towards basic materials - "The second point I would iik to bring out”. said Mr. Dickey, "is that the strength in ourpexport pos- ition and in the investment pro- gram has resulted in an expanding economy in which most branches of secondary industry have shar- ed".

"In this connection, one need only look at what the discovery of oil and gas has done for Western Canada. Strength in a couple of basic resource industries has led to the formation of a host of lub- sidlary servicing in - duslriel-" MAY BE A LESSN

"There may be a lesson for utll here." continued Mr. DickGY- if

A I , as I think probably, much the

same pattern of capital invest- ment occurs in 1957 as is Pftisenlr ly underway. our efforts can use- fully be devoted to aiding the est- ablishments of those secondary industries which will supplement service our material produe ,, industries." Canada. as you know, because of-the nature and extent of its re lnroea has a coat ad antage

A V. over most other countries in pro- , duclng a wide variety of raw and 'semi-finished raw materials.

"As our population and techniq- ues have grown. we have constantly

CITY AND

hr domestic process ore and more of

Olhdxmtnkiu have a cost ad- om us may lead to a low-

of living for all Can-

we could otherwise

enjoy. During the recent months have in a great deal about expansion possibilit-

CLE SUPERVISION

"Many Canadian industries have made progress in the past largely I think. because of close attention to day-to-day operations by can-, watching their short term

cost and income positions and by

constantly seeking improvement-

iu operating methods or in end. products. V

"if we continue to do this. I feel confident that in future decades as in the past, our actual advance will in many lines. far surpassl present day expectations." l

In the course of his speech Mr, Dickey noted that thelgross nai-l ional product has during the first quarter of this year reached an annual rate of 328.3 billion, nearly 11 per cent above the first quarter of the previous year. He said the. same rate of increase seems tol have maintained in the subsequent months.

Mr. Dickey said the income pos- ition of Canadian consumers and firms was very serong, and went, on to state that total personal in-J comes have increased by nine per cent over the corresponding period for 1955. In addition to this farm prices have shown improvement recently. reversing the previous trend. Coupled with a higher vol-

E

ume of sales this means that the

CENTRAL

I YOUR DOLLAR burl more at the Hughes Drug Store.

HEARING AID batteries and ac- cessories. The Brown Electric.

l ISLAND colored viows. Cras- Icli Studio.

FOR QUALITY. service and ac- curacy. shop at Worth's Pharma- ey.

STUDENT LAMP! and dayllta bulbs. The Brown Electric.

WI TREAT the sick well. did- rra Pharmacy. open I am. to p.in.

GENERAL ELECTRIC - irons. kettles, toasters. food mixers. The Ii

Gid-

PADS-i,1.3,and4 year guarantee. -The Brown Elec- tric.

J03 PRINTING and Rubber stamps, Clarke Printing Service. Elm Avenue, dial 4984.

BE SURE AND see the fast cut- ting I-Iomelite chain saw demon- ztratkin at Douglas Bros. and

ones Lt. booth, Provincial Plow- hg Match. Dundee.

lA'l'f'RAC1'IVE assortment of table and dresser lamps The Brown Electric.

JUNIOR FARMERS-The New Glasgow and Districts Junior Far- mers Group have been working for the past month on one of their group projects for the 1055- 8 year. This project has been the linking of signs to mark the hou- ndaries of some of the surround- lflg districts in which members of die Junior Farmers group live. ' Five signs have been completed and erected. These have been pl- aced at the bound , line between Hunter River and Greenvsle; Hun- ter River and New Glasgow: May-

eld and New Glasgow; and New Vlasgow and Wheatley River. rThese signs have green letters out out from sheets of Grotolite. a reflecting material. placed on I white signboard. constructed and ted by members of the group. sure these signs have been made by the Junior Farmers, the words. Junior Partners have been Iced on the sign post in a ver-

cal position. These signs are marked on both sdes and ye taken many hours

careful and exacting work in ' lng them. It is hoped that can district markers will be us!- to tourists and Islanders alike. favourably received more will made next year. t

FUNERAL YESTERDAY --The funeral of the late Mrs. Mabel C. Harris was held yesterday aft- ernoon from the Cutcliffe Funeral Home. Service was conducted by Rev. Howard Christie, assisted by Rev. A.S. Weir. A solo. "The Lord Is My shepherd" was sung by George Johnston. The pail bearers were Messrs. Louis Stew- art. Harold Cameron, Charles Batt, Daniel Currie, Harry Youn- her, Beniamin Stentiford. Inter- ment was in the People's Cemet- ery.

POTATO REPORT - "The per- iod of weather favouring the ad- vance of late blight disease which prevailed when our previous bull- etin was written was of short dur- ation" statcs the latest release

from the Science Service Laborat- ory, "Drier air and lower temp- eratures moved in and again the advance of infection has been ar- rested. So long as present weather conditions prevail, little, if any. defoliation should occur in fields that have been sprayed any time during the past two weeks. Potato aphid populations are beginning to drop and with the cooler weather there should be very little more aphid damage during the remain der of the season.

POTATO EXPERT HERE . Mr. Norman Parks. potato special- ist from the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. is visiting the Ex- perimental Farm in Charlottetown reviewing the potato breeding pro- jects being carried on there. Dur- ing his visit be conferred with Mr. R. C. Parene and Mr. G. C. War- ren. Accompanying Mr. Parks is Mr. D. J. MacLeod, plant patholo- -gist from Fredericton. N. 8.

TO CARDIGAN - The Rev. Leo Sullivan. parish priest of Holy Name Church. Calgary. Alberta. arrived in the City Tuesday by plane en route to his former home in Cardigan. He will also visit relatives in Halifax and Boston. The Rev. Joseph Sullivan parish priest at Entwhlstle. Alberta and the Rev. Peter Sullivan, Clyde, Al- berta are his brothers.

AIR. FORCE ASSOCIATION- Past President's pins were pre- sented to immediate past presi- dent Reg Howard a d his Prede- cessor Stuart Chan er at the first fall meeting of the 201 Confedera- tion Wing of the R.C.A.F. Assoc- iation Monday night. About 45 membe u were present to make plans for Battle of Britain Sunday parade on September 16. and a lobster supper Thursday. Septem- ber N. President Jim Currie was in the chair.

farm populatifl la a batterin- ancial position than was th east

Government trade services i can play an extremab important part

assisting maatsfadnll-a in- crease expiorts of goods to the Unit- ed States" said R. V. N. Gordon

of the Department of Trade and ,

Commerce. Ottawa. Knowledge of local conditions in important dis.

tribution centres adjacent to-moat

of the Provinces when a similar. lty of customs and aging, is of great importance." he cor.- tlnued. "The chief problems in egpud. ing exports to the United States". he said. "is in persuading compgn. ies to make serious aadiooatinuing effort in the market." The jpllclng of Trade Commissioners in the U. S.. visits of other VMIMQQ to are exporters and convention, gpgecn. es and articles ilrpubli ” gm some of the methods used by the department to arouse intu-eat, For most ommoditiea the U, s, market is the lamest in the world andis geographically dog; to can. adas producing areup um Mr. Gordon. In that country mg" 1, . market for almost every con. ceivable type of manufactures art. He. in many urbalncentrea there is a healthy appetite for imported luxury goods and an import label is often the deciding factor in 1

sale.

"Although only a man pg;-gent. age of our sales to the U. 8.. Can- adian export of consumer goods in 1955. amounted to considerably more than 3100 mhlion". Thu fig. ure puts this country in the same class as such important Ihippers, such as. the United Kingdom, Jap- an and Germany.

TARIFF DIFFICULTY

"The market for consumer goods in the U. S. is in the luxury lines. due to the difficulty of com. peeing with American industry over the tariff wall in the sale of 2:-.210-';&

PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lord, re- tuned to their borne in Stanchel, IMF spendin. a pleasant weekend in Moncton and Amherst.

'Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Prowse, City. are both patients in the P. 15.1. Hospital.

Miss Virginia Lavender. who '1" been visltins Mr. And Mrs. W.J. Jook for the past two weeks, has returned to her home in Paw- tucket. Rhode Island.

Dr. R. H. Bngnall. of the Feder. 81 Department of Agriculture at Fredericton. N B. was in the city over the weekend. He acccompsn- led the visiting agricultural scient. ists from Denmark and sweden here last week.

Dr. W.L. MacI.ellaa aec . led by Mrs. Msclnllao auimtiilir son Donald have left on return to Boston following a hoildgy vim with his sister and borhter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. J. Austin Trainor, Elm Avenue.

BIRTHS

RIIYNES - Athe P.E.I. Hospital 0'1 SGDL 10, 1956 to Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Rhyneg, . gm, Morgan Alexander.

PARKER - At Sherbrooke Hos- pital Quebec. Sept 6, 1956 to Mr. and Mrs. Murny Parker (nee Elizabeth Lewis formerly of Charlottetown) a daughter Deb- orah Lynn 6 lbs. I use.

MACPIIEE - To Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth MacPbee (nee Eleanor Wood) a son Steven William at Guelph General Hospital on Sept 3rd. 1056 weight 7 lbs. 2 cu.

SAVIDAN'i'- On Septemh 10, 1956. to Mr. and Mrs. William Savidant R.C.N. (Nee Noreen Flood) a daughter 7 lbs. 13V: 011.

DAWSON - At the Prince County Hospital on September lotb, 1066 to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dawson. Albany. ufnee Gladys Not-ring) a daughter. 7 lbs., 13 cu.

ARSENAULT - At the Prince County Hopltal on September 8, 1956. to Mr. and Mrs." Leo Arsen- ault (nee Edan Richards), of Kensington, a daughter, Deborah Joan. Weight 7 pounds, 12 ounces

ENGAGEMENTS

MR. AND MRS. EVERETT FRANCIS. Freetown. announce the engagement of their daugh- ter, Betty Wanda to obert Web ster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Stevenson. Cavendish. Marriage to take place in Freetown United Church. October lth.

MR. JOHN DAVIS DUGGAN of London. Ontario, announces the engagement of his daughter Laurette Ann of Vancouver to William Reginald Maclaan. of

Merritt, a.c., son of Mr. and Ind

Mrs. C. Moffatt Macbeali. Sum- merside. Marriage to take place saturday, Oct. 8 in Vaneouvc,

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Seen above is a nurhbgr gf an head table guests gt nu gown. ment dinner tendered lag; in honour of the visiting '1':-ads ma Industry delegates now-in session in Charlottetown. Iaftto rum 1;. Mr. John Dickey, puugmenugy

in the increase of our trade to the U. S. Canada maintains Trade Commissioner offices in Washing- ton, New York, Chicago, Boston, Detroit and New Orleans with an- other to opened in Les Angle; in the near future. In addition the department maintains a show- room in Rockefeller Centre, New York on a permanent basis, where six to ten trade exhibits are held annually. .

In addition to the work being car- ried on by the department, compan is: should attempt to have at least one representative in the U. S. so that prices on competitive articles can be observed at the retail level and to introduce samples to the prospective buyers. ' Problems of distribution in the U. 8.," said Mr. Gordon, "are much the same as Canada except that instead of a few regions there are many. To achieve better distribution manu- facturers should appoint one or more agents ot cover the regions. A chief problem in expanding our exports to the U. S. is in persuading lng companies to make a serious and continuing effort in the market. A real contribution towards this combating the apathy of the pre- sent day exporter or potential ex- porter can be made by the Prov- inces."

MR. MII..LER'S ADDRESS

Other speakers at yesterday ses- sions included Mr. Henry E. Mil- ler, vice president of Kriby Block and Company. New York who emphasized that, in the neighbor- ing republic, "there are forty-eight states from Maine to California, and over 10 million potential can sumers."

"Remember. first of all." be

said. "that wherever you are you are not more than a couple of hundred miles from the nearest one in the United States. Concent- rate on what is within reach. and cash in on the advantage of limit- ed transportation. "To me. it is more easily con- ceivable that a retailer in Minnes- ota should sell products made in Manitoba rather than having the same or imiar products hauled all the way from South Carolina to California. The same would true of British Columbia in relation to our Northwest. or the Marltimes in relation to the New England tates.

"Distribution costs are constant- ly on the increase. and I think you will find that geographical prox- imity is one of the beat advant- ages you have for exporting your manufact ed goods to our coun-

Next in importance. the speaker emphasized, is the pi-e-requisite of putting oneself in the position of the prospective purchaser. Stress was also laid on the importance of quoting reliable and definite de- liery dates, which has been a sore point in the past.

"In the long run," said Mr. Miller. ,"the foreign manufacturer who succeeds is the one who is concerned not only with making a sale and delivering the merch- andise as per sample submitted and on time. but he is the one who sees to it that there is con- tinuation of supply."

He commended the "splendid Job" being done by the Canadian Government in maintaining trade development service through com- mercial councillors.

Largely Attended

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the original planners to see the culmination of their uotlring ef- forts over the past ten years rise before them in such mlendld pro- portions. How gratifylnl Ill? '0 the workers who tolled to trans- form the architect's dream into a reality in stone. Surely the satis- faction of a job well and truly done will rain in their memor- ies for years to come.

"Lastly bow gratifying it will be to the many public servants who will be using the facilities in this

there have been excepting. To gm building

.3

3 - . assistant to the Minister of Trade ud comma;-.,;; lion. T.W. L. Prowse, Governor of Prince Ed- weld Island: Eon. Doullid M3C' Kinnon, Minister of Industry. Na-

tural Resources and Fisheries in Prince Edward Island; Premier

oiousiii nisearssilfiraraen '

aw. Mathuon. Eon. -r.c. noun Ilidullr! and lullour. Alberta.

ill. Premier of Saskatchewan, Hon. I".I.. Jobin, Minute; of mi duatry and Commerce, Manitoba. Also at the head table were Boa, R-Iylnond Itaisrlml. Minister of

began.

"The necessity of a building, large enough to house all Federal Departments in Charlottetown had long been recognised by everyone in our Province. Representations had been made to those in lull: as-lty on many occasion over the years, emphasising the many in conveniences ' I i in the exist- ing arrangementa where Federal Government offices were scattered all over the City. sometimes very difficult to find by people not well acuuatinted with the City.

"Finally in the autumn of 1048. the late J. Lester Douglas. who was then member of Parliament for Queens. conferred with the Pro vinclal Government and City Council, and as a result of these deliberations it was decided that this block should be the site upon which the new Federal Building should eventually be erected. In February of 1040 provision was made by Order-in-Council to ex- propriate the n y land after the Federal Government had purchased the properties. tenants received various notices to vacate the property but nothing really came of it and as far as any concrete and decisive action was concerned. time stood still for a year or more.

DEFINITE DECISION

"Finally in the autumn of 1063 a definite decision to ,roceed was made and tenders were called for its construction. on September 21. 1954 Anglia Norcroas Limited was awarded the contract and the firm of County Construction Lim- ited began the work of demolish- ing existing buildings and prepar- ing the site in October of the same year. On November I), not the first concrete for the new building was poured. "Progress on the construction of the blinding was sufficiently rapid from then on to permit the laying of the Cor- nerstone to take place as early as June 15, 1965. This, colourful and dignified x.CI'I!IIOI)' was per- formed by the Honourable Robert I1. Winters. Federal Minister of Public Works, in the presence of a large group of interested citin-

ens. "And now just fifteen months later we gather here to officially open this beautiful new building, a credit to our Capital City and, to our Province. "Housed here will be all Fed- eral Government Offices in Char- lottetown with the exception of the Dominion Experimental Farm and those in the Science Service, which include the laboratory of Plant Pathology, the Entomologic- al Laboratory and the Seed Pot- ato Cartificatloii Branch. - "Our Post Office has been func- tioning for years in quarters too u . J to ” ” the ' ' volume of- mail which pours through its doors annually. Dur- ing the Cbriatmas season it has been necessary to use part of the Chrlottetown Armoury to handle the Magdalen Islands mail. In ad dition, the basement of the build- ing and railway cars at the Sta- ties were called into service to handle the surplus. IOOMY QUARTER! "Now our new Post Office, sit- uated en the main floor of this building, will be located in roomy quarters sufficiently commodloua to handle efficiently any situation that may arise. and assuring the people of this Province" the finest service available anywhere in the Dominion. "The needs of the people of Prince Edward Island have been well and truly not in the provis- ion of such a fine building in our Provincial Capital: In this build ing no efforts have been spared to erect an edifice suitable to the dignity of the City that proudly Ihelt . the Cradle of Confedera-

The Guardian ills umounced 3 practical instruct.ive- clinic 53;. aion for merchants and advertising people under the leadership of Clyde Iledell of Chicago, for Sept- ember 19th. 1

Mr. Bedell is said to have had as interesting and varied an ex- perience in advertising an any- one on earth. ' His first full-time job was doing travelling editorial work for trade magazines. Rejected for military service in the first world war and too young for the American draft, he came to Canada and travelled pretty much over the three west- ern provinces for American trade journals before he was 2l-report- ing the effects of the war on Can- almlan enterprise, particularly re-

ng.

His very warm friendship with Canada began then with his first visit on soil outside the United States. In the last 15 years as an advertising consultant, alo with his accounts in the United tates. he has served Canadian business and newspapers all the way from Charlottetown to Victoria.

VARIED EXPERIENCE In his richly varied advertising experience. he has been director of sales and advertising of Butler Bros. when that concern was the largest wholesale house in the world. And they sold by mail! In this work. Mr. Bedcll was spend- ing more than 2 million dollars-a year in mail order advertising on which accurate response could be checked. This was before the de- pression in the 1930's. In the agency field. Mr. Bedell handled Califoraiants Inc. when it was a substantial national account. With N.W. Ayer. one of the larg- est advertising agencies. be served the Ford Motor account. originat- ing and creating Ford's entire year": national sales training pro- gram and car presentation for its dealers the one year it beat Chav- rolet in sales in the last 10 years before the war. In the retail field be was sales promotion manager of the Fair and of Marshall Field and Co. He was Chairman of the State Street Promotion Men, the world's greatest shopping street, and dur- ing the second World War was chosen by Chicago's promotion meat to write the War Bonds ads for the entire retail community. Those ads innovated a type very effective emotional appeal copy that substantially increased bond sales. The style was picked

Premier Addresses

(Continued from page I) ting that the meeting should take place in Charlottetown. the birth- place of Confederation. He said he could not help think that this meeting was another confedera- tion or another rebirth of Canada.