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ACROSS THE ISLAND

, Myrick Story Is Interesting

THE DEATH of John B Myrick in Tlgnlsll this week re- minds me that I called on this friendly. courteous business man last fall on a four-day trip to West Prince. and talked “Till him about some of the earlier developments in that area. Unfortunately I misla:d the note book in which tilt; and sew era] other llllOI'\'le\\S were recorded. it was only a fcu days ago that it turned up.

“IT WAS my granifather. John H. Myrick. who started the business in this province when he located at Yankee Brt'ok. near thc old Nail Pond Beach. but he later moved to 'l‘ignish.” the grandson mid me

It “a; a Ion: ttm

_ _ 0 ago. before the days lobsters \If’l'f‘ fish- ed common-tally. that the \I_\'i‘i(‘ks camp in this nt'mincc They had stores at Albertcn and Tianish With a pruate telephone line between them. mud that was long before telephones were avatlablc to the public generally in that area. I gathered The Mvricks had a ’lKI’I market in Charlottetown too, but they closed It out about l010 T .

“AS It \l.\rick soltttl t‘llll'm. .l Henri Blanchard. who

' hc reca'lg the great Tignish fire which burn-

-lt :in Sunday. August 30. 1896. was in the

midst it a m‘scrnblv hot spell and 66 buildings were destroy-

»‘ could do anything to stop it as most of the

well. ll."fl (trot up. \Ir. Blanchard rot-ails.

l' ill."ll\ '11 this: rl::~.'= usc( to lay in their wintci‘ supplies earlv in tho ar—ihty came by ship—and ll)‘l'l(‘"S had Mill) .0 ..t' -< sllial‘, an lard Thc Myrick buildings were

:11: v1th the others. “I remember that thcrc \ias huzc ~':‘cxm of ni‘lasscs runnin: down the centre of the Wain l\' that day” \l" Blanchard tells me.

It“: \I‘wck rcrz-ii‘cd for me the huge codf'ish that were caucli' !!l those early days. ~o-me of them so heavy they vU't- ually had in ’ie busted by derricks.

Myrick Beef On Boer War Field

THE )II'RICKS ca sh Ftlf'l‘t‘ They t_.l‘\' and that is a ntcrcstcrl mo.

nned fish and they also canned meat at brought cattle in from all over Prince Slt‘ry for another column. but one story

‘ lid :ru'htate uho was retained by the Myricks

' dior- spent one summer travelling and visit- \\'2=' liztt"cficld Imagine his surprise to pick up a tin rt hull}: bsct on he old battleficld that had becn packcd by \l\ rioks in T‘:hi~h

Sci-cm of the older West Prince residents told me that

'o sprmti lobsters on the land for fertilizer in ‘. I‘tﬁ‘f‘l‘t‘ tit _\ were marketed as a food delicacy. . g l; Lllfl not criti‘irm that for me, but he did tell me that t‘: ’lllt’l< of tons of Irish Moss had been spread on the land hefrre .i became known as a commercial product, and a great deal of 31 had also been used to bank houses. i'a; back in 1940 that Harry Holman. Sumtmerside. called and told me a New Jersey man was interested in the possibility o :crﬁn; the product on the Island". Mr. Myrick told me. Dr A W H Necdlcr then head of the biological station at Ellerslie was naturally interested in the idea. . ler was here till; neck as deputy minister of fisheries attending the fisheries conference.

Myrick took them to \‘all Pond where a bunch of the moss had piled The pile had disappeared but it left a “white ring" and the New Jersey man explained “my God, that‘s Irish Moss“.

Mr llk.‘ick recalled that his mother had used it to make Blancmiange pudding. but up until then it had not. been recogniz- ed in the community for its true commercial value.

Incidental},v the dr~nand for Moss came to the Island dur- ing the war years when ‘ was impossible to get ships to transport it from the normal sources of supply across the seas.

An Important Industry New

PRICE WAS a problem at first as the seven cents per pound reportedly paid to people in France was not enough to make it. worth l‘andlitiz "Finally we not the price up from seven to etcht cent: a oc'ivrl fir unbleached and 12 cents for bleached

oss to the fishermen. and it was worth gathering“. Myric and Macintosh handled the sale of the ﬁrst moss shipped from the province.

t devel‘ped into pretty steady employment for 30 to 40 boats that ia'c the moss—a large percentage of the moss is raked — and a “heat many other people harvest it oﬁf lthe shore. “I think lllf‘ moss industry will come back." Mr. Myrick observed as last autumn thc market was limited because "the big plants are overloaded now". he told me.

Commenting on proposals at the time to establish a pro- cestsirz plart on the Island. Mr. le'yrick suggested the matter should bc :iven a arcat deal of study as a plant would cost a great dcal of money and there were also other factors that were costly. They use carloads of sugar and chocolate in the m‘aniifacturir: of the product. and the manufacturer rmust

ave a trcmrndnu= stalling: agency. he emphasized. The sales n“ oure extracts alone would not. keep a plant going. he ex- plainr-d.

\lr. \t’yrick came to the province and the. family business. he tr-ld mo. tier-misc his cycsiu’ht was bad after graduating in euzinecrin: frrm the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But ho did not consider his training wasted because "it taught me to think. and tha‘ hclped me later to think out problems for nivsclf.“ he nIlFt‘HPfI.

'I'hc lenish man was chairman of the first fisheries con- fcrontc cf Oucth and the Maritime Provinces held in Chart- lctfctown. Mo was proﬁcient. of the P.E.I. Fisheries Federation. He was a director for five years of the National Fisheries (‘ouncil and sot‘vcd on the advisory committee of the ﬁsheries support hoard

Big Dairy Farms In Florida

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CHARLES W. MACARTHUR writes me From Daytonta Beadh. Florida about a namesake. Charles MacArthur, 27 (no relationl who milks .i, Holstein cows daily 0 ' market An uncle of :oung MacArthur runs a 6.000 cow herd. the former Charlottetown police chief reports

The ynunccr man milks 150 cows at a time In each of four barns. and these units are kept in separate pastures so there Is no trouble in keeping tine milking times straight.

Milkinzs sic-rt a‘. 12 noon each day and again at 12 mid- lght The job usually takes about five hours. he reports.

Therc are some very large cattle ranches here in Florida where “the old time cowboys are. in re 11! west”. .‘llr. MacArthur adds.

use as they w

MR. VIACARTHL'R scot me a tear sheet from the Daytona Beach E\'€‘l"vfl‘lf_' \'e\vs which carries a “Readers' Editorials" corner and Charlie's :uest editorial on the huge dairy estab- lishments occupied a feature spot.

I recall talking srme years ago with a cattle buyer for a huge fluid milk dairy farm outside Boston. and be told me {hey fed their cattle inside throqu the year. Like the Florida herds. the Boston people did not raise calves. bought their herd replacements and got rid of mil rs as soon as they started to drop In productitm to an unprofitable level.

Snowshoes Used To Get To Work

MANY PEOPLE in this province have never seen snowi- s'hoes but I have used a pair to get to work on stormy days . winter Several days I came in when I couldn’t see anything stirring hut myself. and I used them last Friday afternoon to go to Charlrtieown from Southport, The hope Lg expressed that the equipment will not be needed again this spring.

The pair I have are more than 40 years old. I bought them Several years ago from Warren Lord. Charlottetown win bought thorn around 1020 or 1921. He wtac a commerch traveller ﬁrst.

used the equipment to :9 around mam. travel were not available. The old pair are in good condlt‘ltm with not a break showing in the webbing.

Island Man Was First Governor

ATTENTION has been called to 0 "Fame! d 000 federation" snries circulated for publication. th‘ lists Sr Adam George Archibald as "the active um Governor of the Northwest Tarrltm'les". mm “mm l'f'h i did for a column more II M 880

Mint Hon David Laird, a nee bland the First to undertake that assignment. And everything I m him indictath that mam Ive WM performance- nl hls a . ularly effective In dealing with the Indlll a mat"? prrblem In itself In tho! thnes. Mr. appointment in 1075. a short time dter fl! Wlped out a lame Ametcnn force inter

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. in many rival. but available literature him an .veddhdsjobwell. Itwuon {877 for neld and Int

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‘the previous year. A four and

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TORONTO 'CPJ -— Observed temperatures from the weather office:

" The Guardian, Charlottetown, Fri. April 24, 1964.

i Boost in Operations

TIGNISH —— The nnmuahlllric Arsenault. Fred Harper. meeting of the 'I‘iznish ‘aut Fidele J. Perry. other di occrativc Arsoiation Ltd. was rectors are: Woslcy Gallant.

Alfred McInnivs. John Clark. GLl‘ald Bertiard. Walter Chris- tophcrc. Kenneth Airline. Phill- Iip Bernard

'llw minutes of the previous Edmund \ut'nln supervisor 0' annual meeting was read by the stores ﬁrom \Iai‘ittme (So-oper- sel‘rctary. Ray I-Iaudra‘hnn. alive Service: Ltd. M‘ontctom A total =nc.'casc of $5.807.ispol'e on mainngth agree was reported in volumn overlmtnt with ccntrc organizations Other spcakrrs

held in the regional high schoo‘ auditorium with tho president.l \ioslry Gallant chat-ring theI

ignish Co-Op Reports

Min. Max. L'Dawson . 18 45 Vancouver .. .. 38 :36 Edmonton .23 49 Calgary . 23 45 ... .. 37 55 33 57 43 52 ttawa . 42 45 Montreal . .42 48 Quebec .. . . . . .. 2‘5 40 Fredericton 35 41 Saint John . 28 41 .Moncton . . 32 45 ‘ .. 32 42 Charlottetown . 30 45 S . 28 47 Yarmouth 38 43 St. John‘s. .\'fld 32 37

HALIFAX tCPl - 'I‘lte wea-

ther office says late Tliurstkty evening that all of the distrtctl except Cape Breton Island was’ reporting overcast skies. tered showers were occurring‘ over mainland Nova Scotia.l Prince Edward Island and alll of New Brunswick except the northeastern portion where wet snow was falling.

The showers and flurries are

a half cent rebate was voted Sabyne setuettrtv

fivc year revolving credit plan I. [tennis supervisor of CO-UDel'

that was set up in 1962. The-ativcs for P l‘_l. I

and explain:d by the manager?

Gerald Handrnhan. he gave a:

hardware store to give mem ‘

lich a better picture of the fin-

and this rebate will stay in a . (fruc‘it Union League.

financial statement was read ﬂ“_" ' "‘_"“ ARDA Sh'it

urcak down of expenses in met I

ancial statement. Total assetsi

'var the vear were $205 467.52.l

r. ' . ’ . ‘ Th‘ I‘E‘KICIIL of the P.E.I. lb}?! grass prom was “‘72” It‘cdccratrionb of Agriculture, . fini'th MacFirldne. Harrington, ‘ Lie board of directors “2- 3 said yesterday that the shift In .99”. “‘35 1'1"“ by wane? the administration of the ARDA ‘Cm “510ml” “mo “med program from the department

.l‘egula!‘ and til“? SPGCIEJ meek 0’ industry and natural resour- Iings were held (.utring the year. i “5 m the department of agri.

1A new food mill was also put iinto operation during the past

culture was seen with favor able interest.

year. Improvements werei He mwd that the federation I{made to the grocery and dry had previously sought this move goon: dept. land felt the emphasis would b9

Managers. directoi‘s and staff. 'placed where it belonged. l . l

its is‘

Many Theories Advanced For CCF Defeat In Sask.

‘ernment in a general election ada.

they sold the people on that For the first time the gov- t. need for a change—a sell-ing' ernment went to the electorate Job done through what their: without a crusade. In the 1960

; campaign program

. said the defeat signifies disillu—E . sionment of the people with So-t . clalism.

ck part in many education I 'udy programs durrg the year. ch directors appointed were:

The change in the provincial department r::.ponsibility wasi announced earlier this week. .

expected to persist over the . Maritimes as a weak low pres- 1sure centred near Quebec City

i late Thursday evening was drift-

! ing slowly southeastward across

-the district. Tcmperaturcs will

continue on the cold side under V the cloudy skies.

Regional forecasts:

Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick: Overcast; showers ending in the evening; continuing cold: light winds. y Low-high at Charlottetown andi Moncton 32 and ~15. Fredericton t and Saint John 35 and 45. Ed-i mundston 33 and 40. Campbell» ion 31 and .

WEATHER l

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ALBERTO

The Jacques Cartier Mem~ orial Arena on the exhibition grounds in Alberton (pictured above several days ago) is now completely closed in and presents a particularly fine appearance. The solid steel framed and steel covered 220 by 100 foot structure was built by and L. Industries of

FARM FEDERATIO

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Halifax. Maritime distributor! for Armco of Guelph. Ontario, at a contract price of $62000. The interior work. dressing rooms. etc, i - munity project and work is ex to get underway shortly . Translucent plastic panels permit light to enter and add beauty to the build-

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N ARENA NtEARING COMPLETION

tug. Original planning called lor the arena to house a skat- ing rink. museum. exhibition facilities and a year round recreation centre especially for students from Alberton Regiaonal High School locat- ed directly across the street fromthe arena. The building was a Winter works project.

P.E.|. To Send Delegates To Annual Hog Meeting

This province will be repre—

Improvemcnl Association will

High “d9 Wm." 3' Charlme' sented at the first Canadian Hog ! each have one delegate. All del-

town 9:30 am. and 9: pm. All Rustico at 503 am. and 4:57 p.m. Summerside tide eighteen minutes later than Charlotte-

wn. Sun rises today at ' am. and sets at 7:00 pm.

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REGINA tCPi—There are election on its long record many theories but few clear which includes the introduction cut explanations for the down- in 1947 of a government hospi- fall of Saskatchewan's CCtF‘ gov- tal insurance plan, first in Can- implementation two years ago of a compulsory med- ' care insurance scheme. of its kind in North Amer-

after 20 years of uninterrupted.

rule. I Some observers felt the Lib-t first

erals won Wednesday becausei ica.

opponents termed high-powered election it was medical care in- . 4 surance, bitterly opposed then Somal Credit Premier E. C. l by doctors and opposition par. Manning of neighboring Albertal '95.

The CCF, organized during

‘the depression years. defeated

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Improvement Conference to be held in Mont re al on April 28 and 29 by three producers and the livestock director for the province.

The Federation of Agricul- ture. the Swine Breeder's As- sociation and the Hog Quality

eluding a shoe factory and a paper box factory.

Some were dropped. some grew. Biggest government en-l terprise is the Saskatchewan' Power Corporation which sup- plies electricity and natural gas- across the province. There is also a compulsory. government.-

operated automobile insurance plan.

The Liberals were better pre- l pared for the election cam-i

paign. The party claimed a rec-l 0rd membership of 25000 and: said it had $135000 in the kitty ‘ from dues alone. i

a Liberal administration iii 1944 The Liberals' program wasztin what historians believe was‘ Attract more industry, reduce} an agrarian protest \‘oie,

taxes. help the farmer. rop were bad. farmers Liberal Leader Ross Thatcher.l couldn't afford sccd. droucht

'a former (‘CtFerf concentratedlmemmties lingered and debts,

{not rip apart his opponents.

attacked the zovernment and ,we were always on the de- e ‘ he said s

‘ and apparently didn't know how .

E On top of this was a new leadefl KENSINGTON f" M a 5pm" 4‘ fizhtin: his Ill'ti general clec-‘ '31 meeting 1851 ﬂight Plans 1'0?

on his party‘s platform. He did . I The government dot in a va-j ‘In past elections we have'riety of business ventures, 111-"

l mounted. | fr

Economic conditions were: thought by some to be favor-l able to the CCF at the startl

,of the campaign but they ('Ildl

not carry as much weight as expected. Saskatchewan's econ‘ omy is booming with returns big export sales.

Shipments Of Spuds Up

It was learned yesterday that Canadian National Railways have ferried 7.506 carltoads of potatoes this season. comps with a total for the same petr- iod for the 1962 crop season 01' 6.426. an increase of over 1.000

curs over last season. The SlZlSOII begin-s August 6. (‘Le dealer noted that the

price of $1.35 per 75 pound bag was easing somewhat. and the price was about $1.30. Last week it was 9 .

The healthy movement or shipments over the last two months has resulted in a nor- mal canwover of the crop. and that an esrimamed 2.000 cars remain.

(table stock potatoes quota: .20 the United Statos has been fillcd and the rate of 37% cents has jumped to 75 cents per 100 piunds.

om which followed last year‘s bum- ,1 l

' . ‘Thi time we stayed with our own policies and the covernment had to an- swcr to us and go on the de- fensive "

WENT DEFENSIVE

it appeared to some that the government uent on the defen-i sivc midway in the campaignf

0 this 11 amiliar role

Pygmier wood.ithe Lions Maritime Variety row Lloyd took over in 1961 but, Concert were finalized by is no political novice. I-Ie wastl-Zenslngton Lions. who this in the first (‘CF cabinet in 1944. :ycar are host to this gigantic The government fought thetamateur showcase of talent.

tion campaign.

Annual Variety Show 1 To Be Staged By lion .

per wheat crop. i

The show is an annual event by Lion's Clubs in the Mari- time Provinces. and this yea" licnsington wilt host the event with all the net prmcods going is the Regional Band ﬁnd.

Eric Jesome. chairman the concert, stated that at the present 06 booked I‘i-Etou. . and Pugwash. N.S.. as well as acts Sackvﬂle, Monctm, Rivervtietw. Doochester. Rex- tcn. Shedﬁatc and other points in New Brunswick. Chanouctmm, Souris. Geonge- town. St. Eleanors. Albany and Kenm’ngtton are providing talent frr this Maritime show date. and the meeting was in- .tormed that a Beatle act is being provided the Park- dale Club,

Among (the performers will be a 15-year-old on the Hatin-

-' with Don

m at the homes'tf Mops. and it is

Bowling Trophi Are Presented

At the regular supper meat-l ing of the Charlottean Y’s Men‘ Club last night bowling trophies were presented to the . top bovtlcr and the top team ‘ for the past winter season. s

The Barrett Trophy went to [Rm Atkinson for individual . bign Team rophy t - ed 00 the team of 1 Ray Hennesscy. ' Glcn Kennedy and John Ives.

The meeting. held at the Char- lottetown YMCA. was conduct» t ed by Bus MacPhemn. and {he sing-song was led by Dr.

Paul Cudmore and John Evans,

Messetr Country Hoedown.

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. some and many on TV

‘ Got Rytihm She Sweet?" "When The Saints Come Marching In" and many other: will be heard. l All the talent will be housed

hoped that tune Will be found to have them appear on the local airwaves. Tickets are now on sale. students tickets being sold by members of tthe Band and adult. tickets by members of the Lions Chllb.

egatcs have been provided with really voluminous printed ma- terial on all aspects of the country's hog business. Present arrangements are that the Mai- itime delegates will all travel together from Moncton and spend some time conferring en route to the meeting. in this way it is hoped that there WILI be some co - ordination of Ma- ritime thought on the different matters to be raised. DAIRY FOODS

For purposes of organization and promotion Canada is dlvi- ded into five regions in rela. tion to the Dairy Foods SerVice Bureau. Next Monday the Ma- ritime representatives of the industry will meet in Moncton to consi d e r the present pro- gram. criticize It and make reconimendat i o n s for its im- provement. The management team in Toronto has been instr- ucted by the Executive to have on the drawing board in June the program for 1965. This will give each regional committee the opport u n l t y through the summer of considering the pro- posals and setting forth their views. Actually the objective is to have the programs planned two years in advance.

At the present time a market survey on dairy products is get.- ting underway to determine the I i k e s . dislikes, reactions. etc. of consumers. A large num- ber of consumers will be inter» viewed an from the informal tion obtained it is hoped among other things that the advertising program can ust to operate In the most efficient manner.

The bureau is also co - opera- ting with the American Dairy Association in assisting with research into dietry matters related to dairy products.

onday's meeting at Moncton will provide an opportunity to review the first year's perform- ance and also to take a look at what is planned for I964.

POTATO COMMITTEE

'I‘h potato committee called for by the meeting of grower: has now been set up and Is meeting with the minister of agriculture today to explore the numerous complex problems related to plebiscite, potato board and mar etlng The board of directors of the Beef Producer's Assoeiatlon met on Thursday afternoon

ln'OIlI organ, pianists. dancers. accordionists. solos duels and trios. "In that". Mr. Jesomc stated, “Without a doubt «his writ be the largest and best. gathering of am ever assembled ward Islam." 'I'wc shows be held. one on Friday. May 8 at 9 p.m., and the second on Saturday

«Main time the same

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lsyour pain RHEUMATICoil

ART TIC?

Do you long for relief from tho ago» of rheumltlc and arthritic pain

their sufforlng by using Don't let dull aches and stabbing palm handicap you any longer. Try

-R-C's.0nly85cand 81.05 at drug counters ovorywhm.

For all! Ml nlkl, nu TW'. m t Cmm llnlmnt II the roll-on bottle cub-ﬂy lly. FLAME-OI-

singlet: audiltmtlmn.

Many of the acts have up- pcared on telev'hion some!

will. .IHII' T-l-CI Imam.

""’ mus—9

REXIILL

Ends Saturday Noon, April 25th You still have time to save on MANY ITEMS.

Buy one at regular price got "I. second one for only I:

nu listtuglfutnnitv

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province

and for the purpose of consider- ing matters related to the stock-

yard proposal and a study of

the industry under the ARDA

program. In addition, the meet-

ing considered matters related

to itself as an organization and

how it can be strengthened. All in all this period is one of consi-

derable meeting activity in re- lation to potatoes. hogs, beef. etc.

HOG MEETING The Prince Edward Island _ Quality Improvement As- sociation will hold its postpon ed meeting in the Film Board

room. There are matters of un- portance to be discussed and good attendance is requested. FARM

FORUM COMMITTEE Present plans are that Ml. Schwass. secretary of National Farm Radio Forum and Mr. Gosnell of the CBC will be in the on May 12 to meet with the Farm Forum Commit tee and other interested per- SOUS. OFF HIS EGGS

Use of the phrase "Off his eggs" recalled a procedure which years ago was a very important one in the spring life on the farm. Before incubator: and hatcheries brought science into the poultry world the set~ ting of the hen was something that had an almost spiritual and mystical aspect to It.

First ofﬂa broody hen had to be chosen, not just any hen but one whose behaviour was predictable. one that had

the neces s a r y mental adjust- ment and the tenacity to stand three Weeks of forced retire. ment from the poultry World. After the hen was selected the proper location must be decid- ed and materials assembled for the nest. Basic was a moist sod. on top of this then straw was completed. the hen was set upon in the dark of the evening nursed into a state of semi-com- atase and then deposited on the nest which a I w a ya had to contain eggs.

The question then was would she remain loyal to her biali- gical duties or would she per- haps forsake the nest the next morning or what was even worse remain on the eggs

incubation then decide to call the deal off. If the necessary 21 days was completed the ques- tion was how good would the. hatch be and would she look after it once they arrive in the world. In any event the whole proceeding was an intensely complicated one and fraught with tension and uncertainty. If about the tenth or eleventh day the caretaker surveying the squadron of setting hens found that one was off the eggs and on the straw then this ser- ved to indicate a serious men- tal and physical upset which cannot all be rightfully charged to female instability. SLOW-MAY BE SURE

We are sure that this is not popular topic but April shows signs of developing a real win- tery reputation. Last Friday's storm in the eastern half of the province set spring time back. However, once the snow disap- pears. roads and fields a re drying up quite rapidly. In fact any well built dirt roads seem to dry immediately once the snow disappears. Lack of frost In the ground is paving the way for water in many basements. Nevertheless the days are get- ting longer. the sun is getting stronger and over the weekend a giant jumping forward is made by boosting the clock one hour into the future.

BIGIIT

e at _ WRIGHT SHOES . . . . . ..

INTER‘RUPTION NOTICE

There will be an Interruption of electric power our western transmission system on Sunday, prll 26th, fine weather permitting. between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.' Daylight Saving Tim -

on A

This Interruption ls necessary to permit us to raise the operating voltage of the western trans- mission aystcm from 33,000 to 66,000 Volts.

The areas affected will be from Tryon to Bor-

den and Wilmot Valley areas; St. Eleonora west to and adjacent areas.

MARITIME ELECTRIC ML‘ —

Tignish

SUMMER COTTAGE C U S T O M E R S ' PLEASE NOTEI

MINIMUM OF

48 HOURS NOTICE

REQUIRED FOR- CONNECTION