An aide to the Dorion com- mission tfar left) c a rrie s away new piles of eVidence. presenting in Ottawa Tuesday
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IN MEMORIAL HOSP. Angus Matliieson. Montague, is a patient in the King's County Memorial Hospital.
IN P.E.I. HOSPITAL Mrs. Effie MacLeod. Monta- gue. is a patient in the Prince Edward Island Hospital. Char- lottetown.
DAUGHTER IN HOSP. Linda Yearwood. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Yearwood. 17 Spring Street. is undergoing treatment in the P.E.1. Hospital.
FINED $10 Lloyd D. Wellner. Jr.. of Char- lottetown was fine and costs in traffic court yesterday for driving a motor vehicle with inefficient equipment.
GUILTY FUNERAL —- T funeral for Walter J. Quilty took place Tuesday morning from the Hennessey Funeral Home to the Churdi of the Most Holy Re- deemer where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. Cameron MacDonald. CSsR Pallbearers were Alex MacKen- zie, Allison MacMiilan. Clifford Hogan. Richard Griffin, Joseph Doyle. Edmund Handrahan. In- terment took place in St. Mtir- tin‘s cemetery. South Shore service being conducted by Father MacDonald.
'I'RENHOLM FUNERAL The funeral for Robert Tren- holm. who died in Amherst.
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at the Chisholm Funeral Home. Tuesday. Dec. 22. conducted by Capt. Linder of the Salvation Army. Amherst. Hymns sung were Jesus. Keep Me Near The Cross. The Lord's My Shepherd and Abide With Me. Organist
was Mrs. Sheldon Dixon. Pall-v
bearers were: Eldon liams. H a z 0 ii llacWilliams. Frank MacWilllams. Roy Cut- cliffe. Cedric Campbell and Gor- don Norring. Interment in the People's cemetery. Tryon.
CRASWELL FUNERAL — The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Cras- well was held Tuesday after- noon from the Cutcliffe Funeral Home to St. Mark's Anglican Church. Rustico. ‘conducted by Rev. AE. Piercey assisted by Merle W. Zimmer- man. Hymns were Lead Kindly Light and Abide With Me. Miss
argaret Gates was organist. Pallbearers were. wall. Victor Buntain. Paige Nunn. Craswell. Heath Houston. Inter- ment was in the church ceme- tery.
HELP FOR AGED DUDLEY. England tCPl—A large department store in this Worcestershire stayed
urs so that 100 ol - ge pensioners could do their Christmas shop-
Ding in peace
he an
COMMISSION EVIDENCE PILES\UP
while key witness Pierre La- montagne (centre) and his lawyer Y.E. Fortler (right) discuss the hearings. Andre
By DON HANRIGHT i OTTAWA (CPl—Higher con- sumer spending and a build of inventories, especially by manufacturers, powered a mod-
n C '0
economy in the third quarter of this year. The bureau of statistics said Tuesday the g ro s s national product. the value of all goods. and services produced. was es- timated at a seasonally - ad- justed annual rate of $46,700,- 000,000 in the quarter. the Ju1y~ September period. This is a gain of 1.4 per cent from the $46.100.000.000 level of the second quarter. Most of the gain was in real terms. in vol- ume; prices are estimated to have increased during the quar- ter by about one-half of'one per cent. The latest GNP estimate puts it ahead 30 per cent by value er cent by Volume from the starting point of the current economic e x p a n s l o n, in the early part of 1961. BS said if there is norhing except the u s u a l seasonal change in output in the current fourth quarter, the year 1964 will close with a W’s-percent in- crease in the value of Canadian production. RISE PREDICTED r. most economists have forecast rising activity In the current quarter and D35
Consumer Spending ls Economic Spark
erate advance by the Canadian c
Letendre tbackgrotindl exec-
utive assistant to justice
minister Favreau. looks on. (CP Wirephoto)
cars rose by more than 15 per cent. Buying of household dur- able goods. such as furniture and appliances, showed in- creases ranging up to two per
en . SPENDING DOWN
Business c 3 pi t a l spending meanwhile, was running at an annual rate. seasonally - ad- justed. of 98.220.000.000. down about two per cent
Wages and salaries advanced almost three r cent. one the biggest gains since 1956.
Corporation profits declined by about two per cent between the second and third quarters. They still were relatively high. 42 per cent above the profit lev- els of early 1961.
Included in the quarter-to- quarter profits reduction was a seven-per-cent decline in profits in the manufacturing group of industries. This was partly off-
set by gains in mining and re- tain trade.
For the first three-quarters of
is year. corporate profits are 13 per cent ahead of a year earlier.
This includes gains of 18 per cent in the transportation, com- munications and storage indus-
"pardcuiarb good record of performance in the battles of
mme. Hill 70 and Pass- chendaele. In the latter en- g-gement they handed over. a complete set of guns in action
to the relieving battery. The 36m was honored by being selected as a "sacrifice" bat-
ISEAND NEWS PAGE
Eastern And Central Districts
tery at Vimy Ridge on March
The Guardian, Charlottetown, Wed., Dec. 23, 1964. 5
the right of the Canadians The Battery was a Jamappes. outside Mons. Nov. 10. 1918. and entered Mons
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commanded the 9th Brigade as a major with a.ting rank ‘of lieutenant- colonel. Previously he had been awarded the Distinguished Ser- vice Order for outstanding ser- vices during the Battle of the en- in Despatcbes for his work at the battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. In the same year the French government award- ed him the Croix de Guerre with Palm for gallantry at Passchendaele.
After the war he continued in military circles, organizing the
COLONEL DAN
(Continued from page 1) set a world‘s record for the quatrer-mile run with salvage
It was Dominion Day in Charlottetown his team set the mark of 1.02 2/5 minu-
That same year he joined the Militia as a gunner and ' natural ability 'quickly came 0 the fore with the old 4th Regiment Canadian Artillery. He rose quickly through the ranks and within three years was captain of No. 4 Battery. On reorganization of the regi- ment the following year he was named captain of No. Ba tery Heavy Artillery-—a battery which won the Governor Gen- eral's cup on several occasions. WON SHOOTING CUP
Capt. MacKinnon was section commander of the Canadian won the Londonderry Cup at Petawawa in 1907 in competi- tion with a visiting British team. His team had 11 effectives in 15 rounds at 6,700 yards. He was also a member of the All- Canadian team which won
v
in
ngland in competition with British teams in l. I
Rifle shooting was another
of his strong interests. He took up the sport in 1907 and that same year qualified for a dis- tinguished certificate from the Canadian School of Musketry at Ottawa. It was also in 1907 he qualified for an instructor's certificate in signalling.
On four occasions from 1907 to 1914 he was a member of the champion team taking part in the Inter-Maritime Rifle Matches. Returning from the First World War he won the ominion Rifle Association Medal and the Governor Gen- eral's Medal for rifle shooting at Charlottetown in 1920
tries; 19 per cent in the mines. quarries, and oil wells; 13 per cent in manufacturing; 25 per cent in petroleum and coal: 15 per cent in metal industries:
and 12 per cent in chemicals.
said if the advance is 1% per ,cent over the third quarter. the year'
i
5 total increase Will e about eight per cent. These were the outstanding
developments:
Personal spending jumpe ahead by two per cent, risin at about the same rate as last winter.
Expenditure on durable goods [—notably new and used cars— iadvanced by nine per cent, :after a minor slump in the sec- ;ond quarter.
Purchases of new and used
d I!
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{ Head-On Crash I Injures Three
One person is in hospital and two others suffering lesser in- juries as the result of a head-on collision Monday on the Brack- ley Point Road near the airport.
In hospital with a broken nose. fractured rib and facial levera- tions is Mrs. Raoul Reymond. passenger in a car driven by her hu .
. Reymond is at home suf- fering from two broken ribs. Mr. and Mrs. Reym travelling . towards Brackley School to prepare for a Christ- mas concert.
Their car was in collision with a car drirven by Brent Diamond of Brackley, throwing Mrs. Rey- mond against the windshield.
Mr. Diamond had several teeth knocked out when his foe e struck the steering wheel at the time of the collision.
The front end of the Raymond
car was extensively dmaled.
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Island Seen
longtime member of the Provincial Rifle Association, he served as its president from 1935 to 1939 and finally retired from the assosiation in 1957. In 1915 Capt. MacKinnon was appointed to command the Ives Point Battery, Halifax. with a . Heavy Brigade person
nel. His battery set up the Figure of Merit for Halifax
As Paradise
Premier W.R. Shaw has re. ceived a letter from Edwin D. Lyman. MD, MPH. health dir- ector. Omaha. Nebraska. extol- ling the beauty of the Island and the hospitality of its people.
In commenting on some of the features of the province Dr; Ly- man and his wife and two dau- ghters enjoyed during their week's camping trip here in the summer of 1963. the letter states “We were led to comment that P.E.I. will be the closest to pa- radise we will ever get on earth."
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for a beautiful Christmas.
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HELMNE'S MILLINERY
Montague
coastal defense batteries and also in that same year his in- terest in siege artillery began.
OVERSEAS IN 1916
In January. 1916, he organiz- ed the llth Brigade Field Ar- tillery Ammunition Column, and took it overseas in April. Short- ly thereafter he was appointed Major in comman of e 36th Battery, C.F.A., by Lieut.~ Col A. G. McNaughton. This Battery took part in all the Canadian campaigns in France and Flanders from July 1916 until the end of the war.
The 36th Battery achieved a
Silent Night.
sincere best wishes
PEPLEB'S JEWELLERY
MONTAGUI
is the late W. Chester S. Mac-
P.E.I. Heavy Brigade Artillery in 1921 and that year won the Governor General's Efficiency Award and Governor General's Cup with his No. 2 Battery.
In 1923 Col. MacKinnon trans ferred from the active militia to reserve of officers and short- ly after was appointed Aide to the Governor-General and con- tinued in the post during the term of Lord Byn .
INTEREST IN FOXES
His interest in fox breeding had been long standing and in 1919 he organized the Vimy Silver Fox Ranch near this city where he bred many prize win- ners including world's chbmp- ions in 1922 and 1927 In 1923 he formed a partnership with
Lure and the expanding,busi- ness had a big export trade in foundation stock with Norway, Sweden, Belgium. France, Ger- many and Switzerland as well as with Western Canada and the United States.
In 1927 the Hudson’s Bay Company, London, England, bought large holdings in the Vimy ranch and a great pansion in pelt production fol- lowed with Messrs. MacKinnon and cLure buying hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Island pelts each year. They made regular trip to England to advise on auction sales. The original pair which founded the ring-necked white face foxes came from the Vimy anch on consignment to Fort Qu'appelle, Sask.
He also reorganized the Char- lottetown Company in 919, becoming secretary-tr urer and financial manager of company operating the
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nouncement by port Minister Irwin Haskell—— underneath an advertise in e n t for gin, whisky and another for scotch
a. 2 < a
council members have been but-
Safe Holiday Driving
By THE CANADIAN PRESS A four-column newspaper an- Ontario Trans-
beside one for rye
warns o r o n t o motorists about the penalties for drinking
rs. In Edmonton, teams of safety
Charlottetown and Halifax. In 1924 The Yank, owned by Col. MacKinnon. set new world
stood until 1943. Medium" also held the Cana- dian trotting record on ice, made in 1927 at Dufferin Park. Toronto.
From 1913, to 1937 Col. Mac- Kinnon campaigned some fifty horses, among the outstanding ' White Sox 2.03 Our
than a not In at Mash-m report that traffic violationucidents and traffic deaths over last year.
While many authorities see an increase in accidents as inert. table with the increase in traf- fic. Ottawa police chief Rea Ax. cell ls more optimistic.
c sees ‘a steady and pel‘l'Pa. tible decrease in druken dl‘lv. Ing. thanks to the courts and improved safety conscmusness.
ANCIENT FOUNDATIONS
Several poles sunk in Amsler. am canals in the 17th (-enlury as house supports still exrsi in
for mm at drive aga up that they hope will serve to de- ter reckless 0" drunken driving at Christmas an ears.
The safety drive is under way in the face of a prediction by the Canadian Highway Safety council that 78 persons will be killed in traffic accidents in Canada durin the Christmas an New Year's holiday weck~ ends. I The toll for the 84-hour Christ-i mas weekend. from noon Tliurs- .d
reach 50. the council says. Last
Campaign Is Underway
tonholing down I o w n shoppers and handing out tags and pam- phlets urging safety during the holiday season.
Quebec police have been is- suing bilingual warnings in pub- lic radio announcements against mixing intoxicarnts and motor- ing.
In Vancouver, motorists are being stopped at road blocks where police check for safety factors—and impaired drivers.
The Man i t o b a government published an open letter to busi- ness managers uring them to arrange office parties so the chances of drunkeness will be r “Such measures form part of a country - wide drive to cut down Christmas traffic acci- dents. a cross-Canada survey by The Canadian Press shows.
places, special squads of police have been out
day to midnight Sunday. may lgood condition today.
year, 22 persons were killed in. ._- a 30 - hour Christmas holiday period.
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The annual drive against traf‘: fic violations at New Year's have made this holiday the saf- est of all national holiday week-
Revilo Dairy
Alberton
dians will die in traffic during: , _
the 78-hour period from 6 pm. leash bQSIS Sfurfmg
Sunday, the council predicts. 11.1a“. I. Get Under the slogan Stay Alive'
ges against motorists—up to 600
in a single night the week he-
ends in ada. the council . . says. Even so. at least 26 Cane-1V0" be on a Sl‘l’lCl’lY New ear's .ve to midnighti for '65. the Toronto safety dri e gyouf [rickets eafly so has led to scores of more char-i ' .
iyou won t be missed. fore Christmas. ;
OLD-FASHIONED 'm
Dan Patchen. 2.15 , Bingen Aubrey, 2.11 . Heatherbelle. 2.08%. Harvest
elody. 2.10% and Rollo Rico. 2.04%. He won several troph- ies in this period as leading driver at Charlottetown and
alifax.
His interest in harness racing led to a connection with the Pro- vincial Exhibition Assocation in 1923 and 10 years later he be- came its president, a position he held until he sold his inter- ests to the present management.
column each week and compiled an annual racing review.
Col. MacKinnon became pre- sident of the P.E.l. Silver Fox Exhibitors Association in 1943 and was reelected the following year. He was at that same time a director and member of the executive of the Canadian Na- tional Fox Breeders Association. A firm supporter of the United States Trotting Association, he had represented this district at
In that time his enthusiasm saw the annual exhibition grow tre- mendously and the inauguration, of Old Home Week in conjunc-i tion with it led eventually to the present status as the biggest event in Eastern Canada. NEWSPAPER FIELD
He entered the newspaper field in 1921 when he and Mr. McLure purchased The Guar- dian from Sir Charles Dalton. They sold their interests to the late J.R. Burnett and his sons in
annual meetings for many years. He was married in 1905 to Miss Edith Louise Bremner. Charlottetown, who ed him in 1943. They had one son. Air Commodore Maurice MacKinnon. RCAF retired. 0t- tawa, who survives. Also sur- viving are three grandsons. John and Michael, of Ottawa. and Daniel. of the Canadian diplo- matic corps, who is now serving in Indonesia.
A private funeral service wii'
1948. but Colonel Dan continued to write a top harness racing
be held at the Cutcliffe Funeral
redeceas- t
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city's leading hostelry of the
day. the Victoria Hotel. RACING INTERESTS
Harness horse racing, with which Col. MacKinnon's name was closely associated for many years, first took up his attention in 1912. Within the
next few years he drove in
_ any winners over Maritime tracks, including Helen R. l/z. win-
ner of five races in 12 days. Resuming harness horse rac-
g in 1919. Col. MacKinnon was
veral times leading drive atl
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