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THE GUARDIAN. CHARi'.u'i”i'i-;'mwN

THE GUARDIAN

Dally llfnundld In IBM) nu-nun Clan Ilull Poul olllca llilvurtment. Ottawa "Ibo Iolund Guardian Puhllalilna Co. mum and Maria: g Dlurtor. J R Burnett Asuu-late Icdllor, Frank Wullior.

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

CllARLUT'l'I'.'TOWN TIIUIISDAY. MAY II. 1960

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A Point Well Taken

Mr. McLure, M.P., has called Trail- eport Minister Chevrier to task for stating that the ”shuttle" car ferry

service to be inaugurated this summer must prove itself a paying proposition if it is to be continued. It is to be hoped that he will have the full support of all our Fed- eral representatives in this matter. for there is no question but that his protest. as quot- ed from l'lElllS&li'(i in our yesterday's issue. was fully justified. The Dominion obliga- tion to provide this Province with adequate means of transportation to and from the mainland are in the Confederation com- pact. This was recognized years BS0 Whe” the ferry service was made a ciiarge on the consolidated revenues of the country.

Nothing more appropriate could have been quoted by Mr. McLure in this con- nection than the statement by Hon. Char- les A. Dunning while he was Minister of Railways and also a representative of Queens County, to the effect that ”the only proper and satisfactory solution to give this Island the service it is entitled to ac- cording to the terms of Confederation is an auxiliary service.” Mr. Dunning realized, as the present Transport Minister should do, that the C. N. R. is merely a subcon- tractor in the operation of our car ferry service. If it was proposed to put the canal system of the Central Provinces On 8 "Pay- ing" operational basis, charging 10115 to make up the deficit every year, one can imagine what a storm of protest there would be. Why make a distinction with the interprovincial service to this Province? The only reason is that we have H01 U19 political power to enforce our claims, and that is a poor reason indeed from the stand- point of equity and fair dealing.

Shift in Political Power

There has been a substantial shift in political power in this country from busi- nessmen to employees and to farmers, is the conclusion of a Western PYOTGSSOT Mid an investment corporation president. The Canadian Manufacturers Association and the Chamber of Commerce have less iiiflu- ence in Ottawa and the Provincial capitals, according to Professor Sumner Schlicter, than have the wheat pools and the Canadian Congress of Labour.

This is not a new development so fai' as this Province is concerned. The voice of the farmer and fisherman at least has from early times sounded strongly in the Legis- lature and Government, although labour, as a whole, has been relatively inarticulate. in recent days there has been a greater multi- plicity of organizations but it remains to be seen whether they will prove any more effective politically than did the old style political parties directly controlled by farm- ers and fishermen.

It is certainly most important that in whatever hands predominant political power tends to gravitate, a sense of responsibility be developed not merely for the particular group represented, but for the general well- being of this Province and Nation.

Farmers Good Risks

T hat. farmers are good risks has been strikingly demonstrated in the annual re- port of the Federal Farm Improvement Loans Act recently tabled in Parliament. The report shows that in the first five years of the Act's operation 115,000 farmers had borrowed s1oo.ooo,ooo under its provisions. and in that time the Government has had to meet only 13 bank-loss claims.involving M0,- 200. The farmers have repaid more than half the huge total borrowed.

The Act came into effect in March, 1945, for three years and it was later extended un- til March 1, 1951. In effect it partially placed the credit of the Federal Govern- ment behind the farmer to enable him to borrow money through the banks at a low rate of five per cent to enable him to im- prove and develop his farm. and improve living conditions on the farm.

The loans were made through chartered banks under a partial Federal Government guarantee against losses. Money was made available for many purposes, including the purchase of foundation stock, the acquisition of electrical equipment. the construction of buildings. the purchase of farm implements and trucks, and payment of the costs of drainage or additional breaking.

Onsomeloarmuptoloyearswu given fdr repayment. Shorter terms prevailed on

” 1oan7:,lai- the purciiue of u-min, tractors

a&rrlIclIlr,I!I'J!. buttheylntlierrueiveowere

loan covering the balance payable after.the stipulated down payment had been made. Also, under the Act we farmer was permit- ted to use machinery which he had already paid for as security for other loans.

When the Act was first passed it was against the law for banks to make ordinary

chinery. Thus the new Act filled a gap in the credit facilities available to farmers. Since then, however. the Bank Act has been amended to validate the use of imi- chinery as security. Thus, irrespective of the Farm Improvement Loans Act, the bor- rowing powers of the farmer have been per- manently widened in this respect.

The infinitesimal loss to date of .0001 of a cent on each dollar loaned fully estab- lishes the rating of the Canadian farmer as a top-notch credit risk.

EDITORIAL NOTES ”Berlin blockade" lifted this date 1949. O I O . Our first dragger is not being built here but in New Brunswick where a small fleet has already been built up. Perhaps local enterprise will see that succeeding draggers are home made. I I 0 According to the vote in the House of Commons to be a Radical is not necessarily to be a criminal. A man is entitled to his opinions so long as he does not manoeuvre to foist them upon others to the detriment of law and order. 0 I I The town's offer to back a Summerside rink to the extent of b50,000 as well as making it tax, power and water free for five years should result in the proposed rink materializing at an early date. The de- cision to keep the Town Council out of the rink business also appears most prudent. I O 0 It will be highly satisfactory to have a mechanical staff of the C. N. R. re-installed in Charlottetown. They never should have

ton: it meant a depletion of our population and the serious loss of a means for training our youths as engineers, etc. I O 0

Premier Smallwood was today presented with a dinner plate entitling him and Mrs. Smallwood to a free meal in any hotel din- ing room in Canada. It is inscribed, "Send the bill to Medicine Hat." Presumably Medicine Hat ratepayers have not seen any hotel bills recently, or possibly mistook them for the civic debt.

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At length Montreal is sentencing with severity the highway robbers that infest its streets and thoroughfares. For too long these young criminals have been allowed to escape with comparatively short sentences insufficient for their offences, and merely an encouragement to others on the downward path to go and do likewise. Twenty-year and fourteen-year sentences have been pas- sed on first offenders this week in Montreal.

As has been sharply denionstrated, fire is one of the most deadly threats to life and property in this country. Measures to cur- tail its wastage deserve a high priority of interest and financial backing. Muchipi'o- gress has been made in the study of control methods. To take full advantage of mod- ern knowledge local fire marshals and build- ing inspectors must receive the greatest pos- sible-encouragement and support.

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William Pitt. 1st Earl of Chatham, died this date 1778. He vigorously opposed in the House of Commons Waipole's policy to- wards America. A great orator and of un- impeachable integrity, he possessed the con- fidence and admiration of the public as probably no other minister has ever done He revived the glory of Britain, and may be regarded as the first real Imperialist.

Fruit growers in Ulster County, N. Y., store their McIntosh apples in gas tight rooms in a state of suspended animation during the long winter months. On their "awakening" in the spring the apples are crisp and juicy as the day they were picked the previous fall-just right for -the fruit- hungry spring market. Putting an apple to sleep means to stop its breathing. The more rapid the respiration, the quicker the fruit spoils, explains C-I-L Agricultural News.

Six years ago, on May 11, 1944, the Allies launched a terrific offensive in Central Italy to break the Gustav and Hitler Lines. Canadian troops participated and; with Brit- ish troops, carried out below the shell-torn town of Cassino a thrust across the Rapldo River toward the Llri Valley. Pignatoro fell on the night of May 15 and with its fall the Gustav Line, already overrun farther south, virtually oealed to ezdnt. The Allies cori- tlnued to pound Casolno, pivot of the whole offensive, and by May 18 the ruins of the

on tho' much touted Hitler Line appeared

imminent.

loans to farmers on the security of ma- '

been permitted to be transferred to Monc- l

town were lnour hands. An Allied drive "

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PUBLIC FORUM

I'I:la column (I open to the illwuulon by eunireapundonln or queuiuna oi interest. The Guardian doe: nui uncount- lly endorse tho opinion of oorreapondenu.

THE P. C. CONVENTION

Sir, - At a meeting uf the Pro-

gressive Conservat.ive Party held in Charlottetown last. November. it. was resolved by formal unanimous resolution that a Provincial con- vention should be held before next June. a time which is now close pt. hand. The purpose of that con- vention, among other objectives. was to consider the question cf leadership.

The fortunes of the P. C. Party can hardly be regarded as at. a very high peak. The tremendous power of the Liberal Party in men and material is formidable to say the least. To reduce this power will demand extraordinary skill and ability of a Who among the leaders of the PC Party possess that skill and that. power? At the present time the position of the Liberal Party seems almost: li-npregnable. There has been no list. so far published con- taining the names of any persons who would be considered as poa- sesslng the essential qualifications as competent leaders of that once great: and respected party. the Liberal-Conservative Party.

Sometimes it is a wise policy to change leaders. sometimes not. The convention will decide that mat.t.ei'. That. the meeting will be held on the agreed date is perhaps a foregone conclusion. Care and good judgment should certainly be uppermost at that convention. The exact. date should now be made known.

I am. sir. etc. C.S. MMDONALD Wood Islands.

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AF001

Comes me lure growing.

Comes the call of waters flowing,-

And the wayfarrr De-lrr

Mlcives and wakes and would be going. i

of green things

Hark the migrant. hosts of June Marching nearer noon by noon! i-rim: the gossip of the giusses Blvouaoked beneath Lhe moon!

Hark the leaves tlhelr mirth aver- rlng; - Mark the buds to blossom slim-ing;

Hark the hushed. exultant l"IIf.'.P Of the wind and world oonfcrrlng!

llaxk the sharp. insist:-nt cry Vlmerc the ha.wk patrols the sky! I-iairk the flapping. as of banners, Where the heron triumphs by!

Empire in the coasts of bloom Humming cohorts now icsumc,- And desire is forth to follow Many a vagmbond perfume.

Long the quest and far the ending

Where my Wayfarer is wendlng.-

when Desire is once afoot.

Doom beneath and dream tending.

ni-

Shuttlc-cock of indecision,

sport: of chin-ice's blind decision, Yet. he may not fail nor tire

Till his eyes shall win the Vision.

In his ear the phantom chime or lncommunicalble rhyme, He shall chase the fleeting camp-

fires or the Bedoulns of Time.

Farer by uncharted ways.

Dumb as Death to pliiiiit or praise. Unreburnlng he shall journey, Fellow to the nights and days.

Till-upon the outer bar

Stilled the moaning currents are, Till tho flame achlevxs the zeneth, Till the moth attains the star.

Till. through laughter and thi-ough wars,

Fair the final pence appeals.

And about the watered pastuiies

Sink to sleep the named years.

-sir Chas. G. D. Roberts

Uld Lliarloileiuwii Q (And P. a. 1.)

A GREAT HAUL

"Twenty-five Whales were driven on shore at. Rustico Com on Saturday last. by Capt. Marshall and his boat's crew. The Captain is a partner in business with our respected fellow townsman, Mr. Dean. in the extensive fishing establishment ai. Rusiico. where the Whales are now on exhibition. It is said that this extraordinary and very unexpected herd of whole: will produce oil worm 52500 to 5600. There is no doubt that a very large number of per- sons will flock to see them. and thereby add to the profit; of the capture."

-The Examiner. July 17. 1800.

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Turn yo even to Me with all your heart. and with lasting and with weeping and with mourning. And read your heart. and not your llrlnenll. and turn unto the Lord

men a nootonerlng all a I offer- ing unto the Lord your God.

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.,PRoDUCED av anion. Louis Sr. Lluncur.

"WHOmG'ETS BE.l. SENATE SEAT?" ,

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The U. 8. may out whisk y ISIIIIGSL. In Oanada. governments just cut the whiskey. -1.-ondon Free Pies:

But. this rocking chair out in Muscadlne, Iowa. appears to to positively uhcniiiiy and has that chilling quality of my tery that is generally associated with ancient. headstones and church- yard: in the moonlight. It. has a phantom aszect that is really ul- nervlng. Just an old comfort ble platform rocker- than which noth- ing is better calculated to”i.'.vlte indolence-it ro: ks away hour af- ter hour and nary a soul in it. mind. It. has been doing that for thirty- seven days, 3wD"Cllllg to Floyd Hol- ladny. and no one can account for lts eerie behaviour. The chair has been. swblected to the scrutiny of some two hundred neighbors, has -been shifted from room to room. but all to no purpose Put it down on the floor again and away it starts rocking like Old Harry. ray and night. never stopping. That's the way of it. -Hamllton Spectator.

By its willing acceptance of ob- ligations in the terms of union lilatlng to the marketing of cod. t.he Federal Government

s,:ook's,

MAY '11, 19.40

Notes By The Way -

other problems renia.ii to be .-oh. ed, among them the disposal of the balance of '51:! year's Dro,uc. tlon and agreement on prices for lhe new season. -St. John's mild.) News.

The American economy In in . constant state of change and do. vetopmentc in the nroceza of, mi. change i: touchu., as if with a ma. glc wand, snme community in... had been lying lallow, or it another of its prosperity in. ,, , fatal stroke. A shift. in habits or in technical methods, almost unnotic. ed in the ccuntiy at hinge, can al- ter the whole life of a town or rs. gion. The decline in" the wearing or fur fcli. hats by both men aid women, means thousands of un. employed in a city like DIZiburyI Connecticut: or a shift to Diesel locomotives in plates where stci-in puts other thousands out of work

,in a city which had depended upon,

the roundhouse pay Full for a ninj- or portion of its income. In l.lfllI these veiy communities may Lg. come the center of 8 new prosper. ity, brought. ancut by cheap eleaa

trlclty us the result of a ham.

:10 sh” power development by decentral.z.q.

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mud the hen... load or mxietwtloii as counter-measure to atomig with which the) supply trafe has,b”;1"'b'"F; cl: Iljly 3:”? TONS. been confronted during the l2B"C,T cw W H m"'

few months. The understanding "is; LL,

1 that the quaiititles n0X".nlfl y ” gllelflfilllled to 'i.he European mnrketsg .11" M5 TEES!” bludzetlslr blalfulrq will be taken care of and will. not C1 M35 "13 9 9 9” H3” 511 50015!

On Being A Family T

There is no aa.y way of being a parent. There is no set of encyclo- pedic volumes with all the answers.

It is, however, a good thing to have a list of principles. This one. though prepared by the Highland Park School in Michlzan for stu- dents in its cltild-care corrse, is equally good for seasoned parents: Take your time; use a low. quiet voice; answer questioiis; talk to the children when occasion calls for it, but avoid talking to them all the time: be consistent: be calm. controlled and relaxed; be friendly, but not aggressively so: be reason- able. Just, and fair: when the chil- dren are working or playing well. don't. interfere; laugh with them. never at them: show no mvoritlsm: avoid talking about ri child in his

presence; be patient; encourage self-help; give sincere praise for accomplishments.

Recreation need not be the com- plicated eirperieiice some pecple make it. It is relaxation to go down to the country station to watch the train come in. or to -drive out from a city to look at. a few cows and chickens. Think of how fl1iClllBlrEd- ly men gather at ii subway exca- vation or a lot where riveters are

new building. A'iults i'eturn

di-en find in tlicm the raw niaterlal for exciting games in the .-.a::cIb x or on the living room floor. Because all families have so dif- ferent. work nnrl interests during the day that leisure time offers their only hope of getting together. it. is reasonaible to suggest. that every chance for recreation in the home should be grasped. Planning for fun together is an important part of family living. It is sur-

found around the house. . . .

to tinker and to create with their hands and if they willing to let the small around and ask questions

only one more step to iillow the children to make things for them- selves. what they turn out. will not. look like much. but they will learn to handle t.ooLs. Mme they will learn the pleasure to be had in a home workshop and will be drawn closer to parents who are airo in the secret.

Today's apaitriicnts and houses are not as roomy as living quar-

boltlng i.oi.'.etlic:' the skeleton fc)fm:l1md,usmr,s and 10 3 I. . these excursions relaxed and chil-3

!Canadla.n exports to the lstabes in one first

try hang. whllcputs, card tables. sewing they work. that is one answer to'other diversions.

the problem of what. to do. It: lsl If that is going too far in the in-

lm r.ortant, i

Biiskiries-s-C-07:1-ditions Across Canada

(Monthly Review of the Bank of

Nova. Sootia)

The promise of a high rate of capital lnvutment, the influence of a good U. S. market. yd the existing demand for automdblles and household goods are the main factors of sticngth in the present. economic position. says the current Monthly Review of The Bank of Nova scotla. Even though no large additions to purchasing power are in prospect. this spring. like those made a year ago in the fonn of wheat. particlpatdon payments and the rcurn of compulsory savings, the immediate outlook is reason- ably good.

Another big construction year is in prospect. and the official fore- cast of inve:i.nieni. expenditures on new construction. machinery and oquip:nent: is plated at. 53.6 bli- lions. New construction is expect.- ed to be 1.2 per cmbln excess of the 1949 total. with expendlt to on housing well maintained and the main increases anticipated in outlays on power and oil develop ment. and on construction of schools, hospitals. roads and muni- clpal services. some decline is ex- peeled. however,, in expenditures for machinery and equipment, par- ticularly by the manufacturing lesser extent

by farmers. In surveying the recent business

picture. the Review puts consider- 1aible emphasis on tho receptive U. .S. niarkri. for a number

of basic Canadian pmdui-is-3 fact. of great. slgnificarice to the pulp and pap- er. B. C. lumber. and base metal industries as well as to cattle rais- crs and fishermen. The value of United quarter of the year was 20 per cent greater than in the corresponding period of 1948.

. d in d ll t th i prising what opport.uiilt.ier can belC,.';, a1,m0:La;uf,Fcl?(,l;,r;m

If parents are the kird who like the name to "living-room". because i.hlngs'ii. is anything but tzliilt. It would are lbe fun to muss it up by living in it

together of an evening. with cut- kit and

terests of f nmlly recreation.

.make a survey. Can you set up a

hobby corner in the attic. the bll'l.'- ment. the garage or even in I. clothes closet? what can you pro- vide in the way of equipment. - I workbench is packing case or several small boxes nailed together