Page 2. The Guardian

Friday Aug. 3 1956

Jury Exonerates Driver In

Death Of Cam

A verdict of accidental death was returned by a coroner's jury last night in the inquest in Jeni-- fer Campbell five ycar old daugh- ter of Tilt and Ilirs. Peter Camp- bell, of Gall Ont., whose death oc- curred on July 26 when struck by a car driven by Frank Illoran of Cliarlotii-toun. No blame was at- tached to the driver.

Act-ortlinr, it) the report of Dr ,T, H Shaw. provincial pathologist death nus due to multiple fractuc es of the skull. Coroner L. E Prou-se pre.-zirlcd at last night's- hearing ll:-tubers of the jury were .l.'iini's llurley, Iforemani. l John t'.iiiill. Flifliirtl Orford, I-JP nicr lint-l)iiii;iltl, John S q u a r e- bi:ig-.'s. .1 IC Corriizan, Monroe Mai-Lcoil Mr A. H. Peakc ap-i pcnrcd for the Crown.

ltr .l l, l-' liuruc who was the aiii-ndin; pin-ician iihen the child tins lii'iiii;lil to the hiispiial gave

m-.,1(-m-.- ;,.- in the child's (-om-m.llim1ic zuid after letting him outl

in-i llc sari thnre was bleeding' from the mouth She breathed only a couple of times before ex- piriuc. fin i-xamination of the X-rays taken altc" dc-'ith it was disclosedl that the child had received a brok- cn leg and multiple fracture of the rrght side of the skull. Dr. Burge said that in his opinion the cause of death was a fractured skull. l NORMAL SPEED Tllr. Fred Egan said he was driving South on Spring Park Road on the day in question. He saw a car approaching at normal speed when he was about opposite the car he noticed a little child lying. on the street. I Stopping his car. Mr Egan ran. to the child. At the same time Mr. Frank Moran had gotten out of his ear. Mr. Egan asked lloran if he could drive his car and when told that he could. Mr. Egan took

pbell Child

the child in Moran's car to the Charlottetown Hospital. Question- ed by Illr. Pcake, Mr. Ezzin said the Moran car iias moving at a slow rate of speed when it was

approaching him.

Frank MacRae driver of ii bak-

ery truck said he had parked liisp trudk on the left tEastl side of Spring Park Road shortly after 12 noon on the 26th of July. He was

in his home having his dinner when a little boy came in and told

him a little girl had been run over.

He iient out to the street but saw neither car or child. He said there was blood on the street slightly to the mist of centre.

lCii;eii" I.L-ivis who works iiith Mr .lluran at the D. V. A. said he lifts driving home from work

lviith lluran and had got out of the car at Brighton Road to go to.

his hoiiic He said Mr. .'lIoi';in hnil ilriicu can-ftilly all the nay

had started away slowly. Air. Lewis said llr. Moran was quite sober at the time.

DRIVER TI-ISTII-'IFS

Frank Moran driver of the car said he was driving along Spring Park Road near Bayfield when he felt a slight thud. He said he had seen nothing on the street but aft- er going about the length of his car he looked in the rear view mirrow and saw a small shoe on the street. He immediately stop- ped and went to the rcar of the car where he saw the child lying on the street.

Deputy Chief Webster who in- vestigated the case said the pol- icc were unable to find any wit. ncsscs who actually saw the accid- ent. He showed several photo- graphs which were taken of the area indicating the relative posit- ion of the cars at the time of the accident.

CITY AND

CENTRAL

ISLAND well Studio.

YOUR DOLLAR buy: more at the Hughes Drug Store.

WE TREAT the sick well. Giz- gr-,v's Pharmacy, open it a.m. to 9 p.m.

Crapaiid Exhibition, Wednesday. August 29th on Crapaud Rink Grounds.

THE LAW office of Allison M.

Gillis will be closed from July 3) until August 13.

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BIRTHS. IIEATIIS, EIIGAG EIIIEIITS, MARRIAEES

colored views. Cras-

MaeGREGOR - At the P. E. I. Hospital on August 2. 1956, to Mr. and Mrs. J, A. MacGrr-gar, I daughter. Catherine Elaine.

BREHAIT - At the PF..l. Hos-i pital on August 1, 1956. to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Brehaut. ineel Vclma Gondl. a son, Robert Keith. 8 lbs. 10 ozs.

McTAGUE - At the Charlotte- town Hospital on August 2. 1956.

con CONVENIENCE. friendli- ness and economy, shop at Gig. geyis Pharmacy.

MILLINERY clearance at HI- Stxle. See our St hat-. Excellent valm-

VISIT HI-STYLE Milliurry. Gt George Street-showing the latest Styles in vclvets. taffeta: and felts.

RADIO ADDRESS - Neil Af Matheson speaks in "Report from-

Parliament Hill," Saturday. Aug. 4 on CFCY at 6:45 p.m.

DON'T MISS K. of C. Dance. Roy's Camp, North Rustlco, Wed- nesday, August 22. Modern and old-time dancing.

SERVICE AT KINGSTON Bap- fist Church, Sunday. Aug. 5th, at 730. Speaker Rev. M. 0. Brinton. Special music.

HIGHLAND Games on Saturday rain or shine. Exhibition Grounds. Evening Scottish concert in Col- iseiini.

PENTECOSTAL OPEN Church Service at Stanhope Beach

ISunday, 3 p.m. QR. Stairs. min- IS I'.

THE OFFICE of the Prince Ed- ward Island Tuberculosis League has moved to the Provincial San- atorium. McGlll Ave. Phone 9824.

'ilSlPl'. Rev. J. M. Sproule. Sunday,

i sant Grove; 11 a.m. Central: 7:30

lAI'ert Action By lFormer P.E.I. Lady

l The alert action of Mrs. Albert Kroetch of Waterloo, Ontario, a ;telier in the Bank of Montreal in tthat city, resulted in the capture July 27 by the police of a man wanted for passing of stolen money orders. lilrs. Kroetch is the former Edna Hughes. a daughter of Iilr. and Mrs Ernest Hughes, Johiistoiis River, P.E.I. She left the Province to go to Waterloo three years ago.

Mrs. Krueteh who was on duty at the time when the man entered the empty bank said when she saw him she was certain that it was the man bank employees had been , told to watch for. When he gave her a money order to cash she cxcuscd herself and took it over in her husband who is also cm- pluycti in the same bank. Another i-iiiployee went to ,the managers office and turned on the burglar alarm which quickly brought two police cruisers to the scene and the wanted man was arrested with- out causing any undue cxcitcmcnt

YORK PASTORAL Charge, the l'nitcd Church of Canada. Min-

August 5. 1956: 9:30 a.m. Plea-

p.m. York.

UIGG CROSS ROADS Alexand- ra Services for Sunday, August 5th. Uigg 11 a.m. Cross Roads 3 pm. Alexandra 7.30 p.m. All are welcome to these services. Rev. CE. Armstrong, minister.

PRINCETOWN United Church for Sunday, August 5th. Sunday 10 am. Sunday School. 11 a.m. Morning Worship. 2.30 p.m. Darn- ley SS 7.30 pm. Evening Wur- ship. fllondny 845 p.m. Sea View prayer meeting Wednesday 8 p. m. Y.P.U. Minister Rev. R. J. Miller.

NEW GLASGOW CHRISTIAN yfhurcb. Sunday. August 5. Morn- ing worship and Communion 11 am. New Glasgow Community Sunday School 10 a.m. Cavendish United Baptist Church: Evening worship 8 p.m. (Please note the change in time). Rev. Bryer R. Jones, B.A.. B.D., Minister.

FREDERICTON a n d Hi'adaI- bane Church of Christ, Sunday, August 5. Bradalbaue: Sunday

School 10 am. Worship and Com- munion at ll a.m. Guest. speaker Rev, Joseph Parkman, Oaklawn. llllinols. l'.S.A. Soloist Mrs. Park- lman. Fredericton: Sunday School

I0:30 a.m. Worship and Com- lmunion at 7:30 p.m. Byard Thur- - her, Minister.

CONTEST WINNERS- Winners in the Salads Scramble Contests No 2 and 3 respectively in this area were Mr. B.F. Tinney and Mrs Dorothy Jardine. The pre- sentation of the C.C.M. Bicycles to the winners will he made in thcl , near future. Judging on the Grand lPrize contest is well under way !and the name of the winner will be announced in due course.

ward Island Potato

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AT THE POTATO FELD DAY

Mr. I)nn;ilil A lifai-Donald for-.lato Field day held at the Experi- mer manager of the Prince Ed-jmcntal Marketing l noted that he had in the past years Board llcfti and Mr. E. Graham.many Rogers iccntrci stop to chat witbl with Dr. Smith who is considered Industry. Dr. Ora Smith at yesterday's Po-l one of the top authorities in the po-

Farm. Mr. MacDonald

occasions to correspond

POTATO FARMERS VIEW or run:

FIELD DAY i; .

tato industry of the United States. He is on the faculty of Cornell University and is director of re

search in the National Potato Chip (Guardian Photos)

POLICE COURT--Appearing be- fore Magistrate l(.M. Martin yes- tcrday morning were four drunk- and incapabies who were dealt-' with in the following manner: Twnl received ten days imprisonment

lon an old commitment. another

Postmaster Dies At 75

The dczith not-iirrefl suddenly

fourth. 8 female, was fined S5 alltli ltlacliiaclicrn in his 75 year. costs or two days.

CRAPAUD, Springfield, L 0 n g; Creek Parishes. Services for Sun- day. August 5. 1956. St. John's Church. Crapaud: ll a.m. Holy Communion a n d Dedication of

izctiernl grocery store.

former Margaret. hlacl)onald he

F" 1' North Battleford,

l :,ayE;I;;3Ide';v:::eb?:;I : celebrated their 50th W-9(I(Ilf1E an-

sonic years he also conducted I llcside his sorrowlng widow fIlE'.l

leaves to mourn the loss of a lov-l

Memorials; St. Thomas' Church.

lFormer Islanders Celebrate

Mr. and Mrs. Alder Rrehaut of Sask.. recently

niversary and held a reception at Evergreen Lodge where many friends called to extend their best wishes and congratulations.

Bouquets of yellow flowers. gifts

mlGoIcIen Wedding Anniversary

Air IWRS HM” 5”) and 00515. and the! llopcfield on August 1st of Chester

rams of congratulations.

York and Mrs. Betty Swectman attendance with their parents.

They were married in George- town, P.E. Island in 1906 and made their home in North Battlcford. They have two daughters Mrs. An- thony Schultz of Long Island. New

of North Battleford. Both were in

C.N.R. Revenue Up But Earnings Off

MONTREAL (CF) - C " National Railways Thursday re- ported June net operating income

5 of ”.075.000. Compared with 53;

875,000, in the month last year.

June, 1956, operating revenues amounted to 364,964,000 while ex- penses, taxes and rents totalled 358,789,000. June 1955, operating revenues were 362,160,000 while expenses. taxes and rents were 353,285,000.

In its statement, the railway

corresponding

i said the figures do not include

provisions for fixed charges. The

, 1955 figures were restated for pur-

poses of comparison on the basis

- of revised accounting methods or-

dered fbr adoption this year by the board of transport commis- sloners.

Car Sales Up

OTTAWA (CPi-Total sales of new motor vehicles in Canada last year zoomed to a record high, with the number of pas- senger cars sold in Ontario alone accounting for nearly 47 per cent of the total car sales.

The bureau of statistics Thurs- day reported that 465,678 passen- ger and commercial vehicles with a retail value of 51.255.890.000 sold last year exceeded any previous year both in number and value.

The nifmher of new passenger car sales rose to a record 386,962 with a retail value of 31,023,351,- 000.compared to sales valued at

to the quality of the product.

Dr. Smith explained what was being done in the State of New York to provide the customer with the type of potato desired for any particular occasion. He said po- tatoes of mealy quality were mark- ed such nnd the customer came to learn that she could rely on the labeling on the package. Similarly if a solid type of potato were de- sired for baking purposes the con- sumer could lndentify these by the

.s. A. are SHIELD

The following amounts are gratefully acknowleclged:- New Dominion District per Mrs.

Arthur MacDonald 819.00 East Point WI. 2-00

i South Granville W. I. 5.00 Clinton W. I.

per Mrs. Bruce Clark .. 31.95 Brooklyn District

per Mrs; Fred Leard 10.15 Sauthport District 13.75 Borden . . . . . .. 70-93

. Kenslngtou ... 70.30 Wood Island We 5-00

Fewer Autos Cross On Ferry

During the mouth of July the number: of passenger: and auto: canted by the Narthurnberlund Ferries Ltd., decreased by 774 and 163 respectlvew, whilst the tinni- ber of trucks increased by 18. For the period May to July decreases were listed in all three categories. During last month the ”

transported were, 1955 in brackets: pauenxera 20,147 (N321), auto: 5,452 (5.615) and trucks 996 (mi. figures were: passengers 34.934 For the period May to July the figures were; passengers 34.934 (57,411), autos 10,033 (10,464) and truck: 2,457 (2,655).

CAMPAIGN GIFTS

ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

A Canvass war Imade-of. South- port, Borden and Kenslngton by Sr. Capt. John Carter and in team of Collectors.

Librarian Dies

OTTAWA (CP - Ernest Elio- deau. 75. a former parliamentary correspondent and assistant par- liamentary librarian. died here Wednesday after a short illness.

A native of Deschambault, Que. he was for nearly 40 years a familiar figure on Parliament Hill. He joined Le Devoir of Montreal in 1914, and was that newspaper's parliamentary cor- respondent here for seven years. He was president of the Press Gallery in 1919

In 1923 he h ” A parliamentary librarian. He re- tired three yeara ago.

3797.554.000 the previous year and topping the previous high of 359,- 172 cara valued at 8899.726.000 in 1953.

Passenger car aaleii in Ontario totalled lw.888 of the total Cana- dlal sales. and W918 can were sold in Quebec.

LEADING INDUSTRY From 1946 to 1954 Canada's pulp and paper lndv try has rankr first in gross production value of all Canadian manufacturing Indus-

-titrtt Clear: at tlciir ltlkb iiiiio core to tuiicii

-EARLY so -fiixi in ,lNoin' EAT so Muci-if

TORONTO (CP) - Tempe,-.. tures Issued by the Toronto public weather office Thursday night: (Night) (Day)

54 66

Charlottetown St. John's ..... . 50 so Halifax . 59 75 Moncton 62 70

HALIFAX (CP) - The weather office here say: the high pressur. area associated with our fin; weather was moving slowly across Ontario. and it looks like it will give us two more fine days.

Forecasts:

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island: Clear with ti few cloudy intervals: little change in temperature; light winds. Low-high at New Glasgow 46 and 70. Charlottetown 50 and 70, Moncton and Saint John 40 and 70, Fredericton and Ed- mundston 43 and 70. Campbellton 45 and 68.

Bay of Fundy: Light northwest winds; clear with Visibility 10 miles: not much change In tem- peraturc.

High tide today at Charlottetown at 6:16 am. and 8:25 p.m. at Rust- ico at 2:14 a.m. and 2:51 p.m. Sum- merside tides eighteen minutes lai- er than Cbarlo" town. Sun riser today at 5:00 a.m. and sets at 7:37 p.m.

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No further x-rays in Charlotte- town by the Mobile X-ray Unit until further notice.

HUNTER RIVER PASTORAL Charge. The United Church of Canada. Services on Sunday. Aug. 5 as follows: Whcntlcy River 9:45 a.m., Sunday School 10:45; Hun- ter River 11 a.m., Sunday School

in Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mc- Tague, lnce Mary Morrison. R.N.I. a daughter. Evelyn Anne. Weight 7 lbs. Saint John paper: please copy.

McCARVlLl.I-'2 - At the Prince County Hospital on Thursday. August 2. 1956, in M'r. and Mrs.

Les Mccarvillc, Freetown, a ,0 a "L. North wmshire 7.30 mm 9 lbst 4 "'5: p.m.. Sunday School 10 a.m. Rev. C. R. Moa , B.A.,B.D., Ml It .

lleatlis 5” ” "

WINSLOE UNITED Church. Services August 5 will be con- ducted by Rev. Harold Kennedy. B A.. of Sydney Mines, N.S. North Winsloe ll a.m.; South Winsloe 3 pm.; Princetown Road 7:30 pm. Sunday Schools at usual hours. Rev. A. S. Weir, Interim

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DUFFY - At Vancouver, B.C., on August 1, 1958. P. Bennett Duffy. retired customs official, formerly of Kinkora. P.E 1.. after H short illness, aged 70 years.

Long Creek: 3 p.m. Evening Prayer; St. Elizabeth's Church. Springfield: 7:30 p.m. Evening Prayer. Rev. George R. F. Ebs- ary, Rector.

MARSHFIELD PRESRYTERIAN Church. The hours of service for Sunday. August 5. are as follows: Mzirshlield 11 a.m.; Mount Stew art 3 p.m.; Harrington 7:30 p.m. The Sacrament of the Lords Sup- per will be observed at all ser- vices. Rev. Donald A. Campbell of Montague will conduct all services. Sunday School Harring- ton 10:30 am Preparatory Serv-i icc in Marshficld Friday, Augustl It, at 8 p.m. Student M'inlster, J Karl English.

ing father scvcn daughters "I9 h”"m'md m"p19' were "'7 ,Mary, Mm. David Cnnkio. Hope Iractively arranged throughout the MM; hlmn, Mm Vgrmm Dm.k' rooms. The gold trimmed wedding Ynrk, ,Jnm,mm.s p William Bak, cake centred the lace covered tea , Ill ', ll: 'l s; C'th : ), ill... llilf.-I. nL'.lY"pi;inT.. il?”2..l Mr. and Mc- Brvhaur were the Blnnclic of Iloston. Mass; 4l"lor- 'reC'pmm5 "I ma"-V "WEI-V Ems a"d

package.

The speaker spoke briefly on the potato chip market. He said the trend toward potato chips has been increasing yearly and at the pre-

Mrs. Brchaut is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Owen. Georgetown, PE. Island and a sister of Miss Minnie Owen,

Charlottetown. Dr. Lester Bre- sent ume 53 mimon M me an haul, Murray River. is a brother of mutton bushels of potatoes grown Mr- Brehaut. in the United States are being

processed in some form or another

r-in-oi Mrs. Arthur .lenkins. Tor-irewlved ""”'Y 93”” and wit-Ills nnin. Ont; Maude of Charlottc- . toiin also Ihrcc sons Ben and Wil- liam at home and Cyrus with the Dipzirtmcnt of Public Works In- ('h,q,-inm-iown, (Continued f'om page 1)

A grandson William Conldc re- siilcrl with him. Three sisters tLot- "'9 9"” 59”"! Mme W the 1'- tuw Mrs. llarrv llonncll. (Janet) 13”” the-V we” able L” Pmduce um W , I,5rmSon' Chmmmh ltrcmendous crops of tubers from mm; I,-lm.,,M,,. Mrs. H vvg We; the unbroken soil. He noted that of llrltlgclown. One brother Piindy "" 5'7"” was "”1d0 L" h”"3 about of Prince George. A brother Geo-l9"Y Inrm "I 0"d””"955 3" marks me predeceased mm by A few ,ctlng of the crop until about 35

for human consumption. He said there seems to be no levelling off of this trend with the increase being from three to five million per year.

grace that we have to dog the rail- way to get reefer cars here. espec- ially when we have an agreement with them to ship all of our pro- duct by rail".

Dr. Ora Smith who was intro- duced by Chief Seed inspector, H. L. MacLaren, said, "All my pro- fcssional life I have been hearing about Prince Edward Island po- tatoes so I have not come here

ATTENTION

McEACHERN - The death oc- curred suddenly at Hopefleld on August 1 of Chester M'cI-Zachern in his 75th year. Funeral from his late residence Saturday, August 4 at 2:30 p.m. Inter- ment In Little Sands Cemetery.

PIERCE - The death occurred suddenly on August 1. 1956, of Emmet Pierce of Souris. in his 60th year. Funeral will be held on Saturday morning from his home to St. Mary's Church all 930.

McLELl.AN - At Newport. ntll Wednesday. A ug u st 1, 1956. Joseph Francis McLellan In his 92nd year. His remains were transferred from the I-Iennessey Funeral Home to the residence

N. D. MacLcan

UNDEIITAIIEB EMBALMEB

Charlottetown and North Wllfahln

DIAL 5549

c0nNwAi.t. PASTORAL Charge 9"”-

Chairman.

tcry.

PICKARD - M 65 GI"?-91 (imrflh gucsi spcnker at New Dominion Street on Thursday. August 2.i5"ndm.

1956, Mrs. L.

Home. Funeral private.

MMCOUHREY-At Ncw Gla.sgtvw,. August 2, 1956, Miss Louise Mac- Coubrcy in her 75th year. The rcmains are resting at the Cut- cliffe Funeral Home until this afternoon, than to her late resi- dence from where the funeral will be held Saturday afternoon. service starting at 2 o'clock.f Interment In the New Glasgowl