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OXGEN ram DONATED TO HOSPITAL

centiy presented the above oxygen tent to the hospital. Mrs. Vera MacDonald, ma- tron said the hospital is very pleased with this $700 to $800 gift as it was a very necessary piece of equipment ho- spital. She also said the hos- pital was very fortunate in re- ceiving gifts from such organ- izations as the women's insti-

tute. the ladies auxiliary

the hospital and other organ- izations as well as several in- dividuals. For some time now the management and direc- tors of the hospital have been investigating the possibility of a new and larger hospital as the present one is consider- ed inadequate for so large a community.

To offset the costs of main- tenance of the Fathers of (.‘.on- federation Memorial Building an endowment fund is being es-

yesterday by Dr. Frank Mac Kinnon. president of the Fathers of Confederation Memorial Ci- tizens Foundation. "Contributions from whatev- er source will be welcomed."- he

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Dr. MacKinnon addressed the Rotary Club at its ncheon in the Charlottetown Hotel on the subject "They builded better than they knew." the inscription on the plaque commemorating the meeting of the Fathers of Confederation in the Provincial Building here in 1864.

The speaker in dealing with the memorial building now un- der construction said the cost. is . . and "we intend stay within it. The money is al ready collected." He is also chairman of the P.E.l. Centen- nial Committee.

"The financial committee of the Foundation is now engaged in a drive for an endowment fund." he declared.

DESCRIBES EVENTS

Dr. MacI(innon described the events leading up to the Char- lottetown conference and the forces which led to the desired

union.

“There had been political un- rest in the iinlon of Upper and Lower Canada. There was dan- ger of war with e United States. Either the British colon-

ie the United States would move in and take it. The development of trade and commerce requir- ed co-operation among the pro- vinces and stronger government than any one colony could give." Dr. MacKinnon said.

"There were obstacles to un- ion. The provinces were accus- tomed to their oivn indepen-

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FALLS AT HOME Mrs. Wilfred Lawton, Pow- nal. is recovering from injuries received in a fall at her home during Christmas.

FRACTURES ARM l\Irs. llubcrt Muttart. Upper Queen Street. City. '5 a patient in Cliarlottctown Hospital where she is rccorcriniz from an arm fracture she received last week.

IN HOSPITAL Miss Berlin Hogan is a pa- tient in the Charlottetown Hos- pital.

l'!\‘ITI-ID FUND CLIMBS

Exrected to gain momentum diii"ii<'. the next few weeks, it was reported yesterday that the Prince Edward island United Fund Appeal, now stands at $173.0-H. or 75.5 per cent of the $233,000 objective.

DFII.A\'ED BY WEATHER siiperintendent. J.M said yesterday that weather conditions have delay- ed work on the Library sectloii oi the Fathers of Confederation But with siih-tradesmen working in many of the other sections closed in and heated. all other phases are proceeding on sch- edule. Some 200 men are now employed by the Pigott Cou-

tbe National Employment Office 3 here said that although this pro-l vince enjoyed one of the bestij

the provinces outlook for Kings’ and Queens Counties asi good. if not bett.er for 1964. 1

Mr. Clieverie said his office‘ had placed 4.780 job applicants in 1963 as compared with 4.300 ithe previous year. out of a work- ing force which remained ap- proximately the same size.

This represented about a nine per cent increase in the place-

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Reported to Be Bright

George Cbeverie. manager ofiprocessing plant at Morell will 5993"“ the m

lovment. as

also increase em _ increase in

will “the expected fish production in Souris

gers."

Centennial C("I9Ill‘flIl0IlS here should also mean more jobs. particularly of a seasonal nature, with resorts crowded and retail selling at a high.

Mr. Cheverie was highly op- timistic about. the employment picture here. and conciudcd that the Island can expect at least two good years.

be-‘ i . “'nrking years in date. in 1953_ icause of the use of larger drag-l resulted In general agfeemetll

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dence, their public men didn‘t know one another very Well. There were great differences in size and resources among the provinces. Public interest in un- ion was not great.

“The original purpose of the Charlottetown conference was Maritime union. The Canadian delegates invited ‘hemselves. Maritime union did not appeal practical and the larger scheme of a union of all the provinces ain subject 5- MacKinnon stat-

’ cussion", Dr.

The business or the conferenct

at union of all the provinces - might. be practical if the conditions were arranged. and that a federal union was the pat- tern that would iikely be best. GREAT FEATURE “The great future of the meet- ing was the fact that these lead- ers had come together for the first time, had got to know one another. and had an opportunity to hear something of each oth-

ment activity of the office. he sa‘

The number receiving unem-l p-toyment benefits during the‘ year was "almost exactly the‘ same" as the number drawing the insurance last year, but up to the first week in December this was down 25 per cent. with the gap closing as the year did. MAJOR REASON

A major reason for the goodi employment picture in 1963 was; construction. particularly that of. the Fathers of Confederation

atruction Company.

SIIMMONSES PREPARE!) I Police Chief Stems Webster said yesterday that so far. of the nored settling for 10631 parking tickets, the prcpnred

violation ment has

depart-

infractions.

HAD GUESTS

Mr.

have had as their recent guests

Miss Helen Burke and rs. Kelsey Burhoe. Charlottetown.

IS CONVALESCING

Mrs. E-llis MacPherson. Allis-

he Kings County Memorial Hospital. BAND SKATE

Skating enthusiasts of anoth- er rra will del’r! in a return tonight at the Forum of the old time ‘band skate‘ for adults only. Lt.-Col. D..I. Mccormacit officer commanding the P.E.i. Regiment. has given permission to the regimental band to play for the enjoyment of the citi- zens and it is exnected that ma- ny ‘oldsters' will take to the

blades again. BROTHER DIES M.i=is Elsie Crockett. 246 Fitzroy Street. Charloittetown

received the sad news of the death yesterday of her brother. J. Cba-nles Crockett of Wind- oi:-».-. 0m.. and formerly of C-IIH‘I‘IOII9I(i'\'t'I‘l. Mr. Orockett died suddenly early Mondw morni at his home. 1028 Lincoln Road, from a heart at- tack. He is survived by his wife. Verna and one son Wil- ‘Item.

CARD PARTY WINNERS

Following are the winuie the card party held lad M8111 at X church hall:

Handra-bah; second, Mrl. VH1! MacDonald; consolation, Mrs. ('.\'I'il Shepherd: gents’ first. -'"*‘<‘nh 0’Han-icy: second. J. A Mackenzie; consolation. Brian -\l‘aC‘abe: ftreezeout. Mn. Stan- lfir Mcoabe and Mrs. Pineal!

some 35 m summonses to bring motorists S I’‘‘‘"“’ ‘hi’ ‘"3’ maalslrale “‘ arilv large working force would pay the penalty for the meter meg," amthe, --gnod yea,-v 50,.

and MW Hub?” N915“ icesstng plants in various Island

Memorial Building in the heart‘ of Cliarlottetown. .

"One big project employing‘ 200-2'50 men makes it a g ood. year." Mr. Cheverle comment-5

several motorists who have ig- 1e if_ as "as been hinted at On:

severa’. occasions, the construe-1 tion of the new provin - inistration building begins next pring, the hiring of the necess-

Queens County. Mr. Cheverie said that the es- tablishment of frozen food pro-

centres has meant a big in- crease in available jobs.

NEW PLANTS

He noted that the new ship biiildlng and fish processing ptants at Georgetown and the

BREAKDOWN CAUSES DELAY

T'tie i.rain to Charlottetown from Borden and the main- land was two hours late last night after experiencing heavy movement of passengers and express and then an engine break-down at Royalty Junct- i n. The breakdown of Royalty caused an estimated one-hour

d at the limo of the trouble—about 9:45-the train was already behind schedule. A special engine was sent from Charlottetown to get the crippled -train and it arrived at the Chiarlottetown station at It p.m.

ers views". the speaker said. “The social aspects of the

tabllshed. This warannounceri:

s would take over the West or ms in

THE

conference were of Eteat lm- li'.i:;hie Simpson. A suitably en- “maria” L1"Yd Gram-

portance for they did mll(‘h t.o “break the ice". Di‘. MacKin- non stated. “Officials in Char- lotietc-wn. at first hesitant. en-

casion and gave the visitors .1 wonderful time at dinners. dances. receptions and enter- ta ned tihem in their own homes as well as at formal parties .n the legislative buildings and Government

Dr. ,MacKinnoii read a letter from Hon. George Brown. one of the Upper Cainad-a delegates. tt liiis wife. describing the de- tails of the visit. After the Char- lottetown oorference. the Fath- ers visited Halifax and Saint John before proceeding to One- bec for their second confer- ence. After three years of dis- cussion and political events. the Fadieirs met again in London where the Final terms of union were d-ra-iv-ii up and passed as the British North America Act. 867.

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"Just as the Island had the honor of being host at this great and historic event. she now in 1964 has the honor of celebratniig the centennial of the event and of starting off the activities of the Centennial of 1967". the speaker said.

FIRST MEMORIAL

“Dr.. acKinnon continued, "the nation has built its first memorial to the Fathers in our midst. It will be a mag- nificent building. the finest of ' 'nd in Can-a~da. Moreover it will give our province facil- ities which are needed div. which our visitors will visit. which our young people will use with much benefit. and which will enrich our educational and community life."

“Aside from this great na- tional shirinc. we all are hosts for the 1964 Centennial celeb- rations. A fine program has -been planned,. there will be many visitors. We have long boas-teci of being “The Cradle of Confederation“. It is an his- toric an-d honorable role which we always use in our educa- tional system and our tourist business. We now hawe a chance to play it to the hilt, to bring it to the attention of all Canada, to contribute to the spirit of Canada by means of it. to bring many benefits this province now and to lay up an inv\‘e.=.t.ment of both money and good Will. The year 1954 is a worthy cha‘.lei.ge for all

Kinnon concluded.

introduced by chairm-an. Frank Curtis. the speaker was thanked by co-chaintnan. Claude Whitenect.

The presidency of the "Stork Club" changed hands rapidity when the retiring president. Ralph Manning was succeeded by Brian Cudmore who prompt- ly gave place to Jerry Veinot who was quickly ousted by

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i;iaved silvi-r mug was pre- sented eacli of the proud lath-‘ t-rs and accepted on behalf of their respective new babies. .

President. W. R. Jenkins in‘ calling for a period of silence‘: in respect to the pa-sing of; Ilritarians Walter S. Grant and Liickery I\-iackay. referred tol the energetic effective‘, work of Mr. Giant in the for- mative years of Rotary in Charlottetown as a member and later as president.

Mr. Mia-cKay. in the short

charter ‘

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no had been ueoetetled Rotary here. was unflatt- g in his adherence to the variou-s obligations he assum- ed 5 a war y citizen commit- ted tc community welfare in‘ the broadest sense. the presi- dent said. Fltting reference was also made to the recent paras- inz of G. M Grant. father of

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Due to recent ill-less. a de-i -fc-red Christmas presentation] was made to "Scri be". past president. J M. Murle-y who until recently had a record of 12 years writing weekly meet- ing reports of Rotary for the Guardian.

Guests of Rotary were Lieu- lenant-Governor W. J. Mac- Donald. Cmdr. Kenneth Birt- iwistle and William Ellis, City; .Don Simmons. Moncton, N.B. lFred Davidson, Summerside lwas a visiting Rotarian.

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Deceased Was Intoxicated

Jury Finds In Souris Death Evidence given last. night at The two men realized that

of been pariced at the side m us. Let us meet it". Dr. Mac-

the inquest into the ii-ighway death on Dec. 1-1 of “Augustus Adolphus MacDonald of Wins- loe. indicated that the deceas- ed had been intoxicated at the time of the accident

The accident occurred about 5 p.m. on Main Street in Souris when MacDonald's small for- eign car collided with the rear of a parked oil truck.

in his evideiice last night. provincial pathologist. Dr. John Craig said on examination of the body he found the blood and stomach contents to coil- tain a sufficient percentage of alcohol “to indicate the deceas- ed was intoxicated at the time of the accident."

Dr. Craig said the cause of death was due to a broken neck and injuries to tihe chest. V-MacDonald died at the Chair- lott-etl.own Hospitiail where he had been rushed by ambulance following the accident.

Cnst. John DeWllt of the Souri's detachment, RCMP, who investigated the accident, testi-

fied that he had found a quan- ti,

tity of liquor in the MacDonald car and that one bottle of beer had bee WAS JAMMED

The oil truck. driven by .lnbn Angus Jarvis of Souris. had of the while the driver deliver- ec oil to a house. Mir. Jarvis testified that he did not actual- ly see the accident. but on liea-ring the crash. neturned to the truck where he found the MacDonald vehicle jammed 1'.’-‘alnsi the rear of the truck.

Roland Charles Jenkins. Souris, who was driving past the area at the time of the insb-ap. arrived at the scene

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about the same time as Jariiisl

MacDonald was badly hurt and Jenkins called the police. an ambulance, a dioctioo‘ and a priest. MacDonald was treated at the scene by Dr. L. P. Ir-lam oif Souris who found htim to be unconscious and had some dif- ficulty extracting him from be- hind the steering wheel.

Dr. irlam accompanied Mac- Donald to the Souris Hospital and then to the Oharlot.tetown

Hospital where MacDonald died ELVf

without regaining consciousness. 5iNG Also giving evi euce was “ONE BROKEN

Joseph Kennetii Maccormack, "5"" 5°“

ta high school student at Soursi ;\\'Ilfl was riding in the Jenkins iireliicle as they passed the ac- cident scene He said it did not appear to him that MacDonald had seen the oil truck as be

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ley Thompson. Parkdale; Dllin. can Bryden, Parkdale: John Leo Beaton, Sherwood; George Alfred Laimer, Sherwood; Lor- imier Dean Harris. Parkdale and Leonard Earl Munroe. Charlottetown.

Coroner was Dr. Alan Mac- Mill:-in.

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IMONTAGUE — The death of Anthony A. Macbellan of Cardi- gan occurred at the Kings Coun- ty Memorial Hospital. Monday. Jan. 6. He was in his 73rd year

The late Mr. MacLellan was born at Indian River. son of thc late Daniel Joseph MacLellai- and Margaret Catherine Giliis MacLellan. In his early years he moved to Cardigan where he spent his entire life.

He was married to the former Frances Wilson of Cardigan Head who survives him.

He was a farmer. but for 25 years operated the mail route oi Ca a

Besides his wife he is surviv- ed by three sons: Urban at home. Charles in Brooklyn. N.Y. Daniel in Toronto: also by two daughters: Ray. Mrs. Leo Cor- coran: Mary. Mrs. John Dicks both of Toronto. One sister, Ma- rion Mulligan of Cardigan also survives. One son Gerald and him.

SlIIlt’L' Church. Csrdizllh Thur- day Jan. 9 at 9.30 a.n1. Int er ment will be in the church ceme- 1:!-_.___.._._.— hard took place from the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward si-iepiiard. Southport. Mon- riav. Jan. 0. to the Roman Cath- olic cemetery. Wile?! 9°l'V‘°°

MOVE FOR WINTER and Mrs.

Murray Harbour for the winter UNDERGOES SURGERY Mrs. Irving Robertson. Kings Prince Edward Island Hospltai making a good recovery.

VISIT KINGS C0. Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Lure. Charlottetown. were recent visitors to Lower 11:: tague. Kiimuir and Alllston.

VISITED FATHER

J. Egan. Montague returned to drafted for ship duty Jan. 10. STUDENT ROME

St. Dunstan's spent the holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank MacEwen. Riverside Drive. Montague.

IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Marian Hume is

orial Hospital. IIOSPITALIZED

patient in the Kings County Me- mortal Hospital.

WERE GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. Don Adams oi Summerside. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ho w it rd Vickersou during the holidays.

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M. Charles Mac- Donald, Kiimuir. have moved to

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his duties Saturday. He will be

Waiter MacEwen student at a pa- tient in the Kings County Mem-

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