: -_Pointing out the tremendous op- jortunity available in the Atlan- ic Province, John Ward of Moncton, urged the Chariotte- Own Junior Chamber of Com- merce to continue its support “ the Atlantic Provinces’ Econ- APEC Support Uraed night observance of the Char- lottetown Junior Chamber of Commerce. A dinner and dance, marked the occasion, Now Program Is Underway » + i School Board Entertained By Birchwood Home Ec. Class ~The Grade Nine home econo- the president of the Board of Trade, . Claude Hunter. A highlight of last night’s din- ner and dance was the present- ation of a Junior Chamber In- ternational Senatérship to John H. Morris, a longtime member of the local organization, and a strong worker in the Maritime regional council. The presentation of the award was made by Lieutenant-Gover- nor Hydnman. It is emblematic of Mr. Morris’ contribution to the Junior Chamber of Commerce organization, and is the highest honor available to jaycees. Among the Jaycees present for the event were all the former presidents of the Charlottetown At JCs Charter Night organization since its inception. 7 Committee Hints At Legal -No decision has been made ret in regard to any legal action which may be taken in connection vith the city council’s decision ast night to go ahead with the ee ee oo: teal Gordon Hughes, as head of the ‘itizens’ committee, said the froup has 30 days in which to ake any legal action. J. O. C. Campbell, QC, who ‘epresented the committee be- Ore the council raised several egal points before the council ‘Obituary Notice _ FULFORD A. DARRACH ‘here passed peacefully away 9 eternal rest at the Livingston ind MacArthur Nursing Home on yovember ist, 1959, Fulford A. Jarrach, following an illness of years. Fulford was the second young- son of the late John Darrach, nd Mary MacDougall, born in the ear 1885 at Clyde River, He is twice married, first to Ethel ughlin of Clyde River, ard ondly to Ethel Berry of omy, Nova Scotia, who both ased him. The surviving members of the mily are, Hector of Charlotte- n, and Florrie, Mrs. Sam Ross, hester, Mass. Five brothers i one sister predeceased him. The funeral was held from the putcliffe Funeral Home, the ser- ice being conductéd by the Rev. Don2zld Campbell of Zion Church. large number of friends and @ighbors gathered to pay their LOCAL BRIEFS LaPIERRE FUNERAL — The al for Mrs. Priscilla La- e was held Thursday morn- from the Charlottetown Fu. eral Home to St. Dunstan’s Bas- ica where Requiem High Mass celebrated by Rev. Clare rcDon o, who also conducted service at the grave. Pall- s were Wilfred MacEach- n, Joseph Rooney, Cecil Mur- y, Victor Sanderson, Charles am) ick, ’ Roland Bambrick. itemment was in the Catholic metery. CARD PARTY WINNERS The winners of the card party tt the Community Centre last ight were, ladies’ first, ‘ Mrs. Wedge; second, ‘Mrs. Mary lurphy; men’s first John Coady; nd, J. W. MacDonald; freeze- Econ mond ; prize, Mrs. id O’Connor; ladies tourna- winner, Mrs. Wilfred Ste- rt and men’s tournament win- 4, W. MacDonald. | i ‘ Action voted on the proposal. One of them was that the plan had not been submitted to the town plan- ning board er to the provincial planning commissicn. Also he questioned whether the town planning board was legally able to deal with the proposal as it was not set up according to its constitution. There are two mem- bers of the present city council on the board where it only calls for one, he said. The citizens’ committee is pro- testing the sewage disposal plan which would see it dumped in- to the main channel of North River. It contends that such a plan would cause contamination of the swiming areas in Vic- toria Park and therefore would be a health hazard. The consulting engineering firm of W. H. Crandall Associates mical, and this viewpoint is upheld by sanitation engineers’ and the department of health. Mayor E. C. Johnstone cast the .deciding vote in favor of the engineer’s plan when the council split four votes to four. —_ respects to a former neigh- ur. Interment was in the Clyde River Presbyterian cemetery. The Rev. George Killen conduct- ed the service at the grave. The pall bearers were: Watson Liv- ingston, Everett Steverson, Rob- ert Matheson, Arnold Beers, Lee and Ralph Derrach. The floral tributes were many and beautiful... sé CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the Living- ston and MacArthur Nursing Home, Dr. MacLeod, and Dr. Saunders, who sent cards, and flowers.// The friends who helped in any way during the ill- hess and passing of our hate bro- ther Fulford A. Darrach. Mrs. Samuel Ross, Hector Dar- rach. | Obituary Notice FRANCIS BERNARD WOOD The residence of Lake Verde and vicinity were saddened on October 26, when it was learned of the passing of Francis Ber- nard Wood. He was the son of beth MacDonald. Frank, who was in his 5iet year was employed with the C.N.R. for a number of years, He was a man of sterling qualities and a kind and loving brether. During his illness he was frequently visited by his pas- tor Rev. Urban, Gillis and Rev. Clifford Murphy who administer- ed to him the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church, of which he was a devoted member. He leaves to mourn two sisters, and two brothers, namely, (Mary) Mrs. Fred Neundarf, Boston, mas3.; (Kathleen) Mrs. Leslie MacLean, Lake Verde; Joseph, employee of C.N.R., Lake Verde, and Raymond, on the homestead Lake Verde. the late James Wood and Eliza-|3 In the. new northeast area Christian education extension of Trinity Church the CGIT (Can- adian Girls In Training)) have eight girls enrolled, and this week elected their officers for the first half of 1960. President is Catherine Ruthart; vice-pre- sident, Marlene Birt, and secre- tary, Carolyn Clarke. Leaders of the group are Mrs. Jack Wil- liams and Miss Margaret Park- er. The Tyro and Sigma-C boys met for the second time on Wed- nesday. Tyros have 21 register- ed, and have chosen Hal Duns- ford as T-Man (president) for the winter. The Sigma-C group has 10 boys ranging in age from ll to 17 years. Officers of this organization. are Ronald Riggs, dioko (president), Donald Mac- Laren, scoop (secretary) and Eric Willis prop man (equip- ment). ? A total-of 56 boys and girls e wee programs to, date, and 51 are enrolled in the Sunday School. There will be eight classes in the church school, with four meetings at 10 a.m. and four at 1l a.m. Teachers are Mrs. Reg. Coffin, Hugh MacLean, Mrs. Walter Buell and Miss Catherine Rut- hart. This Sunday the Spring Park Church School will be combining with the Trinity school for the annual “White Gift Service” at 2 p.m. in the church. Miss Rut- hart and Jean Matheson will re- one Spring Park in the sep At the present time, the plan- ning committee, under the chair- manship of George A. Cairns, is busy getting the Upper Queens Street property in readiness for the 1960 program. home of his brother Raymond to St. Joachim Church, Vernon River on Wednesday, October 28 and was largely attended. Requiem High Mass was celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Urban Gillis. Pre- sent in the sanctuary were Rev. Clifford Murphy, Rev. O. P. Wood, cousin of the deceased. The service at the grave was conducted by Rev. Clifford Mur. phy assisted by Rev. O. P. Wood. The pall bearers were: Joseph Curley, Kenneth Callohan, James Redmond, Lorne MacKenna, Ivan Redmond, John MacEachern. CARD OF THANKS The family of the late Frank Wood wish to thank Rev. Urban Gillis, Rev. Clifford Murphy, Rev. O. C. Wood and those who sent mass cards, enrolment, floral tributes, letters of sympathy and all others who helped out in any way. Former Islander Was Manager MONTAGUE — Leith Scrim- geour, formerly of Cardigan, was manager of the Ford-Monarch plant which was destroyed by fire Wednesday at Newcastle, N. B., in which two firemen lost their lives. Mr. Scrimgeour is the son of Christmas candies, illumina- ted the table set with beautiful CTY NEWS PAGE New Govt. Vessel # On Ist Port Visit - : 3 ; fs BR i ® aE 279% 3 it ty Bi I i : reporter was left with a fine im- pression of the ship and her crew. ficer Leonce Lavoie. — linen and sparkling silver. The Retarded Children To Have Free Skating Period At SDU Miss Elizabeth Coyle, teacher of the day training classes of the P.E.I. Association for Retarded Children, told the recent monthly meeting of the association of the arrangements made for a skat- ing period for the children- at St. Dunstan’s University. The meet- ing was held at West Kent School. An hour of free ska has ben provided by the versity from 11 to 12 on Saturday morn- ings. and Mss Coyle asked the. meeting to arrange for cars to take the children out and pick them up afterwards. Saturday, on one-act play will be put on by the pupils attend- ing the training class for par- ents and friends in the auditor- ium of West Kent School. Under the chairmanship of pre- sident Roy Smallman, the meet- ing opened with a prayer by Mrs. Stewart Pierce. Sixteen members Light Snow Raises Spirits Yesterday's light snowfall may be the forerunner of an effort on the part of old man winter to provide a white Christmas for the people of the province. Should the snow continue, sales wil increase ag more cus- tomers gain the Christmas spirit and complete their gift lists in local stores. Wearing apparel heads the list of most popular gift items this year, department store officials agreed though there was a not- iceable difference of opinion re- garding the retail sales volume compared to last season. One businessman reported av- erage sales, another said it was every bit as good as last year while another stated the volume was higher. Toy purchases have also met with diversified reaction. One store manager reports that the public are more interested in practical and useful toys such as shovels and_ kindergarten sets Another merchant said the em- phasis has been on quality toys and battery operated Japanese goods. The third businessman in- terviewed agreed that quality was being stressed and noted a heavy demand fort heavy plastic trucks. : No significant price changes have been reported but the cheap- er variety of toys are generally losing favor. , Mrs. Dellie Scrimgeour of Car- digan and has been manager of the business for the past ten years. Make This A Please remember the Social Welfare Bureaus at this time of year. Your donations of CASH, FOOD, CLOTHING &\TOYS will go a long way towards making Christmas worth remembering for those less fortunate than yourselves. May we have YOUR help? CATHOLIC SOCIAL WELFARE BUREAU DIAL 7218 PROTESTANT ~*~ FAMILY SERVICE BUREAU a DIAL 6929 c com- mittee chairman, listed improve- ments to be carried out at the camp at Oyster Bed _ Bridge, which included a fenced play area, water pressure system, and additional work on the buildings. The meeting closed after a dis- cussion on the formation of a pro- vincial executive which would in- clude —represeatativesof the_O— Leary and Montague branches of the association, Speeder Fined In City Court A police chase south on Elm Avenue, through the intersection of Elm Avenue and Euston Street and down Great George Street almost to Kent, travelling at 40 mph, resulted in a young man from Alexandra appearing in City Police Court before Magis- trate K.M. Martin yesterday. He pleaded guilty to the charge of speeding and was given a fine of $50 and costs or in default of Payment 20 days in Queens County jail. The accused was also warn- ed not to appear again on ea sim- ilar offence otherwise a recom- mendation will be made for the cancellation of his operator's lic- ence. Appearing for judgment ‘on the charge of the theft of a pair of shoes, Frank Larter, Chestnut Street, Charlottetown, was given a one-year suspended sentence and released following the post- ing of a recognizance in the amount.of $1000. A lone drunk and incapable from the city, was given a 20- day suspended sentence after he revealed to the magistrate that he had a job to go to. EEL ELECTORS ADVERTISING ~ CORRECTION In Cudmore’s Grocery ad of Wednesday’s Patriot and Thursday’s Guardian, the Heinz soup price was incorrect. This item should have read Heinz The tour was guided by Chief Of-|~ WI PRIZE WINNERS ON RED CROSS SAFETY oe a A PROGRAM he left out é mounties be-| the house and searching Moun- coe ean of the house and|ties in such taste to go in search he, being angry at the manner in| 0f calves to feed about an hour which the constables conducted|#nd a half before milking time themselves, left the house in| amd after finding them did not some haste and continued his| put them in the usual feeding farm work. enclosure. He said that he took his tractor} The prosecution also took some 70 yeards from the house then dismounted and began a . Ms search on foot for four calves that | Too tired : he wanted to bring nearer the ; barn for feeding. He also wanted - to cook? to haul out some freshly cut logs | j with the tractor. | CHICKEN wm me ROUGH we, WORN OUT STOVE i At this point he saw a mountie who presented him with the stove PHONE 4955 and container. The steve. he ex- FREE aa ined, was one that been in} from _m. use inthe house but had wors ot Dally P and become unsafe for use. It had, he said, been thrown| Rendezvous Restaurant into the dump some time before Charlottetown and had been replaced by a new a PROCLAMATION | The following resolution was passed at the regular monthly meeting of the City Council held in the Council Chambers, Monday, December 14th, 1959. “RESOLVED that the Mayor proclaim Boxing Day, December 26th, a Civic public holiday.” / Motion carried. ‘ \ JOHN J. BUTLER, Tomato Soup, 5 for 49c. 4 4, City Clerk. : F | ‘The Store Of A Thousand Gifts’’ TONIGHT UNTIL 9:00 P.M. & McLEOD Ltd.’ OPEN %,, ? A highly successful series of ; man. The series was conducted | diting the series. left to right, } George Waite, who received @ programs in which 55 Women's | by Mrs. Harry Cudmore of | front: Mrs. Edward Laughlin, | special award for the Maple Institutes were registered con- | Charlottetown, director of Red who accepted third prize for | Leaf W.1, Traveller's Rest. cluded yesterday over CJRW | Cross first aid services and alk caine vo a when the winners received their | dealt with home and farm safe- | the Sherbrooke WI; Mrs. Albert ow as presented awards from presi- | ty. The Women’s Institutes were | Moase, first prize for the New | the Federated Pacific Electrical dent of the Red Cross Judge J.S. | judged n the various home and | Annan W.I.; Mrs. Emmett Mac- Company of Halifax. (rear) Ro- ' DesRoches of Montague and | farm safety improvements in- | Neill, second prize for the Wél- | bert Schurman and Mrs. Harry station manager Robert Schur- | stituted in the various districts | lington Centre W-.I. and Mrs. Cudmore. dim view of the fact that Mc- {road machine operators who f ; Eachern went to get his logs|several years before, while not far from where the BCMP | building the highway had fre- found the container that the | quently parked prosecution said had recently |.ear the dump. The stove he been heated over some kind of | said- had been thrown away by ’ open fire due to soot smudges | his father, he knew not where op the bottom of the can. up to that time. It was said that cocoons; The-final answer fo the puzzle shown by the defence to be on | will be given Dec. 30. the can could have formed there | allison Gillis defended Mec- Finley McEachern of Newtown) one. As for the can, he had never Ta? ia alee aa Eachern and M. A. Farmer, QC. Cross was tried last night in| seen it before, he said. came to be where they were, | MLA, was counsel for the pro- Queens County Court on charges| To his knowledge, he said there | -Fachern offered that the ean | Section. A defence witness was of having in his possession parts/had never been a still on the have ben left there by |Harold MacTavish of Belfast. To The Parents: ; at this time of the year special haz- ards present themselves .. . advise ‘To the Drivers: ne Be on the lookout for children . , = extra caution is necessary NOW! Cc. W. MacARTHUR, Chief of Police. ARES — KX MM KNRRHK HH 4 DOORS OPEN 9:30 .__ Kid's you'll have the time of your life with all your favorite cartoon pals. / -Adutts 50¢ —=3 TO-DAY and SAT. | { THE STRANGEST KILLER § WHO EVER STALKED My "THE WEST!. = : Al a / / / . Ps By Ns? Wt TN EVANS CHARLES Wil PLOP NEW EON THE BULLETS COLOR ; Eo CinemaScoPE mee oad — SHOWING AT 3:30 —7—9 ° RK KKK KK