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The lllnull Guardian l'ubllnblu| Co. Idllnr and Managing lllrrrlnr. J, It. Darnell. Alum-into l2|lltnr_ lfrunll Walker.

"The Strongest Memory I5 Weaker Than

the Weakest lnk" GBARLOTTETOWN. THURSDAY. FEB. 9. 1950

If Busses Why llot 0. P. 8.?

The proposal from the C. N. R. to take over the bus and truck services on Prince Edward island, and to put on the routes the most modern tiighutiy equipment for the comfortable ll‘itllS|)()l‘ltlll0|l of passeng- ers and efficient handling ol freight is little short of anlaLing.

For the past fifty years the P. E. I. branch oi" the L‘. N. ll. seems to have been the dumping ground for uornout. equip- ment. While railroads throughout the world have been modernizing and stream- lining their service, here we might have been touchcd uith the wand which put Sleeping Beauty and all her household in a Lrance.

Certainly there has been a crying demand for the impi'llvcliietit of passenger, freight. mail and express services for many years, and at last the llancisomc Prince or rather half a dozen of them arrive to kiss Sleep- ing Beauty. But. the token of affection should not painlyzv» our thinking faculties. for the bctrolhzll gives the Prince the ntonopoly of not only our rail and water rights, but also the upper hand oi’ its only rival suitor the independent bus and truck operator. ll‘ wc must. continue our sleep until a railroad magnate breaks the spell, why not the C. P. Rf.’

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The tilvlt: Election

His Worship Mayor MacDonald is to be congratulated upon his remarkable achieve- ment in being elected in a three-cornered contest, and for his third successive term, to the responsible office of Chief Magis- trate. Up until shortly before the polls closed he and Councillor Farmer were run- ning neck-and-neck, but Ward Five came strongly to hlziytwi" lVlacDonalcls assistance in the homestretch. His victory may be taken as an indorsation of his record in office. and there is little doubt but that both of his opponents, had they run again as Councillors. would also. have been re- turned.

Congratulations are also due to Council- lors Beaten, Cox", Stewart and Johnstone, and Water Commissioners Gillis, Curran and Bevan. on their re-election, also to Mr. Keefe, a former Councillor, Mr. Gormley’ and Dr. Provrse on their success at the polls. ll. is highly desirable t0 have new. as well as experienced members at the Coun- cil table.

The defeated candidates for the Council Will, it is hoped, not feel tmduly disappoint- ed. 'l"hey put up an excellent fight, and may have paved the way for a more successful one when the next. opportunity arrives. They contributed materially to the interest aroused in the campaign, and the public is indebted to them for their public spirited participation.

It. is to hc hoped that the dual objectives of economy and aggressive zidministration will be lollovvcd by the new Council, and that no time will be lost in [iutting the poli- cies ndvolcntctl ztlonu thcsc lilies into cffcct.

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Excellent Innovation

'l'hc inattgtlrution of a Samuel Robertson lvlemorial Lccturc at Princc of Willi-is Col- legc will scrvc to commcmorzitc the life and work of one of our Island's most tinguisdicd cdttczttion-ulists. As stated in our news columns. the first. 0t" these annual lectures will ht- (lclivcrcd by Dr. Alexander E. hcrr, prvsiclclit of Dalhottsic University. on March- 2L’. and the occasion will be marked by the unveiling by his widow of a fine l)o|'t1':iit of Dr. Robertson. lt is to be hoped in tiinc that. all our lending educa- tionalists of lhc past will bu honoured in this manner.

'I‘hesc men have not filled the public eye as have our statesmen and leaders in other professions; they have. for thc most yiart, led retiring lives; but. their contribution to the welfare of their community and Prov- ince has been tremendous. Their influence for good abides, and their names too should be kept in perpetual remembrance. If por- traits could be obtained of all our past principals of Prince of Wales College, they would be a collection at least as interesting and inspirational as the pictures of oldtime Speakers adorning the walls of our Legis- lature. ' ‘

Distress Slglials

Difficulties of monitors along the Alaska highway in picking up possible distress sig- from the missing United States 0-54 its 44 occupants draw attention to one the more pressing needs of modern life.

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with either an automatic or hand operated device which would transmit distress signals or signals which could be recognized as such and horned on by direction-finding sets. The device would iequire to be almost in- destructlble, yet capable of being secured to some readily accessible part of the ‘plane, and not interfering unduly with ordinary flying activities. .Sueh devices have been used in war-time, but would certainly rc- quire modification before being suitable. If only one ‘plane crew were to be saved, the investment would be well worth while.

EDIIORIAL NOTES

A very serviceable treatise on tree fruits production in Prince Edward island, com- piled by the Dominion Experimental Station at Charlottetown. has been issued by the Experimental Farms Service, Federal De- partment of Agriculture. O I I I-lenry Stewart, Lord Darnley, Scottish nobleman, great grandson of Henry VII, died this date 1567. He married Mary Queen of Scots in 1565, being proclaimed King on the previous day; was the father of James VI of Scotland and l of England; he assisted in the murder of Rizzio, lover of his queen, and he in turn was murdered at Kirk O’Field house on the site wlierc Edin- burgh University’ now stands. O O I

1 It is reported in Ottawa that. Hon. C. Power is not to wait for a Supreme Court judgeship, but will receive the vacancy in the Senate caused by the death of the Hon. E. C. St. Pere. He, as an independent Liberal, and with Hon. .l. Walter Jones in a like capacity would greatly strengthen and en- lighten a present dull and slumbering Sen-

ate.

Florida and Georgia people would rath- er pay a premium on Prince Edward Island certified potatoes than buy the uncertified produce of Maine and Ohio even if being given away at a cent 100 lbs; which is the best testimonial our produce could ob- tain. However, appreciation of this kind is apt to breed envy and jealousy, resulting in additional tariff restrictions at a time when we want all the outlets available for

our export to dollar currency countries. I O O

Summerside “went over the top” in its municipal voting Monday, showing that the electors are keenly interested in the choice of the representatives they want to serve them. As was anticipated, Mr. Wedge easily led for the Mayoralty, having a splendid record of achievement in his years as Coun- cillor. The capital of Prince County is forging ahead, what with its surplus as a municipality, its new telephone equipment, its new houses, and its new Mayor and Councillors there will be no stopping it in the way of progress and prosperity. O I I

From pullet to cockerel and proud of its new found status is the experience of few in a potiltry-yard. In Redcar, York- shire, England, llerminone was the pride of Jim Piggotﬂs hen run. He could count on her for one egg a day, sometimes two. But just before Christmas she stopped lay- ing and moped about. Jim called in a vet who said: “An endocrine disturbance. Her- minone has changed into a cockerel." Her- minone has been rechristened Herman and is again the pride of the hen run. llc has a fine comb, has started to grow a “beard"— the wattles, distinctive of a male bird. And llcrman is crowing, says Reuters Agency.

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Egg prices on February 3 this year and [irevious years. The prices quoted below are for Grade A Large. At Montreal and ’l‘oronto the prices are those at which grad- ed shipments arc selling to wholesalers. At other points quotations are prices to ship- pers for ungraded cggs.

1950 1049 19-18 Mollilﬂl .'.l7',<’_--38 44-4415 my, I‘, Toronto . . . . . 30-37 42 43 Winnipeg . . .. 30 37 38 Vancouver . . . . . I56 4t‘. 1161/; Edmonton . . . Z3‘ Jlti 37 Regina . . . . . . . . 35 I17 S7 Charlottetown lit) 157-3711 --

The late T. L. Church, M.P., for 'I‘oronto- Broadview, was one of the “characters" in the House of Commons. He “'21s verbose, long-winded and never silent when he could seize an opportunity to speak on any ques- tion under the sun coming before the House. He was no orator, indeed, he was slow and monotonous, but, like the stream, continu- ously flowing. Notwithstanding this failing. he was popular with other members, who never failed to greet him with an “halloa Tommy, how goes it with you today?" It. was as Mayor of Toronto he first made his reputation as a public man, and he was re- elected so often that it looked as if he would become perpetual Mayor of that, then, “good" city. Since his retirement it has largely lost its reputation, having gone in for Sunday commercial sport, and night

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CHILDHOOD M MORIES OF THE liIARCO POLO

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Shy-l was seven when the wreck of the "lVlarco Polo" occur- red about five miles from my home. My memories are vivid be- cause my father had been help- ing to unload what remained of the cargo, and he with others, came off the ship before the storm blew up. I have heard it said that the captain had hunted for some days up and down the shore for a suitable spot where he could run his ship aground. The owners. it. was said, were clone with her and wanted the insurance; but this may have been someone’: guess.

'l‘he craft used for was a seln-boat, bow and stern. the same, used for catching mackerel and propelled with long, heavy oars. Barrels fastened on cacti side to make the boat. unsinkablc.

in later years l came to know, quite wcll, thrcc of thosc men who manned the boat-the Mac- Kenzie boys, Coll and George and Captain Alfred MacLcod. They were splendid, able men as, no doubt, ivcre the rest of the crew. They rowed out of French River, down inside the sand hills and through an opening, at high tide, tipposilc to the ship. The fierce north wind was driving the

the rescue

into lhc teeth of wind and wave for half a mile out those mcn pulled their hrzivy boat to one of the finest rcscucs t.‘\'(‘l‘ known un lhc shores of this Province. l stall never forget. the fine nmst. rolled up to Founds mill, to bc rut Into boards. It. must have bcfn at lcast. 40 feet. long and ll; inclns at the bull; and what sweet hoards it made! Nu knot. clean from end to cud. And if lha‘. spar could talk and tell its tmmorits uf the majestic trees of the N. B. forest, of a ‘nun.’.:~:.i years ago, towering pine. the spruce and the yellow birch and the maple-thou: this tree, illustrious above all its fel- lows. _\vas selected to become a mast lli one of the finest ships crcr to leave the shores of Can- ada. And then it. would tell a story of the son. of strong, brave men who knew how to handle a ship in a storm and of the ports it had seen on the other side of the world! What a story that mas-t could tell. but. now, like the hu- man dead, the very dust of that once noble tree has disappeared and been forgotten. ' I lm. Sli’. etc. W. I. GREEN.

ASK BENEFITS FOB LUMBEBMEN

OTTAWA, no, 6——<CP)-—A pro-. posal that unemploymeng pm". anCe benefits bo extended to work- ers ln lumber camps stretching from Alberta to Newfoundland has been placed before tin for consideration, it, wa; lgafngd today. The scheme would bring the logging and lumber industry tn the nine Provinces ln line with British Columbia where loggen have been eligible for the bene- fits for about three yun. Be- tween 25,000 and 50.0w workers probabl would be brought under

harness racing with its accompanying

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tlmperial Ull Review)

Thu giant undertaking to pipe Alberta oil to the lakehead. is by far the largest project p! this nature ever undertaken 1n Can- ada. The Alberta-Saskatchewan- Manitoba section will permit _a more efficient distribution of oil in the prairies provinces. The extenson to Superior will pro- vide a pulsing artery linked with the Great. Lakes tanker trans- portation system to carry Al- berla oil to the refineries in Ou- tirio.

Before that. goal l: reached there will have to be 1.150 miles of pipe laid. There will have tn be pumps to move the oil. A coun- munications system must. be set up all along the route, and right- Of-WBY will have to be obtained. The project will. cost. about. $90

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Oil is expected to flow thmugb the ﬁrst leg of the link-the 450- mile link between Edmonton and Regina-by the Fall of 1050, and the Regina-Superior line by the Spring o! 195i.

A total of 175.000 tons of steel pipe will be required for tbe en-

' Canadian mills will make the 16-inch diameter pipe needed but since they cannot haudile 18 or 20-inch pilpo these sizes will have to be made in the United States. All the 18-inch pipe is intended to be laid in that country.

The pipe line route hll been surveyed from the air, and the ground survey is nearing com- pletion.

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At present initial construction work is in progress at the pump- ing station sites at Edmonton and ncar Ermine, Saskatchewan. Th: Edmonton-Regina line will be- gin operation with two stations, and the section from Regina to lalz-Aaead will have four-at Re- gina. Cromcr, Gretna and Clear- brnnk. Minn.

Initial capacity of the Edmon- tun-Rcgina line will be 95.000 barrels a day. and east cl Regina it will be 70.000. Refineries at Ilosctown. Regina, Brandon. and Winnipeg may receive about 33.- 000 barrels a day and the balance will go on to Superior. This drop-off will increase as existing refinerltw increase capacity or new refineries are built.

The capacity of the line can also be increased by addition of new pumping equipment. 1t is estimated that over 130,000 bar- rels a day could be handled at. Edmonton when conditions war- rant an input of that quantity.

Since Superior is closed to navigation for about. five months in the year. storage capacity o! at least. one and a lul! million barrels will be“ built there to perm-ll. the steady accumulation of oll during the closed aeuon. A loading dock for lake tankers is being put into condition It Sup- erlor.

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Construction u! two new tank- m-the largest ever built in Canada-ls part o! tlill program o! bringing Alberta oll eut- wnrd. The new lhip! will each have n capacity of 115,000 blrrels and a npeed of 13 knots, which means that each can carry moi-e than 5.000.000 barrels of oll a year. Clnldicn Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd. will build the new tanker: at Colltngwood Ind Port Arthur It a total colt of about $7.8 millions.

The tankers will cub in 610 feet in Ienﬂb. ll feet bum. 85 feet tn depth Ind with l draft of 24 feet. Deodwcllht tonnage will be 15,800 and engine! will de- velop 4.500 horsepower. The u: will in nut: for low/loo

Too many drunken driven use the excuse that they didn't. know they were loaded. - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.

Years, it is true, wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm withers the soul. Worry, doubt. self-distrust, fear, sin and. despair —these are the things t-hat. bow the licad and luru the drooping spirit back to the dust. The long, long trail will exhaust him upon whose road there is no light, whose earth has no heaven and whose soul has no God. The longest road will have an end and at. the end of the longest road those who have done justly and loved mercy shall be like giants refreshed with new wine. -—Mon- treat Star.

Obviously some equivalent, of the Atlantic 'l‘rcaty is coming in the Pacific. Unless the new gov- ernments in the one-time col- onial lands are able to deal with the political and economic prob- lems which harass them they may

well fall into that chaus which has proved a fertile breeding- [round of Communist regimes.

And it would be futile for the West to prevent. Communist ag- grandizement in Europe and per- mit it. to develop unchecked in Asia. ~ London Free Press.

The development of Germany as a power factor in the East-West struggle is creating a power prob- 1cm in Germany itself. Unem- ployment is a symplotn of a deeper-stated danger. Unemploy- ment now, as in Hitler's time. could provide new opportunities for extremists both on the right and the left. And it should be noted that the American High Commissioner for Germany, John J. McCloy, now in the United States, speaks of the tendency of the two extremes to work together in Germany. — Christian Science Monitor.

llllsiingucti. the ageless dancer. the beloved “lllis" of the Parisian theatre is to tour Canada this spring. according to I press story.

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There will be a pricking up of the ears over this announcement. among lovers of the variety stage, especially those in the over-fill class where "Nils" herself is said to have belonged for some years. The claim that she is older, more celebrated and. more splendid than the Eiffel Tower is based

MELODLE GROTESQUE

The loud pianist summon from

the dank

Dim minor shapes of jurgle oddl-

Lies.

Here come the Jackal and the lesn

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Stepping fllOl the zebra-colored keys.

He muster-s lions bound with data‘? ch us,

Dark panther puppies with delic- ious growls

Rolling among the basses he on-

trains. And. seeks the angry tiger when it pct-owls.

not only on her “million-dollar legs" and her famous hats; shc uses the legs for dancing as well as for display and weals art. acu- men and charm under her hats. — London Free Press.

_Britlsh Columbia. growers have given a million boxes of apples to Britain but they won't. be dis- tributed free to the British peo-

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pie or even at a reduced rate. ‘The apples will go on sale at ti»; controlled price-Abe same price at which some 450,000 boxes 0g Wenaichee and Yakima apple, from Washington State will b; selling shortly in the same mar- ket. The difference is that the B C. growers will get. nothing yo; their apples-that. is unless Ottawa comes to the rcscuembu, the Washington State growers will get $1,000,000 for theirs. This curious double deal can be L,“ planted simply. The British u. spending as few dollars for fOQd as they can. But they can “buyvr U. S. apples without laying W; money. '.l‘hc U. S. Govcrnmult pays an export subsidy amount.- ing to 50 per cent of the seaboard price of the apples. Marshall Plan funds take care o! the mg; —-Vancouvcr Sun.

One of these months if. will b; spring, the season when. unlesg Tennyson was wrong, l livelier iris changes on the burnisird dove. It is likely he was right, bu; m‘ statement is not. to be taken an trust. for a Georgia professor ha! just declared, with some ippgg". ancc of authority, that two of the most poetic and popular m, tions about birds are mistaken fancies. The notions are that birds come north in happy pa," and that their spring songs U, songs of love. Dr. Eugene l"_ Odum. of the University of QM. gia, says neither notion l; correct, lf he is to be believed, the males come two weeks ahead of i-ht-Lr mates, to pick out nesting ten-i. tory, and their warbling is W; wooing, but warning to m,” males of their kind to keep m; When the ladies arrive the "n. tlemen don't sing so loud or n often. Some of the later Singing the professor suggests, may b; just for the fun of the thing. ._ Toronto Telegram.

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“His Majesty's Government have declined making Prlncetown q Free Port. Their Lordsliips‘ d; cision is grounded on the alp- cumstance that Princetown coy slsts of only one house, and 1.1M occupied by a person not em’ gaged in commerce — that. ti! nearest commercial establishment is distant three miles from thli place; and that creating it g Free Port would open a consider- a-ble extent of the northern coast of the island to American fisher mcn and traders, and would then- by afford great facilities for emu traband traffic."

—-Royal Gazette, Oct. 1B, 156i,

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Deep Ln the shadow: of the night profound.

That l-urk beneath the lulu‘; plan-lo 11d.

His twinkling timers lure into tine room A savage cortege. dignified and He awerves to save from diatomic gloom One lamb that gambols plmlsslmo. -.Persls Greely Andenon:

when navigation opens in 1051.

At Superior the tankers will load Alberta crude at an estimat- ed average rate of 57,000 barrels a day. This does not mean that ‘the pipe line will deliver 57,000 barrels every day in the year, ‘for navigation is closed for about l

five months out of twelve. _wintcr. therefore, the pipe line |will carry about 10.000 barrels a day into the tankage at Superior. land will operate at near capacity Ifor the rest of the year.

' Most of the oil will go to !m-'

Ipcrials big Sarina plant, but. re- ‘finerics at Pelrolia and Toronto |arc also expected to receive Al- berta crude.

Not until next Spring will the big job of pl-pe laying ence. Actual construction is expected to employ between 1,000 and'1,- 500 mcn for about 150 days. Work may be in progress in as many as l0 different sections at the same time. and contractors‘ equipment at. each point will probably be valued at more than $500,000. With an average em-

ployment of 1,250 men. the pro- require 187,500

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