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LOCAL POST OFFICE HAS FLOOD O'F MAIL

Charlottetown post office workers wade through bags of mail yesterday morning af- ter the delivery of the first mail from the mainland by railway since Thursday. Some 2.500 bags in all were cleared through the office Sunday.

Marshfield Fire Doused

Sherwood firemen made early morning run to Marsh-

1 an fieH yesterday to extinguish a t

a tire around floor M‘ONTAGUE —. At the height

furnace which had been caused by a of the storm last Thursday night a family of six was

flooding carburetor. forced to flee from its home "in

The volume was believed to be close to an all-time record for the office. A special trip by air took 10.000 pounds of mail to the Magdalen Islands in the afternoon. Two d ditional lots of mail. one by air and the other by highway

The house owned by Roy Den— yis and occupied by Vernon Gre- gory was only slightly damaged before the fire was extinguished

The alarm was sent in by Den- night attire as flames swept nis Saunders, Marshﬂeld_ at through its Peters Rim home. 5.45 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mc-

:'cii were given shelter eighbors and have since taken

WESTERN

in-law. Mr. . Mire. Preston Higginbot'hlaim, in Mummy River.

Kceman and their four child- non by by

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service, arrived in Charlotte- town later in the a

Moncton. This was expected to be cleared by this morning. No extra help. other than the Christmas staff, has been hir- ed by the post office. Railway

IFamily 0i Six Escapes

Peters Rd.

1 The fire is believed to have resulted from a defective Flue. first discovered the flames about 12.30 am and in a Short time the whole house was ablaze.

Mrs. Alice Haney. now re- siding in California.

Red Cross disaster services are supplying bedding and other necessities to the stricken family.

mail had geen help up at Tor- m e n t i n e because of Thurs- day's snow storm and ice-up conditions of the landing ramp at Borden, preventing trans- fer of railway cars from the ferry to the pier.

STORE STEPS DEMOLISHIED . AT HAMPTON

CRAPAUD - Mrs. Marion Morrison of Crapaud narrow- ly escaped injury when a truck plowed into the front steps of the Morrison store at Hampton at about 8 pm. Sat.- urday.

Mrs. Morrison had just en- tered the building and was still holding the handle of the

oor. when the truck, owned by Douglas Bros. and Jones Ltd.. and driven by Wayne Trowsdale of Charlottetown. skidded on the icy pavement and crashed into the steps. which were demolished.

No other damage was done

BRIEFS

lN LEOVILLE Reggie Arsenault who is stat- ioned in Charlottetown with the nadian army is spending the festive season with his parents Mr. nd Mrs. Albeit Arsenault. Leovllle.

FOOD SALE HELD

The Tlgnish Recreat- ion Association held a very suc- cessful Christmas food sale and lottery at the Tlgnish co-opera- tive store Saturday afternoon. Winner of the lottery draw was Arnold Gaudet.

SUMMERSIDE BUREAU OF THE GUARDIAN A special slftdfrom 15to 20 persons was on duty all night Saturday at et‘sid’e post office sorting a thread supply of mail that had been de- layed because of last week's snow storm. W.F. Griffith. local postmaster said last night. Almost 700 sacks of mail con- taining more than 1,200 parcels and thousands cards arrived in Summerslde at 2:30 am. Sunday aboard regular mail train and a special

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ar. In addition, a s flight brought our sac WITH PARENTS cards to be d

Miss Moraine Chausson. stud-

istrlbuted through rut at the Oharlottcbo l-los- y

out the countr .

ay delivered more than 1.000 of the

Christmas Mon

to the building and the truck is reported to have sustained

S’side Post Office Handles Heavy Mail, Parcel Backlog

The quantity of parcels is the largest amount to ever land at the Swmmerside ' at one time. Mr. Griffith said, and par- cel contractor. Norman Prichard

parcels yesterday.

"The extra supply of mail. be- cause of the hold-up. kept very for a while“. Mr. Grif- fith said. “but we expect things will be back tohormal by noon

day."

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minor damage.

’ The Gmrdian, Charlottetown, Mon. Dec. 23, 1963. 3

_ Escapes Iniury

Western And Central Districts

iWharves, Boats

lBadly Damaged

Souris Lineman

SOURIS BUREAU not as much damage as origin- or run GUARDIANl ally feared. The The recent winter storm Home beinig built on Chapel - with it many Incon- Street suffered damage to the veniences in this area and also shingles. lel‘t maidemble damage in its WHARF DAMAGED wake i Tides were extremely high harrowing incident was and the Eastpack wharf was Dou badly dismal. . Waves and battered a double lines Eastern: F‘i , on the pole and and about six touched a live wire can-yang formed on Government wharf 6.9“! volts. He jumped into the making any travel dangerous. snowandwaistakentoSouu-is A 90-foot '

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01d People's the.

COVEHEAD —- s day’s storm caused thousands of shore of the province. particular— ly in this area. it was re .

The entire cent-re section of the Oovehead bridge was washed away. The old wharf here was almost entirely destroyed a nd the new wharf badly damaged. M fill was also wash-

away.

Six fishing boats broke from 'r moorings during the sto‘m but only one had ated by last nigh found at ' tilie

not been loc: various points around nd north shore. All were damaged somewhat.

One of the boats. belonging to

e other 5

One man lost 240 traps in the;

There was also damage re-i

Hosplltal by David Clnlsilwl‘ lrm. USEN

but was released after examl- toppled in the high wind. nation. AT SPITAL

no He suffered two bums. one Power failures were felt

on the little ﬁnger of in; mi most at the Souris Hospital nd where the Mer- where there is no emerg

the Old he ' l ed to the “we. had been without ligiht. heat or The I began 00 Mt with power'for many hours. Art the a“ Ms {W around on beginning the. storm there Thursday. Sands Regional men were 12 patients in the hospital Sew closed at 11 am and and the-re Were 14 at its end. the 1 .mg mm dosed Powar was restored to Souris at noon The two basketball gmbgﬂngﬁ‘ fP-m- gamma?

mes d ‘ . a or approxnna- g: fulﬁl ﬁmeofwﬁ tﬁly 8:2“ iiouns. It was restored

Ch. 5 r . 'F'ls River around 9:30 Abound 5 pm. T‘lumdav an p‘r." and around 1] p‘m' at on shove a “my ‘oded points east of Souris. Telephone

long distance communications were resumed around 11 pm. It was reported that time were still one or two homes in rural areas remaining without " oil

home of Richard Lyons. sounds. and at 11 o'clock a plow was ' allotted to Souris Line Road

power. Many homes Witih furnaces were caught without sufficient oil and today trucks \vere to make a special effort to deliver to these people. SHORTAGES

The storm has also caused a shortage of butter and eggs in the town of Souris but it was

moored near Wharf came adril't and grounded

water We]! the Eaisttpaick and Government Wuhawes. Dan»

age to the boats was not ex- tensive.

“111‘?ny mzmgwé- {TESOL expected that this would O'Hanley. and the Becca; m'iﬁed may with “‘9 "0“ owned by Jacques Gallant. are 32:;an 0f trafﬁc bemg r9 nigh and dryedatﬂlmv tide and ‘ The" sour“ Regional m. is e at with the . ' " . ‘ .5 severe ice conditions neﬂoat- SChm!‘ Dmm'a some” “'hn'Ch

mg of the vessels will be dif- was m pres”! " 9183’ "Rem"

Bristol Man

my Dies Suddenly “it. day b

A well Bristol, Lot 40, Patrick R. Sin-. null, 68. died suddenly at about noon yesterday following a heart attack.

A lifelong resident of Bristol. he operat the post office there since 1920, and he was a mail courier in the area for many years. He was a veteran of World War One and a past pre- sident of the Morel] branch of the Canadian Legion.

He operated a farm in Bristol and he was also an accomplish- ed ca nter. a trade which he followed intermittently for many years.

He is survived by his wife. the former Margaret O’Brien, five sons and seven daughters. They are: Dr. J. Cyril Sinnott. Charlottetown; Ralph. a cabinet maker, Kitchener, Ont.; Pat. rick R.. at home; Owen. man-

ger of a butter-cheese plant. Mitchell. Ont; Clement. with the provincial department of Health at Charlottetown; Mairy. Mrs. Alphonsus Kelly. Morell; Mabel. Mrs. Peter MacLellan. Indian River; Norma. a school teacher

to Bethlehem" was postponed and will be presented tonight. Santa C‘laus‘ visit to the Le- gion Home. originally sched- uled for Saturday. will take lacek this afternoon at

ficul't.

The other two draggers which broke their moorings were the Sour-ins III owned by Thomas Hodder. and the Donald and Eugene owned by Allison Out-

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at Duncan. B.C.; Frances. Mrs. Conor O'Danaghue. New York;

Phyllis. Mrs. Lorenzo MacLel- lan. Hamilton. Ont.; Lorraine. Mrs. Neil Salinger, Ottawa, Ont.: and Rachel, radiology

technician at the Charlottetown

house. TR 0

rig'cweiilsmm Manl' Blaze At Dcilvoy

The Mt. Stewart fire depart-

two traffic ac- cidents but each involved only one vehicle. A car owned by Melvin Ohapmia was parked‘ on in Smlmls and

n Main Street

BLAZE EVIC'IS NMILIES

WATERVILLE. Me. (Am—«A general - alarm fire 1' a g e d through two tenement buildings

fore being brought under con- trol. More than 30 persons were forced out into bitter, sub-zero cold as flames quickly envel- tibree- storey frame buildings.

for six hours early Saturday be- P

on tri-ientl agswifred a call to the Na- iona ar yesterda when A three-ton truck. owned by fire developed in the furnace Waldron Dimlgwell. left the road room of the depot at Dalvay. near govemment wharf. The The fire broke out shortly be- proceeding dot/m fore 10.30 a.m. yesterday and ulpwood Drive with Five tons was confined to the fire-proof of sand when it failed to make furnace room. Park officials th into Breakwater were able to bring the fire un- I . ‘ der control before the fire de- The door of Mlatthew and partment arrived. MacLean's shore blew open Cause of the blaze was not during the storm but there was immediately known.

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QCHS Concert Goes Tonight

Queen Charlotte High School’s

wn pital Is spending the holiday season with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sylvere Chaisson. Harper Road.

change of gifts around a lighted Christmas tree tree were given to each Brownie and carol singing was enjoyed.

Is EXPECTED M‘rs. Atwood Gavin who has been a patient at Prince County Hospital. Summerslde for the v weeks is

TIGNISH BROWNIES A Christmas party for the Tignlah Brownie Pack was held Saturday evening in the Dal- ton School auditorium with

Mrs. Thelma Harper. leader in charge of the entertainment. as- isted by Evelyn Conway and

s Doreen Harper. After

to Christmas with her homily Sea Cow Pond.

EXPECTED HOME

an ex-

Chrlstmas concert will be held tonight at 7.30.

The concert was originally scheduled for Thursday evening but had to be postpﬁed because of the storm.

ART PATRON DIES NEW YORK Karoiik. 70, an art patron and former opera singer. died Fri- day nlght in hospital after a heart attack. He had been ar- ranging for lectures and other matters in connection with dis- pose] of his collection of early American paintings and furni ture. Most of the large collec- tion he and his late wife, Mar- tha Codman Karolik. had accu- mulated had been resented earlier to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. which has a Karo-

ltk wing.

“PRANCING' YOUR WAY...

a Greetings AND IT WISH” '0. TH.

. lust no say CIITISLmas any“! salt HOWATT . Em” ALBERTON l|°I3:IJSTRIES LTD

(AP) —M.axim '

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EASTERN BAKERIES lIMITED

Hospital.

brothers, Rev. F.P. Aylward. St. Dunstan's University. and William Aylward, Morell; and one sister. Winnifr Mrs. Joseph Walsh. Morel]. Two bro- thers, Clement and Peter. and three sisters. Ella, Mary and Faviola, predeceased him.

i Time

By travelling back

your Christmas shopping

until Christmas.

0 Ho, 0 Sandwiches

0 Chicken in . the rough

Ruben Roberts, was extensively} boat

Also surviving are two half- ‘

ON THE SHOPPING DAYS LEFT

Dinner and Supper

We know . . . you got caught In the storm . . . and what’s more. you haven’t finished

for making up last time . . . DINE AT THE RENDEZVOUS today, and every day

MAY WE SUGGEST . . .

belonging to MacLauchlan

dollars damage along the north was lost and a fish house andicence and Beecher Comithougthtq turn homeward.

wharf owned by

ed were destroyed. The Court fam-'

ily also lost about 250 traps.

Princess Takes iOptimistic View

! COPENHAGEN. De n m a r i. l (AP) — Princess Margrethe of '- They were? Denmark has returned home from a 72-day trip abroad With an optimistic view of the con-

ldilion of the world.

lthe 24-year-old blonde princess i said in an interview Saturday.

“I have seen so many en- couraging signs that the woriu of today offers possibilities for mutual understanding an spect provided you show friend- liness and come with an open

re-

woman who will some e Denmark’s queen vis-

known resident of 1 ited M e d i te r r anean areas.

1Aden, Iran, Pakistan. India.

g “It would be too bad if onel longed Sterling Roberts, Dwi was disillusioned and negative." be mond Maye. Jack Myers. Joseph

9 Robinson and Fulton Coffin. :

Christmas I-"'e I Services Planned

TIGNISH Christmas in the Tignlsh area is expected e celebrated quietly as families gather to spend Christ-

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mas . I t Thurs-sported in Ruth». A fiin hmse‘fmm the family circle Chr'rt-

man will be a dav of reminis- longing as their and

isomething in the home will not seem complete due to their ab- lserce. .

l Midnight mass will be celeb- !rated at St. Simon and St. ‘Jude‘s church. 'I‘iignlilsh. Christ. mas Eve by Very Rev. M. J. Rfone'y and his assistant. Rev. Floyd McGaUIgh.

Prior to the mass. Christmas carols will be sung by the mixed choir under the direct- ion of Sister.St. George and Henry Gaudet. Music will be .Ipiey-ed by Mrs. Harry Rogan.

Midnight church services for Protestant families in the area will be held at Alberton.

Carol singers will be out Christmas Eve and during the festive season to sing to the sick and Shut-lll'F in the area.

BRING OWN HEAT

CIRENCESTER. E n g l a n d (CPL-People attending the par- ish church in this Gloucester- shire town are urged to bring hot water bottles with them. The heating system, which recently cost £1.000 to repair. has broken

tThailand, Malaysia. Hong Kong down for a second time in a i and Japan. » year. . y. may holiday happiness ' . Our best wishes for a! shine brightly in ~' ‘ “ Christmas glowing your heart. with cheer.

GROCTERYa

Borden,

Businessmen! Christmas Shoppers! House Wives!

on't aste

and forth for

. Here’s our recipe

Fish and Chips Special Daily Menu

BORDEN HARDWARE

nd COMPANY

P. E. I.

SUGGESTION FOR LADY SHOPPERS:

College girls are available . . . hire a baby sitter, and plan a day-long shopping trip, with. of course. a stop at the Rendezvous for dinner!

DINE A'I'THE

RENDEZVOUS