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i the various ,, the World Centenary Camp siich will be held this year at

local companies Agnes MacDonald. Bih lliallllcll

Company; Catharine Campbell. lat and iird. (St. Peter'a)i Comp-

RMONG THE FARMERS

Federally. pl Agriculture Newsletter

Pt)'I'A'l'0 INTERVIEWS

on Friday of last week we had I pleasure of travelling between ciiiii-iotteiowri and Summerllde 1ili ilr. Raymond A. West. Anil- i Agricultural Attache to the uiiird Embassy at Washington. lir. west was interested in meet- pg potato growers and in acquir- time first hand information potato growing. A number of growers called on up quite large acreages and it as an interesting experience for writer to view the great var- y of equipment and to realize great cost involved. The po- uio grower w ho has too acres pIanI9d has a great deal of money h.rlP(I in the ground and it does nqulfb considerable courage and

irli had been originally design- tiy a former president of the eration of Agriculture. The ma- chine in question is towed slow is behind a tractor with four plau- isrs seated at the rear cutting the sets and dropping them onto an endless belt which in tuin drop- pod the set at the proper distance. is this manner four persona can plant six acres per day and Ill

iii: West himself is a .corn-liog- iitiii-y farmer of Missouri and an or nor fllIll'IaI of the Farm Bureau itiil tlll'IlS his own farm vind is keenly interested in our Island a- griculiure and quite complimen- tsry iiilll respect to wh has seen. He tins particularly amazed with the lnit value per acre placed on our land and remarked from time to time that back in Missouri our lilanil land would very easily com- mand 3200.00 per acre. This dia- psrity in land values is signifi- cant and uhlle it may indicate a i-sriciy of tiiings certainly it is IlIdlCiIlt'(I th at agriculture on Prince Edward island is not so prosperous as it Is in Missouri. Wlieilior the artificial meaa cu liken by the American govern- i-iwni to bolster the basic crops has had some effect on land values is not easy to say.

Certainly when a farm can store In iiheai. barley. soy bean crop on his own farm and receive I

neruus cash advance on it and

11 receive any increase in price. lie is not taking the gamble which many Canadian farmers do. Re- tyrning to Charlottetown by the old .alpt-que Road a feed lot with what appeared to be no cattle iias noted and served to impress ilr. west that our economy was supported In ways other than po- tnaes and hogs which he had seen throu out the day.

I BE KILLING

it has been drawn to our at-

tion that throughout the prov

e that a rcantaga of many Issturs have killed. Whether this is due to winter affect or to

the extremely dry fall is diffl- 3,.” M.

cult to say. However. for this time If year there is ample evidence

that pastures are far behind lleir Du

tuaml carrying capacity. This is "liven on fertile and in improv-

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gains are certainly not achieved. FARM FORUM

Concluded yesterday in Shediac was the National Conference of Farm Forum. a meeting which lxought together representative from the diverse parts of the do- minion. While Farm Forum is now going into its eighteenth "year and has seen days of great activity nevertheless an encouraging note of optimism was in evidence.. op- timism which was supported by in- creased activity and results in at least three of the provinces - Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

In addition to attendance by lo- cal farm forum members. provin- cial committee members and ae- cretaries and representative from each province there were present prominent persons such as Dr. Hannam. Ralph Staples of the Co- operative Union of Canada, Mr. West. Maritime ministers of agric- ulture. Dr. E. A. Corbett. W. 3. Baker and other prominent agric- ultural officials.

N.S. FARM POLICY

On Friday. June H. the Hon. E. D. Haliburton. Minister of A- griculture for the province of No- va Scotia will present a five-year plan for the rehabilitation. devel- opment and expansion of agric- ulture in that province. Nova Sco- tia farmer share with their brethern the difficulties of farm cxlstencc. That government has a stake in agricultural prosperity no one can deny and that there can be long ranged policies divlsed for im- provement and progress. in any event the plan and its operation and results will be watched with more than ordinary interest by all Maritime farmers.

PLAIN SPEAKING

A blunt retninder that the Unit- ed States surplus disposal pro- gramme is injuring the Canadian economy was presented at the con- ference of the international Fed- eration of Agricultural Producers (IFAPD recently held at Purdue University. Lafayette. Indianiia. There. with 200 delegates repre- aenting national farm organiza- tions in 25 countries. Charles W. Gibbings. Vice-President of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and spokesman for the Canadian dele- gation. said Canadians continue to urge the establishment of "Ade- quate surplus disposal , ” ' bas- ed on effective co-operation be- tween nations and minimum dis- ruption of commercial markets.

"'l'IIe lack of effective co-oper- ation". he further declared "is put- ting the Canadian farm economy in the gravest Jeopardy." IU'I"l'lII. BILLING

This spring the dairy industry IPPOII1 to be entering a new phase in marketing. a period when reli- ance must be placed in the indiv- idual aalesmanfs ability to main- tain market prices. For some years past the Price Support Board stood as a ready buyer at a fixed price and little salesmanship was actually required! However. Ihil llllllflllll Ii). - to be changed as there is a possibility that the amount of butter solo: to the season may be quite small. with this situation in mind the l'!Inen'a Association is call- ing for this evening a meeting of the manages and salesman of the different butter factories with the lillfvoac of discussion the changed situation which may obtain iii pm. tar selling this season. The bot- tneir officials have a rslposisihility in obtaining the bd returns forxtho Hi

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Maclfinnon. 7th. i'i'rinity) Company; and Suzanne Shaw. 1st. and 3rd. (St. Peter's) Companies.

Airman Held In Ottawa Death

OTTAWA (CP) - Leading Alr- craftaman Joseph Tessier, 30, of Hull. Que.. was held Wednesday on a charge of manslaug” in the death of a fellow-member of the RCAF. He will be arraigned today. a

He was detained without charge Tuesday night after Leading Air- craftsman Joseph R. Duffy, 37. of Plaster Rock. N.B-, died follow- ing a scuffle in the RCAF mar- ried quarters at nearby Rockcliffe Station.

Air force police who had been called to investigate the scuffle found Duffy on the street. He was pronounced debd on arrival at hos- pital. Both he and Teasier are married with three children.

Police earlier said they were holding Tcasier on a charge of homicide but later said it was manslaughter.

Former Speaker Of N.S. House Dies

SYDNEY. N.S. (CPi-J. Smith Maclvor, former Liberal member of the Nova Scotia legislature and its Speaker until his defeat at the polls last year. died Wednesday following a lengthy illness. He was 44 and a bachelor lawyer from Cape Breton.

in a personal tribute, Premier Stanfield said Mr. Maclvor "won the respect and affection of mem- bers on all sides of the House."

After Premier Stanfield's Con- servative party won election in 1956 over the Liberals. he said that had Mr- Maclvor been re-elected "I'd have been happy to have him continue as Speaker."

Mr. Maclvor became Speaker of the House in 1951. nine years after he was first elected as the Lib- eral member for Cape Breton South. Although suffering from rheumatoid arthritis alnca L958. he continued his duties until defeated at the polls by a Progressive Con- servative last October.

Retired Nfld Industrialisi Makes Home In Charlofleiown

Mr. Philip Grunchy, C.B.E. re tired as lst vice president of Anglo- Newfouadland Development Com- pany Ltd. and has made his home at I! McGill Avenue, Charlotte- town. His son. David. recently re- odvad his LLB. from Dalhouaie Univaralty and his daughter, Pat- ricia. Mrs. A.D. Match. lives at Cherry Valley. Another daughter, Judy. recently graduated from Barton Academ,.

On Tuesday. May zlst at 5 p.m. the members of Management of A.N.D. together with the Superin- tendents. their Assistants and other key personnel gathered at the home of Mr. T.R .Moore. Vice- President and General Manager to pay tribute to Philip Gruchy, C.B.E.. lat Vico-President and Director of the Company, on the occasion of his retirement.

Also present for the happy oc- casion were Messrs. G. Beckett. director of A.N.D.; G. F. Laycock. vicepresident of Terra Nova Properties Limited: W.I:. Soics, vice-president and general man- ager of Anglo Canadian Pulp and Paper Mills Ltd. and a director of A.N.D.

STILL DIRECTOR

Mr. John Cater. superintendent of the Woodpreparing Dept., in- troduced Mr. Elliott M. Little. president of A.N.D. who. in his usual humorous andd straightfor- ward way. spoke in reference to the many years of faithful ser- vice given to the Company by Mr. Gruchy, to whom he referred as an outstanding Canadian. an out- standing Newfouudlander and a loyal and competent servant of A.N.D.. having served the Com- pany in various capacities for al- most 50 years. While Mr. Gru- chy retires as of this date. Mr. Little stated that Lord Rother- mare and the Board of DII'CCI('.'s had expressed the wish that he carry on as a director of the Com- pany for some time to come. Mr. Little continued to say that as a personal friends. it has been a great pleasure to have been as- sociated with him.

Mr. Little then presented Mr. Gruchy with a suitably engraved gold watch, similar to those given by the Company to all retiring

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Diocason Church Society Meeting

The semi - annual meeting of the Dioc Church Society was held at the Church Center. Crap- aud on Wednesday last. with the Venerable Archdeacon Harrison. D.D. in the Chair. There was a good attendance of Clergy and Laity. Many matters for ad- vancement of the work of the Church on the Island were dis- cussed. Arrangements were made for the summer camps for boys and girls at Crapaud for this sum- user. and for placing before the

PHILIP GRUNCHY. C.B.E.

SIGNED SILVER As a special kind of a person. who has been blessed with a most

Mr. Gruchy to accept for himself and his wife a sterling silver ser- vice on belialf of his fellow work- ers. as a somewhat inadequate expression of tliePr esteem and goodwill. together with the best of good wishes for their future A unique feature of the tray Itself is that ” carries the names of his as- sociates in signature form.

In expressing his appreciation on behalf of Mrs. Gruchy and him- self. Mr. Gruchy referred briefly to his long years of service as an employee of A.N.D.. and some- what humourously to his first ar- rival in Grand Falls with a small pasteboard suitcase in his hand and 55.00 in his pocket. He express- ed his gratitude to his associates assembled on this occasion. for their loyalty and assistance to him during the period in which he served as manager of the Com- pany. His closing words were "Never be satisfied with being as good as the other fellow but try to be better than the best. On be- half of the finest woman in the world. my wife. and for myself I thank you most sincerely."

South seat in his first try in pro- vincial politics.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

Says Children Are Tough Lot

WINNIPEG fCP) - A Montreal pediatrician says "children today are a tough lot."

Dr. Allan Ross. professor of ped- iatrics at McGill University and physician-in-chief at the Children's Memorial Hospital, Montreal. says despite television and pampering. children are bigger. stronger and more resistant to disease than ever before.

Dr. Ross is here to attend a convention of the Canadian Ped- iatrlc Society and the Northwest Pediatric Society of the United States.

"Modern Canadian children eat the best foods and get lots of ex- ercise." he said Wednesday in an interview. "There's no evidence LlIIL"I'Ih0tIGl'll living is making them

In a personal tribute Wednes- soft

day. the premier said Mr. Mac- lvor "dispensed justice with an even hand and at all times pre- served the dignity and decorum of the legislature."

Mr. Maclvor was born in Glace Bay of Scots parents and adu- cated at Acadia University and Dalhousie University law school. He was admitted to the Nova Sco- tla bar in I887. became Cape Breton's first provincial magistrate in 1942 and won the Cape Breton

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Progressive Conservative

Nominating

Will be held at Bradalbane Hall. Tuesiiay. June

18th at 8:30 p.m. for the

candidate to contest the forthcoming by-election in the First District of Queens.

All poll chairmen are requested to call meet- ings of their polls to appoint five accredited dele-

gates.

J. WILFRED MCALEER,

"in the last 20 years infectious diseases have dropped from the chief cause of death among chil- dren to a relatively minor role. Today traffic accidents and pot- aoning are the principal killers."

LOW COUNTRY

congregations the necessity of in- creased stipends for the Clergy. as set forth by the Bishop of the Dio- cese.

A silence and prayers in mem- ory of the late Mr. Harry Miller, a Vice President of the Society. took place during the meeting. Some preliminary arrangement were made for the holding of the Diocesan Synod in Charlottetown next May or June.

Before the meeting adjourned thelltev. Canon Moffatt on behalf of the Society after appropriate words. made a presentation to Archdeacon Harrison as a slight token of esteem and appreciation of the work fie has done on behalf

inf the Church on the Island. charming wife, Mr. Little nskedi

Airman Dies After Scuffle

OTTAWA (CP)-Lac Joseph R. Duffy, 37. of Plaster Rock. N.B.. died Tuesday night following a scuffle in the RCAF married quarters at Rockcliffe Station here. an air force offcial said. no details of the scuffle were disclosed. But the official said an- other airman was being detained by Ottawa police without charge. Air force police at the station on the eastern edge of the capital were called to the married quart- ers to investigate the scuffle. They found Duffy lying on the street. Taken to hospital. he was yaOIIOLInCEd dead on arrival.

He is survived by his wife and three children.

The Prince Edward Island Air Society

Will hold their annual exhibition August 12th to 17th. One original painting from -Mi-members will be accepted. Fee-50 cents.

A limited number of non-original Plllllflngs-one per "entrant-will be exhibited accompanied by the same fee.

Friday. June 14, 1957 The Guardian Page 3

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WINDSOR. .N'.s. iCPi A The missed two villages. but destroycdy forest fire that levelled almost l0.-'severaI cottages and sawmills.l ID acres of woodland in Nova While the total affected .nrea isl Scotla's Hants County appeared to almost 10,000 acres. the blazev be under control Thursday. lakipped over many spots. leavlngl Hundreds of men stood around green islands throughout. the. the wide area where the flames blnckened area. I destroyed hundreds of I" d of dollars worth of timber. Tliey hoped they could keep it in check II-Illil Predicted rain fell today, Forestry o ffic i al 5 reported Thursday night that the four-day battle of 300 volunteers against rushing names appeared to have been won and unless there was a widespread outbreak again, the Iltuation was under control. Bulldozers have hacked roads Lnwythe area and heapy fire- fighting equipment is ready to be thrown into action. During most of the fire the volunteers used haadpumps and axes.

There has been no estimate of damage in the fire which narrowly

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