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m-is GUARDIAN,

CHARLOTTETOWN

THE cl-1'v and PROVINCE DURING I95!

, rscs ELEVEN

January

1: Fresh outbreaks of polio bring total cases for season up to,Iixty- mu throughout the Province.

2; Rural leadership training courses open in Ciisrlottstown. - Week of Prayer services open at mptlst Church. - New Rollawa! Alleys and "Sporting Club opened by Joe. MacDonald on Grafton Srrett.

4: Keith . ' elected precldcnt of Junior Farm- crs Federation. - Miss Katharine Macbennan, director of nursing at provincial Sanatorlum. awarded scholarship study tour in "Great Britain.

7; Death of Mr. John F. Whear. Clinriottctown retired Postmaster and last survlvl 3 member of Leg- islature of 100 -4. - Visit of H P. Lcssurd. Ottawa, Deputy Min- ;;.ler of Transport and chairman U: Canadian Maritime Commission

1': Storm damage to breakwater cruises evacuation of flooded homes at North Rustico. - 9-year-olLl son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bruce l).'Sable, drowned while smell fishing near his home. - West Prince hockey league organized at Alberton. -- New livestock barn on.-ned at Canada Packers.

9: 3239.359 contract for under- ;-,:-ounrl steam distribution system at RCAF Station, Summerside. awarded to Montreal firm. - Red Cross establishes First Aid Posts at Bridgetown and Anglo Rustlco B January term of Supreme Court opens in Charlottetown.

10: Visit of Major General F F. Worthington. civil defense co- ordinator for Canada.

11: Howlan Mullally. Souris. Jiiines P. MacInnls. Summerslde. and John P. Nicholson. Charlotte- town, appointed Census Commis- slnners for Prince Edward Island - Charles Yeo. Lot 10. elected president of Farmers Federation at meeting at which potato market- ing quota system was unanimously recommended. - Brant leaves for Sydney on last trip of season.

15. Keith Macxlnnon Transport warehouse, Charlottetown. gutted by fire. - Death of Mr. Russell G MacDonald. Montague, retired chief potato inspector for King's.

ls: Louis O'Connor. New Lon- don, elected president. Maritime Federatioii of Agriculture. - Benl. E. Rogers. Lachute. Que., succeeds Fleicher W. Troop as manager. Charlottetown branch. Bank of

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"Montreal. - Provincial Agricul-

tural Council conference at Birch Court.

l7: Death of M. P. Titus. pro- prietor of Clifton Hotel. Summer- side.

:8: Wendell Profltt. Kenslngtcn and Frank Gaudet. Miscouche. ap- pointed Provincial forestry officers

19: R. R. Hurst elected president llrovincial Agricultural Society. - Brig. W. W. Reid appointed chair- man, Workmen's Compensation Board; George Fraser appointed director PEI. Travel Bureau un- der newly formed Tourist and In- formation branch. Department of Provincial Secretary.

20: Mrs. George Robbins and child fatally burned in fire which destroyed their home at Morell.

21: Roman Catholic church at Willington destroyed by fire. - Death of Hon. Horace Wright. chairman of Wcrk:nen's Compen- sation Board and a former Presi- dent of the Executive Council. - Drath of Roy MacBeth. chief en- gineer, Provincial Highways Dc- nartment. - Dwelling of Arthur Wells, Elmsdale. destroyed by fire.

22: East Coast Fisheries Con-

- fercncs opens in Charlottetown. -

surplus of 81.057 reported at an- nual meeting of Summersid Town Council. - New school at Albcrry Plains officially opened.

25: William Weeks sentenced to twenty years for manslaughter in connection with the death of James Mullins. Charlottetown. - Panama freighter Oddcar docks at George- town for potato cargo. setting all- tlma late season record.

27: Power and telephone lines disrupted by sleet storm.

23: 842,000 contract to repair breakwater at entrance. to Sum- merside harbor awarded to To- ronto firm. .

30: Four families left iomeless by early morning fire in apart- ment house on Water Street. - Prince County Potato Dealers As- eoriatlon organized in Summerside.

31: Estimated 3100.000 loss in fire which destroyed science ser- vice laboratory building, Experi- mental Farm.

Februaiy

4: '1-inch snowfall ties up motor traffic in rural areas.

5: Debt increase of 3156.637 and deficit of 321,240 reported at an. moi meeting of City Council. - Charter presented to newly formed RCA! Association by Wing Cmdr J. Angus Macliean. D.F.O.

0: Civic election day in Sum. moulds and mailer municipalities. "E! "W school opened at St. Pet-

10: Warehouse of J. P. Ncye. gm. ml merchant. and other buildings "M70196 in 33.000 fire at Hunter River.

12: Judge L. G. Lewis, Summer- sldei heads Red Crcu Society in succession to R. H. lbogsn,

is: you of D. K. ltbbsns and party. of the Netherlands ling blsly. - 300 city school children absent on account of flu epidemic r- ll! of new public school at

Ycr .

15: 0703.400 contract for re- habllltation of Sour-is harbour awarded to Toronto firm. - New school opened at lmyvsle.

18: Mrs.. Gordon ll. Park- dale. drcwne In truck hlch sank Ulmllsh Nori River-ice. - - 000 contract for rehabilitation of

cor at soar Sutton.

splei opens in Ciuirlotfsto . . !i:.5cw.-schoolhouse cpg so at

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:2: Lieutenant Governor Prowse made honorary member cflCana- dian Legion at Pasrdeberg my coservance. ,

28: King's County telephone ser- vice disrupted by sleet storm. - Dr. George Fisher. orinstown. all-l pointed to succeed Dr. Bishop as Provincial animal pathologist. R. A. Profltt, Kenslngton, re-elect- ed president of Dalrymen's As- sociation. - Rev. John T. Irwin. Lavlrencetown. N.S., inducted as

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1: Death in action in Korea 0! Pte. Elliott G. Macxay. Charlotte- town. - T. L. Beaten. Bonshaw. elected president of Potato Grow- crii Association.

2: Order issued at Ottawa pro- clulmlnz Sourls harbour a "public harbour" under terms of RNA Act. - Death of Frederick Furze. Charlottetown. Boer war veteran.- 'I'. B. Convalescent Home opened at Montagiic. '

3. RCAF planes take off from Suiiimcrside on first hop of flight to Brltalii.

ll: Lieutenant Governor opens 5th scrsinr. of 46th General Assembly -Seals in huge numbers reported off North Shore.

8: Death of "Agricola" (Mr Blythe Hurst, Sr.) at Brackley Beach.

9; Ordination as deacon of Mr W. G. Horus at St. Peter's Cathe- dral by Bishop Waterman.

10: All rail traffic over Hills- horo Bridge ordered abandoned by Transport Commissioners. - Death at 85 of Charles R. Rogers, Sum- merside.

13: Death of Sister St. John of the Crnss. superior of the Sacred Heart Home.

15: Opening of Co-Op Super Market at Summerside. - Improve- ments in car ferry service recom- irieiided in report of Turgeon Royal Commission on Transportation. - Eugene. Gorman. chairman of Fish- ermen's I-can Board. appointed di- rector of fisheries for the Pro- vince.

16: City Council budgets for Al.- 203 surplus on current I-earls esti- mated expenditure of S552 580. - swine and sheep breeders hold an- nuol meetings in Charlottetown.

21: Morell House nronertv. Kent Street. acquired by R. T. Holman. mil - Death at 86 of Mr. Robert Shaw, retired proprietor of Shaw's H-vol, Brackley.

23: Lorne L. Noonan. Charlotte- town. elected PEI. director on Fisheries Council of Canada. - M V "Dunedin" first boat into Charlottetown Harbour this sea-

in H26: Islanders win Maritime ma- jor hock-3v league championship.

27: Mildred Coffin, Rolln BRY- P.W.C. student. rhosen PE! re- presentative on Garfield Weston sponsored tour of United Kingdom.

28: Government undertakes to appoint commission of inoiilry into charges of "inefficient and corrupt administration" of Crown corpora- tion vessel ,"Esktmo.” - Increase to 75 cents per hour demanded for unskilled labour at joint meeting of labor organizations in L.P.U hall.

29: Ottawa announces appoint- ment of 5-man committee under Chief Justice Campbell to draw up program for development of P.E.I fisheries. l

30: Legislature prorogued. Mrs. Park Jenkins seriously bum- ed in fire which destroyed, her home at Pownal. - Buildings and valuable livestock lost in tire at farm of Heber MscPhail, New

Haven.

April

2: Guardian daily airlift in- augurated for Western Prince County.

4: Death at 89 of Mr. Sydney Richardson. St. E1eanor's, first Is- land .hi.-esemaker.

10: Sgt. Ralph Mellish. Summer- side. awarded the US. bronze star for meritorious service in Korea.

11: Important concessions grant- ed Maritime Central Airways in decision by Air Transport Board.

12: 06 candidates nominated in Provincial election contest. in- cluding Mrs. Leslie G. Ramsay. Hamilton (CCP. 3rd Prince) first woman contestant in Islnndis his- tory. - Death of Joseph J. Tralnor. former Commissioner of Provincial Police.

14: Gerald Solomon. Georgetown killed in highway accident near Ifinlock Road. Southport.

115: 100th birthday anniversary observed by Mr. Robert Murness. Vernon Bridge.

18: Medals of merit awarded by Girl Guides Association to Miss Iphige ' Arsensult. Divisional Commissioner for Queen's. Miss Lillian Duchcmln. Provincial Pub- lic Relations Commissioner. and Miss Suzanne Macitinncn, Provin- cial Camp Advisor. and Beaver award to Miss Corrie Holman. Pro- vincial Lone Guide Commissioner

22: New organ dedicated at St. Mary's Anglican Chiirch, Summer- side.

23: Barns and outbuildings, of William Cullen. North Wiltshlr-., destroyed by fire. .

24: Arthur A. Cantwcll appoint- ed food and drug inspector for the Provln

ea.

23: Provinbial branch of Cana- dian anufactursro Association formed n Charlottetown. -- F. W Curtis re-elected president Tuber- culosis League.

: Provincial general election re its in return of Jones Gov- ernment. 25-5.

20: Sam destroyed and other buildings of William Butler. 'Ici'-'c Point, damaged in lightning storm.

so: Opening of our annual Muel-

lnfured in

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train-ear collision: at runway cross- ing at Summersllle. - nxperlmcntel Farm reports highest average April

temperature in forty-one years.

May

1: J. M. Murlcy. W. J. Brown and Harvey Hill appointed to Rental Control Board for Charlottetown.

2: Death at 96 of Mr. Andrew MscRae, Central Royalty. noted Ayrshire breeder.

4: North Atlantic Treaty Organ- isation wings presented by Defense Minister Claxton to 17 trainees from Belgium, Italy and Norway at historic ceremony at R.C. A. F. sta- tloii. Summerslde.

6: Recruiting campaign opens at Ax-mouries for 27th Infantry Brig acre.

7: Maritime Commission turns down proposal for construction of new 81,000,000 ferry for Wood Is- lands-Caribcu service.

8: 23 graduates receive diplomas at P. E. 1. Hospital graduation

9: 38.000 damage caused by flash the at Reliable Motors Garage. Suininerslde.

10: Honorary degrees conferred upon Canon E.M. Malone (D.D.) and Hon. George D. DeBlois (D.- 0.1-.) by King's College, Halifax.

ll: Edmund S. Gaiidet. Tlgnish. killed in accident on Western Road. .- Barry, seven-y'ear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Riggs, Char- lottetown. killed in traffic accid- ent. In his memory a playground for children was later erected by his parents at Spring Park.

13: Annual blessing of fishing boats at Rustico by Rev. Eric Robin.

15: Premier Jones receives hon- orary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws at Acadia University convo- cation. - Summerslde Town Coun- cil budgets for 33.791 surplus for current year.

15: Recount proceedings result in defeat of Hon. F. A. Large. Minis- ter of Education, by Frank Myers (I-'.C.) in First Queen's. and re- tention of seat by R. R. Bell. Op- position leader, in Second Queen's

17: Intensive search for four missing fliers from R.C. A. F. sta- tion, Summerside, lost in Dakota plaiuc en route from Goose Bay. Ntld.. for Summerside, proves un- availing.

17: Brig. W.W. Reid re-elected president of Provincial Boy Scouts Association. New Knights of Columbus Hall opened on Water Street.

18: G. A. Cudmore. Charlotte- town. installed as Grand Master and Gladys Downe as Grand Mis- tress, L. O.B. A. and Grand Orange Lodge functions. -- 3400.000 con- tract for Summerslde R. C. A.F. station buildings let to New Glas- gow firm.

21: 43 degrees awarded at 97th closing exercises of St. Dunstan's University. - Destructive fires on farms of Henry Wood. Bunbury, and Thomas Boyles, West Devon.

22: New barn of Edmund Daw- son. Poplar Grove. destroyed in lightning storm which also dam- aged dwelling house of Wilfred Brooks, 0'Leary. Six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wil- lir.ms, Summerside, killed in street accident. Stewart. Memorial Health Centre opened at Tyne Val-

y.

25: P.W.C. convocation.

-27: Record attendance at Corpus Christi procession in Charlotte- town.

20: Child of Mr. and Mrs. Lelth Paynter. Springfield, fatally in- jurcd on highway.

30: Estimated 8.000 attend Fain- ily Rosary Crusade gathering at Exhibition grounds.

31: Drama Festival finals at Parkdale hall; trophies awarded St. Peter's Cathedral A.Y.P. A. and Hunter River W. 1. groups.

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June

3: Ordination of Rev. Dennis Gallant at St. Augustine's Church, Rustico.

4: Death at 86 of Mrs. James Macnrlanc, Montague's oldest res- ident.

5: Hearings open in Charlotte- town before Board of Transport

Commissioners on railway zoning w

system and service over Hillsboro Bridge. .. Grand Jury r ommends employment for jail prisoners at Supreme Court opening in Sum- inerside.

3: Charles Johnston, 8-year-old

son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. John- h

oton, Summersid, killed in high- way accident on Springfield Road.

7: Wendell Johnstone. Brook- field, killed and. Robert Rackham. Wheatley River,, seriously injured in train-truck collision at Wlnsloe crossing. - Visit of Hon. Ray Law- son. Lieutenant Governor of Ont- ario. and party. - Official open- ing of new public library at Alber- ion.

8. Isaac Brocme, wife and child. MacNeIl's Mills. killed in level crossing accident at New Annan. marking 10th traffic fatality in Province since April 14.

0: Parking meters installed in Charlottetown.

10: United Baptist Church, Cen- tral Bedcque. observes 125th anni- versary. - N French navigators graduate It impressive Air Force Day celebration at Summerside.

ll: Maritime Strawberry Assoc- iation convenes in Charlottetown.- Walden H. Darrach elected Mayor of Kenslngton by acclamatlon, suc- ceeding late Mayor Champion.

12: Visit if C.N.R. President Donald Gordon, who addressed an- nual meetlng of Charlottetown Board of Trade. The Board elect- ,ed M. Alban Farmer president in succession to Lt. Col. Storey Mrs. Fred Gates, west Royalty.

- elected president of Drama Pest-

lval Association. . .

18: 1400 oitisens attend first of- ficial rcceptlon of Lieutenant Gov- ernor Prawn and Mrs. Prowse at Government House. - Largest gra- duating class (23) receives diplomas from Charlottetown Hospital.

14: Death of Mr. A.R. Brennan. publisher of the Sumnlersldc Jour- nal. - Nut-scs' graduation at Fal- ccnwood Hospital and-Irifirrnary.- Dr. G.D. Steel rs-elected president

of Music Festival Association.

15: Harry 1. Indians!!! IP.mini.-

ed district inspector of seed potato certification. .

:6: Hon. Dougsld Macxinnon sworn in as Minister of Public Works and Highways. and Hon Keir Clark and Hon. J. Brenton St. John as Government members without portfolio.

17: United Church at Murray River reopened after extensive im- provements.

18: Opening of new Royal Bank cfi Canada building at Summer- si e. '

19: Business of Bruce Stewart and Co. Ltd.. acquired by Ferguson Industries Ltd.. Plctou. - Allan G. MacMlllan and Gordon Roper ap- pointed members of City School Board. -- WJO. Chas. Simpson. Summerside, chosen as one of 25 Canadian cadets for exchange visit to United Kingdom.

20: Formal opening and dedica- tion ot new gymnasium-auditorium building at St. Dunstan's Univer- sity. Body of Edward Clark, Charlottetown, drowned last Nov. 11. recovered near Annandale.

21: Strong action to curb orunk- en driving and illicit liquor sales urged by Grand Jury at opening of Supreme Court in Charlottetown.- Contract for new control tower at R. C. A.F. station, Summerside, awarded to New Brunswick flrrn.- Dweiling houses of Basil Gallant. Coleman, and sawmill of Garth Walton, Bonshaw, destroyed by fire. Regional convention in Charlottetown of Junior Chambers of Commerce.

22: First paving begun on Trans- Canada Highway, at Bonshaiv. - sl30,000 vote for Savage Harbour placed in supplementary estimates at Ottawa. - Campaign visits of Hon. Edouard Rinfret. Postmast- er General. and Hon. George Drew. Conservative leader in House of Commons.

23: Walter B. LePage, Charlotte- town. elected president Maritime Rcglon Junior Chamber of Com- merce. - Rev. H. Barbour elected Moderator RE. I. United Baptist Association.

24: Ordination of Rev. Claude E Shea. at Tignlsh. - Retirement of Rev. S. J. Boyce. St. David's Unit- ed Church Georgetown; he was succeeded by Rev. W. Patterson. Lockport. N. S. - Opening of new Fundamental Baptist Church at Central Bedeque.

25: J. Angus MacLean elected as Conservative member for Queen's in Federal by-election. He defeated his Liberal opponent. Cecil Miller E1540-9.031. - Accidental death of Mr George T. Hardle, Charlotte- town buslness man. Parirdale School wins Strathcona Trust Shield for physical training effic- iency. - Death at 8'1 01 ML -70511 Cameron. retired barber.

27: William Banks. 15. drowned from host at Hardy's Channel near his home in. Conway. ,

28: Appointment of Messrs. James J. Coyle, Norman E. Smith, G.A. Wilson and T. M. Lothian to P.W.C. staff announced. - George Bl"- gPisquid. killed in highway accid- ent at Pisquid Bridge.

29: Rev. W.A. Patterson induct- ed at United Church. Georgetown.

July '

2: Charlottetowifs first Festive Week launched with large attend- ance from other Provinces. and with Flremen's Tourney. military bands and units.

(1: Group of 35 P.E.I. lunlor farmers make friendly tour of Pic- toii County, N. S. - Flying field opened by Edison Wood. George Newman and 'Emmet Brazell at Red Point, Johnston's River. Rev. Arthur R. Wallis. Economy, N. S., inducted at United Church Alberton.

7: Min Donaida MacLeod. Vict- oria. crowned "Miss Prince Edward Island" at closing Festive Week ceremony. - Death of Rt. Rev. A. A. MacAulay. St. Peter's. oldest priest in R. C. diocese of Charlotte-

wn. ll: Visit of High Commissioner T.C. A. Hislop, C. M. G., of New Zealand.

9: Dwelling of Everett Murray. near Elinsdalc. destroyed by fire.

14: House and outbulld' of Avard Harris, Alrna, destroyed by

re. 15: Miss Paula Perry. Charlotte- town. kllled in highway accident at Wood Islands. - Alberton Ex- hibition bullding levelled and other dumags caused by electrical storm in Prince County. - Miss Evelyn Henry, Keppoch. swims Northum- bcrland Straits in first attempt of its kind on record. Her time from Tor-montinc to Borden was ll hrs. 5.1 minutes.

18: Mr. R. 0. Parent elected pres- ident of P.E.I. Ayrshire Breeders Club at annual meeting.

17: Premier Jones honoured with Fellowship, in Agricultural Council of Canada at Maritime convention in Amherst. -- Young son of Mr. and Mrs. Hcdley Spencer, Hunter River. killed in highway accident at Fredericton. - Annual conven- tlon of Maritime Fire Chiefs opens at Summerside.

la: Forty-three former Islanders arrlv'if"frofiFWestern Provinces on C.N.R. "Herring Choker Special."

10: New Catholic 80CiI'I- Welfare Bureau headquarters opened on Pawnal Street. - Arthur A. Cant- well, Charlottetown. appointed food and drurinspector for Province.

28: 327.503 contract let to Fred- ericton firm for storm sewer sys- tom at R. C. A. P. station, Summer- side, - Ruth Johnston. Central Bedeque. and Margaret Mae1l'ar- lam-.. Lower Bedeque. first Island girls to enlist in R.C.A.F. in peacetime.

24: Judge L.G. Lewis. County Court. appointed Judge of tho Juv- cnlls Court for Prince County.

25: Edison Newman. Hunter nlvsr. fatally injured in hsymak- lug accident on his farm.

27: Validity of Agricultural Pro- ducts Marketing Act referred by 1'. ii. I. Supreme Court to Supreme

Court of Canada. so: Guardian inungm-ah: truck

delivery service for King's County - Edward Mcliachern. New Glu- gov., N.S., killed and three others injured in highway collision at Bella River.

31: New Medical Centre opened at Summerside. -- William McKen- drick re-elected president of West Prince Liberal Association.

August

12 Acadian national convention 35 Ezmont Bay. coinciding with visit of 86 members of La Surviv- ance Francoise. Quebec, 531; (P-E-I.) Signals win Canada-wide trophy for highest aggregate in warrant officers' competition. . .

2: New children's playground opened at Sleinon Park. Summer- side. - Maritime golf champion- SHIP Won at Belvedere links by Pete Kelly.

3: Visit of Flora, Mrs. MarLeod of MacLeod, chieftain of the Clair Mac!-eod. and party. from the Isle of Skye. The Chieftain was glveii a civic reception and attended the Caledonian Club gathering at srrathgartney.

4: Frank Jadiz elected Micmac chief at Lennox Island.

6: Canadian Teachers Federation opens in Charlottetown, also Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F. for the At- lniitlc Provinces.

7: Province visited by agricul- tural experts from India and Pak- istan under the Colombo Plan.

9: L.T. Beaton, Bonshaw, re- elected president of Potato Grow- ers Associatlon. and Fred Bell ap- pointed manager. Maritime Churches of Christ open conven- tion in Charlottetown.

12: New rates and schedules for Maritime Electric Company an- nounced by Utilities Commission.

13: Opening of Provincial Exhib- ition and Old Home Week by Pro- mier Jones.

I5: First Trans-Canada Highway paving contract. from Bonshaw to within two miles of Crapaud. com- plcted by Curran and Briggs Ltd - Visit of A. Stanley Dawes. pres- ident of the Canadian Olympic As- scciation.

18: Half-million dollar garage fire cuts wide swath between Graf- ton and Kent Streets. destroying premises of FR. MacLaine. Horne Motors Ltd., Batt. and MacRae and other ii-ms. along with new Whe- lar emorial Hall. - 8th Heavy A. A. Battery holds first reunion ii Charlottetown. New club- house of Charlottetown Tennis Club opened at Victoria Park

20: Work started on new Science Si-rvlce building at Experimental Farm. - New Provincial Govern- ment garage opened at Kensing- ton area. - Retirement of D1. E.S Notting, senior health of animals officer. Federal Department of Ag- rlculture. C.W.L. convention opens at Summcrslde.