ot ‘ancouver his spare time year making figures out of ply- re mounted outside his home. The | one of Santa’s helpers. | Deed wes ome Te Mr. Bruchet, not @e model of man with the paint brush is '- AMONG THE FARMERS Federation Of Agriculture nad Newsletter in the name of the owner, the hired man. offer to supply application is being taken . advantage quite a number of farmers and it still holds good. TROUBLES t the directors meeting held the Federation last Friday, a special committee was named to ith the Minister of Agri- W. R. Shaw, to discuss the price problems that the egg business is running into. This 4 committee headed by Federation president, Ken MacLean, met the _ Man., and pianist is Const. Den- The others, left to right, front sow: &. Sgt. Herb Bilackman, Minister of Agriculture on Mon- day afternoon and recommended for consideration the following: (a) the provision of suitable storage for holding shell eggs for five or six months. (b) the provision of oiling equipment. . (c) the provision of breaking equipment. Fear was expressed that weak as the market is at the moment that egg prices may go even low- er and actually difficulty may de- velop in moving them. It was felt by the committee that suitable storage could help to ease the situation and that if breaking equipment were available that Is- land eggs might be moved in this form. At the moment it looks as ¥f egg producers are in for some rough weather during the next few months, however, by Aug- ust or September things may start to look better. The Federation feels that the three suggestions outlined could help to cushion what otherwise might be a dis- astrous situation. NEW ECONOMIST Since death of E. C. Hope almost two years ago the Fed- eration of Agriculture has not had an official economist. The secretary, Mr. David Kirk has been pinch-hitting very capably in this capacity. Now the position has been fill- (CP Photo) by the appointment of Dr. W. who has had wide ex- ture'and with the Canadian Em- bassy at Washington. Ail this experience points to the le‘tera- tion having obtained the serv:ces ofa hi rated and widely ex- perienced official in ‘the person of Dr.» Hopper. CRYSTAL BALL—1960 In its most recent issue the Financial Post carries the obser- vations of a great many promin- ent Canadians of the propsects for 1960. Included are those of Dr. H. H. Hannam, C.F.A. Pre- sident. We take the liberty of re. producing them believing the com- ments to be of general interest. “From all appearances Can- adian farmers can expect to re- ceive a cash income from the sale of their farm products that will be about equal to, or slightly lower than the 1959 returns. When we consider that the costs of goods and services required by farmers tose by about 3 per- cent in 1959, and there will likely be a similar increase in 1960, this would certainly indicate that farmers generally face a drop in their net returns in the com- ing year. The domestic market for farm products continues to be _ the dominant one for such commodi- ties as poultry and dairy products, hogs and beef, although it is ex- pected that exports will increase slightly in some of these cate- gories. One of the reasons fer these loops, B.C.; Const. William Rutherford; London, Eng.; Const. Alan Harvey, St. Cath- arihes, Ont.: Cpl. Al Minshull, ‘Winnipeg; Const, Pat Barrett, Toronto; Cpl. Arnold Dove, Wel- Jand, Ont.; Const. Denny Car- roll, Regina, (CP Wirephote) —e and cattle. The n expect iitue in his returns in 1950, and while poultry and e product- ion will be fairly fet the is ht weaken- ing in over-all returns in, this field. When all of these factors are S pared with last year the weather is moderate. Everyone agrees that a well behaved December makes our Island winter much more tolerable. FORUM ACTIVITY Last Monday evening Farm Forum demonstrated that it is a lively and going concern. The ac- casion was the rally staged at Vernon River;when the Summer- ville and Alberry Plains Farm Forums played the part of hosts to forum members and others from a wide area. After listen- aD |Card Mystery discussion on the topic, ‘What import | does the rural community need?” ‘Later on in small group discus- sions the meeting dealt with some .| of the different things that need to get done if Farm Forum is to make its maximum .contribution Finally Solved WINNIPEG (CP) — Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson, who have been receiving a Christ- mas card from “Olive and Henry" for each of the last 20 years, Wednesday found out the identity of Olive and Henry. They never knew before, but after the 20th card arrived Mr. Thompson tried to solve mystery by telling the st to a radio station and a - per. . They learned as a result the publicity that the cards came from Olive and Henry Philpott, who thought the greet- ings had been going to a boy- hood friend of Mr. Philpott's. He also was named George Thompson, and lived on the same street as the family that received the cards. After Mrs. Thompson learned the identity of the senders, she also discovered that both George Thompsons had at one time worked for the same stor- age company and later for the same aircraft company. Mrs. Philpott said she and her husband would keep send- FAMED NATURALIST Bird banding was first prac- HOG RAISERS Special One Week Only MASTERMIX HOG GROWER 10 Bag Lots—Cash $3.25 cwt. | ing to Rural Magazine and com-/tised in North America by John on it by Rev. Father|James Audubon in 1804 Roach gathering heard a panel | Philadelphia. p ai (ATTENTION 70 Queen St. -Charlottetown DILLON & SPHLLETT LTD. CHICK HATCHERY Dial 3628 “lon the Western side, and- Bul- =| Fea ! a ie [' E Th it if Communist support and the! Canadian resolution won unani-' mous East-West agreement after two months of negotiation. Co-sponsored by 10 other coun- tries, including Communist) Czechoslovakia, it provides for| gichal éollection and collation of; samples of soil, air, water—and/ food in an effort. to. determine what is the extent and hazard of radiation, whether man-made or of the Second World War — was given a place on a new 10-nation! committee which was established by the great powers and received 5 the blessing of the UN. i The committee, in which the) Russians achieved their aim of |} parity, also included Britain, the! United States, France and Italy! garia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania and Russia on the Com- munist side. —s DISARMAMENT ADVISER In the person of Lt.-Gen. E. L. M. Burns, Canada will have a tried soldier-diplomat ‘as_repre- gins its meetings earily next year. Burns resigned as commander sentative when the committee be- |} _ of the United Nations Emérgency IMPORTANT NOTICE! TO RESIDENTS OF P.E.I. - ? ~= 1. PERSONS WHO REGISTERED BY NOV. 30: Will be eligible for benefits after Dec. 31, providing three months pre- miums have been paid by that date. — : 2. PERSONS REGISTERING IN DECEMBER: Will be eligible for benefits one month after the date of rezistration pro- viding three months premiums have been paid by Dec. 31. 3. PERSONS REGISTERING AFTER DEC. 31: Will-be eligible for benefits from the first day of the third month follow- ing registration providing the required premium has been paid. If in doubt concerning the number of premium payments you have made — visit, phone or write: : HOSPITAL SERVICES COMMISSION Box 4500 Vocational School Charlottetown ? REMEMBER — Your Hospital Insurance will expire on Dec. 31, unless three month’s premiums have been paid by that date. SF gm: Wi fed per EOE eT BOT Order No, 47 shall be as follows: -Minimum fat 8% Retail per pint ......... Me ‘Retail per half pint .:... Lie @ The price to the producer into blend shall be paid for per pound pbutterfat, ' We (b) 19¢ to the National Park area in side areas, THE MILK PROTECTION Take notice milk distributors and vendors in Charlottetown and Summerside areas that by Order No. 47 of the Prince Edward Island Milk Control Board passed. on the 2th day of November A.D. 1959, the price of blend cream beginning January ist, 1960 @ All milk received from producers in the areas of Charlotte- town and Summerside shall be paid for at the rate of $1.0 @ The price of milk in quart paper containers shall be 3c higher, wholesale and retail, than the price charged for milk in quart glass containers. The prite per quart of homogenized-pasteurized milk in dulk dispenser cans delivered to restaurants, hospitals, hotels, motels and the R. C, A. F. Station in St. Eleanors shall be:— (a) When the distributor owns and maintains the dispenser Where-the purchaser owns and ‘maintains the dispenser, ‘ACT ~~ wel me quart .... 38e Whol le per pint ..... 1% Wholesale per half pint _. 10c of standatd milk manufactured at $1.20 per pound butterfat. . The ptice per quart of pasteurized-homogenized milk delivered refrigerated trucks shall be 3c higher than the price delivered in Charlottetown and Summer- Dated at Charlottetown the 25th day of November, 1959, Judge W. E. Darby, Chairthan H. J. MacDonald, Secretary. Es $180.00 CAN:BE WON IN TODAY'S CASH CROSSWORD CONTEST < FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY ~ © VALUABLE CASH PRIZES Still Only 5c at All Newstands or by carrier 30c per week \ ~~