AUGUST 6. 1951

VWTHE WESTERN GUARDIAN

PRINCE COUNTY onscr- a summer Street. lnmmeretde. Phone 3031. nun, subecrlptioiu. Advertlelng nepreunuuygg

J. ELMEB. MURPHY

Home Phones:

Ind GEORGE GLOW I08! and M32 .

The Guardian may be bought It Iny of the

following stores Street; (3

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In Snmmerelde.

" D . ll. Central ltreetz

u . -. 5;:9ny'I News-etlnll. Water Street; Mark Geudet. 01 Grenville Street; Alyre Doucette'e Grocery. Second Street; Island Motor Transport, Water Street: AlbIn'e Groocry. 120 lluuell Street.

IE. L. Waite In Kenelngton.

WEST PIINCI OFFICE

Alberton :

Frank Weeks, Bepreeeatetlve.

Phone: 68-! Office Ind 68-! llouae.

-ice CREAM FESTIVAL. - mm. Grove Hall, Freetown. Mon- dgy evening. August 6th Sponsor- ea by the Women's Institute.

-CHICKEN AND SALAD Sllfr. pm served at Field Day in l-ODS River. Proceeds for repairs to Hall.

Adults 51.00. Children under 10 years 75 cents. Personals

,Friends of A. C. Green. Poet- master, Albany, will be aorry to learn that he is a patient. in the city Hospital, Charlottetown.

-:v1p, Wilfred (Junior) Boyle of Summerside has joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and let: for St. John's, Que. to com- mence his training as a radar technician.-S.

-lllr. Ed-ward Grove Bulk of Toronto is spending his two ucckS' vacation with his mother. Mi-.c. M. Bulk, and sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Taylor at Wil-mot Valley.

.- Mr. Eric Matheson. manager nt Bcacon and Charles Street Branch of National Shawmut

Bank, Boston. Mass. and Mrs. llatheson have arrived in Sum- mt-rside to spend their vacation u-;:h Mr. Matheson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Matheson. Sum- incrside.-S.

---Mrs. Leon Arsenault, Mone- ion, 13 leaving for her home to- jav after visiting her three sis- :ers in Summerside, Mrs. (Cap- :a:nl Eli Arscnauli, Mrs. Char- es Doucelte and Mrs. Antoine llcrnard.-S.

-Dr. and Mrs. Fred Mcswecn if Boston, Miss Jean Gordon and li.ss Mabel Linkletter of Sum- nerside, motored to Montrose iiid Alberton on Sunday. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Ramsay Hardy and of Mr. and ilrs. A. C. Green.

-Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Barber ind daughters, Mrs. Beveridge

ind Miss Ruth Barber, motored hrom Toronto last week and -a:e he guests of Mrs. Banber's moth- .-r. Mrs. Bulk. brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Tay- lnr at Wiimot Valley. This is thmr first visit to the Province and they are delighted with the scenery and bathing beaches.-S.

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2.1 about the river's currents and eddies.

lie participated in numerous rescues. Once, he swavm into the whirlpool rapids to save his father, caught in an eddy during 115 second attempt to ride the rapids in I barrel.

William's next trip came Sepi. K. 1948 when he completed I daring five-mile run down the rapids in a steel barrel. He was laken from the river with only it few bruises.

Hill's brother. Major. on leave '.mm the army, saw the- plunge. He said later that he intended to go over the falls himself in I. harrcl. probably next Sunday.

Major tried-the stunt with I steel barrel in June last year but let the barrel go over empty.

During the last 50 years five other persons have gone over the famous cataract. mgr these. two died-both in

Charla 'G. Stephens. I Briton. tried it with In anvil strapped to

his legs as ballast. When his barrel hit the weter below the falls. Stephe-ne went with his

Irml to the ”otitom.

Found in the wreckage of his barrel was one amt hanging to the strips.

George L. Stathakia. A Greek. ended up tr-Iipped below the fella. His barrel epi-un-g a leak nnd When it finally floated free, its npdcupant was found drowned in- ll 9. dilled Hill eew both of these men

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Mrs. Anne ldaon Taylor. I lit- lle echool teacher. made it. She went over in I wooden keg in 1001. Her manager. who could llot beer to look. hid out in I out her.

Bobby Leech Survived the trip in I steel-bound barrel in 1011 Ind Jean Leuseler bounced suc- resfully over the falls in I rub- ber bail in ms.

Ironically. Leech later went to New Zeaiand where he slipped on "1 orange peel. He died Filllrene.

W. I. GONVENTION

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3'"! of the world Ire Ilreedy AP! for its IcceptInce if the de- g ocreciee do not give them I bet- " Way of life. vulle courtely committee report ma Elven by Mrs. John Wedlock W Mresolution committee report 1-Ibmfl. Edward Turner. The ex- Notch which consisted of three H" "In from each district, 0'" llllllitl by Ian. Ieuc Dun :'ldThl:rIl; &'chie' IIl;bOlll' of r . I we eervlng S3 fmlnd by o'uu-y fnetltute. he wanted to jeuutord Inuit-

A a ll l ' i,,,,,m" Elm mom was served. eonvu;

mil Icloeoenuuoyeblo

-ICE CREAM social in Travel- lere Rest Hall. Wednesday even int. August 8.

-CLEBGY WHITE.

no collar shirts, sizes MK. 15. 15'.4. 16. 1635. Just received. M. L. Frank

MacKenzie. Summerside. .

- IN HOSPITAL - Mr. Leo Steele of Mlacouche is a patient in the Prince County Hospital as the result of a car accident about eight otclock last evening near Mlacouche. It is not known if his condition is serious but he hae fl broken arm and cheat and head injuries. How the accident hap- pened ls not clear but apparently his car eldeswiped a truck and turned over. It is completely wreck- ed. - S. ' CURRENCY CASE - On Aug. 2, a Summerside resident was charged with unlawfully exporting currency from Canada without a permit. and also with lending cur- rency to a non-resident which is unlawful except in accordance with a permit. Both acts are con- trary to the Foreign Exchange Control 'Act. The resident was fined :50 and costs for each in- fraction.

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through the the milllinn- spot

ripped front. section of dollar dine-and-dance and racerl to the roof. Guests. warned by maids and other hotel staff. rushed to the street, many still in their night clothes. Some screamed at tlic sight of the flames and frantical- ly smashed at windows. jumpimz from second and third storeys to the pavement below. Others. nn-u reaching the street. turned back to help fellow guests escape.

Boxer Help: In Rescue

One of these was Casey Cos- tello. 36. of Rome. N. Y.. formrr U. S. amateur welterweight box- ing champion. Suffering bruises and cuts. he fought his way has-it into the flames to help some of the guests to safety. In one room he found Gomez. But Gomez was "beyond help. ”

Costello": buddy. Bob Butler. 25-year-old Rome. N. Y.. stel-I worker, was one of those who jumped from the third storey of the hotel with only minor scratches. Both were on holiday They lost all their clothes in the hotel with the exception of theli trousers.

Hr.-art-broken were Mr. and Mrs. Lozero Quinlero. Gomez was one of his trio. Quintcro, a grey- hnlred. middle-aged man. had lost all his belongings in the blaze He was bitter about what he call ed the "lack of adequate warn- ing."

A hotel official said the hot.-l had fire insurance and all loss likely would be covered. . As the fire gained headway. flames leaped 50 feet in the air Fearing a recurrence of A fire that once destroyed moat of list plant. the E. B. Eddy Pulp and Match Company. across the street from the Standlshall. kept pour- ing tone of water on stocks of lumber. located about 100 yards front the burning hotel

Originally. the hotel was built an the home for the match corn- pany'a president. E. B. Eddy, in l9()0. It was sold and turned into a commercial hotel in 1929. -I 350.000 blaze struck at it in 1938. Since then it her hcen ex- panded and embellished with new bars and other night-spot attrac- tions.

Early Activities

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It Bouria in December. fall. and was known as Colville Lodge No. 43. The membership of this Lodge was composed largely of American fishermen who resided in so is during the fishing sea- son. hen conditions affecting this industry were changed. those attached to the fiehing induetry returned to the United States. This caused the membership to dwlndle until at lest the Lodge ceased to exist. Like other Lodges the chei-hr members have either pnaeed on or moved away. Tokolon Lodge No. so was in- stltulod at Alberton in 1890. It is etlll going strong although its charter wu recalled for I few years but has been restored Inin. They are Iwey to I new lease of life Ind have every eirpectetlon of great expansion in the fraternal field. The older members of this Dodge have pneed on. but it le now in the hands of In enthuei- iutlc bunch of member: and the need will bloom again into o strong branch of the Order.

lieetern Centred -

In 1012 Lodge: were initltuled It Montague Ind Kenelngton. Hillside in at Montague and Be- gel in It Kenalngton. Hillside to going strong Ilthough like the othere many of-lte older members have passed on. Regal was not no .u.tunIte. situated in I smaller e.-ttlement with not the ume - t of community' inureet prevailing. it was hIrdei- to keep going. When death, ti-Inefer Ind other cause: erected their toll. the Lodge weegleft without the mote- eery lntereeted mombete to eerry anandltweaeompelledtoeloeo its doors.

The lest venture in Lodge insti- tution wee

Tl-IE GUARDIAN. CHARIDTTETOWN v

-C0mDton'e Funeral Home. one of the most modern funeralhomes in Eastern CInIde. hes been ex. nlndind its facilities for the but few years and now has : gervlcg which is to be envied by Ill pro- greaslve funeral home directors High efficiency Ind good mu, combined with I courteous direct- or. mekee this home I pleasant. haven for those bereaved.

Started in 1877 by the late Mr. H. A. Compton. who was well known and respected Is I citizen of Summerside, serving his home town for years as Councillor and Mayor in the civic interest. the standard of service in the estab- lishment has developed and main- tained the faith of the citizens. Many complimentary letters from large funeral parlors (one espec- ially from the Boston School of Anatomy). have been received by the director rendering compliment- ary remarks as to the efficient manner in which bodies have been prepared Ind forwarded abroad to the homes of the deceased.

In 1915 the business was taken over by the late Mr. Compton's son. Mr. Keith Compton, who im- mediately took a. keen interest in maintaining and improving the high standard of service that be- came synonymous with his father": name.

Recently the funeral home took on a new residence on summer Street adjoining Mr. Compton's own home. This large. spacious establishment is considered one of the beat in the Maritime; today. The home. which was only recent- ly renovated, has one of the more modern and pleasing annexatlons of rest room. embalming room. preparation room. chapel, display room, slumber room and choir. which are excellently furnished and admirably kept.

The equipment used in the funeral home is of the moat mod- cm and of the finest calibre Ambtilance service is also an in- iegral part of this Home and as such is available at all times. Mr. Fred Perry, an assistant to Mr. Compton. -has been in the latter's service for the last four years.

The grounds outside the build- '.niz are indicative of what the in- side portrays. they being laid off remarkably well and are beauti- fied by many flowers which are cultivated each year by M7-C0"ll3- ion.

The funeral home is now celeb- rntiiiiz its 74th anniversary of sat- isfactory service.

0 I- Tignish Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Oliver were

recent visitors here-from the U. S. A.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bernard OI Haverhill, Mass., have returned to their home after a pleasant holiday on the Island where they were the guests of Mrs. Hazel Cameron.

Mrs. Hammond Johnston, Char- lottetown is a. guest at the home of her brother, Mr. Kenneth R- Matthews.

Mr. and Mrs. James O'Brien were visitors to Grand Tiiver re- cently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John S. McKinnon.

Miss Jean Wallace is spending I holiday at the home of her aunt Mrs. Lorne Leard, Alberton.

Misa Lawreen and Master Will- ard Morrlssey, Tlgniah. have re- turned after a pleasant holiday with their grandparents. Mn find MI:e. A. D. O'Brien.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Callbeck were recent guests at the home of their daughter. Mrs. Claude Mac- Nelll and Mr. Macmill-

Mise Frances Christopher. Tig- niah spent R brief holiday recently It the home of her aunt and uncle.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. O'Brien. I

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bradshaw. Summcrslde were recent visitors with the latter! mother Mrs. Bull Mar.-Neill. I

Mrs. Emerion 1-ferdy we I. re- cent vlsitor to Charlottetown with her mother. Mrs. Melvin McAue- lend, who has been ill. Mrs. Mc- Auslai'id's many friends here are pleased to know she is recovering from her recent illnees.

A very pleasant evening was spent on Saturday. July 5!. When. about forty women - neighbourel and friends-invaded the home of Mrs. Bull MiIcNelll ml welcome, her home from Toronto where she had spent the past several months. Mre. MacNeill was the recipient of

accompanied by the good wishes of Ill. Mra. Barton Stewart present- ed the gueat of honour with each gift Ind Miss Betty MaeNeili

though Mrs. pleteiy taken by surprise. in I brief speech, she thanked one Ind Ill for the kindness shown. The ringing of "For Shela A Jolly Good llbllow" was followed by delicioua refreehmenu dalntily

Mrs. clerk and Lelxh Cameron.

M?acNeili, MIcNelll. Mrs. Maxwell and Mrs. Burton Stewart.

when Verdun No. 133 came into exletence. It was organized on the night of the greet victory at Verdun. hence its name. It flour- ished Ind wee aliccessful for it time. when one by one the inter- ested members began to move IwIy Ind the others began to lose heIrt Ind interest: in the end the lodge lost its usefulness Ind Ill effort: to revive it failed.

Down through the years. how- ever. Oddfellowehlp has progress- ed steadily in OhIrlottetown.sum- turelde. Alberton end Montague. and the Lodge: in their commun- ttlee In doing Iplendld work in

O'laIl7 in Ill! 0113. s

i Donald,

meny useful gifts for her pIntry.l

pieced them on I large teble. Al-, Matzrlelll was com-'

3 Edward Island

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Mre. Ralph” Rennie, Miss Bettyl

Comptonfs Funeral Home After 74 Years Of Service

Requests French Speaking Radio in P. E Island

ST. JOSEPH. N. B.. Aug 5- (CP)-Fourth annual meeting of l'Assoclation Canadienne des Ed- ucateurs dc Langue Francaiu opened here Friday under the chairmanship of Archbishop Nor- bert Robichaud of Moncton. NB.

Theme of the meeting 0' French-speaking teachers from all parts .)f Canada is t'Educatioi. and Canadian unity."

About 700 delegates are taking part in the meeting, held in St Joseph's University, 100 years old this year.

Rev. Clement Cormier university's rector.

President of the association i! Mgr. Alphonse-Marie Parent, vice- rector of Laval University, Quo- bec.

At a meeting of Acadians held at St. .lacquea-dlEgmont- Bay a .'esolution was unani- mously adopted requesting the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to authorize oper- ation of a French-speaking radio station in P.E.I. Most Rev. James Boyle. Biishop of Charlottetown. attended. Committee delegates w e r e

guests of Acadlun groups .-it Summersldo. Rustlm. and Char lotietown where they were re- ceived hy Licutenant-Governor 1'. William L. Prowsc.

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large Attendance

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crowned beauty queen, Miss Don- nlda MacLeod of Victoria and her four princesses Misses Roma Cav- anagh. Jennie Kowanez, Lorena Rooney and Aime Ruth Boswell.

One of the higliiiglits of the gathering was the excellent pro- gram. of musical selections by the New Glasgow Girls Highland Pipe Band under the direction of 12- year-old Pipe Major Fay MacKle. Composed of 17 girl pipers, the hand received an ovation of ap- plause from the large crowd as their lilting Scottish strains echoed and re-echoed through the hills and valleys of beautiful Smith- gartncy. Pipe Major Fraser Holmes. i.lio piped for most of the high- land dancing. is the instructor of the girl's band.

Athletic Program

The athletic portion of the pro- gram also provided keen enter- iitlnment when large entry lists in seven lists in seven events display- ed the best in good sportsmanship and athletic prowess, the first and second place winners being pre- samed with appropriate medals engraved with the name at the v.siting honored guest, Clilef Flora MacDonald. g

In the hammer throwing com- petitions Bill MacMilla.n of Wood islands placed first with his broth- er. Stewart MacMlllEll 1'l"mm3 hlm e close second. Their distances were l20 feel. and 81 feet.

.1. K. MacDonald of Kllmur was the winner of the shot. put with A heave of 40 feet four inches. while Ronnie Atkinson. Cit)". W35 "m' ner-up with a distance of just two feet less.

In I keenly contested broad jumping event, Wendell Barrett. City, was top winner with an 13 foot, 11 inch jump, while Blrt. Lan- non, also of Charlottetown. Pllllied second with 18 feet six ll1Ch9!-

Fred Furneae of Vernon tossed the caber I distance of 35 feet to Mn that event while Stewart Mac-t Mlllan took his second prize 0 the day with I toss of 29 feet three inches.

Elwin Corbett of Milton. was the fleet footed younizsler 10 head ill- pack in the bo.Vs 12-year-old run- ning event with Roddy Mllcl-God o' Hartsville Pllllclllk Wcondr In the girls ll)-year-old race. Joan stgwart, of Sourls placed first and Elizabeth dMecNeill of Long Creek was eecon .

In the dash event for Ellll 13 years and under, Evelyn MllC' Pherson. Hampshire. W85 W ”"l"' her and Joan MacDou8lIll Ol Cm" lottetown was second.

The men's open 100 ya.rd daislh V'RS won by Wendell Barrett. Wll ; Wendell Mayne WM S9C0"d- 3'” winners are from the City.

omcmls who presided over the sporting events were C. SrlUl”B80l'l Judson. formerly of Pownal but now of Philadelphia. J.K- MlC' Kilmur end clarenre

walker. City. lllglila nd Denclnl

l The Highland danciiil compel"-

luna drew great interest and all the competitors were roundly ID- pieuded. '

In the Junior class. nine year! nnd under. and closed to Prince entrants. there were seven competitors. First piece was awarded Beverly -l9W9ll- elm" well. Ind slelcond to Norma How-

t.. Cornwe. .

Mm the senior closed Hlehlnnd

tFIII"lg cloud competition. Jessie

McGowan. xiimuir. placed lim- Ind BIrbIrI Stewart took second. There were some eleven content- ante.

mvetyri MIcKlnnon won lirlt place in the open competitim for the Highland .'ling In which some twenty-five participated. PI?-85' Meclfey. New Oleegow. wee run- ner-up. '

Pipers for the dancing were. Fruer Holmes. Trenton. N-3. Ind rgy MIcKle, New Glasgow.

Judlng the denclng were. Mrs. J. Wolrlge-Gordon, Mrs. Earl Toy- ici-, Mre. Creighton Ind Mlh Bev- erly CImeron.

catering on the ground! in II! the Women's Institute: of Bon- ehew. New HIven. Merle Shore.

15 Air Cadets leave Today For. Summer Camp

Fifteen members of Summerside Air Cadet squadron and two officers will leave this morning on an R. C. A. F. plane for two weeks summer camp at Green- wood, N. S. The officers are Flying Officer Harold MacLeod Ind Flying Officer Derek Hughes.

This is quite a treat for the Sum-merside boys because for the first time in three years they are getting away from home for their camp. During recent years R. C. A. C. Station. Summerside. has played hosts to cadets from oth- er parts of the Marillmes and this was not much fun for the local cadets who did not get I trip at all. This year they are not only getting I trip but going by air as well.

During the two week period they will have an intensive pro- gram of drill, lectures. tours of various sections of the station and, what will be considered best of all, flying. There will also be sports and en-tertalnment. Camp will break on Saturday, August 18th and the cadets will probably return by air as well. Flying Of- ficcr Elmer Pineau, Adjutant of the squadron. returned on Friday evening from attending another camip.-S.

Sudden Death While On Visit- Io Alberton

The very sudden an expected passing of Miss Annie O'Brien, Winnipeg, occurrri at Alberton

yeterday morning while attending mass at the Sacred Heart Church. Alberton, apparently suffering a heart atlai k. The deceased was at- tended by Dr. Shea and the last rites of the church were admin- istered by Rev. Father Monaghan.

A former resident of Alma, PJ:2.I., Miss O'Brien arrived from Win- nipeg about a month ago to visit her old home at Alma. She is sur- vlved by three brothers, Con and Peter of Alma. and Austin in Cal- gary. Two sisters. Mary at Atha- baska Lanling. Alberta and Marg- aret in Winnipeg.