"Henry Larter. retiring pres- ident of the PET. Pharmaceu- tical Assoeiation.( centre) is shown receiving a president‘s
Consolidated School Cnost. ’ Speeders Fined Not Favored In Tignish Area I
‘TIGNISH —— A well-represent-y ed meeting from the districts of. Tignish, Harper Road. Ascenu eion. Christopher's Cross. Sea‘ Cow Pond. Norway and Anglo‘
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"Stupid" pedestrian habits such as crossing in the middle of a block in heavy traffic and disregarding red traffic lights have been cited by Police Chief Sterne Webster as reasons for the coming crackdown on two- footed lawbreakers.
"It's getting quite serious. and we don't want any more accidents," the chief said last
night.
He said police officers have been directed to treat pedes- trians who cross against a red light as motorists guilty of the same offence are treated.
Size of fines levelled will be left “to the magistrate's dis- cretion." he cxpl
The concern of both city police
and RCMP has been generated by the numerous accidents in the area recently involving pedestrians. particularly small
children, and parents are ask-
2 The Guardian. Charlottetown, Mon. June 29, 1964.
Crackdown On Pedestrians Ordered By City Police, RCMP
ed to train their offspring in safe pedestrian habits. “Today’s urban traffic is so 3 r en t." the Chief “motorists are forced to centrste greater attention before on other vehicular traf- fic. As a result they are not al- ways prepared for the sudden appearance in front of them of children. sometimes so small ‘ as to be almost unseen by tlu driver." APPEAL T0 PARENTS
It is these tiny tots in parti- cular the Chief appeals to par- ents to protect. He believes a little extra attention paid on , the part of the p a rents may
[save many lives or at east [avoid possibility of accident.
Sgt. Eric Tedford, highway safety officer for the P e-
tachment here. said that it has become necessary for instruct- ions to be given officers to sum-
mons pedestim way regulation infractions.
lie was especially concerned over the cum! or of walkers and
The highway regulations nucl- flcaily state pedestrians must walk on the left hand side of the road so they will be facing on- coming traffic.
Sgt. Tedford also wanted to urge all pedestrians to look in both directions before crossing
the other.
Both he and Grief Webstir noted the increasing degree of carelessness exhibited by hi- cycle drivers of late. notably among younger drivers. Many of them. they said. are weav- ing on the roads or streets: driving twa and three abreast: racing with heads down: and
driving on the wrong side.
Policeman Appointed
GEORGETOWN— Mark Mur- phy of Georgetown was appoint- ed policeman for the town‘ of GeorgetOwn on Wednesday. The swearing-in of the newly ap-
pointed officer was performed.
is; Deputy Mayor A. 8. Stew- Mr. Morph recently complet
HS. Stead of Charlottetown. Mr. Bungay is a representat- tive of ER. Squibb and Sons. i 1
award plaque from Eric Bun- gay (left).0bserving the pres- entation is incoming president
In Traffic Court Saturday
away the influence of the home Seven persons charged with and the Child. HAll educated speeding were each $10 Who IS not observ’antlof the and costs when they appear.‘ laws is “0 800d l0 115'" said M“ [ed in Queens County traffic court‘ Shea. “If school consolidation on Saturday morning, I The accused were Herbert ‘
'fignish to talk over school con-‘ is forced upon us." he continu-i solidation for the area. was ed “a serious look should be ta- I105 91,}. Steele. Parkdale‘ held in Tignish Regional High i‘ ken at the situation in our pro- George Edward Wright, Char ' School auditorium recently. .Vlnce- lottetown. Kenneth Harry Dia- Malcolm MacKenzie. deputy. Mr. Shea also Si?le 0“ file mom, aharlottetowm, Carol minister of education. outiinedimany prOblemS fa9mg “mill” Louise MacLenen. Hartsvme. purpose of the meeting and i in the area “11h Chlldre“ bet”: Charles F. Joyt, Charlottetown
the , . stated Tignish is now facing a't-ransported to the regional lush Rm. Andre Normand, Sm
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. Dunstan numb. ls takes OWL“). duties of farmer Policeman, Wayne aoiatyrs Charlottetown. who was appoin- ted as nolioe officer for Georgetown on May 1st. and who it is understood is now
nine to join the police force
n Charlottetown.
it is anticipated that the du- ties of the town policeman will be increased this year. due to th ' sod number of Con- e greater-thesaurus! motor vehicle traffic.
Scout. Jamboree Now Underway
Iri P Buchan. Point Prim. as an “ad- vanced guard" for the second provincial Boy Scout Jamboree which began Saturday and fans to July 2.
damn commandant Bill Reid told the Guardian last night that some 375 Scouts and leaders be under canvas M the camp. The group will include Nova Sections and New Brunswickers as well as the more western visitors and the Island Scouts.
A highlight of the camp will be a short concert by the First Battalion Royal Rig anders Canada (Black Watch) Pipe
Charlottetown Welcomes
e in tennis! activities planned and a from one side of the road to til
I PAROII of scout. from Alv I {.l berte, Ontario and Quebec ar- Eovugngflon put “pm? h“ n. ved Friday It cm oaths. This was disclosed Sat-
evening. wiu sample camp cooking at the: staff headquarters. Later in the u
re 8 concert by the band of macs: Sgagacona. scheduled to begin:
Thia‘will be followed by a short ennu meeting of the p2:ch oy Scout Associa-
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problem of school overcrowd- ing and a decision on whatl type of school to build will be. decided at a special meeting of1 rote-payers of the 'I‘ignish dis-: trict. July 10. '
Mr. MacKenzie. speaking onl‘ consolidation. said it will come rapidly in some areas but slow- ly in others. The governmentl be said, is not. trying to press} this upon the peonle but rather point out the advantages that‘ could come from smaller areasi coming together to form one; central school board. 1
NEED ONLY 75 SCHOOLS There are 460 elementary; schools now in the province. he said, where 75 consolidated I ones could handle the pupils. i J. Albert Gallant supervisor of schools for the area. outlin-, ed four propositions from which libe rate-payers will have to choose on the building of a new elementary school here. They are: 1. Buy the Dalton school 5 build on six classrooms: 2 build three classrooms on to the Dalton school and continue to operate the 3 classrooms in the Convent: 3. build a new elem- entary school with 12 class- rooms to house the village chil-l dsen only. or. 4. build a consol-‘ idated school to accommodate the 431 pupils in the seven school : districts. ; All schools except Sea Cow. Pond. he said. are in need of re-[
regory McInnis spoke strongly against school consoli- dation. No child under grade ml
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he said. should be transported ment in Fort Dix. NJ. He at- i contract for the supply of pro-
their home school and their environment. Mr. McInnis criticized the gov- a‘nment for putting pressure on file people before they are rea-
school. ‘
THE ATLANTIC PROVINGES
NONE 1N rsvon . Gerald Handrahan. in his re- marks. said rate-payers should
take more interest in seeing that their schools are kept in good repair.
Of the seven districts repre- sented no one spoke in favor of consolidation. Some felt too muc money was being spent
without any apparent results.
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: I I 3 IN BASIC I A former Islander. 23-year ‘
old Leo G. Jamieson. son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jamie-
son I gene basic training in ‘A' l Company 4th Training Regi- .
tended St. School and Prince of Wales College, and now resides in Somerviile. Mass. where he will serve in 220 Infantry Di~ vision of the National Guard.
Dunstan’s High i
sly for it.
Wilson Shea. speaking on beg half of many of the rate-payers} at . go—Tignish, felt schooli consolidation would be takingl
Program ' Shaping Up For Bonanza
TIGNISH — The Tignisih Sports Recreation Associa- tion Centennial Lobster Bonan- za and picnic is shaping up for (be big day. Wednesday, July 1st. The picnic committee head- ed by the President John Gavin and secretary Mrs. Reg Elder-
men
Ilse various activities of the day Iwhich will get underway at l
.111. Games for young and lie
A lobster supper will be serv- ed hr the evening meal and fire works are scheduled after 10 in the evening.
Proceeds from the day’s actl- i vities will go towards the erecg
“on of a closed-in rink for Tig- nit under the winter works
gram. The turning of the sod is slated for Tignish day. July I!
association promoting a mer and
4 Contracts Awarded
. merside, and Willard‘Ivan Ray- ‘ l
of Sturgeon. .has under- aces
nor. New .
Charges of driving without a license brought fines of $10 and costs or five days to Ronald James Aylward. Covehead, Flo- rence MacNevin. New Haven. and Rudolph James MacEach ern. Mt. Stewart. Murdock Ai- exander MacKinnon. Rose Val- ley. was given a fine of the! same amount for permitting an 5 unlicensed person to drive 3 ve- i hicle. . Joseph Wayne Sheehan. Char- ‘ iottetown. was fined $10 and costs or five days for driving an 1 unregistered vehicle. George Harvey MacDonald. Sherwood . was fined the same amount for 1 being the owner of an unregis- 3 tered vehicle driven upon the highway.
Fines of $10 and costs or five days were imposed upon a Win . sloe resident for driving on the wrong side of the road. a Bread- i albane man for driving a vehi- ‘ cle with insufficient equipment. . and two residents of Wellington 1 and Charlottetown for passing ‘ on a solid line. ‘
Fines of $5 and costs or two days were given 3 Charlotte- town man for putting rubbish ‘ on the highway. a Bear River resident for failing to hall. at. a stop sign. and two persons for ‘_ walking on the wrong side of the . road.
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ways and other aerodrome sur-
Island Propane Gas Ltd. ofl Summerside received a $31,800 :
pane during the period ending
May 31, 1965. Maritime Asphalt ‘ Products Ltd. of Summerside t will re-tiie floors in various
buildings to the amount of $10.»
000
The contracts are among 154 unclassified defence contracts awarded by the department in the latter-half of May. Total value of the contracts is $12.- 391.878.
Island Firms
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THE GUARDIAN
OTTAWA — Four contracts have been awarded to Prince Edward Island firms by the de- partment of defence production. ‘it was announced here Friday a by Industry Minister C.M. l Drus-y. ‘ Two of the contracts went to . Curran and Briggs Ltd. of Sum- merside. One, for $10,000. is for repairs to the Asphalt paved runways at the RCAF base. The second, for the same amount. is for crack filling in the asphaltic concrete pavement of all run-
Popular Teacher
I , Leaves For Que. : ALBER’I‘ON— Raja Gopal. who ihas been on the teaching staff i iof Alberton Regional High Soho-l lol for the past two years. leftl {during the weekend r Mon-l itreal where he has accepted a; lteaching position for the nexti term. During July and August' he will attend summer school! During his residence in Alber- ton Mr. Gopal made many friends particularly among the s . has been : actively interested in the Boys ‘ Club and in beautification of the ‘ town.
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