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FARKITPEIJERATION NEWSLETTER

Broken Glass In

Grain

Act Of Poor Citizenship

The recent incident of ground glass being discovered in‘ shift- a ii o

of titted

whether it was by accident or by design there are certainly criminal aspects involved.

Long ago the Western grain grower learned that he couldn't trust the grain traders of the day to market his product pro- perly. Today he might be par- doned for feeling that he cannot trust other people to load it for him We are only surmising but we can surmise people working in this connec- tion would feel it to be a brilli- ant act to smash bottles into grain that was going to the so and so Russians.

pioneer country

trading throats. FEED GRAIN MATTERS The policy of the

a..

such an agency Is established

ACROSS THE ISLAND lunnel Promotion Activity is Recalled

3! NEIL A. MATIIEBON Provincial-Farm Editor

mflTHo]}'. ANNOUNCEMENT thi; week that as the planned link bet ' “bk Wm he a tunnel‘ re ‘ V/sfierzethls provincce and New Bruns- seanch this year on th ' _ off so have a tunnel biiili. beeti‘aiieg:v)iIoC’::pe 'I)‘Il:;Vr:!'aSie|:.dn:II!1¢eo “"3 980 area.

My old friend Charles S. M Donald no It ‘ ' __ the address is St. Mary's Rqdad post"“offic:e_gg'gI,(51:',-¢i,3K,',,]!,nuti}:,,¢ ' Gov-

enough to uncover some evidence foun ed.

Alma uo . ‘rimisn. he il , denhaw gaw me the ti mamtzya able to me—Mrs. Edit}! owner and -editor of the "Impartial". the only French news published in the province and he published it for 22 years

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paper Bun“ purchased the Ifowl n borne and Alrmu lives in it now Mr.

TIIE LETTI-1R’was written on stationary with the lettierrishefii

directors Included RH. Bell. W}! I-Ila

‘"fll1e Nortfli-mnberlanvi Strait Tiumel Railway TR . ' Edw

ard T. Dyer and Hon. Jones. (no addresses are giv ).

Senator Ifowlan told Mr. sum.» that he had been at "The Games" with the engineer for the past few weeks. boriiw the Strait e-verv 1.500 feet from Cape Traverse to Cape 'I‘ormentine.. In the letter which was dated September 24. 1886 he

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"we have bored down an feet and found at the outset sf of mud and sand. and 14 feet pure brick clay with decreasin as we procccd. until four miles out. there is only one foot.

Deepest Water Is 82 Feet

_ "THE DEEPEST water is about 82 feet and the ho €'Mll‘91.V free from rock until you strike the Join-imaln and Torm- eniihie reefs which are like a saddle on a horse's back. and EIIIIIPT side of them we found a continuation of brick clay to the

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_ bot 'm over which we have surveyed fixed lines. is flhe an ordiunr.v fill ashore sloping graduallv from the Island to the middle of the strait and then rising gradually to the New Brims-

lr . ore.

“The P.E.I. Railway now runs to Cape Traverse daily and the S-a-ckvdlle an-ti P.E.I. Railway is now open out the sham on the ow Brunswick side. If this short link were supplied. we could have swift communication East and West."

That c ates the direct reference to the tunnel In Senator fIowlan‘s letter but there are several interesting obaerv-afilona 1 want to pass along.

. INTERPRETS the Frencii word Cape 'I‘ravo:se as the "(‘rcssring cane" and surmiises. although he "can't find such a

Anwlicriaed. ' Then Senator I-Iowlan puts the

"PS "daily crossing". the dream for which he ought In his lifetime.

I was also shown an old post card which had been mgiled up

A J. MLacFarwk-n. Timi--lb by AE. Burke and ingenrtoualv publiciz-

th k between P.F..I. ard NB. could be seen by holding it to a strong llurlii_. and verses orinfad on it discussed briefly the difficulty of Strait crossing. then added:

"not don't be discouraged. desmndent or blue. Hbld this to the llclbt nd you'll see your way through."

No Need For Further Delay

WRITING ON the card advised there was no need for further delay in printing and distributdniz circul-ass and ended “all will he been done "

So much for the Interesting correspondence of Howian and Burke. 1 want I10 give you some of the information made available by Mr. MacDonald on whom I call so often for information.

“There were other Islanders who favored the tunnel project.

but none caught the public ear so effectively. Senator l!owIan's voice was tention was paid to most of the other advocates. because him in drivirg power." my tea. . Macbonsld recalls that a great deal of excitement had . stirred up by the Senator as far hack as 1379 or 1380. and then recalls that verv little had" actually been done about the funnel thouclh it was t‘Ian:rrle-(I before the public eye for main years. pauitfcvrlarl-v at olnl-Orion time. -

MR. MACDONALD told me mice that he had interviewed Hon. George 7:. Foster on the hmn oueotion The Guardian In the late fall of tin! or January 1892. Mr. MacDonald '.sed* the‘one-man staff of The Guardian which was edited their by Bendamin I-flags.

Foster was one of Canada's most distinguished finance min- ist-us. . Donald rec. in Can-

fvrnv” .' n W IH I'M IMF of 72 years even the remarkable memory of Mr. Mac- fild fail! to recall some of the details. N0 that Howian was the leading figure in the tunnel dvbt. but of coin-e there must have been many others. I recall that there was a large. detailed plan of the proposed fun- nelnnthewalloftheboardoftrademomsintlteoldlwarket Building here

Consiltuencv Chances For P.E.I.

Ilaatlutgponibilitythatasuoeofmasternoiieenl

smash bottles on the highway. destroy road signs and litter up the sidewalks. Even if can-

cuse for us acting like barbar- lana and trying to cut our 0 w ii

Canadian Fede ration of Agriculture which has been pressed strong- y. is that there should be a feed grains agency and. that u ntil

the most eloquent and continuous of all. very little at-‘

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carelessness and irresponli-land a process of study. consul- bility on the part of foreinen and 35811011 and overseen who permitted bot- lhgency with feed freight assis- ties around the shipment were ans. also in evidence. The same type poor citizenship is demon- a the le

experience of the

tones can take place no changes in feed freight assistance should be contemplated. The system II

factory as it is. in the opini of the Canadaln Federation Agriculture.

Agriculture is attempting

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and believe It II doing so. MEETINGS

January is going to be

cultural meet Still to be held

evening. The week

' the executive of the Dairy

Foods Service Bureau meets in Toronto and on Friday of th at week a special agricultu ra! trade conference in Ottawa. The following week the Domin- n-provincial agricultural con- ference takea place. Sandwich- ed among all these are m as t- ings of directors of the Dairy- men'I Association. of the Fedor- ation of Agriculture. of the ‘cen- tennial planning committee. and we almost overlooked it the annual meeting of the I! eat Producer's. with Christmas disposed of. thoughts turn to~the annual meetin of the 13.11.].

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lin .lanua of the Maritime

ry. “hat I did I treat deal of re-l Federation of Agriculture on I by the provincial department of

.Jan. 10. of the Dairy Farmers

Torrnentine-f of Canada on the week of th e m

: ll . and also that week- of the [Dairy F‘ o od s Service Bureau. iThe following week will see [the meetings of the eastern agri- lcultural conference and the ‘Canadian Federation of Agri- lcuiture. All this seems to 11 dd iup to a great deal of ext.r gactivity for the federation office tin this province.

[aunt-:Ns couu-rv ANNUAL

, the cancellation

ver last 'l‘uesda_v evening.

in most respects pretty satis- on of The Canadian Federation of to eep very close to this question. From now until the last of

a very busy period in the field of agri- Is the annual

of the Queens County Federation snowed out on last Tuesd a y ' of Dec. 10

3 I ship and those

Weather and traveling forced leaders should be recognized the fedei'a- and that ' frion s Company" and ofihu“ tion meeting at Hunter Ri- take place publically on Decem- The her lftth.

meethg u now ilanmd for Wed- nesday. Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. in the high school at Hunter River. The president. Fenton Mayne of Emerald and his board of direc- tors will be looking forward to good attendance at this

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Attendance at the federation meetings in Summeratde and Cardigan was not large. true the people that were there were leaders and gave evidence of responsible interest.

This year has shown quite an encouraging increase In feder-

meet-

the province. This sort of lup- port makes the federation fin- ancially poaaible and is abso-

would serve to give the organ-

st in the way of good atten-

e d

and direct I group nor docs

are reminded of the meeting It Alberton Regional High School

mg is arranged by the Depart- ment of Agriculture and initia- tes a series of meetings on _ variety of farm management studies. Farm management is it matter of urgent importance and it. would appear to be good business for those who can to avail themselves of the oppor- tunity.

CLUB LEADERS

» Tuesday evening. Dec. 10 the

appnoxiimatiely two} Federation of Agriculture early I 4-H Club leaders of the province

. will be honored with a banquet

agriculture. The contribution ade by the various club lead- Lers to the different clubs is a ; public service of a very -high or- lder and one for which they de- serve a great deal of ciiediit. The ;4-H Club movement is without [question one of the most out- i standing efforts in rural citizen- who associate themselves woitih it melee an ‘im- portant contribuiiion to rural Life.

It is entirely fitting that these

his iiecogni

:”..::l Has Full Programi.For Group

i HUNTER RIVER —- A very lsuccessful CGIT rally was held in Central Queens Regional High School. when the New Glasgow

3 tgroup efficiently played the role of host.

Eighty-two girls and nine lead- ers registered. The theme ",tf.‘.hn'.atian Vocation" was used. Members of the Hunter River group led in the opening cere- mony and worship period.

Ruth Johnston. president of the New Glasgow group gave the welcome. while a member of Margate group responded. Greet- ings from Hunter River UCW was brought by Mrs. C. Mont-

gomery.

Mrs. Beryl Craswell and Mrs. Blois Dickieson who prepared the program. and Mrs. Blair An- drew made a few remarks and unged all to enter wholehearted-

The craft peri whorthwhile and reflected the work and time spent by Mrs. Kenneth White. At the close of this period a member of each group demonstrated the work.

Shaw Hails Causeway Statement

Solicitor-General J. Watson MacNaught‘a announcement.

,Tuesday. that the federal gov-

ernment will go ahead with the P.E.I.-N.'B. causeway. and that it will be completed within to years. brought expressions of leasure from Premier Walter R. Shaw vyesierday.

"We now have a deft it He promise." the premier said-. "from a federal cabinet minis- ter that the work will be go it e ahead with.

"I hope, however. that Mr.

MacNaught understands the

m . get a definite ttatement. fro m Liberals in connection with eir Intentions regarding the causeway. Now. owever. we have an announcement as to the form of construction and a definite completion date. “Under the previous govern-

ment. a definite assurance that the causeway who be built we ne announce-

iCGIT Rally At Hunter River

Dianne Toombs was responsible for the roll call.

One of the ‘highlights of the rally was the report of Camp Council, which was given by Dianne Taylor of Hunter River.

Lunch was served in buffet sliyle and the assistance of Mrs. Warfield Orr was greatly ap- preciated. Members of the Ken- slngton group led in a sing-song which was much enjoyed.

Wilson Ross who had been on an educational mission in Africa ‘ during the past summer was in- l tmduced by Mrs. Dickieson. He showed slides,of his complete tour. and with his commentary was most. interesting and educa- ‘ tional. Mrs. Andrew extended; thanks to Mr. Ross for his ad- 3 dress. .

The games period was super- l vised by Summerfield group.

even the lookers-on.

Bible study discussion groups were led by Miss Elsie Maiyne. Mrs. Dennis. Mrs. Marion Mil- lar. Mrs. Ethel Murphy, Mrs. Maela Clark. Miss Helen smith. Mrs. Beryl Craswell. Mrs. Uldine Dickieson and Mrs. Leta Andrew. which was cen- tred around “God's plan for my life" using the characters. such as Moses. Samuel and Lydia. showing in different ways each -had been called to do God's work. '

The reports of the evaluation of the rally was excellent and vtzave some good suggestions for future rallies. Mrs. Craswell in- troduced the study for the year.

Thanks were extended to the

ation membership throughout»

lutely necessary. However, what

lzation added prestige would be public demonstrations in intu-

ance at meetings. True the fa- deration II not quite as tangible

have the special attraction that say a breed organization meet-

g may have for the members. A commodity meeting is usual- ly. in much more direct and un- complicated gathering than is I Federation meeting w-hlch II at- tempting to deal with the broad

on Monday. Dec. 9. This meet-

whloh gave much pleasure for r A

Pmbleml Ind lenefll l"l°|'"i A large number of guests the Prince (‘minty Vocational

M 8lll‘ICflllUl'¢- ' including Premier Walter R. School. Tucsday night. Dr.

FARM MEETING’ -' Shaw and members of his L.G. Dewar icentierrt provin- Farmers in the Albertoii area

cabinet plus other dmnitaries. attended the official opening of

cial minister of education chats with Cameron MacDon-

AT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OPENING

. era Saskatchewan and Alberta

OOPCTS 5”" and the Northwest, Territories.

A-3 Only is arrived back In Tessa W, On Increase lthat ran. 1

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cranes appear to be OIIFIII; S i . increase once more. lays re - Bard. director of the Saskatch-; P.‘ ‘Y _;_

ewan Museum of Natural His

. . W» E R A M | ‘ pl M.r.Bard laid tierelateat‘ C reports received the inu- - aeum indicate seven young‘ 1 birds arrived at -a game. refuge‘ near Arkansas. 'I‘ex.. the birds" ,0 beaumy wintering grounds. “,1 protect ‘ He also said two ldults ap-I pear to be missing from the’ . flock, which now totals as bird-l g Bathroom and Kitchen- —-along with seven birds ' icaptivity the last known whoop-l C will! Md F1001! .-

ers in the world. In the spring of I962. 38 birds’ flew north from Texas to north-;

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PURITY DAIRY “Parents Prefer Purity Products"

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~ ‘ nonhuman‘ ‘ aid «rem principal of to l ’-* ‘ff. '3’ 5* ‘of ‘"7 school and Roy Boates rr1Z‘htl.. "“ : *’ ‘ox 4‘ 3.‘ .—---..' . - chaiirman of the vocational school board

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VATICAN CITY iAP‘——Popatcenl.ury as voluntary prisoners

Paul V] has decreed Roman in the Vatic . Catha1icism's greatest reform- The white-robed council pre- ln worship in [.700 years and . cardinal.. ' told his bishops they must archbishops and bi assume a greater share in ;around the world—cheered each church government.

The steps were strides on the met with them in plenary coun- path to Christian unity and oil session in St. Peter's Basil- Roman Catholic renewal. a path ica. charted by Pope John XXIII. Even before the second sea-

In a three-hour meeting of the sion opened in September Pope council. its last until next. Sep- jPaul had set up a.systcm of tember. the Pope and his as- - council moderators or presiding sembled bishops made sweep- officers. appointing four cardi- ing changes in centuries-old nals close to him to get the traditions and practices. _ council moving faster.

Their liturgy rfifrirm. In ‘the They did. slernlv slicing first Roman Cat oic conciiar " ' decree since the proclamation ‘bung bishop, mm Silence 3,", Of PEPSI iflfallibllitll b.V lheordering votes to break time- previous council 93 years ago. ‘consuming deadlocks. The sys- opened the way for; the use {em worked modern an-guages n tie mass 1 t f I and sacraments. Latin had been men Csiiggl-2 siggfialcphbgggngi “S”! ‘Inc’ the Timid Cemury . duced far more than_the open- AD- . I ing session under Pope John. ON PKOGRESSWES SIDE . It drew up the decree. now

P0179 Paul's M79681 10 “he promulgated by Pope Paul. or- DISIIOIPS 10 Clafi-CV their Ffllf’ In dering a vast reform. of church church government put him 0" lworship with eventual Christian the side of progressive prclaies Lunity as 3 main, goay ‘dvmafing such 3 ’°V‘°“.’ ”‘ the ‘ It issued a decree on press W‘-'.‘°5l of Christian ""'ly' .tclevision. radio and the arts‘. tnl:‘5'n‘"l;'§;’P'&°n"e‘°“itn aibaormarg :calling for freedom of informa- “’a‘ m°'° ma" just a tnvel thigh standards of morality and

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Implicit in it was a basic tu- deciaion to promote a reIr;ltl'ivte}lY form new policy of openness e ' Roman Catholic church. whose =°€‘n"‘"’3°Lalf'i'n R;’"]'”'Pdm(e. Pk . ponti-ffs have spent most. of this lfh C9 " ‘P 3” "'9

e Western part of e chur- N V f 17 centuries ago. 9W 0 9 Hits At S.A. The session also completed

0 I Raclal POIICY debate on two topics. dealing UNITED NATIONS lCP'—— lwilh the nature of the

allow replacement of Latin with modern languages In the sacra- ments and the mass.

Russia and the Afro - Asian diocesan government. and the world Wednesday in a unani- mous new step against South chapter document on Christian ica's white supremacy gov- unitv.

ernmeni. Norm:-gian proved by all I the hired Council (- to:

resolution ap- ics in the first. council session. I members Of 1 but completed action on none. Nations Security However. the second session alled on all countries benefited from a nine-month . recess in which the 70 original 1. Comply with a council rcs- ‘ topics prepared for the council oluticn passed in August ban- I were boi cl down to 17. ning sale of all arms to South? Though it completed work on Africa. ‘two pics. the second session 2. Halt shipment to South Af- left a feeling in some quarters rica of all "euulpmcnt and ma- that the council was still moving terials for the manufacture and i too slowly. Many bishops said maintenance of arms and am- ‘ifreely they would prefer not to munition in South Africa. drag the council out past a third Britain and France voted for session. the new

on the grounds that South Af- in the topic. or schema. rica of all “equirpme-nit and ma- Christian unity. One chapter is

arms for defence from external «designed to remove anti-scmi- -

aggression. iism from Clirislian minds. The

Pope Decrees Greatest Reform For RC Church In 1,700 Years

ction as the 66-year-old Pqie.

.spcaking times. gavelling ram- 1

‘lion tlirougliout the world and ‘

The‘ worship, or liturgy re-

Main provisions of the reform ‘

’ church ~ Maior Western powers ionied land the work of bishops and ~.

first. three chapters of a five- .

Prelaies debated several Iop- ‘

resolution although Major pieces of buslnes left 1 they had abstained in Au-gust hanging Included two chapters‘. on '

No other gift to eloquent- Iv Isupealu your affect- lother Is a declaration that all Ion. Call In today. I men are free to worship as they . choose

_ Both. chapters are controver- ‘"7" Y°"' "AM! ‘-ysial. A few prelates from the

'Middle East. feared the docu- '°' °"' "°°‘ 'ment on Jews could cause

GIFT CIRTIFICATI trouble for Catholics in Arab . ’ . And some conserva- the declaration on religious freedom as potentially idangerous.

. Pope Paul was petitioned on ‘the most deeply controversial iissue of the entire council up to tnow—-the concept of papal

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au- ‘thority shared with the church‘I bishops around the world. . A majority of the 2,200 coun- ,cil fathers expressed approval

‘of the idea. but staunch con- K‘ 5.. '-,. I 1 I‘,

servatives opposed it. - ‘ ' ’ -—’-

. The day before the session ‘‘ \§§‘\="x C 3 .- ’

‘ended the pontiff issued I 4‘ ' H‘

.personal decree easing Vatican government red tape for his gbishops. l ' This was considered just I‘ limited step toward sharing‘. ‘papal episcopal authority andl

; tended to encourage the view j . .. . that Pope Paul might be soften- E _ ,l ing his earlier hard - driving: )