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f Reviews Change To Peaeetimo Economy

OTPAWA. Dec. 00 - (W) — Despite diiiioulties and delays, "material" progress was made in 1946 in the readjustment o! the Canadian economy iron: a war- time to a peacetime looting, the Prices Board reported today in I year-end review.

Reporting a number o! upward adiustments in price ceilings dur- ing n. pear. the Board said these were necessary to reflect the im- pact oi higher production costs and the cessation oi some o! the subsidies introduced during the war years.

Essentially, these cost increases were the heritage oi wartime con- ditions and resulted from increaa. ed wage rates and material costs and higher prices in other coun- tries.

Despite these upward pressures, the rise in the cost-of-living in. dex during i046 was held to a- bout seven per cent.

The Board reported proddction ei civilian goods showed a "con- liderable“ increase over i045 and said that moat or the goods that Canadians eat or wear were pro- duced in quantities equal to or greater than in pro-war days.

Bottlenecks Appear

"However, the expansion oi pro- duction waa impeded by ‘bottle- necks’ oi one kind or another," it added. “Shortages of a number oi essential items continued to exist and the hopes oi the public that many oi the things which have not been produced ior three or four years would become available ln reasonably ample quantiﬁes were not fully realized."

In addition. world-wide short- mes of many items imported from abroad —cotton goods, worsteda. oils and tats, sugar- also served to restrict the supplies available within the Dominion.

Production of manufactured

igoodl in Canada Ill impeded by

labor disputes in many key in- ;dustries both in this country and ithe United States. Notwithstand- iing these obstacles. tbe rate o! "consumption in Canada. as meas~ ﬁred b? the volume 0i retail sales. was considerably higher than in i946.

The review listed measures an- nounced last July to protect the Canadian economy from existing inﬂationary pressures and to make the administration oi price control more effective and work- able. . These moves included the res~ toratlon oi the Canadian dollar to oarity with the United States dol- lar, a revised pricing formula ior imported goods and removal oi‘ a number oi goods and services from the price ceiling.

Subsidy Payments Reduced

Subsidy payments also were re- iuced during the year. Removed were the consumer and producer subsidies on milk and other pay- ments to growers oi tomatoes. peas. beans. corn and carrots and on‘ imported raw woola and worst- ed yarns and fabrics. Subsidies paid on imported cotton goods were lowered.

In view o! the continued in- crease in world prices subsidies being paid on items o! prime im- oortance to consumers. such as cotton textiles and coal. were con- tinued ti: hold the cost of living "within reasonable limits."

Commodities on which orice in- creases were granted. because oi subsidv removals and other fac- tors. including furniture. leather textile products. rubber footwear coal, motor cars. certain meats

neanut butter.

Although many foods continued in short supply. the over-all food situation showed improvement.

CHRISTMAS AT NOTBE DAME The Christmas entertainment at Notre Dame Academy this year was an excellent performance and showed in every way both imagin- ation and skill in the selecting n! high class numbers and the train- ing oi periormsa-s trom little tots to senior students.

Yuletide symphony, a medley at Christmas airs. enthusiastically played by a rhythm orchestra oi twenty junior; accompanied at the piano by Miss Hilda Picitard and Miss Ulla. Gallant. When this number" was heartily applauded by an appreciative aaidienco o! over ltur hundred persons, the curtain opened on a charming scene de- picting a birthday party which the children od Grade I were evidently enjoying m the lull. Mil JON?!‘ dine Robertson chanssd the lily party into e hushed silence when she itppBJXi-‘d on the stage to i611 me Christmas story. This splendid number so sympathetically narra~ ted moved the audience as well as the little listeners to re-llve in im- agination the iirst Christmas xnglit. A beautllul crib scene con~ eluded this_rca,listic nrumber.

While the stage was being pre- pared ior the next periomlenoe. Miss liilorenoe Callwlllﬂ ‘ﬁlled "The Little Grey Lamb”.

The opening or the curtain pre- sented a coloriul setting for the smart tnodern operetta "On Strike in Santa Land". acted by the pill?- iis o! Grade I to ’l. The Chorus Orchestra in white dIi-‘lsll I114 wearing a bright red shoulder flower, ionned a picturesque b9“- grcund. They sang their various numbers with 30W"! Gilli-Wm" spirit. The dial-actors, Santa. Mll- Santa, Niioonbeams. dolla- Kellie‘ and elves dressed in zav and iv‘ propriate costumw Deflofmed m“! respective roles with enthusiasm and abandon. Mrs. Santa was B b" disgruntled over a last minute 0r- tier irom Santa tor ilva extra doll!- pairieg oompllllltd about twill! overworked. Elves we're out 0i wfii They had gone ahead. Wiihm" Santa's orders. makinl WY “MM” and guns. and Sonia 1W1 WWW“ them an the limit hWP- A“ “m” that suite must be tired Ind ‘l: need oi a vacation and ills? W" manage without him: Santa coin- scniS and leaves iakmﬂ Wm‘ him the Sandman. the Marlo Slick- i“ Reindeer. Trouble He" i" ‘m4 °°“' iusion reigns in Santa Lard. Whw aomtermtien is at m nelcht- 4'"

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Russians To Admit Inspection Teams

Elam.Dec.I0—(A2)—'l‘he

Russians gave notice today they '

would be moored at last to admit four-power inspection teams into SW18! lulled Germany Jan. 6 to check on PNKresa o! liquidation or the Germs armaments potential. thus indicsing that their zonal troop dunobilisation is nearing completion.

Allied Inspection teams- were scheduled to enter all four zones Nov, 25 but the Russians asked wlWIlltlhI-“llt. saying that trans- .port in their eons would be strained by N-dQPiWRient. 111m have been subsequent reports of large-scale reductions in the number c! Sov- iet troops ln Germany but no 0i- ficial figures have been released.

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old Stills returns lust in time, to the relic! oi all who had realized than there could be no Christmas without him. The audience thor- oughly enkryed this appealing and amusing number.

Mitt a piano duet. "Mazurka", another magniﬁcent stage setting greeted the guests o! ihe evening.

Standing on s pedestal i.n the centre o! the stage stood a repre- sentation oi the Blessed Virgin Iwith two lnall angels keeping watch at her side. Suddenly all

lights Were dimmed. Then to the, \

soit strains oi music the Senior siiudenta. attired in long gowns

and each holding a small colored 3 ‘r

lantern. made their entrance on

either side and took their places" k

on the stage around the Virgin and Child. In the soft glow ot multi-colorcd lights, they sang un- accompanied the beautiful message‘ o! "Silent Night". The lanterns being extinguished and stlse lights lilﬂlttd on, the choir which was m- oenny heard over, C.F.C.Y. in a pleasing rmdition of Christmas Carols, repeated this program with

a sweetness and harmony which a

might well have rivalled the angels

who sang long. long ago over the .

hills oi Judea.

On the Saturday previous to this Coticcrt, the pupils of the liﬂdﬁml’ entertained the children 1mm St. Vincent's Orphanage in the Acad- emy Auditorium. ‘rho above pro- grom was IiWn ion the WM- rnent. santa and M71. hath IIUI the elves assisting took pleasure

in distributing to their little slwsls ‘

several giits and s delicious illlwll pmmed by the pupils. This lav pmy had been orevllud 1v: ti" Sisters and Sodalista oi the Acad- only.

NOTE! DAME ACADEMY r IONOI ROLL ..,__. Grade XI — Ines Doimo. Noreen llnith. Eileen Owls. , cqmmerciai Dept. - Ilorencs diiiis. Edna Novel-inn. Helen Mae- naous ‘

Grade X — Mabel Watts. Mild- red tardy. Velma Brown.

ouse- rx Mary oralxllan- Jtathe Neelia. Ila Marjorie-Mur-

Grade Vm - Mm lmwhv. lhustina Oonror. Barbara warm, Grade V11 -- Noreen Show. Jun

Doyle. Nancy lmllen. Grade VI -— H. Patricia Monon- aid. Joan Aylward. Patricia Wynn. once v Margaret stocks. y”. ﬂynea. runs Raymmd. Grade XV - ltita aheaenan. Georgina Sekana, Betty Kelly-and ltoie Maris Mocebe (mist). Grade m - Mary liiaabetii M- werd, June Ilennsassv. Doreen om n “min an». new . n- baph Ii

canned fish. canned nnuitrr. drier‘ I fruits. butter, evaporated milk and ‘

’l‘HE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN 05g; 1-5pm;

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Our Pre Inventory Sale Starts

THURSDAY

JANUARY 2nd

This is an opportunity to give women the advantage oi the worth-while Savings during the "Wearing" Season.

All Ladies’ Fur Coats at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES

Luxuriously Fur Trimmed Coats, originally $28.05 to 0185.00. Women's, Misses and Junior sizes in Coats oi ﬁne woollens, trimmed with all the‘ fashionable Furs; also Plain Coats.

Clearing at V2 Price

jinuies’ Lovely Suits, plain-and fur trimmed, originally 018.05 to 0185.00. Costume Suits, some with the new longer coats, luxuriously trimmed and plain. Sizes 12 to 2o. ‘

a Clearing at '/ Price Dresses. — All late and early Fall Dresses, originally 00.05 to 020.05.

Daytime, Dinner and Evening Dresses in Womon’s, Misses and Junior sizes; also Wool Dresses. CLEARING AT HALF PRICE.

Clearing at V2 Price A Special Rack oi Dresses

A Small Group of Daytime Dresses all sizes included

Clearing at HALF PRICE and LESS

Also Millinery to Go at ONE-THIRD to ONE-HALF LESS

Cliildrews (Parka Hoods), regular $1.05 and $1.70, clearing at 70o. m‘ ‘ 4012., nicely trimmed with inr and plain iaaoy.

Ladies’ Heavy Fail Coating. Tweeds and Boucle Coatings, LESS ONE-THIRD.

‘See Our Prices Plainly Ticlceiecl Watch the Price Tags

sale Positively Qpens Thursday Morning at 9.30 P. M.

Prowse Bros, Ltd.

For Rani Values

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