NOVA SCO'l‘IA'8 official pip- er. bearded Kenneth MacKen-
le of Halifax. leads the offi-i cial party that opened the Hillsboro Bridge yesterday from the south approach of the structure to the centre where opening ceremonies took
place. Behind the piper is Lieut.-Gov. F. W. iiyndman, civic and government officials including Highways Minister Philip Matheson and acting- premier, lion. Andrew Mae- Rae and members of the
Trans-Canada motor cavalcade who entered the province at Wood Islan on their way to Western Canada for official opening ceremonies of the Trans-Canada Highway in e xt month.
Hillsboro Bridge Opened By Hon. J. Angus MacLean
BY DON MacLEOD Guardian-Patriot Staff Writer Although it has been in use for almost a year, the Hillsboro Bridge was officially opened yes terday afternoon by Fisheries Minister Angus MacLean, repre- senting the federal government.
At 4.30 traffic came to a h so that a brief ceremony could be held to open the bridge. a link
LATE NOTICES
(Also see announcements yolnmns adjoining Classified A6 verlialng section.)
HAMILTON — At Boston City
of Summerside, P.E.I. and sis- ter of Mrs. John Collings. Charlottetown. Funeral arr rangements will be announced later.
SMITH — At Prince County Hos- pital. Saturday. Aug. 4. 1962. George W. Smith. Linkletter Road in his 57th year. Rest- ing at the Bowness Funeral
be held
ment in the church cemetery.
MacLAREN -— in the Charlotte- town l-lospital, Aug. 5, 1962, ltonald Allan Macharen. four- snonths old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger MacI.aren. 167 King Street. Resting at the lien- nessey Funeral Home until 2 o'clock this afternoon at which time the funeral will take place to the Roman Catholic cemetery.
LAIRD — At the Charlottetown Hospital, Aug. 5. 1962, J. Aus- tin Laird of Cavendish in his 86th year. Forwarded fr mm the Andrews Funeral Home to the home of his nephew, How- ard Ling. New Glasgow. from where the funeral will tai e place today. Aug. 7. at 2 pm. (advanced summer time). lil- terment in the Cavendish cem- etery.
MaePliEE — At the Prince
County Hospital. Summerside. Aug. 5, 1962. Daniel S. Mac- Phee of Springton, in his 70th
from the neral Home to hii late resi- dence from where the funeral
take place on Wednesday. Aug. 0. at 2.30 p.m. (advanc- ed summer time). interment in Sprlngton cemetery.
HOGAN - At her home in Alber- ton on Saturday. Aug. 4. 1982. Mrs. Wallace Hogan in 07th year. Forwarded
theltoone-yruneral Hometo herlate residence from when ' funeraiwillbe d
time). htennsnt in the chute
IIALONI - At liaver“ill. Mul- Frlday, ug. 982. Rita Ma-‘
rnotorcade wo
lone. of Kelly's Cross and years. liar remain
by ears! ‘:3’. ........""""' ‘.’.‘.'.f'.I. .. "" and ‘will rest at tin Charlotte- town Iaaei-al Borne. Funeral ill‘ B 1 Wdaaular
' in this provihcels 70- mile por-
tion of the Trans-Canada High- way. '
Close to 4.30, the official open- ing party wins joined as the south end of the bridge by a Canadian Automobile Associa- tion sponsored motorcade that
alt left St. John's. Nfld.. Wednes-
day. on a cross- Canada to or that will take them to Western
‘Canada for Trans-Canada High-
way opening ceremonies in e st in
onth. , The party and members of the
‘’ motorcade were piped to the
centre of the bridge by Nova Scotia‘s official piper, Kenneth Maclfenzie, e Mr. MacLean introduced by rovincial High- ways Minister Philip Matheson. cut a ribbon to declare the struc- ture officially open.
The brief ceremony marked the first time that the bridge was closed to traffic since it was unofficially opened last fall and in 15 minutes, close to 100 vehi- cles were lined up on each side of the ceremony area.
DINNER HELD
right itself through the years." Lieut- Gov. Hyndman compar- the motorcade's visit with last year's meeting of the Cana- ‘an premiers here. saying, “it was said at the premiers would never be together again so make the most of your com- panionship and have a g me." Welcoming the motorcade on behalf of the provincial govern- ment. Acting Premier Macltae said. "may you have no more difficulty in dipping your front wheels in the Pacific than you had in flipping your rear wheels the Atlantic." REVIEWS HISTORY Liberal leader Matheson re- viewed the history of the old Hillsboro Bridge which lies be- side the new one. He said the province has been renting the bridge from the federal govern- ment for some time a nd has spent a coiderable amount keeping it in repair. "The pro vin al government has a good claim for this expenditure against Ottawa and they should P83! IB;2l"devv.-llop this in the
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Commemorating the opening.‘ L,“
the provincial government spon- sored a dinner at Montgomery Ball last,evening. honoring the
_ members of the motorcade.
Head table guests included mo- torcade d i r e c t o r, Courtney Chick; Mr. MacLean. Lieut-Gov. F. W. fiyndman. acting premier, Andrew Macftae; to u r i s t de- velopment minister, J. David Stewart; provincial Liberal lead- er A. W. Matheson. Charlotte- town; deputy - mayor Walter Cox. RCMP Inspector A. 5. Mc- Neil and consulting engineer 0.
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Also attending were members of the Legislative Assembly.
Chairman of the dinner wa s Highways Minister Matheson.
in welcoming members of the motorcade, Mr. Matheson said. "many persons have taken part in the building of the Trans-Ca- nada Highway and everyone who has put an effort into it. le8'VEI something of his personality 0l the job. Regarding the bridse that was opened today. I would like to pay tribute to the firms that built it. One firm took a had loss on the lob but I could not help admiring their efforts in spite of bad luck and tremen- dous odds."
WILL RIGHT ITSELF
stating that members of the "see many dif- ferent things in each province." the minister indirectly referred to the Newfoundland lovem- ment's refusal to sponsor a car in the motorcade. so "ill!- regard the attitude of Newfound- land. . let it go at that. . it
Commenting on Mr. Mathe- son’s suggestion of the cl aim against Ottawa, Fisheries Min- ister MacLean said “there was no hint of how much the claim should be ——- Mr. Matheson is keeping himself in the clear." ‘WILL SERVE WELL‘ ’
In pointing out that the Hills- boro Bridge is the link that com- plates the Trans-Canada High- way in the province, Mr. Mac- Lean said “it will serve the peo- ple of Charlottetown and the pro- yince extremely well for a long time to come."
Bringing greetings from Char- lottetown, Deputy Mayor Cox in- vlted the members of the mot- orcade to return to the province in 1964 for Centennial Year cele- brations.
Tourist Development Minister Stewart said the Trans- Canada Highway “is one of the most im- portant things that has happen- ed to Cana "
da'~s tourist indust . He said this province is already “ lng results"
provinces.
Tourists from Quebec." he said. “hsve increased terrifical-. ly over the last year — one rea-
was a this province in opening its new
bridge on the Trans - Oa Highway. We will look back on
will it as a tour-hldlilight."
Hospital
Survey is Authorized
SUMMERSIDE — A survey by a firm of hospital consul- tants to ascertain the accommo- dation needs and prepare an ov-
o is expected to begin around Aug. so
This information was reveal- ed yesterday by the hospital board of trustees of which Judge W. E. Darby is president.
The board has approved the selection of Dr. D. F. W. Porter and associates of Fredericton and Moncton to carry out the
project which is expected to take until sometime in Novem-
ber. Richard S. Hinton, QC, is
et its finding thoroughly studied, it was stated.
Infoniicide
Lobster Season ' Opens Friday
The fall season for lobster flSl1ill§\—- the area extends form Victoria to North Cape at the northwestern tip of the is- land. along the‘ south and west- ern shores—— opens this week.
Fishermen are allowed to set their gear on August 9, but they cannot land any lobsters until August 10. The season extends until October 10.
Fishermen may start setting their traps after 10 a.m. stand- ard time or 11 o'clock. advanc- ed summer hours on Thursday. August 9, it was learned today from Warren Farrar, district protection officer here. depart- ment of fisheries.
Crcirge Laid
‘NEW WESTMINSTER. ac.
, (CP) — A mother was charged
with infanticide Sunday after witnesses said they saw her throw a two-month-old baby into the Fraser River.
Police at Fort Langley. 25 miles east of here, said the woman's name is being with- held pending psychiatric exam-
ation. She had seven other children.
Witnesses said the 38-year-old mother threw the baby from a br id g e. Dragging operations failed to recover the body.
It was reported that the baby was in hospital for some time after’ birth because of heart
urday and Sunday that w e r e nearly ideal for all types of summer fun. The photo shows
Throngs of people crowded the beaches over the weekend as the Island finally got a Sat-
ISLAND NEWS PAGE
Summerside And Prince County
The Guardian, Charlottetown, Tues. Aug. 7, 1962. 3
WEEKEN C ROD AT CHLTON BECH
a few of the visitors to Chel- ton Beach, a spot that has be- come increasingly popular ov-
"would give well- deserved hon- or to the firm producing the best pavement being laid."
Afiter rating each of the 123 mi es vemen in the province in 1961. the department found that the firm of Curran and Briggs Limited won top hon- ors. The firms name will be em- bossedona ieldhhatwillbe displayed in the department of
Annual Award Planned
Loans VALLEY
Mr. Gordon MacLeod. BSc.. Montreal. P.Q.. has returned to his home after visiting his bro- ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne MacLeod.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Crane, Dartmouth, N. S., spent the weekend with the former’s mo- ther. Mrs. Annie Crane.
Mr. and ’Mrs. Milford Mac- Leod. Toronto, Ontario. were re-
cent guests Mr. and Mrs. Heath MacGrath.
Miss Beverly tton, Marie, spent the weekend Lorne Val-
ley. the guest of Miss Joan Mac- lntyre.
Mr. and Mrs. John Nolan. To- ronto. Ontario. have been vaca- tioning in the province, while in Lorne Valley they were guests of Mrs. Nolan's brother-in- law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne MacLeod.
Miss Joan Maclntyre. New Glasgow. N.S.. spent the week- end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Maclntyre in Lorne Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil E. Ja y with sons Howard and Bruce of Redington Beach, Florida, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earle A. MacDonald.
Miss Dawn MacLeod, Toronto, Ontario, visited heruncle an d aunt. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Mac- Grath. during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Crane and son Roger were guests o the formers brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ni- cholson in Georgetown. Sunday. Mrs. Christine MacLeod a n d Mrs. Leith Sanderson have re- turned to their home in ‘Hamil- ton, Ontario, after visiting the formers son and daughter-tn- law. Mr. and Mrs. Lauren Mac.-
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur MacKln- non have returned to their_ home in Tomato, Ontario. after visit- ing relatives on the Island. While in Lorne Valley they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lauren
acLeod. Mr. and Mrs. Walter MacLeod Marie, and Mrs. William - son. Morell. visited relatives in Lorne Valley. Sunday.
LAC Louis Callaghan. Sum- merside. spent the weekend with
"°" Peanut Pieces Are Removed
From Lung Of S'side-Toddler
IDE Twenty-
SUMMERS
11 three month old Grant Cham-
pion. son of Mr. and Mrs. Edi- son Champion, 387 Highland AV-
enue. Summerside. was report- Co
belns in a much
following removal of four PM“ of peanuts from his luna-
The little ‘D213’? Wflwme com is t or a fore tgoctgg ordered him to be airlifted to Halifax. lie was flown
. to Halifax Friday nishl in 8"
eralhome Ilish
RCA!‘ Albatross aircraft with
acute respiratory trouble. Grant's mother is a register-
ed nurse on the staff of Prince
Mr. Champion said yesterday he expected his son home soon. He expressed appreciation for the help rendered by Dr. Jamel Saunders and the hospital nurs- ing staff while his little boy was a patient there. ‘
The peanuts apparently be- came lodged in the youngsters lungs when he choked on them.
Callaghan.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Jenkins and family of Worcester, Mass.. were recent guests of Mrs. Jen- kins‘ uncls and aunt. Mr. and
AIR CREW! STRIKE
PARIS (Rowers)-A it-hour strike by air crews to back pen- sion and' social insurance de- mands vi r t u ally paralysed French air traffic Monday. Traf-
so arrivals send as
Mrs. J. B. MacNeill. Mrs. Laura MacQueen has re- turned home after visiting her sister. Mrs. Wellington MacLeod and Mr. glue in . an
, were home of their son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and re. Earle
MacDona . ~
Mr. and Mrs. William Batten and family, and Mrs. Mary A. MacPhee have taken up real- dence in Marie. Before leaving Lorne Valley they were present- ed with a tri-light floor lamp. a hostess chair and a Holy Bible.
James MacNeill, Tuesday.
Mrs. Tena Thompson left re- cently for the U.S.A. after visit- ing in this vicinity. She was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Low- ery.
STEEL RECORD
tons.
his parents.-Mr. and Mrs. J. J. I
World steel production in 1961 9 his department will honor e a c h
reached a record 393,000,000 lyear the asphalt paving contrac-
For Paving Companies
Highways Minister Philip Ma- riding pavement on provincial theson announced yesterday -that highways.
The minister said that depart- ment officials have felt for
lting firm that produces the best- lyears that a paving award panel of road
Highways office. Eac year a winner's name will be added to shield
G =" (D
“The problem was 'nner," said . . "Close inspection." he went on, “ensures that all pavement meets with the specifications, so some other standard was need- ed
to pick a Matheson
.§
"Based on an American meth-
od of judging the riding quali- lties of a pavement called the ‘PSI rating. all 1961 pavement was judged. In this method a builders rates the
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“Curran and Briggs Limled; won with 82.7 per cent. closely: followed by Matheson and Maci- Millan Limited with 81.4 per‘ cent and Warren Maritimes Lim- ies with 79.2 per cent.
“To mark the occasion. pa!-. ing contractors were rec entertained at a banquet at Dal-; vay when a trophy was present-. ed to Fred Briggs of the win- ing firm." ‘
TORONTO (CP) Thirty- two school principals and super- intendents will go back to school themselves Monday, at an On- tario College of Education sema- inar in administration. Each‘
participant will take his turn at being principal of the Whitman
school. a simulated school for lab average community.
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