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Nine local men were reported to, have been laid off at the firm Bruce Stewart Co. Ltd.. at noon time Saturday. It was intimated that the men would be re-hired when the planned work at the plant expands.

The firm, it is learned, is discon- tinuing its plumbing practices and will concentrate on ship building and foundry work. The men re- ceived notice that due to overhead Sud unproductive work they were

eing discharged. Eight of the nine Vien are said to be married.

Paving of the Trans-Canada ilighway at. Bonshaw was com- nenced in this Province on Fri- iay when contractors. Curran dz Briggs Ltd.. began to pour asphalt )l'i the ten-mile stretch they have seen working on in that area.

This is believed to be the first lard surfacing to be laid on any wart of the new highway in the Dominion since the signing of the agreements.

Curran and Briggs have also been awarded contracts for pav- 'ng the new highway between Kenelngton and New Annan, and ietween Wilmot and Bedeque. a otal of approximately seven niles.

At.'Divine service in the Kirk of St. James yesterday morning, feel- ing tribute was paid by the Min- ister. the Rev. T. H. B. Somers. in the mE'.ll'iOT.V ”f the V”! RH”

crend Frank F-:iii'rt. B.A., D-D4 l 1,L,,D,, who entered into rest on: Friday last. Mr. Somcrs stated i

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that as Clerk of the Synod the Maritime Provinces and Mod- riator of the General Assembly, if tho Pro.-vb,vt.ii'Lan Church inf ianada. Dr. Baird had given dis-; inguished service to the Cliurclii ioth in active years and in re-s .ii'ement.

"Dr. Baird." he said, "was ivide- 3

'y recognized as a scholar, at g fervent prcachcr. a painstaking and reliable historian. an out-

standing authority on Church law and procedure, a gentleman Oil he old school. He was deeply at- t achcd to this particular Con8F9'I ration, had proven a wise coun-

st-llnr (,0 its people. was a kindly! father in God to its Minister. His -oul now rests in the peace of Christ's most. glorious Presence and light psi-pntual shines upon

h,mA- vson for this group. Beautifully HM"- staged. the cast of adults gave

War v-elm-ans of all uai-s will isurprlsinsli' true Performances. mass m ChM1m,Mown Monday ibringlng to life the characters .,.,m.n,n;, July 2nd, to head the rwhlch are known and loved sol

-'irmed Services parade on Festive l Ncek. This was announced Sat- ii-day by Major Arthur Peake. wrcsidcnt. of the Provincial Com- nand Canadian Legion, Br E. S.

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All Legion branches through- -mt the Province are expected to participate. Massed colors of all 10 branches will lead the pro- si-.-.-ioii and an open invitation is? -xiended to all ex-servicemen tot take part. l

Care will be provided for dis- abled veterans who wish to be with their old comrades-in-arrria in marking this services clay of Festive Week.

The parade will form-up at 1 PM. at Victoria Park and will be marshalled by Allison Mac- Leod. Sergeant-at-arms of the Charlottetown Branch of the Le- aion.

Word has been received by The Wilgrdjnn from Mr. Thomas Kick- iam. M. P. for King's. that an ad- iitional 3130.000 for King's County was been included in the Supple- ncntary estimates at Ottawa for iew channel improvements at Sav- lge Harbour.

After more than twenty-five ,-ears of endcavorlng to conquer the iulrks of nature at Savage Harbour, it is believed by the Department oi Public Works that dredging at the

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”I'. Hardie. who was found dead in

and is very well known in athletic circles. being a track, basketball and football star.

Following the election a meeting of the new executive was held. Mr. Bob Younker. Charlottetown. was elected regional secretary and an- other Charlottetown man. Mr. Pred Pound. was-elected regional secretary and credentials chair- man.

other officers elected were: Reg- ional tourist chairman. Mr. Arthur Wallace. Moncton; regional pub- lic relations chairman, Mr. Lyman Purnell. Lancaster. N. -3.; region- at oratorlcal chairman. Mr. Ron- uld Rhymer. Dartmouth. N. 3.: constitution committee. Messrs. Lyman Purnell and George Pier- cey. Halifax.

A fall conference will be held in Saint John on September 8. At that time it will likely be decided where, next year". convention will be held.

On Saturday afternoon the delegates and their wives went on a tour of the north side of the Province. They were guests of the P. E. I. Harness Racing Association at the races Saturday night.

The delegates were highly pleased with the manner in which the convention was conduct- ed and were warm in their praise

and his committee.

T large part in the life of the aver- TUESDAY .age Canadian, Mr. MacKinnon W. F. T. Mcxie, formerly of Char- , Said-

loitetown. died in Winnipeg out Sunday. June lo after a short ill-, ness. according to word received, here. i

The late Mr. McKie, who was well known here. had retired about three yearn ago from the Canadian Nat- ional Railways. He was the 7th son! of the late James R. and Charlotte. McKle of Charlottetown. Frank M. retired C. N. R. Conductor here is a brother.

His last visit home was forty threel years ago to attend the funeral of' his father Conductor Jae. R. McKie.l

He is survived by his wife.

The Charlottetown Little Theatre; Guild completely charmed thelrt opening night audience last even-i ing at the Empire Theatre with their scintillating production of the fairy tale. "Hansel and Gretel."

Directed by Rebe scantlebury. the performance was undoubtedly one of the highlight; of the sea-

well by all those who have ever, lived in a land of make believe.

The production adheres very closely to the chlldrenr story, and seeing it live before ones eyes. the way one had always pictured dom obtained from a more seri- ous type of production.

The tragic death occurred yester- day morning of a well-known Char- lottetown business man. Mr. George

his office on Great George at. with ashot gun wound in his chest, appar- ently the result of an accident oc- curring whtle MI". Hardie was trying to fix the weapon.It is understood that he had been working since last Saturday on the gun. which had be- come rusty from disuse. When the body was discovered there was a cleaning rod on the table close by, a small oil can. screw driver imdl another tool. ;

Police investigation followed a re- port telephoned in to them that al local man. Mr. Earl Reardon. had heard the report of a gun. Mr. Reardon had passed Mr. Hardie's .oifice less than a minute before and :had spoken to him. The shot was heard about 11.50 a. m.

A jury was empanelled yesterday by Coroner Dr. I. J. Yeo. who an- nounced that the inquest will be held in the City Hall at 3 o'clock to- day. Members of the jury include

present time will give fishermen in that area a passage through the harbour which will stay open.

in 1922 a group of fishermen ex- cavated. without any outside help, a. channel near the West coast of the harbour. and finished it on a Satur- day. On the Sunday they took their boats through it. but after a heavy wind that night found the next day they were once again able to walk on dry land where the channel had been.

Three years later the Department of Public Works started dredging it 9200 foot channel near the Eastern side of the harbour and finished it in August. 1927. In October of that year another storm partially filled the new channel, and it was noted later that the channel was grndlllinlf working East at the other end.

About 1939 members of King's and Queen's started a movement in Ot- tawa to have the channel excavated permanently and five years ago the Department started building up the eastern beach of the liarhour with

rbrush fences.

This method of adding to the shoreline has proved to he so satis- factory that enaineers are confident the new cxcsvaiions will provide a permanent passage.

Mr. Walter t.ePage. Charlotte- town. was elected President of the Maritime Region Junior Chamber of Commerce here Saturday morn- ing as the Jaycces wound up their three day convention in the Is- land capital.

Mr. LePage defeated Mr. Lyman Purnell of Lancaster. N. B. in a ballot vote for the presidency. Another nominee. Mr. Arnold Fer- guson of Bathurst. N. 3.. withdrew hefors the election due in pressure of business.

Mr. Jack Morris of Charlotte- 'nwn was elected Vice-president for Prince Edward Island. Mr. Stewart Russell. Moncton, was elected vice-president. for New Brunswick and Mr. Arthur Cooke. tlalifax. vice-president for Nova

Scotia.

in. Le? e. the son of Mr. W. R. lLePllG. liar-lottetown. and is branch manager of the LePago

shoe Company. He is a former etu-

Mesars. Prank Acorn, Maurice ,Block, D. A. Maccannell. W. B. La. IPHEE. Sanuel Kennedy, Allison lHorne and J. P. Murphy. ! Local interest attaches to the charges made in the House of commons with regard to the acti- vities of the Ming Sung Indus. trial Company of Canada alleged- Vly incorporated in Charlottetown land operating in Commu con- trolled waters under the Canadian lflag. An intensive search yester- day failed to locate any such com- pany here.

The company has been much in the news since it was revealed by Opposition Leader George Drew that seven ships were transferred from the parent Chinese company to its Canadian subsidiary and the ships transferred to Canad- ian registry. By specal ordera-in- council the ships were permitted to operate without the full com- plement of officers qualified under the Canada Shipping Act but fly- ing the Canadian flag.

The incorporators of the com- pany with head office given as Charlottetown were: Robert de Wolfe Macxay. Stewart Bowman Raiston. Claude Marcel Tetrault and Arthur Mitchell Weldon. advocates, Evelyn uhman and Jamie Stain, atenographers. all of Montreal. 3. dewoife Macxay la the secretary-treasurer and a Canadian Press story gives Thomas G. Wang as being a viae-preeid- ent. The company , i,d some converted former Canadian cor- vettes in Oriental waters. alleged- ly dealing with Communist China.

Under the Federal Companies Act. a company incorporated as this one was. by letters patent from the Secretary of State. must have is head office and any change of head office must be published in the Canada Gazette. No such notice of change appears to have been so published and the several firms maintaining head offices for domiciled companies here deny being head office for this company. one trust company had correspondence with

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office was never established. nor was a license obtained from the Provincial Government as re- quired by P. E. I. law.

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William Banks, 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruskin Banks, Conway, was drowned last night when he fell from a boat at Hardy's Channel. near his home. The accident occurred about 7 p. In. His body was recovered a short time later.

Coroner John Palmer derided an inquest was not necessary.

Details of the accident were scanty. but it was believed the boy either fell from the boat. or jumped overboard bcllevin-1 he was in shallow water. He could not swim.

”The Superintendent Looks at Life Insurance" was the subject of an. informative address by Mr. J. W. MacKinnon, Superintendent of Insurance for Prince Edward Is- land. at the annual meeting of the P.l!'..l. Life Insurance Underwrit- ers Assoclatlon here yesterday.

Although the first Canadian life insurance company began doing business just over one hundred years ago, it was only during the last half eon-ttiry that life insur- ance has come to play such I

"In 1898 the average per caplta amount of life insurance in force in Canada was only about 570.00, in 1948 it was over 31,000.00. The Companies and their agents have rendered a great service to this country by providing the means through which Canadians can achieve voluntarily a large meas- ure of security. It is because of the great importance played by life insurance companies in the livesyof our people that thc com-g panics and their rcprcscntativcs are subject to such careful super- Fedcral and Provincial officials operating under the-ln- surance Acts of Canada and the varlous Provinces.

The annual communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Prince Edward Island was held in summerslde yester- day. The meeting was presided over by the Grand Master. H. Randolph Carruthers and was at- tended by a large number of dele- gates from the various Lodges throughout the Island.

A charter was granted Corinth- ian Lodge No. 19 which is located at v:)iLeary. This Lodge was in- stltuted last year and has been working under a dispensation

farmers has amounted to 58.79 a ton. 1.-119,281 tons have been ini- ported into that province at a cost to the Government of 312,- l81,868.90. The cost for Newfound- land has been 821.66 a ton.

For all of Canada. a total of 27,087,452 tons. have been moved at a coat to the government of s155,327.272.'z-3 or an average of 55.74 per ton.

The annual meeting of the Pro- vincial Auxliiary of the Protest- ant Orphanage was held in the Orphanage yesterday. There was a large attendance with the Pros- ldent, Mrs. Henderson, presiding.

The excellent reportl presented showed a year of great achieve- ment. Net receipts were 311.- 412.05, while many valuable par- cels of clothing and gifts of all kinds were sent in to the chil- dren.

Mrs. W. A. Stewart, chairman of the Trustee Board. expressed the sincere appreciation of the Board for the magnificent. assistance re- ceived from the Auxiliary.

A fitting tribute was paid to the late Mr. Heath Strong, K.C.. of S mereide, for men-y years a faithful and valued member of the Trustee Board. and to the followlng ardent Orphanage work- ers who passed on during the year: Mrs. Raymond Ling, Oys- ter Bed Bridge; Mrs. E. F. Hop- good, Cape Wolfe; Mrs. Lydia Howatt. Crapaud and Mrs. Stewart Burns, Summerside. -

Establishment of 1 Division of Nutrition under the Prince Ed- ward island Department of Health and Welfare and the appointment of Miss Roland as director was announced here yesterday by Hon. A. W. Matheson.

Purpose of the Nutrition Divis- ion is to promote and direct nut- rltion education throughout the Province. A consultant service may also be provided at a future date to coordinate nutrition work in the rural areas.

Its main objective will be to influence good food habits and to co-operation with various-welfare and community organizations throughout the province. The aim of its work will be to produce healthier people

The program to be carried out by the division in cooperation with various organizations will in- clude ihe teaching of better food practice for expectant mothers and pre-school children.

A coroner's jury cmpanelled to

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broken and the truck empty. The body was recovered about an hour later by embers of the R. C. M. P. and neighbors of the die- ceased who had been searching the waters by the bridge for some iioum.

The steel railing on the bridge was broken where the truck plunged into approximately twenty feet of waur.

The deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Blrt who live on I farm about two miles from Mount Stewart, in the Pisquld community. Also surviving are two brothers. Martin, of Souris. and Gordon. who lives with his parents. There is also a sister.

Mrs. Alvin Burke, also of Pis- quid.

Dr. J. D. MacGulgan will be coroner, and members of the

coroner-is jury will be: (Foreman) Earl Jay. Mt. Stewart; Chester Hendrichan. Peake's Station; Ver- non MacKinnon, Samuel .31:-t, Wallace Birt and Levi Jay of Pisquid, and Milton Rogerson, Peakes.

A proposed plan for free dental treatment for school children up to grade 7 was outlined by Dr. B. J. o'Msarn. Director of the Dental Division of Public Health and Welfare in lhls Province, as he spoke briefly to a public meet- ing at Heartz Hail last evening.

The plan. which has not been officially approved as yet. requests that parents of grade one pupils have their children's dental work done at their own expence. and from then until they reach grade 7 the work would be done free of charge by the dental division.

Dr, O'Meara acted as chairman for the meeting which had as guest speaker Mrs. Helen Marsh of the Information Services at of.- iawn, and Dr Hugh McLaren of the Dental Division of National llertlth and Welfare. Ottawa.

Lt.-Col. P. S. Fielding. Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare opened the evening as he reviewed briefly Dr. o'Mear-as training and background and then introduced him to the audience.

Mrs. Marsh chose "Public Health Education" as her -subject Rnd Spoke of the preventative measures taken for most serious illnesses which arp readily adopt- ed by the general public. she suggested that prevention of dental decay should be in the same category.

"Tooth decay is one of the most prevalent diseases of man" said Dr. lVlcLaren as he opened his address. and stated that partial

I inquire into the circumstance sur-

rounding the death of Mr. Georgel T. Hardie, Charlottetown busi-t ness man, brought in the verdict; that the deceased came to hisl

granted by the Grand Master. The officers of Grand Lodge for the ensuing year are as fol-1 lows:

Grand Master. J. Thompson. North Ti-yon: Grand Master, Frederick I. i3ell,i Summerslde: Senior Grand War- den. Douglas D. MecLaren. Mon- tague; Junior Grand Warden. Mal- colm MacKenzie. Charlottetown: Grand Treasurer. R. E. Kemp, P, C.M.. Charlottetown; Grand Sec- retary, L. A. McDougall. Charlotte- town; Grand Hlstorlan.R. H. Rog- ers. P.G.M.. Charlottetown; Grand Lecturer, W. H. Darrach. P.G.M., Kenslngton: Grand chaplain. Rev. E. G. Evans, Charlottetown; sen- ior Grand Deacon. 1). S. Montgom- ery, Port Hill; Junior Grand Dra-

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Con. C- G- Lord. Charlottetown: Grand Director of Ceremonies. Ralph Monkley. Summerside; Grand Sword Bearer. E. C. Mac- Millan. Charlottetown: Grand Standard Bearer, James Cole, Stanley Bridge.-; Senior Grand

,StelVai't, James R, Murphy. Sum- ' merside;

Junior Grand Stewart. Fulton Robertson. Hunter River; Grand Pursiiivant, Errol Stetson, O'Lv.-ary; Grand Tyler, Chester. Palmer, Summerside.

An official welcome was ex- L. Prowse to the Maritime Dental Convention as their three-day ses-

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death as the result of the ac-t cidental discharge of a pum l shot. gun to I repairs, on Mo: '.wy, June 25.

Th: inquest was day afternoon in the and presided over by the Coroner. Dr. I. J. Yeo. Mr. J. P. Nicholson represented the Crown. Mem- bers of the jury were Messrs. Frank Acorn. foreman, Maurice Block, D. A. MaoCannell, W. B. IA-Page, Samuel Kennedy, Allison Horne and J. P. Murphy.

Earl Reerdori, Southport, who operates an electrical shop on Great George Street, testified that his office was in the same bulld- lng as that of the deceased and that about 1114.5 Monday morning he had occasion to go to the wash- room.

The washroom was open to all tenants with keys. As witness was approaching the door he noticed that a key had been left in the lock. After coming out of the washroom he remarked in the hallway that some one had left their key in the door to which Mr. Hardle replied from his office, in la very normal tone, ”It is not mine." .

An inquest will be held next Tuesday evening in the Charlotte- town City Hall into the death of

.-iionoe oommenced yesterday at the Charlottetown Hotel.

Eighty dentists. sixty of whom have their wives accompanying them. are in Charlottetown for the occasion, and registered at the Hotel early yesterday morning. Two of the dentists are ladies. Dr. James Darcy and Mrs. Darcy of St. John's, Ncwifoiindland, are the only representatives from that Province to date.

Guest speakers for the conven- tion include Dr. Roy G. Ellis, Dean, Facility of Dentistry, University of Toronto: Dr. James E. McCut- cheon, Associate Professor of Proa- thetic Dentistry of MoGill Uni- versity; Dr. J. H. Johnson. Pro- fessor of Dental Surgery and Anaesthesia. Faculty of Dentistry. University of Toronto; Dr. Carlos Well. Professor of Operative Den- tlstry, Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia; Dr. James P. McGuigan. Dr. J. Mgr. ritt and Dr. H. S. Crosby of ch. Faculty of Dalhousie University, Dr. J. E. Goodman, Associate Pro- fessor and Demomtrator in Op- erative Dentistry. Tufts College, Boston, Dr. Lemuel E. Prowse, Chanlottetown, Dr. Hugh Mo. Llren. Dental Division of Public -Health and Welflarc. Ottawa. Mrs. Helen Marsh. In-formation Ser- vices Division. Ottawa. and Dr. B. J. O'Meere. Director of the Dental Division of Public Health. Charlottetown.

THURSDAY a-

The Federal Government has paid A I-uhsldr of 38.85 a ion for the movement of Western feed strain into Prince Edward Island for stock and poultry food since 1941. it has recently been an- nounced in Ottawa by Agricui. turai Minister Gardiner.

A 10"! "f 401.029 tons of feed train have been moved into the Province at it cost in Federal as-