emu‘ l’ ‘llygfigploycr, the litslte m", ‘- - o o ie "renzhlllllt I rc ilit 9 was a ‘Maui M “$3219?! “"80 concourse of the races were milc Liter m, “Tilt (o1- jcnurmmd 191i, a great czursc (t7 "will; came in and _ ts as shortened to ha". ' favorite soot was off : dista.‘ s when "f W" shortened up to w quarter miles. the same as they were racing at Mars Hills. Maine. One of the reasons for cutting down the distance was that it was found too difficult to keep 111111. mile tracks open while quarter miles could be cleared with loll- parative ease __oi One of the most peculiar race meets was held Just at the head of the railway wharf only a. few d s prior to "ie disappearance oi the ice. People standing on the wharf watching tho sport expected the participants to disappear at any minute and many holes were actually punched through the ice. TLe horses raced in lanes and p0- sltions were drawn for each heat because some lanes were so full holes it. was considered the only fair way of overcoming that dif- ficulty. There was lots oi excite- ment and I believe Devilish Dor- othy, owned by the late Dr. J.T. Jenkins, proved the ultimate win- ner. fli- Another time a race was being held the latter part of the season and one oi the out of town ent- rants who was moving a house over the ice, left it to take part in the race. On his return the house had disappeared. It is a fact, truth is stranger than fiction! The above little incidents are Just to show the youn men of today that they have no ing on the old- timers when it comes to enthus- iasm for the sport. Yes, a lot of kick has been gotten out of ice racing and it has helped immeas- urably to drive away the dullness which winter wraps around us. _0_. In three stalls at Orlando. Flor- ida. is exactly $46,000. worth racing material. In the first is King's Counsel 2.00 for which E. J. Baker paid $20,000. last sum- mer. Next tn him is the two-year- old col‘- Algiers by Volomite, which drew $15,000 as a yearling at Wal- nut Hall Farm sale last. fall. In the next stall is the two-year-old pac- ing filly Mighty Lady, for which Baker paid $10,000 at the same sale. Unfortunately both colts ran to "flu" or similar illness which set them back a bit. but now they are getting along just fine. __()__. Henry H. Knight, the man who bred Greyho nd 1.55 i-4 and mnny of the reatest trottiers and pacers in the land and still breeds trotters and pacers, set a world's record recently by buying the largest single purchase of thor- oughbred horses in the world. Mr. Knight purchased the entire thor- oughbred holdlngs of the late Em- erson F. Woodward of Valdina Farms in Texas, one of the world's largest thoroughbred states. There were 149 in the group and the amount of money involved will run close to half a million dollars. It. is stated that Mr. Knight may purchase another farm at Lexington where he will bring the best oi the thorough- breds. He already has Almahurst. which is managed by Marvin Childs. the man who piloted Hal Bov 2.00 l-Z to victory on so many occasions _0- Harness horse papers in the United States as far west as Indi- anapolis carry a complete report of the Charlottetown. P. E. I. ice races, so the news goes far afield. 10- Mcdicos oiiicr than our good friend Dr. R. P. Seaman find rec- reation from the great strain which operating involves. by hav- ing horses as a hobby. At Roches- ter. Minnesnta. Dr. H. I. Lillie- widely known specialist at the Mayo Clinic. has four head of the best bred trotters and pacers in the United States. These he helps train and exercise whenever op- portiinity from his strenuous work permits. _Q__ "But the best laid pin-list)! mice and mcil gang aft agley Whw file Storm King takes a hand and it certainly was a real storm that blocked streets and roads and cov- cred the ice lanes which the hor- ses were to race over. However. through the kind offices of the government and city. snow plows were put to work early Friday morning and by noon liad the course ship shape and ready 1°? the meet. An account oi the races appears elsewhere on this page. Remember When (By The Canadian Press) Harry Greb. three-year killg of the middleweight: was drilirfilii-‘d is years ago tonight by Tiler Flow- ers of Atlantic in o i2-round bolit at New York's Madison Square Garden. Flowers. who became the first negro to hold the division title lost to Mickey Walker the same your and died shortly afterwards. Ii. ll. l.. Schedule There are four National Hockey League mes scheduled for th week en . wo tonight Ind W" °" sundily night. Playing tonight l" Boston at Canadiens and Chicago at. Toronto. On Sunday night Ca- nadians play at Detroit and Rim- llers at Ohicll0. w m. .whicli had been filled THE GvARPlélN aPO-RTING NEWS [gland Horses Win Both ' Over 200 In Attendance l Maritime Championship ‘Events In Meet Yesterday The inter-maritime ice racln lihmltlllllllshlps 411d supporting pro! gram which had been the talk of Maritime horsemen fur the pas-t. month or more was concluded yes. WPd-ily evening. Yes. the shades of‘ lllifht were tolling when the tired bunch of horsemen and officials. who had been at it from l o'clock _ in the afternoon finally called it a day. finishing nt 7-30 p.m. Original. ‘ly planned for Wednesday and ihursday afternoons the wnoie pio- ilrarii. arranged by the Victoria DFll/IIIR Gill-ll, 710d to be compressed into 0m bill AIIEBL, as horsemen from Dartmouth and Halifax wish- ed to return to their business for Monday. If. W35 fl Zféltt crowd of people that gathered iiloiig the well-bank- ed confines of tile sti'ip_ of clear track lard out on harbor ice off Cut Street. borne estimates placed the number cf petiole who actually viewed the races at one time or ano- tlicr dtmng the afternoon alt be- tween 1.50.) and 2.000. In the excitement of the finishes, when horses were battling head to head and d.I'1V9l'c'._Wli.Il arms up- raised were shouting 11nd teaming for very life. it took the joint ef- forts of officials and Mounties to keep a clear path for the contending- stee It was an afternoon tha ill be long remembered. The air. flurrles for two days and iookedl ominous in the morning. cleared up shortly after I p.m. and the sun shone in all has glory. lhOBxht of for making‘ the meet a success had been wor the VICDOIIB. Club but, due to file sticky trick. i1 problem confronted1 them that of f of shoes by held up the cham- pibnshlp pace on two occasions when Rainey (i, Henley. well shoe and later a hind shoe. In the other events there were casualties of a nature and busted tires and broken hflIIlESS and all the thins! that so with the excitement of a. me t. b race e vhegi these things are brtush- an ac only is "- of it will reman for all time as a most memorable sczies of contests in which the almost over- looked-two months ago-Peter Budlong, bought for o. amateur, treated for lameness by him and given idle kindest possible care. emerged as a championship ice pacer of the ftiaritlmes. Due ere. dit mist also be given to his driver, M01" lde. two championshi to dispose of and when the smo e of battle had cleared away it was found that the trotting champion- ship had come also to the Garden‘ of the Gulf with I-Inl Britton. the ex-new Glasgow and ex-New Brun- swick trotter whining. yet sharing part of the iaurcls with Pull Moon. Hal Brlttons owner is Lee Chag- pell and the driver again was I e Moreside. Class A Pace In the class A pace Aubrey Dillon. ed and driven by Don Turner of Dartmouth nad too much step for the others Competition come from the Halifax-owned F-lo Direct who finished 2 2 at Dillon's wheel. Island entries, Nell Cochatodale and Jane Harvester raced well. Class B Paco ‘This was s slLlDflSe race in that the winner Singin’ Sam was so lightly regarded that he changed hands yesterday. Wcll McNeill be- ing the purchaser. Claude O'Brien. who was one of the first to get the key to this erratic pacer, was put up behind him and rafter losing the first heat w Major Bowes and Miss America he was out ahead in gcod style the next. two and won the race. Major Bowcs won the first heat in close finish from Miss Am- erica. Walter Brown. the Dart- mouth entry was 4 4 4. Claus C Trot The class C trot was a good race with four emrics. Jaunitn Axwor- thy. recently pumhased by Vernon Proude from ‘l-‘red Turner had too- much step for the others. although Plaiydale pushed closely. The time in both heats was 3i seconds. Close to 1200 ocopltl vrere tcndance nt the Queen Square School Ice Sports held at the tForum last llifintfllid each and ever-y one of the big crowd came ‘away thoroughly satisfied with the skating performances plit on by the pupils from the S-ycnr-olds up to the open events Again manly of the performers showed plenty ska- ting ability, with the majority of the finishes being of the blanket variety. 1 Lloyd Martin, smooth 15-year- ,old s afcr captured Illa. D0‘. F. C. Dougan Trophy. for the best oil- round skater competition when he chalked up 26 points n ht's program o add just that much more suc- cess io the evening Queen Square upils saw their favorites .fhe Q S. . hockey team, skate to a 6-2 vic- tory over the Keiisingwn team in the animal feature of the fliorta. _ Queen Square took a 2- lead in ltlie first period; increased it to 5-0 by the cnd of iile second; and af- ter adding a goal in the early part of the third for their sixth score of the night were set bnck on their heels n tho latter stages as Ken- slngton hittin their stride pumped ‘in wo goals game. C. Dowling led the Queen Square tack as he performed the hat trick by s ng the iaimml puck into the draperies three times duriru the ame viii-h W shepherd getting gm and L. Martin opening the sc in the first period. Moly- neaux although not scoring assists on five uf his teams goals for a standout performance Kelly and Woodsidc were the lumen for the visiting Kensing- ma!‘ “on team. kllbllowing we the resuits of the a even : a Balance: N. Wilson anJ 1i. tin; I B. MwDonaH and I. I Mar- Mm- which horses and drivers ‘(irrheat battle ltnd fast time resul e Cluistie Budlong. owned by James Shaw of Cardigan and driven by James Arbing was the winner. Nan- cy Budio liad to be drawn. Virginia Kalmuck, with snow i made up the Pcmiiiiidci: of the field Every arrangement that could be events two firsts took the race. ed out by i meet deserve the greatest credit for ROD] “BX; timers. Stan Mathesori. tholuzht of as a winner, lost a front (1.11: course and announcer, Tile Well McNeill. Charlottetown. Tracey Hanover (J, semi) feen Competition Features Q. S. S. Annual Ice Sports in at- Millltn; 3. M. Martin and B. Hen- 1 ncssey. during the M fore the end of the forwards drW Woodlngton Trotting U‘ pionship Great interest was taken in this race because of the presence of Al- Vlll Gil)’. a trottcr with a lot of re- putation frcm Maine that had been rought t/o Dartmouth some months agO. Then again many pinned their faith to Full Moon, that Over a a gllber surface was timed in bet- ter than 30 seconds. Sticky track may have been n handicap but any- how Full Moon won the first heat lil 31 seconds iind forced Hal Brit- ton to trot the next three heats at an average of 301d seconds. The old warrior, Heather-belle. answering to 1'1 years. and campaigned since a WN-year-oid out up a. great battle and Alvin Guy also raced well Class B ’t‘rot and Pace This was the final event on the program and despite the long wait had to endure to take pnri. they put u J1 besutiflillrl-aaited trcticr. r18, Les) Praughfs good seer was a close second the first eat but met with an accident and Bud the Tramp and Mr. Tilley and all wont rt very creditable race. In the championship trot and pace the rule was that a horse had to win three heats. In the other The officials who handled the the way it was conducted and for thew strict attention to their duties. They were: starter, R. Ab- bott: Judges. H. Murphy, Cleve neon. Gordon Mitchell, If ton Bell. Dr. RC. Dougan. clerk of W. H. awn SUMMARY Championship Par-q Peter Etxlio (I, Moreside) I R0, al Jim ( . Kelly) 3 Ra ey G. Henley (Pat Lav ) 4 San Ton (G. Turner) 2 Time: 30%, 30%.», 31. The inn h is ed b Ed. ooln.‘.l‘l‘olf.fllli.iteio°w‘lif‘ ' Class A Pace Aubrey Dillon (D. Turner) 1 Flo Direct (Walker) z Nell Coohatndale (S. Walker) 3 Jane Harvester (C. O'Brien) 4 Time: 3i. 3'3. The winning horse is owned by Don Turner of Dartmouth. Class B Pace Si in’ Sam (C. O'Brien) Ma m" Bowes (I. Moreside) America. (P. Lovers) Walter Brown (G. 'I‘u.rner) Time: 32. 32. 311i. 3 1 l 3 2 2 4 4 winning horse is owned by Class C Trot Jaunita. Axwortliy (V. Pmude) l!) l Playdale (W. Kell 2 3 4 4 3 Nancy Edwards (O. Jardine) E2 The winning horse is Vernon Proude. Brackley. owned 17y Trotting Championship Hal Britton (I. Moresitle) 2 1 Full Moon (W. Kelly) 1 Heatherbelle (Kidney) 3 Alvin Guy (Tuner) 4 Time: 3i. 31, 3015. 30. Thi- winiling horse is owned by Lee Chappeil. Covelicad. Class B Trot and Pace Christie Budlong (J. Ai-blng) Virginia Kalniuck (B. Younke Bud the Tramp (C. O'Brien) Mi‘. Tilley (L. Kelly) Nancy Budlong (L. Prnught), 1 d Time: 31 3i".- The winning horse is owned by James Show of Cardigan 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3 1 r) 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 I‘. Under 9 years: l. J. Morgan; 2. D. Super: . . L aphie. Accuracy Race: i. M. MacKenzie; 3. A. Zakein; 3. H Doyle. 0 years old: i. D. Doyle; 2. W. Dunn; 3. R. Hcniiessey. l0 years old: 1. C. Ready; 3. R. Costello; 3. J. Hayes. Relay Race: Won by Grade X. Potato Race: l. L. Martin; 2. B. lviacDonald: 3. Bennett MacDon- a Quarter Mile Open: 1. L. Mari-in; 2. H. ‘nlainor; s. l). MacDonald. - 1 J. Shepherd; 3. L. Kay s. . L Henncssey- I. ; 3. T Harper. ' 13 years old: 1. B. MacDonald :2. B. McNecly. 3. L. Shepherd. nBacéwagitfu Rhine: lilldhTrrizmor; 2. en ac la . . a . Mlttycaiés tfldérl. rtnzakeml I. M. a n: . . iv i i5 years olti: lful... Martin; I. H. ‘Prainor; 3, D MacDonald. ' Hockey Idneuos: - Q 8.8. Goal. Haushey; defence, Martin. Wilson. McNeil]. L. White; . Dow ng. Shepherd Mo esux Coyle. McKenzie, H. Tm‘ or. . McKenzie Remington: Goal. K . defence. , side,_,,, 8am le: forwar , Kelly, Ran kenne y, McQuaid. Mobeasl. Saunders. A. McLean, C. McMahon A: ood Referee: Walter Lswlor. SUMMAIN I'll-st Period 1—-Q5.S.. Martin 4 :00 (Bowling. "'81 v Horsemen ’s Greetings from Mayor John E Lloyd of Halifax to Island Horse- men were read by Mr. Mitchell of Halifax at the big Horsemen: ban- quet at the Charlottetown Hotel last night held in conjunction with the inter-Maritime ice race meet- lllg wiileii was held yesterday a!- ternoon over the speedway off Victoria Ptsrk. His Worship Mayor Lloyd sent his best wishes expressing the hope that the meet would be an out- standing sucwss. The message was greeted with rounds of applause and showed plainly the good fell- owship that exists between mcm- bers of the Halifax and Dartmouth Clubs and the Victoria and Brack- ley Point Clubg of the Island, As on past occasions last night's get - togethrn- was another huge succes as well over 200 horse lov- ers sat down around the festive board and witnessed the presenta- tions of silver trays to the own- ers of the two championship hor- ses, Peter Budlong. pacing king and Hal Britten king of the trctt- ers during the meeting. Ed Downe "vation from tile crowd as they ll-ere asked fn stand by the Chair- man, Councillor A. '1‘ ltfacKinnon to be introduced Rcpreaewin" the Government, in the absence of Premier J. Walter Jones. Hon. 'I‘. W. L. Prowse extended a warm welcome to the visiting horsemen numbering 62‘ in all and booed that these meet- ings would be continued in the Plan Ice Races This Afternoon Officials of the Victoria Driving Club announced last night that if weather conditl permit races will be held on Harbor Ice this af- ternoon. Classes were not made up last night but it was announced that horsemen wishing to ract. would have their entries classified on the ice. The program is sched- uled tn get underway at 1.30. St. F. X. Wins N. S. Intercollegiate Title by defea den-death playoff for the crown. sPEECYITSETLIDGET (Continuedmfmm _ page >1.) the correct deficit for 1943. Mr. Hughes said. This deficit on ord- inayy account is $30,470. and on capital account $116,830.00. or a total deficit of $156.3“). There was a reduction in net debt of $134,311. For the three months Jan. 1 to March 31. 1944, the estimated def- 'cit 0n ordinary account is $130.- . . That will show an increase in net debt of $30 full fifteen months a reduction in net debt of $108,250.73. Tile estimated sinking fund for 19L’: is $300,000. Actually there was 8290.540 placed in the fund. The estimated amount t.o be paid into the sinking fund for the current three months is $100,000. making a total for the fifteen months per- iod of $300,540. _ “The auditor makes up the statement of the total liabilities and it is rather difficult to make that up at any period except. the end of the year." Mr. Hughes said. “The Public Accounts as tab- led do not show that statement, but doubtless there will be a state- ment. estimated as closely as pos- sibie,_placed on the table before the close of the session." In the next four years. he said. there is almost ..$6,000.000 falling due in bonds of this Province. Recently the Government is- sued bonds to the extent oi $350.- 000 and obtained 99 l-B for 3 per cent seven year bonds. This was almost as good as the Dominion received. The price quoted was that paid by the bond houses; the pflog to the purchaser would be somewhat higher. Mr. Hughes ‘ ‘ ‘ by say- ing he would not endeavor "to encroach on the fields that will be covered by the leader of the Gov- ernment and other members thereof." Opposition Protest “There is nothing here to carry on with." protested Hon. Dr. W.J. P. MacMiilan, leader of the Op- position. "This is the most unus- ‘ARI procedure that has ever taken is the owner of Peter Budlong while| Ice Cha-poelle of Stanhopa is owner; of Hal Britten. Roth received a great’ ‘v .961", or for thee Banquet Last . 1 future. , His Worship Mayor J. E Blan- chard lllso extended a hearty wel- come on behalf of the City. He referred to his long interest in the racing game and like the pre- vious speaker expressed the hope that this event would continue to be held in the years to come. Mr. John Scott. president of the Halifax Harness Clu Mr. Fred Lahey of the Dartmouth Club. Mr. Fred Turner and Mr. Cyril Dau- phiilee also of I-Isldfax were heard in brief talks that stressed the confidence they felt in the future of the ice racing game and all were sincere in the congratulations they showered upon the local horsemen for their capturing of the two tro- phies and at the same time stat- ing that next year they would be back bigeer and stronger than ever for another battle over the ice lan- es. Mr Neil Robertson and Mr. Harold Cudmore of the Brackley Point Club and Mr Wellington McNeill of the Victoria Club were also heard in brief remarks. all sta- ting how welcome the visitors were and expressing the wish that an even lartzer delegation would be present for next "car's meeting Music for the evening was stipn- lied by Don Mcsser and His Islan- dor= with a snln and tap dancing number by Miss Peggy Camobeil| fan dancing by Teresa Costello. son: and dance by Mary Arsen- nuli. solo by Mr Elmer Gallant iind a. female impersonation of Lily “ms by Jirrrr-io Powel- Pddint! much , "llfrtainmcnt in the evening GENTRAI. GUARDIAN This column is reserved foi- nnwd of local interest, but advertlshl of a newsy nature may he insert at five cents a word. strictly nay- abl; in advance. ENGAGEMENT — Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Campbell of O'Leary wish to announce the engagement of their tides. dnuelitcr. Roberta Phyllis Irene to Daniel Harris MacLeod son of Mr. . ‘ D.A. MacLeod of I-fopeiield. ~~ ‘we to take place sometilr. in March. Jill. MOTORISTS CHARGED -— Al- ready several motorists havebeen charged with leaving their cars parked all night on c t,v streets in violation of traffic by-laws, and more are likely to be charged. it- was learned. The action is taken in an effort to clear the streets of cars at, night to permit the free operation of snow fighting equip- ment in the event of storm. Police said cars on the street make it al- , most impossible for snow plows to do a satisfactory job. LADIES AUXILIARY 0F CA- NADIAN LEGION MEETS-The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion was held last night at the Legion Home. The President Mrs. Arthur Henry presided and in ad- dition to a large attendance. 10 new members were initiated and two names submitted for memb- crship. Reports of the various com- mittees were submitted and dis- cussed and $200 was voted to the Rcil Cross, which includes $35.00 for knitting material for the boys in the services. The members of the Auxiliary expressed their ap- preciation of the conduct and consistent co-operation of the R. A. F. in their contact with the voluntary workers of the canteen. They took this opportunity wishing these boys good luck and Godspeed oil their approaching de- parture from Charlottetown. PRINCETO‘ N W- M. S, —'I‘he February meeting of Princetown Road W M S. met at the home of Mrs Mudock MacSwain on ‘Tuesday evening. Feb Bth- The meeting opened with call to Wor- ship by the Presidcnt and the Hymn 182 O Word of God Incar- nate. The theme for this meeting was “The Bible " A reading, “The Great Fraternity" was read by Mrs. Roy MacKinnon. The Scripture Lesson Psalm 23. was read by Mir- iam Dollar. This Was followed by repeating the Lord's Prayer in unison. Hymn “Break Thou the Breed of Life" was then sung fol- lowed by a, prayer by Mrs. Ernest Dollar, The minutes of the previ- oils meeting were read and ap- proved. Roll call was answered by nine members. Collection amounted to sixty cents (60 cts.) An inter- esting re ort on Presbyterial was given by the President I’. was decided to hold World- Div of Prayer at. the home of Mrs. F. C. Dollar". Plaiv concerning the quilt- ing of the llflssionaiiv ullilt were discussed. The IYICQUII’! closed with Hytnll "The Day Then Gav- est" and Mizprh Benediction. glace in this House-proceeding with a. Budget debate and with no information at all. Not a report. from a department! The few fig- ures given here were prepared by the Provincial Secretary. There_ has been no indication of govern- mental policy except what was given very scatteredly by the Premier in speaking on the Draft. Address. which you can't refer to w, according to the rules of the ouse. "This is the position in wilieil! this wonderful Government has placed the Legislature at the pre- sent time. It is nothing more 0r less than a farce. asking 11s t0 80 on with a Budget debate and not a, report from any department be- fore us except a few figures that are lint complete. "I think it is well for each and every member to conside the po- gltion we are’ now in. I move the adjournment.’ The motion carried without further comment, and the House ad1ourned_\_in_ti_l_if__p.m. Mond_ay._ ‘ Second Period t-QSB") She herd (Dowlinl Moly- L-fiw. . (Molynea ) figs, Dowlinl (Molyneaux) Penalty: Woodside. ~ Third Perloil 0-21.85, Bowling (Molvneauv) 7- ttarasingwn, Kelly (Woorbide) d: B-Kcnsington. Woodside (1:00 Penalties: Wilson Martin. Wil- SA. shngah d lvnomx) l :00’ - col, Mclienio, Bowling. Kennedy. PRIIIIIIOE MONTREAL, Feb. 25 —- tCPi — Produce prices today reported by the Dominion Department of Ag- riculture follow:— Eggs: Graded shipments quoted on spot 351i for A-Largt: A-Med- ium 33-33%: A-Ptillets 27-27%: B ' . - C C 2'7. Butter: First grade creamer)’ prints jobbing ~price Iltllé-Ii’! first grade solids. job price 36-36%: wilatglesagghpasteurized storage N0- 4" .2- Cheesc: Current white and color- ed western and Que. 20 FOB: 1 wholesale jabbing price western and Que. white rind colored 30 ‘n31 Potatoes: 75 lb. ir s No. 1 Que. N B . and P.E I . 1.5: No. 2 Que. No. i small P.E I nnd N B- liaticnal l-‘iliu Board (Visual Education) Hllrh. W. Gillie Bndalbane — — - - -- Tuesday Klhliorl — — — — — Wednesday I town - — -- - — Thursday llfenslngton - -- - - — Friday lz-os-oi. . i | iii 1 l _ _ race THIRTEEN _ V_ _ _ _ i Reviews Federation Of Nlght: DGCIdGd Success; i Agriculture Activities FOIIOWIDI is a continuation of lhe repflfi by M1‘. J. J. Trainor,| president of the Prince Edward Is-. land Federation of Agriculture made at jhe annual meeting of the organization this week: - It was my privilege to attend ihe Annual Meeting of the Canad- ian Federation of Agriculture at Quebec City necently. and lami- to accompany members of that body to a. meeting with tits Prime Miri- isticr and his Cabinet at whlgh platters of importance to Canad- ian Agriculture were presented by W!‘ Pffildefli. Mr. H. H Hannam. I have supplied copies of the brief as presented to the Govemmcnt. to our Premier. the Leader of the Opposition and a number of our associate organizations. I am sorry I have not sufficient copies to supply all associate organizat- ions If time permits, I would like to have same read for your infor- motion. Most Pressing Needs At our meetings some seventy odd resolutions came up for con- sideration. including SCmQ from our organization. To my mind, those resolutions ifipresented the present most pressing needs of Ag. riculturo all across Canada As those resolutions were considered. YOU Wfllllfi have to be there in or-' dei‘ to fully appreciate the splendid‘ spirit oi co-operation so much iii| evidence The grievance of ' one section of Agriculture or of any section of Canada immediately re- ceived Sympathetic consideration and suggestions from all others. Each for all and all for each app- eared t0 h; ihe mgtto for all dele-l gates There was absolutely no! sectionalimi or desire to dominate‘ from any quarter. After the consolidation amend- ment and adoption of phase reso- lutions they were passed over to our Executi o ‘ficers to handle through the di cnt government depart- merits or Boards concerned. I am sorry to say I have no copies of those resolutions. Our President has promised to keep us advised as to his success or otherwise in dealing with all matters referred to him. One of the objects of our Feder- Midn is to secure for Agriculture our proper proportion of the Nat- ional income. Rest assured no ef- fort will be spared on the part, of the Canadian Federation to bring this about. Health lg another mat.- ter that is receiving the attention of our National body “Health on the March" and "Principles of Post War Reconstruction for Ag- riculture" are two pamphlets you 51101115 Wt and stud)’ for a full ap- preciation of what our Executive and President are trying to do I want to emphasize particularly why we must give increased fin- ancial assistance to our Canadian Federation of Agriculture. This can be done best by a review of the ac- tivities of that body as summarized in a brief report by President. Hari- narn to our Annual Meeting. Our local activities and opportunlgieg are oi very minor importance when compared with the valuable work oi till‘. Canadian Federation in your behalf. At the beginning of my remtrlts, I tried lo stress the ifnportarlgg of Orllflflllallfln and Education and sussesteo that we use the several school districts as a starting point for this PHYPOM‘ 1f organization l5 Kfllflif to assist in bringing about the better ‘conditions for agricult- llfe for which we all hope and Pray some little sacrifice is nec- essary. is it loo much to 3,51; for g contribution of say one dollar per farm from each of our farmers in all rural districts If you can aff- ord t0 do this I am sure you would be Yf-‘Paid one hundred fold. I Vldlild put it another way and say you cannot afford to turn down such an opportunity for self nPlp, I would suggest that seventy five cents of this be spent for study material for educational advance- ment and the remaining twenty- five cents per farm to be sent to our Secretary - Treasurer to h». divided between our Provincial and Canadian Federation of Agricult- ure. This is mercely a suggested goal to shoot at It might be ton small an amount to carry out any ambitious plan for adult education. It would at least be a start when we give you a summary of the contribution made in support of our Canadian Federation I am sure ycu will realize that the far- mers of this province are not pul- ling their fair share of ti» load or in keeping with benefits rc- ceived through the efforts of the Canadian Federation. For this condition, you ara no) irl blame all you have had no (lpporillilitj: to learn of all lhP good work hemm- Dllshod. Gladlv Assist While Agriculture will assLsi in every possible way in placini; returned men on farms within (hi5 province we wish to pro- test aginst the practice of placing them on farms where the former owners were unable to make a da- cent living. Many of our promising young men v:l'lo would gladly take up farming in thzs province if they could secure financial support. at reasonable rates of interim: should be given support from some pub» lic source. I plant to thank you individually and collectively for your presence here today and for your construct- ive suggestions that I am sure will contribute to the building up of an flglPSSiVe and useful Federation of Agriculture To the Directors and Executive officers. I offer my thanks and appreciation for their generous assistance and tolcraiion Let me further suggest a larger number of members on the Exec- utive Board. I pray to God in guide aiid direct you all in your future activities having in rvlllld the welfare of all our people. Thank you. gladly -_-_ :11 fills War-Four‘ Years Ago (By The Canadian Press) 36. i940 -Allied warships reported to have sunk two German vessels near the Finnish-Soviet border. German reconaissarlce planes flew over Paris for the first time in three months. FEB. 27, i940- Winston Church- ill iold British Commons that the battleships Barham and Nelson were damaged in December by erl- emy action and that the scape. Flow naval base had not been available since the sinking of the Royal Oak VARIED GROUP (Continued from page l) 3: ____,____,_, _ _ of it again. For many of e though the doctors had a differ- ent version. From Labrador into Sicily was t_he Jump made by Lieut. B. G. Snell of St. Andrew's, NB. and he found himself in the heat of bat- tle immediately. A three-inch mor- tar shell that struck near him and sprayed his right shoulder with shrapnel sent him back to Can- ada after more than two years overseas with the New Brunswick Rangers. “I Just zigged when I should have zagged." Lieut. D. F. Cons-- ins of Toronto opined as he told how he was caught in a barrage from a German Bil mm. gun bat- wry. He was inspecting his men's positions in Tirellzi which the ‘Al'- lied troops had just taken when the Jcrries opened up. On the ship to greet Lt. Cous- s. the son of Atlantic wartime ports administrator E. L. Cons-l ins. were his mother and his wife The latter came down from To- ron1o_to see her husband for the first tune in more than two years. Others returning included R.C. AF. Sergeant Mervin Howden of Victoria. and formerly of Wilini-! peg. a crew membe of a ‘ mber‘ squadron on operational training in Britain. Cpl. Charles Groke ofl London. Ont. and Pie. James W E icok Breaking of Bread — — — Sunday School — — — - Prayer Meeting — - - — D. L. ADAMS. 2. |O‘Holloran. NO CONDEMNA TI ON (Romans 8:1) Meetings for the week in the GOSPEL HALL (Upper Prince Sf.) will be as follows: Gospel Meeting - — — — — - - --- Sunday’. 7.30 p.m. --SPEAKER~- Any special meetings will he announced Sunday night aiwivvatiz’ wit. The February meeting of Eny- vale W. I. was held at the home of Mrs. William Griffin with an attendance of twenty membe a and ten visitors. The president presided and opened the meeting by singing the "Institute Ode.” Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. A report was given by the school committee. It yvas decided to purchase a map for the principals department. Sick committee then gave their report. New committees are: School, Mrs. Peter Costello. Mrs. James Griffin. Sick. Mrs. Maurice McCloskey‘. Mrs. Peter Clarkin. Mrs. Daniel McGinn. Programme Mrs. Matthias Callaghan. Mrs. Peter Clarkin. Mrs. Walter Coady. Mrs. James B. Clarkin. The programme consisted oi a song "I'll Never Get Married" and the favourite jest “Meet, the Kin! Roll call next meeting io_be an"- swered by "Hints on Etiquet . The next meeting to be held at Mrs. Peter Costello's. Lunch was then served by the hostess and the remainder of the evening spent in singing and social inter- course. VICTORIA CROSS SCHOOL Report of the semi annual 2. CXBJUIIID UGDSI Grade IX ~ i Buddy Dunn. Richard Knox. Grade VII ~ l. Mary OI-lolloran, Grade VI A 1, Robert Knox. 2 Alvina Dunn. v Grade V - i, James ‘Knox 2. Wil- bert Adams, 3. victor Dunn Grade IV (a) l. ‘dart: Nicholson. Grade IV (b) 1. Hanznlund Rfild. 2, Gloria MaoLa-rld, 3 Gelatin Dunn. Grade IV (c) - 1. Kelsi-l Show Grade III, -- 1. .vill.i'i Scmplo. Mayyrln O'l-!oll0r:<ll 3 Jack Grade ll. V l. Alina Sample. Grade I. (a) - i, Shirlcy Scmplo. Grade I (bl -- l. (No pxams) Highest. fltlbllilliflC¢ in; ihc half- year: HiifllfilOild 1761GT .\i.\"_v Nichol- son: Gloria hiacmrxl: Wilbert. Adams. Sab- of War Stlviilg- to date amount-s to s: ..- credit being lite Ricllcrd, and James Knox. Thelma L. itcid, 'I‘ea(iler. Stamps up 30 most Robert - — — Sunday. 10.30 BJII. - — - Sunday‘. 2.30 p. m. - — Wednesday". 8.00 p.m. of TORONTO r