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struction this year will be dis- invested some 575000.000. cussed at a meeting this week be- i EXPECTED DROP . invested more than M78.6(l).000 in

tween the chartered banks and the

Bank of Canada. y indications are that the chart-

iincrease, Mr. Winters said be ex-

When he announced the ceiling

Banks To Discuss Loans For House Construction

OTTAWA (CP)-The amount of from S20l.000.000 in 1965. In 1954. mortgage money available from y the first year they were permitted chartered banks for house coit- into this field of investment. they

sures the mortgages of the chart- ered banks. also said he expects an improvement.

Last year insurance companies

all types of mortgage loans. in- cluding those under the NHA. This ypected some house construction to l was a S37.500.tk)0 increase over the

cred banks will say they are pre- 1 be below the record 139.000 com- S44l.300.000 investment the pre pared to increase their mortgage pletions of 1956 but completions vious year. loans insured under the National i would be ”at least 100.000-better

Housing Act. Since the chartered banks entered this field three vears ago. their insured loans to house builders have totalled al- most 5500.000,(Xl).

Works Minister Winters who hoods the government's housing program said in an interview Sat- urday he has had indications that the chartered banks are prepared in make more money available as a result of thc government's in- crease iii thc inlercst ceiling on

was boosted to six per cent iroml 512 on Jan. 21. ' Last year the chartered banksl

than average."

evident most of last year slowedl in the first two months this year. January starts were less than half lthe 4.000 starts a year earli

Yesterday's high temperature and warm sunshine. following Saturday": heavy downpour. com- bined to play havoc with P.E.I's snow-fringed highways. The run- off trom the fast-melting banks streamed down every hillside. for- ming huge ponds in every hollow. and creating water hazards in many low-lying sections of the roads.

Plow crews and highway main- tenance men were busy all day in an attempt to drain away the fast-

The record construction pacel

CF. But the decline in house build- ing was evident even earlier. in December mortgages insured un- der the NHA were only one-quar-

Borden Railway Freight Traffic For February

A decrease of 370 carloads ex-

ported from the Province in Feb-

lel” the 2-317 (ll D9CV?mb9l'- 1955- lruary as compared with that of

This trend continued in January. l

last year is noted in the recent

llowever.. Mr. Wlninrs said lhelreport of the statement of car- insurcd loans. The maximum rate 1 picture is likcly to improve within gloads ferried between Borden and

the next six weeks as constructors arrange mortgages for their sum- mer building program. Stewart

Tormentine by the Island Division Canadian National Railways. decrease is also noted in the num-

A.

invested about :ll2.000.000 in in-lBates, president of the govern- ber of carloads imported with 992. sured m0rigai;es to increase theirj ment's Central M o r t g a g e and being imported in February of thisl

investment to about S493,000.000

CITY AND

Housing Corporation which

CENTRAL

YOUR DOLLAR buys more at the Hughes Drug Store.

CARD PARTY S. Pius X Par- ish Hall tonight at 8.30.

WE TREAT the sick well. GIT gey's Pharmacy. open I a.m. to I p.m.

ANNUAL SPRING TEA at Y. M.C.A. March 12th. Sponsored by

the Ladies" Auxiliary of the Y.M.-

C.A. .

ATTENTION UNITED CHURCH residents in Parkdale. central and East Royalty. Important meeting I-Ieartz Memorial Hall. Tuesday 7.30. Regarding church extension. Rev. G. H. Christie Chairman Presbytery committeb.

RECEIVES SAD NEWS- Mrs. Cleve Somers has received the saw news of the death of her broth- er. Mr. Dodd McLelian. February 24. at Ponce Coupe, B.C. Mr. Mc- Lelian was formerly of Prince Edward Island.

CARD PARTY HELD-Results of the card party held at Central Royalty Hall. Thursday night were as follows: Ladies first. Mrs. James Davey; second. Mrs. Mar- garet Walker; Consolation. lrene Clark. Gents first. Louis Moore; second. George Genge. Consolat- inri. Robert Bingiey. Door prize.. Mrs. Louis Moore. Freezeout. George Genge and Stan McCabe.

FUNERAL HELD-The funeral of the late Peter A. Macbean was held Friday afternoon from Belle River United Church. Services at the church and grave were conduc- ted by the Rev. Fred Mcltlnnon. Pall hearers were William Bell. Alexander Compton. A' der Gillis. James Singleton. Peter Bea- ton and Chester Hancock. Inter- ment was in Belfast Cemetery.

MILK PRODUCER - Almon Wood and Sons, Little York. own East River Donalda who was the leading Maritime roducer in the Junior 4-year-old c ass with a rec- ord of 10.841 pounds of milk, 500 pounds of fat. 4.61 per cent. This repogtls from the list of Ayrshire prod tlon leaders of the month of Febniary prepared by the Ayr- anlre Breeders' Association of Canada.

FUNERAL SA'l'URDAY- The funeral of Justin Gallant was held Saturday morning from the resid- once of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Galla '0 51- AIIluItlne's Church. South m'"lC9- RNIIIGIII Hldh Mara was celebrated by the pastor. Rev. Jon. Gnh Leciair. who also conducted the service at the grave. Pall bear. era were Hubert Gauthier, Alfred Gauthier, Kenneth Gallant. Loo Gallant. Bennett Doucetto and Wil- liam Gallant. Interment in church cemetery. The funeral was large- ly attended.

iRiVer Rink tonight, second game

,ll:45. Game between

CELLARS pumped. day or night Phone 7187.

DOUBLEKEADER AT NORTH;

of semi-finals. North River vs.l Milton 7:30; York vs. Long Creek Nine Mile Creek and Winsloe cancelled.

I PENSION APPEAL BOARD-A tthree-member Canadian Pen- sion Appeal Board will commence hearings today in the Federal Building. The sittings will con- tinue on Tuesday. Hearing appeals will be Dr. .l.S. Bates. Presiding member. Brigadier W.L. Coke anti N.S. Pickersgiii. The group arriv- ed in the city last night.

FUNERAL AT MT. STEWART - The funeral of the late Kimball G. Douglas was hels Saturday aft- ernoon from the MscLean Funeral Home to Mt. Stewart Presbyter- ian Church. Service was conduct- ed by Mr. Karl English and Rev. B.V. MacLean. Interment was in West St. Peters cemetery. Pail bearers were Ralph Coffin. Frank Smith. KI). Douglas. Frank Jar- dlne, Harvey Douglas. Ernest Bambriclr.

PERSONALS

Mr. Louis H. Doyle of Moore and McLeod I.td.. left yesterday morning for Montreal and Tor- onto on a buying trip for his firm. Mr. Doyle will be out of the Prov- ince between one and two weeks.

Many friends of Mrs. James O'- Brien, 25 King Square. who is a patient at the Charlottetown Hos- pital. will be pleased to learn she is progressing favourably after undergoing an operation.

BIRTHS

IIUESTIS-At the P.E.I. Hospital on March 4. 1957. to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Huestis. and son Don- ald Carl. 8 lbs. 4. on.

CITAPPELL - At the Ottawa Grace Hospital on Febniary 9. 1957. to Mr. and Mrs. Homer E. Cliappeil. a daughter. Nancy Elizabeth. Weight 0 lbs.

MACLELLAN - At Prince County Hospital on March-9th. 1957, to Mr. and Mrs. Reginald MacLel- lsn. Snmmerside, a son, William Vernon. weight it lbs. lav. on.

DEATHS

MACDONALD - In the Char- lottetown Hospital. March 10. IN7. Mrl. Bernard MacDonald aged 77 years. Remains resting at the Henneuoy Funeral Home from where funeral will be held on Tuesday morning to st. Dun. stan's Basilica at 9 o'clock. In- terment in the Catholic Cemetery

MACTAVISII - Suddenly at Low. or Newtown on Sunday March

in- year as compared with 1096 last year. Total exports this year a-

5' lo I575. other carload figures follow with

those of 1956 in brackets:

Imports - Autos. 34 (41); coal. 200 (1661; flour and feed. 120 (I22); fertilizer, 107 (70);

gas and oils. I08 (200); lime, l

(4); lumber. 25 (5); L.C.L.. 230 (200); meats. 12 (13); machinery

8 (12); sugar. 11 (I2); miscellan-

eous. 35 (61): railway material. 9 (110); vegetables. 9 (4); canned goods. 8 I11); brick and cement. 4 (6); burlap. 14 (3); building ma- terial. 16 (2).

Exports - butter and cheese. 5

(0); eggs. 2 (7); fish. 2(3); livestock, 52 (B3); L.C.L.. 50 (65) meats. 17 425); potato", 954

11239): turnips. 58 (91); miscellrm. enous, ll (14); canned goods, 5 110): Plllwly material. 7 (I); roughwood. I8 (10); lumber. 4 (5); blueberries. 2 (0); scrap iron. 5 (0): vegetables. 2 (3),

All Hungarians Here Obtain Job:

only two of the Hungarian re- fugccs who arrived on Prlncg Edward Island two weeks ago still remain in the Reception Centre, according to information received from Brigadier W.W. Reid. mem- ber of the government-sponsored Coordinating Committee. But it was expected that these young men would be placed with farmer. in the Earnscliffe district, as soon as travelling conditions improve, the Committee member stated. When this has been accomplished it will mean um six of the first fourteen refugees received here have been engaged as (um help in the Province. Concernlnu the disposition of the reminder. Brigadier Raid stated that lawyer Tibor Ugor had, ob. tained employment at the Orthope- dic Ccntre: mechanic F. Molnar has been taken on at Barbmu"a lII'-Isa; mechanic Miklos Jane is Employed with W.R. Jenkins, while Ml Wife. Margit is working at the Recent. where the refugee couple make their home.

Funeral Servf fr Mal United Church. onomwednzdauy at 2 p.m. Interment Peoples P A y Malpeque.

GALLANT - At Charlottetown on Sunday. March 1011!, 1961 Rog; Delima Gallant. wifa of Levi Gllllnt. 839 Willow Avenue. Sum- merllde. age so years. Resting at the Bowrieu Funeral Home. Funeral Irrarigernentg will 1,. announced later. Visiting hours. 10-12. 1-5. 7-10.

on - At w liin s d March 10th. Reobegrllfayeu "G31 field DIV. age 52 years. For- warded from the Bowncu hr. nersl Home this. Monday, .1. tei-noon to his late . -Rance from where the funeral will be held on Wednesday. March 18b. to Wellington United church gt 2.00 p.m. Interment will he in Hillside Cemetery, wellington. Vlsltlnr hourl. -1012. 2-5. 7-10.

GILLIS -At Prince County Enl-

lo, 1957, Duncan A. MacTavlsh In his 78 year. Funeral will take. place Tuesday March 12 with a? short service at his residence at 1 Itrn. followed by service in St.! -50633:. tf;I'c;,byterian I I : . I term I B 'I my I en e fast

I F i

5&4:-HA3, ref . ax .- . ff-Wt '1 . .

-it

vital on Sunday. Mara lull. 1957: William John Gilli of 74

MCNEILL - At Wellingto: Cen-

tral on Saturday, , 137, Mary HGNIIII. wife of the lab IBNIB. Sgt

' tinv water. The situation deteirorated so rapidly yesterday afternoon that that the provincial Department of Highways closed all paved roads in the Island to vehicles of

more than 6.000 lbs. gross tonnage. However rubber-tired plows are

Heavy Rain, Warm Weather Make Road Travel Difficult

not included in this embargo. sta- ted dotpatchar William C. Baker. These will be used to cut-back the hill! hard-Packed banks that have been making travel hasardoua in many sections of the chief arter- tea. The department's bull-do- zcrs will confine their operations to second y roads. the highways official stated.

Concerning the progress being made in opening main traffic routes following the recent succes- sion of storms. Mr. Baker declared that all paved roads were open with the exception of a short sec- tion between New Glasgow and South Rustico. which he expected would be broken through this morning. In this area a route to Rustico has been established via Oyster Bed Bridge.

I Jimmy Lund.

Six young ladies received the holy habit of the Congregation oil the Sisters of St. Martha at a cere-l many in the chapel of St. Dunstan'sl College on March 9th. Most Rev- erend M.A. MacEachern, D.D.. Bishop of Charlottetown. officiated assisted by Reverend P.F. Mac- Donald and Reverend E. Roche. Reverend Frederick Cass preach- ed the sermon. The preacher said that this was an occasion of re- joicing in that courageous young souls were offering themselves in the first steps leading to a com- plete consecration in the service of Christ.

Ushers were Messrs. Alfred Morrison. Wayne and William Power and Basil Gillan. The young women who received the Holy Habit and their religious names are: Miss Vivian Trainor (Sister

Mary Bennett); Miss Mary De-

Novices Receive Habit

Of Sisters Of St. Martha

Miss Joan Doyle (Sister Mary Jude); Miss Eleanor Hughes (Sis- ter Mary Edwin): Miss Gertrude Gillan (Sister Teresa Gertrude); Miss Mary Morrison (Sister John

Bosco). The habit bearers win-

somely dressed in floor-length pastel gowns were Misses Adele Greenan. Elaine Mullen. Barbara Doyle, Shirley Hughes, Joan Kenny and Norma Morrison.

At the close of the ceremony the Most Reverend Bishop addressed special words of congratulations to the parents of the new novices; these good fathers and mother deserve credit for the excellent training they had given their daughter and for their willingness in allowing them to follow Christ's call. said the Bishop.

Many relatives and friends of the young Sisters were present at the

Courcey (Sister Maria Cordisnlceremony.

The Atlantic

FREDERICTON. N.B.- A two year research program into the basic economic problems of Can- ada's Atlantic provinces will be undertaken here as the result of a 320.000 grant from the Ford Foundation. New York to the Uni- versity of New Brunswick.

Dr. Colin B. Mackay. president of this provincial university. an- nounced today that the grant would permlt the investigations to be carried out by faculty members and graduate students of this and other universities in the Atlantic region.

"The work will be carried out with the co-operation and collabor- atlon of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council. which has al- ready conducted preliminary study into many of this region's problems." Dr. Macxay added.

He said the project would get under way June 1. I957. and would continue until May 31. I959. SPECIAL PROBLEMS

Research would centre about special problems which are basic to this region's economic develop- ment. Dr. Mackay said. Some of the areas to be covered are: growth potential of the pulp and paper industry; economics as- pects of mineral production; prob- lems of electric energy; Atlantic manufacturing; measurement of welfare levels in the Atlantic provinces; problems of municipal government and finance.

The program will be divided in two parts. During the summer. a research team composed of facul-

ls Killed In Traffic Accident

Word was received yalterd of the sudden passing as the rout of an accident of Miss Geor M. Ivulter, R.N.. at Newton Hana. Miu Boulter was administ- rator of the New England Baptist 3001111. She was a daummr of ma. and the late J.W. Soultor of Charlottetown and Tryon. leaves to mourn. in addition to her gi:fg- - brother. Dr. Cedric o.

r of the Univ - elnnatti. mi” 'd Cm

jg BETHEL SCHOOL

Following is the report of Bethel i for the month of February. Grade 9-1. Sterling Lund. Grade 8-1. Arlene Driaeoll; 8. Grade 7-I. Lawrence Driscoll. Grade 0-1. Charles hand; 1. Ellen Lund. Grade 4-I. My: Drlgcoll Grade 3-1. Adela Drlaualz Stephan Driseoll. Grade 1-1. Limbs Drlaenll and

the Pauline

3:? i

3'" a. Strong. L.R. Allan.

Research Program For

Provinces

ty member. from this and other Atlantic universities will work to- gether on their investigations. The other part of the program provides for assistance to honors Graduate students to work toward their Mas- tera' degrees and to conduct re- search into the specified areas of enquiry.

Three post-graduate fellowships each having a maximum value of 31.500. are being made available at once. Dr. Mackay said. Students from any Atlantic university are eligible for the fellowships.

This summer. a five-man facul- ty team will begin its research work here. At least two of the five on the team will come from other universities in this region.

Overall guidance for the re- search project will be provided by UN!” department of economics and political science. which is headed by Prof. W.Y. Smith. Prof. Hugh F. Whalen will act as see- retary of the program. other de- partment members involved are: Prof. Eugene Grasberg and Prof. A.L. Levine.

Funeral Service Hold Saturday

The funeral of the late Mrs. Ernest A. Large was held Satur- day afternoon from the Macbean Funeral Home to Trinity United Church. The service was conduct- ed by Rev. A.F. Macbaan and Rev. G.H. Christie. Hymns sung were "The Lord's My Shepherd" and "Son of my soul, Thou Savior Dear." During the service the choir sang "The King of Love my Shepherd ls". Interment was in the People's Cemetery. Summer- slde. Service at the grave was conducted by Rev. A.F. MacLean. Pall bearers at Charlottetown were Dr. G.D. Steel. Wan-on Lord. J.A. MacNair. Dr. F'.W. Tidmarali. El. Clawson, Dr. L.W. Shaw. Pall bearers at Summorside were Judge W. E. Darby. William F. Strong. Ernest Morley Bell. Harrison Ball.

TANKER RESTS

NEW CASTLE. Del-Navy tank- er U.S.N.S. Mission San Francis- co. lies in shallow water after a violent. midships explosion tore it apart following a collision with thel

ON nonom

freighter S.S. Elna II early today. Ten of its crew members. includ-

ing the captain. were isslng and feared dead. (AP Wirephoto)

One of the most deligh ful musi- cal comedies ever written, Gibert and Sullivan's "Trial By Jury." is to be presented early in April by the Prince of Wales College Chorus under the direction of Miss E. Lillian Macxenzie. Mus. Bac.. F.M.C.M.

The enormous success of last year's production of "The Mikado" has encouraged the group to se- lect another Gilbert and Sullivan opera as its major project. Be- cause "Trial by Jilry" is com- parativeiy short. the program will also include several choruses and solos. A fine cast has been assem- bled and several of the stars of last year's show will be seen again in equally memorable roles.

"Trial by Jury" is not only an amusing and entertaining comedy but also a magnificlent musical production. some of Sir Arthur Sullivan's finest music was written for it and the songs and choruses have been popular the world over.

Prince Of Wales Chorus Will Present -"Tricil By Jury"

Indeed this was the first work on which Gilbert and Sullivan coolh erated and its success made them 'amous overnight.

"Trial by Jury" is a story of a breach of promise case being heard in court. The plaintiff is an lrristabiy beautiful girl. but the defendant has an unanswerabie argument for not marrying her. So the judge solves all difficulties by marrying her himself.

Authentic scenery and costumes will be provided again this year by Maiabars. the well known theatrical supply house. and the music and stage directions are arranged through the co-operation of Bridget Doyle Carte. Two pianos and an orchestra will play the musical score.

Because nearly three thousand people saw "The Mikado" last year and hundreds were turned away. this year's performance will be presented on three nights. April 2. 3. and 4.

PARIS (Reuters) -- Prime Min- ister I-Iaroid Macmillan said here Sunday the -British government "has no intention of tiptocing out of Europe."

Britain plans to cut its European forces i line with her new econ- omias, e British prime minister said. and "the changes which we posed are designed to make our forces in Germany at once more effective and less costly in man- power and money."

Macmillan conferred Saturday with French Premier Guy Mollet on European defences. passage through the blocked Sues Canal and other world problems.

He spoke at Le Bourget Airport before flying home to London.

He said Britain had "gone on for too long with an army built to the pattern imposed by the last war." .

"This is extravagant and ineffi- cient. To be good 1llies we must be economics the right pattern of forces to meet our undertakings."

"so, far from contemplating a withdrawal from the continent of Europe, we are trying to devise ways of drawing closer to Eur-

llystrongandhevagettogothar

Declares British Gov't Is Not Tiptoeing Out Of Europe

Macmillan also touched on the European market plan-to estab- lish a customs-free trade area be- tween France. West Germany. It- sly. Holland. Belgium, and Lu- embourg-and the 17-nation free trade area which includes Britain.

"The common market and the free trade area will not be estab- lished without difficulties. Nor will it be possible to devise without much hard work and a real spirit of mutual understanding a form of United Kingdom participation and cooperation. But I am con- vinced that ways must and will be found to surmont these difficult- M...

Macmillan spoke in French. The crowd broke into cheers of "Long Live "ngland" ss Macmillan c eluded. '

When he arrived in London. Mac- millan said:

"The value of these talks is to with friends. and M. Mollet is a very dd friend of mine. The talks were of particular value because he (Mollet) had just come back from Washington and I hope to set out for Bermuda next week."