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_N|-;w jacket dresses, pastels "in prints at Gay Puree, Summer-, ‘we, L-uZI-u-zu-zi.

_BLO0D PURIHER $1.00 at fgyiol‘ Drug Co., AEIISIIIEMIL

‘SLIGHTLY I M PRO V E D —" Prisms of Mr. Fred Callaghan all be glad to learli that his con- I illllitl is slightly improved. Mr. . Qlniiglhill has been seriously ill in the Prince Ccunly Hospital for some uays. S.

_IIN’I'ERTAINED CLUB -— Mrs. A s bLicKay entertained the lad- 7,5 social club of Trinity United Cllulcil Friday evening other home on Central Street. After buinsss i social hour was enjoy- pd and refreshments served. S.

...fI.\'TI-fItTAINEI)—Mlss Marjorie d,

i entertained recently at ai , party for her i at the home of her

-Sf‘IIl)0NER PURCHASED- nirclinse of the two-master glionlrr iitlivzird Trevo by Ray M Tinton of Summers de became inlowti over the weekend. The Ed- ward Trcvo was owned by Ches- ter Rrilihill" 0f LsHave. N. S. Capt. izmlnet: Gallant ci Summerslde null be muster of the vessel which “all be li=‘.‘d to carry lumber from llirnmlrlil. N. B. to Summerslde.

—lI,\NGl-IRS ATTEND SERVICE --"' Sniiinierslcc Rangers Com- puny of Girl Guides went in a lirdy to St. Mary's Church to at- lvnd the evening service yesterday

Hazrlson Bell gave a children's par- me usual Iamfor her young daughter Nailcy

illlilll tea time when the guests en-

pa“ ,of the _ nits. Mr and Mrs. R. L. MOIISU1 frosted “k6 Wm‘ 59"" lml’ Cflllflli-‘S

Harvard Street - pn PRINCE COUNTY on. m

should be lelt with M“, p,“

Discusses Plans For Airport

A special meeting of the Sum- nficrsioe Town Council of the Board g Trade was called by Mayor dlimpiiell on Saturday afternoon to

lscuss the fixing of the Summer. side Air Fort. Mayor Campbell, in explaining the object o; in; meeting, cated on Mi; A R, Brennan. President oi the Board of "Ilflde. w Jointly preside with him {it the meeting. As_well as the

own Councillors, Council of in, Board of T. aae, the members of the Air Service of the Board of Trade were Present and took s lively in- terest in the discussions.

Mayor Campbell said that. he nod ___ __ received a letter from Mr J. d. __,l.o _ erson, eastern manager pro tom o1 Iglieuifollilfr; ‘£2.'.‘,l.-§‘“.i.%li“.¥%'i..: i2f...,.,-°il.‘§l"i.’l.$.‘£.lt¥fo tffilfifi“ 1y nit-ed Church Summersicle to the to i '- ° assisted in th -: “X "Wm of the present Sunday momfngeirgrcezlgf fiir-isigsonrog 3r fir’; tolopernbieit the heavier typ¢ since their organization The choir service to o,§"....i.l“§,.}‘§°‘lnf§ mm:

d ' . _ . fia un 6r] tine direction of Miss and south airways would have to be ry ed alt. olganst, S. Igelxlligfiil gngpgilnzltsélegufor BISUIIICIZIIII

_ "_‘_' _ _ ese p ones. -

BIRTHDAY PARTY - Mrs. tel some discussion Mayor Camp- llell. Mr. Brennan. Mr. B.W Rob- lison. chairman of the Air Service t0 giéllfietigyratg her seventh blrtli- lCommittee, and others went out to

g mes were played the Air Port to look over the sit- uation and it was decided to have Mr. Anderson and Mr. Donald, district engineer for the Depart- lncnt of Transport, for the Canad- lml Allwflys, to look over the sit- nation and to state what improve- merits would be required. 5,

Gonrlles Dru t Mari Gaudcf lgrhgiliteillosgi,

y home in Summerslde n;

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YOIiII‘ clothes e. fully scngizlil; nbginélfiléis gLlizDpr "bill-ll them t0 Mills’ Mod- t ry Ceaners and Clothiers

w‘ er 5mm. Summerside. 14-301-4-16-41

--ICE OUT 0F HARBOUR _. For the first time this Spring there 1:0 alien dwater m Summersioe n“.

an ve ii ' round we shrgmsttle loe to be segn

day. J0yed a lovely blrtlidiiv tea, the lllli: room was prettily decorated l‘ llifl OCR-Minn and in the celifrc

tnble was a ‘Iziutifxilly

burning brightl . t cl ‘-

the kiddies. Aftel)" alevefifyhkllbtpl‘)? time the children left for home wishing Nancy Lcu "Illillly hzipnv ietunis." ' 5

Tign {sh

_ worm Gleanlngs From

On Monday last s. step dancing

ifiléii. '31“ ii‘~‘.““-‘“ii fimifii. ‘m

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tests proved hiycliiy atiflbégtfllflfielxé,

. . . and a lnrse croll. watched the r-

folmnliccs. Prizes for the fid ling

contest were given as follows: First

———- Mr. Ralph Arsenault: 2nd Mr.

Miss Eleanor O'Brien spent the JOINS; 3rd Mr. Adrian Richard.

week-end at her home. Prizrs for the sten dancing cmitest

were as follows: 1st. Mr. Fred Fitz.

wliqn Vcn. Archdeacon Harrison Friends o; My, Irvin H... (j _ gerald; 2nd, ML Jgnes- 3rd M, (induct l llllCii’ i158; Bl we 561" son are sorry fo learn of slits illllieils. c-Ylll Gllllfllll- I ' i-ff‘ l (ll Prayers 8nd llYlilll-“i Mr. Hendeson is suffering from ——-

l W“ Afchdmmi Illml- pieurlsy. All hope for ills speedy re- Miss Marv u. Gavin an of Al.

50,1 preached on appropriate ser- nisli il'CiI1 the text "Let God be ElLTlllPd ill all thing; through our 2rd Jesus Christ," Them llrge lnrn cut of Rangers. Miss Carlie Holman, Girl Guide Cum- ,lll.SS£'.lll1‘i’ was also present,

-S A I) NEWS

con i Hcspitai, Summerside, on i’. Ailill 23th. Eldrsd BOUHLI‘,

son ct" Mr. and Mrs, » Bnllltcr, Abany. Eden was seventeen years ot age. l-Ie

covery.

W“ a 'at her home in Klilltsfcrd dug w

, d the property of Mrs. L-vdm Rx , RECEIVLU- .f E, , , - Tlfilc 11.1 sczi away at the Prince ‘hive 2:32:18}: {,§._.,,§_.f.§,‘“{_‘,k§“:,.',1Y

the farm once owned by Mr. John Smith.

bani’. New York, who is visiting her former home in Tignish, spent gegw clays ili Sumnierside on busi-

Mrs. Frank Ha rdv snent S0111!‘ limp

tie lilness of her father. ———— Mr. Jespeh Siielfoon. a radio on- ea or iii the Canadian Navy sta- ticnrd at Halifax. N.S.. arrived home c-n Moviriav evening to spend a month at his home in Tlznish.

h“ '""= of "r. Leo Gavin of Sea ‘.Cclv Pciirl who is a parent ln the M m. Przcce County Hosnltal are glad to know tint he i= vcovcfing nicely

Mr. Chas. Dllnn recently purchas-

ElTllPl Credit Union held n month" inst

'I'l*e Deck Road

halt been ailing l;-r a iew we;ks ‘nook st. Lhgi home n; 1mg Bpil] MM. {after a successful operation.

and was taken to the ho p tal one wet-k prevails to his dIa-th, but l» K.ll(l care and skiifui medic‘! irnt lio received proved of i_ - nil, E"rcd was a young man c1 an tpictully pleasing person-

‘ and a kind dsisosltinrl. Be- " hrs father and mother there ice leil to mourn one brother, Lmlli D. new 1:1 the Artillery and

a._-<~::i" Jean iii Charlot-tttolyn. Ti lill‘.f‘l‘.ll will be hc‘d from the: nonu- cl his parents today (Mon- flill" at 230 p.m. to the cemetery W5 etown. s __.______________ PERSONALS —.‘. ‘s, Andrew Jardine and her ill‘: ciltlrc-n have returned to

their lioxiie in Freetown from a Visit to Charlottetown. B

__._.._. _—~.\fr. Vernon Matthew was in Si‘! ‘ .tetown on business on Sag- ‘zny. ,

-.\lrs: J. S Wright is visitng Ill!‘ llllsJtilld Captain J. S. Wright lli Halifax, N. S, , and Mrs. Earle Hickey of

..e_town were visitos to "side and Middleton IIlslS

ne:k:nd —.\'l s._Josepli Cohen who has been visitnig h-sr mother, Mrs.

151W Hfllisiirly at New Annan has l\(13‘.lll'llL(I to her home iii Brightosn,

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is. E. W Manson returliedl ‘ ‘ from a visit to Molicton and srirkville, where she visited her milliliter, Mrs. George Lewis and‘

'rs. R. J MacNeil

_—Ml‘. Reginald MacDonald who [satin _i:(i to the C. A F. is vis- iting lllS home in Olieary, and sands in Summerside and Bede-

-- Mr. and Mrs. Harold Speers OI Charlottetown are visiting in

Silmnicrslde at the home of Mrs.

Sierra’ parents, Mr, and Mrs. (wince A. Callbeck. s. -lVir and Mrs. Thomas P.

IIJlIllllllI and their son, Mr. Bert Hamill ll motored from their home ‘Middleton to Summerside 1m Sfiillrtlny, s —Mrs. T. D. Carruthers and lllrs. David Gardiner have retum- ell to their home in Summerside from Toronto where they have been visiting. 5,

-—M s. George A. Callbeck spent the week end in Mpncton. N. B, i where siie met her husband on his ‘Jclurn from Montreal.

For Sale

Outstanding registered Clyde Stallion, rising hill‘, good worker and sure.

C. W. CROKEN,

Neill. Interest in this Union ls very

fined to her-home with a severe at- tack of cold.

7 smut the week-end at fl" ‘inme o! his sister M s. Austin O'Brien.

‘fr. and Mrs. T'II"S, "r-"w of Rico-wi-

Mr. George Slielfrion left last lT""="u" l‘l1fl"l‘ll1"' for Summerside whore l" hiirivis entering ‘he P"l""f‘ County Hospital for treat- ,llli‘f‘.t.

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keen and progress very sitisfactcriz Mrs. Everett Rlx has I)"$‘ll con-

Frlmds of ‘Mrs. John Chrlstnnher 'il‘f‘ c"‘."l to kncw that she has re- covered nicely from her recent ll‘- 'ics=. T

Mr. Edward Oifollnran of Lot

COnGfQIIIIR'XI\IIQ nvp Q\\Zfnv'\/I"d {Q field on the arrival of a baby git-l.

0n Il‘r'd~v a flrefbrolre out and

I Incendiary

dfltrwed the house n’ M“. an“ '

Mrs. Willfiim li/f"'"r~l' of Dock Road. 1'

'7'“ Ildlfls iii this vlclnPv qrp hp. l

"Wi-"YHU their lsryiica (flooring I; l. ivel worth while to watch the in- ,

frflt taken bv the" lnrlws to 0m- virgvg "vnlf immpg Ilrivsv keomilnl- l- ‘looked Til"! mid w-nil rvm-"ivl unlit; pro FV""I\' i”, of the jmpravu merits being made.

SYDNEY. N. 8., April 21 -—(CP)— E ‘The $60,050 fire that wiped out a business and residential building here Thursday was of inoendiarg or- igin, provincial fire marshal . 8. Wright declared Saturday in his of- ficial report on the fire.

The marshal said attempt; also had been made to set f re to the blii ding April 1 and 14. "The serms of fires indicates a determ nation to

Niece 0f Finance Minister Weds

dlesttrov this npropertir-Ighedreslg; I . a ma aoconi . , At Saint John iéiorlli? ' "

Tlic rev-art dlil not say who had started the fire. Evidence was found trat gasoline

SAINT JOHN. N. B., April 21- had bccii uscd iii each attempt. the

Miss Norma Elizlibrtli Ralston, aflglctriglfnlidbélrllzisnmiilrsliai said inves- _ 5 . daughter of Mr, niid Mrs Nor The wooden buudfn‘ owned by

man C. Ralston, Saint John, and Hugh McKechnle Tait, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Tait, Hamilton. Ont.. were married in Germain Street Baptist Cliurcli liere..Sat- u av.

Rev. Dr. S. S. Poole rform- ed the ceremoli . The bri c, given in mariage b er father, was at- tended by iss Nancy Dunlop. Montreal. and Miss fomle Bailey. Saint John, John T. Murchison. Saint John, was goonisninn and the ushers were Frank R. Tait. Hamilton, brother of the groom. Burnett A. Ralston. Halifax. bro- ther of the bride, Samuel Corbett and I-Inwley Moms. Saint John.

After s. recepfim at the Union Club Mr. and Mrs. Tait left on a motor trip to Boston and New York They will reside in Hamil- ton whe'e the groom is associated with the Dominion Iron and Steel C0,, Ltd.

The bride is n niocn of Hon J. L. Ralston. Mliilstier of Finance.

ivfiTsTi-nsw RECRUITS

The colonel of a battalion b'lletcd in the coi-ntrv was invited to a neighbouring farm fcr lunch.

He ‘ ' * fsnner by eat-

Normnn MacLeod but in the hands of a trust company. hous Mee- Leod's Photom-aphic studio. e Di,- nnh Sweets Restaurant sud Coles milllncrv store. in addition to sec- ond iloor apartments. It was insur- ed. but onlv for about hall’ the value of the various establishments.

60 Homeless In Alberta From Floods

EDMONTON. April 21 —(AP) - At leost 60 persons were homeless hi three Alberta points tonliiht following heavy weekend rains and n sudden Spring thaw.

Twenty persons left their homes in North Edmonton when TurniP Lake overflowed and flooded I00 basements.

Forty persons evacuated homes in the Whitecoui-t area, 136 miles _. inc northwest of Edmonton. when “i! inw two small roasted fowls. Later. Athabasca River lee-jam sent s while walkin in the farmyard. he wall of water into farm lands east noticed a (Pa! strutting about. anthof whltecourt. drownl-n! l" 1m‘ IJIIERJKQII. "By midi "Flint/s a proud determined number of horses. cows

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- l . "5’ ma. ‘Mum 59-” “ll-“wmvd "l" anldn pgifumhellcr Valley. where I.-

furrner. he has two sons in the . 1 ft th l homes inst Amy mklfeirisignl/ilfhlchi e Emir flowed

over mads and around homes. Oth- er districts were reported safe iii- iliouvh the Kneehlll and Rosebud Creeks. which drain into the Red Deer River. were st s high level.

DESPONDENCY Despondencv is the last of ai‘

GETS AWARDS

TORONTO. Apfl 21 -—4CP\ -J. D. Dineen of the University of New ‘Brunswick sno J. A. [will of Dal- iousie Uivversity. Halifax. have seen awarded Ieonerd Ifflflilflti‘ iello-vshins var the "NO-ll i-esnlcn at the University of Toronto, Dr, If. J.

Emerald

coflv. viciverfltv riroslrlcnt nnnollnc- evfls. It is the abandonment oi

MMBESI

AND PRINCE C

LOOK ' O Player's “MILD” eiqu. otter have “weiprooi" paper which does not stick to the lips.

ALBERTON

Mr. Alvin Wallace who has been employed in Halifax for some time ‘has returned to his home in Alber- on.

Mr. Russel Saunders is visiting in Alberton the guest oi his brother Raymond

Rev. Father Gaudet, Bloomfield was a recent visitor to Aloertorri, the guest; of Rev. Dr. W. V. Mac- Donald.

Mr. John Profit left recently for Monctori, New Brunswick, where léeAliis‘ to be employed with the R.

Mr. Frank Skerry who has been empioyed in New Brunswick for the Bast six months has returned to h home in Alberton.

Miss Marlon Wilson, Charlotte- town, was a recent visitor to Alber- ton the guest of her mother Mrs. John Wilson.

Friends of Mr. H. Inman will re- gret to learn that he is seriously ill and all hope for his speedy recov- cry.

Mr. Everett MacDonald left re- cently for St. John, N.S.. where he is to be employed.

Mis Mae Malley, left recently for St. Mary's Road, Kings County whete she is to be emp oyed as teacher at St. Mary's School.

Dr. Lowrle. VS. of the Federal Health ~of Animals Branch was a recent business vsiltor to Alberton in connection with the recent out- break c! hog cholera in Moncton. N. B. While here he left instructions with Dr. J.D. Cummings in case of an outbreak here.

Mr. Everett Gass is visiting in Hunter River.

Mr. Ralph Profit who has been a patient in the Prince County Hos- nital. has returned to his home in Alberton.

Mrs. W. A. “MacArthur and ‘her l-‘ourhier Shirley were recent visit- ors to Summerside.

Friends of Mr. Frank P. I-‘raser who has been confined to his home for some tlme hv illness will be pleased to learn that he is greatly improved in health.

The regular week'v card party and dance under the auspices of the Sacred Heart Church was held in the Callaghan building Monday evening, Aprl 15. The prizes for cards during the evening were won by the following: Ladies, Mrs. Wal- lsoa Hogan; men, Mr. Justin Mal- lett; consolation prizes were won bv Miss Pauline Murnhy and Mr. George I-Iarnish. A delightful even- ing was enjoyed by all and a. fair sum realized.

The regular monthly meeting of the "Progress Credit Union Limited" was held Wednesday evening. April 1'7 in the Callaghan building with a large attendance of members One new member was added at. this meeting. The reports of the var- ious committees showed the Unlcn , to be in a good financial sitae. Mr. | Everett O'Connor. secretary. was welcomed back by the members af-

Lookout...

Squad un Leader W. D. Van Viiet ' Commanding 110th Army (Jo-opera- tion Squadron, It. C. A. Ii‘.

(By The Canadian Press)

Athlete. engineer. pilot in 0on- adals mirth country. and now squadron leader. Wilbur Dennson Van Viiet is the first leader o! a

undo-on of the Royal Canadian

Flame to be assigned abroad Ho heads the 110th Army Co- operation Squadron that in coni- bst will be the eyes of Caiifldas first overseas division.

At 35 this big Winnipeg warbird was appointed to command the squadron Dec. 20. 1939. He. joined the RCAF. in 1926. He went overseas with the idea of leading his men in actual warfare-not merely directing them.

"Certainly i will be in the sir.” ss-ld this "Flying Dutchman" wiicse ancestors helped settle N=w York when it was known as New Am-

On reodiihg Illi-igiand hf»: words were: "What is expected of us I know we can do."

Van Vliet started to fly when he was 19 and later helped organize the Winnipeg flying Club imcl similar groups elsewhere in west- ern Osnsds. During flying opera- tions he become known to the bush pilots who serve the northern mining ares and had many exper- iences with danger in that rugged

ares.

He took port in mercy flights and generally made s name roi- hknself among the ail-men who fly

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Many Extend Congratulations 0n Birthday

At the Afileok homestead which Mr. Alexander Affleck had helped to bilild from the Vlliflii woods, this grand “Id ma“ ‘l!’ Searletown. celebrated his 96th birthday on Saturday on. ilOYlYIZ llfilfellt health and happiness In: the midst of his family and '::.l§=..il:c serene“ a“; eriom absent frblen a 1 m "H, reme andithde viéelgtlfleig ting dd rece ve i Am _ ' relatives land efriengsck homemlsland son to extend Mr. Affleck many page‘ recturnts. s ea st the fnlymligggemalalfdglisrlgizlrrlgfilgesfi Robe Hpwatt. Mr. Affieckfls only daughter. assisted rim in receiving and entertaining the guests, All n!

ter an absence oi three months. -

vv;..;;;.. hi..."

and ability to lead men, sharpen-

Mr. Aff.eck's son: Stewart, Joseph. Hlammond. and William, as well ,5 iris daughter. were JIICSBIIIJ at the amllv dinner serve at noon, to- tether with grandchildren snd great

sand hild . 1 woiiioielié‘ c3122.”. m‘ °’ "m" At the tca houi- relatives and

friends yvere entertained and until a late hour callers came to extend

MR. ALEXANDER AFFLECK

ios ‘n lid IweITJ-‘giverl

th_'e Ir gcozfiv

liospitaity. Nirs. lioilutt being as-,eii by a SO-mile-an-iiour north-

sisted in her duties as hostess byl her tltiizgliters. Mr, Atfleck convers-

ed on lllC tones oi the dav with hisi quests and slioiyetl a live. interestl in the war. Speaking o the fact‘ that Hitler was also celebrating his

birthday that (lav, Mr. Affleck made, the remark that Hitler. if not dead,| would lio tlcuht have ceased to be at world figure when lie lMr. Afflecki

érould be celebrating other birth-l‘ ays. A little sketch of MT. Affleclfs

life is of interest. and proves that‘ hard work and a contented happv life arc the tl' s that tend to a 1on2 life, Mr. "k was born in Diuistafiliage mid is the eldest and only surviving member of the twelve children that made up the family of the late Joseph and Ellen Stewart Affleck. The family came to Scarle- town when Alexander was 17 years of age and lio assisted his father in hewing down the trees and making n (‘IPZIYIIIQ llI t‘. e woods for the or- iginal farm lionie. The present barn still has mrlnv of the stumps which were cleared from the. land as its foundation. The original farm was five hundred acres and Mr. Affleck is never til-en of tailing liow he and his father worked t_o bring about the present highly cultivated farm lands Early in llfcsMr. Affleck married Margaret Crockett of Carleton who was a. true helpmate and assisted her husband in many ways about the farm. Two sons Joseph and Stewart live with their father. Mar- garet, Vlrs. Howntt on the death 0t her hilsband went to keen house for her rather. Hammond lives on the adjoining farm. Willarm the young- est; son resides in Halifax and arriv- ed on Friday evening to be resell?- at the birth nv cc ebrations. e was accompanied bv Mr. Edward J.