ff”? J ‘GENT! “gt? o SIDI RDIAN Peniifi Church Street - Phone 289 C COUNT! h Bllblflfl “i? l. A llliillllbeieitwitiilimPend. n, Guardian nil! be borlllll} dell! drug; 1f the IOIIOIII!‘ Itqm tn Water Street. 0k t “u B” Al“ water Street. Toronto t! w" your order to _ I is reserved for new! amfoecciol “iTL-en. but edvertili of g newsy nature Inlv be llllerte at. 2 cents a word. rifle!!! Pill-BIO iii advance- s-==-—-— _ _}|,\y[) WASHING MACHINES mg wringers sold righxtirallasil- _ATTENTION FISIIERMEN. — gm biiving smelts as usual at m factory. Summerside. For hiirhes ‘w’ ‘mm’ sxgnffcilbqiafzliafitililirteiil __g|tipLES and“ helgvvt gather - s, a so a aces. ‘w’ “m “a” L-76y-12-27-2i. -WANTED — Teacher for Bor- [kn school other than Principal. p_ J, McInnis. Secretary Borden gqhpol Tnistees. District No. 84. L-756-l2-26-8l. ‘RAN IIERS bring your pelts w Mr, Bryan of I-Iolt Rienfrew mg Company, Montreal at C. R. Rogers’ office. Canadian Bank of commerce Building. Summerside. You will not be disa pointed with the prices be is offer rig. L-7B9-l2-21-2i. ...BBDEQUE UNITED CI-IURCII. -On the Bedeoue United Church charge the services for Sunday, December 29th are as follows: gedeoiie ll A. M. Albany 3 P. M. Qgpe Tgavei-Asf 17;. M. Rev. Ralph . r er, ns r. w B“ L-iae-iz-za-ii. .-QUIET WEDDING - A quiet wedding was solemnized at the aipiist Parsonage on Monday _ev- mlng, Rev. C. W. Cook officiating hen Kgngingifln was united in marriage to Albert Joseph Hiscott of Stan- by Bridge. The couple were unat- tended. —-S. ‘CHRISTMAS MAIL-JPhe POSI. Office at Summerside report very nggvy outgoing mall this Christ- iiias and about the usual heavy incoming mail. Cards were ex- ceptionally heavy. The trains be- ing verv late made the work very heavy for staff even with three extra helpers, but every mail was kept, up to date and Postmaster Allen and the whole staff were genial and courteous as always even tinder the stress and strain oi one of the heaviest years for acme time-S. -—SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED — ‘ilie citizens of Summerside as was done in other parts of Canada ‘and in England, entertained the soldiers on Christmas Day. The boys all en- joyed themselves very much and ire kindness of those in whose homes they were received made them feel quite at home. The of- ficers in charge made everything as easy as possible for the boys so that as many as pocsible could get oii. Something similar is being ar- ranged for New Years. -S. ' --CIIRISTMAS SERVICE — The service last Sunday in the Sum- merslde Presbyterian Church was in keeping with the Christmas sea- son. Rev. William Verwoli, pastor. preached eloquent sermons both morning and evening. In the mom- ing the subject chosen by the pas- tor for his discourse was "The su- pernatural breaks thro h" and in he evening "Sharing w th Christ." Special music was rendered by the choir. The anthems in the morn- ing were "The Shepherd's tell us" by J. W. Heniiey; and "The Lord is Come" by Fred I-Iolton and ‘Christ is Born“ by boring. The anthems ii the evening were "Joy to the World" and "Glory Io God”. Mr. Iowcll Hancock sang There's n‘. iong in the air." ~15. —BAP'I‘IST CHURCH CHRIST- IIIAS SERVICE — On Sunday ev- ening in the United Baptist Church iliecnoir presented e. Christmas service oi song "In Quest of the K108" based on the story of the Nativity from ilie Gospels. readers were: Ml‘. Edgar Clark. Mrs. Jack Maicbeod, Miss Ruby MacNeill, Miss Connie Iieiurgiey. Charles Taylor, Mrs. John F. Mac- Neill. Mrs. Robert Palmer and Mis Ruth Dodds. The solo parts were taken by Mrs. Jack Maclood, Miss Blhunnaii and Mrs. Colin Stewart. Mrs. Dobson the organist played I116 accompaniments. The church "I very Mettily decorated in 00mm" meneiy. In the morn- inr Rev. c. w. Cook brought a lllflcial Christmas message to PWKIQBBUOII. his subject bei ‘The World is waiting“. Spcci Egsic was rendered by the choir. -—CIIRIS'I‘MAS CONCERT-The lmiiial Christmas concert of the “my School of the United glhfltist Church was held in the fifth hall lest Friday. Rev. Mr. liid Mrs. Cook were present. The _ en had a very nice program m "has end recitations. Mrs. Win presided at the piano. The {Ingram opened with a Christ- Il chorus by all the children, in‘ {gelling with the Christmas sea-i mfi A Welcome song by Margaret ‘h "N! Welcome duet by Helen Peter Green; e recitation, ilflllmgligper mb llilriécnoim _ ; on, c er og- m“ recitation, Betty Guy; re- ~ - °"- Bhiflev nodd: an action gal. Christmas Cooks, by three ‘ma? B1115. Ines Peters, Eleanor will‘ and Joyce Currie was a m“ l feature in the program and mi’? enioved: recitation. Helen allay,‘ "If! IlyLaurie Peters; re- Mnuoh. Domaine Bnogren: re- 'on 0n. John Bmallman; recita- - will‘!!! Simmons; recitation. hmlb’ Gav: trio. Lois Brooks. "T are Currie and Laurie Pet- . recitation. Junior Morrison, cm Gav and Janice Hughson hull! chorus bv the school. ed Iii eCgaililsd game 131‘ aflntd-plresent- r n w rom n "m"! decorated tree. The en- Miss Myrtle Olive Brooks o ., coal-u n nun. "sua?"c§-i"°'i$§ii'i: Sm Guardian will be delivered to us; 1| u, “mm Boy n M w’ (my. gr 10c per week. Pair: m f?» tiiififiiifl, e 0y responsible for deliveries on your m,“ —DISMA-REX for the m m“ after. Taylor Drug Co.. Kensggtozig. -nocx SAL _ all livestock. sol: finiisvagglsbmn M L-761-l2-27-2l. -—FRESII f meat. Orderwileo: a*.’°£§.1i'l‘5s. home L-761-12-27-2i. WILL BE AT CLIFTON at Marshall Constables on December 30th collecting taxes from 12 P. M. till 5 P. M. W. D Coiley. L-8U7-12-28-Ii. —RALPII G. MUTTART. General Insurance Agency. Insurance of all léialiltighfiltes flllghggléticllisflls withoalt 5mm 527-4. ummersi e ‘JW-ALPEQUE Keir Memorial PiWI-Wterian Church services, Dec. 29. 11 am. and 7 p.m. Lloyd Hen- derson preaching. L-aza —I"LYING OFFICERS ARRIVE- Flying Officers Kimball and Gily- er from Western Canada ‘arrived in Summeiside last evening and will be stationed at the Summerside airport. A number of other Air Force men also came last evening accompanied by their wives. S. —-'FUNERAL 0F MRS. PALMER —The funeral services for Mrs. Mary E. Palmer were held yesterday af- ternoon from the home oi her grandson Albany Palmer, Riev. L. E. G. Davies conducted the service which was attended by sympa- thetic friends and neighbors. The pallbearers were: Messrs. Dan Mac- Leod: Willard Phillips: Joseph Des- Roches; Harry Sudsbuiy; Ellis gradshaw and Fred, MocQiiarrle - —DEATII OF MRS. ALEX- ANDER GAUDET-Tlie death oc- curred ori Christmas Day of Mi-s. Alexander Gaudet at the home of her son. Mr. Peter Gaudet. North Bedeque. She was 70 years of age. Besides Mr. Peter Gaudet an- other son, Cainile oi summerside survives ‘her. The funeral is taking place this morning from St. Paul's Church, Summerside-S. —CIIRISTMAS PARTY — The Sunday School children of the Presbyterian Church were enter- tained on Christmas eve to a very’ lolly Christmas tinrty by the pistol" Rev. William Verwoli and Mrs. Verwolf. Mr. Donald Baker super- intendent of the Sunday School lis- sisiod and presented the children with candy and gifts. Christmas carols were sung and a very jolly time spent by the children. —S. -—DISCUSS ENTERTAINMENT‘ 0F SOLDIERS — The matter of entertaining the soldiers which will be stationed here this winter was discussed at a meeting attended by interested citizens in the Town Hall Summerside last night. Mayor John E. Campbell presided. Mr. Mac- Phall of the Y.M.C.A. at Halifax outlined the methods used in cities throughout Canada for the entertainment of the troops. The matter of providing recreations rooms or a club room for the use of the boys. Committee appointed to look into the matter. (In the committee were: Messrs. A. R. Brennan, W. A. Currie, Clifford Lwhiilflll, Ieith smith, who will re- port to tho committee later. —S. Personals .4115. Cyril Hickey is visiting her parents. Mr. and Nil-s. M. P Titus of the Clifton Hotel. -5. _MLss Patricia Maclellan of Halifax ls visiting her mother, Mrs. fDr.) Machellon at Kinkora. —-S. ‘Mr. Murray Eaton Cook. stud- ent at Acadia University. is visiting his parents Rev. and Mrs. Cook at me Baptist Parsonage. Sllllillltg- side. - _L, A. C. Carmen Johnson of Ot- tawa is visltin his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Me ilie Johnson of Bedeoue. 3- —Capioin Victor Inman of the P. E. Island Highlanders 599115 Christmas with his mother. MYS- Elsie lnman. Summersidc. 5- -m-. Vernon MacQuarrie, a stu- dent et Dalliousie University is g the Chris mas vacation with his parents, M“. and Mrs. J. (gm-k MgQQugn-ie, 5 th Bedcque. D. A. Mason of Alberton is spending the holiday season with Mrs. Clara Bell of Notre Dame St... Suinmerside. —B ____.. —Miss Phylis Stewart who i! in uie Civil Service Department at 0i- Christmas tawa. is ding her holidays mt‘ her parents. Mf- Mid --Mrs. Mas. Colin H. Stewart, Summer- side. -S. m; Ruby MacNeill, student ei- sAc-iuiie University 1a spending the Christmas vacation with her P1"- ents, m. and Mrs. John F. Mac- Neill. —-S. i Attention Farmers Starting Dec. 30 will be pgylng highest market prices for all hides and skins delivered at my W8"- liouse, Kensingion and at Fred Muse's, Freetown. GEORGE ILBROOKINS clusedwithtbclinl. Kensington And Vicinity The Misses Yvonne LeBlanc. ‘Theresa. McNaJIyz mwmlitdoyss Le- Blam were recen - rs um Mr. Garden ‘lbombl of Dunnin- side was a. business visitor to Ken- slngton recently. The Misses Ilifarmn Bernard, B. N. now on active service and ex- Decting to leave for the Old Coun- try before long, Jennie Clerk, B. N., of Cam I-Lill Ho ital, Ilalilfu, N. 5.. an Norma vison nurse Ln training in Can-ipbeilton, N. B, 8-" fllloying the season's holidays at their respective homes here. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Hewett spent Christmas with their son and deushW-in-lew. Mr. and Mrs- A. R. Howatt, Charlottetown. Christmas Day was Iihoroughiy eflloyed by citizens in their differ- ent nays- Social ulis were num- erous and church services in the morning and evening, were as usual fully attended. Many of tthe younger set, with the weather man on his best behaviour enjoyed the day in hiking, skating, sleigh rid- ing and skating. Pie. George Webster end Pto. Edward Gallant of the P. E. I. Highlanders left on return to rejoin their units in Nova Scotia. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce MacLeod, Mr. Arthur Larkins, Mr. David Condon and Mr. William McNally, have arrived home on holiday from DeBert, N. S., where they are em- ployed. BORDEN Mr. Blair Birch of Mount Allison University is spending the holidays at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Birch of Borden. Mr. and Mrs. A G. Chappeli of Borden we_.~ visitors to Moncton on Saturday. —II Messrs. Charles Sexton and Jack Dalzicl students at St. Dunstarrs Universi‘. ' are spending the holidays at their homes here. Miss Glenn Bernard of Borden left on Tursday evening to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Bernard of Ken- sington, Mrs Russell Bell of Borden and lvlrs. Gordon Ross of Carleton were visitors i0 Moncion on Saturday. ' Sincere svr. “Silly of friends here is extended to Mr Thomas Mac- Tovlsh of Borden on the death of his mother which occurred at fast early this week. Miss Patricia Rodgers of Monc- .ton spent Christmas at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reg- inald Rodizers of Borden. Messrs. Charles Love and Gor- don Jay. of R. C N. V. R. and Mr. Ralph Ozon. R. C. A. F. of Halifax snent Christmas at their homes here returning to the main- land on Thursday morning. Mrs. Mary Webster and daugh- ter Virginia and Joan of Char- lottetown spent the Christmas holidays in Borden. guests of Mr. and 1"" ' J. Maclsaao. Mr. Reginald Rodger student at St. ‘Thomas College. Chathem. N B is spending his vacation at his home here. Women's ‘xial Club met at the home of Mrs Ralph Toomlxs on December 11th. There were nine members present. After the usual business a. report of the chicken supper and bazaar were given which showed that it had been a success. the sum of $51.50 being realized. Next meeting of Social Club was held on December 18th, at the home of Mrs. George Jay with eight members present. At this meeting it. was decided to give some Christ- mas gifts and also to have a Christmas tree for the children of ‘ll-c Sunday School. ‘The oom- iiilttee appointed to look after th vas Mrs. Julian Herring and Mrs. Cecil Stewart. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess and it ivas decided the next meeting l would be held at the home 0f Mrs. Julian Herring. A ___Z________. MISCOUCHE CONVENT SCHOOL Honor Roll December: Grade XI Imelda Doiron: i. Mildred DeeRoches. Grade X~1. Velda. Small: i. Ormond MacNeill; 8. Jean Des- for i Roches. Grime IX-l. ‘Iereso Geudet: I. Gerarc Poirier. mice VIII—I. Aileen Claire Pineau: 2 Theresa es. Grade -l. u. 2. Edna ' . Phyllis Pineau. Grade V-I. Catherine Gallant: 2. Francis A. DesRoches: 3. Una. Gallant . Della DesRochea; I. Margaret Small: 3. Desmond Mc- N iii. eGrado ITI-1. Aioisi Arsenault Mildred DesRoches: 8. Mary Gaudet. 2. nu MUSIC Senior: Eilnlce Martin: 2. Julietto Poll-fer. Dorothy Gmlisnt. Rita Martin. Una Gallant. Francis A. DesRochee. Junior I Theresa Desttochca Therese arsenauitiiizaiia Martin. Bredford Poirier. Dois DesRoches. Tillie Belle Sousrexbriitls. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT i, Nanire Poirier. 2. Alice Mac- Quaid. 3. Alden Smell; 4. Eunice Martin. U- ______-_-_--- PUCKAPUNYAL. AustraIie-JCP) -Pte. Harold Clark. of the Austra- lian Imperial Fierce. died as result or B, "one-in-a-mililon once" when a bullet struak“ ban ricochetting from e mini-IQ lfonsington and Vicinity H: many friends will regret to he?‘ that Bo ddBearisto. em- QI 0 NOV 800th I 1Ii6d to hil bedliil with Mir. George Woodside was a buts- iuesc xiysltm- to Bummerside 0n Miss Margaret Matthew; ti.“ ro- suimed her duties at Mackenzie s; 00.’: General Store after spending Christmas at her home in Albert- on. M1. llric I-Ieeschen, em loyee of flu Bank of N:va Scot a, receiv- ing his transfer. left here ‘Thurs. day momma for sheet. Harbour, N. 5-. hegwlil join the staff. I-lie many friends wish Eric the best of success in his new surround- Dr. I. Jardine. Mrs. Jandine and irwo daughters. motored v0 Char- lottetown on Thursday, Mr. John Lockhart cf Charlotte- inwn was a business visitor yo Kensirigton on Thursday. Mr. Harold Moral-lane, member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, in New Brunswick, arrived home Thursday evening to spend the New Year holidays with his par- iznits, Mr, and Mrs. Emery McFarH ane. Mr. Frank Arnett of Summer- side was in Kensington 'I'Iiiirsda,y on business. Mr. William Profftt rrceived a pleasant surprise Christmas Eve, when on arriving home in the early evening. he was met by an enthus- iastic gathering of friends from Margate. his fcrmer ‘home. and af- ter an appropriate address read by Mr. Turner Giydon. he was pre- sented with a beautgful flcnr lamp. MT. William Johnson. prrscntiiig the beautiful gift. on behalf of ‘Jlc many friends gathered. Mr. ‘Pr fitt, although ccmpletr-ly taken surprise thanked one and all for their thougihtfulriey» and extended to each and eveijvoiie a lieorty invi- tation to visit himself and family at anytime. The rcmaindrr oi the pleasant. evening was enjoyed in social chatter. A hockey team composed of Kensingtn juniors journeyed to Borden on Thursday evening where they crrsscd stcks with Hi9 Bonlcn juniors. It was their first. game of the season and they even. the final score being two all. For the majority cf our local boys it was the first time on the blades and with a frw more prof: . s under their belts “i311 he able ziienoci-s for the junior or Ill\'E‘l‘l1n title as all the boys are eligible for a juven- ile squad. Congratulations to Ml‘. anti Mrs. James Dunphy on the ' a iynnie we las=ie on Ch . v_ night. a. Clifisiriieis present they are mighty proud cf. His many friends xvill regret to hear that Lowell MacLezin. son 0f Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth MacLeati. suffered a severe face injury on Thursday evening xivlien coasting. which. has confined him to the house for a few day‘- All J01“ 1Y1 o w o Hr... .,..1 1 wishing him a speedy recov- ery. w. and Mrs. Gerrge Brookins. acrmpanied by Mr. Oi"n Jardine. mcmred to Charlottetown on Fri- day. lVIiss ing a. pleasant holiday tives and friends in town. Agnes McKenzie is enjoy- with rela- Charlotte- M‘ss Nora Taylor one. of our populaf yrung ladies. who holds a responsible posit-ion in Charlotte- town. arrived heme on Friday for the New Year's hclidayw with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. l". Tay- lor. Pie. William Gill. Pic. John Dob- son and Pic. John S.-Burris, re- tumed to H"me Guard dutv on Friday after enjyoing the Christ- mas holiday at. their respective homes here. Messrs. Everett Hughes, Ted Mc- Kinnon and Ralph Rose, three more of our local young men, left on Friday for Charlottetown where they will leave On Saturday m'rn- ing roi- training with the R.C.A.l". somewhere in Upper Canada. Mr. Kenneth Meets-an was ii business visitor to Charlottetown on Friday. Tho many farmers iri this sec- tion of the province are now taking ~dvantage of the ideal weather and ‘milling conditions to got. their wintei-‘s wrod and lumber oilt. H. 03m RUSH AT-‘PLANT NEWARK. N.J.. Dec, 26.-(AP)— A go‘d rush is under wav at the L. E. Waterman Company. fountain nen plant. "Prospecfors" have rin- sed uo 20.000 feet of flooring. scrub- bed wifls and equipment. and filter- ed everything from part of the soil beneath the building to wotcr from the workmenfiinwash basins to re- cover an estimated $20000 worth of of comparative purposes. ll liuce Plans (Continued from page l) slghuadrons daily against Em British authorities, confident of taking Bairdia, prepared to renew e withering fire on the p01 bones and dugout: about the port and the town itself, while the fliers went upandroemedfartothewestin attacks designed to halt the har- assment by Fascist bombers. Examination of oa/ptured Italian mater-ital showed that while she amoun brought into 13pm greater than had bear beliexls, ABUSYYEAR (Bv S. J. I-Iimaerford. Chairman and President. Canadian National President. Trans- ). steadily increasing force, the impact of the war is being felt in everv phase of the Dominions industrial and commercial activities. The needs of modern mechanized warfare are so numerous and so great. the cost in labour and ma- terials so immense. that there is created a greatly increased demand for commodities and services of a1 kinds. Thegpresent conflict gives promise of being the most expensive in consumption material and has yet known. By the close of the war we will have added to our man- llfiwtures a. long list of items which i1 Veal‘ 8E0 were comparatively new to Canadian factories and mills. Canada s railways made possible thegverv important expansion in the variety and volume of the Domin- ions commodity production which took place in the twenty-five year; preceding 1939._ The same railway network is malaria possible the pre- sent expansion _in our production. and the expansion ivhich is to fol- low. The Canadian National Rail- wav System —its 22.000 miles of line traversing the Northern forest belt, tapping the mineral riches of the Canadian Shield. spreading out across the agricutural areas of the country. serving everv principsl manufacturing centre. Ocean and mlflrid port. of the Dominion -—is proving itself able_ to provide Can- adian industry with the efficient transportation service required to effect this expansion in our pro- duction of materials and equip- ment. _ The increasing demand for rall- wav service is reflected in the Can- BCIIXIII‘ National Railways‘ opera- tions in 1940. While the audited fig- ures for the month of December are not. vet avai.ab‘e. carefully estimat- ed results for that month added to ilie known IIEIITGS for the IITII. eleven months oi the veal" show iiiat the system had in 1940 net re- venue of $42,000,000 after the pay- ment of operating expenses. For results for ‘i938. 1939 and 1940 are shown: Operating Revenues 194 1939 1938 $244.000.000 5203320186 $182,241.73 Operating Expenses $202,000,000 $lB2.966.76B 317411755313 Net Revenue it 42,000,000 $ 20.854,41B S 6.066.410 Operating Ratio 83.78% 89.7602 96.67% The safe and expeditious handling of specjgj wartime movements of thousands of men of the navy. army and air force has been the concern of all departments of the Canad- ian National System - railway transportation. sleeping and dlnint": car. steamshins, air lines. hotels. ex- press and telegraphs. Less in the public eve but extremely import- ant has been the task of moving thousands of trainloads of construe-- tion materials. m inerv and equipment to the new manufactur- ing plants. As these plants are com- pleted there comes the work of transporting to them large ionnages of manv kinds of raw materials. and carrying to ocean shipping points the production of we: ma- terial arid eouipment. Besides meet- ing the transportation requirements of Canada's fast growing munitions industry. the country's railway transportation facilities must main- tain the flow to the United King- dom ancl other countries 0f timber. metals. grain. meat. etc. Expandinl Services Meeting the increased demand for railwav transportation s e r vi c e means the expansion of rolling =tock and other facilities. The Canadian National early took stepe to ensure that its supply of cars and locomotives would be adequate. Its shop programmes on repair and rehabilitation halve brought the number of units available for ser- vice up to a verv high percentage figure. During 940. 2.760 new box cars, 500 flat cars. I00 refrigerator" cars, 30 mail. express and baggage cars. 150 ballast cars. and 25 heavy diitv steam locomotives were added in the eoiiinment of the railway. The box cars are of ail-steel con- struction, 90,000 lbs. load limit. simi- lar in design and equipment to those d during recent veers. The fiat cars. 52 fet long and I25.- 000 lbs. load limit. are supplement- lniz equipment being used. in hand- ling airplanes sections and also lum- bei- from Pacific Coast sawmills to Atlantic Coast ports. locomotives purchased are of the "ill00“ class. nrimarilv designed for freight ser- vice but also suitable for heavy passenger service. In working order. mid lost in the manufacture of peni points. - OH: MAC AND THAT GIRL ...I'LL TRY ' TO READ TILLIE THE roman - DE AR -I CAN'T SLEEP FOR WORRYING ABOUT weigh 343 equipment of any which the world fie CHRONIC E ‘Pens: over-ell length ie anorexi- matoly 93 feet. ‘These engines are equipped with mechanical sigplerheetors. feed water heaters. ler be ngs. Increased traffc due to wai- con- ditions maide advisable certain ul- ditioris to truck facilities bv way of tracks. sidinirs an ym‘ - Further additions to physical facilities are under studv and con- sideration to meet growing wartime demands for railway transportation service. Inns-Camila Air lines I040 has also seen the expansion of Canada's national ali- service. ‘the ‘Frans-Carina Air Lines. sbannms the Dominon and forming an im- nt link in Empire communica- ions. Adidilonal passenger, air mail and exores service was provided between Montreal, Toronto an Vancouver. making two flights dailv in each dl rection. There “ere also inaugurated services between To- mnto. London and Windsor. and the latter connecting with planes to e Edward Island and to the Atlantic ports of Halifax and Saint John. Over a total route mile- are of nearly 4.000 miles. the T. C. A. planes are now flying 15.000 miles everv day. carrying passentz- ers. mail and express in reilular ser- vice. r extensions are planned to speed up the commerce of the country. At sea the vessels of the Can- adian Natonal Steamships (West Indies) Ltd. and of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine LtcL. are doing "mportant work in ilie umport and export activity of the Dominion and in passenger carry- mg. The veslsflsfiiovvt d by operate the C include some steamships formerly managed by French and Danish interests. En-_ gaged in the naval defence of the Dominion are the “Prince Robert.’ the "Prince David." and the “Prince Henry." formerlv of the Canadian National Pacific Coast Steamships e Some seventeen hundred em- ployees of the Canadian National System are on active service with the Navy. Armv and Air Forces of Canada. The creservatioi-icf senior- itv and continuity of service on the railway for these employees has been the subject of action bv the Board of Directors, On land. at sea. and in the air the Canadian National System and its personnel face, the tasks which lie ahead with confidence and with .a determination to leave nothing undone to contribute a maximum of service to the nation. m v... This Week (By Don Gilbert. Canadian Press Cable Editor] Prime Minister Churchill made a. memorable appeal to the Italian people. A Christmas lull slowed the air war. British forces continued their penetration 0i Libya and the Greek army pierced deeper into Albania. Germany began move- ment oi a large body of troops to Rumania. That sums up briefly the 69th week of the war. the second Christmas period of ilie Second Great. War. A year ago Finland uirirnizsinWgARpiAN AND PRINCE COUNTY _ ___________ ________. While Ep Are At a trrcedierure time with an epidemic of contagious colds all around you. what you do todav may save you and your family a. lot of sickness. worry and trouble later. Follow these simple es health: Live normal y. Avoid ex- cesses Eat simple f . ood. plenty of water. Keen elimination regular. Take some exercise daily-preferably outdoors. Get nlentv of rest and sleep. ‘rl-ien use these two time-tested treatments when needed. AT THE FIRST SNIFFLE. SNEEZE OR NASAL IRRITA- TION . . . out a few drops of Vlcks Va-tro-nol un each nostril. This helps to prevent manv colds from developing. because Vii-tro- nol is eiopresely designed to help Nature's own defenses agai colds. a h cold causes stufiiriess. you'll find that a. few drops of Va-tro-no] helps clear the clogging mucus and makes breathing freer and easier). f Watch Family NIlW idemii fluids ..§P reading IF A CHEST COLD OR COUGl-I- ING COLD DEVELOPS (some colds get by all precautions) use Vicks VaDoRub on throat. chest and back and cover with a warm- ed cloth. VapoRub acts to bTiDZ relief 2 wavs at once. It stimu- lates surface of chest and back like a poultice. At the ‘same time it releases helpful medicinal vap- ors that are breathed direct inb the irritated air passages. Both Va-tro-nol and VapoRuL have been tested through years of use in millions of homes. When you use these two medicines you are not‘ experimenting. you are not taking needless chances. Re- member: If the condition of the id fails to respond quickly to more serious trouble is . familv physician right away. the meantime be prepared! Get a bottle of Vicks Va-tro-nol and a jar of Vicks VapoRub today - have them handy. readv to use. Timely Notes 1 (Continued from page l, goodofusallweshouldtakean interest in each others activities and ‘lend a helpful hand wherever possible. We have had our hard times and no doubt will have many more of them, but if we use our in- telligence and persevere we will surely make good. In conclusion we virish to thank everyone who has contributed in any way to these columns through suggestions, letters or otherwise. and to our readers particularly who have been so faithful and have many times expressed their pleas- ure at What we have pilbljshed, May you each and all have a very Happy and Prosperous New Year is our sincere wish. WEAKER SEX? EIL PASO. Tex. Dec. 27—(CP)— The_ Texas A. 8a M. College ex- tension service estimate; a house- wife using a six-pound iron lifts 1.200 pounds and pushes the ircn ' Farmers Attention There will be a special ineetin of the farmers of Kensingfon and vicinity in the Town I-Iall, Ken- slngton on Thursday evening. Jan. Z, I941. at 7:30 p.m. for the pur- pose of discussing the proposed new compuiso _v marketing schema regarding the marketing of hogs and lambs in this province. It is in the interest or all farmers to attend this meeting also s, special invitation to the members of the Provincial Marketing Board f0 at- tend. If not fine meeting will be held Friday evening Jan. 8. I941. WM. L. JOHNSON’- L-iiii7- 12-28-5 YULE VILLAGE ANNUAL EVENT PROSPECT, Ky., Dec. 2'1-w?)- This will be the 40th year ttliat Miss Mada Keidei and her sister Katherine set up s, Christmas vii- lage in their home. Children from miles around come to see the spectacle, made of odds and ends cf furniiilre. cardboard and rags. ‘The Sarita Claus is built around an old-fashioned phono- six miles while doing an “average" 81111911; the flreplflce is an old ward- robe. when; and Russia were fighting in tire, northern snows. The Maginot. line stood as the supposed bulwark of French security. The Netherlands. Belgium, Luxembourg. Denmark, Norway and Riimania grasped tightly their precarious neutrality. Mr. Churchiils speech was cal- culated to add to the disc0mfi- ture of the chief of the Italian government. It blamed Mussolini alone for Italy's present plight and frankly invited the Italian people to get rid of him before their em- pire is torn "into shreds and tat- ters." The German air force's destruc- tive work was suspended over the hoiida s, and from the ruins Coven ry Cathedral the cathedral} choir broadcast to the Empire a Christmas hymn. For its part, the Royal Air Force limited its holi- day activitity to keeping an eye on the Nazi invasion bases along the channel shore lest Hitler spring a surprise. The British forces in Libya con- centrated on the siege of Bardia, and dispatches indicated the town can be taken as soon as the com- mander in chief gives the word. Lar e forces 0f Italians are en- eirced there. To the west, at To- briik and Derna, Marshal Graz- lani rallied his remaining troops to resist the British advance, which is expected as soon as Bar- dia is cleaned up. In Albania, the Greek army ad- vanced slowly toward its next ma- jor objective. the port of valona. Afforded valuable air support by the R.A.F., the Greeks overcame ench Italian resistance point and nullified every Italian effort to rally their troops with reinforce- ments flown over from Italy. The number of troops Germany is sending through Hungary to Rumania was estimated as high as 300,000. It was thought unlikely that a winter campaign is plan- ned in that part of Europe. Glancing Back 25 Years Christmas. i915. broilght a lull in fighting on the western front, but in contrast to the i914. ob- servance of the festival. there was no fraternizatinn betvixicn allit-d troops and the enemy. A British force in Eg) t was in action and dispersed a and of 3.000 tribes- men in the western desert. It was reported on Dec. 2'1 that. enemy submarines had destroyed five al- lied merchant ships. - NEWSY NOTES - ll! AGR-IOOLA (Qoiitiiiiieitiixim piiggi.‘ probably derived from the mediu- val mystery plays. These fell out of fashion in time. but the the time and place. actors usually dressed up rowed clothes, or wore their coats turned inside out, and if possible top hats. The s all followed the same gene plan: the fight, ii-i which one or several. was aln, the arrival of the doctor who re- vives the dead, followed by the collection. Here is a specimen token down from a. performance in the year i876. The first guise: throws open the door and, says: "I open the door and I walk in, I ask your pardon for to win. Stir up the fine and make a. light For in this house there'll be a. fight." St. George: George. St. George is rny nuns, with my sword and pistol by my side I hope to win the game. First Guiser: "The game, Sir, the game, Sir, Is all within my power, I'll slash you into mince-meat In less than half an hour " St G. "You. Sir? If. 6.: “I. Sir! St. 5011.: "Take your swan-duality, The ‘fight and the first Giliseii‘ falls ead. Napoleon and Alexander the Great are successively slain. At "Here comes St. : England, Scotland, Frankie and Spain, Three times there and back again, St. G.: What can you cure? ~ D. 3.: The itch, the pitch. flhl colic and the gout. St. G- Can you cure these dead men? . D. B.: With this little bottle I'll run some down his thropple, Take a. drop of this and rise. The dead men rise, and all join hands and sing: Once I was dead but now I'm alive; Godalliiles the doctor that made me ve. ENTER JOHNNY FUNNY J.1".: "Here comes in old Johnq I'm the man that carries the money, All copper. no brass, Bad money won't pass. All: "God. bless the master of hie house, God bless the mistress. too. And all the little children That round the table grew. With your pockets full of money, Arid your cellar full of beer, I wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year.“ ‘That little play was taken down by an antiquary in the southern part of the County. Notice the use of the old word "i-hropple" tAilglo- Saxon" throtbolla") \l‘ll€l'9. modems use “throttle.” This version differs in some respects from the one in vogue in our village. Johnny Funny was replmed by "Little Divvle Doubt," a. character who had a sooty face. "Bged clothes. and a rope for tail. He used a word not permit-ted in polite society as he last. St. George says: “Oh dear. oh dear, What have I done i‘ I've killed my father's only son. Send for the five-pound doctor, Dr. Brown enters. carrying surgeon's bag. D. B.: "Here comes in old Doctor Brown, The best old doctor in the town. st. G.: “Who made you the best doctor? D~ "By my travels St. G.. How far have you travelled? said: "Here come I little Dlviyie Doubt, Witt‘; my bT€€CIl€S—-IIll'l‘i0(i inside ou . Money I want and money I'll have: If you don't give us inmiey I'll sweep you all to tho. grave!“ He carried a broom i0 do the sweeping, but ilie money was col- lected by a boy in girl's clothes - anoiher sign of great nniiqiiitv, for females were long agn debarred from taking part in plays. ioooingtive and tiger BANISHED SLEEP! MARK MY WORD. SA6ELY.‘IF A MAN PRETTY WOMAMOTHER WOMEN STILL WILL HOPE TO TAKE HIM FROM HERL’- ,..,.,. . 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