MARCH 29. 1947

"The Central Guardian

reserved for new: ‘I M‘; interest. but advartialng of l M", nature ml! b0 1111"!“ |t flu oenta a Ioll ail-loll! Ill!- ‘blo In advanei.

This column la

____,____----—-i ~ all. puNlllLL of "laondvn. English the official time during the pcr-_

Governor-hi-Councll may instit- ute the observance of Daylight. 311Vifl8 ‘lime “for such period o! time each year as may be deemed advisable. and when so Institut- such time shall be dce ed

“m... Pipes, 1.50 and 3.50 at Jam- iod as specific-d,"

town's. RDNSON Ll GIITERS.

Service

TRINITY v.r.u. - Trinity Y.P..

U. held its regular mectint; last

K115, rlints and wicks at Jamie- ' night: in the social hall. The bust.

son's.

ACCLPTS Lois Brady h"!

CITY POLL TAXES. - City of and Kenneth MacLaren. The wor-rg“

charlottetown Poll tax is due and pnyablc on March 31. i947.

BEAUTIFUL selection of Light- hm Fixtures just arrived at Brown

Fluttric. \¢-

h. worship." AbdlliBfihtl.

EASTER SATURDAY Tag Day fnr the Prince Edward Island: Hospital. '

rsmnnen Passes-Tue death mils from Mflmii 31d irathcr he was held up in Borden: ‘on the 3rd and rcuohcd Halifax at ‘T30 on the morning of the 4th. be-

Qriilfffld in New York on Worinea- ,1“, March 26. oi Mr. Bernard

i ness part oi the meeting was con-. ducted by the vice-president, David- POSITION - Miss Bflrwlse and Ena. hiacLtrod as act. joined the staff of , ink secretary. lVlnny lively games of m; Prince Edward Island Hospital.‘ Wit and skill were enjoyed

under thc leadership of Louise RogcrS_n

ship service was led by alurgnrct MacMurdo. Peggy MacLalnc. live- lyn ltiathssoil. Claude Campbell and Edison Ait-kan. The subject

Wvas the parable of tihe sowrr and‘ ‘tha seed. Hymns sung 1 Nccd Thee Every llour." "Work For

111E WORD BAHA‘! means Light ' the Night is Ccmingl’ uwork dqna in the spirit of snrviw Liveth Long Who Llveth {Pianist for the r-vcning was Peter:

were "I

and "He

MacDona-ald.

CANON MALONE VISITS HALIFAX-The incumbent. was tn

‘Halifax for Synod committee mes-t- ;

to 7th, or

Well." i

isilllfil. said he went to tho store of Leo Roche about. 9.50 on even- iiis of March 1a. a number of people were there. McDonald was 13'1"! oncouch in the kitchen in ’a semi-conscious state. He was fact talking but seemed to be uttr-ring rambling remarks. Wit.- ncss went to warehouse where he icund the late Leo Roche on the floor with gun near him. Roche was lying on his back. Witness made an inspection of the prem- ises and behind ‘the courier in the store he found one expended shotgun shell. Witness found sec- ond expendcd shell on the floor or the warehouse and a third ex-

Dcnded shell in the breech of the

n. , Asked by Coroner MscGuigan gabout the spread of’ shot upon leaving a gun »muzale. witness ‘said he was not. a ballistics cx- liert. but that his experience had ' taught him that the choke of s. gun. its bore. and the size of the

Ishell load would all Nave an ef- fect on shot spread. ‘Ihcrc was, too. the wltncss said. the factor

of the individual gun as no two were exactly alike. Witness had incl experimented with the l2- .gauge shotgun believed to have killed both Roche and McDon- aid.

Juryman: "Would you any this gun in Ocurt is the one which fircd thc shells you found in th=

THE _ACHARLO'I‘TETOWN Sguslgonm

\

for a doctor and the police. Wit-

you notice anyone else there?

ness then wcnt home. He left, Witness: "No. I did not see any- Rocfrc alone in the store with 1111*" Joseph McDonald lying on the DP Mwfiulsw: D0 V011 think

floor. McDonald was asking for a doctor and "we told mm we would get him one as soon as we could." About ten minutes latcr when witness was about one hun. drod yards from his house. he heard another shot. then when he had walked between 300 and 400 more yards. he heard ariottt- er. Witness mot Sheldon and Ev- PTBH Laybolt near the store. They "lid viiness Roche had shot him- self. Wiinvss went into kitchen and hoard a noise like someone falling ovcr.

Witness said he thought. the sound may have bccn made by n. funnol or n quart mcnsuro which was on thc floor. Witness said some of tho boys put McDonald 0n the couch. It was only about l4 or 15 fect from the kitchen to thc warehouse.

Dr. MacGnizan: "How do vnu

the shot was fired from e higher level than the floor?"

Witness: "There was a stairway. Perhaps my brother saw the gun and turned around. He ocemed to turn around."

Peter McDonald. age 20. said he was a brother of the late Josvph McDonald. Witness had been in Souris that day and had bought s. bottle oi whiskey. When he went to Roche's store. his brothers, Merlyn and Joseph, wore with him They were outside ~.-:'d had e couple oi drinks of whiskey and had then gone into the store. About 8 o'clock. they wont out and witness said he uus gomg home. When he got near DevcunZ-r store on his way home, he heard o shot. Witness saw Sheldon LayLolt running tc-w- urtl him Sheldon told him Roche had shot Joe. Witness ivalted et the bridge and heard another shot. Thcn his brother hiorlyzn came and

account for the twp shots?" they went ‘or n doctor. Ncan‘ Witnr-ss: "! can't account for Roche's store. ihry heard AMOUNT thorn." shot. but they kvpt going Wilucss Dr. MacGuigan: "Was it m5. :aid there was about itl or lil min-

siblo for nthor mcn to be In thc storr)?"

utns between thc two ‘flat shots John F‘ l.:‘._\'b~.»lt upon being rt’- lucl by m. l-iUnit-s

31f; ilinn, formt-r well known re- <~ticllut of this city. One brother‘ lug fortunate enough to catch the, lilm also well known here rcsidosi Swim‘ which w“ "wave hm“ Qucbec_ Mm Ann“. Lewny of‘ latc. While thcrc. although he‘ Chflrlollcwiw.“ is a mum ‘imlssed seeing Tom Rogers. yct hey was able to spend a short time with | ‘u’ .'"*"°"“'“ F“°'"~‘ §i.'."2i.§?Z§.°"..“l.‘-’§."2 §.'.'..'.“§..Z§i Among those who made the T.C.A.i“re {o mm "0 celebrate on ‘he izuugurtii flight to Boston Thurs-i morning of the 5m m Kings COL

store?"

Witness; “No; but thc mark rm ouch shcll whore the point. oi inc hummer struck tho shell is about the sumo distance off con- tre on each shell. I would my this is the gun, but. I am not prepared to swear to that."

nor was Mr. Walter

u ..< inadvertently int‘ passenger Guardian.

(‘ITY POLICE COURT - At the Cly Police Court yesterday morn-l

Grant of.‘ -

‘ t i d ti - t '.'ii‘i0li€i.OWl'l. Mr. Grant's namcl gelgggmspjltzngoxtxigggsyfisifvitsg’. “mined "“".“’ cuts who were present at the sen‘ n" In Wsuwdays vice. It was nice too. to see

Mrs. HscKenlcy again.-Parish Maga-

zine.

“YOUTH AND THE POLICE" —

mg a drunk was fined $5 nd costs Th“ mnrmng’ “n0‘her 0g the series

0|‘ l0 days. Three drunk and dis-o:

otderlles were remanded until Mon- grams Wm be presented‘ M dru A case of sssnult and another can...“

\.l$(‘ under the Prohibition \-.t\:'t1 also adjourned until Monday.‘

UNIFORM TIME BILL -— To make Standard Time throughout the Province is pilrpose oi a bill oi which notice has been given in tho Legislature m- Premim- Jones. Specifically it. :< to prnvidr- for "uniformity of vmo" and it is m go into oflcct. ivom and after its passing. There Ls a proviso that the Lieutenant-

HNTNS. MARRIAGES. IEATIIS

50c Per insertion

_ nmrus IIUFFETT-At the P. I. Island 1101mm, Maroh 26. 1M1. to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dufiett, g, daughter tNancy Nowell.)

GAIIRETP~AE Sourls Hospital on

March 15th, 1947, to Mr. and Mrs.. Rhodes ~

Rupert Garrett. Roqol‘. ‘ v lvAUGllLlN-M the Prince Ooun- t.\' Hospital on March i8. in Mr. and Mrs. Errol Lnughljn (IIQQ Mnrsare! Murphy. 8hect. Harbor, NS.) a daughter.

ROBERTS - Congratulation; are being extended to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Roberts of New London. P. E. 1.. (nee Fannie Carr) on the arrival of a son at. the Prince County

l 80H,

effective . “More

‘the Jorces. When the inst

l

’ admission. 1 planning

"Youth and the Police" pro-

Theatre. The

M‘ which will commence at l0 a.m. is,

sure to be of interest to those at-

tending and will consist of travelq

(gugs in colour on EUNPP. OYW Yak?“ the recent conflict there

l-heqmd another after the cessation o! ‘IIOBHHHQS showing the work being

done U N N RA in aid 0f lhv the civl population. Brief addresses will also be given by nwiubvrs 0i City and R C M. Police DTOEHHU of this series um; prcsr-uted. the thea- tre was filled to capacity and be-

cause of n lack oi accommodation.

manyuchildren were unable to 80111 For this reason children to attend will be well hand early.

advised to be on

Personals

Mrs. A. H. Campbell returned to‘

her home in Burlington on Fliday gflgy attending the DOB. Mid W. A. meetings. She was the guest of her sister. Mrs. Harry Brander, Rochford Street.

Mrs. Anthony Haughey left last‘

Saturday morning for Boston where she will visit friends and relatives. She was accompanied h? her brother and sister-in-law. M1‘- and Mrs. Amos Monsghan, North Wiltshire. -

JIIRY talcum":

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closed wnddlng and paper cap from gun shell. Witness saved

the’ pr0gram,_

The witness said the hole in the body oi Roche‘ was made in ‘the abdomen about three inches above the navel.

Juryrnnn: "You say you found three empty shells. Where did the charge from the third shell ‘ go?"

Witness: “There was a hole in the floor of the warehouse made by discharge oi One shell. Two full uncxpcndcd shells were t found. One was in the shellbox ifound behind the counter; thc . other was found in an npplc bur- i rel." ‘

I i Describes Events

§ Sheldon Laybolt said he livcd in Dundee. He leit his home that cvt-ning about 6 o'clock to go to Dcvcaus store to do some shop- ping. ‘Ihe witness was ‘n there . about 20 minutes. Joseph McDon- aid and his brothers. Peter and Mcrlyn. came ln. Thcy bought a few bottles of "Silver Tip" and Peter began to talk pretty loud. Witness told Petcr to go out. Later. all left. and went to store of Leo Roche. Merlyn and wit- ness went in first. Joseph and Pctcr vicnt in ncxt. The broth- ers bought some lemon extract. Witness did not not know how much. Peter was using loud talk. Danny Cnnohan. partner of Roach, told Peter to be quiet. ‘Peter went over to bench and‘ fell asleep. The boys were drink- ting something. Josoph was talk- ing to witness and the other |boys when Peter came out. Witness said Roche told some- one to shut. the dour. Witness hoard Petcr say "I'm going in." In n second or twoyPetcr went in, also Joseph. There was a cupboard in front of window on cast. side. The store. witness said. was only small. Witness looked Mchrough window but could not 'sce much. Heard some talk and

{then saw Roche pick up a gun

Whelan Memorial . liall Opening 0n Easter Saturday

. The 'WEEK i. at S.D.ll.

‘ We mentioned thc signs of Ispmlg around thc campus in last

Memorial Hail will be nun 0., "M's sommunlque. ‘since m... -_ . lme another sure indicstl l Udsler sutu-rcny night. April 5th..‘ _ °I1 ° Mcdrrn and old time dB-IIW mime i lianlzmg/Ilidzhldg ‘fir weautjiirthuls km“; “i111 be furnished the Irlh‘ .' " _ “ °° ° gwingqers Orchmrfyand nolhusm i Zicntgrzizgrgtelhgerfiseuyvhizrh rhea cit-r; has becn spared t m kg th - . a T” ° m°5'.° “mg m. enjoyable an‘: i“ ‘M5132? the $821M!‘ during the past week. flaw‘, ‘ha, is expemmi ML J ‘a, look which comes only to thugs

Malone. char ‘an o’ the B x s who have spent hours poring ovcr Fovm Wen“, column" _ . l text books. And whavdoes all ‘hat wrung‘? o! the‘ program “iflchuis '2' add up‘ to? Examinations. 'l'he 71c hPid in the nor hall which is guy” be“: $55M d“: n‘- 5. 4 . . u s ay. ant c nos ay Mfirifgneig? one of me be“ m the of next. ucek. And so wr- go to ‘m: Those aHCndmQAWm find Mwrhitkflin. If the pitching is anything ‘voyl\lenienc(\s m a Came?“ a check, like it was the last two trips to 1.00m “m, 1M,“ and genm rastlthe plate, must of us should b0 for/mg Th? my, is no n‘ lung by‘ Rood for at least a dotiblo. 41 (m, widp and L‘ equipped ‘If-uh, Ill addition to not YIIVS out

The first dance in thc ‘Whglgn

lhrttc co-nvclrienllv located exits, “we M‘ me “"“°g"' 5am“ m“ The Charlmwmwl Bl S has also hccn quite busy in and abouti

i . . t “no m- Hw- bl.“ “(M115 in Canada‘Charlottetown. Fhe hUVkPy team. in ilrilrng all dcnombautions win, Diztycd three more puma-z nun the: llip rruroipiw nt (toners nnd oyhprllaflgillll, and. (is you know inn.» w trrtnlnrricrits. W: smc to be 0n‘dm‘d]°‘]'9d W!" ma‘ "m" h‘ v

Witnoss: "I don't know." iY-Kilid “U5 WA PW ‘ m" V)”, 1,, (m. H,“ Hnpnmq damp (mi plaitiowns for tun Cly l,“ In “m: H‘ "U "f ‘I d" r 5;.,,,,-,_|n.. 0m. “wk from, litlc. Saturday i|.-.;ht, that i5 ' ' - ' ' ' _______ »_________ have all road roplrrts 0n ti." game

mp7“? Lllvholt said hr: went to nvhpd hi1? ‘lie lthm‘ mm Saw‘ I w [so anithiull we hnvc 1.. say wull u ROPHWS store about 6 0'0‘. ck Jmpill}, M"D'l"‘ld 3mg m‘ ' C ~ ilust be rcpoviljnn, We would luci- Rochc was in bod. him-pi; Mo. “wil- _ v_ ‘ I vise um to sec tin» unnn- w-i Donald bought sumo Vnr Tip," “m"5" I Hfmiflm I W“ Mimi“ night, though, .1 should ht- .1 Jqgcph and h“; ynflpm“, “.0” gm ore by tho ciru.iu..r(l_ m l‘ ttcnl‘ I! honor», int! in and nut of om- svnl-n m m" I ‘“"“““'t “v " HS h‘; u s ln the béhiwlilflli Hlill-Lllrti’ i when store was clost-d vt-tgnngs Holme?‘ “m “hm ‘Own L _ Saints ~liL"fl"_i(‘fi 2n vl-niina’ ; and 50m.- Qghm-s starved to go _ ‘ _ V u In m” fr 1 i?’ P.W.C. The finish. to our \\~3_‘y’ 3f home. Joseph McDonald was tzilk- . ..l1-1‘0.“hln::.i5.1x... b5...“ won Nfihnjllhéji; fig?§,,,§:,.,’,i§§,,“f;;" ihmkl“? “M m" Of U” ‘"°=‘ ins m thom PM“ “Trnnmld ‘mien or (our in me erg‘; when Woxik H. SL PM!“ Chum“. third; vhliirllittkl rt-ym. [$0011. in ‘the seuoaél, . d . '" ' ‘ »- . . , ,' . ha n‘ .- lr" '."'l'liil ~ ‘ 1n Moriyvl camo around from McDOnahl “m: Show nlllillyflii. h,‘- Brshop G. i. Kllllu‘ sump?‘ “H: Iowa,‘ m Cflm?‘ frljn]

the front door of tho store to the kitchen door. Jnsorh McDon-nld Went in. Hc had just cot in Wile“ tavitnoss hoard a shot. Witncgs ran in and Joseph was lying m, the floor. Wituoss said: "My ‘God, J09. you urn shot?" Joscph asknd witncss ‘to take him out hut wit-

ness snld "no. wnlt for the Mounties." Witness stayed for about 20 minutes. Went to thi- wost window and flashnd a tight through tin: tvindou". .\Vitnos= thou rulud around in tln- back

floor. Loo Rn-Jhv “'11s lying i,‘ 1h,- uarchousc drad. Wituvss had only hoard on» shot. Roche trod soon:- "d i0 b1‘ i" Hood humour when they wt-rc in ihv- start‘. John l“. Lnjsbuli. said ho hoard tho olilcr cvitionce had rmthins further to add Wm that Joseph McDonald askod him if h:- thought iMcDnrtnitiv was hurt. bod. Donald thcn told wlinpgg VmMPd B lirirst‘ and witness called a priest. lvlcDonnid lying on his loft side in thc- chz-n by the door. George Layboli Hone to the store about. 8:30. Three brothers of witness and the McDonald boys wero bogey}... Pr‘ When iiiliv were getting ready in go home. Peter McDonald went around to the back door and Joseph said: “I'll go 1n and take- hlm out." Witnrss hoard nothing unusual and started for

hail and ny. had

ho Mc-

he had was kit-

said he and

home. Brother of witness came after him and said Jflsflph Mo- Dona1d.had been shot. When

they sot back. police had arrived.

Mr. Holmes; "Whcn did Peter comn out of the store?"

Wiincss: "I don't. know if Peter was in the store.‘

Mr. Holmes: "Why would Joe say he was going in to take him out if ho was not ihr-rc?"

Witncss: "I don't know."

Mr. Holmes: “Was Pctrr an-

know tiw

Wuricss: "l don't Mgrlvn and Pots-r ni

side "

WORKS MIMSTER

(Coiltimlcd from Page l)

bct tic-fir

ilt-ld. but they had the clmncc.

"S0 far a~ f.lllt'(‘l‘ll.$ fiLlis-lfiflif taking pttrt in an elcciitin. it is

‘it’!

port I heard was tho‘ the Mir‘ oi Public Works ioI-k ers‘ o..r. put lfiX])'.i_\'Ci‘>' gas L11 it and workr-d up there ilkc u mun {uniting out a fire." llaughicri. Hon Mr Barbour: "\V'.\s that the first time a itiinistor of Public \V0l‘k.\' uscrl a Guvcrnutrrrt v.1: at. 1m oleriion?" Mr. lVincKonzic: "l don't know:

but. in any case lwn wron s do not make n right The Minister professed tn synnpuihizt- uith thc

men in our party who had bccn de- feated. Hr was sorry to sec thcm out in the cold. and he thought something should be done about it. Rom the financial siond-polnt I would just. about as soon be in 0D- Dfifillifill as in tho Guvcrnmcni; 1 nvns in a Government nrd T re-

for every mooring n! vira- (lovem- mcnt. I attnnrlcd. We iooksd on it as a. nriviioqe to rerw in that. way. But so far as mirubursinz these men for nor-vices roncierod is con- cerned. couldn't the Minister of Public Works make a. Wsommelid- ation? Ho mcniionorl Mr. ill-li- thew; in particular. l’ think the Minister was on the nrlvrflil him" sell f0~ mar/y vein-s. pliitirig one nf Mr Matthews’ b0 on tho pay-roll. who served ovr sous? I sililposc it is not

door hm did nOt see thrlu w» 1hr, I f t

t 1H1" v wrs o ‘up, r-oriilivluitic-rr. thc

‘lvotrtinucd to discuss yet HHOtHQI-i .

,.~ ‘.9115! wnnuermi not nnlv sin hut‘ itivflih on iizc Floss and n(_‘§tu’l'cw_iil

not n scrlous matter for n luau to‘

pm uusolin" i»; hi: cur and go to. another constiiuvtn-y and help ccnvey votctw: to 1hr poll" "ho rc-‘

the t r-Ipa_v-'

crivcrl sttnn a vcar viii-s iivc tiflllars‘

W h-i l about ,

. doll. ilk Inihi \ - i -. . “i A H i‘ "mmd N“ " ihchmd In tie thulus up wnh onhvv

iilflfk-s in answrrmg bEVCFkII nut‘:-

HUM whm‘ ha" been snbmmed b seconds left to pl: Then in illii:

ccunri uvr-rtuuv wi thc» boys} rdgcd P.W.C. out ivy the slim than; gin of one point. Hero of the s-‘rlesy was Ciurcntc Ro-iic who Wih 8A1: around high lnzm. Counjratulatronsi fellows. Next up! Navy l Saints were hosts this week to

‘ill truth iu our l<‘.'\ith: how,

Wm"- He 11°! Only conquered death‘, for us but fc/r our loved ones. We.

-. -. . . the island interscholastlc hockey, ‘Yglfurrynrgn tgifrdgégeil rgathchrlst’ champions from 'l‘igrlish ilzgh» h...“ W.“ _ ‘ ' m. yd‘ “l He: School. who won the llawley CFOC-g ' m ‘ 3mm m n‘ g8 bum kett Trophv Wednesday evening:

thc living and lhp dead. The , ‘, , _ Byfihnp menuoned briefly n“? by dcfoaltmll West. Kent 4-3 ill thc} rfirlunme calcummms n‘! time ohPOTUlll. I‘h.s marks tho first. time our Lord's second coming. and the‘, that a, “ram flan‘ nuts“? P]; idisilltrslonmcnt winch results. Thflcharlohefiown area. h“ -mm we... min. to renmmbor l! thmllsland title. Congratulations f0.- we should he ready for Him wllcn

worries. Evv-n though He C|Jn]p§,\._aS nfesenled w-uh h}... Mmbh-ei‘ Mgnlcmn“ “'9 ha" be“ "i-iriadgc. Dawn Messer received her t" 1"“ m mm “lid U"°"F§11.Athlet.¢‘s badge and Edith Marshall

1-111: {Him and in the right relationshiplwas enrolled

i!" mm: w" ‘Wmm “m 7°" m" We had Campfire. after which a i,ll.lfi_f_liilf‘ilt."l\fo vvolulrl welcome I-Iimnunch of we “Nam and wk‘. was ,ns thr- King ni Glory mitt rteiflil" ‘mwd by mom mung met,- Ho“. [as follow ritizens of His Kl-rlsclom. u. BM“

. "—*--—— Thc following girls ins-sol the" i Hostess Badge: Davida Martlnach-

rorn. Jessie MooRae. Dorothy Mac-

Sheila. hfacfnhis, Wilma

- ,L-3l‘0Jl. v

i ‘Mr. Donald. Laura King. flame ‘hluiray. Dawn Mcsser. and Elaine ‘ Murphy

I . i - we then closed with mcnsonl Anti-Labor Speech nnd u...

"Filo nun‘ Canada Pucker-s work. vrs viii-wt .'~-.l"'|li(l Mow Prwnicr JNIFB that ths CLO. is in Char- iollctmvn to say. that his antl- ilabrl‘ st-aivmeirls. his anti-labor administration and his atoll-labor ‘mgislation will soon be things of Riv: past." Mr. JHCQUPS Casgraln, Jiarilimos and Quebec represent- ative of thr- Unitrd Packinghousr-i Wrirkcrs of Aimorica staivd yes-i Mutiny uficr mcmlrors of the} lncnl piaut. of Crlnndzl Pnrkvrsi "Jill volcrl 64 to ‘.2 1n favor of rc-', Joining thc inbur organization as‘