ml- -.‘ kk.-..snskknai.n ifmfffllflflifllliflliHlflnnun I laws" , _ caribou preterm lEE ALSO: n M P l R a - Inuit-slurs“. GENE AUTRY In “ Ill Fllllll Ill A Re-Relcaso ALSO! SERIAL - COMEDY CARTOON ' EIYQIIB "' - suo =- 34s rattler: sinwantt Coming - Thur.- Fi-i. - Sat. BIIB llllllSlll PllllllllllllllliS LINDA DARNELL - BARBARA BRITTUN .....~....l....,6ItEli livlillllli -»"1-/-- L- who? OTTO KIUOIR a VIII-LAC! FORD OIOIOI MAINIWS o IOIIII’ IARRAT . starring sulum as ‘Mickey’ suowlm; AT 2:30 - 1 AND a NEWS - CARTOON sic nouumu " l nmnv mum cannon gilt! g. in ‘Ikllflty Unittd b“ December 23rd. that f} §§l9~ l wt a 5.3g ‘ s i =5 i psewurein outlive force of the Blririt hlehem. bo i? i? x 0136i i? i .5 s. Ottrislmss mudo was ren- pocemtably by the choir interest chose "Wh Did th 51118 6mm‘ w m’ mum“ the ghois- oifgreAi-lxfieepyaorcpriate selec- tions: ‘DWI and the ant/hem ‘lhclma Teecl was heard in a vio- . 919,511,313; by lvflss Katherine Mc- . Eachcrn muted by the King's Daughters. ‘BRIDLINGTON. Enfl. ‘There men and ministers in England lo!‘ years tn come, said the Archbishop 0f York. Dr. Cyril Corbett. speak- The different departments of the Sunday School met as usual with g Niffltlll‘ Awake”; “The qhristrOhild and "New is the Time". “O Lord Must Holy" (Cesar Franck) wit-h Ml‘. Harvey ivfacPherscn as soloist. Miss 9. H66"! iin solo which was rendered with fine effect. Benders "He Shall Feed His Heck" was suns very The Church was beautifully dec-_ -(CP)— wlli be a shortage of clergy- inc ‘here . _ ‘IQ-BAY “FOREVER ‘YOUR?’ ‘ News -'Cartoon Shows 2:30-78:45 cavrro Si? Illllll. - Fill. An Innocent mewetucl: h‘. IIQCR °\I'eee‘n‘ i’ took Red Ryder to save . ll from the noose! l‘ / BOBBY BLAKE ALICE ‘FLEMING cal "GOV fllVllll DON (081110 in... t “raw-a. COMEDY MEN nivri rivunrv cnnanlanmghlrlgfclg- FOR PASSENGER Ampmp; wont: _ WINLYPEG, Man, Dec 21 -_. Twenty repatriated Navy, Army and Air Force men and women kraduated from the Trans-Canada Lines fiftecnth passenger ag- ent training school at Stevenson Field, it was announced by J. H. Sangfisthe, superintendent cf trni g under whose general su ervi cn the school is operated, “ring the past year 61 re- patriated men and women from all branches of the services ave graduated from the school, w ich is now conducted by passenger service training instructor C l-l Gibson. The syllabus of the course, which lasts flve weeks, includes a grounding in all tpaissenger work and regulations o he air lines. Among the subjects taken upore the duties of a passenger agent, outline of management and or- ganization, inter-line connections to all parts of the world, and a study of the reservation s stem, tariffs, and the operation o tele type machines Among those graduattnl were F/L N. B, Klipatriclc, te- O G. B, Not-l, bourne, Nfid.; I" Carbonesr, Nfld; (0 P. J. Mad- dlaan, St.John's Nf d.;F/0 James Bummerviiie, New Glasgow, N. S. NEED MORE PEOPLE MONTREAL, Que, Dec. 2i - Canadlfs first cst-war lmmlzrat- ion movement s made up of the 40,000 wives and children of Cun- adian soldiers, J. S. McGowan, director of the department of colonization and agriculture. Cun- adian National Railways, said nn address at the Montreal reg- ional conference of the Canadian Conference of Business News- paper Editors. "And a very wel- come and constructive one it is. too." he adde . ' “This country of ours cannot develop and progress as it should without more people. The admis~ sion of more people, fill’ from creating problems for us. "Wm increase our prosperity andnassist in our future development, said Mr. McGowan. in games-lam JOY BEST HAYES The many friends of Mr. Joy Best “ayes, heuequc, 102711611)’ 01 Sfiii-IIOIOWII, Will learn with deep regret or his deaun. Ald-louslll- 11¢ had oeen in falling healuh for the past. three years his death came as a, mom; m ms loved ones. at the age o; 61 years. lie _Wlll ce sadly missed fin the community where n-s kindly smile and helping‘ nano made for him many friends ill every walk of life. Besides his ed xmnczer and his sorrowma w e there are left. to mourn his don-till"- gq; Mp3, Reggie Murray. Bedeque, and two sisters (V1118!) Mrs. Mir- tln Bell Winnipeg, Miur, and n‘ Armkknmksnt YANNO uNcEMENT nu; ATE-EMT}! ‘ \ Wishes To Announce was oraumc or ms » . _ DENTALOFFICE - AT 12s cosmos sr. Boers: - ‘v 0:00-12:00; 2:00-5:00 ,7 Telephone No. 2284 44A‘ L‘; a AA AAAAAAAA‘ A AA" , _ '1' “ivy vvvvvv vv vv lln Hives him twenty-two veep ed0- (Sadie) lldrs. Fraser qilllsuie. Cove Tonnmtme, N, B. rhc fun-oral which was one of the lafitsl- 101‘ some little, was held in the United ' eque, the service betns conducted by the pastor of tha- churoh. Rev. Mr. Baxter who 590KB words of comfort to the bereaved were: 1D 313 mfifimxifili mom w! A Q The flowers Wife and De htcr. Crescent from Mother and. S on. Wrcatlh from Bruce and Ila. Alfred and Florence. Leslie and - 3W0! "W! Lydia wnd Ruby. Th mnainswer laidtorctici the escsrlctown Cemetery bneatde. those of his father the late Jchnt Fmnk who IZ-N-ll. In Me 21-1.... This was followed by the Auditor's report. Total rales-fl0.555.l6 are the o ficers year. President- Lowthcr. Secretary and Treasurer Hermes Myers, re-elccted. sars. ional Directors. Reginald MacFar- lane, Heber E. Myers, Lloyd ‘Jcw- cii, Charles MacFsz-lsne, Fred Muc- man and J. A. Henderson were ro- electcd. The following resolution was passed. Whereas this art n! the country‘ is in need c more blscksmithe, e eclally for horse shoeing; we ask, the Government to give some encoura ement to the train- in th s industry. Moved msn and seconds Myers and Meeting adjourned to meet at cell cf Qcretery. iiillflllllillllliilllll Thboelenm lessees-reiterate. I‘! bell law but“ IIII” elllveoenraweflirictlypay. lnrleenoe - Able 000KB Km‘ Pthotogmphl. CONFEDEIAT 0N ' . IJIANUE. I u!‘ m m°‘."é..l.”-‘r‘iio"....'ii“ii“ "w" or before December 31, m PLEASE PICK UP New Year's Eve dinner dance tickets, by Dec. Wham. as we have o. large waiting list. Qrariottmown l-lolcl. 12-22-2L crrv mxas. - Citizens in. ing to vote in forth wclty m Edd or their mmom be3L 945 cs w voters list, m “he CIVIC CANDIDATE. - I wish motify the electors of Ward Three I in cit-co ..... mm w ap rec . the past. J. T. Mclioget! u h 12-11-18-26-61. Concert in Prince 0f Wales C0113: . HX-Y Gr 12-22-26-21. CIVIC TAXES. — advised to ensure thcegtrosqtljas are l-a-Xos are paid in full before Dec- Embel‘ 31 1945. as mics will be seized for non-payment immediately thereafter. CONGRATULATIONS _ can- gratulatlons are belng extended to Miss Helen Truinor, a recent grud- uole of Halifax Infirmary on hm». 1m; successfully passed her Regis- tered Nurses’ Examinations. CIVIC TA ES. —- T C F.'§"‘".%“€° sis. i: tm“..z.z..~iéii - 0 . . 4' .' fiégsto 31st, to receive payment of I-IOME BEBEAVED — Mfs. Will- iam Gfetlorv received the sad news of the death of Mrs. E.C. Larsen (nee Mary MacDonald). New Glas- m ~56 in Cgmoggglplca N.B . r n was ae lighter- of the late William Gregory, City, Her death followed a recent serious Operation. ' mruawan ' FRIENDSHIPS ._ Mr. James A Corbett left Wed. nwdav morning for his hump n, Spirit Rives. Alberta after a two- mvflihs vwlt. here Mr Corbett “i” l?" he" 44 Years ago notes mflfly changes on the Island. He w" i319 West- of his cousin, Daniel N. and Mrs. Taylor 24in, Mlflg NEW DENTAL OFFICE Qpgys -An announcement tn this issue is to the effect that Dr, -A, R_ 5mm‘ h“ Ollened a dental office lit 175 Grafton St. After groan“- ing from Dalhousie in 1040, he en. fared the Dental Corps with which he was associated during the War. He is one of the tw_o son: of the late , A. E. Smith, of Messrs. Morris and Smith, the well-known boot and shoe firm cf Queen St. MRS. JANE KENNEDY- Mrs. Jane Kennedy of 10d liberty St. v, Dec. Quincy. Msas. died Morldn, 10. ‘i: her 87th year. ‘Ilhc funeral scrv es were conducted by the Rev. William Nichol! of the Uni- ted Presbyterian Church at the 174155911 Plmoml Home. Wednesday. Dec. 12 at 2 o'clock. Mrs Kennedy was born in Crapaud, Prince Ed. W"! . but for the past 23 YER-rs has resided in Quincy, 3hr,- 15 WMVM by four sons Allan, Kennedy of MscLcod, Alberta: gel! Kennedy of ‘n-uro. Nova ootla. Lawson Kennedy or Bflgh- ton. Mars; and Duncan Kennedy "I Quincy: and two daughters, Mas. Nell D MacFayden of Quin. 6v and Mrs Frank Ouxtaln o: Bralnlree. she also leaves mnem- m:i...."°..'°:. "d so‘ BANK 0F MONTREAL BUS]. NESS SUMMARY SAYS - whole. as e and retail Maritime trade con- '““~‘S i" *1 hlsh level. notwith- standing shortages m many lines. collections are good. Christmas buying is active and Indications are that the holiday trade will equal that of a year ago. Woods operations arc proceeding satis- factorily, although labour is still ln short suPPly. Demand for all wood products continues strong, There l5 a heavy movement of Christmas trees to the United States. Fresh fish production during November was at a high level. Output of dried fish has shown a further de- cllnc, owing to frozen fish being shipped overseas. Exports of pickled fish continue in fair volume at steady prices, Manufacturers for the most: part are fully employed. Coal production in Cape Breton during November showed a good increase over the previous month, but was slightly lower than durlnr: the culTesponding period a year ago. ANNUAL MEETING - The an- nual meeting of the "Four Branch” Farmers Institute was hold North Carleton Echool, Thursday evening, Dec. th., with s fair at- tendance. After minutes of prev- ious meeting the Secretary gave n very clear and full report of all business done during the your. . EY- pendlture 20488.31. The following or the ltoinlnt! alter Ramm Ii re-oiected, Vlco Pres. Hudson Adtlit‘ uarrie, Stephen I-luestis, Earl urrsy. The Auditors, '1‘. J, In- there ore resolved that and cstabl lltlng young on in by '1‘. . In- d by Haber E- passed ____.,.___-- ,8 ‘of sllcwere etre iterate; h} ,'f:,,,',:‘,, f“: I . Personals rsey resent a l u Meeflterlon who and an: ~ "- 10. lit-ego the goers] o our no durum“ h. "an. n;- i-mkegnvwshgn- ..i » w . - ""3 '°"‘"~ a _ i ,q'lg;uu;gw 5;? " 31'.‘ .»m'5.“i‘r>.“.".v.‘r‘."i2'§...."." l‘ a ‘we I a _ hotly, Cllerldttiio" a n Branch- Civic ta unanimous. . "vouif c??? AND ours" A future conducted by the Charlottetown Junior Clum- ber of Commerce. Qneetion No. l. Q. Do you consider the tax ass- essment in Cinrlottctcwn fslr and equitable? . The result of the Poll cn this par- ticular question are as follows:- Not satisfied .. 54% Satisfied .. 34% Don't know 12% 111love is definitely some reason behind the opinion of many tax in the City of Charlotte- equltab . 1944 report of the Finance Committee of the City Council in- dfcates that the City Council is not satisfied lzccaxuse on pose 52 this ar aph up ars:—- lp "w f t a rcvisicci of as- t ls Py and hope by such revlsicz! to bring about a more equitable distribution of the City tax levy. It is felt by a rcat many that ttetown is real estate in lo bearing too heavy a portion of the tax burden with a result that. many sons e erecting substantial fines ougde of the City limits while others will not, take the ven- ture to own e homo On account of xes. It would s, , therefore. that. a complete rev ion of the tax as- sessment should be made. hm making such an assessment the practise of other Cities should be studied. In many cities the burden on real estate has been reduced. irxoreover. in certain cases a. distr, bution is mace 1n classes of rofll estate. Homes used as such by a taxpayer are on a different basis of assessment from res-l 65181-6 which is producing revenue. There are new sources of revenue avail- able to the City such as the tans tltat should be, paid béoboth Pro- vlnclal anQ Dominion vernments on property including Railway Pro- ty owned by them. If the Dom- om Government rmtn an office it pays rent which includes a por- tion cf (he taxes on the ranted ow- . It supplied by tthr- City and takes the Plow o! property which m the tiands of an individual would be bear-ma lZlIXC-i- TliE KIRK PULPIT Preaching Christmas Mcrninr! on the w,“ “when l-hey were ccnuc ln- to t-he house. they sow lilo X90118 Child with Mary H15 Mother IS. Matthew 2:11). the minister. file Rcv. ‘Iii-I. Bussell Semen. said. Do you observe why the wise men sow the King when all the other: that m; in Bethichem were blind to lm? The simple reason is that they were seeking I-lim. and 1115f- because they we're seeking Him. they saw. Where is He that is born, King of the Jews - they 118d troubled all Jerusalem with q on. They were more than star-gamers, they were anxious searchers not to be beaten off in their endeavour. And co when? others saw nothing bu} a child. they saw. because they searched for Him. a. king. We read that Censor came and saw and conouered; but those three wise men came and saw and wor- shipped; and to worship is some- times better than to conquer. if they be not, identical before God's “frond-That is an exquisite tllle which John Burwm give; to the Church. You remember that he call! 1t the House Beautiful. When you come in-to the House Beautiful WLhlOh is the Church the supreme question is. what do you see? It all depends on what you come to see. If you seek to find fault you shall find it very easily, for neither preaching nor singing nor praying la ever perfect. If you seek the fellowship of men and wccnzn you mall get. it, for in the sanctuary men and women gather. But if you seek for more than’ that, if you seek liglht and guidance if you seek power to live well, and power to die well. then poor though our worship be. never a service shall 1985s but you shall be blessed by seeing what you sought. 1n closing, will you notice this. that the wise men saw the young Child and His Mother: first the young Child — it was a Child and Mother picture, not Mother-and- Child — as the catalogues of art describe it, they are s0 taken up with gazlfl8 on vhe mother: but the wise men saw the child. and then in that very glance they saw beauti- ful and peer-loo; motherhood. They had found all they looked for and s little more. for they could never fomet the look in Mary's face. It is always so when a man secs God for himself. We see the young Clhlld and — something cver. Mother- hflod. fatherhood, duty a-nd trial and birrdlrn~ail are lit with n new radiance from that hour. Then like tne wise men we go hum- flililfl. but like them. warned of God. we R0 another way; for the old ways and the old days are don-e and dead. when once we have seen God in Jesus Christ our Saviour. - norm? nsmiwncnnsm Honor Roll h; Dsccmbtrt Commercial Clash-Anna Camp bcli. 2. Mnngaret Curlew. 3. Flor- ence Hsddad. Grade X — 1. MaryQMcWade. z. Kathleen Noonan. 3 Olga Car~ mrdy Grade IX - 1. Hnrrrlcc Peters, 2 Velma Brown, 3 Elinor Hynes. Grade VIII - i Mary Creigiian, 2 Lorna Norman, 3. Janet McCal. lum. Grade VII - 1. Florence BCSHHBD this . l- lovhro 2 Doris Dunn. 3 fr}. Murphy Grade VI — l. June Doyle, Darlene Gurney. 3 min-lay Dillon f . Grade V Joan Alvwa-rd. 2 Pa- tricio Wwme. 7t, Ellpabeth Ogvlg . . Rita Fhamhnn. 2 rlvlo Marie McCabe. 2 Georg- ln~ Zrkem find 11-1 ‘Hhncss Anne Yohn-"ic" ‘l Ont-ole McCsllum. a Doreen Brvan. JOHNSON’S ANOUYNEI N l N E N T l1 f tor relieving Ottawa and Charlottetown, er Wing of the French Air Force. C. A. 1". This officer served server. Early Career Group Capt. Prior to his departure for France, Major dc MacMahcn. Mikhail-y and Air Attache to Canada, conferred on Group Captain l-I. R. Stewart, E. D., the Honorary Observ- This distinction, the first time given in Can- ada, was in appreciation of co-operatioh with the French Air Attache. Group Captain Stewart rec- ently proceeded cn retirement leave after more than three years as Director of Intelligence for the R. throughout Great War as a member of the 1st Canadian Div- isioh and with the Royal flying Corps as an oh- l-le was a former deputy minister in P. l‘. I.- being simultaneously deputy provisicial treasurer, clerk of the executive council, and prov- H. the First secretary- Group Capt. Stewart Awarded Honorary Observer Wing, F.A.F. R. Stewart E. D. inclai secretary-treasurer, clerk of the council. and provincial archivist. Group Gilli"! stcwart rejoined the R. C. A. 1". at the outbreak of war, at which time he was granted leave,‘ of absence from his P069 es to the Governor f‘ - assistant to tho then Chief of the Air A/V/M o. M. Croil, 031:, Aw. untli my. 1940- whqn h; was appointed Air Secretary to the Hon. c. a. Power, then Minister of National Defence for Air. In 1942 he became Director of Intelligence. Group Captain Stewart holds the Russian Order cf st. George awarded in i915. l-le is also an hon- orery pilot of the (Jeechcsiovaklsn Air Force. As intelligence chief. his responsibilities were threefold: the sifting and rapid distribution obla- formation within the Air Force; enforcement of uni-time secrecy in the service: and censorship of R. C. A. l". news stories and information. papers across Canada appreciate how ably he co- operated with them on s11 occasions. executive existent a became personal Staff, deputy ' He News- The year 1945, now nearing its close. has been a very successful one for Prince Edward Island fislh- ermen, packers and those directly concerned with the fishing indus- try, reports Mr. J J. Larubee. Sup- ervisor of Fisheries for the Prov- ince Statistics will not be com- pletely compiled until late in Jan- uary but indications are that there will be a. substantial increase in production and dollar gain. as com- pared with the year 1944, in pract- ically all fisheries engaged in by Island fishermen. Lobster; again lend in Prince Ed- ward Island's commercial fisher- ies Last year they represented more than half of the total mark eted value of provincial fisheries production and thev will play an equally important roic in i945 Cod. hake. herring. mackerel. smells and oysters rank next after lobsters in productive importance and con- tributory forces to Island fisheries nevenue. lobster landings for the past few Wars have boon increaslnc and there is no doubt that this is due to a large extent to t-‘fi-z establish- ment of the 7-inch minimum she drain limit I/csscnina the cn stocks of . ull ihnt anv u...- fishermcns t r seven inches in length must be re- turnrd alive to the water l5 having excellent cffcct upon this fishery Island fishermen. though perhaps somewhat doubtful c-f the 7-inch limit when it was first establish-ed: are now looking uprn it as the chief factor in brirwing about im- uroved ic-‘niniz and thev have come to realize that once stocks are d out. or greatly reduced, the some sort cf thing happens to fish- ennens comings. and that conser- vation pays and pays well.. Prices for "canncr" and "market" lobsters. as well as for the canned product. reached o high peak dur- lna the early and late fishing sew sons Inhalers By All Initial steps ‘have been taken bv individual in-tcrcsts to establish air ttansporlntlm of fresh tlsh ‘and lobsters to American n fwts, and if plans materialize as anticipated. this should be a greet b00n to the indurtry as lobsters and other fish will be lnurlP-i at their destination in less than from five to ten hmn-s from the time of zahlcment. which will undoubtedly result in higher mcnetsrv returns to the fishermen. Cod ard licks. major contributors to Island fisheries revmue. wlih show a considerable in landings and value when statistics are finally compiled. both that! fisheries having been engaged in more extensively than yell. Fishcmvzn had a longer "cried f nc leAnc ma: eotn e Linnea» - mam appearance eaten and to operation by mason of the ear of these fish in Island the fact. thM. flshlnl Successful Year For P. E. Island Fisheries was ensued in during the month of December. which 1s not a usual occurrence. Price for cod and hake were high throughout the season. Fluotuatlng catches of mackerel due to broken Weather peflOds and oilher unknown conditions have re- duced mackerel landings to s slight extent, but fishermen re- ceived hlgm prices for their catch and individual comings from this fishery will equal. if not exceed. 1944 returns. Smelt Fishery The smelt fishery is now in full swing and more fishermen are en- gaging in tlhis fishery each year attracted bv the encouraging prices offered on American and Canadian markets. Flor some years Island smelts were shipped ungradcd but with the establishment of compul- sory grading. previous imfavorablc competition with the other Mari» time Prc-vinosls no longer exists and smelt fishermen are bensfiting greatly as n result Another largo contributing factor to Island fisheries production is lite cyster industry. and both public beds and leased areas have yielded sat-isfactor" retains. to (late. This is especial“; true of thc public beds in Queens County which show greatly increased production this ycnr as areas previously depicted in the East and West Rivers have made. and are still making. s rapid oomebn " and have produced a good quality oyster for which a sat» Sl-ffiwry Dricc has been received In i945, no in lilo previous year. Island producers have played an important rule in supplying Canned fish for U.N R R A , and with the continued need of all kind: of foods in the European countries. fishermen with increased activity will restlmo fishing moral-ions in the mriflu in order to meet the dc- mands at home and abroad. IDNDON“ --rGPl-A.n "infonn- ntlon bureau" which was built in Trafalgar Sounrc in the early days of the wv has been till-Handed to reveal a brick strongcoint [some reward (or seem reasonable to LARGE RESERVOIR. 0F TOURIST TRAFFIC MOA‘I'REAL,_ Qua, Dec. 2i - "Everywhere 1 went in the course y trip throughout western Canada," says Alistair Fraser, K. C., vice-president in charge of traffic, Canadian National Rail- ways, who lias just returned to Montreal from the Pacific Coust “people asked when they wo-ltl be able to travel again. It natural question, because un continent today there is the larg- est reservoir of tourist traffic- ever seen." ' Indications were, Mr. Fraser said, that the people of Canaan who have postponed vacation and other trips during the war. Wh!" railway facilities were taxed to the limit, were about to realize their patience and understanding. "Of cothse; more is still a very large volume of traffic, and many more troops are lo he returned homo, but n! the movement of service person- ncl has passed its pcnl<._ ll would believe that. thc thousands who refrained from travel during the war in dole?- cnce to government. rcqllfisl W-n find conditions improving slflfldlll! over the next few months." wuv _;I-HS rnrsnusm? ASKS nrnrcsn NATIVE CAPE TOWN. Dec 24-10m- The following letter fllillillliiil It" cen-tiy in the Bantu W .. a PB- per for the Alrlcans Dubllfi-‘hed l" Johannes-burg: I am a Northern ‘Transvaal Ab. rlcan undergoing a course of training at the Capo among CWO Africans better known as Xosns During my slav hcrc. I have dis- covered that thcrc is hardly any difference in their customs and those of other African trlbcu All signs go lo show that wo nrc one ' in customs. rituals and ritrs. “ This inunodlatcly raises the Qllt$.fl.l0l1-—Wl‘ly chould we call me another. desplcabiy: "You blanket- ed Xcsa". “Cowardly Mrsotho”, "Uncircumcised Shank an” and' “Bloodthirstv Ndebelc”? We llve in enlightened times and we slink of progress: how are we Roth; t0‘ ' aohlve progress if we Ellill worship - the 80d of trlballsm? 9.. 3 O Imd Derby. 150. has resigned II" chancellor of Liverpool Unlverslq z ‘Ilueehebeelnflemleespeeeynlellleen y ceemeueteutenulneurlreeeoeeh lrep-ieeleelenltuel.l.eetleclttohlalg pedeneeneeenteseevcnhce. Ile- . ‘ . J \~ ' . SMITH BROS. -' (TOUGH DHOPM