lgrees below zero tonight. the forecaster said The long range tare-ast New Year's Day was clear and . cold However. the forecaster‘ added. a low. starting to form ‘ ISLAND NEWS PAGE ivisibiliw Is <=u+ Western And Central Districts Ground The Guardian, Charlottetown, Tues. Dec. 31. 1963. i SUMMERSIIDE — Higli winds. CITIZENS PLAY ROLE in change the picture 1 , l way picture was much the sure the day clearing the main ‘"3"’ Wll'i heavy ground drift ClIlI.lITg‘II ways and secondary roads lvisibility to zero. There have An RCAF forecaster said last . been no emergency ,3“; -..,. night that six inches of'sno\"|sn0wp]nws_ had fallen yesterday. setting 3 .~——- in the Eastern Prince Countyi area last night were causingi heavy ground drift and in some; areas visibility on the highway’ inr In Western Prince. the high- .: .j... It EGINNING The wrecked Greek liner Lakonla lists as she starts to sink in the Atlantic Sunday while being towed toward Gl- braltar. This picture was ta- ken by I member of the crew of one of the Portuguese tugs Island Mayors Review 1963; Extend Greetings Following are the New Year‘ "Looking ahead we forecast messages from the mayors oflanothcr busy and interesting. various Island towns: year for 1964 when we feel all citizre s of town will lend ! their cooperation to the success- ' ful staging of the centennial ce- . . -lcbration being held com- Town Council have joined in ex- tending to all citizens of the town "our best wishes for hap- piness and contentment during 1964" “Looking back over the year just completed. it is evident that it was a busy year for all con- cerned." the Mayor said. “and! I wish to commend all members of the Town Council and for their untiring efforts and in- terest displayed during year. WESlERN BRIEFS VISITING GRANDPARENTS Maurice Tugwell. .\Ioncton. l\ visiting his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Clark. Allie: ton. AT MONTROSE Frank Hansen. Tyne Valley. is a guest of his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Pridham. VISITED PARENTS Miss Ada Williams. Summer side, visited her parents. and Mrs. George Williams. Al- berton. during the holiday sea- Ion. IN ALBERTON Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mar- Lean. Sackvllle. N.B. visited friends in Alberton during the weekend. They were house guests of Miss Shirley MacAr thur. STUDENTS HOME The Misses Kay Forbes aim alufi towing the vessel. At right background is the Norwegian tug Herkules. Fire broke out on the Lakonia on the night of ‘Dec. 22 as she was sailing from Britain to the Madeira our province in the confedera- -lion of our nation." The statement reviewed many laspccts of town activity. noting lthat the growth r 1. was "impressive. ' During the year the council. instigated two engineering stu- dies of the feasibility of clearing up the pollution in Summerside I t l i . and the second is promised llor Jan. I5. I964. ' Another study entered into by ‘lthe council was the possibility inf co-operation with the Atlantic lDeve-lopment Board in estab- .lishing a fully serviced indus- itriai zone in co-operation with fthe adjoining villages in order Ito attract secondary industries to the locality The results of the study are now in the hands of the \DB for their study. appro- val and financial assistance. The mayor said the council. lever aware of the taxation pro- §blem existing between the town ‘administration and the resident service personnel. has continu~ ed efforts to bring their situa- tion to an amicable and success- ful conclusiofi. “It must be borne in mind, however. that any solution to this very vital problem must be to the satisfaction of both our service and civilian citizens. I am prepared to state that a pos- t t which. although not directly ap- plicable at the moment. has pos- sibilities of being amended to suit local citizens." BORDEN Although the coming year looks good for residents of the Borden area. Mayor Gilbert C. Bell has I borland Strait cau ilt. e no‘ as out is csseotially a residential town sewayisbu at Borden OF THE END FOR THE LAKONIA employees of the CNR-operated province would be better off not as an added tourist attraction. In the meantime he says property in . made to the appeairance of the "iarbor one if which is complet-.c - He also hoped the Garden of e ‘Gulf Museum. one of the province's toiiriist attractions: lwould be enlarged and extended and Canary Islands. 0! 1.041 persons aboard. 91 the are known dead and 64 are miss» isgm,-uy_ ‘ KENSINGTON ing. (AP Wlrephoto via cable from Fifth ‘Islander’ Will Be Chosen Letters of nomination for fhcicol. WE. Johnstone. Burlington. 1963 Islander of the Year award ‘ 1959: Capt. Carl F. Burke. Char- are now being accepted as citi-.lottetown. 1960: Dr. Frank Mac- zens of the province are onuelkinnon, Charlottetown. 1961 and again being given an opportun- Dr. Eric M. Found, Charlotte- ity to play a major role in sc- ltown. 1962. lecting the award winner. Actual choice on the Islander The Evening Patriot announc- ‘lot the Year will be made by I ed Monday it will once again . panel of three judges to be nam- onsor the award established ‘ ed at a later date. However, let- l959 through which some ls-lters of nomination play a vital 5P in lander is honored and I.l'lI)l.ltQlI.'0le in influencing their deci- ‘sion w were expected to remain at that was almost nil. At 9 p.m. winds were blowing west at 25 to 1!) miles per hour itti occasional gusts to 40 and velocity overnight. A dispatcher for one company said that plows had been taken in and would remain until winds diminish. They would. however. venture out in case of an emer- gency. Visibility was reported extremely poor on the highway west of Swmmerside. he said. Another dispatcher said two of his company’s plows were still out on the highway but he expected them back Shortly. The plows had worked most of new December record of 343‘ inches for Prince County. This: ‘shattered the mark of 34.1 in- ches set in 1955. g l The mercury rose to a high of 24 yesterday morning \Vl“l*‘- the snow was falling but as the day wore on the tempefalui’? took a big drop- At 9 pm. It. stood at f-iive‘above and was expected to dip to between two and four below before morii1nE.- MAINLY SUNNY _ The forecast for today 15 “mainly sunny with. tempera" tures ranging from five to seven i J t Factory Outlet lucky Draw Number 62688 Dec. 23 to 28th The $50.00 must be picked up by Tues. Dec. 31 by 5 p.m. above“. The Mercury 00"” possibly drop as low as 10 de- paid to good citizenship. . Four winners have been nam- 5 Such letters should be no long- ed since 1959. They are Lt.-ier than 300 words giving the I Lisbon) . The following is the n ew l.vear's greeting of Mayor Ever- ett Champion of Kensington: “As Mayor of Kensington it is a pleasure to once again extend New Year‘s greetings to all our ritizens. The year 1963 has been 3"0“1€‘l‘ .Vear of progress for the town of Kensington. I ‘‘In looking back over the past year we note a few of the major improvements such as widening and curbing of School Street and Malpeque Road and replac- mg of sidewalks in those areas. “Signal protection lights weie also installed on three main railway crossings to add to the safety of our citizens. “Two projects, the new Bank of Nova Scotia and the senior citizens‘ homes. were also start- which depends entirely on the wages that are earned by the 600 ferries. He sees the building of the causeway as a catastrophei for the town. and wonders if the being an island. Miayor Bell sees the ferry trip it's impossible to buy and transfer own. Q Q- in 1. .. “We_ look forward to 1964 tori “tho no ‘an 9 m. a. continuation of our street and l were cggrliied om byame SI(‘l1eVtalI( project tin that all c_iti-| the past year. he stressed im- lzfigsgmay enjoy 6 same pnwl provements which have been T " ommumty. with renovations to the town hall. council chambur and library. New mercury vapor street lights are also planiied. Mayor Bell also said that the permanent project for centennial year has been the improvement of the recreation field. The larg- est project underway in the of town at present is the building of a new pier and widenii of -the approaches to the ferry ter- at ation and friendliness during the past year." he concluded. GEORGETOWN The Mayor of Georgetown. Dr. A. Kennedy, yesterrdiay extended New Year's grcetin bi-msel and ' made particular reference those who are assisting in the |“d(-vveloping progress and pros- .perity" of the town. He said. "It is the way of human beings to mark mile- stones. and the year 1963 will go down as a history making. year for the town of Geongetown. in . Despite economic setbacks. the mayor in extending best wishes‘; new year. reportezll I 5‘ ’1 happily that the town is in I liealt-by state financially. MONTAGUE Mayor Bruce Holmes Yeo of 3” . c ceirned Montague in extending New way 0' Witlili the “Once again best wishes tol all our citizens for the co-oper-5 gs on behalf 1904 corun 3 the citizens of Georgetown andi fol However. making history is not the main purpose. but rather we new life which already is Year-’s greetings to all citizens of the town and surmiinding dis- trict. pointed to some of the de- velopments which have taken making itself felt in George- town" The mayor was referring to the two major industries which. name of the person suggested as said the town council had at-l Islander of the the tended many impm-cam meeqjngsl reasons why he. or she should be gm-iudjng (mes with the prqvin-iS€rl0uSlY considered by the (-ial government and the new in-=JU E95- dust-ries regarding housing. water; Letters SHOU’-d be 59"} 10 Tls‘ and Sewage Systems and Site lander of the_Year Editor.t be locations. They were also reprc-'II;3(:'°l';'t'§_ tI;::1"‘I‘Il(;0fh:;'I°3,°ed°I:‘é’s:' S __ . i - « . .~_iday Jan. 8. H-amz-a-mm of Mayors aw Mm!‘ The Evening Patriot takes no cipa-litiies and a meeting of tlic. . . M""'i°iW‘~ W" 3°“ ii’.“..'.§.‘.“.fl“’h.‘.“"§z°.§i-.."." .‘il..§“°n.‘..’.; TOWN PLANNING .suggesting as a term of refer- He said the town has mad-?,erence to the judges that e application to the provincial gov-iaward should go “to that person ernment no 3 Gem-gewwnlwho used the best means avail-i under the Provincial Town Pla:i.iablle (tin 1963 Y0 Serve 8 Wofthlt r,‘.ng Act. lls an_ purpose". . During the past year_ ghci This provides a wide scope'of mayor said. imiproveumen-is were} °h°l;’9 f°1‘ ll“; Jfildghes glnabllnga made with regards to stre-etxlthe amed 3“ le “m 9- firc equipment and other nece;-1; 9°” 3“ the "C .m have .3“ Sary services. He Said plamiequal chance of being the win- wcre nearly finalized for the net’ ca-rly construction of a new fireicommercial LOOP hall. He also said the town made‘. rcpresentations to the Federal‘Ha$ TWO Games Gtyvernmeint regarding the cur-' The Department of Highways taulment of railway services andi hockey team trimmed the 15 ft”:-3 m0F9 Sflllable dalll’ 0113-: land Telephone squad 9-5 in the 30101: mail S91"Vl¢€ in Gfifirge-l Commercial league at the For- “‘“~ [um last night. Maritime Elec- '‘In general our town has hadltric eked out a 9-8 win over a most successful year and is; Buster-‘s Flyers, looking forward in unvprecedent-l In the third contest. Keys ed‘ progress and development in-' Bros. were awarded a win when l HARNESS RACING REWEW FOR '63 Our annual review of bar- year's activities at all Marl- tlme tracks will be found in the review. plus photos of many outstanding h o r s e s that raced in the Maritime: in 196 ‘ Mayor Kennedy said. The Maroons failed to ice a team /. i Government House NEW YEAR'S LEVEE His Honour, Lieutenant-Colonel, the Honourable W. J. MacDonald. E. D. i i Dial 4-3424 | l His Worship Mayor ll. Walthen Gaudet and Mrs. Gaudet Will Hold Their NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION For Gentlemen At The City Hall On Wednesday, Jan. 1st, 1964 From 3:30 RM. To 5:30 P.M. WORTH'S PHARMACY 142 Prince Street Will be the only Drug Store open all day Wednesday- NEW YEAR'S DAY we Wish You A Happy New V601’ Delivery Service Callers are requested to provide themselves with a visiting card sible solution has come to light 5' some forebodi-n-gs for the future the of the town after the Norrtbuim- ' re now establishing in Kings County capital. Marine Limited which under construction and ill Garden Foods Limited which commences construction in the spring. Dr. Kennedy noted that bot-h industries would be in operation by the fall of i964. Between 500 and 700 persons will be employ- ed with Gull Garden Foods and a-nrfiher 200 at the shipyards. he 8! place in the area in the last car. He mentioned painticula-rly the location of the Langley Fruit Pnckem Ltd. plant adjacent to the town, which will be in full eratiou in 1964. The erection of msodeii-in new homes. with more to follow. the addition of 15 classrooms to the regional high school and 14 to He reviewed the past year and , progress and improve- ment without the town becoming involved in excessive borrowing. Marilyn MacLean students Prince of Wales College , Allan Forbes of Nova Scotia Au ricultural College. Truro are spending the holidays at their respective homes in Lot HAS FLYING LICENCE Allan Mcl-‘adden has returned to his home in Lot 16 after ceiving his commercial pilots license from the Moncton Fly- STUDENT NURSES HOME Miss Gail Macbean. G r a c e Lyle and Joyce Mcl-‘adden. nur- ties in training at the Prince County Hospital spent the Yule- tide holidays at their respective homes in Central. Lot 16. BREAKS HIP Mrs. Fred Walsh is resting comfortably in the Prince Coun- her daughter. M_rs. Charles Wright. Middleton. PRE--INVENTORY SALE Monday, Tues., Thursday, Friday, Sot., only! $100 MERCHANDISE WINN l 99'; our pleasure to send you our very Insurance I PEAKE MARTIN LTD. ¢ .- . I-"‘ lleal Estate The lucky winner of our $100 Merchandise Certificate was Mrs. Stephen Shaw of 267 Richmond St. Our regular stock has been greatly red great clearance in preparation for our annual inventory, room for new stock SIlNTER'S Ladies’ Wear to! Gt. George st. merchandise uced for this and to make 3 now arriving. as much as 1/3 UFF M. F. Summerslcle Charlottetown the ? Bathiirst :' Time again to greet old and new friends. to thank you for your loyal pat- ronage and fr-lendship—-and to offer you our sincere wishes that the coming year will bring you and your family every happiness. OUR ENTIRE STAFF JOINS IN THIS GREETING will receive at p Government House on Wednesday. January I. 1964 from 11 u.m. to 12:30 p.m. "Gentlemen are requested to present two calling cards. one of which is to carry the Gentleman's address." J. ELMER BLANCHARD. Private Secretary. I . w t I ‘W -~‘} Egil 9.1: ‘I ¢‘. 1 WISHING YOU ms BEST or EVERYTHING SCHURMAN LTD. Charlottetown Kenslrigten HENDERSON and CUDMORE John J. Butler, Comptroller. FOR A HAPPY NEW Yes. Henderson and Cudmore selection of dress sul fabrics Well tall Priced 75.00 to 89.00. GO FORMAE Tailored by Fashion Croft TIIXEIJOS ts Soft ored in regular. SHIRTS and ACCESSORIES YEAR always carry In stock a large silky Imported British short and tall models. Arrow tuxedo and full dress shirts in all the most wanted styles. Large sire ramge. 14 to 17'/,. 7.95 All -accessories can-old in stock, es. Cununer- bunds, Jewellery, Black Socks. W ERE UALITYIB SURE