JANUARY s. 194s h-i .

‘ii-Wok 0f Prayer

ﬁervices Opened

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Last Night

The Universal week of Prayer. under the auspices of the Char- vottetown Ministerial Association. opened in the City yesterday eve- ning with the first service being .- held in the Central Christian eiCburch;

- A congregation which taxed the seating capacity of the Church heard ths spacial preacher, tho “Rev. TE. MacLennan, speak on the subject of prayer.

“Mr, Machennsn said there never yes o, time in the history of the world when there was such a need for all Christian men and women to re-dedicate themselves to the service of God and to keep their prayers for the concluding of a just and lasting peace mounting 3,9 the Throne of Grace.

Only Christ in the hearts of men could bring out of the present chaos a love and sympathetic un- w-derstanding for all mankind. Mr.

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_fn1_ents of the 52-week calendar year; Output per man was raised

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Bedeque. a. Ion- a “J tar on Christmas lJay to Mr. and Mrs. Deriton Frances (nee Marjorie

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Harold Sinclair Morrison. 11310.1)!" of 17 Granville Street.

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on the part of earnest men and women could have that influence ‘without which the world

would go down in anarchy. ‘

The iiantral Guardian

This column is reserved for slows oi local Interest, but advertising at a news; nature in!) be insutsd at flvfcoisio a word ls-iotly gay- sble In advnnca.

CRASWIJLL for Pbotonspha.

AT YOUR SEBVICE-Arnfasi Coal Co. Phone 3498.

HOWARD McINNIW Pitt-ed Footwear at 1'15 Queen Street.

0N HAND - Imitation Buffalo Robes. at 1048 prices. S. I... Hardy d: Co.

T0 HALIFAX in 55 minutes. via Maritime Central Airways. Phone .1061 or 540.

THE REGULAR. session of Al- pha Rebekah Lodee No. l0 1.0.0. F. tonight at 8 p. in. Installation.

FIRST ALARM THIS YEAR- City firemen were called out for the first time in the New Year last_night at 8:15. to attend to s flue lire st a. home on the corner of Great George and Dorchestet Streets. No damage was reported.

ENJOYABLE DINNER PARTY

»_-»Major G.V. ltIacLean of the Sal- vation Army read the Scripture at yesterday evening's service and also led in prayer.

During the service a solo was - feelingly rendered by Miss Jean Enman.

The chairman of the meeting was the pastor, the Rev. M.D. Dunbar who will be the preacher at this evenings service to be held in the Baptist Church.

liritish Goal Miners "Missed 1941 Target

"LONDON. Jan. 8 —(CP) —Brit-

ish ma] minors did no‘ r=~~b ib-

-- weeks which ended Jim, 3, fall- ing short by 300.000 tons. the Na- tional Cool Board announced to- niizht. ‘The provisional figure of 3.000,,- 000 tons of saleable deep-mined coal and 92.700 tons from opencast sites produced last week, brought the total ouput for 58 weeks to

-4_no'700000 tons.

‘These were the leading develop-

frcrn 24R tons ‘Y: ‘.945 and 9R8 in i846 to 282 ini947, sll these being jess than the 206 tons in I041. - Men working in the pits in- twcreased from 692,000 to 719.000 in the year, compared with the Gov- ernment target of 730,000 at the end of the year. - Additional production permitte the resiirarl-‘on c! coal exports on unlnor scale.

SAINT JOHN. N.B., Jan 5 - (CP)-Tlieft of car repair parts and accessories valued at more than $1.000 was discovered today at

__,_Purdy‘s Garage in nearby Fairviiie-

jut-glare who forced their way through a basement window some- time last lliﬂiilii- failed in an attempt to open an office sale.

‘aﬂggmfnay, Kent. England - COP) — Traditional donkey rides along the hcach are to disappear next summer to make more room for the erection of bathing cubicles.

DEATHS 50c Per insertion

BIRTIIIS

AFFLECK - At bhe Prince County Hospital. January 2nd. i948, to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas aitieck. MW"

IIANCES-At the P. E. I. HOSPI-

Waddell), East ltoynliy. a duushtcr. Edith Mildred.

HUGHES - At the Prince County Hospital on December 13th. 1947, , toMr. and Mrs. George L. Hughes.

Norboro, a daughter. Muriel Ann. ' MacHINNON - At iihe Royal Vic-

'toria Maternity Hospital. Montreal, on December 291th. 1947, to Mr. and

Mrs. Prank MacKinion of Ottowl

and chutiottewwn. a son. Row!

Peter.

MISSERVEY — ‘N Mr. and Mrs. Messorvey (Enqsrna Cooper) at the P. E. Island Hospi- tal, December 18th, 1947. a son AieX Picks-rd. Welgiht 8 lbs. 7 ori-(I-Iali- fax papers please copy.)

MARIIIAOES

" _ _____ _ ‘7 MORRISON — RICHARDS -- At the residence of "be °fii°milii Rev. Dr. A. D. Mac-

Bennie. Bl MoGill Ave.. Charlotte-

Charlotteiown. to Maureen Adult

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MaoDONALD -- at County UM. that 8. llll. Mrs. Daniel Mac- ‘Donald. and II rem WW“

dram her late residence Wadn-s- day. Jlll. 1 it i o. m mummi-

UNDIRTAKH EMIALMIR

--Mr- and Mrs. Preston Sentner entertained at a most‘ enjoyable New Year's dinner party for their brothers and sisters with their wives and husbands. at their love- iy home in Parkdale.

PRESBYTERIAN Church in Ca- nada, Brookfiell Charge. There will be a service of worship in the Hartsville Presbyterian Chum‘: this evening, Jan. ti. at 8 p. m. At the close of this service the

annual congregational meeting = held. Donald Nicholson. mlhister. i

::MO0RE at McLEOD LTIL. will be closed Wednesday afternoon.

Personals

Mrs. Joseph Carr, Haaelbrook. has entered the P.E.I. Hospital for treatment.

Mrs. Charles Ramsay, Summer side returned home on Saturday alter a few days visit to the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Lockiiart, Upper Hillsboro Street.

Mr. and Mrs. George Iiockliart are spending a few days in the City. the guests oi Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Iockhart. Upper I-lillsboro street, having arrived by car from Ontario last week.

Continue Search For Missing Man

Scores of men continued to search yesterday in. the I-iesd oi Montague area for the body of Elmer MacDonald. 23, missing since Christmas Eve, and whom the people of that neighborhood believe to have perished that night somewhere between Lyridale School and his home.

The search has been made more difficult in the wooded sections since there are from five to seven feet of snow in many places.

A Government machine las‘. Sunday ploughed the road from Vernon River to the United Church at Orwell Head but had achieved no result when it broke down that day at noon.

It is understood the search will continue as long as the fine wes- ther lasts.

Head oi Montague is a small community between four and five miles w'est of Montague.

Little Theatre tiuild Plans Performance

The executive of the Little Theatre Guild oi Charlottetown announced last evening that. through the kind permission oi Mr. F. G. Spencer oi F. G. Spen- cer Ltmited, they would hold their next studio performance at the Empire Theatre on January 28th. The Guild has purchased s new main curtain and tracks. and is taking steps to have stage suit- ably lighted for production pur- poses.

There are to be in all four studio nights. the last of which is to consist oi a three-act. pill‘ some time in April.

The plays included in the Jan- uary 28th performances _are "The Old Lady Shows her Medals" by James M. Barrie. “Pfyltiiil PIMP by Booth Tarkington. and “Shadow oi a Dream."

The 1847-48 season is the first full season the Guild has oper- ated since 1940, and rapid strides are being made in building up a commendable Broil? °i whim Charlottetown will eventually bc justly proud.

PORK PIIIGES

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Saint John. N. B-Pork vancsd i0 esnta a pound Satur- day. no further boost Monday Chops now 00. slab bacon ‘ii. Wholesale beef increased one cent. no rstsil bike as yet. Sirloin stack now 79 cents.

Halifax-Fresh and smoked 17°" axpoctcdtoco upslxtoiooonti a pound wholesale within weak.

Moneton, N. B-Pork up a 1-2 cents from M i-I to 89 Nut! I pound wholesale. beef unchanged. lseon sdvshcsd l0 cents a sound wholesale.

The increases, were not general. Dealers said that retailers‘ who have old stock on hand will not increase prices until new pur-

liotariaiis Extend Felicitations To lion. lir. MacMilian

At their weekly luncheon yes- terday. Charlottetown Rotarians expressed their pleasure at the honour recently conferred upon one of their members, Hon. Dr. W.J.P. MacMillan. O_B.E_ The following address was read by President Edwin Johnstone; ﬂitotarian D1‘. MacMlllan:

"Your fellow Rotsrians were greatly delighted to learn of the high distinction which His Holi- ness the Pope has conferred upon you 1n elevating you to the dig. nity of Knight Commander o! the Order of st. Gregory the Great. This is the latest of many honours which have come in recognition of your beneficent labours in many fields of service.

"To Rotarlans, service is a word .of great significance, Long ago YWP 800d work in the affairs of this Club brought you election to its president)’, the highest office in its 81ft. In your vocation of physician and surgeon you have not only won the confidence and gratitude oi countless patients. but you have received some of the highest honours your great pro. fcssion was able to bestow. In community service you have held the highest political office ln our province; your aima mater. one of our greatest universities, has ad- mitted you to its highest degree, limit of Doctor of Laws, an 11cm. our which it reserves with jealous care for persons of eminence in service and attainment; the can. adian Red Cross Society has made You an honourary Councillor for life. These and many other marks of distinction have come to you as the reward of merit and the svidence of appreciation for the 800d you have done in organizn. lions working for the welfare of yﬂur fellow men. But the record of your services has even won the commendation of His Majesty the Kin! who, as a mark of honour. conferred upon you tho Order of the British Empire; and now that of I-ils Holiness the Pope who has raised you to the dignity of membership in the Order of papal chivalry already mentioned.

"The members of the Rotary Ciui) nl Charlottetown unite in Oifﬂriﬂll You ihcir sincere and hearty congratulations on the grcat honour that you have just received. and hope you may live to enjoy it for many, many years."

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Graham Towers. Bank Governor announced that the Bank had dis- continued its practice of quoting daily prices. but would continue to be a buyer and a seller.

He, said the change constituted s return to procedure followed prior to the war.

In Toronto an official of the Investment Dealers Association o’ Canada said:

"The innstment industry feels that it is a step in the right dir- ection toward a free competitive market. without artificial controls where the law of supply and d!- mand will govern price levels.

“However, this situation has ex- isted for only a lciv hours and we have no idea whether it is a. tem- porary measure or whether it wi.1 remain in force indefinitely."

Government bonds are tiie king pin in the investment field and what happens to them is pretty sure to {feet other issues. In Tor- onto today nearly the whole iisi- oi bids for corporation bonds drop- ped 50 cents to $1, though the ask- ed prices remained steadier.

A high price for Government bonds means "cheap" money, s policy generally followed by the Government for some time.

If you buy a $100 bond at pa.

and get $3 you are getting three per cent: if you buy it at $104 and you have had to invest $4 more to get the same $3. which means you: interest rain is lower. You sra offering your money "cheaply" to the borrower. There has recently been s move away from loiig-term Government. bonds because of the high price and consequent lower interest rate. A lower price automatically in- creasu the interest rate and pre- sumably would attract investment. funds back into the long-term is- sues, and thus take it away from the general investment field where it might be used for capital ex- pansion which would sdd weight to the pool oi money competing for a limited amount oi i.

salera and packers. Prices went up as Agriculture Minister Gardiner warned in Win nipsg" that consumer-hoarding would “bring about a rise in beef and bacon prices quicker than any mark-up the butchers will make." There was immediate comment from several groups.

Fred Dowling. Canadian direc- tor of the United Packinghouss Workers of America (C.I.O.) said in ‘Iioronﬂo the price boosts will mean "an inventory gsin for the packers oi over 810,000,000 since DQBS. reports showed there were 110,000,000 pounds of meat in cold storage at last Dec. 1.

l-le added that "this amount would be sufficient to pay wage in creases recently won by the Uri- lon over four years."

Admission

chases start arriving from whole-

signal ,

Dr. J. 0. Marleen 0. B. E. Receives Presentation

DrnJ. D. MacLean. C.B.E., who is retiring as Canadian Farm Loan Commissioner and Chairman of the Canadian Farm Loan Board at the end oi the year. was‘ pra- aented with» s. large, inscribed silver bowl and a lounge chair footstool and reading lamp by the members and stall and former staff of the Board at a. small gathering at hia home. 1M Car- ling Avenue. a few days ago.

Present were Dr. T. E. Donneily representing the Board members and severa; representatives of thr staff of the Board.

An illuminated address was read by Mr. J. C. Murray. Chief In- spector o! the Board, and Miss M E. Nicholson, Dr. Maclseank sec- retary, presented Mrs. MacLoan with a bouquet oi American Beauty roses. Mrs. MacLean ex- pressed warm appreciation of thr gift of roses and Dr. MBCLQSII made a short speech of thanks and touched breifly on the higli- lights of his experience with the Board.

Dr. MacLean, who is a native of Culloden, Prince Edward Island practised medicine in British Co- lumbia after graduation from Mc- Gill University. In 1916 he entered provincial politics and iield port- folios in the Government of Bri- tish Columbia, under the late lion- oxrable John Oliver, as Ministei of Education and Provincial Treasurer. On Mr. Oliver's death. he became Premier of British Co‘ 1umbia. retiring in i028. In 1929, on the organization of the Canadian Farm Loan Board. Dr. Macileavi became the Commissioner and chairman. In i925, he received the honorary degree oi LIhD. from the University of British Columbia and. in 194.6. he was made a Com- mander of the Order of the Bri- tish Empire.

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est Clark Cameron. City, 43 years service; Mr. Jean Andra Gaudet. Borden, 29 years service; Mr. Louis Henry Davies McPherson, North Iviitslitrc, S0 yam-s service; .\li". Ernest Janics McTaguc, 'l‘i'g- iiisli. 52 years service; Mr. Garnet Wolsclcy Poole, City. 37 years acr- vice.

First Aid Presentations

Cortificutck. first year-Char- lottciotvn Hotel Class-Misses Vio- let Stukey; Victoria I, Hudson; Roberta Clark: Georgina Collins; Mary Arscnauit; Martha A. Lund; Mary Doiicet; Messrs Rex Hayes; Willir-rn J. Hood; Glen Fullerton; ltogcr L. Lavallle; Peter MacEiich- crn.

Local C.N‘.R. Branch Class-Lab- e1‘ Award. fourth year-Mr. Fred- rick B. Doyle.

Medallion Awards. third year— Miss Margaret F. Irving; Mr. Jam- cs Ivan Hughes.

Certificates, first year-Messrs. Fulton B. Proudc; Earl S. Stewart; Charles E. Small; Francis Arthur Walsh; Owen Everett Bcagan; Ed- ward J‘. Strain; John A. Martin; William Spencer; John l-l. Lohnes; Harry W. Mclnnis; Frank W. White; Archie L. Vickcrsoii; Peter C. Ililgillfs; Misses Joan MacFni-l- one: Mildred Spence; Messers. Dan- icl MacFayden, Hunter River, Everctt Wood. Vernon: Charles H. Pollard, Noriiii Wllishire; John Leonard Andrews, Bedford; Wil- licm Simon Bueil. Murray River: Fred Webster, Montague; Dan- iei Busliey, Bear River; wil- liam A. Goodwin, Cardigan; Wil- liam W. MacDonald, Moi-ell; Dan- iel A. MacDonald. Souris; Spurgeon W. Walker, Mount Stewart; Brent Gillis, st. Peters; Roland Sellick, Royalty Junction; Joseph Weir, Mount Albion; Harold McCloskey. Melville.

Summerside Class _- Certificates,

first yeah-Misses Kathleen John-

son; Ruth Dalzell; Messrs. Blair Johnston; Reginald llockip; Sher-

man Parlee: Lester MacAldiifi;

Edgar Ramsay.

Borden Class-Certificates. first

year-Miss Beatrice Murphy :

Nadine P. Howatt: Sybil E. Howritt;

Messrs Suieidon Nicholson: Garnctt H. Ross; Walter Farmer; Phillip

Edward Doyle.

Voucher - George Deighan.

Label Receipt - Reginald St. Clair Rodgers. Medallions. tihird yesm-Messrs.

Palmer Trenholm: Robert D. Mac- Pherson: Ralph Toom-bs: Forbes Seely; Misses Helen Herring; Hazel Sharpe; Marv Farrow.

DIES A‘! I06

KBNTVILLE, N. 8.. Jan. 5 — (c?) -_ Mrs. Sophia Russell. Kings County's oldest citizen. died at. her home near here today. She would have been 106 next month. A native ‘Xi Dover. on "W" S“

Lia's south shore. Mfl- 3115"" came to Kentville as a bride of ‘lo.

PRIVATE SALE

Today, Jon. 6.

0m studio couch; new bad spring and niottrsss; lamps; and table, sic.

3i Connolly Street.

0-0-6000

The Big 3.1.8. Surprise Bingo 0! I948

Wiision Memorial Hail or 8.30 Wednesday, Jan. 7th.

roe-ow

30 coats

FIRST CIIAIi-LOTTETOWN. SAINT DUNSTAIVS BASILICA TBOOI’

First Awards Aha Investlturesv

At the last 194V meeting of "The First" Scouts Ian MacDonald and Billy Faiirner were awarded One Year Service Stars for a full ycar of Scouting in the Organization. May 1948 see them continue the good work. -

At the sa-rne meeting Earl Mc- Issac, formerly oi Sourls, and Arn- old Mulliii of Charlottetown, were formally Invested into the great vrorlil-wddc Brotherhood of Scouts

and became members of "The First". Best wishes for Good Scouting in 1948 are extended to them. 1

This cneetin; was a very full and enjoyable one for all Opening with the awarding of Service Stars and Investitures, then a very exciting Scavenger Hunt, followed by cokes for all together with doughnuts, apples, oranges and candy. Prizes were awarded to the best three salesmen in the Christmas Card sales. and also to the winning Patrol, the Foxes. in the Fall Patrol Competition. Good Scouting, "The First."

"ITIIE FIRST” SENIOR BOB-O- LINK YiATBOL

Onnlanuary 1st, six ‘members of the Bob-o-Link Patrol oi "The First Charlottetown Troop, (Char- lle Ready, Tommy Kaye, Ed Mul- lins, Louis MacDonald, Augustine Martin and Frank Zakem. also Ted, the Patrol mascot) left Zakeims cor- ncr about 1.30 pm. to do some skiing illlii lOiJJQﬂillliilg. The Patrol diikccl along the rail-road tracks which took them to iiix: liill at the back of tho Experimental Fawn. When the boys got tired of falling as thcy reached the bottom of the hill they advanced to the woods. a little distance bcycnd Saint Dun- stans University. On the way to the woods evergreens and cocoons were collected. Pictures were also taken. When (the Patrol reached the woods a couple of boys made a fire while the others gathered branches to make gaﬁgcis at the Patrol Dcn. At 5 pJIYl. hot tea ivas served belorc stztrting for home.

Patrol Leader: Training Course

The P.L.'s 'i‘i"ainiiig Course got underway at 9.90 n.ni. Saturday morning in Hearts Memorial Hall basement. Tihe morning was oc- cupied with lectures on Patrol Or- ganization, hikes and weekend Camps, and Patrol Spirit 1111.1 meet- ings. Games. including a message’ carrying relay, ivcre played betwren the lecture periods.

Alter lunch a complete aitﬁmﬂoh of lectures and games again oc- cupied the course. A game of “O Grady says" produced Lloyd Sca- maii as the winner. Lectures for the aitemocn covered the following subjects; Signalling, Knottlng. Fires and Hrewoodl. (including in- struction in how to construct s Fire by Friction set). and Patrol Instruction.

Saturday evening the course came back for a short session on lashings and then did Kim's Game (Observation test) by Patrols. Highest Patrol percentage was turned in by the Fox Patrol with all live members exceeding the pass -niark of 16. Ron Atkinson was hsgh man with 19 out of the pos- sible 25 points to his credit. Other scores (passes only) recorded were: Lloyd Seaman (9th) 18, Tom Key! (1st) 18, Laird Macbennam (9th) 17, Jimmie Doiron (6th) 17, Eddie Csirbonell (7th) 16. Bill Kennedy (3rd) 16, Kent Ellis (lat Sourls) 16. Alan MacDonald (1st Souris) 16. Bob Nelson (3rd) 16.

At 2 pen. Sunday after-noon the boys again gathered at the Hall for a lecture in mapping. Paul Cud- more gave an interesting talk on some oi the highlights oi the World Scout Jamboree in France last summer. He strwd the 901M that from hia observation: of boys of sll nationalities living together. he was oi the opinion that throne-i) good fellowship and Scouting that tiationg could live sn-ci work togeth- er and insure a lastinl W°Yid Pesos. That la something to think about.

The remainder of the afternoon was spent in games. Siiiﬂ-Sbllﬂtllild Patrol Skits. (Why are firs engines painted red. Karl?) ‘Iihe touohln! solo retidered by T011")!!! Kl?! W! very much appreciated by li-i- Those eligible to write the course exami. which will be sent out short- ly. are; Ron Atkinson. Earl Beaion. Wallace Burke, Eddie Carboniiell, Brier Chandler. Jimmie Dolron. Kent Ellis, Charlie Heustis, Bob Hurry. Jimmie ibbot. Doug John- son. Baird Judson. Tommy . Keys. Eddie Keys, Bill Kennedy, Laird MacLennan. Johnny MHCDWKBU- Gordon MacNeiil. Alan MacDonald. Robert Nelson. Karl Reardon.

- Lloyd Sea-man. Winston Smith. and

Git-vi Wigglngton.

Ttho writer would like to than! Trinity United Church for ill! l!!! oi their now hall: Mr. Storey for his considerations; George Ander- son. Psui Ciidmoi-e: Bill Ritiﬂ- ""5 Ju-nsny ‘Trainer for their service in the mattor of lectures: and the kind ns-oola who aeeomodaied members of the course in their limit-s. To all those who in any W" 0°19"! u‘ make the course a success I w?

A vary interesting address on her experiences in the tropics was given at Rotary luncheon yester- day by Miss Mildred Harrington, teacher in the Model School, Char- lottetown. who returned ‘last Sep- tember after a tvrn years’ visit to Trinidad.

Rotarian Les. Stacy presided yesterday. The guests included Dr.

G.D. Steel and Mr. L.W Show. Charlottetown, Mr Donald Mac. Beth. Acadia. and Mr. Andrew

Glen. Brier crest. Saskatchewan. Following is the text of Miss Harrington's address:

“Before proceeding, I want to tell you how pleased I am to ap- pear before you and to thank you for your gracious invitation.

"ln the past two years. I have done a considerable amount of travelling. 1 have gazed upon and been thrilled by the scenic glories of many lends. but. h; the multiple and varied waves of emotion with which those breath-taking sights filled me. none was as soulful as the one I experienced when I set foot again upon Canadian soil; especially wiicn I saw the red cliffs of the Island which I proud- ly call my native Province. Never before did 1 discover such depths of meaning in Scott's famous words: ‘Brathes there a man. with soul so dead. who never to liim- self hath sald——this is my own. my native land.‘

"Yes. my friends. one of the most beneficial effects of my travels has been the awakening within me of a keener appreciation of the at. tributes our own country possesses. However, I must not allow the rap- tures of my home-coming to make me forget that I have been invited here to recount some of my ex- periences and not to wax enthus- iastic about the things that are commonly known amen): us. There- fore, I shall. without further ado, come to what I think you want to hear.

"My trip to, and stay, in the West Indies will endure in my recollections as the grandest ex- perience in my life. The rapid pro- gress of the climatic change as I journeyed southward was the first impression registered on my mind. The journey was made st the time of’ the year when the atmospher- ical differences betyvr-cn this part of the world and Trinidad are most pronounced. I left Halifax in January when-the Maritime prov- inces were shivering from Old Man Winter and went by train as far as Now York on the first lap of my journey, There it was impera- tive for me to shed my fur coat and overshoes. A little later in Miami I was forced into further concessions to the Southland's warm touch. dofflng my heavy top- (‘out and donning a linen suit. Six- icen hours later found me mean- d_ering____v around Trinidad, bare- legged and wearing a sun-back dress.

First Glimpses

‘My ideas of the Caribbean Sea and the Spanish Main had been gleaned from the legends of buc- aneers and pirates in the story books of my childhood. I formed a, new and exciting conception of if; {lying over those same seas in a luxurious Pan American clipper. it was a thoroughly pleasurable experience to sit in perfect com- fort, watching the panorama of tropical scenery unfold below me. We stopped for an hour at Haiti and San Juan, Porto Rico. As the plane landed. I had my first glimpse oi primitive people, The poverty-stricken West Indian na- tives swarm around every plane for the dole of copper: that the travellers throw to tlicm. To them we must look like the luckiest and richest of people. and to me- they with their foreign filthy IP99"- ancc seemed to belong to the tales of the pirates rather than to the 20th century.

"Geographically, Trinidad is part of the mainland of South America. A chain of islands links it to _Ven- ezuela, These were part of the deltas of the mouth of the Orinico River. It is the second largest of the British West Indies, about half the size o; Jamaica (or s little larger than New Brunswick). The climate is tropical but the dryness of the air prevents the heat from becoming oppressive as it does in these parts in mid-summer. I might say that rarely did I suffer any climatic discomfort. All the time I was there I never had to wear s jacket or a sweater, The average temperature during the ds ls as degrees and at night ‘II. e scenery is the ruggedly grand type, not the pastoral var- iety that we P11. Islanders are ac- customed to. The sunsets are su- perb. The bathing beaches are de- lightful. What a thrill l got out of my swim in the Caribbean Sea on Christmas morning with the tem- perature of the water 72. Not one tree was familiar to rne. There are long avenues of the stately royal palms and coccanut palms. From February until June. the Immol- teis. trees which are as large as any we have here, are in bloom. These huge trees shed their leaves and burst into a dazzling profus- ion o] scarlet flowers.

Another beautiful {lowering tree is the King of Flowers. which sp- peara in a mass of mauve and pur- ple; and a third. the Poul, in bright yellow ﬂowers very much like our daffodils. They are the brightest ornament oi the beautlous Trin- idadian landscape. How delightful for ma to be able to go out in our school garden and pick myself a bouquet of roses, gardiniaa. or er- chids. Anbroxlmately- forty per- cent oi tho land ls cleared for ag- riculture, Cocoa. coffee, and suilnr cane are the lending crops. s The sugar crop is cut by hand in Jan- uary, and the mills grind the cane

iiecalls Experiences In The West Indies

old and worn out as a result of

dltions. Their homes are thatched-

tha chickens. At night they seal tha windows and doors with paper. shutting themselves in tiRht. Some o_( them manage to amass great wealth at the expense of general dreadfully on food. They simply will not spend the necessary money to feed themselves. It is not un- common for their children until they are five years old in order to save buying milk. They do sll their cooking in a bid cauldron over an open fire out of doors. Their dress is the old-fashioned women in flowing veils waist, slave bracelets on the arms and ankles. and men in white tur- lvnn and native trousers, They go

soel. sepsdillos, oranges, bananas and grapefruit. I had the unique experience of going out and pick- ing my own grapefruit for break- fast, The first time, at least. the picking of the grapefruit was more delectable than the eating.

"The main minerals are petrol- eum gnd asphalt. The oilfield: are not fully developed, but more ut- tention is being given them in re- cent years.

"One o; the Seven Wonders of the world is found in Trinidad. It is known as Pitch Lake, Pitch lake is the world's chief source of nat- ural asphalt-nlnety-two acres. The supply is well nigh inexhaustable for every year for the past forty years thousands of tons have been removed. and in that length of time the surface has not been lowered more than forty feet. The mineral is dug out in huge lumps by men using pickaxes. These lab- ourers carry the huge blocks on their heads and load them into trucks which run on narrow gauge tracks laid on the surface of the lake. Men and women are in the habit of transporting ponderous cargos on their heads. One day I met a woman carrying a basket with twelve live chickens poised on her head. It did not constitute what might be termed a stylish head-gear but one that was cock- ingly attractive.

People

“The population of Trinidad ls approximately 350,000. Ten percent are white. The rest are Negro and East Indian, It is highlv mixed and multl-colored. A color-blind person in Trinidad would be a so- cial boishevist cr inconoclast, or something bordering on the bar- barian, because all social distinc- tions are marked by the color line. And there are enough hues, shades and variations to make the popul- ation resemble a human prism — you have high brown. clear skin. red skin. pale. white, black and coolie.

“The Trinidadian social hiarchy consists o] - (i) Government officials. Chief of Police, Chief of Customs. Postmaster General. Dir- ector of Medical Services. etc. Most of these officers are imported from abroad, Outside the government circles there are the European staffs of the banks, the oil com- panies. sugar estates, and business houses. (2) The Trinidad-born whites or white creoles, for the most part. are oi French origin. The term ‘Creole’ is not one of re- proach, neither does it imply black blood — it simply means one born in the West Indies. The white and colored people mix only when the exlglncies of business make it ne- cessary.

The colored people also are div- ided into distinct social classes, paralleling‘ thoseyof the whites. The educated colored people form the first strattxn. Hera are the professional men, barristers. dec- tors, parsons. It is sad to relate that even the better educated ne- gioes are not averse to marrying white women. Those who go to England to study frequently marry the landlord's daughter or some such who oiten proves to ba a type totally unfit to take a leading place in colored Creole society, and is sometimes a. social impossibility.

"Among the colored people I no- ticed that the social grades are very exacting, and are based on the amount of colored blood in the person. I also noticed that the hair seems to be a dominant. factor in determining a person's social grade. The less crinkiy the hair, the more patrlcian the individual. It amused ms one day at the beauty parlor while I was having a crinkle put in my own hair. to see a native so- ciety girl beside me having the crinkle taken out of hers. Someone suggested that the only hops for social peace in the West Indies is for all the races to become so mixed that the future West Ind- ian color will be a straight high brown.

Distinct Itasca

"Labor in Trinidad is dons‘ mostly by Negroes and the East Indians. These two races, although both colored. are quite distinct from each other and have their own particular characteristics. The East Indians work mostly on the sugar estates. while the bikini‘. sturdier Negroes do the heavier labor in the oil fields. Among the Negroes there is very little vitamin deficiency, as they are enormous eaters and have a varied diet. The East Indian. on the other hand. never gets adequate nourishment to keep up his strenﬁtyi. Their diet consists mainly of rice cooked in coconut oil; and when they reach the ale o: forty or fifty. they ‘m

malnutrition. "The great mass of East Indians live under appalling housing con-

rcofed huts, consisting of one bis room for all the family. including

their well-being. They stint

mothers to nurse

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hareiheiad all the time and wear \'er.- few clothes. "The Negro even in that tropical

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make them give it up. The Negro is very clean and bathes daily — much more often than does the East Indian. who takes a ceremon- lal bath weekly. The religious rit- ual attached to the East Indian’! bath, however. does not help itl cleansing powers. The two races are psychologically unlike. Th! Negro is a smiling, good-natured person, possessing a keen sense of humor and a merry flashing wit whereas the East Indian la devoid of both, and always looks unhappy.

“The Negroes, working on the oil fields are for the most pari unmarried. but nearly all have s ‘keeper’. that is, a woman who cooks for him, runs the house and is to sll intents and purposes s common-law wife. If the couple grow bored with each other. they simply part and each finds a new partner, The system apparently works without friction. A man, when he breaks up with one wom- an, leaves liis children with her. and he accepts any children which his new housekeeper already ha! and provides for them.

Carnival Time

At Carnival time in February. the whole of Trinidad goes gay. II is a national festival. Nobody works on the Monday or on Shrove Tues- day. The white people celebrate the carnival by holding masquer-

iiie native population it is the ev. cnt of the year. There is much more or less iiarmlessWirlniilng. and dancing always in full dis- guise. For weeks lzeiore, troupes and b31165 0f Negroes will be prac- W-‘ins- These natives, who earn not more than perhaps three ch11- iings per day will spend one hun- dred dollars for their costume. On Monday they wear the masks of the previous year, and on Tuesday their new costume. Groups of fifty to one hundred will paradg thy streets all day and all night ling- ing and dancing calypsoes to s, steel band, These calypsoes are a sort of folk miislc 1n Trjnjdut The natives are very adept pg making up words and arranging the calypsonian "rhythm for any unusual event which strikes their fancy.

"The second largest city in tho West Indies. and the capital of Trinidad, is Port of SPuln. which he! a population of about 111000, It is a thoroughly modern city. the houses are well built, the officgq and stores up-to-date, the ctr-neg. paved, well-lighted. and elegy-L There are excellent communion. lions between Port of Spain and the areas of population and pro- duction all over the island.

Education

"i" lpeﬂking of Trinidad schools. I wall brain with the Leasehol English Private school where I taught for nearly two years. This school was comprised of the chil- dren of the senior staff of the Oil Company, and naturally Includgd

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.._.__________________, able chum salmon. will constitute one c! the major biological undo;- taklngs on tho vwest coast thie year.

The West Coast station also is studying fluctuations in the avail. ability of herring and pilchnrdo and will renew studies in otter trawl fishery.

In his address to the Board, Dr. Needler said studies vaouldbc con- tinued in Maritimes this year to determine if revision in sine limits of the Marltme lobster should be recommended as a means of iri- creasing yields,

Ha said also that investigations will be made during the current year to determine possible pres- ence oi new stocks of lobsters in grounds farther seaward from present couimercisi areas.

Investigate Shrimp

D1‘. Needler told the Board tho! investigations are being continued to ascertain the existence of a commercial shrimp fishery in Canadian Atlantic waters. Be said that operation of a successful in- dustry in shrimps in nearby Maine. along-with the known occurrence of the same species off the Marl- times, suggests the value of fur- ther exploration.

Other biological studies being

carried out by the Atlantic station include oysters. clams. scallops. herring. mackerel, speckled trout. smelt and salmon. Technical work is also being done on Irish moss and studies are being continued in hydrograpliy. Emphasis will continue to be placed on the groundflsh industry. which, to the Esat Coast is the most important fishery of all, Al- ready much information on the biology of cod. haddock. halibut. yallowtail, winter ﬂounder and Canadian plaice has been obtained and that such investigations will be continued throughout the cur- rent ye.-

LONDON (C?) The British Museum has bought 3,000 insects from Rev. A. Moss, who was vicar at an English church in Brazil.

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of all xinds including limes, inan-

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