,1iQ.v'EMBER 2. .1950 3y. M. C. A. NEWS"

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.T:m'.iigsthle”"l!g" now lhll (Ill Ind "frI'M program is in full swing. ””" most popular place in the Thrilling seems to be the Junior El,i,,,.,,e where some 40 or 60 boil ,1 gii-is gather each evenim.

. it'll” are now being completed to Pa the amount of reading available and a few more being added. TIIGN

enlarile material 6 games 81' also be 3 sllecml Pmulm

night, a week.

The "Y" Junior Teen Town be-

,, the winter seuon with a E:,,.g" last Saturday. The occasion was ,, Masquerade party at the ,,Y.. and over 65 boys and girls mm ages 13 to 5 attended. This 15 3 weekly program which is Jsnned and run by a committee pg Junior Teen Towners each sat- 3 d'll' from 7:30 till 10:15. Mem- ur ” committee include

h fffus-,,”ii..;..e Blots Manuel. Dianne Pmmpsl Angus McLa.ren. .lae.rie

mrnham, Sylvia Campbell. and Eillilbeih Palmer.

Hy" Juvenile basketball rapidly getting to the taking on all comers. Ashforddishiiseagymworki - in boys an t CY 5 ins 02,1, tehey are to show their "age: in the w8Y 03 5" '”Imbm”n 'l,,,,g Players now turning out 102' giactlce include Carlyle Mac- pgugiili, Joey Hoyt. Malcolm Mc- Fad,.,.,,, John Macbougali, Jim ii-.,o',i, Keith Benton. Barry Beers- .lol1ii McNaught. Clinton Taylor, Rhiiliy Atkinson. DOUG C5me"m- Gllmifi Birt, and Don Larse- --

Tho Phalanx Fraternity had their first regular supper meeting last Friday. A sine-sons led by Iran Robinson was followed by a digcussioll on proper business pro- cedure and conduct of a meeting. P:'ni)i(liIlS nrising from the cominiz daiicr were discussed and various mmmitteos were selected to ar- range the details. Mr. Charles 1.0..-iic was in the chair. Guests l!l('ili(iPFI Mr. Ivan Robinson. Mr. jualrtiliu Matheson. Mr. Garfield Ross. and Mr. George Anderson.

Adult Badminton

The team 15 still? 51 coach fan

The Youllt . group is already off to a rousing -start. About iiwenty member are Ililillllli up I07 1'98"”? Pncuce 1.p5:;nnS. Mr. Stan Lsncas has kindly agreed to give some much nrf'dPd instruction each Tuesday night at 7:00 p. m. Plllll H0 710W under way to form a club and '”:here have been rumors of chall- ' P1121115! other clubs in the city.

Both chapters of the Phiat sor- - nriiv have been holding regular Thursday night meetings the past month. A number of new member! i have joined each chapter. and there lire rumors that tonight is lnitirition night in the Alpha Chapter. The new executives for each rhapter is as follows: Alpha ciiapter: President. Mickey Mc- bend, vice-president. Barbara noz- rrs. secretary-treasurer, Shirley Mrlran. Beta Chapter. President. Mildred Spence, Vice-President, Lois Burke. Secretary. Jean Mc- Farlane. Treasurer. Helen Mc- Douizall

Reduced ilaii Fares For Royal Winter Fair

MONTREAL, Quc.. Nov. 1 - Reduced rail fares for persons

travelling to the Royal Agricul- tural Winter Fair. being held at Toronto, from November 14 to 22. were announced here today. by .. .1. A. Brass, chairman of the Can- adian Passenger Association.

The reduced fares may be pur- chased at all stations in the Pro- vinces of Quebec. New Brunswick. Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Is- land and Newfoundland.

Round trip tickets both firlt class and coach class will be sold l at the normal one way fare plus aalf Tickets will be honored go- , ms in Ontario from Monday. No-

vcmbcr 13. to Wednsday, Novem- ber 22 inclusive. In the Maritime Prmtnces, in Newfoundland and H Quebec east of Quebec City. Lei .5 and Megantlc, tickets will be honored going from Friday. November 10. to Monday, Novem- ON 13. inclusive. On the return IND from Toronto tickets will be "Tented up to midnight, Standard Time, on Thursday. November 28.

T00 NOISY

MORDEN, Surrey, England-(GP)

1 -Charles Vaughan was blowing his

Dim trumpet about the quality of

.115 ice-cream and was fined in court

here next day. Charles paid 33.10

for blowing his ice-cream truck rinxon to attract customers.

i BIRTHS. MARRIAGES DEATHS

59: Per Insertion , . BIRTHS

:l:Elll!EN - At the P. 1:. Island IDIIBI-on Monday. Oct. so, 1080,

::E'ItMr- and Mrs. Stanley Shcrren. "wig. a daughter, Deborah Flor-

.:,l:Ed"AI3l-At the Prince as- W M aland Hospital on Oct. 20. -g” F. and Mrs. Charles Michael. V Vi '4 -on. 8 lbs.

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GEIITRAL GUARDIAN

l'bia colllllus is reserved for cows cf local interact. but advertising on a newly nature may be Inserted at In cute a word. strictly pay- cblc In ulvancc.

A full is being final-

CIABWELI. for Xmas

IDWABD IIMIINNII WIAB at 176 Qlilen Street.

cons ARMVING4 DAILY at The Fashion shoppe.

COOK'S for Christmas Photo- graphs.

BLACK ITBAP MOLASSEB in stock. Cash and Carry stores

Photos FOOT -

ROYAL OAK - overcoata Ly Fuhion-Craft. Canada's finest 055.00 Henderson dc Oudmoro.

CLOSING DATE blanket entries for Fox and Mink Show has been xtendcd to Wednesday, November 8th. Prize Lists now ready for distribution.

THIS WEEK at the Abegwelt-- Ivy planters for wall or table. New assortment of cigarette DOXEI. uh trays, book ends, wail shelves. Special fancy English cake plates. 75c each. Christmas cards. complete selection of box- ed cards at reasonable prices. The Abegweit Gift Court.

LEAVING P01! AMHERST - Mr. W. E. Agnew, Director of Trade, will leave this morning for Amherst where he will erect the Department of Industry and Na- tural Resources display booth for the Maritime Winter Fair.

SHARED IN PARTY - The children of both orphanages shar- ed in the Kinsmen Ha1lowe'en party Tuesday night. Treats were distributed by Club members to youngsters at st. Vincent's and the Mount Herbert Orphanage im- mediately after the party in the Anrnouriea for the City kids.

IS INJURED - Young Carl Mc- Innis of Bedford was taken 'to the Charlottetown Hospital by am- bulance yesterday evening about five o'c1ock1'after receiving in- juries from a fall off his bicycle. Hospital authorities reported last night that he was resting comfort- ably but that x-rays would be taken today to determine the ex- tent of his injuries.

Y GRADS MEET - The "Y" Grads held their weekly meeting at the Y. M. C. A. last night with the president, Percival Simmonds. in the chair. There was an attendance of 33 members. It being a business meeting. the various commiteas were formed for the ensuing year. The tickets for the turkey lottery in aid of Holland Cove Camp were distributed. After the business meeting a lively sing song was held with Frank Johnston at the piano. A hockey team was formed and practices are to start on Saturday. November 4th. The officers for the coming year are: President, Per- cival Simmonds: vice president, Harold Porsythe; troasilrer. Jarnes Mcuan; secretary, Ian Roach: ways and means. James Mcuaan: publicity, George Abbott; program. Brian Oudmors: social committee. Earle MacDonald; club activities. Norman Lorwther: attendance and membership, Gordon Stewart; wel- come baby clu-b. James Cudmore.

limitations On insurance Firms

OTTAWA, Nov. l.-(CP)-F-n- once Minister Abbott tonight an- nounced that, new limitations Will be placed on the proportion of profits of life lnsuranze compan- ies which may be distributed to shareholders.

In a statement, Mr. Abbott said the limitations will be contained in amendments to the Canadian and British Insurance Companies Act, which the Government has decided to introduce at the next session of Parliament.

The proposed new legislation. Mr. Abbott said. will set limits to the distribution to sharehold- ers of profits from participating bulincu "which will be substan- tially in harmony with the prac- tices followed by the companies in recent years."

The statement said the move is

designed to head off "recent speculative activity" which might be based on expectations of II

change in dividend policy. It is designed to protect the public.

legendary Gun To Be Centre of Pomp

OTTAWA. Nov. 1 -(CP)-- The most legendary gun Canadians ever fought for will be the centre of the stage here next Tuesday at a ceremony crisp and bright with muiiary pomp.

It is an old-fashioned 12-pound- er artillery piece which inspired three Canadians to deeds which brought thorn all Victoria crosses in the South African War'a battle of Lcllcfcntcin 50 years ago. Viscount Alexander will unveil a mcmot-i.1 plaque on the gun it- self. now standing in Ottawa's Confederation square.

One of the three men who won V.C.'a by defending this and an- other girn against what the army called "a day of savage attacks by overwhelming numbers of the (Boer) enemy" will be present.

He is Quebec City's Lt.Gcn. Sir Richard Turner. than a lieuten- ant. now a man of '19. The other two are dead.

The other two winnars' were Licut. H. O. Z. cocichurn who died at Toronto in 1913. and Sgt. E. .1. Holland. who died at Cobalt. Ont, last year.

The present-day Royal Canad- ian Dragoona. under command of Lt.-Col. O. J. H. Waitsford. will parade a 100-man honor guard to pay tribute to. the heroic trio. The regiment has arranged for thl

.- 119 by the Charlottetown Branch of the Canadian Legion. 8.13.8. L. in th bservance of Remembrance D Saturday, November 11th.

a usual paradswiii be held in which representative units of the armed services of the Reserve Force will be turning out with veterans. The Legion is particularly anxious to get a big turnout of all former service personnel, navy, army and the air force and emphasizes that the invitation to participate is ex- tended to non-members of the branch as well as those who belong. The parade will fail-in in front of the Legion Home and follow the accustomed route of march to the War Memorial and on the return march the salute will-be taken by His Honour Lt.-Governor 'r.w.1... Prowse on Kent Street. The Band of the Prince Edward Island Regi- ment (17th Reece) will lead the parade.

At the war Memorial, the ar- rival of the Lieutenant-Governor and party, the Premier, the Mayor and other dignitaries will be sig- nalled by a Royal salute from a firing party of the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer (R). The 39th 1...- A. A. will fire one gun at Victoria Park marking the Lulu cement of the two minutes silence and an- other signalling its close, The Fir- ing Party will fire three volleys. The Last Post and Reveille will be sounded and five minutes before 11 o'clock the fire bell will toll at in- tervais of 15 seconds. Following the servlco at Memorial wreaths will be laid. In announcing the plans being made, Legion Branch President 1-LR. Vessey reported that this year medals would be worn.

In reference to the Poppy Day campaign, the President expressed keen pleasure at the sale of wreaths this year and the wonderful co-op- eratlon from merchants. firms and business houses. He also stresed the invaluable assistance of the women's Auxiliary of the Branch under their convenor, Mrs. J.T. Davies.

3 ii. S. Presidents Assassinobzd .

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1 - (AP) -Three United States Presidents have been killed by assassins bul- lets.

In addition to the fatal assaults on Presidents Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley, armed attacks were made on former President Theo- dore Roosevelt and on President- elect. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Abraham Lincoln was fatally wounded April 14. I865, by actor John Wilkes Booth is he watched a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington. Booth was track- ed down and slain by soldiers.

James A. Garfield was wounded in Washington July 2, 1881, by a disappointed office-seeker named Charles J. Guiteau. Garfield lin- gered until Sept. 19. Guiteau was hanged.

William McKinley was wound- ed in Buffalo, N.Y.. Sept. 8. 1901. by Leon Czolgosz. McKinley died Sept. 14, and the demented Czo1- gosz was executed.

Theodore Roosevelt was shot by a maniac in Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 14. 1912, while he was campaign- ing for a comeback to the presi- dency. His wound was only slight and he went on with a scheduled speech before going to hospital for treatment 90 minutes later.

President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt was the target of anar- chist Guiseppe Zangara at Fla., Feb. 15, 1033. The bullet struck Mayor Anton J. Cermuk of Chicago instead because a woman seized Zangara's arm as he fired. Cermak died March 8. Zanagara was electrocuted.

Psychiatrists Say Arsonisllssane

CIRCLEVILLE. 0.. Nov. 1 -(AP) -. Robert Dale segee, the 21-year- old youth who says he set fires that killed 172 persona. was de- clared legally sane today. Psychiatrists who examined segee for the last four months reported to common pleas Judge William Radcliff here the youth showed "no abnormal behavior.”

In a. 40-page statement last July. Segee confessed:

setting fire to the big top tent of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus July 6. 1944. in Hart- ford, Conn. A total of in persons died and 250 others were injured; causing death through strangul- ation to between four and six per- sons in the U.S. and Japan; Starting fires in New 33181305 and Ohio, with losses estimated at

the

1,000.

Judge Radcliff said segoe prob- ably wiu be returned here next -week fcr sentencing on two charges of anon. He pleaded guilty last July 3 to starting two fires in Cir- cisvllle. Judge ltadcliff sent sexes to Lima State Hospital for exam- ination after he entered the guilty pleas. No other charges are pend- ing here against Segee.

Ontario Educational Survey is Completed

'roRONTO.iNov. 1 - (OP) I-- A searching five-year study of the Ontario educational has been completed.

The 21-member Hope Royal Com- mission, which began its work in ms, expects to have its findings in the hands of the Provincial Gov- ernment same time in December. The Commission, headed by Mr. Justice J. A. Hope of the Ontario supreme Court, was asked to study how Ontario teaches its children and . end improvements. Nature of the report has not

piaoue to replace the present snail plate ' ,

been disclosed although a weltcr of speculation preceded and followed

Of Agriculture Federation Sialed

County meetings of the Federa- tion of Agriculture will be held during the middle of this month it was learned here yesterday. Dis-C trict meetings of the Federation inailil be held on Friday, November

l.

The Prince County meeting of the Federation will be held at 0'L68rY 0" Tueiillliy. November 14. The Queens County meeting will be held in Charlottetown on Wed- ncsday the 15th and the Prince County meeting in Morell on Thursday. November 16.

Mr. Floyd Griesbach. National Farm Forum secretary, Ottawa. is expected to attend the meetings.

Poiaio Shipments By Rail increase in Past Six Days

Potato shipments by-rail have increased during the past six dry: it was learned from the shipment figures obtained here from the Superintendent's Office, Canadian National Railways.

119 carloads of potatoes were ferried from Borden to Tormentine during the five day period from October 27 to Oct. 31. During the previous nine days from Oct. 18 to 27 152 carloads were exported.

Highest single day of shipping was on Oct. 25 when 43 carloads were exported. Rail shipments per day during the past five days wcre:'Oct. 27, twenty-three cars; Oct. 28. thirty-four cars; Oct. 29, nineteen cars; Oct. 30, twenty cars; Oct. 31. thirty-one cars.

Rail shipments during the first eighteen days of the month were very low, usually varying from nothing to ten carlcads.

Reports from Summerside and Montague indicate that few spuds are moving from those localities. In Charlottetown and Montague several dealers reported that they were either buying for storage or having potatoes stored in their warehouses without quoting prices.

One Siimmerside firm has as- sembled a cargo of taiblestock pay- ing 50 cents a hundred pound de- livered at the wharf or 30 oents a bushel. Most dealers are awaiting further word or action on a price policy before they do any more business. '

Two Montague firms report that they are paying 45 cents per 75 pound bag of table stock or 36 cents a bushel. On firm reports that it has 2,000 bushels in storage and the other has an unspecified amount.

Tablestock price in Charlotte- town was reporied unchanged from that of the two days ago, the price being about 24 cents a bushel or 30 cents per 75 pound bag. No price was quoted for seed and none is being bought in either Summerside or Montague.

No Special Guard for Prime Minister

O'I'PAWA, Nov. l--(CP)-Cun- ads. ivith no record of.t:ny recent assassination attempt against lead- ing political figures. takes no elaborate precautions for the pro- tection of the person of her Prime Ministers. .

Unlike President Truman-target of an unsuccessful assassination attempt in Washington today-- Canuda's Prime Mlnlstev St. Laur- ent walks unguarded about the Capital's streets and travels alas

without police escort when he tours the country. The R.C.M.P. are on 24-hour

guard at the East Block of the Parliament Buildings, site of the Prime Minister's office. but thelr function is more to szuard tin- building than the Prime MI1lS- tcr himself.

Canadian Oui-pui Of Petroleum Up 30 Per Cent

OTTAWA, Nov. 1 - (CP) - Output of crude petroleum in Canada during the first eight

months of this year jumped by 30 per cent over the same period last year, the Dominion Bureau of Sia- tistics reported today.

Production was 17,574,819 barrels compared with 13,541,991. August output of 2,488,588 was down from July's record 2.809.778 but sharply above the 1,969,815 barrels for August of 1949.

Alberta wells accounted for 2.- 907.784 barrels in August as com- pared with 1,870,528 a year earlier. Output from Leduc rose to 984,688 barrels from 885,835, Redwater to 824,516 barrels from 549,947, and Lloydminster to 74,848 barrels from, 53,799, while production from Turner Valley fell to 260.- 858 barrels from 299,109.

The month's output from wells in Saskatchewan amounted to 93.- 580 barrels as compared with 57.- 858 in August. 1949; Northwest Territories, 41,715 barrels com- pared with 14,993; Ontario. 22,118 barrels compared with 24,738; and New Brunswick, 1,331 barrels com- pared with 1.805.

Natural as production in Aug- ust was 3.89 .803,000 cubic feet, com- pared with 3,802,897,000 1 July and 3,881,408,000 in Augus. 1949. In the first eight months of the year, it was 44,089.929,000. com- pared with 88.885.886.000 in the same period last year.o

the announcement of its comple- tion. '

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no ambitions - only world peace."

The dead man was identified by the secret service as arisoiio Tor- rcsola, shot through the head from ear to car. He was described as a young man from New York. In his Pocket were two letters from Pedro Ailblzu Campos, leader of Puerto Rico's violently anti-U.8. Nation- alist Party.

The lnillred man was Oscar Col- lazzo. 37. of the Bronx, New York. He was shot in the chest, and may live.

Later the surviving gunman was formally booked on a murder charge.

In New York. Mrs. Coliano said liar husband belonged to the Na. tionalist Party whose revolution in Puerto Rico was put down earlier this week with a loss of more than 30 lives.

she said her husband polished pocketbook frames for a living anti earned 871 a week.

The connection between Torres- ola and Collazzo was not immed- iately made clear. But in one of the letters Campos, the revolu- tionary leader, told Torreaoia:

"If for any reason it shculd be necessary for you to assume :h(- leadership of the movement in the United States, you will do so with. out -hesitation of any kind."

Came To Shoot President

And Collauo told Secret Service agents:

"We came here for the express purpose of shocting the President" only a few hours before the at- tempted assasslnation, a man hurl. ed two blazing gasoline bottles int.i a crowd at the Puerto Rican Gov- ernment labor office in New Yorir The wounded policemen were: Pte. Don T. Birdzell, 41. Both knees shattered by shots, but he will recover. '

Pte. Joseph H. Downs, 4-4. a plain clothes officer. Shot in chest and stomach. His condition is "critical. very serious."

The Blair House is across Penn- sylvania Avenue and up the street about is block from the White House. The Trumans are living there while the white House is be ing repaired.

Here is the scene. as pieced to- gether from eyewitness accounts: At 2:15 P. M. 'E.S.'I'. all was calm on this warm, lovely fall day. Then pandemonium.

Passed Sentry Box

U. E. Baugham, chief of the U. S. secret Service. said that Ccllazzu strolled. by the sentry box at one side of the Blair House without at- tracting notice.

He went along Pennsylvania Ave- izue sidewalk until he was within 10 feet of the entrance.

Birdzell was there, but facing the other way. He heard a. click, and turned.

Collazzo said nothing. but opened fire.

Birdzell rushed into the street. even. though hit, He said later he was trying to draw the fire awnv from the Blair House.

By this time officer Floyd Bor- ing. standing outsidc the sentry box, and officer Joseph 0. David- son, who was inside, opened fire and felled Collazzo at the foot of Blair House steps.