MAY 17, 1947

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u after the war the Government is taking from us _ ' taizeswglrmost as much as it took in any year PUBUC FORUM 2. The Government this year (and next) will This column Ia open to . I f. . H the aueualiou by corrn- w

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Department. Ottawa. Pgggldgnt, [an A. Burnett; “cc-President. Wm. R. Burnett; Secsu-Tream, (i. M. Burnett; Eiilli" "n" managing Director. J. it. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

‘The Strongest Jlemory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.”

SATURDAY. MAY 17. 19-17

Illty School Improvements

The need lor improved public school condi- Iions in Charlottetown was shown verY ClFIlIIIY by the large attendance at Thursday mgllls neeting called by the School Improvement _eague and presided over hv Dr. J. A. MGCMII~ Ian The meeting, by a unanimous standing vote, Expressed itself as being favorable to going iihead as expeditiously and energetically as pos- iible to have a composite high school establish- yd in Charlottetown. _

While all were agreed as to the oblectlve, ll-Ue was naturally some difference of opinion iis to how this was to be achieved. The responsi- Dllity of the Provincial Government undoubted- "y extends to all schools within the PTOVIIICCr l?!" lugl how much financial help can bc obtained from this source is a matter of doubt. The nia- iority of opinion seemed lo be in IUYOI’ Bl Ills‘ lime-honored maxim that Heaven helps that; "l"; help themselves, and that if Charlottetown needs a composite high school as bafillyldflsbv/ITE represented by several speakers, it s ou iii It regardless of expense. _ _ I

This throw‘; the responsibility back largely

upon the City Council of giving leadership in the matter. The only membergcf the Council who spoke at Thursday's meeting was His Worship tmyor MacDonald, who favors the movement. ll might be well to have the views of the full Qguncil on the matter before going further, for undoubtedly they will have to decide on vthc methods of financing. lt should not be difficult to take action if there is unanimity and enthu- iiasm. , Money is cheap at the present time, 'as_ls evidenced by the success of recent provincial bond borrowings. Borrowing over a IonQ-le-Im Per‘ iod for capital expenditure of this kindneed not necessarily mean a heavy increase Ill civic taxa- tion, It is all a matter of sound financing.

It is to be hoped that the enthusiasm engen- dered ot Thursday's meeting will not be per- mitted to peter out into talk and wishful thin:- ing. That has happened before to many wort - while schemes. And there is no doubt as to the importance and value of the school improve- ment project. This City is badly handicapped in Its lack of modern educational facilities. Ono need go no further than the progrcfllve fOW" of Summerside for the evidence. Siimmeriltle citizens did not wait for Government handouts before going ahead with their fine modern High School. Theirexample has been followed bY "glllfff communities thFoughout the PfOVliiC€',"'fI‘lld"‘AlI’ is high time that we were taking stock of ‘the situa- tion in Charlottetown. The School lmproviemciil League ha". done. splendid work since its rnccP‘ lion a few years ago, and it can do no batter ihqn keep this idea before our citizens iirilll it materializes in brick and concrete.

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Prince Edward Island welcomes a dis- tinguished visitor today in the person of Sir Alexander Clutterbuck, High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in Canada. Sir Alexander succeeded the Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald on Ihe latter's appointment o: Governor General of Malaya, and since assuming office a year ago this month he has been an outstanding success. This is not surprising, as he has had wide ex- perience ond is well versed in Canadian mat- ters. He visited Canada on a number of pre- vious occasions, notably in I942 when he accom- panied the present British Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, who was than Deputy Prime Minister and Secretory of State for ‘Dominion Affairs.

Educated at Malvarn Ccllege, Sir Alexand- er served in the First World War with the Cold» stream Guards from l9l6 to I919, was mention- ed in despotchos and was awarded the Military Cross. He entered the Civil Service in l9l9. Hi: acted as Sscrstriry to the Donoughmore Commission on the Ccylon constitution from I927 to I928; attended various meetings el ‘he League of Notions Assembly and other in- ternational conferences between I919 and l93l and was Secretary to the Royal Commission on Newfoundland in I933. From I929 to I940 he served as Deputy High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in the UIIIOI'\ of South Africa; since I942 he has been Assistant Under-Secre- Iary of State in the Dominions Office in charge of economic, financial and supply questions. He received the award of K.C.M.G. in the New Year's honours list last year.

Sir Alexander is due to arrive at Borden thitwafternoon and will be driven direct to Char- lottetown, where he will remain over the week- end and will address the Rotary Club luncheon

A Distinguished

i tdendoyen the subject, "The Outlook for Brit-

dlh." It is regrettable that his stay will be so brief, but he has a strenuous Maritime itiner- eiy, and must keep strictly to schedule. It is to be hoped that he will find on curly occasion to revisit us, and prove out some of our celebrat- ed holiday attractions.

Why faxes lire Illgli

" Horror; some of the charges brought by 00bit cliln, Conservative leader, against g y merit on c subject which of- ihpoycr’: pocket-boob II are new iii the tgird yegr

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in any peacetime yeor—this despite that active war expenditures are over, that the armed Iorces have been demobilized, that subsidies for war goods are at an end, and that war gratuit- ies have nearly all been paid.

3. There are 28 departments of govern- ment. In I7 of them the Government will spend more this year than it ever spent before.

"This Government seems unable to return to the practice of the old-fashioned virtue of thrift. The result is that incentive is being crushed. The will of the individual to establish his own security is being killed. People everywhere are encouraged to get on the Gov- ernment payroll or to accept Government doles.“ Isn't it the truth?

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Saint John is to observe Victoria Day on the 24th, but Toronto Board of Control is ask- ing the Federal Government to change by order-in-council, the date to the 26th.

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Sir Edward Jenner, M.D., English physician, born this date I749; he was the discoverer of vaccination as antagonistic to smallpox, and the results of his researches are seen today in the comparative freedom of the CIVllllEd world from that dread scourge, and the adoption of inoculation as a preventative in other com- municable diseases.

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Mr. Justice Minister Ilsley indigriantly de- nied a statement that the Canadian dollar was revalu-ed downward because of Washington pres- sure. He, as well as most people with any knowledge of international financial relations, knows that it would be Wall Street and not Washington from which pressure, if any, would be applied.

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Not much attention has been given to the Provincial Government's recent successful loan floatation of 9,000,000 for road and other pur- poses. All the some it means our net public debt amounts to about $20,000,000, which, in round figures, represents a mortgage of $1,300 on the assets of every individual on the Island.

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‘oiiwlls his etudenis-ytnd then. of u; ‘ the opinion ol’ APRIL IN Tins IIIARITIMES “as Kins Canine - wuelpolldenh. . , .01" z‘. 5 ‘ . ,_ Ii-I-n-v-v-m-t-e-t-v-v-r. pmliiwiff“ '° u‘ l“ mum“: Life Is growing complex. But we 50 WE'RE QUEER, Eli? Shyly. with lingering and baoktwaru should lake a lesson from our fore- ____ glance fathers who were forced to self- 51,-. __ so we m.’ a --q,_,,_.,... pm- Cltrigiiig to Winter's cloak; her

fielleivrleiice on their own produci- l°n~ Money Ls fl delusion and a snare

slow advance

I " P.E.I.? W l1. ‘ell! O is p e on e i‘ "E is that of one who hoe no mind to

. l".;l" ‘ thiglifio “iniiuut .me souls and Pei-vices geullrh faiiiialrnudf ZTIIZITIIICIIISILIIILIZIITI Slay: WhK-‘li give It. value. -_ Licthbridge Time instead of 333.11g“. Saving‘ A wilful one. at mom all glowing- Herald‘ Time is to be immediately classed’ gay 0 I as “queer” then I must. ad-iuit that M "w" as cold and cutting a5 P no wet-known Mayfair book u. rip. I m. 1e c. C,_ lance. store (in Landon) reports that its iafiymil; (lwgorg mlgcoélow qllité. W: hold our heart; and listen for, continuous Hll-yGHT-TOUIKI bvst- jndwd “m, Bum) Prblivu» m“ pr-rnhanct‘. sr-llci" is still chic sales "The rmndsgm. =\oI]1c“-‘1Zl( o‘, H“ old ‘Yuriiorroiv she may slag ii rounde- bpwmhs" m“ lmblfilied i" 193° Quaker who said, "Everyone is ~ ‘

Th1‘ k9)’ lo. Great Britain's per-

.’ _ queer, but ma. and thee. and iven, Cfiilldl. interest and amusement in

the“ n “mp bit qumfl ,, Tomorrow she may call the c-rocua

Sir. Sale’; hoiriclv contrivancrs "nay -- ~ -- ~ r -. . r- “p- g...” be fwnd in u", mmlbmi of uujrgmBl°llfi“:]‘::l'°?hpm[‘_fij::‘ulj_ “it; Anzl drape ihr- btrches In a tender burst and frozen pipes which cause ‘m. P}.;,..,,‘,,F M..." GHQ" ..,,HL,,,_ “"09” .. .

Mums, He“. British wlnm, to 1m Arirl ggvh Ilia-sun's own ldas to do!- n .

elude a flood of one s09! or another ~—NY Times Book Review.

pOrllllllty to do so by l\lr. .l..\. chl- ies spoke out In no uncertain icrms

rIl . . 1 . '1 ld ilat in th against D.S.'I‘ He referred to ilic Th“ i‘ w" m g m‘ e

___ . _, _ , Hub -» It." m“ s - - , - _ - _ .'»- ,~ - or s c . "we '5 the m“ Ne“ Hal-"llmlre failed to admit that (IUYIIIP. the She-m vanish looking backward

Wail-us or asoo rm of initiation

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the hills.

Old Charlottetown (Ana an.)

--- Z A VERNON RIVER PIONEER The following communication

has been received from Mn.

Matlida D. Ross. of’ Winnipeg,

widow of the late Mr. W. D. Roe:

and formerly of this Province:

“In the April Z5 issue of The Guardian an ‘article appeared la ‘Old Charlottetown and P. E. I.’ column on Vernon River pioneers. Lord- Se1k1rk's diary of August, 1803. throws light on that interest- Ln: United Empire Loyalist, ‘fir. James Laird.

“As tar as is known this is the only Lralrd who ever lived In Ver- non River in early pioneer days. an is likely the some man as was mo tioned i-n the article referred to. He Mme from Carolina. aecorrb ing to Liord Selkirk.

"While selkfrk was in Belfast he rowed up Vernon River: ‘Four fine Ross-shire lads McRae. landed iiie trailing ilie boat. through lhe mud in true claiuilsh style.’

"He. called on J. Laird ziiiil all him writes: ‘Laird begun nerei qultd bare 8 years ago. has nov." 50 acres cleared. much upland hay. a good stock of cattle and sheep. an orchard, a comfortable hou-.o gnd plenty of everything. ‘is values his improvement-s at L100. Ho has 200 acres assigned him as a Loyalist. Laird had been formerly settled on another lot. but (Illel

. . t th .~ D.S.T.. lrc‘ riiarc , lcct ‘VICOCJIIIIC and wzldfirri areas £8“ ivilifisg {.0 Cpynltflntiéici, U“. —-Lucy Gertrude Ularkin. {gznlllgllng Illliestock “Y5 111° g°“* powers. that be f clt that Jlllfy"

A. o1 ronscuvziiion cu crs ' - ., _ . _ - , . . y. _ _ U.“ m “Yudcveiopctlv pmppfly 3mm; ‘zdl-‘N; u‘ ‘lfimvd Wm ‘he; IIIGIIGRYIIQII of the Qiiiario RCS-Ciifcll‘ tlifiwil Slaiidb have turned much 5g 0 “H .' ‘NW HM w“ q gCriiiu sign cstabiulicil :i SaUIIOO, domestic livestock ovvui‘ from Ili- u‘ "ow m I i“ i i‘ '1" ' 1'11 fund l“ "dlamfed

I°"3F'l_'_ m“ iliialfll“ ':““‘S"'*"i “ltflflll ic study and rcsnrurch. Fiftyl Smrhllse the} °“" l‘“~"““' “sflgcfirvo university graduates and iin- arid convictions aiir! afioi- liziiiiigidvrgrnduates have been awarded Flvm‘ ‘h? s-lhsim" OI Dnyhlilll s.m'§fnlrly substantial sums under this lug a “will iallllrm", mill‘)? EIQ;RI‘I‘I\IIQI'IYICIIY.TI‘IC National Rcseaxli my m ° H‘ l‘ O i i llCll. il control of the Fed- reliable Standard Time. Not o (goal; Govgmislrentv also h“ had “s with the railway and automobile facilities mlarged_ I" the United Hem’; wasmmbde lllmpl? m‘ Pflhstzilcs. of course, 1n contrast to and blessed with a I31?‘Sllarfiftiflclnflda, the" a" a large number cmmmr.‘ semc’ n° ‘me Dim‘? Ills‘ of privately endowed foundatiorv, to abolish these convenience. .1f‘.er which give mmendous stimulus O their true value to ilie country and ‘M arts and sciences’ a particular befrdptrfpcrlgr “lgmlseghbqcon y: advantage which this country can- " °w '3 f’ ‘m0 ' i ' not ho match.

“l” m“ uml D's‘? uctulillblgi?‘ It rdheaaliis for private industry vidos more sunshine and lheie one: in Canada whcther through m yap “w” "with '5 “Fwd mo“ Whlfious associations and organizations, a." h‘? hflsdo d‘) t? l? ‘cm-c l“: or by individual effort. to provide hmepmfc lush “.5 _ ll mkbuly loiing Canadians ivitli something of up an liaiii earlier, 3nd nui 1° tlic opportunity lo further them- ._ 2:1}; “sh 122535} ‘in? wives at home. Governments. too. y“ Chm-lone Md - H C ’ F‘ _ g v' tliiiilld be prepared to give ald where cuiiiliius, the lultslci" small i: h‘: *1“ i" F“JP“?,fF"‘°f,§,“..¥}‘§f ill "mlfll- T1 is only by a convincing m“ évxing agar,“ wlh 400 r0 530 llcusflhli ‘Ill? ‘s: illlg M V‘ 011v.(IICIILIISLYHIIOII of faith In Canadian ljfllyrwjnuy 1,15): napping cruma- “5 this“ PW?‘ ° ‘e J I_\'0lllIi that ii.< talents, which are viral] pLase. i - intural asset. will be

' i ' ' . . (‘ilsflgflllés Come to lli‘_iil\' of’ it. perhups tic at home. - ' ' ‘ ‘ needs not more sunshine. but more

roads into wocdlaiid borders. saving young haxlwaod and softwood trees nnrl preventing hard-lacking of the soil which prevents rainfall absorp- lion.

Canadians are only ooncernod with Petr-lilo when ne stretches out IIIS grasping Itand across llze border and tries to ‘impose his will upon the people of this Dominion in or- der that he may utilize them as milch cows to swell his bursting coffers. Canadians want nothing to

ca" b? PWVQ-‘ilcd by laiv from oner- riiing in the Dominion. The sooner the necessary steps are taken Io this end. the better for the cause of music from Halifax Io Vnncouvc".—— Montreal Stan‘.

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The gatherings of Orangemcn in annual session serve to recall the halcyon days bygone when the "Glorious Twelfth" was celebrated wrth great enthusiasm and processions, not only in the city but throughout the Province. In rec- ent years the processions have tapered off con- sderably, but it is evident from the meetings the enthusiasm is as great as ever, and ‘no doubt the processions on July I2 will be re- vived if there be sufficient "top hats" to serve for the purpose.

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Premier Angus Mricdonald claims credit, cral Government to admit that a province should have some taxation fields for them- selves exclusively. But he ruelully admits the concession muy not be iinportriirt from a dollars- undceiils point of view. In other words, Ottawa has collected the substance and left the Prov-

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In the Textile section at Earls Ccurl, Lon- don, of the British Industries Fair, which open- ed on May 5th, there is a "moth circus". There live grubs can be seen eating unprocessed cloth, while totally ignoring cloth WIIICII has hccn treated by a special process and, rendered 100% mothproof. And, by means cf an amplifier it will be possible to actually hear these little grubs at work.

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"Great womcn are ruici then great men," said Miss Eleanor Doorly, over BBC, "because if ci wcman does work outside her home, slie has Io do the work of two whole people, and few men or womcn are strong enough for that. But Marie Curie was: slie was wife, molltcr, housc. keeper, nurse, cook and great scientist."

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Only I6.l per cent of Canadian forms is served with electricity. The percentage varies from o high of 35 pcr cent in Ontario to a low of 0.2l. per cent in Saskatchewan. Ontario con- wines 79-75 per cent of the power used on Con- ooian farms. These figures, states the Agricul- tural lnsfitute Review, indicate that there i5 great scope for. further development and appli- cation of electric power to Canadian farms.

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Mr. Arthur Ross iPC-Souris) has urged "I1 the Commons that the Government introduce the system of the transferable vote before an- other election. He said that in the I940 gen- erel election 74 members were elected on min- ority votes. In the I945 election, I50 of the 245 members of the Commons had been elected an minority votes. The multiplicity of parties in Canada had complicated the election system in

Canada and he felt it time a change in voting procedure wos mode. ' O I I ‘I

With reference to o recent note here on shipment of oyster: from Australia by plane, it is now reported for the first time in Hong Kong's history fresh Australian oysters appear- ed on tlie menu or the Gloucester Hotel, one of the colony's swank hostelries. They were flown tlicre in two doys by tlie Roy Farrell Company. A correspondent writes: "l was told they went off the menu almost .0: soon or thiy come on, one Shanghai Cliiiieu and his tlmc guests

rIim in plenty or time to be Iii It m, I didn't

l viiivc- _1'Cr'l5OII for this is difficult. to fathom ON’. 0', THUSE (w, ER pE-(fll-Lr;

‘the best of‘ our

ileum» I0 sciisicic New Brunswick (x1, current ,

and rightly-so, for having compelled the Fedwilbb

sharing l2 dozen among ‘them. Although I get Iii

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"d mung“ i: t“; Hint l h toward lIlOSP who (In not liaipgu-nf PASADENA’ cam" May 15 _

iivelv few rosizuraiiLs in ihis pro-

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iAPi—Capl. Edrlir- Rickenbacker ‘lilfl today that "if conditions are

. . furor-abh- ivithlii the rievt du or air-cl UlJ\'lClIS.\r we are not iliakliiq ,- _ _ ', ", Oppcrlunilics of Lluu he nrll seek a nest-east- l

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The

y. . _ _-7—-- ‘continental record fo-r commercial iisiiors. Poop]:- vilio planes in a Lockheed Constella- yiiun of which he has just taken tl4‘Il\‘(‘t'_\‘. Rickenbacker is lncsi-

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ltcz-Iuiticl lvmit rczil saltviutcr farri Uliwllllillg EXl-llll“ p-lotstters. i-lzims. salmon and all Illr other" delicacies that can be Cilziglil

dPiit nf Eastern Alfllncs,

t'l‘i.r..nlir (ilulie z-iicl Mifll l

9 years it was discovered that -i_v n iriistuke of the surveyor he n-as set down on a lo-t that was iioi ‘us own and was obliged to FQIIIuVB without receiving ally compensah, ton for hla improvements.’

"Selkirk formed a high opinion of Laird and writes. ‘Laird ls verv much above the common run of the settlers.’ i

"The above would indicate that. Laird was on the Island as early no 1787 or earlier. many Loyalist: arrived 1n 1788. The Hlflhiand settlers of Belles. frequently went to Laird for advice about clearing land of treefl. ENDS. etc."

(Note: In yesterday's article on the laying of the corner atone of the Colonial Buiidinz. May 16- 1843- l It was erroneously stated that only l one son of all the Free MasuIISl who participated ls residing ncit‘ today. The reference was to Mr. A. E. Morrison; but. the father of] Mr. Herbert Love. another well, known ci-tlzen. also took purl in this memorable Masonic ceremony-l l

For Foot Ailments CONSULT- ||_ ,|_ n. BROWN. ILI‘ Orthopedic

Chiropodifl

' It! Great Gnome MIR! CRARLUTTETUWN P.r..i

1n a lcticr rclircmzccd cu tcrla)‘ lgraiiorial page n group of (found-y

311,50". strikers use df(r_\nt iaii students iil. lite Univv . _ uf ‘llivlivfi from ilinse vlici Cngagcd i, Wisconfin ivriii- of their l‘i)lt i-r" imlusir-irl rlizpiilrs of ihc rat. Uni‘ “l” llli‘ Vi?" (‘I l ' "l l-"III '3.‘ "- of lllf‘ (‘rirllrzl strikes r-ir ice-arr] in min Io the Uiiilirl li s n» qgrllllr-y -_ may or mc iiin-uiilirrcii for s. -l., irli ,. [iounicyi-icii SIIOPIIIIIK‘ "s of Wisbcojp lotion’ ' govrriiinrni ..t:iii"r:. and ' ._i"cpcr1co by thr- Bglwp or Ely g3 the pixss iii rrcncrnl ti» ilcplcie the i ‘Thomas clump-oil in 1531 lnsmd p; ccntinucrl drain of skillrd 1.91‘. _ pn-kiiinu ihr worlwvopr- llie mun rirl to 1hr‘ L-rirri‘ iulilirii

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