Centre Theatre Di rector Arrives In Charlottetown.

John Hobday, aannpeedane eritic, of London, England and Halifax, Nova Scotia, has arriv- ed in Charlottetown to take over duties as Director of Theatre at the Fathers of Confederation Memorial Centre. Mr. Hobday fills the position left vacant = former director Robert E. Dub- ‘berley who resigned in early September to join Mavor Moore at the proposed St. Lawrence Centre in Toronto.

Mr. Hobday brings a wealth of varied, experience in theatre to his new post. A native of Lon- don, he received his early edu- cation in England and emigrat- ed to Canada in 1952. After em- ployment with the Bank of Nova Scotia, he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Ha- lifax, where he became .super- visor of records in the adminis- trative department at the age of twenty,

In 1957 he becamé a Seana trainee in the radio drama de- partment, and one year later was promoted to radio producer. During a seven year stint as

. preducer, Mr. Hobday directed and produced over five hundred episodes of ‘‘The Gillans’’, the

LOCAL BRIEFS

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It was announced yesterday that a group of_trees to be plant- ed in the Devir of Israel will be named the Alex Campbell Grove | after the Premier of Prince Ed- ward Island. Premier Campbell yesterday received word that a forest of trees, to be planted in Devir, is to be named ‘‘The Can- adian Centennial Forest,’’ with the ceremony of dedication to take place in July next summer. The érees are to be planted in rows holding soil which has not seen presence of man for 2,000

“years. Ten sections in the forést}~

will be designated for the 10 provinces of Canada’ rae

RECENTLY QUALIFIED.

Patosie. Roberta, a Guernsey cow owned and bred by J. Eric Hurry, Winsloe has recently qualified for silver production award with 62,211 pounds milk, 3.309 ‘pounds butterfat in six lactations. Roberta won the grand champion of her breed at the provincial exhibition here in August, snd she won the best- ‘uddered class against all breeds at the same show.

COMPLETES~ LACTATION A Hazelbrook: cow, Myers- _-brook E.A. Bonnie, has com- pleted a lactation as a junior 4 year-old which places her se- cond in her class for Canada in the period covered in the cur- rent issue of the Canadian Jer- sey Breeder. The heifer, .owned by E.A. Myers. produced 11,393 pounds milk, 573 pounds butter- fat'for breed class averages of

159 in milk, 148 inbut_terfat. Mr. Myers’ Beth Pauline quatified

“MR. HOBDAY

CBC's Maritime farm family serial, and contributed another three hundred dramatic produc. tions to the regional and nation- al networks.

In 1960 he produced and di- rected the first all-Canadian dal- ly serial, -‘‘Edge-of-Tomorrow”’, and ‘was instrumental in devis- ing the outline and development of the series.

Mr: Hobday directed. a two tour production of Shakes- peare’s “The Tempest” in 1964 as a special presentation in the

to attend the P.E.I. Builders Ex- change and Road Builders an- nual dinner today at the ci Confederation Centre, at 6.30 p.m.

REFRESHER COURSE .

A refresher course for officers” and-NCO’s on methods of in- struction got underway over the weekend in association with past fall training .for the Prince Ed- ward Island Regiment, RCAF, Lt. Col. E.G. MacLeod, MC, CD, commanding officer. Instructors were Captain Keith and WO2 Leger from the permanent force at Camp Gagetown. N.B. Both courses, held at the Queen Char- lotte Armouries,- were well . at- tended. : ‘GOOD ‘RECORD.

An Island Holstein cow has completed an unusually good re- cord in record of performance production “testing. Perfect Ap- ple Blossom produced pounds milk, 650 pounds butter-. fat as a three-year-old heifer, ec- cording to the current issue of the Holstein-Friesian Journal. The animal is owned by Perfec- tion Dairy Farm at York Point. Her breed class averages were 176 in milk and 175 in butterfat.

RECEIVES NEWS Mrs.-Wallace Higgins, Sr., 91 Fitzroy Street, received the news Monday night of the death of

her son, Neil W. Higgins in Tampa, Florida. b IN HALIFAX

__Mrs.. Charles_MacNeill_ of-St. Peter's Bay, has taken up rest- dence at 1531 Edward Street, Ha- lifax, for a few weeks. She will be taking out-patient treatments at The Victoria General Hospi- tal, during her stay in Halifax

“=> “BAINTING LOANED

-from coast.to coast by the CBC.

Children’s Theatre Centre and ‘lat several of the better known”

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_Jegion. service was conducted by

Shakespearian quadri-centennial series of programs broadcast

While a radio producer he won two awards in competition with major United States networks at the international competition held each year by. Ohip State University.

Varied experience was also ob- tained in presenting music antl variety shows, both in studio and locations,” and in writing several plays and dramatized décumen- taries. In addition, Mr. Hobday also worked in the development of Canadian writers, particular- ly those living in eastern Can- ada.

While radio deune production occupied much of his profession- al life, Mr. Hobday also enjoy- ed a parallel career_as a profes- sional radio and theatre actor. He appeared frequently in lead- ing roles in a wide variety of re- gional and network broadcasts, and_performed: with the Halifax Theatre Arts Guild in many am-

St. .Paul’s, Sturgeon, became the 53rd parish council of the Catholic. Women’s League of Canada in the diocese of Char- lottetown, when the following of: ficers were elected at an organ- izational meeting held in Cam- bridge Hall on’ October 16th.

President, Mrs. Edwin Mac- Donald, Panmure Island;—first vice-president —. Mrs. William Dunn. Montague R.R. 4; vice- president — Mrs. James Far- rell, St. Mary’s Road; third- vice-president — Mrs. Fred Lan- drigan, Lower Montague; secre- tary — Mrs. Raymond Murphy, Montague R.R.; and treasurer—

ateur productions. He acted in and co-produced the Theatre Arts Guild. production of “Under the Sycamore Tree’”’ which won an ‘award,at the-Dominion Dra- ma..Fes: in 1961, and was selected best

tured in. writing for radio and television. He also studied at the

repertory and dramatic compan-~| ies. Mr. Hobday has also been heard frequently as a critic and commentator on CBC radio pro- grams devoted to coverage of the arts. :

.He is married with two chil- dren. His family will join him in Charlottetown- early in the new

year.

EASTERN FUNERALS

HAWBOLT FUNERAL — The funeral for Edgar A. Hawbolt id Tuesday, October 16 from Morell United Church -where service was con- ducted by Rev. Donald-* Mac- Lennan. The congregational hymn was The Lord’s My Shep- herd. Members of the Morell Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion attended in a body. The

John MacDonald. Last Post and

aS a senior 4-year-old ‘with BCAs of 104 milk, 116 fat? his Acme S. Gordette qualified as a junior two-year-old heifer with BCAs of 115 milk, 1'0 butterfat.

PROCLAIMS DAY

Premier Alex Campbell, offi- cially proclaims Thursday, « Oc- ‘tober 20, as Credit Union Day to ‘be observed on Prince Edward Island and asks the people of the Island to give fitting recognition at this time to the many benefits brought to them through *redit unions. The Premier extended to the leaders and members of the credit union movement of P_E.L-

“my greetings, congratulations and sincere wishes for continned 6uccess”’

ANNUAL DINNER

“The Lynx’’,"a painting by Christopher Pratt, ARCA of St. John's, Newfoundland was loan- ed Moiiday to St. Jean's Elem- entary School. by the ‘Women's Committee of the Confederation Art Gallery and Museum. The school will keep the picture for two months and then it will go to another public or high school on a systefn of rotation.

ARRIVES HERE A fertilizer boat arrived.-.in Charlottetown yesterday, but was unable to dock at the rail- way wharf due to the German vessel, Anneliese Porr which cee

presently—discharging a

Of fertiliser. being bartiied there She will remain sme e in the harbor until the berth oc-

About 80 persons are expected

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actor in the Nova Scotia Drama : 2 s League Festival in 1962. . 47 53 In 1963 Mr. Hobday joined the 25 50 Neptune Theatre—-Company and 2 49 appeared with tae company fer a) 52 7 two seasons. He was also a : .. 36 48 member of the Board of Direc- = 28 42 tors during Neptune's first year Montreal Boa eas of operation. He has served OP} Quebec . .......... 34 sia the national Executive. of the | wredericton . ...2..°83° 48 Dominion Drama Festival and | Saint John ... ..... 37 47 had considerable experience {0 | \Woncton . ......... 35 47 organizing regional Festivals. | Halifax . al 46 RESIGNS POSITION Charlottetown “ z _ Mr. Hobday resigned his post- | 5¥dmey . ....- pas 8 tion with the GBC in 1964 to pur-| Yarmouth . ....... @% a sue a career as a freelance di- | St. John’s, asst a rector-writer-performer, and to Boston. ..sseeseeee 46 54 carry out studies in theatre pro- |New York ....+..+, _ 8 duction in London, England. Jacksonville. ....: ° 88 During the past two years he oes Es OCOOC XK "1 a4 has worked in London as a writ- ues sete 67 87 er-producer in documentary tele- ena egies eo ee vision; as a freelance director | New OS eee “ hia) of radio programmes and he lec- a ar geles Rees : me 61°88

ther office says the cloud shield ahead of a disturbance, located in.-northwestern- Ontario,—is—al- ready approaching the Maritimes and will spread over most re- gions by noon and over the east- ern part of the Maritimes in the afternoon. Rain will-begin-in-the Saint John River Valley in the morning and spread to Cape }- Breton by evening.

Regional forecast:

Halifax and vicinity, Northern Nova Scotia, Eastern Shore, Prince Edward Island: A few

|clouds becoming overcast this

morning; rain beginning _ this afternoon; cool, winds light in-

east 15. Low-high at Halifax 35 and 50, New. Glasgow 35 and 45, Goshen 32 and 50, Charlottetown ‘33. and 45. Outlook for Thursday: Cloudy; a little warmer.

High tide today at Charlotte town 2.25 a.m. and 4.01 p.m. At ‘Rustico at 12.17 p.m: and 10.06 p.m. Summerside tide eighteen minutes later than Charlotte- town. Sun rises today at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6.29 p.m. All

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Island News Page Eastern and Central—Districts

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Citizens Home *~ Is Occupied:

GEORGETOWN — The new | Georgetown cently by tenants. The new home Situated on Kent- Street was started last fall and would have been ready for occupancy in May or June but had to await installation of the town’ S sewage

six unit Senior Citizens Home in’ was occupied re- |

the |;

St.Pauls, Sturgeon Elect CWL Officers

| which was set at $2.00.

J. MacCormack, provincial di- ‘| Cain of Néw Perth, the third

creasing this afternoon to south- }-

Mrs. Mary Giddings, St. Mary's | Road.

Forty-eight ladies of Sturgeon | area aftended the meeting and | | became the ‘original’? members.| of the newly organized St. Paul's parish council when they signed the application for the organization certificate.

With the formation of this par- ish council at Sturgeon, Prince Edward Island now has 100 per cent ‘of the english-speaking parishes ifthe diocese.

The meeting was unanimous in its decision to combine the subscription to-‘‘The Canadian League” the official organ sof the CWL’ with the membership fee

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On hand for the organizational meeting was Very Rev. George

rector. of the CWL, Mrs. James vice-president of the provincial

council and convener of organiz- ation development, and Iphi-

as yet fully operative and awaiting the official of the

System. °

Although this system is not is turn over Atlantic Development | Sewar Sstentthat serves Gulf | Garden Foods Ltd., plant, to the \Prince Edward Island Indus- \trial Deveto; opment Board before |the town can hook on to. the |main system; special permission was granted to allow the Senior |Citizens Home to hook on, due to the lateness of the season.

; The home consists of six units. There being four double units and two single units. It is equip- ped with all the necessary facili- ties to provide all the com- forts and conveniences for the tenants. Paving in front of the home is scheduled to be done in the near future.

It is anticipated that the wel- fare committee of the town coun- cil will begin immediately on compiling a list of prospective tenants to occupy a second home, which could be’ constructed this winter. The town some time ago made land available to the Sen- ior Citizens Housing. Corporation for the construction of a number of additional homes if the de- mands merits their construction.

genie nault, corresponding secretary,, each of whom. ex--- plained different phases of CWL activity.

Rev. Edwin Steele; newly in- @talled pastor of St. Paul's par- ish, Sturgeon, opened the meet-

—ing--with-the League prayer,

guided the proceedings of organ-

‘ization, and expressed gratitude

to the representatives of the pro- vincial’ CWL for their atten- dance, congratulations to the. | newly appointed executive, as well as his appreciation to the ladies of the parish for their ex- pression of co-operation as evi- denced by their presence.

A. cordial invitation was ex- tended to representatives of this newest CWL organization to at-

tend the Regional CWL Confer-’4- ence for King’s County to be —

held at Morell Regional High School on Sunday, October 23rd

-commencing-at-3-p.m.-

City Resident Dies In Hospital

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“-Mrs..Edna W. Squarebriggs, |

wife of Daniel W. Squ

a arebriggs;- 85 Bayfield Street, died sudden-

ly on October. 18 in the Prince Edward Island Hospital. was in her 68th year.

Surviving, besides her hus- band, are four’sons and a daugh- ter. :

The sons surviving are: Reg- inald C. of Winona,

lottetown; Edith Ruth (Mrs. Carl Hornick) # Rosseau, Oe tario. 2 it ot. @ =

One daughter, Norah Cathe. | line, predeceased her in 1947. Also left to mourn are 11 grand- children and four great grand- ve

Squarebriggs is ‘resting .

. “it "the -Cutcliffe Funeral Home

Reveille were sounded by Bugler F. Boudreault. The active pall- bearers were: Robert Squires, Freeman Jay, * Ernest ' Murphy, Bernard Tobin, Arthur Blaxland

pall bearers were: Gerald Barty, Alban McAdam, Robert Biggar, Charles MacDonald, Grover Cof- fin, Earl MacEwen, James Jay. Interment was in Midgell ceme-

and Walter Coffin. Honorary

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have you ever said

“My husband _gives at work”

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Ontario; iF Austin H. of Sussex, New Bruns- | wick; John Albert of Ottawa, | Ontario; and Sterling A. of Char- |

About 44,000,000, Russians now

‘live on farms, compared with 71,000,000 in 1926,

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from where funeral services take place on Thursday after- | noon, October 20, at 1.80 p.m. In- |

terment will be in people’s ceme- | tery. :

Chances are you probably have, because a con-

siderable amotnt of housewives have

made this

statement, without first giving a bit of thought to the

@anvasser’s. appeal.

Naturally, because your husband gives at ‘work, we expect your contribution will be much less . . . for instance, the $2.00. or.$3,00 change you have in

STORE HOURS: Charlotte: town — Open Thurs. and Fri. Nights ‘til 9:30 p.m. Mon., Tues., Wed. & Sat. Summerside — Mon. thre : 9 am. te 5:30 p.m. — Thurs. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri. 8:30 a.m. te 9 p.m.

‘Dr. Fulton H. Anderson Will Deliver Lecture.

Dr. Fulton H. Anderson, M. A, Ph.D;, -Litt.D:, LL.D:, F.RSC.

| Emeritus Professor at the Uni- | versity of Toronto will deliver

the Samuel Robertson Memorial Lecture at Prince of Wales Col- lege on Monday, October 31 in the College auditorium. This lecture is open to the public. Born in Morell, Dr. Anderson was educated-at Morell Public School, Prince of, Wales College, and the Universities of Dalhou- sie, Toronto, Princeton, and Munich. After extensive travels, he was successfully Fellow at

Princeton’ University and head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Professor of Philosophy at Tor- onto and ultimately chairman of the department. Well known in the’ United States, he’ became head of. the. Department at Col-

one of the youngest full profes sors both there and at Toronto.

He was visiting professor at the University of Southern Cali- fornia where he delivered the Arensberg Lectures. He has been a member of the executive committee of the International Society of Philosophy and serv- ed-on the advisory committee “or a number of academic journals.

He has addressed the Ameri-

osophy, the Pan-American Phil-

osophical Association, the Amer- ican Catholic Philosophical As-

ing visited the Island ennualty throughout the’ years.

This lecture is the seventeenth of__the_annual,-series—which hon-— ors the memory. of Dr. S.N. Ko- bertson. Through it Princes of Wales has brought to Charlctte- | town many of Canada’s top '7r- sonalities in various fields

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The P.E.I. department of edu- eation has announced that night school instruction in grade 12 subjects will be offered at PWC in accordance with: the following time schedules: Monday, Alge- bra; Tuesday, Chemestry; Wed-: nesday, English (Literature and Composition; )Thursday, Geom- etry,

Although eansies have begun this week; those who wish to do so may still enroll.

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