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if ONLY THE concrete founda- tion remains of the large mod- ern 225-foot piggery w h c r a about 100 pigs were lost Satur- day m ornin g when fire de- stroyed this building. Closer to the house is the foundation of another piggery where up- wards of 50 pigs perished Fri- day night in another fire that destroyed that building. in the

SMALL CALF. one of a

of some 80 cattle left without food or shelter when fire destroyed four large barns at the Farm of Alban Lecky near Summerside during the

WILMOT

(Continued from On the opposite burned piggery was located a twostorey barn about 50 by 50 feet. which was attached to a me-strmey piggcry which had a combined length of about 225 feet. The corner of this build-

A hand

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ing so hot during the Friday night tire that it began to smoke. was saved

by directing water on it along with pouring streams of water on the side of the house.

Some of the firemen remain- ajl on guard ut Friday Ills“! against a spread of the fire to other buildings, and they left for home ound 8 am. when everything seemed to be‘

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FIRE ‘2 . two horn-s later firei was discovered near the oenteri of the long piggery building. and sltfmug'h fi ‘ - Spondiod quickly from the five departments. the flames Med be Minot. and these two combined buildings were in ash- es before noon. along with ap- Proximateiy 1m hogs. additional toaboutsolostiniiiefire the Preview mm.

Firemen and neighbmrrs were abletosaivieonlyaibouti'iflbogs from the socks and ﬂames. which also a set 0 scales. an escalator. and other barn .

By late afternoon Saturday the fire W to the remain-

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cash to"

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“if! Mable difficultyt "om Inoke. and when an. "‘8‘"! on cont guardi 'BIIM mm outbreak. About 8 “n after

. morning {final check on all areas of ""3 bl“. the ﬁremen again

lain the firemen return- .d but faced an worst.of the

"0 fires and were unable to “V9 t which was quickly on ioped and destroy- fiames along with two ad- luent fssd silos.

A of the cattle however. were “hull and driven safely from

straw. and grain descri

At the p 1' Lecky is said

background of the picture is

he rear wall of the garage that adjoins the l2-room house and its charred shingles indi- cate the success of five fire departments in saving the res- idence from what seemed like almost certain destruction from ﬂames that poured di- rectly on to it during the Fri- day night fire.

' vincial mini

'1 wrtih Deputy District Governor.

‘? Ferguson, with the toast to the

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past three days. is seen being carried to join its mother who had been loaded on a truck to be taken with her young calf to new shelter at til! farm of a nearby neighbour.

: the building by a large number I of neighbours who gathered. and

removed machinery from a ma- chine shed. which with a potato warehouse. are the only farm buildings. apart from the house. that remain on this 280- acre farm.

Yesterday afternoon neigh- bours gathered to assist in pro- viding shelter for the‘ large herd of cattle. with some being taken to nearby farms. and the main

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Summerside And Prince County

The Guardian, Charlottetown. Mon. May 6, 1963. 3

St. EIea-nors Youth Centre Officially Opened By Lions

SUMMERSIDE — St. Elean- ors Lions Club officially-opened its youth centre Saturday even- ing at a combined opening pro-

am and regional zone rally.

Following a reception in th e "Lions’ Dell" in the basement of the building. the ribbon cut- ting ceremony

I‘D a.

health. who declared the building officially open

Marven Wiley. zone ch-air- man. presided at the rally. which was addressed by Dis- trict Governor Colin MacKay. of Oromocto. .B.. was present for the occasion. along Joe Molloy. and James Atkin- son. chairman of Zone- 1.

At the banquet the invocation was performed y Canon Mark

moved to its present location,‘ and renovated largely through the effort and work of the indi- vidual members of the club.

It is the only Lion-owned meet. ing headquarters of any Lions club in P.E.i.. and also serves the community as a youth cen- tre Wihere club~sponsored cub scouts meet every Tuesday eve- ning. as well as the meeting place for a Lions. sponsored teenage club. The Lions Club also meet here for twice- month- ly meetings.

The basement of the 20 by 50 building contains the "Lions’ Den", a kitchenette. and wash- roorr facilities.

Drapes in the youth centre on the main floor have been pro- vided by the Lionettes Club and this part of the building is also equipped with a public address system.

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Killing Trout, Branch Told: j

ALBERTON — Eugene 0.1 Perry, Tignish. was e l e. c t e d'

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MOUNT PLEASANT — Eight] persons fled from their Mac-t Neill's Mills home shortly after; midnight Saturday as fire de-l strayed the bungalow residenceI occupied by Mr. and Wil-‘. liam Shaw, their daughter. Lil-3 lian. and five sons. Bertram. Al-e fred. Milton. Kenneth and Earl.§

Everything in the home. in-jhave been provided with shelter eluding clothing. furniture. per-thy various neighbours. and the and householdiEllerslie branch items. were lost in the fire;Cross has provided temporary ‘assistance to the family.

sonal effects.

INVESTIGATION

IS PLANNED i

Provincial fire In a rs hal. | Earl T. MacLeod. said last night, that he does not yet know what might have been the cause of the fires. He not- ed that at this time of year sows are. usually having their Iittlcrs. and many farmers use portable oil heatersa or heat lamps to maintain the piggery at the required warmth help the piglets survive. Mr. MacLeod plans to leave r to investigate the fire scene this morning. he will be aSSIst- l d in his search by the Sum-j merside detachment RCMP.

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Cousin Dies ' In Alberta 1

ALTIC -—- Word was rcceiva ed by Bruce Riley. Baltic of: the death of his cousin. Neili Riley of High River. Alta. in} his 67th year. .

The late Mr. Riley was a: son of the late Senator Daniel? and Mrs. Riley formerly of! Baltic. P.E.I.. and leaves ml mourn besides his widow Mrs. Ellen Riley, one daughter Helen, Mrs. Stanley Wilson of Natntony Alla. and the following broth-j ers. George ' Riven! Claude of Calgary and Daniel‘ 0 High River. One brother. Kenneth predeceased him.

The funeral was held from the High River United Church,

on. e rally was attended Lions from Summerside.

2, sington. Charlottetown and O'- Leary clubs. Th

e St. Eleanors Lions Club Was organized in April 1961 and consists of 23 members with John MncKnight as king Lion

' purchased in the late fall of 1961.

The youth centre building was i

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terday he had no idea how any

PAYS TRIBUTE

He paid tribute to the work of the fire departments and to neighbours who had worked so hard to save the buildings, and

tpointment that t the buildings had burned in spite of this effort.

Yesterlay. Mr. id there was some insurance on the buildings. but he did not yet know what to do as a result of the problems he faced in the los~ sea by fire. He said he may have to call an auction sale immed- iately and dispose of the remain- ing cattle and hogs.

Yesterday afternoon l a r g e numbers of spectators visited the farm to observe the damage done by the fire to this well - known and widely admired farm property.

of the fires could have started. 1 WW time

he expressed dismay and disap— i

Monday afternoon with the ser- vices being condueted by Rev. Morse Johnson. Intennent was at High River.

which was first observed in the upper part of the ouse by a passing motorist who woke the sleeping residents and sounded the alarm.

The house was located on the south side of the Western High- way ncar the MacNeill's Mills road. Members of the family

of the Red

It. is reported that there was some insurance on the house, and it is believed that the family will try to locate another build- ing that can be moved to the site of their former home.

Boy Struck By Car Near 1 Fire Scene

SUM'MERSIDE L o u i s ‘ Waite. six-year-oid son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waite of Wil‘ ‘ mot. struck by a car as he ran ; across the highway in front of‘ his home Saturday night. was in satisfactoly condition last night in Prince County Hospital where he is being detained for observation.

The young lad was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Claude Delaney of Albany. who with her husband. was returning home after visiting relatives in Summerside.

The boy. whose father is em- ployed at the farm of Alban Laecky. where four barns have been destroyed by fire in the past three days, had come down the Lecky driveway and was running across the main high- way to his home. located on the north side of the highway on the east side of the Wilmot River.

The Delaney car was report-

revent collision with the

anus. and attended by Dr.

Ufa-mes L. Saunders.

ment of parking meters

. streets with

one of three .

Traffic Changes Made In S'sicle

SUMMERSIDE — Traffic con-l

trol in Summerside under-l went a few changes in stI week. and renewed attention to;

parking violations and non-pay-l as re- ; sulted in a parade of motoristsi to the police office with park-' ing tickets. . During the week police havei had signs placed along Central,i Summer, Spring. and Granville treets which provide for one. side parking. in order to helpl relieve the traffic problems that exist in these areas and on! Water street. } The new signs reading “no; parking on this side". have al- ready helped to provide more pace for moving traffic. and police are cooperating fully for. the time being. by issuing only warning tickets on these one-side parking, but they point out that this is only for a time until people

accustomed to the regulation.

O GOLF

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peie In Tourney

Seman's All-Stars. captained

Bowling Playoffs lSEALED TENDERS!

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president of the West Prince Branch of the P.E.l. Fish and Game Association at the annual

i meeting Friday night in St. An-

thony's Royal Canadian Legion

I Home. 0 Leo Perry. Waterford. is th e

new vice-president and Alban Arsenault. Tignish, was elected secretary. treasurer. Retiring of- ficers are William Gorrill. presi- dent and J.B. MacKay. secre- tary- treasurer.

Elected to the executive were Reg Pineau and Arthur Martin, Bloomfield. William Gorrill. 0'- Leary and Frank Weeks. Alber—

Fishery Officer Thane Doug- las. Tignish. outlined plans for the deepening of the entrances to Little Tignish River an Round Pond at Kildare. All the

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trout in Round Pond were killed 1

increasing and serious problu. Mr. Douglas stated. A run-off of water from fields where Mg: spray bags are left results to eventual loss of large imle f trout. “

On motion the rebuilding .of Arsenault's dam at Tigniah dud Bianchard's at St. Roch are’to be requested for the third conse- cutive year. Not five cents was spent on rebuilding work in ﬂat Prince last year. Eugene Perry stated in spite of large income from fishing licences. CL

A large delegation from East Prince Fish and am attended the meeting and it was appriw- ed that the two branches co-op- erate in all future projects. '

Votes of thanks were extended the retiring president and score- tary and Fishery Officer Days- as.

two years ago. Mr. Douglas stated when heavy ice condi- tions caused a depletion in the oxygen content of the water. education program to save the heavy loss of trout

SABOTAGE SUSPECT!!!-

CHATHAM. England (APT.— Security men are investigattnl suspected sabotage aboard one 4 Britain's latest guided nia-

from chemical spray .....‘.....‘..‘

and other causes was a by Mr. Douglas as of more ur-

a

have had a few days to becomel gency than the rebuilding and new traffic restocking of streams and dams.

Pollution of streams is an ever

OPENING MAY I7

SOUTHPORTT OUNTRY CLUB

I ‘ Full Membership $25.00 1 Max. Family Membership $50.00

:edly unable to brake in time to.

' With This Membership Free.

] youngster who was removed ‘to ; ihospital i-n Compton's ambul-l

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The main engine

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by Vic Williams. leave Tuesday for St. John's. Nfld., where will compete in the Mari- miein‘s bowling champion- ships.

Newfoundland as well as the Charlottetown ry '

. of this champs. Halifax Dockyard. will

attempt to retain the title they

captured last year.

Seaman‘s All-Stars. who for- merly campaigned under the Keefe Dnig banner, captured top honors in the annual tourna- ment six out of nine times.

team. which includes George Kays. Roy MacDonald. Gordon Gallant. Phil Perry. Divnger Johnson along with team captain Williams. will go by ear to Sydney and ﬂy from Sydney

to St. John's.

Teams from Nova Scotia and

Ramblers go against the Rat {Lowest or any tender not.

lKilIPI‘S- inecessarily accepted. - . ARCHERY The Imunds will be best two ‘ .

out of three affairs with tihel THELMA AHEARN91 . Sputniks seeking their third Town Clerk.

0 en This Week lwill he received by diet . , . , .

Stigma Mixed Bowling League lundersigned until noon . AND OTHER PRIVILEGES L laipyoffs get. underway this week IMonday, May 13, 1963, for . I and the first round has sixlcleaning streets in the

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Iteams seeing action. i Sputniks play Flintstones. lWonders meet the islanders and

,3Town of Alberton from iMay 15 to October 30, 1963.

straight title.

Social Membership $10.00

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MATEIRNAL 8: CHILD HEALTH CLASSES NEW SERIES BEGINS at Summersicle Health Centre Wednesday. May 8. 1963

2:00 PM. .. .. for mothers 7:00 P.M. ............................................. .. for couples

Department of Health

part of the herd driven ......., the highway to the farm of Dou- glas MacMurdo in North Bede- que. two or three miles distant. where they will be sheltered in a large barn at this farm.

Lost in the fire that destroyed the large dairy barn yesterday was some 4.000 bales of hay and bed by one former as "more than the average farmer has at the end of his harvest season".

Also lost was the dairy milk room and milk cooler.

SHOWPIECE

This large farm property was one of the finest in Prince County. and situated beside and overlooking the Wilmot River. was frequently visited by agri- rlilturists visiting this province

. and study dairy and hog production methods of success- ful island farmers.

he farmiwas owned and op- erated by Alban Lecky. a senior farmer. who has been located here throughout most of his life- time. He was assist in the farming operation by his son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. John Lecky. who with their eight children. share the large. white. two-storey residence. resent time John to be out of the province. and reportedly could not be reached to lnform‘hlm of the fire. '

The development of the three fires in three days. all without known origin. has created a ma- Jor problem for the owner Alban Lecky. who watched helplessly as a lifetime of work on his well- kept farm buildings went up in smoke and flames.

Mr. Lecky has the immediate

feed and

ing hogs which total about so in

number.

With the shock of one loss compoun o more. each more devastating than the pre- vious one. Mr. Lecky said yes-

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come in and see our complete line before making your purchase. or contact one of our dealers listed

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The Aitkenheod chain barrow. Is also flexibleand ls ideal for leveling seed beds. renovating pastures. of g" in gm“, W“. m We.” ’ burrowing in fertilizer and manure. In fact, no farmer should be without one. We would suggest you

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