Meighen 83 Today, Still

Interested In Politics

I By KEITH KINCAID (anadian Press Staff Writer

T030510 ICPI Rt Hon Arm.” Ilieighen celebrated his uni birthday "my. all! holdms I H.-ely interest in politics but Mm no wish to become involved in the controversial issues of PF!!- wpday national 80VeFIlm9l" ,

He twice was a Conservative prime minister. in 1920 and 1921 .nd again :n 1926. and was one of canada.s most controversial fig- ures during his 23 years in Par- hament In an interview on plhe etc of his birthday, he declined .0 comment on the current situa- tiun excel-ll lo 533" ,

"Of course I'm haPP.':' Wllh ll” war the election went It's time the Liberals were turned out" I hate my opinions but I think it is best they remain unsaid Anyway. 1 don't think people are Interested

in me' MIND STILL SHARP The Conservative party's elder statesman celebrated his birthday II a (party with family and old- nine, associates He said he looks nu-ward, to the annual gathering hccause "it's the only chance I get to see my closest friends all n one room” Maxwell Meighen.

one of his

two sons. said his father still eit- loys good health although he has the occasional dizzy spell

"His mind is still sharp He sur- prises oven the family with his clear understanding of what goes on around him"

Mr Meighen is chairman of Ca- nadiiin General Securities and un- til recently was at his office desk every day He still manages to drop in once a week "to keep my- self occupied"

"My family. books and young people are my interests now." he says "I make friends with young people That's the secret of keep- ing away loneliness"

PM IN 1920 g

Mr. Meighen became prime minister in 1920 upon the retire- ment of Sir Robert Borden but he and his party fell in ii general election the following year '

In 1926 he again become prime minister and touched off one of the hottest constitutional issues in Ca nadtan history Mackenzie Kingls Liberal government was beaten in the House and Mr King went to Lord Byng. then governor- general. advising dissolution oi Parliament

Instead. Lord Byng called on Mr. Meighen. leader of the oppo- sition, to form a government The

Conservative government lasted four days and in the general elec- tion that followed-fought on the

solution-the Conservatives were defeated and Mr Melghen re- signed as party leader UPHELD BY HISTORY g

Mr Meighen said nothing that has happened since has caused him to doubt the correctness of his position lie feels logic and history have upheld his view that a governor-general has the right under certain circumstances to re- fuse dissolution to a government leader

Late in 1941 he became leader of the Conservative party again and in a try for a seat in the House in the York South constit- uency. he was defeated in a 1942 byelection

Several years ago Mr Meighen issued a book which he called Un- revised and Unrepented-a collec- tion of 38 speeches spanning 1911 to 1949 He originally used the phrase in 1942 when he stepped down as Conservative leader for the second time Looking back over his long. vig- orous life. Mr Meighen refers to the book's title and says ”the book can be closed I am con- tent"

right of the Crown to refuse dise '

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ll3th Annual M

town, Friday evening, June it

parts of the province A review of last year”; activities

O'Connor, and the secretary-mam ager. Donald A MacDonald review- ed in detail the financial progress made during the year

Many matters pentaining to present and long term co-opL-r-

Co-operative Union Is Held

The Thirteenth annual meatrnzp d an co.ope,m,,, union of par ing the meeting which was honor- held at nircii Court, cii.n-time I” by "'9 mendme 0' M! NIP" v alive and was well attended by Co-opiileid Sangster, of the St Francis representatives from the variouslxavier

was given by the president. Louislwere explained by Mr Roderick

eeting P. E. I.

aiivc policies were discussed dur-

Staples. president of the Co-oper- Uniun of Canada. and Mr

Extension lAntigonish I Present

Department.

promotional activities jMcNevin. manager of the Slim- ;merside Co-op

The meeting directors. Messrs Louis 0'Connors. W R Show and Louis Mi-Guire were re-elected for -the next two years

HON. B. EARLE MACDONALD

To Address Ont. Welfare Officers

Hon. B. Earle MacDonald. Prov- incial Secretary and Treasurer on

Aux. Protestcin

The annual meeting of the Char- lottetown Auxiliary of the Protest- ant Orphanage was held in Trin- ity Social Hall. Friday the four-

teenth. In the absence of the presi- dent. the vice-president, Mrs. E.

Tuesday evening will he the guest speaker at the 7th annual mceiingi of the Welfare Officersi Assucia-' tion of Ontario Municipalities to be held in Kingston. lie out he introduced by the Minister of Wol- ftire for Ontario, Hon Louis T. Cecile.

EASTERN GUARDIAN

DANCE, St George's hall. Mon- day night, June 17th. Good music. canteen service.

WEEKLY DANCE at Corraville Ichool Tuesday June lath, music by udreauit and O'Connor. Re- lres rnents.

REMEMBER! dance recital Tue- sday, 8.15 p.m., Montague High school auditorium. Coma all! Come early. 50 and 35.

KEPT BUSY - Some kind of county record must have been broken by Dr. A. E. (Bud) Ings, Kings County Veterinarian. who. within ten days. delivered five "Ives by caesarian section. All are doing well and able to be up about.

PERSONALS

Mr and Mrs Ray Fredericks grid two little daughters, Dianne and Karen. Ottawa. Ontario. are guests of Mrs Fredericks' parents lliiyor Bruce H Yeo. and Mrs ran. Montague

Receives B.A. At Bowdoin College

Moderate U

SACKVILLE NB 4S p e i c all included in the report of the com- mittee on Evangelis and social service of the Maritime Confr- ence, presently meeting in Sack- vi.lle. NB, was a strong resolution calling upon church people to face up to the serious problem of the moderate use of alcoholic bev- erages. as well as the problem of the alcoholic. The original resolu- tion was presented by Rev. J.G- Ball of Saint John. N8, and was amended to its present form by Rev Willard Picketts. assistant secretary of conference. Mr. Picketts is a former Islander. a native of Kelvin

The resolution is adopted by the conference reads as follows:

Church Sees -Problem In

se Of Liquor

people of the serious iniplications even in the moderate consumpt- ion of alcoholic beverages in view of the tragic consequences to the individual and the community, and would urge those who use alco- holic bevcragcs in any form to . onsider their position In the light of Christian witness, social responsibility, and the policy of our Church" CHURCH POLICY

It was also notcd by the com- mittee that the policy of the United Church continues to be one of voluntary total abstlenence The conference was urged "to promote with even greater vigor” the pro- gram of voluntary total abstin-

"Resolved that we remind our

EIICB

Among the officers of the R A IT taking an important part in th 9 recent H. Bomb tests at Christ- mas Island was Squadron Leader W. J. Hurst, sou-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Williams, Char-

Paul I Kingsbury, Jr. of Diin- das. was among the I82 graduatesl who received the degree of Bach- plnr of Arts from Bowdoin College.l llriinsmrk. Maine on June lothl Hr is the son of Mr and Mrsl Paul Kingsbury, Dunilas, and en-' tercd Bowdoln as the recipient ofl. ui Alumni Fund Scholarship He majorfd in physics, and was a Janics Bowdoin scholar and on thc Dean's List

Mr Kingsbury was also active in fraternal circles, being an of- ficer in Beta Theta Pi fraternity. lnfl was a cadet second lieuten- sni in the Reserve Officers Train- ui: Corps unit He plans to do graduate work in physics at Wes- leyan University

Bowdoinis l52nd Commence- ment exercises were held in the first Parish Church in Brunswick

Two Children Are Rescued At Montague

A summer fatality was avoided last week when Const. Dave Hawk- sr, l'f.('M.P., rushed to the Mon- tague wharf to rescue two child- ren from the waters of the river.

Cathy Stewart. five-yenrold dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stew- srt. fell into the water while lump- ing from a boat to the wharf. llearillll her cries. her six and a hill year old brother. Fenton rush- Id to her assistance and tried to reach her from the boat. but hcing iiniihlr to do so. jumped into the waicr and grabbed his sister by the hair with one hand while cling- IM to a fire hanging from the boat with the other hand.

0n hearing the children's streams. Miss Dorothy McHerron. Ibo lives nearby. called Const. llsvker for help. Const. Hawker Wu able to drag both children from the water before any serious Misfortune happened. Little Cathy War in it somewhat weakened con- dlmni after her unexpected swim. but brother Fentoa wn none the Dim for his elvtrience.

Pr:duction Of Newsprint Up

MONTREAL fcPl - Canada's

lottetown. S-L Hurst was station- ed with the RAF

was while here that he met Miss Elinor Williams who later became his wife.

In a special mid-Pacific news edition entitled "Bomb Gone." the tenscncss of the hours of pre- paration and the details of the actual dropping of the bomb arr very vividly described as follows:

UNFORGETTABLE SIGHT

"No one saw it. No human cu- could survive the hellish glare of white hot air brought to incandes- cence by the fantastic heat. But those who were present on this historic occasion. backs turned to the explosion nearly thirty miles away could sense the brilliant intensity of the flash through closed eyelids. Even through thick clothing a flush of warmth pcnetrated the body.

"Ten seconds after the burst spectators turned to see the dy- ing explosio still reshing with the mighty powers that had been unleashed.

"High above the sea, and ris- ing rapidly was an enormous ball of fire that changed swiftly into

Air Force Officer In H-Bomb Test Is Husband Of Local Girl

in Charlotte-. I town during the last War and It

a bubbling cauldron of coppery red streaked with grey. A feathery white can spread over the top of the cloud. extending downwards to Turin a gigantic snowball pois- ed on a white stem that appeared in sections bctwecn cloud and sea. TENS!-I MOMENT .

".Thc minutes that passcd while Wmllnl: fur the following sound secmcd cndlcss. Asl eyes were n,.-. en upon the fantastic yet familiar; niushrooni. bridging sea and sky like some lliant waterspout. And when it came, it came as a double boom like distant gunfire.

"As the cloud rose up and pene- trated the tropopahsc. it flnttcncd off into a round disc. while the stem leaned over drunkenly and disappeared."

Squadron Leader Hurst was the Pilot of the plane which pickcd tip the task force commander follow- ing thc explosion of the bomb.

OTTAWA ICPI - Commissioner L. H. Nicholson of the RCMP icft Friday to attend a meeting of the International Criminal Police (ir- ganlzatlon opening at Lisbon. Por-

APPOINTMENT

J. Howard Easton. who has been appointed assistant transport econ- omist of the Atlantic region of Canadian National Railways. Mr. Easton. formerly senior research assistant with the railway at Tor- onto. will have his headquarters in Moncton.

(CNB Photo)

Newsmen Meet At Sydney, N. S.

SYl).VEY (CPI-Managing and news editors of newspapers In the four Atlantic provinces met here Saturday to discuss operations of The Canadia Press. the national newsgathi-ring agency. Chairmanl was J. E. Burnett of the char- lottetown Guardian.

A panel disciission on dclivcryl of news stories near publication; times was led by R. W. Andres; of the Amherst News and Ralphl Costello of the Saint John Tele-1 graph-JournaI. . Acting Mayor Seymour Hinlssl extended a welcome to Sydney at- a civic luncheon. and the visiting; editors were guests of the (Jupci Breton Post at it reception and dinner dance Saturday night. VI

40 COLLAPSE IN HEAT

tugnl. June 17. He will be the first RCMP commissioner n ttend a session of ICPO where he will he Canada's official delegate.

.40 youngsters -ltcat Saturday during a parade of!

LONDON fRcutorsi-More thaiil collapsed in thcl

lfl.800 cadets before Prince Philipj Philip cut the ceremony short.

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ONLY 1 DAYS ON THE ISLAND!

CHARLOTTETOWN RACE TRACK on & ONLY-JUNE isiii AT siss :5.

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S. Matheson, presided over the well attended meeting.

Excellant reports were present. ed. showing the year was one of

;the best in the history of the Bi.-zliup. Airs. William Kitaon. Mrs. icharlottetown Auxiliary. The vice psi-ott xlacouarrie.

president commended Mrs. Hend- erson for her unceasing efforts on

ed the members for their enthus- iastic and splendid support.

On behalf of the Trustee Board. Mrs. Henderson expressed their

lary being held at the Orphanage on June 20.

A special vote of thanks was ex- I tended for the use of the Social. Ilall of Trinity United Church for this meeting. Officers elected were as follows: President, Mrs.l

Annual Meeting Ch'town

behalf of the Orphanage and thank-.

appreciation for the outstandingl R. Jenkins, Mrs. H. R. Carruthers. work carried on each year by the! Charlottetown Auxiliary and ex-l tended an invitation to the Annuall erstine. Mrs. E. N. MacPherson,

meeting of the Provincial Auxil-lMrs. Elmer Sutherland, Mrs. G.

t Orphanage

i W. A. Smith; Vice-president. Mrs. ;l-J. fvlaihi.-son; Treasurer. Mrs. J. H. (terry:

Vice-presiilents--

St. Peters Cathedral-Mrs. Ly- man Davison. Mrs. A. G. Mac- "Millan. Mrs. Arthur Peake.

Si James Kirk, Mrs. J. P. Clarke. Mrs Gordon White. Mrs. H I-2. llyiutnian.

Church of Scotland-Mrs. J. H.

z Baptist Church. Mrs. Harper lllacNelIl, Mrs. R. J. Rupert, Mrs. L. I-' Hyatt. Christian Church- ; Mrs E G. Platts, Mrs. J. A. Gra- llhillll. Mrs. Floyd MacKinnon.

1 St. Pnuls Church. Mrs. H. E. IMlller, Mrs. I. A. Horne. Mrs. W.

Mrs George Fisher. Zion Church, Mrs. B. C. Vanid-

R. Hooper, Mrs. Sutherland Mac- Lean.

KEV. KELVIN C. JOHNSTON

Ordained To U.C. Ministry

Among thirteen candidates for the ministry in the United Church of Canada to be ordained at Sack- ville yesterday was Kelvin C. Johnston nf Charlottetown. The ordination service was conducted by the President of the Maritime Conference. Rev. J. Arthur Forbes assisted by Rev. E. D. Murray. The sermon for the occasion war delivered by Rev. E E Long. D. D.. Secretary of the General Coun- cil of the United Church Toronto. Ontario

Mr. Johnston served with the Canadian Army in the European Theatre during World War two. and came to Charlottetown in 195: where for a short time he wis en- gaged in business here. Durng the past three years he has serv- ed as student minister at Middle- wood and Jollimore, Nova Scotia. He has been called to accept the

Trinity United Church, Mrs. A. B, Fisher. Mrs. A. C. Sinclair. Mrs. E. C. Baker. Mrs. Lcbnroo Tait, Mrs. G. F. Moore, Mrs. Alan Holman, Mrs. R. F. Norman.

Of The Late

Mr. Edward D. Ives. Instructor in English at the University of Maine. arrived here for his first visit to this Island on Saturday. He plans to remain here for two or three weeks.

Mr. Ives is engaged in research on Old time songs. particularly the songs of the late Larry Gor- man. a native of the Island who gained considerable fame in New Brunswick and Maine as a writer of songs about life in the lumber- woods and on the drives.

Before coming here. Mr. iv-s travelled through Miramichi and the North Shore. where he talked

with many people who knew or

knew something about Gorman

He will leave Charlotte-

Seeking Data On Songs

Larry Gorman

other places in the area where Gorman lived. He will be glad to hear from anyone who knows any- thing about Larry Gorman or who knows any of his songs He can I); reached by writing in care of Gen- eral Delivery, Alberton

FIRES IN ALASKA

ANCHORAGE. Alaska (AP)- Alaska's worst outbreak of forest fires in years covered thousands of acres of woodland Friday and caused heavy loss of game. The bureau of land management es- timated that uncontrolled flames

town early in the week to talk with the many people who have written him from Summer-I side. Tyne Valley, Ebbsfleet, andl

were flickering over 100,000 acres of public forest lands as some 300 men fought .to stem the tide of fire.

One of the best dramas to come

lust-romance-divorce-love-halo. A to which all will thrill.

ATTEND.

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"WRITTEN ON THE WIND" I I

ROCK HUDSON - LAUREN BACALL - ROBERT STACK

story as gripping as life itself. A tender romance and vicious

COMING WED. - TIIUR. "A MAN CALLED PETER" The 380.00 worth of silverware to be drawn for Monday night.

THEATRE MOIITAGIIE

JUNE 17 - 18

P. M. ADM. 30 - 40

to Yen”: Theatre in years. A

tremendously exciting movie

RACE TRACK

TODAY and

ALL THE THRILLS OF THE BIG CIRCUS! IT'S THE WONDER SHOW OF THE WOBLDI

Box Office Open: 7:30 Show at Dusk

MONDAY

W. G. Barbour Ltd-. Ehiston Street.

Eoston Street Service Station.

Euston Street.

F. I. Mclnlno Ltd..

charge at Centreville. N. B. He is married and has a son Gerald.

a reason to live.

CP Day Editor At Toronto Dies

TORONTO ICPI - Albert E. (Ab! Fulford. 52. general day ed- itor at Toronto of The Canadian Press. died in his sleep Sunday

A native of Ottawa, he was I veteran of nearly 35 years in the service of the national news co- operative. having joined CP at Ot- tawa in 1922 after brief experience as a junior with The Citizen.

In the CP tradition, Mr. Fulford was an all-'round newspaper man experienced as both editor and re-

sport. In the general day editor's job at head office he was respon- sible for direction of news wires serving 100 daily newspapersl across the 10 provinces.

His service included some not-I able reporting. Incluriiiig cover-I age of the royal tour of I939. in which he travelled from coast to' coast to report the reception at city and town and railway siding of the then king and queen. News-

readers perhaps knew him best for his years of work on the Dionne quintuplets story A close

friend of Dr. Allan Roy Uafoe, he represented the new spapers of Canada as pallhearcr when the quintupIets' doctor died in 1943

He served in CF hiireaiu at (li- lnwa. Toronto and Ncu York, us- ually as a deskman but lrequentlyl

porter, in both general news and!

Monday. June 17, 195: The Guardian Page 5

detached to cover some main! aews event. In sport. his assign- ments ranged from routine cover- ageoffootboilandhockeytocoh relation of the detailed coverage of a Grey Cup game.

He la survived by his wife, the former Frances Blount of Ottawa. and four children e Mrs. Warn-n Gee and Mrs. George Gould. and Robert and Wayne. of Toronto- as well as two brothers. Marshall of Detroit and Arthur of Toronto. and two sisters. Mrs. James Cook and Mrs. Patrick Ryan, both of Ottawa.

HISTORIC ISLANDS

The Queen Charlotte Islands off British Columbia were named after the English ship which reached there in I787.

SPEAKER FROM P.E.I.

KINGSTON ICPn - More than 250 elegates from the Welfare Officers Association are expected to attend today the seventh an- nual meeting of the welfare sec- tion of the Ontario municipal as- sociation here. Speakers include Hon. B. Earle MacDonald. provin- cial secretary-treasurer for Prince Edward Island.