} highway construction is of moderate interest hilt. in this . ere's a difference. Rarely in January in III is I Province are construction firms able to operate because

HOTEL FIRE CASE

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ROAD CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY IN JANUARY l

Ordinarily. 8 pl cluro of

of deep snow and frost-locked ground. Yester a e Mt. Stewart firm of Douglas and Mael-Iwcn were at work on the St. Peter's Highway. eliminat- ing a had curve in front of Marslliield School. The job

CONTINUES

SUMMERSIDE —— The plain-

tiff Mamie Eleanor Higgins. -. Dartmouth. N.S.. has the Illli'll ‘. watnws in her behall in the $7.3,-

000 action for damages- against 3J.E. Dalton. Summerside re» suiting from the destruction of ' the Clifton Hotel by fire, March “14. 1961. in which three men perished.

A), Mlts. Higgins testified she (Via itow living near Dartmouth "‘ and supports three children. 'two sons aged 14 and seven and a daughter, five.

. Higgins told tlle court die keeps boarders from whom Ihe gets $42 per week and with

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“She stated she and her late‘ band had been planning build their own home in ummer of 1961. They planned: h build it themselves through. the Nova Scotia Co-operativei plan.

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On cross-examination by J.[ QC. Mrs“ receives 1 time Telegraph and Telephone Company with whom her hus- #band was employed at the time of death.

Prior to Mrs. fliggin's criti- ence the plaintiff's counsel

c a l l e d on Raymond Mc- l Carthy of Dartmouth, a n d Mvoncton Fire Chief Murray ‘

acKie. Mr. McCarthy testified he was the foreman of the line coo-

Eal'l ‘ . Hel

early five years and was a

ty to be promoted. He testified he was staying lll . Room 3 at the Cliiton Hotel on the night of the fire. This rooml was located on the first floor.f After being awakened by some-‘ one yelling and finding thati smoke and flames blocked his.” path to the stains. . Mc Carthy jumped out the window.j

he stated. He saved severall

LATE NOTICES ‘ (Also see announcements in ‘ Inna adjoining Classified Advertising section.) ‘

l MacLEAN — Suddenly at Clyde ‘ Riva. Wednesday Jan. lo.‘ 1963. William Allan MacLean hi hi 69th year. Resting at} the Marleen Funeral Home. . Fluent mday, Jan. 18. from: the Clyde River Baptist

dim at 2 p.m Interment Will take place in the church . omit flow-

l Home ‘ Funeral wil be held at the; United Baptist Chla'ch. Sum- M. So ay. Jan. I

Pewter . Visitl hall-sztosilnd7tolo. MN—Mme.Wed-

l! of Sumsardde, in her 2m . Romans arriving at the Home this

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S cod worker and had the abil-

pt-iiplc who were hanging from windows or shouting for ‘ . li Wits revealed that as a :csliit oi his work Mr. McCar- i|l_\' received two citations for bravery.

I‘II‘P (‘hief MacKie stated the llllllllllllllll requirements for hotel according to the Domin- ioli Fire Prevention Code. are til-ii exits above the ground or first floor at. oppoSite ends of the. building and should be clearly marked. The code also recommends an alarm system be installed to alert guests in case of emergencies.

OBJECTS STRONGLY

John P. Nicholson. a defence lawyer. strongly objected to Mr. MacKie's evidence. Mr. Nichol- said the questions asked Mr. ' been asked the provincial marshal when he was on wiiness stand the previous day. He objected to an out-of-the- province witness interpreting the laws: to apply to Prince Edward Island. Nl'r. MacKiie stated that fire ropes are not considered as a means of exit in any of today's fire codes.

The first defence witness to give evidence was Clarence De- ll‘orcst of Salisbury. N.B.. w u was staying at the Clifton Hotel on the night of the fire. Th wianss stated he was in Room 12 with another man. He was awakened by a yell he stated ai‘ttr which he heard a rumb- ling noise, He got up and then ill‘fl the town fire alarm. He saw black smoke coming into the room around the door lock and opened a window.

llc pusllcd the storm window

‘oul and threw some personal ‘eifccts to the street below. he

He forced a mattress window. his on t mattress and then dropped down on it himself.

He saw others at the windows shouting and two leaped down on to his mattress. he testified. Mr. DcFoi-est went around to the front of the hotel. saw his coat hanging in the lobby and went in and got it along with several other coats and jackets hanging there.

The witness said there was a rope near an opening (a win- dow or door) off the second floor corridor. In cross-exam- ination by Gerald Foster QC. he stated he didn't see any- one coming down a fire rope at the. front of the building.

Mrs. a Nnonan. Summer- side. a desk clerk at the hotel at the time of the fire said she worked on the night of March 13 until 10 pm. She told the court of two ropes she aware of on the second floor ad- ding that the noes had been in- stalled “n year or more earlier".

NOT INSTRUC’I‘ED ' n cross-examination by Mr. Foster the witness said she was

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i never Instructed by Mr. Dalton

to point out the ropes to guests when they registered. and there were no signs indicating these ropes. She also stated she

:no instructions as to what she 3 should do in case of fire.

Dolor Arsenault. the night clerk stated he had been em ployed at the Clllfton "14 or 15 months"beforc the fire. He told of being instructed by Mr. Dal- ton to install ropes and related how he purchased 9’. inch rope and secured them to iron rings attached to the underneath part of the window casing. He said

Iris duties Included on through the hotel several times each night.

Mr. Arsenault testified fliers were three furnaces and a Jacket heater in the basement and stat-

becn checked be-

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Summerside A‘nd Prince County

The Guardian, Charlottetown, Fri, Jan. 18, 1963.

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1Erection Of Ca

(Editor's note: The follow- ing historical sketch on the Cabot building now under de- molition was prepared by T. E. MacNutt.)

The fire which destroyed ev- ery frame building on the south side of Richmond Street, from Great George to Queen Streets. also in the early morning of

Wednesday February 20. 1884 destroyed the first brick and stone Post Office building on

Queen Square. which had been erected in 1871 at a cost of $60.-

Immediaie steps were taken towards erection of a new Post Office building on the same site as the one destroyed by fire. an which is now being demolished. and the following information regarding it is taken from the Daily Examiner February 8. 1887.

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“The new post office - The erection of this splendid struc- ture was commenced on May 1.

will continue as long as wea- ther permits and. as well as straightening the curve. In- volves installation of a five- 1 foot-deep drainage pipe more ' than 80 feet long. ,

DefenceWiinesses Say Hotel Rooms Had Ropes l

did see "a man going down the basement" to check them. .

The witness said Kenneth Dor- i, say (one of the three men who‘ perished in the firei came into‘

12:30. stairs to his room No. 15. Aboutl a half-hour later a truck driver, 1 Lorne Morrisaey (of Vernon! River. P.E.I.. who also died in; the flames) came in and aske for a room. No room was avail-‘ able but after phoning severait places in town without results.

room.

Mr. Arsenault said he wen down to the basement shortly after and put coal in the fur- naces. and came back up to the kitchen and made an eggnog. He sat down on the sofa and on looking up saw smoke around one of the lights. He started for the basement and then saw smoke on the first floor. He went up the stairs and saw heavy smoke in the corridor. he testi- fied. around rooms 4. 5 and 6.

He said he kicked open the writing room door where Mr.f orrissey was sleeping and‘:

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Si. Eleonors Boy Is Aided By Lions Club

SUMMERSIDE —— Six-year old Dwane Graham. son of Mr. and Mrs. Cccil Graham. St. Eleanors, yesterday afternoon was taken to the Charlottetown Hospital where he will undergo an eye operation. the cost of which will be paid for by the St. Eleanors Lions Club

King Lion Elmer Phillips and Lion Lee Kinney. chairman of the health and welfare commit- tee of the. club. accompanied the boy to Charlottetown.

The lad was pl a y l n g With some friends about a year and a half ago when a piece of w‘

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this eye and replace it with a

glass one.

Mr. Phillips said the Linnsl while the windows. arches. .Club each year contributes to. ‘ the. CNIB also. He said the Gra?

ham boy will be in hospital for

I a week. then go home for about Mr. Arsenault told him he could nine weeks. before returning to have the couch in the writing 1 hospital again to have the glass

eye fl e

1885. and the building was com- pleted on the day upon which the contract expired. January 1. 1887. Previous to this latter date preparations were c m- menced for the letting of the various contracts for the inside fittings. furniture. etc. so that the different offices would be ready for occupancy by Febru- ary 20. the anniversary of the fire in 1884. which red

the old post office building to .lashes. Our reporter visited the lbuilding yesterday afternoon. and was pleased to notice that 'the inside fittings were fast ap- proaching completion. and that the different departments would be ready for their occupants be- . tween the 12th and 20th inst.

i The building ls constructed

ithroughout in the strongest and lmost lasting manner. ling credit upon all interested. The foundation which is of Nova Scofia freestone. is very

:surface line and

.first floors are built of hard .brick faced with pressed brick;

string courses. cornices other projecting finish brown Nova Scotla

are granite.

Followed Big Fire In 1881

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sub- stantial. The wall between the , the ground the lobby from outside around Wm?” 3“ P-VP- and the 93’" hast floor is of rock face and ashlar He talked for 20 minutes I Since. become useless to him.i tn large Mocks Of Stone. The

or a half hour before going up- i Th" "Wrath" WI” M l" “‘qu main walls of the ground and

a n d is of freestone, with a large amount of effective carving introduced in the panels, etc. All the main entrance steps and the entrance ors of oak. The roof. which

lFEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE NEWSLETTER

bot Building

lIs partly slated and partly fi- nished with galvanized iron. ls thoroughly fireproof.

The design of the building Is a free treatment of Romanes- que architecture. and depends for effect on solidity of con- struction which is expressed in deep ingoings at the side of the windows and doors. allowing the use of strong effect in powerful stone arches and by bold hori- zontal courses of stone running across the walls. As some of the principal fittings. etc. of the of-

fices. have not yet been placed In position. we are unable to givei

a description of the internal a -; rangemen resent. but will l do so in a few da

ys. We are given to understand that it isl the intention of the Government} to place a substantial stone and iron railing around the squarel

enclosing the building in the=

spring. and that they have also promised to give Mr. A thur Newbury every assistance in

laying out the grounds. Neither the Grit politicians nor the Grit press can accuse the Dominion Government of extravagance in connection with the construction of this splendid edifice. as s much more substantial. ger and better furnished than the old building. and is actually costing a smaller figure."

From Examiner 16th Feb- ruary. "The Post Office is now located In the magnificent new building on Queen Square. The Savings Bank, Customs Depart- ment and other offices are being made ready. and will be occu- pied in a few days. The fittings of the different offices are hand- some as well as durable. and are the subject of much favour- able comment."

From Examiner of 11th June. 1887. "The Work of levelling and grading the new Post Office grounds ls progressing favorab- ly. a large quantity of debris being already removed. and the different avenue and flower beds laid off. This section is. we learn. being improved on the same plan as the adjoining one. and. when completed. will add very much to the already handsome appearance of Queen

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FIRST contribution to be received during “Red Cross for the

“Freedom from Hunger" pro- .

jecl was made yesterday after- noon at R Cross Headquar- ters when Kirby Ward.

vice-president. and Nancy

It was Just a year ago that the Queen Charlotte High School Red Cross mem rs made the first contribution of $116.87 to the “Freedom from Hunger“ campaign undertaken as a special project. of the Can-

and being continued for the next few years. During the past year. other Junior Red Cross branches throughout this pro- vince contributed a further $418.7l to bring the total $545.58 by the end of 1962. Yesterday afternoon the vice- president and secretary of the Queen Charlotte High School Red Cross presented ill-rs. W.W. Reid. director of Junior Red Cross For PEI. vn‘lh another cheque for $100 fr. start off the “Freedom from Hunger" fund for 1063 which is “Red Cross Centenary Year". This amount was raised during the month of

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Square. Thomas .. Esq..

E. is rendering valuable assis- trance gratis. and Mr. Nlew‘bery and the officials in charge of the Dominion section are putting the Square in order as rapidly as possible."

Canadian Dairy Farmers.

Stage Meeting In London

The annual meeting of the P. E. I. federation held on Jan.

producing industry in Canada. (f) To disseminate information

Showed "fll‘9"- He went ‘10an in enjoyed gooi weather. travell-l' relevant and pertinent to the t0 the IObbY to Phone the me! ing. and as a result good attcn-l dairying industry to all member

department but heard the towni siren before he got to the phone. i

SHOUTED ‘FIRE' He wen back up shouting "fire" to the head of the steps on the second floor. e said he heard people talking and mov- ing about in the rooms. He re- turned to the lobby. grabbed some of his clothes and money out of the cash register and went out to his car via the front door. cross-examination. Mr.

Ansenault said he saw no ropes in the hotel when he went to work there In 1959. He said the dr over the windows partly covered the coil of rope (about one-half). He told the court he took between five and eight min~ utes to make his rounds during his periodical checks each night. On query of Mr. Foster. Arsena‘ult stated he had seen the exit on the bottom floor locked "a couple of times" while employed here.

The action was adjourned to reconvene at 10.30 this morning.

Actl for the plaintiff are Gerald R. Foster. QC. of Char— Iottetown and Merlin Nunn of Halifax. Defence counsel are Neil R. Maclleod. John P, Nic- holson and J. Watson Mac- Naught. QC. Mr. Justice RR. Bell is pre- siding.

trOI tors. Shirley (Mrs. Keith Alll-

Rev. E. J. Borrass Dies At Wilmof i

SUMMERSIDE — The death of Rev. Dr. E.J. Bari-ass occur- red at his home In Wilmot Val- ley yesterday. following a lengthy Illness. in his 74th year. Born in England. he came to mods and was ordained into the Baptist Church ministry in 1913. following graduation from Acadia University. Wolfville. N.S. He held pastorates in Sum- merside. P.E.I.. Bear River and

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Truro. NS.

In Summerdde he was the pastor at the United Baptist Church from 1944 until 1950. Prior to his retirement he was minister at the Donway Church. Toronto until the spring of 1982. following which he returned to his home in Wilmot.

Besides his widow rose is survived by

. Mr. Bar‘ two dang - son). Belleville. Ont: Dorothy. Toronto and one Roland.

Truro NS. The funeral will‘be held to the

dance.

The press has already report~ ed on the meeting in detail thus there is little necessity in furth- er reporting. The guest speaker Dr. F. Waldo Walsh now direc- tor of co-opcrative advisory ser- vices did an inspiring job in de- scribing progress and develop- ments in European countries.

His advice to the federation not to become discouraged as if. ' still young with important work to do was timely. DAIRY MEETING

London. Ont.. is the scene this week of the annual meeting of the Dairy Farmers of Canada. As this organization represents the dairy farmers of the coun- try the following facts will be of some interest.

The Dairy Farmers of Canada was organized in 1942. as a strict- ly dairy producers“ national organization. Its head office is at 147 Davenport Road. Toronto. Canada. and is under direction of John T. Monkhouse. executive secretary.

Its membership Is composed

of 43 dairy roducer organiza-.

tions in nine provinces.

It is governed by a 27-man board of directors who are re- presentative of each of the nine rovlnces. Among these produc-

P or directors are men recognized. der

nationally and internationally. as outstanding authorities on dairy production and the mar- cting of milk and dairy pro- cts.

The Dairy Farmers of Canada Is a member of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. It speaks with that body on nation- al matters of concern to the dairying industry in Canada.

It unites. represents and speaks for more than 100.000 milk and cream producers in every province in Canada. ex- cept Newfoundland. The pur- poses of the national producers organization are

(at To maintain and improve the quality of Canadian dairy products,

(b) To strive for and main- tain uniform grade standards for dairy products.

to) To promote. and to co- operate with all organizat‘ma .in advancing the interests and betterment of the Canadian dairy industry.

«it To develop markets and improve all phases of the. mar- keting of Canadian dairy pro- ducts in Canada and in other countries.

to) To secure legislation ade- quate for the maintenance

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organizations and to provincial and federal government officers and departments.

(El To promote better under- standing between consumers and dairy producers and to provide consumers with accurate infor- mation on the quality value of dairy products. and on their pro-

duction. JUNE SET-ASIDE

This province has had a fine record in supporting the adver- tising program of Dairy Farmers with an almost 100 per cent con- tribution of funds through the June Set-aside.

The following outlines briefly what the program is and how the money has been used.

In 1951 the Dairy Farmers of Canada inaugurated a national advertising and public re'ations program. It is now under the direction of J. W. Trebble.

T gram has continued without. interruption to the pre- sent time.

Payment for the programs has been made by the dairy pro- ducers of the nine provinces through what is known as the "June Set-Aside."

Over the past 11 years these programs have. had an effective influence in increasing consump- tion of cheese. skim milk pow- and other dairy products. More recently. it has helped halt the decline of milk con- sumpllon. and. in view of the high price and substitute com- petition. has helped hold the de- cline in butter consumption to a not unrealistic level.

The advertising department has made its facilities and ma- terials available to local dairy producer groups for local adver- tising and promotion campaigns It retains Cockfield-Brown Com- pany and Ronaldszeynolds. two of Canada‘s largest and out- standing advertising firms as active consultants.

An office is maintained In Montreal. from where advertis- ing and Information In the French language is released to all media.

The advertising program pro- motes all dairy producta. It Is divided into a specified number of monthly campaigns each year. of which "June is Dairy Month" and "October Cheese Festival" are examples. During each year all dairy products are advertised and promoted.