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Jmny years ago. John Squire and: younger brother Eric. left Rivrloll. Prince Edward island. (yfi1'llUle to the tiny village of Cra-

pd;:(lf.1y arrived. the brothers set- ucd down to enjoy a two weeks' rlf-alien with their aunt, Mrs. siuiieham. who lived alone in I ".311 coltcge in the outskirts of :m, Village. The brothers had chase" Crapnud because. being ardent disciples of Isaac Walton. hey knew thatgapeckled trout were in he had in great numbers in the mun stream that wandered through ,,..-,..-by valley. It was here that

a . eldest brother John. met with mange adventure I am now

narrate.

"6"ni,t:Vening, after dinner. the hi-nilicrs were seated in their aunt's hm... room when she brought up mg subject of the haunted house. ..B;,,.5i- she said. "you can see we p1'a(.E from the window half hidden by trees. It's the house on

thEllrli:llt" said the boys. "So that's me haunted house. ey? Well. well. Ammgy surely you don't believe that fantastic story, or do you?"

"I certainly do," said their Amt hqaggie, "Everybody around these

arts believes the story- The place llas been closed up for Ye!!! b9' cause those who tried to live in I. wuldnlt on account of the strange naisrs and the ghost they 5”"

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Tim last family that occupied the W.” mtheir name was Peters - W. the haunted house rent free, but they were kept awake nearly ...,..y night as everyone else had h......, by the rappings and tappinzs (H) the walls. One day in a bit of up Mr. Peters swore he'd solve lhe mystery or else. I0 he mad! 3 mm-mlgh examination of the prem- ises from cellar to little. .Some- mmg white in a crevice in one or me walls claimed his atten- iimi. He tried to pull the thing out with his hand. but the aper- iiiie was too narrow to admit his min. Then he got a small hatchet and soon widened the breach. What .i,. ylyu gippose he found? An old cnicntlnr datinK bifck '9 1800' on its leaves were written the names (,1 smug presons long since de- ceased, together with the dlte 01 their birth aha death. On the list leaf was this message: g .

'5.-im Small did not die by his oun hand as the people around hm. say. Sam was frightened to death by - shout - the Chi)” 0' his sworn enemy 'Hill Fry. right in this very room. I .

'wi-ll, Peters lost. no time in- mhmunicating his discovery; and gllhivllgh it was not thousm 01 my great importance to villalerl ll jgige, yet strange to say the rap- pm; stopped. Was the spirit of the disturbed person satisfied that the calendar had been found-.

"I wouldn't know. said her 61119” nephew. "Is that all there is to the iii--ry?" . ,,

"The ghost appeared 8K8m- 309' tinned Aunt Massie. "and ht "W haunts the place relulai'1)'- Tl" nl1lS8S. 100- 3m-1 59 OEJ .

"Its a good yarn,p said the bm.he,-5, "but we dont believe I word of it - not a single word of it-"

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'l'hat same evening John's bro- tlinr went fishing and John, un- luinwn to the others. decided hed take it look through the haunted llllllSC, might even spend the night there. so he thought. So when dark- nm iirscended over Crnpnud hi left his aunt's home and followed

the ”.l.4lll road till he came to the trri-- ':inc that led to the 113. - on the hill.

1 inc grounds of the de- mu. , . .i;c. he used his flashlight to 1.0.1. around. . He noticed A riiimialmg stone wall running along the llllflll side of the house; Ind ill" paiilv enclosed a apace which ll oim time had been a lawn. Ind 11' ll. 1 cvcn now the outlines of n is . i.l'(!l' beds could be seen.

5. . .ly he made his way I10!!! . walk to the old buildlnI- -nd tluu using his flashlight again fnimd the door and crossed the inning threshold. The floor creak- eil m-rily under his feet. Openind a iv-wr that led from the kitchen. lu l1'ill'ld himself in a large room wl-.1.-li had apparently served as a ruling room in other days. for there wan still to be seen some odds and inrlt nf furniture. The place smelt mu-ilily. Then he discovered the mus and went up two stories. and npened an end door that led to a lair sized bedroom. lt was luriiy furnished. a sofa. in table. and three old chairs. That's when he rlr-rided to spend the night in the house and see what effect the sti-iiiuzc noises would have on him. He might not have been so brave had hc believed i.n such things.

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his body to keep out the chill of the night. Finally he fell asleep. Three hours later he awoke with

.a start. He sprang up to a sit- ,ting position on the sofa and tried

to collect his scattered thoughts. for he hardly remembered he'd gone to sleep in the haunted house. Something unusual must have hap- pened to awaken him in this man- ner. so hrrensoned. otherwise he should have slept on till daylight. What could have happened?

As he naked himself this ques- tion. he distinctly heard three loud knocks on the wall near the sofa. Quickly he reached for his flash- light. It had fallen from the chair where he'd placed it before he dropped of! to sleep. and before he could recover it and snap on the light. the knocks came again with redoubled force. John sprang from the sofa and commenced searching the room. but could not disover anything amiss. "I must have been half dreaming." he said to himself. Then he heard foot- steps going down the stairs and then coming up. He grabbed one of the chairs. stood in a rigid al.- titude of defiance and listened al.- tentively for a repetition of the sound.

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'Several minutes went by, but there was nothing further to be heard.

"Pooh." he said st length. put ting down the chair. "It was only imagination on my part. Funny how ghost stories get on your nerves when you sleep in a place where they are supposed to haunt." So saying, he put on his cost when - crash! He gave a jump that landed him in the middle of the room. Then he rushed for the chair and raised it high above his head, mentally resolved to have it out with the spook or whatever it was should it enter the room. Noth- ing came his way. so he put down the chair. buttoned up his coat and decided to call it a night. That last crash had deflated his ego. And he wasn't quite sure that the old house wasn't haunted after all.

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Half way down the creaking stairs he stopped short. his breath coming in short gasps like an asthmatic person. The wind howled and shrieked without and a sudden burst of rain dashed against the roof. A shadowy form was drawing closer; step by step it mounted the stairs. John froze in his tracks. and then the figure of a middle- aged man passed him. climbed the rest of the steps and disappeared

Simonds is reported upset by

Simonds By Conlr

By DAVE MCINTOSK

Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA (CP) -- Lt.-Gen. Guy

controversy swirling around the

announcement of. his retirement

nexftf Aug. 31 as chief of the general a .

A defence department -official said Monday there is a depart- ment pollcy that chiefs of staff serve approximately four years. Gen. Simonds. 52. was appointed army chief Feb. 1. 1951.

The official added that the gen- eral is-ready and willing to step down from his post if his retire- meni would permit advancement of other compet generals. in it- self a morale-booster for the army.

lf chiefs of staff retained their posts indefinitely. there could be no opportunity for senior officers to advance.

v ”The question should be not 'why is the general being retired? but rather tare there any special rea- sons why he should remain in the post when there are other compe- tent men available"." the official

sai . . SHOULD RECEIVE CREDIT

"One would think that this would be a time when Gen. Simonds would be receiving credit and praise for his brilliant service to Canada. instead of that. it is being implied and in some cases written that the general is being firei."

Opposition leader Drew has asked Prime Minister St. Laurent to explain to the Commons why the "most highly - skilled officer ever produced in Canada" is being retired.

The subject is expected to come up repeatedly when the defence estimates are before the Commons. possibly later this week.

Gen. Simonds' retirement was mentioned briefly in the House Monday when George Nowlan, Pro'- gressive Conservative member for Digby-Annapolis - Kings. referred to Defence Production Minister Howe's statement that the world situation now is more critical than in 1951 during the Korean war.

If this were the case. Mr. Now- lan said. then it was not consistent that Gen. Simonds should be re- tired.

in the hallway above. The lighted flashlight in John's hand picked out the receding form of the ghost.

After that. John left the place on winged feet. "Seeing is believ- ing." he told the others when they sat down to breakfast the next morning. "I wouldn't spend an- other night in the haunted house for all the gold in the world.

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This cart beats a wheelbarrow when doing the chores around the homestead. For example. it may be tipped up to rest the front on the ground so grass clippings may be raked into it. The deep liopper holds a lot of litter. meaning fewer steps to the compost heap. Having two wheels and a broad base it is eas- ier to handle than n barrow. Eight- iuch disk wheels would be better than the wooden ones shown in the sketch. when the garden is cleaned up for the winter just remove the wing nuts and hang the cart In an out-of-the-way corner of the garage. The pat- tern is 35c or lt will be included in the Gnnleners' Helpers Packet of five standard size patterns for 81.50. postpnid.

Home Workshop Department, The Guardian. Charlottetown. P. E. 1.

NEW YORK (AP) - A holdup man fleeing with a 84.000 payroll was killed by a policeman Tues- day in an exchange of nfire in downtown Broadway. he man committed the holdup in the lobby of an office building. He hid be- hind a parked car and ex hanged

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All Defence Minister Campney has said so far on the subject is that Gen. Simonds is being retired because he has completed the

Upset oversy

"norrnnl "four-'year term."

Mr. Drew bu naked wily Gen. Simonds -should not succeed Gen.

of . was chief of the general staff for more than five years and became chairman when Gen. Simonds took

the post.

The new chief of the eneral staff will be Maj.-Gen. ward Graham, 56, now chief of the army's central command with headquarters at Onltville. Ont.

Geo'l'own Annual School Meeting

..'”On Tuesday. June 7. the an- nual school meeting was held in the Town Hall at 8 p.m. Seven- teen ratepnyers were in attend- ance. Mr. A. H. Stewart was ap-

ing.

Mrs. N. W. Hansen, Secretary of School Trusees. read the min- utes of the last annual meeting. Mr. Ray W. Soloman. chairman of trustees. presented the Trus- tee's report.

In his report he stressed the amount of damage done during the present term to school prop c."t.y and felt that much of could have been avoided, with proper covoperation.

He enumerated the many im- provemenls done during the past year, the principal one being the buildinr:.of a new room. Oother improvements included. painting of blackboards. building of a cabinet to hold Science Set, the purchase of a Science Set and radio. This report was adopted.

The annual report of the Aud- itor and that of the secretary were presented. discussed and adopted. Mr. A. E. Jenkins was

pointed chairman for the meet- 0

Friday. June 17. 1955 The Guardian Page 1

OTTAWA icri - The Canadian EXECUTIVE'S wmow mu Library Association's

10”! Innull xiNt.sTov (CF) M.- uonference will be h id in Sa kn- ' i -' '0 H”' won June nzsv the ailochuonanl Hetie Elizabeth Coverdalg dud .1

her .esldence. L e in o i n on Point farmunear here llllondgy, 31.. W” the widow of William Hugh Cover.

nounced Tuesday. Delegates will problems of public. chil-

dren's and government lib ' , dl - - - and hear reports from Bssoflllalrllletlsll Stegmlglillli lliieisnfilllfinttli cm”. officers. 5 death in August. 1949? me of M.

inenemsrn llAll On rllriieirs DAY

. Sunday June 19th TaIE'?'sT.Z.??ET

Men's Socks

1.95 to 4.95 43; to 1.50 -1 Men's Ties heirs T-shim 3 . 50:. 1.00 1. 1.50 93: i 295 - . . 9 - . Retired Railwayman Honoured Men's Shins 3. Shorts Men's 4.4.... i ltllfilliam Edgar ”Bill” Worthy who neti-red from the C. N. R. under super- 43: lo 1'25 3-95 1'0 l3-95 ' armua ion on pril 30 after 36 years of service was recently given the traditional ' final run send-off by his fellow workers and nailway officials. Mr. Worthy (left) IMO." 5 3"” M6ll'S Straw H095 neceives farewell handshake from Mechanical Supt. Harold Moore. Acting Supt. G. - 0 '9 2-00 2-95 and 3.50 0. Baker, rigfht. - Bartor's Film Lab. MENS app int d truste t fill th - T .17 V 4 h 7.15. H"-5-jg-MT" ' ancy) 0: the boa:d.0Mr. Rays Svt:lrci- casgs lllll: yel.-..m.,...:,k;.r.: unirmh? o e o c e e u o o - a e - I man mflved I V018 of thanks to . lated children, only 70 per cent MEN, " , , 9 the retiring trustee. Mr. Gotell, of the five-year average for the S l gnu this was seconded by Mayor period. 1, 2 1 . P. L. Boudreault. The secretary Five persons havc died of polio O 5 . e a . 3 j read the minutes and the meeting in 1955 but the official said they MFNQ . adjourned -A.C. OTTAWA (Cm Fxaminam robably were patients who caught 4 L K m----H------.- . T' s l" oli l .t .ca r li. . . FOOD FOR JAPAN Srealsgilk "X3221": rf”5”"l5 has 1'9" P Rgsulqt: all Si-llkoinnecalllalirons have ' " ' ' ' ' . bilaltlaal depmdst "f"himP".”,5 '"' children inoculated w'i)l,hwih:mvoarl1g been watched cf.f”"g'V ig we-ry MEN'S I i- ' a on per cen 0 er minimum . v rovince since ana tan in- up food requirements. leg?” ':m(c::':I&da' ,dhl-"mh deparls liculation prograniebegan in April. . . . . 5 i ii Tisxrsiisef 5 53' T””””- ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' i .'

An official said if is too soon ludse the V3('Clne's results on large scale because Canada is

LONG AND NARROW Chile. with an averagc width of ill) miles. has ii coastline of 2.480

A new arch bridge strelclics 950 in feet across the mouth of Inoura a

re-appointed as Auditor. The supervisor's report was read to the meeting.

The Trustees were authorized in spend an amount up to 512.5 for a capable music teacher. The amount of 32700.00 was voted for supplement. The amount of 82,150 was voted for running expcnces.

Mr. Marcelles Gotell. the retir- ing trustee. declined re-appoint ment. Mr. Walter Soloman was

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