IISLAND NEWS PAGE“

Montague, Souris, Kings _ County .4 The Guardian. Charlottetown. Wed.0ct. 24, 1962. ‘

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P.E.I. HAS 4,530

Numberﬁl Farms Show Drop |nCanada

OTTAWA «CF» 903 farms. 353.293 of them‘ commercial operations. were re- corded in the 1961 farm census. the Dominion Bureau of Statis- tics reported.

The figures compare with‘ 623,091 farms in 1951 when 386.'l

of them were classified asl commercial. But in that period the bureau clianeed its defini- tion of farms. and if the 1051 method had been used last year an additional 40.731 farms would‘ have been listed. ‘

The definition of commercial farms—those selling: $1.200 or. more in a 12-month period—re- mained the same.

In the L951 census. a farm was‘ defined as a holding of three acres or more or a holding of; between one and three acres. that produced sales of $250 inl the previous year. ',l'he_l96l def-l‘ lnition called for one or more

— A total of.

acres with sales of $50. or more ~-—land without sales didn't qual- fy.

MAJORITY COMMERCIAL

The 353.293 commercial farms - in 1961 represented 73.5 per cent- of all farms. -

Provincial totals of commer-, cial farms. with 1951 figures in; brackets: Newfoundland 456: (401l. Prince Edward Island 4530 6.254), Nova Scotia 4.939 (6.570), New Brunswick 5.116 t7.704L, 497 (70,588), Ontario 90.345 (105,819), Mani- toba 33.522 (37,326), Saskatche- wan 82.285 (82.7-18), Alberta 58.- 698 68,002‘, British Columbia 10.902 111.9663.

The percentage of the provin-. cial farms that are classified as commercial: Newfoundland 43.4 Quebec 65.3. Ontario 74.5. Man- itoba 777.4. Saskatchewan 87.6. Alberta 80.2.~British Columbia 54.7.

Provincial Han

Will Organize Rural Classes

An office for the . provincial director of handicraft training is expected to be set up in Char- lottetown by the first of No-‘» vember. Tourist Developmentl

‘Class Opens In Souris For Retarded

SOURIS — The Souris Branch of-the Association for Rptarded Children has opened a class in Souris Regional l-lilzh School. Miss Gillis has 10 pupils and condiu sessions three days a week.

During a financial campaign in June. $300 was collected. en- abling the opening of this class. Now an additional $600 is need-

. ince‘s first venture into the mak-

dicratts Dir.

Minister J. David Stewart said ; yesterday. 3

Mrs. Percy Lister. Hamptoml N. B., was appointed director} and she will supervise the prov- ‘

ling of handicrafts for sale to tourists. - "At present." Mr. Stewart; said. “the questionnaires filled out by persons who visited thel handicraft exhibit in Charlotte-j tovm are being correlated to? determine where interest lies‘ and where courses should be set . up. The courses will start in rural areas." ‘ Mr. Stewart said equipment ‘ for the making of handicraft: will be brought in from New Brunswick and rented in the province. “When the Char- I0ilEl0\"l’l office is set up," he 53id- "Samples of, equipment will be contained in it so that

ad to provide new equipment necessary for a more beneficial_ functzionling of the schiol. ; At a meeting this past, week.§ lnambers discussed of raising this money.

_ Z'Mar,v Pierce was appoint-ll M d. l up

._h~easure.r of the association.

ways and pmh1em_'-

if a person runs into a parti.

cular problem on home equip-

ment he can come to the cen-

tral office for advice on his I

The minister said that when rs. '

Mrs. E. Keeping,

Murray Hbr., oaes;Peters Road

MONTAGUE _ The death oc-‘

caused in the Kings County‘ ospital Tuesday. 013. 23. of Mrs.

her husband she led!!! to'mourn her passing six dﬂﬁhtersz Beatrice. Mrs. Gussy Arcenault. RN. Halifax. N.S.; oeu, Mrs. Lloyd Nicholson, RN Murray River; Vivian. ﬂit‘. Lorne Parker. Ottawa; Beanie. Mrs. Vorman Birt, RN. Murray Harbor; K0181‘ Carmichael, : Inez, Mrs. Douglas Slau- sitter. RN. Ghana. Africa; and die son, William at home; alsoi sisters. Beatrice. Mrs.) George Gunn, Boston: and Julia, { Mrs. Albert Mac1\lei1l. Murray; Harbor. and four brothers: George in Boston. Haszard. Wil- liam and Rayford all of Murray‘

arbor. ' The funeral will be held Fri- ‘ day at 2 p.m. from the Baptist Church in Murray Harbor. Inter- ment will be in the Murray Har- - 1‘ cemetery

EASTERN BRIEFS

e been received of the death sat-

_ MacLaren_

cent of the islands is arable.

she will organize handicraft l groups throughout the province. . .__.&____

Native Dies

MONTAGUE — News nus‘ urday. Oct. 20 of Aurell John- Sloth 8 prominent business man of Belmont. Mass. _

The late Mt‘. Johnstan wag bum in 1905 at Peter‘; Road, P.E.'l.. the son of Mrs. Gar- field Johnston and the late Mr. Johnston.

He leaves to mourn his wife Elenor: his mother, Mrs. Gar- field Johnston: two sons, Jame; and Richard of Belmont: two sisters, Lillian. Mrs. Situ-ate. .- Lois, Mrs. Ted S/hipley, North Abbington, Mass: six brothers. Lorne of Florida. Reginald of ‘Wurray River, Jack, Gerald, Glen, of Peters Road and Ern- est in Charlottetown.

Funeral services,were held on 'r'uesda_v. Oct. 23 at Belmont Mass. ‘

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