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‘Canadian Commission “Announces Appointment.
The Civil Service Commission of Canada has announced the ap- pointment of G R.)Legere to the
feral public , ses will be up-dated. The latest thinkings and: modern methods
position of, Regional’ Director, will be applied to the recruiting | Civil Service Commission, Hali- ‘and selecting of persons for em- | far Thé Regional Office is locat--ployment. Selection of merit will ed in the Ralston Building, Hali: continue to be the guiding prine © fax.where he assumed his du-: ciple for all appointments:
Ges June Ist : Mr Legere for -thespast num. |
Mr. Legere will he responsible for. the Commission's. functions throughdtt Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The ma-
of the cana office of the. com- mission. Prior to coming with |
Island News Page -
jor role of the Commission will
be the selection and aypointment New Brunswick Government on of persons.#a, ' vagancles in de- partinents of, the “¥ederal Gov- The number of post- in these twa provinces is 15,000 with about hal! of these. being in the Hali- fax-Dartmouth area,
‘Mr. Legere upon accepting the’
placements. Previous ‘to: this he | Was with the Unemployment In- | surance Commission, his first | appointment following his dis- charge from Milftary Service. during the Second Great War.
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position is emphasizing the im- nears of giving effective ser- vicg to the score of departments
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Mr. Legere. fe a graduate ‘al St. Joseph's University, Mone- ton, and has been active in per- “sonnel associations
Early Mink: Raising;
~~ Scottish Tartan Story”
By NEIL A..MATHESON ‘ Provincial-Farm Editor -
1 EXPECT that. I'll be talking about early mink ranch-~ ing_days inthis province in next week's. farm column. The reason I mention it today in this column is that Mrs. Nina Ross_told me a week ago that her father, W. N. Waldron, Tyne Valley ranched mink some 50 years ago or more. He
anid hia ranch—he had a few very early 1930s.
foxes by then I think—in the
Mrs. Ross told me that her father was not the first man to ranch mink here, though she thought he may have been the second. I talked this week with ‘a well known Is- land businessman who may have been the first mink rancher here, if not he was among the first. The time I believe was
—pack- around—1912;—or-1913,;-or-maybe-a -year-or-so-earlier: “We hope to have another
writting about it in a future
talk soon and I'll likely be
farm column. By the way J.
Walter Jones's book “Fur Farming in Canada’ was written in 1913 and it told of mink ranching Operations in Canada at
cuat time.
CHES COOPER, a long-time friend, on his Saturday evening CBC farm show was interviewing Wallace Mullen, one of the brothers who have earned world-wide acclaim and fortune with their Jet Black mink, which they have sold to many countries of the world.
me I. believe I heard Mr. Mullen suggest that mink ranching |
virtually unknown when he started back in 1931—he had
male and one female. If I heard the Nova: Scotia man
Snfortnetion-is-at=tanit;thovgh
ficult to question the efficiency and the success of his ranch- ing- methods. The Mullens sold -a milion dollars worth of breeding mink of the Jet Black variety at their ranch in New Tusket, Nova Scotia last year. This year, he ‘said, they,, dre asking $5,000 each for males. I referred to thé. Mullens, I believe, in my farm umn of May 31, just. before the P.E,I.. Fur Breeders Association met in annual session.
Tartans-P.E.I, Caledonia Society’ |
BUT ENOUGH of mink for now, I want to pass on some- aie of what Mrs. Ross told me about another interesting subject.
The. former Tyne Valley lady, who is now on the Island researching the story of early Scottish settlers, has a most interesting item for me on Scottish Tartans and the P.E.L Caledonian Society back in 1835.
The Tartans were ordered by one of the Macdonalds of this Island, who is well known in the historic references that are -
. available,
The item—it comes from the . Weekly Scotsman says that Ronald Charles Macdonald, paymaster of ‘the 30th regi- ment of foot, a considerable landowner in the colony and a founder of the society, wrete tho his friend James Logan
»_ describmg the objects of thé society. as cherishing. “early. “recollections and social ‘intercétirse, by wearing their national dress and practising their ‘fondly. remembered customs.” Logan agreed to design them a tartan.
‘MACDONALD WAS delighted with the tartan, The Scots © man’s story recalls, and ordered a quantity of it to be
woven into silk. Another order was for 2, Yards of. ‘'tick, strong woolen tartan'’ and 500 Highland bonnets, the latter.to _ be wider-at-the top for our broad-shouldered American High- ” landers.”
Before I go any further I should say that the Mapacnaid.. who was paymaster, and Donald Macdonald, were sons of Capt. John Macdonald, proprietor of the Grand Tracadie estate in Lot 35, or Macdonald of a as he is, known ty Island historians,..Mrs.. Ross_te!
CAPTAIN JOHN Macdonald pme ‘been instrumental Scottish immigrants and formed the settlement around Scotchfort. - Ser
P.E.I. Benevolent Society
CAPTAIN JOHN Macdonald had ben instrumental in founding the P.E.I. Caledonia ;Society, Mrs.‘ Ross explains And his sons, Lieutenant Roderick, and Donald, took a lead- ing part in founding the P.F.1.. Benevolent Society. All native Islanders a people residing in the country for not less than 14 years could become members, Mrs. Ross adds. not have to be. Scots.
Indeed, Lieutenant. Rodrick C. Macdonald had in mind a special project, she tells me, of forming -all Scottish set- tlers'on this Island into-an association for the purpose of — furthering their education through the introduction-of a more uniform system of’ teaching, and the use by all teachers of approved school books. His attempt to obtain teachers from
{ Scotland was part of the plan.-:
<#. ° Mrs. Ross—she is actually from. Kamloops, B.C..would be happy to learn if among the Caledonia Society's papers here there may be any reference to this early tartan to which The Weekly Scotsman’s item. refers.
When Lt. Roderick Macdonald had placed the order for the 2,900 yards of tartan cloth he visited London and was about to emfark for this Island when he wrote a reassuring: note to the people who would manufacture the tarfans in Scotland. He wrote:
Note Of. Reassurance
SHOULD T be drowned on the pas®@ge and the tartan ar rive safely, you will be pleased ‘to apply te Donald Macdonald, Esquire, Dr. Mackieson and Mr: Dalrymple, speaker of .the House of Assembly for payment.”
OLD LETTERS to which The Scotsman refer contained a reference to the attempt to ‘get-Scottish..school’ teachers _to_travel to-this Island. The offering salary was eit 35_te- 45. pounds per year.
The tartan. manufacturers, ‘tncidentally; were Meaas Wi] _ liam Wilson of Bannockburn and they replied to the effect they. did not. know of any Scottish teachers prepared to emigrate” - at the time
Mrs Ross has been studyitig ald Scottish families “for “15 years. For: thé last two.or
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Her father, W. N. Waldron, shipped mink te many pas of the world. she recalls
MRS. ‘ROSS is working here at present on heey tracing the names of Scots who came to this Island from. the old_tand..many__vears, ago. Her objective is to trace the
names and the home districts in Scotland from the earliest.
davs of emigration, down to theoyear 1850.
-The Scots’ started. the trek to this country shortly after the hattle of Culloden Moor—that was in 1745. The movement may have started in the early 1760s, Mrs. Ross suggests
The Genealogical Society is working -on A dictionary that will give all the names of the emigrants, and the distorts
“trom which “they~emigrated--At-least-that-te—thetr-objectr-s—
Lass
All staffing proces- | &
the’ Commission thirteen years | ago he was employed with the!
‘the rehabilitation of disabled per- | sons and those reqturing special. |
jae concilliation offieer--by the jHon. J. R. Nicholson, federal.
‘senting to sign an new agree.
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Imposes $50 Fine:
ALBERTON — A resident of cis White, “Alberton. exceeding DeBlois, Joseph Getald Eugene the speed limit in a 30-mile zone. Doucette, was-fined $50 and costs |Gordom Joseph Inman, Alberton *\by.Magistrate W Chester §. South, driving without a license: - MacDonald in court at Alberton Brenton Harold Turner, Kouts- » yesterday afternoon for driving ford, driving without ae a -vehicle while his license was consideration for others.
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; 4 suspended. ~ a Joseph Elmer Hughes, chite- 4
rock, represented: by Bruce ‘MacDonald, pleaded not. guilty of permitting an unlicensed. pert
. son to drive otor vehicle’ and i 15. Fine e case was adjourned to June 4
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14 in Summerside.
‘ David. Boyles, West. Devon.
pleaded not guilty to a charge. of theft of a wallet valued at | over $50 and the.case was ad-.
” GETS DEGREE»
Joh: Dar d Clough »eceive his ‘degree of Bachelor of
{Stan 1: Warwitk
Arts “at the spring convocation at St. vary fax, recent!y. He is the son of Mr:“tard Mrs. Vernon Clough ef 5677. Drummond; Court, Ha- lifax>* vir Cough was a form-
er recident -of Summerside, while Mrs. Clough was the former Margaret Ryan, Tig- | | nish : :
s University, Hali- |
journed for one week.
Kevin Joseph Bernard, Palmer | Road, was fined $35 and costs lian Grant, charged with drunk:
for wilfully damaging a window en driving, pleaded guilty to the
Palmer Road Church) Cost offence of driving while Mall kn in addition was order- impaired and was . fined $125.
A city reskdeal: Arthur Wil-
ed to miake restitution for the and costs or 3 days when’ he damage caused. ..; appeared in city police’ court A charge against Nicoli Flam- yesterday § morning. Acting
|minio, Bloomfield, , of failing oo Gerald Foster, QC,
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Obtains Position
—Stan—J- Warwick, Sherwood, ‘Junior Chamber of Commerce. Thas been appointed assitant dir- | ue is mernied | and has’ ‘two sons:
ctor and ‘visor et the |=
.Prince. Edward Island avel ©
Bureau “it was emone. yes-. Base Officials | terday
Mr. Warwick was thes suécess- ful candidate’ in wr recent prov." ince-wide competition held the’ Civil) Service Commission, SUMMERSIDE - He has served for the past three \Canadian Forces Base. Summer- vears 1° Fxecutive Assistant to side announced yesterday that
Premier Walter R. Shaw. .plans for the Armed Forees Day
The sew Travel Bureau assis- celebrations are neanng com- ~ fant was born: in Truro, Nova Pletion.
Seotia, in 1936. He attended- The base will open to all visit- Truro Senior High School, the ors from 1 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. this Nova Scotia Agricultural C 0+ Saturday. There will be a dance lege and teok further training at in the recreation center at 9.00 tne Ontaric -Agricultural Co1- p.m., musie will be provided by loge’ He worked for two years in ‘The Velvets’’, Charimtetown with H.R. Doane cordially invited. and Company, Chartered .Ac- The afternoon program tn countants, before going to the cludes: static displays, exhibits Prem er's office. and refreshments, as well as
.Mr. Warwick brings with him other attractions of interest to to the Travel Bureau years of all ages. Of special! interest public relations experience and in the air show will be the F101 a Rood ‘Feneral | knowledge of the Voodoos, _ Argus, Neptunes.’ A
~ New Home Recipe Reducing Plan
aes Ris hobbies: are photr- ‘<a and trackers wil out An ‘tnettation Me extended te \graphy and swimming and other ©” 2 display including formation everyone. intérests include scouting and and solo flypasts. chure work .and he is presently. take-offs, infield: displays, bomb- to return forthe dance-in-the-ev- \President of the Charlottetown ing attacks,
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Alan Warne Gregory. Park- dale, charged with dttving a motor vehicle without due care and attention, was fined $60 and costs or 20 days. ©
ne Howard Costain, - Pal- mer Road, was fined $20 and ‘costs for -insufficient braking See Earl. Chester Cough- ot arenas pn ae . Barcy james -Bradley. city. ety of failing. to stop for a L a labor school bus and the case was ad- “aS remanced to Wednesday. dispute involving ¢ Laborers journed to June 22nd... sa eres with escaping custody. Protectiv’ t shore. Under’ the Highway Traffic June es pasate lAct fines of $10 and costs were William Lavers, Georgetown. Same): and: S79 nd ‘co Ltd, ‘handed out to the following: Ja- and Sterling David Jenkins, city. rene Sunes mes Arnold Delaney, Coleman, both appeared on speeding char- and Charlottetown Shippers Inc. for failure to bring in a vehicle ges. The former was fined $20 ‘=has béen-reached-- __|for—_re-inspection;Gerald¢ —_— land costs_or -20..days,-the latter. long- |MacKay, Inverness, an was fincd $12 and costs or five Ladies nere-agrosinent | ward Benjamin’ Gallant, Ebbs- gays. shoremen will receive a 16 cent fleet, permitting an improperly Parker § Smith, North Mil- hourly wage increase . for: day lequipped vehicle to be operated ton and Clayton Blackett, \tid- work and a 20 cent increase for on the highway: William Ran- lan wae hei Madd 38 and night work as well.as four per ‘dal McAlduff, Palmer Road, costs or two days for, failing to cent vacation pay. 'Gerald Joseph Gallant, St. Ed- stop at a slip in. Members of the union met wards, Joseph Valmont Gaudet, —_- 3
. St. Edwards, Joseph . Avis Arsen- | ’ with the emplovets, George H. |SuigAscenscion, operating. im Red Crose reports that 3 per
1 Jo- cent of all ‘drownings victims A. H. Gormley of Charlottetown | property. squieped, vanletee, Je: last year were school age chil- yesterday before H. R. ing direction without giving a dren. This i¢ Red Cross Water. |
Pettigrove of’ Fredericton. to dis- ‘signal; Wilbert Joseph Bernard | Safety Week in Canada. Teach cuss the dispute. ‘and Daniel McMullen, Kildare, [yommesers to be water. wise.
Mr. Pettigrove was appointed | idriving without a license; How- | At Home} :
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