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1962 SAW START MADE ON SUMM ERSIDE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL JV
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O Saint John
O Sydney
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O Summer-side O Moncton
O Charlottetown O Halifax
OUR 53RD YEAR
PROGRESSINC WITH PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Eastern Securities long an integral part of the Maritime scene is a solid company. specializing in Municipal and Government
bond issues.
They are also members of the Montreal
and Canadian Stock Exchanges.
EASTERN SECURITIES COMPANY LTD.
I46 Richmond St. Phone 4-5511 Head Office Saint John. New Brunswick
Founded in 1939 by the
the Province
We're proud of our seivice
aH-time favorite fashions.
KENNEDY’S . . . .
one of the island’s oldest l ladies’ wear stores . .
late Samuel merchandising policies established at that time have so extensively met with the approval of Island shop- pers that this store continues on in the same fine tradition. and so now realizes the position of being one of the longest established ladies' wear stores it!
are just a bit different—just a bit more chic. and at the same time satisfying your needs for the classic
Kennedy. the
in bringing you styles that
. DRESSES I dows have been made bigger which enables us to show our . COATS fine selection of candies. fancy goods and drug needs. We . SKIRTS hope we have served you well in I962 and will continue to 0 SWEATERS - i A“ serve you in the same manner in 1963. O HANDBAGS Lad'es wear ' a T one REDDIN BROS s H , Drug tore 4/ Opposite Confederation Building I32 Richmond St. Dial 4-4386—4-4515 t __y
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We. are in our fourth. year of serving
the people of PRINCE EDWARD IS-
LAND with. the. finest in VOLKSWAGEN repairs.
We thank all our customers who we
have done business with and in the
future we. hope to be able to give you
even better service. ®
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3V2 Years of Service
TO YOU THE VOLKSWAGEN OWNER
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
RUDISCH'S
South port
Chorlotfetown's Favorite '
Entertainment Centre Since I924
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL WILL BENEFIT ALL PRINCE COUNTY AS
REPUTATIONS
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SHIPPING OUTLET
AS S’SIDE
GM dealer 1 has 25 years i
MacNeilt Motors l_.td. Sum- mei'side is one of the langest and finest automotive establish- ments east of Montreal and is . local dealer in Cadillac. Oldsmobile, Chevrolet. Olievvy 2. Corvair and Envoy cars as well as Chevrolet trucks. '
President. manager and owner of the firm ' .I.A. MacNeil],
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the automotive industry for the: past. 25 years. starting in 1938. with the firm of A Home and.
‘ Company. founded shortly after:
‘ well
the first automobile to come to P.E.l. . In ,1954 Mr. Mat-Neill pur-. chased A. Home and Company and the firm became knowm as )lacNeill Motors.
In 1957 Mr. Macheill acquir- ed owners in f the former Wallet. Motons property. the site of his present business. and since that time expansion and improvements to the former facilities haVe made it one of the finest of its kind in the At- lantic region.
The large plant includes a garage. service station. parts and accessories deoartment and. sales and service division. as as an enclosed used car lot. A large, well trained staff provides efficwnt service that is synonymous with the name of MaeNeill Motors. located at‘ the east end of Sun'imerside.
who has been associated with‘comp
' New construction
is changing face of western town
Summersidc's growth during 15b2, aitiiougn not as explosiv: as the pi‘cVioUs three years, was imposing. \\’llll the. construction
of 42 I‘€:lj€lllluI unus_ exclusive ‘
of the 200 military units at Hill- crest Park. and the population figure soaring well over the 9,- 000 mark.
The 42 residential with were valued at $230,700, and there were 14 commercial permits is- sued valued at $346,000 bring- ing the building permit value to a total of $31700. However
these figures do not present an.
accurate picture of the over all construction in the town dur- ing the year.
The Summcrside rural region- a. high school and the vocation-
al high school did not require'
permits. being government lin- anced. and these two institutions. still not entirely finished, are being built
cost well in excess 01 a million dollars. As well most of the work on Hillci-est No. 2, a
mcnced the previous year.
c major items of commer- cial construction. other than those mentioned earlier, Crest Lanes Bowling Irving Oil
and the Linkletter Motel annex. ’
Within the town and its out- skirts sevcral smaller businesses arose including the Sea Shell Restaurant. a miniature golf course. a bakery. a fabric shop and a coming store. ADDITIONS MADE
Addition. and renovations were mane to several. OICI establish- ed in'ms including R.’l‘. Ho man Ltd. which resulted in an imposing new facade for the stoic as well as modern inter- ior rcnmationvs. The. "Ebony Room" became part of the Tartan Restaurant as a result of a transformation there. and Poiiy's Restaurant took on iiev. look to pi‘oride more room and extra convenience and ser cc to their customers. New facilities were constructed at. Lli Star-Lite Di‘ive-in Theatre. 1 the Nazarene underwent a major change to provide for the. needs 0! me in- creasing congregation as well as constructing a new parson- age nearby.
In municipal construction an
he e1
‘ addition was ma e to t
iric light plant to house the new generator. Also the fire hall. regarded as one of the finest in Canada. was complet- led and officially opened and provides for the citmons_ mod- fern fire lighting equipment, :and a well trained volunteer tforce under fire chief
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ALARM INSTALLED
new fire alarm system is being installed by the telephone. any. which WIII provide an alarm through the facilities of each members telephone and will result in a much faster and more «affluent system alterting linemen.
Recognition of Summenside'a growth was indicated by the inauguration of street mail de. livery service on Oct. I. cover- ing an area between Summer- side East and St. Eleanors in- elusive.
This service has proved most.
satisfacto. 0 both business houses and householders and is the product of a drive com~
menced by the. local legion oranch more than to years ago which was supported by other organizations.
t the municrpal level the various departments were ex- tremely busy providing ser- rice: to the new construction areas who Hiilcrest, No. 2 be- ing the major item on this pro- gram. The work of water and sewerage installation. laying pavement and ot'ier services
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MAYOR MORRISON
were haiiipcrrd by Ion-g, rainy periods and it wasn‘t alwayi possible to keep the progiam in high gear.
How'twcr the public winks de-
partment managed to piovide increased pavuig and repair during the year. without in
cicased taxation. includtiig the long await’d widening of Water
‘lrcet End.
The new 2.250 Ii.p Miri'lees improvements were long over- due in certain older sections of the town and attention was given to these by way of new pavement, curbzng, storm sew- L‘l‘.~i. rowan NEEDS
The new 4...“; hp Miri‘lees generator Limo: installed is the same as the one installed at the plant two years ago and WlIlCII
has pi oven so efficient and economical. With the uisiaiia- non of this new dynamo. of-
‘iiuals predict the public utility will be able to handle the pow- er needs ol the rapidly grow—
ing town for several years to come. The importance of this
utility was pointed up in Mayo: JJ-I. Morrison‘s year end report in which he said. “Our electric plant. continues to be a great asset to our town. the revenue from this source contributes to a large extent in maintaining our present tax rate”. Mid—July saw the seventh an- nual Lobster Carnival and live- stock exhibition break several attendance records and even before the gala event was fin- ished. plans were underway for an even more grandiose carni. val this summer. The number of tourists visiting the town continued to increase and the improved facilities in overnight. accommodation_ camping. bath- ing and fishing resulted in may visitors spending longer periods
this area so spending more money here.
The vaincial Flower Show. held in August was successful although many officials were .‘jylit‘ly apprehensive due to y the poor growing weather.
A project of great. importance to fishermen in the area as well as the citizens. was the
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greatly bienalllt fishermen. The lust stage of the ex- pansion was c mmenced
December with the awarding of a contract. to J.I-l. Phillips and Son for filling in the area be- tween Queen Wharf and the property of RT. Holman to the
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The firm will also construct a steel retaining wall that will run from the site of the present factory of Arsenault and Des- Jardines eastward to the Ho]- man properly.
REDDIN'S Drug Store...
New Look to Store Front . . .
Our store front has been renovated to make it easier for the public to see our display of fine merchandise. The win-