\ A: generous gift to a worthy cause was the donation of $100 given last night by the Char- (OIZIZEI/OWI1 Kinette Club to the P.E.I. Association for Retarded Children. During the past two years the Kinette club have given generously to the Associa- tion including assistance in the KIAETT AID RETADIED C|LDREN’S ASS’N. day training class at West Kent School. Leo P. Berrigan,’ presi- dent of the Association for Re- tarded Children iss een receiv- furnishing and equipping of 8.: ing the $100 cheque from Mrs. PEI Fishermen Receiving Unemployment Insurance Eight hundred and sixty fisher- men in Kings "and Queens Coun- ties are drawing Unemployment Insurance benefits at the pre- sent time, according to the Char- lottetown National Employment Office. . All the fishing communities such as Rustico, Tracadie, Nau- frage, North Lake,’ St. Peters, Souris, Gaspereaux, Murray River, Murray Harbour, Pinette and Morell, are sharing in the benefits. — This is the first time that fisher- men have been eligible‘ to draw insurance and they are being paid a total of about $20.00 per week. ' It is reported that the mer- cm AND CENTRAL . I ‘ ’WE TREAT the sick well. Gig- gey’s Pharmacy, open 8:30 a.m. to 8 pm. ‘ FOR ANY new or rewiring job contact Storey Electric, free estimates. . - DR. L. H. KILLORN will be absent from his office from March 10 inclusive. HEAR MISS MABEL Matheson, tonight over CFCY speak on the topic, "A Teacher's Impression of the Canadian Conference or Education." THE HON. A. J. BROOKS, Min- ister of Veterans’ Affairs, will speak at Vernon River Hall Wed- nesday night. Meeting starts at 8.30 p.m. Everyone welcome. So- cial evening after meeting. LIBERAL RALLY Eldon Hall, Wednesday, March 5 at 8 p.m. ‘ion. Alex Matheson, Hon. Dou- gald MacKinnon, and Liberal candidates J.0.C. Campbell and E. D. Reid will be in attendance. P. W. COLLEGE Chorus pre- ' sent Gilbert and Sullivan's “The Pirates of Penzance. March 25-26- 27 at 8:30. Tickets at College, ’ Miller Bros., Toombs Music Store Adults $1.00 Students 50 cents. THE HON. A. J. BROOKS, Min- ister of Veterans’ Affairs, will speak at Vernon River Hall Wed- nesday n-ight. Meeting starts at 8.30 p.m. Everyone welcome. So- cial evening after meeting. DIES IN HARTFOB.D— Mr. Wallace Pursey, North Rustico, P.E.I. received the sad news of the death of his brother-in-law, James H. Nichols of Hartford, ‘Connecticut, who passed away on Feb. 26th. THE I-ION. A. J. BROOKS, Min ister of Veterans’ Affairs, will speak at Vernon River Hall Wed- nesday night. Meeting starts at 8.30 p.m. Everyone welcome. So- cial evening after meeting. "MAN AND Superman", by George Bernard Shaw. Present- ed by Canadian Players, March 11, Queen Charlotte High School. Sponsored by Kinsmen Club. A- dults $2.00, students $1.00. Tickets from club members, or write Box 331, Charlottetown. MUIIIIMENTS Vere Beck & Son Ltd. MONTAGUE and CHARLOTTETOWN Skilled Memorial Craftsmen since 1870 N. D. MacLEAN FUNERAL DIRECTOR 15 King Square Charlottetown DIAL 5549 _FUNERAL ‘ SERVICE —- The funeral of the late Mrs. Cather- ine MacNevin of New Haven was held yesterday afternoon from the Cutcl-iffe Funeral Home. Ser- vice was conducted by Rev. Owen Cochran. The Pallbearers were Daniel MacNeill, Heber Macphail, John Murray, Law- renec Kickham, Charles Colwill, Michael Murphy. Interment St. Catherines cemetery. FUNERAL MONDAY of Law- rence Heron was held yesterday from the residence of his brother John Heron. Fort Augustus to St; Patrick’s Church, where Requiem High ‘Mass was celebrated by Rev. J .P.- Butler. Present ’n the sanctuary was Rev. William Simpson. Interment was in the Chur-ch Cemetery where service was conducted by Father Butler, assistediby Father impson. Hon- orary pall bearers w re: Thomas McAvinn, Eugene Kelly, John Beagan, Frank Keoughan, Pat- rick Duffy and Philip Smith. Ac- tive pall bearers were Howard and Louis Heron, William, Vic- tor and Elmer Keoughan and Joseph Murna-ghan. The funeral was very largely attended. POLICE COURT — A resident of the City was convicted of vagrancy and sentenced to 40 days in«Queen's County Jail by ‘Magistrate K. M. Martin in the City Police Court‘ yesterday morning. Four drunk and in- capables, residents of Charlotte- town, Five Houses, New Glas- gow, N. S. and Woodstock, N. B. received the following sentences: 20 days,»10 days, 10 days sus- pended, and the resident of New Glasgow wfis remanded until March 6th; A resident of the City was convicted of being drunk and disorderly and fined $20 and costs or 10 days. For failing to stop at a red traffic light a resident of the Mount Edward Road was fined $20 and costs or 10 days. PERSONALS The many friends of Mr. Dan- ny MacFadyen Hunter River are sorry to learn of his illness. He has entered the P. E. 1. Hospital. All wish him a speedy recovery. Friends of Mrs. Nelson Robin- son will be pleased to hear that she is improving satisfactorily in The P. E. 1. Hospital since her recent operation. BIRTHS McDONALD' — At the Charlotte- - town Hospital March lstto Mr. and Mrs. Franc-is McDonald, Kelly’s Cross, a son. weight 8 lbs, 9% ozs. ‘ SMITH —‘- At Charlottetown Hos- pital on February 28th, to Mr. and Mrs. Reuban Smith, Bloom- ing Point, a son 7 lbs 11 ozs. CONRAD -- On February 28th., to Reah and Heirley Conrad. Borden. A daughter. ’ Paula Jean, weight 8 lbs. 14 ozs. McEACHERN— At Moncton City Hospital, Feb. 15, 1958, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert McEachern (nee Bertha Murphy) twins, a boy and a girl. WELSH — At the Prince Edward Island Hospital, Sunday, March 2nd, 1958, to Mr. and Mrs. Foster Welsh, Entry Island, Magdalen Islands, a son 7 lbs. 12 ozs. 0’C0NN0R 4- At St. Michael's Hospital Toronto, Ontario, on March 1, 1958. Mr. and Mrs. Roland O'Connor (nee Teresa chants where the fishermen trade, have noted that business has been fairly good. Principally the money is being spent on groceries ond clothing in opinion of well in- formed merchants. At the rate of $2000.00 a week it means that $8000.00 per month of new money is available to fishermen, in the slack -season.‘ This is reaching the individual fishermen in amounts ranging from $20.00 to $30.00 a’ week each. A few may be drawing less than $20.00 a week. The city of Charlottetown meantime, still continues to have less people drawing benefits than at the same date a year ago. , March 10th, it was announced -to Goose ‘Bay, Labrador and A new air service to Newfound- land, Labrador and the North- west Territories will commence Monday by Maritime Central Airways. It will originate from Moncton, operating on a five- day a week basis and will serve Stephenville, Newfoundland and Goose Bay, Labrador. ’ A second operation will con- nect with this flight starting from St. John’s, Newfoundland continuing on to Saglek, Labra- MCA Will Opera-te New Service To NtId., Lcibrcidor basis. The Company's new service will operate under authority of a Class III Licence. Maritime Central will also establish a new office at Harmon Field, Stephen- ville. It now has bases at St. John’s and Gander in Newfound- land‘ Goose Bay and Fort Chimo in Labrador and Frobisher, N.‘ W.T. Maritime Central states that this service will eventually be- come one of the busiest routes on the Company's system. The flight will operate for both pas- dor and Frobisher, N.W.T. operating on a twice a week sengers and cargo. - (On Monday evening March 3, Education Week was formally opened at Notre Dame Academy. A large number of parents and others interested in education occupied the spacious audito- ’ » rium. of the- Others left to right are: Mrs. R. Taylor, Mrs. A. M. Johnston. E. Maratin, president Kinettes. Latest figures compiled by the local office reveal nine hundred and sixty claimants at the pre- sent,time, as against one thous- and and fourteen one year ago; a reduction of fifty-four. On the other hand, taking the whole area of Kings and Queens counties into account, the record total of 4169 people are in receipt of benefits, as against 3134 a year ago. Most of the increase is accounted for by the 860 fishermen who for the first time have come under the protection of the Act. Annually for the past number ..of years, there has been an in- crease in the number of claimants of from five to ten percent. It is believed this can be attributed to people becoming more familiar with the Unemployment Insur- ance Act, and consequently mak- ing sure that for any insurable employment they perform; that Unemployment Insurance con- tributions are made on their be- The March meeting of the Lucy Maude Montgomery Chapter I.0;D.E. was held at the home of Mrs. Frank MacKinnon, Monday, March 3rd, with sixteen members in attendance, A discussion on the annual meeting of the I.O.D.E. to be held in Halifax, May 31st through June 4th resulted in the hope that some members would be able to at- Laughlin) a daughter Carol Teresa. Weight 7 lbs., 13 ozs. MARRIAGES MacLEOD — SMITH —At St. Paul’s Church, Charlottetown on March 1st by Canon J. T. 'Ibbott, Frances Isabel Bourke Smith, daughter of Mr. Henry Crilly Bourke and the late Mrs. Bourke of Charlottetown and Robert Graham son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kier MacLeod, Charlottetown. ' DEATHS , McEACHERN--At Monctonv City Hospital, Feb. 15, Albert‘ Jos- eph and on Feb. 25th Faustina Mary, infant twins of Mr. and Mrs. Albert McEachern. PLATTS — At the P. E. I. Hos- pital on‘ Sunday, March 2nd., 1958, Herbert W. Platts in his 81st year. Resting at his late residence; 28 Admiral _Street. Funeral from Central Christian Church on Wednesday, service corrimencing at 2 o’clock. Inter- ment in People’s Cemetery. ACORN—A-t Charlottetown Hospi- tal on Sunday, March -2, 1958, William Acorn of Millview, age 75 years. Remains are resting until Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock,then at his late resi- dence from where the funeral will be held on Wednesday mor- ning to St. Joachim’s Church, Vernon Ri v e r, for Requiem High Mass at 9.30. Interment will be in the church cemetery. ROPER —- On March 3rd., 1958, Mrs. Nellie (Helen) Roper, wife of the late A. Waldron, Roper of 43 Dartmouth Ave., East Dedham, Mass. Remains rest- ing at Smith and Higgins Fun- eral Home, East Dedham. Fun- eral Thursday at 10:30 from Good S h e p h a r d Episcopal Church, Oakdale. Burial at East Meeting Held Of Lucy Maude Montgomery Chapter IODE at the Cutcliffe Funeral Home. half. . tend. V Three members of the group ‘volunteered as collectors for the annual Red Cross collection the latter part of March? It was decided to order pic- tures of the"‘.Roya1 Couple for dis- tribution in Prince Edward Island Schools. ’ The Chapter again agreed to cater to the reception to.be held at the close of the Robertson Memorial Lecture to be held in 2P8I3fi1Qe of Wales College, March Flannelette was distributed to members to be made up for the next overseas shipment and it was decided that more material be purchased for future work. Plans were discussed regarding ‘rummage sale and it was de- ‘ded that it be held in the near future with the Hateand place to be announced later. On adjournment a delicious lunch was served by the hostess, Mrs. Clive Stewart, Mrs. Ray Stunden, Mrs. Avon Andrew and Miss Katherine Bethune. OFFICERS ELECTED At the annual meeting the fol- lowing slate of officers was brought in for 1958-59: Honorary Regent, Mrs. William Brehaut; ‘Regent, Mrs. Ian Rankin; 1st Vice Regent, Mrs. T. D. DeB1ois; 2nd Vice Regent, Mrs. G. Stewart MacKay; Secretary, Mrs. Earl MacLeod; Treasurer, Mrs. J. E. Campbell; Educational Secretary, Mrs. H. A. Love; Echoes Secre- tary, Mrs. Donald MacLeod; Counsellors, Mrs. H. E. Miller Jr. Miss Margaret Riley, Mrs. Clive Stewart; Standard Bearer, Mrs. Ray Stunden; Services at Home , and Abroad, Mrs. Ralph Dumont. . July 12 for Liverpool to begin A delightful program of music and song preluded the main features of the evening’s enter- tainment. A novel item on the program was a typing demon- stration to a musical accompani- ment. The precision, rhythm and timing of the eight students was exceptional. Then followed a well-contested debate to which the judges gave a two-one decision in favour of the affirmative that science re- ceive greater stress in a Cana- dian Isysrtem of education. Miss Helen Yeo on behalf of the judges addressed congratulations to Notre Dame Academy and to the student body; she em- phasized the value of debating in the school program and the great necessity of public speak- ing. The program follows: 0 Canada; Introductory re- Education Week Opened At Notre Dame Academy Here quartet_ Hungarian Dances by Brahms, Peggy Stewart, Cessely Soy, Deanna Reid, Mary Gal- lant; Choral Numbers, Big Brown Bear ,Manna Zecca). Just A ’Wearin’ for You (Carol Deis), Notre Dame Choir; Vocal Numbers, Little Boy Blue (Nev- in), Donna Hagen, Mary Evelyn Rowe, Myrne Nicholson; Typing Demonstration, Commercial Group. , Debate, Grade XII students. Resolved: Science courses in Canadian schools should be em- phasized more than the Cultural A r t s; Affirmative: Patricia Leighizer, Jane Campbell, Joan Hagen; Negative: Patricia Gau- det, Patricia Grant, Frances MacDougal1; Ch-airman: Roberta Lappin; Judges: Waltei Lawlor, Charlotetown School Board, Miss Helen Yeo, Normal School Department, Prince of Wales College, M. F. Hagen, R.C.M.P. . The Queen. During Education’ Week Notre Dame Academy will have open doors to visitors. Parents are cordially invited to visit its marks, Anne Moran; Two-piano various departments. Rotaricins Hea Address On Tr A travelogue that filled ex- pe tion in interest and [infor- mation was given by Earl Mac- Donald of Summerside _at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club held at the Char- lottetown Hotel yesterday. _ Introduced /by chairman Ed Martin, the speaker described how he, with his wife and five children sailed from Montreal on their tour “Seeing Europe in a Station Wagon”, which only ter- minated when that unusual ex- perience had been theirs. Mr. MacDonald described in de- tail the beauties of the English country-side as -they motored from London to Dover from where after a two-hour sail they arrived in'France. VISITED LOURDES The season was particularly opportune for an appreciation of the orchards and vinyards as they leisurely covered the coun- try to Paris. Three days were spent at the famous shrine at Lourdes before crossing the fron- tier into Spain. . The flowers in San Sebastian and Marid presented a panaroma of rare interest. It was noted that owing to the extreme heat stores were closed in the villages passed through, so much so that they ap- peared to be deserted. However around ten p.m. the people start- ed to put in an appearance and business was carried on until midnight. . Paved roads on mountain sides Fresh Potted Meat , DIAL A FREE DELIVERY Thomas :1. nuts 4235 4235 CFCY - consrnvnnvr CAMPAIGN March 5th—Heath Macquarrie March 10th—W. R. Shaw . . . . . . . . . . 10:15: p.m. cr-cv — TELEVISION RAD-IO 7 :20 p.m. March 6th—Hon. A. J . Brooks . . .. . March 7th—George Rogers . . . . . . . . March 11th———R. R. Bell March 11th——-Heath Macquarrie . . . . . Chatham. Mane Fraser’: new Cheese Send lodavl Casserole Recipes. 7:30 p.m. 8:15 pm.‘ 7:30 p.m. 8:20 p.m. munv nmmsns or CANADA? \409 Huron Strong Torontt r Interesting i ip To Europe in Portugal were in contrast to the valleys below where shep- herds with their dogs watched over their flocks as they search- ed the mountain side roads for grass and women passed with bales of merchandise on their heads weighing up to 80 pounds on a one-mille non-stop tramp. Mr. MacDonald continued to describe -their memorable trip through Spain, caning at Seville and Cadiz. At Gibraltar they took boat to Tangier in-Africa where business is carried on by every nationality. - _ An 1,800-mile tour of the Med- iterranean found the travellers ,terday continued to show Cannes, Nice and Monte Carlo. In Italy they vis1ted_Genoa, Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvus and Capri where Gracie Fields conducts a flour- ishing business. ‘t Rome the party, through friends there, were able to secure audience with the Holy Father. Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Belgium were also visited, con- cluding with a trip to the Com-, monwealth Cemetery before re- turning to England. INTERESTING DIVERSION Leaving Canterbury, England the travellers pushed on into Scotland, stopping at Glasgow, Edinburg, Loch Lomon and then to Ireland where Dublin, Tipper- ary, Cork and Kissing the Blar- ney Stone made an interesting diversion. The River Shannon, Galway Bay, Belfast and other points were visited before returning to Liverpool to join the “Sy1vania” for Montreal and “Home”_, Co-chairman I‘-Iughie Simpson thanked Mr. MacDonald for a “wonderful trip and view of Europe. ‘ George Greenough reported that three rinks from the Char- lottetown Rotary Club would meet 5' similar aggregation from the Summerside Club there on Fri- day. ~ . The Charlottetown Curlers are: W. R. Jenkins, Ralph Jones, William Hayward, Torn Mitten, Percy Simmonds, Frank Curtis, Al MacLeod, Wallie Rodd, Jim Burden,‘ Art Love, L. MacKay, Fred Cannon, Robert Parent and George Greenough. One visiting Rotarian, L. J. Stacey, Fredericton, N.B., re- ceived a hearty welcome as a former Club Secretary and well- known citizen. Potato Prices Still Varying Potato prices on the Island yes- 0011'- siderable unsteadiness. Reports from various centres showed a variation of from $2.00 per 75 lb. bag to $1.85. ‘ Turnips, ‘which are not moving in large quantities, are quoted at $1.25 — $1.35 a bushel. Ch’town Firm To Repair Dredge “ / Charlottetown Marine Indus- tries Ltd. have been awarded the contract for repairs to the De- partment of Public Works Dredge No. 12 at a cost of $14.429. The announcement was made yester- day by Heath Macquarrie, Fed- eral candidate for Queens Coun- ty. Charlottetown Marine Indus- tries it will be remembered took over ownership of the firm of Bruce Stewart Co. here last year. ANCIENT GRAIN Charred pigweed seeds found ‘in an ancient Indian campsite in -touching at Valencia, Barcelona, the U.S. state of New Mexico are estimated 6,000 years old. ~ Union Officials Address Meeting Three Union Officials address- ed the members of the Civic Em. ployees’ ‘Federal Union, Locai 301 which held its regular meet- ing last night. Speakers were “ll” George Smith, Grand Lodge representative and Fred Doucet, Atlantic Provinces representa. tive of the International Associa. tion of Machinists and John F, MacMi1lan, Atlantic Provinces re. presentative of the National Union of Public Employees. The officers for the coming: year were duly installed. They W are. A.J. Dowling, president; Reginald Mahar, vice-president; Preston Hillier. secretary ti-eas. M urer; Elinor Hennessey, record. ing secretary: Gerald Arsenault, Warden. , A committee‘ was appointed- to receive ideas and to plan for a Labor Day parade in Char. V ‘ lottetowp. A special assessment‘ was voted to the District Labor 901111911 f°1“the Purpose of assist- ing oather hloicalsl. Seven new mem ers a eir application placed before the meeting. A11 seven were accepted. ' Former M.P. Is Out Of Hospital" 0 T T AW A (OP) —' For-me, member of Parliament Angus R. MacDonald has, returned to his 35 Maritimes home after a month in hospital here fighting the ef. fects of a severe stroke. - The ¢f010!'fl1'1. 56-year-old parlia. mentarian was in critical canal." tion for several days following the attack Jan. 29, suffered aster . minor operation a few days an-1. ier. . His physician, Dr. R. A. Starr said Mr. MacDonald's conditioii had improved sufficiently for him to return Friday to his home in- _ Antigoni-sh - Guysboroogh, N,s;, which he represented as a pm. gressive Conservative. He was-‘ Parliamentary a s si s ta nt for transport in the last parliament." . He will not be a candidate In the March 31 general election. 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