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On numerous occasions the inspector was met at the Elmira Station when the train arrived at night by the dealers in this area, William C. Fraser, North Lake and Freeman Mossey, Bothwell, to have him check, sometimes, 3 or 4 carloads of seed potatoes, with from one to a dozen different growers' lots to a car. When this inspection was completed he was driven by horse and sleigh, in some instances, to the dealers home, kept overnight and brought to the Elmira Station the next morning to meet the train at 6 o'clock; at other times, he was driven again by horse and sleigh to East Baltic Station, a distance of 12 miles where he checked out one or two car loads with numerous lost, then driven home.

During the early stages of the potato industry, we were fortunate at this part of the Island in having the services of an inspector for the fruit and vegetable branch in the person of George E. MacDonald, South Lake.

Until 1937 one of the men who worked in the field inspection was kept on during the fall shipping season, but was laid off during the winter.

From 1937 — on, there was one seed inspector engaged at this end of the Island for the winter months beginning on January lst. This was the first time we had a seed inspector appointed from our own area, which meant that there were just two inspectors, George E. MacDonald, South Lake, for Fruit and Vegetable and R. Stuart MacGregor, East Baltic, for the Seed Potato Certification. Those two men were in charge of all shipping points and warehouses from Elmira to Five Houses.

Sometimes the loading of cars with potatoes at 3 or 4 stations west of Souris took place within one day and as the train came east only three days a week at this time, this could be a morning the inspector would have to be driven from home to Harmony in time to meet the morning train from Souris and probably that evening, instead of getting home, after the day's work was completed, it would be necessary for him to continue on to the Elmira Station where inspection was needed before the train went out the next morning.

Travelling during the winter months was done, not only by horse and sleigh, but also by walking, railway trollies, and horse back.

During these years, two inspectors worked in an area now

served by 5 and today all travelling is done by car on an 8 hour day.

South Lake Girl Crowned Miss Credit Union of P.E.I.

On May 27, 1972 Miss Valerie Faye Bruce of South Lake was crowned Miss Credit Union of Prince Edward Island.