Battle With Fores

' 5, riii: CANADIAN ritnss . chad. Rain never Last April 1 a forester sighted the blulnz tun- mm wisp of smoke rising from nu,-10'. rich tlmberlands. It WEI g first sign of the many fires, mi. have flared into one of the Hi forest killers the province seen. Today, in the fifth month of the me by firefighters. at least 136 pat-ate blazes are still destroy- ; forestland. More than 200.000 yes, or millions of dollars worth umber, have been devoured. hi,-teen fires still are out of con-

came-only

life. or unemployed they took up hose, ' for 85 cents an hour and meals.

is no composite picture of a fire- fighter or his working day.

Only stamina limits the hours he labors. He can be between 15 and 60 but his average age is 8).

is less.

For most, the strain is great and files can nearly drive a man berserk. Last year, his nerve shat- tered, one fireflghter plunged screaming into the heart of a blaze to die.

NO END IN SIGHT

sie is between man and his 3?! fnemi, fire, now is the longest . the history of the province. ntario has not been free from mt fires for four months. - It began with the warning of the .. forester. Within a month the mi protection service had all non men in its regular force Pins

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.000 V0l""t99” 1" Fem” "ad There is no shor age of equip- ounml "'9 days "' Vkmry" most. A new high-isressure light- , weight pump is proving itself. Ew ENEMY Pack tractors. equipped with But it didn't count on a new trends. go anywhere a man can ngmy, hot weather. The heat walk.

mad up streams and allowed ames to burrow a foot below round until the earth Itsel be- amc hot Lightning start new res fas r than they could be

estern Guardian

NORTH naonoun U n l t ed

heavy rain that will soak deep into the smouldering earth can help achieve it. None is forecast, and already the flames have con-

R.-l1'lli0ND GRANT Optometrist. Will be in his 0'Leary office. sniuiday. Ausust Gin-

ust 7th: Travellers Rest 9:30 a.m.; Freetown 11.00 am.; North Bede- HAMILTON HALL, Monday. que 7:30 p.m. Rev. J. K. Campbell- ugiist ti. home made ice cream Minister.

"0 "W - HAS KNEE INJURED - Mr. r g. . t , William Campbell, Alberton. was .3E;('L,L';i':llh1g;;fvaif; f,l5.';h:,f'1,”,f., taken to the Western Hospital is g””;'mne hays Dom. prize. yesterday morning for treatment 9 bu" ' and x-ray of a knee injured when C 5 11, he was kicked by a horse. In- l'E(i)'tlIII!(?r.imR:!IST lilcalll, rTaiInes(ijci:1yljurles included a deep cut and venmgi Angus, 9th, possible fractured knee cap.

. .13 ,g THREE anansrnp - Three u:L(1).,BRMiI.I1I()-Iilfllffteciylfssug. .Summerside men were arrested r” m'm 430 on. gum”, ck; last evening by Constable Elmer eserve the date. Matheson of. the Summerside Po-

lice Force in connection with a CAN ACCOMMODATE lil gh lbreak at the warehouse of Sheen chool students in modern home it Maclnnis shoe store on Sun- i Kcnslngton. Write Box 300. 'day. Several pairs of shoes ensington. stolen in this break have been t recovered by police. and charges HOME MADE lceicrenm 5 of having possession of stolen Print! WHEY H3"-A M”"day' tnuchandise may also be laid uilUSl'5- SW"5””" by St" against those who allegedly pur- When” Ch"”h' chased the shoes f,rom the men .cgN1inAL coMM1-:ltt;lA1. involved in the break. 8. liege, Summerside. will reopen iember 6th. Write Box 456. . Phone 2989.

FARE SUMPTUOUSLY on home; . ade ice cream, cake and wienersl t south Freetown School. Wed- esday, August 10. Films also sown.

'EMAINS FORWARDED-A. rlef service was held at the Comp-l ti Funeral Home at 7 o'clock Wed. l vening for the late Ernest Weth- hell of Glastonbury. Connecticut. he remains were forwarded Thurs- ny morning to Brsttleboro. Ver- . on! for burial.-S.

S'sicIe Mourns Death Of Mr. Cyrus 3. Morris

Summerside mourns the loss of one of its finest and best known citizens by the death of Mr. Cyrus B. Morris at his home in Summerside on Thursday morn-

Mr. Morris was born at Bed- eque. September 16, 1878. a son of the late Joseph Morris and hgs uvyaltge. tlhe longer Anneedwright, o pace. e was ucsted PCI'SOI'IaI5 in ;IilChidIlt!'ICl! school tgnd pre-

par mself or a bus ess cari-

maxmg :f".'"A:t:c';rdl;"3S:.I eer by graduating from the Char- scstioii at the home of Mrs. kmemw" 3"sl”"' C9"959- End arnew! parent. Mr. md M". his first employment was with rank Simmons Belmont Lot 16. wright 3”” at vlct””'- g ' - Later. and for several years. ' Mr. Morris successfully engaged nu, ma M", James Dnwgon, in the lobster canning business. verdllh N 1- ""9 Wnllnnd land established I Prince Edward liitors at the home of Mrsulsland branch in Summerside of lWs0ll'g pgrents. Mr. and Mrs the N. 1!. firm of Fred Megee tephen lluestis. North Carleton. Ltd. and was made its manager

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Men came from every walk of

shovel and axe, laboring against towering flames

Jack Dillon, with the lands de- partment in Toronto. says there

He is best at the job if he is a I bushman. for the fear and strain

Victory is not yet in sight. Only

Church. Services for Sunday. aug-

nlario In Fifth Month Off

t Fires

of valuable timber, fro

no son” hardwoods to northern spruce.

Sport Echos From Prince County

racing competition.

for this.

clpating. Miss Yungblut,

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runs like a fugitive from justice, and handles herself generally well in other phases of softball play.

We saw the Grand River girls for the first time this year. They

with the willow, but play a lot of hop-scotch out in the field when the ball comes their way. With more pi-zictice these girls will lik- ely settle down to a better fielding game. and then watch out for this ball club. Even now watching them play has its compensations.

Looks as if next week will be the banner harness racing week for Summerside Raceway. Some line classes have been mobilized and if we get any kind of a friendly grin from the weatherman there should be heaps of excitement and real enjoyment at the Summerside track. The biggest crowds of the season are expected.

Since we have no adu! baseball in Summerside this year. fans seem to have worked up a higher than usual interest in the goings-on of the major leagues. The tight race in the American League has Werybody talking. and the Boston Red Sox' mad dash towards the summit have the whole town talk- ing.

for the province. He later be- came actively engaged in the fox Industry. becoming a director in several companies. His next business trip was to enter into is mercantile partner- ship with Joseph A.i,Bemard at Tignish, in which h' continued until his retirement 940. After his retirement , ria was active in vario cities in Summersi---, conducting one of the drives some years ago in aid of the Prince County Hospital, assisting in the victory I03" '. . and at one time

SIDE. PERS.

1 with Lady Abner in 1119s. Win- Mr. and Mrs. George O'Connor

nor of race 2 was Theora'a Ensign. Toronto vhave spent the past ..pr'ned by A. D. Napke, Newcastle, in weeks visiting relatives inl .B. and driven by Johnny Con- lberton and Sherbrooke. Mr. 'roy. Eddie Hoosier (S. Walker) 2. 'Connor leaves on return today Time. 1139i-a new record. We

s. O'Connor will remain illthie are t ” to F. " " Mc- Lalne and Rollie Wood who saw the races and very kindly gave us completed, score cards.

rovlnce for another week.

COUNTY COURT - In County sgistrates Court. Summerside asierday, Magistrate R.S. Hinton, presldin .

to see the recent import Ben "gunerslde apeedster paid 810.00 Brooke c. finish first in dashes 5 mwsts and another party raid and s for the c h R Stable and .d and costs when convicted driver Art Davidson; Ann's Boy Phthe Highway Traffic Act (E. Goguen) 2-2.,Time.2.IS.2.139t. mdmllls a vehicle with iu- The 4th and 7th dishes were won u clent ilghtilll equipment. 5- by Ramona Chips IM. Lawson)

manned from we , owned by the fright Spot Club.

best time 2.15 Back Stretch was Moncton Wednesday night Iven by c. MacLeod. with mini In the

ore were three double winners.

. 1st and 4th dashes Mae Fed- - Federal by Fedei-al,.owned by eral (counter) was 1-1, best time ohn MacLeod, Yarmouth. and MB. In the and and 6th dashes ' "'1 by Harley Harrison, 2. Jol- Laurel Chief (D. MacNeil) was 1-1 5 J91 by Jollity. owned by and in the 4th and 8th dashes Miss Tgtiln Mcllugb, Tignish, P.E.I. Csrthy (Cormier) was 1-1. beat ' driven by E. Bernerd,3. Time. time 2.15. In the 8rd and 7th -M-.'l'he second heat of the 2nd dashes Shirley Doris (Robchaud) sum was won by Laurel Henley was 2-1, Lady Smart iGoguen)

' Ruth D. Federal 2. Jollity'e 1-4. Time, 2.1!. 1.17. "K by Jolilty. owned by Albert rseneau. River Hebert. N. S. and J90 by G. Manger. 8. Tim . The final heat for race

A real good racing program was e on unit Suhrpsirhierslde Raceway on w - ne ay t. Those interested It " "5 Won by Doctor F. C., in speculation did well on the mut-

WnedsnddrivenbyRaibMc-IIela.the abeingquite liven. and wearesun tlions- in never cases. In the DD Pace friends throughout this Ten Spot (Rogers) owned . and led Bchurman 'waa 1-1, 6 Ann C, own-.

was in charge of the selective service bureau hero.

Left to cherish his memoryare the following children; Victor, in Cornwall, 0nt.; Allie. Mrs. Am. old Wilson, Stratford, 0nt.; Flor- ence. Mrs. James A. Morrison. ” ieialu Mrs. Jean Wood- cock. Winchester. Masa.: also six grandchildren. He was predeceas- ed by two other children. Arthur and Doris.

Surviving also are two sisters. Mrs. Robert Holland, Bedeque, and Harriet. retired nurses. in New Hampshire.

A man of pleasing personality and excellent qualities. the pass- ing.pf Mr. Morris will be deeply regretted by those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. which included the mend n of the Masonic fraterniw. in which order he had the distinction of being the oldest past grand mas- ter in this province.

In religion, the deceased was a

member of the United Church of Canada.

The funeral will take place to-

day at 2 pm. from the Compton Funeral Home, where a service wili.in the absence from the pro- vince of the pastor of Trinity United Church. be conducted by Rev. Donald J. Maclfay, of the Presbyterian Church. will be in People's Cemetery.

Interment - s.

H .':",,”"'s”,.'.I,'.f.,",”'lf,,,';', D,f,f"','3',.,f."'i'I,i NEW noun ice)-wot-it is to t of

by Geo. Callbeck. 21). in the B Pane;

Sohey owned syn 1-2. Far- laldy ) owned by Time. 1.13. 2.1l9i. . Sir Francis Drake Callback) owned by Keith Mac- all. was 1-). Guy Harvester. 17! Fred Reeves and driven Reeves and Rogers. was 1-1. . 8.179s 1110!. In the A III i ), owned by 1!. I-1. Badgewood

was iloblnnnl. Owed by Maoco 1.11 I-I. 1.1196.

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was enjoyed by all. Among those present Alex Lockhsrt. Cold La Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morrison. Lacliine, Quebec; Rev. and Mrs.

when in aevet-h:l' yeplran on

. liockliart, shemogue. N.B, Mr. Mrs. George lockhart and

family. Port Eight, N.B. and Mrs. Robert MacQuarrlo and family of Ottawa.

CANADIAN APPIAIANCI TORONTO ICP)-Alan Young.

gainer Canadian-born comedian.

make his first Canadian at; She-

with vnn'gimi" an. a of

sumed tens of thousands of acre'a

The foreeters. Mr., Dillon said. cannot remember a year when the fires were "so consistently bad."

There is a great deal of local comment about our Island boy from Alberton, Joe O'Brien. who drove Scott Frost to a win in the famous Harnbletonlan for one of the richest stakes in harness- We are all proud of Joe's achievement, but at the same time we should not forget that Joe's brother Ciaud, was the one who broke and train- ed Scott Frost. and we'thlnk he should get his due share of credit

When the Rotary and Ya Men Little Leaguers are pitted against each other in a league game at Queen Elizabeth Park. the event draws about the largest crowd to attend sporting functions here in Summerside. excepting, of course the harness racing cards. These teams are at the top of the league. and very evenly matched, and play a brand of ball that pleases spect- ators evcn if they are not the mothers and daddies or grand- aunts of the boys who are parti-

of the Air Force Daks, is a newcomer to the team and has added a lot of strength to this club. She takes a man-sized cut at the water-melon,

have a particularly strong club

the able has been earmarked for fish than meal

the family' were ' mm, M .,,,oyu,.m,;,,,,,,gbridgeatobebolitovertbeRlver swimming and games and supper 9':ol:M'l:; ",1 ML earth-moving mac ordered ,5. 9”,” last December in the United sim-

ia being delivered at the alto til the project.

ust 11.

The girls attending the are representatives from C.G.l.T. groups all over thr Mar itimes. and at this beautiful camp site located

are a part of the program.

Kinltorn Mon Iniured By Potnto Sprayer

Mr. P. J. Greenan of Kin- kora suffered the loss of two fingers and part of a third finger from his left hand in a painful accident while spraying potatoes on the farm of Mr. Jack Farmer in Kinkora yesterday morning.

While riding the tractor- drawn sprayer Mr. Green- an's pant leg became caught

the moving sprocket of the sprayer. and in .eaching down quickly to tear free the clothing. the fingers of his hand were caught, crushed.

teeth. The ends of the fingers had to be severed on the spot by a jackknife in order to free the injured hand.

He was rushed to Dr. H. M. Simms in Bedeque and then to Prince County Hos- pital where he was testing I! comfortably last night as his injury would permit.

An interesting spans event 1-! cheduled for Sunday afternoon on the Kildars River When. for the first time swimmers from Alberton and vicinity will attempt to swim from the Kildare bridKB to the Montrose bridge. The num- ber of entrants could not he leaned last evening but at least six are expected to try the ""99 mile test which is belns consid- ered for an annual event-

CAIILETON MISSION BAND

ting of the MI?ieonmBo:nudlyCaT'Iiieton Branch of Cape United Church met at the home of Earle Mecwllliama on

June Nth. The meeting 0 ed by repent- ing the Mission and Purlloli

follogved by singing the Mission Ban Hymn.

Roll call was taken with 9 member. present; mtnulea w e r 0 read and IDPWVN: 00ll9C"0l1 W" taken

A solo by Wilma McDonald was much enjoyed by the members. Mrs. John Myers read and ex- plained a story from the study book

Russell Howatt had charge of the devotional part. of the meeting. Hymn 504 was aung.' The L0"?! Prayer was repeated in unison.

scripture readings by Elisabeth Mccaull and Margaret Carine. Prayer by Carrol Quigley; Hymn W5

A vote of thanks was extended to Mrs. Macwilliams for entertain- ing this afternoon.

Meeting closed by repeating the Mizpah Benediction.

The members enjoyed a treat whip; was provided by Mrs. Leigh

er.

FISH DEPOT

KARACHI (CP) - The govern- ment of Pakistan has decided to construct a fish depot here for landing. storing and distributing fish. shrimps and other produce of . A portion of the land avail

industries other and Locklsart Picnic ciwlng yards. The Annual Loclihart family NIW IILIDGI

tartsoonononeoflndwsmajor

About 80 girls and leaders fremysecretary many parts of the Atlantic Pro- John, N. B. Miss Edythe DeLong, vinces are seen above at the 5th:Hampton, N.B., Maritime C. G. I. T. (Canadian'manager; Miss Eleanor Hart. Girls in Training) Camp Councilltoria. P.E.I., is swimming instruct- at Augustine Cove, P.E.I. Tholress; Miss Marion Banks, Bridge-I two-week camp, which is lspon-iwater, N.S., is Bible study leader. sored by the Maritime Religious Educational Council. began on July 29 and will conclude on Aug-

iamp enlor ibove are: Ist row: Barbara Meek. - '(entviIle; Shirley MacLellan. New Heather Mac.-tlplne, New Glasgow; . Richmond, Que.;- Janet Hipson,'Audrey Coles, Milton, P.E.I.; Lil-

qulei and . llan Millar, Halifax;

sidc Shelburne; Pat Allen. Halifax: Helen Clark. Westville; Rachel Brooks, Marysville; ,Gloria Kil- Amherst: MacLeod Truro: Honey Steven hase, Trinidad, British . son. Saint John; Ursula Murray, Indies: Jean Windsor, Camp Dir- Ne w Waterford: S h a r 0 ll Annvector, Saint John; Vivian Waldron. O'Donnell, Campbellt ; Pat Bni-llndia; Marion Banks, Bridgewater;

a lovely beach they are enjoying the leadership training courses, swimming. and camp tires which

The camp is under the direction of Miss Jean Windsor, girls work

and held fast by the sprocket ' I

Swimming EventSchecIuled In Prince County Sunday

5TH MARITIME C. 6. LT. CAMP COUNCIL

of the M.R.E.'C., Saint

Vic-

Speclal guests at the camp are Miss Anna Mahase, from Trinidad, B.W.I., and Miss Vivian Waldron, St. Stephen, N.B.. and India.

Butler, Tidehead, N. B.; Phyllis

Closing Exercises At Summer Training School

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The summer training

school, sponsored by the Depart- iment: of Education. and under the

Iheld its closing exercises day at Prince of Wales The courses were designed to as- sist experienced teachers seeking refresher work as well -as those teachers holding or seeking lie?- mits. to obtain instruction and ad- vice for the coming year's work. Classes were held each morning with the afternoons being reserxed for library work. linder supervis- ion of Miss Mary Donahue. Special classes were conduct ” by Dr. L. W. Shaw.

There was a total of 75 teachers

wen-nus the school. an increawiilllci”.l':..,"”ll.i?..l2f..3””'”'

. p ' p f gathered and 2 good sum nf money dition to these .. dumber of Island 3;; 713:; eiundg;mgl;:ragfrgf';; 3. Ms ,.,,,.,,,.. Mrs. Leslie Simmons is convencnl This year's which is judged by popular vote.l at Halifax. These are being held xilclhnfgeaggeCEarg:';::o::5'gg'atat; arms. in keeping with Centennial The motif will consist of ted, white. blue. brown, green. grey and yellow flowers and will highlight the display of majestic blooms that have attracted thou- sands to this colorful show dur- ing the past three years.

of 20 over last year's total. In ad-

teachers are in attendance at sum- mer schools at: Mount Allison Uni- versity. University of New Bruns- wick, and the Departmental school

at various times throughout 519

The startingpoint will depend on wind direction but is likely to be the Klldare bridge. Outboard

motor boats will accompany the swimmers all the way and with favorable weather a large crowd is expected at the finish line to cheer the winner and enjoy a swim in the beautiful Montrose

Dancing from 9.00-1!.” !.'l'. Music by Irwin Ilnestts .'....i The Sunshine Boys. Admission IO cents.

NOTICE”

All taxes due Albany Vil- lage School must be paid be- fore the 12th day of August. After that date will be hand- ed in for collection.

BY ORDER OF TBUSTEISN

Poultry Buying

Buyingg live fowl. Wed-

nesday, August 10th front

8 am. to 2 p.m. at my home

on Malpeque Road.

MRS. S. It. PENDLE'l0N Remington ' Phone 65-5 .

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I In Memoriam wHl:aadnatbee.Ilra.:r:ea:ll: y.e'y.. who puael away Anna I, a , I We think ef.yiin in silence As it dawns year. And you shall Iy the ones who

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