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VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE

Museum welcome addition - to attractions in eiberton,

By A. C, GREEN

Farm returns high * despite dry seaso:

{fae compares with | 8,272,000 in

There were 1,998,000 bushels of mixed grain last year. There |were 2,627,000 in 1964. There hey 433,000 bushels of barley

wear.. This compared with 582,000 in 1964. POTATOES DOWN

low yields, as some areas re-. The Guardian - The Evening Patriot.

ceived more moisture than oth- | ers, and some seemed to sur-~ vive the drought period better than. others MORE TOP. GRADES

Cattle marketed in registered, slaughter houses showed an im- | provement-in quality with more

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Most of the straight beef breeds of course get into one or lother of. these top grades, owners of dairy jGeleviog is the main cattle use

heré— ‘should aim at) Standards, |

Beef Fieldman Glen Cotton ad-|

perennial in this type of compe- tition.

The Willis-Mills pair will leave early in April for the Canadian meet ‘in Chilliwack, B.C. The */meet is set for mid-April. There

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Name markers for the streets,

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i] KEEPING IN STEP WITH THE RESS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND -

on record atieral. There have been roeily | It’s difficult to get an estimate |animals in the two top grades, jis hope the team members czn nk ee aon eee uhine \arcd cecee et ert node peo- for ‘the quantity of potatoes last |red and blue brands, and'consid- ne soe ae nner ae leave early so that they will weather observers have been|ple even have enough straw, Year but it has to be down con-|erably fewer animals in the un- late objectiv a be for have a few days of practice keeping records for more than «|though that, apparently is unus-|siderably from the 1964 crop (desirable “utility” grade. eter en” pecan beat, he | Plowing. half-century, caused wide: varia-|ual. Many people have enough Year. But the estimated value of| Of the 17,621 animals slaught- | sqvises ° It’s the first time the Canad- tions i the quantity and quality |feed, though many are really |15.6 million dollars for the cal-|ered last year in registéred kill- | \ian match has ever been 2 is of agricultural products in short of fodder, and gtain too. jendar year 1965 rates it at near jing plants, for example, there |PLOWING CONTESTS \April. but . p out in sunny

Prince Edward Island. Production ‘of grain was down | \fecord volume, were 254 in the Red or top| Plowing competitions contin- Ciimbia spring plowing mane

Figures for the full year were |, es eal toe nl Surprisingly there were: some /brand, and 1,131 in the Bilue|ue to attract some Tankies are the pormal procedure, not available at the time of writ-|°Y More than 2,500,000 BUSte's \fields of potatoes that produced |Brand, the one next to the top. competitors. Dr. Carl Willis, eonnctitive jowmen here’ re: ing but official DBS, (Dominion The 5 ee of harley, close to record quantities with| This is a marked improvement |Sherwood, represented Canada |/ 23)! P bureau of statistics) figures in-|rr, sq ‘vn od tata a aat eat [5° bushels to the acre reported |on the performances in. other jin the world match in Norway dicate that the total cash farm cis ia 8,481,000 nhac in a few cases. At the same |years. It’s not so long since it|last year. He won the Provincial TAKE OVER BUSINESS .. receipts for January through ‘a Gevien , |time many fields were well be-|was only a comparatively slight |championship here last fall and ; oe September 1965 are at en all- PrevaUs yom: |low normal production, it was exaggeration to say the only Is-|thus will compete this year; wrench casinos are believed time thigh of $90,209,000. Thie| Broken down the estimates in- reliably reported. land cattle to make the two top|again in the Canadien match. |), Love lost 60 cont of compares, for example, with dicate there were 3,519,000 Bosh | Ling entire season of produc-| beef grades were those in the} The other Canadian competi- pet : $22,606,000 for the same period |els of ‘‘oats for grain’’—that’s revealed many unusual | an Easter beef show and|tion plowman from P.E.I, is| business since’ wae in 1964 and with $18,563,000 for |the official term— in 1965 and licence between the high and sale: Edwin Mills; Bay Fortune, a'legalized in Br Aas the corresponding figure in 1963. ‘| .There was en excellent straw- & berry crop, for example, though veteran observers had been fore- casting e near disaster less than % : a month before vo ghter time. o: e cee ee aoe jee ooo W. en time is rt

- hack of fodder. @rain for : ‘ ; i ig iw call. Long Distance - | ES bee sp acta a . |

ET ee seria ic ACCENTED -

a museum was one of the out- standing events of the past year (Cr

in Alberton.

Mrs. W. R. Oulton converted an unused barn into a centre of Attraction for everyone who is interesetd in things of the past. The barn, divided into room

areas, contains furnishings and

household utensils that were nce common in, homes of the rommunity, ~%°

By means of. much energetic ‘ndeavour and with the cooper- ation of many people, Mrs: Oul- on has. assembled .a wide var- ety of interesting exhibits with- in a short period of time, and lhe collection continues to grow. _ Adjoining the museum is a rift shop where local handicraft s made available to tourists

n.of the area have learned number of handicraft skills uring the past few years, silk reening, pottery, weaving, and everal others. Two other top tourist attract- s in the town added to the terest of their -establishments ring 1965, Evalyn’s Handi- raft Studio Workshop opened to e public the basement area here Island stones are cut, mbled and polished in pre- aration for mounting. In the udio additional showcases per- it. more satisfactory viewing the jewellery Evalyn as- embles with Island stones and

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” formally, sated, Hi fee: ipitable door to the last summer with the addition of al disiplay room. The accent is on simplicity and it is in such a tery when the headstones were setting that the beautiful work | straightened, repaired of Herbert Leavitt and his help- | cleaned. As a result of this ers is most impressive. a prize was awarded in the The establishment of Vocation- | | al Beautification contest. At Hill- al School .classes in AjJberton | crest cemetery an attractive and the widespread response to | name, marker was erected. opportunities thus offered, are, without doubt, one of the most | MARINE SLIP beneficial and progressive ac- | tivities for adults the area | foot has known in recent yéats. For- the accommodation of these classes a very fine building has been erected by Erskine Clark. At the Regional High School a Home Economics course was

A great improvement was |made in the “Old Dock”? ceme-

Alberton build and service boats up to 85-feet in length.

The boat building indusctry at

it necessary last year to build additional warehouse space at the back of the -store which houses what appears to be a continually expanding business.

All units of the Senior Citizens’ Home are now occupied by ten- ants who are comfortable and happy in their compact; con- venient living quarters. OLD HOUSES GO

The dismantling of four dil- apidated houses has made an improvement in the appearance of the town. During the past year more homes have been con- nected up with the town sewer- age system. ~°

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men. Both Alberton Industries and Hutt Brothers turn out an excellent type of fishing boat.

Last year the output at Ail- berton Industries included elev- en boats for the Department of Northern Affairs.

It would appear that in 1065 Alberton showed progress in tourist attractions, appearance, business, educational facilities and opportunities, skills and in- dustry.

The year concluded with an | event which showed consider: | ation for others and which re- sulted in so much happiness for so many that it might be said

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| SIDMOUNT ¢ anics te keep your new or used car in condition. You will ~ GARDENS» Z also find our service dept. equipped with the latest equip-

‘ ee ; ment and atways ready to be at your service. Drop in and CHARLOTTETOWN’S SYMBOL z receive service at its best, economicel prices and do your OF QUALITY IN FLOWERS / \ _ Gear baying from one of PELI.'s most progressive automobile

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POTTED PLANTS Mums, Geraniums, Fuchsias, rem Ivy, ete., for year round

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"Good will is cunmartheed at Hillside .Motors Ld” Yes, serving | the needs: sa discriminating car buyers on P. E. |. is our business. We are happy to be taking part in the progressive steps being made on P.E.I. and will strive ‘in the years to come to continue to give the ‘excellent service to car owners

on P,E.1, that we have. piven: in the past.

Progress has always been a password at Hillside Motors, that Is why we employ ail top notch factory trained mech-

“Where Customer

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Service and ‘Satisfaction Come First”

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