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f‘Tha Strongest Memo y is Weaker Than

the Weakest Ink." CHABLOTPETOWN. FRIDAY, lvuincii 4, 1949

A Rough liaina And llangerons

Ice hockey, as played by Canadians today, is l last becoming one of the world's most dangerous sports. Complaints and criticisms may be heard ' from coast to coast, in professional leagues and in amateur circuits. Will this result in this fain- i aus sport losing its top position of entertain- men-t to millions a-f Canadians both on the side- llines and the icy playing surface? If the Pl°_5' ent type of play continues unabated withnts ever-increasing number of serious casualties, Z-then the sport will surely be lost and will Q7021- .-ually slide into oblivion in much the same way 'ns Lacrosse. Young men today, preparing them- iselves for a business future, cannot afford to 7take part in an amateur sport that may cost ‘them loss of time from their employment through ‘minor injuries, or complete layoffs due to more serious injuries. Professional hockey players are protected to a certain extent by contracts WlllCll cover them should they be disabled during the current playing season. However, even profes- sionals, if they are permanently injured, are in a very disadvantageous position with regard ‘their future welfare. What is the answer? How is hockey going to remain in its place in the world of sport? Bet- fer control of the game by officials handling ‘matches would appear at first to be the. answer. ‘However, this alone will not cut dawn the pres- ent high injury list. lt must be remembe ed that hockey is the fastest team-game played. Players are shod with sharp steel blades, armed with sticks and partially protected by heavy equip- ment. Most players are capable of attaining a speed‘ in excess of 30 m.p.h. and twelve players (with the exception of the two goal tenders) with this speed are confined on a playing surface ap- proximately 190 faetby 9O feet or less,bounded by a wooden fence or boards. Let us figure it out ‘for ourselves. Even with the strictest discipline on the playing surface, the game is naturally not meant for the timid. However the powers-that- bg, who make and change various rules of the game have the control and can make or break hockey. lf they find that the forward pass, as it [is today, has increased the danger of an already .uuite dangerous game, then they should find ' '- means of adjusting the rules to curb this menace. ' ‘If they find that certain types of body checking ’ iin vogue at the present time are causing many injuries, then these must be banned. Apparently, today, the game has lost a "rgreat deal of the skill that was required in years gone by. The art of stick-handling is quickly becoming unnecessary. The tricky three-man at- Ptack with pretty angle passing is also becoming void. It appears both in professional and amateur hockey that today the main thing is to bang the puck into your opposing players‘ zone and keep lit there by any means until some one manages ‘to shoot the puck into the net. From such an ensuing struggle of perhaps eleven men inside the small space between the blueline and the end of the rink, a broken arm, a crushed collar bone, an eye injury or concussion would appear inevitable. lf hockey is to continue in its present popular state then officials who control the rule book must make some drastic changes.

Alliance 0n Parliament lllll

Says o report from Parliament Hill:

"Since Parliament opened last month . . . ipolicy of the CCF in the Commons has been to side solidly with the Government against the Progressive Conservative Opposition."

Little new or strange in that, comments the Ottawa Journal. The CCF has been siding with "the Government, and the Government with the CCF, all through recent yea-rs -—- the result is in our laws, regulations, controls.

There are two wings of the Liberal party: (1) The wing represented by men like Mr. C. G.

. wlfower, who want to keep the party Liberal, to atop its trend toward Socialism; (2) the wing, much greater ii1 numbers, which consists of men either sympathetic with socialism or convinced that ca-operotion with the Socialists is necessary ito power.

Mr. King when Prime Minister belonged to the latter group. Mr. King talked like a Man- chester Liberal but acted often like a collectivist, seemingly believed in the "welfare state", never quite forgot what he learned at Jane Addams‘

“ Hull House in Chicago. He liked Mr. Coldwell, whose ideas often matched his own, and it was

i often sold of him that he thought Mr. Caldwell

could succeed him as Liberal leader. The two anon got on famously, with not a few Liberals

_._. convinced that Mr. Caldwell was reaping most

f’ from the friendship.

" Mr. St. Laurent‘: position is riot yet clear,

., though thar: ore-rumors of a tendency on his

lip/port to take advice and his policies from the

r-r younger and more Leftish members of his cabinet

‘lye-man like Mr. Laatar Pearson and Mr. Brooke

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w} aenotiva ministers aiich o: Mr. C. D. Howe. Mr. "s Hove, who may not know much nor care much ff the philosophy of Liberalism, is neverthe- i ' north: sort of man who would fiava truck or

with Socialism. tha future may bring," concludes the Ann but wait and sae. The Socioliit

[EDITORIAL NOT ES/

yThe Legislature.

Your funeral will soon cost you less; that's what bureaucracy leads to.

U The Scout-Cub concert being put on tonight. and tomorrow by all city troops and packs should not only prove entertaining but an excellent re- cruiting stunt for the Movement.

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Communists in Germany are offering a bicycle as a prize in what must be a unique con- test for children. A British licensed newspaper reports that the requirement is to name ten per- sons who make jokes against the Communist- inspired Activist plan for increased production.

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i‘ .. The hard fight which Sir Alan Herbert un- successfully waged against the bill to make New- foundland our tenth Province was not because iie opposed the union but because he felt that Newfoundland should have been represented in the negotiations by its own popularly chosen government.

I That German women have less to unlearn than men and should be helped to take over the running of that country is the conviction of a United States Military Government consultant, Pauline E. Mandigo. The New York’ Times reports that she wants ten outstanding American wom- en to show them the ropes.

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To Islanders familiar with the marking prac- tice at Prince of Wales College, the record of Princeton University is astonishing. The New Jersey college dismissed less than one per cent of the student body for scholastic deficiency at the end of the fall term.

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Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings sometimes come wisdom. “The impression I got from the Chancellor's speech was, ‘We are all Tories now."'—Mr. W. Gallacher, Communist, M.P. for West Fife, commented on Sir Staf- ford Cripps's statement on Britain's four-year recovery programme. The Marxists are beginning to realize that Toryism has virtues far outdis-

tnncing the so-called panaceas of Communism. "k ‘D

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"Scotland is far too thirled to the idea lllfll’ education is something to be got out of books." —Mr. George S. Robertson, president of the Educational Institute of Scotland, declared in Edinburgh, "Thirl" is a Scottish form of "thrall“, and has reference to a kind of servitude by which the grain produced by certain lands had

to be ground at a certain mill at a certain price.

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Need for more leaders in boys‘ work in the Maritimes was stressed at the annual meeting in Halifax of the Maritime Boys’ Work Board. Rev. W. C. Machum of Saint John, presided. Committee chairmen reported an expanded pro- gram during the last year but said work was hand-icapped by lack of sufficient leoders_in most communities throughout the three provin- ces. The board passed a motion expressing con- gratulations to the Tuxis and Trail Rangers groups of Murray Harbor, P. E. l., which, under the leadership of Rev. Mr. Vessey, were placed second in the Dominion athletic contest last year.

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William Willett, English Daylight Saving inventor, died this date 1915. The proposal to advance the clock during the summer months of the year so as to secure a working .day more closely approximating to the hours of daylight was first advocated by Mr. Willett in 1905, and the first Daylight Saving Bill was introduced in the British House of Commons in 1908. l-t was not passed until 1916, and a committee appoint- ed in 1917 to examine into its working strongly reported in favour of its continuance, and it may now be considered a permanent institution throughout the civilized world except Prince Ed-

ward lsland.

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lt seems a lot of money to pay for support of farm produce when the Government refuses to permit the producers to get market prices. The Federal government still has available $196,- 674,000 of the original $200,000,000 fund pro- vided for the price support of farm products, the

agriculture department said $4,557,000 has been spent for the purpose since 1944. Expenditures by years: Nova Scotia apples, amounts of $1,000,000 and $2,299,000 for the 1947 crop; $1,025,000 for the 1948 crap. New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island potatoes, amounts of $109,395 and $61,353 for the 1946 crop. Still under support: Potatoes from P. E. l. and some

in growers‘ bins after April 1. Nova

for processing.

Seven years ago, on March 4, 1942, the first RAM heavily armoured Canadian cruiser tanks arrived in England. The RAM was develop- ed in Canada early in 1941 by Canadian and British engineers working in co-oparation with Canadian and American manufacturers. The tank had a cast armour plate upper hull and its chief armament was a 6-pounder gun mounted in the turret. Rapid future developments in tank design soon rendered tha 11AM obsolas iii-t but it played an important role in the training of Canadian tank troops and in American and Brit- ish tank design. Perhaps its most spectacular role was a: an armoured corriar for the infantry in the battle: preceding the loll of Faliiiu. Stripped of turrets and guns; and nicknamed "Kangaroos," the Roms ploughed through the enemy gun screens at night and deposited their loads of irifantryman behind the German lines. This liiganlou: iiaa of tank: coma a: a stagger-

.~ ,_,,. r _ f: ‘course we can discern fairly clearly. Th: ,, i, '1 that it cannot taka power aa a ,"‘ . ‘ will. aim to nialia Libarlils their i“ f“ ’ h all-ll! in forwarding Socialist

"if l“ “f , , Mb s». miwmviii lia_ ' . . another matter. ‘A a train- , l," H v lgil: of tha day, must w:r.1 a - l-ixwr T’ 1 n’ 5' iii-ill‘

ing surprise to the enemy and they navar racov- arad from it.

areas of New Brunswick, at $1.15 per 100 points Scotia apples, $3.90 per barrel fresh and $2.50 a barrel

PUBLIC FORUM

Tlil: column li open to the dlaouaalou by oorreapoudeiiia of auoatlpn: of Interact. ‘the. Guardian doea not uaea—r-‘ fly endorse the opinion at correspondents.

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TO KEEP THE RECORD STRAIGHT

Sir,—ln the report of the Prem- lei-‘s speech in your llsue of the fdlll. ultimo, appear: the follow- ng:

" here was. he said, "n miscon- ception with regard to the Domln- lon-Provlnclal scheme of construct- ing wnietiouses. ‘Up till now the Provincial Government. ha: pald the whole shat. The Dominion Govern- meni has paid nothing because, al- though they signed the contract, they do not want to go ahead with ll. at present. I want to assure the House that under the present can- tracts we \vlll get out. of it all right, because the cillection: are coming in. The warlhouses are a success, and the people are paying the small charges which eventually will finance the scheme. 1 take lt lliat probably the Dominion Gov- ernment will come ln again under a modified contract!"

This quotation might, lf not set right, cause some confusion ln the minds of the public. The position of ihe Dominion Government ls ti: fol. lawsnA sum of one hundred theirs- and dollars ls available for the construction of potato storage warehouses on a (‘o-operative basis. On the completion of unapproved warehouse by a co-apei-iitlve so- Flfly 0!‘ H group of farmer's work- ing in co-operatian, the Dominion Government will pny the society a: a grant, and not n: a loan. 37‘.&% of the actual cost of the construc- ilon. This money is available at the present time and the Domlnlan Government has never gone back on this arrangement,

I thought that in vlew of the above quotation, I should bring these facts to the attention of the public.

l am, Sir, etc. J’. L. DOUGLAS.

U. "fClolhiirg Mgsion To Visit Canada

Elglii. leading business executive: representing all sections of Brit- ain‘: clothing industry leave for Canada on the Queen Elizabeth on March 2nd. They wlll make a swift but comprehensive survey of the prospects for increasing Brit- Bill's clothing exrporis to this lin- portant market. . . These trade "Ambassadors" are members of the United Kingdom Clothing Mission which l: offic- ially sponsored and accompanied by an official of the Board. of Trude - the third Untied King- dom trade mlssfmi to vlslt Cun- adn in the past. six months,

In the hustle of the three weeks at their disposal they will visii. Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver to talk with trade buyers, stare chiefs, distributors, Government official: and news- papermen.

It l: their Intention to learn at first hand what the Canadian clt- laen likes to wear and why and to see to what extent Britain can supply more of hls needs, The Mission wants to know how far such everyday articles of wear such u: shirts, dresses, blouses, ovals and rolnwenr, and :ult: can be provided from Britain's factories.

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The Mission loom England on March the 2nd, unlvlng Montreal slx days laten- arid remain; ln the country until at least the end of the month.

The mem“ a of the Mission are: Mr. N. Brenner, Mr. Seton Cotlertll, and fir. C. Butler, rep- resemlng the ‘pparel and Fasti- lon Industry's Association and the Light clothing Federation; Mr. N.V.. Dlbb and lMr. R11. Cook, re- presenting the Wholesale Clothing Mnnumciurers" Federation; Mr. S. Almeria for the Rubber-proofed Garmerii; Manufacturers’ Associa- tion; Mr. T.W. Hague, for the Shirt. Collar and Tie Manufact- urers‘ Federatlori, and Mr, EM.

of Clothing and Rolnwesr Manu- facturers. '

Mr. T.W. Hague. a delegate to the Mission said: "Our object ls to make as thorough an investig- ation into the Canadian clothing

Commons was told in a return tabled for Mr. market as is possible in the time. Hazen Argue (C.C.F.-—Wood Mountain). The We “M” "W" l! '1 l" 3'9"" market available for British

clothes. But we also lmaw that the Canadian market ls a special- lud one in the sense that we

-prefei'cnces this; are dictated to

erlcan outlook. confident that stvldes the industry ha: made in Brlllsln ln the pan-war year: we shall be able to send Canada. the type of goods she want: at the right price and at the right time. we shall on our retum to Britain make ft our job to tell the trade what the Canadian people like,

leagues tn

for u: there. For Btttain to

are oonfldenr; of meeting".

expected ffcm the Minion.

exporter: wlll

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countries.

eniphallld b! Ill’ ER Oilfln

Basso for the National Association

need to cater for their preferences

a large extent by the ‘North Ani- However, we are ‘with the great

and we hope to oonvlnoe our col- tlie Untied Kingdom clothing lndllltry-lltly, there l: a permanent. and long-term market ll:- ci-eue her elltort: ln thl: field t: a challenge to the enter-prion ‘and ‘imagination of the whole cloth!!! industry. But it l: a challenge In

Sudden dramatic i-eault: are not g5-

vtausly th, expansions of the cloth- lng tlldg between the orro aouu- trlea l: a fairly long process, But it. t: hoped a: e maul: of tlil: Ml:- alon that United Kingdom clothing Canada- mlnded and that OllItldll-lll will be convinced that "to atook B‘:- h

The need r8: iiiihiii to ini more to Canada l: urgent. no rationa- uea: of the poattlon vra: recently

the Chairmen of the Engineering

I SAY, oi-.__o 599px- oeiisuv some curse STILL UNFlLl-EDP.’

THATP-Oli, no.’ . YOWZELOOKING AT ‘I'll! LAST ‘IWYEIB’ WORK 0N OUR URGENF‘

LY nseoco new PRINCE counrv HOSPITAL,’

Lenten Meditations The Times, lnlllltlll

CHRISTIAN FASTING

Mahatma Gandhi’: fast: and their influence upon times of crlsl: in India have become history, llke his lamented death by violence. In many minds they must have rolled again the question of the value of fasting u: a means to the end, not of Influencing public opinion but. of spiritual discipline. '

In one of Gandhi’: reported say- ings he refer: to "the training l undergo by freeing my soul from the bandage of the flelh." A: an exemplar of the subordination of flesh to splrlt, expressed ln fast: undertaken to serve the nation, and for prophetic advocacy of non- vlolence as u principle of social conduct, he stand: out a: one of India‘: greatest lenders. Serious people everywhere, whatever be their religion, cannot ignore hi: teaching and example.

When everyone in England I: under stress of short. supplies, and l: therefore keeping an involuntary Lent, the Church’: Lenten fuiitlng may appear to be without meunlng. But fasting, now by necessity, re- duced, l: never more than a mean: to an end: the means l: n method of self-discipline, the end l: ltuul growth.

It l: the doom aPr-ellglou: for- malism that. lt sathfle: nobody. A: ‘an example lt l: n: practically fu- tile a: in lta apli-ltual effect upon character it l: pernicious.

A wldely rend woman’: journal of pre-wpr day: once lnvlted it: rend- ers to exchange their customary diet at a midweek meal ln Lent. for "fish patties, pea: ln codflnli nests. smells with plquunt sauce, and tasty kedgeree." What epicure would not reudlly accept that menu, even under the condition: of those days, u: u substitute for scraps left over from the Sunday joint? Truly the human soul ha: an lnflnlte ca- pacity for self-deception‘. .

The iilm of Christian fasting l: clearly expressed ln the Lenten prayer "that, our flesh being aub- dued to the Splrlt, we may ever obey Thy godly motions tn righteous- ness and true holiness."

In contrast with the lden of u mun’: self-centred attempt to de- velop the life of hi: aplrlt, It. l: rather}: response of the human splrlt to the appeal of the Holy Spirit of God, who, when He comes, reveals man's splrlt to be jn thral- darn to what. the New Testament call: the flesh-that la, human na- ture corrupted by sin. Whatever serves to destroy the tyranny of the flesh make: room for God with- ln, and throws open the door: of the splrlt to a Incoming. That l: the purpoae of fasting.

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"To sell more i.o Canaan in order to buy more of hen- prduct: l: a national task of extreme urgency and Importance, and the serious- neu of the position cannot. be aver-estlnutecl." !n 1948 Could-H

at supply tn the world. Over 22 per cent of Canada’: export: were taught ln Britain. But leis than one inn-a of these good: were mid for by export: to Canada from Brit- aln and the apparent deficit an trade amounted to one hiindredarid forty ndlllon pounds sterling. This deficit was financed mainly by E31‘. dollars and the sterling iii-ea‘: gold and dollar l ouioen.

lain; and the only way lifwhlcli

dollar earnings. To help forward the expansion of dollar‘ earning: l: the Jab of the Mllll0l1, A quick look at recon; slatlatlu of trgde between the t/rro eountrle: shown that already Britain his mad: lomeprogrels.

In t-lig fin; :lx months of 196d Carnal-an women bought for thamaelvea and thdr ohllorenmora cotton dreaao: from Brltaln than iln tti. comparable period tn the ptovloul your, vrhlla Bttaln’: ex- port: of men’: outer wear pract- ically doiurled ln value. ‘flies: tn- ci-elna or, not matched 1n every

ab“ after further dlaeuaalon. I mlg y, no.‘ ' The Brluda "producer l: arrara 91mm,“ “Emu thulthet: aippeal ‘to, the Cgnlrtazn g “unailuu! ma li: ptloeaJnult t and thag dollvai-le: must ba oulok- Ewzfg": °'- ~ - twine osmium ael- . rm um iiiii ll ilon: qulicltl) '°""‘"""‘ r :.n....-."::.".:: m; i“ ‘w "- ‘* "z . . on w» on; M".Mllifl..*l4h' maid-t hi. li"‘i‘i'l"iii .3 to o}? "Y b e u r ' "i, ‘go-mun- win M Oaflldllll um the ma, uioumiii rm; m “Mi °" "l" '0 -Y"" film!" v .