7 , Bristol ..'Mrs. us Vlalslrwas City on ednesday on business. as was Mrs. P. R. Sinnott. . we regret at this writing to chronicle the passing of Mrs. Wal- ier Squires in the P. E. I. Hoe- piial on Monday following a short illness. Despite the fact she had been in hospital at different times. in general she had enjoyed very good -health and her passing at this time was a surprise to many of her friends. Her funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon from her late residence in the Harbour District to the United Church here for services. Burial was in the family plot at West St. Peter's She leaves her husband and sev- eral married children, most of them in this vicinity. Indian trappers here..have re- ceived the glad news that the bounty on raccoons will be raised to five dollars on April 1st and Mr. Peter Sltully. who resides at the Indian reserve in Morell tells us the river is alive with 'coons and the woods full of foxes. No doubt with the increase in Ibounty the boys will make an extra ef- W fort to trap them. The flu that is making the rounds at present has taken a severe toll of working hours but in deaths have been reported from the virus. Wet feet seemed to have caused quite a.lot of illness among school children who are suffering from 'colds. Mr. Bill Jay and Mr. John Mc- ileer. Charlottetown. were here I.-ist week on business. This writer had a pleasant call iiom Mr. Russel Kelly. Summer- side, this week. Mr. Kelly has quite a number of friends here who are happy to see him look so ucll. ' Miss l"hiilis Sinnott who re- signed her position in a Charlotte itllvn Bank some time ago. has man called to the civil service (if Canada and will enter her new duties at Summcrslde next week. Mic has just finished a night ctitirse at Charlottetown as steno- izrapher and all wish her every wit-cess in her new chosen field. John Thompson. was a busi- ness visitor to the city this week. )lr.- Thompson retired from the farm some years ago and spent some time in Boston. before com- ing back here to live in retire- ment. Hail and hearty now des- pite a life-time of hard work. he has a rural mail driver on one of the longest routes for twenty gears. That alone was enough for any white man in the days when the pay was next to nothing. One man here has decided to enter. the lobster fishing this spring at this late day. He has started the battle of building I new supply of traps but many of the fishers doubt if he can get the necessary hundreds of trap heads knit in time to start the battle in one month. Some of the teachers from this vicinity were in the city on Tues- day .to attend a teachers' meet- iniz. Friends of Miss Norma Sinnott will be sorry to learn that she is still not enjoying prime health after being in hospital for some time. She took a sudden turn this week and was ordered to bed by her doctor until a complete ehecli up could be made. Mr. Joe Thistle. reported miss- ing from his hotel in Charlotte- town where he lived in retire menf was a former ieaident here many years ago. along with his brother Barny Thistle; but the missing man has not been seen in this part of the land recently er. aNona:w's .c.w.i.. ..'l'be March meeting of the St. Andrew's sub-division of the Cath- olic Women's League was held in the parish hall on March 2!.-Willi the president. Mrs. I). 1.. Mullen presiding. There were 40 mcm hers in attendance. The meeting opened with the recitation of III!) League Prayer by the Proviliciui Direct.-. REV- Father iVIIcL..inlii.. 'l'ht' i-tinu-el of the previous meeting ..cie ap- proved as rea(.. the bingo icptirt was given by the convener. 1- Bertrem MacDonald. The reports of the siiiallci W.L. meetings from the tiiiit.. ll districts proved very successIu.. Father Maccormac gave a very instructive talk concerning the kind of reading material vv should have in our homes. Mrs. Artie MacMilian. Mrs. John Mor- rison and Mrs. J. J. Macintyre were appointed on the nomina- tion committee for the annual meeting to be held in April. Correspondence consisted of a letter on national scholarships by Mrs. Earl and one on our honorary here he Mrs. Gal- iant. , . it was moved by, Mrs. Bertram MacDonald. seconded by Mll- cyrene Mactntyre. that I5 sent to the National Scholarships. Two of the members agreed make new surplaces for the altar boys. ,, , A rummage as was discussed. It was moved g Wire. Affleck. seconded by Mn: Arc Griffin. that the meetillj adieu:-tr. Meeting closed VIII! II!!!- iiciieious lunch was thee su-vsti Miss a Macnolald. Itrs James is acting as some WIT interesting shown. , ITANKOPE W.M.I.' 1-as March meetinl hon W.M.O.' was held none of Mrs. Bruce Ellie. it the sheets and 8 .5 ii... ,miFarm Interests Affected By Last Year's Economies 0'l'1'AWA (CP) - Farmers and factories took the biggest beating last year in Canada's economic de- veldpments. Fat-mera' net,earaings dropped by 30 per cent. corporg. tine profits by seven per cent. But consumers came to the eco- norny's rescue by boosting spend. log to an all-time high in cash and credit d is . ea . World"! My loomed lar er than ever as a major factor in e coun- try's economic health. labor in- come growing from 50 per cent of the country's total income in 1051 to 65 per cent in 1064-highest in It yam. Unemployment increased. Per- sons without jobs and seeking work rose to an average of M1000 in 1054 from 137.000 in 1958. This sum-up of the state of Can- ada'a prosperity in 1054 was out- lined in Finance Minister Harrls' white paper tabled in the Com- mons today. PRODUCTION VALUE FALLS Mostly because of the prairie crop failure and production de- clines in some factories. the gross national product - value of all goods and services produced-fell to 523.905.000.000. down 8431.000.- 000 from the 1053 peak of Labor income. rose to a record 511.000.000.' from 511.661.000.000 in 1953. out farmers' net income- hlt badly by smaller grain output -fell by s535.000.000 to 31,114,000,- 000. Farmers' net earnings were down for the third straight year. to almost one-half the record 52.- 072.000.000 in 1051. Investment income dropped two per cent to , 33.700.000.000 from 53.775.000.00. Mr. Harris esti- mated the major cause was a re- duction of seven per cent in car- poration profits. Corporation profits left after taxes dropped to 51.246.000.000 from 51.361.000.000 in 1953. The de- cline in corporation income taxes was one cause of the government's budgetary deficit of st-i8.251.000 in the 1954-56 fiscal year. On the brighter side. consumers -using earnings and some savings -boosted spending to a record 515.581.000.000. up three per cent from 315.115.000.000 in 1953. SPENDING ABOUT SAME Govermment spending. at 54,- 360.000.000 in 1954. was virtually hanged from 1053. Federal de- fence outlays dropped by 5179.000.- 000 but this was offset by increases in non-defence spending. Mr. Harris said the drop in de- fence expenditures had some im- pact on the economy. He observed that the rate of growth in consumer debt was Mind" was prepared by Mrs. Louis Marshall from the Study Book. Mrs. Harry MacLaucklan in- vited members to meet at her home in April. Roll call is to be answered with a verse containing the word "Hope". Mrs. Horace Marshall and Barbara MacMillao will read the stories. Hymn "God Of Mercy. God Of Grace" and prayer closed the meeting. after which Mrs. Ellis .and the committee served Ilinch. debt increased by 31z0.000.000. compared with a file of 5314.000.000 in 13!. But the mortgage debt was gs-eaur, The countrgswu as a whole dropped by .000. to 34,044,. 000.000. Biggest drop was in sonal savings. down to 81.137. ,- 000 from 31.589.000.000. The country's money supply in. creased. At the end of 1964 the will supply In the hands of th. public in the form of cash. bank deposits and government securi- 000. up t232.ooo.ooo Main cause of the increase. said the white paper was the govern- ment paid out about t22'l.000,000 more in cash than it received. slower in 1054 than in 1053; He V ties rose to a record s1s.soo.ooo.. 3; from 1 . rtieeday. Anrll 5. 1010! 11.. r:..u-at.” HEIMITAGE SCHOOL lteport for the inuntli of March: GRADE xx ,- 1. Lorraine Mac- ariah. 5 GRADE VIII - 1. Noreen Cur- ran and Mary Doran (equal): 1. Henry Hayes. GRADE VI - 1. Michael Wood; 2. Elisabeth Curran (absent for tests). GRADE V - .1. Leo Hayes. GRADE IV - l. Doreen Mur shy. . GRADE III (Sr). - 1. Gerald Curran; 2. Marie Hayes: 3. Pres- ton Hay: Sharon Murphy. GRADE III Ur.) - 1. Elaine was it - 1. Blair Mill'- GRADE I - Irene Murphy. Teacher 4 Marisa Roge OTTAWA (CP)-Highlights of the white paper tabled today in the Commons bylmlfinance Min- ister Harris pre inary to his Tuesday night budget: Budget deficit of S148.251.0o0 estimated for 1954-55 fiscal year ended March 81. first in nine years. Previous year's surplus was 545.798.0110. Budget revenues 54.107.136.000. down from 34.596.321.000. Ex- penditures 54.255.38'l.000. down from 54.350.522.000. Personal income tax for the first time became largest single item in revenue. topping corpor- ation tax. Federal net debt increased by S148.251,000 during year to S11.- Defence spending reduced by ELLIOTVALE SCHOOL ..'Report for the month of March of Elliotvale School: Grade X - 1. Helen Magennis. Grade IX - 1. Francis Magennis and Marie Gill. equal. Grade Vlll E 1. Gerard Gill; 2. Clara Gill. Grade V11 - 1. Reta Magennls: 2. Eileen Walsh; 3, Margaret GilL Grade V1 - 1. Genevieve Car- michael; 2. Leona Gill; 3. Duo- can Carmichael. Gradc IV - 1. Joseph Gill. Grade 111 - 1. Michael Magen- nis and Bernice Walsh. equal. Grade 11 Sr. - 1. Danny Car- michael Grade 11 Jr. - 1. Anne Walsh; 2. Regina Gill; 8. Maureen Mec- Keuzie. Grade 1 Sr. - 1. Marie Walsh: 2. Tommy Gill. g Grade 1 Jr. - 1. Clarence Ryan: 2. Sheila Gill. Highest average in Sr. Grades. Genevieve Caimichael. 89.396; Highest average in Jr. Grades. Anne Walsh. 94.493; perfect attend- ance. Michael Msgennis and Clar- ence Ryan, . Teacher - Marion Mclnn Highlights Of Federal Financing Last Year 5li50.000.000 to 81.006.000.000 but remained largest spending item at 40 per cent of budget total. Old age security fund for pay- ment of universal over-70 pen- sions had deficit of 862,000,000, gfingingwototnl fund deficit to Gross national production for 1064 estimated at 823.985.000.000 down 543L000.000 from 1953. Personal spending up to 815.- 501.000.000 from 515.115.000.000. I For the first time since the war there was little increase in personal earnings. which moved to 810.144.000.000 from 518.006.- 000. Aggregate a c c o u n t s of all Canadian governments estimated at about balanced during 1954. ed with average 1953 sur- plus of three per cent. Capital investment in 1954 esti- mated at 54.546.000.000. down Average number of persons at work fell to 5.194.000 from 5.246,- 000 in 1953. '- Pedlies ..'MI'. Everett Fisher Charlottetown. March 3. Mr, and Mrs. Earl MacDonald and Mrs. Reginald MacDonald visited Charlottetown. March 31. Mr. Michael l-landrahan. spent a few days of the week of March 21 with his sister Mrs. Wilfred Kiggins. Borden. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rogerson and Mrs. Charles Rogerson. visit- ed Charlottetown. March 20. Mrs. Lauretta Devine. accompan- ied by her son Merlin. were vis- itors in Rustico. March 29. Miss Helen Trainor. Baldwins Road. spent the week-end of March 3 with her brother-in-law visited Puse'(.l' and sister. .u.. and bits, Joseph Kenny. Byrnes Road. Mr. William McCullough. was al visitor to Morell, March I. 1 Messrs. Fred Handrahan and Ernest Grant were visitors to3 Souris. March 30. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cullen and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyla Delghan of Charlottetown and Breadalbanc. were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W, B. Rogerson. Miss Georgie Gunn. Mt. Ste wart. visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Handrahan. March 2'7. The many friends of Mrs. Her bert Kenny. Byrnes Road. re- gret to learn that she is a patient at the Charlottetown Hospital. All Join in wishing her an early re turn to good health. Mr. James Gillan. Charlotte- town. spent the week-end of 1 March 20 with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. James E, Gillan. Mr. Richard Birt. returned re- cently to Charlottetown. to resume I work after having spent the win-i ter months at his home on St.i Patricks Road. Miss Muxeen Mcl..ellan spent the week-end of March 26 with her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald. Montague. Mr. Ernest Devlne, was a lucky winner from this vicinity at the weekly Bingo party at Mt. Ste wart. March . Mrs. D. A. MacDonald. visited Mr. and Mrs. Bernard MacMillan. Canavoy. March 30. The Maritime Electric Co.. have now commenced the ' 'ing oi poles for an electric power lint- from Pisquid to St. Teresa. Mr. and. Mrs. Harold MacDon- ald. Mt. Stewart. were recent vis- itors at the home Mr. and Mrs. L, 8. Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. John Rafuse and family moved to Souris. March 30 where they will take up resi- . dance in the furture. Mr. Harold Dunn was a visitor to Charlottetown April 1. -BU. LAKEVILLE SCHOOL . 'Report of Lakeville School for the month of March: . GRADE VI - 1. Aletha Avery. GRADE IV - Noreen Rose ; Anne MacAulay (absent for l tests ), 1 GRADE III A Margaret Mac-1 Aulay lahaent for tests). GRADE 11 - 1. Robin Rose: 2. Fern Baker; 3. Barbara Avery, GRADE 1 - 1. Sylvia Mac- Aulay and Daniel Campbell lAb- sent for Tests. I Teacher - Faye MacKinnnn. TROWBRIDGE. England tCPi-3 A marriage service came to an abrupt halt in this Wiltshire town when part of the church ceiling fell on the organist as he was playing the wedding march. l is available to prospective (a) (b) Location of farm. lllahed 950). pared to carry out this - (c) Soil t e of propose STRAWBERRIES CHERRIES ASPARAGUS BLUEBERRIES seseeeeesee 500 acres Small Fruits and Vegetables GROWERS WANTED IMMEDIATELY run: 200 acres 50 acres 25 acres Limited quantities of:- PEAS BEANS CORN . - CARROTS CABBAGE PARSNIPS LETI'UCE CELERY CAULIFLOWER RHUBARB RASPBERRIES RIPE TOMATOES Experimental Plots ef:- BRUSSEL SPROUTS LIMA BEANS Other sneciell'ies:- Detailed information as to contracts. seed requirements. fertilization. recent price retums. yields. etc.. growers. If interested. 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