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Mr. L. M. Hart. President of The White Motor Conipaiiy of Canada Limited, aiintiunces the appointment or Mr. Jus. A. Decoaae as District Miiiiagcr for Eastern Quebec flllll the Maritime Proviiices.u'iiii head- quarters at Qiiehee. City.

TORONTO. tCFi A 1' . Wirdiiesilay, in hospital after collaspiiig earlier .-on the street on her tray to s.-liool.' .. c said

girl, Bcily Reid, iiivrl

Wilircri Clii. tllfd oi

Coroner Dr. he believed the girl heart atlai-k.

Start Rolling This Summer

TORONTO, (CPl-International Nickel Company of Canada. 1.vtd., - had net earnings in 1953 of 353w

SEPT 1135- Que-v, IcPl'w”h 894,526. or 88.51 a share, compared the approach oi sprmll End me with 358,891,289. or 83.90 a share. thaw, the 2,000-odd iolk oi this in 1952' town are IOOUHK expecl-3"”V w'1 This was after income taxes of wards the northland of ,U"B"3 343,945,337, compared with :43,- iiiiirl) in a few months will sendl59aV993. out of me em.”-mg5' :36? form its first ore-laden train. lgv

It will be the start of a process be greatly increased it the St. Law- SIOH I-hi” Wm Pmbably C”"””uelreiice seaway, with its ability to (or the rest oi the lives of a good pass deepergdmn ships, ever beg number of inhabitants of this St. comes 3 reamy.

Alore. carried in 125-carstriiins. BYE"

NowIsfMembor of the

Vnre will start flowing out of the)

Lalilieme TIV" WW 350 "mes, Completion of the railway has l10l'lh9B5l' Oi Quebec lsolved the major problem to de- The 360-mle railroad linking Velopmem of me Ungavn regiongg

Sept. lies with Knob lake, heart or the ;2oo,ooo,00o project, has been completed. By the midssummcr, according to an aiinounicnientl made recently by Premier DUP105'i 515 in the Quebec legislature, thcl iirst of about 400,000,000 tons of,

yhow to transport the ore from the .fields, straddling the Quebec Lab- rador border. to Sept Iles.

The s100.000,000 railways runs across rushing streams and over 15-foot gorges via 24 bridges. It starts off at sea level at Sept. Iles. climbs to more than 2,000 iect iabove sea level near the half-way mark and cases down to Knob lake's 1.700 feet.

The Ungava project, financed by a group of companies under the

bleak region. At first ,about 10,000,000 tons of

expected to pass through Sept IleS each year. Here the ore will be transferred to boats for the long; journey to smelters in the north-I ern United States.

Experts feel lhis quantity would

on the nearly-exliausted Mesabi range 111 the U. S.

Earnings Show Increase

192,508 was paid in dividends, compared with 839,837,138.

While earnings were third high- est in the company's history, net sales set a record at 833,579,996, compared with 314,228,147 in 1952.

Decrease in earnings from laat Fear. says the annual report, signed by John 1". Thompson, chairman, and Paul D. Merlca president, "was due principally to generally higher costs of labor and materials, and to increased provis- ion ior depreciation." 012,854,560,

Lomparcd with 310,461,438). All figures are in United States cur- rency.

Demand for nickel continued high in 1953, says the report. There was some falling on in

military requirements at mid-year

but supply remaining for civilian

use "was still far short of need."

Full Capacity Prom "present indications" the company expects to operate at

iull capacity in 1954 and sell the nickel it produces.

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Deliveries of nickel in all forms

title of Iron Ore Company of Can- llll 1953 lotalled 251.417.772 P01111115. add, is exported to ml the piacc'while comm" deliveries were 234.-

319,4i5 pounds. As the year ended. the company

the sweetest little

"BIG CAR"

in the world !

WHAT EXTRAS ARE lH(lUD!D IN THE LOW, l0W PIKE?

Your Melropolilon comes complete with radio, Wealhor Eye Condlfioned Air System, directional signals, confin- enlal reanlire mounl, live inside sun visors, cigarette lighter, foam cushion and nylon and leather upholucry.

The news is out! Your answer to the high cost of motoring is here. No more staggering down pay- menis. Months of budget-breaking payments are a thing of the past. Your tomorrow's motoring dreams come true to-day at Nash showrooms everywhere. So now! Your local Nash dealer invites you to test-drive "the sweetest little BIG CAR in the world" . . . the NASH METROPOLITAN.

Imagine ! Glamorous hardtop and convertible models priced to fit penny-pinching budgets . . . yet elegant- ly styled to flatter the most luxurious of tastes.

WHO DID HASH IUILD THE METROPOLITAN FORT

We built it for young married couples, living on a budget, who want a beautiful, new, factory-fresh car, full of pep and personality . . . youngsters of 50 or 60 who want economical motoring with all the comforts of a big, costly car . . . wives in the suburbs whose husbands fake the family car to the office all day . . . in fact, this is the car for everybody!

m The Metropolitan is available in two stunning models -Hardtop and convertible-in new, stylish two-tone colour schemes. It features the famous Austin A-40 overhead valve engine, mounted in Nash's strong, dependable Airllyte Unilized Construction . . . lowest full price, with all extras included . . . lowest down payment. . . lowest operating costs.

Yes, you gel all this included in the low, low pricol

WHAT HAPPENED ON. THE

Two stock Melvopolllan. after being drlvon 800 miles from the factory to the speedway at Raleigh, N.C.- completed gruolllng 24-hour speed, endurance, and economy Ionian on the 21-hour non-atop economy run, the Metropolitan averaged 34.! m.p.h., at 51.37 miles per gullonl

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pounds of nickel and 20,000,0QQ pounds or copper. This increased Droduction is being sold to the United States government under I nve-year contract. with deliveries Itarting early this year.

Oun-ent useta at year-end were 8.'MO,583.151. up 313,746,090. and current liabilities were 857,878,286. up 81.046391. indicating working capital or s190,7o5,i65, up 512,. 809 .

A new plant now being built to treat pyrrhotite ores will initially treat 1,000 tons a day oi nickel-

of an operation "which will ulti- mately recover 1,000,000 tons per year of iron ore in addition to "mill-" Up to now, iron content of nickel ore has been rejected in sing and tailings.

Exploration ior new sources of nickel in 1953 cost s6,084,742,whjch the company belicics "is the larg- est expenditure ior exploration in 3113' Year by any mining company in Canada."

In addition to exploration in Ontarlols Sudbury basin, centre of the company's operations, cxplorn- tion was carried out in Western Canada, particularly in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. Ex- tensive work was continued at Manitoba's Mystery Lake, "where a large low-grade nickel deposit is

indicated."

bearini Dyrrhotite-the first unit b

Mullon Bul Less Pork In 1953

OTTAWA, (CP)-Canadians ate more beer, veal and mutton and lamb but less pork per person in

H953 than in the previous year.

The bureau or statistics reported Wednesday that this was mainly because pork was in short supply

and cost more than during 1952.,

The opposite situation held tor eef.

Per meats, on a cold dressed carcass weight basis, increased to 1401 pouiids'irom 132.9 pounds in 1952. Beer consumption rose to 59.1 pounds from 44.7, veal to 9.1 pounds from 6.7, and mutton and lamb to 2.3 pounds from 1.9. Pork dropped to 57 pounds from 65.9. canned meats to 7.4 pounds from 8.2, and oiials to 5.2 pounds from

GREENVALE W. I.

'I”iie March meeting of Green- vale Women's Institute was held at the home of Mrs. B. Wonna- cott with an attendance of six members, and two visitors were present.

It was decided to pack woolens

capita consumption oi alll

HYDRO DEVELOPMENT - Thousands of construction men, are work- ing in the wilds of northeastern Quebec to harness the Bersiinis river, I When their work is finished, Quebec will have the second largest hydro

installation in Canada. This map shows how power from he Beraimis (lovelopnicnt will be carried to Montreal's industrial area and across the St. Lawrence river to the copper mine: at Gas;-e.e(CP Photo),

Tuesday night in school if enough are seiiding. It was reported tows els were needed for the school. Red Cross convener reported. a sweater and two pairs of pants liad been handed in. it was de- cided to donate 55-to the Red Cross.

It was decided to invite the New Haven Jamboree to Hunter River Hall when suitable.

Mrs. Macaae read the paper

lirom the convcner of citiiiemhip and education 0! youth, Mrs. Mc. Guigan.

Program consisted of reading by Mrs. Selby Spence and Mia! Joycg Easter, also a contest put on by Mrs. MacRae.

Roll call for next meeting is to

be answered by a housekeeping hint or recipe.

RALEIGH 24 HOUR TESTS?”

The other car completed 1453 miles at an average weed of 62 m.p.h. during 24 actual running hours. Then tutu were Iunorvlud by the National Association for stock Car Auto Racing, and they prove beyond doubt the Metropolitan ls ruggod. comloriablo. feat. yet wonderfully economical to run. i

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Motors of Canada Limited. Main Office and Manufacturing Plan!-Toronto, Ontario.

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