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m; CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

JULY Z0. 1941

Qyiz NEws BUDGET u... OUR SATURDAY. SUBSCRIBERS

MONDAY

Mr. an their four city guests of Mrs brother-in-law Dr. en, .

IN PAINFUL ACCIDENT-MI. B B. Gillespie, Milton, is now a pa- tient in the Prince Edward Island Hospital suffering from n. broken arm which he received in a fall from a ladder Saturday evening, His many friend: wish him a speedy recovery.

INJURED IN ACCIDENT -- Mr. George Mac-Pherson. former at Kil- muir. is recovering from fnjuiies received 1n an accident at his fann. He received a severe cut on his neck when a horse attached to a potato llilllng machine became frightened. Mi", Alliclhicrson wits struck by n piece of the machine,

COMBAT DIPHTHERIA SPREAD -Chtirches have been closed at I\Itu"ro.v River in a move to check a. threatened epidemic of dphtherla Ssverul cases have been ivixxrtctl, althc-uuh i) (ieatlts have occurred In addzlicl: to tliurchcs "ihc lcciil picture house has been ordciecl Iiooad.

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New highways have replaced the , g _ onus find "gm. 01d buggy“ Campbell, Fieetoun. was united in marriage to Mr. Howard Judson Calms. only son of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Cairns. Lower Freetown. The ccrctnony was lwffvfmfd bl’ REV!’

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i .- ciav has been netilaced by the automo- l.e.

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‘Il Higgins. llle l)l'lll\‘- iiccn enteriaincd by (is.

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ion: on Saturday. red a powerful sermon A bruised reed shall

llcaiot cniench." Isaiah . \'t‘l':t3 4, All". and Ma's. Ra 10nd rcnclwrcd the duet

Salutaris" il-‘lerzhterl

ACCIDENT VICTIM LAID T0 IIEST- The funeral of Mrs. Roy 'l$t"1tlfie was held from ....c l'c‘>l cnce _\'0S’.C‘l‘dfiy' after- . to Ciac y Valley United ‘ch. It was one of the largest l; ever held in that vicinity mus were conducted by Rev. A "cd by Rev. D. K. rcrs wcrc: Messrs. Bcrnartl Doyle, Licwv- . Alphouuis Morrlssey, r 'I‘\vce(l_\' and Russell Young. al was in Cherry Valley Ceme- 1 died at the Prince

l c; l‘t"(‘f‘i\t‘tl a lcw hours ear- l.c. lii a tllgllllil)‘ aircitlent.

d Mrs. Ibans Carrol and children an visiting iri 954T“! from Summer-side. 'I‘.he crash oc-

and curred at 2 o'clock in the after-

l i»: the-n" Dilly sou Frank i Mr. '

! One Royal Canadian Air Pbrce ipilot was killed and another in- jured in a mid.alr collision yester- day near sherbrooke, a few miles

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On Monday evening Mr. and Mrs Wm. E. Walsh entertained at a sur- prise bartv in honor of their niece Marv B. Cairns. prior to her depart- ure for her home in Boston. A most enjoy/able eve was spent. - inz and danciruz music ftwnished by Messrs. Win. Fraser. Art Cain. Joseph Griffin and Wm. Morrissay‘

‘assisted bv Harold IVOOtUJUTY-

Two large barns belonging to Mr. ‘George Biggar, Springfield, were 'complctcly destroyed by a destruc- “tivc fire late yesterday afternoon. ‘Some valuable machinery which was in the buildings was also ltist. The blaze um discovered about =4 p. m. but, despite the efforts of ivolunteer fire fighters, the barns icould not be saved. The flames ‘, spread quickly and it was only with liliffictiily‘ that the nearby rm dtvclllng was saved.

—CAIR.NS—C AMPBELIP-A very

_ pretty wedding was solemnioed at

‘the Presbyterian Manse, Kenning- ton on Wednesday morning J1me 25th when Miss Doris Ely Campbell i daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert

Dr. \\'.O. Rho-ail pastor of the ‘Presbyterian Church, Kenslnston.

Relatives and friends of Frank ‘Shannon Sadlcr. only son of Mr. ‘ .il‘..\ Mrs. Louis Sadlcr, were shock- ‘,cd to learn of his sudd- n dcaih on isxurcay afternoon, following an accident near the Yacht Club. This occurred about 10.30 Saturday morning when Frank and 50ml friends were overhauling his sall- i boat in preparation for the forth- ‘cfmtlllg afternoon race. The boat slipped off one of its props, fall- ing on him and inflicting serious injuries from xvhlill he failed to re-

and the slliflkllllt‘ flay Con“; 1-19 passed away a few hours _i later in the P. E. Island Hospital.

Born in British Guiana nearly H years ago, he had lived here the greater part of his life. A membfl or St. James Church, he was also a keen Boy scout. He was an en- thusiastic ynchtsman, and will be missed by many friends alone the waterfront, as well as in Brighwn-

0t industrious and pleasant dis- position he leaves a sorrotvifl! lam‘ or and mother, a sister Anne. End 7 tfle grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Sadlcr of Gcorgetown. B. G.. and ‘Mix. and Mrs. C. M. Shannon of this city.

"Prince Edward Island, an sir- cooled, wind-swept, sun-kissed. wave-ivaslicd country ls the most beautiful l have ever seen." was the impression received yesterday by Iiieutenant Governor Dennis Mur-

‘ritual NILWTYOIIK T0 PRI-‘ICIHpnr-s of Mississippi on no first.

"um ISLAND 0N A BICYCLE Way f‘l('.(‘l‘flfl"ll .\fr. Afurray‘ ' 1 arrived in

‘i: l.c<i by in easy stages 2nd. Ho

Islands Ferry having iven over mostof Nova New Bl‘lll‘.5\\“.(‘k. He. fol '11s own meals, his zigcn oltsly ' ar- ' d on the .ck of his bicycle. If ., very lllllfll "inlere-ted in 'IIie Yciith Hostel movement and said we saiuid make an effort to get it g ' " is Province. Mr, Rogers of llze Iel Buicau introduced hm ".0 Ivfiyor Hxiiniin with whcun he had a mast interest ng conver- sation. \\'1~ien asked how he liked our Pnvlxice he replied "I think it's swell."

J. I-‘ADIETT or vs LAID T0

fuc "il of J. Em-

R l. --- Tilt" .. m Qul l, which was largely at- " has hcld fitim his late

amide ue 236 Great George street, Saturday mornhg to St. Dunstaivs Bu :.ic."., where Reqiiem High Muss was c 'cbi":\"cd Rev. W. McCar- <i‘.-, i of thc selwers being Ear‘. Q a young stvn of t.".c tit-ceased Aleinhcrs of inc Cziilatlitin Leg. and Knights of Columbus of winch the dcceascd was a member of both orgiinizatzons preceded the hearse. The furniture st re of J. P. CrOCK- c", I\'.'i.\ c‘. scd during thc funeral, Croc . beuig closcly" assoc- ;n bu I105; with the (lei-cased "» f.lll'l(1'n _\‘f‘iIl'$, as was the store c,‘ R. T. Holman, Iitd., where the late Mi". Quinn was manager of the fiirrltule department. The pall- bear . were: W. J. Brown, J. P. Crockett. Leo Dauccrtc, Russel Sel- ler, Dr. J. D. McGulgan and Rfbert Holman. Service as the grave WBS conducted by Rev, W. Mvcflfdltt-

The first wedding, so far as is known. in Government House. took place in the stately hall of that hstoric mansion at ten o'clock Satiudny morning when Miss E3114 Pauline LePage. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Reuel IePage of Charlottetown. and granddaughter of Hon. B. W. LePage. Lieutenant Governor. and Mrs. LePagc, became the bride of LAC. Gilbert Robertson Henry. stationed at Dartmouth, N. S., and son of Mrs. Henry and the late Robert Henry of South Devon, N. B.

The ceremony was performed by Rev. Hugh Miller, pastor of Trlniiy United Church, Charlottetown. in the presence of about one hundred guest-s.

The bride who was given In mar- riage by hcr father wore a gown of pale pink embroidered organza wlfh shoulder length veil In halo effect and carried a bouquet of pink roses and dr-lphinium.

The bridesmaid. Miss Florence Macimon. of (tnnrlottetown, wore pale blue chiffon with floivm- rat mid carried a bouquet of ulnk carnntlons.

The groomsman was LAC. James Cousins, formerly of the staff of the Batik of Nova Scotia. Char- lottetown, but now of Dartmouth. N. 5

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visit to the province, with close to 200 other prominent American citi- ‘rcns, he arrived in Charlottetown wast night shortly before eight o‘- i clock D.S.T,

i The distinguished visitors were I here in connection yvlth the annual l"Know Mississippi Better" tour lWIllPh was started 17 years ago. From the railway station the PR1‘- ; ty was taken in cars by membcri 0! .the Charlotte-town Rotary Club to lthe Charlottetown Hotel where a lbuffet luncheon tendered by m: ‘Provincial Government was held. lFollorvlng this they Ivent to 1'16 ‘historic Confederation Chamber and later visited Government House and grounds before leaving on re- tum gt 11 o'clock for the main-

land.

TUESDAY A 1 t --QI'IET “WEDDING -—- qlle wedding ivas solemnized on Wed- nesday last at the Presbyielfiflfl Manse. Rev. Wm. Verwolfe officiat- mg when Miss Marlon Cralff- (laughter of Mr and Mrs. HM’ cmlg of Tryon. became the oride of Mr. Thomas Howatt. son of Mr. ‘and Mrs. Russell Howatt of Trypn- “The attendants were Miss Lilllizin lCraiz and Mr. _ Gilbert Bell. 'I‘he.lr ' nianv friends wish them much hall- uiness through life-S

FAMILY BI-IREAVED-Word was received ln the cit. yesterday morning announcing tie death on Suutlriy night of Mrs. Flora Her- ring at the home of her daughter, Mfrs. Walter MacKinley, in Sydney. The remains are being forwarded and will arrive by the Wood Is- : lands ferry some time today around noon. The funeral will take place Tuesday at three o'clock, from the Iliiltetl church at Misrray Harbour South.

TELEPHONE HEARING FUR- THER POSTPONED - A meeting of the Public Utilities Commission u-na held yesterday in Charlotte- town Ivitli Dr. I. J Yeo. Chairman. presiding. Other members of the Ummlssinn are: Messn, J. J. Con- don, Georgetown and Thomas Johnston, Siimmerside. During the meeting, officers of the Cardigan Electric Ccmpany a ared in connection yvlth electrc matters pertaining to that. section. Their case was adjourned for one month pending certain inquiries. The Island Telephone Company, Lim- ited. rate inquiry was further con- sidered and adjourned until Thursday‘. "

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—WEDI)ING BELLS —- A Quiet but urettv Wedding took place Bat- tn-dav moming. July 5th st the Simimerside Presbyterian Manse when Rev. Wm. Verwolf united in marriage Miss Olive Gertrude Stew- ert. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jar- dine Stnvert. Freetown. and Mr. Charles Scott Clarke. son 0f Mr, and Mrs. lfi-edt-rick Cllrke. Wilmot Valley. The bride was tastefully tired in ti blue rt-dinqote ensemble with matching blue hut and white acceo-vories and wore n COPMR! of pink cat-nations. Mr. and Mrs. Dan rcll Plcknts. brother-in-law and sister of the groom attended the votm: ccmnle who left. immediately after the ceremony on a tr Cane Breton. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke will mside in Wllmot Valley where

to Thelma O'Donnell. nurse

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AII-BIVES SAFELY. — Mrs. Pres- ton Campbell. of New Glasgow. has received a ca-blezrarn that her sun Private Sterling L. Campbell of the Forestry Corps has arrived safely in Eimlmd.

PROPERTY PURCHASED -—- It is understood the Gill property. ti’: Kent Street. near the Charlottetown Hotel. has mcontlv been purchased by Lt Col. K. S. Rogers. Mamizer of the Island Radio Broadcasting Company. The Gill procertv is own- ed by L. M. Poole and Company. The reoentlv purchased building ivill probablv be renovated.

MUCII COAL ARRlVING-Coal movements from the mainland mines to Charlottetown has been very heavy recently. It is under- stood local dealers are stocking up at, present fearing a shortage 0f coal in the fall. Many car loads have been landed here.

A group 0f nine cyclists after a trip of 620 miles from New Hamp- shire. Maine. were in Charlottetown iestierday and leave this morning for Wood Islands cnroute to NOILI Bcotla. Consisting of seven girls and two boys. the party is on an OIIICILI] vacation Your from the American Youth Hostel with headquarters n: Nwtbifie d. .

Hon. Col. Defence. arrived ill yesterday morning coining by plane fmm Halifax. He was uc.cciii.ti at tho airport bv the Coniniandiuli: Ul- fioer Winn: Commander h: (‘- Fuller- ton and Win: Commander Mitchell.

Mayor Cairrrobell was also at the airport to greet Col. Ralston and was accompanied in‘ Mi". Neil R. Durant. 'l‘0\vn Clcrk: Mi". A H. Brennan. President of the Stllllllltfif- side Board of ‘Trade and Mr R. S. Hinton. secretary 0f the Board of Trade. and Mr. Haze-n Phillips. sce- letarv of the East Prince Liberal Association.

—SOCIAL GATHERING -—- On Friday evening. July 18th. a large number of friends and ncililihcmrs lzatihered at the home of Mr. and Mrs Pkederick Clarke. Wihnot Val- ley, to euttencl best wishes to t. vu- son Scott and to welcome his bride iMlss Olive Staverti to the dist slct. Mr. E. C. Caseley who acted as chairman explained t-lie purpose of the gathering and called IIDOII Mr John Burrtnvs to read an ndtlm. while lVli". Melbourne Sobey itiuiie the presentation of a well tilled purse. Mr. Clarke replied on behalf of his bride and himself after winch all sang “For They Are Jolly Good Fellows". The remainder pf the evc- ning was spent in social intercoiil". . Luznch was served by the ladies and all departed to their homes wishing Olive and Scott much happiness.

—IIOUSE WARMING — Mr. and Mrs. Scot Clark were given a real old fashioned house-u-armlng on their return from their honeymoon to make their home in Wilmot Valley. The Clark homestead was very beautifully decorated will a profusion of flowers for the occas- ion and friends and neighbors from the surrounding districts extended 5 royal welcome t-c the bride and groom. During the evening they were presented with a purse of money by Mr. Melbourne Sobcy ne- companled by an Rdrlrcss rcad by Mr. John Burrows. Aftcr an enjoy- able evening refreshments Ivcre served by girl friends of the bride.

‘ who was formerly Miss Olive Stav-'

ert of Freetown-S.

The funeral of Alrcraflsman A. H. Keith. son of lifts. H. O Bland of Taber. Alta, will be held from the chapel at the airport this afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. Hon. F-Lt, Higgins, chaplain will conduct the service. Interment will be in the air force plot in the People's Ccmc- terv at Summerslde. The body is resting at Bowness Undertaking Parlors at, Summerslde until short. ly before the funeral.

LAC. Keith was killed when his plane collided in mid-air with an- other machine piloted by LAC. J. J O'Donnell. son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. O'Donnell of Avondale. near Vernon River. LAC. O'Donnell was seriously injured and ls In hospital at No. 9 service Flying Training School where the two were sta- tioned. Both men were flying solo when they crashcd.

A SEIIOLIS accident occurred on Sunday evening at Quagmire bridge near Day's Corner when a truck loaded with gravel and driven by Joseph McQuaid, Rlverdale, and n car operated by Edward DesRoches, of Portage crashed head on, when they met on the bridgc. .\'fcQu-.iid tvas not hurt. Dcsltoches was in- jured to some extent and received medical attention from a doctor at wellington and was later able to go on to his home.

WEDNESDAY

The death of itfrsJafargarcf F. Mucbeod tooke place at Boron Hills Mass, on July 4th, 1041, aged ‘iii years. Born in Lyndale, PEI. she

has resided in Forest Hill; for otter-

46 years. Her husband, Murdock W. McLeod predeceased licr many I691! I80. A son John D. and a daughter Mrs. Margaret Brown of Forest Hills. Qurvive also granddaughter Barbara Brown. and one sister Mrs. Agnes Hcrsoni of Arlington, Mass. The funeral . vice was conducted bv Rcv. Air. ll assisted by Rev. .\lr. H0pklll.~tlll.

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r BIRTHDAY PARTY-MB! Anita Dillon, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Dillon, 280 Euston Street, was hostess to a number of hei- young friends at a birthday party at. her home yester- day. Games and music were en- Jogved and best Wishes extended by the guest-s for many more happy birthdays.

BISHOP NELLIGAN IN PRO- VINCE- Colonel. the Mag luv, c, 11w Nellisan was visiting n. nu old home in Tignish yesterday, having arrived in the province late Mon- day night. He ishead of the Can- adian Roman Catholic Chaplains homo and abroad. He will come to Charlottetown on Wednesday to spend a short visit before leaving the Island by plane on Saturday.

Hon. J.P. McIntyre, provincial minister of public works and high- ways arrived in Charlottetown last night from Ottawa. He had been at the Dominion Capital for the lasg. ten days in connection with provincial government matters. While away he interviewed Federal authorities concerning the possibil- ity of having a ship provided to re- place the icebreaking ferry Char- lottetown lost last. month enroute to dry dock.

VISITING NEW BRUNSWICK — His Worship, Mayor B. ROY Hol- man and Mrs. Holman left yester- . day afternoon for Moncton. N. B. , and will also visit St. John before ‘returning Friday. On the return trip, they will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Rankine, Flton- burg, Mass. Mr. Rankine and his wife have been visiting here, each year during the month of August, for the past 30 years. Mr. Rankine is a well-known newspaper man and is part; owner of the Fltchburg Sentinel.

The body of Robert Bruce Mc- Adam, 11-year-old son of Mr. Rod- crick McAdam, West St. Peters, was found floating in seven feet water a little east of Savage Har- bour about. 5:30 yesterday morning. = The boy came to his death by drowning. Dr. T. Leonard Farmer, Mount Stewart said.

He had been sent in search of the cows, which had wandered a- tray, and when he failed to return. the alarm was spread and a search party organized. Neighbors scoured the countryside all night without ‘success but early yesterday morn- lng a man saw the body frcm his boat. It. was about a mile from home and was in the water where the old Savage Harbour Breakwater was located. The place i6 Partly dried up but- the tide comes over the spot. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police at Montague were notified after t-he body was found.

I)R. CLARIPS APPOINTMENT -Dr. J. A. Clark, Superintendent of the Experimental Station at Charlottetown and the Prince Ed- ward Island Illustration Stations, has been appointed a member of the Rotary Refugee Placement Committee and the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International according to In an- nouncement received from the gor- ganizationfls headquarter; in Chi- cago. Appointment was made by Tom J. Davis. Butte. Montana. President of Rotary International. Dr. Clark is a charter member and past president of the Rotary Club of Charlottetown and has been active in Rotary International as district governor. He is also chair. man of the Canadian Advisory Cvnlmltlér 0f Rotary International for 1941-42.

BRITISH ornomms LEAVE PROVINCE- Captain H. H. Hal. 50111‘. T-flndfm. member of the Brit. Isl-i House of Commons and Under- Sfclftafy for Air accompanied by Capt. W.W. Wakefield, London, also of the Alr Ministry, and Air Vice Marshal Dalziel McKean, Ottawa, took off from the Charlottetown Airport early yesterday momlng g1- tcr a short visit here. Capt. Bal- four. who arrived here from the British Isles about two weeks ago in connection with air training matters of the Royal Alr 11w“, m. Svected No. 31 General Reconnais. simce School, RAJ‘, Monday eve. nlng, He also enjoyed n brief 115),. ing lrlp here, going to Montague shortly after arriving at 5 p, m, and returning after midnight.

A near drowning accident 0c. curred in Montague yesterday, W11?" Ralf" M91115“. who is about 12 years of age, accidently tell o/er Poole and ‘Thompson's wharf along Wlm a bicyflle he was holding at the time.

Being unable to swim, the boy

i who was one of the crew of a vg. sci unloading nearby, hastily 19y. cred a boat. and rescued him.

The bicycle belonged to Edwin-d

“ i Outhouse who was standing along-

. side him. It was also fished out of the water.

Ralph is the son of Mr. and Mrs,

iifzlton Mcllish. His father is a

and many relatives and friends at- i member of the Royal Canadian Air

tended. The foral tributes many and beautiful.

LAC. J. J. O'Donnell, 24 dicd in the airport hospital at Sununcrsizic. fist t. He was iniured in rin air‘ aazident at Sherbrooke a few miles from there Sunday. At the time LAC. A. H. Keith of Taber.

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For“ and l! stationed at incrside.

The Rvvldent occurred while Cor- oner L. B. Mellish. his grandfather. was at West St. Peter's investlgag- ing s drowning.

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"IW l" in l day's work." Mr. J.

Alberta. was killed. Both men vc_i~re_ F. Johnson of Georgetown claims

stationed at. N0. 9 Service Flying Training School at Summeiside, ,

LAC. O'Donnell Wits critically in-, iured in the crash. Ho was taken; unconscious from hLs plane bv two men. residents of the district whcrei he crushed. Seconds after his plane‘ burst into flames.

LAC. O'Donnell was a son of airs», Catherine O'Donnell of Avcml C0,; near Vernon River. His faint-n, Prank O'Donnell died about two‘ W311 BIO.

Surviving are three brothers andi three sisters, Two brothers, LACJ Francis O'Donnell and Wilbur ("-1 Donnell are with the Royal (Jaaa-| dian Alr Force. 'I"hc third hrrvhi-ix. Daniel O'Donnell ls at Avondalc,

The sisters are. Mrs. Earl mar- don Charlottetown: Miss Mnrv 0‘- Donnell in Montreal; and Miss in train- i st the Charlottetown Hosnikil. ernl services will be hcld from

Catholic Church at anon Itivc Thu-eddy morrlnl.

when questioned about painting the Cw“ an the ton or thostieeplie on Si. Patil's Anglican Chum-l In Charlottetown yesterday. The top is about 12o feet from ths ground,

Cullen-i 8MP“ as they saw a man put an ordinary ladder on the tower, at the base of the stoop- lo. and then. with unconcem, climb up and by means of g point brush strapped to the end of n five-foot stick, apply the first cosffto the Crows, The ladder only red-tried to Ivltltin seven feet of the mp.

The task of painting the steeple was started a week Ago and will be completed within the next fer. days. Mr. Johnson. who is also a carpenter. has put new eaves on the steeple and also new finish. 1t

began shouting for help, A mam‘, Mr. H. Hooper Horne and Mr. W.

Colonel. the Honourable J. l... Ralston, Ottauu. Minister of Na-

He arrived in the province Monday

-»'JOIII'I Claicnce Murphy AM. Ph. D., Instructor in Sociology and Economics in John Carroll Univer- sity is spending his vacation at his home in Montague. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Murphy-L

her, Alberta, who was killed

terday width full military

Higgins Chaplain. oificlziiiiuL-S

ON sick Laisvi: - Rev. 1min. McMahon, D.D., Rector of st. Dun- stan's Basilica, has been granted three months sick leave and is at present spending ll holiday at Cor- ran Ban MirSIOlI Church. lie has been accustomed to spcntlllig his summers thcrc. It is in Tracadie Parish.

—LEAVES FOR 0T'I‘A\\'A—-Mlss Winnifrcd Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burns of Freetown leaves on Montizay for Ottawa where she has accepted a position in the civil service. Miss Burns was on the teaching staff of the St. Eleanors High School and her many friends there and elsewhere wish her every succcss.—S.

—ENJOY SAIL —The ladies who have been assisting at the siunmer- side Red Cross rooms were taken for an enjoyable nail round the harbour one day this wcck by Mayor Campbell and Captain Mac- Qtiire in Ctuitziln lVIucQuircs yacht. Needless to say the outing was much appreciated by the ladies.--

—SIJGH'I‘ FIRE- Firemen were called out about 2 o'clock on Mon- duy afternoon for a fire in the old Green property, which M. F. Schur- man and C0. are fitting up for apartments. It is not known what caused the fire but considerable damage was done t0 the floor in one of the rooms on the ground floors.--S.

-—ON VACATION — Miss Mar- ion McAiisey, student nurse at the Sherbrooke Hospital Quebec, has arrived in Slimmerslde to spend her vacation with hcr pal-cuts, Mr. and Mrs. shot-man MncAsscyz She was accompanied home by Miss Rena. McLean also a. student at the same hospital, who will spend her

holiday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Macbcan of Soiirls. The young ladics will be home about

three weeks-S.

plane crashed at

lemarketi 0'n the courage shown Bernie MacDonald, son 0f MacDonald. who ran to the olunc although it was already afire and cutting the straps trot the young ma-n out. After assisting in making telephoned to the airport for the anvbulailce.-—S ~- —I"UNER.~\L 0F EARL (‘LARK - The funeral service for Lari Clark who was drowncti last week at Inc Grand River ferry was hcld on Fri- day from the home of his grand- mother. Mrs, Abcl Cliirk iiI Lot i6. Rev. Mr. Christie ir-uisicl- of thc Un- ited Church at Lot l6, concluded the service which was largcly aa- tended. The pallbearers were Gail"- field Yeo. Claude Ramsay. Glen Ramsay", Winfield Gamble, Walter Ramsay and Preston WllICh€5L6i'.—S

The Golden Wctltliug Anniversary of Charles B. Horne and Margaret McLure, Oyster Dcd Bridge was most fittingly" celebrated Thursday evening, July 17th., at their home where they had spent their 50 ycurs of wedded life,

It Ira". a d‘. ll ' casion. wlicu

ul mid rare oc- ii" chzldrcn and grandchildren and man lends nad gathered to pay the r f jcitations and hearty congratulations to the 50 year young married couple.

Then the Celebration opcned ln earnest when the Honored Coupie were escorted to the Will] their gIICSD. Hczc n cnnrm- ing sght greeted thc guests. The Banquet Table was laden ivith all the good things of the cullnaijv art amid a bckgrouncl of b-"atitiful floral decorations, roxs of rare beauty being ln nbiu c

After the wmlts ol' ‘were duly sathflcd, lhc bt" marred years, cut thc cake, WUllh was a work of art and decorated with golden mapleleaf trimmings.

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Chester S. lVIcLtirc piopcscd the Toast of the evening to ihc Honor- ed couple. Mr. Mt-Iiurc opened his remarks by a niltnbcr cf numerous stories dealing with the matri- monial courtship and the wedded bliss of the marrmd ccuplc.

In paying trihlilc to the rare and honored occasion that Itad brought so many pCC-pl!‘ to tlzc home. Mr. McLure pointed out that. "the home is the vcry foundation cf society. that the home is the treasure house of the state. the sacred" prccnct ln which all fine emotions and the realm in which wrvnwc nod is ex- alted to its greatest i

The Toast was: "To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Horne. the g"lden _vcar of Jubilee has ccme to you, and you are nr/w celebrating this with your family and friends. May the D's- mond Jubilee also be ycur to cele- brate and may Peace. I-lcnlth and still more Happiness he further bestowed unto you by th" Giver of all good gift=. until time here shall he no more."

Following the Banquet, and the guests had rctlrcd to the Drawing Room. Mr. Hamilton Htrnc read a very excellent ntldrcss frcm the family and friends and also pie- sented tn Mr. and Mrs. Home the many beautiful ptcscnts and also a purse of mcnev.

Mr. Horne. on bc-fmlf of It's good wife. and himself. thanked his friends for all k‘nrlnc.=.=e- to them and wished-tn inviti- all t» come again.

The balance of the evening was spent in tileasant conversation and music and srng.

At Midnight. fcrd goodbyes were

has been 35 years since it was painted 1w j

DOW] (m.

tional Defence. paid a short visit to ._. Charlottetown yesterday afternoon.

from Halifax. N. 5.. on an inform- al visit.

" i . H. K llh I‘ - Mmumsnlql‘ A e Min an Pownal, the guests of Mrs. Brown's

flying accident on Sunday was laid to rest in the Air Force plot in tine People's Ceinctcrv, Siinimcrslde. yea-

honors. The funeral service was held in the chaps} at t)“; nil-port. Hon. F-Iiieut.

-——SIIOW'ED GREAT COURAGE- People who were present. when the Shcrbvcoke on Sunday \\'il]l LAC. O'Donnell in it.

Majlg‘ Springfield, Mass;

the injured man comfortable Bernie

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said, all feeling that lt. was a joy- our end oomsi J

THUR SDAY

Jean Morris. R. N.. has ms from Boston on a. visit o her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Morris, Summersido-S

Mr. and Mrs. John rulland have returned to their home in Marsh- fleld after attending the marriage of Mrs. Fblland’; brother. Mr. Neil Marks.

Mrs. Arthur Brown and her three children Earl, Terry and Patricia are spending their vacation at

mother Mrs. Pearl Heman.

Col. Jack MacPhae of the Scot- tish Regiment left IPrIday morning to join his unit in Debert. N. 8., after spending his furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Mal. A. MacPhee, Heatherdale.

-PURCIIASE PROPERTY -R.. Champion Jr Sons, Kensington, have recently purchased the bean- tiful home property of the estate Mrs. Virginia Evans, situate on

Idargate Street. Mrs. J. L. MacAulay and her two ‘ ulav and Eakin

sons. Gerald MamA .

MaoAulay of Upper Hlllsboiro St. Charlottetown, left yesterday for New Brunswick. They will visit Fredericton. Saint John and Mone- tonk-before retumlna in about two wee .

Mrs. John De Grace, Bedford. Mass, accompanied her two children Betty and Jac fe motored to P. E. I. and are spending a few weeks visiting her parents, Mr. and ., Mrs. N. C. Molyneaux, southport.

Rev L. D. MacDonald, minister of St. John's United Church, Bridge- water. N, 5.. ailonz wlth Mrs. Mac- Donald. formerly of Toronto. and two children John Lnuchlln and Joan Helen. are spending a month's holidays at the former home of Mr. MacDonald, at Kilmulr. P. E. I.

Among thou leaving for St. Ann de Beaupre yesterday morning were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Campbell, Upper Queen $1., Mrs. John Mc- Curvllle, Mrs. Cornelius Gaudet. Mrs. Emmett MacDonald, Mrs. Pic. tun ‘Brown and Mrs. James Coyle.

REMAINS FORWARDbD—- The remains of Mrs. Brazil, wife of Conductor William Brazil of the C. P. 1%., Chapleau, Ont. were transferred from Frank Hennes- sey's Fimeral Home yesterday morning to the C. N. R. depot and forwarded to her late home. The deceased posed away suddenly at the home of her son Vincent in Mermaid Tuesday, where she was visiting. The remains were ac- companied by another son, Emmett,

Mr. Balderston was redeceased by his wife, who died n 1929. He is survived by a son, Wilfred Rob- ert, and a daughter, Minnie Bea. trlce, both at home; a sister, Mrs.

Candle, Evansburg, Alberta: five brothers, Howard Balderston, in Prince Edward Island; Rev Hedley Balderston, here; Dr. Steph- en Balderston, Evariston, Ill.; Heb- cr Balderston, in Los Angeles. and Dr. Edgerton Balderston, of a slster-in-law, lMiss Bovyer, at the family resi-

dence.

SEAMAN HOME 0N LEAVE ._. Harvey Maclean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon MacLe-an of Clyde River is home on leave. He is ser- ving with the Royal Canadian Navy. He brought back with him a Ger- man incendiary bomb. It landed on a bit of soft ground and failed to ignite. The dangerous material was removed and Seaman Maclean has the remainder as his souvenir of , the war. as he saw it overseas, The §b0lI1ILWhl0II weighed two and a 4 half pounds. W85 marked 1937. up-

Darently referring to the year of its ,mari_ufacture. He was in Einglnnd

during a number of air raids. the ~ sailor said. He could not find words ' lo describe the excellent morale of the English people. The more they were bombed the more determined they became. the better became their morale.

IIAYING SEASON HERE — Farmers throughout Prince Edward Island took advantage of the fine weather of the past. few days to get a start with the “hayingfl Last night hundreds of coils of hay were to be seen in the fields in the vnr- ious sections of the Island but threatening clouds towards mid- night gave farmers cause for anxi- ety. Although there is more than an average crop this season, the early forecast of an unusually large yield has not materialized. The ef- fects of the cold backward spring are evident in the reduced pros- pects. There is n lot 0f good clover but timothy in the meadow is light- er than expected. Dr. J. A. Clark, Superintendent of the Experimen- tal Farm said last night.

land friends will learn with regret

ericton. N. .. o . dham, widow of the late Robert S. Prid- ham Pcrt Eight. Mr. Pridham was born in Margins and u a young imiin moved to Montroee. later go- lnz to Sackvllle. when he was well known. He and Mrs Prldhem will be kindly remembered by Island friends. Mrs. leaves moum two daugriterrs. Mrs. Ward-

w S. Kilburn, "redericton, N. 15.. . T. G. Omw’ ordi York Mills, Ontario: one broihe Tren-

"f the dsfllhaat 116321981116 g1, "ad- -tl‘6n of Mr. o. a. Cottrella, on Con-

go s local race meet on Wednesday. he

FRIDAY Mr. Martin Sinnott of the Van-

dergrift News, of Vandergrlft. Penn, arrived Wednesday on his annual visit to his bomehero.

-RECENT VISITORS -- Dr. E. A. Corbett of Toronto. Director L1 Adult Education. who is snanoznz a. vacation on the Island. accom- panied bv his wife and dauimtsr were recent aunts of Rev. and Mrs. Christie of Int i6. Dr. Corbett re- sided in Tyne Valley in his only years when his father held a. nas- torate there.—s

Judgment was given yesterday by the Board of Commissioners of Pub- lic Utilities for Prince Illdwmi Is- land in respect to the aunllwflfln of the P. E. I. Telephone Company for certain adjustments of rates. The effect of the judgment Ls to leave Charlottetown rates unohaotl-

. with changes in other centres (outlined below) intended tomprova tgleohonic services in the public 1n-

res .

VISITING HERE - Mi‘. William Harris, Ottawa, of the Parliament Police Staff, and a native of Char- lottetown, is at present visiting the rovince. He took an active part n football when hen u well u other athletics. Aococnpanying him are Miss K. Kavey, of Alr Minister Power's secretarial staff and Mr. Harold Ritchie of the Eddy Paper Company, Hull, Que.

—VISITS WBIDE AIRPORT- The Most Rev. C. Leo Nelligari, Bishop of Pembroke and head of the Canadian Catholic Chaplain Service in the Dominion and over- seas. has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nelligan, Tig- ‘nish. Yesterday he visited No. 9 service Flying Training School at Slimmeraide and later called at St. Paul's Rectory. Ho is to visit the It. A. F. school at Charlottetown und pny a visit to St. Dunstanb Cathedral and the Bishop's Palace before leaving the Island-S.

FUNERAL AT ALBlRTON-Jrhe funeral of the late Mrs. Matthew R. Iienrd was held from Alberton United Church yesterday afternoon. The services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. somers, Rev. Mr. Weir and Rev. Mr. Davies. Interment Alber- ton Cemetery. Pallbearers: Messrs. shelton Sharp, J. W. Waugh, Harry O'Brien. J. E. C. Hunter. Jesse Matthews and Dr. A. L. Purdy. wed" nesday evening a short private funeral service was held at the MacLean Funeral Home. conducted by the Rev. Donald Boothroyd.