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hlmmerside Charlottetown

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der Ti"; ' A While at North Rustim be open- ed a convent. and brought in the Sisters of the Nolre name or- der. During the Holy Year 1950 Father MacNcill went. on a pil- grimage to Rome accompanied by

Rev. Eugene Murray. He had a personal audience with Pope Pius

. XII during his visit to the Vati- can. Even as a young boy Father

Douglas showed a. definite priest- iy vocation and spent the years of his childhood as an altar boy in St. Paul's Church where the foundation for his future priestly life. was formed.

During the past year. until fail- in: health forced his final retire- mcnt. he was the nflicinl Calho- lic clergyman at. the R.C.A.F. Station. Summersirlc.

He leaves in mourn h:s passing his father. William B. MacNeil1. seven sisters. Elizabeth. Mrs. Leo Wood. Summcrsidc: Tessie. Mon- treal; Ella. Mrs. Leo Kinch, Med- ford. Ma.-ss.; Clara. Mrs. James Robb, Paris. 0nt.; May. Summer- side: Mrs. Margaret Young, Mon- treal; Frances: Brighton. Mass.; also three brothers. Charles F... James E.. and Bernard .5... Mon- treal.

Father MacNr-till was a promin- ent member of the Summerside Council of the Knighlla of Col- umbus and also of the Bishop Naciiachern Assembly of the Fourth Degree Knichtfs of Col- umbus.

He was also 3- member of the local branch of the C.M.B.A.

Funeral arrangements were not completed yesterday due in the disrupted communications with the mainland.

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ithurch Chimney Blown Down

A 20-foot section of a chimney It -the Sacred Heart Roman Cath- olic church at Alberton was blown down by high wind yesterday morning. some damage was caused to the roof.

That appeared to be the prin- cipal damage caused by the storm - in the West Prince aria.

Power to Montroae was inter- nxpted for n time when a tree fell across it line not far from the plant at Alberton.

STORM DISIIIIPTS

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l-(1-.fiV7:lI-Oi?!-into de1ayvingVth:n;- rival of the Borden train in Char- lottetown until 8:30.

Llnss nlnupted

Trees which were felled between the City and Borden carried tele- graph lines to the around Md 3”” delayed trains until they were re- moved. Telegraph ""95 W 5” Peters and Montague were still out 3-5; night, as were telephone lines in Montague. Murray River "'3 Borden. Service to all but twenty or thirty of a total of nearly 500 telephones in the City which were reported out of order had been re- stored last night.

Extremely bitter conditions ren- di-red repairs difficult to accom- plish for both the telephone and electric light companies. The lat- ter made temporary repairs to the Wiltshlrc and Souris circuits and to numerous lines scrviclm: City dv.-clllngs. ,

The City Hospital was without power for a short period during the momlng. and wires were torn down at the Airport when a dis- used plane was thown against them.

All bus services to the mainland had to be cancelled. and the sour- is bus failed to arrive in the City- servlces to Montague and sum- merslde operated normally but were reporting road conditions as

lbad.

Damage In 0"!

Damage in the city was fllrlv heavy. A flue at the Queen Hotel was demolished as were those of several residences. A large window, measuring twelve by four feet over the door of st. Peter's Cathedral was blown out. and other windows were snashcd when R canteen at the end of Brighton Road was turned over and boards hurtled into the sunpoarch of a nearby lresidence. A similar incident oc- curred at the City barn on Pownal Wharf. Boards from a warehouse were blown across the wharf smashing about fifteen panes in the barn.

A plate glass

window at Ken- nedy's men's wear on Gt. George

Street was broken. and among iseveral structures flattened were a ipart of Hastlngls Garage an Graf- lton Street and small garages at Belvedere and Marshileld.

During the terrific wlndstorm in the early morning one seven-.vearl' old girl was seen hanging onto a telephone post on North River Road. She said a car was coming and she was afraid of being blown into its path on her way to school.

Carried 50 Yards

Another resident of the outskirts of the city had a 10-foot chicken coop picked up by the wind and carried 50 yards. It. finally was stopped by a large tree and was thoroughly sniashed.

Among several chimneys blown down during the height of the storm was one on which a. block oi brick and concrete weighing ap- proximately 50 pounds narrowly missed going through the roof. A .man was sleeping directly under- l neath.

The opening V of supreme Court yesterday morning was long de- laved as Judges and counsel wait- nd the arrival of chief Justice Thane A. Campbell. He did not

Gusis Up To i 88 M.P.ll. In S'side Area

One of the heaviest winds ever zxperienced in the area struck summer-side and vicinity yesterday morning. Gusts up to 88 miles-pein hour were reported recorded at the R.C.A.F. station.

Scattered damage was caused in summerslde. At the race track in 20-stall horse shed, was lifted some 40 feet by the wtrid and smashed. Damage was estimated at 32500. The building was owned by Mr. Hnrold Gaudet.

A large neon sign at the Joseph Read 6; Co.. Ltd. was blown down.

Several chimneys were blown down. among them one at the Mc-

damage to a Wing of the Ten Eych Hotel at a corner of Union Street and Wellington Row. No, one was injured. '

some so occupants left the building. All but 1'1 were able to

trains were operating four to five hours late.

The ferry from New Brunswick 'to Prince Edward island also was delayed by the high winds

Periodic power failures were re-

ported in the city and outlying return to their rooms: Thirteen. areas. whose rooms were damaged. ob- The temperature -variation in rained accommodation elsewhere

in the hotel and tour moved to other quarters.

The salvage tug Foundation Lil- lian had to light ll. frustrating but- tle to bring the disabled trawler Cape smokey into Halifax. The Dower-packed winds slowed tho super-powerful tug to one knot.

For out in the Atlantic the liner Ile de France was standing by the 6.000-ton British freighter Chla- wick awaiting arrival of the Chla- wck'a sister ship, the Wendover.

The Chlswick reported trouble after leaving wabana. .Nfld.. for Blrkenhead. England, with a. crew of 4.5. Extent of her trouble was not available immediately.

one day was 65 degrees. The sharp rise came after a sharp drop and then as the storm passed the mer- cury began another plunge,

The New Brunswick Highways Department reported that drifting of the snowfall-ranging from five to 10 inches-made almost steady plowing necessary. several main trunk and nll secondary and branch roads were blocked.

Series of Fire:

The inevitable tires and tire scares occurred through the Mari. times as fires were stoked to cope, with the storm. The worst were in'

Quarrle Dry Cleaning Plant One slde of the too! was smashed by the falling masonry. A chlmncy fell at the home of Cecil Sonier. First. Street: ' '

However, Santa Claus lane. a fea- ture of Water Street during the Christmas season. escaped with! comparatively little damage. A storm the same date 9. year ago with much less wind velocity. caus- ed widespread damage there.

The storm interrupted ielectrir: power in parts of the town for. about three hours from 6.30 A.M o

Morning classes were held at St Mary's Convent. but none in the elternoon. At the High School pupils in that portion of the build- ing heated by an automatic all fur- nace had the day off when the power failure left classrooms heat- lc.-s. In the section of the build- -ing heated by coal classes contin- ued all day.

At the eastern end of the town windows were blown in at the res-j ldence of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Bcnnett. ;

Telephone and telegraph -com-i inunications were interrupted . tliroughout the area.

FOUR PROVIHOES

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had been basking in balmy wea- ther earlier while other parts of Canada struggled with wlnterls onslaught, counted only one fat- nlity from the storm. Six-yenr-old l-Inrold I-luughun died in hospital after being struck by a skidding truck at Mahonc Buy, N. S. .

The storm struck with all its fury on New-foundland'a west coast. Gale-angered waters slosh- ed four feet over street: at Stephenville Crossing.

The Avalon telephone exchange. main line of communication, wns ordered evacuated except for one repair man who was left to keep contact in case of emergency and to keep equipment above rising water if necessary.

Corner Brook, the main centre on the xvi-st const, was caught in the grip of gale winds. blinding snow and near-zero temperatures.

Trains from Port Aux Basques over the torturous Newfoundland railway were held up and com- munications generally were dis- rupted. The rail line wns wiishcfll out at n pincc known as Grand Bay Dump.

One high power line dropped on the street at Curling. neigh- boring on Corner Brook. and laldl there as .1 nienacc to life until!

nn R.C.M.P. constable happened along to wnrn pnsaersby of danger of electrocution. Waves rose so high they wash- ed over the waterfront warehouse ruins of A. E. Hlckmon's. destroy- ed by fire in n cold snap two days ago with loss of 5250.000. Air traffic out of Moncton. N.B.. was stalled and Canadian National Railways oflicals reported trains; were battling through drifts as high as six feet. l The weather was so bad along

lng crews

the St. Lawrence River that work- ;v could not stay out. All

in saint John, the Canadian Pacific steamship Beaverbrae, due early this week with 800 European immigrants, was not expected to reach port before Friday because of the heavy Atlantic seas.

New Brunswick.

Volunteer firemen at Rogers- vllle fought a 540,000 blaze which threatened the emire village in near zero weather. The blaze was controlled after destroying a hotel! bank, store and three homes. 5ev- . cral persons were burned or injur- Roof Lifted of! ca.

At Saint John. N.B.. fire this afternoon caused about 330.000

At New Glasgow. N S.. a quart- er of the roof of st. Johnts Acad-

SAVE MORE at HOLMANiS

liner Stand: By British .FrelglIter

LONDON. Dec. 19'-(AP)-The 6.000-ton British freighter Chia- wick radioed today she is in

French passenger liner lie de France is standing by pending arrival of another vessel.

The chiawickb Caption said she was down by the head with her decks awash. The ship was en route from Wpbnna. Nfld.. .to Birkenhead with a cargo of iron ore. She has a crew of 15.

The Chlswickls captain said she is proceeding at about seven knots and that her sister ship. the Wen- dover. en route from Montreal to Havre. France is making for the

scene to relieve the lie - de France. ' smy was lifted off and waited

away as 600 children attended classes. '

None of the children were injur- ed as the huge section of wood crashed into the school play- grounds.

in Halifax R theatre sign and piece 01 a ballpark fence were dashed to the ground and one- hour trolley tie-up resulted when

a tree crashed across power lilies.

tmuble n mid-atlantlc and the

Tlio-pcommoiiwealvth Ii. padcast on ictmas Day

LONDON. bee. 19 -"Canada's contribution to the annual world- wide Christmas exchange pro- gramme-which always precedes the -King's broadcast-will come from ,the' Park, Savntd Hospital. Quebec. where Canadian Eskimo: are being treated for tuberculosis.

Mr. Thomarv-Houston. I who speak: Euqulmuuxofid helped to acquire the . carved, figure pre- sented to Princess Elizabeth on behalf of the Esklmoa of North- ern nnd Eastern Canada. will de- scribe Christmu Day with his fellow countrymen.

The broadcast, which will open in the United Kingdom at Cal- shot Spit Lightship on Southamp- ton Water, moves on to Les Baux in Provence. where a cor- respondent will describe the tra- ditional Christmas Eve blelalng of the new-born lambs by the priests. It then moves on to the "Boys' Town" at Modems, North- crn Italy. where a wrrespondent. waiting in A newly-built mettle-

ment home. will describe the

Friday and Saturday

9a. m. Sharp -- No Phone or Mail Order -- All Sales Fina

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they need more tlrrie commums” 1 the Red prisoner exchange,

today curled the message th conference town of Pam-nunjom T

known how soon the Allied dai rates would pomp "' haustlve task 'and be" ready id , sume talks on the " prisoners.

in; supervlsaion lot tn going when lwth its ti ll

however. The Allies wer: Y mm on effective supervision at and a lid on military buildup.

scene there. The house was dedi. catcd to I young

the war. This town with the help of British ex-pm. more of war in gratitude for mu. assistance when they were escaping.

Talks ReimainT Adioumed on T Prisoners Issue

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Au Allied lilhon officer am! i

He told the Reds it was mi

their ex. '6XCTlangg 0'

A second sub-committee discim. trurc my

insisting 3 truce

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which they re: lfivpd

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' . 35 Lucky Shoppers; will get. 35 warm. snug Snow Suits at n 5

The sizes are 2 to 6:: in blanket cloth or latln. colors green) wine. navy and light blub. WEEK-END SPECIAL-

great saving!

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fabrics. Sizes 1 to 85

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0 An End of the Line Clearance of" better quality Jackets. Marie 9

of satin ”Tackletwlll" with Mouton (processed lamb) collars. The. colors are blue. brown and wine in sizes 36 to 12. Regular 14.95.

WEEK-END SPECIAL- -l'l0LMAN'S MEN'S

WEAK-

ihat there was no telephone com- munication to Summerside be- cause of the storm Mr. Justice Mc- Guigan briefly presided and ad-

make it and when it was learned

scmmuans SCHOOL PARADE

Presents for your

Yuletide listening

Friday Dec. 21 or 7.30 pan. over CJRW

Ono Full Hour of Stories and Songs of Christmas

The Summerside High School Students

will present

Charles DIcluns' Immortal

"A FHRISTMAS CAROL” -

And 1.; sumnimia. se. Mary's Academy aim Choir Will render a program of,

"SACRED cmiismis CABOLS"

Ioliurmans school Parade In a public nrvioe feature of the M. F! sciiurmsn Co. Ltd.

journed the proceedings.

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Sale continues! English

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