+ Crown Prince Akihito § gaily waves to crowd as he and his bride, commoner Michiko Shoda,
a procession from
JAPANESE PRINCE WANES TO CROWD
the Imperial Palace - to his mansion. Along the way their carriage was attacked by a 19- year-old youth but the proces
Tourist Queries Highest Ever,
Travel Bureau
* Accommodation queries oie. img campsites and trailer parks on the Island are the highesi in the history of the bureau, A. A. Nicholson, director of the Prince
Head Reports
available to tourists this coming}
season than in 1958.
One feature of last year’s tourist season was the increase n the number of chartered bus
Edward Island Travel Bureau|tours. There were approximate- @aid yesterday. ly 60 of them with each having _Aifantic Provinces campaign} about 60 persons.
are up 65 percent over
and locat-enq'tiries are
. This is expected to re-
in an increase of at least
3% per cent in the number of vis- ftors, to the province.
The Island’s beaches are still
eonsidered to be the main at
traction of visitors to the Isiand
the 150,000 tourists who vis- | the province last year spen! $7,500,000.
one expected that at least 60
With the volume of enquiries enly—getting inte stride, 630 lete ters were received by the !ocal bureau yesterday. Last year the greatest humber for any one day was about 300.
This month and next are the
top months for tourist inquiries, Mr. Nicholson said. Sirice it is not yet the middle of April, it is | expected the volume of mail ask- jing for tourist information and
are will increase consider-
more units will be made | ably. Ch’ M wr the Crown. W Charlottetown automobile | to n an firm was fined $10 and costs |
Is Remanded
Until Monday *
Th. case of a Charlottetown charged on three counts
@f being in ‘possession of stolen goods knowing them to be giolen, was adjourned 2th when the accused ap-
charge of having possession intoxicating liquor
place was fined $20 and cos's or 30)
leg jal. A similar charge
am East Royalty man was withdrawn at the request SS .
COMING EVENTS:
> Bingo every Monday night. Andrews Hall, Mt. Stewart.
Jackpots of $25 each. *“Our Boarding House’”’ by Parkdale players, Southpor:
ro
St. | Two!
the
port Women’s Institute.
Mt. Stewart United Church
Wed., April 15, 8 p.m. This a joint meeting and Men are)
General Trailers
14 ft. Only $1295 16 ft. Only $1495 18 ft. Only $2,060 MOBILE HOMES Sizes from 32 x 10 to
until |
before Magistrate Gil-| . fer Gaudet in County!
ai other than his residence, |
Hall, | 16th. Sponsored by South-) |
Men’s Association Supper meet-;
asked to bring their wives ort a FROM friends. Guest speaker.} 7 ©
Rev. Charles. Townsley: | HALIFAX
= TO
SEE THE ALL NEW 1959)
for — on the highway . without- tegistered for the com- ing vear. 4 similar fine of $10 }and costs was meted out to a | Brackley Beach man for failure to register his motor vehicle for the current vear. A Brackley Point Road man charged with speeding drew a fine of $10 and costs or 10 days
GRAIN
defence . counsel. 76552.
The three men were arraigned Barley: May unchanged 1.02%; on the charges last week. No Jly 's lower-unchanged 1.025-a- pleas were entered and each *4b: Oct 's higher 1.02%-a. elected summary trial by magis-| Flax:. May unchanged 3.08%; trate. Ny ‘2 higher 3.01%; Oct 1% | A Winsloe man convicted on | higher 2.94%4b.
| Rye: May “% higher 1.17%; Sly % higher 1.15% - 1.16; Oct % higher 1.14%a.
Prices for class two wheat for
| export to countries outside TWA: 1 nor 1.683%; 1.4535; | 1.903 8: domestic prices: ee 3 1.5558; 4 1.4536; 5 1.4336; 6 1.42%.; 1 durum 1.903%; 2 1.8736; i3 1 733%
| LACK TRAINED MEN | KINGSTC Jamaica Jamaica's largest airport, at the seaside resort of Montego Bay, will be closed eight hours a day
, |effective April 15. ‘The civil avia-
“Kingston Legion card party.’ tion department said the closure
Scan Hall,“ New Haven, Weds! is due to a shortage of trained , April 15, at 8:30. airport control officers.
a
| ST. JOHN’S | Nfld.
| MS Belle Isle Il April 10, 18, 27.
| M-S Bedford It
May 5, 13, 23. | June 1, 9.
permitting a vehicle to be |
2 1.65%; 3 1.55%; 4 5 1.435%; 6 1.42%. 1 durum 2 1.87%; 3 1.73%. IWA and T nor 1.686%; 2
(AP)—
DIRECT SAILINGS |
sion continued as _ thousands cheered. (AP Wirephote ‘via radio from Tokyo).
Club Work On P.E.I. Tops In Canada
Prince Edward Island leads Canada in having the highest percentage of its United Church pastorages organized in’ men's club work. This was poinied out at the annual meeting of the United Church of Canada which concluded at Torogto Saturday.
It was noted that 22 of a total of 33 charges are organized in active men’s work. The Island also led Canada in the attend-
schools for elders and stewards.
Last year 84 men attended the anntal conference of United Church men held at Stanhope and 150 attended the school for elders and stewards held in Jan- uary in Charlottetown.
The report on men's club work was given by Ralph Wilson. as- | sociate secretary of the boaid of men.
The meeting_was attended by | Allison MacKinnon of Charlotte- | town, a member of thé interim | committee of AOTS United {Church Men's Clubs and_— im- { mediate past president of Mari- time United Church Men
Rt. Rev. Angus J. MacQueen, DD, moderator of the United Church of Canada. addressed the board during the three-day meet- ing.
AID TO PAKISTAN The United States is lending
ance at its annual conference and| 2
Held Monday,
The funeral of the late Russell
The late Mr. Ellis, sen of Mrs. Harry Ellis and the late Mr. Eilis of Donaldston, lost his life April 8th in a fire at Creighton Mines, Ont., when his home was destroyed. He was 33 years oid.
In addition to his mother he is survived by his wife, the former Mary Anderson of Ont. and a seven-month-old son David. There are also 14 brothers and sisters. ~
The Guardian, Charlottetown, Tues. Apr. 14, 1959.
Funeral Of Late Russell Ellis Well Attended
RUSSELL R. ELLIS
With Canadian Library Week taking place throughout the coua- try from April 12th to 18th, Miss Jean Gill, librarian at the Char- lottetown ‘Library, said yesterday | mood afternoon that their appears to be a noticeable lack of enttusiasm on the part of the public, to read the large number of books that have. been written by Ca- nadians and with a definite Ca- nadian background.
Among those worthy of mention are: “Looking at Architecture ” by Alan Cowans. This give a delightful introduction to the general principles of Canadian architecture. This book is wide- ly considered to be unique in its class.
A complete coverage of the his- foric geography of settlement and agriculture in Prince Edward Js land is contained the book er- titled “‘Three Centuries and The Island.” This was written by Andrew Hill Clark, professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin.
REFERENCE BOOKS
Two excellent reference books re: “Atlas of Canada” published by the geographical branch of the department of mines and techni- cal surveys, Ottawa. Of loose leaf form the readers can re- move any of the sheets he or she may require for a closer detail- ed study. Between \the covers there are a total of 110 detailed map sheets.
The second publication is “The Encyclopedia Canadian” which is contained in 10 volumes. Com- piled under editor-in-chief. Dr. John E. Robbins, this work pro- vides much needed : reference material, a need that has been long felt.
In addition to the forgoing. a visit to the public library will give the public full opportunity to become better acquainted with books that cover a wide range of subjects. which include, bio graphical works, history, travel. the fine arts and music.
For those who at times seek lighter relaxation, there is a vast
Library Patrons Not Reading Canadian-Authored Books
of fiction, humor, adventure, ro- mance, mystery or. any other subject which may fall into the —" reader's desires and
In ‘addition there is available to library patrons, books and pamphlets on current affairs, along with a wide range of daily and weekly newspapers and per- iodicals, which provide infor- mation with events and situations a. occur in all parts of the
‘Maglie Signs As Instructor
ST. LOUIS (AP) Sal (The Barber) Maglie, 42 - year . old former pitching great for the Giants and Dodgers. was signed Monday as a minor league pitch- ing instructor by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Maglie, recently given his un- conditional release by the Red Birds, has a major league career record of 119 won, 62 lost for a .657 percentage.
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Police Warn Bad Cheques On Rounds
cashier should request a note from parent or guardian.
In all cases it is the store- keeper who cashes the checks
Heavy Ice Causes Delay In Shipping
Heavy ice conditions which continue to exist in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cabot Strait area may delay the shipping sea- son from Charlottetown. It is thought that despite recent im- provements in ice conditions. navigation will be set back pos- sibly two weeks.
The CGS Brant, awaiting an all clear to place buoys at Wood Is- lands and Cariboo, cannot get through the locks at the Canso Causeway. In anv event, Mari- time Agent E. K. MacNutt points
fhave assurance of freedom from drift ice before setting out the markers. -
The start of the shipping serv- ice between the Island and gulf
out that the ship will have to
at sa Se ae Oe pend on ice conditions, P ° Mraaghay deputy miner of i Tours Centre ay ea ec. watts On Friday evening the mem- a service wih the Magdalene bers of St. Johns A. Y. P. A. Islands, said they hoped to start Milton, enjoyed a tour of the their regular service Wednesday, Health Center under the direr- but felt the bad ice conditions tion of Dr. Frank Jeiks. Fol- | would cause a delay. lowing “the tour, the members went to the heme of Bela . © ‘| Johnson wi business The meeting opened witn Plans Banquet | prayers led by the vice-presi The Junior Hospital Aid held tee reported the competion of their monthly meeting on Wed- the campaign for subscriptions nesday in the hospital. for the “Diocesan Times’’, and Regular business was trans- are to pass in money to “Mr. acted and all bills voted to be Piercey or the president. paid. The-treasurer reported- a -++-- Jt..was moved and seconded. substantial bank balance. that a sympathy card be sent The aid decided to sposor a to the family of the late Arch- father and son banquet for Boy deacon Harrison. Correspond- Seouts and .Cubs, to be held in SPEAKER : emce consisted of a letter from Path. Weenie i pat- induc ie . lerce, a : tion service at Alberton jent im the -hospital drew the| Dr. J-K.L. Irwin will be guest/ 4) Apri) 13, which is to” be winning ticket for the T.V. rae Se tree followed by a council meeting tables. The lucky winner was! ccistion for Retarded Children
at the Charlottetown Hotel Thursday night.
Satisfactory progress has been made by the association towards having adequate quarters pro- perly equipped for summer work among the children.
Im September the national as- sociation will hold it’s annual meeting in Charlottetown at which time a number of highly trained and experienced officials will address public meetings, service clubs and other organiza- ‘ions interested in the work of re-
abilitation and also the future of retarded chihlidren.
CARD MONEY Cut up playing cards were the
Three persons, residents of Charlottetown, Kelly’s Cross and Eldon, appeared on similar charges of being drunk and in- capable. The Kelly’s Cross resi- dent drew a 20-day jail term and a 10-day sentence was assessed
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A city man was remanded on a charge of failing to stop at a red traffic light.
MOSLEM FEAST . |
TORONTO (OP) — About 50) shoeless Moslems turned a Tor- onto night club into a temporary mosque Sunday for the Islam feast of Radaman. The ceremony marked the end of the 30-day _| period in which the_faithful fas fast | during the day and eat only a at | night.
General
Charlottetown Curling Club | LADIES’ BRANCH
meeting will be held at the Club Rooms on Wednesday, April 15th at 8 o’clock for the election of Skips and Mates,
Tickets will be available for the annual ban- 1 —_quet-on- Wednesday, April 22nd.—
Magistrate's Court yesterday WINNIPEG (CP)—Most prices; Pakistan $56,500,000 to help fi- J \showed a firm tone at the close nance development projects. Tone man pleaded not guiliy jon the Winnipeg Grain Exchange @il charges. He is represent-| Monday. Some irregularity de- by Allison Gillis. | velonexi on occasions. Buying was ' Three men, residents of Wins- |Prompied in part by continued loe, Milton and East» Royalty, | dryness and high temperatures appearing on charges of break, | in the .western grain areas. entry and theft, had_their cases | Closiniz prices: adjourned until Wednesday due| Oats: May unchanged 76%; Jly to the wumavoidable absence of “% higher 76%-a; Oct % higher
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