Canada's NRX Atomic Pile Shut Down By Accident

OTTAWA ICPi4Zanada's famed NRX experimental atomic energy reactor at Chalk River. 0nt.. Mm- day suffered its second most seri- ous accident in eight years of oper- ation.

William J. Bennett, president of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. an- nounced that the reactor. built at a cost of 511,000,000. was shut down when a special fuel rod. being tested, contaminated the (ll-foot atomic pile. .'

However. Mr. Bennett said the shutdown. expected to last for sev- eral weeks. is in no way compar- able to the Dec. 12. 1952, break- down caused by a major power surge in the reactor. located 125 miles northwest of Ottawa

That accident was so serious

uni NRX, .-:-.9 name for thi had to ba com";-ieh-ly rebuilt The reconstruction tooii ll. vnonth.-. ihe dent did not rem"-1 in the evacua- . reactor sofas back into operation in February. 154.

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-pile.

A spokesman at Chalk River said

in a telephone interview that the automatic shutoff control system worked so effectively that few per- sons at the project knew about tha- accideni until some tlmc after it Wm be mmpmed H, um i, I,

had lIIPP0ll9d Th"? W9" "" l"-l'-"'"not cirpected to last more than a l?K.

There was no general uarning

Wlllldfd 33 W35 "'9 C539 "' 1952 tit-parture of scientists from the when radioactive materials spewed from I Small? Wick 3”” Wread atomic energy conference spon- over the project The stack is used 50,-ed by the Umgcd Nmio”'" 5. to eject air passed through parts 53.4;

City and

JUST ARRlVED-Off-the-shoul-

Central

"YOUR DOLLAR BUYS MORl'

& strapless bras. Kennedy's -at the HUGHES DRUG STOREI "M95 Wet” GOSPEL TENT - Kingston MIRRORS, i-1-uiiei Guides. new Meetings continuing niiahily 8, plastic Seat Covers. front seat P-Mi l ""15" F"L?'1i;'3g5- ”"”"” AF: ISLAND GRILL. Queen street,- cesmnes lm 9' idial 5228. Serving full course

REMEMBER Charlottetown Lit- l dinners-

tle Theatreis Centennial play "Anne of Green Gables". Queen Charlotte High School Tuesday, luly 26th at 8.15.

r........1........ llllllls. MAIIRIAGES. DEATHS 50: Per Iiisertlas

J

Howard Mclnnis

FITTED FOOTWEAR I'll Queen St. - Currie Bldg.

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niiitis V

ENMAN - At the P. E. I. Hos- Kiital on July 22. 1955. to Mr and rs. Clifford Enman, a son Rob srt Roy. 7 lbs 9 025 1

COULSON - At the Prince Coun-

,Radio repairing Amplifiers sound systems. Disc and tapc re

Specializing C h i n e s e ADULT SWIMMING and water

Red Cross bath house

WE REGRIND Craiikshalts. Maritime Motur Supply Co., Ltd .1 42 Beasley Ave.

Mai:DONALD RADIO SERVICF. and

cording. 180 Kent Street. Dial 6915.

THE REGlI.AR meeting South Shore branch of the Fish and

fGame Association will be held in'

the Searlctoun Hall on Tues-

lday. July 26 at 8 pm Everyone ltilzew

welcome. Randolph Stevenson.

the article ”Ashes of Former in yesterday's Guardian. Miss Isabel l1acKinnon was in correctly referred to as Miss

Mabel MacDonald.

ATTENTION all choir members Join the massed choir and help

of the reactor as a cooling agent. r The spokesman said the acci-

tion of any bu.'i'ings or cause any work stoppage. Workmen war able to remain in the huge rooinl housing the reactor and started repairs immediately. r

FEW WEEKS REPAIRS

Thespokesman said it is hard to estimate when the repair work

few weeks. ”The accident will not affect the

project to Geneva to attend the

He said the accident did not cause any major damage to the reactor.

Mr. Bennett said automatic dot vii-es shut down the box-like re-. aclor immediately the fuel rod be-' gan contaminating the reactor'sj supply of heavy water The con-i laminated heavy water, one of the niritc-vials used to control the ac-l tiviiy of the reactor, was dumped into storage tanks. l

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Personals ! The many friends of Mrs.

safety Instruction tonight. 6 o'- Frank Bradley. Weymouth Street, clock. Brighton Beach.

will be pleased to learn that she is progressing favorably after an operation last week.

Mr Willard and Miss Joyce .'ilacDiinald. Churchill. spent a day and night in the Prince Edward Island Hospital after a car col-l lisiiin in New Haven last Mohdayf when they were on their way to the city. Friends and relatives will be pleased to hear that they, are speedily recovering from in-P Juries receivd.

Miss Callierine Dohsnn. R.N.. nshington. D C. is visiting on Island. the guest of her mother. Mrs. Frank Dixon. Tryon

l Miss isAm:L Mm-g1:cNoNL1,. and her sister, Mrs Wendell Lea,

West Street. Accompanying Miss

llsland Lady interred" which ap- lliihsfiii fill hcf fflli l0 the Prov- ipeared

ince are Misses Mollie Kraust-.,i R V . and Marie Constance. of i Detroit. Michigan. Miss Krausei is director of Public Nursing in; Wayne County in the State of' Michigan and Miss Constance ls

gy uospuaii on July 23, 1955. to the historical pageant In be held 9" "'9 5'3" M Gm" Hospita"

Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Coulson. of Sea View. a son.

DUPLESSIS-At the Prince Ed- ward Island Hospital on July 25. to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Du Pies- sls. Charlottetown, a son. weight 1 lbs., 6 ozs.

FORD-At the P E l. Hnspitaly July 25th. 1955. to Mr. and Mrs? Curtis Ford. Glasgow Road. a laughter. 8 lbs.. 2 ozs. l

LLEWELLY.N' - At St. Joseph's" Hospital. Hamilton. Ontario. on July 21. to Mr. and Mrs. Reigb Lewellyn inee Joan Lanigaiii. a daughter. weight 8 lbs. ll oz.

WEBSTER--At the Prince County Hospital on July 25. 1955. to Mr. Ind Mrs. Vernie Webster. Augus- tine Cove. a son.

Mac?!-IEE - At the Prince Ed ward Island Hospital on July 5th. 1955. toMr. and Mrs. Everett MacPhee inee Alice .VlacDougall of Grand View), a son. Donald Ronald. weighing 7 lbs. 14 on.

MARRIAGES

ELDER - MacDOUGAl.L - All Zion Presbyterian Manse Satur- day. July 23rd. 1955 by the Rev. W. Harold Brown. Rose Marie Macbougall of Charlottetown to Vernon Standart Elder of Sussex, . B.

mc"0Ls0N.CmNE L A, 3, The Women's institute Branch otirr-side-nm-. here. Mr. Mould 17, the Department of Agriculture re- liilllPd his F9-Slillllllfill from H18 ports a splendid rr-spouse of en--

Andrews Manse. Montague. Rev. D. A. Campbell. on Thurs day. .luly 21. Mary lsohell. daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Crane to Ralph. son of Mr. and Mrs Angus Nicholson, Lorne Valley. DEATHS

LAVERS - Suddenly at the New Glasgow Hospital. New Glasgow. N. S.. on July 22nd. David Ding-, well Lavers in his 65th year. for-

in the Coliseum on August 8th and 9th. Rehearsal for choir Tuesday 7:30 p.m. at Prince of Wales Col- lege hall. Mr. R. F Mugford. dir- ecting.

NEW POLICE PATROL-Tlic Charlottetown Police Force last night took delivery of their new Meteor patrol which has been on order for some months. Installed in the new patrol is one of the latest RCA Victor ”Cnrfnnc” two way radios The Meteor is one of the few makes of autos hav- ing a single hinged door at the rear.

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL - Vlctor Gallant. s Charlottetown youth was sent up to the Supreme Court yesterday morning when hc appeared before Magistrate Mzir tin on a charge of breaking. en- tering and theft. The case arose out of a break at the Co-op Supermarket on July 17.

HANDICRAFT. Needlework. Do- mestic and Floral Sections Pro- vincial Exhibition: Attention please. Entries close July 29th. Entry forms available at Women's Institute Office. 134 Richmond Street. Post Office Box 123. Charlottetown. or at Exhibition Association office. Great George Street.

HANDICRAFT RESPONSE

tries for t h e l r exhibitions in handicraft. needlework. ctr . at the forthcoming Provincial Ex-

pates a banner display of ex- hibits in response towards making the (lentcnninl effort an outstanding one

RAPE HEARING --- The pre-

tn overtures 1

Detroit.

Rotary District Governor Heard l

Fred E '.VlcAllisler. Rotary Gov-;p ernor of l)istrlct 282 was guesty speaker at the regular Rotary. luncheon at the Charlottetown. Hotel yesterday. President Frank Curtis occupied the chair and vice

'presidcnt George Fisher was co- chairman.

Mr. McAllister. who is a Rotar- ian of 22 years active experience in his home town of St. Stephen-

l Milltown. NB. dealt almost entire- ly with the activities anticipated bygthn 2170 members of the or-i gaiiization in the District. of whichl Charlottetown and Summersidel form a part. He reviewed his at-p tcndance at the Golden Jubilee; Conference of Rotary Internation- al at Chicago a few weeks ago which was attended by 18.000 members from 45 nations and from all 48 States and the Provinces of Canada.

Last night Governor McAllister was in conference with the local officers and members of the exe- t-ulivc of the Charlottetown Club.

Roy Cudmore moved a resolution -

of appreciation for the contribut-

I Ion made to Rotary and the City

. by Arthur Mould during his

sub-

club owing to his leaving the Province for an extended period. iA similar resolution of apprecia- tion and regret was passed with

'hibitinn. The W.l. Branch anlicl- l respect l" "'9 "55l3'”"l"n "7 RW-

iC.'-inon J. T. lbbott Both resolut- l ions were seconded by G E. Hart- Tl. Rcv T H B Somers. minister of the Kirk of St. James was in- trnriiiced as a new member by Hal

merly of Georgetown. P E. l. The llmlllll'.V hehllllil (if B Charliille" Shaw lllld Welmmed by the presi- funeral was held Sunday. July l0Wll mill Cll8FE9(l Wllll l'3P('- W85 d”"' i

14th from New Glasgow Presby- terian Cbprch. interment in the church cemetery.

CAMPBELL-At Kenslngton July 23. 1955. Mrs. Minnie Campbell. h her 87th year. be forwarded from Davison'a, Funeral Home this evening to tllal home of her sister Mrs. Barbara MacGougan. Funeral service from Kensington Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, 1 p.m. Standard

um; mtenmm Geddre Mam". and costs or 30 days each at Santotiia. Texas. Sterling Glddlrigg diction. Lunch was served by me and Mrs. D. Campbell. Cal&lon- student and third occupant of the lat Cemetery. Please omit flour Queens County Magistrates Court Jr..l RC N.. Dennis Inwood. Mont- Hampton Auxiliary on the grounds in: Miss Ethel Lowther. Carleton; MacDonald car said that he was cl lheld yesterday morning. -Tvio per- rea. Dr. A. P. Armason. Ottawa. surrounding the manse. Mlu Lsun Lowtlm-, Carleton; talking to hm Mgcgguhu-n in ------ win cliarileill Wltliginiiiiiiriiiiiin in Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Livingstone. Mt:Nally's store. an evidence 2..i”"2i.'li. 2."; 3.5;: 521?." .?.”.'l Fatally Beat '0" "WING iimimv C'ii"'”r'" ”" 3'.;3i.”" '”'n”.”ii'. ?i'i"ii3"ii'.'.”' ?.' ”"u.”"”'I.':.'.'5 - - - tie. antes , . e w en ey v . liiiised Willi fiilllnz tn -n. y 1. Fraser Mlas Jean McClure Jim at the bridge. Mr MacDonald 9' N. I. MOCLOC :io:".'to". clfop sign was fined :5 YOll'l'll FOP ' M E"'""" ””"'"l' I ' mu. '1 id iii t i ' and costs 6r five days. Three . F oiiio:i'inyv.l:.,;i TE, "3':,',,,,”; Nieifson. Prod hlg?cNuer:-' 'tl.ie cat-.ande :ll.I.lItll: otgttlg UNDEBTAK1 speeders. two apprehended at wmdgw "mm W" ..-mum” "I an. Mn. chntmuwwn, pin-lags in look on; 5...”; an IMBALMEB P-rlid-le and iii! -i W-i Royall-V . ada". with Mrs. Cifford appan. Mr. and Mrs. J. Campbell, Do- victim's tuna and his iu-in wini . were each fined slit and costs or Npjwponvr BEACH. mm Mp, ., 1”.-1,, .,,m,d by M". W... sable. Sam nlcrbst-son. Dnodaa; a wrist watch on it come toward aghast". Q. I9 dun. --Two men are in jail in n.. for Mallett and Mrs. rmiit Vaa- M11 "I R0"Wl- 9'34”: 9"! 25' "'"m- - 39-WW wile"? CALEDDNIAN ci.ua MEETING "W hulliiii of I college youth mi. The hymns nuns wen. G''d3'- 5'” l 9"” " W 5' "'3 WW "m'l' la:-I wlttsaln A unmi rneetinl of the Cale- "itvsnid they found peeking logo "cor; Be To God. the FIthu"' Bl! - : ... M 15"; to Mic!-chm ht Milli- , damn Club M PEI took pm. in window of their vacation ap. and Jesus Sha..ll Reign " Lloyd Howatt. Blvllf. INN!!! Ill! llcold lime till! 8 . artment. I Mrs. Frank Vuuy and Mn Frank W , . Mr. deceased had (all! uh&' jaw . Dead u Irving Richard Per- Waller Mallett read an lntoreIt- and Mn Frank Gnlgu. II of Ilalit. Irr. Ilscboaald D 1-,,,,., rett. 21. a student at Claremont. his story from - - ton; Mr. and Mrs. .A. . auutliiains from um, me Casllfgk: college'. 0' "Work and nduhd: BN6. suspcon In - P i was respond- : IUII3. ilemmu ssilmyna Willi E" iinisrbyoifern bmohiingd 0" liflmhllll Illrr lhiaIII' verne. . I am . . g an t u : . . 5"l"l'.: ”- .... fl-t:;,..,""."”l' """"...,...""'..."' '.:":;..2":u'.”.l'."'ul'."" u.i..a..""'”"" o co quoted tw ita cals var .i : . lots tgley "found l;'erreut".l I. "r edmnlltgature secr:tary reput- gloat. Tatttln hot: 1. 1. no e ndovr rented t books were it sf LQIIII. UNI I3 : lplrtment wtiila their wlvoawun the last meeting. It .'.'l'v..3'5 rm: ll. .- Ha: rm-rinrtar-inidnim-wutuinm uauuiunuaomr-iur.-ii nu; Sunday. C.G.f.'l'. nuaimi-it but :6; at. an an an anti. Offloersquotedbeverneassayu nettiaasurseroportodla !ntll:Ih'I.)layAlII.Ild& glhegrabbail a stick. dlanl seattaI'II.ItotaaPruan:: ha: Ir. ndIln..J. I. loco- and-"I out iasaa b tsuasara-. 4 side. Illtiias Ir. all In. G. I. kIlnlm.I)autwaatotItsnn tatndw-srndhtashp-Cami. alt-,& lilrnasood . ouasdslaifbytaaeonsntltualllrs.l'r& lhuah P-urid tyln on the sltlawak charge. coma. Mull; . dd lIII'I.. with a .:':ui ti-actue. la-i-an Heating classawltata & coup . New mum: died in a liosoital. 35- ha. Hind. ltovi , T I , 3'1: .',.' ' , 5.' V. . I

adjnumed for om. u.-N-k may Visiting Rolarinns were Revs eight witnesses were heard last W E M. Mlkell. Hamilllili. Ont. "mm by hlaglslrtgfp (;.i.,r-rt "harlcs Marshall. Halifax. Rev.

Gaudet The evidence of the vir- tim. a 14 year old girl, is among that still to be heard Two Char-

Remains will lnttetown doctors, J. H Shaw and "Pi" A Lorne Mackay. Hamilton.

.1. H. Maloney gave last night's hearing.

0 MA ISTRATI-TS COURT--Three perso s. charged with driving while Impaired. werei fined 365

cvidcnce alt

Dr Frank Archibald. Triiro. T. P. Vortlin. Lynn. Mass. Dr M. N. Macodriim. Ottawa,

Ont. Tom Dee, Oklahoma City, W. H Hayward. Summerside. Dr. .C B Stewart. Halifax. Dr. J. P. 3M:i(-Giiigan. Halifax. N.S.. Arch. ,1 Mt-Kellops. London. Ont". Guests of

Rotary were: Orba Greenwood,

COMPETE FOR WILLINGDON CUP

SAINT JOHN. N B.-Golfersl

representing New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island in the Wil-

Centennial Will Feature Anne of Green Gables

As a special Centennial feature the Prince Edward Islanders get;l.enry; and in cooperation with the Cen- together. and it sure was

tennial Committee, The Theatre Guild of will present "Anne

l-ll”? that when they held their annuali Cll8F10lli"0W'l:picnic in Stanley Park. Vancouv- of Greeiiier, B. c..

lingdon Cup lnterproviricial yteamv matches and Canadian Junior

championships at Calgary Julyvoy; Bill Beer. Ch8l'l0l-l-EIOWII; 1015011 Of Cll3l'10"9WW"-

Stanley Park,

It is always a grand day when!

just ,

on July 17th. The

30' pose together. Left to right: M. J. lMousie) Dowling. Mono-

P. E. Islanders" Picnic In

Vancouver

Haven; Mrs. Bruce Hayes. 0' Dr. and Mrs. Ewen C. McLeod. Orwell Cove; Miss Ag- iics MacDonald. Port Vernon. Mr. and Mrs. George Dickin- son. New Glasgow; Mrs. Mar-

Gables" again Wnlglll El Queellwveartherman cooperated in splen- garet Darrach. New Haven; Mrs

Charlotte High Schpol for

lheidid fashion and brought forth a.l'lruce

Hayes. 0'Lcary; D. P.

bciiefil of the many visitors now real hm day from his bag offMacRae. Pownal; Mrs, Frannie

holidaying in the province. as well imcks. as for those who did not have the breeze

opportunity of seeing it when it was presented on previous uccas-1 ions 1

With Elizabeth Morris starring as the winsome "Anne" and with a splendid cast of supporting characters. The Little Theatre

However. the g e ii t le p blowing over the Park. from the blue waters of Burrardf Inlet kept. the atmosphere pleas-l

ilcadcd down with delectable food i50lll'l5l

prepared by the women cooks-

Gough. Earl and Edythe Thomp- son. Searlefowtn; Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Deverand. Searletown; Miss Mary McLeod. Selkirk; A.C. Mac-

lam and cool, and with the' tables Adam. Peter McKInnon. St. Pet- .in the shade of the majestic firs. ICTF

Bay: Edgar ll-I. Carlton. Fred Peters Beairsto. Mr. and Mrs. H. H Ferguson.

- - B . J R. M - players have won acclaim for their fmm the 15Ia"d' eierythmg was run Lefurgey oh" ac

realistic portrayal of this g loved and well-known story written

Trvon- by Lucy Maud Montgomery. fam- ammg the merry cmwd and the I '. ed Island aumoress. loldest gentleman was Mr. George C"”'l9l”- ' , '

53undgrs' formerly of south wm. Bruce. Mr. Clifford Bruce. Mary lime Firemen's Association in the for sloe who was 94, and for 3 man ,Sinclair. Valleyfield; Anne Mac- Council Chambers at City Hall at

Theatre goers. old and young. alike. have a treat in store

them tonight when Anne M Green 91' his age he enjoyed himselylliean, Vernon River; MissgHazel 2.00 p.m. Other officials Games is pmwmed under me cvjlmmenseiy. No one could mmil-.V. Myers. Miss Olga Findlay. part in the proceedings are" Hon. direction of Sterling Walker andi"Ui M10 W35 the 0ld95l- and fell iVm"m'5 Mr' -the youngest among the i'rhey were keepin

George Anderson.

W. M. S. Rally Held At Hampton Church

A very successful W.M.S. rally was held in the United Church. Hampton on Wednesday. July A), at 2:30. Mrs. Kenneth Parker oc- cupied the chalr for the alter 'oon

much , perfect.

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There were many old tlmersi

g that to them- selves.

Mr. George H. Campbell of Ladner. B. C. was master of cer- 1es. and the speakers heard were Angus Maclnnls. M.P.. Rev D.M. Sinclair. and George Mc- Lean. from Bealons Mills. whni came to Vancouver as a passen-i ucr on the ”Overlander." Rev.

with Mrs. Allison Lea and Mrs.iSinclair arrived by plane from

.lohn Simmons as organisis. Mrs. J. D. MacFarlane conducted the opening worship service. Hymns sung were "Breathe on me Breath of God" and "Once to eve and Nation”. Mrs. R. H. Baxter welcomed members and visitors from all the other auxiliaries. which was by Mrs. F. W. Cutcliffe. Presby- terial president. Two features on were a solo by Doroth ”None Else But God" and by June Leard. Crapaud. "I Want To Do Something for Jesus Each Day". Mrs. MacFarlane then- introduced Miss Elma Inman. Missionary on furlough from Trinidad. who gave a very inspiring and work in the mission fields. She stressed the need of more qualified workers. the harvest is izrent and the labourers are few. She mentioned the qualifications of a missionary-Third year Prince of Wales. good health, knowledge of music and a college degree is highly beneficial. Some of the speake it mentioned the need of a sense of humor. which we can all- take to our home and community life for where there is no sense of humor life is almost worthless. Other speakers were Miss Mor- son. Mrs. Hazen Howard. Mrs. Stanley Thompson and Mrs L. W. Cutcliffe. The financial treasure-r'I report was given by Mrs. Hazen Howard. showing a successful half year. Mrs. plained and displayed the study books and other literature. The Q ' rt B0); was introduced by . Mrs. Thompson and answered by Mrs. Parker. Offering was received by Mar- lorle Ferguson and June Leard, and dedicated by Mrs. Parker. The meeting closed with Mizpah Bene-

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Kenneth Parker ex- 1955

Victoria to meet his many friends.

An interesting highlight of the afternoon was a telegram receiv- cd by Mr. D. J. Bonnell from thei

ry Man Premier of Prince Edward ls-I-stabl

land. Hon. Alex W. Matheson.l conveying greetings and best wishes to everyone at the picnic. ; ad the pleas J ure of reading the telegram to the gathering, who is apprecia-

the priiSI'Bm.,tion wish to thank the Premier,DonaId, Y B8Xtei',for his kind thoughts and wel-

i come words. A telephone mes-i

sage of greetings was also read. briefly at the store of Levi 140- d

This came from Miss Nora Bruce. l R N.. formerly of Valleyfieltl who is now in Toronto. Nora was "nrry that she could not nttendl e picnic. and be with her la-1 land friends. i

It was a nice day of fun ands enjoyment for all. and as the sun slowly dipped behind the moun- tains on the North Shore, and evening shadows hovered over Stanley Park. the Islanders went wending their way home after renewing old friendships and pleasant memories of the past.