Pe . : x 6 The Guardian, Thurs., Sept. 9, 1965. Food Cuts - LivingCosts In August By WILLIAM NEVILLE OTTAWA ‘CP)—The summer “flood harvest has reached the Canadian market«place, bring- | ing at least a temporary halt to nine months of spiralling living costs The bureau of statistics Tues- day reported the consumer price index for August at 139.4 com- pared with 139.5 in July It was the first month-to- Ve) Yj i er) Is the cost of food hogging too big a share of your budget? Is GREEN PEAS 6 FOR $] planning hearty meals at low cost like making a silk purse out e of a sows ear? Then it’s time you changed to CO-OP SUPER month ‘decline in the index since last October when it. stood at 135°6° Since *then—it-has~ under- gone nine consecutive increases, most of them set off by rising food costs. Food was the key factor this time, too, except. in the other direction. As predicted previously by officials, food costs dropped sig- nificantly during August. Much | of the decline was attributed to lower prices for fresh fruits and vegetables, reflecting the fac‘ %. 47 14h a MARKET. Our STOREWIDE LOW PRICES and dozens of * ALLEN'S SUPER SPECIALS fatten your piggy bank with SAVINGS. Come in today. You’ve nothing to lose but your high food bills. APPLE - MINUTE MAID 6 OZ. TIN o 18 OZ. JUICE TINS Orange Juice 2» 55c that the 1965 crop now has been : 7 processed and it having its ef- Z MeCAIN’S 12 OZ. PKG. (ao nepgeasumer market. 1 GOLD MEDAL SWEETENED One official said that on the A Green Peas ‘ = basis of past experience .. food more arr garg before LIME ° C Canned. Picnic iY LB 1 .29 GRAHAM 10 OZ C ices will undergo at least one 4 le levelling’ off. In th st tw . SEASEALD FISH : : gy Elysee gy ME ge we gy J i | CE 20 02, SHOULDER TIN WAFERS PKG. dex has, dropped off in both Sep- BOTTLE ¢ 14 OZ. 43 tember and Octobe % Horde te break ne Mae aqusages PKG. C GORDON BLEU CANNED WHOLE VACHON NEW PACK JAM month spiral) the consumer ndex, th a i : = ‘ " tae ting ete, emames | MAXWELL HOUSE = SARA LEE = Powx» CHICKEN “aN 99¢| STRAWBERRY *.:° 49c weil sbow 1964 Tevels The ae : ORANGE EACH 69c N JAR : , Das eS « tr tat ae eet | INSTANT. CG] CAKES cave: snow of goods and services purchased : [FRESIA ISLAND 6 OZ. JAR 9 a 39 c MAPLE LEAF - WESTON'S by urban families, stood at 136.1 SNOWBIRD in August ‘a year ago. : COFFEE : In contrast, latest available e figures on industrial wages and | apy heote 1 LB. C salaries show a continued rise : 0 i e PKG. C in pay cheques. % : The industrial wage index, : rise also based on 1949 levels, stood SCHWARTZ RED ROSE NEW GAUZE ‘ LB at 211.8 jn June. up from 210.9 e g 6 mins sees ee | Pickling Spice 2 >: 35c| Tea Bags cotit BIG se sane ‘DEVON PICTURE PAK BOLOGNA .& = 33c/SIDEBACON 89c —SCHWARTZ_ WHIT PR ESH SHOULDER =. CANADA PACKERS D. & F. “lower prices reported for most | +007. ag @%o LAMB CHOPS 1: 73c|SAUSAGES ». 55c : * fresh vegetables, fruits such as | ft ~ ae FRESH ISLAND : | iS cream, round steak, blade | ES ~ =e slrzi] A _CARLOAD OF PAPER PRODUCTS SAL [EG OF [ AM H LB. i g ‘poultry, chess, “and most] KLEENEX BALLET ; SPECIALS ALSO AVAILABLE AT . FRESH PRODUCE C._VERNON RIVER Store| SPECIALS. —__ age of total wages paid by firms | employing more than 15 people { in a wide range of industries CLOTHING IS CHEAPER While. food was the kev fac- 9 tor. lower clothing —costs—also-#- ecntributed to the July-to-Augusi | decline ‘in the consumer price | index._Most-_other__components | were up fractionally during the month. The food index fell to 137-8 | from: 139.0 a month earlier with | Lt WHITE | h \\ VINEGAR vinsigee Blane Pus eee Ds The traditional August sales of | . summer apparel a footwear | FLAT FOLD Ess cacial —_A_@a ac. Bathroom wa ye NOTE TRANSPORTATION UP : Bs f Ti PACK gasoline some bus ; at ae dee LIQUID Cauliflower 2° +o: 49c to @ “mr 7. | ~f. FOR mb KLEENEX KLEENEX - - ihe 4 3 C c canned fruits and vegetables. | Pe anaes eer THRIFT _ | ISLAND GROWN The housing index climbed to | : ISLAND GROWN 142.2 from 141.1 on the stfength | ~ of higher rents and home own- | - . - a bette : sz =! Luncheon AUQQC|PAPER ¢ DETERGENT increa for household lies | Sriocferrrt| KUNCHEON 7 CUCUMBERS 3 +: 25¢ lacheamill tesa ie some,per- e- ws 2 ROLL - ° haircuts: produced an increase to PACK i ; eee ae —- ONIONS 5. 29 and personal care com- ees ponent. The alcohol and liquor | LBS. Nees Ere] HEINZ QUALITY LOW PRICED PRODUCTS PEANUTS © "ix 29} neo cxavenorenw Sy id LB ported in the Atlantic provinces. % compoies! wes eachenged i HEINZ HEINZ MIXED 6% oz. 39% APPLES BAG 49c the month at 154.6. irns aad JAR ‘ TINS a : ‘ eda pce] SPREAD et ___e CASHEWS —*s 49c| Plums or Peaches $1.15 Sarat school y the Red Point | : ; t H ‘ 1 ct several years ago. j ane feecirttta Cowen | PREPARED 16 07. ? 3 TOMATO... 4 11 07. 89° BALTIC SANDWICH : 16402. 4 5c TOMATO 3 Oe 1-00 _ ok “ONTARIO 6 QT. BASKET tal, Charlottetown. Miss Cairns} 4 HEINZ a 3 DUNCAN HINES GLEEM FAMILY SIZE guest speaker suntas eens | MUSTARD - JAR KETCHUP =e ~ at the East Point Baptist Church Kingsboro. Mr. and Mrs. Baker HENZ HE’NZ SOUP DEAL spent two weeks visiting with & ~ CAKE MIXES | TOOTH 89° (ern disrcts of PET and aio f DAC : 3 TOMATO ss i | sire ore ce eee SPAGHETTI vo Ae 2 VEGETABLE =< 59° vee BUY 2 PACKAGES P ASTE GET 1 CAKE PAN FREE panied by their four sons and In Tomato Sauce on Mrs. Baker’s parents. SEND IN 1 BOX TOP AND 1.50 Mr. and Mrs. Stavert Heustis, : ‘ : ‘ C FOR YOUR PEN & PENCIL SET TO Wilmot Valley, spent {he week |‘ Listen to News and Views on Groceries—CFCY Thursday at 11 a.m. FOR GLEEM BOX 3236, TERMINAL “A” end with Mrs. Heustis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold MacGre- TORONTO, ONTARIO- gor, East Baltic, they were al- so guests at the Coffin and Ching wedding Saturday after- noon at the Bay Fortune Unit- ed Church. Waldo MacDonald is now con- va'escing at hi- home at Both- we'l from his illness in the city hos ‘2!, Charlottetown. Cherlie MacPhee, Little Har- | bor, recently suffered a heart attack and is now a patient in the Souris Hospital. SECRET “NEW SPR A » doy DEODORENT 3 OZ. » 5,.0Z. = 89° 1.19. ae. — 3e OFF PACK FLUFFO N oat ss Ste. és " Shortening JSE ¥V D rOR DRUGS ~ The cockleburr weed is picked ——by-the-hundreds_of barrelsful_in. ; Oklahoma, for medicine used in : treating allergies. REG. 139°