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moron; Dally (Founded tn ism Authorised as Second Class Mali. Post Office Department. Ottawa. President. Ian A. Barn , Vice-President. Wm. It. Barnett; URL-TIMI, G. M. Burnett; Editor and ll "' ., ha. " i- - * - sums Frank Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

THURSDAY, AUGUST H, 10f‘!

Immigration Ami Development

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Just now scrap steel is enjoying a boom, slselmen fear that the high price of scrap, an essential ingredient in steel-making, will force their prices even higher.

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It seems there is no truth to the story that the Provincial Government planned to open a clinic to dispense medicine by the glass to suf-

fering tourists.

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It may be claimed, Mr. .I. A. D. McCurdy, Boddeck, N. S, has attained the ultimate in both aeronautics and politics, being the pion-

eer in Empire flying, and now LieuL-Governor.

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Numerous suggestions are made for the coinage of a 7 l-2-cent piece. Reflection shows that such a coin would be superfluous as the dime already served as a nlckel.— Toronto Star.

The death of Mrs. Mary A. Back- ham in Detroit recalls how her husband, Horace H. Rackham, a lawyer, aftet drawing up incorpor- ation papers for Henry Ford's first company, borrowed $5.000 on some rural property to become one of the original Ford investors, and sixteen years later sold his interests to Ford for $12,500,000. During the

sixteen years he had the stock hel

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The arrival of the giant-ice breaking ferry, the Abegwcit. to take up regular service between Cape Tormentine, N. B., and Bor- oen, P. E. L. is an event of im-. portance to all Canada. For thls' lioat is in s vcry real sense the bridge that unites the Dominica's smallest province. Prince Edward Island, with the rest of the coun- U1. The Abegwelt, product of Can- adian workmen and Canadian ent- crprise. is a magnificent ship. It ls the world's most powerful and largest ice-breaker, and it is con-‘ slructed along lavishllnes to pro-

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_l_t is clear that 'mmigratioii has played a decisive rols in Canada's dovelopm "t a role that cannot be judged from the comparatively

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collected $4,000,000 in dividends. — St. Thomas Times-Journal.

' ride the best of facilities and service for the Island's commerce,

for its citizens and for its visit-

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trivial numerical difference over the long-term between immigration and emigration, says the Monthly Review of the Bank of Nova Scotia. At particular periods and in particular circum- stances, immigration has made large positive contributions to Canada's economic develop- merit and thus to the growth in her population. Indeed, it is difficult to envisage how her vast spaces could have been peopled and her great public works constructed without the large im- migrant influxes that have taken place at criti- cal junctures in her history. The mere arrival of the immigrants did not rcreate prosperity- that in general found its origin in world condi- tions. But, given suitable conditions, the in- flow of immigrants contributed notably to the economic expansion which created new jobs and laid the basis for a growing population. In times of expansion and high activity Canada's copa- city to absorb immigrants was substantial, and the immigrants then absorbed had a far-reach- ing effect on the composition of the populo-tion and on the development of the economy.

Again, Canada is in a period of high activ- ity when the possibility of absorbing immigrants is considerable. The great industrial growth that tcok place during the war has broadened and diversified Canada's economic structure. Man- power is short in many sectors of theeconomy and immigration can again make a positive con- tribution in the consolidation and development of the wartime gains and in bringing new skills and vitality into our economic life. Moreover, the addition of immigrants who have establish- ed, or will establish, families might have. some effect in slowing down the gradual decline in the proportion of the population |n_ the younger age-groups. Industrial workers, particularly those with special skills, technicians, miners, needle and building-trade workers, domestics, farm labourers and many others can be absorbed under present conditions. The addition of even a limited num- ber of skilled workers can notablyuncrepse em- ployment opportunities for ‘less skilledworkers; and, as the refugee industries are beginning to show, the importation of new ideas and metlwdi can make an important contribution to the ex- pansion 0f the economy. Today, there are many in Europe who wish to come to Canada. TodaYr opportunities are widespread, ""4 i! "Ieclefh “d substantial inflow of immigrants con contribuse to broadening the Canadian economy, to sprea - ing our big overhead, to expanding our con- sumer market.

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Last winter, after a lively debate, the Sask- utchewan legislature passed an‘ amendmentflto the Public Service Act giving civil ssivflfltifl‘ F right to take part in pililflttll activities in eir gff-duty hours. The legislation was strongly re- sisted by the Liberals on the ground ‘that to pro- jgcf public employees into party politics was by no means in the public interest. However, gov- ernment champions of the measure Pl" l‘ through. _ V

The amendment, which runs contrary t0 general practice throughout the British Com- monwealth puts no l'mits on party affiliation. From Mr. 'Fines, the Provincial Treasurer, came an assurance that amemployflfl’! l°b "WM be in jeopardy if he i- PPued l° "Si: “gmuh the government, so long as he "YIIY l f” ° side office hours. Promotion would continue to be according to merit alone. _ _

"There was," comments the Wmmfleyl Fm‘: he”, usomeghing pecullflf about The WIIOB up. . ngement. Could men, P°"l‘¢"l'"lY_'" bah/fizz‘; tioiii, Mill let‘ h" *°-.°">guie m uirhoi a contrary to government policy. _t mean b _ deputy minister, for uisforicit, mfgl" be |“"“":,9f liq; midnight oil trying to demolish the p ansd his department head, and meanwhile b)‘ |°Y gfriyjng confljletlflOllSly to make those some’ p do:

d Besides, he would bc Ill P°55°55'°" _° wctcqe ‘confidential information. l" "ll Pl°b°b'l' i" ulviliich would be invaluable to the govern- any’; opponent» The whole arrangement ti!!! lid “or make sense.’ On the othfiarmhonflfingt vgiliis- quite easy to see a civil servant o _ e 5 M hcal stripe as the Government gping‘ out tiimgos. after night and proclaiming. W" hi e :5 o_ snthusiasm, how wofllfleflllllY evelYl ‘"9 W 9 mg m Saskatchewan. had an interesting se-

guglThllirdrtriltl-Ilifi jiiridviiiocilal C.C.F. convention at

Saskatoon come demands that the Government should make a thorough "Wfillflfllh" °'_ ‘fishy’ oliy within the civil :ervice._ A TESOIIIIIIIOII wit! passed to this effect, declaring tllfll "PPmPf" -ate action should be taken in cases where dis- loyalty was discovered."

_ EDITORIAL NOTES —

Ths City is more fortunate than business men and housewives in obtaining compensa- tion for the shutting off of electric current.

Even the weather plays into the hands of our visitors this season rather than to the farm- ers who now badly need rain. Everything comes to him who waits, however.

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Prince Edward Island provided the only two

learn that the notorious Ben Hecht who gets a thrill out of organizing Palestine outrages from a safe distance has now written a book for juv- eriiles.

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This Province this week gut a boost from a special Abegweit edition of the Montreal Gazette. True there was practically nothing about Prince Edward Island in it, but plenty about the new Car Ferry, its builders, and associated controllers, which is all to the good.

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The American Senate committee trying to find what became of $40,000,000 spent for planes that did not materialize is finding bevies of pretty girls instead. The Senators probably enjoy the diversion as much as any- one, but must still retain some curiosity about the other figures.

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The C. N. R. President threatens to retali- atc on U. S. A. for its embargo oh open flat coal cars by putting an embargo on C. N. R. closed newsprint cars for U. S. A. publishers. That should bring a desirable reaction, for newspaper publishers can no more do without our news- print than we of present can do without U. S.

coal.

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Citizens ond visitors alike have enjoyed the weekly band conceit of the l7th Reconnais- sance Regt. Band directed by Bandmaster Tho- mas MacFcrlone. The Charlottetown Pipe Band might also be prevailed upon to arrange a sim-

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The Ottawa Journai recommends that the Board of Transport Commissioners throw all its evidence and briefs in the wastebasket and grant the general increase asked for. The Jour- nal s-eems to reflect the Ottawa attitude that the sole object of the commission was to provide em- ployment for descryingy democrats.

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An unusually wicl-c circle of people here and elsewhere will regret the sudden passing of Mr. William Moran, the able and popular principal of Union Commercial College. His name for more than a generation, has been a household word lll connection with business training in the

Province.

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lt is indeed an enviable record which St. Dunstan's College has achieved in having three out of one year's graduates awarded scholar- ships, one of Notre Dame University, Indiana, a second at McGill University and o third at thc Catholic University of Amcrica, in Washington. The students, Mr. Patrick J. Maclnnis, St. Peter's Bay, Miss Marjorie G. Power, Charlottetown, and Mr. John Eldon Green, Albany, are to be warmly congratulated, as are also the Rector and mem- bers of St. Dunstan's staff on this fine record.

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John Galsworthy, English novelist and play- wright, borh this date I867; as much a psycholo- gist as a writer of fiction; skilled in the analyses of character and social relationships; his plays display the sam-e qualities, arid are models of construction. His novels include The Man of Property, The Country House, Fraternity, The Patrician, The Dork Flower, A Sheaf, Five Tales, Another Sheof and Saint's Progress. Of his plays The Skin Game, attained the greatest success:

O Lord of Courage grave, O Master of this night of Spring!

Make firm in me a hcart loo brave Ta ask Thee anything.

Conditions at Tormenfine and Borden are luntil the new Abcgweit comes to the relief bf the faithful Prince Edward Island. Still it is

sometimes meted out to them. This week the

land and additionalmumbcrs were joqdod

was inconvenience ciiough/ bur

was reached these unfortunate visitors

ed people left Borden.

The Dominion BUTCGU of Statistics discloses that men and wcmcn alilce are buying more goods than a year ago. Retail stores in l4 trades dealing chiefly in fold, apparel, house- hold equipment, and personal effects, reported

Jln the corresponding month last year. was 232.7 compared with Zl6.6 for June, I946. The June fIgure dropped six per cent from the 247.7 indcx for the previous month, but the bur- enu termed this trend consistent with the normal seasonal mcvemciit from May to June. Men's wear stores repcrtcd o I2 p-.- cunt incracss during

IAWIG against the eight- oer cent rise shown in

,the six-month comparison. Shoe stores joined restaurants and jewelry storcs in recording soles

starting off on careers these days}

have a better chance doing manual labor than in office work, provided

they have no special talents. ac-l

cording to a nation-wide poll of readers of The Woman's Home Companion. The majority expressed the idea that a man with a trade stands a better chance for happi-

ness and advancement these days;

than a white collar worker. But from women who voted for office work came the opinion that white collar jobs are regarded as having more dignity and prestige.

A German doctor claims to have invented a pill that prevents star- vation. Not many years 58° ll- WW1! tave seemed incredible that su.h a remedy would ever be dreanieiil of for use in civilized 20th century Europe. As it is, we trust that the doctor, one of a nation responsible for Europes present hunger. will share his remedy with other Eurvlk eans~as he and his countrymen are now sharing the hunger they created. — Kitchener Record.

Thiouracil is a drug that slows down an overactive thyroid gland. Prof. Mary Juhn and M. A. Joll- Unlversity of Maflllfllld. (10595 chickens with it lfi small amounts with astonishing results. The chick- ens grew sickle and saddle feath- l crs two or three times longer than usual. Professors Juhn and Jul. suggest that here we have perhaps a partial explanation of the ex- traordinarily long and Cllfvitd feathers of some Japanese fowl. The fowl have been inbred for the sake of the peculiar feathers-but ii may also be that some item in the diet had an effect.

Londoners live so close to their city's scars that it is doubtful if many of them have even noticed the remarkable beauty that ha! floivered among the rains of bomb- ed sitcs this Summer. A vlsllv!‘ from Canada, an Engllshwomau rc- g turning to London after man)’ years, had a surer eyé- "Th!" l5 still plenty of life in London's soil," | she said, admiring a lovely 0M." of primroscs growing in what had been the cellars of shops arid offices near Ludgate Hill. All over the City bombed sites are bright with aell- y cafe herb robert. some mounds 0f riihblc near the Temple are as rl:h with brackcn ‘as a moorland hill- - side, and here and there sturcly| young trees are already two or‘ three feet high. —- From Mflmhfl- ter Guardian.

World cotton consumption is esti- mated at 27,500,000 bales for the current crop year which ended July | 31 while world production is plac- , ed at 21,500,000 bales. according to | a report on the cotton situationl made by the International Cotton; Advisory» Committee. On this’ basis Textiles points out, worldl- cotton consumption was nearly 05. percent of the prewar. 1934-1939 average, while production of raw cotton W8! only 7o percent of the prewar average of 30,000,000 b8185- World stocks of cotton have been

sorely frying to autoists and will likely continue

hard for visitors to understand the treatment

car deck was entirly inadequate to handle the flood of cars waiting tianspartation to the ls- on flat. cars and carried on the railway deck. ,Thls when Borden were shunted to a siding on:l forced to wait an hour and a half before taken to th-zi unloading ramp, with the result that cars carried on the regular deck were in Charlottetown before these neglect-

solcs averaging seven pcrccni higher iii lune than Unad- "lasted index-on the husc 1935-39 equals I00-

reduced by nearly 10,500,000 bales. during the past two years and were estimated to be less than l8.- 000,000 bales by August 1. If con- sumntlon continues to outrun pro- l ductiori, a tight supply situation could easily develop in 194-8. it r stated.

A friend of the late Henry Ford tells me that of all the Ford stories »the glbe at the time was that there was a Ford story factory at Detroit _the only one that Ford himself liked to have repeated was this. One day when he was motor- ing alone he saw a farmer in trouble with a Ford car. Ford stop- ped and askcd if he could help; and taking over the repairs he sown had the car working. The farmer thanked him and offered him ha‘! a dollar. Ford said he was helping , a neighbor and would not take anything. The farmer insisted that Ford had done the job and must get paid for it and there was quite n wrangle, Ford tried to end it by saying that he did not want the money—he had more money than he knew what to do wit-‘ml '1'he farmer laughed and laughed. "More money than you know what tr do ivltli." he cried-"and ye drive a Ford car!" - From Man- chester Guardian.

Anyone can tell at a glance that some musicians take a lot out of themselves. The red-faced drum- mer who seems to be hitting him- . self in the stomach with every lick of his sticks. the two-fluted, two footed organist. and that expert\ swordsman. the vlollnist_ burn up great gobs of energy. A British publication estimates that drum- mers need 7,200 calories of food daily, violtnists 6.000. and pianists

4,000. The conductor, who often makes it appear that he is work- ing very hard and earnestly. can fend off malnutrition with a iii-re

1,260 calories, ~or about the same

quantity that is allotted to a Rulr coal miner. After scanning these figures. one will hesitate to inquire into the caloric requirements of xvlophottists. or. worse still. of

Villlfl If the Rifle Association inset at declines f:on1 lune last (ear, but tlia reductions m9" chill"!!! "Y" "Vim" °"

flfflii Tuesday, via, Tr. A. Mocdonald, Cors-

.-fil-, Mo]. Gomiisy, City.

for the tlon.

first two of thus trades wens only free-ll

three-part instruments. The sta- tistics, however, carry a mbtlg sug- sestion for Department of Agricul-

ozs who conic from all parts of the world. As such it provides much needed improvement in the Island's transportation set-up and} helps towards the solution of a‘ problem that has always been difficult.

Certainly, ever since the S. S. Charlottetown was unfortunately lost in 1541, the Island has suf- fered from very inadequate facil- ities, and it is for this reason mat Canadians all across the country will rejoice that no expense has been spared in providing the best possible vessel for this service. For Prince Edward Island occupies a very fond place in the hearts of all those who have visited it and cf all those who have visited it

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and of all those who have come to know the people of the Island and the part they have played in the life of this Dominion.

It is to be sincerely hoped that this new transportation link with the rest of the country will help ‘.0 bring greater prosperity to Prince Edward Island. and great- er comfo:t to its people. It will certainly help to bring more visit- ors to the beautiful Garden of the Gulf.

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5. ~ A radical revision tr: religious

instrucfan and preaching by both'____ g_ Christian: and Jen's, incluflng‘ "' "

change; in the story c-f Christ's

crucifixion. has been approved undl ‘ will be proposed to religious Inad-

ers of the world 0y an interfaithl

confererce of some 65 prominent

educative. churchmen and laymen“

The proposal is Lniendcd as one, of the principal nrans of fighting 1*" ‘ __ anti-Scmitism.

Known as the Inlernzivloral Elll0f<| gency Conference lo Cairibat Anti-| Semltlslt’, the gathering of Roman Catholics Protestants and Jaws when mu from l7 countries cndcd its ivcck- i long sesscns today lii tnis remote And nmidjn... ,

Swiss mountain village overlooking m“ bat? the fire‘ lake down Lake l-izcerne. Adopted were pro- And Slowly "my posals to reduce and eventually, m? 5°“ 100k Ellml"! P "m-bscmlllsm lilltlll?" Your cycs had once and of their religious educational government shadows deep; '

and Cl"lC organizufons.

Dr. Ew-reit R. Clinch)‘, president 11,,“- many loved vow. moments of of the Ameincnn Natloral Confrr-j glad grmfi ‘ em‘! 0f Qlflifififls Mid JPWE- (le- Arid loved your beauty with love dared that the deli-gates had met false o, "w; in flrin belief thai “auh-Scmitlsm Bug 0m- man 1W“; the is a disease that affects Jen's and soul lri YOU.

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is part if a wave of pawn matril- And loved the sorrows of your allsm that threatens to engulf Wesl-' changing face.

crn civilization."

The conference aoprovcd without. And bending down beside the glow- debate report that emphasizcdl log bars j the "trigic tact lhnb certain thoo- Mu-rmur. a little sadly. how love lQglCBllv lncxact conceptions and flcd

certain misleading pTOECIIi-illOIZS of And W109i! "Dfm i110 the 3093-91 D1 love, rehile essentially‘ ovcriicnd oppcsed m m, gpiflt o; gull“, Curl- And uld his face amid a crowd of tribute to the rise of vli-Semlt- "B".