Tough Nfld. Moonshiner

Famous For Sheer Nerve

ST. JOHN‘S, Nfld.

that .\'eivfoundland had prohibition.

no one in their sheer nerve and indifference to the law

One of the most famous epl-~ Then the of the Cornwall arrived in St. John's.

sodes was the capture Flat Island moonshiners in 1919 ' ' a squad local constables. and a St. John's newspaper reporter.

It a been known for some time that the residents of Flat Island. about 200. ing

Two law enforcement officers‘

mg “em 0" to Cmmrd Canadian Press Correspondent divided in their feelings about full load of 3.500 quintals, The

Nand ‘where they searched BURIN. Nfld. iCPt — _Eight‘the venture. men used three cod traps.

wmmut Sucwssy ‘ hundred .\'e-wfoundland fisher-‘ For some it was a bonanza, But for the 11-min crew of‘ four or live for others almost a bust the .l. W. Wisi-ombe from the

Returning to two officers in their small boat

officers beat a retreat

tCPt»—A ing behind rocks look through old newspaper film cades. The invaders were told here has brought a reminder to heave to, or be blown out of in the early 1900s, when the water.

A short distance away. the it had a breed of bnotleggers women and children of the is- and moonshiners who yielded to.land watched tensely-

Fearing a miniature war. the

,ated six cod traps from the ‘sealmn vessel ftlgerine loatled the ship with 7.000 quintals of it‘ ll .'tl)'|l’ l‘:2li '\“.‘('l-(S. ‘quintal is about ll2 pounds. I Some veteran fishermen here isaid the Aigerine's catch was ithe largest ever taken by I single ship off Labrador. Capt. (‘larcnce Rogers of Cat- , aliiia on Newl'oundland's Trinity Inspector Hutchins made the 33‘ said mnsl M the fish were necessary ‘nangemems 3 9 5 caught in one place——'Tub's Har next day c n3V3l “'3” “'”h hor on the south side of Labra- marmes, policemen and the re- dm.-S GmSs“.a[£. Ba ‘ . "The l.ahI"rl(l0I‘ venture was _ They M33" "‘3k”‘3 “"95” an experiment involving a big- on their arrival, but by this get‘ boat and a larger crew ‘time many of the islands male tllian usuahf" Says 51. C.BGrI:ve.

- . ff trct-tor o onering rot era p°p”1a“:“bh.a';ta';?’;l°. t"'”'° Limited of St. John's, N'fld.. remote a '8 or ‘S Hy’ Al:1erine‘s owner.

and barri-

B r i t i s h. warship

f\‘ot-mally the 700-ton Algerioe is engaged in sealing during the

winter and general freighting in

vpcriment was "very satisfy-

O summer. Mr. Grieve says the . g" n ’ repeated this

were brew- intoxicants and “distribut- int: them promiscuously.“ .

. men who spent Flat wand’ the months hunting for cod off the

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in a d will be tyear. lsom: FAILED

.17-man crew Rose out of Port Elizabeth in

By JAMES H. HUSSY Labrador coast last year are Placentia Bay returned with I

The 34 fishermen who opcr Burin Peninsula fishing wasn't

Capt. Herbert Senior and the .

8 The Guardian. Charlottetown, Mon.. Feb. 10,1964.‘;:

MURRAY RIVER

Mr.

River.

Mr. and Mrs. An-gus MacKay E

good. The little vessel brought 15-] back only 550 quintals, EDOIII ‘going to I\[iss Mary L, Mart half its capacity.

Capt. Albert Joyce blamed‘ the poor catch on bad weather and iceclogfled water hampered the

ments during weeks of the

Before the Second World War_ the Labrador fishery drew thou-: V ’_ h th sands of Newfoundland fisher- 9"‘1°l"-“‘d “lt °

and Mrs. _Pherson and daughter Carolyn‘. have t a k e it up residence in 5 their new Mme 11‘ u””'3Yl.S'.-hool were ladies first,

Ralph Mac-

i Reuben Willaim

Moore.

Murray River. which vessel's mtw

season in June. 3999"

men. In the early days fislier-tlmperifll

men worked from shore st

;and sons were Sunday visitors ito Charlottetown. guests of Mrs. ‘Jewell and family.

Winners of the weekly crokl nole party held in Murray River r I .

l m'lthe home of Mrs.

lof Master R o n n l e Singleton. , - M Murray River is a patient in the .HOpene ' ,, Montague Hospital the first three .“°°°““3_’ _”,"d°r“'°m ‘urge’? ‘°' iguest of her sister, Mrs. B a silt

William Sharp who has beenlm Toronto for the past momm Canadlmlhas returned to his home in;

at10n.tMll‘FFay River branch has re while others fished from schoon- tcentlv been transfered to Hali- ers anchored in the numeroustlalh NW3 5°°“3»

inlets along the Labrador coastt Mrs. Archie MacLean. Mrs.

iMurray R l v e r attended the

ichurch Women at Heart: Hall. of _ Lean. Murray River. .

Miss Edith Glover. Charlotte-1

. . College, atten- town, spent the past weelfiend Bé‘wind“,a,d the Baptist Youth Rally. .the home of her parents. r. an t the 3

‘ Charlottetown. 1; Donnie Moore, fourth year {student of PW tded

lheld in Summerside this past‘Mrs.

M°°"°» 3"“ H’ ” tweek-end. Donnie is the son of lRiver. arl Macwan‘ High 3 fink‘ iM"- and !_‘’“'5- wil-5°“ M°°“"‘ Mm" Milbum Keenan’ M‘°n.;Carnival because of a fatal fire e c o n d. Rollie MacDonald. iMm.,.ay Rwe,-_ opefield_ with the door pr i z e

tLeod. Murray River, in he nor

Mrs. Roland MacD 0 n I I d. spent the past Weelwfld fhome of her sister. Mrs.

{ ts. Mr. and tits. °::.‘;%"'.-..it;:.~. i:.:.‘.: t::rs.:;:.°°;::....... to ,and Mrs. Reuben Moore. all of‘wzIavll. ‘°f

rs. P.E.l. Presbyterial of United taken up

treal is spending some time at A baby shower was held at the home of Mrs. _W1lliam Lt" Fred Mac- MacKay. Murray RlV9l'- '

Mrs. Oliver Giddings was I ;.Ienkins. Mr. Jenkins and {am} in “l9 9 recent visitor to Charlottetownaily. Pownal. ‘ Mr. and Mrs.

May MacLeod. ll35:L93n- residence at the hornet

Mr. and Mrs Peter M I c -J

David Glover, Mu r r a y ‘ le veg

High Bank. l

Mrs. John Bruce. ‘ at t h at

Program.

- d‘ tries re e _ Rmhar E 1’ nternatlonal Biological

and family of York were recent

High Bank. gue s t ;

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mac.

C.D.

m—. BAN BANANA LEAVES

DOMINICA tReutersl -— The

government of Dominica in the

Islands has banned

wearing of dried banana I or other inflammable imaterial during the Mardl Gras

‘during Mardi Gras last year, was learned Friday. BIOLOGICAL PROGRAM Biologists from 30 to 60 coun-

xpected to participate

expected to start in

33,-” weltgnl 1965 for five or seven years.

ilrving, Mr. Irving and fami ly., Andrew Claray. who has been;

Murray River. ; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mac- lLeod and children Allen, David ‘ land Jean of Murray RI v er i spent the past week-end at th e '

the Caroline .

met a fleet of three large mo-- torhoats carr_ving about 50 men. ‘ The law men were told flatly to act out of Bonavista Bay or suf- r the consequences. at least, a ducking in the cold waters of the hay 4

The constables returned to home base where they dis- patched a report to Police In-ii Sriector C. Hutchins in St. John‘: .

nmiiv FOR FIGHT

.la they found 200 armed men wait- .

ROLLO BAY

Mrs. Frank Wood has return-p ed to her home after undefgoing surgery at the Souris Hospital. l

.\Irs. Edwin Peters was a re- cent husiness visitor to Charlot- : tetown. .

.\Tr. and Mrs. Leo Gallant.‘ Hope R i v e r, were weekend ‘ guests at the home of Mr. and l Mrs. Joey Deveau.

Mrs..lerome Chaisson a n (1 children .\Ii(-hael and C a t h y have returned from a visit with relatives at Rusticn.

\Ias.ter Allan O'Keefe. Bear River. is a patient in the Souris Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mac- Donald. .\'orth Lake, were re. cent visitors to Rollo Bay.

Miss Elizabeth Cliaisson. nur- fie-in-training at the Charlotte- town Hospital. spent the week end at her home in Rollo Bay.

Gilbert Gautlet was a recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford ‘ Peters. Rollo

Burke were recent business vis- itors to Charlottetown. K

Queen Street,

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