PAGEFOUR N THE GUARDIAN

Authorised on Second Clan Mall Pun Ulllco Department, Ottawa. The Island dual-dlnn Publishing Co.

President and Associate Editor. In A Burnett, Associate Editor, Frank Walker.

CIRCULATION "Coven Prince Edward Island like the dew"

('Tho Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest ink".

THURSDAY. JULY 3, I952-

CEARLOTTETOWN.

Yardstlcks or Progress

The lllCaSL:l'6 of our progress is by our works and acomplishments. In the field of commerce and business two Prince Ed- wa.rd Island firms are this week celebrat- ing noteworthy events, of importance not only to themselves but to the wide com- munities they serve. R. T. Holman, Ltd., are observing their 95th birthday annivers- ary, while Moore & McLeod Ltd. are mark- ing the reopening of their beautifully ren- ovated premises. The names of both these establishments are household words in this Province, and their continued development is regarded by our citizens with pride andi appreciation.

Other stores are offering special sales at this time; many of them are improving and expanding their premises and in a very real sense are contributing to our progress and prosperity. Motor traffic and improved roads are bringing us all closer togeth.-r as a community, and our visitors who come here regularly during the summer months have not failed to note the marked im- provements in both our rural and urban areas in recent years. The great increase in the value of our farm production was indicated in figures recently issued by the Bureau of Statistics. This of course is the chief index of our progress as an agricul- tural Province, but the fact that it is re- flected also in the enterprise and initiative of our business establishments is doubly ,i:ratifying. It means that for the most part the wealth from our basic industries is being expended and utilized at home, to the betterment of our own people and Prov- ITICP.

Oil vs. Agriculture The Canadian Federation of Agriculture questions the enthusiastic prediction by an

Alberta M.P. that the petroleum industry in his province will supersede farming in importance before long. It cites Alberta government figures showing 1951 petrol- cum and natural gas production to be worth 3120,078,000. In the same year, the total value of agricultural production in Al- herta was f5767,323,000. Both field crops and livestock exceeded the output of the petroleum industry in value, the former (with wheat as the main item) by a wide margin. Dairy and miscellaneous farm products together made up nearly half the value of oil and gas output.

These figures, notes the Ottawa Citizen, help bring affairs in the western foothills province into better perspective. The pet- roleum industry is proving of enormous im- portance to Alberta, but the value of its products is still considerably less than one- sixth of that of the things that come from Alberta's farms. Even at the present rate of growth, it will be a long time before the prosperity of that province is founded chiefly upon thousand feet underground instead of from the top six inches.

'llear Hearts And Gentle People....'

I The British Labour Party, in common with many other well-intentioned bodies, is indefatigable in the restatement of its de- sire for peace and goodwill on earth. It is. therefore. not at all surprising that its latest document on foreign policy should confine itself to a somewhat elaborate reiteration of this thoroughly laudable objective. One could no more quarrel with so high a state- ment of purpose than with the Gospels.

Unfortunately, however. the difficulty in such matters lies not in defining paradise, but in getting there. The foreign policy statement is, unfortunately, somewhat less specific than the Gospels on this latter point.

It is encouraging, however, to note that despite rumblings on the Left and the ver- bosity of Aneurin Bevan, the British La- bour Party is willing not only to recognize but correctly to identify the serpent in the Garden of Eden of foreign policy. It re- iterates its belief that "the Soviet Union's uncooperative policy" in foreign affairs lies at the root of most of our difficulties in the postwar world. i

The East-West dilemma, the Labour Party policy statement suggests, could he solved with relative ease given only a place for Communist China on the Security Coun- -cll of the UN and free elections in a united Germany. Unfortunately. the document sheds no light on how either of these ob-

wealth derived from sevei-all

jectives may be realized.

The economic aspects of Britain's inter- national relations apparently do not give the draftsmen of the Labour Party's pol- icy statement so much as pause for thought. No mention of the balance of payments problem mars its pages. National solvency doesn't even rate an honourable mention. In terms of facing the unpleasant facts of international affairs, the foreign policy statement is a blueprint not for paradise, but, as The London Economist points out, ”for cloud cuckoo land."

EDITORIAL NOIES

The Fall of 1953 seems to be the ex- pected time for a Federal election. Prime Minister St. Laurent has made it clear that he does not expect to ask for a dissolution until after the Coronation next June 3rd.

0 O O

The Edinburgh Film Festival, opening August 17, will include special programs of educational and scientific films as well as international films for children. Selections are being made from entries submitted from nearly 30 countries. Films entered from Canada include Newfoundland Scene, by Crawley Films. Ottawa.

0 O O

The honour conferred by the Boy Scouts Association upon Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Parent and Mr. K. M. Martin, Q.C., was earned by long and enthusiastic work) with boys. The many young men who were in their troops, packs or crew will be amongst the most highly pleased by the action of the Association.

U I O

"The more I see of the average working woman, the more I admire her," said Nancy Price recently on the BBC. ”She helps to keep our country together and to keep it clean. It has been estimated that she washes every year an acre of dirty dishes. at mile of clothes and five miles of floor. I think it should be remembered they also serve who only stand and wash-up!”

O O 9

William Henry Davies, British poct. wasi born this date 1871. He lived and wrote of the life of a tramp, touching a note of poignant tragedy of intense and individual expression. In his "Autobiography of a Super-Tramp" he records his American ad- ventures and the loss of a leg while "jump- ing" a train in Canada. His "Go, Lovely Rose" shows extreme accomplishment and: sophistication in seeming simplicity.

o o In 1

Total revenues of all Canadian govern- ments (federal, provincial, municipal) came to 36,025 million last year, 'or 35.9 per cent of the national income. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, reporting this use- ful figure, points out that it comes to I430 for every man, woman and child in Can- ada; or 951,720 for a family of four. This is enough to buy them a new car every year or a new house every five years.

That the. Gospel of St. Mark consists mainly of a series of lessons for use on suc- cessive Sundays, is the interesting con- tention of the Archbishop of Quebec, Philip Carrington, in his recent book ”The Primitive Christian Calendar." The author shows that the text is arranged in accord- ance with the requirements of the Hebrew agricultural and ritual year, which would be the calendar used by the first Christians.

Parents who worry because perhaps one of their children doesn't like camp and thus brands himself as being "different" (in some quarters these days considered a minor crime) can take comfort (says The Gazette) from the -confession Leonard L. Knott, president, Editorial Associates, made the other night before the Quebec Camp- ing Association. He said he ”frankly pre- ferred" even the hot pavements of summer to the grassy fields, the dark forests or the swarms of insects that inhabit them. He went camping once as a boy and he didn't care for it. ”When I returned home", he said, "I couldn't get rid of my Scout ac- coutrements quickly enough and I never went back again. For me 'once caught, twice shy,' became a better motto than 'be prepared'." This prompted him, when he had the opportunity the other night, to suggest to members of the Quebec Camping Association that as obviously there are some children to whom the discipline, regimenta- tion or organizing of camp life will never appeal to make room in their programs. for the individualist and allow a gap "for that peculiar boy or girl who finds more inter- est and pleasure in whlttling a piece of wood than in taking part in a three-legged race." It led him to the still more vital point which. we believe, bears thinking of, and this is that perhaps we are over-organ- izing our children's lives. "Perhaps We are placing too much emphasis upon living to- gether in society and not enough upon learning to live alone," he said. "The end result. of over-organization and over- directing of people's. lives is mass mediocrity and the destruction of individual achieve-

N THE GUARDIAN. VCI-IARLOTTETOWN

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Liouon sronr-zjvr BORDEN

Sir,-I have never before felt impelled to write 9. letter for pub- lication in the columns of your paper. but in recent. days there has occurred an act of such an ojectlonable nature that. I am seeking this opportunity to lay the facts before the public.

Three years ago the Town Council of Borden requested the Provincial Government. to estab- lish a. retail liquor store in the town. The request was supported by 9. hastily organized "- which favored the proposed store

y a. vote of roughly 2 1-2 to 1 in a very light. turnout. of voters. The writer of this letter learned of the plebiscite only three days be- fore it was held. Petitions against the proposal were immediately cir- culated and an overwhelming ma- jorit.y of the people in the area signed them. When the request was considered by the Provincial Government it was turned down, and the Premier at that time stat- ed that. it was not the intention of the Government. to establish any additional liquor outlets in the Province.

About ten days ago. the Pro- vincial Government abandoned this policy and decided to open a. li- quor storc in the town of Borden. There was no new formal request from the Council, although we of the town officials did discuss the matter with the Premier. No op- portunity for public dl r X or expression of opinion by interest- ed groups or individuals was given. The clergyman serving the area were not aware that the matter was before the Provincial Govern- ment untll after its decision had been made. The two members of the Legislature who represent the district. and both of whom are members of the ,party in power. are believed to be opposed to this action, and there is good reason to think that one of them did not even know the matter was be- fore the Government until of- ficials of the Temperance Com- mission took steps to lease a. suit- able building in Borden.

When this decision became known R. delegation of three men and two women representing the area to be served by this store, nnd t.he P.E.I. Temperance Fed- eration, waited on the Premier. The delegation pointed out that the decision to establish the store had been made in considerable haste, that it. constituted a reversal of the declslbn reached three years ago, that there had been no op- portunity for public ulscusslo or expression of opinion. that. the store would be a definite liability to the town of Borden. that. it had already aroused a great deal of concern among the people in the area. that the clergy, both Pro- testant and Catholic. were op- posed to it. and asked that. the whole matter be reconsidered and that before the establishment of the store be proceeded with the wishes of the people in the area be determined either by means of I plebiscite or other means.

The Premier quickly ruled out the holding of a. plebiscite on the ground that the Temperance Act makes no provision for such A procedure. The Premier also ridi- culed the signing of petitions. The delegation then requested that the wishes of the two men represent- ing the district in the Legislature be determined, on the ground that these men presumably represent the people and are likely to be intimately aware of the feelings of their constituents on such an ll- aue. This also was turned down on the specious ground that since Borden is a port of entry the peo- ple there should have no more to say about the establishment. of the proposed store than the people of the rent. of the Province. The delegation was also informed that the store was designed prl to serve tourists and would be open only four months of the

year.

It must. be apparent. to my fair- mlnded person that. the delega- tion which waited on the Pre- mier presented a perfectly rea-

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A GREAT TIME

Sweet Chance, that led my steps abroad,

Beyond the town. flower: grow-

A rainbow and s cuckoo, Lord!

when wild

now! Know. all ye sheep And cows that keep On staring that I stand so long In grass that's wet from heavy

rain- A rainbow and s cutkoo's song May never come together again; May never come This side the tomb.

p -W. H. Davies. clear that government of the people, by the people. and for the people. has been arbitrarily push- ed aside in this instance.

The Temperance Commission is now busily engaged in pre- paring premises for their new

will be open for business in a day or two.

is the Borden Boy Scout Hall!

Three years ago, amid consider- able fanfare and 3 round of eulo-

the selling of liquor.

many of our public officials real- more than this liquor store) is

turned our backs on the Ten Commandments, the Sermon on

and we are in effect saying to God, "Get outl" I am, Sir, elc., (Rev) W. BURTON CEOWE, Minister Borden United Church.

BE LIQUOR STORE

sir,-During the past week we have heard of our government opening a liquor store in the town of Bordon and the Boy Scouts hall

know what. the Boy Scouts are and mean.

It's s. disgrace to see such I place turned in for the sale of alcoholic liquors. I wonder if the citizens of Borden, who are pressing for thls sale in their town, realize

only in Borden but the surround- ing country for miles. Those peo- ple ss well as our should be b d of associating themselves in such a trade.

not. the high nor the

mom."

snnsbly case. It must. be equally

I-low rich and great the times are '”w"' l" ml” m3"d' km"'" 2: 3. young crow that was picking an the sand. begging for mercy.

ly believe that this (and much llshed.

what it. will mean to the youth not.

government It. is a perftdlous destroyer, wherever he comelh he smlteth. HI spares

' : he withers the vigor of youth and dis- honors the grey hairs of age. It 0; nquom touches the manly frame and it. is clothed with corruption. It leads papers the man of virtue into sin, it pros- reaping (highway Accident. - in- trataes all that is great. and bllghts toxlcated driver - one or more all that is good in humanity. Such dead, others injured). The traffic

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THURSDAY. JULY 3, 195i Also ready to supply Charlottetown Trude from

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VICTORIA PARK SITE

How Victoria Park came into existence ll indicated in the fol- lowing excerpts from an address adopted by the Legislative Coun- cil on April 19, 1870, for presenta- tion to the Queen:

"We beg leave to represent that the estate adjoining Char otte-

Govcrnment Farm, on which situate Government House and premises, was, in the year 1789. granted by General Edmund Fan- ning. then Lieutenant Governor of this Island. to the Rt. Hon. Guy, Lord Dorchester, Captain- General and Governor-in-Chief of the said Island, and to the said Captain-General and Govel'nor-in- Chief of the said Island. for the time being. and in his or their absence from the Island. to the Lieutenant Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief of the said Is- land, for the time being, for their use and accommodation for ever.

"That the said farm contains

store, and it; is anticipated that it M” 35”” 80 5"" "I 1”"d";;

much larger quantity than

The bundmg which gs necessary or ever required for thte being converted for this purpose use of Your Majesty: represen-

ative in this Colony. "That aboutl 30 or 40 acres thereof-that part lying chiefly on

gles, the use of this building was the North River, and partially on donated to the Boy scouts. Now, the l'llll5b0T0uEll RlV"- "'5 mu” without. any prior consultation with distant the Scouts, it has been leased for House-a large part of which ls

from the Government

still in a wilderness state-might

The Mayor of Borden asserts be suitably appropriated as B that this is not. the business of park or ground-for the use and the Church. It is obvious that 1: enjoyment of

the public, under proper regulations to be estab-

"That the whole of the said

no business of the Church. we have lands in the vicinity of Charlotte-

town, including what was origin- ally luld off and reserved for n

the Mount, the Gospel of love, common, were most lnjudlclously

granted away by the then Gov- ernment, to private individuals, in the early period of the settlement of this Colony; and at present there is not, and never have been any public ground or place,for the recreation or enjoyment of the inhabitants of Charlottetown, or strangers visiting the City. "The Legislative Council, there- fore. humbly pray that Your Majesty will be pleased to order

is to be med for same. Now we all that the part 0; the "id Gov.

ernment Farm above referred to. to the extent of 30 or 40 acres. may be appropriated. by Act of the Legislature of this Colony, for the uses aforesaid, or otherwise that the 'sald Legislature may be authorized to pass an Act author- izing the sale of the same part of the said farm. and apply the

part. of the vicinity of Charlotte- town, as may serve the purpose desired."

is the results we see from the llle

We only have to read our daily to see the harvest it is

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above date.

' probably reveal that what kept me

proceeds thereof, in or towards the purchase of land in such other

JULY 3. 1952

O

The Passing Scene

By Observer MORE ABOUT '1'!!! MONSTIEI

Tl-lw'lBY nlsht I went. to bed in 0 er . ' an excited and somewhat troubled clcllgl mtnglfall p:((JIl1nl.tBa(l:)tI' gxleclll dud frame of mind. For more than u the bad ones of another jtlscan week r had been able to think of gllbly as the best: of them as little but the Monster of Seal Rlv- During the course of my. thou ht er, the big ti-out that had struck and contemplation I remembeg d terror into the hearts of anglers what. the man had told me bu and belt. fishermen alike. Addlt- the shrimp being the favou lit out tonal stories had come from many the big ones this year so I dllacled oil quIl”l"5- Bls. husky men. with to put one in the holnoul-ed 1 e something akin to tears in their that is to say in front fol? Edie. eyes. and with unmistakeable signs second I chose a brand new Pa e of admiration in their voices, had Belle. 1 was all set now for ll-imta told me of broken rods, torn lines, ever the plscatorial arbiter: might 3'15 llllll-ed ll0Pe!- "N0 sear ever have in store for me. made could land him" was the o o . gist of what I had been hearing on One cast followed another wm, Illw3ll&etl- W0 precision. one fly replaced anoth- uder that. like er. Nothing stirred the waters 2 Nebuchadnezzar of old. "the beam to feel miserable and 1' thoughts upon my bed and the lorn. Then, as I always do in or); Vl5l0ll5 01' my head troubled me". circumstances. I called ”sweet.ull; who would chide me for falling to Shakespeare" to my aid and c r" find "the helm of hurt minds. fort. Inaudlbly, of course justonih greut nature's second course, the case anyone should come lipcm mn chief nourlsher in life's feast,- unawnreu, 1 recited in turn M 8 sleep. that lmlta up the ravellecl Antony: eulogy over the ,,”,i sleeve of care." For some days 1 Caesar, I-Iamletfs sulugquy on 2: had been trying to muster enough excellency of man 'rimon's sell 1' courage to risk my fine rod and all cal oration before, his cave Marcf that goes with it in a battle to the Bet-h's "Tomorrow and y,o;'m,u- V; finish with whatever it is that and tomorrow,” ot.hello's su.mmi?1 ll1l'lI5 in fury under the bridge at up of his own heroic virtue; mg Seal River. My instincts urged me his human fraiitles, and gum- on, but; reason said "no." A pm. choice excerptscalculated to bring 0955 Ol Psycho-analysis would solace to s. fisherman in distress. It was a. mere coincidence, of back was not; so much the pros- C0ul'3C. that Just as I was going fleet of loss as the prospect. of fail- over certain words attributed to urn. on could in time get over the 31113"! ln "Julius Caesar," "There destruction of I rod, but one would is a tide in the affairs of men that ball! to be pointed out by friends taken at the flood leads on to for- and strangers as another who tune." it happened. The Monster falled to land the Big One. of Seal River had made Contact . o o with my silver Doctor. If I were to It was the hectic. sleepless night attempt a full description of the that moved me to throw Reason to thrill of that moment in my life I the east wind and to risk all 1 had should. I fear, be led into the ways by way of rod, line, reel, and meg, of exaggeration. it is difficult. to Bright and early Wednesday 1 stick to bare, unadorned facts in was on my way, after getting to. describing something that happens gether enough food to last all day only once in a lifetime. with this if necessary. No beverage, however, precaution in mind 1 will be brief except black tea. and plenty of it. and temperate in what I have to When I reached my destination. V-ell. Just before sunrise, I was pleased The thing I remember most: viv- to note three circumstances in my ldly was my determination not to favour. The rain was not quite so let so. come what may. short of heavy and cold as it had been for drowning. I would hold on to that several days; the tide was just. (ash. No longer had I the lllghir right; there was 3. good ripple, 1 eat: interest in the preservation of could 'ask for no better conditions. 8- l'0d- My One dellre was to see It was now up to me. Apart. from that bl! trout lylng helpless on

beach, How long the conflict lasterildn there was not a living thing in not know. and it. would be idle to sight! I confess that I did not. care speculate. Time means nothing especially for the crows greeting When you are engaged in struggle that sounded a little too much like with any sort of lmponderabla. "Nevermore! Nevermoi-el". but I But Home?-lme that morning I had let it pass. It would be a pity, I the pleasure of standing in the role thought, to get into at dispute with of victor over that arrogant creat- u crow when there wag guch ger. ure. Like the great Alexander 1

early breakfast from the

mug buglneu to be gttendga tn, 1 sighed that there were no more have nothing against crows. nny- World! '43 conquer. way. In my opinion they are 111- Al luck Should hIVI 10. Who

telligent, friendly little creatures. Should Cumt alone but the man and 1 would never think of 511991;. who I few evenings before had told ing one just. for the plenum-Q of me how he had lost. his beautiful presenting his shapely legs to some bamboo. one glance at the pros- govemment; official. To be perfect.- t-robe fish and he knew what had ly honest about it. r did try it happened. ”You hnvo worked a once, but. that is another story. and mlficlc" ll! l-Old m9- "Tllullli YOU.” 3. very funny one. too, so far as the I said. 1 crow I aimed at. was concerned. I Gently, with no trace of rancor have no doubt he is still chuckling 01' blttemess. ha helped me pre- to his friends about it. pure the fallen hero for the Very carefully and with proper weighing cerbmonlh F0? l-lull Dur- ceremony I fastened the best line D038. my De-Liar machine, which I had to my strongest: reel and I had been carrylns around for glided it through its appointed years without having any occasion course. The selection. preparation. to use it. was called into service. and testing of a cast, one never My friend said he would solemnly used before in salt water or fresh, Witness to the result: . Eleven took a little time, but I wanted to pounds, four ounces. ”By golly," ha be sure. Dollarfordolls.r,n an old Bald after the ceremony was Over. friend used to say. ii. good cast is "I knew he was a big one, but I the most formidable weapon in had no idea. he was that big."

any fisherman: kit. and it: pays to With mixed emotions, for Joy is treat. it with respect. never completely unalloyed. I pro- what to do about flies was un. cecded to Cardigan to receive the other question not. to be decided plaudits of its inhabitants, the be- llghtly. Deep in the recesses of my slnnlns 01 9- lrlumphunli prosreu mind there ts ll half-conviction throughout the Province. In his that. no trout living can tell one customary charming manner by fly from another. 1-lowever, 1 am friend Andrew MacDonald of R. aware that this is not the orthodox J?! was in the act 01' ex?-endlnk view. Consequently. I scarcely ever hls lllmd ln erecting when I awolil

MATHESON, realm to NICHOLSON A. W. MATHESON, 0.0. A. H. PEAKE. B.A.. LLB.

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mention it in conversation with Yes. it had all been a dream and m-m"?"m1m&- ,,.-.E,,,ge.egsc1eeQa I Dhanlasy, but. I wouldn't have . 0' missed it. for anything. The Man- ster of Seal River will never again keep me awake at night. I have met him in combat nnd he has yielded to my skill. we-oo-&ooq-o PRISON TERM The fear of the Lord tendeth In NORTH BAY. iont... July 2 - llfe: and he that both It shall (CP)-Jean Louis Gusy of Mont- Iblde sntlsflsd; he shall not be real today was sentenced to two visited with evil. years and six months in penitent- 1 '' K t t lary for breaking into seven cars 23:11: O 0 Wm!” M” w 1” in a hotel parking lot and looting The "gm of ,' pure 1”, 1. I them of goods valued at more than beacon star of salvation but. a 5700- 1,”, exampxe 1,3,1, go dam, Lloyd Foulgere. 20, of Shedlec. 1 am, sir. etc” N. B.. described as Guay's part- wognxm) pARENT ner in the thefts, was given slx' Carleton, P.E.I. months. BYRON J. lilllllll 0. ll. 0P'I'()MI-2'l'ltlST 1204; Kent street PHONE I19 Adlolnlna North American Holcl Dr. W. R. Carson

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