Gov’t embarks on plan to strengthen rocids

all over Canada will be on the i

on “mid be a gross under-I statement in say that we are; lmpresﬁed with your protect. This experiine-‘ Could We '1 yield thc most .lnD'7l‘l..alli results’ ‘produced in date on the relation- mp between highway strength and tliick"css."

These were the comments of , Gomon D_ Campbell. P..Eng. di- ‘ rector of technical services for

[he Canadian Good Roads Asso- _ er road. which will enable trucks 55 MILLION SPENT

nation. in a letter to the Prince . Edward island department 4 ti highways concerning the I 1 weather road between Bonsiiaw‘: en. ‘ mi“hEOailcll- weather road. 16 mil-I as of which has been completed. * has been built using the _ gdge gathered by professional i engineers all over the continent. ' Later this spring. when th e frost is leaving the ground and weight restrictions are imposed‘ on trucks travelling in the prov-I gm-e, a team of scientists from i

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island. studying the effect of non- restricted traffic on the road's structure.

The results oi their study. as Mr. Canipbcll. who is a ii oi ed authority in the engine e ri n g field. stated in his letter. could very well be "the most import- ant results produced to date“

Construction of the all- weath-

of all axel weights to travel on it at all times. was begun this fall and the contract was let f o r three 7.5 mile stretches.

The cost for the pr olect which is more than one million dollars. is being shared by the

knowl- ; federal and provincial govern- im°V9d 900-000 Whit-‘ Yards 09

ments on a 90 per cent federal, 10 per cent provincial basis.

The agreement with Ottawa is for the whole of the 'l‘rans-Can- ada Highway on the island to be made into an all- weather road.

Dept. is prepared to provide counsel

not enough Prince Edward Is .and fa r in ers take full advan- [ago of the wealth of informa lion and the assistance availab- le to them from the provincial department of agriculture. says the department minister Ho n. Andrew B. Macftae.

And with public meetings stag- pd by the department. the main problem is that inevitably "the ones that attend are the most progressive farmers and the ones we'd like to help most are

Inraicd mainly in the "’pl'oV_'in- i-ial Building annex". the Rich-‘ mond Street building which slsol houses the P.E.l. Travel Bureau, has a large staff, whose task it is to help island farmers in ad- \‘lS0l‘_\' and more practical cap-‘ iicities. ‘

STA}-‘I’-‘ OF 17

Besides Mr. Macltae and his ileputy minister Stewart wright. the department has a staff of at least 17.

This includes an sgriculural .rprs-sentative for each county. 3 horiiculturslist. an agronom- isi. an assistant sgronomlst. a director of 4-H activities. I soi‘ l'il1al_\'Si. s poultry fieldman. a (‘lll‘(‘('[0T' of livestock. in dairy sup- r-rinicndcnt. an assistant dairy superintendent. is dairy fie man. and a director of Women s institutes. who has a staff of llircc.

Such related organizations as the Farm Establishment Board. the Housing Commission. a it d Farm improvement Serv ices also come under Mr. Mscnse s _llll“Sdl(‘ll0lI. l'0l.l(‘Y C0-ORDINATION

“The fieldmen are responsible lnr the co-ordination and im-

Lucky Dollar

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plementaiion of policies within their respective county areas," Mr. Macﬂae says.

Farmers can get the help of the department of agriculture by contacting their county rep- resentatives.

These “ag reps" are D a v 1 d Peacock. Queens County: David Smith. Kings County; and Grae-

me Linkleiter. Prince County.

BUSINESSMAN DIES LONDON. Ont. lCPi——Josep'n Andre (Andy! Ste. Marie of London. founder of the Printers‘ Supply Ltd.. died at home Sun- day. He was 75 and was vice

Marie was born in Winnipeg, and lived in Saskatoon before coming to London in 1941.

has 45 stores

There are 45 Lucky Doll a r iof s t o r e services incliid i n g

Food Stores in Prince Edwardl

sales promotion and advertis-

lsland. all of which are indc-pen- ling. st or e engineering a n d

rlcntly owned and operated. Island s t o re s are sup-

retail accounting.

Lucky Dollar was establish-

The plied by the Atlantic Wholesal- ied eight years ago and now has

or: Limited. as well as stores

in New Brunswick and parts of i

Nova Scotia. The Lucky Dollar sponsor- ing wholesalers provide

either new or used.

15.5 Gt. George St.

i h e - stores with a sound program

Progressing With P.E.ls|tinil

596 stores across Canada. Nai-

ional lieadquariers reports that the ciirreitt healthy izrowili of Lucky Dollar is expected to continue as new lPl'i‘li0l‘lPS are opened up and developed.

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Stewart Motors Ltd. A quality product sold by an informed responsible dealer spells stuwess.

Over the years of dealing with the people of Prince Edward Island Stewart Motors Ltd. has been recognized as the safe place to buy a car

A new "A" model joined the Ford family over the past. year the

1964 MERCURY COMET

The Comet Callente two-door hardtop joins the popular-sized Comet line for 1964. The hardtop for 1964 features front bucket seats divided by

I convenient console (optional). SI! THE NEW 1964 LINE OF QUALITY MERCURY TRUCKS - - -

Call or Drop in for a Demons! ration

STEWART MOTORS LTD.

Your Ford. Mercury Dealer Soling Comer. Meteor. Monte-lair and Porlilond

gement of Lee Lazurek. and has ' a staff of some 40 persons. They 5

The department of highways last year paved 82 miles of new road. and improved many more. The total paved roads in th e province now stands miles and the total improved roads at 1.442 miles. Prince Ed- ward Island has die highest rat- io of paved roads to population of any province in Canada.

Besides using every available piece of snow fighting equip- ment to clear the roads a He 1' storms. the highways depart- ment also moves banks of soil to prevent the creation of snow ‘traps. Last year the department

-clay from these banks.

Last year's spending was in the _vicinity of 8,600,000 .it is anticipated that spending ithis year will be equal to, if not greater than, last. i

Woolworth's here for 40 yrs.

Since the Woolworth sthre opened in Charlottetown. some

and ii»,

WITH OVER 1.000 MILES OF PAVED ROADS, ISLAND LEADS ENTIRE NATION

-The ﬂusrdlsin - The Evening Pstriol Page 00

Job scene bright;

employment is up

< The upcoming year should pro- *i¢_ 4,300 pgrmm war. placed in vide as much. if not more em- employment soo high school stu- lployment ihaii i963. This was dents were given career guid- lthe View held by Vaiional l-2m- ance. and $9 persons were di. iplorment Office manager. (:.w rected to vocational training." .Cheverie, when he commented __ ,_ , _ ion the job situation recently. We expect he said. ‘ill It

career guidance and VOCIUODII _f in his remarks. .\lr. Clic\'erie training guidance will become an noted that iiiieiiiploynient was 'increasingly important part of down 25 per cent in the Chariot-;our wor also mentioned tetown area over last year and that the office had been c o n- ,1963 was the best year for em-iducting career guidance sessions ployment since the war. lfor high school students on the I “With the new industrial com- Isiand dun“ the P." you‘

=plexes at both Montague a n c FULL OPERATION

I tennial year. the picture looks the unemployment figure. Mr- yery :rish'ty.1 Vllithy 1ni‘=I‘e:-rise Jib Cheverie said the trend over ma pece in 9 ourist ra e tisl . year, the majority of students pas! Tuerll yea” 1!“ ”°.°'‘ [or I who desire employment in the = the "3"" ‘to to up‘ ‘ad mu W“ tourist trade should have work", i “'9 “T51 "m9 3‘ Md 8002 down he Said -recently. He said that numbers CAREER GUmA_\vCE 7of those unemployed in the rur- Mr. Cheverie also made notg ll districts hﬂd remained [iii of the fact that not all of the same. employment offices work is the _ actual placement of persons. He feels that when the new in- ‘bul l"V0l\'9-S high school career dusiries move into full opcranon guidance. and direction of ot'h- at Georgetown and Montague, ers to vocational training. this will relieve the rural ll n- l "Last year" said Mr. Chever- employment picture somewhat

40 years ago. a store has been in existence that can su-pply the shopper with almost every sun- dry and item imaginable.

The store is under the mana-

add as many as 50 to the staff during the summer months and! this. the centennial year they expect to add even more.

Mr. Lazurek reported t h a t 1 1963 was a very good year and that the store is “completely; geared to handle a record year; in l964. due to the Centennial.‘‘‘ A $100,000 renovation was car-

ried out during the year. The store is located in t. he heart of the downtown business. ‘idistrict and is contained in two ifloors. The bottom one is a i r- ;conditioned and there are possi- ‘ bilities that the second floor will 7 also be air conditioned thl s year. All goods are so arranged to provide easy, convenient shopping,

Overeating seen major addiction

TORONTO ((‘,Pl — A Toronto expert on addictions says over- ‘ eating is a major addiction ‘ problem. ‘

Dr. R. Gordon Bell. medical director of the Bell clinic here. said Friday the differences be-‘ tween a food addict and a drug ,- or alcohol addict are simply that .‘ his behavior doesn't bring him 3into contact with the police and

c cls of his over-indulg-

ence are purely medical. i He told a conference on addic- ‘ ltions sponsored by the Ontario! {government that ' is a rare- lfamily which does not have one ‘ .or more addictions — drinking. drugs, smoking or eating.

He suggested new legislation. was needed making it manda-- ‘tory for all professional persons ‘coming into contact wi an al- cohol or drug problem to report . it to a central authority which could insist on examination and treatment.

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