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Representatives of teachers’ organizations from opposite corners of the world get to- gether prior to a dinner meet- ing last evening at the Fath- ers of Confederation Memor- lal Centre. The dinner was part of yesterday’s agenda in a three-day Atlantic Confer- ence of Teachers’ Organiza- tion which began yesterday at the Vocational Institute, Char- lottetown, Comparing notes

Dragger Hull

Catches Fire

GEORGETOWN —— Fire broke out at approximately 8.30 am. yesterday on board the dragger hull “Gulf Gallant" tied up at Georgetown railway wharf,

The fire was reportedly started from an acetylene torch used by workmen to cut a hole in the steel deck of the drag- ger in preparing for lnstallin a large engine. The engine is now on a railway flatcar on the rail sidin here.

Materias stored in the hold of the dragger and packed in boxes are reported to have caught fire, but damage was held to a minimum through the use of fire hoses from the ad- jacent dominion government potato warehouse.

Oil Storage Construction Underway

GEORGETOWN — Work began yesterday on the site of the new Irving Oil Company storage depot here.

The site is located on the commons lands on the east side of Kent Street and immedi- ately to the north of North Street.

The d has been levelled by bulldozers and two culverts placed in position for entering and leaviu the area. Road- ways on e storage site will be gravelled.

A steel cradle was brought yesterday from Morell and placed in position. This cradle, on which six large storage tanks will be erected, is 43 feet, three inches long and 12 feet high and will rest on concrete blocks.

Total capacity of the tanks will be 18,000 gallons.

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ONE CASE HEARD Only case on Queens County Traffic Court docket yesterday was that of Stephen Judson Harper of Charlottetown. fined $10 and costs for speeding.

TWO SPEEDERS FINED

Doris Best, Miscouche RR 1. and Neil MacBeth, Charlotte- town, were each fined $20 and costs when they appeared before Magistrate A.J. Haslam, QC, yesterday, on speeding charges.

PREMIER VACATIONS

Premier W.R. Shaw. who re- turned to the province yesterday from federal-provincial meet- ings, will take several weeks va- cation before returning to his of- fice about mid~November. Pro- vincial Secretary J.D. Stewart Is acting-premier.

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Morell, has been awarded Canadian Forces Decoration. Holder of the medal is entitled to the initials "CD" after his name. A clasp to the medal is awarded for each successch 10

CWL CARD PARTY

Results of the Catholic Wom~ en's League-sponsored card par- iy held Wednesday night at the Basilica Recreation Centre, were as follows: ladies first, Mrs. James Hughes; ladies‘ se- cond. Mrs. Joseph O'Hanley; gentleman‘s first, James Pen- del‘gast; gentiemen’s second. “EDI! O’Hanley; dooran. Mrs. Catherine Sheppard; 9‘11 prise, Mrs. Catherine At- kins; freeasout, Ernest Osborne. In. Priscilla Smith.

are, left to right, Gerald Nason, general secretary, Can- adian Teachers’ Federation:

W. Earle McLaughlin, chair- man and president of the Royal Bank of Canada and John II.

Coleman. chief general mana- ger, and two of the company of-

ficials who with attend a Board of Directors meeting of the R0- yal Bank here today.

Altogether there are some 30

directors and company officers here for the meeting being held

INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION AT TEACHERS' MEET

Mervyn Ball. general secret- ary, Australian Teacher’s Federation, and Thomas Hall,

Royal Bank Meeting Here To Honor Two Centennials

in the Fathers of Confederation Building at 11 o’clock this morn

By holding the meeting here the Royal Bank is paying hom- age to the men who met in Char: lottetown 100 years ago, as well as taking an active part in Cenr tennial Celebrations.

e holding of the directors meeting away from head office is not new for the Royal Bans The bank feels it is an excellent way of taking the pulse of the different economic regions or the country. Earlier this year a board of directors meeting was held at Regina, Sask.

Not only is the Royal Bans helping to celebrate the centen nial of the meetings of the Fa- thers of Confederation, but it It also celebrating its own centen- nial this year.

OWN CENTENNIAL

The Royal traces its history back 100 years ago to when it first began in Halifax on May 2. 1864. by the name of “The Bank of the Seven Merchants". By 1869 the name had changed to “The Merchants Bank of Halt~ fax" and its total assets were $729,163. Today's assets of the Royal are $713,935,708.

The first branch outside or Halifax was wtablished at Pic- tou, N.S. in 1870. Branches were

Island Priests Attend Funeral Of Msgr. Murphy

SOURIS —— Solemn Requiem High Mass was celebrated St. Mary's Church. Souris, Msgr. J.A. Murphy by Very Rev. George MacDonald, with Rev. Patrick Walsh as deacon, Rev. W.A. Keefe as sub-deacon.

Master of ceremonies was Rev. Pius Murnaghan, Thrurif er Rev. J.J. Dunphy, the eulogy

was delivered by Msgr. J.A. Sullivan. Present in the sanctuary

were: Msgr. J.N. Poirier, Msgr.

Hughes, Msgr. J .A. Sullivan. Msgr. Bauer, Msgr. Somers, Rev. Louis Callaghan, Rev.

George MacDonald, Rev. Ed- ward Doyle CSsR, Rev. Francis Maloney CSsR, Rev.

Basil Croken, Rev. Wilfred Mc- Cardle, Rev. R.F. MacDonald, Rev. Finlay Mullaly, Rev. Ur- ban Gillis, Rev. Clarence Pitre, Rev. Charles McCarthy, Laurence Landrigan, Rev. Eu- gene Murray. Rev. John Kleclly, C.

Rev John note, Rev. . McMillan, Rev. Leonard Mc- Kenna, Rev. 0.P. Wood, ev.

Eric Robin, Rev. W. Pineau, Rev. E. Roche, Rev. David Mc- Tague, Rev. Louis Dooley, Rev. Owen Sharkey, Rev. Vincent Mnrnaghan, Rev. Jame.- Smith, Rev. A.J. MacLeod, Rev. Thomas McIJelIan, Rev. F.W.P. Bolger, Rev. Clifford Murphv. Rev Charles MacDonald, Rev. Walter Reid, Rev. Clair Mac- donald, Rev. Floyd McGaugh. Rev. Kenneth MacAulay SFM. Rev. John Walsh SFM. v. Robert MacDonald.

The following clergy assisted in the choir. Rev. C.J. Pitre. Rev. Denis Gallant, Rev. Regls Duffy, Rev. John Cash, Rt. Rev. William Simpson. Rev. J. H. LcCIair, Rev. Edwin Steele. Rev. Basil Croken. Rev. a- zaire Gallant, Rev. Preston Hammill, Rev. Faber MacDon aid, Rev. Gerald Tingley, Rev. Charles Cheverle, Rev. Clair MacDonald, Rev. T.P. Butler. Rev.Francis Aylward.

Pall carriers were: Very Rev George MacDonald, Very Rev, Bennett MacDonald. Rev. Dr.

J.P.E. O'Hanley, Rev. Walter McGuigan, Rev. Harold Cro- kcn, Rev W MacDonald.

Members of the 4th Degree of the Knights of Columbus of Charlottetown under Faithful Pi- lot J .N. Kenny formed a guard of honor, Knights of Columbus of Souris council attended in a body. Sisters of the congrega- tions of Notre ame, and Martha. attended in a body Pallbearers were Anslem Mac- Donald, Harold Leslie, George MacAulay, James Paquet. Pe- ter MacAulavy, Chester O'Don- nel. Interment was in the

known as agencies in those days and the first agency outside No- va Scotia was opened in Chai- lottetown in 1873.

The Merchants Bank’s first

St. O’Hanley, Laurence McKinnon. San-

branch outside of Canada was at Hamilton, Bermuda, opened in 1882. The Bank made the leap to the Pacific in 1897 when it opened branches in British Columbia.

In 1900 the name was changed to The Royal Bank of Canada, and through purchases of other banks and expansion it now has 1,041 branches in Canada and 97 foreign branches.

FIRST MANAGER HERE

The first manager, or agent, of the Merchants Bank in Char- lottetown was a local merchant, Owen Connolly, who ran ank’s business as a sideline.

EASTER B RI E ES

IN MONTAGUE HOSP. Mrs. Frank Dewar is a ’ pa- tient in the Montague Hospital.

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UNDERGOES TREATMENT

Murdock Allen of Cardigan is undergoing treatment at th e Kings County Memorial Hospi- tal, Montague.

IN KINGS CO. HOSPITAL

Mrs. Lemuel Robertson, Low- er Montague is a patient in the Kings County Memorial Hospi-

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WANT FUNERAL —— Fu- neral for Mrs. George Gallant was held from the Perry Fu- neral Home to St. Margaret's aiurdi. St. Mangareis, where Requiem High Mass was cele- brated by Rev. A.J. MacLeod, who also conducted service at the grave. Pallbearers were: John James MacDonald. Peter

the church cemetery, WILSON FUN]! Fu- neral for John Wilson was held from bk late residence to St. Peter's Church, St. Peter's Bay, where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Very Rev. Ben- nett MacDonald. Rev. T.P. But- ler was present in sanctu- ary. Pallbearers were: Henry

Efllin MacPhee, Gordon

church cemetery.

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The Guardian, Charlottetown, Fri. Oct. 16, 1964. 5

. least 40 delegates from all ac-

The executive committee of the National Council Boy Scouts of Canada will gather in Char lottetown today and Saturday for the semi-annual meeting. Sessions will be held at Charlottetown Hotel with

the at

ross Canada attending.

The meeting of the executive is held twice a year, once in Oct- ober and once in January. This is the second time the meeting has been held in Charlottetown and the group was invited here, it being Centennial Year.

Attending the meeting

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was des cribed generally as brisk.

chairman is Gen. Howard Gra- ham, Toronto, president of the committee; Deputy Chief Scout L.M. Nicholson, Ottawa, RCMP retired, and . . Stevenson, Montreal, vice-president.

Mr. Stevenson was the man who promoted the Flying Junior sailing craft in P.E.J. and help

get the National Boy Scout Regatta here this summer.

The program of the meetings will be discussions of uniforms, program and problems within the boy scouts.

Ten provincial commissioners an 10 provincial presidents met in Charlottetown yesterday.

president of the Prince Ed- ward Island Teachers’ Feder- ation (See story page 3)

Since Mr. Connolly there have been 11 managers of the Royal Bank in Charlottetown.

.W. Hyndman served 25 years as manager of the branch

ducaiional

The need. for educational and vocational guidance in Prince Edward Island was stressed at the monthly meeting of the pro- vincial executive, P.E.I. Feder- n of Home and School Asso-

s

Is Need Says H And S

Guidance

John Martin advised the mem- bers that three new film on family life will be available from the National Film Board for use by home and school groups in the near future.

ciations, held Wednesday.

Col. L.F. MacDonald. school life committee chairman, re- ported that guidance services study kits are to be distributed to local associations throughout

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guidance will also be given fur- ther emphasis at the semi-an- nual meeting, scheduled for Nov. 1

8.

Mrs. Helen MacDonald, pub- lic relations chairman, announc- ed that a 30-minute radio broad- cast, based on the home and school national convention Will be carried Monday evening, Oct. 26.

The president, M.F. Hagan. expressed the thanks of the ex-

W. EARLE McLAUGI-ILIN

here in two different periods,

one from 1909 to 1921 and the other from 1923 to 1939. Of the 11 he spent the longest time as manager here.

he s a sub-agency of the Charlottetown agency esta- blished in Summerside in 1874 and another in Souris in 1877. By 1884 the Summerside agency

5 made independent of Chen lottetown and the following year the Souris agency was closed.

0n the Island today there are four branches of the bank, ' Tyne Valley, Summerside, Hun- ter River and Charlottetown. With the Charlottetown branch having a sub-agency at Mount Stewart. '

ecutive to Rev. Keith Hobson for his contribution to the work of the federation Mr. I-lobson has resigned from the executive, since he will soon leave the pro- vince to take a pastorate in Saint John. NB.

A welcome was extended to the new executive member. Rev. RM. Shaw, North Bedeque.

A presentation of a souvenir plaque was made to Mrs. Jean- ette Gleeson in appreciation of her work as chairman of local arrangements for the national convention held in Charlotte- town.

Town Council Decides On land For Housing Unit

MONTAGUE — At a special meeting of the Montague Town Council held Thursday it was decided to buy land for from Clark and Clements, for the building of a senior citizen’s housing unit in this area.

This land borders on J ohn Beer Drive, Queens Road and the high school. The decision de- pends on approval by Town Planner Walter De Silva and of- ficials from Central Mortgage and Housing of the adjoining property of George Gordon bor- dering on Queens Road, an partly on John Beer Drive. Mr. Gordon has offered to make a gift of this property in the event

the senior citizen's housing pro- ject is carried through

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The fire which destroyed the Quinn home, was believed to

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there were onaman parties in- cluding anti-vivisectionists and Christian Progressives.

loom and Mission groups, and In the evening were enter- tained. on Friday with a gel o- |gether dance, and on Sammy

have started In the chimney. it was out of control by the time the Vernon River Fire Depart-

an 'of the Quinn children was reported to have m 3 hands in escaping the fire.

. Continued from page 1) Despite chill weather, voting

When the polls closed at 9 m., it was estimated that four out of five of the 36,000,000 reg- istered voters had cast ballots. The polls opened at 7 a.m. LAST STANDINGS

Here is the statistical back- ground, including ings

Plans Underway

with a semi-formal. As yet there is no local Mou- tague branch of the xix-Y, but ii

is hoped that under the Sportsw-

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group, and aided by this nucleus

MONTAGUE — The to“ r of trained young people a crimp

young people. JOCK 3901‘. George may be formed in the near us Inman, Sandra Boehner, and mm.

Jeanne Ings. chosen to repre- .W-.-- sent Montague at the Maritime Hi-Y Conference held in Saint John. N.B., over the week- have returned home bubbling with enthusiasm over the Hi-Y‘ movement. They met with delegates and , leaders from Charlottetown ano ‘ Summerside on Friday and tra veiled with them to Saint John. V where they were billeted with Y .‘ fiflffi°§gé§n§fi$f§§g§ families, .- feeling. It‘s flIkilIlIlt‘ .. ' During the day they attended l “'“TEETH at any ‘1’“

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at the . g of Parliament and after the last general election. with percent- ages of the popular vote: Standings at dissolution: Conservatives and associates

. Labor 256: Liberals ; ers, including Speaker, 3; vs- cant 14. Total 630.

e speaker ran as a non- party candidate, opposed for t first time by Labor and Liberal candidates.

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Conservatives and associates 365: Labor 258: Liberal 6: Inde- pendent 1.

Out of a total turnout of 27,- 862,640 in 1959, the Tories had 13,750,845 votes compared with 12,216,190 for Labor and 1,640,— 760 for the Liberals. That meant 49.4 per cent of those voting upported the es, 43.8 per cent Labor and 5.9 Liberal.

FOUR 'ro LABOR In the 61 byelections held since 1959 bor made a net

gain of four seats and the Lib- erals of one at the expense of the Tories. The Tories had one byelection victory and in addl~ tion one Labor member crossed the House and joined their re

nks.

Eligible to vote were 35,894,- 307 Britons. some 400,000 more than in 1959 when the turnout was 78 per cent.

Douglas-Home. 01 Scot- tish aristocrat who succeeded an ailing Prime Minister Har- old Macmillan last October. an- nounced the election date Sept. 15, leaving just one month for the official campaign.

u Wilson, 48, who suc- ceeded the late Hugh Galtskell as Labor party leader in Febru- ary, 1963, had been campaign- ing long before than.

The Tories hit hard on the theme of full employment, pros-

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It IS planned then to build a road off John Beer Drive paral- lel to Queens Road for use this project. The two properties will then form an ‘ ’ h ped property large enough to be us- ed for this new development.

In the event that approval is

Fire Inspector Visits Montague

MONTAGUE — Fire drill was conducted yesterday in Monta-

gue by Provrncial Fire Mar- shall Earl MacLeod of Charlotte- wn.

The elementary school was cleared in one minute and 15 se. conds. The Langley Food Plant and Kings County Hospital were

also inspected. MacLeod was Fire Chief Douglas Coffin,

City Cubs

Accompanying Mr. the Town Clerk Arnold Wight- man, who is also a fireman. and Gilbert Clements. chairman of the board of elementary school.

Travel To N.S.

Winners of the inter-six com- petition of Fourth Charlotte- town Cub Pack visited the Shelburne, N.S., pack over the Thanksgiving weekend.

the Oven Caves at Lunenburg, and points of interest in l-Iali- fax and Dartmouth.

The boys, all from Charlotte- town were: Robert MacMillan, Chris Estabrooks, Garth Norrie,

arry MacLeod, Kenneth Garn-

granted it is expected that building will get underway in November, and that the four a artment unit will be ready for occupancy by July.

mer 14th Earl of Home was

nothing but an elegant amateur n in politics, incapable of under- standing the problems of work- ing folk and old-age pensioners living on the equivalent of $10 a week

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A Watervale family of nine 1s

homeless after fire completely destroyed their frame home last weekend. . n Mrs. Ivan Quinn and five children escaped an early evening fire Sunday. with only the clothing they were wearing. Two older children are in Char- lottetown, and the five Quinn children at home range in age from five to 13.

The Quinn family is now stay- ing at the home of Allan Hughes of Avondale.

A fund has been started to as- sist the Quinn family. Collection

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mean economic disaster.

Grimond contended that only the Liberals have "free hands" restrictive practices by monopolies on the one hand and by unions on the other. Pleading for election of suffi- cient Liberals to influence what- ever government was elected, he said the Labor party is tied to the unions and the Tories to

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Millions of Britons are housed in squalor after 13 years of Tory rule, said Wilson, promis- i commission to spur housing and virtual nationalize-t

Wilson's pledge of a "new included renn- tionalization of steel. The Tories said Wilson’s program would

The close of nominations Oct. 6 saw a near-record 1,755 can- rals, the party's biggest contingent

Besides'the full Labor and in- cluded 132 candidates in the maverick class. There were 36

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