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Editor And Muuging Director. J. B. Burnett Anocint-I Edit-or. Front Walker

f'The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink".

CHARLOTTETOWN. THURSDAY. JUNE 21, I951

Growing civic Expenditures

The position of Canadian cities and municipalities was graphically illustrated in figures presented to the Senate finance com- mittee recently by Mr. J. H. Lowther, di- rector. public finance division. Federiii Bureau of Statistics, in the committees continuing probe of Federal 1951-52 est- imates. .

Between 1939 and the end of 1949, the latest available period, Mr. Lowtherls com- pilation showed that while the total rev- enues of Canadian cities and municipalities increased by some 62 per cent, their major single source of revenue, real estate and personal property taxes, increased by about 57 per cent. More and more civic expend- itures have had to be met by levying all kinds of minor taxes.

The following comparative figures gives an idea of what is happening the cities and municipalities:

Total Federal revenues, between 1939 and the end of 1949 rose from S480 mil- lions to 352,411 millions or by some 400 per cent.

Total Provincial revenues in the same period rose from S258 millions to 38261;; millions or by about 200 per cent. Of that increase, provincial tax revenue rose from 35172 millions to 5517 millions or by 200 per cent.

As to the cities, their revenues rose in this period from S321 millions to 3524 lllllll0l'lS or by some 63 per cent. Their real estate and personal property taxes yielded some 3433 millions of the 3524, having increased from 31275 millions in 1939 or by 57 per cent.

To cover their rapidly growing expend- itures some of the cities and municipalities put on direct sales taxes. Such revenue rose from 2541.1; millions to 316 millions in the period. Various other minor taxes rose from about 3523 millions to 3473.; millions, licenses, permits and fees rose from about -S7 millions to 3125?, millions.

But in the 1939-1940 period, annual pro- vincial subsidies to the cities and munic- ipalities rose from 3141-; millions to 310 millions.

Lolister Size Limit it will he with some relief that fishermen here learn that the new Massachusetts size limit for marketing lobsters will not be effective until Dec. i. instead of July 1 as originally planned. The difference is not great between the old and new meas- urements, an increase from three and 3X16 tn 3 1'1 inches carapace measurement. That bottom 1X16th inch group of the present "market" lobsters, however, repre- sents some thirty or forty per cent of the lobsters being shipped from here to the American market and but for the post- ponement of the new limit there would have been a considerable slice taken from this summer's earnings of Island lobster- men.

that In Canada

No price cutting war threatens in Can- ada such as has been on in the U. S. since big city department stores under-cut on goods on which manufacturers had fixed retail sale prices. The reasons, as pointed out by an exchange. are two-fold:

The Canadian Combines Investigation Act is different from the U. S. Sherman Anti-Trust Act which holds illegal any agreement among a combination to fix prices, higher or lower. The Canadian Act holds that such price fixing is illegal if it is aimed at "restraining or injuring trade or commerce." The key Canadian words are: "Which combination, trust or mon- opoly has operated or is likely to operate to the detriment or against the interest of the public." Canadian prosecutors have found that difficult to piove.

To get around the Sherman Act. U. S manufacturers in 44 of the 48 states induced legislatures to pass "fair trade" acts.

Essentially these provided: Manufactur- ers could enter into agreements with re- tailers in the same state with respect to prices, and those who had not sign- ed such agreemcnts had to abide by those prices. It was that latter provision that: the U. 8. Supreme Court held violated the' IAIICEIIC (if the national Sherman Anti-Trust

ct. .

In Canada, it has been generally suf

flclent for the Combines Investigation A...

commissioner to warn corporations where their price agreements seem Aimed against the public interest in trade and commerce. Canadian manufacturers, especially in the electrical goods business. fix the retail prices of their product, allowing retailers 8. dis- count.

No test has ever been attempted in Can- ada to prove that such retail price fixing agreements with manufacturers are injur- ious to the public interest. The manufact- urers claim they are necessary to protect retailers against some stores selling their goods from time to time below cost as "leaders" in selling others; also, that they are necessary to make possible uniform ad- vertising of prices across Canada, a pro- tection to the consumers.

t EDITORIAL NOI ES

Charlottetown is fortunate in the presence here of the famous R. C. A. F. central band.

At 1:25 tomorrow morning the sun reaches its most northerly mark and sum- mer begins in the northern hemisphere. For the pessimist, days start getting shorter.

O O O

The city schools close tomorrow and anxious parents who wonder what they will do with the children will find that the youngsters can find lots to do for them-

selves. 0

With ship refitting and aircraft servic- ing added to Charlottetown's industrial activity there should be a continuance of the present low rate of unemployment.

O O O

The German fleet interned at Scapa Flow was scuttled this date 1919 by order of Vice-Admiral von Reuter. Many of the ten battleships, fifteen cruisers and forty-

six torpedo-boats have since been salved. O O 0

Welcome to the Junior Chamber of Coni- mcrce delegates from all over Eastern Canada. Their annual conference will have work to do but may it also be said that Ii good time was had by all.

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The slump in auto sales is blzimeable more on the credit restrictions than on taxation. But the reaction is on the factor- ies, and unemployment follows.

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According to the Monthly Conimei'ci3.l Letter of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Canada's imports from the U. S. amounts to 67.2 per cent, while her exports total 65.3 per cent. From the Sterling Areas the im- ports are 21.1 per cent, and the exports 20.3 per cent. Other countries, imports 7.4 pei cent, and exports 9.2 per cent. So-it will be seen that our trade practically balances in each area-we buy as much as we sell.

No indication so far has been vouch- sated by the Government, but it seems pre- parations are being made for a voluntary tax in lieu of the abolition of-the "Means Test" for old age pensions at seventy. The Prime Minister states that a special fund will be instituted into which "all who can" will pay to finance the seventy and over pension scheme. The tiouble since the be- ginning of time is that "all who can" will not pay except under compulsion.

In the blood. A fighting team of four brothers from Clear Lake, Men, have en- listed in "E" Company of the Royal Win- nipeg Rifles for service with the 27th Cana- dian Infantry Brigade. The Reid brothers plan to stick together. Three of them share a total of 13 years previous service with the Active Force of the Army. Sons of Robert Reid of Clear Lake-he has five boys-they are LfCpl.i William Reid, 27: L,tCpl. Archie Reid, 22; Riflcman Neil Reid, 21: and Rfn. Clarence Reid, 18. William enlisted in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles dur- ing the Second World War and later trails- ferred to the PPCLI. Archie also served with the "Princess Patricias" and Neil is a former artilleryman. Clarence, too young to enlist during the war. says he won't be left behind this time. I-ie's sticking with his three big-and capable-brothers.

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Canadian Fisherman, June, reports that the Inspecting Officers of the Department of Game and Fisheries for the Province of Quebec, have attended recently a two weeks course at the Fisheries Training School of Grande-Riviere, Gaspe. The following sub- jects were under study: The theory and technology of fish salting and drying, the technology of fresh, frozen and pickled pro- ducts, the tcchnology of canning and the control of freshness, and cleanliness in the processing and curing plants, fishery legis- lation and inspection. Canadian Fisherman states that "The canning and processing plant managers will be invited to attend It similar course in the near future and the Honourable Dr. Pouliot is of the opinion that this teaching programme will prove in the long run to be very profitable to the whole fishery industry."

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN'

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Sir,-I am wondering if you can help me in what may be a some- what unusual request - that is. whether, througli your paper. I could be put in touch with some- one iivlng in Prince Edward Is- land with whom I could corres- pond. I have had a deep interest in the island ever since reading the novels of L. M. Montgomery. "Anne of Green Gables", etc., etc. If possible I should like to cor- respond with ii. girl around my own age-24-who is interested in music, books, travel.

I am, Sir. eta, MARY BISHOP (Miss) 61 Prince of Wales Mansions, London. S.W. 11, England

SOUL OF THE WORLD

Sir,-Ever since Cain slew Abel, there has been A contest waging between faith in God And unbelief. We took more notice of the issue. when Hitler made claim to be God. In the last five years we have seen many millions of people tak-

en ln behind the Iron Curtain. Not wishing this to go on. we have brought it to t. "show down" in Korea. But. we are learning that military might.

though needful, is not enough to convince the enemy that we mean business. some say let us pray to God to make wars to cease. Others go further and send messages to our statesmen. to encourage them and assuring them of our prayers. In the Epistle of James especially, we are reminded that faith and pious words are dead things, un- less we bestir ourselves And do something. According to Matthew, 25. Jesus will not say-"Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom and so forth, because you have prayed for my little ones And for these my brethren and you have said.-Lord: Lord;" But it. will be because we have done the will of "My Father”.

I wrote before of Paul G. Hoff- man who has served two and A half years It. the head of E. C. A., tI.'Iconomlt: Cooperation Admin- istration). Four different front: are brought into play. But the in- formation front. the pollllcll, the military are All tied up with the Economic. The military front is the giving of financial assistance to each and every one of these 16 European countries to arm them- selves in case of invasion. The political front is the endeavor to get cooperation between these Luropcan States also in case of in- vasion. and also for mutual bene- fit in the way of free trade And exchange of goods.

I would understand that the in- formation front is educational. For instance each country is asked to send students to the United States to learn the latest in agri- culture. manufacturing -and scientific discovery. in economics, each country lays down so much money and E. C. A. cover: that with an equal amount. This is helping them to help themselves. The idea is to get. the fuclaorlcs running. the land producing. the people working. the army build- ing up. the young people learning. Iihc courage and good will lncreAs- n

g.

Beside these 16 count.i'les,, I Am told that China not some help previous to the South Korean in- vaslon. but: it wAs too late and too little. It consisted in intervention between landlord And tenant Ilrl'I'l- -er, in getting rent of land re- duced from '75 per cent of crop to 31. also going out in the fields to demonstrate to the ChinAmen better wnys of working.

We pray for the time when love And harmony shall cover the euth 1- the waters the deep And we my Jesus shell reign where'ei'c the sun doth his successive Journ- les run. Allio His Kingdom is An everlasting Kingdom. Doubts of this Arise in mAny minds. As we see religion going into oclipae be- fore greed Ind unbeliaf Al. home And the use of the Atom Bomb suggelfbd by leaders in churches r.r.d slm.

But to not down to "buss tacks". I notice that the coat in money to the United states for the Second world war will hove been one and one quArtcr trillion dollars by the time the int votoroni receive: bu lut pension c be. And Mr. Hoff-

tlon would be simply common- sense "with 1 college degreeff He: says-America must lead. A leaderl always has followers. "To win the

Q0O;O0m90?O9&00mj; g Old Charlottetown

peace we must wage the peace.''l ; (And P. I. I.) K must stop talking about the

co In: And start talking about

waging the pence." oi in other HIST mcnossl GM” V'”'d5 "m0Vm3 3” ""39 91 'V"- "The Charlottetown Lacrosse

The "rich young ruler" lost his C1

m--a by a.'.::::...:".:" .9::.: t::':.:..::: h"-Wm? 0" W his P9"953iim3- 1" yesterday evening at 7 o' ock. Be- llke manner. A .riAtion that does ",3 the 11,." game of ,c,.,,,5e 310 83111: WWI Wm 3""9f; 3319 played in the city, a large crowd 1330 Of Nineveh Ind TYTC I5 gathered on the ground. During Klplinz Would Sly. ilhe game, which lasted for About , You may say that all this is half an hour. good play was ex- Jt-ist 1593115"! End "4 C8" 1105 119- hiblted by members on both sides. come realism, because the miter winds in the mud Is also bers And seems to be in A flour- the polltlclnn aeeklnr election. ishing condition. The following Our failure to see the "golden. Are the officers: H. C. Brownell, crown Above our hends" As we president; If. I-laszsrd And W. 0. keep working with the "muck Hobkli-k. vice-presidents: Dnnicl ialie" is the chief hlndei-ance. lnavles, jr.. secretary and treasur- fl um, sir. etc. lrr; A. A. MscLean. Mai. MAcLeod. J. A. MACKENZIE. T. Robins. S. D. Fitzgerald And A.

. Devine. committee."

K i to em n; m -The Examiner. MAy 31. 1377.

FARIKING AND FIBTIIZIZINGI

cessive costs may be tied up some-

l-IX The Club has now thirty-six 'rnem- '

JUNE 21. 1951'

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I! it Notes By” A

Moot doctor: Are u attentive As they can be even to unreason- wble fussy and chronic nuisance patients. The men of the profes- sion do not cure to take chances. On the other side, having in mind the many calls made on A doctoi-'5 time and skill, patients or their relatives might make things easier for all concerned by exercising A bit of thought- ful intelligence, as, for instance. by not calling a doctor out in the middle of the night, or even At histmeal hour unless A real emerge-my exists. This intelli- gence, fortunately. is exercised in the great majority of cases. Bo. oidesfthe telephone is a curren- lent aid for quick And advice, and A brief conver- sation with the doctor can often Alley alarm and conserve effort. -.Branl,ford Explosltor.

It. is unfair to indict Father for

conirultation -

The Wax,4g

-1: practice only too Wide- spread. II it ulvu the con- science of the indolent-only en. coui-Ages surface rooting, mum. in: in weak plants subject. to win- ter kill and to weed and clover infestation. A' dry lawn, on gh, other hand. need occasion nc alarm. It means deeper roots Anc stronger plants.-Ottawa Citizen

GABDENEB IN RAIN

Eve. in timeless Eden AgAln.

gov:-r feels the Autumn rain. askct at her side, she toll;

Over brown and ochre soils

laziness when he grumbles about watering the lnwn. Knowingly or not, he is merely being Acien-tiflc. mud in trying to escape the chore, is acting in the lawn: best in- terestis. As a recent. research study at the "University of Penn. sylvariis shows, and as Federal District Commission practice proves. the less I lawn is water- ed. the better it thrives. In fact, excmsive watering damages A lawn. The scientific reasons are simple, and should be easy for FAther to remember And enumer- Ate next time his turn to water the lawn comes up. Heavy soils become water-logged from ex- cessive summer watering. The deeper roots suffocate then from lack of Air. Moreover. benefi- cial soll bacteria cease to function without Air, hid the grass then lacks both Air and nutrition. In consequence, the grass languishes. But. not, unfortunately, the weeds And clover. In these cir- cumstances they flourish. Thesoil needs A chance to dry, And this doesn't normally occur until late

June or early August. Then, watering should be done about Wary ten days, depending on

rlinlali and soil conditions. When I lawn is finally watered, it- nhould be soaked sufficiently for A moisture penetration about four inches. Frequent light watering

And measures from A muddy Illnq

The lime. the lenfmould. And the sand.

Pleased to put her bulbs to bed

with showers rockinvz overhead.

About her on the wet wind 11. Last. summei-'3 letters of good 'bV,. The patient brotherhood of :...-' Wait bleakly for the earth is freeze.

But. dedication can forget

The carnal world of cold and not The visionary. unawuo

Of dripping jacket, blowing hm. Translated into Aunllght walk; I Among imagined hollyhockg And. Absent from the boom am”, with unborn Cantci-bury'be1l5,

-Elizabeth Bohm

Have Your Clothes PRESSED ONLY or DRY CLEANED

at RITE-WAY

CLEAN EBS Phone 2387

PROFESSIONAL CARDS

FREDERIC A. LARGE.

I c0 Barrister. Solicitor, Notary Royal Bank of-Canada Bulldinl Charlottetown. P. E. I. LOANS ON CITY AND FARM PROPERTIES

A. Wolfhen Gouda-if LL. B.

BAREIBTEE. soucrron. Eta Phillipe Building 111 Gnfton Street Money to Lon Collection

Sir,-In continuation of my let- ter in your Forum, June 19th on this subject I would like to say thAt the use of ChemicAl Fertiliz- er in our modern methods of farming has become so universal A practice that to Attempt (Arming without it, would seem A waste of time and effort. Yet: the cost is so excessive that it seems to con- stitute one of the greatest gamble.-5

already been the cnuise of un- hinglng financially a greater num- ber of farmers than that of Any other expenditure.

At prevailing prices. fertilizer buying as at present followed in practise is simply ruinous, And I hook-up between users, Depart- ment officials. And manufacturers should not be delayed. Every avenue leading towards lower cost. should be explored without favor or prejudice, And methods of application Apart from what now is customary might be in- vestigated with profit.

Today we have fertilizer offered

as straight chemicals for home mixing. and As mixed fertilizers ready for use. We have liquid

fertilizers which are A chemically blended essence And highly recom- mended for Vll'I0lls jobs manufacturers. as well As by skill- ed chemical technicians. with the first two we have years of,experl- ence. and acquaintance, with the latter it is not much more t.hAn be- ing introduced.

our present practise of dosing the entire fertilizer complement for the season in one application for "root" feeding hug been follow- ed for years with vnrying degrees of success. but toduy there Are experts who recommend systcimtic feeding of growing crops, Is in the case of Animal life, with top- tirzxssing applications and foliage and stem feedinx. when lppenr- ance of the crop indicates A need. And so the story might be pro- longed. Each theory has its Advo- cntes. but the farmer does not al- ways know.

The solution for the present ex-

. will not be of much

in our farming operations. It hul

fear. '

where within the bounds of this word picture And someone should take I lead to prove or disprove these various contentious. Heressy value, there must be proof.

Fertilizing our fields for more abundant production in this Age seem; In Absolute necessity. and yet when cultivation of these some farms originally commenced such was not the case. Whnt is the rea- son? Why the changed conditions. It may well be . t ed when land was first called upon by man to produce crops. it was in A splendid state of fertility. Nature had seen to that. Chemical vllues ext-noted annually from the soil by the only crop of that time-the forest-was returned As regularly and in even greater c.

It remained for mAn to denude the land of its natural fertility.

ldown through the years, without

making regular or sufficient re- placement deposits. Now it is his necessity to provide this barren

. soil with ingredients or plant nut.- ,rlenl.s that will mnke crops grow I And it is so much more expensive

thin the way nAture' did it To solve the problem of expensive fertilizing we must Idopi: I system As nearly like unto what nature would employ as ever we possibly can I Am. Sir. etc. .1.

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COMPLETE VISUAL IIEFRAUFION 'and

AN ALYSIS

G. F. HIITCHESON

A son Optometrist! . 53 Grafton St.

T SHEEP BIiEEDERS' ATTENTION!

The Sheep Brecderf Alsoclatlon of Prince Edward Inland is handlli-if your wool for you At the highest market price.

Lut year

Gander 8: I-ldszard-

GILBERT A. GAUDBT. B. A. LL I!

Dell. Mofliioson &

FOSIII Barristers And solicitors Mone to been B"rl"cl?'BsEtm:m:(r'c' em Canadian BAnI(,of Commerce IIIII

R. o. L. MATI-IIESON. i.L.B.. k.c. G. R. FOSTER. LLB. LoAnn on City And Farm Properties. 150 Richmond Street Charlottetown, P. E. I.

MocPliee & Iruinof

J. A. McGuigun

BAREISTEI, SOLICITOB, Ell.

NOTARI. ETC. BABRIETEII. SOLICITOR CURRIE BUILDING

,Dr. W. R. Carson

Il.l'. MICPHEE. I!.A., R.C. Chiropnotor I. sou:-:ni.an ruunou. 3. A. C:'Ai::3Tf:,';,'I!'3':'PN 3"'"'""t ”"' zoi Prince st. Phone 107-

- llr. John E. stern:

VETERINARY SURGEON

. M. Albun Former B.A.. l.L.l. MONEY TO LOAN Chufottetown. RE. I.

Chas. R. Mcqiuuid room 129 us row"-I st- 3,A, I Office noun unnnisrsu, soucrron. ' B, Appomtmcn. NOTARY. Elan Enterr. Trust Bulldlnl pg CHARLOTTETOWN .

, - Phone I'll! I ' Palmer 8: I-losicm Ni6iI0iS0Il

L. J. IIASLAM. B.A., LLB. A. gvg MAT"EsoN' KC.

BAI-rluter. Etc. am of Non Sootlu (Xnmben ' 5- "- ”9t"”5- 3-5" Lira, Charlottetown, P.E.l. JOHN l'- NICHOLSON -

Barristers. etc.

Collection: - Money To Loin 90 Great George street Charlottetown

MONEY TO LOAN

Allison M. Gillis. t

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no Richmond so. . Ch'town. Em umlned. slum "Hw-

Phono Aoo Corner Sell A Queen Stu. office Phon I956-Ilolllb fill Joseph R. MIIcMiilIIn. w"m U--3- J. A. CARBUTIIERS

BAIIRIBTEII, SOI.l'JlTOR. I310.

thin Auoclntlun through the Cnnndlun Co-ope:-Alive Wool Growers, paid from 15 to 20 cents more for wool than the tnvelllng buyer with hll truck. This year the same nltuAtlon could possibly reput itself.

There II no fixed price being offered you by drover buyers. In other words wool IA being bought. for the lowest price for which II. can be secured. 10, 15 or 20 cent: per pound extra mun: A lot of money Aaved. A difference of M cent: on your wool meant 84000.) per ton that you have lost. . '

DON'T SELL YOIJI WOOL THIS WAY

Ship, it to your sheep Breedei-n' Auociutlon, Charlottetown- frelght collect. An AdvAi-ice of so cents per pound will be paid promptly-And Inter A further substantial uyment will be made."

sheep Broaden Are Auwortlng the Sheep Indut-y. For those who Ahlp their wool A ApeclAl price has been Arranged on Coopei-'I Sheep Dip, Ptenothiulno tAbletA for internnl pal-Allin. and booking And Cutntlon equipment. Call for your requirements. The Auoeliu tlon will IIIO Assist in the plAcemtnt of nine--who would you rather pAti-onine; I buyer who has no interest in your lnduuty. other than securing your wool at A price level profitable to himself: or the sheep Breeds:-I' Association which gunlntnl the highest mu-kc: price. and provide: you with Iupplln And Aulntuico necessary the hnlth And improvement of your flock? -

3l'CClOl'I' Auocmlon. Charlottetown.

niln uthutu Al to Apend so

billion douAn mriy for in non .I- Avon wu-'-Afar ammo

Think it over. And mid your wool to your own P. E. I. sheep

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