} highway construction is of moderate interest hilt. in this . ere's a difference. Rarely in January in III is I Province are construction firms able to operate because HOTEL FIRE CASE k‘. ROAD CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY IN JANUARY l Ordinarily. 8 pl cluro of of deep snow and frost-locked ground. Yester a e Mt. Stewart firm of Douglas and Mael-Iwcn were at work on the St. Peter's Highway. eliminat- ing a had curve in front of Marslliield School. The job CONTINUES SUMMERSIDE —— The plain- tiff Mamie Eleanor Higgins. -. Dartmouth. N.S.. has the Illli'll ‘. watnws in her behall in the $7.3,- 000 action for damages- against 3J.E. Dalton. Summerside re» suiting from the destruction of ' the Clifton Hotel by fire, March “14. 1961. in which three men perished. A), Mlts. Higgins testified she (Via itow living near Dartmouth "‘ and supports three children. 'two sons aged 14 and seven and a daughter, five. . Higgins told tlle court die keeps boarders from whom Ihe gets $42 per week and with to “She stated she and her late‘ band had been planning build their own home in ummer of 1961. They planned: h build it themselves through. the Nova Scotia Co-operativei plan. _s ,3 . l On cross-examination by J.[ QC. Mrs“ receives 1 time Telegraph and Telephone Company with whom her hus- #band was employed at the time of death. Prior to Mrs. fliggin's criti- ence the plaintiff's counsel c a l l e d on Raymond Mc- l Carthy of Dartmouth, a n d Mvoncton Fire Chief Murray ‘ acKie. Mr. McCarthy testified he was the foreman of the line coo- Eal'l ‘ . Hel early five years and was a ty to be promoted. He testified he was staying lll . Room 3 at the Cliiton Hotel on the night of the fire. This rooml was located on the first floor.f After being awakened by some-‘ one yelling and finding thati smoke and flames blocked his.” path to the stains. . Mc Carthy jumped out the window.j he stated. He saved severall LATE NOTICES ‘ (Also see announcements in ‘ Inna adjoining Classified Advertising section.) ‘ l MacLEAN — Suddenly at Clyde ‘ Riva. Wednesday Jan. lo.‘ 1963. William Allan MacLean hi hi 69th year. Resting at} the Marleen Funeral Home. . Fluent mday, Jan. 18. from: the Clyde River Baptist dim at 2 p.m Interment Will take place in the church . omit flow- l Home ‘ Funeral wil be held at the; United Baptist Chla'ch. Sum- M. So ay. Jan. I Pewter . Visitl hall-sztosilnd7tolo. MN—Mme.Wed- l! of Sumsardde, in her 2m . Romans arriving at the Home this to". S cod worker and had the abil- pt-iiplc who were hanging from windows or shouting for ‘ . li Wits revealed that as a :csliit oi his work Mr. McCar- i|l_\' received two citations for bravery. I‘II‘P (‘hief MacKie stated the llllllllllllllll requirements for hotel according to the Domin- ioli Fire Prevention Code. are til-ii exits above the ground or first floor at. oppoSite ends of the. building and should be clearly marked. The code also recommends an alarm system be installed to alert guests in case of emergencies. OBJECTS STRONGLY John P. Nicholson. a defence lawyer. strongly objected to Mr. MacKie's evidence. Mr. Nichol- said the questions asked Mr. ' been asked the provincial marshal when he was on wiiness stand the previous day. He objected to an out-of-the- province witness interpreting the laws: to apply to Prince Edward Island. Nl'r. MacKiie stated that fire ropes are not considered as a means of exit in any of today's fire codes. The first defence witness to give evidence was Clarence De- ll‘orcst of Salisbury. N.B.. w u was staying at the Clifton Hotel on the night of the fire. Th wianss stated he was in Room 12 with another man. He was awakened by a yell he stated ai‘ttr which he heard a rumb- ling noise, He got up and then ill‘fl the town fire alarm. He saw black smoke coming into the room around the door lock and opened a window. llc pusllcd the storm window ‘oul and threw some personal ‘eifccts to the street below. he He forced a mattress window. his on t mattress and then dropped down on it himself. He saw others at the windows shouting and two leaped down on to his mattress. he testified. Mr. DcFoi-est went around to the front of the hotel. saw his coat hanging in the lobby and went in and got it along with several other coats and jackets hanging there. The witness said there was a rope near an opening (a win- dow or door) off the second floor corridor. In cross-exam- ination by Gerald Foster QC. he stated he didn't see any- one coming down a fire rope at the. front of the building. Mrs. a Nnonan. Summer- side. a desk clerk at the hotel at the time of the fire said she worked on the night of March 13 until 10 pm. She told the court of two ropes she aware of on the second floor ad- ding that the noes had been in- stalled “n year or more earlier". NOT INSTRUC’I‘ED ' n cross-examination by Mr. Foster the witness said she was s a i never Instructed by Mr. Dalton to point out the ropes to guests when they registered. and there were no signs indicating these ropes. She also stated she :no instructions as to what she 3 should do in case of fire. Dolor Arsenault. the night clerk stated he had been em ployed at the Clllfton "14 or 15 months"beforc the fire. He told of being instructed by Mr. Dal- ton to install ropes and related how he purchased 9’. inch rope and secured them to iron rings attached to the underneath part of the window casing. He said Iris duties Included on through the hotel several times each night. Mr. Arsenault testified fliers were three furnaces and a Jacket heater in the basement and stat- becn checked be- ISIAND NEWS PAGE Summerside A‘nd Prince County The Guardian, Charlottetown, Fri, Jan. 18, 1963. 3 1Erection Of Ca (Editor's note: The follow- ing historical sketch on the Cabot building now under de- molition was prepared by T. E. MacNutt.) The fire which destroyed ev- ery frame building on the south side of Richmond Street, from Great George to Queen Streets. also in the early morning of Wednesday February 20. 1884 destroyed the first brick and stone Post Office building on Queen Square. which had been erected in 1871 at a cost of $60.- Immediaie steps were taken towards erection of a new Post Office building on the same site as the one destroyed by fire. an which is now being demolished. and the following information regarding it is taken from the Daily Examiner February 8. 1887. D- “The new post office - The erection of this splendid struc- ture was commenced on May 1. will continue as long as wea- ther permits and. as well as straightening the curve. In- volves installation of a five- 1 foot-deep drainage pipe more ' than 80 feet long. , DefenceWiinesses Say Hotel Rooms Had Ropes l did see "a man going down the basement" to check them. . The witness said Kenneth Dor- i, say (one of the three men who‘ perished in the firei came into‘ 12:30. stairs to his room No. 15. Aboutl a half-hour later a truck driver, 1 Lorne Morrisaey (of Vernon! River. P.E.I.. who also died in; the flames) came in and aske for a room. No room was avail-‘ able but after phoning severait places in town without results. room. Mr. Arsenault said he wen down to the basement shortly after and put coal in the fur- naces. and came back up to the kitchen and made an eggnog. He sat down on the sofa and on looking up saw smoke around one of the lights. He started for the basement and then saw smoke on the first floor. He went up the stairs and saw heavy smoke in the corridor. he testi- fied. around rooms 4. 5 and 6. He said he kicked open the writing room door where Mr.f orrissey was sleeping and‘: 4 Si. Eleonors Boy Is Aided By Lions Club SUMMERSIDE —— Six-year old Dwane Graham. son of Mr. and Mrs. Cccil Graham. St. Eleanors, yesterday afternoon was taken to the Charlottetown Hospital where he will undergo an eye operation. the cost of which will be paid for by the St. Eleanors Lions Club King Lion Elmer Phillips and Lion Lee Kinney. chairman of the health and welfare commit- tee of the. club. accompanied the boy to Charlottetown. The lad was pl a y l n g With some friends about a year and a half ago when a piece of w‘ :; ’0 this eye and replace it with a glass one. Mr. Phillips said the Linnsl while the windows. arches. .Club each year contributes to. ‘ the. CNIB also. He said the Gra? ham boy will be in hospital for I a week. then go home for about Mr. Arsenault told him he could nine weeks. before returning to have the couch in the writing 1 hospital again to have the glass eye fl e 1885. and the building was com- pleted on the day upon which the contract expired. January 1. 1887. Previous to this latter date preparations were c m- menced for the letting of the various contracts for the inside fittings. furniture. etc. so that the different offices would be ready for occupancy by Febru- ary 20. the anniversary of the fire in 1884. which red the old post office building to .lashes. Our reporter visited the lbuilding yesterday afternoon. and was pleased to notice that 'the inside fittings were fast ap- proaching completion. and that the different departments would be ready for their occupants be- . tween the 12th and 20th inst. i The building ls constructed ithroughout in the strongest and lmost lasting manner. ling credit upon all interested. The foundation which is of Nova Scofia freestone. is very :surface line and .first floors are built of hard .brick faced with pressed brick; string courses. cornices other projecting finish brown Nova Scotla are granite. Followed Big Fire In 1881 reflect- sub- stantial. The wall between the , the ground the lobby from outside around Wm?” 3“ P-VP- and the 93’" hast floor is of rock face and ashlar He talked for 20 minutes I Since. become useless to him.i tn large Mocks Of Stone. The or a half hour before going up- i Th" "Wrath" WI” M l" “‘qu main walls of the ground and a n d is of freestone, with a large amount of effective carving introduced in the panels, etc. All the main entrance steps and the entrance ors of oak. The roof. which lFEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE NEWSLETTER bot Building lIs partly slated and partly fi- nished with galvanized iron. ls thoroughly fireproof. The design of the building Is a free treatment of Romanes- que architecture. and depends for effect on solidity of con- struction which is expressed in deep ingoings at the side of the windows and doors. allowing the use of strong effect in powerful stone arches and by bold hori- zontal courses of stone running across the walls. As some of the principal fittings. etc. of the of- fices. have not yet been placed In position. we are unable to givei a description of the internal a -; rangemen resent. but will l do so in a few da ys. We are given to understand that it isl the intention of the Government} to place a substantial stone and iron railing around the squarel enclosing the building in the= spring. and that they have also promised to give Mr. A thur Newbury every assistance in laying out the grounds. Neither the Grit politicians nor the Grit press can accuse the Dominion Government of extravagance in connection with the construction of this splendid edifice. as s much more substantial. ger and better furnished than the old building. and is actually costing a smaller figure." From Examiner 16th Feb- ruary. "The Post Office is now located In the magnificent new building on Queen Square. The Savings Bank, Customs Depart- ment and other offices are being made ready. and will be occu- pied in a few days. The fittings of the different offices are hand- some as well as durable. and are the subject of much favour- able comment." From Examiner of 11th June. 1887. "The Work of levelling and grading the new Post Office grounds ls progressing favorab- ly. a large quantity of debris being already removed. and the different avenue and flower beds laid off. This section is. we learn. being improved on the same plan as the adjoining one. and. when completed. will add very much to the already handsome appearance of Queen .. o: '3 FIRST contribution to be received during “Red Cross for the “Freedom from Hunger" pro- . jecl was made yesterday after- noon at R Cross Headquar- ters when Kirby Ward. vice-president. and Nancy It was Just a year ago that the Queen Charlotte High School Red Cross mem rs made the first contribution of $116.87 to the “Freedom from Hunger“ campaign undertaken as a special project. of the Can- and being continued for the next few years. During the past year. other Junior Red Cross branches throughout this pro- vince contributed a further $418.7l to bring the total $545.58 by the end of 1962. Yesterday afternoon the vice- president and secretary of the Queen Charlotte High School Red Cross presented ill-rs. W.W. Reid. director of Junior Red Cross For PEI. vn‘lh another cheque for $100 fr. start off the “Freedom from Hunger" fund for 1063 which is “Red Cross Centenary Year". This amount was raised during the month of to Square. Thomas .. Esq.. E. is rendering valuable assis- trance gratis. and Mr. Nlew‘bery and the officials in charge of the Dominion section are putting the Square in order as rapidly as possible." Canadian Dairy Farmers. Stage Meeting In London The annual meeting of the P. E. I. federation held on Jan. producing industry in Canada. (f) To disseminate information Showed "fll‘9"- He went ‘10an in enjoyed gooi weather. travell-l' relevant and pertinent to the t0 the IObbY to Phone the me! ing. and as a result good attcn-l dairying industry to all member department but heard the towni siren before he got to the phone. i SHOUTED ‘FIRE' He wen back up shouting "fire" to the head of the steps on the second floor. e said he heard people talking and mov- ing about in the rooms. He re- turned to the lobby. grabbed some of his clothes and money out of the cash register and went out to his car via the front door. cross-examination. Mr. Ansenault said he saw no ropes in the hotel when he went to work there In 1959. He said the dr over the windows partly covered the coil of rope (about one-half). He told the court he took between five and eight min~ utes to make his rounds during his periodical checks each night. On query of Mr. Foster. Arsena‘ult stated he had seen the exit on the bottom floor locked "a couple of times" while employed here. The action was adjourned to reconvene at 10.30 this morning. Actl for the plaintiff are Gerald R. Foster. QC. of Char— Iottetown and Merlin Nunn of Halifax. Defence counsel are Neil R. Maclleod. John P, Nic- holson and J. Watson Mac- Naught. QC. Mr. Justice RR. Bell is pre- siding. trOI tors. Shirley (Mrs. Keith Alll- Rev. E. J. Borrass Dies At Wilmof i SUMMERSIDE — The death of Rev. Dr. E.J. Bari-ass occur- red at his home In Wilmot Val- ley yesterday. following a lengthy Illness. in his 74th year. Born in England. he came to mods and was ordained into the Baptist Church ministry in 1913. following graduation from Acadia University. Wolfville. N.S. He held pastorates in Sum- merside. P.E.I.. Bear River and O Truro. NS. In Summerdde he was the pastor at the United Baptist Church from 1944 until 1950. Prior to his retirement he was minister at the Donway Church. Toronto until the spring of 1982. following which he returned to his home in Wilmot. Besides his widow rose is survived by . Mr. Bar‘ two dang - son). Belleville. Ont: Dorothy. Toronto and one Roland. Truro NS. The funeral will‘be held to the dance. The press has already report~ ed on the meeting in detail thus there is little necessity in furth- er reporting. The guest speaker Dr. F. Waldo Walsh now direc- tor of co-opcrative advisory ser- vices did an inspiring job in de- scribing progress and develop- ments in European countries. His advice to the federation not to become discouraged as if. ' still young with important work to do was timely. DAIRY MEETING London. Ont.. is the scene this week of the annual meeting of the Dairy Farmers of Canada. As this organization represents the dairy farmers of the coun- try the following facts will be of some interest. The Dairy Farmers of Canada was organized in 1942. as a strict- ly dairy producers“ national organization. Its head office is at 147 Davenport Road. Toronto. Canada. and is under direction of John T. Monkhouse. executive secretary. Its membership Is composed of 43 dairy roducer organiza-. tions in nine provinces. It is governed by a 27-man board of directors who are re- presentative of each of the nine rovlnces. Among these produc- P or directors are men recognized. der nationally and internationally. as outstanding authorities on dairy production and the mar- cting of milk and dairy pro- cts. The Dairy Farmers of Canada Is a member of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. It speaks with that body on nation- al matters of concern to the dairying industry in Canada. It unites. represents and speaks for more than 100.000 milk and cream producers in every province in Canada. ex- cept Newfoundland. The pur- poses of the national producers organization are (at To maintain and improve the quality of Canadian dairy products, (b) To strive for and main- tain uniform grade standards for dairy products. to) To promote. and to co- operate with all organizat‘ma .in advancing the interests and betterment of the Canadian dairy industry. «it To develop markets and improve all phases of the. mar- keting of Canadian dairy pro- ducts in Canada and in other countries. to) To secure legislation ade- quate for the maintenance 1* = O n organizations and to provincial and federal government officers and departments. (El To promote better under- standing between consumers and dairy producers and to provide consumers with accurate infor- mation on the quality value of dairy products. and on their pro- duction. JUNE SET-ASIDE This province has had a fine record in supporting the adver- tising program of Dairy Farmers with an almost 100 per cent con- tribution of funds through the June Set-aside. The following outlines briefly what the program is and how the money has been used. In 1951 the Dairy Farmers of Canada inaugurated a national advertising and public re'ations program. It is now under the direction of J. W. Trebble. T gram has continued without. interruption to the pre- sent time. Payment for the programs has been made by the dairy pro- ducers of the nine provinces through what is known as the "June Set-Aside." Over the past 11 years these programs have. had an effective influence in increasing consump- tion of cheese. skim milk pow- and other dairy products. More recently. it has helped halt the decline of milk con- sumpllon. and. in view of the high price and substitute com- petition. has helped hold the de- cline in butter consumption to a not unrealistic level. The advertising department has made its facilities and ma- terials available to local dairy producer groups for local adver- tising and promotion campaigns It retains Cockfield-Brown Com- pany and Ronaldszeynolds. two of Canada‘s largest and out- standing advertising firms as active consultants. An office is maintained In Montreal. from where advertis- ing and Information In the French language is released to all media. The advertising program pro- motes all dairy producta. It Is divided into a specified number of monthly campaigns each year. of which "June is Dairy Month" and "October Cheese Festival" are examples. During each year all dairy products are advertised and promoted. used in these promotions: Daily and weekly newspapers. foo trade magazines. radio and TV. point of sale posters and other All types of media have been Whether all forms of this media in every} Much of the advertising de-i partment's success has resulted: through the co-operation of food! stores in many of the monthlyI promotions. Last year more than 4.300 Canadian food stores co- operated. Every major food store chain in Canada has co-oper- ated in some of the promotions. DAIRY POLICY . r. Hannam in speaking fol ‘ New November by spoolal actiwties. QCHS Juniors Boost Jr. Red Cross Project adian Junior Red Cross Ill 1962.; l George. secretary. of the i Queen Charlotte High School Eellable the children of Sudan Red 0055 Council in Char- ‘laiid Sierra Leone to grow their lottetown. presented a Cheque .own produce as is done in Can. i for $10” to Eo't'cwa'l‘d's this Fuda. Qualified instructors are special campaign to Mrs. lteachinig them to cook the pn- .W. Reid. director of Jun- fducts of their own gardens in ior Red Cross for P.E.I. gorder to get the most nourisn- mcnt from their various crops.‘ Young Africans are now eating what they raise and cook dur- ing their luncheon periods. The idea of this educational project is de' ed to "help people help themselves". When i Canadian children provide their i fc low Red Cross members with ‘ the seeds. the tools and instruc- . tion, these African young people will do the Job The interest of includ' to ' I mg he saIe 0f Spec“ll-Canadian children is undoubt- ichocolate bars, by each of the lg??ng .a‘ 3"“ “WWW film... and ritual-“it‘d: lig. coo wereMiss Dorls= . . Ferguson is the teacher-sponsor ‘ {goéoung Afrlcans' It was ‘of the very active High School. Red Cross Council. As part of the five-year “Free- ‘ Mrs. Reid said. “Perhaps the best way to sum up the program dom from Hunger" cam i n of i I5 to say that M main mm)”. the Food and gtttgricultulfe‘:i g Or- 3 u to .demollsmate the L'anization of the United Na- ! “ta-VS In wh'ICh food can be con- .iions. Canadian Junior Red StmcIWer used!“ the lasting Cm“ members are commung benefit of mankind. it can also ‘Io give their support to this lspecial project in 1963. Through ‘various kinds of fund-raising lactivilies they will help to fin- lanlce school garden activities (for the young people in {Sudan and Sierra Leone The money contributed will buy seeds and .garden tools and will help pav ifor instruction and teaching aids to improve the standard .of living in these areas. and in- Elemenrory School icrcase productivity. t This monetary assistance All students owing tuit- 3 international undotstanding." Attention Kensingron lFirst French-S Parents and teachers of Ab- ram's Village made history re-ilattcr half of the 19th century. cently when they organized the first French speaking Home and School Association on Prince Edward Island. The new association was form- ed initially under the sponsor- ship of the French section of Brunswick Home and School Associations. and two representatives from that pro- vln e were present at (he found- ing meeting last week. Also at the meeting was Dr. J.H. Blanchard. CharlottetoWn. who outlined the historical ackgrolind of Home and School on the Island. Dr. Blanchard pointed olit that although this was the first modern French-speaking asso- ciations here. French-Acadians in the province were holding parent-teacher meetings simil- 5' ils Formed At Abrams Villagel of. ::on fees to Kensington El- ' ta. S h l h' h H & S lit/’23paerableconzgmlixnbce- merit of the school term: also those who have pro- lperty or poll tax in arrears. ~lar to those of today during thelare aSked to make settIe'. meat at once. artin. Parkdale. re- 'presenicd the PET. Federatio of Home and School Associations at the meeting. . The new association will be‘ affiliaicd with the provincial fe- deration. Signed: Board of Trustees Kensington Elementary 'h oI it} the dairy farmers made among; others the following points: 5 "Most of the increase in milkl production in the past 10 yearsl has been due. not to more cows. but to more production per cow. and I think we can expect this trend to continue. 3 “Better feeding and manage-’ ment of dairy herds can. in the] main. be credited with achiev-l ing this desirable objective. Thisl Is being brought about. among- pasture managemet. betteri handling of forage crops. and specialization of dairy practiceSi in larger erds. "The. possibility of enlargedl commercial markets abroad for. Canadian dairy products is} not bright because most da ryi producing countries are. IIRE‘ Canada. able to produce ln ex-j cess of market outlets. This meant that we cannot count on any substantial export commer- cial market for our surplus dairy products to turn up.” "The other broad alternative would be for organized milk. producers to ask for legislation. federal and provincial. which; would enable them to control and direct a National Milk Mar-' keting Plan. l The third alternative. of eour-' so. would be a combination of both the. above-mentioned ap- proaches. with producers and partners in a completely co-or- dinated national plan. The third alternative mention- ed is I'm sure the one that the ‘ great majority will favour. Ifl so. two questions go to the crux 1 of the problem: 1. Will It governments loin In one national plan. and how promptly. if new legislation is needed to make it operative? 2. Will the rank-and-file of milk producers accept the re- sponsbilitles devolving uon them in order to Implement fully a national plan? FARM FORUM a Next . Farm Forum will feature a program dealing with matters related to prob- lems facing farm organizations. . he realises or admits it farm organisations effect dir- ectly or indirectly every farmer. Thus all have some interest in what Farm Forum has to say Saints Down Sum-Hi 5-l SUMMERSIDE — The Saint Dunstan's High School hockey team defeated Summerside high at Civic Stadium yesterday af- st other things. by improved} ternoon in the. first game of the‘ interscholasiic "A" series the score of 5-]. The teams divided a brace of goals in the first period. but the Visitors struck for four (allies in the middle session. andthe third period was scoreless. Carl Chcverie scored two for Vince Mulligau‘s charges. Jam- es Molyneaux. Leslie Affleck and Cyril MacDonald getting single tons. by Jimmie Yco notched the only goal for Dick Nooonan's hnys. AKY‘ First period: — l. SDU — J. ). Molyneaux (J. Irwin 2. SHS~ J. Yen 4C. Wedge). Second period: — SDU - l, , l plow—to do a better job quicker. For is“ . .' SNOW? YO UGO! 'Jeep' vehicles have the power and extra 4-whocl drive traction to go! i you through. And with a snow blast... .you clear the way as you go. Compare the ‘Jscp' Universal's plowing capacity with that of its latest lmitator . . willy. at admin O .8. . l J. . ...4oo lbsgrester ‘ ‘ , .4... i... ' .stroogo? ‘ removing snow. or for getting ' through deep snow, got a job-proved 'Jocp' vehicle. They are versatile. powerful and virtually indestructible. See your ‘Jcep' dealer today! Affleck l.l. Irwinl: 4, SDU — (T, MacDonald (G. Bcvansl; 5. S U —— Chcvcrie (J. Duffyl: 6.1 SDU — C. Cheverie (J. Irwin.‘ L, Afflcckl Third period: — No score eferees were Charles Mbrri< son and Frank Coylc. S. R. Johnston Limited “116 SLWPeters Rd. Phone: 894-8548 From the Rockies to the Atlantic! companiEs LIMITED v Mil-affix l l‘ moral lioan soon than m. but tbs People’s cometary. an efficient and status dairy material. though not necessarily ‘ about the matter Jan. :1. I