boat to finish in the 73 mile Charlottetown to Shediac race. VICTOR OLAND. left. pre- sents the Oland Trophy to Dr. Louis Johnston of Montague The trophy was donated .by after Dr ston‘s 35 foot Mr. Oland for lnaugral yacht Thrumcap was the first race which will now be a! ISLAND NEWS PAGE' Eastern And Central Districts The Guardian, Charlottetown, Mom, Aug. 10, 1964. 5 the foot race which will now be annual event. The 24 yacht Firefly from Shediac, N.B.. won the race on cor~ rected ms. Islander Firs’r Across Line Bu’r N.B. Boa’rs Sweep Race Dr. Louis Johnston of Mon- Tbe 24 foot sloop Firefw. ' e took home the Olaad's oh owned and sin emenged the win- ner the inaugural Shediae- Charlottetown yacht race fol‘ lowing the working of handicaps 1 Saturday aster-noon. She lslied third over the lin . Second to finish and second on corrected time was me the first New Brunswick boat Merry Mac of the Shediac to finish was presented Bay Yacht Club. owned and Fred Fraser ‘ y Fr ac. The ed Fraser. finish in the Club was activ- ity Saturday as hundreds of mile race was Thrumcap. Dr. Louis Johnston’s people turned out to watch the Shediac race finish. Following 35 foot sloop from the Montague Yacht Club. The boat arrived this ooner Blue- nose II arrived in port at 2 in Charlottetown about 9:45 p.m. but to the disappointment am. Saturday but under the handicap system finished in the sixth of thousands watching. the big ‘ yacht arrived in harbor under tion on correct- ed time. mm, mm and m p0“. “bare poles“. using her diesels. CHICKEN DINNER! tions line were Club officials reported that presented by Victor Oland who rrived in Char (the Bluenose II. The h-win Printing Trophy for the first 5 presents to Dr. Johnston. The Carmen Dixon Cup, for Charlottetown Yacht a bee hive of on corrected t taken by Shediac boats. PREMIERS’ CUP approximately 1.000 chicken At the presentation of prizes dinners were serv at the 58* ' the . iers' ' which was chicken barbecue followed by the Royd Canadian Dragoons band concert. The yachts from the race caught everyone by surprise Sst' , morning when they beat their estimated time of arrival by at least two hours. Cup. donated ’er.Wal- ter R.Shawof ' Premier Louis J. Robichaud of N.B.. was presented by Andrew cRae .ng re his crew of the Firefly. Centennial Day Celebrations Draw Crowds At Cardigan CARDIGAN Over 1.000l This event and many others people took part in the cen- 1 during the day were filmed in tennial celebrations here Satur- ) color by the National Film day. The steer barbecue added i Board. mudi to the event which was) Winners of the sports (soph- considered a huge succem by lot were: Highest point aggre- ohairman Noel Wilson and his the John Mulls“? committee. hn Oonohan' '8- a g B L. a Beginning with the morning events and throughout the day a huge crowd was in attend- aggregate for Charlottetown and airliner of Launch- ogram was. officially by Lieutenant-Governor MacDonald at 1 p.m.. once at all times to enjoy the dflfaent activities which in- cluded a soap box derby. a bicycle race and track and field The opened W. J. who eta spec gratulste the Cardigan people for their effort and that be was pleased to see how well they worked together. Other speakers were Dr. Frank MseKinnon and 'Ihomas Curran, MLA. “MMmcu-vetl hallucinations-card Mmbptctnrd CNII‘ the I Hum.” I was arrived at 9.45. Reasons lottetown aboard s i in landboattofinishwasalsokn d n 9 and his Merry Wed Newsmen learn Basics (ll P.E.|.'s'Centennia| had time to review what they had seen and heard in s busy program since they arrived last Thursday. Freshest in their minds. prob- ably. apart from a Saturday dozen newspaper writers from across Canada leave for their home cities today with firsthand idea of how Prince Ed- ward Island is celebrating the centennial of the first meeting of the founding Fathers of Con- night per cc of “Irma Ls federation in Charlottetown m Douce at the Confederation 1864. Centre Theatre. was the capsule explanation provided by Col.‘ aorey of the Centennial“ Committee on the organizational As guests of the Island govern- ment. of Island newspapers and (left) now of the Vancouver Sun. RECALLING OLD TIMES Burton Lewis (centre) hen he was a columnist and grins at the recollection lie reporter on the old Vancouver was managing editor of the News-Herald is Jack Sc ott News-Herald at the time. He is now executive editor of The Canadian and The Evening Patriot. At right is Alan Hol- man of the Centennial Com- mittee. who was associated with Mr. Scott during army service. They met at a Guar- dian-Patriot buffet recep/a‘oa for a group of newspaper wri- ters from across Canada at the Confederation Centre Sat- of the Centennial Committee, the journalists also sampled the Structure 0' the “them Of Con-l ming and relaxation at the sum- mer home of Walter Hyndman. former Lieutenant-deernor, st Cumberland, the newspaper-men Colonel Storey told them how the foundation commit bars raised the Canadian government to fi-l The ETA had been thought about 12 pm. but the first boat were the yachts picked up a good al g breeze all during the night and when the sun rose Saturday morning a strong 15 ot breeze came out of the south and the boats made good use 0 . . Two catamarans participat- ed unofficially in the race. Dick ge of Summerside brought his “cat” over the finish line about one half hour before Fr of Summerside finished. SUMMARY Corrected time (1) Firefly- SBYC-Don Fownes; (2) Merry Mac-SBYC, Fred Fraser; (3) Snipe-SBYC-Bill Crandall: (4) Norma C.»SBYC -Murray Wade; (5) Angelus-SBYC-Ernest Bou- dreau; (6) Thrumcap-MYC-Dr. Louis Johnston; (7) CYC-Hugh Warburton: Souci-CYC-Walter Pickard; Donna-SBYC-Eugene Bou- Nanette-CYC—Wen- Falcon - all SBYC - Cecil MacLeod; (12! Diane G—SBYC - Cliff Ellis. : what is to become of the Confed- mem- eration Centre Theatre when the the funds from all i centennial celebrations are ov- the provincial governments and ‘ er tennial - - _ {mm mm” they had i ation Centre Theatre and eer i cen from Vancouver to Hali- Ed‘spgalgfiy (3:85:31: airs‘dengilfir thoroughly inspected on . gmd. , tam other facilities for Island It? may visitors who come . Lake ed tom. that included "en the , centennial oelebrat1on activmesl a hi h of an in the festivities. bone, and remits the agreed rental to by w c attra Ions could 1 p . _ the trust. exchanged. Such interprovmclal. Spending Sunday With swim- TURNED OVER 70 TRUST To popu‘ar question of Dr. Frank MacKinnon. Cen- mmittee chairman, an- The occasion l m welvlllead tothe creationl Strike ti th t' l icull: na ona earica orb“ Is contacts are far more effective . against Ben-s Limited, on than the goodwill tours of pro-! vincial politicians and business- men. suggested Dr. MacKin- non. for the explana- urday night. John. N.B.. the union's interna— tional area representative, said the membership. at a special meeting Sunday. accepted new agreement that provides for. among other changes. a five-day week. HALIFAX (CPJ —- The strilu of ‘Nova Scotia's largest bakeries. gwas settled Sunday The Confectionery Workers Interns in examinations. Irene MacKin- ley, Charlottetown Rural Re- gional High School. acquired over per cent and attained. Class I honors. Miss MacKin- ley's name was inadvertently omitted when the list was fimt published. a is a resident of North River. GALLANT FUNERAL — The funeral for Allan Wade Gallant and Mrs. Alfred Gallant, St. Pat- rick’s. to St. Ann‘s Church. Hope River, where service was con- ducted by Rev. Denis Gallant. parish priest. Pallbearers were: Joseph Reid. Joseph Deveaux. Allison Gallant and Melvin Doi- ron. Interment was in the church cemetery. MaeQUAm FUNERAL—mic funeral for Vernon MacQuaidi was held Friday morning from. e town Funeral- Home to St. Joachim‘e Church. ted he wished to con- a EASTERN BRIEFS m AI'I'KEN FUNERAL — The funeral service for John M. Ait- ‘ken was held from Lower Mon- tague United Church. Saturday. Aug. 8 at 2 pm. Service was conducted by Rev. Ronald M. Pocklington of Georgetown. Hymns sung by the choir were The Lord's My Shepherd and Unto The Hills. The funeral was under the direction of the Mon- tague Funeral Home. Pallbear- ers were: John Clarke. Jfr. Lan- dmgan. Jack Anncar. Dan Burke. Lloyd Collings and ‘ gne. Flow bear- ers were: lea Wight, Ralph Graham, Nathaniel T a y l o r. Austin Ross. Cecil Campbell. Lorne a and Jon Jackman. Interment was in the Lower Montague cemetery. sanctuary. other Murphy. li’sllbearers:I F were: William Wood. Cliffordl Wilfred Praught. Frederick Cummiskey. Vernon MacIntyre and Leo Praught, cousins of the deceased. MacRAE FUNERAL — The . funeral for Mrs. John G. Mac-' Rae was held Saturday after-i 8. from the Gillis Eldon. Hymn» sung was The Lord‘s My Shep-g herd. Sweetly Resting was ren-* dered by Mr. and rs. John. W. MacWilliams. R. C. Mac-‘ Phee and Natalie MacWilliams.5 nerali Buchanan llam MacRae. John A. Mur-j chlson. Alec MacLeod. Rev. M.l . Rocklington conducted the: eervice- at the gravesidel Flowerbearers at the graveside} were: John Nicholson and Neil‘ r. Morrison. Interment took! place in the Georgetown Unit-l ed Church cemetery. . Hilda Rios. Car- in.” dilate-tor dim and dish-nun Noel Wilson. Meteorqu u: Charlotte . V Requiemi hi . . . W Interment was in ' the church cemetery where, service was conducted by' . , It’s the big event of the Harness Racing ern Maritimes along top is a show in itself, you'll delight in the color and s hole and in the thri harlottetown track is faster than ever . . . Mr. Horsemen bring your horses. put a new tab on them in 1964 Old Home Week. The Moritimes Greatest RACING EVENT in East- bnnging together the cream of the with main drivers. This no, of close finishes. The nlal .tandby. barn. MIDWAY and VAUDEVILLE It’s sensational and it's oxcltln . . The young and not so young will find enjoyment and entertainment in the numerous acts, rides, elm. that go to make up the vaudeville and Midway. traditional part of “OLD HOME WEEK“. Once again we welcome back Bill Lynch. who down through the years has played a prominent part in the program. ~ cookies and pastries . . . Plus . . . you see hooked N.::-. . AUGUST 62 striking. employees. members of the Bakery and I 10" gogplgt: I e 0 hence the construction of the ‘ swered the newspapermen that tions was a reception and buffet tiona‘l Union (CDC). were ex- I memorial buildings here, how theatre and music productions with The Guardian and The pected to return to work today the Foundation turns the build on the Island had been well sup- Evening Patriot as hosts at the on their regular shifts. The I B O I. E N S I ings of the complex. as they are , ported by public patronage over ' Confederation Centre Saturday strike began Aug. 1. I completed. over to the trust bo- ‘ the past five years and there is | evening. and it followed partici- John F. Somonds of Saint Lawn Cfld GUI’dCfl I dy. comprising six members‘every reason to lieve such pation by the visitors in one SEARCH FOR CAT . o ' from the other provinces and the , support will even greater the Island's area Centennial cele- MAN meme”, _ “an” Equlpment I Ottawa government. I now not only because of the im- brations. this one at Cardigan. ‘ pom, me searching gm- lem-d I see The trust committee Wm seelpmved theatre facilities offered where an entire steer was bar- you De,- Kappelmafi. who‘vam ' m the perpetual maintenance of: by the Centre, but through an m- =becued to serve 1.000 dinners. gshed from the home of M". I camich.l the buildings and fill in the fin- i “9851118 inter?“ 1" We“ cum"- Last evening the press party Clemenza Ileana Campesano. I . . ancial deficits for! wlfiich other‘ alvdevelopmem 301053 the 001"“ attended the performance of Mylord, described as "ingenu- Ll'd. I revenues are not ort coming. \ .- the National Youth Orchestra one and friendly." is a cham- . , m thi‘lAliltgtE :JNH’I'Igigm m e loca‘tll ContfntgalCCorfnzut- NAITIONAL CIRCUIT? .They leave for their homes this pion cal, reported worth more: Shefifozacuey P. Rd e o succ e ' leecurren rens e one er- cw theatre and other arts ornin. . ' deutsintherecentG x y "‘ 3 “mm” llII-III‘_ .7tll to 22nd HAND‘ICRAFI' and HOME COOKING See some of Canada’s best in Handicraft and homeoooking at this ‘Old Home Week‘. We feel that you will be delighted when you see all the fine handicrafts. paintings. woodcraft. cakes, rugs and many more. Here’s where you see them, the best in the Marl- seo the livestock judging that takes place and day all week. You willsee Dairy Wheel“ Cattle. Horses. Swine. Sheep and Poultry Judging. Thedirectorsareporticnlarlthbeable toboastothm'ingoneoftholargestlgl'loulturll shows In Eastern Caleb. the unfortunate lateoomers. flmesmdmmedthebsstmcmmm ‘=‘ "\