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THE GUARDIAN.

CHNRDOTTETOWN

JULY '22. was;

PAGE FOUR 1H E G U A R D 1 A N JEDITORIAL notes, ‘ m..." “n, .1 eea i. IIII) N The Allies crossed the Marne this date 1918. Aalberlaed nenaror-igufillaautil. Peas Ollie: e a a The lelnad aura-ain'- Pauli-mu 0c. Farmers have had ideal weather for ha - a u. a mesa. » y . w'°';',:l'..|':i'."'a'.lii'or. ha: ha...‘ making, and have taken full advantage of it. (‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker Thal - - - "l! WWlW-"lflfb. The resumption of handicraft exhibits at cmmmmmowu’ FRIDAY‘ "my u‘ l“, the Provincial Exhibition will be appreciated by . ' handicraft workers and visitors alike.

Rural Mali Services

ln the brief prepared for presentation by the island Boards of Trade before the Royal Com- mission on Transportation a strong case is made out for imp-ovement of our rural mail services. This is a matter which has been neglected to such an extent that to other Provinces -- and no doubt to the Commissioners —- it will seem almost incredible that such conditions should be permitted to exist. in sections of Eastern Kings and Western Prince particularly, the present sys- tern of transport results in delays of twenty-four hours or more in the distribution of mail for these points arriving at Charlottetown and Summer- side. Naturally this situation is a serious handi- cap to business, and heavy losses have occurred where permits for shipment and similar docu- ments have not arrived in time.

By way of illustration the brief points out that all mail destined to points in King's and Queen's Counties east of Charlottetown must first arrive at the Charlottetown postoffice in or- der to be sorted. Mail arriving at Charlottetown on the noon plane from Moncton often does not reach here in time to be dispatched on the train going east at 2.30 p. m. This eastern train runs only once a day, except in winter when there is an early morning train to Souris three days a week, which carries mail for Mount Stewart, Morell, St. Peter's and Souris only. With this very limited exception, all eastern mail ar- riving at the Charlottetown postoffice subse- quent to the making up of the eastern mail to catch this train, must wait for transport by the same train on the following day. This results, in some cases, in a delay of more than twenty-four hours, during which time the mail is lying at the Charlottetown postoffice.

The mail going east on this 2.30 train, or south on the Murray Harbour train at 3.10 p.m. each day, arrives at Souris, Montague, Cardigan, Georgetown, Murray Harbour and Murray River in the evening and is not, as a rule, sent out from these local distributing centres for rural delivery until the following morning. The mails outgoing from these points are carried on trains leaving at an early hour in the morning, so that a reply to incoming mail at these centres cannot be dispatched until about thirty-six hours after the incoming mail arrives. This lengthy delay, coupled with the delay at the Charlotte- town postoffice above mentioned, makes for a total delay which in seine cases amounts to sixty hours.

The western part of the Province is served by airmail three times daily. The evening mail arrives at Summerside on the 6 o'clock plane from Moncton too late to catch the 6.10 p.‘ m. train from Summerside west. Consequently it does not reach areas west of Summerside until, in some cases, late the following evening, thus involving a delay of about twenty-four hours.

The areas between Borden and Charlotte town, and between Charlottetown and Summer- side, encounter somewhat less delay in deliveries; lbut in these areas also it is suggested that trans- port by motor from Charlottetown each evening would eliminate a delay of approximately twenty- four hours.

"The Boards are of opinion," the brief states, "that during the greater part of the year at least, delivery of mails from the central of- fice at Charlottetown to rural distribution centres should‘ be by motor transport." This is a reason- able request, and we cannot conceive that the Commission will turn it down unless some other solution is found for a condition which is a dis- grace to any transportation service, and would Kertainly not be tolerated in any other part of Canada.

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A British Royal Commission has drawn at- tention to a probable reduction in the flow of emigrants from Great Britain to Canada and other parts of the Commonwealth and urges a conference to consider "this matter of vital con-

Many Canadians, comments an exchange, will agree with the Commission's contention that it is in the long range interests of Great Britain and the Commonwealth to keep up a high Brit- ish content in all the Dominions. But it is not so easy to fall in line with the Commission's suggestions that emigration might be encourag- ed by special inducements and policies.

Experience has shown that the best British immigrants are those who came of their own free will, who were anxious to seek a new home and iiretter opportunities, who were enterprising and llouragous enough to come to this country with- .iut special inducements. They were ready to work hard and to make their own way. They did not expect a land of milk and honey and were prepared to meet the hardships and discomforts in a new country; and they became good and happy Canadians. But those who have been en- couraged to come to this country by rosy pro- mises are not as easily assimilated. llightly or wrongly they have too many illusions about life in Canada. Because they have been urged to come to this country by some government agency they feel they have a clairn to special considera- tion. Often thue are the immigrants who become discontented, who find they are misfits, who only too often return to the Old Country full of bit- terness.

Most of the present immigration to Canada is spontaneous. Many English feiniles have learn- id a let about Canada from friends and w-

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ed in history with Robert the Bruce, was de- feated by the English at Falkirk this date 1298. Four hundred and forty eight years later Prince Charles Edward won a victory over the English in the same vicinity.

Finding a teacher is becoming a chronic problem with many rural schools. The fact that it is riot new should not blind us to its import-

ance. School trustees should not have to look

for a teacher, any teacher, but be able to

select one to their satisfaction.

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public that advertising "does not increase cost of the things they buy" is being stressed by ad- vertising men, states Hardware and Metal. They

point-out that without the power of advertising, ‘most things would cost more or not be avail-

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Hunting regulations for migratory birds are

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prescribed both by the Dominion and Province.

Both Dominion regulations and the Provincial Game Act limit guns to two-shell capacity and it

would appear that the Legislature would have to concur to make effective a change permitting

guns carrying three shells. O O I

Headlight glare and "one-eyed" cars cause

60 per cent of night highway accidents accord-

ing to an American survey. Other important factors are poor lights and no tail lights on parked cars. The whole adds up to an urgent

need for all car owners to make frequent checks of their lighting equipment.

Extension of the War Veterans’ Allowance to men who served in allied forces and who have

been domiciled in Canada for Z0 years has long been advocated by the Legion and other organi- zations.

The discrimination against men who fought in the same cause as Canadians and

who- have lived in this country for two decades is

hardly defencible.

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There is no accounting for tastes. For a halfpenny wager, a 14-year-old boy of Birdholme, Chesterfield, England, swallowed Z4 bullets, 10 buttons, two farthings, and a metal chain. He then swallowed the halfpenny he had won. Af- ter this he consumed a school dinner. When his parents heard, he was taken to hospital, where he was examined, given treatment, and allowed

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First half of 1949 is over and general busi- ness in Canada has lived up to expectations, ac- cording to a lead article in Hardware and Metal. Retail sales generally have held up well, show- ing slight increases over last year in almost ail lines. "The outlook continues bright," the hard- ware business newspaper declares. "There is no sign of any major decline in business during the latter half of 1949. lt is true that sales in some lines are slowing up, but they had reached ab- normal heights, and are now coming back to what might be termed a more normal level." Q

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Women only recommended as British immi- grants to Canada. Sir Frederick W-hyte, in a let- ter to The Times, suggests that British women emigrate to Canada while the men stay at home. He points out that the 1931 census showed a surplus of 1,886,606 women in the United King- dam and a surplus of 372,296 men in Canada. "After the heavy loss of men in their prime since 1914 we cannot afford to send more than a few men to Canada," writes Sir Frederick, former director-general of the English-speaking Union, who holds an honorary degree at McGill Univer- sity. "But we could redress the balance some- what by sending some of our surplus women, to the advantage of the Dominion, and to their own advantage."

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"Don't be frightened out of your wits if the doctor says you have high blood pressure. You need not fear the condition itself nor dread its result. High blood pressure is not the savage destroyer it is supposed to be, and many who have it may look forward to 'decades of life with good healthl"' Such are the reassuring con- clusions of the hypertension clinic of the Colum- bia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, and of many doctors elsewhere, as reported by Joseph Weitzenkorn in The Reader's Digest for August. Dispelling the fears that beset hyper- tensives-"fears that dominate their lives, close their businesses, exile them to dietary spas and send them cringing to bed"-is now the chief concern of the Columbia-Presbyterian clinic, the author says. Persons with high blood pressure are being told that they have every chance of healthy, happy living and, beyond being advised "to act their age," are having no restrictions

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placed on t h e i r activities. "Though high blood pressure should not be ig- nored, once you have it you need not be

concerned with the degree of pressure. it makes no difference, doctors agree, whether your blood pressure is up a little or a lot. You are no more likely to suffer a stroke or an enlarged heart with a pressure of 250 over 1S0 than with 200 over 120 or 160 over 100. Arterial walls can withstand pressures twice as high as any ever found in hypertension. There is no evidence whatever that the degree of pressure has any- thing to do with cardiac hypertrophy, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, strokes or death itself." When the facts of high blood pressure become common knowledge, the author con- cludes, "a brooding and paralyzing fear should be lifted from the land}!

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i-_ Office) For eight weeks seven of Can- Loss 0F THE DUKE wn-IJAM Mia's leading agricultural scien-

A chapter in the tragic story of lhe deportation of the Acadians from this Province two centuries ago is contained in the following cxlrnct of a letter from Captain ivilliam Nicholes, of lhe "Duke William" transport, dated Panzaricc. Eng, Dec. 16, 1758. {The lcltcr is quotcd in flfl old Islnnd newspaper, but the name of ihe person whom it is addressed is not given:

"Under the greatest affliction, l acquaint you, I have been obliged lo leave the Duke William. with 200 French inhabitants on board, from the Island of St. John's, North Am- erica. to sink. about 35 leagues from the Land's End, Wednesday the 13th instant, about four o'clock ln the afternoon. and believe she could not keep above water till eight a! night.

"We sailed from St. John's on the 15th of November; and on the 29th our ship sprung a leak, and in a short time find flvc feet of water in the hold, but. having two spare pumps on board, and a great manv hands to bail, ln about 24 hours gained an her. and kept her in this situation about eight days.

"On the 29th, being moderate. hoisted out the boats and soldered the ship, by which means the leak stopped, so that we could keep her with one pump continually going. having hove everything off the docks and out of the hold, we pos- sibly coul_d, to ease her; but on Monday the 11th the leak broke out again, nnd, notwithstanding the four pumps. rind such a number of hands balling from every hatch- way, they could not keep her, so that by Wednesday morning, about five o'clock, her hold was filled with water. We left off pumping, and we hoisted out the boats with grent difficulty, that in case nny ships came in sight we might save our lives.

"At nine in the morning we saw two ships steering towards us. which gave us great hopes. We hoisted the signal of distress and fired a great many guns, but they hoisted their ensigns and kept awav from us. We then cut away our mninmast to shew them more per- fectly our distress, but they took no notice of us, going clear away.

"At eleven a scow passed by. viewing aur unhappy situation, and hearing our gunsY-‘rns plain as we could see their men on the decks: but she behaved as the other had done before by running away from

"The French then gave over all hopes, and said, Gad had forsaken lhcm, and they were resigned to death. As ln the term of the voy- age under our misfortunes, they had behaved with the greatest ln- trepidily. so in their last moments they behaved with the greatest for- titude; for seeing our attempts were frustrated, they came and sm- brnr-od mo, saying, they were truly sensible that I, with all my people. hiid done all ln our power to save the ship, and our lives, but as I could br- of no further service to lliem. begged I would save my own life rind my men.

"Tnklng their priest with me. whom I put into the boat before l went myself over the stern. there being so much sea the boats could not lriy alongside her. after we were in. the bonts lnirl r-ff about half on hour, when their cries and waving lll to be gone nlmast broke our hearts. We then left them. about four o'clock in the afternoon, being ourselves in n most unhappy situa- tion, being 34 persons in numbe , upwards of 30 leagues from Land's End by our reckoning, and our whole provisions amounting to about eight or nine pounds of bread, our provisions ln the sun- room being all uspéfldftd, and the whole being full of water, with our malnmaet cut away, we could get nothing from thence. In this mel- ancholy sltunllon It pleased God to conduct us to'thls place.

"On Tuesday Capt. Sulget in the ‘Violet’, with 200 French an board. hoisted a signal of distress. I-Ill foreynrd was gone In the allng. and his mlzen-maat cut away; I spoke to him the night before. He told rne he could not keep her with his pumps. so am afraid he suffer- ed likewise.

"All I have to comfort myself under thin misfortune la. 1M1"! I"!- albie I did all in my power to save the ship and lives, which the poor unhappy sufferers were truly sen- alble of, and which made them eo willing so let us go. If they tied not. so great a euperlprlty as l!) to 34 might easily have hindered us."

PORTHOAWL Woke — (@)— Rare clouded yellow butterflies, mlgn s from North Africa eelacm

seen Britain, have been caught DUO!

impressed with the degree of con-; Canada on Jul’ 13m

centratfon of British farming. "Inl

Canada. we have pockets of farm-i lng an good land in between tracts! of not such good soil. but along English roads you have an‘ unbroken succession of well-farm-l ed fields. Certainly, times see the odd hill with noth- lfle much Brewing on ll, but. it's always a safe bet that quite a lot going on on the otherl side." Farm machlncry was one at

interested on the trip. He

full of praise for "that new po-i “e tato harvester

the breeds

lists, administrators and educa- iionisis have been touring the Un- ited Kingdom seeing everything there is to see in research and' leaching, administration of gener- al policies and

agriculture, and the practical sldel

of farming. "We've been kept

hopping around like a flea on a‘, skeleton," said one of the party, G099 Wlih l“ “but. the arrangement of the tour,‘ —its details fitted into each other April is spent. and summer soon like a train schedule-and the fa-f cllilles given to us. have really wonderful. Only Dr. Nearby has been ln Britain before, but And all of us have felt. very much al' home.“

Professor J. C. Berry, Professor

of Animal Science in the Unlver- We sily of British Columbia, summed up the Mission's impressions: “WelHOW 1n Hie poplars the first ro- havo had little our impressions, but in gengrahTlle wind-flowers risen from their we are all pressed with British farming and When life was say and Iiirlni; was the whole state of the here. A5 g group coming {mm a The maple full of little crimson younger country we particularly have a keener appreciation of the importance of handling coll prop- erly.” Dean of Research in Ontario Agri- cultural College agreed-"Farmers ln Britain look on livestock, crops and triumvlrale, and have a deep re- spect for ihe importance of pre- iervlng sollt fertility.” He said ln his connec ion that ,_ . .. now giving much more thought w. We admire the lRC.lll.l€S and per- the subject, and mentioned generally accepted brief prepared

time to discuss‘

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Professor G. N. Ruhnke,

sails as interrelated‘

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Canada

by the Agricultural Institute of;

Canada on the subject. Canada. ofl

course. has the additional problem!

of soil erosion, which is not foundi ln Britain.

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of yours, which, lifts, cleans and bags the crop. I!‘

hear lt also rejects stones during

the operation. It's possible than

we could use something on those lines ln Canada." Both he

and Professor S. Sinclair, Head of the

Agricultural Economic Branch of

the University thought that

of Manitoba. many British-de-

signed and made tools and imple-

monts could flt into the smaller farming units ln Canada, such an fruit and vegetable farms-spray- ing machines were cited-but. the Prairie Provinces had their awn special problems not catered for by British manufacturers. They would, however, they said, be interested in the report, due later this year, of the United Kingdom Agricul- tural Englneerlng Mission ta Can- aria.

P70185501" 59")’. as ii specialist fn animal sclencc, was "very 1m. Messed with tho quality of Bri- tish livestock. We have been aur- prlsed at the number of breeds found here. Britain, of course, has different. conditions from Canada. but these small islands have more than North America." "And the reasons are not purely economic," put. ln Professor Bin. clalr, “traditions and long know- ledle over a great many years all help to keep up the number of these locally-linear! breeds.”

It wee on the subject of egrlcul- turel research fn Britain that the Mission was moat enthusiastic. Sold Mr. M. E. Hartnett, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Snak- mhewnn. "I got the lmpreselon that the United kingdom’ has ‘eo orgenlaed research that a. practi- cal tannin! ‘problem can very quickly be r erred to reseach. There ll a very direct and quick channelling of farm problem to the most competent research euth- orltles ln ‘the country. The speed of operation and the standard of the service show e very efficient or. genlaetlonal approach. and the system bore seerne to work well from the bottom up-from the men on the farm to the man in the laboratory. We have had very good opportunities to examine the organisation and working of the Notional Agricultural Advisory

British fa-rniers And H11

‘lted Kingdom have an competent advisory service staff- ed by able people."

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THE PASSING 0F SPRING

No longer 1n the meadow colgns shall blow

grganjzgflon mfrlie creamy blood-root. ln her eult

of gray,

But all the first strange flowers have passed away, the childlike