discussed at last night's ann- ual meeting of the Queens Fish and Game Association. in the Charlottetown Here some of the top officers are shown going over the agenda prior to getting the

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session underway. They are left to right. Earl D. Rifle. Queens County Association president; Eddie Acorn. sec- retary-treasurer. and Dr. Wen- dell MacDonald. president of the provincial organization.

Fish,‘Game Ass'n Elects Officers

Earl Riggs. Charlottetown. was re-electcd president of the Queens County branch. P.E.I. Fish and Game Association at the annual meeting at YMCA last evening.

Other officers elected were Nelson Hurry. vice-president; Ed Acorn. secretary- treasur- er: Donald Simmonds. Douglas Wood, Nelson Hurry. George

Murray and Albert Boswell. directors. The bird committee report re-

leased. and 15 were held for breeding stock. Out of 50 pheas- ants raised. 40 were released and 10 held for breeding stock. Five Hungarian partridge were also held for breeding stock.

It is anticipated that pheas-

Research Div. To Add Staff

Premier Walter R. Shaw said yesterday that the commit- tee of cabinet ministers who head the resources development

rogram will meet Thursday morning with research director, Hartwell Daley. to discuss ex- pansion in staff of the research division of the department of industry and natural resources.

Committee members are Pre- mier Shaw. Agriculture Minister Andrew MacRae. Provincial Se- cretary J. David Stewart. and Industry. and Natural Resources Minister Leo Rossiter.

The premier said the resour- ces development program is “expanding rapidly." and addi- tional staff to administer it is

ants and huns and upwards of 150 wild turkeys will be avail- able for release next year.

Members discussed the pos- sibility of cutting the duck sea- son by two weeks at the outset of the season and extending it i by two weeks at the close. Gen- leral opinion was that this was not feasible.

Also under discussion was the possibility of a closed season on upland birds.

vealed a total of 30 wild turkeys m e had been received: 15 were re-

IDecember IWas Norma-I

. Weatherwise. December was 3 a normal month. with only small ivariations from the 53-year av- erage. it was learned yester- day from Warren Burns. weath- er observer at the Experimental Farm

tcmperature for the

Murray H. Lady Is 98 Thursday

MURRAY HARBOR —- Mrs. Mark Scnciabaugli. M u r r a y Harbor is observing her 08th birthday anniversary Thursihy. Jan. 10. The former Nancy Hor- ton of Murray River. Mrs. Sencabaugb lived on a farm a Guernsey Covc until the death of her husband. when she went to live. with her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richards. ‘

Mrs. Sencabaugli is in g o o d health and is able to pursue her hobby of turning out many var- ieties of fine needlework.

LOCAL BRIEFS

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month stood at 25.2. only .3 be- low the average. The warmest day recorded reached a 54~de- gree temperature. and the mer- cury dropped to four degrees below zero for the lowest read- me.

There were four more inches . of snow than average. for a to- ltal of 25.4 inches. However. with ’only 1.23 inches of rain. total precipitation was less than us-

Hours of sunshine wore. up to 76.7 over the average of 61.3 ours.

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Kings, Queens and City

ISLAND NEWS PAGE

The Guardian, Charlottetown. Wed. Jan. 9, 1968. 5=

Short Course In Navigation To Have At Least 14 Attend

Fourteen applications for a!vinclal department of fisheries. short course in navigation. be-‘ The first section will deal linninfl 116’“ Monday. were re- with mathematics in navigation ceived yesterday. it was learned for two weeks and primary na~ from E.D. Machail. principal vigation for three weeks. e of the Charlottetown Vocational final section will deal with se- 8chool. condary navigation. It is The two-part. full-time course DB!!in m an h 001‘ ll 3

in open to fishermen, person. I year's course will return for this working- on government Dart.

hoaig, and anyon. .1“ having The course last year covered spent at least one season on g 12 weeks. but has been cut down

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Mrs. Jamieton,

boat. It is sponsored by ithe pro- 1 i0 11 this year- 0'10 inStFUClOl‘.

_ ‘ Capt. LeRoy White, mate at Wood Islands. has been employ- ed for the course and another will be appointed shortly.

Sturgeon, Dies

Barge Congregation Present

At Week Of Prayer Service

A congregation that filled every seat in the Kirk of St. James last night made reverent observance of the universal Week of Prayer in a moving service of worship conducted by the minister. Rev. T.I-I. Somers. assisted by Rev. Louis Elias. rector of St. Paul's An- glican Church. who read the lessons. and Rev. Ross Howard. Protestant chaplain of the hos- pitals. who preached the set-

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The music was led by the Kirk choir under tne direction of Mrs. Kenneth A. Parker in the absence of Christopher Gled- hill and included the anthem by

Schubert. "Holy. Holy. Holy, is the Lord". Mr. Howard preached most

eloquently on the text, I am come that they might have life. and that they might have It more abundantly" and made an earnest and moving appeal for the enthronement of Christ In the lives of His people.

Announcement was made that the service on Wednesday even- lng would be held in St. Paul's Anglican Church when Rev. Carl V. Farmer, interim-pastor of First Baptist Church will preach the sermon.

The lectures will be given in th e navigation me i th e Charlottetown Vocational School the second part beginning Feb.

MUNTAGUE -— The after a long illness of

death Mrs James Jamieson of Sturgeon ocu

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curred at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Frank Roche.

Mary’s Road Monday even- ing. Jan. 7.

The late Mrs. Jamleson was the former Miss Annie Mac- Laughlin. Her husband prede- ceased her.

Left to mourn are: one son and three daughters. Harry Jamieson. of oston; Mrs Frank Roche, St. Mary's Road.

rs. Alice Creed. Sturgeon. and Sadie of Boston.

Several children predeceased

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solec BOOM ' STARTLES CITY

A jet plane breaking the

and gave many citizens a short - l-ived scare about yesterday morning.

As the boom sounded. many workers left offices and gaz- ed skyward. suspecting a let as being the culprit. A white vapor trail high in the sky and a speck of a plane in the dis- tance confirmed their suspic- ions.

While there were no reports

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Funeral will be held Thursday at 9:30 o'clock from St. Paul's Church. Sturgeon. Burial in the church cemetery.

EASTERN BRIEFS

520 Replies Are Received

About 520 replies have been received by the provincial tra- vel bureau to questionnaires sent out late last month to tou- rists who visited the province last summer.

l The bureau mailed 3.000 ques- ‘ltionnaires as part of a joint

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Grand Tracadle

Members of the Grand Traca- die Home and School Association held their regular monthly meet- ing recently at the school.

Reports from various comit. fees were heard. also a report from the semi-annual meeting which had been held at Morell.

Being ‘Book Week. the. program was centered around books. A short talk on charactef' train- ing through reading was given

HENNESSEY FUNERAL —- The funeral for Mrs. Frances Hennessey took place Tuesday. Jan. 8. from her late residence. 39 Euston Street. to the Church of the Most Holy Redo e m e 1'. Where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Very Rev. F. Mal- 0093’. 05512. who also conduct- ed the s e 1' vi c e at. the grave. Pallbearers were Lorne Hen- nessey. M a u r i c e Henncsscy.

William Henneuey. Harold Hen“

“ Pair Fined

nessey. Earl’ Hennessey an Ronald Vessey. Interment was made in the Roman Catholic cemetery.

CAVANAGR FUNERAL The funeral for Simon J. Cava- nagh was held Tuesday morn- ing from the Charlottetown Fu- neral Home to St. Ann's Church. Lot 65. where Solemn Requiem High Man was celebrated by his pastor. Rev. Charles Mc- Carthy. Deacon and sub-dea- con were Rev. James Smith and Rev. George McCormack. Rev. Wilfred Keefe was master of ceremonies. Rev. Leonard Mc-

enne t in the sanc- tuary. Interment was in the church cemetery where service Father Mc- Mich-

Murphy, A in. Tierney. William Nolan. Charles Mac- ali. Vane-i MacKinnon Ind Alton m

by the chairman of the library.

committee. This was followed by

a talk by Katherine Martin on

the origin and purpose of ‘Book e k'

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Pupils of the intermediate grades presented a short play. called 'The Book Hospital.’

Patsy Kipping read her prize winning essay. 'Why Wear a Popcy'.

Lunch was served by the hos- pltality committee.

_ For Fighting

David Martin and Terrch MacCormack. both of Charlotte- town. charged with fighting in the street. were each fined .28 and costs or 10 days by Mag- istrate A. J. asiam yesterday in city police court

An accused. charged with be- ing drunk and incapable. was given unt dive o'clock to leave town or serve a an sentence. Also charged with be- ing drunk and incapable, anoth- er accused was given no days. A fine of $5 and costs or two days wai levied on a driver to complete the docket.

BIG RIDES TRADE

Th 9 Philippines produces some 000.000 cattle and buffalo hides e year.

VISITING FATHER Mrs. Eric MacDonald. Tor onto, is visiting her father Peter McCarron of Montague.

IS PATIENT Cathy MacGillvary. Montague. is a patient in the Kings County Memorial Hospital.

HAD VISIT Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Martin of Hillsboro. N.B., were recent- ly visited by Mrs. M. B. Martin. urray River.

To HALIFAX Lawrence Stuart, Whim Road. left by plane for Halifax on Sunday to receive treatment in hospital there.

RECENT VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawson. Stanhope and M r s. Reuben Watts and daughter Leslie of York. were recent visitors to relatives on Whim Road.

FROM SYDNEY George W. Burns of Sydney, .S.. is visiting his son and aughterdn-Jaw. Russell Burns and Mrs. Burns. Mon- tague.

VISITED IN RUSTICO A r c h i e MacDonald.

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. l M . Has Meeflng‘ Brodlilyn. and her sons. Jackie and K

enny were recent visitors to Rustico. guests of Mr. Mrs. George Toombs.

RAD GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. John MacKen- ' Lower Montague. had as holiday guests. Mr. and Mrs. William Gibson of Rye. N .. and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cann of Northam.

RESUMES DUTIES

Miss Aldene MacCormack left last week for Grenby. Que. to resume her school teaching du- ties after spending Cb rlstmas an ew Year's with her par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Mac— Cormack. Georgetown.

POSTED OVERSEAS

Mrs. G.N. Smith left Monday for Montreal where she will be joined by her husband. Flt. Lt. G.N. Smith and from there they will visit Flt. Lt. Smith's home in Cornwall. Ont. prior to their proceeding overseas in the near future. Mrs. Smith has been visiting her parents. Mr. an Mrs. William A. M u r p b y in Georgetown.

MacDONALD FUNERAL —- The funeral for Peter W. Mac- Donald of Kilmulr was held Mondly. Jan. 7 from Kllmuir United Church and was con- ducted by Rev ‘ ' Weir. DD. assisted by Rev. T.R. Goudge. Hymns sung were "The Lord’s My Shepherd" nd “Nearer My God Ti) Thee" with Mrs. Pres- ton Peardon as organ accom- panist. Pallbearers were rul- ton McPhee. John K. MacDon— ald. John Bmee. Stewart Mec- Donald, George McPherson and Harry Mane. Flower bearers were Duddy Made. It-

. Calvin

son. Simon Finis

Hilchey. Wilfred Gillie and An- gus MacGowsn. Interment was in Valle-meld cemetery

Zie, their

Maritime Provinces survey to determine the value and size of the industry in the Maritimes.

of damage, housewives said their homes shook under the impact of the explosion. Police officers at the sta- tion and this newspaper were. kept busy for a few moments explaining the boom to callers.

Lions Club Father-Son

sound barrier over Charlotte. ' town caused a loud explosion.1

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Scout and Wolf Cub Pack featured an address by Gordon Kerr. provincial ex- cutive commissioner The troop and pack presented an

Banquet Set

Charlottetown Lions Club will hold its annual father and son banquet tonight at the Char-

W

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Iottetown Hotel, with

‘Bucko’ Tralnor as gues

5 93kt??- It was learned last night that Highlighting the evening will Blair Doyle. son of Mrs. Doris

be a presentation of hockey Doyle. 33 Weymouth Street:

sticks to the c bar guests. Henry Purdy will be on hand to provide the entertain- ment.

Charlottetown. is leavmg today for Halifax. Where he will take a course in the occupational craft school. under the sponsor-

ship of the P.E.I. Rehabilitation Council.

When he has completed the course. Mr. Doyle will be qual- tCoutinued from page 1) ified to work as an assistant tr;

PROVINCIAL

nized that the economy of the the occupational therapist a Island is anything but heauhy' the Rehabilitation Centre in noting that the second largest Chariouemwn- .r’ _

source of income to residents is Well acquaintedwuth the val- in the form of welfare 1, 3y. no of handicrafts 1n the rehabil- itation of disabled persons. he

iFood Plants lPIan Brief

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I Two frozen food plants in the lprovince. P. E. I. Froste ‘Foods Limited. Sherwood. and 'Seeman Bros. lCanadai Limited. New Annan. have prepared a joint brief on a minimum wage for men in the province.

The brief will be presented to the provincial labor relations board, probably next week. ac- cording to board chairman C. R. McQuaid.

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unemployed. the sick and the

recently completed a period of this type of treatment himself, following surgery

merits. “While all welcome the avail- ability of aid to the aged. the

Berry Output Was Lower

Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures show that In 1962. straw- berry and blueberry production In the province was consider- ably lower than in 1961.

In 1962. the strawberry h ar- vest amounted to 1.400.000 quarts. compared to 1.900.000 quarts in 1961. Blueberries in 1962 amounted to 238,000 pounds compared to 451.000 pounds in

Expropriation Plan Approved

The Crown Building Corpora- tion was given approval yester- day by the provincial govern- ment to expropriate properties on the site of the proposed gov- ernment office building in the West Kent School area.

The corporation has secured most properties on the site but two p r o p e r t y owners turn- ed down the corporation's pur- chase offer. Corporation law- yers were instructed to go ahead with expropriation proceedings.

It Is believed that the proper- ties to be expropriated are those of Mrs. A.M. Ford. 107 Rochford Street. and the estate of the late S. Duffy at 91 and 95 Roch- ford Street. '

Other properties on the site. recently purchased by the cor- poration, will be advertised for sale by tender.

Ferry Traffic Shows Increase

Norihumberland F c r r l e I Limited annomced yesterday an increase of 11.491 in 1962 in their passenger service on the

thumbecllnd Strait OVef 1961. Auto service was increased by 4.274 and trucks 1.191

The month of December. 1902. ll comps December. tut. drawn a decrease of 45 in truck traffic. an increase of a autos. and 285 passengers.

Service was delayed until May 21. 1961. and May 4, 1962. due to ice conditions.

' not anticipate a

Mr. Doyle does any difficulty in becoming qualified instructor.

needy. no community can proud that it is so dependent on welfare." it was declared. I

Ch’town Man

Officials

y RALPH CAMERON Guardian-Patriot Staff Writer

BELFAST SCOUTS, CUBS .ENTERTAIN

. Parents night held at Eldon Legion Hall by First Belfast

hour of entertainment, and re- freshments were scrved. Among th 0 s e present were back row. left to night: Wil- liam Crawford, treasurer: Stanley MacMiilan. troop lead. er; James MacBeth. scout-

master; Daniel Cook and John Panton, assistant scout.- masters. Front row. left to right: scoutera Maud Beers. Manon MacKenzie and Luc- ille MacLean. Missing from the picture is Thelma Mac-' Tavisb.

City Benefits By Sending

To Conventions

the taxes now received by the Cox, chairman of the city town city on all federal government- planmng mmm‘ttee' When they

“For a relatively small out- owned buiidings here_ and m the l attended the national meeting of

lay in cash, we receive a very llarge return in knowledge ac- lquired. and even additional re- venue for our city." Mayer A. Walthen Gaudet said yester- day when commenting on the _value of attendance at various ‘meetings of national organiza- tions by civic officials.

Last year. total travelling ex- penses of local authorities was only $4,111.60. Clity Comptroller John Butler stated. as he spoke of the various events to which city councillors or members of city hall staff went from here.

SOLUTIONS FOUND

Mr. Butler said one of the greatest benefits in attending va- rious conventions was the op- portunity of talking to officials of other cities who had faced and overcome problems simi-

It was felt that this situation was a contributing factor to the large emigration of Isla n d workers f m o r e favorable fields. If this situation is per- mitted to continue. it was esti- mated that the Island would be- come more and more a com- munity of dependents.

In the nief it was pointed out that an immediate problem con-

ronts anyone attempting a scientific study of wage condi- tions in this province. This is the unavailability of informa- tion. Statistics released by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. are fragmentary.

LOW WAGE LEVEL

But even on these sketchy re- ports by the bureau. it was not- ed that those workers who do remain here work for wages which are well under the level of other provinces.

These conditions were referred to as “repugnant to our high sense of regard for the dignity

lshombe Returns lo Capital

ELISABETHVILLE. The Congo (APi—Secessionist Pres- dent Moise Tshombe tanga province returned to his United Nations-occupied capital Tuesday with a sharp hint that the din-eat of sabotage still hangs over Katangan mines and utilities.

of the human person.’ was Union Miniere. the Belgian- stated that no economy. no in- based copper company which dustry. no buSiness can long owns most of the mines

and utilities. agreed that the sabo- tage threat exists and appealed for co-operation to prevent des- tructian.

“In spite of all the trouble and bloodshed. I back.’ Tshombe said in an interview at his presidential palace. He wore a crumpled grey suit and looked tired. but relaxed.

“My ministers and I have been very busy in Kolwezl preparing the demolition of all industries." With button- pushing gesture. he added: “In that case Adoula. the UN or we will have lost everything."

ADOULA HEIR Adoula. premier of the Cem-

prosper at the expense of its employees.

The brief also pointed out that there is no indication that the low wage is offset by a low- er cost of living. From the fig- ures available. it was conclud- ed that “our workers are in the poorest position of any in Can- !

ada. IMPACT DISCUSSED

In reference to the impact a minimum wage would have on business. the brief pointed out that this is a diffith thing to determine. but the experience in other provinces could be of some assistance in determining this factor.

It was admitted that in some

‘ tral Congo government. figs: Buggy 19:“ “Rand”: is prospective chief political but the majority of film. we“: beneficiary of the Katanga-

able to continue operation and in many cases propser.

se firms made it possible to continue operation by a re- organization of the business for greater efficiency. Thus being faced with the necessity of pay- ing higher wages by reorganiz- ation. it was found that it could be done

Congo reunification plan that UN Secretary-General U Thant proposes to have in effect by next Monday.

Union Mlniere said Katangan police have mined essential dams and power stations and occupy all its pits and plants in the area of Kolwezi. 150 miles northwest of Elisabeth- ville.