1946: Royal Can. School Of Artillery Locates At Air Station Here, Give Anti-Aircraft Training

The famed air station “on the hill” is one of Picton’s busiest hives of industry these days and khaki-clad figures have replaced the former familiar men in air force blue and are swarming over the premises in busy preparation for the station’s new role. When the metamorphosis is complete the former air station will emerge as a full-fledged training school for an important branch of the Canadian permanent army.

The station’s new role will be as the headquarters for the anti-aircraft training of the Canadian army. Its full official title will be the Royal Canadian School of Artillery (Anti-Aircraft), but also on the station will be the 128th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery and the 129th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery. Neither of these two units has had any previous existence, both being mobilized here for the first time as part of the field force of the active army.

Eventually, it is expected the station will accommodate between 500 and 1000 army men.

1966: A letter from Harry Evans

Editor, Picton Gazette:

It’s Sunday night out here at Salmon Point and I’ve just got in from chores. I read in Wednesday’s Gazette the proposal by Wm. Adams, chairman of “Prince Edward Rabbit Raising Enterprises” that we help solve our County’s economical disadvantage by Raising Rabbits.

Rabbit raising relies on seasonal fluctuations regarding demand. Easter coming once a year at no given set date relying on the waxing and waning of the moon.

However one enterprising rabbit raiser spread the returns over the remaining 364 days by raising fish worms in the rabbit droppings, and by so doing yielded a loss into profits.

I would suggest worms could be packaged and sold under brand named “Nothing Fishy About these fishworms” etc.

Yours hopefully,
Harry Evans.