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MR, AND MRS. HENRY WEDGE

Judges Name Hon. Henry Wedge ‘slander Of The Year’ For 1965.

A resident of Prince County,

more about senior citive

ns’ hous- married in late 1962, E. Marie

Hon. Henry Wedge, minister of | jing, but there was nowhere in Condrick, Brockton, Mass. health, has been named “Island: | Eastern Canada where he could | er of-the Year" for 1965. He/find any such thing. He travell- | imerside, but his father and mo-,

ed to Massachusettes where ther both came from Mont Car-

- was the choice of three judges, |

Mr: Justice R. R. Bell of Char- lottetown, Rev.'Gerald Steele of | Alberton and Paul Gallant. of | Souris.

Mr. Wedge, druggist, -will. be the recipient! of the annial award made by) The Evening Patriot.

\ In naming the honor to Mr. Wedge the judges cited his ini- tiative, research and develop- ment of-a formula -to_ provide. for the senior citizens of the province; his work and efforts beyond the. de-

for his setting a standard of ser-. vice: for people in public life; for his contribution to the pres- ervation of the cultural and hie- torical heritage of the Acadian

people on the Island. (see text

Mr. Wedge has spent nearly half -of 57-years in publie life. He first ran-for town councillor in Summerside in 1938.He was elected that year and — A 1940, He was unopposell at polls during the next four eee, tions for councillor. In 1950 he ran and won the Summerside

a Summerside)

jhomes for senior -citizens. jhe had accumulated the sary information he got the nec- legislation passed here | and shortly there will. be over | '200 units for the senior citizens | of PEI. - Once on the subject of senior | citizens’. housing the minister of health telks like a man with a

i father es pharmacist in the Enman Drug Co. in Summerside. Mr. Wedge was married —in

mayoralty contest. He —served- as“mayor of Summerside from 1950 until] 1956, being given an acclamation twice to’ this of- fice. He retired from political life in 1956 for three years.

. NOMINATES AS PC

In 1959 he was nominated as tWe Progressive Conservative

candidate in third Prince and |.

won in the election in the fall of that year. He was sworn in as Minister of welfare and labor in the first Shaw government. He Was re-elected'in the election of 1962 and this past summer he ‘was made minister of health for the province. |

Mr. Wedge listed the estab- ‘lishment of the Queen Elizabeth

“Park in Siimmerside as what he

felt gave him. thi eatest feel- Ang of accomplishment during his 18 years of civic politics. He als6é mentioned the establish- ment of the Civic Auditorium

and the Civic Stadium as project |

which gave him a great deal of “patisfaction. were jnitiated while he was ‘mayor. : When he decided to go ahead with the Queen Elizabeth Park (project, the then, Mayor Wedge, ran into heavy opposition from «the older taxpayers in the town, complaining about the $40,000 ‘cost and the fear of an increase inthe tax rate, etc. People came into his .office to complain and argue against it. Mf Wedge said only one person Came and gave him. any encouragement. M.Fi Schunman dropped in the office one day and told him he ‘was on the right track and to

“etick with if.

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When ‘he: thinks of how apm

cult it would be to obtain a “lepen space in the town now. the °

eqttivalent size of Queen Eliza- beth Park, he thinks the critic- ism, was worth it.

When asked what he ‘felt. was |-

his most important contribution to date in the provincial scene Mr. Wedge, though slow and re- luctant to admit it, tells of the senior citizens’ hous- ing.

PROMPTED BY COUPLE

All three projects |

eventually |

1935 to Marie L. Delaney, Well- jimgton who died in 1961. He

| sheep raising. He has a ‘gome 100 and also 35 | Angus cattle. In the | Wedge used to keep Jack of time to devote to activity has discontinued it. he did have 75 hives and produced | some two. tons of honey per bea- | son. ‘

‘Mr. Wedge was born in Sum.

jthere were some privately run!me) mr. Wedge still owns the

When ‘family homestead in Mont Car- neces-| mel. It has about 150 acres. -

One of Mr. Wedge's hobbies is

if

Away from the farm Me.

Wedge is an amateur photogra- pher and has been for over 25 years. room and processing laboratory in his home.

He has his own dark

Mr. Wedge will receive his

award from Lt. Gov. W.J. Mac- Donald. at Rotary luncheon on}. Monday, Feb. 7. The site of the luncheon will be The Charilotte- town Hotel. .

who

Johnstone, 1958: Burke,” 1960; Dr.

1961;- Dr. 1962; James 1963; - Mre:~ Fred

Distinguished Islanders

won this award previously are Lt. Col. E.W: Capt. Carl Frank MacKinnon, Eric —M.-. Found,

Pendergast,

Osborne, 1964.

the judges, Mr. Justice R.

the award to Hon.-Henry the following reasons: ha

searching and developing

, government.

people. “He has rendered grea

at Miscouche.

by his own excellence as his contribution to the Carmel Exhibition.

“He has shown a fine

commodation for senior citizens of a standard un- excelled in areas of more economic opportunity

“We cite hith for his work and effo yond the demands of his office- as am

JUDGES’ CITATION

In awarding the “Islander of the Year” trophy,

R. Bell, Charlottetown;

Rev. J. Gerald Steele, Alberton; and Paul Gallant, - Souris, issued the following citation.

“The judges were asked to select the person who has in. 1965 best:used the means available to serve a worthy Island purpose. The names of many good candidates were considered. The judges, after prolonged and careful consideration, have made Wedge, Summerside, for

‘Mr. Wedge has shown great initiative in re-

a formula to provide ac-

2 The ‘Guardian, Charlottetown, Mon., Jan. 24, 1966.

A Charlottetown firm has re- cently embarked on a new in- dustry for Price Edward Is- land. “The firm known as Bruce - Stewart Ltd. specializing in anything from winches. and lobster rollers to the develop- ment of potato harvesters and snow blowers now specializes in the manufacture of water voilers. Q

The firm, located“at § Great George Street has lines out 18° boilers, six of which are now in use throughout the pro- vince since the beginning of the industry in September, 1965.~ This new industry includes the manufacture of- three types of boilers of various sizes. These units, designed by Bruce-Stew- art Ltd., are adaptable for

Construction of these boilers are of three sizes. The smaller type with a heat capacity of 160,000 BTU’s are ideal for use in a large home or capable of supplying hot’ water for. a dup- lex apartment building. ; The larger boilers with a‘ heat- ing capacity of 400,000 BTU-br. are suited for the larger buil- dings such -as motels, smal! in- dustries and commercial buil-

Boilermaking Begun By Charlottetown Firm

homes aswell as ‘industries. |

These oil-fired forced draft boilers are packaged units com- plete with built-in domestic wae ter heaters.

The finished product, paint-] ed, insulated and complete with its guages, ig easily installed.

Designed for extreme efficl- ency, the units are remarkably quiet, easy to. maintenance ‘and clean and are very compact in negee nee:

“nished- products, inspect- ed ig Bruce-Stewart Ltd., are fire tested and subjected to various pressures before -leav- ing, the factory.

It was the firm president, Heber Jones, who perfected this new boiler and. started manu- facturing them at the Bruce

glas Bros., and Jones, Inc,, me- chanical ‘contractors. saa the presidency of Bruce Stewart |

in late 1965. He immediately | applied his knowledge of more | than 20 years experience fajhe heating and plumbing field to- ward the creation of this new) type boiler.

He likes the result ‘Ot his work and feels Prince Edward Island-' ers in search of such boilers | will give this local product ev-

dings.

Rhodesian

White Rhodesians' appear te he more liberal than white South Africans in their attitudes toward the African but there are re- strictions, as described in this story by a visiting Ca- adian Press reporter,

By DAVE McINTOSH

SALISBURY (CP) —. The capital of Rhodesia is a hand- ‘some 75-year-old city of about 325,000, well laid out with wide,..elean streets and modern. buildings. and pretty parks: of umbrella cabbage and wait-a-bit trees. ..

The main white area te northeast of the’ city proper, the industrial area southwest. This has created more of a ‘hardship of gasoline ration- ing, imposed as a result of ot! embargoes that followed Rhodesia’s unilateral declera- tion of independence. _ The city gives the impres- gion of comfort and wealth for the whites. The Africanslive well out of town in allocated areas and they provide the by which the white man has built an eco- _nomic fortress in central Af- frica and where he ts guard- ing the ramparts of his priv- ; ilege.

“Why, Africans use the same

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ment building said with some pride. But on downtown Baker

By Whites For Whites

“lavatory as 1 do,” an office); worker in the main govern-.:|-

s far be-4 ber of

“Mr. Wedge has won wide acclaim for his setting a standard of service for people in public life and for his great humanitarianism in dealing with

t service to the-people of

“Prince Edward Island, going far ‘beyond the bound- aries of his own constituency .

“He has provided a worthwhile contribution to preserving the cultural and historical heritage of | the French Acadians through the Acadian Museum

“He has used-his efforts to promote agriculture

a sheep breeder.and by Egmont Bay and Mont

dedication to ‘his native

province in” expending all his aspirations and _ energies for the betterment of its citizens.

Prayer Services Held In Prince

|Christian..people... Father. Steele's.

sermon was ‘The spirit of God | at work in the Church.” The choir was under the direc. | tion of the ‘organist, Mrs.. E.

took an elderly couple

ach Grove Inn on the peer ed pf Charlottetown because their | circumstances made it neces-

gary. for them to move out of

Yheir old family home.

These two people . had lived | jogether for nearly 50 years. Beach Grove is divided intb two |

pections, one for the men and of praise. Mrs. Hubert Campbell | charged with driving without ——“ prettier tor Ste -and—attentton;

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“the women is no provision for couples to live together, They could only meet and talk during certain periods “of thé day. Beach Grove was far from the friepds and re-

{ations in Prince -County:

After a very short, time the woman died. Mr. Wedge feels | that a broken heart, loneliness | yr whatever you want to call it, was ‘one of the contributing: fac- tors

Later when Mr. Wedge, was

“attending a conference in Cale

gary, he rented a car and drove ‘0 see the work the Alberta Gov- ‘ernment had done for their sen- ie gitizens. When he returned east endeavored te find out

s | week in All

St. Peter's Anglican was the | scene of the first one at which | the: rector, Rev.‘Ernest Linton, -

Jed in evening prayer. Rev.

Gerald Steele read the Old Tes-

| tament Scripture. The message |

jwas delivered by Mr. Linton: A

“combined choir led the service |

WO ce Worship on the second evening took place in the United Church | and was conducted by Rev. Keith Whitney. Rev. Gerald! Steele led the responsive reading of.a psalm and ‘read the New... | Testament lesson. | the sermon was “The need for | new wineskins.’” A combined | choir led the singing. Organist | was Mrs. Herman Dyment.

The closing was held in Sa- | ered Heart Roman Catholie | Church where. Mass owas cele. | brated by Rev. Gerald Steele. The intention was for the unity and fellowship of God's people.

Rev Keith Whitney read the epistie and led im prayere for all |

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dance.

| Charlottetown Festival '66 were | being announced by Confedera-

i\Toronto by means of a speaker itelephone which permitted par-

Conference _ Was Unique

While the details of the

tion Center officials the press conference itself proved rather unique.

Ht was conducted simultaneou- sly between Charlottetown and

ery consideration.

Govt Run

Avenue a sign over a public ‘lavatory says “Europeans | And in the Rhodes

Still there is little or none of the apartheid, or racial separation. as practised ip South Africa. a

“Oh, it’s really different up here," said. a white visitor from Johannesburg. ‘‘In South Africa, if a white man ts in- jured in a car accident you call a certain number for an cmbeapie. YW it's a black _man_ who is hurt you, call 8 “different number. |

‘In my country some of the Africans have: to get up at 3 a.m. and walk five hours to © get to work in time./ And they walk five hours to home.

“It's not fair. It afflicts my conscience. And if I said that publicly at home I'd be put in jail for 180 days without charge.

EXPRESSES SHOCK

A Rhodesian expressed shock at a recruiting adver- _ tisement for the South African police force which appeared in the Jan. 9 issue of the Jo- hannesburg Sunday Times. fierce-looking

three elderly (white) women. The two together—man and dog—form a formidable com- bination against crime, says the ad.

The Rhodesian found tt easy to read | “black African’ for

“crime.” Though Rhodesians decry.

South Africa’s: racial policy, eT epadata tecsasas ape se glia

ties at both ends to hear all that was said at both conferences. Present in. Charlottetown at the conference were Robert Dub- berley, manager of the Confed- eration Centre theatre; Dr. ‘Frank MacKinnon, president of \the Fathers of Confederation Memorial Citizens’ Foundation; Col. Frank Storey, manager of the Confederation Centre and | members of the press. .

In Toronto was Mavor Moore, artistic director of’ the summer festival; John Wayne and Frank

mbers there.

Se co-directors; and” press |~

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‘Driver Given. Fine Of $125

Gerald Gordon Connell,

vare™ ed_a fine of $20 and costs or 10-days when he

‘fore Magistrate A,

J. Haslam,

1 Qc, ‘in City Police Court Satur- day ee Andrew, Hutchinson, Belle |

The theme of | River, who planed guilty to a

charge of driving while impair- ed, was fined $125 and costs.

Fugene Wynne, city, charged | with failing to stop at a. stop sign was fined $5 and-costs or two days.

A city resident. pleaded giil- | ty to a charge of disorderly con- 'duct and was fined $10 and costs or five days...

An accused in an illegal pos- session case was ryumanded

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j years.

they don't—at least publicly— mention any time at which the African here might ex- pect to obtain majority rule, although occasionally a vague reference to 30 years is heard.

‘There are 4,060,000 Africans and 224,000. whites in Rho- desia. The Rhodesians fond of telling visitors that Af- ricans have had the vote here since 1923. This is true . but they glide over the fact that the franchise has education and income qualifications at- tached. ® :

Only-*a few hundred — Afri- cans have the required educa- tion or earn the required in- come (about $1,000 a year) to vote. 15 SET Asie

Fifteen of the 65 seats in

| the legislature are set’ aside for Africans. _Even Rhodesians strongly

opposed to Ian Smith's rebel government say the blacks ere incapable of taking over the government now or for

are |

Members of his immediate family were in attendance in Ottawa recently when Rev. David MacDonald was sworn in as a- member of Parlia- ment. LEFT TO RIGHT are

kind of responsible position in the government or public

The fagt is that Rhodena is run by whites: for whites,’ and the whites believe this is because they made the coun- try rich by their own sweat as well as by the use of cheap black labor.

As a Kenya settler~- ‘said the other day during a visit here: “Something: has to give even-

ropeans must .accept African majority rule as we did in Kenya, happily as it turned out.” i

is not today, not tomorrow, maybe some day. And he

hopes some day will never

| come.

A few concede this is | because no African holds any |

The Africans ‘ themselves

% Phone: 894-6518

“ PRINCE COUNTY MP SWORN IN

tually and the Rhodesian Eu- |

But the Rhodesian's attitude

“JANUARY |

ANCE SALE

CONTINUES ‘TIL FRIDAY AT 9 P.M.

Commons’ clerk Leon Ray- , Prince; Mrs. MacDonald and mond, who administered the | Mr. MacDonald. oath; Mrs,.Gordon MacDon-

eee eo. OOOO OOOD ald, Charlottetown, mother of i FAMOUS FOR the Conservative member for BRANDED- INSPECTED

+ hostility in their. eyes, Joshua | Nkomo, leader ‘of the Zjmba- | bwe ‘(the African's name for i2

> 5 oon

Rhodesia) Afri canes | MONEY: | Sooo 4 ‘ in Ceoemeanewt (NS BAC | detention’ camp.

or ‘66 Tuesday, January 25

CFCY -T.V. 7.15 p.m. - - 7.30 p.m.

Subjects; BEEF AND POULTRY PRODUCT 10N. Guests: G. COTTON -G. JOHNSTONE. =

PEL Department of Agriculture :

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This season's winter ‘acl : dresses, two_and three piece double knit suits and one rack of sleeveless party dresses in brocades, crepes, wools - broken sizes and color range. :

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Also balance of cloth coats in plain and fur trim. . .

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