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Authorised ss second class sun Post Office Department, Ottawa. The Island Guardian uubliohlng Co. CIIUIJLATION

Total City Zone .. 3.10-I Itotull Trading Zone 8.457 All Others ..s........ 837 Total Net. Paid H.043

" President and Assoolstao Editor, Inn A Burnett. Auucllfn Editor, Frsnif Wsilfer.

"Ills Strongest Memory is Weaker than ths Weakest Ink".

CHAIILOTTETOWN. ssrvimu. JAN. ifif:-2: Snow clearance

It is not so long ago that with the coming of winter cars were put away until the motoring season again came around. That has all been changed through the use of powerful specialized snow-clearing equipment by the Government and Coun- cils, and even more, perhaps, because of the building of broad highways, cleared on either side and built well up. The finest

.equipment could hardly keep open the old

lunken roads, closely bordered by trees.

The change means that business goes on almost uninterrupted twelve months of the year. Produce can be marketed to best advantage. Merchants are busy at what used to be slack seasons and the Provin- cial Government receives an ever increas- ing revenue from the users of gasoline.

It is all very expensive, of course, but the money is largely spent to increase real wealth and who would want to go back to a winter resembling hibernation?

iiewioundlanifs Resources

Newfoundland's fish and game resources are unexcelled by any Province, but even so the problem of conservation is becoming a serious one. Recently Dr. W. Templeton reported before the Fisheries Research Board on the destructive methods used by Newfoundland and Spanish ,draggers in securing catches of haddock. He stated that Spanish ships were taking immature fish, butthe Newfoundland trawlers dis- carded haddock too small for commercial use-about 50 per cent of the catch. As indication of the depletion of the species, he pointed out that the quantity exported by Newfoundland was 1,300,000 lbs. in 1951, compared with 5,700,000 lbs. in 1950.

Another cause for concern is the report of the Chief Game Warden, who stated that 1;500,000 pounds of moose and caribou meat had been consumed in Newfoundland during the past year, and the question was raised whether the supply could possibly

e be expected to survive slaughter on such a

scale-to which had to be added the num- ber of animals which had been wounded and struggled away to die in concealment and others killed by poachers.

Again, the Atlantic Salmon Association in October last quoted particulars to show that a "critical situation" with respect to the salmon stock had been reached in Newfoundland and in the Maritime Prov- inces. Diminishing returns as indicated by statistics both in the coastal and inland fisheries clearly pointed to the effects of methods of prosecution by which the catches had been exceeding the rate of natural reproduction. It was further sug- gested that the construction of power dams in certain rivers and tributaries was im- peding the salmon in reaching the spawn- ing grounds.

And now the St. John's Evening Tele- gram raises the question oi" forest de- Each year the cut to supply the newsprint plants is in- creasing. Wood is taken for railway ties, for the mills, for fuel, and now to provide the birch industry with raw material. ”Fail- ing reliable information which would give assurance that the supply is able to with- stand the drain," says our St. John's con- temporary, "Newfoundland might find be- fore long that its entire economy was jeopardized. Not only the forest industries, but the fish and game resources would be endangered if the timberlands were deplet- ed, since the former depends upon the con- dition of the inland waters in the propaga- tion of the species, and the game birds and animals would not long survive in a country stripped of its forests."

It recalls other experiences of wasteful and guilty excess in the killing of wild life. "The great Auk was. exterminated. The caribou was barely saved from sharing the same fate. Whese is the Arctic hare, once

lentiful on the West Coast? Hunters pro- est that ptarmigan are as plentiful as ever, and oppose a close or shortened season, but the shooting results prove the fallacy of

, their claim. . . The time is inevitable when

our game stocks. will have shrunken to the t wl1ers.timr are no longer able to con- bute anything to the general economy." With resources still so plentiful, it may an uphill fight convincing Newfound-

l

nutths Telegram makes outs strong

sgsinst "discarding thesubstsnce in ' , lnthc way of in- V matter what hopes

,;3;.tiie.intiIsrstive need of conserva-

may be held out in this connection. Nat- ural resources, once depleted, can never be fully restored, and there is no excuse in this scientific age for omitting the nec- essary safeguards.

EDITORIAL NOIES

Tomorrow, the second Sunday after

Epiphany. O 0 Congratulations are in order to Sum- merside on the official opening of the new Federal Building. 0 0 O To enable Western Germany get back on her feet, Britain has helped her with as- sistance costing lB563,300.000. O O Q Defence Minister Claxton is sending hockey equipment to Canadians in Korea. Protests from the Communists may be ex- pected at any time now. 0 .0 I The renewal of the agitation for a new naval headquarters for Charlottetown shoilld not be allowed to collapse. Otherwise an- other location, and not in this city, could be found for them. 0 I I

The Island community of New Glas- gow must hold something of a record for hens' eggs. One is reported to measure nine inches from end to end, seven inches in circumference and to weigh four ounces.

Q O O

The annual convention of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture opens in Mont- real on Monday. Despite good markets and'improved quality of agricultural pro- ducts the farmers have many and serious problems to face.

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Pulpwood buyers have taken a wise step in establishing standards of quality for shipment. They can, by faithful adherence to their agreement, assure this Province of the best available price and at the same time prevent ruthless despoiling of wood- lots.

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Toronto seems to be getting along all right without its public transportation serv- ices. The citizens are rallying to help one another, and now there are more volun- tary' taxis carrying people to and from work than ever the most optimistic social reformer dreamed of. A prelude to Broth- erhood Week.

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It is good and in the public interest that the various questions at issue in the city should be aired on the eve of the civic election. Attention should be given to the matters raised by the Fire Department, a body of public spirited men who devote so much valuable time and efforts for the bet-

terment of the community. 0 O 0

'General Robert Edward Lee, American soldier, was born this date 1807 at Strat- ford, Virginia. He married "a daughter of the adopted son of George Washington. At the outbreak of civil war he was in com- mand of West Point. As a Confederate leader he proved to be one of the greatest generals of modern times but failed to off- set the vastly superior resources of the Union.

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Prospective councillors, even if they get no farther than being candidates, should go through their wards. street by street, and see what is necessary to be done in the way of repairs and improvements. A personal acquaintance with the affairs of the ward is a sine qua non of every coun- cillor, apart altogether from his knowledge of the general requirements for the admin- istration of the Cityls affairs.

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current issue is in the form of a souvenir album of photographs of the Royal Visit, and should provide an interesting keepsake for all those in anyway associated with the visit. Among the views here are illustra- tions of Lieut.-Govemor and Mrs. Prowse accompanying the Royal couple from the railway depot to their auto; their Royal Highnesses at the State dinner, and at the hockey match, as well as the Duke inspect- ing the interlor of the Ferry Abegweit. O O I

Among the names mentioned as pro- spects for Governor-General in the event of Field Marshal Lord Alexander's departure, one omission is noted, viz., that of the pre- sent Prime Minister, Mr. St. Laurent. It may be argued that as a politician he should be excluded, but whatever else he may, or -may not, be, Mr. St. Laurent is not a politician in the accepted meaning of that term. A statesman, yes. as Mr. Chur- chill gave him credit for being, and surely that should be one of his highest recom- mendations! He is a universal favourite both inside and outside Parliament. It must be borne in mind he entered the cab- inet only st' the urgent behest of Prime Minister King, having had no previous ex.

perisnce of parliamentary lite, .

The Canadian National Magazine in its 8

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This column is open in the discussion by correspondents of questions of interest. The Gnsrdinn does not necessar- ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

UNDUETIIIIIDSIIIP

Sir.-The present. high cost of living is causing just as great a hardship for low bracket wage earners as it was in World War II when the Government. saw fit. to institute controls. Yes inded. eating is habit forming in these days as in those.

1 am. Sir. etc., GEORGETOWN TIIE CIVIC FRANCHISE

Sir.-on behalf of the Char- lottetown Business and Profession- al Women's Club we wish strong- ly to recommend that all women qualified to vote in the forthcom- ing Civic Election should ex- erclse their franchise. They are privileged in being able to cast. a ballot for u Civic Representative. and we feel they should. therefore, make it a point. to vote on Election Day, February 13th next.

Not. only would we request that all ladies qualified exercise their franchise on Election Day, but we would suggest that. if possible, they attend future meetings of the City Council so that those who represent them will know of their interest.

As a result. we fefl sure there will be a Iremcndous improvement in civic affairs which will be due, in no small part. to their efforts.

We nrc. Sir. etc.

CIVIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

BUSINES AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB.

Frances Johnsion. Chairman, Dorothy Cullen, lreta Sutherland, Helen Dunbar, Lillian Duchemln.

Bright Dollar Sign (Hamilton Spectator)

Canada's dollar has climbed to within one cent. 0 Uncle Sttmis and if there is a bright ray through an overcast of uncertainty at the year's opening. that is it. No con- fusion about exchange or mum- bo-jumbo of monetary theory can twist this picture too much, for what it means is that all kinds of shrewd people outside this coun- try (most of them in the US.) want. our dollars to buy a stake in this country. Like any other commodity our unit. of currency bows to the rule of supply and demand - especially since it has been freed now from Ottawa's toll ate.

Yesterday it look only 01.01 in our money to buy sn”A'r'n'er;ican dollar. whereas not so long ago it took 31.10. Why the change? The gloomlest verdict could be that it is s flight from American cur- rency, but this still paints our re- lative position as a rosy one. Hundreds of millions are not pour- ing into Allberi.a's oil fields. Que- b2c's iron ore development. Bri-

tish Columbia's aluminum bonanza. and into our booming industry just. as a cushion against a runaway US. inflation. We are still too closely fled to the economy to the south iof us to sit comfortably while Uncle Sam goes into n tsilspin. It. doesn't. make sense. No. odd as it sounds in these days when our prosperity and welfare are supposed to be ncatlv adjusted by political circus mos- tcrs. the only way to crests wealth is ,by turning savings. which is capital. into producing- the things People want in greater abundance; printing more money unbacked by goods and services in corresponding increase merely pslnts s rainbow with dust at

that now. we never will. 'l'hat”ii”why we perhaps take for granted the significance of the huge investments being msdo right. now in Canada. Old-fuh- toned perhsps to get excited shoot them - soon: the almost fsntu-I tic iron ootentisl in Quebec: tbs projects in Alberta slons that will mean spending of 31.000.000.000 in the next. few yes-rs: the way our cliesp power (big factor in slum-

lnun production) is slnsdy shop-

'tos

the end of it. If we don't know ,

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Old (Jlarluilclown mm! P. E I.) SCHOOLS IN 1870

The need of a grading system and other improvements in the schools of Charlottetown was emphasized in a report to the Board of Edu- cation, dated Feb. 23, 1870. from in committee appointed by the Board to inquire into these matters. The committee comprised Messrs. Char- les Palmer. Edward Roche. Isaac Murray and George Beer. The fol- lowing excerpts from their report throw a revealing light on existing conditions: -

"We lately personally inspected the ten district schools in Char- lottetown, the teachers of which receive government pay under the Education Act, viz.: No. l. Roch- fcro District School. kept in Scott: Hall. teacher M. McKenzie; No. 2. l)csBrlsay's Lane School. kept in DesBrisay's Building, teacher Miss Melfennn; No. 3. Spring Park School, teacher John Carroll: No. 4. Union Hall School, teacher Miss Dixon; No. 5. 'I'rowan's Hall School, teacher Miss Scantlcbury; No. 0, Trowaxi's'H;1ll School. up stairs teacher Miss Lawson: No. 7. Hills- borcugh School, teacher Mr. Hig- .gln.-.; No. 8. Kcnsington School teacher Mr. Mclfennn; No. 9. the Athenaeum school. teachers Messrs. Douglas and Oxenham; No. . Pownal District School. held in the old Roman Catholic chapel in two spacious and well ventilated rooms where three teachers are employed. In one room. taught by Messrs. Roche and Smyth. there are 92 pupils on the register. and in the other room taught by Miss McDonald, there are 32. For this school no rent is charged or paid- the small fee of eighteen pence per quarter is charzed each pupil.

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tThe total sum of rent paid for the first mentioned nine schools amounts to 92169. and the total number of scholars on the register of these nine schools is 407. The avcrazvc number of scholars to each school is thus over 45. and the average rent of each school is about 5:18 15s 6d. The fees charged the pupils are about three shillings each per quarter. the whole amount- ing to about 1:240 annually; but it nmears that those fees are not always punctually paid or exacted.

ing new industrial skylines. It is estimated our mineral production will total 32.000.000.000 annually in four yenrs' time. Then it will be all tied in with the St. Law- rence deepening and oil pipe lines not only to the heart of Ontario but to the Pacific coast as well. Here lies a solution to one of our greatest dilemmas: how to cut down our heavy sdverss bal- ance of trade with the U.S.. which used to be compensated by I heavy favourable balance with the United Kingdom.

American oil and cosl and iron and steel products have had us dipping heavily into our pockets i.o.keep our economy going. To- day we are tsklng the first steps new independence. There are risks. of course. sod there no dangers of prlcinrr ourselves out of competitive markets unless we can increase productivity.

But shrewd people have weigh- ed it all and find Csnsds s good place to take s chance - per- haps with a little mono faith than we st izimes are inclined in have. The horizons of this coun- try are inspiring: it is suit on expanding economy that even the dcsd hand of burssucrscv nss . hard time checklnl.

Fllll TIIE BEST IN liliIlI8T0llE IIEEIIS , no It i

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CITY

. The Age-Old story

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05'. '0-'s'5"u'N.'u's'uHs'u'-"-'u'u's s'- '1 Now when he had ended all his sayings In the audience of the IWOPIP. he entered Into Caper- naum. And a certain cenlurion's servant. who was dear unto him. was sick, and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus. he sent unto him the elders of the Jews. beset-chlng him that he would come nnd heal his scrvnnt. . . Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not for from "W IIOUIP. the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble nol. thyself: for 1 sm not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof: wherefore neither thnuzht I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say In a word. and my servant shall he hr-aled. For I also nm a man 591 '"'d”' l"lul0i'il.V'. having under me soldiers, and 1 any unto one. Go, and he north; and to another. (Omit. and he cometh: and to my N'WInt. Do this. fund he tlocth it. When Jesus heard these things he rnsrvelied at him, and turned him about. and said unto the people that followed him. I say unto you, I have not found so great faith. I10. not in Israel, And they that were sent. returning to the house. found the servant whole that had been hick.

"Ii 18 quite perceptible that none of the rooms in which these schoo's are held are by any means suit- nb e. In most of them the cell- ing is very low and lhF vmma. tron quiic insufficient. Several of the rooms are up stairs, and access to them is by climbing two pair of.stah-s; the stairs in all cases bcmil very inferior. and in some cases unsafe. Generally there are no balls or rooms attached to the sehool rooms in -which the cam and clothinw of the pupils can I)? dflmslted. The fumiture in most of the rooms is very deficient and 'he water closets-where there are any--attached to the schools arc mosl. disgraceful: one of them (the Athenaeum school room) having no water closet at all. In this school. two teachers endeavour to prosecute their duties in one com- pnrativclv small room.

''In all of these schools, the pn- olls are of mixed ages, the courses of instruction being from the first rudiments up to the hiizlfer lusnches; so that however indus- trious and efficient the teacher navy be. it is manifest that when his time is occupied in teaching: the smaller children. he cannot wive that attention to the higher branches which is absolutely ne- ccssary."

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The committee recommended the fwkntlnlz of a sufficient sum "to provide sites for. and to erect - say - four suitable buildings. to contain atleast two separate spurt- mcnts suitably furnished, and that in each of these thesvstem of grad- ing which now prevails in the fin- lted Stntes and neighboring Col. onies be adopted." It was esti- mated that these buildings, in- cluding sites, would not cost more than 1:400 each. and that thev would readily yield a rent of :40 vcarly, sufficient to cover interest. insurance premium, repairs. etc. The committee also iecommcnded that all the schools receiving gov- -. t assistance in Charlotte- town bs placed under the sole con- trol of the Board of Education, and not under trustees. also that the teacher of the school at South- port be allowed the same salary as the teachers of Charlottetown and Royalty under the Education

TA WDIPLEIE VISUAL

BEFRAIIFIIIN IIIII ANALYSIS

3. F. HUTCHON G SON ' GI (ln.ftoI.8f.

. JANUARY 19. 14:52

If you felt this would be s gruel- ling occasion for the 71-year-old Mr. Churchill and that therefore he would conserve his energies during dinner; you were mistaken. He-talked almost continually dur- ing the whole long meal-time. with Mr. Biz. Laurent or Mr. How on either side-and with relish sn-I

. gusto.

Lord Alexander sets the terse -and. of course. proper - style for toasting the King. He rises and extends his glass. He waits that extra few seconds until all are quiet. Then. crisply: "The King." And he sits down.

A colorful scene, yes; but. re- strained. The carpeted floor. the simple rich red of roses against green fern, the scarlet robes of two churchmen, the R. C. M. P Conimlsioner these were pleasant but not so riotous or so numerous as to arouse the gen- eral sobriety of black dinner jac- kets against. white linen. I

In those tense few moments be- fore the speeches began, Mt. St Laurent it; was who looked a touch um-.asy,' a bit concerned about the

stlll-lingerlng waiters and the broadcast technicians tiukerlu-1, with their mysteries. Mr. Churchill

on the other hand seemed hugely

happy. somewhat satisfied with the

cxcltement. It seems he's been in

crises before. - O I I

There were 30 at the hand table. The big five. reading from left to r":ht, were Lnrd Alexander. Mr. St. Laurent. Mr. Churchill. Mrf Howe, Lord Ismay That table ran along the north wall of the ballroom. Eight tables ran south zrom it, about 40 at each. Geome- trio in layout, but: the soft light of candles, the congenlality of cof- fee. cigars and liqueurs and the slbpressed whispers of the RCAF lzancl kept at esr's length in the next room.

During dinner Mr. Churchill oc- cnslonaliv waved at familiar faces M the "lesser" tables. He beckon- ed first George Drew and then General McNaughton. to come up and sav "hello." They did. Char- lotte Whitton in black gm-In. sitting beside Mr. Caldwell and opposite Archbishop Vschon Two other ladies were there' Sana.

. tor Cali-ine Wilson and Mrs. Ellen

Falrclmnzh. the member from Ham- ilton West.

The Clmtcau. God bless it. can do a thing like this well. Its ball- room looks like a barn when empty. Last night it was alive. warm, :1 scene for history. And the job of srrvlnc: those 350 dinners was done easllv. nuicklv. in good time

some hnuless fellow left the microphones turned on during the esriv part of the dinner and some of the chit-chnt. between the two Frlme Ministers mioht have been out differently had they known it. could be henwi in the overhang- ing galleries filled with press. I wonder will it be cold for him in Siberia? ' '

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"Your Excellencies Mr. Churchill Ladies and Gentlemen", was the way Mr. St. Laurent began. He read his speech as a man who had something important. to snv and he wanted to say it properly. He I::ssn't concerned about using this occasion to make his own reputa- tion as an orator. He spoke only six minutes but it was. as Mr. Churchill later acknowledced, 91 'most gracious. most kindly" in- tmritictlon.

Did you hear the occsslbnnl deep- voiced "hear. hear". us Mr. st. Laurent spoke? It was-Mr. Chur- :hi'i, now sitting up close to the table (and micronhonesl and look- ing eager almost. belligerently keer. to mat on his feet.

When Mr. Churchill did rise thr whole assembly did likewise uni cheered. the while Mr. Churchill kept perfectly straight face. plac- ed his text on the table. amne- cd his glasses. No fidgeting thouch. he was just attending to the essentials of his business and us- ing the omcnts M cheering to rzct. them done. Then. in clear voice: "Your Excellencv, Prime Minister. Mv Lords and Gentle- men." At that point he looked carefully at. his watch and then without any ,unprer:areri preamble. plunged at once into the text o.' his speech.

All of which mode you think that if Churchill were asked to rive tips on speech-making he would say: ''If you are going to make a speech-make s speech and don't fool around about it."

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So. too, with the matter of giv- ing emphasis. If you are going to refer to a "famous governor sen- cml" then call him that in clear plnin words so everyone can hear and-turn slowly and thoroughly towards him and bow to h with your head and hands an body.

evening r

Churchill At Ottawa

(I. N. S. in The Ottawa Journal)

I sphinx-like, doubtless hsppy but damned if he was going to n!ne a festival out of it.)

Mr. Churchill played utongh. tngly up snd down the scale from humor to gravity. and sometime; in the some paragraph. Time was the seriousness of the mlsfor. tunes in the desert. war and chm suddenly the psrenthetlcsl and. that be presumed he could name Eisenhower as a great man with. out getting mixed up in party politics.

And in the same paragraph :n which he said he had felt in 194! "like one about to come under the lash wielded by a strong and merci. less arm". he used the term Brit. lsh Empire and teased Mr st, Laurent that; he hoped he woul'ln'-' mind his using the word ":3'l'l'”'.'z'” for it was "quite s good vv--4 in its proper place".

Andihe csn clown. "Now be careful." he said. "Pm going to do something I always warn my friends about. I'm going to speak French". And he did. and it turn- ed out to be about as strucious as he had warned. but as he got off one tongue twister amid spplausr. he intcrjected he thought that had been "rather Hood" and when i'.l-. whole scratchy paragraph was over and the house roared its applause. he joined in the fun and clapped his hands in sleel

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About every seven or eight min- utrs Mr. Churchill pulled his watch from his vest pocket. Apparently. he knows his text time-table and slows or speeds as required. The paradox was that here the great- est speaker of our time showed concern throughout that he was doing a good job, not lagging. not mumbling. not getting drowned in his own text.

His favorite gesture. or rather posture, was stundinlz with his hands clutching the lapels of his coat s few inches below the neck. Of actual hand-waving he did lit.- tle. save when he really wsnteri to point to someone or emphasize a passage. There was no sawing. no finger-nagging. Nor any rock- ing about on the feet.

Most of the Churchill emphasis comes in the voice and in the tim- ing. "A great future is yours in C.1nsda." he says-and he pauses whhe you consider it. "Peace does not sit untroubled in her vine- yard," he says - and he pauses while you dwell there is moment. "I knew and could feel before- hand the peril of Singapore." he snld-and the words "peril of Sin-

gapore" came across to you with remembered anxieties. braverics. calamity.

He didn't confine his promise to blood. sweat and tears. But. he did say that our magnificent Canadian future would come only elf we can sll get through the present hideous world muddle." We must "all" get. through. lets notice. It was a nice way or tell- ing us in our own capital that the bell would toll for all. -

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A PORTRAIT

I am a kind of farthing dip. Unfriendly to the nose and eyes: A blue-behinded ape, skip Upon the trees of Porn ise.

At mankind's feast. place

In solemn. sunctimonious state.

And have the sir of saying gracl

While I defile the dinner plate.

I am "the smiler with the knife." The bath.-nor upon garbage, 1- Dear Heaven. with such a I'aflCld

I take my

life Were it not better far to die?

Yet still. about the human pale. I love to scsmpsr. love to race. To swing by my irreverent tail All over the most. holy place.

And when at length. some golden Thedilfiifaillng sportsman. aiming Shalitbag. me-all the world shall 'Th:ii'c: God! and there's an and nf that!" -Robert. Louis Stevenson

.A..g..,....... CHURCH VIINDALS

SAULT STE. MARIE. Om. - (CP)-Vnndsls. believed to 113" been children. raided the sanctuary of st. Ignatius Church here RE” caused extensive damage to the r..-

flvlcnnwhile His Excellency ssthoweveh

tar in their search for loot. Polio: reported nothing was xnlsrllls

youfinanclaily.

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charge.

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new Comprehensive Policy Oontrscts, that will pr0t6Ci

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