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ACCOMPANIST

Pianist accompanying Allan Cameron and Chester Martin of Caledonia, who sang two Gaelic duets..at. Monday night's Burns Concert at Confederation Cen- tre, was Mrs. Bruee MacLaren and not Mrs. Allan Cameron as previously reported.

CARD PARTY WINNERS

Winners at Saturday night's ecard party held at Marshfield Hall were: Ladies high, Mrs Leigh Frizzell, consolation, Mrs. Lorne Scott. Gents high, Lloyd Vessey, consolation, George MacKenzie. Door prize, Ernest Foster, freezeout, Mrs. Gordon Coles and Albert Boswell.

DIES IN B.C.

Word has been received of the death, Jan. 2%, 1965, of a former Islander, Ralph Perry Van Alstine of South Burnaby, B.C. Surviving- are. his wife, Jean, a daughter, Judith and sons Paul and Scott

CWL CARD PARTY

Winners of the CWL card par- ty Monday night at St. Eu- gene's parish, Covehead, are as follows: ladies’ first, Mrs. Ter- rence Lamphier, second, Mrs. Cecil Watts; gent’s first, Car] Taylor, second, Lea Meisner; consolation, Mrs. Ronnie Mac-

John MacAleer, left, chair- man of the annual meeting of the Sherwood ratepayers, outlined some of the do’s and

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Of Old Mill Proposed

MONTAGUE — The recon-!

struction of the Sutherland mill |this general meeting to take the meeting’ The- Souris board | utes and dam site was proposed last jaction on the matter so as to | was unable to attend “due to |

don'ts to those gathered as the meeting gets underway. Going over reports they are to present are F.M. Cannon

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SHERWOOD RATEPAYERS HOLD ANNUAL .

and J.N. Richard, village com- missioners. The meeting was held in the Sherwood Hall.

federal government- over the Brudenell Park, building the golf course and operating the whole area as a tourist attrac- tion.

A short discussion took place on the matter of a scenic route; and the local board executive is to contact the Souris board and formulate’ plans for this drive. | J. W. Lavers, Georgetown,

| arid “H--8~--Macbean,- mayor. -of- Georgetown, were present for

evening at the meeting of the | have a glof course built in 1965. |travel conditions.

Montague Regional Trade.

The proposal was made by , William Reddin who briefly out- lined what he felt would be an

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outstanding attraction for tour- | be spent in this area and that |

Mr. Reddin also pointed out that mill pieces are still avail- | able and men still live that could advise on just how the | mill could be reconstructed. |

About two years: ago the |Town of Montague along with | industry and natural resources | of the province purchased the jland on which this. mill. was situated with the idea of de- veloping into a park and fish-

Several suggestions was that jn consideration of the extreme amount spent on the national park that some should

Brudenell could be a satellite | for the national park with the

CITY AREA FUNERALS |

SMITH FUNERAL — The fu- neral for Joseph P. Smith was held Tuesday morning from the Charlottetown Funeral Home to the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Ve Rev. F.J. Maloney, CSsR, who also conducted the service at

the grave. Rev. Cameron Mac. | : ing area, this idea was spon-|Donald, CSsR, and Rev. T.P.| Ported at $7,848, with expendi- |

were: made. One opinion expressed |

| Re-Elects

The president of the board, Kenneth R. MacDonald, presid- ed over the meeting which was held following a dinner at the Hill Side Inn, Montague.

N. Rustico

Chairman

Bert Blacquiere was re-elect- ed chairman of North Rustico Village Commission at the an- nual ratepayers meeting held last night in Stella Maris Hall.

Arthur Bisson was elected to replace Albert Doiron on commission.

the > Revenue for the year was re-

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AGUE — B.H. Yeo has | rned to office as Mayer | gue by a majority of 21} er Gilbert R. Clements | for second time vs

Yeo led 203 votes while Clemettis polled 182. In a pre- vious ‘Plection between the two men polled 266 and Cle- ments 95.

In Ward 2 Yeo polled 119 and | Clements 131 with two rejected ballots for a total of 252

In the race for the council seats a narrow margin of only five votes between Leonard

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Munree and John Hughes exist- | iim

ed and a recount was ordered | by the returning officer. Hughes | won the seat with the small mat: | gin of five and is returned for | the sixth term. The result of} the council vote was Frank | Greene 177, Dr. A.E. Ings 161,; | John Hughes 135, and Leotard | Munr@ 130. | Ei per cent of the taxpay- ers wee eligible to vote and ap- | proxirgately 80 per cent of this | numbe did vote. 1 Leonard Munroe stated after | | the returns he was pleased with

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CITY FIREMEN HONOR

Deputy Fire Chief Gordon Stewart (left) presents a gift to Mayor A.W. Gaudet on be- half of the Charlottetown Vol-

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RETIRING MAYOR AND WIFE

unteer Fire Department at bouquet of roses to Mrs. Gau- banquet were members of the the annual banquet of the de- det is Mrs. Hawley Crockett water and sewage commis”. partment last night at Confe- (tight). Also attending» the sion and city councillors. . : deration Centre. Presenting a .

the results and would try | ISLAND NEWS PAG | Gilbert Clements also indicat- |ed he would be around for the/:.

Eastern And Central Districts

next election | Mayor B.H. Yeo stated last | might he was very unsure for a | time just what the result would | be but he would win, Mayor | before the polls closed to predict 60-40 for himself in Ward | 1 and 70-30 for Clements in! Ward 2. This figure is accurate within eight percent approxi- mately in each poll.

| Gilbert Clements has predict-| ed a close contest and hoped to wi

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After his victory Mayor Yeo said “I wish to express my sin- cere thanks to the citizens of Montague for electing me mayor of their town for the eighth con- secutive term. The contest was) A clean campaign. Congratulations to my opponent. This is the hap-| | piest event of my lifetime and I |do not have words to express| | my feelings. May I be worthy of | your trust.”

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Regional Development Aims Not Yet Defined By Council

gional development, Prof. liam Y. Smith said Twesday night. ? Prof. Smith, who heads the i political science

give the coun- eil and its chairman, Dr J. J. Deutsch, “two cheers” for sett-

for looking ahead to even meee GEE, Sone En Ten

“lf Dr. Deutsch and: his coun- cil come up with something as good on regional development as they, have.on national. devel- opment, then it will three cheers,” he said.

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F A ] p \ OM, ‘gimeral acting ts to be |Willmy ‘Blanchard. Peliveatert | BRIEFS

called with representation from |were: John J. Butler, Wilfred | } Merell,..St. Peters, Souris, Car-| Butler, Gerald Smith, Kenneth digan, Georgetown, Murray |Jenkins, Clifford “Hogan River and Murray Harbor and |Girard Hogan. Interment was in lother surrounding centres with |the Catholic cemetery | reference to the building of a golf course at Brudenell. It was See eke eek re ae | most t a com-: | fune . Josep’ ‘ancis [te epaen Snes Oe was held Tuesday morning from T \Clements, is a patient in the = OU pp ee |Kings County Memorial Hospi-| , puren |moe |the Most Holy Redeemer where | tal. $$$ IN P.E.1. HOSPITAL | brated by her CONFINED Perey Sharam, Murray River, | Rev. Maxine MacKenzie, daughter | is a patient in the P.E.I. Hospl- of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mac- tal. Kenzie, Montague, is confined to 4 IN MEMORIAL HOSP. ber home with illness. Mrs, Newton Smith, New|Rev. William Cumerford CSsR. Perth, is a patient in the Kings | Minister in Lo a. ee ty M ial ital, Mon-| Minister and s' e art- ae meine os | ment of Health and Weifare also jthe registrar and staff of the MAJOR SURGERY |Motor Vehicle Division attended

brother-in-law, Anthony Francis,. Truro,

|CSsR Rev. Cameron MacDon- ald, CSsR, and Rev. Eric Robin

HOSPITAL PATIENT Marne Kennedy, Montague, is @ patient in the Kings County Memorial Hospital.

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|Requiem High Mass was cele- | IN.S. Very Rev. FJ. Maloney, |

were present in the sanctuary |

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GEORGETOWN — To | the needs of this growing the Royal Bank of Canada cently opened a branch here their newly acquired site Richmond Street.

For the present the bank is | operating from temporary quar- ters, a spacious and well-equip-

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On the inside its finish and fur-

| hishings are of the most mod-

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The bank is open on Mondays; Mayor Roy

and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3/ ed by acclamation.

p.m. for the present and hopes| The new mayor and couacil to expand and extend its bus-|4wvill be sworn into office at the iness to more than two days a} regular council meeting Feb. 8.

CONVALESCING

Freeman Miller, Whim Road, |

is ¢onvalescing at his home af-

ter injuries received in a fall.

YOUNG PATIENTS

Glenda Clements, young dau-| Harbor is spending a brief holi-|and Carl Mu

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|. Mrs. Andrew Campbell, Pan-| j}mure Island, underwent major) surgery at the Kings County! | Memorial Hospital on Monday.

IN ONTARIO | Miss Nellie Beaton, Murray

day in Pembroke, Ontario.

in a body. Interment was ‘n Lit- tle Flower cemetery, Morell, where service was conducted by Rev. T.P. Butler. Pallbearers were: Maurice Murphy, Clarence Murphy, Ernest Murphy, Char- les Murphy, Emmett Murphy , ail nephews of the deceased.

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On opening day the bank re- ceived two bouquets of flowers from McConnoll’s Shopping Cen- tre in Georgetown and Jerry's Flower Shop in Charlottetown.

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branch is teller is S.E.B. Woodside.

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