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The Journal And The Oar Ferry

The Ottawa Journal devotes an editorial to the Prince Edward lsland car ferry service, quot- ing the representations of the lsland Boards of Trade before the Royal Commission on Trans- portation with regard to the need of a motor vehicle fegrry at Borden, working on a regular and dependable schedule without reference to the railway timetable or to railway regulations.

The Journal concedes that "many tourists do encounter these vexatious delays of which the Boards of Trade complain in the present service, and one can understand Prince Edward Islands impatience with the situation." lt adds, how- ever, that the Bocirds’ proposal "would be a cost- ly proposition, especially if it involved, as prob- ably it would, now docking facilitios on both sides of the channel, and tho Dominion Govern; merit would have to foot the bill."

Our Ottawa contemporary fails to note the most important factor in the car ferry situation. The provision of adequate service at this main connecting point with the mainland'is a consti- tutional obligation resting upon the Dominion; and the briefs, both of the Provincial Govern- ment and the Boards of Trade, demonstrate very conclusively that the present service is inadeq- uate, and that until a second ferry is provided there is always the danger of a complete break- down of traffic, with its resultant disastrous consequences to this Province. Moreover, it is emphasized that another expensive boat like the Abegweit is riot required, but merely one which will provide a "satisfactory, economical, fast and dependable service for trucks and autos."

The Journal's concern with the "cost" of this service, in view of the contractual obligation involved and the admitted necessity for it, is somewhat surprising. Particularly so because of the attitude taken in a leading editorial in the some issue of the Journal on "The Case for a New National Gallery". This case was presented recently before the Royal Commission on Arts. lt involves incorporating the present National Gallery at Ottawa "within a composite group of buildings in which all of the arts could be housed and find adequate expression." lt is proposed that a site be reserved "within the centre of the Capital's social life, for a National Theatre... on auditarium'of quality." To be used to greater advantage, this theatre "could be a part of the general design for an institute of Arts, including the National Art Gallery, a lecture room, smaller exhibit-ion and conference rooms, store-rooms, accommodation for photographic and musical records, and all facilities for the study of fine arts." lt is suggested that "a large part of Cartier Square should be reserved for this pur- pose. The group of buildings facing Laurier Avenue and Elgin Street would be erected in a garden, for outdoor sculptural or architectural displays. Ample parking space would be provided at the rear of the buildings."

For all these expenditures, presumably, the Dominion Government "would have to foot the bill", although the Journal doesn't say so. All it says is that in this case "we have a need which all admit, and a scheme devised by the Govern-

‘inent's planning expert. What remains is for the Government to implement his recommendation."

Just as simple as all that! Incidentally, the whole scheme above outlined is only a small part of an ambitious proiect for the remodelling of Ottawa on which Dominion Government planning experts have been working. How many millions it is going to cost we have no idea, but we vent- ure to say that the sum total will be more than sufficient to build half a dozen ferries of the kind urgently needed at Borden.

Of course, we all appreciate the advantage of national theatres and art galleries, and of beautifying the national capital even though it be at the expense of many thousands of taxpav- ers who will never derive any personal benefit therefrom. On the other hand, We feel that the transportation requirements of an insulated Pro- vince such as Prince Edward lsland is a much more urgent and important matter. Until our just claims upon the ‘Dominion are satisfied in this respect, we ask ourselves why our repre- sentatives in Parliament should be asked to vote one more cent of our taxes for Ottawa embel-

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lllorldtMeat Situatloi

A new report on the world meat and livestock situation has been issued by the Food and Agri- culture Organization of the United Nations.

Meat production in i948 was slightly less than in I947 _and considerably less than the l934-48 annual average. Europe's production was still at only 62 per cent of the pre-war level. North America's meat production, on tho other hand, was at l35 per cent of tho average for pre-war years.

Prospects are good for improvement of meat production this year, the report shows. A mild winter in Europe meant a great saving of live- stock feed, and feed supplies there aro now more plentiful than at any other time since tho war. This means that expflltilflfl in both livestock numbers and meat production is possible in Europe if weather remains normal. In Canada

and tho United States tho supply of concentrate

' food per animal is the highest on record.

Only l0 to l2 per cont of the world's meat productionentors international trodo and of this

guontity 80 to B5 per cent wont to tho United

om in tho pro-war days and 60 per cont in Tho volume of shipments from tho eight ‘qt oxporton of tho world-Argoiitina,

i Canada, Uruguay, tho

orio Inuit-loll last I'll! I941 llguro

The decline was greatest in Argentina and tho United States, and the effects were felt most in the United Kingdom, by far the heaviest import- er of meats. During the year the United States revert-ed to its pre-war status as a net importer of meat.

A large proportion of the meat trade is con- ducted through bilateral trade contracts at negotiated prices. ln 1948-49, the United King- dom had contracts with all the major meat ex- porting countries except the United States, and most of the meat shipped by the exporting coun- tries was covered by contracts with various im- porters. As a result a world price for meat does not exist.

The world output of meat is expected to in- crease generally during the next two or three years with the major increases occurring in Europe. lf European countries each expected levels of output, their production of meat will be near the pre-war level by 1952-53.

IEDITURIAL NOTES! Two more days till O-ld Home Week and the Provincial Exhibition.

The Bank of Prince‘ Eilwaird lsland founded this dato i856. lt was later absorbed by the Bank of Nova Scotia.

Charlottetown the~"Citv beautiful," should be still more beautiful with flag; flying and bunting streaming next week.

The heat wave is how apparently over, and we are back to the delightful emperature which makes the lsland an ideal resort in which to spend delightful days and restful rights.

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Counterfeit United States currency is not yet a serious problem in this country, but the recent border arrest of a man with $2,000 in bad $5 bills shows that a certain amount of caution should be exercised.

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The lsland has only one dragger, the "Robert H", Captain Edward Perrot, but the knoll of hand line fishing has tolled and the shift to the larger and more expensive, but much more ef- fective type of boat has begun.

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The Department of Health and Welfare, with Federal funds, is providing specialized training for prospective medical officials. Presumably, before public money is so spent, there is some assurance that their services will in fact be available to the Department.

Monvcton, the Maritime's ambitious city, in- tends to extend its boundaries by taking in all the land within a l0-square mile area. This would be three times the present area of Moncton. Pro- posed improvements take into consideration the city's continued growth, with a population in time of 45,000 or more.

Juvenile fatalities hcive "been all too frequent during the present season. Apart from the poig- nont grief felt atlthe seeming unnecessary sacri- fice of youthful lives, cur sympathies are stirred for the parents and relatives who are rnade to suffer and endure the sudden and calamitous loss of loved ones, in the twinkling of an eye, as it were.

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United Kingdom nurses working overseas re- cently celebrated 50 years of service to the sick in the Colonial Territories at a reception held in London by the Overseas Nursing Association to mark the occasion. The Association has pro- vided 5,400 trained nurses to serve under Co- lonial Governments and other organizations in the British Colonies.

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The Ottawa government is in conference with its highest military advisers an continental de- fence, and next month in Washington, Britain, France and U. S.A. will discuss military and atomic questions to the some end. lt cannot be snid the Three Great Powers are leaving (my. thing to chance in seeking to avoid another dis- astrous outbreak of war. lt is evident Canada and the United States are cooperating whale- heartedly in this endoavziur.

The lowly spud is the subject of political con- troversy in_Washingtcn. A sub-committee of n“; House Agricultural Committee has recommended that all mandatory prioe support of potatoes be llmPPed "9Xt year, but has encountered opposit- ion from the Notional Potato Council. The coun- Cll wants the Govcrnmdnt to continue its man- damfY $_"PP°I'l_§ 60 to 90 per cent of parity in connection with acreage allotments, Pom", growers contend that they have co-operated with the Government on controlling acreage. The council asserts that this year's potato acreage is the smallest in seventy years. ln the last your the Government bought 90,000,000 bushel; 0f potatoes tosupporr the market at a cost to tax. payers of approximately $90,000,000.

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William Blake, English poet, artist and mvs- tic, died this m. I827 Cll’ the age of Seventy. Trained as an engraver in London, which profes- sion was his chief means of livelihood. He wrote at fourteen the lyric, "How sweet l mamed from field to field". At twenty-three he exhibited qt tho Royal Academy Tlie Death of Earl Godwin. At thirty-two he published Songs of Innocence, and five years later Songs of Experience, the toxt and decorative designs for both of the volumes being engraved by Blake himself. and afterwards hand-coloured; later he published his mystical works-part prose, part verse-which include The Gates of Paradise, The Marriage of Hoavon gird Hell, otc. In art his inventive goniu finds its culmination in the illustrated Book Job, Dante's Poems, and Blair's Graves, and in the Ono Hundred and Fourteen Designs for Gray's Pooms, discovered in l9l9. Bloko's mysticism in art and literature, labelled madness-by his ago, is now liottor understood as gonius:

For Commorco, though the child of ogriculturo, Fosters his parent, who elio must swoot and toll

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THE GUARDIAN,

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE GROUNDS DENUDED

Ffrflm the reports of the Legis- llmrp Council, Monday, Fob. 12.

"On motion. the Han. Mr. Irv- ing was appointed one of the com- mittee to fake charge of Govern- ment House and public furniture. In the room of Mr. Hensley, who had resigned hls seat as a mem- ber of this House.

“Hon. Mr. Young took occasion to enquire lf lt were not possible to increase the powers of this committee, so for as to render them conservators of the grounds as well no of the house and furni- lure of Government House. Itl’ was annoying to trace the progress of devastation and desolation which had been going on there. One Governor, on coming into pos- session of those grounds, improves and beautlfles them in such ‘a manner that lt ls qulto delight.- ful to perambulate their shady and ornamented walks. Another. on succeeding such a one of taste, lays waste all former Improve- ments and embellishments, by coll-

vertlng what were pleuurl grounds into turnip and potato elds.

"In the time of Sir Charles Fitz- roy. lt was, indeed, delightful to walk through the grounds of Gov- ernment House; but, now. ln their denuded state. they looked more like o bore garden than the do- maln of a genteel residence. In Sir Charles’ time, the water which forms the boundary of these grounds on one side, was beauti- fully belted with groups of trees. These trees are now cut away. and nothing but unsightly stumps loft ln their stead.

"In Sir Charles’ time the Brilli- ton Lodge past Government House was ri favourite resort of the peo- ple of Charlottetown, ornamented and shaded as it was by the woods in the rear of the house, which. while they shaded the road. hld from view whatever might. be un- sightly ln appearance of the stable:- and other offices. and only loft lt ln the power of the imagination to conceive their nature. Now the screen and shade affordedby these trees ls gone; the office- buildings of Government House are exposed sto the public gaze ln all their naked deformity; and, ln lieu of them. the eye rests upon noth- ing but. a blackened tract of scorched stumps. which would cl-

most dlsfigure the abode of is squatter.

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table which arose out of the ob- servations of the Hon. Mr. Young. it was elicited that the grounds of Government. House are the nro- pcrty of the Governor for the time being. having been so granted by the Crown-that the Governor is at perfect liberty to convert them to whatever use he pleases- they having. in fact, been gran‘.- ed to him for n farm; that he may cut dawn every stlck there- on. rind that Government House itself, having been built upon hls property. seems l0 be further in the power of the Governor for the time being, than our Legislature intended it. should be.

"Hon. Mr. Young gave notice that he would. on a future day. again bring the subject under the notice of their Honours. If. on ex- amination of the Kfllfll- ll ihmlm be found that the grounds were not altogether beyond the control of the Legislature. the House might then agree to address the Queen on the subject, praying Her Majesty to appoint h Com- mission to examine lnto their pre- sent state, anrl to report respect- ing them." ‘

"Summer Bachelors"

(Windsor Dolly Star)

Much has been written about ma; unhappy. frustrated group of ivomen known as "golf widows." Their husbands spend all possible limo on the golf course. leaving the poor wlves to twiddle their fingers at. home.

Much less has been snid about an annually increasing number of “summer bachelors." These are mcn who. except for their own va- cation period, sweat out the hot. summers ln the shop or office while their wives bask ln the cool breezes at some cottage by n lake sharc.

It is a growing custom. though it has not yet reached the stage where there ls a mass exodus of all W0mcn each summer. For eo- onomlc, family or other reasons. most do stay ln Lhelr homes.

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The custom. however, has somo- thin; to commend If. If the women and children can get away for a couple of months. out ln the cool. healthy alr of the country. l! ls Rood for them. And particularly fnr the children, who hove a chance to swim. to leorn about: an- imals and to omulre o taste for the beauties of nature. A clly. even one with fine parks and playgrounds, ls o poor ploco for n growing child ln the hot summer.

As for the menfolk. molt. get. by not too badly. After all. they were not always married. and monog- ed to exlst before they obtained (or were obtained by) o wife. Most mcn think they con cook. ‘and like to have a chance at lt., Normally, their wlveo resent their presence ln the kitchen _- oxoopt when It. come-s time to wosh tho dishes. Some do surprisingly well; others lndlfferently. They con eotmwhot they want. The root of the your. if their wives and childi-onllko cab- bage. the men out. cobbogo or else. Alone. he con exoroloo hls own ludxn-ient as to who! ho vvnnlo. For o few wooko I min can place hls newspaper when ho wants to. without oosplono grab- bing lt from him, When done, tio' con drop It on o llo of thorn of. hls feet. No con on: lilo jock- ets over tho books of. cholro. with‘- out bolng bowled out. Ilo doesn't hove to Iloton to loop oporu or the "pouny horrors!‘ mony women and children‘ use; ho coo lloton to

CHARLOTTETOWN ls Thls

no moms: in size or amass-even wmi me ooov cones-a wan Mono ooes nus a oesenomn wiinri

To Much ‘l

Siipplled with an authoritative book that explains the shape of the leaves, etc, one is immune to poison ivy as long as he remnlm. in the public library. — Winnipeg Tribune.

The traffic accident record In Manitoba so far this year is grim and disturbing. Since the begin- ning of the year 23 persons have died as a result of traffic mishaps and 699 persons have been injured. as compared with l3 persons killr-"l and 614 lnlured iri the some pcriorl ln 1948. There were three more traffic fatalities and 84 more lll- jurles than ln May. 1948, — \Vinnl- peg Tribune.

Persons who read of last s-enr-‘s disastrous floods in the Carrot River Valley. near The Pris. which inundated many farms and destroy- ed large areas of growing crops. will no doubt think it strange that.‘ there is now n rush to lenso nr buy land in that vicinity. This in spite-l of the fact that the provincial anv- ernment has warned that floods are liable to recur. The reason is that. the Carrot River Valley laml

ls credited with being among the best for agricultural purposes Inf the province. Except for two Wlflu- ly-separrited periods when waters of the Saslcatchcwan covered the territory then- has never been a| crop failure. Greater rainfall {lion ln the south of the province ‘J5- oures fine pastures and there ls ii nearby rind growing market for rill kinds of dairy produce in the min-- lng towns to the north. It is rc- ported that the majority of appli- cations for holdings nre from far- mers ln Saskatchewan, It \V0lllLl seem that they would rather take a chance on floods than on droughts. -Winnlpeg Tribune.

The great. Scottish rllstlllerlesi send thler whisky across the At- lantic for about $1 a 26-ounce bot- fle. Delivered to the liquor storcs of Alberta, this whisky costs $1.15. But before lt. gets to Alberta, the Federal Government takes a lnrnc cut-SLSO per bottle, or about 121 per rent of the purchase prlcri~~ by way of excise duty and sales tax. The Alberta Liquor Control Board, therefore, actually lins to Day $2.65 n bottle for the Scotch whisky it sells ln its stores. Au. ordinary commercial concern him".- llng a product like this would he content to trick an. nt the out.- slde, 5O per cent of the cost price short. he can be his own boss in hls o\vn home.

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By the time his wlfe and child- ren are ready to come back. how- ever, the husband ls quite ready for them. He has become tired of living alonc; of eating hls own cooking. I-lc is glad to have some- one make hls bed propefly- Andi to have some one Clean up the houce whlcli. by that time. cert:- nlnly needs lt.

A separation can be beneflcll-l. Husband and wife find out. how they miss cacti other.‘ They are glad to forget. each father's short- comings. and able to appreciate each others better qualifies. If a husband ls eager to have his ivlfe

book, she is equally eager to get back - even to a house ln dis- array.

For both have missed the af- fection and companionship that. l-s only possible between. a husband and wife. As they are reunited ln their own home. they know what

o home moons. Even if, ten months -

lam‘. the wife ls again ready to spend o fevwsummo. weeks in the country, and lf the husband ls not too dlsoonsolate at being rid of

her for s tlmel .

as its profit margin-or, say, $1.30 —la arrive at a retall price of $3.95 a bottle. Bu! the Alberti Liquor Control Board which cn- loys n total monopoly and docs not have to spend one cent on ad- vertising. tricks an a mark-up of rit least 100 pcr cont; the standard brands of Scotch sell in Calgary for sums varying between $5 and $6.-Calgory Herald.