17"." '3'079 Fr" .70 t I f I A CNR WRECKING and crane were called crew line of seven loaded with potatoes. ee of the cars toppled over on their A nine-car train extra from Souris heading for Charlotte- town ran into trouble on a curve in the line about one miles west of Mount Stewlart Saturrhy night. Three cars left the rails and turned over on their sides while four other cars including a pas- senger cone and caboose left the rails but did not turn over, Seven Cars Derailed Near Mount Stewart sides in the runoff. The wane is shown in action as it prepares to right the caboose. The line was expected to be cleared by last night or early this mom- lng. (Photo by Eldon Glover) The death occurred yesterday afternoon in the Prince Edward Island Hospital of Percy T. Hoo‘ 74, a well known retired farmer of Milton and one of the Island's leading rifle shots. Death came following a brief. illness after a visit to the main- '6 m I’ 0—! fl :3 Mr. Hooper during his life was a very active member in the affairs of St. John's Angli- can Church, Milton. and was one of the senior members of the Loyal Orange Lodge. For more than 50 years he was an active member of the Two diesels and the lead car stuck to the rails. e train which was made up of refrigerator cars loaded with potatoes left the rails about mid- night Saturday and it pectcd the line would be cleared ISLAND NEWS PAGE Kings, Queens and City I I The Guardian, Charlottetown, Mon. March 18, 1963. 5i The Benevolent Irish Society scored another big hit in show business Saturday night when it presented the three-act comedy “Daffy Flynn" before a bump-l er audience at ircfuwood High School auditorium. The play aylso marked the 138th annivelb sary of the society. The production was under the distinguished patronage of Lieutenant-Governor F. Walter Hyndman and Mrs. Hyndman, Premier Walter R. Shaw and St. Patrick's Play Meets Success Dunstan'r. Bastlica. Under the comm marshal], Everett B. Reagan. J. Flynn, played by Mr. Call- aghan. and his wife Katie, play- ed by Eileen Norton, both of whom carried the brunt of the comedy throughout with out- standing success. In an effort to impress a young soldier retu rn e d from er- many, their daughters, Doro- thea, played by Patsy Lappin; ward Island Regiment band un. der Lieut. C. E. regor, 1y af . A brief halt was called at‘ the cenotaph where John Coady and Malone laid a wreath in memory of the mem- . Charie Dunstan's Uni- MWG . and the sermon was the parade moved off from the delivered by Re”- Edward Whalen Memorial Building shlort- ‘ Meyer. C-Ss-R- ' 10:30 IIdeaI Weather Greets Irish Society's Parade Blessal with ideal weather bers Who gave their lives in the more than 125 mmms 9‘ the l two world wars and the Korean nflict. ‘ ‘Balsilica via Queen, Richmond and of hie{land Great George streets. c High Mass at 11 o'clock was Rev ‘ d h dad P ' Ed. celebrated a" ea by the “me Cheverie or so versity, Following mass the parade reformed and paraded back to the clubnooms via 'hmond Prince Kent, Queen and Graf- ton streets. . D. ify, played by Maureen Bea gan and Cora, played by Eileen Beagan were embroiled in a QUeens PCs Plan Meets ve this week at Mt. Ryan Wednes— day nldit, and Wood Islands Friday, iBenevoleiit Irish Society ofIw night {mm the two Gamma“ ' I u . . . ' . £33m?" nag momma mfdlmgfe maggot mm". to v- nits; will" v3.52: at; St. Patrick’s Day parade to St. " “9° unter River ' town. 11 Irish The general pattern is that an effort is being made to hold at least two meetings in each of- the districts in the riding, it was explained. Speakers in addition to the two candidates will include the provincral members for the district, where PCs have been elected and the plreimer on rights he is not engaged in some other centre. Charles Coughllln, charged with being drunk and disorder- ly, was given a 20-day suspend r it was learned last. Veteran Marksman, Percy T. Hooper, Milton, Dies and saw the 105th Farmer Very As far back as about 1911 or '12, Mr. Hooper first qualified f the PE. as a member successful Soon after the outbreak of Battalion. the First World War, Mr. Hooper enlisted in the Canadian Army service overseas with Besides his wife, the former Vlved by one daughter, Gladys series of falsehoods that rapid- ly embraced the parents and Mrs. Shaw. Councillor Arthur Gormley and Mrs. Gormley re- their brother Charles, played by - th nai tin - rifle team to the Dominion com- ede “1:81 a}? cl?” come“ petitions in Ottawa, and was - ost every year since. In 1932 he qualified in Ot- tawa to become a member of re d- the 1933 Bisley team. presented Mayor A. WalthenRon Cameron. Gaudet and Mrs. Gaudet at thelnECAME INVOLVED v llmtormance. The heatenanb The boy friends of the daugh- Governor was. accompanied by ters came in for severe jolts as his military aide, Major R- D- the love situation became in- MacGllhvray. volved and in this. Jimmie Car- Bishop Malcolm MacEachern,.ve1-, played by ‘Kip' Morgan, ReV. P. F. MacDonald. had ample scope for action chancellor of the diocese and which makes him a local head. ssr. J. A.'SulliV_an. rector of liner. Ellsworth Norton, played St. Dunstan s Unrversrty were by Jock Blanchard, Miss Thorpe, also in attendance. played by Jacqueline Bentham In stagms this production. J. and Mrs. Merrell, played by Co- Ptus Gallashan, CDA. once rena Steel were bright and 888m confirmed his right ‘0 pleasing parts handled quite ef' fectively by the players. Kent Merrell, Daffy's “mail order" beau for whom the mosphere of affuence and cul- ture was conceived to impress, was capably played by Kelvin Dowling. Lawyer Flynn, also anadian Dramatic Association. The play received an enthusiastic recep- tion by the appreciative and- rice. The show centres around John a: ‘2' John J. but no relation, made tough going for headliner John . through frequent diversions. of important letters. David Gal- lant as the lawyer knew his rights and asserted them, to the confusion of the other John J. Connery Foremen’s Community Concert Week Features Membership Drive This Is Community Concert holdem, will be by Week in Charlottetown. minster Choir April 2") at Queen I The annual membership cam- Charlotte Hi 00]. reign. beins held this year It is hoped that next year’s March 18 to 23. has an object concerts will be held in We of around 700 mmm- Fathers of Confederation Mem- igléshilsht «uglampalsn H orial Building. “1 “"9 “P” ’“eetmg- °‘ President or the Charlottetown lowed by a dinner for campaign . A . workers, on w ] sday. Pr“. asnclation is Dr. K. A. Parker, I I costs or two days for failing to stop at a stop Sign. and o d sentence. . _ An accused changed With bemg drunk and incapable was re- mended March 2%. Another the west. mar. on the same charge was c p ommitteud to Riverside Hos- ital for treatment. A motorist was fined $5 and an- ther was fined $3 and costs. or cays for unlawfully reversmg 2 his direction on a city stared- campaign manager and vi ~ president is Cyril J. Flynn, and co-campaign chairman in Mrs. J. s. Vatour. out at the meeting will be Don- ald G. Wiegand, 3 NW tive of Community Concerts As- sociation of Canada. Mr. Wieg- nrd is assisting local members in their membership drive, par- ticularly in selection of next, season’s program. , The association has indicated possible choices next sea- Thel't Charge Is Set Over son's program may include the Greenwich Quartet, and a Hun- garian ballet Company. - fi , The Community Concert As- - P'J's sociation sponsors three con.- certs per season. Members this season heard performances th 23 for sentencing by Magistrate A. J. [Iaslam in city police court Saturday. Don’t Put It Off . . o O FIRE 0 AUTO 0 LIFE CO-OP Is Your Best Buy CHECK ON OUR by midnigh last night. CNR oilficlals said that no one was injured and very little of the cargo of potatoes was UN Ass’n Plans Film Show Tonight in response to requests from v: number of members, the Prince Edward Island Branch of the United Nations Associa- tion in Canada will present a film night tomorrow evening. Under the chairmanship of lliss Helen Yeo, the branch pro- gram committee, has selected a variety of United Nations films for local showing. The films have been chosen to portray the varied work of the United Nations and its member agencies. Each film will be preceded by a short commentary to indicate the scope of the film. Some of the topics to be con- sidered are the General Assem- bly. peace keeping operations. the meaning of the UN charter. and a UNESCO case-study. The meeting, open to the gen- eral public. will be held in the library of Montgomery Hall at 8.15 p.m. BRIEFS our or nosm'rAL Miss Shirley Bell, Charlotte- town, returned to her ham ate-r being a patient in the P.E.l. Hospital. - TO NEW YORK John Holmes, barrister. left for New York by plane Sunday on business. He is expected to return to Charlottetown at th' end of the week. ' HUSBAND TRANSFERRED Mrs. MacDougatl "19 famili- will join him later. SMITH FUNERAL — The c funeral for Mrs. Harry Smith was held Sunddy, March 17, l"om the Home to Park Royal United ChHI‘Ch. where service was con- ducted by Rev. Henry Tye. Pall- bearers were. Claude Carroll, Mun-y MscKinnon, Robert A Roldan. Parker Wood Earl Foster and Brent Howatt.’ Inter- re ment was in Murray River co- melery_ HUME FUNERAL To: Inner-a] for Mrs. Edison Hum “its held holiday, March lit. .- 1 M c nodbe Will Is n y mu a: Circle be UMAQ”. P train a. :0“ and I'll carers w: nub owns“... t was stressed that nearly all the potatoes were sal- vageable and that the heaters had continued to function ev in the overturned cars. Prince Edward Island Rifle Association, the events of which he still participated in up until his death. At the annual meeting of this organization in mid- February, the association had‘ onored Mr. Hooper by con- ferring a life membership on him. 5‘ Goldie Coles of Milton, he is sur- (Mrs. herst, N.S., two brothers, Har- old, Oakville. Ont., and James, Strasburg, Sask., and a grand- daughter. M a rt 0 n Stevenson, Amherst. not yet Course Set Hon. Leo Rossiter. minister of fisheries. i a four-day course of P.E.I. lobster can afternoon. Held at the National Film Board theatre and fish inspec- Robert Stevenson), Am for F al arrangements been completed. The potatoes will be transfer- red to other cars today. it was expected. An investigation into the de- railment will be made by local Variety Show Staged At SDU CNR officials, it was stated. The engineer was Charles Fraser and the conductor was M.E. Burgoyne, I EASTERN! BRIEFS For Mulligan Scholarship Around 900 persons gatheredl at St. Dunstan’s University last night to hear a variety concert in aid of injured hockey player Billy Mulligan, sponsored by St. Dunstan’s High School and Uni- versity. Proceeds from the show will be used for a Bily Mulligan. dition of Mulligan's favorite Grant, by folk-singing groups; and mu- scholarship fund to be set up es building, Charlottet o w n, phases of lobster cannery oper- expected to attend. A highlight of opening day will be a lecture y Dr. D. G. Mc Billy Leese, fisheries research board, St. Andrew’ “Bill Bailey," song. other numbers included stings cycle and proper handling of by Patricia Lelghtizer E'een the lobster. Peggy MacIntyre and Other topics on the agenda ' . . 'I" last , will off cially open flays. harmony was restored m “‘50 “9 WOW 3 foreman . triumphantly escorted to th e nerles this I in a musical hit which he had a hit as they went through rou- written, contrary to the opinion tines. These were Kelva Josey. tion laboratory in the Dominion 3f his famlly' Gloria Date and th . a course is designed to cover all g av a ations. Around 30 foremen are to ' be complete without specialties . involving dancing and singing. were well receiv n the lle" J e Halt-t House Orchestra and (Mr. Callaghan). , , However, as in all good by Richard Cross. can he last act and John J. was bonus for new membership ocal park to conduct the band dance group in costume made 00-0? BONUS PLAN CALL 03. SEE WILFRED DRISCOLL CO-Oi’ INSURANCE isl was I) Witnesses for the Crown were Wilfred ‘ ge. e accused, who testified in defen also called 1 QIICCII Mary Grant, Paul Smith and Larry Braza. I eah Darte very pleasing- eallette Boudreault. resplend- ' umles ly sang "A Little Bit Of Hen-l nt in mlaJorette color to the scene as e of Tralee," lall general favorites which r—----— Patterson: I ROYAL SECURITIES Corporation Limited |' Investment Securities ALEX M. WILSON I they accompanied the composer van" and for an encore “Kenny . I receive well-merited acclaim. Is In Love." Vince McAllisterI I Mgrgernu “583 . SPECIALTY NUMBERS sang “Danny Boy" and as ang l “7 Graig}? l-“t ' No BIS entertainment wouldlencore “The Ros L113 Kent St. Dial 4-6732 !| filo e OWII - - - - - ed. ackie Flanaghan, very young The play “Daffy Flynn"_wlll and Winsome did an lrish dance be staged again tonight at Birch- and the Weatherbie Hatters wood High School auditorium. Bethany MacIntyre; selections include lectures on cannery con- struction, sanitation and inspec- tion. those relations to the handling of live lobsters and lobster paste production. sic by Robert Simmons on saxa- phone along with his Collegiat- YOUR FINAL CHANCE for his education at SDU. The total is expected to reach around The. crowd gave a four-minute standing ovation to the young HAS POSITION Errol MacLure. Montague, hm accepted a position in Char- lottetown. HOME FROM QUINCY Mrs. Joseph Bell has return- ed to he: home in Murray Harr- bor after spending several mon in Quincy, Mass. T0 ONTARIO Mills Helen Bell, RN, who hockey player, who told the aud- ience. “It's hard to stay sick when so many people are root- ing for me. I want to thank you from the bottom of my hear.." A total of 15 acts made up .the program, which featured five rock and roll bands, and a number of soloists and folk sing- ing groups. A highlight of the evening was the performance of Maximilian Seiller, who sang songs from 11 different countries. Mr. Seiller spent some time in Murray Har- ‘nor with her family left recent- ly for Ontario. RETURNS T0 U.S. Mrs. Hubert Beck, who visit.- ed with relatives in Murray Harbor recently has returned to her name in USA T0 MASSACHUSETTS t a 0 after attending the funeral of his mother, Mills. James F. Herring. OUT OF HOSPITAL M‘ns. Ernest Machon has re- turned to her home in Murray Harbor from the Kings County Hospital where she had been a patient for some time. RETURNS HOME Hammond Reid. Victoria ’ross returned horn Monoton, where he spent several days in the Interest of hill (inn, study- ing the operation of new trac- tors and other machines. TEXTILE PAINTING Mr. and Mrs. Lister will be instructing a does in textile painting at the Montague Ele- Williams and Alan Connolly later got to- gether for an instrumental ren- , Mrs. Fred Harris Dies In. Quincy MONTAGUE The death occurred Friday, March 15, at Quincy Hospital, Quincy, Mass, of Mrs. Fred W. Harris, the former Minnie MacPherson of Heatherdale. Mrs. Harris had been taken to hospital suffering from sev- uc injuries following a car ac- cl ' h 8 band 3qu while driving their car. Harris was killed instantly. Mrs. Harris was born in l-Icatherdale, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexandre: MacPhaersnn. She is survived by four sis- ters: Mics. Hector MacDonald (Marion), Wood Islands; Mrs. Lloyd Carlton (Catherine), Char- lottetown; Mrs. Charles Far-m- PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Charlottetown Community Con- cert Association holding its membership drive March 18th. to March 23rd. 1963. and WHEREAS this Association is holding its An- nual General Meeting at the Charlotte- town Hotel on Tuesday March 19th. at 7.30 P.M. TONIGHT TO SEE “DAFFY FLYNN” THAT ROLLICKING lR‘I‘SH COMEDY AI- Birchwood High School Auditorium CURTAIN AT 8.15 Tickets on sale at Giggey’s Pharmacy, Contwell’s Pharmacy, Medical Pharmacy, Hughes Drug, Parkdale Pharmacy, Stoad’s Pharmacy and Red- dln Bros. Also tonight at Birchwood commencing at 7 o’clock. and WHEREAS the members of this Association are making a. most worthy contribution to the cultural life of our city and its on- virons — and WHEREAS in 1964 the Fathers of Confedera- tion Memorial Theatre is to available for such community projects NOW THEREFORE It behooves all interested citizens of this city to support and pro- mote this Association nnd I DO HEREBY proclaim and set aside the week of March 18th., to March 23rd., as CO UNITY CONCERT WEEK in the City of Charlottetown er (Maeu Woodville Mills, Ver- , and Florence, New York. One brother, John Albert Mac- Pherson and two dates, Mrs. Annie Cameron, Boston and Mrs. Craig Matbeson (Jesslel, this Belle River, predeceased her. - Funeral will be held and in Quincy. evening. ATTENDED FUNERAL Family and relatives who sip tended the funeral for Colin White. Moray Harbin- and win have shoe returned to are ssfol- Mrs. Les~ for White and their son Ray- mond. Mr and Mrs. Walter White d Dartmouth, N.S.; Ar- thur White and Mr. Mrs White of North Sydney. Claude NS. she fell and suffered I broke rm. . Joseph Dorsey was supply teacher during her ab- sence. Mrs. Foster Skerry was call- their ed to Amherst. N.S., due to the illness of her daughter Mrs. Clayton Ripley Mrs. Narcisse Richard patient at Western Hospital berton. Gerald Doucette is improving in health at his home in Skinners Pond after his recent opera at Western Hospital, Alberton. Ger andrahan, manager of Tignish Cooperative Ltd, is is a ,AI- TIGNISH ’ . Harry Dawson, Sea Cow :- patient at Western Hospital Alberton. Mrs. Lester McAlduff has re- turned to her home in the vill- age after visiting members of her family in Toronto. Ont. Mrs Pond left for sn extended visit to Boston, where she will visit unborn of her family. mu Nos-ma O'Holloran- teach- er It ' elementary sch has resumed her melons (MIG! ool In world's dates but GROW MOST DAM , Iraq grows about four-fifths of only about after her most accident. when half Its cultivable land is tilled ' becouu of water shorts: A.W. GAUDET MAYOR. } 200 Garments Gnarly Reduced Beautiful cuts and jackets . . . can reduced to clearance prices for this annual sale event. And remember. for prices are rising—NOW 'ID'HIE'I‘IMITOBUYYOURNEWFUR. No l ....... | I NO CARRYING CHARGES ,FOR 12 MONTHS DURING Island Furriers Annual 0 your first 0 up to 24 months to pay. furriers ltd. 79 Grafton St. -—'1 MORTGAGE FUNDS AVAILABLE Residential, Commercial and Industrial. 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