It was later bought by Nelson Gallant from Shell Oil Company and on May 17th, 1969 he opened up for business. GARAGES For about ten years Bruce MacKay of New Annan , operated a garage on the MacKay property near Moase's railway crossing. He closed this down a few years ago and moved to MacAdam, New Brunswick . On the lower Road, also had a garage which he operated for some years, owing to ill health he had to give up this work in 1962. BEAUTY SALON We are fortunate to have a beauty parlour right in our district. Mrs. Errol Waugh is the popular proprietress of Hy-Style Beauty Centre. FISHING In early days a great deal of fishing was carried on along the Barbara Weit River and ; many people made their living by fishing. In the spring the fishermen and also some farmers prepared their boats for fishing by turning them upside down, giving them a good coat of tar and then painting them. They would fish oysters for about a month in the spring and again in the fall. It was a common sight to see many sail boats along the river. Oysters were plentiful and of good quality; they were marketed in Summerside along with other kinds of fish such as smelts, eels, clams, trout and some lobsters. Robert Sharpe paid at one time 75 cents for a barrel of rough oysters and $1.00 for a barrel of smooth ones. The oyster beds seemed to diminish and when the sea weed, which farmers used for banking their houses, etc., disappeard in the 1940's the oysters became very scarce. Of late years there are no fish in these waters due to pollution from the plant. Some of our New Annan men drive to the Cove to fish. Others along with some women, go to Fish Island and for bar clams. FROZEN FOOD PLANT By Don Wood During the winter of 1961, there were many reports and rumors circulating about the possible construction of a large processing and Frozen Food Plant in Prince Edward Island . These rumors prompted the formation of the Kensington Area Chamber of Commerce, and under the efforts and leadership of its first President Morris Caseley the rumors turned into reality with the construction that summer at New Annan of the provinces largest food processing company. William Scheffer and 'Pete' Brothers, representing Seaman Brothers of New York, U.S.A. pur¬ chased the Arthur Wright property in March 1961. R. D. Mclvor was 40 ■ ■■