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illlsl GUARDIAN.

UHARLU'l'F ET OWN

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DECEMBER 1, 1951

Following is the text of the ad- dress delivered by the Hon. C. C. Baker. Minister of Agriculture. at the annual meet on Thursday of the Qtleen'a uiity Federation of Agriculture:

"During the late summer. it was my privilege to attend a confer- ence of Provincial Agricultural Ministers and their Deputies held in Victoril. British Columbia All the Provinces except Newfoundland were represented. and at the meetings held. and in private talks. matters of interest to agri- culture as pertaining to nil Can- ada were discussed, and it was quite evident that such get-togetii- ers tend toward a. better tinder- standing between the Provinces on matters pertaining to production, labor. marketing. etc.

"An invitation was extended to lzave the conference meet here in Charlottetown next summer. and we may look forward to having the ministers and deputies visit this Province at that time. which in all probability, will be Old Home Week. While in Vaiicouvcr..l we were guests of the Pacific Na-' tional Exhibition; this is a major shoiv.and the showing of livestock, farm products. flowers and other; exhibits were of a YPIT high cali-i bre. .

"They also have lioi-sr rat-iiig 'iii.rc-poi-tcd to be a surp.us of CllFe58 t 1'" --

ronnection with the fair. This lFl an added drawing card which! tends to'awell the attendance. 93-

necially of city people. who are not expose at )1 price that would be.

particularly interested in agricult- ural exhibits The meets are run-p ning races. which. in my npinioni are not nearly as exciting as her- ness races. ,

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Western G-rairr' Props 4

"While travelling along tliroti.'.iv the Prairie Provinces. the latter, part of August, on the way to the Coast. it was pleasing liideed to see the very fine crops and grain.-. some of which had been cut and t.-ere. lying in swath ready to nth

gutlieited and thrcsliecl bv th:-l pickup combines. The wcatiteid continued wet, and in large per-l

centage of the grain that had been; cut at that time was still unhar-p vcsted some weeks later. '

"This condition would he mioucit to discourage almost, aiiyonr not the western farmer has become accumetomed to freaks of nature and adverse weather conditions throughout the years. and he lsl optimistic enough to take things in stride and not let. adverse condit-' inns keep him down.

-"While the rainfall in the Prair- ie Provinces was abnormal thel very opposite was true west of their Rockies. and in British Columbia iiiere had been one of the longest. drought. periods on record. pal'it.-l iilarly on Vancouver Island. Thr pasture lands were dried up wit'.i no good grazing available. and the livestock was being fed in the: hams. and that. notwithstandingl the fact that hay was

in short: sviopl.v.duc to the dijv season; gooriv alfalfa hay was being brought ill. from outside points and sold to

the farmers at a cost of 345 peri ion.

"This short feed supplv meantl that in many instances lmrds were reduced to the mini-; mum number that could be car- ried

"So. summing up the situation as a whole. across the country, I am more firmly convinced that we in Prince Edward Island have a great deal to thank Providence for. by allowing us to live in it Province where floods and drought do not prevail. and while. we may sometimes look with envy at. the far fields that. look green. we have. in this little Province. one that is not surpassed by any other int Canada,

Dairy industry

"it. is gratifying to learn that p:-odtiction of butter and cheese! has increased during the pailt year. The quantity of butter manufactured is an all time high for any one year. and exceeds that of last. year by some' lo"... This is a fine showing for the Province. and it is generally known that all other Provinces in Canada except Quebec have ehown I decrease in production. This situation would tend boshow

.Mr. Baker Reports Visit To Pacific Coast

Hon. C. C. Baker sale of in-.!fei' substitutes more confidence is evident in the dillliy industry.

"The increase in the quantity of Chedtlsr tliet-so is above that of inst, j.Ffll', but sLll)8Y.alll.&li3' lower man in i)"9v.0LiS Nears. Tilt”? i5

:n storage for all Canada. and it is evident that Britain is not pre- pared to pu:-chase Canadian

equ:valrnt to cost of production plus a far lll."ll';z.n of pi'o.'it for the pi'.inary procitlccr. dairy farmer. Some effort iuight be exerted by the Dairy Industry to encoiragc a greater consump- tion of i

Conaciztn people. Th is result mzght be Hllililled by a well- planned advertising campaign that

uould show the relative value of cheese as compared to other food products that cost more money for the amount of food value coit-

ta.ne:l thcrrin. 'li is most iriipnrisnt that the quaizty of dam-,v pi-odiit-is should

be retained at a high level. Fluid Milk Situation

Pl: t'l: quite alarming the Hun ii". I. Keiinedi. of Agrzt-iiitiirp for that great Pro- vince of Ontario. say. during the course of a dinner addrers in Vancouver this summer, that he predicted. .i' the present trend in the decreased production of milk cnntiiiiied. it whuld not be long until there would not bc suffic- ient inilk produced to supply the market with the quantity of fluid m.lk required to supply the need: of con:-tuinrrs in the large iii-ban centers. where popi.l:1t':ou nas iii- creaszng rapidly. and therefore a greater quantity was required to sppply the demand.

"This accelerated sale of fluid milk in other Provinces means that there uill be less miik av- arlable for the manufacture of butter and cheese in those Prov- invccs. and dairy farmers in this Province might be well advised to prepare to produce to the

"The l'el')' fact that it found necessary to import 14 million pounds of butter into Canada recently should be con- vincing evidence that there is a ready market within Canada for all that we are able to offer, and while I must admit that the sup- port price named by the Prices Support Board. which now si nds at 83-: per pound F.0.B. Iltlonieal, is not. as high as we would desire,

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yet i believe the fact. that the support price has been set has had it stabilizing effect on the r.lomestic market. which. for the

past year. has -been higher than the support price.

"The importance of the dairy industry is evidenced by the fact that more than V, billion.dol1ars is contributed annually to the national economy by the industry. and that 17')!-. or one in every six persons are directly or indirectly dependent on. the dairy industry for their livelihood. The dairy

ind-ii.-try in one of the leading manufactiiring industries in Can- ada, until the recent poet-we-r

period the groan value of the pro-

that. in the two Provinces which do not allow the manufacture and

ducllmq of the dairy industry ex- ceeddd that of the pulp and paper

gun this Province, 1 am

n-aniely inc .

his nutriiioiis food by our.

to heart Nlmlslci”

int-ltistry. It is about Iv, times that of the output of electrical apparatus and supplies. and twice as large as that of the aiitomo- bzle industry. Among all the in- dustries in Canada. both agricul- iiiral and industrial, dalrying ranks among the first three in gross value of production. Farm Labour Situation

"The farm labour situation in P.l-Li. was a bit. critical for a period last spring. but the arrival of. some displaced persons and Dutch farm labourers eased the shortage to some extent and little definite hardship prevailed on ac- count of scarcity of farm help. it is true that. the lure of high wages and short hours being of- fered in industrial centers are drawing many of our young men and women away from th-e farms. This is a regrettable situation. but one that seem; to be difficult to remedy at the present time. where there is such activity in defence and industrial projects.

"I believe that if more of our farmers had living quarters for married nicn and their families available on their farms. it would help solve the problem. In dis- Vcussing the possibility of having jiiiore Dutch farm labourers come informed fhy officals of the Netherlands lEiiibas5.'z' in Ottawa that more linarried men would be available than single. To provide living p:ii;ai'ters for farm help is an ex- ;pensive proposition at present. due iio high costs of building mater-

; ”The Dominion Provincial Farni "Labour Agreement has worked out quite satisfactorily so far as seasonal labour is concerned- tori

the having season some '73 men: :tY9iC bi-ought :n ironi other Provinces:

-satisfactory service and a number iof them remained here for the lircrrminder of the season.

"For the potato digging season. lsonic 635 helpers were brought tot .ilie Province, and the poligy OL paying return transportation fort :lll0.'e who remained until digging loprrations had been completed. and could show that they hadi given satisfactory service to their. Fllll)iO)'('liS. worked out well. be-i utilise it was an inducement for? them to finish the job." '

l i most of them rendered i I l i

Faiiiiflfric-es

Contiiiurd from

experienced.

i, At the present. time the generalr

price level on the island is from' 31.81) to 5190 per bushel for all lvzziietles of tahlestock, with seed imilltiilli from 31.90 to 82.00. with :'omei':hai higher prices being paid for Foundation stock. This easirr trend is not to be wondered at and it is no doubt only a tem- Dill" siiuatloii. Evcn at those prices the piesciii. tnui-ket is in ni good position and this has beeiij I've be-t Fall potato market thatl tvr have known for a long time.

' The following are potato prices at. various points on the Island as seciirerl to-da3: .

Tiznish -- Table.-tock. Sebagocs SL93 prr bus at the car. Move-

.inciit slow. Some Mountains were:

islilpped at 3.1.92 per bus at the

, cm-. Seed-Sebaizoes 32.07 per bus ati

rat the car. Slow movement. Also.

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dalrvlmaximtzm. as it long-ierrn project. ghmpm some Moumams M 31,? i

()ti.naigv-'i'nbiestock also part ihus. at. farm. Seed 81.90 per bus.i ,at the farm. Fairly good move? imcnt in both seed and tablestock. I Snmmerside - Tablestock 31.00 .to 52.00 per bus. at the fsrm.'

Movement slow. Seed szoo at the? '.fiu'm. Slow movement. Expecting in boat tomorrow which will take

about 80.000 bags.

Kenslngton -- Tablestook 81.88 a par bus. at the car. Fairly slow movement. Seed 52.00 per bus. at. .the car. slow. i

Vernon River Tablestock 5i.92' per bus. at. the farm. Fair move-' mcnt. Seed 32.00 per bus. at the farm. Fair movement. '

Cardigan-51.95 per bus at the icttr. for tablcstock. 52.00 per bus. at the car for seed. Movement quiet. in both seed slid iabiestock but picking up.

Morell - Tablestock. Nothing moving. seed around 82.00 per bus at the warehouse.

Murray Harbour - Tablestock 52.00 per bits. loaded yesterday. seed. None moving. Farmers hold- in back. Turrlips 40c per bug.

Montague O Tabiestock 31.92 bus at farm. 06.00 bus. for Seed. Movement slow.

Colvflle and Wilisl'il.re-Seed 1.10.

WAY

OUT

OUR.

OH. ILL N

PUT ON BOXING GLOVES AGAIN .' OH. I MUST EX' PLAN To YOUR

'MOTHElZ IT WAS .JU5'r AN

ACCIDENT!

EVER

SET ME DOWN! 1 FIGGERED AC.TtH' LIKE I WA6 NEAR KILLED WOULD CURE HER OF wAMTItd' To TAKE PART, IN MEN'S SPOIZTE---BUT I DON'T WANT HEIZDIC-3' Gl2ACltxl' ME ALI. TH' WAV HOME. St-lOWlN' WHO DONE IT."

3!! J. R. Williams

"Santa lllaus Lane" To Be Held This Year

meeting held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. Nov, 27th by . the Retail Mer- chants Committee of the Summer- side Board of Trade. it was plan- ned that Summerside will again. mtg year, have "Santa Claus Lane."

"The Lane" this year will have a formal opening which is plan- nod for Tuesday. December 11th. with the Summcrside Canadian Legion Band in attendance and at a pre arranged signal all lights will be turned on. Erection of the trees. which will be fastened to the parking meters. will begin in a day or so and when all are in place and illuminated the entire Water Street will present a beau- tiful Christmas appearance.

Store closing hours for the Christmas and New Years season was another item on the agenda of the meeting and the committee recommended for consideration that stores will remain open on Wednesday. December 19th. and on Thursday and Friday evening. Dect-niht-i' 20th and 21st. '1'hcy'

--At a

his little friends.

ing and from 2 to 5 in the afternoon.

will be open until nine o'clock.

On Saturday evening the clos- ing hour to be 9.30 and on Mon- day-,'Cliriatmss Eve, all stores to close at 5.00 p.m.

Boxing Day to be a public holl- day and the day after New Year's Day to be also observed as a holiday. Commencing on Sat- urday. December 29th the closing time to be 9.00 p.m. for the win- ter months.--S.

Kinsmen Club Hold Regular Meeting-

-At the regular meeting of tho Kinsmen Club held on Tuesday evening two new members. Cliff Ramsey and Dick Hurst were in-

itlated. The ceremony which was under the chairmanship of Jim Harris. of the membership com-

mittee. was carried out by presi- dent Harry Dlckle. vice president. Harold Arsenault. and past pre- sident. Greg Mulhollsnd. Mr. Owen Cunningham was a guest.

Wally Coulson reported on the plans for the annual Christmas tree by which parcels are deliv- ered to needy families on Christ- mas Eve. He said that the for- mal openlng of the tree would he held on December Tllili. at the

Boys! Girls! Be Sure To Visit Your

Old Pal SANTA

in His Very Own . TOYLANDS at HOLMANlS

We all know that Santa is a .very. very busy fellow right now, but he's in his own Toylands at Holmnn's in Charlottetown on Tuesdays and Fridays both morning and 8.ftcaI'l00nS, and at llolman's in Summerside on Thursdays and Saturdays both mornings and afternoons. him, bring Mummy. Daddy or some grownup person with you. the crowds come early or late-Santa's hours are from 10 to 12 in the morn- Santa wants to see every single one of

Be sure to

WESTERN tiifstiiit.-.ii

-CAPE TIlA.VlL'BSE Community Hall. Children's meeting Saturday at 2.30 p.m. Gospel meeting Lord's Day at 3 pm. All heartily invited. G. A. Ramsay.

-BOBDEN CHURCH SERVICE Sunday, December 2nd. at 3 P. M. in Legion Hall, Bible school at 2 P. M. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study Wednesday evening. Every-

next regular meeting which would also be ladies night.

The sum of fifty dollars was voted to start this committee on its work. Elmer Offer reported that plans were under way for the Christmas toy matinee to col- lect toys for the children of the orphanages and Bud Doyle re- ported tiint necessary repairs had been made to the Kinsmen out- door rink and a caretaker will be hired as soon as one becomes available. .

He said that he hoped to have the rink open in the near future. The sum of 3200.00 was voted as the first expenditure on the rink. Greg Mulliolland was chair- man of the meeting and Al Best- ali was fincsmasicr.-S.

come in and visit with To avoid

one welcome. Rev. D. M. Prue-r. Minister.

-0'l..EABY PASTORAL CHARGE. The United Church of Canada. - Rev. W. G. Dickson. BA., Minister The services on Sunday. December 2nd. are as follows:-Bloomfield et ll A. M. special Mission Band ser- vice. West Devon at 2 P. M. Brae at 3.30 P. M. 0'Leary at 7.30 P. M. Sunday Schools. Bloomfield at 10 A. M. Brae at 230 P. M. and 0'Leary at 10.30 A. M. Young Peo- ple's Unlons at the different places as announced. Everybody welcome.

-Y. P. U. MEET-O'Lea.ry Un- ited Church Young Peoples Un- ion met on Thurlday night, Nov. 29th, in the church. with the pre- sldent. Hester Boates presiding and conducting worship. Reports of the Western Presbytery Rally

at West Devon were given. The meeting closed by the Mispa Benediction. AZ.

-KENSINGTON - BURLING- TON AND NEW LONDON Ang- lican Churches. Sunday, December 2nd. 1951. First. Sunday in Advent. Rev. E. W. B. Coupland, B. A.. Rector. St. Mark's, Kenslngton. 10 A.M. Church School. 11 A.M. lloly communion. st. Thomas', New

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Burgess Bedtime suiE

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is a trick of the Beavers wt.” 1 tree they are cutting is aim, to fall. The young Beaver turned to run back toward the miel. Paddy also started to run. 01g Man Coyote sprang out. Tum was a sharp. snapping sound. then a crash! The big tree had 1.3119,, just ahead of Old Man Coyote: in fact he ran right into it berm he could stop himself. som. 0; the branches struck and stung him across the face. At aim”. the same instant there was a loud splash in the water of Pad. dy's pond. The two Beavers had dived in together. and two big flat tails had been brought do...” hard on the water. making a loud splash. It was the danger signs; for other Beavers.

Ruefully, Old Man Coyote craw- led out from under the bllanclles of the fallen tree. "I didn't want

a Beaver dinner anyway." ha muttered as he sneaked a 3. London. 2.30 p. i7. a?Eii'sEi"g

(weather and roads permitiingi St. Stephen's. Burlington. 7.30 PM Evcnllong. (weather and roads per.

mittin g.) .

SUMMERSIDE

Thurstlaysa and Saturdays to A.M. to 12 Noon and 2 to 5 PM.

I

GHARLOTTETOWN ,

Tuesdays and Fridays 10 A.M. to 12 Noon and 2 to 5 PM.

Watch For The TOY Specials

On Sale 9 A. M. to 12 Noon and 4h 5PM. on Santa Days

All The Best Toys For All Girls and Boys!

DOLLS.

' Wonderful Dolls that will

Rirls' eyes dance and bring happiness Choose from the dolls. the tallgrig dolls. the dolls in dress . . . They're all here-so come

on Christmas morning. the cuddly baby dolls.

and love. chooseCtoda.v.

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4.20 to 17.50 JOY RIDERS

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M. or a Kiddie Xar

5.39 to 3.95 Hundreds of Otlier Wonderful Toys l '

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9.95 to 25.50 WAGONS

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Strong hardwood zed models of mould- rted styles

metal wagons.

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