TUESDAY.

Construction Boom Marks

U. S. Business Activity

-1..

(By Welter Breed; Jr.)

emw YORK rAPl -Activity in "KTM-U.lv' lncrelsed moat lines of business continuedl

below year-ago levels last week. But there were notable exceptions. one wall new construction. The week's total of heavy en- gineering contract awards was It

oi construction awarded in Fvbr

nrv pet. vi record for that month. M1ll'i'l'l Wmlld hi" I-0 ' mm April.

Ja.nuar,v-February 13 per cent over a

and tho

was ii good

year agn. A major liippller to the build-

e 1954 high Contracts for all type-s,Vl'9Fc

ing industry, Glass Co.. said 1954

pital and office construction." Steel

the week's scheduled

TI-IE” GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

cars were up 13 per cent from Jan- uary but not met enough to keep pace. with production. with Ford working overtime and Plymouth on two shifts U. S. factories turn- ed out lll.l79 passenger cars this week against 108,804 the previous

Libby-Owens-Ford week, should see School. 1105- ductlon of crude oil and electric

The week saw gains in the pro-

power and sales of cotton textiles.

output continued to lag: Prices of lead. cooper scrap. lir- operatlng and zinc turned firm:

the stock

rate of 58.9 per cent was ch. low. market was at its highest level in

last for any non-holiday.

free week since March 1950. There indications that steel-makers ml??? than I3 PET 0901 from the 11.'Wl10 had looked for an upturn in,('""l"5D0"dlnl'-' Wt"8k OT 1953- Will- waii mi ter 5. Franklin. nresident. of the

Auto Production Rising

Now-car

strlke- 34 War!-

Freight carioarllngs were off

Peniisylvanla Railroad, said the volume of freight traffic "indicates that this year's results will

8'1" h", be,” m,,,,. not equal 1953" when the big rall-

rr-ad esirnnd SflT.000,f)00.

Style C37.-wicw

OF THE WORLD'S FINEST WALLPAPERS

Novv on DISPLAY A

MCIDRE 8- WLEODME

THE CHOICE FOR TO

S SMARTEST HOMES

Jnbleu Tip 500.000

Department shore sales were down ii per cent from a year ago. Unemployment at the end of Feb- ruary totalled about fi.50f).000, an increase of 500,000 for the month. L:-bor Socrotary James P Mitchell said the lrrnd toward more unem- ployment ”sei-ms to be slowing down "

General Motors again came lhrniiizh with an annual report; re- qulrlng sllperlatlves ; its 1953 sales of nmrc than 310.000.000.000 and its tax bill of 31.237.000.000 were the iiigli:-at totals for any private enterprise in the world. Net income or 5.598.119.4712 was the third highest in the history of the huge corporation.

Teachers Trek North For Jobs

HALIFAX fC'Pt - 00 west. they told youmz Wen a half-century ago, but Nova Scotla school teach- ers are treading nn each other's heels trying to go north -and nobody has to tell them.

Harold Montrose. principal of Robert Leckie School at Goose

HOLMANiS Features...

St Paliicifs Dag

LINENS

Real Irish Linen TABLE OLDTHS

Just as Irish as "Parlrlyls Pig" and a million limos morn hoaiill- ful! Tiircc (Tlnlii: are double damask in scroll and floral design iwn useful si'Ies--

with hand hemmed edges. In

SIZE 70" X 70"

8.50

SIZE 70" X 88''

11.50

in-li l.;iion HIHIEP Sol at n

36 inch square l'lnlh and -1 Thrgxire IVIVIWI

BRIDGE SETS

The ”l,iirl( of lilo iii-li" in find 11 purr (V'll-"ilf'fI r-nilvrmrlr-iv dcvoralrs this corn.

in 5 piece sols -

3.98

woe pricri or gold

servicllrs.

BRIDGE SETS

Fair as an "Irish Fnlocn"

are emhrnidored in Mnrlicrn dcsigns. Fifi inch cloth and 4 st-rvir-llcs, priced in let

llir-se pink colored, lrisli Linen Bridge Sol:

k LUNGHEDN SETS

ing up. February sales of 101.500

Newfoundland Leads Canada In Marital Bliss

OTTAWA, (OP) - Newfoundland Ippl.i-intly has the portion of happily married couples of any province and British Col- umbia the unhnpplest.

Newfoundland last year. as in 1962, hnd the fewest divorces and the lowest divorce rate in Canada. the Bureau of statistics reported today.

Though the number of decrees tripled to nine in 1953 from three in 1052. the rate of divorces per 100,000 population was only 23. In 1962, Newfoundland: rate was .8.

In British Columbia, the rate

dropped to 1202 from 1279 per 100,000 population but was still the highest in Canada. The nuin-

ber of divorces decreased by 54 or four per cent to 1.175.

Canada's divorce rate rose seven per cent to 41 per cent 100.000 population last year compared with 1952, though six of the 10 provinces had fewer divorces and lower rates.

onturio accounted for 45 per cent of the national t.ot.ai-6.066 or 421 more than in l952-com- pared with 30 per cent in 1952. 13.6. accounted for 24 per cent of all divorces, three per cent less than in the preceding year.

Quebec Decrease

Second largest. numerical de- crease afler B. C. was in Quebec where the number fell by 36 to 12 per cent. to 273 and the rate de- clined to 8.4 from 7.4.

New Bru.nswi.ck divorces num- bered 1B1, 1 decrease of 19 or 10 per cent. and the rate dropped to 33.8 from 38. Nova Svmtis had 185 divorces against. 108, the rate de- creulng to 21.9 from 2.8.11.

Prince Edward Island had 15 divorces, six more than in 1952. and the rate jumped to 14.2 from 3.7. ...M:...:E.M...EE Bay, Labrador, reported Friday as being swamped by more than 150 apmicatlons for 10 staff vacan- ties.

Montrose. ht-ads an interviewing

team which will scout prospects lin Nova Scotla, Quebec and On- 'tario. He said one reason for the lriish to get. to Goose Bay un- 'doubledly was the fact that teach- lers could. in .some cases. earn 'twice there what they can in this province. I Robert Leckie School teaclios the children of Royal Canadian Air Force personnel stationed at the big Labrador base.

Pontiac. great chief of the Ot- itawa Indians. was slain by nu Il- liinois Indian at Fort St. Louis in

l KILIYOURPILEAI

In ll minutes OHTNAROID starts L wonderful relief for sore, itching. burnln piles. wnmi while you sleep to help he: and shrink sore. irritated tisi-nos. Thus ni- lays nervous Irritation and let: you sleep Ind work in comfort. Don't waste precious time and iumer needlesslir Ask your drug- ist. lor CHTNAROID today under nus- Taclion or money back trial offer.

DODGE TOWN-PANEL

largest pm- I

MARCH 10, 195.

Dark Lightning

Helen Topping Miller

CI-lAP'I'!2B XXVIII loontinued)

"I wouldn't rate any royalty. Hickey. Not if you do the work and put up the money."

"You rate-or I don't," Hickey said. pulling his long lips gro- tesquely. "You done considerable work on that well-and you got to stick with me...and we could maybe go ahead with it before Mason got back, and then there wouldn't be no argument.

"But I'd want a paper drawn up -and Mis' Mason. here. to sign it. I wouldn't want. to go ahead without s. definite understanding on it. Not that you folks ain't honest. Mis' Mason-but it's Just businesslike way to do."

"Of course," said 'Mona Lee. 3 little breathlessly. "What do you think, Gary?"

"I think-well, I think it'll just A wild chance. As Hickey says, there's nothing to lose, anyway. But an eighth is 1. pretty substan- tial royalty..."

"I wouldn't. undertake it for no less," Hickey insisted. OI reckon Mason would rather pay an eighth royally and have him an oil well than to pull that derrick down and listen to all the people around tell- ing him he was a fool to spud in a wildcat on his own, in the first place."

"Oh, he would!" said Mona Lee. ”Gar3' Tm going to do it. Harvey left that power of attorney for me-I can do it. And I'm going to ...and if we should get oil...." The excitement gripped Gary. After all, they Rid have nothing to lose. And Hickey was I shrewd old driller. He was taking a risk himself. It cost money to shoot I Well. and a man had to be pre- pared to control it it it. came in.

"You write out A. paper, son," Hickey said, "if Mis' Mason's a. greeable. You know what to put in it-I don't." ,

'I'll get the pen and ink. Gary, I feel kind of scared, doing this on my own-but we can't lose anything, can we?"

"No, you can't lose anything. You're exchanging a certain fail- ure-which is what that well is new-for a. gambling chance on getting oil. I'm quite certain Mr. Mason would agree to take the chance if he were here."

"Make it an agreement between Mis' Mason and Harvey and you and me." instructed Hickey when Gary was ready to write. "And we mint. ll. vlitnossed-tiro witiicsses. Its got to be a paper that will stand in law."

"Hickey. I slill think I shouldn't be cm; in on this. I'm willing to help you -you can pay me what- ever you think I'm ii'orl.h but this is your idea You'll be im- ancing it and taking all the risk and trouble”

"No." Hickey was stubborn. "I

ain't going into it alone. I might

get sued-and I viaiit

YOU'LL HAVE FASTER DELIVERY

You'll like the loading ease of the new Dodge trucks - floors, of these panel and express models are knee-level. You'll fuin wheeling through traffic and parking is a cinch trucks have the shortest turning radius, right or left,

somebody

Vancouver, Radioshow. of Canadian Canners

tion.

si,soo.oo NER on AYLMER so A AV

1

M. .1. Monks, of 131 St. David's Av., North receives her 81,800.00 jack at cheque won on the Aylmer Soup S50-A-D Y

Mr. B. J. Wallis, Assistant Sales Manager (Western) Limited. AYLMER PRODUCTS, makes the presenta-

Mrs. Monks enclosed an AYLMER Cream of Mushroom Sou label with her on um; mrrectl identf ed the "M Vo " a. Dr. ”e Bell. On the nghtp Mr. ul Mitchell who receives 350.00 for selling Mrs. Monks he: Aylmer Song. '

Aylinet so A-DAY ll hoard daily. Mom!” to Friday at 11.80 1. m. on orcv.

else to get sued along with me." "Nobody would hove any rea- son to sue you." Gary argued. "If Mrs. Mason goes into this, she expects to abide by her promises." "Yeah? Suppose that well catches afire? Suppose Ihs blows and we get oil aflre maybe, all over this part of the country? I know all better'n you do, son. You

want. witnosses.”

"Would Slim and Marie do?" Mona Les asked. "Adelaide has gone out." . ' Out with knew about that. He set his mouth a little as he made A half-dozen starts and then tore up the sheets, not satisfied with the phraseology. Finally, he finished it draft that pleased him and read it aloud, "Sounds all right to me," said Hickey, "if it suiu Mist Mason.”

Slim and Maria were called in

and put their signatures at the bottom of the sheet, Slim's scrawl- ed and angular, Maria's small and very neat. "All right, Hickey (here's your clocument.V' Gary blotted the last. signature and folded the sheet putting it into it long envelope "Do you want. to start on this job in the niornliig?"

"No," said Hickey. gelling up with iylacrity. "I ain't going to start it in the moriiiiig-arid liiivc Grice and all his gang hanging around to see us make alluLllPl'

failure. niaybe. Weirs going to shoot her-loiiight!" lC0llllllllP.dt

HIGHEST lil.EV'A'l'0lL Canada's highest elerainr the Cnnzicliiin Bunk of Coininerce biiilding at Toronto, viliere cars

because Dodge

rise 468 feet.

put you and mo in it and make; it tight as you know how. And .I'

Bob Ferguson. Garyl

is int

i

YOU'LL SAVE

FOR THE

OUTSTANDING BARGAINS

OF THE YEAR COME TO

GREENDAL'S

And Pick Out A New

SUIT. TOPCOAT or SPORT COAT

Mews SPORT COATS-

Rc-gular 3524.50

Regular 29.50 for ......... .. EXTRA SPECIALE

MEN'S SUITS- MEN'S DRESS SHOES-

2 Pairs of Pants--Reg.” 539.50 ......... .. I9.5O MEN'S Tbl3COATS- Valucs to 511.95

Li's:-. Our I:I;:V:-”AVV8y Plan-A Small Deposit Will Hold Any Garment.

The GREEIIDAL Go. Ltd.

MENIS STORE 144 GREAT GEO. ST.

alifb 8

Double ”Dainas

l'li.it "Du (lid lroland l"rniiilf" ilniilile fI.'IIll.'IxIx' uilli ii snliiiy Tho sol: arr iiiiide up lrisli l.inrii--

to speed ur. vour hauling. Cah floors, too, are so much lower that drivers can slip in and out with

passenoer oar ease. Further. Dodge trucks cut costs because they're ".loli-Flaisd" from engine to mar axle in M your job . . . and stay on your job with I minimum of upkeep.

YOU'LL GARRY MORE

The new Dodge Town Panel, illustrated above has I full 155 cu. ft. body capacity to handle hulky loads. Express bodies have extra width and depth. The

Dodge "Job-Ruled" truck design (which reduces

truck weight by shortening wheelbase and overall lruek length) was a sizahle payload advantage over trunks of similar gross Vehicle Weight . . i you haul more at lower cost.

YOU'LL HAVE GREATER OOIAFOIIT

New Dodge cahs are designed to make driving safer and more comfortable. Floors and vunnin'a boards are lower, doom higher and wider. The big, one-piece windshield and high side windows with lower sills give safe, wide angle v n Dodge Truck can and express modolshnvo 3-me high with Iull luxury-type noel cushions.

Onlq panorama: Job4.?aIe'a"TR(lCK!molonez55c7y9u)L,?9i'5 '

Johnston Motors Limited W. G. Barbour Ltd. . 'mmy aim . 121 Eumn si., clnrlotiotowii

0

SEE YOUR IIEAREST DODGE-IIESDTO DEALER

finish and H riiiiw-iitiniiiil svrnll iivsign. ni a l'l0lIl and six serviollcs. Pure

SIZE 52" X 68" SIZE 60'' X 80''

11.95 14.95 ;.

mu.” Rayon & Cotton Damask Real Irish Linen

.v I TABLE OLOTHS ' GUP TDWELS

"Reimrrnh!" they're Made in Ireland w.';';: " "sh"mrIm:k;; d”'('Y”"r ,;l,I”h'1'

. WI i. 5 . . "I 'l"'ly hl""d'd "M9" and "ya" m These -nrilmflihelynwoverlnzrid hlllarxlre P(I,IrIIleEl' I tllmhbk WWIVE WIII1 "0l'""9d b0”l9'- rnlorod borders or all rver checks. 16

by 30 inch size, I-ach -

DODGE EXPRESS

I I n 4

Wu

'-:.:!'i',' 4111::

Shndrs are blue or gold. an

nu, chair-

Si inch

square size 3 '98 ?.?.i”..12- 5.50

3

.-s... ..n...