ascension so. 193v In.

0liYP0ll0E loiiviiiis lllIRlNli i939

Arrests made during the ear i039 by Cit Police wtalle 551 w date. Chle of

1940 Tourist Sgason Bright o

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(l! M.

‘IIIIIIINU yo)

r Maritime:

l‘ . Tomflinn. Traffic Manager, Atlantic Ingion, can- n onal lalln

The tourist season of 1040 for the

Maritime Provinces, u for the rest Police Blrtwnlstla of Canada, should be a. banner

said in a revcw of the year's activ- one. It 1| estimated that as a re- itles. This figure shows o. decrease m]; 0g m; mgr“; chm", “m”-

of 21 1n the total for 193B.

‘The number of lawbreakers sent

to Dorchester Penitenti d

offenders sent to

largest single offence which ed the offenders 1n the was orunkeness. There were 320 drunks arrested this year comp". ed with 307 last year. A decrease in ilie number of

was shown ill the

vehicle dryers who were under the inlluelace oi liquor snowed a lal e increase over the 1988 There were 28 arrests on this charge during the current year against l9 for last year. A large mcrease in the numoo: of thefts in the City wag also rtvcaaz-ooil tllis years LKILTBs. liventy-nnle tlieltg occurred .11

with only 6 reported last year, Onenses for which arrests were

made. and the number oi prisonee

charged under each offense, were

cchalogued as follows by Chief Birt-

whistle.

Assault, 14.

Brecrlililg and entering, l0,

UOIILLIIIPI 01 Court, 1.

Drunk in charge oi motor vehicle,

28. Drunk, 326. inssniy, i3. Koepci‘ ol common gaming house,

l of Highway Tralfc Act, d Q0335 in possession, l4.

64. of intoxicating liquor,

l.

Homicide, 1, liuvthile lleLllqli-BIIC)’, 6. Clillo neglect, 1.

Bstupe 1.0m custody, 1. Forgery, 4; Nan support, False pretence-ii, 2. Beat ng boaru bill, 4 i-oulnu in dwelling

2.

ent exposure, l. " ting game device, l.

mo.‘ conduct. 1.

Arrests by months were as fol- lows; January 32; Fe-oruary 2o; March 29, April 28; lvfa ‘m; June

‘l1; Jilly 81; August 67; September 5b; October g2; November 36; De- eelnbar b-i.

Th8 largest number of arrests 1n any single month were made 1i Jll._\'. This is also true of the same month lust year. Apparently the ilzine wave in the u.t torreqponds w.in the heat wave. t is pleasing tti r000", RONICVCI‘ that throughout ilic entire year not a single traffic fil.ai.ty occurred in the City, Ths noilvltllstandlng the fact that a lgrge numlcer of cars were attract- l... h3l0 olu-ing the different cele- blaiions during the summer.

Constable Gordon Storey was granted lenvc oi absence for m.lit- ury du.y. His vacancy was filled by the appontment of Constable Stems Webster. The addition of an extra policeman in the person of Constable W. G. Poole brought the Force up to ll. The Force now con- sists of 1 chief, 3 sergeants, 7 con- stables. A new Police Patrol was also supplied during the year.

Dom. Livestock

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season there was" an excellent, de- mand on Maritime markets for I.s- land Poultry. Let us sec to it that our products are offered for saie, bearing in some way, the Island

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'I'li_c Poultry Industry o1’ the piovince in annual value of ro- ducts, ranks limorr. the first t ee farm lhditslrirs. flrxut 8i per cent of the farmers kecp poultry, num- boring about 800.00!) hens. This stoke of the producer in the poul- tri‘ in listry carries with it prov- vincol ivlde interest in maintain- ing a progressive industry.

Island Fertilizer Co. Announce Prize Winners In Bag Competition

Listed below are the twenty-nine winners of cosh pIIZES in the Island

artilizer Comimys Bag Czmsct- tlon lo whom cheques have been mailed for the amounts shown, The competition tlrcw responses from intsrc trd parties 1n all-parks o! the island. and the wnncrs are to be congratulated, csreciiilly Mrs. Tye!‘ B. Chins! iii-d Mrs. Crlvin J. Krn- nedy who ivcrc bcin w1ih'n 200 lbs. o4 the correct tonnage.

Mrs. Tyler B, Chlng, Souris East, $50.00.

Mrs_ Calvin J. Kcnedy, East Bal- tic, $25110,

Mr. Ernest Bryanton, Molpsque, $10.00.

Mrs. Russel MacDougall, Rocky Point. $10 00

Mr. Fank Sirbour, Alma, $5.00

Mr. W. A. Cain, Summervllle, $5.00

Mrs. R. Haldane Wood, Haul- brook, 85.00

Mr. Jos. Parry, St_ Louis. $5.00

Mr. Colin McEachem, Cardigan, 55.00

Mr. Leonard Campbell. Montague, $2.00 Mls: Jean Mary McRee, Char- lottetown Royalty, $2.00

Mr, Learning Peardon, Montague,

$2.00 Mrs. Jas. Dali-y, St. Mary's Road, 00

Mrs. Wm, Msnonald, Traoadie Cross, $2.00 Mr. John M. Quinn, Stanley Bridge, $200 Mr. Martin Gaudet, St. Nicholas, $2.00 Mr, Malcolm S. Maclcod, Mont- usue R. R. i, $2.00 Mrs. Mary McEachern, New Ar- gyle, $2.00 ?M.‘ss Jean liiilliday. Newton Cross, . ‘no M's! Mary Campbell, Prov. San. $2.00 Mr. Dan Csmzcri Jr, ‘Pownal, $2.60

Mr. J. R_ Benton. Winsloe, um Mr. M. Livingston, Highbank, $2.00

vagrants arrested ms yea; unqu- m“ o; “m; y“, es. this tourist travel will be an im- tloh. review. There poi-tent factor in the international T190105 were 6.243 and 6.576 were 99 "L06 °n ""8 mule 185i exchange situation between Canada specuvellf-

ycar while d4 were arrested for vag- ralloy this year. The y.elu ol motor

I provinces by

tourist travel

cans to witness a country at war.

In addition to increasing the flnan- 1,1, u, 10d clai return to each of the provinc- welieee 0:114:11‘! inpetiie bpfillifi c0229

and the United Siam, greatly as- sisting in the financing of war puroha-zes by Canada across the

“gm-ea border.

Maritime Gains

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Last year the Maritime Provlnccs, months.

notwithstanding decreases 1n other

provinces, registered gains, iestlfy- vince were kept busy all summer Charlottetown in the last 12 months 1H8 to the growing appeal which cawmflg '»° the 1811C tourist trade. Nova 3Com‘ New Brunswick and Overnight cabins, of which there

Prince Edward Island havia for tourists, not-only for those coming from the United Stairs but also from central and other part5 oi Canada. Last season

to ‘he exchange situation, Can- adians ge tn_,

l ling ther services with t». attracting greater travel to the rall- way. Among these improvements

are gyf-ccndlgjgning M coach“ and of pavement iii the Province was sleeping, dining and parlor cars “mm” gm" hell) l" 00181180111!

and smoother and quieter roadbed.

Tourist accommodation in Maritime Provinces

riding

the tourist can be assured of

clean and comlortabie acccmmoda- increase of tourist. traffic during tlon and good food in practlcaly u"? 5605011 was the Confederation every type o; mun“ acc3mm-da_ Celebration in July.

tlon. The government of e‘ch of the provinces has been pay ng p31‘- ticular attention to trurist accom- modation and highly favcrable comments were heard oh every hand from tourists visiting the tea. during the past season.

Construction ‘Work By City

laid in

No street pavement was _ Charlottetown during the {ear oi 1939, it was announced by he City Surveyor, Mr. H. A. Mcsserveyg ln ii review of the year's activities .n .he City Pulblc Works Department. A connderable amount oi patching and repairing both to the streets and sidewalls was done liovrever.

The largest project 01 the year was the extensive program of reno- vation carrled out in Victoria Park. Hundreds of the City's unemploy- ed were given employment cn this public work project which last- ed throughout most of the summer and fall,

A considerable amount of work was clone on the abutment wall a- round the park and much needed improvements; were made there. Dead Man's Pond was cleaned out and sloped around the edges by the workmen. The dump on lhc we tern extremit of the park was filled up and leveled off.

The Recreation Field ‘scene many hard fought games of baseb

0i

ing travel brought about by the war $250,000,000 in tourist travel o; 1o p" can; h, the b f me year 1g probably thgrlargestm wilhstay on this side of the At- tourists coming here bxyulilafir wga Police history herethgiiggrwsi-uenxi: lautic and Canada will receive a also announced.

the 12-month period, .t was an- m" m“

miuniied‘ 111B m. m th e6 w 0

n p a ‘waning? suites and doubtless there will be "cooler" a natural curiosity among Ameri-

No mmgnon u “m; p134“ on ferried, both directions incfuded, 1mm m, Unwed across the Northumberland straits

a marked her usual calls during the summer trend was shown ln travel to the bringing the regular Marltimes from Ontario and Que- P05591126“ W110 Sllmt the day here mon beo and this should be greatly ac- Hit/Ins some business with the h0- Icelerated for the coming season due “Elsi restaurants mid W" dYlVCT-‘l-

a g... ..r return by C G M _ spending the r htlidays in Canada. .J,',‘f“op,,§_.f5d$§’,'fg Cgggfideratlm,

The railways have been improvqweel; by Ho“ T_ A_ Cram, and , vew to Hon. C. D. Howe drew many rolf-

me one end of the Island to the other _ d‘ 1 _ ‘ hi5 091m and travelers are assured o-f a dust. house with in- 5w‘ 1y mphvmg so m“ ‘may [We an” '

these Bureau r-s/parts that with the in-

al, ,from coast to coast featured art- offflcles and advertisements on Prince

llNt-llfilililii, lT0liRlST mitt; or iiovmct

An increase of 15 i auto traffic to thispeprgilijrgoen $0: snnuonoed by Mrs. J.M. MacFad- Yen. Manager of the Prince Edward island Travel Bureau in a review of the years’ activities. An increase

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A total increase of 2.238 cars were

0014118 the three tourist months of June. July and August figures re- Wflled- 7.303 cars were ferried from Borden to Tormeniine in the

In the some period 193B

1'8-

Tlic month of September. usually a. good tourist month, could hardly be counted this year due to the outbreak o4’ war and the sudden canoelatloh of trips by prospective tourssts. 'I‘he figures above there- fore are based on the thrce other

B00315 throughout the entire Pro- i

lBY W- U-M/iriilctcn. Vice-Presld t “i: “WWII Mail-sci. Alluring“ "E1011. Canadian National was a large increase in number this Railways; YCBF. were well patronized by the

steady stream of holiday crowds A,‘ review Q1 600001010 Conditions

visiting the Island. {f} h” M11101!“ Provinces during The Cruise ship Nbrtii Star made ,,,,§,g*§,'ngv;flrwgiu,g=1agg;5, cw rolgizay. i RIB I1

‘business commenced to lck ~_ ‘lng the month of Map uimwflfgh

of’ Y "1 ‘he WW1 cflrlcadmes handled

number

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

CARLOADINGS SHOW . I BIG INCREASE 1N REC" R n m: A TLAN TIC REGION

loin FIRES lnuiliiloioai

The Charlottetown firemen re- f‘OlldEd to ill calls in 1939 it ls revealed by figures released in n.

This construction work has brought about renewed actlvit, in the lum- bcr trade. Coupled witi the demand from overseas for war purposes, 1t, ls anticipated that the lumber out lnyNew Brunswick and Nova Scotia

égiewsglfgnswg‘ be me heaflest I" report of the activities of the Fire

ast. A more hopeful outlook 15 ahtlcl- De-ivflrl-riieiit by Secretary Arthur ated for the deep sea fishermen in IIenTY- T7115 l5 911 100F905‘? 9f 2 e Maritlmes with world sources of in the number of fires over the cor- supply diminished on account of the responding period of 1939. war, This should provide a greater The Department acquired some demand for Canadian salt. dried additional fire-fighting equipment and pickled fish. With the higher during the yea,- A 10g nozzle 1m- , “m” MW h‘ em?“ 9nd the m‘ fighting fires at close ran e ard creased dem‘md' the flshelma“ it forlinite enerator tosubdue: miso- stands to receive greater returns for l, n g the '1 4‘ his eflort‘ “g6 1'95, WBIC BIHOHQ .‘ s The upward swing in industry l5 ptrrtant additions to the fire l .. brmgmg about a eater denmnd Ponts to which the calls were ‘for yam, products, the “m. pm, nnswortitl‘ wcrc as follows: ceeds it is ex iectetl that iliero will JANUARY ‘It-Still alarm, 6.06 p.m., auto

be a further emand on cimutlas agricultural output. NW0 Slllilllini: car, Prince and Eusion. No damage. Add I . _ . __ 3—G€ll€l'&l alarm. 3.55 a.ni. P.J. . mi- lFP Q0018 l0 U19 lllblcu-Wd McDonald. Kent St, apartments, 52215302“;(sillfléllinlislqfiiero cogsmerable dflnmge‘ . . ' _ -General alarm, 7.20 p.m., Cit-y giitlilglegicfial Egigtfgiéppgtfaflxgc barn. Considerable damage. ports earlier in the season than is IOTGBHGTM “mrm- 1125 “m? P- iuu-a-l at this time. due. ima-rily. to LIi-dglgtwhdlimflillsborough st. Con- ‘ a c ago. IZ-Still alarm, 525 p.m, Dr.

the war. Under normarrconditions,

these ports do not reflect the ap- Led-well, Water St. Flue. N0 damage, 17-General alarm. 7.55 1pm,, U.

proach 0f whiter in Canada in ac- celerated shipping activity until the seasonal closing of the St, Lawrence. Black, King St, Hyde House. No damage. 17-Stlll alarm, 825 lncc

This increased shipping activlt has ‘in river ice, Pr St,

brought about bigger payrol for}

longshoigimen dsallti hfliS created

Erea er email for supples. One‘ '

of the busiest masons since the last lnlmlfiealggn’ us’? afin", hm.“ war lwiilglkégl for among glilpglng 19 G mega] £25m " m4‘? -pm men. i tie htii lito f - r - ~ - izlitles this thrifty Jill éxlrl-gu 03g £30101‘ nlfgggseolfi. Bcvfield Si». flue:

p.m., horse Wharf

0n the Atlantic Revlon a ro ‘m - Cd the carloadingg” gm- PS... X's-alike m°mh the DEV-OHS Year. Previous l0 Muv they had been fllictunt ng from monili to month tinder 154g With the month of August Citflukltl- ings began ‘to (‘Elfhlbll a substantial ncrea e which in October amotnti-‘d P0 2Y1 D01‘ cent iii CaflCfidlllgS Jng. “luring in ilic Mflfltllflt‘ Provinces ulid 34 per cent lll‘('ill'l0i\d.llgs i-e- telved from connections, chiefly the 09111191 Rllglcn of the Sysieinfiliese figures may be taken as giinng a ‘will’ accurate picture of general business conditions not only in the Mhaoritimes but ln Canada as a w .

_ Greater activity in the coal min-l ing industry. also the movement ofl piilpwood and the lvndlliw. of grana- el in connection with hjghwo con- struction programmes, vrere, in the main. aocoumabf for the incl-sate in carloodings originating wlthn the Atlantic Region o art from traffic due to the war wh ch commenced to be appreciable towrrds the latter part of September.

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The National Pork was a great enticement to tourists and the which

ers to Cevehdfsh. The ziildlfiom of many more miles

many more visitors to the Garden of the Gulf. The main trunk high- ways are almost completed from

Another great factor in the large

People were "ltrivieri from all over Canada and the Uinted SYN/BS to this magnifi- cmt event. AllhCLWh earlier in the season. the Ro-ml Visit also brought llfxqqllfllgajif mrainhnd visitors 1e rlncc E word Island Travel l lncreo ed Tempo creased advertising through the W086. by booklet and personal in- terviiew at the World's Fair. sup- Daried whole lieartzdly by tho local Dress. the tourist business of tliis Province c dived the most favorable any Province in Urin- ilda ovcr previous years. The Provincial representatives of the ‘Travel Bureau in me Canad- ian Pavilion at the New York

The increased tempo ‘h the indus- trial field cliio to war conditions has created an accelerated itctivfy’ throughout the Maritimrs. W the tempo of industrial mucliinerv| ecu-rad to iuri- effort. llicro has been i oon=iderablv creator hnildino activ- ifv to provide row plant; and add - lions to existing establishments.

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into the summer. To cope wlththe anticipated in. 20—Still alarm, 1.30 p.m., Peters

i938_lEVEl

Building permits issued in Char- lottetown by building inspector H. A. Messervy showed an increase in valuation of $21,548 over the 1938 figure, it was learned from‘ the Inspector's Department. Per- mits this year were for buildings which aggregated $121,548 while the '38 figure was 5100.000. Buildings, the erection of which ranged in cost from $200 to $19.43!! were built in the City. They in- cluded institutions, private residen- ces. dwellings, service stations and annexes.

Among the prominent contract- ors ln the City were: H.J. Phillips and Son; Vail Bros; MacAulay and Bolsner; N.A. Darrach; W.J. Hen- nesscy; Albert Baker- EH. Foster; Qa"_1@l_1>£@2li-

4-Still alarm, 2.15 p.m., Grafton St. Dump, Telephone poles. Slight damage.

B-General alarm, 11.35 ant. McPhee Bros, Prince St. No dam-

BIC-

lli-Gcneral lann. 12.40 Arena Rink, Fitzroy st. Slight damage. l3%eneral alarm, 2.15 p.m. Mrs. T.B. Woodman, spring Park Road. Brush. No damage.

14-81111 alarm. 2.45 p.m., W.F. Morrow, Hilisborough St. Flue. No damage.

l4-St1ll alarm, 9.45 p.m., B. Da- vlson. 200 Kent St. Mattress. Slight damage. 17—General larm, 1.53 p.m., SD. Jay, Cumberland St. Considerable

p.m., Fence.

crease in traffic, the management Service Station Grafton St. gamage,

of the Canadian National Railways 23—Stlll alarm, 7.40 p.m., Re- 1'I_Geileral alarm, 6.25 p.m, have undertaken and completed demptorists Fathers, Euston St. 1W ngljmn slgfe. Queen street, hurried work on extension OI exist- Flue. No damage. (y, 031b,, daynagg

lng sidings, including some double track. and litive added other mull,- ties. Notwithstanding the lean years, the railway lines have been niln- taincd ill n peak of efficiency with the _resillt that tho oiltbrenk of hos- 11111183 found the railway able to take cure 01' the heavy traffic ihai

23—Still alarm, 9.00 p.m., ,1, Murphy, 275 Sydney St., No c‘. , a .

ge. 24-General alarm, 1.20 p.m., t‘ i

Lelos Meat Shop. BZLVYICIFI "

Giiitcd. 26-1040 James

p.m.. Power,

lc-iltral alarm, 9.00 a.m., W. ' ikci Llmgwvolth Ave. Consid- . . l none.

. " ' alarm, 11.25 amJYhomas coll‘. Considerable damage. .l-General alarm. 9.40 a.m., ivllils Meat Shop, Hillsborough St.

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it was suddenly called upon to Queen 50- Flue- N° 05111089» Roof. Considerable damage-

liitndlc tine to war conditions. TY-‘sml alarm 399 D111». Fred 24—Gemral alarm, 4.00 a.m., As in the Great War of 1914-18, Whel-flu- King 5000"‘- Flue- N0 Home's Garage, Kent St. Truck.

the Atlaslic R/Sglcn, in common damage. Consldgmibg damage

llilltfiiliithififl? °£.-.El‘° ....,..,,,.., tee-asst ,a1~1;-~ g-goBi-m-

upon to play a major part in llicl ggyoyeimol‘ ’ sy Hey ' arm

trzinslport cf munitions and supplies‘ overseas and the railway is be ng geared to fake care of the acceler- ated movement of traffic over its, lilies. The change-over from peace‘ to war traffic was notcezlble only in the greater number of cars mov- 1H2 Over the ritllway. Tho transition wits accomplished smoothly and

S-Cioneral alarm. 3.40 p.m., Wil- liam 3e11, 2S7 Dorchester St. Roof. Slight damage.

iii-Still alarm. 10.05 a.in., Rich- ard Purcell, Queen 5t. Flue. No damage. l IZ-Still alarm, 7.10 p.m., Faise alarm. 169 Grafton St.

26-General alarm, 9.40 am.,Mills

Meat Shop, Hlllsiborough St. Roof. Slight damage.

zit-Still alarm, 7.20 p.m., Hygenlc

Dump, Kensington Road. No dam- a

ge. (lo-Still alarm, 10.10 p.m., Mc- Caull irontenac Dvuntp, Grafton

without taxing facilities of the rall- 16-51-111 alarm, 11.10 p.m., James st, No damage, Way- _ V _ Lelghtlzer, Hayfield St. Flue. No

Similarly. this conflict will find dflmage, "my the railways forming the msin 174m] 81am, 345 pm Bruce channel through which will flow Stewart 3‘. Co" ‘Mhchifie " shot» 1__Gmeral alarm

the increased tvar-timl- output of war materials and, in addition, tho products of Canada's comma-rec. and

slight damage. l7-Still larin. 8.30 pm. Horse in

111cc convent?

tuiiomo imwiillliililfifi ciiv ixciiosilicoiloio DURING i939

(By Dr. J.A. Clark, Superintend- ent of the Dominion Efxperimentwl. Farm, Charlottetown)

There were no extreme weather conditions during the winter o! 1938-39. the Jowest temperature being 5 degrees below on Marc-b. 8th. The mean temperature, how- ever. of March, April. May and June was 3 degrees below the five year average and spring work was greatly delayed. Germination was good, and as usual, the earlier seeding did best. The monthly pre- cipitation of Janualy and Febril- ary was considerably below the 38 year average. ‘Phi-rt: was quite an increase ui l-ill‘ plrrliiilut-itln dur- ing April and May. June, July and August vrcro very dry, lilo total rainfall bring 5.07 inches as against a 38 year av 2c oi 8.00 inchrr. October was \\'i‘i, but tho precipito- lioil for November and lict-oinbor has again broil doclrlciily beiow average, so that the iotal precipita- tion for the year will probably he slightly below average. There has been an witisunl amount of bi z/hi; siirlslilizc. This excel-rim} all c. conditions for P\'f’l’_\' lllFllilI ox. l . January and October, anti lilo fniril for the year will be some hundreds of’ hours above the 38 year avcr- a

ge. 'I‘l'ie first grain was sown May 17th. Mixed grain was put August 11th. The first klling frost at the Experimental Station cznne on October 10th with fl frost free por- iod of 163 days in 1939 or l0 1-2 day. more than the average for the last .35 verrs.

The hay crop was below average but was saved during very favour- able weather conditions m that the quality was excellent. The. harvest. was hastened by the long ironfiiiucd droiith condiiibils V»'§‘l'!'ll seriously affected summer pastures. The yield and quality of WllPdl, oats and barley was above average, T1115 may be partly due to the greatly increased acrt-ogrs of Coronation Wheat, Erban Oats, ivhlr-li are rc- sistant to many forms of rust. and Charlottetown N0. 80 bnislryq which is so well adopted to Prince Fxl- wartl Island coildllions.