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CrowdOfHappy Children! Means Alex Is Near-By. |

If you see a big crowd of sing-, ing kids on a beach these days, chances are good it’s surround- ing Alex Eftimoff, a university student - singer - ‘guitarist - teacher - puppeteer who's a member of the Canadian Puppet | Theatre troupe that entertains six days a week at Confedera- tion Centre.

Alex likes singing with child- | ren and although it’s his job this summer, he does it. in his spare time too.

‘I'm a bit of a ham,” he said in a recent interview. ‘And kids are nice to work with. They're very unsophisticated; they look at you and take you for exactly what you are.”

Singing on the beach gives him a chance to try out new songs im front of an audience, and the audience reacts the same way as in the theatre, he finds:-(And_forthe_benefit of anyone who hasn't had the priv- flege of seeing the puppet show yet, the reaction is enthusiastic and giggly.)

“I enjoy it almost as much if-

mot more than singing with adilts,”” said Alex.

But the singer- puppeteer has been singing for almost every age group since he got his guitar at the age of 12

Alex, the son. of Russian par- ents, was born in Montreal! but went to schools in the Toronto area. In those days his singing was confined mainly to high school rock and roll bands and private parties.

“I sang in a coffeehouse in Toronto for a while but I didn't last long— it was exam time and T was going out of my mind,” he recalled.

ENGLISH TO FRENCH

After graduating from Uni- versity ‘of Toronto with a BA in history and modern languages. he took his guitar to-Europe and spent two years teaching English in French lycees.

Alex tells wonderful stories about touring Europe by guitar —it's a hitchiker’s best prop, he maintains. .

“When I was travelling I'm sure I must haye saved hun- dreds of dollars on room and board."” he said

Most amazing adventures took place in Turkey, where the bus- es are so crowded Alex shared a seat with a sheep at one point He'd stand by-the highway wait- ing for a-car. to stop.and_ instead a well-stuffed bus would «pull up and the passengers insist he come along. =

They would demand to be sung to: he'd protest he couldn't bumping over rugged roads, so. they'd sing to him instead. ic

At the destination, usually a favor had to be re- turned in a local inn, and while Alex sang for them ‘most re- quesied music was “‘razama- tazz American jazz”) they d ply him with tea and watermel- on and persuade him to stay ever as a guest

‘The real pied piper scene morning

CITY AREA— ~ FUNERALS.”

“Fhe - |are Isabel MacNutt, Patsy Sin-|

MaecDONALD FUNERAL — The funeral for Louis Joseph MacDonald took - place Saturday morning from the Hennessey Funeral Home to St. Patrick's Church, Fort--Augustus, where Solemn Requiem High Mass wan celebrated by Rev. James Smith assisted by Rt. Rev. P. F. MacDonald, deacon, and Rev. Allan MacDonald, sub dea- con. The following priests were present in the~sanctuary: Rev. Dr. L. P. Callaghan, Rev. George Macdonald, Rev. Leon- ard MacDonald, Rev. T. P. But- ler, Rev. 0. P. Wood, Rev. F. 4J»Corcoran, Rev. Vincent Mur- naghan, Rev. Arthur Pender- gast, and Rev. Austin Bradley. Honorary pall bearers were: Senator J. J. MacDonald, J. Rusgel Driscoll MLA, Levi Po- wer, Thomas Smith, Frank

-~Gawd-et,-Damien- MacDonald,

Frank Macintyre, Eugene Mac- Donald, Aeneas MacDougall. ©1- mer MacQuaid, John Archie MacDonald, Carl MacDonald, Harold Court, Cecil Ellis, Her- rel Arbing, Ignatius MacDon- ald, Louis Bradley, Dunstan MacDonald, Fenton Court, Law- rence Bradley. James L. Mac~ Donald and Charles Duffy. Ac- tive pallbearers were: George Anderson, William Donovan, Ed- ward Pendergast, Fred Rowe, David Shaw and John Smith. {Interment took place in ehurch cemetery the service being conducted tv Father Smith.

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when practically the sail town would follow him to the out- skirts and wait for a bus to come along. Poor bus! The |Turks would form a human bar- ‘rier to stop the vehicle, haggle |with the driver, and Alex would soon be swept off with another | in crowd to another village and an- other night of, singing. ,

CLEVER CHILD

- In the Montmartre section of Paris a friend's enterprising 10- year-old brother quietly circul- ated a hat in the erowd while Alex was singing.

The clever child netted five | dollars in French money (and kept it!)

Alex was embarrassed. was teaching school and not at _all broke, and the next night, Singing in the same place, he broke off in one number to ex- plain this to the crowd and say he'd appreciate it if, when the little boy passed the hat, they didn't put anything in.

That night the enfant terrible collected $10!

FRENCH TO ENGLISH

Alter two years teaching Eng- lish to French students, Alex went back to Ontario in 1961 to

teach French to English students’

in a high school in Ajax.

Principal of the school was the father of puppeteer. J oh‘n Rapsey, who is also here this summer with the puppet thea- tre

Mr. Rapsey introduced Alex «o John and Linda Keogh who were running a on their.farm outside Toronto. Alex was soon doing voices for | show them and singing in intermis- sions, and “it's been a going | concern ever since.”

Working with the Keoghs has obviously been fascinating in it- self, and has brought Alex extra musica! fun, like singing with the New- Christie Minstrels (the Christies and the Keoghs were in adjoining booths at the Michigan State Fair late- last summer) and entertaining a company Of | Russian puppeteers at a party. VODKA AND MEATBALLS

The Canadian. puppeteers met | their Russian counterparts at | the Keogh home over vodka and

Some 440 Are Attending Kensington Swim Bar

Some 440 youngsters arrive | by bus each day at Sutherland Montgomery's private water- fron! «where the Kensington re-! _ gional day..camp_is—in-.opera- tion giving instruction in swim- ming and water safety for the Red Cross.

Red Cross water safety a | ervisors Patsy Judson and Blai Darrach are in charge of the | , program Water safety lastructers:

pelair. Anita Gallant, Carol. Hie: | key, Norma Craig, Alan Pick- |

etts, John Webb, Mike Pichard, 1

Tom Bradshaw, and Carol Herman,

Garth Pickering, Clinton, film Projectionist.

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meatballs. (The Russian troupe was on a North Atmerican vit = t included an Ed Sullivan show and a show , at the Royal Alex in Toronto. Naturally, after an exchange of information on ae Canada and Russia-(it’s field over there), Alex -g me | visitors at ease by starting a bi- | lingual singsong that lasted un- til three a.m. oaldn't allow ‘bin |" sians simply wouldn't allow him | “ oe playing. Alex was thrill-

“I was proud,” he said. “They | had entertained 60 million Am- jericans on Ed Sullivan and I} had the privilege ee oe oe the third in the theatre

i STUDIES VS MUSIC | Alex returned to university last-fall, enrolling atthe State University of lowa for an MA in| French. “Last year I was going to do | | nothing but academic work,” he | sighed | baritone But he got involved in the’ uni- | | versity's “International House” | starting out as the M.C. me. ending up directing the en- | tire production, He learned, he said, to handle each nationality | differently. The French, Ger- | i man, Columbian and Phillipine “completely dif-| |ferent people in temperament”. Last year’s academic work vs| expression of awd Cosity. music aspect is symbollic of /POET AND COMPOSER | Alex's problem in planning what; And Leclerc is a poet—a writer to do after he-gets his MA in the and composer in addition to | spring. being a singer. Many of his own | | "By then he'll- be qualified to, songs were included in ast | teach French at she graduate | atts enmcert. They were songs level, but he ‘‘can't stay out’’ of on eae. bloee , raiee | show business. him the darling of the Paris “I like acting. I like theatre. 1 folk music circu and win a like directing. I'm going to look . ational reputation here as the jimto the possibilities of a PhD in #featest of the French-Canadian dramatics but it depends on folksingers. : ; what courses.they’re giving,” he He has created the sketches, said. songs and materials for a new

By MARIAN BRUCE

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quite likely he'll take a trip to | Russia, if the Keogh troupe mak- es the tour it’s planning now.

Meanwhile he’s enjoying his summer here. He and the John | Rapseys are staying in a Lang-, | ley summer cottage.

And in his spare time he sings just like in his working time. (On beaches.

MONCTON ‘CP)—New own- ership and ~a — $100,000 grant from the Quebec government |has. given new life to the 78- _ - old Moncton L’Evange- line, the only French-language | daily newspaper in the: Atlantic provincs.

‘fancial problems since it be-

James Bentham, a graduate came a daily here in 1949. re- of Springfield University in phy- cived financial support from | sical education and a Red Cross | the government Friday safety supervisor, spent Friday jin the form. of.a $100,000. grant. | ceninioteri : - Physical The government - will pay. $50,-.; > each group. 000 to the newspaper immedi- F ee tae day camps: are | lately, and the remainder will Iwill be, in the Sodris region and |e, paid 8 reauired for sperific eka fase re va and needs over the nékt three years. o's n Gi stricts ng Aug. 16, The grant was-followed by an ie ~ all districts included in! announcement here Saturday. orell region and St. Pet- that thé newspaper, has been | ers Bay where the swimming purchased by La Compagnie de area is located. Gestion Atlantique Limitee, a

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|Acadianne _Limitee. Company “While the province — enjoyed”

DEATH NOTICES

eg \-- Suddenly at his home- Weymouth Street, way J H. Ciillen, aged 46 years. Resting at the Hen-

nessey Funeral Home from where the funeral will take piace this morning at 10:15 to St. Dunstan's Basilica for Re- | f,

quiem -High Mass at 10.30. In- | terment will be im the Catholic cemetery.

MacPHEE — At Charlottetown | July 25- 1965, John W. MacPhee | of Mount Hope in his 96th year. Resting at the Montague Fu-, neral..Home..Funeral from Dun- das United Church Tuesday, July 27, at 2 o'clock. Interment | in the United Church cemetery. |

CROZIER — At the Prince County Hospital: Annex Juty 24, 1965, Harny W. Crozier of Darn- ley, aged 69 years. Remaits resting —at-the- Davison Funeral +Home.-until-Tuesday noon, then to Malpeqie United Church

in the People’ s cemetery,

que. Visiting hours Monday | evemmng. 8-10.

MacDONALD At Shamrock, |

July 24- 1965, Mrs Evelyn Mac- Donald, wife of Everett Mac-

EASTERN FUNERALS

STEWART FUNERAL — The f@meral for Mrs. Dougald M. Stewart was held Friday after-

noon- July 23,. from the Gillis | Funeral Home to Wood Islands

Presbyterian Ohurch. Rev. Dor- ald Nécholson conducted ser- vice at the church and grave.

MacLeod, Monty Emery. Peter Emery. Interment took place in _ Wood Islands cemetery.

| MacDONALD July 24,

— At Shamrock, 1965, Everett MacDon- ald, aged 42 years. Remains resting at the Davison Funeral Heme until -W noon, then to Harteville Presbyterian Church where funeral service

will be held at 2 p.m. Interment |

| Springton cemetery. | CRAIG — At RCAF Station | 1965,

"| domox, B.C., July 2%. Saturday. July

Craig,

. | grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Aiva : | Arsenault _ of 50 Duke Street.

Summerside. aged 4% )years. | Arriving this evening ‘at the | Bowness Funerat Home. mittal service Tuesday at 9.30 are | aomidtenehde steno

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;president is Gilbert © Finn of [Meee imancia) drives. have heen! Tota over the last 10 years to help the 11,000-circulation — in -publication. days of warm; sunny weather, [STUDIED FINANCES lover the weekend, the weather- 1" March, 1964, a five-man man.sent night-time showers to Commission was appointed by help ease drought conditions. Most Rev. Norbert Robichaud, Charlottetown radio range Roman. Catholic archbishop of 6 of an inch of rain.| Moncton, to study the financial lta im a four-hour period, be-' problems of the publication. ginning around 4 o'clock Sunday The commission found naraee In addition, .14 of an L’Evangeline was having diffi- inch of rain fell Friday night. culties in competing with two A Charlottetown man sleeping English-language newspapers in in a tent at St. Peters said there Moncton, a_ city of 50,000. were a couple of very heavy | L’Evangeline, however, had showers . Gane tae sak Wak -_ possibilities of increasing morning. i in was sales in” driving ane aoae canvas and wick. ee forming a mist page In some areas, however, the ae ee ene

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L'Evangeline, plagued by fi-

| Nance | Sunday in the struggle for lead- }ership of Britain's Opposition | Conservative party

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the commission recommended the newspaper be maintained in Moncton, ‘and that. it be of Catholic inspiration rather than of Catholic obedience. L'Evangeline, its circulation

‘increased by about 2,000 since

1960, operated in 1964 at a loss of about $50,000, Archbishop Ro- bichaud said _The newspaper's Moncton area circulation is about 5,300.

The $100,000." Quebec govern- ment grant is part of the gov- ernment's .program...of ance to French-speaking Cana- dians outside the province, a spokesman said. The grant is the .last Quebee will make to the newspaper. In 1963, the Que-

bec government made a contri- |

bution of $15,000 to. the paper ' during a campaign that raised about $100,000

Maulding Favored ° For Leader ©

“By ‘GEOFFREY WHITEHEAD

LONDON

‘Reuters'|—Reginald Maudling.

48-year-old former fi- minister, ‘edged ahead

But authoritative party sources said he faces the danger of a Jast-minute wave of support for Edward Heath, 49, his only serious rival and best known for his work in connection with Britain's unsuccessful effort to

join the European Common Market. Political correspondents

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ae ang Delta village about 100 miles lion, is followed by a comrade south of Saigon. (AP Wirephote | as they approach two captur- via radio from Saigon).

Man Injured At Stock Races

In Montague With Tuesday scheduled for

the party’s first ballot for a MONTAGUE — Robert Ross! chief to succeed Sir Alec Doug- was taken to Kings County las-Home, it became known that Memorial Hospital yesterday af-, a third man—Enoch Powell— ter his racing car overturned at ~hadentered_the struggle. ite Lower ae eee MAY TIP. BALANCE t is expec’ at Ross wil!)

The intervention of Powell, , be kept under observation for’

about 48 hours. He is thought ~ leading right-winger and former health minister, was expected to to have received toncussion.

Ross was taking part in the’ eee Maudling’s chance of sixth event of the. weekly stock | ctory.

car race card at fhe speedway| The struggle between Matud- when he spun out of control and’

‘ling and Heath, long-standing the vehicle up-ended. The car

jrivals who have both — been -roiled twice but came to rest on

tipped as future prime minis- its wheels.

ters. is more a matter of per-. Reports from the track said

sonality than. policy. his protective helmet came off

committed. members, of the Con- servative:’ party—variously - esti- mated at between 40 and 100— could still swing the balance in favor of Heath.

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Both are regarded as middle- when the car turned over. Of-

| of-the-road ~-Conservatives, but ae — ~ aor wearing a himself in ‘“Tegulation’’ helme

ee : He was taken to hospital by

opposition as the one Conserva-

tive who can stand up-to Labor : : .

Prime Minister Wilson in the Following are results of races:

House of Commons Clashes. Ist. race won by Eric MacDon- Conservative MPs returned to ald (six cylinder).

London Sunday night from con- ae. Race Robert Ross 8 cyl.

sujtations with local officials in 3rd Race Joe Donovon 8 cyl.

the track ambulance.

MOSCOW leaders who had ‘been absent runs the party, appeared at 'p

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yeerted. Genmedy 2 Vereniov. 6 (AP)-—-Twe Soviet member of the presidium thst

from the pubhe scene for more | kremlin reception. s than a month reappeared —. ETRE i day. Nikolai V. Podgorny, SAIL INTO CONTINENT.

second man to — - Ocean-going ships. can salt

“a party chief Leonid Brezhnev im 2,200 miles west from the At S| the party secretariat, arrived in| lantie coast inte Canadian-Amiet-

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| candidates—former agriculture and lands;and forests minister, Colin H. Chisholm—was forced) to withdraw Saturday morning

after collapsing Friday night ia his hotel suite. a

Mr. Chisholm — was — stricken. Lad es ;while-entertaining delegates and: it was he suffered complete exhaustion. Of the -\ other two candidates, Halifax Alderman G. Robert Matheson ‘polled 201 votes and Arthur ; Yates of Greenwood picked up | eight ballots.<~

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